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

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Building Memories Dorm Sweet Dorm Pick a dorm, any dorm. This is a decision each one of us has had to make before mailing in our housing cards. But as they randomly choose a dorm, few people realize the impact this decision will have on their stay here at Notre Dame. After all, at Notre Dame it isn ' t too often that you will see students sporting sweat- shirts with three Greek let- ters across their chest. In- stead if you take a look around, you ' ll see words like Alumni, Howard, Lewis, Stanford or PE on many of the students ' apparel. The absence of sororities or fraternities causes students to take fierce pride in their dorms. Unlike at many other universities, the dorms here become students ' home away from home for four years of their lives. This stay-hall tra- dition at Notre Dame results in a unique sense of spirit and camaraderie among each hall ' s residents. 20 Hall Life Dorms also play a large role in students ' social lives. Close-knit groups of friends are formed by those living in the same hall, and what you do on a weekend is often gov- erned by what the people in your section are doing. Social events like SYR ' s, barn dances, and spirit weeks also enliven social lives. Interhall sports are more than simple athletics they also perform the function of unifying hallmates. Whatev- er the sport, each game en- ables teammates to work to- gether and conquer their rival in order to uphold hall pride. The dorms also provide a strong academic support system. Academic commis- sioners from each dorm com- pile comprehensive test files covering classes within all majors. This enables dorm- mates to help one another by reviewing material together before exams. All in all, dorm life has a great deal to offer. It provides the opportunity to learn how to live and deal with people different from yourself. Dorm activities and events also give residents something to do with their spare time, and supply a good excuse to blow off studying. Most impor- tantly, each dorm gives its residents the chance to make friends that will last a life- time. When the same people watch soap operas together in the afternoon, share pizza at 3 a.m., and study for finals to- gether, strong friendships de- velop and memories that will last a lifetime are stored away. Each football weekend, dorm loyalty is rekindled when alums stop by and visit. As they reminisce about all the fun times they had there and the way the dorm used to look, you nod your head along with them because some- day you ' ll be doing the same thing. - Denise Salerno FOR ME? Maraya Goyer celebrates her birthday with the help of some friends. RUB-A-DUB-DUB. Kelly Golden gets rid of her ring around the collar in PE ' s laundry room.

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Here We Go Again . . . Summer Hibernation ' s Over As the last lazy days of summer fly past, the thoughts of loyal Notre Dame students turn to their immi- nent journey to the hallowed halls of this university. Clothes, computers and fa- vorite stuffed animals are jammed into the old family station wagon for that most infamous road trip. Then, with cheery smiles, tearful goodbyes and lots of hugs, the students head for the Dome. The select few who obtain legitimate excuses to start moving in early have the lux- ury of finding a relatively calm atmosphere when they arrive. People stroll leisurely down the quad, a cricket ' s chirp can actually be heard, and there are no lines at the dining halls. For the vast ma- jority, however, chaos rules at their arrival a natural re- JUST ARRIVED! Cecilia Bryer arrives with her own moving compa- ny comprised of Bob Buyner, Dad, and sister Roberta. suit of 7,000 people all trying to do the same thing at the same time. U-Hauls swarm around campus, overburden- ed people scurry about with suitcases and boxes, and wel- comes are screeched above the pound of hammers. The few who had enough foresight to choose rooms on the first or second floor be- come the envy of all. Mean- while, the rest lug boxes upon boxes up innumerable stairs which grow longer with each trip. Girls finally find a use for brothers they ' re great at being ordered by parents to carry the heavy stuff and snapshots of dear brother grimacing as he lifts that six foot sofa provide warm mem- ories in months to come. Un- related gentlemen who are willing to help damsels in distress move in may be re- warded with promises of chocolate chip cookies a popular bribe. Some dorms are blessed with a freight elevator, which seems to promise you an easy way to move in. Unfortunately, these elevators cannot keep up with the high demands of moving in and break down during the first few hours of use. Sweaty, disgruntled, and dissheveled, you finally reach The Room. For freshmen an important confrontation awaits meeting the room- ie (s) . Smiling continuously, you introduce yourself and immediately profess adora- tion for the burnt orange re- cliner (probably a Salvation Army reject) that Roomie has brought. Then you notice the top bunk is conspicuously empty and decide you like sleeping six feet off the ground on hundred year old bed frames anyway. If room- Arriving mates survive this hectic time still speaking to each other, the rest of the year should pose no threat to their friendship. Maybe. Note some other moving in idiosyncracies: somehow the University always schedules moving in on the hottest days of the year; carrying your compact disk or stereo or TV or anything while dodging sprinklers requires more than four years of practice to skill- fully master; and refrigerator rentals are always at Stepan as it is the most inconvenient place for most of campus. But as Mom so carefully taught us, everything has something good about it, even moving in. For starters, dur- ing those final August scorch- ers, students can legitimately get their cars past the securi- ty guard a treasure not to be undervalued. More impor- tantly for freshmen, moving in signals the start of their new life with the Notre Dame Family. For upper- classmen, moving in is m erely an inconvenience necessary before enjoying better things: old friends, last year ' s scope, chicken patties, the Grotto, and football games. And so, amid screams of anguish as a refrigerator lands on a toe, amid whining complaints of hall storage being dumped in some distant field, amid the headaches caused by at- tempts to build lofts amid all that confusion and chaos lies happiness; Notre Dame students, one and all, are ready to begin a year of living, learning, and loving it all, or at least most of it. And after all, with such a hectic begin- ning, things can only get bet- ter. - Erin Lynch Moving In 19

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THE HUSTLER. Ted Zeller swindles Tom Konnaghan out of his pizza and beer money. FLAGGED. Lyons and Breen-Phil- lips take out their frustrations on the gridiron. BOO! These Domers wait to see if anyone returns from Carroll ' s Haun- ted House before they go in. Photo bv Paul Pahoresky