TUfSDAY. JANUARY 22. 1963 the AP Underhanded Tactics After viewing at dose range the recently completed sorority rush, 1 am appalled and disgusted at the complete lack of respect which several sororities displayed . for themselves and for rushees. Rush is a tense and nerve wracking time for most sorority women. It is filled with fun and excitement, joy and disappoint ment, work and play . . . and temptation. It •> h ' whe both .the best ai the worst come light in eve sorority. So it was wi the most reces rush period. T “best foot fi ward” approai was evident FL But it was t! weak - character* and selfish te: dencies display* v by certain groups M, ss palmer and persons which can no longer he tolerated, I have been a sorority woman for three years. I have associated with many women of many so rorities in this time and have heard of many rush code viola tions which go on during rush. I feel I must bring to light some of the “goings-on” of which I have seen and heard in. hopes that fu ture violators will think twice about their actions. In-the past week I have talked to Panhellenic members and officers, members of many sororities and recent rushees. I have found that during rush some sorority women are apt'to stoop' to the lowest of low actions in iheir attempt to finagle a pledge class. I have heard of rushees being told during the rush period by a ...Coming: CRITIQUE MAGAZINE Wednesday January 30th Stephen Spender the poet will read from his poetry and speak on "The Younger English Playwrights and Poets" Friday, Jan. 25.... 8:30 p.m, Schwab Auditorium : Sponsored by • : ARTISTS i& LECTURE SERIES Tickets' Note: Holders of'.student tickets must "present Identification Card with ticket at Schwab Auditorium. Also, the taking of ‘ pictures during lectures: and concerts , cannot be allowed. • FREE to'Students afier 1:30 p.m. Tuesday 5 ‘ • 1 )i ’ •ON SALE at $1.50 to others after 9 a.m. Wednesday at HUB Main Desk THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA sorority woman that they were assured of a bid if they promised to list that sorority first on their preferential card. The rushees kept their promises. The sorority woman didn’t. I have heard of rushees being led on by sorority women who knew quite well that the rushees didn’t have a chance- to be ac cepted by their group. They weren’t. I have seen innumerable soror ity women enlist the aid of men in rush. At fraternity parties, in the HUB, over the ‘ telephone. They lake unfair advantage of the strong influence a -boyfriend has over a confused coed. I won der how many sorority women have stopped -to think that the man doesn't have to live in the suite. I have seen sorority women stay up until all hours of the night finding out where their rushees are dating on the week end. I have seen them assign sis ters to date at these same fra ternity houses to impress their rushees. I have even seen sorority wom en find out what a rushee is going to wear to a fraternity party and wear the same thing to attract the rushee’s attention. I have seen sorority women call rushees after the last rush event, coffee hours, to find' out which sorority the girl has se lected. I have heard disparaging remarks and low-caliber persua sion lake place if the rushee hap pened to make the "wrong choice." -These underhanded tactics do not even stop with ribboning. Pressure continues. I have heard of sorority women telling a new pledge of another sorority that she has made the wrong choice . . . that she will never be hap- by arm palmer py . . . that she should depledge. 'Since when do sorority women have to resort to such gross prac tices? Since when are they so all-knowing that they can tell a rushee what is right for her? It is my opinion that sororities have much to offer a coed, espe cially at a large university. But when the selection of new mem bers becomes a tooth-and-nail en listment process, I feel it is time for every group to reconsider its purposes. Each sorority should think about what it can offer a rushee and the University, not just what the rushee and the University can offer it. Rushees should be made aware of the advantages and dis advantages of sorority life. Then they should be allowed to choose freely without fear of losing face and friends. The Panhellenic Rush Code is detailed and strict. It is too de tailed and strict, in my opinion. It hinders natural association and prevents rushees from looking hard and realistically at indi vidual groups and the sorority system in general. Bui maybe ihis is why sorority women vofed for ii. Maybe, after viewing some of the things that go on, they don't want to be looked at hard and realistically. Maybe they are afraid of what people will see. I think it’s about time soror ities stopped all of these devious and degrading tricks. I think it’s about time they developed some respect for themselves and for their future members. Representatives of. the following Companies will be here to interview Engineering, Mathematics and Science Majors THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANIES BELL. TELEPHONE LABORATORIES Research and Development • Consideration will be given to all'qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color or national origin Make Your Appointment Now with Your Placement Office Letters Jazz Club Explains Delay TO THE EDITOR: We would like to clarify the circumstances sur rounding the John Coltrane con cert Saturday night. The concert was supposed to have started at 8 p.m. At 5 p.m., Coltrane. who was driving from New York City, called explaining that he had had an accident and might be de layed. We could do nothing but wait and hope. When he did not appear at 8 p.m., the Don Krebs Quintet, a local and very polished group, performed in his place. Coltrane, hindered also by icy roads, ar rived at 9:30, and played until almost midnight. Many people did not realize our position. The contract with Coltrane stated that his "hours of Addition Offered To Journ Story TO THE EDITOR: In the story which appeared on the front page of Wednesday’s Collegian, “Re listing Sought in Journ School,” it seems to me that you left out a very important part of Mr. Goodwin’s statement as he was quoted in the Centre Daily Times on the same topic. Mr. Goodwin said, “There have been some changes in our fac ulty.” (Four of the ten full-time faculty members at the time of the dispute have left.) It logically follows that when a faculty is hand-picked, it would be “in basic agreement on the objectives of the journalism program.” This would, of course, also affect the quality of the “normal debate and discussions about courses and curricular matters.” —Mrs. Russell P. Kaniuka State College Planning, Operations and Accounting (Representing Telephone Companies throughout the United States) AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY Long Lines Department Operations, Interstate Long Distance Service of employment" were between 8 and 12 p.m. Therefore, if we had called off the concert, and he had arrived in time to play a concert before midnight (as he did), we would have had to pay him in full and refund all ticket money. Our loss would have been about $l5OO. Even if we had called off the concert and refused to pay the artist, we would have lost nearly $lOOO, since we had paid him half of his foe earlier. To those who left early, and there were only about 50, we apologize for the inconvenience and promise to do everything in our power to present an incident such as this from happening again. To those who remained we say thank you. —The executive board of the Penn Stale Jazz Club 4:15 "The Thilmtelphia’* Liszt: I’inno CotU’lMtfW I & 2 5:00 Dinner Date: relaxing dinner music 0:00 This Week ut the United Nations: summary of important U.N. events 0:15 Weathorsoopo: Joel Myers G:2O Contemporary Glassies: Stravinsky: Rile of Spring Copland: Quiet City Sibelius: Symphony No, 5 7:30 HiKhlighl: OrKanr/ntiuns: Vania Reterson interviews Mary Uersey, . chairman of the Woman’s Judicial Organization 7:10 Sports Canute: Joe Grata inter viewing 7 :55 Ncwh 8:00 Sound of Folk Music: Five pueat tonight: Saul Rroudy with guitar; Kingston 'Frio, Bonnie Dobson, others 9:01) Meet the Professor 9:15 Mostly Music: Ijijfhl popular music 9:55 Campus News on the spot 10:00 Symphonic Notebook: Ron Smulln, host: Dvorak: Violin Concerto Gliere: Symphony No. 3 Barber: Media’s Meditation and Dance of VeiiKeance Wajcner: (Tristan Und Isolde! 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