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The Pendulum
Thursday, September ZZ, 1983
Volume X, Number 3
Last yearns total exceeded by 90
Enrollment record set
I Registrar Mark Albertson
said that the number of stu
dents enrolled at Elon College
this year is the largest ever, ex
ceeding last year’s total by 90
students, making the student
populus at 2,715.
Since Elon had such a big
graduating class last year of
399 students, Albertson said
that at first it looked as if the
enrollment would be “a few
freshmen behind” last year’s
number. However, it turned
out that Elon has about the
same number of freshmen he
said.
“In my opinion,” said Albert
son “the reasons for the in
crease are the steady admis
sions and an exceptionally
good year in retention.”
He said Elon had “a very low
percentage to drop out,” which
means that many more stu
dents returned to school than
last year at this time.
He said that he hopes this re
tention means that Elon stu
dents are content with the
school and that they’re reason
ably happy with the atmos
phere.
Another positive aspect, he
said, is the increase in the num
ber of students makes Elon
more financially sound.
“Even in view of the large
graduating class,” said Albert
son, “our improved retention
offset the large number of stu
dents who graduated last year
and even showed a growth in
total student enrollment”
Sigma sisters lose house
when town of Elon rezones
By Vicky Jiggetts
Staff Writer
To the members of a Greek
organization, losing their hous
ing is a dramatic ordeal and
many adjustments must be
made.
Sigma Sigma sorority has lost
its house at 206 N. Lee St Cindy
Marcum, president of Sigma,
said that they lost the house
due to changes in zoning laws.
She said, “When we moved
into the house, we were under a
^andfather clause (an exemp
tion to the zoning law which
permitted Tri-Sig to continue
to occupy the house). We knew
that we might eventually lose
the house. Actually, we were
supposed to have been out
years ago.”
According to Elon College
Town Hall manager Beth Het-
zel, the area that the Tri-Sig
house is in was rezoned as an
RS6-single family area in 1976.
This meant that group student
housing like Greek housing
was not allowed in that zone.
Had the house been in a multi
housing zone, she said, the Sig
mas could have remained in
their house.
The College approached the
town for an extension on the
time before the Sigmas were
evicted and were given a three-
year “special use” extension
since at the time the plans for
the Oaks was being made, and
the town hoped the sorority
would find space there.
When the Sigmas did not get
space in the Oaks, they were
granted a second extension
and hoped to get a space in the
New Dorm complex.
However, the sorority did not
get space reserved in the New
Dorm; and in April 1981, the
zoning ordinance was revised.
Under the new ordinance, no
more “special use” privileges
could be granted, so the soror
ity was finally forced to relin
quish its house.
Overcrowding in dorms was
an important reason that they
had not lost their house sooner,
she said. However, when the
new dorms were built, the Elon
College Town Hall saw an
opportunity to place the resi
dents of the sorority house into
dorms. Marcum said, “Presi
dent Young and Dean Long
helped a great deal. They did
all that they could to help us
keep our house.”
Marcum also said that no one
was to blame. “It’s not the
school’s fault or the residents
of the house. We got along very
well with the neighbors and in
vited them to dinners and teas.
We tried to keep good relations
with everyone. There were not
any discipline problems
among the girls in the house.”
Cooling out
Photo by Jay Masseng*
Dave Volkman, a freshman from Virginia Beach,
brings some of that true beach feeling to Elon, as he
mellows out in front of the Student Center before
hitting the road in real style.
Another issue involves the
placement of the former resi
dents of the house. According
to Marcum, some of the girls
have a suite in Maynard Dorm;
several reside in other dorms.
“Several of the residents have
apartments on'-campus. Since
the loss of the house, we usual
ly have our meetings at an
apartment” Marcum added.
The women of Sigma do have
a bit of good news. Marcum
said, “They (administration)
told us that if a house is don
ated to the college, or if one is
ever for sale, we would be the
first ones considered.”
She concluded, “If we were
going to lose our house. I’m
glad that it happened now. Our
sorority is pretty strong at this
point and everyone’s attitudes
are good.”
Jesse Jackson
Doug Norwood takes a look
at his Impact on black voters
p. 3
Elon defeats Guilford 38-7j
Jones’ big pla^ I
helps Elon win I
p. 6 1