1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

446 THE SCROLL.The rules governing fraternities at the University .of Mississippiare as follows: No fraternity is allowed to solicit,pledge or initiate a student until eight weeks after his matriculation.This, rule has been amended to the effect that nofraternity is allowed to vote on a student's name untileight weeks after his matriculation. The fraternities arecompelled to hold their meetings on the campus and can notmeet oftener than once in two weeks, four extra meetings ayear being allowed with the faculty's permission. The punishmentfor any breach of these' rules is in the discretion ofthe faculty.While the rules restricting meetings to the campus andlimiting them to one in a fortnight are hardships, we heartilyapprove the rule preventing the electionor bidding of studentsuntil eight weeks after their matriculation. It would be well,we think, if such a rule were enforced at every instit\ition, forit would prevent fraternities from making serious mistakes inthe general scramble for new men at the beginning of eachsession. At some colleges the fraternities have agreed amongthemselves to refrain from spiking for a certain time, butseveral violations of such inter-fraternity agreements havebeen reported. For information regarding recent events inMississippi we are indebted to Bro. W. A. Henry, Jr., presidentof Mississippi Alpha; Bro. G. L. Ray, president of Etaprovince; Bro. D. S. McCool, of Canton, Miss., and Bro.W. S. Slack, of New Orleans, La.FIJIS KISS THE PIG'S SNOUT,Everybody who knows much of B © II knows that whenthe Betas have a feast they call it a "dorg." According toaccounts in the Beta Theta Pi, the festal board is frequentlygraced with an image of a dog, and one of the most popularsongs with Betas alludes to the joy which they feel when theycarve dat canine—carve him to de heart." * P A now has"a Fiji pig feast," and we are told that the idea originatedwith the late Frank Norris, the novelist, a member of theCalifornia chapter. The Phi Gamma Delta for February'contains accounts of several such banquets, from which welearn that when Fijis partake of a pig the feasfis accompaniedwith beautiful ceremonies—impressive services they mightalmost be called. In honor of Wilmer Christian, M. D.,national treasurer of 4> P A, the Denison chapter gave "its