University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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Rush Week is Chaos to New Students at School RUSH YVEEK provides excitement and good times for the rushee. Thereis the laughter, thc excitement of the first day, mingled with unsure- ncss after seeing the vastness of the University. Thcreis the first meeting of students from all parts of the state and the country. There are thc joyous lilts of laughter and conversation heard in thc dormitory rooms. Thereis the friendliness that everyone shows to his fellow rushee. Then the time comes for meeting the groups. Many glow as diamonds never could. Many shy away and panic for lack of conversation. After the parties, the inevitable letdown sets in. Tears are shed over the insecurity of rush week, for not all are able to meet strangers easily. With all this the days go on - smiles, i'Who-do- you-known talk, meeting new friends, waiting for invitations, and making decisions. The big day comes and big decisions are made. Many are chosen to be a part of the group, but whether a student pledges or not, Rush Week still becomes an unforgettable memory in each rusheeis life. v,,,...,,, GIRLS RUSH is a maze of parties and new faces. Seventeen sororities open their doors to campus co-eds as rush arrives. THE SOLEMNITY of Sorority Rush Week comes as the Panhellenic groups THE SQUEAL NIGHT crowd of fraternity boys anxiously and the prospective pledges begin making their final important choices. wait for girls to rush toward the sorority houses. T4 ,s

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. Xe- f i. Er.,.f l LOADED DOWN with suitcases, laundry bags, typewriters and even bongo drums, students prepare to begin University life. The University provides 14 men's dorms cmd 10 women's dorms for students. AFTER MOVING IN, students get together for bull sessions. Meeting new friends and renewing old acquaintances is a major part of the first few days at school. ' E .if YY Q ictsie 4 Qs ns: .,,.., ,gm if--M sygs g i,i

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EXCITEMENT IS EVERYWHERE and tension is released as happy girls race to meet Their new Sorority sisters in the circles and on Sorority Row. 383 University of Aiabama co-eds were pledged at the culmination of the festive i958 Rush Week activities. CAUGHT AND KISSED by the waiting fraternity man on her way to Sorority Row, this coed is sidelined. GREETlNG their new pledge, Chi Omegas exemplify the feeling of the night, as rushees become pledges and new friends become sisters. 15