Vote on Greek System Comes After Over Five Years of Debates, Reports
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THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Wednesday, November 11,1992 Vol XXV, Number 43 Vote on Greek system comes after Students to be barred over five years of debates, reports from Nov. 23 meeting by PATRICK HISALY it StiitC of turrnoil that tic doubted porated into a relationship state- Heated debate on Greek life expected hlyLxlilorinl Uoard how long it would survive. ment between the Greek system by CAR(.)~,~NESCHAli;[;ER f;lculty hilve pukd Out this X- (This is /hPfirst in u suies of “Tfiings rciilly got bad with the and the University. hily 1.iditori.d Ihard chaic rule hccausc they do not urliclcs oti //IC fi@s Greek sys- Zctii Psi fire. and whcn a gun was Gittlanai now points to this The Lihcriii Arts & Jackson wiitlt the mccting ftWdcd.“ mi.) found in :I student‘s room at Zeta annual repledging of loyalty to FitcUlty has Iiinitcdthc IiUJnbcrOf SpilLcr said. In 19x7. whcn the first coni- Psi. And he told the University it the rules aid regulations of the studcllts allowed 10 :iIlcnd their The faculty will be voting 011 tnittcc wits fonned to cxanine was none of our business. And I University as what saved the Nov. 2.1 lnccling. when filculty whether or not lo support the re- potential flaws in fraternities and said. ‘Forget it ...’ Gittlcman said. Greek system from incurring scorn lnclnbcrs will discuss ]nay ported findings of the coininittee, sororities. not lniitly people be- After Political Science Profcs- from the Administration. votcon the Ad Hoc Cointnittccon which suggcst that dl ffiitcrnilics lievcd five years would pass be- sor Friulk Colcord. then dcai of “We basicillly said the only Fratcrnitics iind Sororities rec- and sororities at Tufts cocdify by fore a vote --any vote -- would he the faculty, formed an ad hoc way they lfrateniitics and sorori- otnrnendationsrcgauduig thcTufts thc 1093-94 Xiidctnic yc:~and taken on the future of the Tufts coininittee to evaluate the tics] arc going to exist on campus Grccli system. continue to exist under the tcnns Grcck system. University’s relationship with the is if they were under the According to Tufts Coinmu- of all TCU organizations. But in two wccks. after inore Greeks. After a year of meetings University‘s responsibility,” nity Union Vice President Doug The comniittcc was charged postponcincnts than baseball and consultations with the Inter- Gittleman said. Spitzcr. the fi~cultyii~l~lo~~ticcdthat two years ago to tlctcrminc gams during a inonsoon scason. Greek Council, the committee After Colcord’s ad hoc com- only IO students who Itre not whether or not problcins of rx- the Arts. Sciences & Technology made its report to the faculty, mittee, the faculty formed the senators or not ;I p;ut of the can- isin. scxistn. sexual violence and Faicully will vote on a series of calling for the creation of a per- Committee on Fraternities and PUS tncdia iuc dlowcd to itttend. hiir;issl11cnt illid hoinophohia per- recoin tncndat ion s ad vocat i ti8.., manent board to ovenee the Greek Sororities (CFS), comprised of The decision of which stutlcnts v;idc the fraternity iuid sorority sweeping change withui theGreek system and making several sug- see HISTORY, page will heahlc to bc present hits heen systc~~~at Tufts. After ;I tw0-y~;~ systcin. At the heart of these pro- gestions which were later incor- designated to the Senate. “The study which cxatnincd the spc- posals is :t ciill IO.in CSSCI~CC,CO- cific groups at Tufts and at other edify. directly resisting those or- DOROTHY NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD COIIC~CS. ;IS well ils national sta- gat1ir.iitions’ charters which al- tistics. the coininittee :tsccrtiined low only iniilcs in fraternities and that thcsc problcins were inherent only woincn in sonxitics. in rlic lialcrniliesand sororities at “Exclusive“ is how these Tufts. singlc-scxcd groups are chaw- Four fxulty incinhcrs coni- tcrizcd by the Ad Hoc Coininittee priscd the cotntnittec: Cornmit- on Fraternities and Sororities, tcc Chair Stephen Bailey. Asscwi- which proposed the changes that iltc Professor of Anthropology; will be put to vote 011 Motlday, Linda Batnhcr. Associate Profcs- Nov. 23. Charging that the primal sor of English. Lcc Etlclinm As- nature of fraternities and sorori- soci;ile Professor of English: and ties isrcplcaidcd with violcnt.scx- Joel Roscnhcrg. Associiitc Pro- ist. racist and hoinophobic ten- fessor of Gcrinan. Russiii11 i~id dencies, proponents of the Asian liiIig:iugcs. coin iii ittee’s iigctlda that. The liictIlty will vote 011 the where the Greek system is con- findings of this report at the Nov. ccrticd. the bad outweighs the 23 meeting. If they vote to sup- good. port the committee‘s reports, the A little history proposal will he passed on as a Chilired by Anthropology Pro- reccoininciidatioii for the Board fessor Stephcn Bailey. the ad hoc of Trustees deliberation. The coininittee has evolved from a Trustees w.ill have the final vote series of past initiatives aimed at on whether or not fraternities and inaking fraternities auid sororities sororities will continue to exist at a fuller part of the Tufts commu- Tufts. nity. But as Provost SolGittleinan Spitzer suggested that the stu- explained last night. five years ~hotoby Ami Recordati dents who are neither Senators or ago the Greek system was in such ‘l’he Fall harvest brings many festive cropsfor all you students homesick for Kansas, Iowa, Illinois.. see MEETING, page 10 Hardware store owner Senate to meet with trustees, alumni Spector dies of cancer Forums on student life planned with ‘prominentpeople’ by CAROLINE SCHAEI’EK to the Board of Trustccs on spe- University President John by DAVID MEYERS 19.39. I)a~lyF,~titoii~il Bcinrd cific Tufts‘ issues. DiBiiiggio. Academic Vice Prcsi- Sailor Stoff Writer Spector‘s son M‘cu k now owns One of the important theincs “Each hoard is hcadcd by a dent Melvin Bcmslcin. Dean of Mike Spector. the owner of the store. He twk over running that the Senate will be focusing its trustcc. and consists of trustccs, Students Bobbie Knablcarulother Hillside Hardware and long time the store in 1975 when Mike went cncrgics on this semester is p:lrcnts, alumni iind others XSO- ii1hIlitiistrlitors will attcntl a prc- resident of Medford, died on Oct. into semi-rctircmetit. Phil died in st re net he II i ng t he re1 iit ion ship that cinlcd with thc University. Their sen tat ion inatdc by sen ators on six 27. He W~ISX I YCXS old suf- June of 1979. stirdcnts have with both the Tufts job is tocxiuninc iinportant issues issues: butlpcr iuid financial aid; fered from cancer. “He had ii great relationship trustees and alumni, nccortling to in greater depth iitid report their educational issues and studcnt- with the entire city of Mcdford Tufts Coininunity Union Presi- findings to the trustccs.” Ravitx liicillty intcraiction; library aid Spector lived in Medford since ilnd the Tufts coininunity. Evcry- dent Randy RavilL. said. athletic licilitics; school spirit iitld 1029. whcn he worked in ;I hard- one was welcome in the store. No Raviti said that role of the RavitL sitid thiit the ~OIUII~will tr;iditions; diversity; and rhc frii- ware store in South Medford. OW wils forced IO wait ittd cvcry- {rustces in University life is ai hc held froin 7-9 p.m. The week’s tcrnity iind sorority system at Along with his brother Phil. he one was hclpcd with ii smile.” important otic that should bc em- second studcnt-trustee endeavor Tufts. or~cncd Hillside Hardware in Mark Spcctor said. phiisizcd. will feature the convention of Ravitz said that the prcscnta- Fonncr Tufts professor and “We‘re focusing 011 the trust- iitlinitiistiators.as well asalumni. see ALUMNI, page pcxr John Holmes wrote a poem ccs hccausc they arc directly in- trustecs :itid students. approximately 40 years ago for volvetl in the ~)pcrntionof the Inside I Mikcentit1ed“Thc Store I Love.“ U nivcrsi t y.” R iivi IL said. IGC passes member selection rule Features. ........................... p. 5 The poem einphasiicd how kind Ravitz pointed to two activi- Teach For America provides gradu- iuld helpful the brothers reacted tics this wcck that will fcaiture the The Inter Grcck Council passed a resolution applicable to all ates with a country of opportunities,and to anyone who cntcrcd the store. role of Trustccs at Tufts. This lriltcrnitics and sororities iit Tufts list night. according to Tufts procrastinating - what it’s all about The store was tncntioned in Thursday night. the Board of Coininunity Union Senator David Brinker A‘9S. itnothcr of Holmes‘ pwms which Overseers on Student Life will Submitled by the Committee on Student Life. the proposal Arts ................................ p. 7 wits published in the Atlantic host an opai student forurn in the represented ;I “non-discriininatory motion for member selection.” Two veteran entertainers help raise Monthly in 1945. Laininan Lounge of Olin. Led by Brinkcr said. money for a worthy cause. and Seattle Tufts sophomore Matthew Boitrd head BillSellers.thc BOX^ The motion reads: “AI I incinbers of the organizationsofthe Intcr- music continues to dominate the scene. Eckstein remembers Mike will ;inswer stutlcnts‘ concerns Greek Council refuse to engage in any form of discrimination in Spector. itbout university life aid work 10 tnanbcrship or sclcclion on the basis of sexual orientation, race, Sports .............................. p. 9 1 hose few tirncs J went into color. creed. fitlaticiid inmns or physical handicaps.” Looking back and ahead with the proinotc a productive discussion. ’ the store last year hc WiiS always The Board of Overscers on Brinkcr said that although there was previous discussion of a men’s and women’s soccer squads - ininitnuin grade point :iveriige.