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THE ARROW

Official Publication of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity

CONVENTION NUMBER 1912, NUMBER 5

SARAH GERTRUDE POMEROY.. Editor

Table of Contents

of the Twenty-second Biennial Convention

of th e Session of the Alumna! Department

All manu.c:ript should be addreued to the Editor, Sarah Gertrude Pomeroy. 1048 llain St.t Won:uter , Mass. Matenal intended for publication mUlt reach the Editor by the tenth of the montlu of October, Dettmbcr March, and June. Till Auo", i. pubfished the fifteenth of NO'lember, ]anuarr. April, and Jul, at 4$0 to 4S4 Abnalp Street. Men ..ha. Wi .. , by Georlf: Banta, officIal printer and publdher to the fraternity, Subscription pri« $1 . 00 per yearj 25 ce nU for .inlle copit.. Entered a. teCond-cI... matter October 20, 1909, at the poltoflice at Men ••ba, Wb.. under the Act of Cou,reu of lhrcb 3, 18'9.

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FRATERNITY DIRECTORY

FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY

Margie Campbell •..•......•............ .. Tbyne Inltitate, Chase City, Va.

Libbie Brook-Gaddis ............

Ad. Bruen -Grier

Clara Brownlee-Hutchinson

Emma Brownlee -Kilgore

735 Main St., Galesbarg, Ill.

16 Thorn •• Ave., Bellevue, Pa.

Monmouth, m.

. 7639 Lowe Ave.• Chicago. Ill.

Fannie Whitenack-Libby Red Wing, MinD.

Ro.a Mbore ...•..•.•....

Jennie Nicol, M D. (deceased).

lnl Smith -Soule .•

59 East 211t St, New York City

62] South K St Tacoma, Wash

Jennie Home-Tumball 2510 N 32d St., Philadelphia Pa.

Fannie Thompson (decused).

Nancy Black·Wallace .

Sewickley P.O ., Glenosborne, Pa.

GRAND COUNCIL

GRAND PusIDKNT-May L Keller. t822 LiDden A ve., Baltimore, Md.

GRAND VICZ·PRISIDKNT-Lida Burkhard Lardner ( M rs. J . L ), 810 Milburn St.. Evanston, Ill.

GRAND SzcuTAtY-Amy B. Onken, Chapin , Ill .

GRAND fiRAluuR-Anne Stuart, 11)06 D Slrttt, Linc oln , Neb

Auow EDITOa-Sarah G. Pomeroy. Main St., W orcester, Mass.

HISTORIAN

Elizabeth Clark Helmick (Mrs Eli), .837 Kenmore Ave , Chicaeo Ill.

CATALOGU ER

Kate McLaughlin Bonme (Mr•. Ha.rry S.), Ltwisbarr. Pa.

S&CUTAJlY OP NAnoNAL PAN Hzu.&NI C CoNP&uNCE-Mn. Leicb Reilly, Gamma Phi Beta.. 10 Quick Avenue Oak Park, 111

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES

ALPHA PROVINCE

Pa&IIDENT-Anna RobinsoD Nickerson (Mrs. David D.), 74 Rockland Ave , MaJdeJI. Mass.

OHTllJO ALrHA-Uni..-enity of Toronto, Lilliu M. Campbell, S Sc.ho6e1d AYe North Rosedale. Toronto. Ontario, CaDada.

VUXONT ALPHA-Middlebury CoUtee. Floralce M. Aseltine, Pcanon'. Hall. Middlebury, Vt.

VUKONT BnA-University of Vermont. Edith R. Gatel, 88 So. Willud St.. Burlington, Vh

MAS.ACHUS.!'ITS ALPHA-BoltOD University, Florence Licht, 32 Rowe St., Melrose, Mu•.

NEW YORX ALPHA-Syracuse University, Marjorie E Campbell, Sen Olttom Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.

NEw YORK BETA-Barnard College, Marguerite Schorr, 2336 LoriDa Place, New York City_

MARYLAND College, Ethel Chamberlain, Baltimore. Md.

CoLUW'"BlA ALPHA-Georre Washington University, Genc.ieve Friuell, 241-3th St., N. E., W UhiUgtOD. D. C.

BETA PROVINCE

PUSlOINT-Auna F. T. Pettit, ISU North 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

PaNNsnVANIA ALPHA-Swarthmore College, Marion Baker, Swarthmore Col· lege, Swarthmore. PL

P&NNIYLVANlA BHA-Bucknell University, Edna Whittam, Lewisburr. Pa.

hNNSYLVANIA GAMMA-Di cki nson College, Harriet H. Stuart, West Souther St., Carlisle, Pa.

OHIO ALPHA-Ohio University, Henrietta Cronacber, Boyd Hall, Athens, Ohio

OHIO B&TA-Ohio State University, Ruth Saddler, 393 West 9th Ave., Colom· bus, Ohio.

OHIO GAIUIA-University of Wooster. Leota MUDD. Holden Hall. Wooster, Ohio

MICHIGAN ALPHA-Hillsdale College, Grace Cone, Eut Hall. Hillsdale. Mich.

MICHIGAN BHA-University of Michigan, Alta I. Welch, Pi Beta Phi House, 836 Tappan Road, Ann Arbor, Mich.

GAMMA PROVINCE

PuslDlNT-Abbie Langmaid. Gr.anite Fall •• Minn .

M.NNIIOTA ALPHA-University of Minnesota, Lillian McLaughlin, 3144 Cot· fax Ave , So. Minneapolis. Minn.

WISCONSIN ALpHA-University of Wisconsin. Vera Sieh, 2:33 LanccJon 51., Madison, Wi •.

ILLINOIS BrrA-Lombard College, Dorothy Payn. Lombard Hall, Galesburr. llt

[LLINOIS D.lLTA-KnOX College, Marjorie CarT. Whitinr Hall, Galesburr. Ill.

[LUN OIS EPSILON-Northwestern University. Emily B. Piau. 440CJ Racine Ave .• Chicago, Ill.

ILUNO'S ZETA-University of Illinois, Ruth N. Wilson, Pi Beta Phi HOUle, 807 South Third SL, Champaign, Ill.

ILLINOIS ETA-James Millikin University, Marie Scott. Aston Hall, Dec::atur, Ill.

INDIANA ALpHA-Franklin CoUere. Oakey Mile., Franklm, Ind.

INDIANA BETA-University of Indiana., Marraret Paddock. Pi Beta Phi Hoa.se. Bloomington, Ind.

[NDIANA GA)ll(A-Buller CoHere, Cleo MiUikan, 2SJO Park Aft., Indianapoli., IDd.

DELTA PROVINCE

PusIDINT-Lois Janvier, 1445 Webster St , New Orleans, La.

IOWA ALPHA-Iowa Wesleyan Colleee, Rae Zook. Elizabeth Hershe, Hall. Mt, Pleasant, Iowa.

IOWA BITA-Simpson College. Ha.tel Perley, Sol N. B. St., Indianola, Iowa.

IOWA GAMHA-Iowa State College, Blanche Hopkin., Pi Beta. Pbi Houle. Ames, Iowa.

IOWA ZITA-Iowa State University, Elouisc Kessler, Davenport St., Iowa City, Iowa

NIBRASXA BITA-University of Nebraska, GtneviCYc Lowry, 427 So. 15th St., Lincoln, Neb.

MISSOURI ALPHA-University of Missouri, Emil y Wyatt , Pi Pbi House, lumbia, Mo.

MISSOURI BETA-Washington University, Meredith McCargo, 5413 Bartmer Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

KANSAS A LPHA-University of Kansas, Genevieve Herri ck, Pi Beta Phi House. 1245 Oread Ave , Lawrence, Kan. I

ARKANSA S ALPHA-University of Arkansu. Mary Droke, 103 Hill St , Fayette-ville, Ark.

LoUISIANA ALPHA-Newcomb College, Gladys Eustis, 6104 Hunt St., NeW' Orleans, La.

EPSILON PROVINCE

PaJSJDINT-Certrude Fiu Rand o lph Currens ( Mrs. J W.), 1510 13rh St., Boulder, Colo .

OXLAHOllA ALPHA-University of Oklahoma, Leora Miller, Norman, Okla.

TuAs AUHA-University of Texas, Adele G l asgow, Grace Hall, Austin, Texu.

WYOMING ALPHA-University o f Wyoming, Alice Downey, Laramie, Wyo.

COLORADO ALPHA-University of Colorado, Liolita Snttl, 1117 Pine St., Boulder. Colo.

CoLORADO BETA-University of Denver, Carolyn E. H osmer, 1615 S. Emerson St., Denver, Colo.

ZETA PROVINCE

PnslD.1 NT-Marguerite Davis Carney (Mrs. P. C.), Berkeley, Cal.

CAUrOILNJA ALPHA-Leland Stanford Jr. University, Barbara Alderton, Pi Beta Phi H ouse, Stanford University, Cal .

CAUFORNfA BETA-University of California, Ali ce McCo y, 2415 Prospect St., Berkeley, Cal.

WASHIN GTON ALPHA-State University of Washing ton, Clara Strong, :1326 32nd St., 5., Seattle, \Vuh.

WAJHI.N croN BETA-

STANDING COMMITTEES

CoXN1TrE.& ON ExTZNSJON-Elda 1.. Smith. 710 S. Sixth St., Springfield, III. j Amelia Alpiner Stern (Mrs. A. 1..), Champaign, 111.; Fl o rence Schee, In· di&Dola, Iowa.

Co)o(fTTU ON ScHOLAURJP--Anna W Lytle, Lewiston, Idaho; Ma, Cope-land Drybread (Mrs. C. H.), Franklin, Ind .; Edna 1.. Stone. 1618 Rhode Island Ave., Washington, D. C

COWMITTII ON CH,\pJ,ILONU--Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo i Eliubeth Gamble, Detroit, Mich.; Susanne M. Lovelace, 1229 Thirteenth St, Boulder, Colo • Stella R. Foz, 619 N. Salisbury, Lafayette, Ind.

CowMlnn ON FRATERNITY ExAMINATIONS-Edith L. Carpenter, Guild House, Peacedale, R. 1.; Louise de la Barre, 2525 Park Ave., Minneapow, Minn .; Maude f.fcKenzie, 80g Pine St., Boulder, Colo.

CoMKITTU ON UNDEJtGRADUATE LoAN Babcock Babcock (Mrs. R . L .) , Dedham. Mu•. ; Elmina Wil so n, 2338 LorinI' ptace, New York, N. Y. j Jennie L Rowell, 893 WiJard St., Burlington, Vt.

ADDITIONAL COMMIITEES

CoMMITTEE ON SoNG BooK-Alleycne M. Archibald. Lead, S. D.; Mu}' E. Shannon. 235 N . College Ave., FayetteviUe, Ark.; Anne Stuart, 1C)06 D St ., Lincoln, Neb.; Je ll ie Smith Gaynor (Mr•. W . ), 3718 Wyandotte St., Kan .as City, Mo.; Lei. Howud, 2610 Garfield Sl, N. W., Washington, O C.

ON CALcND.u-Kathanne Grie.t, 5239 Archer St., GermantoW'D, Pa.; Edith VaJet, III West 121th St, New York, N. Y.; Deborah L Ferrier, Moorestown, N . J .

ON PI BETA PHI Guc&-Mary Wallihan Gibson (Mrs A. E.), 1403 Clinton Ave ., Cleveland, Ohio j Dorothy M. Alderton, 142 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N Y.; Emily Guild, Walton, N Y

COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL PJlOGU)I)l1 FOil FlniITH ANNlnlls.uy-Emma Harper Turner. The Brun.wick, 1332 Eye St., Apt. 33, Wuhington, D. c.; Katherine B. Miller, Lewis In sti tnte, Chicago; K ate King Bostwick (Mrs. H 0.), Chardon, Ohio; Sarah G Pomeroy, 1048 Main St., Worcester, Mall .

PI BETA Pill REPlLESENTATlVJ: IN NATIONAL PAN ·HELLE NIC CONcuss-Lid. Burkhard Lardner (Mrs. J. L.), 810 Milburn St., Evan ston, Ill.

CHAlR»A.N BuUAU OF PRINTING--Sarah Gertrude Pomeroy, 1048 Main St., Worce.ter, Mus.

ALUMNJE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

SECUTAItY FOR THE ALUMNA!: AND GlAND V' CI:·Pli.ESJOITNT-Lida Burkhard Lardner (Mrs. J . L.), 810 Milburn St., Evanston, Ill.

ALUMN A!: EDITOR-Soph ie Parsons Woodman, 561 West 186 Street, New York City.

SKCRETAlty FOR FOREICN CoUNTRus-G r and Vice · President. CO),{Jr,('TTU ON SETTLEMENT ScHooL-Elhabeth Clark-Helmick (Mrs. Eli), chairman, 4837 Kenmore Ave., Chicago, Ill.

ALPHA PROVINCE

VI CE-PREsIDENT-Grace Goodhue Coolidge (Mrs. Calvin), S Crescent St., Northampron, Mus.

BETA PROVINCE

VICE-PUSID&NT---Elsa Schlicht, Bellevue, Ohio.

GAMMA PROVINCE Woerner, 2036 Eastern Parkway. Loui.ville, Ky.

DELTA PROVINCE

VICI£-PRurDINT-Margaret ROil, Stanberry" Mo.

EPSILON PROVINCE

VICI.-PUSIDENT-Emily Maverick, 11 9 Utica St., San Antonio, Tens.

ZETA PROVINCE

VIO-PUsIDI£NT-Leta HOerlocker. 418 Blanchard Building, Los Angtles, Cal.

ALUMN;E CLUB SECRETARIES

ANU, l owA--Olive Wilson Curtis (Mrs. C. F .) , Iowa State College.

ATHIHI, OHIo-Vira1nia Bishop

AUlnH, Tn.-Helen Garrison. 2600 Whitis Aft.

BALTIMOU, ltlD.-Cora Sco tt Doty (Mrs. Albert), 308 Woodlawn Road. Ro· land Park

Buxltuy, CAL.-Frieda Watters Wamcr (Mrs. Roy E.), 91l Kingston Ave , Piedmont, Cal.

BosToN', M.us .-Mildred Hood, 93 Hobart St., Bri,htOD, M.s•.

BoULDU, CoLO.-Frances AlIdrew•• J90l WalDut Sl BURUNCTON, IowA-Katharine Alice Lundaren, J1S North GunnisoD SL CuTKACK, ILL.-Katharin. Griffith Hill (Mrs. W. K.)

CHICAGO, Flagler Schantl; (Mr• . O. M.). suS Welt 24th St., Cicero, Ill.

CIN CINNATI, OHlo-Ge rtrude Hancox Carman (Mn. J. Ernest), University of CinciDDati. CUVELAND, OHio-Pearl Kepple Miller (Mrs C. A.), B403 Linwood Aye. COLUMBIA, Mo.-(MISSOUaJ ALPHA ALUKN.s)-Mittie V Robnett, 1509 E. BroadwAY· CoLUMBUS, OHIO-Ruth Cluke. Seeds (Mra. E. W., Jr.), 88 Parsons Ave. DaNVER, CoLO .-Loui se Tourtelotte, 17'25 Williams S t. Dss MOINES, IOWA-R u th Baker Bradshaw (Mrs. C. 5. ), The Navarre, 154 Pleasant St . DSTROIT, MI CH.-Ma rgu erite Bieber, 9 '2 M arsto n Co urt . F.lANXUN, IND.-Ruth F. Sloan, 148 West Madison St. GAI..E8BUlG, Iu..-Delia Spinner, 375 North Academy Sl HI u.5DAU, MI CH.-Bess Kempf, 2J Manning St. HOUSTON, Tn.-D r ew Staggs , cor. Lamsr and San Jacinto srs. IHDIANAPOUS, IND.-Violet Miller Willson (M". Ru s sell), 2356 Park Ave . INDIANOLA, I OWA-Helen Thompson, 503 E Ashland AYe I OWA CITY, IOWA-Fanny Thompson W ic kham (Mrs. H. F.), 911 Iowa Ave . KANSAS C ITY, Mo.-}ulia Kirtley, 3828 Harrison B l vd. LA.wuN ca, KAN.-Bernice Taber Van der Vries (Mrs J N ), 1644 New Hampshire St. LaWISBUx.c, PA .-Jennie Davis Phillips (Mrs . Llewellyn T.) LIN COLN, NZB.-Myrna Sedgwick, 1727 S. ud St. .Los A NGJ:US, CAL.-Lill ian Dunlap, So uth Whitti e r, Ca l. MADISON, Wls --Co ra Norsman Neckerman (Mrs Reuben), 405 Washburn St. MINNL\POLIS AND ST. PA UL. MIN N.- Bessie Tucke r Gillaso n ( M rs . H B .), '217 H arvard S t., S E., Minnea polis. MT. PUAJANT, I OW A-Margaret Torrence Naw OU&ANS, LA..-(LoUlSlANA ALPHA ALUKN&)-May Logan Monroe (Mrs. J . Blanc), 14'24 Louisiana AYe. NEW YORK, N Y -Sophie Pa r sons Woodman, 56 1 W est 186 St OXLAHOMA CI1Y, OKLA .-Carolyn 'Vyn n Ledbetter, 3'27 Park Place. NIB. AND COUN CIL BLu m , I OWA-Henrietta C. Benedict, 35:20 Dodge St., Omaha, Neb PA.-Katherine Griest, 5239 Archer St., Germantown , Pa. Prnsl mc, PA.-Sarah E Covert, 512 uth AYe., Munhall, PL RHooa D. Barrett, 173 Oarend on Street, Auburn, R. I. ST. JOSEPH , MO -Mildred White, S03 So u th It St. ST. LouiS, MO.-Helen P Shult&, 6(U9 Watermu Ave S&ATI'U, WA SH -(PUDCKT SoUND ALUKN& CLuB)-Mrt. Arthur Schramm, ¢ Sm i th SL SnACUl&, N. Y.-Louise V. Win 6el d, 121 Wes t Cutle St. ToLmO, OHIo-Alice Du Boi •• r I The Hattersley. TuLSA, OKLA.-Mary Crawfo r d Munroe (Mrs T I.) W ASHINGTON , D C -Marion McCoy, 1969 Biltmore St. WUTUH MASSACHUSITTS ALUKN4-Ruth McClelland, Smith CoUece, North· ampton, Mas•. -Pi Beta Phi Headqaarten"'-418 Blanchard Bldg , Lo. Anre1es.

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Minutes of the T w ent y-second Biennial Convention

Held in E vanston, Illinois, June 25-29 , 1912

Preliminary to the regular sessions of Convention, the Gran d Council met at ten o'clock Tuesday morning in Willard Hall.

FIRST SESSION, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 9 A. M.

Convention was formally . opened by the Grand President with the ritual. Songs followed, ltd by Anne Stuart at the piano. The Committee on Credentials, Grand Secretary and Convention Guide, received the credentials of thirty-two delegates. On motion of Alpha P r ovince Presiden t , the twe lve delegates present, but not du ly provided with credentials, we re seated, and badges were dist rib uted at roll-call.

The following officers and delegates were present:

Grand President-May L. Kelle r

Gra nd Vice · P res iden t-Anna J ackso n - B ranson .

Grand Secretary-Julia E Rogers.

Grand J anvier.

ARROW Editor-Sarah G. Pomeroy.

Alpha Pro vin ce President-Anna Robinson-Nickerson.

Gamma Province President-Anne Stuart.

Delta Province President-Gertrude Fitz-Randolph-Curren • .

Historian-Kate King-Bostwick.

Alumn", Editor-5o phie P . Woodman.

Cataloguer-Kate McLaughlin-Bourne . COD"ention Guide-Elda L . Smith.

Vermont Alpha-Helen A. Harriman.

Vermont Beta-Alta H. Grismer.

Massachusetts Alpha-A. I rene Goddard Ontar io Alpha-M. Gordon Lovell.

New Yo rk Alpha-Marj orie E. Campbell.

New York Beta-Gertrude E. Mo r ris .

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Pennsylvania Alpha-Elizabeth E. Jackson.

Pennsylvania Beta-Helen K. Bartol.

Pennsylvania Gamma-Helen S. Gerhard.

Maryland Alpha-C. Frances Strader.

Cohunbia Alpha-Lulu M. McCabe.

Ohio Alpha-Blanch Wolfe .

Ohio Beta-Ruth W. Saddler.

Ohio Gamma-Ruth Mackintosh.

Indiana Alpha-Martha M. Ott.

Indian a Beta-Dorothy L. Williams.

Indiana Gamma-Edith Habbe.

Illin ois Beta-Edna Wood.

Illinois Delta-Martha C. Latimer.

Illinois Epsilon-Adele M. Loehr.

Illinois Zeta-Margaret J . Webber.

Illinois Eta-Helen Page.

Michigan Alpha-Grace E. Cone.

Michigan Beta-Margaret Spier.

Wisconsin Alpha-Alice D. Rudolph.

Minnesota Alpha-Martica Byrnes.

Iowa Alpha-Grace McKee.

Iowa Beta-Grace Moss

Iowa Gamma-Ruth D Barrett.

Iowa Zeta-Naomi Stewart.

Missouri Alpha-Jean Harris.

Missouri Beta-Georgia SUllivan.

Arkansas Alpha-Mary Droke

Louisiana Alpha-Mary C. Raymond.

Nebraska Beta-Miriam A. Clark.

Kansas Alpha-Leota McFarlin.

Oklahoma Alpha-Gladys M. Anderson.

Texas Alpha-Beuna Clinton.

Wyoming Alpha-Helen Nelson.

Colorado Alpha-Dorothy Chittenden.

Colorado Beta-Alma Melzer.

California Alpha-Anne Brooks.

California Beta-Florence McCoy.

Washington Alpha-Vera Bonsall.

The following province secretaries were present and were given seats in Convention:

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Alpha Province Secretary-Elizabeth Shepard-Lough.

Beta Province Secretary-Fanny Miner.

Gamma Province Secretary-Frances M. Dunning.

Delta Province Secretary-Mary Wallihan-Gihson.

On motion of Gamma Province President, the Convention Guide was seated in Convention, with power to vote. Historian moved that alumn., cluh delegates be given the privileges of the 600r. Carried.

The report of the Grand President was read and accepted. (See Qage 594).

The Convention Guide moved to defer the report of the Grand Vice- President until the session of the Alumnre Department. Carried.

The report of the Grand Secretary was read and accepted. (See page 598).

The report of the Grand Treasurer was read and approved. (See page 599).

The report of the A"ow Editor, from July, 19 10 to November, 1911, was presented by Mary Bartol - Theiss, whose ill health compelled her resignation as Editor. (See page 603). The report from November, 1911 to July, 1912 was given by the present Editor. (See page 605). The report was accepted as a whole.

The report of Alpha Province President was read and accepted . (See page 609).

The report of Gamma Province President was read and accepted. (See page 614).

The report of Delta Province President was deferred.

The report of the Historian was read and accepted. (See page 607).

The report of Catalogoer was read and accepted. (See page 607) .

The report of Alumnre Editor was deferred until the meeting of the Alumnre Department.

The Alumnre Editor moved that the rul es that governed procedure at the Swarthmore Convention be followed. Carried.

Greetings were read from Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Beta Theta and Phi Kappa Psi, and telegrams in response were sent.

New York Beta moved that all al= be granted the privileges of the 600r. Carried.

Libbie Brook-Gaddis, one of the Founders, was called to the platform and given the chautauqua salute

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Alumn", Editor gave the r eport on the first annual year-book. (See page 608) . A ccepted, on motion of Vermont Alpha. On motion of Alpha Province President, the question of the co ntinuance of the year-book as now published was dis cussed by delegates and alumn",. Illinois Zeta moved that the Grand President appoint a committee to investigate this matter and to report to Convention. Carried. Committee: Alumn", Editor, Louisiana Alpha, California Beta, Illinois Zeta.

The report of the Committee on Calendar, Symphony, and Coatof-Arms, Anna F. T. Pettit, chairman, was read by the Grand President. (See page 620) . On motion of Colorado Beta, the report of the sub-committee on calendar was accepted. Historian moved that the publication of the calendar be continued. During discussion, informal roll -call of defegates showed that all chapters favor a calendar. New York Beta moved to table the motion until the strength of support for the calendar could be determined by a co mmittee. Carried. The report of the sub-committee on coat-of-arms was accepted on motion of Arkansas Alpha Alpha Province President read the report of the Committee on Loan Fund, Georgia Bentley- Green, chairman. It was accepted on motion of the Alumn", Editor.

Adjourned at noon.

SECOND SESSION, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2 P. M.

Roll-eall, followed by announcements by Convention Guide. The Grand President announced the following committees:

Committee on Award of Loving Cup: Historian, New York Beta, Washington Alpba, Kansas Alpha, Michigan Beta.

Committee on Calendar: Edith Valet, Pennsyfvania Alpha, Colorado Beta.

Committee to examine record books and chapter treasurer's books, Gamma Province President, Texas Alpha, Pennsylvania Beta.

Committee on Press and Photograph: Convention Guide

Committee on Resolutions and Recommendations: Alpha Province President, Maryland Alpha, Iowa Beta, Nebraska Beta, Ohio Alpha, Wisconsin Alpha.

New York Beta moved the consideration as a whole of the recommendations of the Committee on Loan Fund. Carried. Gra!ld Treasurer moved that a permanent loan fund of not less than $200 per annum be established, the details of its administration to be

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worked out by a committee appointed by the Grand President. The Grand Vice-Preoident moved an amendment, stipulating that the same regulations should control as heretofore. Motion was carried as amended. Alumnz Editor moved a vote of thanks to the Boston Alumn", Club for its efficiency as Committee in Charge of Loan Fund . Carried.

The Convention considered the petitions of groups applying for charters. Three delegates from Omega Gamma Sigma of Saint Lawrence University, Canton , New York, were introduced, Amanda Pellens presenting their cause. Convention resolved itself into a mittee of the whole, and the Grand Secretary and Grand Vice-President presented additional information. After reverting to regular session, Convention received fifteen delegates from Mu Beta, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri , and listened to two of their members, Mrs . Mansfield and Ruth Thomas. Convention, as a committee of the whole, with Anna Robinson-Nickerson, Massachusetts Alpha, in the chair, considered the petition, discussion being led by Gamma Province President. On motion, Convention returned to regular session and a member of Delta Alpha Delta of Stetson University, Deland, Florida, presented information preliminary to a petition for provisional endorsement, subject to the investigation by Grand Council.

Colorado Be!a recommended that the calendar be changed to a day book with blank spaces. Ohio Alpha moved that the matter be referred to the Committee on Calendar. Carried. Adjourned.

THIIlO SESSION, FIlIDAY, JUNE 28, 9 A. M.

Ritual, followed by roll-call. Reading of minutes deferred, on motion of Grand Treasurer. Announcements. Letter read from Emma Brownlee -Kilgore, regretting her inability to be present and share the honors paid to Mrs. Gaddis, who attended the session, regularly. All Phi Beta Kappas were requested to wear their keys at the banquet.

The report sent by Beta Province President, Kate Walker-John· son, was read by Ohio Alpha. (See page 612). It was accepted on motion of Indiana Alpha.

Delta Province President read her report. (See page 617) . Massachusetts Alpha moved its acceptance. Carried.

The deferred report of the Committee on Chaperones, Anna Lytle, chainnan, was as follows:

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"The chairman of the chapter house committee has sent letters of inquiry to secretaries of alumnre clubs and to the state alumnre secretaries and has now on her list the names of several alumnz who are qualified and are willing to accept positions as chaperones in women's fraternity houses. H e r correspondence has established the fact that compensation for the chaperone is a matter of great importance." Iowa Beta moved its acceptance. Carried. On motion of Arkansas Alpha, a Committee on Chaperones was continued.

The report of the Committee on Uniform Initiation Gown was made by the chairman, Sophie . P. Woodman. (See page 620). Okla· homa Alpha moved acceptance. Carried.

The Committee on Reorganization of the Alwnn", Departtnent, appointed at the l ast Convention, through its chairman, Anna Jack· son-Branson, reported as f ollows:

"Your committee wishes to offer the following report: We have reorganized the Alumn", Departtnent and the Grand Council has sanctioned our plan effecting the following changes in the Constitution and Statutes:

"Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 4, is amended to read : Alumnae Editor.

'There shall be an Alumn", Editor whose duties shall be established by law.'

IIConstitution, Art. III, is amended by adding: 'Sec. 7, Provinee Vice-Presidents.'

'Convention sha ll elect Province Vice-Presidents whose duties shall be established by law.'

"Statutes, III, Sec. 8, e is amended to read: 'To appoint, with the approval of the Grand President , an Alumn", Editor and such other assistants as may be necessary.'

"Statutes III, Sec. 13, is amended by striking out b and c and substituting: 'b . To obtain Alumn", personals from the Province Vice-Presidents for publication in the Arrow.'

'e. To obtain, for the Arrow, annual re ports of Alumnre Clubs from the Grand Vice-President, In case of failure to receive these reports, to notify the Province Vice-Presidents concerned.'

'd. To keep complete card·file for ARROW mailing list.'

"Statutes III, is amended by adding: 'Sec. 14 . Duties 0/ PrOfl,'nee Viet-Pren'dent, 'The duties of the Province Vice-Presidents shall be-

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'a. To have a general supervision of the alWllIlZ within the province.

b. To keep the mailing list of alWllIlZ Arrow subscribers of the province; to send coin cards and receive subscriptions, sending the money to the Grand Treasurer, and the names to the Alumn", Editor.

c. To keep in direct touch with the Alum= Editor, and to obtain one article and personals for each issue of the Arrow.'

"Statutes VIII, Sec. 7, is amended by substituting '$100.00 per annum' in place of '$50.00 per annum' as the salary for Alumn", Editor."

HIn Statutes IX, Sec. 1, c and d are omitted, and a and b are amended to read as follows: '4 Each province shall have a province vice-president, elected at Convention, having the same district as the Province President, and assisting the Grand Vice-President and the Alumn", Editor. b. Province Vice-Presidents shall have their expenses to Convention paid from the national treasury, but shall have no vote.''' On motion, this report was accepted.

Pennsylvania Alpha moved that the salary of the Grand VicePresident be increased to $200.00 per annum. Maryland Alpha moved its adoption. Carried.

Edith Valet, chairman of the Committee on Calendar appointed at a previous session, reported 400 pledges already secured for the Calendar of 1913 . Report accepted on motion of Ohio Alpha.

The committee appointed to consider first, the advisability, and second, the expense of the annual chapter l etters to alum.nre: submitted the following report:

II 1. The committee is unanimous in the opinion that the year-book is a good thing and that it should be continued.

"2. In the matter of expense we offer the following suggestions:

"a. As the chapter lists in each letter take the place of the annual supplement to the catalogue, which the fraternity formerly paid for, we recommend that the fraternity bear part or all of the expense of the membership lists. These lists are longer than were those of the supplement because the supplement contained on ly corrections and additions. The aim of the membership lists in the annual letters is to have each year an accurate catalogue which, with the exceptions of dead chapters, shall be complete. Consequently, it

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appears that the national treasury should help the chapters in the expense of these membership lists.

"The committee leaves the exact arrangement of the division of expense to the discretion of the Grand Treasurer, but we suggest tht following scheme : Mr . Banta, the fraternity printer , will itemize the bill for each chapter separating the cost o f the literature part of the letter from the lists. The Grand Treasurer will then calculate 75 per cent of the cost of each list and the fraternity will therefore pay 75 per cent of the cost of what is for most chapters by far the most expensive part of the book.

U h. The committee recommends that the printer send the general bill to the Grand Treasurer who will then collect the funds.

443. The matter o f paper was brought up in the la st session of Convention The committee feels that the expense of the year-book should be as little as in consistent with a book which will properly represent the fraternity The committee feels that the same paper which is used in the A"ow might be used in the letters and the glossy paper be used only for cuts. There were three objections in the committee to this:

IIFirst, the heavy glossy paper wears better and is easier to handle. Second, the easiest way to hring the lists up to date is to correct all mistakes in ink, on the printed page. This will save time for the girl and for the editor and is really necessar y to lessen the expense as the printer charges only for co rrections. Corrections, in ink, on paper, like what is used in the A"ow would be very difficult. Third , the glossy paper makes a better general appearance."

Kansas Alpha moved the acceptance of the report as a whole . Carried.

Convention recommended that when possible all matter intended tor the printer be typewritten.

Amxo Editor moved that the three Province Presidents present and the Historian , representing Beta Province, act as a committee to re-district the provinces on a geographical basis and that the com· mittee report to the Grand Council before the Saturday morning session. Carried.

Nebraska Beta moved that the chair appoint a Committee on Song Boolr. to report at a future session. Carried. The chair appointed as committee: Mary Shannon, Columbia Alpha, Illinois Zeta.

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The Grand President announced the witbdrawal from this Convention of tbe applications of Mu Beta and Omega Gamma Sigm&The Cataloguer moved tbat the Grand Council be authorized to grant tbe petition of Delta Alpha Delta to establisb a chapter of Pi Beta Phi at Stetson Univenity, if, after the required inspection by the Council, that body endorses their petition Unanimously carried, viva 'f}oce.

Emma Harper Turner made her report as chairman of the Committee on Settlement School and recommended:

Fin!, that Miss Martha Hill be re-engaged as scbool teacber for the present, with a member of Pi Beta Phi as understudy.

Second, that the Chicago Alumna! Club be requested to assume control of the Settlement School project. (See page 627 ) The Grand Vice-President gave her report as treasurer of the committee. (See page 627). On motion of Vermont Beta the two reports were received and adopted . Maryland Alpha moved a vote of thanks to Miss Turner. Carried. On motion of Ohio Beta, a vote of thanks was given to Mr. Foster for generously giving a special price on an organ for the scbool, and the Grand Secretary was instructed so to write bim.

The Grand President announced the following nominating committee: Grand Treasurer, Pennsylvania Gamma, Illinois Epsilon, Minnesota Alpha, Colorado Beta. Adjourned.

FOURTH SESSION, FRIDAY, JUNE 28 , 2 P. M. Alumna! Department Meeting. (See page 592 ).

FIFTH SESSION; SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 9 A M

Opened with ritual and songs. Minutes of previous sessions read and approved. Tbe minutes of the session of the Alumna! Department were read by the Cataloguer who acted as secretary. (See page 592). On motion of Minnesota Alpha, accepted.

Delta Province President moved that the sanction of Convention be given to the recommendation that $250.00 per annum be given for running expenses of the Settlement School. Carried.

The report of the Alumnre Editor was read and accepted on motion of Oklahoma Alpha. (See page 606)

Tbe Grand Treasurer gave her report from June 17-29, showing

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convention expenses. (See page 601). Approved on motion of Alpha Province President.

Greetings from Ida Shaw Martin. Announcements.

The chairman of the Committee on Calendar reported 500 pledges for a calendar for 1913. Alpha Province President moved that a committee, appointed by the Grand President, be instructed to publish a calendar for 1913, on condition that 600 pledges for copies be received by September 28, 1912. Carried.

The Committee on Song Book reported through its chairman, Mary Shannon, the suggestion that all chapters be requested to submit to the committee new songs, with or without music, and that rates from publishers be secured. Delta Province President moved the acceptance of the report. Carried. Alpha Province President moved the continuation of a Committee on Song Book, to be appoifited by the Grand President. Carried.

Applications for appointment as official jewelers were read from Edward R. Roehm, Detroit, Mich.; Dieges & Clust, Washington, D C.; and H. S. See & Co., New York. On motion of Massachusetts Alpha, the investigation of these applications was put into the hands of the Grand Council. Columbia Alpha endorsed the local jeweler, Dieges & Clust.

Delta Province President moved that Convention engage in open discussion of the question of uniform initiatoD gowns. Carried.

The Historian made report for the Committee on the Award of Loving Cup. (See page 650). The award went to New York Beta, whose delegation numbered seventeen. Maryland Alpha, Massachusetts Alpha, and Colorado Beta won honorable mention. The cup was presented by the Grand President and accepted for her chapter by Gertrude Morris.

Alpha Province President, chairman, reported for the committee on redistricting the provinces. ( See page 629). Grand Treasurer moved that the report be adopted . Carried.

Committee on Recommendations and Resolutions reported through the chairman, Alpha Province President . (See page 629). On motion of Indiana Alpha, report was adopted as read.

The report of the committee to examine chapter record hooks and chapter treasurer's books was made by the chairman, Gamma Province President. (See page 631). On motion of Convention Guide, the report was accepted.

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Grand Treasurer moved that the Grand Treasurer hereafter be required to give bond in an amount n ot less than $6,000. Carried.

Miscellaneous business included the announcement of Illinois Delta that the active girls of Beta Province will give $100 to the endowment fund of the Settlement School.

An invitation was presented by California Alpha and California Beta for Convention to meet in California in 1916, during the Panama Exposition.

JIlinois Beta and Il1inois Delta invited the Convention to Galesburg . Miss Turner suggested, and Illinois Delta moved, with Illinois Beta seconding the motion, that a committee be appointed by the Grand President to begin preparation for an historical program to be presented on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Pi Beta Phi at a Convention to be held in Galesburg in 1917. Carried.

Cl1inois Epsilon moved the restoration of th e small recognition pin, once authorized, but later withdrawn. The ARRow Editor moved to table the motion, which was done The motion of Ohio Alpha to take it from the table prevailed, and the use of the pin was authorized by the passing of o ri gina l motion.

Oklahoma Alpha moved that a committee be appointed to formul ate a Pi Beta Phi grace . Carried.

Report of the nominating committee was read by the chairman, Grand Treasurer. Pennsylvania Gamma nominated from the floor for the office of Grand Vice-President, Anna Jackson-Branson. The chair announced nominations closed. On motion of Texas Alpha, the Grand Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot for Convention for all nominees excep t Grand Vice-President. Pennsylvania Beta and Colorado Beta were appointed teBen for the baBoting for Grand Vice - President. Election resulted as follows:

Grand President-May L. KeBer, Maryland Alpha, 1822 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

Grand Vice-President-Lida Burkhard-Lardner, Colorado Beta, 810 Milburn Street, Evanston, Ill.

G rand Secretary-Amy B. Onken, Illinois Epsilon, Chapin, Illinois.

Grand Treasurer-Anne Stuart, Nebraska Beta, 1906 D Stree t , Lincoln, Nebraska.

ARROW Editor-Sarah G. P omeroy, Massachusetts Alpha, 1048 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Alpha Province President-Anna Robinson-Nick6l1lon, Massachusetts Alpha, 74 Rockland Avenue, Malden, Masssachusetts.

Beta Province President-Anna F. T. Pettit, Pennsylvania Alpha, 1521 North 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Gamma Province President-Abbie Langmaid, Minnesota Alpha, Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Delta Province President-Lois Janvier, Louisiana Alpba, 1445 Webster Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Epsilon Province President-Gertrude Fitz-Randolph-Currens, Alpha, 1510 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado.

Zeta Province President-Marguerite Davis-Carney, Colorado Alpha, Berkeley, California.

Historian-Elizabeth Clarke-Helmick, Michigan Alpha, 4837 Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Alpha Province Vice- President-Grace Goodhue-Coolidge, Vermont Beta, 5 Crescent Street, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Beta Province Vice-President-Elsa Schlicht, Ohio Gamma, Bellevue, Ohio.

Gamma Province Vice-President-Lizette Woerner, Wisconsin Alpha, 911 Washington Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

Delta Province Vice-President-Margaret Ross , Missouri Alpha, Stanberry, Missouri.

Epsilon Province Vice-President-Emily Maverick, Texas Alpha, 119 Utica Street, San Antonio, Texas.

Zeta Province Vice-President-Leta Horlocker, Nebraska Beta, 418 Blanchard Building, Los Angeles, California.

The installation of the newly elected officers was followed by adjournment, sine die, after the ritual and Pi Beta Phi anthem.

JULIA

E. ROGERS, Grand Secretar)',

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Grand Vice-President, Anna Jackson-Branson, in the chair. Kate M. Bourne, Pennsylvania Beta, appointed to act as secretary. Ritual. Announcements.

Report of Grand Vice-President. (See page 597). Report accepted.

Reports of Alumnre Clubs were called for, and delegates from the following clubs responded: Ames, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,

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Cleveland, Columbia, Mo., Denver, Franklin, Galesburg, Hillsdale, Indianola, Lewisburg, Lincoln , Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Omaha, Pittsburgh, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Seattle, Syracuse, Toledo, Washington, D. C.

This made a total of responses. The reports were intensely interesting. The key-note of all was-belp to tbe active chapte r.

Elizabeth A. Helmick moved tbat tbe Alumnz Department give !If iss Turner a vote of tbanks for her untiring and unceasing labors in the Settlement School of Pi Beta Phi . Carried.

A committee from the Chicago Alumnz Club recommended that the sum of $1 20.66, the expense account of Miss Turner, be paid. Same committee recommended that the sum of $250.00 be given annually to Settlement School work. As these recommendations were a matter of finance, the chair advised that they come before Convention.

The name of Lida Burkhard-Lardner, Colorado Beta, was nominated for Grand Vice-President. Adjournment.

KATE MeL. BoURNE.. At/ing Suretary.

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REPORTS OF OFFICERS

REPORT OF GRAND PRESIDENT

The Grand President is gratified at being able to report to the Convention that all the measures autborited at the Twenty-first Biennial Convention have been put into effect during the interim of Convention. EXT&HSIOH.

The II}08 Convention endorsed the extension policy adopted by tbat of 1906. and moved to continue the same policy, with an added clault whi ch cnabled extension into Canada. The 1910 Convention granted charters to tbree groups of applicants, representing the State Universities of Oklahoma and Wyoming, and the University of Wooster, Ohio. These groups were duly installed by the Grand President at the opening of the college term in September. 1<)10. The only charter granted in the interim of CODvention has been to the group petitioning from James Millikin University at Decatur, Illinois. Strongly endorltd by the resident Pi Phi., by Elda Smith, former Grand Secretary and present Grand Guide, ansI by every chapter in Beta Province, the charter was granted by the Grand Council in March of this year, and tbe chapter W&I installed March 20, 1912, anticipating the entrnnce of Deha Delta Delta into the university by about 6ve weeks. Immediately before coming to Convention the last vote concerning the group at the Stale University of Washington, Pullman, Washington, was received, so that the announcement of the granting of that charter can now be made .

The fraternity 'pirit is growing, and in spite of opposition encountered and many difficulties to be overcome, many groups are applying for admission into Pi Beta Phi. For various reasons two groups only are ready to ,ubmit their formal petition to t'he Convention; the one from St. Lawrence University at Canton, New York, which has been working {or Pi Phi for over four years, and the one from Drury College at Spring6eld, Missso uri, thus making with the two charters just granted, one group of petitioners from each province.

SUGCESTIONS.

Pi Beta Phi as a healthy organization must grow, but with growth come greater responsibilities and need for reorganiution fr om time to time. At present I have two suggestions to offer for consideration: The 6rst is the redistricting of the provinces, making the Paci6c slope a province to itself, and redividing Beta and provinces into three to include Colorado and Wyoming. Each province president can then come more closely in tonch with the chapters, and can visit them more frequently without additional expense to the fraternity. The second is to establish lOme kind of a central distributing bureau. We have a vast mass of valuable materiaJ, old Anow 61et, etc . stored in various places, and both the Historian and Mill Edith Carpenter have made heroic efforts to place these where they are needed, but both are petitioning for a more systematic handling of these and other important documents FELLOWSHIP.

The Graduate Fellowship for the year 1911 1913 was awarded to Mildred W. Cochran, Columbia Alpha, who bas .pen t the year at Columbia University. For the coming year 1912-13 the Fellowship will be held by Elizabeth Craigbead, Pennsylvania Gamma, wbo will spend the IDmmer at Grenoble, and the winter in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne and the University of Paris LoAN FUND.

The Loan Fund for undergraduates bas b ..!eD made use of each year by &irIs who would otherwise have had to ]eave college, 10 that it has more than jasti·

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lied the claims made for the need of its establishmenL Three loans of $100.00 eacb, one of $15.00, and another promised show a geographical distributioD of applicants ranging from California to the Atlantic coul

COUNCIL ME&TINC •

One Council Meeting only h., been held; this took place in New York City during the Thanksgiving vacation in 1911, at which meeting .11 Council members were present except the Grand Treas urer. who wa.s deta.ined on account of ilIocu_ In the late summer of 1911, due to overwork, Mrs. Theill, our well known Editor, wss forced to relinqui sh her work on th e Anow, for which she bad labored untiringly for over three yean In this emergency Sarah G. Pomeroy, then in Rome. holder of the Pi Beta Phi F ellowship. came to the rescue, sailed for home, and took up th e work {or the fraternity. We were fortunate in baving botb old and new Editor present at this November meeting, where much detail work was ACComplished. PUBLICATIONS.

In 1910 the Histo rical Sketch of the fraternity prepared by Jeanette Zep· penfetd, tbe historian. was published in pamphlet form This sketch deal. primarily with the earlier day. of the fraternity before 1900. At the same time a new Pi Beta Phi Study WIlS prepared by Eld a Smith, former Grand Secretary, as a basis for chapte r st udy. In 1911 the third edition of the Catarogue, containing over 6,000 names. was p ublished by the Cataloguer, Kate McLaughlin-Bourne. The fraternity calendar has been issued each year under the direction of Anna Pettit, and the symphony has been issued under the .upervision of Lois Janvier The chapte r letters to alumnae have been issued in uniform .i.te, printed by George Banta, and edited for t9II by Sophie P. Woodman, Alumnae Editor; for 1912 by Kate M. Bourne, Cataloguer. As the expense to several chapter. has been materially increued, some diJ: cussioD of this order of the last Convention will be taken up later The Anow has proved a m'ost potent factor in disseminating information concerning the undertakings of the fraternity, &nd has served to bring thousands of stumose into closer and more intimate rel ations h ip to the active body.

COMMITrn ON GoWN AND cu.ST.

The committee appointed by the last Convention to investigate the questio n of a uniform gown, reports the adoption of & uniform pattern by aU chap· ters. It is also gratifying to know that after several years of study along the line of heraldry by Anna Pettit, a Pi Phi coatoOf-arms has been adopted, which conforms to the strictest demands of heraldry.

PAN HI.LLENIC.

The Ninth and Tenth Pan-Hellenic Conferences , held at Chicago and Evanston respectively, were attended by the Grand President At the Tenth Con · ference limited powe r was granted to the. delegate. in the matter of voting, and two Dew offices were created, that of treasurer and cha.i rman Th e chairman, secretary , and treasurer now compose an Executive Committee to arbitrate on Pan-Hellenic matters in the interim of the Conference. Two buUdins hue been iss ued, one containing the report of the Committee on Social Custom., with recommendations to all chapter house members; the othe r a discussion of general Pan -He llenic matters, with the suggestion that the topi c of National Pan - Helleni sm be discuued at all National Convention s, and that this fact be namely that the conference is more than a mere body to legislate all broken ru shing contracts, and peUy rul es. The committees r eally accomplishing good result. have been those on Social Customs; Deans' Con· feren ce; Chaperones; and Scholarship. These committee. have taken up and dealt practically with some of the larger issun of Pan -Hellenism.

I..ocAL PAN- H 1.Ll.&NICS.

In several unive rsities and colleges serious Pan -Hellenic difficulties hue ariscD, those at the University of IIlinoi., Leland Stanford, Unh·ersi.ty of

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Xan.u, Univenity of Denver. low. WesleYaD, Goucher, and Swarthmore CoIIeee bein, of lach • character that the interlocution of the National PanHellenic KCretary was necesaary before a utilfactory adjustment could be reached. The differences seem to hinge on rUlhing contract., date of pledge day, and interpretation of rwhing rules. Oue is tempted to quote at lenrth an article in the TI"".i.r of Zeta Tau Alpha by Mi n Hopkin. in which she ••y.:

"Have you ever .topped to conside r how ridiculou..-ye., how unbecoming. lOme of the local Pan-Hellenic rules are? And especially when you consider that they are apposed to be made by women of high aims, high education. and the highest type of character? Consider bow foolish it lOunds to ,-'no ru shee can be I«U with the lame fraternity girl twice'; or ' no rushee can be entertained by anyone fraternity more than a cert ain number of times,'-t.nd the do;ten other petty rules. Can you co n ceive that a high minded perlOn .it h force of ch a racter would need s uch rule s ? Such are only th e product of selfishness and narrowness. _ What is a fraternity anyway? It is the nalural grouping together of rirls who have the sa me de sirn, the same aims, and who therefore can work for the same good."

And yet the time of the National Pan -Hellenic officen, of Grand Councils, and members of faculties is taken up in tryinr to decide s uch triRes as whether A, residing in Boston, is guilty of breaking a Pan · Helleni c rute by asking B, residing in JlJinoi s, to meet a friend C, who is going to college in the tatter place, and might be termed a rusbee, according to the interpre tatio n of the rule. Of course, a principle is involved, yet it seems and is trivial and fool· ish i yet an entire Pan-Hellenic has been thrown into a spirit of distrust and absolute dislike for each other. through an act similar to the abOve As col· lege women we should stand for higher thin" in the community,-we should make the local Pan-Hellenic s tand for more than a mere body fo let a pledge· day and make petty rushing rules, and above all do away with that spirit of distrust and jealousy, whicb is at the root o 'f most of tbe trouble. Let Pi Beta Phi stand above all things for dean rushing, and instead of magnifying every apparent breach of faith by a rinl set abo ut living up to .orne of the broader and higber ideals of Pan-Hellenism

SET'J'L&M&NT.

All great events in bistory bave bad 'small beginnings, 10 if the past is to act as a sign·board for the future, the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School is destined to be great. No one, who has not worked directly with the commi ttee, can perhaps appreciate the d ifficulties that bad to be mel The problem wa. no nsnal one; prond suspicion. mountaineers on one side fearful lest cbarity .as intended or religious propaganda set on foot, on the other a school board in the hand s of politicians, and the committee trying to a middle conrse in order to antaconiu no one. It was dilCovertd after a year of alternate hope and diJappointment that if the school wcre to be opened beforc the"'Dut Convention , any hope of direct co-operation with the public sc bool system would have to be abandoned. That decision was reached in December of thi. year, an independent courle was dctermined upon, and in March a house was rented at Gatlinburg for $1 50 per month, Mill Hill , an uperienced worker among the mountaineers was put into the field, and the Pi Beta Phi school among the mountain whites of TenDCSsee is an accomplilhed fa ct. For two years Mi Turner, the Committee of Tcn, and the Washington Oub have worked uDCcasina:l, to bring thi. result about. bencc it is with the greatest pleasure that we can report to the Twenty-second BienDial Convention that the school il in operation.

In .ubmittin, thi. report to Convention [ wish to erpres m, siD«rt appreciation for the heart, co-operation, which has been acc:orded me at all times in the work by my eoUeaene. on the Council. by all officert, and b, tbe aJumnR and acti.c chapten. The: peace and harmon, that has pre va iled bas

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financial; Pan - Hel1enic Clubs and parties; and last, but not leut, work (or our own Settlement School

The club work bas my greatest interest and if it had Dot been necessary to spend so much time on detail work and clerical work, ] .hould have been able to devote more time to this work.

The Grand Vice-Pruident shonld {ollow up this work more closely. Several cities are still without clubs which should be able to maintain them. Then some of our existing clubs might be made more interesting and alive could lome one with national knowledge and great enthusiasm gd in to uch with them. The Dew Alumnae organintioG plan before convention provides for this.

In addition to the club work many personal lette rs have been written and two annual printed letlers lent o ut by the Grand Vice-Prelident.

The third department of the Grand Vice - President's work was added at the Jut Convention making her a member of the National Settlement School As socia tion and afterward tr easu rer for the sc hool. This new field of activity has added mu ch work. In this capacit y I have received about 100 sums of mODey which have bee n acknowledged. h av e written many, many letters, and was chairman and acting bead in the campaign to raise an endowment for the Settlement School.

Miss Anna Pettit, Miss Anne Stuart, Mr.. Kate King Bos twick eac h rook a province and were most faithful in their work. They deserve the thanks of the Convention. Over $2,000 was raised for the permanent end owment and as most of this came in small sums, it r epresen ts much successful effort.

From l ack of proper management of the N ational Settlement School Committet the treasurer has bad to write many unnece ssa ry Jettera. She has had great difficulty to obtain vouchers to pay bills and she asks that Convention signify who is to sign vouchers. She aho recommends that no ODe except the chairmu be allowed to incur expense whi ch the trea s urer is expected to pay. In other words, she asks that the inc oming tre as urer o( the Settlement School shall be trea.s urer on a business basis . Summing uP. there have been written in the three departments of the Grand Vice· President's work '.900 letters. u alumn3e charters have been granted. about 1,100 s ums of money (mostly 2:5 cents) have been received. 2,800 Dame cards have been made and numerous other clerical work bas been done.

I hope that the new plan will be adopted so that no one Pi Phi may have all thi s detail work. Some wetks in the faU it is necessary to spend two and three days a week on this w ork. Thi s made it impossible for a Grand VicePresident to carry out all the plans she had fo r alll1Dnsr development along new Jines.

We have grown fast and much, since the start o( the alumna! work in 18q2. It is with pride that we recognite our growth with 48 Alumnsr C lubs We now h ave more of these than any other woman's (raternity May the alumnae department continue to grow, may each of us do her part to enable her to maintain her foremost position and may we always be loyal. Res pectf ully submitted, ANNA J . Grana Vice -Preside"l.

REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY

The growth of the fraternity during the past two years has been greater than at any o ther period of equal length.

Initiated, Sept. 1910 to Jan . 1911 . .

UI Jan. 19ft to June 19tI _ 2:10 Sept. 19ft to Jan. 1912: 300 Jan. J9J3 to June 1912: ... ..

_ .. 262: Total initiations, Sept 1910 to June 1912 •••••••••••••••.•••••••• 903

made my term of office a pleasure in the troclt IeDIe of the word. and when the time arrives to I.y down the Itaff of office, I shall rive it o ...er into other band s, retaining for my ,bare the happy memories of the past four yeaTS, and the st rong friendships that have come to me through my work in the fraternity.

Re spectfully submitted,

June zS, 19u MAY LANsn&LD KzLLl.a.

REPORT OF GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT

To the Pi Phi Convention assembled in Evanston. III , JUDe zS. 1911, your Grand Vice· President offen the (ollowing report (or the pa.t two yean:

The office of Grand Vice President and Secretary for the Alumnae is • threefold office It has three di.tinct and sepa.rate divisions of work, the per(ormanee of each phase having little connection with the others.

I will cODsider the three separately First, a. Grand Vice-President I have performed the usual duties of this office and as a member of the Grand Conn· eil have given my best eiorts toward the government and advancement of the interests of Pi Beta Phi.

Second, as Secretary of the Alumnee, the Grand Vice· President has charae of the making up of the mailing list for the alumnre .ubseribers to tbe Anow Thi. included the sending out of 10.000 coin cards in tbe past two years, through the vanous secretaries and witb the help of the Cataloguer.

Qllr eon.Liturion caUs for the following procedure for alumnse subscribers to the Anow : Mi n A., who i. a member of a Pi Bet"a Phi Cub, wisbes to take the ARROW, so she gives twenty -live cents to the club secretary, who writes MilS A's name and sends it and the qua rt er to the State Secretary, who sends the name and the money to the Province Secretary, who sends the name and the money to the Grand Vice-President, who, after she has made a ca rd for her own file, sends the name to the Anow Editor and sends the money to the Grand Treasurer. Thu. we may spend 12 ce nts postage on a 2iS cent subscription; the names and money pass through many persons' hands, multiplying the chance of mi.take. Ind causing undue delay. In an attempt to simplify this procedure, your Grand Vice-President obtained the consent of the Grand Council to have all money and names sent directly to her

This is only a temporary plan to save the useless waste of time and money expended by the method described. This change has caused the work to {all principally to tbe Grand Vice-P resi dent. About 1000 sums of money have been received and entered on record, those of ove r one doUar being acknowledged; about 1800 address card s have been made. This year the Grand VicePresident made a complete geographical lilt of all in the fraternity and through the province secre tarie s sent these lists to the state secretary. On these lilts sbe bad marked all life members and those whose subscription s bad not yet marked with the date of expiration. Many corr«tionl have come in and this geographical list is now in good shape for the new organiution's work There il a plu reported to the Convention to obviate mucb of this work and simplify the organiution. Yet we may well rejoice in this work as it means a greater enthusium &mODI' the alumnae and an increue in Anow s ubscription. May I give you a few figure s- on the subject? In the put ten years there has been an increase of 600 per cent in alumnae subscribers.

We now print more copies than any other fraternity magazine and over SO per cent of our total membership are subscribers to the Auow. Every Pi Phi shonld bt a subscriber and should use her inOuenee in this direction

Next co rnel our club work; u charters have been granted to clubs and a greater interest has been awakened in many locaJities A number of new dubs have betn .tuted. New blank. bave been made to be sent out each year to alumna: dubs, that they may lend more uniform reports and that the Grand Vice-President may have closer kDowledce of their work The club work is of great nriety. inc1udin, besides purely social phases, those active in charity and h'ospital work; chapter house activities, both social and

According to the report. due lola, t from chapter secretaries, the active membenhip of the (raternity has steadily grown.

Total active. in chapters, May I, 19 10

Total _cliTes in chapters, May I , 19IZ

836

1)06

Tota.l actint in chapters, May I, 19J2 97 1

Routine work has increased, hut has been somewhat reduced by labor--savin g device., in office appointment., and by the sending out at one time, of .U blanks by the chapters for the half year. Thi. plan will be successful when corresponding secretaries bave a place to keep their supplies of blanks, and a definite idea of the time when reports due. Thi . implies a know ledge of that section of the Statute. of Pi Bet. Pbi devoted to the dutiel of chapter officers. A great laving of postage and u nnecessary labor will be effected when the Grand Secretary can count on p r ompt and efficient eo--ope r ation from chapter officers.

Fraternity supplies hnve been redist r ibuted, and the revised list, indicatin g where to &end for different items, was published in the ARROW of Apr il , 191:1 Thi s pending the establishment of a central bureau o( supplies, in the near future A printed schedule o f required re po rts with dates on which they are due sho u ld be se nt chapte r sec r etaries. An adequate checking system is n «ded, to record when reports are sent and received. This would t r ace deli nquencies, and enab le chapter presidents to know what r eco rd is being made at any time , The delegates' report s have been summari:ted for publication in the Convention number of the ARROW. The printing of these, in pamphlet form, (or distribution at Convention , has bee n dispe n sed wit h, as an u nnecessa ry ex pe n se, with the u nanimous consent o( G r and Council.

R E P ORT O F GRAND T REASURER

This i s to ce rt Hy that I h ave examined the books o f Account of Miss Celeste Jan vie r and f ound th em cor r ect. AUGUSTE CO IRIN, Auditor

EXPENSES

Telegrams of Greeting

Picture of Grand Council

Pi

ure of Mrs. Gaddis

Total Convention Expenses

Grand Pre sident-May L. Keller

Grand Vice·President-Anna J. Branson

Grand Sec retary-J uli a E . R'ogen

Grand TrelSurer-Ccleste Janvier

ARROW Editor-Sarah G. Pomeroy

H iltorian-Mrs K ate K. Bostwick

Cataloguer-Mrs Harry S. Bourne

Alumnse Editor-Sophie P W oodman

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Alpba Province Alumn:e Sec.-Mn. Wm. Lough

Beta Province Alnmn 2 Sec.-Fanny Miner

Gamma Province Alumna: Sec .-Fr ances Dunning ..

Delta Province Alumnre Sec.-Mrs. M ary W Gibson

CODvention Gilide-Eld:t L Smith

Mrs. Lewis E. Theiss

Alp/la Prtnlince

Alpha Province President-Mrs. D. D. Nickerson ...

Vermont Alpha-Helen Harrim an Vermont Beta-Alta Grismer

Massachusetts Alpha-Irene Goddard

Ontario Alpha-Gordon Lovall

New Y'ork Alpha-Marjorie Campbell

New York Beta-Gertrude Morris

Pennsylvania Alpha-Elizabeth Jack son

Pennsylvania Beta-Helen Barlol

Pennsylvania Gamma-Helen Gerhard

Maryland Alpha-Frances Strader

Columbia Alpha-Lulu McCabe

P,ovi"u

Ohio Alpha-Blanch Wolfe

Ohio Beta-Ruth Saddler

Ohio Gamma-Ruth Mackintosh

Indiana Alpha-Martha Ott

In diana Beta-Dorothy \VilIiams

In diana Gamma-Edith Habbe

Illinois Beta-Edna Wood

Illin ois Iftlta-Martha L. Latimer

Illin'ois Epsilon-Adele Loehr

Illinoi s Zeta-Margaret W ebber

Illin ois Eta-Helen Page

Mi chigan Alpha-Grace Cone

Mi chigan Deta-Margaret Spier

Wi sconsin Alpha-Alice Ru dolp h

Gamma. P,01Iinu

Gamma Province President-Anne Stuart

Iowa Alpha.-Grace McKee

I owa Beta.-Grace Moss

Iowa Gamma-Roth BUTeU

Iowa Zeta-NAOmi Stewart

Minnesota Alpha-Martica Byrnes

Missoori Alpha-Jean Harris

MislOuri Be ta-Georgia Sullivan

Arkansas Alpha-Mary Droke

LiOuisiana Alpha-Mary Raymond

Nebraska Beta-Miriam Clark

Kansas Alpha-Leota McFarlill

Oklahoma Alpha-Gladys Anderson

Texas Alpha-Beuna Clinton

P,O'Uinu

Delta Province President-Mrs. Gertrude CorreDs..

Wyoming Alpha-Helen Nelson.

Colorado Alpha-Dorothy Chittenden

REPORTS OF OFFICERS

Colorado Beta-Alma Melnr

California Alpha-Anne Brooks

California Beta-Floren ce McCoy

Washingtoo Alpha-Vera Bonsall

Gaddi•.

To WHOM IT MAY CoNCUN:

$11,525. 1 9 CELEST& JANVlIR, Grand Treal'Urer. WZSTWOOD, N. J., July 22, 1912.

This il to certify that I have examined the books of Account of Miss Celeste Janvier, Grand Treasurer, and have found them correct . CLAUNCI S. HEUER, AtlditDr.

REPORT OF THE ARROW EDITOR

JULY 1910 TO NOV&WBlR. 1911

Six o( the ten Aaaows issued during the term now ended were prepared during my incumbency, the last of the six issuel being that o( November, 1911. The number or copies printed tor that issue totaled 3.c)oo--& gain since the last Convention o( 500 copiu or an increase of more than one-seven th The gain in subscribers during my first term o( office, as se t forth in my report to the Swarthm ore Convention, was 1.100, or &0 increase in the subscription list during that tum o( So per cent. That is to say. that during the three years io which I was editor of the Auow our list of subscribers ro se from 2,300 to 3.900. So that the Anow of Pi Beta Phi now has a subscription list that il probably as large al that o( any fraternity; and tbat is unqu eltiouably much

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larger in proportion to the total membership than the subscription lilt of any other fraternity

The six iSlues of the ARIOW to which thi s report relates were built upon the plan followed during the previous term . This plan was described in my lut report and call. (or but brief description here. , The purpose of the Auow as your editor law it, was to (orm a co nnecting link between undergraduates and alumnae and to vitalize the latter into a It r ong cohe rent aggressive body, The Auow therefore lOught to print item of undergraduate DCWS which would intere st the alumnae, and item s of alumn ae news that would attract the undergraduate. And these new. items, 10 far as possible. were .e lect ed with the view of aeltinr forth what a magnificent body of women comp rise Pi Beta Phi fraternity, and so of creating a feeling of pride and interest and enthusiasm in every r eade r of the magazine. How well or how poorly the plan lucceeded you yourselves must judge.

Although tbere is need to say -nothing further concerning the editorial policy of your former editor. the Convention may be interested in lome of the details of edito r ial labor that have not heretofore been set forth. The Anow of Pi Beta Phi, as now issued, i s fairly co mparable in the amount of its reading- matter to the average popular mag-nine. Approximately it contains 110 pages of newl matter. Each page contains on the average 450 word., making a total of 50,000 words to an iuue In bulk, therefo re. a copy ol the ARROW is as large as many ol our modern novels.

Excepting lor the compilation of the alumnre reports, printed in the July issue it devolved upon the editor to gatber and h andle this entire volume ol words. Even ro get the material together was no sman task, due to sickness in the alumna: editor's home. The (raternity consti tuti on provides that each chapter correspondent must send in her chapter letters at s tated intervals; but many chapte r co rrespondents are lax in the perlormance of their duty. In order to in sure a complete list of chapter letters, therefore, it was necessary for the ediror to write to each chapter co rrespondent. Tn order that the various issues ol the Anow might be coherent the editor prepared circular letters setting forth an oulline to be followed by the chapte r correspondent in the preparation of each lette r One ol these circulars was sent to each chapte r correspon de nt before the publication o( each i ss ue o( the Anow; and in some cases it was nece ssa ry to send two or even three such l etters before the chapter letter was lorthco ming. In the preparation of special {eatures it was often necessary to write u many as a hundred letters to secure the data for a .ingle article. It is safe to say, therefore, that corTCsponden ce, exclusive of the circ ulars ol instru ction sent out, averaged at least 250 to the issue, o r a total of .,500 letters and 300 circular letters {o r the six issun. AU of this correspondence bad to be done by the editor in person. Perhaps the weakest department of the ARROW bas been it. department of alumnae new.. Under· seldom know what their alumna: are doing, and the alumnse them· selves re usually too bu sy or too disinterested. to send in any personal items. In order to .traighten thi s tberdon, the editor clipped assiduously from the public press, reading several papers daily and many periodicals monthly. This took con.iderable time but was productive of result s, for fully hal! of the alumnae items published were gotten fogether by the editor her self. Another lime - taking occupation was the reading of exchanges. Perhaps thirty fraternity journals bad to be read ca rdully each month in the search (or in· teresting news of the Greek world.

But the really arduous work of preparing the Al.low was in handling the chapter letters. Despite plainest of instruction. many chapter co rrespond· ents persist in writing 0 0 both sides of the paper. others write with an illegible hand and very many correspondents persist in filling tbeir letters with hack'neJed descriptions of spring and the beauties of the campus and si milar material. In all these cues the chapter letter practically had to be rewritten. Furtherm"Ore all of them had to be corrected to the style c hosen by the Anow -that is. aU h ad to be uniform in the u se of cap itals, italicI, punctuation, ab·

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brevi.tiobl, ud 10 on In short practically every chapter letter receind had to be more or les. altered before it could be sent to tbe printer, &Dd an other contributions, of course, had likewise to be made uniform.

In order to insure this editorial uniformity in the printed pare the proof of the Auow, 50,000 word. an iuae. had to be read over at least ten once (or the punctuation. once for capitalization. once. {or abbreriatioD. once. for proper names, and 10 on, making a total of 500,000 word. of proof read for ncb issue, in addition to the preparation of the copy itself.

Every time • contributor makes an error in a piece of copy. wbether that error be the misspelling of • word, improper punctuation, improper capitaliution, the giving of an incorrect clu. year or &Dy other inaccuracy. it means that she has added jOlt 10 much unnecessary work to an already overburdened editor. Probably few of you reali.ted what these inaccuracies meant in the aggregate. If the forty·three chapters letters averaged but 10 mi s takes apiece, that meant in the aggregate 430 separate co rrections that had to be made by the editor. I call your attention to this matter because a little ca re would eliminate mOlt of the difficulty. I want to see the AllOW the best fraternity magazine published . To edit the Auow even onder the most favorable condi· tion is a trying tadc. And I want yoo to make it AI easy for the present editor as yoo can.

MAI.Y B.uTOL THEISS,

£4i/0,. 1910'12, Resigned November, 1911.

REPORT OF THE ARROW EDITOR

NOVlWBU 1911 TO JUNE 1913

The pretent editor of the Anow was in a far distant land when she wa. appointed to this position. She accepted it, chiefty because it seemed to give her an opportunity to serve the organiution which, through the be.towment of it. graduate fellowship, had given her the most inspirational opportunity of her life. The drcumstances were such, however, that she had no opportunity to inquire concerning the duties which would be expected of her; but she found when she began ber work in November 1911, that they were grouped under three divisions and included:

1. The editing of three numbers of the Auow to complete the present volume.

2. The care of the mailing Ii.t.

3. Miscellaneous correspondence.

She will report under these three headings, taking them in the reverse order After the 6rst month, it became evident that it would be a wise and safe proceeding to keep a correspondence record This record shows that hundreds of personal letters have been written. not including the preparation and mailing of a large number of cirelliars.

The care of the mailing Hst under the present sys tem is a burden involving many weary hours of routine work It has betn unusually h ea vy lately because at the opening of this year, pGst-office authorities enforced a rule, long estab· lished. but heretofore not strictly observed by fraternity magazines. Thi rule require. that all magazines mailed as second class matter s hall have their mailing lists arranged geographically by states, then sub·arranged alphabetically by town. and cities. and also by the names of subscribers As our mailing Jist w arranged aJphabeticany only with the names of s ubscriben, a complete revision was necessary Thi s had been commenced, though not completed. when the editor wu informed by her predecessor, that, owing to our custom of sending the su mmer number to the summer addresles of ac tive girl., it would be euier to addreD them aceordinl' to cards and addre sses supplied, and then to Arrange the wrappers in the order required by the postal authorities. 'fhi. auggestion was f ollowed under your editors perlOnal direction, and the task consumed many days A thorough revision of the mailing list in conformity with the postal regulations. will be the immediate duty of the editor after the issue of the summer Auow. Incidentally, it may interest the Convention to

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know that the ARROW now goes into every state in the Union except one, and fa all onr continental possessions; also to Canada, England, France, Germany, I1aly. Mexico, Brazil, and Chile. The strictly editorial work has been the most agreeable duty of this office. Mrs. Theiss informed the prCstDt editor when .he assumed control, that she had planned to feature chapter houses in tlie Janu ary number, and to make the April number a household science issue in the vocational u ri cs.

Uling the names which she had collected u • basis, the new edito r set to work and the ARROWS have been issued as closely along the lin es indicated by the r etiring editor, as was possible.

In the April number, however, the new editor incorporated one of her own ideas in the feature headed-uU I were a Delegate again." The July number which is planned on the basis of previous July issues is now as far advan ced as possible in anticipation of the Conv ention. Mrs. Theiss h as maintaine d her interest in the. work, voluntarily contrib uting personal s to each number, and cheerfully answering many caUs for information.

This report would not be complete without an appreciative refe rence to the cooOperation of the editor, Sophie Persons Woodman. Her faithful and efficient work has considerably lightened editorial burdens.

The chapte r cor re sponding secretaries have also shown consideration by their willineness to help and general promptness in forwarding their comm unications. On ly two or three have been made conspicuous by their negligence. The {act that a large and increasing number of these contributions have been typewritten, as aU should be, has been a joy to the editor.

Your editor is conscious o{ defects in recent ARROWS, but she has n o apologies to offer {or them, {or they were generally caused by inexperience and bythe fact that the work on both numbers o{ the magazine inued under her editorship, has been done under high pressure when sh e was in the thick of personal difficulties.

It would scarcely be possible for another Pi Phi, to equal the work of Mrs. Theiss whose long and varied experience in the se rvi ce of the fraternity, gave her peculiar qualifications f or the ediforship. Your present editor, howev er, greatly appreciates the many letten of appreciation which she has recei ved from members of the frat ernity. She is specially grate{ul for the pertinent suggestions for the future development of the ARR OW, which have come in response to her requ es t in the January ARROW.

Your editor sees great possibilities for the future of our maguine, and, having served her apprenticeship, is sure that her labor has n o t bee n in vain.

If it shall be the pleasure of thi s Convention to el ec t her to tbis office which she ba s filled for a few months, by appointment, s he cheri she the hope that she may at least keep the Auow up to the high standard establi shed by her predecessors.

Respectfully submitted, SAlAH GUTaUDIl POMEROY, Appoinred Editor, November, 1911

REPORT OF THE ALUMNA;; EDITOR

Ever since, in the summer of 1908. Mrs Theiss asked me to secure and edit the material for the 6rst of the vocational numbers of the Anow, I h ....e been privil eged to occasionally lend a helping hand. I t was therefore with great pleasure, at the last Convention, I was elected to assist her definitely. The constitution merely says that the alumnae editor shall assis t the editor in any way the latter directs and shall collect annually the reports of alumnae clubs. Besides this, • year ago, it was decided to write the club secretaries for personal.. The alumnae editor has naturally attended to this. The result. have been gratifying. Indeed, as all work must become more efficient to justify itself, it is most enco uraging to note the response now on the part of the alumnae club secretaries. However there i. still room for improvement

(or. fifteen day. alter it was due 24 o ut of the 48 clubs had Dot lent in material {or the July Auow. Of the copy submitted a large part was typewritten and lhe who le showed a ca reful reading of the instructions for which I was nry thankful. I h ave tried each year to lend out a qacltionaire to club teerctaric calculated to bring oat interesting responses. As the on ly .. ay the fraternity in general has of judging of the success and enthusiasm of the riODS clubs is from these anoaal reports. it is too bad that each and every secretary does not see ber opportunity of advertising her club and giving pleasure to .U.

The Crercent of Gamma Phi Beta for Octobe r, 1911 was devoted to PanHellenic interests. The article entitled " The Work of Pi Beta Phi" was written by your alumnlle editor.

A I, acco rding to the changes in the cons tituti on reported yesterday the new duties oC the alumna: editor demand that she live near the editor. if possible in the same city. I am naturally not a candidate for re-election. I can, then. in all modesty, express to you my deep appreciation for the privilege oC serving the fraternity these two yea rs. They ha ve been years oC heavy personal sorrow and the girls of Pi Beta Phi have helped me ove r many hard places. It has always seemed to me that three things must ente r into the life of every wholesome girl: loyalty to ideals which must never waver; enthu siasm and steadfast purpose in Collowing the gleam and the desire Cor service which, when granted, malees life worth living I thank you Cor strengthening me in my ideab.

Re spec tCnlly s ubmitted , SoPHIE PARSONS W OODHAN.

REPORT OF THE CATALOGUER

Your Cataloguer would re por t that the catalog ue {or 1867 - 1911 was published by the Grit Publishing Co., of Williamspo rt. Pa.

The ca tal ogue has the same arrangement as previous catalogues, except the In Memoriam Hst has been omitted, to save space and the deceased members are in dica ted with a star. A great effort was made to ob tain records oC those who had not lately reported to their own chapters . In some instances it was successful. Every available source of information was exhausted to make the catalogue complete and accurate.

Many letters were never heard from, many were returned and. doubtless many were lost. Where the letters were returned from wrong addresses, efforts were made to trace the members. Many such efforts were successful. In cases where replies were not received the chapter r eco rd s were used . In spite of the care t aken to attain exactness, mistakes are inevitable . In so me cases questions for information in r ega rd to addresses and time o f initiation could not be definitely settled by the chapter to which the girl belonged .

Respectfully submitted, June 24, 1912 KAn MeL. BoURNE, CtJlaiogtUr.

REPORT OF THE HISTORIAN

In s ubm itting my report to this Convention, I wish to call attention to the sketch which appeared in March following Convention, prepared by Miss Zeppenfeld, a copy of whi ch sho uld be in the library of every Pi Pbi. We as • fratern i ty owe Miss Zeppe:nfeld a debt oC gratitude which we can repay only in appreciation of the great valu e of the historical investigation she has 10 ably and so unt iringl y carried on .

It was impossible to finish the copy for the printer until in winter. so the re co rd s were not turned over to me until January 26, 19 11.

The ARROW File was complete from Vol. III and I had them bound in leather; no case has been provided as yet, and I would like to place the question before you for discussion. A tin box, a trunk, or sectional cases having

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bet.n sugfested as loitable, because of so much moving about. Vol. I. No t has been added to the file, the gift of Mrs. Kent Ham ilton (Kanlas Alpha) of Toledo. It, with Vol. 11, No . :l i. still unbound, because neither MilS Carpenter nor I have been able to learn definitely whether there were other n u mbers t o these first two vol u mes.

The Record Book begun by Mil S Lewis aDd co ntin ued by Mi sl Zeppe nfeld has bet:n brought up to date

An almost complete file of the year books i ss ued by the chapters in 1909 and 1910 has been secured; three chapters did not issue any in 1C)09. Indiana Gamma, Arkan sas Alpha and California Alph a. Those still missing are: Verm'ont Alpha. Indi ana A l pha.

Iowa Alpha. Wisconsin Alpha. Minncscta Alpha Kansas Alpha. Mi sso uri Alph a. Of 1910, only three are needed; Ohio Beta. Texas Alpha.

Color ado Be t a

I am glad to announce a "Complete Hi s tory of Pi Beta Phi" iJ read y f or the typewrit er and some of it all ready for the printer. The author is Mrs Elinbeth A. H elmick (Michigan Al pha) of Chicago, whose literary talent is well known to her own chapter, if not to the wbole fraternity

We bad expected to have the book ready for Convention, but many of you know how difficult it is to get answers to letters. We therefore co ncluded it would be a better bal anced book to wait a few weeks and it would thus allow the results of t he Twenty-second Convention of Pi Beta Phi to be in· eluded.

In co ncluding my report I wish to thank those who elected me Historian when 1 hav e never been able to attend a Convention. I have tried to work always for th e best interests of the fraternity which is 50 dear t o me, and 1 know the forthc oming History will be one we may pass on to o ur rivals with pleasure, for we have sufficient facts and truths to make a hi s t ory that should please every loyal Pi Phi.

Respectfully submitted, lone 24, 1912 KAn KING BOSTWI CK, J/j.tloruuf.

REPORT OF EDITOR OF THE YEAR-BOOK

The alumnae editor is supposed to be sort of a handy odd-job perlOn who will gracefully u ndertake any pretty piece of work the Grand Council may direct. My labon on the fint annual Yea.r·Book, whi ch began in April, 19 11 and only ended in March, 1912, were fairly arduous. No officer of the fraternity is a member of any eight hour day union! I thoroughly enjoyed the correspondence with the girls, the never (amna- patience and courtesy of Mr Banta, the printer, and in general the making o( the book. To dream a thing out and see it grow a re rare privileges. H oweve r, because we are heu together to talle o.tr ways and means of making Pi Beta Phi eYer stronger and more efficient. I am going to tell you a few of the strange things that came t'o my noti ce io co nnection with the work.

The constitution says that the annual letters should be sent out by luly first This is a physical impossibility but there wu no reuon why they should not be oot a month later. It Rems only fair to the fraternity to say that one chpter did not send in the co ne<:ted material until October. Alth'ouah the circ1llar Qf inatroctions seemed Yet)' clear, less than five chapters did not hue to rewrite the entire membenhip list at leut once. Althoueh the direc:. tions laid to ftOup by classes und er th e husband's name, many made no m c-

tion oC classe. and in one cue there was no evidence in the entire lis t th.t anyone was married I The worlt of this was th a t tbe corresponding aecreta,y refaRd to do it over. In two cues the oo rn spo nd ent naivel,. reported that the circular .u los t and she was doing her best witbout it. One G'! the Kirls said her room -mate tore i t up before sbe saw it Many of the list, were-and ,ti ll are in spite of the time Mrs. Theiss, Mrs. Bostwick, MillS Stuart and I put upon tbem---cxeeulingly inaccurate. For in stance, onc chapter omitted '. name. and one had eyeD the ac tive list mu ch confused. In 5pite of the &CtiOD taken at the lut Convention two chapters issued tbeir chapter letters .. formerly. In one of these casel the chairman of Ihe committee to illue it had been the chapter delegate to Convention. Finally-what do yo u think oC • chapter who, u po n being dunned (or the m a te ri a l replies that tbey deci ded not to iune a lette r thi s year as it w as cheaper to pay the fine thnn to obey the constitution?

We think we are the bes t fraternity, but it is worth while to wonder if we cannot be better than we are.

I want to express again my appreciation of the privilege of se r vi ng the fraternit y fo r these two yun. I ca ll these anecdo tes to your attention not in a spirit of fault -findi ng, but because I think that being a delegate is a very seri o us business a.nd that it sho uld be the p u rpose of everyone present here to take back 1'0 her c hapter a Ee st for accuracy and p r omptness, which would make it impossible for any member of the cha pte r to tolerate any laxness in the performance of h er duty.

Re spectf ully submitted,

SoP HIE PAR SONS W OOD MA N.

REPORT OF ALPHA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

To the Twenty ·second Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Province Pre sident would report a general improveme nt thr o ughout the province doring the last two years, for there have been several changes that have benefited the chapters interna ll y and externally. An unus ual number of new college presidents h as been inaugurated bringing with them the expeded new ideas, so beneficial to colleges that are too often run on a theoretica l rather than a practical basis. Tn eve ry in stan ce Pi Beta Phi's chapters have quickly accustomed themselvel to the new condition s , and lent their assistance to the forcel that worked f or the betterment o f th e colleges In every cue the chapters have shared in the coll egeS' gain and have improved internally, .ince better condi ti onl ou tlide give them greater Eeal and vim.

Prelident Benton of the University of Vermont r oused the college with hi. boyilh, western enthusia.sm. He added fo itl spi rit while truly p r olonging its life, for the num ber of ente ring women students was doubled the faU of his inauguration. Vermont Beta. of course, derived mu ch benefit from thil, and now has a chapter of thirteen with th e best prospects it h as h ad for lix or eight yearl.

At Middlebury a dean of women was a n ew idea , accepted very cb nservatively by the student., but the new d ea n this yea r, by adding to the earnest effort. of the first dean, her own energy, tact, and graciousness, h as wo n the college completely, and co-education th e r e i. 3. succes. . The new do rmitory made .tude nt g ove rnm ent net;essa ry, and a Pi Beta Phi was the choice of faculty and s tudentl. So Verm ont Alphas ha ve rallied to the support of the new dun, and through their friend ship for her and their pride in the girls that were chosen for l uch high officel, have striven h arder for th e college and for Pi Phi.

President Murlin of Bolton University hu won popularity among the Itudent l and alumni, whom he considers one of the greatest assets of a college, and among businels men for hi l bu sine ss- like meth ods. The College o f Liberal Arts already feels the q uickening pulse of the university's new life and the fraternitie are bound to derive benefit from the president's systematic orraoiution

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of the alomDi of all departments, and frotn his interest in the college life and its social activities, and the prominence be gives them.

Dickinson wu fortunate in gaining Goucher's former president, who bent his energies at once to make Dickinson morc widely and appreciated. Although Pennsylvania Gamma regrets the limiting of the number of women students by the college authorities and the breaking of Pan-Hellenic by ber ODC rival, still she manages fo maintain the old high standard of the chapter.

Goucher College, that as the Women's CoUege of Baltimore. has always been widely known, would give a lmost as much honor as it would receive. As yet it has secured no one to take Dr. Noble's place, and may continue with'out an official head until the million dollar endowment is raised. Maryland AJpha has been very successful in its rushing seasons, winning splendid freshmen delegations, and holding its popularity, as its long list of honors proves.

George Washington University has recovered its equilibrium after a succession of afflictions and is now established in smaller quarters, but with a promise of a firm financial foundation, for wruch it had almost lost hope. Pi Beta Phi should be proud of its chapter that, witb the help of its alumnae, pledged one hundred dollars a year for five years to her university wh en the crisis came. This chapter too, bas won splendid delegations and is by far the strongest- fraternity in George Washington

In Syracuse, a modem university, there have been the usual changes incident to a steady advancement, and there seems to be a better spirit among the students. Perhaps some of this is due to the new Y. W. C. A. sec retary, that is n ow a r eside nt of the university. The chapter, as the ARROWS readers ko"oW', bas moved into its new borne, and the saving of pennies and tbe strict little economies necessary to make this home their very own, have strengthened and united the cha pter. It is a pleasure to note this same unity and the great gain in chapter spirit .

At Barnard College, where a fraternity woman has been made dean of women the fraternities are sure of less misunderstanding than formerly. Our chapte r there has been particularly happy and fortunate in its roomy apartment with a genial, motherly chaperone This chapter, with its 26 lively, loyal girls, would scarcely be recognized as the same that struggled so long for a foothold.

At the University of Toronto there has been no noticeable change. It has the same schola rl y English air. It is good to note that among the upper c1assmen, at least, the strong anti-fraternity feeling is dying out. So although Ontario Alpha is sfill conscious of her youth and inexperience, her path will be smoother in the future, and she will not so often encounter that stone wall of indifference and opposition

At Bucknell, although there have not been many changes that one could lee from the outside, still there has been a gradual change on the inside, and ' relations between the college authorities and the students are much more cordial. The dean expressed his gratitude to the national organization oC Pi Beta Phi for the co-operation of Pennsylvania Beta for the betterment of condi· tions in the college.

There has been the usual amount of routine work, answering hundreds of le tters, filing reports, etc., and correcting examinations. In f91G-tl, of a total membership oC 21:11 in the province, 200 took the examination, 1 I were excused and only one fined. Pennsylvania Beta's was the highest percentage, 98. In 1911-12 the membership was 214, of whom 206 took the examination, 7 were excused, and only one fined The papers were marked simply A, B, and C, and it would be difficult to say which chapter led, although Pennsylvania Beta was again well toward the h ead

Pan-Hellenic conditions will n ot be commented on in this report, sinCf! each delegate is to report these in full. The new Greek rivals might be mcutioned, however. Massachusetts Alpha has Delta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha, who are yet but stragglers. Vermont Alpha has one, Sigma Kappa, her first national rival Ontaria Alpha, contrary to a prevalent report, has no new rival. Kappa Kappa Gamma has entered Toronto University, bat

u her charter is (or Victoria College and Pi Beta Pbi'. is (or University CoUege they do Dot conflict at .U in the rushing Each hu itt: own separate body of sludcnll and its own dormitories.

Alpha Province President abandoned a second attempt to bold • gener&! province reun ion because the number. that the several chapters could lend were 10 unequal, and the tax on the individual girls 10 great. Instead, onc delegate from each chapter was invited to spend the last week of August, 1911 at the s ummer home of the president, each chapter to pay. part or the whole of the traveling expenses of itl delegate. Every chapter was represented ueept Maryl and Alpha whose delegate was taken ill at the lut minute. Alpha Provin ce Pre side nt would recommend the informal companionship, made polSible by a house PaTty, for the exchange of ideu and for the in· erease of friendliness among chapters.

An indireet result of th is house party was the Alpha Province Herald Chatty le tters, full of personal and chapter news, were solicited from the reun· ion delegates. Eleven eopi es of these were made and one of each sent to the chapters, making a little newspape r that gave them more informal and intimate knowledge of eac h other than co uld the Anow letters, for they would be seen by Pi Phi only.

Every c hapter bas been visited and appointments made with the dean of each college These deans have given splendid reports of the dependablene of Pi Beta Ph is and most satisfactory reports of their scholarship. Surely the chapters of th e province have won a goodly share of the commeneement hon· ors, for in 1911 there were seven Phi Beta Kappas of which tw o belonged to Vermont Alpha, and one each to Vermont Beta, New York Alpha, New York Beta, Pennsylvania Alpha, and Pennsylvania Gamma. Two of Penusy!· vania Beta were graduated summa c um laude, and three of Columbia Alpha with distinction.

Thi s year (t9U) there are eight Phi Beta Kappas: New York Alpha bu two Phi Beta Kappas, one cum laude , one English honor, one library honor.

New York Be ta has one Phi Beta Kappa. one Earl prize.

Ma ssac husetts Alph a has one Phi Beta Kappa, three commencement speakers Vermont Alpha has three Phi Beta Kappas, two cum laude, one marna cum b.ude. High es t hon ors in hi s tory, 2:oo logy, and German and honors in English Pennsy lvania Gamma ha.s one Phi Beta Kappa.

Ontario Alpha has one "First C lass I Jonors" whi ch equals Phi Deta Kappa. One a lumn lt c lub has been established by the president of the prorince, in Prov id ence, R. 1. It is now a Httl e over a year old and is helping to keep alive th e intere st of Pi Beta Phis in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Although Ontario Alpha is on ly three years old, her alumnae have formed them se lves into a club and are almost as actively interested in the chapter as the girls in college.

In closing, may not a plea be added that chapters take unusual care in choosi ng the chapter president for the ru shing season This office should not be beslowed as a reward for some particular service or services, but sbould be given to the one best fitted io every way. Marly qualifications are demanded of aoy chapter president but upon the one that leads a chapter through a rush· ing season hangs the greatest responsibility. No office should be di.posed of earelessly, s urely not the corresponding secretary's. This should be given to one who is faithful and considerate of the chapter's reputation, who will be prompt and cou rteous in her correspondence. May every member of the chapter be thoughtful of every other member and of the careful of details, generous with little kindnesse s, doing nJtry day ller part to make her chapter a perfect unit of a perfeet whole.

Respectfully lubmitted,

ANNA ROBINSON NICKIRSON, Alllla Provinu Pretident

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REPORT OF BETA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

'Vhenever I begin a report. I think of the I tory of the blackmailer who wrote to a wealthy business man: uSend me $5,000 or I will abduct your wife!' To wruch the business man replied: uSo rry I am sbort of fuod., but your prop6sitioD interests me."

I am not l ur e that the delegates of the Twenty-second Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi may not be sorry they are <esbo rt of funds" and so cannot "abduct" the se people with re po rts .

I have often thought too that tJ:!e chapters ca nnot alway. find it pleasant to be inspected, critici:ted. and to sit politely through a l edate parlor lecture that often hasn't e ven the c urtain to conceal itl purpo&e.

Especially must this be trying when chap ter and office r do not agr ee as to conditions , and the chapter is told to change its co ndu c t in certain aspects. Yet thi s is all a theory with me. for most cord ially have I been re ce ived in my chapter visits and I believe in our r elation s of whatever kin d, every chapter of Beta Province has felt a sp ir it of since re co-operation.

The words of Hamilton Wright Mabie co me to my m i nd to express this relation that I have felt in the province w ork that ''The law of association weaves a man 's life aft er a time into a r ich &ad varied texture, in whi ch the sober thread s of care and work are interwoven with the 10ft hues of l ove and the splendid dyes of imagination : feelings, thoughts, actions are no longer detached and isolated; they are blended together into the fulne ss and symmetry of a rich life. One's toil gathers sweetness from the thought of those to whose comfort it ministers; one' s friends stand for geniu s and art and n obl e achievements i and one's life ceases to be a single strain, and becomes a harmony of many chords. each suggesting and deepe n ing the melody of every othe r. " So have I gained from my contact with earnest, intere s ting, merry girh, while trying, in turn, to be of service to them.

Since ou r last Convention two new chapters have been installed in Beta Province. Ohio Gamma and Illinois Eta. At James Millikin University an unulually cordial relation prevails between faculty and chapter where a national fraternity W&I received as a ''beneSt'' to the college.

This feeling is far from universal io the province. Fac ulty disfavor has been augmented by conditions that p rev ail during ru s hin g. While considerable progress has been made with Pan-Hellenic rules and relations, much mbre must be acco mplished. Tn fact I have been told by members of faculties and by one or two of the deans Qf women that the general effect of rushing has so prejudiced the fa c ulty attit u de toward fraternity that there is a pronoun ced desire to...see all fraternities eliminated ftom these institutions In some places a tate pledging is encouraged; in others it is not at all desired, even by college authorities, their argument being to get the fraternities settled and at wor k as loo n as possible. Since each chapter is reporting to Convention its own oonditions. I will n o t dwell in detail upon the Pan - Hellenic situation further than to say that dea n s and faculty, 10 far u I had oppo rtunH y to inquire were much disturbed by the rushing season Since a decided effort is being made by the chapters to establish satisfactory rules and regulations, the next two years will probabl, see marked advance in this direction With simple rules and a generous co nfidence in other girls I c an tee no re aso n that the problem-for problem it is--cannot find a reasonable solution. Bur first is the practical question of girls exercising, not so mu ch as chapters but as individuals, self restra in t and cool judgment.

In generd is a determined effort in maintaining college scholarship, Interests and honors Where this is not true, the r esult is an undue stress upon ioc.a l standing and there is marked evidence of the results of a onesided development.

[ might discuss the actual condition of each chapter of the province, showing the strong points aDd weak points of the ,ear, thi s year. But thble same conditions might not at all prevail next, for chapter condition seems to me

largely • quution of chapcer leadership. A . this leadership nries, to dou the chapter tendency.

I have found it very helpful in making deduction. AI to actual conditions to find out how outsiders regard out chapter.......those who have DO personal interest in them

For instance a woman of obwrvation and c ulture far removed from the chapter she had observed during a vi.it laid to me : lilt is too bad about that chapter. It hu fine girt. and has alway. had & 0 excellent standing, but ill standard has been lowered in some way." Then she dilCusied in a friendly way the lac k of reserve in these iritis' a.ttitude toward the college men, certain loud ways that briefly lutnmed up might be called lack of dignity and culture. The things of which she spoke were not intended 10 be rude. But we must not forget how we tlPPL4r to others, even when we in o ur conduct can sa tidy ourselves. I recaU three instances of inquiry th a t came from chapters regarding others in Beta Provin ce, the girl s laying, "We wondered beeause"-and then some incident would be related of a ca rel ess vi si tor 's carele ss remark or conduct.

Lut of aU may I be permitted to speak of the AIlROW and o ur l ate-lamented--examination! And now I am sUr'e you would all wi sh heartily both my report, and me °abdu c ted" with o ut further comment. Yet. because t conside r the matter serious, I uk you to look at it frankly , and impersonally. \Vhen thi s year's li s t of Questions was made o ut, lubjected to inspection and approved, no one had an idea that they were not entirely within the compass of any and every chapter. Why? Because it was generally assumed , T think, that evt'ry Pi Beta Phi read her Anow-read it well. Since then two chapters have said to me-and even they had to smile when saying it-"Oh, we alwsys read our c hapter letter pt Since learning of the diffi c ulty experienced in taking the uamination this year, I have carefully gone over the list with the objections to it in mind. 1 still believe any question in it cou ld have been answered intelligently if not exhaustively had our girls been reading their ARROWS regularly in addition to the usual study made each year. The chapters whose members were informed on the co ntents of our maguine sent in excellent papers. May J repeat the remark of one officer? It was this cheering news, "As a whole the marks were no worse than those of former years." When it was found that many chapters had experienced difficulty, each Province President was asked to grade leniently this year, an A 11 C system of marks being suggested.

Another year, I should suggest that regular chapter discussions be arrangtd, say one a month, of matter or articles taken from the AR.R.oW and that memben inform themselves upon the colleges 10 entertainingly reviewed on its pages Every member of Pi Beta Phi will have a more real and vivid conception of our fratemity "ideals" by knowing the activities in which we are participating nationally

It has been well said that " one of the pleasantest features of life is the uncon sc ious f ac ult y which most ' POSIeSS of f o rming themselve s into groups, or allying themselves with each other in the most delightful asso-ciationa." Thi s typifies our chapter life and in our for that, let u s not forget our relation to our larger national body. Let our study then be jntel· lirelf-t, not as lOme one said a "memoruing of the lists word f o r word " 10 that a sophomore cann'ot answer a general question that is asked perhaps because "it is a junior or a senior q uestion ." The examination, as I understand it, is for the puropse of having well informed members, it is a mea!: :; hy which the attention is directed to certain fact s of fraternity inlere st. If it must tun forever in one heaten track, without change or variation, [ believe it defeats it. every intent and purpose. If, this year, we have sacrificed grades, let it be for a p u rpo.e Let u. confess we have been weak, perh aps, when we thought we were strong. Dut the remedy i. in our hands. [ have already u ggested to man, of Reta Province chapters an "Auow qui&" for next year. It might have many variations, bUI to make it "fair and fun -

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I .uggest that the alumnae be invited to read their ARROWS and cond uc t it, also to judge it. Thi s qui& could be co ndu cted any time afte r the first three numbers of the yea.r an issued.

Chapters will find much help too (rom occasional parliamenta ry drills. Often an a lumnae club woman can be induced to come in for half an h ou r to conduct such a drill.

It wu a Welle sley graduate at a meering of college graduates that I attended, who r ose with dign ity, after. somewhat lengthy di!lCuss ion and laid , " I move some one make a motion th a t this be done."

The Vassar chairman in her tum rose and laid, "Does anyone second this motion?" And seriously and satisfied. the other induated I.diu voted that the motion should be made

Wh o shall deny that the American woman has no sense of humor? If I have seemed too emphatic, too severe, my on ly exc use is the ambitious hope that our chapters will never be content in doing anything but their best-and their best is no ordinary thing.

Because I am not a candidate for re-election, I h ave taxed your patience to say these things that have heen in mind from time to time during these pleasant years of service.

You will let me say h ow much I have enjoyed this friendly associati on together, and how much it will stin he my pleasure to serve in any way my successor, who will co me with new ideas and a new enthusiasm, or to serve chapter or memher-one Pi Beta Phi to another . Re spec tfully submitted, KATI WALKER JOHNSON , 01 Provin.u.

REPORT OF GAMMA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

With a charter granted to the petitioners of Oklahoma University at tbe last Convention, Gllmma Province is proud 10 claim thirteen fine c hapten-twelve of which are located in co-educational institutions, ten a re cont r olled by the state, and three are denominationa1. The en r ollment of these colleges varies from 5,600 at Minnesota to about 450 al Simpson and Newcomb CoI\ leges. The largest chapter, Kansas Al p ha, numbers 32, th e small es t, Loui s iana Alpha 10, and eight have a membership of over :10.

There are 16 national women's fraternities and 7 local orgaDiutions represented in the province. Kappa and Theta have 7 of these chapters. Tri Delta and Chi Omega 6. Delta Gamma and Alpha Phi 4. etc.

The total number of active members for the year ending June. 19 11 was 374, for the past year 281; 140 invitations were issued for membership in 1910, 23 were refu sed, ten of this number favoring K appa , three Delta Gamma, three Chi Omega and one joining none. In 1912 , 164 inyitations were issued, 31 refused, favoring Kappa, two Delta Gamma, two Chi Omega, five p r-eCerring fo join none. Inasmuch as Theta is such a strong national rival of Pi Phi, it will be inte re sting to note Ihat but one invitation h as bee n lost to her daring the past two years. Kappa is sti ll our keenest rival but in only two co lleges it the leader, while in a third, the comparison is too close to per-mit of a preference.

The scholarship of all has been gOOd, of course some chapters, better than others. Those with the most favorable report t being Louisiana Alpha, I owa Beta, Iowa Gamma, I owa Zeta, Kamas Alpha and Nebraska Beta, t11e fresh· men as a rule being the class with the gteatett number of delinquencies--one very good argument in favor of sophomore pledge day.

Phi Beta Kappa has chapters in seven colleCts of the province and during the past two years, Pi Phis have been elected to membership, and one to a local honoruy fnlernit" Of Ihis number Kansas Alpha and Loui siana Al p ha claim thr ee, Texas Alpha two, Nebraska Beta, r owa Zeta and lowa Gamma one each. Missouri Beta has a member in Sigma Xi Contrasting our

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12 with a total of 13 won by rivals, Pi Phi need o"ot be ashamed of the Gamma Province record . Delta Gamma claims five of these 13. Tri Delta three and Kappa two.

All share equally with riv&ls in college and class hono rs and in the worthy enterprises of college life, besides having the interest and sympathy of (acuity members back of them. Several chapters have adopted the annual custom of entertaining faculty mtmbeu with thei r wives, also fraternity fl"t:shmcn, in a more or Ius informal way. with splendid results; others, entertain all college freshmen or u pper c1assmen and in thi s way the ill feeling that at one time existed between fraternity and non-fraternity girls is gradually giving way to a more democratic spirit.

Kansas Alph a r emains the envy of all, as possessor of the only real home in the province. th o ugh there are many funds in their infancy. Seven chapters live in rented houselli, four have rooms, while Iowa Beta has neither, faculty rules forbidding. A few of the girls, th ough, are living together in a suite of r ooms near the camp us and this serves the purpose of a chapter house, but it is not known as such. From 9 to 17 girls live in these houlles at a cost varying from $22 to $28 per month, while ou tside the chapter house, board averages a few do llars more. Active chapter dues vary from 25 cents to $2 a month and assessme nts 50 cents to $2.50. Chapter initiation fees, uc1usive of the national fee vary from $5 to $20, Iowa Beta requiring none but the national fee . The expenses for rushing have averaged about $600 a year, the least amount per chapter being $8, the greatest $175.

Chapters seem to disagree regarding the number of patronesses necessary to uphold the dignity of Pi Phi. Iowa Zeta has none, depending on town alumn1t to act in that capacity, others have from two to six, while Louisiana Alpha has nineteen.

In compa ring the number of resident alumnae of Pi Phi with those of the strongest rivals, the average for the province is about the same. The chapters b aving the largest number of active town members are Missouri Beta and Minnesota Alpha

In 191 I five tr ans fers were granted to chapters outside the province. In 1912 there wer e three granted and thr ee received. There have been no expulsions or dismissal s.

Th ere are twelve enthusia sti c alumn1t clubs in towns where there are chapters and both active and alumna! keep in close touch with each o ther through th e exchange of repres e nt ati ve s at meetings, en tertainments of various IOrts, annual initiation and banquets, th o ugh n ot all chapters have the annual banQuet. Annual chapter reunions, with a banquet, should be made compulsory, for they prove the greatest attraction possible to both active chapter and alumn a: an d beget that enthu siasm , closer harmony and loyalty {or Pi Beta Phi that all chapters need if th ey wish to become a power for good in the fraternity .

The alumn:r: and active chap ters of the province have shown much intere st in the Settlement Sc hool, cons ide ring the lack of definite information regarding the project that was available at the time the campaign for funds was s tarted, and Rnt in over $800 in cash and pledges--Iowa Gamma raising the large st amount, $230, and Minnesota Alpha the second largest, $110. We are in favor of this school and want to do our part in making it a r eality and a success. I

There a r e Pan-Hellenic Associations in all colleges where we have chapters. One ha s sophomo re pledge day, {our have semester pledging and the others vary at times from one to six weeks after matriculation. In six colleges the faculty have supervision over rushing and require {rom twelve to thirty -s ix h o urs of completed work withont delinquency before initiation is permitted. As a whole, rushing condition. have improved greatly the past two yean but there is still room {or improvement. What we need i s a later pledge day-to do away with that element that come. to college, not for an

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education but limply to join fraternitics-and a more economic and saner rushing, with stringent rules and enforced penalties.

During th e put two years, two chapters, Kansas Alpha and Iowa Alpha have had Pan· Hellenic controversies to be settled and it is a matter of regret. that both had to be finally appealed to the National Conference. If fraternities would only harbor a more generous and charitable spirit t oward rivah, instead of s uspicioning their every move and action. there would be no Pan-Helleni c problems and all might work together toward the achievement of better and greater things.

AU have t aken the annual examinaHon, though there were many tears shed over the one of last spring when 50 many unexpected questions were asked. But as a whole, the general averages compared favorably with those of former years. In 191 I, Oklahoma Alpha r eceived the highest average, I owa Gamma second. In 1912, Nebraska. Beta. received the highe s t anrage, Iowa Alpha second.

Arc hives are in good condition, uniform initiation robes are now in use by all and with one or two exceptions the ARROW files have been bound, a few chapters withholding theirs in the hope that missing numbers might yet be found

Every chapter has received the official visit of the Province President with the exception of Louisiana Alpha and Minnesota Alpha . The form er h as the Grand Treasurer always near, while the latter was visited by the Grand President this spring. In comparing the chapters of the province with those visited several years ago, one was strongly impressed with th e steady and healthful advancement all had made and in several instances, a change for better in the general type of student body. This was particu l arly noticeable in the smaller colleges. The chapter having made the greatest stride in every n:spect was Iowa Beta They are girls who asked for help and advice and wh e n it was given, u sed every s uggestion to the best advantage, with the result that they are more than holding their own at Simpson and are working together harmoniously for the best intere s ts of Pi Beta Phi. Missouri Beta too•• one of ODr newer chap ters, has forged fo the foremost rank.

The two newest chapters of Gamma Province need to realize far more the importance of careful and conservative rushing. So many n ew chapters in their anxiety to grow, forget tha.t it is quality not quantity that makes the strong aU-round chapter and that the ideal chapter life is more nearly tmssible when there .are fewer girls and the policy a more conservative one.

Then too, chapters should use the black-ball with more dignity. It is too often cast thoughtlessly, some times, I am sorry so say, spitefully, and when there are members wh o use it in s uch a promiscuous manner strenuous mea sures should be tabn to stop it

It is interesting to note the different customs of chapters as one goes about the province and one or two · might prove of inte rest to other chapters, "0 I ' ll mention them hurriedly.

One chapter has a. potlDd and all personal effects found lying about the house are capt ured by the pound keeper and held for the payment of five cents. The effect this has on the general appearance of chapter houses is amazing-also, how rapidly the fund will grow, proceeds being used to keep the house supplied with linen or dishes_

Another nses the Freshmen Mother system, aUowing a fn:shman to choose an upper classman who is held responsible for her deeds and misdeeds through the first trying years.

Still others place their freshmen on restri ctions whenever delinquent in college work and as a rule this pun i shmen t needs to be applied on ly once.

In closing my report, I shoold like to make a few s uggestions for the consideration of the incoming Grand Council and Province Presidents.

I. The chairman of chapter scholarship comm ittee s hould be r equired to report directly to the Province President a t the end of each semeste r, re-

rardin, the sc holarship atandin&, of individual members, and abo, the chapter .. co mpa red with rivals.

2. The corre'pandin, secretary should ROd to Grand Officers and their Province President complete Hst of active member. at the becinnin, of each leme.ter, instead of every faU as i. DOW done.

3 In the annu.a1 report. chapten ate now required to state the number of invitatioD s l ost and to whom. It would .110 be i nleRlting to know the names and number of invitati o ul of those who have 10lt to Pi Phi

4- There has been 10 much discussion r egarding the question of tr ansfers in the province and so little i s said relatin, to the matter in the It.tutes, that more definite information b as been r equested. After.. member i, tran sfer red, i s . he considered a bona fide member of the second c hapter and doe ••he give up all claim to her puent chapter? Wh o keeps her record thereafter and where Ihould that record be kept? Sho ul d there not be a uniform book furnished aU chapters for keeping records of those transferred or at least a uniform .ystem adopted f o r all?

S Inasmuch al thue are 10 many complaintl entered against chapters re# garding the pledging and initiating of members who come from town s where there are Pi Phi chapters and since we are a (Towing frafemity and thelie mistakel will be ever on the increase. r ather than decrease, this plan is l uggested: that alter the pledging of members, a ll c hapters s ubmit at once th eir complete ti st with h ome address to the Pro vin ce Pre sident and she in tu.rn have these lists typewritten and mailed to all chapt ers of the fraternity, allowing a stated time for complaint5-poSlibl y oge month. Then if ther e be no protest, the Province President shall give the authority to proceed with initiation. If there be any and th e case wa rrantl s ucb procedllre, let the Province President be &lven authority to veto that pledge, or ca rry it to the Grand Pre si dent for her decision In this way, many fatal and un pleasant mistakes would be avoided.

6. It is the custom of a few fraternities to strengthen both their new and weaker chapters by sending competen t rushers to help during the atre nu o us ru shing season. A few of our chapters need tbil very belp and have asked for it. Often there is the material in college f o r the making of a Itroog chapter but the chapter does not know how to get it or else is no t I tr o ntt enough to compete with its older and wiser rival s. Is the frat ern ity then going to ignore the appeall for assistance fr om our weaker chapters when, with aid of two or three enthu .iastic and e:rperienced rU l hers, th e result might be 10 entirely different?

It i. therefore recomm e nde d that our policy fOT the coming two years be not only to develop Pi Beta Phi externally but to give greater thought t o better internal development and orga ni utio n . Respec tfully ubmitt ed, ANN& SroUT, GalftmtJ Provi"u P"uidn.l.

REPORT OF D EL TA PROVINCE PRESIDENT

There il one more chapte r in Delta Province than a t t'he time of th e last Convention, Wyoming Alpha, and we are pleased to say the immediate allurance of yet an'otbe r. a t Washington State College. Pullmen , W ashington. All of our chapters are in co-ed a catiooaI sc hoo ll, f our in ' tate universities and two in privately endowed sc booll. -

The number of st udent. in the provin ce bas in c reased one thousand and the number of active Pi Phi. bas increased forty-one (41). Thil increase was broua:ht ahout by seventy-seven initiation. iuued io 1910-11, eleven of which were lo,t , three to Kappa Kappa Gamma, four t o Delta Gamma, tw o to Alpha Phi and one to Kappa Alpha Theta; and by ,h: ty -follr invitations in 1911-IZ, .even of which were 10lt, five to Gamma Phi Beta and one to Chi Omega; which doe. not mean, however, that any of these fraternities take precedence over Pi Beta Phi in any of ou r coll eges. P ,

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There are onc bundred forty-lenn (1 47 ) active members in the pron nce The largcs t chapter i. Col o rado Alpha with thirty -four ( 34) members and the ImaUnt is Wyoming Alpha with twenty (20). The average membership i, twenty -four and one half (24!4). There are fourteen national and two ]oc al st riving to enli st the girls in o ur coll eges but Kappa Kappa Gamma i. our stro ngest rival Four of our chap t e rs l ive in ch ap ter hou ses , two own th ei r own h OUsel, and the sp l endid financial system of California Alpha w o uld be a fine model {or any chapter which has a DCW house or il planning to build. Two cha p ter. lease. onc own. a bungal oW' wh ere the meetings are lleld. one lives in a dormitory together w i th the other women of the IChool and hold it. meetings a t th e home s of the t own girls. The cos t of living in the fraternity house i t $30 a month. The dues vary from $5 t o $20 minus the nati o n al f ee.

Delta Provi n ce President h as officially visited all the chapters in th e province during her term of office and wu splendidly entertained by each; the chapters are generally in a 80urishing condition, the archives mostly complete, though California Beta h as never had a cip h e r. None of the Auow file s are complete: Was hington Alpha la cks o ne nUl{Iber, Califo rnia AlphA and California Beta lack two each, Colo rado Beta lacks twelve, Colorado Alpba tw enty -f o ur . Wy o ming Alpha is comp lete sioce installation a nd bas fiftee n back numbers

Th e rusbing condi t ions are generally unsatisfactory b ut no sol uti on of the common Pan- H ellenic diffic ult ies has u yet suggested itself. The Pan - Hellenic troubles of one of o ur chapters which was t aken by Gamma Phi Beta to National Pan - Hell en ic was not worthy of noti ce, as i s prove n by th e outcome

The sc h olars hi p reports have improved in 19 12 ove r 19II, and in &e ver a! of the univ er sities th e deans spoke very highly o f the chapters as a wh o le s b o wing tbat Pi Phis have the re spec t a nd es teem of th e f ac ul ties. The honors won b y Pi Beta Phi compa re favorably with th ose wo n by other fratern ities though we ,till wish for more Phl Be t a Kappu, there b aving beeo bnt three in the two years, ail f r om Colorado Alpha. H oweve r this honor is possible to b ut t hr ee of our chapters. Of the seve n elections t n the bonorary sc h ol arsh i p fraternity in D enver University, three were members of Colora do Beta of Pi Beta Phi.

W as hingt on Al p ha deserves special comme ndati'on for her gUt of one bundred and sixty-he dollars ($ 165.00) to tbe Settlement Sch ool fund .

I t has been my obse rv atio n that the chapten are the st r ongest and best all r ound, where the chaperone is a capable, efficient and culture d woman; and where li he is weak, the chapters are lacking in dignity, p r estige and sc h olarship. The q u estion of chaperones I believe to be one of first importance to our fraternity, its cha p ters, a nd indeed to the individual members, and s hould re ce ive se rious consideration

I have received ove rtur es from five groups or loca l sororities in the two years, which shows the esteem in which Pi Phi is h eld by the wo me n in our colleges and bids fair for western extension of our fraternity.

Re spec tfully s ub mitted, GI1T1tuDE FfTZ-R.AN'DOLPH-C URUNS, P"lsiJnd 0/ D elta P"ovince.

REPORT

OF COMMITTEE ON LOAN FUND

Dec. J, 1910 to June 25. 1912

STATEMENT

DR.

Dec. I, 1910

Dec. I, 1911

CR.

March 4. 191 I

Jan. 27. 1912

March S. 1912

LoRD.d

I..oaned.

Loaned.

March .4-0 Igu Loaned $100.00, but Joan returned. Uncalled for from Grand Treasury June 25. 1912.. $125.00

The first loan of $75 will be repaid, probably, during the s ummer of 1912. Loan of March S. 19l:J. of $100 will be repaid in Septembe r , 1912 and September. 1913, $50 at each payment.

During our two-year term of office, your committee have twice sent out circulars oJ information and application blanks to each chapter of Pi Beta Pbi. We have kept a rec ord, as required by Convention ruling, of our tTansactions and findings, with regard to each applicant and have, in addition, a correspondence file

We have received sit' applications for loans from f our different chapters. On investigation every applicant appea r ed to us fully W'orthy, but one was refused for the sole realOD that a loan had already been granted to anothe r member of that chapter; it seemed to the committe e that the granting of 1'oans to two members of the same chapter in one year, would not be making an im· partial use oC the funds intrusted to us. No further app lications were received that year, and the money remained in the treasury .

While it is true that all chapters have rece ived o ur notifications and application blank s, your committee would suggest that this splendid featuu of Otlr fraternity life shou ld be made more widely known through an article in the ARROW. The possibilities of the Loan Fund have only begun to make themselve s felt. and we confidently expect that applications will multiply.

Problems have arisen during the last two years, wbich the committee have found difficulty in solving, and we would suggest that the Grand Council or Convention, make recommendations on the following points, for the bene6t of furlher committees.

In regard to :

(,,). The advisability of limiting the amount loaned to anyone chapter in anyone year.

(6). The advisability of limiting the amount loaned to upper clusmen.

(c). The preference of Convention in making loans for scholarship purposes or social purposes, e. g., the s mall loan. which might mean 10 much at commencement time.

(d). The wi.dom of granting loans in the first half of the year, iovolYiog the whole sum at our disposal for the year, at tbe sacrifice of possible later applicant., whose need. migbt prove t o be grealer.

Owing to the fact that it was necessary to reorganit.e the commi ttee in the middle of the term of office, some diffi c ulty and consequent delay wu experienced in carrying OD the work. A s the work was new, and many of the circ um stance. withont precedent, we 15k your conside r ation.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORCIA BENTLEY GI.UN, Chair".,,"

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CALENDAR, SYMPHONY, . AND COAT-OF-ARMS

The Committee on Calendar, Symphony, and Coat-o(·Arms submit. the fol· lowing report:

The work of thi s has been accomplished by thr« luh-committees: Calendar-Katherine Griest and Anna F T Pettit Sympbony-Loi. J &nvier. eoat-o(-Arm.-Anna F. T. Pettit. These ub -eom mittu l make the following reports : The sub-committee on Ca lendar submits the following report: Two ca l endars have been issued by your committee: onc for 191 1 and on c for I91Z, bot h printed by Walter 1-1. Jenkins , Phi l adelphia. Five hundred copies were printed in 19tt and four hundred in 191%. The price of the 1911 calendar was fifty cents ($.50); of the 1912, sidy cents ($.60).

na l ance 1911 and 1912

This balance b been paid to the Grand Tre u urer.

The committee feels convinced that the issuiog of a calendar is of .,alae to the fraternity; that the fraternity ought to be able to support a calendar; that the publication is not worth tbe effort unless 600 pledges have been secured (equivalent to less than 10 per cent of oar membership) by June of the prettdin g year.

R espectf ul ly submitted,

ANNA F. T. PZ'M1T. KATHU I NK' GUEST

The S\lb-committee on eoat-of-Arms submits the following report :

The plans for a coat-of-arms adopted at the 1910 Convention ha been carried out as closely as possible. The coat-o{·arms was designed by Mr Charles ] Young of tbe Bailey Banks & Biddle Company, Philadelphia It was adopted by the Grand Council in February, 1912, and copyrighted for the fraternity in the name of Anna F T. Pettit in Marc h. 1913. At the request of the Grand Council, the committee orde red from Bailey Banks & Biddle Company • steel plate for year boole inserts. PermilSion to use the coat-of-a rms on stationery and for mounting jewelry has been granted to leveral official jeweler

The following i. the heraldic bluoning :

"On a Lounge Gules an eagle di sp layed charged on the orealt with a sun in sple.ndor, both pr'oper thereon the word Lu x of the first In the de:der claw a monogram of the letters I. C. and in the .iniste r claw the badee of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity."

A more detailed report of the work of the committee will be found in the Auow for July, 1912.

Respectfully lubmitted.

ANNA F.

T PZTTIT.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM INITIATION ROBES

The committee to seJKt a uniform initiation gown was appointed by the

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Grand Pruident in the .ummer of 1910 aDd eomplete4. iu work in the 'PMI' of 19U . Th-; committee consisted of Sophie P . Woodman. New York Beta, '01. chairman; Mabel McCann MoUo1. New Vork Beta, '10; Oem. Har.hba.rger, Winois Del .... 'n and LouiR de 1. Barrt, Minnesota Alpha. ' II. A, it wu found that the Missi .s ippi formed a dividinr line as to shippiD&, rate. the chid work of the committee naturally devolved upon Mi .. de 1.& Barre aDd tbe chairman. After much conference, the Butterick pattern, No. 4478 was selected by the committee and submitted to the Grand Council who adopted the design in November, 1910. The use o f this pattern then became obligatory upon .U chapters of Pi Beta Phi &Jld old gown were orde red destroyed.

The committee desired to have the material, &S well .. the I tyle, the ,ame. Therelore &rranrementl were made with John Wanamun in New York, wbn will ,hip good with value amo unt ing to $5 or over anywhere this .ide of the Mi.sissippi and with L. S. Donaldson of Minneapoli. who will do the same in the we.t, and all chapters seot directly to one of these firm s. A. the general order was 10 lure a reductio n of 2; cents per yard was made The be t quality of cheese-cloth was used, IS cents a yud beine at Wanamaker'. the li.t price. The mate rial i. washable and looks much like mull. A sample i. appended.

Each chapter was req uired to make a. many gown. as it had members , urged to make a few extra and advised. that th ey be chapter property It i. hoped that , if more gown. a re neces.ary, the material may be as near the other chee.e cloth as possible. It may be ob tained from the above mentioned firms at any time for the ordinary price and will be sent free if $S worth i. ordered.

Upon special reque.t, the committee gave California Alpba the rigbt to make the gown. of crepe.

Any work for Pi Beta Phi gives much pleasure bul cos t. many .tamps Fifteen chapters, only , had repo rt ed on the d at e set in the c irc ular sent ont by the cbairman. An exten.ion of two month. wa readily granted to th'ose who asked for it, but at the end of that time eight chapters, from which nothing whatever h ad been heard were reported to the Gr3.Dd President. It i. too bad th a t the ca r elessne .. of perhaps only the corresponding aecretary, hould hurt the reputation of the whole chapter and detract from the keen pleasure experienced in the work by the chairman of the committee. She sincerely thanks the various chapters for their courte.y and good nature and word. of appreciation over the gowns, and especially commends Louise de la Barre for her promptness and efficiency.

Re.pectfully IUbmitted, SoPHII PUSONS WOOOKAN

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SETTLEMENT SCHOOL

(This outline follows development of the work in ch ronological order far as possible but i s a bare outline only AU original cor r espondence from the field, copies of replies and official papeu were submitted to convention and later tran.ferred to the committee elect. These papers tell the story in detain .

The National Committee in charge of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School work among the mountain whites, elected at the Swarthmore Convention, 1910, was composed of the following a lumnae personnel : The Grand Vice· President, Mrs. Chas. Bran so n, New Yo rk Beta; the Grand Secretary, Julia E. Rogers, I owa Zeta, Jennie Allyn, MUlI8chusett. Alpha, Edith Carpenter, Vermont Alpha, Anna F . T. Pettit, Penn .y lvania Al pha, Leila Soule, Mich· igan Alpha., Mary B. Harri., Pennsylyania Bela., Mrs. Chu. Wolfe. Illinoi. Delta, Mrs. Mary Wa1lihan Gibson, Colorado Beta, Jennie Rainey, Louisiana Alpha, Emma Harper Turner, Columbia Alpha, chairman-with the Wash · iogion AlumnR Club, invited to become auxilia.ry to the National Committee. Mrs. D. K. Shute of Wuhington was appointed trea. urer. In J9t I Mrs Wolfe finding it impossible to co ntinue the committee work

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resigned and Mrs. Kate King Bostwic k, Michigan Alpha, was appointed to fill her place.

In 1911 also, the beloved Jennie Rainey passed to the grear beyond, and the Louisiana Alpha Alumnae dub was requested to elect her s uccesso r on the committee which it did in Misl Lois Janvier.

Under instrncrionl irarn Swarthmore, the investigation of possible school .ites was begun at once.

September 1910, at request of the cbairman, Miss Lizctte Woerner, Wisconsin Alpha, made a trip into the Kentucky mountains.

(Report filed in official returns to incoming committee).

Aueust 19 10, Miss Pettit, the Grand President, Dr Keller, and the committee chairman made a trip into the mo untain country of Tennessee.

(Reports o f this trip are found in the ARROW of 1910 and 1911 and official committee file.).

Much of need was found and lea.rned later that' it does not s«m wise to put into print but it was reported to Convention and will be reported gla.dly by letter or word of mouth. which is the true mountain method of disseminating information.

The mountain people are peculiarly sensitive and clannish and resent keenly any refl ection upon their mode of life or thought. The Hindman Kentucky sc h ool already large and with over 800 on the waiting list adheres strictly to the plan of not printing reports, lest the same retorning prove the death of local co-operation if not the incentive to more dire results. for the feud spirit is not dead amoog these people. They Iti ll avenge their own and will coo· tinue to do so until education gives the broader, better vision of life. (See articles by Lucy Furman in Century of 1910-'11 "Mothering on Perilous").

This much, however, may be said.

10 many mountain districts one finds abject poverty. and in all, hard living conditions; no 'sanitary provisions whatsoever; the size of the family out of all p r oportion to that of the abode, making privacy an impossible thing; that prejudice and suspicion consequent o pon mountain isolation abound and that communities are tom by jealousies. factions and church denominational wan, denominationalism being a particularly vital matter. In cer ta in instances lamentsble ignorance prevails, grammar being an unknown tongue and, too often, any little public school revenue becomes but a political asset in the hands of leaders.

Conditions a r e pec uli arly hard and narrow f()r women. Many mountain men seem to be living srill in a time when men fished and hunted only, while women did all the wo r k about the home, farming and providing fuel and, in the mountain s. always, always bearing children-no matter what the conditions into which they are born

As said one mountain woman patheticaUy, li Men and dogs has a kind'er easy time in these 'yere parts but wimmen and steers has it migbty hard."

Any work looking to a broader visioned life lor the w()men is generally looked upon with disfavor by the men.

A Pi Beta Phi teacher of experience substituting in a mountain school near Asheville. summer of 1911, reports by personal letter that "The great need oC mountain women i s a vision of beauty. Their lives are void of beauty," and yet these people are passionately fond oC mosi c, it is truly a passion with them and that may prove the key to any influence we may desire.

As was said to Moses of old-"What is in thine hand " ? It is music in ounand the mutual sympathy and understanding so desind for Olll" work may pos· sibly find being and development through friendly intercourse between the violin and fiddle.

As to method; after cOllsultation with Southern educators and many friends of the movement, the unanimous appeal of all being to the same effect. the com mittee recommended Pi BetL Pbi co-operation with the public schools. if possible under arrangements satisC.ct'ory to the fraternity. r athe r than an in· dependent work .

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The grounds were as follows :

Public School co-ope.ration appears to be the best help toward . e1f help. The American .ta te mUlt alway. be tbe natural supply QJ elementafY. secular education whil e philanthropic: s up plies are abnormal and unnatural and sbould be but temporary Wise help. therefore, will be directed de6nitely toward hutening the day of norm a l condition. and the vcry apparent crying need everywbere in the m ou ntain s a t present is (or concrete demonstration of what rural public sc hool . sh ou ld be and of the results obtainable from a wise ex· penditure of school revenue howeve r small.

All territ ory within borden of the United States is cove red by p ublic school provision of some kind and conditions are as they are in many l ocalities only because of the kind. In many instance . available revenues are pitiably smaJI, being in direct proportion to tues received; and hence almolt nothing in poo r agricultural districts. This means short sc hool terms, poor buildinp, no equipment, no com forts, no attractions, ....and small sa laried teac herl (often a cbild graduate of the sa me school).

Co·operati on with the public schools would also give a mos t desirable op· portunity for teaching elvici.

The recommendation above was endorsed and adopted unanimously by the National Committee and l ate r plans bued upon it.

Correspondence with m any localities regarding the l oca tion of our proposed schoo l brought overture s from many and particularly attractive was that r eceived from W ears Valley, Se vie r Co., Tenn ., 15 miles over the mountains from the county seat. Here is a sc hool established originally under Presbyterian a uspices and thus contin ued

The property is valued . t $3,000 with a comparatively large school in succellful operation and supported by the good wiU and co-operation of the people. This whole plant was offered us outright as a gift for the simple tA1cing.

The proposition was conside red l ong and seriousl,. but w as finally decided adversely by the National Committee on th e gr ound of in suffic ient need-the community being apparently ab le financially 10 pro.,ide any sc h oo l desired

A sub·committee of the National Committee being found advisab le {or detail work and the possibility of meetings, such a committee was authorued; lame to consist of the Grand Vice· President of Philadelphia, Grand Sec r e tary of New York, Mary B. H a rr is o f Baltimore, Anna F . T . Pettit of Philadelphia And the chairmsn E. H. Turner of Washington The Grand President Dr. Keller being invited also This committee WAS empowered to act.

The first meering was held a t Mrs Branson's home December, 1110.

(For minule s see ARR OW of January, 1911 ).

Consequent upon action of abo ve co mmittee meeting, that no pe rmanent work be undertaJcen with o ut fir'" securing an endowment rund, a campaign for this fund "'81 begun in Janu a ry, 1911, under the l eade rship of Mrs. Branson who then became treasurer of the National Commillee vice Mrs. Shute resigned Mrs Branson 's in thi s ca mpaign were Mi ue! Anna Pettit and Anne Stewa rt and M rs. Kate King Bostwi ck together with members of the National Committee and to them mu ch credit, sincere thanks and appreciation of the fraternity are d ue . Owing to many unf orseen /lnd unavoidable developments at the time , the wo rk could not be carried 0 '1t as planned but ",hat ",as done was well done Il nd may be taken u p l ater

(For receipt s see r epo rt of t]ea ' urer of th e National Co r..., itt'ee).

A second meeting o f th e s u b-comm ittee was held in Ph ; l adelphia, May, 19tt at the h ome o f Mi ss A n na F T Pettit.

(For report see ARROW. July. 1911) .

At thi s meeting a deci sio n was reac hed fav oring Gatlirhu r \!. T enn for the school tite.

(See report o f Dr . Keller . A' rlf: " w. July. 1911).

The factors determining thi s decision were-Need : ,. tun iti es of in-

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Sacnet as to territory and populat'ion; ability of Pi Bet. Phi to meet the special local need.

$500.00 was appropriated as a maximum limit for $Chool expenses of tbe first scISsion.

Gatlinburg is in the eastern part of Sevier Co.; a center of teaming routes into the mountains j a point of large influence; DO railroad CODnectiODS but the prospective terminus of a branch toad from Sevierville; wildly beautiful country; not a town but a comm unity along the big road; served by rural mail carriers; has a little public school house that hal not been fe-roofed in 30 years; school furniture home made and :ao years old. (Steps are being taken at p re sent to build a new school bouse.) About 200 children are within school influence of this point and many very needy outlying' coves are accessible from it. The public school term usually hegins ' in August a nd closes al Chriltmas,-teacherJs salary, $30.00.

Negotiations were opened at onCi! with the School Board and citizens but delay, almost disheartening attended every step. County school officials had been changed the while and the new officials needed fo be informed and interested.

Beginning' in June, it was found impossible to secure definite, satisfactory action even by December.

"There's a hull day termorrer that haint never heen teched yit" is • mountain maxim that i s followed literally. The outsider must content bis so ul in patience and abide by the mountaineer's pleasure or fail utterly.

The National Committee, growing desperate, decided to enter the community at once by an independent and perhaps temporary school, and conduct all furtber negotiations through a r epresentative on tbe field.

The Grand Council endorsed said action and officially notified the chairman to that effect at the same time pledging its m'oral support

In January, 1912, a second delegated co mmitteewasautboriud by the National Commirtee to make all arrangements for condad of the first school session: this committee to co nsist of delegates f rom Washington, Mary B. Harris and Dr. Keller of Baltimore and the National Committee chairman.

The work of securing suitable teachers and a nurse had been going on for a year. Every effort was made to secure Pi Beta Phis, tbe positions being offered to fiv e or six specially recommended.

Certain requirement s were absolutely necessary-ability, versatility. sympathy, the missionary spirit; normal training in elementary school work ; domestic science and art; nursing; musi€. settlement work and, if possible, experience or acquaintance with work among the mountaineers A Pi Phi was engaged but growing ill was obliged to decline the position.

Thereupon throuch friends, Mi n Martha Hill of Nashville was brought to our attention. Miss Hill is a tea cber of public school experience in the elementa.ry school branches and dra.wing; has also taught music; has done missionary sc hool wo rk in the mountains and was desirous of entering it again; her brother is director of athletics at Vanderbilt University; her suter is on the committee in charge of the women's department. Tennessee Slate Fair.

Miss Hill was highly recommended by the President, Nashville Colonial Dames and by Mis. J . Steele, Assistant Principal. Fairmont Seminary of Wuh ingtoo.

She wu engaged] unary 20.

The contract with Miss Hill covered 3 months; sa lary $40.00 per month together with living es:penleS and travel expenses from and to N as hville (her home)

Haring no Pi Phi representative near or on the field much liberty and discretion was nta!ssarily JtCt to Mi n Hill in the matter of equipment. which included a preliminary trip of investigation and anangements. rental of hOllie, funlishing SADle with simple essentials. kitchen equipment capable of

domestic Kie:nce teachiDI. general school equipment and materials (or kindergartrn.

Mis. Hill very generously g ....e her Rrvices the fint t.o month. (before opening the ac hool) {or $20.00 per month. The school continned to June 29. (Five months' serrice).

(See 'latc.ment of expenditures attached)

Mis. Hill '(try .lOOn diICovered one ca ule of many delay. in OIU work, a portion of the community being opposed to oar advent for {ear of • new ch urch utabli.hmcnL The possibility of a purely altrwstic idea promptinc lach work seemed wholly foreign to the local conception. They feared the Greeks bearioe gifts and a "new church" had been the result in a certain near by community. Therefore the denominatioD' already on hand ftew to the defense at once--and naturally. Certain ch ur ch men have been pa rti c ularly virulent in their opposition to UI, and one minister prayed publicly for the removal of "thi. evil that h .. come among us."

But Mi s. Hill persisted. She secured a living h ouse of 3 rooms, porches, outbuildings, old fashioned well-at r ental of $1.50 per month. Rent h ow· ever, seems th e only reason ab le element in mountain expen.es. After heroi c efforts, day. and days of cleaning, th e place was made livabl e and kodak. pruent ir attractive . (These views will appea r in later A uows). Into this bouse th e barest necessities in furniture we re put. ( Find list of assets at...bed).

School opened with 14 pupils and closed with 33. Following is the program of dosing day exercises.

PROGRAM

P, BITA PHI SETTLIMINT ScHOOL June 28, 1912. Miss Martha Hill, Teacher

Song-Happy Welcome by school.

Story-The Story of Peterkin by Emma Maples

Couplet-10 0f all the pets to Jove and hug, The nicest il a little pug."

By SteUa Huff (4 years of age) . (Showing picture of pUC•. )

Recitation-White sheep. By Arlena Mapl es (s years).

Speech-Three wise men of Apple Tree town. By Jim Huff.

Couplet-"Help us to do the thing we should, To be to others kind and good!'

By Uric Owensby, Owensby. (Twin . .. years).

Song-By the school.

Speech-The Lamp Lighter (R. L. Steven.son) By E.tella Huff.

Recitation-HODest and True. By Mattie Ogle.

Speech-The Lark. By Lillard Ma p le •.

Song-Clapping Song ( Moti on Song) . By Sc hool.

Couplet-"Politene5s is tn do and say The kindes t thiDg in the kindell way." By Ray Bohanan. Recitation-5pring i. Com e By Edna Bohanan.

Song-Rub-a·Dub-Dub (Motion and March with pennants). By School. Recitation-Pretty Rose Bush. By Cora Ogle. Story-The Pig and the World. By Winnie Owenby. Speech-Luck. By Willi e Ogle.

Speech-Sir Rabbit. By Dillard Owenby.

Couplet-"Sows on my shoulder, slippers on my feet, I am my Mamma' s Darling, ain' t I swee t."

By Wade Cogdill (4 years )

Drill Calisthenic-By School.

This program was interspersed with reaching classes of little tots arithmetic, using Fitc h '. card., having them go to the bl.de board and actually make the letters and figure. with ch&lk.

Showing my teaching methods and equipment.

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Class in Stick Laying.

Exhibit of sewing t ac ked on walls for inspection of visitors

The organ is a great attractioD and was used for the vi.itors by request.

Profusion of bright wild ftowers i everything as clean aod nice looking &.I it could be made.

(Needed: Pi Beta Phi Pennants and Colon and Motto (or School).

Program-Great succes.! "Nothing like i t through here before ."

In addition to the sc hool wo rk Mill Hill has done much visiting; held regular Mother's meeting i musical evening for the young people; attended public meetiog,-addrelsing two, and best of all has made friends with those who were unfriendly at the beginning and has received a ss uranccs of good will, official in character.

Regret at close of the school was univen al and its reopening is awaited eagerly The women have begged that the work be contin ued and thei rs is the greatest neKi. To them it has meant something new and inte r esting and who can say what tncouragement, what suggestion., what glimpses they may have caught already-of Uthing5 lovely aDd of good report"-cven to a woman, and this in but five months "effort.

HouSl FURNISHING

Furni s hing the Pi Beta Phi bouse in the mountains has awakened intense interest throughout the fraternity and is a matter of limitless pleasurable possibilities.

Mi sl Louise Van Sa.nt, Ma.ryland Alpha, bas been acting chairman of special furnishings which was to covtr things needed and desired but not 0bta i nable under the first appropriation A api rited campaign of solicitation has been co nducted among the alumnae clubs and in consequence many gifts and pledge s have already been received and many more will be-the stories of whic h will doubtless be told in the individual report s, as they should be for the honor should rest peculiarly where it belongs.

Ment ion might be made however of the organ given by Baltimore and Washington Pi Phis jointly for whi ch they sac rifi ced rheir Founders' Day banquet, and of the kindness of Mr. Percy Foste r of Washington, piano dealer-who very generous ly gave the organ at cost price donating also' the stool, crating and cartage-and, in addition, Mr. Foster holds fo r our order So ' song boob for a sse mbly use which he will kindly give whenever we are ready to reeeive them. A pledge of the tllble silver comes from the Los Angtles Club; o f linen fr om Boston; of Il lewing ma chine from Franklin. Window shades were given by Baltimore; a box of rugs and books by Wasbington; a ce real double boiler by Philadelphia; magazine subscriptions by Syracuse-and may the good work go on.

Does not every club and perhaps chapter wa nt to havt a place on this hon o r roll?

There is so mucb that may be done beyond the bare necessities We have visions of tht home and school room both-copiel Of btautifnl pictures, kodak work, arts and crafts , needle work for which perchance a market may be found, a J tereoptl can, a Victrola and evtll a Iitlle Pi Beta Phi Dispensarywhat may not a fratemity l ike ours do in a work like thi.?

(Ezamine list of furnishings attached).

Mis. Ethel McC ullough, Indiana Alpha, Libra.rian of EnnsviUe, Ind., very kindly took chnge of the School and House Library project but the limittd time before Con \'ention did not permit development of her plans. She will doubtless be glad to confe r with the committee elect.

In answtr to many questions:

t. It has not seemed wise or neeessa ry to invest in property or a.Hempt the erection of buildings at present-or until more thorough investiga.tions are made.

Appl icatio ns for the positions of teacher and nurse are desired; some "ave hu" and will be considered {or the coming year.

In conclusion then, as the resulr of its two yens' work, in behalf of the

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Settlement School project-the National Committee bu . the honor to preleDt a Pi Bela Phi school in succcliful operation with a promising the beginning of a Pi Beta Phi home in the mountaio •.

Two meetings of the committee have been held at this Convention, June 27 and 28 a t wbicb official action Wat taken &. (OltOWI:

The National Committee would respectfully recommend to Convention.

I. That Miss Msrtha Hill be as .choat teacher (or the presen t with a Pi Beta Phi .s understudy.

2. Th a t the Chicago Alumn ae Club be reque sted to .s.ume cont rol of the settlement school project, which club has our fall confidence for such work. one city plan makes possible adnntages of committee meetings and the re d uction of correspondence to a minimum.

For the Commi ttee, MAlty \VALUHAN Secretary.

Finally the chairman desires to thank the wh ole fraternity most si ncerely f or its loyal s upport, its patience and forbearance d uring these tryin a- two years of the beginnings of things. The work h u not been easy. being almost wholly one of correspondence, and conditions h ave been especially trying but possib ly no more 10 than is common to the development of any large phi lan· thropic project.

Especially would she recommend to tbe fraternity for gratef ul app recia· tion her co-labo re rs on the various co mmittees The National Co mmittee that by its national characte r has found the task hard yet, in spite of the difficulties, has brought to it an inreUigence, interest, ea r nestness and sympathy that have made possible whatever success h as been attained; and again to those who so unselfishly labored in the mon ey campaign-especiall y Mrs. Bran50o , Mrs Bostwick, Miss Stewart, Miss Pettit, and also to the Washington Pi Phis who for two lo ng years have given to this cause their untiring, un se lfi sh devotion, co-ope ration, inspiration-everything a t their co mma.nd. Nor should we forget a wo r d appreciative of Miss Hill on th e fie ld who has made our cause her own and accomplished splendid things for us. We are debtors both to the Greeks and Barbarians for kindnesses untold and in re;. turn would oo l y offe r , " We have k ep t the Faith-We have followed the Creed."

Respectfully,

EMWA H TURNU, CAaif'mlJ n.

REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SETTLEMENT SCHOOL COMM ITTEE

Total r eceipt. from March 15, 19t1 to March IS, 1912 $::11,265. 13

T otal received to date 2,775 63 Endowment about ... ...

Al pha Province, Anna Pettit , abo ut

Beta Province, Mr•. Bostwick

Gamma Province, Anne Stuart, about

There are sti ll lOme pledges. Th e r e are I S Annual dues. More pledges.

3 Sustaining duel . More pledges.

1 Life due . More: pledge•. EXPBNS.ls

Railroad fare to meeti ng in Philadelphia: Miss Harri l. Mill Rogers, Mi ll Torner

Advanced to Miss Turner for ma.iotainance of school

Returned to scnde rs Postal Cards

T otal received to date

$2,195.36 ANNA ]. BJtANSON

S/almse"t 0/ M. Alice MaltjeTIIl, Tr'Iuwrn- WtUlti"gtoll tJ"4 Balli",ore DeleItlled Cow.".ittu Pi Bda Phi Seltlewu"t Sela D" i RzcalPTS

March I., 19 12. R eceive r {rom Miss Emma Harper Tarner, cha.irman $500.00

EXPENDITURES

March 14 1912. Miss Martha Hill $150 .00

March IS. 19J2. Miss Martha Hill, Service. Feb. 20 to March

40.00

April 18, 1912. Mis Marth. Hill, Services March 20 t o April 20 • • : 40.00

May 1. 1912. Mils Emma H. Turner, Reimbursement money advanced for house furni shings at Gatlinburg 50.00

May %4, 1912. Mi lS Martha Hill, Servi ces April 20 to Ma y 20

40.00

June 14, 1912 Mi ss Edna L. Stone, ReimburRment money advanced for ho use furnishings at Gatlinburg 50 00

Jun e 19. 191:1. Mill Martha Hill, Services, May 20 to June 20 40.00

': «)0 00 $500.00 M AuCE MATTHEWS, rrea.swr-er.

REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE

Your auditing committee begs leave to s ubm it the fo ll owing re port:

The accounts of yonr treasurer and snb-treunrer were examined and fo und to be correct.

The committee r ecommends that the fraternity's unifo rm treasurers' book be used for the si mplification of these accounts, and that numbered vouchers be filed

The committee also recommends the payment of Mi ss Turner's expense account of $120.66 for the two years now ending, from the appropriation made for current es:penses of the school.

1 It was voted, in the committee. that the fraternity be asked to appropriate fr om its treasury th e sum of two hun d red and fifty dollars ($:150.00) a year to help defray the c u rrent expenses of the Settlement School during the interim of Convention.

2 It was furtber voted that the active chapters be released from their pledges, and that pledges hereaHer be solicited on ly (rom 3. Voted, that the perm anent endowment fund be turne d ove r to the new committee and invested by them AS th ey may decide.

EUZABETH A. HU)(IC K, Cltai,."..,..

AN NA R. NICE.D.SON. MAY CoPELAND DItYBUAD.

ANNE STUdT

GunUDE FlU -RANDoLPH CUu.NS.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING THE PROVINCES

You r committee hu ndistrkted the provinces on • ccocraphical basis, enlarging the number from four to .ix, and taking ioto consideration the following points:

Every state ba. been aslimed in some province.

An effort b as been made to place in the lame province those Ita tes wbose chapters have been acc u stomed to interchange visits.

The district. are follow. :

A/;la p"tnJi,ue, 8 chapten: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Fl o rida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Rhode Island, Sollth Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.

Beta P'D1JilfCl, 8 chapten: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.

Cdmma P"qviIfU, 10 cha pten : AI.bama, Illin ois, Ind iana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mi ssissippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin.

Della Province, 10 chapters : Arkansas, Iowa, Kan sas, Louisiana, Missouri. Nebraska.

Elsi/o,. p,.ovince, S chapten : Colorado, Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, North Dakota, So uth nakota.

Zeta p,.ovince, 4 chapters : Aril.ona, California, Id aho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, W as h ington.

ANNA R. Nr CKEItSON, Ckai,.,1Ulff

This divide s the chapters as {ollows :

Alplta P"ovin ce ( l o)-Ontario Alpha, Vermont Alpha, Vermont Beta, Massachusetts Alpha, New York Alpha, New York Beta, Maryland Alpha Columbia Alpha.

Beftz. p,.ovince (8)-Pennsylvania Alpha. Pennsylvania Beta, Pennsylvania Gamma, Ohio Alpha, Ohio Beta, Ohio Gamma, Michigan Alpha, Michigan Beta.

Gamma p,.ovince (lo)-Minnesota Alpha, Wisconsin Alpha, Illin oi s Beta, Illin ois Delta, lIIinoi. Ep silon, Illinois Zeta, Illinois Eta, In diana Alpha, Indiana Beta. Indiana Gamma.

Della p,.ovince (IO)-Iowa Alpha, I o wa Beta, I o wa Gamma, I owa Zeta, Nebraska Beta, Mi sso uri Alpha, Missouri Beta, Kan sas Alpha, Arkansas Alpha, Louisiana Alpha.

epsilon p,.ovjtue (s)-W yoming Alpha, Colorado Alpha, Colo ra do Beta , Oklahoma Alpha, Te xas Alpha

Zeta P,.ovi,.ce (J)-Cali{ornia Alpha, California Beta, W u b ingto n Alpha. ANliA R. NICKEI.SOS, Clai,.ma n

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Whereas the Twenty-second Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity is now about to adjourn , and whereas it sincerely app reciates the many favors extended to it, therefore be it resolved-

That we, the members oC Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, extend our deepest thanks to the Grand Council {or their very efficient work and s teadfast CaithCulnus during their term oJ office.

That we in Convention assembled express o ur deepest appreciation o{ their splendid servi ces rendered d uring their administration.

That to Elda L. Smith be expressed o ur appreciation Cor her efficient serviCe! as Convention Guide .

That to Amy Onlcen a vote o{ thanks be given {or her {aithful .en-ices as assistant Co nventi on Guide.

That to IIIinoi. Epsilon be expressed our appreciation o{ their generous h ospitality and thought{ul consideration during our stay in Evanston.

That we extend our heartie st thanks to the Chicago Alumn!e Club {or it. gracio us reception and uni q ue entertainment.

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That to Miss Miller be expressed our gratitude {or ber clever preseDtation of the epochs in Pi Beta Phist hi s t ory.

That Convention express it. si ncere thank. to MClin. D . 1.. Auld & Co., and to Barr. p.tterlOD & Co. for their lOuvenin presented to all attending Convention.

That we extend OUf hearty thanh to Northwestern University and to her Dean of Women, Min Potter, for the delightful privilege of holding our Convention on this beautifal campus.

That we extend our deepest thanks to Beta Province and Mrs. lohason for the additional pleasure of weck-end bouse party.

That our appreciati on of Anoa F. T. Pettit' excellent work on the Pi Beta Phi calendar be shown by a gilt of $25.00, and that our heartiest thank. be sent her for the beautifully symbolic coat-o{·arms, whose design she submitted.

That we v ote a r eimb urs ement to the amount of $IS0.oo to M rs Kate M Bourne for her arduous duties as cataloguer.

That we vote the amount of $so oo to Sopbie P. Woodman f o r her efficient work as editor of fhe Year Book .

That we show our appreciation of Celeste Janrier'. executive ability and businesslike management of th e fraternity's finances by a gift of $so.oo

That we vote the amount of to Jean ette Zeppenfeld as an acknowledgement of her 5enices as Hi s torian

That a vote of thanks be exte n ded to Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Beta Theta Pi, and Phi Kappa Psi for th e cordial greetings sent to the Twenty-second Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi.

That we extend a vote of thank s to the badge committee for their services.

That we. tlte Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, extend ou r hearty co ngratulations to Delta The ta Psi and Phi Alpha Epsilon on receiving cha rters from Pi Beta Phi Fraternity.

That we extend a vote of thanks to Illinois E ta for its clever entertainment on the boat.

That we express our appreciation to Mrs Kate W. Johnson for greetings to Convention, and our regret for her inability to atte nd .

That we gratelully acknow ledge Ida Shaw Martin'. cordial greetings to Convention

Th a t a vote of thanks be sent to Delta Delta Delta for the beautiful 80wers so kindly sent t o Pi Beta Phi

That we express our pleasure in having with us Mrs. Libbie Brooks-Gaddis. a foander of Pi Beta Pbi. whose presence has been an inspiration.

That we extend a vote of thank s to Edith Carpenter for her successful elforts roward completing the Anow files_

That we express our appreciation f or the work of the committee on Initiation Robes

That in addition to the vote of thanks of the Grand Council and the individual letters of appreciation of the chapters, we in Convention express Ollt thanks to Mary Bartol-Theiss for her long and faithful service to the fraternity.

Th at Mrs. Bostwick and Mrs H elmick receive our h ea rti es t thanks for their la bors in gatherini the hi storical data of Pi Beta Phi.

Recommended that itemized expense account blanks be furni shed all perIOns traveling on fraternity business.

Recommended that the fraternity maintain the policy adopted by the Nineteenth Biennial Conventio n and endorsed by the Twentieth and Twenty- first: namely; of extensi on into no colleges with l ess than $75,000.00 annual income. o r with less than fifty women studentJ where Pi Beta Phi is the first woman's fraternity to enter, seventy-five where she is seco nd, one hundred where she is third, and so on in the same ratio.

Recommended that the fraternity continue its prescnt policy of granting a $soo.oo Fellowship for grad uate study in Europe or America.

Respectfnlly submitted, ANNA R. NI CKIRSO NI ClhJ;rm4It.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 631

REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE CHAPTER RECORD BOOKS AND CHAPTER TREASURERS' BOOKS

Chapter records have all been earefnlly looked ove r and aTe a whole fairly well up to date. But there is room for great improvement. The books of Pennsylvania Bet. and Nebraska Beta. taking into cODsideration aU the criticisms of the committee. were found the nearest to being model chapter record book •.

One of the book, bore DO mark: of identificatioD at U A large number Wtni! more or lell covered with ink: blots and were far from neat in appearance. Marriages were given witbout date. or husband t , initials, and in many instances wefe not entered at aU. Many of the record. of grand officers were incomplete, delegate. and visitors to Convention were omitted entirely. Some chapters wefe drawing a tine through old addresses, ca using their books to l ook: most untidy. Class degrees were omitted and bonors. occ upati ons and rem a rk s were often confused. There seems to be no excuse whatsGever for these incomplete records if chapters would consult the late.t catalogue, and it i. urged that they do so at once, bringing their books acc urately to date.

The following suggestions are offered by the committee, same to be printed or typewritten and sent all chapters and to be pasted on inside cover of Record Books for reference.

I Under the heading of NtJme should come full name of membe r, and if married, name of husband in parenthesis, as Alice May Brown (Mrs. Frank W. Potter). Nick names . h ould not be used.

2. All addresses should be preceded by the year same was entered in the Record Book. Lines sho uld not be drawn through the old addresses.

3. Cltul Deptu showd be given with date-also name o f college when taken elsewhere.

4. H onot'S should include the following:

I. All college and class honors.

2. National fraternity honor. and convention delegates.

3. All bonors won by out of colle ge.

Chapter officel sho uld not be mentioned at all.

5. Ouxpatiorl should include dates.

6. RemtJt'ks sho uld include the following:

1. Record of month, day, year and place of birth.

2. Record of all expelled or honorably di.missed members, with date of lame.

3. Re<::ord of marriage including full name of husband, his fraternity, and month, day and year of marriage.

4. Mention of aU charter members.

5. Any interesting date concerning fraternity convention. attended, etc.

7. General Hints.

I Chapters re·installed should include all record. of former memberships in their record book, entering Pme at once, after latest initiates record.

2 All data entered should be started from the margin line.

3. All name. should be indexed, giving family Dame first followed by given name or names

4. Blotters and fine Spencerian pens should be use d and the keepe r of the record book should use as fine a penmanship as possible.

REPOKT ON CHAPTD. fitASUI.US' BooKS

With the exception of a few chapters, the Treasurers' book, . how a decided l ack of knowledge in .imple book-keeping, those of Ontario Colwnbia

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Iowa Zeta and Nebraska Beta being the belt

In most cutl DO attempt at balancing is made, book' are untidy, &cCODnts inaccurate and it i. impossible to tell how th e treasurer could ever figure out a balan ce of cash on hand, which acco un ts perhaps for the many shortage entries. H o u le aDd ch apter funds are combined in & most confusing manner, when th ey s h ould be handled by two treasu r en and a sepa rate set of books kept for each lund.

With the hope that these co nditi ons may be corrected , the committee suggests that model pagel be prepared (or the u se of chapters in the fall, with necessary in (ormation regarding SlLme, and chapters be made t o comp ly with instructions 10 that we may h ave a u niform treasurer's book kep t by al l.

A NNE STUART, Chai"man

SUMMARY OF

THE

CHAPTER REPORTS OF THE DELEGATES TO THE TWENTY-SECOND BIENNIAL OF THE PI BETA PHI FRA- C0I;lVENTION

TERN I TY, HELD ILLINOIS, JUNE IN EVANSTON , 25-29, 1912

ALPHA PR OVIN CE

VI!R)( ON T ALPHA

1. It{r.WBUSH I P. 1910- 11 : 29 members, 7 initiates. 19tt-t:l : 28 members, 7 initiates 3 r esiden t aclive, 7 re sident alumnr; total membership May, 1912 : 123·

I I. HONORS 2 electio ns to 4> B K t commencemen t h o n o r appo intment, I salutatorian, :I hon'Ots in Engli sh and Larin, :a pri%t. in English, and I i n Latin. 4 c1us vice-p resi dents, 4 editors jun i or year book 4 officers and 5 cabinet members V. W C. A.; 4 delegates to conference to members of casts of plays. 4 captains, 2 managers, and 20 members of basketball team s. President and a member of Student Government Association. Pre side nt, vice-president, and manager of W omen's Ath l etic A ssociati on. 21 members of Mu sica l A ssoc iation , S members of Mandolin Club. 6 on soc ial affairs' committees.

II I. CHAPTER W ORK. R ooms newly pape red and refurnished by alum n lE Readings from the Auow, and musica l programs alter meetings Showers for the r ooms, especially the kitchen

IV. ENTERTAINJ,(INTS Reception s to friend s and alumnlE, teas, parties, etc Christmas tree with gifts for each girl, senior anno un cement party, forma l dance, ride, s upper. mock wedding. and dance for the entire f r eshman cl ass

V CHAPTER Houn. Four r ooms r ented, down town. for meetings and en · tertming.

VI MAlNTES ANCK OF ALUMS" INTJ.aIST. PerlOnal letters r eceived from most a lumn ae. A Middlebury Women 's AlumnI!: Association. with a Pi Phi president, formed

VIUIONT BITA

1. M!JlBI.I.SHIP 10 members, 4 initiates 1911·U: IS members. 4 initiate•. 9 residen t active; 4 resident aJumnilt; total membership May, 1912,70. ll II ONOU. I Phi Beta Kappa. 1 entrance n:amination pri&e in Latin and I in Greek 4 priu Julia Spear Priu Reading 5 class officers. 6 on Y W. C. A . cabinet. I delegate t o Silver Bay conference. 5 rol e. in M ay Fete, 3 in east of "Pri"uu." 7 on C1f'Iic board, 1 on /frill boa.rd. I on Junior Prom Committ«. Manager of Women '. In str ument al Club.

I II. CHAPTER \V ORK.. New curtains, furniture. and two property boxes purchued Scho l arship pri:r.e of $10.00 given. C urr ent events and parliamen t a· ry law st udied. Pins for patronesle' bought. Anow file nearly compl eted. Recital given by Mrs L. P Everest , Colorado Beta. for Settlement School Fund. Chapter quarter. enlarged to two r oom.. Flowers sent to the lick.

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IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Straw·ride and s opper ; luncheon s, cooky . hines; .teamer-ride on Lake Champlain; receptions to Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Everest; Founders' Day dinner.; teas to faculty, wives and mothers; reception to freshmen.

V. CHAPTD House. Two rooms in a private bouse.

VI. MAINTENANCE OP ALUMNA: INTUEST. Alumnae are represented in chapter meetings and attend reception s, initiati ons, banquets, etc.

MASSACHDSETI'S ALPHA

I. MZMBERSHIP. 1910-11: 20 members, 6 initiates. initiates. 13 re sident active. 57 resident alumnae. 1912 : 149.

1911-12:: 25 members, 9 Total membership May,

II. HONORS. 1 e lection to 4t B K. I senior class president, I member of Senior Class Day Committee, 1 member of Senior Play Committee, 2 junior class officers, I chairman of J uniot Picnic Committee, I class historian, I class prophet, 1 chairman of J uuiot Play Committee. 4 officers and members of Y . W. C . A. committees. 4 in cast of .senior p l ay, 4 in junior play. I member of executive committee of Athletic Association, I member of basket -ball team. I associate editor of Hub, I member of Hub staff, t first pri:r.e in Beason Story Contest, I member of Bearon staff.

II 1. CHAPTER WORK. Dinner at Christmas for poor family; lecture given for benefit of Settlement School. Linen and tin shower for fr a ternity rooms. Upper-class girls appointed as advisers to freshmen. Scho la rship committees chosen.

jv.-E'N nRTAINlfENTS. Informal spreads, ru s hing parties, Christmas party, senior parties, cooky shines , house parties, spread and vaudeville sh o w. and card parties.

V_ CHAPTER HouSE. Room for meetings near college buildings.

VI. MAINTItNAN CIt OF ALUMNtE I NTEREST . Alumna! invited to all chapte r meetings, initiations, banquets, and rushing parties. Alumnre render financial and social assistance to chapter and offer silver loving cup to sop homore Pi Phi with highest scholarship record.

ONTARIO ALPHA J

I. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11: 14 members, 7 initiates . 1911-12: 19 members, 7 initiates. 9 resident active; 3 resident alumnre ; to tal membership May, 1912,36 .

II. HONOKS. 1 counsel1or of the class of 1911, 3 class executives, winner of the first Edward Blake Sch'olarship in modern langu ages Recording sec retary and co rr esponding secretary of Y. W. C. A., and vice-president of Medico Y. W. C. A. 2 leading roles in Women's Dramatic Club Play, 1 in cast of Italian play. :J secreta ry ·treasurers of Women's Athletic Association, representative. in Int ercollegiate Swimming Club, and on hockey and tennis teams. Secretary-treasurer and president of Women'. Medico Literary Society, First Year Representative to Modern Language Club, secretary of the Grace Hall Memorial Libary, secretary and treasurer of Anglican Women's Club, fourth and second year r epresentatives to the Women's Literary Society, assistant sporting editor on the 'Varsity board, historian of the Literary Society of the Faculty of Education, speaker for second year in Inter-Year Oratorical Contest. head of Student Government Association of Queen's Hall, University College repre se ntatives to the Evangelical Settlement and on Anglican Club, representative on the Toro,.lonensis board, and member of English and History Discussion Cl ub .

III. CHAPTIIit WOlK. Assisted with alumnae bazaar. Gave debate on Sophomore pledge-day. Gave clothes and dolls to Infants' Home and t o Sick Children. ' Hospital. Bought furniture for fraternity r oom. Taught at Settlement. IV ENTERTAINMENTS. Rushing parties, a. twilight musicale for the Settlement School Benefit, and informal luncheon. and teas for patronesse •.

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V CHAPTU. Houu. An unfurnished room baa been rented and furnished by the chapter.

VI. MAJNT.lNAN CI OF AWMNM I NTEREST. Alumn ae are invited to all meetings, entertainment., initiations, and house-parties. Chapter vice -p resident writes to all non-re side nt alumnae. A small alumnae d ub hu b«n formed. and at least ODe representative i. present at each chapter meeting_ Alumnae anist in rushing and arranre Founders' Day ce lebration.

NEW YORX ALPHA

I. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11 : 36 members, J2 initiates. 1911-U: 35 members. 10 initiates. 9 resident active; 29 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1 9 1:3, 19 1•

U. HONORS. 3 election to Senior Society, I el ection to Sophomore Society, 2 elections to . Junior Society, third pritt in Sophomore W omen', Oratorical Contest, 4 dass secretaries. 4 officers of Debating League, class salutatorian, member of class committee for commencement, t 1 on class executive committees. 2 vice-president' and I cabinet member of Y. W C A. 2 on cas ts of plays, 2 elections to Dramatic Club. 3 repre sen tatives on W omen's Athletic Governing Board, I captain of junior basket·ball team Assoc iate editor of Woman's Edition of the college paper. Secretary of Woman's Debate Club, sec re tary of Oassical Club. Member of Exec utive Board of Woman' , League, assistant manager and secrttary-treasurer of Instrumental Club, vice-president of Glee Club, 3 officetl of Consumer's League, and I election to Illustrators' Oub.

III. CHAPTItR. WORK Visits and music for Old Ladies' Home and Hospital. Bible class at chapter house. Budget for all expenses Scholarship committee. Sunday night lunches at chapter house for city girls and neutral friends Professors and wives, patronesses and patrons entertained at dinner.

IV. ENURTAlNW&NT$ Cooky shines, receptions to {acuIty, fraternity chaperones, and city friends, and to Seniors, Founders' Day Minstrel Shows, annual buaars for chapter house; picnics; chafing-dish pa rty, informal dance, heart party, teu, chocolate party. mock wedding, and music a l during rushing season.

V CHAPTEt HouSE. Live in house, built by New York Alpha Alumnae, accommodating 20 girls. Present chaperone a New York Alpha alumna

VI. MAINTINANCE OF ALUlIN£ INTZREsT. Alumnae club meets every two weeki, and at stated times meets with active chapter Alumnae and active girls celebrate Founders' Day together . Sophomore Scholarship Cup given by Alumnre Club. Annual l ette r sen t to non -resident a lumn ae

NEW YORK BITA

I MaWBa sHIP. 1910-11: 18 members, 6 initiates. 191J ·1:I: 29 memben. 13 initiates. 29 resident active; 26 resident alumnae; total membership. May, 1912: 75

II. HONORS. I election to 4> B 1(. Honon in Greek, highest honon in mathematics and in final general honors ; Trustees' sc holarship for highest entrance examination i Pulitzer scholarship for three years; Honors in Latin; Earle Prue in classics; Brooklyn hoo'orary scholarship. 4 officers of senior class; 12 on social committees; 7 on junior play and dance committees 6 on Y. W. C. A. committees. 4 in Junior Show; 2 in Sophomore Show; 1:1 in undergraduate shows; 6 in Sophomore Greek Games; 2 in Freshman Show. Members of 'varsity basket-ball team, and base-ball team; captain of hockey team i clus championship in tennis. Winner of comic lyric in Greek games. I editor and I business manager of I editor and , assistant editor of I assistant editor of Bea,.. 7 in glee and Yiolin clubs; supernlOr of chapel music.

III. CHAPTD. Wou:. Chapter housing twice improved. Book of examinations for references kept. Quiet rules enforced in fraternity house. Concert given for Settlement School. Assistance given to nay Nursery.

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IV. EWTUTAlHJONT Concer4 euchre. and a dance for Settlement School; teas for Faculty, Pa.a-HeUenic Council, and AlumnR••howen {or two bridesto-be. 6 reco1ar dance., a SL Patrick ' Day dance, & concert ud two dances {or Convention Fund.

V. CHAPTD HouSE. After having had a small l ub -rented aparbneot (or lOme time, the chapter rented an eight room .putment in which l ix girl. and. chaperone liye•.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUlIN IE INTIREsT. A chapter letter keeps Donretident .Iumnte in touch with active chapter Chapter invites to social dain and to meeting', and i. represented at alumna: meetiD&L Alumnae JUpport all financial project., donate gifts of cbina and l ilver to chap ter. and give annual cooley sbine. New Vork Alumoll! Club ce lebrates Founders' Oay with New York Beta at a banquet, and gives them a Christmas cooky shine

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA

I. MUrBlI.SHIP. 1910-11 : 19 members, 8 initiates. 19 11 - 12 : X) members, 6 initiate. 15 resident active, 0 resident alumnae; t otal membership, May, 19u : 110.

II. HONORS. I election to 4J B K, 3 elections to n :t X, 2: eligible to Lu cretia Mott FeUow s hip. 6 class officers, 4 Y . 'V . C. A. officers. 4- in Acting Drama Productions, 4 roles in Somerville play, 8 ro les in class plays. 2: on basketball team, president and member of Athletic Council, 5 on hockey teams, 3 in vanity gym team . 3 members on Halcyoll staff. 6 on co mmittees for locial function.. 3 in Glee Club. Vice-president of Student Government Allodation. Bennett Fellows hip in Germanics at University of PennsylvaniL

III. CHAPTD WORK College Settlement Association re ceived support Con.umers League and Y. W. C. A. establi s hed Alumn;e repeated "Mid-Summer Night'. Dream" for the Swarthmore endowment fund. A cake and candy laIc cleared $80.00 for the Settlement School. Sophomore pledge day abandoned after two years trial, and a six weeks' pledge day tried and found unsatisfactory. Strict rules, a short rUlihing season, and written invitations from Pan - Hellenic promise better co nditi o n. for next year.

IV. ENTERTAlNXENTS. Dinner dances, a trip to Langhorne, supper partie., cooky .hi nes, teas, Hallowe'en and Valentine dance, luncheons, house parties, picnics, annual dances, Creshman "500" party for freshmen of other fraternitie •.

V. CHAPTD HOUSE. A chapter room hu been furnished.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUlrlN.4 INTlR15T Alumnae living ncar Philadelphia are unfailing in enthusiasm and help. Two attend Pan - Hellenic meetings. Active chapter sends annual l ette r to alumnee and invite them to .U function. given by the chapter. Founders' Day is ce lebrated with the Philadelphia Club.

PENNSYLVANIA BETA

I. MEMBUSHIP. 1910- 1 I : 19 members, 4 initiate.. 14 members, S initiate. resident active, 10 resident alumnpe; total membership May, 1913: 130.

Il. HONOas. Barrow' prite in Latin. class historians, 2 clap secretaries, 2: commencement speakers, 3 class poets. Y. W . C. A. officers. delegate to Y. w. C. A. conventi on. 4- in .enio r class plays, p r esident oC D ramati c C lub. pruident of Frill tJ"d Fr01lJtl , 2 on senior play committee. membcu of Ora"K' tJ"" BI.u staff, usi.tant editor and 3 on board of L'Agt"da. 3 officers of Women'. League, I Junior "ex."

Ill. CHAPTER WORK. Box scn t to the Home for Friendless Children, at Scranton, Pa. Illustrated l ecture on "Paris, the Magnifi cent," by Prof Rienier, given under the auspices of Pi Beta Phi and Della Delta Delta.

IV. ENTEITAINMENTS. Suite partie., reception , card parties by men', fraternitie s, cooky shines, sy mposium. , dance., dinners, garden party, proRTessive dinner and dance; partie. by alumnae and patronesses

V. CRAPT HOUSE. Faculty ruling forbids chapler room to women's fraternities.

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VI. MAlNHNANCK 0]1' ALUKNiW! INT&U5T AU uumnlt invited to info rm al and picnic, aod to ADnual Symposium and June dance. AIIlDlDJe han: ginn progressive luncheon. and garden puty.

PENNSYLVANIA

G MMA

I. M"IWBElSHIP 1910-11: 20 members, 7 initiates J 911·12::aO members S initiates. 9 resident active; 5 resident alumn .e ; 1'01a1 membership May, 19u : 1:a ·

II HONORS. 2: elections to 4' B K, Pi Beta Phi Fellowship. McLean Prize, James Rushing Scholarship. 1911 valedictorian Cia historian, class poet, S clus secrelariel. 9 on Y. W . C. A. cabinets. 3 delegates to V. W. C. A. can· ventions. 6 in dramatic roles. 2: on Mic ,.orosm board.

Il r. CHAPTER W OR K, Schol a r s hip com mittee investigates and reports s tand· iogs to chapter and fo girls, individually. each term. All girls actively interested in Y. W. C. A . Bible claSles taught in I ndian Schoo l, and dolls dressed for children in New York slum s. Fraternity r oo ms rdumi shed

IV. ENTUtTAINMENTS . Dinners, lun cheons, picnics, drives, teu for Mrs. Nickerson, mothers, patronesses, and friends, inform al reception for frate r · nity men at other colleges during Y M. C. A convention, New Year's party given by fres h men t'o uppe r classmen

V CHAPTER. HO USE Room s are rented for meetings

VI. MAINTE NANC.E OF ALUMN It: INTEUST. Alumna!: are invited t o Founders' Day banquet, all chapter entertainments, and to meetings. Chapter girls co rrespond with all alumna!: Chapter sends gift to all its brides :

MARYlA ND ALPH A

l. MEMBERSHIP. 19 10-11::33 members,s initiates. 1911 - 1:3::ao members, 8 initiates. 9 re side nt active, :34 resident alumnee; total membership May , 19n: 117·

II. H OSORS Class president, vice-president, secretary, and treas urer. Chairmen of freshman entertainment to juniors and of sop ho mo re entertainment to the seniors . Secretary of Y. W . C. A. 4 in cast of Senior Dramatics, 4 in junior play, 4 in sop homore play. President of Athleti c Association , captain of senior basket-ball team, 4 on basket -ball teams. ' Secretary and treas urer of the Penn sy lva nia C lub. Mem be r of Glee Club, :1 members of Mandolin Club. Secretary of the Chemica l Associatio n. Alumn re elect ed pres id ent of Southern Association of College Women, sec retary of Maryland Beta of Phi Beta Kappa and given fellow ship at Johns Hopkins.

Ill CHAPTU W OR K. Scholarship co mmittee raised standard of chapter work. Complete r enovation of Pi Phj co£y comer , and refurnjshing of fraternity r oom Weekly visits on social service committee. Donated money for Founders' Day banquet to Pi Phi Settlement Sc hool , and for annual Jooe banquet to Million Dollar Campaign of cbllege . Sent flowers to sick.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS Provi nce Presi dent entertained, dinner dance given to freshmen by pat.ronesses, Columbia Alpba entertained on Founders' Day, cooky shine s, teas. supper, and luncheon for Freshmen, informal par· ties by a1umnr. freshmen entertained by Miss Kell e r, receptions, banqoets.

V. CHAPrD HO USE Large room rented in private house near coll ege . Co£y co rner in end of corridor of a dormitory. •

VI. MAINTENAN CE OF AL UMNIt: INTD&ST. Delegates sent by active chapter to meetings of Alumna!: Club. Alumnae invi ted to aU entertainments and welcomed at fraternity meetings, non reside nt al nmn a: receive annual letter and invitation to annual banquet a nd bouse puty. Alumnae entertllin chapte r and aid it finucially.

COLUMlllA ALPHA

I. M&M8lRSHIP 19 10-11 : 18 members, 8 initiates. 1911 - 12 : members, 9 initiates. 20 resident active; S6 resident alumna!:; total membenh ip May, 19 1 2: 122.

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II. HONOItS. :2 Columbian Scholarships. :z D. A. R prius in American Hi,· tory, Ruggle. prize in Ma.thematics, Kendall Scholarship. 3 graduated with distinction, Staugbton priu in Latin, Tbomu F. Walsh prize in History, E. K. Cuttcr priu in EDCli.h, G. Hubbard Memorial ptil;e. 9 c1us officerl. Pre.i· denl and treuuru of Y. W C. A. class editors (or the CJurr7 Tru.

III. CHAPTD WORJr:, Chapter meetings are held on Thursday afternoon of onc week and Saturday evening of the following week. Luncheon i. served • in the fraternity r oom. every day and a l upper or cooky shine i. often given after the evening medinrs. A scholarship committee co nfers with the dean twice during the year.

IV. ENTI!:I.TAIHMINTS. Lunc heons, teas, theatre parties, candy puUs, card parties, dinner partiet, cooky shines. a silve r offering tea for the Settlement Schoo l, dances, picniCl, and roof-garden parties. The chapter donated the Founden' Day banquet money to the Settlement Sch oo l, this year. A Round Robin Letter is kept up during the summer.

V. CHAPTER H OUSE. The chapter has two l a rge room s in :1 building owned by the university.

BETA PROVINCE

OHIO ALPHA

I. MEMBERSHIP 1910-11: 20 members, S initiates 19 11 ' 12 : 26 members. t6 initiates 12 r esident active, 14 resident alumnre; to ta l membership May, 1912:

1[ . HONORS . 4 class hi storians, 3 class secretaries, class vice-president, member of class social committee. 4 members of V. W . C. A. cabinet 2 in dramatics. Member of basket -ball team, 2 on Aillnea board. 4 e lected to English Club, 6 elected to German Club, manager and 5 members of Glee Club. Reporter to C,.ee", and White.

III. CHAPT'D WORK. Careful study of Constit uti on and of Roberts Hulel 0/ O,.du. A comminee of three to c hoose subjects for chapter discussion. Chapter is well represented in Y. W. C. A., and in the clubs.

IV. ENT!.RTAtN1UNTS. R ecep tions, informal musi ca l s and spreads, dinner dance, Christmas 4'Grab Bag" party, f ormal dances, cooky shines, reception by Alpha Xi Delta, teas, card parties, Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta twice entertained by friend •

V. C HAPTER Houn. Faculty opposed to ch ap ter houses. A han in college wing is rented.

VI. MAfNT.lNANCZ OP ALU}'IN£ INTER.lST. Alumnae attend meetings and initiations, and auist durlng rU .lI hing season. An active girl attends each alumnae meeting. Freshmen are required to call on alumnt

OHIO B.lTA

I. MEkBUSHIP 1 910- 1I : 20 members, S initiates. 19u-12: 16 members, 7 init-iates. I2 residen t active, 30 a lumn ae; total membership May , 19U : 101

II HONORS. Vice-president of junior class, 3 members on senior, junior, and sophomore lOCial committees Vice-president of Y. W. C. A. S in Strol · len Dramatic Club. S in Browning Literary Society, S in W omen's Council, society editor of LIJ",le,.N , member of Makio board, leader of Girls' Glee Club.

III . CHAPTD WOtK. Scholarsbip committee . Subscription dance for Settlement School.

IV. ENTUTAINMINTS_ Luncheons at Country Oub, stunt parties, formal dances, banquets, spreads, cooky shines, card parties, theatre parties, Christmas tree s, picnics.

V. CHAP'I'D. HOD.D. A room is tented.

VI. MAINTENANCE OP ALUMNA: INTJ.R.EST. Alumnae are invited to ban · qUels, formal dances, and Founders' Day banquets. Active entertained by alumnae.

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OHIO GAMMA

1. I91G-Il : 18 members, 2 6 initiates. 19 11-12 : 24 memben, 13 initiates. 3 residen t active, S resident .I ammt ; t otal m embership May, 19 12 : 39·

II H ONORS. Vice-p r esiden t and sec retary of le niot clall, sec retary of freshman cIass, 1 on class committees, 2 in Y. W. C. A. cabine t, 6 in Willard play, 2 in senio r class p l ay, :z in Dramatic Cl ub play 4 io Stratford Literary Society president of Willard Literuy Society,S in Ru skin Literary Club, edit o r of annual gi rl .' editoD of , Woolln- VOla, member of Ind ex board 4 aD D orm itory Government Committee, 4 on Holden Inl oo k board. Member of Girls' Glee Club Member of Student Senate. Commencement speaker.

Ill. CHAPTER W ORK. Stri c t re co rd of each girl" progress k ep t by chap· tet scholarship commi ttee i no failure s, mark s far above average Chapter out of debt excep t on piano, and thi s debt has betn pledged by alumn lle .

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Formal and infQrm a l parties. entertainment by alurnnle and pa tr onesses during ru shing, wel co ming pa rti es to n ewly i n s talled chapters, Pan-Hellenic reception given by alumnae.

V. CHAPTER H OUS E. Rented r ooms.

VI MAIN TENANCE OF AL UMNIE INTER EST. Chapter and alummc in the city co-ope ra te, interc hange social courtesies, and co un sel tog ether on chapter problems, alumn lle assist finan c ially.

I NDIANA .ALPHA

I. MEMB ERSHIP. 1910-11: 23 members. 6 initiatel. 19 11 -12 : members. 9 i nitiates . 12 reside nt active, 30 re sident al umnae ; t o tal m embership May. 1912: I<jO.

II. H ONORS. 2 degrees "magna cum laud e"; 2 "c um laude" ; 4 received high honors in ma jors. 2 class treasurers. 3 class secre t ar ie s, vicep resid ent of j un ior class, freshman h isto ri an. 7 o n Y. W . C. A . ca bin ets. Leading l ady in senior play. Manager of girls' basket -ball te am. Editor-inchief and member on the board of the FrankliN , 4 o n s taff of junior annual publication board 7 members of Scientific Assoc iation, p re si de nt and 8 members of executive board o f Stud ent Council, 2 on junior HStunt" committee, 2 on g eneral arrangement comm ittee for j unior dinner and reception, m e mber of college o rches tr a , library assistant, tutor in German, speaker at commencement exercises.

III. CHAPTER W ORK An an nu al donation is given to Y W C. A Genen fund , and t o poo r c hil d ren of the city. Book -case and window seat p urchased for c h apte r r oo m. Chapter program based o n impo rtant fraternity questions.

IV. ENTERTA I NMENTS. Fudge party, chocolate.. f ormal dinners, Japanese tea for alumn ae. chafing-dish parti es. bo1)sl ed ride. pledge Ipreads. Hallowe' en pa rty. picnic-l un che on for al umn ae. annual commencement sp r eads.

V CHAPnR H ousi. None

V I. MAINTINAN Ci! OF ALUMN'« Alumnae are inrited t o at leut one rushing pa rty. to pledge-sp re ad. a nd to initiation Active and alumnlle entertain for Pi Phi brides. Alumn lle entertain and a re entertained by th e active girls a t least o nCt: a year.

INDIANA ALPHA

I. MEKBJ.aSHIP. 19 10- 11 : 27 members. 8 initiate.. members, initiate.. 4 re.ident active, JO resident alumnae; to t al membership May, n6.

II . HONORS . Soph omo re class secretary. class historian . 6 on Y. W . C. A. cabinet. z members o f dramatic club, 4 leading parts in play •• i n Women's League play. Pre si de nt of Economics C lub, 2 in GoeJlu GuelllcAa/t, 9 in Engli .h Club, member of college annual boa rd, 3 in H istory Club 4 in Mathematics Cl u b, member of Cnde Fran(tlu. presiden t of Girls' Union.

111. CHAPTI'l WORK. Furnit u r e. china, and draperies boughl Chapter

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lead. in scholarship. and works in Women'. League. Had booths at County Fair and Lawn Fete given by Y W C. A Sold tags for hospital {and and candy for church c harity orgaonationl. Have weekly Bible class. Current events discussed at dinner each night. Gradel read. at fraternity meetings.

IV. ENTuTAINwaNTS. Cooky lhincs, formal dinners, drives, informal dance., open meetings to fraternitie s each term. teu for faculty and girls in university, faculty dinners OD Thursday•• formal reception to facuity and friend •.

V. CHAPTEI H ouSK. Rented house, chaperon ed by a Pi Phi mother, aecommodatioI' 19 girls.

VI. MAINTlHAN Ca; or INT&UST. Relidcnt alumnae inritcd to initiations, fraternity meetings, and Founders' Day celebrations. Alumnlle chaperone formal parties, make gifts to house, and advise with ehapter. AlumDR Club represented in Women 's League and in Y. W. C. A cabinet. Nonresident alumna: receive letters.

INDIANA GAWKA

1. MEWBERSHIP. 191 0- 11 : 19 members, 13 initiates. 19II - n: 20 members, 1 initiates 4 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1912: 123.

I I. HONORS. Honor s in Scholarship. 3 class officers. 6 on Y. W. C. A . cabinet, several Y. W C. A. factory extension workers. 8 in dramatic club plays 2 on basketball SQuads, member on board of Tennil Alsociation. 2 on staft' of Drilt, and Collegia" 2 officers of Lotus Club, 3 in French Oub. Member of committee on Butler Living Endowment Fund, members of social committees.

III. CHAPTER WORK Grealesr n eed is confidence and better interfraternity spirit. Pan-Hellenic hal formed contract for 18 weeks' rush, better results hoped for

IV. ENTERTAIN'KEfIITS. Ten days o f rushing under broken contract crowded in teas, banquets, dances. theatre parties, etc Theatre party given by pledge., garden parties, in formal a n d formal dances. spreads, house-partiel, dinners, 'Grand President and Provi nce President entertained.

V. CHAPTD. HOUSE. HOU IeI prohibited by faculty. Room in home of an alumna rented for meetings.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF AL UMN£ INTEREST. and active chapter cooperate in ru shing and other social affairs. An active girl attends monthly aIumnte luncheon.

ILUN OIS BETA

1. MurBERSHIP. 19 10- 1 I : 13 members, 8 initiates. 19tJ - 13 : 14 members. 6 initiates. 5 resident active, 15 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1913: 241.

II HON oas. Second h onors in sc h olarship, 2 winners of oratorical contesfs. S clall officers. 5 in casts of plays. Basket-ball captain and manager. 3 assistant editors and 3 melllbers of board of college monthly, president and secretary of literary society.

HI. CHAPTER WORK . With help of alumnae have almost fini s hed paying (o r bungalow; entire cost more th a n cove red by personal pledges. RUi bought for living room. Committee on sc hol ars hip and committee to call on patronesses appointed. Pan - Helleni c arrangement very satisfactory.

IV. ENTERTAINWENTS. Reception to formaUy open hungalow. Valentine party. "at home s" to Alpha Xi Delta and to all the girls in IiChoat, Pan -Hellenic dances, Hallowe'e n dance and s upper, "eek-end house parties at bungalow, entertained by Alpha Xi Delta, and with Phi Delta Theta, Founders1 nay banquet with Illinois Delta

V. CHAPTIl Houn. Bungalow u sed for chapter meetings, weekly cooky shinel. and informal affairs. Open all day for use of chapter

VI. MAJNTINANCE 0" ALUMN£ INTl.UlT Resident al1lDlD1t attend chapter meetings, initiation., and cooky shines. Active girl. attend monthly meetings of Alumnte Club

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ILLIN OI S D ELTA

1. M U IB n$H IP. 191 0- 11: 2S members, 10 initiates. 1911-12: 27 m e mbers, l:l initiates. 14 reside nt active. 31 resi de nt alu.mnre; total members hi p May, Iq12: 224

11. H ONORS. 4 h onor students, special h onors in English and L a tin , fint prizes in Greek composition a n d i n Declamatory Con tes t, 4 commencement speakers. 4 officers and 4 o n cabinet of V W C. A Co-a u thor of sopho more p l ay , S roles i n clUJ pl ays, queen o f the May Fete. 3 on board of college annual, :I on s taff o f college pape r, :I editors of W o me n's Edition of College Paper and 3 members of staff HoUK' president o f w omen 's dormitory, 6 members of dramatic c lub , first and second prizes in deba te for women, 5 members o f Student Co un cil.

Ill. CHAPTER. W OR K. Scholarship committee resulted in n o ticeabl e improvem e nt in grades. Senior "mother" ch ose n by each frelhman . Room in c ity h ospi t a l s up po rted by actin and alumn lle girls.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Banquet and lun cheo n fo r Mi ss Keller, f o nnal a nd informal dance., thimble party for Knox Pi Phis, progressive pa rty, PanH ellenic banquet, Christmas party by sen iors, coo ky shines, alumnlle reun io ns, entertainments by patrones ses and pledges, H a ll owe'en party, banquets.

V. CHAFTER HOUSE. In 19 10- 1I the c h apte r maintained a r oom i n th e home o( an active gi rl, b ut th is was given u p in 191 1-12 .

VI. MAI NTENANCE OF A LU MN £ INTltR.!ST. Monthl y meeting of Alumn lle Club of t llio oi s Bet" and Illinoi s Delta. Alumn a! entertained at initiations, informal and forma l p a rtie s, annual reunion s.

[LUN OIS EPSILON

1. M UtBBRSH IP Ig I0- 1I: u mem bers, 7 initiates Ig ll-a : 26 members, 13 initiates. 6 re sid e nt active, 41 r es ident alumnlle; t otal me mbership May, 19 12: 135.

I I. H ONORS. 1 election to cIJ B 1(, 1 on scholarship h on o r r o ll Chairman of class socia l com mittee . 2 members o( Y. W. C. A . c abinet, 3 on Y. W. C A. committees S in dramatic r o le s. 2 ch ai rm en of freshmen pltys, I member of the dramatic club . 2 on staff. o( the college annual, sec retary o( a lit erary soc i ety. 2 members of Interfraternity.

III. CHAP11!R W ORK. A re po rt o n schola rship during each semester. Fratern i ty r ooms r edeco r ated. In divid uals help at Northwestern Settlement, an d chapter gives annually to support of Northwestern Set tl ement and of the Pi Beta Ph i Settlement Sc h oo l.

IV ENTERTAIN MINTS. Slumber parties, Va lentine party, theatre puties, informal and (orma! dances , aCternoo n teu, ann nal Illin ois Eprilon alnmnR picnics, Chicago Alumna: Club picnics, cooky shine s.

V. CHAPTER H oun. None allowed a t N orthwestern One r oo m in WHl and H a ll . th e women's do rmit o r y, is se t aside fo r each women '. fraternity.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF AL UMNA! INTlIlST. All alumnae ar e invited to all meetings and parties. Illin ois Epsilon and the Chicago Alumn se Club have a nnu al picnics, and cel eb r ate F o und ers' Day together. The 19 12 initiation was he l d in the r oo m o ( th e Chicago club.

lLUN OIS ZETA

I. M U I BIRSHIP Ig l o-- lI : 17 members, 9 ioitiates. 1911 -12 : 21 members, 12 initiates . 5 resident ac tive 22 resident a l umnae; tota l membe rship May. 1912: 162

II. HONORS. 4 members o( honorary jonior society 2 on Y W. C. Acabinel Ro u t edito r and member of the staff o ( eollege ann ual, , in Alethanai Literary Society and 2 in Athenean Literary Society. 2 in Houseb old Science Club, 3 in Choral Society Prize in Roast Contest for annual.

III. CHAFTER W ORK. Hoase (nrnisbings added. Scholarship raised; plan

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adopted whereby any freshman falling below 80 in any Itudy forfeited "dates" for a certain &iveo period. Dismissal and re ·inst atemc ot in local Pan - Hellenic Ad'rison to freshmen appointed. Attendauce nt "'&lSI at weekly Bible cl led by Dean of Women Helped Y. W. C. A raise money for Dew dormitory.

IV ENTERTAINMENT'S. Rushing reception., dance•• and formal dinnen, formal and informal dance., Founders' O ay banquets, teu and reception. by alumna: and patronesses. anoual Christmas baby partie• • Senior brealdut and dioDer, "at homel" to meo', fraternities, alumnae reception, cooky shines, first Thurtd.y. "at bome."

V. CHAPTU H OUSE. HouJe accommodating 17 girl. rented. Chaperon recommended by patrooesses.

Vr. MAINTlNAN CE OF ALUMN IE INTlt REsT. Re s ident alumnae are called upon and are invited to the chapte r h ouse . Annual fall homecoming offers splendid opportunities for bringing alumna: together and closer to the actin chapter

ILLINOIS ETA

I. MEMBERSHIP. 19I2 : 17 members, 41 initiates 7 resident active, 13 re.ident alumnte; total membership May, 1912: 41.

II. HON ORS. Vice-pre s ident of junior clus, seCTeta ry of sophomore class. Treuurer, secretary, and 4 committee members of y_ W. C. A. Editor-inchief, alilistant editor, and o rganuati on edi tor of the Millidd. H ouse president and three proctors at Aston Hall.

III CHAPT&a WORK. Petition presented to Pi Beta Phi. Visiting Pi Phi. entertained. Scholarship r eported each month. Fraternity house acquired. Children a t Anna n. Millikin Home sewed for at Christmas time.

IV. ENTUTAJNMENTS. In stallation and banquet, r eception at home of Pre.ident of the University, formal dances, tea, Founders' Day banquet, rece-9tion by patronesses, informal dlUlce, receptio n for n e wly installed chapter of Delta Delta Delta

V . CJlAPTEJI. HO USE. The chapte r htl s a h ouse.

VI. MAJNT INANCE OP ALUMNAE INTEl!sT. Local Alumn ae Club atte nded Founders' Oay banquet, and entertained for visiting Pi Phi•.

MI CHIGAN ALPHA

I. MIMBERSHIP. I910 - Jt : 17 members, 10 initiates. 19 JI-12 : 14 members, 7 initiates 5 res ident active, 10 resident alumnae; total membership May, J9u : 160

II HO:S'ORS. 3 class officers. 3 officers of Y. W. C. A 4 in dramatic • A member of intercollegiate t ennis team. 3 in G. S. S. oratorical contest. second in l ocal oratorical con tes t, 2 winners of Sympson gold medal, junior literary prize, S officers in G. S. S., second prize in Nibecke r contest. 6 in Glee Club. 2 toasts at college banquets. Wr iters of class lOng and commencement "Ode to Ivy."

III. CHAPTER WORK. Rooms redecorated and new furnishings bought. Scholarship committee. Allows bound. Pan-Hellenic rules, Settlement School, and fraternity house considered.

IV. ENTUTAINM&NTS. Cooky shine, slumber parties, banquets, "sugar eatl," Pan - Hellenic dance, house party, teas, Founder.' Day breakfast, receptiOD S, se renades, s l eig hride, dances, picnic.

V. CHAPTJ.I H ousE. Have use of room in dormitory.

VI. M AINTINA NC I OF ALUMNAt INTlUST_ Annual letter i. Rllt to all alumna:. Alumnse attend bttSiness meetings, cooky .h ines, and parties, help with ru hing, and are respOnsive to requests for money. Pledges are required to calion alumn 8e .

MICHIGAN' BITA

I. MKWl5E1SHIP. 1910-11: 19 members, 6 initiates. 19It-12 : 18 members, 8 initiates. 18 resident active, 16 reside nt alumna: i total membership May 1912 : 179.

II. HoN'Ou. 4" B K:'., Chicago University scholarship. 3 class officers,

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on cla commi ttees. 9 on Y. W. C. A committeu. 10 in dramatic rolet. on MoritJr Board stall. 2 on StyilU board, assistant editor of the PtJUat«d WilrtlDVI• in Wyvern, society, 3 officers and J members of ewell FrlUlf"U' 2 on Women'. League board, member of De.lllde,. Ve,ei" • in Glee Club.

III. CIIAPT... W ORK. HOU le redecorated and refurnished . and fund of $300 raised (or general repairs. Assisted in movement to eltablish a hospital for crippled children. Gave to tuberculosi. hospital.

IV . ENTIlTAINMINTS. Formal and informal dances, Christmas tree .preads, Founders' nay banquets, upper-clulmcn .pread., receptions, formal dinner dance., vaudeville, garden partie., weekly faculty dinners. \

V. CHAPTn H ouSI. House accommodating '3 girls and chape rone is owned by the chapter.

VI. MAINTItNAN CIt OF ALUMNA!: INTlR&8T. Re sident alumnR are not organized but are very active in chapter work, and entertain for the active girls . Non-fesident alumnee have organized the Detroit AlumnR Club, and are a great help both socia lly and financially. This club meets once a mon th , has ch.ree of the house fund, buys furniture, and visits the chapte r at least once a m·onth.

WISCONSIN ALPHA

I. MIWBUSHIP. 1910-11: 36 members, II initiates. 1911 -12: 36 members, 13 initiates. g resident active; 10 resident ahunnR; total membership May. J912: 187

II. HONORS. One 41 B K, 4 members of honorary society, teaching fellow'hip in Latin. Member of Y. W. C. A cabinet. 2 in dramatic .ociety, member on cut of Red Domino and Edwin Booth, leading part in jtLDior play. 3 cur>. for high score in bowling, captain of sophomore bowling team, J on champion dus tennis team, p'resident of intersorority bowling leagoe. 1 on Bodgn board, editor of cooed SpAi"x, 3 on board of co-ed Ca,.diltal. I on sc hool co uncil, 4 in Glee Club, vice-president of Self-Government Association, Ivy Ode at commencement.

III. CHAPTU W ORK. Planned and built new house. Maintained candy tore in hOUle, and bought new furniture.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. FaU partics for freshmcn, Thanksgiving party, tcas, Christmas partics, reccptions to faculty, Founders' Day banquets, formal and informal danccs, rc ceptions for girls of the univcrsity

V. CHAPTER Houn. House is owned by the Wisconsin Alpha Association and rcntcd to thc chapter. Chapter house remodeled. 18 girls live in house, chaperoncd by Dr. Sarah Morris, Univcrsity Physician.

VI. MAINTINAN CI OF INTEUST. Six members of alumnR c lub attend all reeular bUliness meetings of activc chapter, and six from thc activc chaptcr are invited to the alumnR meetings. Patroncsles, lumn R and active chaptcr co-operatc in cntcrtaining.

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MINNIsaJ'A AUHA

I. MaWBIKSHIP 1910- 11 : 29 members, 13 initiate.. 1911-12: 29 memben, 16 initiatcs. 12 usident active. 18 rc sidcnt .lumnR; total mcmbership May. 1912: 136.

1[. HONGaS. 1 graduatc cvm 14wtle, 1 c1asl presidcnt, 3 member. dramatic club, 3 members of univcrsity quintcttc, 5 members honorary musical fraternity, 2 members Athletic Board of Control, 2 members baskctball team, S on staff of D4i1y, I on Gophn board, 2 cditors of Mi""eAaAa , I member of magazinc board. I mcmber of Honorary Senior Society, 2 prcsidcnts of "Bib and Tucker."

II I. CHAPTU WOIK. Scholarship committee reported twice each semestcr. Standing committees on Social AtI'airs, on Collcge Activities, and on House Managemcnt appointed at beginning of tchool year. Chaptcr frc.hmen required to pasl an cxamination in Pi Phi history before initiation. Girls assist at settlement.

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IV. ENTUTAJNW.&NTI. Monthly teu, formal and informal duces. qailting bee, lecture in chapel fot' Settlement School fund, FOUDders' nay beque open boUle after college aHairs, houe parties, vaudeville given by al1lmll1le. dinIller party for Delta Gamma.

V. CHAPTD HOUSE. Nine girls live in a rented chapter hODR, chapel'ODcd by • Pi Phi member of the faculty.

VI. MAIN'TENAN C& 0' ALUWN}I IN'TUUT. AlumDte bold their meetiDI" at chapter bouse, entertain the acti.e girls. and aslilt in furnishing the boute. A silver loving cup {or fre shman sc holarship has been ginn to the chapter by the alumnlr. The active chapter invites the alumnllC to .11 lOCi.t dain, and send. anouu letter to DOD -resident alumnlle.

IOWA ALPHA

I M1:KBEUHfP 1 910- 11 : 17 members, 7 initiates, 1911-J:I: 20 members. 9 initiates. 7 re siden t active, JS res ident alumna:; total membership May, 19 12 : 403·

II. HONORS. 3 on Y. 'V C. A. cabinet. 4 in cast of senior play. Editor of annual, member of s taff of paper. 5 members of Iota Phi (a local honorary fraternity), 7 in Club, president of Hershy Hall seU-government lOCiation.

HT . CHAPTER W ORK. Christmas boll: sent to orphans. Settlement Sc::hool helped . Active in V. W . C. A.

IV ENTERTAINMENTS. Found ers' D ay banquets, parties, breakfasts, teas, receptions, house party.

V CHAPTER HO USE. Two rooms are rented for meetings and spreads, and are chaperoned by • patroness.

VI. MAINTENA NCE OF ALUMNJE INTEUST. Alumn ae are invited to Founden' Day banquets, cooky shines, annual breakfast., and Alumnae assilt the chapter iOCia Uy and financially.

I OWA BETA

I. M EXBIRSHIP. 1910-11: 11 members, 6 initiates. 1911 '1 2 : 12; member.. 5 initiates. 10 resident active, 26 resident alumnae; t otal membership May, 1912;: 235

H. HONORS. 3 dass officers, 3, m e mbers of Student Council. 2; vice·presidents of V. W C. A. 6 in 9 officers and 1 committee chairman of literary societies, I in Interco Uegt. Debate, 4 on oratorical teams, 4 members of Col1ege Council, t member of o re 3 members of E ngli sh Seminar, I member of Deba te Council, 2 in Badley-Sc::hee-.<:ontest, 3 in Glee Club, 2 members of magazine staff, 3 on board of anneal.

III. CHAPTER. W ORK.. Budget sys tem adopted for party expense. Impromptu talks meetings. Individual girls have uristed Women'. League, the Y. W \... A" and settlement work in D es Moines.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Dutch dinner party, theatre party and supper, Founders' nay cooky .hine and original play, reception to Cratemities during Delta Delta Delta district co nvention, dinner parties, carninl, sb owers, Christmas dinner, r eceptions , ann ual picnic.

V. CKAPTU Housz.

VI. MAINTENAN CE O. ALUMNIE INTlusT. Two active airls attend each alumna: meeting, and alumnae oCten attend active meetings Alumnae are in · vited to chapter affairs, and celebrate Founders' Day with the chapter.

IOWA GAMMA

I. M EMBERSHIP . 191G- n: 16 members, 6 initiates. 1911-12: 11 members, 11 initiates. 3 reside nt active; 16 reside nt alumnae; total membership May, 1912 : 184.

II. HONORS. 1 member of • K 41', 2; members of honorary senior soci ety. 5

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class officers. 6 on Y. W. C. A. cabinet. 8 in clus plays. :I won IIA" sweaters, :I took first honors in sophomore gymnasium, 7 won hockey medals, :I won bas· ker·ba11 medal., vice-president Women 's Athletic Council. 5 on Bomb board, 4 on staK of Sttldetft, writer of licnior class play 4 i n Glee Club, winner in declamation contest. 4 May Day honors.

III. CHAPTU New furnHure and dishes pun::haJcd. Weekly Bible c lan. Monthly sc h ol ars hip report. Pi Phi circ u s, gypsy camp, and vaudeville for Y. W. C. A. Couoty Fair.

IV ENTERTAINMENTS. Formal and informal dances. receptions and teu to facnlty and stndents, card parties, open house for alt se nior girll, cook y s bines, breakfasts.

V. CHAPTU HOUSE. A house accommodating 15 or 16 girls is rented.

VI. MAINTENANCE or AL UMNJE I NTEREST Resident alumnae are invited to parties, initiation s meetings, and special functions given in their honor, and a r e cODlulted on all matters of importance. Non-resident alumnae receive perIOnal letters in addition to the year book, and are invited to the house and to an annual breakfast. The Alumn tl: Club 15sis t l the chapter by entertaining for them by giving advice and money

IOWA ZETA

I. MUfBER5HIP. 1910'11: 24 members, 12 initiates. '9tt -l2 : 26 me mbers, 11 initiates. 6 resident active, 14 re side nt .I umn a! ; total membership May, 1912: 256.

II. HONORS. I c}J B K. 5 o n Y. W. C. A. cabinet, I delegate to Y W. C. A. convention. 10 members of d ramatic dub, 3 el ec tions to "Staff and Circle," 2 leading and othe r minor r oles in play.. 2 members of c1als basket·ball team•. 3 in Readers ' Cl u b, 3 on H awk4Y4 board. president of Erodelphian Literary Society. 4 in Glee Club. 3 members of Grester University Committee .

III. CHAPTER WORK. Redecorated the li ving·room of chapter house. Bough t new furniture. Had weekly reports o f scholarship committee. Freshmen reQuired to pass a quarter o f semester's work before being initiated .

IV. ENTUTAlNMENTS. Open ho ase, birthday parties, freshman spread, Chri s tmas parties, banquet and formal party on Founders' Day, annual senior breakfast, reception. banquet and formal party on the river.

V CHAPTER HouSE. House occupied by 14 girls is rented, and chape roned by a Pi Phi.

VI. MAINTENAN CE OP I NTEREST. Resident alumnae are invited to initiation s receptions, and Fo unders' Day banquets. Alumnae furnish security in renting chapter house, offer their homes in rushing. and help Cornish the honse.

MISSOUR I ALPIIA

1. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11 : 27 members, 10 initiates. 19tI-J2: 26 members, 8 initiates, 0 resident active. 17 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1912; 12S · II. HONOI.S. 3 class officers . 3 members of Y. W . C. A . cabinel 6 leading parts and 7 minor onel in college plays. 1 o n basket-ball team. t member of the student council. 2 May queens.

III. CHAPTIR WORK. Weekly Bible class . 2: musicales for Pi Phi Sett1ement School. Chapter house refurni s hed.

IV. ENTJ.RTAINN.ENTS. Formal and informal luncheons and teas to faculty women, patronesses, and girls oC the university, annual formal dances, Chri s tmas and Thank sgi ving dinners, informal dances

V. CHAPTEI. HO USE. From II to 18 girl s live in a rented h o ose, chaperoned by an alumna.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF AL UMNA! I NTl.UST. The town alumnR are organir.ed and cOoOperate with the active chapter in plans for a new house.

Ml5&OURJ BrrA

1. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11 : 2S members, 12 initiates 19II-12:: 2S members.

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER REPORTS 645

7 initiate.. 25 resident active; SI resident alumnR; total membel'lhip M.y. Igt:J,61

II. H ONORS. t election to Sigma Xi. 6 class officers. 3 on Y. W. C. ' A . cabind, :I delegate. to Y. W. C. A confe rences :I officers in Dramatic Club, 12 leading r oles in play.. 7 on basket -ball teams. 3 on ,taff of Student Life, :3 on staff of year book. President and rice-prelident of McMillan Hall, victpresident and member of Women', Council , vice-president of W. A. G., 16 in McMillan Day celebration, leading soprano in chapel choir.

III. CHAPTER W ORK. Rooms refurn ish ed . Pan - Hellenic. ruling allowed freshmen to be initated only after an average of C bas been made for a semtiter

IV ENTIII:TAINW£NT. House parties, Hallowe'en dance. ive luncheonl, tea., annual reception s, Founden' nay banquet., formal and informal dances, card parties.

V. CHAPTEI HOUSE. S uite in girls' dormitory.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUMNA!! INTEREST. Resident a lumn ae attend meetings and social affairs of the chapter, and give an annual dance for the active chapter. The vice·president of the chap ter attends the al umn ae meetings. Founders ' Day is celebrated with the alumna:.

ARKANSAS ALPHA

I. MZMBERSHIP 1910' 11 : 13 members, 5 initiates. 1911·12: 18 members, 11 initiates. 4 resident active; 6 resident total membership May, 1912: 56.

II. H ONORS. 1 class poet. 5 members of Y. W C. A. cabinet 2 leading parts in comme n cement plays. 1 on s t aff of university weekly, 1 o n staff of Cart/inDI. 2 in Torch Club, I in Guman Club, 3 officers of Carnall Hall, vicepresident and 1 member of Student Council, 2 in Skull Club.

111. CHAPT&.R WORK. Raised money for the Settlement Schoo1. Scholarship committee , reporting five times a year, showed that Pi Phi has the higb· est record for women's fraternities Chapter library f onned by each girl co ntri b uting books when she leaves sc hool. "Frat mothers" chosen by freshmen. An article from the constitution o r the s tatutes read at each meeting.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Informal recepti ons, spreads, box-parties. campfire s u ppers , annual dances, showers, cook y shines.

V. CHAPTER HOUSE. A r oo m has been rent ed for chapter u se until now. but a h ouse has been engaged (or next year.

Vr. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMNt£ INTEREST. Alumnae assist in rushing and entertaining, and are invited to meetings, initiations. Founders' Day banquets. and annual dances. PerlOnal co rrespondence ' is kept up with all non-resident alumnae.

LoUISIANA ALPHA

1 M&W8El.SHIP. 1910- 11 : II members. 3 initiates. 1911 - 12: 10 members, 3 initiate.. 9 resident active, 60 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1912! 124-.

II. HONORS. 3 elections to B K, I J1resident, 2 vice-presidents, I historian, 2 poets, and 2 editors of classes. Busines. manager and treasurer of dramatic club and 8 members o( Calli of plays. 2 captain., a manager. and 9 members of buket -ball teams, 3 members o( tennis t eams Editor-in-chief, bu siness manager. , ub-editor, and 2 representatives on hoard of Sub-editor. business manager, and I member o( board o( President and vice-president of Student Body and 2 chairmen of Student Council. Secretary and trea.urer of N. A A Queen of Carnival.

III. CHAPTU WORX: Alumna: and active chapter interested in ci ty branch of Y. W. C. A.

IV ENTl.RTAINlaNT$. R eception and luncheon on Founders' Day. Informal luncheons and te as. Buffet luncheo n (or visitors at commencement.

V. CHAPTJUt Ho us£.. Room rented (rom the college.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUWNM INTUUT. Alumnr club meetinp at-

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tended by active chapter representative. Alumn pe aSJislance in rushing.

NEBRASKA BETA

I. MIM8!RSHtP. '910·11: 29 members, J 1 initiates. ' 91 1-12: 28 members, 12 initiate., 8 resident active, 30 re sident aJum o re ; total membership May, 1912: Ij70.

II . HONORS. I Election to cfJ B K, member oE botanical seminar. 1 vicepresident, 2: secretaries, and 6 members of committees of classes. 5 members of Dramatic Club, 2: members of German Dramatic Cl ub, I2 role in plays. Member of Co,,,,'uu/uf' staff, 2: members of Black Masque, 3 members of Silver Serpent, 2: members of Mystic Fi sh, 2: members of Xi Delta.

Ill. ENTERTAINMENTS. Musicales, theatrica ls, dances, lunche on s, potpourri party, garden party, hou se parties, teas, cooky shine! after initiations, annual fo rmal dances and banque ts, breakfast bridge, Christmas tree, Founders' Day picnic and dance.

IV CHAFfER Houn. Rented, occ upied by 14 girls and official chaperone.

V. MAINTENANCE 0" ALUMN'A!: INTERUT. Alumnz club meets semi-monthly, &lsists in rushing, entertains freshmen, is invited to annual banquets, initiation, and cooky-shine.

KANSAS ALPHA

I. M.WB&RSHIP 1910-1 I : II members, 9 initiates. 1911 - U : 3:1 members, 9 initiates . 9 resident active, 50 resident alumnae i total membership May, 19 12 : l13·

H. HONORS. l electio ns to B K. 8 members class com mittees and :1 members honorary senior society. President and S cabinet members of Y. W. C. A. 16 members of dramatic clubs, I leading part and t2 parts in plays, I part in opera, 5 parts in class farces. :1 members of Quill Club, :1 members of Palette Club, 2 members of boa rd of annual. Queen of the Kirmess. 5 members o f Wom en's Student Council

III. CHAPTER WORK. Chapter house improvements made, rooms ftpapered, furniture bought. Weekly Bible c lass. Talks in chapter meetings. Freshmen advisers among u ppe rclassmen . $:1S,ooo given to W omen's dormitory fund, Booth at May Fete for benefit o( sam e fund. I nitia tion deferred until second semester, to raise standard of scholarship.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Cooky shines, freshmen farces , musicales, formal parties, Founders' Day luncheon and banquet, teas, ca rd parties, (acuity dinners, Christmas dinners, buffet lun cheon s.

V. CnAFfER H OUSE. Owned by the Kan sas Association of Pi Beta Phi, oc· cupied by 16 girls, chaperoned by a member o( the (raternity, who is also housek eeper.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF A LUMNA!: INTE REST. Alumnz and active chapter meet at initiations, rushing parties. Founders' Day ban quet, (re shmnn farce and mu sic ale, dinner in the chapter house, spri ng parties, chap ter meetings.

OKLAHOMA ALPHA

I. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11: 22 members, 25 initiates. J 91l-1 2 ! 18 active. 8 initiates,s resident active, 2 resident alumnz; total membership May, 1912, 33·

II HONORS. Oass secretary and treasurer, and chairman lenior class day committee,s members o( Y. W. C. A. cabinet and :1 delegates ro convention. Leading role in C4,.".en. member of Student Concert Company, member of Dramatic Club, 4 members of cut o( operL 3 members of staff of college annual, l members of utalethian Soc iety, l members of Umpire board, I member of "University Maguine" staff, 1 membe r of Current Literature Club. 4 members of Teutoni .. member of Humanist Club, 4 members and -rice-president o( Fine Arts Club, 2 members of Senior honorary society. Member o( Oratorical Council.

III. CHAPTn WORK . Moved into neW' chaptn booSt. Purchased piAno.

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER REPORTS 647

Adopted rule that each initiate must have: over twelve boars' 'Work and com· plett one semelten' work witbout condition.

IV ESTERTAIH1UNTS. Garden party. breakfasts, receptions, dance., Found· cn' Day luncheon and banquet in Oklahoma City, pia, for Settlement school fand. showers for brides, bridge parties, faculty dinnerl.

V CHAPTD H ouSl J9JG-n rented bouse, accommodating to girll with owner as chaperone. J9u-n, rented ncw, specially built chapter house. seven girls occupying it, with. paid chaperone.

VI. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUllN.£ INTERUT. Resident alumnae invited to initiation s and meetings. Active chapter attend meetings and F o unders' Day banquet with Oklahoma Club.

TUAS ALPHA

1. M.WBUSHIP 19'0-11 : 24 members, 8 initiates. '911 - 12 : 30 members, '7 initiates . 12 resident active, 21 resident alumnae; total membership May, 1912, 128

II HONORS 1 election to B H;. President of junior class. Y. W C. A president, treasurer, and 1 members o f committees, 2 members of cast of Ash · bel play, I member of athletic board. Member of Cae/ul board. Secretary of W ome n's Council. 2 members of literary socie ty,S members and president oC locial clubs, 1 on Beauty Page oC CadtU, "Lady of the University" and maid, "Duchess of Berclair" and maid.

tn. CHAPTER. WORK. Passed a rule requiring each member to spend at least two h o urs at m onthl y reception. Paid double dues to reduce debt on piano. Philanthropic donations.

IV. ENTf.RTAINMENTS. Showers on Founders' Days, senior banquet, tooky shines. teas, luncheon s, rennion, moving picture party.

V . CHAPTItR Hou&1l. House, occupied by 1:1 girls and official chaperone and housekeeper

VI. MAINTENAN CE 0 ALUMNA!: TNnR.!ST. Alumnae meetings and social funcrions for resident alumnae, reunion for non-resident alumnae. Alumna: visit active chapter, give presents, help rush, and contribute to lot fund.

DELTA PROVINCE

WYOMING AU'HA

I. MEMBERSHIP. 1910-11: 21 members, 28 initiates. 1911-.2: 20 memben, to initiates. No resident active, S resident alumnae; total membership May, ]912: 38.

II HONORS. 4 class presidents, I class vice -president, 2 class secretaries and treasurers. 2 presidents of Y. W C. A , I2 members oC Y. W. C. A. cabinets, 3 delegates to Y W C. A. Conference at Boulder, Colo. 6 role. in an operetta, Girls' athletic instructor. Editor-in-chief, 6 editors and class representatives of the Stude,.,. editor-in-chief and 3 editors of college annual. 2 presidents. 2 managers, librarian and m embers of Glee and Mandolin Club, member of orchestra, z members of ladies' quartette. Assistant librarla.n.

Ill. CHAPTER WORK. Permanent organiution of a sc:bolanhip commit-tee consisting of z seniors and I junior who report to the chapter at the first meeting each month. Succellfal operetta paid expenses of in . tall.tioD. Con· tribution to Settlement School fnnd.

IV. ENTERTAINM.lNTS. Founders' Day house party, town party, receptions, teas, Christmas trees, chapter birthday banquet, theatre parties, spreads, cooky shines, May Day dance.

V. CHAPTaR Hou5I. A chapter house has not been feasible on account of expense. La s t year held meetings in room of president's borne, this year in rented room.

VI. MAINTENAN CE 0" ALUMNA!: INTEIlUT. The alumnlle are invited to all chapter meetings, coo ky shines, banquet., pledging and initiatioD services.

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They help with gifts, money and rushing. i'Round Robin" Letter.

COLORADO ALPHA

I. MEMBERSHIP 1910-11 : 35 members, 13 initiates. J9Il-I2: 33 members. II initiates. Il resident active, 26 resident alumnee; total membership May, 19 12 : 195·

II. HONORS. 2 elections to 4J B K :2 vice-presidents and :2 secretaries of classes. :2 members Y. W. C A. cabinet. :2 in cast of senior class play and II members of Dramatic Club 7 members of honorary senior society. :2 members of honorary junior society. I member on board of annual. Treasurer of Women's League. Secreta r y of Associated Students of U. C.

III. CHAPTER WORK Christmas bazaar. Founders' Day banquet alternates between Boulder and Denver.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Teas, receptions, breakfasts (very simple), dances. afternoon parties. vaudeville shows. Lady Washington party. Christmas bazaar, reception for Mrs. Currens, moving pic tur e show for house fund, senior breakfast.

V. CHAPTER HOUSE. Own house, accommodating 20 girls; a large Sum still to be paid, of which $2,000 has been pledged in last two year s Mothe r of one of the girls is chaperone. enforcing house rules. No patronesses.

VI. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMN.i£ INTEREST. Alumme Club, meeting once a month, keeps in touch with active chapter. Sommer sewing parties. lenic As sociation niaintains friendly relation s.

CoLORADO BETA

1. M£l.fBERSHIP. t910-11, 24 members, 10 initiates. 1911 ' 12: 28 members, I I initiates 25 resident active. 78 resident alumnre; total membership May. 19 12: 175·

II. HONORS. 4 members of scholar ship fraternity 5 class officers and 10 members of class committees 4 officers, 3 cabinet members, and delegate to Western Conference at Ca sc ade of Y. W. C. A. 4 leading roles in p l ays, May Queen and 2 attendants and 7 members in Drama Club. Tennis cham· pion, coach and 2 members of coll ege bask et ball team, 3 members of class teams 6 members of board of college annual, 2 member5 of staff of college paper, vi ce·president of literary society. 5 members of French Club, 4 members of Glee Club 4 Instructors in preparatory school and 6 faculty a ssistants.

III. CHAPTER WORK Built an addition, a kitchen, on to bungalow ; provided new furnishings for it, and planted trees and bushes. Finished payment on piano. Weekly Bible class. Short literary program at meetings. Finished payments on pledge of $1,200 to Athletic fund.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS Annual dances, matinee parties and teas during rushing season, freshman theatre party, receptions for initiates, luncheons for rival fraternities, New Year's reception, Valentine dance, melodrama for County Fair, receptions, lawn parties, weekly informal sewing and ru shing parties during summer. beefsteak fry, dances.

V. CHAPTU HOUSE. A bungalow, owned by the chapter, used only as a meeting place Faculty chaperone.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUMN.i£ INTEREST. Resident alumnae invited to meetings. Chapter entertains alumnre annually, invites them to all "at homes" and initiations Alumnae act as patronesses. Alumnz invite chapter to func· tions and open homes for summer rushing. Alumnre investigation committee formed, to which all names of prospective rushees must be submitted.

CALIFORNIA ALPHA

I. MEMBERSHIP. 19IO'I1: 23 members. 1.0 initiates. 191I·12: 20 members. 9 initiates. 19 resident active, 6 resident alumnre; total membership May. 19 12 : 94-

II. HONORS. Alumna graduated M D. and elected to B K. at Johns Hopkins. Class secretary and 17 members of class committees. Y . W. C. A.

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER REPORTS

&ee re ta ry. 9 members of committees and I member of Y. W. C A cabinet. I member of English Club play cast. 5 in Schuber t Opera choru•• 2 leading parts and 3 in cast of j unior opera, class champion in teoois, member junior basketball team. Autho r of music for junior opera and for track .how. fa members Schubert Club. Vice-p resident Stanford Student Hospital Guild. members of c.J:ecutive commi ttee. of Woman l • League, Tram/Je1's,1I Boat Club, Economic Club.

IiI. CHAl"RR W OR K. New furniture , rugs, range and silver bought for chapter house; repairs made. r ooms redecorated. $1,830.00 paid on principal More stock in the house sold. Financial aid to poor families recommended by university chaplain, gifts to missionary boxes, Salvation Army, to Chinese famiDe fund. and to loan fund for needy girls at Stanford.

IV. ENTEIlTAlNMENTS. Weekly faculty dinners, 4 forma l dances, S informal dances, Founders' Day banqaet. Founders' Day picnic, receptioas for faculty and friends, Alpha Omicron Pi, and new hou se m other, California Beta entertained at lunche on at time of varsity football game, Valentine stunt party, weekly Sunday night s up pers.

V. CHAPTU H ousE. Owned by chapter, and accommodating from zo to :l4 girl s, chaperoned by the mother of one of them.

VI. MAINTENAN CE OF AL UWN..£ INTRUST M os t of the six re si dent alumn ae atrend chapter meetings a nd social fun ctions. Many non -resident alumnae attend initiations All alumnae are invited to dances and receptions. Alumnae are collecting a fund to huy new rugs .

CALIFORNIA BETA

I. MEHBERSHIP. 19 10' 11 : 20 members, 8 initiates. 191 J'12 : z4 members, 11 initiates, 15 resident active, 35 re sident alumnae. Total membership May, 19LZ: 10Z.

II . HONORS. 1 graduated with h o nors in history. 19 members of clus committees. 3 members of Y. W C A. cabinet. Member cast of junior farce curtain·raiser and 4 members of spring festival en t ertainment. 3 members of Pryterian honor society, 1 member of staff o f \V o men's Da, publication, 1 member of staff of Blue and Gold. General chairman inter-fraternity dinner dance. 3 members freshman Glee Club committee, 1 member of charter day committee _ 1 secretary, trea s urer and 2 members of Treble Cl ef.

III. CHAPTER WORK Rugs, curtains, and furniture purchased for n ew house and linen, silverwa r e, pictures, and c hina given for it. At a buaar, $100 was realized toward s furni s hing the house. Weekly tal 5 by wive s of fac ulty members A trunk is set aside for receivinE old clothes, which are me nd ed, pressed, and sent with to poor families.

IV. ENTERTAINMENTS. Great variety of parties, formal and informal, at house, alumnae as house guests often, faculty dinners, a weekly feature, special junior luncheon, seni or huffet lun cheon on roof garden.

V. CHAPTER HOUSE. Rented house having a roof garden, large sleeping porch and garden high up in the Berkeley hills. A cco mmodates I2: to 16 girls and is chaperoned by the mother of one girl. One girl is house manager and a cook, second boy and gardner a r e employed

VI. MAINTENAN CE OF AWMN..£ INTEREST. Alumn ae monthly meetings in chapter house, attended by active gitls also. Chapter 44 a t home" to alumna: one afternoon each week. z or 3 alumnae dine at chapter house each week.

WASHINGTON AlPHA

1. MIHBERSHIP. 1910-Jl: 30 members, 19 initiates. 1911-12 : z6 members, 8 initiates. 13 resident active, 35 resident alumnz ; total membership May, 1912 : 90.

II . HONORS. I class sec r etary, president, vice-president, and secretary of class Girls ' Clubs. Student secretary of Y. W C. A and 7 member. of committees . z leading parts and 3 other parts in junior and Dramatic Cl ub play., 5 of Red Domino, 4 members of University Dramatic Club . 1 member of girls' athletic committee, 3 members of hockey team, z member. of tennis

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tournament. Members of Debating Club, 'Economic. Club, Clasncal Club, DI,u$cA". V and English Club. members of committee. for social actiritiel. chairman and 3 members of County Fair committ«. 2 editors of daily publication.

III. CHAPTD WORK. Finished payments on piano. Thanksgiving b ••kell for poor. Ne .. furniture and curtains for bOUle. Raised Settlement Fund money by buaar.

IV. ENnaTAINKltNTS. Dances , Christmas tree and cooky .hine for .lumDIIe, Founders' nay banquets, teas, monthly cooky shines, picnic, chapter birthday party, launch tide and supper, luncheon for patronesses.

V. CHAPTER HouSE. Rented bouse occupied by from 12: to ]4 girls and chaperoned by the mother of one girl.

VI. MAINTENANCE OF ALUKNi£ INTIR1ST. Picnic of active chapter and .lamme Resident aJumnlle attend all social [unctionl and initiationl and entertain at rushing season. Active chapter entertainl alumnae: at initia.tion, cooky lhine, dances and Chri stma l party.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE AWARD OF THE LOVING CUP

New York Beta 17 1000 n

Maryland Alpha 13 809 , • Colorado Beta I 9 I II33 I

Massachusettl Alpha. 9

PT. I-MIL&AGI

New York Beta 17 X 1000 = 17,000.

Maryland Alpha • 13 X 809 = 10,517·

Colorado Beta . . ... .... ..... .. 9 X II33 = 10,197·

Massachusetts Alpha ... .. ...... 9 X 1046l = 90419.

New York Beta 50. 10517

Maryland' Alpha of So = 31. 17000

Colorado Beta 10 197 of So = 2.41)000

Manach useUI Alpha 94 1 9 of So = 28. 17000

PT. II. PROPORnON' OF ACTIVES PIlES1NT TO ACTIn EN'ROLUUNT 12

New York Beta -= 41 givel 25 '9

Maryland Alpha .II gives of 25 = .07. 19 41

Color&do Beta 2....8 = .07 givel L o f 25 = .04. • 4 1

MassachuseUI Alpha 2... = 01} givel...2... of 25 = .at. 24 4 1

REPORT OF COM. ON AWARD OF LOVING CUP

651

New York Beta!L= .23 cive • .JS. 75 13 t1

Maryland Alpha -8 = . 11 IlVe. - of :IS = 1:1. 11 23

Colorado Beta L = .os give . _5_ of 25 = .05. J15 23

Ma.. achuscU. Alpha.L = .06 give • ..!... of 25 = .07. 149 23

Alpha , JI 07 12 50 (2) .. .. i

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GRAND COUNCIL MEETING

The m embers of the old and new Grand Councils of Pi Beta Phi met in Evanston, Illinois, June 29, 1912. An informal discussion of general policies led to the adoption of the following suggestions :

(a) That the reports of the Province Presidents, containing recommendations for more efficient province work, be condensed and prepared for distribution to Province Presidents by Mrs. Nickerson, Alpha Province President

(b) That the blanks for the annual chapter reports be printed with defined space for the chapter name

(e) That several standing committees be appointed by tbe president: number and size to be decided later.

It was unanimously voted to change Statutes VII, Section 3, to read:

*uThe ARROW shall be published four times a year" instead of "quarterly."

The Anow Editor was empowered to issue a number of the ARROW and a private bulletin which will appear four times a year between the issues of the ARROW.

AMY BURNHAM ONKEN, Grand SlJICretary.

EXPLANATORY NOTa

"For many yean, the fourth number of The Anow has been published in the summer. This has made it necessary. each summer, to change the mailing address of the majority of the active girls for that one number. The new geographical arrangt.ment of the mailing list now required by the U. S. Postoffice authorities has been made and hereafter the A RROW will be add ressed by means of printed labels instead of by hand u formerly. Under these circumstances, the change of address of several hundred copies of the magazine for a single issue canno t be made without considefllb le extra eltpeose. For tMs reasoD, it was decided that, hereafter. the fourth number of the Auow would appear in June instead of July. In deciding to publish all four illuel during the college year, the ARRow is limply adopting a plan n o w followed by the majority of fraternity publications.

GRAND COUNCIL MEETING 653

CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION

The following changes in the Constitution necessitated by tbe different wording in the Statutes, Article VII, Se ction 3 and of Article III, Section 3 have been unanimously adopted by the Grand Council. The changes were:

Statutes Article VII, Section 4. b shall read: "All material for the ARROW must be in tbe hands of the Editor five weeks before the date of publication ."

Article III, Section 3 shall read: Province Vice-President instead of Editor as in rep ort of Grand Vice-President.

DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Duties of Standing Committees (as summarized by the Grand President) :

1. Committee on Extension.

To investigate the standing of the college or university with which the group, applying for a charter, is connected. If the same meets the requirements of the constitution to report to the Grand Council. To conduct the preliminary co rrespondence, and to see that groups -comply with the printed instructions furnished, which give full particulars in the matter of petitioning.

2. Committee on Examination:

To make out the annual examination.

To send the annual examination to each chapter .

To correct examination papers.

To furnish grades on the printed blanks to the Grand President, the Grand Secretary, and the grades of her own province to each Province President.

3. Committee on Chaperones:

To keep a list of the names of available chaperones.

To correspond with all chapters in need of chaperones for chapter houses.

4. Committee on Scholarship:

The National Pan·Hellenic Association co·operating with the Association of Deans of Women, has had printed a specimen blank for uniform scholarship returns from all colleges and universities in which fraternities are situated. This committee will secure reports from the colleges and universities in which chapters of Pi Beta Phi are located annually or semi -annually through the Scholarship Committee of each chapter. If students are failing , the matter is to be

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investigated and, if necessary, th e Deans of Women sho uld be called into consultation.

5 Committee on Loan Fund:

To administer the Loan Fund, and rep ort annually to Grand Council in the interim of Convention.

6. Committee on Song Book :

To collect the material for a new edition of The Songs of Pi Beta Phi and to publiSh the same .

COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE GRAND PRESIDENT

STANDING COMMIITEES

COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION-Elda L. Smith, 710 S. Sixth St., Springfield, Ill. ; Amelia Alpiner Stern (Mrs. A L.). Champaign, Ill.; Florence Sehee, Indianola, Iowa.

COXMITTZE ON FRAT&l.NITY EXAMINATIONS-Edith L. Carpenter, Guild Houst, Peacedale, R. 1. i Louise de la Barre, 252:5 Park Ave., Minn eapolis, Minn. i Maude McKenzie. 80<) Pine St., Boulder, Colo.

COMKITTEE ON CHAPIaONIS--Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo.; Elitabeth Gamble. Detroit. Mi ch.; Susanna M. Lovelace, u29 Thirteenth St., Boulder, Colo. i Stella R. Fox, 619 N Salisbury, Lafayette, Ind.

CoMMITTEE ON ScHOLARSH IP- Anna W. Lytle, Lewiston, Idaho; May Cope· land Drybread (Mrs. C. H.), Franklin, Ind .; Edna L. Stone, 1618 Rhode Island Ave , Washington, D C.

Co:aonlTBE ON UNDERGIlAOUATE LoAN FUND-Mildred Babcock Babcock (Mrs. H L .), Dedham, Mass.; Elmina Wilson, 2338 Loring Place, New York, N. Y.; Jennie L. Rowell, 893 Willard St., Burlington, Vt. •

Co)t)nlTEE ON SoNG BooK-Alleyne M Archibald, Lead, S D.; Mary E. Shannon, 235 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, Ark. ; Anne Stua rt, 19OO D St., Lincoln, Neb.; Jessie Smith Gaynor (Mrs. W.), 3718 Wyandotte St., Kan· las City, Mo .; Lela Howard, 2610 Garfield St., N. W • Washington, D C.

SPECIAL COMMIITEES

CoJ,uUlTU ON CALENDAJI.-Katharine Griest. 5239 Archer St., Germantown, Pa.; Edith Valet, III West 127th St., New York. N Y.; Deborah L. Ferrier, Moorestown. N. J .

COM}UlTEE ON PI BETA PHI GRACE-Ma ry Wallihan Gibson (Mrs. A. E ), 1403 Clinton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; Dorothy M. Alderton, 142 Clinton St.. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Emily Guild, Walton, N. Y.

COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL PROCRAM1Ut FOR FIFTIETJl ANNIVERSARY-Emma Harper Tumer The Brun s wi ck, 1332 Eye St., Apt. 33, Washington D. c.; Katherine B. Miller , Lewi Institute, Chicago; Kate King Boltwick (Mrs. H. 0.), Chardon. Ohio; Sarah G. Pomeroy, 10 48 Main St .• W o rcester, Mass.

PHI BETA KAPPAS AND HONOR WOMEN AT BANQUET

May L. Keller, Maryland Alpha.

Eld. L. Smith. Illinois Epsilon.

Mary O. Pollard, Vermont AlphL

Edith Valet, New York Beta. Dorothy Sass, Michigan Beta.

o Julia E. Rogers, Iowa. Zeta..

Hilde Kramer. lIlinoi. Epsilon . Edith Morris, New York Beta. '

Ruth Ikerd. Indiana. Beta. Abbie Williams · Burton, Illinois Epsilon.

Mary deGarmo, Missouri Beta.

Jennie Rowell. Vermont Beta.

Florence Reynold s, Illinois Epsilon. Vera Sweezey-White. Massachusetts Alpha.

MiDDie Organ, Mis so uri Alpha.

Mary Bartol-Theis., Pennsylvania Beta, Michigan Beta.

Margaret Stanton, WiJCODlin Alpha. Ruth Barrett, Iowa Gamma.

M a rtha Latimer• . Illinois Delta.

Glady. Campbell, Illinois Delfa.

Helen Ryan , Illinoi s Delta..

Ruth Chamberlain. Illinois Beta..

Mary Droke, Arkan.u Alpha.

Irene Handlin, Illinois Eta.

Jessie Ferguson. Illinois Eta . Lavanda. Gardiner. Iowa Alpha.

Pearl McKee. Iowa Alpha. Grace McKee. Iowa AlphL

Mabel Piper. Iowa Alpha.

Ethel Lymer. Iowa Alpha.

Bertha \Vatkins - Bridge. Pennsylvania BelL

Kate McLaughlin-Bourne, Pennsylvania Beta.

REGISTER OF CONVENTION

The following members of the fraternity were in attendance at the Twenty-second Biennial Conven tion of Pi Beta Phi: (Names of transfers are printed twice).

VERMONT ALPHA

Alumna: Mary O. Pollard.

A clive: Helen A. Harriman, Ethel C. Magoon.

VERMONT BETA-

Alumnae: Maude M. Chaffee, Jennie L Rowell, Sylvia A. Warren Active: Helen M. Durfee, Alta H. Grismer.

MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA-

Alumnae: Bertha A. Carr, Eugenia L. Goodwin , Mildred flood , Anna Robinson-Nickerson, Sarah G. Pomeroy, Vera Sweezey-White . Aclive: A. Irene Goddard, Rena V. Sweezey, Marjorie Campbell.

ONTARIO ALPHA-

Alumnae: Marguerita M. Chapman , Jessie M. Starr. Aclive: Gladness M. Chapman, Edith H. Gordon, M. Gordon Lovell, Jeanette McCannell, Reba M. McCredie.

NEW YORK ALPHA-

Alumnae: Georgia L. Hoag, Zona Du nn- Russell. Active: Marjorie E. Campbell, Fl oren ce Taylor.

NEW YORK BETA- •

Alumnae: Anna Jackson -Branson , Julia H. Freed, Annabel LeeGault, Maude 1. Klein , Sophie P. Woodman.

Active: Ethel B. Goede , Dorothy Griffin, Mary E. Kenny, Virginia K. King, Lucy E. Landru, Edith M. MOTTis, Gertrude E. Morris, Gertrud e B. Peck, Edith M. Valet, Alice P. N. Waller, Lillian A. Waring, Margaret E. M . Wood.

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-

Alumnae: Amy Young-Bingham, Anna Jackson-Branson.

Active: Elizabeth E. Jackson, Margaret Mcintosh.

PENNSYLVANIA BETA -

Alumnae: Kate McLaughlin-Bourne , Bertha Watkins-Bridge , Ella F. Garvin, Mary Theiss.

Active: Helen K. Bartol.

PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-

Active: Helen S . Gerhard.

MARYLAND ALPHA-

Alumnae: Lois Wilkinson - Christian, Frances M. Dunning, Ella F. Garvin, Edna M. Garvin, Ullena Ingersoll, May L. Keller, Caroline S. Lutz, Mary Anne Porter , Mabel L. Scott, Louise N. Van Sant, Mary A. Weber, M. Louise Weber.

Acti.'e: Hilda Beggs, C. Fran ces Strader.

COLUMBIA ALPHA-

Alwntlae: Mabel L. Scott, Emma H. Turner, Nelle F. B. Turner. Active: Elizabeth Ferguson, Flora HuH , Lulu M. M cC abe .

OHIO ALPHAAlumna: lone Perkins. Active: Blanch Wolfe.

OHIO BETA-

Active : Dorothy Beebe, Marjorie Beebe, Virginia Prindle, Elizabeth L. Pugh, Ruth Saddler, Claudine Urlin.

OHIO GA)()(AAlumna: Esther W. lIoyer.

Active: Ellen F. Boyer, Mary A. Buchanan, H elen Harrington , Ruth Mackintosh, Leota Munn, Elsa l. Schlicht.

INDIANA ALPHA--

Alumnae: Hazel Abbett, Mabel Abbott, Alma Stout-Drake, NeWe B. Graves, Letitia T. Hall, Grace Carney-Hall, Zelia B. Lee, Delta M. McClain , May Carney-Middleton, Lucile Carr-Miller, Aline T. Oldaker, Susannah Ott, Ruth A Sloan, Eva Martin-Stout, Clara J.

Suckow, Emma H. Turner, Nelle B. Turner .

A&live: Esther L. Aikens , Mary H . Brown , Marie Ditmars, Gertrude Law, Eunice Magaw , Ruth D McCollough , Martha Ott , Mabel Toombs, Edith Wilson.

INDIANA BETA-

Alumnae: Blanche B. Couk, Florence Province- Garshwiler, Edna E. Hatfield , Ethel Trippet -R oark, Kate Stewart, Fay Clay tonThompson, Orthena Meyer -Thompson , Ire ne Ferris-Traylor, Viol et Miller- Willson, Edythe E. Young, Juanina M. Young

• Active : Pearl M. Doty, Helen E. Harris, Ruth Ikerd, Dorothy L. Williams.

INDIANA GAMMA -

Alumnae: Faustina Alston, Liliap Bergold -Bernstoff, Jessie Christian-Brown , Olive M. Cline, Edna Cooper, Emily Helming, Lora Hussey, G. Pearl McElroy, Fanny Miner, Esther F. Shover

Active: Netta D. Browning, Mattie Empson, Julia Groenwoldt, Edith Habbe, Fran ces L. Hill , Maud Martin, Elizabeth E. Ohr, Mary Stilz, Ruth Tharp.

ILLINOIS ALPHAFounder: Libbie Brook-Gaddis.

ILLINOIS BETA-

Alumnae: Nelle Tompkins-Clayberg, Grace Conlee, Emeline Morris-Moore, Margaret E. Newman, Nina Harris -Wade.

Active: Ruth Chamberlain, H elen Edgerton, Mildred Mabee, Margaret McCarl, Dorothy Payn , Winifred G. Tompkins, Edna Wood.

ILLINOIS DELTA-

Alumnae: Katherine M. Bagby, Grace Fahnestock-Birmingham, Della Robbins- Bishop, Grace Ballard -G riswo ld , Dema E. Harshbarger, Harriett e E. Hill, Jessie Van Clute-Johnson, Ruth M. Me-

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Clelland, Marne Barbero-Parry, Mildred Brown-Pearce, Marguerite Sell, Esther Orr-Spry, Inez Webster, Alice Stewart-Wolf.

Active: Irene O. Bridge, Gladys M. Campbell, Helen H. Conyers, Jessie M . Gaddis, Flounce Hill, Louise Huntington, Martha L. Latimer, Irene McBroom, Lois Potter , Hel e n M. Ryan, Martha O. Scott, Mildred Steele, Grace L. Swank , Helen Taylor, H elen S Trask, Helen M. Turner.

ILLINOIS EpSILON-

Alumnae: Gertrude Ahern, Jessie Baker, Lucie Glos - Bates, June Birdsall, Cornelia Blake, Abigail Williams-Burton, Agnes E. Collyer, Josephine M. Collyer, Irene Brady-Cook, Margaret HubbardCountryman, Mabel P. Cowdin , Beatrice Cummings, Mary L. Doland, Catherine L. Donaldson, Mabel F. Ellis, Gertrude Foster, Kate Freund, Edith Thompson -Fry, Mabel Gloeckler, Frances Hall , Margaret Hammond, Marie Hammond, Blanche Beal-Hanna, H elen L. Hibberd, Lili Hochbaum , Edna Estell-Jenkins, May B. Kelly, Hilde M. Kramer, Helen L. Lamson, Elda L'Hote, Avis StrattonLibberton, Sibyl Horning-Long, Mabel A. Lundahl, Lucy DerricksonMonier, Laura E. O'Brien, Nellie R. O'Brien, Amy B. Onken, Grace Doland-Paull, Laura V. Paullin , Helen Pierce , Florence Reynolds , Mary I. Reynolds, Alice Doland -R yan, Etta C. Shoupe, Mary L. Sloane, Elberta T. Smith , Elda L. Smith, Catherine Little-Starnes, Sadie A. Thompson, Lenore Negus - Vail, Emme Doland -Wanner, Myra Watson, Opal Cranor-Wilcox, Grace Hartshorn-Wright, June Young.

Active : Gladys Balch, Florence Burke, Agnes Cunneen, Phyllis Donlin, Helen L. Duncan , Gladys Ewald, Marie Hakes, Zera Harries, Helen M B. Horning, Alice Kaiser, Adele Loehr, Edith A. Lundin, Helen Mason, Ethel K. Nelson, Frances A. Paullin, lone Perlcins, Cornelia Pierce, Emily Platt, Ruth E. Porter, Ruth E. Shantz, Florence Schee, Helen V. Schultz, Lynne Smith, Mildred Starnes, Marian Warner.

ILLINOIS ZETA-

Alumnae: Helen A. Bagley, Winifred Bannon , Harriette Bowman, Vema Brown , Emma Canterbury, Virginia Busey-Churchi ll, Peggy Douglas, Lucy Wilson-Errett, Louise Fatch, Mary HendersonFletcher, Marion Goodman, Irene E. Gould, Mildred Harriman, Frances Hurford , Charlotte Nelson-Jack, Ethel Lendrum, Nelle Miller-Miller, Madge Myers, Louise Pellens, Leona Harkrader-Per-

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singer, Edith M. Richardson, Alta Stansbury-Sager, Amelia AlpinerStern, Kate Summerwill, Lois Swigart , Clare Sommer-Vested, Nelle F. Welles, Mildred White, Sarah K. White, Margaret C. Wood .

Active: Myra Eberhart, Marie Freeman, Louise Osman, Florence A. Boyer, Helen Boyer, Alice M. Timrnis, Margaret Webber.

ILLINOIS ETA- -

Alumnae: H elen Bishop, Jessie L. F erguson, Lucille F. Hunt, Marguerite Grey-Oliphant, Florence Page, Esther Starr.

Active: Lucy A. Curtis, Mabel K. Edmonson, Irene Handlin , Margaret C_ Hessler, H elen Keeley, E ula Mason, Hel en Page, Jessie E. Patterson , Ann Stoker.

MI CHIGAN ALPHA-

Alumnae: Carrie Charles-Barker, Lulu Alvord-Barrett, Kate KingBostwick, Gladys Dibble, May Copeland-Drybread, Elizabeth ClarkeHelmick , Leila R. Soule, Mary L . Soule, Leah L. Stock, Marjory Whitney.

Active: Grace E. Cone, May Grandon, 'Ruth Mallory, Ethel L. Marsh, Jane Whitney.

MICHIGAN BETA-

Alumnae: Anne K enaga-Chappert on, Ora E. F()llett, Evelyn Bryant - Martin , Mabel Parker, Floren ce Cummings-Partridge, Dorothy Sass, Kate Sheppard, Mary Bartol-Theiss , Beulah G. Whitney.

Active: Margaret Eaton, Marguerite E. Reed, Margaret Spi er.

WISCONSIN ALPHA-

Alumnae: Genevieve Clarke-Angstman, Emily H olmes- Baker, Lois Wilkinson-Christian, Clara Crane, Ph oebe Becket-Donaldson, Edith J Fisher, Frances Hall , J Florence Hanna, Edna Holmes-Lo ring , Alice M. Lott, Elizabeth Shepard-Lough, Kathl ee n Moroney, Vivian Smith, Margaret C. Stanton, Mae P. Telford, Miriam Reed-Tibbals, Helen C . Tyrrell, May E. Walker, Lise tte K. Woerner.

Active: Mary M. Bunnell, Gene';eve E. Hendricks, Gertrude Hendricks, Marian H. Holmes, Anne P Hutchison, Jeannette Munro, Dorrit Osann, Ramona Pfiffner, Alice D. Rud olph , Marguerite Sell, Vera Sieb, Marjorie Steketee , Josephine Viles, Mary A. Weber

MINNESOTA ALPHA-

A lumnae: Helen C. Barker, Louise de la Barre, Ruby Burtn ess, Abbie B. Langmaid, Esther J. Pettit, V era C. Smith. •

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Acliv.: Marga ret Barnard , Ali ce L. Berry, Ruth M. Byers, Mar· tica Byrnes, Nellie Ch ur ch ill, Ethel M. Harwood, Ali ce G. Lewis , Florence H Lewis, Elsa Sheldrup

IowA ALPRA-

Alumnae: Exie Dutton, Ida Powell-Fish, Lavanda Gardner, Eleanor Hurl ey-Garrett, Ullena Ingerso ll , Edna Irish, Ethel Lymer, Evalyn Allen-Marquardt, Fl ora H ousel·McD owell, Carrie N ewellStone, Grace Waller

Activ e: Fran ces M. Dunning, Gra ce Mc Kee , P ea rl Mc Kee , Mabel Piper.

IowA BETA-

Alumnae: Anna Wright-Dowell, Kat e B. Mill er, Florence S chee.

Adive: Grace Moss, Hazel Perley, Dorothy Storey.

I owA GAMMA-

Alumnae: Ali ce A . Armstrong, J osephine Hungerfo rd , Vera Mill s, Lois Boardman -Ni chols, Emma L Wennh ol z.

Active: Ruth Barr e tt , Edna M. Garvin, Marjorie McIntosh.

IowA ZETA-

Alumnae: Maude D elmege, L ydia B. Ku el nle, Eva Glass-Lovell, Miriam M McC une, Margaret O ursler, Juli a E R ogers, Josephine Worster-Rundall , Kate Summerwill.

Active: Louise Clarke, Gra ce E. Gab ri e l, Edna Iris h , Faye B. Jame s, N aomi Stewart.

I o wA TRETA-

Alumnae: Frances E. Flagler, Alice M. Rogers, Carrie Flagler · Schantz.

I o wA IOTA-

Alumnae: Clara C McAdam , H arriet G. McAdam, Edna BurdMcEldowney.

I owA LAM BDA-

A lu mna: Anna Ross -Clarke.

MISSOURI ALPHA-

Alumnae: Minnie Organ, Opal Cranor-W il cox, Letitia Wood .

Ac/ive: J ean Harri Lena J ohnson , J essie 1. Raithel , Margaret B. Ross.

MISSOUlll BuA-

Alumnae: Edith Baker, Julia B. Griswold, Alice Woodward-Koken, Helen MacGregor, Helen Schultz, Shirley Seifert.

Adive : Helen B. Bryars, Margaret de Garmo, Mary de Garmo, H elen Gorse, Florence M. Hager, Meredith McCargo, Alice L. McClevey, Ruth Meinholtz, Anna C. Mills, June Oehler, Erma B. P erham, Barbara Senseney, Georgia Sullivan.

ARKANSAS ALPHA-

Alumna : Mary E. Shannon .

Active: Mary Droke.

LoUISIANA ALPHA-

Alumnae : Carrie M. Hopkins, Celeste Janvier.

Active: J osephihe Janvier , Viola M. Murphy, Mary C. Raymond.

NEBRASKA BETA-

Alumnae: Lucile Brown , Maude De lmege, Edith J . Fisher, ' .. ta H6erl ocke r, Jenni e Barber - Plym, Gra ce M. Salsbury, Fena BeelerSimms, Anne Stuart, Lula E. Wirt.

Active: June Brown, Miriam A. Clark, Rachel L. Kellogg, Laura J . Pratt, Florence Schwanke .

KANSAS ALPHA-

Alumnae: Ruth Clucas, 'Vinslow Hutchinson, Marion Mervine, Ruth Mervine, Harri ette Miles-Odell, Dorothy Williston.

Active: Gertrude Blackmar, Leota McFarlin , Charline Smith, Lucile Smith.

OKLAHOMA ALPHA-

Alumna: Dorothy V. Bell.

Active: Gladys M. Anderson.

TEXAS ALPHA-

Alumnae: Myra Foster-Rodgers, Nita Hill-Stark

Attive : B euna Clinton, Catherine Hill.

WVOMING ALPHA-

Active : Trace Foster, Helen A. Nelson.

COLORADO ALPHA-

AlumMe : Gertrude Fitz- Randolph-Currens, Grace M. 'Fairweather, Katheryn Burr-Teller , Mollie Brown· Wor cester.

Active: Dorothy Chittenden, Marjorie Dixon, Louise Hart, Wilma

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Jawon, Katherine Leslie.

COLORADO BETA-

A/U1n1""': Hilda M Beggs, Clura Crane, Mary Wallihan - Cibson, Faith W. Cilmore, Ruth W. Kirkbride, Lida Burkhard -Lardner, Cladys Shackelford.

Active: Grace Barth ol ome w, Alma Melzer.

CALIFORNIA ALPHAActive: Winona Bassett , Anne Brooks .

CALIFORNIA BETAActive: Florence McCoy

'VASHIN(;TON ALPHAAlumna: Elizabeth Dearborn.

A cJive: Vera Bonsall.

W ASHINCTON BETAPledge: Crace Post.