Stetson Reporter

Mom on Consistency - Editorial on page 2 STETSON REPORTER Adolph Rupp at Stetson ? see page 10 J^jBZJteJL Sfefsoo University TieTariaTWorida Tri^y^35EeFXlWT Greeks Pledge Large Number Panhellenic Pledges Over 60 tyCiidylfcrfOt f-dirma. Panhellenic Rush Mt.ni rated last week with m ril';- v-rvrity Isnqatf Md at 5'09 w the ,Src«-«-a room xr. Frklai Ati r.ew pltdges, yf which there ue.-f more ihao *tt. were ht- rr'o4uc«i aad sworn in by the ?'a."w«ilenti- p.edge. "Stetson a,is .iti cseeptonaily strong Canhtlk-tiicf' remarked Etter Tarter tn her brief address, "t heliece that each of you realise that tht- strength of your own ervap '.it? h fhe strength of the Mture Ureei system. It is iiiiii.} miportaat to recognise -:«r fumtur ta eact other," y-irj \trgtnta Batnsed, the Flcnjfc fa-weUeftie Advisor, aas otrednted ,i-i a special ene.'-l and acdressed both the ntw nustgc? and the sorority sistfrs. Mr. Buntsed expressed hot ur*sr? *c act in ar, advisory capacity tc Ux- Panhellenic -.'oimst-t :wc i~.!it'unea tbe basic .■.iniit.'.ritirs till .sororities have Attt." :.v P«trJidfcnic candle ligrttat tn 'Amch Iht sarerity l..rt-s,;«rlenta g^rlicipatcd and ',i>;rs- assisted hy Uebhie Hacfensflcher. FaaheSIenic f."c.v,deri*.. the various awards ni'cre stesentt-d, Tri-Oelta i-.ifi'arej tht gn-atrst number <-f tr^ilfe'. vrinnir e .-itii t«nly the IMIa .falsi- award for the a.trit.-'r ^i.t-rate ?« comhitnai semesters of the preceding award but also fhe Emily Ijjwc award for the highest active class average. They also rereivcd the Panhellenic award for the highest chapfer tirade pint average. Alpha Xi Delta picked up the award for the highest pledge class average. The Panheiletite awsrd fer the greatest aealnwie improvement went to Pi Bete Phi. Five girls earning a .ift average lasi semester were also reetfgtMBsl with a |ift from Down Turner. These girls were Robin Cort. Linda Jones, Kathy Klin, Liana Weyer »tsd Wendy Orr Open Kush, which begins offirally the Mondny after formal rush comrrseaees, has been protongated this year in an effort to eutntnaaicate the thought that even though a girl did m* tale a bid last week it is stilt possible to join a group. There is no desire to hurry a Stetsoti woman into making a deemten within a particular time period and the open rush factor allows far girls and sororities f o come together until the rut off date on I>ecember first. Frevirmsly oper, rush had net lusted fonger than two weeks. Mew pledge joim sisters,,. as "Go GmekH becomes tbe motto of many students, Staiistic&l analysis reveals j fewer girls going out fer rush this year than last fall itSO in 1974 as compared tc 3S3 in 1973 t Ttns cat: partial!;, to? acc-wmled for hy tlte fact lhat Stetswi; has ffl fe-fter new eirls on campus alihougb total female enrollment remained the %mm. Seventy-six women pledged in the fait of 1973 wtiiie this year saw Sa ioining sororities. Open rush remains one of the most effective elements of the pledging system and more are experh-d to take bids this fall during this time. last year 13 girls joined grwips dar'aig the open rush. Registration Changes Possible Ry Craig Crawford A *ii«h revel meetine was held tarf w«?k w top administration and faculty representatives to disc-ass tsie need fer change in tht- Stetsoti I'mversity reirystratkiii nesterc, according to Or. fkyar, Gillespie, director c? PYedwwn English. 'rashing buck and forth" problems of registering that bewilder ail Stetson sludents and especially Freshmen. One idea discussed was to have mere fatality representatives on hand in the registration lines to offer guidance- pr ildiespte said fhe "TheprehS?ms of registration «iiscussmr. watered around the get as technical as how to run the computer " said Gillespie. The hctdty adviser program was another aspect of registration discussed m Uie meeting aad it seems that possible improvements in ttits area are likely to be a major portion of atSy new plans proposed. Al this point concrete solutions have not been trened cut and no new proposals for registration have been pot before the Faculty Senate, although Dr. Gillespie ex- pressed his confidence that this would be done soon. He concluded by stating, '-'fhe oniy reprtabie m®$ m far is that new ideas are being discussed " Men's Rush Results Rewarding Men's rash this year ended on a successful note as the IFC Fanhelenic sponsored haad party en Septeaioer » saw the final night of rash aad 79 Stetson men accepting fraternity bids. One hundred and twenty eight men participated it, the three day series of formal saofcers ,md there is sti J opportunity fnr many of these who did aot "gn greek" to do *n in the catsiing welts '-WOdcattlni" officially h*pm two -weete after forma; rts* ctees and is a period during whieh men and km car. still come together in the pledging process. '1 believe this system will be estremely eueeessful this year,' rensarked Bill Stepp. assistant ts the Dewi. 'zMmy am students were eaittousrf their time aad class schedules darwf oneetabon. I think that new that they are settled many will decide te The fraternity rust; statistics remained fairly stable Irooi last year with tt men filling out prefecentiais in Iff4 as coaifared to W ta IS*3 Severtyntae bids were accepted lio *ason while fl2 men took bids last year Bill Stepp discussed an topertairt ebservation X rush statistics this semester by noting that ne fraternity suffered. With the average number of awt taken being 11, the overall distribution was fairly even, with those needing more met pledging a few above the average. So group was slighted and w general the fraternities were pleased with the results af the KM Fall Rush, Helfenbacher Receives PW My ©rent t'Jebbie Hofieshaeherof Whiter Haven has been awardea a Nellie Hart Prince Scholarship by Phi Mu national collegiate seront}. Miss fioffetthacher is tte daughter of Mrs. Jean A. Hoffeithaeher and m elementary education major at Stetson Ifmverstty. Since IfliS Phi Mtt has also awarded scholarships through Bie non-profit Phi M« feoadatitBi utwler a '"Dollars fur 33cWars" program. In !5§t. pne 11* seholaKhtp was awarded; fa im.ilsstelarsteps totaiing 38 J» will he made avaiiahel. Miss Hoffenbacher has served as Panhellenic delegate item her Phi Ma eettegiafe chapter and as presides rf the Stetson Panhellenic Council A Dean's list student, she is a member of the Student Affairs Cemmtttee, She Phi Society, the Order of Ute SeroU and Key. and lappa Delta Pi,