The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 5, 1956 Page: 3 of 4
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The Campus Chat
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Lake Dunking Ends Rite
Of Fraternity Pinning
By MIKE MALLICOTE
A sound of blended voices in
front of • dormitory heralds the!
beginning of a pinning ceremony.
The ceremony is a sign thet a cou-
ple is "going ateady," but in reali-
ty it is the .stage between going
steady and engagement in a col-
lege couple's life.
weeks before the pinning the jfirl
who is to be honored and her room-
mate start deciding what she will
wear and worrying about the
weather—"It just has to be pret-
ty," they repeat every day.
The girl is usually honored with
a party afterwards, where she is
, congratulated with a cold shower.
Pinning ceremonies, which have ,
beei! known at North Texas p* Maternities on the North Texas
long as fraternities have been here,
are a national college fraternity
custom that have been taking place
campus usually parallel each other
in their pinning ceremonies. The
night of the event the fraternity
since the beginning of the century, assembler at the dormitory where
the girl lives. The girl is usually
' waiting at the door of the dorm,
and one of the fraternity meml ers
acting ms "best man"—delivers
' a bouquet of flowers—usually
I roses—to her.
The fraternity begins its songs
as the boy ascends the steps of the
dormitory und pins the girl, fol-
lowed by the customary kiss.
The customs of the ceremony-
vary with each fraternity. The
president of Pi Kappa Alpha pre-
sents to the girl a Pi Kappa .Al-
pha droplet at the ceremony, and
Higinc Phi Epsilon fraternity
members kneel and sing their fra-
ternity sweetheart song as a kero-
sene-soaked heart flames.
Kappu Alphu sings Dixie while
leaving the dormitory, and Sigma
Nu member? sing I.)on't Take My
Pin as they leave after the cere-
mony.
At the end of the ceremony, the
pinned fraternity member is in-
vited by other members to visit the
golf course, where a dunking at
the gcif course lake completes the
pinning ritual.
The practice before the ceremony
is long and tedious. The couple
first announce their pinning and
usk for a formal ceremony. Re-
hearsals then begin for the frater-
nity.
The fraternity usually has a
few songs for such an occasion—
their sweetheart song and u pin-
ning song! The member pinning
the girl also chooses one oi two
songs to round out the ceremony.
The fraternity practices the songs
from two weeks to a month prior
to th .• ceremony.
The preparations that take place
inside the dormitory where the
girl lives are varied. About two
Five Students Attend
Designer's Fashion Show
Five costume design majors in
art 41.1 and 480 attended a pre-
view showing of clothes from a col-
lection by Cuban designer Luis
Estevez at Neiman-Marcus in Dal-
las Nov. 20.
Estevez emphasized line and
construction in his 1057 preview.
The sheath dress design was used
in casual, street, and formal wear.
Some costumes had full and
flounced skirts, according to Mrs.
Thelma Gross, art faculty member
who attended the showing.
Students attending were shown
fabrics used in the popular col-
lection. Estevez used cotton prints,
silk linens, organdies, and laces.
Contour leather and linen belts
with tailored bows were worn with
casual and street clothes.
The floating panel, used either
in the back or the front, was an
interesting feature in some of the
costumes, Miss Gross said.
Shoes and hats worn by the mod-
els were also designed by Estevez.
North Texans attending the
showing were Shirley Stovall, Ty-
ler; Wilma Price, Odessa; Wini-
fred Shaw, Irving; Paula Edclen,
Dial; Emmaline Harper, Hamilton,
and Miss Gross.
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JOHN OHARAS
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SINGING FOR SWEETHEARTS
. . at fraternity pinning ceremony
Chat Photo by MU8KS
Rings n' Things . . .
Exes Wed in Fall Ceremonies
"Rice and rings" is the theme of
the holiday season for North
Texans and exes who have an-
nounced their engagements ami
repeated wedding vows.
Keitz-Warner
Donna Keitz will become the
bride of Jack Warner Feb. 3 in
Denton. The couple will live in
Wichita Kails, where he is a mem-
ber of the sports staff of the Re-
cord News.
Miss Keitz is a member of Delta
Gamma and Theta Sigma Phi, and
is an associate editor of the Cam-
pus Chat.
Specr-Denton
Miss Mary Ann Speer and Dean
McGuire Denton of Dullas were
married Saturduy night ill a cere-
mony read by the Rev. Toni Shipp
at Lovers Lane Methodist church
in Dallas.
The bride is u graduate of North
Tex is, and the groom is a graduate
of Texas A and M college. •
Holidays Begin Dec. 21
Organizations Schedule Yule Parties
Club activities ure centered on
Christmas parties and projects as
the holiday season draws near.
Also on the week's agenda for
campus organizations were busi-
ness meetings, guest speakers, and
an annual banquet.
Alpha Chi
Alpha Chi, national scholarship
Senior Mary Arden Holds
Annual Christmas Banquet
Senior Mary Arden club held
its annual formal Christmas ban-
quet in the Crystal room of Mar-
quis hall Monday at (5 p.m. Mem-
bers of the Junior Mary Arden
club and its sponsor, Miss Sharon
Pearson, were guests at the ban-
quet.
Director Releases
Crews for Miser'
Crews for the College Players'
production, "The Miser," sched-
uled to run Tuesday through Dec.
1!> at the Studio theatre, were an-
nounced Monday by Joe Johnson,
director.
They are set, Connie Bishop,
Donna Smith, Ginger Wright, Mar-
garet Geisel, and Charles Dunn;
props, Ben Naylor, Charlotte Hog-
gatt, Mary Buffington, Miss
Wright, C. M. K. Morris, Nancy
Hopping, Mary Ann Starr, Judy
Vick, and Connie Bishop; publicity,
Miss Wright, Pat Harper, June
Hampton, and Margaret Ann
Starr, and lights, Yvonne Sum-
mers, Wayne Lambert, and Charles
Vater. Mis# Geisel will be stage
manager, and Jean Ford will be
wardrobe mistress.
Rehearsals for Moliere's "Miser"
are being held this week at 7 p.m.
in the Studio theatre. Dress re-
hearsals are scheduled for Sunday
night, und the production will be
staged Tuesday evening.
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Betty Ledbetter, vice-president
of the senior club, was program
leader for the event. The program
included an invocation given by
Mary Duughety; a greeting by
Gail Ellsworth, und a Christmas
toast by Dr. Virginia Iluile, spon-
sor of Senior Mary Arden.
Glen Daugherty, soloist, sang
Holy Night, accompanied by Char-
lotte Daugherty. A'fter a Christ-
mas reading by Betty Parker,
Kdra Smith led the group in sing-
ing Christmas carols. Dorothy
Marsh accompanied her.
Founded in 1802 by Edith L.
Clark, u former dean of women,
the club is the oldest literary-
social organization on the campus.
The membership of the club is
comprised of coeds who have a re-
quired scholastic average in Eng-
lish.
The joint banquet of the junior
and senior clubs is an annual
event for the two campus literary
clubs, Miss Ellsworth, Senior Mary
Artfen president, said.
College Calendar
Wdneaday, Dm. ft
5 p.m.. Blue Key club, UB
6 Meritum meeting, ie n of women's
of fie*
8:$t> p.m.. Chancery club, MA atuily room
6:80 p.m.. Vemlty Life. UB- room E
7 p.m.. I're** club, J-101
7-10 p.rn , hnuwe party for Alpha Phi by
Biirma i'hi Kpailon, Sigma Phi Kpailnn
house
Thursday. Use. •
4-5 p.m., Su&anne Hloch lecture demonstra-
tion, library auditorium
<;30 p.m.. Alpha Chi Christmas party,
! 416 W Oak street
7 :30-10 p.m.. nwwter dene*. Kappa Alpha.
Mary Arden lodge
8:15 p.m., Suzanne Bloch concert, main
auditorium
PrMay. Dec. 7
.1 p.m., Arnold Air society, Henderson hail
7 p m -midnight, norial fundamentals for-
mal. Marquis hall and clubhouse
8 p.m.. band concert, main auditorium
9 p.m.-midnight. Chi Om<*ga formal dance,
Denton country club
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Highway 24 and N. Elm
society, will hold its annual Christ-
mas party Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the organization will
be entertained in the home of Miss
Myrtle Brown, 1415 W. Oak, ac-
cording to Joan Carlisle.
Phi Chi Theta
Phi Chi Theta's executive board
met Monday at 6 p.m. to plan its
unnual Christmas party und pro-
ject.
The lioard made a list of sug-
gestions for projects which will be
presented to the club at its re-
gular meeting tonight at 7 in the
union building, room B.
In the past Phi Chi Theta has
collected toys each year to be given
to orphans at Christmas, according
to Mrs. Mary Robertson, sponsor.
Gamma Iota Chi
Preparations for a Christmas
party will be discussed at the re-
gular weekly meeting of Gamma
Iota Chi Thursday night, Conrad
Ezell announced Monday.
Pi Delta Phi
Pi Delta Phi, French club, met
Nov. 23 at the Presbyterian house,
according to Phil Love, Canadian,
president.
Program for the evening was
provided by Robert Hardin of the
foreign language department, who
showed slides of a trip through
France and Italy.
Club members discussed plans
for a Christmas party to be held
this month. Several trips which
the group may take were also dis-
cussed.
Pi Delta Phi officers are Love;
Sue King, secretary-treasurer; Ja-
nelle Shackelford, vice-president,
and Margaret Geisel, reporter. Dr.
Marian DeShazo of the foreign
language department sponsors the
club.
Loh CabullrroN
Members of I.os Cahalleros are
making plans for a Christmas
party to be held at Rogers Re-
treat Dec. 19. The party will fea-
ture dancing and games, Jo Ann
Herrin, club secretary, announced
Monday.
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Tuesday night. Members of the
riding club ure continuing their
weekly rides.
Meritum
Meritum, women's honor society,
will hold its regular biweekly meet-
ing Wednesday at 5 p.m., Shirley
C res well, club president, announced
Monday.
Members of the honorary organ-
ization have been working with
Mrs. B. Henderson of the Denton
Welfare association, preparing tu-
bercidosis seals for distribution
during the Christmas season.
Industrial Arts Club
Industrial arts majors anil IA
club members viewed two leather
working and tooling films furnish-
ed by the Tandy Leather company
of Fort Worth Nov. 27.
The Industrial Arts club hail its
regular meeting Tuesday in the IA
building, Stan Warren, Houston,
sergcant ut-arms, said Monday.
Theta Sigms Phi
A meeting will be held by Theta
Sigma Phi, women's national jour-
nalism fraternity, today at 0:30
p.m. in the journalism building.
They will discuss ways of applying
a plan to make m :>ney.
Rally Club
Committee meetings plus the re-
gular business session will be held
by the Rally club today at (3:30
p.m. in the auditorium, according
to Jessica K linglesmith, secretary.
Scheduled to meet are the com-
mittees on organizational pins, in-
itiation, constitution, and finance.
Sigma Delta Pi
Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish club,
met Nov. 20 at the home of J. L.
Gerding, club sponsor, according to
Mury Carolyn Pearson, Corsicana,
president.
McCraaey-Vauglui
Miss Betty June McCrHney and
Lunders Mell Vaughn were murried
Saturday afternoon at Beverly
Hills Baptist church. Both the bride
und groom attended North Texas.
The couple will reside in Dullas.
Schneider-Ruaaell
Miss Dawn Yvonne Schneider
and Joseph Ward Russell were
married Saturduy night in Hamp-
ton Place Baptist church. The Rev.
M. W. McGlumery conducted the
services.
The couple will reside in Dallas
after a wedding trip to Houston.
The bride is a former student of
North Texas. The groom received
his bachelor's und muster's degrees
from East Texas State Teachers
college.
Bain-Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frank Free-
man will make their home in Dallas
after a trip to New Orleans. The
bride, n£e Tommie Ann Bain, at-
tended North Texas.
The couple were wed Friday
night at the West Illinois Church
of Christ in Dallas. Minister Fred
Bandy officiated at the ceremony.
Mentesana-Yarbrough
John Yarbrough and his bride,
the former Miss Lucille Ann Men-
tesana, are on a wedding trip to
Sun Antonio, following a Saturday
ceremony at St. Bernard's Catho-
lic church in Dallas. The Rev.
Charles L. Mulholland officiated.
The groom attended North
Texas, and the bride graduated
from St. Paul's Hospital School of
Nursing.
Lab Band Presents Concert
At McKinney High School
A concert by the Lab band will
be presented at McKinney high
school in McKinney on Dec. 14, Dr.
Gene Hall of the School of Music
announced this week.
A variety of music will be pre-
sented at the school's regular hour-
long assembly at 10:30 a.m., Dr.
Hall said.
The concert will be the first
played at the McKinney school
thiB yeur. The band has played
there ir. past years, he added.
Dr. Hall recently spoke to mem-
bers of the Music Educators Na-
tional convention in the music hall
auditorium on the importance of
jazz in the secondary schools. He
cited the need of jazz-educated in-
structors to fill the role of regular
hand director and dance band or-
ganizer and leader.
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Dr. Hall also announced that
Jim Fleming, Lab band trombonist
and sophomore from Fort Worth,
joined the Ray McKinley band in
New York Monday. The McKinley
hand recently played a concert and
dance at TSCW.
Plans for the future include a
special jazz concert to be played
here next spring. Dr. Hall and his
stuff are working on plans now.
The Lab bund will be in the
Howdy room of the union building
Thursday to play at the scheduled
weekly ufternoon dance at 2 p.m.
There was no dunce last week be-
cause of the Thanksgiving holi-
days, he added.
Burton-Byera
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Byers
are living in Fort Worth following
u ceremony Friday mKl.t at tha
First Baptist church in Oak Cliff.
The Rev. James L. Cooper offici-
ated at the ceremony.
Mrs. Byers is the former Miss
Wuncye Altha Burton. Byers, a
gruduute of Texas Chcistian uni-
versity, is taking graduate courses
at North Texas.
Jordan-Cook
A Saturday tea was given by
Mrs. Earl D. Jordan to announce
the engagement of her daughter,
Linda Beth Jordan, to Clifford Ray
Cook.
Miss Jordan is a North Texas
student, and Cook, a former North
Texun, is attending Southern
Methodist university. The couple
will marry Feb. 1 at Scofield Mem-
orial church.
Kddcns-Sikes
Miss Ginger Eddens, Corsicana,
ami Joel Ruy Sikes, Leonard, were
married Friday at 8 p.m. in the
First Baptist church of Corsicana.
The couple attended North Texas
where Sikes was a member of
Gammu Iota Chi.
Radio Club Will Begin
Trial Recordings Today
Members of the itadio club are
making plans to record their firat
trial program today, accord-
ing to A1 Martinez, Amarillo, re-
porter for the club.
"As soon as we have a satisfac-
tory program, it will be presented
on the air. The broadcasts will
consist of news and events that
pertain to North Texas," Martinez
said.
Students are still being invited
to join the club and help develop
the new programs. For practice,
trial programs will be written and
broadcast in the radio room in the
historical building.
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