Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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► v r l A common term around any campus is activity. Many students seek them . . . others shun them. Regardless, most of us, from the stu- dent body president to the not-a-joiner type, belonged to some campus organization. Some of us joined by request of our profs, the purpose being to apple polish. Others joined by request of our fra- ternity, the object being initiation. But most of us joined because of the decided value of a certain amount of extra-curricjlar activity. Whether a member of the band, the various clubs, honoraries, profes- sional fraternities, or publication staffs, something was to be gained by meeting and planning and working with fellow students who had similar interests. And these organizations accomplished much good. One group succeeded in effecting the installation of a cross-town bus for the convenience of north side students, and another sponsored a con- test for new yells for the cheering section. Nor were these exceptions. There was a lighter side too: card parties, dances, picnics ... we worked and played together.

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We did love our social life. Defined, that was the time spent during our college life when we weren ' t studying, and knew we should have been. It included, of course, the hops, proms, cotillions, balls, and mixers, which for simplicity, we will call dances. Recognition should be made of the long hours devoted by many to the thankless job of prepar- ation and planning, and just plain hard work that made many of our social events possible. Anything from horseback riding to swimming, tobogganing (when we had snow), movies, stage plays, and the various variations from textbooks were always welcome. We had to eat (and drink) and from this necessity and the desire for social intercourse many of the local drive-ins and restaurants (and bars) became familiar sites to us. The little details (all of which will not be related here) were what made our social life a success, and were the incidents that are generally remembered. The warmth of friendship, a witty remark, an incongruent incident, excitement, relaxation, worry, work, a thousand emotions known only to individuals . . . these made up our social life. We can ' t record them for you. We wish we could.