Word: secret
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...editors of the Liber Brunensis, the publication of the secret societies, are preparing the annual installment of college jokes and "grinds." In addition to these there will be this year several new features which will make the book of interest to alumni as well as to undergraduates...
...monthly paper, The Beacon, and an annual, The Senior, are published by the students. There are six societies, two literary and four secret...
...secret societies which have organized chapters here are, the Alpha Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Theta Delta Chi and Kappa Gamma...
...formal renunciation of anti-secret society principles by the Delta Upsilon fraternity at the convention with the chapter at Brown University, the more recent unconditional repeal of the anti-fraternity laws by the authorities of Vanderbilt University, and the radical change in policy announced in the last number of the Occident, of the University of California, until now a rabid anti-fraternity organ, are significant indications of the general breaking up of the hostile spirit that prevailed against college secret societies in many quarters some ten years ago. The reasons for this gratifying change of opinion are, in part...
...expected to be elected members of one or the other of the societies last year, but were not, and were now ashamed to vote for their suppression. An important point gained by the society men was in securing a vote by roll call, as many who in secret ballot would have voted for the resolution did not dare to do so openly. After a stormy discussion of two hours, through which the society men protracted it, thereby tiring their opponents, the resolution was defeated by only a very small majority. Of the non-secret society men only 20 voted against...