Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1979 Page: 2 of 10
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UNIVERSITY PRESS March 7,1979.2
-LU Briefs-
Interfraternity Council
The Interfraternity Council held its Scholarship
Banquet Monday in the Setzer Student Center
Ballroom.
Awards given were: Zeta Beta Tau fraternity,
most improved average and highest pledge
average, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity highest
chapter average, according to Bryan Duhon, I.F.C.
president.
Committee heads for the coming year are Don
Moore, Nederland junior, Intramural chairman;
James Patton, Beaumont sophomore, social chair-
man; Manuel Moreno, Galveston senior, rush book
chairman; and Robby Karr, Beaumont senior, rush
chairman.
Other committee heads include John Gross,
Chicago senior, scholarship chairman; and Donald
Citrano, Beaumont senior, Student Government
Association representative.
Zeta Tau Alpha
Six new members have been initiated into the
Delta Sigma chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
They are Donna Albanese, Nederland freshman;
Vicki Aiphin, Port Acres sophomore; Dayla Auld, .
Port Arthur freshman; Gracelyn Breaux,
Beaumont freshman; Zan Hooks, Beaumont fresh-
man ; and Judith Peek, Beaumont freshman.
The White Violet Banquet was held at Don’s
Seafood and Steak House to honor the new initiates.
Awards were presented to Pam Broussard,
Beaumont sophomore, and Leah Hawa, Beaumont
sophomore, for the highest GPAs.
Other awards were presented to Peek, for the
highest pledge GPA, and Kathy Williams,
Nederland sophomore, as the most improved mem-
ber.
Alpha Phi Omega
Spring officers and initiates of Alpha Phi Omeg
service fraternity have been announced by Rick
Greig, chapter president.
Officers are Rick Greig, Orange junior,
president; Ben Morris, Port Arthur junior, first vice
president; Steve Scott, Port Neches senior, second
vice president; Bill Norman, Beaumont senior,
secretary; and Kenny Young, Nederland
sophomore, treasurer.
Initiates are David Young, Nederland freshman;
Gene Dawson, Clute senior; and Bart Halbert,
Beaumont junior.
Jacque Placette, director of student
organizations, is adviser to the group.
Phi Delta Theta
Two members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity at-
tended the Tri-Province Convention in Norman,
Okla., this weekend, according to Kenny Locke,
fraternity president.
Attending the convention were Locke, Beaumont
junior; and Danny Davis, fraternity vice president,
Beaumont junior.
AICHE
Seventeen members of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers will attend the Southwest
Regional AICHE Student Conference at Texas Tech
University in Lubbock this weekend.
The conference will include speakers from the oil
and chemical industries. Topics ranging from
“Safety Testing Equipment” to “OSHA
Regulations” will be on the agenda, according to
Mike Bake, spokesman for the group.
Accompanying the group will be Dr. Richard
Long, assistant professor, AICHE faculty adviser.
Atari football
The Setzer Student Center Recreation Committee
is sponsoring an Atari football tournament at 3 p.m.
tomorrow in the SSC games area, according to Bud-
dy Quartararo, committee chairman.
Cash prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will be awarded to
the first, second, and third-place finishers in the
tournament.
Those wishing to participate in the contest may
sign up at the check out desk in the games area,
Quartararo said.
Pentecostal fellowship
The Pentecostal Students Fellowship In-
ternational has announced its new officers, ac-
cording to Roxanna Harris, spokeswoman for the
group.
Officers are DuSty Young, Beaumont sophomore, •
president; Karl Bains, Port Arthur sophomore, vice
president; Roxanna Harris, Port Arthur
sophomore, secretary; and Gary Daigle, Port Ar-
thur junior, treasurer.
Kappa Sigma
The Lambda Eta chapter of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity will take part in the Fourth Annual Kap-
pa Sigma Invitational Softball Tournament Friday
and Saturday at Southwest Texas State University
in San Marcos. The event is sponsored by the Theta
Lambda chapter.
Kappa Sigma recently inducted 13 pledges for the
1979 spring semester: Michael Michalka, Sour Lake
junior; Jimmy Walker, Sour Lake sophomore;
Bryan Gathright, Teague junior; Mike Ybarra,
New Braunfels freshman; Mitch Rivera, Beaumont
freshman; and Darrell Ortiz, Fort Worth graduate
student.
Also inducted were Mark Peterson, Beaumont
freshman; Harry Cole, Friendswood sophomore;
Ronnie Turpin, Houston sophomore; Lenny
McLaughlin, Beaumont sophomore; Glenn Scales,
Littleton, Colo., sophomore; BenTramel, Pasadena
sophomore; and Ted Townes, Bridge City
sophomore.
Galveston senior Manuel Moreno Jr. placed third
in the four-state Southwestern Journalism Congress
convention held at Arlington last weekend, for his
sports-page layout in University Press. Moreno, in-
tramural writer for UP, was formerly sports editor.
Students receive certificates
Panhellenic recognizes 34
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Thirty-four students received cer-
tificates recognizing their scholastic
achievement at the Panhellenic-
Interfraternity Council Scholarship Sup-
per held in the Setzer Student Center
Ballroom Monday, Feb. 26.
Highest member, highest pledge and
most improved of each sorority and frater-
nity were named, according to Jacque
Placette, Panhellenic adviser.
Trophies were presented to the chapters
whose members led in each category, ac-
cording to Placette.
Presentation of the awards was made by
Melinda Moore, Panhellenic president.
Panhellenic award winners are as
follows:
Alpha Chi Omega: Highest mem-
bers—Susan Erickson, Nederland junior;
Linda Evans, Beaumont senior; Cynthia
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A. Garrett, Rosenberg senior; Katherine
Streetman, Nederland senior; and Ann
Wyche, Beaumont senior. Highest
pledge—Rene Mahlmann, Beaumont
freshman; most improved—Garrett.
Alpha Delta Pi: Highest mem-
ber—Cheryl Neumann, Beaumont junior;
highest pledge—Bonnie Fahey, Beaumont
freshman; most improved—Kay Zellers,
Beaumont sophomore.
Alpha Kappa Alpha: Highest mem-
ber—Thelma Joyce Arthur, Beaumont
senior; highest pledge—Juaniki Stewart,
El Paso junior; most im-
proved—Constance Jackson, Galveston
senior, and Stephanie Jackson, Beaumont
senior.
Delta Sigma Theta: Highest mem-
bers—Karen Brown, Galveston
sophomore; Wilda Cannon, Port Arthur
senior; and Carole Hawkins, Port Arthur
junior. Highest pledge—Andrea Giles,
Texas City sophomore; most im-
proved—Brown.
Delta Zeta: Highest member—Lora
Hegwood, Silsbee senior; highest
pledge—Helen Johnston, Beaumont fresh-
man; most improved—Hegwood.
Gamma Phi Beta: Highest mem-
ber—Jill Merchant, Port Arthur junior;
highest pledge—Sammie Fertitta,
Beaumont sophomore; most im-
proved—Bel Morian, Beaumont
sophomore.
Kappa Delta: Highest member—Cyndi
Christ, Beaumont junior; highest
pledge—Dana Meche, Orange freshman;
most improved—Margaret Broeder, Sour
Lake junior.
Zeta Phi Beta: Highest mem-
ber—Marilyn Arline, Orange sophomore;
highest pledge—Callieni Stowers, Belton
junior.
Zeta Tau Alpha: Highest mem-
bers—Leah Hawa, Beaumont junior, and
Pam Broussard, Beaumont junior; highest
pledge—Judith Peek, Beaumont fresh-
man; most improved—Kathy Williams,
Nederland sophomore.
The chapter with the highest scholarship
award for fall 1978 was Alpha Chi Omega.
The chapter with the most improved
scholarship for fall 1978 was Kappa Delta.
The pledge class with the highest
scholarship was Zeta Tau Alpha.
Dr. Kenneth Briggs, professor of secon-
dary education, was guest speaker.
Nutrition Week set
March 4-10 has been declared as a campus wide
“Nutrition Week” according to a memorandum by Lamar
President Dr. C. Robert Kemble.
In obervation of the week, nutrition displays have been
posted in the Home Economics Building and Gray
Library, according to Dr. Ferial El-Maguid, associate
professor of home economics and sponsor for the Lamar
Student Dietic Association,
Today, LUSDA members will present a program on
nutrition for the fifth grade students of Hamshire-Fannett
elementary school. The nutrition program will also be
presented tomorrow for the fifth graders of Wilbanks
elementary in Beaumont.
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Through
the metal
barricade
Lamar University police respon-
ded to a call in the 700 block of
East Virginia on March 1, where a
student had driven through the
barricade at the corner of East
Virginia and University Drive. Ac-
cording to the police report, the
student struck the barricade when
his brakes failed, hit a light pole af-
ter 331 feet and damaged two cars
parked on Lot 6. The police report
estimates the damage to be ap-
proximately $1,500 to the light
pole and barricade, but does not
include damage to the three cars
involved. The student was cited for
defective brakes.
Photo by Lenny Gibson
Pageant applications available
Applications for the Miss
Lamar pageant will be ac-
cepted until April 11, ac-
cotding to Debbie Bowling,
pageant director.
The Miss Lamar pageant
will be held May 9, at 8
p.m., in University
Theater. Students from the
main campus in Beaumont
and the two branch cam-
puses in Port Arthur and
Orange can apply if they
meet the qualifications, ac-
cording to Betty Jacob,
vice president of the SGA.
We will limit the pageant
entries to 30 girls,”
Bowling said, “and it will
be the first 30 girls that
turn applications in.”
Any applications
received over the limit will
be placed as alternates in
the order in which they are
received, according to
Bowling.
Applications may be
picked up in the Student
Government Office, 211
Setzer Student Center.
Rules and regulations
are as follows:
Entrant must be between
18 and 28 years of age by
July 15.
Entrant must certify that
she is not now and never
has been married, has
never had a marriage an-
nulled, and has never given
birth to a child.
Entrant must never have
participated in a previous
Miss USA or Miss Universe
beauty pageant.
Entrant must be of good
moral character.
Entrant must be a United
States citizen and a
resident of the state that
she represents for at least
six months. Residence at a
university is acceptable.
Entrant must agree to at-
tend the Miss USA or Miss
Universe pageants if selec-
ted as the winner in this
contest, and to abide by all
the rules governing those
pageants.
Along with the rules of
the pageant, entrants must
also meet the university’s
policies for extracurriclar
and intercollegiate ac-
tivities. These are:
Entrant must not be on
disciplinary or scholastic
probation.
Entrant must be
classified as a full-time
student when the position is
sought and throughout the
term of responsibility.
(A full-time student is one
taking 12 or more hours, or
the hours required to
graduate if student is.
graduating this semester,
or taking maximum
allowable course load for a
particular department or
major.
Entrant must have a
grade-point average of 2.00
or above and maintain a
2.00 or above while serving
in the position.
Exceptions may be gran-
ted by the President of the
University upon written
request from a dean.
Winner of the Miss
Lamar pageant will
receive an expense-paid
trip to El Paso to compete
in the Miss Texas pageant,
a trophy, a crown that will
be passed on to the next
Miss Lamar, financial
assistance to help with her
wardrobe, and a scholar-
ship, according to Jacob.
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Summer Jobs
We’re Looking
for Counselors
Camp Olympia ix looking for summer counselors. If you
enjoy the outdoors and the rewarding experience of
working with and teaching children recreational activities,
visit the employment center for an interview
Tuesday, March 29,
with an Olympia representative.
Opening available for married couple.
Assistant Director during summer.
Sign up for un interview at the Lamar I ttiver-
sily Placement Center.
Lop Counselor Pay
Chris Gilbert
Owner
Corby Hobertson Jr.
Owner
Tommy Ferguson
Director
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Do it better
at a better
discotheque.
We get better every time we renovate. But to
show our appreciation for your waiting so long,
we’re having an open house Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. Free admission. Also
special prices on drinks. Free passes for Friday and
Saturday. Enjoy your spring break with the
Lighthouse. ^
Lighthouse
2700 N. Twin City Hwy.
Nederland
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We’ll serve up free regular-size soft drinks
to you when you order a Pike’s Peak,
Farrell's Zoo or Gibson Girl.
Limit 1 Coupon per
table. No take out
orders. Void where
prohibited by law.
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to you when you order a Pike's Peak,
Farrell’s Zoo or Gibson Girl.
Monday — Thursday
10:30 a.m. -10:30 p.m.
Friday — Saturday
10:30 a.m. -12 noon
Sunday
11 a.m. -11 p.m.
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