University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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WITH THE CONCLUSION of formal rush week, a new pledge is drawn into KU fraternity life by a warm handshake from an upperclassman. FRAMED BY A SPRAY from their fountain, Chi ' Omega ' s serenade fall rushees after one of several organized parties. 7

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New Students Rush Scholarship, individual achievement and service to the University were among the major emphases of 1966 men ' s rush. Increased pressure from the draft and increasingly rigid Universi ty scholastic requirements found KU fraternities stressing their roles as college service organizations based on enhancing, rather than detracting from, a man ' s educational experience. Through the Interfraternity Council—the student governing body of fraternities—open rush during August and formal September rush provided over 600 men an opportunity to evaluate the offerings of the 27 KU fraternities in context with their educational re- quirements. Spring and summer rush parties, visits by fraternity men, and other rush functions designed to acquaint the rushee with KU and its fraternities re- sulted in 331 men pledging before the end of August. Formal rush, September 6-9, brought rushees three days of concentrated decision-making. Train date din- ners casual parties held by each fraternity on the eve of rush week—were the first of a series of organized rush functions which filled rushees ' days. Each of the two and one-half days of formal rush con- sisted of a series of two-hour visits at fraternities of the rushees ' choice. At Templin Hall, the KU rush week dormitory, counselors helped answer rushees ' questions about fraternities and KU life. By the end of rush week 241 men the pledge class openings which remained from August, bringing 89% of those participating in rush into fraternities. Nineteen sixty-six women ' s fall rush began the sec- ond year of separate upperclass and freshman rush. The fall system helps sororities fill their houses from the beginning of the semester and also relieves some of the numerical problems posed later by mid-year freshman rush. This year 173 women participated in the four-day rush period, September 10-13. Teas, dinners, and skits served as means to acquaint rushees and members of the 13 KU sororities. Visits completed and decisions made, rushees signed preference cards and anxiously awaited pledge class announcements from the Dean of Women. Three yell-ins held by groups of KU sorori- ties formally introduced the 55 new pledges to the campus. DURING FALL RUSH, members of the Phi Psi house explain various aspects of fraternity life to prospective pledges. 6

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PART OF THE FIRST CLASS of KU ' s second century traditionally passes by the Campanile to the Induction Ceremony in Memorial Stadium. ABOVE, LEFT. Upperclass rushees group in front of the Gamma Phi Beta house while sorority members meet briefly inside to discuss the next party. RIGHT. During the annual SUA Activities Carnival, KU-Y officers answer questions about their organization. 8