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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/bethanian1999200001beth (Betfianian cm voC 'Betftany CoCfege Bethany, W.Va. 26032 ^ composite editon covering tk 1998-2001 greeting ,., Seniors ... (^ree^s ... Sports ... ^ndex ... year'book (y^r'book'), n. abookpublished yearly, especially one giving statistics and data ofthe preceding year; annual: abbreviationY.B. AccordingtoWebster, thisis thedefinitionofayearbook. However, therearemanymorethings suchabookdoes thanjustgivestatisticsanddata. Itisa gatewaytothefuture. Itisawayfor humanitytobeimmortal. Itisawaytoshowthefuturethepa[st'smistakes andhopetheydonot makethesameaswedid. Alltheseidealsarewhatwehaveinmindwhenweputthisbook together. Manypeoplewereafraid thatourmemorieswouldnevergetonpaperfor thefutureandwould belostforever. Peoplewereafraid thateverythingthathashappened onBethany'scampuswould neverfind ahomeinanannual. Thisistrue thatmanyeventsand occasions fromthepastfew yearswillneverbeseenbytheclassof2050. Buttothis,weedittorsthinkoftheonequestionthatcametoourmindswhenconfrontedwiththe dilemma oftheBETHANIAN: Whichisbetter, ahardcopyofthosememoriesfromotherpeople's pointofview orourown? Ifyouwereaffiliatedwhilehere,youwouldrememberthemomentsbeforetheflashofthecamera whenthepersonstandingbesideyouhityou andyouscreamed outinpain,forcingthecamera- man to takea fourthpicture. Youwouldrememberthewalkbacktoyourdormafteryourfresh- manseminarpicturewhenyou ranintoyourfuturespouse. Youwouldremembertheparties afterallyour friendspassed theircompsandhowmanyhoursyoufoundyoucouldstayupina rowwithnosleep. Thesesorts ofmemories, theones thatmakeupyourcollegeexperience,aretheonesthatwecould neverputinabookformat. Thosememories aretheonesthatmakeBethanytheplacepeople returntoyearafteryear. Ifyou donotbelieveus,lookatayearbookfrom 1901. Therearepictures fromOldMain'scorridorwhichisveryinterestingtolookat,howevertheymeanlittletotoday's generation,unlessyouknow oneofthestudents. Wedonotknowwhattheattitudeofthepicture andwhythephotographertookthatparticularpicture. Withthesethoughtsinmind,weeditorswouldliketosaythis: donottakethisyearbookasaway tostep intothepastand reliveyourcollegeyears. Thoseyearsaredoneandcanneverbebrought back. Liveintoday. And ifyouwishtostepintothepastandrememberthetimeyouscratched yourinitialsinto thedeskatOldMainduringyourreligionclass,closeyoureyesandyouwillbe thereagain. Wearesorry forthetardinessof thesebooks. Sincerely, JenHeld 1998-1999Chief-in-Editor JimmyAbbuhl 1999-2000Chief-in-Editor Consuella Hopkins 2000-2001 Chief-in-Editor //- I Q ^ *i I iwiyJU i-^: ^riass of 7nna ''When I was a child I spoke as a child, I un- derstood as a child, thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things/' -I Corinthians 13:11 Jaclyn Jean Berda Major:Spanish/ English AlphaXiDelta LambdaIotaTau SigmaDeltaPi "Gatheryerosebudswhileyemay. Oldtimeisstillaflying; Andthissameflowerthatsmilestoday. Tomorrowwillbedying." -RobertHarick Celeste Bernabo Major:Communication Track:Audio/Visual Independant AlphaEpsilonRho "Therearenobadwords, onlybadpeople." -JohnS.Hall Mandy Lynn Buchleitner Major:ElementaryEducation Track:SpecialEducation PhiMu "Thoseofuswhorefusetoriskandgrowgetswallowedupbylife." Thanksmom,dad,KristenandShaneforallyourloveandsupport. ToallmyPhiMugirls-goodtimes,funtimes,goodfuntimes. Tracy Lea Butler Major:Psychology Independant Thanksmomanddadforallyoursupportandencouragement. ILoveYou. Jennifer A. Caldwell Major:EnvironmentalStudies KappaDelta Matthew E. Caprarese Major:ElementaryEducation Track:SpecialEducation PhiMu-Ritual Lisa Ann Cersosimo Major:ElementaryEducation Track:SpecialEducation PhiMu "Ialwaysknewlookingbackonmytearswouldmakemelaugh,but Ineverknewlookingbackonmylaughterwouldmakeniecry." Thankyoumom,dadandKristieforallofyourloveandsupport. Toallmygirls,thankyouforthegoodtimes,lotsoflaughsand greatmemories. Anne Cole Major:Communcication Track:PublicRelations PhiMu-President GammaSigmaKappa PiGammaMu KappaMuEpsilon Worklikeyoudon'tneedmoney. Lovelikeyou'veneverbeenhurt. Anddancelikenobodyiswatching! Thanksforeverythingmomanddad! Girls-rilloveyoualways!L.LO.F.B.