1913 Photograph of 3 Young Men, each with a Ribbon; only one IDed is G. R. Willis

Photograph of 3 young men, presumably in college, and all with a special ribbon, with only one identification on the the reverse: G. R. Willis, November 19, 1913.  

No studio imprint to give a clue to locale.

If you have a theory as to the identification of G. R. Willis and his friends, who may have been college students in the Class of 1913, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.