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

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s-toute rvte Ba In the summer, fleets of students stormed the University to endure the initiation rites of the Office of New Student Programs ' 1997 version of Orientation. First-year students caught a glimpse of life at the University while participating in many activities aimed at helping new students become acclimated to their new multi-cultural environment. According to first-year ISA student Geetika Upadhyay, Orientation was fun but they made us do a lot of stuff that seemed unnecessary. One of the goals of the experience was to help students bond with others who were uneasy about starting school in the fall. Shamita Shah, first-year ISA student remarked, It will be nice to get back in touch with friends I made at Orientation. Meeting new people was the best part. While the Diag received a face lift during 1997 Orientation sessions, new students found navigating the campus even more difficult. Junior English major Jennifer McCready sympathized with the first year students. I felt sorry for the incoming students at Orientation. They kept by jamie weitzel getting lost because the Diag was closed. Luckily, the barricades came down by fall move-in and the new red-brick Diag made its debut as the sounds of loft construction rang out across campus. Move-in was particularly challenging for one first-year student who quickly learned the definition of self-reliance. Nathan Walker, LSAstudent and South Quad resident described move-in. It was terrible. It took me ten loads to get everything into my dorm room. First-year LSA student Stephen Nadel faced the predicament of a phantom room mate. He brought his sheets and apair of jeans to the dorm room and then disappeared for a week. For LSA junior Rebecca Ihrie, move-in was much easier this time around. I felt like I knew what I was doing. The wrinkles were ironed out, and after a few weeks the year was off to a great start. When I first got here I was so alone. I was like ' Please God, let me see someone I know, ' recalled Steven Nadel. Now my roommate I are getting along and I know everything is going to work out. Ihe sign in front of the Michigan League wel- comes back students pass- ing by this fall in front of the Thomas Cooley foun- tain in front of the Bell Tower. DuringOrientation, incoming students tradi- tionally waded through the fountian as a sort of initia- tion right to the University. 10 Michigan Life photo courtesy of Carl Vi ' olf Studio