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Enrollment shows improvement Sororities near capacity
Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW
the international students who came Farley went on to say that the unito the university late may have been versity would eventually have to stop left without a room. However, Farley at nearly 8,000 students, unless the Washburn University received mentioned that families around the university made accommodations that good news Friday. Despite budget cuts community have been able to take in included earlier morning classes and a and enrollment numbers dropping at those extra students. schedule that had classes virtually all many state universities, enrollment for But with such an increase comes day and evening. the Fall 2010 semester is up 8.7 per- a responsibility to retain the new stuHowever, the university does plan cent from where it was a year ago. dents. Farley talked about a program on doing some renovating and possiThe increase brought numbers that should be implemented soon that bly expanding in the future. But no big from Fall 2009’s mark of 6,652 stu- he thinks will help keep students at changes are going to take place just dents up to 7,230 students. This also Washburn. yet. includes a 6.2 percent increase in “We’ve been working on this for “Other than a law school buildcredit hours, moving from 74,185 to several years and we will implement ing, we don’t have any plans for major 78,816. it by next fall: a first year experience new facilities on campus,” said Farley. The most dramatic jumps came program,” said “We’re going from first time freshmen directly from Farley. “It will to recapture high school and from high school stu- enhance, from some space in dents taking courses from Washburn. what we [WashHenderson and Direct from high school students’ burn] think, we’re going to enrollment went from 609 students to from experiencexpand a little 682, a 12 percent increase and there es other people bit the space in are now 488 high school students tak- have had, retenMorgan Hall to ing courses, as opposed to only 94 a tion.” kind of create year ago. This increase comes out to Classes an interest in the 419 percent. are filling up university and a Friday, Washburn hosted a press quickly. While one-stop shop - Jerry Farley conference in the Living Learning the university for students that President,Washburn University Center lobby. Serving cake for celebra- has increased come in. tion, the main focus was to discuss the e n r o l l m e n t , F a r l e y achievements the university accom- the number of though allowed plished this fall. Washburn President classes is staying constant, to make thought for future growth, if it’s needJerry Farley’s main points included sure that seats are filling up before ed. the team effort it took to accomplish new sections are opened. “But if we go to 8,000 students such a goal of increased enrollment. The university has also seen an and there’s still a demand, such as “It really does take an entire of- increase in athletes on campus and the city of Topeka starts to grow and fice and university to create a positive the law school also took more stu- there’s a demand, we’ll have to add faoutcome,” said Farley. dents than usual. The law school had cilities because we simply don’t have The university completely filled roughly 1,100 applicants and 144 were enough classroom space. But that’ll be their residence halls for the semester accepted, according to Farley. Usually, in five to ten, probably ten to 15 years and so far, they have remained that way, the university has roughly 125 new out, to occur, it appears to me.” meaning law students. Furthermore, the incomFor now though, even if enrolling law school class is the highest ment rates drop off a bit at the end of academically rated class in the semester, Farley is satisfied with the school’s history. where Washburn is right now. But while the num“We know that some students bers are the highest will drop a class before the end of the they’ve been since semester,” said Farley. “This is just a 2005 for university measuring point. But it is a measuring enrollment, Farley point that we think the numbers will knows that with the stay consistent. If you compare later size of Washburn, in the semester to last year later in the there has to be an semester, the drop numbers should be eventual cutoff about the same.” point. The fall enrollment numbers are “What we will public information and should eventudo is at some point ally be made available, according to say ‘this is all the Farley. enrollment we’ll u aB take,’ because we gin e yR b don’t want to lose o t Pho this intimacy for Celebrate good times: Washburn President Jerry Farley the size of campus Richard Kelly is a junior mass media/ cuts and serves cake in the LLC lobby. He spoke at the that we are,” said social work major. Reach him at richard. Farley. event on Friday celebrating increased student enrollment. kelly@washburn.edu
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One of Alpha Phi’s newest members, Tyler Robertson, said she made the decision to join a sorority because she didn’t know much about them and as a suggestion from one of her suitIt’s been a busy year for the Wash- emates. burn Greek communities. She knew it was going to be someDuring the beginning of Septem- thing she wanted to be a part of from ber, the sororities had their week of the beginning of Rush Week, which is recruitment, which allowed prospec- the recruitment process for the chaptive pledges, mainly direct from high ters. The most exciting part of being school freshmen, to look into joining a part of a sorority that Robertson is a chapter. looking forward to is learning what the Marley Miller, sophomore Delta meaning of sisterhood is. Gamma member, says that nearly 80 “The first day, we met all the girls women have already pledged this fall from each chapter,” said Robertson. or have signed up to pledge. She also “The second day was house tours. The mentioned that the Alpha Phi Sorority third day we learned about each chaphas doubled its house this semester and ters’ philanthropy, and then we finally that Zeta Tau Alpha has recruited 19 chose the chapter we wanted to join. new women so far for this semester. I wouldn’t trade that experience for When Miller was a freshman, she anything.” admited she had nerves, but knew DelNow, with less worries about reta Gamma was going to be an experi- cruitment, Neumann sees the Panhelence she would be satisfied with. lenic community able to spend more “When I pledged Delta Gamma, I time focusing on how to define each of pledged for life, and that has been one their chapters. of the best decisions I have made for “I think they have an opportunity myself this far,” said Miller. “I know now to really decide what each chapter whatever I decide to do in life, my means here at Washburn University,” sisters will be there for me no matter said Neumann. “What does it mean to what. I know they have my be a Zeta (Tau Alpha,) what back which gives me an extra GREEK does it mean to be an Alpha push to go out and experience Phi, a Kappa Alpha Theta, a LIFE as much as possible.” Delta Gamma? They really Jessica Neumann, who is Wash- get to define what it means to be a burn’s assistant director of student ac- healthy organization that has opportivities and Greek life, is very satisfied tunities to do really great things here. with the numbers for women pledging. My hope is our fraternity community When she started at the university in will follow soon after.” the summer of 2007, she witnessed Jaylyn Beaty, a Delta Gamma and chapters whose sizes were in the range president of the Panhellenic Council, of 10 to 20 women. is happy to see so many women get“Last year, we had 59 women ting into Greek life and that especially complete the new member process,” for women from out of state, it can said Neumann. “We had some women give them a connection to campus add on throughout the process, but to and a feeling of belonging. She knows have 75 or so women be a part of the there’s a lot to take away from their community right off the bat is kind of experiences. unheard of for our Panhellenic com“They gain community service munity. It hasn’t happened in a really skills, leadership, networking, the imlong time.” portance of academics, and most imNeumann also mentioned that un- portantly, the meaning of sisterhood,” like the fraternity community, there is said Beaty. a set number the women can recruit to Washburn’s fraternity community called a “total.” This year that num- also went through recruitment Sept. ber is 47 and by the end of last week, 13-17. Their numbers are expected to Neumann expected that every chapter have increased as well. would be at that total number. But even with all the reasons Miller looked into a sorority, what she now Richard Kelly is a junior mass media/ appreciates most is sorority sisters. social work major. Reach him at richard. “You create a bond with your sis- kelly@washburn.edu. Robert Miller is ters that no one can ever take away a freshman french major. Reach him at from you,” said Miller. robert.miller@washburn.edu
Richard Kelly Robert Miller WASHBURN REVIEW
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