Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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The lack of prolecliun lor homes in Ihc residential area around Bear Creek in Hannibal. Mo., stirred coniroversy because several families thought the city had neglected to protect them. The Historic Business District was pro- tected from the Mississippi Ri orb a noodwall Photoby Sle en Wooltolk. A grain bin located in Glasgow. Mo., is se- verely Hooded by waters from the Missouri Ri cr. .Almost one fourth of Saline County Mo., grain crops were lost within an estimated SI4 million ol potential damage. Photo by .Sheila Yoder. The American Red Cross aids the people of Parkville. Mo., with the help of Kansas City ( hiel. Nick Lowery, who was signing auto- graphs. Although Parkville was not the hard- est hit by the Hooding, many ot the downtown businesses were destroyed. Photo by Jon Bntton. Police officers help direct unusually heavy traffic on Highway 71. Because of high Hood waters in St. Joseph. Mo.. Interstate 29 was rerouted through Maryville. Photo bv Jack Vaught. Student Life 15

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FLOOD OF 93 We had 25 percent of our zip code areas declared disaster areas, Walsh said. So. I ' m sure if affected students, but it was hard to tell. Like Walsh, Dr. Denise Ottinger, dean of students, did not believe the flood ' s effects would be seen until later. I thought we were more fortunate than our sister institu- tions, Ottinger said. I thought our impact from this had been minimal. A new installment was initiated by Northwest to help students who were affected by the flood. Fewer than 1 students used the plan, according to Treasurer Jeannette Whited. Terri Weichinger, assistant director of financial aid, said many flood victims came in to find out what would be available for them in terms of relief packages. Some had come in to process for loans where they previously did not apply, Weichinger said. We looked at cases on a case-by-case basis. There had to be a determination of loss of their home, farm or some other property. She said some assistance funds, such as the Perkins Loan and work study, were increased and that not everyone had to have lost property to be affected. Some of them were hurt indirectly - they were laid off from ajob, for instance, Weichinger said. That hurts just as much. We treated them just as we would anyone else in our professional judgment. Some students were not directly affected by the flood, but witnessed the flood at its worst. My home wasn ' t affected, Tony Wood, from Hannibal, Mo., said. My neighborhood was up on a hill, but some of the lower-lying areas of tow n were completely under water. However. Emilie Allen, from Glasgow, Mo., said her home was ravaged by waters that consumed the basement and part of the second floor of her home. Renovations were made to redo what the flood destroyed, though the water did not damage the entire premises. We didn ' t have a chance, Allen said. When the levee broke, there was a roar and the water just came through. A lot of folks nearby couldn ' t go back because their homes were destroyed. Allen said her family was severely hurt financially because their livelihood was dependent on crops, which w ere destroyed. One student, not directly affected, was Jeff Roe, who worked during the summerfor the National Guard in Northwest Missouri at Amazonia and Craig. Roe ' s job entailed 12-hour shifts that included evacuating and security clearances. He said the towns were accessible by boats only. It was tragic to see what the flood did, Roe said. You never actually saw how bad it was until you were involved. Tracy Maisel, Hannibal, Mo., said her father lost his cabinet-making business, due to the flood, which was located in the Bearcreek flood plain and had no insurance. It was really sad to see people who lost everything. Maisel said. There were some things you just could not replace like pictures, antiques, etc. Maisel said the heroes of the relief effort were the ones who made a difference; the people who donated time and money. Though the flood menaced the Midwest the way Hurricane Andrew mauled Miami, people learned that Mother Nature should never be taken for granted. 14 Flood

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A MORE THAN jU$T LETTERS CREEKS HAVE FUN WHILE HELPIN6 CHARITIES BY SARA MEYERS s fraternities and sororities proudly displayed their letters throughout Greek Week they unified and competed in philan- thropies, fun and games. With the sidewalks decorated in colored chalk and banners draped out of Roberta Hall windows, the theme Life ' s Short, Be Greek, kicked off the week. Games began after the ribbon cutting ceremony and Greek Sing, which seemed to be the highlight of the week. The Most Spirited Greek Song was awarded to the Phi Mus and Delta Chis. Phi Mu also won the award for Most Creative Greek Song. Greek Week was not just fun and games, for some it signified unity in the Greek system. I enjoyed the Greek Sing the best because all the Greeks were there and everyone participated, Shon Mosser of Sigma Phi Epsilon said. The Greeks sponsored a car wash in the Hy-Vee parking lot to benefit Camp Quality, an organization to help children with cancer. Fraternities and sororities also held a Rocking Chair-a- thon where Greeks sat in a giant rocking chair in front of the Nodaway County Courthouse to collect donations for Camp Quality. I thought it (Greek Week) strengthened us with the commu- nity, for once, they could see all the good that the Greek system actually did, Mosser said. Some of the community and the school were blind to all that came out of the system. For instance, seeing us raise money for Camp Quality. Other beneficial events in- cluded tree planting and a clothing drive. Another new event added was the canned food sculpting. Organizations held a food drive and used what they collected to build artistic arrangements and then the goods were given to needy families. During the week there were also competitive and non- competitive games that produced challenges and laughter for spectators as well as the participants. Some of these events included games such as the tug-of- war competition, the wheel- barrow races and the chariot races. I liked watching the chariot races, Heidi Brenner of Delta Zeta said. It was funny seeing the chariot that was made out of all kinds of things being pulled by three guys. Mary Peterson, an instructor from Iowa State University in Ames, attended Greek Week on Monday to give a lecture as a keynote speaker in Mary Linn Performing Arts Center. Peterson spoke about why students chose to become a part of the Greek system and helped members to understand that all of the organizations experienced similar problems. She was really good becaus e she understood college stu- dents, Brenner said. She was very inspirational and support- ive, she made the problems we had seem petty and somewhat unimportant. She helped me to realize that my sorority was not the only one with problems. Thursday night concluded Greek Week with the awards ceremony held in the Conference Center. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Phi Epsilon were named Outstanding Greek Orga- nization. The award for Most Pariticipation went to Alpha Sigma Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Heidi Melnders and Heidi Paden of Alpha Sigma Alphia display the sorority mascot. Raggedy Anne, during the annual Greek Sing kickoff. The Alpha ' s performed their rendition of Nirvana ' s Smells Like Teen Spirit and went on to receive the award for Most Participation. Photo by Tony Miceli. 16 Greek Week