Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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What's The Rush All About? Rush certainly lives up to its title, For seven hectic days, rushees are prodded from one fraternity or sorority house to another and greeted with an endless barrage of How are you? and Where are you from? In all this madness, rushees are expected to choose the group to which they belong and pledge their allegiance to that organization. The Rush schedule was changed somewhat this year, Sorority Rush was spread out over more days in an attempt to lessen the pressure and give the girls more time to make a decision. Also, due to the folding of Kappa Delta sorority last year, they could not conduct formal Rush until late fall and winter quarter. After all the parties, smokers, and prefs, 231 girls and 321 guys excitedly lined up to Walk the Row . They were greeted by their new brothers and sisters, and most groups celebrated with a party or dinner in honor of their new pledge classes. l and 2Showers didnt dampen the spirits of these Alpha Delta Pi sisters and new pledges on the evening of Walk the Row 3 and 11 'Saturday Night live provided the theme for Chl Omega Rush parties on one of the days Cone-heads greet ed the rushc-es at the door while the Blues Brothers enter tained inside the lodge

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WIHICDD AND WHY Who am l? How many of you 8,040 hard-working men and women have asked yourselves that ques- tion? How many have come to Emory to find themselves? Well, ladies and gentlemen, meet Joe Emory. Joe is each and every one of us-the student of Admissions Office statistics and college catalog information. To most, Emory is academics. Joe has an SAT score of 1150, had a high school GPA of 3.4, and relieves tension by hurling himself from the top of Woodruff Library via the computer graphics terminals. Joe is also probably coming to Emory with preconceived notions of entering a profession- al school. ln spite of the fact that forty-odd programs are offered at Emory, 302, of enter- ing freshmen are planning on a medical career and 1096 are interested in law. These statistics are significantly altered by the time these stu- dents are seniors, but the inevitable comment has been: Going to Emory? So you wanna be a doctor? The university has tried to change that perception in recent years by increasing the attention given to small departments. Their efforts continue, but Joe still leans to- ward being a professional man. Joe is a member of a Greek society, with 532 of Emory students going Greek. He works hard, whether he is studying or party- in . QA recent college catalog compiled by the Yale University Daily News has summed up Emory by saying, A quiet, rolling campus is Emory's strength, and many students go in for quiet rolling. But academics are foremost at Emory. This is the way Emory is per- ceived. The above, however, is not all one finds at Emory. ln spite of the standard degree of apathy, Emory is a special school of outstand- ing people. In spite of the statistics which convey an image of single-mindedness at any school, Emory has diversity. Students from all over the world come to Emory with their different backgrounds and personalities. After all, college can't be entirely academics. Joe Emory is distinctly different from John, Alice, Mary, or Steve Emory. Though certain trends prevail, Emory is 8,040 intelligent, happy-go- lucky and altogether different people. -Larry Mandala 3ol'Wh9 E' WhY N McEachern