etc.
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May 7,
Greeks
(continued from page 1)
residents of Davis- Gary Hall.
Signs and banners bearing
the “NO FRATS” slogan —
some of which still remain —
were posted in the dorm, in cam
pus buildings, on sidewalks, in
cars, and on the dome of the
Academic Building.
But Nimrod Gumby, Davis-
Gary president, said the hall will
not run a similar campaign next
year because it gives the frater
nities too much recognition.
University recognition of the
IFC and Panhellenic also stirred
controversy in the Student Sen
ate — the fraternity recognition
issue was one of the most con
troversial topics to be taken be
fore Student Government dur
ing the fall.
Recognition of the groups
would afford them a great num
ber of opportunities, most im
portantly the use of such Uni
versity facilities as rooms, mail
boxes, office space and equip-
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ment.
The IFC and Panhellenic
League also would be included
in the Student Organizations
Guide and “Inrol” as well as the
University calendar and the
Aggieland.
If recognized, the groups
would be held responsible to
abide by all University rules and
regulations and filing group
rules and regulations with the
University.
Upon application, Student
Government voted to establish a
committee to study the various
alternatives and present a re
commendation on the proposal
to the Student Senate.
In a memorandum to the
committee, the Residence Hall
Association said recognition
would bring the organizations
closer to the University, dissolv
ing the fragmentation that
would result if they remained
Awards
unrecognized.
“Recognition would also in
crease University control over
Greek activitities,” the memor
andum read.
“Currently, the University
can be held liable for the actions
of Greek organizations because
the University is still considered
the parent organization. For this
reason, Texas A&M could be
nefit by having greater control
over Greek actions.”
The committee then com
piled a three-point plan listing
requirements for IFC and
Panhellenic League recognition.
First, the committee said, the
organizations would need to
select faculty advisers, possibly
incorporating them into an
advisory board made up of
other advisers.
Second, it was recommended
that the organizations prepare a
data base of information on
Greek organizations at other
campuses for comparison.
Finally, the Greeks were told
thy would have to maintain
accounts in the Student Finance
Center for public relations ex
penses, food services, facilities
usage and equipment.
These restrictions on the
budget finally caused the groups
to withdraw their application for
recognition after two months of
discussion.
Although the Greek issue did
not receive widespread atten
tion before last fall, it has been
brewing for several years.
In October 1977, the lexas
A&M chapter of Sigma Phi Epsi
lon fraternity, organized in
1975, requested recognition as
an official student organization.
Recognition was denied in a
letter to the fraternity from Dr.
John J. Koldus III, the vice pres
ident for student services.
“The University has sup
ported the premise that its social
character was developed in the
concept of togetherness in that
all students were Aggies and
that a social caste system would
detract from this the most im
portant concept which welded
together the students that
attended Texas A&M,” Koldus
said in the letter.
“(We will) attempt to perpetu
ate these traditions which have
added not only to the character
of the institution but to its
strength.”
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s applica
tion for recognition is the only
request the University has re
ceived from an individual
fraternity or sorority.
“We don’t want recognition of
the fraternities,” Marable said.
“I just shudder at thtl
"What we do want,|
is acceptance ot fraten
what they are — i
campus Aggies thai|
friendship and fellow
Marable said ht i
fraternities are just I
ment to “Aggie-isral
IFC Vice Presidents 1
agreed, saying he ]
wouldn’t even considtl
a fraternity at anotk|
sity.
“Fraternities at Ten
cannot be compared v
at the University ofleij
or Baylor," Marables
“We don’t rushom;
not your father has a
you drive a Porsche,
strong believers that
Aggie first and whali
terward.”
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McCandless also said a Facul
ty Development Leave Program
has been recommended. This
program would allow faculty
members to take a semester off
from teaching to broaden or
freshen their teaching techni
ques.
Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, dean
of faculties, announced reci
pients of the Distinguished
Achievement Awards. Phillips
chaired the selection committee.
Each recipient of the awards,
sponsored by the Association of
Former Students, receive a gold
watch, a plaque and $5,000.
Receiving the Distinguished
Achievement Award in
Teaching were: Dr. Claudia L.
Barton, assistant professor of
small animal medicine and sur
gery; Dr. Samuel H. Black, pro
fessor and head of the medicine-
medical microbiology and im
munology department.; Dr.
John C. Groth, associate profes
sor of finance; Dr. John L.
Hogg, associate professor of
chemistry; Dr. Donna E. Nor
ton, associate professor of curri
culum and instruction; and Dr.
William P. Snyder, associate
professor of political science.
The Distinguished Achieve
ment Award in Research was
presented to: Dr. William R.
Bryant, professor of oceano
graphy; Dr. Jon A. Epps, profes
sor of civil engineering; Dr.
Harris J. Granger, professor in
the College of medicine-
physiology; Dr. Jack H. Luns-
S rotessor of chemistry;
e
ford,
Dr. Robert L. Skrabanek, pro
fessor of sociology and anthro-
pology-sociology; and Dr. David
H. Youngblood, professor of
physics and director of the Cyc
lotron Institute.
Recipients of the Disting
uished Achievement Award in
Student Relations were Dave
Benson, lecturer in finance, and
Willard T. Worley, associate
professor of electrical en
gineering.
Henry D. Smith, head of the
Fire Protection Tra,
sion, and Dr. RobertL
professor of petrol:
gineering, received th
uished Achievement
Continuing Educat*
sion.
Lt. Col. Joe T. Hai
ctor of the Texas
and Mary Ruth Patni
ecutive secretary for tk
the College of Agriculli
given the Disoi
Achievement Award
ber of the staff admiti
Are media truth-tellers or bunk-broadcasters?
Editors debate role of press in societ
United Press International
CHICAGO — A former
newspaper editor, playing de
vil’s advocate in a panel discus
sion, told his ex-colleagues ac
curacy is nice but not necessary;
although an author warned
misrepresenting the facts could
harm the public trust placed in
the press.
Kurt Luedtke, the former
executive editor of the Detroit
Free Press who wrote the
screenplay for “Absence of
Malice,” baited Sissela Bok, au
thor of “Lying: Moral Choice in
Public and Private Life,” in a
discussion Wednesday before
the annual gathering of the
American Society of Newspaper
Editors.
“Discussing press ethics im
plies we have some,” Luedtke
said facetiously. “We get so tang
led up in our own rhetoric, we’re
confusing ourselves about what
we do and why we do it.
“All this talk about our duties
and obligations to readers im
plies we have a debt to pay. We
have none. We are free to print
what we want and take the con
sequences.
“I really don’t think the public
has the right to know. I don’t
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“This business is too specific,
too immediate and too variable
to be accurate all the time. It is
nice to be accurate, but not
necessary. It is nice not to hurt
people, but not avoidable.
“Conscious, discretionary de
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people like us. We’re brokering
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and subject, and all that counts is
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