University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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22 THE JAYHAWKER An unofficial close is brought to girls ' rush week by the preferential dinners. Here the Pi Phi actives are celebrating the close of a hectic four days with their soon-to-be pledges , asui SHORTLY AFTER Labor Day a great metamorphosis took place on the old Hill. A hot wind blew over the campus, but undaunted, the sorority sisters arrived to open the houses for rush week. The houses had been cleaned and painted, but the work of dusting RABID It! Mil Its RAVE AT I ( I s 1 1 I- I- s V M ALL ENJOY I I WHEN IT ' S OVER. and sweeping remained to be done. But before that can even be started, Jane must know all about the cute By Tom Thompson boy that Betty met in the moun- tains during the summer. Tales of horseback riding were told, and, of course, the new crop of rushees had to be discussed. The boys had to do the same. No work could be Boys really worked to put the house in shape. These are the Sigma the girls, who did only a little polishing and dusting. These A.D. Alpha Mn ' s. They did not escape the rough work as did Pi ' s are making things shine to match their new paint job.

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NOVEMBER 1 9,3 8 21 - Universal is the institution known as the bull session. The first bi . one serves as a get-acquainted fest for all the boys in the house. learns a lot about the other in these all-night affairs. Ea ig ch Boarding house fare soon convinces the newcomer that hashhouse row is no misnomer. But after the first touch of homesickness to put his feet under mother ' s dinner table, he realizes that many before him have lived through it. ndx ss inafa . Y -d [.the oofy FROM BULL SESSIONS TO HASH TO MILDLY INTEL- LECTUAL LABOR TO DATES GOES THE LIFE OF THE INDEPENDENT. WHEN CLASSES START HE EVEN STUDIES When the newcomer cakes time off to sit down and read the paper and chat with his fellow boarders, it means that he has really dug in for the next nine months. In these quiet talks he learns much of his neighbor ' s real side that does not come out in a rough and tumble bull session. War was the topic of the day at that time. Independents have their social life as well as the Greeks, although in not such an ostentatious manner. By this time Bud ' s roomie ' s steady has told him about her own new roomie , Betty. So it ' s not long beofre Betty is nervously primping for her first date with Bud as the other girls in the house jokingly tell their experiences with blind dates.

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NOVEMBER 1 9 3 23 Boys and girls alike first held important bull sessions upon their return. Sprawled over floor and chairs, both fraternities and sororities talked These are Chi O. ' s. over the rush list. Here are the Gamma Phi ' s. done before the exchange of sum- mer experiences. Bul l sessions are prime essentials. Girl rushees were to appear Saturday, and the work was not yet done. The summer growth of grass had to be cut. This was done by men, however. Girls did the lighter work, such as polishing the door knobs and the knockers, put- ting up clothes and curtains. Those from far off places brought their wardrobe, but those from nearby went after it on Friday. Only dif- ference in the boy ' s part is, that the boys did all the work, whether it was rough or not. When the house was clean, pre- rush week meetings were held. In these the opinions were exchanged as to how cute this rushee, and how impossible that one. The boys did the same, but decision was not final. They waited to meet the rushee, then the final word was had by a committee of four. Spiked rushees were not discussed, but merely taken for granted. Spik- ing is illegal but it is one of the oldest and most well-established Greek customs. Saturday arrived, and a hot day it was, and so did the girl rushees. On this day, teas were held at all houses, and every rushee was re- quired to visit all of the houses. Not so with the boys. They went only to those houses with whom they had dates. Girls registered their dates, stayed in Corbin Hall or the Eldridge. The active sisters spent the day in straightening out date cards. Sunday was the day of silence for the girls. They were not allowed to see or communicate with the actives till midnight, al- though some ate their meals sub rosa with actives in Hill hangouts. Date cards were delivered that Rushees arrived at Corbin in all manner of first impression. night, and were returned the fol- lowing afternoon. Then the real dates began. There were two teas in the afternoon and dinner dates and after-dinner dates, breakfast dates and after-breakfast dates. Preferential dinners were held Tuesday night. It practically settled things, but Wednesday the girls listed their preferences, and sorori- ties sent formal bids to Corbin Hall. Preferences were matched up and rush week was over for the girls. Thursday, September 15 the fra- ternities held smokers in Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence and after midnight adjourned to the various houses. Friday morning attire. But soon they were primping for that