<p>.... I made a countdown to move-in day! <a href="http://www.geocities.com/coccofelipe%5B/url%5D">www.geocities.com/coccofelipe</a></p>
<p>haha that's so awesome. I don't know if i can wait 205 days though..</p>
<p>Very neat. I am excited beyond belief for classes to start. I think, though, that looking at the 205 days until move-in day makes things seem longer.</p>
<p>Can't wait to meet all of you this fall!</p>
<p>Move in day is quite special at Chicago. First years are met at their dorms by "veteran" students who help with the move in. Students check in and visit the orientation booths, etc. In the afternoon, there is the convocation in Rockefeller Chapel where all the speakers try to live up to Ted O'Neills speech, but can't. Once the speeches are done, there is a procession to the main quad led by bagpipes and the first years separate from the now tearful parents, and pass through the gates to the sound of the bagpipes, and are cheered by the upperclassman as they do so. Once together, the new class poses for their group picture. They then go back to the dorm for dinner with their house. It's emotional (for parents), exciting for first years, and very well done. This brief description hardly does it justice.</p>
<p>Yes, the most emotional parents look through the iron fence at their proginy marching past the gates off to their new life. Kind of like dogs at the kennel watching their people leave for vacation. We managed to (barely) restrain ourselves from that! There is also a party for the parents ... wine and kleenex aplenty.</p>
<p>...I admit it, I was one of those, the kleenex tissues passed out by upper level students were greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>That is so awesome, I had no clue move-in day was so special. Now I'm even more upset that its still 204 days away!</p>
<p>Kleenix? What Kleenix? Guess I didn't see it from the drink line. We each have our priorities.</p>
<p>Truth is, we stayed overnight and saw D the next morning. We had to - we were still buying supplies. </p>
<p>The tougher time was when we drove off for good. </p>
<p>Oh yeah, the roomie issues with my D were interesting, too. Think about this: born again girl from a small town in SW Kansas meets and rooms with athiest-jewish girl from Boston...the only thing they had in common was not smoking.</p>
<p>Made for an interesting move in day.</p>
<p>We stayed and shopped as well, it was more the metaphor than the actual parting that was tough. I did eventual make it to the drink line as well. Food wasn't bad either. Have to admit though, communication has been great, and a new type of closeness has developed, as new insights are gained and challenges overcome.</p>
<p>newmassdad- how did the roommate situation work out for your daughter?</p>
<p>gambadent,</p>
<p>roomie moved to a single the end of fall quarter. She was a real misfit in the dorm floor, did little socializing etc., but found a group in another dorm where she fit much better.</p>
<p>At least it was better for my D than being sexiled.</p>