University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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Carol Cashion and Robert Osborne relax at the Beta Victory party after a busy week of rush. The morning after-Susan Da- vis, Iulie Downing and Beth Board gather their corsages and leave the Pi Phi house as rush week draws to a close. Skits, laughter, tears Rush Week starts at a rapid pace on Sunday, August 31, with open houses. By Sunday night, rushees are a little confused and more than a little tired. The busy week continues with scores of afternoon and evening parties. Serenades and skits highlight the Week's activities. Members, feet ache as they greet each new group at chapter houses and rushees, smiles grow a trifle fixed. Taxis do a record business. Time for decisions comes. Friday brings shouts and a few tears as ribbons are pinned on new pledges. Houses are Hooded with telegrams and Howers while victory parties climax the week. Saturday-home to rest. l fe if fa hiv W1 ...kv . l' f alti itft , Climax of the mad-cap week of rush is the pinning of pledge ribbonsg at the Kappa house excitement runs high.

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Friends, fun and aching backs N K 2 X During rush week Anne Ford adds the hnal touches to Lindy Hill's costume alter hours of rehearsing for the Theta skit. Blue jeans and paint brushes are packed with high heels and white shirts in the suitcases of members of UU fraternities and sororities as they arrive in Norman for work week. Skit rehearsals, sewing of new costumes, scenery painting and long meetings keep coeds busy. Men clean, scrub and polish chapter houses. Lawns are mowed and song practices are scheduled each day. But in the evenings, work gives Way to informal parties. Telephones are busy round the clock. Budgets for rush week expenses are checked and rechecked. Rules for rush made by Panhcllcnic and Interfraternity Council are read one last time before rush begins. The weather is hot and fans are a scarce luxury item. Air conditioning in most houses is confined to the first floor. Sunny afternoons give a chance for sunbaths and trips to North Base for swimming. There are hurried emergency trips downtown and sometimes even to Okla- home City for supplies. Everyone eats at least a few meals at local drive-ins and hamburgers are the Hthingu as usual. Movies have a rush of business alter a quiet summer. Then, as quickly as it had come, work week ends and the real thing, rush week, begins. Applying the elbow grease, Frank Sweeney and Roy Stiegleder shine up the Beta house for the coming rush week.

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1, 0 467 Sig Alphs line up to greet returning rushees as pledge ribbons and congratulations are offered. Q 3 'sm w ill 'i 'f iE',' if i ll l 5 2 s , . .T 1 Celebrating Friday evening at the Phi Dclt Victory party are Joe Musolino and Marilyn McCullough. Carol loc Kennedy and Barbara Bonner clown during the Della Gamma rush skit. 2