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Tlw- Ki d and Black, Thursday, August», 1974 Pagr SA
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Being Greek 'WUOG resolution offered'
holds rewards
Kelly Browning arrested. If he were
anyone other than the president of the
^nterfraternity Council, it wouldn’t have
been big news.
A student caught inside a professor's
office the night be
«fore a test. Not s<
unusual, many wouk
say But the presi
dent of the IFC
•that's another stop
altogether
There have beer
those who have criti
•cized me for writinj
a story so damagin)
to Browning’s reputation. Some of them
were friends of mine, or so I thought
•There were those who said, “You’re a
Greek, how can you give Browning and
the IFC such bad publicity? It happened
way back in March, why drag him and
•the name of IFC through the mud? Why
it’s August now.”
TIIKY JL'ST didn't understand Me or
•my motives. First of all, as a journalist I
couldn't withhold the story of Browning's
alleged activities of March 7 It was
news. As a routine story, it would have
• been news if any student had done what
he is supposed to have done But because
he was president of IFC, it was even
bigger news.
, When a person is in a position of
authority in a powerful and influential
organization like IFC. then what he does
is more newsworthy than what the
4 average student docs. What a person like
Browning does reflects not only on
himself, but also on the organization
which he represents
, I’m not in a fraternity, but because I’m
a Greek what Kelly Browning is said to
have done reflects on me. too And I don't
like the reflection
Browning's troubles come at a bad
' time for the Greek system. We’re
fighting as it is to hold our own. and this
doesn't help much
Greeks have been criticized a lot. Much
of it we’ve come by honestly, the rest of
it I don't think we deserve. People have
said we're petty, especially in our
methods of membership selection. They
have said we don’t have any service
projects. We don't do anything worth
while. they criticize. But I know better
Being a part of the Greek system has
enriched my years at the University.
Yes. even through all the ups and downs,
the times when I was frustrated, mad
and bitter. Why bitter? Because the
Greeks were just what everyone outside
the system said they were
, But there were things about the Greeks
those people did not say. Good things.
And the good far outweighed the bad.
THE EXCITEMENT of my Greek
organization being named the best in
whatever endeavor, the pride in walking
20 miles for a walk-a-thon. the thrill of
my sister being tapped for Mortar Board
— these are my rewards for being a
Greek.
It’s hard to explain except on an
emotional basis and the emotions invol
ved with being a part of the Greek
system aren’t easy to describe. But.
believe me, it’s for real.
The Greek system, in spite of Brown
ing's troubles, will survive But what he’s
charged with doing should be a warning
to all Grec»ks: choose your officers
carefully. Our leaders reflect upon us
Others stereotype us on the basis of what
they do.
Even in spite of a few people like
Browning. Greeks should have no trouble
holding their own They’ve got a lot to
give you might find that it's just the life
for you. I did
Without much doubt, some of the
University’s freshmen will read The Red
and Black as a preview of what to expect
as they enter one of the top 50
universities in the country My buddy
.lack was one of
these.
Jack had a B aver
age in high school
and probably could
have done better He
heard that college
was not the only
road to success; in
fact he is mechani
cally inclined and would bo most sausnea
by the $10 per hour he would make as a
master plumber
But Jack had a big problem He was 18
years old. technically an adult, yet he
heard his parents saying. Jack, we want
you *to I in vo it better than we did A
drtetof-. son. a doctor — that’s what we
TO THE EDITOR:
I offer the following resolution to
concerned residents of the city of Athens.
Clarke. Oconee. Jefferson and other
effected counties:
Whereas, the University of Georgia —
Athens radio station WUOG*FM 90 -
megahertz, is broadcasting on an educa
tional license, by authority of the Federal
Communications Commission, and
Whereas, this station is in reality
predominantly operating as a ’ progres
sive rock" music broadcaster of an
entertainment nature, with minimal
transmission of other program types or
news coverage, even under ideal condi
lions, and
Whereas, the license "educational"
would indicate programming of an intel
lectually stimulating nature, available on
rebroadcast tapes through the US.
Public Broadcasting Service. Canadian
Braodcasting Service. British Broadcast
ing Service. Radio-Television Diffusion
Francaise. among others, offering in-
depth news, science and literary analy
sis. spoken drama; folk, blues and jazz
music; opera, operetta, musicals, classi
cal music works, both traditional and
contemporary, including vocal, instru
mental. chamber and symphonic compo
sitions as well as on-campus, live-record
able speakers and performances of a like
want for you Jack, the country needs
doctors Would you let your country
down?”
So Jack was coerced into entering the
pre-med program. He read that after 12
years of schooling, a job is mentally
healthy, but he plunged on. After all, with
a generous allowance enabling him to
avoid institutionalized food, take in a
movie twice a week and get away from
that small town day-in. day-out routine,
what more could he want?
Oh yes. Lynn That was a problem;
how to tell Lynn. Can he live without
her 0 True, they had been going together
for three years now. but as much as she
wanted to go to college, her parents could
not afford the staggering cost. She had
gotten a job at the steakhouse downtown
and was clearing $85 a week She would
waU for him. The money was some sort
of accomplishment.
nature, which could be re-broadcast, and
Whereas, such educational program
ming sources are not daily available on
WUOG-FM. Athens and
Whereas, the only broadly programmed
educationally licensed radio stations re
ceivable in Athens as alternatives are
WABE-FM. 90 0 in Atlanta and WEPR
FM. 901 1 in Greenville. South Carolina,
which cause mutual reception interfer
ence and are both inaudible with WUOG-
FM. 90.5 in Athens transmitting, there
fore.
Be It Resolved. - EITHER - that the
operating license of WUOG-FM, Athens
be revoked by the FCC for not fulfilling
its educational license function and
operating primarily as a special interest,
non-commercial, "progressive rock," en
tertainment. FM station, whose principal
educational function is in providing
broadcasting experience for its operators.
OR ALTERNATELY.
Be It Resolved, that WABE-FM. Atlan
ta WEPR-FM. Greenville and WUOG-
FM. Athens have their transmitting
frequencies reallocated by the FCC with
wider separation, so that all three
stations are receivable in Athens, Geor
gia. without mutual interference, by
reassignment to unused frequencies,
partly made available by the discontinu
ance of WREK-FM. 90 6 Atlanta, the
former FM radio station operated under
Jack did not want to leave her, yet he
was no dummy; there are lots of girls at
school. If he said nothing about his other
flings, what would she know 0 And he
wasn't cheating. Lynn has said to him
more than once, he reassured himself,
that he could date others, as long as he
didn’t tell her.
Come September. Jack felt he should
not carry a full load, but there were his
folks, shelling out the cash, sky’s the
limit So he registered for 16 hours and a
lab He knew that if he really hit the
books he would have no trouble But
there lay another problem — high school
was high school, now he’d have to bear
down. And the work, the exams, the
cramming — Jack heard himself talking
to the walls. This academic life was
getting boring as all getout.
The tension was building, but what
educational license by the Georgia-
Institute of Technology, since present
frequency assignments by the FCC
effectively negate the purpose of these
educational stations for their potential
public audience, by limiting their recep
tion availability on average FM radio
receivers.
JIM HARRINGTON
Information on
Title IX wrong'
TO THE EDITOR:
The intent of this letter is to clarify the
misinterpretations SGA PresidentJWalsh
presented in The Red and Black of
August 1 regarding Title IX of the 1972
Education Amendments
Title IX states that, "No person in the
United States shall, on the basis of sex.
be excluded from participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any education pro
gram or activity receiving federal finan
cial assistance " The regulations cover
recruitment, admissions, treatment^ pro-
could he do? If he could only drop to ten
hours, he'd give himself more free time
and a lighter load. But the parents. the
cash — well, they would never stand for
it. Meanwhile, he plugged on The A's*
became C's. Still, he had his head above
water Going to class, eating three filling
meals a day. studying diligently — he
was going to make it Yes. he got to go
home every weekend, he saw Lynn And
he didn't cheat. How could he'’ All of his
time was full up
My buddy Jack, he survived. He got his
piece of paper But no. he never got into
medical school The country needed
doctors, but not C average applicants.
The last I saw of him. he was happy, he
was successful. Even small towns need
plumbers
Take it from someone who has been
through the mill -- there’s no hurry, the
University isn't going anywhere
grams, extra-curricular activities, facili
ties and employment practices Just this
summer HEW came forth with guidelines
for the implementation of Title IX, with
which J. judging from his statements,
must be unfamiliar.
He stated that Title IX would force
men's and women's PE classes to be held
together (reminiscent of the scare story
that the ERA would require integration
of men's and women's toilets), when the
guidelines would, in fact, require equal
access to course offerings and activities
Thus, if there were a men s course in
foot hall, the University would have the
option of offering a women’s course in
football or allowing women to enroll in
the men's courses Ditto for intramurals.
Secondly, he held that sororities and
fraternities would have to admit persons
of the opposite sex In fact, the guidelines
do not even cover sororities and fraterni
ties since they do not receive direct
financial aid from the University and are
not classified as part of its educational
program
I intend to avail J of the guidelines to
clear up any remaining misinformation
regarding Title IX. This is an issuee
which W.O.M.E.N., along with other
women on campus, particularly women
athletes, has pursued wholeheartedly.
Such erroneous representations as were
made by J are only harmful to our efforts
for equal rights. I would also suggest that
J consult his Minister for Women
before making any official statements
regarding women's issues
PAULA CHEATHAM
W.O.M.E.N.
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