Tri-BeU
To Sponsor
Ice Cream Social
For Prospective Members
On Wednesday, Oct. 7
At 7 p.m. in Duke 205
Volume Vin Number 5
Elon CoUege, Elon CoUege, NC 27244
Thursday, Oct. 1, 1981
Elon honor societies in full swing
Elon College offers 10
honor socieites representing
many disciplines. Now that
classes have begun for the
fall semester, the members
and advisers are making
plans and setting dates for
the upcoming induction cere
monies.
Alplia Ciii
The highest honor a stu
dent can receive at Elon
College is induction into Al
pha Chi honor society. The
objective of Alpha Chi is the
stimulation, development
and recognition of schol
arship and character.
This national honor socie
ty requires a 3.6 overall
grade-point average and jun
ior or senior status in the
upper 10 percent of the
class.
This year’s induction will
be Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 8
p.m. in Mooney Theater.
Inductees, parents, and/or
spouses wiU be welcomed to
a reception following the in
duction, according to Dr.
Robert Blake, adviser.
Beta Beta Beta
The Sigma Mu chapter of
Beta Beta Beta Biological
Honor Society is an active
organization that combines
both academic and social
aspects of college life. Ac
tivities include picnics, dis
trict and national conven
tions, camping trips, re
search projects, socials, and
Held trips to local places of
biological interest.
Tri-Beta also provides tu
toring sessions for biology
students every Tuesday night
from 6 to 8 p.m. in Duke
205. A mini-library of ref
erence books is currently
available for students’ use.
Dr. Herbert House is the
adviser for the group.
An informal induction is
held for new members in the
fall and a formal induction
banquet in the spring. For
associate membership, an in
dividual must have an in
terest in the biological
sciences. For active member
ship, an individual must be a
biology major with a 3.3
average in biology and a 3.0
overall average with 12 com
pleted hours of biology
course work.
Pi Gamma Mu
The North Carolina Alpha
Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu is
a national social science
honor society that requires a
minimum 3.0 average and
completion of at least 20
hours in social sciences. Stu
dents must be a junior or
senior to qualify and have
no failures in the social
sciences, distinguishing
themselves in the depart
ment.
Under the guidance of
Professor Rachel Holt, Pi
Gamma Mu plans a lecture
for Nov. 5, featuring Pro
fessor William Geer, two-
time recipient of the Taimer
Award for teaching at the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Nominations for Pi Gam
ma Mu will go out this
week, and induction will
take place on Oct. 15.
Tlieta Alplia Kappa
Theta Alpha Kappa, the
religious honor society, rec
ognizes outstanding scholas
tic work in the religion field.
This society recognizes out
standing work by all stu
dents rather than just reli
gion majors. The members
have a project once a year
that is strictly academic.
To be inducted, a student
must have 12 hours of reli
gion with an average of 3.5
and an overall average of
3.0.
Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa is a
national leadership honor
society. It recognizes stu
dents, faculty, and alumni
who have distinguished
themselves as leaders in
character, scholarship, intel-
cont. on p. 5
Holmes gives $75,000 to chemistry' department
by Loulda Louka
A $75,000 endowment
fund is being established for
the chemistry department by
Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas
Holmes, graduates of Elon
College.
They are funding the en
dowment to improve the
facilities and ciuricula and
to qualify the department to
prepare Elon students for
admission to professional
engineering schools.
Commenting on the
Holmes endowment. Presi
dent J. Fred Young said that
the endowment fund is the
best means for long-term
funding for excellence in
higher education.
“We are grateful to Mr.
and Mrs. Holmes for en
dowing such an important
m
department for their alma
mater,” he said.
Holmes, a 1939 graduate
of Elon College, is a retired
executive of the Aluminum
Company of America
(Alcoa) and is currently
serving on the Board of
Trustees of Elon College.
“Holmes appreciated the
contact and access that a
smaller institution like Elon
can provide for student-
teacher association,” Dr. J.
Earl Danieley, former presi
dent of the college, says.
“He felt that he was better
prepared and instructed for
more advanced study.
Holmes understands that the
department has needs that
are outside of the ordinary
budget.”
Dr. Danieley, professor of
chemistry, says that his de
partment has known for
quite awhile that Holmes, as
well as Alcoa, have a special
interest in Elon College. In
the past, Elon has received
$5,000 from Alcoa, used to
buy spectronic-20 analytical
instruments, now being used
in various science courses.
The pledge was received
on June 18, 1981, and will
be completely paid by the
end of 1984. Because it will
not be available for use until
1985, Danieley said that it
would be premature to spec
ulate on how the money will
be used at this point.
“The endowment will pro
vide materials and equip
ment to improve the edu
cational experience of Elon
students because of the
tremendous advances made
recently in the field of
chemistry,” Dr. Danieley
added. “It is important for
us to not only provide an
understanding of the basic
principles but also an intro
duction to modern methods
and instrumentation.”
Alamance County CROP walk
involves college and community
CROP WALK — The participants in last year’s CROP Walk
had a good time and raised a lot of money for hungry
people. Photo by Jack Sink of the Daily Times-News.
by Loukia Louka
The CROP walk for
Alamance County will be
held on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Registration will begin at 1
p.m. at Williams High
School in Burlington. The
10-mile walk will start at 2
p.m.
The route of the walkers
will swing through Elon
College and back to Burling
ton Memorial Stadium. An
estimated 40 Elon students,
faculty members and ad
ministrators will participate
in this fund-raising effort
for the hungry, says Bill
Sharpe, campus chaplain.
About 1,500 people of all
ages from Alamance County
are expected to walk on
Sunday, according to Ed
Hillman, youth minister at
the Community Church and
area coordinator for West
dorm.
Chaplain Sharpe and
Professor J. Earl Danieley
are both volunteering and
recruiting local Rotary clubs
in Burlington. Other volun
teers will be working at
stations along the route.
CROP, which stands for
Christian Rural Overseas
Program, is believed to have
been originated after World
War II by Christian farmers,
who wanted to aid European
countries which were rav
aged and in need of food.
This idea grew into an
international agency.
Many organizations walk
at various times throughout
the year. Last year this event
raised $32,000. Twenty-five
percent of the local earnings
raised from this Sunday will
return to Alamance County
to help alleviate local
poverty. Such organizations
as Meals on Wheels will take
food to the elderly.
Persons who wish to par
ticipate, or sponsor a
walker, or contribute to
CROP, should see Bill
Sharpe in Whitley 102.
Those who wish to work at
the Community Church
station may contact
Hillman.