University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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CORBIN NORTH, FIRST FLOOR. Top row: Pam With- ers (counselor), Kansas City; Dorinda Dorsey, Dhanran, Saudi Arabia; Cathie Jones, Garnett; Dia ne Moore, Ottawa; Vicki Starks, Lawrence; Ann Ladewig, Kansas City; Coy Lea Rose, DeSoto; Peggy Pell, DeSoto. Second row: Karen Ott, Madison; Jane Schroeder, Lawrence; Laurie Burt, Shawnee Mission; Carol Han- ford, Hammond, Ind.; Kathy Forney, Plano, Tex.; Alynn Verh age, Naperville, Ill.; Cheri Selby, Ottawa. Bottom row: Vicki Enlow, Mission; Linda Miles, Oskaloosa; Juli Harden, Garnett; Gail Gor- don, Prairie Village; Lynn Wilson, Tonganoxie; Barbara Brooks, Leawood. CORBIN SO., FIRST FLOOR, AND NO. FOURTH FLOOR. Top row: Karen Park, Oakley; Karen Klinkenberg, Basehor; Linda Weissbrod, Prairie Village; Carol Adams, Osage City; Keri Baser, Leavenworth. Second row: Marilyn Bernstein, Prairie Village; Toni Farha, Wichita; Debby Phelps, Wichita; Sonja Anderson, Estherville, Iowa; Mary Sommers, Wichita; Cindy Power, Kansas City, Mo. Bottom row: Kathy Pellman, Leaven- worth; Susan Krsnich, Wichita; Judy Northway, Ottawa; Barbara Finch, Hyattsville, Maryland; Ann Gensman, Ottawa. CORBIN NORTH, SECOND FLOOR. Top row: Marsha Bovos, Shawnee Mission; Pamela Wright, Lakin; Joanie Ruzicka, Shawnee Mission; Gail Rinehart, Bird City; Ann Tlyers, Chapman. Second row: Barbara Gale, Shawnee Mission; Cassie Burdine, Shawnee Mission; Judy Theis, Shawnee Mission; Sheila Ohnmacht, Lamed; Sandy Carson, Wichita; Melody Zody, Wichita. Bottom row: Judy Cunningham, Tulsa, Okla.; Robyn Claney, Raytown, Mo.; Sheri Spivey, Wichita; Kathy Nelsen, Lincoln, Neb.; Nancy Baxter, Leawood.

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LEFT: Panhellenic Representatives match rushees ' pref- erences with sorority lists as part of their behind-the-scenes work in Oliver Hall during rush week. ABOVE: A hug welcomes this happy pledge-to-be, as she arrives at her new house and meets her new sisters. Stemming from an idea for change of two years ago, analysis and the preferential bidding system, which is 1968 sorority rush was a transition from semester a confidential means of matching each rushee ' s pref- deferred rush of the past to the newly-adopted sopho- erence with sorority preference lists for pledging. more deferred rush system. The third part involved the rushees and their Pan- The Panhellenic Association believes that a worn- hellenic Representatives. Each sorority selected one an ' s decision about where and with whom she will live member to disassociate herself from her sorority and during her university years is very important. Our live in Oliver Hall with the rushees. These representa- goal is to create the best possible conditions for tives saw that rush mechanics ran smoothly and served making that decision, said Barbara Newsom, Wichita as accurate sources of information for rushees. The senior and Panhellenic Association president. Panhellenic office in Oliver Hall served as rush head- Of the 507 women who went through rush, 346 were quarters, a communications center for the three work- pledged. This figure was somewhat larger than that ing parts of the KU rush process. of years past, according to the Dean of Women ' s office. Miss Newsom pointed out several advantages of Requirements for participation in rush were a ' 1.2 sophomore deferred rush. Primarily, it provided an un- cumulative grade average and completion of 28 regular ha mpered freshman year without the pressure of rush. semester hours. It supported the idea that freshman year should be a Planned by the Panhellenic Rush Council, which time for encouraging a wide circle of friendships and represents each of KU ' s 13 sororities, the new system independent decision-making, allowing each freshman involved three parts. The first was the role of the woman to adjust to university life in her own way. sorority houses and their members. An atmosphere of By concentrating rush activity into one formal rush complete openness was emphasized in an attempt to period each year, more time was available to devote encourage members and rushees to know one another to other aspects of sorority living. better. The new system is an effort to keep up with The second major area was rush mechanics and the changing times, Miss Newsom said. It is a way of role of the Dean of Women ' s staff. Working the night meeting the increasing demands of the University. shift, the staff handled IBM card procedures, number —Carolyn Bowers

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CORBIN SOUTH, SECOND FLOOR. Top row: Kristi Authier, Overland Park; Sue Anne Stout, Abilene; Janet Bare ( counselor), Wichita; Cathy Mims, Wichita; Jeannie Wayne, Augusta; Barbara Kellogg, Wichita; Ellen Wood, Prairie Village; Laurie Snuth, Kirkwood, Mo.; Virginia Fithian, Kansas City. Third row: Barbara Schurtz, Lawrence; Debra Hyler, Parsons; May Jo Eseher, Herndon; Janet Doerr, Prairie Village; Sue Wil- liams, Prairie Village; Vickie Hughes, Anthony; Linda Hitzeman, Tonganoxie; Janet Mathingly, Lindsborg. Second row: Vicky Aronson, Shawnee Mission; Marcella St anley, Lawrence; Patricia Parks, Elmhurst, Ill.; Kelley Metz, Raytown, Mo.; Maureen Poulin, Raytown, Mo.; Cindy Armstrong, Shawnee Mission; Pam Linder, Hutchinson. Bottom row: Jackie Hunt, Topeka; Ramona Bengt- son, Smolan; Cindy Schaaf, Hope; Becky Wyatt, Wichita; Ann Goodall, Prairie Village; Janet Wehde, Wichita; Diane Weinlood, Hutchinson. CORBIN NORTH, THIRD FLOOR. Top rote: Julia Ann Lewis, Liberal; Gayle Harper, Leawood; Sue Goodwin, St. Louis, Mo.; Sandy Evertz, St. Louis, Mo.; Marge Magouirk, Cimarron; Randa Studna, Shawnee Mission. Second row: Janet Perkins, Iola; Kay Powell, Nickerson; Harriet Ritter, Akron, Ohio; Nikki Dukes, Osceola, Mo.; Kay Watters, Kansas City. Bottom row: Mona Terry (counselor), Shawnee Mission; Gail Sivley, Wichita; Melissa Harrub, Wichita; Sherri Berger, Shawnee Mission; Nanci Hahn, Leawood; Jane Sutton, Junction City. CORBIN SOUTH, THIRD FLOOR. Top row: Jen Al- bright, Mequon, Wis.; Karen Smith, Leavenworth; Jan Cooper, Kansas City; Carol Manley, Shawnee Mission; Peggy Earley, Quivira; Karen Ashley, Kirkwood, Mo.; Kathy Randall, Wichita; Kathy Powell, Topeka. Third rote: Deborah Spangler, Severy; Paula Szczygiel, Leavenworth; Bonnie Schmidt, Atchison; Nancy Cleveland, Kansas City; Jackie Ritter, New Canaan, Conn.; Kathy Carlsen, Lawrence; Kathy Tucker, Osborne. Second row: Cynthia Zedler, Houston, Tex.; Barbie Pappas, Prairie Village; Kathryn Graves, El Dorado; Susan Harper, Bloomington, Ill.; Ann Vilmer, Shawnee Mission; Jeanne Crane, Kansas City; Karen Wolf, Colo- rado Springs, Colo.; Diana Wilmoth, Independence, Mo. Bottom rote: Cathy Relihan, Smith Center; Joan Dif fenderfer, Shawnee Mission; Sheila Eby, Huntington, N. Y.; Pam McCan, Albuquer- que, N. M.; Barb Jacobs, Kirkwood, Mo.; Kathie Ecroyd, Tren- ton, N. J.; Pat Relph, Fredonia.