The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 5, 1986 -Page 3 Frat rebuilds house, image k k b 1 W 9 9 i 4 4 4 4 8 b tl 9 K. 4 ff 6 d 4 By MARTHA SEVETSON Some members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity arrived in Ann Arbor this week to find a partially constructed house, forcing them to commute from home, stay with friends, or even temporarily live at the Bell Tower Hotel. The fraternity's $1 million renovation, scheduled to be completed by September, was delayed because the fraternity's alumni board decided to prolong it rather than pay higher rates to contractors. FRATERNITY members will be allowed to move into the house in two weeks, when living quarters will be completed. The rest of the house will be finished by January, members said. The fraternity has rebuilt its house three times since the chapter was established in 1845. The current renovation was initiated by the Beta Theta Pi national chapter, which had expressed dissatisfaction with the fraternities "apathetic" attitude and the house's deterioration, according to LSA junior John Sullivan, a fraternity member. Before renovation began, the house had been plagued by loose electrical wires, problems with hot water, and general disrepair. ALTHOUGH the renovation will cost an estimated $1 million, fraternity members and alumni have raised only " ' ? _ , .,,. k: Associated Press' Cheers Britain's Prince Charles doffs his cap at Harvard University's 350th con- ,vocation in Cambridge, Mass. yesterday. Daily Photo by PETE ROSS 'U' sociology prof wins coveted Sorokin Award The Beta Theta Pi fraternity house stands partially rebuilt earlier this week. Fraternity members are now living in temporary housing. The new house, funded by alumni donations, will double living quarter space in the house. From staff reports University Sociology Prof. Aldon Morris has won the prestigious Sorokin Award, the most coveted prize in sociology. Morris learned he had won the award last Sunday, two days before it was officially announced at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in New York City. "I started getting wind of it Saturday night, and then the chair of the committee that gives the award called me Sunday and told me I had won," Morris said last night. Morris won the award for his 1984 book, "The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement." The official name of the award is the "Distinguished Con- tribution to Scholarship" prize of the American Sociological Association, but it is commonly referred to by its previous name-the Sorokin Award- after one of the founders of American sociology. Morris came to the University as an assistant professor in 1980 after receiving his masters and Ph.D. in sociology at the State University of New York, Stonybrook. Another University professor, Jeffrey Paige, won the Sorokin Award 10 years ago. $400,000 thus far., said fraternity member John Hensien, an LSA sophomore. Members are currently planning several alumni events to seek more donations. Despite the current inconvenience, members remain confident that the refurbished house will attract new members and help improve the fraternity's image. "It's not that much of an inconvenience," said Hensien, who is living at the Bell Tower Hotel. LSA junior Joe Roberts, who will spend a half hour commuting to classes each day, added, "I think it will be worth it." THE FRATERNITY expects to conduct rush events from a tent in the front yard, but members insist this will not affect their recruiting ability. "This will help rush for all freshmen who see the opportunity to join something that's growing," said fraternity president Chris Litrel, an LSA junior. Peace marchers sponsor rallies at 'U' arrival T HE By MICHAEL LUSTIG Forty women participating in the Great Peace March arrived at the University yesterday to sponsor three days of rallies and demonstrations for global nuc - lear disarmament. Today the women will lead a march to North Campus and hold a "die-in" to protest nuclear weapons research. They will camp out on the Diag tonight and lead another march to City Hall tomorrow, when Mayor Ed Pierce will plant a symbolic peace tree. MARJORIE Winkelman, a Residential College junior, left the University last winter to join the march, which began March 1 in Los Angeles. The march was plagued with problems from the beginning. Only 1,200 people, far less than ap expected 5,000, signed up and PRO-Peace, a national organization founded to administer the march, suffered financial collapse in mid- March. About 450 people, including Winkelman, continued the march and now plan to arrive in Washington, D.C. Nov. 15. Winkelman said the march has four goals: to implement a global nuclear test ban; to freeze nuclear weapon construction; to reduce the number of existing nuclear weapons; and to ban on all weapons from space. WINKELMAN said that although these are lofty goals, she has learned from experience that "One person can make a difference." Members of the Great Peace March, the environmental" protection group Greenpeace, and activist Daniel Ellsburg of the American Peace Test prevented testing of a nuclear device at the Nevada Test Site for three days by trespassing onto the base, she said. Marchers have received varied reactions from people they met in their cross-country journey. In Claremont, Calif., Winkelman said, city officials refused to grant the marchers camping permits, but local church and peace groups offered them space. In Iowa, local residents and activist groups joined the march trail and offered marchers ice cream. Winkelman and Lorien Cooney, a former toy store manager from Berkeley, Calif., agreed that marchers received a cool reception' in Omaha, Neb. Winkelman was among 60 people detained for trespassing at the Strategic Air Command base in that city., Because the air command controls U.S. defense systems and employs many people in Omaha, Winkelman See WOMEN, Page 14 RVAP i ING i . Lv ...:KIN tr x x 100% ccorrc'N m erPk C .PA& J14Pftl C.C. NF4. yoRK CITY 10017 Atw 344eeks -cor eIiwEr' IM.- _Iqqm I Road r"4~ r I __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ Look for The Michigan Daily's guide to campus events starting Monday on this page and Fridays in Weekend Magazine. WANTED Us IRSl Sho Mic w how you feel with ... higan Daily Personals 764-0557 U S Department of Health & Human Services TEST YOUR SKILL. THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave. - 662-4466 (between Hill and S. University Street) WILLIAM HILLEGONDS, SENIOR MINISTER Sunday Worship Services at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Church School, including nurseries, at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. CAMPUS MINISTRY Sunday Bible Study 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Communion Service 7:00 p.m. PICNIC TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS SEPTEMBER 7, 4:00 P.M., ON THE CHURCH LAWN FALL 1986 ENGLISH COMPOSITION BOARD WRITING WORKSHOP 1025 ANGELL HALL Attention: LS&A Students All Students Enrolled in LS&A Classes Free assistance is available for students who want to improve their writing skills or who need help with academic or non-academic writing projects For Major Events Concerts MASS MEETING Tuesday, Sept. 9,7:30 p.m. Pendleton Room Michigan Union VETERAN USIER - Those who have ushered .Major Events concerts in the past. NEW USHERS - Those who would like to usher Major Events concerts. .. '