Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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How are dorms kept going year after year? Who coordinates activities and programs of the 25 residence halls into one over-all system? Smooth running of dorms doesn't just happen. The Residence Hall Federation QRHFJ was the answer to problems that arose from broken washers, driers, vending machines, and dorm kitchen appliances. Divided into 5 separate committees, the RHF dealt with different aspects of dormitory life. The Facilities Committee kept the washing machines, dorm televisions, and kitchens in working order. Monetary allocations were con- trolled bythe Finance Committee. The Judicial Committee worked with violations of student life policies while the Student Life Committee reviewed these policies. Activities such as dorm lectures on how to lose weight, the watermelon feast, and Parents' Day and Homecoming ac- tivities in the dorms were worked on by the Stu- dent Programs Committee. The five committees' work was coordinated by the RHF Executive Board. A major change in the RHF was-its increasing cooperation with the Resident Advisor System. One of the policy changes brought about by the new found cooperation was the installment of a new door duty system. Each female dorm's RHF worked with the resident advisors fR.A.'sj to devise the new door-duty system in which each girl, instead of choosing when she wanted to sit at the door, was assigned a specific night. A no show for door duty, resulting from oversleeping, forgetfulness or any other variety of reasons, resulted in a Judicial referral. An alternate was also assigned to be on call each night and if neither the girl nor the alternate showed up for duty, the dorm went on a buddy system for the night. Another area in which R.A.'s and the RHF worked together was in the judicial process. Two head R.A.'s served on each area judicial committee, and one R.A. served on each zone judicial committee. These two types of commit- tees made decisions on warning, conduct proba- tion and disciplinary probation level judicial referrals. From Fixing Facilities to lVlunching Watermelon ei. l i 18 - Organizations

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The Honor System, currently in its 70th year, was as much a symbol of honesty as it was an organization which strove to preserve and protect that honesty as a virtue and right of every student at Virginia Tech. While the mechanics of the Honor System were vastly dif- ferent from those in its younger days, its pur- pose remained: To uphold the Honor Code, which essentially prohibited cheating, plagiarism, falsification, or attempts at any one of these offenses with respect to one's academic work. An inherent belief of the Honor Code and Honestly! t. 5-.1 fx T - .ix L. X W? l those who supported it was that to gain an un- fair advantage in academic work was unfair to fellow students who choose honesty and per- sonal sacrifice as their means for obtaining academic excellence. As it has done since its in- ception, the Honor System allowed the students to set and maintain their own guides for academic conduct. While faculty support was graciously received, it was primarily the stu- dents in whose hands rested the task of Honor System leadership and sustenance. Using the increase in student membership and violation-reporting over the past several years as a basis for judging, the Honor System was in good hands. General Acuff looks to Wayne Langevin for a comment. Prof. Leo Padis and Barry Palatas head a typical Honor System Review Board meeting. The Board reviews a case. Honor System Review Board: General Acuff, Prof. Leo Padis Barry Palatas, Wayne Langevin, Mary Cross, Barry Turner: Bill Flippen, Steve Wright. Organizations - 17

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Jerry Gasser, Associate Director of University Housing, is consulted on an RHF matter. Watermelons wait to be cut open. ?hedRHF watermelon feast draws a big crowd on the drill re . Future events are discussed at an RHF Executive Board meeting. One of the many munchers, Leslie Berner. A Organizations - 19