Epsilon-Theta: ‘Number One’ in south region
by John Atidnson
The Epsilon-Theta Chapter
of the Sigma Pi fraternity of
Elon College has been named
the top chapter in the South
region of the United States, it
was announced Sunday.
The Elon chapter was one
of four chapters to be con
sidered for the Grand Sage’s
Award of the national Sigma
Pi fraternity. This award is
presented bi-annually to the
aumber one chapter in the
United States.
Rick Marchman, a found
ing father and first chapter
president of Epsilon-Theta,
presented a commemorative
plaque to Wally Vinson, cur
rent president of the local
chapter.
The award is based on
overall excellence in all chapt
er activities, including mem
bership, scholarship, and
service within the national
fraternity system.
Marchman, a graduate of
Elon College, was presented
the award at the 34th biennial
convocation of the Sigma Pi
Fraternity of the United
States, held in Seven Springs
Mountain Resort at Cham
pion, Pa., in August.
The award is the first of its
kind to be presented to the
young chapter.
“We are very proud to
receive this award from na
tional,” Vinson said. “We
take special pride in the fact
that we have come so far in
such a short time,” alluding
to the fact that Epsilon-Theta
was founded only two and a
half years ago and has only
had its national charter for
one year.
“The fact that national
would give us serious con
sideration despite the fact that
we do not have a chapter
house is a pleasing thing in
itself,” Vinson continued.
“We are young and we have
worked very hard to establish
ourselves on this campus, and
I think an award like this
goes a long way towards
giving Epsilon-Theta perma
nent credibility.”
The Sigma Pi fraternity is
one of three Greek organi
zations on the Elon campus
which does not occupy a
college-owned chapter house.
Marchman, along with
other alumni members of the
Epsilon-Theta chapter who
were in Elon this weekend,
founded a new alumni chapt
er of the Sigma Pi fraternity.
“We feel the alumni chap
ter will go a long way toward
stabilizing the active chap
ter,” Marchman said. “With
the alumni chapter, we can
form a link between past and
present brothers, as well as
serve as a guiding, supporting
organization.”
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Elon College, North Carolina
September 14,1978
Janice arrives Saturday
by Joy Hamilton
The musical group Janice
will play Saturday, Sept. 16,
at 8 p.m. at the Elon College
Alumni Gym. The group has
performed with the well-
known Redd Foxx and has
also appeared on the Dinah
Shore Show.
The popular group, from
Shelby, N.C., spends part of
the year touring colleges in
the South. The remainder of
the year is spent in places like
Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe,
where they were recently held
over for 13 weeks. ’
What makes the musical
group so special? Perhaps it is
a firm faith and cotimiitment.
Their spiritual belief and ded
ication to the group success
holds them together both
musically and as a family.
The group concentrates on
the positive aspects of life in
their music, and with it tomes
a fresh, clean-cut approach.
Their infectious enthusiasm
has remained throughout their
seven-year college tour. Janice
Barnett has a resounding full
ness in her powerful voice
that spellbinds most specta
tors with its beauty.
The musicians have released
an album during their 7-year
college tour. The musical
group is made up of Janice,
lead vocedist; her husband,
Reggie Stadler, the bass play
er and director of music; and
her brother Freddie Morrison,
background vocalist, rhythm
guitarist and choreographer.
The career of Janice has
surfaced three talented young
individuals who wsinted to
make it. Today, Janice is on
the verge of international
fame, as their audience grows
each time they perform.
London bound reserve plane seats
SGA’s Welcome Back/Welcome To concert featuring
“Janice” Saturday night.
Forum probes democracy
“Do We Really Believe in
Democracy?” asks Dr. John
Sullivan in the first talk of
the Liberal Arts Forum 1978-
79 series next Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30.
The chairman of the philo
sophy dept, and adviser to
the forum will open the year
long study of democracy and
will be followed during the
fall by three lecture-discus-
sions led by other faculty
members. All meetings are in
the large lounge of Long
Student Center.
The development of Amer
ican democracy will be exa
mined by Dr. George Troxler,
associate professor of history,
on Oct. 10. Dr. Thomas S.
Henricks, assistarit piofessor
sociology, will discuss on Oct.
31 the effects of democratic
values on institutions such as
the family and the school.
The final meeting of the fall
session will be led on Nov. 14
by Dr. Rudolf Zarzar, assist
ant professor of political
science, who will sp>eak on
democracy and American po
litical life.
The Liberal Arts Forum is
beginning its 21st year at Elon
cont. on p. 4
For all those students and
friends of the college taking
advantage of the British Stud
ies Program in January, a de
posit of $25 must be paid by
Sept. 18, according to Dr.
David Crowe, tour director.
Then on Monday, Sept. 25,
the first half of the remaining
cost of the trip will be due.
The amount to be paid on
Sept. 25 is $437. The total of
$99 covers jet air fare to
London and return to Greens
boro transport to and from
the London hotel, a twin-
bedded room for 28 days,
continental breakfast,
seven/tours out of London to
historic places, a Shakespear
ean play in Stratford, a bal
let, a symphony concert in
Royal Albert Hall, additional
theater and music, plus a
concentration on the course
taken with a professor-guide.
Members of the group will
need additional funds (travel
ers checks) for two meals a
day, underground (subway)
fares in London, petty cash,
and, of course, persoAal gifts,
postage, any extra touring
and such.
The courses — English,
history, humanities (fine arts
and general humanities), mus
ic and religion — offer three
hours credit each. The leaders
are Prof. Betty Gerow, Eng
lish; Dr. George Troxler, his
tory; Dr. Mary Ellen Priest
ley, humanities; Prof. Terrell
Cofield, music; and Dr. Wil
liam Rich, religion.
“In spite of inflation here
and in Britain, this study-
tour is still a great bargain,”
says Dr. Priestley who lived
in England and commuted to
Elon many years. “Any stu
dent who thinks about travel
ing abroad for the first time
should go to England first,”
she says. “The language is no
problem; we speak English.
The customs are, in general,
familiar; yet it is another
world, an old culture, and th«
best step toward world trav
el.” It is also a good idea, she
says, to start traveling before
one takes a regular job. “If
you wait, you may never go
— or not until you are too
worried about your posses
sions or career at home to
enjoy going abroad or you get
too old or demanding. If you
travel early, you will make
the opportunities to travel
again and again,” Dr. Priest
ley si.ys.
The options for weekend
travel include Edinburgh, cap-
it£d of Scotland via the fast
train, “The Flying Scots
man”; York, with its medie
val section, its minster (cath
edral), its Viking digs; or the
Lake District, with its natural
cont. on p. 5