Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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Adjusting To New Lifestyles Sul Ross students said goodbye to summer vacation, Mom and Dad and hometown friends in August as they returned to fall classes. For re¬ turning students the transition from hometown to college town was old hat, but for new students it became a time of adjustment. New and old students were warm¬ ly welcomed by the Program Coun¬ cil with a number of activities, in¬ cluding dances, films and an unusu¬ al event, Playfair , an audience-par¬ ticipation comedy act which fosters a sense of community. Despite the help from the Pro¬ gram Council, students found they still had to make individual adjust¬ ments. For many it was not only the first time for being “on your own”, but also the first time for doing laun¬ dry or managing the checkbook. It meant meeting a new roommate and learning to cope with dorm living, or trying to decide whether to buy books or go out on the town. It also meant not being able to eat Mom’s home cooking on a regular basis and writing her to tell her how much you missed it. But the adjustments came easier as new friendships were made. Tossing a frisbee or looking at a roommate’s scrapbook helped to ease the anxieties of the first week of registration and classes. Finding out that professors are human, too, helped to make subjects more inter¬ esting. And getting involved in cam¬ pus activities made college life seem more exciting. Looking back, you see it was easy. So next year won’t be so bad. Above: Mary Kay Kurie and Monroe Elms, activities director, shake a foot to the “Cotton-Eyed Joe” at an orientation dance. Above right: Mike Casanova glances through a friend’s photo album. Right: Robby Moore shrugs off an in¬ quisitive photographer while Darrell Hayes looks on. 20 FOli

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STUDENT LIFE

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Above: Rick Miller, Patsy Shirley and Randy Klimkoski watch student traffic near Marquis Annex. Left: Bob Addy dips down to catch a frisbee tossed by Arthur Green. 21