SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1960 G reeky A• t o romote aracter is h of h• Ch, The jeweled pins, lettered sweatshirts "Come on out to the house" is a familiar and car stickers seen around campus are prod- expression heard on campus. ucts of the Greek system at Penn State. The house spoken of is one of the 53 Coeds wearing two pins show the two national fraternities at Penn State. It is the divisions of the system, that of sororities n center of the fraternity system, around which and fraternities. ± , Sorority life is more than pins, serenades and socials. To the worn- , hood. en, it is a way of life, 'Molded; 0 pen Houses Before membership in a frater around sisterhood. pity, a man must be rushed by Women wishing to join a the house until he is issued a bids sorority go through a period of To Be Held to join. time known as rushing. At this ! Inierfraternity Council, the time, the rushee has a chance ! 1 • 1 governing body of all the fra to visit all the chapters on cam- This Weekend ternities, holds rushing in the pus and get a view of sorority ! fall semester for all upperclass life. Rushing by the Greeks at Penn men and transfers who have a In the fall, rushing is held for State has begun. 2.00 All-University average. all upperclass women and trans-Under the deferred rushing For the upperclass and transfer fors who have a 2.00 All-Univer- plan, freshmen may not attend sity average. women, open houses will be held fraternity functions during the The formal rush, held in the between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. today first month with the exception spring semester, is the first time and tomorrow. The informal chat- of IFC sponsored open houses. when freshmen women having a ter date period will begin Sept. Rushing for the freshmen starts 2.3 All-University average are after six weeks of the first all o w e d t o rus h . T wo wee k s o f 26 and continue until Oct. 5. Bids semester. chatter dates, parties and formal will be sent out by the sororities Fraternity rushing consists of teas are climaxed when the sorori- to the rushees on Oct. 7. That informal invitations from the ties issue the rushee a bid, an in brothers to the rushee for lunch, same night, the rushees will offi vitation to join their group. parties or other events. The rushee After the bids are accepted, th e daily become "ribbonees.' , may receive as many bids as pos rushees are "ribboned," given rib-:' The Inter-Fraternity Council sible until he decides which fra bons in the sorority colors which will hold its first open houses for ternity he wants to pledge. are worn for several weeks. The In some instances, the pledge ,freshman men from 2 to 4:30 p.m. "ribbonees" are then pledged, aft-freshman men move into the house bri er which they wear a pledge pin. tomorrow. mediately. Others will wait un- Following a period of pl2dg- ' Under the new IFC rush pro- lii the next semester when they ing for several monthS, the gram, freshman men w ill b e al_ are brotherized. pledges are initiated and become Fraternities participate in many lowed to start rushing six weeks sisters. At this time they are activities in which they compete given the official sorority pin. after the start of classes. Last against each other for trophies Each of the 25 national sorori- year with the IFC deferred rush- and awards. ties on campus has a large lounge ing program, fraternities were The intramural program, which and small kitchen known as a includes all team and individual not allowed to rush freshman men suite near their living units. These sports, leads to an all-around tro rooms are rented by the sorority until the second semester. phy as well as awards in each but are furnished by the Univer-! Upperclass men and transfers sport. city, The sorority sisters live to- are permitted to start rushing at In the fall. IFC will join the gether in a block of rooms in the any time in the semester. Panhellenic Council in sponsor residence hall for which they pay ' The Panhellenic Council and ing Greek Week. During this regular housing fees. .IFC. the Greek governing bodies,. (Continued on page eight) _. . . - invite all eligible students to par ticipate in these rushing events The trophies seen in the suite Are proof of the activities in which the sororities compete against each other, The major events are Mardi Gras, intramurals, Greek Week and Spring Week. Scholarship in the sorority is (Continued on page eight) Hammond Building Nears Completion The largest building program of any college on campus kill come to a temporary halt next month with the comple tion, by the College of Engineering and Architecture, of Ham mond Building. In the last six months the College of En gineering and Architecture has added four acres of floor space to their already huge nlics - -- ; --- •ar Reactor Building and on con ical plant. 'struction of an Accelerators Early last spring the north wing Building. of Sackett with 35 offices and { classrooms was completed. During I the summer the south wing of Sackett, which is identical in size to the north wing, was occupied by the college. The College of Engineering and Architecture is at present working with the Physical Plant and architects appointed by the General State Authority on two projects. An addition to the present Electrical Engin eering building is being de signed by the architectural firm of Thalheimer and Weitz of Philadelphia which was ap pointed by the GSA. The college is also working, with a similar committee from the College of Chemistry and Physics, along with the Depart-; In Boalsburg, 4 miles east of ment of the Physical Plant and; State College on Route 322 the Harrisburgh Architectural; firm of Lacey, Atherton and Da-i (turn right at the Texaco Station) vis, on an addition to the Nude- • a Our New Home 225 E. Foster PI SIGMA UPSILON Welcome Freshmen Sunday 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Concessionaires Wanted Anyone interested in a conces sionaire's job for home football games should report to Room 237 in Rec Hall as soon as possible. Tradition Duffy's Tavern is a mere four miles from State College and it's worthwhile going out. You'll see why it has been a Penn State tradition for so many years. Don't be worried about dress, either it's in formal. You're as welcome as one of the family. Duffy's THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA .41 4 - Freshmen, Sophomores ! Men and Women ! Roll Books 'Extinct' In French Colleges What would it be like to attend a French university which considers the professor's roll book an "extinct" animal? French students would rarely appear in class while their Americans cohorts would turn out in full force each day, according to two Penn State women who have recently studied at the University of Aix-tit:rscille on the French Riviera. people and knocking them off They are ]Marjorie Brewster, a their feet.'' They said that dui-;' g senior in liberal arts from State the semester two girls "Tuffe•red College, and Estelle Brain, a jun- broken arms while standing in the for in secondary education from lines. Uniontown. The girls also described a _ During the first part of a se- scene they witnessed in which mester, French students more a female student wearing heels or lesS "forget their books" and hose jumped a wire fence they said. As exam time etp- in order to secure a "good" proaches, t:ley - make a frantic place in line. effort to cram the semester's ' French dormitory living riilfers work into a study period known 01:Inv from the .American as the "hundred days:: _ tem. thy Nvoroo»':: do The girls said that this is a time riot have housemothers \viler) the French student confines are no h ours ,. they said himself to his romp and is rarely I n sn ua king of the French peo seen on the streets. ph , . in general. the Mils - Miss Brewster and Miss Brain found them "cold - and "diflicult said that the French place a I:real to get acquainted with." They deal of importance on the neat- als o said, h owever. th a t w h en a ricss of written work. - Notebooks person has made a French friend, are required for each class and cll,the friendship can never he lost. papers must he written with pen and ink." Women's Club to Raise The cost of living ror students for 'Mone y in France is considerably less Loan Fund than in America, they said. "All The State College Bu =fine 's -and students are required fo pay Professional Women's Club will only 20 cents per meal." The hold a rummage Tale on Oct. 7 girls explained that the French and 8 at Glennland Building to government subsidizes the uni- raise money for a studettt versify's food plan. The salesroom will open at 1 The gills said that it was a re- 'and close at 8:30 p.m. Friday: lief, however, to return to our Sales hours arc 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. syStem where there is no danger , on Saturday. , t of suffering injuries while stand hairman - Mrs. 13(rtha Slouch. ing in line at meal hours. "In of the projects committee, says the loan fund will be available France," they explained, "the stu !to a women rtudent at the Uni dents form huge lines outside the !dining room, and when the doors, Ye ' rsit Y* are opened everyone pushes and FOR GOOD RESULTS shoves forward, literally trampling USE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, Oct. 11 6:30 P. M. Your student newspaper needs you on By LYNNE CEREFICE PAGE THREE and Ilcre. . $..!:':•(- • c • ~ 4 ~ \. ~ ~ : ~ : ...
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