Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Seated for a photo. •lav Inglin smilt s while Boh White focuses fur just or e of the ma ny ID ' being made. In the background othe students v atch V tfith mild ap- prehension. Twirling an umbrella. Juliette Rosier uses her imagi- nalion to find a use for her prop while Tobi Peck looks on. Prop night was an evening where SWAT groups were t;iven a number of props to incorporate into a quick skit. Carrying a towel between them, Sam Longmii Suyen Schotborgh race towards the finish line for the many games held on Milner lawn. Holding a bamboo stalk, Becky Spencer demon- strates a possible use for the prop to Martha Clark. Prop night brought out many unusual skits and personalities with the winning SWAT group portraying a clever skit. The Wicked Waitress of Oz. Freshman Orientation 11

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Getting Started On August 23, a dreary Thursday morning, the campus of Guilford Col- lege became the scene of rampant fear, dispair, excitement, relief, panic, major concerns, and lots of hard work. That ' s right, it was freshman orientation time. This year a majority of the 355 incom- ing freshman and transfer students were greeted on campus by 42 smiling members of the Student Welcoming and Advisory Team, or SWAT for short. Clad in longsleeved bright red shirts with their names on the front, each SWAT member did his or her part to welcome the parents and students to campus during the busy four days of orentation. As Paula Swonguer, the SWAT coordinator, stated, I think it went very smoothly. We seem to have an exceptional group of freshman and a super SWAT team. For the new students, orientation in- cluded such memorable activities as the movie Stripes, Group Games on the lawn of Milner, student prop night which produced some unusual skits, a pig and poultry pickin ' , a Hawaiian dance, and best of all no mathematics placement exam. However it wasn ' t all fun and games. Students had to endure the check-in line with its embarrassing ID machine, the usually long line to purchase the required books at the bookstore, the initiation into the scram- ble system of the cafeteria, reading, English, and oral language placement tests, the hope I get all my courses registration line, IDS group meetings, and the realization that upperclassman return to campus on Sunday. And of course there were many other aspects each new student had to be concerned with. For example what if my room- mate beat me to the room and got the good side of the room? Will I be able to fit my stereo in the room properly? I wonder if my roommate smokes? And of course each student had to face the dreaded fear that just maybe he or she did not bring enough posters! Getting started at school during those first few days was not easy, and classes hadn ' t even started yet. But believe it or not, everyone survived. Taking i load of luggage i Its experience the ) Binford. freshman and Dny of carrying everyth- up many flightt of stairs. Room ke vs a re ha nded h .li n Donathan to awa,. ins freshr Here Bon Tie W er re eived he rs and prepares t . he ad to vards B nf .rd while other St udents wait behi d h r. m ..».- 1 Lan be a trying tin le. David Marradiscov- Ma ny books and lots of monev. that ' s w awaits to be infor Tfied by Derek Maingot the new student in the bookstore at the s t he has been shut out of his desired class. sen- ester. Here Mrs, C calculates the total nber of books for a concerned student.

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Not Cold Enough To Turn Spirits Blue The Homecoming weekend began early Friday, September 28, with a mis- ty rain. As the weather varied, banners floated in the wind that had been en- tered for a Homecoming banner con- test. Outstanding among these were a banner from Milner 3rd floor, Shore Dorm, the girl ' s German House, and the first place banner created by Joanna Burnett, Dianne Coggins, and Cindy Nichols which hung in Founders Hall Lobby declaring Homecoming ' 84 in bright lettering. Other festivities for the weekend be- gan the night before at the Bryan Quad dance. Out in the open air, the dance was a welcome change from the heat of dances held earlier in the year in Stern- berger. The stars above and people on the balconys added to the great music mixed by student and DJ Steve Mont- gomery. The dance was a great success. On Saturday alumni began appearing everywhere around campus. Some of these ex-Guilford students competed in the alumni tennis and lacrosse tourna- ments that were held during the day. The lacross match pitted the alumni team against the current varsity squad. Though it was a very determined and hard fought battle between the red jer- sey alumni and the white jersey varsity team, the veu-sity team ceime out on top - with a 10-4 victory. g Even Saturday ' s lunch was an event in itself. A German Oktoberfest was held in Sternberger complete with a cuisine that included knockwurst, sau- erkraut, and Black Forest cake. At the luncheon, alumni and students talked of Guilford today and yesterday — when Founders was a dorm and when one couldn ' t study in the library be- cause that was the only place men and women could meet. But when 2:00 o ' clock came around it was football time. On the field the game was moving rather slowly in the first half, but in the stands the crowd was providing plenty of action. This included a gorilla and two elephants that became unofficial mascots and worked in helping the cheerleaders spark some school spirit. - But when the fighting Quakes retook g Paying the price for a clean reception, wide i Marty Hemric is tackled by Emory and Henry ' s David Staying warm in their pink elephant costumes. Cindy Branscome and Helen Farrar clowned with students dur- ing a majority of the football game. An amused Wendy Quimby watches cautiously as the elephants mingle with students in the bleachers. As the ball flies free, Tom Schoendorf prepares to position himself to pick up the ball he successfully knocked out of the alumni ' s stick. Goalie Jay Shipowitz holds his stance and watches the action with anticipa-