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Page 4 MAROON TIGER GREEK NEWS Omeaa 2) mega —LJear With the beginning of the 1968- 69 academic year, fraternities on the campus of Morehouse College move into a new era. The fu ture of fraternties at Morehouse really seems bright since each fraternity now has its individual “house”. OMEGA DEAR The men of Psi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi, Inc. contributed to homecoming by presenting their queens at the coronation: Jean ette Rankin, Miss Omega; Sheila Graham and Linda Upperman, at tendants; and Rosaline Yancey, Miss Lampodas. The following day in the pa rade the queens graced the streets of Atlanta with their dove-like presence as they perched upon the Omega float of Purple and Gold. Following the Homecoming Game, the men of Psi returned to their Fraternity House (unit 1) and under the leadership of the Basileus, Brother Phillip Mc Call, they dedicated a memorial to their beloved Fraternity. The stone, which has the shield of Omega carved upon it and the date that Psi Chapter was found ed lies at the northwest corner of the Fraternity House. To cli max the memorial services, the Brothers along with their queens retired to their lovely lounge. PL &la J(o apna Delta of Georgia Chapter of United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, Inc., has announced one of its plans for the 1968-69 aca demic year. The announcement was made public by Dr. Jeanette Hume, Secretary-Treasurer of Delta of Georgia. Accordingto Dr. Hume, “Delta of Georgia will present Dr. Paul Weiss, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, in a two-day lecture series which will be con ducted in April of next year.” Dr. Weiss will deliver one ma jor address while at Morehouse, and he will also hold several small meetings with groups of students. The seminar, which will be sponsored by Delta of Georgia, will be financed by the Danforth Foundation. Students are elected to Phi Beta Kappa by the faculty group. Juniors must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 and seniors must possess 3.25. Friday, November 22, 1968 Capacity crowd enjoying- Tams Show Tams Concert: A Flop? yUU a To round out homecoming ac tivities, the men of Psi enjoyed themselves at a small private party given at the home of Miss Cynhtia Trotman, the sister of Dean of Pledges, Michael Trot man. Phi (Seta Si In this age of “black aware ness,” Alpha Phi Alpha Frater nity, Inc., founded by seven cou rageous black men at Cornell University in 1906, is and will continue to be a meaningful cog in the machinery promoting black power, consciousness and pride. gma The men of X Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity -have made an allowance in their bud get for the year 1968-69 to con tribute $100.00 to the United Ne gro College Fund Drive. It is the feeling and belief of the men | is undergraduate chapter of the For Alpha Phi Alpha, Black Power does not mean revolution by violence, nor the destruction of property, or creation of a separate racist society, or a sep arate black economy within the American industrial system. Ra ther it means that the exercise of legitimate means to obtain con trol over the destiny of the black community by black people is our ultimate concern. The brothers of Alpha Rho ex hibit black power on numerous occasions. This year Alpha Rho of X Chapter that this gesture is in accord with their program and motto: “Bigger and Better Business,” “Education,” and “So cial Action,” and “Culture for Service and Service for Humani ty,” year. Some of this year’s activi ties include: the donation of candy to orphaned childen on Halloween, a dinner for the un derprivileged children on Thanks giving Day, and a Xmas party before vacation. TIGER PIN-UP The Tiger Pin-Up Girl for this month is Anita Smith, sopho more and sociology major at Spelman College. Anita is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Maroon Tiger for the 1968-69 academic year. Pier hobbies are sewing and cosmetology and she enjoys salads and meats as her favorite dishes. Anita likes fellows who have pleasing personalities and who are seeking definite goals in life (i.e., More house Men). Applicants for the Tiger Pin-Up Girl for the next issue of the Maroon Tiger may submit their names and photos to the Editor-in- Chief of the Maroon Tiger. By Harold McKelton That the Atlanta Tams Con cert, held as part of the Home coming activities, was poorly at tended and financially unsup ported is a sad commentary upon both the Morehouse student bo dy and the Student Government Association. Any campus event that is to be successful must have the combined support of these two groups. At the Tams Concert, this was not the case. On the one hand, the student body was responsible. Approxi mately 200 students huddled in Archer Hall on that Thursday night. The concert was late get ting started in the hope that ev ery minute of delay would bring one or two “faithfuls” to the ticket window. By 8:30 p.m., the lights came down, the concert began, and the SGA treasurer could begin figuring how much he had run in the red. This did not have to be. The student body was respon sible, furthermore, because earli er that day it had been demon strated—in a frenzied competition of financial support in Sale Hall (Chapel—a strong willingness to back the Concert. Did all of this mean nothing? Was it simply evidence of the Morehouse student’s affinity for the “front,” the facade, the sha dow rather than the act? The committees functioning in the name of the Morehouse students work hard and long and, most of all, they make sacrifices. These sacrifices do not come easy. Are the students willing to make sacrifices too? The answers to these queries must be found among the student body. Simultaneously, part of the blame for the more or less fail ure of the Tams Concert rests with members of the SGA. First of all, publicity for the affair began no less than one, and not more than three days before the concert itself. Very simply, more time was needed! The Tams are not broadly known, and they do not arouse a large following. Posters,, leaflets, Chapel announ cements — all of these: should have been in effect at least a week before the performance.. The commentary ends about where it began, that is, with the realization that what is past' is past, and that the Sudent Bbdiy and the SGA must work together if they are to make meaningful accomplishments this year. Student Profiles Taylor Attacks SGA Council Members The president of the Student Government Association and his officers are having a particular problem with councilmen who have not been attending the Sun day 4:00 p.m. meetings. This is causing the Student Council to suffer unneeded setbacks. “Freshman Class Representa tive Gordon Joyner is about the most considerate member of the council," said Nelson Taylor, SGA president. Taylor went on to cite a num ber of class and organization rep- reisentatives who are seriously remiss in attendance. President Taylor continued, “The lack of consistent attend ance hinders the Council in mat ters concerning the policy of re cruiting, in matters concerning the sutdents, such as the Ad Hoc Committee’s report, and in matters concerning the channel ing of issues from the student body to the Student Government Association. “My request is that the follow ing men meet on Sunday at 4:00 p.m.: Joe Price, Emerson Godwin, William Keaton, Har old McKelton, Billy Gilbert, Charles Wilkins, Lloyd Prysock, Randolph Scott, James Hawkins, Claude Myers, Carthur Drake, Malcolm Beach, Abraham Marsh all, Walter Davenport, Theodric Harrell, Julius Stevens, William McFarlin, Kenneth Rutland, Wayne Thompson, and anyone else who is an elected member of the SGA.” Spencer Gibbs Senior Edits Magazine Spencer Gibbs, an English ma jor and a senior at, Morehouse College in Atlanta, edited The New Catalyst, which- was select ed as one of two second-prize winners in the 1968-1969 Col lege Literary Magazines. The winning magazines were selected from 103 entries in the contest on the basis of their seriousness of content and gener al excellence of design. Mr. Gibbs received an award of $150, and a matching grant of $500 was made to The New Catalyst to help defray publish ing costs for the present year. According to Dr. Stephen Hen derson, chairman of the English Department, Mr. Gibbs has been appointed editor for the next edition of The New Catalyst. The Maroon Tiger takes pleas ure in spotlighting Nelson Taylor,- president of the SGA, Malcolm Beech, chairman of the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee, Ken- zil Summey, director of the 1968 Coronation Ceremonies, and Roger Bell, star offensive of the Maroon Tiger football squad, for their out standing service as students at Morehouse College. These stu dents have earned this honor by demonstrating outstanding achievements during this academic year. Nelson Taylor Heading the list is Nelson Tay lor, senior. Nelson has demon strated superior leadership ability as president of the SGA. He has created an SGA which will be surpassed by hard, dedicated work. Under hig leadership the SGAj has accomplished more in three months than last year’s SGA did in a complete year. He has overcome the impossible, that is, inspiring Morehouse students to participate in student activities. He has inspired more students to action than has been witnessed in the past several years. We feel sure that when his term’ expires in May we as students wifi know that one Nelson came our way. Malcolm Beech My major concern was trying to do something for Morehouse,”’ were the words of one dedicated: student named Malcolm Beech'.. Malcolm has shown that hard work and drive can accomplish: one’s goals. Morehouse students; have had more student activities; thus far than they had all last year. Not only has Malcolm plan ned a full calendar for the stu-- dents; he is preparing for future 1 years by setting a pace that only- work can match next year. Mal colm Beech was responsible for- the- “first four-day homecoming: weekend at Morehouse College in: recent years.”' Even though Mal colm put together the homecom*- irrg activities: that will long be- remembered, he showed his fu- - tUre potential's: when he said, “T stiR didffl’t dto what I really - wanted to do.” He felt that “things- corn-id have been better”" but that iris staff “did an excel lent job- under the circumstances.” He: has captured, the admiration of his staff as is shown in their dedicated support. The IVlaroon Tiger- wishes to spotlight them ate©.. Kenzil Summy Morehouse observed its- 1968. Coronation October 28 in Archer- HaBit that will be remembered for- a long time. They witnessed per-- haps the best decorated; best plan ned and the best tinted corona tion in decades. All this was. the- superior work of a group of stu dents headed by Ranzil Summy, senior. Kenzil w;as responsible for the 1968 Coronation cere monies and he fulfilled the task with manifested skill and dgterm-. inatjien. Roger Bell In the closing minutes of the Morehouse-Alabama State football game Roger Bill, sophomore, re covered an Alabama State fum ble in the end zone for the score that tied the 3rd ranked Hornets of Alabama State before an ex cited homecoming crowd. The alertness and timeliness of this Maroon Tiger enabled Morehouse to tie the team that was favored by 14 points.