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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1968)
Religious Calendar Mass schedule changes begin this Sunday at St. Thomas More Parish ithe Newman Center) Masses will be at 8:30. 9:45. 11:00. 12:15. 5:30 pm. and 8 pm. "Oregon Christian Fellowship Humanitarianism According to Christ"—a Biblical discussion to be held at Wesley Founda tion. 7pm today. All are in vited refreshments afterwards. All are invited to a discus sion. "Humanitarianism Accord ing to Jesus.” with Oregon Christian Fellowship t Inter varsity i at 7 tonight at the W es ley Foundation. Refreshments Apartment Survey To Be Discussed A proposed survey rating Eu gene-area apartments will be discussed at 7:30 pm. Tuesday in the EMU by a newly formed Off-Campus Council The survey would provide data on rent, landlords, build ing quality and other informa tion helpful to students looking for off-campus housing Other proposals to be aired include possible listing of va cant apartments and individuals wanting roommates, a drive for on cam pus study space and lock ers. and possible political action to increase off-campus influence in the ASUO. Off-Campus Senate Represen tative Jerry Norton says he hopes the Council can become a permanent body representative af off-campus students. PATRONIZE YOUR ADVERTISERS DANCE and CONCERT FEATURING HAMMOND TYPEWRITER 8:30-Midnight SAT. — 13th Tickets: $1 a head 1A arvd over please Wesley Foundation 12th A Kincaid -Light Show Greek Future Religion Based By HI. PATRICK 1. VBEI LE |M tfcr Cm' uW Ed. Volf: father Patrick l.aBeHe. O.P.. U the \ssoctale Pastsr of Saint Thomas More l Diversity Parish (Newman Center). He is a Californian recently assigned la this position. Martin Buber defined community as ". a place where a Happening can happen." Though this definition may not be terribly precise it does give one a rather contemporary description And it serves as an entry point for me to begin a discussion of the common Its mg in the Greek system and Christian idealism Very often a person coming onto this campus for the first tune finds himself reacting to the University and the fraternity-sorority system with a sense of wonder This was certainly my reaction coming from several years of experience working at the Berkeley campus of the University of California The relationship between the Greek system and the University is under the same stress now that the Berkeley situation faced several years ago There is a very definite simplicity, a lack of sophistication on this campus and it is precisely this characteristic that has enabled Oregon to maintain its unique personality Reacting to this simplicity is by no means a criticism but rather should serve as a sign of hope for both the University and the Greek system The Lack of sophistication coupled with a renewed sense of community will enable Oregon to continue building its spirit and developing its personality in spite of a regular growth pattern. If we are all careful about how we grow and develop we can remain a kind of spirited family even as we become a large uni versity. One suspects that the sophistication level will gradually be modified as we welcome a new kind of student into the University environment. One would hope, however, that the sense of com raumty will continue to evolve and be strengthened and not smothered by an influx of buildings and population __ Preserving a lack of sophistication will be difficult, perhaps impossible Maintaining a strong sense of community will be not only possible but necessary if we want to survive the present upheaval on campuses throughout the country. If a community is a place where a Happening can happen and if Oregon is a true community the question becomes: How can we preserve this situation" We might begin by trying to discover a little more precisely what we want in the w>ay of common Irv ing and how we can go about setting it At this point I think that our discussion can become particular and pointed. This University is a community and. as far as I can observe, it is founded on at least some of these principles and traditions , , , If this spirit is to be maintained it can be done only if the University itself is founded on and rooted in a number of small communities who are conscious of the needs of the University and who both respect and lose its memberJup Without this the members of this University can do little more than work as in dividuals in relative isolation toward very personal goais Here rests a fundamental problem for our campus living groups —most particularly the fraternity-sorority system For the most part they have been founded within a Christian context The ceremony and ritual, the traditions, customs and mottos have deep roots in a number of orthodox Christian celebrations They are established, as one can easily learn from Greek literature and Rush guides to further the development of the individual as he relates to his university and world systems If the** living groups are to remain a viable part of the Uoiver srtv life then they must, as groups and as individuals, review their purposes and goals They must actually direct their attention to the genuine betterment of the local situation provide the mem bership with authentic opportunities to grow as distinct personal! ties and then contribute to the University the benefit of his grow th and development Outside pressure which inhibits each local community in its efforts to reach intelligent maturity must be diminished and gradually eliminated Internal prejudice ha* no place in any community which has Christian root* When this exists it must be the goal of the mem bership to transform it into understanding and tolerance Ami if any such society insists that the individual be submerged into a stereotype it ought not have a place here or on any other cam pus. In spite of the problems that Greek living may bring to one's attention, they are, in my estimation, potentially the most effec live means that the University has to maintain a spirit and sens of true community on this campus. They offer the student an excellent opportunity to accept responsibility and to grow patient with different ideas and backgrounds. And to the University they offer a great resource of talent, enthusiasm and dedication The solution can be reduced to rea! simplicity. The lack of sophistication which insures honesty, directness and community can be maintained here if the Greek system especially will ques tion its purposes and goals and commit itself to genuinely main taining here a place where a Happening can happen " Announcing The Appointment of BRONSON TRAVEL, Inc. As the world wide representative FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS AND For your additional convenience We will be open Saturday mornings 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. BRONSON TRAVEL 136 Broadway, Eugene, Ore. 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