From The Editor's Desk: Scenes of Piedge Week Present Unique eampus Life One of the most traumatic ~xperiences of a college freshman's life comes to a close tomorrow morning some– where around the weary hour of 2 a.m. At this time three days of embarrassment and constant uneasiness, commonly known as Pledge Week, will end for a host of freshmen. . ~~· Probably no other single extravaganza can create sucli wide spread interest or create such a wide variety of un– usual disguises for the pledges. Scenes vary from heads with protruding firecrackers to lasses with multi-colored bean;es. Pledge books, dirty socks, a vague resemblance of someone's totem pole, and even a reasonable facsimile of a squnk are carried, endeared, and protected with all the pledge's might. The sudden =hange from reality to the unbelievable catches most of the lowly pledges by surprise. Suddenly they are thrust into a world where friends and roommates are addressed. as ~'Mr." and "Miss", he is expected to water the flagpole and watch it grow, and he is expected to main– tain his high academic standing. The coin has two sides and it is equally as tiring en the many pledgemasters. They must work extra hours develop– ing fiendish tasks to keep the pledges busy. They must plan and execute that horrible attack on intestinal fortitude, commonly referred to as rough initiation. Pledgemasters labor on into th" early morning hours to insure the success of this annual event. When all is said and done and that weary pledge finally makes it back to his cozy little bed he can boastfully say, "It wasn't all that bad, but wait until next year!"
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