Life After Louisburg: Four Steps to Transfer
By KELLI SWINSON ^
Louisburg College has a
historic reputation for its ef
fective transfer program.
Many students choose to con
tinue their education at a
senior college. Of these
students, 80% are successful.
Attending Louisburg College
prepared these students for
the challenges of a senior col
lege, giving them an obvious
advantage.
Several steps should be
taken by the student when
preparing for transfer. First,
the student should in
vestigate the school. The per
sonality of the school is impor
tant because it needs to
satisfy your academic needs.
Information about student
life, extra-curricular ac
tivities, enrollment, programs
of study and expense will help
you in making a decision.
There are several ways to
gather this information. You
can call or write the admis
sions office of the college for a
handbook. Visiting the college
is the best way to find out
about its qualifications.
Your Louisburg College ad
visor has a “Manual for Faculr
ty Advisors” that contains
facts about senior colleges
that pertains specifically to
transfers. The director of
Counciling Services, Buster
White, has a wealth of infor
mation on senior colleges and
will advise students who are
considering transfer. His of
fice is located in Davis Hall,
Room 101. He can be reached
at 496-2521 extension 234.
The second step is to write
for an application. You can
find the address of the Admis
sions office in books like
‘Baron’s Profile of American
Colleges.”
The third step is to com
plete the application and
notify the registrar to send
your transcripts to the col
lege admissions. The first
transcript is free; however,
each additional request will
require a small fee.
The fourth step is to watch
your mail box for a letter of
admission. /
Buster White
Alcohol Awareness
By GREG COOPER
An Alcohol Awareness
Workshop will be conducted
by Ms. Betty Rice at the
Cockrell building at
Louisburg College starting
March 30. Ms. Rice doesn’t
want to lecture about alcohol,
but to relay factual informa
tion and to dispel myths about
alcohol and the disease of
alcoholism. Alcohol education
is a relatively new field, even
though alcohol is as old as
man’s origin.
One of Ms. Rice’s major con
cerns is teenagers and drink
ing because this has become
an age of drinking teenagers.
Kids today are drinking
more than kids did in the 40’s
and 50’s. Alcohol is used clear
ly above other drugs, or in
combination with drugs,” she
explains. Ms. Rice emphasizes
that she is not promoting
total abstinence. Instead, the
idea is to give people enough
information to make informed
choices about themselves and
their lives when it comes to
drinking. The most rewarding
part of Ms. Rice’s job is help
ing someone who has an
alcohol problem, or has a fami
ly member with alcoholism.
She wants to help people
realize problems caused by
alcohol in friends and parents.
Ms. Rice is an alcoholism
education specialist with the
Wake County Alcoholism In
formation Center — one of a
handful of alcohol educators
in North Carolina. She is part
of a four member staff under
the direction of Jackie Jolly.
She says “By teaching about
the symptoms of alcoholism,
explaining that it is a
treatable disease, and pro
viding information about
resources and where people
canjgo for help. I’m able to of
fer hope and solutions for
many people.” Last year she
i and her colleagues made 147
presentations to 4,453 people.!
Each student will be mailed
an individual notice
Honor Students Awarded
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By DAVID READ
Tuesday, February 22 was
a proud day in the lives of
some twenty-five Louisburg
College students. These
students were initiated into
the Gamma Upsilon Chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa, a widely
recognized academic fraterni
ty. The induction commenced
with a warm welcome
presented by Mr. Grady
Snyder. This was followed by
a brief history of Phi Theta
Kappa orated by Randy L.
Brantley, fraternity presi
dent.
The keynote address entitl-
-ed “Become What You Are”
was given by Dr. C. Ray
Pruett. The introduction of
candidates was next on the
agenda. The following were
presented from the freshman
class. These inductees have
maintained at least a 3.5 g.p.a.
or are in the top 10 percent of
their class.
Annette Michelle Clark,
Teresa Alice Davis, Harold
Love Day, Jr., Wanda Carol
Girton, Arthur Alan Griffin,
Celeste Wheless Hughes, Jon
Bradley Johnson, Carla Ann
Joyner, Lisa Kay Martin,
Mayumi Ohmi, Julia Felicia
Owen, Robin Ruth Pridgen,
Neil Wallace Smith, Tammy
Leigh Snyder and Kin Son
Tang.
The following were
presented from the
sophomore class. The in
ductees have at least a 3.3
g.p.a. or are in the top 10 per
cent of their class.
Amy Paige Burnette,
Steven Goodwin Cosby, Har
riet Margaret Creech, Teresa
Dawn Evans, Kristina Elaine
Klatt, David Scott Pearce,
Lucia Annette Phillips,
Kimberly Dawn Pittman.
David Franklin Read, Wilma
Jean Smoker Strother.
Dr. Norris, Dr. Brown and
Mr. Snyder offered con
gratulations following the
fraternity pledge and signing
of new members.
The Louisburg College
Ensemble directed by Ms.
Sarah Foster was present to
sing the Phi Theta Kappa
song.
Mrs. Betty C. Starnes read
Proverbs 8:1-4 and Dr.
Thomas S. Yow, III brought
the occasion to a close with a
benediction prayer after
which refreshments were
served.
Phi Theta Kappa has
recognized intellect and
achievement in American
Junior Colleges since 1918.
The fraternity was formed at
a meeting of Missouri Junior
College Presidents who were
seeking to form an organiza
tion that recognized superior
students. Gamma Upsilon is
the second oldest chapter of
Phi Theta kappa in North
Carolina. Since 1983 it has ac
crued some 659 members.