University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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and THE LONG AWAITED BID HAS COME AND A HAPPY COED IS CONGRATULATED BY HER FRIENDS. Rush is an exceedingly hard time for both the initiated member and the rushee, since each is subjected to nervous strain, anxiety, and hand-Wringing upset. At times during rush, friendships seem at the breaking point, but after pledges have been accepted, all is restored to the normal pattern and life goes on as before. 2 J CONGRATULATORY hugs were given to the AFTER the excitement had somewhat subsided and her friends had left, the pledges during the fall Pledge Acceptance Night. coed dashed to the phone to announce the news to a special friend.

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VISITING AND LENDING A HAND FORM THE FAVORABLE OPINION A BOY CRE 1, A ' A THE excitement of presentation night began as fraternity members led the long lines of people who came to congratulate the newly accepted pledges. ATES BEFORE HE BECOMES A PLEDGE. Two days before scared freshmen and experienced upperclassmen begin mill- ing through the Library for registra- tion, campus Greeks give impetus to the fall semesterps activities with the open- ing rounds of sorority rush. Several weeks later fraternity men follow suit and conduct their rush period. Greek organizations are strong fac- tors in the social whirl of the university, and rush is the focal point of all Greek functions. Twice yearly sorority and fraternity groups select new pledges fol- lowing a round of formal parties. The formal parties are only the climax of the previous semesteris informal rush- ing tactics. The dozens of handshakes and hi, y'alls are merely exterior symbols of the hardsell techniques of Greeks in their efforts to gain new members for the I5 national social organizations.

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