The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
NEWS OF INTEREST AMONG TIE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
FRATERN|T|ES BUSY
PLEDG|NGA AUBURN
New Frat" Houses Near
ing Completion, While
Members Are Active

Auburn, September s9.-(Special)
While at the present time fotball is
the most popular topic in Auburn there
is another factor of college life that
has been active since the opening of
college. The fraternities have been
busy pledging men in whom they think
suitable to instill their teachings and
to carry forward their ideals active
" in their college career AS a re-
suit the rushing season, which has
just about come to close, finds many
a fortunate freshman the proud wearer
of pledge pin.
The first social event in the fra
ternal world will be the opening
dances which come this year on Octo-
Der 13 and IA. This event marks the
formal opening of the social season
and is annually looked forward to as
one of the greatest successes of the
season and from the present outlook
this year promises to be no exception
Three of the chapters are going to
have new homes this year. The Kappa
Sigmas, whose home was burned last
February, have rebuilt on their same
location at the corner of Gay street
and Magnolia avenue. They have one
lambda Chi Alphas have moved nearer
town and when their new home on
Magnolia avenue is completed will &C.
cupy one of the most spacious homes
in tho city. Construction will soon
start on the new Sigma Phi Epsilon
home, which, from the present plans
promises to be a credit to their chap
ter. The other chapters will remain in
their same locations for the coming
year.
The enrolment this year has been
unusually heavy as reflected in the
large list of pledges and affiliates to
the fraternities. The following are the
pledges and affiliates announced up
to date:
Phi Delta Theta-W. E. Conger, Ar
cadia, La; p C. Day, Atlanta: T. H.
Drake, Jr., Opelika; F. NJ. Duncan,
Douglasville, Va; A. Gilmore, Demop-
oils; r. J. Jennings. West Point, Ga. (;
b. T. Kirby, Newman, Ga; w. b. Pear
son, Demopolis; Z. j. Stallings, Cor
dele, Ga; John Thomas. Rembert r.
p. Thornton, Opelika; L. R. Wright,
Macon, Ca; P. T. Jones, Columbus,
Ga.
Alpha Tau Omega. D. Sanford.
New York; ]. Mckee Goul, Boligee; A.
r. Callen, Selma; Son Coleman, York;
w. Woodson. Oakman j. G. Maury
Mobile; C. T. Tucker Mobile.
Kappa Alpha (Southern)-R. P. Reb-
MAJ, Courtland; Sid Jones, Jr, Shelf
field; M. G. Crymes Greenville, S. c.;
II. G. Redding, Griffin, Ga; w. r.
Palmer, Columbus, Ga; d. d. Major,
Hattiesburg, Miss. C. NJ. johnson,
Jacksonville. Fla.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon-T. L. Bradley,
Birmingham; H. F. DeBardeleben, Biz
mingham; C. f. DeBardeleben, Biz
mingham; w. H. Kettig, Birmingham;
w. c. Mckee. Columbus. Ga; A. l.
Young, Columbus. Ga; H. H. Camp.
Talladega; G. p. Griggs, Durham, n.
c.; N. McLane, Pensacola, Fla. E.
w. Freeman, affiliate from University
of Florida.
Sigma Nu-G. w. Blackshear, Doth
an; r. M. Johnston. Birmingham; E.
nj. Wilson, Jacksonville, Fla; ]. G.
Young, Lagrange, Ga; Fl. T. Killings
worth, Fort Gaines. Ga; Stuart H.
Dent, Eufaula; C. H. Mccall, Mont
gomery; j. E. Johnson, Geneva N. d.
Spann, Dothan; c. H. Sparks, Iuka,
Miss.
Pi Kappa 'Alpha-W. r. Dove. BIZ
loxi, Miss; w E. Grimsley, Attmore;
G. M. HUMPHREYS, Bay Minette; G. B.
1Somp, Hattiesburg. Miss; w. E. Mi
ner, Lumberton. Miss; w. G. Murdoch,
Birmingham; r. L. Webb, Cordele, Ga
Kappa Sigma-N. w. Cation, River
rails; j. &. Chapman, Geneva: j. 3.
DeRamus. Verbena; w. S. Halsey, Tus-
cumbia; f. w. Harvey, Montgomery;
A. O. Riser, Birmingham O. FL
Schultz, Birmingham; E. H. Todd. Bir-
ming CHAM; II. d. Williamson, affiliate
from Davidson college
Sigma Phi Epsilon-L Ard, Geneva;
H. c. Abbott, Birmingham; T. H. Bur-
ton, oxford; II. L. Childs Hartford;
Charles Grey, Jasper; B. Mobiles. Pen
sacola, Fla; j. A. Robbins, False
Lambda Chi Alpha-T. T. McLemorefi
birmingham; j. M. Fullan, Auburn; 4.
NJ. Brannon, Eufaula: A NJ. Dowell,
Birmingham; H. w. Chaddick, Chat
tanooga; j., T. Hurry, Birmingham; p.
w. Hall, Gadsden; L. T. Fullington,
Gadsden w. II. Hall, Montgomery; l..
b. Gladdish, Pulaski, Tenn; w T.
Ffckling, Macon. Ga; Roney Grasse,
Athens