KANSAN
The University Daily
Friday, March 6, 1981 Vol. 91, No. 110 USPS 650-640
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Shankel to address issues
Staff Reporter
By KATHRYN KASE
Major issues facing the University of Kansas will be addressed at a University-wide convocation after spring break, Acting Chancellor Del Shankel said yesterday.
Designated as the convocation's feature speaker, Shankel declined to say what issues would be addressed. He said that the convocation was suggested yesterday by KU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors executive board.
"the members of the AAPU executive board felt there were some major issues the University needed to address," he said. "They asked if I should convene an all-University meeting and I agreed."
The AAUP was not the first group to express
concern about the issues facing KU. Shankel said various administrators talked to him as well.
But he denied that the convocation would be held as an emergency measure.
"There are just a number of major issues that they wanted me to address," he said.
However, the convocation was the AAUP's idea, Shankel said.
The approach Shankel had planned was a letter to the president, similar to the letter in the Kansan Wednesday.
That letter discussed academic standards for athletes. Those standards have been in question since the Kansas City Times published an article titled, "Academic standards were lowered for athletes."
Adverse public reaction to the letter did not affect his decision to assemble the convocation.
"We felt that this was the time to bring some of these issues out into the open," she said.
He said it was too early to tell about reaction to the letter.
Evelyn Swartz, AAUP president, lauded Shankel's endorsement of the convocation.
Swartz would not reveal what the AAU and Shankel thought were the major issues
"I think I have to respect his confidence on that," she said.
No specific date for the convocation has been set, Shankel said, but it will occur after spring break, which ends March 22. He said the date would be announced next week.
Funds sought for Howorth addition
The place is also uncertain.
Neither Shankel nor Swartz could remember the last time such a convocation was held.
Greek organizations see popularity rise
"It depends on whether I think there is night at 6 or 300 people. Shankel said, "that Amanda knows, but I don't know."
By STU LITCHFIELD Staff Reporter
For more than a century, supporters of the KU Greek system have stressed the need for fraternities and sororities, and representatives continue to assert this need.
In 1888 a fraternity supporter said that Greek societies were necessary for the stakes.
Ninety-three years later students still see a need for the Greek way of life.
"Social and literary organizations of some kind seem to be as essential to the life of students as tea parties to old maids," the supporter said.
"It's an excellent way to meet people, and it encourages scholarship, leadership and community."
Sara Snyder, Panhellenic Association president and Priaile Village Junior, said Greek system was a culmination of all things that make college life more rewarding.
Powell's explanation of the increases
Many students seem to be in agreement with Snyder. Despite an average cost of $1,775 to $2,150 to live in a Greek house, the system is growing.
in 1978, 6.2 percent of the total student body lived in fraternities. Now, according to Tim Powell, Interfraternity Council vice president, they were two-thirds junior, one senior, they make up to 10 to 15 percent.
In 1978, members of sororities composed 5.2 percent of the total student body and today, according to Lydia Belot, Panhellenic adviser, this number has also increased, although no statistics are available.
was that more and more students wanted what the Greek system had to offer.
"The demand for fraternities especially has gone up," Powell said. "In a house you can meet a lot of people right off. It is amazing." He used the punchup, and a lot of new students realize this.
The addition of two new fraternities on campus, Theta Chi and Pi Kappa Phi, and one new sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, also points to this trend toward Greek living.
To meet this growth of fraternities the Interfraternity Council has added a spring rush, in addition to its present rush procedures. According to Powell, until this year rush procedures had consisted of a formal fall rush, which is mostly for new freshmen, and rush activities held by individual houses.
Both spring and fall rush last for approximately one week and includes visit to the museum.
See GREEKS page 16
According to Snyder, the reasons for the decline may range from a higher, peri-
The 1981 sorority rush saw a decline in the number of participants. Last year approximately 645 women participated, with 10 percent dropping out during week. This year approximately 650 women participated, but 15 percent dropped out.
University Daily Kansan, March 5. 1981 Page 15
Sororites, however, have a different rush format. All of the sororites cooperate on one formal rush held in January. This procedure, called a deferred rush, means the freshman woman may participate after she has completed one semester of college work.
"Although fewer people registered in the law school," Snyder said, "the sororities are laureate."
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The full committee will finish hearing subcommittee reports today and will take final action on the individual and system-wide budgets.
governor to offer an amendment to his recommendations to put back the $188,005 to cover the University's expected deficit in its contributions to the employee retirement fund.
Both houses are facing a March 13 deadline to take action on their own bills, so that they can pay them.
The KU subcommittee's stand on the Haworth addition drew the only debate yesterday.
"Maybe those are euphemisms for what we saw there." Hein said, referring to the language in his book.
Subcommittee chairman Ron Hein, R-Topena,
said that Snow Hall was inadequate, unsuitable
and overcrowded and that steps to alleviate
the need are the best interest of the
University and the state.
"That's correct," Hein answered.
COMMITTEE MEMBER Jack Steiniger, D-Kansas City, interrupted Hein and asked, "But we're not going to do anything about it?"
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Hayden shared Steiniger's feelings about the Legislature, but for a different reason.
"We in government can't figure out how to work things around," he said. "It would be more important to fix up conditions (at KU) than to educate (at education) playing fields (at Wichita State)."
*Taking from one area and putting it in another does not mitigate the need for a tax adjustment.*
He said the deep cuts were being made in Carl's proposed budget to avoid a tax increase in the next year.
Hayden said it was not fair to ask some to sacrifice while others were told it was all right to
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deal But Stansifer the reform did not result in aave reduced violence. Stansifer didn't like any form of reform and the left said that it hadn't been enough, 'he said There were an estimated 13,000 people killed in El Salvador in 1980. Stansifer said that it was impossible to determine which side, left or right, was doing most of the killing. But both sides have accused each other of being involved with the police, especially involved with the police. Stansifer said that he had been surprised to The find that most of the people he talked with in El and Salvador were more upset with the leftist terrorists than with those of the right. Stansifer arrived in El Salvador in August 1980 when he called for a general strike against the government. He said the strike was a failure. The govern-
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see EL SALVADOR page 5
See EL SALVADOR page 5