„ 11-COCTErtin th VIE LE ghe first few days of college life can beoverwhelming as new students face long registration lines,stacks ofpaperwork,moving in,and meetingnew people. GettingStarted is designed to make all those things as painless as possible. Morethan800freshmen and transfers arrived on campuson the weekend ofSeptember 20, and the Campus Activities Office was ready for them, with the help of about 120 upperclassmen volunteers. Getting Started'96 actually began a week before the officialfall quarter,when theResidentAssistantsarrivedfortheir training sessions. Small-group leaders and support stafftrickled in on Wednesday and Thursday for detailed instructions on what would be happening during the next few days,followed by atrip to Captain Bogey'sto geteveryonein 6 ..1i'oc4cffe c."..canz and&?aa4efZngta the rightframe ofmind for the weekend. On Friday,the RA's helped new studentmsove in, while the small group leaders and supportstaffhelped man registration tables,directtraffic,run errands,and anything else that needed to be done. Friday night, there was a party in the Athletic Center for all early arrivals. Saturday brought the return of the upperclassmen, most of whom were in by late afternoon. After dinner,the activities began with the freshman classpicture,takeninthe rain. That wasfollowed by some time for everyone in the small groups togettoknoweachother. The rest of the evening included small group pictures, games, food, and fellowship. The rain stopped long enough on Sunday that a number of people braved the mud for the annual Hike to the Gorge. After that was another small group meeting,this time to help new students figure out the busy schedule of meetings and activities that would make up the rest of the week. Getting Started is the first thing that most students remember about their time at Cedarville. Itis a tribute to the hard workofeveryoneinvolved that those memories are good ones. Eric Fivciand 8 it.dent f Eric Fiveland
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