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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1993)
Fall brings students, rush back to campus By Calley Anderson O0£KV’ Q&ty f rri&<Ak1 It’s autumn again, and with the annual changing of the sea sons comes the traditional beginning of a new year for stu dents returning to campus for classes, sports and good times with friends. Among the annual events that occur traditionally each year am student registration, orientation and sorority and fraternity rush, the new member recruitment program for the greek system. This year, rush will last for six days, beginning Tuesday and ending Sunday, just in time for Monday classes Applications to sign up can be picked up at Room 364 Oregon Hall in the Dean of Students Office The University greek system has enhanced the lives of stu dents since 1900. Over the years, it has grown to consist of 11 sororities and Hi fraternities with chartered homes near cam pus. Each chapter claims to strive fora pursuit of excellence in scholastics, community ser vice. intramurals and the arts. All chapters have an academ ic requirement to sustain a high average GPA throughout the year, and many encourage this through study tables with other students and tutors. Many of the houses even have a "study room" subjected to 24 hours of quiet time for studying only. At times the new campus atmosphere can be overwhelm ing to incoming students. The greek system counteracts this by surrounding its members with many older and interested peers who act as "big brother” or "big sister” to new students This program has proven suc cessful to break down the harri ers and inhibitions of new cam pus life and creates a potential for life-long friendships The chapter life is an experi ence in cooperative living where the members learn to respect the opinions and rights of one another. The houses themselves provide students with the stabil ity of a home like setting and the comfort of being surrounded by many friends. Fall formal rush activities, known as Kush Week, coincide with New Student Orientation, combining academic advising, residence hall orientation and opportunities to meet and talk to many campus leaders and mem bers of faculty. New students, or "rushees." have the chance to visit each fra ternity and sorority house dur ing the first few days of Rush Week. After visiting ea< h of the chapters, rushees rei eive invitn tions to revisit specific chapters A mutual selection process oc c urs several times throughout the week before the rushee chooses a final c hapter from the invitations, and that becomes their new home away from home. Kush counselors, or "Rho (dus." are selected from each of the chapters to net as guides throughout the week The Rho Chis make sure each student gets to the right place at the right time. They also answer any questions and serve as a support system during rush. There is an opportunity for students to go through fraternity rush during winter and spring terms, and those interested in a loss formal sorority rush i an also go through in the spring For more information, call the Dean of Students Office at 34f>-:i21R Music course strikes a good chord for fans By John Fleischli / vV irw Oregon Odiiy l rrt&aid The mu mi department's History of Rix k n' Roll i lass is perfer t for anyone who lias an interest in rock 'll’ roll and needs another i lass to round out their schedule. The three-credit ( lass meets Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays from II to 11:50 a m. and ts taught hy Professor Steve Valdez Although this course can bo used ns an elective, it does not meet any requirements as of yet — some are pushing for it to have that func tion. also. The course is the first in a series of three classes — all taught by Valdez — on the history of rock V roll, which are designed to lie fol lowed in sequence, but am not required to be The ( lasses follow the history chronologically, starting with the origins of rock in the mix of country and western, jazz, and rhythm and blues In the first ( lass, the student is brought from 1950s rock up to the early years of the Beatles Continuing with the later Beatles and the British Invasion, the second class covers most of the 1960s. The third class takes up art rock, classic rock, new wave and punk, and pro gresses as close to the present as time allows. The format of the class is mostly lecture, with extensive use of films Of course, no music ( lass would be complete without the musii By way of demonstration, many music samples will he played. Don't expect this to lie a kickback class, though. Active participa tion is necessary and there will lei several written tests. An open ended term paper is also required. There is space left in the class, so if you w'atit to add this (.lass you an do it this week. The text for the class is Hock & Roll Its Stylistic Development. A brand new edition of this book is just out and is used in all three courses Look out for DUCK8UCM during the first week oi classes! | CHAPMAN BROS :^: [ 1733 Pearl Street. Eugene 686-1333 H-S:30 M-r. 10-2 Hat. 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