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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 17, 1998
Computers update rush system to help process run smoothly
By Sarah Hale Kanson staff writer
Beth, a Rho Chi (right), helps Megan Nelson, Bloomington, Minn., freshman, move into Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall. Rushes are not told the full name and chapter affiliation of their Rho Chi until the final day of flair. Sorority rush coordinators helped students moving on at Saturday. Photo by Roger Menter / KANSAN
The 872 women involved in rush this year have a change in the rush process — they do not have to wake up at 5 a.m. anymore.
In past years, the women had to wake up early so that they could find out which chapters had given them invitations. This year, two changes in the rush process eliminate that hassle, said Kara Douglass, vice president of membership for Panhellenic.
Last spring, the rush council and Panhellenic Office decided to alter the process to include the women's preferences.
After examining the rush system at the University of Indiana, the Panhellenic Office approved the new "priority rush" process.
Previously, after the rushees visited the different sorority houses, the chapters extended invitations to the women in whom they were interested. The rushees selected only from among the chapters' invitations.
This year, after the house visits, the chapters will make lists of rushees in whom they are interested. The women also will list the sororities in an order of preference following the house visits.
This will help "to reduce the amount of peer influence that occurs when women have long periods of time to talk," said Meg Goddzer, graduate
assistant for greek programs.
All lists are entered into a computer database and matched together.
Douglass said: "It is going to seem like more of a mutual process by matching the chapter's invitations and the rushee's preferences. It allows the women to have a say. More women will stay in rush because it turns the focus around from the chapters."
The process is repeated until each woman has up to three choices remaining.
Another change in the rush process may help the rushes adjust, Douglass said. Last spring, 48 women trained to be rush counselors, or Rho Chis. They will assist the rushes throughout the week and answer any questions. In past years, one Rho Chi was assigned to about 20 women. This year, the group increased to about 40 women for each Rho Chi.
"It's definitely going to be better because the girls have a better chance of getting with a Rho Chi that they can click with," said Kristen Merchant, vice president for interfraternal relations for Panhellenic.
There are 42 more women rushing this fall than last fall. This is the most women rushing since 1993, when 877 participated, according to Bill Nelson, coordinator of greek programs.
The rusheshe' schedule of events will remain similar to past years despite the
onanges. They will continue visiting houses until the end of the week and will participate in various Hawk Week activities.
Saturday, the rushees will meet at Allen Field House and
"This is good for the chapters and great for the rushes," said Libby Sigg, Panhellenic president.
then each rushee will proceed to the house of the chapter with which she was matched.
Blue containers house four slots for different items
By Liz Wristen
Kansan staff writer
Bright-blue containers will dot the hallways of University of Kansas buildings. The mission: to allow students to recycle more efficiently.
The University has installed 48 of the 50 blue recycling centers that were ordered for campus buildings, said Victoria Silva, an environmental specialist for the Environment, Health and Safety Department. The remaining two centers will be added to the basement of Strong Hall once construction in that building is finished.
The installation of the centers is part of a pilot project, Silva said.
"The centers will allow students to recycle so much more than in the past," she said. "They offer slots for different types of items to be recycled."
Each center offers three slots for fibers, as white paper, junk mail and newspaper, and a slot for either plastic or aluminum.
Silva said she thought the centers would increase the amount of newspaper recycling. The University stopped using a campus recycling bin last year that was in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. Silva said that once that bin was gone, students had less of an opportunity for recycling newspaper on campus.
Many of the original recycling bins also have been in
WHERE ARE THE BINS?
Buildings with one bin:
Anschutz Sports Pavilion
- Blake Hall
- Budig Hall
- Burt Hall
- Green Hall
- Marvin Hall
- Military Science Building
- Moore/Parker Hall
- Nichols Hall
- Parrot Athletic Center
- Smith Hall
- Snow Hall
- Spencer Research Library
- Youngberg Hall
violation of fire codes, Silva said. She said that any hallway items not attached to the walls or floors were not supposed to be in campus buildings.
Silva said almost 50,000 bottles were collected from the University. Overall, about 188,000 pounds of newspaper, magazines, cardboard, aluminum and plastic had been recycled.
Buildings with two bins:
* Bailey Hall
* Carruth-O'Leary Hall
* Dale Center
* Lindley Hall
* Malati Hall
* Stauffer-Flint Hall
* Watkins Health Center
Funding for the new recycling centers came primarily from student fees and money from the Coca-Cola contract. Much of the $100,000 budgeted for the recycling program has not yet been spent.
The number of bins in each building will depend on how many clerical offices are in the building.
"The centers will be attached once we make sure they work in the buildings." Silva said. "We want to make sure they are utilized by students and faculty before they are attached. We may also decide to move them to another part of a hallway or move them up or down a floor depending on their usage."
Buildings with three or more
bins:
■ Fraser Hall
■ Learned Hall
■ Strong Hall
■ Wescoe Hall
"We are functioning not on just grassroots but through the support of students and the University," Silva said.
One location on campus that will begin its own recycling program this year is Jayhawker Towers, which has its own budget and have set up recycling centers in Towers B and D for about 800 residents.
"We are implementing our own recycling pilot program for the fall," said Sherien Rouhani, community development assistant at Jayhawker Towers. "We think this program will be a tremendous help because apartment living usually generates a lot more trash than the residence halls because apartment residents cook for themselves and have to go grocery shopping."
Rouhani said she was working with Silva to facilitate recycling of cardboard, glass, plastic, paper and aluminum.
"I think this is going to be extremely successful," Rouhani said. "We have a large number of people living here, and this program should be really useful for everyone."
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