University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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FRESHMEN LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER AT CAMP Prior to the opening of school a group of 207 freshman men went to Camp Kon-O-Kwec for a three day session of fun and instruction. The average newcomer to the University feels uneasy and lonely luring his first few weeks on campus. This, | crhaps, is a result of the University’s size and its foreboding style of Cothic architecture, complete with narrow windows and dark corridors. In time, of course,the freshman becomes acclimated to his surroundings and adjusts into an active, happy student. For the men who have the opportunity of attending Freshman Camp, however, this adjustment period is by-passed. In the course of the three days they met many of their fellow students as well as faculty members and upper-class student leaders with whom they would soon be working. They learned Pitt's traditions and status as an institution of higher education. They learned how cooperation is a vital part of any university. Nicy learned to sing the Alma Mater—and to sing it with pride and meaning. Kay Bees reaches for the Fresh man (.amp trophy awarded lo I he freshmen in the School of Business Administration. Tom Wiegman (standing), head counselor for the “bus ads, Dr. Demas Barnes, president of the Y.M.C.A., and Dr. John Geise, dean of the College, watch the unveiling. Shown here is the skit “Freshman Registration put on by the freshmen in business administration. This skit hel| ed the “bus ads” pile up points toward the camp trophy. 23

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The 207 freshmen present at the twenty-fifth annual Freshman Camp formed a friendship circle before leaving camp, vowing to work together for the University. The College freshmen were victorious in the annual tug-of-war ut Camp kon-O-Kwee.

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LANTERN NIGHT, CARITAS, PANHEL... TRADITIONS Two weeks after the beginning of school freshman women were officially initiated into the University at Lantern Night, the first of many traditions they will participate in during the next four years. At the colorful ceremony performed in the Commons Room, 239 women, attired completely in white, held their lanterns of truth before them so they could more readily follow “the inner light of Truth.” They were now a part of the University and ready to meet the wonders and challenges that awaited them. Before October was completed the freshman women also participated in two other traditional events—Caritas and the Panhellenic Party. Caritas is a ceremony given each year in honor of the freshmen and their senior mentors. It strives to impress the importance and value of certain things—such as charity and kindness— that will aid the women in their college lives. The Panhellenic Party introduces them to sorority life at the University. Alice Ratsafanas played Pocahontas in the Caritas ceremony in Heinz Chapel sponsored by Y.W.C.A. Pill sororities entertained freshman women and their senior mentors at the annual Panhellenic Party in Stephen Foster Memorial. Carrie Misner (Voice of Caritas) and Charlotte Overly (Marcissa hitman) appeared in Caritas presented annually by the women of Pitt as a symbol of faith, hope, and love. Caritas expresses the hardships and accomplishments of women throughout the uges. The Panhellenic Choir consisting of three members from each sorority sang for the freshman women. “By this flame w ithin my hand, I pledge my word. O Alma Mater, to seek, both for myself and for those who follow me, the inner light of Truth.' With this pledge, given in the Commons Booms, 239 freshman women of the Class of 1960 were officially inducted into University life. 24