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Show Sreek Tragedy ollowing the tragic departure of Oedipus, Creon, accord-Sophocles, accord-Sophocles, became king of Thebes. reon was anxious to be a popular king. He desired to serve ople. But Creon was proud too proud to change his Too proud to take the advice of his villagers or the blind st As a result, those who would have inherited his legacy I against him. He repented too late to save his crumbling ty. Tie Greek system at the University of Utah is also anxious popular. The Greeks are willing to serve the campus :t more willing to serve than most other groups. Their e record is exemplary. ut like Creon, our fraternities and sororities may not lize the sin of intractable pride until it is too late. jtudents no longer come to the fraternity system looking !our year lost weekend. Jone is the myth that the pin makes the man. 'he fraternity no longer prescribes one's schedule, but be fit into it. Cystic rituals no longer breed brotherhood. Vophy stealing is passe. 'oday's college student rushes with one eye on medical . or Viet Nam. He asks for a social life that is not all-ive, all-ive, but compatible with other activities, like Creon, campus Greeks have too often been prodded hange only by crisis. E policy making by bumps and grinds continues much the ram1' will lose a valuable source of leadership and rt. preserve tne system changes must be made now: tush: We endorse the recommendation of the Interfra-y Interfra-y Council: Rush should not be held until freshmen have everal weeks at the University to become oriented and to tigate fraternities, sororities and other organizations. fiould then be held informally, spread over several weeks to eliminate superficiality. ledfffhip: Pledges should not be expected to spend time house at the expense of grades. Some house clean-up sibilities should be spread throughout the entire fratern- sorority membership it is the only chance to keep s from flicking cigarette ashes on the rug. dmission: The one "Bung" or "bing" (as you prefer, sys-y sys-y which any active may block the admission of any ! or pledge, should be replaced with a three-fourths ma-requirement ma-requirement for admission. The same number of rushees Iges would be admitted, but decisions would not be based ; whim of one active. One member could not barter his ' for house approval of his candidate, oat Week: Goat weeks have improved greatly on this s in recent years. Hazing prohibitions must be strictly 2d. If goat week is necessary to fulfill some instinctive Dr mysterious, ritualistic initiation, they should be limited structive group activity. iscrimination: Religious and other discriminatory relents re-lents should be eliminated from all ritual. Unwritten discrimination must be discontinued, nee 1955, the percentage of undergraduate women who f filiated has dropped from 33 to 22. The percentage ergraduate men has dropped from 14 to 12. he villagers are speaking. |