The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
SIGMA nus ARE THROUGH
IN CONTINUOUS SESSION FROM MORN
ING UNTIL EVENING.
Prolonged Discussion of Changes in
the Constitution-Four New Dis
trfcts Added-Other Business.

The last day OF the Sigma Nu convention
at the Denison was strenuous one. con-
sisting of one continuous business session
that lasted from 10 o'clock in the forenoon
until 1880 o'clock last evening. When il was
over at last the delegates were too tired to
think of anything except going home. and
the smoker and social session which were
scheduled for last night TO wind up the
convention were called off.
The question of some changes in the con-
stitution and laws of the fraternity was
the one that prolonged the session. lively
discussion was precipitated over some of
the proposed changes and it required sew
eral hours of wearying work to settle the
matter. The constitution and laws are held
as fraternity secrets, consequently the ma
ture of the changes proposed and adopted
or defeated was not given out.
The fraternity was redistricted into
eleven districts instead Of seyen, and the
new districts are as follows:
First-Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Del
aware and Maryland.
Second-Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
Third-South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama
and Florida.
Fourth-West Virginia. Ohio and Indiana.
Fifth-Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan.
Sixth-Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and North Dakota.
Seventh-Kansas, Missouri. Oklahoma
Eighth-Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas.
Ninth = Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada,
Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
acknowledgment, Oregon. Idaho and
observation-disclosures.
District inspectors were chosen as fol-
First, w. F. Mccarthy, New York; Sec
ond, w. J. Howard, Columbia, Tenn;
third w Ma Kemp Ga f fourth
Miller Belfield, Chicago: sixth, c. K
Fuqua, New Orleans: seventh, E. F: Con-
signy, Iowa; eighth, j. b. Pew, Kansas
tenth, H. G.. Coffman, Seattle. Wash;
eleventh. Etc. Hammer, San Francisco
Final action on the adoption of a new
Chapter in 1905. The new ritual was pro-
visionally adopted two years ago, but 1t
is not yet entirely satisfactory and some
changes will be made in it before it is
One of the most important actions taken
during the day was the adoption of a
change in the laws so that alumni
chapters will be more closely organized
and the members of the chapters will be
assessed a small tax by the fraternity.
Sigma. M has at present some fifteen
alumni chapters, but the work of ex-
tending the organization along this line
will be aggressively pushed I'm the future
The Grand Chapter officers announced last
night that the convention has been twice
as large as any that has ever been held by
the fraternity. This large attendance was
due in no small measure to the effective
work of the Indianapolis committee on
arrangements and before adjournment a
rousing resolution of thanks was voted
the members of the committee. A few of
the officers will remain in the city until
to-day, closing up their work, but the ma
jority of the delegates started to their
homes last night Nearly every State in
vention.
James NJ. Noel, of this city, entertained
number Of the visiting Sigma Nus at
luncheon at the Columbia Club yester-
day.