Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-05-28 | Page 2 | U. Fraternity to Appeal $250 Fine for Initiation to School Regents

I U. U Fraternity to Appeal Fine I For Initiation to School Regents I T Faced aced with v a t 2 0 fine tIne Impo Imposed cd upon them by members of or tho the University Uni Uni- I cr lt of Utah I council for an allegedly illegal megal In In- of ot five tho students tho the Sigma Chi hi fraternity at nt the university on Tuesday took steps to o appeal its case to tho the board of regents at the next monthly tn meeting UnS' UnS George Gushing president of ot the Sigma Chi group stated that the fine ino was excessive In view of or the alleged offense and that he lie would seek a reduction Members of or other fraternities on the can l campus us Tuesday stated that the meeting of ot the coun- coun cn II at tt which the fine was Imposed was as not held in accordance with ho tho rules rule and regulations of the tea fra- inasmuch as 81 President George Geo Thomas imported several eral faculty members who it Is hi alleged In iii accordance with the Wishes wishes wishes' or of f the president Dr Thomas when informed that fraternities ties were ere preparing charges I the tho in In- In accusing him of padding council meeting with faculty members to override the student vote yote stated that he knew nothing about it I I merely Informed the council that I 1 had heard beard o of th the tho illegal tactics and asked that they take the matter Into consideration consideration consid consid- oration he said The matter was out o of my hands from then on Idid Idid i idid did not even cven appoint the investigation tion committee According to the tile committee composed o of Dr Fred Fred- crick J. J Pack rack Dr pr Herbert B. B Maw dean of or men mon and Paul Iverson I a student the tIle Sigma Chis Initiated five men on a R. Sunday while release rt re lease slips s from the tIle school recorders recorder's recorders recorder's record record- ers er's office were er not Ilot Issued until Monday onda The Sigma Chis Chi contend this a artion ar- ar that the they were Justified in tion because of the delay and negligence gence on the tho part pait o of members of the recorders recorder's office