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Fridav.March 25,1977
University Daily Kansan
Greek party themes require imagination
By MARSHA WOOLERY
Staff Writer
Members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity won't know who their dates are for tonight's party until an announcement at them shows that their accounts are until they arrive to nick them up.
In the Greek tradition of having the most, the wildest and the weirdest parties at the party, having a "What the Hell" party. Members listed three women they had always wanted a date
popular with fraternities,
costume parties with elaborate
decorations rank first;
DELTA CHIS' "Tom Jones" party starts with a picnic for members at Potter Lake. They meet at Potter Lake to pick up their dates with buses, serenading each date and drinking a beer before the next stop. The final destination is a bait shop like an look at English villages.
PHI KAPPA SIGMA rent a barn and redecorate it for a 'Sewers of Paris' party.
with but had never asked, and the social chairman asked one of them to the party without asking her who the date would be.
THE NEWEST idea is a suitcase party. Guests come with their suitcases packed for New Orleans at the Alpha Tau Omega party and for an unknown destination at the Phi Delta Theta party. During the evening, names are continually drawn from a hat until one name remains. They are whisked to airport and treated to the promised weekend.
Traditional forms, barn parties, informal disc jockey dances and skating functions are popular among strange name, perhaps that of the house dog mascot. And simple beer "kegers" easily turn into escapades such as a party, where the iceerves as sleds.
LIKE OR dislike the party image, the Greeks seem stuck with it. After only a few outlandish parties, even new members learn the tricks of parters and become the best of parters.
Arts & Leisure
Members dress as pimpes, their dates accompany them as French maids, and all crawl maze before reaching the party.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON hosts a "Plantation Ball" each year commemorating its southern heritage. Members build a pond in the backyard complete with bridge and ducks, and turn the inside of the pond into a southern plantation home.
PHI GAMMA DELTA dumps 15 tons of sand on its parking lot and spills it into the national Fiji theme party, the "Fiji Island." Dates receive only a yard and half of material to make a native costume for the event.
TAU KAPPA EPSILON
ecreates its house with
mountains and statues for a
"Roman Party." Guests wear
togas and eat cornish hens,
and serve them at a large
aine among Italian ruins.
ALPHA KAPPA LAMBDA has a traditional "Go to Hell with AKL" costume party where members and dates dress as characters they expect to meet in hell.
Of the more bizarre parties
BETA THETA PI trims its
house elaborately for a "Turkey Pull" each year. The 101-year old party is named for a legend that a member once stole a turkey, was caught in the act, but then treated to a turkey dinner by the farmer. Guests have champagne and hors d'oeuvres before a sit-down doveches and afterwards enjoy a band.
Many fraternities and sororites that find motel and bar party rooms serve as less expensive and less time-consuming locations for parties, particularly when some students need to have alcohol beverages in their chapter houses.
Some local owners offer party rooms free when the group meets at dinner, either as a buffet or sit-down dinner-while others rent rooms according to the time, and damage of the parties.
Some fraternities have social budgets topping $7,000 a year and memberships of over 100. They consequently have more money to spend, aided by the university's sororites, which have an average $2,000 social budget and 50-80 members.
No matter what the theme or location, every good party has a host. A host is witnessed by hundreds of party pictures, assorted signature glassware, *lathers* and even wine glasses. The Greek members' bookshelves.
size and money are the two
male members of the over-
size of off-campus residents and residence and scholarship halls in having parties.
Larger parties are taken to motels and hotels in Topeka and Kansas City, where luxurious ballrooms are available. Hotels usually are usually available to those partners unwilling or unable to drive home, but a disadvantage to small houses is the number of dinner guests owners have before giving out party rooms.
Party school rating under par
life. Women's curfews were
canned years ago. Coorded
have visitation policies with
their employers. They are
overnight male visitors. And
bedded-down Jayhawks have
made the wire services,
Granted the administration is lenient in enforcing all regulations governing student
and there is great attention given to social alternatives. Yet KU doesn't rate as a boozy, bomb-ed-out party.
Talk that KU recently ranked in Playboy magazine's top 10 list of party schools is only rumor. A Playboy spokesman said the university library files and discounted any party school listing. Playboy's last attempt at such ratings was in 1969, when even the state of Colorado and Oklahoma University got fair mention.
LIQUOR LAWS are a factor.
Lawrence hasn't attracted the snazzy bars and nightclubs party schools feed upon. KU's own Hawk's Nest was a financial loss, according to Frank Burge, Kansas Union director.
Universities and the Universities of Florida and Illinois
Burge said yesterday that little beer is sold during the holiday season. Beer sales have kept the service self-supporting. Beer is sold in the Prairie Room, the Deli and at private parties and meetings.
CLASS PARTIES usually also rate a small turnout Todd Hunter, junior class president, graduate class, junior class holds class cards.
Pot smoker's image changing
Bill French, senior class president, said seniors tend to buy class cards more than other students in the regalia and the HOPE Award.
By BILL UYEKI Entertainment Editor
all cherish a sip of some fine wine.
The crowd one associates with largely determines how one gets off. Greeks drink their beer, scholars spil expensive wine and freaks smoke dope in the street. College degenerate will use all three vices—sometimes all in the same night.
AS FOR DOPE, it seems just about everybody has tried it on occasion—from our President's son to some state legislators.
Of course, each category of students isn't limited to the use of one intoxicant. Beer, naturally, isn't just limited to beer; it's also a popular drink on campus. And when we all could afford it, we'd
Dope is a particularly interesting aspect of parties where you might see different ways. Depending upon the host's own ideas about dope, it's used openly among all guests, or at least condoned in a way.
While a good high can easily
loosen up just about anyone, it
can also cause social
"paranoia." Many people just
There are saving graces,
reasons why cries of "Party
hearty" will probably remain
muffled. Students here are just
listening, the list begins
with films, recreation and
academics.
aren't comfortable getting high in strange circumstances or in new company.
ON THE OTHER hand, some wouldn't think of partying any other way than to light up reefers continuously for about an hour before settling back with a stiff drink.
Top descriptions in 1969 went to Tulane and Brandeis
And why not smoke at parties? It makes the music sound better, the guests one hates it and the ones you don't certain social and moral conduct—just fine for approaching someone of the opposite sex. And if you're interested in sexual prowess, so there are long-range benefits, too.
Dope usage at college parties seems to have emerged slowly from the underground to common use. There were the "beat" parties of the '50s, when sweatshirt-crafted beatniks snapped their fists to cool off and then the flowerage of the '60s, when it became fashionable to revolt against anything while consuming extraordinary amounts of some hallucinogenic drug.
NOW IT seems dope usage has burst into the open in the hedonistic, and politically anti-social atmosphere of this theme of this decade is to have a
good time—which includes catching a good buzz—so you have politicians' daughters, teachers and journalists themselves getting high
The most devout tokens and drinkers seem to come from opposite ends towards each other, but they must get loaded to drink; others must be completely corked in order to muster the courage for a toke. It doesn't make any sense to me, but it seems necessary of mixing the two intoxicants.
PERNHAPS a general rule to follow—whether you're smoking, drinking or not doing either—is one ofCompatibility.
Damage ruins evening
It isn't hard to ruin a good party. The end of beer or treats is usually remedied. But burn something, break something or live next door to chronic illness or evening is quickly out of hand.
A Lawrence Police Department spokesman said yesterday that the department averages 10 noise complaints a week on or apartments having parties, mostly student occupied.
If officers get trouble and the complaint is obviously valid, noisemakers could be taken to the station and booked, he said. Or, having waited for a second complaint, the person would receive notices to appear for disorderly conduct.
The procedure for such a complaint involves an officer's advising the owner or renter of the complaint and asking that things be quieted down, according to the spokesman.
Most often, however, noise incidents are minor and cooperation is good. Very seldom is anyone arrested. And more disturbances are reported than residence complaints.
enough that many insurance companies will no longer write tenant policies for students.
Usually damages are handled by subrogation, where the insurance company pays the damage from the individuals causing the damage. The damage is termed "malicious mischief" and standard homeowner's or policies cover such liabilities.
Weekend
Highlights
Jim Pilch, owner of the Pilch Insurance Agency, said party damages have been sufficient
Pilch said accidental damage caused at a party would usually be covered by homeowner's or renter's policies held by those causing the damage.
Theater
"KING GONG" and "THE ADVENTURES OF NYFMR
to Be Players. 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
Lawrence Arts Center.
Concerts
SHAWN PHILLIPS, 8 tonight. Uptown Theater, Kansas City. Mo.
ST LOUIS  SYMPHONY OF
LOUIS  Georg
school conducting, 8
Saturday, Mccain Auditorium,
Kansas  State University,
Washington
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHETCHA WITH George Lawner conducting, 3:30 p.m. University Theatre
DAVID WEHR, Club. Lawrence Music Club Prevor School scholarship Benefit, 8 p.m. Sunday Swarthout Hall, Rehall Hall
Recitals
CARL PACKARD, baritone.
Graduate Recital Series, 8 to
night. Swarthwout.
CAROLE ROSS, plano. 8 tonight. Battetle Auditorium, KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
GARY WRIGHT and THE
ALTANA RHYTHM SEC.
8 p. 8m. P. Sunday
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas
City, Mo.
Nightclubs
ALBERT GERKEN, carillon,
3 p.m. Sunday, campanile.
KOKO TAYLOR, Chicago blues vocalist, 9 to midnight tonight and Saturday, Off the Wall Hall
Lectures
Drummer PAUL GUNTHER plays with the Gastal Gang, 9 to midnight tonight and Satur-
day. Paul Gray's Jazz Place.
PHOTOJOURNALISM CONTEST
day, Union's Big Eight Room.
Contest awards presented at
today. Union's
jawkway Room.
"PHOTOGRAPHY AND PIC TURE EDITING," Jose More. "The New International (UPI)." Jayhawk today, Union's Jawwk Room.
ON TAP, a rock band, 9 to midnight tonight the band's EAST FENDI QUARTET, a jazz band, mid-September, the Seventh Spirit day, the Seventh Spirit
"COLOR AND COLOR PRINTING," Rob Lubert, Creative Color studies, Kansas on a.m. today, Kansas Union, Kansas Union
GREG ALLEN, folk singer. 9 to midnight tonight. Sister Kate took a long old time country western. 9 to midnight Saturday. Sister Kate.
Bear thy neighbors at any party whether they do or don't smoke, for they're only trying to have a good time. Respect their ideas about dope, and don't drink. If you're not going to may be changing your own ideas about both dope and alcohol the following morning.
PHOTOJOURNALISM FOURM WITH Hugo Wessels, IWP1: John Filo, Associated Press; Jose More, IWP2: Bilt Batson.
Kansas City Times; 2:30 p.m.
Union, Jawhawk bay
GODFATHER PART II —
This second film of the Corleone family has an interesting and intricate plot, enhanced by excellent acting by Pacino. The characters in Roberto Rimpu, Niro and Lea Strasberg. (R)
ED DORN, poet. SUA Contemporary Writers and Poets Series, 8 p.m. Saturday, Union's Council Room.
Films
WIZARDZ-Ralph Bakshi's (the creator of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic and Coonski) interesting animation is largely based on a real-life story. The blend of live action films from Nazi Germany and black humor never jell into the playful (junt that Bakshi in
NEVER A DULL MOMENT and THE THREE CABALLEE a sopitric combination. Caballee, especially when Donald Duck gets caught in the kaeloscope, is an eye opener.
SILVER STREAK—Suspense
AIRPORT '77-Jack Lemmons is the pilot of the downed jetter in this fired disaster the plane is underway. It is time that the plane is underway.
SWASHBUCKLER and MIDWAY—Past and present double bill of stories at sea. Both of them fall to stay aftoad, but Robert Shaw as a pirate is more nimble Heston as an admiral (PGI)
story, set abroad a transcontinental luxury train, fails to get up any steam until Richard Prorv is unpacked. (PGI)
ROCKY — Simultaneously tough and sentimental, this Cinderella tale of a small-time boxer awarded a title shot is by the acting and writing of Sylvester Stallone. (PG)
Exhibits
DYCHE MUSEUM OF NATURAL
ARTS
the Mother of Weaving, fifth floor:
"Dont Tread on Me," on raku
makes and a sunflower
raku makes.
ELIZABETH M. WATKINS
COMMUNITY MUSEUM "An
Life in the 1800s," through
March, The Van Hoewen-Wilson-Wiheltel Playhouse is now
of the permanent collection.
7E7 GALLERY — Douglass Freed, color-field paintings, through March 30.
LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY- Pat Hannon, charcoals, oils and pastels; Ann Johnson, wallhangings; Helen Martin, pottery; Ann Trusty through March; fabrics, through March.
KANSAS UNION GALLERY
The National Union Box Show,
an exhibition of miniature ceramic
works, through April 3.
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER—Third Annual Juried Painting Show through March
Judge parties by guests
By MARY ANN DAUGHERTY
Guest Writer
A typical party in the Cleaver household would find Ward McGraw, a graduate next-door neighbor and June scurrying to and from the kitchen to replenish an almost overpowering supply of liver
Probably, the Cleavers would have chosen a little soft music—something quite bengen—to play on the hi-fi while their guests, the tourists, segregated according to sex to discuss the ways of the world.
There probably would be one cigar smoker in the crowd, and June would spend the next morning fumigating the living room.
AS THE GUESTS leave, two-boy-two and with their proper escorts, they would tell the Cleavers how much they had to pay. As the second pair of Cleavers, they would say, always give the best parties.
But by today's standards, the Cleavers did not give a good party. It was dull. Nobody did much but sit around and make snacks, let the fault may be the guests' and not the Cleavers'.
Any good party must have its
life, and the life of the party can be a variety of things as long as it isn't obnoxious, borzing or overbeating. Bad guests are numerous, and their types have subjects of many comedies.
PERHAPS THE most memorable is the man who winds up with the lampshade on his head before the night is over. Usually, there is no impetus for his behavior, save too many gin-and-tonics. He is middle-aged and slightly overweight, which does nothing to lessen his hostess's discontent on the antique coffee table to his version of the hustle.
"A canceled Czech"
He imagines he is getting catcalls from everyone, especially when he begins his striptease. Unfortunately, he is the only one making noise. Everyone else is vawing.
almost lost behind his own laughter.
BEFORE THE smattering of apause lies down, he blurs out, "What is a Czechoslovakian abortion?" The answer is
The man with the lampshade often has a buddy—the joke-teller. "Why did the Mexican push his wife off the cliff?"-yak, he pushed the room, running through the room. "Give up? TEQUILA."
His cheeks are almost sanguine now, and he loosens his tie to keep from hurting him. He's wearing a wrong shirt with you guys? You're! of deadbeats." Immediately, he trots off to the kitchen to give the same performance to the folks gathered around the bar.
These men, or women, can ruin a party simply because they are too much akin to a bride and the extreme can be just as miserable.
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THE LADY who brings her kids along can be the worst. Naturally, she thinks her kids, all 12 of them, are the perfect set for a sitter, but about not being able to get a sister is, of course, a pretense. The children are seen, and heard, playing with the dogs, turning the television off on and the pimpers out of the olives.
Then there is always the lady who cannot eat, drink, smoke or touch anything because she is recovering from a near-fatal illness. All night long, she babbles about her emergency
THESE PEOPLE, trite as their characterizations may seem, do have their real-life counterparts. The guy with the mustache is a bit of fun to dance every time Bok Skags hits the stereo. The joke-teller is the standup comic who has all the wise cracks about the world.
room traumas. No cigarettes—her mother died of lung cancer. Better skip the alcohol—it's dehydrating. Certainly no cholestasis is intolerable. You show this one. She has a limp.
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