Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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FRESHMAN WEEK1 On September 10, over fourteen hundred fresh- men crowded. the E-State campus for Freshman Week, sponsored annually by the Student Coun- c1l. Sunday afternoon, freshmen students and their parents were invited to attend the President's Reception. This reception provided new stu- dents with an opportunity to meet President King and faculty members, as well as other new students and their parents. Freshmen began their college careers the fol- lowing morning, meeting new people in the Student Union, if they were lucky, or taking placement tests and enrolling, if they had not pre-enrolled during the summer months. Social life started Monday night with a Square Dance Mixer. The Chessmen, La Rue Watts, Chuck Cowan, and Max Gile, all former Emporia State students, en- tertained at the All-School Dance. .f , rs S if Doug Slawson of Topeka introduces his parents to President King at the President's Reception, Sunday afternoon in the Terrace Room. Tuesday, the new students were officially Wel- comed by President King in a convocation in Albert Taylor Hall. There, they received their first college as- signment--to answer two questions in a letter to Presi- dent King: Why are you in college? and Why are you in this college? During the next few days, there were more special convocations, placement tests, schol- arship meetings, job opportunities, and enrollment meetings. To round out the week's activities, there was a Water- melon Feed and Pep Rally at Welsh Stadium sponsored by the Blue Key. The Freshmen Talent Show was held Wednesday evening. Finalists from the preliminary talent show tryouts presented their skits, songs, and dances. Friday night, the Chessmen entertained at the first all-school dance in the Colonial Ballroom. Fresh- men, equipped with the traditional black and gold beanie, ended the week with a free movie convo. Elin Barker, Mulyane, wonsfirst place in the Freshmen Talent Show with a dramatic reading. Sandy Bus, Wichita, and Linda Lounsbury, Kansas City, were runners-up. K. l

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The freshman class, largest ever, outnumbers all other classes. However, the number of out-of- state students has dropped to about two hun- dred. A combined total of 60,622 credit hours were carried first semester. Anyone could see the increased enrollment by looking at the new buildings and additions be- ing constructed on the campus. Classrooms are continually in use from 6:30 A.M. physical edu- cation classes to 10:00 P.M. night classes. Rush, Rush, Rush Sorority Rush Week began September 14, with Open House, and ended, September 17, with the traditional Preferential Dinners. A total of ninety six women were pledged. Many sororities developed rush themes about traveling: Sigma Kappa-- Gold Carpet Flight, Sigma Sigma Sig- ma-- Around the World, Alpha Sigma Alpha-- World Cruise, and Chi Omega-- South Pa- cific. Alpha Sigma Tau had a theme around Perfume Reflections and Delta Zeta used a Southern Fantasy theme. Fraternities pledged one hundred thirty eight men at the close of Fraternity Rush Week, Sep- tember 17. Bar-B-Ques, Smokers, Stag Parties, and Preferential Dinners were some of the ac- tivities for Rush Week. Possibly, to the new pledge, Greek life symbol- izes a pin, ready-made friends, and social promi- nence. But life in a sorority house is more than that. It is an opportunity to develop and culti- vate stronger personalities in each member. This is accomplished through the pledge-parent pro- gram. Pledgeship is a time to overcome schol- astic and other difficulties, and to learn to live with people of the same age, and to understand them. - john Demos, TKE, explains some of the advantages of fra- ternity life to rushees during Open House. Long lines such as these were not uncommon during Fall enrollment in the Women's Gymnasium. Enrollment for the 1961-1962 school year was the largest in the history of Emporia State. With a twenty per cent increase over last yearls en- rollment, forty-five hundred resident students swelled the campus. Emporia State is one of the top ten fastest growing colleges in the United States. The women of Sigma Sigma Sigma, using a theme of Around the World, entertain rushees at a Japanese party. K, L, MI? .5 'M . 1' Q .Ai-Q, 7