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creeks a in emotion By Jeannie Ralston Gamecock Staff Writer The Greek system is an essential element of thf? univpr?itv nro cording to a 374 to 195 vote of the audience at the British Union Debate Monday. The emotional and rowdy debate between Greeks and non-Greeks was held in the Campus Ropm of Capstone, which was filled to capacity by a record number of participants. Julian Emerson and Christy James, backed by a large number of fraternity and sorority members, supported the pro-Greek side, while Debbie Morris and Jay Keeves presented the opposing side. JAMES, a senior English major, presented statistics citing more than $80,000 for service projects raised by Greek organizations last year. This money went to such philanthropies as hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, March of Dimes, the American Cancer Societv and various local service projects. Reeves, a second year law student, argued that there were a number of other organizations a student could get involved with to participate in service projects. "You don't have to join a The GAMECOCK is the student 1 newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fn days during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination > periods 1 Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those ol the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the Gamecock The Student Media Office is the ( parent organization of the Gamecock Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should ' he sent to the GAMECOCK. Box 85131. | Russell House. University of SC. Columbia. 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You can get involved in dorm government or religious organizations," he said. n.merson, a senior mariceiing major, sought to dispel some of the myths about Greeks. "We're all not rich kids," he said. "Sixty-five percent of the guys in my fraternity have to work their way through school.'' Emerson said he was not going to debate the drinking issue that is so often expressed in the letters to the editor of the Gamecock. "I'm sure plenty of other students on campus engage in this activity," he said. STATISTICS citing that a majority of business leaders, doctors, lawyers and senators had been Greeks in college were given by Emerson. "That explains why the country is in the mess it is," Reeves countered. Reeves pointed out that a lot of the most important experiences of college life are missed by Greeks oecause they live an isolated life. I Julian Emerson addresst Monday night. "They miss meeting people of different experiences and backgrounds," he said. In response to statistics produced by the pro-side that showed Greeks have higher grade point averages than other students, Reeves said he could see no correlation between Greeks and good grades. He said Greeks often M 4J ^ H H# * ?( ;, m / / V^s^ ^ "' -*1^pS^B'4---- ISslfis ' ' ' ^M^:x>::: ,-<- : ' lgg| ||?? .- ; /v- ,. a capacity audience during have test and research papers on < file to help each other do well in a i class. ( Reeves presented a copy of a simple fraternity drinking song as F an "example of their intellectual c activity." Morris, a sophomore accounting c major, argued that peer pressure t might coir.p^l members to wear f TOR COL AIR FC tXPERIEk ICE AND ENGINEERING 'ge to use where it coi beside respe^* )ility I us ? in tht ^ied professionals, ^oier. Work important projec in most of your classmate^. Move EXPERIENCE. Do it for your coui self. Talk with an Air Force Recruit 300-523-5000 (in PA 800-362-56 i the coupon. 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