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J I August 31 1971 The Daifv Tar He 5 change in fraternities O O bv Pam Phillips Stijf Writer I he Inter-Fraternity Council flFCj. .'.rd:natir.g body of the fraternities. :;ei rush thLs year with a new emphasis - involvement. Armed with an impressive rush manual .-Ai stylized map of the Chapel Hill traternity houses, the IFC aims to dispell the traditional image of "Saturday Night" Ahich accompanies mention of fraternity -y.olvement. Uill Griffin, rush chairman of the IFC. to project the IFC's guidance as an i.tive force" in campus activities. I he group has initiated various : -ivities for interesting potential rushees .-. fraternity life. Planned for freshmen faring orientation week is a fraternity l ie Seminar on August 31. A panel of j?ernity members is planned to be : .;. ied with open floor discussion. ! iter the assembly will disperse into -.mailer groups for additional discussion. This activity is designed Vj give freshmen "a good introduction to fraternity life." It is part of what Griffin calls "educating the campus to what fraternities have done, are doing, and can do potentially." Griffin contends that fraternities possess the money, manpower and enthusiasm to accomplish rr.u.h m campus activities. He stressed that fraternities are aware of campus affairs and do not shy away from involvement. He cites that many of the campus student leaders, scholars and athletes belong to a fraternity. Fraternities, a 120-year-old institution on this campus, have previously contributed money and their services to various cultural and charitable works such as the Fine Arts Festival, the Halfway House, the Upward Bound Program, and the annual Campus Chest Carnival. The IFC hopes to stage a speaker program for the entire campus each semester. Also in the works is a project. if 4 '4, it 3 f . . f. SI II vr 1 Si - A demonstration of what sorority life really is was held by Phi Kappa Sigma's last spring. It was all for a good cause - the Campus Chest Carnival in which the fraternities and sororities both lend a hand for charity. (Staff photo by John Gellman) r it y1 1 TOPS - BOTTOMS OTHER GEAR GOOD SOUNDS 0 n 0 air y IFC tagged 'he Gr-I." to pr;v.: for the fraternities. The IFC has eaj reeutr Second c-e . : 4 ; -- ? the fall. This ru conslitutio Gi-scovered. ihis wiil ill tho? who have transferred or wh attended summer school. For the bulk of the freshmen, rush will stiil occur it. the spring. A 2.0 a-. erage is ? till a necessity for pledgeship. In addition strict siitr.;? has beer, abolished. In the past it was enforced from the first day of dashes tiU the first day of formad pledge week. In fact the IFC encourages contact between fraternity members and potential rushees. To acquaint those who are not familiar with L'NC fraternities, all campus chapters wdl participate m an open house on September 12. This will enable everyone who is interested to visit any house he may be interested in and to meet the brothers. Also the IFC plans a booth during orientation week at the activities mart. According to Griffin, "the IFC will be rushing everybody. It will be the job of the fraternity to do individual rushing." Griffin says the IFC wants to be "a vital, active force" and make students aware that fraternity membership does not preclude a student from campus work or scholastic excellence. In the new rush manual several pages are filled with important men on campus who are members of a fraternity. Also included are the percentages of Morehead scholars who are fraternity men. Fifty-five per cent of all Morehead scholars be'ng to irate nities. Out c f the 1970 graduating class 4 of 61 Morehead scholars were fraternity members. Citing the all-fraternity scholastic average, 2.59. as opposed to the all-men's average of 2.47, Griffin says fraternities are no where near dead. Fraternities are now pledging about the same number of pledges each year. The IFC desires to increase the size of fraternities." Griffin concludes, "We want to explain to the campus that group living is here to stay. Fraternities in no way suppress individual responsibilities or activity on campus. "We are undertaking programs to insure the growth and vitality of the fraternity systems. If the people within a house change, the fraternity will change with them. A house is what its members are." k f ,7. v f W k .i , I- ( 0 XL- y S H J mi -mm V AW s 'l J ' i s s -v M mm. J. -1 . i -0 J I ) Si 12 ' Iv ? . ",K4. ) 72 f ' Sfc Fraternity life is backyard basketball as well as service projects. The captive audience is watching a group of TEP's tangle with some locals. (Staff photo by John Gellman) O O "IT and in sororities, too by Pam Phillips Staff Writer Sororities this year begin rush on September 6. with several changes in the ritual. Rush will be one day shorter than last year with an emphasis placed on imformality. Clothing for rushees will be informal on all nights, and Julie Jones, assistant dean of women, hopes that the dress of the sisters will correspond. Predicting that more importance will be placed on "getting to know the rushees in an informal atmosphere," Miss Jones asserted that most houses would be cutting out much of the entertaining and "showy" aspects of rush in an effort to get to know the girls in a relaxing situation. The Panhellenic council, governing body of the sororities, has removed the silence rule, which prohibited contact between sorority members and rushees during rush. Rush counselors will be living in the dorms to advise the rushees. These counselors are girls who hare disaffiliated themselves with their sororities for the duration of rush to advise the rushees on problems they may face during rush. The counselors have no contact with their sororities until rush is over. Rush starts earlier this year to avoid class conflicts and heavy workloads for the rushees, which have caused problems in the past. According to Miss Jones the quotas for the number of girls a sorority can take is based on the number of girls going through rush, minus the number uho drop out of rush, divided by the number of houses on campus, which is nine. Theoretically there is a place in a sorority for ever girl who wants to pledge. Twenty per cent of Chapel Hill's college women belong to sororities. Among the advantages of sorority living, asserted Miss Jones, is the emphasis on scholarship. The All-Sorority average has always been higher than, the all- w on e n-on -ca m p u s average. In 1 70-71, the sorority average was 2 S 1! as compared to all-campus average of Miss Jones feels sorontv Iim: "encourages friendship." Living m smaller residence units helps to broaden interests Additionally all the sororities participate in local and national philanthropies. National interests range from orthopedic rehabilitation to the U.S.S. Hope, the medical ship which helps underprivileged peoples. Yearly the houses contribute to Upward Hound and the Campus Carnival. Culturally, the houses encourage the invitation of speakers to talk to the members of the house on selected topic Freshmen cannot rush until second semester. An open house is planned thi fall to acquaint them with the houses and the members. Girls who desire to rush this fall and have not already signed up can continue to register at the Dean of Women's of f ice past the Aueust 31 deadline. (XsH(feb i3o o Extends a Welcome to All New UIIC Students. Come see us for ANY STEREO need. WE ARE THE LARGEST COMPONENT STEREO CENTER IN N.C. IN THE CURVE WHERE CHAPEL HILL AMD CARRB0R0 MEET OPEN 10-7 M0N.-FRI. 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