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Page 2 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. m v irif* 11fub A.' ATLANTA UNIVtffSlTY CfNTtR ln»MulK>n feiv.KK, 2 '59? 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.