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f AGE TWO SPECTRUM Friday, February 24, 1956 E d i t o r i a l Who Is Holding Up the Show? In the Sunday issue of the Courier-Express there ap peared a story on the death of an MIT student recently in a fraternity initiation. The story included a discussion about tlie possibilities of such a thing happening at UB. Along with this was an article in which Ur. .Jack M. Deeringer, UB’s Dean of Students, was quoted as saying, “We aren’t what you’d call a real fraternity school anyway. UB is a com muter’s school, since mo&t of the student body live close by.” This statement by the Dean of Students started much talk on campus, with many opinions and varied interpreta tions of its meaning. As a result of this statement the prob lem of housing for Greeks has become foremost and perhaps more out in the open. As a result of a series of interviews by the Spectrum’s roving reporter, Irwin Green, the opinions of some students and faculty members as to Dr. Deeringer’s statement and the problem of fraternity housing was obtained. Dr. Deeringer said that he was not mis-quoted, but rath er that he was not quoted completely. Also the quote was perhaps mis-interpreted. He should have been quoted as saying, “UB isn’t what is called a fraternity school from the standpoint of housing. Our situations are different because the majority (not most) of the students come from the sur rounding vicinities.” This was to point out in p^rt some of the reasons why a similar instance as that at MIT is not likely to occur at UB. Dr. Deeringer went on to say, “We should be trying to move towards a residential University. Fraternity living can be an asset on the campus. We have to provide housing that accommodates all fraternities.” In the strict sense of the word Dr. Deeringer is right in saying that UB is not a fraternity school. A true frater nity school is one in which the major part of its enrollment are members of fraternity groups, one in which it relies on fraternities to solve its housing problems. In a true fra ternity school its administration has a policy by which they have invited sororities and fraternities to build on campus. Looking back at the history of UB, we find that this is not so, UB has never had to rely on The Greeks to solve its housing problems and national fraternities are relatively recent on the UB campus. Comparing Syracuse University with UB for example, we find that the situation is quite different. SU has for years relied on the Greeks for a major part of its housing. Until recent years they had but one dormitory. Syracuse is a school in which many national fraternities had their origin or near beginning. One aspect, and a very important one about fraternities at UB is perhaps being over-looked. About 75% of all stu dents participating in activities on campus such as commit tees, publications, athletics, student government, and the like are associated with fraternal organizations. In this respect UB is a fraternity school. Regardless of whether UB is a fraternity school or not, the problem of housing in each individual fraternity or sorority is still of the utmost. Dr. Deeringer believes that housing should be made available to all fraternities on cam pus. However, this is impossible because some are not ready at this time for housing. Mo.st fraternities have at one time or other looked into the possibility of building or purchasing a house off campus. This is also not possible due to the strict zoning and fire regulations. The only possibility is to build on campus. In a recent interview with Dr. Furnas it was learned that Dr. Deeringer was instructed to form a committee to study the situation of Greek housing and to present the pro posals to Dr. Puffer. Careful consideration would be given to any reasonable proposal from the group. It was learned also that Dr. Furnas had received no proposal from the group. He stated, however, that he is in favor of fraternity housing on campus. This is not a clear picture because a committee made up of Richard Gallivan, James Ackman, Edward Andrews, Daniel Carlson 'and Dr. Michael Swados was formed by Dr. Deeringer. They worked for a long time studying every as pect of housing and came up with a proposal in which every detail including specifications of construction, location and financing of the project was laid down. Architects and bank ers were consulted and the accuracy of their findings were verified. The findings of the committee were made known exclusively to the Spectrum in the issue of Dec. 9. What we would like to know is what has happened to this propo.sal ? By whom is. it being held up and for what reasons? If UB is to continue to grow it must take the neces sary steps toward obtaining housing for the Greeks. Ed. note: The propsal by the alumni group is printed in part on page 5. The remainder will be print^ in the next issue. Letters to The Editor Jammed to the Rafters Dear Sir: Why has Doctor Jack Deeringer, Dean of Students, so grossly mis informed the public to the abilities of UB? In a Sunday paper he was quoted as saying UB is a “commuter’s school”. Does he not realize th a t approxim ately ten per cent of the enrollment, which does not include professional and night school, are enrolled in the dormi tories, and th a t we are jammed to the rafters with people desiring entrance, but are refused due to living conditions. Does he not rea lize th a t approxim ately 300 stu dents are residing off campus? This is a commuter’s school? W h at does he call those who spend many evenings here at UB working on committees, or those th a t partici pate in athletics, or those th a t p a r ticipate in the 17 fraternities and 6 sororities? These are commut ers? UB is a growing school and will continue to grow, if you. Dr. Deeringer, will perm it us to. —^C. Jackson. Will You Pass By? Reprinted from the Christian Century Sir: Now th a t the colleges are soon to open the doors of the sta dium and gymnasium and possibly a classroom or two to the incoming hordes of students, i t is a good tim e to give light again to a little clas sic on college life. This is a para phrase of the Parable of the Good Sam aritan in term s of present-day life in college. It was w ritten many years ago by Charles W. Gllkey, then dean of the Rockefeller Memo rial Chapel at the U n iversity of Chicago. It deserves continual re printing. H e re i t is: “A certain Freshm an went from home to college and she fell among critics who said th a t had no style, th a t her m anners were awkward, and th a t she had an unattractive personality. Then they stripped her of her self-confidence, her enthu siasm and her courage, and depart ed, leaving her hurt, lonely and half-dead. “And when the Seniors saw it, they were amused, saying, ‘W h at a good job the Sophomores are do ing on th a t Freshm a n ’; and they passed by on the other side. “In like m anner the Juniors also, when they saw it, smiled and said, ‘Yea, verily, for she hath not the making of a good sorority girl'; and they passed by on the other side. “But a certain special student, as she went about, came where the Freshm an was, and when she saw the Freshm an she was moved with compassion, and came to her and bound up her wounds, pouring in sym p athy and understanding; and she took the Freshm an to her room and set her on her feet again, and brought her into her own circle, and was a friend to her. “Which of these, thinkest thou, proved a neighbor to her th a t fell among the critics? Go and do thou likewise 1” College papers please copyl Yours, Simeon Stylites. Ed. note: Thank you Rev. Robert T. Adams, School of Social W ork. \Siberia Patrol” D e ar E d itor: Last Tuesday afternoon, on one of Buffalo’s coldest and snowiest days, most UB students were in warm buildings. However, i f any one dared look behind the gym they would have seen the Univer sity of Buffalo’s “ S iberia Patrol for Political Prisoners”. A small band of R.O.T.C. Cadets (the so phomores who refused to enter the Advanced Corps) were subjected to (Contlnned on Page S) ^ r e e n O n O a m p u d Question: “We aren’t w h a t you College life is not strictly book call a real fraternity school any- learning. There are other phases way, UB is a commuter’s school, such as social training in which since most of the student body students learn how to get along lives close by.” with their fellow man. A check W h at do you think of this state- into the history of activities on ment by Dr. Jack M. Deeringer, campus a t UB will reveal th a t the in the Courier-Express? people responsible for the social Place; Norton Union. and athletic activities have been DR. GORDEN FLEM ING , ^To^e 5 ~ members of fraternities and soro- sor of English, Head ,Resident (alm o st 100 per cent.) of Cooke Hall _ __ As a commuter I believe th a t if I feel th a t one hardly can dis- I hadn’t joined a f r a tern ity I would agree with Dean Deeringer’s state- ®aun have lost interest in traveling ment. Anyone who has seen a hack and forth daily. My frater- eampus w ith thirty or forty fra- nity brought me closer to my uni- ternity houses and almost as many varsity and as a result my educa- sorority houses knows perfectly has been enhanced a thousand- v.ell th a t “we aren’t a fratern ity fold. school”. Furtherm o re, regardless The U n iversity of Buffalo is a of how many residence halls are fast-grow ing institution. There is constructed here, a large percent- ® definite need at present for fra- age of our students alw ays will be tarnity housing. The fraternities commuters; hence we can never be favor of such a program a “fratern ity school” in the sense they are given the coopera- that, for example, a large mid- ^nd the help of the uniyer- western state university is. And Bo which they have given I am very happy th a t the U n iver- ™\<=h) there can be fraternity sity of Buffalo probably will not “fusing on the UB campus, become a “fratern ity school”. I t There is no question in my mind is my opinion th a t the evils of the th a t housing on the campus will fraternity-sorority system so henefit our college. If we wish to greatly outweigh w h atever m e rits *he university advance and it may possess th a t the latter may ^vow, and I am sure we all do, then be completely eclipsed. Indeed a t uiust drop the stereotyped the moment I am aw are of only phrase street-car college”. We a re one worth-while purpose served by heyond th a t stage and there can be fraternity houses on a cam p u s: doubt th a t the fraternities and they may help to relieve a housing sonorities have helped as students shortage on said campus. alumni. ED W E E K S , Lockport, active The incident a t MIT will make member Theta Chi F r a tern ity — Never in the history of Theta Chi F r a tern ity has there been any thing but a ritualistic form of fraternities look bad, but we have to look to the good th a t has re sulted from fraternalism . We; should instead profit from such in i t i a t i o n , a n d a n y in s i n u a t i o n s tra g i c e r r o r s a n d I a m s u r e e v e r y - o th e r w ise is a g r o s s , u n f o u n d e d lie. TOM H A E N L E , Lockport, member SH IR L E Y A. WOOD, Chi Omega of Board of M anagers and Phi Sorority, Ridgewood, N. J . — Kappa Psi F r a ternity— As an out-of-town student pres- I disagree with the statem ent ently living in Macdonald H all, I th a t UB is not a F r a tern ity School, would like to question Dean Deer- It is true to a great extent th a t inger’s criteria for assum ing that many students live in the city and UB is not a “real f r a tern ity school, outlying areas, but this is not the ansrway”. In my mind fraternal- sole requisite for judging a school ism is not a question of numbers and its position in regard to f r a ter- or houses. In my mind fraternal- nities. In fact ju s t because we ism is a spirit. And the s p irit and have no housing does not m ean bonds of fraternalism are very evi- th a t we are weak in regard to dent on the university campus, fraternal bonds. On the contrary The m a jority of students in cam- we are probably stronger. 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