| OCR Text |
Show Tuesday, Chronicle - Page Twelve Vodeo stores off all shapes , sizes caftei? to film Specialties range from January 17, ffaims customer service to computerized 'locators 'A--l' One of the added perks from By Arlene Calkins Chronicle staff writer It's Friday night and after looking everywhere (under the bed, in the closet, at the library, etc.) you can't find a date for the evening. Another night at the mall with the girls leaves you cold, and the poker game with the all-nig- ht guys sounds like no big thrill. So what is Movie marathons! Set up the VCR, dim the lights, put a fire in the fireplace and assemble the greatest, collection of munchies known to man. All of this and three or four of favorite movies will create your e an evening close to heaven, and you didn't have to get dressed to kill, either. OK. The goodies can be obtained from Screenplay on weekends is the free popcorn foranyone who walks in the door.; Some people may say, "Popcorn, schmopcorn. Big deal." Hey, you haven't tasted popcorn like this unless you're a refugee from the 1950s. They don't pop it like this in theaters anymore. Another thing Screenplay has is a three-roviewing area with a big screen so you can sit with your popcorn from heaven while the family picks out the marathon bill of fare. It has also set aside a little viewing area for children with w two screens showing one children's film or another. Russ Whitelock, of Big Apple Video, thinks customer service is a big reason for his repeat business. Whitelock said, "We treat our customers like a million bucks. Customer service is A-- l to us." A good selection and how you feel when you walk out the door is important to him. "We're a hometown store with a lot to e offer. I think you lose something in the haze of the about carries His store stores," Whitelock said. store. He added it was 2,000 titles and is an average-siz- e located far away enough to not be affected adversely by w left? SrT1 - -- . It part-ownermana- all-tim- the local supermarket or Where is the best place to get the videos and what makes up a good video store? Video stores have popped up every where: in supermarkets, shopping malls and gas stations. One has but to look in the yellow pages of the phone book (or in some cases, out the window) to find a video emporium. Village Video manager Ken Betts said, "The key to business is location." This view was supported by over 50 percent of the writers polled at the Chronicle: The general feeling was "the closer, the better." Betts doesn't s have any of the to compete with. His store is located in a neighborhood shopping mall. Betts' store carries over 3,000 titles, which is an extra for the avid movie fan. He is continually adding to Eerk to keep the customer happy. Just this week he has added 20 Nintendo games for the neighborhood fanatics. Another attraction is the monthly drawing for two $25 Utah Jazz tickets he gives away. Out on State Street and 7200 South the warehouselike structure that envelopes the Screenplay Video store mega-store- lies like a monument to an imaginary video god. Disneyland. It has Screenplay is the video-watcher- 's over 8,000 movies in 37 categories, including over 1,000 children's movies. This behemoth comes with four loca; tors (computerized) and a map. Screenplay makes it easy for the viewer to become a video junkie-i- t's open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to midnight. Movie rentals are $2.99 for three days, two nights. (The only exceptions are movies in categories marked "Children," "Religion" and "Rock Artists," which ' are always two movies for $2.99.) Manager Lisa Robinson has purchased 30 Nintendo games for her customers' pleasure. This is an advantage to the customer who doesn't have $30 to $50 to put out on a video game. Robinson's store will purchase used Nintendo games that pass a function test from customers. If a game the customer got for Christmas is displeasing, he or she may sell it to Screenplay. 1 . - big-tim- the mega-store- such as Blockbuster Video and s Screenplay. Videos can also be rented from some of the major gro' cery stores. Gena White of the Smith's store in Sandy said, "People like to rent from us because they can get their movies while they shop for their munchies. canBesides the regular groceries, we sell theater-siz-e dies." There is also the convenience of it being open seven days a week. Now, when you come back to school on Mondays, there is no reason for you to answer "nothing much" to the question, "What did you do this weekend?" Tell them you took part in a marathon. Zeta Tau Alpha sorority hopes. to colonize at By Margaret Wimborne Chronicle staff writer National representatives from Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will be on campus this week to colonize a chapter at the University of Utah, This is the final stage of a process that has taken more than a year. About 18 months ago, Elaine Obergfell, a U. student who heard about Zeta Tau Alpha from a friend, contacted the national sorority headquarters about starting a chapter at the U. Obergfell then contacted the U.'s Greek Council which voted to invite Zeta Tau Alpha to colonize. Zeta Tau Alpha officials responded to the offer and sent representatives to investigate campus conditions. Zeta Tau Alpha was founded in 1898 in Farmville, Va. at Longwood College. Its membership has grown from nine to more than 100,000. The sorority has more than 150 chapters throughout North America. Once the colony is established, it must meet certain requirements within five years in order to receive a charter. It must have an advisory board, officers, a pledge program, a firm financial base and maintain a certain membership level. Cherry Ridges, coordinator of the student involvement center, said the Greek system is "excited about the new addi U. this week tion." Ridges said in the last year there have been three new fraternities on campus but Zeta Tau Alpha is the only new sorority. She hopes the new colony will stimulate interest from other fraternal organizations to start chapters at the U. To show their support for Zeta Tau Alpha, "the Greeks have fashioned "I Love Zeta" buttons and their houses will sport banners welcoming Zeta Tau Alpha to the U. wm YEAR - BH WEEK E CONTACTS V PAIR 4 High Fashion Frames, s Plastic S.V. Lenses. $ AND EYE EXAM EXTENDED WEAR SOFT CONTACTS ''$(5SS' complete Previous offers excluded C3filH3ir33lEHD 3GEE riIirS A i umm h nunc; EEs 6m9 dMte Qgjssa. A Pair New pts. only. Limit one pair. Previous offers excluded with purchase Graft 1989 off Tues-Wed- exam ESB Gs mf m m i n r l r n - - i Jan. 17, 18 Dr. Spyder Thurs, Fri, Sat. Tempo Timers m. feOSGX: 88 s I |
