Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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RA ' s JA ' s Help Freshmen Adjust Resident Advisors (or RA ' s) were first intro- duced to Florida Southern College in 1963. To be eligible as an RA, a male student had to maintain a 2.0 GPA and exemplify qualities of authority, leadership, and responsibility. RA ' s lived in freshmen male dorms as well as upper- class dorms where there was no housemother An RA was responsible for his section and also had to watch over the entire building. An RA acted as support to those in his section, as well as a disciplinarian. He enforced the rules and maintained that no damage was done to the building or rooms. The RA ' s also had to report any conduct which went against school policy. The students were able to go to the RAs if there was a problem with their room and the RA would report it to maintenance or the housemother. The specific duty of the RA was to act as a contact between Student Person- nel and the students. Ralph Spencer, in his second year as an RA, said, It ' s a lot of re- sponsibility, but it ' s fun, too. Junior Advisors (or JA ' s) were introduced in 1962. A 2.6 GPA was required as well as pa- Being a JA is great I wouldn ' t trade it for the world. — Raegan Jones tience, understanding, leadership qualities, and dependability. A JA acted as an advisor and friend to the students in her section of approximately 20 freshmen or transfer girls. A JA was someone the students went to if they had personal problems or questions about school activities, policies, and procedures. A JA was required to have meetings and activi- ties with her section to develop relationships with the students as well as provide opportun- ites for the students in her section to form bonds with one another. She also exposed the girls to school activities and provided options to their involvement. For those students who were away from home for the first time, the JA acted as some- one to turn to when doubts and uncertainties arose. A JA was someone who had exper- ienced many of the same situations as the students and was able to answer questions. Raegan Jones, a JA in Allan Spivey, said, Be- ing a JA is great. I wouldn ' t trade it for the world. — Jill Pettegrew A proud JA . . . Junior Leslie Hyatt shows off her section in Allen Spivey lobby. R.A. ' s and J.A. ' s • • » %

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■tiniii Time for homework? . . . Darryl Johnson and Paul Crist have to make time for studies besides working at Maas Brothers. Lauren J. Meyer Time for studies ... A communications depart- ment helper takes a break to get some last minute studying done. 2 Kash n ' Karry . . . Raegan Jones, though a junior adviser and student, still finds a little extra time to work off campus jobs ' -2J , f •

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J 3 ' C-rj ■ 1 1 A mass of hands . . . Freshmen guys and their RA ' s gather for an informal picture in the new freshmen men ' s dormitory. I love attention! . . . Junior Raegan Jones and her section of Allan-Spivey take time to reassure her they love her every day S2 W ¥ ' ) ' ■: R.A. ' s and J.A. ' s :29