Back to School

Residential colleges welcome new students
Moving In Day gets underway
Getting organized at Check-in
Upperclassmen cheerfully help with the moving
Meeting new friends in the dining halls
Students from around the globe participate in international orientation
Wilson College students enjoy a favorite campus sculpture, "Oval with Points"
Orientation meetings take place on college lawns
Students join discussion with President Christopher L. Eisgruber '83
Reading "Whistling Vivaldi," the freshman Pre-read selection
Rock climbing offered by Outdoor Action
Students bond during Outdoor Action pre-orientation activity
Community Action pre-orientation connects students through Habitat for Humanity
Opening Exercises, held in the University Chapel
Older students wait at the Pre-rade route to cheer on the freshmen
Mathey College students gather
Whitman College students on their way
Forbes College students pause for a photo
President Eisgruber meets and greets during the Pre-rade
Rockefeller College students enjoy the procession
Butler College students join in the spectacle
Picnic after the Pre-rade for large crowds
Picnic after the Pre-rade for small crowds
Learning Princeton songs at the traditional "Step Sing"

These photos capture the excitement of the start of the school year, from pre-orientation and moving in for new students to Opening Exercises and more.

Photos courtesy of the Office of Communications and Gary King '79.