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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 1, 1961
Bridegrooms Better Beware
By Jane Boyd
Certain signs of approaching marriage are appearing on the KU campus. Calls to caterers and flower shops and trips home every possible weekend are becoming more and more frequent.
June seems far distant from the spring semester filled with classes, activities and parties, but most senior women, as well as other engaged women are trying to get "everything finished by final week."
Of course they are all planning the typical wedding with candlelighters, flower girls, ring bearers and the works. All the weddings will be quite similar to others you have seen.
Here are two suggestions on how you could make your wedding different, and possibly more realistic.
Since candlelighters, or taperlighters, whichever you prefer to call them, are usually the most nervous people in the whole service. I suggest that they be abolished.
Instead, use flashing neon lights.
Neon lights serve two purposes — you can get any color and any degree of light, and also you can "say" something in neon lights.
There are a few other aspects of the ceremony which could also be changed.
For example, the neon lights could flash on and off saying "Paid for by the Bride's Father."
This next suggestion will get support from married women who have wished at least once since they have been married that the wedding vows were more specific.
There is no law which says promises cannot be inserted into the vows. Imagine the surprise which
would register on the bridegroom's face when he suddenly finds himself repeating after the minister:
"... Never to become intoxicated ... to gamble ... look at other women."
You may use these suggestions if you like. There is no patent on them, and I doubt that anyone will say you have "copied" from their plans. Personally, I believe I'll be a conformist.
Susan Murphy, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, Delta Delta Delta, to Larry Middaugh, Meriden senior, Alpha KappaLambda.
Four Pinnings Announced
Sue Carol Brown, Kansas City, Mo., noir, Alpha Delta Pi, to Bill Charles, Oakridge, Illinois, senior, Alpha KappaLambda.
Verneta Antenen, Bazine sophomore, Delta Delta Delta, to John Matt, Minneapolis sophomore, Delta Tau Delta
Carolyn Dunlop, Hutchinson junior, Delta Delta Delta, to Bob Childress, Baxter Springs senior, Delta Upson.
Alpha Delta Pi
... On the Hill ...
The gala activities began with a pre-party at the Dine-A-Mite, and ended with dancing in the Crystal Room of the Eldridge Hotel. The sophomore pledge class presented a skit, and the George Francis band provided the music for dancing.
Kappa Alpha Theta
A theme of black was carried out at the annual Black Diamond dinner-dance recently given by Alpha Delta Pi sorority. The girls and their dates were dressed in black, and the decorations were also in black.
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority recently elected pledge class officers. They are: president, Sally Foote, Paola freshman; vice president, Martha Parmley, Wichita freshman; treasurer, Linda Carey, Hutchinson freshman; secretary, Carol Keiser,
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Webster Groves, Mo., freshman; song leader, Jeanne Maxwell, Kansas City, Mo., freshman; Junior Panhellenic representative, Sherry Harrell, Wichita freshman; social chairman, Dee Dee Dawson, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore; scholarship chairman, Gretchen Miller, Kansas City, Mo., freshman and courtesy chairman, Wendy Wilkerson, Wichita freshman.
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Bob Englebrecht, Trenton, New Jersey. freshman, has been elected president of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity pledge class for the spring semester.
Other pledge officers elected included Jim May, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, secretary and treasurer; Wes McIlwaine, Hutchinson, Kans., social chairman.
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