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RAMBLER
Thursday, February 11, 1988
Commentary
Brotherhood appears lost
inside fraternal structures
l»y Amy Paige Wolf
As a member of a sororit' I have seen the highs and lows
involved with being "Greek." Vet, I have never seen the system
so abused as it was two weekends ago at a fraternity party. As
in all disputes there are mans opposing views; therefore, the
details of the incident and the names will not be used because
tliev arc of little importance. However, the hurtful repercussions
that evolved represent a great lesson to be learned bv all who
enter the Greek sphere.
The main function of a fraternity (this also applies to
sororities) is to offer a bond of brotherhood, allowing the mem-
ber to grow spiritually and socially, and to embody within that
member elements of truth, honor, loyalty, friendship, for-
giveness and self-esteem. The fraternity serves its members by
preparing them for the social (as well as service) aspects of life-
teaching them the value of integrity, honesty and good spirit.
The shields of truth and honor guard every fraternity, yet
it is evident that recently these shields have been abandoned
for the swords of immaturity and jealousy. Petty jealousies that
exist outside of the fraternity itself have no place within the
Greek structure.
Putting on Greek letters does not afford one narrowness
of mind so that one glows blind to the full picture. This is
where maturity should develop, and with maturity comes the
sense to know that there are always at least two sides to every
issue. One does not have to agree with any side, but must be
open enough to hear both sides and at least be respectful.
Regarding the fraternity itself, it does not serve to govern
one’s life. A fraternity should be given 100 percent by its mem-
bers, but the fraternity should not rule its members 100 percent.
Likewise, one member should not rule a fraternity 100 percent.
And, as true brothers, we should have the loyalty and
honesty to help a brother recognize his weaknesses so that he
can perform well in society. Yet we fail when we become
intimidated and do not fulfill this one basic quality of brother-
hood — honesty. Honesty also involves letting a brother know
when he is overstepping bis bounds and disrupting the harmony
that should be found among all Greek organizations.
200 members strong . . .
Club provides leveridge' to teams
by Michael James Kwes
When it comes right down to
it, money is vital to the survival
of most sports organizations. The
TWC baseball, basketball and
volleyball squads can attest to
this. One of the prime benefac-
tors for the athletic programs
is the Ram Club.
The 200 member affiliation
was formed to advance the prog-
ress of Wesleyan sports. The or-
ganization originally handled the
purchasing of student - athlete
textbooks and now deals in vari-
ous aspects in supporting the
teams financially. Whether it be
vans or VCR's, anything they
need in supplies is covered. All
proceeds from Ram Club func-
tions go to the athletic programs.
The Ram Club acquires most of
their funds from concessions at
Wesleyan sports games.
No good organization can be
run without a strong leader and
that man is Miles Leveridge.
Leveridge, chairman of the club,
is an alumni of TWC. An ex-
golfer for the Rams, Leveridge
has a successful business in
nearby Southwest Mailing. “Be-
ing a golfer at TWC, Miles has
reaped the benefits of the Ram
Club and knows how important
dollars are," said treasurer Patsy
Baird.
Membership in the Ram Club
starts at $25 and there are $50
and $100 memberships available
as well. Membership in the club
entitles members to free use of
the sports facilities and admis-
sion to all Ram athletic events.
The Ram Club also entertains
speakers and was responsible for
former Rangers Dickie Noles and
Mitch Williams’ visit to Wes-
leyan. The Ram Club also is a
main participant in the TWC
baseball banquet with this year’s
featured guest Tommy Lasorda.
EDITORIAL BOARD OF
TEXAS WESLEYAN RAMBLER
The Rambler is published weekly during the school year,
except holidays and examination periods by Student Publica-
tions at Texas Wesleyan College.
Editor .................................... Sean M. Wood
Managing Editor..........................Susan Merriman
Advertising Manager ..........................Julie Ashley
Staff........James Drake, Amy Wolf, Jerry Mahle, Ray C.
Brooks, Reggie Woods, Susan Justus, Todd
Obadal, Buff Sellman, Drew Martin, Michael
Kwas
Cartoonists .................... Reggie Woods, Aron Head
Sponsor ............................. Dr. Michael Sewell
Counseling service assists students
by Buff Sellman
Many students arc totally un
aware of the counseling services
available to them that can help
with such problems as making
decisions, choosing a career and
increasing self-confidence. These
services can also teach students
more about their career values,
abilities and interests.
There are career programs and
programs for personal-social
needs. The career programs in-
clude interest testing clinics,
choice of major career work-
shops. individual counseling,
mentorship and a self-help re-
ference library.
The interest testing clinics
provide group interpretation
of the student’s line of interest
and shows him what he is main-
ly interested in and what ca-
reers involve those Interests.
The workshops on choosing a ma-
jor or career help the student
decide on what career major is
best for him.
For students who have a dif-
ficult time finding the proper
career, individual counseling is
available. Dr. James Cannici is
available along with other coun-
selors by appointment for this
counseling.
The mentorship program gives
students the opportunity to
speak with someone working in
the occupation of the student's
interest. There are over 200 dif-
ferent choices available through
the Counseling and Testing Cen-
ter.
For students who want to know
more about their particular ca-
reer, the self-help reference li-
brary provides information on
the job market, the world of
work and even information on
personal-social issues.
These services have been avail-
able all year, and the center has
just recently added some new
services. For the individual coun-
seling in the personal-social pro-
grams, there is now a female
intern available to those who
might feel more comfortable
talking to a woman on such sub-
jects as marriage and human
sexuality.
Another addition to the ' enter
is a video tape that can be
checked out by students. This
tape is a guide on how to apply
for a job. It provides the stu-
dent with information on job
interviews and how to fill out a
resume.
These services are free and
can be very helpful. The service
is located in the Brown-Lupton
Campus Center, Student Life
Suite, room 222. To make ap-
pointments, call 531-4432.
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Letter to Editor
Nude navels and dizzy dots
make way into lamed frames
To the Editor:
Recently, it has come to the
attention of many students at
TWC that the needs of the few
have superseded the needs of
the many. While trying to at-
tend a recent social event at the
college involving its strong Greek
system, a number of students
were asked to leave the party
upon entrance. The request was
made out of a jealous dispute
among individuals concerning
past relationships. As college stu-
dents are to be mature adults,
jealousy is not acceptable in
such circumstances. The event in
question involves a fraternity
party and a little sister of that
fraternity. The fraternity did not
approve of her date due to a
petty jealousy, which existed be-
tween a fraternity member and
this little sister. Being members
of fraternal organizations our-
selves it becomes appalling that
such individual treatment exists.
Petty jealousy has no room in
fraternal organizations and
should not be condoned by them.
With this event in view, it be-
comes apparent that the frater-
nity should re-evaluate its posi-
tion and apologize to all of those
involved. The fraternity member
should realize that his jealousy
is unfounded and unwarranted
and should learn to control his
emotions. Understanding not all
the fraternities at TWC adhere
to such activities, it becomes im-
portant to apologize to those not
involved, hoping that such an
event does not find its way into
the future.
Sincerely,
Concerned Friends
BY LEONARDO (no not daVinci,
the dead don't report nows, but
if they did it would bo nows.)
DRAKE
The other day I went to an
art museum (which is quite dif-
ferent from say a Robert or
Joan museum) to see some art
(and a dam good place to see
art too, in an art museum). Any-
how, after I talked with Art I
thought, as long as I was there,
I’d see a few paintings. You
know, what people did B.P. (be-
fore Polaroid). I thought, using
a newly acquired word, that I’d
poruso a couple of famed framed
canvas creations. (Say that fast
three times.)
So the first one I saw was this
nude lady. I mean the first paint-
ing I saw was a woman with no
clothes on, or (to use the same
words) a woman with no clothes
on. And after I saw the painting
1 thought, “If you don’t have it,
don’t flaunt it. Get a towel.”
So I wandered around some
more and saw a whole bunch of
paintings of flowers in vases.
Now, why you would want a
painting of a vase and some
flowers when, you could actually
have a vase and some flowers is
beyond me. Maybe the air was
thinner 200 years ago. Maybe
that’s why they wore wigs back
then. Maybe, maybe not.
So then I saw a group of paint-
ings that were just really a
whole slew (as opposed to slain
I suppose) of itsy-bitsy, teeny-
tiny polka dots. That’s right,
these paintings were just little
bitty dabs of paints that someone
forgot to smear together. Some
lady, not the nude one, told me
to stand back from the painting,
and let my vision kind of blur
so that I could get the full ef-
fect I paid $130 for glasses so
that I could back up and watch
a bunch of dots run together?
The whole thing was silly, at
least that was my impression!
I decided to leave. I told Art
goodbye, and covered up the
nude lady on the way out.
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