Friday, November 12, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Fraternity takes first step toward new KU chapter
By Lori O'Toole
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas will be a step closer to seeing its newest fraternity chapter this weekend
A representative from the Pi Kappa Pi fraternity national headquarters will visit the campus to learn more about the University and begin making arrangements.
The new chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will be open next semester through a formal establishment process called colonization.
Bill Nelson, director of greek programs, said the colonization was significant and exciting because the greek community had not brought a new chapter to campus through colonization since 1992, when the local chapter of Alpha Xi Delta sorority was established. It closed last year. He said the last fraternity chapter the University colonized was Theta Chi in the 1940s.
The colonization begins when the Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Association, acting on behalf of the University,
invites a fraternity to establish a local chapter.
Last May, such an invitation was extended to the PI Kappa Phi headquarters, based in Charlotte, N.C.
Jeff Esola, Pi Kappa Phi national director of expansion, said his visit to Lawrence would be his first to Kansas.
Esola said finding a fraternity house would be a long-term goal that he would begin working on.
"I want to get a better feel for greek life on campus," he said. "I want to know firsthand what works and what it's like."
He said he planned to meet with various University officials, speak to students and learn about the area.
Esoa said that 530 fraternity alumni live within 60 miles of campus and that he would speak to some of them who would be helping with the colonization.
Michael Henry, Overland Park senior, was vice president of the Pi Kappa Phi chapter at Kansas State University before transferring to the University.
He said he had helped with the planning of the new chapter and would be its adviser when it opened for membership.
"I want to get a better feel for greek life on campus.I want to know firsthand what works and what it's like."
Jeff Esola national director of expansion for Pi Kappa Phi
"I was really excited when I found out about it because that was something that meant a lot to me at K-State," he said.
Henry said he did not know how many members the Pi Kappa Phi would have next semester, so he was not sure how the chapter would affect other fraternities on campus.
Nelson said that the colonization process could take weeks but that area alumni and members from other chapters would help. The closest area chapter is at Kansas State University.
"It's a very important time," Nelson said. "With colonization comes a rejuvenation and new interest in the program."
— Edited by Kerri Shafer
Course content subcommittee revived
By Chris Borniger
wriher.kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
Three student senators want University of Kansas students to know what they can expect from their classes before they enroll.
Senate revived the Course Content subcommittee, which maintains a Web site with sylabuses from classes among several departments. The site's address is http://www.ukans.edu/~content.
"All the groundwork was laid last year, and I just didn't want the issue to die out," he said.
J. D. Jenkins, the subcommittee's chairman and senior holdover senator, said it was started last year when Student Senate was busy and didn't have the time or resources to promote it.
With the help of Amy Cummins, graduate senator, and Sarah Schreck, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator and the subcommittee's chairwoman last spring, the subcommittee will send letters to faculty members petitioning them to post class information on the site and send letters to instructors who already have done so.
Jenkins said both instructors and students could benefit from the site. Students, he said, received the obvious benefit of seeing the syllabuses without having to class-shop, whereas instructors wouldn't have to deal with a lot of students dropping the class and, thus, changing class rosters.
Once students and faculty start using the site, Jenkins said, it should be able to support itself.
"We'll never have 100 percent of the faculty using it, but maybe we can get 70 or 80 percent," he said. "I really think if we work hard and get the faculty on
The Course Content site isn't the first
Senate effort to bring class information to students. In the fall of 1971, Senate published Feedback: A Guide to KU Courses, which contained student's opinions on courses and their instructors.
Also, from spring 1987 to fall 1989. Senate distributed Course Source, which contained information about each course's instructor and his or her teaching method, a course description and a reading list. Senate cut funding for Course Source in January 1990.
The Course Content Web site mirrored many of the categories in former publications.
Cummins, a graduate teaching assistant, listed her English 211: Introduction to Drama course on the site. She said the subcommittee wanted to promote actively the site so it could be a valuable resource by next spring's enrollment.
Dorice Elliott, assistant professor of English, posted information from four of her classes on the site. She said that the site made the process simple but that promoting it wouldn't relieve other instructors' apprehension.
"I think it's a reasonable goal to have the site a lot bigger and more comprehensive before enrollment," she said.
"There are still a lot of faculty on campus who are kind of scared of technology," she said. "A lot of them are from the generation before computers."
Edited by Kerri Shafer
Dailey to give couples advice about intimacy
By Amanda Kaschube
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
When Stacie Daniels wanted to talk about her relationship with her fiancee before their wedding in July, she decided to approach a familiar face on campus — Dennis Dalley.
Dutley, professor of social welfare who teaches Human Sexuality in Everyday Life, will be offering an Intimacy for Couples workshop for 20 couples this weekend focusing on maturity, emotional intimacy, sexual bonding and tolerance of semen.
ance of sameness.
"It's a good way to think about relationship- ships in other ways," she said. "It's kind of a way of
Dailey: Is offering an intimacy workshop for couples
counseling before we get married."
This will be the second year Dalley has offered the workshop at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Thad Holcombe, ECM pastor, said he had received great evaluations about last year's workshop.
"A lot of the couples said they were able to see and listen to other couples with similar experiences and it made their problems come to the surface," he said. "We had to turn people away last year."
The workshop, which has not yet filled up, is open to anyone in a committed relationship regardless of sexual orientation. Holcombe said.
"People feel comfortable talking at the ECM because we are open to exploring sexuality and intimacy," he said. "Sexuality is an important part of our personality and spirit. We try to present alternative ideas in a safe setting and talk it about because it's so crucial to who we are."
Amanda Shaw, Ninnekah, Okla.
senior, attended Dailey's workshop with her long-term boyfriend last year. She said the experience brought them closer together by making them view their relationship in a new light.
"It makes you talk about things you don't normally talk about but are always there," she said. "We didn't go because there were problems in the relationship. But what was good is even better now."
Shaw said Dailey made all of the couples feel comfortable talking about their innermost emotions in front of total strangers.
"He just has a great way of helping you get past it," she said. "It's very intense thinking — it weeps you out and you need a nap afterwards."
The workshop will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
tonight and will continue from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. tomorrow. The cost is $25 for student
counsell. Call 843-4933 for more information.
Edited by Shawn Linenberger
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