Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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pholos by Jim Stotts ' The Wall ' Thrives in Center of Campus, By Michelle Dewitt SFA provides students with an edu- cation, career opportunites and a place to hang out. This is a place to meet with friends, swap notes from missed classes and catch up on the latest gossip. At SFA, this social hangout is called The Wall. Exactly how and when The Wall got its name is not known. The title itself can be misleading. The area included is actu- ally the courtyard surrounded by the McGee Business Building, the Steen Library and the Education Building. Fraternities and various other groups have informally designated places to meet in the courtyard. Members of different organizations just simply meet there because that ' s the place where they ' ve always met. The Sigma Chis always meet in front of the McGee Building, Dennis Brown, Huffman junior, said. It ' s convenient because most of us have class in this area. The Wall ' gives us a place to socialize with each other and our little sisters. It ' s just a tradi- tion for us. King Sloan, Piano junior and a member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity, said, It ' s a place to go and kill the 10 minutes between the classes. Everyone drops by to shoot the bull. It ' s not really a status symbol or anything. Many women students admit that they intentionally walk by The Wall to see men they are interested in. One sophomore said, If I look like I just rolled out of bed, I ' ll take a round-about way to class to avoid going by there. The guys at ' The Wall ' check out the girls like they ' re pieces of meat. In response to that statement, her boyfriend said, It ' s really the other way around. Susie Sororities strut by 20 Student Life

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Opposite page: The court yard bordered by McCee Business Building, the Steen Library and the Education Building is filled with students throughout the class day. This page, Left: The area serves as a place to catch up on the latest news and socialize. Below: Although The Wall is frequented by members of the Creek associ- ations, other organizations meet at The Wall. Provides Meeting Place, ' Social Hangout to inspect the guys. They ' re always hanging around their favorite frat, campaigning for Lil Sis. Anyone who hangs out at The Wall will notice that the students who congregate there represent a variety of stereotypes. Although many believe you have to belong to a Greek association to feel comfortable there, students of different clubs and teams are also found at The Wall. Sometimes, however, a student feels as if he is invading someone else ' s territory by standing there between classes. The other day I happened to be sitting on a bench studying for class. All of a sudden I was surrounded by 20 guys in matching shirts. I felt like a fool, one freshman said. A few students said they think the idea of The Wall is on a high school student ' s level. They believe the idea of standing by a slab of ce- ment to look important is ridiculous. The kids who mill around their cliques acting like they ' re better than others who don ' t have a clique are so immature! one junior said. Most of the students who do visit their peers on a regular basis believe that those who criticize them are guilty of prejudging people. People that act like we ' re snobs are imagining things, Julie Flora, Piano senior, said. I stop by to visit the fraternity walls to say hello to friends I haven ' t seen in a while, not to act like I have status. Mary Ann Notter, Dallas senior, agreed with this view. Going by The Wall ' to see what everybody is up to is fun. It ' s perfectly normal to want a meeting place established between classes. You can always hear people saying, v Hey, I ' ll meet you at The Wall ' after class! ' Student Life 21