1996 Miracle Yearbook

Getting Started Smiling faces, helping hands,and a warm Cedarville welcome greeted about 700 freshmen and transfers as they began their adjustment to life at the 'Ville. On Sep- tember 15 and 16, students from all over arrived, glad to make Cedarville their"home away from home." Several returning students sacrificed their time to help new stu- dents with the task of moving in, helping them adjust to life at Cedarville as quickly as possible. Studentswereencouraged through various activities to meetand developfriendships with fellow students. Activi- ties included an Early Arrival party on Friday night and on Saturday night,afun-filled op- portunityforstudentsto break into small groups and get to know other students better. Also on Saturday, a spe- cial drama entitled, "Calling Home" was performed, hu- morously portraying how the parent/student relationship can change over the course of a year. Asthe weekend came to a close with new friendships made and fun times to re- member,studentslookedfor- ward to what their first year as a part of the Cedarville College family would hold. Shari Kregel &tried Left: The students arrive in all shapes,sizes and with different amounts of everything. Below: Everyone gets a welcome picture with parents and the Bee to remember his/her first day,first registration, and the first of many long lines. Photo by Bruce Holt Above: RAs and the "Getting Started" crew arrive days in advance to prepare for the freshmen to move in. They are here to guide and help unload quickly and efficiently, so the parents can relax a little. Photo by Eric Fiveland Photoby Eric Fiveland CAO events/getting started