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DAILY NEBRASKAN"
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1957
Sorority
Hushing
As the summer draws to a close,
sororoity girls move into their
houses to prepare for Rush Week.
By the time that the rushees begin
to arrive on campus, excitement
Is at a high pitch. The sorority
women, however, must be content
to sit on their lawns and watch
the equally excited rushees move
into the dormitory for all com
munication between the sorority
girls and rushees, except at rush
parties, is forbidden.
Open House Groups
On the first day of formal rush,
the rushee attends a short orienta
tion session and is placed in a
group for "open house". For open
house she dons a suit or costume
dress, a hat, heels, gloves, and
purse. In her group she will at
tend each of the sorority open
houses for a period of about twen
ty minutes. "Open house" is neces
sary for the rushee. It allows her
to meet many of the girls of each
sorority before she decides what
sororities she is most interested in
After "open house", the sorority
women decide which rushees they
will invite to Rush parties. These
invitations, which are presented to
the rushee the following day, are
called "party bids". From these
bids, the rushee registers for six
parties. She may give one house
00 more than two parties. The
parties consist of morning coffees,
afternoon parties, and evening par
ties. During these parties the
rushee can become better ac
quainted with the girls of the so
rorities under consideration, but
she can make no statement of pref
erence. Invitations Received
After her last rush party, the
rushee returns to the dormitory
where she files her preference with
Panheuenic or lists her sorority
choices in order of her preference.
This preference is checked against
lists handed in by the sororities. If
a girl is included on the first list
of her first-preference sorority, she
is automatically invited to become
a member. If she is not, she may
have to take her second or third
choice.
The next day, the rushees as-
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A FRATERNITY pledge class builds a chariot in preparation for a chariot race held during Greek
Week-end, a special week-end for fraternity activities.
semble dressed for a dinner party
to receive their invitations to af
filiate. Sororities are organized on
the pledge-active basis. Under this
system, the pledge must fulfill cer
tain requirements before she be
comes an active. Panhellenic re
quires that a girl must have a
scholastic average of five before
she can be initiated. In the past
each house has been permitted to
raise this average as high as they
wished, but next year all the
houses are planning to co-operate
with a standardized average of
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Aimuugn sororities auier m re
spect to name, pins, and ritual;
they are basically the same. Each
maintains a house for active mem
bers and seeks to emphasize sis
terhood and companionship. Each
house is governed by student of
ficers within the house and by Pan
hellenic, a governing body com
posed of alumnae, sorority presi
dents, pnd a p-!iv'injf; prtvior.
Ivy League Remains
Popular In College
When in the scurry of prepara
tions for coming to college one al
ways finds sandwiched in some
where among tuition, course se
lections and forms to be filled, the
question of wearing apparel. What
should I take in the way of clothes?
What do college students wear?
The answers to these questions
are easily and economically ob
tained. Coming to college presents
no problems as far as clothes are
concerned. The typical stand-bys
are the same at NU as anywhere
else. There is no need to buy an
entirely new wardrobe for college.
Comfort is the by-word on camp
us, particularly in classes. Sweat
ers and skirts, bobby socks or
knee socks for the girls and
khakis or slacks with shirts or
she's QUEEN . .
Treat her like one
Take her to the
Hotel
TEE PEE
ROOM
Cornhusker
THE POW WOW
LANDMARK . ROOM
For that extra gpecial Sunday occasion, enjoy the Sunday Brunch,
11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. in the beautiful GEORGIAN ROOM.
SCHIMMELservice . . . First in Food
IN OMAHA IT'S THE HOTEL BLACKSTONE
sweaters for the guys. Comfort
goes from bead to toe, especially
at the toes. Choose sturdy but
comfortable shoes. Walking to and
from classes every day means con
stant wear of feet as well as
shoes. Shoes not for fancy wear
but for comfort.
It would be a smart idea for
the girls to bring, if they have
them, a pair of tennis shoes (Ked's
are common) because they are
needed in phys. ed. classes. Also
for lounging or informal wear
these Ked's are "ery popular. An
other smart item to bring and
very essential is a warm coat for
Nebraska's cold weather. Also a
lighter coat for warmer days
(suede jackets are popular), and
some apparel for rainy weather
are smart items in both male and
female wardrobes.
For dressy occasions (teas, pro
grams, dinner, etc.) and church
a tailored wool dress would fit
the bill for the girls. Hats, gloves,
and purse are essential also. Boys
should have a dress suit or sport
coat and trousers. For dances or
parties cocktail dresses or formals
are chic and for the guys a dark
IFC Governs
Frat Rushing
Twenty-four national social fra
ternities are represented by chap
ters on the University of Nebraska
campus. An incoming freshman
wishing to become a member
in any one of these groups should
participate in Fraternity Rush
Week at which time he may be
asked to become a member. Rush
Week is held the week preceding
New Student Week.
A fraternity is a group of col
lege men banded together with a
common purpose of friendship.
All rushees who plan to go
through Rush Week must attend an
orientation session to be held in the
Student Union and the Open House
periods following the, orientation.
No rushee may have more than
one date per day with the same
fraternity, and the rushee shall be
obligated to fulfill his first date
with each fraternity.
The fraternities on the Nebraska
campus are: Acacia, Alpha Gam
ma Rho, Alpha Gamma Sigma,
Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Sigma
Psi, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma
Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Up
silon, Farm House, Kappa Sigma,
Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Del
tar, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Phi,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha
Mu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon,
Theta Chi, Theta Xi, and Zeta Beta
Tau.
If a student does not pledge a
fraternity during Rush Week he
may pledge at a later time during
the school year.
Rules for rus' .g and pledging
are set up by the Inter-Fraternity
Council, the fraternity governing
body.
suit or tuxedo. There is no need
to buy a tux because one can
be borrowed or rented.
Ivy League is still the rage this
year, not only in informal class
wear but in sports attire also. Ber
muda shorts of wool or khaki are
good with knee socks and loafers
or ballerine flats and sweaters,
blouses, and blazers complete the
ensemble. Believe it or not, fel
lows also wear the Bermudas and
knee socks plus the traditional Ivy
League cap. A welcome necessity
for the girls is a pair of wool
slacks. Slacks are just right for
the places one doesn't want to
wear jeans, bermudas or skirts.
But all aside, the good old jeans
and sweatshirt are by far the most
popular garb to lounge around in.
Spring attire is much the same
as everywhere. Cotton dresses,
skirts, blouses, informal separates,
lightweight trousers and shirts are
!he thing. All in all, coming to col
lege doesn't necessitate buying a
whole new "collegiate" wardrobe.
ATTENTION ALL
JOB HUNTERS
IF YOU NEED PART-TIME
EMPLOYMENT DURING THE
SCHOOL YEAR COME SEE
US.
WE HAVE IT
JOBS TAILORED TO FIT CLASS
SCHEDULES AND OTHER
PERSONAL COMMITMENTS.
APPLY
STUDENT UNION
14th & R Street
KOOM 1 MR. BENNETT,
UNIVERSITY of NEBRASKA