Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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i Dn tetjjta tetn Itu Council OFFICERS President Samson Huey Secretary Robert Wood Treasurer Vincent Morrissey Promoting the best interests of its member fraternities and keeping them together in harmony is the work of Interfra' ternity Council. With the help of Dr. Neelley of the Mathe' matics department, Interfraternity Council has come to be recognized by even the most unobserving as a decided dominant force on campus. For the first time for several years. Council decided to try the open rushing season with its connecting flares. At the outset its results were doubtful, but when the final tabulation of men pledged was taken, the new program was found to be overwhelmingly successful. More boys took up the bonds of fraternity last year than any of the recent rushing seasons. Interfraternity Council sends four men to represent it on the Intramural Athletic Board. This past year basketball, bowl' ing, swimming, ping'pong, and softball were sponsored by the Council with success. A greater interest in the entire athletic program is quite apparent, giving all indications of a growing desire on the part of fraternity men to enter into competition with each other. Ranking second only to Spring Carnival in popularity and attendance, the Interfraternity Formal this year brought to the campus that master of music, Isham Jones and his orchestra. A natty compact favor with the fraternity Greek letter names written across its face gave the dance an even finer sense of sophistication than was expected. {22}

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With regard to the group representation plan, limit' ing the number of representatives on Council to the number of ballots cast and dividing the representa' don among the groups: fraternities, commuters, and dorms; there is not much that can be said either way. It is a recognized fact that the best men on the campus belong to the fraternity group. There are several exceptions but these are few and very scat' tered. To divide the representation equally between commuters and fraternity would be defeating the primary objective of democratic government, namely, to get the best man into office. The department plan is by far the most soundly founded proposal to date, but it too has disadvaiv tages. With national government and “silver states parlance, each group would be fighting for its own department rather than for Carnegie Tech in general. There is a sense of seniority that exists in council now that would vanish if the department plan were instituted. The superiority of members by reason of class, or rank, not only helps to temper the some' what rash ideas of the newcomers, but also gives the older and more experienced men the say.

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 )n ietiototltu IntepSorority Council is the organization which is responsible for setting forth the rules which are to govern the conduct of all campus sororities in matters affecting more than one soror' ity. The Council is an invaluable aid in avoiding intersorority hairpulling contests which threaten to develop during such periods of stress as rushing season and election time. The Council is made up of a senior and a junior member from each of the seven Tech sororities, three of which are in Marg' aret Morrison and four in the Fine Arts School. The president is chosen from among the junior members who have served a full year. Margaret Fauntleroy has held the reins during this year. Two Vice Presidents are elected, one from each school. These officers this year are Bernie Erb, a member of Beta Pi, and Betty Stevens, of Alpha Theta Sigma. The Secretary is Dorothy Ey, and the Treasurer, Eleanor Bright. Second in importance to the Council's duty of making rushing rules is their sponsorship of the annual InterSorority Formal, held this year at the Urban Roof of the Hotel William Penn. Music was provided by Howard Baum and favors were given to the lucky boys chosen as escorts. Council OFFICERS President Margaret Fauntleroy Vice-President Betty Stevens Secretary Dorothy Ey Treasurer Eleanor Bright For the last twelve years the Council has overseen the award' ing of the Inter'Sorority Scholarship Cup to the sorority with the highest average factor. The custom of holding such a competition to encourage study among sorority girls was instituted by Gamma Gamma Gamma. {231