Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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George Parker, forward on the Colonel basketball team and a member of the Air Force ROTC, explains the pro gram to interested students at an introduction party at the Armory. Army ROTC cadets Mike Ellis and Steve Lockwood dis cuss the program with Gil Hebert at an information booth set up in the lobby ofthe Student Union set of ropes and a stainless steel snap link. For students enrolled in the program, this is just a part of what is expected, as part of their training to become Army offi- cers, A group of 35 cadets also attended a training and orientation session at Fort Polk, one of the Army's largest bases, located in Louisiana. The cadets practiced with the M-16 rifle, M-60 machine gun and observed the firing of an 81 -mm mortar. Athletically, the ROTC detachment found the time to play the Air Force ROTC unit, winning 24-18 at football. Cadet Steve Lockwood accounted for three touchdowns and Craig Walling for the fourth. At the end of the spring semester, the group held its 6th Annual Military Ball for cadets and instructors. While the Air Force ROTC unit was undergoing a difficult period, the Army ROTC program also received word that it was being put on evaluation forthe 1976- 77 year. According to the Defense Department requirements for a university the size of Nicholls, the Army program should enroll 100 cadets and graduate fifteen first lieu- tenants each year. Col. Robert Marshall, head of the Army program on campus said he had faith in the support from the university and the prospects of future semesters. With Nicholls' enrollment still climbing, enough recruits are expected, The results of the evaluation will not be released until the summer of 1977. Army ROTC 181

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ilifciry continues with Army ROTC From the top of John L. Guidry Sta- dium a green-clad student stands. His feet press against the edge of the pressbox with his back to the city ot Thi- bodaux. On rappel, he yells to another stu- dent 70 teet below. On belay, the student replies. With the word, the student on top ot the stadium steps into the void away from the stadium and in a series ot bounds against its wall, arrives on the ground. Few students outside the Army ROTC program have heard of, or have experi- enced rappelling, descending from a point to the ground with the use ot only a Army ROTC Battalion Officers: Mark Dickey, Craig Walling, Whitney Edmonds, Terry LeBoeut, Marvin Lagarde, Vic Vanzandt and Allen Doucet. Students weary ot registration were able to stop in the quadrangle near Peltier Hall and sample some tree kool-aid and recruiting talk, courtesy of the Army ROTC unit. f T gui... 5 AP. .-, - awww! lan v if ,za y I., , 'Q .,g: Q ,I 4, 5 tim 5 p ,, V ,-.---,.,...., i -ft V tj BMW N'QT5'2 FXQIMIHQ hEN 5 1 v' K-'Wi ' In 'i?37viw 111 1 I g, . . I itll- 5 il 'Wifi kb? 'F- 'FF?T1'?F ff 11' . f A .Ft in 1 FN, tmavgsitg -. I .,,. U ' AV Q .tm I M' MU x fm . ,tit-Qu em? ., 'A' ,,.,,., , , it H Q n 9 1 V . 'Q .-' E pf gg it , tl I Y ,y ' , se- W are F A4 , ,, Q .Q ' '- ,W at--it -- fit .' -a ..,.,. T ' 'cis ,,., , I, if I . ...,: -qln V, wil. ' . t T A its Q Q I ' ' N , 'Ww.tm,Q ' i - . . T si ' Q l Q , .gmac--W KMAT-ltti

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Together they number less than 500 students. Apart they range in size from 9 to 72 members among 14 groups. From the first parties during Push Week at the frat houses to the formal balls to honor a years accomplishments, the Greeks were a part of campus life. The familiar popularity, curiosity and interest existed during the year. When the tall semester began colonies from Acacia and Alpha Phi Alpha had been established. The two new additions made a total of nine fraternities for men, while four soror- ities were available for women. The fraternities totaled 235 actives and 70 pledges in the fall while sororities Testing the vehicle before the heat of the race, Pi Kappa Alpha ready its team in the Annual Chariot Race PKT placed second, and TKE first. ,hu .fy . .,. . ,aww if . 1 , . .Y f . Va, 'V Hi 1 'I 182 Fraternities in recorded 102 members and 19 pledges. This averaged to 34 members per fra- ternity and 24 per sorority. In chronological order, five Greek organizations are nine years old: Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Theta, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Phi Mu, all colonized in 1967. Delta Sigma Phi came to Nicholls in 1968 and Delta Zeta the following year, after which a three year gap existed until Pi Kappa Phi made its appearance in 1972. The next year, started an influx as Phi Sigma Kappa was established, joined in 1974 by Alpha Gamma Delta and the Order of Diana. In April, 1975, several students began investigating the prospects of still more fraternities, and Acacia and Alpha Phi Alpha added their names to the list. lisafllf is N . . , , With the success of the athletic teams, the Greeks found ways to lend support. At each home football game, a differ- ent organization supplied a paper banner and pathway under the goalpost for the team to go through when they took the field. Banners were waved in the stands as Greeks, livened by pre-game parties, cheered for the Colonels. Service to the campus and community is a major part of group activity, among them helping with the painting of the Sen- ior Citizen's Home and hosting parties and Easter egg hunts for children of the lf you don't see them, maybe they don't pull as hard. This reasoning might have helped Phi Kappa Theta as they strained for a second place finish. Individual with their own meanings, the campus accepted a flood of posters and signs urging curi- ous students to see why they should join one ofthe 14 greek organizations. W , . ,V E5 t't'-. fl, . , ,4 . 1 W-W V lv. , is . : '4 . ' M? - '1- 2 :L ' I - 4 ieiu-sir P it -r Ux 'Wi XO X -I fag E115 . ' Y ' . . I ' fit. AW tn' M gil. .V , ' E Aa A-Aiigfwfl ft M: - 5, ,',,,- -R: in Q, P., UKTATN 4- 4 .ff . ii '.4,Ln. m..a:4 Aghaafamxma' 'L Giwecake