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Emily Engelsgjerd meets
new freshman Naomi
Williams and Laura Elitz.
Lindsey Link said, "Meeting
with my DL leader was what
The new students rush to I enjoyed most about open
join a Greek, pushing and ing week."
clawing their way to sign
the list so they can be in Jessica Carter and Krystle
the Greek of their choice. Goudy "goof off' at the ice
HO W DID YOU FEEL? Greek Rush was an exciting cream social. It was a time
♦ "I felt nervous and lost!' janeim ew ait time of meeting people and to have fun and meet new
deciding what Greek to be friends. Jessica and Krystle
♦ "It was surreal to me" Dani Abbadusky involved in for the rest of the met during opening week
time as a student. activities.
♦"I was scared half to death!" Lindsey Link
♦"I was nervous but excited" caitiin Nichols
Leaving home—whether a hundred miles or a
thousand miles—to go to college is a big transition. When
students begin college, they don't just pack clothes and
decorations and cleaning supplies, they bring a roller
coaster of emotions that become their constant compan
ion. "I was excited, but mainly anxious," said TJ Stimson,
who came from Pennsylvania.
The excitement of dorm life in itself is matched by
the nervousness of having to move in with people that
one doesn't know. "I felt awkward and felt like every
one was watching me move in," said Laura Scott from
Connecticut.
Even though MichelleTomaszewski was from Florida,
she said, "I was a little nervous, but mostly excited. I was
starting college!" The nervousness and anxiety of going
to college is pushed aside by the fact that they did make it
to college! Thirteen years of school and finally one makes Lucas Hollenbach and Kevin
it to college—ALL In One Piece. O'Brien wear crazy hats and
glasses that their DL, Mike
Rice, gave them to wear to
the freshman orientation
meeting.
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