Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-02
SCHOOL SOCIETIES BARRED
OF TEACHERS COL
LECTING INFORMATION.
List of Frat Societies and Clubs.
Students Likely to Make
Contest

committee of high school teachers,
named yesterday afternoon by Superintend-
ent Chancellor, started on its work OF get
ting information concerning the secret So
cieties of the high schools today, prepare
tory to order from the superintendent
making such organizations contrary to the
school regulations.
In order to learn in some degree the ex-
tent of the secret society movement in
the local high schools Star reporter made
inquiries this morning at the Central High
School and the Mckinley Manual Training
School, where there are conceded to be the
most fraternities and sororties No facts as
to the exact number Of organizations. secret
and otherwise. at these schools could be OBJ
tained for this term: but the 1907 year
books give details concerning the state OF
affairs last year, and the movement is
generally believed to be growing this in
formation may be considered, 1t is claimed
as of no little Importance.
At Central School.
The following are the organizations with
in the Central High Schoo. for the term
19O6-1G07:
Lambda Sigma Mu Chapter; secret ma
tional fraternity, with nineteen chapters all
owe. the country and fifteen local members;
local chapter organized in 1897.
Pi Phi, Omichon Chapter; secret, national
fraternity with seven local members.
Sigma Lambda; secret local sorority, or
ganized in 1904; membership of eighteen
girls.
Phi Delta Sigma. Eta Chapter; secret ma
tional sorority, with local membership OF
seventeen girls
Theta Delta, secret local sorority with
membership of four girls:
Clubs-Southerners' Club. eight boys;
Sor mes. eleven boys and girls; Social Sc
bow evtry "
ems. twenty-one boys and girls; Senior
Club twelve boys and girls; V. z. Q. V. D.,
membership not given; Seniors, eighteen
boys and girls; Irojuns. sixteen boys and
girls; JunyurS, eighteen boys and girls; X.
Q. T., seventeen boys and girls; Sophomore
Club. thirty boys and girls; Junior Club,
membership not given; Van Pay Hah,
twelve boys and girls; Freshman Club,
twenty boys and girls.
Mckinley School Societies.
Among the student body of the Mckin-
ley Manual Training School the following
organiza tons fourished at the close Of
school last June
Alpha Delta Sigma, Omicron Chapter;
secret national fraternity. with fourteen
chapters in the eastern states and alumni
chapters in Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania
Wesleyan, Amherst, Williams. Dartmouth
and other colleges and universities; local
membership, twenty-five.
Omega Gamma Delta, Eta Chapter; Sc
cret national fraternity. with seven chap
tiers in the eastern states; local member
ship, fourteen active and eight alumni
Kappa Kappa, secret local sorority,
founded last year; membership, nine girls
Sigma Delta Phi, secret local sorority,
founded last winter; membership twenty
eight girls.
N. P. l. Club, for social purposes only.
with membership of eleven boys and girls
There are local fraternities and clubs in
the Eastern and Western High Schools
The Business. however, is apparently free
from such organizations. The colored high
schools are said to have no secret societies
The membership rolls last year show that
one pupil often belonged to a number of
organizations.
Likely to Contest.
1t Is taken for granted by school officials
that all of the secret societies will make a
fight for their existence, and it is said in
some quarters that they will be assisted by
certain Of their alumni members The To-
cal chapters of the national fraternities
are expected to put up the gamest fight
Cntil the report of the committee reaches
DR.. Chancellor. Friday there will probably
be no more information to be given ont on
the subject at the Franklin building
The superintendent committee is made
up as follows: Central, Miss Hogelsbereer
chairman. and Gilbert Kelly; Eastern. DIR
Small and Miss Homes; Western Miss
Reed and Dr. Matthews, and Mckinney
Miss DAILY and DR.. Adams