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University of San Diego Digital USD USD Vista USD News 4-14-1978 Vista: April 14, 1978 University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista Digital USD Citation University of San Diego, "Vista: April 14, 1978" (1978). USD Vista. 494. https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista/494 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the USD News at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in USD Vista by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ANALYSIS Lambda ChVs try to reorganize responsibilitv of not only b> ART CASEY doing it. Community and school spheres were a diversification of Following installment continuing on but enlarging Staff Writer involvement was stressed along college students brought proceedings of the newly membership by recruitment. A little over a year ago there with social activities both within together on the common ground established colony of Lambda Compounding the problem of was a new fraternity started on and outside the organization. An of seeking a real brotherhood. Chi Alpha involvement was the seniors getting ready to leave, campus here at USD. It was a alternative was being offered to lambda Chi was successful in next step. And this too was a recruitment was not faring well new colony of the already those who had not sought to join gathering students with genuine success according to current either. nation-wide organization of the already existing fraternities excitement for success. And president Marty Twite and other At this point Lambda Chi Lambda Chi Alpha. of Tau Kappa Fpsilon and Phi indeed this excitement led to members. A day at the zoo with Alpha is inactive. That is to say A different type of fraternity Kappa Theta. Lambda Chi success according to first orphaned children and fund by general consensus of was offered by this organization. proposed more than just a social president John Triffiletti. raising car washes were just a members no formal meetings It would be a fraternity of real experience. Lambda Chi Starting with general com couple of the first activities of the have been held for two months brothership consisting of proposed an intellectual panionship and emotional ties newly formed fraternity. now. There has been no official members as a genuine part of it's experience with members really that Triffiletti felt to be so Membership involvement was disbandment of the fraternity, functioning Unlike most depending on each other. important for success. Due to strong and meeting attendance yet to date it still lies in a state of fraternal organizations pledging As it went recruitment by the the secretive nature concerning was excellent. So what dormancy. They have not was not a distinguishing feature national organization of Lambda ritual and practices actual happened? communicated with the national of initiation. Instead of new Chi was fairly successful with a content of the first meetings was A head count was taken. A office in these same past two members being orientated by the starting colony of eighteen not disclosed. However count that showed at least half months so their fate as a colony usual hazing that accompanied members. These initial members conversations with members the membership to be juniors at USD is not known. enlistment they would learn the comprising of students trom gave one the impression that this who would soon be seniors this However, in the eyes of some process of the brotherhood by diffuse geographical and social is indeed what transpired. year. This proposed a problem, members of the fraternity they because as of graduation day are not completely dead. Both May 1978, Lambda Chi's Triffiletti and Twite have voiced membership at USD would be opinions that Lambda Chi can depleted by fifty percent. Not be reactivated as a functioning only fifty percent of the group. Triffiletti says that the membership, but mostly all of problem was not on the the leadership. As leadership intellectual level, it was on the changed hands problems organizational level. He stressed 4 surfaced. That is not to say there the importance of realizing this was any deficiency in leadership so as not to harm future plans for SD VIST A quality of those taking over, but reorganization. rather the situation they were left It is truly believed by some of Volume XV, Number 22 University of San Diego April 14, 1978 with was not optimistic. those involved that Lambda Chi "Current leadership faces reality is salvageable. At date no official of dwindling numbers by those attempt has been made to seniors anticipating graduation" reorganize. There has been a according to former president period of introspection on the Triffiletti. Those not graduating part of each individual member, would not have to wait till whether he is for or against graduation to feel the effects of reorganization. How long this dwindling numbers. When a period will last is not known. In senior gets a few months away the beginning all had put a part from graduation his obligations of themselves into Lambda Chi and interests in what lay ahead both financially and emotion must take precedence over ally. The question now is anything else. Remaining whether they want to leave that members were left with part behind them or to try again. Application for editor now available at AS Applications for the April 17 with Walsh's secretary. Editorship of the VISTA for All interviews will be conducted next semester are available in the separately between 9:30 am and AS office. The application and noon on Thursday April 20. attached questionnaire must be A separate meeting with the returned to the VISTA office no current staff will be arranged later than I pm Wednesday, and announced later. April 19. Absolutely no late The advisor, the editor, the applications will be acceptesd. current staff, the Dean of The position is open to any Students, and the newly elected undergraduate student who AS president each have one vote wishes to apply. Previous news in the election of next year's paper experience, either at USD editor. or elsewhere is preferred, The current staff will be although not required. available to the new editor to Applicants will be required to assist in the transition. submit to an interview in the The new editor will be Dean of Student's office with responsible for choosing a new ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! — Student Chapter 974 at the University of San Diego of the Skip Walsh, the present advisor, staff, drawing up a budget Council for Exceptional Children will present the Special Olympic Arts, Crafts and Entertainment and David K. Rankin, the request for next year, and said Festival on April 16, 10:00 to 6:00, at the West end of the University of San Diego campus. Among the editor. Appointments should be Rankin, "just about everything activities planned are an arts and crafts exhibition, music and dance presentations, skateboard and kite made no later than Monday else/ demonstrations, a floor hockey tournament in the University gymnasium, and professional tennis exhibition arid clinic. There will be a celebrity auction, game and food booths, and a barbecue. The Accounting society proceeds of the Student Chapter Festival will go to help support the ongoing Special Olympics program in San Diego county and to send mentally retarded children to the competition at the State level. dinner tickets on sale The eighth annual Accounting day of the May Certified Public No special lots for law students Society Spring Awards Banquet Accountant Examination. This The Parking Committee has turned down a Parking Committee had approved the new will be held on Friday, May 5 at event provides a time for those proposal to create Law student only parking in the regulation many more interest groups would ask for the San Diego Hilton Hotel. The who have taken the exam to lot between the Law School and the Law Library. special lots. Even some resident students have asked banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. relax and unwind and also The seven member committee voted to leave the for a parking lot. Johnson viewed the Law student with a cocktail hour. A buffet presents an opportunity for spaces open to all students. Associate Law School only parking as unnecessary and said the university dinner will be served at 7:30 and students, alumni, faculty, and Dean Hain and Steve Bishop had campaigned for would end up with more interest groups than lots. will be followed by the awards members of the business the new regulations. The Parking Committee also voted for the ceremony. Several academic community to gather and converse in a social setting. Security Chief Don Johnson explained that creation of a new visitors parking area. Until now scholarships and awards will be expenses and layout were major factors in the visitors have been forced to park at their own risk. presented at that time to Juniors Tickets will go on sale during rejection. To effectively regulate the parking, the lot Sixteen visitor spaces will be located facing the east and graduating Seniors who are the week of April 17-21. Tickets would have been partially blocked off from the side of De Sales. Following this semester security accounting majors. will cost $6.00 for USDstudents, adjacent lots and "Law Student Only" signs would will be moved from its present location to the east Following the dinner and the and $9.00 for all others. These be posted. Johnson said these costs combined with end of De Sales, replacing some of the Physical awards presentation there will be prices include the buffet dinner, the cost of the proposed parking stickers for law Plant offices.