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

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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

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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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will 1 gain by pledging a sorority or fraternity? According to Manthey. students get out of a sorority or fraternity what they put into it. Sororities and fraternities provide a way to become part of an active group, Manthey said. An annual dance marathon to raise money for muscular dystrophy is sponsored by the Greeks and requires planning and cooperation between the sororities and fraternities. Social events: parent's weekend, ski trips. theme parties and dinner dances require extensive arrangements. “The friends you make last a lifetime-belonging to a sorority binds you together. Manthey said. Dave Arbuckle said he left the dorm to join Phi Gamma Delta (Figis) when he realized dorm life wasn't providing him with the social involvement and close friendships he had expected. I'm amazed at the number of people I’ve met, he said. Working on fraternity projects is a great way to really get to know people.”0 Above: TouKuppa Kpmlon members Bob Dean. Tom Pollock. Todd Piper and Bill Weber finalized plana for a rush meeting before interested students arrived.