The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-08

have put into effect q system which Prince.
tonians believe does away with evils SUCH as
obtain In most fraternity rushing system'.
Eight sophomores are selected secretly
by each club prior to the second Thursday
after Easter In each year. There ID an inter-
club 70 cretary, and he Is notified in writing
OF the elections by each club. Usually this
notification isn't sent unit. the last possible
moment.
Tho ssoretary, not earlier tan 10 o'clock
on the fate ul Thursday night, mails the
notifications to the lucky sophomors.
That 10 too late for their delivery that day,
and the bids lie slumbering overnight IN
the Princeton post Office.
The sophomores In the meantime are in a
treat fret. Most Of them have had their
f~ayorite club picked out for some time, hut
evil I net itY' Is the question that keeps
bobbing up. There are mighty few sound
sleepers In the sophomore class on that
Thursday night.
Some OF the sophomores sit up together
all night and figure u their chances, All
Of them are In their rooms when 1t is time
for the first mail delivery. It Is the most
m~omentous round the Princeton postman
ever makes.
Tho sophomores elected mail their 40
c~eptanoes to the secretary not later than tho
Monday noon following. Each states upon
.his word.of honor 90 q gentleman that he
has never be6h sin any manner, direct or
/ indirect, by word or deed, approached,
,solioited or attempted TO DO pledged by any
person whomsoever other han members OF
his own class to become or refrain from
becoming q member OF any upper class
club The sophomore pledges himself
further that he has never approached or
solicited any under clasanan not a member
of his own class or any prospective student.
After. the first eight, known as electors,
have accepted and pledged themselves, they
are at liberty to converse withthe club men,
bers about election affairs.
The eight men elected by each club at
first. or ss many Of them as accept, elect
other men from their class to complete the
section, and the latter sign pledges similar
TO the ones signed by the first eight.
There are usually between twelve and six.
teen men taken In by each club every year,
It takes about two weeks for the election
to be held. A member is at liberty to change
clubs, but that is seldom done.
An undergraduate fnterclub treaty com.
mittee investigates all alleged violations OF
the rules and is authorizedto infict penalties,
Upon the conviction Of q member Of club he
Is permanently expelled from the club, and
II a member-elect his election becomes
void and he Is debarred from the club. A
olubsmember who Be expelled Is not eligible to
election in any other club.
Any member-elect who refuses to take
the pledge In barred. Any club member
who refuses to appear before the under
graduate committee and testify Is suspended
from his club for n year or until he sub
mits.
There are few violations OF the rules, In
the case Of violations Of the honor system
Tn examination, Princeton's undergraduate
committee has the power to recommend
the expulsion Of the guilty student and the
faculty acts without appeal.
Each upper class club has It's own pin and
hat band. Tho members eat in the clubs.
For board and club privileges the costs Is on
an average about 81 or % q week, besides the
initiation fee.
The faculty forbids the members to live
n the club houses but every house Is fitted
with sleeping apartments which are used by
the graduate members when they return
to college, The sophomores elected shortly
after Easter don't enter the club hotses until
commencement begins and they have passed
into the junior class.