Cries of “beta double omicron beta zeta” erupted outside of Richardson House yesterday afternoon at 20 minutes past four.

This stemmed from what appeared to be mathematically-inclined individuals holding their calculators aloft. Campus authorities were unavailable for comment.

This seems to have been an organized protest, as many individuals in the crowd were adorned with the type of glasses associated with New Year’s Eve in which the number of the upcoming year frames the wearer’s eyes.

All of the spectacles spotted in the mass of students, however, were from the past decade, and had the two zeroes outlined in paint with a dot painted upon the lenses in the center. The unusual variation of paint colors chosen, ranging from light tan to dark brown, were originally considered to be representative of the pupil of an eyeball.

Tufts officials have not yet found a connection between the oddly-timed holiday paraphernalia and the chanting of Greek letters.

The Tufts Zamboni, while investigating the incident on their own, discovered that the mantra can be shortened to “βοοβΖ,” an acronym that, as of yet, has not provided any leads, but may be of interest to many in the police department.

This is only one of five protests involving the Greek alphabet in the recent past, which have explicitly indicated the desire of students of the university to raise the percentage of undergraduates involved in Greek life from the current 24% to a more substantial 69%

Demonstrations in October in favor of establishing a chapter of Theta Nu Theta at Tufts have been met with approval among the student population.

However, President Monaco has publicly expressed doubt regarding building more Greek houses, especially because the proposed TNT house has been previously known to be the site of noise complaints.

Likewise, the proposal for a Delta Iota Kappa chapter were turned down, mainly due to the stiff, traditional background of the national organization.

On the other hand, the suggestion for a Kappa Omicron Kappa sorority, which would function as a yoga studio during the day and a masseuse school on weekend evenings, has been met with approval thus far.

No background was able to be found about the Alpha Masta Beta organization, however, after the widely-publicized orgynization of students in November outside of the Arts Haus.