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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
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noticed i
Sjgta needed i
seemed
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?f to meet
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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
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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
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a single candidate for
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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
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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^
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it? Fraternities and
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This was a grievous
1 my part.
r I was witness to
ng I feel is far too
nt to overlook. I came
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n Monday, Jan. 30, and
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