The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
STOCK or CITY GIRLS
IS RISING ABOVE PAR
One of the Developments to Date
of the Fraternity Social Strife in
Ranks of Indiana University.
GIRLS TAKE ACTIVE PART
Kappa Sorority Takes the Lead in
\ Retaliatory Measures--"Big
Five" Said to Be Firm.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 1a.-Recent
developments in the boycott situation,
which Is still causing great excitement In
city and college society circles. promise to
make the affair more serious than was at
first supposed. If plans which are being
secretly formulated by the various sorority
members are carried out there will be an
upheaval socially and smokers and sewing
circles will replace dances. The originators
of the boycott have taken a back seat
and now the fair co-eds have the center of
the stage in the controversy.
After repeated attempts to secure the CO.
operation of the Pi Phi and Theta girls in
anefrort to oppose the dictates of the big
five fraternities, Kappa has boldly an
nounced that the matter will be treated
as a sorority affair and all members will
stand together to down the aggressors. If
any dates with Kappas are broken the
entire sorority will cancel all engagements
with the big five'' fraternity men. Theta
took similar action later in the day.
This will stop social functions as far
as these two are concerned. Already
the stock of town girls is rising rapidly
and there is evidence Of an invasion OF
the local market for girls. Thus far local
girls have not been brought into the
trouble
Kappa's decision was embodied in for
NAL notice to the members of all eight
fraternities. An answer to this notice is
desired by 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Theta notice was sent to each mem
Der of the big Five" and a meeting OF
it's representatives was called for 10 O'Clock
this evening. At this meeting the state
ment that the big Five" would stand pat
was carried out 1t decided to enforce
the boycott and that any girl who attends
the Sigma Nu dance on Friday night will
be put on the big Five's" blacklist, pre-
venting her from attending a dance given
by any one of the five fraternities com.
posing it.
The members of the Pi Phi Sorority held
a meeting and decided that they would
stand aloof taking Independent stand
and ignoring the whole matter. Each mem
Der of Pi Phi Is to do as she pleases with
regard to attending social functions OF
either faction The meeting was a stormy
one and was in session over three hours
Each faction among the boys fraternties
had ardent supporters among the Pi PHI
girls.
The decision of the members of the Kap
| pa is largely the result of an address by
Prof. Mary Breed, dean of women. who i
/ is said, advised such action at a meetins
of Theta this morning. 1t is reported Mis-.
Breed strongly urged united action and de
clared 1T is pity that the bonds of fra
ternity are not strong enough to keep tn,
| girls together"
A prominent member of the Kappa soror
| ity said to-day: I'VE have been Commended
| by many of the faculty for our stand. an,
| by other persons in the city" The repor
| of the attitude of the Kappa girls had m,
effect In the camp of the big five. and ,
leader of that faction said: 1--WE do no
care what the Kappas have decided. Tn
big five is In this thing and we are going /,
stand pat. even If we dance with eacl
other"
Both factions have dances to-morroy
night and the outcome will be watched witt
| interest A number of girls are undecide,
and are waiting for a definite resolutio,
| from their sororities. The Pi Phi girls ar
indignant over the appearance of their so
rority picture In a morning paper as beinJ
on the blacklist of the big five.