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fc Bet oyullaw By KATIE WOLFE Staff Writer J Pledging has been abolished by all Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity chapters in a controversial step toward the elimination of hazing. ' The national organization took the action to prevent "a two-tier caste system" and "an atmosphere condu cive to hazing," said Gerald Pollack, chairman of the ZBT Steering Com mittee to Implement a New Brotherhood. ; As a reaction to the 44 hazing deaths that occurred throughout the Greek system in the last decade, ZBTs. action is the strongest legisla tion that has been introduced to control illegal treatment of fraternity pledges. ; Under the new ruling, a ZBT initiate will be given his membership pin after receiving a bid instead of going through the traditional "pledge semester.'' ' This change will thus eliminate a pledge class within the fraternity. ! According to Charles White, pres ident of the Fraternity Executive Association, this restructuring of membership was discussed at the December 1988 conference of the National Interfraternity Conference, where 33 fraternities motioned to look into the banning of the pledge system. ' "Since the. motion, a surprisingly good reaction has come from the alumni. The questionable reactions have mainly come from the under graduates," White said. Undergraduate ZBT members at Vanderbilt University, where the decision was released, were "at first, pretty adamant about the change," said Robert Faxon, ZBT chapter Town-gown from page 1 the group was to guarantee public discussion and input. Hardin said he did not press for student represen tation because he was concerned that the University would outnumber the other entities represented. J "I didn't quite know how I could piut a student on it without offering if to faculty and staff members, too," Hardin said. -Hardin is considering a proposal to form permanent student, faculty and staff liaisons to the committee. These representatives would not be members of the commitSsij'uVfhey would serve as an informational resource, he said. . f0 ? Martin said he was considering further action. Concerned that stu dents, who rarely vote in town council elections, would be losing yet another chance at representation before the town, Martin's next step will be to speak with Howes. a Tau fraternity e process The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, February 8, 19893 . plledlg president at the Nashville, Tenn., school. "But we have come to see that not all aspects of pledging are needed," he said. In stronger opposition, a member of the ZBT chapter at the University of Texas at Austin said: "Although we are against hazing, we are also against no pledging. We don't think they're synonymous." But Richard Krumholv, Austin chapter president, described the house's opinion as one of "mixed emotions." The action ZBT has taken may make fraternities "more popular and less exclusive," said K.C. Potter, dean of residential and judicial affairs at Vanderbilt. "Their legislation may, however, put more pressure on other fraterni ties to change, to think seriously about abolishing pledging," he said. One fraternity seriously looking at the action taken by ZBT is Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep). A similar program for Sig Ep "will probably be implemented within two years," said Charles White, national manag ing director of the fraternity. "This (action) will not adversely affect us because an initiate is treated the same as the brotherhood," said Hennen Cummings, UNC Sig Ep chapter president. "I cannot see, though, giving both pins on the same day." Other fraternities, although look ing into similar legislation, are not so certain about the value of abol ishing pledge classes. Sigma Alpha Epsilon "is just looking into legislation, not commit ting to it," said Mike Tarbet of the fraternity's national headquarters. Similarly, Pi Kappa Alpha remains undecided, although Patrick Haynes, national executive director, said he does not think any action should be taken. Mike llluzzi, Chi Psi national executive director, voiced the con cerns of many uncertain fraternities. "We support the thinking that went behind the ZBT's action," he said, "but we don't know if their action is the answer. We think that pledging is part of the students' development." In definite opposition to the leg islation, BetaTheta Pi resolved to not study or examine the proposal, said Mark Bolar, national administrative assistant of the fraternity. "Avoiding the problem is not going to solve the problem. There are too many things to be gained in pledge ship," Bolar said. olitical climate comniplocates refugee problem, official says By STACI COX Senior Writer Thousands of refugees are pour ing across international borders daily, but political maneuvering and narrow definitions make it increasingly difficult to deal with the problem, the public informa tion officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told an overflow crowd in Hamilton Hall Tuesday night. Because of political alliances it is often inappropriate for govern ments to deal with refugees, and they must call in non-political organizations like UNHCR to help, Patricia Fagen said. "UNHCR carries out its man date ... at the' request of govern ments but very often to the disad vantage of those governments," Fagen said. Nations must give up some sovereignty to allow outside groups to work, but humanitarian organ izations must work under difficult constraints as well. "And let me tell you, that's a delicate balance," she said. Presently, there are 13 million refugees under UNHCR care, most of whom have moved from one poor country to another, Fagen . Patricia Fagen Great Decisions 89 said. UNHCR tries to negotiate safe re-entry for refugees to their homes but usually must resettle them. The original UNHCR definition of refugee is a person outside his country of origin with well- founded fears of persecution for religion, race, nationality, social group or political opinion. UNHCR has broadened its defi nition and now evaluates a fleeing group as a whole rather than on an individual basis. Because of the tremendous number of people involved, the organization helps refugees without weeding out the small minority of non-refugees, Fagen said. "How does one justify that refugees, people who are leaving because of political reasons, deserve assistance while people who leave because they are starving don't?" Many countries will accept and help refugees only of certain nationality or from a particular, area, forcing UNHCR to compromise. UNHCR criticisms of North American and European countries are limited because these countries have established their own bureaucracies to deal with refugees and because they provide most of the funding for the group. They do offer occasional critical reports to governments, but do not make those criticisms public, Fagen said. B anicimg officials support savings and loan-'bailout! By KAREN DUNN Staff Writer President Bush's proposal to bail out failing savings and loan associ ations across the country is getting a positive reception from most banking industry officials and legislators. The proposal, which calls for all federally insured banks and savings institutions to pay higher premiums for coverage, will require about $100 billion in order to restore the more than 300 near-bankrupt associations to profitability. The recovery plan also proposes giving the U.S. Treasury Department more control and the power to implement regulatory changes for monitoring potentially risky investments. Additionally, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), which insures commercial banks, would begin to insure savings and loans (S&Ls) as well. " The final point of the proposal puts the failing institutions under the supervision of both the FDIC and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. (FSLIC), which has regulatory authority over all S&Ls. "The proposal will work, but it will have alterations as with any legisla tion," said Thad Woodard, president of the N.C. League of Savings and Loan Institutions. "Once accomplished, we will fix it so it will never happen again. We're hoping a bipartisan Congress will address this issue so it will be put behind us forever," he said. Woodard said about half the $100 billion needed for the proposal has already been paid for through money from the industry itself, premiums and various government commitments. "The cost to the taxpayer will hopefully be minimal. The federally insured industry is paying in increas ing premiums, and the government is collecting on assets that have been abused through fraud and other means," Woodard said. Although most banking industry officials are happy to see that Bush has responded quickly to the prob lems of the savings and loan industry, they are disappointed that their insurance premiums may go up. "The savings and loan problem is one the administration has to deal with quickly, but it is unfortunate that one proposal is druncrease in the cost of insurance," said Ellison Clary, assistant vice president of media relations with NCNB in Charlotte. "The commercial banking industry is willing to look at it (the proposal as a whole), but we are strongly opposed to the merge of funds of the FSLIC and the FDIC," he said. The funds will not be merged, but the two insurers will serve as regu- lators over the institutions, Woodard said. John Makin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said he sees the plan as a positive one, but that it has its drawbacks. "The president's plan is a good one. The only thing wrong with it is that it kills S&Ls slowly rather than quickly," he said. "S&Ls made risky investments, lost money and expected the government to give them guarantees. It's not bailing out S&Ls, it's bailing out depositors," he said. 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