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Fall enrollment
Official enrollment for fall semester 1998 is 30,009, an increase of 1.1 percent (316 students) from fall quarter 1997. The figure is the second-highest enrollment in UGA history, exceeded only by the 30,149 students of fall quarter 1995.
Sororities, frats disciplined
Two fraternities and two sororities at UGA have recently been disciplined by the student judiciary.
Chi Omega sorority and Kappa Alpha fraternity have been put on social suspension following a joint Aug. 24 off-campus party at which several violations of university policy occurred. According to the findings, the organizations provided alcohol to minors and failed to register the party with the Office of Greek Life. Further, Chi Omega committed hazing violations by encouraging underage pledges to drink.
The terms of the suspension require Chi Omega to undertake an education program for members before new members can be admitted. All activities other than formal chapter meetings are prohibited through Dec. 31. Regular activities can recommence in spring semester 1999, but no alcohol can be served until spring semester 2000.
Kappa Alpha also must carry out a re-education program and will regain its social privileges in summer 1999.
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity have been put on probation through the end of the academic year following a noisy and irresponsible party, officials say.
Meningitis case
A UGA student was admitted to Athens Regional Medical Center Oct. 24 with confirmed bacterial meningitis. She is under treatment, and her condition is improving.
Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, a protective covering of the brain and spinal cord. It is only transmitted in nasal and oral secretions, and therefore requires close contact for transmission.
Six people who had sustained contact with the patient have been advised to receive antibiotic treatment to prevent infection.
Symptoms of bacterial meningitis, which usually appear within five days of exposure, include high fever, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting, confusion, stiff neck or back, and abdominal, back and extremity pain. In advanced cases, a red-purplish rash over the body is the definitive symptom.
UGA students and others on campus who have questions about bacterial meningitis can call the University Health Center information line, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at 542-8666.
Child-abuse program
A free two-day “community dialogue,” which will determine steps to decrease levels of child abuse in Athens-Clarke County, will be held Nov. 6-7 at Hill Chapel Baptist Church, 1692 West Hancock Avenue, in Athens.
Led by Gary Nelson, associate director of the Jordan Institute for Families in Chapel Hill, N.C., and a faculty member in the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, the new initiative--“Self-Governing Communities and Families”--is designed to engage the community and stimulate action, according to G. Danny Stevens, regional adoption coordinator with the state Office of Adoptions.
The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and is free and open to the public.
The program is sponsored by more than 44 community groups, government agencies, and private businesses, including the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, the UGA School of Social Work, the UGA Institute on Human Development and Disability and the Clarke County School District.
For more information on the program, call Danny Stevens at 542-9505 or Tim Johnson at 353-2824.
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