The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 7, 1965
NUMBER THREE
National Body Honors Miss Ward
Enrollment
Hits Recortl
Mark at ACC
Atlantic Christian College has
experienced the largest enroll
ment in its history with a regis
tration of 1,447 students for the
fall semester of the 1965-66 aca
demic year, according to Dr.
L. H. Swindell Jr., dean of the
college.
Of the total enrollment 1,206
are full - time students, while
241 are parttime students. Mak
ing up the student body are 254
Seniors, 269 Juniors, 355 Sopho
mores, 457 Freshmen, 51 spe
cial students and 43 nurses.
Male students outnumber female
students at a ratio of 824 to 623.
Students at Atlantic Christian
come from 17 states and three
foreign countries. Leading are
Tar Heel students who number
1,288. Second is Virginia with
84, while the states of New York
and South Carolina are third
with 13 each. Others include
Maryland 9, New Jersey 6, Del
aware, Florida and Pennsylvan
ia 5, Indiana and Georgia 4.
Connecticut and District of Co
lumbia 2, Illinois, Missouri, Ver
mont and Wisconsin 1. Students
representing foreign nations in
clude China 1, Thailand 1 and
Japan 1.
Sixty-eight of North Carolina’s
100 counties are represented by
the ACC student body. Enroll
ment by county is as follows:
Alamance 7, Ashe 1, Beaufort
42, Bertie 18, Bladen 2, Bruns
wick 1, Buncombe 4, Burke 1,
Cabarrus 2, Camden 1, Carteret
23, Catawba 2, Chowan 3, Cleve-
Icnd 1, Columbus 5, Craven 15,
Cumberland 8, Currituck 2, Da
vidson 2, Davie 1, Duplin 17,
Durham 23, Edgecombe 39, For
syth 17, Franklin 8, and Gaston
4*
Gates 3, Granville 15, Greene
18, Guilford 3, Halifax 12, Har
nett 12, Henderson 2, Hertford
14, Hyde 2, Iredell 1, Johnston
92, Jones 1, Lee 6, Lenoir 45,
Ijncoln 1, Martin 15, Mecklen
burg 11, Moore 2, Nash 108,
See ENROLLMENT Page 3
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AVvAS-D PKESENTtD — A “Certificate ot .Appreciation” frnn the Delta Siffma Phi Internation
al Fraternity was presented to Miss Sarah Bain Ward, dean of women, on Wednesday. Shown
with Miss Ward are Russell Roebuck, national board of Efovernors member; Jerry Carter, local
chapter president; and Dr. J. P. Tyndall, chapter supervisor. (Photo by Gene Duncan)
Delta Zelta Becomes the First
National Sorority on Campus
Initiation ceremonies, installa-j Church with 21 active sisters and, guest book,
tion banquet and presentation j six alumnae participating,
tea were weekend highlights of] Saturday evening the chapter
the Omega Chi Sorority at At-1 installation banquet was held in
lantic Christian College. The so
rority was the first on the local
campus to become affiliated with
a national organization when it
was officially initiated as the
Theta Omega chapter of Delta
Zeta National Sorority this week
end.
Friday evening members took
their pledge test and attended
a lamp lighting service conduct
ed by 10 Delta Zetas from Zeta
Lambda chapter at East Caro
lina College.
Saturday morning initiation
ceremonies were held in Adams
Chapel of the First Christian
gifts received — On the table some of the
ceived by the Theta Omega chapter of the Delta Ze
Sorority ^in honor of going national J^^er -^r”
left to right are Betsy Nash, president of
William Smith, advisor; and Mrs. Morman national v
president of membership. (Photo by Gene Dune
the Hotel Cherry.
Miss Dolores Artau of Peta Pi,
assistant dean of women at
the University of Georgia, was
the mistress of ceremonies.
Dan Hensley, Atlantic Chris
tian College chaplain, gave the
invocation.
Everyone was welcomed by
Robert Bennett, dean of students
at ACC; Miss Betsy Nash, presi
dent of Theta Omega, responded.
Mrs. Lizabeth Innis Francis of
Birmingham, Ala., national di
rector-at-large, brought greet
ings to the group. Other speak
ers were Dr. Arthur D. Wenger,
ACC president; and Dr. Lewis
Swindell, Jr., college dean.
Mrs. Norman Agler, national
vice president of membership,
presented the charter to the
chapter. Miss Sarah Bain Ward
dean of women, accepted the
charter on behalf of the local
chapter.
Miss Jane Stevenson of the
East Carolina College chapter
sang “Roses, I Give to Thee
as she presented each new sister
a long-stemmed pink rose, the
Delta Zeta flower.
Fruit punch was served from
a crystal bowl by Mrs. William
Smith, chapter director and as
sistant professor of health and
physical education at the col
lege.
Sunday afternoon approximate
ly 200 persons attended the pres
entation tea in the lobby of the
classroom building.
Guests were greeted by Miss
Betsy Nash, chapter president,
and Miss Sarah Bain Ward, dean
of women. Others receiving were
Mrs. Norman Agler, Dr. and
Mrs. Lewis Swindell, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bennett and
various ECC girls who direct
ed guests to the gift, display,
and serving tables.
Mrs. William Smith, Mrs, Hat-
ten Hodges, and Mrs. Hugh B.
Johnston, founder of Omega Chi
Sorority and associate professor
of English at ACC, pour^ punch.
The table was replenished by
members of the Zeta Lambda
chapter. Dr. Dorothy E. Nau-
mann. Delta Zeta alumna from
Syracuse University, now direc
tor of student health service at
Duke University, presided at the
Telegrams and notes of con
gratulations were placed on a
bulletin board above the display
table. Some 100 messages from
Delta Zeta chapters across the
United States were received.
Active sisters who were initiat
ed into the national sorority are
Laura Wolfe, Pan-Hellinic repre
sentative, Martha Mewborn, Pan-
Hellenic president, Betsy Nash
president, Glenda Roberson, vice-
president, Lynda Sawyer, Schol
arship chairman, and Patsy Se
bum.
Also initiated were Sandy
Smith, Diane Sorrell, Jean Lee,
Sue Wilson, WRA representative.
Penny Kirk, Barbara Hay, Mar
ty Dixon, Anne Amerson, Pan-
Hellenic representative, and Mar
ty Atkins.
Others initiated were Susan
Boone, corresponding secretary,
Susan Brown, historian, Amy
Causby, Barbara Croom, record
ing secretary, Marge Owens,
See DELTA ZELTA Page 4
* Dean of Women
Is Given Award
At l^eception
Miss Sarah Bain Ward, dean
of women, was honored Wednes
day at an informal reception giv
en by the Delta Iota chapter of
the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.
During the reception Miss Ward
was presented with a “Certifi
cate of Appreciation” from the
National Board of Governor’s of
the Delta Sigma Phi Internation
al Fraternity for her outstand
ing work with Atlantic Christian
College’s Delta Iota chapter and
with the Greek system as a
whole.
Jerry Carter, president of the
Delta Iota chapter, presented the
certificate to Miss Ward, Rus
sell Roebuck, National Board of
Governors member, assisted in
the presentation, which read —
“The Delta Sigma Phi Fraterni
ty is pleased to honor Sarah
Bin Ward for her significant
contribution of time, interest and
devotion in the advancing of the
ideals, objectives and interests of
our beloved fraternity.” Tlie cer
tificate had been previously pre
sented to Miss Ward in absentia
by Roebuck at the National Con
vention in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Long interested in student ac
tivities since coming to Atlantic
Christian in 1945, Miss Ward is
the only woman in the history
of Delta Sigma Phi to receive a
Certificate of Appreciation.
Guests were greeted by Jerry
Carter, J. P. Tyndall, chapter
supervisor, and Roebuck at the
door. Members of the fraterni
ty, wearing white carnations, cir
culated among faculty and staff
members present. Miss Ward
was wearing a corsage of white
carnations, the flower of Delta
Sigma Phi.
Serving refreshments were
Mrs. Rosa Tyndall and Mrs.
Janie Johnson.
Notice
The Executive Board will spon
sor an informal Back to-School
dance Saturday night, October
9, from 8:00 - 11:45 in the lobby
of the Classroom Building. The
music will be provided by Lit
tle Willie Charles and the Fames.
All students are invited.
The library is now open on
Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to
5:00 p.m.
By-Laws are Amended
By the Executive Board
The decision to allow fresh
man girls to try out for cheer
leaders was made by the Execu
tive Board in the form of an
admendment to the by-laws of
the constitution last Monday
night.
The motion, made by Cookie
Wickham, vice president, came
at the recommendation of Reba
Barefoot, head cheerleader, who
reported that only six upper
classmen had tried out for the
group. Miss Wickham also
moved that freshman girls who
became cheerleaders must main
tain a 2.00 or C average. This
motion also passed.
Miss Barefoot reported that
she had gone to the Board be
cause the present constitution on
ly allows upper classemn with a
2:00 average to try out for
cheerleaders. The admendment
will now have to go before a
meeting of the Coop.
In other business, Larry Poore,
president of men’s dorm, moved
that the Campus Improvements
Committee be reconsidered.
There was considerable
discussion by the Board and the
motion passed with 7 votes in
favor, 5 against, and 8 absten
tions. The passing of this mo
tion did away this committee.
Bobbie Ellis, sophomore sena
tor, moved that the Board spon
sor a community ink blotter
campaign. She explained that the
blotter would contain various
advertisements from local busi
nesses and would be a source of
income. The motion was defeat
ed when it was pointed out that
such advertising would compete
directly with “The Collegiate”
and the “Pine Knot.”
Naomi Holt, day student presi
dent, moved that the Board grant
the Day Students $50 so that
they could have a float in the
Homecoming parade. The mo
tion passed.
David Webb, president, an
nounced that Coach Norfolk had
requested that campus organiza
tions present half time enter
tainment at basketball games.
Norfolk said he would be glad
to speak to the Board about the
matter. Janie McCormick, junior
senator, moved that this be done,
and the motion passed.