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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 3, 1981
Sorority Rush System Rejects 119
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submitted by the rushees and the sororites to the Dean of Women who matches the choices of the two.
THE YOUNG GIRL sitting alone was one of the 388 girls who went through rush in February between semesters. But she was also one of the 119 eligible women who were rejected and could not pledge because all sororities were filled.
Did she want to join a sorority?
Let's listen to her story:
"I wanted to go through rush primarily because all the girls on my dorm floor were. Thinking back, I guess my reason for wanting to join was prestige.
"I liked them.
"I was invited to go back to several houses, and went to two on the last day of parties.
One of the 119...
"I thought they liked me. But I guess not.
"I just couldn't believe it when I got a blank card. Our counselor had told us not to be too hurt or upset. Frankly, before it happened I didn't think it would matter much because I'd really never planned to join a sorority in the first place. But now it does matter.
"The girls who pledged have changed, or at least it seems like they have . . . maybe it's me. I don't seem to have anything in common with them anymore.
"I don't have any confidence in myself anymore.
"I don't know where I'll live next fall if I come back . . . I don't like, the big dorms and I don't want to live there.
Scientific Research Conference Is Set
"Research—A Key to Industrial Development" will be the theme of a conference to be held at KU on May 13. It will be under the joint sponsorship of the Schools of Business, Engineering, and Architecture.
Charles N. Kimball, president of the Midwest Research Institute in Kansas City, Mo., will give the keynote address entitled "Why science will influence our industrial progress." Time of his speech will be announced later.
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"Maybe I'm taking it too hard. Maybe it's being immature, I don't know. But it hurt, that I do know, and it hurt two of the kids in the dorm who left school because they didn't pledge. Rush was a long time ago, but it doesn't wear off—at least it hasn't yet."
group of girls who seemed to be no different from the girl who sat alone. They carried the same books, all made above a grade point average of 1.5. all liked to talk, all liked KU, and all had gone through rush, but one could not pledge.
THE GIRL, ONE OF 119, was in the booth the next day. Another group of sorority pledges had taken her place—another
Why couldn't this girl or the 118 others, join a sorority?
(The next article will discuss the criti-
tle of the role of a parent, and they want to pledge a particular girl.)
CAPE CANAVERAL — (UPI)— America will claim two official world records for manned space flight when its first astronaut takes his rocket ride down the Atlantic missile range Friday.
The Soviets already have laid claim to three man-in-space records for Yuri Gagarin. But they will not
be certified officially by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris until full details on the space-ship used in the April 12 Gagarin orbital flight are provided by the Soviets. FAI is the governing body of sporting aviation and custodian of official world flight records.
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