Chatham College - Cornerstone Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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As the tag football game is played, freshman Laura Suenholz and juniors Allison Fisher, and Lisa Sa- vegnago decide to sit and just enjoy the day. Brothers of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity practice their plays before facing the mighty football play- ers of Chatham. ' 1 - 14 Fall Fest

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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

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A Fall Fcst Spirit Remember the days of Model Ts , and lappers, and the Charleston? Anyone ho participated in Fall Fest got a mem- ry booster. The 1920s was the theme of he fall formal held on October 23. It began for some with a private Speak :asy in Rea Coffee House. The party ttracted many people from off campus. Jecause there were so many people on he guest list, brothers of the Beta Theta Fraternity were hired for a security neasure. Many people dressed in twenties attire vhich added to the mood of the evening. A hen everyone made their way to the Twenties Garden Party, sponsored by Traditions, the Twenties style music pro- vided by a live ensemble gave an atmo- phere of the 1920s. Dr. and Mrs. Beck ttended the dance to give twenties style lance lessons. Everyone took part and iscovered there was more to twenties iancing than jus t the Charleston. Around 12:00 the band stopped playing and a DJ took over with a little more contemporary music. The next morning students were up and ready for a tag football game with the brothers of Beta. It seemed, at first, that students wanted to play Chatham versus Beta. However, after watching the guys warm up, they opted for mixed teams. The team members changed from one play to the next — as some stu- dents left, others would take their place. Finally after everyone was tired, they de- cided to stop playing. INo once could re- member the score or even cared who won. On Saturday, Fall Fest ended with a bon fire. With music provided by sopho- mores Beth Baxendale and Meg Miller, students danced around the fire or just sat back and enjoyed the blaze. The name Fall Fest turned out to be very appropriate. From the twenties theme to the bon fire, students were very enthusiastic, and really had a Fall Fest spirit. The wind makes senior Candy Jordan ' s hair lool mystifying at the bon fire. The wind cause some sparks to be carried down Chapel Hill, but there were no problems. At the bon fire, sophomore Tara Crawford enjoys the music and fire but prefers to keep her distance. As DJs of the bon fire, sophomores Meg Miller and Beth Baxendale dance to their music. The music could be heard clearly from Mellon Center. Fall Fest 15