SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1960
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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
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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.
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