Baptist College at Charleston - Cutlass Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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Olympian Charlie Simpkins auto- graphs his picture for Paula Haw- thorne. lassie Events Bored? Nothing to do? Let student activities help you out. Under the leadership of Ann Welty, the student ac- tivities office plans many projects to keep the students active, involved, and happy. If a student is having prob- lems finding fun and exciting things to do, the student ac- tivities office is the place to A vast array or events is planned. Activities include mall runs, midnight bowling, skating, concerts, coffee houses ... the list goes on and on. Student activities even has a hand in Orienta- tion week. Long before a school year begins, the student activities staff is hard at work thinking of fun endeavors for students to participate in. This year, for instance, teams were or- ganized to play powderpuff football on Spirit Day. 1988 also marked the return of the outdoor movie, a kind of drive-in that you have to walk to. Along with the new events, student activities still has the classic old stand-bys. There ' s never a dull moment when a caravan of students move out for skating or mid- night bowling. Midnight Bowling has been classified as a hilarious rendition of the Pro-Bowlers Tour, and skat- ing, well, one could only imagine what happens when a bunch of college students put wheels on their feet. All in all, the student acti- vites office works hard to keep boredom out of the lives of the Baptist College students. Long before a school year begins, the student activi- ties staff is hard at work. Renea Glenn joins in a game of volleyball at the commuter picnic. 8 Activities

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Orientation Week made me feel right at home. Holly Roberts N Jaking Friends Research has shown that the first six weeks of the se- mester are the most impor- tant in the lives of a new stu- dent. With this in mind, the student services staff plans activities to smooth the pas- sage from home to college life. Orientation activities in- troduce all new students, whether freshman or trans- fers, to BCC regulations, tra- ditions and fellow students. Orientation Committee members and Big Brothers and Big Sisters work to make new students feel at ease in their new surroundings. Orientation is to help new students adapt to college life, to meet their fellow class- mates and to make the transi- tion easier between high school and college, says Ann Welty, director of stu- dent activities. The program is designed to show students that college is not all academics, said Welty. Orientation demon- strated what Baptist College has to offer in the way of extra-curricular activities. Academic concerns are also addressed during the first few weeks. New stu- dents were required to attend a Study Skills Workshop which focused on develop- ing basic study skills, and they met with professors at the faculty student ice cream social. Activities such as Playfair, the beach party and Dorm Wars encouraged students to develop friendships and in- teract with members of their own class. A special emphasis was placed on getting commut- ers involved in life at BCC. A commuter picnic was planned for commuters and their families. Attendance doubled from the year be- fore. With so many activities, students don ' t have time to be homesick. Orientation Week made me feel right at home, said Holly Roberts, a freshman from Walterboro. The 1988 Orientation Committee welcomes students to Playfair. Touch football is a favorite activity at the annual beach party. 7

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Members of the Big Dawgs watch their powderpuff teammates. Activities 9