Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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Hello, Freshmen! Let ' s go, Freshmen! Your college life begins now. Nearly 400 freshmen and transfer stu- dents faced the unknown when they arrived at Wartburg in early September. A new home, new friends, new classes, and new lifestyles greeted them on cam- pus. Most of these students didn ' t have time to think about homesickness once they became involved in the fast-paced Orientation program. The annual Orien- tation Variety Show introduced the new Wartburgers to the finer points of col- lege life. Students were gathered into groups of 10-12 functioning as the basis of the Orientation process and faced Alga Agony (to acquaint them with the campus), the President ' s Reception, visits 5 to advisers ' homes, a picnic at Outfly Grounds, and a dance. As upperclassmen returned to campus, the unsuspecting freshmen were subject to their initiation whims. It was an Almost Anything Goes week for the freshmen: panty raids, water fights, spe- cial costumes, and countless other gems kept them on their toes.

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Hello, Freshmen! Let ' s Co, Freshmen! Orientation 1978 1. Caught in the act! One of the Orientation groups goes speeding across campus in search of the next stop in their Alga Agony guest for department offices. 2. The winning Alga Agony group — Peggy Adolph, Amy Blumeyer, Francisco Gomez, Kevin hiaag, Dwayne Dennler, and Laurel Reek — takes a breather before collecting prizes m the Den. 3. President Jellema introduces two members of his family to the new Wartburg students. 4. Good Knight Wartburg hosts Randy Brubaker and Sheree Scherb prepare to introduce their next guests in the Orientation Variety Show. 5. You ' re a very promising crew, and Wartburg is welcoming you! The OGL ' s send their charges into college life with an MGM-style finale. 4

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Culture on Campus Wartburg ' s Convo and Artist Series pro- grams offered something to suit everyone ' s demands for culture. Filling out the Convocations Series spectrum were Bella Abzug, former Congress person from New York and long-time feminist; Dudley Riggs ' Brave New Workshop, a Minneapolis- based theatre group specializing in improvisa- tion; Amory Lovins, author of Soft Energy Paths ' and British representative to Friends of the Earth; Wilma Rudolph Eldridge, the only American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympiad; Joyce Brothers, nationally known for her advice on dealing with personal problems; Joseph Sittler, noted University of Chicago theologian; and Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning poet and Poet Laureate of Illinois. 1 . Jericho Harp, January I 2. 2. Dudley Riggs ' Brave New Workshop, September 20. 3. Wilma Rudolph Eldndge, November 14. 4. Korean National Symphony Orchestra, January 23. 5. New York hHarp Ensemble, December 6. 6. Puppeteer Monica Leo and the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre, January 3 I . 7. Amory Lovins, October 16. 6