Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-12
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Fraternities Extend Invitations md
Pledge Freshmen under New system.


and plcdging occupied the entire attention
of the student body, there being no classes
held. At 2:15 o'clock the freshmen assem-
bed in the chapel, where President Ben
ton explained to them the plan Of the
conference by which the invitations were
to be issued Each mans name was called
in alphabetical order, irrespective whether
he had received a bid or not When his
name was called, the man went out Of
the chapel and up the stairs at the north
end Of the mill, into Professor Bassetts
room, where were the senior representa-
tives Of the different fraternities. The
freshman. upon entering, gave his name.
and II he received bid or more. the fra
ternities bidding him gave him their invi-
tations. He then went into a side room
where he signed all bids. either rejecting or
accepting. and upon returning to the
room in which were the fraternity repre-
sentatives. gave ba ok his bid or bids. He
then passed down the stairs at the south
end of the mill. without seeing any man
whose name had not been called. and d.
rectly to the house of the fraternity
whose invitation he had accepted.
The fraternities announce the following
pledges, made Friday.
LAMBDA IOTA
X. G. Chase of burlington and W. 7.
Freeman of Lynnfield Center, Mass.
SIGMA PHI.
c. w Baker of Montclair, \. j., Lewis
". Barbour of Minneapolis. Mimi, G. ..
Manning of Buffalo. n. Y, and Clark
Roberts Of Buffalo. n Y.
DELTA PSI.
r. n. Blake OF Morrsville, r. A. Briggs
of Randolph, R W. Buzzell OF Newport
Fl. A. Drury Of Essex Junction. P. d
) Lawrence of Bristol. Dana Mcbride OF
Burlington, G. G. Scott of Randolph, II
f. Paige of Barton, p. S Hay den of Mont
| pelier Fl. r. Hammer of Bristol, F. W
/ Keith of Newport and r. 4. Wolcott OF
Glover.
PHI DELTA THETA.
b L. Bigwood of Winooski. Thayer
Comngs of Richford G. f. Flchot of Bur-
lington, Fl. r. Gallup of Burlington, w. J
| Hayden Of Riverside. f. j. Pope of Hol-
comb, n. Y. II. J. Stanley, Jr.. of Bur
lington, G.. F. Short of Springfield, W. z
Straight of Keeseville, y. Y, j. f. Tag
CART of Burlington. L. O. Watts OF Water
bury, r. E. Weed of Troy. y. Y. II, Z
Bradley, II. of South Royalton and r. w
| whitney, II. of West Haven, Conn.
ALPHA TAU OMEGA.
r. D. Adams of Brattleboro. r, c
| Brown of Brattleboro. B. c. Duncan
Of Elizabeth n. j., H. w. Newton o,
Felchville. r. w REDEEM of Elizabeth
n j.. L. A. White of Middle Granville
n, Y, and A. G.. DIX. Is. of Barre.
KAPPA SIGMA.
G. e. Badger of Hyde Park, H. c
Billings of Springfield, II. A. Dwinel
of East Calais. A. T. Griswold Of Bran,
don, L. Merrill of Burlington, .. p
Powers of Chateaugay N Y, s NJ
Provost of Bellows Falls, F. 8, Ryar
of Chateaugay, n. Y, and r. c. Wins
low of Montpelier.
SIGMA MI.
NJ, l.. Booth of Burlington. r. J
Cushman of Bay Shore. L. l., +, r
Johnson Of St Adams, r. f, Knigh
of Westmoreland. n. II, c. S. Parkei
OF Montgomery, II. w. Smith of Pitts
field, Mass, II. H. Sunderland of st
Adams, F. S Thompson of Suffleld
Conn. and a. T. Woodward of Rut
) land.
DELTA SIGMA.
j f. Powers of Burlington. I. NJ
Kicker of Montpelier.
ALPHA zETA.
w NJ. Smith of Ludlow, H. V. Adams
of Brattleboro. G. c. Bartlett of North
Troy and n. n, Bogue of Florence
DELTA MI.
p n. Davis OF Burlington, F. +
Dwinell of East Calais w L. Hogan
of Burlington, II. A johnson of Nau
gatuck, Conn. H. II Leffler of Bur.
lington, L. Leonard Of Londonderry, r
NJ Parmalee of st. Adams. A. B. Tay
lor of Mooers. n, Y, and L. II. Wrigh
OF New Haven, Conn.
PHI CHI.
l.. ]. Menard of Holyoke, Mass, r
Vaudeville of Holyoke, Mass, A. P
Latneau of Bradley. Me. and w. NJ
Emerson of Bangor, Me.
ALPHA KAPPA KAPPA
j. =. Brennan of Poultney, C. N
Church of Millbury, Mass, c. II
Clough OF Burlington, John Collins o.
Marlboro, Mass, j, r. Goodrich o
South Royalton and C. A. Ravey o
Huntington