Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-16
THE EIGHT GREEK LETTER
Eowdoin Societies Finely Housed
Kappa Signals New Quarters.

Brunswick, Me, Nov. 15---Each of
the eight Greek letter fraternities Of
Bowdoin is now housed in chapter
houses. The Kappa Sigma, the last 10
be erected was moved into, Monday,
ana, this evening, the first fraternity
meeting was held in the new hall. Ten
students have taken up their quarters
in this new home, and the entire fra
ternity go there for meals.
The Kappa Sigma house, while much
smaller than some of the other houses
Of RoWdoin, has several advantages
over the others. Not the least Of these
is the plan by which it was erected
The building committee had the plans
50 drawn that should it ever become
necessary to enlarge the house TINS
could be done without taking away any
of the present artistic effect. Another
advantage is its location. 1t is situat-
ed on the corner of College and Harps-
| well streets, just south OF the campus,
and across the street from the pines
| leading to Whittier athletic field. 1t
has the sun on some side at most every
| hour Of the day, and as the house IS
arranged this gives some Of the stu
| dentS a sunny room at some hour.
| The house sits back from the street
enough to give it a nice lawn i'll front,
| and at the same time make it near to
| the street. IL is reached by a wide,
artificial stone walk. On three sides
! there is Il wide veranda.
| The front door opens into what is
| known as living room. known as the
| living room. Here it is that the stu
| dents gather and meet each other so
| Gladly The room is large and windows
| on three sides give it plenty Of light.
| III one corner is a cosy corner. Here
is 4 large seat extending around three
walls, ana n large table in front makes
| it Il fine place Jor q friendly game OF
| cards. or for several of the boys to get
| together to talk of study. This room Is
| shcath"d tWo-thirds way up and fin
| i.hcd in red staining. The remainder
o" the wall is panered light blue, max
| ing a very pleasing effect. This room
is furnished 50 as To afford every posi-
| BE comfort to the occupants.
| Leading up out Of the living room
| is the main staircase leading to the
| floors above A large arch on the right
| of the staircase opens to the dining
| hall. This allows both rooms to be
used for dancing, and there is no sill
| between the two, and makes it similar
| to one large ROOM The dining hall is
! a very pleasant room. A large bay
| window besides several other large
| Win!uy;s looks towards the campus.
| This is also stained red. 4 plate
moulding extends around the walls. A
| tho back there is a dummy waiter and
| a spacious china closet. on the south
side there is an open fire place, where
an open fire adds much to the attrac-
tiveness of the room. Opening off of
the dining hall are the doors leading up
stairs, and to the chefs apartments
In the basement is the kitchen. which
is fitted up with all modern convien-
ceS. The front part of the base
mcnt is not yet finished. but some day
VIII he made into pool room.
The second floor is devoted to for
suites of rooms. Each suite consists of
a study room ana a sleeping room. Two
students inhabit each suite. There is
also Il large bath room on this floor
Each room is finished in an artistic
manner, and the many ornaments and
decorations of the Individual occupants
make the rooms most homclike. The
rooms all open off from the same cor
ridor, there being two suites on each
side. The third floor is devoted largely
to the fraternity hall, which is Very
neatly fitted up. There is also a suite
Of rooms at the front of the house on
this floor.
The halls and stair cases are paperel
III light blue, and several college flags
representing many of the we'll known
colleges of New England. are to be
seen ornamenting these walls. |
There are few colleges that can
boast of pretticr set of chapter houses
than BoWdoin. Six of the eight houses |
We're built by the chapters for houses,
and in them every need of Il student is |
filled They make the college life much
more Eomelike and are great addition |
70 The beauty Of the college as well as |