I arrived the year Saturday classes and chapel were discontinued, the year the Robins Center opened so I never went to a game at the old Arena on the Boulevard. But I remember:
* Classes in the barracks (current site of Weinstein Hall I believe).
* The bridge to Westhampton where the Commons is now. It was a long walk around the lake, the footbridge was not yet built.
* The Refectory (Sarah Brunet Hall). Male-only dining until 1974-75, at least. It was a big deal when the deli line and ice cream were added.
* Coffee, hot chocolate and donuts in the side room of the refectory late at night during December finals.
* Male-only English and history classes. I never took a co-ed English class; I had no co-ed history classes until Dr. Rilling's Tudor England class in 1975-76.
* Smoking in class, or in the Refectory.
* The lake being completely drained in 1974-75 and 1975-76, for construction of the Commons.
* Intramurals on the field next to Millhiser (gone after 72-73), on the X lot, off-campus on Bandy Lane, or on the Keller Hall field.
* Lambda Chi, Sigma Chi and Pike on one side of Old Fraternity Row; SAE, SPE, Phi Delt and Fiji on the other. KA, Kappa Sig, Phi Kap and Theta Chi on New Fraternity Row.
* Rush that lasted for three weeks, with band parties at all the lodges and then the kick-ass Block Party on NFR the final Saturday. Had to go into detox in October.
* The Slop Shop and Post Office on the bottom floor of the union; a TV room, a main room and a great pinball machine on the upper level. They sometimes showed movies in the big room, I remember seeing "Billy Jack" my freshman year.
* Maid service in the dorms.
* University-sanctioned keg/band parties in Millhiser, the auxiliary gym, Keller Hall field and the Greek Theatre.
* Phil's, and the Hitchin' Post in the Ridge Road Shopping Center over by Bernie's. Also a bar on Patterson, out by Parham, and another one down on Patterson, by Libbie. The Pass and Villa Pizza downtown, Emerson's in Carytown. The ABC store at the Village Shopping Plaza, Steak n' Eggs on Three Chopt, and the 7/Elevens on Libbie and over on Ridge Road.
* Panty raids. Weekend-only visitation on our side, none on the Westhampton side. Supposedly with the door always open. We had a big sit-in in the women's dorms my sophomore year to try to force more liberal rules.
* Greek Week chariot races and boat races on the lake, and the IFC sing in Millhiser.
* Getting up early my sophomore year to get in line to claim a good dorm room for next year. Got a great one, Moore A402.
* Home run derby. Home plate was by the Moore archway and it was a homer if you hit Dennis Hall.
* Getting your gym outfit from the cage inside the locker room in the RC. Gray shirt with the "R", gray shorts.
Probably more I forgot.
Those were the days!
* Classes in the barracks (current site of Weinstein Hall I believe).
* The bridge to Westhampton where the Commons is now. It was a long walk around the lake, the footbridge was not yet built.
* The Refectory (Sarah Brunet Hall). Male-only dining until 1974-75, at least. It was a big deal when the deli line and ice cream were added.
* Coffee, hot chocolate and donuts in the side room of the refectory late at night during December finals.
* Male-only English and history classes. I never took a co-ed English class; I had no co-ed history classes until Dr. Rilling's Tudor England class in 1975-76.
* Smoking in class, or in the Refectory.
* The lake being completely drained in 1974-75 and 1975-76, for construction of the Commons.
* Intramurals on the field next to Millhiser (gone after 72-73), on the X lot, off-campus on Bandy Lane, or on the Keller Hall field.
* Lambda Chi, Sigma Chi and Pike on one side of Old Fraternity Row; SAE, SPE, Phi Delt and Fiji on the other. KA, Kappa Sig, Phi Kap and Theta Chi on New Fraternity Row.
* Rush that lasted for three weeks, with band parties at all the lodges and then the kick-ass Block Party on NFR the final Saturday. Had to go into detox in October.
* The Slop Shop and Post Office on the bottom floor of the union; a TV room, a main room and a great pinball machine on the upper level. They sometimes showed movies in the big room, I remember seeing "Billy Jack" my freshman year.
* Maid service in the dorms.
* University-sanctioned keg/band parties in Millhiser, the auxiliary gym, Keller Hall field and the Greek Theatre.
* Phil's, and the Hitchin' Post in the Ridge Road Shopping Center over by Bernie's. Also a bar on Patterson, out by Parham, and another one down on Patterson, by Libbie. The Pass and Villa Pizza downtown, Emerson's in Carytown. The ABC store at the Village Shopping Plaza, Steak n' Eggs on Three Chopt, and the 7/Elevens on Libbie and over on Ridge Road.
* Panty raids. Weekend-only visitation on our side, none on the Westhampton side. Supposedly with the door always open. We had a big sit-in in the women's dorms my sophomore year to try to force more liberal rules.
* Greek Week chariot races and boat races on the lake, and the IFC sing in Millhiser.
* Getting up early my sophomore year to get in line to claim a good dorm room for next year. Got a great one, Moore A402.
* Home run derby. Home plate was by the Moore archway and it was a homer if you hit Dennis Hall.
* Getting your gym outfit from the cage inside the locker room in the RC. Gray shirt with the "R", gray shorts.
Probably more I forgot.
Those were the days!
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