Ag Men changes name
UNL’sAg Men Fraternity, tired of
assumptions that its members are
only farmers, has changed its name
to Alpha Gamma Nu.
Although the house began pri
marily with agricultural students, Ag
Men President Michael Consbruck
said, die fraternity now is “as diverse
as any other one,” with members
including engineers and teachers.
“With the name, that isn't clear”
Consbruck said.
He said the agricultural stereo
type was hurting rush. Many poten
tial members were not open to the
idea of joining a house called Ag
Men because they weren’t agricul
ture students. Consbruck hopes the
name change will help this.
As die only Ag Men house in die
country, the new formal name is
Alpha Gamma Nu, Ag Men chapter.
Should another house open, it would
be called the Beta chapter.
Consbruck said he thinks the
house still will be known informally
as Ag Men.
The name change went into effect
in May.
Phi Mu may switch houses
Phi Mu could be on the move.
The sorority, now near the
Harper-Schramm-Smith Complex at
1125 N. 16th St, is near a deal to pur
chase the house vacated fay the now
defunct Theta Chi Fraternity at 626
N. 16th St.
Phi Mu President Molly Egley
said the idea to move was sparked by
a desire to be closer to the rest of the
greek houses on City Campus.
The projected move-in date is
August 1999. A lot of work would
have to be done on the house before
that Egley said.
Principally, the sorority needs
more room - about twice as much.
The house would be expanded from j
the back, into the lawn between sev- i
eral greek houses. In addition, Egley <
said, the kitchen and dining room
would be moved from the basement
to the main floor, and central air
would be installed.
Those measures would be the
first phase of the construction, and
the expansion would come later.
Nobody has been hired to do con
struction yet; Phi Mu’s board of
advisers, made up of alumnae, is
working on closing the deal, Egley
said.
To help with the costs of con
struction and moving, Phi Mu mem
bers are fund raising with activities
such as renting parking spaces for
Saturday football games.
Egley said most of the other
peek houses are very supportive and
lappy Phi Mu will be joining them
>n 16* Street
Pi Kappa Alpha raises
funds
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, one of
UNL’s newest greek chapters, hopes
to help the American Diabetes
Association with a fund-raiser all
can attend.
The event is today in the green
space in front of Selleck Residence
Hall. Fraternity members will sell
hot dogs for $1 and soda for 50 cents.
DJ Romeo will be spinning tunes
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Compiled by staff writer Tasha
Reiter.
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