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—The Fresno State
IedTti
COMMENTS
The Quota System
The quota system used in the rushing procedure
JjBanqin'
I read Bob I
the qnota ay
of Fresno State College's sororities has been the subject of much recent antagonistic discussion. Not since
the academic year began has there been a subject we
have been urged to discuss editorially by so many
people.
We held off commenting upon it earlier because (l) I
we found it hard to fully understand the attitudes
of the persons directly affected (i.e., women) to this
problem, and (2) if the system's faults outweigh its
alleged advantages, the time to do something about
it is now — not during the height of a rush season.
At first this o^ota-umitation plan, which Coyli
recently blasted, seemed ridiculous. If some sororities
can't get enough members to keep going, why, they
must have ceased to fill an important" function. Why
not let them die?
Then, upon closer elimination, the quota rule
seemed to have some good features after alL Investigation brought us the knowledge that women, as a
general rule, have a great deal more social self-consciousness than do men. They tend to rate their groups
one, two, three. They sometimes let those ratings
mean a lot to them.
An objective of this rule is to bring about
taad standardization of some type, at least in size, anc
to split up the "top" girls into as many different
groups as possihjfe.
Well.. . this idea, if it works out, will take a lortf
time to jelL In time sororities may come to be'regardet
as some type of glorified service clubs, the grout
prestige aspect may be diminished, and girls may "go
sorority without worrying too much about which ont
they're going. Our own idea is that birds of a feather
are bound to flock together to an extent, even if only
so many birds are allowed to a flock.
However, it's true this quota system has succeedec
to some degree in pushing some girls from sororities
they wanted to join into others to which they can be
of more value, and perhaps it will be increasingly so
But the transition period, if such it is, is a painfu
one; for the rule is now — we know for sure —
keeping several independent girls, girls the sororities!
would like to get, from pledging. Some have become
so disgusted or upset over the whole affair they do
not even sign up for rushing anymore.
On the question of whether this trend continues
or hot hangs the future of the quota system. If the rule
and the trend continue the sororities gradually wil
be pushed into a position of less social prominence
Maybe this is a good thing.
We once saw a motion picture about sororities entitled Take Care of My Little GirL Applied to Fresno
State College, the picture of sorority life there presented is ridiculous. But friends who attend larger
universities, particularly on campuses in the East,
where prime importance is attached to Greek-letter
life, report the situation comes close to home. Thai.
many, many girls are hurt because of failure to get
into certain, or any, sororities is for sure.
Which leads to the thought that such a rushing
regulation, which hampers some of the top sororities
and causes them and the whole sorority system to be
^Continued on Peg, 4)
Air Hero Of War
To Talk To ROTC
Junior-Senior Prom |
Theme To Be Set
■■Curtis Named To
man rVr«"V' ] State YR Board
Dob CurtU. Junior aapicultai
la LonjjBaacb tbi* w«
FWLC, Triple S
Slate Joint Lunch
Olympic Star To Speak
that with the use of mode
For Cosmopolitan Club
now'tmmuno 'tTilrltUcV
mopoUten dub meeting tonight at
Matador 1X1. the first pi
been developed. Thla deadly t
>'. Quick! This offer limited.
Defense Group
Is Vital But
Little Known
emy a
tack Fresno. Shelters dealg'
stretlou ending. ltnott;
tratlon building; student onion ,u
bomb shelters.
health center. pLayho^
McLane Hail, adralnlsuv
i piloted by tnatruineni
PLAYDIUM
BOWLING — B!LUAJt35
COFfEE SHOP
1430 Von Ness — Ph.4-5300
RAPPID RABBIT
SAYS
SEE YOU AT THE CRIM 'CLUB-ROTC
ASSEMBLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
SUDDEN SERVICE
1412 BLACXSTONE
'Dogs SplitWith Hornets;
Season Mark Now 9-76
BT BONY SALUDES
The hot and cold Battlin' Bulldogs routed the high flying
Sacramento State Hornets, 79-60, Friday night, but dropped
—' -ame Saturday -night in a dose one, 74-72, after
The'Sacramentans entered the series as strong favorites
Object Description
| Title | 1953_02 The Daily Collegian February 1953 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1953 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Feb 23, 1953 Pg. 2-3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1953 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | —The Fresno State IedTti COMMENTS The Quota System The quota system used in the rushing procedure JjBanqin' I read Bob I the qnota ay of Fresno State College's sororities has been the subject of much recent antagonistic discussion. Not since the academic year began has there been a subject we have been urged to discuss editorially by so many people. We held off commenting upon it earlier because (l) I we found it hard to fully understand the attitudes of the persons directly affected (i.e., women) to this problem, and (2) if the system's faults outweigh its alleged advantages, the time to do something about it is now — not during the height of a rush season. At first this o^ota-umitation plan, which Coyli recently blasted, seemed ridiculous. If some sororities can't get enough members to keep going, why, they must have ceased to fill an important" function. Why not let them die? Then, upon closer elimination, the quota rule seemed to have some good features after alL Investigation brought us the knowledge that women, as a general rule, have a great deal more social self-consciousness than do men. They tend to rate their groups one, two, three. They sometimes let those ratings mean a lot to them. An objective of this rule is to bring about taad standardization of some type, at least in size, anc to split up the "top" girls into as many different groups as possihjfe. Well.. . this idea, if it works out, will take a lortf time to jelL In time sororities may come to be'regardet as some type of glorified service clubs, the grout prestige aspect may be diminished, and girls may "go sorority without worrying too much about which ont they're going. Our own idea is that birds of a feather are bound to flock together to an extent, even if only so many birds are allowed to a flock. However, it's true this quota system has succeedec to some degree in pushing some girls from sororities they wanted to join into others to which they can be of more value, and perhaps it will be increasingly so But the transition period, if such it is, is a painfu one; for the rule is now — we know for sure — keeping several independent girls, girls the sororities! would like to get, from pledging. Some have become so disgusted or upset over the whole affair they do not even sign up for rushing anymore. On the question of whether this trend continues or hot hangs the future of the quota system. If the rule and the trend continue the sororities gradually wil be pushed into a position of less social prominence Maybe this is a good thing. We once saw a motion picture about sororities entitled Take Care of My Little GirL Applied to Fresno State College, the picture of sorority life there presented is ridiculous. But friends who attend larger universities, particularly on campuses in the East, where prime importance is attached to Greek-letter life, report the situation comes close to home. Thai. many, many girls are hurt because of failure to get into certain, or any, sororities is for sure. Which leads to the thought that such a rushing regulation, which hampers some of the top sororities and causes them and the whole sorority system to be ^Continued on Peg, 4) Air Hero Of War To Talk To ROTC Junior-Senior Prom | Theme To Be Set ■■Curtis Named To man rVr«"V' ] State YR Board Dob CurtU. Junior aapicultai la LonjjBaacb tbi* w« FWLC, Triple S Slate Joint Lunch Olympic Star To Speak that with the use of mode For Cosmopolitan Club now'tmmuno 'tTilrltUcV mopoUten dub meeting tonight at Matador 1X1. the first pi been developed. Thla deadly t >'. Quick! This offer limited. Defense Group Is Vital But Little Known emy a tack Fresno. Shelters dealg' stretlou ending. ltnott; tratlon building; student onion ,u bomb shelters. health center. pLayho^ McLane Hail, adralnlsuv i piloted by tnatruineni PLAYDIUM BOWLING — B!LUAJt35 COFfEE SHOP 1430 Von Ness — Ph.4-5300 RAPPID RABBIT SAYS SEE YOU AT THE CRIM 'CLUB-ROTC ASSEMBLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON SUDDEN SERVICE 1412 BLACXSTONE 'Dogs SplitWith Hornets; Season Mark Now 9-76 BT BONY SALUDES The hot and cold Battlin' Bulldogs routed the high flying Sacramento State Hornets, 79-60, Friday night, but dropped —' -ame Saturday -night in a dose one, 74-72, after The'Sacramentans entered the series as strong favorites |
