1997 Miracle Yearbook

„ 11 -COCTErtin th VIE LE g he first few days of college life can beoverwhelm- ing as new students face long registration lines,stacks ofpa- perwork,moving in,and meet- ingnew 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 Of- fice was ready for them, with the help of about 120 upper- classmen volunteers. Getting Started'96 actually began a week before the offi- cialfall quarter,when theResi- dentAssistantsarrivedfortheir training sessions. Small-group leaders and support stafftrick- led in on Wednesday and Thursday for detailed instruc- tions on what would be hap- pening during the next few days,followed by atrip to Cap- tain 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 regis- tration 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 after- noon. After dinner,the activi- ties began with the freshman classpicture,takeninthe rain. That wasfollowed by some time for every- one 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 num- ber 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 re- member 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