University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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Getting Started The registration process, bus routes, names and locations otbuildings, the great restaurants, and all the popular placestogodowntown...ThereissonHich to learn about UGA and Athens before entering this new world as a freshman. I his is precisely the reason so many new students choose to attend the summer orientation program spon- sored by the University. A team of ten ori- entation leaders spent al- most the entire summer trying to familiarize in- coming freshmen with campus and college life. Students and their parents were able to stay in the residence halls and dine at the different cafeterias across campus to become more familiar with what they were about to em- bark upon. Entertainment was provided by the orientation leaders as they performed skits poking fun at rival schools. Besides the entertainment and dining, students were exposed to the less glamorous sides of college, including placement exams and registration. Dur- ing orientation, students are walked through Memorial Hall to get a feel for the registration process. On the follow- ing day, students must tackle the grueling process on their own with the orientation leaders close by to solve any catastrophic situations that might arise. Placement exams are also given to allow students the chance to exempt some mathematic and foreign language courses. When the entire process is over, students usually Photii In All Being an orientation leader was alot of responsibility and hard work. I en- joyed developing my networking skills and meeting lots of people. It was one of the best summers of my life. -Kendra Mayfield find themselves worn out yet anxious to return to campus in the fall to begin the real thing. Besides serving as an introduc- tion to college life, summer orientation is also a very good time to meet new people and begin making new friends. Being able to recognize a few familiar faces when classes begin can help to ease the transition from high school to college. Without the summer orientation process, many students would find themselves overwhelmed and lost by the time they got to UGA. The orientation leaders and their jobs serve as a vital part of the University and most freshmen will say they could not have survived without it! -Susanne Jarrell During summer ori- entation, students learn one of the most important UGA ritu- als: GoooDawgs! Sic em ' . Woof, woof, woof, woof! ORIENTATION 17

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i Orientation was a chance to get our first view of col- lege without the hassle of having to study. Orientation gave me a chance to meet k ts of people and make some really good friends. It also gave me the chance to learn the ropes of registration 111 .1 laid back atmosphere. Being exposed to the Uni- versity during orientation gave me the opportunity to find out what UGA was re- ally like and made me look forward to being a student here. The skits are diu ' i t tlu ' most enjoyable parts ofsummerorientation. KimStephiMis, I loUv Graves, and tdwin Kendrick make Km oi rival schools while playing ■ ' i ' ' Hat me, Game. ORIENTATION l.F.Ai:)nRSlW3- ' 94- hinil Row: Christie Turks, Kendra Mavfield, Kini Stephen, Shin i C hambers, and 1 lolly Graves, mi RouK Charlie i ' eeler, Hdvvin Kendrick, Chmk Auslander, Ben I ' urkins, and Hrian 1 lollingswortli Ih ORIFNTATION I ' huUi by Sieve Joiii;

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FALLJUySUUKT ' The Atlanta Braves opened the 1 993 season with aspirations that it would finally be the year they would bring home the World Series title. The Braves were eariy 4-1 favorites to win the World Scries, and their pitching staff was re- garded as the best in baseball. It did not take long, however, for the Braves to falter and look upwards to the San Fran- cisco Giants who took control of the Western Division. By the All-Star break, the Braves had accumulated the league ' s worst team batting average, and had fallen nine games behind the Giants. The sldd would end there, how- ever, as the Braves began to mount one of the greatest comebacks in the history of baseball. Just four games after the All- Star break, the Braves traded for one of the game ' s most [Holific power hitters, Fred McGriff. On the same night the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium press box caught on fire, McGriff stepped into the line-up and ignited the Braves. Atlanta slowly but surely climbed back into the Western Division race. The Braves compiled baseball ' s best record after the All-Star break, and on September 11 di, diey found them- selves atop the Western Division. The race came right down to the wire and the Braves won the West on the last day of the season. What once had seemed aik inqxMsible dream had beconK- a reality. After another successful regular U season , the mi raci cs ran out for the B raves as they could noi compete as National League Champions. The Philadelphia PhiUies took the NLCS four games to two and ended the Braves bid for a third consecutive trip to the Worid Series. Despite the disappointments of the play- offis, tfaey could not overshadow the in- credible comeback story of the Atlanta Braves. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine anchored the pitching staff as Glavine won 20 plus games for the third consecu- tive year and Maddux captured his sec- 18 A ' i ond Cy Young Award. David Justice smashed 40 homeruns and led the team in runs batted in. Ron Gant was dubbed Mr. Clutch as 18 of his 36 homenms tied or won games. Fred McGriffs ar- rival turned the season around and gave the team a huge lift as he tlnished with 37 homenms and 101 nins batted in. The Braves finished ttte regii season with over 100 wins and provid yet another year of great pitching, iirA hitting, and incredible excitement. Wh the World Series rings eluded the Bra for the third straight year, the 1 994 seas is just around the comer. -Jason Hatfiel nh