Spring 2005 brought changes to the club process. Inductees and class-cwo members were obsolete terms. Instead of students becoming club members after completing Club Week, new members were ushered into clubs on Bid Day. Dustin Vyers, director of student life, said Club Week replaced Induction Week (0 encourage respect and uniry. "In the minds offreshmcn, the fact rhat they have been working so hard to gain [he rrust and friendships ofall the people in rhe dub [combined1 with the fact that you picked them is huge," Vyers said. "You've earned their respect, and they've earned yours. Respect is the bigger picture. Senior Jeff Fowler, president ofTNT, said in May 2005, that mOSt clubs were worried about traditions prior ro the Club Week change. c hi SIGMA alpha Sophomores Louro Zuccoloond Erin Slornes, members of Ju Go Ju. walk wilh freshmen Ma llory Brown and Jenny Carroll. new members of Ju Go Ju. Nov. 7 in Ihe sludenl cenler. Ju Go Ju required new members to wear a purple bow in their hair for Ihe entire week. -Amber Razargoni "I think a lot ofclubs are very worried about tradi~ cion," Fowler said. "We're looking at how we can adapt those traditions. Dr. David Colli ns, vice president for student services, said the changes were ro reflect the Chriscian atmosphere. "It JUSt didn't make sense the way it was: Be mean all week [0 someone, and turn around and love them at the end," Collins said. Collins said the changes were pur in place to mirror the club process used in other schools across (he country. "Most stare schools do it this way, with a drawn– our visitation process, then a rush or club week," Collins said. Even though there were changes to the process, new members were still required to complete certain activi– ties during Club Week. Talent shows, cookouts, club Club Week encourages unity among members books and wearing club colors developed into the daily routine for the new members of the social dubs. Among the new members who accepted their bids was senior John Rachels, who joined T NT. "I knew from the starr that I wanted to joinTNT," Rachels said. "I.ewas hard at first because I was a transfer, and Ididn't know what [Club]Week was all about, bur after the fiTS( day, it was easy to get the hang of." The social club processchangesoffered new members the opportunity to get better acquainted. "It was all abour team bui lding with the [new member] class," sophomore Andrew Reynolds, who also j~,ined TNT, said. "Unity was our main goal that week. TNT had their new members complete tasks to encourage learning about each other as well as the history of the club they were joining. continued on page 245 delta CHI delta Row 1: T. Meyer, M. Milner, M. Lindsay. A. Combs. K. Taclibon. A. Frazier. l. Harrison. Row 2: D. Scheid. M. Gaston. B. Groce. R. West. D. Pye. R. Hunter. C. Cox. M. Tourlay. Row 3: P. Martin. C. Jomper. C. Kirk. M. Fitzgerald. G. Green. T. Freeman. D. Skelton. E. IIlescas, K. Harris. Row 4: J. Kirk. M. Jones. D. Kirchner, K. Mabry. J. Tapley. S. Russell. N. May. J. Harrison, S. Leonard. Row 5: K. Dismuke, P. Bartee, R. Travis. L. Smith. S. Johnson. C. Houseman. A. Clement, A. Sofia. S. Davis. J. Hammell. J. Ellis. A. Lindsay. Row 1: J. Buchanan. K. Wiggains, B. Holden, A. Burt. J. Cornett, M. Sewell. Row 2: A. Morrison, B. Bridges. O. Condolora, B. Crowell. A. Lee, C. Barron. N. Kearns. Row 3: H. Howard. N. Shank, B. Waldrop. W. Baker, G. Parks, D. Crowell. L. Mitchell. Row 4: A. Myhon, P. Cottrell, R. Hinojosa. D. Bentley. D. Oday. J. Dean, C. Cochron. Row 5: D. Sewell, B. Brenon, A. Dorsey. R. Stivers, M. Wig– gains, G. Clayton, J. Vines, S. Janes.
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