South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-19
S0RORITIES PLAN
FOR ANNUAL RUSH
Old Rules Discarded at Ann
ArbOr as Greek-Letter Co
eds Prepare Welcome.

ANN ARBOR. Sept ls.-Ali Of the
seventeen sorority houses at the Uni
versity 70 Michigan. are being
secured from cellar to attic. new
furniture is being placed friends
with flower gardens are making
promises and everything IS being
put In ship-shape in these Greek
Letter houses as though for a we'd
d.ns
The reason is taaJ the freshmen
coed is coming 20 town. and sor-
ority rushing" will begin At 10
o'clock Thursday morning. Septem-
Der Il. and continue TN 10 o'clock
Friday night. September %. In that
time the prepos essins freshman
coed viii find herself entertained
To her hearts ccltent
Receive Special Letter.
Follows one day OF respite then
Sunday morning October T. which
happens 20 be pledge day this year
q Michigan. II she has been tried
and found desirable. little Miss
Coed will receive special delivery
letters. containing bids" 70 be-
come a member OF one or more So
rorities If she desires 10 become
n sorority member. she will accept
! The bid by making a call. between
the hours OF and . o'clock that
afternoon upon the sorority house
Of her choice.
It's a short "a hours between the
time rushing stops and bids are re-
ceived. but il a p hours replete with
anxiety with hopes and fears a
never-to- be-forgotten day for every
one OF the "rushees." and the end Of
the time OF suspense spells JOY for
some and black despair for others.
for not all who are rushed viii
be Ibid" and therein lies tragedy for
some
40 freshman girl may accept an
engagement TO sOrority-as a
rushee. until she has received
classification card from the dean OF
women. That is one Of tne rules OF
the university. tending TO impress
liDon the incoming coed that after
an. her first duty is to the university,
T. be considered even before her
social ambition or opportunities. But
= girl who looks good to any sor-
Gritty scout, may be written TO by
any sorority sister during the sum-
mer-but not on sorority stationary
that is against the rule, and no
engagements may be made with her
until after she comes to Michigan,
but il the prospective freshman is
keen as they usually are, she will get
the meaning just the saT, e, and see
that she is not entirely dated up for
that first week in Ann Arbor.
Handsome Men Aided.
Once upon a time the men OF
Michigan helped in the rushing
The sorority sister who had a good
looking man in college, was great
asset TO her house. for the man
could be worked i'm TO help in the
entertaining of Miss First Year
Coed. and many a girl has been
pledged TO "a sorority in other years
partly through the good looking
masculine element which seemed
attached to the house Today. one
OF the rushing regulations reads
There shall be no rushing with
men''-interpreted TO mean that no
man shall be roped in TO help with
the entertaining-no matter how
willing he may be.
And no rushee may have "a man
call for her at "a sorority house to
take her home after she has been
entertained there. It's a hard rule
but it has TO be forced-and obey
ed.
In the old days sororities rushed
"a trains Those days are gone for
ever. for today a rule says; I'm or
der TO avoid rushing at trains. soro-
itv girls are not allowed to meet
trains-with the exception OF sisters
There is a fine for sorority caught.
disobeying the rule. In the old days
incoming freshmen girls were some
times met by several groups from
as many different sorOrities, and
sometimes she so warmly welcom-
cd by them all that she was un-
comfortable. II was something like
n bargain counter with many wom-
en- intent upon getting the bargain
they wanted