University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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THE JAYHAWKER THE DELTS TAKE LESSONS FROM BOBBY JONES THE KAPPAS SHINE UP TO THEIR TROPHIES Pi Phis explain that they are only taking a few of the choicest girls the Phi Gams never forget to mention that Glenn Cunningham is a brother in the bond the Kappas would have them all know that Mrs. Coolidge is among the sisters of the key the Alpha Belts praise the homelike atmosphere of their colonial mansion the Phi Psis still admit that Buddy Rogers is a mem- ber the Alpha Chis must acquaint all with the splendor of their remodeling job and the Pi K. A ' s fairly radiate with down in old Virginia hospitality. The accomplishments of the sisters and brothers, who, somehow or other, rule the activity world, are not forgot- ten by any means. The Alpha Gams tell all that Mary Frances Kavanaugh is president of the Women Pan-Hellenic the Belts would have their rushees know that Bill Blowers, the snooper, is editor of the Sour Owl the Gamma Phis point out Julia Markham is their Hill leader as well as their prexy the Phi Psis let it be known that Bick Wells is one of the outstanding foot- ball and basketball players the Alpha Belts have all their rushees take note of the fact that Lena Wyatt is managing editor of the Kansan as well as the best rifle shot on the Hill the Sig Alphs laud the athletic ability of Paul Har- rington, honorary captain of last sea- son ' s basketball team the Chi Omegas point out Betty Cox as one of their girls who is on the W. S. G. A. Coun- cil and the Sigma Nus impress the rushees with the histrionic ability of their Farrel Strawn. Ere long the tolling of church bells announce it is Sunday but it is far from a day of rest. After a sleepless night rushees prepare to make out their preferences. Haughty sophomores won- der upon whom they will soon be privi- liged to use their new-found authority. Seasoned actives again look forward in eagerness to another year of ease. THE FIRST STEP IN THE MUGGING PROCESS BEGAN HERE. Five p. m., and the zero hour is at hand. At last, it is announced that everything is in readiness and bids are distributed. In a few hours all Greek- dom is welcoming their new pledges into the fold of brotherly and sisterly love. Another rush week is over and a new crop of neophytes are now enter- ing that period of probation which be- gins and ends with that pertinent sym- bol of fraternity life the paddle line. The maddening whirl at the Univer- sity, however, is not over by any means. There are still the varsities good old varsities. The crowded New York sub- ways must be a child ' s tea party com- pared to the jostling, bustling brawls that go under the name of dances here. It ' s lots of fun, though, to start out sanely and never know whether you ' ll end up in the bass drum or atop the chandelier. The gals of the upper classes are a sorry sight though. Seems as if you just can ' t ' get around ' unless you have a shiny new pledge pin, they wail. Won ' t somebody please take pity on us? they plead. Quite comparable to the drags, though with quite a loftier purpose in view, is enrollment. One almost begins to think they aren ' t wanted, judging from all the wild excuses that are found to prevent a speedy enrollment. Sorry, you ' re in the wrong line, they say or This class is filled, why don ' t you read the bulletin board? or No, that course isn ' t offered until next semester. It really makes no difference what you had planned to take because when you finally get as far as the pen, you find all the pipes are filled. But with hat awry and feet weary, you resolve to make the best of it in true Jayhawker fashion. On Thursday morning comes the sound of the whistle, and freshmen

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Hello again BY IRIS OLSON And with the usual hustle and bustle of rush week, enrollment, and parties we say Hello again QUT, MOTHER, I just have to be [ at the house Sunday night! Just think, now, rush week, starts Thursday and there ' s so much to be done. We have to clean our rooms, polish the silver, and well, I just have to go. And mother says I just don ' t see any sense to it whatsoever. Here you could just as well spend those three days here at home resting up for school. But, Mother, don ' t you see? pleads Betty in her sweetest tones, I just have to go. Mother doesn ' t see but, nevertheless, the next day Betty is off to college. Much the same scene takes place in Bill ' s home not so very far away. Bill speaks to Dad of the necessity of ail early return to school and even adds a hint that the family car really would come in handy when the brothers go after rushees. Aw gee. Dad, I ' ve just got to have it. he entreats, the fellows are count- ing on me. don ' t you see? Dad doesn ' t see either but, before he is really given much chance to con- sider the proposition, Bill has the car out of the garage and is speeding Law- renceward. When Betty meets Bill, however, sorority silver is soon forgotten and Bill knows that the brothers really won ' t need the car until Friday. It ' s hello again. coke again, and again. And so, school begins. Thursday dawns all too soon, how- ever, and for a brief interval, dates must be forgotten and the early morn- inn; hours must be spent in learning that ' ' Mary Brown has lots of money, a car of her own, but is a trifle large, and John Smith can really play football but he ' s an awful punk. Rushing points must be reviewed and the names of prominent members must ever be on the lips of the actives. From this point on it ' s open season on rushees. The armies are ready and the battle will soon begin. Now that the most important phases of rush week for those on the other THE THETAS EXTEND A WELCOME side have been done away with, let us see just how the prospective neophytes feel. To them Mt. Oread presents a sterner countenance. Worry and be- wilderment cloud their faces. The neces- sity of making a good impression is uppermost in their minds. They wonder Will anyone really want me? If they only knew how much they were wanted, or should we say needed? Events move fast and furious and in a very very short time Thursday has come. Mary Ann. our model rushee. after being warned about hotboxes, spik ing and other attendant evils, walks up to the sorority house where she has her first date. Immediately upon arrival she is literally seized by no less than a dozen of the sisters who proceed to laud the merits of the only sorority until Mary Ann is just certain the others are just a bunch of bags. They dance her and dine her until she thinks they ' re just the sweetest girls. Time passes swiftly, however, and all too soon the face of the clock warns her that it ' s time to depart. The girls all but break down and weep at her departure but it must be done. At the next house the girls are even sweeter. A new one cuts in every sec- ond while she ' s dancing, they all say she has the duckiest outfit, they all just know she will do big things on the Hill. It ' s all too much for Mary Ann. She is truly in a whirl. At the sorority and fraternity houses things are also in a whirl. Presi- dents call meetings to order with such statements as I ' ve never seen quite such bad rushing in all my life, or Why didn ' t you get on that Jones boy, Brother Smith? Wrangling begins and far. yea, very very far, into the night the Greeks battle among themselves. 1 a. m. I don ' t care if his grand- father did practically give just our house. I don ' t want him, She ' s just the type that would carry a brief case on the Hill. 2 a. m. He was editor of his high school paper though. They say she has a car of her own. Maybe we can take it out of him. 3 a. m. She really is a marvelous athlete. Well, now I know someone who knows someone who has a sister who lives in the same town she does, and I just don ' t believe we want her from what I ' ve heard. 4 a. m. Chorus We ' re sleepy! Let ' s go to bed! ' ISevertheless, the grind resumes again the next day with even greater intensity. Hotboxes begin to function. Spiking is attempted by some, though of course, Pan-Hellenic rules against it. The standing merits of the Greek lodges are extolled to the skies the ' SYCHOLOGICAL EXAM GIVES THE NEW STUDENTS PLENTY TO DO.

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS begin what will be the four happiest years ever, and mournful seniors pre- pare to conclude that all too brief in- terval called college. All is not rosy for long, however, for not many days after the pledge but- ton is securely fastened, probationary days, to use a nice term, begin. The rush week, I ' m so glad to - know you, is changed to Aw right, freshman, as- sume the position and the gushy My, that ' s a lovely ensemble you have on is replaced by a sterner, They really just don ' t wear a dress like that to the mid-weeks, and the Oh, must you go so soon? is now a hardboiled active muttering, You know you mustn ' t leave the house until you finish your two hours on the ' phone and door. Pledges find they must seat actives at the table, keep study hall in what they had intended to be their spare time, have dates only at certain hours unless they can slicker the actives, wax floors, persuade grass to grow on lawns long before dead, attend all the activities that upperclassmen feel be- low their station, try out for Tau Sigma when their attempts at terpsicho- rean art more resemble the antics of Jumbo, the elephant, and for the Dra- matic Club when their speaking voice isn ' t even up to the standard of a good hog-caller, together with a few menial duties. This can ' t go on, they say. Let ' s rebel is the cry, and rebel they do. Secret meetings are held in kitchens after study hall to plot their course in this great crisis. Mysterious ' phone calls to the pledges increase in great numbers. The day dawns soon though when unsuspecting actives coming down to dinner are surprised to find that their charges have disappeared. On September 24 a general walkout was staged by the pledges of Pi Beta Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Nu, Kap- pa Sigma, and a few others. The more timid neophytes waited until later. Some of the frat pledges were either too bash- ful to ask a sorority to go with them or decided that women were a big nuisance anyway and walked out by them- selves. Regardless of what mode was used, however, they all did it. and for one night the actives were forced to lower their status by answering ' phones and THE CHI OMEGAS POSE WITH THEIR RUSHEES. THE PHI PSIS TAKE TIME OUT FOR FOR A PICTURE. CLEANING THE BETA TROPHIES. doorbells while their freshmen were out enjoying themselves with the young gallants of the campus. Little did said pledges know that the price for their one night of forbidden pleasure would come very very high. Little did they know how long the ac- tives had been practicing and waiting for a good chance to exhibit their good old swing on the paddle. Little did they know how it would feel to have a paddle broken over them. Little did they know then that it ' s the poor fresh- man who pays and pays and pays. : It ' s all in fun though, and ere long even the mistreated pledges are a part of this famed Jayhawker atmosphere. They too are experiencing the many many thrills which come with life at the University. ' In conclusion, it seems as though, somehow or other, a brief bit of one of the modern poets seems to fit in as being symbolic of all the glamorous mad gaiety of the Hill. It is: My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night. But ah, my friends, and oh, my foes. It gives me a lovely light.