Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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FALL ’79 .... Sept. 2 - Four years ago the Class of ’83 arrived on Muhlen- berg’s campus. A reception on the chapel lawn welcomed the new students and their parents. Later that night dinner in the Green Room and a Square Dance to follow. Sept. 3 - A day full of advising meetings, Muhlenberg Olympics and skits in the C.A. Who could forget the skit entitled Dork and Dingy” with Mr. Gibbs as Conehead. Sept. 4 - Consisted of academic presentations and a meeting with Joyce Connor our pro-tem- po President. A barbecue and games were the feature that night down at Cedar Creek. Sept. 5 - Opening Convocation in the Egner Memorial Chapel and the first day of classes. Sept. 6 - Muhlenberg College chapter of Phi Kappa Tau wins the Roland Maxwell National so- cial fraternity award as out- standing small college chapter in the country presented at a convention at the University of Tenn. Sept. 20- Attorney Barbara Gun- ning, atty. with Board of Veter- ans Appeals in Washington, D.C. speaks on Women in Law and Government”. Oct. 12- Muhlenberg theatre as- soc. to present Pirates of Pen- zance”. Oct. 15 - Byron Doenges, Sen. officer of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Dept, to State speaks on Impli- cations and Prospects of the Salt II Treaty”. Oct. 20-21 Homecoming Week- end. The Muhlenberg Mules against the Red Devils of Dick- inson. Nov. 3 - thru 4 Parents Day. The Muhlenberg Mules meet the Crusaders of Susquehanna Uni- versity. The Muhlenberg theatre assoc, presents the gala produc- er. John Morey - President of Muhlenberg College tion of Gilber and Sullivan’s comic operetta of Pirates of Penzance” at 8:00 p.m. Dec. 7 - Before Christmas” opens at the ’berg, a play writ- ten by John Trump a senior eng- lish major. The play deals with disintegration of a ministers family in today’s value system. SPRING ’80 ... . Jan. 29- Zeta Beta Tau fraterni- ty to sponser a dance marathon. Jan. 30 - Peter Hrycenko’s, a Muhlenberg student, writes a novel as a credential for admis- sion into the Russian studies program. Feb. IS- W.D. Snodgrass, a I960 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, gave a reading at the ’Berg. Feb. 22- Muhlenberg theatre as- soc, to present Much ado about Nothing”, a Shakespearian play. March 19- Fraternity to try for world record in soccer mara- thon. March 21 - M’Berg announces $25 million capital campaign. The most important campaign in the College’s 133 year history. March 24 - The Muhlenberg chapter of ZBT raises more than $8,600 for the Lehigh County Unit of American Cancer Soci- ety through 30 hours of dancing on their feet. The winning cou- ple was Jane Kirschman and Scott Stein. April 10 - thru 12 Tau Kappa Ep- silon is working for a dual pur- pose for the Lehigh Assoc, of Retarded Citizens and the Allen- town chapter of the American Red Cross. The 55-hour soccer marathon is to try to gain their spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuing soccer game. April 24 - thru 25 Muhlenberg theatre assoc, to present Lillian Heilmans play The Children’s Hour”. May 15- Muhlenberg to present symposium on the Ethics of Nuclear Energy”. FALL ’80 ... . Oct. 15 - Homecoming Week-