University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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step into mu crib. The Greek Connhunhy hHHGd knees whh Habhatllumahhy to buHd a home for a emmmm localfamhy I will admit to you that I donit like being dirty. Or sweaty. And grime under my fingernails drives me crazy. Physical labor isnlt exactly my idea of a good time. But for a couple days I put all that behind me. I, like most students, have a place to live. Granted, I'm a student so it's nothing like Paris Hilton calls home, but it keeps me warm from the snow, dry from the rain and cool from the heat. Often times it's easy to forget the families that donit have this option. The House that Creeks Built allows members from all the fraternities and sororities at KU to join forces with Habitat Humanity and build a house for a local family. Representatives from Panhellenic and the Interfraternity Council organized the effort and contacted the Creek Community to schedule shifts to work on the home. uVoluntecring for the House that Creeks Built was a great way to help out the community. I really felt like my work was worthwhilef, Anna Arnonc. Kansas City sophomore said. Arnone served as . y the ff . 'NX Q. .si of ' coordinator for her sorority. She was in charge of making sure enough volunteers from her chapter came during their time slot. Between the two other chapters that volunteered with us. we actually had too many people show up and we had to send some home. Arnone said. The woman receiving the home often stopped by to check on the progress. meet the students and help out. The House that Creeks Built is funded through donations raised by KU fraternities and sororities.

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S -4 From his bid lor the President's Oval Office to his Viagra commercials , former Sen, Bob Dole has become a landmark figure for the state ofKansas. And Kansasjttst wanted to say thank yott. On ,luly 22, Dole celebrated his 80th birthday with 'font Brokaw. flov. Kathleen Scbelius, former President ,liminy Carter and other distinguished guests before attendingthe lorrnal dedication ofhis building. the Robert ,l. Dole lnstitutc of Politics. Tom Brokaw hosted the dedication in front ofthe new Dole lnstitute. He said the dedication and the building were a tribute to ntl native sont ofKansas and the great political system he was so protrd to be a part of. Former President Carter spoke abotrt the i'greatest generation and continued peacekeeping ellorts before at-tv ing the podium to National Security Adv iscr Condoleezza Rice, who lives in the same building as Dole and his w ifc, lilixabeth, in Washington IIC.. She said she admired Dole for his foreign policy issues and his respect for Kansas. i'He never forgot Kansas in his time in D1 she said. You alway s heard the Kansas in him. As Dole took the stage near the end ofthe dedication. the crowd stood and applauded him. Dole presented Richard Norton-Smith. director ofthe Dole institute. with a plaque. naming him a true gentleman. scholar. and friend. He also recognized ,lack Lucas, a Medal ofHonor recipient from Mississippi. Veterans strch as Lucas are the men the Dole lnstitute's dedication is honoring. Dole said. He also stressed the importance ofthe Dole Institute to future students and generations. nThey're the real reason why weire here. Dole said. Our ranks may be dwindling. but our memories endure. The 23,000-square-foot building hottses abottt 4,000 boxes ofDolc's papers from his four decades in Washington and exhibits ofhis political life and boyhood in Kansas. Only about 200 boxes have been processed and Smith said it would take I5 years to complete the task. Bttt the lnstitttte was designed to be a model for fttture generations about the good of public service. The institute contained an expansive timeline ofthe life ofBob Dole, from his youth spent in Russell, to his days as a student at the University, throttgh the groundbreaking ofthe institute itself. An l8 x 12-foot stone map ofKansas greeted visitors in the main lobby. ln nearby Hanson Hall. visitors could find thc uniform Dole wore dttring World War Il. with his Purple Heart and Bronze Star. standingbetween two support beams taken from the World Trade Center. Towering over all ofthis is the worldis largest stained glass American flag. On Sept. ll. about 100 people stood in front ofthe giant stained-glass American flag window to become naturalized citizens. But even at the climax ofyears ofeffort and waiting. the Institute had some bttmps in the road. Norton-Smith formally announced his resignation to become the executive director ofthe Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield. lll. Smith came to Kansas in December 2001. Before that. the nationally renowned scholar and historian directed four other presidential libraries. He was also a frequent commentator on the PBS program News Hotrr with lim Lehrer and has written or collaborated with others on eight books. nl take with me warm memories of the many Kansans. on campus and off. who have offered personal encouragement and provided tangible sttpport dttring the last two years. Smith said in his statement. 'il know that the Dole lnstitttte will fulfill its mandate of service to all Kansansf' Chancellor Robert Hemenway named Stephen McAllister, dean oflaw. interim director ofthe Dole lnstitttte. McAllister was busy making plans for the immediate fttture ofthe Dole lnstitttte.Although McAllister was named interim director, he said a position as long-term director hadn't been rttled ottt. 'With all due resnecl, lem, we were just errlinary Americans wha were called en lc meet the greatest cl chellennes. Sixty years en. cur ranks are rlwinrllinn. But cur memcries enrlnre. Sc de thcuehts cl these whn have acne helcre us. -Sen. Bob Dole, on tee dedication ot the Robert l. Dole lnsitute of Politics on luly 22, 2003

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