Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-04
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osthbound Greek Letter societie. That
Etl.t In Colleges for Women.
IN the cocducatlonal colleges the girls
arv no. dependent upon the caprice ~ the
young men for entertainment by any
means They have quite as good times In
their pctticoat mines aud secret societies NJ
in any gathering IN which the young men
participate. The Invitations Of tho Greek
letter fratcrnltics are strange and mySterl.
Gus TO the last degree, and arr all TINT stu.
deut ingenuity and originality can devise.
One Of the chief charms 10 the uninitiatod
Il the spell Of mystery that enshrlnog all
the ceremonies Every chapter has It's
room or hall, whcrp are kept the sacred
cmblems. the white goat upon which NIL
initiates must ride into full membership
and the precious documents that are never
touched by strange hands
in this room only arc told the Significance
Of the badge, the motto and the real name
Of tho fraternity, and all the secrets that
never penetrate those silent walls OF
course the Invitations are duly Imposing,
and all sorts Of tricks nre played TO test
the nerves OF the candidate. One chapter
conducts the bcwildercd initiate Though
all the niakes and labyrlnths OF the inferno
~ expounded by Dante with due impress
ivencss. Generally Che WI ole proceedings
wind up with feast. The girls initiation
do not pnrtakc Of that roughness or brutal.
ity which often ehanterizes such ocrcmo.
mics In the mems fraternities, such rs
stripping the delighted victim to q derrick
and raising him twenty or thirty feet to
dangle Ia midair while he reflects upon
the novelty NJ the situation and makes a
mental note Of his Impressions, or lowering
him In u coffin that he may contemplate
the divine mysteries Of the new order.
Sometime even tho location Of the chapter
hall Is not known outside the fraternity.
In ono Of tho western colleges where con.
siderable antagonlsm sprang up against
fraternities the authorities determined TO
abolish tho chapters already in existence
and took every means to discourage their
growth. A rulo was made forbidding the
establisbment OF women's chapters Now
II there Il anything In the world that q
coed wishes TO do, II IL Just what she 4,
forbidden To do. and what ~ more sho will
generally contrive to do Il too. After a
while the faculty began TO suspect that
prohibition had not had Just the effect
Il was Intended TO have. A committee Of
several goods among tho model students
was appointed by the authorities to act as
detectives androport the result OF their In
vestigatlons.
The girls reported that they had found
no Glow whatever to follow out aud that
having made careful investigation had
found no evidences Of infringement Of IN,
rule. OF course murder will out, and II
was subsequently, learned that three II Ia,
i've on the committee belonged 10 frator
nifty which had enjoyed q lourishlng exist
enco for long time. The young womet
met In u storcroom In the upper part Of
business block In the town. The onl,
means Of access was through dark room
several din passages and up laddcrlik'
flight OF stairs. The chapter met her
once n week for over year and cnjoye,
the most delightful secluslon imaginable
IL was In this same college that feyera
Of the girls played prank upon one OF Tia
professors, and afterward slid down rop
from the third story window to avoid dc
lection IA the halls The more dangerou
the proceeding and the more serious IL
consequences II the offender is found on
the more the western college girl enjoy
the risk. She wants nothing mild. aud
she is In for prank goes into II with al
her might.-Chicago Herald.