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Battered women remembered by the Clothesline Project. Community unwinds in downtown Elon during Festival of the Oaks. Elon's finest hosts Dance-a-thon to raise money for campus groups and local charity. d REMINDER: Parking altered due to Festival of the Oaks, see page 4. THE Pendulum Volume XXI, Number 7 Informing the Elon College Community October 12,199^ Expectations high for upcoming summit on Elon’s greek system Stacey Ward Staff Reporter Uniting greek members and setting new standards are two items on the agenda for the Elon College greek Summit Oct. 20 to 22. The summit will focus on the question “What is the ideal greek system?” The idea behind the event is to help and to improve the greek system on campus, said Panhellenic President Carol Messinetti. Each of the 10 fraternities and nine sororities will have eight to 10 of their members attending sessions throughout the weekend. “Everybody needs to get moti vated into getting a better greek system,” said Scott Niebauer of Kappa Alpha fraternity. “Our largest goal is to get a larger understanding of how other greeks work. We want to improve relations both internally and exter nally. Internally, meaning greek to greek and, externally, greek to fac ulty, staff and non-greeks,” said Jennifer Collinge president of Al pha Omicron Pi. Sessions are scheduled to be held all around campus. Registra tion will be held in the Moseley Center Lobby on Friday afternoon. The keynote address will be given in Whitley Hall Saturday. Walter Kimbrough, director of student activities at Georgia State and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, is scheduled to give the keynote address. Sessions will focus on suc cessful and ideal greek systems. The members will then meet with their respective fraternity and sorority and discuss the sessions. Presidents, national represen tatives, alumni, faculty advisers, chapter advisers, and students will participate. “It’s exciting to have all of these people here,” Messinetti said. Provost Gerald Francis is scheduled to give the welcome ad dress Friday morning. Planning for the summit began in early summer. Habitat spends fall break building houses Michelle Cater Staff Reporter While many Elon students will be spending their fall break simply hanging out with friends and fam ily, 12 students will be represent ing the Elon chapter of Habitat for Humanity at a work site in Sumpter, S.C. to assist in the building of houses. The students will be leaving Elon Friday and will return Tues day evening. “The main reason we are go ing there is to visit another chapter and to help them with the houses they’re building,” said Ken Joyner, the special events coordinator for Habitat for Humanity. The students will be hanging windows and putting up siding along with many other jobs. Meg Duffany, one of the stu dents going on the trip said, “I’m very excited....There’s only two people going on this trip that have been on work trips before so it will be a new a experience.” The students going on the trip do not feel as if they are missing out on fall break. Corey Battistoni said, “I could use a little time to relax...but it’s definitely worth it. There’s noth ing I’d rather do.” Another trip, to Lynchburg, Va. had been planned for fall break, Joyner said. However the trip was canceled due to lack of student in terest. Tailgating with Fightin’ Christians a success Stacey Ward Staff Reporter Tailgating is no longer just a homecoming event. Organizations started tailgating at the first home game of the season. The next tailgating event will be on Saturday Oct, 21. “It’s definitely been success ful,” Senator Matt Belardi said. Even with drinking allowed, there have been no major prob lems, Belardi said . Homecoming is expected to be hectic. Security, athletics, and Student Government Association are scheduled to meet and discuss homecoming tailgating, Belardi said. Participating organizations will be permitted to enter a spe cially marked parking lot 1 1/2 hours before kickoff, said SGA President Michael Rodgers. The festivities should come to a close 10 minutes before kickoff. Interested students should sign up for a designated parking spot in the SGA office. Each group of students or organizations will receive two spaces. Single park ing spaces will be available for smaller groups of students. Each group is required to des ignate a driver for the night. Shuttles are provided from Moseley Center to Williams High School throughout tailgating. Tracey Stark/The Pendulum iQue Bueno! A member of Mariachi Mexico 2000 serenades Harden Dining Hall. SGA holds forum to hear students opinions, ideas Amy Logerwell Managing Editor The Student Government As sociation wants to hear students' ideas for a student forum in No vember. “We want ideas and whatever students are concerned with so we can put them on the agenda,” said Nancy Kendig, senior class secre tary/treasurer. The forum is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in McKinnon Hall. The purpose of the forum is to hear students concerns and then have the topics submitted to th( administration and the student lif( committee. “We would like to work t( change what students aren’t happj with, but also for students to knov they can come to us for problem: on the campus,” Kendig said. “W( can be their voice and get peoph thinking.” The forum will be moderatec by the SGA and Dean of Student; Smith Jackson will answer students questions. Ideas for the forum may be submitted to the SGA in 231 Moseley or call ext. 2333.
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