Sorority invitational parties begin Girls participating in this spring's formal sorority rush will meet in Woodruff Auditorium at 6 p.m. Thursday to receive invitations to their first invitational parties, Kathy Hoefer, Overland Park junior and Panhellenic president, said Tuesday. Miss Hoefer said that invitational parties begin Friday night and last through Sunday afternoon. She said the rushees would receive their pledging invitations Sunday night. Lecture on Israel's Arabs planned Michel Butor, French novelist and current visiting professor at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, will speak on "The Usage of Words" at 8 p.m. Friday in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture is part of the Graduate Colloquium series sponsored by Pi Delta Phi. French novelist to speak Mahoud Abassi, Arab editor and author, will speak on co-existence and integration of Arabs in Israel at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture is being sponsored by Hillel. Blood center needs volunteers The Red Cross Blood Center in the Community Building in Lawrence is looking for volunteers to help with the county blood drives, said Mrs. Jo Byers, executive director of the center. KU students are needed as volunteers in the downtown center to work as typists and receptionists and to assist nurses in the donor room, she said. This work would consist of one Monday a month for four to five hours. KU participated in a blood drive in February for the Red Cross under the direction of the Pershing Rifle Club. The next campus drive will be held during the coming fall semester. American Indian topic of seminar The School of Social Welfare is sponsoring a student/faculty seminar on the problems of the American Indian at 1:30 p.m. Friday, in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union. The seminar is subtitled "The Question Is Not How You Can Americanize Us, But How We Can Americanize You." Mar. 11 KANSAN 3 1970 The featured speaker at the seminar will be Mrs. Mary Cornelius, tribal chairman of the Little Shell Ojibwa Indian reservation in North Dakota, Dailey said. ALL ABOUT DIAMONDS Our Helpful "Blue Book" Buying a diamond for the first time? Or even thinking about it in the next few months? Now is the time to stop in and get your first comprehensive information about these beautifully mysterious gems. We will be happy to show you a selection of qualities from our fine stock and explain the subtle points that establish the per carat price of every diamond. Also, pick up your free copy of the American Gem Society's helpful 36 page booklet on "Diamonds" which gives accurate information on grading and pricing. No obligation, of course. Stop in soon! DEL EISELE DEL EISELE Certified Gemoloaist American Gem Society 817 Mass. Authorizea Member VI 3-4266 together Featuring Fri. 1c Sat. Featuring together