Convocation at ISU

Today we attended Convocation at ISU for Jeffrey.  It started at 5:00 pm at Reed Gym.  At first I didn't think there were very many new Freshman in attendance, but after a couple of speakers and a video presentation from the new ISU President, I realized that the gym was full.  They had the ISU Marching Band play the fight song, and Jeffrey was in the middle of it playing the Mellophone.  They sang the fight song a couple of times, and then the marching band led all of the students out of Reed Gym to the field nearby for a class photo.  I'm guessing there were about 500 students.  They formed the letters I S U on the field and a drone captured a video and photo of them.  Then the marching band continued to play and lead the students down the road past the Rendezvous Center, the Quad, and to the Swanson Arch.  The band continued to play while the students walked through the Arch, and then the Freshman band students, including Jeffrey, were the last ones to walk through it.  Wendy and I left after that, but Jeffrey stayed for a dinner and gathering at the Quad.  It's hard to believe that Jeffrey is in college.  He is ready to go with classes, internship and part-time work for sound design at ISU, staying in a dorm room, and participating in marching band.  It should be a fun semester for him.