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In the University\u2019s earliest days, new arrivals had to fend for themselves\u2014but a welcoming system soon took root<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Corey Ryan Earle \u201907<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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August means the arrival of thousands of Cornellians in Ithaca\u2014many for the very first time, beginning their lifelong connection to the Big Red. And there is now an army of volunteers and orientation leaders to greet them, and a slate of activities to help guide their first few days on the Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students in 1868\u2014Cornell\u2019s opening year\u2014weren\u2019t so fortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, of course, there were no websites or emails with detailed instructions about moving in. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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But neither were there any welcome events to orient new students\u2014or even any upperclassmen to offer advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A published announcement simply declared that Cornell would open with an inauguration on Wednesday, October 7, with classes beginning the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A published announcement simply declared that Cornell would open with an inauguration on Wednesday, October 7, 1868\u2014with classes beginning the following day.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThough students can be received at a later period,\u201d it said, \u201cit is greatly desired that they appear on Monday and Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That advance arrival wasn\u2019t for orientation; it was for entrance examinations<\/a> to determine whether applicants were prepared for a college education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But over the decades, the ways Cornell welcomes new students have evolved substantially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-year guides<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1885, the Cornell University Christian Association (CUCA)\u2014one of the largest student organizations in the University\u2019s early years\u2014published the first Students\u2019 Hand-book<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vintage editions of freshman guides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAs you enter upon your life as university students we cordially welcome you among us, and freely offer our assistance in whatever way we can aid you in establishing yourselves in your new home and new relations,\u201d said the foreword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe present this Guide as containing in a condensed and available form a large amount of that special information which has been found by experience to be of value to those who come here for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you enter upon your life as university students we cordially welcome you among us.<\/p>\nStudents\u2019 Hand-book<\/strong><\/em>, 1885<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Its 32 pages included instructions on taking entrance exams and finding housing, as well as descriptions of campus buildings, work opportunities, student clubs (only seven!), and local churches\u2014with a dose of sage advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCollege life is a transition period for all those who enter it,\u201d observed the 1910 edition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2007, Orientation was music-themed\u2014down to the Rolling Stone<\/em>-style activity guide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\u201cFor this reason he who contemplates entering should establish for himself a purpose, an aim, a set of ideals worthy of attainment, and then resolve to bend every opportunity the life offers to the accomplishment of this purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The handbook became an essential reference, growing beyond pocket size and evolving into a \u201cdesk book\u201d in 1933, still under the aegis of what had become known as Cornell United Religious Work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1946, the Student Council and Women\u2019s Self-Government Association took it over, publishing a 152-page guide. Responsibility shifted to the Daily Sun<\/em> for a period, then to the New Student Orientation Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The guide eventually became a fully University-produced publication titled the New Student Handbook.<\/em> Its final print edition\u2014published in 2013\u2014was replaced by online resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Advisory Committee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The committee was formed in 1912, chaired by President Jacob Gould Schurman himself. Its work initially consisted of coordinating one-on-one meetings for every new student with a junior or senior, a practice that continued through the 1930s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While part of the goal was to share advice and knowledge, upperclass advisors also collected data on new students\u2014for example, noting past athletic experience to help recruit for varsity teams, or keeping the University apprised about the suitability of off-campus rooming houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Camp<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1926, CUCA hosted Cornell\u2019s first significant orientation program held in advance of classes: a three-day Freshman Camp, held at an inn in nearby Lisle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The camp featured conversations\u2014led by recent alumni, upperclassmen, and staff\u2014about classes, career prep, and social life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although only 23 freshmen (all male) participated in the inaugural one, it grew to 80 the following year, plus input from deans, administrators, and student leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group shot of camp participants in the 1933 yearbook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 1932, the event moved to a YMCA camp on Keuka Lake. A women\u2019s version was added in 1941, and camp eventually became coed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By its final year in 1957, it had expanded to around 750 students (one third of first-years) at four locations. Due to limited capacity, though, most students never had the opportunity to attend, creating tension from the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 1928 Daily Sun<\/em> editorial suggested that its goals could be better served with a comprehensive freshman week, noting that 61 American universities had begun the practice. Cornell implemented a full Orientation Week in fall 1941.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Register<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As Freshman Camp disappeared, a new tradition emerged: the infamous Freshman Register. First published by the Sophomore Class Council in fall 1953, it was the original \u201cface book,\u201d with photos of new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The register long bore an offensive nickname as the “Pig Book,” due (depending on whom you ask) either to the poor quality of the images or to the relative attractiveness of the first-years. It also drew criticism for being a tool for Greek houses to recruit members\u2014and for single students to seek dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The register drew criticism for being a tool for Greek houses to recruit new members and for single students to seek dates.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity took over publication in the 1960s, and the book was eventually renamed the New Student Record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another case of web replacing print, the social media site facebook.com launched in spring 2004\u2014and Cornell\u2019s printed version ceased less than two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Words to Live By<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A sampling of tips and observations from the various incarnations of the handbook for first-years, 1885\u20131980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo work one\u2019s way through college demands great energy, perseverance, and self-sacrifice, and above all a good physical constitution. No person should undertake this, unless obliged to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCornell has ideals. They are noble, inspiring. Democracy, efficiency and a pure motive are her watchwords. She, our Alma Mater, aims to send forth every year a class of broad-minded, social, thoroughly trained gentlemen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo Freshman shall smoke at all on the campus, nor shall he smoke a pipe on the streets of Ithaca.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou will be a better Cornellian if you know a lot of other Cornellians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be a grind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon’t be a loafer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Orientation volunteers in 1982. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMake a written contract with your landlady. Live up to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou may bluff your professors, but you cannot bluff your fellow students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsence from classes, termed \u2018cuts,\u2019 are not permitted at Cornell. Students are expected to be present throughout each term at all meetings of classes for which they registered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe man who can balance his University work and his student activities in the right proportion gets the most out of Cornell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Cornellian<\/figcaption>
Icebreaker activities, chronicled in the 1954 yearbook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be expecting to be told what to do. In loco parentis<\/em> died a few years back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough the University is still relatively young, many of its former traditions have been dropped or put away in an old trunk somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An expert on Big Red lore,\u00a0<\/em>Corey Ryan Earle \u201907<\/em><\/a>\u00a0teaches \u201cThe First American University,\u201d a wildly popular spring semester course on Cornell history.<\/em>
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Published August 15, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you remember about your introduction to Cornell?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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