University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Book I ll 4 John Kotlowski 1. Chris Schechter w and Da vid Decker of Sigma Phi Epsilon compete in the chariot race as part of Greek Week, held the week of Sept. .5. 2. Jeff 0 Keefe, junior 1'11 aerospace engineering, umpires a whifHe ball game for children from the Knoxville Boyf Club during Kidy Day at Fiji Island. 3. ChaIk-dra W11 crests decora te Presidential Courtyard as one of the man y Greek Week competitions. 4. Whitney Simpson, sophomore in physical therapy, has her face painted during Kidf Day.

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10 Book I Eighteen sororities and 26 fraternities participated in this T0 wrap up the week, the Greeks attended church year,s Greek Week, held at UT Sept. 5-11 for the first time together on Sunday morning and held a COOkOUt Sunday in six years. night. The week of fun was reorganized this year to promote 11Greek Week was an exciting and eventful week? said Greek unity and community service, Macie Burnett, Melanie Biggs, one Of the Greek Week directors. iiWehve Panhellenic president, said. had great participation, and it was a real success? Torchnight kicked off the week with the traditional pass- ing of the torch of preparation from the senior class to the -by Patti Wade freshman class. Pat Summitt, Lady Vols basketball head coach, was the guest speaker. The Opening Ceremonies were held Tuesday night at Tom Black Track with UT administrators and Knoxville dignitaries participating. On Wednesday, an inspirational breakfast was held at Panhellenic with Missy Kane, an Olympic medalist and former UT track star, speaking. Also on Wednesday were the shield and crest drawing contest in Presidential Cour- tyard and a scavenger hunt, which was held on campus. Thursday morning, 104 WIMZ,S Waking Crew broadcast live from the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house with the Pi Kaps and Delta Delta Delta sorority. Thursday afternoon, the Greeks hosted Kidsis Day on Fi- ji Island with 250 Knoxville Boys, and Girlse Club members participating. The Greeks played whiffle ball, water balloon tosses, touch football and freeze tag with the children. Also, a dunking booth was set up with Panhellenic and Inter- fraternity council members being the targets. Chancellor Jack Reese presided over a game of tiChancellor Saysh on Friday afternoon at the Worldts Fair site, and Saturday afternoon, Buddyts Bar-B-Q served barbecue for the Greeks before the UT-Duke game. At half-time, the Roddy Cup trophy was presented to Delta Upsilon fraternity and Alpha Chi Omega sorority, winners of the week-long competitions. 1 John Kotlowski

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12 Book I ' 'l Rigll Kings Widow addresses continued nght for equali itClearly we have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go before we can really say weive achieved equality in America? said Coretta Scott King in a speech at Alumni Gymnasium on Sept. 12. King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is a strong advocate for civil rights herself, and her speech, ttCiviI Rights in America, Looking Forward Looking Back? was part of a series sponsored by the Issues Committee and the Black Cultural Programming Committee. In stressing that one person can make a difference, King used the example of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955, and in doing so started the civil rights movement. What about the one Rosa Parks who made a difference in 1955 when she decided she was simply sick and tired of injustice and discrimination? Through her simple action the civil rights movement began? King then emphasized the need for change in South Africa. She said that individuals can make a difference by voting for representatives who would support bills against South Africats apartheid government and by lobbying their present representatives to vote for such bills. King said that there were many ways to prevent racial discrimination and among these were non-violent training and education, which should begin in preschool; required courses to teach racial equality; more minority scholarships and programs and increased minority recruitment in the na- tionts colleges. As for critics who opposed Kingts attendance at the Republican National Convention, she responded by saying, 1 John Kotlowski John Kotlowski 2 MRecently I have been highly criticized for attending the Republican convention, but I went to support specifics like American sanctions against apartheid, the Equal Rights Amendment and better employment opportunities for blacks? She concluded by reading an excerpt from her late hus- bandts final sermon before his assassination. It was originally given in February 1968, and was entitled itA Drum Majorts Instinct? She ended by repeating the main theme of the sermon, nBe great by serving. -by Richard Cawley