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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 18, 1968
Greek Week has speakers
Greek Week is more than fun, games and parties. There is a serious side also, which, this year, will include a speaker series to discuss topics unrelated to the Greek system.
No points for participation will be given. All other Greek Week activities merit points accumulated to win a trophy.
"The series is meant to make students think about important issues and to bring them out of a cocoon type of environment," according to John Banman, Newton junior.
Ten houses will sponsor a speaker or speaker team April 24, who will discuss one of ten different topics. Although plans are not yet complete, such topics as birth control, drug addiction, free love and anti-draft demonstrations will be discussed by authorities in each particular field.
The Leadership Seminar, Monday, will again be a part of Greek Week, with several changes from the program of last year.
Instead of closing Greek Week festivities, the seminar program will be among the first events scheduled. Four delegates from each house will be present to discuss "The Individual and the Greek System," "The Individual and the University," "The Inter-Greek Relationships," and "The Individual and Alumni."
The Seminar has been scheduled for the first day in order to emphasize the serious side of Greek Week, rather than the competitive side.
"The over-all Greek Week image is changing, in order to stress to others that Greeks do more than party a lot and raise hell at every opportunity," Tom Hitchcock, Overland Park junior, said, explaining the inclusion of a speaker series, a leadership seminar and service project, to the strictly social activities.
Pete Woodsmail, Shawnee Mission junior and Interfraternity Council (IFC) president, said, "Greek Week is one of the rare times when Greeks take the time to evaluate what they are doing as members of the Greek system."
A portion of the Greek population will be "dewinterizing" Martin Park—the 1968 Greek Week service project.
Between 200 and 500 members will be cleaning and setting up picnic tables, trimming shrubbery and generally getting the park ready for spring, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
The project, according to Karen McCarthy, Leawood junior, makes the public aware that Greeks do something worthwhile. Although each house does philanthropic work throughout the year, it usually goes unnoticed, Miss McCarthy said.
The common service helps to unify the system, according to Miss McCarthy, even though participation is competitive, that is, points accumulated on the basis of house participation which in turn, are accumulated for the Greek Week Trophy.
The banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom, will feature "the academic side of KU." William Balfour, dean of student affairs, will speak and high scholarship awards will be given to the first and second highest fraternity and sorority grade point averages; the most improved grade point average, and the pledge class scholarship award.
Welcome to the Kansas Relays
Medals of recognition will be given to members of the eastwest all-star football team. The Greek Week queen will be chosen and introduced that night.
Thursday
Dear Mom—
Busy week! I have been
spending almost every night at the
library because of finals coming up. You
would never believe the calm, serene
atmosphere—and they even have food &
drink here for us now. Everyone wants
to help the student... even the Library.
This week-end is the Kansas Relays.
Really an exciting event around here.
Lots of people and activity-but don't
worry, I'll stop by the library between events
I finish my finals the third week in
May, so will see you and Dad then.
I'll write again soon, but I'm off
to the Library now. Jim
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