Happy 'family'in Corbin
Corbin community sings
Members of Corbin Hall's "happy family," women from third floor, south, enjoy the spring-like weather by singing together. The women claim a special attachment for one another, participating in communal activities often until the early morning hours. Unlike the ordinary family, the women say, theirs is a family without the usual bickering and fighting.
By MiNA RELPH Kansan Staff Writer
The University of Kansas, in assigning rooms to freshman women, cannot match them all according to tastes and interests.
The result is often conflict between individuals and groups of individuals who must live together during the school year. Nearly every woman who has lived in a freshman dorm can testify that it is hard to find a perfectly happy "family" of women.
But Corbin Hall can boast such a group. The women who live on third floor, south claim
they have one of the most congenial floors on campus.
The third floor, south women said other floors in the south section of Corbin had complained on occasion about the noise they make, particularly at night.
"We're noisy all right," Karen Wolf, Colorado Springs, Colo., laughed, "but we're just doing what we like to do—have fun together."
Group singing
Part of their group entertainment is nightly group singing. "Most of us just do it for fun," Miss Wolf said. "but several of the girls have beautiful
voices, and we have lots of accompanists, mostly guitar players.
"It sounds corny, I guess," she continued, "but we don't care. Having the whole group together is the most important thing."
The reason for their group harmony is no secret, at least not to the girls themselves. "I think we all have sparkle," Pat Relph, Fredonia, said. "We're a wild group and we admit it. There isn't a sane one in the group."
"We're all extroverts," Jackie Ritter, New Haven, Conn., explained "We're all different, but we have important things in common. We like to be happy."
Fish eats family and friends
Vicious, lurking, ready to attack, a six-inch piranha sits waiting while an unsuspecting victim floats on the surface. Within minutes the piranha has attacked and consumed its victim.
Geoffrey Lind, Kansas City sophomore and owner of the piranha, which he calls "the Carp," bought it last summer.
"I used to have three small piranhas before I bought 'the Carp'. I had them in another aquarium but I thought it would
be interesting to have all my piranhas together. I put the little ones in with the big one and in the morning all the little ones were gone," Lind said.
"He had a brother before I bought him," Lind added, "but 'the Carp' ate him too."
Lind said besides other piranhas, "the Carp" eats guppies, minnows, goldfish, beef heart and frogs.
"It's fun to get guys in here to watch him eat." Lind said, "but he doesn't like people around
the aquarium. People tease him and he goes crazy."
Lind said removing "the Carp" to change the aquarium water is a job. "I tried picking him up with a net once and he bit through it and was flopping around on the floor. I had to get a tin can to capture him."
"There are certainly other reasons why we get along so well together," Miss Relph said. "We're all interested in each other and in everything we do. There is very little competition between individuals because we are interested in different things, but we care about what others do."
"We've had some trouble on our floor," Barbie Pappas, Prairie Village, said, "but it has just brought us closer together. Girls on other floors have resented us, I think, so we just have to stick together."
"Living here is like having a long slumber party," Sheila Eby, Huntington, N.Y., laughed.
Miss Eby was not the only one who laughed. All the girls have remarkably similar senses of humor. They laugh easily and quickly, but they are just as quick to see the seriousness of any situation.
"We often have long talks about religion and politics and all the problems our country has today," Terry Phillips, Topeka, said. "But we also talk about boys and sex and other topics which interest us."
"Our talks are always honest," Miss Relph added, "but we never offend anyone, and we always enjoy it."
Varied talents
The women of third floor, south have varied talents. Majors range from drama to chemistry and they have many talented members in the group.
The group has been honored in many different ways. Anne Henry, Mission Hills, was selected Military Ball Queen. Miss Henry's roommate, Linda Smith, Prairie Village, was a finalist in KU's Best Dressed Coed competition.
Sharon Baucom, Kansas City, Mo., is Corbin Hall president. Cathy Relihan, Smith Center, is chairman of the Frosh Hawks special projects committee.
Third floor, south women enjoy everything from shaving cream fights to papering each
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other's rooms. They have their own personalized answering service.
"Whenever anyone calls we don't want to talk to, we answer with Russian, French or English accents and pretend we don't know anything," Miss Relph said.
Group projects
"We like group projects," Kathy Powell, Topeka, said. One of their projects was collecting articles for a Frosh Hawk scrapbook. Another was buying obsolete Air Force shirsts for members of the group.
Cathy Ulvestad, Overland Park, moved to third floor, south from another floor. "I heard it was great," she said. "Everyone told me it was like a big family."
Third floor, south added several new names to its roster second semester. But the new girls said they had no problems adjusting to the environment.
"But it's not exactly like a family," Miss Wolf added. "We don't fight like sisters or conflict like parents and children.
Angel Flight to rush women interested in service group
A rush tea for women interested in Angel Flight will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union Kansas Room.
Interviews will be March 23 to March 26, announced Sue Gauen, Evanston, Ill., sophomore and rush chairman for the organization.
Angel Flight is an honorary service organization affiliated with the Air Force ROTC and Arnold Air Society.
The organization also conducts special projects for the Arnold Air Society and the Lawrence community.
In past years KU's Angel Flight chapter has ushered at concerts, football and basketball games, and conducted campus tours.
The Angel Flight drill team has been an active part of the organization, said Cindy
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The past year the drill team marched in several parades and in half-time entertainment for basketball games. Last spring the drill team returned from national competition in Champaign, Ill., with a rating of fourth in the nation.
Any questions concerning the rush tea or interviews should be directed to Miss Gauen.
Houtman, Overland Park junior and commander of the drill team.
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