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Founded 1908 Friday
Volume 78, No. 90 University of South Carolina May 2, 1986
Greeks
* plan for
merger
By AMY DELPO
Senior reporter
Some black and white greeks
arc less apprehensive about the
merger of their two systems than
they were when USC President
ft James Holdcrman issued the
mandate last fall.
The greek system is currently
run by three councils. P*?nHellenic
Council traditionally has
governed the black sororities and
fraternities, Panhellenic Association
the white sororities and Interfraternity
Council the white
fraternities.
"The overall opinion has
changed a lot," said Randy
Stevens, president of Chi Psi, a
m white fraternity at USC. "Many
^ of the problems in the beginning
were that people were uneducated
about the different systems."
David Smalls, president of
Alpha Phi Alpha, a
predominantly black fraternity,
agreed. "It (objection to the
merger) was basically educational.
A lot of people did not
know how the systems worked.
We are now more educated, but
^ maybe not enough."
Fraternity and sorority
presidents interviewed said
almost all greeks are working to
bring about the merger Holderman
mandated.
"In my opinion, we're very
much in favor of the consolidation,"
said Amy McMillan, president
of Delta Gamma, a white
sorority. "I think in the long run
we will all be better off for it."
^ Allison Gauch, president of
Kappa Kappa Gamma, a white
sorority, also said she thought the
merger was going well and said
she was pleased with the work of
the committees.
Two committees have been set
up to draft constitutions for the
newly formed USC Sorority and
Fraternity Councils to comply
with Holderman's refusal to
work with a racially divided greek
system.
The USC Sorority Council will
govern white and black
sororities, and the Fraternity
Council will bring the white and
black fraternities under the same
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of two undergraduates, an
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Fraternity
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By JULIET NADER
News editor
USC President James Holderman
said the university expects a
level of decorum in greek housing,
referring to the recent incident
that led to Sigma Phi Epsilon
losing its USC charter.
The fraternity was kicked off
^ campus after six of its members
% shattered four windows and
knocked out ceiling tiles early
Friday morning after a five-keg
mixer with Delta Delta Delta
sorority.
"Outright violations will not
be tolerated, Holderman said
Wednesday at the board of
trustees, Student-trustee Liaison
Committee meeting.
He said the occurrence prompted
much discussion. "We
want to see that the university is
consistent on university housing.
He said the university will continue
to offer housing in Bates
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The "Hands Across Amorica" banner
Rasnick, history senior Ken Creekmore
Susan Dey to sign.
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By WENDY PRICE
Staff writer
A white member of the black
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at
USC said he is not trying to make
a social statement or change
racial relations between whites
and blacks.
"Sure, I am making a
historical landmark, but that's
not the reason I am doing it,"
said Lance Giles, a junior on exchange
from Boise State University
in Idaho.
"I am doing it bccause I want
to be in the brotherhood of
Alpha Phi Alpha."
APA is a national fraternity
that had only black members at
USC before Giles joined. Giles
said he is the first white member
to join the local chapter.
He said he became interested in
APA through a present member
and has gotten encouragement
from people in the black and
white campus communities.
APA President David Smalls
said Giles isn't the first student to
break racial barriers of the naAlflAl'SAn
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sing violations
lolderman says
House to fraternities and South
Tower to sororities.
He said students should act
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maturity" in university housing.
In a related matter, Dennis
Pruitt, Student Affairs dean, said
the administration will be working
on changing the student
organization discipline system.
He said in 1976 the faculty
senate delegated that responsibility
to the Student Government.
well," he said. After about two
years of negotiations and a compromise
between students, faculty
and staff, the administration
approved an interim policy,
Pruitt said.
He said this year they will test
the program by reviewing it and
seeing if it works well. "We're
looking at the process to make
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tional greek system: APA has
been integrated nationally since
1944.
"Wetried to treat the issue not
as a black-white issue. We took
him as an individual and interviewed
him on that basis,"
USC apparently isn't the only
campus with an integrated fraternity.
Black members arc in other
chapters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
a traditionally white fraternity,
said Andy Renolds, local chapter
president.
Blacks are also members of the
traditionally white Chi Psi fraternity
at the University of North
Carolina, University of Illinois
and Rutgers, according to the
USC chapter President Randy
Stevens.
Stevens said he wasn't ?;iirf if
their chapter of Chi Psi would accept
a black pledge, "i really
don't know how to answer that.
"We would consider that,
sure. All the brothers would have
to decide, and it would only take
one brother to keep you out."
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Rcnolds also said he is unsure
of what would happen if a black
pledged SAE. "I really don't
know. If it is someone everyone
likes, I don't guess it would be
that big of a deal."
Whether a black student would
have to be exceptional to be a
member of Chi Psi, Stevens said,
"1 think everyone we try to
pledge has to be exceptional. 1
don't care if you are black, white
or green."
Giles said he has not received
any negative reactions about his
membership in APA.
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Seniors
get more
tickets
By SHARON COSTE
Senior reporter
USC senior L.aVann Pearson was upset when she
could not invite her grandmother and uncle to her
graduation after she had already told them to come.
But her feelings have changed now. She signed a
waiting list, and can net extra tickets from the
university.
"I'm really glad this is working out. I was getting
really frustrated because everybody could not come
that wanted to be there. It was a big scare," said
Pearson, an orchestral management senior.
Pearson is one of 2,898 seniors who may have a
chance to bring their whole family to graduation.
Graduating students who signed their names to a
waiting list can obtain up to three extra tickets for
the spring 1986 commencement ceremonies. More
may be available if any are left after after the second
distribution.
Distribution was restricted to five tickets for each
student for the first time this year because of limited
seating in the Coliseum.
st set for noon
ling for divestment of USC funds in South Africa will
>f weekly protests today, according to member John
arolina Coalition for the Liberation of South Africa,
1 based in Columbia, will picket at noon today at
Hull streets near the Osborne Administration Building,
otesting USC's economic involvement in South Africa
country's apartheid system.
is asking USC to issue a strong statement against
corporate coalition members in the planning of future
ducational events, and to totally divest funds in South
re than $2 million invested in South Africa, Carroll
he picket is a good start," he said. "The group is
ited to stopping the bloodshed in South Africa and the
ne operating there. We believe the community needs to
ountable for their involvement in the system of
5 have said the university invests in companies that
llivan Principles, according to Carroll. The principles,
i>f the Rev. Leon Sullivan, are designed to curb exouth
Africa's black workers by requiring equitable
>ther provisions.
ciplcs affect only 2 percent of the black working
ording to Carroll ? who agrees with Sullivan that they
s are ineffective because they arc voluntarily enforced,
is use them as a cover, Carroll said.
i proposing the Calvert Mony Mart, "an outlet for
.in, a> i?u upturn iu investment in ^outn Alrica that
tudy carefully.
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it's hospital bill
not register to compete can participate
just lor the purpose of raising monev." Pi
j l iving Kappa Alpha member Scott Hollar said,
a "Lift F irst- and second-place trophies will be
Russell awarded to those who lift the heaviest
oney for weights, and l iving Well F itness Center
will give away free one-month memberber,
has ships to those raising the most money,
ed in an "We just want to help out Bubba and
>ber. All his family," l>i Kappa Alpha member
/ill go to Paul F leischer said. "All these months in
3 Allen's the hospital have gotten to be extremely
expensive for them."
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[. People bleeding from his ear. Then he became
by. partially paralyzed.
veryone. Allen was taken to the hospital, where
ications, he underwent three operations and a
than 175 blood clot was removed from his brain,
fg 175 or He has been in a coma most of the time
since the operations.
to 12:30 In a rehabilitation program in a
it 1 p.m. Florence hospital, Allen is beginning to
son has respond slightly, moving his fingers to
answer questions and seeming to
and did rccogni/.e the people around him.