The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-17
NON SORORITY GIRLS
Do BETTER WORK
Members of Greek Letter So
cieties As a Rule Are
Poor Students.

LINCOLN, Neb, Oct. 17.-Fraterni-
ty and sorority circles Of the Universe
ty OF Nebraska. were given disagree
able shock by a statement authorized
by Chancellor Samuel Avery, in which
It 10 declared that the percentage of
delinquencies Is considerably less
those connected with the Greek let
ter societies. In other words, Chan
cellor Avery says the statistics show
that nonmembership in the fraterni-
ties and sororities appears to be an ell
ement of progress and proof of better
scholarship.
The report made by the chancellor
at this time deals more particularly
with the sororities. and is submitted
by Professor Engberg. chairman of
the delinquency committee. whose fig
ures gave the non-members Of the So
cieties the honors by nearly per
cent
The figures show that out of the ell
even sorOrities there are four whose
percentage OF delinquency is a trifle
less than the average for nonsorority
women, while seven have worse av.
erage record than the barbs If these
averages continue for this year, and
the prospective member has her
choice OF the eleven sororities, pro-
vided she Is determined to cease be-
ing barbarian, she will have four
choices Of a sorority better than the
nonsorority average, and seven chan
, ces to join a sorority with a poorer
record than the one shown by the
barbs.
A table giving the statistics has
been posted so that all may read. and
Chancellor Avery, in commenting on
the figures, suggests that it will be
we'll for all to study them carefully.
The consensus OF opinion among the
faculty members and others interested
in university life is that on the whole
the fraternity men and sorority wo-
men are poorer students than the non
fraternity folk, and the publication
OF the figures, 1t is believed, may in
time do away with many Of the evils
connected with the fraternity system
To escape being held up to the public
gaze twice year, it is argued, the
members of these societies will have
to get down to work for better records
when they do that" said one faculty
member, there will not be much time
let for the miscellaneous foolishness
that has brought odium on the whole
fraternity system.
THE new administration policy of
state universities" remarked anoth-
er member of the university family,
necessarily results in critical atti-
tude toward fraternities and sOrori-
ties. These organizations must cease
to. be what they are or the conflict
will, without much doubt, result in
the determination OF such organiza-
tons"
Nebraska sorority girls will not Of
ficially express an opinion on the now
burning question whether or not cabs
should be used by university men in
taking the girls to and from formal
dances. At an informal meeting of
representative sororities the girls re-
1terated their desire for extreme sim
plicity In all social functions, but they
decided the cab question was a matter
to be settled by individual girls. or at
most be the individual sororities in
volved. No intr-sorority action will be
attempted. In emphasizing their de-
sire for social simplicity, the girls de-
termined to continue the policy adopt
ed last year. This allows each sorori-
ty to hold one formal party each year
At these dances there are to be no
decorations whatever, no suppers and
nothing else which may be dispensed
with while keeping the identity Of the