WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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American Women Are Spoiled But Nice, German Student Says
(Editor's note: The author of this story is a German exchange student who is majoring in journalism. Rudi Hofmann's home is in Mellrichstaat, a town about two miles from the Eastern zone border. Before coming to K.U. this fall he studied at the University of Munich, Bavaria.)
By RUDI HOFMANN
Dating customs and fraternity life on the university campus are new but interesting to one German student attending the University.
Hans Trauernicht, a 19-year-old student from Erding, Bavaria, a small town near Munich, is one of the nine German exchange students at K.U. this fall. He is most impressed by the hospitality of the American people and by "their unlimited freedom from prejudice."
One of the strangest customs he has observed here is the social life among our students.
"That a lot of American boys get their dates fixed by making a telephone call, like a business manager who orders some ware to fill his stock, seems funny to me," he commented smiling.
He prefers the personal contact to the indirect approach. The habit in some fraternities to give pluspoints in social manners to pledges according to the number of dates they have "is grotesque," he said. But he thinks that the difference in dating habits in both countries might be explained in part by the proportion of men to women at K.U. and in Germany. It is three men to one woman here, and one man to six women in Germany.
"American girls are spoiled, but nice," he said. "They take more care of their outside appearance than ours do."
Before coming to America this fall, Hans was director of the Erding American house, a branch of the United States Information center in Munich. Here at the University
he lives at the Acacia fraternity house.
He was surprised that an institution like a fraternity could exist in this country, since almost every G.I. he knew in Germany was glad to come back to civilian life. This caused him to believe that Americans were against any uniform community. However, he now thinks that uniformity is not the dominant factor in fraternity life.
He said that "When I think of how comfortably I live in Acacia, and how good the understanding is between me and all students in the house, and when I look at the many deep and lasting friendships life in fraternity houses has made, I cannot but confess: it's a wonderful country, and there is no student all over the world who finds better conditions for developing his knowledge and having a pleasant life on campus than the American students."
Hans is a business junior and upon returning to Germany plans to study at the University of Munich.
Dessert Dances, Banquets, Meetings Held
Delta Gamma Dessert Dance
Delta Gamma Dessert Dance
Delta Gamma sorority held a dessert dance at their chapter house with Delta Tau. Delta, fraternity from 6:40-8:00 p.m., Tuesday. Chaplets were Mrs. W. S. Shaw, Delta Gamma housemother, and Mrs. Nell Hopkins, Delta Tau Delta housemother.
Acacia Has Dessert Dance
Acacia fraternity held a dessert dance at its chapter house with
Theta Phi Alpha sorority from 6:40 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Chaperons were Mrs. C. L. Veach, Acacia house-mother, and Mrs. Mary F. Carby, Theta Phi Alpha housemother.
Sorority Mothers Meet The Kansas City Mothers' club of Alpha Chi Omega sorority met at the Chapter house on Oct. 10.
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STINSON—COPPEDGE
Men Are Invited To ISA Smoker
All men not living in organized houses are invited to an Independent Student Association ward smoker at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the Union. Suggestions for the ward's social functions will be discussed.
An exchange dinner-dance with Corbin hall will be held by ward members from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the Kansas room. Twenty men and 20 Corbin women will eat in the Union and 20 men will eat at Corbin. The dance will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Group Discusses Chaperon Gifts
Inter-Dorm representatives discussed the Pan-Hellenic suggestion to eliminate gifts for chaperons and substitute letters of appreciation Monday. They will refer the suggestion to the various houses for reactions.
Plans for exchange dinners between sororites and dormitories were also discussed with the possibility of sororites and dormitories exchanging dinners among themselves on a neighborhood basis. Representatives from University service organizations will speak at future Inter-Dorm meetings.
I.S.A. FALL ROUND-UP
Coppedge-Stinson Pinning Announced
SAT., OCT. 21
9-12 p.m.
HALLOWEEN DANCE Union Ballroom
ALL WARD SMOKER FOR INDEPENDENT MEN Kansas Room, Union, 7:30, Nov.1
NOV. 10
9-12 p.m.
SADIE HAWKINS DANCE Union Ballroom
TREASURE HUNT & DANCE NOV.17 Watch Kansan for Clues & Prizes
Alpha Delta Pi sorority announces the engagement of Miss Virginia Coppedge to Mr. Wade Stinson Oct. 8. Miss Coppedge is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Coppedge, Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Stinson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stinson, Randall.
Miss Coppedge wore a corsage of lilies and white roses. She is a journalism senior. Mr. Stinson is a member of Delta Upson fraternity and a business senior.
Miss Norma Mendenhall, Emporia,
and Miss Betty Schrier, Kansas City,
Mo., were attendants to Miss Copedge.
Both were graduated from the University the past spring. Corsages of blue gardenias and white roses were worn by attendants and Mrs. Thomas A. Clark, housemother of Alpha Delta Pi.
Riggs-Mercer Wed
I. S.A. MOVIE - DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Memberships in I.S.A. Office, Union Bldg. Office Hours 9-12 a.m., 1-4 p.m.
L. Ron Hubbard
Miss Patty Ann Riggs, fine arts sophomore from Wichita, and Ronald Mercer, College junior from Hutchinson, were married Oct. 15 in Wichita.
Founder-President Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Author of
"DIANETICS"
will give an introductory lecture at the
Music Hall, Mun. Aud.
Kansas City, Mo.
SAT., OCT. 21----8:15 P.M.
All Seats $1.50 Inc. Tax
Classes start Oct.25 thru Oct.28.
4 Classes $30.00 incl. tax
Single classes $10 incl. tax
PHONE VICTOR 3158 or VICTOR 4470
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- 'round the town.
'round the year