TUESDAY, AUGUST 3d, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE ELEVEN TU2ESPAY, AUGUST 30, 196S TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY " a vu a/ul/ Ll F TRADITION: Honorary Societies; From Mortar to Martyr .. . . . ....:. .... . . : ... .... ...... .a ... . Each year, less than one-hun- dred male campus heroes crawl through the mud half undressed, then strut through campus ad then strut through campus adorned in multi-colored paint and brick dust. No, they are not practicing to be totem poles or unuderwater fighters; but rather they are "men of honor." This is part of a campus ritual known as initiation into Univer- sity honoraries. A neophyte is tapped for the organization by the old members in a night-time raid. The honored individual generally finds himself pryed from his bed echambers, immersed with water and brick dust and told of his se- lection. Public initiations then fol-. low on the Diag, where the chosen people undergo tests of virility to prove their worthiness and self- dedication to the group. Women's honoraries are more sedate; they make traditional noc- turnal journies serenading their new members in the glow of candlelight. Most of the honorary societies are strictly local in origin. Circle Circle, formed in 1957, strives to recognize leadership, service and citizenship in the residence these areas. Four years ago the group, spon- sored by Assembly Association, put on an art show to display the works of independent women. This has become a tradition ever since. Druids Outstanding senior men in ev- ery school (except engineering) are eligible for Druids, which chooses its initiates for achieve- ments in athletics and activities. "Saplings" (those tapped) be- come mighty trees through plenty of water and green dust. Duck- citing Joyce Kilmer's "Trees" is also a traditional branch of the ceremony. New members are given tree names which are announced pub- licly at initiation. Druids is named P after the forest priests of old England and was founded in 1909. Hectorans Hectorians, founded in 1953 rec- ognizes and honors outstanding fraternity men and meets to dis- cuss fraternity problems. Members are chosen from the fraternity presidents, Interfratern- ity Council officers and Fraternity Buyers' Association. Michigamua The tribe of Michigamua is an all-campus senior men's honorary for excellence in activities and ath- letics. Members dress for "Rope Day" (initiation day) in Indian costumes and tuyn the chosen palefaces into young braves by an ordeal which takes the selected ones on a duck-walk journey "sev- en flights up and seven flights down the Michigan Union. Initiates are doused with brick dust and water andsare givense- cret names revealed only at the end of year at the next rope day. Founded in 1901 to serve the University, Michigamua is the oldest existent campus honorary. Mortarboard The national senior women's honorary society, Mortarboard is the first of the women's groups to tap in the spring. Members chosen for service, leadership and scholarship must have a 3 0 average. The girls tap at midnight clad in caps and gowns, singing their song, "Thy Ideals." New members wear mor- tarboards the next day. The University chapter, Pi Sig- ma Alpha, was one of the four founding chapters in 1918. There are now 95. Quadrants The Quadrants is the honorary of the quadrangles. Having chap- ters ineach quad, the groups rec- ognize leadership in the house and quadrangle affairs. Scabbard and Blade Participants in either of three ROTC programs are selected on the basis of leadership, patriot- ism, efficiency, loyalty and honor for Scabbard and Blade. Initiates are tapped in the star- light with sabers and during the trial period must guard the lions and defend the scabbard and blade in front of the flagpole. The group's purpose is to raise the standards of military educa- tion and spread information on military and service careers. Scroll Another local organization, Scroll honors senior affiliated women for leadership, character and loyalty. Its purpose is to promote co- operation between alumnae and students and to further interest in campus activities. Senior Society Senior Society recognizes inde- pendent women with high schol- astic averages who have actively served the campus. During the initiation ceremony, each member's name is added to a long ribbon with the names of all members since the organization's founding. Sphinx Red brick dust and water trans- forms the neophytes into Egyp- tians and then the initiates must crawl on their stomachs looking for the River Nile (otherwise known as the League fountain). They must prove their worth by a final dip in that body of water. Members are given secret Egyptian names. Triangles Triangles, for junior engineers, is also designed to recognize campus. Initiates are abducted in achievement and to servethe the night and must find their way back to campus from an iso- lated part of the country. The public initiation features such stunts as a human pyramid'and scrubbing the Engineering Arch with a toothbrush. Vulcans The only mortal acceptable in the eyes of the god Vulcan is a senior engineer who has served the University in activities or ath- letics. Neophytes are abducted in the night and taken out of town to find their way back to campus. Then they undergo a public initiation by blacking themselves with oil, chaining themselves to each other and carrying torches through the underground steam tunnels. Each member is given a mythological name of a god. The society, formed in 1904, works to serve the engineering college and the University as a whole. 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