Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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Usually the only reward for participating in extra-curricular activities is the fun or the headaches involved, as the case may be. But Upsala recognizes a further reward; we refer to the Gold aU,,, Which is presented to the worthy students at the all-Upsala Banquet by Dean. This coveted honor is earned by the accumulation of twenty-five gold TTUT points. This is not an easy task, as the three members, Ronni, Ginny, Gail can well testify. ROn the basis of a successful career, in scholarship, leadership, and general excel- lence, I accept you into membership into Pi Epsilon Muf, This is the last line of the induction ad- dress of the initiation ceremony of Pi Epsi- lon Mu, the Upsala senior honorary society. To this society are admitted those Juniors Who have been most active in extra-curricu- lar work, who have received the Junior Class vote for leadership, and Who have main- tained a B average. These Juniors are for- mally inducted into this society on the last Student Chapel in May, following the tra- ditional tapping ceremony. Dr. Lawson is the sole curator of the honor society. PI EPSILON MU-exc1usive circle GOLD thwcnty-iive points are a lot One HzmdrEd Three

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MISSION SOCIETYeoldest or- ganization on campus the work of the year, started a movement on behalf of our Lutheran Student Associa- tion to unite all Lutheran Students in the State organization of New Jersey. Every Sunday evening a group of students gather in Kenbrook Hall for devotions and instructions in Missionary work. This group known as the Mission Society is the oldest organization on campus. Many prominent missionaries have appeared on our programs this year and some of the speakers have been so favorably impressed With our work that they have sent us gifts pertaining to mis- sionary work. Through this we have been encouraged to start a library and a collece tion of things of interest. The Christian Brotherhood is everything the name implies. It is composed of male students Who through their interest in re- ligious topics have banded together in a spiritually fine and cultural group. Capable speakers representing various walks of life are featured at every meeting, following Which the Brotherhood discusses the topic With the speaker. In recognition of the fine ideals of the members of this fellowship, the student council has invited them to conduct the de- votional services at Student Chapel. THE CHRISTIAN BROTHER- HOOD-leaders of Stu- dent Chapel devotions

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Sorority and Fraternities are important institutions on our campus. Hopes for bids and the subsequent speculation is enough to stir the heart of any Freshman. This year, just as always, many Freshmen lived through coffee-drugged hours of study, through nights of cramming and of little sleep, through days of haggard appearance and hectic thinking, only to find that they had missed their 2:00 average. There were tears, condolences, and encouragements for these unfortunates, but the relentless fraternal machine rolled on. The subtle innuendoes of November and December days gave way to open rushing, with accompanying wild promises, threats, and gossip among the Greeks. The only surprise is that the Fresh- men never seem to know whafs going on; they never see a dagger being thrown, they never see a bent ear, all they notice is that everyone is very sweet to them. This year,s Freshmen well remember the elegant rush parties thrown in their honor. There was the traditional Theta cozy, the Tau swimming party, the Chi Delt progressive dinner, and the Alpha skating party, not to mention One Hundred Four INTER-FRATERNKTY COUNCIL-iidiplomatists par excellence the Lambda and the Tri Upsilon parties. The men fumed through one smoker after another, and we do mean iifumedf, Talk about smoke rings! scarce was the man who knew whether he was coming or going, and whether he was going, God, Owl, Eta Del- ta, Rho Alpha, Kappa Beta Phi, or A.S.U. But bid day hnally arrived, the dotted lines were signed, and formal pledging began. Those Gods Who had newly arrived at the sanctuary of Mount Olympus graced the campus in authentic Roman togas and raced around town on kiddy cars. Who will ever forget the grandiose manner in which Bill Anderson and other lordly Owls were borne around campus in a sedan chair? Or the Owl pledgees appearing successively as men- about-town in top hat and tails, as fisher- men, and as bootblacks? The ths crowned their days of costuming with a most spec- tacular mock wedding. Weive heard that the Eta Delt pledgees havenit yet forgotten those gruesome noon paddle sessions and the traditionally unpalatable Black Supper. Not to be outdone, the A.S.U. boys had a Red Supper, eaten in red flannels. The Kappa