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Show Freshmen Are Warned Not To Rush Into Sororities By JOAN DURHAM It'll soon be open season for rushing in the colleges. Masses of freshmen will be squired about campuses by upperclassmen who hope to get the best of them for their fraternities or sororities. Unaccustomed to the flattery that la part of rushing, a lot of thoss freshmen Join the wrong groups at the end of the four or five-day rush week and spend their declining four yeara regretting their error. Hi ushers' Dial Iked Esther Jacoba of Chicago, ruh captain of the oldeat chapter of the oldest sorority In ths country. (Alpha, of Kappa Alpha Thsta, De-Pa De-Pa uw univeraity), has some good advioe on the subject: Clothes may help make the rushes, she says, but ao does her conversation. conver-sation. "While we don't like the silent type of girl," she remarks, "gushers are definitely unpopular. A girl who can talk easily and with some senss Is vsry much appreciated. "Speaking of clothes." she continues, con-tinues, "complete outfits make a good lmpreaaion. Since ruahing be-glna be-glna In the fall most girls know that fall clothea are In better taste. Thoae clothea ought to be correctand aim-pie aim-pie not elaborate." Three Hush' Events Ruah dates usually fall into three categories: Calling and teas. Informal In-formal partlea and formal partiea. Street dreaaea or dreaay aports clothea (sweater-skirt-ghillles combinations com-binations ars generally out) are beat for tha first. Add auitable accessorieshat. accesso-rieshat. gloves and purse. Long, "Informal" dreaaea are auitable auit-able for Informals. That meana a dreaay dreas, but not an svenlng gown. Long sleeves are preferable. Decollete backs and fronts are out: Evening gowns are correct for formats scheduled for the evenings. Advice to Rushers Don'ts for ruahees: Don't bresk any local ruah rules. That can get both you and the sorority so-rority In trouble. Don't talk about any other sorority soror-ity favorably or unfavorably. Don't break dates especially those made In writing. It's generally gener-ally considered proper to split datss that is. divide your time between two er three houses If each house knows exactly how long you plan to be Its guest Don't stay after ths party Is over. Don't be away from your room during calling hours. If you must be absent unavoidably, leave a note of explanation on your door. Don't let your chin sag. If you don't get what you want and haven't a cloae second choice, don't Join Just i for the sake ef joining. |