University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Each year, the University of Arkansas becomes home hundreds of new students, each faced with a challenge to find B that perfect niche. For many, the Greek community offered the ideal solution. Bound together by common ideals and interests, Greek students joined a home away from home. The Greek community contributed wholeheartedly to nearly every aspect of campus life. Rush activities sparked friendships while pep rallies and parties exuded Razorback spirit in true form. More than the social life, however, fraternities and sororities fostered a learning environment where academic support, extracurric¬ ular involvement, and professional contacts could all be experienced under one roof. Often plagued by the bad-boy image of fraternity life, the men in the Greek com- 1 munity moved milestones to reverse the trend. We want to bring to the campus a I group of men that are going to be both leaders and true gentlemen of whom the com¬ munity would be proud, said sophomore i Daniel Wilson. Sororities, too, professed a sim¬ ilar motto of leadership and service to their peers. For the Greek community, the time) spent in college became a quest toward both scholarly achievement and social involve¬ ment, all the time striving toward integrity! and honor. Tracy Kmetzl Girls of Tri Delta belly up to the trough. Most of the sorority houses on campus had a cafeteria, an in-house cook, or some other method by which the girls could escape on-campus dining, photo by RyanTrusell

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Grad student Hilaria Gratol and sophomore Greg Williams watch BET ' s Comic View to relax after classes. Having a place to go outside of school was the biggest appeal for many who chose to live off campus. photo by Natalie Anderson S| t on turn to earli n6W r ° n P orc ' looking at the shiny new sticker i| in my hand, my thoughts 6rs held b ' d? ' 11165 University. Freshman Orientation, first ji classes, new student mix- ITla ke new -. § rou P s or student government, trying to get me to meet new people, to many Co || r cmds. HYPE Nite, Union Week, Student Health Week. Having seen too s Pacio.| C „ e e mov ' es in high school, my preconception of what dorm life would be included Us rooms with lr § beer f| ... ailu vvmuuw sedis, people out ill me common ctiecis iucn - ly the case | S a n s r ' P charades, and a general atmosphere of reverie. This was not exact- endings out: P eo Pl e were too busy moving in their things and adjusting to new sur- Pe °ple were 0 3U ' n books to even consider who would be on whose team in strip charades. u nderst 0oc | th reca ' too busy to pull the fire alarms, no matter what the hour. I never quite f°r five min P art ' CLJ lar fascination. People in high school pull fire alarms to get out of class he genera 65 ' ° r t0 3 r ' enc ltest answers. But in a residence hall it just didn ' t make sense. Iarm s bes’ , a rnos Pb ere ' although not quite of reverie, was much louder than expected. Fire ' n 8 s as c e ore 8° ' n g away to college, I would never have imagined that such everyday CeiT ent. | n ° C ra bi° s ' telephone ringers, or CD players could so easily penetrate walls made of ' n g °ur time 1 ° se student mixers, I actually did meet some of my present friends dur- friends y 0 ' ° 6 res ' b ence halls, but I digress. I ' m sitting on my new front porch, waiting for crisp ne ° COme back out (they ' re in my new kitchen, making beer floats), and I ' m admiring w sticker in my hand. It ' s in the shape of a shield and it says OFF CAMPUS. 4 s Jaguar Cox crown molding and window seats, people out in the common areas mak-

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4? For the men of Kappa Sigma, lounging has been elevated to high art. The artists pictured at left are work¬ ing in the medi¬ um of televi¬ sion. photo by Ryan Trusell •4 FAR LEFT One of the biggest responsibilities each year for the greek system is the enthusiastic participation of each house in the homecoming activities. Kappa Kappa Gamma ' s float fared well in the annual parade competition this year. photo by Ryan Trusell 4 LEFT Following the parade is the homeccoming pep rally where, although there is no formal contest, each greek house tries hard¬ er each year to outdo the others in spirit and general noise-making. photo by Vance Green