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Friday, (k lober 6. 1978 bIj\CK STt'DKNT MOVEMENT OF FICIAI. NEWSPAPER University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill,
Volume 11, N'imb»i
Fifteen girls
participate in
Q interest week
MYRA BLUE
Staff Writer
Fifteen girls were selected to be
involved in the Omega Pearls
interest week. TTie girls were
chosen by a committee consisting
of three members of the Omega Psi
Phi P'raternity; Roger Collins,
Phillip Woods, and Billy Nichols
To qualify as an Omega Pearl,
one had to have at least a 2.0
average or above. Committee
chairman Roger Collins said,
"Along with this, we were looking
for pleasant personalities, mature
attitudes, and above all, a genuine
interest in working with the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity.
If at the end of interest week
these qualifiations still have been
true of all girls considered, then
they will be selected as Omega
Pearls for this year.
The Omega Pearls, which
originally started three years ago,
has a main function of assisting
any social or civic activities
sponsored by the fraternity. At
present, the organization has six
original members, three of which
are active; and two of these have
been instrumental. They are Cora
Speight and Regina Young who is
also a member of the Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority.
“The Pearls experienced a little
inactivity last semester of last
year, Collins said, ‘‘but we have
good plans and a number of socia
and service projects in the
making ”
Otis Speight said, “the Pearls’
motto ‘for the love of Omega’ does
not mean Omega in the sense that
they’re speaking of us the Omegas,
but more or less the positive vir
tues for which we stand.”
CoronatioD Ball: The annual crowning of Ms. BSM is scheduled
for tonight at 8 p.m. in Great Hall. In this 1975 photo. Joyce
Uoyd Is emotional as she receives the honors. This year. Vivian
Carlton, Toi Carter, Pam Dockery, Lillie Love, Jeannie Mask
and Avis Squires will be vying for the coveted crown.
Ijoyu 15 CUIUMUIMII
Black CampiisCabinet organizes—groups vow to unite
DAVIDR.SQLIKHS
Kditor-in-’hief
Sixteen representatives from
fourteen Black-oriented campus
organizations officially formed the
first Black Campus Cabinet in a
me*ting September 21
"It’s time the growing number of
Black campus organizations united
and pooled resources and ideas,” said
Allen Johnson, BSM chairman and
presiding officer of the Cabinet
•'We've got so much to offer each
other”
In addition to Johnson, other
cabinet officers are Arlee Griffin.
presiding officer pro-tem; Shirley
Thompson, secretary; and Regina
Young, treasure
Projects planned for the semester
include an inter-organizational
potluck dinner, scheduled for October
and a beauty pageant for men
Groups represented at the meeting
were Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kapipa
Alpha Psi. Alpha Phi Alpha. Delta
Sigma Theta. Omega Psi Phi. The
United Christian Fellowship.
Minority Health Careers Club.
Minorities in the Electronic Media,
the BSM Gospel Choir, the Opeyo
Dancers, the (^yx TTieater, the
Ebony Headers, and the James
Action Committee.
"I think we’re off to a good start,"
said Johnson "But we've got to have
sustained commitments from all
groups to keep going. Only time will
tell."
Working Students Smarter
(CPS)— A recent study found that
students working part-time jobs
under work-study programs get
better grades than their non-working
peers.
The study, conducted by the
University of Texas-Austin s
Financial Aid Office, indicated that
both undergraduate and graduate
working students averaged anyw here
from .06 to .11 ^ade points higher
than non-working students of
financial aid, and than the general
student body. UT’s study results,
moreover, were about the same as
other such studies conducted
nationwide, added Ben Stough,
associate director of financial Aid at
UT