Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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Inter-fraternity Council Standing Rogor Gorton rich, Dorman Rood, Dick Died rich Paul Kegel, Noil Barber Seated: Joe Mazanotz, Sherwood House, Patrick Shannon, Ron Berger Jim Howard. The Inter-fraternity Council started the year on a completely new basis by laying the plans for a far more constructive pledg- ing program. It was considered that simply by providing the pledges with a hell week little was being done toward the solidifica- tion of the new fraternity members with their organization. Consequently, a help week was provided during which the pledges from the various Greek organizations per- formed useful services for the community. At the end of help week, the Inter-fraternity Council organized a dance for the pledges and all those who attended had a wonder- ful time. The officers for this year were Pat Shannon, president; Ron Berger, vice-presi- dent; Sherwood House, secretary Jim Gear, treasurer We hope that next year's council will meet with as much success in all its activi- ties as the 1955-56 council has. 20

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Student Court Row 2 Paul Kegel, Ray Besing. Andy Schulz, Don Weise Rov; 1 Bob Ainsvsorth, Gary Alexander. Lois Panetti. Ren Gillard, Del Tcebel. Although the Student Court has been in existence for two years, during the first year only tv o cases were acted upon. How- ever, in the past year the Court has handled thirteen disciplinary cases due to the lact that the Court members and the Student Body have discovered that the principle of being judged by one's peers is an important facet of true student self-government. This year the Court has functioned on the prin- ciple that its purpose is to aid the individual student if ct all possible and punish only when necessary. The structure of the Court was made more consistent with accepted governmental systems when the president and the vice-president cf the Student Council requested that they be replaced by others in the position of chairman and vice-chairmen they held respectively in the Court, so that the Court v ould no longer be closely associated with the Council, the student legislative body. The maturity and wise judgment shown by the members of the 1955-56 Student Court are credits both to themselves and to the student judicial system as a whole. 19

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Inter-sorority Council Row 2 Charmaine Weyer, Geraldine Jensen. Donna McKinney, Florence Houvouras. Roslyr. Elk, Dianne Lorenz, Sandra Syman. Row 1 Betty Trinrud, Barbara Cottrell, Harriett Bruckman, Lois Panetti, Gloria Bertschie. The Inter-sorority Council had a most successful year in its capacity of co-ordi- nator and regulator of matters of common interest to all sororities Its principal task during the first semester was the organiza- tion of the rushing program. An innovation this year was the assessment of a $1 00 rushing fee for all rushees. This sum was equally divided among the sororities to de- fray rushing expenses. The second semester was high-lighted by the annual ISC dance held in the Union on February 11. This year, the dance was entitled ' Cupid's Cavern. A rewarding help-week was due in a large part to the co-operative planning of the council. Regarding next year's rushing pro- gram, a new quota system has been de- vised and it is thought to be more fair than the present one. The new system will work, in the following manner: the total number of girls out for rushing plus the number of girls in sororities will be divided by five; how short of that quotient each house falls will be its quota. This year's ISC officers were: Harriett Bruckman. president; lanice Hume, vice- president; Sandra Syman, secretary and Betty Trinrud treasurer 2 I