TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1951 Frosh Coeds To Be Rushed Second semester freihman women with 1.5 averages or above and upperclass women with at least a one average will be rushed by sororities next year according to Marilyn Levitt, Panhellenic Council president. A modified plan for rushing, adopted at a workship Saturday, will shorten the rushing period next year. There will be both fall and spring rushing. In the next•few weeks the council will send questionnaires to women to determine whether or not they are interested in sorori ties and the reasons why. Recommendations Several recommendations were made which will be voted upon at the council meeting at 7 to night in 208 Willard. , • The recommendations are: 1. Rushees will be informed of the costs and functions of differ ent sororities. The entire rushing system will be explained to the rushees. 2. Specific penilties will be listed for violations of the rushing code. Both the rushees and so rority members will be told of the code. More definite rules, for infor= mal rushing, a standardized bid form, and a shorter silent period will also be voted on tonight. Discussion Groups The workshop was divided be tween general and group discus sions. Patricia Acosta was chair man of the /workshop. Heads of 'the discussion'' groups were Byrne Tetley, Panhel post office; Zita Kabeschat, finance; Aviva Sare, informal rushing; Addell Owen, education Of-rUsh ees; Isabella Cooper, membership problems; Sarah Johnson, rules of rushing; and . Betty Champlin, delegates. Pi Lambda Theta To Entertain Soph Coeds In Education Pi Lambda Theta, national women's education honorary, will hold a meeting at 7:30 tonight in McElwain 'lounge. All sophomore women who ar e prospective teachers have been invited to at tend. A program of skits, speeches, and displays has been planned to emphasize the opportunities which the College offers to the 250 sophomore women enrolled in the education curricula. Refreshments will be served by Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron, home economics hon oraries. Alpha Nu New initiates of Alpha Nu, as tronomy honorary, are Frederic Bellas, Burton Cushner, Charles Douds, William Gibbons, Ir a Broff, Donald Houk, Thomas Madigan, Raymond Markle, Su zanne Markley, Dale Metheny, William Richardson, Edw a r d Scicchitano, Robert • Sorth, and John Villforth. Members of the society at tended a dinner at the Allencrest Tea Boom following initiation. Delta Zeta Actives and pledges of Delta Zeta sorority attended a party in the sorority suite to close "Courtesy Week" which precedes initiation. From WOOdring9S 117 E: Beaver Events Planned Mother's Day Parents of hundreds of studerits will visit the campus this week end to participate in the 'annual Mother's Day activities, including the traditional May Day festival Saturday afternoon. Immediately preceding the May Day ceremony at which Martha Baltzell will be crowned May Queen, parents will be entertain ed at teas in the residence hall lounges. • • Open house programs will be held Saturday afternoon by the Schools of. Chemistry and Physics, Engineering, Home Economics, and Physical Education. Resi dence halls on campus, as well as fraternities, will hold open houses for the visitors. Other events include dramatic productions and exhibits of stu dent work in the various arts. . • Pre'sident's Wife To, Entertain, Club Mrs. Milton S. Eisenhower, honorary president of the Fac ulty Women's . Club, will be host ess at the club's annual reception for new officers from 3 to 5 p.m. today. New officers include Mrs. Phil_ ip Osberg, president; Mrs. Grant Smith, vice-president; Mrs. Allen St. Clair, secretary; and Mrs. Wil liam Williams, treasurer. In charge of the affair will be Mrs. J. S. Boyle, retiring program chairman, assisted by Mrs. R. C. Proffitt, retiring social chairman. Mrs. E. A. Mintmier, Mrs. David W. Russell and Mrs. Willard E. Birtley will aid with refresh ments. Mrs. E. S. ItOscoe will play the organ for background music and honorary members Mrs. E. B. Forbes and Mrs. W. G. Cham bers will pour. Theta Chi The new officers of Theta Chi fraternity are James Phillips, pr esi den t; Craig Rupp, vice president; Lawrence VanGorder, secretary; Lloyd Dietrich, treas urer; and James Peters, historian. William Elmore has been in itiated into the fraternity. • Ladies . . . • Your local Portage. Cleaners specializes in cleaning Ladies Dresses and. Evening Gowns. Leave your garments at our familier store—or at the Stu dent Cleaning Agency. Portage Cleaners For Delivery Phone 2632 118 S. Pugh St. In Calder Alley LOWEISq We Telegraph Flowers THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA For the Perfect Gift of Appreciation and Love, on Mother's Day May I'3 Coeds To Register For IM Discussion All coeds interested in par 'icipating in the intramural discussion sponsored by Delta Alpha Delta, women's profes sional speech society, have been asked to register with Lois Pulver, 22 Simmons Hall, by Friday. This year's topic is: "In the advent of all-out war, should women be drafted?" All women are eligible to enter as representatives of a campus• organization, a sor ority, or a dormitory living unit. Eliminations will be held at 7 p.m., May 15 in 2 Sparks, and the finals on May 16 at the same time and place. Phi Kappa Sigma The newly-elected officers o Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity are Richardson Farley, president; Ed ward Davis, social chairman; James Davis, scholastic chair man; John Wylie, secretary. James Keightly Jr., rushing chairman; John Baron, treasurer;• William Lauder, pledge master; and Ralph Breidenthal, house manager; Alan E. Mehesney, cor responding secretary. en'gagernents Singerman-Gluck Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gluck, of Mount Pleasant, have an nounced the engagement of their daughter Roberta, to Mark Sing -erman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Singerman of Altoona. •Miss Gluck is a soPhomore in the School of Liberal Arts. Mr. Singerman is a senior majoring in pre-law. Groff-Laning Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Laning, of Palmyra, N.J., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn, to Robert Groff, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Groff, of Lititz, Pa. ,Miss Laning is a senior in phy sical education. Mr. Groff is a senior in electrical engineering. S EN !ORS... Order engraved or Printed Cards for Announcements now. COMMERCIAL PRINTING Glennland Building Co-edito Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega sorority en tertained Theta Chi fraternity in the playroom of Grange dormi tory. A skit was presented by the sorority and 'refreshments were served. Phi Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity held an exchange dinner with Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity Saturday night. Following the dinner, Phi Kappa was host at an exchange party held in the Phi Kappa chapter room. Players Present In The A Play With Music by Moss Hart . . . . Music by Kurt Weil . Lyrics by Ira May 10, 11 and 12 Now on Sale at Student Friday and 5 Fraternities To Hold Student-Faculty Banquet Five campus fraternities, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsil on, Sigma Pi, Sigma Nu, and Tau Kappa Epsilon, will hold a fac ulty-student banquet and mixer tomorrow night at the Alpha Tau Omega house. Arthur R. Warnock, former dean of men, will be guest speak er. Approximately 200 men, in cluding about 30 faculty guests, are expected to attend. The purpose of the joint ban quet is to promote better rela tionships between faculty mem bers and campus fraternities. PAGE FIVE
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