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February 15, 1979
Greeks
Deserve
Relief
By A. Lineve Wead
Panther Editor
How many times have you caught yourself saying something
like, “That Kappa Ralph is so jive, just like all the Kappas.” Or,
“I don’t like that Delta.”
If you found yourself saying something like this, then you, like
a majority of your fellow Clarkites have what is known as
“nurdism.” This is a fast growing disease that has been around a
long time, yet is being exposed to everyone now.
Since I came to Clark four years ago, people have consistently
talked about Greek organizations particularly, yet supported
many of the social functions that Greeks provided for the cam
pus. If you were once on someone’s line and dropped, then it was
not uncommon to hear negative things from you about the
organization and the remaining pledgees who could “hang.” If
you wanted to join, and something prevented you from doing so,
chances are high that you are overly critical of the organization.
Finally, if you absolutely do not have anything else to do but sit
around all day and talk, some negative vibes are usually
generated about Greeks in your conversation.
This is not paranoia. This discussion is from experience from
living three years in the most talkative dorm at Clark. Even
those among the Greek can be found participating in such trivia.
I was reading an editorial in the Wolverine sometime last
semester, and the editor came down pretty hard on Greeks. She
said she was trying to find something good to say about the
Greek organizations, and she could not. Recently, in a cartoon
from a campus magazine, I noticed another slap in the Greeks
face when the cartoon depicted a Greek flunking out of school
while pledging, yet that decision is up to you to keep them higher
; and to make a good average for the semester. This brings me to
my first point.
It has been a misconception that the big brothers and sisters
keep a pledgee from studying and therefore, it is the
organization’s fault that their grades are not up to par. This is no
one’s fault but the individual. So many individuals were hanging
by a thread before pledging and barely got their grades to a
suitable level for pledging, and therefore, they had no where to go
but down in their averages. Some do not have the personal self
worth to pull their big sister or brothers coat - tail to tell them they
need some more studying time. Some just don’t care about their
grades as long as they become something new at the end of six
weeks, or however long. Those are the ones that I cannot
sympathize with.
There are countless other negative myths and some come from
the Greeks themselves. But it is up to you to figure out how much
of the stories are true. I will not try to defend anything that some
people have heard, because it would take a little more space than
allowed.
It is important to note the value of Greeks to Clark particularly
in every aspect of college life.
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The Panther is published twice monthly by the
students at Clark College.
Editor Ann. L. Wead
News Editor Marcia Jones
Feature Editor Denise Green
Sports Editor Charles Anderson
Photography Editor Tyraun Patterson
Business Manager Jack Jenkins
Staff Artists Linda Dyson
Felton Fedrick
Faculty Advisors Denise Johnson
Osker Spicer
All articles, poetry, photographs and other con
tributions to the newspaper may be dropped off at
our offices in Thayer Hall.
Address all correspondence to: PANTHER
Newspaper, Box 154, Clark College, Atlanta, Ga.
30314.
The ParjRher
News
Briefs
A RECOLLECTION
OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
IN ATLANTA
A workshop sponsored by
the Samuel Williams Collec
tion of the Atlanta Public
Library will be held Friday,
Feb. 16, 1979. 9am - 3:30pm,
Trust Company Bank meeting
room, Edgewood Ave.,
Downtown Atlanta. In its ef
fort to develop information
sources where none exist,
particularly for and about the
Black community, the
Williams Collection staff has
gathered the people involved
in the civil rights struggle in
Atlanta to share their
experiences with the rest of us.
The workshop features ses
sions on education, politics,
employment, movement
songs, etc. For information
contact J ancie Sikes, 688-4636.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
A publication of the Institute
for Southern Studies, a non -
profit educational & research
organization in Chapel Hill,
N.C. Southern Exposure
features short stories, poetry,
photo essays, book reviews,
studies offolklife, historical es
says, and social commentary,
all preferably dealing with
“life in the changing South,”
particularly from a “populist”
point of view. Potential sub
jects: George Wallace,
homosexuality in the South,
health care, neighborhoods,
civil rights, labor, etc. Bob
Hall, managing editor,
stresses that contributors be
familiar with the magazine
before querying and include
copies of past work with query.
Major pieces run between 2,500
and 6,000. Pay is $100 to $200..
$300 for certain exceptions.
For beginning writers,
Southern Exposure publishes
“Facing South,” a 700 word
personality profile column
syndicated nationally. Some
past columns have dealt with:
cajun artist, Texas
blacksmiths, and profiles of
other Southerners. Please
write Box 230 / Chapel Hill,
N.C. 27514 / (919) 929-2141...
CONFERENCES
WORKSHOPS & LEC
TURES
BLACK LITERATURE
FOR CHILDREN;
HOW TO BUY, WHAT TO
BUY
A discussion workshop
featuring Joyce White Mills,
Assistant Professor Atlanta
University. Phoenix Arts and
Theatre Company, 992 Gordon
St., SW, Saturday, February
24, 1979, 4pm - 6pm FREE
Guest Editorial
Clark:
Second To None
by Floyd L. Donald
SGA President
Clark College has “increased its options.” More importantly,
Clark is moving ahead of the other institutions in the Atlanta
University Center. Enrollment for the academic year 78-79 is
1854 students. On the other hand, Morehouse has 1550, Spelman
1543 and Morris Brown 1500. The question has been asked
several times,” “Why does Clark have the largest enrollment?”
Increasing the options was enunciated by the late Vivian
Wilson Henderson. Henderson realized the growing need to
produce more professional and graduate students. It was here
that Clark College transformed from the standard liberal arts
institution to one that provided the liberal arts and professional
programs for its students. Dr. Henderson recognized the fact that
students needed more career options. With the creation of In
creasing the Options came the Mass Communications program,
Allied Health, Business Education, Speech Communications
and Drama. These programs along with the traditional liberal
arts offerings have provided the Clark College students body
with many career options.
Let’s take the Mass Communications program and the
English Department as an example. Years ago if a person
decided to major in English, he or she could go to graduate school
or teach school on the elementary or secondary level. Today,
quite a number of English majors will minor in Mass Com
munications and/or Speech Communications developing
enough skills to seek a career in public relations or
advertisement. Let’s take another look. If a person decides to
concentrate in Marketing, then he or she could actually
participate in the Mass Communications seminars which deals
directly with the concept of setting the pace to market pan-
tyhouse or tie-clippers. Home Economics and Allied Health
provides some of our students with a well rounded background to
accept better jobs. The Clark CollegePlayers are truly one of the
nation’s top dramatic troupes. In other words, students of Clark
College can obtain a quality education with professional studies
and experiences at their disposal.
Most of the other center schools still offer the traditional
courses that were offered many years ago. Strange things about
that is, most of the students from other schools in the AIJ Center
will fill the classes before Clarkites. It is very strange to listen to
a student who attends Morehouse professing that they have the
best institution in the center. I don’t mean to single our anyone,
but let’s face it. How can a man be enrolled in Morehouse, takes
88 percent of his classes at Clark, resides on MBC’s campus, and
still claims he is a Morehouse man.
What makes a school? Clark College does not only offer a
person an opportunity to seek professional and graduate studies,
it provides you with a quality education to build a “career.” This
institution involves everyone. It takes its time to say that you are
somebody. It tells you that you never have to settle for something
less.
The Clark College family is on the move. The Panther Football
team is the Division II champions of the SIAC for 78-79. The
Philharmonic Society is one of the nation’s best. Sororities and
Fraternities are working to enhance togetherness; Faculty and
staff support is proliferating. School spirit and participation has
been unbelievable. New addition to the staff has improved the
caliber of internal management. Seniors are saying their options
have been increased. And, the will to succeed and attain, lies
within us all.
These things and so many others should make Clarkites
realize that Clark College ranks as “second to none”.
AMERICA’S RUIN &
REBIRTH
The Honorable Wallace D.
Muhammed, Spiritual Leader
World Community of Islam in
the West. “The restructuring of
the individual and community
life, the growing inevitability
in the U. S. Constitutional life,
its innate purity and hatching
power to produce the true
America. Enhancing nature
for survival and progress and
tapping the innage powers of
the social nature for mentally
sound quality living,”
Saturday, Feb. 24, 1979,
2:00pm Municipal Auditorium.
PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:
STATEWIDE
CONFERENCE
Sponsored by the Georgia
Assembly of Community Arts
Agencies and the Georgia
Council for the Arts and
Humanities. February 12 - 13,
1979 at the World Congress
Center. Workshops will in
clude: Publicity & Promotions
Ideas, Grand Preparation &
Programs, Business / Com
munity Support, Fund
Raising, Arts and Education
and others. For further in
formation contact Ms. Shirley
Peavy / Dekalb Council for
The Arts, Inc. / P.O. Box 875 /
Decatur, Ga. 30031.