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Rushing into a new year
UDder the warm mid-August sunshine,
222 young women
transformed the placid Ad lawn into
a screaming frenzy.
For those not accustomed to the
hoopla, it was a curious sight. But for
those familar with college We. "Squeal
Day" was a tradtional exercise in which
hundreds of screaming. teary-eyed
freshmen became Greek pledges.
For several days before the noisy
climax, however, mum was the word. The
rushees were prohibited from tallcinq to
men. In fact, the women weren't allowed
to call home. Instead, they were housed
in a dormitory and guided through a week
of decision m&king. They visited each
sorority, finally listing their choices in
order of preference.
Then, through a process called the
"total quota system", the v&rious sororities
selected the young women who would
join their house. Five women, according
to U1 sorority adviser Dianne Milhollin,
did not receive invitations. Three of them
decided to drop out of rush and two simp.
ly weren't accepted.
The rest showed up about 3:30 p.m. on
August 18, sitting on the grass in rush
groups, waiting for the big moment. Then
members of the rush staff opened the
manila envelopes containing the
invitations.
The women began squealing as young
men waited to see which of their female
counterparts were invited. to join which
Greek house.
Suddenly, Carla Capps broke from the
crowd, running toward three sorority
sisters holding the Pi Beta Phi banner.
Across the green grass she sprinted, sailcontinued
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