Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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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

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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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dogs appeared in pajama coats, straw hats, short pants, and odd shoes and socks. As for the more pulchritudinous pledgees, the Tau,s were seen carrying their canes and if there was any long underwear in evidence, it Was sure to be a Theta. They also roller- skated and wore lampshade chapeaus. If you saw a car being Cleaned, there was sure to be 3 Chi behind the dustcloth; incidentally, they swing a mean scooter, too. The Alphies were attractive no end in their sunbonnets, and elephant ears with the accompanying onion necklace. Some aspiring housewives revealed their true ambitions; namely, the Lambies, who coddled eggs in a frying-pan and managed to get their clothes on inside out. But pledging doesn,t last forever; eventu- ally all good pledgees become full-fledged members, following the ritualistic formal initiations. Regardless of all that sorors and fraters say, they wouldn,t have missed dog- gingll for anything. The Interfraternity Council is a repre- sentative body which determines fraternity policy as to pledging arrangements, fra- ternity ball teams, reception dates, and the like. It is composed of all the presidents and one other delegate from each Greek letter society; twelve members in all. These worthy Councilors are diplomatists par excellence; INTER-SORORITY COUNCIL- sisters under the skinil this year they were headed by the super tactician, Buckyil Walters, who did a good job as president. Make no mistake, these splendid brothers do more than just discuss; with the help of their sister-organization, the Inter-Sorority Council, they opened the fall season with a fine reception held at the Knoll Country Club on October 12th. This helped to orientate the Freshmen, who ap- peared practically en masse, in our Upsala social program. If the Inter-Fraternity Councilors may be called tactful, how much more can be said for their feminine counterpart, the Inter- Sorority Council! Never let it be said that subtle innuendo is a thing of the past, or that this is an age of frankness and truth- telling. Its not that these girls don,t say what they mean; its just that they donit mean what they say. That,s why they,re never quite certain as to just what the rush- ing rules are; but they,re so charmingly un- certain, that itls most disconcerting. Be that as it may, whatever rushing regulations do exist may be attributed to them and to the integrity of the individual sororities. The annual welcoming tea for the Freshman girls was held this fall at the Marlborough Innin Montclair. The Freshmen seemed to enjoy the whole affair, from the receiving line to the social photographer.