Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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THE YAMACRAW 1981 B-33 The Boar ' s Head Duchess Club Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa: BACK ROW: Lew Gordon, Greg Stiles, Marcia Carter, John Thames. Manning Pattillo ROW 2: Tim Tassopoulos, Marybeth Robertson, Rick Kaiser, Sheila Marx, Terry Tribbet, George Waldner FRONT ROW: Robin Johns, Elaine Minor, Dave Mills, Drew Findling, Lisa Rangazas, Tricia Smith NOT PICTURED: Kath- leen Ahearn, Malcolm Amerson, J. Brien Key, Martha Vardeman, Roy Goslin, Charles Sullivan, Charlton Jones, John Stevens, William Strozier I f H met H 1 m k l 1 1 F B HI W. - ' .9 ll ' Bl ly I ' V« ' ODK: Honor and Prestige Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, recognizes outstanding achievement both inside and out of the college classroom. The Boar ' s Head Duchess Club Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa is the most prestigious honor society on the Oglethorpe campus. Composed of only the most select individuals. ODK requires its members to be active leaders in a variety of organizations. The members of Omicron Delta Kappa for 1980-81 were tapped during regular class hours on November 21. A reception was held for the new members immediately after the tapping ceremony. These students were then inducted into ODK at the Boar s Head Ceremony on December 5. This traditional Yuletide program is the highlight of the Oglethorpe holiday season. As well as recognizing outstanding leadership, Omicron Delta Kappa fulfills important service functions. In September ODK sponsored an extremely successful Mock Presidential Election along with co-sponsors Phi Alpha Theta and the Politics and Pre-Law .-Xssociation. In addition, the members sold Christmas cards to raise funds for UNICEF. decorated Hearst Hall and Lupton for Christmas, co-hosted speaker Diane Hine on February 13, co-hosted a spring province conference for ODK circles from North Georgia and South Carolina on April 3 and 4, sponsored the faculty- student Softball game in the spring, and attended a luncheon at Emory which included all .Atlanta circles with Hamilton Jordan as guest speaker. These activities were an important part of the Omicron Delta Kappa program to recognize the leaders of today, as well as to develop the leaders of tomorrow. The Boar ' s Head Ceremony highlights the Christmas season. Above Left: Dr. John Cramer reads an entertaining Christmas story at the ceremony. .Above Right: ODK initiates sign a book of membership as they are inducted into the Circle. Left: Initiates taking an oath of membership.

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B-32 1981 THE YAMACRAW PPLA Keeps Up With All The Issues The Politics and Pre-Law Association provides the Oglethorpe campus with an avenue for expressing its political views and seeks to guide the pre-law student in his or her pursuit of the legal profession. Three major events highlighted the 1980-81 school year for the PPLA. The first took place on October 23 and 24 in the form of a mock election, co-sponsored with Omicron Delta Kappa. Over 500 respondents cast their votes for their choice in the 1980 Presidential and Senatorial races. Proving to be a unique cross section of the United States, Oglethorpians favored Carter with 51.6% of the vote. Reagan came in second with 39.9%, followed with Anderson ' s 5.6%. Oglethorpe predicted the Georgia Sen- atorial race correctly though — Mattingly was favored by 70.9% while incumbent Senator Talmadge lagged behind with 28.6% of the vote. The PPLA also sponsored a Presidential Debate on October 28. Representatives of the Democratic, Libertarian, Republican and Independent parties were present. The debate was followed by questions from the PPLA Panel consisting of Tim Tas- sopoulos, Mark Moskowitz, Lee Van Grack and faculty member Dr. David Thomas, an expert on the U.S. party system. The debate proved to be an informative event; those who attended heard the various platforms in each race and were able to confront the candidates ' spokesmen on all the issues. The third major event took place during the spring semester when the PPLA co-sponsored a special multi-media pre- sentation on the music and politics of the 1960 ' s. The event was organized by Professor James Bohart and, judging by the turnout, was a complete success. One of PPLA ' s most successful projects was the Presidential Debate, featuring representatives of all the major presidential candidates. The Politics and Pre-Law Association: BACK ROW: Cindy Larbig, Jenny Francik, Tim Tassopoulos (vice president), Lee Van Grack, Mark Moskowitz, Rita Llop (secretary), Drew Findling ROW 2: Chris Sertich, Mark Lisicky, Michele Cubit, Marybeth Robertson (president) FRONT ROW: Kim Bunting (treasurer). Howard Barr. Bruce Johnson, Michelle Fryer, Debbie Morgan

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B-34 1981 THE YAMACRAW Honoraries: Oglethorpe ' s Finest The Alpha Nu chapter of Sigma Zeta, the science honorary society, was established in 1971, thus making this year the tenth anniversary of the club ' s founding. Sigma Zeta ' s membership is limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in the sciences or mathematics and having at least a 3.3 average in their major courses and a 3.0 overall average. Members annually sponsor speakers on campus and participate in various ongoing projects to encourage excellence in the study of the sciences. An initiation ceremony was held on November 10; the speaker for the occasion was Dr. J. Harvey Young, who presented an illustrated talk on American Medical Quackery. Tapped for membership this year were Andy Bieger, Roger Brooksbank, Mar k Coles, Tom Crawford, Tony Jennings, Rob Joseph, Dennis McPeak, John Marshall, Mike Quick, Karen Anne Sams, Brian Sass, Morris Taiwo, and Dan Walden. They joined current members Debbie Bradley, Jon Fagerstrom, Pat Goodwin, Rachel Lerman, Tracy Mar- shall, Sheryl McCarthy, Dave Mills, Peggy Mueller and Ed Odenkirchen. Phi Alpha Theta, the International History Honor Society, recognizes out- standing scholastic achievement in the study of history. Initiation into this society is the highest honor that may be bestowed upon a student of history. The Oglethorpe University Sigma-Sigma chapter of Phi Alpha Theta plays an important role in this recognition of scholastic excellence. The fall activities of the group included the induction of new members followed by a reception held in their honor in late October. On November 6, the Society sponsored a reception for out- standing freshman and sophomore history and political science students. Phi Alpha Theta also sponsored a presidential symposium: in October, following the PPLA presio. i! debate. In the sympo- sium, faculty mi. :ts and students were able to voice their cws on the debate. Spring also proved u be a busy time for the Sigma-Sigma chapter. On Fe- bruary 19, they co-sponsored with the PPLA a multi-media presentation on the 1960 s which was organized by Professor Sigma Zeta: BACK ROW: Tony Jennings, Brian Sass, Roger Brooksbank, Rob Joseph, Mark Coles, Mike Quick ROW 2: John Marshall, Andy Bieger, Jon Fagerstrom, Ed Odenkirchen. Dave Mills, Tom Crawford, Dennis McPeak FRONT ROW: Anne Sams, Dr. Monte Wolf, Debbie Bradley, Dr. Dan Schadler, Patricia Goodwin NOT PICTURED: Rachel Lerman, Peggy Mueller, Tracy Marshall, Sheryl McCarthy Phi Alpha Theta: FRONT ROW: Donna Tucker, Jacqueline Mate, Lidewey Slegt, Harriet Edblad, Kim Bunting BACK ROW: Chris Sertich (vice- Bohart. The following week, on February 26, they co-sponsored speaker Dr. Diane Hine who spoke on the topic of Blacks in the Professions, which was followed by a luncheon. The Oglethorpe chapter also attended the Phi Alpha Theta Province Conference on April 3 and 4 at Fort president), Mark Moskowitz, Liz Graydon, Tim Tassopoulos (president). Matt Schuster, Jack Dowd, Mark Lisicky, Karen Jenkins (secretary) Valley State University. All of these activities fulfill the purposes of Phi Alpha Theta: to recognize high achievement in the study of history and to promote this study throughout the entire Oglethorpe community.