Wesleyan College - Veterropt Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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• - 2 w% • v - ‘fa v tSUzL i V • ' • ;•- „ . - . ' r,+ Z mm r Sophomores Initiate GK Freshmen During the third week of fall semester the Purple Knights held a Big Sister-Little Sister pep rally. After several rousing cheers, the PK ' s began to step away from the fountain. A slow, steady drum beat cadence for the line of Golden Hearts approaching from the loggia. The Green Knights were left alone to face the Golden Hearts Rat had begun. The Green Knights of 1984 experienced a Rat week different from previous classes. The controversy over Rat resulted in many regula¬ tions for the two classes involved. For the first i 2 4

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1 5 M 1 I j f 4Wj } B?g«Maa- fcS| -GwtHKT L5§ !S! Faculty And Students Meet For Address Wesleyan officially began the academic year as seniors, faculty and administration marched into Porter Auditorium in full aca¬ demic regalia. President Hicks greeted the student body and expressed his hope for a “very special” year. Dr. Kayron Me Minn, speaker for the occasion, addressed the au¬ dience on the role of liberal arts colleges and Wesleyan s goal as such an institution. Dr. Hicks then presented the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities to Teh-Ming Pao, co-founder and president of Wesleyan s sis¬ ter college in Taiwan, Ming-Chuan College. 23

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time, freshmen were told about the initiation and were given a choice as to their personal participation. Restrictions were placed on where and when ratting could be done, and reduced from a week to four days. Any activity concerning Rat had to be approved by the Dean of Students before taking place. These changes were made in an effort to insure that the academic setting was disturbed as little as possible. Rat remains one of the most contro¬ versial issues addressing the Wesleyan Commu¬ nity. Knights Enjoy Extended Orientation