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

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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

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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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THE DREADED LOFT BBBBZZZZ . . . (That ' s the alarm clock) . . . Slam!! . . . (That ' s your head hitting the ceiling . . . Whoaa! . . . Splat!. . . Now you ' re on your back staring up at the ceiling that made the lump that ' s now on the back of your head, and looking at the loft that three seconds ago was your cozy bed. Ah yes, that saga of the loft. It has a long and interesting history. I think that it probably all started with the tremendous lack of floor space in the residence halls. Not that I ' m complaining about the rooms, they ' re swell for hobbits. But there isn ' t all that much space for you humans. Anyway the loft, it is truly a magnificent work of genious. They ' re easy to build, if you know the right places to acquire the wood. The simplest ones are made of a frame with four legs for support and a spring frame from one ' s own bed. Most of the human ' s lofts that 1 have seen have either a couch or shelving underneath. I must say that I really enjoy watching you getting, excuse me, falling out of them in the morn- ing before class. It really must get your system going. Another great asset of a loft over just the regular bed arrangement on the floor is the nifty and inventive ways humans create to make your beds! I have seen some humans throw their matresses on the floor, make it, and then put it back up in the loft. Most shortly discover that the true reason for the loft is that no one can see the beds, whether they are made or not!! 8 Diversions