Show I J J J l' l J t J J J JI r J I 1 I I J 1 1 J II I- I I I I I I ItI tI I. I t at J t L. L 1 HH HU U Pj d 11 I I TT T This Tills article is a forerunner of a as s series ries of articles which will deal collectively and individually with national and local social fraternities ties of the University of Utah It Itis Itis is designed to give information to those interested particularly freshmen fresh- fresh men a subject having to do with the Ute darker side of Utah's Utah's frater f rate r- r n will be treated first I frater-I I 1 Fraternities of the University of Utah find themselves in a situation which is shared by fraternities of ofa a n great many other universities of the countI country i. i e. e that of being placed in an institution which is located in a city Greek letter chapiS chap- chap ers ers iS have been classified in on one way into two groups those which are ale situated in a a small collegiate those whose alma mater is h he bustle of a large or semi-large semi i city Obviously the former classification classification classi classi- I fic tion is preferable rable which leaves I Ionly only the least desirable of the toas two t as the resting place of the Greek chapters of this camp campus s. s But perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps this needs explanation In a large a-large community r the membership membership mem mem- of the fraternities is com come I I posed in a great part of town men the term applied to brothers i whose homes homes are are in the same community community community com com- as the college and who therefore do not find it necessary to live at the fraternity h house use Only the town out members live there but as on our campus such members are far in fn the minority With this condition existing large fraternity houses with accommodations accommodations accommodations for or man many are not to be e seen at Utah Howe However er the actual actual actual act act- ual largeness of the houses is not the main issue It is the fact that without the closer as associations of fraternity brothers which naturally come about in the larger houses of the college town of which Salt City is NOT a good example the spirit of ot our Greek is d drastically a call different li r e-r nt than tide spirit exhibited at other colleges and the I difference to be bc truthful is not desirable desirable desirable de de- deI de- I i especially i in the opinion of those fraternities who are fortunate fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate enough to be located in a college college college col col- col- col lege town Furthermore the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah is a young institution institution institution tion and is founded in a I i young although rising western west ern country all of which has made more difficult the establishment of nationals here it seeming to have around the been a l common thought country that western communities es were not progressive enough to deserve deserve deserve de de- de- de serve the National Reputation ion And an another ther thing the University has not been blessed rich alumni who could afford to bequeath bequeath bequeath be be- buildings or improvements to their alma mater and n neither i her has the state been financially able to afford large expenditures for the University The absence of large laboratories imposing structures and up-to-date up gymnasiums has hindered more than one national from coming here Consequently the fraternities at Utah haven't large larg numbers of active members there are arc not as fine fraternity houses as there should be there is not quite the spirited yet ret friendly competition which is prevalent in other colleges and there ther is nto Tito quite teh same spirit Rushing regulations are woefully simple-minded simple in having ing rush week in the third quarter quarter ter instead of in the first or second second second sec sec- ond term terms which late legal rushing rushing rush rush- ing tends toward secret and illegal early rushing which in turn underlines undermines undermines un un- the fraternal structure The practice of too extensive rushing rushing rushing rush rush- ing too much pampering of the freshmen too much of kissing his neck too much of offering him a ajob ajob ajob job to get him to join is prevalent here although Almighty be praised ed the campus Greeks are awaking awaking awak awak- ing to the fact that this is comparable comparable comparable com com- parable to a big slice of Austrian Austri n bologna Such then is the si side e I of our Utah fraternity life The I brighter side will be presented next time and one can then subtract on one one from the other as as he may see fit to determine which v overshadows which I I |