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

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About 75 percent of those enrolled will one day graduate from somewhere 49 percent who enter KSU are seeking bachelor ' s degrees. 1 in 5 graduate in their intended major After 12 semesters, 48 percent are still enrolled or have graduated ; 50 percent graduate. The average KSU freshman anticipates a 3.00 GPA but gets a 2.4 ♦ Scott Park, senior in education, waits for his chance to enroll during late enrollment at Willard Hall. (Photo by Mike Venso) ♦Guy Allen, sophomore in environmental design, writes a check for fees in Ahearn Field House during the last day of registration. (Photo by Mike Venso)

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chants and rallies. Coach Snyder and selected team members spoke at the Yell Like Hell event and burning of the Jayhawk in Memorial stadium. The duo of Alpha Tau Omega and Chi Omega were presented with the overall award. by Susan Hilt and Margo Keller ♦ Kappa Alpha Theta sorority Jennifer Rund, sophomore in apparel and textile marketing, Darcy Stephenson, junior in speech pathology, and Teri Taylor, freshman in business administration, pant-the-chant during the homecoming bonfire. (Photo by Greg Vogel) ♦ Willie the Wildcat receives help as he throws a Jayhawk banner into the homecoming bonfire at Stadium. (Photo by Greg Vogel)

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HIGH RISE DILEMMA The university enrolled the highest number of students in K-State history On Aug. 28, alarms were heard throughout the residence halls, greek houses and off-campus and houses as 20,110 students awoke to attend their first day of The University enrolled the highest number of students in K-State history. We were anticapting the enrollment to be high, but to know that 20,110 were enrolled was a very pleasant feeling. We were pleased to reach that milestone, Don Foster, University registrar said. Every high school in Kansas was visited at least once in the attempt to recruit students. Out-of-state high schools were also visited. Chicago and St. Louis were two strongly recruited cities. We visited Chicago and St. Louis high schools more than in the years before and had special programs such as St. Louis senior day. said Jennifer Duncan, pre-admissions counselor. The word that K-State was a friendly, caring campus was spread throughout targeted high schools, said Pat Bosco, associate vice president for institutional advancement. For the second year, enrolled more than 200 valedictorians, salutatorians and students who ranked first in their class, as well as 144 Governor ' s Scholars. Approximately 70 percent of our new freshmen held high school grade point averages of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0, President Jon Wefald said. Aggressive scholarship programs, through the efforts of the KSU Foundation, allowed us to recruit some of the best and students in Kansas. The College of Arts and Sciences had the highest enrollment with 5,791, an increase of 1,532 students. I am very excited, I think it is a wonderful challenge for the college, said Thomas Isenhour, dean of the College of Arts and We have a heroic to deal with the increase. The enrollment increase placed K-State in figures comparable to others Big Eight schools. Other schools have had more than 20,000 students since 1970. We are now in the to getting closer to the Big Eight norm, said Don Hoyt, director of Planning and Evaluation Services. The public image about is sparkling in students ' eyes because of the increase. President Wefald ' s expectatations sparkled too. We have an outstanding freshman class which gives us great momentum for the years to follow, Wefald said. by Kim Hafner ♦ Billy Whitmer, junior in eletrical engineering, goes through the line at the enrollment center in Willard Hall. (Photo by Mike Venso) Enrollment Increase 25