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Tuesday, April 12, 1994
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G. D.I.
WHY?
Because for years Student Senate has been controlled by COALITIONS. And these coalitions have been oblivious to student concerns.
SO?
This has led to the end of our right to drink on the Hill and a steady decline in parking rights while activity fees have skyrocketed and deficit spending has occurred.
By voting for Bill Gist and Scott McDaniel, an INDEPENDENT Presidential ticket, you can end Greek-coalition control and create a Student Senate that responds to students' needs and fights for your rights.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
SENATE CAMPAIGN UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Greek groups mobilize during elections
By Jamie Munn Kansan staff writer
As Student Senate campaigns wind down, an increasing number of banners and posters are going up around fraternity and sorority houses.
America," he said. "If they have the interest and the resources to get involved, then they will have an advantage over those who don't."
But the stereotype that greek social organizations control elections and voter turn-out may just be a misunderstanding of how the greek system operates during elections.
Ken Collier, assistant professor of political science and government, said Greek organizations unite their members better than most students who have no group affiliations.
Collier said these groups often pressured their members to vote for certain candidates.
"But it's not just greeks," Collier said. "The democratic process benefits groups like this all the time."
Social sororities and fraternities are just several of the well-organized and active groups within an election campaign, he said.
But Collier said he thought some greek groups could pressure pledges to vote for certain candidates.
"It's one of the classic biases in
"Anytime you do that, you're pushing people," he said.
Jennifer MacDonald, Hays senior and KU Panhellenic Association president, said the forced-voting stereotype was an annual annoyance for Greeks.
MacDonald said Panhellenic did not issue rules about candidate endorsements in sororities because voting should be an individual's choice.
"A chapter can't even make you vote," she said. "They can encourage it, but they shouldn't require it."
Most greek chapters support a candidate that most members know, MacDonald said.
Jennifer Ford, Lawrence junior and Senate elections commissioner, said she hadn't received any complaints about Greek endorsements because
off-campus banners did not have to be registered with her office.
"If it's anything off campus, they just need the permission of the people to hang it," she said.
Troy Strawhecker, Omaha, Neb.
junior and president of Sigma Chi fraternity, said his chapter was supporting the YOU coalition, which includes presidential candidate and chapter member Sherman Reeves.
Strawhecker said he thought the entire chapter would support Reeves.
Although members have hung a banner supporting YOU in front of their house, Strawhecker said his fraternity offered no incentives or punishments for voting in elections.
"We can't hold anything over their head," he said. "We're just trusting that people are going to make the right choice."
Strawwecker said the majority of his chapter had voted to support Reeves, but he encouraged everyone to vote.
"I think students should quit complaining if they don't get involved," he said.
Opinions vary on issue of greeks in Senate
By Heather Moore Kansan staff writer
Many candidates for Student Senate seats are in the greek system. But few Senate candidates believe that greek senators can't represent all students.
Mike Stanley, YOU candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said greek senators made decisions that benefited the entire student body.
"The decisions that senators make benefit groups other than greels," said Stanley, Topeka senior. "I don't think where you live should matter."
Katy French, YOU candidate for a Nunemaker seat, said she did not think students were misrepresented in Senate. "In past elections, greeks were 65 percent of the vote," said French, Phoenix freshman. "If you're upset, get out and vote."
Margann Bennett, independent candidate for a Law seat, said that she did not know the exact make-up of Senate but that she didn't think having a large number of greeks in Senate was bad.
Jeff Osbison, IGNITE candidate for a School of Business seat, said the percentage of greeks in Senate was higher than the percentage of greeks on campus.
Max Wright, A.S. W.E. GO! candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said all students could be fairly represented by greeks.
"It's a shame there's not a greater variety of representation on Senate," said Osborn, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, junior.
Mike Levitz, IGNITE candidate for a School of Education seat, said the large number of greeks in Senate misrepresented the student body.
"There needs to be a better representation of minority groups," said Levitz, Overland Park junior. "Greeks live in a similar lifestyle and are not exposed to the needs of others."
Scott McDaniel, independent candidate for Senate vice president, said student's representation was hurt if Greeks held more than their fair share of support.
"Anytime Student Senate doesn't look like campus, to student body is hurt," he said.
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