The Daily Nebraskjn
Wednesday, December 13, 1?Sl
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EDITORIAL OPINION
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Pi Xi Losses, (
Means Downfall
The student population is minus two individuals to-
day. Specifically, joint Student Tribunal and Dean of
Student Affairs action has resulted in the suspension of
two members of a subrosa fraternity.
These two male students were caught painting their
yellow insignia on a sidewalk early in the morning,
Dec. 1. The Tribunal and the Dean of Student Affairs
rejected their alibi that they were framed and there-
fore, were not members of the outlawed Pi Xi fratern-
ity. .
Their defenses, in our opinion, were as weak as
their organization. They received a just penalty for their
actions and affiliations. It Is our feeling that suspension
was more than a fair break. Certainly expulsion would
have been justified. Pi Xf along with Theta Nu Epsilon
(TNE) and Rho Delta (Red Dot) have been outlawed by
the Board of Regents and the Office of Student Affairs f
for the sickening principles they stand on. The same ac- I
tion has occurred on college campuses across the nation, I
Last spring the Daily NebraasKan conducted a cam-
paign against these sub-rosa organizations which in-
eluded the publication of secret rituals and other infor-
mation pertaining to two of the organizations. In our f
consultations with the University administrators, we
were assured that decisive action would be taken against f
the subrosas if substantial evidence could be produced.
The campus' police force provided the evidence and the 1
members. Now the Tribunal and the University have I
fulfilled the promises. May the intelligent unafflicted I
portion of the student body stand behind their' decision.
Perhaps now the entire campus can realize where
these subversive groups are heading. Prior to the recent I -
action taken by the Tribunal and the Dean of Student
Affairs the average student might reasonably believe
that membership or affiliation in subrosa could do little
harm to the student. Now we all know. Anyone who is
a member or affiliate runs a high risk of being sus
pended or expelled from the University, a high price
to pay for associating with a group of individuals with
immoral and twisted beliefs.
Last year the organizations were exposed. Now two
members have been exposed and ejected. The hand
writing should appear to be quite readable on the wall.
It is our contention that each member and affiliate
knows what he is a part of in these groups. There can
be no excuse for future members who might well be
- exposed. As we pointed out last year, to be a member
of Pi Xi, TNE and Red Dot, one must lie. He must
lie to everyone including his closest friends and even
himself to avoid detection. However, this little devise
didn't buy much for two ex-students.
In the past, members of sub-rosa fraternities had
political prominence on campus. Today, the corrosive
evils of the subrosa's have little going for them. Their
twisted political ambitions have disappeared to be re
placed by little more than alcholic intake. It should be
obviously clear to all that these groups are bringing
about their own collapse. They cannot boast of having
members in high campus positions as they once did.
The remaining members are living on borrowed time.
These organizations perpetuate only as long as they
can lure others' into their corrupted organizations. A
goodly share of their new members come from the
sophomore class. We urge students to think clearly
when approached by members of subrosas. Don't for
get why you are going to school. If students unite to
completely repulse Pi Xi, TNE and Red Dot, they may
rest assured that they will take another step closer to
. graduation and a moral life besides being around to
watch these groups of petty individuals deteriorate to
nothing.
These subversives think of themselves as "swingers'
and campus "movers" (otherwise known as the elite).
We'll watch as you swing and move right out of the
university.
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The
Meaningful Politics
BY
By Tom Eason
Postponing my pre
Christmas series on peo
ple for another week, I
would again like to give
my space over to Joel
Lundak. Joel is a double
major in English and phil
osophy and a member of
Sigma Chi.
Last May the president
of the Student Council re
ceived two letters of In
quiry from other Big 8
schools. The students were
interested in the political
system on this campus.
Both said that their own
campuses were experienc
ing political changes. One
had a two-party system
which was failing because
it had become a Greek-Independent
division, and
the other had no more
than a system similar to
that existing at Nebraska.
Both students recognized
that the traditional system
was no longer adequate;
and their concern was not
to preserve control in the
hands of any one group,
but to develop a working
two-party system actually
based on political differ
ences. Chip Kuklin, chairman
of the IFC political com
mittee, pointed out after
the Student Council elec
tions last year that the
basis of competition had
not beea political, but ra
ther social. Kuklin showed
the indications of this di
vision, and its disadvan
tages. He concluded that a
conservative-liberal split,
or almost any other, would
be more intelligent than a
hostile competition be
t w e e n Greeks and Inde
pendents. The examples of
thoughtful consideration of
existing campus political
Systems and the relization
of required improvements
are indicative of the trend
being shown across the na
tion. Social organizations
are finding it increasingly
difficult to claim lead
ership with no more effort
than they have been ac
customed, to putting forth
in the past.
This fall the major step
taken on our own campus
has been the attempted
formation of a block of
Lincoln independents whose
purpose would be in part
to o f f e r backing to qual
fled stuc'tvits who might
not otherwise w in positions
of importance. Whether
this endeavor proves suc
cessful remains to be seen.
Its significance lies in the
fact that it is another in
dication of an increasing
awareness among students
of the n?t;d for responsible
participation i 1 worth
whi'e activities. Even if
this group does not be
MISSILE fiW
University
TOM EASON
come a dominant power;
its influence is sure to be
felt just as last spring's
competition for the Stu
dent Council inspired the
IFC to put forth a plat
form for the first time,
and brought out a subtan
tially larger student vote.
I believe we are learn
ing the valuable lesson
that with increased comp
etition the whole univer
sity benefits; and it is my
' hope that the evolving po
litical system will be based
DAY AFTER DAY
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on political differences
and the quality of individ
ual candidates and p 1 a t
forms so that the ensuing
aristocracy is grounded in,
as Thomas Jefferson put it
"virtue and talents" ra
ther than "wealth and
birth," or in our case, so
cial affiliation or lack
thereof. Only by fostering
such a development can
we escape a senseless so
cial hostility which is in
consistent with the prin
ciples we claim.
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Student Favors
Possible Change
Dear Editor:
Perhaps those of us who
are for the change in
moving graduation exercise-,
from the Coliseum
to Pershing Auditorium
should speak out also.
I am very much for
this move as I am one
of the 1980 June gradu-,
ates who almost "melted
in my shoes" during
graduation exercises. I
have little recollection
what the graduation mes
sage wa's that day be-
cai;ss 5 I was much too
warm to enjoy it.
Also in 1958 I attended
June graduation exercises
and I sat in the upper
1 south-.vest balcony of the
coliseum. Because of an
echo between the speaker
units, I wr.s able to hear
'very little of the main
addvsss.
Traditions' are fine as
long as they are sensible
but must we forsake hear
ing the main graduation
Honorary Selects
Twelve Members
Eta Kapfja -Nu, electrical
engineering honorary frater
nity, has initiated twelve new
members.
The initiates, who are' cho
sen on the basis of scholastic
standing, interest, activities,
and potentialities in electrical
engineering, are: James An
derson. William ' Baker, Gay
thor Fisher, Roger Greer,
John Hendricks, Jim Huwaldt,
Herbert Langhus, L o n n i e
Miles, Raymond Peterson,
Sidney Statsny, Paul Thorn
and Jerry Vogt. "'
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' P.S. No doubt there
were people complaining
about the change from
the traditional horse and
bu?gy when th3 automo
bile came in, too.
Davis Memorial
Establishes Funil
A $3,000 gift to the Univer
sity Foundation has been es
tablished as "The Wilbourne
Leroy Dr.vis and Fre:'a Mrr
tha Divls Memorial Funr'."
according to Perry y.
Branch, director-secre'.r.ry of
the fsun'Jatior.
Interest earnings from fie
fund, wlrch comes from the
estate of Davis, long-time Lin
coln rerldent, will be used for
scholarships for worthy stu
dents. Both attended the Univer
sity.
KNUS Undergoes '
Schedule Changes
KNUS has a new Saiurdav
morning broadcasting sched
ule. Campus Downbeat will
be on the air from 7:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m.; Country Swing
time, from 9-10 a.m.; and
Campus Downbeat, from 10-12
a.m.
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