West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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GREEK • • • to be or not to be? Since I ' ve been rambling about tilings to do around here, I might as well discuss this matter of the frater- nity and whether or not you should join one. Well, let me clarify myself first, even we hobbits know what one is, and no it ' s not some ward in the hospital full of babies, that ' s maternity, we ' re talking brotherhood here, not motherhood! Now that that has been cleared up, what is this phenomenon? Well it takes a little less than a semester to join one, a long time to you maybe, not to a man of my stature (a hobbit joke). Before you at- tempt to join or rush, as it ' s referred to, make a good stab at getting to know some of the humans in the group. It will give you a much better idea of what you are getting involved with. Once you are accepted by the brotherhood of your choice, you will develop a true sense of belonging as well as create some of the best friendships you ' ll probably have for the rest of your lifetime. If you can deal with what has so far been mentioned then by all means; GO GREEK GO!!! otherwise remember that the other side of the coin is always there. V jflBMn WHH IHEm S [VK J I B l k iiirji 9 6 Diversions

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« Perhaps you are not into these things, or maybe you just do not enjoy the sweat scene? Well, right next door to the gym is the SCOW. Out of ail of the buildings on campus, humans consistently choose to enter this one. Let ' s face it, the building has it all. One of the highlights is the post office, home of the often dreaded mailbox which blows dust and air into your face every time you open it, except when you get an occasional check from mom. Other attractions are watching music videos, shooting pool, killing a few aliens, or catching a bite to eat in the coffee shop. By the way, so far I have been lucky, you humans have not invented a game to kill hob- bits yet, everything but hobbits. After a long day of classes and wandering around in search of nifty things to do, you probably retire to your room to study for a few hours, right? Now when that is all over, you peak over your Intro to Humanities book and realize that it is night time — time to explore the night life of the campus and Buckhanno n. I hope that you do not get too rowdy, I am tired of cleaning bottles out of my front hall every morning. There are plenty of great things to do around here at night. With good movies, plays, bowling and the rest, there is always something to do. You could check out the sports events, sit in on a good lecture or head down to your favorite night spot. 1 have noticed that one of the most popular past times involves humans sitting around their rooms and talking or telling tales with their friends. Well, 1 am exhausted from telling you all about your campus, so 1 think I ' ll go back to my abode, sip on some brandy, and retire. Tomorrow is another day.

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If you enjoy the freedom of being your own person or would rather not be considered a representative of such an organization then staying independent or separate from a fraternity is most definitely for you. Though you may be missing the element of that high- tech fraternity shirt, just think of all of the other things you ' ll be missing as well. That monthly payment of dues. All of those fun and informative (long) business meetings. Oh, and let ' s not forget all of the raffle tickets you won ' t have to sell. Other than greek fraternities there are many other organizations to join: Residence Hall Council, campus government, a variety of clubs, the Pharos newspaper, and of course those nasty people at the Murmurmontis. Remember, if you don ' t really want to get involved in the fraternity scene and would not like a big old greek Titan looking over your shoulder, then don ' t worry, there are just as many opportunities out there whether you are greek or not. GO INDEPENDENTS GO!!! Diversions 7