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Muans Attend Convention
By Melvin Norman
The Alpha Kappa Chapter
of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor
Society will be represented at
the National Convention on
March 25-27, in Memphis,
Tennessee by Janna
Clemmons and James R.
Finch.
Clemmons is a senior Social
Science major from
Southport, N. C. while Finch
is a junior Political Science
major from Wilson, N. C.
Dr. Louise Sutton,
Chairman of the Physical
Science and Mathematics
Department and Advisor of
the Alpha Kappa Chapter,
will also accompany these
students.
Seventeen Alpha Kappa
Muans will be listed in the
1975-76 edition of Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.
They are: Lavetta Branche,
Sundra Bray, Janna
Clemmons, Janet Cooper,
Jennifer Dove, Helen Eason,
James Finch, Delores Davis,
Larry Jenkins,‘^Jacqueline
Jennings, Vanessa Myers,
Melvin Norman, Patricia
Rankins, Faye Smith, Joyce
Terrell, Patricia Turnage,
and Yvonne Walton.
Buds Blossom To Roses
The Sisterhood of Omicron
Xi Epsilon, Gamma Beta
Chapter, was chartered on
the ECSU campus October 10,
1975. Of the eleven charter
members, Sherlyl R. Butler,
Gloria J. Collins, Jean D.
Turnage, Margaret Sims
and Daisy Sampson were the
devoted five who constituted
the first pledge group. These
five “Buds” pledged for a
designated period and thus
blossomed into “Roses”.
The founding chapter was
organized April 29, 1973 at
Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Va. Green, gold and black are
the official colors, the
Sisterhood stresses the
principles of creativity,
purpose and a sincerie
interest in working for a
better unity among brothers
and sisters.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce,
University Center Assistant
serves as the group’s advisor
and the Sisterftood of
Omicron Xi Epsilon is the
sister organization of the
Black Brotherhood of Xi Psi
Chi.
Sigmas Fight
Against Defects
By James Finch
The brothers of the Gamma
Rho Chapter of Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity Inc. at
Elizabeth City State
University, in carrying out
their national program
“Sigmas Attack Defects”
collected $212.00 for the
March of Dimes. Each year
the members of Phi Beta
Sigma, in cooperation with
the National Foundation of
the March of Dimes, sponsors
a door-to-door canvas of area
homes. They distribute
information on birth defects,
pre-patal care, drugs, sickle
cell anemia, and health
records while asking for
donations for this worthy
cause.
Before starting their door-
to-door campaign the Sigmas
had an article and picture
placed in the local paper
preparing the community for
their campaign. On Saturday,
January 25, 1975, the day of
the March of Dimes Telethon
in this area, the Sigmas
began campaigning for funds
in the Elizabeth City area.
The Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity Inc. would like to
thank all persons who gave to
the March of Dimes in
helping make tneir campaign
successful.
Zetas Plan End Of Semester Activities
By Joyce Terrell
The Zetas of the Alpha
Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc. have been
very busy making plans for
various activities to be
carried out by the end of this
semester.
They are presently in the
rffidst of their Finer
Womanhood observance,
which began on February 23
and extends throughout
March. During this
observance, they will sponsor
a Vesper Program in honor of
the observance. The Sorors
have also ordered light bulbs
for a fund-raising project.
Some plans that they are
expecting to carry out this
semester are: the annual
clothing drive and the Blue
and White Ball which is
scheduled for April 23, 1976 in
conjunction with the Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity. Music will
be furnished by Lock-Stock
and Barrel.
With all of these things to be
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Obiechina Chukwuka Anene
African Artist Displays Work
completed by the end of the
Spring Semester, all of the
Sorors of Zeta Phi Beta have
their work cut out for them.
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used for flotation by tying the
pants legs into knots and then
flipping them over the head
and filling them with air.
They may then be used as
water rings. This skill can be
easily taught in shallow water
in a five minutes time.
The strength and quality of
Elizabeth City State
University’s Art Department
continues to attract
international attention.
Mohinder S. Gill completed in
1971 a series of paintings
which now comprise a mural
in the Museum of Social
History, at Punjab, India.
Now, Dr. Vincent J.
deGregorio, Chairman of the
Art Department, has
revealed that its first
prospective African student
is making himself known and
welcomed, months before his
expected arrival on campus.
Thus, the works of Obiechina
Chukwuka Anene were
exhibited in the Foyer of
Moore Hall and in the Viking
Room of the Ridley
University Center in
February.
“After viewing a sampling
of his works, which were first
forwarded to ECSU
Recruiter, Mrs. Catherine B.
Gardner, and communicating
with him, Anene was more
than pleased to cooperate
with us in arranging for this
one-man art exhibit,” Dr.
deGregorio indicated.
Dr. deGregorio felt, “One
has to be impressed with
Anene’s ability to portray
figural arrangements of
everyday life in his native
Nigeria, and his apparent
ease in expressing a feeling
for form and color.”
“Apenchant for bright
color, and an obvious
inclination towards full
chroma hues, cause his works
to become even more
impressive,” the Art
Department Chairman
added.
The exhibit was only
significant, because it added
to ECSU’s observance of
Black History. A native of the
historic Benin City, Anene
has also achieved a
certificate in art from the
University of London. While
his mother is a school
teacher, in Nigeria, Anene’s
father is the Principal
Registrar and Commissioner
of Oaths, in the High Court of
Justice, situated in Benin
City.
The extensive, 28-piece
exhibit of the works by Anene
contained productions in
tempera and pencil, as well
as photographic scenes of
modern facilities, at Benin
City. The public was
encouraged to view this
colorful exhibit by Elizabeth
City State University’s
prospective African student.
Campus Offers Graduate Courses
Recentlv the Yout. Motivation Task Force made their annual visit to the ECSU campus. In this year s
Task Force, three alumnae of EC sU were included: William Mizzell of Procter & Gamble; Craig Simmons
of the Quaker Oats Company: and Erwin Alston of the Ramseur Plant of Klopman Mills. Pictured here,
from left to right, are IVlizzell, Simmons, amd Alston talking with ECSU student Vanessa Myers.
Dr. Benjamin F. Speller,
Jr., the Assistant Academic
Dean of Special Programs of
Elizabeth City State
University announced that
two graduate courses will be
offered at ECSU during the
spring quarter. The two
courses are: “Elementary
School Curriculum” and
“The High School
Curriculum”. They will be
offered, in cooperation with
East Carolina University,
beginning March 3 - May 12,
1976.
Dr. Speller stated that over
80 in-service teachers and
other college graduates have
been served and helped in
getting credits towards a
Master’s Degree.
The three quarter hours
will be taught each
Wednesday, from 6:30 P.M.
until 9:30 P.M., in Johnson
Hall. They will be taught by
Dr. Barr Taylor and Dr.
Joseph Congleton of East
Carolina University. The two
courses offer insight into “the
scope and sequence of
elementary school
curriculum,” and “the
construction, organization
and function of the
curriculum in the secondary
school”. In addition to
providing credits toward the
Master’s Degree from East
Carolina, these courses may
also be used for renewal jof
the “A” and “G” teaching
certificates.