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PaRe F6 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, November 5, 1995 inal photo of the man in the cowboy hat to show less of the model's lower body. Robertson said the ads were an example of gay humor and were aimed at the gay community in order to increase attendance at the group's parties. He said handouts aimed at recruiting new members also humorous. One says, "Do you like to shop? Do you have more clothes than your sister? Do you spend more time working on your hair than your car? Then Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity is' the one for The gay and bisexual community at the University of Minnesota is so open and active that it's not afraid of making fun of gay stereotypes, Robertson said. not regulate people.

Delta Lambda Phi's ads in the Minnesota Daily, the university student newspaper, have raised eyebrows because of their sexual overtones. One ad shows a half-nude young man wearing a cowboy hat. The other shows two unclothed young men in profile with their bodies close together. "We have had quite a few calls about the ads," said Michele Ames, editor of the Daily." She said people were wondering how the fraternity could overcome a sex-club image by using sexually suggestive advertising. Amy Rynerson, business manager of the Daily, said the paper cropped the orig campus, Robertson said gay and bisexual students can mix their academic life and social life.

"Whenever you want to take a half-hour study break, you can open your door and go downstairs," said Robertson. "There's always somebody ready to talk, play cards or watch TV. Also, there's the emotional support. It's not like being in an apartment by yourself." To combat the idea that the fraternity might be some kind of sex club, Robertson said, the group has a policy that prohibits sex between members and people going through rush, whicft is the fraternity recruitment process. Once the rush period is over, Robertson said, the fraternity does what they want to be, and they don't have to worry about being criticized for this or that." Robertson, 23, a senior at the university and the former Goldy Gopher mascot, said the fraternity was started in 1988 and was the fourth gay chapter in the Delta Lambda Phi has leased the house for three years.

Robertson said he had lived in a university dorm, but chose not to have a roommate. Other fraternity members have had roommates in the dorms but did not talk about their sexual orientation. "It makes for an awkward situation," said Robertson. By living together in a fraternity on By NANCY LIVINGSTON Knight-Ridder Newspapers MINNEAPOLIS The first gay and bisexual fraternity in the country to open a fraternity house on campus now is operating at the University of Minnesota. Delta Lambda Phi moved into the former Chi Phi fraternity, a Tudor-style house on fraternity row, in August.

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