Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Tea For Who?

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OA tar s n]! Convo 1... 59 More To G The first convocation can create a myriad of emotions. “‘Jeez, look at the robes. The teachers aren’t all priests, are they?”’ A cocky sopho- more swivels in his seat and darts a disgusted look, but the freshman’s shame at having his naivete ex- posed abruptly disappears as he is virtually mesmerized at seeing the pomp and tradition of the age old academic processional. ‘150 years old this year,’’ he muses, and suddenly galvanized into rapt attention, he ponders his future.

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“We'll give it another try.”’ And although there was some criticism, the water was left on and the Freshman Tea was again held at Illinois College. This year, male upperclassmen patrolled the halls of Ellis and Pixley as the females gathered behind locked doors or in rather explicitly decorated halls to await the evening visit of the young gen- tlemen from the class of ’83. Led by campus legends Jon Althoff and Brad Bartholomew, the unsuspecting(?) and innocent(??) freshmen per- formed their evening exercises (a sound body is part of a college education too, you know) and serenaded President Mundinger, the deans, IC newcomers Dr. Bolling and his wife, and last but not least, the women of the college. But, horror of horrors! The gentlemen then demanded un- mentionables from the young ladies, stormed through the doors of the dorms (unescorted, yet!), and the traditional Freshman Tea complete with messes, sputtering in the shower, grabbing, and “‘getting to know each other”’ was underway. And this year, trying something new, refresh- ments actually were served down in the Union following the usual happenings. 27