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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1965)
Stanford Sigma Chi House Suspended By BOB CARL Managing Editor STANFORD (Special) — Sus pended from their national fra ternity for one year, Stanford University’s Sigma Chi members are determined to sit out their suspension, comply with all of the rules, and live with the first Negro ever pledged by a chap ter of Sigma Chi fraternity in its 110-year history. The Stanford chapter was sus pended in April, allegedly for failing to “comply with the ritual, and for not keeping the house clean," one Stanford member chortled. “We’re sure it’s just because we pledged a Negro,” another brother said, “But we intend to follow all of the stipulations, and. see if we are taken off sus pension after our one-year term is up next April.” The suspension, originally handed down by the national’s executive committee, was rati fied by the national convention in June. Moral Support John Hansen, dean of fraterni ties at Stanford and former as sistant dean of men and Inter Fraternity Council advisor at the University, told the Emerald: “The local chapter is not press ing the legal issue. The under graduates consider it a racial problem and intend to bring it to a head next April.” Hansen said that Stanford Uni r versity administrators and offi cials are offering moral support to the Sigma Chi’s, but he said he wasn’t sure if any financial support had been offered by the university. He said that two other fra ternities on the Stanford campus had “gone local, because of the race problem.” Hansen said that Stanford University fraternity members “seemed more independ ent and more interested in the local chapters than in the na tional fraternities.” Federal Money The reason the Sigma Chi chap ter has been so strongly sup ported by Stanford officials is that under existing federal poli cies, any college or university that has affiliated housing on a discriminatory basis is in danger of losing all federal funds. Local chapters of Sigma Chi Fraternity are being investigated on several campuses throughout the country, because the frater nity allegedly practices racial dis crimination. However, officials of the national fraternity have stead fastly denied the allegations. In fact, many universities and colleges, as does the University, demand that all Greeks, includ ing Sigma Chi, turn in a written statement from their national offices that say the fraternity or sorority does not discriminate ac cording to race, creed, or national origin. Sigma Chi chapters have cheerfully complied. KEZI ABC TV turn on the Sports Cat' Corner is back for a 2nd big year. Get the inside story of DUCK FOOTBALL for 65 66 with Oregon Coach Ler Casanova and Channel 9 Sports Director, Bruce King Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Ch. 9 turn on the Hillarity O.K. CRACKERBY! BURL IVES STARS AS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD, LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE, BUT NOT IN THE SOCIAL REGISTER. WHEN THIS DIAMOND IN-THE-ROUGH SETS OUT TO CRACK HIGH SO CIETY, YOU'RE IN FOR A MIL LION LAUGHS. In Color Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Ch. 9 turn on the Music THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE HOST BING CROSBY OPENS ANOTHER EXCITING NEW SEASON OF TOP NOTCH VARIETY ENTERTAIN MENT! HEADLINERS TONIGHT ARE CATERINA VALENTE, TIM CONWAY, AND THE NITWITS. In Color Sat. 9:30 p.m. Ch. 9 turn on the Action THE FBI SPELLBINDING STO RIES BASED ON CASES IN THE FILES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, LINKED WITH THE PERSONAL DRAMA OF ITS AGENTS. STARS EFREM ZIMBALIST, JR. In Color Sun. 8 p.m. Ch. 9 However, even as Sigma Chi and other Greek houses are un der investigation on their local campuses, the entire system is slowly falling apart—apparently on most campuses in the coun try. For example, while the I'ni versity’s student population has been * doubling since 1955, the number of Greek members has remained almost static. The problem is even more ap parent at other schools. At the University of California at Berkeley, “the fraternities are almost empty," according to one university official. Only a very small number, about 340 girls, participated in sorority rush on the Berkeley campus this year, out of 27,000 students. Oregon State University Presi dent Jensen admitted at a recent State Board of Higher Education meeting that "the fraternity sys tem hasn’t shown any marked growth," and University Presi dent Arthur Flemming concurred when talking about Greeks on his campus. At Stanford, however, univer sity officials appeared optimistic about the future of fraternities on campus. Hansen said that about 500 new men were pledged dur ing last spring's formal rush. There are no sororities at Stan ford. At San Jose State College, the largest of California’s state col leges with 20.000-plus students, officials were not saying much about the Greek system. "We expect another good year,” one person said, "but we have no idea whether or not the Greek houses will be full this year. 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