Student Impact ... A freshman relives Student Impact fun ear Diary, (Friday) This has been a very bizarre day; it, of course, was my first day of college! I arrived this morning; my car loaded with everything I own. Before dad turned the car off, strange people in white tee-shirts were washing our windows! I went inside Cathcart (my new home) and got a key to my room; when I got back, there were at least 100 people, arms piled high with my belongings staring at me. In a blink they had everything in my room and were attacking another unsuspecting arrival. We were divided into something called energy groups and talked about getting to know each other. Do I want to get to know some of these people? I'll give it a shot! Dear Diary, (Saturday) I had to get up before 11:00 today! Am I going to like this college concept? I think I'm going to need a very loud alarm clock! Today is looking up remarkably. This morning we chatted about meeting people and how to go about it. I used my new knowledge on the best looking guy I have ever seen; guess what? It works! We played games and had a blast! My favorite part was getting to sit on that cute boy's lap when we made a human circle and sat on each other! Tonight we watched the faculty prove they had talent. Are these people really going to teach me? Dear Diary, (Sunday) In our energy group we talked about social clubs; there are too many to choose from. Which one should I choose? Oops! I was just informed, they choose me! There was a cheer competition tonight in the New Gym! It would have been fine except for one thing. I was one of the "cheerers:' I cannot believe I was in front of 160 people yelling "Pork chops, pork chops, Drenched to the bone. Rachel Gregg, a sophomore from Cambridge, Ohio, and Tracy Weldy, a freshman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, [(?el the after effects of the water fight . No one even noticed it had started raining halfway through the contest! - photo by Brad Watson . greasy, greasy, we beat your group easy, easy!" Oh, well, that's the fun part of being a freshman! Dear Diary, (Monday) Today we had something they called "War Games:' We split up in two groups and shot ammunition of water balloons at the other side. There was also hand-to-hand combat in which we went at each other with water guns! It was fun! I don't think anyone even noticed that it was pouring! Dear Diary, (Tuesday) It is 8:00 a.m. and I am up! That in itself is remarkable, but I played games that required physical activity! In our energy group today we played cards and ate brownies and ice cream. It was fun! We have the funniest people in our group! Tonight we had the closing ceremonies; it was emotional. I hope the rest of the year is this fun!~ - Amy Fisher He's just overall mean. With a menacing eye, Willie Ford, a freshman from Rogers, Arkansas, threatens to squirt freshman Desiree Pz'.llay, from Jacksonville, Arkansas. The water fight was definitely one of the highlights of Student Impact . - photo by Brad Watson. Don't move a muscle. Samantha White, a freshman from The Woodlands, Texas, packs a mean pistol in a real threatening color - pink! The water fight served as a great ice-breaker for meeting new people. - photo by Brad Watson. Student Impact 11
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