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"A Proper Statement"

He noted that "a proper
statement suggesting that their
students, as well as ours, be alerted
to the situation" would probably
be sent to girls' schools in the area.

Ed Hayes, president of the
Interfraternity Council, said that
his organization as also releasing a
letter concerning the incidents.
"The Interfraternity Council will
take immediate steps to improve
the lighting around fraternity
houses and the fraternity area," he
said. "Further, we hope to provide
for better police surveillance.

"Each fraternity is being
required to insure that its parties
are controlled and that only
brothers, their invited guests, and
students of the University are
allowed to attend them."

Concerning a statement which
he was quoted to have said at
Monday's IFC meeting, he said "I
am sorry that an error in the story
covering the Interfraternity
Council meeting made it seem as if
I felt the hostesses were at fault for
the incidents of the weekend. The
incidents were in no way connected
with the actions by the hostesses.

"I did say I thought fraternities
should utilize their hostesses more
effectively. Hostesses should
increase their efforts to arrange for
escorts and transportation for
unescorted dates. However,
individual students must take on
greater responsibility for their dates
and unescorted girls."