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Greek; The Greek service organizations on campus have much to offer the Carolina and Columbia com munities. However, the use of time and talent existing in the Greek system is disturbing. Rather than working together as Greeks, there is one predominantly white fraternity organization called the Inte r f raternity Council (IFC). Another council, the l auuciiciiic vi/uiltll, CAldlS) 1U1 predominantly white sororities. A third council, National PanHellenic, is for predominantly black fraternities and sororities. This was not always the case. Before 1975, a few black fraternities were members of 1FC. Over the years problems arose about the payment of dues and participation / aUffl IT WON'T I NOW r CiAMI Goor [ Mickey Trimarchi News Editor Catherine Thrift B Asst. News Editor Ad Alyce Kozma Gen Copy Desk Chief Phc Marguerite Ryan Sus< Graduate Assistant Produc THE GAMECOCK welcomes letters from >?u|eii cum < mdximum 01 juu woros. i rii Pseudonyms or other aliases will not be i I circumstances warrant. To assist us in v U your mailing address and a telephone nun class standing and major, also. We reserve to meet our space limitations. Address: y USC, Columbia, S.C. 29206. 1 sshoulc in activities. IFC President John Benson said the black fraternities were removed for nonpayment of dues. He said an attempt was made by IFC to lower the dues for the black fraternities, but the offer was refused. "They said it was like us giving them welfare. I guess it was pride," he said. Benson said that since the other black fraternities were already affilitated with their own organization, it made sense for the other black fraternities to join. "I can't remember a time when they really participated in anything, including Greek Week," Benson said. According to Gerald Mosley, president of Kappa Alpha Psi, a IE LONG r J ### / 5" Knucklet ge Morris Editor Karen Whitaker Editorial Page Editor ob King Billy Baker Manager Scorts Editor Mitch Sherwood eGaillard Sally Wilson ilo Editor Asst. Sports Editors an Paquet Chuck Cromer tion Manager Entertainment Editor its readers. Letters should be limited to a single sy must be signed with the writer's true name, jsed, but the writer's name will be withheld if erifying the identity of writers, please include iber where you can be reached. Please include } the right to edit all letters, not for content, but Campus Opinion, The Gamecock, Drawer A, -J I serve black fraternity, a communication Kraalr/^mim nonnvrn/4 4 4 \Un Itmrn KJk VUIVUW W II VA.VUI1UI. If C lie* V t different goals and atmosphere. We are not as financially oriented," he said. Mosley said a system that catered to the needs of the black fraternities was needed. According to Panhellenic Council President Ann Lester, the black sororities were never members of Panhel because they r?^ i ne uan Opii "*i!Z*XK'g;i > - ,^R I ?4 erry Carter Gambrell Hal To the Editor: The physical environment of a I people who live and work there. Th delightful place to walk because It does seem strange that the I Horseshoe a handsome, human-sc; its East Mall area such a collectic Business Administration Building the Holiday Inn School of Archit extremely ugly Gambrell Hall. Thi bastard child of McKissick Libr shudders to think what other moi when the University has finished mansions in the neighborhood. The plan for the future who knows so chitecture, and who cares about ' will think of our planning. Don't bu togethc are not affiliated with the National Panhellenic Council. As a result, the two sorority systems rarely invite each other to participate in each other's activities. The one project in which almost all Greek organizations have participated is Carolina Cares. "We do things differently. Our pledge class is different. People on the outside don't understand. The necock lion mcwc . s "ir yj \ " II "monstrous" Jniversity has much to say alxrnt the e USC Campus, for the most part, is a of past planning. siiy, which nas in lis Historic aled group of buildings, is building on >n of megalithic concrete blocks. The and Capstone House, both executed in ecture, are now being joined by the is lump of gray concrete seems to be a ary out of the War Memorial. One istrosities will be added in this area tearing down all the marvelous old > University clearly needs someone to mething about human scale and arwhat future generations of residents ild any more like Gambrell Hall! W. L. MILLKfl music graduate 0 >r I I pledges walk in lines to stress their oneness, their care for each other as sisters," Liz Reed, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a black sorority. $ The presidents agreed that it is possible for all Greeks to work _ together, as they have in the past. * Most also agreed that the systems would probably remain separate. "It's not that we don't want to work with them. IFC is just a different organization. They don't give us any invitations," National Pan-Hellenic President James TT !J neiiry saiu. "I'm sure we can work together. I'd like to see that, if we could find out where each other's coming ^ from. It's just that whichever || organization makes the effort will have to convince the others in the fraternity," Mosley said. While no one wishes to impose the organizations on each other, large service projects like Carolina Cares could be handled more often if all Greeks participated. Certainly the Greeks can work together for the benefit of the less lortunate, and to use their time and 9 talents to the fullest extent. Editorial ! I subjects I f. \~l I I ILI?CU 9 ? To the Editor: I am deeply disturbed by the fact that the Gamecock's editorial page has given so much attention to national* ana state politics and relatively no mention of campus affairs that affect the everyday lives of USC students. It is my opinion that much space on the f, editorial page has been wasted, f Decisions have been made, actions have been taken and policies have been continued by the various governing bodies of this campus, and many of these decisions, actions and policies are detrimental to the students. Such matters deserve attention on the editorial page when there are things that cannot be said in a straight news story. Students need p 4 to know about these matters and they need to be motivated to take action when their rights have been ignored. Yet, twice a week, I pick up a uamecock and find editorials that deal primarily with national and state politics. Do not misinterpret me. I do not disclaim an interest in national and p i state affairs. Like many students, I read daily newspapers consistently J to be informed of such affairs. Therefore, the Gamecock editor's opinions on such matters are of little importance and serve no purpose. As the editor, you should have more access to information than the average USC student. You should certainly feel a respon * i sibility to fill the need of the students' right to know. Please concentrate on the affairs of this campus when writing editorials. The Gamecock is virtually our only means of being informed. DAVE ADAIR < ? j