University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

OCTOBER, 1935 THE JAYHAWKER Busy days by MARGARET RYAN SCENE: News room of the Journalism building at the University of Kansas. TIME: Any time. CHARACTERS: Four reporters and a harrassed editor. 1st Reporter: " Well, it looks like we ' re all back to work bright and early again this year, September 7. Women ' s rush week started a week earlier this year due to the new quota system, which allowed five days for the sororities to work on their prospective members. By September 6, all the actives were back, giving their tongues an extra coating of oil in preparation for the ordeal. All rushees were required to live in Corbin Hall during rush week; this new rule relieved the actives, inasmuch as they at least knew where the rushee was after 11 o ' clock p. m. Two days of open house started rush week off with a bang. In those two days, the rushee was required to go to six different houses. Some of them took all six in one day, while others decided to conserve their energy by going to three houses each day. One unusual feature of this rush week was the absence of the male of the species (as far as we know). Most of the men didn ' t arrive until the women ' s rushing season was well on its way, and by then, the sororities had managed to persuade (?) their rushees that their particular group was the one and only. The sororities ended up by pledging 131 girls, Chi Omega ranking highest in the number pledged with twenty-one new girls to their credit. The Kappas and Alpha Chis ran a close second, with seventeen pledges. The men did not have such stringent rules to contend with; nevertheless, the president of the Men ' s Pan-Hellenic Council can always be heard saying, " The rules must be observed closely this year. ' In spite of this reminder, there are always some fraternities that so hate to see a boy leave their house that they resort to many unusual means of keeping him there, but that can happen in the best of families. As a means of ending this particular contribution, a few statis- tics might be in order. The men pledged 306 rushees, with the Kappa Sigs, Phi Delts, and Sigma Chis coming out even in the race for quantity (as well as quality), with twenty-six pledges. " Monday night, Sept. 30, was a memorable night for fresh- men. The Pi Phis and Gamma Phis collaborated and walked out with the Phi Delts. They spent the evening down at the Colonial dancing to the music of " Red " Blackburn. The Phi Delts decided to make an evening of it (as though an evening with the Pi Phis and Gamma Phis wouldn ' t be enough in itself), and didn ' t get home until the wee small hours. One freshman who didn ' t get in until about 6:00 a. m., was caught by the candid cameraman with his head on a study desk sound asleep! The Theta and Sigma Chi freshmen got together and went down to the Eldridge hotel for a bit of dining and dancing with Louis Kuhn and his orchestra. The boys later taking in the sights of Kansas City after the coeds were fast asleep, and not pulling into the hotel till four a. m., were received by a welcoming committee, who complimented them highly on a successful walkout. 2nd Reporter: " Yeah, but what ' s going on in the way of social life this year, I wonder? The first varsity of the year took place Monday night, September 16, with none other than Red Blackburn and his boys at the microphone. Need I say that the boys were all fresh from a summer in the mountains, Estes Park, to be exact. The weatherman was certainly not in sym- pathy with the freshmen, who were trying to make an im- pression in their new fall outfits, but the heat didn ' t seem to interfere with the crowd and everyone had a good time. The old boys and the new boys were looking the feminine new- comers over with an eye such as we imagine Earl Carroll might use in selecting girls for his new show. As usual, new acquaint- ances were made, old ones renewed, while some were leftovers from last year, the year before that, and even the year before that. Wayne Wright (the Phi Gam from Missouri) and his orchestra took charge of the All-University Mixer Wednes- day night, September 18. The party just lasted until 11 o ' clock, but the crowd did a good job of conforming to the idea of the party and mixed! Last, but not least, of the social calendar for the first week of school, we have the Chancellor ' s Recep- tion, which was given Saturday night, September 21, in the Memorial Union building. All the members of the faculty were there and ready to meet and mingle with the students that were present. Louie Kuhn ' s orchestra furnished music for those who were in the mood for dancing. " " Open houses, what fun! (So they say) . You know, they ' re the things where actives get their freshmen to stand in line while they give the guests that come in that ' see what we got, now see what you can do ' look. The Thetas, A. D. Pis, and Alpha Chis decided to air their houses Friday night, September 21. The boys were kept quite busy running from one house to the other. The Pi Phis took a chance and opened their house to anyone who was interested on Saturday night, September 28, competing with a varsity. It doesn ' t take long for the freshmen to catch on to how they stand in their house. As soon as they