The Stetson Reporter

*1;t^m ■ far detail* sm page 19 ^ssmmwBym2mmi^mm^ N&Umml Fraternities 'ergwjfe down on Mming trioimiims for w*aO* m® page fir ■ itifHh Year Number 1 'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper' Stetson Urttverdtty tieLtwd, Florida 9/11/87 Brat Rush opens with fewer rushees By GLENN KINDRED Reporter Editor This year about 175 men will go; I through Fraternity Rush according to Geoff Timm, I.F.C. President. Timm stated that ihips figure is dowh about 25 £—'1-- last year j len asked why the Rush " - smaller this year Timm .ed that he felt it was due to the higher Unlver- ' admittance standards and a stronger academic emphasis. An;i unidentified I.F.C. Officer added that this would most likely rfesult to a larger than usual Spring Rush. \ , <j>f the 175 Rushees Timm estimated that about 120 would pledge. He also estimated that of the eight houses would average 15 pledges. Fraternity Rush has been scheduled to begin Monday night at 6:30 according to Inter- Fraternity Council Rush Chairman Tres Mullis. The week long Rush period opens with an organizational meeting in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building where the rushees will be divided Into four different groups and then taken to four of the eight houses for 30 minute long Formal Smokers. This will be repeated on Monday night when rushees will be taken to the remaining four houses, again for 30 minutes each. Tuesday and Wednesday nights have been set aside for the various houses to hold Invitational Smokers. According to I.F.C. members most of the Fraternities will hold some sort of closed theme party on these evenings. Thursday night wiU be Shirt Night. The purpose, of Shirt Night, according to I.F.C. Public Relations Representative, will be for the Fraternities to offer bids to rushees. The I.F.C. Rush See Delta Sig.p.5 Convocation services in the Forest of Arden. Qelta Sigma Phi's charter reinstated; social probation ended !0n August 17, 1987, the ' and CounciliOf the Delta Sig- . Phi Fraterriity voted unani- usly to restore the charter of Alpha Chi,chapter here at t University, thus ending ster's National and local one year earlier, the had 1?een placed on eflnlte probation, while the ■ was revoked for serious I hazing incidents which vidlated state laws, university policy, and the National Fraternity's position on hazing. Ihe various incidents were purportedly traditional in nature, many dating back to the chapter's inception. The Executive Director of the National Fraternity came to the University and conducted the hazing investigation personally, with the assistance of the Office of Student Affairs. He confiscated the outdated ritual, questioned each member of the brotherhood individually, and formally declared the National probationary status—including the prerequisites for charter reinstatement. - Stetson University outlined the local probationary standards, which included no social events or intramural participation. As a result, the chapter Despite the Initial setbacks of charter revocation and loss of intramural/social participation, the fraternity pledged 26 men in the fall, the chapter's second largest class {28 men in the fall of 1958 being the largest). Those 26 men and 10 chapter leadership led an tatense discussion on hazing at a Regional Leadership Conference. In mid-August; chapter President Dave Bricker went to Indianapolis for an internship with the National Fraternity. On August 18, 1987, it was finally See Delta Sig.p.5 could not defend the President's _ SggS&EiSiBZ Sorority rush delayed a week in memorable history * Stetson's first Barnett scholarships awarded TWnfrpsshrnan in tliofait 1QQ7 a-nA nr«« n _+_u_u-i *■__ .% .. _ .. TJVro freshman in the fall 1987 cfeifs at Stetson have been cho- senftas the first recipients of the Baijrnett Scholarship, announced the Admissions Offifce. le scholarships, endowed ^er this year by Barnett Inc., were the largest , irate gift in Stetson's fyear history. The $400,000 it established a merit scho- ip program for students ma||oring in business actaiiinistration. vo Barnett Scholars per totaling eight in four 3, will receive these grants, ,d on academic achievement and promise. Susanna Hollis, an alumna of L$jcanto High School in Crystal River, and Michael Maltb", an a|umus of Robert E. Lee Higa School in Jacksonville, are the recipients. In; high school, Hollis was a 1 of the National Honor „. Drama Club, Lecanto , Key Club, knd Quiz Bowl and was a statistician for the boys' basketball team. Hollis graduated third in a class of 160. During her senior year, she took freshman level couraes at Central Florida Com munity College. At his alma mater, Maltby was a member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. He was a member of the Lee High School yearbook staff and Interact. Maltby also has been active in Baptist church youth groups. He graduated sixth in a class of 225. "We are very pleased that Susanna Hollis and Michael Maltby have been selected by Stetson for the first Barnett Scholar grants," said Charles Rice, Barnett's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The Bamett Scholar Program illustrates our support for higher education in Florida and our special commitment to Stetson," he added. "Tliese awards begin what we believe will be a long and constructive relationship with the university, assisting the School of Business AdmJ ssr S?S»£ &~?y«5ss; " -™ ,V«- £ z.J+w. «nnunisirauon in continuing Susanna. Hollis are first to wm its tradition of nationally recog- Stetson's Bamett Scholarship, z^d academic quality." By MARY HASTINGS Associate Editor Residential Life announced that fall's sorority rush has been delayed a week because of problems with the new sorority houses. Director of Student Life Jay- ne Marlowe said last week that rush will begin with traditional coke parties Sunday, a week later than planned. Because rush parties are held in the sororities' chapter rooms, the event was delayed because the Theta house's chapter room still needed a substantial amount of work, she said. The Theta chapter room still needs carpeting and furniture. Theta Kathryn Masters said that the sorority is planning on using its old couch for rush and will have coffee tables as well by Sunday. However, she said, "Most of our furniture won't be in for two weeks." Rush Chairman Kim Dupree said that despite the week's delay, enthusiasm for rush is staying high. . "It's good because it gives the sororities more time to pre- - pare," she said. A week's delay in rush gives the rushees more time to make up their minds about the sorori- ties. said Rho Chi Mayte FIgueras. "It's bad because the Rho Chis have to be away from their sororities," she said. "It's hard on them." Dupree agreed, saying, "Even though I was a Rho Chi last year and knew what to expect, I still miss them. It's hard not to be able to talk to them." Dupree said that there was more interest in rush this year because of the new sorority houses. "A lot more people have signed up for rush this year," she stated. Dupree observed that rush had changed in two ways this year: there Is more rushing of individuals and sororities and fraternities are combining their efforts in informal rush parties. 'There's a lot more sincere rushing this year," she said. "Sincere rushing describes dorm-wide rushing, or rushing where sorority members rush an individual on an informal See Rush p.4 '~ V» !' c-:^