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Student Life. Everyone of us contributes to this faucet
of Bucknell. While we ail can not be athletes, musl-
cians, or journalists, each one of us is an integral part
of life outside the classroom. It is a tribute to each of
us that we have been able to carve out a place to par-
ty in the middle of central Pennsylvania.
Since everyone plays a vital role in the creation of
student life, it is bound to change, albeit slightly, as
each of us changes. Life at Bucknell has changed
quite noticeably during the year and even more
dramatically over a senior's four years. We returned
from our restful, enjoyable summers to a new
Buckneil. A Bucknell inundated with new rules and
regulations to govern our social life and, so they said.
to protect us. The national furor over blcohoi had
penetrated our bubble.
Fall semester this year began a totally new way. It
began in the absence of fraternity rush. With an Influx
of funds to the activities budget, the freshman were
kept busy with color games, iipsynch, and hail parties
despite the denial of Greek life. No sooner had we
adapted to our new surroundings than our parents ar-
rived to visit. Homecoming quickly followed and the
festivities flourished as freshman headed to the frats
for the first time. Before many of us had realized,
Halloween had passed by, and we were all getting
ready for Christmas. Christmas dinner and the ensu-
ing party provided all with a welcome break just
before finals.
January had arrived. With it came rest and relaxa-
tion for those who stayed, a chance to see new worlds
for those who traveled, and a chance to earn money,
STUDENT LIFE
experience, or both for those who interned or worked.
Freshman used the month to look back on their first
semester and contemplate upcoming rush.
Sophomores thought about declaring their major and
praying the 'sophomore slump' would end with the
month. Juniors were finalizing plans to go abroad se-
cond semester, making sure all the hardest re-
quirements would be out of the way by this June, and
joining every extra-curricular activity that would look
good on a resume. Seniors were anxiously an-
ticipating that second semester at the bar they had
worked so hard for, and hoping that graduation would
find them employed.
Second semester began with both sorority and
fraternity rush. This year the cold and resulting.
almost unending, snow provided the skiers with an
answer to their prayers as many headed to the
Poconos. By the beginning of March, plans for Florida
were being finalized as Spring Break arrived and the
campus departed in search of a healthy tan. Returning
to campus, the fraternities became engrossed in plan-
ning for their philanthropy projects ranging from the
Phi Psi 500 to the KDR bike race. Sororities got ready
for activation. Sig Derby, and an onslaught of insults
at Demie play. Spring finally arrived with the bloom-
ing of the dogwood and cherry trees, and the quad
became littered with bodies. Creek Weekend and
House Party signaled the end of yet another year. As
the seniors graduate, the underclassmen will be given
the responsibility to preserve our unique style of life at
Bucknell and assure that any changes are com-
piementary and not deleterious.
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