University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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20 Early Week Birds for that whole week, and I attend all of the sessions.” Guy Traylor, a first-year RA in Kirwan I, said, Early week was very relaxed—just getting to know all of the other RAs. It was all very informative and pretty much what I had ex- pected. We had sessions on responsibilities and health ser- vices and spent one whole day on emergencies.” Returning RAs found early week to be old hat, but role playing and question and answer sessions were used to ease in their new cohorts. After we had rattled on about what really goes on, one girl asked if anything good ever happened. It was really funny,” said Carrie Burrows, a second-year RA from Blazer Hall. Wildcat band members attended early week sessions of a different nature. Learning two new drills and a pre-game show resulted in long hours of outside work. According to DavicMvloore, fourth-year band member, This was the best early week we've had. It went smoother, and it was fun. It was a lot of hard work, but we had nice weather.” Rest, relaxation and recreation for the musicians came in the way of after-practice receptions, dances, banquets, films and pool parties, not to mention the traditional high point of throwing one another into the plaza fountain. We threw lots of people into the fountain,” Moore said. In fact, I have a scar on my elbow from one guy who fought hard before we finally got him in. It's mostly girls who go in, though, because they look the funniest wet, he said. Fall sorority rush was the largest ever, attracting approx- imately 150 more girls than usual, said Sally Noe, Pi Beta Phi rush chairman. Quota was 43 this year, because we had so many girls rushing,” she said. In the past, we could only take 41. We had more parties each day so that we could be finished by the time school began,” she added. Rushees, however, accounted for only one segment of the population in this week of fast-paced Greek activity. Rush counselors were selected through interviews by the Panhellenic Executive Council to live with these girls and to escort them from sorority house to sorority house and party to party. Leta Dicken, a senior rush counselor said, I think rush is a good experience. It gives the girls a chance to get settled in early even if they don't go through. Being a counselor also gives me a sense of responsibility. I think it's a good idea. Everyone needs a place to belong.” The number of parties and people came as no surprise to Lexington freshman Nancy Bolin, but her nerves had a flare up or two. We were all so nervous. It isn't the kind of thing you'd want to do again, because it was so nerve-racking, but I'm glad I rushed. It pulls you together with other people, and you form ties even if you don't end up in the same sorority. It's fun, and I like it. —Vicki Turner

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