SORORITIES
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dealing with ttio black communityHoggs saui
()n ,i natiunal level Alpha Phi Alpha is also involved
with apartheid issues, teen age pregnancy and drugs
and crimes i oncerning bla< k youth, he said
As far as the Eugene and University' community is
concerned all three organizations would like to see
more interaction and awareness
"We would like to do more things that i an help
make the University more harmonious and comfort
able for new students." Hoggs said
A lot of black students go into "serious cultural
shock” when they come to Eugene because they may
have come from completely different environments
Hoggs said
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is another newcomer to
the University greck system It started .it the Universi
ty in the (.ill of said Kochandra Truesdale. yvho
her .line a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha last fall
Alpha Kappa Alpha yvas founded on january 1 >
1 OHM at Howard University in Washington lit by lt>
Alro American college women
The sorority s emphasis is on eduiation and high
scholastic standards through unity and friendship,
said Truesdale
A joint chapter \\ ill lie established between the three
l 'niversitv memliers and six Oregon State t'Diversity
members m the fall, she said Internationally there are
over 110.000 Alpha Kappa Alpha's
Although Alpha Kappa Alpha is very education-ori
ented. community service is a top priority. she said
The sorority has donated books to the the i hildren’s
ward at Sai red Heart Hospital and v isited a hospital in
Corvallis for the elderly each of the past two terms.
Tniesdale said
"We re going to try and do community service pro
jects one e a month or term depending on people s
schedules.'' she said
Ini reusing membership is a goal of all three fraterni
ties but ear h ante ipates some problems due to the la< k
of lilac ks at the l Diversity and the fai t that they don't
rush like other fraternities and sororities do
According to the sororities' by lav\x. freshman can
not bet cime pledges until they have finished one col
lege term An interest group is formed so that they can
participate in fundraising and other activities until
they become eligible to pledge. Truesdale said
II a black greek council v\as formed more blacks
would probably feel more comfortable and not so al
ienated from the sc hool and c (immunity ." brown said
Although these organizations' are predominately
lilac k they are open to all students, said the three rep
resentatives
Alpha I’hi Alpha has been interracial since the
l‘tr)0's Boggs said, adding that former Vice Presi
dent of the I'nited States Hubert Humphrey is an lion
orar\ member
Presently the fraternities are trying to form a blac k
ft reek council, similar to the I'niversitv Interfraternity
t ouiw il. hut aimed at sponsoring eve nts and acti\ ities
for lilac k students at the I hmersitv
Tmesdale said she also believes .1 hlac k greek conn
cil is needed hec ause she feels they are not being rec
ogni/.ed enough on c ampus
VYe were asked kind of kite by the Panhellenic to
participate in Greek Week." she said, adding that the\
did not have enough time to prepare, and they had al
ready planned .1 Greek pic nic with the other members
m (iorvallis
I ruesdale said she would like to see more unity on
c ampus among the Afro Americ an students
"We can't very well he unified among other stu
dents until wore unified among ourselves," Truesdale
said
Another sorority. Delta Sigma Theta, is planning to
start on campus in the tall she' said
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l reres Lumber <to in I vims,
the company purchasing the
timber from the Lookout Senti
tiel sale said the vsat( liman
keeps a gun bei ause of the
many trespassing incidents that
have taken place at logging
sites m Willamette National
Forest
"There have been so mam
incidences ol vandalism and
what we consider terrorism."
Freres said Freres said he
could not verify whether the
watc liman had pointed bis rifle
at the protesters
The watchman employed by
Nelson Logging (do., with
whom Freres do contracted to
log the site, notified law en
tori ement offii ials. who asked
protesters to leave the area
Miller and three others were
taken into custody b\ Lane
< omits sheriff's deputies after
the Lh ks were removed from
their net ks with a grinder, a
process which took several
hours
It probably took a total ot
five hours to grind oft all tile
loc ks." said Dylan I reoii ot
Veiiota who was linked to the
yardei Arrested were freon
Miller, VV illiam 11 .Smith. 1
ot Fugene and William Dm
rent e /.ang. .(5. ol Fugene
The tom were charged with
second-degree criminal Ires
passing and third degree i r 1 illi
mil mischief both misde
meanors and lodged in the
Lane Countv |ail until Friday
night The four must appear in
court |une to
Miller and the others had
been part of an Faith First! for
est oi ( upation camped out neai
Blue River since April 21. the
day before Farth Day
The University's Survival
Center has been providing sup
port to the ( amp by doing tele
phone work soliciting dona
tions coordinating transporta
lion to and from the Blue River
camp site, and identifying tun
her sales, said Trevor Die k. .111
i lent forest coordinator ril the
Survival ('.enter
The forest occupation is part
ol an intensified campaign to
stop logging oi old-growth for
ests, Dick said "The o< i upa
tion will continue all summer
until the logging stops 1' he
said.
Members of Karth First!, the
Survival 1 tenter and other activ
ist organizations are frustrated
that the issue of proserving old
growth forests seems at times to
be reduced to a rivalrv between
spotted owls and loggers. Dick
said.
"Politicians are trying to po
larize the situation In making
workers coin filtrate on this one
issue " he said "Its an easv
thing for politicians and the
press to grab hold of. but
the\ re only fanning the
flames
1 he ecosystem is the is
sue." said Miller Kndangered
survival of the spotted owl sig
mils that the health of other for
est animal and plant life is at
risk he said
"We can i reate new jobs
said Smith, one of those arrest
ed with Miller We i an t ere
ate more old grow th
Miller said his stav in the lor
est before his arrest i ailirmed
his belief that t lean utliug must
be stopped to save what is left
o! old growth timber m Ore
gon Kven the timber industry's
ettort to replant i lean tils can
not replai e old growth, he said
The replants Miller saw con
sisted of a single spec ies ol tree
and were sprayed with pesti
(ides to prevent undergrowth
thus increasing the risk of soil
erosion, he said "They're re
planting a crop, not a forest."
he said
Miller said he plans to return
to the Karth First! c <inip and
continue to help their protest
although he won’t do anything
soon that would run the risk of
a second arrest
" There are a lot ol things to
do without getting arrested."
Dick said "Now is the time to
act. II people don't stop talking
and start working the forests
are going to be gone
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