Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian University, 1996 Page: 16
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1996 Prickly Pear
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New students flood campus withexcitement
&A( re you ready for this?" was the question for
more than 1,200 new students as they filed
into Moody Coliseum Aug. 22 to face the
beginning of their ACU experience: Welcome Week.
A time of silly activity and serious reflection,
Welcome Week introduced students to their first taste
of life at ACU.
As the week began, freshmen and transfers joined
their peers in a new community with new pressures
and responsibilities. New students conversed with their
Inter-G groups, sang children's songs at the Sunrise
Devo and dove head-first into the Mud Pit.
Tiffany Obar, freshman biology major from Fort
Worth, said Welcome Week reveals personalities
because "people have to act stupid and not worry
about what they look like."
"It really broke the ice, especially for people who
came out and didn't know anyone," she said.
Months of dedicated work from upperclassmen
volunteers went into preparation for Welcome Week.
Although the freshmen did not see all of the work
behind the scenes, they appreciated the support they
received from upperclassmen.
"When we walked into Moody, their energy made
us feel special," said Jaime Tiner, freshman undecided
major from Fort Worth.
John T. Wright, senior business administration
major from Hawkins, said, "Our prayer was that we
would at least affect one person."
According to Tiffany, their prayer was answered.
"All these people put all that work in, just to make us
feel good ... that's what a Christian college is all
about," she said.
In reflecting on the week, Amanda Bruner,
Welcome Week co-director, said, "I wouldn't change a
thing about it; it went as well as we could possibly
make it."
Amanda, senior accounting and finance major from
DeSoto, and John agreed Welcome Week was so successful
because of the enthusiasm of the new students.
"Steering Committee and Inter-G group leaders set
the tone and new students picked up and took the role,"
John said. "The first time I realized this was during the
Candlelight Devo when we couldn't stop the singing to
remain on schedule - new students kept starting
songs."
Lisa RodriguezA A chain of new students
speeds into Moody
Coliseum eager to play the
World's Largest game of
Twister (Photo by Carol
Mattei).ACrowned with a mud hat, a new student demonstrates
his artistic and balancing talents (Photo by Carol Mattei).i( C^amsr Ufc: Welcome Week,
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