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Greek By WAYNE BROOKS Opinion Page Editor Preceding the SG electio social fraternities participat Greek primary. Candidates enter the primary with hop Fraternity Council's endors encouraged (and often pre candidates the IFC endorse However, things were sign year's Greek primary. For also participated in the pr endorsement by both the E Council, the governing bo have even more clout. But, fraternity members, the pr ivTv uuuiiv.uo iiau even gi cau been expected. Running agai high visibility in both Sti among the fraternities, EK senator and a Chi Omeg dorsement, partly because sororities. ONE THING that is signif win is the fact that she won iu 01 uauui. n au ?jtci cciil Hit) required for winning the ei exactly what she did ? sh more than 50 per cent of the ( What is even more sigi probably the first time a w Greek endorsement for pi candidates endorsed for tre* also women ? Lisa Voj Thomas, respectively, wh< Three out of the four can<3 Greeks are women. Needl precedented. THE QUESTION now is: ' nrimi . r..... ns every spring, USC's e in what is known as the \ for various SG offices *s of receiving the Interement. Greeks are then ssured) to vote for the JS. ificantly different in this the first time, sororities imary. Presumably, an PC and the Panheuenic dy for sororities, would to the surprise of many imary sponsored by the gr implications than had inst three frats who have ident Government and >ttie Hammond, an SG a, won the Greek eni of strong backing of :icant about Hammond's the endorsement on the ijority vote plus one was idorsement, and that is e won exactly one vote x>tal votes cast. lificant is that this is nman hns pvpp u/nn fho esident. Moreover, the isurer and secretary are $gelson and Stephanie ) both ran unopposed, lidates endorsed by the ess to say, this is unwill the men in the IFC .^tfgpp 'ho wants gi ary full actively support Hammond candidates on the Greek slate Greek-endorsed candidates, ei have traditionally been mei McBryde Quadrangle may fin a woman, especially when thei running who are also Greek. ] three other candidates, SG Drawdy, SG treasurer Robert senator Joe Hungate, viedfor that those same candidates n election next month, the next Greek, but may not necessaril got the endorsement. Of course, it is a well kno\ candidates who run in the Gr to sign an agreement that sai the race if they do not get t didates are expected to h However, some of these canc agreement and run anyway, that if they want to run, < dorsement is no guarantee election. There are other voti that must also be considered ALTHOUGH THE Greek \ fA mat tKaip on^SvA clafn noi w put uivu vntii v* oiai^ va v,ai year, the Greeks, suppose organized factions on campus the deciding factor in SG ele 1976, the Greeks had little elections. Their candidate Knudsen, came in last place didates. Only Rex Gale, endo elected from the slate, and b by only one candidate whom cannot be said that even Gale the Greek vote. AHkmirtU UAWiA/t/vminrr AM ruuiv/uf^ii x luiitvvviiiiil^ ljU siderably different from S remains that this year, the I] Jm? lotfrfex^ws^^^ GA* *COC./k^ I of su or any of the other i? Because most of the specially for president, n, many men in the d it difficult to support re are other candidates [n view of the fact that r vice president Joe t Sum wait, and former the endorsement, and nay still run in the SG ; SG president may be y be the candidate who vn fact to Greeks that eek primary are asked /s they will drop out of J1C CIIUU1SC1UC1H. V/tUl" onor this agreement, lidates may ignore the My advice to them is do it. The Greek enof victory in the SG ng factions on campus L ote was strong enough ididates into office last dly one of the most i, have not always been ctions. In the spring of influence on the SG for president, Bob in a field of four canrsed for treasurer, was ecause he was opposed he barely defeated, it was elected because of een elections are conG elections, the fact FC and the Panhellenic Hou ^ slec To the E since I w \ dorm livi rJ \ with, it ^ >\ but as th noticed i Sjgta needed i seemed WWm d Asst. xshrh c ?*ag&rSfifli c?p |||??? Arl *TgB| S|??| Photo WJSSB? jgflg THEGA 5 TSSr^ j&s&S subject i 8 Sgff jSlgffigc Pseudon I clrcum*1 your ma class sta ?f to meet 1BB? 1 ViCT rprises Council joined forced to push homecoming queen and yet, Afro's candidate, Abigail Rog not overestimate the Greek v< factions must be considered. WHAT I AM afraid many Gi that having "one of their ow necessarily mean that it will 1 Brad Steele, SG president, mi Nu), but that fact alone does nc or any other fraternity will pr in ?rtwe. Maybe it has been Greeks, but, then again, ma) have been more accessible to appointments. But if that hi vantage, then what kind of ad\ think that is enough from whici all Greeks to ask themselves: having an SG president who Greeks, the answer may be difference. What is most unfortunate i between various interest groi many members of these group students have common needs, Various interest groups, of needs that deserve attentior imnortant ? our rnmmon i needs? Certainly, our comr important. "Working together" may sc but it is realistic. If we make ; of Trustees concerning a par we expect the Board's app themselves cannot agree on sororities and all other special thus attempt to bring thema their common needs, and \ benefit of all. Fighting amonj MAtgtknMA 11UWIICI c. sing fees inco tping janitors, ditor: tended I many ( 4 _ _ t * * imesiers nave passed aorms. as first introduced to error 01 ing at USC. To begin Todaj was rather exciting, somethi e novelty wore off, I importa several areas which in the improvement. They dorm, oi trivial at first, so I Se iAMEO John R. Weft ine Shealy Editor ews Editor Barbara Mathews on t-ooes Graduate Assistant News Editor Barry Glenn >an Palma Entertainment Editor y Desk Chief Mark Mueller ene Morgan Asst. Entertainment Edito graphy Editor Karen Wooteri Production Manager MECOCK welcomes letters from its readers. Let ind a maximum of 300 words. They must be sigr yms or othsr aliases will not be used, but the w lances warrant. To assist us in verifying the id< iling address and a telephone number where you nding and ma|or, also. We reserve the right to ed our space limitations. Address: Campus Opini lurnbin, S. C. 79208. i joints ? I : m a single candidate for was still defeated by ers. Thus, one should ate. Many factors and ;4.*" i-r't. < reeks do not realize ifjv n" in office does no^|f t>e to their Mvantagej?. *y be Greek (a Sigm#J >t mean that Sigma NijP ofit from having Bra<j|| to the advantage ow$m 'be it hasH$C. He ma# Greeks fat committed is been tte only adm vantage is ifcat? I don'? h to profit.4^ncourageg how did I profit from? i is Greek? To manyS that it hai made no& about the composition^ ips on campus is tha& , s do not realize that altfjr goals and aspirations course, have specific v 1. But what is more" leeds or our specific non needs are more^ >imd like an old cliche, a proposal to the Board ieniA knui /*?> ? uwuicii ioouC) nun wail roval if the students it? Fraternities and interest groups should elves together, realize vork together for the g ourselves will get us me for \ maids to overlook them, as do >ther people living in This was a grievous 1 my part. r I was witness to ng I feel is far too nt to overlook. I came east door of Preston n Monday, Jan. 30, and e JANITORS, page 18 OCK 1 ? jit WayntGrooks Opinion P?g? Editor Matt Ward Sports Editor Mike Mont Chris Aftyars Asst. SporH Editor s r Bill Fiti|>atrick Ad Manager tors should be limited to a single icd with the writer's true name. Titer's name will be withheld if entity of writers, please include can be reached. Please include it all letters, not tor content, but [ on. The Gamecock, Drawer A, t