Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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». « % .'» » 4V IV um Has T. r r T,'t. T. ■ t. ’-r v m-i+M C Oi iit I4 l!i I I klKiJ Student life at Furman has changed more than any other facet of the Furman campus during the past ten years. The Feminist Movement of the 1970’s had its impact on F'urman by way of federal regulations and shifted the regular pattern of life at Furman. Flquality of standards for male and female students called for the removal of w omen’s regulatioas which were not required for male students. Although women first joined the F'urman men on the present campus in 1961, female students in 1970 still had 11:00 p.m. curfews, quiet hours, bed checks, closed study, lights out, required sign-outs, and no Open House. The Social Standards Board published a booklet on Fitting Furman Fashions which illustrated the dress code for every F'urman occasion. Now Furman females come and go as they please, and dress has changed from the mini-shirt and rare slacks seen in the early part of the 1970’s to the straight-leg jeans and disco look of 1979. Many of the old F'urman traditions died out during the decade. “Miss Bonhomie”. May Day, and Rat Week no longer exist, but in their place have developed new traditions — May Day Flay Day, tossing people into the lake, and the short-lived F'all F'ling. Students became more healthconscious in the 1970 s. Perhaps it was caused by the advent of HPE 10, which emphasized personal fitness. Jogging, racquetball, tennis, and Furman Fitness programs became popular student past-times. Participation in intramurals reached an all-time high. ■ - •. r

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