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Tuesday, October 20, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local epresentative for 10 sororities till lacks recognition by A&M T ino By Mary McClenny Reporter Although Texas A&M’s fraterni- and sororities increased their emberships this year, about 1,500 f the almost 2,800 A&M Greeks still ’t officially recognized by the niversity. Panhellenic, the representative ody for the 10 local sorority chap- , has not sought University rec- gnition and probably won’t in the ear future, Collegiate Panhellenic resident Margo Meyer said. “Panhellenic overall does not have a view on recognition,” said Meyer, a Senior computer science major. I “We want to do whafs best for all pie sororities and what’s best for panhellenic as a whole,” Meyer said. I Elaine Hansen, a Panhellenic ad viser, said sorority membership probably wouldn’t be affected by of- fficial recognition of Panhellenic be- iause most of the students who go pthrough rush don’t know it’s not rec ognized. ■ There is a Panhellenic committee Researching the pros and cons of official recognition on the A&M Icampus, but it has no solid opinion of what should be done. Meyer said this committee is more of a fact-finding committee than a decision-making one. The committee has not yet de fined the advantages and disadvan tages of recognition, but it has out lined some possibilities for an on- campus Panhellenic. Official recognition would give Panhellenic access to campus facili ties, office space and representation at Fish Camp, among other opportu nities. If Panhellenic applies for and is granted official recognition, the structure would probably change, Meyer said, but campus officials can’t clearly define the guidelines that the body would be working un der. Meyer said one clear disadvantage would be Panhellenic’s requirement to bank on campus. “They (campus officials) consider banking on campus an advantage, but they’re closed during Christmas break and during all staff holidays,” Meyer said.“Our bills come in whether the University is on holiday or not.” Another drawback, she said, may be the fact that Hansen could be re placed with a campus adviser. Meyer is not sure when the deci sion on recognition will be made, but she said it will not be in her term, which ends in December. All sorori ties will vote on the final decision. Hansen said Panhellenic can’t in dependently decide to apply for University recognition until an indi vidual sorority instigates it through its delegates. Although the future for official recognition of sororities is unclear, Interfraternity Council President Stephen Parker said official recogni tion by A&M is a privilege with many advantages for fraternities. IFC gained recognition for its about 1,200 fraternity members in 1985. The council is made up of two del egates from each of 25 local frater nity chapters and oversees the activ ities of these individual fraternities. “The University recognizes IFC and then affiliated members get privileges as individual fraternities,” Parker said. Benefits, such as half-price ads in The Battalion, use of University fa cilities and use of the finance center are some reasons for formation of the IFC, he said. “The key for fraternities is that there really are no disadvantages,” Parker said. IFC is effective in providing a fo rum for fraternities to exchange ideas and voice complaints, he said. It also provides a judicial board, a liaison between fraternities, the com munity and A&M and a service group to provide educational pro grams on subjects such as hazing and alcohol abuse. “The IFC mainly gets the fraterni ties working together on internal and external affairs, intramurals and rush, among other things,” Par ker said. “And now they (campus officials) treat us like students and we are not separate and apart in our own little group,” he said. Meyer said as it runs now, Panhel lenic is similar to IFC. They both promote bonding between the sepa rate groups. She said the only real difference is Panhellenic does it without campus support. “As it stands now, we are func tioning very well on our own,” Han sen said. Doctors find condition of child’s foot improved after exploratory surgery e toughest .Id truly challeif again, 1 sawm sves if they had 1 ig a professor* arn somethin|D urse. Those sd; s moretoeducas , while my aw irently hopeless must confesfifJi i remain intke I .s still want to la! important quest the test? Do e test? Is the: ousity is clearl’ \&M. isdainingle; e and envy ral people wlicst ssed at them to rades wrecked® mercy! We o do our best If ort in thefactto ■ MIDLAND (AP) — Doctors inspected, cleaned and tested Jessica McClure’s damaged right foot on Monday and said, following exploratory sur gery, it has improved somewhat since she was pulled from an abandoned well. I “I don’t think we’re totally out of the woods,” iorthopedic surgeon Charles Younger said at a news conference at Midland Memorial Hospital. “I think we feel a little better today.” ■ The 18-month-old girl, who was pulled out of tht well Friday after being stuck 22 feet down for 58 hours, was still in serious but stable condition after Monday morning’s procedure, officials said. ■Jessica’s right foot was wedged between the well and her body, cutting off much of the blood ■culation and severely injuring the foot. She also has a silver-dollar-size pressure wound, simi lar to a bedsore, on her forehead. Asked to estimate the chances that the tod dler’s foot might be amputated, Younger said, “I would hate to put a percentage on it, but I think we’re all on the optimistic side.” In Monday’s procedure, doctors cleaned and inspected Jessica’s foot. Then they used a dye and a laser to determine whether blood was flow ing through the appendage. “There are spotty areas where the dye made it and areas where the dye didn’t make it,” Younger said, adding that they probably would have seen the dye diffuse farther into the foot if they had waited longer. > He said the doctors decided not to take a lot of time watching for the dye to circulate because they wanted to take the child off general anesthe sia as fast as possible. The doctors also used a device called a Dopp ler laser, which can detect movement of blood cells through capillaries. Younger said there ap pears to be flow throughout the foot. Vascular surgeon Shelton Viney said, “It’s a skin problem. We’re worried about microscopic blood flow to the skin. I’m just greatly pleased we got some arterial flow into the foot.” The doctors said Jessica’s right big toe and areas on the outside edge and instep of the foot are most heavily damaged. Even if capillaries are destroyed, the baby can compensate by growing new vessels, they said. The doctors plan to test the blood flow on Wednesday with the Doppler laser. Research park uses ‘soft sell’ approach to find new tenants By Susan Miller Reporter Texas A&M Research Park of ficials don’t go out looking for prospective tenants; instead, they use a conservative “soft sell” ap proach and wait for tenants to come to them, a research park of ficial said. “We have yet to go out and just make a blind*call on a company,” said John Millhollon, assistant for research park development. “Most of the time, people who have come to us and have become prospective clients for locating in the research park have been iden tified through activities spon sored by the University.” Actually, Millhollon said, com- g anies’ interest in the park is built y keeping the professors on campus informed. Professors are kept up to date on the park and how things are going through meetings and seminars, he said. Millhollon said he and Dr. Mark Money, vice chancellor for the research park, make informa tion available about the park for anyone who wants it. Professors’ visitors or research sponsors should feel free to ask for infor mation but there is no hard-sell technique, he said. “We are not used-car salesmen,” he said. Millhollon said park represen tatives show businessmen the park and try to convince them it would be a good place for their company. The park is located on Univer sity Drive just west of the A&M campus. The Ocean Drilling Pro gram opened the park in Novem ber 1984 and the first commercial tenant was Granada Genetics, which is owned by David Eller, chairman of the Texas A&M Board of Regents. Millhollon and Money want companies to know the park is a reality and available, Millhollon said, and plans are in the work for other tenants. “It is not just a dream some body has; it is actually a fact,” he said. There are two philosophies for the development and selling of research parks, Millhollon said. “One of them is the gung-ho, go in and make a big flash and splash advertising plan,” he said. “You can spread a lot of money around all over the place and you might drag somebody in. “Our philosophy is much more conservative. We try to be very re- “We do not feel that a flashy, fan-dance type of presentation is what we want for our park or for our University. ” — John Millhollon, as sistant for research park development ceptive to everyone. We try to fol low up on every single contact and try to treat every individual who comes into the office as if he were a very important person. We do not feel that a flashy, fan- dance type of presentation is what we want for our park or for our University.” Millhollon said there is no need for the Research Park to have a separate public relations depart ment for promotion. He and Money alone are in charge of get ting companies involved in the park. “Public relations is the fact that anyone who has an interest in lo cating in this research park knows that he can call and depend on us to do what we say we will do,” Millhollon said. The lack of a public relations staff shows the conservative ap proach to selling the park he and Money have achieved. “You can’t be flashy and spend a lot of money and then justify your existence when it comes time to get the budget for next year,” Millhollon said. “You can’t make any promises, because if you do, you are probably going to have to eat them.” Fast, Free Delivery or Carry-Out e responsibilito »e same st ways have ant® r performantto idem confessti r his testbecato was alwayssoito ps a generally e universal wisli t. Subconsciousi' ey will need it still exist in (lit rt at Texas Ato Item, I came to g to expect col? 1. It’s not even ne may findenj English languf read theirdipl® 1 t thing is to gel 1 ’' lays you’reedto to a job. s. 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