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Gallery: URI community comes together to move in newest Rams

URI President Marc Parlange talks with members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at the start of move-in on Friday. Hundreds of students in Greek Life were among the volunteers who helped new students get settled. (URI Photo/Michael Salerno)

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 4, 2024 – Move-in weekend started Friday, Aug. 30, with a touch of fall in the air. But the frenzy of activity to welcome about 1,200 incoming first-year students quickly heated up the day with a lot of Rhody enthusiasm.

Over the weekend, hundreds of volunteers – faculty, staff, ROTC members, and hundreds of Greek Life students, among others – provided an upbeat atmosphere, greeting new and returning students with smiles and carrying their belongings into their new campus homes. More than 6,000 students, including about 3,000 first-year students, moved on campus, to live in residence halls, Greek Life houses, and other halls. In all, URI will welcome more than 17,000 students when fall classes start Sept. 4. 

Here’s a look at move-in weekend in pictures.