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

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new alcohol policy for sororities went into effect at the start of the fall semester. The policy was to help keep the liability down for the houses. In the 1988 spring semester an alcohol task force was created to come up with the alcohol policy all of the would follow. The task force comprised the Council and from each house. The policy devised required each sorority chairperson to fill out a pre-party registration form and turn it in to the Greek Affairs office on Friday, at least one week before a party. Several items the pre-party registration form required the sorority to state was who the security guard for the party would be and who the designated drivers were. Wristbands, which were obtained from the Greek Affairs office, were handed out by the security guard to people of legal drinking age as they entered the party. Ginger Cline, vice president of the Panhellenic Council and a junior in pre-optometry, said that the policy was a measure. It (the policy) can ' t hurt, it can only help, Cline said. The houses don ' t want to be any more liable then they already are. Cline also said the policy was done on an honor system basis and there had been no problem with people underage. Kristi Hogan, senior in and mass and social chairperson of Sigma Sigma Sigma, said it helped take the liability off each house. We think it ' s a good idea, because Panhellenic is the rules, and the policy isn ' t hampering any individual house. Each house has to follow the set rules. Hogan also said that the pre-party registration form was a good idea because it made the social chairperson get organized, and take all the precautions. Heidi Hixson, junior in apparel and textile marketing and social chairperson of Gamma Phi Beta, said the was definitely needed to bring all the houses together. This policy gives every house something to go from so the whole greek system can be protected, Hixson said. According to Cline the task force set up sanctions for of the alcohol policy, but since the policy had been in effect the council had not had to enforce any of the sanctions. by MARY GOMEZ 18 ❖ Alcohol

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said there are few places like the cafe in Manhattan. Even if you come here alone, you always meet two or three people. It ' s just a fun place to be, Johnson said. Sam White, Manhattan, said he visited the cafe several times each week. It ' s a bit unique. Everybody is allowed to do what they want, White said. In the other places in Aggieville you have to blend in with the crowd. You don ' t have to do that here. It ' s a flashback to the ' 60s. Many of the used the cafe as a way to escape roommates having parties, to study for an upcoming exam or as a place to take a break. The majority of the cafe ' s early morning crowd comprised the University ' s faculty was a break in the Aggieville routine a place where patrons could sit and actually hear what others were saying. It ' s a place where you can come read, talk politics and listen to decent music. So many places are stuck in the Top 40s, but this is new wave, said Tim Thompson, senior in and theater. Espresso Royale Cafe, 618 N. Manhattan Ave., was a 24-hour coffee shop with a full menu of espressos, hot teas and coffees, pastries , brownies and sandwiches. It took a while for the cafe to build a faithful clientele because of the cafe ' s uniqueness, said Lisa Black, manager. The cafe, which opened in October 1987, didn ' t really catch on until early 1988. It took awhile for them to get use to what we offer, but now they keep coming back, Black said. A lot of them are students, but we get quite a mixture of in here. Sheri Johnson, sophomore in architecture, TWO CUSTOMERS take time out to read the Times in the light of Espresso Royale ' s neon sign. Many students took advantage of the Cafe ' s atmosphere to relax or study through out the year. (Photo by Chris Assaf) ANGELA WALTZ, freshman undecided, reviews her and takes notes one evening at the Espresso Royale Cafe. Waltz goes about every night, and says she is definitely a regular because, The atmosphere is great. (Photo by Chris Assaf) AN EMPLOYEE of the Espresso Royale prepares a hot cup of espresso. (Photo by Chris Assaf) I like the here. It has an international flavor. And the coffee is very good, said Jameel Al-Souqi, graduate teaching assistant in regional and community planning. The other places in Aggieville are much more commercialized. This is more slow, You can take your time here, Al-Souqi said. Patrons could often be found playing dominoes, cards or Pente. This is very much like a cafe that you would find in Europe, Al-Souqi said. Thompson said many of the students at the cafe were majoring in art, theater or architecture or anybody without plastic hair. members. by JANET Swanson Espresso Royale 17

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THE KEYS were collected at the door and tagged before the person could enter the party. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) BEFORE HE can get his keys to leave a party sponsored by the Chi Omega sorority at University Inn, Brent Aldridge, sophomore undecided, takes a breathalyzer test to test his blood-alcohol level. Those that don ' t pass have to wait until their level is low enough to drive or ride home with someone else. (Photo by Assaf)