Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Grant Recognition
Organization New
Fraternity at Colby

An eighth fraternity was aooeo
to the roll of organizations at Colby
College yesterday by action Of the
Student Body of the college in
granting to the petitioning organt-
zation which has>adopted the name
of the Lancers Club, full recognition
as a fraternity with privileges enjoy
ed by the other seven chapters OF
national fraternities which are now
located at Colby.
The Lancers Club has been in ex-
istance about two years as an I'M
recognized organization and late IN
the fall of 1923 they petitioned to
the Student Council for recognition.
At that time. the Student Council or
the college voted against such action
and refused to grant such privileges
to the Lancers Club and also to an
other organization of student of He
brew faith in college which was
known as Gamma Phi Epsilon. The
Student Council stated that the stu
dent body of the college was not
large enough to warrant the admis-
sion of more fraternities on the
campus.
This action did not daunt the
members of the Lancers Club ana
after the spring recess. they again
petitioned to the Student Council for
complete recognition on the campus.
They successfully pointed out that
there was room for more organiza-
lions and that the college needed
more of them and finally won their
recognition as a local fraternity.
At a meeting of the Student Coun-
Gil held yesterday afternoon the
matter was voted upon and then a
letter sent by the president OF that
organization to the members of the
Lancers Club which read as fol-
lows:
Waterville. Me-. May Is, 1924.
The Lancers Club
Colby College
Waterville, Maine.
Gentlemen:
I take great pleasure in notifying
you that today the Student Council
of Colby College has granted you
full, formal, and unconditional rec
ognition as a fraternity. This entities
you to all the privileges enjoyed by
the recognized fraternities In Colby
College, including a seat on the Stu
dent Council of this college. am,
Cordially yours,
JOSEPH w. McGARRY
President of the Student Council OF
Colby College.
Witnesses-Winst r. Noble.
Ivan NJ Richardson, II. Forrest Col
by. A. w. Burckel, E. +. Mcleod.
Alfred X. Chapman. Everett G.
Marston, George 7. Nickerson, Ever
EFT J. Condor.
It is thought that the Club may
continue as a local organization I'M
til their numbers are such that they
may gain membership in some ma
tional fraternity of standing. At the
present time there are but eight men
who are members and they are:
Herbert Forrest Colby. '25. Of Bcs-
ton, Mass; Hiram Hall erie. 20, of
Rockland; Aldo John Fasce, 20 of
North Adams. Mass; Everett Joseph
Condor. '26 of Worcester, Mass. !;
Harry Burnham Thomas. '26 OF
Houlton; Henry Kalloch Allen, ~,
of Tenants Harbor; Leonard Rosie
Finnemore, ~ of Limestone and
Carl Harris Crummett ~ OF Wa
terville.
The chapters Of national frater-
mites which are now located at Col
by College are as follows: Delta
Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta,
Zeta Psi. Alpha Tau Omega. Delta
Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and
Alpha. There are approximately $50
fraternity men at Colby at the pres
ent time while the total number OF
men students as given in the college
catalogue stands at 334.