Photos: Brown’s newest students make themselves at home during move-in day

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - On College Hill, lines of cars on the streets and carts on the sidewalks signaled the arrival of Brown University's newest first-year, transfer and visiting students.

Greeted and assisted by teams of student, staff and faculty volunteers, members of the Class of 2030 spent Wednesday, Sept. 2, moving into the residence halls that will be their home on campus for the coming academic year.

It was a familiar sight for Class of 1992 alumnus Dan D'Ordine, who returned to campus with the entire family in tow to help his daughter, Lily D'Ordine, get settled into her residence hall for her first year at Brown.

"I'm thrilled that she's going to Brown, and I think it's going to be the perfect environment for her to thrive," D'Ordine said. "I hope that Lily, and whichever friends come up alongside her, get involved in the alumni scene, because it's not just the academics - it's the relationships and the connections that you make."

In an illustration of those lifelong connections, D'Ordine noted that his own undergraduate roommate from Brown also has a daughter joining the Class of 2030, promising plenty of shared visits to Providence over the next four years.