Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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IFE at Purdue was something different to each of us: studies, parties, activities, and various combinations of all three. However, we shared a common interest- our first thoughts of school centered around our living units. They were our homes, despite the hubub of talking people, jangling telephones, and omnipresent confusion that sometimes made them seem like bustling train stations. Here we ate and slept. XVe ate in anything from a robe and pajamas at breakfast to formal attire for a dinner dance. XVe slept despite time consuming activities, cold dorms. and the radio next door. These were the basic activities carried on in our living units. but it was just as important that here too we did our work and had our fun. The older students watched out for the new - showed them how to get second helpings, and when slightly under the weather, how to avoid the counselors. XVe rushed freshmen in fraternities and sororities and then overworked them as pledges. XVeeks were spent preparing decorations for the big formal dance, then after three hours' enjoyment we tore them down and threw them away. XVe brought our dates in for coffee and a hand of bridge. And we studied. when we could tear ourselves away from bull sessions. XX'hile some people called these sessions a waste of time, no one knew a better way to pick up valuable, miscellaneous information. In the wee morning hours, we learned the inside scoop on tests. professors. dates, current campus romances, politics, parties, and sex. XVe complained, enthusiastically and continually: but griping with someone who understood made life worth living. HESE WERE THE NEW HOMES THAT WE FOUND AT SCHOOL A trip from shower to room was often fraught with unforseen hazards. This one called for a quick retreat. Don't let that smile fool you! This was the second year in a row he's missed the homecoming game.

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