Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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The Patterns Form The routine of classes became stale. The alarm was an enemy. When he felt these things he was established. He was still picking up and sorting facts, but it was habit now. He ' d learned when he could cut class. He had the habit of going to the Commons for 10:30 and 2:30 coffee. He usually man- aged to find a date for Saturday night. It doesn ' t take long to pick up the college habit. After establishing him- self, he began to learn more. Despite the fact that he lived for weekends, his classes, associations, and activities all through the week provided stimulation for his mind. Consciously or uncon- sciously he was beginning to learn. He worried about controversies he never knew existed. He found out in psychology he has no mind, which dis- turbed him for awhile. In sociology he is told he is just one of the lonely crowd, a faceless anonymity in the masses. He takes part in endless word battles over religion, politics, and truth. He begins to think. 28

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Freslimen soon learn that they are expected to wear httle green pods. Fraternity pledges are told to wear these hats all during the first semes- ter. At first the pods are fairly decent looking. By the end of the semester, the hard wear begins to show and the pods have a ragged, shaggy look. Freshmen girls usually discard their pods after o.bout a week of school, although some upperclass women advocate a longer wearing period. Pod on head— cigarette in hand, the freshman boy begins to learn the ropes of campus life. He finds that Wednesday night dates are ex- pected, and Saturday night ones are a must. Fratemit ' pledges find their life cluttered with httle duties like making beds, shining shoes, and picking up after the brothers. Each year a few freshmen arm themselves with buckets of paint and brushes and proceed to the Freshman Walk. Here they proudly paint their class numerals on the walk, taking special care to cover up the numerals of the pre- ceding class.

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In December 851 girls registered for fonnal sorority rush. These girls visited every sorority house on campus the first weekend in January at the Rush Teas. The teas were only the beginning. The real rush week started the first week of Feb- ruary. On Thursday. February 4, sorority houses opened their doors for the four parties on the first day, and the whirl and worry of rush was on. The Commons in the Union Building soon becomes the favorite between-class hangout. In the Commons friends meet friends, and new romances begin. For some students the Commons is also a regular eating place. Homecoming day pro ides excitement, means good times for students and alumni alike. B ' midday tlie Union Building, the fraternities, and sororities are filled with retiurning ahnnni. Friends greet friends, trade notes, and show off baby pic- tures. Housing units construct elaborate decora- tions, hoping to win one of the prizes awarded for the best. The football game is well attended and the spirit rises high. Here an enthusiastic alumni works off steam by leading rousing cheers. 29