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Following SigEp's lead, other national fraternities have rolled out similar programs, from Sigma Alpha Epsilon's True Gentleman to Beta Theta Pi's Men of Principle. According to some members, there's an unexpected bonus from all these reforms: women seem to like them. "They can go to 21 other fraternities to get drunk," says Oregon State SigEp member Cameron Saffer. "Here you find respectful young...
...soaking rain is indicated by subtle transparent streaks. When you recover from the dramatic impact, you can see how the painting has been carefully planned and built up in layers. Franco-Swiss painter Félix Vallotton wrote that it "ought not to be missed; it's the alpha and omega of painting," though he couldn't resist adding the words "childlike naiveté," which would so often be used to undervalue the artist. Rousseau was never in any doubt about his own talent. Tate Modern curator Frances Morris admires the self-taught painter for sticking to his vision. "Until...
Forty-eight seniors received a much-awaited letter last month informing them of their election to the Harvard chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest undergraduate honors organization in the United States. James F. Coakley ’68—secretary of Harvard’s chapter, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts—said that there are three rounds of elections for each class. The first round occurs in the spring of junior year, the second one in the fall of senior year, and the last round during the spring of senior year. Within the Class...
...brother of Harvard’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I am deeply offended by Nicholas F.B. Smyth’s derogatory use of “fraternities and sororities” in his comment (“The Plympton Street,” Nov. 16). Smyth’s incorrect usage of the Greek terms stems from his illogical tautology that “excessive drinking and drunken behavior” define fraternal culture. Smyth’s association of rowdiness and drunkenness with the Greek system is completely ignorant. Across the nation, fraternity and sorority members collectively...
...CRYSTALLIZING THE CHARACTERSCusack plays Charlie Arglist, a mob lawyer who, as the narrative begins, has just conducted an apparently successful heist of $2 million on Christmas Eve. The victim is Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid), the Godfather of the Kansas City crime syndicate. His partner in crime is alpha male Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton, in a sly reversal of the accomplice role from “A Simple Plan”), who may be playing on Charlie’s insecurities for his own agenda.Arglist’s insecurities may remind viewers of the “Cusack Character...