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6/Wednesday, November 14,1984/THE BLUE BANNER Heinrich's request: 'Just treat me like anyone else.' a,. nhroj-ht ffoinf? to collptrp. Tfviv llKir'A By Donna Obrecht Career goals, tough col lege level classes, living away from home, and making new friends are things many UjNCA students are dealing with for the first time. At times these chal lenges, while exciting, can seem overwhelming. Yet, to tieidi Heinrich these, and other daily problems, seem small. She takes them in her stride as she has done with lar ger problems all her life. For Heinrich is a dwarf. The difficulties presented by this handicap over the years, have given Heinrich a sense of presence and self-assuredness found in rew 18-year-olds. Dwarfs' bodies are close to the size of average adults*, however their limbs are much smaller. This often causes ortho pedic problems. Heinrich had 17 opera tions over the last three years to reconstruct her knees. Walking around campus and going up and down all the steps is still a bur den for Heinrich. Last week, after a fall on scwie steps she said she missed a few classes. In spite of this, Hein rich manages to keep a positive attitude. During her operation, when her spirits got low, she said she would tell herself, "It going to be better tomorrow." Where did all this posi tiveness and emotional going to college. They made sure she had a spe cially outfitted car, be cause even walking to a bank is an impossibility for her. Heinrich feels that col lege is especially impor tant for her. Clerical and resturaunt jobs, which do not require a degree, might be difficult to get dults. because of her height. UNCA because "most of them are afraid to ccm^ up to me," and "I'm shy." Sometimes people think Heinrich is a young child. "I have to show them I am 18 not five," she says. This is often a problem in stores where sales peo ple will only help what they perceive to be a- Staff photo by Sylvia Hawkins HEIDI HEINRICU has overcooie problems caused by diiarf-* isB and is pursuing a degree in meterology at UNCA. strength come from? Her family, Heinrich said. "I’a lucky. I think I have the greatest parents in the vrorld," she said. Heinrich's younger bro ther, John, is also a dwarf. Heinrich said her parents "always put us first," yet "treated us like normal kids." Several years ago the family moved from their Florida home to iioston so that Heidi and John could be operated on. lie tween operations the two re ceived tutoring so that they would not lose time in school. Back in Florida now. Heinrich's parents are very supportive of her She chose UNCA because it was a small school which offered the degree she was seeking. Meteorol ogy, or weather forecast ing, is the field she would like to go into. This is the first time Heinrich has lived away from home. She feels that people at UNCA treat her fairly, but then she dosen't need many sf>ecial considerations. tieinrich said she hasn't met a lot of people at Just treat me like any one else," is Heinrich's request. Heinrich is a member of the Little People of Amer ica and enjoys their year ly conferences. "There you're not the odd - ball anymore; you' re the majority," she said. Still, these meetings are not the real world for Heinrich. She believes all people nust prepare them selves to live in regular society. A new twist to an old fraternity TERM PAPERS TYPED$2I0 • Tjnped on a CPT 8100 Word Processor. • Corrected for spelling, punctuation, grammar. • Double spaced. • Quick turn-a-roimd. Gatehouse Business Services Resumes • Repetitive Letters • General Typing 265 Charlotte Street 254-7893 8AM-5PM Mon.-Fri. By Anna Wilson A fraternity with a new twist is struggling to start a chapter at UNCA. The international pro fessional business frater nity, Delta Si^jnia Pi, is seeking members to help form this new organiza tion. The new twist is this fraternity is co-educa- tional; it accepts women as nemDers, not just as "little sisters." Despite some setbacks and discouraging turnouts, Amie Goode, one of the founding members, is de termined to get a chapter on campus. "It's a really good time for a professional busi- Staff photo by Caroline Brown AMIE 00(M)E: One of the "foinidiDg fathers." ness fraternity right now," said Goode. "The business department is backing us and so are sev eral other campus offici als ." This year, as the inter national chapter of the Delta Sigma Pi celebrates the 75th Anniversary of its founding, the frater nity is pushing for new chapters around the na tion. Recently, a chapter formed at Clemson Univer sity in South Carolina in less than 10 weeks. This time is very fast for a fraternity xto get organ ized and going. At first the UNCA "founding fathers" wanted to beat this record but.... "We were going at it too fast. Now we're going slower, step-by-step," said Goode. "It takes a lot of time to get organized and right now we don't have extra time," she added. Goode is working with a small core group of about 16 people to get a chapter started. But the frater nity must have at least 4U members in order to peti tion for recognition with the international chapter. "They don't want to waste their time and money trying to get a group set up, then have it fold frwn lack of participation," said Goode. She believes the fra ternity will be very bene ficial in creating an environment for business on campus. The organization has to liave one business person a month come in and discuss work-day problems or ex periences with the group. "We want to strive for a balance of social activi ties and academic excel lence, because it takes both to be a well-rounded person," said Goode. Kim Laughter, a member of the core group, added that the fraternity is one way of making contacts with the outside world. "By having business peo ple come in and talk, we establish a relationship with them, and we are also contacting many numbers of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity who are located in Asheville and would be willing to help us out with finances and sup port," she said. "We want to encourage commuters also," said Goode. "The meetings are at night and at a later time. Comnaiters are a part of campus so they should be included." The only disadvantage to joining the fraternity is the amount of time it Continued on page 12
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