The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
HAD 4 PUBLIC INITIATION.
Zeta Psi Freshmen Put Through on the New
York Cuiversity Campus.

The New York University Chapter OF tho
Zeta Psi Fraternity initiated four freshmen
yesterday afternoon on the college campus at
University Heights in the presence Of the en-.
tire student body. The four candidates. Tay.
lor, Sloat, Zabriskie. and Delamather, dressed
In ragamuffin costumes, were compelled to do
things which subjected them to the jecrs and
occasional kicks Of the onlookcrs. The chapel
bell was just ringing for the change of classes
at 3 o'clock when TAYLOR. a tall. lean freshman,
began tho fun by running at top speed around
the track, drawing a little toy wagon after him.
He woro a pair OF old blue overalls and a wo-
mans fancy apron. and around his neck was
hung a tidy. He carried q small sand shovel In
his hand. In front of the gymnasium he met a
couple Of upper classmcn who caught him by
the ears and led him round and round the cam
pus. Then he was ordered to I'LL up some lit
tie holes on the field with clay, and this he did,
each time hauling his little wagon load OF earth
AS this was going on s~oyera! other men took
freshman class. They dressed him in a night
shirt, put a clown cap on hun, and gave him a
made inim roll a tootball across the campusNa
hands and knees and pushing the boil with his
nose. Ibis done he had TO walk once around
the quarter OF a milo track, sitting down and
During these performances about 200 stu.
dents had Ea'hered. Sqne knew what 4,
nthllt OIN an pAlA'Ai "a NV AAtAs AhOJ u
the victims and threw books at them, and il
the men failed to do their stunts they were &C.
| casionally kicked into SUBMISSION.
Zabriskie, another big 'fresllie,' was dressed
in n nlghtshirL and armed with II pick and
shovel. Then he was ordered to level Il huge
pile OF earth which had been thrown up by
some workinen In tho construction Of Il now
building. The wurkmen sat down and smoked
their pipes while the neophite labored away ut
the pile for un hour or more. 1t was u huge
joke for thoIn:
Sloat, a little fellow. got different treatment.
His trim golf suit, which he has been aCcus-
toned TO wear during class hours. was taken
from him, and he had 10. don ragged clothes
very much too large for him.. He had to turn
the trousers up almost to his knees and roll his
sleeves up several inches and fold the coat
twice around him, SO that it buttoncd up In the
hnck. Then n pail of water and a dress suit
case containing, a blanket and a:niHhtsliirt
were given him and he was told to go out in
| front Of the crowd and 30. 10 sleep just as II he
we're at home. lie started In to do it, and was
! about to put on the nightshirt when several
member OF tho faculty were seen coming up,
and all the victims were hurried away.
The public initiation was the result Of the in
tense fraternity rivalry. which exists at the
university. There promises. however. to he a
boy colt on the part of the other frnternilies as
a result, and IL Is rumored that the faculty in.
tend to demand an explanation. as they believe
thnt the example SGT to the other students In
the public initiating would eventually bring
about haZing.