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Ellen Bowen
Speaks Out
Ellen Bowen,
the newly-
Mied SGA president, is using
if final weeks of spring
Jester to begin the process of
Janizing and planning for the
si dent government n the
Uming school year, 1975-76.
^er primary concern during
the next several weeks will be to
I,,-(he groundwork for a student
!, S»i ti..t «i». w«»y.
fnoeal to the student body as a
rather than to ariy
oarticular group. In order to do
L she has proposed several
ideas in regard to the type of
student government she wants to
create.
One of her ideas is to make the
tusiness and meetings of the
SGA more widely known to the
student body through such
things as the Collegiate and even
bv word-of-mouth. Maintaining
a’student government that is
readily available to the entire
student body, she hopes, will
arouse students to become more
active in the affairs of the SGA
and consequently help to create
a student government that is
more flexible and able to cope
with the actual problems
students might have.
At present, Miss Bowen is
organizing various SGA
t»ramil!?5rfm- rrexf year, and
by picking an assortment of
individuals, she feels that the
student government can be
representative of, and fair to,
the entire student body.
A few of her possible concerns
tor the upcoming year will be
such things as, extended library
hours, parking problems and
class cuts. However, she
emphasizes the fact that these
and other problems cannot be
dealt with unless she has the
cooperation and full support of
the student body.
Ellen Bowen can usually be
reached in the SGA office from
10-2 on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays, and from 1-2 on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. If,
however, she cannot be reached
during those hours, she urges
students to leave messages, as
she will promptly answer them.
Essentially, then, Ellen Bowen
seeks to make the student
government a tool for the
students which can be used to
bring about changes for the good
of the student body as a whole,
®d it is primarily through an
atmosphere where there is a free
exchange of ideas and opinions
that she intends to do this.
John Paca
Poetry Contest
One thousand dollars will be
awarded as gremd. pri7.p jn the
f^irst Annual Poetry Com
petition sponsored by World
of Poetry. Poems of all subjects
®d styles are eligible to win the
grand prize or any of fifty other
rash or merchandise awards.
According to contest director,
oseph Mellon, “We are looking
poetic talent of every kind,
™ expect 1975 to be a year of
®citing discoveries.”
n addition to a prize, each
^roing [X)em will be included in
e prestigious World of Poetry
Anthology. The contest will be
nttPn ^ 'ndependent panel
“ heChaparral Poetry Society,
es and official entry forms
by writing to
orld of poejry, 801 Portola
211, San Fancisco,
^Worma 94127. The contest
'loses June 30^ 1975
ATLANTIC
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Gold Streetstands proudly together, after Alpha Sig’s win Greek Sing and Sigma Pi's w,
win Individual
Alpha Sig - Delta Zetas Win
Greek music poured forth
from the Wilson Gymnasium on
Wednesday night, April 16, as
the annual Greek Sing once
more became a reality.
Among those taking top honors
was Alphi Sigma Phi who won
the fraternity group sing. Sigma
Pi fraternity was awarded the
individual talent trophy in the
fraternity competition. Talent
for the event was supplied by
Drew Lankford.
Delta Zeta sorority, in the face
of stiff competition, won the
sorority group sing. Phi Mu
sorority’s Patricia Williams took
top honors for individual talent
AAA Officers
Chosen
Miss Irma Jean Braswell,
daughter of Mrs. Beulah
Braswell of Rt. 2, Elm City has
been elected President of the
Afro-American Awareness
Society of Atlantic Christian
College. Miss Braswell is a
rising senior, majoring in Deaf
Education. She was elected
president because of her interest
in Black heritage, her desire to
cultivate Black awareness on
the college campus and her
academic achievement.
Other officers elected were:
Vice Presieent — Glen Edward
Lewis, a junior majoring in
Accounting; Secretary — Miss
Nancy Carter Pinkney, a rising
Senior majoring in Business
Education, and Treasurer, Miss
Robert Johnson, a Freshman
majoring in Elementary
Education.
in the sorority competition.
Scholarship trophies were
again presented to the sorority
or fraternity with the highest
grade point average. The Fall-
1974 trophy was presented to
Sigma Pi fraternity. The Spring-
1974 scholarship trophy was
awarded to Alpha Sigma Phi
fraternity.
In the sorority scholastic
division. Sigma Sigma was
awarded the trophy for the
highest academic average.
Delta Zeta sorority took the
award for the highest pledge
average.
Serving as master of
ceremonies for the event was
Dr. Allan R. Sharp. Presenting
the awards on behalf of the
Panhellenic Council was Sheila
Barker. Jerry Sledge presented
awards on behalf of the In
terfraternity Council.
Congratulations to all Greeks.
Their hard work was well worth
the effort. It was an exciting and
successful event.
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
New Organization
On April 8, 1975, the Dflta
Chapter of Si^ma lianima Nu
received it's charter at .ACC
Sigma Ciamnia Nu is an
organization for college women,
who strive to promote character,
leadership, s(K’ial enrichment,
and sisterluxKi througii services
to the community Pro(*)sed
projects include establishment
of a Sickle Cell Anemia Fiiiid,
public education programs
about Sickle Cell and Hyper
tension, Big Sister program,
regular visits to Iwal hospital
and rest homes and voter
registration. There are several
established chapters 01 Sigma at
other colleges and universities
Nine young ladies l>elong to
the Delta Chapter at .\CC They
are: .Mary Hailance, Irma
Braswell, llortense Jefferson,
Evelyn Carol Jones, Shirley
Mason, Freida Peele. .Nancy
I’inkney, Donna Siinms and
Delores Williams Hortense
Jefferson is the current acting
president, and Miss J Daniels is
our Advisor.
There are ten prospective new
members pledging Sigma
(Jamnia Nu this semester They
gave a musical tribute to Sigma
at t>:()Op.m., on Friday, April 18,
1975 in Hardv Alumni Hall.
Birthduy
Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority
celebrated its 77th birthday
April 20, with a banquet at the
Rib Room at the Heart of Wilson.
Some 60 persons attended which
included sisters, pledges, alumni
and special guests. Mary Beth
Koch was presented the 1974-75
Outstanding Sister Award.
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The Circle K Club of Atlantic Christian College last week presented a check in the amount of $100 to
.hP Atlantic Christian College Fulfillment Fund. Taking part in the presentation were. Dr. Ted i oy,
Circt^K Advisor Tim Corbett, Circle K president; and David L. Cleveland, ACC Director of
Development.
Student Apathy
In a small college such as
A.C., one would suppose that
campus awareness would be
outstanding. How far away
would one be to suppose this?
DISTANT'. The average student
on this campus knows very little
of what is actually happening
here and could care less. Why,
you say. That is exactly why I
was provoked into writing this
article. I want to find out why.
No one, and I mean no one, ever
writes a letter to the editor of
this paper unless he or she wants
to bitch and raise hell about
something. However, do not get
me wrong, for I think it is great
that students do have a sounding
board in this crazy community
of ours, but I do not think that
this is its only purpose. The next
time that you are in your room in
Hackney, Harper, or wherever,
and you wish you had something
to do, but do not, and you feel
like blaming your troubles on
this school, take the time (you do
not have anything to do with
anyway) and write me (C-o The
Collegiate J and tell me what you
think is wrong here and what
should be done about it. It does
not require much effort to walk
over to the Collegiate office and
slip a letter under the door. (By
the way, the Collagiate office is
in the same mysterious location
as the S.G.A. office - in the
basement of Hardy Alumni Hall
When you walk into a place that
IS 212 degrees above 0 degrees
you will know you are there.)
Yet, if you are real lazy like me,
go to the post office. It does not
cost a cent The letters I receive,
1 shall comment on weekly and
try to present you with a possible
solution. Who knows, it may just
help to make this suitcase, a
college.
Joe Hunnicutt