Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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The- whole family pitched in to help with the seemingly never Parents and new college students enioyed a meal in the new ending iob oi unpacking on the first day. Gillum Hall dining room after the students had checked in. Weariness was typical of the new students trying to adiust to the new routine of college. 17

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ception. Freshmen prepared for college life During the week of freshman orientation, all new students were welcomed to the campus of ISC by a program of activities which coordinated student activi- ties with the academic program. The student coordina- tors were co-chqirmen Sue Bethel and Mark Benner. The freshmen and transfer students attended Ct special convocation which introduced the function of student government. A movie which gave a synopsis of several major campus activities such as Homecoming, Campus Revue, cmd Soanest highlighted. the convocation. The Campus Religious Council Convocation introduced CH of the religious groups on campus. The displays at the annual Campus Club Fair intro- duced the new students to all of the social, religious, departmental, and honorary organizations. The Cam- pus Carnival, sponsored by the Student Union Board, acquainted the new students with the fraternities and sororities on campus. Each organization set up CI booth and both new students and old were invited to join the fun and games. The AOPi's. as did all sororities and iralemlties. had a booth in the full Campus Carnival. 18 A typical scene at carnivals is clowns, and the Campus Carnival was no ex- CAMPUS CARNIVAL CHAIRMAN: Betsy Bennett.

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After standing and waiting for class curds, sitting down came as a welcome relief. even if it was to till out the stacks of IBM cards. One student decided the battle tor a chair in the Arena: wasn't worth it as he sat down on the floor in the hull. 18' New students found registration baffling Fall registration was as hectic as always. Freshmen with worried faces walked from line to line trying to get the right class cards. For the first time, registration wasn't by classes. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all registered together, being scheduled alpha- betically. When a freshman went through the routine of regis- tration, he was more than a green freshman, he was a completely exhausted green freshman. Even the seniors dreaded the day, for sometimes their graduation day depended on if they could get the right class cards. There were two days of registration. Some students were happy because they got the class cards they wanted, and others were not very happy because their schedules were not the way they wanted. College had officially begun for another year. The only part left was to find the right classroom to hand in the right class card.