MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION the SPARTAN a Student's Guide to the University UA7 "The most exciting and rewarding years of your life" President Hannah THIS HANDBOOK has been written to help students coming to this campus for the first time to make the transition as quickly and as comfortably as possible. You will find Michigan State University different from any other place you have lived, because not only are universities different from other communities, but also Michigan State University is different from other universities in many respects. Through this handbook you will become acquainted with some of these differences-with the University's organization, its rules and policies and your responsibilities toward them. But these are relatively minor differences. The big difference is in the spirit of Michigan State, about which you have already heard a great deal, and about which I hope you will learn a great deal more while you are here. This University began, back in 1855, as the pioneer of a new educational movement that was to sweep America within a few decades, and it has never lost its pioneering spirit. We have traditions as old as the University itself - the traditions of courage, and enterprise, and inventiveness, and determination to make the good even better. We have the tradition of trying to do superlatively well in everything we undertake. We invite you to live and work here in those same traditions. By doing so, you can make your college years the most exciting and most rewarding years of your life, as they are intended to be. This University is maintained by the people of Michigan to offer educational opportunity of the highest quality to young men and women who are gifted with intelligence and are highly motivated. You who have qualified for admission will now determine for your selves what use you make of that rare opportunity. We have con fidence that you will use it well. JOHN A. HANNAH President l Contents Part One Becoming a Student 3 6 The University College 6 Waiver Examinations in University College Courses 8 Acceleration Examinations in University College Courses \Vaiver Examinations in Chemistry 8 Advanced Credit Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 Honors College 9 Honors Sections ROTC . ........... . 9 Selecting Your Major 9 Counseling Center 11 Student Employment 11 12 Veterans and War Orphans 12 Loans . .. . . .... . 13 Health Center 14 Health Insurance, . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part Two Your Responsibilities as a Student Academic Responsibilities General Regulations - Rules of Conduct Automobiles and Parking Women's Regulations Part Three Your Opportunity to Participate Associated Students of Michigan State University Governing Groups Student Judiciary Sororities, Fraternities Student Organizations, Clubs Part Four Religious Life .. .. . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 19 19 20 21 22 25 25 25 26 27 28 31 The S_pa,rtan MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PuBLICATION, Vol. 59, No. 12, June, 1965. Published monthly in August, December, and January, and semi-monthly in Septem ber, November, February, March and June by Michi gan State University, B Wells Hall. Second class postage paid at East Lansing. 2 Becoming a Student ALTHOUGH you are already a Spartan, you have only begun to become a Michigan State student. It might be said that becoming a student is your goal for your entire university career, for the whole of the process of education can be included in that phrase. It is important to emphasize the continuing action implied in becoming. In the University you will continue the learning and the learning-how-to-learn that have been a part of your life since you were born. The setting will be different. The pace will be different. You will need to adjust to the new setting and the new pace. You will also need to acquire new skills, attitudes and achievements, along with those you already have, and to draw more intensively on your innate ability than you have in the past. You should not expect that attending your first college class will produce a miraculous transformation, nor does the University expect this of you. In most respects you are still the person you were when you took your final examinations at the end of your last school term. The University recognizes that its freshmen have only recently been high school students; it provides the ways and means for them to be come university students. There will be individual differences among the students with respect to how quickly and how effectively they move toward desired educational goals. What are the desired educational goals? There is no pat answer to that question. For the University they must encompass the goals of the society which maintains it, the people of Michigan, the Board of Trustees, the faculty, the student body - and more than these, the goals that are fitting for an institution with world-wide responsibil ities. They must include also the goals of the individual student: what he wants from education, his personal growth and development, his vocational aspirations - but also his responsibilities to society. The goals of the institution and the individual are not identical. In some instances they may even seem to run counter to the other. For the most part, however, the institutional structure permits the individual a wide latitude in the ways in which he meets institutional require ments and at the same time meets his own needs. You have the task of finding yourself as a student within the structure provided by the University. It has established curricula and majors, courses and credits, examinations and grades. It provides teachers, classrooms and laboratories, libraries, residence halls, and 3 many other services and facilities. You will find that some rules and requirements are an integral part of the structure. Already you are aware of the required orientation activities. You will need to become acquainted with general education requirements, course prerequisites, and degree requirements. Sometimes it may seem that the structure does not allow for individual variation. Yet it is the individual who is educated, not the class or the student body. The University has the task of providing you - and as many others like you as want it - the ways and means of becoming an educated person. Within the structure you can find the built-in flexibility which allows you to enrich and deepen your educational experiences. As an example, most of the curricula in the University are planned so that the typical student will carry 15 credits per term, will attend school three terms a year, and will graduate in June of the fourth year. However, you may carry as few as 12 credits or as many as 18 (and after your first term your dean may grant you permission for more). Some students will attend four terms a year and thus be ready for graduation in three years. Other students will spread their courses over five years. You may study independently and take waiver ex aminations. You may accelerate by taking examinations for credit, thus completing your bachelor's degree in less time. If you are eligible, you may enroll for honors sections of courses. If you do well enough academically, you can earn the increased flexibility of course choice as an Honors College student. You may choose a major Moving in 4 ......... ===~i 111111111 . . E.RHST ;k , • Bessey Hall where you will be taking a number of University College courses. with a carefully prescribed course of study leading toward a par ticular professional goal, or you may choose a major which gives you a wide range within which to map out your own course of study. The University aims to provide you with an opportunity for an education which meets a standard of high quality and to recognize individual differences among students so that you may select from many alternatives as you pursue your educational goals. The alternatives you select will depend on what you know about yourself in relation to the University. Counselors and academic ad visors will help you to interpret the relevant data, but you will have to make the decisions. If you are confident about your academic ability and if you will be free to devote full efforts to your studies, you may want to take the maximum number of credits per term, to enroll for honors sec tions, and to take waiver and acceleration examinations. On the other hand, regardless of the total number of credits re quired or suggested each term by your major, it may be wise for you to reduce your credit load, particularly in your first term: • if you feel that you have not yet developed good study habits; • if any basic learning skill, particularly your skill in reading, is below that of the average college student; • if your health or physical condition might limit your studying; • if it will be necessary for you to have a part-time job; • if you have other problems or obligations that will interfere with your study schedule. 5 The library offers a quiet place to study and to do outside reading assignments. THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE The University College is designed to provide for you, regardless of your major field or vocational aspirations, a core of rigorous courses in general education. Four of the University College courses - Amer ican Thought and Language, Natural Science, Social Science, and Humanities - are required in all programs that lead to a bachelor's degree. These courses represent approximately a fourth of the credits you will need for graduation and are usually taken during the fresh men and sophomore years. This common core permits you a great deal of flexibility in selecting a major or changing a major - par ticularly during your first two years. If you are a transfer student, you must still fulfill the require ments, but your credits will be evaluated to give you credit for the appropriate University College courses wherever there is comparable work. The University College Office of Student Affairs is concerned with the academic progress of all University College students. You will find the personnel interested in helping you with information and advice relative to various academic problems and decisions. WAIVER EXAMINATIONS IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COURSES Recognizing that students vary in their background preparations to meet the general education requirements of the University College courses and in their capacity for independent study, the University College makes it possible for students to be excused from the require ment to take a particular course by making a satisfactory score on a waiver examination in that course. 6 Waiver examinations for all University College courses are given during Welcome Week and during the registration period each suc ceeding term. A student may take from one to three waiver examina tions at one time. The examination for any course must be taken prior to the time the student would normally enroll in that course. For example, since American Thought and Language and Natural Science are normally taken in the freshman year, a waiver examina tion for ATL 111 or NS 181 should be taken in your first term as a freshman, ATL 112 or NS 182 in your second term, and so on. No waiver examination may be attempted more than one time. Neither grades nor credits are given for waiver examinations. If you make the required score, your record will show that you have waived that particular course; otherwise no entry is made. The chief advantage to waiving a course is that you may then elect a course which otherwise might not be included in your program. Waiver examinations require preparation if you are to be suc cessful, because they are based on the content of the course. In formation about the materials to be studied may be obtained at the University College Office of Student Affairs, 170 Bessey Hall. You must apply to that office for permission to take the examination at least two weeks before the date of the examination. M.S .U. Library 7 Most residence halls have grills where students can get quick snacks. ACCELERATION EXAMINATIONS IN UNIVERSITY COLlEGE COURSES The University College also recognizes differences among stu dents by providing those eligible an opportunity to accelerate in Uni versity College courses. This means that you may receive credit for some part of a course in which you have not been enrolled by writing a regular term-end examination and earning a grade of "A" or "B''. Permission to take an acceleration examination is obtained from the University College department which offers the course. You may be come eligible either by earning superior grades in the first term of the course, or by making an exceptionally high score on the waiver examination. If you are interested, you will find more information on page 37 of the Catalog, or you may consult with the appropriate departmental office after you are on the campus. WAIVER EXAMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY If you feel that you have an unusually good background in chem istry, you may want to try to waive the beginning college chemistry course. Waiver examinations will be offered in Chemistry 111and112, and 101 and 102 during Welcome Week. If you make the required score, you will be eligible to enroll for the next course in the chemistry sequence. For information about the materials to be studied and for permission to take one or more of the waivers, you should write to the Department of Chemistry, 320 New Chemistry Building before September 1. 8 ADVANCED CREDIT EXAMINATIONS It is possible to earn credit by examination in other courses as well as in the University 8 ollege courses. The procedure is outlined on page 8 of the Catalog. HONORS COLLEGE Another of the distinctive features of Michigan State organization is the Honors College. It is one of the major ways in which many M.S.U. students individualize their programs. If you finish your freshman year at Michigan State with a B plus average, you may enter the Honors College. (If you are a transfer student with a B plus average, you become eligible for Honors College if you earn a B plus during your first term here.) If you are interested in the Honors College, consult with the director in the Honors College office, 404 Library, soon after you come to the campus. HONORS SECTIONS Many departments will designate certain sections of certain courses as honors sections. This means that students are selected for these sections on the basis of criteria established by the department. For advanced courses the criteria may be superior performance in a preceding course, or being an Honors College student. Several departments offer honors sections in courses open to freshmen. Here the criteria for selection are your orientation test scores and your standing in high school. When you are given the results of your orientation tests, you will also be told whether you are eligible for one or more of these honors sections. ROTC If you are a freshman man, you will want to give serious thought to the opportunities offered in the Army and Air Force Reserve Offi cer Training Corps. As a male freshman, you may enroll for either Air Science or Military Science. You will be able to consult with staff members from the Army and Air Force programs during the Summer Orientation Clinic before you register. SELECTING YOUR MAJOR At the time that you made your application to Michigan State, you indicated your preference for a major or program offered here, or you indicated that you had no preference. The letter which accom panied your Certificate of Admission shows how your preference was recorded. A freshman planning to major in mathematics will find listed as University- Natural Science - Mathematics; that he is 9 Student discusses which courses to enroll in with his academic advisor. whereas a junior in mathematics is listed as Upper - Natural Science - Mathematics. Students with fewer than 85 credits are dually enroll ed in University College and in the college of their major. Those with 85 or more credits are shown as being in upper school in the college of their major. If you have indicated a major preference, you will have as your academic advisor a member of the faculty of your major and college. If you have not decided on a major, you have been admitted as University- No Preference. Your academic advisor will be a member of the faculty of one of the University College departments. How important is it for you to have selected a major? The answer to this depends on you and where you are in your educational and vocational development. Some students have their goals defined in such a way that it is appropriate for them to begin their University career in their chosen major. For other students it may be more appropriate to delay declaring a major preference until they have had a chance to explore the University curricula and to test their interests in several areas. The fact that a fourth of the Honors College sopho mores are "no preference" suggests that many superior students with a wide range of interests find this classification useful. Professional Counselors in the Counseling Center, Room 207 Stu dent Services Building, will help you get into the major which is the right one for you. Their help can range from a short, private interview 10 to extensive aptitude and interest testing with further individual 'guid ance. Students with 84 credits or less (freshman and sophomores) begin the process of chang;ng their major by consulting the Counseling Center. Freshman may change their major at their Orientation Clinic if they wish, after their individual counseling interview. It is no disgrace to change your major preference. One of the reasons that freshmen and sophomores are in University College is that this is a period during which the student can test the appro priateness of his choices. The University College courses provide a core of credits applicable to all majors. The experiences of your first year or two of college give you information about areas with which you could have had no previous contact, about courses or curricula which are different from what you expected, about your own capabil ities and interests, and about the varied opportunities related to dif ferent choices. You will have many resources available at M.S.U. to help you establish your educational and vocational goals. Choosing goals and working toward them is a lifetime process. You have already been doing this in many ways in your choice of high school subjects, of activities, of hobbies, of reading, and of part-time jobs. Your decision to come to M.S.U. is another step in the process. It was based on many previous actions and will affect many future actions. You will con tinue the process through your experience here. COUNSELING CENTER One of your resources for assistance throughout your University career is the Counseling Center. Are you concerned about your choice of a major or a vocation? Just talking about it with a counselor may be what you need to clarify your thinking so that you can reach a decision. If that is not enough, your counselor and you may select tests to appraise your abilities, in terests, or personality characteristics. Whether or not you see a coun selor, you may make use of the Library of Occupational Information which the Center maintains. Are you having difficulty with your course work? Do you have a personal problem that is interfering with your work or otherwise caus ing concern? Here again, talking with a counselor may help you gain insight and find possible solutions. You can make an appointment with a counselor through the Center receptionist either by phone ( 355-8270) or in person. The Counseling Center is located in 207 Student Services Building. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT If you need part-time employment while attending school, you should consult the Student Employment Service of the Placement Bureau, 142 Student Services Building. This service covers all areas 11 of student part-time employment on and off campus. Work oppor hmities listed with the bureau include clerical, library, food service, labor, skilled trades, delivery service, janitorial, and selling jobs. For students seeking summer employment, the bureau maintains a list of summer job opportunities at camps, resorts, and in business and industry. Whether you should work and how much you should work de pends on your individual circumstances - your academic program and your financial resources. It is impractical to attempt to earn total expenses while carrying a full academic program. Students employed by the University may work no more than 20 hours a week unless they have special permission. VETERANS AND WAR ORPHANS Veterans and war orphans going to school under one of the various public laws may consult the Veterans Administration Office, 14 Student Services Building, for educational and vocational counsel ing and assistance with other problems relating to the Veterans Ad ministration. The office is open from 8:00 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. LOANS Michigan State maintains a loan service for students needing assistance in meeting payments for tuition or board and room. If you need a loan, you become eligible for one after you have been enrolled Placement Bureau 12 Olin Memorial Health Center for one term and have achieved a "C" average or better. A maximum of $150 may be borrowed during your first year. All loans bear 6 percent interest, unless they are repaid within 90 days. Loans by the National Defense Education Act, the United Student Aid Fund, and the Michigan Higher Education Assistance Fund are also handled through this office. Further information may be obtained from the Financial Aids Division, Office of Student Affairs, Student Services Building. HEALTH CENTER The Olin Memorial Health Center provides facilities for students in need of medical, acute surgical, or psychiatric care. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays for emergencies and urgent cases only. All students regularly enrolled in the University and taking seven or more credit hours are entitled to health service during the term in which they are enrolled. A student who utilizes the facility during a recess period and then fails to enroll for the subsequent term will be billed for the services rendered. No fee is charged the student for a visit to the Health Center if the visit occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Students requesting services after 7: 00 p.m. or before 7: 00 a.m. are charged a service fee of $1.00 for that visit. All medications and medical supplies are dispensed at a cost plus a reasonable fee. X-rays are provided on a cost of the film basis. The services of the Departments of Mental Hygiene and Physio therapy are provided for a "per visit" fee which is specifically estab lished for each case and varies with the extent and type of services. 13 McDonel Hall, one of the new residence halls. Students who have procured, at their own expense, special medi cations or allergy vaccines, may have the scheduled administration of the products performed at the Health Center for a minimal service fee. The University does not pay for ambulance service, unless the need for such service arises from injuries sustained through classroom work, participation in scheduled intramural sports events, or Univer sity employment. The ambulance fee in all other cases is charged to the student involved. Students who are too ill to attend classes are hospitalized in the University hospital under the care of Health Center staff physicians. There is no charge for the hospital room and meals up to a total of 40 hospital days per student in any one school year. After a total of 40 hospital days has been surpassed, a fee of $12.00 will be made for each additional day. Consultants are called upon the recommendations of the staff physicians and their fees are charged to the respective stu dents. All surgeon's and anesthetist's fees are charged to the respective students. Parents are notified by the Health Center, at once, through a person-to-person long distance telephone call whenever a student is hospitalized for any of the following reasons: 14 1. serious or significant illnesses. 2. surgical observation or emergency surgery 3. 4. prolonged hospitalization anticipated 5. significant emotional upsets traumatic cases (auto accidents, significant falls, etc.) If any student is in the hospital 72 hours after admission and his parent has not been notified because the case did not appear to fall into any of the above categories, the parent is then notified by phone, unless he has visited the student during the 72-hour post admission period. HEALTH INSURANCE The University's student government organization makes available a low-cost group policy hospitalization plan to all students. A brochure explaining the policy and an application card is sent to all new stu dents prior to the beginning of fall term. Policy holders are covered while on or off campus and throughout the summer. Married stu dents may include their spouses and families for an extra charge. Additional information may be obtained from the Student Insurance Office, Room 337, Student Services Building. Spacious lounges in all residence halls provide a place to study or visit. 15 12 13 14 15 16 11 11 11 21 21 12 23 l5 30 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP • Your Reponsibilities as a Student ALL SOCIETIES establish norms for vyhat is considered appropriate be havior for their respective members. The Michigan State University community is no exception. By enrolling at Michigan State you agree to observe the standards expected of students by the University concerning both academic and non-academic activities. The University agrees to furnish the student an environment con ducive to growth and development and to supply professors, class rooms, lecture-concert series, residence hall programs, and inter-collegiate sports programs - in effect, an environment where the opportunities for educational de velopment are limited only by the capacity of each student. libraries, co-curricular activities, a You agree to take advantage of the opportunities for improving yourself academically and socially and to behave in such a way as to reflect creditably upon the University. The spirit of this kind of agreement is one of mutual cooperation and teamwork. It requires that all be willing to work together toward the accomplishment of goals larger than either could accomplish separately. ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES The University expects that you will strive to achieve the standards established for granting an academic degree. This includes completing a recognized curriculum with satisfactory grades. It means more than this, however; it means achieving these standards in ways which honor the fundamental principles of truth and honesty which are basic to scholarship. A student who is discovered cheating may be penalized severely by the University. A student who cheats but who is not discovered actually could incur the more severe penalty, for he is cheating himself out of his education. Attending classes regularly, completing assign ments to the best of your ability, planning your schedule to permit adequate time for study, recreation, and rest, facing honestly your own strengths and limitations will give you a solid base from which to earn an education of which you can be proud. 19 GENERAL REGULATIONS Some general regulations formulated by the Board of Trustees apply to all students: 1. Alcoholic Beverages Students shall neither bring, possess, or consume on the cam pus of Michigan State University, or in buildings controlled by it, alcoholic beverages, including beer. Violation of this regu lation is a suspension offense. Students must also observe the liquor laws of the State of Michigan, especially as they apply to: age of the purchaser, furnishing liquor to a minor, trans porting liquor in an automobile, or falsely representing age by a minor in a liquor purchase. 2. Living Quarters Men must not enter women's living quarters, and women must not enter men's living quarters, except during a registered open house, or when such quarters are being used as a cloak room for a registered party. 3. All-University Social Regulations (a) All group social functions attended by student couples must be registered with the student governing group which is responsible for the organization sponsoring the social function. Registration requires information con cerning place, time, and chaperones for the event. An empty room soon becomes transformed into home base for the student. 20 Close friendships with roommates are a part of campus life . . " (b) Overnight social activities are not permitted . ( c) Weekend social activities must be terminated by 12:45 a.m. Dances scheduled on Saturday night must end at 12 midnight. Mid-week social activities, except banquets, are to be terminated by 8:00 p.m. ( d) The use of alcoholic beverages at social functions is pro hibited. Copies of the complete social regulations and standards for student groups are available at the Student Organization Office, Room 320, Student Services Build ing. You should become thoroughly familiar with the in formation contained in this publication. 4. Automobiles and Parking Any student who is enrolled at Michigan State for credit must register any motor vehicle with the Department of Public Safety. Freshmen may not possess or operate a motor vehicle on campus unless they are either married, reside off campus, are twenty-one ( 21) years of age, or are paralytic. If this concerns you, obtain a complete set of the Motor Vehicle Regulations during registration, or from the Department of Public Safety, for you are responsible for observing these regulations. 21 5. Falsification of a University Record Each student is expected to complete accurately and honestly any University record. This includes information given on applications for admission, registration cards, automobile and bicycle registration, and student identification cards. In addi tion, each student is required to report his or her correct address at the time of registration each term. If any change in residence is made during the term, a report of the new address must be filed promptly on forms available in the OH Campus Housing Office, 162 Student Services Building. Falsification or altering of a University record or failure to report your correct address can result in the cancellation of your registration. ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS - WOMEN'S REGULATIONS Hold it, men! Don't pass up this section - it's important that every fellow know about such things as closing hours and signing out. Of course, women students are responsible for being familiar with all the information concerning women's regulations contained in the A.W.S. Handbook, which you will be given when you arrive. Hours. All women's residences close at 11:30 p.m. weekdays, at 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at midnight on Sunday. Permissions. When attending All-University functions, such as a concert, which may last beyond normal closing hours, women may sign out for an 11:30 plus permission. Overnight Absences. Women students wishing to be away from a University residence overnight must receive the permission to do so from their parents. Each woman student receives an A.W.S. pa rental permission card before coming to M.S.U., which her parents will complete for this purpose. Signing Out. Women planning to be out of their residence after 8:00 p.m., or for overnight (under conditions described in A.W.S. Handbook), must sign their own "sign out" card which will be filed on the main floor of the residence hall. You must include your exact destination so you may be reached in case of an emergency. Exact sign out procedures will be discussed at a meeting the first night you are on campus. Such information will also be printed in the A.W.S. Handbook. Guests. Women may have guests only on Friday and Saturday nights. Guests are not permitted during the weekend before final exams. 22 On the way to a term party Lecture-Concert series brings great artists to the campus. Informal jazz session 23 24 Your Opportunity to Participate THERE ARE M ANY ACTIVITIES that can provide a useful and productive complement to your academic work at Michigan State. They include student government, interest area clubs, Greek letter societies, social events, and campus-wide entertainment events. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY The central student governing organization is the Associated Its functions range from Students of Michigan State University. sponsorship of a low-cost student hospitalization plan, to a small loans bureau, to an Activities . Carnival, to investigation of campus problems such as class attendance, housing regulations, and class officers - all this in addition to the task of governing student affairs. The Student Board of ASMSU performs the policy-making func tion of student government. Membership on the Student Board is com posed of two juniors and two seniors elected at large in the spring, the presidents of the seven major governing groups on campus, and two members selected by the other eleven on the basis of petitions and interviews. The seven major governing groups represented on the Student Board and the living areas they represent are: Associated Women Students (AWS) ____________________ All women students Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC) ________________________________________ Cooperatives Inter-Fraternity Council ( IFC) ______________________________________________ Fraternities Men's Halls Association ( MHA) _______________________ Men's residence halls Off Campus Council ( OCC) ________________________ Students living off campus Pan-Hellenic Council (Pan Hel) ________________________________________________ Sororities Womens Inter-Residence Hall Council (WI C) _________________________________________________________ Women's residence halls The Student Board selects an administrator, the President of the Cabinet, to carry out its programs. His cabinet, which includes the chairman of the working committees, carries on the programs of the student government, much the same as a federal agency carries out the program of the federal government, or the way a division of a 25 corporation is responsible for a given portion of their products or services. You will have an opportunity to join one of these working committees during fall term, after you decide how much time you should allow for extra-curricular activities. Watch for announcements of open petitioning for committee positions in the State News. The Student Board encourages help and comments from every member of the student body. Any student may attend a Student Board meeting by making an appointment with the ASMSU office, 308 Student Services Building. Special open forums will be held each term in every living area. Student Board members will be present and all students will be invited to express their views on ASMSU or any subjects of interest to ASMSU. This is your chance to contribute directly at the highest level of student government. The State News will report dates and places. Another way you can participate in self government is through your dormitory governing group. Each house in each residence hall has a group of officers and committee chairmen who guide and organize activities for the house. The houses will select their leaders shortly after the start of fall term and new freshmen and transfer students may run for these offices. The officers of each house sit on the dorm council, the local governing group for the entire residence hall. The president of the dorm council sits as a member of Women's Inter-dorm Council (WIC) in the case of the women and on Men's Halls Association ( MHA) for the men. One out of five dormitory residents has a position of responsibility in hall self-government. Students living off campus may join the Off Campus Council ( OCC). This group serves as both a governing body and an activities planning organization. The president of OCC represents off campus students on the Student Board of ASMSU. STUDENT JUDICIARY A student accused of an infraction of a University rule may have his case heard by student courts. These courts form the judicial branch of ASMSU. The All-University Judiciary handles cases which are appealed to it from lower courts, such as residence halls, fraternities, sororities, Associated Women Students (A WS), and the elections reviewing board. In addition, the All-University Judiciary reviews actions of the Student Board and hears cases referred by the Dean of Students. Decisions are reviewed by the Office of the Dean of Stu dents, and a student may deal directly with that office if he prefers. There is also a Student Traffic Appeal Court which hears cases of driving and parking violations. A favorable decision by this court frees the student from any fine. Members of the various judiciaries are selected in the spring. Any student may petition for a place on a student court. If you are in terested, contact the ASMSU office, 308 Student Services Building. 26 SORORITIES, FRATERNnlES Greek living units (fraternities and sororities) at Michigan State present an opportunity for students to enjoy the warmth and per sonal touch of small group living. The emphasis is placed on pro viding an atmosphere conducive to the development of leadership ability, social fluency and general maturity. The Greek organizations maintain their own housing units in East Lansing, and each has a housemother who acts as hostess and counselor. She has her own apartment in the chapter house and is on call at any time to help members with their problems. Activities of the fraternities are governed by the Interfraternity Council which is composed of three divisions. The President's As sembly is the legislative body, the Executive Council is the coordinat ing body, and the standing committees make up the administrative body. IFC coordinates fraternity activities, supervises fraternity rush ing, and co-sponsors the fraternity intramural program and Fraternity Sing. It promotes such All-University activities as the IFC-PanHel Ball, Greek Feast, and Homecoming display competition. IFC also sponsors several service projects which are supported by the individual houses. Sororities are under the student supervision of the Panhellenic Council. Two members are elected from each chapter to represent their sorority on the Council. This group supervises rushing and coordinates activities of all sororities. The Council also assists in spon soring Sorority Sing, Homecoming display competition, Greek Week, and Greek community projects. The Sorority Presidents' Association is also part of Panhellenic. FRATERNITY PLEDGING In order that freshmen may have the opportunity to learn about fraternity living, the Interfraternity Council presents a varied infor mational program during fall term. Two weekends during Fall Term will be devoted to Rush Smokers. All interested freshmen are divided into small groups which visit several fraternity chapter houses on the campus providing you with an opportunity to judge the extent and variety of the Michigan State fraternity system. To be eligible to pledge a fraternity a student must have been in residence at least one term and have established an All-University "C" average, or be a transfer student. However, to become an active member of the fraternity he must have a 2.2 All-University average and a 2.2 average during the term in which he served his pledge ship. This rule may be waived in the case of a student who has a 2.0 All-University average and a 2.5 average the term he pledges. Additional information on fraternities is available by writing the Fraternity Advisor, Student Activities Division, Office of Student Affairs, in the Student Services Building. 27 I :I /ii /, SORORITY PLEDGING Sororities at Michigan State have a deferred rush system. Formal rush does not take place until winter term. During fall term the sororities hold informal open houses to give interested women an opportunity to get acquainted with each of the sororities. Prior to the fall term open houses, Panhellenic Council has a registration period when all women who wish to do so sign up for sorority rushing. At a convocation for all those registered, slides are shown of chapter activities, and booklets containing facts about each sorority are distributed. Each rushee has an upperclass sorority member as a counselor. The rush counselors become their personal friends who are always willing to answer questions and help the coed with any problem she might have. At the beginning of winter term, Panhellenic again holds a rush convocation to prepare the rushees for the formal rush period which lasts two weeks. To be eligible for rush a coed must have an All U niversity "C" average the previous term and be registered for 12 credit hours. Formal pledging takes place at the end of the rush period. More information on sororities is available by writing the Sorority Advisor, Student Activities Division, Office of Student Affairs, in the Student Services Building. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Membership in a student organization is encouraged because of the opportunities it offers for exploring individual interests with other students, complementing academic pursuits and classroom experiences, assuming responsibility and leadership positions, and participating in decision making and group efforts. Joining an organization affiliated with your academic college provides an opportunity for meeting faculty members and other stu dents in your major area of study. Honorary organizations recognize students who have attained outstanding scholarship and demonstrated leadership ability and high personal standards. Recreational activities and team sports are provided through an extensive women's intramural program and a men's intramural pro gram. The Music Department has a variety of musical groups in which qualified students are welcome. A list of organizations chartered by the Associated Students of Michigan State University appears on the following pages. Those marked with an asterisk ( "') invite freshmen to membership. Further information about these organizations may be obtained from the Stu dent Activities Division, Office of Student Affairs, and when you arrive on campus your residence hall will have a Directory of Student Organizations which describes the activities and programs. 28 GENER.AL - SOCIAL AND SER.VICE ORGANIZATIONS 0 Accounting and Finance Club "Acrobat's Club 0 Agricultural Economics Club 0 Agricultural Education Club "Agriculture Council 0 Agronomy Club "Alpha Phi Omega (National Scouting Fraternity) Angel Flight "Arab Club Army ROTC Officers' Club "Association of African Students "Baha'i Club Beta Sigma Psi "Block and Bridle "Campus 4-H Club "Campus United Nations "Carribean Club "Child Development Club "Chinese Student Club "Chinese Student Christian Fellow ship "Dairy Club Delta Sigma Pi (Business) Education Council Engineering Council "Engineers' Wives "Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation Club "Floriculture Forum "Food Science "Foods, Nutrition and Institutional Administration Club "Folklore Society of MSU "Forensic Union "Forestry Club "French Club "Freshman Home Economics Club "German Club "Health, Physical Education and Recreation Club "IJistory Club Home Economics Council "Home Economics Teaching Majors Club "Humanist Society "Inqian Students Association "Industrial Arts Association "Industrial Designers Institute "International Relations Club "International Club "Iranian Student Club "Jazz Society of West Circle Drive "Judo Club "Korean Club LaCrosse Club Les Gourmets 0 Invite freshmen to membership "Management Club "Marketing Club 0 MSU Amateur Radio Club "M.S.U. Conservation Club 0 M.S.U. Film Society "M.S.U. Physics Club "M.S.U. Players "Moslem "Music Educator's National Conference "National Association for Advance- ment of Colored People "Outing Club "Packaging Society "Packaging Wives' Club "Pakistan Student Association "Park Management "Pershing Rifles "Phi Beta Lambda (Business Educa tion and Secretarial Administra tion) "Philippine Club "Pomoler Club Porpoise Club (Men's Swimming) "Poultry Science Club "Pre-Med- Pre-Dental Club "Pre-Vet Club "Promenaders Psi Chi ( Psychology) "Related Arts Club - Institute of In- terior Design "Retailing Club "Rifle Club "Russian Club "Sailing Club Scabbard and Blade Semper Fidelis "Sino-American Friendship Commit- tee "Ski Club "Social Work Club "Spanish Club "Spartan Counter Guerilla Company "Spartan Guard Drill Team "Spartan Helots "Spartan Pistol Club "Spartan Wives' Club "Spartan Women's League "Student Association of Landscape Architects "Student National Education Asso- ciation "Student Society of Urban Planners "Students Off Campus "The Pioneers "Two by Four Club Varsity Club "Veterans' Association "Volleyball Club "Weightlifting Club "Winged Spartans 29 I/ I j '! / , 0 Y oung Americans for Freedom 0 Young Democrats 0 Young Republicans 0 Young Socialists HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS Alpha Delta Sigma .. .. .. .. Advertising Alpha Kappa Delta .... ... .. .. Sociology 0 Alpha Lambda Delta ..... .. .. .. . All-University Freshmen Women Alphi Phi Sigma .. .... .... ..... .. .. . Police Administration Alpha Zeta ... .. ... ... .... ....... Agriculture Arnold Air Society .. ....... ... AF ROTC Beta Alpha Psi .......... .. .. . Accounting Beta Alpha Sigma .. .... .... .... . . Landscape Architecture ... .. . Zoology Beta Beta Beta Beta Gamma Sigma ..... .. . Commerce Blue Key .. ...... .... ... ....... .. ... .... . All-University Junior and Senior Men Chi Epsilon ..... ..... Civil Engineering Circle Honorary ...... .... ......... . Women's Residence Halls Delta Omicron .. .... ... .... ........... Music Delta Phi Epsilon . Foreign Service Delta Psi Kappa . ...... ........ .. . . Women's Physical Education ... Forensics . ..... . Delta Sigma Rho Eta Kappa Nu . Electrical Engineering Excalibur ...... .. ....... .... .... .. ..... . . All-University Senior Men Green Helmet ...... .... ...... ....... . All-University Sophomore Men 0 Green Splash .. .. Women's Swimming Kappa Delta Pi .... ....... ..... Education Knight's of St. Patrick .. Engineering Mortar Board .. .... ............... .. . All-University Senior Women Omicron Delta Kappa ... ... .. . . All-University Junior and Senior Men Omicron Nu ... .. .... .Home Economics ..... ...... ..... .. ... .. .... ... ... . Dance 0 0rchesis ... .. ... Social Work Phi Alpha . ... .. .History Phi Alpha Theta ... .. Phi Epsilon Kappa ... ..... .. ..... . Men's Physical Education 0 Phi Eta Sigma ..... ...... ..... ..... . All-University Freshmen Men Phi Kappa Phi ........ .... ...... ... . . All-University Seniors Phi Lambda Tau ...... .. Engineering 0 Phi .Mu Alpha .. .. .. .. ..... ........... Music 0 Invite freshmen to membership 30 Pi Kappa Gamma .. .. ... .. .. Packaging . .. Mathematics Pi Mu Epsilon ... .. Pi Omega Pi ... ... .. Business Education Pi Sigma Alpha .. ... . Political Science Pi Tau Sigma .. .. ....... ............ . Mechanical Engineering Sigma Alpha Eta ...... ... ... ... ... . Speech Sigma Delta Pi ..... ...... .. ..... .. Spanish Sigma Gamma Epsilon .. .. ... . Geology Sigma Lambda Chi ... ... ... ... ... . Building Construction Sigma Pi Eta .. ... ............ ... .. . . Hotel Administration Sigma Pi Sigma .. ... .. .... ... ..... . Physics Tau Beta Pi .......... .... ...... Engineering Tau Sigma ... .... ... ..... ... ....... .. . Arts & Letters, Business, Natural Science, Social Science Theta Alpha Phi .............. . Dramatics Tower Guard . . ..... ....... . All-University Sophomore Women Xi Sigma Pi .. ..... ...... ......... .. Forestry PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITIES AND SOCIETIES 0 Alpha Kappa Psi (Business) American Foundryman's Society 0 American Institute of Chemical Engineers 0 American Society of Agricultural Engineers 0 American Society of Civil Engineers 0 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 0 American Society of Medical Technologists American Society for Metals American Veterinary Medical Association 0 Imtitute of Electric and Electronic Engineers 0 National Association of Home Builders 0 National Association of Musical Therapy Phi D elta Kappa ( Education) Phi Gamma Nu (Women's Business and Economics) 0 Pi Sigma Epsilon (Food Distribu tion) 0 Sigma Alpha Eta (Speech and Hear ing Science) Sigma Delta Chi (Journalism) 0 Sigma Phi Delta ( Engineering) 0 Society of Automotive Engineers Theta Sigma Phi (Women's Journalism) Religious Life MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY recognizes that religious values have a vital place in your present and future life. Religious student centers in East Lansing devote their facilities to meeting student needs. These units have staffs of trained ministers, priests, rabbis, and directors of student activities. They provide Mich igan State students with the chance for participation in programs of religious worship and the opportunity to meet other students through well-planned social activities. If you are interested in a balanced extracurricular program, you may find participation in a religious group a tremendous asset as you prepare for life after graduation. American Baptist Student Fellowship - The fellowship supplies a supple ment to the ministry of the several Baptist churches in the area. The Baptist Student Center at 336 Oakhill serves as residence for the Baptist Chaplain. Baptist Student Union - The Baptist Student Union, 940 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, is sponsored by the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, The Stu dent Department of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the local Baptist Churches associated with these conventions. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation - The Foundation at 319 Hillcrest Avenue gives Jewish students a d eeper and more significant understanding of their religious and cultural heritage. The program includes religious services on Friday evenings, Saturday mornings, and on holidays; Sunday evening suppers and forums; discussion groups, socials, activity groups, Passover Seder, etc. Campus Crusade for Christ - An international, interdenominational student Christian organization. The Crusade House is at 544 Abbott, 337-2505. Canterbury Club - Canterbury Club is the officially recognized Episcopal student organization on campus . It meets every Sunday evening in the All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbott Road, and during the week for special activities. Channing Murray Fellowship - The Channing Murray Fellowship is a Unitarian-Universalist student organization affiliated with the International Re ligious F ellowship and the continental Liberal Religious Youth. Meetings are held Sunday evenings in the Union. Chi Alpha - The local chapter of Chi Alpha, a member of the Assemblies of God national campus organization, holds Friday night meetings in the Union. Christian Science Organization - The Christian Science Organization meet ings, conducted by Michigan State students, are held each Tuesd ay evening during the academic year in the Union Building. Deseret Club - The Deseret Club is an association of students of the Mormon Faith. Its mailing address is 149 Highland Avenue, East Lansing. Liahona Fellowship - Liahona Fellowship is the officially recognized student organization of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the campus. Liahona Fellowship meets every Sunday evening. Missouri Synod Martin Luther Chapel - Location of the Chapel and Student Center is at 444 Abbott Road. Gamma Delta, the organization of Lutheran students of the Synodical Conference, meets every Sunday evening for cost supper and fellowship. The chapel is open daily. Morning worship services are held on Sundays. Evening services are held W ednesday and Sunday. 31 National Lutheran Council - University Lutheran Church - The Lutheran Student Association meets every Sunday evening. The association is open to Lutheran and all other interested students. Holy Communion is celebrated on Wednesdays at 7: 00 a.m. followed by breakfast at 7: 30. The Student Center Church is located at 500 Ann Street. Pan-Orthodox Student Association - The Pan-Orthodox Student Association of Michigan State University was formed in January, 1952, with Orthodox ecclesiastical approbation. Membership is open to all Eastern Orthodox students at M.S.U., regardless of national background. Divine Liturgy is celebrated Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Andrews Parish. The Student Center is located at 1216 Greencrest, where student activities are also held. Reformed Christian Fellowship - The Reformed Christian Fellowship is organized to further the social and religious life and witness of Reformed students at Michigan State University. Meetings of the Fellowship are arranged to suit the needs and schedules of the members of the organization. Mailing address for information is 238 Marshall Street, Lansing, Michigan. Spartan Christian Fellowship - Spartan Christian Fellowship is the M.S.U. chapter of the international Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Activities include fall and spring conferences, campus programs, Bible studies, prayer meetings, etc. St. John's Student Parish - St. John's Student Parish is the official Catholic organization for students at Michigan State University. Exclusively designed for students, it affords both spiritual, educational and social growth for its members. Activities include a complete parish program: eight Sunday Masses, three daily Masses, classes and lectures, dances, picnics, retreats, ski trips, and usually communion breakfasts. St. John's Student Center is located at 327 M.A.C. Avenue, where two priests are in residence and available for private conferences. Trinity Collegiate Fellowship - Trinity Collegiate Fellowship is a Christ centered, interdenominational student organization. Weekly meetings are held on Sunday evenings in the Educational Building of Trinity Church. Services are held in East Lansing Trinity Church, 120 Spartan Avenue. United Campus Christian Fellowship - A united expression of the United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Congregational, Disciples, E.U.B., and Moravian churches. Program units are related to the following local churches: Peoples Church, Edgewood United Church, First Christian Church, Eastminister Presbyterian Church, and First Presbyterian Church. Offices are located at 314 Evergreen, phone 332-0861. United Campus Ministry - An ecumenical awareness of the Church in the life of the University that is composed of those groups that see the mission of the Church as being one that transcends denominational concerns. Those who have committed themselves to life and work together in the framework are: United Presbyterian, USA; United Church of Christ; Congregational; Methodist; Protestant Episcopal; Christian (Disciples); Lutheran (N.L.C.); E.U.B.; and Moravian Churches. Offices are located at 314 Evergreen, phone 332-0861. Wesley Foundation - Wesley Foundation is the Methodist Student Move ment at Michigan State University. A program of worship, study, discussion, service, and recreation is provided. Wesley Foundation is located at 1118 South Harrison. Young Life - Young Life is a leadership group which trains college students to understand and to be able to communicate the Christian faith through informa tion clubs to high school young people. 32 \ H Calendar of Events-1965 September 18 September 25-29 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 30 October 2 October 4 October 6 October 7 October 11 October 13 October 16 October 19-25 October 25 October 26 October 30 October 31 November 1-11 November 2-6 November 12 November 13 November 18 Football - UCLA \Velcome Week and registration 10:30 a.m. Residence halls open for check-in 7:00 p.m. President's Welcome to Freshmen 8:00 a.m. Registration begins 8:45 a.m. President's \Velcome to Transfers 8: 00 a.m. Classes begin Football - First day changes in enrollment will be accepted Last day for late registrations, adding courses, or Illinois changing sections Nat'I Band of New Zealand (Lecture-Concert Series) Mantovani and Orchestra (Lecture-Concert Series) Last day for dropping courses Football - Ohio State "O Dad, Poor Dad, Mom Has Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Bad" (University Theatre) Royal Danish Ballet (Lecture-Concert Series) Royal Danish Ballet (Lecture-Concert Series) Football - Northwestern Czech Philharmonic (Lecture-Concert Series) Mid-term examinations "The Crucible" (Arena Theatre) Mid-term grades due Football- Indiana Moscow Symphony with David Oistrakh (Lecture C oncert Series) November 22 New York City Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I Pagliacci" (Lecture-Concert Series) November 23 November 25-28 Nov. 30-Dec. 5 December 5 December 12 December 13-18 New York City Opera "Barber of Seville" (Lecture- Concert Series) Thanksgiving Recess "Hamlet" (University Theatre) M.S.U. Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert (M.S.U. Chorus and Orchestra) Final Examinations ~2-L