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THE DECREE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1973
To Rush Or Not?
It’s almost that time again and everybody in one of
the Greek systems is hurrying around making last
minute preparations for the biggest and longest so
cial event on Wesleyan’s campus, Rush Week. It’s
the time when all the freshmen and transfers and a
few upperclassmen must decide whether or not
they want to commit themselves to any particularj
system, become a member of the Wesleyan Sooner
Club, or remain a GDI, Each individual should de
cide what each of the Greeks have to offer him and
what he can offer the system,
This week will be one that students will not forget
for a long time. It will be a time when classes
might as well be cancelled, Greeks willbe speaking to
people they never even knew existed before, and al
cohol will be consumed like water. It will be a time
when Wesleyan will sport that University look and
everybody will be playing “Joe Cool” and “Mr. Nice
Guy,” So watch out!
Fraternities and Sororities play a valuable part
on the Wesleyan Campus and sometimes provide the
only source of social life on campus. The time is
now, so think about it and answer the big question for
yourself, “To rush, or not to rush?”
ear
Dear Chief,
I was sitting here tonight
wondering why, as much as I
hate the thought of living at
honne and commuting to a state
university, I would seriously
consider leaving Wesleyan for
that purpose. So, I made up a
list entitled, “Trivial Atros-
cities.” Trivial because it
doesn’t concern any earth shat
tering policy changes, but it
does concern all of those irri
tating little atrosicitles that
could and should be corrected.
Here are just a few of the items
on my list.
1. I was told over 2 months
ago that within a couple of weeks
we would have bike racks and a
suitable place to keep them.
Well, my bike along with all of
the others is still standing on
the back porch rusting and wai
ting.
2. For two years we’ve been
told that the school can’t afford
parallel bars for the gym. Sur
prisingly, this fall the money
for the building of a complete
skeet range was somehow got
ten together. It’s a shame that
only a handful of students have
or will ever use the skeet ran
ge.
3. The other morning we had
an exceptionally bad breakfast
so I asked for a doughnut from
one of the boxes I saw in the
back. I was told that dough
nuts didn’t go out until 8:30
a.m. That would have been O.
K., except for the fact that our
dietician’s child was sitting the
re big as life with two great
big Krispy Kreme delights at
7:30 a.m.
4. After signing out for over
night. I returned the next
morning to find a note on my
door saying that I was to be
fined 25? for not signing in the
night before.
tJiie
This is my personal list, but
I’m sure that each of you can
make up your own in just a few
minutes. Go ahead — It won’t
really accomplish anything but
the next time friends and rela
tives at home ask, “How do you
like Wesleyan,” At least you’ll
know why you hesitate so long
before answering “Well, it’s got
a pretty campus.”
Lynda Land
Notice
The opinions expressed in articles pertaining to
Greek systems are note necessarily those of the staff
or editors of the Decree or those of the college
in general. The stories were prepared by each re
spective organization. The Decree offered equal space
to each and the layout is in alphabetical order with
the exceptic: of Pi Epsilon which was changed
with the permission of the sorority. Also it should
be known that the pictures used do not necessarily
represent the f^ntire greek system at present.
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ALPHA DELTA CHI
The proper way to tell anyone
what a Chi is is simply to do it
by definition. The wife of a
Brother gives this one.
Between the absurdness of
early adolescence and the dig
nity of full manhood, one finds
the creature known as the Alpha
Delta Chi, He comes in var
ious sizes, weights, and ages,
but all seem to have the same
goal — to enjoy every second
of every minute of every hour
of every day; to excel In acade
mic, athletic, and social life;
to anticipate forthcomingweek-
ends: to engage in all night
bull sessions; to do the right
thing at the wrong time and the
wrong thing at the right time;
to complain incessantly; and
to work together in a brother
hood that each would fight to a
dying breath to defend.
The Alpha Delta Chi is found
everywhere — on campus and
off, on the floor, on tables up
and down steps, piling books
here and there, sprawled in
front of the color TV, playing
cards, practicing for intramu
rals, at the Retreat, headingfor
the beach, or sleeping 15 hours
straight.
The Alpha Delta Chi Is truth
with lipstick on his collar; beau
ty adulterated only by a sweat
shirt and jeans; wisdom with a
beer In his hand; hope for the
future with a date on his arm.
He is a composite — he has
the energy of a pocket size
atomic bomb, the irresponsibi
lity of an overnight guest, the
curiosity of a cat, the lungs
of a dictator, the enthusiasm of
an evangelist, the ability of a
decathalon star, the desire of a
corporation president, the fri
endliness of a minister, the in
genuity of an inventor, and the
ego of the most conceited per
son in the world — for he is!
... He likes girls, cars,
parties, first place, girls, as
little work as possible, beer.
unlimited cuts, week-end trips,
girls, all day and all night beach
parties, and his brothers across
the country.
He Is not much' for blind
dates, studying, common foods,
getting up early, going to bed
early, and “Dear John” letters.
The Chi’s are a conglomeration
of all sorts of characters —
politicians, brains, jocks, ex
jocks, hell-raisers, lovers, and
those that feel they can be all of
these. Mothers love them, fa
thers finance them, other fra
ternities envy them, broads glo
rify and cuddle up to them. Hea
ven protects them, and the rest
are unsure.
No one else is quite so at
tractive and yet so unaware of
it. Nobody else gets so many
chuckles out of a joke or the
boob-tube. Nobody can eat as
much, drink as much, date as
much, sleep as much, cram as
much, and enjoy life as much.
No matter what his mood or
motive he can melt a girl with,
"Will you wear my Pin?” He
is constantly looking for other
men who possess a character
strong enough to merit being
a CHI, and in so doing he al
lows a few more to learn the
wonderful world of an Alpha
Delta Chi.
Barbara J. Dixon
ALPHA DELTA CHI FRATERNITY