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Problems, Problems—
Now that you're here, it's only fair to warn you . . . life at
Penn State isn't all a bed of roses.
There are a few minor inconveniences you'll have to get used
to. But you'll survive.
One of the biggest problems you'll have to face is the weather.
It's different than weather anywhere else in the world.
There are three main types of Penn State weather.
1. Big-weekend weather. You can be sure that it will rain or
snow before every big weekend at Penn State. It's traditional. Two
years ago, for instance, there was 18 inches of snow during Junior
Prom Weekend. They had to shovel the snow off the football field
before the game. And just last year, during Alumni Weekend, there
was a hurricane. The football team dressed in bathing suits for that
game.
2. Pre-vacation weather. You can always be sure that two
days before Thanksgiving or Christmas vacation there will be an
ice or snow storm. But when school opens again, the weather will
be fine—just so you can get back to class on time.
3. Monsoon season weather. Every year, somewhere between
the middle of March and the end of May it rains. It rains sometime
during every day for about a month. And it usually manages to
rain the hardest during the ten-minute break between classes.
Except for big weekends, the period before vacatioris and the
monsoon season, the weather is pretty good—or maybe we should
say less bad than at other times. During the rest of the year, you
can expect more or less normal weather. Normal weather at Penn
State is defined as no more than two inches of rain in any 24 hour
period.
Penn State men are beset by another perculiar problem—
dating. The ratio is approximately three men for every woman.
This makes a Saturday date next to impossible—unless, of course,
you put in a reservation three months ahead of time.
There is a solution, however. You can transfer to hotel ad
ministration. Hotel administration, oddly enough, is under the Col
lege of Home Economics. And there, of course, the ratio is just the
reverse.
Naturally, a three-to-one, ratio is great go for you gals. But
you have problems too. You see, freshmen must be in the dorms by
•8 p.m. on weeknights, 10 on Fridays and 1 a.m. on Saturdays. Upper
class women are lticky. They have more liberal hours.
But you're lucky in a way. Your predecessors weren't allowed
to date at all. Signs of progress.
For a while, these problems will probably get the better of you.
But fear not. After a while, you'll cease to be bothered. You'll be
come part of the system. And the system is something you can't fight.
Welcome to Penn State.
Fraternities Have
Deferred Rushing
The fraternity rushing program at the University is designed
to give the incoming freshman ample time to become acquainted
with college life before he considers becoming affiliated with a
fraternity.
Under University regulations, freshmen must live in University
dormitories and may not pledge
until thejr second semester.
However, during the first se
mester, freshmen may visit fra
ternities informally and have
many opportunities to learn about
fraternity life.
In October or November, Inter
fraternity Council, the fraternity'
governing body, begins to form
ally acquaint freshmen with fra
ternity life,
During this time, a movie on
fraternity life is shown and the
fraternity system at the Univer
sity is explained.
Rushing Magazine
The magazine, Penn State Fra
ternities, is distributed to all
freshmen. The magazine includes
pictures of the various houses at
the University and a brief history
of each fraternity. A reply card,
is enclosed in the magazine for
freshmen to express their interest
without any obligations.
Open houses on specified after
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noons or evenings affords the new
student the opportunity to be
come more closely acquainted
with fraternity life.
After this initial indoctrination
period, most chapters begin their
individual rushing prog r a m s
about Dec. 1. .
Rushing Code
According to the fraternity
rushing code, "freshmen who elc
press interest in fraternities may
receive personal invitations to
visit houses for lunch, dinner,
houseparties, informal social oc
casions, etc."
However, official pledging does
not begin until sometime after
the beginning of the second se
mester. The official date will be
announced by the IFC.
Also, freshmen who do pledge,
must remain in the dormitories
for the rest of the academic se
mester. The period of pledging
usually extends into the sopho
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THE ‘DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE: PENNSYLVANIA
Drive Set
For Series
Membership
The membership campaign for
the annual Community Concert
series will be held the week of
Oct. 3. Students, faculty members,
and, townspeople will be able to
purchase a $6 membership until
the quota, the capacity of Schwab
Auditorium, is reached, or until
noon Oct. 8.
The concert series board of di
rectors, composed of faculty mem
bers, townspeople, and students,
then will meet with a representa
tive of Community Concerts, Inc.,
of New York City, to select the
four or five programs which will
compose the series.
The board tries to arrange a
well-rounded series that will fit
the University calendar and that
will include one concert a month
from November through Febru
ary or March.
Most important, the programs
must be suitable to the artist's
schedule and to the budget as
collected in the membership cam
paign.
The Community Concert series
at the University has been in
existence since 1950. Prior to this
series, an Artists' Course brought
artists to the University. This
group would schedule the pro
gram in advance and then sell the
tickets.
The demand for the concerts
.became so great that the Course
attempted to run a double series.
This double series failed because
the demand for the series slack
ened after the war, and the Ar
tists' Course disappeared from
campus.
The desire for concerts in the
late 1940's led to the establish
ment of the Community Concert
series. The campaign this fall will
include more than 100 volunteer
workers who will sell the mem
berships. The program for the'
series will be announced later.
Frosh Awarded
2 Scholarships
Two students entering the Uni
versity as freshmen this semester
have been awarded the Allied
Stores Corporation 1955 scholar
ships honoring Allied Stores vice
president. Albert Coons.
The two are enrolling in the
College of Business Administra
tion. They are Marcia L. Snyder,
eighteen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George V. Snyder, 132 S. 16th St.,
Camp Hill, and Gerald E. Carlson,'
twenty, 115 Cottage Ave., Con
nellsville.
The scholarships, open only to
employes or relatives of employes
of the 14 Allied stores . in the state,
are presented to exceptionally
well-qualified high school grad
uates.
more year at which time the
pledge takes up residence in the
chapter house.
Fraternity house bills vary
from $65 to $9O per month. This
total includes room, board, and
social fees.
In order to rush a fraternity, it
is necessary to have a 1.0 All-
University or previous semester
average.
There are 52 approved fraterni
ties at the University and they
house more than 2000 men.
Housebills
The Collegian
Student-Run
Opens 5 1st
This year The Daily Collegian begins its 51st year of
publication as a student operated newspaper.
For it was in the fall of 1904 that the first issue was pub
lished under the name of the State Collegian.
Since then the name has changed to the Penn State Col-
legian and finally to The Daily
Collegian.
In its infancy the paper was
an eight column, four page
weekly. Since then, it has grown
into an eight page tabloid pub
lished Tuesday through Saturday.
This year, for the first time,
The Daily Collegian will be able
to expand to 12 pages when neces
sary.
The 'Daily Collegian actually
had its beginning in. The Free
Lance, first published in 1887.
Th'e Free Lance was a combina
tion literary magazine and news
paper published in booklet form.
However, due to mechanical and
financial difficulties, publication
was suspended and 17 years later
the modern era of Collegian be
gan.
Freedom from Censorship
From the very beginning, The
Daily Collegian has operated free
from censorship by faculty or ad
ministration. It is one of the few
college papers with such freedom.
The late President Ralph Dorn
Hetzel was the first to clearly set
forth the principle of a free press
at the University when he told
a new editor, "No member of the
College administration will censor
your copy in advance of publica
tion."
This policy continues today.
Collegian is operated by two
staffs—editorial and business.
The editorial staff is made up
of four boards. The senior board
determines editorial policy and is
composed of nine members, each
in charge of one department of
the paper. Junior board, sopho
more board and candidates make
up the remainder of the staff.
Three junior boarders assist
C ' '
Paper
Year
senior board in the daily publica
tion of the paper. Junior boarders
also write major news stories.
They are assisted by sophomore
boarders and candidates who also
write headlines and follow the
copy to the print shop to read
proof.
In addition to campus news and
editorial comment, Collegian also
devotes one page each day to na
tional and world news. This news
is provided by the Associated
Press wire service. Collegian is
one of the few college papers
which has such a service.
Business Staff
The business staff is divided in
to three departments—advertis
ing, circulation and • promotion.
Each department has four boards
similar to the editorial staff.
The advertising staff handlJs
both local and national advertis
ing. Staff members sell ads to
both town businessmen and cam
pus groups.
The promotion staff handles
publicity and self-advertising of
Collegian.
Collegian is delivered to distri
bution point s- in fraternities,
dormitories, town restaurants, the
Student Union desk in the Hetzel
Union Building and faculty and
administration offices each morn
ing by the circulation staff.
Staffs will be sending out calls
for candidates soon. Candidates
need not be journalism majors.
Candidates are required to attend
weekly classes in Collegian oper
ation and policy and to work in
the Collegian offices in the base
ment of Carnegie Hall.
Promotion is based on ability,
interest and effort.
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