Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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Sixth Year For Summer Orientation Academic advisement is only part of the activi- ties included in the two-day Summer Orientation sessions. Tammy Potts, incoming freshman, gains help from Dr. Robert McGaughey, chairman of the journalism and radio-TV department. Once again, Pete Lancaster, director, and his staff of student counselors led the incoming freshmen through their first few days of University life through the Sum- mer Orientation program. For the sixth summer in a row the Uni- versity successfully conducted the orien- tation program, drawing a crowd of 1972 for the summer of 1979. The students experienced all the pains and joys of an upperclassmen. They lived in the dorm, ate in the cafeteria, mixed and mingled and yes, even registered for classes. All these activities were packed into a two-day session, which the staff conduct- ed four different times during the sum- mer. Parents were also encouraged to at- tend the sessions. A separate program, under the direction of Karen Miller and Rhonda Durham, two graduate students, was designed to answer the parents' questions. The students who attended the 1979 Summer Orientation program were bet- ter prepared for the academic year ahead of them, and according to a University study, will stay in school longer than the student who did not attend the orienta- tion program. The study went so far as to say that the students who attended the first session over the last in August would stay at the University longer. The 1979 Summer Orientation stu- dents also broke the long-standing trend that freshmen classes had more females than males. In the first session there were about two females to one male, but all following sessions were approximately equal in sexual distribution. Unique in trends and personalities, the freshmen class became a part of Murray State University as the acquaintances they had made in the summer of 1979 became life-time friends. - Elaine Spalding . Sie A HH P. Wakefield college as well as the introduction session at Murray 24 Student Life State.

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.Rv True dedication for her sorority enables Mindy Crosby Elizabethtown, to compete in the The egg and l relay. Yelling for Springer is Mike Johnson, Sigma Chi coach for the freshman dormitory. .I Sigma Chl, AOP! was the chant Babsi Wilson was yelling for the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority during the Derby Day parade. say he caught them in a farm pond in Marshall County. With a dejected look, the young man, lwith the green tonguej headed back for more swamp water. After everyone had consumed ample amounts of frog legs, fried fish and swamp water the contest began. The Tri-Sigma sorority's entry Di- g'em won the contest by a frog hair jumping the farthest from his launching pad. Dig'em's victory made the second in a row for the Tri-Sigmas. But, winners and losers alike stayed around for more swamp water and good eatin' as the day-time event turned into another great party at the ATO house. - A Casual Observer The twentieth annual Sigma Chi Derby Day was held on a rainy day in late March with all proceeds going to Wallace Village for Children in Broom- field, Co. This philanthropic project is a national project for the Sigma Chi's, who have contributed enough for a gymnasium for the children with minimal brain damage. The building bears the name, Sigma Chi Gymnasium. While raising money for the fraternity- wide service project the sorority and dor- mitory teams had a very good time, with Alpha Delta Pi winning the first place trophy for spirit in the sorority division. Because of the rain the relay events were moved inside to Beshear Gym, in- stead of behind Winslow Cafeteria, where they had originally been scheduled. But, inside or out, the Derby Day Queen, Kathy Briscoe, Middletown, looked just as pretty in her Sigma Chi T- shirt and white shorts. Runner-ups in the event were, Lisa Devillez, Owensboro, and Susan Ryan, Ft. Knox, first and sec- ond places, accordingly. Competing in events such as the egg and I, water balloon tosses and Most Spirit the female teams battled it out for the afternoon. Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority won first place in events for the sorority division, while Springer Hall won the same title for the dorms. Kappa Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Omicron Pi all competed very closely as they tied for second place in sorority events. For the dormitory women Elizabeth Hall took the second place trophy. Other teams in the competition were Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, Hester, White, Regents and Woods Halls. - Elaine Spalding Student Life 23

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.W ters? Frying burgers for the incoming freshmen at Oakhurst lawn is a 'E . perfect opportunity to meet potential rushees, Fraternity men, Ken Brandon and Mike Jump take advantage of this opportunity. Summer Orientation Staff. Front row: Neil Sharp, Rhonda Dur fil- P. Wakefield ham, Tena Shults, Patty Jackson, Barb Hennessy, Ranona Ligon Debbie Bushart, Dianne Farmer, Tammy Bull, Second Row: Keith King, Kathy Luber, Karen Miller, Tim Mauck, Carrie Jo Welborn Mary Burke, Pete Lancaster, director. Back Row: Cecil Wolberton Alan Whitlock, Kim Barton, Eugene Fleishmann, Mike Johnson, Mike Stacy and Lewey Knox. l o N if P. Wakefield B. Johnson New Summer Sessions Summertime also brought a new design for the academic sessions at the Universi- ty. For the first time Murray State offered two five-week sessions rather than one single eight-week term. The reactions to the new program were mixed. Students enjoyed only hav- ing to attend classes for half of the sum- mer, but the faculty did not seem to ad- just to the accelerated schedule too well. Dr. Ray Mofield, professor of journal- ism and radio-TV, commented that some of his courses adapted, but that lab,' classes were hard to work into the five- week schedule. Also, a break was implemented on Wednesday of the school week to save energy and provide a study time for stu- dents. But, most students complained that enough energy was being saved in the lack of airconditioned classrooms. Enrollment was up for the graduate degree programs during the summer at 1,430, an increase of almost 100 stu- dents over 1978. Underclassmen enroll- ment was slightly down, however, with 1,476 attending as compared to 1,553 with the eight-week sessions. Student Life 25