Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Sigma Gamma Epsilon TOP ROW: Valerie J. Broedel. Holly K. Legault. Lucy J. Nicastro, Susan K. Hargadine, Tina W. Chandler. THIRD ROW: Bill D. Richards. L. Clayton, Maura O ' Halloran, Richard J. Robinson. SECOND ROW: Michael J. Greene. Nanci E. Witbeck, Michael J. DiMarco, Mark E. Patzkowsky. BOTTOM ROW: Lex D. Shaw, Steve H. Nordeng, Allen R. Moody, Michael J. Killion. Sigma Lambda Chi TOP ROW: Bill Meeker, Kevin Miller. Armon Pfeifer. Chuck O ' Brien, John Foudray, Daniel Moore. THIRD ROW: Donald Eschelbach, J. Marquette, Jim Calvert. Joe Felton, Jane Yarbrough. SECOND ROW: Steven C. Gile, Mark C. Nyquist, Steven D. Reschke. Clifford C. Larson, Gary L. Swabada. BOTTOM ROW: James F. Goddard, Stan C. Kiser, Richard M. Kuhn, Mike L. Hildebrand. Sigma Phi TOP ROW: Debra L. Ungles, Julie D. Brockelman, Jerry D. Felt, Stacey R. Lightcap. SECOND ROW: Carl A. Cameron, Ronald R. Dave L. Navrat. BOTTOM ROW: David E. Keller. Mindy K. Neuenswander, Michael F. Tomandl. James J. Boever. Social Work Club TOP ROW: Susan N. Mulryan, Janice I. Morgan, Denise K. Warne. Jennifer L. Steiner, Julie K. Nelson. THIRD ROW: Tammy L. Howser, J. Lockhart, Cathy A. Valades D. Kaye Geier. SECOND ROW: Susan B. Blackman. Carol J. Wienck, James L Schremmer. ROW: Marvin A. Kaiser, Debbie L. Julie A. Reed, LuAnn L. Schaefer. Society for Advancement of Management TOP ROW: John D. Dalton Jr., Debbie A. Stock, Laurie A. Carr. Connie M. Fagan, Ashesh Chowdhury SECOND ROW: Robert L. Cheri L. Prose. Kim J. Olson, Bill F. Beckelhimer. BOTTOM ROW: Dale R. Ohl, Michael J. Wentling, Joe B. Allen, David J. Albracht, Gwyn O ' Brien. In a class by herself- Bernice Biggs, freshman in business administration, is one of 120 students over 40 at K-State.

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Scott Williams built Community uses for the solar greenhouse at present include projects for the elderly and for clients of the Big Lakes Developmental Center, said Ginny Patterson, community greenhouse coordinator. We will be growing vegetables such as lettuce, peas, spinach, and tomatoes, she said. We will also have some plants and flowers housed in the greenhouse. We are presently planning a project for the elderly which would consist of them helping us with volunteer work and UFM helping them by letting them have some of the produce, Patterson said. UFM also will coordinate a program for Big Lakes clients, who will visit the greenhouse twice a week for therapeutic education and plant identification. For now, we will only have organized sessions with the elderly and Big Lakes, said Patterson. We want to start small and build, based upon what we ascertain about the potential of the building. We will be doing a lot of experimentation because we are not sure what the building can do in Kansas. ' Debbie Leasure Solar view - Visitors to the solar house take the opportunity to analyze the alternatives to electricity. ufm 155

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Rob Clark there is an organization on campus that has no minimum GPA, specific major, or religious background n ecessary for membership. The Fenix organization has one basic requirement — to be over 25 years of age. Fenix gets it name from a mythical bird with the power to renew its own life and is sponsored by the Center for Student Development. The concept of Fenix is the renewal, regeneration and reaching out for new opportunities, said Margaret Nordin, associate director of student development coordinator of the program. Fenix opens the doors for older students to meet, share interests, problems, and achievements. The Fenix program is designed to show the adult student that K-State cares about them, Nordin stated. Over 120 students are over the age of 40. There are over 1,500 undergraduate students attendi ng K-State who are over • 25, according to Nordin. Seventy-five percent of these students are full-time students, and 34 percent also hold full- time jobs or maintain a home and family. Fenix addresses the problems of combining a job and family responsibilities with an education. The program also helps older students through their first registration, scheduling classes, making career decisions and developing good study habits. Fenix also conducts a pre-enrollment and orientation program in the summer much like the program offered to incoming freshmen. Older students often seek the help of the. Fenix program to coordinate their classes around work and family obligations. In addition, counselors at Fenix help older students decide what field of s tudy they should choose. Some of the older students are at the point that they know they want to make a change but don ' t know what kind of change they want, Nordin said. I really hadn ' t thought about going to colle ge, but now that I am, I ' m like a kid in a candy store. Now that I have a taste of college, I have an insatiable appetite for it. There are too many classes I ' d like to take, Dee Locker, a 54 year-old freshman said. Most of the emphasis is placed on getting the older student started again in school, even though Fenix provides programs for the students through-out the school year. The older student faces the problem of having no one to study with, no roommate, no boyfriend, and no sorority sister, Locker said. At least this is a problem to me. I have no one to kick ideas around with. Fenix meets weekly throughout the semester. Most of the meetings feature speakers on subjects like pre-enrollment procedures, stress management and financial aid. There are also open meetings where Fenix students have an opportunity to exchange ideas on topics such as preparation for finals. Fenix also assists students who are still considering whether or not to attend college. The group ' s advisors help the prospective student cut through the red- tape of applying for admission to the university. Joan Fye is working toward a degree in restaraunt management and dietetics. She feels that students don ' t care about the age difference. I have noticed nothing as far as younger students singling me out, Fye mentioned. I have found almost without exception, everyone to be very kind and helpful. I just think K-State is great. Her husband, Stanley, 51, is back in college after 20 years. Even though I ' m retired, I ' m not retired from life. Leah Ann Cook, Sue Schmitt Fenix 157