Life was brought back to campus Aug. 18 as students moved in to prepare for the fall semester.

Activities went on all day from playing Frisbee to free snacks in the quad. Students were moving in to all three residence halls and the two apartment complexes.

“It was pretty easy moving in,” said Katie Adams, early childhood education freshman. “Everyone was so helpful, but at the same time it was chaotic with so many people moving in.”

To help make the day run smoothly, volunteers from different on campus organizations like fraternities and the resident assistants pitched in to help students move their belongings into their new homes.

“The volunteers were so helpful,” said Judy Curb, dental hygiene freshman. “Since my parents couldn’t get off work, they all helped make moving so much smoother.”

Some students like Curb didn’t have the aid of their parents, and the organizations that helped with Move-In Day made the transition from home to a college dorm a little simpler.

“Meeting new people, living on your own and experiencing college is what I’m most excited for,” said Max Tyler, undecided freshman.

The freedom and independence the new students obtain can be overwhelming, but it is a fresh start.

“I’m most excited about campus activities,” said Taylor Thorton, marketing freshman. “Tailgating football games and maybe going through rush is going to be fun.”

Move-In Day 2015

Freshmen class of 2019 move in to the residence halls August 18, 2015.

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Frank Cruz, marketing junior, and Enrique Flores, biolog sophomore, wait for students to check in at the McCullogh-Trigg Check in point on Move In Day, Tuesday August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Frank Cruz, marketing junior, and Enrique Flores, biolog sophomore, wait for students to check in at the McCullogh-Trigg Check in point on Move In Day, Tuesday August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Frank Cruz, marketing junior, and Enrique Flores, biology sophomore, wait for students to check in at McCullogh-Trigg Hall on Move-In Day August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Ashley Burkhart, intern at the Baptist student Ministry, introduces herself to Tyre Browning, nursing freshman, at the free snowcone stand, provided by the BSM, under the big MSU tent on the greem space, during Move In Day Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Ashley Burkhart, intern at the Baptist student Ministry, introduces herself to Tyre Browning, nursing freshman, at the free snowcone stand, provided by the BSM, under the big MSU tent on the greem space, during Move In Day Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Ashley Burkhart, intern at the Baptist Student Ministry, introduces herself to Tyre Browning, nursing freshman, at the free snowcone stand provided by the BSM during Move-In Day August 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

James Huynh, nursing junior, helps Clint Coulter, residence hall director, search through the Pierce resident's keys for a new student at Move In Day, Tuesday, August, 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

James Huynh, nursing junior, helps Clint Coulter, residence hall director, search through the Pierce resident's keys for a new student at Move In Day, Tuesday, August, 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

James Huynh, nursing junior, helps Clint Coulter, residence hall director, search through the Pierce residents' keys at Move-In Day August, 18, 2015. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Alessandra Cerreta, bio pre-med freshman, reorganizes all the stuff left on her bed to put away in her new room in McCullogh Trigg on Move In Day, Tuesday, August, 18, 2015. "What I'm most excited for is getting to experience things that I never have before and hopefully having fun. I'm nervous for my classes, lectures, and my professors," Cerreta said. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Alessandra Cerreta, bio pre-med freshman, reorganizes all the stuff left on her bed to put away in her new room in McCullogh Trigg on Move In Day, Tuesday, August, 18, 2015. "What I'm most excited for is getting to experience things that I never have before and hopefully having fun. I'm nervous for my classes, lectures, and my professors," Cerreta said. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Alessandra Cerreta, bio pre-med freshman, unpacks her belongs in her new McCullogh Trigg dorm room on Move-In Day August, 18, 2015. "What I'm most excited for is getting to experience things that I never have before and hopefully having fun. I'm nervous for my classes, lectures, and my professors," Cerreta said. Photo by Rachel Johnson