THE FRATERNITY AGREEMENT

The latest development from the field of fraternity troubles is the ratification of a March season. March 29, the day before the Easter recess, has been agreed upon as the date on which fraternities may extend invitations ,to men who have entered College during the year 1912-13. Eight simple rules regulate all relations between fraternity men and freshmen. Fraternities are a forbidden topic of conversation. Entertainment in fraternity quarters is permissible. on certain designated evenings of the week. Invitations to join fraternities are to be extended on printed cards, and are to be accepted or rejected on the spot, thus doing away with all open "chinning." No man can be initiated into a fraternity who has not acquired at least twelve semester hours in his college work.

This agreement solves the problem for this year, but leaves it yet to be decided what the form of activities shall be another year. It is probable, however, that a similar agreement can be reached and carried out by the seventeen fraternities.