Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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A cheery and primitive welcome to the island of Pik-ia is offered by PIm brothers Evan Kaliner, left, and Roger O'Conner. Splashing up some fun at Delta L'psilon's Jungle Party is brother Gary Cohen. Jack Potter GREEK THEME WEEKEND THE PARTIES YOUR MOTHER WARNED YOU ABOUT “It’s the best party weekend of the year,” commented one student. The night of the fraternity theme parties marked the beginning of the end of Fall Rush, and the parties were as much a part of the tradition as was rush itself. A number of the houses went with a theme for which it was easy to decorate. The “cave look —crumpled brown paper hanging from the walls— appeared at many parties, including the Kappa Sigma Caveman party, Phi Kappa Theta’s Night-Bcforc-thc-Day-After, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Island of Pi-kia, and the Hell half of Delta Tau Delta’s Heaven and Hell. A brother at Phi Kappa Theta admitted that they hung the paper “about ten minutes before the party started.” Not so quick and easy, however, were the outside adornments of some of the houses. The volcano of Dante’s Inferno, made out of wood, cardboard, and papier mache, took the brothers Five days to build. The waterfall at Delta Upsilon’s Jungle Party was the design of senior mechanical engineering student and DU brother John Judge. Their masterpiece also took five days to put up, and pilfered trees and bushes added to the desired “jungle” look. In addition to the work put into decoration, the brothers had to dress for their parties. Brothers at DU, Kappa Sigma, and Pika wore “animal skins”—consisting of everything from sheepskin car seat covers to plastic garbage bags—to help carry along their houses’ themes. The brothers at Kappa Delta Rho sported fedoras and white carnations and carried water-squirting machine guns to guard the speakeasy at their Godfather Party. And, despite temperatures near eighty, the brothers at Pi-Lam were decked out in scarves, hats and mittens, trying to look as cold as they could. Some of the houses had bands and others disc jockeys, but they all had beer at their theme parties. 1986 Rush differed from those in the past in that the administration implemented a partially dry- program with non-alcoholic parties and events. Dry Rush sparked some interesting results, including Pika’s milk and cookie night, while Theta Xi rocked the house with their Jolt Cola party. Article by—Angela Taylor Layout by—Susan Devaney 20 Rush Grcek Theme Panics

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AROUND CARNEGIE MELLON THREE DISTINCTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE A PLEASANT ESCAPE Carnegie Mellon stands amidst three distinctive neighborhoods: Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill. These areas provide students with off-campus recreation as well as possibilities for off-campus residences. Oakland, home of the University of Pittsburgh and the famous Cathedral of Learning, contains many shops, grocery stores, banks, bookstore, record stores and fast food restaurants. Students can always find something to do in Oakland, whether they choose to devour fries at the “O”, dance at the Decade, explore the treasures available at the Essex, or to spend an afternoon with Monet at the Carnegie Museum. Shadyside, home for many of Pittsburgh’s “Yuppies” has numerous cafes and eateries, bare, boutiques, clothing and shoe stores, and art galleries. A walk to Shadyside through the charming residential area provides a vision of Victorian, Georgian, and Gothic-like homes. Ice cream lovers can find any creation imaginable at The Balcony, Haagen Das, or Hilary’s. Squirrel Hill, located up Forbes Avenue past the Forbes Gallery also provides a combination of both residential living and commercial businesses. Bagel connosouere can find the best at Ba- gel Land while the Bagel Nosh places a close second. Movie enthusiasts can take their pick from the Manor Theater to the Squirrel Hill theater or renting a video of their own. Carnegie Mellon’s ideal location in the middle of these three fun neighborhoods provides the student suffering from campus burnout with a chance to escape for at least an afternoon or evening of entertainment, shopping, or a really satisfying pig-out. Article by—Jen Gut hart Layout by—Sandy Radnia A visit to Oakland is not complete without a vis- As part of The Carnegie. a cultural complex it to Dave 'n Andy's Ice Cream shop, where home- ,hat includes the Carnegie l.ibrary. Natural made cones topped with candy addin’s are a History Museum, as well as the Museum of Art. delectable favorite. he main branch of the Carm-gie Library provides supplemental library sen-ices to area students. (irunt UautvT Pittsburgh t9

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Jack Potter Only the Godfather's friends were allowed to enter the Kappa Della Rho speakeasy; all others were politely kept out with oozie water guns and the intimidating muscles of the brothers. Carrying primal partying to the extreme. Kappa Sigma brother John Knoblich hangs out in a tree during the Caveman Party. Jack Potter Rush Grcck Theme Parties 21