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"Doormen Are Only 33 Cents More"

Second Semester Rush Begins

By Thom Faulders
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Each of the 33 fraternity houses
on the Grounds will be represented
in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom on
Monday, February 17 for the
beginning of second semester rush.

Paralleling the registration for
the Experimental University, each
fraternity will have its own table,
three pledges, and one brother will
answer all inquiries concerning their
particular house.

Aimed primarily at the first-year
men who are still independent, Ken
Oder, chairman of the IFC Rush
Board, noted that all interested
students would be welcomed. He
added that none of the pressures of
first semester rush would prevail.

Leisurely Rush

"There will be no specific rush
schedule, none of last semester's
fierce competition between houses
and rushees, and only one's leisure
time is required," Mr. Oder said. He
added that the houses will not be
pressed to take a set number of
pledges and no rush rules would
affect this rush.

Monday's meeting will be primarily
for those interested to
discuss fraternity life with the
representatives and to sign up for
the fraternities they wish to rush.

First-Year Letter

A letter will be sent to all
first-year men today through the
mailboxes providing further information
for prospective rushees.

Partially responsible for the
second semester rush program is the
newly-formed Pledge Council. This
Council which will hold its first
meeting tonight in the Informal
Lounge, third floor Newcomb Hall,
will consist of one member from
the pledge class of each house.

Authorized by the IFC, the
Council will also evaluate pledge
programs throughout the houses.
President Ed Hayes noted that the
purpose of the organization was to
expose first-year men to the workings
of the IFC and encourage
increased participation in community
affairs.

Better Protection

Mr. Hayes also explained the
hiring of officers from the Link
Security Agency. While he allowed
that this service was somewhat
more expensive than the previous
system, the protection offered
made up for the expense.

Calculating the cost per member
of each fraternity, Mr. Hayes
concluded that the men from Link
would cost, at most, 33 cents more
for the weekend.

A member of the Governing
Board added that if the new system
works well, there will be a good
chance that houses will no longer
be required to hire housemothers as
well as doormen for each big
weekend. This would negate the
extra cost now incurred by the
hiring of doormen from the agency.

At last Tuesday night's IFC
meeting, Mr. Hayes announced that
these company doormen were on a
trial basis for Midwinters Weekend
and could be rehired for Easters. He
also noted that all the doormen
have been contracted with the IFC
and the houses are to pay the IFC
and not the individual doormen for
services rendered.

Also at that meeting, Mr. Hayes
complimented the City of Charlottesville,
and especially City
Manager Bowers for the fine job of
installing lights along the Rugby
Road and Madison Lane areas for
more protection for students and
their dates.

He also thanked the fraternities
for installing lighting on their own
property. "This will discourage
events similar to those which
happened during Openings Weekend,"
he added.

The IFC also established an
emergency loan available to all
houses who are in financial need. It
is limited to $500 for a 30 day
period. Only two loans may be
taken out at any one time.