1.0UVA Alumni Memory Wallhttps://uvaalumni.org/memory-wallBen Walterhttps://uvaalumni.org/memory-wall/author/bfw6a/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rxPHVRkD4x"><a href="https://uvaalumni.org/memory-wall/reunions/reunions-2025/dorm-room-camaraderie/">Dorm Room Camaraderie</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://uvaalumni.org/memory-wall/reunions/reunions-2025/dorm-room-camaraderie/embed/#?secret=rxPHVRkD4x" width="600" height="338" title="“Dorm Room Camaraderie” — UVA Alumni Memory Wall" data-secret="rxPHVRkD4x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://uvaalumni.org/memory-wall/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://uvaalumni.org/memory-wall/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2025/05/scan0024-scaled.jpg25601826Fall 1976. Gatherings were common in my dorm room. On this particular evening, everyone huddled in close as one of my hallmates read aloud from the Playgirl magazine that my roommate had just received from us for her 18th birthday.  Nancy Wascura Neal