University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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D uring the Merchants ' Fair, students received lots of free stuff from businesses. -photo by Misha Gardner Events that are part of Welcome Weeks: 1. Merchants ' Fair 2. Midnight Madness at Union Bookstore 3. Part-Time Job Fair 4. Sports Tournaments 5. Friendship-Building Socials Welcome Weeks begins the week before school starts and continues through the first week of school r hese guys enjoy some of the free pizza being handed out at the Merchants ' Fair. -photo by Misha Gardner -•- M erchants take advantage of the oppor¬ tunity to advertise to students. -photo by Rebekah Eggman Welcome 3 Weeks 1 T® Campus Life

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T he last week of summer and the first week of school abounded with events for Welcome Weeks here at the University of Arkansas. There was much to do for new and returning students with events hosted by University Programs, Chi Alpha, Student Involvement and Leadership, and Residence Life and Dining Services, to name a few. Events included things like a 3-on-3 basketball tournament outside of Holcombe Hall, a volleyball and ping pong tournament at the Chi Alpha House, laser tag in the Union Ballroom and ice skating with the Christ on Campus group. There was an ice cream social and karaoke night held at Gregson and even a luau at Pomfret Hall. With a part-time job fair held outside Brough and the Merchants ' Fair on the lawn of Old Main, adding to the other events. Welcome Weeks was fun, as well as very informative for students. The Merchants ' Fair had many booths from nearby stores including Wal-Mart, J.C.Penney, Shakey§ and Taco Bell. Many of the booths either gave away something such as cups, coupons, even pizza, or had students sign up to win things like T-shirts, posters or a free subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. One of the big events for Welcome Weeks is Midnig Madness at the bookstore. For the past five years, Thursday night before school starts has been a night excitement for many students around camp 1 This is the night that the University Arkansas Bookstore in the Union held 1 Midnight Madness sale. From 9-10 pj all school supplies were 20 percent d From 10-11 p.m. all clothing, sD aides and the like were 20 percent c From 11 to midnight all used M books were 10 percent off. If y only made it to one sale all year, » was the sale to be at. Stuck Candice Bopp said, I saved a lot money. I ' m not sure how much 1 my books would have been if I Ik n ' t gotten them at Midnight MadrR I ' ve saved a pretty penny! With over a 1000 people coming c to get their books, lines got long 3 aisles got crowded. There were lots of p pie, some pushing and shoving, and s really long lines, but it was all cheap so it worth it said student Davona Hall. Onika Jones add 1 The lines were really long, but the people checking out were really fast and really nice -Story by Missy NauV 2 Welcome Weeks Campus Life

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M embers from differ¬ ent sororities and frater¬ nities gather together to show their spirit. -photo by Evan Fricke Razorback cheerlead¬ ers show their spirit signs at the Freshman Pep Rally. -photo by Evan Fricke L ■ I ' L 1 I r hese students show their spirit during the pep rally in order to win the spirit contest. -photo by Evan Fricke Bethany Lewis 1 The school spirit here is higher than u anything I have ever Jtreshman ■ seen 14 Freshman Pep Rally Campus Life