Howard Payne College - Lasso Yearbook (Brownwood, TX)

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Initiation By Kathryn Ivy I traditions at HPU. Years ago all fresh- men and transfers were required to go through initiation or they would never fully under- stand what it meant to be a college student Initiation was a way for new students to become involved in college life. It was also seen as a way to draw a class of incoming freshmen together as a unit. Having to defer to upperclassmen was merely out of re- spect and the realization that someday it would be their turn to be upperclassmen. When asked the question, What time is My most embarrassing moment was running on all fours saying, 'Kibbles 'n Bits,' in Krogers. - Cammie Carpenter, freshman it, freshman? by an upperclassman, the freshman would reply, I hesitate to articu- true course of rectitude. In short, sir, I am a very dumb freshman and do not know. Countless times a day a freshman would recite this response as well as remind upper- classmen how slimy they were and how much they loved their beanie . Today initiation has changed tremen- dously. Now students can choose whether or not they want to go through initiation because of the national problem with haz- ing. Initiation is still designed to help new students become more involved and can be lots of fun if kept in proper perspective. Some of the things this year's students really enjoyed were the dress-up days, watching everyone get dogged in the cafe- teria, dressing up the little brothers and sisters , switch-out day, and acting goofy The best initiates turned out to be the ones who were always ready, willing and able to do anything asked of them. The ones that 20 Initiation

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