The Stetson Reporter

1 ■» i u? ty I? I m a Storms cause leaks in Emily by julie gowan | Two weeks ago, maintenance workers were lifted up to the roof of Emily Hall to place a tarp over it to prevent more water damage to the interior ofthe building. Deferred maintenance is a problem on the campus, and problems that were thought could be put off are now being brought to the attention of Facilities Management. Last year, the terra cotta on Flagler Hall fell, and this year, the roof on Emily Hall began to leak heavily due to weather harsher than expected. Evidence from previous rain storms w lead Facilities Man- uj agement to the prob- > lem faster because O ofthe leakage inside Z of Emily Hall. "Emily Hall had an addition put on around 1955 where it is leaking. So we're looking at age as well construction when evaluating the problem," said David Noyes, vice president of Facilities Management. "The roof's in our deferred maintenance plan to replace during the period of January 2001 to August 2001, when Emily Hall isscheduled for the residence hall upgrade." Carson-Hollis was the first.hall.to go through this upgrade, Nemec Alpha and Beta will be done next, and Smith Hall is scheduled to be renovated next summer. "We anticipated the replacement. The problem is that it's leaking now and we can't wait until then. We put the tarp on it to keep water out of the building because that is the area where it's leaking the worst," said Noyes. Facilities Management has under contract a project management group and a roofing consultant that works heavily for school systems, they are currently working on developing a proposal for the current problem. "We have a situation where we have leakage and I don't want to keep the tarp up there. Our plan is to replace the roof and do an invasive analysis ofthe problem, so that we minimize surprises when we get into the repair," said, Noyes. When the roof was done in 1955, its design allowed water to trail in under the roof line, into what is called the facia board, that is behind the gutter, and it is believed the water is just trailing in and not leaving. "My suspicion is that we had some kind of penetration at the chimney in the back, where the flashing at the chimney had cracks in it, hence breaking the water seal and causes leaks to occur," said Noyes. Some damage has occurred due to the leaks in the roof. Two residence rooms had to be dried out and repainted. "The students were understanding about the problem, and we're hoping it doesn't happen again," said Noyes. Over the summer, Nemec Hall had its roof redone, as did Carson-Hollis. Sampson Hall will be redone within the next 30 days. Conrad was reroofed last year. [ see LEAK, page 2a ] iu O < < Q Ul X I- Some damage has occurred due to the leaks in the roof. Two residence rooms had to be dried out and repainted. lffe | 'Plunkett & Macleane,' is a comedy that follows two friends in the mid 18th Century England. Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle star in this fun filled theiving mystery. Thresea Hammon, Life critic, enjoyed the movie that makes some smile and some turn W^^^^-Md.*?:* an ebrow up. Gramercy Pictures sponsorded the film. [ see Life, page 2B ] wed 2 7 oct-99 issue 08 volume 112 Four students tell us what it really means to be Greek by julie gowan | Looking into a mirror, what does one see? Is what one sees what others perceive of us? Usually not so. ' Many Greek-affiliated students experience this as soon as they announce their affiliation with the group or after participating in rush. However,; according to Greek leaders, the real story is that they're just like the rest of the student population—nothing more, nothing less. Only 38 percent ofthe Stetson community belongs to the Greek community. According to several student leaders, the other 62 percent stopping or spreading typical rumors around campus, including "you're just buying your friends," "you separate yourselves from the campus," or "the Greeks just party and get drunk all the time." Four Greeks decided to sit down and speak with The Reporter about what it really means to be Greek and who they really are behind the letters that drape across their shirts. Kelly Fitzgerald, PanHellenic president, David West, Interfraternity Council president (IFC), Rachel DiCaro and Andre Visser, vice presidents of Recruitment, participated in the interview. Three seniors have been involved in Greek life for a ma- jority of the four years at Stetson, and West is a junior. "I guess one of the reasons I joined was because my mom was an Alpha Chi," said Fitzgerald. "ButTbecame good friends with the Alpha Chi's before recruitment came around. It did make [the] recruitment process easier, but I didn't buy my friends." "The money rumor is false," said West. "A lot of our brothers in the chapter sometimes can't make dues, or we also give incentives for dues. For example if a brother has a high GPA one semester he may be exempt from dues. Our dues go to the national office where they pay for certain functions and retreats we go on." • All four look at the frater- Greek a UJ (A (A I- U) Ul 3 nities and sororities as organizations. "We're like a small company in a way. We pay for a " house, not"for people. We have a purpose; our philanthrophy. We have a goal; to become close and work with the community," said Fitzgerald. "We look at our organization sort of like a business; it takes money to run a house and have different functions. For those that can't make dues though, in a way they might feel obligated to do things for the fraternity. This summer we raised money ourselves to recarpet our house not because we felt obligated to, but because we wanted to," said West. When asked how they attempted to break down the barriers of the common stereotypes students hold against Greeks, West stressed that "we're like everyone else really. I still have friends in other fraternities that I hang out with and go out with. One thing our fraternity stresses it to be open to everyone, which we are. We hold nothing against anyone." "We do so much more than RECRUITMENT RESULTS Here are the results of Fall Recruitment. Here's how many students are pledging each organization. AXA22 OEK17 2<DE12 ATO 14 IIKOIO EN 8 AXQ 17 AAA 26 I1B016 ZTA 12 ASA 18 RESULTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF.STUDENT LIFE. ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRESS RUN. what people see us for," said Fitzgerald. "We try to create a bridge builder between our organization and the rest of the campus. We focus heavily on academics and made a goal to raise the women's average GPA up by .1 this year," said Fitzgerald. A focus all four touched upon was leadership. Each one has taken skills of encouragement and confidence from their affiliations to reach out to organizations on campus or off campus because each has been "given skills for life." Many ofthe Greek organi zations want to open up Greek life to other students. One way they're doing this, is by sponsoring a "Trick or Treat on Greek Street," this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. "We're really not the horrible, ditzy people others make us out to be, and we want others to know this," said Fitzgerald. Steve Najera, coordinator of Intramurals, tried to incorporate the two, Greeks vs. students last year. It was instituted for a while, but then Najera reversed his decision. "I thought it was a gooddecision," said West. "The more teams, the better. It added new excitement." "Even though I agree with David," said Visser. "there are Greeks who want to- play just Greeks. They joined a fraternity to play the other fraternities, it's the way it has always been. It's a tradition." Tradition has been a common word heard during the past couple weeks regarding the sorority recruitment process. Valerie Futch, who went through the process, criticized tradition, asking for the process [ see GREEK, page 2a ] Students fooled by Clooney practical joke Horror movie package ,' ^Hatters hqpp up rally * BY JEFF HAMRICK [ read this story in News, page 2a ] FEARS-N-JEERS: 'Something More,' doesn't strike fear into Andy Tippin, who reviewed many horror movie classics. PHOTO COURTSEY OF TRIMARK PICTURES [ see cover Life, page 1 b ] REBOUND: Hatters face off in first intersquad scrimmage of the season, photo by valerie futch [ read this story in Sports, page 4b ]