TUESDAY. MARCH 7, 1972
THE DECREE
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Ask The Campus Greeks:
Shell Foundation
What Purpose Do You Serve? NCWC $1500
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standably, when a statement is
presented like the first, it is
assumed that par ties are the es
sence of the fraternity. Yet
the purpose of a social frater
nity is deeper in the under
standing of the brothers. Hope
fully, the term social is also
understood in relations out
side of the fraternity, ADX
strives to create its own so
cial frame work and simultan
eously enjoys (and ardently
strives) the entire community
of Wesleyan. The purpose of
ADX, therefore, is one of a
community as well as on a
one-to-one brotherhood basis.
DECREE: Many people have
asserted that the fraternity-
sorority system is maintained
only as a social clique. Please
comment,
SIGMA PHI DELTA: One of
the principle ideals stressed by
our sorority is the individuality
maintained by all of our sis
ters. Old friendships are not
cut off when a girl joins the so
rority, but rather the circle of
friendship is widened as the
girl becomes close to the sis
ters, and the sisters establish
friendships with non-sorority
friends of the new sister. (One
reason that all parties have
been “open.”)
NU GAMMA PHI: Due to the
nature of selection and proba
tion or our members, one can
understand why many people as
sert that the system is a social
clique. Assuming, however,
that each organization has ap
proximately 20 members on
campus, and an alumni mem
bership of at least twice this
number, demonstrates that
many do not think the system
is cliquish. On the other hand,
isn’t it true that whenever you
have two or more people toge
ther it becomes some sort of
clique? Glance at those not in
volved in the system and you will
find that they have formed their
own social cliques.
SIGMA OMEGA: The Bro
therhood of Sigma Omega feels
that the existence of an ex
clusive organization with rigid
social restrictions is not only
detrimental to the fraternity -
sorority systems but also de
feats its exalted aims and i-
deals from the outset.
ALPHA DELTA CHI: All
social groupings are threaten
ed with the qualifying term
“clique,” To answer the ques
tion of whether ADX is a cli
que or not is probably best
answered by those that see the
fraternity from the outside, so
the best way to judge this ques
tion is not for a brother to de
fens against the word clique.
A more honest view of clique-
hood is for the reader fo exa
mine his relationships with the
brothers and decide for him
self, I feel it is fair to say
the ADX does not wish to give
the impression to anyone that
brotherhood rests in cliques.
PI EPSILON: No, Pi Epsilon
is not a clique. Each girl has
her own friends and associates
with them. Pi Epsilon is made
up of all kinds of people, and
each girl is involved in the
areas of her choice.
DECREE: What are your
feelings concerning the pre
sent probation of the IFC by the
Wesleyan Board of Trustees?
What are your plans after the
probation is lifted?
ALPHA DELTA CHI: The
five year probation of the IFC
proved to be very beneficial to
both the community of Wesley
an and the IFC. Wesleyan can
not and will not be in a posi
tion in the near future to offer
the student body the social life
that should be presented. This
is not to say that the school
should worry about pampering
a student body with social e-
vents. The statement is meant
to pose the advantage that fra
ternities do offer the campus.
The future of the fraternities
should be a future of added ad
vantages to Wesleyan, Whether
any of the fraternities ever
consider becoming a part of na
tionals or remaining local does
not seem to be a question at pre
sent, The question is can the
fraternities offer its fair share
of enthusiasm to the future of
the campus? This can only be
seem in the leadership of the
fraternities and the IFC. Hope
fully, the future will be bene
ficial to all students.
NU GAMMA PHI: We feel that
the present probation of the IFC
by the Board of Trustees is a
healthy thing. We have demon
strated, in my opinion, the ne
cessity of our existence on
campus. We have shown that
our involvement in campus af
fairs is and will continue to
be significant, I summation,
we feel we have proven benefi
cial to the college communi
ty.
Our plans, thus far, have not
been formulated. Your ques
tion implies that the proba
tion will be lifted; might I re-
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College has received a $1500
Shell Foundation Grant for the
sixth consecutive year, accord
ing to Wesleyan President Tho
mas A. Collins. Charles E.
Parker, Jr., senior vice pre
sident of the Shell Companies
Foundation, notified President
Collins of Wesleyan’s partici
pation in the Shell Assists pro
gram.
Established in 1938, the pro
gram of Shell Assists was de
signed to award funds to pri
vately supported colleges and
universities, Wesleyan’s$l500
award is administered as three
the Foundation, The first is
designated to the college pre
sident to be used at his discre
tion for the enrichment of N.C.
Wesleyan’s educational progr
ams. The second isgiventothe
academic dean to encourage
professional development of in
dividual members of the facul
ty.
The third is earmarked for
additional professional deve
lopment of facultywithin the Di
vision of the Sciences, This
portion of the funds will be ad
ministered under the supervi
sion of Dr, A. W. Sharer, divi
sion chairman.
Schedule Set For
’72 Project Concern
Helen Steiner, Project Con
cern steering committee chair
man, has announced more plans
for the “Walk for Mankind”,
On Thursday, March 9, a
film about Project Concernwill
be shown in the cafeteria at 6:15
p.m. in order to stimulate and
perpetuate interest in the “Walk
for Mankind,”
A benefit dance will be held
on Saturday, March 11, from 8-
12 p,m. and is free for all walk
ing. The proceeds will go to
Project Concern, Inc,
The "Walk for Mankind” will
begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
March 25. Hopefully, each
student walking will have a fi
nancial supporter. The Pro
ject Concern committee shall
mail a request to financial sup
porters for the pledge money
upon completion of the walk.
Remember, each .valker must
complete the entire five mile
course in order to secure his
bid. And all students are wel
come to walk.
Saturday night following the
walk, a free concert will be giv
en for all walkers at 9 p,m.
NOTICE
All work for the
next issue of
Aspects must be
submitted by
March 10.
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that first cries,
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Well, I don’t know about the
accommodations down there...
but the service is Past enough.
enough!
Heed Help!!
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Dear Chief . . .
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asking us to reprint the let
ter in its entirity or in part.
The editor’s of the DECREE
will be more than happyto print
letters of rebuttal in the next
issue; however, due to our stat
ed policy of printing all signed
letters, we may not suppress
this letter simply on the basis
of its contents.
Dear Chief:
I understand that faculty po
litics have made Dr. Teagar
den’s position very difficult and
that in fact his position has
been threatened. Both stu
dents and faculty, direct wit
nesses of the incidents that
created the present situation,
tell me that Dr. Armstrong’s
histerical outbursts, ground
less accusations, and unreason
able demands constitute the pri
mary attack on Dr. Teagarden.
As to Dr, Armstrong, I can
only say that I had hoped that
she would retire quietlywithout
injuring by irrationality the re
spect that many of us had for her
as a scholar.
Such attacks as have been
mounted on Dr, Teagarden,
however, are shocking and of
fensive to those whose prime
co.acern is the institutional and
academic health of Wesleyan,
for Wesleyan must—if she can
—keep Dr, Teargarden’s ta
lent and energy, both as scho
lar and as administrator.
I am sure that many other
concerned alumtii will soon be
writing you to endorse Dr. Tea
garden’s performance and to
support his continuing as Head
of English and Chairman of
Humanities at Wesleyan.
Sincerely,
Ed Smith
Class of 1970
All Religion Majors
The religion faculty is pro
posing that all scheduled stu
dies in religion beyond the re
quired religion 1 course be de
cided a year in advance in con
sultation with majors and other
interested students. To this
end a meeting has been schedul
ed at the Convocations hour
Thursday, March 9, 11:00 a.m.
in room 105. Please come at
that hour and talk with the staff
about wtiat you would like to
study next year in religion at
NCWC.
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