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Zeta Beta Tau

"The Zeta Beta Tau National Fraternity prohibits drinking in chapter houses."

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Fraternities who have not furnished information on this subject are: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha
Tau Omega, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Phi (St. Elmo Hall), Phi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha.

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Dean Newman suggested to the Visitors that it would be most effective if a joint agreement
could be arrived at with the Interfraternity Council and he expressed the hope that negotiations might
continue.

The Visitors, after a mature consideration of the problem, concluded unanimously that it was
incumbent upon them to establish a code governing the operations of the fraternities. They expressed
the belief that the proposals of the Interfraternity Council were not suitable in that the hours for
entertainment would interfere with studying in the fraternity houses and further that the lack of chaperones
when young ladies were being entertained at late hours, was undesirable.

After consideration of the Interfraternity Council plan, the Board amended their rules to read
as follows:

(1) Fraternity houses shall be conducted in an orderly and gentlemanly manner.

(2) Women are to be entertained in living and recreation rooms only.

(3) No women shall be permitted in fraternity houses on Monday through Friday before 3:00 P.M.
nor after 8:00 P.M. under any circumstances.

(4) No women shall be permitted in fraternity houses on Saturday and Sunday before 11:00 A.M.
nor after 8:00 P.M. under any circumstances.

(5) With the proviso that on Friday and Saturday nights women shall be permitted in fraternity
houses until 1:00 A.M. if chaperones approved by the Dean of Students are present.

(6) The officers of each fraternity shall be held responsible for enforcing these rules.

It was understood that there would be no publication of the rules until they could be presented
to the Interfraternity Council by the President who was asked by the Visitors to thank the Council for
their suggestions.