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Kansan
Thursday, November 19, 1981 Vol.92, No.63 USPS 650-640
KANSAN
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
The University Daily
Fraternity lines drawn out in black and white
Black houses pursue own interests
EDITORS NOTE: This article, the second in a three-part series on the sensitive topic of minority involvement in the KU Greek system, focuses on fraternities.
It explores the experiences and perceptions of both white and black men regarding the racial divide.
The third article tomorrow will be an overview of the entire situation. It will include changes made within the KU Greek system to deal with the potential for discrimination, the University's charter and possible action by individual state officials who believe there may be a problem here.
By CONNIE SCHALLAU Staff Writer
The year 1873 marked the beginning of the Greek tradition at the University of Kansas. It was in that year that the Pt Beta Phi sorority and the Pta Theta Pi fraternity opened their doors at KU.
Since then, a whole Greek way of life has developed at KU. About 3,100 students are members of KU's 24 traditionally white Interfraternity Council fraternities. In addition to those fraternities, two entirely black fraternities are new IPC members.
Individual fraternities do have bylaws that prohibit racial discrimination, but Farmed, said.
Although delegates to Panhellenic, the governing body for KU sororites, recently added a bylaw to their constitution prohibiting racial bias in admissions; it also permitted a similar bylaw, said Art Farner, IFC adviser.
"There could be increased membership as far as including minorities."
Although no blacks have been full-fledged members of a Panhellenic sororites, a few blacks have been members of a handful of traditionally white fraternities.
For some blacks who have joined traditionally white trenames, however, getting in has been easier.
WHEN MIKE MGLOTHEN, Kansas City, Kani, freshman, pledged the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity in the fall of 1980, most of the house members unknowingly pledged a black, two members said.
McGlothen said that he had called the house because he was interested in joining. He said he talked to Archie Patrick, pledge chairman, who invited him to sigh unseen.
ratuck, Overland Park senior, said that at the game he was asked to please, three men knew he was
"I didn't figure there would be a problem because I'm a minority myself," said Patrick, who is from Chile. He added, however, that there were very few foreign living in KU's Greek community.
"We didn't vote on him or anyone else because we were hard pressed for guys," said David Winnick. "We were very lucky."
The Phi Kappa Sigma not only did not meet McLathron sigers asking him to pledge, but also refused.
because of a lack of members and money, he said, the Phi Kappa Sigmas" aren't free to pick
up their classes.
When the members, particularly those from small towns, found out that they had pledged a
Second of three parts
black, they were dissatisfied, McQueen and Patrick said.
"The general reaction was fairly disfavorable. I said, 'fairly racist,' said McQueen, who favors it."
"No one was beating him up. But he was getting an excessive amount of flak." McQueen
THE FLAK WAS generated mostly by racism, he said, but there also were personality conflicts.
Although the Phi Kappa Sigmas reportedly held a meeting and discussed stripping McGlothen of his membership, they decided against it.
"I look the reason not to was because it would have looked racist," McQuen said.
McGlothen quit the fraternity last November. He said he left the fraternity because of race.
See FRATERNITY page 6
By MICHAEL ROBINSON Staff Reporter
There may be only a handful of blacks in white fraternities and none in white sororites at the University of Kansas, but there are black Greeks.
They are the students who are members of the eight black fraternities and sororities that make up the university.
And according to several of these members, there is little desire or inclination among black KU students to become members of white Greek houses.
STANLEY BEATTY, Kansas City, Mo, senior and president of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, said that membership in a black fraternity or sorority was more or less open, although the grade point average of the applicant was a factor and a vote was taken.
Beauty said the piedie also had to go through an orientation period in which he learned, among other things, how to use his feet.
Tracy Cauley, a Kansas City, Kan., junior in the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, said that idea of joining a white fraternity "really never happened to me," knowing why that thought never did cross my mind.
"They're (blacks) usually not welcome in atmosphere," said Coleman, St. Louis senior. "If
"It won't be like you is a leader. It'll be more like you're a token. We're in Lawrence, Kansas, where things like that are to be, I feel, expected."
you look at a reality situation, whites have no reason to deal with us.
Coleman said that the cultural differences between blacks and whites were at the heart of the problem.
"If I were a pledge in a white fraternity, it's a tinged called assimilation. We have different names and values."
"They've probably never really had a good conversation with black."
COLLEMAN AND OTHER black students said that blacks should have their own fraternities and sororities.
“It's a fact that we need each other to get through this university life,” said Anthony Thompson, St. Louis senior and president of Kappa Alpha Pi fraternity. “Many blacks here will be the first of their generation to graduate from a university.
"The only way we're going to be able to get out of that rut is if we stick together."
Carmen Walton, Lawrence senior and president of Alka Kappa Alpha sorority, said that she was more comfortable in a black sorority than she would be in a white sorority.
"I consider myself closer to black women," Walton said. "I really consider them more my age."
"I'd like to give service to the black community."
Reagan takes initiative offers arms reductions
The black students also said that the selection process, structure and purpose of black Greek
See PAN HELLENIC page 6
By United Press International
"It's a simple, straightforward, yet historic message," he said.
In a speech broadcast by satellite to every continent but Australia, Reagan said he had written to Soviet President Leonid Breshnev and Mr. Blair to express his peace, security and freedom across the globe."
WASHINGTON—President Reagan challenged the Soviet Union yesterday to join in unprecedented mutual reductions of conventional and nuclear arms, starting with the removal of all intermediate-range missiles from Europe as a first "giant step for mankind."
SPECIFICALLY, Reagan offered to cancel missiles that would have been used against the Soviets aligned their forces.
The plan also calls for a reduction of conventional forces in Europe and a conference on disarmament in Europe to reduce the risk of a nuclear holocaust.
previous American presidents have proposed similar steps in messages to Congress, but an administration official said this way the first president would carry the entire arsenal before Moscow at one time.
The first Soviet reaction was negative.
Moscow radio called the plan a "propaganda ruse" and the official Tass news agency said the proposal to withdraw all the missiles from Europe could lead only to 'a breakdown of talks that could be used as an excuse for the continuation of the arms race.'
Tass said, "The Reagan administration is seeking . . . to achieve by the back door the tipping of the existing balance of forces in favor of the United States."
In a recent interview with a West German magazine, Brexhoff already rejected a peace agreement.
REAGAN'S PLAN was much more popular in
Congress and among the leaders of Western Europe.
most NATO allies applauded Reagan's adoption of the "zero option," a proposal to eliminate all medium-range NATO and Soviet missiles from Europe.
Margaret Thatcher, British prince minister,
called Resign's speech "a most important
note."
Thatcher said, "I believe it will receive a very warm welcome, not only in political circles but in the public domain."
Helmut Schmidt, West German chancellor,
said the speech "confirmed that Ronald Reagan
is a man who deep in his heart is searching for
peace and is willing to negotiate, negate,
and win."
Schmidt will meet with Brazzine Sunday before the Soviet-American talks on the war.
IN WASHINGTON, Reagan won bipartisan support for his speech, which Sien. Jake Garn, R-Utah, said was "an opportunity for the Soviets to put up or shut up."
Sen. Ishihara, R-Calif., and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Reagan offered "a tremendous step forward in disarmament . . . It will reduce tensions with our NATO allies and reduce the fears here among those who see the president as a war-monger."
Sen. Larry Pressler, R-S.D., another member of the committee, said, "President Reagan could be to arms control what Richard Nixon was to U.S.policy toward China."
And Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., said Reagan's proposals were a dramatic response to grave concerns of Europeans about the course of East-West relations.
GEN, JOSEPH LUNS, NATO secretary general, and he hoped the Soviets would respond to a U.S. invasion of Ukraine.
Rosey Grier, former defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, took some time in front of Flint Hall yesterday to pluck his guitar and tell some favorite gridron stories.
EARL RICHARDSON/Kansan Stafi
Shuttle pilot to visit KU this weekend
By LISA BOLTON
Staff Reporter
Despite the delayed liftoff of the Columbia space shuttle, astronaut and KU alumnus Joe Engle and his wife. Mary, will visit Lawrence this weekend, University of Kansas Alumni Association Director Dick Wintermore said yesterday.
Before the coin toss of the KU-MU football game Saturday, Engle will present to Chancellor Gene A. Budig the KU flag that orbited the Earth on board the shuttle. The Columbia landed Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Governor John Carlin, Kansas Secretary of State Jack Briar and Rep. Larry Winn Jr., the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, will participate in the pregame ceremony, Wintermote said.
The Engles' day will begin with a press conference at a m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Conference Hall.
The Engles will have lunch with Budig and his wife, Gretchen, at the chancellor's residence before dinner.
After the game, the Engles will attend parties in the homes of Lawrence friends. They also plan to visit the Gamma Phi Beta sorority house, of which Mary Engle is an alumna, Wintergate
He said the Flying Jayhawks, an Alumni Association travel group, hope to honor Engle at their reunion party at the Ramada Inn after the game.
"Whenever we catch up with him, we'll name him a 'Superflying Jayhawk,' " Winterson mate.
Donald Alderson
Donald K. Alderson dies
Bv PAMALLOWAY
Staff Reporter
ALDERSON ENTERED the hospital Sunday night and died at approximately 10:15
Although the cause of death has not been determined, Pat Willer, an administrative associate who worked with Alderson, said she had been told he had a heart attack Sunday night and another heart attack yesterday at the hospital when went open heart surgery this past summer.
Donald K. Alderson, dean of student services and longtime KU administrator, died yesterday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was 58.
"He was totally dedicated to the University," said Francis Longgofer, who was a professor at U.S. Central Baptist College.
"Always thought of him as Mr. KU."
Those same feelings were voiced by an angel.
"I had enormous respect for him and for the job he did," Richard Von Ende, executive vice president of the company.
"Don' is a person we will all miss having in the administration."
Alderson graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in business
in 1945. He also was named University Honor Man for that year. As an undergraduate he was a member of Sachem, the senior men's honor society, and president of the senior class. He received his master of science degree in education in 1960.
AFTER GRADUATION, Alderson worked in the production control office of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the city of Chicago, allowing his graduation that he left Lawrence.
He returned to KU in 1948 as assistant dean of men and in 1953 was appointed dean of
Adelson served as the interim vice
president from August 1978 to the spring of 1979.
In 1978, the offices of the dean of men and the dean of women were combined, and Alderson was appointed the dean of the joint office, student services.
Gary Smith, dean of student life, worked with Alderson professionally for 12 years and said she had been acquainted with him all her career. She had crossed the street from her grandmother.
"He was such a caring person. He cared about KU, it was his school. He saw the University as a place where students could fulfill their dreams and wishes," Smith said.
First-day voter turnout about normal
The turnout yesterday for the first day of Student Senate elections was about the same as last year, according to Derek Davenport. Senate elections subcommittee co-chairman.
Davenport said that about 1,300 students voted yesterday during the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daytime
He said that the ballot boxes placed in apartment complexes had not received any votes.
Davenport said that the turnout was heaviest at the information booth on jayhawk Boulevard.
No formal election complaints were filed yesterday.
There was no tabulation of the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. or the 6 to 8 p.m. ballots, and no official counting.
The ballot boxes today will be at Strong Hall, the Kansas Union, Flint Hall, Wabson Library, Marvin Hall and Learned Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; at Naisim Hall and Joseph; R. pearson Hall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; an! at Jawahyer Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; at Meadowbrook apartment complexes, and Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternities from 6 to 8 p.m.
Candidates for student body president and vice president are running on three coalitions.
They are David Adkins and David Welch, Perspective; David Phillips and Monte Janssen, Groucho Marx; and Loren Busyb and David Cannatella, Working Alternative.
Todav is the last dav of elections.
Weather
The weather forecast for today from the KU Weather Service is for unseasonably cold temperatures with a chance of snow all day. The high will be 26-30 mph, Light snow could accumulate to one or two inches.
Tonight's low will be near 22. Friday's high will be in the low 40s, with strong northerly winds.