SORORITIES Continued (rom Page 1 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 COME HERE! Tell us your most unforgetta ble experience in college and you may win some cash. All you have to do is write a brief (or detailed) description of your most unforgettable col lege experience! Just get it to the Oregon Daily Emerald front desk by 12pm May 25th. (Rm 300 EMU) All college students welcome to enter! ENTER TODAY I . p> 12 WINNERS!! There are four categories: • FUNNIEST • MOST ROMANTIC • MOST EMBARRASSING • THINGS YOU'LL NEVER TELL YOUR MOM AND DAD First Place (each category) $25 Second Place (each category) $15 Third Place (each category) $10 (By request, names can be withheld from publication.) WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE MAY 21 HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE MEAN MOST ROMANTIC FIRST PLACE Ms ' i . \|vn< ( at AM tv fan ha*, got t<» be the time that 1 as sitting s*n a hem h outside on (. adv Mail trying t<> akh up on s*hiic trading i at in this sj**t lot ah*nit an h»mr ssfvn a guy 1 hail never seen before walked over to me and fi.trvlcsl me this note I just ookr*! up at him *s ith a * omjsjctrfv h!a*k stare and took the note front him He ..aught n>c so oil guard that no words would route out ot my mouth He did*' t va* a word either and funk'd and walked away When he was out *»t sight I slowly opened the note to find that he ha*! wtit fen a poem about me I had r>*■ i*ica he Hail hern observing me the whole I»«»»<• Here is the jhNftH I sit iron .1 ii. latK* and write as words vo vividly * nmc t*’ nty mind If I i**ukl only paint what I'm imagining the loitsrs of the bright davs and the red roses would shine as von wiuld bring them to life I .o walked bv omc twke see wmocooc s*> beautdul I hail to write to let this person know that her beauty does not only present puie attlasti.hi what it resembles is a passage wav through a mirrored sun with the leathery tomh and heat of a tandles breath Now that v re sunglasses are removed yes I m n»nvm*.cd someone so beautiful must have a prime Oh he tv a lucky guv with you he has by his side Sitting here in the noddle of campus writing to a girl I know nothing about is editing I m glad 1 had a sharkc to say hello when a sap tfvatirig image look me b> surprise .md made me sit and write l tell vihi no lies I have tm idea wlh) this person is since the poem was not signed, hut it matte my day \ aier.. 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