2 The Pilot ! A\xgvis,i, 1993
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Gardner-Webb University
THE PILOT
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Editor's Letter - A welcome and a preview
Welcome to Gardner-Webb freshmen
and welcome back uppperclassmen.
Just when you thought the summer would last
forever, here we are back at good ol' G-WU.
This should be an eventful year at the
Webb. It is our first full year as a university,
and our athletic department will now compete
in the NCAA division n. Also, this year's
freshman class is the largest ever at G-W.
We do not wish to become anachronis
tic here at The Pilot, so you will see
new features and a new look for the paper this
year along with our regular coverage of G-W.
Scattered throughout this issue are tidbits
of information that new students may find
helpful in their first weeks at school. Also,
returning students should find some interest
ing, and helpful, stuff also.
A new feature in The Pilot will be our "A
Look Back" column where we rummage
through old issues and bring you some nostal
gic moments from G-W's past to celebrated
this being our first full year as a university.
We have made a commitment here at
The Pilot to make this newspaper a
publication worthy of your time to consume it
and worthy of the effort that the staff makes to
churn the paper out.
Once again, welcome back to the pages
of The Pilot. It is our goal that we will be a
constant companion to you this year and that
we will enlighten you, as well quench your
insatiable thirst for knowledge of the goings
on at Gardner-Webb University.
SGA president welcomes students
Fellow Students,
On behalf of the Student Government
Association, I would like to welcome
you to Gardner-Webb University.
In my three years here at the Webb, I have
encountered many wonderful experiences, and
I wish the same will be true for you.
This is a very special institution, and I
don't think you could have chosen a better
school in which to achieve your higher educa
tion. At Gardner-Webb University, you have
the opportunity to develop your own unique
personality and character, which might not be
attainable anywhere else.
I hope that during the upcoming year you
will seek to become an active member of the
student body.
If you have any concerns or questions
during the year, please don't hesitate to seek
out your student government officers. We are
here to serve and assist you, and we look
forward to doing so.
Kevin Cloer
SGA Officers for '93-'94
Pictured above from left to right:
■ Jeff Price, vice president
■ Crystal Higgins, secretary
■ Kevin Cloer, president
■ Telesa Wilson, tresasurer
■ Mark Dixon, SEA chair
The Pilot Takes
Past Orientations - The 50's
It was 3:30 a.m. when Freshmen were awak
ened by screaming, squealing sophomores. It was
bloodcurdling to wake upbearing them screaming,
"Rats!"
We had just landed back on the floor after a
'big scare when our Big Sister opened the door. At
once she pounced on us. After Big Sister had put
the girls' skirts on wrong side out and upside down,
put hose and tennis shoes on our feet, tied socks in
our hair, and put socks on our hands, she wrote
"Rat" all over our faces and poured dime store
perfume in our hair. The rats were then lead to the
lobby where we waited for our fellow rat escorts to
pick us up for a two hour hike.
At about 4 a.m., the boys came to the girl's
dorm to pick up their dates. They were less
fortunate then the girls because some of them still
had on their pajamas. The other boys had their
shirts and trousers on wrong side out and back
ward. As soon as the door opened, the smell of
asafetida hit our nostrils. TTie most honorable
sophomore boys had put it in the boy's hair, to
gether with axle grease and powder. "Rat" was
also written on their faces.
Our kind upperclassmen, playing cupid, put
each girl rat with a boy rat, and start^ us on our
two-hour hike, while we sang "I'm a Rat Just
Now." Their every wish was our command, and
every time we displeased them, the boys had to do
push-ups, while his girl friend touched her toes.
The rats were lead in a double line to the
homes of our faculty friends where we serenaded
them until they woke up and answered the door.
Then, a rat couple lead us in fifteen rahs for our
faculty tiriends.
It was about 6 a.m. when we came stumbling
A Look Back . . .
back to our rat holes. The sophomores were so
kind as to let us rest peacefully in our nest until they
came back to take us to breakfast.
After we had carried the sophomores' trays to
the table, and given them anything on our own
trays that they happened to want, we were allowed
to nibble a square meal with our knives. Between
bites, we ran back and forth to the counter, getting
second cups of coffee for our upperclassmen.
Breakfast over, we carried their books and
escorted them to their classes. One asset of being
a Rat was being able to dismiss a class under the
orders of a sophomore.
At lunch time, the girls had to wear hats and
carry large pocket books to the cafeteria. Between
nibbles, we ran all over the cafeteria insulting our
teachers, asking boys for dates, and proposing to
some of them. This was one day we could speak
our minds, although we didn't mean a thing we
said.
At 1:30 p.m., the boys were allowed to wash
off all the grease paint and be human beings again,
but the unlucky girls had to remain rats. We were
allowed to wear blue jeans and socks with bed
room shoes, which was all very well and good, but
the shower caps weren't too comfortable.
The grand finale of a very exciting, unforget
table day was "Rat Court," which was held in the
E. B. Hamrick Building at 8 p.m. Several girls
were called to the stand for flirting with the boys
and were pronounced guilty. For their punishment
they had to play the ukulele and sing "Louella."
Others had to give various recitations and dance
etc.
This evening proved to be very entertaining
and was the perfect end to an altogether perfect
day.
This is an actual article from The Pilot archives.