As students and parents arrive at Old ֱ University for move-in day, the campus buzzes with excitement and anticipation. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for students embarking on their college journey and a pivotal moment for parents who are both proud and nostalgic. The university community warmly welcomes each family, offering guidance and support to ensure a smooth transition into dorm life. The experience is a blend of emotions — eagerness, nervousness, and joy — as students settle into their new homes, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Photos Chuck Thomas and Nicholas Clark/ODU

 Lynshanta Muse, a resident assistant at Whitehurst Hall, shows off “door decks” that she and other RAs made . Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Resident assistants, India, Spencer and Llia prepare to greet students outside Whitehurst Hall. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Members of ODU's chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. help freshmen move into Whitehurst Hall. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

ODU volunteers help students and family members with questions about dorms, parking, moving in and campus. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Students use carts to haul their dorm items inside on move-in day. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

The Old ֱ University women’s lacrosse team gathers in the quad before starting to help students move into their dorms. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Women’s lacrosse team members Gracyn Roth and Skylar Weber have some fun while helping new students move into their dorms. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Greg Hastings (left) laughs as Kerry Hastings (right), his wife, squeezes into the back of a fully loaded SUV. Lilly Hastings, a sophomore majoring in theatre tech and design, can't believe move-in day is actually happening. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Eldonous Allen helps his daughter move into her dorm. The family traveled from Yorktown for the big day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

This dad makes sure everything is packed into the back of his truck, including his wife and daughter. The parents opted to park one car off campus and consolidate everything into the truck to save time. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

New students Lucy Rohrer and Mary Smith push a box of items into Rogers Hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Nakiea Jones made sure her comfortable chair was one of the last items to be moved into Owens House. Jones, a resident of Richmond, traveled to Norfolk to help her niece settle into her residence hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

A father and daughter work together on move-in day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Liam Sciortino, a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, waits for the next family to arrive so he can help them with their belongings. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Guitar? Check. Amp? Check. Refrigerator? Check. This student has all the creature comforts of home covered. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Family teamwork at its best. Everyone's pitching in to make move-in day a breeze, especially Luca Rawls, who is riding in style. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

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A group of people pose for a photo outside an ODU building.
A group of students make signs for their fraternity.
A pair of students sit at a table.
A student pushes a cart full of dorm items.
A group of students pose for a photo by an ODU bench.
A student pushes another student in a cart.
A group of people in a car.
A man lifts a box out of a truck.
A man gives a thumbs-up from his truck.
A pair of students push a cart full of items into their dorm.
A student sits on a chair outside a residence hall.
Two people push a cart full of items into a dorm.
A student stands by a big box.
A student carries a refrigerator.
A family brings item into an ODU residence hall.

 Lynshanta Muse, a resident assistant at Whitehurst Hall, shows off “door decks” that she and other RAs made . Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Resident assistants, India, Spencer and Llia prepare to greet students outside Whitehurst Hall. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Members of ODU's chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. help freshmen move into Whitehurst Hall. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

ODU volunteers help students and family members with questions about dorms, parking, moving in and campus. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Students use carts to haul their dorm items inside on move-in day. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

The Old ֱ University women’s lacrosse team gathers in the quad before starting to help students move into their dorms. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Women’s lacrosse team members Gracyn Roth and Skylar Weber have some fun while helping new students move into their dorms. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Greg Hastings (left) laughs as Kerry Hastings (right), his wife, squeezes into the back of a fully loaded SUV. Lilly Hastings, a sophomore majoring in theatre tech and design, can't believe move-in day is actually happening. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Eldonous Allen helps his daughter move into her dorm. The family traveled from Yorktown for the big day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

This dad makes sure everything is packed into the back of his truck, including his wife and daughter. The parents opted to park one car off campus and consolidate everything into the truck to save time. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

New students Lucy Rohrer and Mary Smith push a box of items into Rogers Hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Nakiea Jones made sure her comfortable chair was one of the last items to be moved into Owens House. Jones, a resident of Richmond, traveled to Norfolk to help her niece settle into her residence hall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

A father and daughter work together on move-in day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Liam Sciortino, a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, waits for the next family to arrive so he can help them with their belongings. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Guitar? Check. Amp? Check. Refrigerator? Check. This student has all the creature comforts of home covered. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Family teamwork at its best. Everyone's pitching in to make move-in day a breeze, especially Luca Rawls, who is riding in style. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU