by Bama Porter
Each fall the President’s Reception welcomes incoming and returning Judson girls to campus with a formal party. Here the new students are introduced to various faculty members in an assembly-line style of introduction by passing along the student through introduction to the next faculty member.
This year’s reception began at 7 p.m. on September 6. The new students eagerly prepared for it in their dorm rooms. Freshman Chastity Weaver states, “It was stressful to find a dress so late” because the hurricane stopped her mother from bringing her dress. Luckily, other freshmen had extra dresses and were more than happy to lend one to a fellow classmate.
The first floor students congregated in the lobby of Kirtley before being escorted by their Resident Assistant, Hannah Woods, to Jewett. Here, the students were individually introduced to the interim president, Scott Bullard, Ph.D. and passed along to the next faculty member.
The whole occasion took less than ten minutes to undergo, which surprised many freshman who had spent several hours getting ready. Many of them were taken aback because they were led to believe that President’s Reception was a special occasion that would have taken more than a few minutes to complete. Jr-Soph Hannah Johnson said “It was cool and fun to meet all the teachers and administrators.” She also said that “it was fun to dress up.” Although this may be true, the consensus is that the freshmen were happy that the occasion did not last too long, and they hope that next time they will be told exactly how much time would be spent at Attendance Expected Events so that they would spend the appropriate amount of time in preparation for the particular event.