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  • 4 Tuesday, Aortl 11, 1972 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN News Briefs ''Open Rush" is that period of time when there are few formal rules governing the rush- ees or fraternities and also few organized parties or functions. Usually this type of rush follows a formal rush period, though there may be a "Dead Period" betweeen the end of formal rush and the beginning of open rush when rushing and pledging are prohibited. On many campuses, open rush offers the greatest opportunity for building a successful chapter. Most fraternities are satisfied with the number of rush- ees they have pledged, either through summer rush or formal rush week, and therefore, the competition is usally less keen in open rush periods. The majority of fraternities tend to overlook the advantages of open rush because they're not satisfied, or just plain tired after the strain of formal rush, or open rush appears to be more difficult because the rushees are not immediately available, they do not come through the house on an organized schedule, and because of the erroneous belief that all of the "quality men" have already been pledged. Actually, open rush can yield the best individuals because some excellent prospects resent having to register and [xiy for formal rush, even though they wish to be considered. Therefore, the chapter must be on the lookout for the good man who didn't participate in rush but might be interested if approached on an informal basis. In this changing educational world, some of the best prospects are sophomore or Junior transfers. They arc practically sure to make their grades, and retain their interest until graduation and perhaps even through graduate studies. Rushing can become so systematized and mechanical that good candidates give up. It's best to keep rush simple, informal and sincere. As in any type of rush, the first job is to have a well organized program. The Rush Chairman should have a plan of action for the exact steps that he and the chapter must take to obtain the rushees they want. The second step is to obtain a list of potential rushees. the big question is, "how do we get in touch with good rushees and how do we get these men to our rush functions?" Countless times, the Rush Chairman will arrange for a rush party, secure speakers, make sure the house is clean, corral the fraters and pledges, but when the function begins, there are few rushees present. Let's taken an analytical look at this problem. First, learn to play the percentages. If the chapter usually pledges about three out of every ten men they bid, and if the chapter normally bids one out of every two men who attend a rush function, statistically the chapter should pledge three out of every 20 men rushed. Or, looking at the problem from the other way. TO PLEDGE THREE MEN, THE CHAPTER MUST HAVE TWENTY QUALIFIED RUSHEES AT A HUSH PARTY. To obtain twelve pledges the chapter must rush .80 men. And so it'goes. The chapter must play percentages. To select a large pledge class, the chapter must rush a correspondingly large number of men. According to General Fraternity studies, the average chapter should be able to pledge three to seven of every ten men actually bid. There is no substitute for getting out and meeting new men. One often hears the up» perclassman state that he has no freshmen in his classes, and therefore little contact with potential pledges. This, of course, is just an excuse, because he should be getting out and meeting new people on the campus, in the student center, and through his various campus activities. If nothing else, teams of men can go to the dormitories and get acquainted with many of the independents. The next thing that must be considered in an open rush program is the type of party to be held. A great tendency is just to bring prospects over to the chapter house on an individual invitation basis. Normally they are served a meal, a few of the guys talk with the rushee, and then the rushee is sent home. All too often, the pattern is that the rushee is continually invited to the house until he either refuses to return, or accepts a pledge pin because he is too embarassed to return without one. This is not a very efficient program, can be quite expensive and certainly is not good for either the chapter or the individual. Art building .... FROM Page 1 and industrial education and technology. The 100,000 - square - foot building was completed at cost of $2.44 million. Architect for the project was Six Associates Inc. of Asheville, and general contractors were C. J. Kern Contractor Inc., and W„ H. Weaver Construction Co. Dedication ceremonies will be held April 22 at 1 p.m. in the foyer fo the new building. GERMAN CLUB DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN The German Club will meet Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 in McKee 102. There will be a short film and refreshments will be served. Anyone interested in the German language or culture is invited. TRAINED PIGS Uncle Heavy and his Pork Chop Review, a trained pigact, is coming to the Unviversity Center lawn Thursday, April 13. Uncle Heavy will present one show at noon and one in the afternoon. "Ya'll Come!" Winston t,UMM _ . , . .. FROM Page 1 they move to call Winston back to court, he will again face charges of falsely assuring a professor that an assignment has been carried ort and of unseemly conduct. On the witness stand, Dr. Nancy Joyner, associate professor in the English Department, stated that Howard Winston took a make up exam for her English 2302 class on February 29, winter Quarter, and gave answers that did not correspond to the test given him. Those answers, Dr. Joyner said, were all incorrect for the test given but were correct answers for the original test given to the rest of the class. Attorney General David Harling presented photostat copies of the original and makeup tests to the court, along with the examination Blue Book that Winston turned in to Dr. Joyner at the end of his exam period. Should he return to court, Harling may well ask for his expulsion if he is found guilty. AMBULANCE SERVICE There will be a meeting of the University Ambulance Service 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 13 in Stillwell 146. All people interested in providing better ambulance service to WCU are urged to attend. Keith Roberts running for V-P as write-in Keith Roberts is running for Vice-President of the Student Government Association as a write-in candidate. Roberts is currently a member of the Senate, representing Reynolds Dorm, and has expressed deep interest in SGA, as well as the fact that only one candidate is officially on the ballot. One of Roberts proposals is a revision of the WCU grading system. He would like to see a consistent scale used throughout the university. His proposed calendar reform entails that students return shortly after the close of fall quarter (before Christmas) and complete registration for winter quarter. This.according to Roberts would enable classes to begin at the beginning of winter quarter and, therefore, students would be able to have a longer spring break. 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