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By Dawn Butz
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(Texas A&M fraternities belong-
ng to the Interfraternity Council
e agreed to affiliate with the Uni-
[sity under the umbrella of the
ncil, which is the governing body
he fraternities.
he 21 member fraternities voted
he IFC’s Sept. 21 meeting to ac-
itthe proposal from A&M.
astyear, fraternities were invited
ecome recognized student orga-
tions. But because of the Univer-
s fiscal policy that requires stu-
t organizations to bank through
thl Student Finance Center, only
Ml of the fraternities sought recog-
lon.
Ijnder new provisions offered
ony to Greek organizations, the IFC
« remain a University-recognized
oipnization and will have the au-
ih rity to recognize its member fra-
I lities.
Ifodd Ousley, student activities
atjiser, cited two differences be-
len recognition and affiliation,
I ng that individual fraternities
not be required to bank in the fi-
Bce center out instead will be able
|ontinue their own financial struc-
s off campus.
he other difference, he said, is
the groups won’t have on-cam-
advisers unless their national
ups require it. However, Ousley
' many do.
ffiliated groups will receive the
e recognized student organiza-
privileges, including half-price
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The following incidents were
Iported to the University Police
Department through Monday:
CRIMINAL TRESPASS:
• Seven University of Texas
Indents were arrested by Uni ver
ity police after they were caught
in the steam tunnels. The men
laid they had walked to A&M
lom Austin and were in the tun-
Is because they had heard it
[as"the thing to do at A&M.”
They were taken to the Univer-
ity Police Department, where it
|as found that four of them had
ven false names and dates of
rth. All seven were taken to the
razos County Sheriffs Depart-
ent, where they were jailed for
iminal trespass and/or failure to
lentify themselves.
TERRORISTIC THREAT:
• Somebody reported a bomb
[as set to go off in a dormitory.
'he building was evacuated and
arched by police. No bomb was
found, ana the students were al
lowed to return to their rooms.
HARASSMENT:
• A woman reported she has
been receiving several prank
ihone calls daily. The caller
joesn’t say anything, but the
oman said she occasionally
[ears music in the background,
[olice informed her of the proce-
iure for setting up a phone trace.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
IPUBLIC INTOXICATION:
• While patrolling the cam-
|us, two University Police officers
eported they heard someone
houting obscenities. When they
tent to investigate, they said,
bey saw two men walking be-
veen Crocker and Moore halls
olding another man’s arm be-
ind his back and pushing him
orward. The officers reported
bat when they approached, one
if the men told them to mind
their own business.
The officers reported the man
eing held broke free and ran
way. One of the officers chased
and caught the man and gave him
a citation for disorderly conduct,
fhe other men were given tickets
or public intoxication and were
eleased to the custody of the
lead resident at their dorm.
“Fraternities will receive
the rights of recognized
organizations by being
recognized by the IFC. ”
— Todd Ousley, student
activities adviser.
ing use, around-campus advertising,
University vehicle rental and pages
in the yearbook.
“What that means for groups like
Phi Delta Theta that are currently
recognized by the University is that
they are going to have to go through
a process of changing that to an affil
iation,” Ousley said. “For most of
them it’s not going to matter because
the only thing they ever did was put
a little money on campus — if any
thing — and their faculty adviser
was an adviser in name only. The
real power was off campus.
“It was decided that fraternities
and sororities function differently
from the kinds of organizations that
we have recognized by the Univer
sity. They’ve got a strong national
structure with rules and regulations
and policies and procedures, espe
cially financial procedures.
“So, it was redundant in one
sense, and in another it was placing a
less-developed system on top of a
more well-developed system they al
ready had.”
The finance center is set up to as
sist student organizations that don’t
have the regulations and procedures
the Greek organizations have, Ous
ley added.
“In looking at dealing with na
tional Greek fraternities and sorori
ties, we decided that it would be in
the best interest of both A&M and
the fraternities that we do something
to kind of clean up that relation
ship,” he said. “What we decided is
that fraternities will receive the
rights of recognized organizations
by being recognized by the IF'C.”
Ousley said sororities have the
same option; if Panhellenic — the
governing body for the sororities —
chooses to become recognized by the
University, then all the sororities will
have an affiliation with the campus.
But he said Panhellenic is not acting
upon this.
“We’ve made some efforts to com
municate with the individual sorori
ties as well as Panhellenic, and quite
honestly I don’t think we’ve been re
ceived as openly as we should have
been,” Ousley said.
“We’ve made some mistakes in the
past and we recognise that,” he said.
“Now is the opportunity for us to be
gin to work together.”
Ousley said the IFC officers were
looking for a way to integrate the
system. Because half the groups
were recognized, the other half were
not communicating, and rules were
being twisted around.
He said he believes the new ar
rangement will allow everyone to
work together instead of in different
directions.
Photo by Tom Ownbey
Linda Gale White, wife of Gov. Mark White, met with teachers Tues
day in a campaign stop at the Brazos Center. White, who says she
makes a point of scheduling her last stop each day so teachers can
attend, said teachers are concerned with classroom discipline and
the amount of paperwork they must complete. She said the anger
teachers expressed over competency testing has subsided as they
have realized that Gov. White really supports education.
Senate OKs increase
in gasoline, sales tax
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Sen
ate approved an $872 million in
crease in sales and gasoline taxes
Tuesday by a 25-5 vote, clearing the
way for adjournment of the Legis
lature’s special budget session.
The temporary tax bill, which
backers said would help offset the
revenue shortfall caused by slump
ing oil prices, was one of the last ma
jor measures awaiting a vote before
the special legislative session could
end.
Passage came after a filibuster by
Sen. J.E. “Buster” Brown, R-Lake
Jackson, slowed action on the tax bill
for over 5 hours.
Despite overwhelming Senate
support for the tax hikes, Brown
said he wanted to emphasize that
some lawmakers believed higher
taxes could have been avoided this
year.
“When you say someone opposed
the bill, that’s a debate,” Brown told
reporters before he began. “When
you say he filibustered, that means
something else.”
The temporary tax package
would raise the sales tax from 4 Vs
percent to 5’A percent, and add 5
cents to the dime-per-gallon gasoline
tax. Both would take effect Jan. 1
and expire on Aug. 31.
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