Sept. 22, 1957

Home is Heaven and orgies are vile,

But I like an orgy once in a while.

                               Ogden Nash

Dear Bob,

Again I add an erudite touch to my letter, but this, again, is not just an ostentatious frivolity.
The couplet does have direct bearing on the text of this letter, which deals to a large, if not complete, extent with the happenings during the five day period - - from last Monday to Friday
 - - commonly referred to as rushing period.

I'm happy to say my efforts were successful, and I am now a pledge of Alpha Theta.

The rushees' activity on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night consisted of going around
to as many houses as possible and convincing the brothers thereof that the rushee in question
was an entertaining, intelligent, friendly, congenial fellow who would be very desirable as a
brother.  In the process, a rushee must consume at least three quarts of cider or coke (which
is the lesser of two evils, I will let you decide) and five packs of cigarettes.

Formal invitations are issued for Thursday night to those the fraternity finds up to its standards,
and an invitation means at least a quart of beer and a pack of cigarettes in this four hour
period (it lasted four hours every night).

Then comes Friday night - - Sink night - - so called, I believe, because a few non-swimmers
have been known to sink, though granted, smiling, in a beer flooded bar in a fraternity
basement.

On this evening, and this evening alone, beer assumes the identity of water and most
people treat it as such - - pouring it down someone's back, telling funny jokes and giving
the audience one in the face right at the punch line, etc.

Another characteristic of the evening is the aversion everyone shows for clothes - especially
someone else's.

As you can see, it's quite a wild time, and it's fortunate that it occurs only "once in a while".

Other than the above happenings, nothing much has been happening around here, but with
the football season rapidly approaching, I'm sure I'll have lots to write about.

Your"P" Report, although not very conclusive, provides some important information.  I must object, however, to your statement:

"Most types of music, including rock and roll,"   I am sure that you made a mistake, for you are
an intelligent person, and I'm certain that you didn't mean to insinuate that rock and roll could
be included among that most expressive of arts - - music,

Speaking of pros and cons, you gave me her pros and cons, but you didn't mention your
pros and cons in regard to her.

I'm glad to see she has no aversion to dating car-less boys, and I'm afraid I'll be seriously
considering asking her for a date this Christmas, even though she does chew gum.

Tom