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Show Letter To The Editor 11 Misrepresented EDITOR: Being an unaffiliated senior and having survived the so-called so-called "sorority favoritism," I would like to express my views on the subject. I, for one, am tired of hearing independents fling criticisms at the sorority girls who dominate the campus camp-us organizations, because it seems to me that these criticisms criti-cisms are based on a misrepre sentation of the facts. In Friday's "name withheld" letter the statement was made that "nonaffiliated girls find it almost impossible to become involved in-volved in student government, activities, and organizations." This is sheer nonsense. Most 11 activities and organizations, such as union committees, publications pub-lications staffs, religious groups, drama groups, musical music-al organizations, the debate team, etc., require little more than an application for membership. mem-bership. If sorority girls dominate domin-ate these organizations and I don't believe they do it is because be-cause sororities encourage and even require activity on campus. cam-pus. But this in no way means independents are excluded. The one area in which I must agree that sororities and fraternities frater-nities have a definite advantage is in the area of student elections. elec-tions. Nevertheless, it is not at all impossible for an independent indepen-dent individual to become a school officer, as has been demonstrated dem-onstrated many times over the years. One complaint issued was levied against the selection of girls for honorary organizations and military groups. Not being a member of Army Sponsors or Angel Flight I can't vouch for these groups, but as a Mortar Board and former CWEAN I do know something about the selection for honoraries, and it seems to me to be remarkably fair, under the circumstances. Of course, being human, members mem-bers of these organizations naturally nat-urally hope their friends and sorority members will be chosen cho-sen and thus campaign for them, but the results speak for themselves. In Mortar Board this year 5 out of 13 girls are independents, and the other 8 represent 5 different sororities, leadership, and service to the school under the basis of scholarship, schol-arship, leadership, and service to the school under the direction direc-tion of adult advisors and subject sub-ject to the approval of the national na-tional organization. It would be extremely difficult to select a girl who did not deserve the honor just because she happened hap-pened to belong to a particular sorority. In conclusion, it seems to me that those "sharp girls" who contend there is no place for them in campus organizations are hiding behind a good excuse ex-cuse not to try and not to become be-come involved. I can sympathize sympath-ize with a freshman who feels a bit lost and a bit shy about offering his services when he doesn't know many people on campus, because I felt that way myself three short years ago. However, I know from my own experience that there is a place for anyone on this "campus who has a willingness to work and who will get rid of the proverbial proverb-ial chip on his shoulder and get in and try. Pat Judkins |