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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1963)
Hazing Lingers On Despite Strict IFC Rules, It Still Exists Behind the Scenes Only two years ago, “Hell week" was really “Hell" at this University. One fra ternity bought more than a ton of ice for “tubbing” its initiates. Few fraternities did not “hack" their initiates. And almost every previous year the University infir mary had treated students injured in ini tiation. In an ASUO Senate meeting that year, Bill Vertrees and Doug Greer exposed the situation and called on students to use all possible forces to end the outdated prac tices. At that time the Emerald said in an editorial, "the real impetus for the remov al of hazing must come from within the fraternity itself.” The fraternity system did come up with some rules to end hazing. These rules, accepted by each fraternity, are as follows: li Fraternities at the University of Ore gon will not plan, participate in. or allow activities which involve physical or mental abuse or which are in any way morally objectionable. 21 Fraternity activities will be planned so as to allow adequate time for classroom participation and outside participation. Fraternity pledges are expected to be physi cally prepared for active classroom partici pation. 3) Fraternities will accept the responsi bility of keeping all activities entirely con sistent with their purposes and ideals, em phasizing human dignity and the develop ment of spirit and understanding. If proof is presented to the Inter-frater nity Tribunal that any fraternity has brok en these rules, the Tribunal may go so far as to revoke the chapter’s charter. Despite these rules, last year one fra ternity received disciplinary action f o r "hacking" initiates too much. Several oth ers also broke the rules. At that time last year, the Emerald made some suggestions. These were: "First, in order to give those houses that improved their initiation weeks a fair shake, those houses that did not comply with the rules should be publicly exposed. “Secondly, the IFC Tribunal and the ad ministration should not be lenient in their punishment. . . "Finally, and perhaps most important a much more thorough definition of hazing must be supplied by the administration or IFC.” These three recommendations are still valid. Two houses have already completed their initiation weeks. We have reliable in formation that at least one of the two has again carried on some sort of physical or mental abuse. Most University fraternities are pres ently conducting their initiation weeks. The Emerald hopes that these houses and their members are mature enough to rea lize the situation in which the fraternity system all over the nation finds itself. A foresighted few on college campuses long ago came to the realization that for frater nities and sororities to exist in the years to come they must continue to adopt pro gressive attitudes on such matters as haz ing. Those currently debating whether or not to eliminate all forms of hazing from their initiations should stand back a few paces and take a long, slow look at their future existence. M M M \ Hazing—A Definition The following are excerpts from t h e Statement of Position on Hazing and Pre Initiation Activities as formulated by the College Fraternity Secretaries Association: ‘ The College Fraternity Secretaries As sociation has stated its position, periodi cally, in support of constructive education al and inspirational programs and has as serted un-equivocally its opposition to haz ing and pre-initiation activities which do not contribute to the positive development and welfare of pledges and members. . . . “The Association . . . believes, despite the fact that much progress has been made, that one of the most damaging instruments to the fraternity system is the employment of a program of education, which includes hazing, and that this unproductive, ridicu lous and hazardous custom has no rightful place in the fraternity system. “The Association defines hazing as any action taken or situation created, inten tionally, whether on or off fraternity prem ises, to produce mental or physical discom fort. embarrassment, harassment or ridi cule. Such activities and situations include paddling in any form; creation of excessive fatigue; physical and psychological shocks; quests, treasure hunts, scavanger hunts, road trips or any other such activities car ried on outside the confines of the house; wearing, publicly, apparel which is conspic uous and not normally in good taste; en gaging in public stunts and buffoonery; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; late work sessions which in terfere with scholastic activities; and any other activities which are not consistent with fraternal law. ritual or policy or the regulations and policies of the educational institution.” Letters to the Editor Going Alphabetically Emerald Editor: What a supreme pleasure it must be for all unmarried off campus students to know that v/e have been alphabetically tak en care of in case of an atom ic attack. Wednesday’s “Emer ald” states that the “A’s” through “M’s” can be blasted to bits with the coke machines, juke box, and t.v. room of the SU. The less fortunate “N’s” through “Z’s” are to greet the dust filled clouds along with the fossils of the Science Building. This declaration brings sev eral questions to mind. What if an “N to Z” person prefers to meet eternity in the SU while munching a pastromi sandwich to the tune of “I Wanna Be Bobby’s Girl” instead of reading Botany books in the Science Building? Is someone going to be checking student I D. cards at the door? Then too, what happens to the poor soul who forgets his card? Will he be sent to the library fallout shel ter to hide under the Shelter sign which is so ironically placed next to the Circulation Dept, sign to perhaps, maybe, work in a blood bank? What if he can’t even re member his last name? Perhaps the shelter designations could i,(- further categorized into “blondes in the basement,” “red heads in the cloak room,” and "brunettes in the attic.” Whenever we’re driving down the road now and happen to see one of those signs asking ‘ Where will you spend eter nity?”, we can all be confident that the Civil Defense people have answered it for us . . . al phabetically. Betty Parnow, Graduate Assistant Theatre. Av'.Ao'JtMr > "OH, NO — NOT EYegMA-TO EYE SKLL l" PUSLrLrnr Senate Lobbying I lead Calls for Student Help Governor Hatfield's budget has been criticized as being in suflicient by almost all of the representatives of higher edu cation since the announcement of the budget in December However, most of those swing ing the axe feel that higher edu cation received a fair portion of the Governor's $405 million bud get, but that the total budget represented a very inadequate attempt to meet the needs of the state Governor Hatfield, in a con ference 1 had with him last Wednesday, indicated that he felt that higher education has received at least a satisfactory share of his budget He did not say, however, that the needs of higher education have been met From his responses to question, he did not indicate a perceptive knowledge of the conditions which exist on the Oregon cam puses. Many have conjectured as to the reasons why the Governor did not propose additional tax measures These conjectures are of little significance to higher education at the present Hat field has finished his work on the budget and the responsibili ty for adequate appropriations has been shifted to the state legislature. Let us make sure that we have the facts straight on the inade quacies which prevail in the Governor's budget, as some are deceptively hidden. The total percentage of the expenditures of higher education that the Governor has approved do not reflect the inadequacy of his budget, as the budgetary office of the Governor increased the revenues from non-state sourc es. In other words In; increased revenues from expected gifts and grants by $4,200,000. This money, if received, would not be available for instructional purposes. The budget therefore reduces the instructional budget by $7, 230,768. Of this amount, $3,902, 757 was cut from the part of the budget which provides for main taining the EXISTING level of services, taking into considera tion increase enrollments. The remainder of the reduction was from the part of the budget which seems to remove PRES ENT OPERATING DEFICIEN CIES and to add needed pro grams. The Governor cut this part of the budget by 90.4% His suggested $20,000,000 building program is less than half of what the Board requested; this request being based on careful studies of existing buildings and future enrollments. Some have suggested (includ im: the Governor) tliat the Gov ernor's budget seeks to maintain the standards established by the 1WB1 legislature This in fact does not seem to be the ease. Over $10,000,000 was chopped from the State Board of Higher Education's budget which sought to maintain til standards over $7 million in instruction and ST million from the other activities financed by the State Board These cutbacks in the higher education budgets, if approved by the legislature, will serioie-ly affect higher education in Ore gon for years to come \\ stu dents, we should certainly feel it our responsibility to attempt to insure a quality education" not only for ourselves, but for the students who will descend upon our institutions of higher Learn mg in the ensuing years The ex pression of views by student government leaders will not lx enough if we want to see higher education remain at the present level, or progress with the rest of the nation To gain passage of a bond measure for buildings on our campuses, to gain pass age of sufficient revenue meas ures to meet the costs of a quali ty education, and to see that in creased revenues are appropriat ed to higher education, students throughout the state system must inform their parents, rela tives, friends and neighbors of the needs of higher education and their relevance to referen dum measures If we are active, and accurately inform the pub lie of the needs of higher edu cation we will have fulfilled our responsibility to the students who will follow us. Phil Sherburne Junior Class President OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon l>.iil> Km era hi is published seven times in September and five days a week during the school >ear, except dttr iiiK examinat; -n an>l varati m periods by the Student Publications Hoard «.t the l 'niversity of Oregon Entered as sec ond elasK niattei at the post office, Eugene, ()i eg on. Subscription rates: $S pci year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed cm the cditoiia! page :i r those of The Kmerald and do not f ir tend to represent the- opinions of the ASl’O or the l 'niv ersity. RON III KL, Kditor M ARM KK1K KS, business Manager I Kl) MAIIAK, Managing Kditor KVKRKTTK DENNIS, News Kditor PHI K ( OOSWKJ.K, Kditorial Page Kditoi LARKY W I ill AMS, Advertising Manager KARRV CRAVES, Sports Editor Dl'KC Y MORAN. Assistant Managing Ed tor HAVE SANDS, JIM KRAKE, JAN KT COK I /E. Assistant News Editors
