Freshmen will pledge this spring
Rush schedule conforms to new calendar
By ANN MORITZ Kansan Staff Writer
Sorotities are unique living groups because residents choose or are chosen to become their members.
Last month, the first phase of the 1970 sorority rush was held for all eligible freshmen and other interested women. Invitational parties and bidding will take place in March.
Why is sorority rush at such an unusual time this year, and why is there a six week gap dividing the rush period?
Kathy Hoefer, Prairie Village junior and president of the Panchellenic Council, discussed some of the aspects of the present sorority rush at the University of Kansas.
Women's rush at KU has operated in the past two years on a plan of sophomore rush. Before
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Christmas this year, the University Senate adopted a new calendar for the school year beginning in Fall, 1970. It became evident that the rush schedule would also have to be moved to an earlier date. In order to avoid cutting into the summer plans of both the house members and the rushes as early as Aug. 15, we decided to hold rush this spring.
The six week gap resulted from the conflicts which arose in scheduling rush for two consecutive weekends.
Are there as many girls participating in sorority rush as in past years?
Yes. There was a significant increase over last year in the number of girls registering for rush.
Approximately how many girls will pledge?
These figures are not available now because we are still evaluating individual house quotas, or the number of openings for the coming year.
How is the sorority system at KU keeping abreast of the times? How is it coping with criticism?
Sororities at KU are very much aware of the questions and criticisms from both within and without. The entire university environment is in a process of change. Sororites are attempting to achieve continued relevance to a generation of students more mature, more responsible, more concerned, and increasingly independent. Neither as individuals nor as organized groups can we afford to blind ourselves to what is happening in society. It is important that sororites take seriously the concept of awareness in their actions.
How do the sororities here compare to other sororites on other campuses?
I don't have the exact statistics to answer this question. I can say,
however, that KU is nationally acknowledged for a very strong sorority system. In terms of numbers of members, we have one of the largest sorority systems in the Midwest. We are interested not so much in comparing Panhellenic to groups on other campuses, but in developing a system which will meet the unique needs of sororities at KU.
I believe the contribution of sororities to the university environment is concentrated in two areas:
What purpose do you feel the sororites serve here at KU? Of what service are they?
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First, the presence of sororities provides one additional alternative for the student when she chooses a place of residence. The student who chooses to live in a sorority is choosing a unique living situation. She elects a small living group, one where some conformity of membership is insured from year to year.
Second, the participation and leadership opportunities within each house offer a viable opportunity with their self government. These skills are hopefully not left in the houses, but carried over into both academic and extra-curricular pursuits on the hill.
What is your impression of the attitudes expressed by the rushhes?
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Many girls going through rush are expecting to find in sororites what others are searching for in communes or human relations groups, for example. The concept of community, the affirming of shared values and the rewards of
close interaction are a few reasons. These rushees are very much aware of the sorority as one alternative of several forms of group living. They have been intelligently questioning the values and goals of the sorority.
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