LlX, NO.3 A Monthly Publication NOVEMBER 1983 DR. EDWIN NICHOLS OLD FOOTBRIDGE LECTURES AT XAVIER REPLACED WITH NEW SPAIN
By Terry D. Wheeler unsightly appearance of the bridge, There's a new foot bridge over the you'll be please to know that the Ci Palmetto Street Canal connecting ty does plan to paint the bridge. We Xavier's main campus with the rest were unable to find out a specific time of the Xavier community. This is the for the painting. first new bridge since 1968. Currently, Mrs. Johnson is asking The old bridge's hazardous condi the city to upgrade Xavier's streets. tion was brought to the attention of She has succeeded with the corner of Mrs. Gohn Johnson, Administrative Pine and Palmetto Streets. Unfor tunately Dixon Street still isn't quite Supervisor Physical Plant, by Dr. Vic Dr. Edwin Nichols, second from right chats with Dr_ Benson tor Durapau Chairman of Xavier's the way we would like it to be. Math Department. Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Johnson has an important Cooke and students_ then called the City Department of message for you "treadprs" Streets which immediately closed the students, as well as faculty ana staff old bridge and within a couple of who refuse to utilize the can:pus By Lissette Howard weeks installed a new one. sidewalks and continuously make the Regional Conference on Mental Rumor has it that the new bridge treadways through the campus grass. Dr. Edwin J. Nichols, chief of the Health Statistics. His lecture was was open to the public but hadn't The Physical Plant's staff worked Division of the Colleee Staff at the given Tuesday, October 18, at the re been properly secured. i'he rumor very hat d this past summer m ortter N ationaJ institute ot Mental Health quest of Dr. Benson Cooke, Director states that some unauthorized person to reseed those treaded areas in order INIMH). in Washington. D.C. was of the Clinical Practicum Program opened the bridge allowing public ac to make your campus more appealing. recently presented by the Depart and Acting Chairman of the Depart cess to it. Rest assured, it is just that So if you want your ~ampus to be at ment of Psychology as a goest lec ment of Psychology. He discussed a rumor. tractive, be more considerate and do turer for the department's clinical with students alternative strategies For those of you concerned with the your fair share. practicum program. for graduate schools and career The Staff College aims to improve choices. the knowledge, skills and effec Nichols holds two degrees in the tiveness of mental health staffs in field of psychology. One is in Clinical governmental, institutional, com Psychology, the other in Industrial PLEDGING PROGRESS munity and other public settings Psychology, As chief of the Division throughout the nation, through a of the Staff College, Nichols current broad program of education and ly holds one of the highest positions By Andre' Johnson training·cQurses, seminars, con of any Black American within the stated Dean Johnson. At Xavier the ferences, publications, and instruc ,Department of Health and Human In 1939 the black fraternities and pledging process is four weeks and at tional packages. Resources at N .I.M.H. His position as sororities were started at Xavier other Universities it is six to ten Nichols was in New Orleans the chief is one of many he has occupied University. All eight Social Greek weeks. week of October 16, for the 25th an at N.I.M.H. during his career as a Letter Organizations were operating "After checking with the National . nual meeting of the Southern psychologist. at Xavier until 1950. Chapters, we decided that four weeks In the 1950's all of the Social Greek would be adequate. Though Xavier Letter Organizations were kicked off has a four week pledging process, the campus for hazing. Hazing is any fraternities and sororities meet more form of hitting, paddling, punching, than others, three times week. At FRATERNAL HISTORY pinching or slapping, according to the other Universities where they pledge Guidlines for Social Greek Letter for six, eight, or ten weeks, they only Organizations issued by the office of meet once or twice per week/' said 'By Andre' Johnson Beta Sigma was the second fraterni the Dean of Student Services. In 1970 Dean Johnson. ty established at Howard University after two-years of hearings, the There are a number of people on line In 1906 the first black fraternity, and later incorporated in 1920. University reinstated all fraternities at Xavier: Alpha Phi Alpha has seven Alpha Phi Alpha, was established on The first four black sororities were and sororities and they are still going gentlemen, Kappa Alpha Psi has eigh the campus of Cornell University, created at Howard University in at this time. However, there have teen gentlemen, Omega Psi Phi has New York City. This was soon to be Washington, D.C. The first sorority been some changes made. ten gentlemen, and Phi Beta Sigma followed by seven other Black Social formed was in 1908, Alpha Kappa According to Dean Johnson "haz has three gentlemen. For the ladies, Greek Letter Organizations, three Alpha, incorporated in 1913. Soon to ing" is totally outlawed at Xavier. He Alpha Kappa Alpha has twenty-two, fraternities and four sororities. follow were Delta Sigma Theta found also added that anyone caught hazing Delta Sigma Theta has seventeen, In 1911 Kappa Alpha Psi was ed in 1913 and incorporated in 1930, whether minor or major will be and Zeta Phi Beta has eight ladies on founded on the campus of Indiana Zeta Phi Beta founded in 1920 and in suspended or, in extreme cases, the line. Near the Thanksgiving holiday University and incorporated in 1911. corporated in 1923. person will be expelled from Xavier. the Greek Letter Organizations will Omega Psi Phi was one of two frater Severe cases will be brought to the at have their new members, and the nities founded on the campus of tention of the New Orleans District pledging process will have ended for Howard University in Washington, Attorney for criminal prosecution, another school year. D.C. It was founded in 1912 and in corporated in 1914. Also in 1914 Phi Continued on Page 7