Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Adam and Becky Shipley prepare dinner as they spend an evening at home. The Shipleys had their first liiss on the Itissing bridge. Photo by Tony Miceli. Bud and Glenda Gustin relax after a day of classes. The Gustins married before graduating so they could begin their lives together after they were finished with school. Photo by Tony Miceli. Spending time together. Bud and Glenda Gustin study for classes. The Gustins were able to survive financially on their own. Photo by Tony Miceli 26 Married Students

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Members of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity roll their version of Noah ' s Ark d(i»n the paraiif roiite. IX ' spite creative efforts, the top prize in the pomp clown catagorj went to the LX ' lta Chis. Photo by Ton Miceli. Sigma Phi Kpsilon ' s see-saw marathon continues as H. J. Amys teeter- totters while waitin); for the parade to Ix-jjin. The Sig Eps 72-hour see-saw marathon during Homecoming raised $7IX) for their philanthropy, lx)U Gehrig ' s disease. I ' holo In Jon Brilton.

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Students exchange vows while keeping prior ngagements Married students Chris and Susan Foster say good- bye as they depart for classes in Garrett-Strong. The Fosters met through the elec- tronic mail system their freshman year. Photo by Tony Miceli. Marriage is an institution not to be entered into lightly, and many students found mairiage to be a commitment they were ready to undertake. They put aside their worries about money, time and school, and took the plunge into matrimony. We talked about waiting until after graduation to get married, but decided we would be in the same situation then as we are in now, Glenda Gustin said. We just decided to go ahead and get married before my .senior year so that when we got done with school, we could go right into our life. Some students ran into obstacles when they decided to tie the knot. My family was kind of opposed to my getting married, Adam .Shipley said. They didn ' t want me to get married. They just wanted me to wait and stay engaged a little longer. Time was a matter that students had to consider when they got married. Some found they had to rearrange their sched- ules. I became an alumnus in my sorority and dropped from three groups to one, Becky Shipley said. 1 was always run- ning around doing stuff and I usually let my projects and things wait until the last minute. Time became easier to handle for some students. They found marriage gave them more time to get things done. Any other year it seemed like I didn ' t have time to study and do all of my activities. Bud Gustin said. On campus there were a lot more activities that took time, plus I had to make time to spend with Glenda. It just seemed easier after I was married. Deciding how to split household chores was a consideration of the couples. Some split it evenly, while oth- ers did not. Becky did most of the work in the house, Adam Shipley said. I did stuff every now and then. I washed my work uniforms and occasionally washed a load of towels or something. Sometimes 1 would throw dishes in the dishwasher, and I vacuumed about once a month. Married couples also worried about finances, and being independent from their families was important. Our families were very supportive of our decision to get married and we were glad that they didn ' t have to help us with money. Bud Gustin said. We had a couple of scholarships that helped us out, but we stood on our own. Some married students found that their friendships underwent change. Friends treated them differently than they had when they were single. When I got married my friends stopped talking about parties and stuff like that around me because they felt really awkward, — — Becky Shipley said. Despite the dif- ficulties of being a married student, there were also re- wards to being married. Everyone said that the first year of marriage would be the hardest, Glenda Gustin said. But it was actually a nice time and there really weren ' t any diffi- culties. Married students found that they were happy with their situations, and were glad they had walked down the aisle. -Jfaifer G thercole Our families were very supportive of our decision to get mar- ried, Bud Gustin said. Married Students 27