July 25, 2003 - Orientation, Part III
The final of three sets of orientation photographs. These photos will be included in a slideshow on New Student Day, August 27.
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Jackie Vega hosted Freshmen Feud twice during the summer. In preparation for the event, she decked herself out in unusual clothing.
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Students waited while the introductory slideshow to Freshmen Feud began.
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Jackie asks the blue team for an answer.
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Tina Zarroli played the "uninvolved Abington student" during the first of two Freshmen Feud commercials.
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The contesants watch politely as the orientation leaders talk about the advantages of becoming involved.
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Answering the cellphone after three rings was much harder than it looked.
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Jackie Vega came back onstage to invite contestants to the podium.
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One of the highlights of the day was Ashley Martin's speech about how she went from sitting lonely in her car to being the SGA President, all in a year and a half.
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A close-up of Ashley during her speech.
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Ashley tried hard, as shown with this facial expression, to make her point.
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Tina Zarroli returned to the stage at the end of the day to review the "Top Ten" things freshmen should remember from orientation.
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At the conclusion to the day, all of the orientation leaders are invited onstage.
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Bridget Daly was responsible for opening and closing the day.
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Another view of the orientation leaders as they stood onstage.
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After the traditional "We Are... Penn State" chant, the students turned to leave, the orientation concluded.
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The parents and students leaving the building after orientation concluded.
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Pete the Perch was slighly less decorated on July 19 than it was in the August 2 pictures.
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Ashley Martin, Jackie Egitto, and Tracy Garnick.
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Jenna Backer and Christina drink coffee while waiting for the day to begin.
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Freshmen lounged on the lawn in front of the Sutherland building during the one-on-one session.
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Other one-on-one sessions remained indoors.
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This one-on-one, headed by Jenna Backer and Tina Zarroli, kept students interested the entire time.
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Another one-on-one session.
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Yet another one-on-one session.
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Half of Ashley Martin's face is visible in her one-on-one session, held in room 211 Sutherland.
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Bridget Daly's one-on-one sessions were incredible; so loud were her participants that nextdoor orientation leaders had to tell her group to be quiet!
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Another one-on-one session.
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Another one-on-one session.
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Jackie Egitto and Erin Dooley stuck to a traditional, tried-and-true arrangement: the students sitting in a circle, with them facilitating conversation from the front.
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Freshmen Feud.
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Students fill out evaluations as the day draws to a close.
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