ORGANIZATIONS PROFILES
For the first time ever, the yearbook
of the University of Southern California,
El Rodeo, has composed an extensive
section of personal profiles of students at
USC. These profiles have been compiled
from information gathered from several
types of people. This organization profile
section serves many purposes, the first
of which is to get organization members
involved in both the workings of their
organization, and in the yearbook. A
second reason for doing these profiles is
to recognize top organization members
of the university. A total of sixty students   were   nominated  for  profiles  on
these organization pages, but only one-
tenth or six were chosen for actual profile write-ups.
A major point of interest in these profile copy blocks is how the subjects were
chosen. Many sets of standards or criteria were used to decide on who and who
would not be chosen to be written up in
the yearbook. There are basically three
sets of standards, the first of which is
that the student must be a great asset
to their particular organization. Much
along the same idea, the second criteria
that is used in the process is that the
individual must be a top organization
"Through my involvement in organizations I
have gained insight, knowledge and experience
into various facets of the University." This quote
is that of James Grant, Editor-in-Chief of the
Daily Trojan. James is also a member of Alpha
Tau Omega, and Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of
Professional Journalists, as well as being on the
1981 Homecoming Planning Committee.
Songfest Judging Director, 1981, Most Outstanding Member of Gamma Phi Beta, 1981, and president of the USC Helenes are just a few of the
prominent positions that Thayer Weddle has held
during her years at USC. Thayer feels that "The
University has so much to offer to all of its students. In addition to the education one receives,
one can learn a lot from involvement in extracurricular activities and from people". She, in addition to what has already been mentioned, is president of Order of Omega, a member of the
University Women's Coordinating Council, the
General Alumni Association, and founder of the
Communitv Tour Guide
Grant Chun is treasurer of the Hawaii Club,
and a member of the Blackstonians, a pre-law
honor society. He is also a participant in the
PRSSA, the Public Relations Student Society of
America, and the Asian Pacific Student Outreach.
Grant was quoted as saying, "As treasurer of the
Hawaii Club I try to communicate to our members
that, sure, school is a lot of work... but it can also
be a lot of fun."
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