The C0LLECIATE
VOLXXVIII
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 4, 1957
NUMBER 1
New Rush System Planned By Pan-Hel
By PATSY FERRELL
Collegiate Co-Editor
A far reaching plan to strengthen
the fraternity and sorority pro
gram on the Atlantic Christian Col
lege campus will go into effect
next week when the “Greeks” be
gin annual Rush Week.
The program, worked out by the
Pan-Hellenic Council, headed by
Joe Bennett, calls for controlled
bidding by the various fraternities
and sororities.
In an exclusive interview for The
Collegiate, Bennett said the larger
fraternities and sororities on the
campus will be allowed to extend
bids to the smaller number of new
students next week.
The formula worked out by the
council calls for Phi Kappa Alpha
to extend bids to 25 percent of
the new students on campus. Sig
ma Rho Phi will be allowed to
give bids to 35 percent of the new
students. Sigma Alpha may extend
bids to 45 percent, and Phi Delta
Gamma Fraternity will be able to
extend invitations to 60 percent of
the new students.
The plan calls for Sigma Tau
Chi and Phi Sigma Tau Sorororities
to extend bids to 25 percent of the
new students. Delta Sigma will be
able to issue invitations to 60 per
cent and Omega Chi was allotted
60 percent.
Bennett said the term “New Stu
dent” covers all new freshmen and
all transfer students who enrolled
at the beginning of the Fall Se
mester. He said there will be no
limit on students previously enrol
led who are not now members of
Greek letter organizations.
In discussing Rush Week in more
detail, Bennett said a new system
of visits to the various Greek let
ter groups’ homes also has been
planned.
He said commuting, or day men
students, will be invited to attend
the house socials during the af
ternoons and that campus students
will be scheduled to visit at night.
"Women students will visit sororities
in the afternoons.
The schedule calls for day men
students with last names starting
with letters from A through D to
visit the Sigma Alpha House on
Monday from noon until 1:30 p.m.;
the Phi Kappa House on Thursday,
frorn noon to 1:30 p.m.; the Phi
Delta Gamma House on Wednes
day from noon to 1:30 p.m., and
the Sigma Rho Phi House on Tues
day from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Day men students with last
names starting with letters E
through K will visit the Phi Kappa
Alpha House on Monday from noon
to 1:30 p.m.; the Sigma Alpha
House at the same time on Tues
day; the Sigma Rho Phi House on
Wednesday, and the Phi Delta
Gamma House on Thursday.
Day men students with last
names starting with letters L
through R will visit the Phi Delta
Gamma House on Monday from
noon until 1:30 p.m.; the Phi Kap
pa House on Tuesday at the same
time; the Sigma Alpha House on
Wednesday at the same time, and
the Sigma Rho Phi House on Thurs
day at the same time.
Day men students with last
names starting with letters S
through Z win visit the Sigma
Rho Phi House on Monday from
noon unti 1:30 p.m.; the Phi Delta
Gamma House on Tuesday at the
same time; the Phi Delta Gamma
House on Tuesday at the same
time; the Phi Kappa House on
Wednesday at the same time, and
the Sigma Alpha House on ITiurs-
day from noon until 1:30 p.m.
Campus ^^sident men students
will vigit'-^e fraternity houses at
night^ frorti 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
-On Monday night, Otober 7, cam
pus resi(Jfent men students whose
last naijles begin with the letters
A through D will visit the Sigma
Alpha House. They will visit the
Sigma Rho Phi House on Tuesday
night; the Phi Delta Gamma House
on Wednesday night and the Phi
Kappa House on Thursday night.
Resident men students with last
names beginning with the letters
E through K will visit the Phi
Kappa House on Monday night;
the Sigma Alpha House on Tues
day night; the Sigma Rho Phi
House on Wednesday night, and
the Phi Delta Gamma House on
Thursday night.
Resident men students with last
names beginning with the letters
L through R will visit the Phi
Delta Gamma House on Monday
night; the Phi Kappa Alpha House
on Tuesday night; the Sigma Al
pha House on Wednesday night,
and the Sigma Rho Phi House on
Thursday night.
Resident men with last names
beginning with the letters S through
Z will visit the Sigma Rho Phi
House on Monday night from 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; the Phi Delta
Gamma House on Tuesday night;
the Phi Kappa House on Wednes
day night, and the Sigma Alpha
House on Thursday night.
A similar schedule has been set
up for the sororities. Women stu
dents whose last names begin with
the letters A through D, will visit
Sigma Tau Chi Soririty at the
Phi Kappa House from 3:30 to
5 p.m. on Monday fternoon, Oc
tober 7. This same group will visit
Omega Chi at the Sigma Rho
House on Tuesday at the same
time; Delta Sigma at the Phi Delta
Gamma House on Wednesday, and
Phi Sigma Tau on Thursday at its
own house.
Women students whose last
names begin with the letters E
through J will visit the Phi Sigma
Tau House on Monday from 3:30
to 5 p.m.; Sigma Tau Chi on Tues
day at the same time; Omega
Chi on Wednesday, and Delta Sig
ma on Thursday.
Women students with last names
beginning with the letters K
through R will visit Delta Sigma on
Monday afternocwi; Phi Sigma Tau
on Tuesday; Sigma Tau Chi on
Wednesday, and Omega Chi on
Thursday.
Women students whose last
names begin with the latters S
through Z, will visit Omega Chi on
Monday afternoon; Delta Sigma on
Tuesday afternoon; Phi Sigma Tau
on Wednesday afternoon, and Sig
ma Rho Chi on Thursday after
noon.
Frosh Spirit Is On TSie Upswing;
Fall !nto Cainpus Life Groove
Hello ACC!!! Perhaps you dcm’t
know me too well yet, but you
soon will, for I have big things
in store for you. You see, I am
the spirit of the Freshman class,
better known as the class of ‘61,
and I’d like to speak in behalf of
us “plebians.”
Although some of us came from
places as far away as the state
of Florida and Massachusetts, most
of us are from cities and towns
in our own Tarheel State. Why did
we come to ACC? For about a
thousand and one reasons you
rnight say. But, nevertheless, we’re
here, and we certainly are proud
of our new college . . . our new
friends . . . our new life. Of
course, our class isn’t quite “hep
to the jive” yet; we still wander
into the wrong classrooms Evhd lis
ten with awe as the upperclass
men greet almost everyone by
name. Will we ever remember the
names we’ve heard in the time
since we arrived
We may not have all the ans
wers to what makes ACC tick, but
we are willing to learn. We have
the spirit and desire to surge
ahead and make you proud of us,
bjit we can’t do it alone. With
your help, guidance and understand
ing we’ll soon get in the swing of
things.
We’re awfully glad we’re here,
and we are going to do our very
best to live up to the name you
have established for our beloved
Alma Mater.
ger To Star
JWC Follies
Eight Freshman Profs On Casnpus
Eight new members joined the
teaching staff of Atlantic Christian
College this- fall.
Dr. Daniel McFarland, new chair
man of the Department of Social
Science', corrjes from Columbia
College, Columbia, S. C. A native
of touisburg, N. C., he attended
Louisburg College, the University
of N. C.. and the University of
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Vida Elliot is the new as
sociate professor in the Depart
ment of Education and Psychology.
Coming to the college from Bkas-
pur, India, she was a member of
the faculty at Burgess Memorial
High School and College there.
Born in Stamford, Texas, she was
educated at Texas Christian Uni
versity, the University of Minne
sota, the University of California,
and the University of Southern Cal
ifornia.
Miss Janice Winstead joins the
■ faculty of ACC after having serv
ed on the faculty of Kentucky
Wesleyan College. Miss Winstead,
a native of Wichita Falls, Texas,
is an assistant professor in ,the
Department of Science and Mathe
matics. She was educated at Mid
western University, Ohio Univer-
siry, and the University of Michi
gan.
'Benjamin Bardin, assistant pro
fessor in the Department of Busi
ness, comes to ACC after Jiaving
served as Chief, General Account
ing Division, Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base, Goldsboro. Mr. Bardin
who is a former member of the
Social Calendar
October 4 — Sigma Tau Chi and
Phi Kappa Alpha party for nev/
students.
October 7-10 — Rush Week.
October 11-13 — International Dis
ciples of Christ Convention, Cleve
land, Ohio. -
October 19 — Phi Sigma Tau
Top Hat Dance.
October 21-24 — Religious Em
phasis Week.
■\
faculty at Marshall College and
at Mississippi State, was educated
at the University of N. C., Colum-
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See Dr. Arthur Wenger make his
musical comedy debut October 4
and 5, in the Junior Woman’s Club,
“Red Gloves Revue.” •
It is to be presented in the
Charles L. Coon High School Au-
cilorium.
All proceeds will go to establish
a fund for a school for handicapped
children in Wilson and vicinity.
Both adult and children’s tickets
are now on sale for $2 and $1.
The show features a cast of 100
t.ownspeople and students in 21 dif
ferent acts. Calvin Swanso>n of
Cargill’s Theatrical Agency is di-
recthig the show, being assisted
by club members.
ACC is represented in the “Miss
Follies” contest as well as in the
cast. Miss Sharon Hazelrirjg, head
cheerleader at ACC, is one of the
eiji'ht girls competing for the title
which carries with it, as a prize,
a complete wardrobe.
Votes for the candidate of your
choice are a penny a piece.
The votes are on sale on the
campus. It is h'psd that the ACC
candiate will make a good show
ing.
It’s Long Way, Cambodia To ACC;
StL^de^it Comes Half Round World
Among new students on ACC
campus is Jenny Lee, from Cam
bodia, Indo-China, who has flown
half-way around the world to begin
her higher education.
A year .ago Jenny made appli
cation to. the Asia Foundation,
which has a branch office in her
home town, Piinom Penh, for a
scholarship to atady in America.
Through this or;ianization, connec
tions were made with Atlantic
Christian College and Jenny’s ap
plication was accepted. The Foun
dation provides all expenses here,
including spending money, for a
period o' one year, after which
she may renew the scholarship if
.she wishes and grades are suffi
cient. T’hey-also insuie transporta
tion expense on her return to Cam
bodia, although Jenny had to per
sonally pay for her flight to the
United States. .Jenny comes from
a large family and has eight broth
ers and sisters. Her father is a
construction engineer.
After her education in the public
schools of Phnom Penh, Jenny
taught for four years in the ele
mentary school there.
Jenny’s plans are as yet indefi
nite. She considered sti’dying nurs
ing, but as ACC offers no actual
nursing course, she Ls undecided
about further study. She is now
taking basic requirements and ad
justing to the English language.
She speaks with a musical lilt and
is rapidly collecting a very usable
vocabulary. Before her arrival in
the United States she had been
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lecord Eiirolkent; Dorms Filled
Enrollment at Atlantic Christian
has reached a new high this year
with a grand total of 967 stu
dents. Of this number, 260 are
Executive Board Adopts Budget
At the second meeting of the I dent activities fee. The Pine Knot, i 6k1 the allocation for that facility
Executive Board of The Student j $6.; The Collegiate, $1.25; Concert | as yet since it . is hoped that it
Cooperative Association, a budget | Comm.ittee, $1.40;
for campus activities was adopted, i $1-25; Social Committee, $1.; ^u-
.,-n I dent Christian Association $1; Ex
ecutive Board, $1.0o; and Emer
gency Fund, 50 cents.
T!ie Bohunk budget also was dis
cussed. The Board has not approv-
Meeting -in the Discipliana
Room of the Library, the Execu
tive Board on Thursday night, Sep
tember 26, voted to adopt the fol
lowing breakdown of the $14 stu-
Dramatics, | can be incorporated into the bud
get of the Social Committee by
adding 20 cents per student.
Agreements from the Publica
tions committee were approved by
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FXliX’UTIVE BO^RD in ACTION—The picture a^ove war= matie at a recent meeting of the Execu
tive Board. Sbovvn seated at the prOj'lYmmy Y^lMs ylr AH .b-ook, Kaljih Perry, •Timmy
Trivette Bobby Dunn, David B;aCiwt»d,fwli^n<,| Howard, Gecrge H. Swaui, Roland
Jones. 6il;e Cuddingtcn, Miss Sarah Hain War^^^^ and t)r. J. P. Tyndall. (Collegiate Photo by
Claude Anthony) nlLflNlIC C{jl.iEOF
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WILSON, KOKIH CAiWm
freshmen and 150 are transfers.
Not only are most of the Eastern
seaboard states — from Massachu
setts to Florida — represented
in our student body! Cecelia Wang
hails from Shanghai, China; Ben-
jie Benier calls Puerto Rico home;
Kei Hahk Kim represents Korea;
and Yen Ai Ly (known as Jenny
Lee) comes from Cambodia.
The girls will probably be inter
ested to learn that the ratio of
students living on campus is 240
boys to 170 girls. This averages
out to about one and one-half boys
to each girl!
With the enrollment at ACC
pushing a thousand, the inevitable
problem of housing presents itself
in major fashion. Girls under the
jurisdiction of campus housing
number 170, at present, with a
possibility of one further addition.
This includes the eight girls living
at Phi Sigma Tau Sorority House,
located just west of Margaret
Hearne Elementary School on Gold
Street.
The number of boys on campus
is 171, with 71 living in Caldwell
Hall, 26 in the newly acquired
Nash Street Dormitory, and the
remainder in fraternity houses. Es
timates are that there are about
50 boys rooming in town.
Plans are in the process of being
drawn up for a new boys’ dormitory
at Atlantic Christian College. This
modern dormitory, which will be
built on the general style as the
present classroom building, will be
three stories in height and will
house approximately 132 men. The
dormitory will be located on the
lot which now is occupied by the
old science building. Small and
Boaz, Architects, are expected to
submit to the college the first pre
liminary plans of the proposed
building within the next 30 days.
The college does not know at pres
ent, however, when actual construc
tion will begin.