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Wednesday, August 24, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Fewer participants rush sororities
Fraternity rush drops 25 percent
By James Farquhar
Kansan staff writer
KU's second year of fall sorority rush saw a decrease of 249 participants from last year's all time high of 307. KU is one of the for membership yesterday.
Rush began Aug. 15 and ended Monday.
Michelle Roberts, Panhellenic's vice president for membership, said that the number of rushes a house can number of rushes off to 52 from a high of 68 in [all 18] states.
She said 267 women withdrew during rush week, and that 52 of those who signed pledge cards did not make a house.
Ten houses reached their quota during formal rush, and two more have reached quota since formal rushes. The governor governs a total of 14 sororities.
Roberts said that when KU decided to change from January rush to fall rush in 1887, the National Panhellenic League would lose fall rush, enrollment would jump.
"They said it would drop off this year and then level off," she said.
Another factor that could have contributed to the decrease in rush participants is the rise in the enrollment fee from $70 to $130.
Roberts said the fee was increased because rush participants had to pay for an extra week's stay in the residence halls. This year's rush began a week earlier than last year's rush.
Formal rush for fraternities began Aug. 18 and ended Sunday.
About 80 percent of fraternity rush is held throughout the rest of the year during "informal rush," Russell said.
Enrollment for this fall's formal fraternity rush was down 25 percent from last year's formal rush in the fall, said Scott Russell. Interfraternity Council vice president for memorial affairs governs 24 of KU's 82 fraternities.
He said that of the 154 men who enrolled in fall rush, 88 percent were accepted into a house. He said he finished his studies and those who were accepted into fraternities
Rho-Chis Shelly Hoober, left, Topeka junior; Laura Hagerson, Wichita senior; and Chris Garrard, Overland Park senior, relax in the shade while waiting for rushees to complete their visits to the sororities on West Campus Road.
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PARKING
only. Visitors may park with permit at the meters but must pay 23 cents an hour for parking. The area are not restricted to visitor parking.
Falman said the decision to add visitor parking fees had caused some protest. But, he said, "We generate something in the neighborhood of 90,000 visitors a year, and they don't pay for parking, Faculty, staff and students in the parking. And visitors have for the parking in permit areas."
Long-term meters are situated in lots 16, east of the Kansas Union; 19, west of the Burgee Union; 38, north of the Continuing Education building; 40, south of the Burgee Union; 94, northwest of the Kansas Union. Several long-term parking meters
have been added to every residence hall parking area.
In other decisions:
- Sale of red permits is restricted to faculty and staff whose age and years of service at the University equal at least 25. Blue permits are restricted to faculty and staff whose age and years of service equal at least 60.
- There have been no changes in the cost of permits or fines.
- Visitors to residence hall may not longer park for one hour without a permit. * Residence hall parking is unrestricted each weekend from 5 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Sunday. Unrestricted formerly began at noon Saturday
Bus fare increases
Kansan staff writer
By Cindy Harger
Students who don't buy a bus pass this year will have to pay 25 cents more per ride to help pay for a new route and rising costs.
The cash fare has increased to 75 cents. Bus passes have increased from $30 to $35 for each semester.
"Basically, we raised it because of rising costs and to bring us closer to being independently funded," said the Wheel Coordination Scott Russell.
The fare change was unanimously approved last spring by the Student Senate Transportation Board.
Russell said that some of the extra money would help pay for a new bus route, which starts at 7:05 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, and reaches the Kansas Union at 7:25 a.m. He said other stops were at the Grand Avenue streets, Fourth and Wisconsin streets and Seventh and Maine streets.
The new route is called "Holidome," and runs twice an hour from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Russell doesn't anticipate route or schedule changes due to campus construction.
The bus system also receives funds from the Student Senate. A budget of
$902,000 is allocated for the transportation system, which includes the Secure Shuttle and lift vans for the handicapped.
Russell said that the bus pass money goes into the general transportation fund, but the cash fares are used specifically for the bus system.
He didn't think the higher cost would deter students from using the bus system.
"If anything, it will result in people buying more passes, as opposed to paying the cash fare." Russell said.
Eight thousand passes were ordered for the fall semester and Russell predicts that approximately that many will be purchased.
Some students disagreed with the higher cost of riding the bus, but still bought a pass.
Kim Hurn, Topeka sophomore,
said that the $5 increase for a bus
pass bothered her, but she still purchased one.
"It's worth it," Hurn said. "It helps out so much during the winter."
A "new super-high quality bus map" and schedules will be available today at the candy counters at both unions, Russell said.
Passes can be purchased while paying fees or after fee payment at the SUA office in the Kansas Union.
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