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USC happ By MARIA FRATUS Staff writer Higher admission standards ai University 101 program has given I average student drop-out rate, a< Fidler, assistant vice president f< career center. Although most universities 1 number of students after their fres had 81.2 pcrcent of its freshmen r< 1985, which is an increase over th 75 pcrcent retention rate, Fidler s Greeks ... hit by ne forced to alt By BARRY BRADLEY Staff writer i nc state's new drinking age and USC restrictions regulating campus alcohol programming have caused fraternities to change their focus to a non-alcoholic alternative to having fun, Intrafraternity Council President Kevin Hall said. The 16 members of fraternities who make up the council made the change before South Carolina raised its drinking age from 19 to 20 last year, he said. Hall said about three or four years ago, the IFC and its sorority counterpart, the Pan-Hellenic Association, decided to downplay the focus on drinking in greek organizations and sponsor responsible social events. GAMMA, Greeks Against Mismanagement of Alcohol, was a result of the decision. The program was designed to teach greeks and non-greeks how to have responsible parties and how to be responsible with alcohol. Since the drinking age was raised and university restrictions have increased, IFC has switched to sponsoring non-alcoholic events and encouraged its individual fraternity chapters to have non-alcoholic parties. Hall said IFC now spends no ikv/iiv; vsai HIV ^UUIiaS^ U1 alcohol. The money used before I to purchase alcohol now funds the GAMMA program and helps fducate students about responsibility in drinking. That extra money is also spent on rush and extensive publicity about greek life and activities. ... Shouldn't duuieiiue vui By JOAN M. PRINCE Staff writer The resolution, "The greek system should be abolished," was overwhelming defeated at a debate sponsored by the Athe<an Literary and Debating Society Wednesday night. Athenian Society members and guests voted against the resolution to abolish the greek system in a 28 to two vote with 14 abstentions. Alex Johnson, an honorary member, led the debate supporting the resolution by arguing the system molds individuals into the greek's "sameness" image, which contradicts university standards. He said the greek system is largely anti-intellectual. Johnson discussed the privileges greeks receive that other students do not, such as housing. Also, he said greeks have a "special line of credit" as far as housing fees which are allowed to be paid late. He acknowledged the fact that USC greeks receive no outside fees from state or student government, but said this is not true of the greek system nationally. The Gamecock The (MMECOCK ia the student newtpaper of the Univeraity of Houth Carolina and ia publlahed three timea a week on Mondava, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fail and spring aemesters and weekly on Wednesdays during both summer sessions, with the exception of univnrsity holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed I., the GAMECOCK are Uiooe of the editors and not thoae of the University of Houth Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department ie the parent organization of the (MMECOCK. Change of address forms, subacription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the (MMECOCK, Drawer A, University of Houth Carolina, Columbia, H.C. 2920H. d Hubacription rate* ere IIS.00 for (It 1 rear, $8.00par fall or apriiif icntattr and j 13.00 for both aummar aeaaiona. Third .1 claaa poatage uald at Union, 8.C. I The (iAMRCOCK ia a lieenaed atudent -j organization of the (Jniveraitjr of Soath Carolina and receive* funding from etadea t activity fee*. y to be bei "It would be higher because t id an effective why students lea' USC a lower than Research done .-cording to Paul who take Univer ar the university than those who c "We are eonvii ose the greatest major factor in tl ihman year, USC we have a higher :turn in 1984 and Fidler said the e previous years' ed alot of nation aid. "Our freshmat tw booze laws, er party habits Even such traditional greek activies, like Greek Week, have become totally non-alcoholic. Despite the new non-alcohol emphasis, more pledges have entered USC fraternities and sororities this year than in the whole history of greek life on campus, according to Hall. The fraternities have pledged over 400 new members, and the sororities have pledged about 360 new members. This is a 20 percent increase over last year, Hall said. Although the IFC has the aiifhnrit\j fa fin/* -moiuiii; tu IIIIV, UI3V.I|;illlt UIIU sanction individual chapter members, the council has no authority to force them to comply with the new regulations by organizing dry events. The IFC does try to play an educational role in teaching its chapters to be sensible about their drinking, Hall said. In an effort to raise USC's lagging enthusiasm and promote non-alcoholic activities, IFC is organizing a pep rally next Friday at McBrydc Quadrangle at 4:30 p.m. The rally will feature USC football players, cheerleaders, the band and a special appearance by head football coach Joe Morrison. The pep rally will be hosted by Joe Pinner from WIS-TV in Columbia. Hall said the pep rally is an example of the IFC's new emphasis on non-acoholic functions and responsible parties that do have alcohol. be abolished, es by landslide The system is segregated by race, Johnson said. He argued that a federally supported institution cannot discriminate. Dean Thompson, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, led the rebuttal, stressing philanthropy in the greek system, and how greeks conduct many charity fund raisers. Thompson said greeks typically have higher GPAs than most students and that the system develops leadership, mentioning how several prominent citizens in banking and university administration positions were once fraternity members. He emphasized the brotherhood and friendship fostered in the system. Johnson rebutted by saying a student didn't have to be greek to be charitable. He said high GPAs are "bound to happen when picking and choosing members." On discrimination, Thompson said although greeks in the North may be integrated, it's different in the South. He said blacks art* welcome to rush. After audience debate and voting, the society censor concluded by saying the society does not endorse this resolution, but asks for debate. He stressed that thought and discussion on the issue continue beyond the debate. J - jjgj fflL 1 H - - 'ow a vera i difficult for it to get too much here arc many legitimate reasons ve college," he said. by the USC shows that students sity 101 arc more likely to return lon't. need that University 101 has been a he freshman survival rate. Overall, ' mil uvvidgU SUIV1VHI raic. . University 101 program has receival recognition. 1 class has grown because of the ex 8R fiSk tRu^ |gjg Ij, Through a glass lighl Students abandoned Russell House c The seats aren't the best, however. 1 use students By HAL MILLARD Staff writer Larceny on the USC campus is the cause of most complaints that come in to the USC-PD this week. In the past week more than 15 cases of larceny have been reported along with one case of grand larceny involving a stolen ring. Most larceny cases are those inSfinatB ? ??*? "Each of the senate committees is represented in the Golden Spur committee." In other business, Sen. Ed Sookikian announced the Faculty Advisory and Faculty Steering Committee's plan to have the Faculty Senate create a committee on scholastic standards and petitions for continuing educaf 1AM Cfltslort#* t V/II JlUUVIIldi About 800-900 students are not working toward a degree and fall into this category. The proposal would allow non-degree students to have the same rights of appeal as other USC students. Sookikian opposed formation of the new committee because of this proposal. All matters concerning nondegree students, such as withdrawal after drop date, academic suspension, readmission after suspension and student code violations also would be handled by a faculty committee with no student response, instead of by the College Academic Standards and Petitions Committee. "I think they're taking away Student Government respon ie ? in dr cellent results of the 101 progran pie at the freshman program this Many students go to school courses or to see if they will lik< cording to Judith Pfeiffer, dire information service for the Art Education. According to a case study doi percent of the students who graduate from their original i years. Ten percent will graduate years. jrr tly luring the recent power outage, but plan rhese skylights are above stairs. i complam-of | volving the theft of such things as bikes, wallets, purses, books and small amounts of money, and these thefts usually occur in or around dormitories. Though crime of a petty nature is seemingly rampant on the USC campus, acts of violence are not as prevalent and rarely lifethreatening. rom page 1. sibilities. They're taking these students from our jurisdiction," Sookikian said. Sookikian hopes the Senate will pass a bill saying they refuse to allow the faculty to form such a committee. Dwayne Smalley, SG blood drive coordinator, said the USC blood drive is continuing and asked that each senator get 10 people to donate blood for the drive in the competition with Clemson. "The winner of the blood drive will receivc a $1,000 scholarship, and I would rather see us with the scholarship than Clemson," Smalley said. The drive has already reached 350 pints of blood. Edwin Fountain, chief justice of the student supreme court, swore in new SO secretary James Belton, who won last week's runoff election. THINK YOU M rnn mitm? JL XS\S J.TJL %J \JJLM. 0 Find Out. ..., CALI rlwDi k imyf I WE DELIVER w/$5.00 minimum [ Look for More Coupon* In Today'i op-out rat n. We had 700 peo- Twenty | year," Fidler said. graduate i just to take a few will dropo ; acadcmic life, acctor of library and This yea lerican Council on Support ai from drop ne in 1980, only 40 assistance enter college will Fidler si institution in four feet on US in more than four early to tel is r HigIK---"-j . ty of light is always available on the pett^tBeftTf i Along with the increase I reported cases of larceny tl has been a small increase reports of malicious injury personal property. Reports ot twisted radio am nas and cars being broken i are becoming common, especi with cars which are parked Blossom Street Garage. In other reports there v CHE. Continued from | Eastman, Manhattan Schoo Music and Indiana University Keyserling added that N( might be encouraged to sug that these students enroll at I i ? ivi giauuctic programs 0CC1 the Agreement does not incl graduate programs at NCSA After discussion, a resolu was passed to make a c parative study between the schools. Borkowski welco this and assured the commis that USC would fare well. In other business, the com cinn anr#n/l I TC/^ J aivn U0i vvu UIQl JV/ 9UUU1U I tinue its BA/BS program in perimental psychology sociology, its MA progran General Expcrimen Psychology and Clinii Community Psychology anc BA in anthropology. The c mission agreed on the contii tion of other such program Clemson, the Citadel, S.C. S UGHT BE DRIN FOR L THE USC CAMPU ?s?p MF?*4 (Inside O'Henry's) , Open for Lunch! 52-4318 . ten ?q. Blvd. 1-11, 798-9728 > Pap?r RMHHHHB. e, that it percent of these students will ti n four years. The remaining tit of college. r the university developed the id Assistance Program to kee| ping out. ASAP provides fres when a problem is detected, lid ASAP could have a very | C's retention rate, although ii II II. KEM CARTER/ third floor across from Woodrov folice say? of several instances of ( icrc harassing phone calls in various women on ca to there were also two m sons found, one a juvei ten- ing out at the Carolina into Finally, there was o ally child abuse reported i I in female had beaten a on the arm repeated vere shoe. 1106 1. I of and other state institui /, Also, a memoram "!SA Roosevelt Gilliam Ir gest of the Committee on JSC tation of the South ause Higher Education Des lude Plan, to a member ol mission stated that tion Thomas and two o om. members from the Ai two fice for Civil Rights mcd Gillian, the executiv sion and Desegragation Pla in October. The Offic mis- Rights will be visiting i con- in South Carolina in ex- and December, 1< and January, February ar i in 1986. 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