Susquehanna University - 1980 to 1989

A program detailing all of the events of Orientation Week is given to incoming freshmen and transfer students. The cover of the 1981 orientation program, celebrating Susquehanna University's 125th year, was designed by Bill Weiser, class of 1982. The cartoon figure was also used on t-shirts, the Freshmen Shield, and the Parent Handbook.

The orientation staff is hard at work once again, working the argyles and lugging the rug, in 1985.

Multi-tasking is the order of the day as the orientation crew find creative ways to carry all manner of "stuff" in this 1989 snapshot.

Who wears short shorts? The orientation team wears short shorts! The orientation staff helps students and parents move belongings into the dormitories as seen in this 1981 photo.

A Susquehanna mother proudly poses with her son at the Parents Weekend football game in 1981.

This 1988 snapshot perfectly captures the spirit and enthusiasm of students and parents alike as they enjoy the Parents Weekend football game.

Parents Weekend is an opportunity for parents and students to enjoy campus life together.

Sponsored by Susquehanna University and the Susquehanna Parents Association, Parents Weekend is held every fall to allow students the opportunity to share their college experience with their parents. This 1985 photo captures a student and her mother sharing what will become a happy memory.

"Leaders of tomorrow" has been the motto of the Phi Mu Delta brotherhood. Easter parties for underprivileged children, assisting with the Christmas Seal campaign and dances to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy are just some of the programs and events sponsored by the fraternity. Shown are the Phi Mu Delta brothers, fresh from class, posing for their 1984 yearbook photo.

Shown in front of their new home dubbed the "mudhouse," members of the fraternity Phi Mu Delta clean up well for the camera in this 1985 image. Homecoming, Spring, and Parents' Weekends are some of the events Phi Mu Delta has sponsored.

The purpose of the Greek Little Sisters program was to help fraternities with rush, homecoming and other Greek events. Shown in this image are the 1981 members of the Phi Mu Delta Little Sisters.

The fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa was colonized in 1969 and joined the national fraternity in 1973. The fraternity's colors were silver and magenta and its motto was "Brotherhood, scholarship, charter." This image shows the Phi Sigma Kappa brotherhood in 1985.