Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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' xxmmwwv-mmmm Moving In The summer months had passed quickly in Oxford. The university staff was busy with its usual summer cleaning and renovation. Van Voohris Hall became a parking lot, and work continued on the Biologi- cal Sciences building. Miami entertained incoming freshmen and their parents with the orientation program as other students involved themselves with summer classes. But most students were en- gaged in activities far from their other home in southern Ohio. Lucky ones served in- ternships while others slaved over jobs near their home- towns. August soon came, and stu- dents and faculty once again began drifting back to cam- pus, some more ready to start a new semester than oth- ers . . . The beginning of women's rush brought a host of fresh- man and upperclassmen back early to meet the members, and possibly choose a sorority to call their own. Apartment dwellers made their way back a few days be- fore the start of classes eager to stock their cupboards with Cost-Cutter foods and break into the uptown scene. When residence halls opened their doors on August 24, vans, U-Hauls, and family cars weighted down with pos- sessions crowded the state routes and paths leading into Oxford. Dragging their parents from store to store, students swarmed the uptown strip in search of those last minute ttnecessitites for good old Mom and Dad to buy. Moving in wasn,t just lug- ging boxes into dusty rooms. Strategic planning began a few days before students de- parted from their summer resi- dences and didn't end until somewhere into the first week of classes. In late August, the panic be- gan with most students saying goodbye to hometown bud- dies, scrambling to inform the boss of departure, and squeezing everything down to that last pair of emergency shoes into the car for takeoff. As well as the sunny red- bricked campus, the students could look forward to the an- nual ttWhat goes where??ii debate with roommates. Once the drudgery of un- packing was over, students could prioritize their next ace tions e enjoying the fun side of returning to school. And carousing, ordering out again, and catching up with buddies topped that list. Beth Cotton Chris Brandt Above: Two underclassmen scramble to unpack their possessions while trying to stay as organized as possible. Left: Students scrutinize prints on display at the poster sale outside the Res. Many take advantage of this sale to make a colorful addition to blank walls. Moving In 31 Kim Hilbig

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Above: Fraternity members tear up a corner in the Delta Tau Delta bike race. Right: One of the many fun events in the week, this bucket relay was the perfect chance for Greeks to cool off from the heat of the competition. Far right: The mightiest of the men agonized tor victory in the climactic DU Puddle Pull - often deciding the Greek Week title itself. 32 Greek Week Photo by Jenny Henry Pam Busch