SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA 19081 (215)44-7 362 OFFICE OF THE DEAN MEMORANDUM To: Student Organizations/Administrative Offices From: Nancy Orr, Assistant Dean Date: March 16, 1981 Re: 1981-82 Swarthmore College Student Handbook The Dean's Office is beginning to work on revisions for the '81-82 student handbook. Please read the enclosed description from this year's handbook, make any necessary changes, and return a final draft to me by Friday, April 10. If I receive no reply from you, I will assume the description is correct as is. Also, if you have recommendations for any changes in the student handbook, I welcome your suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help. Enc. NAO/b -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWIL SWIL: muted reality. A long time ago, on a campus far, far away, there began SWIL, and when they said entropy always increases, they were right. : mutated reality SWIL ^is a body of anthropomorphic globules dedicated to the proposition that all fiction is not created equal; science fiction and fantasy are better. We think. Therefore we are. Each week we unite to reaffirm our existence. Meetings are called to disorder Sundays at noon. We discuss questions concerning Truth, God, Death, and Liz's Meatloaf 42. Like other cults, We also engage in ritual activities such as reading and filksinging, attending science fiction conventions, and presenting movies. We will hold a SF writer workshop this fall. Occasionally, from beyond the event horizon of our collective soul, there emerges the Unicorn Star, our blue, timeless, semi-annual publication. Requirements for voting non-membership are sentience and attendance at three consecutive meetings. Membership is somewhat easier to attain (sentience is not obligatory). Interested humans should contact Jim Huang (Fearless and Charismatic Enlightened Despot) or Alice Macneal (Keeper of the Keys to the Dungeons). Extraterrestrials should contact Bruce Freedberg (Interpreter of Alien Documents) in writing. Let there be SWIL.