1986 Fledgling 1987

1986 Fledgling 1987 CommunUY JBUu UNC Wilmington 601 S. College Road Wilmington, N.C 28403 1987 Fledgling 1U Colowti WE ARE UNCW In the year I947 Wilmington zations on campus today. College opened its doors to an And students are what estimated I60 students as a ju makes up the campus life. nior college. Now it's 40 years With activities almost con later and the University of stantly happening and dorm North Carolina at Wilmington parties raging into all hours of has a lot to show Underneath the night, there is always the Colours — green and gold. something for a student to do. The campus of Wilmington Whether he might want to College, which consisted of spend time at the library or Alderman. Hoggard, and bash beer cans against his James Halls, and two parking head with dorm room buddies, lots, has now become a cam- he will probably never say he r forty buildings — including s c dorms and not And if that's not enough, High parking lots, there is a wide variety of And the s still grow- clubs, sports and greeks to get rapidly with more than involved with. 6000 students presently en We have a lot to be proud of rolled in classes. when we say students, faculty As for the greeks in I947, and staff of the University of there were none. The oldest North Carolina at Wilmington. chapter is Pi Kappa Phi, which After forty years of such was established in I968. There growth, we have a great are now eight social fraterni amount of school spirit, ties, five social sororities, and (cellenc one business, one service, and one honor fraternity, making up the sixteen Greek organi- 1?T <m*+wJf'* •.ml. 2 Ope*i*g 4 Opening ^ we discover Campus Life 6 Cauepui Life, Du/id&i From the first day of school to the last, from 8 a.m. classes on Mondays, to all- night parties on Saturdays, we created and conquered life at UNCW. As scared freshmen, sophomores, juniors, graduat ing seniors, and graduate students, we experienced another year of college. Not only did we go to class and study with each other, but we spent much of our time outside class with each other as well. There were basketball games, and parties to occupy almost every waking minute, plus dates and maybe the latest movie or a special program sponsored by the UPB. Quiet walks on the beach at night and last minute midnight c Hardee's were part of o ir student life as well. We partied, • played and we learned. There was ver a dull moment or an opportunity m arth taking. At school we learned about protoplas and Shakespeare. We learned to write compositions and when to use Cliff's Notes. Outside of class we learned about life and how to survive it. That's what college is all about. And it's all Underneath the Colours. Canpui Life, Dividm 7 8 CoMpui Catukdi D.J. al WtOZ Sitting at the Union, watching the gi Ccuupui Camkdi 9 10 Gtuwm Lots To Do In Little Time I sit alone in my college dorm room daydreaming of my summer past, til 3:00 am. spending each day with friends who Other days, when we weren't to are now all at different colleges. Our gether by the pool, we went sailing, average summer day was like this-, water skiing, shopping, and saw Top waking up at 10:00 and meeting at our Gun for the third time. pool. Then we would bask in the sun for Unfortunately, my friends and I 5 hours. Our discussions were always couldn't be together every day this about guys, diets, parties, and how summer. Since it was our last summer many more days until we had to leave before leaving our homes, our parents for college. Since some of us were go treasured every day we were there. ing to be entering college for the first Trips also became more frequent. time, it was the main topic of discus There were the usual trips to the sion. We had many questions for our beach, to visit relatives, and to amuse already college friends such as how to ment parks that you hear about. One not look like a college freshman. The of my friends went to Spain to study time in the sun went by quickly be Spanish. She lived with a Spanish fam cause of all our talking. ily for a month and took classes at the We would go home after lying out, university. Eileen, another friend, went but we would not be parted for very to Niagara Falls and rode in the boat in long. We only went home to get ready the falls. to spend a night of total fun. After we I wake up from my daydreaming. were done with our primping, we The first thing 1 see is a picture of would hop into a car and go out to eat. Michelle and Eileen. I start to write Sometimes we would run into other them a letter telling them about my friends while we were out. When we dream and how I am anxious for next were done eating, we would go to the summer to come, when we will start lake or someone's house and party un our partying all over again. 7" Suuum, 11 12 Sum Of WiLiM^m, &tW Of WuLiMgU 13 A Day At The Fair Club Fair is a day for college stu Chi Phi, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Del dents to come and explore the many ta. Kappa Sigma. Phi Beta Lambda, Sig clubs and organizations that UNCW ma Alpha Epsillon, and the University has to offer. Every year many clubs Program Board (UPB). Club Fair also and organizations come to Club Fair had some great entertainment provid and this year was no exception. Some ed by the UPB. Murph, a caricaturist of the clubs and organizations repre from Caricatures Unlimited in Boston, sented at this years Club Fair included: Mass., drew free caricatures; and Kier. The Fledgling, Catholic Campus Minis a singer-songwriter, guitarist and key try, Gospel Choir, Campus Christian boardist played songs by various Fellowship, Nurses Christian Fellow ship, Biology Club, Society for Science Club Fair is all about involvement. Fiction and Fantasy, Rugby Club, Pan- From this aspect, Club Fair '86 was a hellenic Sorority. Alpha Phi Omega, huge success. 14 Club FoiK '86 SAE'stouie Morales. Randy mg Bible Study meetings a Give blood, play Rugby. CU Faix '86 15 G'bye Mom, Hello College In 1947, when the University of packing all your belongings in boxes, North Carolina at Wilmington was bags, luggage and whatever else you known as Wilmington College, there can find can be a very "moving" expe were no "walking boxes" to bump rience in itself. Leaving the well-regi into on campus on moving day. In mented comfort of home with mom fact, there was no moving day. and dad and transporting the memo There were no dorms, no apart ries and feelings of almost a quarter of ments. Forty years ago students a century to a new location is not only lived at home or rented rooms from physically demanding but in a large Wilmington residents. This may way also emotionally demanding. have limited campus social life It can be frightening when you final somewhat, but ,consequently de ly realize that the security which blan creased the headaches involved in keted your life for so long has been the entire process. To students of snatched away. Although those special the '80s, however, this process has people, places and events are no longer changed significantly. with you as you dive into the next Regardless of the aggrevation in phase of your life, the memories will be volved in moving, it is meaningless forever embedded in your mind, as compared to the mixed emotions welll as in those heavy boxes you carry felt by those leaving home for the up the stairs and across the threshold first time. Picking up roots and of your new home. 16 Motfuy U 1 18 Mm UNCW Muk UNCW 19 Will Fun Stop? Although life at the University level focuses primarily on academics, it has been discovered that, at times, stu dents have been known to turn to so cial interaction as a type of escape from the pressures of college life. Par ties, for some time, have been the ma jor means of socialization for college students at every level. The primary focus has been the consumption of al cohol, as well as emphasizing social in teraction. However, the new laws go- vernign students under 21 are having an effect on not only the locations, but also the age groups which participate together in an effort to socialize. Pri marily, freshmen and sophomores have been forced into looking for new forms of "partying". Many night clubs and bars have either separated this younger age group from those of legal age or have simply ceased to cater to this group. In addition, law enforcement has in creased tremendously since the legal age was raised in October of 1986. They have been more lenient, howev er, on those who previously had the priviledge. Some students are now finding it more difficult to socialize because they were once included in thi; group. Several bar/restaurants are allowing those who are no longer of age in during the early evening hours, however, around the hours of 9:30 or 10:00 they are no longer able to stay.

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