The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, April 16, 1999 Page: 1 of 10
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Clubs begin pledging process with rushes
Ashley Kllburn
Student Reporter
Spring rushes have begun.
On Thursday Prater Sodalls
and Sigma Thcut Chi were the first
social clubs to begin their spring
rushes.
Prater Sodalls met at Will Hair
Park at 5:30 had 'a cookout and
introduced the officers and other
members of the club to prospec-
tive pledges.
Sigma Theta Chi met On the
steps of the Administration Build-
ing at 5 o'clock for Camp Sigglc
Camp Siggic involved current
members meeting prospective
members and performing some
traditional skits.
Each rush was an informal
affair and meant for prospective
pledges to get to know people.
"Rushes come before pledging
so that freshmen can get to know
who we arc and what we are all
about" said Steve Reynolds presi-
dent of Prater Sodalls and senior
tary education major from Abilene
said. "Anybody Interested In
pledging should come' but they
should also try to visit the other
social clubs."
Poik also said spring rushes arc
This is a time to get a feel
for a social club.
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SSL
computer science major from AW-
ilene. "Jt also tells us whether or
not they are really interested in
pledging. j
Laura Polk president of Sigma
Theta Chi agreed.
"This is a time to get a feel for a
social club Polk senior elemen-
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a fun way to end the school year
for the clubs as well as for the
freshmen.
Students are less worried about
going to every rush and luving to
register through Campus Life she
said
However spring rushes also
come ctosc to the end of the year
when most students are busy with
last minute schoblwork.
"I'll go depending on if I have
enough time to" said Mary
McCrtli freshman human rc-k
sources major from Houston
"There is rushing next1 semester
why not just go then?"
Rushes for other social clubs
will begin Monday and entail the
same type of activities of eating
and meeting current members rnd
officers.
Each club has a different day to
rush in order to get students to
visit every social club available.
The remaining mens and wo-
men's social clubs will advertise
their rush times in the residence
halls and give announcements
. during Daily Assembly.
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MET AND GMrn Prospective pledges mingle with current mem
bers of women's social club Sigma Theta Chi at the Administration
Building steps Thursday afternoon.
Collegiate volunteers
prepare to serve city
Wall to Wall: Marilyn Thompson hangs artwork in the
Shore Art Gallery to prepare for the showing of works from
the 21st annual student competition. The showing opens at 7
p.m. Friday.
Annual studtnt competition
Itts art students shine
Until the blinds are raised and the door opens in
The Clover Virginia Shore Art Gallery the public will
not be able to view the selected pieces of an present-
ed at the 21st annual Student Competition
Friday at 7 p.m. during a reception in the Shore
. Art Gallery student art work selected for. thccom-
petition will be displayedand awardwill be given to"
the students whose works have been "deemed" the'
best by the art faculty" said Jack Maxwell chairman
of the Art Department.
The Art Departments faculty has chosen around
60 pieces of student work to be displayed in the '"
gallery until April 30.
- The annual student competition is a way for stu-
dents to experience a professional presentation and
to submit their work in a contest Maxwell said. '-
."It); like measuring on a curve against the best" he
said.' "Ills a way to compete and to sec your work displayed.-
The competition will include eight media cate-
gories: drawing painting sculpture ceramics jewel-
ry graphic design printmaking and 2D and 3D
design.
Students submitted their pieces to the contest and
also prepared their work for the gallery before it was
judged.
When the students entered their work into the
contest the pieces must have been ready for presen-
tation said Virginia Sadler associate professor of art.
Sadler said "For one thing they have to get their
drawings presentable frame them matte them and '.'
make them presentable for a gallery" ' ' ' "-f "
Students consider several aspects of the piece
before they choose which work to submit for the
contest. t " v v.
"""The things you want to think about are the qual
ity of the piece originality and creativity and the pre-
sentation" said Den Crain sophomore art1 major'' '
from Choctaw Okla. "The more professionally pre-
sented your works are the more chance they hayc to '
get in the competition."
Crain won the 1998 First Year Art Major Award.
Winners of the 21st annual Student Competition
will receive cash awards for their artwork and possi-
bly one of the honorary awards. The honorary
awards include The Faculty Award The First Year Art
Major Award and The Graphic Design Award.
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Story "by Sarah Stroup
Allyson Armstrong
Student Reporter
Abiienes second annual Inter-
collegiate Service Day will be held
on Saturday. It will be a day-long
collaboration of efforts between
students from ACU Hardin Sim-
mons University and McMurry
University.
Tom Craig director of media
and community relations for ACU
said the focus of the activities will
be "to help individuals and agen-
cies throughout Abilene." The
event has been planned by student
representatives from all three uni-
versities. Craig said the day gives
students "an opportunity to show
how much they appreciate being in
a community like Abilene."
Organizers expect between 300
and 500 students to turn out for
the event.
"More than 200 are expected
from ACU" said Nancy Coburn
director of the Volunteer und Service-Learning
Center. Last year
ACU had 175 students participate.
Volunteers will be working in
groups composed of students from
all three universities.
There are more than 25 loca-
tions where students will be volun-
teering'thcir lime including paint-
ing and yard work at homes Habi-
tat for Humanity The House That
Kerry Built Hendrick Family
Health Center and working at Cel-
ebrate Abilene another city-wide
event that will be going on Satur-
day. Volunteers will be doing vari-
ous activities such as volunteering
with children working with indi-
viduals at their homes and doing
file work at local hospitals.
The days theme is "Honoring
God Through Service." Not only
will volunteering provide students
with a way to meet peers from
other universities it will also pro-
vide an opportunity to help those
in the community who are in need.
Students can still take part in
the day by going to Rose Park
located at 2642 S. 9th St. at 9:00
a.m. Saturday where the group will
be meeting. The day will com-
mence with a morning devotional
for those participating. Following
the devo students will receive
their work assignments and any
special instructions. Lunch will be
provided.
If anyone is interested in donat-
ing any tools or supplies they may
contact the Intercollegiate Service
Day message line at 674-2959.
Banquet entertained
with one-woman drama
Michelle Charles
Page Editor
History was brought to life Sat-
urday when actress Pippa White
performed her one-woman histori-
cal drama The Story of the Orphan
Train for the l-4lh annual Honors
Spring Banquet.
About 40 people including stu-
dents from the Honors program
professors guests and students from
Ortiz Elementary School watched
as White showed slides and por-
trayed several different orphans.
The dramatization focused on a
period of history from 1853
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SA Congress conducts last regular meeting
Jennifer Smalllng
The newly renamed Student
Congress conducted its last regular
meeting of the year Wednesday.
Next'week 1998-99 members
will meet with the newly elected
class senators and officers. Then
the old officers and committee
members will leave to allow the
new officers to begin a new session.
The twelve new senators and offi-
cers will vote to approve the 1999-
2000 execuUvc-oiilcers' choices for
committee chairs according to
executive treasurer I
macherlunlor business
merit major form Arlington.
Congress members evaluated
Staff Writer lc vcar or Students' Association
focusing on Wednesday meetings
class events committee activities
' and advocacy issues
The Appropriations Committee
lost met April 1.
The meeting of the committee
consisted of discussing and voting
on a request from the MIND com-
mittee for additional funding for its
Jeopardy event and to decide
whether to award money to the
sophomore class.
The sophomore class asked for
extra funds to help with retreat
iitrm -hii;t.icosts in March. Because thefcuss
Inanajie raised the money they liadJcquS?
cd Appropriations Committee
members voted to not give money
to the sophomore class.
The committee also approved
$171.34 for the M.LN.D. Committee.
Every student is a member of the
SA and contributes to its budget
$15 of their student activities fee.
This week absent members were
senior class senator Jeff King (4)
Bible major from Tyler junior class
president Darren Keyes interna-
tional business major from Fort
Worth; sophomore class senator
Cody Farrell (5) secondary educa-
tion major from HaUsvlllc; fresh-
man class president Brent Alexan-
der (3): undecided fnalor from
" XusUnf fresiiman class'senatbr Jen
nifer Groves (3) undecided major
through the early J900"s when the
New York Children Aid Society
developed the first Orphan Train.
Orphans were taken all across the
United States to be adopted by;
families.
White a wife and mother of two
grew up in San Francisco where
she trained at the American Con-
servatory Theatre Academy. After
several years of hosting a morning
show on ABC and working in the-
atre White moved to Lincoln;
Neb. with her family. She attended
the University of Nebraska where
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from Lubbock; Campus Concerts
committee co-chairman Darren;
Manning (4) Junior marketing
major from Tyler; Habitat for
Humanity Committee co-chairman
Justin Clem (2) senior marketing
major from Dallas; M.LN.D Com-
mittee chairman Chris Riley junior
political science major from Beau-
mont; Special Friends Committee
chairwoman Leslie Chadwick (7)
sophomore elementary education
major from Lubbock; Spiritual Life
Committee Program co-chairman
Jeff Goolsby (4) sophomore music
education major from J.lesquite;
andWildcaj Kids Committee
cnairnJarT'Hcailt Gopelancl junior
biology major from Iraan.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, April 16, 1999, newspaper, April 16, 1999; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99847/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.