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University Daily Kansan
Friday. Oct. 9. 1959
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority recently held a pledge open house at the Lawrence Country Club. The chaperones were: Mrs. Marion Wilson, Mrs. John Skie, Mrs.Glen Sewell, Mrs.Roy W. Conlin, and Mrs. Elenore Mitchell
--and its shocking aftermath! Co-starring the exating new personality JOHN SAXON
Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority recently elected several new officers. Marietta McDuffey, Overland Park senior, is house chairman; Susan Maxwell, Kansas City, Mo. junior, social chairman; Cynthia Cowdery, Omaha, Neb. senior, assistant social chairman; Elizabeth Bukaty, Fort Scott junior, public relations chairman; Diane Hoisington, Paradise junior, activities chairman; and Bonnie Becker, Topeka senior, assistant rush chairman.
Miller Hall
Miller Hall will have an open house Friday night from 9 to 12. Everyone is welcome.
O'Leary Hall
O'Leary Hall has elected members to the hall council. They are: Billie Kneebone, Neodesha junior, vice president; Elizabeth Orth, Humboldt junior, secretary; Barbara Bectel, Omaha, Neb, junior, treasurer; Anita Hughes, St. Joseph, Mo. head, of standards board.
Linda Larson, Topeka senior,
queen committee chairman; Janice
Johnson, Hutchinson sophomore,
intramurals chairman; May Beth
Coe, Odessa, Mo. senior, scholarship
chairman; Doretha McClean,
Kansas City, Mo. junior, social chairman;
Jane Emery, Little Rock, Ark.
sophomore, refreshments chairman.
Pi Epsilon Pi
Three new officers and fourteen pledges were elected recently by Pi Epsilon Pi, men's honorary fraternity.
The new officers are: Walter Brauer, Bonner Springs, executive vice president; Neil Hall, Kansas City, Kan., card section vice president; Eugene Young, Kansas City, M. pledge trainer. All are juniors.
The new pledges are: Harold (Arvin) Olin, Kansas City, Mo. junior; Monte Seewald, Brooklyn, N.Y. junior; Joseph Seyler, Topeka sophomore; Donald McQueen, Kansas City, Mo. junior; Richart Barnes, Seneca school; Thomas Brown, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore; George Addington, Kansas City, Kan. junior.
Fred Hearn, Kansas City, Mo. junior; Gary A. Anderson, Overland Park senior; Kenneth Byrne, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore; Beverly Morton, Larned sophomore; James Shaw, Wichita junior; Ronald Halgewachs, Glen Elders sophomore; and Duane Mulkey, Blue Mound sophomore.
Students Scream in Delight: 'Thank God It's Friday!'
By Dorothy Boller
Long ago, in the pre-1940 era, there lived an ancient cult whose ritual of worship consisted of wandering down to the local pub each Friday afternoon and releasing the tensions of the past week.
It went by the name of TGIF— "Thank God It's Friday!"
This ritual has survived the ages and become a world-wide tradition. It is performed in scores of college and university towns across the United States, and is said to take place wherever young "adults" gather.
A familiar sight in the military world is that of a whole army platoon headed for town on a Friday afternoon.
Meaning is Lost
TGIF appears to have lost its original meaning, however. Originally, the idea was to see who could get the most intoxicated between the end of the school or work day and the hour of the evening meal.
Nowadays, everyone talks about going TGIFing, but few actually do it.
Other activities have been associated with this custom. It is reported that in 1953 a cream puff fight over the dinner table was added to the festivities one Friday by a group of KU students.
Capitalizing on TGIF has been a lucrative endeavor for several business concerns in the United States. Sweatshirts, beach towels, mugs, and emblems have been decorated with the familiar nebbish-type figure who typifies the spirit of TGIF.
Enthusiasm Varies
Opinions expressed by KU students on the subject of TGIF varied from passive to strong—but all seemed to be in favor of continuing the tradition.
The following are a few of the opinions expressed:
John Patten, Kansas City senior— "TGIF is as much a part of college as classes."
Henry Luebbert, Prairie Village sophomore—"I think it's terrific—especially about 10:00 p.m. Friday."
Joan Baldwin, Great Bend junior— "It's really neat. It gives you a boost after a hard week on the Hill. I'm too busy to take part, however."
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members rallied to the aid of Lawrence yesterday morning by clearing litter from the right-of-way of each of the major highways leading into the city.
Frances Keith, Hiawatha senior— "Yeal"
ATO Holds 'Help Week'
Leroy Lord, Ridge Manor, Fla,
senior—"I'm against it. (I have a
five o'clock class.)"
This "Help Week" project is connected with the city's clean-up campaign and replaces former "Hell Week" activities of the fraternity.
Thomas Schmitt, Kansas City, Mo., senior—I don't think they send the TGIFers to college anymore. The party spirit—which has its place—is on the downgrade, just as campus humor is."
The "Help Week" idea was launched by the Alpha Tau Omega chapter at the University of Indiana in 1950. Since then, chapters throughout the country have adopted the idea, and interfraternity councils on many university campuses, including the University of Kansas, have developed "Help Week" programs at the interfraternity level.
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