University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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.. I believe in God but in my own way.” Above Father Holx-rt Cook celebrates mass In Sacred Heart Hospital's CImpel “Symbols ore important ... for they represent the Joy. Rp iirion 27 Rozga. who has been considering a vocation since high school, made the decision lust winter after applying to the Notre Dame order. While attending a Catholic high school. Rozga said, she went from a rebellious extreme to a religious extreme. She joined a Pentecostal group for a while but decided that it wasn't for her. She said the first two years of college were spent partying and studying. Then she started giving serious thought to her vocation. It hit hardest. Rozga said, when this guy proposed to me and 1 started asking myself, ‘what do you really want to do with your life?' I put in an application with an order but kept an open mind about it. I kept dating, but 1 could see that religion was becoming more and more a part of my life. Living in a (religious) community is very similar to that of a family. Rozga said. When you need someone to depend on. to support you and grow with you. the other sisters are there just as a fumily would be. '“Because I'm going to be a nun doesn't mean that I'm not human. There are no nuns that follow the ten commandments to the letter. O

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 a rocky road cont. 9ANOTI1 Yurkowitz said she was raised with a religious hack ground. Her father is an Orthodox Jew and Yurkowitz and her mother are Methodist. She was active in a church youth group in junior high, she said. “It's not that I don’t believe in God. Yurkowitz said. I just don’t get into organized religion. When I am asked about religion I say that I believe in God but in my own way. I don’t set up specific times for it, it is just a part of my life. It’s a more natural, spontaneous thing. That’s the reason for me not getting into organized religion. It’s coming from my heart, it’s not something done out of habit or duty. While Yurkowitz prefers a non-structured expression of her beliefs, Mary Ellen Rozga has chosen a structured traditional religious lifestyle. Rozga. a fifth-year physical education major, plans to enter the Notre Dame order in Chippewa Falls to become a nun. following spring graduation. She will have up to 12 years to decide if she wants to take her final vows. Left Rev Herbert Pmhl conducts a service at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. lt is gratifying to sec young people grow in their religion and values. Below: Kris Albrecht, Sue Wendorff and Donna Dimoff took 15 minutes to an hour Monday nights to participate in an independent Bible study. I»wer left: Lake Street United Methodist Church bus service makes church attendance more convenient for students 26 Religion

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Greek rush Making the first move Below Panhellenlc Council President Down Faber explained what sorority life h like to prospective mew ben til a rush meeting. By Nancy Templar An ability to swallow goldfish isn't a prerequisite to join a fraternity and sororities no longer require the girls they rush to be blue-eyed blondes or to have fathers who earn over $50,000 a year. The snob appeal of sororities and fraternities is gone. Dawn Faber. Alpha Xi Delta and Panhellcnic Council president said. Yet. many student label the Greeks as snobbish or stuck-up individuals who prove their group royalty through initiations or hazing. Faber said. People fall back on stereotypes because it's the easy way out. Laura Manthcy. Sigma Sigma Sigma, said. “It's easier to form an opinion based on stereotypes than to take the time to find out what's really involved in sorority life. Hazing, for example, is now forbidden by both the National Panhellcnic Council and Inter-fraternity Council. To make someone do something against their morals or principles is not considered a reflection of friendship. Rush is the time we try to clear up misconceptions. Faber said. Kush, conducted at the beginning of each semester, allows individuals interested in joining a sorority or fraternity to meet members of the groups, to learn about projects they are involved in and find out about sorority or fraternity life. Each sorority and fraternity is different. Manthey said, although there’s always a big mixture of personalities; there's usually a dominant trait in each group, she said. Similiar people attract. Rowdy guys will attract and their fraternity will get the reputation of being rowdy. Some sororities party a lot. while others do more philanthropy. Rush week is filled with parties, open houses and other activities to help prospective members decide whether or not to become a Greek. Before a decision is made, there is the question to be answered: fust what 28 Greek rush