The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15
ANTI-FRAT BILL
BRINGS WOE TO
FAIR STUDENTS
Sorority Girls Thought Governor
Fixed" by FaniIy's Soft
Establishments
Goods Disappointed When Ex-
eCutive's Daughters Show
No Lobbying Ability


father. Governor James \. Gillett. to
secure the defeat OF the anti-high school
fraternity bill. they and their Greek
letter sisters throughout the state viii
say. Whats the usey-
The governor signed the bill last Sat
urday and it Immediately became opera
tive and viii prevent the further ini-
tiation OF neophytes into the high school
Greek letter societies. 1t viii not affect
tie present membership of % frats,
bur IL staEnates the societies by pro-
viding that any pupil who henceforth
5oins either a fraternity or sorority
must be suspended or expelled by the
school authorities.
The Misses Gillett did not DO what
was expected of them. Every sorority
girl In the state knew that the bill
was coming Up for passage. but they
knew that Miss Essie and Miss Ethel
Gilett We're members Of the Phi Ep-
siion high school sorority and also
members OF the Delta Delta. Delta coll
lege fraternity At Stanford university,
which latter society. however. is not
affected by the new law. which ap
plies only TO elementary and second
a~v school organizations and not TO
college societies IT was whispered
around that the governor was fixed"
by the soft persuasion Of his own
family In fact there was an und sr-
everything had been fixed. The tip
was passed along to the gove e.nors
daughters and il was confidently eN
pected that they could stay the pater-
nal hand and block approval Of the
bill
DOMESTIC MACHINE" FAILED
But the reputed domestic machine"
did not work. The bill was signed.
There WAS dismay among sorority and
fraternity members yesterday. Sew
eral of the organizations have been
planning gorgeous limitations and did
not realize that the end was so near.
Vow the days Of initiation are over.
wen have our Initiation. anyway,
pouted a pretty sorority girl yesterday.
we can't DO anything about the
matter said more sober high school
boy The law is passed and we'll
nave 70 observe it, The fraternities
made no fight against the bill"
Superintendent OF schools Alfred
Roncovferi spoke Yesterday in a strain
that indicated that the law would be
rEidly enforced in the san Francisco
schools. But il is possible that test
cases may be made in other localities.
However. The same matter was fought
out in the courts OF Illinois, and the
fraternities lost.
No wonder the sororitv girls looked
on The Misses Gillett TO save their
beloved organizations. II the gov
eruor s daughters had been as adroit
politicians as their father. the sorority
girls say all the dainty teas and par
lies and balls and mystic Invitations
could continue But now the fun is
over.
ANTI-FR RATERNITY ACT
Tie anti-fraternity act was intro
duced 10 The legislature by Assembly
man Sackett II provides:
section : From end sitter tine passage Of this
scr it s7al be- unswful FOR any pupil enrolled
- such IN any elementary or secondary school
N tnis state, 10 Join or become member Of any
tIel LraiernifE sorority Or club. wholly or
partly FORMED from the membership Of pupils
attending such public schools. or 20 take part IN
ne orranizaflon or formation Il any such fra
ifrnlrF, sorority OF secret club.
section ?. Boards ~ school trustees snd boards
m education shall have full power and authoritv
to enforce the provisions of this sot spd 10
make and enforce an rules and regulations need
fll for The government and discipline If the
schools under their charge They are hereby
reqnIrer ~ enforce The provisions n this act
y ~nsienaing or. ~ necessary. eKpelling ? pupil
in enT elementary or secondarr school who re-
fuses or neglects 20 obey any and all such rules
and regulations
MANY LOCAL ORG ANIZATTONS
ln san Francisco the greatest num-
bcr 81 fratemites and sororities exist
~ the Lowell high school and the
girls high. AT the former both types
exist, at The girls high. necessarily.
are only the sororiues. At the Lowell
are rhe following: Gamma Epsilon
kappa, Theta Chi Phi Sigma Chi Pi
Delta Kappa and Phi Chi fraternities
and lambda Theta Phi. Alpha Sigma
and Pm Alpha Sigma sororities At
The girls high are the following So
roriies. Delta Iota Chi. Omega Nu
Alpha Sigma, Theta Epsilon Omega. Phi
Epsilon omega. Phi Alpha Sigma. Sig
ma Delta Theta and Phi Alpha kappa.
May Not Enforce Law
OAKLAND. March I4.-President G.
li. keolnEton of the retiring board of
elucatlon saic this afternoon that he
oiG nor see how the school authorities
could enforce the abolition Of fraterr1f-
ties and sOrorities from the nubIfc
schools, provided the societies mold
lnelr meetings outside Of the schools
ana 90 not attempt 10 take any part
in school affairs.
Il DO not believe that the Oakland
board Of education is going 10 make
tefnitY law which was signed by the
governor yesterday said Redfnefor
Today Fraternity discussions are a
subject that I, for one. am going 10
steer clear OF as FAR as possible. Of
course. ] can not say what the newly
elected members Of the school board
may see III to do.
] can not say what action the school
aNlhoriues VIII take TO enforce the new
law. said Principal c. i. Keys Of the
Oakland high school. That matter
rests entirely with the board Of edu-
cstion and the superintendent Of
Expects No Trouble
ALAMEDA. March I4.-Dr. George
- thompson. principal Of the Ala
MEGA high school does not anticipate
that there viii be a refusal on the
parl OF the members Of the sororities
ana iraternities Of that school to dis
pand their organizations. Many stu
oenls prominent in school affairs are
members OF the organizations
. tonceInine the situation DR..
thompson said
While the frats and sororfties
were allowed TO exist ii has been nav
pIacllce not 10 discriminate against
any Of them but TO let the Students
FORM as many as they pleased. We
nave never had any trouble with the
ORGANIZATIONS and we do not antici-
pate that there viii be any trouble
when the order is made that the fra-
lefnltes and the sororities must dis
band"
Frats Already Gone
BERK ELEY. March l4-Thaf fha hin
prohibiting the existence Of secret soci-
cues in the nigh and grammar schools
ol lle state. which was signed yester-
day by Governor GiIlett viii in no
manner affect conditions ff,a r,.,.i~.-