by Kelly Dean | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider
You know what time of the year it is when the student center is constantly packed to the brim — pledge week. Pledges and active members of clubs linger in the crowded center throughout the day to socialize, reminisce and sign those beloved signature pages. All the chaos that goes on is hard to ignore, whether you are in a social club or not. With a lack of sleep and sanity, you’ll see the pledges performing skits, dancing, singing, greeting and many more activities. The Thursday of pledge week marks the Lipscomb holiday known as ‘square day.’ All the pledges from each club get their moment to shine while fellow students gather around to watch. Thirty minutes before the commotion begins, you will find the square completely vacant. Just as chapel releases and the pledges make their way, the square fills with hundreds of students ready to watch the day’s...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s fifth installment of Lumination News, Kelly Dean and Nick Glende are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Kage Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke takes us around the world in a minute with the week’s top headlines, Savanna Schubert gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Nicolette Carney delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features a look into campus’ Lifelong Learning program, a recap of last Friday’s Relay for Life event, some interviews with Lipscomb students who are also children of missionaries, a look into women’s rights across the globe, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, a look into some new developments in social club policy, some info on job interview do’s and don’ts and a few student opinions on the Super Bowl, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Bridgette Begle | Oct 17, 2012 | Sports
Andie Thornton, a senior from Franklin, Tenn., had to learn the difficult balance of dedicating time to her school work, her soccer team and her social club. Thornton said she found stability between soccer and her social club, Phi Sigma, when she became an “inactive” member her junior year. Inactive members, according to Thornton, do not pay dues but can still attend events by paying a higher entry fee than the active members. Thornton joined Phi Sigma in the spring of her freshman year, partially because her older sister, Meredith Thornton, was a senior at the time and was also a member of the club. “I was a freshman looking to find a group of friends,” Thornton said. Thornton had her heart set on attending Lipscomb for the spiritual aspect of the university before she was even old enough to be recruited for soccer. Even with offers to play soccer at other schools, Thornton ultimately decided on Lipscomb. “I would have come here regardless of soccer,” Thornton admits. “That was just a bonus.” Thornton said her four years at Lipscomb have shown her where her priorities lie. “The older I got, the harder classes got, the more intense soccer got, and the less time I had to devote to the club,” Thornton said. With almost 17 years of soccer under her belt, Thornton soon found it had to have priority over her social club. But as a graphic design major, Thornton learned early that even soccer wasn’t her top priority. School came first. Even through her semesters of being an active member, Thornton said she did not devote the...
by Bridgette Begle | Oct 11, 2012 | Sports
Sabrina Ferreri, a junior from Franklin, Ky., has learned to balance being captain of the women’s golf team and a member of the Pi Delta social club at Lipscomb since fall of her sophomore year. Golf runs in the Ferreri family. Her mother, Robbie, was on the first women’s UK professional golf team and is now a pro-golf teacher. She played in Europe for a while as well as in Japan. “She is a big influence on me and is the reason I play golf,” Ferreri said, noting that she has been driving and putting pretty seriously since sixth grade. But golf isn’t the only thing on this athlete’s plate. Ferreri has begun to broaden her horizons by interacting with some new people in a setting a little different than the fairway. “The best part of being in a social club, for me, is meeting new people besides athletes,” Ferreri said. When Ferreri decided to pledge her sophomore year, she surveyed the clubs and made the choice based on the members of the club and where she would fit in. “I liked the girls in Pi Delta the best,” she said of her social club, which has about 50 members. “There seemed to be a good variety of girls in the club.” With both her club and the golf team requiring a lot of time, Ferreri said she has had to learn a lot about time management. “Since golf is the reason I came to school here, it takes priority,” she said. “The social club was something I decided to add on.” According to Ferreri, there have been some hectic...
by Brynn Watkins | Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Shelby Shacklett always knew she wanted to be in a social club. She came to Lipscomb with social clubs in mind and chose Delta Omega. Shacklett said she knew Delta Omega was the right choice when she felt the welcoming presence of the girls in the club. “I walked in the front doors, and they were the first club that welcomed me,” she said. “The girls all immediately came up to me and were super nice. They were very complimentary to me. It seemed like they really wanted to get to know me. ” As a senior, Shacklett is still certain she has made the right choice with Delta Omega. Though she has had a great experience with the club, she talked about some changes she would love to see within the social clubs on campus. “I think we should have more of the clubs hanging out with the other clubs,” she said. “Right now, we have some clubs that just hang out with the people in their clubs. This should not be happening. I think there should be events where all the clubs get to hang out with each other and get to know one another. “I think all of the clubs should be given chances to hang out with each other, and no rivalries should be happening. Also, I would want to stop all the stereotyping within social clubs because it is just a little ridiculous and immature.”...
