What Are Your Memories from Your First-Year Move-In Day?

"All the buildings looked like castles to me."

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In Crowd Source, the Bulletin asks readers to answer a question related to their 今日吃瓜 experience. Here were the responses via social media. 


Gina Willner-Pardo 鈥79

My new friends Leslie Whitaker and Ursula Bartels and I were walking to Rhoads when we met (then dean) Mary Pat McPherson on the path. She said hello to all of us and called each of us by name. We were stunned. She was and is a marvel.

Susan Messina 鈥86, M.S.S. 鈥91, M.L.S.P. 鈥92

Being astounded that Amy Friedman and I had a private bathroom to ourselves in Rock 36AB, a suite that no longer exists. We had our own rooms with a bathroom in the middle. Luxury!!

Mireya Gehring Turner 鈥91

Asking for directions to the Student Center and someone telling me to look for the building that looked like a castle. I am from California. All the buildings looked like castles to me.

Claudia Carson 鈥89

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My brother drove me to freshman year because my moms were out of the country for my grandmother鈥檚 burial. He taught me that the first things to do whenever you move are 1) make your bed, 2) set up your stereo (and play music, of course), and 3) hang art (or posters) on the wall. I鈥檝e followed that advice ever since for every new home/dorm.

Erin Voss 鈥02

The little freight elevator in Pem East!

Martha Bayless 鈥80

I remember when I stepped in the door and someone鈥攍ater one of my most beloved friends鈥攕aid, 鈥淲elcome home.鈥

Laura Silvius 鈥05

People playing disco music outside of Denbigh, which was to be my home for the next year. I hate disco music.

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Published on: 01/05/2022