Chatham College - Cornerstone Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Sophomores Lynn Patsiga and Tina Williams sam pie th e different food offered by ARA while fresh man Celeste Izzo inquires about the Chemistry So- ciety, Junior Corinne DelPaine handles the song contest trophy hoping the the Junior class will win it again, sophomore Mary Nath tells an interested student about Rea Haunted House, 12 Activities Fair

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Extracurricular Activities A large part of students ' entertainment took place ff campus. Carnegie-Mellon and Pitt offered many op- ortunities for parties and sports activities. However, hatham events usually took precedence over any off- ampus activity. Fall Fest, sponsored by Traditions Board, not only ept students on campus, but attracted many non- hatham students. Also sponsored by Traditions, Rea aunted House started many students ' Halloween i eekend along with ARA ' s Halloween party. Day time entertainment was provided in tfie name of fie United Way. Witfi a raffle going on all montfi for any prized and the Bennetton fashion show as a fina- , the United Way drive proved to be successful. One of the most popular events on campus, air band, parked a spirit of competition between the different roups. The night ended with an encore of all the win- ng groups. A week later, song contest kicked of Family Week- nd. The juniors proved to be the most creative and best ngers. They won both the traditional and original ongs. Homecoming ' 87, the theme of Family Week nd, lived up to the theme with a half time parade uring the great confrontation of the red and yellow tag ootball teams. Later that evening parents and daugh- ers dined and dance with Georgie Gee ' s Make Believe and. Christmas festivities began with a holiday party in Did Mellon and continued with Fickes Eggnog and the andle light ceremony held in the Chapel. Rea and aughlin also had Christmas parties. January term posed many activities for students uch as ice skating, skiing, and watching the Super Bowl. As more people returned to campus for second semester, students looked forward to the Valentine ' s Day dance and an unusual sponsored by the Recreation Association. On February 29, each dorm had a frog for a race held in the gym. Students made bets on their dorm ' s frog, and the fastest frog won all of the money. The fastest frog turned out to belong to the Gateways, and a close second by Laughlin ' s Ernie. Rea ' s frog seemed to want to go in the opposite direction. The big event in March rocked not only Chatham but the Children ' s Hospital. The freshman class invited four bands to play in a benefit concert where all pro- ceeds would go to the Children ' s Hospital. The fresh- men clear about $1000. Although many activities involved other schools in the area, students ' social life depended greatly on the organizers of holiday events, special fund raisers or just about any thing for an excuse to have fun — that ' s WHAT MAKES US X-TRAORDINARY, What ' s wrong with this picture? Absolutely nothing — College Pro- grams Director, Kathy Dean displays a maternal grin as she super- vises preparations for freshman orientation -..,hc: y Campus Life Division 1 1

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An Activities Affair Organizations on Campus kicked off the year by holding an activities fair on September 22. During the lunch hours, students visited booths where they earned about each club on campus. The :lubs which participated included: First Edition, Athletic Department, Chatham hristian Fellowship, Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Gamma Nu, Law Society, Black Stu- dent Union, Social Board, Chatham News Update, Chemistry Society, Biol- ogy Society, Cornerstone, Chatham Re- reation Association, Traditions Board. For many organizations, this was a time to recruit new members. The news- paper. First Edition, was one group who took advantage of this opportunity. The Athletic Department used the time to introduce its new director, JoAnn Pa- lazzo, to the students. They also took a survey of the sports activities students wanted to have available on campus. The Christian Fellowship provided infor- mation about off-campus worship ser- vices. The Law Society presented an im- portant issue on which the students had a chance to vote. The group provided scales in which the students dropped beads to show their support or non- sup- port for Supreme Court hopeful Robert Bork. The result was a definite no! Phi Gamma Nu, a business fraternity recruited new members as did the Black Student Union with their book entitled The Many Faces of Color. The Social Board presented a survey in order to gain an understanding of the kinds of activities students wished to see. Chat- ham News Update presented as video of students at work and play which was a real attention getter. The Chemistry So- ciety gave students a chance to win a pizza by guessing the names of chemical instruments. The Biology Society pro- vided a valuable source of information on AIDS. They presented a pamphlet and a questionnaire to measure students ' knowledge on the subject. The Corner- stone recruited new members and showed pictures of past activities on campus. The Chatham Recreation Asso- ciation livened up the fair by providing games for the students to play during lunch. Christmas lights decorated the Traditions Board booth, whose members took the opportunity to show students different props which the board has used in the past. Sophomore Laura Closkey gets some work done while helping out with the Traditions Board booth. Calling Attention to the Chatham news Update booth, sophomore Denise Michalka enjoys the days activities as a video of last year ' s highlights is shown. A new organization at the fair was the service-oriented fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. The group was interested in starting a chapter on campus and came to talk to interested students. Students lunched on cotton candy and caramel apples, as well as other more nutritious items. The fair was an enormous success as students enjoyed themselves while contributing to the success of campus organizations. 5KI v Sophomore Doris Henderson takes time out for some popcorn while an interested student admires the Black Student Union ' s booth. Activities Fair 13