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THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTER 8 p.m. All you can eat plus a pitcher of beer or a '/? litre of wine! 725 W First Ave • 484-1S13 One Day Photo Processing C-41 Only Offer Expires 10/30/82 L_ OHer Expires 10/30/82 Offer Expires 10/30/82 Offer Expires 10/30/82 Page 2 Disaffiliated Besides, she said, I didn t know a soul on campus I was promised lifelong friends — and I wanted *hem " She got them The first year was a whirlwind of friends, parties and social life "I had a complete, absolute blast my freshman year, because I had everything I wanted ” Lisa said Apart from the social life, the sorority also promoted scholarship and involvement in campus activities, she said But by her junior year, the daily routine was getting old The pop episode wasn't the real problem, she said, but it represented the type of constraints that caused her to leave the sorority “I’m 21 years old, and I was waiting until 5:30 to eat " Members had to attend chapter dinners and Continued from Page 1 It wasn't Lisa's turn, so she was given the choice of staying or dropping out of her sorority She quit Chaney admitted that sororities generally dis courage their members from disaffiliating, or even moving out of the sorority house before someone else is ready to move in Members sign promises when they pledge that they will live in the house as long as necessary to ensure its financial stability, Chaney said Most houses renew that agreement as a rental contract at the beginning of each academic year “You have to take responsibility in a sorority for the operation of it,” said Chaney, who was a sorority member for four years when she was in meetings every Mon day night, had to stay at least one hour at a mandatory function most weekends and — during initiation — had to take part in activities every morning and night A variety of fines ranging from $3 to $5 was another annoy ance, she said A cou ple of the fines at her house included char ges for "swearing on the first floor" and for sleeping in on the weekend and missing song practice "Whenever you feel like you have free time and you have some "/ didn’t know a soul on campus. I was promised lifelong friends — and I wanted them. . . There comes a time when you say, ‘I don’t want to be in this anymore — how can I get out?’. . . college, i ney re try ing to keep a business proposition going — and there is friendship and a bond there,'' she said Lisa realized she signed a contract dur ing initiation that promised she would live in as long as necessary. She also realized such con tracts are important to the financial stability of the sorority "They told me exact ly what I had to do I'm not saying they pulled any wool over my eyes," she said imi nani ivy uu, you're probably going to be fined for it,” she said House members occasionally were called in front of the "standards committee” if they failed to meet house rules One girl came in at 6:30 one morning, was reported by an alum, and was called in front of the committee, Lisa said After three violations of house rules, the member generally was disaffiliated, she said During student government elections, the house members had to show proof that they had voted before getting their dinner plates, Lisa said To help them decide who to vote for, a hallway sign listed the preferred name for each position Lisa said she also got tired of a lifestyle that emphasized heavy drinking "Almost everything in the Greek system revolves around drinking Maybe it's because they're insecure, maybe it's the norm "You can't have a vake-up breakfast — it has to be screwdrivers " But Lisa said she could have lived with per ceived drawbacks if she had been allowed to move out of the sorority and into her own place The board of alums who listened to her request denied it, however Members were allowed to move out in a certain order, determined by the number on their sorority pins, seniority, or points accumulated for doing good deeds i uun i imnK in your freshman year of college you can make a com mitment for four years," Lisa said "Rush is caught up in emotions and crying and love, but you have to realize it’s a legal contract and it is binding." Disaffiliating has posed a few problems for Lisa She wanted to sell her chapter pin but was badgered by a horrified classified salesperson at a Portland newspaper when she tried to place the ad She had to tell her ' Greek" parents. "My mom was just blown away because I decided to disaffiliate. She never thought of entering the real world before she married ” And there are the friends she left behind "You feel like a dissenter," she said "Lifelong sisterhood only goes as far as the sorority doors Today, Lisa seems satisfied with her decision She and her roommates manage their own affairs, cook their own food and arrange their own social activities. She said she enjoys "not waking up to 55 women " "It's fun your freshman year, but there has to be a little more to life than that " Lisa paused and reflected on her last state ment "I think what it is is that I just grew up Speech team places fourth at Humboldt The University forensics team captured fourth place overall at the Redwood Invitational Tour nament at Humboldt State University last weekend The tournament limited com petition to individual events "If we would have had our debate teams, we would have taken second, if not first," says Sean O'Rourke, forensics coach Ann Marie Looyens. a new member of the team, took a first place trophy in open division for best speaker, while Mark Tone and Shelley Barber tied for third place in overall speaker points Mark Schweitzer also placed third in junior division for best speaker In open persuasion, Judy Cunningham took first place with Sean Smith in second In communication analysis, Looyens captured first place and Angie Hummel grabbed third Looyens and Hummel grabbed first place and Tone and Barber took third in duo interpretation It was Looyens third first place trophy of the tournament Oregon daily emerald TheOregon Deily Fmerakl is published Monday through Friday encept during sum weak and vacation* by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co at the University ot Oregon Eugene Oft 9M03 The Emerald operate* independently ol the linivereity with o dices on the third Hoot ot the 6rb Memorial Union and is a member at the Associated Pre** New* end editorial IM Itl I Display Advertising and butene** IM-]tti Classified Advertising MI Otl Production W»43tt Ctr nutation IHUtt Editor Harry E stave MrtllJiJIMlj t tjltUI Now* Editor Assislaiil Now* t diloi E dilonal Page f drtoi Photo Edltoi Sport* Editor Associate Sport* Editor E Mon* in m*nt Editor Night Editor Associate Editor* Higher Education Departments and School* Student Government features Polities Community General SUN Advertising Manager Ctassrtied Advertising Production Manager Controller John Healy Marian Green Cort Fernald Joan Nyland Bob Baker Mike Riplinger Paul Danger Jonathan Siegie Dane Claussen Debbie Howlett Sandy Johnstone Richard Burr Sean Meyers Michele Matassa David Brown Darlene Gore Sally Oljar Victoria Koch Jean Ownbey Tuesday Oetnhar1982
