—The Daily Collegian Friday, April 13, 1984
Smooth switch:
Program to help transfers take the big step to University Park
By VICKIE BROWN
Collegian Staff Writer
A new program designed to help transfer stu
dents make an easy transition to University Park
will go into effect this fall, the coordinator of the
Transfer Liaison Corps said.
Linda Landry said the program is different
from the freshman and transfer orientation pro
grams of previous years.
"We're not referring to it as an orientation
program because orientation has a negative
connotation in students' minds," she said.
Some students thought the orientation pro
grams in the past were dry and they told their
friends not to attend, she said.
"We changed the name (from orientation to the
Transfer Liaison Corps) to get a fresh start," she
said.
Landry said the program came about because
of the failure of past drientation programs to
meet the needs of transfer students.
"The emphasis of ( the orientation program) is
on freshmen, and the transfers felt lumped in,"
she said. The new program will focus on the
unique needs of transfer students, she added.
Bill Farnsworth, assistant director of devel
opmental programs, said ideas for a new transfer
program have been circulating for the past few
years but have been put into operation only
recently.
"The traditional orientation leaders are
trained to work with freshmen and they don't
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Farnsworth said. A separate group of leaders is
needed to concentrate on transfers, he said.
Landry said she and a committee of five
students put together activities for the program
and trained about 60 students to work with
transfers. About half of those students are former
transfers, she said.
Transfer students' orientation needs differ
front those of freshmen in many ways, Landry
said. These students do not have to get used to the
experience of going to college and many of them
know what it is like to live away from home, she
said. 'Also transfer students are older than most
freshmen, she said.
Landry said the program will offer 30 to 40
activities throughout Fall Semester. The activ
ities fall under six categories, each designed to
meet a particular need.
Activities in the academic and intellectual
category are designed to help students get to
know their professors and advisers.
"Finding your adviser at this campus is a
whole different story than finding him at one of
the Commonwealth Campuses," Landry said.
For this reason two nights have been scheduled
for students to meet informally with faculty
members, she said.
Interpersonal relations activities will give stu
dents a chance to socialize with other students,
Landry said. Activities in this category include a
dance and an afternoon of outdoor games.
Activities also have been scheduled in the
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categories of career and lifestyles, sexuality and
values, and health, Landry said.
Landry said she hopes expanding the program
will increase attendance. Corps will send out
newsletters to transfers during the summer to
inform them about the program, she said.
As a special incentive, students who partici
pate in the most events will have a chance to win
prizes, she said.
Farnsworth said he expects about 90 percent of
the projected 4,000 to 5,000 transfer students to
participate in the program. He said he had a lot of
positive feedback about the program so far.
Landry said she is also pleased with the feed
back she has received.
"The administration at University Park has
encouraged and supported us," she said.
Professionals say liberal '
arts is the path to take
By PAULA DU PONT
Collegian Staff Writer
A liberal arts education introduces a variety of careers including busi
students to literature, arts and philos- ness management, he said. Adams
ophy and helps them enjoy life, a said he was biased about a liberal
University alumnus at the Liberal arts education for many reasons,t
Arts Career Day said yesterday. including the fact that he had a lim-1
"Liberal arts education makes us ited banking background before his
better ...hie to communicate," Herald position with First American Bank of
Fahring a New York lawyer said Maryland.
during the opening forum. , Fahringer said students are ob-
Fahringer, along with Darla Wil- sessed with competitiveness and are
son, a college recruiter for American looking for the right path. Students
Telephone and Telegraph of Philadel- should not get an education just to
phia, and Paul Adams, president of make money, he said..
First American Bank of Maryland, Other faculty members and alumni
spoke of the importance of critical were present in the HUB Ballroom
thinking and communication skills immediately following the speeches
that a liberal arts education offers as for students to discuss career and
an advantage in the job market. academic major possibilities individ
"Sales is an excellent opportunity ually in the areas of: advertising,
for any liberal arts graduate," Wilson business, communications, data
said. processing, education, government
She said the ability to communicate and public service, careers with for
is essential and liberal arts students eign language/international careers,
should sharpen those skills. Wilson health professions, law, public rela
addressed herself to women briefly lions, sales and marketing, and social
and said sales is one of the few services.
careers. that provides equal compen
sation for . women.
Adams, a 1967 University graduate with the freedom to create your own
in economics, warned students that future and to try a variety of career
they are going to change in the next options," Patricia Ward, a professor
few years and they should take a of French at the University said.
variety of classes to establish a well
rounded background.
A liberal arts education is good for
"When you have a liberal arts
degree, your degree provides you
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Fraternity to volley
for cancer society
By BETH KAY
Collegian Staff Writer
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the entry fees for 50 teams, raffle
tickets will be sold for 50 cents
in conjunction with Delta Gamma each and three for asl until the
sorority and W.R. Hickey Beer drawing at the awards ceremony
Distributor Inc., is sponsoring a following the event.
volleyball tournament Sunday, the
publicity chairman for the event Gutekunst said 13 prizes will be
said. awarded. Prizes will include a
Dave Gutekunst said the frater-
class ring from Moyer Jewelers,
nity sponsors a keg roll nationally, 100 E. College Ave.; a •dinner for
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but this year it decided to set up its
two at Dante s Ristorante , 114 S.
own philanthropy, benefiting the Garner St., and a three-month
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"We will make most of our mon-
Participants may sign up in any ey with the raffle," Gutekunst
one of the four divisions: greek said.
male, independent male, co-ed, or
female, Gutekunst said. A $24 en- The fraternity is aiming at a $l,-
trance fee will be charged to each 000 goal, he said.
team, which may include at least "(The fraternity) will make
six people but no more than eight. money because they're doing a
Delta Gamma will coach the good job keeping costs down,"
fraternity teams and the fraterni- Back said.
ty will coach the sorority teams,
Also, Bookends and Bad Humor
Chairwoman Sharon Back said.
will play at noon on the lawn at the
Coaching includes psyching the fraternity house, Gutekunst said.
teams before the event and
cheering for them during the "If the weather is nice, it should
games, she said. go over pretty well; a lot of people
"Once it gets talked up, people are really psyched: for an af
will know about it," Back said. ternoon of fun in the sun, he said."
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going really smoothly."
In addition money raised from
Despite problems, marathon to go on
By CARYN RUGGIERI
Collegian Staff Writer
The Delta Chi Marathon, in con
junction with Alpha Chi. Omega so
rority, will go on as scheduled for
this weekend, the event chairman
said recently.
Steve Boyer said the preparation
for the 10th annual philanthropy has
not gone as smoothly as in past
years.
"So many things we haven't an
ticipated have interrupted the
flow," Boyer said.
Although this year's marathon
was originally anticipated to raise
$7,500, a more realistic goal has
been set at $5,000, Boyer said.
A little more than $5,000 was
raised last year, he said.
Boyer named many reasons for
the marathon's slow start but the
major one is that "IFC ( Interfrater
nity Council) is not helping."
Originally, the marathon was
scheduled for the weekend of April
6-8. Also, Greek Week was supposed
to end that weekend and the Phi Psi
500 was initially scheduled for that
weekend, he said.
Boyer said he was approached by
Jon Kaplan, former IFC adminis
trative vice'president, and asked to
switch weekends with the Phi Psi.
Kaplan told Boyer that the town
merchants were against closing off
the streets for the Phi Psi 500 on the
traditionally good business week of
Palm Sunday, Boyer said.
Boyer said he was assured by
Kaplan before signing an
agreement that Greek Week would
go on as scheduled for the week of
April 1. Boyer was not told about the
change in the date for Greek Week,
but read it in The Daily Collegian,
he said.
"I'm very bitter about the whole
thing," he said.
The IFC officers have changed
since the agreement was signed last
winter and the current ones know
little about the conditions of it,
Maury Billig, IFC president, said.
"I wasn't directly involved in the
transactions so I don't fully know
the story," Billig said. He also said
Adam Levinson, former IFC presi
dent, was unsure of the details of the
agreement when he spoke with him
on the subject. "I'm not trying to
give you the run-around; I just am
not sure," Billig said.
"The IFC as a whole has been
very good to us except for Jon
Kaplan," Boyer said.
Kaplan said pelta Chi was never
assured of a date for Greek Week.
"Greek Week had not even been
officially scheduled yet," Kaplan
said.
In addition to making it difficult
to find willing participants for the
marathon, having Greek Week at
the same time also presented the
problem of finding a sorority to co
host the marathon, Boyer said.
"Now we have the double respon
sibility of doing Greek Week and the
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marathon with the (Alpha Chi Ome
ga sorority), and we have gone all
out for Greek Week," Boyer said.
Boyer listed additional factors
that caused problems in the prepa
ration of the marathon:
• The Tau Kappa Epsilon frater
nity volleyball game was moved to
this weekend;
• Although Delta Chi expected a
table in the HUB for marathon
registration, "(Tau Kappa Epsilon)
got the last table;"
• The banners for the event,
which were stored in Old Main from
year to year, were missing when
Boyer went to claim them, which
forced him to do a rushed re-cre
ation of them in time for the event;
• Also, the window scene done by
the brothers of the fraternity
cracked Tuesday.
"You know, I go to bed every
night wondering what will go wrong
next,", Boyer said.
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But the philanthropy to benefit
handicapped students of the Univer
sityll "keep going," Boyer as
sured.
"We are extending the deadline
for registration until we get 50 tea
ms, even if it's right up until 5 p.m.
Friday."
The 48-hour marathon is divided
into 55-minute time slots. Each four
member team will randomly draw a
time slot, Boyer said.
The marathon will be run as it
was last year, with the winner de
termined by the team who runs the
most consecutive laps around Old
Main in its time limit, Boyer said.
The course takes runners up the
mall to circle in front of Old Main
and return to College Avenue on the
side of the Human Developement
Building. As usual,, the four divi
sions will be: fraternity, sorority,
independent men and independent
women, Boyer said.
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