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"l was ecstatic. It made me feel
a part of the greek system in a
broader sense I want to do a good
job and represent the greek sys
tem as best as possible," Gabriel le
Valdez said after being chosen as
Panhellonic Council president
elect.
Valdez is a member of PI Beta
Phi sorority and has held other
offiias in her house such as 1993
Rush Chair and Homecoming
Chair Her direct duty will lei to
serve os a liaison between the
greek system and Oregon Hall,
but she has a lot of other plans
for her new position, which
begins early next year.
Valdez will l>e working toward
achieving better i ommunication
between the Panhellenu and
Interfraternity t ounc ils. all the
sorority houses and the Univer
sity Another ongoing issue she
will have to tat kle is the alcohol
policy that governs the greek
social system.
Valdez has taken the position
that the greek system alone
should deal with this polit y
"I'd rather have the greek svs
tern deal with it than have the
OLCC (Oregon Liquor (Control
Commission) or the University
step in," she said
She stated that her motivation
lor running for the position was
that she wanted to become more
involved in the greek system and
the university as a whole
Also chosen on the same day
was the vice president-elect.
Hrandy fiishnp of Delta (.amnia
sorority.
"I was excited Us ause it meant
that I could work to tiring (letter
communication U-tween both the
i oum iIs." Bishop viid We need
to pull together to deal with (tie
new alcohol policy."
Her role as vu e president
includes working with the inter
fraternity Council's vie e presi
dent to organize Greek 101. a ses
sion held one day every fall term
to educate pledges on the so< ini
issues surrounding the greek sys
tom such as responsible alcohol
use. dale rape, discrimination
and the operation of council
affairs.
When she takes office next
year. Bishop will make a minor
change in Greek 101's dote of
events. She feels that this past
year's date was too early for the
Interfrolemitv and Panhellenic
councils, fraternities and soror
ities to fully prepare for the event.
Bishop also has a few goals that
she would like to see take shape
next year such ns providing infor
mation that is dins t and concise
to the Panhellenic delegates so
that each house will lie proper
ly informed. Panhellenic dele
gates are executive officers who
act as liaisons between the < hap
ters and Panhollenit Council.
Bishop hopes to reestablish the
junior delegate program, which
will provide a panel of freshmen
and sophomore women with the
opportunity to work with the
Panhellenii Council and the
sororities This will give them
exponent e and earh exposure to
count il operations.
lake Valdez. Bishop held oth
er positions m her organization
such .is assist.nit v n e president,
and she also worked in public
relations She wanted to become
more involved in the greek sys
tem so she ran for the position of
vice president.
Bishop said she prepared long
and hard for the interview
process.
1 had contact with the current
president (('alley Anderson) and
others." she said "I’ve sat in on
an election. I've made a lot of
effort and 1 had all the right
answers "
According to Garrett Stanley,
current I’anhelienic Council vice
president and member of Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority, tins is
exactly the altitude that the pre
sent members were looking for in
the candidates.
"We were looking for women
who are outgoing, worked well
with others and make tough deci
sions when thes need to be
made,” Stanley said.
These qualities are going to
become increasingly important
in the upcoming year because
concern for the new alcohol pol
icy will affect the groek system as
a whole Members of both the
Interfraternity and PanheHenic
councils are going to play a cru
cial role in the policy's manifes
tation next year
The meinlH>rs of both councils
will make some tough decisions
and propose policies that aren’t
going to please every organiza
tion on campus The councils are
going to have to stand behind
their decisions 100 percent and
not bin kle under the pressure of
certain groups It seems that both
Gabrielle Valdez and Brandy
Bishop have the characteristics
to get tin* job done.
The University's greek system
was recently recognized as the
number one system in tin* nation
for publicity and programming.
Following in second place was
Northwestern University's greek
system.
The PanheHenic and Interfra
ternity councils wore also given
an award for community service
last spring at the Western Region
al Greek Conference held in San
Francisco.
The publicity and program
ming award includes such pro
grams as G.A.M.M.A. (Greeks
Advocating Matiin- Management
of Alcohol); Colors, a panel that
brings together historically black
greek organizations and pre
dominately white greek organi
zations to discuss issues that sur
round each and learn more about
how these organizations operate,
and Greeks Against Rape.
Soon the current Panhellenic
Council president. Galley Ander
son, a member ot Alpha Phi
sorority, and Jennifer DeHart.
Panhellenic Council rush chair
woman and a member of Chi
Omega sorority, will be going to
Florida to speak to other greek
systems from around the nation
about these programs and public
relations.
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Coalition seeks campaign reform
By Eric Buckhalter
The Coalition for Campaign Finance Reform has
endorsed its petition drive lor a ballot initiative
to limit campaign i ontributions to politii at can
didates' campaigns
"Oregon is one of onl\ seven states with no lim
its on campaign spending.” said OSPIRG's field
dins tor, Maureen Kirk, at a news t onference Tues
day.
The news conference was held as part of a
statewide blit/, to highlight Oregon's need lor cam
paign reform The Coalition for Campaign Finance
Reform is made up of the American Party. Common
Cause, the League of Women Voters and Oregon
State Publii Interest Croup (OSP1RC).
Kirk used charts to illustrate the tenfold increase
in Oregon's campaign spending over the past two
decades. A legislative race for Oregon's House of
Representatives has gone up from an average S3.000
to $38,000 over the past twenty years, Kirk said
And these costs are inviting political action com
mittee support.
Relying on "I’acs Over People," a research report
written by the OSPIRG Educ ation Fund that ana
lyzes a 20-year trend in who finances Oregon politi
cians. the coalition charged that the high cost of
political campaigns makes candidates overly depen
dent on political action committee contributions
and gives these committees too much influence
in state politics
Such committees have steadily increased their
contributions, at the expense of individual contri
butions. to supplement the rising costs of politi
cal campaigns. Political action committee contri
butions to legislative campaigns have increased
from 20 to 65 percent since t072. while contribu
lions from individuals have dropped from 60 to 15
percent
Sallv Weston, co-president of l.ane County's
League of Women Voters, spoke in support of the
ballot initiative. Citing a 1992 survey conducted by
the lasagne of Women Voters at the national level,
Weston said that citizens are feeling shut out from
the political pro< ess Imh ause the process seems to
ignore voters, paving mons attention to special inter
est groups that have more money to offer candi
dates.
"We would like to combat corruption and undu
ly influence," Weston said. "We would also like
campaign financing that allows challengers to cam
paign equitably against opponents. We are devot
ed to getting signatures for the reform initiative so
that Oregon voters can combat the system."
State Representative Carl Hosticka, D-Kugene.
also spoke in favor of the ballot initiative. He said
he has seen initiatives that have been proposed to
the state government but that have failed to he
implemented
"I’m here to support the initiative because I
believe the legislature can't do it." Hosticka said.
He said that legislative sessions have become an
extension of political campaigns
Hosticka said he has seen a change in the leg
islative sessions. "The tone of the sessions has
changed from one of thinking about what's good for
Oregon citizens to how to reward friends and pun
ish enemies." Friends and enemies are determined
by who is on the campaign contribution list and
who is not. Hosticka said.
The Coalition for Campaign Finance Reform
must gather about 69,000 valid signatures by next
July to put its initiative on the November 1994
ballot.