--- ·->r-------------~------------------------------------------------------------~l Transitions Sharing a common bond R etuming to the Harding campus for one's sophomore year could best be described in terms of confidence. After a tempestuous freshman year, most students found their niche - that circle of friends wherein there is security, acceptance and a foundation of memories on which to build. There was pleasure in moving out of the freshman dormitories and relief in moving in with a selfchosen roommate . For a sophomore there was a special feeling of confidence in doing the most mundane tasks. He was no longer terrified by the question, "Where do I go now?" during registration. He knew what to write on the sign-in sheet when he came in after curfew. The sophomore coed knew the good places to get her hair cut or to shop for bargains. They all knew what to tell the nurse, or what not to tell her, when calling for a sick excuse. In short, the sophomores had "learned the ropes. " G.ry u... • Houston , TX IhHtrfy , ...... Dallas, TX Eric 1A1.... Erie, PA n. Alex..... Colonel light Gardens, Australia GIoriI ,u... • Atkins, AR J...,. ,Ie. • Searcy , AR PWIIIp AlIt... Jeffersonville, IN 284 Sophomores Sophomore Patti Farmer felt there were social advantages to being a sophomore as well. "Last year whenever I went somewhere on campus, I felt I had to 'get ready' - even if it was just to walk in the cafeteria, buy a doughnut and walk out . I was conscious that I would be meeting people for the first time, and what I looked like would be part of that first impression. I don't worry about that this year," she said. Lora Fleener agreed. In contrast to last year, she felt that "people can either accept me for what I am or just not accept me." Perhaps another social adv~ntage to be considered was that of "status. " That is, a sophomore can pass as a junior or senior. "With the upperclassmen, you probably won't be mistaken for a freshman , but the freshman may mistake you for a junior or senior. As long as you know something, you could be a junior or a senior, " said Patti. When the traumas of the adjustments in the freshman year were over, there was a natural spurt of growth for the sophomore. "A devo was not a social gathering; spirituality became more of a personal thing, " Patti said. Lance Curtis, sophomore representative for the Student Association, felt that the 1979-80 sophomores were unique. "I think there's a lot of closeness in this class, and for a school this large, that's unusual," he commented. "That common bond of gOing through 'the Pit' has made us closer, I think. But that may fade as we get involved in our majors. " Lance believed that a sophomore, without the confinements of a major, had different classes with different people, and thereby broadened his circle of friends. "With the broad spectrum of people here, you can' t help but exSOPHOMORE ClASS OFFICERS. Patti Miller, Vice-President; Mark Clay , President; Connie Co rbin , Se cretary ; Linda Ei chelbe rger , Treasurer. pand, " he said, "and older friends become closer friends. " The majority of sophomores "know basically where they're headed ," according to Lance . He said, "If they don't know specific majors, they know areas. It 's a broad path and some day it will narrow down to a specific goal. " There was, however, a new adjustment for the sophomore: college years are times of change. There came the awareness that close senior friends would soon be graduating, all in separate directions, many of whom would not be back to visit. While the freshmen arriving each year offered new relationships. they were not substitutes for the old relationships . - Kay Williams ffid
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