The Stetson Reporter

Trustees Halt Stover.Perfonnaiices...Page 3 By Karen Beckett Staff Writer The deferred rush program implemented this year is working, but according to Greek officials and campus life administrators it is still too early to tell what modifications will be made. The idea of deferred rash was to let new students become aware of all of the different organizations on campus without the frustration of rash. Another objective was to bring the Greek and non-Greek 01 together as a unified - "A goal of deferred bring out " -~"J rather "" - students are not allowed to participate in on-campus Greek activities, the campus life division has held more campus-wide activities, but the activities are not what some returning students According to Gayle Littleton, president of the Panhcllenic Council, these activities are good lor the incoming freshmen because they are early enough in the evening so that those who want to do other things will still have time. While the sororities and frater- not held many activi- have been working with life staff in putting and programs, have produced the barbecue which will on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for m women. Its goal is to allow the sororities to present a united front rather than the individual sororities. While some freshmen and transfers will naturally complain about not being allowed to go to fraternity parties, Intcrfraiernity Council president Grant Davis doesn't beiieve this is a problem. "The ones I have talked to haven't complained. They don't know what it was like last year and have nothing to compare it with." "The complaints have mainly been from the fraternities because this is a new program and like all new programs, it takes getting used to. "Right now they are in a stage of denial because they are frus- : :By;'Liz Mauirgr: Staff Writer.-; ■■;.'; '■-. Oh August; .24,:; l991,;Stetsqn's Englisli-department lostjts.; chair-: man -and oldest. profcss6|.with:; fhe deathifDrl-Caiter Caiwei:C:.:f . Dn: Colwell ;>hal :;;tauglk:;:;;at University Stetson,sincfe :19S^, andji&jfhdfse' :33year«;had:;gpnefed manyconfr- ;laendationSji-sueii;; :a:s;; Stetson ; University's ligfiest teaching rio-j .nor- the :McEhi^:!EkceM%iee Teaching;: Aiyajnpij i: and; ■ se#ed ■ . .iriace ;be4rer]f:^ti::graduatiorl:.; aad;-'.':-^! - corivdcation.;;:-' :j-j|/ij'..:..'-;.": ; .ln.:additioh^o;bbing.;;thejliead: :.ofthe::BnglisI:^)a;rtmeht,:|he!w|is ..also the; ehaijr-:df;;tle;.hum&ni .program andjdirectfed-thte" : .progrant..-: He;t ha;i beenuai cthftficalty se|aie^rid th& can Association Professors. Additionally, Dr. Colwell wrote numerous articles for magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. He also wrote four books: A Student's Guide to Literature, of British Literature, Usage? A Writer's EngHsk Grammar and Janice Jones Mizelle, Stetson class of 1964, remembers him as, "very serious and knowledgeable of his subject matter. He wanted his students to leave the classroom feeling as if they knew English literature." Dr. Colwell earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago at age 16. He later nd The Complete Term received a second bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Cambridge University in England and his doctorate from Emory University. He taught at Emory- at-Oxford before coming to Stetson. A student memorial service for Dr. Colwell will be held October 16 in Elizabeth Hall Chapel at 10 a.m. his students, Dr. Col- esented wisdom and never had a professor more from the the classroom that I ; highly as Dr. Colwell. settle for nothing less n," reflected current dent Bill Jeffries. Even trated with the ways of recruiting. It's tougher than, they realized, and the sooner they find a new way of looking at things, the easier it will be for them," said Stubbs. The Greek organizations have activities planned for later in the sesr.ester such as fraternity and sorority open houses, as well as social weekends. We haven't really had a lot of activities yet, but we have planned a barbecue for all non-Greek women to meet the different sororities," commented Littleton. But as for changes in the policies governing deferred rush, such as no freshmen allowed in the fraternity and sorority houses, it is still too early in the year for the Greeks to know what will work and what won't. "I think it's a good program, but some things will need to be changed. One good thing is keeping freshmen away from the pressure of rush right now," said Davis. The faculty's response to the deferred rush program has been positive. Citing more participation and attendance in classes, as well as at other campus activities, the faculty, in general, is pleased with the changes. "The purpose of deferred rush is not to get rid of the Greeks, but to give them a chance to use their responsibility and combine as Greeks to show a united Stetson campus," stated Stubbs. . Dr. -Carter•ZCcAwell 'chats with student Joanne Felton ^ElkahBhlHall.X'