to Revisions were made for club week 2019 to strengthen relationships outside ofthe club induction process. In spring 2019, the deans of student life made revisions to social club induction week activities that went into effect in fall 2019. The process that endured for 95 years saw several changes prior to the dramatic 2019 change. Kara Abston, assistant dean of students, said most of the changes were not new, but rather existing rules that were more strictly enforced. She said new members of social clubs were always prohibited from attending breakfast or participating in forced running activities, but 2019 was the first time the deans truly enforced these rules. A complete list of the new rules made in spring 2019 was as follows: All activities had to take place in well-lit areas, members were only allowed to use their voices at full volume for 20 minutes, clubs were required to designate times for new members to eat dinner, clubs were no longer allowed to continue activities overnight on Friday, activities on Sunday night had to remain in one location, and Wednesday night was limited to a 11/2 hour devotional. Each club was told of the changes in spring 2019 at an Interclub Council meeting. "We were swift to make those decisions," Abston said. "It wasn't ever a reaction to one thing. Every club received warnings, unless there was something previous, then the warning went straight into the loss of an activity." Abston said the deans were always concerned for the health and exhaustion of the students. She said other than the activities the new members completed between 5 and 11 p.m. and the stress of class work, there should not be anything else causing anxiety. "We became so much more aware of how anxious our students are through this process," Abston said. "What we can do to protect their time and their anxiousness is important." Abston said as compensation for the new rules and lessened time for club week activities, there were four major functions allowed a 60 year, rather than the usual two. The requirement for a service project during club week was also eliminated to encourage clubs to work with an organization outside of club week for the entire year. "Rather than the time being spent in a condensed amount of time during the club week, they are given more opportunities for major events," Abston said. Senior Kizzie Citty, vice president of women's social club Ju Go Ju, said several changes altered how their club week proceeded every year. She said a big part of club week was time members spent each morning with the induction class. Club week leaders came up with alternate activities to encourage them to work as a team. Citty said the worst part about the new rules was members did not have enough quality time to spend with the new members. "I think all the changes, except for no breakfast and limited Wednesday time, were good for the new members," Citty said. "Having more structured rules for the older members was really good for the new members." Senior Clay Lewis, vice president of men's social club TNT, said TNT was punished on Wednesday of club week because the new members met outside ofthe designated club activity times. Their punishment was to finish activities at 8 p.m. on Thursday of club week. Lewis said it was difficult to foster the atmosphere they wanted with the time they had. "It was harder to get the new members to buy into the week because of the lack of time we had," Lewis said. story by Ashlyn Quesinberry New members of women's social clubs Ju Go Ju and Ko Jo Kai swim in the Ganus Activities Complex pool Oct. 21, 2019. They participated in different competitive strokes and synchronized swimming. I photo by Jillian Jarvis
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