The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-14
week At THE UNIVERSITY.
FRATERHrTTEs ACTIVE IN sEcuR-
ING NEW MEMBERS.
Somerset 'sY" Gives a Musicaie-Foot-
ball Team shows Very Decided
Improvement-Game with the
Usiversity of California Possible.

The first limitations OF the various coli
iege fraternities were held the latter part
OF last week at the University OF WASH
ington. Several new members have peen
taken IN by each society.
The following were Initiated by the local
chapter OF Sigma M Saturday evening;
Gilbert Livingstone. j. w. Geary ana WI
bert Campbell. an members OF the enter
ing class. All three are graduates from
the Seattle high school.
The Phi Gamma Delta chapter also held
Its frst initiation Saturday evening, and
the following new members were admit
ted: Carl Van Kuran. w. w. Reinhart
w. r. Hi and l.. Ross Carpenter.
The third fraternity. the Delta Phi, has
not yet held Its initiation. although several
new members have been spiked as II Is
called.
The "sororities'' have not been behind
the young men friends in fraternity
work. The Alpha fraternity has initiated
Miss Jeanette Perry. Miss Julia Esmond
and Miss Meta Becker. and the Alpha
Kappa Gamma has taken In as new mem
bers Miss Ruth schram. Miss Emily
Clary. Miss Louise Nichols, Miss Rather
Inc Tyler. Miss Edith Burgess and MISS
Anna Reinhart.
In addition to the regular fraternity
chapters there 10 another organization at
the university which at times proves
highly interesting to certain students. TX
freshman who. probably having been
prominent In high school Affairs. on his
appearance at the university ASSUMES airs
OF importance and makes himself conspic-
nous TO q degree, he II asked to join the
Cmicron Mu Alpha. He Is usually nat
tered by the distinction and accepts. He
Is then told to appear at the dormitory on
certain evening for initiation
Just what ceremonies are gone through
with II IL impossible to ascertain, but II II
always to be noticed that the new MEM
Der Is thereafter less obtrusive and has
wholesome respect for the initiators.
Tho Ladies' Culture Club is a new organ
ixation at the university. II fs the inten-
ton Of the club to give a musicale In the
money to furnish the reception room In
the ladies' dormitory The following are
the officers OF the new club: President
Verona Herndon: vice president. Sadie
The nrst social event of the year of
great importance will be the Candle
house next Friday evening. A number OF
invitations have been issued outside OF the
college.
The Delta Phi fraternity held an infor-
NAL opening Of its new chapter house last
evening.
By tn e. sysa Gs sSe
II deserved to be. owing, perhaps, to
some trouble with the car service. An
excellent psoxramms had been pre-.
before the time for the concert to begin
the car line was shut down. and ccnse-
auently there was no attendance what
The following was the programme: Pr
ano solo. Miss Dunlap; recitation, Miss
Mac stevensi song. Miss Violet Abrams;
plane solo, a NJ c,yc. n ns 60 duet :
Boycs; piano solo, Mrs. Louise @. Black;
song. Miss Katherine Glenn; song. Mrs
w. II. whittlesey; exhibition Of Indian
s song ' Mrs Worm NIB p.ns sa
At meeting OF the junloy class held
Monday committees were appointed 70
the the ,unior prom and the Junior farce
Tho latter 10 an innovation In the univer.
sity II viii be written by member OF
the class. and the characters VIII also De
taken by juniors II will be fun OF local
hits. and viii probably be made good
excuse for playing even with many OK
the faculty members.
Football practice during the last week
has shown a decided Improvement. The
narrow escape from defeat by the high
school team last saturday seems TO have
walked the men up 20 a realisation that
n they are TO retain the championship
title there must be change.
The interference now forms In much
better shape. especially on the END runs
which proved such lamentshle failures
In Saturdays game. The play now shows
some speed too quality that was sadly
lacking In the high school game
whole than the university team has here
tofbre been but II will he the aim 10
make ~ what " lacking in weight by fast
playing and endurance.
Fields who played center last year, has
again turned out, and as a eonseanenee
Campbell has moved 20 tackle. ABBY.
who would probably have made right
guard, has Quit rracticing. and that posi-
ton IL now . matter o. speculation
Manager Remington is In correspondence
With the manager 81 the University OF
California team relative to a game with
them. The California aggregation Is will
ing ia hfinx the local team % SAn Fran
cisco n date can be satisfactorily ar
The team win leave next Saturday for
the Eastern trip. on which they will play
Mailman college and the University OF
Idaho. the arst at wsiia wsilA and the
man on Thanksgiving dsy Will he the only
match gafre IN this city. IL IL probable
that couple Of practices games wiz be
week with the high school team.
las, saturdays game marked the re.s
establishment OF friendly relations WITH
two city organizations with whlch the ua-
VeYasty has been az engnity Her~tofgr@.
whenever the high school or the Sesftie
Athletic club Was mentioned. II VAS the
signal for every university mar - don
war Paint ana get ready Cor battle. IT
was noticeable. however. that both before
ara after the game there was the best OF
eood feeling between The two teams, and
Il IL fact that the athletic club cordially
extended the university boys an tnvifation
10 firras a. the clgh rooms. and that the
later accepted tire Invitation n thk ssYns
spirit The feelings % the unssrrsity rsea
have 80 far changed IN regard 20 m. sth-
ietae cinb that Il "a rot At all Frrotsahi.
that many 81 them will couipkse under
club eoiers IN next summers track con-
testA
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