TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1960
r 6t Christmas Rushing
Discussed at Workshop
The question of whether or not to have formal'sorority rushing during the first week
of Christmas vacation in 1961 resulted in a controversial discussion at the second annual
Panhellenic workshop Sunday.
According to Marcia Hamm, chairman of the Rush workshop, three possibilities for
holding rush under the 4-term plan were discussed. The proposed times were before or
Grigsby
Sorority
By BARB YUNK
Sororities are in a posi
tion today to answer criti
cisms which have been
leveled at them, Mrs. Ernes
tine Grigsby, chairman of
the National . Panhellenic
Council, said yesterday.
Speaking at the second an
nual Panhellenic Workshop,
she named the three areas of
criticism as scholarship, goals
and activities.
Sororities, she said, have
been, accused of being inter
ested only in grades not in
scholarship. Actually, she said,
the atmosphere which soror
ilies maintain shows their in
clination toward the highest in
tellectual development. Soror
ities are striving toward more
than a trophy. Trophies, she
continued, are merely an out
ward symbol of a drive toward
excellence.
Another criticism, she said,
is that sororities are not con
cerned with goals beyond col
lege. This, she said, cannot
hold true today. Women are
Warm Weather
Detains Winter
Spring eame early?
Unseasonably warm weather
accompanied by light winds and
hazy skies has settled over the
entire eastern half of the United
States. Temperature readings
were in the 60’s and 70’s from the
Gulf Coast to the Canadian border
yesterday afternoon and similar
readings are in prospect for today.
The fair weather-producing
high pressure system which is re
sponsible for the beautiful weath
er is nearly stationary and, con
sequently, little change is indicat
ed for the next few days.
The local forecast indicates a
continuation of the partly cloudy
and warm weather for today and
tomorrow.
The mercury should climb to the
upper 60’s this afternoon, per
haps reaching the 70 degree mark.
A high of 68 is predicted for to
morrow.
Tonight should be partly cloudy
and mild. A minimum of 44 is ex
pected.
Local Ad Staff
NO MEETING THIS WEEK
Get down to see your accounts regularly and work
for that lineage. New members check the mail
boxes Wednesday you will have your names
placed appropriately.
Everyone hand in their last week's lineage to re
ceive the free pizza. We need lineage!
Justifies
Program
more often successfully com
bining a career with marriage
and so they must consider their
entire future rather than mere
ly marking time until mar
riage.
The third criticism, she said,
is in the area of activities. Sor
orities must evaluate their ac
tivity programs in terms of in
dividual and group activities.
Being merely a "joiner" or a
"chair polisher" doesn't help
the girl or the activity, she
said. Activities must be select
ed with an eye toward future
goals. The goal of activities, she
explained, must be to develop
constructive leadership.
Chapter activities must be
determined in a manner con
sistent with academic stan
dards, she said. Activities must
be re-evaluated in terms of
dollars and cents and the ef
fort and time involved.
In conclusion, she suggested
that every sorority remember
that, “Your public relations
are your inside relations
turned outside. The minute
you put on a pin, you are rep
resentative of the group and it
must reap criticism or praise
according to yeur actions.”
DARE to Study
Greek Systems
In an effort to erase discrimi
nation in the Gfeek system,
DARE, Direct Action for Racial
Equality, proposed Sunday to in
vestigate similar situations at oth
er colleges and the manner of
handling the problem at these
schools.
A letter will be sent by DARE
to all colleges and universities
where a group similar to DARE
exists. The letter will contain
questions concerning any action
taken against discrimination in
the fraternities and sororities and
the results of the movement at
these schools.
Another letter will be sent to
the New York State Commission'
Against Discrimination. The com
mission had previously issued a
proclamation against discrimina- 1
tion in off-campus housing in the
state schools in New York.
In 1895, downtown room and
board cost between $2 and $4 per
week.
NOTICE: Thera will only be
one edition next week ...
on MONDAY. - All ads
should be in by Friday I
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
By ELLIE HUMMER
during orientation week, at the
end of the winter term or at the
end of the fall term during the
first week of Christmas vacation.
The major part of the discus
sion, however, involved the pros
and cons of the third possibility
with tentative rushing dates set
for Dec. 12-19. ;
Miss Hamm listed the argu
ments for and against this time in
a summary for the entire work
shop.
The workshop, she said, felt
there would be too much extra
expense for the sorority in ad
dition to the regular rushing
costs, since both sorority mem
bers and rushees would have to
pay extra fees to housing for
the week.
Also, a rush at (his time would
interfere with .Christmas jobs
which many women would nor
■mally hold. In addition, at the
| end of the rush period there
would be -a definite transporta
tion problem because most avail
able drivers would already have
left campus.
She said also at this time a
sorority would not have a
grade-point average from rush
ees. At the present, a sorority
uses a grade-point average as
one of the requirements which
a girl must have in order to
rush.
i ' Many delegates, according to
| Miss Hamm, felt the rush periods
[would be too early in the school
[term to give the rushees enough
[time to make an objective deci
ision about sororities due to the
[fact that they are still unfamiliar
[with campus life. Also, many ob
jected to this time because of the
shortness of the actual rush pe
riod. she said.
In opposition to these argu
> menls the workshop also found
reasons why Christmas vaca
tion would be the most feastbie
time for rushing. Miss Hamm
said.
The workshop felt that infor
mation concerning expenses in
the dormitories and available
transportation must be found out
| before an objective evaluation. It
definitely is a problem that must
(Continued on page twelve)
COMMUNISM ...
Protective Tariffs
Disappear—Randall
Protective tariff programs are disappearing from United
States foreign policy, according to Clarence B. Randall,
retired chairman of the Board of Inland Steel Co.
Randall directed his remarks last night to a group of
businessmen and government representatives assembled for
a conference on U.S. foreign oco-| “
r ,c po “ cy " ,he * ww L "Siudenls lo • Ask
In his talk, Randall said "the
whole free world is moving to-
ward economic integration and no
country, political party, corpora
tion or individual can stand
•against it.”
"Every free man is entitled to
1 buy the best and the cheapest
wherever he can," he said.
• "When we have a protective
; tariff," he explained," the con
> turner is forgotten."
I In discussing private invest
jment in foreign countries, Randall
isaid that the most satisfactory
| system is a system whereby
American capital associates itself
with capital of the foreign coun
try.
Randall said, “economic as
sistance programs of this country
have been widely misunderstood
by our own people.” “They are
usually confused with the ques
tion of security," he added.
Even if security were not in
volved, Randall said, the Unit
ed States would still have eco
nomic assistance programs. He
i explained that the U.S. needs
natural resources which can be
i found in deposits in the new
countries of the world.
“The .great markets of the fu
ture arc likewise to be found in
these new countries,” Randall
said.
The conference, which will con
tinue through tomorrow noon, is
sponsored by the Alumni Associa
tion, the Center for Continuing
Liberal Education, the College of
Business Administration and Con
tinuing Education Services. It is
one of the Alumni College series.
Four Freshmen Elected
To Ml Student Council
Four freshmen were elected to
the Mineral Industries Student
Council Monday. They are David
Johnson from Salix, Peter Kosmo
from Scranton, Peter Lake from
Bethlehem and Dennis Thomas
from Holsopple. All four are in
the general mineral industries
curriculum.
as revealed by a
missionary from Red China
Father Carroll I. Quinn,
Tuesday,
at 7:00 P. M.
the HUB Assembly Room
Questions Tonight
At SGA Meeting
i Just exactly what goes on be
hind the scenes in student gov
ernment? How docs it operate
and who'operates it? What place
is there in it for the average stu
dent?
i These are a few of the ques
tions which will be up for discus
sion when Student Government
Association President Richard
Haber and other SGA leaders
hold an open meeting at 7 tonight
in 128 Sackett.
The purpose of the meeting is
to enable students to speak infor
mally to SGA members and to
ask questions about student gov
ernment..
Political parties, the up-com
ing elections, the SGA committee
system and the ways to become
active in student government will
be discussed.
According to Earl Gershenow,
chairman of SGA Public Rela
tions Committee, anyone interest
ed in running for SGA Assembly
in the future should attend te
inight's meeting.
j M. Lillian Davenport, Mark
iDuMars, James Eftleson, Charles
|Gaston, David Graham, Richard
Haber. Philip Haines. Sharon
IHoffman. Elizabeth Inglev, Joan
Kemp, Chester Lueido, Margaret
McPherson, Frank Milus, Ronald
Novak, Henry Opoermann, Dale
Peters. Eugene Raiford Jr., Gary
Robinson, Susan Sherman. San
dra Slish, Ronald Smith, Robert
Umsteari. Herman Weber and
Martha Wilson.
In President Atherton’s - day,
freshmen were required to occupy
the rear seats in the chapel and
to leave after everyone else.
November 15 th,
Part IV of the Fall
Forum Series Present
ed by the Newman
Club
Who's Who
fContinue<! from page one)
Cohen, Jack Crosby and Walter
Darran.
PAGE THREE