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Stetson
Vol. 11, No. 2 (USPS 990-560)
Winter 1982-1983
100 years celebrated
HOMECOMING '83 (isss style)
Reunion breakfasts and dinners,
athletic events, alumni songfests
and a grand Homecoming
ball—these are just a few of the
activities lined up for Stetson's
Centennial Homecoming as we
celebrate the 100th anniverary of
its founding.
The schedule -begins Thursday,
Feb. 10, with the Hatters taking on
Samford University. Also during
the day will be a lecture on
"Contemporary Religious
Thought" by Dr. Martin Marty of
the University of Chicago Divinity
School, and a Stover Theatre
production of "The Collaborators"
by Stetson alumnus Louis Phillips.
On Friday, Feb. 11, the
festivities get into full gear. The
schedule includes an alumni/varsity baseball game, a tennis
tournament, an alumni/varsity
soccer game and two fetes of
former athletes—the Football Players Dinner and the Former Men's
Basketball Teams Dinner. The
School of Music will also have a
special dinner for alumni, and the
charter members of Phi Beta
Kappa, Gamma Chapter of Florida,
will also dine together.
Cultural "happenings" on
Friday include an alumni art
exhibit at Sampson Hall; a concert
by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble;
and another performance of "The
Collaborators." Highlight of the
day will be the Centennial Ball
featuring the music of the Larry
Elgart Orchestra in Edmunds
Center. This will be a truly
romantic, nostalgic occasion for
alumni as the dance to the "big
band" sound and reminisce over
days past.
Saturday, Feb. 12, kicks off with
a series of breakfasts: Sports Hall
of Fame, Ministerial Association,
classes ending in 3 & 8, and the
Law School followed by coffee in
the President's garden.
Later that day the arts, visual
and performing, again take the
spotlight. There will be an 1800s
Craft Festival; Jazz Ensemble in
swing; Brass Choir Concert and
lecture by Dr. James H. DeLap as
the McEniry Showcase Lecturer
speaking on the topic "Nuclear
War—Why Not!"
Also on Saturday will be
fraternity and sorority open
houses and receptions by different
groups. Sports fans can whet their
athletic appetites in the fourth
annual 5,000 meters Road Race
and by viewing both the Lady
and Men Hatters squaring off
agains the University of New
Orleans. Events culminate with the
Annuaf Alumni Dinner, which has
the theme "An 1883 Culinary
Extravaganza" with guest speaker
Etter Turner, former dean of
students. There will also be songs
by the Alumni Glee Club, under
the direction of "Prof" Giffin.
Sunday, Feb. 13, Homecoming
winds downs with coffee and
doughnuts at Elizabeth Hall before
the 9 a.m. chapel service with Dr.
O. Lafayette Walker. After giving
thanks for the past 100 years that
Stetson University has carried on
the dreams for Henry DeLand, for
friends we've made and kept
through all these years, and for all
the marvelous memories we revive
when we come to Homecoming, we
can say goodbye for another year
and return to our homes and jobs
renewed.
Pro Deo et Veritate
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Phi Beta Kappa
Chapter Installed
The Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa, Florida, was installed at
Stetson in a special convocation
ceremony Friday. Nine students
were inducted and two faculty
members installed as foundation
members during the historic
service.
Dr. Catherine Sims, president of
the United Chapters of Phi Beta
Kappa, presided during the
ceremony. She was introduced by
Dr. Pope A. Duncan, president of
Stetson and a charter member of
the chapter, who noted that Dr.
Sims served as chairman of the
qualifications committee which
examined Stetson for approval as a
sheltering institution for the
scholarly society.
"I think it is fortuitous that she is
now president of the United
Chapters and is with us on this
occasion to preside over the
installation," President Duncan
stated.
Dr. Sims briefly discussed the
history of Phi Beta Kappa in her
keynote address. Founded in 1776
by students at the College of
William and Mary in Virginia, it is
the oldest secret society within
colleges in the United States.
Though begun at the onset of the
Revolutionary War, the original
members insured continuance by
establishing chapters at Yale and
Harvard within five years, she
noted.
There were only 24 chapters
during the society's centennial
year, 1876, she reported, "but
now, in our 206th year, there are a
total of 234 chapters, including the
six new chapters approved in
1982."
Stetson, she said, is the first of
the six new chapters to be formally
installed. Stetson is only the third
college or university in the state of
Florida to be selected for a chapter.
The University of Florida and
Florida State University have
chapters and Delta Chapter will be
installed at the University of Miami
later this year.
"Phi Beta Kappa prides itself on
the variety of institutions, large
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