October 7,1998
Meredith Herald
Campus News
Friendly competition promotes class spirit
Kelly Fbh
Staff R«poiier
Games, music and food were
all Just a small part of a big cele
bration for the class of 2002. “It
was a fun and festive day for
everyone who participated,”
exclaimed Chrissie Bumgardner,
the Freshman Frolic coordinator.
Freshman Frolic was held
Thursday, Oct. 1 from 4-8 p.m.
This year’s theme revolved
around a sixties look and
the slogan “More Power,
Less Flower.”
The afternoon began
with a scavenger hunt
between the residence hall
floors, in which 1st Vann
Hall captured first place
and 1st Stringfield Hall
won second. Next, each
student adviser group
assembled for the egg toss.
With skill and determina
tion, and quite a few broken
eggs. Shannon Morris’ Stu
dent Adviser Group placed
first overall and Leslie
Gilliland's Student Adviser
Group came in a close sec
ond.
Residence Hall floors
then competed in the infa
mous bed race. First Vann
was the fastest, and 4th Vann
came in second. The best deco
rated bed award went to the 4th
Vann team.
A special Big Sis/ Lil Sis pie
loss competition was held in the
Vann courtyard which ended in a
yummy treat for all involved.
The blindfolded obstacle course
was next and left Christina Hold
er with lots of laughs.
“Courtney Arrington and I
In front of Stringfield Hall, the
human gift wrap entertained many
spectators. photo by Kelly Fish
were ih charge of this event,”
said Holder. “It was absolutely
hilarious to watch the blindfold
ed member jump rope and put
lipstick on her partner.”
Winners in this event were
Chrissie Bumgardner and Faitbe
Hart’s FYE class. The Human
Gift Wrap competition followed.
Each group was given a roll of
gift wrap, tape and a bow. They
had to wrap one member of their
team, and then that team member
had to run through the finish line.
The quickest team was Melissa
Boyette’s Student Adviser group,
and the Most Beautiful Wrapping
job was done by Heather Spell’s
Student Adviser Group.
The food relay was held in the
Stringfield Quad, and first Vann
captured first place. To end the
celebration, one last competition
was held between FYE Classes.
They wrote a class song about
being a first-year and performed
on center slagcv-complete with
costumes and props. The winner
was Diane Ellis’ class: second
went to Dena Price’s class, while
Chrissie Bumgardner’s class
won third, and Kathy Rogers’
class fourth.
The Freshman Frolic T-shirt’s
were tie-dyed with a large daisy
on the back and were passed
out at the event. The printer
who made the shirts accidental
ly printed “Class of 2000”
rather than “Class of 2002,” so
the first-years decided to give
their Big Sisters their shirts.
The printers are rtiaking new
shirts with the correct informa-
tion.
During the events a conces
sion stand was set up with pret
zels, popcorn, candy apples and
drinks. Arrington expressed a
big thanks to the dining hall for
supplying the delicious candy
apples and all their help in the
process.
According to Hart, adviser
of the Public Relations/ Mar
keting committee for Freshman
Frolic, “This year’s freshman
working on Frolic were dedi
cated to making the event a
great time for the class of 2002.
Their hard work really paid
off!”
Comhuskin’ Co-chair Brid
get Rawls stated, “It was a
good warm-up for upcoming
Comhuskin’. It really motivat
ed everyone to get more
involved and I hope that this
excitement will remain in
November when Comhuskin’
Dangers of alcohol stressed to community
Julie Kerr
Staff Reporter
What is the most abused sub
stance in America? Although diet
pills and marijuana rank high on
the list, the answer is alcohol.
Meredith students had the oppor
tunity to learn more about the
dangers of alcohol during Alco
hol Awareness Week, which was
held Sept. 28 - Oct. 2.
The week’s events began on
Monday with the arrival of an
alcohol simulator on campus.
The simulator allowed students
to experience first-hand how
alcohol can impair one's driving
ability.
Tuesday was designated Alco
hol Screening Day. According to
Beth Meier of the Counseling
Center, “the screening was a
huge success.” Students were
given the opportunity to watch
videos about alcohol awareness
while visiting the Counseling
Center.
The “Bat Mobile” was parked
on the Meredith campus on
Wednesday. That night, students
enjoyed non-alcoholic beverages
at a “mocktail” party. This event
emphasized the fact that fun can
be alcohol free.
Some students donned all
black on Thursday’s “Dead Day”
to represent people killed in alco
hol-related incidents. The “dead”
participants were silent through
out the day and wore cards
explaining how alcohol con
tributed to their deaths.
The eventful week closed on
Friday with guest speakers
forming a substance abuse
panel in Kresge Auditorium.
Sergeant Elmore, a Raleigh
police officer, educated the
audience on the warning signs
of alcohol abuse. Representa
tives from SADD, MADD and
the Counseling Center were
also on hand.
Alcohol Awareness Week
was coordinated by Wendy
Holman, Chair of the Campus
Activities Board.
According to Beth Meier,
many positive occurrences
resulted from the week. For
example, the library has shown
interest in updating its collec
tion of substance abuse related
videos.
If you are interested in peer
counseling or in participating
in a program similar to Alcohol
Awareness Week, you are
encouraged to call the Coun
seling Center at 760-8427.
Fellow "Dead Day” participants read how each other 'died'
because of an alcohol related accident. ev Juue kesr
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