PAGE FOUR Edttorta! Opinion Sorority, Rushees Gain in Open Bids A look at the figures showing how many coeds were ribboned Fuday night indicates that something is amiss in the sorority system. Only one-third of Penn State women are members of swolities. And only 58 per cent of the coeds who registered for spring rushing were issued bids. Obviously the other 42 per cent were at least interested in joining a solo' ity but in the end, several of them probably received only heartache and disappointment for their efforts of the past two weeks. One of the best ways to correct this situation and at the same time to revive a slowly weakening sorority sys •tem is through the new open bidding system. There are now more than 150 vacancies in the sororities as a whole. If these vacancies could he filled, many coeds would have the chance to overcome the disappointments realized during formal rush. The open bid system initiated last year permits sororities to bid any coed who registered for rush and either could not attend open houses or did not pledge a sorority after having gone through rush. Previously, sororities had to bid eligible coeds within a certain period of time. Now, under the new bidding system, both sororities and rushees have a free hand to decide whether to pledge or to be pledged throughout the remainder of the semester. The open bid was created to give sororities who did not get all the pledges that they wanted a opportunity to fill their quotas, thereby strengthening sororities that are weak in numbers. If the precentage of Greek women decreases too much the sot or►ty system will begin to falter. It will appear too selective and undesirable to most people. Interest will be lost ►n what could be and has been a healthy organization for college women. Thus, sorority women who wish to strengthen their position on campus would do well to take advantage of open bidding. This feature of rushing could be very advan tageous to coeds on both sides of the fence, and may serve to patch up the bad feelings held by many disappointed rushees A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom 011 r i3ailli Tollrgiati Successor to The Free Lance, est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian le • student-operated newspaper Entered as second-class matter July 5 1934 al the State College. Pa Poet Office under the set of March S. 1879. Mall Subscription Pricer $3.00 per eemeater 83 09 per rear DENNIS MALICK Ediwr "IqMP Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press Managing Editor, William Jaffe. Assistant Editor Catherine Fleck; Pohl,* Itelatione , Director Lolls Neuharth; Copy Editor, Roberta Levine. Sports Editor, Sandy Fiilwe Assistant Snort, Editor John Black. Photneraph• Editor Martin &herr: Member, %Andy Slosson Local Ad Mgr., William (less; Asa't Local Ad Mgr., Chester Luculo; iredit Mgr., Murray Simon: National Ad Mgr., Nancy Froehel: Classified Ad Mgr. Sara Brown; Co-Circulation Mn'.. Loretta Mink, Richard Hitzinger; Promotion Mgr., Darlene Anderson: Special Page Mir.. Alice Mahachrk; Personnel Mgr.. Dorothy Swat: Offure Secretary Bonnie Bailey Meyer: Research and Records. Margaret Dimperio STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Barb Yunk; Wire Editor, Nicks Wolford; Night Copy Editor, Jan Durstine; Assistants: John Morris, Judy Walko, Saralee Orton, Emily Nissley, Phyllis Mandelbaurn, Marie Thomas, Pat McGee, Alice Brunton . , Sandy Yaggi .. . vizit ( 4c!..fr • "‘p!", (( Z - - *-- I(3U:TIERFLIES LIKE ME! I f . . _. -....... THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager 6 - e - Wmer- tongue In cheek Rushing 800-Boo's Things are finally getting back to normal. Sorority pledges are talking about sisters; sisters are talking about pledges; and inde pendents, still eligible for open bidding, are talking about sisters and pledges. Perhaps they are wondering if they will be invited to ac cept one of these bids. How will the sisters of Signa Phi Friend ship decide the chosen ones? She won't be bid if. •She practically climbed into the sister's lap while ex claiming in her most soulful voice, "Oh, you're a SWOC, aren't you? You're my favorite campus personality my very favorte. What are my chances for getting into a hat society?" (The rushee probably meant her words in all sincerity, but to the sister in question it un doubtedly looked like the rushee was interested iri the sorority as a means to bigger and better things.) • She demanded a cigaret be fore the startled sister had a Former Editor Blasts ICCB, Cabinet Record TO THE EDITOR: The Intercol lege Council Board thinks its members the student council presidents should automatical ly sit on the SGA Assembly. They seem to believe Assembly can nev er work right without an "in formed intefigentia" namely themselves. Let's set the recond straight. ICCB's proposal would be a re turn to the All-University Cab inet system of misrepresentation. It would take student government back to 1939. In its 20 years of existence, Cab inet toppled from a shining ideal to become Penn State's symbol of irresponsibility and apathy. Followina a trend over the years, Cabinet hit an all-time low in 1957-58 when it produced a tru ly amazing record of influence, corruption and failure to follow student wishes. The insincere and the incom petent all but wrecked student government that year They also dramatized the need for the re forms which are embodied in the new SGA Constitution. ICCB President David Epstein says he was "awed" by Cabinet debates. So was I. For instance, can you picture the Assembly vot ing for comnulsory ROTC? Cab inet did it. Can you imagine the Assembly condoning a two-day binge in New York City by the SGA President—at the students' exnense? Cabinet condoned it. Could you stomach a large, or ganized aroup of Assembly mem bers voting against an extra 24 hours of Christmas vacation de signed to save some students from drivina on New Year's Day? Ep stein is a member of the group that once did it on Cabinet. As one who debated on Cabinet to have my automatic seat re moved. I believed students should bitterly resent any attempt to send their government back to the dark ages when small groups (such as councils) controlled most seats and when it was fashionable for the "informed intelligentia" to collaborate with some administra tion leaders to thwart student welfare. If the council presidents really believe they have the time, abil ity and guts to fight for the gen eral student welfare, then let them submit their case to popular elec tion like the rest of the As sembly members. —Robert Franklin, Editor, 1958-59, The Daily Collegian HOSPITAL Stephen Ammerman, Judith Boger, Ruth Carlson, Lee Hammarstrom, Mary Kahle, Jack Miller, Robert Rnbenold. Nancy Roth well, Margaret Schminky, Jerome Scott, Jo Ann Scott, Susan Simon, 'Helen Stewart, Elaine Sweeney, Marilyn Wiley, Russell Yaw. FaYenots- Zalrani Jona ZlmmernuoV chance to offer her one. (It is understandable that the rushee might have been quite nervous, but the chances are that the sister was just as nervous and considered the remark forward and rude.) • She gush ed through the suite in the best Sar- ah Bernhardt tradition. (The one thing that really scares a sorority is the possibility that the rush- ee might be putting on an act.) MISS LEVINE Sororities, too, might be in terested in measuring their chances to pick up desirable girls in the open bidding sys tem. Here, then, is the way the remaining rushees view the situation. She won't answer the bid if: •The sorority seemed more interested in their own accom plishments than in finding out what the rushee was interested m. (It's only natural for soror- Letters Epstein Presents ICCB Stand TO THE EDITOR: As president of ICCB I would like to clear up a few of the misconcep tions concerning our discussion to have the student council presidents seated in the SGA Assembly. There are four rea sons why we think this is necessary: 1. The student councils pre sent one of the few excellent training grounds where a stu dent can learn a great deal about and "work himself up" in student government. The people who run for the coun cils are genuinely interested in student government and inter ested in devoting time to stu dent affairs. The nine presi dents, therefore, are well-in formed leaders, totally ac quainted with student govern ment and willing to work for student affairs. 2. The student councils rep resent the best means of com munications available between the student and their, govern ment. Each president is direct ly responsible to approximately 40 people with whom he meets every two weeks. These 40 members are also interested and responsible and from these people the president is able to get a good cross-section of student opinion on all sub jects. These students also rep resent an excellent way of "spreading the word" among the students. The council mem bers get a direct report on all proceedings in student govern. meat and can relay this report to others. Therefore the coun cils represent the best link be tween student government and every student on this campus. 3. The student councils have been called "small interest groups." This is ridiculous. The councils represent a good cross- TODAY Agriculture Student Council, 7-9 p.m., 212-13 HUB Alpha Kappa Psi, business meeting and rushing smoker at Delta Upsilon fraternity. 7 P.m., 229 Locust Lane Angel Flight, drill in Armory, 6:45 p.m., meet in HUB parking lot, 7:30 p.m. Christian Fellowship, 12 :46-1:16 pm , 218 HUB - Collegian Promotion Staff, 7 p.m., Col legian Office Delta Sigma Pi. business meeting. 7 p.m., Delta Chi Alpha, 351 E. Fair. mount Education Council, 6:80-7 p.m., 217-18 HUB Father Horanic Discussion, 7-8 p.m., 203 HUB Five O'Clock Theatre, 5 p.m., Little Theatre, Old Main Froth Circulation Staff, 7 p.m., Froth Office. HUB Basement Geophysics and Geochemistry Seminar, Christopher Crowe, "Motions in the Earth's Core." 8:15 p.m.. 121 Min. ~ oral industries; .r , . . TUESDAY, MARCH 8. 1960 Yours? by bobbi Devine ities to feel they have to sell theselv,es on th basis of their contributions to the University, but rushees are looking for a group of friendly, sympathetic girls with whom to share their interests. •The sorority continuously played the "do - you - know" game in rushing conversations. (Too much of this type of thing leads the rushee to believe she must know the "right" people and have the "right" activities. She begins to wonder if the sorority's values aren't a bit mixed up.) •The soro7ity seemed to place unusual emphasis on phy sical appearance. (A neat, at tractive appearance is a laud able attribute, but if a rushee is inadvertently made to feel she must be a fashion plate at all times, the question of val ases again begins to bother her.) We can only hope that this year's women both sorority and rushees will show the maturity to stop and consider the handicap they faced during rushing and reconsider each other's attributes. section of the students within each college and the nine col lege councils combined repre sent EVERY student at the university. If the councils are "small interest groups," then every other representative body must be designated the same. 4. Some people have said that the student councils should ad minister to their own affairs and keep out of student govern ment. The councils, however, occupy a unique position in student affairs. They have a dual responsibility, part to their own college, and part to a higher body, All-University government. The councils have always handled both and this has been a source of attraction for students to run for coun cils They have always formed a major link between the stu dents and their government and students interested in gov ernment could start by running for a council. Now, however, this link has been broken and the councils are only one-half as effective as they might be. By putting the council presi dents back in a responsible position in SGA, this link would be re-established. The council presidents all realize that this move would change the balance of repre sentation in the Assembly. They also realize, however, that SGA is not as effective as it might be and feel that it is lacking in leadership and com munications. This small change might alter that situation and we feel it is worth while to make the change. A small change in the system is a good investment against a weaken ing student government. —David M. Epstein, TO President, ICCB GAZETTE ICG. B:15 p.m., 203 HUB IFC, K p.m., 216 HUB Liberal Arts Council, ti :SO p.m., 211-15 HUB Lecture Series, 10 p.m., HUB main lounge Mineral Industries Student Council, I p.m., 216 HUB - Mixed Choir, 7 p.m., HUB •oeembly room Mixed Chorus rehearsal, 7 p.m., HUB assembly room Nlttany Grotto, 7 p.m., 121 Mineral Industries Placement, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 203, 218, 218, 214, 216, 216, 217, 218 HUB /kinlylittler Dance Club, New mem bers only, '7:15 p.m., 2 White SGA Academic Affairs, 7 p.m., 817 Boucke Sigma Tau Delta, 8:15 p.m., 218 HUB Sociology Club, Dr. George Theodorson, .open meeting, 7:80 p.m., 214 DUB UCA, 5:15 p.m., 214 HUB University Lecture Series, Dr. Cyril Northcote Parkinson, "Parkineon's Law." $ 'Dan. Schwab
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