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THE SOUTH'S LIVELIEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 4 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GEORGIA FRIDAY, AUGUST 13,1976 12 PAGES Hill to raze frat houses BY RENEE TWOMBLY ing for the needed parking lots. ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR No special protest was wag ed by the two fraternities in Two Georgia Tech frater volved. According to Gallups, nities have recently been given 'They realize they have been September 13 eviction notices living on borrowed time and on while an additional three nominal rental rates." fraternity hoKises have Psi Upsilon, located at State 1 reported thefts. Street and Peachtree Place, - A The Office of Campus Plan had made the decision to move ^ I ning is proceeding with prior to being informed of the previously established plans planned eviction. The condi to raze Psi Upsilon and Phi tion of their house forced the Sigma Kappa fraternities to act. During the five year tem build parking lots. porary use of the house, Psi Upsilon, for the past five IUI neither the fraternity nor v years and Phi Sigma Kappa Georgia Tech would pay for | o for the last ten, have rented the necessary repairs. Accor space from Georgia Tech on a ding to Gallups, the initial THE PSI UPSILON FRATERNITY HOUSE WILL SOON BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW month to month basis. Jerry agreement stated that the PARKING LOT, 'THEY'VE PAVED PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT." LAMENTS JONL MITCHELL. SEE Gallups, the Fraternity ad fraternity was to pay for STORY AT LEFT. ' : _ visor and Assistant Dean of repairs. In any case, Psi Up Students, stated that the silon will rent a wing in respective houses • were es- Eastgate. HOUSING OFFICE ANNOUNCES tablished as temporary The members of Phi Sigma quarters for the fraternities; Kappa at their stay at the 4th "All other fraternities on cam Street house, have reportedly FALL OPENING FOR LAUNDRY pus own their own property. been trying for the past ten Although Tech never made an replastered and rewired in the years to design and construct a BY BILL PROPP Street side of Hopkins Dor official rental policy, these hallways. Brown Dormitory, permanent fraternity house on NEWS EDITOR mitory. The other entrance will houses were rented to the now a women's dorm is having the vacant lot at the corner of be through the Hopkins Dor fraternities as a favor. Psi Up Construction has begun on the steam pipes covered and 5th and Techwood that they mitory stairwell and can only silon had intended to be torn the Area II laundry which will screens and tiles replaced. and their alumni collectively be opened by Area I and Area down when bought five years be located in the former lounge Cloudman Dormitory is being own. However an effective set II female dormitory residents. ago but a decision was made to area of Hopkins Dormitory. repainted and beds are being of designs have not been com The Area II laundry will cost let it stand." Assistant Director of Housing refinished in Howell and pleted. The Office of Fraternity about $14,000 according to the For the last three years the John Martone states "that ac Harrison Dormitories. New Affairs has been attempting to Director of Auxiliary Enter two fraternities and Campus cording to the latest report it mattresses are being placed in work with alumni to get the prises Roger Wehrle. The cost Planning have reached an will be ready very, very close to Howell Dormitory and project started. As it stands, of the new washers and dryers agreement to stay an extra Fall (Quarter) opening." Harrison Dormitory is receiv Phi Sigma Kappa is now will be borne by Solon year, but this summer, the The laundry will have 20 ing some new mattresses. searching for housing. Automated Services. Solon Campus Planning Office has washers and 12 dryers. One en has the contract to run the Area III is not without its money to do the planned pav- Continued on page 5 trance will be on the Third Area II laundry. share of repairs. Two kitchens The Housing Office also an in Freeman-Montag Dor nounced that a chill line was mitories will be available soon being extended from Harris after Fall Quarter opening. Dormitory in Area I through Armstrong and Folk Dor the Area I courtyard to the mitories will be carpeted dur Area II courtyard. The chill ing Christmas break. line which will carry cold Pat Mooneyham, the new water for air conditioning will Housing Operations Co- be linked to Hanson and Perry ordinator, hopes to establish a Dormitories in Area II. Mar- rotation system for replacing tone states if the financing is furniture in the dormitories, available that Hanson and "It is best to replace the whole Perry would have air con- building and then replace the ditioning installed during the broken items in the others with summer of 1977. good old ones (from the replac- Area II is also having many ed building)." other improvements made. All Mooneyham points out that of the halls in Area II Dor- one of the major advantages of mitories are being painted, this rotation system is "know- The drapes are being replaced ing how to project the budget in Perry and Field Dormitories ahead of time." with the rest of the Area II Dor- The Housing Office also | mitories having the curtains stated that they will supply Uj cleaned. Hopkins Dormitory fire-retardant paint for last : ^•''^^!fp|* nave a11 new desks and year's skyracks but not for new I chairs. skyracks. The paint is required A THE HOPKINS DORMITORY LOUNGE WILL SOON BE KNOWN AS THE AREA II LAUNDRY. THE AREA AREA T repairs include for the Tech dormitory system I COURTYARD IS ALSO BEING TORN UP. SEE THE STORY TO THE RIGHT Techwood Dormitory being to meet state fire regulations. TECHNIQUE T##£ SOUTH'S LIVELIEST COLLEGE NEWSfAPE M INSIDE TODAY—FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1976 VENETIA RAE CORLEY has been elected Miss Georgia Hemisphere 1976. Read below. # Tech coed wins beauty contest By SUE SMITH twenty-one-year-old comes from Managing Editor Lilburn, Georgia, she represented When the Judges place the Atlanta in the competition. TAKE ONE LAST GULP as you read this Sports Information Director Dave crown on the head of the new Miss The judges based their decision Hemisphere on August 28, the girl summer's final Technique. We'll see you Kaplan on page 10. on bathing suit, evening gown, underneath it may be a Tech coed, and interview competitions. again on September 24. TO PROPERLY TERRORIZE Venetia Rae Corley, a junior ma- The national competition will in- TO PROPERLY TERRORIZE OUR OP- YOURSELF, read Don Cope's review of joring in Industrial Management, elude these plus a talent and a PONENTS, tell them to read the pre- the movie The Omen on page 8. received the title of Miss Georgia "hometown outfit" competition. season football outlook by Assistant Hemisphere on June 20 at Augusta "I'll be wearing a sexier version State College. Although the of the Atlanta Braves outfit," Cor ley grins. "It'll have hot pants and SAC-70 funding under fire a midriff top with the Brave's in signia on it." A captain of the Tech majorette squad, Miss Corley plans to twirl Pettit addresses Graduate Senate her way through the talent show as she aims for the title which also By SUE SMITH with the six-dollar increase figure, that the Varsity not be over there. Head Bill Beavers added that the includes many prizes such as cars, Managing Editor has had student representation for Between the two pools I think the tentative nine-member governing scholarships and television sets. Georgia Tech President Joseph all eight years of its existence. availibility will be good. board would consist of five "If I win, I wouldn't have time to Pettit, prompted by attacks from Pettit added, "The Regents base "Other things to be considered students and four faculty, with a go to school next year because of the Graduate Senate because of the amount of their allocation on a include the use by wives, faculty, student as chairman. all the appearances I'd have to the increase in the Student Activi formula which involves the and faculty wives. Should we Coordinating Officer Joseph make," she admits. "But the title ty Fees, attended a special session number of student hours and the charge fees for the faculty? Grimland protested, "It seems to would be worth it. Plus there's a of the Senate on Thursday, August number of faculty. Unfortunately, Nothing has been decided there." me that if you were interested in chance that a modeling agency 5. SAC-70 does not generate any ad Pettit explained the reason for student input you would have re will see me and offer me a job." In his opening statements, Pettit ditional students. the fall hike by announcing that quested, the increase for the The Atlanta Braves sponsored remarked that he had followed the "We expect that there will be a the contractor claims the complex students." Miss Corley in the state com minutes of the Senate and wished lot more (non-credit) activity. But will be finished in the middle of "Well, that's a fine point," Pettit petitions, as they will in the to know the members' concern. there's nothing in the formula to September, "but we feel he was op admitted. "I don't like to ask for a national. She came to their atten "I'm interested to see if (the cause provide for that.