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Page 4 The Battalion Organizers hope Greek Show lacks past flaws Continued from Page 2 The show also was plagued with a combination of parking and sound system difficulties. It may prove to be a better Olympiad this year because of im proved organizational and man agement skills, he said. "We envision that the majority of those problems will be resolved now that we have moved back to the original facilities that they were held in," Hernandez said. Since Greek shows are usually held in gyms, the cushioned seats and improved sound quality of Rudder Auditorium will provide a nice surprise for some guests. "We emphasized in our pam phlets the comfort and quality of the facility," Quarles said. Currently, the organizers ex pect 10 to 15 groups to participate in the Greek show, with on-site registration still available. The entire weekend is devoted to Kappa parties Friday and Satur day nights in DeWare Field House. The party after the Greek show is free with a ticket stub. "The Greek show is also a time to showcase the University and the type of people who attend it," Quarles said. Hernandez said the event gives his organization the opportunity to deal with the community and University administration on a business level as opposed to a stu dent-faculty level. "It takes a lot of organizational skills to put on something of this magnitude," Hernandez said. "One of the main things we stressed this year is getting things done earlj and working ahead of schedule. For the Greek show, the frater nity sketched, designed and did the layout for everything — from pamphlets to t-shirts to posters. "Everything was a collabora tive effort," Bradley said. "Within our fraternity one thing we em phasize is that we let our work show the results. We get self-grati fication by knowing that we did the work and that is gratification enough." Planning for this event began last spring and continued through the fall semester. The search for corporate sponsorship began in September, Quarles said. Hernandez said constant rein forcement takes a lot of publicity and public relations work because people expect a real "hyped" show. "When it's over, we start again the very next day," he said. The Olympiad takes place Sat urday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Tickets are available in Rudder Ticket Office. ms Tost im. THERE HAS B££m AH exPLo^iou. W THE lou\<- moteu t,. V/e TAhE YOU Wou LIVE W irri ooR TO KEN ORlEWTAL .RErbRreR •, Tosie The Battalion Classified Ads Phone: 845-0569 / Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building AgQlE^ANLABS $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1000 or less (price must appear in ad). For private individuals, not businesses. Guaran teed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn't sell, advertiser must call before 11 a.m. on the day the ad is schedule to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. 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"Contrary to public perception, studies show open adoption is not good," she said. "Most birth mothers would rather get on with their life, and only one to five per cent of adoptees nave any interest in future contact. "Unfortunately media coverage of adoption has caused some adoptees to keep quiet for fear of being asked 'Have you met your real parents yet?'" Seader said. "Some even feel they should just do it and get it over with." Aria Schmitt, coordinator of the child service program at Adoption Awareness in San Antonio, how ever, said many of the National Committee for Adoption's asser tions are biased. "In 1991 I talked with 92 adoptees, and all of them felt it was their birthright to find who their birth parents are," Schmitt said. "When National Committee for Adoption says most birth mothers don't want to be found, I say that's absolutely false." Schmitt has been handling con tacts between adoptees and birth parents since 1978. In that time, she encountered only two birth mothers who didn't want contact. She said at least 90 to 95 percent of birth mothers desire contact. Seader said because of contin ued contact between the birth mother and the adoptee in open adoptions, many birth mothers are unable to deal with the loss. That can cause long-term prob lems that may not show up for years. "In open adoptions, the birth mother never lets go," she said. "Once they are feeling better and are getting on with their life, they receive a letter or picture in the mail, and break down again." A study showed women who had miscarriages adjusted to the loss better than those who had open adoptions, Seader said. "Closed adoptions allow for a natural healing, because the wom en know it is final," she said. However, Katye Steinert- Threlkeld, director of public infor mation at the Edna Gladney Cen ter in Fort Worth, held a more positive view of continued con tact. Letters and phone calls are a productive way to satisfy natural curiosity, she said. "Disclosed adoptions, for the most part, are very healthy," Steinert-Threlkeld said. "The birth mother doesn't want the baby back, she just wants to know it is okay." Identity confusion for 1 adopted child was another ma problem open adoption cause Seader said. Such close conta; with so many "parents" isdisli ing to an adoptee. "Children don't underslai what adoption is, and have pro lems adjusting in open tions," she said. "One five-yea old was so disturbed his parer: had to take him to counseling. "The open arrangement was damaging to the child, thepsyck atrist treating him told theadof five parents to break off all conti with the birth mother, othemis he could no longer treat the boy she said. Such instances of a child beii: troubled, however, are extremel rare, said Joanna Slate of the Ten Cradle Society. 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