Freed Hardeman University - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Henderson, TN)

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Restructure Selective Service has it. Professional sports have it. Now Freed-Hardeman has it. It is a draft, As a result of this year's social club re-structuring, new students submitted applications for membership and ranked the clubs in order of their preference. Using this information, clubs drafted their new mem- bers, The re-structuring committee made sever- al other changes in the system including a redistribution of trophy points. Activities are now rated according to the amount of time each takes. During the fall, points are award- ed in sports participation and performance, community service projects, meeting atten- dance, scholarship, Homecoming float, cha- pel program, and the one-act play festival. During the spring semester, clubs com- pete for points in sports participation and performance, Makin' Music, Silly Saturday, speech festival, service projects, meeting at- tandance, and chapel program. New students now do not join clubs until mid-term of the fall semester. On Monday of the week the selection process took place, each club president and four representatives of each club met in Pruett Banquet Hall to review all of the applications. Thursday eve- ning of the same week, the clubs, in a prede- termined order, chose applicants one at a time until all the applicants had been draft- ed. On the following Monday, invitations and response cards were sent by the clubs to the students they had chosen. The draft seemed to work well. A student could accept or reject the invitation. If the student rejected it, however, he or she had to wait until the next fall to reapply. Once accepted, a stu- dent will remain a member of that club un- less he or she decides to re-enter the draft. The draft system seemed to work quite well. According to Jim Selbe, dean of stu- dent services, only 23 of the approximately 350 applicants did not get into the club that they listed as first choice. Rules regarding meeting attendance were changed as well. Only absences resulting from conflicts with intercollegiate sports or trips with school related groups are consid- ered excused absences. 18 SOCIAL CLUB RESTRUCTURE Is Working Jim Selbe, assisted by Scott Sewell and Rhonda Hall, informs committees they only have approximately one minute left to make their choices for members. photo by Micah Brinkley Size of club membership has new limita- tions also. For the 1986 fall semester clubs were allowed no more that 175 members. This limit will be decreased each year until 1990 when clubs will be allowed only 100 members. This move should encourage the formation of new clubs and the rebirth of currently inactive clubs. Mark Miller, sopho- more, likes the idea of the smaller clubs. Everyone has the chance to be recognized as individuals since the clubs are smaller, Miller stated. When asked how he felt the new system was working, Dean Selbe replied, unbeliev- ably wellf' Selbe says the change to the new system has been much smoother than we thought it would be. Selbe is enthusiastic about the student response to the changes and says, Students feel the system has been upgraded. Due to the changes that have been made, the social club system at F-HC will be quite a bit different in the future, better it is hoped, than it has ever been. They should give stu- dents more opportunities to grow and chances to have fun, and this is what social clubs are all about in the first place. W

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Concert Draws Big Crowd Restless Heart! Where? At the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis? No. At Loyd Audito- rium on the campus of F-HC! Jim Selbe, Dean of Student Services, be- gan planning for the November 7 concert back in May. Several factors must be consid- ered when trying to get a group for a con- cert on a Christian college campus. The songs must not be unethical or offensive, of course. Also, the group must be known well enough to draw a crowd large enough to pay expenses. Price is also a major factor that must be taken into account. Selbe said Restless Heart met all of the necessary qualifications. Because 'of the character of the institution, any entertain- Eagerly awaiting the performances by John Paul Wal- ters and Restless Heart, Freed-Hardeman students watch in anticipation while crew members set up equip- ment for the concert which was sponsored by the stu- dent affairs ofhce. photo by Richard Claiborne. ment must be carefully chosen. Their agent and co-producer, Tim Dubois, is familiar with the standards and therefore had an idea of what Selbe was looking for in a show. Incidentally, Dubois is the writer of Love in the First Degree , a hit song by Alabama. John Paul Walters, the opening act at the concert, was well received by the audience as well. Walters had gotten a warm recep- tion in chapel the day of the concert. He gave a concert last year at F-HC and the students were looking forward to seeing him and hearing him sing The Cat Came Back again. Bethany Barnes, who drove the members of Restless Heart from Jackson to Hender- son stated, l'll say one thing, they're back- seat drivers . Selbe described them as per- sonable and down to earth. He said, It has not yet hit them that they are superstars. SI? You may think it is Mid-South Coliseum, but you 're wrong!!! Loyd Auditorium was the place for good mu- sic, laughter, and excitement as the country group, Restless Heart, performed before an attentive audi- ence. photo by Richard Claiborne. Restless Heart 17

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