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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1916
Page
1
Published weekly during the college year with a brief interruption in late January, the Barnard College student publication serves the Barnard academic community with campus notices and student notices circulated among the Barnard College students.
The college plans a May referendum on fraternities and revisits the Fraternity Investigation Committee conclusions from the Dean's 1913 report. Pro and con arguments address snobbishness race lines social barriers exclusion rushing pledge days secrecy and related disruptions.
The report notes investigation evidence suggesting fraternity scholarship among members has been weaker than non fraternity students over the past year. Fraternities provide congenial friendships, cross class bonds, and mentor alumnae, linking Barnard women with peers and other colleges while broadening social networks across cities and campuses.
A 1917 letter questions student council approvals for social clubs at Barnard. It argues that publishing member lists and chartering small groups burdens council and restricts Freshmen by Pan-Hellenic rules. The piece contrasts kindness with covert manipulation and warns of rushing as a separate evil.
The piece reflects on how Freshmen form friendships freely across classes while imagining strict written laws restricting interactions with certain undergraduates. It hints at an unseen social barrier that shapes comfort levels with upperclassmen and affects small, everyday encounters.
A formless junior group criticizes a proposed college charter for an ephemeral Freshman class society named The Leap Year Club. Its stated aims include getting a man regardless of consequences, inviting all single women to join, and the motto The end justifies the means. The article notes the group suggests another dance if the Student Council does not act.
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