Ahh, the first day of college — full of nerves and excitement. Whether it was yesterday or 20 years ago, the first day on South Mountain is a monumental day you will remember forever.
We asked alumni what they remembered most about their first days at Lehigh University. Here’s what they said!
1. “Carrying a rental refrigerator a half mile across campus.” —Andy L.
2. “I will always remember the 50 year class welcoming us and thinking that I could not imagine being that far out of college.” —Lynn L.
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3. “Sweating buckets walking up and down the Dravo stairs during a late summer heat wave.” —Jen K.
4. “Learning the Greek alphabet really fast…” —Mary T.
5. “I remember how awesome it was that other people were carrying all my crap from my parents car to my dorm room!” —Melissa D.
What do you remember most about your first days at Lehigh University? Was it the friends you made? Was it the hills? Tell us in the comments!
Written by Ella Fino
My dad remembers being sad to leave me on move in day, then he saw me skip off to Rathbone with some new friends as if I had known them forever. We only “knew” each other from our Dravo hallway Facebook group! We did end up becoming the closest of friends though.
It rained sometime, almost every day for the first 2 weeks — welcome to “The Leaky Valley”. Dave H. ’78
Discovering that walking downhill hurt worse than walking uphill.