T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Collection

ABSTRACT

INTERVIEWEE NAME: Julia Waits Farris #4700.0301

IDENTIFICATION: [1935 - ] Assistant Dean of Women and Sorority Advisor, 1967 - 1987

INTERVIEWER: Melisse Campbell

PROJECT: LSU History -- Faculty and Administration

DATE: 2 June 1993 FOCUS DATES: 1967 - 1987

ABSTRACT:

Tape 422

Family background; reasons for attending Ole Miss; sorority experiences; joins Phi Mu and describes living in sorority house; role of sororities on campus; duties as assistant dean of women at LSU; adjusting to sorority house living at LSU; preferential bidding system for rushees; determining rush quotas; computerizing the bid system; changes in ways sororities select new members; discusses ways to improve the Greek system; benefits of belonging to a sorority; impact of changing rules for female students on sororities; drawbacks to belonging to a sorority; handling disiciplinary problems; sorority house additions; creation of Office of Greek Affairs.

Tape # T422 # of CASSETTES: 1

TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 40 min.

# PAGES TRANSCRIPT/INDEX: 28 transcript / 7 index

RESTRICTIONS: None