Come out on your porch or step into your parlor and I'll tell you how it all went down:
Richmond College 1976, journalism & history. Lived in Wood Hall as a frosh, Moore Hall as a sophomore, and in Cloisters West junior and senior years, as the on-campus apartments weren't built. Pledged Pi Kappa Alpha sophomore year. Collegian staffer. Intramurals for KMOA as a frosh, then mostly for the Nads as a Pike, as our varsity teams were crazy strong.
One of the few New Yorkers on campus at the time (from the 716). On campus during a period of immense social change (visitation, women to the Refectory, end of the suitcase-college era, etc.) I think the WC class of 1978 really changed the vibe on that side of the lake and I knew more women from that year than my own.
Visited campus as a high school junior in March of 1971 on the advice of my HS guidance counsellor, who went to UVa, and I knew this was the place. Got accepted at some safety schools in Ohio but once my UR acceptance letter arrived, I was going there. Also visited Wake, but never completed the application. Hated my visit to UVa.
Moved to the upper Midwest a month after graduation and to the West Coast in 1984, but I've tried to get back at least every other year for the past decade. I will always be a Spider! My four best friends in life are Pika brothers from the Class of 1978. We have a text chain going almost every day, and always try to meet up for Homecoming. UR bonds are forever.
My younger brother attended UR in 1977-79, played soccer, before leaving school because of injuries.
My son was accepted at UR Law School and loved it, but it was too far from home and he had always wanted to attend the U of Denver, which also had a better financial aid package. So he became a Pioneer rather than a Spider and still works and lives in Denver.
Great thread! Thanks for starting it!
Richmond College 1976, journalism & history. Lived in Wood Hall as a frosh, Moore Hall as a sophomore, and in Cloisters West junior and senior years, as the on-campus apartments weren't built. Pledged Pi Kappa Alpha sophomore year. Collegian staffer. Intramurals for KMOA as a frosh, then mostly for the Nads as a Pike, as our varsity teams were crazy strong.
One of the few New Yorkers on campus at the time (from the 716). On campus during a period of immense social change (visitation, women to the Refectory, end of the suitcase-college era, etc.) I think the WC class of 1978 really changed the vibe on that side of the lake and I knew more women from that year than my own.
Visited campus as a high school junior in March of 1971 on the advice of my HS guidance counsellor, who went to UVa, and I knew this was the place. Got accepted at some safety schools in Ohio but once my UR acceptance letter arrived, I was going there. Also visited Wake, but never completed the application. Hated my visit to UVa.
Moved to the upper Midwest a month after graduation and to the West Coast in 1984, but I've tried to get back at least every other year for the past decade. I will always be a Spider! My four best friends in life are Pika brothers from the Class of 1978. We have a text chain going almost every day, and always try to meet up for Homecoming. UR bonds are forever.
My younger brother attended UR in 1977-79, played soccer, before leaving school because of injuries.
My son was accepted at UR Law School and loved it, but it was too far from home and he had always wanted to attend the U of Denver, which also had a better financial aid package. So he became a Pioneer rather than a Spider and still works and lives in Denver.
Great thread! Thanks for starting it!
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