Abilene Christian College - Prickly Pear Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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sid so ir p I ik! x ,X People make 1tspec1al n December students again had the oppor- tunity to become involved with members of the community. And although the activity wasn't quite as dramatic as the flood, Christmas for Children, an event sponsored by the Students' Association, did have an impact on its participants. About 300 students were involved in the planning of the annual Christmas gift-giving party. From November until the actual event students spent Saturdays with their children who had been selected to participate in the This page: Two field Iarks hop across a frozen pond near the campus. Opposite page: Courtney Connell, a senior public relations major from Sweetwater, sear- ches the stands in Moody Coliseum for members of his family. activity. The list of children had been drawn up from the attendance rolls of the bus programs from Highland and Hillcrest Churches of Christ. A decorated Christmas tree, a movie and, of course, the gifts from Santa were just part of the fun-filled day. he events throughout the year that involv- ed students from ACU were endless. Some were service activities, others were social activitiesg some activities were unique to the year, and others were annual affairs. But all of these events involved people from around the world who cared. That's why the answer to the question What made people come to the wind-blown West Texas city? wasn't very difficult. The people made the difference. Opening 1 1

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Comm Qrformancoyld .. , 4 10 I ' O - 'WY lf? GH! 'fy i161-foglf? 6643, A whirlwind weekend of Homecoming activities, Beulah's l0lst birthday celebration and the inauguration of ACU's 'ninth presi- dent, Dr. William J, Teague, were just a few of the events that attracted thousands of visitors to the campus throughout the year. The involvementof students and others associated with the university in the various happenings didn't center on the activities of a few in- dividuals, but included a broad spec- trum of people from the president of the university to the shy freshmen at.Brownwood for Fish Camp '82. The Students' Association com- mittees sponsored a wide variety of activities. At .their invitation, Ronnie Milsap, a popular country-western music star. performed on campus, and Barry Rosen, a former Iranian hostage, spoke to students and members of the community. The committees sponsored Christmas for Children and were involved in plan- ning Almost Anything Goes. Some of the events drew large crowds, while others interested only a few peopley And some required months of planning and preparation, while others appeared to be put together on the spur of the moment. But whatever the event, almost everybody found some way to become involved, whether as a spec- tator or a participantf A -freshman student, new tothe campus and the state. described his involvement with Freshman Follies, 'l was lonely and ready to go home, but lidecided to tryout for the Folliesf lt was the best thing I could have done. because it made me feel like I belonged. W,