University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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I -D. Gal -D. Gal Football Saturday 19

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It ' s football Saturday. Armed with cidar or beer to wash down soggy hot dogs, U-M fans brave the weather to consistantly rank as the largest crowd attending a college game. Under the echoing chant of Go Blue from the endzones, the cheerleaders entertain the crowd with their upside-down competition. Alumni flaunt their maize-n-blue hearts, wearing Michigan caps to keep torn-up program confetti out of their hair. Scores blare over the loudspeaker and the fans are reminded of the purpose of the festivities: Michi- gan football is Mmm Mmm Good! -D. Gal -D. Cat 18 Football Saturday

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Michigan ' s Meet Market Among the litter of disarranged fur- niture and shining new textbooks, an unsuspecting girl sat in her new con- verted triple, waiting for her unseen roommates to arrive on campus. Sud- denly a frisbee appeared out of no- where, skimming her eyelashes as it flew in front of her. The source of the frisbee, a timid male, was obviously pleased to see that his bait had found its mark. Sheepishly he strode into the room, explaining that his disc had ' a mind of its own. ' At that moment a new friendship had begun to develop. Rod Blanchard, a freshman in South Quad, occasionally relied on the frisbee system as a way of meeting people. It takes a lot of practice to get the frisbee to curve into a room, but it really works once you ' ve got it mastered, he commented. Friendship is the element that keeps us sane during college years among the constant pressures for making the grade, watching a budget, and budget- ing time. On a large campus such as Michigan ' s, students feel a strong need for close personal friendships rather than casual aquaintances. Most new students tend to agree that dorms are the best way to create relationships. One freshman enjoying dorm life reflected, The living condi- tions in a dorm are close together, so you get to know the people you live with on the inside as well as the out- side. A close friendship may or may not be the result. Sororities and fraternities are along the same lines, only the living situations are much closer. Since the particular Greek group is chosen ahead of time rather than thrust on a person, the re- sponsibility to get along while living in close contact is stronger. After two years as a sorority dweller, one senior explained that a resident may not get to know all the girls in the house (some- m times over 75). However, if anyone in I the house needs help or moral support j any of her sisters will be there to lend ; a hand. When it comes time for the non- Greek type to leave the shelter of the dorm, apartments and houses are the inevitable dwelling. Though the privacy and independence of this type of living is appealing to many, the fear of isola- tion is also caused by being apart from the hoards of people. Apartments are a great place to live during the school year. You have all kinds of privacy, but sometimes too much, was the way one senior de- scribed his apartment dwelling. Parties are the renowned method of -M. Palmier! 20 Friends