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The Panther
DECEMBER, 1965 7
Greekdom Reports
LAND OF ALPHA
AKA in RETROSPECT
Alpha Pi Chapter continues
to exhibit. the high ideals of
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA with
much pride and great enthusi
asm. Fifteen Ivies were initiated
and welcomed into the Ivy Leaf
Club publicly, on Monday, No
vember 1 at the annual Ivy
Leaf Pageant. Young ladies pre
sented as Ivies were beautifully
attired in long white gowns
and carried pink roses. They
were Ivies: Brenda Cost, Jose
phine Harris, Denise Henry, Pa
tricia Lathan, Jacquelyn Law-
son, Andrea McDowell, Evelyn
McGruder, Charlotte Moore,
Naomie Oliver, Haunethia
Mitchell, Cathryn Rhyant, Myr
tle Simon, Melonie Sturgis,
Betty Stembridge and Dorothy
Washington. Their escorts were
the Scrollers of KAPPA AL
PHA PSI.
For Thanksgiving the Ivies
presented two lovely baskets of
food in assembly that were to
be given to needy families. The
next event on the agenda of
Alpha Pi was open probation
wherein the probates exhibited
their talents. The sorors pre
pared for the full probation pe
riod by having the Ivies to at
tend Warren Memorial Church,
December 5, 1965.
Have you been keeping up
with Alpha Pi’s activities? Were
you aware that the AKA’s spon
sored the annual reception for
Miss Clark and her court? And
the sorors presented a float in
the homecoming parade? Sev
eral sorors were queens during
homecoming week: Second at
tendant to Miss Clark, Yvette
Hull; Miss AKA, Gloria Laster;
Miss Senior, Marilyn Jones, and
Miss Junior, Carolyn Cochran.
As an opening activity to our
fall year, the sorors entertained
the freshmen young ladies and
other upperclass young ladies at
the fall Rush Party. The event
was “An Affair to be Remem
bered,” and it was truly that!
All the young ladies appeared
to have enjoyed it tremendously.
The central idea was the mak
ing of an AKA. The different
phases of pledging were pre
sented in a delightful skit by
the sorors.
We would like to welcome
Soror Addie Shopshire back af
ter a successful year at Welles
ley College and we send our
best wishes to Soror Audrey
Thomas who is the third mem
ber of Alpha Kappa to spend
her junior year at Wellesley.
The first was Soror Marshall
Ann Jones.
During the Thanksgiving hol
idays Soror Mary Gabriel rep
resented Alpha Pi at the South
Atlantic Regional Conference
held at Fort Valley State Col
lege. Attending the meeting were
Supreme Basileus, Soror Julia
Purnell; First Supreme Anti-
Basileus, Mary Chambers; Re
gional Director, Odessa Nelson
and other members of the su
preme roster. The meeting was
attended by both graduates and
undergraduates. Sorors from
Clark — Soror Flora Davis and
Mamie Robinson — were the
graduate members of KAPPA
OMEGA.
The officers of Alpha Pi are
The “mellow” dozen brothers
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
take great pride in announcing
our plans for the ensuing school
year.
Earlier in the year, we had
our annual “smoker” which was
attended and enjoyed by many
of the male members of the
freshman class. Master of cere
monies of this annual campus
affair was Mr. Frank Edwards,
an alumnus of Clark and, of
course, a brother in Alpha.
Homecoming found the Al
phas busy preparing to present
“Miss Alpha” and her court to
the student body. She is none
other than the volupuous Miss
Andrea Mundy, a senior from
Atlanta, Georgia. Because we
well realize that beauty, person
ality, poise and finer woman
hood are qualities of a true
queen, and because we were
faced with the dilemma of hav
ing three such dazzling young
ladies who possess these quali
ties in abundance, we found it
necessary to initiate a court for
“Miss Alpha” for the first time
in the history of Alpha Phi
Chapter. The two lovely women
responsible for this unprece
dented move are Miss Lenice
Allen, a sophomore from At
lanta, Georgia, and Miss Doro
thy Washington, a sophomore
from Birmingham, Alabama.
In the Sphinx Club are three
men who are striving to make
it over into Alpha Land. They
are Mr. William Driver, Mr.
Douglas Kirk and Mr. Larry
Rowe. Mr. Driver, a junior
from Atlanta, Georgia was re
cently inducted into Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Colleges and Universities. We
wish them success in their ef
fort to attain Alpha.
Being aware that any organi
zation is only as good as its
leaders, we have chosen the dy
namic qualities of Leon Ken
nedy, president; Robert Cal
houn, vice-president; James
Dean, corresponding secretary;
Johnny L. Patrick, recording
secretary; Edward Johnson,
dean of pledgees; Donald Eaton,
chaplain; Jimmy Johnson, treas
urer; William Hammond, asso
ciate editor to the Sphinx and
the Panther. Mr. Ivan Hakeem
and Mr. Solomon Sears serve as
our faculty advisors.
Finally, we the brothers of
Alpha, extend to the student
body, faculty, administration
and staff our best wishes for a
joyous Christmas and a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Basileus, Eva Lawson; Anti-
Basileus, Barbara Bums; Gram-
mateus, Yvette Hull; Tamio-
chus, Eugenia McLemore; Dean
of Pledgees, Carolyn Cochran;
Reporter to the “Ivy Leaf,”
Mary Gabriel; Epistoleus, Mari
lyn Jones; Asst. Dean of Pledg
ees, Gloria Laster; Representa
tives to the Pan-Hellenic Coun
cil, Mary Gabriel, Marilyn
Jones; Hodegus, Carolyn Coch
ran and Rush Chairman, Elea
nor Cooper.
Alpha Pi hopes to continue
to have a successful year and
we send our best regards to the
new President and his family.
WHY BE GREEK?
With the constant criticism
that fraternities and sororities
are dedicated only to the pur
suit of pleasure, fun, and thrills,
the Pan-Hellenic Council this
year seek to dissuade this con
cept through the realization of
one of its goals — dedication to
the moral and intellectual devel
opment of the student body.
Through closer association,
not only with the Greeks them
selves, but also with Clark Col
lege of which we are a part, the
Greeks on Clark’s campus —
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi
Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta
Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Psi,
Sigma Gamma Rho, Phi Beta
Sigma, and Omega Psi Phi —
can be a source of strength to
the college community.
A chapel program presented
by the Council in the month of
November attempted to show
the newly arrived freshmen that
we, as sororities and fraternities,
are seriously involved in the
business of scholarship instead
of this being our anti-thesis.
Pointed out were statistical facts
that reveal that Greeks grade-
point averages are consistent
ly above the non-Greeks on
campus.That positions of lead
ership — president of S.G.A.;
president of Kresge and Holmes
Hall Senate; president of A.W.S.
— are held predominately by
Greeks. Also emphasized was
the fact that tutoring centers
available to students in need are
proctored by Greeks.
Projecting further a better
image to the college, the Pan-
Hellenic Council is aiming to
achieve another objective —un
ity among all Greeks — fea
tured a Greek talent show in
which probates from the respec
tive organizations were spot
lighted.
Future plans of the Council
will include an All-Greek Cur
rent Events Panel Discussion to
be held during December.
As apparent, the Pan-Hel
lenic Council is indeed striving
to establish a more meaning
ful and cooperative relationship
among the Greeks and the col
lege of which it is a part. Are
you Greek inclined?
PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL
Reporting Committee
Marilyn Jones, Chrm.
KAPPAS ON PARADE
The men of Kappa are still
exploring virgin fields. The
brothers have five pledgees pre
paring to cross the “burning
sands.” They are: Larry T.
May, Reginald Diamond, Rob
ert Strong, Bobby Nevett, and
Alfonso Richardson.
On every campus scroll, Kap
pa men are on the honor roll.
Maintaining our high standards
of achievement is James S. May
who has been selected to “Who’s
Who Among Students in Amer
ican Universities and Colleges.”
The brothers wish to hail Bro.
May in his achievements and
wish him continuous success.
Kappa has a long tradition of
being the best in social activi
ties. Gamma Kappa lived up to
this tradition by having a boss
and “mellow” dance entitled
“Kappa A Go-Go.” Free rec
ords were given out in the dance
contest and refreshments were
sold.
The brothers are accelerating
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DELTA IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
Delta Sorors welcome twelve
young ladies into the Pyramid
Club of Sigma Chapter, Del
ta Sigma Theta Sorority. The
members of the 1965 Pyramid
Club are the following named
persons: Regina Ammons, Ag
nes Berry, Patricia Cobb, Aun-
dra Golden, Patricia Hudson,
Elizabeth Jefferson, N ancy
Johnson, Andrea Mundy, Mary
Ann Reed, Dorothy Tumipseed,
Margaret Tunstall, and Angules
Williams.
These young ladies are “love
ly to look at, witty to talk with
and pleasant to think on.” Pyra
mids Ammons, Mundy, and
Jefferson currently reign as
“First Attendant to Miss Clark,”
“Miss Alpha,” and “Miss Lam-
podas,” respectively. Participat
ing in the Cross Roads Africa
Project, summer, 1965, was
Pyramid Aundra Golden, a jun
ior music major. Four Pyra
mids, Regina Ammons, Mary
Ann Reed, Patricia Cobb, and
Elizabeth Jefferson made the
Dean’s list, and Pyramid Regina
Ammons was elected to Who’s
Who in American Colleges and
Universities.
Deltas who made Who’s Who
include Lillie Harden, Brenda
Allen, and Mary Stansel. Pres
ently, Soror Dallas Tumipseed
is the only member of Alpha
Kappa Mu National Honor So
ciety, and Soror Lillie Harden
is distinguishing herself as the
only female physics major at
Clark College.
On November 17, 1965, the
Sorors of Sigma Chapter cele
brated the birthday of two so
rors, Lillie Harden and Justine
Willoughby, in the dining hall.
Sorors Harden and Willoughby
were presented a gigantic birth
day cake. Joining in this grand
celebration were the members
of Beta Psi Chapter, Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity.
Throughout the school year,
continue to observe Deltas in
the spotlight!
ZETA on the MOVE
The month of November
found the members of Phi
Chapter engaged in many varied
activities. Eleven aspiring young
women were inducted into the
Archonian Club for the year
1965. These young women are:
Jacqueline Cambridge, Lamen-
tha Derring, Jurell Buckles, Ed
die Sue Hill, Danny Hornsby,
Willie May Dorsey, Frances
Smith, Sandra Strickland and
Barbara Turner. After careful
screening in the Zeta tradition
five young women were able to
attain the claim of Zeta Pro
bates. They are: Linda Evans,
Sandra Strickland, Danny
Domsby, Jurell Backles and
Frances Smith.
Thanksgiving evening found
the Sorors having a Ball at Zeta
Phi Beta’s annual Thanksgiving
Dance. This was a very success
ful affair and we were so happy
to have been there.
The day after Thanksgiving
Sorors Joethel Cooper and Mary
Williams were in Columbia,
S. C., attending “The Greater
Zeta” Regional Convention.
This was a memorable experi
ence and it was vicariously
shared by the members of Psi
Chapter upon their return.
UNCOMPARABLE
BETA PSI
As it was stated in the first
school newspaper, Beta Psi
would embark upon a new era
of achievement. Believing that
they are men of deeds and ac
tions and not men of words,
Beta Psi, thus far, has pre
sented programs of major in
terest to the student body.
The Achievement Week pro
gram was a major stepping
stone into this new era. During
the program Bro. Eldrige Mc-
Millian cautioned us to use our
talents to the best of our abili
ties and not to be content with
our (Negro) present endeavors.
This was timely and wisely said.
They wish to commend the re
cipients of their achievement
awards and would like to chal
lenge these recipients to excel
their present accomplishments.
Those recipients were: Mr. Rob
ert Fishman for service to
Clark College, Mr. Leonadias
Epps for service to Clark Col
lege, Mr. Harold Moses for
leadership and scholarship abili
ties, Mr. Ernest E. Moore for
citizenship, and Little Brother
Leroy Slade, Jr., for scholarship.
An added incentive was given
the Brothers when the thought
ful, vivacious, and charming
queen (Miss Joyce Y. Williams)
and her court (Miss Justine Wil
loughby and Miss Vivian Snel-
lings) presented the Brothers a
memento of their thoughtfulness
after the program. With deeds
of this nature a chapter could
not possibly ask better or love
lier queens.
To conclude Achievement
Week, Beta Psi gave a smoker
for the college’s men. This
smoker was mainly geared to
the freshmen in order to en
lighten them on fraternities. It
is their desire that the smoker
removed some of the myths
which they had about fraterni
ties and that they learned the
true value of fraternities.
The Lampados Club contains
eight men who are striving to
“walk that long, lonesome road
which men have gone both
young and old,” to enter the
sacred realms of Omegaland.
This group of men is represen
tative of the group of men who
comprise the fraternity and they
will someday, probably, enter
the realms of Omegaland. The
Lampados Club is sponsoring
on December 2, a program
which will enlighten the student
body on the true meaning of
pledgeship. It is believed that
this program will, like the
smoker, remove some of the
myths about pledging.
Beta Psi recommends that all
seniors take the Federal Service
Entrance Exam. Those who are
interested should contact Bro.
Antonio Thomas or any Brother
concerning career opportunities
with the Federal Government.
This should be done by Decem
ber 12, 1965. Study sessions
will be arranged to give aid to
the pasage of the exam. In the
near future an ORCO book will
be placed on reserve in the
library for the purpose of study
ing for the exam.
Yes, a new era has arrived
and Beta Psi is moving ahead
to conquer this era.