10 Questions

Jeanette and Joy Weimer attended Freed-Hardeman over 30 years apart from each other. A mother and daughter from Huntsville, Ala., they discovered this fall that the two lived in the same dorm room, Scott 216, in two different decades.

Seasons: What years were you at FHU?
Jeanette:
1970-1972
Joy:
2006-2009

Seasons: What are some of your favorite memories from Scott 216?
Jeanette:
How new everything was! I moved in right as Scott opened, so it was one of the nicest places to be on campus.
Joy: Girls’ nights, full of pizza, cookie dough, Lifetime movies and tons of talking!

Seasons: What is different about Scott now than when your mother/daughter
was there?

Jeanette: They have a lot more electronics now than I had when I was there: microwaves, refrigerators, etc., and we had to be back in the dorms by 10:00. The rooms seemed a lot more spacious then, too, but we didn’t have as much
stuff either.
Joy: The building as a whole is just a lot older now. When Mom was there, she had a lot more rules and had room inspection every day, but we just have it once a week.

Seasons: How did you decorate your room?
Jeanette: We didn’t do a lot of decorating, actually.
Joy: We have a canvas painting on each wall and several plans and lamps. We have movie posters on the closet doors and have bright colors throughout our room and bathroom.

Seasons: What three things would you have to have in your dorm room?
Jeanette: Popcorn popper and a phone
Joy: My bright orange microwave, coffee/cappuccino maker and my Beta fish

Seasons: What is the best part of dorm life?

Jeanette: Closeness with friends and dorm devotionals
Joy: Being so close to all of my friends, and all the late night talks with cookie dough!

Seasons: What is the hardest part about living in a dorm?
Jeanette: Not being able to sleep whenever I wanted to because it was always
so LOUD!
Joy: Not having any alone time. Every once in a while you just need to get away and relax, but that can be hard to do in a dorm.

Seasons: How do you manage to get along with your roommate?
Jeanette: My roommate and I were very close, so we didn’t have much trouble getting along.
Joy: I’ve had great roommates. Everyone has tense days where stress can cause arguments, but we just try to calm ourselves down and think rationally and work everything out.

Seasons: How many roommates did you have at FHU?
Jeanette: I shared a room with three roommates before Scott opened, then when I moved to Scott, I had one roommate until I graduated.
Joy: I’m totally weird, I guess. I’ve had five roommate so far!

Seasons: What do/will you miss the most about dorm life?
Jeanette: Having the closeness and time with my friends and the spiritual life I shared with them.
Joy: The late-night girl talks, study sessions, and always knowing you are not alone. The companionship of all those girls on one hall with you is just unbeatable.

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