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New Students Check in, Get Settled Into Campus Life

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    New students begin arriving to campus on Aug. 26 to check in and move into residences a day early due to weather conditions spurred by Tropical Storm Irene.

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    New Student Orientation (NSO) staff advisors greet new students with excitement as they prepare to check in on Aug. 26.

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    Kelsey Alana Brooke Jones (C'15) of Springfield, Tenn., checks into her residence hall on Friday.

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    Kelsey Alana Brooke Jones (C'15) of Springfield, Tenn, gets help from her father Johnny Jones, left, and sister Briana Jones, right, during her move-in.

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    Students spend the evening participating in social activities in Yates Field House playing games such as miniature golf.

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    Students listen intently during Saturday's Welcome Session after many of them spent the morning moving into residence halls and getting their photo ID cards.

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    NSO staff advisors greet new students just before Saturday's Welcome Session in McDonough Arena begins.

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    Georgetown President John J. DeGioia meets two incoming students during Saturday's picnic in O'Donovan Hall.

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    New students and parents escape the rain from Tropical Storm Irene to enjoy the President's Move-In Day Picnic on Aug. 27.

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    Georgetown's pep band welcomes new students and their parents to O'Donovan Hall for the President's Move-In Day Picnic.

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    Nearly 200 NSO staff advisors assisted new students during NSO Weekend, which began Aug. 26 and will culminate with an Aug. 30 convocation.

August 30, 2011 – New Student Orientation (NSO) Weekend continued with a few amendments to its scheduled activities despite the inclement weather conditions brought on by Tropical Storm Irene.

NSO Weekend, originally slated for Aug. 27-30, began a day early to allow students to move in before weather conditions deteriorated. Most of Saturday's activities went on as planned, but Sunday's NSO Convocation was moved to Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. in McDonough Arena.

With the storm not as strong as predicted, the university community was able to properly greet and celebrate the Class of 2015.

View the live webcast of Tuesday's NSO Convocation.

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