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VOL. 1, NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24,1986
Enrollment
Drop Leads
To Shortfall
SEMESTE^R RITUAL — Nancy Berra, Mar ay Deredita, Mike Hilton, and Richard
Beaupre go through the semes ter ritual known as drop-add, but there are fewer
students on campus this year to^ participate in the rite.
Fraternities^ Sororities Aim
At Creating Positive Image
By TOM ROSS
A decrease in spring enrol
lment has contributed to a run
ning deficit of $250,000 in the
school’s budget but according to
Dean Stephen Fritz, “We are not
looking for any dramatic cut
backs for next year.”
The actual shortfall of the
budget will not be known until
the end of the school’s fiscal
year (August 31) because, as
NCWC President Dr. Bruce Pet-
teway stated, the school receives
additional revenue from camps,
special activities, and gifts to
the college.
The total decline in enrol
lment was 71 students, of
which 45 were residents.
The decrease in enrollment
does not put the school in a fi
nancial emergency, according
to Dean F'ritz, but does “give us
Poet Roland Flint
Appears At NCWC
On the evening of September
13th a full-capacity crowd of
approximately 120 faculty
members, students, and guests
of NCWC gathered in the li
brary to hear the poetry of Ro
land Flint. Flint, a Professor of
Literature and Writing at Geor
getown university, is the author
of And Morning (1975), Say It
(1979), and Resuming Green
(1983).
Flint, making his seventh ap
pearance as a Wesleyan guest
poet, was introduced by De.
Leverett Smith, NCWC Profes
sor of English and organizer of
the evening. P'lint writes
“poems in the plain style ...
yielding rich surprises with ev
ery reading.”
P'or this appearance, Flint
chose several selections from
his previously published works
including "Muncie,” ‘’Skin,”
‘’Follow” and many selections
from his current manuscript,
including the title poem “’Stub
born.”
a very serious situation that
needs reviewing.”
“This decrease in enrollment
is a normal drop that every col
lege expects in the spring,” said
Registrar Cliff Sullivan, “as the
students are lost due to gradua
tion, suspension, and other per
sonal reasons.”
Dr. Petteway stated that a
10-15% decrease is expected ev
ery spring and is figured into
the budget. Dr. Petteway added
the decrease will not impact the
tuition for the fall of 1986. Along
with the decrease in enrollment
an additional pressure was put
on the budget by a dramatic in
crease in insurance costs for the
school according to Dean Fritz.
He added that this is not just a
problem of North Carolina Wes
leyan, but a problem for schools
nationwide.
The Full Time Equivalent
(FTE) is exactly the same for the
spring semester of ‘86 as it was
for the spring of ‘85 but these
figures show an increase in ex
tension and a decrease in day
and evening enrollment. “The
one area we need most to im
prove on is full-time students,
resident and commuters,” De3n
Fritz commented, “because that
is where most of our revenue
comes from.”
A significant increase in en
rollment is expected for the fall
of ‘86 according to Carl Pagles,
Director of Admissions. “We
have a goal of 285 day students
for the fall, which we have a
very legitimate opportunity to
reach or hopefully even exceed
at this point,” said Pagles. He
added that right now, the Ad
missions Office is running
about 50 percent ahead on ap
plications as compared to this
time last year. “We expect
around 600 applications by the
end of April, out of which we
expect the 285 students.”
“I think we have every reason
to believe we’ll have a substan
tial increase and we can be very
optimistic and look forward to
next year,” added Dr. Petteway.
By REGGIE PONDER, JR.
The media often portrayis fra
ternities and sororities as all-
white, hard-drinking, fresh
man-baiting organizations with
little purpose other than throw
ing big, wild parties. The frater
nities and sororities at N. C.
Wesleyan are interested in
promoting a more positive im
age of themselves.
According to Joel Pearce of
Nu Gamma Phi, fraternities are
“social organizations that pro
mote brotherhood and long
friendships.” The president of
Nu Gamma Phi, David Lan-
glois, feels that a fraternity
“serves as the basis for a per
son’s social life. It lets him meet
people.” “We try to promote citi
zenship and friendship among
brothers,” says Mike Dolliver,
president of Sigma Pi. Steve
Scalzi, president of Alpha Delta
Chi, says: “The purpose of Al
pha Delta Chi is to establish a
mutual fraternal organization
which shall provide association
of students enabling them bet
ter to promote in themselves
those qualities of brotherhood,
scholarship, leadership, and
loyalty to the alma mater which
will serve the interests of the
college as a whole.”
lisa Nelson of Pi Epsilon
says sororities are “a way to get
together and meet people.” Kim
Ross, president of Sigma Phi
Delta, says a sorority is “a spe
cial kind of friendship among
girls who are willing to do just
about anything for the welfare
of one another.”
David I^nglois says, “Alco
hol is served at some of our par
ties, but not all. It isn’t a big part
of our parties. Non-alcoholic
drinks are served as well.” “Al
cohol is not the focus of our par
ties,” says Joel Pearce. Mike
Dolliver says, “We drink togeth
er as friends, but that’s not our
main function.” “Other bever
ages are available for those who
don’t wish to drink,” says Cindy
Bovee, president of Pi Epsilon.
According to Kim Ross, “the
sorority offers options” with
regard to the use of alcohol. Jim
Van Rekel, Resident Director of
Nash and Director of Campus
Security, says: “In years past,
some Greek organizations have
had a bad reputation for the use
of alcohol. I think we’ve seen a
change. The Greek organiza
tions are taking a more respon
sible outlook when planning
their different social events.”
“I don’t think alcohol is any
more of a problem with fraterni
ties than with any other groups
or individuals,” says George
Morse, Resident Director of
South. Matt Warren, president
of Nash, says: “It is a known
fact that there is drinking in the
frats, but there is also drinking
among the rest of the student
body. People should be a little
more responsible with their
drinking.”
Not all of Wesleyah’s fraterni
ties and sororities currently
have black members, but all
have had both black and whites
in recent years. “There have
been blacks in the past. Current
ly, we have no black members,”
says Joel Pearce. Kim Ross
says: “Actually, there is not any
active member who happens to
be black. We have alumni who
are. 'fhe sorority does not dis
criminate on any basis.” Pi Ep
silon does currently have black
members. “When you’re sisters,
it doesn’t matter what color you
are,” says Lisa Nelson. “The
reason I agreed to become the
advisor for Pi Epsilon is because
blacks and .whites together
work to make it a useful and
meaningful organization,” says
Dr. David Jones, faculty advi
sor for Pi Epsilon. Sigma Pi also
has a black member.
“As far as I know, there is no
hazing going on,” says George
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