University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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The way we live in the... LOI Ea JoElla Hamilton Editor The return to school and the start of another year-- the happy meetings and visiting with friends-- the sunny fall after- noons to cut a class and head for the Bucket and coffee. Bright colors of a football crowd -- Homecoming and the floats built with such loving care. All these and more are a part of fall at Idaho. Slowly the days become shorter and the air more brisk-- football season ends and we drift into winter.

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Rush (GOW EV EY UY: Members of fraternities and so- rorities came back to school in the fall laden with paint, paint brushes and new furnishings to prepare tor a hectic rush week. (If you thought rush was bad this year, pledges, just wait until you're on the inside.) Houses were redecorated to impress the prospective rushees and house capacities were increased this year to take care of the many men and women who went Greek. For new Madeline Meltvedt, Gamma Phi Rush Chairman, and Jo Ann DeShazer, coeds who had been going barefoot house President, combine efforts to make a sticcess of rush. during the summer, walking in high heels to three and four parties each day proved to be quite an or- deal. This plus being heckled by fraternity boys, and stuffed with all sorts of undigestible goodies at the different sorority houses made for an unforgettable week. Wolf whistles were in order as the coeds paraded to rush parties. Dress varied from pedal pushers to tafletas. Silence period for rushees was received with relief by some males; others found it difficult to commute with the girls of their dreams. Boys rush was more formal than in previ- ous years. Members of fraternities served lunch and dinner to men rushees at regularly scheduled par- ties. Coeds trudged wearily to the The photographer catches Fred Magee, Jim Hanzel, and Dean Bent SUB on the last day of rush and doing some “rushing” at the Sigma Nu house, squeals of delight were heard as each girl opened her final bid en- velope. More screaming was heard as the rushees were received by the members at each house. ‘The girls moved into their new living quar- ters and the new pledges were guests at a formal dinner in the evening. Boys concluded their rush- ing with a formal dinner. Thus a five day rush period was successfully terminated. The modernized Theta house offers the pros and cons of Theta sorority life to the rushees at a hen session.