UNIVERSITY Pi Kappa Alpha house returning after six years By Stacy Ivie Emerald Associate Editor Responding to a desire for more greek houses on campus, the I’i Kappa Alpha fraternity is returning to the University. The University chapter was last on campus in 1084 but fi nancial difficulty and an extor tion incident prompted the house to close, said Ken Jaycox. national chapter con sultant for Pi Kappa Alpha. Now. however, lavcox and Doug Ray. national expansion associate, see a bright future for a new colony on campus. Interviews of possible mem bers began last Monday in the Century K Room of the EMU. Ray said many people have expressed interest in the frater nity. "We are really excited to he back on campus,” In* said. "The school has a good rapport vv 11 h administration a n d grecks, there is a strong group of alumni, and the housing is competitive. U of () is some place we'd like to Ihi." Ray and |aycox don't antici pate the new fraternity will have the membership success the two newest sororities are boasting However, they do ex pei t membership will grove to over 100 within a year "We will be happy if we get 25 guys who fit the hill this time around.” said Ray During the first year on cam pus. Pi Kappa Alpha does not plan on purchasing a house. Hut an alumni group has start ed a fund-raiser to alleviate the cost of buying a house for the ( hapter in the future Greek interest falling, but not at University By Stacy Ivie f merald Associate fiditor While the greek system na tionally is showing a decrease in enrollment and interest, the University's greek system is flourishing. The overflow is such that two new sororities and a new frater nity have started up in the last year This term. University frater nities took in 2t>J fall pledges, while sororities tallied 387 pledges compared to 301 fe males and 7<)r> males pledging during the same period in i *m«> Hut other universities aren't seeing such an increase The University of Arizona lost dot) women and 300 men during fall rush this year "The numbers are really go ing down." said Kerwin Kroschik. president of the Pan hellenic Council at University of Arizona. "We had 1,100 women rush houses last year, and only H00 this year." Evelyn Bennett, executive di rector of the Panhellenic Coun cil at the University of Texas, confirms the decrease in Texas' greek system. "We have had 150 less fe males for the past two years, but I hear that its common across the country," Bennett said "We are told to expect this for about another five years." The University greek system has experienced the opposite. "Interest on this campus has been up so much that we had to look at adding new sororities and fraternities,” said Joe Law son. University interfraternity public relations chairman. Kappa Delta, which solicited its first University pledges dur ing Spring 1900, and r.gma Kappa, which began excepting members this term, ure the new sororities on camr.us. Both are substantial in size, with more than 100 members each. "It is unusual that a new so rority can draw so many mem bers." said Deanna Jergens. president of the University's Panhellenic Council. "We arc getting riii of our negative image by rutting out hazing and enforcing a stric t al cohol program," Lawson said, adding the new guidelines are a big reason interest has in ( reased on a campus that is 20 percent greet "The University has made gi ant steps to make the greek sys tem more than just the party at mosphere." I .aw son said. Jergens said she believes that since the greek system took the initiative to implement lint stricter guidelines, students are reacting to the policies favor ably. "Even though its a hard task to take on. we want the policies to work." Jergens said. However, these reasons are what other universities are cit ing as a deterrent to students "We're turning some people off for a good reason." said Jon athan Brant, executive director of the National Interfraternity Council based in Indianapolis Brant speculated the anti hazing and alcohol regulations adopted hy many fraternities may be responsible for helping to weed out troublemakers. "Sororities an; really work ing on (their campus images), especially as far as hazing and alcohol go," said Becky Mitch ell of the National Panhellenic Society, also based in Indianap olis. Jergens said a changing stu dent population plays a role in the changing make-up of the greek system. "It seems that the people coming into the greek system and the University are more ac ademically oriented and have goals other than partying." Jer gens said. Tom Oberhue. Interfraternity Council president, said another mason for the higher figures is that morn students are staying involved in the house after rush week is over. The decrease in interest na tionally is also attributed to the Turn to GREEK, Page 10 University student Jason Karls (left) Has interviewed for membership into Hi Kappa Alpha by National Expansion Associate Dotty Kay (center) and National Chapter Consultant Ken laycox. 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