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February 12,1997 Meredilh 1 lerald Campus Extras 1997 Phi's rush attracts students from all classes By Lauren Raltican Rush week, at Meredith? Once again, fresh- iiten were confused. Phi's rush week was held January 27 • February 3. Freshmen were quick to discover that Phis are not sorority girls; they are young women wlw wani to give back to their community (Iirough volunteer work and servi(^ projects. Phi’srush week included; a scavenger hum at the mall, a night (o catch up on 90210 and Party of Five while pigging out on pizza, and indunions hekl in Johnson Hall on February 3. CO'imsidenls of the Philaretian Society, Amy Roche and Tasha Paul worked bard to make rush week a success. The co-piesidems used ideas lirom previous rush wedcs, c«nbined with some of their own ideas, to guarantee a wedc Tilled with fun. Paul explained tbai “a guide in the presidenis’ notebook" was used to plan some of the wedc's activities, but she added, “Amy and I added the pizza party, extra events to the scavenger hum, and a couple of other activities.’' Paul also explained that the purpose of rush wedc was to let the Meredith community know whai Phis are all about. Roche added, “The week also was lo help bring in new members to help do the projects.’' One new member, Juley Holder, joined Phis becausc, she said, “I thought Phis would be agreaf organization to join and it would giveme opportunities lo help out around the Raleigh area. I believe the projects that will help un privileged children will be most rewarding." Holder was one of the 4S students who decided to join the service organization. Paul exclaimed, "We have new members from all four classes. We are very excited: it is the best turn out we have ever had.’’ Roche went on to say, “Weneverexpectedthatwe would have45 members come out for Phis." Freshman Kelly Jones was eager to join ilie Philaretian society. “I wanted to do service projects to benefit the community, and I wanted to join because my big sis is already a member of the organization,’’ she said. In the past years. Astros (ntembers of the Astroekion Society) and Phis have rushed to gether. Rodie said, “This year Phis rushed ear lier lo gel people involved.” Members of Riis have been busy this year as they have taken on several service projects. They helped hurricane victims clean up their yards after hurricane Fran; members also helped the faculty baby-sit during the hurricane. The yoimg women delivered care packages for tbe eklerly ai Rex Care Center and helped with a blood drive. During exams, members look a couple hours to relax with a pizza party, Roche told of service projects Phis have planned for the remainder of the year. “We are going to go to Ehike Hospital lo see tbe children. We are going to help with the MS walk in April and help out at tlie soup kitchen.” Phis will also do other servicc projects lo be announced throughout the year. Both Roche and Paul agreed that one can clel'miiely benefit from being a Phi. Roclie com- niented, “Ynu can give back to ihe conununity, and you can sec tlie joy that you can iustill in others."' Attention Freshman: DON’T FtWGK'I I’HK FRESHMAN CLASS MKI:TIN(; KKBRL'ARY I? at 9:00 pm in UI«.LK DINING HAIJ. CLASSIFIED ADS HELP WANTED: Men/Women earn $480 weekly assembling circuit boards/electronic components at home. Experience unnecessary, will train. Immediate openings in your local area. CaU 1-520-680-7891 EXT. C20() NEAR CAMPUS - Part time office help needed and possible sales help (retail and computer experience helpful). Week days & weekends. Apply in person at Buchanan's Nursery, 5108 Western Blvd. (1/2 mile west of the beltline going to wards Cary). BABYSITTER NEEDED - Saturday nights. Not too late, so you can still go out. Occasional weekday evenings. Must have car and be extremely responsible for my seven year-old. North Raleigh area. Call Karen at 848 - 3407. 97TH NITE continued from page 1 . .. After everyone who dared had taken the spotliglu on stage, seniors settled in for another time honored Meredith tradition, the slide sliow. One senior added to the emotion of the monieni by exclaiming, “It’s our last slide show together!” Those in attendance laughed and cluked back tears as they watched moments from ihetf freshman through senior years. The highlight of tlie niglu culminated in the seniors' walk to Johnson Hall. Ouceall were inside thedarketied rotunda, the lights came on and a shower of balloons cime down. Tlie sophomore class outdid themselves in surprising iheir big sisters. After emerging from their hiding places iti the balconies, ihe little sisters converged on the staircase landing to sing a collection of favorite songs. The seniors tearfully responded and tlwn began the mad rush for the hugechocolaieand vanilla cake the little sister class had provided. Event co-chair Giiuiy Scholtz remariced, “It was good for our class to spend this lime together, especially since we only have 97 days until we graduate. Il was a special time for us." Seniors collected in front of Johnsun for a group plioiograph aixl made sure lo grab llieir party favors to remember this party which maits tlie beginning of an end. BEEHIVE continued from page 1... recent concerns of some students about the use (or non-u.se) of BeeBucks from 11 ;(Kl - He said lhai the hours during which students cannoi use the S25 vouch^ have been cbangcd to 11:30 -1:3l>. sothose who have a 2;00classcouldgeta}uicklunch until iheirBeeBucks runi>ut. The logic behind tbe BeeBudcs is (hat il was wiginaily lo encourage students (o use iheir Cam-Cards and. hopefully, pul more money on their cards in tbe future. Despite tbe BeeBuck bickering, the Bediive has become so po[Hilar with resident and conunuter students alike ihat ibe manager of the Beehive. Sharon Siingley. said lhai they have been “absolutely swamped." The crowd was so large one evening last week ihai Siiogley that they saved over half of the students wbo normally eat dinner in the dining hall. “I think that iliedtniiig hall served about 300 that night and we servedover400." Wiih ihose staggering satisfies, one inighi ask. “Why all the h)^?" O’Briam aiiributes a lot of the Beehive's suoess lu llie extensive variety of Ibods offered to students. He points out ihai students have really seetned lo be interested in tlie healthy options tlie Be^tve serves up. Low-fat muffins and bagels with low-fat creum dieese have been very popular with the morning crowd aixi ilie Tofu Burger and Chick-Pil-A Char Grill, each boasting under five grams of fal. offer a healthier choice for tbe lunch crowd. 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