By Kiera Reilly, C’93
Last week we looked at photos of Freshman Move-In this year. This week, we take a stroll down memory lane to moving in to Penn in the fall of 1989, our freshman year at Penn.
I saved the form for my freshman room assignment – 222 Franklin in the Upper Quad. I noticed that on most of my documents from college, my social security number is on everything (I obscured it here).
Classmate Christine Lutton Foster, C’93, who was traveling to Penn from California, shared some of her pre-move-in papers.
A packing list! Note that a computer or mobile phone isn’t on the list but a typewriter is (I lugged a typewriter from Texas)!
Here is a copy of Christine’s plane ticket. I share it mainly to note the cost of her ticket.
And here is a move-in card. It seems so old-school!
Here is a picture of Move-In day outside of the Quad in 1989.
Here is a photo from last week’s post about Freshman Move-In this year:
Looks almost the same, but there is less ivy and trees alongside the Quad.
Do you remember moving in to Penn in September 1989? Do you have pictures of your freshman dorm room or roommate? We are looking for photos of these memories or others from our time at Penn. Please email us upenn1993@gmail.com!
Last weekend, October 7-8, 2016, marked 83 weeks until the 25th Reunion of the Penn Class of 1993 (May 11 – 13, 2018)! Join us we countdown the weeks to our reunion #93tothe25th: Follow us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. Classmates are invited to join our Facebook and LinkedIn groups.
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