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PACE 4 - THE MEBCEB CUISTEE, OCTOBE* 5.1*7*
Welcome To Mercer
By W. Jenkins
Wek'jcne to Mercer!
These words are probably
inappropriate, sad you as begin
».»!£ freshmen have probably
been welcomed hundreds of times
already. However, until the
language provides ocher
words, embodied with all the
t»*d significance there
appears no other alternative but
bouse these.
Too. returning upper day
men, know what to expect. You
know which teachers are easy A*»
and which teachers to avoid. You
know the night spots where the
collefc bda hang out. the proper
Mercer truly is should be a
conglomeratic n of all the ideas
you have confronted; all the
myths and gossip you've heard,
and all the facts you've come to
realise. Any picture of Mercer
will not be complete until you’ve
participated m ooc of those late
night water fights, while the RA
was absent, or stayed up all night
cramming for that crucial test, or
muddled through 6Vi pages of
Gary Johnson's exams, or wat
ched some of your friends get
busted for smoking in the dorm,
or noticed how quiet the hall
to sit m the cafeteria, and
the real reason "Bloody Mary" is
With this knowledge, your
■t^w4 instantly recalls periods of
; pleasure or <
hand
sad yells. "Welcome
• But. what happens to the
ben Dean Taylor
officially welcomes 'them to.
Mercer? What images flash
through their minds’ How do
they perceive Mercer’ Is Mercer
only composed of decaying
tw«t«4wgi surrounded by a Beauti
ful Georgian landscape
t to ask each <rf us.
x?. who is it
of?, what makes it
net?, we would all have different
perplexing answers. That is
’ why It win be the burden of each
to answer
for himsetf. Ho
i give an accurate or truly
i for them to
I fact.'*
Freshmen, at the end of Jus
197b-1*77 term, your idea of what
put your roommate to bed after
oue of thoa keg parties, or
complained about the cafeteria'»
meals, or have thrown your pal
into the fountain oo his birthday
or stood shivering outside si 4:00
a.m. an oue of those frequent
false alarms, "dr have seen dear
Rufus Har'is at least ooce.
There are many other images to
be written about here. The
dejected-looking faces parading
to empty* mail boxes around
mid-term, the screaming unity
tlui always accompanies the
beginning of basketball season.
‘But. time mikes that another
subject. The (mpoctant thing is
that you. as freshmen, will have
either directly or indirectly
experience all this phenomena
and even more, before any
worthwhile and accurate idea of
Mercer can be ascertained. It is
then, and only then, that the
phrase "Welcome to Mercer",
with all its implications, ramifies -
turns, and relevance will truly be
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After Being At Mercer For One Week,
Wh«l In Your lmprcw.ion Of The School?
**! like it. The upperclassmen
make the 1 freshmen feel better.
I'm used to small classes and they
have that here."
(Phyllis Powers.
Ormond Beach. Fla.)
"Everybody is so interested in
what you want and what you are
trying to accomplish here. I fike
the smallness of it because it
helps you to get to know people
better.’*
(Pat Steffbo. Sarasota. Fla.)
,T The people are nice. You can
walk along and say hello to
tomcooe and don't worry about
thinking you're crazy ■'
(Alan Banks. Decater. Ga.)
**1 think it's a good institution
tint often 1 piin loc joit ibout
cceryooe oo milter whit field
they ire going into."
(MicCook)
“I like it • lot-1 wanted to come
ai small college ind meet » lot
of people. So Ur its everything I
expected it to be.”
IJeH Hill.Atlinti.0i.)
"I like it. 1 like the people,
fed that Mercer was a better
place for me."
(BranStephens. Lakewood. N.J.)
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Go Greek, Young Man
ByDo«*I
« are at the
beginning at the school year and
involved in all the excitement that
goes along with it. Especially for
the people new m Mercer, the
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Dangerous To Their Health
d more *■» a tittle pain ta his gullrver after he
With so many decisions to
make in such a short period why
oue. So. why do young men >ocn
fraternities’ b it neat? Will it be
worth if? With an many r jcoo
ceptioua floating around sbout
the social fraternities, who do you
believe? Why take an such an
expense without knowing what
you're getting into? Maybe thta
M pnnistr * F«*— two swift swats with a paddle or
sof the evMewce. The bojra unwittagly chose the laiter.
Laier m the day. Adksna was skk and sptttagop blood Weatherman
a up for yon.
having a very halanrrvi Greek
system. Each of the eleven social
to everyone. On the
National level Greeks represent
16% of the student body, at
Mercer the amount ta over 27%.
For a school of this sue the
average Dumber of national
fratenuthes Mercer should be
able to support only seven instead
of eleven.
This makes the choice at Mercer
that much more difficult. So. how
do yon choone? A fraternity
should offer you three basic
things. First, you should look for
Friendship You must reach out in
the ihdrt time you have sad meet
as many people as you can. Not
only for rush but for friends to
keep forever. Another fncad
never hurts. Second, look for the
brotherhood or how the group
associates with ooc another The
fraternity's diversification ta very
important, in fact if you are too
far apart nothing wiD ever get
done and if you are too doac the
different aspects wdt never be
covered. Like Aristotle'^ "Golden
Means." so mast a fraternity's
brotherhood be bound. And last,
but not least, look to the farteraal
social life. Social organizations
are often entued for this, but the
r a underneath and
on the surface out in the open
Good times in fraternities a.*e
plentiful but good feelings take
time to develop, so study your
choke deeply. ^
Joining a fraternity by no
means headers your involvement
in other organization* or your
scholastic endeavors All of the
misconceptions about fraternities
can be destroyed by simpl*
looking ai your campus leaders
Most all of the men in fraternities
will agree, the ability to succeed
and develop in your college career
ta solely left up to the individual
The potential for a young man
in a college fraternity is timilie*’
It is a good stepping stooe to
hccomt more involved ta a group
and in your college environment
1 can only urge you to participate
ta rush, meet as many people as
you can and enjoy yourself
Believe me. it b a very satisfying
experience