Central Florida Future, Vol. 03 No. 10, December 11, 1970

              Education Petition OK'd
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Colonization Approved
For Six Fraternities
Six FTU fraternities received an
early Christmas present Thursday
when it was announced the
University had approved their
requests to colonize with national
fraternities.
The action by the Office of
Student Affairs, culminated
months of preparation, meetings
with national fraternity
representatives and formal
hearings before the Faculty
Committee for Fraternity Affairs.
Receiving the green light were;
Chi Alpha-to affiliate with
Lambda Chi Alpha.
Kappa Sigma Alpha-to affiliate
with Kappa Sigma.
Pi Kappa Epsilon-to affiliate
with Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Pi Alpha Epsilon-to affiliate
with Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Sigma Sigma Chi-to affiliate
with Sigma Chi.
Tau-to affiliate with Alpha Tau
Omega.
In a letter written to Richard
Powell, president of the
Interf rater nity Council,
announcing the decision, Dean of
Men William Proctor
congratulated the locals and
cautioned them on the
responsibilities involved.
Dean Proctor wrote, 'At this
time, I wish to express to you and
to the members of the
■"Interfraternity Council my
appreciation for the exemplary
manner in which the
representatives of the fraternities
conducted themselves during the
hearings before the Committee.
As a result of these hearings, I
have acquired greater insight into
the internal structure and
organization of the chapters; and
I am greatly encouraged by the
progress that has been achieved.
In this regard, it is my opinion
that the colonization procedures
actually contributed to the overall
improvement of our fraternity
program. Colonization represents
a major milestone in the
development of a strong
fraternity program at Florida
Technological University.
Affiliation with national
fraternities establishes new goals
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and presents new challenges. The
pursuit of the stated aims and
objectives of these national
organizations and those of the
National Interfraternity Council
will ensure the prosperity and
growth of our fraternity program.
You and the other members of
the Council should be aware that
the national fraternity system is
not without adversaries. The
principles    upon    which    these
organizations are founded provide
an adequate defense provided the
various chapters adhere to these
standards. The fraternity system
is vulnerable to attack when these
principles are willfully ignored. I
am confident that you and the
members of the Interfraternity
Council will provide the quality
of leadership essential to the
success of our fraternity
program.'
Next step for each of the
fraternities is a formal
colonization ceremony. Each of
the groups will probably conduct
individual rituals, but the
university may plan some sort of
campus-wide recognition for all
the new groups.
Several other locals are
presently in the process of reading
themselves for a push toward
colonization.
Certification By State
Hot Dean of Education
A petition started by a group of students has resulted in positive action
by the Office of Academic Affairs. The petition, an attempt to get the
Education Block system changed, caused an investigation into the
problem by Academic Affairs. The committee, called the Committee for
Alternative Education, was headed    —	
by Bruce Croft. FTU    requires    33    hours    in
The major problem covered in Education, the extra three falling
the petition was the fact that under student teaching,
students felt they would not be The program is now in the early
certified by FTU as teachers unless stages of development and is
they majored in Education or took currently scheduled for Spring
an extra load of Education classes. Quarter, although there is a
This problem was remedied when it possibility that it may be
was learned that the State of completed for Winter Quarter.
Florida certified teachers rather It was also learned that some
than the Dean of the Education students had been denied admission
College. According to Dr. C. B. to classes outside their major during
Gambrell, Vice President for registration. Dr. Gambrell sent a
Academic Affairs, two things must memorandum to the deans of the
be done in order for a graduate to colleges, telling them that students
receive certification. He must are permitted to take any class they
obtain an application from the desire as long as they have the
Education   Dean's  office  or  from  prerequisites.
the State Department of Education Gambrell expressed his
in Tallahassee. Secondly he must satisfaction with the manner in
send the application to Tallahassee which the change attempt was
along with a grade transcript. handled.    "I    would    like    to
The petition signing was done compliment all the students for the
over a three-week period and netted constructive and positive manner in
613 acceptable signatures. The which the problem was brought to
move    was    supported    by    the   my attention." he said.
Humanities, Music, and English
departments. A number of
departments submitted petitions in
support of the committee's
petition.
The   petition   was  submitted   to
Dr. Gambrell  on November 8. He
accepted it under advisement and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
told committee chairman Bruce The Student Government
Croft that he would take Committee on Homecoming ha>-
appropriate action. made extensive but tentativ^pfans
According   to    Gambrell,    "The  for  the  occasion  which ^will take
question was a very good one. We  place next quarter,
approached    it    immediately    and
SG Plans
Homecoming
researched it completely." The
petition was also submitted to Dr.
John W. Budina, president of the
Faculty Senate.
Gambrell    met    once    with   the
Events planned include the
election of a Homecoming Queen,
two lunchtime concerts, a bonfire
and a cookout, a Gator Growl-style
production    of   skits,    and    the
committee where the desires of the Homecoming    Dance      The
and    petition    were committee    »s    looking    into    the
then    met    with Possibility of producing a parade to
, . .      , , .    ,, be   held   either  on   campus  or   in
department heads concerned in the Winter Park   The ^.^ ^
petition.
committee
outlined.    He
program   is   as
The   alternative
follows. ^^^^^^^^^^^^
The State of Florida requires 30
hours of Education, nine of these in
upon whether or not enough floats
will be constructed to make the
project feasible.
On the first day of the activities
the Homecoming Queen candidates
student teaching and 21 in course ^ appear in a fashion show
material subjects in selected areas, modeling their own clothes. The
A student is not required to major next day tne election of the queen
in Education or take a larger wi„ be held A,so on that day the
number of hours if he is not in FTTj Band win preSent a concert
Education. during lunch; combination bonfire,
pep rally and cookout will be held
later in the evening.
All the colleges are expected to
have an "open house," when they
will separately host exhibitions and
demonstrations related to their
fields. That evening various
organizations will present short
skits in Gator Growl fashion before
the Homecoming Queen's court is
announced.
After the basketball game that
weekend, the Homecoming dance
will be held in the Multi-Purpose
Room of the Village Center.
Presidential
Dining Room
Unavailable
A move to allow students
to use the Presidential Dining
Room to entertain campus guests
has been diverted due to a
university ruling regarding the
dining room. Ann Edrington and
Devo Heller, two students
involved with Village Center
activities, spoke with President
Millican last week. They did not
represent the Village Center.
The ruling that prevents the use
of the dining room was designed
by university officials. The room
may not be used unless the
president or his wife is hosting the
affair.
The conflict arose when
students were turned down in
their attempts to use the room for
entertaining campus guests and
visitors. According to Miss
Edrington, the Presidential Dining
Room is the only appropriate
room on campus for formal
entertainment purposes. However,
the students were assured by
Millican that his office would
oversee the search for suitable
quarters. He also said that he was
unaware of student's desires for
his attendence at these functions,
adding that he would host some
of the receptions.
Box Tops Lose:
Skip FTU Dance
The Box Tops didn't show, but
about 400 persons still enjoyed the
Christmas dance sponsored by the
Village Center Dec. 4.
"In the Beginning," the group
who played for the last VC fashion
show, provided music for the
dance. According to VC Program
Director Wanda Russell, the VC had
received word from the Box Tops'
agency Friday that the group might
not be able to perform for the full
time agreed upon earlier. Mrs.
Russell then scheduled In the
Beginning to play in addition to the
Box Tops. Since the Box Tops
never arrived, the second band
played for the whole dance.
"I'm very pleased with the
student reaction to the change —
they seemed to understand the
situation," Mrs. Russell said. She
also said that as of noon Tuesday-^
the VC had not been able to reach
the agency. No money was lost by
the VC, however, since none had
been paid to the group yet.