University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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WELCOME CLASS OF 1984 Freshman Orientation at N.D. What an or- deal! I came to Notre Dame with what I thought was an unfailing spirit of adven- ture. But after mistaking my room for a closet and getting a taste of dining hall food, my unfailing spirit began to fail. To raise it up, I trotted off to tour the campus and get to know a few people. But I found out fast that getting to know people always meant being hit with those four awful questions: What ' s your name? Your major? Your dorm? Your home town? It got to the point that whenever I walked up to someone, I auto- matically blurted out, Mary, Engineer- ing, Lyons, St. Louis. And the worst part was that I always forgot the name but remembered the home town or the ma- jor! Then there were all of the welcome assem- blies where I was told that I ' d average 50 hours of homework a week and that col- lege was much more difficult than high school, but not to worry. The scariest part about that first week was meal time (no, not just because of the food). It ' s pretty depressing to walk into a room of 1000 laughing people and not know even one! But I got to know the ins and outs of college life: what to do with the Detex card (one girl tried to stick it in the phone box), how to effec- tively cram for Emil on those joyous Thursday nights, which replies to use when responding to a dog book call. And as I got more involved in activi- ties and adjusted to my independence, I began to really appreciate N.D. 18 Events

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Saturday, August 23 brought more than just another unbearable day of humidity to South Bend. It was on this day that 7000 under- grads rolled onto the Notre Dame campus. Three months of home-cooked meals, eight hours of sleep, and mom-washed clothes had ended. But before fifteen minute dining hall lines for tuna a la king, all-nighters, basement laundromats and laundry cou- pons became routine . . . Student Union pre- sented its Welcome Week. On Tuesday night the crowds rocked to Ap- paloosa on the North Quad. Wednesday night the audience was roused to laughs and cheers by O ' Brien and Severas and Duke Tomato and the All-Star frogs in front of the Rock. Wednesday and Thursday nights, long lines shoved their way into the Engi- neering Auditorium to see Breaking Away. On Friday evening, students munched out after happy hours at the picnic on the quads. The annual Polish Wedding closed the week. People showed up decked out in everything from near-nothing bathrobes to stylish Polish evening wear. Wel- comed by diversions ranging from the me- lodious to the ridiculous, students sur- vived the first week back at school. co- me. Week 20 Events