Pag 2
The Nebraskan
Monday, April 10, 1951
EDITORIAL OPINION
Students Need to Knowf
Truth About Siibrosas
Ttn years ago the Chancellor of this University an-
nounced that "Theta Nu Epsilon has agreed to dissolve
itself now and for all time to come." Something has gone
amiss, because Theta Nu Epsilon, as well as Pi Xi and
Red Dot are far from "dissolved" on this campus. i
The factual report at the right of this column is pre- I
sented not as an expose of a secret subrosa fraternity for
the purpose of exposition, but rather, it is presented to I
the public to show that this subrosa, as well as the Pi
Xi's and Red Dots are based on the foundation of false-
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The members of the subrosas must lie. They must
lie frequently to preserve their "hidden" identity. They
must lie to their University and to their neighbors. They
must lie to their Greek brothers ana sisters, worst ot
they must lie to themselves, for all, at one time or
other, have pledged to their national social fraternities,
never to join a subrosa group, u must taice an awiuuy
big self-inflicted lie to do this.
Hoiv 'Unknown' Are Unknown
ISecrets of Theta Nu Epsilon?
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To be a member of a subrosa, at one time, meant
political prominence on the campus scene. Today, the
corrosive evils of the subrosa's have turned campus ac
tivities into worthless laughing stocks. The injustice that
these groups have perpetuated can and should bring about
their collapse for the good of the Greek system and the
University.
Often the simple reply, "We're being picked on" is
the only retaliation a subrosa member can give. The
Daily Nebraskan agrees: they are being picked on and
they should continue to be picked on until there is nothing
left but the ugly and disgusting foundation on which they
are formed. Then, and only then, will the "Fraternity of
the fraternities" or "the elite of the Greeks" be forced
into recognizing that individual honors are earned by in
dividuals and not factions.
In the near future the Nebraskan will print what eight
teen national social fraternities on this campus say about
their members participating in subrosa groups. These
are not the voices of individuals, but the voices of thou
sands upon thousands of individuals who have pledged
themselves to their respective fraternities.
Spring is the campus election season. At the present
time, the subrosa groups have members in prominent
positions of power in many organizations on this campus.
Each student should look deep into the potential leader
ship of the respective organizations before he casts a pos
itive vote for anyone.
"Which way does the wind blow" If you're a mem
ber of a subrosa group, we hope it blows you straight off
this campus and out of existence.
Satyi
By Dick Masters
As there will be a great
deal of "heavy reading" in
this happy little sheet to
day (so the exalted hondo
has told me), this column
shall be very light. So light
that it may not convey any
thing at alL Which is not a
very great change from all
the rest of the SATYRs that
you charming people have
pondered.
Which leads me to a con
clusion or confession (if it
isn't past that season) that
joi have probably been
aware of for some time; or
if yon haven't, yon should
have been because it's been
fairly apparent which is,
that the SATYR is a fraud.
There, I've said it and
I'm glad and you should be
too, because I may cease
to bore you anymore than
1 already have.
It has always bees the
SATYR'S firm conviction
that subrosa fraternities are
detrimental to the existence
of the fraternity system at
Nebraska, that the IPC, and
those in authority in admin
istration have done little to
stamp out these vicious
groups. Well, that's all been
changed now as you can see
by reading the supplement
appearing on these pages.
Like it has come to pass
and I can pass out of exis
tence or just pass out de
pending on the circum
stances which surround my
drowning.
Old SATYRs never fade
away, they Just miss their
point and crap out or like
that And besides, I have a
hangover which is no ex-
case tor a lousy column but
its the only one I have. Its
time I wrote my will,
cleaned out my desk, and
banded down the charter of j
the Basoco fan club. Here I
it is, kiddies activities are I
a good deal if they are ap-
preached for the betterment I
of the campus and not Ego 1
B. Me. It is not the instita-
tions and the honorarles and I
the interviews and t h e I
poster-painting that should I
be done away with, but the I
selfish motives and t b e s
clubs that are formed for
the preservation of these I
motives. Okay? I
Which brings us back to I
the hangover and this bang- I
ing machine which is not I
helping it at all and these
people running around yell- I
ing and I don't know what-
tall. David said something I
about forty lines and 17 col-1
umn inches and all these I
journalistic whatchies so I I
think that this is about all I 1
have to say. I
Liberal Probasco, as be I
likes to be though of. Just
peered over my shoulder
and mentioned that I'm not I
saying anything and if I i
am, "What is it?" Which is 1
a good question. Perhaps I
this column can take the
place of Pi Mn EpsOon's I
little problem for the week I
which suits me tint. i
Yea, I am with you al-f
ways and in my fraternity 1
house there are many man- I
skms. Drop over sometime I
and well talk about sub-
rosas this goes for you too,
Gould. I
"Theta Nu Epsilon has agreed to dis-
solve itself now and for all time to come."
This statement was made in 1951 by Uni-
I versity of Nebraska Chancellor R. G.
I Gustavson. It was the outgrowth of a series
i of events that had taken place on the Ne-
I braska campus during the school year,
! 1950-51, which reflected badly upon the
i campus and brought the activities of the
; "T" to the student eye.
Instrumental in attaining the abolition
I of TNE from the campus was The Daily
Nebraskan. Editorial writers stood up to
be counted. Immediately after the state
ment from the Chancellor, the Rag editor
asked the student reader this question:
"Can you trust the members of TNE to
dissolve themselves?"
Time has given us the answer. In 1957,
an overly ambitious student with political
goals in his mind, asked a "prominent"
Lincoln TNE alum to aid him in starting
the organization again at Nebraska.
"Little is known, and what is known is
kept secret."
This is the basic motto and the philoso
phy of the TNE's. But they are mistaken.
This is what the organization claims to be
and how it operates.
Mockery of our American heritage is
found in the "Song of TNE." It is sung
to the tune of "AMERICA":
Theta Nu Epsilon "
To thee we sing this song.
As we meet bere,
Thy memory ever dear.
O may we keep it clear,
May future classes cheer,
Theta Nu Epsilon.
Theta Nu Epsilon, in the Greek, stands
for "we observe ancient customs." After
a close examination of the "Timely News
Edition," last year's TNE newsletter, one
can readily see that they do not even know
the true history of their organization's
founding. It stated that "TNE was
founded at WTesleyan University In 1870,"
and that "Iota Chapter of Theta Nu Epsil
on was founded at the University of Ne
braska on May 20, 1895."
The truth is, according to documented
letters on file with the National Interim
ternity Conference and University Admini
stration, that the Nebraska chapter was
chartered in 1895 as "Lambda Lambda
Chapter, and the organization, to clear the
Nebraska Wesleyan University, was origin
ally founded at Wesleyan in Middletown,
Connecticut on December 5, U7S.
In early days, the organization was per
petuated by pledging men while they were
pledges in their respective fraternities.
The ceremony took place in two parts,
spaced approximately two weeks apart.
"Victim's" were first required to "drink
a bottle" of liquor of their choice. The sec
ond part began by having the pledge
picked up sear the zoo by a carlo a of
masked men with black robes. The pledge
was blindfolded and driven to the cere
mony grounds, then located near the state
penetentiary. The oaths of membership
were taken, a weird mixture of beer and
vodka were drunk, and th register was
signed in red the color of the T's signi
fying blood.
In recent days, however, the initiation
has been condensed to one evening. The
pledge is blindfolded, taken to a shack
near one of the city dumps, where the se
crets are revealed and the man sworn to
secrecy. The traditional mixture of beer
and vodka is drunk and members sign the
register in red.
Daring the initiation ceremony the pledge
is told that the right ey e of the skull in the
crossed-keys emblem Is painted red to sig
nify blood. He is asked to put his hand
into a "vat of red dye," supposedly to sig
nify the blood of the brothers. The left eye
is green. This color is to signify the envy
with which the members should guard
their secrets.
A statement by the Interfaternity Coun
cil, which is in keeping with the National
Interfraternity Conference's recommenda
tions, the state statutes governing the Uni
versity and the Board of Regents and the
fraternities located at Nebraska, reads as
follows:
"We have been selected to serve the
Greek system at the University of Ne
braska. As leaders of this system, we feel
it of vital importance to set the proper ex
ample. "We are certain that true Greeks will
respect and hold in high esteem the regu
lations as set forth by this Fraternity and
the University of Nebraska. Therefore, we
state that we are not, have not been and
will not become members of any subrosa
or non approved University organization,
specifically Theta Nu Epsilon, TNE, and
Pi Xi, Pixi.
"Our allegiance to the Greek system, to
the ideals of the Fraternity system must
be primary. We cannot owe and keep dou
ble allegiances. We are convinced that the
supposed goals of subrosa organizations
are not as they have been stated or
claimed to be, or there would be no need
for such organizations to be in existence.
"If the members of these organizations
actually are working for the good of the
Greek sy stem, why must they do so in
secretive or subrosa manner? If they
claim to be the true and elete Greeks that
they say that they are, then why do they
wish to hide their activities from the
Greek eye? If they are working for the
general advancement of the Fraternity
system, then why must these men publish
slander against those members of the sys
tem who have and deserve exemplary
recognition?
" ... We definitely frown on any action
by members of alleged members of such
organizations and offer our firm statement
of non affiliation and of non support to any
of their activities.
"We . . . will work to secure the elim
ination of such elements from our campus
community."
A statement made in 1951 by the editor
of the Nebraskan is worth repeating today.
"Fraternities as a whole receive very un
favorable criticism . . . This fact coupled
with the presence of a section in many fra
ternity charters and by-laws which for
bid members to join TNE or comparable
organizations lead us to caution the frater
nities to look to its members."
"Which way does the wind Wow?- "Up
a freshman's A , Brother."
This is the password of the T's. But re
member what they remind the campus:
"Little is known and what is known is
kept secret!"
The student should keep in mind the By
laws and rules governing the Board of
Regents, Chapter 8, Section 7, which
reads:
"... students found to be associated
with organizations not approved by the
Dean of the Division of Student Affairs
shall be subject to disciplinary action. Any
student found by the Dean of the Division
of Student Affairs to be associated with a
member of an organization which encour
ages or requires as a eonditioa for mem
bership the drinking of intoxicating liquor
or the practice of immorality in any form
may be dismissed from the University.
"A student violating rules shall be liable
to suspension, and for a flagrant violation
of rules shall be liable to dismissal from
the University."
Calhoun Will Lead
SDX yext Year
Dave Calhoun was named
president-elect of the under
graduate chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi, professional jour
nalism society, Saturday.
Other new officers that will
take office next September in
clude Norman Beatty, vice
president: Jerry Lamberson,
secretary and Tom MacMa-
boh, treasurer. S
T1wta Nu Epsilon Nomenclature
The TNE s have their own nomenclature, which has been reported as being spelled in
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teaser, name 01 seiecuon, NuUeeoria Nvkieferi.
Nnktegora Njktegws
Nuktelius Nykthelius
singers, and the $3 entry fee 1
(check payable to AWS).
Information is to be
tamed in no later than f f
.m. to chairman Kickie I
Christie at the Delta Gam- i
ma bouse. I
Ritual meaning Meaning
assembly night assembly
place of meeting night meeting place
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Daily Nebraskan
BatOens
Poiemarcbus
Nnktograpbevs
Krusophalax
Nnktotheras
Nuktotherias
Nukioscopas
Nuktogogtts
Neophyte
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(Considered as a synonym for Baccbns, master of the night revels)
Nyklograpbens
Kfaysophybu
Nyktotberas
Nyktotberias
Xyktoseop&s
Xyktagogus
second officer
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secretary
treasurer
member
members
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guide
candidate
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The annual Student Union I selected to receive the troDhv.
awards dessert for Union Rnard kv for mmh-
chairmen, assistants and' m th hnsH
1 workers will be held at 7 p.m. I hh h. nr.
iTuesday night in the Union distinguished service key
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general
night secretary
u'if t watchman
Barnstorming
Forrest
(Barnsmelling indeed!)
Eleven days ago, at the
West Coast meeting of the
American Society of Agri
cultural Engineers, Prof.
Lloyd W. Hurlbut, chairman
of the department of Agri
cultural Engineering, pref
aced an address with the
fact that about half of the
money made available for
scientific research and de
velopment during the past
200 years has been spent
during the past decade.
He also pointed out that
agriculture today is depend-
e n t a p o n
power, ma
chines, bull dings,
a p p 1 i c a
tion of chem
icals, con
trolled en
vironment s,
and special
services.
This is all
very fine but
not very startling, unless
observed in the light of what
it means to agriculture in
Nebraska.
New patterns are emerg'
ing in modern agriculture
production and marketing
systems. The patterns are
based upon a series or inter
related, and specialized seg
ments . . . segments in
which the quantity, quality,
and cost of the commodi
ties can be predicted accu
rately. According to Hurlbut, this
pattern of specialized seg
ments in agriculture produc
tion is already appearing.
For example, a company
was formed in western Ne
braska for the purpose of
feeding 50,000 beef cattle a
year. According to the Uni
versity professor, the long
time plans include slaugh
tering facilities.
This slaughtering facility
places them (the feeders)
one step further into the
marketing system and one
By Jim Forrpst
step closer to the consumer.
Hurbut said, with this ncv
step the farmers hope to
gain better recognition for
the quality of their product,
add value to it by careful
handling and processing,
and have a high quality
product for sale in commer
cial truck load lots.
The same general pat
terns seem to be emerging
in the production, process
ing and marketing systems
for vegetables, fruits, eggs,
pork and dairy products. All
these appear to have sever
al features in common:
Each has specialized and
well trained help, volume
output, efficient use of la
bor, capital and equipment,
vast amount of capital, less
seasonal labor, costly and
well - engineered systems,
improved environment,
close working relationships
and the accurate prediction
of cost, quantity and qual
ity of production and mar
keting. This adds up to mean that
modern production and
marketing systems are vi
tally dependent upon struc
tures of efficient and eco
nomical design, reliable
equipment of economic de
sign, reliable and efficient
automation in material han
dling systems, carefully
controlled environment and
excellent sanitary condi
tions. (Slim Forage? . . . Gad!
Oh, the slings and arrows
of fame . . .)
Union Advisory Posts
Applications for Student
Union advisory cabinet po
sitions are now available in
the Union program office.
Applications are due at 5
p.m. Friday in the Union
program office. All those
applying should also sign
the interview sheet for time
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ill be oriental including an
ioriental seating arrangement,
decorations and' entertahv
gment.
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ants will be announced and
out$tanding workers recog-j
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service field.
All Union workers, chair
men and assistants are invit
ed to attend.
Red Gross Board
To Hear Job Soeech
Mrs. Melba Fairbanks win fBFECT TCPPIMS for
be ruert crwalcvr mt t,m XtmA outfit is a soft felt h.f
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aapereo nrim and narrow
ovwu aro tht points to look
for. Arain, tht beat color i.
olive, espacUDy olive accented
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FASLHIDOW
BY 0. L SCHQLTFLER Fashion Director of ESQUIRE Kacazini
Here's a cram course on the fabrics, colors and stvlines to keen ia
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nuna wnen you assemble a spring outfit
THE BIG THREE choices for university
men this season:
1- Muted glen plaids in worsteds or
blends
2. Soft flannels or unfinished worsteds
3. Hairline stripes
In all of these, and particularly in the
plaids, the outstanding color is olive. Ex
pect to aee plenty of the soft greenish cast
that copped top fashion honors last year
ana suo new variation on the olive theme
. olives with golden, bluish or blackish
casts. Runner up color is a basie medium
grey. You might also consider black with
half -inch white chalk stripes (very new in
tropical worsted) or check into the new
checks.
rue ntnnrn en imnmr
int. rniUALU.dlLnuur.1 It continues to be our native threo
button Natural Shoulder or a version thereof. This styling
achieves its look of easy simplicity throufb careful attention to
many small details. Here's what to look for : a soft natural shoul
der, strsight hanging jacket lines, center vent and fia nndttt.
Single row stitching with a raised welt accents collar, lapels,
sleeve and back seams and pockets.
Trousers are plain, pleatless snd tapered.
ADDENDA ON FIT. Be sure cuff
jackets are short enough to allow at
least a half-inch of shirt cuff to
show. Ditto on the jacket collar to
five it proper slope. Trousers should
be long enough to just break over tbo
instep.
SPEAKING CF SHIRTS.. . button
down cottar models in white or pals
pastels aro almost de rigueur with
a traditional suit Select neckwear in
either a small figured print or regi
mental repp stripes to coordinate
with suit and shirt In shoes this sea
son, look for the plainer models...
lip-ons in dark brown or plain tip
ties in browa or one of the burniabed
olives.
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Read Nebraskan
Want Ad
Cross Board meeting, Wednes
day at 5 p.m. in 334 Student
union.
Mrs. Fairbanks win sneak
on 'Recruitment for Career
Personnel for Red Cross" at
the open reading. Anyone in
terested in having an appoint
ment with Mrs. Fairbanks
should contact Mrs. Jones at
Occupational Placement Of
fice ic the Administration
Building. i
KEXT ItOMTH. weU delve int
the latest in slacks, shorts
sport shirts, knitwtar and
other related fashions for tow
sportin lift. Har a good holiday!
