University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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campus organizations such as ROTC and SGA. The counselors then each took a group of about eight students and gave them tours of the campus. The tours helped familiarize the new freshmen with the maze of buildings here on ! campus. Private group discussions be- tween the counselors and their groups allowed the new freshmen to voice any opinions or questions they had about the school. Leaving these groups was more difficult than you might imagine. The group had to give the Roar Lions cheer loud enough to suit the counselor before he let them go for dinner. Following dinner, the new fresh- men were treated to the best part of the tour; the SOAR Cabaret. One of the most popular acts was Noel Gart- man ' s impersonation of Michael Jack- son. Hayseed Freshman, featuring Gartman and Sherrie Smith, was also very popular. All the acts drew ex- tended applause from the audience which included the public as well as freshmen. On the second day, the freshmen were taken through preregistration by their counselor. Following registration, they were free to go. UNA was a little bit sensationa- lized, said freshman Mike Braudaway. Braudaway said he thought the program could be improved by bring- ing the faculty into the program; how- ever, his overall impression of the pro- gram was good. The Tenth Anniversary edition of the SOAR program was again success- ful in familiarizing incoming freshmen with life at UNA. POINTING THE WAY. SOAR counselor Amy Cordell shows Floyd Science Building to Rhonda Manasco. Chriss Spence and Darryl Goodwin. The campus tours familiar- ized the groups with the whereabouts of all those allusive places freshmen need to go. Gary Co»by. Jr. SOAR Program 21

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Having spent 12 years in school already, freshmen come through SOAR getting ready to Add four more y Cotby. Jr. WITH AN EXPRESSION that sums up what many feel when first entering college. Tanya Willis participates in the SOAR games de- signed to help freshmen get to know one an- other. PREREGISTERING one of her group mem- bers. Amy Cordell was one of the ten coun- selors that helped incoming freshmen pre- pare their first fall schedule. by Gary Cosby, Jr. Of course, a great part of that fun is the magnificent SOAR Cabaret. According to Jodie Rogers, an in- coming freshman, You learned how to run around without an eggshell on your head. That ' s what SOAR is all about — helping incoming freshmen feel at ease with the changes and new surrounding of college life. The program opened with an in- troductory speech by Dr. Dan Leasure, dean of Student Affairs. The address was followed by the introduction of the SOAR counselors by way of a skit. The skit featured the likes of Break Dance Dave, Dave Lennox. The entire group then went up- stairs for a period of games to help the students get acquainted with each other. Lunch with the faculty in Towers Cafeteria gave the new freshmen a chance to get acquainted with a repre- sentative from each academic depart- ment on camp us. The students gathered in the Great Hall for short talks from various GETTING ACQUAINTED with their teach- ers-to-be, lunch at Towers Cafeteria gave freshmen a chance to ask questions and seek advice. Dr. Robinson represented the Psy- chology Department and helped make school a little more friendly and personal. Gary Cotby. Jr.

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VEILING HIS GROTESQUENESS. Blane Knoble moved the audience to tears with the beauty of John Merrick ' s nineteenth-century life. Stricken with a bone deformity, Merrick was forced to travel with a carnival side-show to earn a meager living. FIELDING QUESTIONS from the audience. Sister Mary Ignatius is portrayed by Anna Easlep. Several people were upset or insulted enough to leave the performance of the play which had a remarkable scope of emotions and ideas. tdu rd Thomas LOSING HER ONLY real friend, Jennifer Katechis strains for a final reassuring touch from Steve Richerson before she leaves for a new life far away from her cruel surroundings. HER FIRST FLATTERY, Jennifer Katechis blushes as Steve Richerson tells her of a different life outside the confines of the small Texas-town setting. Hello Out There dealt with the prejudices resulting from a lifetime of stifled emotion. Pntrlck Hood