Show I immorality in mora Ii p A philosophy of consummate con on summate opportunism Seize th the pleasure or the advantage of the moment mo mo- moment I ment let tomorrow look out for itself Such is the brand ascribed to college youth by byan byan an alleged sorority alumnae advisor in a revelation revelation rev elation clation directed toward American parents ap appearing appearing appearing ap- ap in a recent issue of Liberty Ostensibly Is It as Bad Sad as This This' is a crusade against prevailing immorality standards standards stand stand- ards ads o lac standards among stu students at educational co-educational colleges a and d universities over over the nation While it is realized that to challenge it here is but to dignify a sensational absurdity typical of the magazine in which it appears the op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op appropriately presents itself to describe describe de de- sc scribe ibe the actual prevailing conditions and to present good reasons why it could not be II as bad as this StAt Butt first if the sorority advisor who levies the charge of immorality had a basis for her accusations why did she shelter herself behind a shield of anonymity No writer is quite so contemptible and disputable as as one who lacks the conviction and fortitude to sign his own statements Even assuming the sordid picture she paints of the low moral code prevalent in her singular chapter is accurate how can she arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbi arbi- brand by the same iron the entire population population population lation of fraternity and sorority men and women women women wo wo- men over the nation And why if her report is true were conditions not reported to administrative administrative administrative ad ad- officials either cither of the national sorority sorority sorority sor sor- or of the local college instead of clucking I incessantly to only the girls of the sorority as she admitted Chapter charters have been recalled on considerably less provocation National social groups prize too highly their prestige and good standing to expose them to jeopardy by a disreputable disreputable disreputable dis dis- reputable chapter In addition the local competitive competitive competitive com com- rushing system compels each sorority and fraternity to maintain the highest code of ethi ethics s if it is is to survive Obviously the chapter chapler described by the Liberty writer as was admitted admitted admitted ad ad- enjoyed little prominence locally Is It as Bad as This pays little tribute to the alertness and integrity o omen of the deans of men and women in colleges and universities over the nation and viewing its gross distortions distortions distortions distor distor- it is is improbable that any of those deans would dignify its accusation with comment Because one apple near the bottom is found wormy does one throw out the bushel |