University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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First and foremost, the University of Georgia is an academic institution, known and respected in every discipline in which it endeavors. Most of the University ' s programs have received national recognition and ranking. In research, Georgia continues to be among the top 50 institutions in the coun- try. The University has been distinguished as first among all public institutions in the country for sustained performance in fund raising by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the United States Steel Foundation. The school is one of only 15 designated as a Sea Grant College in the country. This Honors Program is the third lar- gest in the country, the two larger pro- grams being at universities with enroll- ments exceeding 40,000. Also, the University ranks in the top ten nationally in the number of institutionally funded National Merit Scholars. In the College of Education, the Read- ing Department is considered the finest in the nation partially on account of the num- ber and quality of research articles by the Academics faculty. The Mathematics Education De- partment is also the best in the country and the Educational Psychology Depart- ment among the best. A few of the other many programs con- sidered to be among the top ten nationally include the Geography Department, the Political Science Department, and the School of Forest Resources. The University ' s facilities are among the finest in public institutions and the school is continually upgrading its equip- ment. The biggest acquisition of the Uni- versity over the year was the addition of a $2 million supercomputer — one of only approximately 35 such machines in exis- tence and one of only two located at uni- versities in this country. The other is at Cornell. The device is actually called a HEP, heterogeneous-element processor, Computer and was developed by Deneclor, Inc. It is designed primarily to handle ex- tremely complex scientific problems in areas such as aerodynamics, seismology, meteorology, chemistry, and physics. The computer is able to execute more simulta- neous processes at a much faster rate than other existing systems. Archeological study is but one of the many diverse offerings of the University ' s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. (ABOVE. Photo by Paul Detwiler.) INTRODUCTION — ACADEMICS 9

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This studio formal art design class keeps students buw with two hours in class and several hours of drafting out of class daily- (RIGHT Photo by Mark Harman.) keyboard training is necessary for most students in the University ' s Music Department. (BELOW. Photo by Paul Detwiler.) Dance training towards a fine arts degree keeps these students occupied (ABOVE. Photo by Paul Del wiler. ) Agonizing oter a test is a common experience for students in any area of study at the University. (RIGHT Photo by Mark Harman.) 8 INTRODUCTION — ACADEMICS

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The Interfraternity Council ' s Coif Tournament to raise money for the Leukemia Society was wet, in- deed, this year as these two Delta Tau Delta partici- pants discovered. (RIGHT Photo by Brad Dallas.) kappa Deltas took rushces on a trip down the yellow brick road during this fall rush. (BELOW Photo courtesy of The Picture Man.) G eorgia ' s Greek system, over 1800 men in 25 fraternities and 2300 women in 17 sororities, remained strong through active participation in all phases of University life. In addition to self-pro- gramming for members, the chapters con- tinued involvement in philanthropies, in- tramurals, campus activities, and social events. Many chapters on campus distinguished themselves throughout the year. Alpha Omicron Pi was named sorority of the year for 1982 after judging by Kappa Sigma fraternity. Phi Gamma Delta and Tau Kappa Epsilon were recognized as the out- standing fraternities on campus by Alpha Omicron Pi. Nationally, Georgia ' s Alpha Omicron Pis received the Distinguished Service Award recognizing overall excellence among all of that sorority ' s chapters. The sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta were the recipients of the Golden Kite Award from their national recognizing its top chapters. The University ' s chapter of Delta Gamma received the Roberta Abernathy Award distinguishing it over all of its sister chap- ters. Also, Zeta Tau Alpha at Georgia was named top chapter by its national with the presentation of the Helen Margaret Harri- son Award. Among the fraternities, PHi Gamma Delta ' s Georgia chapter was named most outstanding chapter in the country and presented with the Cheney Cup for its ex- cellence. The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsi- lon were the recipients of the Top TKE Award for the tenth con secutive year of their 1 1 year history. The Peterson Award, the highest award that may be achieved by an active chapter of Sigma Chi, was pre- sented to the University ' s brotherhood. This campus became the base of the Southeastern Interfraternity Conference, encompassing all Interfraternity councils in the 1 1 southeastern states, as Bill Thorne was elected president and given the responsibility of overseeing the coordi- nation of the SEIFC Leadership Academy held February 17-20 at the Omni Interna- tional Hotel in Atlanta. The Order of Omega Greek Honorary sponsored a leadership conference for the campus chapters on February 25-26, at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta. Workshops were given to develop skills in every area of fraternity and sorority management. A new sorority. Gamma Phi Beta, was chartered winter quarter after colonizing fall quarter 1982 with 93 members select- ed during an October 3-8 rush. The na- tional was given permission to come onto campus by the Panhellenic Council sorori- ties after petitions from several national organizations were reviewed during spring quarter 1982. Not all of the news for the Greek system was good, however. During spring quarter 1982, Chi Phi fraternity was placed on suspension by the University after an ad- ministrative hearing on several miscon- duct charges. The fraternity regained good standing by fall quarter 1982 after restruc- turing its programming as determined by an administrative review. Sigma Alpha Epsilon had its University recognition withdrawn for a period of at least two years in June, 1982 after administrative hearings concerning incidents occuring over the preceeding three quarters. a 10 INTRODUCT1ON — GREEKS