Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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The transition from high school to RIT begins when the seniors pile their suitcases and trunks, their parents and themselves into their cars, and head to Rochester. In times past every loaded car seemed to converge at the corner of 1 Plymouth and Main at the same minute, tying up traffic for blocks as parents and students unpacked their illegally parked cars in the early i September heat and rain. This year plenty of parking was available and the weather was decent. But after they had moved in, after their parents drove away, the new freshmen still faced all the problems their predecessors had: strange environment and food, and thousands of new faces to sort out. They had one new experience, however, that no group had encountered before. They were the first to use the vast, Henrietta Campus. S. A. Director A. Stephen Walls fielded hundreds of ques- tions from new students,TOP LEFT. Opus staff members manned desks and guided frosh throughout orientation week,TOP. Lunch provided a welcome break during OPUS activities, LEFT. Coffee and impromptu guitar music filled the long afternoon as the day drew to a close ABOVE. 13