OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020114/WLURG39_RTP_20020114_001.2.txt S’i‘r.i,\‘~F,\' G. EBYIUN-I r.i£mFi“v' wigli:/l§3'Setr()u a we tmlillifiiw ‘M llii” ll5V""" “ Pl“ V‘ } O Trsr. L; PI-si INFLATION (I3 PAGE 3 ' " P I r _ W _ _ L.\Tl.\llil{ i>i::i:i..‘m1~::»: "iris: (“lll Ollill"'(”'l 6 P I:'l_*1i..'rF. we i.\.~ii>i>it<>i>i:zvs:'ri>., \9':;a.(.a:\:i.-=. ‘Z4450 ;Vl\’)1\‘tI).-*.‘.',_l.4.l\1i.'_&’.‘.' E4, 2002 :Sororities, fraternities receive grades, pledges 0 7 Large freshman class he/ps Greeks enjoy successful rush season BY MATTHEW MCDERMOTT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF D W&L’s record number of freshmen pre- * sented a golden opportunity to fraternities and sororities eager to increase membership. The IFC and Panhellenic Council worked " with the Dean of Students Office in the com- plicated process of sorting more than three ‘ 5. fourths of the freshman class into Greek orga- nizations. 1 ' SORORITYRECRUITMENT Panhellenic President Katie Cedarholm, b a senior, and Recruiting Chair Elizabeth Saxtori, a junior, stayed up past 2 a.m. for nearly a ' * week. $ wants to participate,” 0 ‘‘There’s a lot of be- “We’ve been busy trying to place every- one in a sorority who Saxtori said. hind the scenes wor ,” V g Cedarholm added. This work included organizing invitations to last week’s various sorority functions, held last * week, which include Philanthropy and Skit Nights. Cedarholm and Saxtori also cross-refer- enced lists and assisted Panhellenic Advisor Teresa Glassman in the selection process, which is electronic. y‘ “We use a DOS program, so I don’t know if I’d call it high tech,” Glassman said. ‘ The program takes the preferences of the sororities and of the potential new members, ‘ ‘and attempts to match them together while maintaining each house’s quota. \We’ve been busy trying to place everyone in a sorority who wants to participate. ELIZABETH SAXTON ‘04 Dean of Freshmen Dawn Watkins has been working with dorm counselors to make sure that the “needs are met” of participants and non participants of recruitment. There has been, however, no special Resi- dence Life meeting called on rush or pledgeship, Watkins said. FRATERNITY RUSH The IFC, which had successfully op- posed the recent motion to shorten pledgeship to six weeks, began planning for rush on a Skylar retreat on Sept. 4. Several changes grew out of the meet- ing, including abolishing the usual Lee Chapel assembly. Instead, IFC representatives met with sec- tions of male dormitory halls. Reading from prepared talking points, they gave advice and answered questions. “The information sessions helped" out a lot,” said IFQ President Quincy Springs, a senior, who believes the personal ap- proach encoiiiaged more freshmen to rush. IFC Vice President and senior Brent Keene is in charge of fraternity rush. He edited the Rush Book, a publication that allowed every fraternity two pages to describe their house, list members, and pro- vide pictures of activities. . Before Christmas, freshmen filled out their preference cards, where they listed their top four choices. This past week, freshmen vis- ited them during rush dates one to four, which were two ninety—niinute intervals on Tuesday (Arrow) ll\'1-‘ORMA‘I‘lOl\ COL'R'l‘FSY BRFNT Krnxr, IFC V102 Pn=siI>i=Nr, AND SORO|lI1Tl-S/ INFOGRAPHIC Bi MAi'nii=ii McDi-‘nxiorii; (mow) lNrORiVlATlO2\1 COURIFSY Draw or STUDFNIS OFFICE Administration re/eases Greek GPA’s for Fall Term 2001 BY MATTHEW MCDERMOTT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF By one thousandth of a GPA point, Sigma Nu wrested the academic trophy from Pi Beta Phi for Fall Term 2001. This is the first time in recent memory that a fraternity has beaten a sorority to earn the highest grade average. Sigma Nu, with a 3.388, has maintained the highest fraternity average for the past two terms. Sigma Chi, whose 3.339 is the second highest average, climbed from its previous fifth rank. With a 3.387, Pi Beta Kapa had the high- est sorority average. Chi Omega moved from first to second place, with a 3.335 average. Two fraternities had an A average and 13 had a B average. Two sororities had an A average and three had a B average. Every fraternity but Kappa Alpha and Chi Psi had a higher average than non-fraternity men. Every sorority had a higher average than non—sorority women. Greek men and women had higher aver- ages than non—Greeks. Women had higher averages than men. The average W&L GPA is 3.095. Fraternity Rankings Sorority Rankings Other Scores Quota is set before recruitment and is and Wednesday evenings. l’ SlgmaNll 3388 l‘ Pllgela Plll 3387 Allsolollly 3274 the number of participating women divided Selected freshmen were invited back on 2‘ Slgmaclll 3339 2' ClllOmega3'335 Allwomen 3'l94 by five. This year’s quota was 37 up from rush dates five and six on Thursday. 3‘ Plll Gamma Della 3238 3'KapPa KaPPaGa‘mma3‘223 N°n’S°l°llly Women 3'lll last year’s 32. Fully eighty—nine percent of “Some houses have a tendency to hold 4' PlKapPa Plll 3'l97 4' Kappa Alpha Tllela3'229 Allsllldellls 3095 freshman woman are participating in this pledges during rush date five ” Springs said. 5‘ Plll Della Theta 3‘l45 5' Kappa Della 3'2l6 Allfialemlly 3075 .,year’s rush. “The IFC patrolled during rush week, which 6' Clll Alplla 3'l06 AllMe“ 3'0l_5 ' Every woman gets one bid for a sorority. helped the situation.” 7' Slgma Alpha Epslloll 3'08l N°ll‘Flal°mlty Men 2941 Should she reject it, which the Panhellenic Springs believes thatrushwentwell. "Ihere 8‘ Plll Kappa P_sl 3055 #Council discourages, she is unable to pledge. -weieafewbumpsintheroad,7’hesaid,“butthey’ll 9‘ Plll Kappa Slgma 3046 10. Sigma Phi.Epsilon 3.025 1 1. Beta Theta Pi 3.018 12. Kappa Sigma 2.991 13. Pi Kappa Alpha 2.952 14. Kappa Alpha 2.788 15. Chi Psi 2.777 another sorority for a calendar year. Some women “fall through the cracks,” * and do not get a bid. “We are very happy that there are fewer girls that didn’t get bids this year than last ‘ year,” Glassman said. be handled at the Monday IFC meeting.” “It looks like there’s going to be a lot of alcohol violations from bid night,” Keen said. “Allin all we’re working out kinks as we work under the new alcohol rules and regula- tions,” Springs said. Fall The institute and its anticipated annual sessions are be- ing financed by $750,000, raised by Billy Schaefer ’60 from members of the Class of 1960. The Institute’s goals are still being formulated but include promoting academic integrity in secondary schools and colleges, while also emphasizing ways that alurrmi can -mail news briefs to ODK initiates new students W&L-founded national honor society inducts 22 undergrads, 9 law students further promote integrity in the profes— COMPILED BY sions and in the workplace, institute or- STAFF REPORTS Class of 2002 William Guthn-6 Packard, HI ' , , , ganizers said. - - ‘ NEW p0//t/CS COUfS9 On ,0/l/Sm In 1992, Washington and Lee was Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa hull/153:: iffgfyaglglj Cltgfgil (2133:: -Fggrtssggn ‘ - - amon 24 foundin institutions of the Cen— is awarded to under aduate 'unior and se- - a firs Sta te W] m e d I a Vere ter forg Academic Irgitegrity, formerly spear— MUDD nior students, gradirate students, to fac- rll~:1§:a]::‘E3lg):eG1:l:s:l;I?k Law Class 01-2002 ,1 Washington and Leo Univorsity’s new course on terror- headed by McCabe and now based at Duke University’s Kenan ulty, staff, adnii nistration and alumni; and Veronica Ellen Gfifi-uh Ryan Andmw Becker ism has boon in the media spotlight this week with news orga- Institute of Ethics. The center’s 1997 armual convention was to persons qualifying for membership hon— Thomas Galen Grove John Stanfield Buford nizations from across the state Visiting campus and interview- hosted by W&L on ltS national historic landmark carripus ll’! oris causa. Charene Amelia Jones Hillary B eth Coombs ing Politics Professor Bob strong about his creation of the 0 Lexington. Today, the center has about 250 institution mem- Student candidates must rank in the Anne Monica Lachiewicz Sarah Margaret Cravens popular 2()0-lcvel course. bers, including many of the country’s most erriinent colleges upper 35 percent of their college and must Amanda Lewis Chfisty Lynn M CQH amy A strong, head of tho politics department in W&L’s and universities. show leadership in scholarship, athlet- Elizabeth B1airMannmg Stacy Eve Smith Williams school of Commorco, Economics, and Politics, Mudd, who has become in recent years an avid com- ics, community service, social or reli— E1iaImaJ0euaMaIZiani , began planning the course days after the mentator and speaker on professional ethics, will launch the gious activities, campus government, Robert Oaconner Moynihan Law Class 01.2003 Sept, 11 attacks on the world Trade weekend events with his Founders’ Day convocation ad- mass media, or the creative or perform— Deeksha prakash John Frank Eismger Center and the Pentagon, Though hav- dress, “Honor: Is It Absolute or Is It Relative?” The speech, ing arts. Hamid Ems Shaw, In H eath Holland Galloway ing long incorporated issuos of terror- which is open to the public, is at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, in ODK was founded on Dec. 3, 1914, Micah paul Tolman Sara Scott McGe0rge ism in his classes, strong has devoted Lee Chapel. at Washington and Lee University, Lex- Abram Jonas Trosky hundreds of hours to dovoloping tho now McCabe, aRutgers University professor of organizational ington, Virginia, by 15 student and fac- Alumni STRONG coursels examination of the volatile is- management, will deliver the institute’s keynote address at 11 ulty leaders. . Class of 2003 Thomas R_ Shepherd ; sues facing policy makers grappling with a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Law School s moot courtroom. ODK was the first college honor so- Robert EaI1Benson terrorism and its repercussions. The institute’s inaugural two—day session will include a ciety of a national scope to recognize Agnes Maria Flak Honoris Causa fir student demand for the class has been intense, with un- series of workshops and discussions, which are not open to leadership and service in extracurricular Avery Flinn Gholston W~1uiamF'MCC0rk1e’Jr. dergraduates continuing to seek spots in one of three sections the public, featuring Mudd, McCabe, members 0fW&L’S fac- activities. N an Cy Shepherd A of the course as W&L’s winter term classes opened this week. 111i)’, UIliV6fSit)' Officials and Outside SPCak€TS- Media coverage of the course also has prompted inquiries from - .0 faculty at other colleges, said Strong, a nationally known expert IE es on American foreign policy and the U.S. Presidency. Wednesday’ Jan 16 News coverage of the W&L course include articles by ? the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, the Associated Press, the Roanoke Times, the Staunton News-Leader and television of chemistry in building the atomic bomb Frank A. Settle, professor of chemistry at Washing- , 8:00 p.m.——Alcoholic Anonymous meet- ing. Fairfax Lounge. Coffee provided. All it reports by WDBJ-7 and WSLS—I0 in Roanoke and WSET-I3 in ml‘ and Le? l.l“l"°lSfllA7’ lllas .““lll‘g;°‘l ll” °°¥.°’1 S(l1°f:l°l mvitm L nchburg this month s issue 0 na ytzca emzstry. it e na- y ' lytical Chemistry and the Manhattan Project,” Settle ex- Th“1‘Sd3YsJ3n- 17 ~ amines the major role analytical chemists played in the 7P-in-—“Wi11d°Wt0PaTiS-” Russianwith Sub" titles. Rm. 221, Williams School. 7:30 p.m.—-—Guest speaker. “Addressing Pov- erty in West Africa: The Case of Niger,” by Jason Hahn ’99, former Peace Corps Volunteer. Room 114, success of the top-secret Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb. For the last two years, Settle, who teaches analytical chemistry and an interdisciplinary course on the nuclear age, .4» Roger Mudd ‘50, Donald McCabe “ ‘ will speak to launch W&L Institute for Honor 0 )1 Newsman Roger Mudd, a 1950 W&L alumnus and Y widely respected journalist, and Dr. Donald L. McCabe, has b66n building a Web Site. thfi A1508 Di ital Libf for Science Center’ one of the country’s leading authorities on academic in- 1 r Issues, that is Part Of the Naiimlai Science _ Alytegrity and collegiate Honor Systems, are the featured F011I1dati0n’s $40 million National Science Digital Library Tilda)’ F"llay’Ja“' 18 Founder’s Day/ODK Convocation 1 1 :30 a.m.-—ODK Convocation and Inaugural 8:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.—Java at the GHQ. Robin Stone, accompanied by precussionist. Soulfolk, fun, project designed to create, organize and install high—quality educational resources on the Internet. speakers at Washington and Lee University Founders’ 8 Day events and the inaugural session of the W&L Insti- tute for Honor The Alsos site, created through a $250,000 NSF grant, and jazz music. Lfictureo f Inslitute for H°“°r- Roger Mudd ‘50- Tho Jan_ 18-19 festivities, which include students’ initia- provides a rich array of authoritative and reliable references L5eCi1aP91- . . “ tion into the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society for leader— drawn fmm Sources w°lldwlde' T“°5d3YsJan- 15 7'30 P'm‘_ Fllm S°°lely' Apocalypse Now’ Redux” (USA, 1979/2001 ). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Troubadour Cinema. Noon—Fellowship lunch. W&L employees brown bag lunch. Rm 108, University Center. The current Alsos Library is directed by Settle and Tho- mas P. 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Your tender charges are learning——-that out-of-classroom, true-to-life learning that W&L values. All of the academy is contained within pledgeship: the history of one’s Greek-letter organization, man’s biological response to con- suming gallons of alcohol, the chemistry of al- temative pharmaceuticals, and the economics of buying cigarettes for house officers. Weighed against a syllabus like this, any- thing outside the C-School suddenly loses its luster. The academic disciplines like philology, A philosophy, and phenomenology might be well and good, but when you climb down from the ivory tower, you see that networking and as- similation get you the better job. Understandably, lessons as important as these carmot be taught for a few hours every night. Often instruction continues early into the morning, and lesser subjects must of course make way. Because students are working so fiendishly outside of class, the solution is for professors to relax within it. Grade-inflation is an ugly and imprecise term; consider it grade-massage. The grades the Class of 2005 can be sub- tly influenced by understanding what’s going on off the Hill. A paper ordinarily meriting a C can look like a B when you realize its author wrote it after the Keg Relay. A D-quiz can be quite C+ish when you realize only three hours intervened since the student was re‘le_;,as_e_;d frgm scavenger hunting by his brother. . . In the eight weeks ahead, we ask -that.“ W&L teachers demonstrate their commitment to the true meaning of education. TEE RiN<;;-uni PH PINIONS W&L must avoid t There are certain things that students miss about heading home for the holidays, namely the lack of schoolwork. As much as I enjoy life here on campus, I would be lying if I said that I didn’t miss some as- pects of winter break. However, the prom- ise of getting a report card is not one of them. Just like any other student, I hardly wanted to bring home a 1.0 GPA for Christ- mas. And just like any other student, there are times when I become so overwhelmed that a part of me wishes that the A’s were handed to me on a platter with no work attached. In light of my dread, I naturally was intrigued by a recent Boston Globe article regarding grade inflation at Harvard Uni- versity. What I found astounded me. A whopping 91 percent of the class of 2001 graduated with honors, and 48.5 per- cent of last year’s undergraduates earned A’s or A-minuses. For the record, the na- tional average is around 27 percent, which itself is up from 7 percent in 1969. To say that something didn’t seem right about the numbers is an understate- ment. Anyone would agree that even the briefest glance at the lists posted outside Payne Hall indicates that the situation is hardly similar on our campus. Even Harvard’s tou ghest- grading profes- sor, Harvey C. Mansfield, acknowledged in a Chronicle of Higher Education interview last April that Washington and Lee is one of the few selective universities that hasn’t fallen victim to unchecked “upward grade homog- enization,” Yale’s oflicial euphemism. Indeed, one of my reasons for attend- ing W&L was its reputation for honest appraisals of academic ability. Neither my parents nor I wanted to throw away tens of thousands of dollars to a diploma mill or brand school. In my mind, employers and graduate schools should not respect that kind of system, an opinion bolstered by a Harvard Crimson piece in which a professor at the BREIT T. KIRWAN OPINIONS EDIIOR EMAIL’ l