The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 6, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 13, 1989 Page: 2 of 8
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Wodnosday September 13 1989
Pledging best
Pledging is one of the best aspects of
ACU.
Pledging not only unites it bonds. It
is not only the struggle pledges face
together that unites them but they also
are spending sue weeks of their lives
together. And they will spend the rest
of their college years and possibly even
their post-college years together.
Pledging does not necessarily choose
one person over another. Rather when
voting occurs the members try to put
the students together who express an
interest to be together or who want to
be a part of a particular club.
Students who do not express opinions
arc the ones who are unhappy when
bids are passed out. Pledging teaches
assertion.
Social club members and pledges
meet together once a week in a room on
campus. This room shares secrets
Opinions differ but beliefs
should remain consistent
To the Editor:
In response to the letter submitted by
Neal Abbott on Aug. 30 1 was extreme-
ly insulted angry and distressed. As a
member of the Church of Christ and
the Big Purple Band I feel no remorse
overthe opening Chapel performance.
Psalm 98:4-6 clearly states to sing
shout and praise God with music from
your-soul. This includes musical in- '
struments.
As the Big Purple performed many
of the members' including myself
Clean tables in cafeteria
everyone's responsibility
To the Editor:
Another year has begun and with it
the trays are beginning to be left on
tables again. This year let's all work
together to keep our cafeteria clean.
The older ladies who clean the tables
appreciate it and so do other students
who are looking for clean tables to sit
Using instrumental music
in worship unacceptable
To the Editor:
It disturbs me that opposing
(legalistic v. liberal) forces both cannot
see the gospel message.
In the Middle Ages instrumental
music was added by the Roman Catho-
lic Church contrary to inspired Scrip-
ture (II Timothy 3:16-17 Revelation
22:18 1 Corinthians 4:6).
In light of Scripture I cannot accept
instrumental music as worship.
The passages in Hebrews tell of
Misinformed
real problem
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to Mr.
Kirk's letter in the Optimist on Sept. 8
regarding the problems with social
clubs on campus.
I can't speak for other social clubs or
even for the other girls in the club I
belong to but you Mr. Kirk are sadly
misinformed when you say that
members use pledges strictly for their
entertainment.
Again I can't speak for the other
clubs but I do know that as members
of GATA we dearly love our pledges
and future sisters in clubl We do not
think of them as mere objects for six
weeks. We think of them as our club's
future.
Mr. Kirk you obviously do.not
understand the purpose of pledging.
Durjng pledging the girls arc instructed
onthe history of our 69-year-old club
and on our traditions of which many
exist
The pledges get to know the old
members through visits and they get to
know each other.
dreams failures and accomplishments -that
will be expressed in no other room.
Pledging is on the intramural field
where games arc played frustrations
are let out goals are reached and the
impossible is achieved. This field
allows non-athletes to compete in sports
in which they would not participate
outside of club.
Pledging is a huge service organiza-
tion involved in many areas including
Meals on Wheels Christmas for
Children and nursing home visitation.
Pledges are involved in more service
organizations than a student could ever
hope to become involved in individu-
ally. Pledging is a formal time to dress up
and enjoy looking pretty or handsome
with a date. Or pledging is a fun time
to dress down and laugh at the way you
look.
But most importantly; pledges
become friends. The friend stands
beside youduring pledging making
faces at you so you will laugh. The
played not for self-glorification but
rather for the glorification and praise of
our Father. Personal opinions differ
but as Christians our belief that Jesus
is the Son of God is a very consistent
one. Please consider the time effort and
sacrifice that my fellow band members
and I put into this performance of our
God-given talents.
Greg Gilmour
Sophomore psychology major
Irving
..
at.
Our mothers do not work in the cafe-
teria so why not clean up after
yourself? It really isn't that hardl
Greg Gilmour
Sophomore psychology major
Irving
"speaking to one another in psalms
hymns and spiritual songs" (Revised
Standard Version).
How can guitars drums pianos and
organs do this?
A cappella music the term is a Latin
word which literally means "as it is in
the Church" (First Century).
Timothy Every
Graduate secondary education major
IdabelOK
concepts
with clubs
As for your comments about voting
again you arc misinformed. The dean's
office uses voting ballots to put together
people who want to be together in a
club for the next 2-3 years. There is no
such thing as worthy and unworthy.
I've never heard of the voting criteria
being based on our judgments of the
prospective pledge's spiritualityl I don't
believe in judging other's relationships
to God and if I thought that was what
was going on I would not participate in
such an activity.
The misinformed statements made by
Mr. Kirk are exactly what is wrong
with social clubs these days not voting
and pledging.
If you want to know something about
a club or are concerned about some-
thing clubs are doingmay I suggest
you speakto someoncaEbut ft before
you make such bold statementsabout
which you know nothing!
Kim Gear
Senior math education major
Carrollton
worst
friend holds your hand when you final-
ly became a member. The friend cheers
for you when you win the intramural
sport. The friend cries when you
became engaged.
Pledging produces bonds. This bond
that will remain with you for the rest of
your life is as close as a sibling bond
because the person standing next to you
is your brother or sister in club and in
Christ.
What social club members put
pledges through is not Christian.
Cynthia Cooke associate dean of
women said pledging is a way to get
students to know each other and it
creates a sense of camaraderie.
First of all pledging divides rather
than unites. Christians are commanded
to be one. Sure when people struggle
together they may become closer but
Second chances always
I looked at my watch as I walked
through the door.
"7:05" I thought. "Good 'Growing
Pains' is still on."
'Growing Pains' is my favorite show.
I immediately tuned in to what I
thought would be the normal situation-comedy.
Instead the show focus-
ed on a very serious theme: drunk
driving.
The show was about Carol's new
boyfriend and how he had been in-
volved in an alcohol-related accident.
When Carol's parents found out he
had been drinking and she had been
with him while he was drinklrigtthey
reacted in a common manner. They
were shocked and angered.
!Tl guess parents like to think their
feod works
through all
to glorify
RebekahOIbbs
What a great weekend when about
350 students gathered together to praise
God.
All types of students attended the
retreat not just a certain stereotype of
students.
Students involved in clubs freshmen
worried about their first semester away
from home upperclassmen trying to get
away from their busy schedule to medi-
tate on God with others sophomores
who had a bad summer and were look-
ing for some upliftment and married
couples wanting to feel closer to God
were there.
The retreat was a time where
everyone united as they sang "Some-
day" with everyone's mind on where
they are aiming to be someday -Heaven.
In the small groups everyone shared
their struggles their relationships with
God and where they were in their striv-
ing for more faith in God.
No one was judgmental but rather all
were open to what everyone said.
In one group when one person men-
tioned how she was hurting others of-
fered her encouragement even though
they had never met her before.
The group chanted "Praise God."
The group was excited about God and
let it show. They sang while looking at
the people around them.
It is amazing how God can bring
together such a diverse group of people
because Christians have salvation in
common.
God brings people together in amaz-
ing ways. A group looking out of the
west window of the Don Morris Center
at 8 p.m. Monday saw the sunset il-
lumipate the sky and a sense of unity
came among them.
As the colors of orange gold and red
collided the rays made their way
through the clouds.
God works in mysterious ways
JSH'
part of
Christians have enough struggles of
their own and do not need more added
to them by upperclassmen. ""
It is hard enough to be far away from
home. And to have people who say they
love you while they are pulling you
over red-hot coals is hypocritical.
Christians are called to accept all
people. Pledging chooses one person
over another. People arc voted upon
rather than accepted. Would Jesus be
voted in?
Our university carries a Christian
name but when pledges arc forced to
endure such treatment it makes them
bitter toward so-called fellow Chris-
tians. Pledging hinders rather than helps
people. The people' who need a place to
belong a club are usually the ones not
accepted into the clubs.
Students with low self-confidence
usually do not get voted in and arc very
hurt about it. In some cases they arc
the students who leave school.
Pledging involves humiliation when
children are intelligent enough not to
get involved in such situations. We've
all .heard the phrase "You've got a
good head on your shoulders." "Don't
drink and drive" we've all heard that
Lisa Btsksth
one too.
Much to my surprise Carol's
boyfriend died at the end of the show.
I was expecting a happy ending. They
kept saying "He's going to be all
right."
I frp n o T I pi k1
Entertainment for students
becoming too expensive
With inflation on the rise college
students all over the country are faced
with the problem of the high cost of en-
tertainment particularly the cost of
movie theater tickets.
Inflation refers to a period when the
quantity of money is high but its value
is low. Although that may be true to
the outside world the reverse is true for
a college student. Money is tight for
cost students and our "spending
money" must be spent carefully.
Movie prices have increased con-
siderably over the past few years. Some
California residents have been forced to
pay as much as $7.50 per ticket.
Spending close to $20 to see a movie
with a date is unthinkable to most stu-
dents now but soon will become a real-
ity. Unfortunately the $1 movie theaters
are becoming rare. They are succumb-
ing to the competition and raising their
prices. Radford Hills Cinema III is a
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Please address letters to "Optimist Editor" ACU Box 8203 or
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people actually need encouragement
and friendship.
The upperclassmen who are in club
do what was done to them when they
were pledging. Revenge is wrong
because it is on the wrong person arid
the rule of'do unto others as you
would have them do unto you" is being
violated.
How can you build someone up by
tearing him or her down? Christians
are commanded to always have their
speech seasoned with grace. Only bad
can come from criticizing a person.
What great things can come from en-
couragcmentl Being in club takes a lot of responsi-
bility. Think about it before cutting
pledges down humiliating them in
front of a group of people or making
them feel so low that they end up leav-
ing school.
No place can be found for such evils
on this campus that proclaims as its
mission to promote Christian attitudes
in its students.
uncertain
"What happened to his second
chance?" Carol pleaded.
Sometimes life doesn't give second
chances.
We here at ACU have been faced
with the death of Vonda Dietz. She too
was killed in an alcohol-related acci-
dent on July 23.
Vonda was a senior. She had
everything in the world to look for-
ward to. She stood at the door of op-
portunity waiting to walk through and
it was slammed shut. Why? Because of
alcohol.
Don't let the same thing happen to
you or one of your friends. Act rcspon-
sibly. You may not get that second
chance.
Vonda we miss you. Hy
prime example. Sure some of Rad-
ford's movies are still $ 1 but charging
more than that for a second-run movie
is criminal. The movies just are not
worth more than that.
Why do the prices go up? Apparent-
ly the cost of renting the movies from
the movie companies has risen as well.
Movie theaters are having to increase
their rates in order to make a profit.
The movie companies are wanting to
make more money; therefore the the-
aters have to charge more.
But are the movies even worth the $5
students currently have to pay? The
quality of most movies has not changed.
We usually do not walk out of a movie
completely satisfied. Along with the $1
theaters the "good movie" is becoming
somewhat scarce as well.
Something needs to be done about
these outrageous prices. They're forc-
ing college students to study on the
weekends.
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