Wednesday, October 22, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Sorority plans to learn about women's issues
Continued from page 1A
During the meeting, it was decided that Gamma Phi Beta will meet with local women's organizations, beginning with guest speakers from the Douglas County Rape Victim Survivor Service, said Ashley Udden, president of the Panhellenic Council.
"Our whole hope is to bring together all ends of the feminist spectrum, from the radical feminists to the more conservatives, to show violence against women is not acceptable." Udden said. "This will really help show the community as a whole that women of many backgrounds can came together on the issue."
Gamma Phi Beta's involvement with the programs will be part of the comprehensive educational process that Nelson said was necessary to alleviate future problems.
"The chapter realizes they must take responsibility where responsibility must be
taken," Nelson said. "The comments were inconsistent with the message of the march."
Udden said she was angry when she learned of the students' comments. The incident changed a night of empowerment for women to a night of conflict, she said.
The sorority has discussed the matter internally and is planning to issue an apology, she said.
"We tend to think only our side is right," said L'Cena Rice, international president of Gamma Phi Beta, who lives in Los Angeles and attended yesterday's meeting while traveling back from a National Panhellenic Council meeting in Norfolk, Va. "Part of my responsibility is to show both sides so they can begin healing and cooperation."
The individuals who made the comments will not be identified. The sorority attended the march as a group and will take responsibility as a group, Rice said.
Beta Theta Pi accused of hazing
Kansan staff report
The University of Kansas Interfraternity Council has received a complaint of an alleged hazing violation by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
The council's judicial board is evaluating the case, and no formal charges have been made, said Bill Nelson, assistant director of the Student Organization and Leadershin Center.
Nelson would not reveal any specific information about the complaint, but he said that fact-finding meetings between the council and the fraternity had occurred. He said that a statement at this time could interfere with the council's ability to make a clear judgment.
Corey Johnson, Beta Theta Pi president, would not comment on the details of the complaint.
"What it boils down to is that we take responsibility for some of the allegations, but others we do not," he said.
By Ryan Koerner rkoerner@kansan.com
Kanson staff writer
New catalog diversifies enrollment
Multicultural guide a fresh tool for students
You have an undergraduate catalog, a timetable of classes and a permit to enroll — and one more book is on its way.
The Multicultural Course Guide is a 20-page booklet of 93 University of Kansas courses that include multicultural issues as part of the curriculum.
Copies of the guide have been distributed to student senators and the advising centers. Faculty, administrators and libraries should receive copies today.
"The courses that we have on this campus are so unique and so good that students should know about the courses that are available." Williams said. "They should know about the kind of faculty at KU and what the faculty is doing to teach the students about the subject matter."
The writing and publishing of the guide was coordinated by Julius Williams, assistant director of the Office of Minority Affairs. The guide was published by the Multicultural Resource Center.
Williams said the guide had been in the works for several years. The concept was a collaborative effort of KU students and faculty who were concerned with identifying these courses and drawing attention to them.
"Multiculturalism is an important aspect of our society and should not be overlooked," Williams said. "KU has, and is further developing, a sense of what multiculturalism is. The efforts of the faculty and the efforts of the college in general should not go unrecognized."
The courses in the guide are not a complete representation of all courses that incorporate multiculturalism at the University.
"Naturally, there are always courses being added to the curriculum, and they still need to be examined," Williams said.
The descriptions in the course guide differ from those listed in the undergraduate catalog.
"One unique thing is that it will have not only a course description, but a statement from professors about the course," Williams said.
Sociology professor Robert Antonio teaches two classes listed in the course guide: American Society and Sociological Theory.
"One of the things I do in the courses is put things in historical and cultural perspective," Antonio said. "American Society incorporates a lot of multiculturalism because I make problematic the issues of race, ethnicity and gender."
"The project demanded many hands," said Sherwood Thompson, director of the Office of Minority Affairs. "Their interest in this project and the great talents they employed in compiling the course information
Although faculty helped plan the guide, it was put together by KU students.
Contributed art
are sincerely appreciated by the entire staff of the Office of Minority Affairs and the Multicultural Resource Center."
The course descriptions were written by students in a Spring 1997 promotional-writing class. The front and back covers of the booklet were designed by Ryan Hembree, Overland Park junior.
Hembree is a member of The Arts, a student-run design firm at the University. The cover design began as an assignment for the group, which was bigger than most it usually handles. Hembree said.
"It's rare when you get something like this," Hembrez said. "It neat to see your work go from an idea to a final printed piece that is distributed all over campus."
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