W E 4EMAY;WI, .MER 20, 195t0 TIDE MICHIGAN DAILY, .. . . .. . y ... . ........TTIE MTC TITGAN sATTY a . , Independents, Fffiliates Unite in Groups PERENNIAL PROBLEM: Women Attempt To Create ' Hom ' hock All-Campus Events Sponsored By Assembly, Panhellenic ** * * v New Freshmen Become Members of Assembly First semester freshmen, trans- fers and women living in dormi- tories, League houses and private homes are members of Assembly Association for independent wo- men. . - Presidents of every organized Independent house on campus rep- resent their residences at weekly meetings. Announcements of Lea- gus and campus activities are re- ported and house problems dis- cussed. * * * A NEW LARGE-SCALE project was added to Assembly's already long list last year when the Big Sister Plan was inaugurated in the dormitories to assist freshmen in orienting themselves to cam- pus life. Among Assembly's a n n u a l projects are its various money raising activities for the Uni- versity Fresh Air Camp carried out in cooperation with other campus groups. A drive to aid displaced persons is also on the schedule. . "Welcome Army" was the name of the first social event of the fall semester held the weekend of the Army football game. It was the annual all-campus A/A Hop, spon- sored jointly by the Association of Independent Men and Assembly. IN THE PAST A-Hop was pre- sented annually by Assembly alone. Last year AIM joined in the benefit dance for the Fresh Air Camp. Assembly Fortnite, held each fall, combines three celebrations which were formerly held on separate nights over a two-week period, hence the name, Fort- nite. Recognition Night, which honor- ed outstanding independent wo- men, the installation of house presidents and Fortnite which ac- quaints freshmen with Assembly, activities are combined into one evening of gaiety. LAST YEAR'S FORTNITE, call- ed "Assembly Goes Country Style," featured skits by 14 groups, in- cluding one presented by the housemothers. A gold cup is awarded annually to the house with the highest participation in extra-curricular activities. "Kandy Kingdom," last spring's Assembly Ball, trans- ported dancers to the mythical land of sweets. The annual dance is open to the entire cam- pus and is coed-bid. Assembly also co-operated with Panhellenic and the Senior Night Committee in presenting tradi- tional Senior Night Festivities when prospective graduates met for a last-get-together banquet and attended the premier of the Junior Girls' Play. Sorority Women Join In Panhellenic Ranks Each and every sorority woman on campus is a member of Panhel- lenic Association. With a principle function of promoting a strong spirit of unity between independent and affiliat- ed women on campus, and a closer companionship among the sorori- ties themselves, Panhel works to achieve these aims through cam- pus projects such as Faculty-Stu- dent Teas, Tag Day for the Fresh Air Camp, Frosh Weekend, Recog- nition Night and the annual Pan- hellenic Ball. * * * THIS YEAR Panhel also intro- duced a different twist into the rushing season with a new coun- seling plan. Through this system, rushees received advice and aid from women who themselves had once hurdled the obstacles of a crowded, but fun filled, rushing period. Panhellenic also supports the honor system which has been one of the mainstays of rushing at the University for many years. By means of this plan no soror- ity seeks new friendships among prospective rushees regardless of whether they are upperclassmen or freshmen. In line with the same policy women intending to rush do not live in sorority houses or annexes, and visiting in dormitories by af- filiated women is kept at a mini- mum. WITH THE END of rushing, organize Junior Panhellenic. The organize Jcnior Panhellenic. The chief aims of this branch of Pan- hel are to promote friendship and cooperation between all pledges and to introduce them to the ac- tivities of Panhel. Pipes of Pan, Panhellenic's own newspaper, is one of the mainstays of the spreading of news of Panhel and its members. An annual campus event is the 'traditional Panhellenic Ball, when members of all sororities on cam- pus combine their efforts to stage one of the biggest dances of the social season. * * * - EACH FALL the annual Panhel Recognition Night is held and af- filiated women outstanding in, campus activities are honored. The annual Panhellenic Var- iety Show features such out- standing entertainers as Danny Kaye and Skitch Henderson. Working in coordination with Assembly, Panhel helps to stage each year's version of Frosh Week- end, which is put on by the sole efforts of the women of the fresh- man class, All in all, Panhellenic each year faces a calendar full of events which contribute to a year of fun and activities for not only affiliat- ed women, but the campus as a whole. SINGERS ALSO DANCE-Versatile Women's Glee Club members participated in a dance concert last semester. Those "tripping the light fantastic" include from left to right, Nancy Watkins, Joanne Borsos, Martha Bryant, and Joanne Weaver. They are performing "La Raspe." Ann Arbor Set Aided by Club For Localites Women Not Living On Campus Organize, For Representation. Coeds whose homes are in Ann Arbor or who will be commuting to school need not feel left out of activities and student government. The Ann Arbor Club was organ- ized in the fall of 1948 torhelp freshmen women who would' not be living in organized residences get into the swing of campus life. UNDER THE sponsorship of the Dean of Women's Office, the club will hold an organizational meet- ing in September. Although the club was origi- nallydesigned for freshmen on- ly, last year's club indicated an interest in retaining member- ship throughout their college years to better help the incom- ing members. The club is usually most active during the 'first semester of the year. It is most needed at this time because first semester fresh- men may not join sororities or enter into activities. THE PRESIDENT may repre- sent the club on the Board of Representatives of the women's League, one of the coed governing bodies. She may also attend house president's meetings to get an- nouncements of League activi- ties and other campus events, as well as to vote on issues which arise from time to time.+ Activities of the group has in- cluded skits for Assembly Fortnite, a basketball team and weekly lun- cheon get-togethers at the League. Last year members were entertain- ed at Alice Lloyd Hall, where they became acquainted with dormitory life and met many other coeds. Not only does the club help Washtenaw County coeds meet other students, but it also enables homesick out-of-town coeds to get to know local girls and to visit Ann Arbor homes. Time and place for the first meeting of the semester will be an- nounced at a later date. All local freshmen coeds will be invited to attend and it is anticipated that upperclasswomen, either members from last year or new members, will also join. By MAXINE RYCKMAN What can be done to a dormi- tory room to give it individuality and a "homey" look? Coeds have been solving this problem every fall for years. There are probably as many ways of decorating dormitory rooms as there are women living in them. Most of these rooms have certain basic features in common, how- ever. FOR EXAMPLE, there is the problem of how to disguise the very necessary, but usually some- what unsightly radiator. Radiator covers of all varieties and colors are the obvious answer. A cover that matches or harmonizes with drapes can actually be an asset to a room. Most dormitories provide neu- tral colored drapes and have a rule that any other window hangings must be hung inside of these so that they do not show from the outside. This, however, presents no particular problem as far as decorating the inside of a room is concerned. Not only do they find that they are adept at hanging drapes and finding bedspreads to match or contrast with them, but many co- eds also find that they can even Dance Series Slated for .Fall A popular course on campus ev- en though it does not give credit toward a degree is the series of dance classes sponsored each se- mester by the League. Men and women students have an opportunity to learn to dance, improve on the two-step that car- ried them through high school days, and learn rhumbas and tan- gos besides the latest dance steps. Men are charged a fee for the eight-week course, while coeds re- ceive lessons free because they act as hostesses and assistant teachers. Dancers are divided into three groups - beginners, intermediate and advanced. Instruction is based on the ability and preference of the class. The groups meet for one hour each week in the League Ballroom. Enrollment is limited to 65 men and an equal number of women. Time and place for registration and tryouts for the advanced class will be announced in The Daily. make slip covers for chairs, in case they want to carry out their own personal color scheme in all the room furnishings. IN ADDITION to the big things, like bedspreads, drapes and slip- covers, there are numerous little accessories that give a room a "finished" look, as though it were designed especially for its occu- pants. Pillows are such an accessory. Huge ruffled ones can transform a bed into an attractive lounge by day. Small tailored ones are attractive in plain colors. Bright yellow ones on a navy bedspread carry out the Michigan maize and blue color scheme and brighten up, any room. Pillows also provide suitable backgrounds for names, initials, autographs or even poems. These can be stenciled on with teN paints or embroidered. PICTURES AND bulletin bo' make up another category of cessories that have come to almost a must in the college ro In most dormitories these mus hung from the molding with he to avoid damage to the walls. Bulletin boards themsel can be dressed-up with ruff of all sorts or they can be cc ered with material that mate] drapes or slipcovers. Everything from lamp-shade stuffed animals help make a rn attractive. Many coeds deligh employing their ingenuity- as ai teur interior decorators, to m their college abode a more liv 'place - something they can s off to Mom with well-desei pride. Cute re 'Homey' Look, Id wiauautty in Decorating Dormitories Merit-Tutorial Committee Fi ActivityCardsReCruits Tut( (r\_ TOURS, TOO: Songs tresses "If you want the thrill of singi in concerts, going on tours, ma ing friends and having a lot fun, the Women's Glee Club is t place for you," declares Jane Bu( president of the club. The University of Michigan W~ men's Glee Club, first organiz in 1885, has passed through va ious stages ranging from the d creet and formal concert gro of the 1890's to the war-time dan band chorus of 1944 and 1945. Women in the club give tw big campus concerts each yea The Christmas concert is pr sented in conjunction with th Men's Glee Club, while th Spring concert is solely a wo men's enterprise. Tours take up the first half Spring vacation. This year, t club plans to give concerts several cities in Illinois and Wi consin. * * * THE SPRING CONCERT a: those given on tours usually b Give Concerts ng gin with a series of formal choral Lk- numbers. The second half is per- of formed in costume according to a he specific theme. ell, * , , ALUMNI AUDIENCES continue ed to enjoy the closing medley of Michigan songs arranged for the Glee Club. up Concerts are not the only ac- ice tivities of the club. At the an- nual Spring banquet awards vo and, scholarships are given to x. deserving members. The scho- r. larship is to be used for lessons e nany field of music. ie No previous musical training is .. necessary for membership in the Club. Women from all schools in of the University are eligible. he Officers for the coming year be- in sides Miss Buell are: Martha Bry- is- ant, vice-president; Jean Allen, business manager; Ellen Traxler, secretary; Marian Stepanauskas, nd publicity chairman; and Ina Suss- e- man, librarian. Despite its strange sounding name, the League's Merit-Tutorial Committee does a very important job. Its activities include the keeping of a record of coed extracurricu- lar activities and recruiting of tu- tors for students desiring help in certain courses. * * * THE MERIT SECTION of the committee keeps a complete card file of all undergraduate women and the activities in which they have participated. Attached to the cards are per- sonnel reports made out by var- ious committee chairmen and heads of other activities. The file is used by the Office of the Dean of Women, the Social Di- rector of the League, Judiciary Council, League committees and the various honor societies. * * * AFTER A COED graduates her card is kept for reference use by prospective employers. Students desiring academic, help may contact the tutoring service at the League and re- ceive the name and telephone number of a tutor. Tutors and students make their own arrangements concerning time and place of tutoring. Hourly fees of 75 cents are charged and tutoring ends two weeks before fi- nal examinations. 1- THOSE ELIGIBLE to tutor students who, have received grade of A in the course if it not their major and a B if it is their major field of study. Tutors are available at the b ginning of each semester for E students except first\ semest freshmen who may have tuto after they receive their fiv weeks grades. The Merit-Tutorial Office in League is open every afternc during the week except Saturc and Sunday and is operated by eds who receive activity points their work. Head of the committee for coming school year is Marian L son. Her junior assistants are M ian Dane, Liesl Ellenberger, M ian Gessner, Virginia Gish a Judith Sinclair. 7 Try FOLLETT'S First USED BOOKS at BARGAIN PRICES will be announced in The Daily. ,a -lea iain Alumnae Help Future Members (Continued from Page 1) the fund up to the $100,000 goal. All alumnae clubs worked on the project. The fund will go into effect this fall after a lapse of^52 years, when a woman is added to the faculty of the psychology department. G R A D U A T E FELLOWSHIPS awarded through the Alumnae Councilinclude. the bi-annual Lucy, ' Elliott and annual Alice C. Lloyd stipends of $750 each.- The Council sells many ar- tieles such as English Wedge- Vood, cook books (compiled by Calger Group of Ann Arbor alumnae), playing cards, and engagement calendars. These areiall available at the council office in the women's League. Although alumnae of the Uni- versity have been active since the first coed graduated in 1871, they did not organize into a group un- til 1917. This group, known as the Central Correspondence Commit- tee, officially became the Alumnae Council in 1920. Not only was the University one of the first large universities to become coeducational, but it was the first one to be represented at an early national alumnae con- ference sponsored by the Associa- tion of Collegiate Alumnae, now known as the American Associa- tion of University Women. The Alumnae Council began a drive for a women's League build- ing in 1921. 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