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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
5
The Interfraternity Council approved new rush restrictions prohibiting freshmen from overnight stays meals or collective entertainment in fraternity houses during pre rushing and rush seasons. Additional measures limit invitations pledges to matriculated students only and set opening and closing times for rush activities with strict conduct rules for alumni and fraternities.
Walter Phillips, president of the sophomore class and vigilance head, read a code of rules to first-year men at a campus rally. The rat rules, annually drawn for freshmen, mark the first concerted effort to curb freshman behavior. The new discipline tool aims to keep freshmen within campus norms.
A Y W C A party for freshmen featured Mother Goose characters. Trumpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Little Jack Plorner appeared as guests while Al celebrated with songs and dancing before ice cream was served.
A list of freshman class rules outlines prohibited conduct and corresponding sanctions. Violations trigger a chain of summons to the vigilance committee and student senate. The code bans smoking in the cafeteria and on campus, crossing the lake without an upperclassman, entering the student shop during chapel, and wearing a rat cap or garters. It also prescribes addressing upperclassmen first, wearing a green ribbon, sitting on the chapel’s right, and obeying upperclassmen’s reasonable requests.
The article outlines a plan for a freshman initiation called Rat Day with compulsory participation. Details are not finalized, with anticipation that the big day and thorough preparations are forthcoming. freshmen may fear the events.
Professor Seay is elected as the new faculty advisor for the forensic council replacing Professor Handy who resigned last session. The council regrets the departure but aims for a strong forensic year with Seay's guidance.
Cooke becomes principal of Stuart High School in Stuart Virginia. The piece lists many former students now in teaching and coaching across Virginia including James Bailey Blanks in Hanover County J G Clark at William and Mary George Frecedley in the mountains John Glasgow in Fincastle and Caplan Reams coaching football at McGuire's in Greenville Also noted are Bill Roper coaching at TC High School and Harry Herman attending TC Williams Law School Jesse Davis assisting in Washington and others in religious and teaching roles.
National fraternities including Kappa Alpha Phi Nappa Sigma Theta Chi Lambda Chi Alpha Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Alpha anticipate a strong year on campus. Off campus houses are rented by Kappa Sigma and Pi Kappa Alpha while Phi Gamma Delta owns its own house. The Interfraternity Council governs the national bodies with one representative from each fraternity.
The Inter Fraternity Council sets penalties for violations of rushing rules. Chapters failing to comply face suspensions from pledging or initiating for five to twelve months. The president must summon a meeting before each rushing season to interpret the rules. Changes or proposed penalties remain on the table for two weeks.
In Louisville Clyde Atkins and Edward Pruden finish ministerial work while Emmett Robertson studies at Crozer Seminary. George Gay TIT and Channing Wilson matriculate at Johns Hopkins. Wong studies in China. Rieker in Chickasha Oklahoma John Crowder in Vienna and Siegmediy in Florida. Simcha Rabinowitz teaches in Brooklyn.
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