m ARCHIVES
Friday, September 12, 1980
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
Vol. LXIl, No. 1
Labor Day activities a success
Bennett Belles were treated to games and a picnic during the annual Labor Day festivities that took place
in the Quadrangle. Photo by Parrese Wade
by Zephalee Lynn Thorne
and Arlene McNeil
The Labor Day activities, which
included such activities as brunch,
games, a Greek step show, and a
disco, was an enormous success.
The annual event began at 11:00
a.m. with brunch being served in
the cafeteria. Following brunch at
1:00 p.m., the games took place.
The games included frisbee, vol
leyball, football, backgammon, a
sack race, and a 3-legged race.
After the games, there was a
cookout from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. The
menu included hot dogs, ham
burgers, beans, potato salad, pota
to chips, cookies, and lemonade.
Marcus Tillery from A&T stated,
“It’s not the food nor the avail
ability of drinks that makes a
visit to B. C. worthwhile—it’s the
Belles.”
Immediately following the cook
out, the Greek step show was held.
The Greeks included the Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
and the Alpha Phi Alpha Frater
nity, Inc. For the freshmen, the
whole day was exciting, but the
Greek step show was so different
and fascinating that most of them
will never forget it.
After the Greek show the disco
began. The music was provided
by disc jockey Terry Morgan. The
disco, the last event on the sched
ule for Labor Day, was really su
perb. An A&T student, Isaac Je
rome Neal declared, “After the
first week of hard studies, this
annual event is welcome. It helps
ease you back into the college
mood.”
Thanks to the Student Govern
ment Association, the Student
Union Board, and the cafeteria
staff, another Labor Day at Ben
nett College was a success.
SGA has much in store for 1980-81
by Josie Hudley
The Student Government Asso
ciation (SGA) with its new and
returning members has much in
store for the student body for
1980-81.
SGA president, Sharonlyn Jones,
a senior ISP Early Childhood ma
jor from Montgomery, Ala., is very
enthusiastic about this year’s ac
tivities. “Student involvement and
a unity of the Bennett sisters are
two of my main goals and hope
fully what we’ve planned for this
year will give everyone that mo
tivation to pitch in and help,” she
said.
Some tentative activities that
are on the calendar for this semes
ter include: monthly birthday din
ners, a Greek Olympics, a Hallo
ween masquerade party. Fall Fes
tival of -the Arts and Christmas
Caroling. The success of Freshman
Weekend during Freshman Orien
tation Week can be attributed to
the SGA. The upcoming Corona
tion of the New Miss Bennett is
one of the SGA’s priorities at the
moment.
There are several specific things
the SGA would like to accomplish
during 1980-81, one of which is
to get a salad bar for the cafeteria.
“Getting a salad bar for the cafe
teria is just one of the many
changes we would like to incor
porate,” states Secretary Lisa Har
ris, a junior Mass Communications
major from Long Island, N. Y.
Lisa explained “Our goal is not
so much, to change, as it is to
‘make better’ the conditions sur
rounding Bennett. More important
than a salad bar, though, is the
student relationship with the SGA.
I don’t want people to look at me
and say, ‘Oh, she’s an SGA mem
ber,’ I want students to look at
me and say, ‘What’s up, Lisa’?”
Another concern of the SGA’s
is the obvious “battle of the soror
ities” here on campus. Treasurer
Terri Phillips, a Pre-Med major
from Harrisburg, Pa., comments:
“We would like to get a Panhel-
lenic Council, which would con
sist of two representatives from
each sorority to keep the channels
of communcation open. This way
some of the tension will be eased.
Having functions together is an
other way the SGA feels that the
total sisterhood of all Greeks here
on Bennett’s campus for a com
mon cause can be reached.”
One duty of the SGA is to be
a liaison between the Administra
tion and the students. When asked
about the effectiveness of this. As
sistant Secretary Sherrel Larry, a
Political Science major from Chi
cago, 111., replied, “The SGA can
only be as effective as the students
let us. There are only seven mem
bers and we can’t possibly see all
the problems that Bennett has, so
we can work only if the students
help. Possibly if we placed a box
in the Student Union asking for
complaints or remedies to existing
problems something could get
done faster,”
To bring about better student
relations and a closer sisterhood
seems to be the focus of this year’s
SGA. “One way to achieve this
goal is to let the students in on
what’s happening or when our up
coming functions will be. We need
better publicity,” says SGA Vice
President Linda Anderson, an
English major from Denver, Colo.
“A way to better communicate
with the student body would be
to have our own newsletter; this
way only the activities of the SGA
would be included, and the stu
dents could keep abreast of what’s
going on.”
When asked what the SGA of
1980-81 wanted to be remembered
for. Parliamentarian Lisa Manley,
a junior psychology major and
music minor from Middletown,
N. Y., had this to say, “The SGA
wants versatility. I’m sure we want
to be remembered as the SGA
that did something for the Ben
nett Belles. But in doing anything,
we already have two obstacles
ahead of us, (1) getting the stu
dents’ support, (2) getting the ad
ministration to take us seriously.
But if we surmount the number
one obstacle, number two would
be easier to tackle.”
With a definite purpose and
great expectations, this year
should prove to be one of the best
for the student body and the SGA.
Gravely gets promotion
by Yvette Barbour
Major departmental changes
have been made this year at the
Freshmen Studies and Academic
Support Services Center.
Miss Jimmie Gravely, a Bennett
graduate, who majored in business
education and minored in econom
ics, has been promoted to acting
director of Freshmen Studies and
Academic Support Services. Miss
Gravely’s former position was
Special Services program man
ager, a position now held by Mrs.
Margaret Williamson.
Miss Gravely’s promotion arose,
according to her, because, “Miss
Dorothy Harris is on leave from
B'ennett to work on her doctorate
degree at Rutgers University.”
Miss Gravely will perform these
services until Miss Harris returns.
The other changes in the area
arose because Mrs. McCallum, the
Associate in Academic Advising,
retired last spring. “Mrs. McCal-
lum’s responsibilities will be
shared with this office and other
offices on campus,” stated Miss
Gravely.
“We will still do some academic
advising, but not on the large
scale that Mrs. McCallum did,”
Miss Gravely said. She added, “We
will be working very closely in
some areas with the Career Ser
vices Center and the Learning
Resource Center.”
The Freshmen Studies and Aca
demic Support Services still in
cludes Academic Advisement,
Special Services and the Learning
Resource Center.
Scott to be crowned
by Lisa Harris
Coronation festivities for
Rosalyn Janice Scott, Miss
Bennett College 1980-81 will
take place on Sept. 19-20 in
the Student Union, here on
campus.
Rosalyn J. Scott, a senior
Music Education student at
Bennett College, is the reign
ing “Miss Bennett.” Born in
Florence, S. C., the 21-year-
old Gemini is a member of the
Zeta Omicron Chapter of Del
ta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
a president and student ac
companist of the Bennett Col-
leee Choir, a member of the
N.A.A.C.P. and M.E.N.C.
(Music Educators National
Conference). Rosalyn’s future
plans upon graduation are to
continue her studies in the
field of Music, and to
eventually get into the art of
performing.
Miss Bennett’s objectives
for the 1980^81 school year
are to establish a better rela
tionship between the position
of Miss Bennett and the stu
dent body. Rosalyn claims,
“Often college queens are
deemed untouchable.” She
prefers to be respected for her
office, and yet be on the same
level as the students. Rosalyn
adds, “I don’t plan to get
caught up in the Miss Bennett
preconception, because that in
itself would be losing sight of
my own individuality.”
Miss Bennett has several
activities scheduled for the
1980-81 year. The goal of
these activities is to bring the
entire Bennett campus to
gether in these activities.
Rosalyn claims, “With the
participation of the entire
faculty, staff and student
body, I intend to do the best
possible job myself.” She
hopes the position will enable
her to grow and mature in
many various ways. Rosalyn
states, “I hope to improve my
ability to deal with others and
benefit from the enriching
experiences of my reign.”
The traditional banquet in
her honor will take place Fri
day evening, Sept. 19, 1980,
and the actual crowning of
“Miss Bennett College” will
occur on Saturday evening,
Sept. 20, 1980 in the Student
Union Building.
The 1980-81 Miss Bennett is Rosalyn J. Scott, Music Education ma]or
from Florence, S. C. She will be officially inducted into this position on
Sept. 20, 1980, at the Miss Bennett Coronation.
Photo by Shelly Coston