The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi- October-1917

THE ARROW

All manuserlpta should be addressed t o the Edi t or, Sarah PomeroJ·Run (M: re F A .> , 201 Oavia Ave , Droo kl i ne, M

Mlterial intended for publicat io n muat r e.ch the Editor 6'fc week. b efor e date of publ ic.l ion

THe A.lOw II published four times a year, in O ctober, Dearnber, March, .nd Jun e at 4 S0 to 4 S4 Ahnaip Street , Menuhl , Wi •. , by Ceorle DantR, officia l printer an d pUh l is her to the fraternity. Subscriplion price $1.00 per yeari 25 cenu for linl le COpies.

Enlered a l lttolld-cIIlS matter O('tober 20, 1909 •• t the po.tome. st 14enu.l1a , Wi•• , IInder lIle Act of Conare of ld.arc.h 3 , 18".

FRATERNITY DIRECfORY

FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY

Campbell Thrne Institute, Chue City, Va.

Libbie Brook Gaddis . ..........••. ..... . . 1009 S. Fifth St., Cbampaicn. III.

Ad. Bruen -Grie r . 16 N. Fremont St .• Bellevue. Pa.

Clara Brownlee- H ut chinson ••. . Mo nmouth , Ill.

Emma Brownlee·Kilgore .. .... .. .... . .. ... 201 W. Broadwar, Monmouth, Ill.

Fannie Whitenack-L ibby .......•.......... Route 3 North Yakima. Wash.

Rosa Moo re ...........•.

Jennie Nicol, M,D. (deceased).

Ina Smith·Soule .............• • 912 North L St., Ta com a, Wash.

Jennie H o rn e-Turnb ull .... 22:19 North S3rd St. . Wynnefield. Philadelphia. Pa.

Fannie Thomp "'o n (deceased).

Nancy Black·Wallace ........• • 1049 Court St ., Salem. Ore

GRAND COUNCIL

GRAND PRlSTD!N'T-May L Keller, Westhampton College. Ri chmond. Va.

GRANO VI CE'PRESIDENT-Nina Harri s Allen (Mrs. F. J .), 420 Lake St., Oah Park, Ill. ,

GRANO SECRETARY-Amy B. Onken, Chapin, Ill.

GRAND TREASURER-Anne Stuar t t Q06 0 Street, Lin coln, Neb

ARR OW EOIToJl.-Sarah P ome roy Rueg (Mrs. F A.). 201 Dub Ave • Brookline. Mass.

CHAIRMAN SETTLEM E NT SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Eluabf:th Cl arke H elmi ck (Mrs. Eli), 14 Park wood Ave., Charleston, S. C. clo Colo nel H elmi ck , In spector General, U. S Army.

HISTORIAN

Dais)" D avia Carney (Mrs. P. F.), 2504 Ema St., Berkeley, Cal.

CATALOGUER

Edith L . Carpenter, Gaild House, Peace Dale, R . T.

ALUMNA<:

EDITOR

Anna Robinson Nichrson (Mrs. David D ). 74 Rockland Ave ., Malden. Mus

PI BETA PHI RnUSl.NTATJ'" IN NAnON'AL PANHItLUN'IC CONe.all-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 402 Third St., Lewiston, Idaho. 0' NATI ONAL PANHELUNI C CONcuss- Mary C Lon Collins, X 0, Box 69, Denver, Colo

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES

ALPHA PROVINCE

PRESIDENT-Eva Burlingham, 158 Hawley St., N Y.

ONTAlIO ALPHA-Univenity of Toronto, Dorothy MacMill.an, 38a Spadin Rd.• Toronto, Ontario. Canada.

VI!UIOST ALPHA-Middlebury College, Miriam S. Kempton, Pearson's Hall, Middlebury, Vt.

VERMONT naTA-University of Vermont, Myrtle n. Rosc. Grassmonnt, Bur lingtoD, Vt.

MASSACHUS&TTS ALPHA-Boston University, Clara V. Sargent, 25 Lockwood St., Bradford, Mall.

N&w YORK ALPHA-Syrncuse University, Edna M. Cole, 80S Ostrom Ave" Syracu.e, N. Y.

NEW YOlK GAM iliA-St. Lawrence University, Frances E. Donahue, Pi Beta Phi Hou.e, Canton, N. Y.

BETA PROYINCE

PREsmENT-Marguerite Weller Hynson (Mrs. Richard), 2001 16tb St., N. W ., Washington, D. C.

!\1AR-YUHD ALPHA-Gou cher College, Katherine B. Hopper, 3708 Duvall Ave ., Forest Park, Baltimore. Md.

CoLUJ.fBIA ALPIIA-George Was hington University, Lasalia McCofTrey, 2024 G SI. N. W ., Washingloo, D C.

VIRGINIA ALPHA-Randolph - Macoo College, Muriel Nevin, Lynchburg, Va.

V'RCINIA BETA-Hollins College, Anne E. Montague, Hoilins, VB.

FLORJDA ALPHA-John B. Stetson University, Bernal)"n McBride, De Land, Flo.

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-Swarthmore College, Elizabeth G JaDes, Swarthmore Colle&e. Swarthmore, Pa.

PENNSYLVANIA BITA-Bucknell University, Elinor Hyatt, Women 's Co llege , Lewisburi. Pa., Box 205.

PCNNS\'LVANIA GAMMA-Dickinson College, Hel en Whitn er , Milzger Hall , Carlisle, Pa.

GAMMA PROVINCE

PR&SmKNT-Leah Stock, 27 Broad St., Hillsdale, Mich

OHIO AL PHA-Ohio University, Esther J o hnston, So W. Carpenter St., Athens, Ohio.

01110 BETA-Ohio Slate University. Jean Bigger. 124 W. 9th Ave., Columb u s, Ohio.

MICHIGAN AI.PKA-Hillsdale College. Edna Stoke, Pi Beta Phi Hoase, Hillsda.le, Mich.

MICHIGAN BCTA-University of Michigan, Dorothy Pierce, 324 E. JeffersoD St., Ano Arbor, Mich.

INDIANA ALPHA-Franklin College, Helen E Miller, Girls' Dormitory, Fra.nklin , Ind .

INDIANA BETA-University of Indianll, B. Louise Hervey, Pi Beta Phi House, Bloomington. Ind.

[NOlANA GAMMA-Butler College, Bertha Coughlen. E . 19th St .• Indian · apolis, Ind

DELTA PROVINCE

PUSIDENT-Esther Orr Spry (Mrs. Walter P.). 1633 Asbury Ave. , Evanston. III.

MINNESOTA ALPHA -University of Minnesota, Annas Kenkel, 2553 Aldricl: Ave., So. Minneapoli s, Minn.

WISCONSIN ALPKA-Univeraity of Wisconsin, Emily A. Kimball, 233 Lan,doll St., Madison, Wis.

11.l.JNOrl BETA-Lombard Colleee. Sara Bennett. Lombard Hall. Gale.bura. III.

ILUN (l1S DELTA-Knox Collea-e. Helen Ingraham, Whiting Hall. Galesburg, III.

ILUNOrs EPSILON-Northwestern University, Cecil Rigby, 1107 Dempster SL, Evanston, Ill.

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LLINOIS ZZTA-University of Illinois, Charlene Sargent, 807 Third St.. ChsmpaiiD, Ill.

ILLIN OIS ETA-James Millikin University, Margaret Cloyd, 242 South Water St ., Decatur, III .

EPSILON PROVIN CE

PRESIOINT-

IOWA ALPHA-IOWA We sley an College, Letha Greene, Mt. Pleasan t, Iow a.

IOWA BETA-Simpson College. Agnes Wright, Indianola, I owa.

IOWA GAMMATlowo State College, Mrs. Elizabeth McHenry, 129 Ash Ave., Ames, Iowa.

lOWA ZETA-Iowa State University, Et'n. Barr, Pi Beta Phi H o ase, Iowa City, I owa

NEBRASKA BITA-University of Nebraska, Susie Scott, 500 N. 16th St., Lincoln, Neb.

MISSO UR I ALPHA-University of Missouri, Marcell:.. E . Meyers, 500 Rollins St., Columbia, Mo.

MISSOURI BETA-Washington University, Louise Breeding, McMillan Hall, St. Louis, Mo.

MI SSOUR I GA.IMA-Drury College, Clara L. Ely, 426 E. Walnut St., Springfield, Mo.

KANSAS ALPKA-University of Kan sas , Lord Taylor, 1246 Mississippi Ave., Lawrence. Kan.

KANSAS DITA-Kansas State Agricultural College, Edith F. 1409 Fair· child Ave., Manhattan. Kan.

ARKANSAS ALPHA-University of Arkan sas , Lura Mas si ng:..le, 404 E. LaCa/· eUe Ave., Fayetteville. Ark.

LOUISIANA ALPHA-Newcomb Collea:e, Marguerite B. Ellis, 1222 Third St., New Orleans. La.

ZETA PROVINCE

PU StOENT"-Emily Maverick Miller (Mrs. E. T.), University StatioD, Austin, Te xas.

OKLAHO)(A ALPHA-Un ive rsity of Oklahoma, Theresa Gibson. Pi Deta Phi Hou se, Norman. Okla.

TEXAS ALPHA-University of Texas, Marg aret Sleeper, 2506 Whitis Ave.• Austin, Tex.

TEXA S BETA-Southern Methodist Uni\'ersity , Virginia Shumate, Th rnburg St., Dallas. Tell:.

\VY OliING ALPHA-University of Wyoming. Virginia Miller, 1229 13th St.. Larnmie, Wyo.

COLOlADO ALPHA-University of Colorado , Mildred DeLongcbamps, Boulder, Colo.

COLOlADO BETA-University of Denver, Katherine D. Schrader, 1275 Franklin St., Den ver. Colo.

ETA PROVINCI':

P:R.ESIDINT-Tl'easure Ellis McClymonds (Mrs. Vance). 4'4 Sunn},slope Ave ., Oakland. Cal.

ARlZONA ALPIIA-University of Arizona, Glady s Hodgson. 715 N. Park Ave .• Tucson, Aru. .

Cu.fFOI:NIA ALPHA-Leland !Ilnford, Jr., UnivcNity, Catherine WUlIlUDs, Pi Beta Pbi House , Stanford University, Cal.

CALIPOItNIA BITA-University of California. Marruerite Eastwood. 706 Man · dana Blvd., Oakland, Cal.

CALiFOaNIA CAMMA-University o f South ern California, Elitabrth Snyder, 3:1t S. Union Ave., Los Angeles, Cnl.

NaVADA ALpHA-University of Nevada. Faith Maris, Manunita Hall, Reno, Nu·

OR&GON' ALI'HA-University of Oregon, Louise Wilson, 877 11th An. E Eugene. Ore.

OUGON BETA-Oregon State College, Rae Partin, Pi Beta Phi House, Cor · vallis. Ore.

WASHINGTON" ALPHA-University of Washington, Ruth H. Kerr, 4S3S I8tb Ave. N. E., Seattle, Wash.

WASHINGTON BETA-Washington State College, Flossie Miller, j04 Campu"! Ave., Pullman, Wash.

STANDING COMMTTIFFS

C01UliTTEE ON EXTENSION-Emmeline Carter Sherman (Mrs. E . C.), 2002 El Cerrito Pla ce Hollywood, Cal.; Ed ith Valet, 3:1 Marion Ave., Pali sa de , N. J. ; Mary de Carmo, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ca.

Co)UU'M'EE ON ScHOLARSUlP-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 40:1 Third St., Lewiston, Id aho ; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs. J. T.), 84 Castleton Ave., Akron, Ohio; Edilh Gordon, 467 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Canada; Bessie Tucker Gislason (Mrs. H. B.), 217 Harvard St. S. E., Minn eapolis, Minn.; Dr. Grace Hebard, University Library, Laramie, Wyo.

COlfMITTEE ON CHAPERONs-Effie Patch, Pi Beta Phi I rouse, Iowa City, Iowa; Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo.; Roberta Campbell Bowen (Mrs. Ralph), 801 Ostrom Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.

COMMITTEE ON FRATERNITY EXAMINATIONs-Nellie B. Walbank, 413 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasan t, Iowa; Mildred Poley (Mrs. C. \Y.). 1020 lSth St.. Boulder, Colo.; Edith Bilker, 47 Irving St., Cambridge, Mass.; Oem a Hurshbarger, 1564 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Ill.; Marie Hammond, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; Grnce Han cher D«k (Mrs. Burton), 234 N. 19th St., Portland, Ore.; Harriet Wil mon t Caldwell (Mrs. Wallace E.), :3226 Loring Place, Ne\" York City; Mrs. Thede T. Job, 208 Fairchild St., Iowa City, Iowa.

COl[M[TTU ON UNDERGRADUATE LOA); FUNo--Miidred Babcock (Mrs. H. L.), Dedham. Mas s. ; Elmina Wilson, 124 E. 27th St., New York, N . Y.; Jennie L} Rowell, 83 Hunaer(ord St., nuriini,tIOn, Vt.; Anne Stuart, 1906 o St.• Lin coln, Neb ., ex ojji(io.

COMMITTEE ON SE1TLUIENf ScHOOL-Elizabeth Clark Helmick (Mrs. Eli A ), clo Colonel Helmick, Inspector General U. S. Army, 14 Parkwood Ave., Charleston. S. C., ch=:.innan and treasurer; Nina Harris Allen (Mrs. F. J.), 420 Lake St., Oak Park, IlL; Jennie B. Allyn, 296 MassachusettA Ave., Arlington, Mass.; Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. No.2, Adamsville. Ala.; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs. Jame s) 266 Cordon Drive, Arkon, Ohio; Mildred Steele DDyie (Mrs. F. A .), 1404 Main St., Galesburg, Ill.; Mary Phillippi. 2310 CalHornia St., Omaha, Lena May Harper Trott (Mrs . A. B.), 4101 E. 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo.; Leda Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs. H. B.), 434 35th Ave ., Seattle, Wash.; Anne Stuart, C)06 0 St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio. CO),UUTTEE ON P"OFESSIO/'\AL GU1DASCE-Central Bureau, New York City; Ch3irman. Alleyne Archiba.ld. 70 Fifth Avenue; Mrs. Burdette Lewis, Bronxville, N. Y.; Miss Aida Wilson, 124 E. 27th St., New York; Mrs. Berton Maxfleld. 30S8 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Horace M&D.D Snyder, 530 Riverside Drive. New York City.

CoXMITTU ON Anow Conger, 381 N. Prairie St., Galesbura, 11! .; Ill .; Edith L. Carpenter, Peace Dale, R. 1.

CoWMITTU ON FELLOWSHIP FUND--Sophie Parsons Woodman, 561 West 186th 51 ., New York, N. Y.; Adelaide Rothert. 141 6 Grove Ave .• Richmond. Va. ; Marie Gates, 533 Cherry St., Springfield. Mo.; Lois Wilkinson-Christian (Mrs. Palmer), 1138 E. 44th St ., Chicago, JII.; Merle Kissick. Colorado Teachers' College, Greeley, Colo.; Zein Mecklem, 706 Campus Ave , Pull · man, W ash.; Anne Stuart, 1906 D St ., Lincoln , Neb., u officio.

CHA 1UIAN BUREAU OF PRINTING--Snrah Pomeroy-Rugg (Mrs. F. A .), 201 Davi s A ve ., Brookline. Mass.

CUSTODIAN OF THE PIN-Q ueene Snow Cox (Mrs. Henry), 3320 Dewey Ave ., Omaha, Neb.

FACULTY

OF SETTLEMENT SC H OOL

19 17- 18

No rman R. Prickett, in charge Manual Training, Athlet ics and Indu strial Sal es , Principal of Schoo l ; Ruth Meacham, Illinois Delta, Advanced Grades, Music, Lib r arian; Emily Burt on , Kindergarten and Primary Grades, House Manager i Estella M. Prickett (Mrs. Norman R.). Sewing, Cooking and Cirlll' In dustrial Work, in charge of Settlement Work among W omen and Children; and Marjorie Jacks on , Wisc onsi n Alpha, Intermediate Grades, Seeretary of the School. all address Gatlinburg, Tennessee

ALUMNA;: DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

S.lcarrARY FOR THE ALUWHAt AND GRAND VICI -PR UIDJ.NT-Nioa Harri. Allen (Mrs. F. J.), 4J:O Lake St., Oale Park. III.

ALUWNAt EDITO&-ADD& Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. D. D.), 74 Rockland An., Malden, Mus.

ALPHA PROVINCE

Jennie B. Allyn, 286 Massachusetts Ave ., Arlington, Mas s. BoSTON, MASs.-Bertha A. Carr. ISo Longwood Ave., Boston, Mats BU"ALO, N. Y.-Leila Soule-Bitting (Mrs. Geo. L.) , 535 Norwood Av e. BURUNCTON. VT.-JeDoie Rowell, 83 Hungerford St. NORTHERN' NEW YORK-Dorothy Cleaveland, Canton. N. Y. N&w YORK, N. Y.-Lavinia Cunningbam-Cook (Mrs Frank), 49 Mil es Squ&n Rd., Yonkers , N. V. SYJ.ACUSII:, N. Y.-Marion N. Howell (Mrs. L. A.), 622 Park Ave., Syracuse . N. Y.

ROCHItSTEI, N. Y.-Isabelle Moore. 175 Rugby Ave TORONTO. CANADA-Eardly Green, 124 Bloor St. W. W&ITE RN' MAS SACHUSITTS ALUMNA!:-Amy L. Wallon, 107 Sherman 8t .• Springfield, Mu s.

BETA PROVINCE

VICI·P1I.ESID!NT-Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. 2, Adamsville, Ala. BALTIMORE, MD .-Hester Hei ne, 140<) W. Lombard . CARLISLE, PA .- Hazel Kisner, W . Louther St. PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Florence Miller, 1533 N. 8th St. PITTSBURGH, PA.-Helen B. C l a rk, 5407 Friendship Ave. RI CHMOND, VA .-Adelaide Rothert, 141 6 Grove Av e WASHINGTON, D C.-Dorothy Smallwood Geare (Mrs. Reginald), 5 Leland St Chevey Chase, Md.

GAMMA PROVINCE

VICE·PRESIDENT-Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs. James T.), 84 Caslleton Ave Akron, Ohio.

ANN ARBOR, MI CH.-Janet McDon ald Chipman (Mrs. D. C.), R 6 Hopedale Ann Arbor.

ATHINS, Reah W ood (Mrs. Jam es), 34 W ashington St. CLEVELAND, Omo-Cladys Cole, 7315 Franklin Ave., Ph one, Edgewater 2793 J . COLUMBUS, Scott, 1986 Summit 51.

DETROIT, MICII.-Margaret Spier Miller (Mrs. Leslie), 568 Waterman 5t. FRANKLIN', IND.-Frances M. Dean. HILLSDALE, MI CH.-Myrta Kempf. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Myra Wats on· Beel er (Mrs. R. C.), 3120 College Ave. OHIO GAMMA ALUMNA!: CLUB-EII"n F. Boyer, 437 S. Poplar St., Bucyrus Ohio.

TOLlDO. Browning. 3125 Map lewood Ave. SoUTHWESTERN IND .- Marie West, 501 Washington Ave., Evansville, Inci .

DELTA PROVINCE

VIU-P1I.ESIDINT-Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A. ). 140 4 Main St., Galesburg. III. CAUnAGE,' ILL.-Mrs. Ellen Ferri s Scofield, 50:1 Locust St. CHICAGO, hL .-Ca rri e Flager Schantr. (Mrs. O. M .), 5315 W . 24th $t .. Cicero. Ill.

CIN'TItAL, ILL.-Marjorie Spaulding, 614 Park Ave., Champaign, Ill.

DICA TUR, hL .- Irene Hamman, 35 Cobb Ave. Fox RIVER VALLET, lLL.-Vera Mills Hatger (Mrs. Edmund H.), Dundee, 111. GALESBURG. ILL.-R uth McClelland. 656 N_ Prairie. MADISON. Wis .- Helen Kayser. 802 E. Gorham 5t. MINNEAPOLIS AND Sr. PAUL. MINN.-Lillian Mc Laughlin Krongel (Mu. W. J.), IS W . :l3nd St. S .. Minneapolil.

llOlf)(OOTI'I

CLu8-M"yrcUa JOustOD Thoma. (Mra. ) . N.), JOG E . Archer St. PaoalA, ILL.-Genevieve Alvord, 2826 Madi.on Ave. SPRJHCnnO, ILL.-Virginia Hsrrison Bowyer. 905 S. 6th Sl

SoUTH DAKOTA ALUMNA!:-Heleo Dayton Mak (Mu. Leo), 7U W. 16th St. , Sioux Falls, S. O

EPSILON PROVIN CE

VICE-PRESIDENT-Mary Phillippi, Californin St., Omaha, Neb. AMES, I OW A-Lo ui se Ahlbrecht-Eichling (Mrs. H. L.).

BURLINGTON, I OWA-}usie M. Thomas, 109 Woo d l awn Ave. CEDAR RAPIDS, I('IWA-Emma Forsythe. DES M OINES, IowA-Anna Ross Clarke (Mrs. C. H.), 1510 9th St. FAYE TTEVILLE, ARK.-Mildred Cregg, 129 E Dickson 51. INDIAN OL A, IOWA-Anita Blohm·Latta (Mrs. L M .).

IOWA CITY, IOWA-El o ui se Kes sl er-O'Brien (Mrs. Ceo. J.). 321 E. Church St . KANSAS CITY, MO.-C onstance Fennell. 931 Cleveland Ave. LAWRENCE, KA N.-E. Helen Pendleton, 1002 Tenn. St. LIN COLN, Nu.-Mary Spalding, 2221 Sheridan Blvd. MANHATTAN , KAN.-Ednn Hood Lantz (Mrs. Chas.) , 830 H ous t on St. MT. PLIASANT, IOW A-Mi ri am Young Melcher (Mrs. Knl), 207 N Adam. St OMAHA, NEB., AND COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA-Helen Price-Thomas (Mrs. Clay), S020 Ni c holas St., Omaha. OTTUMWA, I OWA-Olive F. Nimocks. 724 N. Court St. ST. JOSEPH, MO.-Charlotte Allen, Z810 Shermnn Ave. SPRINGFIELD. Mo.-Mary Criss, 812 Benton Ave. ST. LoUIS, Mo.-Sallie ue Sp:uks, 5431 Bartmer Ave. SIOUX CITY, IOwA-Helen Struble, 2508 Jackson St TOPEKA, KAN.-Frederica Bullene·Woodward (Mrs. Chester), 834 Buchanan St.

ZETA

PROVINCE VICE·PUSIDINT-Lena Harper Tr ott (Mrs. A. B.), 41 0 1 E. 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo.

AROM ORI. OKLA.-Antoinette Cobb Fort (Mrs. Wm. D.), 519 N W. 0 St. AUSTIN, TEX.-Melita Faust ·Gaeth (Mrs. Ralph C.) Enfield, Austin. COLO.-Dorothy Chittend en, 1605 Hillside Road . CASPAR, Wvo -Ethel McGrath ·Covert (Mrs . Pitt , Jr ), Apt. F, Ideal Apts. CO I ORADO SPRINGs-Elizabeth D av i son, 224 E. Yampa St., Colorado Springs

DALLAS, TEX.-E d ith Daniel D yer (M rs. Arthur) , 2208 McKinney Ave. DENVER , COLo -Margurile W a lker· Bishop (Mrs. W. C.), 1925 E. 23rd Av e. HOUSTON, TEX.-Na omi Peacock Cosby (Mrs. R odman), 2308 Genesee Ave Wyo.-Margaret Mulli son. 721 S. 8th St. PUEHLO, COLO.-Lolita Snell·Prouty (Mrs. F. H .), 2136 Cedar SI. WA CO, Tn .- Monette Colgin·Hanna (Mrs. M .), 1<)0:3 Austin St.

ETA PROVINCE VrcE-PRESIDEN1'--Leda. Pinkham Wilbur (Mu. H. B.), 434 35th Ave. , Seattle. W as h

EASTERN MONTANA-G raee Bailey, 120 N. 30th St .• Apt. 3, Billings, Mont. Los A NCELES. CAL.-Frances Loftas·Ball (Mu. E. E.), 29 N. Vendome. NEVADA-Lola Han na. Manzanita Hall. Reno. CALIFORNIA-Ruby Roberts Richardson (Mrs. Stanley), 54 Tunnel Road. Berkeley. P ORTLAND. Ou.-Gertrude Blaekmn, 438 E 52nd St PI BETA PHI R1CISTu-Hotel Portland. SAN DIEGO, CAL.-Ethel Van Cite, 540 E. Laurel St. SIATTI.I:. WA SK.-(PUG ET SOUND CI ua) -Marion Spelger, Box 1348 SPOK.ANI, WAsK .-Abbie Forster Ohme (Mrs F. H.), S 211 Po.t St.

Pi Beta Phi Maguine Sub scription Agency. Fo,. /"/0""'01",,. address: Blaneh e G. Reisi.rtpr. 235 E. Lafayette A"e.• Baltimore, Md.

The PI Beta Phi Calendar tor 1917 (eee ill!ide COYer page) hu been compiled with great care. Please use it. Read it carefully, find out what dates app l y to your work and then be prompt in the performance of your duties .

Every effort is ma d e to k t:C!p our Dir ec t o ry up to date . If you notice a mistake in name o r address , the Editor will welcome the correctio n .

Notice the list of publi ca t ions o f Pi Beta Phi on the inside back cover.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERSI

When making a change of address plcas e fill out this slip, detach and mail to the Alumna! E di to r, Mrs . David D . Nickerson, 74 Rock· land Ave., Malden, Mass

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New address. (Please indicate f or the benefit of the cataloguer whether PERMAN EN T o r TEMP O RARY ).

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Will bridu please add to tbe above for announcement in THI Anow. date of _edelia" hwband', Dame, Alma Mater, clus. and boliDe .. ,

"THE PAN HELLENIC CREED

WE, THE fraternity undergraduate members, stand for good scholarship, for the guardians of good health, for whole-hearted cooperation with our college's ideals for student life, for the maintenance of fine social standards, and the serving, to the best of our ability, of our college community. Good college as a preparation for good citizenship in the larger world of alumnae days is the ideal that shall guide our chapter activities.

We, the fraternity alumnae me1nbers, stand for an active, sympathetic interest in the life of (JUr undergraduate sisters, for the loyal support of the ideals (JUr Alma Mater, for the encouragement of high scholarship, for the maintenance of healthfltl physical condition in the chapter-house and dormitory and for using our influence to further th e best standards for the education of the young women of America. Loyal service to chapter, college, and community is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.

We, the fraternity officers, stand for loyal and earnest work for the realization of these fraternity standards. Cooperation for the 1naintenance of fraternity life in harmony with its best possibilities is the ideal that shaU guide O1tr fraternity activit'ies.

JVe, the fraternity women of America, stand fOT preparation for service through character building inspired in the close contact and deep friendship of fraternity life. To us fmternity life is not the en.ioyment of special privileges but an opportunity to prepare for wide and wise human service.

·The above was p rep ared an d s ubmitt e d b y th e Ed ito r s' Conference at the National Panhdlcnic Congress wi th the 'recommendati o n tbat i t be publdhcd &nnually by uch fratcnuty .

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VOLUME XXXIV OCTOBER, 19 1 J NUMBER

A WORD OF WAR:\,lNG

The contents of this number arc of an intimate nature and sho uld be regarded in the nature of family sec r ets. In order to secure privacy, all subscribers who canno t keep this number a\\ay from the public are asked to destroy it as soon as read but provision should be made to keep several copies in a safe place for r efe ren ce when needed in each active chapter and alumnre club. This is neetssary because at least five questions tTl Ihe next fra/unity examina tion will be based upon the information given in tltis number. }"or this reason several copies should be kept in the archives of each chapter but they should never be read out.;:ide of the chapter-room and should not be allowed in public r ooms of any kind, eithe r in dormitory or chapter-house. Every word printed in this number is of interest to every Pi Beta Phi and all are urged to read carefully bu t the al/mtion of cor r espondi'tg secretaries alli! otller officers is .called especially to the announcements and instructions found on 65-72

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GRAND PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

As this message goes to press I am writing of our three newest chapters to which class also Hollins belongs as it was installed on June 1 of this year.

Since it has been decided to postpone convention on account of war conditions, the Council deemed it advisable that every chapter should be visited by a Grand Officer before next summer. In pursuance of this policy Mrs. Allen and I were sent to the Pa cific Coast to hold reunions in Eta Province and to visit as many alumn::e clubs and members of active chapters as possible . A description of this trip will be found elsewhere, but the spirit of enthusiasm and cooperation was everywhere so manifest that I feel called upon to mention it. The girls of all the chapters on the coast from Seattle to Stanford supported us loyally and entertained us royally, as did also the alumnre clubs everywhere, and o n a six weeks' trip, twentyone nights of which were spent on the train, not one unpleasant incident or one unkind word marred the true Pi Phi spirit, which we found everywhere. This is our own private number, so I may say in secret without boasting that I am pro uder than ever of Pi Phi after this visit, because I believe she stands for the t rue values in life and the things that are worth while.

The Council meeting is set for Octobe r immediately preceding the National Panhellenic Conference, which is to be held in Chicago, and at that time a definite deci sio n will be rea ched as to what part we will take as a fraternity in war relief. I also take this opportunity once more to urge the chapter girls to remember the present world stress, and to make a part of their contribution to the war , economy in chapter expenses, i. e., doing away with elaborate entertainments and extravagant clothes. For the alumnre, conservation in household matters will be their largest contrib ut ion. Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard , of the University of Wyoming , has been given leave of absence to lecture over th e count r y on the wisdom and necessity of the clean plate , and the Pi Phi gi rls can help in this as well as in numerous other ways.

The Scholarship Committee reports co ntinued improvemen t along the scholarship line, with some of o ur best chapters, however, still lagging. Let us make th is the banner year in scholarship and put Pi Phl at the head beyo nd any question in scholarshlp .

The report of the Loan Fund Committee shows that many girls are being yearly aided by means of this fund.

The Fellowship Committee reports progress toward a permanent Endowment Fund, having now $789.66 to its credit. This year the fellowship was divided between Lucil le Cravens, Illinois D, and Esther Bigger, Ohio B, the applicants being so nearly equal in qualifications, recommendations, etc" that the Council felt unable and unwilling to decide between them. One will pursue work toward the Doctor's Degree at the University of Missouri , the other at Columbia University, New York.

The Settlement School is progressing, the cottages are erected, and the Prickett s are back again doing their utmost for the school. Mrs. Helmick seems encouraged over the outlook for the year, but interested as she is in war, v,.'ar relief, Red Cross, etc., urges and warns us no t to forget that school funds must be forthcoming and that contributions are necessary from us all for running expenses. The report appears elsewhere and says plainly, don't forget the school this year.

The Council feels that this year a special effort should be made to strengthen ourselves internally. Intensive work by all officers, clubs, and chapters will be necessary, so that next year when we hope to hold our postponed convention, our fiftieth anniversary celebration will show the fraternity at the highest stage of efficiency possible to be reached.

With greetings to all the chapters and alumn", clubs and to the Pi Phis recently visited, with best wishes for a successful year.

Very sincerely yours.

MAY L. KELLER.

GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO ALUMNlE

Dear A iumnlZ Members :

To meet all of you personally and talk over our fraternity work together, as the Grand President and Grand Vice-president were privileged to do this summer with chapters and clubs along the Pacific Coast, would be much more enjoyable and satisfactory than this means of communication. In a measure this may be brought about, as tWo trip was only the beginning of plans now being made {or a

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visit by a member of Grand CouDcil, in so far as possible the coming year, to every chapter and club.

Out of the reconstruction period after a great civil war our fraternity was born fifty years ago and the need which was felt then for mutual cooperation and helpfulness both for our members and others is doubly felt today as we face different but none the less trying conditions brought about by the great world war.

Let us hold so far as practicable to our usual routine of work in the fraternity as we are co un seled to do in othe r phases of life. Red Cross work will be done by all of us through ch ur ch societies, clubs, etc. If it seems advisable to do war relief work as a Pi Phi club , as many aTe doing, why not do it in addition to, rather than instead of your regular n ormal lines of fraternity work?

There is much to do ! Now, if ever, must we prove the meaning of our letters and the value of our friendships. Many of our members have married into the army and '11avy, and many others have recently sent their husbands, brothers, and dear friends at the call o f their country to training camps and across the water to foreign lands. Cl u bs cou ld welI make a special effort this year to hunt up lonely Pi Phis and cheer them up a bit. Even a note aT a telephon e ca ll will help to bring new thoughts and intere s t.

The chapte r s will need the help of their own alumnre and the nearest club this year as they return to depleted colIeges. They will need encouragement, coun sel, and financial backing to safely meet and conquer the new problems which will come.

Many of ou r chapters and clubs are situated near the great training camps where much can be done in a concrete way to assist the various organizations to maintain the high standards we crave fo r our young men.

The Settlement Schoo l , our own particular alumnre responsibility, n eeds your regular contributions to running expenses. This year we are endeavoring to cut expenses to a minimum but in orde r that the work which we builded fOT the future may survive these trying times it is absolutely essential that we each do our share toward its support.

Our state or sectional plan of organization for clubs is workin g out slowly but surely. Out of twenty clubs organized since last ca n · vention, <ight are of this character. It has been suggested that someone be appointed in each state where there is no chartered club

REPORT OF THE GRAND TREASURER

Rtal/IS: Chapter dues

Catalogue

Iiislory

Finel

Balance July I, 19 16

Ez,,"dituru: Salaries

Balance July 31, 19 17

Reailts: Alumnae Fund

Balance July 1. 1916

Expenditures:

FUND

Balance Jul,. 31, 1911

LOAN FUND

Rlui;ls:

EMERGENCY FUND

Chapter ducs ..................... . Balance July I , 1916 . ...•.....

Ezle"di/wrll : ARROW :Fund

Balance July 31, 1917

Rtuipts:

$' ,6 58 00 1550·50 $23 6 .34

CONVENTION FUND

Chapter Balance dues July I, 19 16 ...........•....

EXlenditwrn:

Ruti/Jls:

.Alpha Province dues

Beta Province dues

Gamma Province ducs

Delta Province duel

Epsilon Province dues

Zeta Provin ce dues .

Eta Province ducs

ALUMNA;: FUND

$541.53

$6,610.14 f778.66

$47.978.00

Respectfully submitted, ANNE STUART, G"a"d

·AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MRS. HELMICK

$47.978.00

Dear Pi Phis: 14 Parkwood Avenue, Charleston, S. C., September 3 , 1917.

Since the -annual report was written , the se venth session of our school has been opened. The management of the school will be in the hands o f the Grand Vice-president, the seven Province Vice-presidents, and myself, as chairman. We have no Head Resident this year, but at Gatlinburg, Mr. Pr ic kett, who is in ch arge of the manual training, has been made principal of the schoo l; Ruth Meacham, Illinois 6., teacher of higher grades, is librarian; Emily Burton, kindergarten and primary tea cher, house ma!1ager; Mrs. Norman Prickett, in charge of industrial wo rk also has cha rg e of the settlement work of the school, and l\1arjor ie Jackson , 'Visconsin A, teacher of the intermediate grades, will be secretary and business manager at Gatlinburg. Miss] ackson will have cha r ge of the clerical duties of the Head Resident, and to her Pi Phis can write with the assurance that they will have a prompt reply.

School opened August 6 , with a large gathering of pupils, parents, and friends. The two west r ooms were thrown into one and every seat was occupied by one, and some !;eats hy two persons. Speeches were made by Mr. Conner, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church , Steve Whaley, and others, and th e singi ng by the school children was inSpIrIng. The new piano in the schoolroom, and the new songbooks, and Mr. and Mrs. Pri ckett and Miss Meacham have brought about a wonderful improvement in both the voices of the children and the Report, p. 54 .

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nature of their songs. After the openi ng exercises were over, the classes were quickly a nd quietly formed with Mr. Prickett in th e manual tra ining ro om, Miss Burton in kindergarten, Miss Meacham in high school roo m, Miss Jackson in the inte rmediate room, and Mrs. Prickett in the industrial department.

The teachers have their regular facuIty m eeting each week and definite pl ans f o r an active year have been outli ned; each teache r has, bes ide he r room w o rk, a definite res ponsibi l ity in the se ttl emen t, and under Mr. Pr icke tt' s capable and energetic leadership and with these ea rn es t and l oya l assistants, we have reas on f o r an tici pating a year of greater usefulness than ever befo re .

The lower part of Mrs. Pr ickett's room has been partitioned off by the manual training boys fo r the cook ing department. Heretofore, cooking has been tau gh t in the teachers' cottage. Now , we hav e two thr ee- hol ed ke rosene s toves, wit h a co mpl ete working o utfit to each, and the cooking departm ent is in its own hom e under the school's roo f . Mrs. P rickett's effi cien t and magnetic mana gement of this and the sewing department has aro used keen inter est and these arts are now in f avor, popularity, and pr oving their usefu lness .

The children ar e anxious to do any kind o f Red Cr oss w ork . but especially kn itt in g . Up to the present time , we have not succeeded in getting mat eri al s f o r them , so if any Pi Phis care to send yarns, muslin for bandages , or materials to be made into garments , our teachers will be delighted to see that the work is done properly. They are familiar with Red Cross req uirements .

Mr. Prickett is wo rkin g up a Community Club in the old school building at the jun c ti o n of Baskins and the Little Pigeon for the men. He hopes to gather here the men and big boys in an easy, comfortable atmosphere for reading , debates , and intelligent discussions o f public affairs . H e would be g lad to receive appropriate pictures, read ing mater ial, or equipment of any kind , also suggestions and h elp fr om th ose wh o have organi zed or worke d in such an enterprise.

If an y o f our P i Phi s hav e cuttin gs o f vines . pl ants . etc .. or ma gazines devoted to gardening, with suggestions for beautifying our g rou nd s , Mr. Pr ickett woul d apu rec iate their help.

PI Phis wh o ca n send Ruth I!oorl . uo:.eful hooks or ma l! azines for the library will be help ing tremendou sly. We had a number of very desirahl e peri oo k <lT ... re gularly to the schoo l last

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year (thanks to the Detroit appreciated by our children. work.

Alumnz Club) which were greatly This is an important help in our

The teachers join me in requ esting that Pi Phis will please not send gifts direct to the school chi ldren

A number of Pi Phis , fr om time to time, have co rr esponded with our pupils. This has been very helpful. The letters have been cherished by them and the whole fam ily is as "proud" of them as they would be of a distinguished guest within their home. If ther e are other Pi Phis, or Pi Phi daughters who would care to he lp in this way, please write Marjorie Jacks on for advice.

At present, we are overstocked with old clothes, so please do not send more until solicited.

In Mr. Prickett's r oo m I saw several handsome black walnut chairs, stools, bookcases, etc. If any Pi Phi is interested in seeing a sample of this work, especially mountain porch chai rs of hickory. we have in Mr. Prickett a "live" mall who w ould take pleasure in sh ipping a sample to show what his boys can do.

Miss Burton has fallen heir to the organ given by the Washing tOll Alumna! Club in 1912. Her "Ieastest ones" are the happiest and busiest, and it would fill every Pi Phi's heart with joy to see their eager faces and hear their sweet, childish voices singing the new kindergarten songs. Miss Burton is a trained kindergarten tea c her with several years' experience. She is a tiny little body and from the first hour captivated her children, and is constantly the center of an adoring and cha rmed group of chi ldr en. If any of ou r Pi Ph i, have paper dolls or materials that m ight he useful in the kindergarten please send them to Miss Burlon. Her child ren 's home s are so bare of such things. It would help.

Clubs desiring baskets for the Christmas trade should write Nor· man R. Prickett early. He will be glad to send samples to any club caring to see them These baskets are very strong, useful, and prices are reasonable.

Marjorie Jackson, Wisconsin A, is the business manager of the school at Gatlinburg Write her if you want any information about the school.

Club officers are urged to give the school and its support their earnest thought. Owing to the war, many have reduced or cancelled their annual pledges . Club members, and especially club presidents ,

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are asked to consider seriously their duty toward the school. Our clubs are our only .organized alumnrej they are the the strengtk l of the Alumna! Department: their failure to do their proportion weakens OUT ability to accomplish the work planned for us . It has been ca refully worked out and demonstrated that it requires at least $2 per capita of each club's actual membership to meet all the school's expen ses per annum. Some clubs gave much m ore last year, but twenty-five alumnre clubs gave nothing to this wonderful work. The loss was the school's and the fraternity's, but also those twenty-five club's. For, to work shoulder to shoulder with their Fraternity sisters would have given them a national con nection, a generous pride in the dear old Fraternity they are bound together to honor and serve, and the wonderful joy and pleasure of doing for these iso· lated mountain people who have been regenerated by Pi Beta Phi women. I would like to see every alumna! club in the country this year when we are all making sacrifices, make one great and successful effort to arouse in their membe rs , a $2 apiece pledge to the support of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School. Let the members earn the money if they do not feel that they ca n g ive it, and in earning it they will feej the joy of "work." I w ill gladly offer suggestions to any club wishing to know how other clubs have managed. Please, dear sisters , take th ese rema rk s to your hearts, and lose no time . Start early and work quickly_

As I am an Army woma n I shall soon be on the move again. do not expect to go to France. Always put you r name and address upon your envelope when writing me , and have no fear that my mail will nat follow me because I make special arrangements at each pos toffice for caring and forwarding.

I wish to thank every Pi Phi who has helped the school this year . I t has been an unusually hard and anxious year in many ways for the school and for all of us. I greatly appreciate the many cordial , friendly, and appreciative letters of Pi Phis over the country. They have buoyed me up and spurred me on to greater effort and given me determin ation and strength to work for them, for the Fraternity, and the dear, eager children and anxious parents along the Littl e Pigeon.

ELIZABETH A. HELMICK.

Owing to "hard times, " ma gazine subscriptions will naturall y decrease this year, which makes it more urgent upon every club presi .

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dent that she appoint a ."live wire" in her club to solicit subscriptions for our Pi Beta Phi Magazine Subscription Agency. Our prices aTe as low as the lowest anywhere and all profits go to the support of the Settlement School. Address

M iss Blanche

G. ReiSinger,

235 East Lafayette A venue, Baltimore, Md.

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After convention postponement, Grand Council began to plan for province and sectional reunions thruughout tht: Unitt:<! States with one or more members of Grand Council present. As a beginning the Grand President and Grand Vice-president spent six weeks this summer on a tour of viSiting, inspection, and installation. It was first planned to hold a coast reunion in Los Angeles at the time of the installation of our new California chapter but owing to the great distances throughout the province it was finally decided that more Pi Phis would be reached, therefore more interest and enthusiasm aroused, if several reunions were held in various convenient centers.

The trip began with the arrival of Miss Keller in Chicago, July 3 A day at Lake Geneva, breakfast with the Grand Council of K K r at the Edgewater Beach Hotel and luncheon with the Chicago Alum· nre Club and girls of Jllinois E at Field's were on the program. Leaving Chicago the evening of July 6, the first stop was made in Minneapolis. "Friend husband," of 1915 convention special train fame, personally conducted us over this part of the journey and participated in the two days' hospitable entertamment of the Minnesota A Chapter and Minneapolis and S t. Paul Alumn", Club. The new chapter-house with its beautiful furnishings and oriental rugs was much admired. It must be a constant joy to live and work in such sur roundings! A few days' stop was made at Glacier Park e n route to Seattle.

With only a few days' notice the energetic and resourceful Eta Province Vice-president had sent out printed notices of our visit and program of the meetings to every Pi Phi in Seattle and surrounding cities. Large numbers resp onded, over seve nty attending the tea given the first day by Mrs. Wilbur. The following morning, with a meeting scheduled at 9 A. M. at the University Club, luncheon at

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noon, tea at the chapter bouse in the afternoon, with another meeting with active girls later, we awoke to the realization that the threatened streetcar strike was a reality. Automobiles, taxis, and jitneys wele called into service and instead of cancelling so me of the plates at the luncheon as was at first thought necessary, more came than reservations were made for and an extra table was set. Mrs. Rainie Adamson Small, first Grand President, from Everett, Charlotte Alspaugh, Puyallup, and Mrs. Helen Hartley of Los Angeles were among those present from out of the city. Mrs. Anna Lytle Tannahill, our national Panhellenic delegate and chairman of scholarship, who had represented Pi Beta Phi on the pr ogram of the national deans' conference in connection with the N. E. A. in Portland the previous week, was also a member of OUI house party at Mrs. Wilbur's. Her r eports of the conference and her Panhellen ic and scholarship work added much to the interest of our meetings both in Portland and Seattle.

It was a great pleasure to have Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Tannahill a ccompany us to Portland wh ere we found the Eame wonderful spirit and interest. Mrs. Martha Hankins Knight, the very efficient dent of the Portland Alurnnre Club, and her many splendid assistants had made all arrangements for the reunion. Here, too, many came from long distances . We appreciated having Dean Shalfer of Fresno, Cal., with us. She had been attending the deans' conference and stayed over for our fraternity meetings. A very lovely formal dinner was given for the out·of-town guests and their hosts and hostesses by Dr. and Mrs. H a nc her and Mr. and Mrs. Button Beck . The best part of all was the all-day trip by automobile over the wonderful Columbia Highwa y Dr ive. Nearly fifty Pi Phis with their husbands and families spent a never-to-be-forgotten day together. Stops were made for luncheon and supper, which had been provided by the club members. Dr . Hark er , president of the Illinois Woman's College was a guest of Mrs. Beck . A pleasant feature of the evening was t he singing of original chap t er and fine old Oregon college songs by the girls of Oregon A.

A day was spent in Eugene at the University of Oregon as the guests of Oregon A Chopter, Mrs. Datson, Dean Fox, and Mrs. Dixon. I n the evening a canoe ride on the mill race was given to the party. The day following was spent at Corvallis visiting the Oregon College of Agriculture whi ch is rapidly becoming one of

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the great institutions of the western coast . A very cordial welcome was accorded by President and :Mrs. Kerr and arrangements were completed for the installation of our second Oregon chapter.

On the way down the coast a stop of a few hours was made in Berkeley to complete arrangements for the reunion to be held there on our return from Los Angeles and Tucson. Five days were spent in Los Angeles and many, varied, and altogether delightful were the meetings and social functions held in connection with the instal1ation of Entre Nou< of the University of Southern California as the California r chapter of n B cf>. Counting the new initiates nearly one hundred and fifty Pi Phis attended one or more of the functions. Seven members of San Diego Alumn., Club and many IT 4>s from all parts of the U. S. who happened to be in the city joined us in the happy celebration. All along the way we had the pleasure of meeting girls whom we had met elsewhere, even at some of the other reunions on this trip. Pi Phis certainly 3Te great travelers I We were entertained royally California people know so well how to do and are deeply indebted to the Los Angeles Alumn", Club, the newly installed chapter, Mrs. Young, president of the club, Mrs. Sherman, national chairman of Extension, Mrs. Carney, Hi storia n, Miss RogerS , exGrand Secretary, Mrs . Curtis, Miss Bassett, Mrs. Hartley, and many o thers.

We had rather dreaded the trip across the Arizona desert in August but found it much pleasanter than we anticipated. The days in Tucson were so full we didn't have time to think of the weather. Several o f the Pi Phis living there had traveled long distances to be at home to welcome us. Mrs. Louise Foucar Marshall, Colorado B. at whose home the installation was held , coming all the way from Boston and Mrs. Elsie H olman Neal, Indiana A , made a twenty-four hour journey to be toastmistress at the banquet. \Ve were house guests of Irene Hofmeister. Mrs. Park er and he r daughters, Grace and vene gave a dinner at the country club. Other hostesses and assistants were Mrs. Marietta Thompson Sprague, Indiana r, Frances Wells , Minnesota A, and Ruth Greenbaum Dickinson, Wyoming A. We very much regretted that Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyers von KleinSmid, Iowa A, wife of the president of the University of Arizona, Mrs. Levona Payne Newsome, Indiana A, and Bessie Kelly, Missouri A, were not in the city to have a share in the pleasures of the occasion . We met

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Mrs. von Kleinsmid in Berkeley on our way to Tu cso n and were glad of the opportunity to hear m o rc about the university and her hearty endorsement of the petitioning group. The day following the installation of Arizona A we w ere taken by automobile to the San Xavier rruSSlo n. At one o'clo ck t he installation ba n quet was served at the Old Pueblo Clu b, and it was with mu ch regret we bade our Pi Phis u new and old" farewell as we sto od o n th e rear end of the train starting westward on our homeward journey , though we lived in the East.

We retraced our steps up the coast to Berkeley where once more we held a reunion, larger and morc enthusiastic than we believed possible at that season of the year with Stanford and University of California not yet in sess ion. Fifty-six active and alumn:e members sat down to a fine lun cheon in the California B chapter-house. Mrs. McClymonds , Eta Pr ovi nce President , and Helen Havens were in general charge of the arrangements , ably assisted by a number of the active girls, wh o prepared and served their "Hoover luncheon," thus set ting an example for the rest of us the coming year.

\Ve found sixteen of the Nevada A chapte r and club at home and we thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed the cordial welcome and hospitality given us during our two days in Reno. An automobile trip to Lake Tahoe and the rid e a r ound this beautiful lake were among the Dlost enjoyable features of our entire trip.

It was with much regret we passed through Laramie without stopping as we had planned to do when making out our itinerary. Miss Keller found it necessary to hasten on to Richmond, therefore the last part of our trip was very much c urtailed .

A day was spent in Denver with Colorado B and the Denver Alumn", Club. Several of the active girls and alumn", from Boulder came for the day. Luncheon with Mr. and Mrs. Haines , a tea at the Bartholomew home, and a cooky-shine and meeting at the chapterhouse in the evening were mu ch enjoyed. The new house is ideal for chapter and social purposes and exactly lills the needs of a chapter in a city college where the regular dormitory style of house is unnecessary.

We stopped a few hours in Lincoln to tell the Grand Treasurer about OIlY trip and were entertained at dinner by Mrs. Bessie Tumer Pearsall

The end of the journey came for the Grand Vice-president the next morning when our train reach ed Chicago and for the Grand Presi·

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dent the following afternoon up on he r arrival in Richmond, having been twenty nights on a Pullman sleepi ng car and rarely more than two consecutive nights in the same place.

To us who were privileged to tak e thi s wonderful uip it will ever be a happy memory and to all who con tri buted in any wa y whatsoever, by their attendance at our reuni o ns , their hospitality, entertainments, aut o mobile rid es, fl o wers, etc., we, your Grand President and Grand Vice - presiden t, ext end o ur since rest thank s.

Previo us to the summer nsltS described above, THE ARROW Editor made a visit of inspe c ti o n and investigation in Beta province during the month of May. The object of her trip was investigation of the petitioning groups at Hunter College and H olli ns College but she had opportunity to vi sit some chapters and clubs en route .

During the days spent in New York City attending to the investigation at Hunter College an opportunity was afforded to meet several members of the N e w York alumme club. The n the editor spent two delightful days with Pennsylvania A on her way to Hollins, Va After visiting the group at H o llins Co llege, she enjoyed a brief visit with Virginia A and then proceeded t o \Vesthampton Co lleg e for a rew days with the Grand President. While in Richmond she :.Itte nded th e annual lu ncheon of the R ic- hm ond Panh e ll enic Associatio n.

Four da ys in Was hing ton followed as the guest of the Washington alwnnre club. The ac tive chapte r, alt h ough in the midst of final examinations, was present in force at a pleasant tea in the chapte rrooms and the a lumn a! were most though t fu l in their many kind attentions. From Washingto n , the Editor returned to Hollins for the installati o n of Virginia B which took place on June first. The Grand President presided and w as assisted by THE ARROW Editor, several members of Virginia A by Mi ss Belle Reynolds of Nebraska B. Mrs . Spray Maybel Connelly of New York A. A banquet at which THE ARROW Editor presided as toast -mistress, followed the installation. The foll owing day Mis s Keller and Mrs. Rugg were invited to address the Hollins College Panhellenie Association.

Mrs. Rugg wishes again to express her thanks to all her hostesses fo r the many co urtesies she received.

INSTALLATION OF OREGON BETA, CALIFORNIA GAMMA, AND ARIZONA ALPHA

The West has always claimed t o do business on a large scale. Those of us who made the trip to the Pacific Coast this summe r and installed three chapters in Eta Province within ten days are inclined DOW to grant this claim. It was a splendid trip and one rich in experience for the two officers who were fortunate enough to make it.

Arriving in Portland, Wednesday, July 18 , Mrs. Allen and I f o und great excitement among the members of the Portland Alum · Dre Club over the new chapter which they hoped would be installed that week in Portland rather than at Corvallis, since the college was closed, and they felt that many more Pi Phis could attend the initiation were it possible to hold it in Portland. After th ree delightful days spent in Portland, we left for Eugene and Corvallis to visit Oregon A and to see what arrangements co uld be made about install· ing the Corvallis group. The Oregon A girls were most helpful, and after much consultation with them and the Portland Club it was decided that Monday, July 23, would be the best possible time to install the new c hapter. We then left for Co rvallis where we inter· viewed the president and his wife, who is an A X 0, and obtained his permission to initiate in Portland rather than at the college.

With five of the girls we left for Portland that night, where we were received by an interested group and by noon the next day thirty-eight mem bers of the petitioning group had arrived from all over Oregon, one girl having driven two hundred miles in her auto· mobile to make the train, which would bring her to Portland in tim e.

All that morning busy Pi Phis labored at Verna Weaver's and Gertrude Blackmar's home wh ere the initiation was to take place, while Mrs. Allen and other Pi Phis were performing the pledging ceremony at Mrs. Fletcher Linn ' s. By two-thirty all was ready and our beautiful initiation ceremony began. It was witnessed by Pi Phis from all over the country and was followed by a cooky-shine where over sixty Pi Phi, toasted the Pi Phi goat and the Oregon B Chapter. After several Pi Phi songs the two travelers had to make a train for San Francisco. So embowered literally in Portland roses, we waved farewell to our Orego n friends old and new, having tested

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their welcome and found it as warm and the hospitality as cordial as their roses are famous.

From North to South we journeyed through the fertile valleys of O r egon past Mt. Shasta in all its dazzling mant l e of snow, past the blue waters of San Francisco Bay, past the famous £1 Camino Real trodden by the feet of Franciscan fathers in the early days of Ca li · fo rnia, until we rea ched Los Angeles, the city of our Lady of the Angels.

As in Portland we found an enth usi astic group of Pi Phis eagerly awaiting our arrival, and on July 27, Entre Nalls formally became Californja r t)f Pi Beta Phi. The initiation took place at Mrs. Young's, t he president of the Los Angeles Club, an ideal location with plenty of room for the hundred and twenty Pi Phis there assembled.. Seventeen alumnre and twenty-six active members were initia ted that day, for we gave the day to it, and tired but happy w e rejoiced that night over a good day's work well done. Mrs . Carney, our H istorian, and Miss Rogers, former Grand Secretary, were amo n g the officers present, while the gathering, which took the form of a Southe rn California Reunion, was unusually large and rep rese ntative. San Diego sent six representatives and at the banquet on Satu rday night more than eighteen chapters were represented at roll ca ll. Here as in Oregon the far·famed California hospitality was everywhe re in evidence and the wine carna tions bloomed in the same abundan t profusion.

Once more en route, but this time the palm replaced the fir and the mirage of the desert the snows of the mountains. In th e coo l of the morning we reached Tucson and '...·ere introduced immediately to all the Gamma Delta group. After a brief meeting of the res ide nt Pi Phis, arrangements were made for the installation on August 1 at the home of Mrs. Marshall (Louise Fo ucar, Colorado B ), a former Province President. Mrs. Neal, !\1rs. Sprague, Mrs. Dickinson, and :'v1iss Wells , the other resident Pi Phis, gave us valuablt:: assistance a.nd that evening eighteen Gamma Deltas became Arizona A of Pi Beta Phi Refreshments were se rv ed by Mrs. Marsha ll after the ini tiation in her beautiful home just across from the campus, and to th e sound of clinking glasses strains of Ring Ching Chi ng Boated up , ... ard under the brilliant stars of the Arizona night.

The following day a delightful banquet was given by Arizona A, and thus was completed one of the remaining links in the chain which is to unite the A tlanti c with the Pacific and Canada with the Gulf.

Before leavi ng Tucson we were taken on a visit to the old ch urch , built Oy the Franciscans as a mission for the Indians long years ago. Picturesque in the extreme with the old bells and rough wooden statues still r emaining, we will long bear in Ollr memories the picture of th e old white walls and towers standing out against the brilliant blue of the sky with the dark mountains in the background and the dazz ling sunshine of the desert above us. But here, too, good byes had to be said all too soon, and once more we were departing leaving behind new-found friends and carrying with u s happy memories of Arizona A and her friends.

MAY L. KELLER.

REPORT OF PI BETA PHI'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF DEANS OF WOMEN

In May the Grand President of each fraternity represented in the National Pan hellenic Congress received from the Nationa l Congress of Deans of Women an invitation to send an official representative to a round·table session of their confe ren ce which was to be held in Portland, July 9-11, at the time of the N. E. A. The representatives were invited for conference and cordial frank discussion of the relation of the institutions within the institution to the office of dean of women and to throw light upon how deans could help chapters. Shortly after this, Pi Beta Phi's representative to National Panhellenic, who had been appointed to represent the fraternity at the conference, received from the secretary of - the deans' conference the request that she give at one of the general sessions a *pape r on the fraternity for women in its relation to the college, presenting the case from the fraternity point of view.

When arrangements were completed, July eleventh was chosen as the day to be devoted to the considera t ion of the fraternity , the paper presenting the fraternity view being given at the open session in the morning and the round· table discussion between deans of women and fraternity representatives taking place at the closed session in the afternoon . Fourteen of the eighteen N. P. C. fraternities responded to the request to send representatives , three being represented by national officers.

·Mn.. Tanna,\iJl'l paper ia published OD PP. 34"".

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A t t he r o u n d -tab le :\ fi ss E l izabeth Freeman F o x , K K r . Dean of Women at the University of Oregon, presided . The session was opened with roll call , ea ch fraternity representative, when the name of her frat ern ity was called. r espondi ng w i th her nam e, her c o llege, and her co nn ec t io n w it h he r f r at trn i t y Mi ss Fox then opened the dis cussion , using as a b a sis t h e paper presented at the morning session Special attention was given to the problem presented by t he fr a terniti es at th e beginni ng of each coll e ge year through their activities in increasing their membership, viewed by the deans of women as a pra c ti ce decided l y de trim e n ta l to th e i nt e r es ts o f the college . The beginning o f th e co llege year, when the great machine is getting under way and new students are making their adjustments , is by d eans of wOlnen a nd co ll ege auth o r iti es in general as a time when there should be no interference whatsoev e r with the work and in t e r es t s o f t he iilt; 'it u:ioll and when st u de nts should lend it their aid. Different ways by which the problem c ould be met were dis· cussed. Several deans held strongly for matriculation day pledging. which would undou b tedly solve the problem from the point of view of the institution but would work a great hardship upon fraternities. Other deans advocated that the first two weeks of the college year be a period in which no fraternity a c tiv it ies what ever be en gag ed in. no fraternity pins worn, and in which all fraternity women give their assistance in the "big si ste r" movement upon the campus; and that these two weeks devoted solely to college activities be followed by a brief period in which the fraternities do their entertaining and make their selection of new members . The c onsen s u s o f opinion was that entertaining should be confined to the week's end in order that there might be no interference with college work and that it shou l d be simple in nature. Deans of women stated frankly that much of the prejudice against fraternities both in the faculty and upon the campus is due to the interference with the legitimate work of the institution at the opening of the year and to the conspicuousness of Hrushing" which, by the way, is a word seriously objected to by the deans as undignified and unworthy of use by the fraternities. They urge that fraternity members try to get acquainted with the Dew students upon the campus and the halls in a natural manner.

An intere s tin g poi n t o f co o pe r a t ion exi st in g in se ve ral in s t itut io ns between deans and fraternity groups in the handling of "bidding" was discussed in detail. Pledging is set for a certain day and each

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fraternity sends to the dean of women at a stated hour its invitatiotlJ to membership , ready to be delivered. The dean in turn notifies each young w o man whose nam e occurs that she has received from a fraternity an invitation to membership and specifies a time when she may call at the office. At the office the young woman presents to the dean a list of fraternities in which she would accept membership, in the order of her preference . If she has been invited to membership by several fraternities she is given the invitation which conforms most closely to the preference which she has expressed j if the invitation handed to her is not from one of the fraternities appearing first or second upon her list she knows that she was not chosen by those groups and that of the invitations extended to her the one given her is the one appearing above the others upon her list j if no invitation is given her by the dean she knows that the fraternity or fraternities choosing her were not fraternities which she had chosen. When the invitations have been given out by the dean, the practice varies in the different institutions; in one it is the custom for the young woman to send her written acceptance to the chapter-house of her chosen group by a given hour; in a second she presents herself at the chapter-house at an appointed hour j in a third she goes directly from the dean's office to the playroom of the college where official representatives of each fraternity await the answer to their invitations to membership, and joins the representatives of the group she has selected. Such a method of giving out invitations to membership makes it impossible for a young woman to know of any invitations other than the one which she has received; leaves her utterly free to make her decision of her preference under no undue pressure or influence j insures quiet , dignity, and unobtrusiveness upon the campus, makes pledging definite and formal, and does away with the possiblity of misunderstandings and difficulties between groups which give unpleasant publicity and work serious injury to the fraternity system.

From one institution which has a !!rushing" period of but one week in length came an admirable suggestion regarding the handling of Pan hellenic problems which could easily be adapted to meet the needs of Panhellenics having longer "rushing" periods. An advisory board composed. of an alumnre representative from each fraternity represented in the college is active in its assistance to the college

Panhellenic. It is in session each afternoon during "rushingn week and settles each day in conference any difficulties which may arise.

Considerable discussion was devoted to the chapter·house. Points considered were the incorporation of each house as a business organization; a uniform system of bookkeeping with books open to super vision by college as well as fraternity officials; and the engaging for all college houses of an expert home economics b uyer who would submi t menus according to the purses and tastes of the various groups.

Special co nsideration was given to the: relationship of the fraternity group to college politics. It was urged that fraternity officials work to instill in their chapters the spirit of broad democracy and admonish them to avoid any interfraternity agreements to turn votes to any given candidate for office and any movement to keep college offices within the fraternities, and to counsel the members to vote at all times as individuals for the candidate best fitted for the office irrespective of any group affiliations. Sensibleness and simplicity in dress, simplicity in entertainment, and the avoidance of unnecessary expenditure were points also discussed and heartily agreed upon both by deans and fraternity representatives

The fraternity representatives were impressed by the co rdial spirit of cooperation upon the part of the deans of women and are convinced that out of such frank discussion and consideration of problems affecting both, and out of definite work together for the common good, much can be accomplished. The hour devoted to the round·table discussion passed all too quickly and left every fraternity representative with the feeling that the discussion was only well under way and the wish that it might have been continued throughout the afternoon. At the c10se of the session announcement was made by the secretary of the deans' conference that it had been decided to make the invitation to the N. P . C. fraterniti es to join with the deans of women in a round-table session an established policy at tach meeting. The deans hold their conferences twice each year-in July at the time of the N. E. A. and in February at the time of the meet · ing of the Department of Superintendence. The two meetings are invariably held in different sections of the country. It is the idea of the deans that by means of these round table discussions held twice each year deans of women and fraternity leaders in the North, South , Rast, and West will be brought into touch and understanding and

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mutual helpfulness will result. To Pi Beta Phi's Panhellenic r ep r esentative, who herself has been a dean of women as well as a worker in the interests of her fraternity and the fraternity system, this opport unity seems one rich in possibilities for constructive work . Such conference and frank discussion will enable fraternity women to understand the work and the problems of the deans of women and their power to aid them in the realization of their ideals for their organization; will enable the deans of women to understand the fraternity aims and the power for helpfulness that they have in f raternity chapters sympathetically and rightly guided; and will enabl e fraternity leaders and deans, working together, to bring the o rganizations into the right adjustment to the college and to make them assets of undeniable value. With this opportunity fo r cooperation offered to the fraternities of the National Panhellenic Congress a new era is open to them. It is vital that to these conferences they should send representatives thoroughly familiar with the policy of the fraternity, imbued with the sense of the obligation of the f r aternity to the college, and capable of formulating with the deans of women an established policy for the guidance of college chapte r s and a CODtinuing system of joint supervision.

ANNA LYTLE TANNAHILL.

THE FRA T E R N IT Y F OR WOMEN IN ITS REL A TIO NSH IP TO THE COLLEGE

By ANNA LVTLE TANNAHILL

The college fraternity is the natural outgrowth of a normal social demand as applied to college life-the age-old human impulse of like to seek like. Inevitably in the college community as in any other community this group instinct is bound to asse r t itself. S tudents in whose associations , experiences, traditions , and ideals there is a basis of similarity will naturally come together, and equally as naturally will come the tendency to form some type of organization to cement the bonds. The first national fraternities fo r women came into being at a time when conditions were peculiarly adapted to foste r the group impulse. Education for women side by side with me n was in its infancy . Women students were few in number, pioneers in a Dew field, imbued with high ideals of personal development and of service. The organizations were the direct response to their mutual understanding and ideals and their need for cooperation.

The fifty years of the history of the fraternity for women falls into two distinct periods--the early period in which the organizations were social in their nature and existed chie fly fOT the comradeship and mutual helpfulness of their members, and the modern period in which they have responded to the present-day spirit of broad democracy and real service to the college and to society. In the early period they were open to the criticism of being self-centered and of failing to make to the life of the college as a whole the cont ribution which their presence, as organized groups in student life demanded In this particular, however, they differed little from various other organizations also claiming the college as their horne. Because of their self-interest they drew upon themselves the merited charge of aloofness. They were, in the majority of institutions, small congenia l groups bound together by mutual inte rests and were sufficient unto themselves. Their self-sufficiency and aloofness gave rise in turn to the serious charge of snobbishness. ''''hile undoubtedly this indictment has been rendered with just ground against certain chapters and certain individuals in many chapters, it could at no time have been brought with any degree of justice against any fraternity or against the fraternity system as a whole. The evil is a common human frailty existing in all institutions not excepting the home and the church. The fraternity has been no m ore fortunate in escaping it than have other institutions and is no more open to conviction than are they, Nothing could be further from the ideals of the develop " ment of noble and well-rounded womanhood upon which the fraternities were founded than is snobbishness. That the narrow life of the members within the group and their lack of broad vision in the early period had much to do in bringing the cha rge, however unjust , upon the institution as a whole, cannot be denied. Because the life in the sma ll group was congenial and satisfying the fraternities in the majority of the colleges in which they were established were slow in de,·eloping the broader vision and arriving at a realization of the debt they owed. Even in the early period, however, they contrib uted to their own members a service which indirectly was a service to the co llege They gave a train ing in executh'e ability, in leadership. and in social adjustment which must not be underestimated .

The fraternity in its modern period has responded to the presentday spirit of broad democra cy and of service. It rec og nizes the obligation that it owes to tht college and is making determined effort to

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ally itself with every movement undertaken for the furtherance of co llege interests and for the betterment and enrichment of student life. O f this later period the National Panhel1enic Congress which has as its avowed aim to maintain on a high plane fraternity life and interfraternity relati onship, to cooperate with college au th o ri ties in their efforts to maintain high social and scholarship standards throughout the whole college, and to be a forum for the discussio n of questions of interest to the college and fraternity world, is a product, as are also the college Panhellenics established in all institutions where two or more national fraternities 6ist. Collectively through the agency of the national and the college Panhellenics, as well as individually, the fraternities today are preaching the doctrine o f "college first" and emphasizing with their chapters the fact tha t to the college they owe their existence and to that existence they have no right unless they prove themselves potent factors for good with a worthy contribution of service to the life and work of the insti tution. For the fraternity system, fraternity women today lay no claim to perfection. No one realizes more fully than they that i t has certain grave faults, chief among which is undoubtedly its present practice with regard to acquiring new members, which is open to the jus t critici sm of being in many cases inimical to the best interests of the college. This fault and ot her recognized faults the fraternity leaders are laboring zealously and conscientiously to overcom e. Much has been accomplished in the past fifteen years in bringing the fraternity into right adjustm ent with the college and there is every reason to helieve that each year will record further marked improvement.

What fraternity women do stoutly maintain is that organization is the best means of accomplishing any good Furpose and that colleges have at their command no greater power for good than the o rganized continuing agencies in their midst ; t ha t of these continuing agencies the fraternity chap ters with th ei r responsibility and th eir obligation not only to the college but also to a strong national organization with ideals at one with those of the colleges itself, should , with understanding , cooperation, and guidance, prove an asset second to none.

Authorities today are finding earnest coOperation up o n the part of fraternities in upholding the aims and objects of the college and working for its interests . Particularly is th is noticeable in the matter

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o f scholarship , upon which the conference fraternities have been p la c ing grea t st r ess with 311 of their chapters , Each frate rn ity h as a well-o rg anized on scholarship wh ich at least twice a year recei ves reports from every chapter and makes s p eci al investig ation not only o f t he case of a ny cha pt er wh ich is not maintain i ng a creditable standard but a lso of that of th e ind iv idual student whose record is unsatis factory. T he chapt ers i n turn have their co mmittees working in cooperat io n with the nati o nal c omm ittees and giving particular att ent io n to t he superviso D o f th e work of underclassmen , a nd t o the conduct o f chapter Iif e and ac.ti vit ies t hat the y may be such as t o fos ter rig ht conditio ns f o r so un d sch o larship . The National Panhell en ic Co n gress has adopte d a un ifo rm s c holarship blank for co mpr ehensi ve report ... o f the. scho lars hip o f the chapter s and has solici ted coo pe ration on the part of the co ll ege s in pr o vid ing information con ce rn ing t he aye r age rank of the women' s fraternities , the comparative rank o f t he ind ividual cha pt ers , the average rank of women's clubs other tha n f raternities, of all orga niza tions, a nd of n o n fraternity women, as well as in offering su g gestions to Grand Councils of the frat erni ties as t o wa ys in w hic h the y can serve in advan cin g scho l arship . O ne confe rence f ra tern ity h as made a twelve ·hour credit essential for initiation j another has legislated that eve ry chapter shall a d o p t a definite scho larship standard and that any member fallin g bel o w i t s hall be de prived o f all chapter privileges until she attains it again; a third has passed legislation to the effect that no memb er who has either a failure or a conditio n is eligible to represent her chapter at a national convention. In numerous instan ces in wh ich co lleges do no t require that the work of one semester shall be sat isfactorily completed before a student is eligible to initiation , th e co ll ege Panhell enic s or individual chapters have made the requirem e nt A number of college Panhe11enics stiffen this requirement by demanding in addition a grade of 85 or o f 80%. One requires that not only must a student have a grade of 85 to be allowed to pledge but that the chapter also must have that average b e f ore being permitted t o pledge new members , Numerous college Panhellenics and individual chapters offer prizes of scholarship cups to the fraternities win ni n g the highest averasscs. In a number of institutions the average o f the fraternity women is now above both the average of nonfraternity women and the all·university average.

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President James of the University of Illinois says concerning the activities of the fraternities in regard to scholarship

I have been greatly pleased at the way some of our fraternities have taken to make ICbol arship an important matter in their lives. I th in k that as a fun damental proposition college and university fraternities o u ght to moe a specialty of scholanhip.

The conference frat ern ities are making it a specialty.

Not only are the fraternities giving their best efforts to the furtherance of scholarship but also to the work of the woman's league, the establishing and maintaining of hono r leag ues, and t o the student governmen t ass oc iati ons In an article on The Fraternity Girl in College Life published in the Trident of Delta Delta Delta, Dean Hamilton speaks convi n cingly of the service render ed by the women's fraterniti es in the self·gover nment movement at M ia mi :

One of th e finest cont ributi ons, in my estima ti on , has b een made thi s year by the so r orities, in s upport of the Studen 1 Government movement. It take s a peri od of time, as in a ll natur all y growing things, f or any n e w s ystem to bear fruit, and we have been working and waiting for several years for o ur student g ove rnm ent plan to develop its finest results and to be g ene rally recognized as an ult imate authority whose wisdom and ju s tice co uld unf a ilingly be counted OD The so roriti es h ave this year given a final confirmation of power to th e p la n nnd n forcible enun cia t ion o f their be l iel in it, by referring t o the Co un cil for discipline certain of their members who had broken college r egul a ti o n s b ut who se misdemean ors were known only to their own sorority si sters " There is no reason why s he s h o uld be exemp t fr om the general co un cil inve s t igat ion," one sc r ority president said , "simply because she belong5 to our so r o ri ty W e take action in the sorority in condemnatio n o f any member wh o can't sta n d by th e college ru les , but th at is n 't a s ub s titute for the action of the Council th at g o verns us a ll. " An ot h er sorority had two indi sc reet pledges whose misdemeanor called fo r some penalty One girl was on the campus, th e other in h e r own h ome i n town, and under her mothers directi on, she was not bo und by college regulation in th e particular in which she had offended. and therefore not subj ect to the student government authority. H er sorority, h owever, imposed upon her the same penalty accorded to the o ther studen t by th e Co un cil, thus thr owing all the weight of the so r ority in support of th e Council. Such service from the soro r ities I valu e as th e finest type of disinterested service, and 1 covet for every college the fine spirit of loyalty t o i ts institutions that our so r orities h nve thus s hown. Service o f that type is n ot th e kind that makes for self-aggrandizement, like ca rrying r espo nsible offices; rather does it humiliate the individual and ther e by th e gro up in this voluntary submission t o penalty . And yet in what finer way could the \deals of a so r ori ty be shown and how sp lendidly the spi ri t of coopera ti on thus manifests itself in support of the big interests of the rather than in th e protection of th e inte re sts of the small group. This is no lip service of loyalty; rather is it the li ving expression of consec r ation to an ideal.

Through its chapter- ho uses the fraternity is helping the college and un i versity in one of their chief problems-the adequate housing of the student body. F ew insti tuti o ns have facilities in any degree commensurate with the n eed. The fraternity ho uses afford residences

under college control in which living conditions confonn with those of the college dormitories and in which the same house rules prevail, liThe Case for the Defense," a study of living conditions in the women's fraternity houses at the Unh'ersity of 'Vash ington for the year 1915 · 1916, made by Dean Coldwell, publishes findings that may be taken as typical of conditions in the chapter·houses of large state universIties. The average expense per month of a student living in a chapter·house was found to be $35.71. This induded all assessments for "rushing" expenses, special entertaining, the annual banquet, assessments levied on the campus for outside activities, the national fraternity dues and the "ub"cription to the fraternity journal. The average cost of board and room to resident members was found to be $26.83. Dean Cold\\'ell says: r question whether the 3nrage housekeeper who keeps a budget and furnishes a similar q u ality of food 3.nd service. and who heats a. large houq to a temperature of 60° will be able to prune expenses very much more closely than the students hav e done. The winter of nineteen hundred and fifteen and Sixte1:D was unusually sncre in Seattle, and bills for fuel were abnormal. The organized groups, moreover, were assessed to on unpardonable degree (or every student enterprise which required donations. Since that time an attempt has been mad e to check the calls (or s ub scriptions and charities, the burden of which s h o ul d fall equally upon all st u dents .

In conclusion Dean Coldwell says:

The standard of living is not higher than it should be in our chapter- h o u:.es, Ilnd the entertainment provided is usually of n \'ery simp le ch :lrac t er. It is but justice that an attempt be made to presen t the facts in regard to the necessary of the member s.

That to the university the chapter-house has a. value in addition to affo rd ing a satisfactory residence for students is shown in the following rep ort made by an undergraduate:

We have appreciated ou r fraternity house more than we co uld ibly haH done otherwise because of the fact that we have felt it was of real use to someone beside ourselves. \Ve have found il most pleasant to bring our nonfraternity friends to the chapter-house to spend an nfternoon or a luncheon hour. The house is ne:lr enough to the camp u s th at an hour which might have been spent in loneliness by some fre!'hman can be for becoming acquainted with a group of girls. One of the most pop ular ways of using the chapter -house is for the holding of committee meetings. I wish that I could state for you the number of times that college comm ittee meetings were held at the house last year. I can say, however, that morE: than once, there hav e been as many al three committee meetings held th e re in one day. Chairmen of committees feel free at any time 10 call upon the fraternitiel for the u se of their chapter-hou s es {or such occasions. The dean of women or another woman's club officer feels free to call upon the fraternities for various phases of hospitality, Frequently the dean of women or IL Y. W C. A. office r aslc. the iPrllI ILl the various chap ter -ho use s if it will be possible for them to entertain some visiting Indy officer either at dinner or as a week-end guest, fo r ,he h:u learned that luch entertainment will always be chee rfull y provided.

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Nothing made u s more highly elated than to have o ur dean of wumen alSun UI that .he had come to appreciate the real value of the chapter-house as providinr mean of ca ring for the fr es hman girl in the best pollible manner One semester of investigation of boardinr-housu for girls and of tbe chaperonare they received th e re, and a wh o le seme.ter of caring for each freshman girl individually, led our dean t o dra w this concl usian: With a chapter-house co mes not only the chaperonage of the housemother. but also the responsibility of the freshman girl to the u ppe rcla s. girl. who live in th e housc. Another fealure which makes the chapter-house valuable not only to the aniv ersi ty but to the nonfraternily girls, and particularly those having charge of "university affairs," is that th e c h apte r-h ouse is a uni t. As s u c h certain dependence clln be placed on the fraternity b} those in authority and wh e n the frat er nity hou se i. called upon to se nd a certain number of girls t o serve at an all-university tea or other occasio n , th e person asking for such assista n ce is saved the trouble of calli ng more than once t o sec ure such aid, for she knows that if the fraternity h ouse canno t send the particular girls des ired , it wi11 send some to take their places_ M any times, indeed, the ch.irmen of com mittees have realized that they ca n depend upon the fraternity for the exact requ ests made.

More and more the chapter-house is taking its place as a college house. In several institutions the plan of each fraternity entertaini ng weekly at dinner one or two guests from each other's fraternity has broadened into the excellent custom of each fraternity house and other residen ce hous i ng fifteen or more young women making the interchange of guests.

In time of financial crisis or special need the chapters of the women's fraternities have proved themselves ready with their assistance to the college. In 1913 all the chapters of Alpha Phi contributed vo l untarily to the endowment fund of Goucher College . Recently the conference fraternities represented at Swarthmore and at the Unive r sity of Denver have worked enthusiastically in the campaign to increase the endowment. At Newcomb they are working to raise money for the much-needed new gymnasium, the building of which is being undertaken by the alumnre, one-fourth being assumed by the student body. At Northwestern they are cooperating with th e alumnre in raising funds for a woman's building. At the University of Cincinnati they have helped the Y. W. C. A. and the Women's League to raise money for their quarters in the new woman 's building, and at the University of Washington have furnished a room in the new home economics bui lding to be used as a wo man's restroom . At George Washington University a college chapter has just com · pleted the payment of a fund of $500 subscribed five years ago to the univenity. Interesting information concerning specific aid rendered by the chapters of one conference fraternity is furnished in a recent number of the C"scent of Gamma Phi Beta, a statistical

number. The chapters at the Universities of Wisconsin and Washington have loan funds of one hundred dollars to be awarded each year by the faculty to some worthy student. The chapter at the University of Denver was instrumental in raising $2)000 for the endowment fund of the university, has given $1,000 to athletics, the first subscription toward the proposed women's building, and has presented all the trees on the north campus. The chapter at the University of Oregon has given $100 for the new woman's building.

Over half of the conference fraternities have established loan funds for needy students. K K r has recently announced that its loan fund will reach the $10,000 mark in 1920 and will at that time be open to all women students. II B <P, in addition to a loan fund and an annual fellowship, supports a settlement school in the mountains of Tennessee. Instances such as these show that the principle of service is a firmly established one with the college fraternities for women.

That the belief in the service that the fraternity, wisely directed , can render the college is not held by fraternity leaders alone, the following testimony from the experience of college and university executives gives conclusive evidence. Some of the statements refer to experiences with men's fraternities, but the application is the same.

President Pearce of Brenau in an article in the A t}aN/a J ol4r1cal say.:

The advantages of sororities are numerous. 1 shall point ant only a few which bave been · manifest in my own experience.

Fir41. The individual is differentiated from the mass. Eleven will certainly develop eleven leaders and probably many more.

Secolld. Wbile individuality is emphasited by . separation from the mau, the Ipirit of unity and cooperation, oC s ubordination of the inlerest oC tb f' indivicJUQ.1 to the interelt of the group is developed in a remarkable de,ree.

T4ird. Practically, the members of a sororily help each other in numerous wlys. For example, after each term examination a commiuee from eacJl lorority is given the privilege oC copying the record of each other of their own meDibers. If a member is deficient in her Itudiel Ihe is called to accounl , and, better Itill. some of the older members are appointed to coach her if i I seems to be necessary In matters of conduct the sorority as a rule i. ver) decided and definite in ils demands upon i ts member., and frequentl,., as j characteristic of yo un, people, the so rority is more radical in it. discipline than the faculty would be in a similar case.

Fowrlh. From the standpoint of the the lororitie. are o( much value. They fOlter college spirit, support the admini.tration in matten of discipline, and solve the problem of the divilion ('I( an unore-aniu<i mas. intn -"Cpuate unit.J.

l beHeve thoro'Cchly in ODr Greek·letter fraternity enD thollah in some institution., and at lOme times, the undereuduate. in the lraternltie. have DOt been properly SUided and hue riven themselves to n.c.-sea cd han Dot

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reeognized their obligation to the fraternity and to the college. At Wesleyan University tbe fraternities are my right arm of strength in administration The r e is n?t one in which the leading spirits do not stand for the hi ghest and the best.-WiUia.m Arnold Shanklin, President of Wesleyan University.

I think the fie l d for fraternities and the opportunities to benefit from thei r o r ganitation were never so promi si ng as at present.-Andrew D. White, Presi · den t Emeritas of Cornell University.

I have found the [.aternity a most potent (netar in maintaining standards both of scholarship and morality. There is no body in the world so easily con tr olled as a company of college st udents when rightly approached The upperclassmen among undergraduat es when llppealed to by in authority to see to it that the men in the entering classes take high rank in. scbolarship and maintain a charac ter which shall co mmand respect, will make answer to t h at appeal in t abors of most effective compulsion * • • *.

The fraternity , too, is n most important factor in holding the student to his o r igina l purpose in completing his college course To my persona l kno wl· edge , it has often happened that n s tud ent has entered upon an underg r ad u ate co u rse of study expecting to be in this line of work one year perhaps, o r , at most, for two, and by the influ ence of teachers, insufficient alone but potent when exercised through uppercla ss fraternity brothers, many of these yo u ng men have completed the re q uir emen ts for the baccalaureate degree.-G. P. Ben ton, President of the University of Vermont

I firmly believe that the nntional organizations of American fraternities h a ve a &Teat opport u nity and r esponsibili t y. Mos t of them are r ecogn izi n g t his an d doing exce ll ent wo r k.- Geo. E. Vincent, Forme r President of the U n ive r · sity of Minnesota.

W hether the fraternities are a bles sin g or an evil to the college depends, as do othe r organizations, upon the attitude assumed by the college toward them. I have seen class organizations by insubordination bring disrepute upon a college whose faculty was attempting to force instead of persuade its members. The administration which will use the fraternities to maintain a standard of sc holarship, will nse fraternity houses as agencies for bringi n g fac ult y and students together, which will utilize fraternity units 85 nerve centers for promoting co llege reforms which will make the fraternity a scholastic as well as a social agency, and which will influence the fraternities to do something unselfishly for th ... nonfratemity men as college brothers will find a potent force t o mould to its hand and a virile factor for college betterment and reCorm L

The colltge fraternity is necessarily undemocratic; so is every college or g aoi. zarion which does not include the enrire student body But that does not necessarily mean snobbishness or aristocracy. All depends upon whether the college can influence the fraternity to feel tha t it i. a pa r t of an whole and that it has an obligation of brotherly kindness to discharge to thost students who by choice or omission do not belong to a Greek letter organizarion.- Edwin E. SparkS , President o( Pennsylvania State Colleee.

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regard f r aternities :1:> a whole :\!iI most valuable asset to the colleges and a most helpful faclor in th,. sounrl development of those who art connected with them.-George E. Dennv. Pre!';ident of the University of Alabama.

1 could give many reasons (or my partiality for .he fraternity bat I have i'lpace for only ODe and that is what I may term the administr:ui\'e reason. Students will inevitably (orm groupS', clubs, cliques, and simibr organiuti ons; some time s these organization s are lo osely fo r med, Bnd some t imes they a re very compac t and when not properly guided 3rt very troubl esome to the a uth o ritieli These cl ub, may be for' leg itimate purposes, socia l. boarding, or for c&mp U S politi cs . and when properly directed may accomplish worthy results, but they possess the e l ement" of pene r s ion llnd misdirection by designing persons.

The m ode rn college fraternity ha s a national organiution, with a body of alumn i made up of .. elf-respecting men !lnd women who h:lV e given :lnd continue to give thei r fraternity, ideals of college honor and respectability which they upect the local c hapter to emulate. In addition to tbis th e national bodies are exe rci sing more rigi d supe r vision over the local membersbip as t o sc h olarshi p, moral conduct, and loyalty to the best interests of the co tlere of which they are a part.

I found in the administration of college discipline that I co uld always rely u pon th e fra ternity to stand for what was right ::md h o norable upon the camp u s and that it neve r shirked responsibility for the cond uct of its members. I n ot her wor ds I co uld always place my hand up on any student o ffen de r by in voki ng the coope r ation of hi s c hnpter for they disciplined e ffec tivel y their members f or infractions of siudent req uirements nnd proprieties The youn ,: man by hi mself or in a or irresponsible group co uld not be r enched so readily. * • • •.

The college frat e rn ity of honor a n d dignity-::md there a r e many sDchhas come to be very effective in the develop ment of c h !l r.1 c t e r and that pec uli ar fitting f o r coope rati on in th e cond u c t of life.-Dr . F. B. Gn ult , Forme r Pre s ident o f the Univers ity of So u th D a kota.

Dr. M . A. Bra nn on, fo r me rl y p r esident of the Unive rs ity of I daho, n ow of B el oit , has touched the keynote of right rel ationship between the college and the fraternity.

"Good achievements," h e says, 4Ima)' fill the records o f f rat e rn a l o rganizatio n s provided a clear p r ogram is formuhted by netional and local fraternity officers in cooperation with :luthoriti:s, and p r ovided an adeq u ate system o f on the pa rt of the fraternity and university :td \"isors is deve l oped and continuou ly exercised."

The national fraternity has a large obligation to the co ll ege. It sho uld so direct its chapte r s that th ey n eve r l ose sig ht of their responsibility to the co ll ege o r fail to r e alize that their first allegiance is due to it, not to th eir fraternity; that they do the bes t work of which they ar e capab l e j and that the y st r ive to avo id waste of time, money , and ener gy It mu st insti ll in t hem a sense o f personal responsibility and of the loyal coope rat ion due from th em to the un ive rsity authorities. It should impr ess up on them that whatever the policy adopted by t he institution r egarding the life and the r eg ula tion o f the students, it has been adopted after wise and mature deliberation and for the

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good of the student body , and that \\ he t he r or not their untrained vision sees it in the same light, th eir course must be one of unquestioning loyalt y. It must further impress upon them that their very organization as groups founded upon high ideals of personal development and of service makes them the agencies to which co llege authoriti es sho uld naturally turn for assistance in any movement for the good of the institution or the student body, and from whom the co llege should never enco unt er problems. These principles every national convention, every visiting inspector, and every alumna should emphasize.

In the selt!Ction of its province presidents or inspecting officers , as the case may be, the fraternity, equally as much as in the choice of its grand counci l, should draw upon its best and strongest material. Only women of real leadership, of large vision, understanding of the college and its problems, and of the service which the fraternity rightly guided can perform, of a type of personality that can influence and inspire the young women of the college chapter, are qualified to fill these positions of pecu liar responsibility both to the fraternity and the college. The visiting officer of the fraternity must be a woman who would be a welcome visitor in the office of any college executive-a woman without bias or prejudice, capable of seeing the shortcomings and the possibilities of her co llege chapter, and of grappling with the one and making the most of the other She must come to the officials of the institution as an earnest coworker, capable and ready to do her full share to bring to the service of the institution the best that her college chapter can afford.

No greater opportunity of establishing right relations between the fraternity and the college is ever afford ed a national fraternity than at the time it is installing a chapter. At no time is a group more impressionable or more receptive. It is not justly dealt with if it is not thoroughly prepared to meet the obligations it assumes, if it is not imbued with the sense of its duty to the co ll ege and its opportunity of rendering worthy service as an organized unit in college life. It should be made to see the difference between a sane interest in college activities and a selfish seeking after group prominence, and should be admonished that it is unworthy of its ideals if its members as individuals do not throw their support in election. to college office to the person best qualified for the place, irrespective of group affiliations. It should be required to pledge its utmost loyalty and co<5pera-

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tion to the college and its authorities and expected in its tum t o prepare those whom it initiates f or right adjustment to the college.

Unquest.ionably fraternities owe to the college closer supervision of their chapters than the majority of them now give. A visit from an official once in a term of two yea r s is not enough. Such visits should occur not less frequently than once in each college year . To provide for the period in the interim of official visits the fraternity should furnish a caref ull y chosen alurnnre advisory board to have supervision over the chapte r and to cooper ate with the dean of women of the college.

For the best results, the adequate and co ntinuing supervision of university officials is of fundamental importance. The coliege chapter is ready to do its part but needs direction in the way in which it may best serve. A clear program mapped out by the university and discussed with the fraternities will win hearty cooperation. Interesting evidence that such a policy is being adopted and is apprec ia ted by the fraternities is presented by the fraternity and co llege jo urnal s of the past year.

From the Eleusis of Chi Omega comes the following:

All Washington students have watched with interest our new presidenl, Dr. Suuallo, and wa i ted patien tly to learn of his attitude toward fraternities and his view s on college prob lems. Soon after college opened, be ca lled a meeting of th e h ead of the college social committee, the dean of men, the dean of women, and the president of each organiution. * • • *. Somewhat later, he called a meeting of fraternity representatives a.nd later , one or two representative s from each of the women's fraternities. Here he exp lained the critical position of fraternities, and the agitation against them. He told how he approved of them, h ow he conside red the small group life and the lasting frien dships formed as essential in the development of strong c haracter, of the advantage of learning to live in harmony with others. and especially of the influence of the members on each other. Then in an open discu ssio n they talked over the ever present problem of democracy, and the president refluested that the girl s l ive economically and avoid the criticism of expense. The high school rushing problem also came up, as the authorities complained that rushing of students interfe red with their sc hool work, whereupon it \Vas decided to abolish the ru shing of high school student •.

This is only a beginning of the meetings that are to come during the year, but it is the fir st of this kind that Washington has ever had. All IItudents are enthusiasti c o ver this active cooperation with the co llege authorities, and realize the ndv81l !:1. ges and opportunities of being able to express their ideas and desires, to have them conside red fairly on all sides, a.nd to be decided and acted unon by the will of all, and Dot merely the will of the few forced apon the many.

From the University of Washington Daily:

No fraternity or so rority not living up to the standa.rd set by Washington Greek-letter societies in the past will be allowed to exist on the campus,

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according to a recent statement of President Suuall!>, who has been making a study of the various "Generally speaking," he said, lithe fraternities and at the ,unn.:er. lity are better, and always as good, as th Ose !11 other uDtverslbes. It 11 WlIt, h o wever to maintain this standa rd by prevenhvt measures, and no ODt or two fraternities will be permitted to eIist which tend to drag th e othe r o rganiutiolls down."

Dr. Suuallo co mplimented the societies f or the simplici ty which in general characterizes th ei r buildings and furnishings , s tating that th ey wer e s uperior in this respect to organizations at mBay other college. He 1;>elievel that and furnishings should not cost more than $25.000. declarmg that the president's office would not approve of a larger expenditure than this amount.

From a letter under date of September 5, from President Wilbur of Stanford to the fraternities , published in the Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega:

In order to help fraternities and Stanford I wish to inform you it is my intention at the end of two years thr ough the national o rgan iutio ns o r otherwise, t o arrange for disbanding of any fraternity Ilt S t:mford that i s in d ebt fo r c urr ent expenses or markedly deficient in scholarsh ip I ask your endeavor to put fraternities in the high position they sho uld occ upy at Stanford .•••• I am deeply interested in r emoving all grounds [o r legitimate criticism of fraternity conditions at Stanfo rd nnd because of this I :lm pl an ning eventually to urg e 1\ onc year re sid en ce rule before admission 10 fralernity membership.

From the Alpha Phi QU4rterly:

The feeling among the faculty members of the University of North Dakota is almost enti r ely favorable to fraternities. 1t see ms t o be the consensus of opinion th at the friendly rivalry between the fraternitie., a. well as the high standa r ds set by each f r aternity has Il ve ry desirab le effect on the university scholastic average. It is quite generally conceded that the fraternities assist in binding the. interest of the graduat es t o their Alma Mater.

The dean of women is an ex-officio member o f Pan hellenic and feels free to attend all meetings and to exp ress her opinions She is well informed with r egard to local problems. Pr ofesso r Simpson of the departmen t o f natural science devotes much of his time to sett ling fraternity problems. He investigate s frat e rnity problems :md sol u tions in ot h e r schoo l s and is well able to advise in frat ernity matters.

President McVey is always ready to disc uss problems with the various fraternities and is q ui ck to see and point out faults in o ur [raternity system.

The faculty, as a whole, r ecognizes the st ren g th of the fraternities and their power to mould public opinion. It has appealed to the fraternities to take a stro ng stand against cheating and kindred evi l s and thus to c reate a strong p ublic sentime nt agains t it.

In having the con tinuing s up erv ision of a sympathetic university official whose time is devoted to their interests and their problems, women students have been especially favored in the majority of institutions in which college frat ernit ies for women are represented. The dean of wom en has accomplished much in bringing the fraternity gro u ps under her cha r ge into the desired relationship to the institution and in bringing the individua l group to its best development_ It is vitally important that between her and the fraternity groups

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sympathetic understanding sho uld exist and t hat she sho uld be able to tum to them with th e confidence of receiving hearty support and ready assistance in any move ment which she undertakes in the interes t of th e institution and its st uden t life It is equally as impo r tant that between her and the national office r s o f the fraternities represented in her instituti o n th e same cooperation should exist. With her at a ll times th e fraternity leaders a r e eage r to coopera t e. B e lieving as they do that in th e coope rati on of deans of women and fraternity officials lies the ultimate solu ti on of the prob lem o f the adjustment the fraterniti es of t he National Pan hellenic Congress appreciate the op p ortunity afforded them by the National Co ng ress of Deans of Women to tak e part i n th e frank discussion o f conditions and prese nt problems and to join forces in the work toward the com m o n goal. In their Panhellen ic c r eed they "oice t hei r unity of ideals and pledge their cooperation . Tbe creed ith whi c h Mrs Tannabill iII be found on p. 10 or this illue.

ARE FRATERNITIES JUSTIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE IN STATE UN IVERSITIES?

A Paper by

: \ BRAX:SOX

( F orm er president of the University of I daho now President of Beloit College.)

D oubtless there are subj ec t s regardin g which mo re platitudes might be uttered than haye been proclaimed r ela t ive to fraternities, but doubtless ther e ar e very few subjects concer ning which more platitudes have been spoken. Nevertheless, th e fraternity question is living, vital, and present in eve ry sta te unive r si ty.

Secret organizations in co lleges and univer si ties evidently originated in resp o nse to social demand s In schoo ls, as well as in every o ther institut ion of society, it has been found that ubirds of a feather Bo ck t ogether." :Mo re ove r , t he soci al ins tinct is o nc of the s trongest and mos t primitive with which we have to d eal. It is not a question, therefore, why secret o rd ers came into existence; the wonder is that far mor e of them han not been brought into being . Indeed, the ideal soc ial co nditi on in society would make provision f o r every person holding membership in a congenia l , social group.

Along with the social demand, th ere has d eve loped recently defin i te econo m ic conditions which co uld be satisfied in some respects

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by the fraternal order. This economic requirement was associated with the housing question f or men and women in state universities where adequate resid ence halls had not been provided by the state. Making use of the principle of community buying, it was possible for a group of individuals to secure common and congenia l quarters where living conditions would be sanitary, food could be purchased at a lower cost and could be prepared in a more palatable manner than could be secured elsewhere. Thus it has come about that the fraternity in the state university has been requisitioned to satisfy the age-long instinct for social intercourse among human beings having similar ideals and mutual interests and also to provide suitable, economic, and attractive home surroundings.

Manifestly, if the fraternal organization could minister wisely and adequately to the social and economic demands of its members , the justification for its existence would not be called into question, However, there are certain con tradictions which have developed in fraternal affairs during later generations, Thtse' contradictions are found in extravagances, dissipation, and loafing which are wholly contrary to sound economics, and also there has developed in man y instances a IIbetter-than-thou" spirit which is variously described as snobbishness or false aristocracy,

Very fortunately these indictments cannot be drawn against all fraternities, nor indeed, can they be made against every individual in any fraternity. Again it may well be said that these same difficulties appear in the social institutions of home, church, and state. It should not seem strange then that these exhibits of human frailties should appear in secret orders either within or without state universltIes. We cannot convict the institution of delinquencies merely because they appear in certain members.

The real question before us then seems to be this: to what extent may the fraternity which is a normal and logical expression of human kind gratify its social life in sane and economic ways?

In order to answer this question, the opinions of state university presidents, presidents of fraternities, and authorities on fraternity relations have been consulted. Among these answers , there is one from a fraternity president that is so luminous that it seems desirable to present it, together with the questionnaire : What are the main objects of your fraternity?

"It shall be constituted as hereinafter provided, and shall have for its objects the promotion of the moral and social culture of it5 members, the establishm ent of confidence and friendly relations between the universities and coll eges of t he United States in securin g unity of action and sympathy in matters of common interest between them, and the building up of a fraternity that recognizes mutual assistance in the honorable labors and aspirations of life, devotion to the culti vatian of the intell ec t, unsullied friendship, an unfaltering fidelity, as objects worthy of the highest aim and purpose of associated effort. It

How does your local chapter endeavor to attain those objects?

"We believe early impressi ons to be the strongest. For this reason we conduct meetings for the pledges each Monday evening. At this time, they are criticized for all a c ts o f omission or co mmission which do not comport with the standards of rational and gentlemanly conduct. Every pledge is commended for any actions on his part which will further the interests of the university, himself , and his fraternity. We take particular pains to impress our pledges with the fact that our fraternity is only a side show in their college life and that at all times the university must be given first consideration. To this end, a part of each evening's session is given over to answering questions concerning the legal status of the university, its sources of income, and its organization. It will perhaps be interesting to note that our chapter has, since its organization in 1906 , been in the habit of drilling its pledges in what is now the subject of mat r iculation lectures. It is only after having given them a thorough lrnowledge of the university that we begin to give them the history and organization of our fraternity. We believe that in thus instructing ou r pledges we impress upon them the relative importance of the university and fraternity, while at the same time 'p romotin g the moral and social culture of its members . ' Not only do we require these things of our pledges but every old and active member is an exponent of the principles we are trying to impress upon them. Furthermore, in order to 'promote the moral and social culture of its members,' this chapter is conforming to the letter of the law of our national organizatinn which forbids the presence of liquor or gambling in any form in the chapter-house."

IIIn order to I secure the establishment of con fiden ce and friendly relations between the universities and colleges of the United States,

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in securing unity of action and sympathy in matters of common interest between them,' we have an exchange of chapter letters, through the medium of our magazine, which gives us a very definite idea of the conditions existing in the other colleges and universities. OUT chapte r never hesitates to take advantage of what has been proven good in other schools in order to further the 'matters of common interest between them.' I)

uIn 'the building up of a fraternity that recognizes mutual assistance in the honorable l abors and aspirations of life' our chapter recognizes that nowhere do we get so much mutual assistance as behind the threshold of our respective homes. For this reasoD, our c hapter life is mad e to confo rm as nearly as it may to ou r home lif e. We consider it the duty of each member to advise and criti cize at all times as the occasion may require."

"'Devotion t o the cultivation of the intellect' is a watch-word which every member heeds. In the Id aho chapter the president is by tradition the chairman of the schola r ship committee . Not only does he r eport the scholarship standing of the members of the fraternity, at every chapter meeting, but the cause of every deficiency is traced to its source . We believe, however, that devotion to th e cultivation of the intellect consists not merely in good sc holastic work but that clean and rational living is devotion to that cause."

" In order that friendship may be 'unsullied' we exercise great care in the election of new members. Our chapter is free from internal strife."

In the experience of your fraternity, what are the chief diBicultie!= which handicap you in your efforts to achieve the purpose of your national organization?

"I should say that the purposes of the national organization are too idealistic for achievement. The best we can hope to do is to approximate the purpose and ideals as expressed in our constitution."

What are the chief advantages within and without your chapter which aid you in achieving the purposes sought?

"The internal advantages have already been enumerated. The democratic spirit of the school is a powerful factor in helping us attain the objects sought."

How can we improve OUT fraternity situation in the University of Idaho?

"We are of the opinion that if each fraternity tried to live up to its ritual the situation would be improved. Thus far the great bone of contention between the fraternities has been rushing. \Ve recommend that an interfraternity council be organized, strong enough to penalize its members for any infraction of the rules adopted by it. \Vith the view of bettering the interfraternity feeling we have adopted a program of interfraternity smokers with all the other chap ters on the campus."

How can we improve the situation in all state universities?

"The two great against college fraternities are in regard to scholarship and finances. A great improvement may be made along these lines by closer supervision by fraternity and faculty authorities. The interfraternity situation may be improved in all colleges by the organization of effecti\'e Panhellenic councils for the regulation of matters of common interest among them."

These answers of this fraternity respondent seem to incorporate some of the best ideals and suggestions which could be offered in justification of the existence of fraternities in state universities. It has been quoted at length because it incorporates the suggestions made by other respondents to my fraternity questionnaire and therefore presents quite clearly the views of some of the present-day students who belong to fraternities.

The following questionnaire was sent to various university presidents:

"May we inquire whether you have reached any definite co nclusion as to the real status of the fraternities in university education in America?

"And also , what your experience is in handling them?

"Do you have any suggestion to offer for the improvement of fraternity r elati onships in university life? I am especially conce rne d to know how fraternities may be u sed in ca rrying on the administrative and the social life of our s tate universities ."

President Wheeler concludes his answers to the inquiries as follows:

"I will bear my individual testimony that I have found the fraternities most helpful, and I have had pleasure in cooperating with them. I think the key to the correction of wrongs and abuses in the Crater · nities is found in giving them something real and serious to do . . . r think fraternities rightly guided and utilized by the university authorities are likely to become a potent influence for good."

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President Vincent replied:

uWe find it necessary to be al ert and vigilant and never to assume that fraternities and sororities will automatically improve themselves or contribute to the welfare of the whole comm unity. By constant, quiet, friendly, cooperative effort we feel that we have made good progress and that we may expect this to co ntinue ."

President McVey answered that lilt seems that much is to be done by the fraternities to really justify their existence and square themselves with the purpose of univers ity life." After reporting that they aTe getting on very well' with fraternities at the University of North Dakota, he suggests: HIf we could have an officer in the university whose whole time was devoted to the life of the students , looking after their interests and following them up individually, getting in touch with all these organizations, I believe that much more could be brought about as a consequence of their presence in the university."

Dr. S. H. Goodnight, answering for President Van Hise states UThat the University of Wisconsin fraternity men and women live better for the same money, have more regular and more palatable meals, and have more congenial companionship and social opportunities than the nonfraternity people. They are, of course, subject to the disadvantage which sometimes comes from too much good fellowship, that of being distracted from their work. That we seek to counterbalance by publishing the averages of each group each semester. This keeps them at work to raise their averages and the upperclassmen take a very great interest in keeping their pledges and their underclassmen at work. I am a firm believer in fraternities, but I am also convinced that they must have a certain supervision and regulation by the faculty to avoid evils which otherwise are bound to develop."

The testimony offered by active members holding positions of responsibility in the fratemities questioned at this time, and the opinions given by presidents of state universities and evidence furnished by special students of fraternity problems seem to agree definitely in regard to the following points:

1. In the first place, fraternities have come to exist in our American colleges and universities because they are a natural outgrowth of the insistent call for congeni al companionship on the part of every normal person , and they have functioned as most helpful,

economic agents in providing sanitary and comfortable residence halls which approach more or less closely to home environment.

2. The special , organ ized group possesses unusual opportuniti es and facilities for the development of friendship, scholarship, leadership, and a thoroughly wholesome and worth -while life among undergraduates.

3 . Delinquenci es. su c h as extravag an ces, diss ipat ion, loafin g. and snobbishness, are n ot wholly mon opolized by fraternities . They are found everywhere in society, in all of society's institutions such as the home, the state, the school, and the church, whenever the balance between th e proper adju s tment o f n ee ds and s upplies swing toword undue supplies and accumulated wealth .

4. There is uniform agreement that fraternities are, and of a right, ought to be agencies through which constructive work, for ri c h and wholesome student life may be accomplished .

5. Good achievements may fill the records of fraternal organizations provided a clear program is for mulated by national and local fraternity officers in cooperation with university authorities, and provided an adequate system of supervision on the part of fraternity and university advisers is developed and continuously exercised.

It should be noted, in addition to the points upon which unifonn testimony has been offered by the respondents to my inquiries, that the fraternities represent a very large numerical proportion of our student bodies and that their material property is of very large proportions. One authority states that a bout seventy per cent of all undergraduates are found in colleges and universities of Ameri ca where fraternity chapters are maintained and states that twenty per cent of all students at these colleges are members of fraternities. (See page 555, N. E. A. Report, 1910. ) It is probable that there are over 1300 fraternities and sororities, national and local, at our state colleges and universities. If these have an average membership o f twenty-five, it means that there are approximately 32,500 active undergraduates in our American schools of higher education.

These organizations apparently control property which has a value of over $4,000,000_ This is under rather than over the actual inYestment represented by the fraternity and sorority properties.

Of course, the state universities can claim only a fraction of the fraternity undergraduates and the fraternity properties included In the foregoing estimate ; nevertheless , the proportion of membership

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and of property interest is so great that state universities cano nt deal with this matter in a separate, distinct manner from that pursued by non-state schools. The consensus of opinion everywhere forces the state universities to recognize that they have a very potent and valuable agency in these secret societies which control the large property interests referred to, and which control very much larger values than those expressed by material property because they control So largely the general scholastic activities and the extra-scholastic activities such as athletics, social relations, debating, dramatic and literary activities of the institutions in which they have their residence.

I believe there is great unanimity of opinion that any failure ot fraternities to justify their existence in state universities must be shared both by the fraternity members and by the members of faculties. My own opinion is that fraternities are justifying their existence in a large majority of instance s in our state universities, and I am convinced ·that most of the deficiencies that do exist may be eliminated by a closer affiliation of the national and chapter authorities of all fraternities with th e administrative and teaching staff in the universities.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BOARD

Fort Sam Houston, Tex. June I, 19 17

To the Grand Covncil:

The Chairman of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School Committee makes th e following annual r eport:

School: The sixth session of the sc h oo l opened on Monday, August i, 1916, with Elva Plank, Helen Virginia Ikerd, Helen Weinberg, Margaret Brown, and Florence Helmick present for duty Marga ret Brown arrived ill, attended schoo l one day, and was obliged to give up After six weeks' rest she came back on ly to leave a&"ain permanently. Florence Helmick substituted for Julia Barksdale during the month of August, and on Septembe r 4 the lath:r assumed her duties. December 1 Mr. and Mr s Norman R. Prickett t ook charge of the indu s trial work. Y our chairman was present at the Settlement from June 29 to November 24. Mi ss Plank did not r et urn to the school after the Christmas holiday s; until the latter part of January when, after nine days, she was cailed home by the illness of her mother and did not return. Helen Ik erd l eft the ninth of February to accept a position at her home for the balance of the year at a higher salary. The duties of Miss Plank and Mi ss Ikerd at the school were divided among the remaining workers and were very satisfactorily performed. The school closed March 30 with an enrollment of 131 pupils during the year-6J boys and 68 girls. Of th ese, 38 boys and 51 girls, or 89, satisfactorily complet ed their grades and were promoted. Our school has earned the distinction of being the be .. t school in the county.

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Pupils been sent t o us fr o m Sevierville-t6 miles distance-the puenh: boarding them in privat e f a milie s while attending school.

Industrial Work: The first p art of the year, th e actual industrial work o f the school suffered becau se of Miss Brown ' s illness. In D ecember, Mr. and Mrs. Prickett arrived, and threw their be s t energies into the work with gratifying results. It is h oped the coming ycar will productive of still greater attainments. The p eopl e made in their homes more baskets tban in any previous year, and the money maue from this fast increasing home industry made a sbowing in the appearance of our pupils.

Nne Residenu: Work on the new residence was begun on August 21, and from this time until November 2 (when I was forc e d to go to bed with an infected foot) I was daily with the workmen to see that the work was properly done and no shirking. It to ok twenty-four days to clear the land, dig the hill s ide away, and l a y the f o undation. On September 18 the carpenter's work began and on December 13 the teachers began to move in. The building stands about forty f e et we s t o f th e co ttage; the front door faces the driveway from the main road. Up on entering the main han the large bright dinin,room is in front of y o u; to the left is the large community room, and back of it the small kitchen, with the pantry between. On the right of the ball is the library, and in the southwest corner is the office, with the stairway and lavatory between them. Up s tairs are five bedrooms and a bathroom, with closets in each room and two closets in the hall. The third floor is finished with a flooring only and affords storage room for trunks, etc. The basement is under half of the h o u se and is of concrete. The heating plants, plumbing, and bath fixtures are the best to be had. The building cost approximately $4,748.43 which is $1,251.57 less than the lowest bidder by contract, and we have a better building and equipment than any contractor would have given us.

B.mga[ow: Before beginning the teachers' residence I built for my own use at Gatlinburg a four-room bungalow, which later Anne and Melinda Stuart bought from me and gave to the school. This is a picturesque building built on the steep hillside east of the cottage. It is twelve feet from the ground in front and rests on the ground on the rear. I t has a ten-foot pilUZ& across its entire front, a large living-room with a rough rock chimney, two goodsized bedrooms and a small kitchen, each Toom furnished comfortably for camp life. A loft is over the entire building, with windows on three sides, well ventilated and usable, reached by a ladder-stairway which CH..n be raised when not in use and forms a panel in the ceiling

Improvements: While we had the workmen and materials on the groDnd, it was very easy to do many odd jobs which had been needed for a long time.

(1) The two toilets built and used by the school were replaced by more sanitary and sightly ones. Lattice screens were built in {rant of them and vines will be trained to cov er the latter.

The hot air furnace put in the school building in 1915 by the contractor never heated the rooms during cold winter weather. When hids were asked for plumbing and heating in the residence, prices were asked to include a steam heating outfit for the school building and by having it put in at the same time, the cost was redu ced. The school now has a large steam heating plant which has proved entirely satisfactory during the most severe winter weather at a cost of approximately $900.

(3) In the schoolhouse hall, library shelves were built to accommodate all our books, and Miss Weinberg, who had charge uf the library, went carefully through e\'ery book, numbering and reclassifying them and then cata· logued them in a regula.r library catalogue book, furnished [or that pu r pose. Near by was a small table , with the recording book, where each book was entered when taken out and when returned, and she tried to make the library an important factor in the school life.

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(4) The extra passage to the basement in the schoolhouse was floored and shelves built in from the Boor to the ceiling making a most needed storeroom for acbool supplies.

(s) A small floor was put down in the unfinished 10ft of the school buildiD& and the great accumulation of old bookl. mnguines, etc., stored neatly bere, and when the teacben went visitin&, they could always find reading or pictures to take with them.

(6) A much nceded barn or shed for the children'. horsel that came from afar was built west of the schoolhouse, near Baskins, and filled a long want.

(1) The boys and men worked freely for leveline and picking out the stones (rom the school's baseball ground and they have made one of the best baseball diamonds in the county. At one time it was estimated that three hundred persons watched a game. A grand stand was very much desired and the proposition was made thllt the men and boys would do the work if the sc hool would pay for the materials, which was agreed to, and we now hav e a pavilion beside the baseball grounds which will aeal three hundred. It cost the school $19.72.

(8) Since Dell Gillette's time. the town has provided along its road s a one or two plank walk ' for the benefit of school children, but we had never had a walk of any kind from the main road to the schoolhouse. Here we built a four -foot walk from 2-inch plank on raised sleepers, and this soon became the favorite boulevard on fnir Sunday afternoons and moonlight night s. This walk, where two persons could walk side by side, was a long stride in modernizing Gatlinburg. At re cess, the older children and teachers got their exercise and recreation walking up and down the "board walk" arm in arm.

(9) Swings were erected for the sm aller children and the tea ch ers took keen interest in encouraging healthful play and physical development.

Hos;illll : The community needs a hospital. Last year we had many deat hs from diphtheria. One nurse with experience might have saved many lives, for parents were helpless. In many cases when the child became ill the parent. and neighbors for miles would crowd into a small, stutTy room and "set" by the patient's bedside, administering remedies thick and fast with harmful results. It was impossible to enforce a quarantine; the only doctor who visited them refu se d to attempt it. We had to close school. Now, that the residence has been completed and money bas been subscribed sufficiently to equip and meet the running expensel for the coming three years, it migh t be wise to allow the old cottage to be used temporarily by a Red Crols coun · try nurse. With our Country's future 10 unsettled I do not recommend the establishment of a hospital with wards, operating room, etc., at the present tim e. While this move is separate from the schOOl until provided for and and turned over to the Fraternity by the Founders, it has been developed ib conjunction with the school.

SocitJ/ Life: The Grand Council today would see a marked change for the better in our people. Eac.b year at Gatlinburg our life grows broader and more strenuous. Our people are developing fast. The year has been one of hard work for everyone connected with the sc h oo l. The tea chers "went avi.it · inK" practically every afternoon, when the weather permitted; entertainments were iPven often in the sc h oolho use, also parties in the cottage, and man, "singl" and suppers were given in return by the people. A Dew piano , a gift of the Boston Alumna: Club, opened a new field for cultivation. for other pianos were bought and piano lessonl and singing became popular. Mr Prickett il a Mi ssionary Baptilt with a Itrong leadina voice. He seeml to have won the respect and love of the people aDd haa belped in the Yillap life, especially with the young men. The church service., under Mr. Conner, the well-conducted Sunday School which includes Dearly all who CO to chare, the popular and well-organitcd B.Y.P.U of the younger children. and later iD the eoin, of the older onel every SllDda, evenia.a. ahowiD, iDlelliant -.nd

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keen interest and research, with the much IOftened choir are veTy ",,&tifyinc chanres due entirely to the inRuence of our Pi Phi School's teachers.

Fv/ll.r, : I consider that we are now work in, under quite modern conditionl in oar schoolroom. The classes arc relatar. I .... ould like to t ugrut to the Grand Council. for their consideration, the followin, :

( a) Tbat we try to manare with O DC Ius teacher. that is three be side Mr and Mrs. Prickett.

(b) That the Head Resident be prin cipal of the IChool, and take part o f tbe work of tc achinc.

(c) That. housekeeper be bired for the necCllary work.

The COl t per capita for educ at i ng our children compared witb other mountain iC hools i. too large. After five month.' observation J do not cODsider it good bu inen to pay a woman $50 • month and board and travel expenael for pllrel, th e school ' s bu siness. The Head R es ident Clln manage to do all the letter writing .he is called upon to do , tea c h a c1u. o r JT.o re , and have t i mt lor all sc hool businen if she will systematize her work and give the school eight hours daily, if she has no cooking or housework. The Head Resident hu heutofore written the Chairman of the Committ« every week. She .hould also write the Grand Vice -president and other members of the Grand Council if they wish. She has duplicating con veniences; it would not be a bad idea for her to write during the year a letter o r more to every alumnae club that they ma)' know at fi rst hand what is being done al Little Pigeon. Our Pi Phi teachers have been wonderfully fine workers and it is not 10 necessary that tbey be experienced if tbey have the other qualities for .uccess. Our greatest need is for a permanent Head Resident who i. wise, big minded, unselfish, and .incere The duties are exceedingly trying at times; the life, outside of the Settlement House, one of isolation and lacking in all that is dear to the heart of the cultured and refined. As the Head Resident i. the uati". she can do little or much as her conscience or Itrenrth may prompt The people are .0 thankful for everything that only we who have lived among them and know ,.,hat can be accomplished are aware of the possibilities for the future. Our Little Pigeon is no legitimate field for the theorist, the dreamer, the invalid. or comfort loving worker; it is hlrd. day after day, unromantic work. We mUlt bue young, bright, ch«rfu l, and faithful orkers; Pi Phis who can sing, who can find the sweet and joyous in the life from the hills and freedom and simplicity in their surroundina.; Pi Phi. who can find a "silver lining" in the life before them; who will treat our people as they would their friends at home and lift the people up and give them a part of their life. I feel that we have been very fortunate in havinR during our yean of effort along the Li ttle Pigeon S'VcIa lovely charac ters. and this year bas been only another added to our service to our Fraternity, our fellow -beings, our Country, and our God.

Respect(ully submitted, EUlABITH A. Hlunc x, C44i,rrkUt

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PI BETA }")HI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL

FROM MAY t, 1916. To JUNI I , 1917 . RECEIPTS

May 1. IQI6, Cash balance on hand Received from Alumnlle Club., # 1 _ Active Chapter., #l

Sevier Co unty School Board

Pi Bet a Phi Grand Treasurer

$3,'38.3' '35-78 3lO.00 2:50.00

Miss Re is inger'. Subscription s

Interest on Saving s Acco unt @ 4 %······•..•

Sales of Indu strial Work

Saginaw, Michigan, D. A . Rs .

From Individual s:

Mrs . Frank Dunn . _... .. . . $1,100.00

Mr•. L. A. Stuart. 2 00.00 Pi Phis..... 893·74

Total acocuntabiliiy (or th e year

EXPENDITUR ES

Buildings and improv ements, Exhibit fIA"

Salaries. Exhibit liB" ... . .... . ..... . . .......... . .

Head Re sident. expenses , Exhibit "e" ........... .

Hospital Fund. separated fr om Sc ho o l' s, "0"

Travel account, Exhibit !I E"

Treasurer's account. Exhibit uF"

Freight :account

Hou se Furni shings (includ ing $100 on piano)

Norman Prickett, cas h for Schoo l incident als

School building, painting and repairs

Teachers' living expenses, paid after dose o f sc h oo l , but contracted by them

School furnishings , including one sa nitary bubble drinking fount ain

Cost of board walk s .................... ... .

COlt o f cottage repairs , trelli ses, etc

Baseball grand stand (all labor given)

Two School toilets, not included in Exhibit " An .. .

Industrial Work Gifts and c harity _

Labor at cottage n ot included in Exhibit "C" T o tal __

Balanu Cash in Bank 0/ Stvierville

Of this Cash, deposited in the name of Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, Building Acr: o unt.

Pi Beta Phi Settlement Sch ool , Savings A cco unt. .. . ELIZABETI-I A.

EXHIBIT NO.1

1.334.5 1 $1,065·96 268·55 HELMICK, Tr eas ur er

STAT£M£NT OF R£ct:IPTS DUltlNG THI YEA R FROM ALUWN.-£ CLUBS

At/lla P1'()'fJince:

Boston Alumnre Club

Buffal o Alumn ll! C lub .• .•.....

Burlington (Vt.) Alumn ae Cl ub . ............... .

Northern New York Alumnae Club

New York City Alumnre Club _

Syracu se Alumnae Club ........................ .

Toronto Alumnae Club

Western Massac.husetts AlumD R:. _.....

Rochester Alumnae Club

Bela

Baltim ore Alumnae Clab . .. ........... ....... .

Carlisle Alumna: Club _ Philadelphia Alumn B! Club ......•.•..... . .••••.. $ 65·00 8 .00 14 .00

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Pittsburgh Alumnz Club

Richmond AlumD 2 Cl u b ................ . ..... . Washingt on Alu mnre Club.

Gamma Provinu .'

Ann Arbor Alum nae Club... _

Athens (Ohio) Alumn re Club

Cincinnati Alumn ae Club ..................• Alumn ae Club. .....•••. _

Columbus Alumnre C lub .........• ....•••

Detroit Alumnae Cl ub • •.

Franklin Alumnre Club.. '

Hillsdale Alumn:r Club.. AlumD:!! Club

Ohio Gammo. Alu mnre C lu b '

So uthw estern Indiana Aiumnll.' C1uh.

Provin a:

Ca r thage Cl ub .

Chicago Alumna:: Club

Ce ntral Illin ois Alumn re Club.

Decatur Alumn oe Cl ub ..... .

Galesburg Alumn re Cl ub

Mad iso n C lub

Minnempo lis & S'. Monmouth Aiumr.'l! Club.

Peoria Alu m n re Club

Springfield (III.) Alumn re Club .....

Sou th ern Dak otm Alumn re Club. •

Eluilon Pro v illu ,'

Ames Alumnre Club

Burlington (Iowa ) Alumn .:e C lub

CedtLr Rapids

Des M oinn Alumnge Club

Fayetteville Aiumnre Club

ln dianola Alumntt Club

Iow a City Alumnre Cl ub

Kansas City Alumnlr Club

Lawren ce Alumn I! Club

Lin coln Alumn re Club...

M:lDhlltt an Alumn:!! Club

Mt. Pleasant Alumna: Club

Omaha & C ouncil Bluff's Alumnre

Ottumwa Alumnre Cl ub

St. Joseph (Mo.) Alumn a! Cl ub

Springfield Alumn:!! Club

St. Loui!! Alumna: Club... ...............•..

Sioux City Alumn re: Club

Topeka Alumnae Club

Zeta Pro v illu,'

Au s tin Alumnre Cl ub ........ . Boulder Alumnee Club

Caspe r Alumnre Cl ub

Co lorado Springs Alumn re Club ...

D.1Iu AlumnlC Club

Denver Alumna: Club

Hou.toa AJumn:.: Club

Laramie Alumn ae Club

Pueblo Alumnae Club

Waco Alumnae Club

Eta Prttvi"ct :

Lo. Angele. Alumnae Club

Nevad a Alumne C lub

Northern CalHo rnia Alumnr C lub

Portland (Oregon) Alumnae Club

Seottle Alumnae Club

Spok ane Club

Received during the y e ar

C o lumbia Alpha.

EXHIBIT "A"

Constr uction, Boilding, Heating, etc.: Teachers' Residence. engine honse, bun, two model toilets at School:

Paid for labor, inc luding carpenters. brick layeu. cement workers. local hauling, etc... $1,l23 9O (to Ihis should be added $240.28 paid by Head R.esident dter Treasurer lelt Gatlinburg) Paid for lumber

408.62 (to this Ihould be added $500 paid last year)

Paid for plumbing. whi c h included fuml ce in Re s idence. large Americ an Iteam furnace in School (valoed at $900.00). water connecti on in School build ing, bath an rl runn i ng water in Resid e n ce , hot water in kit c hen, kitchen inle , etc and a pressure of water. with proper connection s to throw a stream of water over the b i ahest build ina for fire protection

(All plumbers in Knoxville were asked to bid on this contract and the above was the lowe.t for the work The original bid was raised $.48.01 bee,ue of war condition. and advan ce in prices.)

2,548.01

Paid lor dressin" l1'oo'rin" aDd matchin , elc. 326.32

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Paid (or but Portland cement for foundation ails o( basement, floor, etc ·

Paid (or (reieht and bauling materials

Paid for hardware (naila, hinge s. window fixtures. door fixtures. builder.' paper, etc) ... .... . .. .

Paid (or paint. which includes paint for School building two COlt., two t oilets three coats each, baseball grand stand. barn, engine house. and suffICient paint on band to paint proposed hospital three coals ·· (This w.. bought after Getting bids (rom all de.lerl. and i. the best Sherwin· William s paint.)

Paid lor digging ,6-(oot well at Residence which in dry had water I:l (eet below s urface, making a 64-(00( water supply which s hould never fail

Paid for bricks for chimney

Non :-(To the above should be added the f ollowi ng paid by the Hurt Resident after Treasurer l eft Gatlinburg:

Building engine bouse .. .. $ 23,65

Building barn 102·84

Labor as explained above .... _.

Abo paid on account lumber

24

Total cost of years construction work $6,153·54

From this amount deduct

Estimated cost of schoolhouse heating plant ..

Painting schoolhouse two coats ...... . .. .

Painting toilets, barn, etc. (three coats) COlt of well ······ -

E stimated vnlut of paint, nails, builders' paper, and materials bought for use in proposed hospita l and on hand ............... .. . .

Estimated total cost of barn

COlt o( toilet s, not included above ....... . eost o( erand stand and board walks

Estimated {Iu r cost of new residence, complete EXH IBIT uR"

Sala"'lI.'

To Elva Plank:

SalafY for Augu st. September. October, November, December, @ $50 per month

9 days in 1anuary and February

To Helen Virginia Ikerd:

Salary f or Augu st September, October, November. December. lanu ary 6 months. @ $25

Salary to February 9. 191' .......... .

To Helen Weinberg :

Salary (rom Augu lt I. 1916, to March 31, 1917, 8 months @ $25 per month ............ ····

To Julia Bark.dale:

Salary (rom September I, 1916. to March 31, 1917 7 months @ $:aS .•.... . ........•..

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Paid Floren ce Helmick for Julia Barksdale for the month of Augu st for s ubstituting

To Mr. and Mrs . Norman R . Prickett: Salary or December, January, February, and Mar ch, 4 months @ $75 for the two

April and May when sc h ool dosed. @ $30

( Mr. and Mrs. Pr ic kett's salary is $720 1 , 184·00 pt r year, with no a ll owances for living or travel, but h ousi ng a nd garden on ly,)

EXHIBIT fie"

Head Ruident's Caslt: Acco unt:

Paid for furniture for New R esid e n ce $ (to this item Tre as urer 's expend i ture of $143.39 to be added, making a t ota l of $467.69. This c overs cos t of one piano @ $200. $300 wa s given specifica lly for furniture and $1 09.75 preferably f or same.)

Paid for li ving expenses in teachers' home (this does not inclu de labor; see be l ow. To this add $61.14 paid by Tr eas ur er afte r close of School, making tota l of $37'·99)

Paid for Indu s tria l Wor k from Inhabitant s ........... .

(add $11.96 paid by Treasurer making to tal of $199 71. Sale s for the year amounted t o $349.02, making $149 .31 profit and a good stock on hand.)

Paid for l abor ...........

(This i t em in cludes jan itor @ $30 per month)

Paid on b uil ding r esidence afte r Tr eas ur e r left G

Paid for building barn and s hed for Sc h ool

P ai d for tools f or Man ual Training D e partment

Paid for building engine h o u se ove r w ell

Paid for School s upplies, inclu ding books Cash to balnn ce turn ed over to Mr. Prickett

$1.331·93 Of this amount $2g6 18 c ame to the H

Travel Auo'l1It :

EX HIBIT "E"

Jun e 29. 101(; Mrs. Helmick, T exas to Gatlinburg $52 20 August 19. 1916 Elva Pl an k to Gatlinburg 2747 September 30 Novembe r 6 Novembe r 14

Helmick. Kn o xville on bu si ne ss

Mrs Helmi c k, Gatlinburg to T exas 39 25 H elen Weinberg, travel home......... 25 .00 Julia Barksdale. travel h ome........ 21.00

EX H I BIT "F"

Ptrsonal A cco .."t:

P.aid for clerical help .'

Sla t ione ry and pmitage -

Cottage suppJiu, including 1,000 stamped envel opes

Typewriter (Corona) (or use of tcu'heni .t Gatlinburg ..

Sc h ool books and supplin _.

Freight bill •....................

Refunded to Mrs. \\'il b ur t o cove r postage and expense in making Cll nvass of h e r province: for funds 12 .00

EXHIBIT " D"

T'he following amounts r ecei ved for establishing and maintaining a hospital to be known as the "Jennie Nicol Memorial Hosp itaL" Thi s was undertaken by the F o u nders and iii to be separate fr om the School until turned ove r to them by the F ounders. J t was planned to have thi s perfected and in working order (or the 50th An nive r sa r y but conditions hav!: arise n which seem to make it best t o wait. There(ore. the (unds con tr ib ut ed for the work have been placed in the savi n gs depa rtm en t of the Sevierville Bank. D. R Marshall. Cashier.

Received (rom Mrs. Hutc hin son ...

April I S. 1914 Mrs , Ki lgore ......•...•. '

April 24, 1914 Mrs Gaddis - ......• -

October 7. 1914 Mrs. Wallace

December 26. 1914 Mrs. Grier __

August 27. 1915 Mrs. Wallace - - -

August 27 1915 Int eres t

September 21. 1916 Mrs. Wallace _

December 12, 1916 Mrs. Gaddis a nd others

December 12 , 1916 Monmouth Alumn ;:e

December 12, 1916 Lulu McCa be Dece mber 12, 19 16 Int er es t

December 20, 1916 Ellen A. Lewi s

December 20 , 1916 Margaret S. Flynn ... .

December 26 , 1916 Lillian Elbridge

This nm ount w:u trnnsf e rr ed (rom the Schoo l 's books and opened as a new set of acco unts in the nnrne of the Jennie Ni col Memorial Ho s pital that t he fundi may be kept se parate

In additi on to the above I hnve received:

January 8,1917 From Monmouth AlumnI!! Club

Ja.nunry 8, 1917 Champaign. III., Alumnre

March 29, 1917 Seattle Alumnre Club to be used in fitting up II. conva le sce nt or sun ro o m

TOTAL

Spent from the above the following : For clearing weeds and cleaning hou se Cash Book ($1.00), l.dge< ($1.00) Horse (rom Steve Whley (Money was given (or th is spedfic purpose. and has been use d for farming and vi s iting .) horse $ 53·00 38 .30 330,75 411 0 5 $913 . 18 $ 1.5 0 ',00 150 .00 153 50

BALAN C £ $759.68 Re spect( ully s ubmitted.

ELiZABITH A Hr.ull c T,.uu lu'er'

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R EPORT OF CUSTODIAN OF THE PIN

The Custodian of the Pin submits the following report to the Grand Council of n 84»:

HaYing an official jeweler has wonderfully simplified matters for me, in fact, 10 much 10 that my report will be very brief. The chapter pins, as you know. have not been reported to me this yea r, so I have a tot a l of just fourteen pins purchased through me since October I.

There have been several pins reported to me as being worn by Hnon Pi Phi," and I have written the wearer and in every casc 10 far have secured a satisfactory adjustment of the matter. USUo.lly of course the mistake has been CAused by ignorance of the significance and admiration for the beauty of o ur badge, but even the most reluctant oncs seemed impressed by the letters ( havt written and have either returned the pin to me or to some n 4> qualifitd to purchase and wear it.

Thus (ar the only chapter reports sent to me are as follows :

Ind iana r, September 23. 1916, [0 badges

Colnmbia A September; 19. 1916, 10 badges

Illinois H, November 2, 1916, 2 badges.

Illin ois H. May 10, 11)17. 10 badges.

This seems like a very small list but the girls have been sending their to the Grand Res pectfu lly submitted, QUEENE SNOW Cox.

OUR MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY

Those of you who have been interested in our magazine subscription agency will doubtless have noticed from Mrs. Helmick's report that $120 was raised in this way for the Settlement School last year.

Much more shou ld be rai sed this year and we are goi ng to try to do it in two ways: First, by asking each Pi Phi who reads this, to send her magazine subscriptions to our agency, or at least one sub· scription.

Second, to redu ce our expenses to the minimum in the following ways: by sending out as few circula rs as possible and by not sending receipts , thus saving postage.

We must ask you, therefore , to use such price lists as come direct to you from the publishers, any currult list will answer; or if you haven't a list , to write to us for one. Then make out your list of magazines, enclose it with your check or money order and send to us. No receipt will be sent to you unless especially requested, the receipt of the magazine being sufficient . I f the magazines are not received in three or four weeks, notify us at once.

It would be a help too, if our old subscribers will send us their renewals , without waiting for a renewal notice

We hope that more than ever in this year of stress and sacrifice every Pi Phi will wish to contrihute to the o.;('hoot hy her magazin e subscriptions through our agency . Please address all communication" to Blan che (i. Reisinger. 235 East Lafayette Ave Baltimore. Md.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs. Rugg wishes to announce that during her husband's absence in France, her address will not be permanent. She will attend to co rresponden ce as promptly as possible under the circumstances but people must allow tim e fOT forwarding letters. During the early winter months she is to visit chapters in the l\I iddle West and her mail should be addressed in care of OUT Grand Vice-preslde nt, Mrs. Ford J. Allen, 420 Lake St., Oak Park , 111.. who will see that it is forwarded promptly. After December 15, address c/o Re\,. F. T. Pomeroy, 32 Church St., \Var e, Mass until further notice.

The supply of official ARROW paper is nearly exhausted and it does not seem wise to have a new supply printed just now when the price of paper is so high. T 'wo or three sample sheets will be sent each corresponding secretary about the first of October and she is requested to preserve them carefully and observe the printed instructions when writing her ARROW cont r ibutions on typewriting paper of regulation size which she will furnish herself this year.

The Editor asks th e cooperation of all a ctive and a lumnre members in the following undertakings .

1. In the December ARROW she wishes to print a section devoted to the Gospel of Thrift. This will be substituted f o r the regular section, What a Fraternity Girl Thinks. In it she wishes to publish contributions from active and alumna! members showing methods of economy which are being practiced this year in the college, chapter-house, and private home. If everyone will consider this a personal invitation to co ntribute, we should have a wealth of practical, helpful hints to exchange in the December issue.

2. In the March issue which will be devoted to International Service, the Editor hopes to have a brief mention of every Pi Phi who is engaged in any s.pecial form of patriotic se rv ice. Of course, everyone is doing service of some kind but, afO a matter of history, it

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will be interesting to record special items concerning our members who are laboring abroad in any capacity or who aTe doing the unique thing in war se rvi ce in this country. Where po ssible send a photograph of the person concerned with a brief three hundred word paragraph giving name. chapte r , and sh ort account of the work being done. Contributions are solicited from every possible so urce .

All alumna:: club secreta ri es are requested to make sure that their addresses are given correct ly in THE ARROW directory. Any change should be reported immediately to the Alumnre Editor. Chapter c ataloguer s (vice -presid ents) are requested to send the Catalog uer at once the following information as shown at end of college year 19161917 : N umber of initiates, names of members, names of those honorably dismissed; names of members expelled from membership; names of transfers from othe r chapters, stating chapte rs from which they were transferred.

Several of the June ARROWS failed of delivery because of the early closing of some of the colleges. Any subscriber that did not receive her copy of thi s, our anniversary number: may secure one by notifying the Alumnre Editor.

EDITORIALS

A s h o r t ti me ag o the Editor had the rare privilege of reading a remarkable series of personal letters written by a British so l dier who has been in the thick of the great conflict since the outbreak of the war, The following passage impressed her as being so remarkable that she asked permission to quote it for, in common with all other women who have recently been called upon to send their loved ones overseas, she has seriously questioned as to the reason of things. These words uttered by a man who look s beneath the surface of life and in spite of his daily contact with horror and suffering can yet see a ray of light in the darkness have brought her new courage and so she passes them on to her fraternity sisters. Says this soldierphilosopher:

Truly, war is not all terror and destruction, I am not 5Url! that this war may n ot one day be known as a blessing to humanity. For the moment, we, who live with it and by it, SI!I! its scars and wounds, for we feel its pain and weariness, but sometimes I fl!el as if it were c1l!aring away ru st which bti eaten into and obscured the better things of the worl d- as if we were

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in g more about ourselves and what Wt are capable · of ; that after .11, the age of chiva lry did not die with the rapiu and the ruffies. but that it was a hHitage unknown , unsu spected, rill the dust of time bat bloWll away in tbe smoke of battle.

Ju st a year ago the follOWing extract from an article in The K 'y of Kappa Kappa Ga mma was published on this page with the comment that the five pledges taken by the girls across the border we r e worthy of the thoughtful consideration of American college girls. Today they are even more pertinent. Nothing else seems more worthy of a place on the editorial page at this time. Let us all read them thoughtfully and heed them.

Thi. yeat the Question the University woman is, " \Vhat can \\' e do to be of mOlt service 1" Red Cross work has Men carried on with. will. but while a great material help, ca n only have a temporary effect up on both our own characters and the future of the nation; thus we have determined that our part now, more th an at any other lime, is to keep conditions normal, strive to overcome all feelings of hatred and bitterness towards our enemiu, and by our cheerful courage and energetic performance of the task that is nearest, make Canada seem the most glorious place on earth to our soldier boys when th ey come marching h ome To this end the women of the university have formed a league of patriotic service whereby each one pledges herself :

( 1 ) To do the work of her course faithfully r e garding this as her first and chief means of serving the stnte.

(2) To strive through study and observation to learn the meaning and responsibility of citizenship.

(3) To give a definite portion of her time to Red Cross work or other work for the wa r

(4) To practice economy in personal matters; to devote the money thul saved to war or reJief purposes.

(s) To adopt such habits of life as will mak e her physically fit for service

[t has been found necessary to publish the following reminder: By ruling of 1908 Convention the emblem of the Arrow may be used only for the official badge. It m ay not be used on stationery or for decorative purposes unless the Constitution is changed.

As THE ARROW goes 10 press, word comes that Grand Council Meeting will be held at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Ill., Octoher 22·24, immediately preceding the Pan hellenic Congress.

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IDqr 't Jqt ilullrttn

V ol. 6

OC TOBER , 1917 No. 1

(This BULLETIN is iuued in the: first week in October, January, Apri l , and June Datea .hen n o tices (or insertion in Tlcl B.dl,ti,. are due will be found on the Pi Bcu Calendar. inside the front cover of THE AIaow. Two copies of Tht 8,.II.,i" are sent to the corresponding secretary of each active chapter, onc (or her perlKlnat usc, and one for the chapter fi l es.)

THE ARROW PROSPECTUS FOR 19 17 - 18

Owing to the shortage of paper and the abnormal prices in the publishing business, the Editor can make only tentative plans for this volume of THE ARROW. Every numbe r will be as l arge as ou r resources will allow, current fraternity events will not be slighted and all the u s ual departments will be maintained or an adequate substitute wi ll be provided. The tentative prospectus follows:

OCTOBER-The Fifth Atlnual InfoTmatio1l Number containing reports of the past year 's work and p lans for the futu r e, anno u ncements, and instructions to officers.

DECEMBER-A n issue dealing with our four new chapters, giving thei r history and a description of thei r co ll ege homes .

MARCH-In t ernational S e rvice Numbl'T. See special notice on page 65.

JUNE-Spec ial plans for this number cannot be made until the co nvention question is definitely se ttled. I t wi ll contain the a n nual reports o f alumnre clubs and other timely features.

For the Dtcember ARROW all material must be in the hands of the Edito r by October 25. Special inst r uctions wi ll be fo un d on page 70. N o further instructions will be issued for this number but cor r esponding secretaries arc urged to be prompt in sending in their mate r ial.

For the March ARROW alJ material must be in the hands of th e Editor by January 25. Special instructions for this number will be issued the first week in January

For the J ulIe ARROW all material must be itt thc ha1Jds of th e Editor by April I5 - Special instructions for this number will be issued April first.

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Please notice that ARROW material must be in the hands of the Editor by the dates lUIIled. This means that you must allow at least two days for forwarding as the editor will be traveling almost constantly during the early winter months. I n this connection read The Making of THE ARROW for November , 1912, and when you remember that all work between the editor and publisher has to be done by mail, you will realize how much depends on your promptnes!O.

STANDING INSTRliCTIONS J-()!{ THE PREPARATION OF ARROW COP\

In working throughout tht.: follo \\ instructions:

1. For all contributions, typewrittr paper of standard size, copying the regulation heading from your sample !sheet of official .\RROW paper (see page 65). R(;ad the instruction ... on the reverse side of the sheet of ARROW paper and follnw them carefully. Have work typewritten with a double spacing. Fold the paper only twice an d m ail in a l ong envelope. with sufficient postage. This last instruc t ion is esse n tial.

2. Chap t er letters should average 300·500 words in lengtll and sho uld b e designed to interest first, the at large; seco n d, yo ur own a lu m n re . Long and detailed descriptions of social affai r s o r decorative schemes should be omitteu j tn'oj" any relere'lC( to t he ,mpleasalllruss of e.\·amjnatiolls or to the dislike 01 stud),. Chap t er lellers h ave been severely critici:ed lor these matters in the past. At the beginning of every Lhapter letter give information about g irl s initiated since the last letter, using the following form: (date of initiation)

Names of girls with class numerals-home (This !o.hould ah..'ays he p rinted.)

3. Alumna.: Personals !o>hould be arranged as printed i n T lu: \RROW for 19 12- 13. Study this form caref ully. They sho u ld incl u d e

(R) Ma rri ages, deaths, birth s.

( I ) I n r epo r ting marriage!>, gi\c full J111mc of husband, college, fra· ternity , occ u pa t ion, and 3:. well AS date of marriage.

( 2 ) In r eporting deaths give full name, ca u se, a n d dale o f de at h, toge th er w i th c l ass year and chapter of deceased.

(b) Occ u pations and changes of address.

(c) Names of a lu mnre studying in other colleRea or w h o we r e enr oll ed in a summer school.

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(d) Titles of book • . maguine articles, or newspaper articles written by Pi Phil.

In preparing these personals seek the assistance, when possible, of a resident alumna who has been out of co ll ege long enough to know the older members of the chapter. For further suggestions regarding personals see pages 391-392 of THE ARROW for March. 1914.

Al ways designate the class numeral of the person mentioned. The new Dire c tory which will be issued sho rtly will give accurate information on this point.

In mentioning an unmarried woman, do not use the prefix, " Miss. "

In mentioning a marri ed woman, use the prefix. as: MTS. Si dney Smith (Rosa Hall, '02).

If one of your members has written a book, write and ask her to have the publishers send a copy to THE ARR O W fo r review .

4 . If a death occ urs among your members , either active or alumnre, you should n otify th e edito r at ollc e and tell her what arrangements you have mad e to have a life sket ch of the deceased prepared for the In Memoriam section. Such sketches should not average more than 300-500 words in length. Pictures of the deceased aTC published, when desired , at chapter or personal expense.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CORRESPOND I NG SECRETARIES FOR DECEMBER ARROW

In preparation for your wo rk read THE STANDING publishtd on pp. 5I-53 of Iht Oclobtr ARROW, Ihe passages in The Constitution which refer to the work of th e corTupondi1lg secretary and pp. 85-89 in Ih e November ARROW for I9I2. Y o u w ill find your work easier because you have this illformation.

1. Copy for December ARROW must be in Ih e hands of Ihe t;dilor , October 25.

2. If you have not already reported to the alumnre editor th e correct mailing lists for the college year, for active members, do so at once .

You should also send her the correct addresses of all members wh o graduated or leIt college in June, 1917, and yo u should send exact copies of this list to the Grand Vice-president, your province vicepresident, and to the Cataloguer .

J. Read Standing Instru ctions in regard to chap ter letter, and obse rve them carefully. This letter should deal particula r ly with college and ch apter interests since th e opening of the schoo l year.

I f you have a new house o r r oom or if your chapte r -ho u se is not already pictured in THE ARROW, send a photograph, post -ca rd size. glossy finish, o f your chap ter-hou se o r the inte r io r of you r cha pterroom, IIcozy co rner, " or apartment.

4. Read over the Standing rn s tru ctiom, in regard to al um nre personals and th en see that all items of vital importance which hav(: occurred s in ce last Ap ril when the last personal;; were sen t in. arc included in th ose you send i n now,

5. Please help t he alu mn re editor by a cce pting the copies of Tlu ARROW belonging to the girls who are not returning to college th is fa ll and f orwarding the same. It will be necessary to make such an arrangemen t wi th the local postoffice. otht:rwist! the copies will be held until the r out ine ha ... been gone through or the copies will be de stroyed.

6. Acco rd ing to the legislation of the last convention all ARROW co py must be IYP e'"JJ ritt en. If you cannot do this yourse lf, the chapter must arrange to have t his do n e for you. I f you ha ve no officwl ARROW use ordinary IYI'e"',ile r paper for j'o ur conlribut"-'fl to the December ARROW.

7. If you have a new chap t e r ·house o r the old one has been ex t ensively remodeled , notif y th e editor of the fact, when sending in your co py, but do not include details in this cha pter letter. Reserve it fo r the March ARROW.

8. Call the attention of you r chapter vice- president to the special notice from the Cataloguer printed under announcements.

9. Address your letter plainly and send it in a long envelopt. with sufficient postage in amp l e time to reach th e editor at the fol · lowing address, not lat er than Octobe r 25.

Fraternally yo urs, SARAH POMEROY }{li GC ( MRS. F. A.)

c/o Mrs. Ford J . Allen. 420 Lake St. , Oak Park, Ill.

The Editor has failed to re cej ve the blanks giving name! of officeTi for this semester fr om Vermont B, Ohio A, Indiana r , Nebraska

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B, Missouri A, Wa8hinglon A , and the four new chapte r s . In some instances she has not even the name of the correspondi ng secretary fo r the current year. Pleas(! see that these important papers are mailed her at once.

STANDI:SG [NSTRUCTIOXS FOR ALUMNtE CLUB SECRETARIES

(1) (a) She should see that the address of the secreta ry of her c l ub is COTrect in THE ARROW directory and repor t any change in the same to the alumnre. editor.

(b) She sho uld send a copy of lhe program of the year for her club to the alumnre editor, as soon as prepared, all changes of name and address of club members and all subscriptions she can collect.

(2) She should send all the items she can co ll ect for the alumnre personal section of THE ARROW to the alumna: edito r on the date given for sending copy before each issue .

(3) She should send the alum",c edito r a detailed report of club work for publication in the Jun e ARROW.

(4) She should send the Cataloguer the membership list of her club for /917-18 and notify her of any permanent change of address among club members.

ANNU AL REPORTS OF O FFICE R S

REPORT OF ALU MNAl EDITOR

JULY, 191i

The Alumna'! Editor submits the following r eport to the Grand Counc il of Pi Bela Phi . Your Alumole Editor would report briefly the ground co vered duriog the yea r Much that would be a re pe tition of former reports will be omitted , a s lUuch of the work is the same year after year. There bas been constant effort to im prove the system and to eliminate detail as far as is compatible with th e best results, for .s the volume of work increases with the addition of 600 and more subscribers each year . shorter methods must be found for keeping the mailing list up to date. and gathering persOD:l.lS systematically and on time, a nd printing them al the least pos sible expeose of labor and paper. Although all parts of the work interlock, so closely are they connected, still they may for convenience be conside r ed under separate htadings.

Editor'i4I. The AlumnSle Personals have been gathered from every available source; clubs, chapters, officers, indi\·jduals, correspondence, exchanges, college papers, newspapers , etc. The copy has been caref ully prepared, the galley and page proof carefully corrected. Although the personals occ u py less space than formerly there are really just as many news items, due to the new practice of grouping similar items. Extra la bor at the editor's desk in con· densing and grouping news saves THE AJtROW Fund many dollars. All a rul e

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the material comes in in good shape and the secretaries are taking advanta ge of the new department of "New Addreascs." This adds c(lnsider.bly to the time that must be 5pent, (or after the changes 01' address have been sorted alphabeticall), for the catalogue, geographically for the mailing list, they mQlI be sorted by chapters for the personals, 3nd all copied into the copy or galley proof. If, however, chapter secretaries \\ill their Record Book up to dale from these and if nlumnre can keep in better touch with each other, it is worth the while. All this sorting saves lime in the end and minimites the chances for mistakes. The annual reports for clumnre clubs wen: gathered and carefully edited. In spile of earnest eRorts the list was not complete. \Vill It be possible to hav e 8 from dub next June?

Alailing Lisl. This has been kept as nearly up to dale ru. is possilJle with 5.200 subscribers that move as often as Pi do The Nixies h,ne become fewer with ea.c:h issue and the new "follow-up system" b proving In stead af appealing to the chapter first, ""hen a Nixie comes back from a Pi Phi's ARROW, a caru b to Ihe II '" herself at the old address. c1as!o mail being forwarded, a lost (?) IT is frequently l ocated al onct:'. I f ,hi)' fails, however, information is :L"ked from her ('hap l er, former alumnre club, nnd intimate friends, if known. The new accounts of Nixies that TilE AutOw's publishe r sends, now thai TUE t\!tROWS are "redeemed" according 10 U . S. postal law s, form a good li st for checking up .and are :l. great help. Every Jlossible source is us ed to gain the latest information of the whereabouts of Pi Phis and much is gathered beside what comes on Ihe slips in THE ARItO\\. These are being used , however. more and more each issue, and wi th the ne" clause for brides, it is hoped that some day we may record every II cJ! marriage in the very next ARROW after its occurrence. These sl ips, together with th e and the data gathered by the Alumnre Editor greatly expedite matten for the ProVlDce Vice·presidents and the Cataloguer, to whom they are sent after each issue, when the mailing list, also, is sent them. Isolated Pi Phis arc brought into touch with each other through knowledge gained from the mailing list, a ca rd being dispatched at once to a IT ." moving into a lawn where there is another IT or other Pi Phis.

Co.rd

This is corrected in the S3me wily as the mailing li s t and now that its 5,000 cards are rearrang ed alphabetically (a painstaking work of days), it is 5ftving time and patience every day anJ diminishing the number of mysteries and making a marked difference in the amount of correspondenc(" necessa r y It has been su('h a relief to hav e it in this shape after working with it a year in geographical order. A II <f> "somewhere in the United States" nowhe r e About 100 new cards have been typewritten nnd 311 of addresses have been made on the typewrittt, making a mat, card. that lightens the work.

O"lIeli,.. Notices have been prepared for each is!'.ue.

SwbscriptioNS. In the summer, letters were sent to 300ut 110 "hose s u bscriptions expired and most of the returns were in before the publication of the Secret ARROW. An even ur lier stn rt is planned for this year. A re(,eipt h:1'> been sent (or all money received and the money turned over to tht Crane! Treasurer. (See report of Grand Treasurer.)

Exchanges. The popularity of THE ARROW among our exch:l.llgcs ha in c reased our exchange li st materially nnd to put the whole Ihing into better shape c.rds hllve been typewritten and thill part of the mailing Ii!'! r ea rnnged alphabetically llS to fraternities, so that lhonges are easily made.

Corres/Jonduue. This included the usual ne..:essary cor r esponde nce with officers, clubs, chapters, and indhiduttls; notice ,lbout expiration of subscrip· tions; receipts (or money; notices of repOrts due; notices of chap ter lists notice. to all chapte rs concerning the {or"nrding of the June Auow; Jist of excha nges requested cnt to all our "(ollow·up" notices after

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information sent to Pi Phi s . etc., t:l The work on the chap ter list s grows heavier every year as our roll increases, and beside that, F ebr uary now sees almost as many chani'cs of address as June . The diffe rent datu for initiation make constant work necesu.ry and the co rre spondence (or thi s department is the most e :uctini_

Respectfully submitted, ANNA ROBINSON-NI CKERSON, AiNm nre Edito,

REPORT OF TIlE CATALOGUER

JULY, 1916-JULY, ]917

The Cataloguer submits the following report to the Grand Council of P i Beta Phi:

Since th e writing of the lasl report, although th e work on the directory has been pushed as vigorously as the time nnd strength of the Cataloguer would permit, it became evident that it was impossible to finish the book so as t o have it available duri ng the college year 1916-17. It was th erefore dedded t o have the directory include, so far as possible, all the members of the frat ernity for the fifty years of its existence. The la st of the copy is being Rnt t o the printer, and the finished book will be in the hands of the chapters in th e lall.

During this last college year, beside the list of 24 members o f the new group of Virginia B, at H ollins College, the Cataloguer has received 626 initiation slips from the Grand Secretary, and the se additi ons have been duly inserted in the directory, so far as possible. Some of the name s of the initiates in the second half year were received too late to be included in the regular chapter lists, but they are given in the Appen dix, which will abo co ntain recent changes of address. marriage s, etc., under the chapter headings. It is hoped that all who detect errors or omissio ns will be kind enough to notHy the Cataloguer, so that her ca r d records may be co rre c ted.

The Cataloguer wishes to take this opportunity to th :m k those who have been so h elpful in furnishing changes of address for the m em bers of their ch apters. Several a lu mnre have been willing to do this work f or their respective chapters, and their Ilssistance ha s helped to make the directory more nearly :l.Ccurate and up to date than would be possible other wise

Vour Cataloguer abo desires to emphasiz.e again the importance of maintaining a permanent alumna catal og uer in eac h chapter, preferably a member of the Advisory Committee. whose duty shall be to instruct the ever-cha nging active cataloguers--the chapter vice-presidents-as to their duties. to keep a watchful eye on the chapter records, and help to keep them up to date. newer groups shou ld adopt this practice early, and s u ch an office r is exceedi ngly necessary in the older. larger chapt ers. Sin c e th e fraternity now approaches the 10,000 mArk, and is growing each year a t the rate of about 600 initiates, the importan ce of this suggestion is very ev id ent. The Grand Council has approved the idea in the form of a recomm end ati o n by them . and it is hoped that all the cbapters will soon put the idea into execu ti on.

Respectfully s ubmitted,

EDITH L. CARPENTER.

Cat aioKtur'

REPORT OF ALPHA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

JULY, 1916-JULY, 1917

Alpha Pro'finee Presfdent submits the following report to the Grand Couud) of Pi Beta Phi :

I shaH attempt to condense a would be detailed report of individual ch aptets by makin, it a mere outline of general conditions for t realbe the nec. · sity for mach curtaiJirl.a.

4NNUAL REPORTS OF OFF/CENS

My chapter V1SHs ha"e been few this past year for iOme of tbe chapters wue visited last year, 1 had the pleasure in April of spending three very deli ghtful day. with New York r in their lovely new borne. They are to be congra tulated upon the realiz:ation of their dreams, while they are litill so younK·

Ontario A. the one chapter perhaps which most needed & vilit has been a \'1ctim of unfortunate circumstances. Until late in the winter J was unable to get any word from them. For some unknown reason, nODe of my cortespondence reached th em :md ] received none of theirs, which condition wal indeed a handicap for us both. I had planned to visit them during the winter but at the time planned (or the trip, college was closed because of a coal shortage. 1t has been a hard year for the girls but they have rallied wonder · fully. The social life of the university has been almost entirely eliminated and all their time and energy has given up to Red Cross and other work for the so ldi ers.

New York A uiu n ot receive a real, officia l "isit for it unnec.e5lary as I had the opportunity of visiting severa.1 chapter meetings at different times Ihroughout the year.

Further acquaintance with conditions generally throughout the provin ce has come through correspondence which in some cases has been rath er extended. I have endeavored through this correspondence to understand the conditions existing in each chapter, have tried to help where there were problems and as a result feel that I have bttome fairly well acq u ainted with all the chapten :l'i a whole.

Rushing throughout the province has seemed to be unusually luccessfui, though of course there were some bids lost. None of the chapters caD be criticized for elaborate or extravagant rushing , in fact, the general p lan for the comin" rushing sellion is to make the en t ertainments few and simple

Each chapter has endeavored to raise its scholastic standing to the end that with one exception thi s effort has borne good re sults.

The Committee OD Province Fraternity Examinations reporu good p:a.J)en with an unusuat number of h onor papers

The coope ration between active chapters and a lumnae clubs ha s been growin g markedly during the past year, due, I believe, to the Alumnae Advisory Committee, which has been of vast he lp to most of the chapters in my province. This mutual interest is indeed most gratifying

One of my biggest problems has been that of getting prompt replies from the various chapters. This condition will be eliminated, I'm sure, just as soon as I have had the opportunity of visiting all of the c hapters; however , they hav e been worth waiting for and that has helped much.

Just recently I made a three -day visit of inspection of Epsilon Phi Fraternity at Hunter College. th e report of which has been stnt to Miss Keller

Alpha Province President ha.s more than enjoyed the delightful intercourse with the chapters and hopes :mother year rolls around, that she may hav e become acquainted with all the girls in her

Respectfully submitted.

EVA S. BUaLINCHAW, AIIAa ProviNce President.

REPORT OF BETA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

JULY, 19I6-]ULY, 19 1 7

Beta Province President su bmits the followin g report to the Grand CoDncil of Pi Beta Phi.

Since the I .. t annaa.1 rep o rt of this province no chapten hu, been viaited .ither officially or locially, so there is little to report excep t luch general CODdition s as have been learned throueh co rrespondence

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The average chapter membership in Beta Province is 26 Few bid. were lost this year and IT was the winner in a number of cases of double and triple bids. Rushing r es ult s generally were satisfactory. Dickinson succeeded in getting rushing rules passed for tbis year and hopes for even better onu next year. A new l ocal has been formed there, which will probably become Phi M u . A t Goucher, Ihe short rushing season before the formal opening of college was satisfactory to the faculty, but the question of fraternities at Goucher is still an unsettl ed one, and is being seriously conside red by th e Alumna: Council. At Stetson a n ew loca l has been formed, which may become Alpha Xi Delta, so that there is no longer any chapter in this province with only onc rival group.

Weekly meetings are beld by all of the chapters and real efforts have been made in most cases to make them constr ucti"e in character. The scholarship standing throughout th e province has been good. Pennsylvania Band r . Vir · ginia A and Flori da 11 have Jed all college groups Ihis year and Pennsylvania A and Columbia A were second.

With no fraternity houses to support and rushing expenses limited in nearly every case, Beta Province bas no serious financial problems. Virginia A bas almost entirely finished pRying for its lodge, which is used for fraternity purposes only. All of the chapters bave been well represented in co llege activities tbiS ye3r and some are doing social service and patriotic work.

Beta Province welcomes a new baby chapter this sp ring. Virginia B, at Hollins College, Holl ins, Va., installed June t by Miss K elle r and Mrs. Rugg. Th e writer has delightful memories of her visit to Holl ins for group investigation and feels that n 4> has added a strong and very promising unit to its chapter roll.

The "Dianthianil" at the University of Pittsburgh has received the formal endorsement of the Pittsburgh Alumna! Cl ub and is taking f urther steps for Pi Phi rec ognition. Also at the University of West Virginia, a l ocal group, "The Circle," is doing preliminary work with IT ell as its goal.

Respectfully submitted, MARGUERITB WELLE: R HYNSON. Beta p,.ov;nce P,esident.

REPORT OF GAMMA PROnNCE PRESIDENT

JUSt, I9I6-JUNE, 19J7

Gamma Provin ce Pre sident submits th e following report to the Grand Counc il of Pi Beta Phi:

Gamma Province Pre side nt has been able, by stopping off 00 return from a penonal visit. to make a !!econd visit to the chapters of the province: Bloomington, April 24 -25; Indi anapolis, April 25'27; Franklin , April 27-29; Columbus, April 30-May I; Athen s, I - May 2; Ann Arbor. May 20-21. Several chnpttr meetings at Hillsdale were al so attended, and Kappa Tau Sigma at Oxford visited at the requ est of Grand Presi dent and Extension Committee, April 29-30.

As for the scholuship of the province, Michigan n, a very l arge chapter, began the year leading all the o rganizati ons at :'Ifichigan Their place on the sc holarship chart published by the was ::m inch and a half above all other women's and men's fraternities. For the c urrent year, Ohio B has taken the l aurels. They lead all fraterniti es at Ohio S tate University, and we re presented with the scholarship urn, given by Panhel1enic. Michigan A io; nhead of .n organiutions at Hillsdale. Indiana B missed the lead by one point at Indiana Univer sity, and is second. Indiana A is second at Franklin, :md Indiana r is third at Butler, having lost ground since their splendid I "llprOvement of last year. Ohio.>\ with :1 nry chapter, has had low

sc holarship last year and this, and must make a. \cry decided improvement, though the average WaJ tbe fault of a few, nOI the ma.ny.

Panhellenic at Indiana has been mu ch stronger this year, than ever hefort " The dean of women characteriLed the Indian a R girls as graciou .... girl:.. cO Dsidered by faculty a.nd townspeopl e lhe most dependable of all the group'_ \irs. Roberts, c haperon, has been a n:ry great help to the chapter life, nnd i much loved by the girls. The strong box wa" in good order, a.nd the constiIUtiOD. had .11 been amended to dale. The plans which had been maturing Ihis recent college year, for building 11 new house have all been lohelvcd tern · porarily, as a result of faculty action.

Th e chapter president of Ind iana I organized :1.0 efficiency committee, \\ h;ch rc emble!> !>omewh:u the council ,t:ic:ctt'd by the Ohio .A pre!>ideDt. The council and the efficiency committee arc !<oelected from the most responsible girl:. of the upper classes and help the manage tht! chapter. The efficiency c ommittee has plaDned two meetings for discussions lately, that WHe very help · fUI. j m .. 1)1:1.0 I'; 3Im,...,t 3 in (.'on ducting :L :nrge chaple r through

Indiana r is still dreaming of a Pi Phi Lodge rather faintly at present. Pan hellenic voted for simplified ru shing conditions. The cha.p ter constit utions have not been amended.

Indiana A has a very nice cu,tvlIl. The girls take lunch together each week before ch!lpter meeting, in their pretty :Lnd d!1inty new chapter- r oom. The Franklin Club was ingenious in their way of Taising money, and successful. They catered for a province convention banquet of one of the men's fraternities. One hundred twenty -five plates were paid for, th ough not all used, all expenses paid by the club, $1.15 charged :l plate, and $84 cleared. Seventy dollars was raised from a rummage sale.

Indiana A had a very successful ru s hing season, as did almost every single one of the chapters.

Kappa Tau Sigma at Oxford was visited, nnd the visit was very pleasant. The girls were most courteou'! and ta ctf ul in .a '!itu3tion that might hav e been awkward.

The visit at the Ohio chapters was short. They had both had their usual very successful rushing season, and further season, and besides that Ohio B had won the honor for n <I' of being the first in scholarship.

Michigan .A has had many c hanges of ch.aperons, but has won honors in scholarship and college activities, :Lnd ha s very charming girls. Mi c higan Beta's scholarship average ha s been l owered , but they also were not idle in c ampus work, and the freshmen wo n in the rushing season were unusually splendid girls. Michigan B hopes to have Miss Webster as chaperon when they return next (all.

At everyone of the colleges and univer sit ies, many dances and entertainments had been cancelled, Ilnn the IT 4) girls were doing their share in the univenity relief work and the classes of preparation.

Lp.AH L. STOCK.

REPORT OF DELTA PROVlNCE PRESIDENT

Delta Province President s ubmits the following report to the Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi:

Since my last report 10 the Council, I ltave made visits to three chapters, ,}; \ by fruln d{,jn;..:- 1:IY whole outy. However, I have tried to keep in touch with the workings of e:\ch chapter. The chapters vary in (r"'''' eighteen to forlv-h"e girl<;. :tnd form most interesting groups. Matriculation pledging still holds in some of the chapters of Delta Province, ",' ·rfr.I!('rr: 1\ :111<1 nn t' dl:lpltr continu,. its ophomore

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pledging. Illinois E made :1 litrong effort in local Pan hellenic (or. second semester pledging :15 a bappy medium. but was not able to hold out this yeu. The chapter is strong, how e ver, with a fine outlook for next fall, and will exe r t a strong influence in frat e rnity affairs. So much depends upon the shon rushing seuon . Will 0.01 each gr o up use e special care in organizi ng Its ru s hing campaign, and above all, investigate most thoroughly every recommendation , eveD those coming (rom Pi Phis?

In the matter of scholarship. Delta Province is advancing, tbough we co ul d wish for morc uniformly good work to bring it up to standard. It sho uld be up to standard, since most of the girls are more than average Itudents, making aood grades; others are brilliant students, milking eAceHen t grades, while it remai ns for a few to bring down what might be a splendid average.

1 have received one college paper this year, the Knox Student, and it hus been a real pleasure t o me, as well as a great help. B K h as at last placed Kno x upon its roll and Illin oil d reports one member elected to its ranks. Margaret Anderson. Illin ois E r eports one B K, Grace Moss, a graduate student, beside other honors. Minnie Buurd and Cecil Rigby are on the junior honor roll, the former also being president of the Woman ', League. Illinois Z re ports a Woman's League president also, Francelia Sargent. Minnesota A honor list has not been recei ved.

Pan hellenic difficulties retllrded the p r ogress of lllinois B at the beginning o f the year, a thorough house-cleaning being indulged in. The group proved its sterling worth and its right to champion n B by splendid behavior in a very trying situation. In some chapters I find the Alumnae Advisory Committee increasing its scope of action and a recognized influence. At Illinois Z however, this body either has not realiz.ed its right to be, or else other things have crowded it out of th e field of a ctio n. Illinois E meets the last Thursday of every month with her Ad visory Committee with great profit. The Settlement School is k ept before t he chap ters in various WllyS, and while I cannot say just wh at each chapter is doing, they are all doing something worth while; Illinois Z sen t a substantial sum t owa rd th e purchase of the Pi Phi "mule."

Delta Province is not at all behind in her interest and sympathy in Red Cross work , and many chapters have given up fOroDal affairs involving considerable expense. and have voted the money to the Red Cro5J fund. Simplicity in social atl"airs will prove an unmixed blessing and I believe will tend toward decreasing the he avy expense at rushing time, which many have felt to be too great a burden. It hns been a hard matter to regulate in schools where there are many tions.

Minnesota A, Wi sco nsin A, Illinois Z, and Illinois n maintain chapter· hou ses, the first named being the proud owners of a lovely new h o use Illinoi s B owns a charming bungalow, which, h o wever, is used only for meetings and social all airs. Illinois Z plans to build later on.

Of the thre e house l I visited, the chaperons were not Pi Phis. Two had no charge whatever of househ old affairs. I should like to hear from others on th e question of chape rons and their duties. Personally I should conSIder a chapter-house mOre of a h ome if the chaperon were as much a h os tess as a duenn:t. with a personal word to offer in the matter of etiquette in entertaming, in all the little obse rvsn ctl of social cu s toml, and with an eye {or the cultivation of that tact and graci o usne ss which so sta mps a girl in her later relations to society at l a r ge . Good breeding in a girl we take for granted, but the precious years fr om stventeen to twenty-one are to determine the real womanhood; a chapter·house should stand for more than the mer e segregation of a Mlcet cro up, and th e training therein more than practi('e in house-management.

We hue in Delta Province very s tr ong material for the advancement of U B 4'. but lacking in muy cases the highest development. Thi, i, due .0 many causts, chief amona- them a failure to recopize and grup the

of purposes of our national organization. The girl. themfielvcs realize thiJ Jack and have talked OYH ways and meani to reme dy it. I nm not advancing this as a newly discovered idea; I believe it is only natural for group. tn become local in spirit if the upperc1ass girls do not from the very beginning inculcate the national ideas in the freshmen. Freshmen are not always fresh· men, they in turn are loon to be leaders--the circle ever widens-and they must be taught the very highest conception of the fraternity from the very first. We begin to realiz.e ideals by nttention to practical things. To this end I have urged litriet observance of house ru les in every detail. the habit of putting fraternity affa.irs fint, and the giving-up of "dates" without question. This is the canker of many chapters, and certainly would not exist if every girl had the right idea of her allegiance to her frateTlllt".

If convention plans had been ca rried o ut, you wOlll·1 h.H'e the dele · gates from Delta Province cagH to spuk and to hear of ways to improve their local groups, anxious to expre ss their views and gain new light on the subject of extension and c.ther viLa.1 m .. ttcrs. ?'1ay the IIITairs of lon:J o:llion so be adjusted that we shall all soon resume our n ormal course of liVing. In the meantime Delta Province will pledge her best efforts in behalf of her country, her colle&,u, Ilnd her fraternity.

Respectfully suhmitted, ESTHER ORR SPRY, DeI:a pr()tmr(t! Presiden'.

REPORT OF EPSI LON PROVINCE PRESIDEXT

Epsilon Provin ce President submits the (ollowing report to Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi:

Each chapter in the Province has been "isited this year by the Province President. Missouri D, Mis so uri r, Arkansas A, Louisiana A, and Missouri A, were visited during November :lnd December. Missouri A, Kansas A, Kansas B, Nebraska B. Iowa D, Iowa r', Iowa Z, and Iowa A, were visited during February and March.

The Province being so large and distributed over so mu ch territory it has been difficult to keep in as close tou ch with each chapter as was desired.

towa A has a small c hapter, but one that is very congenial. They are strong Rnd enthusiastic and have made a strenuous ellort this year to make themsel ves (elt on the cnmp us, and have succeeded very well. Their archives are in good condition, and w e ll kept, although THE ARROWS are not nIl bound at the present time. Th ey have tw o ch:J.p ter -rooms f3.cing the campus, with the use of the hou se (or entertaining. The Panhell eni c situation is (ar from ideal, but has gained a little confidence this year. [owa A deserves credit f o r having retained her high scholarship standing for initiation this lear when tbe college (acuIty lowered it for all fraternities.

tow a B has a fine type o( girl. They are congenial, are fine scholars, loyal to their college affiliations, and refined nnd wholesome in their manners. Their singing is above the avenge, and their original so ngs made a deep impression on their appreciative visitor. They have no hona /ide chapter-house, but twelve of the girls live in the home of an alumna.

The Panhellenic situation has been strained. owing to the low standards of one fraternity, an d in consequence the whole (raternity situation at Simpsolo has been jeopardit:ed.

Iowa r has a comparatively new chapter hollse , which is exceptionally well adapted to their neeJs. The girls are strong and delightful, well fitted to hold their position a. social leaders on the campus. They have made a strenuous effort to raise their scholarship this year and have su cc eeded in heading the list of nationals.

The work at Ames is very hard and the hours are long, which has handi· capped them in their participation in campus activities. Tbi. year they bave

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tried to overcome that handi cap. by forcing each girl to carry a ce rtain numbel of points in college activities .

Iowa Z has emphasized the social life for the past few years to the detri· ment of her intellectual and college life. She has an especially strong group of freshmen this year; who I :lm sure will bring the chapter bac k to ber old time supremacy. They hav e a new, and larger c hapt e r -ho u se for next year that has infinite possibilities. Several of the girls Ilte active i n co llege life and one holds the Y. \V. C A. presidency for n ex t year. The a rchive s were very incomplete but \.ViII be entire in the near future.

Missouri A has a fin e new chapter-house, almost perfect in its apointments. They have rearranged :lnd comp leted their a r c hi ves since my visit so all s hould be in fine condition at this t ime.

Mi sso uri A girls are delightfully charmi n g, are ex perien ced and grateful hostesses, and will well r eprese nt II 41 in any socia l ci rcle their lot may be cas t. Owing to th e extreme emphasi s put upon social life they have not, howe ver, come into their own as s tr ong leaders in th e univ ersi ty. One of then girls is president of Y. W. C. A. for next year.

The frntemity situation at Mis so uri is in great danger . Antifraternity legislation is likely to come up at any time, and the only safeguard for fraternities is to make th emselve s indispensible to the university . This, Missouri .A i s trying to do, and is ably l eading in the work for n new woman :s Building.

Misso uri B has two beautiful chapter- r ooms in the dormitory. They h ave made a strong fight this year to make them se lv es felt in university a ffairs, and they have succeeded very well indeed. Theta has held sway here so long it is hard to make her realize that II 41 is n o longe r co nt ent with being socia l leader only, but is determined to be s upr eme in camp u s activities as well. The girls are making plans for a clean IT sweep next year in univ ersity honors. Emma Vagt made B K this year and with enthusiasm and good leadership MiS S<l uri B should take the highest hon or s ne x t year.

Missouri r is one of the youngest c hapt ers in the province, but is a full grown daughter in true frat erna l spi r its. The fraternity situation at Drury is almost perfect. As a whole the ar e democratic and stand for the best things on the camp us. The feeling in Pan helleni c is exceptionally good.

Missouri r h as a c h a rmin g chapter-room o n th e third floor of o ne of the co llege building5. Their sta ndard s are high, their spirit is fine and their enthusiasm fine. archives a r e in good s hap e and well kept.

Arkansas A has had a hard sit u ation to me et owing to the fact that they have so few resident alumnre. They have developed in 3. remarkable manner this year, and with such co ntinu ed endeavor they will overcome their handicap in a short tim e. They were first in sc holarship this and have tak en an active part in university affairs. The Panhellenic is well organized and fairly harmonious .

Louisiana A has a delightful personnel. They a re genuine, and enthusiastic. They Are undoubt ed ly ranked first in college, in social culture and Th ey have fallen a little below their past average in sc holarship, but are working to bring it up this year. There is a delightfully democratic atmosphere in the college , and little or no anti fraternity feeling. Their archives wer e not comp l eted but have been comple fed s in ce my vist.

Kansas A has the most beautiful chap te r home it has been my pleasure to visit. The chapter is st r ong in its social standing and was !loecond in schol ars hip las t year. They, lik e many other chapters ha\'e emphasized their social life to the detriment of their university life. They hnve some strong l e ader s among them , however, through whom they are well represented in university o rganiutJons. Their archives are well kept and fairly complete.

Kansas B has had some trials, but is coming out with flying co lors They are first on the campus in socia l life and in scholarship this year, but like many another chapte r hav e nol ye t reached their own in leadership There is a

unique sit uati on at Manhattan in that the nonfraternity people rule the c ampu s, and the poor fraternity ou t casts must take the l eavings. They have a DCll. h o use which is very comfortable and a ttr aeth'e. There a r e infinite pollib ilitits i n this baby chapter and big things a r e expected of them.

Nebraska B is in the proceu of a c h ange in typ e The new 11 .., there i!> a whole.ome. genuin e , cha rmi ng girl of high standa rd s, with a desire to exc el in the most worth-whi le endeavors. They hale :l charming house ,-ery taste{ully and daintily furnished. The archives are well kep t and quite comp le te. They are e.pecially (orlunnte to h:t.ve Min Stuart in such c lose proximity. Her presenCe would be an inspiration to any c h apter.

Eps ilon Provin ce Presid e nt ha s suggested that eac h c hapter maintain a discipline c ommittee, that nn ac tiv e officer be e l ec ted wh ose duty it is to keep a list of the campus activities and see t ha t Pi Phis do their s hare in making them worth wh i le , that th ey dra w up a defini t e chapte r policy, or code o ( conduct with re spec t to schola r ship. l eadership and socia l culture , th at freshmen be c ho sen ( o r their intellect, powers of l eadership, and social refinem e nt, that so me Panhel1eni c ac ti on be taken to overcome anti( r ate rnity fuling, that they encourage true democracy i n n il members, that their fraternity meetings be conducted more form a lly, acco rd ing 10 Roberts' rul e", and th ai they co nsist of discussions as well as business.

ULLENA I NGERSOLL IDEAL, Epsilon Prot/i na P resid e n t.

REPORT OF ZETA PR OVIXC E PRESIDENT

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Zeta Provin ce Preside nt th e f o ll owing report to the Grun d Council of Pi Deta Phi:

The year 1916 -19 17 has been .3 s ucce ssf ul one in thi s pro vin ce, ii I may judge from my correspondence. Th e ch:lpters seem to be r epresented in all the college activities and the us ual number of h o n ors is r epo rt ed. In sc holarship th e average for th e I)rovincc i s a little better than that o f hl st ye:lF for although Oklahoma A h as gone from first 10 fifth in rank in h e r co llegp, Colorado R has come up t o first place in Bo ul de r. Wy oming A i!i s till first 10 rank and Colorado A has come u p fr om fifth to th ird plnee in their respective co lleges Texas A reports II grade above the univ ersity a ver a g e whi c h is ne cessa ry for a f rat e rnity to h a\'e h e r e in order to initiate, and T e xa s B has an average of B The chapters did creditab l y in th e fraternity examination, the province average be ing 89+.

Wyoming A and T exas B a r e the on l y chapte rs with any extended rushing season. There is almost open pledging in Ihe universiti es of Oklahoma . Co l o rad o, and De nver. Ct i s very necessary that a\l chapters know the local and national Panh e ll e n ic rule s, and I sugges t that 3. pnmphlet o( the n at i onal rules be sent each c h apte r each hi!. La s t fnll we had Pan hellenic troubles in three pla ces. Colorado _\. and Co l omdo B were pena l ized for breaking rules, and TeXAS A had a p le dge lift ed by K A O Special stress should be brought to bear upon c h ap t ers to see that they a re acq uainted with loc :ll Panhclleni c rules, (or nothing touches so vitally o ur r ep utlltion Alii our co ndu c t durin,K' rushing season. I would rath e r see a c hapt e r lose bids than not be punc tili ou s in the observation o f Pan h e ll enic regulations_ that se veral question o; upon local Panh e ll eni c rules be incl u ded in the next fraternityexaminatlons.

The alumnre advisory co mmittees seem to be more and more :lwak: to t"'eir oppo rtunit ies for helpin g the c h apters r consider a close uni on between active chap t ers and a lumn a: an a lm os t necessary co ndition, The active c hapters need the alumnte more than they renli ze. Shifting as the active chnp ter does in i l o; personne l , the t own :l lnmn a! become the s iBbie pa rt of the c hapter A

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feeling of g-ratitude and respect for the alumnae ought to be morc deliberately fostered in .11 our chapters.

From reports it is very hard to learn just how expensive fraternity life i. 10 our members. Living expenses in chapt er-ho uses arc cheaper than outside chapter-hou ses. From observations on my inspection trip I know tbe other chapler dues are not too expensive in two of my chapters, but about the remainin g four chapters I am not so sure. There is a gr ea t difference in chapters in this reg ard. I know that it would be hard to have national financial rules. but could we not ind icate to all our chapters just what it is rea sonab le for a fraternity t o cos t its members. One o f the gravest objections brollJ.:ht !lgainst fraternities is that they are snobbish. Wh en a chapter's expenses bet::o me too high (or th e average student the chapter is going to become snobbish and glory in it. At le ut we could tell our chap ters j ust wh a t they ought to spend rushing season and encourage them to hav e this limit made a Pan hellenic rule in their separate colleges.

During the past year 1 have had occasion to become rather disgusted with our system o( extension. Aside from th e fact of wh ether we want to expand more slowly or not, there are grave faults with our extension syste m. To require an inspection by the two nearest chapters without any financial pro· vision (or this inspection is t o delay this inspection and to wear out the patience of a waiting group. We now require that a petitioning group be inspected by four separate people, and yet the committee of extension has no power except to judge of a petitioning group by correspondence and recommend it without inspection. Our way makes for a duplication of letters between the group and the extension committee, the province president, the two nearest groups, and the grand co uncil. The lines o( procedure are not detailed and so nobody knows just what to do with a petition, and delay is inevitable all a long the line.

The war has had a very disturbing and disrupting effect upon all col· leges. 1 think our' c hapters hav e been anxious to help. All members of Texas A took up so me military preparedness co urse, as required by the university Wyoming A bought a lot to use for gardening. Many of the girls o( the other chapters took up Red Cross work.

Co lorado B has a lovely new bungalow just completed upon the lite of th e old one.

Texas A is now passing through troublou s times. The Governor of Texas in a rule or ruin policy has vet oed the u niversi ty appropriation for the next two years. He demands the discharge o( President Vinson and about ten faculty members and the abolition of fraternities. In his veto proclamation the Governor said, "Too many people are going hog wild over higher educ ation/' and he says the bats may inhabit the university buildings untH he can rule it. I quote him t o show the kind of man he is. Rather th a n have the university filled with politici:.tns app ointed by him it would be better to close it. At this date the ex-students of the university are having a state meeting to plan some means of ke ep ing the university open and of divorcing it from politics . No one clln tell yet what will happen.

May we be able to cel eb rate our fift iet h anniversary in the Dear (uturf! with the w orld at peace.

Respectfully submitted, EHILY

MAVERI CK M1LLER, Zeta Pr01Jittu

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REP O RT O F ETA PROVINCE PRESIDE NT

Eta. Province President submits th e following repo r t to th e Grand Co un cil o f Pi Beta Phi : It is with th e greatest of p leas ur e [ offe r my report of Eta Pr o vin ce ,(or the past year. J hav e h ad th e privilege of meeting p,erso n a lly and bee.onllng acq uainted with nil th e c hapt ers in o ur p rovi nce . If II wer e onl y posSlble t o have a longe r report 1 co uld tell as f ull y as I would lik e the many s truggle s and sp lendid deve l opmen t of all o ur chapters, but 1 must lake eno ugh space to try to tell what v e ry th o u ghtfu l and gr acio u s hostesses a ll the girls a n d lOo ider gi rls" were, and 1 want to th ank each of them again.

The active girls have work ed ea rn estly to overcome their individual, and chapter obs tac les and they have done w e ll Th e a lumn re h nve shown an inc r eased inte r est in II B 4' generally in the last year, and their eve r -growing enthu si asm and interest in the acti ve ch ap t ers augurs well for the f utur e.

Th e many active girl s p r esent from California chapters w e r e inspired by the w onde rful Founders ' Ju bilee Lun cheo n h eld in San Franci sco, and I am sure the Was hi ng t o n A Chapte r was equally helped by the Seattle luncbeon. If all our alumnre and ac tiv e ch apters co uld on l y be near eno ugh to join in like f estivities i t w ou l d r es ult in great added e nthu si asm.

Th e distances between th e western chapters are so great that it t a k es some days e ve n to t r ave l from one to anothe r This ca n on ly be remedied b y d ivid ing our province and we hope this will be done. The province officers could then keep in c l ose r tou ch with the c h ap t ers and clubs th nn is possibl e a t p r esent and the p r ovince preside n t co ul d become an intimate friend &Dd advisor of the girls in stead of a "v i si t or." Th e c h e ri shed hope of a y ea rly provin ce hou se par ty co u ld be a r e ality. Eta Provin ce has had one s uch h o us e party. It w as h e l d l as t s umm e r at the h ome of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur in Seattl e. It was a decided success and m u st be a proud memory for a ll Suttle Pi Phi s, b ut due to th e great distance and expense only one of t he so uthe rn Pi Phis w as able t o attend, and thu s w as l ost to man y an invaluable o pportu nity t o widen their fraternity associations.

A plan to h o ld a northern and a southern reunion was t a lk ed o f but it was felt this wo uld do much t o co unt eract th e s tr o ng provin ce un ity we are all striving f or so hard

But to get bac k t o the s u bject of a d ivided province. W e are n ow ready for o ur contemplated exte n sion on the coas t. Already the group at University of Soutbern Califo rni a i s pledged IT 4', and when M iss K e ll e r comes t o in s tall them 'We have every hope that s h e will also install tb e fine group. at Oregon State College and University of Ari zo na. We will th en have nint: ac tive centers Let' s be r eady to give them the s tron g nati ona l bac king to whi ch they a r e entitled.

The province sc hol ars hi p has been unifo rmly r a i sed despite the fact that three o f th e universities ha\'e in stituted a closer sys tem of gradin g. O regon A was acco r ded the sc h o lars hip cup o ffered by the Or egon Chi Omegas to th e fraternity h aving the h ig h est marks for th ree successive semesters. Ca liforn ia R h al added one cJ> B K t o th e h ono r of th e province. Nevada A had an hon o r s tudent with ranking equalling. B K

1t i s no t easy to pluc k UKeys " in th e W es t, for in so me u niversi t ies ther e a r e tw o hundr ed o r m o re eligibl e and from this numbe r abo ut twenty or less a r e ch osen. O nly three of o ur c hapters are in colleges where B K exists.

Our Panhellenic situation is not all we might hope for, and too ofte n the local organizations lack the feeling o f mutual trust. Th e r e i. t oo st r ong a feeling that the other fellow is trying to "s lip somet h i ng over" on the rest If fraternities ar e to stay in the W est they mu s t l ea rn to get together an d work together for their co mm on good. H ere lie s our greatest weapon against

ao tifrnternity legislation and our loca l l'anhdleDi c must become a,ornething morc lhan a body to decide on rush rules. Our chaple rs are going to work for uniform Pan helleni c hou se rules. This will be 11 wonderful step especially in universities where it is impouib le to have the help of faculty restrictioD s. \0 a.lumna: delegate (rom elch (raternity in loca.l Panhellenic would aid the ac tive girls in solving the ir problems. This has been pnrtly worked out at the University of Oregon. Some of o u r chap lers are blessed with the pre1erence sys tem of bidding. Thi s is :1 splendid thing, and we hope to have it in all our colleges soon.

I would Iih to 5UggCltt to all our chapters that more mothers' parties woul d be a 5plendid thing. Too ofte n we do not stop to r ea lize how one·sided our relations are apt to grow. The fraternity constantly makes demand. on the mother for help. for h er da ughter 's time. and for money. and t oo often these demands are made the exc u se for th o ughtl essness on our own part.

It i s easy to allow our appreciation to become an unsp oken thing. Let us not drift into Ihis habit. Every c hapt e r shou l d have each semester a mothers' and fathers' party. Thi s is a real i ty in one of our chapters aDd the results are most gratifying. The evening's entertainment consists of t1. fe w stunts, with cookies, punch, coffee. and mu c h visiting The alurnnlr and their husbands help entertain the parents No rush party can eq u al it for en · thusiasm a.nd 10 say the lea s t our parents are entit led to know how and where spend our II 4> time and money.

One other suggestion J would lik e to oITer-remember. we caD not be too c areful about all official correspondence. it is always read in meeting and allow every member n c hance to afTer s ugg estions ns to n reply, etc. The chapter letter must be written and discussed by Ih e c hapter before it is sent to THE ARROW. It should be the r es ult of thought on the part of every chapter member and n nl jusl the produc t of the often over·worked sec r etary. Not all the chapters are strict about this, but I feel s ure th ey will be in the future. r s hould like to make one further suggestion before closing. It would seem that in time s such as these, with the co untry embarking upon the sternest conAict of its career, the opport unity is given u s to serve to far better ad· vantage outside our college circles Before this letter is published tbe first issue oC Liberty Bonds will have been fully subscribed, but there will no doubt be furth e r issues and I think w e cn nDot urge too strongly upon our girls the duty which all American ci tizens o we to subscribe liberally to th ese bonds whenever they arc issued. Let us get behind our go,\'e rnmenl and so far as possible serve 10 our dollar as th e boys of our universities will serve wilh their bra in and brawn.

Rep ec tfuliy submitted,

TRE I\SUR E M CCLYMOSDS.

Eta Provin ce Preil/Jul/.

REP ORT OF ALPIIA PROVIN C E VICE·PRESIDENT

Alpha Province Vi ce·p resident s ubmil s th e following r eport 10 the G ran d Cou ncil of n B <I':

The routine work of keeping the catalog ue up to date and collecting national dues bas been done as usual. About 140 new cards ha\'e been added, and correctiom mad e on nearly as ronny more Due," to the amo unt of $lz6 have been received. a slight increase ove r last year New York City', member · ship has been 107. by far the largest in the co untry Their campaign for members may profitably be imitated by other clubs.

Most of the clubs have contributed to the Fellow ship Fund as well as to the Settlement School. New York's splendid gift to the school of $600 makes the other amounts seem 80 insignificant as not to be worth mentioning. Some of these, however, mean r ea l sRc rifice on the part of small clubs. Beside

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flVlD&, money, the Boston Club sent a box of gamet, material for lewing. etc. : the Roc hester Club made curtains; and the Western Massach usetts Club embroidered guest lowel s. The Boston Club gave up its usual Founders' Day banquet and held 11 May party, with basket lunchu. the proceeds, amounting 10 $50 heiDi given to the Settlement School Endowment Fund. New York's booklet about tbe school, including letters from the children , is worthy of special menti on. Rochester s till takes the lead among the sma ller clubs in work and play, with Buffalo and Northern New York not far behind.

I hIve made II. special effort this year to arouse interest among isolated alumna: by means of round r obin letters, hoping that some new club. might result. The great obstacle to this, as to other fraternity work, has been the difficulty of getting answers t o letters within a reasonable time. 1 think that the neglect of important letters for weeks Ilnd months should be regarded not only as extreme discourtesy, but as real disloya1ty to the fraternity we a re pledged to assist at all times.

Letters started in eastern Canada and i n three sections of Connecticut hllve never been heard from. There seemed good material for a club near Hartford, but I have had no re sponse from th ere. A brave effort was made by R. D. Evans to organize a club in Portland, Me., but several of the few available Pi Phis moved away just tben, so it is hopeless for the present.

In New Hampshire. however, we h ad better luck. A round robin star ted in the so uthern part of the state, came back filled with most enthU Siastic letters :\. meeting was held in May at the h ome of Mrs. Henry Lake in Conco rd Another meeting is planned for the summer. Meanwhile, the round robin will keep the people in touch with each other.

Next year, I wish we might try a plan similar to that used by K A e of having a state c hairman work among the unorganized alumnre in each state

For the lUI two months, I have served on the committees to se led teachers fo r the Settlement School for next season.

Next year, I hope that all of o ur dubs may devote some time to Red Cross work, not instead of, but in addition t o, the work to which we are already pledeed.

Respectfully submitted,

J&NNIB B. ALLYN, Alpha Provinu Vice-president.

REPORT OF BETA PROVINCE VICE·PRESIDENT

The Vice·president of Beta Province submits the following report to the Grand Council of IT B .:

Although the province can boast DO Dew clubs organized during the year it can report all of the existing clubs in good condition. They have a.1l lived up to the requirement s of chartered clubs and there seems to be none of the feeling so prevalent in former years that being a chartered club demanded too much. On the con trary, the attitude of the c lubs has been that of appreciating both the responsibilities and privileges of belonging to the national organization.

Each club has had a regular pro&ram and in addition to the re4uired meeting som e of them have had various entertainments-musicales, talks on subjeets of current interest, children's parties, and husbands' meetings. A successful innontion was made by the Pittsburgh Club in holding their busineu meetings in a downtown office building. The attendance a.t all the clubs has betn good but the Philadelphia Club is to be particularly congratulated.

I have not the necessary data .t hand to compare the Settlement School contributions of this year with thOM of Iut. I think, howeyer, that no club has riven. this year lea. than it did lut. A far greater proportion of the coatrihutic.n. this year were voluntary gifls and consequently there were fewer entertailUl1ents for railing money . Thil' conlider a good sign &I it briap

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u. nearer the time when each and every Pi Phi will con tribute t oward the ,upport of tbe 5Chool. OUf clubs are also beilnning to reach out and fill netd. in the communities in which they are located. Carlisle has been inter cued in Red Cross work ::and Baltimore. through one of its patronesses, in a {rte kinderprlen

The eYer present question of isolated alumnae hu perhaps been brought IJ liule nearer a solution thTOUgh the clubs. Richmond, Carlisle, and Philadelphia have tried especially hard t o reach out after alumna: living in the ,t.le tvcn though tbey are not in reach of the club. This has resulted in a.n increased membership among those Pi Phis living near enough t o come oceu sionally. Carlisle's plan of having on l y four meetings and trying t o get 1\ good attendance among the se o ut ·o(-town people has been successf u l. Philadel · phia, however has even a better plan. They hIlve divided Philadelphia and environl into districts and hold one meeting during the year in each diltrict. The real problem, however, is till unsolved (or there ate many alumna: whom these clubl do not rea ch closely enough to interest them in the organization.

The r o u tine work o( keeping the card catalogue up through reference to the polt office Nixes, THE ARROW, etc., has carried out.

Respect(ully submitted.

loUISE

N. VAN SA !-IT, Beta Province V ice p resident.

REPORT OF GAMMA PROVINCE VICE·PRESIDENT

Gamma Province Vice·president s ubmit s the following report to the Grand Council 0 1 n B

When Miss Har riet Rriggs, Toledo , Ohio, who had been elected Gamma Province Vice·president a.t convention returned to take up work at the University o f Michigan, the clubs in the province l ost a most thorough and efficient office r At the tim e of Miss Briggs's resignation , G:lmma Province listed eleven alumnae clubs i the n u mber still remains the same but the Cinci nn ati Cl ub has been d r opped (rnm th e list and the S.outhwestern In diana C lub has been added Both Miss Briggs and I did n.1l Ihn! we could to arouse a new spi rit among the members of the Cincinnati Club but the case seemed to be entirely hopeless.

The Southwestern I ndiana Club. c hute red in 1916, comes to us with a great sto re o f enthusiasm and in terest. Like the Ohio Gamma Club, the South· western I ndiana organization is labo r ing under special difficulties in ho ld i ng meetings &S the members are scattered over a radius of many miles i co n 5eQuently both these clubs deserve commendation (or the splendid attendance at their four an n ual meetings

The Cleveland Club, one of our exceedingly a l ive o rg anizations, has sh own its u s ua l ability and h as added some novel progr3ms beside the four r eq u i r ed by the constit ution. Th ei'ic are described at length in the club repo rt in the June ARR OW.

The Columbus Cl u b may w e ll be proud of the s uccess it has won in helping rais e th e sc h olarship standard of Ohio B. The principle of a club back of a chap te r with such sp l endid force is one of the main a im s of an alumnae club and. in thi s case , l arge l y through the stim ulu s of the Co lu mbus Alumn3e Cl ub , Ohio B r ose fr om a very l o w scho lar s hi p ra nk ing t o receive the silver c up given by the local Panhellen ic for the high est r anking.

The Ann Arbor Club has had fewer meetings than USUAl but their 10ya Ity and interest are .till great Ilnd the active c ha pte r is Iplendidly backed by the l ocal club.

The high standard of douhling its membenhip has been rea ched by the Indianapoti s Club chartered in 19 15 and word comes from them that they have h opes of materially inc reasi ng their number-now fifty -two

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The Athens, Franklin. Hill sdale and Ca rli s l e C lubs have a U se nt in the national d ue s but n o annual r epo rts for the June An ow. Th e Carlisle o rgan ization, owing to inactivity , h as been dropped from the clu b list. Se veral enth usi as ti c leiters have been received from Franklin. The Hillsdale Club re spo nded well to Mi ss Pl an k's appeal for do ll s (or the Sett l ement Schoo l at C hristmas time.

The Detroit nnd Toledo organizati on s w it h no pa rt ic ular active chapte r t o enco urage aDd s uppor t keep up a sp lendid l oyalty . The D e tr oit Club takes 3 in te r tst in Mi ch igan B and showered the Michia-on B house with glasses of jam and jelly. This club also h emmed napkins and dr essed dolls for th e Settlement Sc h oo l at Christmas time.

Taken all in a ll, the spirit o f work throughout t h e provin ce i s good. and the interest well maintained. At present, many of the clubs are doing R ed C r oss se wi ng at their meetings, and it i s most titting that Pi Beta Phi s h o uld rise to the nati onal need and r espond through her organizations as well as individually,

We s till h ave with us th e p robl e m of th e isolated alumnre. Not one has sen t in a national tax and it is a lm ost impossible to r eceive replie s to communications sen t to i so lated alum n re throughout the pro \·ince. All t his tends to s h ow what a splendid work our cl u b s Ilre doing Ilnd how essenhal they a re in building up a strong, well -balanced, and steadily enth u s ias tic fraternity body Mo r e clubs ar e the ne ed! 'Vh en t h e time comes that we c an afford to send officers to hel p o rganize s uch clubs and arouse interest in new cities, the work will adv ance more rapi dl y. For the pre se nt we mu s t do o ur bes t by co rresponden ce , whi ch is n o t alway s so satisfa c tory.

Only a sma ll part of the money for th e S e tt le me nt Sc h ool has p a ssed thr ough my hands, so I cann ot state the entire sum gi ve n by Gamm a Provinces. Several letters wer e writ t en urging the maintenan ce of th e club interest in Settlement Sch ool work an d judging from th e clu b r e po n s thi s int e rest hall not fl agged - at leas t gen e r a lly s pea kin g.

One thing th at it h a s ple ase d me to not e, i s t h a t the club work has ha d n br oa d enin g effec t and th a t the l oc:l i idea is g r a d u a lly f:tding into insignifican ce , a nd the nationaL organi zation is rapidly r ising to it s rightful position o f prominen ce. W e mu st be , fir s t and la s t, Pi Betll Phi s n ati ollally, and the individual chapter or club mu s t place fir s t and f o r e m os t th e s tandards and c l aims of the nat io nnl organi za ti o n.

Respec t fully s ubmitt ed , ELSA S. CO NNERS, Gam m a P rtrUin ce V ice- p ru ide n l.

Toledo

Oh io Gamma

In dianapo li s

Ottroit

Franklin

Ann Arbor

Co lumbu s

So uthwes te rn

$7.00

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REPORT OF DELTA PROVINCE VICE-PRESIDENT

Delta Province Vice-president submits the following report 10 the Grand Council of Pi Bela Phi :

With the organization of (our new clubs during the year. our province il one-third new, showing that interest in the al umna: work j increasing, inasmuch as the other two thirds were founded at intervals in the past thirte en yearL

Perhapi a few details about these new cl ubs will interest new alumna!. If there are any who live neat enouG'h who care to join these clubs, write to one of tbe officers of these clubs whose namel may be found in the last ARROW.

SlIuLh Dakota starls with a membership of fifteen, hoping 10 incrust til> rapidly .1 Pi Phis move into the 5lntt. I nterest now is being in Ih club by means of a "round robin" which will go al1 over the st!l t e betwren tbe four mretings of the year. This club a"ko; if there is II chapte r that has no club to take an interest in them; they are looking for a chapter to "motber.')

The Fox Valley Club includes Elgin, Aurora, nnd the smaller lUWDi IiUl rounding. They now have fifteen members, but have only just completed their organiz.ation so plan on many more next fall. Springfield and Peoria have organized enthusiastic clubs and are <:urprised to find llew Pi Phis whom they had not met elsewhere.

There are several other plnces where the requirements for a dub cnn be met which, I hope, will want me to help them organize clubs. The whole-hearted help and enthusiasm of the newer clubs makes one more mnxiau;. to have every Pi Phi alumnn belong 10 some club, even if they nre only able to attend one meeting.

As in every organiution, there are those clubs which, by their promptness and willingness to help in any of the nati onal work, make the contrast more vivid between those which are deficient. The clubs that never inil to respond are Carthage, D ecat ur, Galesburg, and Central Illinois. If 110litsiblt!, J hope that next year there can be no distinction dra n. These four clubs ha\e ent contribu li on'J of 1-172 to the Settlement School.

The material increue in ARROW subscriptions I fear has not been d ue to those sent in by this province, for it is to be regretted that the clubs have not been visited by either th e Pr ovince President or Vice-president. Nevertheless, the o ne thing thnt I especially urged-that officers of clubs be subscribers to our magazine--I find fulfilled in nearly e\-'ery cnse fo r those who hold offices for next year.

Annual tax again, after full definition of the term and notice of th e time due, was paid with no trouble this year.

The routine work of the cata l ogue has ceased to be :1 and can now kept up to date with little work. In doing this and in keeping the Pi Phi moves (rom place t o place. the namn become familiar--especially if one moves every year-and the desire grows to meet the names. I find th e corre spondenee so engrossing with the different clubs, I only wish thnt it was so arranged that every club could be visited once, but we I'll try to make our letters answer for 311 ou r

Respectflllly ubmitted,

MILDREJ) STEELE DoYl.E, Dtllll Pr ov;,ru

REPORT OF EPSILOl'i PROVINCE VICE-I'RESIDEI\T

Epsilon P r ovince is glad to report that the clubs in her province have. with few exceptions, met the re quirements of alumn:e clubs, as set forth in the constitution. There are but three clubs whose are nOI in. Ottumwa has not yet fully organized and so did not realize th ey co ul d se nd dues as isolated members. Fayetteville, Iike"i'c, has <'0 few members that

they felt they were n ot an orga nization

However, it would be well for sucb members to send dues u individual •.

Eps ilon Pr ovi n ce was most fortunate this year in having her Provin ce President visit the alumn 2 cl ub s wh en on h er vi si t to a ctive c h ap ten. In each case Mi lS Ingers o ll very kindly took upon hersel! the duties o f Provin ce Vicepresident which w ere im p ois ible for me to attend to

I Will able to visi t the St. Louis Club and found them most co r dia l. At th e same lime they were warkin, with a U 4 interest For luch a large c lub in a larre city the work being done is most creditable. L in coln alumna: cl ub Wal the other club whi ch I was pri vil e g ed to visit. Founders' Day was obsHved in Linc oln by a ll the Nebraska P i P his. Omaha and Council Bluff. gave up their annual banqu et so that the celeb rati on in Lincoln could be more ex tensive and approp ri ate to a semi-centennial ce lebration 1 migh t say. at th is point, t hat a sc hool tea c h er has no right to accept this position o f P r ovince Vicep r esident (or she is a lways apologizi.ng for what she canno t and does n o t do [ am no exception to the ru le but feel ve ry much in arrears of accomplishing w h a t 1 outlined t o do in tht: fall.

The clubs h ave begun t o take an interest in the Loan Fund as well as th e Settlement School and have gi ven so mething to each_ Marie Gates, c hairman of the l oan fund in Epsilo n Province, would be greatly pleased if recognition o f her requests w as ma de either by n o t e o r by a check. Let Epsilon Pr o vince ac kn ow ledge a ll notes of n cJl interest.

R ed Cross work has been taken up in nearly aU o f the cl ubs . This show. that the true n 4> spi rit is maintained and thaI we as clubs n r e not beco ming narrow in our interests .

Ag ain Epsilon Province Vice-president is under mnny obligations to the officers of the fr aternity especially the G rand Vice-p re sident and Grand Trea · s ur er who have h e l ped in many a troubl esome sit u ation.

'V ith the hope th at the dreadfu l war will soon end in a righteou s peace, but never till th en. r wish Epsilon Province a growth along II 41 idea l s an d fraternity spirit.

R espectfu lly IUbmitted,

MARY PHILLIPPI

, Epsilon PY 01Iinu Vice-p r esiden t

REPORT OF ZETA PROV I NCE V I CE·PRES IDENT

Zeta Province Vi ce·p r esident submits the following report to th e Grand Council of n B

The wo rk of th e alumnre clubs in Zeta P rovince has bef:n very satisfactory this ye a r . There are tw o n ew clubs, one in Ar dmo r e, Ok la ., and one in Caspe r, 'Vy o Contrib ut ions to the various funds have been generous in spite of th e uns e ttled condi tions.

The Denver Club was very f ortunat e thi s summer in ha ving the pleas ure of meeting Miss K eller and Mrs. Allen. While their time her e was very limited, they did a great deal to encourage beginning the work tbis fall with r en ewed interest and inspi rat ion.

UNA

H

TROTT, Ztla

Pr MJinu Vice-preside Nt

REPORT OF ETA PROVINCE VICE·PRESIDENT

Eta Province Vice-president submits the following report to the Grand Coondl of n B 4»:

By nrlne of our beiD&, the most distant province u well as the one least in personal l ouch with our Grand Officers , we of Eta Provin ce have fallen heir to creat rood fortune this summer and have rev elled in a wonde r ful visit from Miss K.eller and Mrs. Allen. It was a most gloriou s opport unit y faT UI , ope ninr

up _.raiD, u did oar convention, vislas of the ideals of the splendid women who dirtCt oor national work. Alas tbat It all passed 10 Iwilll" and now, as we Kltle back into the ullual round. seems almost a dream! But it i •• ri,ion that ,hall prove an inspiration, we trust, toward greater accomplishment. It as with the \OtmOlt appreciation that we welc omed Mill Keller, and tean that we saw her depart! W e realized what it meant that sbe pve her vacation up to this strenuous visiting program. Once again Eta Province Pi Phis know that she is the most wonderful liule woman in th e world! It is mOlt difficult, after the exhilaration of this associatio n, to descend th e heights and proceed to an ordinary report.

In the fall of lut year, I made the California trip. visiting thu s the balance o( my clubs, and also of the chapters , save those at Ren o. As l etters to m e we re delayed , I did not go there on the way &Outh, and on my return Mr \ Vil bur wat waiting fo r me to travel north with him. I have vi sited th e chllpters in connection with mv club work , as I fef"l keenly that the foundation for alumnt work must be laid there, and also to explain the Settlement School with the aid of the slidel. In some casts the latter h ave been s h ow n to a joint meeting of cl ub and chapter .

We have been hap py to welcome two new clubs this year, San Diego and Eastern Montana Th'!se huve both been l ong desired. Each paid national dues f or the year closed, and San Diego contributed to Settlement support. There are severa] o ther group. that may be organiz.ed in the nea r future.

It is also a pleasure to report marked imp r ovement in club o rg anizationin the proporti o nate membership, in gene r al enthusiasm, and in Settlement work. The (allowing figures give results in brief. All but one chap te r sent money f or th e Settlement School-Stanford $5, Nevada. an d O regon A, W ash. ington A and California B, $25 each. making a total of $105

Easte rn Montana dues

Nevada dues

Northern California

Po rtlan d dues

San Die go d ues

Spo kane dues

Isolated Pi Phis dues

The club, also assisted with t h e Fellowship Fund. Had it not been (or t he unex pected developments in this co u ntry, we sho ul d have done somet hing (or the Settlement Endowment at our alumnae banq u ets i b ut u the clubs h ad don e so much i u s u pport of the school, I had no h ea rt t o s ugge st anything further. Severa l o( ou r clubs also hav e o rganited sel!·supportinK R ed Cross auxi liaries

Telegra.ms of greeting were sent to all clubs for Founders' Day, with M in Keller's message of the postponement of convention. Also the usual round of le iter s h as been dispatched to cl u bs and individu:lls, whi ch r o ut ine is so essen · till l to the maintenance of widespread enthu siasm.

We hav e a vas t territ ory in thi s p r ovin ce . much virgin .oil, a tremendouli are s open t o the making of many more clubs and chapters, rea d y almost f o r the aakinr if someo ne will work the possibilities into form. This will be th e hArvest of many years to come Now we view it but at • field newly 10"0

Respectfully s ubmitted.

Lm" P. Wu.an

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ANNUAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

REPORT OF COM MITTEE ON FRATERNITY EXAMlNATfONS

] CLV, 1916 TO J ULY, 1917

The Chairman of the Committte on Fraternity Examinations begs leave to s ubm i t the following report:

The committee consists of eight members nnd the work was divided by provinces.

Instruction as to examination requirements was given to the chapters through letters sent by each examiner to th e c hapters in her charge . The same instru c tion was given out later through an nouncement in the January Bulleti", as follows :

uThe examination will require a thorough knowledge of the Constitution and Statutes; the work of the last Convention (Sec rd Anow. 1915); Secret ARROW, 1916 (rulings of Grand Council, etc.); Mrs. Helmi ck's History 0/ Pi Beta. Phi, chapters 15 to :II inclusive. Review Questions in l ast year' s examination that call {or definite information concern ing the fraternity.

The Questions this yur will call for brief answers and definite information. The list will be largely the same for all classes. The Committee would ur ge upon the chapters th:lt they have some definite p l an and systematic study in their meetings to prepare for the examination It might be well to put tbis in the hands of a committee in the chapter whose duty it will be to arrange a se ries of quizzes on the material h e r e suggested, and conduc t a brief Qui:.: a t regular meetings."

The questions were as follows :

PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY TWEN'Ty·TuIRD ANSUAL EX UIISAT I ON 19 16- 19 17

"What Pi Beta Phi means to tach of us we cannot express in words; what s he is to us w e can best show in our daily acts, nnd in our kindness to those Mound us. Our Fraternity is the sec r et stimu lus which spurs us eve r onward to th ings that are 'noble, good and tru e,' and the girl who has pledged herself to think only on these things, feels the desire to be the embodimen t of these Doble Qualities arising with such irresistible force within her that her thoughts and Bet ions are directed toward the good of the Fraternity and ber Illsociates."-From TAe His/Dry 0/ Pi BeJa Plti by Mrs E. A Helmick

This examination is cond u cted by the Examination Committee. Every ac tive rmmber is to pa rticipate Send answers to the of the Committee in Instructions.

I1 onor Lirt-The following po int s shan eligibility to the Honor List: Correctness of answers, legibility, neatness, good Englis h, excellence of answers, good fraternity spi rit-gene ral excellence of the paper. To be eligible to the Hon or List a grade of 95 per cent on the prescribed q uesti ons is re qui red. For additional see H onor Roll Topics below . Examina. tion QuestionS'-The number in parenthesis after each indio cates the number of credits to be given for the question. Each member ( regardless of classification) will choose from the questions given a s ufficient number to make one hundred credits Number your questions to correspond with the number on the question list. The general excellence of the paper will be estimated pa rtly upon the choice of questions--whether the more diffic ult ones are NOTICEABLY avoided.

l. When and where was the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity organi..z.ed? (2)

2. What WLS the original purpose of the organization? (t)

3. H ow many founders the re? (1)

4. Name four founders. (2)

5. What is the oldest chapter in existence? (2)

6. When was your chapter organized? (I)

7 How many active chapters are tbere at present? (2)

S. \Vb.t is a province? How many are there? Name them. (3)

9 Name tbe states in which active chapters are located. Give the number of chapters in each state and tell to which province each slale (6)

10. What action is required to establish or withdraw a chRpter? (3)

II. How many members arc required to form a. new chapter? (1)

12. \Vbat requiremen Is must be met by a college before :1 chapter can chartered? (2)

13. How is the fraternity governed? (4)

14. By what vote may the Constitution be amended? {2} IS. By what Yolt' the Conc;titution be revoked? (z)

16. Of whom doe !I Convention consist? What addition ha!-. been made .ince the last Convention? (4)

17. What duties and power has Convention? (4)

18. How are chapter delegates to Convention chosen? (1)

19. What are the duties of a chapter delegate? (4)

Name five Qualities essential to a good Convention delegate. (3) What are the duties of a Convention Guide? Which officers compose the Grand Council? (2)

:13. Name the members of the Grand Council. (3)

24. What are the duties of the Grand Council? (4)

25. Name the chapter offices. (2)

26. What are the requirements for initiation to membership? (2)

21. Under what condition is it necessary to consult llOother chapter before extending an invitation to membership? (2)

:J8. For how long a period does a pledge hold? (I)

29. By what vote is honorable dismissal granted? (2)

30. May honorably members be reinstated? If so, how? (2)

31. Give word for word the initiation vow taken by every initiate. (5)

32. What are the constitutional requirements as to meeting!l? (3)

33. Of what must all chapter !lTchives consist? (4)

34. Of whom does the chapter advisory committee consist? (2)

35. How are the members of the chapter advisory committee chosen? (3)

3 6 What are the dutieoi of the chapter advisory committee? (3)

37. What nre the duties of the Province President? (3)

39. Give the fraternity symphony. Name the author. (4)

40. Whnt is the purpose of our fraternity mngazme? (2)

41. What is the Its purpose? (2)

42. Name four other fraternity magazines. (2)

43. Who is the Custodian of the Pin? (2)

44. What are the duties of the Custodian of the Pin? (2)

45. Name the official jeweler. (2)

46. Who represents Pi Beta Phi in the Nationnl Panhellenic. Con ference? (.)

47. State five import3nt facts about the Settlement School. showing its gTowth. (5)

4 8 . Of whom is the Settlement School Committee composed? (3)

49. Who is chairman of the Seltlement School Committee? (2)

So. Name four important standing committees (2)

51. What two amendments pertaining to schola.rship were passed at the la:ot Convention? (4)

52. Define the Lolln Fund. (3)

53. How maya loan be obtained? (2)

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54. Define th e Fellpwship Fund. (3)

55. How maya fellowship be obtained? (2)

56. What requirements roust an club meet in order to be chartered? (4)

57. State five im po rtant events in the history of Pi Beta Phi marking lrTowth. (5)

58. Wh at i s th e purpo se of the fraternity examination? How may it be made morc beneficial? (2)

59. Wh en and wh e re is the next Convention to be hel d? (2)

60. What is to be the nature of the ne xt C onvention? (2)

61. Wh at to pics would you like to hav e discussed at the coming Convention 1 (3)

H (mor R oll T opics

Every member d esiring a place on th e Honor R o ll will , in addition to 1tnswe ring the r eq uired number o f q ue stions , write 2 00 word s (250 words if desired) on one of the following t op ics.

It is the desire of the Examination Committee that the members be heard (rom on Ill! of these t opic s. Will th e conductors of the exa mination arrange t o have the members of their chapters ch oose diff erent top ics , so that all th e topics may be treate d in eac h c h ap t er, as (Ilr as is agreeable to the members. r. Pi Beta Phi objects and idea ls as set forth in the initiation ce remony ,. The Coming Convention.

3. The Settlement Sc hool at pre se nt.

4 The Fell o w s hip Fu n d. Its adva n ta g es 10 indivi d u a l and fraternity Present s tat e. Shall it be r etained? How?

S. Give your id e:1S o f tru e loyalty to you r fraternity and t o it s members

6. Our (rate rnity weaknesses.

7. Our (raternity strength.

S The Alumn re Organizati on. It s growth. Its pre se nt purposes, privi· Jegts and power Alumnp: i n Convention.

The charac ter of th is year's Questions was ca ll ed forth by the Jack of definite information manifested in last year 's exa minati on. The members were left to a choice of q u estions rather than ha ving a division according to classes. Hearty approval o f the chara c ter of the ex.amination is generally reported but there is again so me objection to its length.

It was requested that the exa minati on of eac h chapte r be c onducted by an alumna member and that she make report and criticism to the eXAminer This was co mplie d with by nearly all cha p ters. We deem it of lfTeat impor · tance.

CHAPTl.R AVERAGU

Hiebest grade ion province.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Michia-an A

Michie.n B ,

M innesot a A

Wisconsin A

Illinois B 11linois 4

Province A vera.ge 93.3 Mas. W E. CALDWi: L. Exami"er

Del/a Pr01li"cct IlIinoi. E IIIinoi. Z tIIinoi. J-J Province Avenge OEMA lIAR sHRARcE)t, Exam;ner , Epsilon Province

Oklahoma

California A

California B

Washington A

MRS. T. T. JOB, low., NELU£ B. WALLB ASK, Nebraska, Missouri. Zeta Province KansRs, ArkRnsR!, Louisiana,

MRS. C. W. P OLEY , EXamineY'.

Eta Provinu

Province A vertlge go.

Wa shington n 91* MRS. BURTo:-; Hf..c K, Examine,..

Highest Province Average-Gamma Province

The followin£, are the nam es of the girls from the various c hapters on the Honor Roll. The number in serted after the chapter name is the number ()( members in the chapter.

HONOR ROLL

Alpha Provinu

Ontario A-lO

Dorothy MacMillan

Louise Bums

Marie Cha.mpllgne

Muaaret Chat field

t Nn rep or t re ceived

Christie Sneath

Vermont A-:Z3

Anna Clark

Hazel Coburn

Vina Jillson

• Hiihest Irude in province.

Mareery Stauffer

Miriam Kempton

Doris Kendall

Helen Stelphen

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Chari. Billings

Marg.ret Cheney

Mabel Derway

Frances Hyd e

Marie Covell

Mildred Birdseye

Alice Burleigh

Elena Campbell

Edna Co l e

Isabelle Cunningham

Mary Johnson

Emma Delana

Frances Donahue

Esther Farlinger

Mina Getman

Alice Griswold

Maud Carton

Miriam Con n et

l\farie Colco r d

Alice Forsyth

Margaret Forsyth

Katherine Carter

Irene Daniel

Lulu Clark

Margaret McCain

Mamie Haynes

Elizabeth J onts

Emma Levegood

Nora Moh ler

Helen Brandle

Helen Burnham

Marguerite Ca r penter

VermOD t B-24

Marion Jackson

Sadie Norris

Corrine A-14

Abigail MacKimmon

New York A-40

Elizabeth Marsland

Vera Morse

Eleanor N orlh

Fay Ridgely

Matilda Saunders

Gertrude Sheldon

New \ 'ork r -:zS Griswold

C lara Groh

Grace H azen

Ilelep Houn

Alice Marshall

H elen Mileham

Bela Prov;"ce

Maryland A-32

Katherine B. Hop pe r

Dorothy K ay

Gertrude Kutzleb

Lucile Moore

Ruth Moore

Columbia A-33

Mary Grabill

Lasalia McCaffery

Leonila Lloyd

Virginia A-13

Muriel Nevin

Mary Rayner

Ruth Sage

Florida A-26

Ruth Jackson

Pennsylvania A-2 5

Edith Mendenhall

Pennsylvania B-2:!:

Camilla Reed

Penmiylvania r-27

Constance Springer

Gamma Prov;"ct. Ohio A-20

Teresa Caruthers

J eanneUe Cone

Merle Danford

Laura Parker

Margare t PAtteD

\Iildred

.'[yrlle R()1;e

C lara Sargent

Aileen Slisser

Margaret Thomas

Mary Tobey

I va Turnbull

Marion Wean

Carol a Wyk er

Myrtle Palmer

Mildred Pellens

I{nth Richardson

Frances Storrs

Beatrice Westfall

Louise Murphy

Carolyn Potts

Helene Schneidereich

Katherine Whal ey

Lyle Ru sh

Eleanor Stanton

May Scroggin

Dorothy Woodward

Mary Fulton

Esther Johnston

Margard Kerr

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Ad:air Kellinc

Mildred l..e\¥i. Ruth Ahrtyn

Jean

Allene Ack ley

Irene Anderson

Mari on

t..enrn Onoliule EdmonSOD

Mildreo Egl:tcston

Elsn Aprel

J I nrrid IIriggs

Ruth Durnl!., Chillma n llclen Chri!ltcn

Helen CuJdren

Ali ce Cnnlslnc k Florentine Cook

Ann:! Tedford

P:udine Condit

M:trgu crile D:tvil

Mary GnllnhaD

Herlha enlighten

Hulh llnoUe

11 :n:.e l Alien

Ucul:ah lIillingslcy

Aur :. 1 Alllltrson

Ruth lIuxlon

K :t lherine Cnrmack

Anne Clarke

t No report received.

Helen Mauch

Jlaul McKinltry

Grnce McKee

Gretchen SchnetJe r Ohio B-21

Michi&1ln A-19

Esther Fowler

Kathryn 1 f eckman

Naomi If ou lt

Normn Mlirk

Janet M a rtindale

Leah Riggs

Michigan 8-4.5

C·ttherine Frost

Myrna Goodrich

Fay Hall

Crace H:lll

Sarah Hnll

Geneva Hayes

Deatrice I-I u f(

Evelyn Jensen

In diana A -II

fneliana B-3:1

Frances Hauss

Louise Hervey l-fel e n Il opkin s

Gladys Jackso n

Ineliana r-:u

M De J[ amilron

Mildred J e:,s up

Ddta Provinnt

Provinu

I owa A-13

Mary Crowthe r

Ellen Gardner

I owa D-17

M ae Relle Gunn

J osephine II inlt

Cl:adys Merrilt

I owa 1"-2 4

Edith Curtisl

Iowa Z-19 (none)

Mi ssou ri A-27

H elen Connett

Mnry Olive Hawkins

Mary Hill

P:luline Shepherd

Effie Silvus

J.Jara:uerite Taylor

Edith Hoyer

Eliubeth IHgdeD

Thelma Shafer

Geraldine 51ec

Vivinn Smilh

Edna Stoke

Mary ThomplOD

Ethel Jncelyn ] rene Kerr

N ellie Leonnrd

L aur:& Myers ) I elen Tibball.

Geti'l Tuder

Gladys Vinter

Olive Wright

Penrl MAcArthur

Gertrude I'addock

Cornelia Wulfmann

J .e l:\ Kt'nnedy

Lena Alice I'avey

Ruth Schriver

EURenill Sh:l w lI elen

Agn eJ Wright

M ary l.ee

M arjorie Smith

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Dorothy Brown

Mildred Hen

Clara E ly

Genev iev e Garrett

Katherine Kilhorn

Mildred Bowen

Maeda Bat,

Missouri 8-36

M':ary Hopt:

Augusta Parker

Missouri r-a8

McClure

Pauline Pate

Cladys Townsend

Nebraska B-aa

Ka the rine Miller

Kansas A-32

Ha ze l Carson

Kan sas B-20

Sarclla Herrick

Arkansas A - 8 (none)

Louisiana A-26

Marraerite Ellis

Zet a PrO"l);lIce

Oklahoma A-a6

Viv i n Brengle

Texas A-20

Mary Ann BI4ttuer

Elise Bump:us

Ar. Haswell

Nancy Barnes

Betty Beck

Florence Collin

Lois Coons

Ju lin Cutte r

Beatrice Dana

Grace Adam.

Nellie Clevela nd

Mildred Delongchamp.

Ruth Dailey

Freda Johnsoa.

Phyllis Elli.OD

Jean Hall

Lorna GaillQl

Tillie McCammon

Mary SheltUll

Margaret Sleeper

Teus B-f3

Ruby Knight

Wyoming A-2J

M argaret Dineen

Doroth y Downey

Esther lJowney

Serafina Facinelli

Nelle Huff

Colorado A-29

Florence Dempsey

Ka tharine Duce

Nathalie Ek rens

Colorado B-33

Vera Jo ne s Elm. McClelland

EliJ Provinu.

California A-2S

Glad,s Ordway

J osephine \Vel c b HeleD. Logie

Katherine Starbuck

Mar ie Thnn.pso.

Helen Walker

Daphne Stickle

Helen Moor.

Dorothy Thompsoa

Helen Taylor Pearl ZUker

Mildred Rosser

Hild:t. Kleine

Virginia Miller

Olive R:t.thbun

Elizabeth Wood

N ancy Flemin, Helen K ohl er Dori. Stratton

Marjorie Rathbu Thurlyne Bufl'um

Fidelia Conrad

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

California B-38

Katht}'1l Cot

Oct ..i. Downie

Roumond Bradbury

Gennieve Spader

J.anita FreT

Alice Hobb ina

Dorothy Morritou

Ruth Lawrenee Beatrice Cay lord

Lefilie OaTi. Cornelia Glas.

Elsie May Phillip.

Olive Bruning

Edna McCroskey

Eliubelh Snyde r

Olive Taylor

Muriel Tottenham

Kathryn Magaw

Nevada A-33

Faith Maris

Margaret Kemper

Phoebe King

Oregon .&-20

Frances Shuemaker

Add. Martin

W ashington A-32

Emily Hall

Kathleen Delaney

Ruth Kerr

Washington B--n

Helen Hungate

Edna Babcock

Mildred France

Dorothy Wetmore

Grace W:alker

Catherine Woolsey

Ruth Pyle

Nellie Wilkinsoa

Helen Cahill

Pearl Craine

Roberl:t. Hindley

Aileen HamiltoD

Franc E. Babcock

Alice Lodge EII;ie Freake.

Examination report blanks were sent out by the eumineu in January-two to each chapter-to be filled out with names of active members, their clas.ification, name of president, and name of alumna chosen to conduct the examination, and retumed to examiner of the chapter by February I.

Many chapters ....ere delinquent in returning these reports, thus causing much inconvenience. We realir.e this delinquency is largely d ue to uncertainty asJo membership at the time the report is reCluired. freshmen not having been passed upon by the faculty at that time. Another difficulty is rec o gnir.ed. The examination taking place very soon after the initiation of fre shmen, they do not have opportunity for preparation. Thu s they w o rk at a disadvantage in the beginning of their fraternity work. H owever , in many chapters the freshmen do not make poor grades. A remedy is needed for the t...,o difficultie. mentioned_ 11 haa been s uggeste d by one of the examination committee that tlIe national examination be not required of the freshmen. Another membe r of the committee hu suggested that the date of examination be changed. The committee ould requ est that these two points be considered in convention and that they be advised in regard to the decision It ia the deaire of the committee to serve the chapters in a manner bringing best results and satisf action to the chapters.

The desire for two ahort examinations during the year instead of one longer one has been expressed in some eumination papers This seem. impractical, in fact,. out of the question. The desire for more definite inatruction as to the ground to be covered by the examination has also been expressed. We fee l the instruction i. sufficiently definite. It has been urged upon the chapters that they haTe 'yltematic Itudy and quines on topics s uggClted by the examination committee. this to be outlined and conducted by a co mmittee appointed by the chapter. Such work carried on through the year-a little at a rime-would not only do ay with the cramming often referred to but woulrl increase interest in fraternity meetings and develop fraternity spirit.

We dare not lengthen our report by adding quotation a from the p.pers, interesting though they would be. We must remark, howeyer, that the need fo r in struc tion is apparent when the original purpose of II B i a thus expressed in the ex.amiJa.tioD : "It was ora:anized by a group of girl. who liked to

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around and wh o enjoyed each other'. society!' This i. a rlJre ex · ceplion.

The members of the co mm ittee no l only by the grades r ecorded but in their lumming up expressed th emselves as ntisfled with the work of the grent mnj o rily We appreciate th e spirit and interest manifested by nearly every cha ple r And individ u a l.

Among the nu merous t opics suggested in the examinatio n papers for discU IlI io n 3t convention , the following were prominent. They were in the minds of rnl'ny members.

Meth ods of (dissatisfaction with present methods).

Crowing anti fraternity spiri t and antifraternilY legi silltio n .

Obligations of frnlern i t)' girls to nODlraternilY girls in scholarship, college activitie s. socia l relations, elc.

Value of frnternities.

Provi n ce President's visits.

Province house pnrties.

Fres hman di&eipline.

Sophom ore pledging.

Ch apte r ideals.

Coo ]lCution of the alumnlle.

PO\\'er of P anhellenic (local and nati onal).

Frntern ity schol:a.rs hip

The fnternity in college ftctivities and college .pi rit

Init ia t ion vows.

Univer ,a l plnn o( celebrating F o und ers' Day .

The Se tt lement Sc h ooL- Whnt can we do (or it?

Criticism of our w ork and s ugge stions for the future committee will be gbdly welcome d The examination should be one of the meAns of -de veloping the fraternity. W ith the p r oper guidance of th e olde r members of the chap ters it may be made 10. I t is the desire of th e committee to make th e exnmination • strong means of development.

Respectfully s ubmitted, NELLIS B. WALI DANK1 Chairman.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION

JULY, 1916-JULY, 1917

The ch.irman of the Committee on Extension submiu the f o ll owing report to the Cr:and Counci l of n B .:

At th e ret'luest of seve ral, Reed College. Port1:and, Ore .• and Whitmnn College W alla W a lla, W as h ., w ere inves tig:ued as possib le openings for Pi Phi. At the former it was found that no fraternities :a.re admitted. At the l atte r, th nt the college is not of s u fficient size to supply material for more org3niza' tions thnn .re already establ is bed.

Preliminary blanks were sent to groups in Beloit College. Wi s., and UniversilY of Maine. The latter university meets some of our requirements but we are tiuublfu\ about 01hers. The gr o u p has some splendid letters of recommen (huion from Ihe dean pre"ident, and p rofe ssors 0/ Pennsylvania. '" 1:, which was w :) rking last yeu (or permission t o petition withdrew when they encountered very keen opposition in nearb)· chapters.

U,,; ut'rsit1 0/ NnJ Mexico. Tot ed Ihis winler to petit io n K promised & charter by the end promise.

A r, whi ch looked very promising l ast yea.r, K r inste:ad o f IT 41 OJ they were virtually of the college year--something we co uld not

IIH"Ur Collele, New Y ork City. Altogether (our &TOops in this collegt h ave been in communication with Miss Valet at di ffer en t limes Two with· drew their applications, another (ailed to st( ure the necessary endor5Cments. and the (ourth bu jUlt r ecentl, made inquiries.

UttiversilY 01 NrtII JI A 4'. The group r eceived the endorsement of the Province Pre.ident and of individual Pi Phis. They were told t o work (or the endorsement of the two nearesl chapters. At tbi. dale (June 25) I h a ve n ol heard whether or nol tha t endorsemen t has been give n. SfiIlUUli", Okla. The group recommended last by a re siden t IT 4t i. still interested in workinJr (or a JI 4> charter. The preliminary information blank h as nol returned to me so I do not know .bout the college o r group. They wrote th a t they were tr ying to interest Pi Phis in the vi cinit y, and had communicated with Mrs. Miller, Province President.

UniverSIty ,,/ M"If/aND.. A 4' Z still desires to work for a charter. The, h ave had encou r agement but nol from Pi Phis in M on t ana. O ur n .. faculty member feel! that group is not yet ready to become :l n ., I am going further into the situation before disco ur aging th em completel,. No woman's national has the un iversity for several years. University 0/ SOlitA Dakola. 11 r ¢o wrote for information. Preliminary blank and leiter were sen t b ut lost in th e mail. This h as been discovered and a second blank sen t This untversity h aa been s ugges ted by severol as a possible link in our c h ain across th e north e rn line.

University 0/ West Virginia. "The Circle" desi re s t o petitio n. Th e Univers i ty me ets o ur requirements and the scholarship standing of the group is excellen t They a r e making every effort to get in t o u ch wilh Pi Phi s. U "iversity 0/ Piltsburgh. "Dianthia n ," a group in 1916, wi s h es to petition. The university meets our and the group is officially endorsed by the Pitl sbu rgh Alumnre Cl ub Th e y working for the endorsement of Province Pre siden t and the tw o nearest chap ters

M iami University. K T 1:. This group has h ad some co rrespon de n ce with Mi lS Valet and is favorably by Mi ss Stock, Province Pr es id en t . Agricultural

A M presented a petition nt In s t co nvention wh ich could not be con"jdered because the co llege offe r ed on ly n three year co ur se. Our r eq uir emen t s are now met and the group h as the endo r seme nt of Mrs McC lymond s, Provin ce Pre side nt , after a penonal visit, and that of the two nea rest chapters.

Hollilfs Collel e, Va. Thi s group desired to petition over Iwo years ago, but th e did n o t come up to our r eq uir e ment s. Since then, thi s condition has changed. The gro up w as enthusiastically endorsed by the Province Preside nt and the two ne a r est c h ap ters. Their peti ti on was prepared under Mi.! Valet'. instru c tions, by Grand Council, and the chapter in s talled in June.

Uni ve rsit, 0/ Arj.""a. r.6. This group wa.s enthusias tically by resident Pi Phis, Mrs. M cC lymonds, Prov ince Pre s id e nt, after a per so nal visit, and by California A And B have voted upon favorably by everyone and are to be inve s tigated in person by Miss Ke ller.

UIf; v ersil, 0/ SOfl.tlre'lt Callforn,a. Entre N o u s was recommended favorabl,. at last convention for future consideration. A seco nd petition wu this spring, bringing it down to date, endorsements of Province Pre si dent and the two nearest chapters sec ured, unanim ous consent of Grand Council and Province chapters given, and the group pledged at tbe end of the college year. Installation will occur in the

Thus we shall follow Theta by a few months.

As I read over this report it seems 50 very dry and prosaic that I wish i t were possible for everyone who reads it to realize what an undertakin& u ·

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tension work i.; how many boun of thought have t o go into tbis .0 that false hopes will not bt r aised, feelings will not be hurt and desirable groups will not be discouraged by the apathy or the ac tive opposition displayed by the chapters in the province.

Since I bave been working with extension problems 1 bave felt .-ery keenl, the need (o r more cordiality and thoughtfulness on the part of acti yt chapten toward groups desiring to petition, a grellter willingness to consider the re al merits of a case .

I kn o W' that there is great improvement along that line and that the im · provement will be greater as we all realize more and mOTe that n B is a creal thriving fCafiol1dl organiZAtion, nlade up of sma ll groups to be s ure, but all w orking (or the same object, bound t ogether by the me big ideu and aims.

May we not -eive the ex-tension problem real th o ught and during the coming year in o ur active chapters?

If they kn ow of desirable openings for [I or if they know anything definite for or against any group reported in THE ARROW. may we not hope to have th em write to the Extension Committee Chairman? In the two yean I have been chairman I have not rtteived a s u ggestion from an active girl. COOperation make!! for efficiency in the frat ern ity as well a. in the business world.

Re spectf ully submitted.

EMEI.JNE CARTEl. SHER MAN, C/Jai,.tfttJ

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE LOAN FUND

The Chairman of the Committee on the Undergraduate Loan Fund begs lene to submit the following report to the Grand Council of .n B •• from July I. 1916 to July I, 1917.

There hue been received for the Undergraduate Loan Fund for the year June I, J916 'June I. 19 17. gifts from six alumnae clubs. from one actin chapt er, and from two individu-als. and while these figures are small in proportion t o the size of the fraternity, it is an advknce over former Jun, and the committee are very appreciative of the growing interest.

Four lous have been repaid in full, aU of which reverts to tbe Loan Fund

There an: suentten loan s still unpaid &mOUDting to $1..33°, all bllt 6ft, of

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wh ich .ill be Uable for use wben paid. bat mach of this it not due (or several yeara.

Circulara have been sent to c'ach active chapter and uch .lumnae club and many inquiries requesting data and infurmatioD by alumnae d ub s has ben ,Iadly given by the chairman.

May we take tbi. opportunity to again thank each contributor. and to willinely place Ollnclves at the lervice of all.

Respectfully Itlbmitted.

MU.oUD F. BABCOCK. C4 iYM4'"

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CHAPERONS

The Chairman 01 the Committee on Chaperon, submits the following report to the Grand Co u ncil 01 n 8 4o:

This y ear hu seen a great increase in the amoant of cor r espondence by the committee. A large num be r of chapters have asked lor advice and help in the finding of chaperons--and an unu s ual1y large number of women w:mting such. position have sent in their namel to the committee.

Finding the right perlOn for each place is. however, a diffi c u1c matter N aturally our girls l ong 10 have wilh them a "oman young enough to stand the excitement and st r ain o( the ru - hing season, and to ta ke a lively interest in their frie nds and their atrairs; old enough to be mOlherly and helpful-a wom:tn of culture, exec u tiVe ability , and .ocial poise--college bred, "o( course," and "she mu st be a Pi Phi"!

The compensation offered s uch a pe r son is sometimes room and board , and. where man agement of th e h ouse is undertaken , tw en ty or twenty -five dollars • month Naturally applicants are n o l legio n.

There i s , h o wever, a very real compensa tion (or the luccelllful c ha pe r on, whi ch i. not mentioned in th e bond. The friend ship lind affection of a house· ful or girbs, the wonderful opportunities (or influencing them in th e wa ys of right livina.- the association with interested and loyal alumnae-the se surely offset the auieties and diffic ulti es wh ic h are inevitable. Alumn ee arc agai n urged to send sug gestions for inc re asing the usefulness of the committee, and name. of women Qualified for chllperons.

Reapectfully submitted, Ernl CRllln. PATC H , CA G"M t", .

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ARROW FILE

JULY, J916--JULY, 1917

The Chairman of the Committee on AKROW File submits the fonowing report to Ihe G rand Council of II 'B 4- :

All bul twelYe c hapters have A MRO W files compltte from the date of ch apte r foundinll Of these Iowa A has all but one number, no 2 of yol. 2; Illinois B has all but yolumes I and 2; Loui si ana A lacks yol 10, no 3; Ohio n vol. 16, DO. <t. Mauachusetts A. Towa Z, and Indiana B lack only a few numbers.

The file. or the follow in g ch"apl erS h a ve bun completed during the put Pennlylnnia A. Illinois Z. Oklahoma A, Michigan B, California A, MillOari A, Michigan A, New York A, Maryland A, California B, Kansa s A. Minnesota A. l11inois E, Wisconsin .A , Vermont B Si. of these report some unbound yolumes which will be b o und during the coming year.

Kans A has the most complete file in existence, u they have found a copy of yol o 2. DO I

The cornmill«: regTet. that there are a few file. that cannot be completed DDle" copies of early volumes arc found. 1D tbe flext BtJlltu. will appear

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• lilt of nambers especially needed. Several of the older chapten are doing .11 they can to help the committee with this work.

Respectlully submitted,

DELIA. CONcn. Clta;r"IQIf.

REPORT' OF COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIP

]l' LY. 1916--JULV, 1917

The chairman of the Committee on Scholarship Imbmi t s the following report 10 the Grand Council of n B "';

At the lime the scholarship report goe s to press compl ete statistics for the first semesler have been received from all chapters except Oninda A. which is able to s ubmit a report only at the close of the session. Reports for the second semester have been received from twenty chapters. A number more will undoubtedly be r ece ived in time lor insert inn in the galley proof.

For the first &e rnester of the year 191 6 '7 the fraternity average is 1.2418 Beta Provin ce ranks first with a grade of 1.5 06; Gamma, second with a grade of Delta, third with 1.247; Eta, fourth with 1.235; Epsilon, fifth with 1.122; Zeta, sixth with t.113; and Alpha , seventh with 1.073. The ranking chaplers of the various provinces are as follows: Alpha, Vermont n, grade 1 203; Beta, Pennsylvania B, grade 1 864; Gam'ma, Ohio A, grade 1 595; Defln, Illinois II, grade 1.470; Ep si lon, Iowa A, grade 1.363; Zeta, Wyoming A, grade 1 358; Eta, Oregon A, grade 1.420. Bela Provin ce has not only the h o nor of having the chapter ranking highest in the fraternity, Dut nlso the chapters ranking 'K'Cond, third, Rnd fifth. lts remaining three ch:'lpters rnnk thirteenth, eighteenth. and ninete eenth; its lowest grade is 1.250. Of the seven chapters only one had any hours below passing-4 hours only-ninetenths of one per cen t of the lotal h ours r egi s tered by the chapter. The record is an exceptional one and the province is deserving of henrty congratulation •. It hlld been earnestly hoped that the information number of TilE AMROw for 1917, Pi Beta Phi's fiftieth anniversary year, could announce thnt n n had attained the place long coveted in scholnrship at the head of the frateroities for wOlDen. At the close of the year '915 - 16, after the marked improve-ment made by the fraternity as a whole it seemed entirely probable th a t wilh a like improvement this )ur the desired result would be accomplished. The first semester reports. however. mnke it evident that we are consillernbly further from the goal than we were a year ago. It i. hardly possible Ihat the lhirty-one second lemester report. yet to be received, even if higher thnn those of the first lemestel', can bring the average of the fraternity up to thnt of 19151916. Six of the seven provinces fall in their average for the first semester below tha.t for the preceding year. Gamma Province alone shows a gnio; Zetll Province, which until thil yur has always stood high, fell to :1 low average and from second rank to sixth. Twenty seven chapters failed to maintain a standard of scholsnhip equaJ to that of the corresponding semester or the preceding year. Of these, six ehapten, Illinoi s H. Indiana. r, Oklahoma A, Teluu A, Vermont A. and Colorado B lowered their Itandards materially, the last two named losing .219 &lid 300 relpectively, the former falling from fortieth rank to the lowes' rank in the fraternity and the latter from eighth rank to twenty -ninth . In spite of Colorado 8's loss, the scholarship of the chapter is above that of the average n B 4> chapter. The situation of Vermont A. on the other hand, is extremely critical, the chapter having maintained an eJ:ceedin,l, low standard of scholarship for Rveral yean . lIIinoi, B. in .pite of the loss of .140. has a grade of 1.470 and hold. sixth rank in the fraternity. Twenty chapters .how an improvement in scholarship, four of them, New York A. Pennsylvania r. Ohio A, and Wiscon.in A, makinr noteworthy a-ain. and Illinois 4 a.nd IndiA-na A eJ:ceptional ,ainl. Of the ten chapten

which in 1915.1916 ranked lawrst in the (raternit, Indiana A ha'l shown by rar the createst improvement, rai5ing her grade from 1.036 to 1-400 and her rank (rom forty-second to thirteenth. New York A m3de ft subs tanti.1 gain .s did .Iso Arkansas A and Colorado A. although the latter arc still very Car (rom r eE'sining the positions which held in 1914 - 1915; Missouri D and California A made slight gains; and Massachuseus A, MiS500ri A. Vermont A, and 10W'& Z JOlt still further ground, the position of the 1.51 three being especially critical.

At the present time 34% of Pi Beta Phi's chapter maintnin a very high standard of scholarship, 250/0. a crerlitable nverage standard, and 41 % a standard which i, not a credit to the fraternity. It is extremely unfortunate for the fnternity that many of the chapters conspicuously weRk or only fair in scholarship are chapters located in important and strategic institutions in which the low place they occupy in the lists showing the comparative rank of fraternities for women works a serious hardship to the frnternity and caules it to surrer io national prestige. The problem is oor which the fratrrnity must face squarely. Today the standard of scholarship is one of the important considerations UI)on which the ontional standing of n fraternity is bued, and no fraternity which does not rank high in scholarship in the great insti· tutions of the country can long expect to be cla<tsed as one of the leading nationals. Pi Beta Phi chapters which :ire weak in scholarship and low in comparative ranking in their institutions must ma.ke campaigns 10 improve their sl:mdard and must definitely restrict the social activities of all members whose college work is not entirely satisfactory in chnrncter. Chnplers which are now strong in scholarship must not relax their vigilance. Several of the chnpters hnving the hardest struggle at present fell last ye:tr from lOme of our plnces of honor and this year have succeeded in regaining only a sma ll part of their lost prestige. All chapters must maintain a close supenhion over the work of th eir freshman members.

Sixteen chapters have re co rd s for the first semester unblemished by any failures: Vermont B, Maryland A, Columbia A, Virginia A. Florida A t Penn · sylv:mia A. Pennsylvania n, Pennsylvania. r, Michigan A, Indi:!.na A, Wi sco nsi n A, Illino is .0., l owa A, Kansas A, Knnsas B. nnd Oregon A. Ten chapters report the winning of first r ank among fraternities for women in th ei r rupeetive institutions: Virginia A. Pennsylvania. r, Michigan A, Indiana B, Mis · sour; '\ Ark ansas A, Wyoming A, Colorado A, Nevada A. and Oregon A. Statistics for the year 1915-1916 are now complete. Bela Province ranked first with a grnde of 1.541; Zeta, second with 1.307; Eta. third with 1.257; Delta, fourth with 1.24 9; Gamma, fifth with 1.2 U; Epsilon, sixth with 1.131; and Alpha. seventh with I. too. The fraternity average for the yellr was 1.:157. The rep o rts received too lat e for publication in the informntion number of TilE A RROW for 1916, also the revi sed rank of the chapters with their respecti ve rude. will follow th e statistical report {or the present year.

The system used to secure the numerical grades for the chllpten which makes possible the compara tive ranking and the indication of gain or lou in comparison with prKeding semesters and years is as follows:

Each hour of grade I work (above 90%) = :I points credit.

Each hour of grade 2 work (above pusing but below I ) = 1 point credit.

Each h o ur of grade 3 work (below passing) = - t poin t credit. The resulting sum is divided by the sum of the total houn re giste red. Hours reported incomplete or not reported are not taken into account and are deducted (rom the s um of the total hours regi ste red before the divisio n is made.

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ANNA LYTL& TANNAHIU-

REPORT OF PI BETA PHI 'S REPRESENTATIVE IN NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS

The delegate 10 the Nation a l Pan hellenic Congress submits the followin. r epo rt t o the GranJ Council of II n

The first mee t ing of the Nationa l Panhellenic Congress since August, 1915. take s place in Chicago, Octobe r 17-20. One of the important to be considered is Ihe clear defining of "what constitutes a plec.lge." The National Pan helleni c Congress will go on rec o rd in this matter and will thus obviate what h as proved to be one of t he most common so urces of difficulty in college Panhell enics. Pi Beta Phi will hold that a pledge mu s t be madt: in writinar. In the application o( the National Panhellenic by -law, Art. II, See. 6, "A girl who breaks her pledge to one N. P. C. fraternity or re sign. therefrom .hall not be asked t o join another for one calendar year (rom the date of request f o r rele ase," the questi on of the distinction betwee n brokeu and released pledges will be brought up , also the questi o n of whether a pledge made at one college is b inding if the girl goes t o anot h er college ea) where there is • chapter of the (raternity to whi ch she is pledged, eb) where there is no chapter o( the fraternity 10 which she is pledged. Pi Beta Phi holds that a girl who is once a pledge is • pledge until released by the fraternity question to be determined by the conference is the relation of a petition ina: local to the college rules.

Pi Beta Phi's P an hellenic repr ese ntative has discovered in working over report. on Pan hellenic difficulties that lJ!uch of the friction in college Panhel· lenics hu come about bc.:ause is no record of Na tional Panhellenic rule•. Upon first consideration, such a si tuation would seem to place the college Panhelleni cs open to the cha.rae of edrerne carelesmes.; but upon further

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consideration, in vie" of the rapidly c h anging personnel of college chapten and the q u ick s u ccessi01l or officers in the college Pan hellen ic , it is evident that • record of Icrisl.tion of which notification was riven yUrI ago or over, miiht euily be overlooked. Because of this situation it is II,lggelited (hilt nil. chapters urat- in each colleg.: Panhellenic in which they represented (h a t s uc h National Pan hellenic rules as are bint1ing printed c3ch ye::tf w i lh the constitution t.nd by -Iawl of the college r1lnhdlenic. Up to the l)rC5en t ti me the Nat io nal l':a nbellen ic rule!' wbich s h o u ld be included a r e as 1903 - 1904 . I. No student s hall be asked tn join n fraternity before ,he hns matriculated.

2: Matri c ulation day s hall be defined as the d ay of enrollment 8Ii 0 s tudent in the univers ity or college.

1904 - 1905 3. A pledge day shall be: adorted by the na ti o nal frnterniliel in each college where chap te rs of tw o o r more fraternities exist.

4- P led lle day in each co llege shall be: fixed by the P anbellenic A ssociation exilting lhe:re.

19 10 S Students in a udiversity s umm e r sc h oo l arc ineligible for froternity I, Jedging.

1913 - 6. A pledge , hall Cllpire at Ihe end of one calendar year. 1915. 7. A girl wh o bre3ks a pledge with o r resigns from 0. National Panhellen ic Cungreu fr aternity shall not be asked to join anol her National P a nhellenic Cungress fraternity fo r on e year_

1<)0 :1 - 8. Uftin!:" is di scountenanced.

19 15- 9- After J an u a ry, 191 6. no girl wh o becomes a member of a n o rg :miza lion buring a G reek name , called a fralHnity or sorof1fy. be elig ible to n National P an he ll enic fraternity_ This is exclusive of junior cullege and prufuliiun. 1 fraternities.

In view uf the lact that seve ral of Pi Be t a Phi 's Panh e lleni c JiflicuJties in 1916 - 19 17 wt:rt: the o utgr ow th of i",'llorance uJl on the p a ri of til e c Hapter of rule ll p :uised by th e college P a nhell enics , it is sugges ted that not on ly !ohoulJ all IIction. of tht: co ll ege I' an hell enic be re po rt ed 0.1 Ihe first fralernil), meeting {oll owi ng, alii is now th e ( ullo m, but th a t each or c h apte r -r oo m inliilall u Panhelle:nic bolletin board u pon which should be posted not only illlpurt Ant Nat io na l P .n he:lleni<' rulings but also all loca l rulings g oye rning ru:.hing, 1,led",inac, and so f onh, and Ihat after each meeting of th e college: I'anllell enic a speci31 bulletin be posted.

The: following is a brief Immma ry of Pan hellenic difficulties whi c h h av e afTt:Cted n H 4t chapters the put ye a r:

B OSTON UNIVERSITY

At noon on regi slra ti .Jn dllY, Al pha Chapte r of d 6 .0., without warning, sent it. rn ig nali on to the co ll ege P:rnhellenic. giving as its reasons itll natiunu l policy of open ru !o h ing and i t s opposition to the: ru shi ng period of seyen weeks. )n the JOp ring o f 19 16 the colle ge P anhellenic, by a vote of seven 10 tw o had atJ upleti noon of Frid:ty, November l a, as the time for mailing illvitalions t o me mbership, a nd Monday, N o vember II, as p l ectge day, and had rule d thn t no mention of fraternity ,hould be made to an ente r inK girl unt i l eil{ht o'clock on the m o rning of pleJge day. Th e eight other fraternitie s voted nul to llccep t the re s ign a ti on of A A 6 , bU I the c h ap t e r paid no altention 10 th eir ac ti o n and within a fortnight nfter the opening of th e univ ersity hod bid Seyen The co ll ege Panhellenic r eq u ested that a r epresentative be sent Dy N a tional Panhell enic to investigate the case , and Miss L. Pearl Greene of I{ A e came in r elOpn n s e. National Pan hellenic imposed Ul lon Alph a of Delta Delta Delta the penalty thai h e r pledge day be delayed for three w eeks in th e f n ll of 11} 17

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FRA NKLIN COLLEGE

I. Con liderable difficu lt y has Briscn in th e college Pnnhellenic o ve r A A A'. re fusing to accept a change adopted in the by· laws of Ihc-.organization makinJ" the legal vote a .wo-thirds vote in p lace of a unanimous vote.

2. I ndiana A of II B wi shed to pledge two girls who for purely person al reasons h ad broken th ei r pledge to I '+' N, a l oeal. F indi ng no N ational P anhellenic ruling to govern the cnse the chapte r submi tted it to the Natio n al P a.nhelhnic re presentative. As I 'I' N is an accredited member o f t b e college Pan hellenic. the c hapt e r was advised that the cale WllS covered by th e national ruling forbidding (or onc calendar year th e pledging of a girl wh o h ad broken her pledge to another fraternity.

BUTLIR COLLltCIt

Two of the four at th e Nationnl rule th at no girl shall be u nti l s he shall have duly matriculated i n c ollege. Upon the request of the president of Indiana l ' of n B • th e caSe was reported to the Grand Council of each fraternity represented in the Association of Butle r College. The matter h as been satisfactorily handled.

Ks ox COLUC&

tJ. d tJ.. accused IT B cJ) of lifting n pledge. Illinois d of n B 4t held that the girl in quest ion could n ot h ave lega lly pledged as s he was not matriculated at the time the giving of the pledge was cla i med. The case hing es on the inter· pretation of th e rule r egarding matriculation day pledging. The girl had been enrolled the first semester, h ad been summo ned home sho rtly before the Christmas holidays , and did not return until the seco nd semeste r .AI UDder way. Settlunent of th e case has not been reported.

J ANIS MI LLIK IN' UNIVnSITY

Z T A, A X 0 , and 41 T d. whi ch with n B ..z,. co mpose the Panhellenic A ssociation of J ames Millikin University, brought charges against Illinois H of n B ¢t, the most serio u s of whi ch was having pledged seve r a l rushee s before pledgt day . Mi ss Lillian Th ompson , I' B , was se nt by National Panhellenic to inves t iga te th e sit uati on, and with her h elp th e college Panhellenic decided the cue. It was fo und that the ch arges w e re d u e to g ossip and th a t the important charge of pledging before pledge day was enti rely unfounded

THB UNIVERSITY or OKLAHOMA

At the beginning of the seco nd semeste r, Okla.homa A of n B • pledged two girls before ple dge day. A second semes t er pledge day h a d been adopted by college Panhellenic at a meeting at the close of t he first semester. Pi Beta Phi's rep re sentati ve, wh o was presen t at this meeting, was prevented by illness at home from retu rning to the un ivers ity at the opening of the secon d semester and the ch apte r w as in ignorance of the adoption of the new rule A h eavy ptnalty was imposed by the college Panhellenic. National Panhellenic, on appeal. l ightened the penalty to Pi Beta Phi's being prohibited from enterta ining in her chapter-bouse for the first days of the rushina Huon. the fall of 1917.

THE UNIVnSITY or TUAS

K A e lifted a cir t pledged to n B.. Texas A decided not to car ry the case tt) National P"nhettenic as it might be the cause of the K A 9 chapter in the l 'Diversity of Ten!! losing its charte r, w hich had pre v iou,sJ y bee. tiueateJ:lcd b y nati onal officers of the fraternity_

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THE UNIVERSITY OF CoLORADO

Colorado A of n B ." was accused of violating the spirit of rushing rulu through intimations to and by certain rushees of informal bidding before the date of formal pledging. Tbe charges were based upon unfounded gossip, but the B03rd of Penalties of the university ruled that the chapler could not bid any girl until the beginning of the second semester.

DENVER USIVlRSITY

Colorado B of n B was accused by 2: K of lifting. pledge. The girl in Question denies being at any time pledged to :I K. Colorado B and the 0&110031 officers of n B .z, are firmly convinced that she was never pledged. The case has been marked by much bitterne ss and by much unpleasant publicilY in the press, which could not do othe rwi s e than work serious harm to the Cra· ternity cause in the state. Numerous deposilions have been taken before attor· neys and the case in complete form will come up for KUlement belore lb. National Pan hellenic Congress in October.

Respectfully submitted, ANNA LYTLE TANNAHILL.

REl'ORT OF THE FELLOWSHIP FUND COMMITIEE

The Chairman of the Fellow s hip Fund Committee submits the following report to the Grand Council of II D <J!:

The Fellowship r:und Committee began work last September with the hope of raising one hundred dollars in each province as announced in the last Secret ARROW. Leiters were sent to clubs and chapters by the members early in October suggesting that a gift toward the fund be included in the annual budget and that a study of the holder s, value to the frater" nily, elc., be included in the program. SevernL of the members report an earnest cooperation along both lines, and in some cases whHe a contributieo could net be made the interest stimulated promises well for the future.

In January the: chairma!l sent a letter to every club and chapler suggesting material for a study of the fellowship, etc., and inclosing lett ers from two former holders. She also suggested that clubs and chapters correspond with various former holders and to this end, she printed in the 1anuary Bulletill • Jist, with addresses of all fellows. Some of lhe committee members made excellent use of the cooperation of these girls.

The chairman also requested that there be some mention of the fellowship on the examination questions and, at the reque s t of the Editor. she compiled for the June ARROW a liymposium of the fellowship, loan fund, and scholar· ships.

Again three provinces have not been represented on the committee for the full year and consequently the work bas been handicapped. Delta has found an efficient leader in Mrs. Christian who accepted the appointment in the middle of the winter. Owing to the resigllstion of Miss Hiestand work was not begun in Zeta until the spring when, fortunately, Miss Mecklem was good enough to take up the work. Of cour se, in most cases the clubs and chapters had made their plans and could squee7.e out nothing for the fel1owship. Gamma has been most unfortunate. The chairman was distressed to learn in June that the resignation of the committee member, sent in last fall, had never been received and that the six letters on business sent out by the chairman had also not been" received-nor returned 10 the chairman. It was all too bad.

The committee is very glad to have anolher year at least befere convention and hopes the larger responsibilities upon us all will Tlot prevent a goodl,. sum Crom being realized for the Cund.

Respectfully submitted, SOPHia

P. WOOOKAN',

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FINANCIAl. REPORT OF FELLOWSHIP FUND COM MITTEE 19 16-1, AlplllJ p,.Q 1Jinu Sophi# P. WooJmtm, Committee

CIIAPT£RS

V ermon t n .. ........ $ 3.00 New York A 5 .00 $ 8.00

5 .50 5.50

·50 Per sonal co ntribut io n in New Y ork C lu b ...•••... ,. 5.00

Bela. Pro vinc e-Adelaide Rothert, CommitJu Member

M a ry1a.nd A ........ . $10 .00 Baltimore ............ $10 .00 A 1 0.00 P hilade lph ia I O.Ix} Fl o rilla A 1 0.00 P ittsb urgh (' no Penn lOylvnnin A .••... 1 0.00 R ichmond 10,no PennlOylvania. n ' 50 Pennsylvania. r 10.00

P ersona l coni r iblliion $57 -5":> in Washington C lub 5.00 $41.00

GamnllJ Provill u- LoUa Oroadbridge, Commillt!l Ohio A $3 .()() Clc \' elalld , .$:I.7H

Della P rovi"ce -L ois Wilkjnson·CI,r islian, Commillu !If /' /Ilb er M innesota A .. . .. , .. . $ Carthage ...... "' .... $ W i!k: llnsin A 6.25 Chicago ,.... (•. 25 Ill inois B ,........ 6.25 D eca tur ••.. (,.25 Il linois 11 6 .as G31esburg (,.25 I llinois E ...... ... .. 6.25 M adiso n ........... .. 5.00 I llinnis Z • •.... g .()()

Illin ois U . . . . . . . . . . .6.2S $.1 0 •00 ks ·so Persona l , $10.00 $40.00

$ 85.50

MOUNTAIN

ANDY HUFF , Propriet or Visitors to the Pi Beta Phi Settlenlt:nt School will be mel and rt:turnt:d to the R. R Depot Tenns: $1 per day (or tran rients-Speci.:d fate:. for the week or longer.

CONCERNI TG FRATERNITY SUPPLIES

THE FRATERNITY SUPPLIES ARE KEPT AS

1. By THE GRAND PRESIDENT.

I. Voting blanks for Grand Council.

2 Voting blanks for cha pter s on granting o f chapters.

3. Blank ch3rte rs

4 Applicati on blank s for th e fellow ship

S. Notifi ca tion blank s of fines to Grand Treasurer.

FOLLOWS

6. Notification blanks of fines to Chapter Corresponding Secretllry.

n. By THE GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT.

I Blanks (or admissi on to alumnll'! clubs and alumnte transfer ce rtifi cates.

2 Application blanks for club charier

3. Blanks for report s from alumn;e dubs.

4- Charters for alumnae clubs.

III. By THE GRAND S!CRtTARV.

I. Blank initiation certificates. (Statutes, Sec. 10. d )

2. Blank ce rtificates of membership. (Lost ones replaced, 50 cenls eac h .)

3 . Blank ballots for use in co nvention.

4. Blank forms for credentials for delegates to com·ention.

S. Blanks (or c ha pters' annnal report, due May first.

6. Blanks for lists of chapter officers

7 Blanks for lists o( active members a t beginning of sc ho o l year

8. Blanks for tran sfer fr om one chapter to another.

9. Key to fraternity cipher.

10. Instructions to d elegates t o co nvenlion.

IV. B y THK GIlAND TRKASURER.

I. Catalogues. Prl c:, $[ each.

2. Constitutions. Price, 25 cents each.

3. Historical Sketch. Price, 10 cents eacb

4. Study o( Pi Beta Phi. Price, S cents each.

S. Initiation Ce rem ony. Price, IS cen t s each

6. Pledging Ceremony. Pri ce, 10 cents a dozen.

i. Pi Beta Phi Symphonie s Pri ce, 30 cents each.

8. Rituals. Pri ce, 10 cents a d07:en.

9. Songbooks . Pri ce, $I.So each .

10. Song P amphlets. Price, 10 cents a dozen.

It. Chapter Record Book. Price, $7 each.

u. Official Correspondence Stationery

13. Treasurer', statement (orms.

14 Treasurer' s book s tationery IS Official Constitution Covers

16. The Pi Beta Phi Histo ry

17. Officers' Bill F orms

$2.25 · Price , $1.25 each.

18. O rder forms for Official Badges and Jewelry.

V . By THE ARROW EDITOR.

I. Paper on which corresponding secret3ries send in ARROW cont ributions . VI. By THE EDITOR.

1. Pattern for model initiatiOn gown.

VII. By TJB CATALOOUEI.

1. Blanks (or catalogue supplements.

2. Supplements to catalo(Ucs.

VIII. By CHAt.HAN OF ExUNSION COM)UITU.

I Instructions to petitioniDIt &Toup!!.

THE appointment of the L G BALFOUR COMPANY as "Sole Official Jeweler" to the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity is contingent for its successful fulfillment upon the "Service" the Company can render its individual members. We will, therefore, be deeply grateful to have your earnest cooperation and to receive suggestions which will aid our efforts to make the term "servia" more effective. Our desire for your continued patronage is no stronger than our intention to deserve it. Catalogue and Price List on application.

L. G. Balfour Company

A t tleboro Massachusetts

Sole OjiciaJ J ewder Pi Bt14 Phi Ffalunily

OFFICIAL PRICE LIST OF PI

All Badges manufactured of 14 karat and genuine jewels of finelt

Prepaid o r den will be sent by Registered Mail. Wben not prepaid, orden wiU be leD t C. O. D. with privilege to eX'&IDLDe

Satisfaction is guaranteed or money refunded.

Jewelry and novelty catalogue will be mailed on applica. tion

Pi Beta Phi Tableware

By

Special arrangement with L. G. Balfour Co.,

A Complete Line of Tableware mounted with the Pi Beta Phi crest is now offered to the Fraternity. The design chosen is a standard pattern of the wellknown Community Silver guaranteed for twenty-five years, mounted with the crest in sterling silver.

PRICES ON TABLEWARE SPOONS

Tea, u in p l ain box .. . ............ $ 6.00 doun

Coffee, 12 in plain box............. 6.00 dozen

Table. 12 in plain box 12.00 do:r.en

Dessert, r:z in pla.in box........... 11.00 dozen

Soup, round bowl, 12 in plain box.. 12 .00 doun Iced Tea. 12 in plain box. . 8 .0 dOUD Orange or Grape Frwt, 6 in lined box 4 50 N.

LADLES

Creanl or Mayonnaise, I in lined box 2.00 each Cravey, 1 in linod box...... 2.50 each

KNIFE AND FORK SETS

Round lind Solid H ndle-Plain--h Unlined Boxes

6 Table Knives aDd 6 Table F."k... 9.00 set

6 Dewert Knivu and 6 Dessert Fork, 8.60 set CARVERS

2 -pc:. Carver, in lined box ,... 1.50 Nt

MISCELLANEOUS

iUKAr Tonis , J in lined bol: ..50 ncb

&-. llAMTA P".LlIllIJl'G Coa"AlfY. Kallua.A., W