Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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;;ui l« ' fralt-rnily livinj; at Tccli. X ■ now hiiw v - |ili ' il inlcrprelatioii of l f a| pr «-(l tValrrnilN sUiikI II iiv iiialttTs as soi-ial respoiisihilily. riisliin practices, etc.. which hy scrNitif: lo guide the indivithial fralcniitv iiiiil siinullaiieoiisly help lo cTcatc a more iinilcd roiip and help l« iiiaiiilain a lii :hcr loci of fraternily living at M.I.T. OiK ' important innovalioii which contributes directly towards raising fralcriiity standards is the newly established Scholarship Award. These awards were presente l by the IFC for the first lime this fall to those houses which had made outstanding achievements in the previous school year. Here, again, by using these outstanding houses as a guide to good fraternity practices we are efficacious in creating over-all good fraternity practices. Expansion of fraternities is being carried on in two directions. First of all. the number of fraternities at Tech is on the upgrade. A new- policy has been set up governing the admission of new houses to the IFC which is so formulated as to insure the maintenance of high level fra- t«Tiiities while at the same lime giving help to those groups desirous of emerging as a fraternity. At present, only one group i ' jroing through its -Miirfzalro il. (loloiiel Stoopiia U . ami ;nif4liaii Miiiiroc ltrna lrastiii »or A Ml ' ! ' Dean Baker Present iiif: the IFC Scholarship Awards probation period, but several more are working towards this goal. A second aspect of fraternity expansion is pro- vided by the project wherein the fraternities are actively working towards the future years when it may be possible and desirable to establish a Fraternity Row near the school, thus providing a greater measure of fraternity integration into the over-all school scene. The cumulative effort and achievement of the M.I.T. IFC were awarded outstanding recognition this year at the annual meeting of the National Interfraternity Conference. At this meeting, held in October in ' «-w York City, our IFC was named as the I nilcrgraduatc Interfraternity CouiK ' il which during the past year has nuulc the niosi nolablc con t ribiit ion to the social and cdiicatiiiiKil program of its institution. by the commillcc of judges s ' t up by the National Inlcrfralcrnil Conference. A large trophy, which remains al ' I ' cch for one full y« ' ar. now rcsls ill the l( lil of Ituililiiii: 10. This is onl ihc second lime llial ihc award has bcj-ii gi eii since its iiiilialion in l ll.al which time Mitlii- j;an Slal ' t ollc c won llic a% ard. No auanl was made in iiiler cniiii: «-ars. Ai ' KII, 2.{

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I. F. C. John Whitman Menibcr-at-Large William I ' oynter Treasurer Alilton Bevinfiton Memher-at-Large V lid reus Laii Chairman (asper Jacoby Secretary Social highlighl of the spring term, the Inter- fraternity Conference Dance provides fraternity men with a fitting occasion to invite THE GIRL to a rousing weekend of social conviviality ini- hued with interfraternity sp irit and goodwill. The formal dance Friday night at the Hotel Stat- ler with one of the name bands of the nation sets the pace for a bang-up weekend. Following this on Saturday are parties and festivities galore to bring the fraternity men of Tech together on a less formal plane. Anything from cocktail parties to a barn dance may serve to entertain the hundreds of happy couples who revel in the IFC weekend. But the fraternities are busy working together throughout the s -hool year on all the different phases of fraleniily living. Blessed with a faculty administration who are cognizant of the vital place of fraternities in the over-all scholastic picture, the IFC acts as a totally self-governing body completely in charge of the fraternity world at IM.I.T. Through monthly meetings of representatives from each House, strengthened by numerous meetings of subordinate commit- tees, the IFC fulfills its responsibility of continu- ally uniting and strengthening the position of fraternities at Tech. On an internal organizational level, the IFC has just completed a major portion of the job of over-all introspection into the policies which KllinI Lawrence — Friday Ni«ht ;iiiixhan Mmiroe S;itiirday Nifiht

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THETA DEUTERON CHARGE Founded at I nion (College 1847 28 Chapters Theta Deiiteron Charge chartered M.I.T. 1890 House located at 314 Aleiiiorial Drive, Cambridge Towards the latter part of April, all the Theta Delts at 314 Memorial Drive focused their minds upon one thing, their annual bid party, common- ly referred to as the Outhouse Orgy. The house turns into a Li ' l Abner cartoon, while the pic- turesque half moon over the door symbolizes the theme of the party. The rugs are removed from the floor and a differentiated piece of wood, some- times called sav ' dust, is put in their place. The Al Capp murals on the wall and the beer in the cellar add a great deal to the party. We owe a vote of appreciation to Hank Skiilnian. « ur s« cial chairman, and Lindsay Russel, our house man- ager, who was the best party clean-up man we had. A good time was had by all... to say the least. Some of the other major social activities that look place at 314 last year were the bid Pledge dance and the Kappa Party. The latter is so named because it is held jointly, on the foundation day of Theta Delta Chi, with our Ka|)pa charge at Tufts College. Last year the founding of our be- loved fraternity was well celebrated indeed. The house itself is now in its best condition in years. After being fully renovated last year, new furnishings were bought this year. Among these furnishings is our new television set. The set is seldom without onlookers. We are now all ho] ing that no course VI man decides to write his thesis on television and uses ours for experimentation. A Saturday never passes without a party down in our well-equipped cellar. The pace was set by the new dining room and game room layout designed by Dick Stoll, and our house became the scene of a series of highly successful social func- tions. Every party is topped off with a session of songs by the one and only Bill Conant. Bill, well known throughout Boston and Simmons, is just about the center of every one of our parties along with his guitar antl the spice and flavor he added to the parly. We Thcia Dells arc ver proud of our lhr«-«- -r« ' M nicii. Jack Save. Tlarohl Bjerkc. and Bob KoiIkii, wIio ina lc ibc trip l » represent XvA-x al I ' oiighkcepsie. Some of the other Theta Dells Al ' KIL 21