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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1964)
Honoraries Offer Means of Recognition Ily MAItY STAMI* Fmeraltl Feature Kditor A*! the University grows, many of' it* traditions and group* are auestloned, and some arc climin filed a* .some of the Homecoming events. Among the traditional organi zation* of the University arc the men'* and women's honorarie*. The men’s honoraries are Fri are for seniors; Druids, juniors; and Skull and Dagger, sopho mores. Three women's honoraries are Mortar Board, for seniors; Phi Theta Upsilon, juniors; and Kwama, sophomores. These six honoraries are set up to recognize students' aca d«*mie achievement and contribu lion to the University and to pro vid> a channel for offering fur ther service Freshman Initiate The freshman honoraries, 1'hi Kta Sigma, for men. and Alpha Lambda Delta, for women, will soon be initiating new members Both are primarily for recogni tion of scholastic achievement A* a university grows, the number of traditions and organ i/ations decreases, because eacli organization and each committee begins to analyze its purpose and its value in llie campus life In interviewing the advisors and the presidents of these or ganiztftions and some students, tins reporter found that the hon oraries do have a significant role in campus life. Most important, they provide a means of recognition of students for academic achievement for leadership, and for service to the institution. aianv Aaivntn "It is good to recognize the fact that some Kiris go out of their way in their activities,” said Mrs. W Clare Nosier, adviser for Phi Theta and Kwarna "The girl? are careful in picking members" not on popularity but on what they have done. A 1 (Si) Filing on. advisor o' Friars considers the recognition provided through th^se honorar ies a "valid part of college life." I'hi Eta .Sigma and Alph: Lambda Delta as honor societies have their value not only in rec ognition of achievement, but also recognition of potential achieve m nt and encouragement to con tinue scholastic achievement. Recognition by these honorar ies is also valuable on the stu. dent.'.’ records, most of the advis ors pointed out Membership in the sophomore and upper class honoraries is on honor because it is limited: Fri ars have 14 members and Mortar Board 23 this year; Druids is lim it -d to 10 members: Phi Th<ta 20; .Skull and Dagger 20, arid Kwaina 30. Offer Service Another value of the sopho more and upperclass honorarie; is the service they offer the Uni versity. Mrs. Nosier commented that most college students are tied up with themselves and their activi ties, but tHal these service hon orarics provide an opportunity "to work for someone else.” So the members of these groups not CLEAN QUIET try our Custom IAUNUKY A IRONING SERVICE OR DO-IT-YOURSElf AT 5 th Avenue Laundromat Phono 243-1306 or 345-9259 • 2 Blocks East of the P O. 160 E. 5tS Ave., Eugene ; only feel the honor of belong ing, but also, they feel that they are contributing to the Univer sity, she added. Because these students are the ones concentrating on academics and the ones who are busy in : many other campus activities, these organizations do not plan many time-consuming projects. 'Deeply Involved’ Most Friars are "deeply in volvcd in other campus activi ties," Ellingson said Friars, 1 therefore, do not provide service as an organization, but its mem bers are committed “to continue | to provide service to the insti tution after graduation whenever ! called upon." for example, “for legislative action or for the de velopment fund.” Last year, Druids was reacti i vated under a new constitution j drawn up by Jim Frake, last year's president. Roger Qualman, present president, explained some ! of these changes which made Druids more of a service group than it was "to meet and greet i guests and dignitaries visiting the 1 University, to speak on behalf of the University on appropriate ! vents, to be official hosts on spe I Hal occasions," and to be in formed spokesmen for the Uni j verxity Druids have served as hosts i at conferences and worked with i the Peace Corps program Because there are only ten men | and all are so busy, "it is hard to put demands on them for time,” I according to Qualman Not ‘Altruistic’ Skull and Dagger is, as the oth j or honoraries, not an '‘altruistic service” nor a "high pressure" 1 group, said John Hanson, advisor of this honorary. Hanson went on to mention that he thinks there is beginning to b' •i trend away from the “time -onsumintt traditions" toward not only fewer organizations, but also groups organized to fight fo’ causes. such as the Congress for fiacial Equality He added that if this tr'-nd continues, the hoo oraries will select members from | leaders of these grotips and th" service provided by the honorar ies “could become more timely and community-oriented." DeAnne Taylo-, president of Mortar Hoard, explained that this Hfjanization is more of an hon >*ary. and not as much a service 'organization as the o*h"r two • omen’s honoraries Some of the activities thov do include' the hon or line on Charter Day, a schol irship, th? smarty party, and ush •ring "When they ai" initiated.” Jo soph Hynes, Mortar Hoard ad isor said, "thev have don" mos* of what they wi'l do in eolleg". Phi Theta and Kwama do manv l similar activity services. Thev usher at various concerts and have various projects to rais" money for scholarships. They <-erve as hostesses and guides for campus tours. Meet Interests Last year both Phi Theta and Kwontas each had one business and one cultural meeting a month, according to Mrs Nosier Thro'tgh speakers at the cultural meetings-, these honoraries ar" trying to meet the intellectual I end cultural interests of their Physics Teachers Hold Saturday Meeting The Oregon section of the \m-riean Association of Physics Teachers will meet at the Uni versity Saturday. Heginning at 10 a m , the meet ing will take place in 123 Science 1 luncheon will be served at noon. All interested students are invited to aitend. Gran Prix Motors 80S PEARL, EUGENE "Your Student Sports Car Center Repairs To All Makes FIAT Dealer 342-1269 I members, Mrs. Nosier said that speakers will probably be lined up beginning winter term. Another way the members get more exposed to cultural and in telLectual life through these hon oraries, Mrs. Nosier mentioned, is by ushering at the Civic Mu sic Association concerts. "Many attend these that otherwise would not be because of tack of time, and they realize that the concerts are worthwhile,” she added. Par ticipation in these honoraries makes the women even more “aware of what is going on” on the campus. Commenting on the uniforms, Mrs. Nosier remarked that they are a "good idea,” because when the women wear their uniforms when they do service projects, they look neat and more unified.” And finally these honoraries provide an opportunity for the leaders in almost every different phase of the campus life to be come acquainted in an informal way and to cooperate in working for the goals of their honorary. 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