Oral Roberts University - Perihelion Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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The CD DEL ACCDDDI C TD by Leslie Wilson and Ronda Davis In the beginning, there was the University and it was without students and silence reigned upon the face of the campus. By August 10,100 resident advisers fRASl and 100 chaplains arrived and the silence was broken. The ever-present administration announced train- ing sessions and the RAs and chaplains prepared for the arrival of students. And the administration said, Let there be orientation! And there was orientation. Long lines, 107-degree temperatures, sweat and tears of depar- ture all accompanied this day. The afternoon of the first day was capped by a Chat-n-chew picnic when student leaders entertained with get- acquainted skits. lohn Fickett, leff Ling, Donna Cherry and lanelle Causey led students in singing. Afterward, a movie was shown allowing students more time to get to know one another. And the successes and the frustra- tions were the first day, And the administration said, Let the testing begin! And the testing began. English placement tests were given to all new students. An address by President Roberts highlighted the day. Departmental placement tests filled the afternoon. The annual screening of Brother Sun, Sister Moon provided an appropriate first meeting time for many brother-sister wings. Room checks at curfew found many longing for the familiar faces and com- forts of home. And the trials and the fears were the second day. And the administration said, Let there be Ciroup Advisement and there was group advisement. As usual, undeclared majors carried the day. During the afternoon, music auditions filled Timko-Barton Hall with melody. Cam- pus Life seminars, humorously presented by RAs helped to better acquaint students with everything from Aerobics to Quiet l-lours. Following this, Around the World in Eighty Days was shown against the wall of the Stu- dent Center. And the lines and the laughter were the third day. And the administration said, Let the upperclassmen return, and they returned. Squeals of delight announced the reunions of friends and room- mates. And the day continued with long processing lines and the transfer of boxes and suitcases into too small rooms. Fireside chats with faculty members kept new students occupied while upperclassmen met at the caf- eteria for the year's first Vespers service led by Brother Bob Stamps. And the hassles and hilarity were the fourth day. And the administration said, Let the upperclassmen register, and the upperclassmen registered. Chaos reigned as the upperclassmen saturated the Aerobics Center. After completing enrollment, students crammed into the Business and Registrars' offices, temporarily located on the third floor of the LRC, to obtain a precious stamped pink receipt. After receiving this slip of paper, students headed for Zoppelt Auditorium to pick up their lDs and Activity Cards. Leslie M. ilsrin tl Ronda Davis worked iointly on this arm li- antl wrote other articles for the PERIHEUON DDIENTATID

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:a'.: ii: by Nancy S. Chamberlain In August the cries of reunions and chatter could be Fheard. Did you see that so-called bridge by Quad Towers? l thought it was going to be more than a sidewalk. Can you believe the Learning Resources Center is finished? The bookstore has really changed. We got new carpet. The first accomplishments noticed by returning students was the construction advances of the completed Learning Resources Center and the City of Faith Hospital and Clinic. The Learning Resources Center or Graduate Center which had been under construction since lan. 23, 1976, was com- plete. The triangularrshell of the LearninggResources Center had now grown into a diamond-shaped Graduate Center housing the new administrative offices as well as the Busi- ness Office, Registrar's Office and graduate programs. The City of Faith complex which was still pending court action at the end of finals and whose structure was only a dream had taken form with the skeletons of the first three floors rising from the construction site. The traditional drive through the Avenue of Flags revealed the dawning of a new set of flags which were replaced to add to the rejuvenation process. With the addition of approximately S150,000 of carpet, linoleum and paint the dorms expressed a fresh and beauti- ful image. Dreams of carpet in Ellis Melvin Roberts Hall became a reality as well as the replacement of lobby lino- eum in Quad Towers. The fresh coat of paint was not to be overlooked in all the dorms as well as the Classroom Center. Scales and stoves were just a few of the added attractions in Claudius Roberts Hall and the women's Quad Towers. NANCY S. CHAMBERLAIN is a senior business education major from Lake Charles, La. She has been the editor ot the 1978 and 1979 PERlHELlON and layoutfdesign editor of the 1977 PERIHELION After 'zraduation her plans are to enter the business world. Workers situated above Christ's Chapel continue their upward climb by adding more scaffolding to their structure. The scaffolding enabled them to install sheeting to cut 80 percent of the outside light for television. The Campus Store and Hewitt Dining Commons were not to be forgotten in the renovation of facilities. The Campus Store, located on the ground floor of the renamed Class- room Center lpreviously the Classroom Buildingj, had dou- bled in size and merchandise. The halls on either side of the original store were removed to house the expanding collec- tion of goods. The growth in size was owing to inclusion of foodstuffs, a larger gift book department and larger selec- tion of gift items. The store also sported a super-graphic of a pencil on the outside wall designed and painted by Marsha Bush, Debbie Couge and Margee Colden. Saga, the campus food service, had replaced the old worn carpet for a new one and the walls wore a suit of bright orange paint. Christ's Chapel brought a new light to the spiritual affairs on campus with the installation of the Solar-X on the glass in the upper portions of the Chapel. The coating cuts 80 per- cent of the exterior light to accommodate television cam- eras to be used to tape Chapels for later use. The cost was 536,000 with a completion time of nine days. The installation of hedges and sidewalks to reduce the cowpaths, worn by students during the ever-present search for a short cut to anywhere, were beyond notice. The smaller and less obvious accomplishments were discovered with time, but all were sure they would discover every improvement before it was time to retrace the path again next August to discover what new ideas the maintenance crew could come up with next! ,fl I 'ilu .iw E ' fa I V ,, 7'2 'l'v'5::v ' f' fl 'lf- .Z ,- ff I is 3 . ffl 1' ..,, .' ff' laime and Ralph Lopez put a new coat of paint on the stairwell going down to the basement of the Student Union Building. no I f-fi Z U fv- xx vw O Z 1 7 Feature

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,. -. M,H,,W New students attended a Campus Life Seminar held in the Worship Center by lack Wallace and an aerobics presenta- tion in Howard Auditorium by Paul Brynteson. An evening with President Roberts provided a new unity and added insight into his lifei This was followed by an ice cream mixer for all students. And the crowds and the Curiosities were the fifth day. And the administration said, Let the new students register, and they regis- tered. Tears, fears and turmoil accompa- nied the completion of registration as new students endeavored to enroll in that only discussion class which would fit their schedule, invariably 7:50 Mon- day morning. Upperclassmen used the day to squeeze their large accumulations of necessities into a tiny dorm room. As the piles of empty boxes and suitcases grew in the halls, freshmen headed for the campus store to buy a Humanities syllabus and shiny new textbooks. Most upperclassmen wisely waited for the lower prices of the Book Bash or the construction paper advertisements which soon sprang up campus wide. Soon the evening was over and after long, late talks, each student slept. And the chaos and the cooperation were the sixth day. And the administration said on the seventh day, Let there be no rest, but rather, let the classes begin, and the classes began. , I I Mrs. Thornton, followed by sons lim and lohn, leads a caravan of packages and suitcases while helping the Thornton girls, Beth and Becky to move into Women's High Rise. VT Ame i -N-ffm' cm ,......... F i X . M, tiN5t2lllli3L I X A .no 'Q' ' 1 HM.. LA IVIA 74' I .. Qs' i tlNl5Ef.lfl -.rfii.'fiv. v . 4 it f- I FJ ni I i' - IV x 0 rvaouatf .v mil ' fffft Vlvfuwil h .,,.. - Ask na f Freshman Michelle Miller obtained some much needed help from counseling center employees Phil Rogers and Kara Wade during the hectic reg- istration on Aug. 22 at the Aerobics Center. 'Jr 2 I K 2 234. Nt? The late mailing of tuition prepayment forms by the Business Office caused a large percentage of students to miss the early payment deadline. Extremely long lines caused errors and frustration. Mrs. Sallie Carlson, mother of Kris Carlson, a fresh- man telecommunications major, catches a few minutes of sleep in the Edward Hughes Lobby fol- lowing their long automobile journey from Vir- ginia. Moving ln