Are yearbooks dead?
Image courtesy of ABC News
Is the era of signing, swapping and flipping through yearbooks a historic and forgotten tradition? Some universities seem to think so. A 2008 ABC News article reported the University of Texas (a school of 50,000 students) received a grand total of 60 students during student photo day.
Barely more than 2 percent of the entire UT population purchased a yearbook. Unfortunately, the University of Texas is not the only college having trouble vamping up yearbook enthusiasm. Other colleges have opted to discontinue their annual publications because of the lack of school-wide participation, including Perdue, Depaw and Mississippi State.
In middle school, buying a yearbook was considered hip. Getting your picture into a widely-read publication was exciting.
What happened to our enthusiasm? Where is our zest to create memories and take part in a publication that is deserving of respect? This is not a scrap-book, multi-colored, sad-attempt at a yearbook. The Phi Psi Cli is a beautiful, glossy-paged publication with feautures, news, sports and a plethora of professional photography. And unlike most universities in the U.S., the Elon yearbook is free.
So what’s your excuse? What is preventing you from becoming a participant in some way, shape or form? Whether it’s producing content, taking photos, having your photo taken or just picking up your very own copy, we want you to be a part of this book!
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Homecoming 2009 –> Order photos!
If you attended the homecoming tailgating extravaganza, you very well may have been captured on camera. You can order prints online at the Phi Psi Cli Shutterfuly account!
Here are some examples from the fun-filled weekend:
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New Page: Campus Events
New Feature!
Every week, the Phi Psi Cli blog will feature an Elon event or news story under or new pag: Campus Events. This week, I’ve posted a story about Frank Turek’s visit to Elon last week and his talk on the existence of God and suffering.
Check it out and keep coming back for more awesome stories, updates and photos!
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The future holds a plethora of opportunities…that’s right: a plethora – an 
overabundance.
In 10 years, you may be a news anchor, a CEO, a lawyer, doctor or even a parent – the future is yours. We are often so eager for the future that we forget to savor the now. On Nov. 10, many of you seniors may be tempted to forgo senior picture day. But think about what you’re bypassing when you walk past our table and pretend to ignore the very blatant sign: SENIOR PHOTO DAY!
We’re providing a free opportunity for you to not only have a fabulous photo of yourself published in the yearbook, but to also have a lasting memory. In 10 years, you may that you chose to take a 10-minute nap, rather than sit for a photo. Just remember these are your memories. This is YOUR senior year. Take a moment and sit for your senior portrait.
You won’t regret it.
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Tags: Elon University, Hearth Lounge, Lesley Cowie, Moseley Center, Senior Photo Day
Purchase high-quality, professional photographs taken by Phi Psi Cli photographers at Elon’s 2009 Homecoming. Visit the gallery and browse through hundreds of great photos.
Prices:
4×6: $1
5×7: $5
8×10: $10
Or purchase a box of 12 cards for only $12.
Photos are some of the best ways to preserve lasting memories, and events like Homecoming are exciting times for students and alumni alike.
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Buy Homecoming Pictures
Do you play hard?!
Show us your school spirit before and during the Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 24! Phi Psi Cli yearbook photographers will be snapping photos of Elon’s most spirited students, alumni and parents. They’ll be walking around during the tailgate and game taking pictures and handing out “Work Hard, Play Hard” stickers to those who get snapped!
Visit the Phi Psi Cli website to order these 4×6″ pictures of you at Homecoming for CHEAP! You might be featured in the yearbook!
Also look for the Phi Psi Cli booth to receive your FREE 2008-2009 yearbook!
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This is just a reminder that senior photo day is today, Sept. 28, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Hearth Lounge, Moseley. If you are a senior, you should be there for the cap and gown pictures (don’t worry, you’ll be holding your cap). This will literally take five minutes of your time.
Don’t put it off!
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The first senior photo day will commence Monday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hearth Lounge in Moseley. This is the first of many photo sessions, but seniors are encouraged to have their photo taken sooner rather than later. Many students say senior year is the most memorable of their college career and what better way to remember the thrills and excitement of college than to have your photo published in the yearbook!
This year, Phi Psi Cli is undergoing dramatic changes. We’re turning this publication upside down with a goal to produce the best yearbook this school has seen since the first edition was printed decades ago. One of the many changes we plan to make is a new focus on Elon seniors. Say goodbye to underclassmen photos – they’re off the hook for now. Becoming a senior is a great accomplishment and we want to honor the work you have done by giving you more attention. We plan to feature personality profiles and stories about different highlighting seniors and they’re accomplishments, experiences and future plans.
Our encouragement: Don’t postpone senior pictures until it’s too late. The last thing you want is to stand on the stage in May, diploma in hand, with the horrible realization that you are not even featured in your senior yearbook. The few minutes you relinquish to have your picture taken will be a worthwhile investment in the longrun.
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Meeting Information
There will be no yearbook meeting tonight, for those who come on Tuesdays.
There will still be a meeting tomorrow night at 6pm. Please bring your planners.
CS4 and Taylor Tools should now be on the computers. Erin will be working with the page designers, and anyone else interested in learning more about InDesign, so that we can get started. That aside, everyone should start perusing the calendar of events that has been set up so you can start assigning staff writers and photographers.
Senior cap and gown pictures are Monday in Hearth Lounge from 10am-6pm.
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