Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Pledging One of the more service minded clubs. Sigma Theta Chi (Seeking Through Christ) gave its pledges service projects during the winter pledge week and sold Cookiegrams.” personalized messages iced on cookies, for Valentine’s Day. to raise money for the school's leukemia drive. Alpha Phi Omega, a national service organization whose Chi Delta Chapter is housed at Peppcrdine sponsored two campus blood drives, collecting more than 200 pints for the American Red Cross. Although. the social-service organizations provide the basis for campus club activity, the special interest clubs round out student social life, offering a smorgasbord of interests and activities ranging from chess to sailing.

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Club Activities Although Popperdine’s Malibu campus is perched in the midst of one of California's most scenic locations, students have found that rugged mountains and a sparkling ocean make for a rather subdued social life. Unlike urban colleges, Pep-Malibu is somewhat isolated from the social animation and entertainment opportunities found in large cities. So, students turn to on-campus organizations for entertainment, resulting in more than 20 clubs representing a variety of interests. Peppcrdinc's numerous clubs can be roughly divided into two basic categories: the social-service clubs and special interest organizations. The service clubs have evolved from the traditional version of sororities and fraternities, with a special inclination to community service added. The fall trimester pledge week witnessed a marked decrease in new pledges for the six clubs participating, due to a new Inter-Club Council ruling forbidding freshmen from pledging their first trimester. Other traditions were still apparent, however, as pledges of one of Pepperdine’s oldest fraternities, Sigma Tau Sigma (Sub-T's) raided two women's dorms. One of the more active sororities. Delta Tau Omega, broke with their traditions this year, shifting the club's emphasis to Christianity. Delta's, who pledged 18 new members during the winter pledge week in January, sponsored a women's reception for Gay Banowsky, Ann Hudson and Helen Young as one of the major activities of the year. The sorority also sponsored the annual Sweetheart Banquet. Kappa Kappa. Pepperdine’s oldest sorority, doubled its membership with winter pledging. Kappas hosted the father-daughter banquet, donated a turkey basket to a needy family at Thanksgiving and co-sponsored a Shiloh child with brother organization Tau Rho Sigma. A new sorority. Theta Alpha Phi. joined the older organizations and surpassed many in membership, pledging 16 new members each trimester. Theta Alpha Phi sponsored the mother-daughter luncheon. Ski Trip III

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Kappa Kappa sponsored the Father-daughter Banquet Banquets The equestrian club proved to be one of the most popular and most active clubs. Involving students other than just club members, the cquestrain club sponsored two all-school gymkhanas. The equestrian playdays, held in September and January teamed brother and sister dorms in horseback relays. Appropriate to a campus set in the Santa Monica Mountains, a hiking and camping club originated on the Pepperdine-Malibu campus and hosted its first all day hike in February. The ski club, open to both seasoned skiers and beginners, attracted much student interest. The club held its first outing in February when 18 students left at 6 a.m. to spend a day on the slopes in Snow Valley. With a more academic atmosphere. Women in Communications, Inc., a professional journalism society, was also an active club on campus. WICI, in cooperation with the student publications office, hosted its annual high school journalism day, Jan. 26. inviting more than 300 junior and high school journalists to the Malibu campus fora day of seminars and awards. Although campus clubs can’t compete with the social opportunities to be found around an inner-city campus, Peppcrdme-Malibu’s 25 organizations offer a wide variety of activities catering to the diverse interests of the students. And. those rugged mountains and that sparkling ocean have an innate appeal than no urban campus can begin to compete with. Greg Miliron and Wendy Miller prepare to attend the Sweetheart Banquet 20