New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
PLEDGING FRESHMEN.
Barnard. Upper Classmen Work Hard for
Sorority Membership.

Barnard College was the scene yesterday Of the
greatest excitement that has prevailed at that
institution this year 1t the first day OF college
that the sororities allowed TO pledge freshmen
TO the ranks. All day long groups of upper class
men might be seen going about the halls. sometimes
alone and sometimes with a freshman firmly
wedged in between with whom they were engaged
in earnest conversation. One girl would rush up to
another, and conversation like TINS would ehsue'
Have got herr
'-She says that she will let US know tomorrow
How about Miss -"
"oh. Kappa Gamma got her at their theatre party
last night. Took her homo to their rooms after
The present system of pledging freshmen at Bar
various fraternities at the institution for the
mutual protection Of the freshmen and the societes
college opened. and as a result new
girls We're often rushed into societies before they
were than speaking terms with some or
the girls in them. The societies on the other hand
without having a chance TO become Thoroughly ac-
quainted with them The faculty was inclined TO
was that the sororities formed agreement not TO
attempt 10 pledge any new members before April
up 10. although occasionally IL is broken.
lese HOLIDAY The rushing began ana was kept up
until last night. Many freshmen awoke on Mon
letters that had been mailed the night before and
not rev OK them were honoTed YIN cary ~ IN
evening when the real work Of getting the fresh
men began. There hardly one Of the eight
sororities in Barnard that did not hold some kind
of an affair on Monday night. varying from a
dance TO a theatre party and ending with night
spent the sorority rooms. Yesterday the results
Of the work became known to those interested with
consequent elation the part Of scme and de-
preston on the part Of those who cid not get the
girls that they wanted.
Although the pledging OF freshmen cannot be
accomplished until April ], there is no such rule
about the rushing, which begins as soon as college
opens and lasts until the day OF pledging. There
is nothing too good for the freshman during that
period. II she starts to put her coat an upper
class is likely TO be there 10 help her and 10
offer invitation to a luncheon or a party A
/ druggist near the college reports that last year
there was falling off OF 80 per cent in his ice
/ cream soda sales to Barnard girls after April l.
Instead Of having to give up her seat on trolley or
elevated TO upper class man, according TO
! the freshman rule. the popular freshman seldom
even has to pay her fare when upper class men are
present. Invitations 10 her by the whole
sale. and If she accepted them her engagement
book would read something like this:
October I. luncheon with Alpha Omicron Pi: Oc-
tober g. dinner at SheTrys with Kappa Kappa
Gamma: October l. fudge party with Chi Omega;
October s. dance OF Alpha Omieron Fi; October g
dance with Alpha Phi: October .. luncheon with
Delta Delta Delta: October H. luncheon with Delta
Delta Delta: october -. theatre party with Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and through the year, with
something nearly every day