Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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1IP Oui j Point In History PSU Centennial brought notice. m. r jrySU is an institution that strives for excellence, and that fact was evident in 1986-87. Our Centennial gave us an oppor- tunity to publicize ourselves in many ways. We did this on and off campus. Special events on cam- pus brought our student body and educators closer together. Recog- nition by various media made oth- er people aware of PSU, a unique school celebrating a special mo- ment in time. We enjoyed one of the most active years ever. A series of con- vocations highlighted the Centen- nial celebration. We welcomed dignitaries such as Governor Jim Martin, Lt. Governor Bob Jordzm and others to our campus. WRAL- TV in Raleigh taped a segment of PM Magazine on our C2unpus, publicizing our institution across the state. Even their weatherman mentioned our first convocation event on TV-5 News. We intro- duced a film exposition about our school entitled Pembroke State University: In A Class By Itself, to be used as an introduction to our campus for those interested. We welcomed many former stu- dents to the campus during the centennial Alumni Reunion. We unveiled a sculpture of Heunilton McMillan, the nineteenth century legislator that helped pave the way for our school, and several portrzdts of former chancellors and leaders of PSU. Looking to the past, looking to the future, hoping that the tra- dition of excellence will expand through the opening of new doors, Pembroke State University gave us a Vantage Point ihat helped us further the progress of this great institution. Opening our first convocation ceremony was Dr. Givens. Contents Introduction Our points of view Student Life The point of the matter Events Points of perspective Academics Points of reference Sports Points of vantage People Points of Individuality Index Ourselves and beyond Conclusion Pointing the way Purview 15

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Pouring champagne at the U.S. Marine Band concert are marshals Greg Maynard Ice sculptured into the shape of 100 graced the table of fruit after our and Jamie Oxendine. Marshals served throughout the year at special Centennial per- first convocation, formances in the Performing Arts Center. Students enjoyed the New Games day put together by Dr. Bowman of the sociology department. 14 Purview

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Attending the THE dance in front of Moore Hall are Evelyn DeJesus and Sherry Bullard. ZTA pledges. Student Views: The Point of the Matter People, People, People! On registration day we filed into Jones Physical Education building after waiting for hours. We saw faces we knew, faces we didn ' t know. In the next few weeks, we renewed friendships and made new ones. Some of us blended. Some of us clashed. But that was okay because we were people. We were the point of the matter. How were we different? We wore hightops and long bulky sweaters. We cropped, shocked, and scrambled our hair. We turned up collars on everything. We wore bright colors and pais- ley, stoned denim and sweatsuits. You could still see plaids, caps (but not in McDuffie ' s history clas- ses), and, occasional overalls. It seemed one, however, had chopped off the rat ' s tail. There were several stylistic pioneers on campus. There was the one guy who wore the knee- length black wool coat, a denim engineer ' s cap over sun-bleached hair, and a pirate ' s earring on the side. There was the one girl who tried single-handedly to bring back the mini-skirt she wore with leather vest and a roaring twen- ties crown cap. Maybe it was a turned-down derby. Well, a som- brero it wasn ' t. And we mustn ' t forget the alumnus that wore the full-length trench coat. He must have dressed in a hurry, poor soul, because that ' s all he was wearing, as a few of our female students found out. He came and went in a flash, though. We still strived for the unusual and, more times than not, we achieved it. Of course, there were the usual campus highlights. Everybody was going Greek, except for those unmentionable G.D.I. ' s. We par- tied often, studied some (really, we did!), trembled at initiations and cried at finals. We ate in the cafeteria, ate at the B.S.U., snacked in class, pinched those inches, and rushed off to the gym before the weekend. We strung up the trees with toilet paper, complained about broken air con- ditioners and elevators, flirted • with our big and little brothers and sisters, and carried on the traditions of Pembroke State University in the ways of our Htroko Suga and Steve McQutston focus attention on Penny Midge at the Student Government dance held in the Student Center. T Mm Student Life •M- 31 ' s»S?i 16 Student Ufe