Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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l'You Get What You Pay For by JERRY MCMANUS Wherefore, security being the true design and end of government, it unanswerably follows that whatever form thereof appears most likely to insure it to us, with the least expense and greatest benefit, is preferable to all others. Thomas Paine 12 Fact: A Student Covemment Association exists on the campus of the Iunior College of Broward County. Theory: This SCA is the voice of the student. Fact: There were sixteen vacancies in the senate Cthirteen freshmen - four sophomoresl Theory: Twenty-two interested students ran for these positions. Fact: Out of twenty-seven hundred possible voters a stun- ning total of three hundred and seventy-six made it to the polls. Theory A: These three hundred and seventy-six were concerned about the welfare of their college. Theory B: Two thousand seven hundred were not. The above facts are true. They can be checked. But do not bother, it is not worth it. As for the theories - Well, they are theories and you can judge for yourself their accuracy. When you have a theory, the scientists say your first step should be to disprove it. We have three theories already Cfour, stretching a pointj. Let us proceed. Theory 1: The SCA is the voice of the student. Well - they try but without trying to sound trite, it is like trying to be the voice of a deaf mute. How can any group be the voice of a student body that could care less whether they have a voice or not. Perhaps it would be correct to concede that the SCA is a voice, but as for the student body - let's not go that far. Theory 2: Twenty-two interested students ran for these positions. Well, twenty-two students ran all right but as for being interested, that's hard to say. To stretch a point one could say that the candidates were interested. Whether they were interested in doing something for their school or interested in furthering themselves is another question and one only the candidates could answer. From observation Cflashy poster-no attempt to meet the votersl one could assume the latter but in all honesty Theory 2 rates a definite could be. Theory 3A: These three hundred and seventy-six were concerned about the welfare of their college. This is possible. Not necessarily so - but possible. No one really knows what would prompt three hundred and seventy-six souls to go forth and make their opinion known, but without being too cynical, the reasons were probably more social than political. The polls were there. Chances are fifty percent did not even know who they voted for. So what else is new. Theory SB: The other two thousand four hundred and twenty-four were not. This is also possible. Not prob- able however. Most likely the ones who voted were no more interested than the ones who did not. just more ambitious. HOO-hah. This is not a lecture. You have been lectured too much already. There comes a time when a person becomes saturated with I told you so so this time I will not even bother. For better or for worse-you get what you pay for.

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lim' by JAY STEELE -'Tris year at ICBC a new outlook has been taken towards fraternities and sororities. Under the guidance of Neil S. Crispo, director of Student Activities, an Inter-Social Society Council has been formed. The representatives of this council are members of Theta Kappa Gamma, Alpha Theta Chi, Sigma Tau Sigma, Alpha Delta Beta, Epsilon Phi, Delta Chi Epsilon, and Vestas. This council was formed to create better relations between the societies on campus. and to discuss any problems these organi- zations might have. This is the first year social societies have been legal at ICBC. In preced- ing years Alpha Theta Chi, Theta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Tau Sigma. and all other organizations were op- erating underground. All of these societies have been working in the community since their existence in 1963. Theta Kappa Gamma, a Greek group on campus, has donated blood to various organizations, including the soldiers in Viet Nam. Sigma Tau Sigma, a large organi- zation, has sponsored dances for vari- ous charities and donated S400 for X mf Wi iw if 5 M S7 Q J, V9 ,g 2 ' ,.f'i ' lights and barbeque pits for the Little Yankee Stadium. Alpha Theta Psi, a small fraternity. has also donated blood to various blood banks in South Florida. They are now planning to adopt a poverty- stricken child. ln spite of all these credits to their names, they were banned from campus until this year. The reason for this is one word. fraternity. The Broward County School lioartl changed this word to social societies. According to Crispo, the rt-.ison for this change was. so that you will he able to pledge a national fraternity when you attend a major university. He added, lt's for your own pro- tection. so stick to the name social societies. The school board invented .i list of guidelines for these organizations to follow. Yet. it seems these soeief ties function and operate like a na- tional fraternity. Pledge class, hell night. road trips. and community ac- tivities are a part of a fraternity world. Thanks to co-operation from the school and hard work from the sen- ators and staff at ICRC, the fraterni- ties and sororities are here to stay ll

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Where Were the Students? It is true that SCA has a lot of problems. Our biggest problem is reaching more students, finding out what stu- 'VNS1' dents reallv want or, possibly, in the final analysis, if thev A 7,-W . . . . ' really care. . 4 tidy-f.x I don't think it was possible for a student to pass -S ' L A through. the halls of ICBC during campaign weeks with- Q 19' V out noticing that there was an election the next week. t ,, - But yet many of them did not exercise their great Amer- ff t Lg , ican privilege, the right to vote. Vlfhat ever happened to school spirit? Did it die over the summer during the transition between twelfth grade and freshman year in college, or is it just sleeping in our student body? In the boundaries of state and national government. if at person has a complaint or a criticism, he writes a letter to his congressman. So far this year, SCA has received only one letter of constructive criticism in its suggestion 3 box. M However, SCA does not believe that just because only one person has corne forth to air his views that there are not other students that have complaints or construc- tive ideas. Therefore, SCA is planning student preiodical grievance days. This will be a meeting between interested students and the student senate to find out some of the problems that students are Concerned with. This meet- ing will not be to solve problems, but to first find out what the problems are. JAMES MANCHESTER SGA President james Manchester, SCA President IP' :Xter- I I Board the H.MS.s Goocl lztmrnmeni if Ti 'll f X0 0 X i M M IHU unululnlrmm qi! Tx ., t H E S -x Mf:i2'eQ'L' - -I - 1 canmiggw W mil STNATE - au! if N H t -e K: to Fics 'u Pl ' jtffatfg- V G' , I Wa' ' 3 i ' ' 5 x x Q' .,, rt Q ' .. 'S s l' wtttv + publlca Us 1 7-x J.. .A 3 Owning if 13