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THE ARROW
SARAH POMEROy-RUGG, Editor
Table of Contents
NUMBElt 1
All manulcripta Ihould be addretsed to the Editor. Sarah Pomeroy·RugI' (M rl F. A .), 201 navis Ave • Brookline. Mats. Material intended (or publication mu s t reach the Editor five weeks before date of publieation
Tat Auow i. published (our timet a in October, December, March and June a t 450 to 45<4 Abnaip Street, Menasha, Wis , br Georle Banta, official printer and publilher to tbe fraternity. Subtc:ription price ,1.00 per year; ZS ccnu f or sin copies.
Entered as second·dua matter October 20,1. 1909, at the poltoffic:e at Mena.ha, Wis•• under the Act of Conareal of March 3, 1,,79
FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF TH E FRAT E RNITY
Maggie Campbell ......... . ............ . .. Th y o e In stitute, Ch ase City, V . . ti b b ie Broo k -G a dd is ...........•••• • 100 5 S. Th i rd St., Champaign. Ill.
Ada Braen Grier .... . ... . ...... . . , ....... 16 N . Tremont St ., Bellevue. P • .
Clara Bro wnl ee - Hutc hin so n . Monmouth. III.
Emma Br o wnl ee- K il go re 2 0 1 W Br oa d way , M o nmouth, III
Fannie Whitenac k·Li bby . .. ..... .. ....... . ... . ... .. . . .. . .. . G ood hue. Mino . Rou, M oo r e 59 E al t 2ut St , New York, N V
Jenn ie N ic ho l, M D. ( decease d ).
Ina Smith -S oule ....
, .... . .... , ......... 9 12 North L S t., Tacoma, W • • h.
Jennie Horne-Turnbull. , ... , ... _ ........ 25 10 N. 32 d St. . Philadelphia. P a.
Fannie Th o mpson (deceased).
Nancy Bl ack-Wall ac e .••......... 10 49 Court S t. , Salem, Ore
GRAND COUNCIL
GlAND PRESI DENT-May L. K ell e r, W tst h a mp to n Co ll ege, Ri chmond , Va
GRANO Vl CE·PRESIDE NT-Nin a Harris All en ( M rs. F. J. ). 6417 Lak e S t . Oak Park , Ill.
GRAND SECIlETA RY-Amy B. O n ken, Chapin , Ill .
GRAN D TRE ASURER-Ann e St unrt, I Q06 0 S t ree t , L in co ln, Neb
Auo w EDI TOR-Sa ra h P o m e r o y -Rug g ( M rs. F A .), 2 0 1 D avis Ave., Brookline , Mass.
CHAIRMAN SETTLEMENT SC HOOL C OMMITTEE
Eliz.abeth Clarke H elm ic k ( Mrs . Eli ), D onn a, Tex as. c lo Major Helmick , 18th Infantry.
HISTORIAN
Da.i5Y Davi s C a rn e y ( Mrs P F .), 2504 E tna St. , Be rk ele y, Cal.
CATALOGUER
Edith L. Carpent er , G uild H o u se , Pe ac e D a le . R. I.
AL U MN iE E DIT O R
ADDa Robin son Ni c kersoD (Mrs . David D .), 74 R ockland ATe ., MUdeD , ......
PI BITA PHI REP RItSES T ATl VE I N N A TI ONAL PA N H E LUNI C CONCJlU5--ADoa Lytle Tan nahill ( Mrs. G W. ), 40 2; Third S t • Lewi sto n, Idaho. s.aca..TARY or NATI ONAL P A NHELLI NI C CONcuss-Mary C. Lo.e Colli.., Z 0. Bo 69. Dener, Colo.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
ALPHA PROVINCE
PltItSIDINT-Ev& Burlingham, IS8 Hawley St., Binghamton, N. Y.
CALIfORNIA ALPHA-Leland Stanford, Jr., University, Thurlyne Buffum, Pi Beta Pbi House, Stanford University, Cal.
CAUPOIlNIA. BITA-University of California, Mary Donnie, Pi Beta Phi Houle, :1709 Chomina W&y, Berkeley. Cal
NEVADA ALPHA-Univtrsity of Ntvada, Juanita Frty, Mannnita Hall, Reno, NeT.
Oa.&CiON' ALPHA-University of Oregon, Beatrice Gaylord, Pi Btta Phi HouH, 877 11th Ave E., Eugene, Ore.
WASHINGTON ALPHA-University of Washing-ton, l\f. Olive Moore, 4535 18th An. N. E., Seattle, W uh. WASHINGrON BETA-Wuhington Slate College. Helen Hllngate, 610 California St., Pullman. Wash
STANDING COMMITTEES
CoW-MITTI&. ON EXTINSION-Emmeline Carter Sherman (Mrs. E. G.), 2002 El Cerrito Place, Hollywood. Cal.; Edith Valet. 111 W. U7th St., New York, N. Y.; Mary de Garmo, Agnes Scott College, Decatllr, Ga..
CoMKITTU ON' ScHoLAump-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 4002 Third St., Lewilton , Idaho; Elsa Schlicht, 210 N. Sandusky St., Bellevue, Ohio; Edith Gordon, 467 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Canada; Bessie Tucker Gi.· IalOn (Mrs. H. B.), 217 Harvard St., S. E., Minneapoli., Minn .; Dr Grace Hebard, University Library, Laramie. Wyo.
CoW-MITTD ON CHAPUONs--Effie Patch, 836 Tappan Road, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Minnie K Organ, Salem, Mo.; Roberta Campbell Bowen (Mr•. Ralph), Sol Ostrom Ave., Syracuse. N. V.
COMMIt7E& ON FRATEINITY EXAWINATIONs--NeUie B. WaUbaok, 413 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Mildred Poley (Mrs. C. W.>, 1020 15th St., Boulder, Colo.; Edith Baker, 47 Irving St., Cambridge, M·sss. ; Kate Freund, 1656 W. Garfield Blvd., Chicago, Ill. ; Marie Hammond, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; Grace Hancher Beck (Mrs. Burton). 234 N. 19th St., Portland, Ore.; Harritt \Vilmot Caldwell (Mrs. WaHace E.), 114 South Grant St., Bloomington, Ind.; Florence Schet, 1938 Sherman Ave., Evanston, III.
COMMI'ITU ON USDZJtClADUATE LoAN' FUND--Mildred Babcock (Mrs. H L.>, Dedham, Mass.; Elmina WillOn, 124 E. 21th St., New York, N. V .; Jennie L Rowell, 83 Hungerfo rd St., Burlington, Vt.; Anne Sluart, IC)06 D St., Lincoln. Neb., ex offit·io.
COMMJTTII ON SEM'LK14EST SCHooL-Eliubeth Clark Htlmick (Mrs. Eli A.) , elo :a8th Infantry, Donna, Tes:as, chairm an and treasurer; Nina Harris Allen (Mu. F. J .), 6417 Lake St.. Oak Park, III.; Jennie B. Allyn, 296 Massachusetts Ave , Arlington, Mas l.; Louile Van Santo 411 Haw· thorn Ro.d, Roland Park, Maryland; H a rriet A. Briggs, U59 Warten Ave ., Toledo, Ohio; Mildred Steele, 1QI North Academy St., Galesburg, Ill.; Mary Phillippi, 2310 California St., Omaha, Neb.; Lena May Har· per Trott (Mrs. A. B.), 1571 Steele St., Denver, Colo.; Leda Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs. H. C.), 528 18th Ave., North, Seattle, Wash . ; Annt Stuart. [C)06 0 St., Lincoln, Neb., officio.
(AKUITTU ON Auow FILE-Delia Conger. 3S[ N. Prairie St., Galesburg, Ill.; Edith L. Carpenter.
COMM ITTU ON FELLOWSHIP FUN'D--Sophie Parsons Woodman, 561 West 186th St., New York, N. Y. Adelaide Rothert, 1416 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va. Lotta Broadbridge, 274 West Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Marie Gate., S32 Cherry St., Springfield. Mo. Edith Daniel Dyer (Mrs. Arthur), 2208 McKinney Ave., Dallas, Texas. Merle Kiasic k, Colorado Teacher s' College, Greeley. Colo. Ali ce Hitstand, Hayward. Cal. Anne Stuart, 19(>6 D St., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio.
CHAIRMAN BUI.EAU OF PIlINTING--Sara.h P ome roy ·Rugg (Mrs. F. A .), 201 Davis Ave., Brooklint, Mass.
S&CUTAJ.Y FOR THE AW){NAE AND GRAND VICE -PRES IDENT-Nina Harris Allen (Mrs. F. J,), 6417 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill
AI UXNM EDITOR-Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. D . D.), 74 Rockland Aft., Malden, Mass
ALPHA PROVINCE
VfC&'PRBSIDENT-Jennie B. Allyn, 286 Massachusetts Ave., Arlin l{ton. Man . BC>STON, MAss.-Bertha A Cnrr, .So Longwood Ave , Boston, Mall. BUFFALO. N. Y.-Ella M. Donnaker. 333 15th St. BUIUNCI'ON. VT.-Jennie Rowell. 83 Hungerford St. NORTHERN NEW YORK-Dorothy Cleaveland. Canton, N. Y Naw You:, N . Y.-Elmina Wilson. 124 E. St. SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Marion N. Howell (Mrs. L A.), 6:n Park An., Syracuse, N. V.
ROCH.lSTlI., N. V.-Eltanor Good. 36 Tracey St. TORONTO, CANADA-Gladness Chapman, 14 Forcu Hill Rd WISTERN MASSACHUSlTTS ALuHN..€-Amy L. WalloD, 107 Sberm.a.n St, Springfield, Mus.
BETA PROVINCE
VI CE-PRESIDENT-Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. 2, Adamsville, Ala. BALTIMORE, MD.-Molly W. Wood, 220 Prospect Ave., Roland Park, Md . CARLISLE. PA.-Huel Kisner, \V Louther St. PHlLAD1LPHIA, PA .-Marion Hallowel1, 2JZ4 N. 18th St. PITTSBURGH, PA.-HeleD B. Clark, S4D7 Friendship Ave. RICHMOND, VA.-Adelaide Rothert, 1416 Grove Ave. WASHINGTON, D. C.-Alice Griffith, IB46 Ontario St.
GAMMA PROVINCE
Vtcr;'PRltSIDENT-E lsa I. Schlicht, S3S State St., Bellevue, Ohio.
ANN ARBOR, Ml c lI.-Janet McDonald Chipman (Mrs. D. C.), State Street Road. ATHBSS, OHIo-Mary Reah W ood (Mrs. Jame s), 34 Washington St. CINClNNAn, Hancox Carmon (Mrs. J. Ernest), No. 10 The Rosson, Clifton.
CUnu.ND, OHlo--Gladys Cole, 3076 W. SlSt St. COLUMBUS, OHIo-Dorothy Irvine Lambert (Mrs. Fonsa), 1994 Summit. DnRoIT, MI CH.- Mar jorie Beebe Hadl ey (Mrs. M. J.), 200 Highland Place, Highland Park. Mich. FIlANK.LIN, IND.-Frances M Dean. HIt.UDAll, MICH.-Myrta Kempf. fNOIANAPOLlS, IND.-C leo Millikan Hall (Mrs. E. B.), 2411 N. Alabama St. OHIO GUU.fA ALUM:x.-t: CLua-ElIen F. Boyer, 138 S. McDonald St., Ohio.
TOLEDO, OHlo-.Sarah Waite, 424 Islington 5t.
DELTA PROVINCE
VlcE- PUSIDltNT-Mild red Steele, 791 North Academy St., Galelburg, Ill CARTHACE, lLL.-Mrs. Ellen Ferris Scofield, 502 Locust St. C HICAGO, lLL.-Carrie Flager Scha nb (Mrs. O. M.), 5215 Welt St , Cicero, 111 CINTkAL. Tu. -Mllble Lindsny Fnirclo (Mu G C ), 412 W Church St ., a.mpaign, 111.
D£cATUR, (I.I -Erma Ander son, 616 W. Will iam St. GAUSJH:RC. 1I1 -Jeanette Chapman, 701 N orth Pra i rie Ave. MADISON, Wis.-Helen Kay se r, 802 E. Gorham. St. M1NNIAPOLIS AND ST PAUL, MINN.-LilliaD Mc Laughlin, 3144 Colfax An ., S. Minneapolil.
M'OSMOUTH ALUMNM Cl.us- K.tharine Hanna, 307 W. Broadway
EPSILON PROVINCE
VIC&-P&UIDINT-Mary Phillippi, 33tO California St., Omaha, Neb. AllU, IowA-Edna Everett Bush (Mrs. E. B.), 706 Clark An . BUIUHCTOH. IOWA-Jusie M Thoma.a. 109 Woodlawn Ave. emAlt RAnDs, IOWA-Helen Holmes. 1748 HAve Du Mouu,s, IOWA-Anna Ross Clarke (Mu . C. H.), 1510 9th St. FAnTT&VlLU. Aax...-Mildred Grega. 139 E. Dickson St. lHDIANOLA, IOWA-SteU. Hartman Perry (Mrs. E. W.). IOWA CITY, IOWA-Fanny Thompson Wickam (Mrs. H. F.), 9I1 10.... Aft . KANIAS Crn, Mo.-Lottie Allen -Babb (Mrs. Miles T .), 3400 LocUlt St i.AWUN'CI. KAH.-Adrieone Atkinson, 829 Mill. St. LINCOLN, Nn.-Mary Spalding, Ul Sheridan Blvd. MANHATTAN, KAN.-Edna Hood Lantz. (Mrs. Cbu.), 830 Houlton St. MT. PUASANT. IOWA-Miriam Young Melcber (Mrs. Karl), 207 N. AdamJI St. OMAHA, NIB., AND COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA-Florence Hostetler Raymond (Mrs. ADaD), ...sIS Underwood Ave OnUHWA, lowA-Olive F. Nimock., 724 N. Court St ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Charlotte Allen, 2SI0 Shermu Ave. SPllHGYrELD, Mo.-Myrtle Hunt, 532 Cherry St. ST. LoUIS, Mo.-Sallie Lee Spark., 5431 Barlmer Ave. SIOUX CITY, IOWA-Florence Benson Bristol (Mrs. L. W.), 2709 Douglass St. TOPlKA, KAN.-Frederica Rullene -Woodward (Mrs Chester), 834 Buchanan St.
ZETA PROVINCE
VICI-PUSmZHT-Lena Harper Trott (Mrs. A. B.), 1571 Steele St., Denver, Colo AUSTIN, 'I'lL-Lulu LeSueur, Manor Road. BoULD:U, COLO.-Dorothy Chittenden, 160S Hillside Road. DALLA.s, Tn.-Edith Daniel Dyer (Mrs Arthur), noS McKinney Ave. DINnR, CoLO.-Mary C. Frost, 1635 Gaylord St. HOUSTON, Tu.-Naomi Peacock Cosby (Mrs. Rodman), 2308 Genesee An LAl.AMIK, Wyo.-Harriet M. Abbot, 400 S. 9th St. PUIBLO, COLO.-Wave Richardson, 1301 Grand Ave. WACO, Tu.-Monette Colgin, 1902 Austin St.
ETA PROVINCE
VICI-PRES IDENT-Leda P. Wilbur (Mrs. H. B.), 434 35th Ave ., Seattle, Wash. Los ANGELES, CAL.-Irma Walker Senseney (Mrs. H. E.), 886 W. 47th St, NEVADA-Myrtle Cameron, 205 Vine St., Reno. NORTHERN CAUFORNIA-Eliubeth A. Coats, 1343 Grove St., Berkeley, Cal. POITLAND, Qu.-Mrs. Frank L Knight, 178 East 14th St., Portland, Ore. PI BITA PHI RECISTE.R-H otel Portland. SUTTLE, WASH.-(PUGET SoUND ALQMN£ CLU B)-Marion L. Frye, 618 Terry Ave. SPOKANE, WASII.-Gladys Clendening-Costello ( Mrs. Cy ril A.). E. 512 Baldwia Ave.
The Pi Beta Phi Calendar for 1916 (see inside cover page) h.. been compiled with great care. Please use it. Read it carefully, find out what dates apply to your work and then be prompt in the performance of your duties.
Every e ffo rt is mad e to kee p o ur Direc t ory up to date. If you notice a mistake in name or address, the Editor will welcome the conection.
Notice the list of publications of Pi Beta Phi on the Inside bact cover.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS I
When making a change of address please fill out this slip, detach and mail to the Alumnre Edito r, M r s. David D . Nickerson , 74 R oc kland An ., Malden, M ... Former .ddr
"THE PANHELLENIC CREED
WE, THE fraternity undergraduate mnnbeTl, .taM for good .clwlarlhip, for the guardia of goad health, for whole-hearted cooperaticm. lllith our ca!lege'. ideal, for ,tadent life, for the maintenance of fine .ocia! lIandardl, and the Ie.-.Nng, to the but of our ability, of our college community. Good coUege citizen.hip a. a preparation for goad citizemhip in the larger world of alf!R"fUZ day. i, the ideal that .hall guide our chapter activitie•.
We, the fraternity alum1lD! memberl, IItmd for an active, 'ympathetic interelt in the life of our undergraduate riller" for the loyal "'PPOTt of the ideall of our Alma Aiater, for the encouragement of high .cholarlhip, for the maintenance of, healthftd phy,ical conditicm. in the chapter hOUle and dormitory, and for uling our influence to further the best Ifandard. for the education of the yowng women of America. Loyal .ernce to chapter, college, aM community i. the ideal that ,haU guide our fraternity activitie•.
We, the fraternity office,." lIaM for loyal and earned fDOrk for the realillation of thele fraternity .tandard.. Cooperation for the maintenance of fraternity life in harmony with ill be.t pOlllibiUtie.;, the ideal that .hall guide our fraternity ac'ivitiCl_
We, the fraternity women of America, lIand for preparation for lervice through character bwilding impired in the clo contact aM deep friend.hip of fraternity life. To '" fraternity life i. fUJt the enjoyment of .pecial privilegel bu.t 1m opport ..... 'y to prepare for wide aM wile human .ervlce.
-The .bowe ..... prepared and aubmitted by the Editors ' Conlerenc:e at the National ConlTetl witb the reco mmendation that it be publi s hed annually by eack fratenuty.
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VOLUME XXXIII
OCTOBER, 1916 NUMBER
A WORD OF WARNING
The contents of this number are of an intimate nature and should b<: regarded in the nature of family secrets. In order to secure privacy, all subscribers who cannot keep this number away from the public are asked to destroy it as soon as read but provision should be made to keep several copies in a safe place for reference when needed in each active chapter and alumnre club. This is necessary btcause at least five questions in the next fraternity examinaJion will be based upon tlte information given in this number. For this reason several copies should be kept in the archives of each chapter but they should never be read outside of the chapter room and should not be allowed in public rooms of any kind, either in dormitory or chapter house. Every word printed in this number is of interest to every Pi Beta Phi and all are urged to read carefully but the allention of corresponding secretaries and other officers is called especially to the announcements and instructions found on pages 5054·
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MESSAGE OF THE GRAND PRESIDENT
For many years th e annual message of the President has served not o nl y as a means of extending g r eetings to the various offi cer s and chapters o f the frat er nity, b ut as a brief summary of the year's work. \Vith the publication of THE SECRET ARROW, however, which has enabled us to put in print for our own members the reports of the various officers and committee chai rmen the n eees· sity fo r th e r ecap itul a ti on of mater ial in th e r epor ts has ceased Hence it has seemed desirable, especially this year, to sound a rather diflerent note. During the winter of 1915 · 16 the Young W oo man 's Christian Association ce leb r ated its Jubilee Year in honor of the founding of the o rgan izat ion fifty years ago. Special program s were prepared, specia l exercises held, and special speake r s were sent a ll ove r the cou ntry to arouse an en t husias m and interest such as the organization had neve r experienced before. The various association s were co mpell e d t o inform themselves on past history; pamphlets and books were distributed broadcast bearing on the subject, and the culminating exe r cises had literally been prepared months in advance Due to this preparation every member of t his associatio n took an intelligent in t e r est in the fin al ce leb r ation of th at g r eat o rganization . Pi Beta Phi will ce lebra te i n 1917 , its Ju bi lee Year. Fifty years ago in Mon m o ut h Co ll ege our found ers met to form the co llege socie ty out of which was t o gro w th e prese nt organization numbering now fifty-one active chapters, seventy-three al umn re clubs and over S()OO members. Many changes have taken place in the years, due to expansion, necessary changes in policy, and the g r eat increase in numbers, but as the fiftieth anniversar y draws near, m or e and more must every one be impressed with the obse rvatio n so wisely made by our h isto r ian that "The founding of ou r fr ate rnity was not the outcome o.f a hasty, thoughtless , school-gir l' s whim o r sentimen tal flash, but the result of serious discussion and planning. The early days were teeming with sacrifice and service. The very name chosen by them , I C , known to all Pi Phis, published their s tandard, and to the wisdom, intelligence and enduran ce of t hese wom en we owe th e long and s uccessfu l life of our fraternity." H omage we wish to bring in fittin g fash ion t o these, our founders, and surely no more suitable occasion will ever present itse lf than the conventio n in 1917, in which to lay our tribute at their fe e t. Shall we no t mak e this a real Jubilee
MESSAGE OF THE GRAND PRESIDENT
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Year in the Fraternity similar to the one just celebrated by another great woman's organization, the Y. W. C. A.? Beginning with October, I wish to suggest special historical programs from time to time based on the new history for both active and alumnre meetings, so that when we gather next year at Lake Geneva every Pi Beta Phi present will be really appreciative of what was done by the founders and the early 1. C. women to make possible the great fraternity organization of today. Approached in this spirit the twenty-fourth convention of Pi Beta Phi should prove a never-to-be-forgotten event in the history of the fraternity.
The Grand Council has planned to invite especially and to urge to attend the convention, all the Founders , past Grand Officers, charter members of chapters, and I. C. members. The first three days of convention will be devoted primarily to alumnre interests, beginning with a boat ride, and informal reception on Saturday night. On Sunday a special vesper service will be held which is to be a memorial service, while Sunday Dight will be devoted to a talk on Social Service. On Monday the Founders will be presented to convention, and we wish not less than a thousand Pi Phis to salute thes e pioneers in the fraternity world. :Mrs. Helmick will then tender to the Fraternity the Settlement School as a memorial to the Founders which will be accepted by the Fraternity to be held in trust. On Monday afternoon various celebrities in the Greek world. will bring greetings, and Monday night will be called Founders' Night. It is hoped that the charte r members of every chapter will make an effort to be present, and at the banquet we are planning an historical pageant at which each person will be requested to appear as nearly as possible in the costume of the period at the time when she was initiated.
We are arranging also for this Convention , R ound Table conferences. Treasurers, vice-presidents, secretaries, etc., may all have conferences with the Provin ce President and Grand Officers so that e"ery one may feel free to discuss her problems and find the solution, if possible.
We wish the keynote of the convention at Lake Geneva to be that of a Jubilee Year, the thought of petty rivalries to be buried, the minor and unimportant work of the Fraternity will be subordinated to the greater issues, and we devoutly trust that every member of Pi Beta Phi, whoe\'er and wherever she may be, will make an effort to attend
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this twenty-fowth conve ntio n . We want every age and class represented, we want the women of '67 and the gi rls of 1917 present, lYe want to meet and know the pioneers of the early days as wel1 as the latest initiate, in this way the spi rit of '67 can be preserved and p assed on, the real spirit of Pi Beta Phi that finds expression in the words of our symphony.
"Whatsoever things are true, Lovely, fair, Beyond compare,
Pure as is the Arrow's gold, Sweet as wine carnations hold, Honest, jus t, of worth untold-
These hold ye, in honor due Best to serve the name ye bear.
'Wearers of the wine and blue, Choose these in your hearts to wear."
Come to convention and bring the real Pi Phi spirit with )'Ou . Let us have a thousand at Lake Geneva and remember that it will take a large representation from every cha pter and club to make up a thousand. Decide now to be onc of that number.
'V ith cordial greetings to the members, Yours in Pi Beta Phi, L. KELLER, Grand President.
REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND COUNCIL
The Grand Council held its annual meeting at the home of Mrs . David Nickerson in Quincy, Mass., July 17-24, 1916.
The reports of the Grand Treasurer (see page 31), the Alumn", Editor (see page 55), the Cataloguer (see page 56), the Chairman of the Settlement School board (see page 36), the National Panhel1enic Delegate (see page 91) , the Provin ce Presidents (see pages 51-64), the Provin ce Vice-presidents (see pages 65-72), the Committee on Extension (see page 82), the Commi ttee on Examination (see page 13 ), the Committee on Scholarship (see page 84), the Committee on t he Undergraduate Loan Fund (see page 83), the Committee on the Fellowship Fund (see page 91), and the Committee on the Arro." File (see page 84), were read and approved.
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Important changes in the financial policy of the fraternity were made as follows:
Pending the revision of the Constitution, Statutes V III, Sec. 3 requiring the payment of full aunual dues by every member, other than an initiate, active for any portion of the college year is suspended and members active for one-half of the college year only shall be required to pay dues on ly for the half year during which they are active_
Statutes III, Sec_ 7, h of the duties of the Grand Treasurer shall be changed to i and h be added to read: To act as ex-o fjUio member of all standing committees whose duties include the handling of funds.
Statutes VII, Sec. I, Initiation Fee is amended to read :
The initiation fee of this fraternity shall be nineteen and one-half dollars ( $19.50) This fee shall
a. Be paid into the National Treasury within one month from the date of initiation.
h. Be apportioned as follows:
I. For life subscription to the Arrow: $10 .00.
2. For initiate's dues: $5.00 .
3. For full payment for one plain Pi Beta Phi badge or for partial payment for one jeweled badge: $3 . 50.
4 For one cata logue: $1.00.
Upon the recommendatio n of the Grand TreasUIer, Grand Council voted that $236.34 he taken from the Emergency Fund and be placed to the credit of the Arrow Fund.
The Grand Treasurer was authorized to make all necessary c hanges in the fonn of the Loan Fund c ircular and note to make them legally correct.
After a year's consideration of the bids and samp le pins submitted by applicants for the appointment as so le officia l maker of the badge of Pi Beta Phi, Grand Council accepted the contract submitted by the L. G. Balfour Company of Attelboro, Massachusetts. The Grand Treasurer will give in this issue of THE ARROW a detailed statement of the plans of Grand Council for th e carrying out of the one jeweler system.
Since a new supply of copies of the Initiation Ceremony must soon be printed, Grand Council asked Anna Robinson Nickerson to revise the printed ceremony to conform with the ceremony as it is now con · ducted .
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After hearing the reports of the Grand Vice-president and the Committee on Extension, the Grand Council most heartily endorsed the petition of Entre Nous of the University of Southern California.
In order that the chapter reco rds may be more accurate and o f more assistance to the Cataloguer, Grand Council recommended that each Advisory Committee app oint one member to act as an assistant to the chapter vice-president in keeping up the catalogue work of the chapter. To the requirements for chapter vice-presidents was added that of sending their names and addresses to the Cataloguer, immediately upon election.
Grand Council authorized the Grand Treasurer to allow all sary clerical assistance to the Alumn", Editor and to the Cataloguer.
Because of the constant inc rease in the number of alumnre and consequently in the available number of alurnme news items, the Allll1lllre Editor was authorized to omit class numerals and degrees after all names in the alumnre personals.
In order that the fiftieth anniversary of Pi Beta Phi might find the greatest possible number of members life subscribers to THE ARROW, Grand Co un cil voted that the fraternity offer a dozen sterling silver Pi Beta Phi teaspoo n s to the chapter securing the largest number of life subscriptions between October 15, 1916, and June 1,1917. Each subscription will be credited to the chapter thr ough which it is sent in, irrespective of the chapte r to which the alumna belongs.
Grand Council formally ratified the action of the Alumnre Session of Convention which created a Settlement School Board and made the Chairman of the Board a national office r with all privileges as a delegate to convention. It also authorized and i n structed the Chairman of the Board, the Grand Vice·president, and the Head Resident to decide all matters of Settlement School work that require immediate action.
As a recognition of the splendid work which has been done and is beiJIg done by the Province Vice·presidents, Grand Council voted that they be made regular delegates to convention, tbereby amending Constitution, Article II, Sec. I by changing g io h and adding g: The Province Vice-presidents.
Grand Council authorized the Graod President to add to the present standing committees a committee on Vocations.
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The Grand Council voted that the following amendment to the Constirution be made to take effect on September 1, 1917: Constitution, Article V, Sec. 1 shall be changed to read :
The method of establishing a chapter of Pi Beta Phi.
A chapter of Pi Beta Phi may be established only
a. Upon recomm endation of the Committee on Extension.
b. After a thorough investigation by the two active chapters geog raphically nearest, by the Province President, and by a member of Grand Council.
c. With the unanimous consent of Grand Council.
d. During the interim of conventions, with the consent of :tivesixths of the chapters in the province concerned; or at convention, by " four-fifths vote of a convention in which four-fifths of the existing chap ters are represented.
Upon vote of Grand Council Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Constit ution, Article V were changed to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and Sec. 2 was inserted to read : The Method of Withdrawing A Pi Beta Phi Chapter.
A Pi Beta Ph i chapter may be withdrawn only
a. After a thorough investigation by the Province President and the Grand Council.
b. With the consent of the Province President .
c. With the unanimous consent of Grand Council. Statutes IV, Sections 15, 16 and 17 were changed by Grand Council vote to Sections 16, 17 and 18 and Sec. 15 was inserted as follows:
Forfeiting of Vote.
Any member absent from chapte r meeting after notifi cation of proposed meeting and of business to be transacted thereat forfeits her vote on all previously announced questions decided at said meeting .
After considering the available times and places for the 1917 convention Grand Council decided upon Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 23-30 as the ones best suited for the needs of such a convention as this one will be. Grand Council voted that in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the fraternity all Founders be ask.ed to be guests of the fraternity at convention and that certain prominent fraternity men and women, as well as a representative from each Panhellenic Congress fraternity and from the Interfraternity Congress be invited to bring greetings to Pi Beta Phi in co nvention assembled.
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Among the many plans for convention is one for a Question Box. Each corresponding secretary will be asked to send to the G rand Secretary by March 15, 1917, any questions of general fraternity interest which are puzzling her chapter. These questions will be assigned to the persons best qualified to answer them and the questions and atlswers will be given during a convention session.
Statutes II, Sec. r, hand h of the duties of convention delegates was chan ged to read
b. Send c redential s of delegateship to the Grand Secretary and to the Convention Guide not less than two months before conventio n assembles, and present a third copy of c redentials to Convention.
h. Read and interpret the official minutes of Convention at a regu lar meeting of their respective chapters following convention. The proposed program for conventi on as adopted by Grand Council follows.
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Lun c heon to be arranged at some Chicago hotel for aU Pi Phi. who desire it . Special train from Chicago to Lake Geneva. Saturday evening: a two and one-half hour ride on the lake with supper OIl the boat, followed by an infonnal reception.
Sunday, June 24
Morning: Optional church attendance .
... P. M. Vesper and memorial service .
8 P. M . Short talk by a prominent Pi Phi on a subject of inter.. to women.
Monday , lune 25
9 A. M. Formal opening of convention and the presentation aDIi acceptance of the Settlement School. A lumnre session.
2 P. M. Alumnre session.
4 -5 P. M. Presentation of greetings to Pi Beta Phi o n its fiftieta anniversary.
8 P. M. Founders' and Settlement School Night.
Tuesda'YI Jun e 26
9 A. M . and 2 P. M. Business sessions.
8 P M. Scholarship Symposium and cooky-shine. Wei.aday, J,me 27
9 A. M. and 2 P . M. Business sessions.
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4-5 P. M. Round Table conferences with officen;.
8 P. M. Stunt Night.
Thursday, June 28
9 A. M. and 2 P. M. Business sessions.
4-5 P. M. Round Table conferences with officers.
8 P. M. Pi Phi Jubilee.
Friday, June 29
9 A. M. and 2 P. M. Business sessions.
7 P. M. Banquet
SaJurday, June 30
9 A. M. CloslOg session.
I wonder how many Pi Phis have mentally been agreeing with the undergraduate who said: "I suppose that all that the Grand Council does at its meetings is to have a good time. 1I Had you been at Mrs . Nickerson 's with us I feel that you'd have decided that that was not quite all that we did; b ut I am equally sure that you'd have truly envied us the good times that we did have "between sessions." From four o'clock in the morning when the m ost energetic member of the Council arose and aroused the rest until the wee small hours when the most talkative members said their last "good night" every minute was filled with hard work or with equally whole·hearted "pl ay ." The "old Alpha Province" will agree with us that no m ore nearly ideal hosts than Mr. and Mrs. Nickerson could possibly be found, and we are sure that the Pi Phi Bag Boating out over the bay never looked down upon a more appreciative house party than the Grand Council nor upon one that had a better time.
The Grand Council and Mrs. Nickerson met on July 17 , at the College Club in Boston where we were the guests of Mrs. Rugg at luncheon. Mr. Rugg, who insists now that he wishes that he'd taken the Pi Phi Special last summer, came for us in the afternoon and we all motored out to Quincy . The lovely drive through Boston and the suburbs was one long to be remembered.
As our campaign orators say ilWords fail me" when I attempt to tell you of our bathing in the bay under the watchful eye of the old lady next door who seemed to question our ability either to swim or to float, of the joys of sailing in Mr. Nickerson's wonderful big boat , of the clams rudely torn from their peaceful homes by the bard-
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hearted Grand Treasurer, and of all the things which made the week one of the happiest that the Council has ever spent together.
On Saturday the Boston Alumn", Cl ub and other Pi Phis who were in the city for the summer came out to Quincy for a picnic and fiftyone Pi Phis representing eleven different chapters- Massachusetts A, Vermont A, Vermont B , Kansas A, Nebraska B, Missouri B, Indiana 1', Columbia A, Maryland A, Illinois B and Illinois E---<ipent a wonderful day together. It was a day of reunion s-class, ch apter and convention-and of inspiration for us all .
AMY
BURNHAM ONKEN, Grand Secretary.
GRAND COUNCIL RULINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE SINCE 1912
Grand Council has voted-
That members initiated by any chapter during the last week of the college year shall be responsihle for the full initiat<:s' dues but upon entering college the next faIJ shall be exemp t from the payment of the regular active dues, paying only one dollor ($1.00) each semester.
That an Honor Roll for fraternity examinations be established.
That a Custodian of the Pin be appointed with duties as outlined be low . The Custodian of the Pin shaH:-
a. Have charge of the investigation and recommendation of jewelers applying for official jewelership. (Now obsolete . )
b. Issue all orders for pins bought by any except active members.
c. Take cha rge of aIJ unclaimed pins and of pins of deceased members for which no othe r provisions have been made.
d . Report to Grand Council at the close of the coUege year number and value of pins bought from each official jeweler.
e. Receive from chapter presidents reports of all pins purchased by active members.
f. Superin tend the printing of all necessary blanks.
That each chapter president, immediately upon the purchase of any Pi Beta Phi badge make a detailed report to the Custodian of the Pin giving names of purchaser and jeweler and value of pin.
That chapters that wish their annual pictures to appear in THE ARRow must send annually to THE ARROW Editor either $5.00 in advertising for THE ARROW or the cash equivalent.
That Province Presidents when vi siting chapters visit the al\lIDD.Z clubs, when possible, and that in preparation for tiuch Yisits, each
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Province President communicate with her Province Vice-president and with the Grand Vice-president for instructions and suggestions regarding the clubs concerned. Reports after such visits must include conditions both in the acti,'e chapters and in the al\lDlllIle clubs and duplicate copies of such reports must be sent to the Grand Presi · dent and the Grand Vice-president,
The Grand Council has recommended
That each active chapter send an annual letter to all alumnre of the chapter, fonn and date of issuing to be left to tbe discretion of the chapter,
That whenever possible the local Panhellenie alumnre delegate be a member of the Chapter Advisory Committee,
That the Chapter Advisory Committee encourage the publication in the local papers of such fraternity news as will truly represent fraternity liCe and spirit, and urge the cooperation on the part of the men's fraternities in the betterment of social conditions.
That no "ragging" with men be allowed in the chapter houses or rooms.
That chapter meetings be made constructive in character.
That during the time of the regular chapter meeting no member have any other social engagement.
For recommendations and rulings of the Grand CO\lncil meeting for 1916 see the minutes as recorded in this issue of THE ARRow.
AllY BURNHAN ONKEN,
Grand Secretary .
GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO ALUMNlE
Dear alumna: members:
This is the time for retrosp ection and above all else introspection. \Ve, the first national woman's fraternity to attain its fiftieth anniversary, enter upon this year of celebration with fe elings of deep responsibility,
Let us begin early to plan f or a unifonll celebration of Founders' Day and the great semi-centennial convention, to be held about seventy miles north of Chicago at Lake Geneva , Wisconsin,
We will spend a week on this beautiful lake, stopping a little while in the mad rush of modern life to look backward to the days of our founding and to do honor to our Founders, many of whom we
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h(lpe t o have with us as convention guests. Back to nature and the simple life will be OUT aim. Beautiful surroundings, opportunity for renewal of girlhood friendships, plain clothes and inexpensive accommodations should prove sufficient attractions to bring many of us together next June.
'To the alumnre will be given the honor of conducting the opening session of convention. It is very desirable that every club be represented by an officia l delegate, as questions of great importance are to be brought before us for consideration. The Province Vice-presidents and Chairman of the Settlement School Board have r ecen tly been granted seat and vote in active as well as alumnre sessions of convention.
The Alumn", Editor has been made secretary for alumna! and will act in this capacity at alumna! sessions. In time it is hoped that a plan of correlat ion of offices will be worked out, relieving the Alumnre Editor of the heavy task of the mailing list, allowing her to devote mOre time to the editorial work and to assisting the Grand Vice-president with organization and development of clubs.
Fifty years of fashions, as worn by charter members of every chapter in processio nal, headed by our Founders, all in the costume of the time in which their chapter was installed, will be an interesting f eat ure of conventio n program. It is hoped that every chapter win be represented by one or more charter members.
The Settlement School opened August 1 with a splendid enrollment. lIlrs. H e lmick, chairman of the Board, has been in Gatlinburg for some time overseeing the erection of the n ew teachers' cottage and the equipment of the county school building on the hill as a hospital. The littl e, old, unused schoolho u se will be rented this winter for a high·grade moving picture show.
The plan of having the Grand Vice-president and the seven Province Vice -presidents act as a Settlement School Board under the able management of Mrs. H elmick, as chairman and treasurer, has worked out very well and will be continued until next convention. when the entire question of Settlement School management and support "ill be thoroughly discussed and , if possible, permanently s<ttled.
The Grand Treasurer' s repor t of alumn", fund (see p. 31) shows what can be done with even a small tax of SOC when paid by a large number . If all members, not active, would pay even a small amount
of national annual dues, we could support the Settlement School, Fellowship and Loan funds and do many things for ou r active chapters which we are n ow unable to do for lack of funds. There would then be no necessity of constantly importuning you to give towards something and the task of supporting ou r obligations would be evenly divided among all our members.
There are twenty-three states without an alumnre club, yet THE ARROW goes to all of these and in many there are cities with from ten to twenty Pi Phis. Let us organize this year and unite in one great effort to come to convention with a hundred clubs to strengthen and s upport OUT fifty-one chapters. There is always inspiration in numbers. There is no limit of distance. If you do not have ten (the number required for charter) near you, reach out and welcome any Pi Phi in the vicinity or even in the state, if you live in one where our members are widely scattered. If you could only come together once a year, perhaps having a house party, interest could be kept up the rest of the time by means of round robin lette rs, THE ARROW and The Bulletin. All isolated Pi Phis w ould feel closer in touch with others if they followed this plan of paying their national dues through some center where there are several members. The whole question of reaching and interesting isolated alumnre would be solved fo r the future if we could impress upon the girls now in co llege, the fact that as soon as they cease to be active they become and should do their part towards maintaining the various interests of the fraternity by paying the national annual tax, whether they do or do not live in the vicinity of a club or join one.
None of us would rather belong to a local society than a lar ge national Greek.·letter fMternity while in college, then why are we satisfied to belong to an club that is entire ly loca l in its interests. Fortunately this app li es in very few instances.
Elsewhere in this number will be found a complete account of our new official badge. Alumn", desiring pins may obtain them from the Grand Treasurer . Plain badges are now $3.50 and the recognition pin $1.75 The fraternity derives a per cent from all novelties purchased through the official jeweler. We are now offering for sale n B <I> solid and plated silverware of all kinds. A catal ogue of badges, novelties, etc ., will be sent each club.
A new departure sure to be of interest and value is the II B Service Bureau just formed. It is co mposed of prominent, successful IT members o f women's professions. Inquiries received by 1his
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bureau will be turned over to the member best qualified to answer them.
Does your club own copies of all II :B publications? The constitution and rituals are necessary and the songbook might be included with these. Familiarize yourself with the latest songs by singing at each meeting. Have you read the fraternity history published last year? Has your club done all it could towards advertising and promoting the sale of this interesting and valuable book? It might be well to order several copies from 'the Grand Treasurer to be shown and examined at your meetings.
Note in the list of supplies on page 95 that admission and transfer ce rtificates are kept by the Grand Vice-presiden t . In case of recent graduates or alumn", applying for membership in an alum"", club, for the first time, the certificates should be signed by the chapter president. The transfer cards signed by the club president will serve as a form of introduction for alurnnre moving into a new locality .... here there is an alumnre club.
Is your club planning to do any origina l o r distinctive work. this year? As the fraternity membership grows and numbers of clubs increase it becomes more and more difficult to keep the personal element in our work. This is why the club presidents have been asked, at least once a year, to write the Grand Vice-president a personal letter giving an account o f their work too intimate {or general publication.
The Northern California Club has worked out a set of rules for advisory committees which members of such conunittees could read with profit. While advisory committees come properly under the active administration, the members are chosen from our clubs and act as the connecting link between the thapter and club. Are these committees proving of real value in your locality?
A pleasant feature of fraternity activity and one worthy of more encouragement is the province house party. Eta Province set a new standard this year by having a joint active and alumnre conference , to which each chapter and club in the province was invited to send a delegate. They were entertained at the home of Mrs. H . B . Wilbur ; Eta Province Vice-president and Washington A chapter and the Seattle alumnre club united in malting the party a great success.
The office of Vice-president being twofold, considerable time most be spent on active chapter work but not necessarily to the detriment
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of al wnnae work . The two dovetail so closely together that it is sometimes difficult to tell just where one begins and the other ends.
During the past year the Grand Vice-president has been privileged to visit from one to five chapters and clubs in each province, making in all sixteen chapters and seventeen clubs visited, across the length and breadth of the continent. Five petitioning groups have been included in the itine rary and three chapters installed.
With most cordial appreciation of the hospitality and courtesies extended by all chapte rs and clubs visited and for the many delightful personal letters received from club presidents and others and hoping the coming year will bring the opportunity of visiting and hearing from many more,
M ost sincerely yours, "In the bonds of old Pi Phi,"
NINA H. ALLEN
CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHARTERED ALUMNlE CLUBS
There is no fee for an alumnre club charte r, but each club must pay, annually, into the national treasury, through their Province Vice-president, the alumnre tax of fifty cents per member. This is due November 15 .
Business meetings shall open and close with the fraternity ritual.
Each club shall hold at least four meetings a year; one devoted to the interests of the nearest chapter, one to the Settlement School, one to the study of the constitution, history and yeculy examination questions and one to the observance of Founders' Day.
Each club located near an active chapte r, shall elect two members to act on advisory committee, the other three members being chosen from the alumn.. by the active chapte r. When practicable a representative should visit chapter meetings once a month. Representati ves from the active chapter shall be invited to attend aluID.IlB! club meetings .
E very club shall, if practicable, send a delegate to convention.
Each club of ten or more members of II B 4>, complying with the above requirements, shall receive a charter, signed by the Grand President and Grand Vice-president, which shall attest its connection w ith the national alumnre association.
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In case a club fails to comp l y with these conditions the charter shall be surrendered to the Grand Vice-president of the fraternity , to be return ed when conditions are met.
DUTIES OF ALUMNtE CLUB OFFICERS
Election of officers for ensuing year shou ld be held on or before April 30, in ord er that the names of newly elected officers may appear in June ARROW.
Every alumn::£ club p resident shall send annually to the Grand Vice-president the annua l club report blank, filled o ut to the best of her ability. al1d a personal letter cove rin g intimate pOints of c1uh work.
Every club secretary shall send annually to the Alumnre Editor a report of the year's work for publication in THE ARROW, and so far as possible send alumnre personals and matters of general club interest for each issue of TUE ARROW.
Every club treasurer shall pay , annually, into the Grand Treasury. through their Province Vice-president the national alumnre dues of fifty cents per member.
SIGNIFICANT DATES FOR ALUMNJE CLUBS
October 1. M embers of chapte r advisory committee should be elected.
October 21. Alurnnre club secretary should send alumnre personals and matt ers of general club interest to Alumnre Editor. November 15. Annual alumnre national tax of fifty cen ts per member is due.
January I. Alumna! club secretary send cataloguer list of member s with addresses.
January 21. Club secretary send personals, etc ., to Alumna! Editor, also April 12.
April 28. Alumnre: so far as possible unite with nearest active chapter in celebration of Founders' Day . This year we plan to have a unifonn celebration.
April 30. Election of office rs should be held by this date and club presi dent should send annual letter and report blank to G ran d Vice-p resident. Annual report of club secretary should be mailed to Alumnre Editor. This year please hold election of convention delegate at time of election of officers and send name with reports to both the Grand Vice-president amI Alumnre Editor.
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The Grand Vice-president, Alumnlr: Editor and your Province Vicepresident would very much appreciate a copy of your yearly program
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Will anyone interested in forming a club please write at once to the Grand Vice-president. Iso lated Pi Phis who desire to be allied with the national alumnre department may send their names to the near est club or write to their Province V i ce-president. A plan is being co nsidered to send some form of fraternity publication to all isolated members paying na t ional d u es.
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CHAPTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Fraternity Statutes of Pi Beta Phi, Article V, Sec. 8.
u a The duty of the chapter advisory committee shall be to cOOperate with the Province President and the active chapte r in supervising" :
I. Scholarship.
I. Fraternity.
a. Present things of Pi Phi interest often at meetin gs.
b. See that chapte r is familiar with such subjects as appear in fraternity e:xaminations.
c. Help conduct examination or see that othe r member of advisory is present.
II . College.
a. \Vork with chapter scholarship committee.
h. Keep in personal touch with records of act ive girls.
2. House Management.
I. Go ove r and report on house expenses each month .
a. If not already in use adopt good, simple bookkeeping system.
b. Keep bills paid promptly.
I. By the members to the house.
2. By the house to the tradesmen .
c. H elp plan amounts that can be spent for IUIUTie sas flow ers , extra entertaining, etc .-and do away as far as possible with extra taxes upon gi rls .
II. Thoroughly investigate wisdom of allowing chapter member to be carried. (N ot paying boa rd each month but in lump sum at end of semester, o r even in extreme cases wh en she gets to teaching. Sum to be cove red in all cases by an interest bearing note. )
III. Help chapters plan schemes to raise money for the Settlement School, their House Fund or Scholarship Fund
IV. Check up and report on Chapter Fraternity finance.
a. If necessary hel p Treasurer collec t dues and accounts promptly
b. See that Treasurer is prompt in executing her duties.
3. General Social Conditions.
I. Keep in close touch with housemother .
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a Report any laxness on her part.
b. See that she is upheld in discipline by the chapter c. Act with chapter in trying to have Pi Phi mothers or some other congenial company for her when she chaperons girls at dances.
II. Help chapter plan for chaperons when housemother cannot go with them.
I II. Help chapter plan for older alumna! on nights of faculty dinners, and at any rush stunts where they are needed ,
IV. Help .chapter in planning rush season in advance, interesting older resident alumna:: in opening their houses for the use of the chapter.
V. Act with chapter in adopting and revising house rules.
(In California 8 we hue a meeting each semester with the adTisory. housemother and the mocben of acti.,.e ,iris to talk over rules and t o make lultgestion s how beat to IUndardize control of bouse and bome rirls in the chapter. The houle rule. COIDmittee could m«t. too, if desired. At thne medina.. we diac:UH K.bolarlhip, etc.)
4. Panhellenic Situation.
1. Keep in constant touch with Panhellenic relations of the active chapter. If there is no local organization, work toward one .
II. If there is no local organization of alumnz Panhellenic, try to create interest and form one. Even a few local resident Greek women can find much of interest and good-fellowship. Such an organization is often of assistance to active Panhellenic (not always though) and is of great help if matters of antifraternity legislation come up.
III . Maintain interest in Panhellenic in the chapter and urge the girls to keep in the front rank in the active Panhellenic.
IV. Make immediate effort to know transfers personally. Help adjust them to local chapter life. This works wonders and is a great help both to the transfer and to the chapter, usually resulting in early affiliation of the transfer. All subjects re l ative to transfers come to the advisory through this member.
V . Make thorough investigation in case of application of any chapter member to become inact.ive. 'Vhen necessary, hel p chapter pass upon it.
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VI. Help chapte r inves ti ga te names of rus hees suggested by a lumn re or f ri ends, and be r eady personally to vouch for such names as yo u pass up o n.
VII. Suggest topics of ge ne ra l interest for IIWhat a Fra· temity Gir l Thinks." See that the chapter is never without such an article written up fo r TilE ARROW.
"b. The Chairman of th e committee shall notify the Grand President, th e Grand Vice-president and the Provin ce President concerned of the personnel of her co mm itt ee immediately up on the appointment of thi s co mmittee at the o pening of the co ll ege year."
1. Members.
Statutes Article IV , Section 15 "C hapter Adviso ry Com m i ttee. " "Each chapte r shall have a n Advisory Commi ttee o f five from the nea rest Clu b, thr ee of such members to be elected by the chapte r , two by said Alumn", Club."
1. Choose on ly Pi Phis tha t s ubsc ri be fo r and study THE ARROW.
II. Choose those most fam Hiar with l ocal condi tions .
III. Have as membe r of committee a memb er o f the active chapter.
( In California B tbis b been mOlt lucc:els ful and tb e Alumnz Club electa in addition to its other members on Ad.isory Committee the President of the actin c&aJJter.)
IV. Never, if it can be avoided, have an entire l y new personnel f o r th is co mm ittee .
2 Meetings
I . Time and place of meeting to be d eci ded by the committee.
II. In sist o n active member bei ng present each time.
II. Make it a strict point to keep any personal feeling out o f all s ituation s.
(Haml acti ...e cirl alway. prueot ha. done this most l u ccessfully at CalifonUa • • j
J V. Always be strict about fully discussi ng any difficult si tuat ion while the com m i tt ee is in sess ion and never bring up such subject informa lly (eve n among only co mmittee members) later. (This eliminates any chance that ch apters might feel their little, pett y, IIfami ly affairs" were being passed aro \lnd and c rit ic ised on every hand.)
V. H ol d a meeting with mothers o f active gir ls and the house mother at least o nce a semeste r.
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3. Duties.
I. Chairman selected at first meeting. (a) Duty of Chairman to call meetings. (b) And notify committee members of such meet · ings.
II. Duties of membe apportioned according to tabulated headings mentioned in Statutes.
III. The active member is not asked to assume any further duties than to act as a bond between the Chapter and the Committee. She is always present and reports all things of m oment to the Advisory and enforces commi ttee rulings that have immediate bearing on Chapter .
IV. Each member at meeting has short but thorough report of things assigned to her.
V. Then all discuss reports and decide on plan to be applied to each situation that has come up .
4. Records.
I. No minutes kept, for some things are better forgotten. II. Only record kept is of certain rulings that the Chapter has adopted-this record kept in Chapter archives, and is for reference in case all girls active at time ruling was made have left college and the lesson that prompted the adoption of such ruling might be forgotten.
NOTE: It is recommended that the Chairman of the Advisory Committee arrange with Mrs . Rugg to be placed on the mailing list for the Pi Bela Phi Bullelill
REPORT
OF THE GRAND
TREASURER
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1916 LOAN FUND
Receip ts: Contingent Fund
Alumnre Fund
Loans paid
Intere st S ub scriptions
ExjJendilures : Loans Balance June 30, 1916
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Reuipts : Chapte r Dues
Advertisements
Subscriptions Pictures and Engravings
Chapter ARR OW Files Single Copies Postage and Exchange Bulletin
Emergency Fund AlumD ae Fund ,
Ex penditures: December Auow
M.arch A RROW
June Auow
SAlar ies .............................
Incid en tal expense Chapter Anow File s
Initiat es Alumn !e ARROW ENDOWMENT FUND $6,310 .00 45·00 $6.355.00 Balance July I, t 91 5 w,u8 .t o $6,016·50 ----
Balan ce JUDe 30, 1916
Re u;pls : Chapter Dues Balance July I, 1915
EMERGENCY FUND
B al ance J une 30, 19 16 ..............
'1 .55 0 .50
Reuills
REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER
ALUMNA! FUND
BAlan ce July I, 1915
Ezpelfaittwet : Auow
Balan ce June 30, 19 16
CON TINGENT FUND
Reuipls
£'s"mdul4ru:
Overdraft July J, 1915
Bal.nee ] ODC 30,
CONVENTION FUND
Chapter Duci , " ConventioD Groups
Balance July I , 19 15
Ezp4ndiItH'U: Convention ARR OW
Balance June 30 , 19 16
$2.774.00 38 15
$2,812.15 104054 6
RE CAP IT U LATION
$32651.80
Respectfully submitted, AN!'JE STUART, G"and
$32651.80
CONCERNING OUR OFFICIAL JEWELER
For some tim e past there has been a general feeling of faction among members of our fraternity regarding the many varieties of the arrow displayed by members There seemed to be no standard for design or size . Each new firm , appointed as official, manufacturin g an arrow co n forming to their own ideas, with the result that there were as many different sty l es of a rrows Boating about the country as there were jewelers.
It was this state of affairs that prompted the action taken at the Berkeley con venti on-to have one official maker of the badge--the decision to be l eft with Grand Counci l. At the close of con vention, notificati on was sent at once to all IT B jewelers o f the proposed action . Each was asked to submit one plain badge and their lowest bid on it . Whe n the bids came in they varied as greatly as the badges.
After carefully studying the detailed designs of the nine badges submitted, the Grand Council came to the decision that we must have a new design embodying the best points of each. The important task of designing the new arrows was intrusted to a man who is authority on Greek art and understands the proper proportions
which an arrow should have. Over and over again the little sample arrows made their way around to the Council members. After giving the whole matter most careful consideration for over a year, the Grand Council, at their annual meeting last July , finally came to a decision.
"The contract has been awarded to the L. G. Balfou r Co., of Attleboro, Mass. This Contract includes the sale of the arro w, th e r<:cognition pin and the pledge pin. All orders, with remittances for these must now go to the Grand Treasurer. Mr. Balfour has given the fraternity a liberal discount on all badges, this profit heretofore going to traveling salesmen as their commission. A discount is al so given the fraternity on all novelties purchased from the official jeweler. All income derived from sale of badges and novelties will be placed by the Grand Treasurer in a badge fund, to be applied w here most needed.
This is an experiment for IT B but several other men's and women's fraternities have tried out the plan and found it not on l y a satisfactory method to keep check on badges sold but also most profitable from a financia l standpoint.
This new venture if given loyal support by the members should mean greate r things fo r our fraternity, both now and in the fu ture. The design finally se l ected is one we are sure you will greatly admire. Instead of costing $4.00 as formerly, the new badge will sell for $3.50 and is superior both in quality and workmanship to the ol d one. The other pins will also be somewhat reduced as the new price list, which Mr . Balfour will send out soon to all chapters and clubs, will show .
A visit to Mr. Balfour's clean, light factory at Attleboro, l\1 ass., gave us the opportun i ty of seeing at first hand how our pins are ma de and under what conditions.
Moto r ing out from Boston as guests of Mrs. L eslie Hill Chandl er , Kansas A, in her comfortable seven passenger car, through a ttractive suburbs and past beau tiful estates was an ideal way to make the journey. Af t er business matters and the t r ip th rough the fac t or y we re finished, Mr. and Mrs. Balfour entertained the party at luncheon at their home. Red carnations and silver corsage bouquet pi ns,
- .Read tile advertiliDI section for further info rmation in regard to styles and price. or pin•.
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decorated with our c r es t were favors at each plate. Mrs . Balfour is a member of Indiana r.
Those making the trip were M iss Keller, Mrs Rugg, Mrs. Nickerso n, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. All en and Miss Stuart.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BOARD
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, ]uly 4. 1916
To the Grand Council:
I take pleasure in submitting the foJlowine- report of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement for the sc hool year ending Ma rc h 31, 1916 :
Our school year began Augu s t 8, 19 15. with Caroline Mc Knight Hughu. Minnesota A. as head r eside nt in charge of the ind ustrial work; Mary O Pollard. Vermo nt A, prin cip al of school; Marie Ditman, Indiana A, in charge of Kinderga rten and lowest grades; and Bernice Good, Ind iana B, assilt'SDt. On January 3. th e corps of t eachers wa s increased by E lva Plank, o C Blool1l · field, Iowa. who gave her se rvi ces to the sc hool. During the year the enrollment was aJ f ollo ws:
In 1St G r ade 17 boys, jld
6th and 7th Grades . 9
8th Gra.de 5 T o t a l Enrollment 6C)
The enrollment by studies (or the year was as In Spelling 6C) boys, 6C)
It might be interesting to know that of our Number from 6 to 8 ye:us of age pupi ls, there were
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These figures speak sile ntly volumes. The failuTt! o f 10 l arge a percentage ma, be attributed to lack of atte ndan ce , many new pupils who came to us poorl , gTounded. and Fickness.
The Library has over (,800 books and i.s satisfactorily palroniud, and appreci ated by the town. people.
Thi past year a manual t r aining outfit at a COlt of $112: .8 1 wu furnished, giving instruction to 52 boys wilh uti,hctory success, as a beginning o f • department we hope will in time be of great benefit to the comm unity and tbe .choo!. During the year, $282 .03 was spent by the sc h oo l in purchasing mat erials and articles ( o r the indu!>trial work. fr om which we have r ecei ved $33 8.37. beside. having on h:and quite a supply of baskets, etc., no t sold. Thi s department should in time bring to the schoo l n larre income.
We have in bank today to the credit of the school $4.348.10, with $500 already paid upon lumber and $1.450 in pledges to pay when needed f or th e bu ilding, making in round numbers $6,300 available for building, and it is o ur purpose to begin the new It once. lUld also to make every effort to equip the Jenn ie Nicol M emorial H ospita l befo re next convention.
During the past year the cottllge now used as a teachen' residence has been rem odeled, adding Iwo steeping r ooms up stairs, wide piauas Iront and back. new chimney, IlDd the buildings freshly painted with three coats excep t the tcbool building, whi ch did not need it. O ur property i. in excellent co nd i ti on
During the coming year Elva Plank will be in charge o f the business of the school at Gatlinburg. Th e corresponden ce and actual business neceuary to carryon th is work successfully at thi s end h as grow n to l a rge proportion s And to do this very impo rt ant work it requ i res the time of one person almost d aily. Mi ss Plank will te ach if it becomes necessary, but she will primarily be the business manager here at Gatlinb ur g, and I feel th at we have found II. v e ry valu a ble and eminently capRble Pi Phi lor th is important work in Mis s Pl ank. M:ss Helen Ikerd, I ndiana B, w h o has been teaching lor two years, wi11 have the s u pervision of the sc hool work in the school, assisted by Helen W einbe rg, Illinois .1, and Julia Barhdale, Mi c hig an B F o r the industrial w o rk we have secured the of M a rgare t L. Brown, a graduate o f Bern College , and a woman o( some practical exper i ence in th e mountains, being a mounl ain g·rI, (ami liar with the re so urces of the mountain I and the capabili tie s of it s people. She is not a Pi Phi. S h e comes highly recommended by Dr . Frost of Berea Co ll ege and Dr. Campbe ll of the Sage Foundation, whose adv ice! influenced us to engage her. W e be lieve this indu s trial work is goi ng to be the salvation of ou r coming generation a r o u nd Gatlinb urg, and we hope to w ork up a.n indu st ry which will give ou r young people a n agreeable e mployment at home and (urni sh th em a means of earning a living, and also, as 1 have laid before, add to the income of the sc h ool.
This year we are incl uding in o ur regular course th e first year o f high sc ho o l, and will con tinue t o follow the prescribed Tennessee high sc h oo l co une as w e hue pupils r eady (or the work. In this we hope to equip and train our pup:ts to enAble them to go out to teach in other mountain schools, and thu s carry the influence and gifts o ( Pi Bet. Phi to l arger numbers.
I feel that I am jus tifie d in s tstin g that the very last vestige o f suspic ion or oppositi on to u s has been eliminated. and that the most gen u ine pride in our school is felt by e very man, w o man and c hild in and around Gatlinburg. The i r appreciation for all Pi Beta Phi h as done for th e m knows no bounds and they are n ot bac kWArd in telling of it.
I encl ose herewith my financial r epo rt from June I, 1915, to April 30, 1916, which many int eres ting (acts. Next year will be Conve nt io n year aDd my next report will sh ow the sta te of affairs to that date. 1 call your atten tion to the large number o f clubs who failed to get their gifts in before the books closed for the year. Yo u will also n o te that the gifts from active c hapter s were very sma ll this year. While I have never enco uraged active chapt ers in giving to the schoo l, it has her et o f o re been a mu ch larger voluntary o ff ering. J call your e spec ial attention to the work o f the alumn3e clubs. Their cordial Support
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&nd delightful l etters of encouragement a n d deep in ter es t have been great incentives throughout the yea r, and I feel that th e school, wh i le it i, helpi ng our needy mountaip si.ters in g aini ng a sad ly needed education, it is also helpin g our national organiz"8.non and every Pi Phi alumna who has interested hers elf in the work.
The report of the Settlement School w o ul d not be co m p l e t e without mention of tbe splendid work by its Boa r d M embers: their co rdial and unsHnted labors (o r the sc h ool, thei r faith f ul and generous coOperllt i on w i th the cb&i rman, and their zeal mo d devotion to its every i nteres t h ave gone a l on g way in making the past year one of the happie s t and most profitable in my connection with this work
Respectfully subm itt ed.
ELIZABETH A . , "h : Utl C K. Chairman and Trearurer.
FIN ANCIAL REPORT OF THE PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
FIOM JUNE I, 1915. TO APRIL 30, 19 1 6 RECEIPTS
if I p"a Pr01Jin(e :
Boston Alumn re Club ......... . ... . .. . ... . . Buffalo Alumnre Club
Burlington, Vermont, Alumn re Club . ....... . Northern N ew Y o rk Alumnre Club ......... ..
New Yo rk City Alum nre C lu b
Syracuse (Rcc'd too lale f o r reco rd). $25.00.
R oc h es ter Alumn re Club
Toronto Alumnre Club
\Ve s lerD Alumn tr! C lu b
Bela P rovi"(e:
Baltim ore Alumn z Clu b ..............•.....
Ca rli sle Alumn te Club •
Le\y isb urg Alumn :r Club ...... , ........... .
Phil ade lphia C lub ................ . Pitt sb urgh Club
R ichmond Alumn z Club (Rec'd too l nle [or r eco rd ) , $1 0.00.
\Vashington AlumnI!! Club
Gam"uz P rovi n ce:
Ann Arbor Alumnz Club ( R ec'd too late (o r r ecord), $ 11.00.
Athen s (O hi o) Alumn tC Club
Cincinuti Alumntr! Cl ub "
C l eve l::md Alumn re Club
(Rec'd too lal e fo r r ecord. $94.25 .)
Columbus, Ohio, Alumnre Club .... . Detroit Alumn a! Club (Plus $12.00 100 lale for record.)
Franklin Atumnre Club ............. .. . (Plu! $28.00 100 Isle for reco rd .)
Hillsdale A lumnlf.! Club ................ .
Jndianapoli s A l u mnI!! C lu b
Ohio Gamma Alumn:r. W OOsler (Plus $J7.00 100 Iale for record.)
Toledo Alumnre Club
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Carthage (Illinois) Alumn ae Club ......... .
Chicago Alumnae Club .. ... ................ .
Central l11ino i. Club (Champaign) .. ....... .
Decatur Alumnee Club . . ................... .
C.lesborg Alumnae Associ.tio n
MadilOD Alumooe Club ·
(Plul $16.00 too late (or reco rd. )
Minneapolis and St. Paul Alumnae Club
Monmouth AlumDae Club
ElIi/o" Province:
Ames Alumna: Club
Burlington, Iowa, Alumnre Club , , Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Columbia. Missouri. Alumnae Club ..
Des Moines Alumrue Club
(Plul $20.00 too late for record .)
Fayetteville, Ark., Alumna! Club ........ ... . Indianola Alumnae Club ..•..
Iowa City Alumnae Club
Kansas City Alumnlt Club ... ' .. . .......... . Lawrence, Kansas, Alumnlt Club ........ . .. .
Lincoln Alumnre Club
Little Rock, Ark .• Alumnae Club
Manhattan, Kansas, Alumnae Club.""" , Mt. Pleasant Alumnllt Club
Omaha and Council Bluffs Alumnae Club Ottumwa Alumnae Club ,.,., St. Joseph Alumnae Cl ub ,., , (Rec'd too late (or record, $10.00,) Springfield, Missouri, Alumnre Club , St. Louis Alumnre Club ", , Sioux City, Iown, Alumnae Club, ,,', Topeka. Alumna! Club ,.,., ,', .......•.. , Tri -City Alumnre Club.,.,
Zda P"ov i,ue : Austin, Texas. Alumnae Club ..........•..... Boulder Alumnre Club ................•.... Dallas, Texas, Alumnae Club Denver Alumnre Club Hou s ton Alumnre Club Laramie, \Vyoming, Alumnae Club Puebl o, Colorado, Alumna: Club ............ . Waco Alumnre Club .......... ......... , ... .
Eta Provi"ce: Los Angeles Alumnee Club Nevada. Club Northern California Alumnae Club ... .. .•... Portland, Oregon, Alumnae Club ........... . Seattle Alumnae Club (2 years) .........•... Spokane Alumnre Club ,
W ashington (State) Alpha Alumnae
Active CAalters:
Florida A
Ohio B .
Mich ilan A , lIIinoi B
Illinois Z
Illino is n
Wi sco n.in A.
Missouri A
Washington A.
W uhington B
Seyier County Schoo l Boa rd, 5 months at $80. and $9.50 (or fires .... .
GrUld Treas urer, P i Btta Pbi Fraternity .......................... . Profits (rom Convention Daily gift to School. .... . ................ .
Blan che G. R eis inger's Magazine Agency , Mu , L. A Stuart, toward lumber fo r new residence
From individ ual p ledges
R e fund of cost of Pi Phi banners made for Convention a nd fio ld
From sou r ces, not included in above
EXPENDITURES
Salaries $1, 187.50
Cas h to Miss Hu g h es, spent as follows: For Li vi ng expenses ......... . Indu s tr ial work
fu rni shings
Return fr om Tndu st r ial \Vork
Paid for lumber f or new residence
Additi o n and aHerations to cottage
Traye l acco unt
Manual Tra i ning t ools and eq ui pmen t Postage , pape r a nd office expenses
Book s bought f o r the sc h oo L
Cottage purc h ases paid by treasurer
Cottage furni s h i n gs bo ught by treasurer
Ezprus an d t elegyamt account
Bank discount on checks to be collceted
Paid for Pi Phi banners sold at Convention
Balatl ct on /land April .10. u;rt) Funds deposited lIS follows:
tn Bank of Sevierville, Savings
$3,000 ·00 959.00 $ 3.959·00
c er tify that the above account is true &nd correct in eve ry detail, to the beSI ()( my ability
REPORT OF CUSTODIAN OF THE PIN
The custodian of 1M pin sambits the following report to the Gra.nd Council of Pi Beta Phi:
low& Beta, J pins
IlIi noi. Eta. 8 pinl ............•
Virginia Al pha, n pins ,...
PenMylvania Gamma. 4 pins ....•.
Mis so uri Beta, 8 pin I
Wi leonsin Alpha, 11 pi n l
NeW' York Gam m a, 9 pins
Penn sylvania Alpha , 6 pins
December 14 1915
December :10, 1915
De cembe r :ao, 1915
October 23. 1915
November 16, 1915
Novembe r '4. 191 5
Nove mber J I, 1916
Penn sylvania Alph a. :I pin •. May :10, 1916
Iowa Beta, 3 pin
CX: tober :lS, 1915
Washington Alpha. t:l pin " January 18, 1916
Nebruka 14 pins " "January 19, 1916
IlliDois Eta, 6 pin •..
Jllinoi Beta. 9 pina
IlIinoi . Delta, 12 pin.
Nevada Alpha. 12 pin
IndiaDa Gamma, 12 pinl
India.na Gamma.. I pin
Ohio Alpha. 14 pin. ............
January 18, 1916
April 3. 1916
Ma rch 4. 1916
February 2:1, 1916
February 16 1916
April 24. 1916
April 10, 1916
Ohio Alpha. I pin June 21. 19 16
Maryland Alpha. 6 pin • Juoe :10. 1916
California Al p ha IS pi ns _ May 4. 1916
Iowa Beta, 7 pin. _ August :II, 1916
For the alumn R thirty -fo ur pe rmih for p in purchase. were issued. One lost pin re l tored to the owner I QDe pin r ecovered from a ''nOD Pi Phi "-s ame pur cha.sed by the Fraternity. then resold to an alumna.
Harriet Briggs, Michigan B, is r eturning to Ann Arbor this fall to co ntinue her work in the university During the past year Miss Briggs has been a very earnest and successful officer and it is with much regret we find it necessary to a ccep t her resignation as Gamma Province Vice-pres.ident
Elsa Schlicht, Ohio r , has been appOinted to /ill the unexpired term . Having held the office of Gamma Province Vice-president during tho years 1912 and 1915 Miss Schlicht needs no further introduction to the fraternity. She takes up the alumni" work in her provinrt with all the enthusiasm of a new officer, yet with the experience of one trusted and tried by years of faithful, efficient service. Every n should read and heed the Special Announcement 0" page 43. Who will be the winning chapter?
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Please read carefully the information concerning our Magazine Subscription Agency which appears on page 55 Last year, Miss Reisinger was able to turn ove r $114 .00 received from this source to the Settlement School. This modest contribution cou ld be substantia lly increased, if more Pi Phis would patronize the agency, when ordering tht.>ir magazines.
Steriopt.icon slides of the Settlement School , with information concerning them and a number of small kodak pictures will be loaned to any club desiring to use them for Settlement School program. Write the Grand Vice-president for dates.
SPECIAL REQUEST TO ALUMNA;;
During the coming volume, the Editor would like to publish a co ll ection of short anecdotes similar in length to the paragraphs ordinarily published in the department What a Fraternity Girl Thlnks under the caption What a Fraternity Women Remembers . Don't you recol1ect the circumstances surrounding the inauguration of some well -known custom such as the cooky-shine or concerning the writing of some of ou r best-loved songs or connected in some way wi th our growth and work? I f you do, please write them down and send the paragraph to the Editor who will gratefully r eceive all such contributions.
UNDERGRADUATE LOAN FUND
Appli cation s for the L oan Fund may be made by any Undergraduate desiring finan cial assistance and should be sent to the Chairman of the Loan Fund Committee, Mrs. H. L. Babcock, Dedham, Mass .
ADDENDA
Th e following insertions in the duties of Chapter Advisory Committee were made by Grand Council but reached the Editor too late for insertion in the section devoted to that subject which appears on pp. 28-31 in this issue .
J. General Social Conditions.
Insert VI. Appoint one member of the Committee to supe rvise work of the chap ter vic e-president and historian .
Add to duties of Chairman. ( See p. J 1)
( c) Notify Grand President, Grand Vice-president and Province President of the personnel of her commjttee .
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi offers, as a prize, a set of sterling silver teaspoons mounted with the Pi Beta Phi crest and appropriately marked to the chapter sending in the largest number of life-subscriptions to the Arrow before June I, 1917 The prize will be presented to the winning chapter at Convention.
In order to place all chapters on an equal basis, in this contest subscriptions will be counted to the credit of the chapter sending them in, irrespective of the chapter connections of the subscriber. For instance our baby chapter, Texas B, has no members who are not life-subscribers but they can canvass the older Pi Phis living in Texas and if they secured a subscription from one of them and stated the fact when sending in the subscription, that subscription would be counted to the credit of Texas B, even if the subscriber belonged to one of the Colorado chapters.
Alumnae living at a distance can help their own chapters by sending in their life-subscriptions through their own chapter. This is positively the last life-subscription campaign which will be authorized by Grand Coun cil. This is our anniversary year, when we want to bring back into the intimate life and work of the fraternity those older sisters who have lost touch with its modern development. Nothing can accomplish this result so easily as a life-subscription to The Arrow. Let everybody help the good work along.
Life Subscription
Ten Dollars. Send all SUbscriptions with check or money-order and name of chapter to whom it is to be credited to Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. D . D.) AJumn", Editor, 74 Rockland Ave., Malden , Mass .
The attention of all, but of chapter and alumnre sec retaries especia lly, is called t o the 150 names concerning which the Alurnn .. Editor desires information. (See page 44 )
Will the chapter sec retari es instruct the chap ter cataloguers or vice-presidents, to inform the National Cataloguer promptly as to the number of girls in the active chap ter this year, and especially the number of those who have not so far filled out and sent in blanks for the new cata logue?
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The Cata logue r will be exceedingly g rat e ful t o the sec reta ries of Al umn o:e Clubs who se nd her news as t o any new Pi Phis in their vici nity th is fa ll or of Pi Phis who have removed from t heir vicinity. She particularly wishes to thank those who have been so helpful in furnish ing informati on along these lines for the good of the cause in the past, and bespeaks similar cou rt esies in the future.
[n attempting to verify the mailing list the Alumna: Edito r found that it fail ed to tall y with the card cata l ogue in seve r a l instances.
Any info rm atio n concerni n g the following will be gratefully received P:ease in c lud e, if possib l e, marri ed nam e, maid en name, chapter, yea r of initiat ion, and present address. I f anyone kn ows of any IT 4Jo, initiated since Januar y, 1908, who does not r eceh'c TH2 ARROW, will she ki nd l y send word to the Alumnre Edi t o r
A lien, Fl orence, San Diego, Cal. Adams, Rose, General Delivery, Baltimore, Md. Alston, F austine , Hamilton, Ohio . Abbott, Mrs. J . T., Devils Slide, Utah. Bristol, Mrs. L W ., 2709 Douglas St., Sioux City, I o wa Beard, Harriet , 581 2nd Ave., Detroit, Mi c h. Burks, Mr s. W. D ., 104 N. 19th Ave. B., Minneapolis, Minn . Brown, Mary, Charl utown, Mo Bohart, Mrs A. G. T., Cave City Springs , Ark. Burns, Mrs. J. K., Cascade. I daho. Bauer, Catherine, Evans t on, Ill. Bishop, Harriet, 39 N. Dearborn St., Chi cago , III. Bowm-an, Maude, Danville, 111 . Barnett Lau ra, Neenah, \Vis.
BaIlgs, Helen, 10 W est 3 9 th St. , Kan sas C ity, Mo. Basil, Mr s. Geo. T ., ( Lila Por te r ) , Kansas Ci ty. M o. Barkley, M., Krug Park Place, St. Joseph, Mo. S e rgenth a l, M. V. W. , 15 Thomby Place, 8t. Louis, M o. Boylin, :Mrs Blair, Wadesboro, N C.
Barro. s, Mrs. R .o Doan Ave., E . Cleve lan d , Ohio . Bri ce. Eliubelh, 714 Market St., Lima, O hi o. - Brown. C hri st ine. 322 Reynolds St ., Urbana, Ohio. Bald.,in , Mn 'Vm., Clarks Summit, Pa Bwnp us, E l ise Austin, Texu. Boyle, M rs. H a r ol d, Black Diamond or Sea ttl e, W as h Cue, Mr• E C., 1609 S. University Ave , Ann Arbor, Mi c h Colby, Ruth, 53:18 Columbia Ave., Minnea po li s, Minn . C lark. M rs. Nea l, 3400 Wa bas h, Kan sas City. Mo Cl e.nnan . Mona. Minden. Neb . Carer, Beth, Sidney, Neb. - Coneu, Mildred, Pu eblo, Colo. Corbi ll. Mabel, Macomb. Ill Crai g , M attoon , Ill . aark, France., Adel. low •. ark. Florence, Id a Gro ve. lo"a. De Vilbils, Lois, San Francisco, Cal. Dougherty, Anne, Marengo. In. Deeu , Mr• Louis A. ( Henrietta. Davis). Demin • • New Mu:ico
Do.d. Jean, Cha rl otte, N C.
Oot,. M rs K. E., Pullman, W ash Dougl.., Jean , Laramie. Wyo.
Edmond. Rose 1401 Morrow St., Waco, TexlU. Eberhardt, Mildred. 1127 Caledonia St., La Wi •. FOl ter. Frances, 12:4 Charlotte Ave., Detroit, Mich. Fry. Mrs Wall ace (Velma John son). Kansas Ci ty, Mo Fulmer, MurieJ, Pullman, W as h . Fuille, Mn A. D , Laramie, Wy o
Genrich, M n. B. C., Sa.cramen to, Cal. G uile. Mildred. St. Marie s, Idah o. Good, M rs. C b u. D., 132 5 W. 9th St., Des Moints. Gould, Huet. U:l4 Linw ood Ave., Kans As City, Kan or Mo Griffith. Mrs. M. A. (Elizabeth Johnson), 115 Edgewood R d , Ardmore, Pa. Grclory, Marie, West DePere, Wi s, Harvy. Marin a. Punta Gorda. Fla. Hakes. N o n a, IU7 Columbia Ave ., Cbicaro, 111 Hanna, Florence, 438 S. Spring St., La Grange, III. Holm, Mahala R., Lincoln Puk. Chicago, 111 Holloway, Helen, Minneto nka , M inn. Hutchi n so n, Mr•. Dudley, Oxford, Mi ss. Hansen, Margaret , M isso uri Valley, Iowa. Hill, Mrs. Ralph , :uzS Milryiand Ave., Louisville, Ky. Hind., Mabel, Pontillc, Mich.
Hyde, Mr•. H . 5., 1935 Bryant Ave. S., Minne apoli s, Minn Hergert, Mrs Otis, z631 Boylston Ave. N , Seattle, Wasb __ Hutchin so n, Josephi ne, Mineral Point, Wi s . Kurt. Myrtle, Ashgro ve, Mo or Springfield, Mo Hastings, Arl oine Beatrice, Herm on, N. Y.
Hoyer, Mrs. R W , 90 nth Ave ., Columbus, Ohio. Henny, France', 530 T e rr ace H t s., Portland, Ore Jetrers, Mrs. D . T ., Laram ie, Wy o.
John lO n , Mrs. Julius jackson, Marjorie, 4-zS Sterling Cou rt, M adiso n, Wis Kepple , Be 341& Burt St., Oamha. Neb King, Elizabeth, Arc anum, Ohio. Ohio Beta . Keiter, Helen, Dwight, III Kelly, Agne s, S. Ashl-and St., La G ran ge, Ill Klemmer, Ruth, Belmond, Iowa. Lippincott Mary, Swarthmore, Pa. Lawrence, Al ice, Moose Lake, Cal. Loy, Georgia, 1137 Co lumbia Ave ., Chicago, 111. Loomil. Helen, Sioux Ci ty, I o wa.
Long, Geraldin e, nt N M aple St., East Orange, N. J Le Tourneau, Mrs. Raym ond , 100 Col umbia Hts , Brooklyn, N Y. Lee, E ·.... Normu, Okla . Martin, Margaret, 8n Clay St ., Ch arles, Mo McNichol. Mabel, O' Neill , Neb. Iowa Zeta. )fuCregor, M. habel, Elm i ra, N. V Mallory, Mrs P (Marjorie Yo un g), Wenatchee, W-alh. M cKeown, Mrs . W . H ., A shland. Ill . Mitchell, Sarah , Carbondale, III. Mannix, Pauline , Rockford, Ill. Wc Laughlen, Bl anche. Gnensburg. III Jl'oore, Hele n , 609 Ave. A, HutchinlOn, Kan
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Mc Kinn ey, Roth, Fayetteville, Ark
Murphy, Jeffi e. L it tl e R oc k. Ark. ManeD, Lorena. Truckee, Cal. Ni c hol, Bertha, Aurora, Iowa. NellOD, H elen Wyo. Powell. Mrs. J. A., Clinton, Okla.
Poti er , Mrs . Orrin (Gertr u de L nndsburg), 455 1 11th Ave. N. E ., Seattle, \Vuh.
Porter, Marj o r ie, Oak land. Cat. Ru sse ll, Harriett, 204 Murray St. , Madison, Wis
Ram sey , Mrs . C h ns., 80 Ca l ver t S t., Detroit, Mi ch . Iowa Alpha . Rare r , Lucretia, Ashland A ve., S t Paul, M inn R eyno ld, Mrs. 'Va lt, Fort \Vorth, Texas. Stuka. Frances. Lake Forre s t, Ill. Sengenberger, Ella. Nina, and M arie. Peoria, Ill. Stewart, Kate, Greensburg, Ill . Smith. Vuna, S. E. 5th St., Minneapolis. Min n Snyder, Lois, 3 1 Chu r ch St., I owa City, J ow Sanford, Madeline. Alameda, Cal. Sullivan, Aileen, Minneapolis, M inn.
Suydan, LiIli lUl, Al ameda, Cal. Sheffield, Mrs. A., Be rk eley , Cal. Spader, Genevieve, San Fran cisco, C.1.
Shattuck, Barbara. Boulde r, Colo. Scroggin, Marion, St. Loui s, Mo. Strobach , Mildred, R o lin, M o.
Stiner, Mabe l, Palmyra, N . ] . Sne it , Lo lita , Akr on, Oh io.
Scott, Mary L., R. F. D., H ood Rhcr , Ore.
Sibley, Mrs. Joseph, Fr anklin, Pa Ly d i-a, Madi son, Wis.
Thompson, J ane t , Berkeley, Cal. Th orn ton , H e len , Ce ntral Av e., I ndianapolis, Ind. Templ et on, Nell, W in gate, I nd.
Tu ck e r, Loi s E li tnbc th, Ocea n Grove, N. J. T oe nges , Rose, Lead S. D.
Van ce, Mrs Chaill. , \V ymo re, Neb Van Demark, Vi ol et. Utica, N. Y . Wea.ver, Ethel. R ockford , Colo. Wes t , D or othy , Twin F l1 ll S, Idah o Wild, Mrs. Chas. 8., Davenport. Iowa Wilson, Velda, Sigo urn e y, Iowa
Weir , :Mrs. Ru sse ll . Mt. Pl easant, l own.. , W atkins, Mrs. Neil B .• Grand Rapids, M ich. W ash b urn Mil d r ed, Hill sdale Mic h. Ward. unora, Fairmont, M in n Woods. Margaret. St. Louis. Mo. Wcid1eime, Mrs . E dward , Tb o mp son, Nev
EDITORIALS
It is with much pleasure we announce the establishment of our "econd chapter in the great state of Texas. Texas B was installed at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Iune 10, 1916. A full illustrated account will appear in the December ARROW.
The antifraternity sentiment is growing stronger in lDany sections and a glance at the report of the President of Eta Province will show that the Pacific coast is now meeting this problem. The latest Bulletin issued by the Reference Bureau News Service shows the latest phase of this situation in the South where antifratenlity agitation has been particularly strong dUrIng the past two years. The Bulletin is given here in full for the benefit of those chapters who may be facing a similar situation and can profit thereby.
August 24, 1916.
During the recent months there ha. been much tntifraternity agitation in Missouri 'lUld it is feared that a bill will be introduced in the legislature at ill next session prohibiting fraternities at the state institutions. There has been a general discussion in which the press of the state has joined, frequently taking the side of the fraternities The PanheJlenic Council at the University of Missouri, composed of the fourteen fraternities there, have prepared and issued a four-page pamphlet setting forth the merits of the Greek-letter socie· ties. This pamphJet treats of "Schol:arship," "Fraternity Life," "The Place of Fraternities in the University," and gives considerable statistical matter. It is mown that at the University of Missouri, the scholastic standing of the fraternity men for the last thru years hu been higher than that of the non· fraternity men, and that the same has been true of the fraternity women for the last five years. The pamphlet explains the ideal of the fraternity is to give its members a. college home. It caUs attention to the fact that most of the national fraternities forbid liquor in the chapter houses. It dwells apen the inexpensiveness of fraternity house life and of the development of r esponsi bility among the students who conduct these homes. It shows that one-fourth o f the fraternity men at the university are earning their way in all or part through college. These societies own at the University of Missouri property va l ued at $200,000 and with it solve the housing problem for the university. By conclusive figures, it shows there is no "f raternity set" at Columbia, but Ihat in the 110 student organizations there is a general union of all students for the good of News Blllietln.
An example of similar work of prevention is furnished by the Panhellenic Association of M.t. Vernon, N . Y., which was formed in the spring of 191 S. The local feeling against fraternities in Mt. Vernon is rather strong because of the situation at Barnard College. In order to contradict any false ideas which might be prevalent in regard to fraternitie s, the Panhellenic Association prepared an a ttractive little booklet containing statisti cal data concerning the women's o rganizations and this foreword which shows the keynote
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of the idea. liThe word 'Fraternity ' is a mystery to many people, to others it is full of splendid meaning. Those of us who have enjoyed itt pleasures, its privileges, and its training during our co llege days want to give to you, who are looking in happy anticipation toward co llege, a little understanding of the breadth of activity of Our great national fraternities, and an idea of what our life as members has meant and still means to us ." Individual expressions of opinion along this line follow.
Near the end of the schoo l year, a tea was given for the members of the graduating class of the Mt. Vernon high school and during the afternoon Mrs. Biddle, K A 8, and Miss Grace Lewis, D B told the girls just what college and fraternity had meant t o them both as llndergraduates and as alumna!. Each girl was given a booklet to take home to her parents The Editor is indebted for an account of th is even t to Estelle McVickar, New York r, ex·'17.
The following is taken from a l onger article on Canadian Women's Service published in The Kq. The five pledges taken by these girls just across the border are worthy of the thoughtful consideration of American College girls.
This year the question before the University woman wa.s, "What can we do to be of most service?" Red Cross work has been carried on with a will, but while a. great material help, caD only have a temporary effect upon both oor own characters and the future of the nation, thus we have determined that ODr part DOW, more than at any other time, is to keep conditions normal, stnn to overcome all feelings of hatred and bitterness towards our enemies, and by oar c heerful courage and energetic performance of the task that is nearest, mue Canad .. seem the most glOriODS place on earth to our soldier boys wben they come ma.rcb.ing home. To this end the women of the University have formed • league of patriotic ICrvice whereby each one pledges herself:
(I) To dG the w o rk of her co urse faithfully regarding thi s as her first tnd chief means of serving the State.
(:I) To strive through Itudy and observation to Jearn the meaning aDd respon.ibility of cititensbip.
(3) To give a definite portion of her time to Red Cross work or other work for the 'War
(.) To practise economy in personal matters; to devote the mane, thul 5&Yed to war or relief purpose•.
(s) To adopt snch habits of life as will ma.ke her physically fit for aerrice .
Since the organization of the various vocational bureaus in large cities, such as Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Richmond, the c"lIege world bas come to realize that many college gradllates are beginning to seek vocations other than teaching, and that expert advice is necessary in order to find the right opening without wasting valuable time searching for it The fraternity hao
always made the claim that its primary object was to ajd its members in every way po!Sible, hence the Council has deemed the time ripe to establish a standing committee composed of women represent· ing various professions and occupations in different parts of the United States, to act in the capacity of an AdviSOry Bureau to any Pi Phi, who may wish to avajl herself of advice by experts, along any particu1ar lint . We are planning to ask a doctor, a nurse, an artist, a social worker, a traveling secretary for the Young Woman'!! Christian Association, a librarian, etc" to serve on the Committee. In this way we hope to render a real service to the Pi Phi girls, who would perhaps uot know otherwise with whom to communicate on that particular subject.
*The actual working basis will consist of a chairman, with an active committee of four members located in the same city. All communiqtions will be addressed to the chairman, who will then forward the same to the member of a much larger general advisory committee, who is best qualified to answer questions on the subject and to give advice. In this way we hope to bring together from widely scattered districts those who seek and those who can give information of a specific character. By this method in time a gennine social service bureau may be established for the use of all Pi Beta Phis.
-Tbe pertolloDel of tllis Committee i. not yet settled. Further ddaU. will appear ;. Til. B,,/k,jff. Watch for it
Vol. S
THE A RROW OF PI BETA
OCTOBER, 1916
No.1
(Tbil BULLETIIf is issued in the fint week in October, January, April, and June Oatn when noticel f or insertion in The B"ll.,jn are due will be found on the Pi Beta Calendar, inside the front cover of THa Auow. Two copiu of TI., B.dl.,i" VI; IleDt to tbe corrclpondiol KCretary of eacb active chapter, one for her penonal UK, and onc (or tbe chapter file •. )
THE ARROW PROSPECTUS FOR 1916-17
OCTOBER-The Fourth Attnual In/ormalio,,, Number containin g reports of the past year's work and plans for the future, announcements and instructions to officers.
DECE>1 BER-MARCH-] UNE. Owing to the sho rtage of paper and the rise of prices in the publishing world, the Editor has been somewhat embarrassed in her plans for this volume of ARROW and cannot definitely announce coming features at this time as in [llrmer years . In general, historical material will be given the right tlf way and each number will be planned with special reference t o the interests of our alumna! to whom this anniversary year is of utmost importance. Current fraternity events will not be sligh ted, however, and all the usual departments will be maintained or an adequate substitute will be provided. Every number will be 3! large as ou r r eso ur ces will allow and the Editor will cons tantly st rive to give you t he best material at her disposal.
For the Decemblr ARROW all material must be in the hands of Ihe Editor by October 25. Special instructions will be found on page 140. No further instructions will be issued for this number hut corresponding secretaries are urged to be prompt in sending in t heir materiaL
For the M arclt ARROW all material must be in lir e hands of the f;dt'tor by January 25. Special instructions for this number will be issued the first week in January.
For the June ARROW all material must be in Ihe hands of tlu Editor by April IS. Special instructions for this number will be issued April first.
( In this connection read The Making of the Arrow, pp. 72-76 in THE ARROW for November, 1912, and when you remember that the Editor lives two days' journey from the publisher and that all
their work has to be done by mail you will realize how m.cr. depends on your promptness.
WORDS OFTEN MISSPELLED OR MISUSED
The following items from our Exchanges emphasize three facts which Pi Phis should know and observe in fraternity correspondence: ALUMN-?
The word. ailtm",u, tJlllmno, a/14m"; tlnd al""MfiZ, incorrectly pronounced may go unassailed. for it is the habit of the Latin in our months to change itl pronunciation with every rising generation; but in black and white they must be employed with careful consideration (or the sake of the reputation of • college education and {or the respect of ourselves as college products.
Let every graduate Theta note that shl" an alumna (tta 1. !), and ODe of the (as in tea); also, that hH "gentleman friend" may be an alll"'''tU (as in fuss), and two or more of him are al14m"i (oh, my K_II_ AI;1kJ The/a.
Substitute Pi Beta Phi for Kappa Alpha Theta in the following, for Pi Phi has tried to enforce this usage for years:
The following resolution passed by the Kappa Alpha Theta Convention merit& -attention of all members of women's fraternities: "Inasmuch as the word fraternity is derived from jraUr"itas, an abstract feminine Latin noun, meaning brotherhood, applying to both men and women, and inasmuch as there is no corresponding Latin word derived from soror, be it that we avoid sorority, an incorrect word, and instruct freshmen to this
Please observe the correct spelling of Panhellenic as it is giyen below.
Let me quote from a letter from Miss Land, editor of the Elnsis of Chi Omega, concerning the spelling of Pa7lJul/e"ic: "At the Editors' meeting, preceding the Nat-ional Panhellenic Congress, I was asked to find out the correct way of writing the word Pan hellenic and to notify each editor of the result of my investigation.
" I had a friend ask Professor Iohn Adams Scott. the greatest Homeric student on this side of the Atlantic, in regard to writing the word Panhellenic, ....,d he says that the way it is written in this letter is correct. The professor at the head of the Greek department al the University of California. conside r s P#"Jul/e7lic the correct form. The Century dictionary gives thi s f o rm ."
STANDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ARROW COpy
In working throughout the year please follow these instructions: l. For all cont r ib ution s, use official ARROW paper, read the instructions on reverse side of sheet and follow them carefully. Have work Iypewritten with a double spacing. Fold the paper only twi ce and mail in a long envelope, with sufficient postage. This last instruction is essential.
The o(filial paper should be used carefully and nol wasled. A1UflJer any qu es ti ons or make any notes whic h are not to be published ,,,.
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ordinary ote -paper. Notify the Editor by October 10 if you need .. new supply of official paper.
1. Chapter letters should average 300-500 words in length and should be designed to interest first, the fraternity at large; second, your own alumnre. Long and detailed descriptions of social affairs or decorative schemes should be omitted; avoid any to tlu unpleasantness 01 eXG11Iinatiofu' or to the dislike 0 / study. Chapter Jelln's nave bun severely criticised for tltue matters in Ihe past . At the beginning of every chapte r letter give information about girls i nitiated since the last letter, u si ng the following form: (da te of initiation)
N ames of gi rls with class numerals-home address. (This sh ould always be printed.)
3. Alumnre Persona ls sho uld be arranged as printed in THE ARROW for 1912 - 13. Study this form carefully . They should i nclude
<a> Marriagt:l, deaths, births .
(I) In reporting marriages, give (ull name of hu sband , college, (ra · ternity, occupation. and address as well as date of marriage.
(2) In reporting deaths give full name, ca use, and date of death, together with cl ass year and chapter of deceased .
( b) Occupations and chanjZt:s of address.
(c) Name s of alumme studying in otber colleges or who were en.rolled in a summe r school.
(d) Titles of books, magazine articles or newspaper articles written. by Pi Pbil.
In preparing these personals seek. th e assistance, when possible, of a resident alumna who has been out of college long enough to know the older members of the chapte r. For futher suggestions regarding personals see pages 391-392 of THE ARROW for March , 19 14
In mentioning an unmarried woman, do not use the prefix "Miss ."
In mentioning a married woman, use the prefix, as : Mrs . Sidney S mith (Rosa Hall , '02).
If one of your members has written a book, write and ask her to h ave the publishers send a cop y to THE ARROW for review.
4 . If a death occ urs among your members, either active or alumn you should notify the editor at once and tell her what arrangements you have made to have a life sketch of the deceased prepared for the In Memoriam section. Such sketches should not average more than 300-500 word. in length . Pictures of the deceased are published , when desired, at chapter or personal expense.
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S. Please read carefully the information and ru concerning c hapter pictures and advertising wh ic h appears on page iO of THE ARROW for October, 1914, and bring the matter before your cbapter in January. When sending in ARROW copy for Marcb please notify the editor, if you intend to have your chapter picture publisbed in June
Your interest and cooperation in these matters will be greatly appreciated. It will help to make THE ARROW the kind of a magazine we all want it to be.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR DECEMBER ARROW
In preparation lor your work read THE STANDING INSTRUCTION S publislud on tJu prectding page l lite passages in tlte constitution which refer 10 Ih, work of Ihe corresponding secrdary and pp. 85-89 ;n the November ARROW lor 19I2. You 'u.n'll find your work tmer because you have this information.
I. Copy for December ARROW must be in Ih, hands of In, ,dilor October 25.
2. If you have not already reported to the alumn", editor the correct mailing lists {or the college year of all active members of your chapter, do so at once . You should also send her the correct addresses of all members who graduated or left college in June, 1916, and you should send copies of this list to the Grand V ice-president and to your province vice-president.
3 . Read Standing Instructions in regard to chapter letters and observe them carefully. This letter should deal particularly with college and chapter interests since the opening of the school year. If you have a new house or room or if your chapter house is not already pictured in J"HE ARROW, send a photograph, post card size , glossy finish, of your chapter house or the interior of your chapter room, u cozy comer," or apartment.
4 . Read over the Standing Instructions in regard to personals and then see that all items of vital importance which have occurroo since last April when the last personals were sent in, are included in those you send in now.
Please help the alumna! editor by accepting the copies of THE ARROW belonging to the girls who are not returing to college tbis fall and forwarding the same. It will be necessary to make such an arrangement with the local postoflice, otherwise tbe copies will be
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held until the routine has been gone through , or the copies will be destroyed.
5. According to th e legislation of the last Com'entian all ARROW copy must be t ypewrilJen. If you cannot do this yourself, the chapter must arrange to have this done for you. 1/ you ha ve no official ARROW paper, use ordinary typ ewrit er paper for your cQ 1ztribution to th e December ARROW but notify Ihe editor 0/ your need al 'ne lime aftd she will send yo" a new supply 0/ official pap er.
6. I f you have a new c hapter house or the old Onc has been extensively rem ode led, notify the editor of the fact, when sending in your copy, but do not include details in this chapter letter Reserve it for the March ARROW.
8. otify the Eclito r if you ha.ve failed to receive a bound volume of THE ARROW f o r 1915-16.
9. Address your letter pla inly and send it in a long e nvelope with sufficient postage in ample time to r each the editor at the following address , n ot lat er t ha n O ctob er 25.
Fraternally yours ,
SARAH POMEROY RUGG
20 1 Davis Ave. , Brookline : Ma ss.
( MR S. F. A.).
STANDING IN STRUCT IO NS FOR ALUMN..£ CLUB SECRETARIE S
(1) (a) She should see that the address of the secretary of her club is correc t in THE ARROW directory and r epo rt any change in the same to the alumna: editor.
(b) She should send a copy of the program of the year for her club to the alumn a: editor, as soon as prepared, all changes of name and address of club members and all subscriptions she can collect.
(2) She should send all the items she can co llect for the alumna. personal section of THE ARROW to the alumnre editor on the date given for sending copy before each issue.
(3) She should send the alumnre editor a detailed report of club work for publicatio n in the Jun e ARROW
OUR MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY
Mrs. Helmick urges all Pi Phis to help the Settlement School by sending their magazine subscriptions through the fraternity agency. Many are helping in different ways, but all can help also in this way without extra cost to themselves.
Magazines may be ordered through our agency at the lowest club rates and special offers made by the publishers are accepted. Special rates also to libraries and schools. Orders may be sent at rates quoted by any r eputable agency or lists from our agency will be sent on request.
We send out a number of these catalogues each season but our entire list cannot be covered and doubtless many names of those most inte rested are missed. Then, too , many of the catalogues are lost because of incorrect addresses.
Further information about this plan will be given gladly to any who may be interested.
Please send remittance, preferably in form of a check or money order, made payable to Blanche G. Reisinger, with the subscriptions and address all orders to Miss Reisinger, 235 East Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF OFFICERS REPORT OF TIlE ALUMN .-E EDITOR
J ULY, 191s-JULY. '916
The Alumnre Editor submi ts the followiog report to the Grand Co uncil of Pi Beta Phi:
As the re po rts of the Alumnae Editor in recent years have been given in minute detail (see Secret Auows 191J-t914-'91S) and as the work is primarily the same each year the present incumbent will give ooly a brief summary Editorial. Alumna: Personals have been gathered from every possible quarter and edited Lists of changes in address added, necessitating the sorting into chapters. New phrasing adopted to save "ems." Biographiu of the fifteen newly elected officers collected for the December ARROW. Annual reports o f alumnae clubs collected for the Jane ARROW. after three notices had been $tnt etLC h secretary and delinquents followed up. Club d irec tory co rrected for each issue.
Mailing List and Card Catalog u e. These have been kept up to date by means of nixie" alumnge personals, marriage Dotices, the slips from THE ARR.OW (neW' thi. year), chapter lilts, initiation slips from the Grand Secretary, and personal correspondence_ Copies of tbe mailing list ordered sent to all Province presidents after each issue and all chanees of address seot tbem for their lists. Over 700 Dew cards have been made and, by • new arrangement of the data, space h.. been saved on the card and time in finding it.
Bolletin Notices were prepared for thi s q aarterly
Subscriptions. Letters were sent 10 the 200 whose sub sc riptions upired in 1915, a personal note being added to everyone possible. All mooey for subscription, has been acknowledged by rectipt and in lurn has been sent on to
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the Grand Treasurer. All back numbers of the current volume of THI A.aow were sent to each initiate OD the receipt of ber slip. Correspondence. This has been endless, carried on with Province Viccpresidents, chapter and alumnre club sec r etaries. and various alumnae on sundry matters. When it wu noted from the changes of address that a Pi Phi had moved to a st range town where there wae no alumnae club, a Jetter was sent her, teUing of nearby Pi Phh Grateful acknowledgments, telling of rcsulting pleasures, have b«n r ewa rd enough. A portion of the mailing list is' sent on request to any onc wishing to kn o w of other Pi Phis in their vicinity
At present the Alumnre Editor is trying to verify her li l ts by eompuinc each ODe of th e SOCX> ca rds with the 5000 namcs on the mailing list, hoping. thereby, to clear up several myster ies (The names and add resses that can not be verified will be found elsewhere in this ARROW.) When this is completed it is planned to change the wh o le catalogue over from a geographical to an alph.,,· betical list. This will take many summer days but is considered worth the effor t (o r the time it will save in the winter, whe n one ARROW rush so quickly fo llo w s another.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
ANNA ROBINSON NI C KERSON, Allmma Editor.
REPORT OF THE CATALOGUER
JULY. 19 I5-] ULY. 1916
The Cataloguer submits the (allowing report to the Grand Co uncil o( n B ., :
Since her -appointment at the last convention the Catalogue r has received the card catal ogue and initiation slips for members initiated "iuce the publication of the 1911 catalogue, a total of over 2000 s lips, for which cards were made (or the three li sts, chapter, alphabetical and geographical list, '8. total o f oyer 6000 cards, a5 in many cases card" for both maiden and married name were necessary. 1824 cards have also been made for the 608 current initiation sUps received (July, 1915, to July, 1916) or a total of over 8000 cards. This does not take into account the changes required on the old cards.
The chaplers were asked to send in their membership lists, including active chapter and alumnle fr om the date of foundiog of the chapter In most cues this requirement h u been complied with, bot even now nothing has been received (rom Indiana B, Missou ri B. P ennsylvania B and Washington A. Some o( the lists received were a joy to work with, being typewritten and ca.refully prepared, but in most cases much time had to be spen t in making necessary change. belo re the list could be used
The Grand Coun cil having decided that it wu wise to send out circulars ss fo r merly in gathering data for a new catalogue, and having expressed themKlves as desirous that th e work of preparing the catalogue lor publication at the elI.rliest possible date should be carried OD , the circulus were printed, and Jent out to the chapter lists, and. upon their return , necessary changes were m-a.de on the cards. The Cataloguer has bad to have derical assistance to push the work rapidly as possible, but, even so, the material will not be ready lor the printer before this fall, if then, as much c hecking wo rk remains to be done to ensure accuracy and many circula r. have been returned unclaimed from the addresses hrnished
The sending out of the circulus has borne fruit io seve ral instances in tbe request of honorably di s mi ssed members to kn ow how they may be reinstated in the fraternity, and in the expressions o( loyahy from the older alumnte and a £enenl reawakening of interest on the part 01 those who have been out o( touch with (raternity matters . The Cataloguer has acted on the bub that the honorably dismissed members should have circulars sent to them, but that members expelled from our mid st should not he followed up.
ID accordance with the suggestions of the lormer Cataloguer at the 1915 coaftlltiOli. ud &etiD, in line with many of the other fraternitiCi. it seem. wi.
that the new catalogue should take the (orm of a directory, to be in pocket form, printed on thin paper , probably using the chapter list •• a buis, the a1ph&beticat and geographical Ii.t. merely referring to the chapter lilO1 for the sddressel . It i h oped that the Imalln volume will be found useful t o the Pi Pb i traveler The data collected as to the achievement. of our members will be kept on file (or luture use, but the expense of publishing it would seem at pre5eDt to bt prohibitive.
Too much praise cannot be given to the c hapter vi ce·presidents who have Dot only furnished the list promptly, but hnc followed it up with further corrections aJld additional data . Fortunate is a group which h 'U l uch an efficient officer.
The Cataloguer would like to re commend th a t there be a resideDt '&Iwnn. (perhap•• member of the Chapter Ad., ilO ry Committee) who should have an oversight of the w ork of the chapter cataloguer, or vice-president, and be ready to help with tbe alumna! lists. A few chapters have lignified their de.ire to try some such plan as this, whi ch may perhaps help for greater efficiency all alo ng the line. I believe firmly that the closer the chapters keep in touch with their alumnar, and the better informed the alumnlr are of the work of the fraternity, the greater will be their loyalty, and the .tronger the whole body will be.
Respectfully submitted.
EDITH L. CA. PiNna
REPORT OF ALPHA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
JULY, 19I5-ApRIL, 1916
Alpha Province President, /11'0 tem, .ubmits the following report to the Grand Council of Pi Bela Phi:
From the resignation of Mrs. Coolidge in September to the appointment of Mi .t Burlingham in Februsry the writer carried on the work of Alpha Province. giving as much time as , he could to it in addition to the time on the Editorship. Chapters needing it were given careful con.ideration at rushing seasons. and the usual correspondence was kept up
Only two chapters were visited, Vermont A and B, full reports being sent to the Grand President.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNA R OBINSON - NI C KERSON, Alplra. Province Presklent. tro tem.
APRIL, 1916--JUNE. [916
Alpba Province President submits the following r epo rt to the Grand Council of IT B
Since -accepting the Presidency of Alpha Province. I have had the opportunity of visiting only Massachusetts A. Tbi s visit was, indeed, a pleuure and I am eagerly loo king f orward to my next. [t was delightful to see the congeniality and harmony which existed in this chapte r, and -if enthusium is any criterion Massac husett s A ought to accomplish much this coming year.
There are several chapters who have not bee n visited si nce last cODnntion and these I h ope to visit at my earliest convenience. Judging {rom the corresponden ce whi ch I have had with some of these chapters, I am lUre that I will find condition. just II promising as they were 'At Ma ssachusetts A. Re spec tfully submitted,
EVA BURLINGHAM.
Alphd Province 11'0 Inn
REPORT OF BETA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Beta Province President submits the following report to the Grand Council o{ llB4>:
The condensation of • long, detailed report of individ ual chapters to an account in about five hundred words of general conditions in tbe province precludes all but the merest outline of things as they are.
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Every chapter in Beta Province has been visited this ycar between Februa r y and M:sy and, with but (ell' exce pt ions, all of th e one hundred and sixty eight active girls and as many alumnre as possible have become fixed individually in the hurt and mind of th e visiting The c hapters vary but little in lIiu, with an average membership of twenty -fin, but present various types which reflect the student chnrncterilltics of the colleges in which they are located.
The Interfraternity Conference which mel in Chicago in 1913 co nsidered the main advanced agninst fraternities and clnssified them with a view of overcoming. if pouible, s u c h w ea knesses as we re jmlitly criticised. Thue were set forth III (allows:
FirsL Fraternities tend to lower scholarship.
Second . Fraternities Are undem oc ratic.
Third. Fraternit ies enco urage extravagant expenditure of money
Fourth. Fraternitie s exaggerate the !!ocial side of co llege life.
Fifth. The evils o f rushing eM not be co m pensa t ed for by the good in fraternities
The seve n chapters o f Beta Province were with points in mind :md the rt!sults were most sa tisfact o ry.
The scholarship stand ing of all but one l'hapter was above the average. Pennsylvania A led all the gr o ups at Swa rthmor e by a considerable margin and a junior was granted the key of <fl B K. Pennsylvan i a led nil groups -at Dickin so n the first term nnd rai ile d its nverage the second te rm. It was interesting t o l e3rn at Stetson l ' nivt ro;ity that the good inftuence of fraternities upon sch ol a r s hip had been so marked as to Ctlll c;e discussion of it in faculty meetings. Two of the three senio r s al George 'Va shi ngt on University graduated "With Di s tincti o n"; fu r ther graduarion h onors hav e nOI been reported. The scholarship conlm i Ue es are doing good work everywhe re in raising the standards of individu31 girls whose sc holar s hip needs strengthening.
No evidences of an und emocrntic spi rit -among the fraternity members was anywhere apparent. Randolph Macon and Bu ck nell are particularly free from such tendencies and show an unusually fine spirit among the fraternity and non fraternity students. The strong anti fraternity spirit at Gou cher, however, mllkes it difficult (or the fraternity girls there to have the pleasant relationship with the non fraternity students generally which they would like to establish
No chapter in Beta. Province has a fraternity house for living purposes and only three rent rooms. for whi ch the maximum rental is $15.00 per month. Virginia. A has a fraternity hou se for fraternity purposes only and is meeting its financial obligations [or recent improvements promptly and in a bu siness · like manner. There are no real financial problems in this province and only one chapter indicates a tendency toward extrtlvagance in rushing.
All the chapters take 11. wholesome part in the social life of the colleges, and in only one instan ce is this exaggerated. Even there the criticism is not tbat the chapter does elaborate or extravagant entertaining, but that it hold s too much of the time and interest of its members at tbe expense of the college.
Without question the biggest problem in Beta Provin ce is that of rushing. which all of the chapters are trying hard and conscientiously to solve. In two cases where there are but two fraternities in the college, it is difficult to get Pan hellenic rules o( any kind, though Pi Phi makes earnest efforts to establish luch as would be satisfactory to the faculties -and fraternities alike. In one case there is minority rule in Panhellenic matters because the local constitution requires a unanimous vole which can seldom be obtained. Two of the chapters have sophomore pledging whi ch is very satisfactory to the faculties -and tends to reduce rushing but keeps the girh always keyed up with little time for relaxation. The active opposition to fraternities at Goucher makes Panhellenic problems there difficult. A very short rushing season at the opening of college has been decided upon for the coming yea.r. This experiment bas neve r been tried there before so there is still hope of success. At Swarth· more there is a short rushing season during the first few days of coUeee by
faculty requirement, and in that C!lse it has proved satidactory. Virginia A and Florida A. have the rushing disadvantage of Pi Phi's WUKntSS in the south and both are anxious (or oUt extension in that direction.
So, it seems that the rushing problem is the only ODe of the five main ones set forth by the conference that is a real problem in Beta Province. Everywhere tbe girls were channing and hospitable; every chapter, with one exception, was full of fraternity interelt and enthusiasm, ,II but one were well represtnted in college activities and cooperated with the college autborities, and all won the hent of their Province President.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
E. MARCUERITI. WILL£R, Bela Provi1lU Preside"'.
REPORT OF GAMMA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Gamma Province Prtlident submits the following report to the Grand Co uncil of Pi Beta Phi:
The chap ters o( Gamma PrO"in ce have been visited by the Province President, as follows-Indiana r, Feb., 9'12; Indiana A, Feb , n -16; Indiana B, Feb., t6-19; Ohio B, Mar., 11'14; Ohio A, Mar., 14-18; Michigan B, Feb., :35-27. Official vi s it 10 Michigan A was unnecessary.
Further acquaintance with conditions has come through correspondence; through a five days' visit at the Martha Cook Dormitory in Ann Arbor during "rushing," and through several over-night visits in Ann Arbor; frequent usociation with the Michigan A girls; and through a house party o( nine girls {rom Ohio B, In diana B and the two Michigan chapters.
Indiana Gamma's year has been marked by a splendid improvement in scholarship. Their average was raised six points in one semester, with no hours o{ failure, and three girls on the Honor Roll (o{ the ten highest grades in college). Alice Dunn was awarded a French scholarship at Indi ana UniverSity. The average of fraternity women was two a.nd one-half points higher thlUl that o{ non(raternity women.
Pan hellenic conditions are very good here. The city Panhellenic association offers a scholarship cup to the chapter with the highest average and entertains at dinner the Honor Roll girls. The college association has a social affair o( SODle sort each month. The (eeling between fraternities is very good. Pi Phi has recently voted to exchange no votes at college elections, and asked the other chapters in Pan hellenic to make fl simila r ruling.
Indian a Gamma has had a. fine o( one penny (or the use of the words Ufrat," "spike," "bid," "date" and (ell ow." The fines are put in a pig and saved (or the Settlement School.
Indiana A has had Pan hellenic trouble. Up to the present, '3. unanimous vote o( the three chapters has necessary, often causing a deadlock. A two· third!t vote now cn rrie s, nnd it is hoped that conditio ns will be better.
Actives and o( Franklin are unusual ly intimate. There -are "ery delightful joint luncheons every month, like the <lspreads" at Ohio B. Franklin Pi Phis have been very loyal workers (or the Settlement School.
The type of girl in Indiana A is very fine. They have not had the rushing expe rienCf' o{ other chapters. They will gain this fall by conductin g a very active , thoroughly organized rushing campaign. They have been the second of the three women's organizations in scholarship this year.
To secure money to buy new wicker furniture (or their chapter room, old paper and r ags are being collected. In June, the c h apter and al umna: were to cate r {or a province banquet o{ one o( the men's fraternities-proceeds to go towards the Settlement School.
Indiana B is the on ly chapter in the province which has no char tered alumna! dub working (or it. So they have (ewer gifts to their bouse, fewer ch ummy times with olde r women, and less chance to be interested in the national affairs o{ the fraternity, than have our other Pi Phi s The c hapter has sp lendid material, hO\\'ever, and was remarked upon by the Oe.1n of \Vomen
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u h vinC a particularly fine attitude toward. univenity affairs. Theta and Kappa are older -and bave many town alumn3e, but with good persistent rushing, Indi &D a B seems to overcome t he handicap
TH& Anows of this chapter are bound only (rom 1910-1915 . This is work in which alumnre of other chapters have helped. The strong box of this chapter was best a rr anged of any in the province. The material was separated in compartments, and an index tacked on the inside of the cover of the cheSI
The two Ohio chapters have had a very Kood year, except for their scholarsbip. Oruo A was fifth of seven organitatioDS, chicHy because they did not realize their condition, and so made no concerted effort in their very large chapter. to raiae their grades. Ohio B succ«ded in raising her general average. Ohio B and A each has a girl considered the best student in the fraternities of her univenity. Ohio II has voted since to initiate no one with an average below "A," which is a point higher than the univenity requires . Ohio A has passed st rict rul es.
The association between alumn:e and actives is fine at both universities, and shows in tbe manners and way.!l of the girls. The patroness's inRuence is par-ticularly strong at Athens. The only criticism made here by the Dean of \Vornen was an excessive number of entertainments. Student Council permits four to each organization, exclusive of those given by patronesses.
In Columbus, and activu have very enjoyable joint mon t hly sp reads. Ohio B chapter-room is the third Roor of Alma Whitacre's home, whi c h is close to the ca.mpus. This is the kind of gathering place which Indi ana Gamma ver)' m u c h needs. The monthly joint luncheon s would be pr ac tica l and valu ab le also in Indianapoli s.
Ohio Beta's record book of alumnre has recently been thoroughly writlen up and her a rc hives h3ve been ca refully rearranged.
Mi c higan D hag hild new conditions to meet. Their very attractively remodeled bou se was finished, and house manager and alumnae clubs have worked to make good pay ment s. Two dorm i tories for women were opened last fall , wh ic h made new ru shing conditions, which prevented the chapter from having pledges board at the c hapt e r house. In April, "Sorosis" asked, then withdrew her reque st, 10 be considered an independent club and not a member of Panhellenic.
Michiga n B was second of all chapters in the scholarship reports at Convention. The official chart of averages is not published until August. but the individual record s are as high as la s t year. Martha Grey, convention delegate and ru shing captain, and Mildred .Bac hers were both elected to Phi Beta Kappa Each received eight " As " her last semes ter.
The chapter lose s Miss Effie Patch, as chaperon. She is to be chaperon at the Iowa Z chapter hou se. It is hoped that Miss Patch's charm and refinement will endear her to the new group of Pi Phis a.t they have to Mic higan B and to her Hillsdale sis ters
Michigan A is al§() without a chaperon f or n ex t year, III Mis s Jessie Reem goes elsewhere to leach. The chapter was second of all college organizations in from first place, only because the in comp lete, but good work of 11 girl who left co llege in January was counted as failures against the chap ter In Convention reports, Mi ch igan A was third in scholarship and second in gifts to the Settlement School.
Several chapter officers were found, who did not know that the inside covers of THE ARROW bear a cale ndar whi ch tells what reports and d ues must be sent in ea.cb m onth. No chap te r had entered in their copies of the constitution all the amendments which have been made.
Reports were received promptly, except from Ohio B. Letters (rom Indiana r and hd ian a A and from the Ad viso ry Committee of Ohio B ...-ere especially detailed and frequent, and were mu ch appreciated. Michigan B was ve ry lax in this reSpect.
Gamma Province PreSIdent s uggest s that the house chaperon, not the chapler president. preside in the dining-room; that old photog raph s might be removed from their C3rdboard and pasted in l scrapbook; that a mllsic leader be elected to improve chaple r sing "ng, to teac h new songs, to wark Dp the round and part song.; that II girl be se nt to Coventry {or repeating gossip of the chapter outside; that ru shing be 'lrga.niz.ed (c:llling lists made out; partiu given in charge of various girls, each responsible for the success of her affair, but required to spend only a certain amount of t me on it; girls to make a point of be ing fresh, attractive hO ltesses, nol o ul "rushers"; that engagemenu with "rushees" be not (orgolten; and that Pi Phi s speak well of rivals slways). One alumnz club did n o t rise when the anthem was sung. Sponsors selccted by the freshmen can be very tlseful in watching dreu, dancing, manners, schol arship and the new inte re st and of the younger girls
Respectfully submitted.
Lu
II LoUIS! STOCK, Camma Provmu Pruit/mt.
REPORT OF DELTA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Delta Province President submits the (allowing rpeort to the Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi:
Since m)' election t o the office o( o f Della Provin ce , t unfortunately, have not been a.ble to make the chapte r visits Ihal I had expected to III the very outset.
Owing to thi s, I cannot, in this report give knowledge of the cha.pters in their relation to each other and to the fraternity at large. H owever I have endeavored through my correspondence, to learn of the condition of each chapter, have tried to help if there were problems, and in various ways have been able to become acquainted with the girls in my orovince.
There are seven ch:.plers in Della Province, and I think without exception these seven ch apters bel eve that Interfraternity a king-day decreases rushing. I take this to mean that they favor it. One chapter only bel ie ves that sophomore pledging would decrease ru hing. The others favor freshman pledging. In most every instance, Pi Phi has been most in winning pledges (rom rivals.
The reports at the end of the year s how n slight gain in scholarship, though in the case of tw o chapters, the final I"eports had not been given out. Minneso ta A headed the list of fraternities in scholarship for the preceding year, and reports no falling back. l1Iinois D r epo rt s many commencement honors awarded to Pi Beta Phis, and Wisconsin A reports two Phi Beta Kappas, as well as other honors.
It is gratifying to note the in c re a.se of mutual intere s t between -acti ve chILp· ters Ilnd alumnre clubs. Members of the Ch'cago alumnre club who h a ve long been out of touch w i th any fra.ternity work have evinced the greater in lel"est in our nearest active chapter. Illin ois E, renewing their own Pi Phi spirit by giving sympathetic intel"est to the a c tive girls. This is true of other chapters as well. Illinoi s .d and II1inoi s B have enjoyed gl"eat h elp from the Gale s burg Alumnz Associat io n, and this int e re st has cemented theil" own relations to a great degree.
The re sponse fl"'om chAnte rs to my various has been prompt al a I"ule. Biographies from pledges have been sent me by thl"ee chapters, following a suggestion that was most successfully carried out by my predecessor. These biographies proved of immense value to me personaUy. From three chapters I have received the daily or weekly college paper, which has helped me to judge of their participation in college activities. I believe s tmngly in varied intueata in college life to the end that stronger Pi Phis are made by larger interests. The u s ual complaint is, that there is no time for this or that, and thai things essentially pertaining to Pi Phi would be neglected if too man)' things were entered upon However, everyone knows that a well-planned curriculum allows plenty of time for work and pia,.
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Tbe committee on Province Fraternity Examinations reports good papers and fine ,pirit on the whole
The Alumnz Advisory Committee has proven a fine {actor in fraternity life and may be said 10 have "found" itself at the end of its third year of service. Five of the chapters in this province maintain chaplH hOUsel, those of Illinois Z !lnd Illinois E being rented . Minnesota A is being congratulated upon their realiution of owners hip, the building having been started ill the spring. It is an ope n question and onc much discussed, as to the effect upon interfraternity life of this method of chapte r housing I hope to hear (rom other provinces on this subject.
I am looking forward with keenest pleasure to my chapter visits this coming year, and shall hope for great wisdom to be accorded me. I s hall endeavor to serve Pi Beta Phi to the fullelt extent in any service I may render the chapter. in Delta Province.
Respectfully submitted,
ESTIt&ll. ORR SPRY, P"uvi"a
REPORT OF EPSILON PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Epsilon Province President submits the following report to the Grand Couneil of Pi Beta Phi:
The president of Epsilon Province held a position whi ch made it possible for her to "isit all of the chapters in her province. The chapters visited were Iowa A, Iowa B. Iowa r, Iowa Z, l\Hssouri B. Missouri r, Arkansas A. She hopes to visit the remaining chapters this fall.
There are in Epsilon Province twelve chapters of n B 4> situated in progressive, wide-awake instituti ons, ranging from the small denominational college to the large university. In some of the institutions fraternities have a strong positive influence upon the college life and activities. In the other colleges we are working to rni se the fraternity standa rd as a whole. Tn four colleges n B led the other fraternities in scholarship, in two colleges she ranked second , in four she ranked third, and in one fifth. The ranking in one college was not given in the report.
Sill chapters live in chapter houses. five have rooms and one has no room. Three chapters own their houses. One chapter has sophomo re pledging, and three chapters did not initiate in the spring, but held their pledge5 over until this la1l, thus insuring their return to college Four report that Panhellenic increases, Ilnd seven that it decreases ru shing In general. the interfraternity feeling in the local Pan hellenic is not what it should be. The spirit of dist ru s t and suspicion rather outclasses the spirit of trust and confidence. \Ve hope for R better feeling this comi ng year.
The c oop eration active chapte r s and alumme clubs has been steadily gro ing during the past year. The alumna: advisory committee in several places has been a marked help to the active chapter.
WllS very successfull15t year. Out of 15:1 bids issued, only thret were lost to rival organizations.
An Eplilon Province house party was planned for this summer to draw the province closer together, bUI .t the last minute it was found to be impracticabh. We are hoping to have it next summer following convention.
Epsilon Province President hI! enjoyed the delightful intercourse with the chapters she has visited and is looking forward to knowiDg all the girls in the provin ce much better during the coming year.
Respectfully submitted.
ULLESA ISCEitsoLL. P"lI11inu p,.esidm/.
REPORT Of UTA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Ie. reporting upon the year 1915 - 1916 the work may be roughly divided into correspondence, official visit to the chapters, and the installation of Teltu B.
The correspondence .... .nth the chapters, the -alumnae, a.nd the nAtional ameen. In order to become acquainted and to k«p in close louch with the chapters a letter was written to them each month A course of stud,. .asent to each chapter and they were urged to use this at chapter metrio" as to be ready {or the uaminations. After the official \<i5il. the correspondence was mu ch euier and CODlilHed of advice and discussion of chapter problem •. Lately much pleusnt correspondence bas been concerned with the Prorioce House Party at Palmer Lake, Colo., from June 20 to June 30. Durin, the )'ear many letters have been received from alwnnlJ!, especially as the official nlil included a visit to alumnae clubs in .11 college town.. Allistance WIU gina to Mis. Merle Kissick in her effort to raise money for the Fellowship Fund in Zeta Province . Quile a lillle correspondence was carried on in connection with club organiEation in Oklahoma. Correspondence with national officers includes the report. to the Grand President and the Grand Vice·president, the Hst of suggestive questions to the Examination Committee and correl· pondence with Mrs Sherman upon the :t.d,·is3.bility of establishing cbapters in Dallas, Texas; Srillw3.ttr, Okla.; Montana and New Mexico.
The official visit was made in March, 1916, and consisted in a stop of three days and a close inspection of Oklahoma A, Colorado B, -and Colorado A, Wyoming A, and Texas A. It gives me pleasure to report that Pi Beta Pbi holds a leading position in every college of Zeta province. Before le ing each chapter, a friendly criticism was made, -and this was followed by letters of advice along the same line. In the case of Texas A many chapter meetings were attended by Zetn Provin ce President.
Correspondence concerning the establishment oC n chapter at Southtrn Methodist Un ivers ity in Dallas, Texas, began in the fall oC 1915. This matter was entirely in the bands of Zeta Province President as rar as correspondence was concerned. The local, Pi Beta, was ready for endorsement by January I, 19 16 The endorsement of Mrs. Sherman of the Extension Committee a.nd the two nearest chap ters, Oklahoma A nnd Texa.9 A were taken and then Pi Bet. petitioned Grand Council. Pi Beta. was the undertaking of the Dallas Pi Beta Phi Alllmn:r Club. Th e petition was granted by Grand Council and voted upon by the chaplers of Zeta Pr ovince and Texas B waS insta lled on June 10, Iq16 Zeta Provin ce President went to Dallas and assisted Mrs. Allen, Grand Vi
side nt, as much 39 possible in the instnllation.
A statistical report is included.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
EMIl.Y MAVERI CK l\IlIl tR,
Z,ta P"' O'1';,ue Presid,,,/.
Enrolled s tudents
Rival organizations
Per cent women
Active Pi Phis.....
Invitations
Invitations lost
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REPORT OF ETA PROVINCE PRESIDENT
Eta Province Pre.ident submits the following report to the Crud Council o f n B + :
The Pruident i. sincerely .orry that abe can report from perlODal oble nation on hal( of the Eta chapters only. The othen will be visited as 1000 as college optns in the fall.
The nineteen hundred and fifteen convention not only created Eta Province. bot was itself the grutest help and in s piration the western chapters ever had. The immediate results wue apparent from the moment the girls returned to their chapter Ii ie in the {all. One o f the most pleasing evidences of th is W'SS s hown. in tbe CaJifornia c hapters by their more thoughtful ru shing, and tbi, i mprovement must have obtained in the Washington chapters al so
In the fall our chapters had the privilege of a vi.it from Mrs Allen, the G rand Vice-president. She came on a. tour of inspection, and installed our two splendid new chapters--Oregon A in the University of Oregon and Neuda A in the University of Nevada.
The province has had a general awakening to the need for better scholarship a.ad a stronger Pa.nheHeoic union Eac h chapter has in the past year made Q, conscientious effort to improve its grades. Better yet, ea ch has outlined a plan for the ensuing se mester whereby it will do still better. Two of the six chapte rs won fint place in B and Oregon A. The province i. justl, proud of them.
The Panhellenic conditions -are far from ideal in some oC the college •. CaliCornia A has some new Panhellenic rulings whic h it is hoped will do all that is desired for Stanford rushing Thi. fall the chapter will try a week of rushing before the University opeos. California B made a hard try t o haTe it. Pan hellenic put through some greatly needed legislation, but met with no uccess. The interest of the alumnre Pan hellenic, however, has been aroused and we may expect result s from that body" efforts. Nevada A has formed .. Panhellenic in the Uniyenity of Nevada bUl as yet all is not clear sailin g. HalC the chapters only h ave a thoroughly establi shed Advisory, but the o thers will soon be in working order.
The ann ual chapter reports show a steady gain in s trength on each camp w. Ver" very few bids were lost. In one case lack of money was the reason. [n two cases we l ost Dot to our st rongest rivals, but because of person al io.8.uence.
The Nevada A alumnae have been members of the chapter from the sta.rt . In this the good has been tw ofold . They have been of wonderful help to the ),onnger girls, and, in turn, have had the benefit of the '8.ctive associations
There is a more or less alarming tendency toward antifraternity f eeling in the West, bat poor California A is the only Eta chapter in any immediate danger At Stanford the fraternities are on the ragged edge of obli vi on owi ng to the opposition of the new president, Doctor Wilbur. The local Panhellenic i. endeavoring to meet the situation by quieter rushing.
Our distances are so great that it hu always been difficult to unify the pronnce, but this year we are establishing a new c ustom Every one is lookina forward with great enthusiasm to the Eta Province hou se party to be held with Mrs. Wilbur, our Province Vice-president, in Seattle, July twentieth to the twenty·third Mrs. W ilh ur with the able help oC Washingt on A and the local alumnae has already planned a wonderful program. The major part of the time is to be devoted to geuing into closer touch as chapters and in diriduals, but time has been reserved for the dilCussion of plans to forward Pi Phi interests and standa rd in the Provin ce.
My iredest help in my somewhat handicapped work the past year ha s heeD the th oughtful and prompt replie accorded to my letters and questions by all m, chapters_ I am very anxious to know them all personally.
RespectfuU, submitted, Tl.usuu M CCLYW ONOS, Ela P"01Ji"u P,.uidn-t.
REPORT OF ALPHA PROVINCE VICE-PRESIDENT
"-Ipha Province Vice presidcnt submits the following report to the Crud CouDcil of n B 41' :
The work oC the province vice·pret>idcnt. has become so well organized that those ho came into office in July, 1915. (ound no such tade awaiting them &I that which confronted their The list of addresae., although constantly cbanging, i. fairly complete. Most of the clubs are chartered and are HYing up to the requirements. The need (or the national tax il generally aDdcntood, 10 far as club members are concerned; And the number of club. ""hich plan to raise money (or the Settlement School is constantly increuing.
Therefore, OUr WOrk coosists in keeping the various part s of our organization runniog smoothly, and in extending it. influence and scope. Any spare time .r thought that we have left may well be spent on our ever-present problem. the isolated alumnae. Whoever shall discover the uhidden spring" that will start into action spparently lifeless members will indeed render a service to the fraternity.
The card catalogue reached me lut September in excellent condition. Durine the year I have written :u f new cards and made additions or co rrections to 4S0 others. Only. few card. have been received (rom othe r provinces. The .ew addresses have been obtained from THE ARROW mailing list, alumnae per· 500als, nixies, and lists sent in by chapter and club officers. In January, I sorted the nixies and lent them to the other provinces. At the luggestioo' of the alumn oc editor, I wrote to each province vi ce-president in r ega rd to hame cards of uniform size and arrangement. Personally, I find it most convenient to have the chapter llnd clBSS in the opper right hand co rner I think it would be helpful to have the fact that a member is a regular or an occasional con· tributor to the Settlement School noted on the card.
[n October [ wrote to all the clubs in regard to ARROW subscriptions, national tax, and the Settlement School. A fairly large proportion of our club members take THE Anow, but it seems almost impossible to get new subsc ribers. The Alumnre Editor wrote personal l etters to all those whose subscriptions expired this year, asking them to renew. After R. reasonahle time had Jta ssed, she asked me to write another letter to those in my province who had not responded. AI the list was rather It long one, I divided the names among the clubs. writing myself on l y to those in this vicinity, or not near other clubs. I received in reply only one subscription. Others may have been sent in directly to the Editor.
Although it is the duty o( the provin ce vice-presidents to collect Anow subsc ription s, I cannot see that the system works. The only wily to secure subscriptions is for a whole club to conduct a vigorous campaign, those who take TUE ARROW personally persuading others that it is worth while. Since subscriptio n s a re sent directly to tbe Editor, tbe Province Vice,re sident is usually left out o( the transaction altogether.
In April. r wrote to tbe clubs urging them t9 be prompt in sending in annual letters to Till ARROW, and annual reports to the Grand Vice-president. All the ann ual lellers appeared in THE ARROW, and an of the reports duty sent in, both to the Grand Vice-president and to me. A comparison of these reports with those o( last year shows a very encouraging growth. Nurly eYery club shows an increase in membership and attendance. The New Vork Club sho It wonderful increase. [rom 57 to 94. All the clubs have paid the .a tional tax, $1f5 .50 in all.
The amount raised (or the Settlement School is $596, an increase of $460.50 eYe r last y ea r Thil does not include $25 raised by the Syracuse Club too late to be counted in this year's r eport. Besides this, there are about fifty people who are pledging ann ual amounts (or the running expenses o( the school. A bout half of these are connec ted with the Boston Club. The largest amounts were raifed by the New York Club, $225, Bnd the Boston Club, $200. Other UIIonnts whi ch are large in proportion to the size of the club were Northenl
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New York with 14 members, 4 resident, $6s; Rochester, 12 members. $58 ; and Burlington, 11 nlembers. 6 resident, $48. I feel that these small, but most enthusiastic clubs arc to be congratulated on this splendid response to the need s of the school.
Tn con tr ast, T must speak of the absolute l ack of support on the part of large numbers of our a lumn a:. 1 hod hoped to conduct some sort of a campaign to reach isolated alumnre all over the province, but as neither Mr!. Allen nor Mrs. Helmick encouraged it at this time, I gave it up.
I did. however, attempt something of the sort with the alumna: o( Massachusetts A. Having discovered that over seventy-five of them had not paid the national tax or gi ven -anything to the Settlement School within the past year, I sent out Il circu lar lett e r giving some of the reasons why they should support the fraternity in these two ways. I emphasized the fact that we ca red more for many small subscriptions than for a few large ones. My 66 l etters brought 8 replies. After some weeks r sent out :zs postals to some of the same people informing them of the re s ult. So far , these have produ ced no response Tn view of the fact that Massachu sett s A siand s near the head of the list both in amount contributed to the Settlement School and in proportion of members giving, we cannot claim that Pi Beta Phi has a very loyal body of alumnre, measured by their financial s u pport.
rr we -are to continue our work at the Settlement School, our Loan Fund, and our Scholarship Fund, and I believe with all my heart that we should. 1 can see but one way of doing it adequately. Th:1t is by havinR" each initiate understand that she is joining Pi Beta Phi. not for (our yeus, but fo r life, with an annual lax: after graduation of perh3ps one dollar. also for life. Otherwise we shall go on as we are doing, having a few individuals do t he greater part of the work of money raising, the conscientious club members bearing a disproportionately hea.vy burden, and the great body of our alumnre being heard from only when they partake of our banquets and loudly applaud toasts on fraternity loyalty. Such a tax, similar to that c ommon among olh e r fraternal could not supply all the money we nee d. There would still be an opportunity for the clubs to work, and so keep alive the s pirit that can come only from working together, but the burden would be so di stributed th'l.t it would not be heavy.
Pe r hap s the presen t system of dates for clubs and reports is the best thlLt Clln be devised, but it is confusing. ' Ve have one date for club dues, ano thH for national due s, and another (or Settlement School money. The question has arisen whether nalionnl dues paid in May to October should count on the past or the coming year. It would be helpful if the Grand Council should make :l ruling on this point and inform !l.11 the c lubs of the latest date on which dues would counl on the past yetlr.
I am uncertain whether this present report should include dues paid after the club reports were made out in April.
I n closing, let me introduce our new club Ihis year in Buffalo. They have made a splendid beginning and we shall expect great things of them.
r hope during the next ),e ar to get more closely in touch with the- other province vice-presidents. Surely each one must have ideas that would be helpful to the olhen. Let us de\tic:e c;ome means to share them
Respectfully submitted,
JENNIE B. ALLYN, Altho
Provjn u V;u , pru f(/nr/
REPORT OF BETA PROVINCE VICE·PRESIDENT
The Vice·presiden t of Beta Provin ce submits the following re-porl to the Grand Conncil of IT ]) 4»:
The work of Ihe province "ice-pres ident falls n:ttunlly under two huds, the cl ub work Ilnd work with isolated 1llumna!. There a r e at present seve n clubs listed in Bet!\. Province. Of these, one, Lewisburg, is inllctive. The other six aJl to be well organized and interested. Carlisle is struggling aader the difficulty of having a large part of her membership oul of town, but
hope. to overcome this Dut year by concentrating on four good meetings instead of attempting' monthly ones. The Richmond Club i5 new, havinC Ttteived its chuter (rom the Grand '-i ce-pruident during the year. Altbough small in numbers. it is large in enthusiasm and promises to become a power in .trenjfthenin&" Pi Beta Phi in the 5<luth. Philadelphia and Washington are both to be commended on their splendid organization and businesslike method•. All six of the clubs have paid the D3.tional lax of fifty cents per member, which amounted to $76.50 for the year. They hne all shown a J<een interest in the Settlement School, having contributed all told, $423.50, aside from ptrson aJ pledge.. This mODey baa been raised. for the mOlt part. by entertainments of various kind.. A fair interest in the Fellowship and Loan Funds has been shown. Three of the six clubs expressed their willingness to contribute to the former, and four to the latter. I have been unable to find out whether any o[ them have actually contributed this year, except Baltimore, which made a co ntribution to the Fellowship Fund. I am interested especially in the question of increasing club membership. In Beta Province, of the alumnr, in reach of clubs. 72% are sust3.inini members. Carlisle and Richmond have both succeeded in enlisling out-of·town Pi Phis as club members. Of the rel!ll of the clubs, Baltimore leads. havinJI 78% of resident club members. Pbil.delphia comes next with 6t7c. Washington has 55%, and Pittsburgh, 48%. I should like to see these percentages increased during the coming year. and think it can be done by stimulating club rivalry.
Before passing on to the other phase of province work, I want to express my appreciation of the services of the Province President. She haa visited clubs whenever it was at all possible while making her visits to chapters and hu given many valuable suggestions and much information.
In re gard to the work with isolated alumnz, I am not able to report as much progress as I had hoped for. The redistricting of the provinces delayed matters somewhat. However, the card catalogue has been kept u p to date, through comparison with THE ARROW mailing list llnd the postoffice "nixies" and through correspondence. Many corrections have made and new cards added. No dues have been collected from isolated An effort has been made, however, to secure five·year pledges to the Settlement School from isolated al umn re by sec uring one member from each chapte r in the province to work u p interest among the isolated alumnre of her own chapter. As yet, there have been no definite results {rom this plan. I trust that next year the province vice-presidents may have a definite plan {or concerted action to interest iso lated alumnae.
Respectfully submitted,
LoUISE N. VAN SANT, Vju-pruidtltt 0/ Btia ProviPiCl.
REPORT OF GAMMA PROVINCE VICE-PRESIDENT
Gamma Province Vice-president submits the following report to the Grand Council of n B 4>:
Gamma Province may surely boast of fnternity enthusiasm and loyalty. This hal been proved continuously by the splendid response throughout the province to every request of the Vice-president, and it has made the work a great pleasure.
There are eleven clubs in this province , nine of which nre char ter ed and most o f them living up t o all the constitutional r equirements. Last spring ] sent out typed lists of the constitutional requirements to each club, asking them to let me know just how ","ell these were kept. The reports were very sati,.. {&Ctory in most cases. One club, i n the same town as an active chapte r, reported that it was so absorbed in nctive affairs thnt the requirements seemed too h eavy. This w as the on ly comp laint I received. It is true Ihat it seems difficult for those cl ubs situated in the same places with active chapters to dmw a line between duty to chapt e r s and duly to the alumnre department. Neverthele.a I feel that they must n ot forget that they nre a part of the a lu mnre department
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and owe it liberal support. There is II la.rge field f o r work with the dabs i tryiDg to help them realize just what Ufraternity loyalty" mean,. and bo w much each Pi Phi can do to lessen the :m lifraternity feeling. 1 am sorry te lay ther e are "luke-warm" Pi Phi s wh om we need to arouse to deeper tnthumana.
Our department will be greatly st rengthened when a regular visit can be made to each club by an officer, in the inte rim of co nventions. I had h oped te get uound to visit more of the clubs the past year than has seemed possible, but I have been able to visit only the Detroit and Columbus clubs. My visit to Columbus was with Miss Stock on her regular visit to Ohio B and I was very gla.d to go with her and have the advantage of meeting the active girb as well as the alumnre.
My visit to the Detroit club was at Ihe meeting given to the repo rt of co.vention, after whic h the Settlement Schoo l 'Snd pbns for raising money were dilCussed_ Miu Stock. province president, visited c lubs for me when on her tour of inspection to chapters. In this way th e Indian3polis, Franklin. and Athens clubs were visited and were in spi red with interest for our school.
The Settlement School, or the teacher's residence, has been the chief interest of the clubs the past year I firmly believe that only in this last year, han many Pi Phis wakened to the fact that our school is doing a Ituge amount o( good and is well worth our interest and support. I believe thi s. because i . this province, a number of clubs which have given small amounts of money up 10 this year, have been working in many different ways and h ave raised a. si.r;eable sum. This aroused enthusiasm will gro w . 1 am sure, and those very cl ubs m3y be counted on (or steady suppo rt.
The Cleveland C lub i9 still selling extracts, and has also raised money i other ways which different committees have worked up. J have urged upa. the clubs :Mrs. Helmi ck's goal of $5.00 per member and I want to mentio bere that tbe Hill adale club with a membership this year o f only nine, hu rai5ed over that per member; and they too, 3re in the town with an acth'e chapter. Some clubs have given ca rd parties; others had bake sales, and many of them have sold made at the school. The Toledo Club sold Larkia products and had many interesting I have not ar ' xact amount as yet of just what was given for the whole year, but of course next year we hope to do better. If every Pi Phi would read her ARROW thoroughly she could not fai l to be vitally interested in everything pertaining to Pi Beta Phi and 10 its Settlement School.
And right here I will say that THE ARROW and have to a expired. 1 do not know how much direct to the Alumnre Editor.
have co ntinually nrge d subscriptions I. number whose subscriptions had lately good thi s ha s done, as would ,.
The routine work of the province has been to keep up the card catalogue and to the n.lumnre tax. The addresses in the catalogue have been corrected by the "nixies," by alumnz personals in THE MROW , and by the addresses sent in by the club secretaries.
Early last fall a l ette r was sent to each club explaining the uses to wruc.lII the aht.mnae tax is put, and urging prompt 'p ayment. All of the clubs reported except Cinc innati, $106 being paid in. No tax money has been received frOUl ilOlated Pi Phis. J ba\'e felt 1111 the year that the problem of collecting tbis tax fum alumn ae not members of clubs, was a vital one. I believe tbat a fe w, at least, would re spond to a notice about the tax in the faU ARROW. The Ciacinn,ti Club apparently has no organization. I have written them a number of times regarding the alumna: tlX &lid Settlement School money. but han received no answer.
I have been corresponding w it h , Pi Phi in Evansville . Indiana.. where a new club is in the process of organi.r;ation . The Pi Phis in that section are acing to join together and before long a strong club will have added its number to OUf province.
If my cards are correct, there are ten Pi Phi. living in Louisville, Ky., and it seems to me that it may be possible to start a club there. If thOle ten are filled with Pi Phi enthusiasm 1M)' would make a good beginning.
The new work which the province vic e·presidents have had this year, as member. of the Settlement School Board under J\.fn. Helmi ck's able direction, hal been very enjoyable. It bas bun a pleasure to help share the JOYI and lorro ... of the splendid work at Gatlinburg and 1 am Jure each of us (eell more deeply, the necessity for putting the school on a permanent basil.
The cooperation which the sec ret aries have given me has been very helpful, lor cooperation is necessary at enry turn of the road. I have appreciated keenly the suggestions and encouragement given by Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Nickerson. and Mrs. Helmick, and I hope for greater succel5 in Gamma Provin ce during the nut year.
Faithfully submitted,
HARRIET A. BRIGGS,
Via-president oj Gamm4 ProviNu.
REPORT OF THE VICE·PRESIDENT OF DELTA PROVINCE
The Delta Province Vice -p resident begs to submit the following report to the Grand Council of IT B .:
The greatest detail work has been in the r evisi ng of the ca rd cata logu e, which WAI incomplete. Now, with a new, substantial card cabinet and two hundred new cards, it will be much easier to keep in touc h with all the Each club has sent me a li.t of their members with addresses, th en with the additional help of the chapters, Mn. Nickerson's supply of "nixies," an ARROW mailing list, And the alamnse personals, I feel that most of the Pi Phis in this Province are ACcounted for in our work.
I have scnt in only one subscription for THE ARROW directly, but hope that more wi1l be len t in later, for I have asked that eac h club officer be a subscribe r of our magazine.
There are now eight clubs in this province. One has been -added thi. year, for Monmouth has recently organized a club, but they do not plan to have their charter until next fall. I am hoping thlt Milwaukee will soon want a charter, for with a club so large, and if orga nized. they would appreciate the advantagu of being recogn ized nationally.
1 have not found any practical way to reach and intere s t the isol ated a.lumnre, for I think it would be a great advance in -alumnae work if they were kept better informed about THI AItROW. Settlement School. and th e alumnae tn. Circulars did not give the desired nsuhs; perhaps S'omething more personal would be more effecti ve.
All but one of the clubs hsve responded in every way that r have uked, which has made my work very interesting rather than -a tuk, and r es ult s h.ave been, taken as a whole, satisfactory. Next year. province work can be carried on with greater efficiency, and, I hope, with better results than this year. The response to requests for Gatlinburg hue been fine this year and each club that worked deserves great credit.
A Itatistical report follows:
DELTA PROV1NCE STATISTlCAL REPORT
CLU" ICharter l Rtsident Members IAuow SubM:ribcn Amt. Aiumne: Members Non.members Life:: I Annual Tn Paid
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REPORT OF EPSILON PROVINCE VICE·PRESIDENT
Epsi lon Province s ubmits th e following report to the Grand Co uncil o f n B 4> :
The work of the vi ce-p resid ent in Epsilon Provin ce has been done with great dea l of pleas ure, but with a feeling that mu c h more s hould have been accomplished.
In conforming to the requirem ent s in the constit uti on for provinc e victpresidents, th e first duty taken up was th e co llect i o n o f an nu a l dues from tbe va rio us cl ubs in the province. Letters w e r e sen t to each sec retary rem i nding her th a t d ue s w e r e pay able November IS. 19 15 With th e exception of Little Rock, Arkan sas ; Lawrence. Kan sas. and Manhattan. Kan sas. all clubs have sent the dues for 1915 - 19 16. It seems s trange that exceptions must be made fo r the o ne financial req uir e ment of th e club.
Epsilo n Province vice-president has been most fortunate in having the Grand Vice-pre s ident so inte r ested in her work. Mrs. Allen has been a wonderful h elp thr o ughout the year and has sp urre d th e vice -p re side nt on a great many l imes. It seemed impossible to leave o ut this word of gratefulness at this time
Th er e hav e been tw o new clubs formed in the province during 19 15-1916. Cedar R ap id s, I o wa, has a very e nthu sias ti c club whi c h has conformed to the cons titutional r eq uirem ents a nd i s s till anxious t o st rength e n her organization by doing additio n al work along fraternity Iin es _ Manhattan. K a n sas, h as organized with a membership alive t o the opport un ities o f alumnre_ Thei r dues have not bee n turned in so that th ey may be r epo r ted at thi s time.
Columbia, M isso u ri, Club ha s h ad to give u p th e organized w o rkings, as t hey are giving their time, money a nd e nergy to the chapter h ouse and the active chap ter They a r e hoping that in 11 ve ry s hort t ime the ir cl ub may turn the in teres t t o al u m n a! affai r s.
Ottumwa , I owa, did not s u cceed in formally organizing thi s sp ring. but are r eady to take up the work in the fal l. There is great oppor tuni ty to make a stro ng cl ub in that city , as so m a ny olde r Pi Ph is and 1. C.'s live th e re. The r ecognition of the club was give n in the Epsilon Pro v in ce nlumn :J! o f the J nne ARROW
L ittle Rock , ArkaDS3s, h as not r esponded to any call this year. Lette r s have been wr itte n for all r epo r ts but up 10 date the vice-pre!lident ca n report nothing conce rning them
Springfield. MisJOu ri, has
club in Ihis province. in f ac t, an inspiration to the otber clubs and. comfo rt 10 the vice-president, well organit.ed and willing 10 work for the big things alumnlr clubs stand for. Her magnificent gift of $100 (or the Settlement School was don Bled through the efforts of but twenty-three members.
Linco ln alumna: Cl u b ha.s done pra ctica l sen'ice to th e (rale rnily. S uch improvement mong the cl ubs h as been noticed when th ere are some wh o still clioe 10 the se lfi sh and local idea. Thi s is true in the case o f the Om a ha and Cou n cil Bluffs Cl ub The membership is large eno ugh, they are enthu siast i c eno u gh, but do not Je t th eir enlhusiasm g o o u t 10 the fine and grand th i ngs we sh ou ld strive for.
Anoth er pari of th e w ork that has been tak e n up is the ma tter of ARROW subscribers. It i n o t altogether true that in thit, no p r ogr ess has been made, but oh! 50 lillie. H oweve r , the snme enthusiasm will be expended next year in inc reasing the number of subscribers.
The Se ttlem ent School has been given its due attention thi!! yea r throughout Epsilon Province, bul the returns have been un satisfacto r y in part, aJ th o ugh ne ar ly every club has donated some gift. It has been a great p leasure to read the lett ers sent 10 the diffe rent directors of the school, for it has given a deeper in sigh t into the school.
Being able 10 tr ave l with littl e expense, your vice-president had h oped to visit many clubs in the province but the duties at home and 5C h oo l have made it impossible to vi s it but two, MI Pleasant, I owa and Lin coln. NebrlUka. This pleasure will not be do n e away with but kept till next year, hoping that some will be visited at that time.
The dubs, in gene ra l, show that the local idea is being done oway with and that the re a l meaning of the true alumnre club s of Pi Beln Phi is being work ed o ul.
EPSILON' PROVIN C E RE PORT, 19 1 5- 19 16
Ame s , Iowa ............... Burlingt on, I owa ......... . Cedar Rapids, I owa
Des M oines, Jowa
F aye tt evi ll e, Arkans as
Indi anola, Jowa I owa City, I owa K ansas City, Miuouri L i n co ln, Nebr& c;k3 ... Mt. Pleuant, I owa
O mah a-Counci l Bluffs SI. J oseph , Mi sso uri Springfield, M isso uri St. Loui., Missouri ........ Sioux City, f owa
Tri City Alumn re
T opeka Kan sas
Respec tfully submitted, MA RY PIfI LI.IPP I, Vice-presidml 0/ E/wlo1t p ,.o7·jna.
REPORT OF ZETA PROVINCE VI CE·PR<ESIDENT
Zeta Province Vi ce- preside nt submils the following report to Grand Council. of II B 41 :
JANUARY 15. 1916, TO JULY I , 1916. Having been appo inted to the office of province vi ce·presid e nt but si x months ago, my wo rk see ms to be mainly in the future . However, 1 have
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endeavo red to get in to u ch with the clubs, and have brought the card indell: as much up to dale as pouible.
All the clubs that h ave sent acco unt s of their w ork, are in good condition, and ate apparently making the Settle ment Schoo l the main objec t of th e ir work I hope, thi lt coming year, to be able to arouse greater interest in the Settlement School and the Loan Fund .
Mi ss Kissick, Chairman of the Fellowship Fund for Zeta Pro vince, i s working very hard ( or this fund and I h ope in some way to be of assis tan ce to her.
One new club is being formed in Oklahoma City, Okla., and will no doubt be i n wo rking orde r by fall.
Respectfully submitted.
LENA H ARPER TROTT, 7.ela Pr ovi" ce V ice-president .
R EPO RT OF ETA PR OV IN CE VICE·PRESIDENT
Eta Provin ce Vice-p r esident s u bmits the following report to the Grand Co uncil of .lI B "':
Thanks to the ene r gy o f o ur Grand V ice-p re side nt, Eta Province rejoi ces in the possession o f a new club this year, so that we n o w have six clubs .1 well as six c h apte rs
It would seem th:ll a r eal wave o f new life has swep t ove r all of us on the Coast since conventio n. and we believe an er& of accomplishmen t lies before UI. Our h opes are particularly high j us t n ow as plans seem to be g oing through for our first Eta Pr ovince house party, to be held in Seattle, July 20 -2 3, with one delegate from e:lch club and chapt er.
Work last fall was begun with an attempt to arrange the card index, but it must be confessed that thi s is still incomplete.
National dues to the amount o f $95.50 were co lleded from club member., Los Angeles leadin g by far in this department.
So m e ni nety letters have been written be side the tw o hundred a.nd thirty multi graphed and sent to isol ated Pi Phis in the interest o f t h e Settlement Schoo l Aside from some individ ua l subscriptions mailed direct to Mrs. Helmick , we have raised for our mountain work $708---$500 of thi s having been c ontributed through th e Puge t Sound Alumn a: Club. Thi s club made a strenuous e ff or t to raise the p ro vince total this ye a r, nn d to make u p for the Californi cl ubs that have 50 rece ntly undergone the expenses o f convention
The Spokane and Portland cl ubs were visited m ost e njoyably last fall. aDd in Octoher a trip so uth is planned to meet alumnlE in California tnd Nenda We have n ot IS yet acco mpli shed ve ry mu ch ; but indications are most promising for the future . E verywhere is f o und in the alumnte clubs & great desi re to do , and a seriousn ess abo ut coming up to national standa rd s
Respectfully submitted, LmA P. WILBUR, Eta P,.ovi rf u Vice-p e ndenl.
I<EPORTS OF COMMITTEES
ANNUAL REPORTS OF COMlIIITTEES
REPORT OF COMMIITEE ON FRATERNITY EXAMINATIONS
JULY, 19I5-]ULV, 1916
The Chairman of the Committee on Fraternity Examination. bers ban to submit the {aHowing report:
The committee for this year was enlarged to eight memben, one for each province except Epsilon, and two for Epsilon. We have found this division of the work very satisfactory. With the exception of the chairman, a11 the members are new thi. year.
We have followed very c lo sely tbe plan of the former chairman, Mill Carpenter, which has bet.n a most excellent guide. Much help has been received fTom officers and committee chairmen in response to lettert requesting queltion. {or the examination and suggestions for the committee , an of which i. appreciated.
No quizzes were iuued thi s year. Information,." to material for examination was sent to chapters by Jetter and the following was in5trted in the January Btdldi,.:
"The material on which Questions in the examination will be bued is CODtained in the Secret Anow, 1914 and 1915. current iuues of Tn. Anow, Hist Dry 0/ Pi Beta Phi Fraternity by Mrs. Helmick (first five chapters) . Please nOle officers, their work, work of standing committees, the Settlemellt School."
The questions for this year were as follows : PI BITA PIU FRATEltSln" TWENTV-SF.CONO ANNUAL EXA)()NAnON, 1915 -19 16
This examination i conducted by the Examination Committee. Every active member is expected to participate. Send answers to the member o( the Committee designated in Bulletin In structions.
Hon or List-The (ollowing points shall determine eligibility to the Honor List: Correctness o( answers, legibility, neatness, good English. excellence of answers, good fl"1lternity !pirit. To be eligible to the honor list a grade of 9S per cent on the prescribed questions (10 for Freshmen, 8 for all others) is required. Two additional questions must be answered (see DotU following questions). The ]J onor List will be printed in the Secret ARROW, October, 1916.
Members who have taken four fraternity examinations will please answer Questions Nos. 2t. 23. 27. 31.
Frnlu"e"
1. Give the chapter roll by provinces, naming chapter, college and city. Name three ch-apters established in 1915.
2 Name the grand officers. Wbi ch of these form the Grand COD.neil? Who is president of Jour province? Name four standing committee•.
3· When and where was Pi Beta Phi founded? Give number of founders and name four. Why was the first chapter disbanded? What is the oldest chapter now in existence?
4. Give the words of the anthem and three other fraternity songs.
5· Give the Sympbony and name the author. Describe the Coat-of-arml and n:plain symbolism involved.
6. Give frankly Jour opinions of rushing. What changes would you sugIrest? What should be considered in choosing new members?
7· wnat is your duty to the fraternity in scholarship and in college acti.;ties? How can you help to overcome opposition to fraternities?
8. When and where will the next convention be held? Why is it of special interest? Name four other women'l fraternities.
9· Where is the Settlement School located? How has it been man.ged? What change in the management W89 made at convention? Tell briefly of itl present condition. How is it supported?
10. Name chapter offices. What office was added this year at Convention? What is our frnternity magazine? How often is it published? What i. the
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B.,.Jleti,,1 What is ito; purpose? When is it i ss u ed? 'What day must be obse rv ed by every cha.pttr and alumnz: cl ub?
Freshmen desiring to have their name on the "Honor List" in the cumins lion mu sl answer al so Questions Nos. 15 Ilnd 27.
All Afemlurz Except Fruhmen
11. Give the chap ter roll by provinces. naming chapter, college and city. W'hat wer e the lasl five chap ter s to be cha rtered?
12. What was the earliest plan of extension? By what y 'ote is a char ter gTanled Ilt present? Wbat requirements muS( be met by a coIle Itt before a chapte r is cha rt ered? What h as been done with the petition (rom University of Utah? Do you desire Ihat a chapter be formed in the University of Uhh? Give your reasons. What chapter went o ut of existe nce the past year? Why?
13 Willat is meant by nn tifr ate rnity legi slation? H ow are fraternitiel responsible for the opposition? How can your chap ter help to overcome the opposition? Ar e you doing it? Give argumentl in favor of fraternities-their value to n co ll ege.
14. The Settlement Schoo l. Tell briefly of its present conditio n What wal made at conventio n in the management of it? \Vhat is the presen t greatest need of the school? What are you doing in your chapter in the interest of the school? Who is chairman of the Seltlement School Board?
So ph omo,.es
15. What are the duties of the Custodian of the pin? \Vbat change wu made at convention concerning the purchase of pins?
16. Define Loan Fund. Define Grndunte Fellowship. What appropriation was msde to the Loan Fund nt convention? What provision was made at convention for increasing Fellowship Fun d? \Vbo is the present holder of the Fellowship? Where is she s tudying?
17. How can your chapter assist the cata loguer? Whose duty is it to keep yo ur chapter alumme l ist for the cata l oguer? Does she do it? How? In what form is the cale ndar issued at present? \Vhy? What officer has charge of all subsc ripti ons to THE ARROW?
18. Explain th e ch.:mge from L C. sorosis to Pi Beta Phi fraternity. Name a. Pi Beta Phi who is prominent as an educator, as an author, as a m u sician, as a suffrage leader, as an architect. Name two other noted Pi Phis. Sophomores see Note -a.fter Question No. 26 as to "Honor List. "
hmiors
19. Wb at is the chapter ' s responsibility conce rning the scholarship of its members? W'hal definite steps has your chapte r tak en to secure and maintain a high. standard of schol a r ship? \Vhat is your method of dealing with a member whose sc holarship has been continually below the \Vbat power is \'es ted in the hands of the sc holarship committee of your chapter? In your co l· lege how does Pi Beta Phi compare with other fraternities '8S t o scholarship? \Vhat two amendments pertaining to scho larship were passed at convention?
m. Whs.t is the duty of the Alumn:le Advisory Committee? What is the chapter's duty to this committee? How is co mmitt ee chosen? Is your adviso ry cnmmittee helpful? If so, how? If not, why not?
21. Of what value is your l ocal Panhell enic? Could it be improved? How? Who is the Pi Beta Pbi representative in National Pa..nhellenic Congr ess ? When and where was the last Congress held? What was the principal quenion under conside ration ? H ow was it settled? How often will the N. P. C. be held in the future:? What Questions ould you lik e to have considered in the next N P. C, ?
41:1. H ow can the chap te r make the position of chape rone one that wi11 attract women 'Of culture, rood judgment and socia l training? JUNIORS see Note after question No. 26 as to "Honor List."
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
SI'1tUH'S
23. How many meetings must an alumnre club baw! during the year? What subjects must be considered? What is the alumnre tax? How did the a.1umnz at Con vcntion pledge part of it (or the next two yean? \Vh .t are the duties of the Province Vice-p resident? \Vhat are the purposes of the Iliumna: organization?
2:4. H ow does your chapter of Pi Beta Phi compare with rival chapters tn your college with rtlpttt to participation in college activities and sc:holanhip? Give statistics if ponible. \Vh at improvement can you suggest in the method. of rushing?
lS. How is your fraternity life benefiting you? Wbnt -are you doing for Pi Beta Phi, nationally and locally? How do you intend to keep in touch with the fraternity and help her in the future?
26. What new book has been published for the fraternity this year? By whom was it written? 1I0w mu ch of it have you read? Explain the change from 1. C. lorosis to Pi Beta rhi. Give three retlSons {or chapters having become inactive.
SENIORS see Note immediately fonowing as to "Honor List."
NOTE :-Uppe rcl ass girls desiring to have their names on the "I-Ionor List" in the examination mllst answer, in addition to the prescribed questions above (eight in number) two questions {rom the following list.
27. Is you chapler a benefit to the spirit o{ your school? If so, in wbat way? What is your attitude toward non sorority girls? \Vh at is true fraternity spirit? 1I0w mny it be secured?
28. \Vhat did you gain from convention through your delegatt? Was she a successful delegate? Gi\e reasons.
29. \Vb en and where will the next convention be held? What preparation has been made for it? Who is chairman of the committee? Why is the next convention of s)(!cial interest?
30. \Vhat do you consider the chief elements of stre ngth in your c hapter? What are its weakn u5es? How may its weakne sses be overcome?
31. Would you vote against a proposed member iI you were the only active Pi Beta Phi who firmly believed she was not Pi Beta Phi material? Have you ever done so? Hav e you ever given in because you didn't want to "be the only one." though you felt the candidate was not worthy? Should you have done so? What should be considered in c hoosing 8. new member?
32. Discuss brieRy Sophomore pledging, Freshman pledging and Sophomore initiation State your preference as to time of initiation, giving reasons.
33. Give n of what you consider the most interesting -article in the l ast ARROW
Vou will note the regulations governing Flon o,. Roll at hud of examination questions.
Answers to Questions in condensed form were sent to the members of the committee by the chairman, to secure uniformity in grading.
Through Bulle/in announ ce ment the chapters were requested to have tbe examination conducted by a member of the Advisory Committee if possible . In letter to presidents the following paragraph was included:
"Please have the examination conducted by 3. member of your Advisory Committee or aome nther alumna. The conductor will see that the examination is conducted in an honorable manner and that the girls, so far I1S is pollible, take the examination logeJlu" under proper conditions. The conducto r will please send papers and report of examination to examiner. In report accoun t of ex.amination as conducted, with criticisms and sugges tions fO'r examination committee."
We are well satisfied with the result oC this plan. Only one objection to the plan has come to us and that W8JI because of misunderstanding u t o its object. This was wisely s ugges ted by the former chairman after her experience on the committee. It is n bu sinesslike method . It is desired to obtain helpful suggestion s and needed criticisms through the observation s of the conductors. Benefit has already been received from this source.
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Hammon d, Examiner.
Mrs C W. Poley, Examinet'. Prov
We are much gratified with the earnest e ff or t put f o rth in the examination Some chapter!t have suffered the effect of one or two poor papers in their ue rage . Difference in chap ters as to systematic study of fraternity topics i. manifested in the papers. The honor roll in some chapters would be increased
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1Ia.d .11 members making grades of 9S or more chosen to answer the honor Ilne.tioDs. The following are the names of the girls from tM various cbapteu n the HONor Roll. The number inserted after tbe chapter name is the number .( members in the chapter.
HONOI ROLL
A/pluz Pr(rvirtu
Ontario A-16
Dorothy MacMillan
habel Gunt
Merle Bynigton
Ethel Jessup
Alice Burleigh
Beltr Blanchard
Estell. CorderoJ
Myrtle Palmer
Mildred Pellins
Frances Donahue
Dorothy Sage
Ethel J acksoD
Laura T. 'Vooo
Helen Lewis
Eliubeth Strode
Hild. Lang
Margaret Brown
Mildred Hughes
Hester Munger
Margu erite BJoeker
Louise H uUey
Minnie Amerin e
Nelle Andrew s
Faye Boyer
Helen Bra.ndle
Florence Edwards
Ihlen Shepard
Marion A "gur
Kathryn Heckman
Vermont A-14
Vermont B-16
Massachusetts A-13
Helen Richardson
New York A-40
Elena Campbell
Matilda
New York r-30
Esther Farlingtr
Edith Tryon
Angela Cortright
Mary Dana
Audrey Hastings
Mary O'Donnell
Beta Provinu
Virginia A-I4
Dorothy Woodward
Mary Rayner
Clare Connor
Muriel Nevin
Maryland A-25
Margaret Forsyth
Pennsylvania A-23
Virginia Adam.
Muie Peterkin
Lois \Vright
Agne .
G. A. Sheldon
Ida M. Turnbull
Ruth Richardson
J-f arriet Meseney
Muriel Waten
Mary Macomber
Ruth Wood
Katherine Fahnestock
Mary Goodall
Columbia A-26
Lyle Rush
Lettie Stewart
Lasalia McCafrey
Florida A-n
Florence Jackso n
Lois DonaldlOll Camma
Ohio A-2S
Alice Henry
Lucile Henry
Ruth J ones
Lorena King
Wilma Lane
Helen Pickett
Ohio B- t6
Ruth Sprankle
Mi chigan A-20
Doris Jack
Norma Mark
Lulu Clark
Sarah Porter
Phonsie Campbell
Carolyn Pott.
Mary Greist
Mary \Vil son
Carol Walker
Catherine Carter
Ruth Jackson
Nelle Rnssell
Catherine SacM
Berni ce Schoof
Marion WileOl: --,
Dorothy McWiIliame
Alma \Vhitacoe
Vivian Smith
Edna Stoke
Mi1ler
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Mildred Bathers
Hazel Beckwith
Edith Butler
Helen Coldren
Ma.rtha Gray
Edith Haines
Ali ce Dunne
Bertha Coughlin
Marie Fenessey
Margaret Anderson
Ruth Corley
Florence Dean Winnifred Dilt s
Amy Crabbe
Gretchen McClure
Louise Spaulding
Roth Thompson
Lucille Metca.lf
J ean Dayton
Olive Eastman
Helen Jeffrey
Elizabeth Crawford
Jeanette Finney
Marcilla Myers
Helen Moore
Mary Robertson
AugtUt& Parker
Pauline Pste
Helen Smith
Mary Matthew'
Oar'1\. L. Ely
Grace Sherrow
)fArjorie \Vh.pIes
Mi chigan B-35
Sarah Hall
Martha Reardon
u ola Royce
Eva Sharr ow
Dorothy Chipman
Indiana 8-29
?thor, Mulnix
Frieda Schlotzhauer
Indiana r-17
Mildred ]U5Up
Lelia Kennedy
Del t a Pr ovince
M i nn esota A-Z 9
Ethelyn Slayton
Wi sconsin A.-36
Lu cile Cozier
Illinois B-20
Fl o rence Hun t
Ill inois 11-25
Margar et Fuller
Esther Hokamp
Mary McCulloch
Ill inois F..-35
Cec il Rigby
Epsilon p,trVince
Iowa A-8
Katharine Druse
La R IH! Sowers
Iowa B-23
Ruth Bu xton
Marie Helsley
Elsie Martin
Esther Raker
Josephine Hi :ut
I owa Z-14
] -1 azel Langstaff
Florence Morony
Marian Cruver
Miriam Morony
Nebraska B-26
Melba Quigley
Mildred Bowers
Katheryne Miller
Missouri A-22
Cla.ra R. Dunn
Mar, Meacham
Missouri R-31
Georgia L. Ucrkley
Mary Brotherton
Miuouri r-30
EleAn or Gideon
Eleanor Humphreys
Cenevie\ e C;.rrf'tt
Genus Pease ru via Shattuck
Emily Ali ce II uff
Helen Christian
Beatrice Huff
Carol Miller
Mary Siggers
Cornelia Wulfmaa
Emma Stieg
Eva Knoll
Mary Spinner
Dorothy Weinberc
Lillian P iper
Margaret Griffith
Marie McClaren
Esther Peddicord
Helen Wright
Natalie Phillips
Adele Rogers
Marjorie Kuppinaer
Gladys H olland
Marie Rowley
Cecile Fife
Annalee H VernoD
Helen McCargo
Emma M. n.ldwie
Helen W lker
Aldine Patterson
Ora. \Valt on
Charline McCauH
Mary Jean Hopkin.
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Dorothy Breckenridge
Katherine Kilham
Hazel CarsoD
Helen Moon
Margaret SteveDson
Elizabeth Duncan
Mugaret Fuller
Gladys Guild
Healdx Quaile
Fanny Craig
Grace Dennis
Vivian Brengle Litker
Kathleen Little
Margaret Mallison
Esther Ballu
Ellen Greenbaum
Marjorie Stratton
Ruth Bradley
Horten se Scott
Lea Pluman
Edith Deeds
Ruth Bailey
Barbara Alderton Rowena Taylor
Elizabeth Snyder
Dorothy Wetmore
lIelen H avens
Ruth Miller
Aileen Hamilton Camilla. Dunbar
Lilio..n McDonald
Olive Bruning
Coon (il.dys TowDsend
Kansas A-2S
Gertrude Shepherd
Madeline Butts
Eliubeth Coors
Imogene Gillispie
Kansas 8-2:1
Corinne Myers
Mary E. UpdegTllff
Agnes McCorcle
Anna Wilson
Arksnsas A-J2
Louisiana A-29
Dodo White
Regina Janvier
ZetA Provi"u
Oklahoma A-26
Tuas A-:zo
Margaret Lee
Elise Bumpass " fyoming A-:Z9
Gladys Phillip.
Lois Coons
Irma Patton
Colorado A-:Z4
Marion Mason
Luella Jackson
Colorado 8-33
Evelyn Hosmer
Stella Benway
Ruth I [a,milton
Freda Johnson
Eta Pro vince
California A-26
Gertrude C lan cy
Lorna CaiUus
California B-4:Z
Cnro l Munro
Marion Downey
Bishop
lnu Mathes
Loraine Wasson
Mary Lou.ise Grovier
Miller
Adelaide Updegraff
Mildred Robinson
Helen Winne
Ruth McKinney
Marguerite B. Elli . Jeanette Pardonner
Hue} Beattie
Tillie McCammon
Minette Thompson
Melissa Brooks
Ruth E DS
Natalie Ekrem
Marie Quillen
Elmo. McClelland
Miriam Reed Mabel Dickerson
Phyllis Ellison
Amelia Hudner
Mary Downie
llelen W :'I re
Kntherine \\'estbrook
Nevada A-30
Oregon A-:zt
Rita Fraley
Washington A-:ZS
Ruth Ann Pyle
Eliubeth Schumaker
Martha Taylo r
Washington B-21
Elizabeth Painter
Elsie Freaku
Mary McEn tee
Janet Scott
Elsie Philips
In the reports received from the several examiners the similarity is marked. They all report good papers from the fre shmen. From almost all a good fraternity spiri t and earnest effort with evidence of study a r e reported. There are a few exception s. Th e s uggestion is made Ihnt more united study
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in chapters wo uld bring improvement. The questions asking for opinioas and judgment on fraternity topics were in the main well answered Those requiring definite knowledge w e re often poorly answered. For instan ce, i . questions 4. 1:1, 14. IS. 16, 18 only parts of them were well answered. ConTeBtion decisions were not always known. The ca lendar on inside of AllRow co n r had Dot always been noticed.
The criticism has come that the examination was too long, which critici,.. is undoubtedly ju st. We did nol intend to make it so and do si ncerel y regret it. It is difficult to ask questions ca lling for opinion or discussio. that do not bring long answers . However. in some cases several pages we r e written in answer to one question Though the an s wers were interesting thi, was not intended.
From another source has come the opinion that the examination was "!air and comprehensive," We appreciate all criticisms and hope to profit by them.
We will endeavo r to give briefly something of the contents of the papers. A keen interest in the Settlement Schoo l w'as manifested. but in some castli definite kn ow led ge was la c king. They s how ed deep appreciation of its purpose and sp irit and looked forward to assisting in the work .
One uppercl ass girl objected to givi ng the chapter roll as she had not h'18 time to prepare. This was r eq u ired of all because of the recent changes. and was n early always w e ll answered.
Question 12. part two and part three. brought very indefinite ans ers. often positiv ely in co rrect. and few correct. One girl said "The college must have a high moral sta ndard and be sit u ated in an u plifting part of the stat e. "
Question 12, par t five--A great majority were opposed to forming a chapter in Utah. Th e answers so far as r epo rt ed we r e about four opposed to one i n favor. The desire for western ex tension was the reason for many favoring it, others because they were a g ood group of girls. Mormonism was the objection expressed in many strong. forceful answers.
Question 13 brought exce ll ent answe r s. The fact was generally that the fraternities are in part r espo nsibl e for the opposition to them, and causes were well stated. Means of overcoming the opposition were wisely suggested, an evidence that this topic is being considered.
I quote from a few papers: " Opposi ti on to fraternit ies might be overcome in a large measure by broadening the interests of the members to include others; by being such a power for good -and helpfulness that we cannot be recognized as anything but a force toward better and higher things."
HTaking part in co ll ege activities, making your college st and first, bein e democratic. never pushing your so rority badge or emblems constantly before others. being a good stucient , being always a representative of the tr ue spirit of Pi Beta Phi will help to overcome the opposition to your fraternity."
"A fraternity cannot stand out as a helpful organization unless we sta Dd united for helpf ulness to others as well as to ourselves."
"A fraternity girl should show development in the best phases of woma.hood, for by her fraternities are judged."
Question Hr-The c hapter's respon sibility concerning the scholarship of iu members seem! to be fully recognized Many e:lcellent methods are bein a: used to secure a higber standard. The w'ork of tbe sc holarship committee is i evidence.
Of the advisory committee one girl writes: "The chap ter owes all the respect -.nd obedience to even the slightest wish or s uggestion of the advisory committee. They are trying to help Pi Beta Phi by working for and with the girls and the least we, as rec ipients of such favors. ca n do, is to try to carry out thei r suggestions to the fullest extent." The benefit derived from the presence of the advisory committee and other alumnae at chapter meetings w_ emphuhed. The necessity for asking advice of the advisory committee was a point brought ou t whi ch is well worth remembering
to secure the endorsement of the two nearest chapters and the President (following the instructions to the new committee).
A 9 IT in Temple Uninrsity, Philadelphia, has been co rre sponding with me. and tbe group hal been visited by Mi., Valet. At I?rescnt there is .DO campus lod only a sm&lI collegiate department, but there II now a campatgn on to secure funds (or a campus, and tbe collegiate department is growing. There may be good material later on, and the group has betn advised to wait and in the meantime extend their acquaintance among Philadelphia Pi Phil. n 1: of the University of Pennsylvania was with the ••nction of Philadelphia Pi Phi. and the intention from the nrst of petitioning Pi Beta Pbi All of our requirements arc met. They have been visited by Mil. Valet. who feels that there is good material Bnd that the university is a fine place for us to enter. They have been advised to work for the necessary endorsements this summer
.A r in the University of New Mexico, at Albuquerque, has been strongly recommended by a resident Pi Phi (rom Kansas A. The college is small bat shows. Iteady increace in attl"ndAnCe lind OUT r''luireml'nU Are met The group was organized in 1915 and contained only underclassmen, but all of splendid families. Thil seeml a very good group to encourage and adrise helpfully, permitting lMm to enter the "waiting room" of Pi Phi . .6 4t Z in the University of Montana. at Missoula, was organized in ]91$ and desires to petition Pi Beta Phi. The university meets our requirements, the scholarship report! of the group are good and the members are actin in an coHere affairs. They sound very much alive. They have the lupport of the Dean of Women and a resident K K r who is a n ational office r (have advised tbem to get in touch with the Pi Phi s in their part of the co untry IT B in the Southern Methodist University. at Dallas, Texas, a. orgaoiLed by members of the Dallas Alumna! Club of It B 4t and endorsed by Te:lu A, Oklahoma .A, and by Zeta Province President. The university opened in 1915 with $l,5OO,QCX) endowment and resources, onr 600 students, nearly 300 women. All of our reQuil"ements were met a.nd I sent my endorsement with final inatructions for petitioning.
Respectfully submitted, EMILI!"!
CARTER SHIRMAN,
C"a.irlft4n.
REPORT OF COM MITTEE ON TilE UNDERGRADUATE LOAN FUND
June 1 , 1915.
JULY, J9J5-]ULY, 1916
Available from Grand Treuury $450
Available from Gifl! 26
Available from Convention Daily 80
Loaned August, 1915
Loaned September, 1915
Loaned October, 1915
Loaned October. 1915
Loaned February , 1916
'556
For the past yenr the Undergradunte Lonn Fund Committee hnve been directing their efforts in two directions They have been seeking to interest a larger num ber of the alumnae members, in ord e r thnt the fund may be better supported and enlarged, and they have attempted to bring th e pottSibilitiea of the Fund to the notice of the active chapters.
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In aiming to seeure the support of the alumnae. we have used THE ARROW and Oldletill for our notices and articles. Each alumna! club has received • personal letter asking it to mcntion the work of the Loan Fund at its Founders' Day celebration. Several answered these letters and one sent a gift. The interest aroused at con vention has been followed up so that in addition to O UT allowance from the treasury. we have received gifts from duee individuals. from ODe club and (rom The Conven t ion Daily
To make the fund mort widely kn own among the undergraduates, we have afrain inserted questions in the uamination and writte n each active chapter asking it to insert a paragraph on the Loan Fund in thei r annual letter.
We have made five loaDS during thi s fraternity year, and this was made possible only by the generosity of the alumna:: session at Convention.
At our own committee meeting in January, revi s ing the Loan Fund circu lar w-as dicussed and approved , New note form s were considered , and a campaign fen the next year agreed upon.
We are much enco uraged by th e interest shown during this year and I take this opportunity to thank all the alumnre for their coope ration.
Respectfully submitted,
MILDRED BABCOCK, Chairmalt.
REPORT OF THE CO MMITTEE ON CHAPERONS
J ULY , 19I5-]ULY. 1916
-fhe Chai rm an of the Committee on Chaperons begs leave to s ubmit the following report to the Grand Council oC II B 4>:
The work of this committee has not bee n arduous, this year. It has con"ilited entire ly of correspondence. Letters h ave been exchanged with one c b.apter whi ch sought aid in sf!{: uring a chaperon, and co rrespo ndence has bee" carried on with three applicants Cor posi ti ons.
Respectfully submitted,
EFFIE CHRISTIE PATCH, Chairman.
ARROW FILE CO MMITTEE REPORT
JULY, 1915-]ULY, 1916
The Committee ca n make only a tentative report, but by Convention hope s t. be able to report all files complete and bound.
At present, twenty-Cour chapters have complete files; not all 'Rre bound. Those r eporting as complete since the Berkeley Convention are: Vermont.A, Ohio A, Illinois E, Mi sso uri B, Louisiana A. Texas A. It is taken Cor granted, but will be investigated in the fall, th a t the files of New York r, Virginia A, and Kansas B -are also co mplete from date of chapter founding. Several ch apters lack only one o r two oC the older numbers whi ch it is almost impossible to procure in spite oC Miss Carpenter's enclos ure in her catalogue blanks sent to each alumn n.
RespectCully submitted,
DEJ.iA CONGER, CItGirm4".
REPORT OF CO MMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIP '9'5' 9,6
JULY, 1915-]ULY, 1916
The chairman of the com mittee on scholarship submits the following report : The committee on scholarship, as in previous years, is unable to submit & comp lete report at the time the information Dumber oC THE ARROW goes to preiS. Great difficulty is experienced in obtaining reports for the 5ei:ond semes· ler. Grades are not given in any institutions until after the close oC the session when chaptera have disbanded for the summer vacation , and in many instances it is -against the policy of the instituti o n to furnish them beCoTe the opening oC the autumn session.
With the uception of the rel)()rts [rom Pennsylvania Alpba and Tuu Alpha. all data (or the fint semester is comple te and reports lor the lieeond semester blve been received from twcnty-dght chapters. A comparative Itudy of the reports of the first semesters o f the years 1914-1915 and 1915-1916 shows that there has been throughout the fraternity a material gain in scholarsbjp. Of the forty-five chapters whose reports arc compared (three of the fifty chapters on the roll having been added since June, 1915 .. nd two having no report. for 1916) twenty-five have maintn.ined a higher standud of scbolush ip than in 1914-1915 In the majority of cases the gain has been substantial. Four chapters whose rank last year was among the lowest in the fraternity preleDt gainl which are a strong evidence of the spirit and the determined effort which they have put into the problem of bringing their college work up to the standard of the fraternity. They are Maryland Alpha with & grade of I.ZSo a. opposed to .99 1. Ohio Beta with J.z3z Ai opposed to 995 Indiana Gamma with I.zz8 as opposed to .857. and Washington Alpha with 1405 as opposed to .1}06. Stcond semester reports from Ohio Beta and Washington Alpha r eco rd still further irnpro\'ement. Virginia. Alpha, Iowa Alpha, and Oklahoma Alpha, three chapte rs which stood high hut year have developed still stronger scholarship this year. A third group of chapters. Ontario Alpha. Vermont Alpha, Vermont Beta, Illinois Epsilon. Illinois Eta, Indiana Beta. Iowa Beta, Louisiaua Alpha, Colorado Beta. and Washington Stta shows gains ranging from .095 to .206; and a fourth group, New York Gamma, Columbia Alpha, Florida Alpha, Pennsylvania Gamma, Ohio Alpha, Wyoming Alpha, and Ca lifo rn ia Beta, gains from .003 to .068. As compared with these gains, the losses except in seven cases are very slight, ranging from .00t to ,064, The serious losses are those o( Michigan Alpha .60S. Indiana Alpba .35 Arkansas Alpba .11)8, and Colorado Alpha .208. In justice to Indiana Alpha it should be said that the inlititution has this year adopted a new and tar more severe system o( grading. Iowa Gamma. Illinois Delta, and Missouri Gamma lost .104, .099, and .087, respectively. Gains and losses have been given in detail in order that the fraternity may note the gratifying result. of the efforts which the chapters have been putting forth.
Of the twenty-eight chapters whose second semester reports have been received, over half show nn improvement over the reco rd of the first semester. Eight chapters, Vermont Alpha, Florida Alpha, Indiana. Gamma. Illinois Eta, Kansas Alpha, Wyoming Alpha. Nevada Alpha, and Washington Beta, completed the w ork of the first semester without an hour of failure to mar their records. Five o( these nre large chapters. Illinois Etll bas completed the year with 11 record entirely clear of failures. The two nett' chapters, Oregon Alpha and Nevada Alpha, have proved a credit to the (raternity. the former taking thirteenth rank among the chapters and the latter sixteenth. Nevada Alpha has brought an unusual distinction to the fraternity, having among her seniors the student winning the highest honor conferred by the University o( Nevada-the gold medal presented on commencement day to the student who. for hi s or her four years of co llege work, has the highest scholar· ship.
[n spite o( the gratifying advnncement which has been recorded, Pi Beta Phi does not as yet occupy in the majority o( institutions in which it is represented the place in scholarship which its age, its general strength. and its ideals warrant. Neither does it take runong nstional fraternities for women the position in the lead which every loyal Pi Beta Phi covels for it. There is yet much work to be done. but with a record of accomplishment such as that of the present year, and with the rank and file of the chapters taking the keen interest tbat they do, there is every reason to believe thllt the scholarship record presented in 1917 at Pi Beta Phi's fiftieth anniversary convention will be one worthy o( the fraternity and its ideals.
Throughout the (raternity, chaplers are alive to the fnet that j{ (raternities wish to have a recognited and honored place in the college world they masl
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cooperate loyally wi th the ins tituti o n s i n which they a rt represent ed in their fundamental object , which is to give mental training, and that they must make college work and scholarship th eir first nnd greatest concern. I{ fraternities do not help the co llege they a rc naturally vie wed as unde sirable. Associated press dispatche s b ave d uring the past week given wide publicity to th e policy recently adopted by Stanford-to demand within a fix ed lime the withdrawal (rom the institution of su c h fraternities as do n ot maintain the approve d s tandard of scho lar shi p. Such legislation is eminently just nnd is already under consideration in a number of large univer si ties Fraternities are judged by university officials and by the outside world more by th ei r sc h olarship thnn by any of their other activities. I t is entirely possib le for any chapte r to mainl'ain a worthy standar d of scholarship and at the same ti me take its full part in college !ife, if the same care and thought is bestowed upon th e scholarship of the group that is given to the bu siness management of the chapte r bouse. Effort must be organized n n d consis tently maintained. The work of underclassmen mus t be supervised until s u ch time as habits of c oncentration and st udy are fixed ; social activities must be re stri c ted in all cases in which scholnrship is not entirely up to standard; unwi se division of time and energy among too many co llege activities must be discouraged, and the ideals of high sc holars hip and since re cooperation with the college kept constantly before the group.
Scholarship data f o r 1914 - 1915 is now co mplete except f or the second semester report for Washingt on Beta. Reports received too late (or publication in the secret ARROW of 1915. a l so the r evised rank of the chapters (o r '914 - 1915 will follow the stati stica l report for the present year in thi s i!sue. Attention is called to the corrected report for \Vi sconsin Alpha for the first semeste r , also to a co rrtction in the grade of Michigan Beta. The ave r age (or the fraternity for 1914'1 915 was 1.197.
The system used in sec ur ing the numeri ca l grad es which make possible a compal'3ti\'e ranking of chapters and an indication of gain and loss in comparison wilh preceding semesters and years is as follows:
Each hour of Grade 1 work (above 90%) = 2 points c redit
Each hour of Grade 2 work (above passing) = 1 point credit (below t)
Each hour of Grade 3 w ork (belo w passing) _ t point credit
The rtsuhing sum is divided by the sum o( the total hours registe red Hours reported incomplete are not taKen into account and are deducted from Ihe s um (If the 10la1 h o urs registered before the division i s made.
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DELTA PROVINCE
ZETA PROVINCE
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Pennsylvania B
Florida A
Illinois H
Wyoming A
Columbia A
Ohio A
KansllI A
Michiga.n A
Jndiana A
Colorado B
Illinois B
Oklahoma A
Virginia A
Illinois A
JIlinois Z
TowA. A
RANK OF CH.APTERS 19 14 -19 15
Ii. Pennsylv'8.Dia A 33. 18. Michigan B 34. 19· Arkansas A. 35. 20. M inncsou A 36. :31. Colorado A 37. :n. Missouri l' 38.
1:J. Pennsylvania r N. 34. M assschuseltl A 40. 2S. Louisiana A 41.
26 Wi sco nsin A 42.
27. California B 43·
28. New Vode r 44.
29. Mi sso uri B 45·
30. Vermont B 46.
31. Ohio B 47·
32 Te:tll.c A
Respectfully submitted. Al'iNA
California A
Iowa r
Nebraska B
Indiana B
New York A. Miuouri A
Illin ois E
Vermont .A f owa D
New York B
Ontario A
Maryland .A
Iowa Z
Washinglon A
Indiana r
LVUE TANNAlltLL.
REPORT OF PI /lETA PIll'S REPRESE:<TATI\ E 1:< :<ATIONAL PANHELLt:NIC CONGRESS
As there has been no of the Panhellenic Congress since \ugust, 1915, there is "t this time nothing of general Pan hellenic interest to report. Among U B chapters, adjustments in college Panhellenics ha,.e been, upon the whole. very satisfacto ry, only three chapters. Indinna Alpha. Missouri Gamma, and KIlOSDS Alpha, being confronted by serious problems. In each instance , the chapter at once brought the difficulty to the attention of the national representative and in dealing with it displayed patience, sound judgment. and excellent spirit
Several chapters have requested and been given assis t ance in remodeling college P anhe ll enic constit uti ons. Simplification hns been urged and united work for the good of the college. Publications of all fraternities represented in National Pnnh ellenic, as well as journals from seve ral men's fraternities. have been received. Several c hapter s h ave already submitted questions whi c h they wish brought u p for discussion at the next congres!!. Other chapters 3re urged to do likewi se.
Re spectfully submitted.
LYTI E TANNAH I Ll
REPORT OF THE FELLOWSHIP FUND COMMITTEE
The Chairman of the Fellowship Fund Committee submits the (allowing report (February-June, 1916) to the Grand Council o( II n 4»:
Since the organiution o( the F ellowship Fund Committee late IIlst winter. difficulties, other than the usual one o( raising funds, have been encountered. In the first place, the work is new. For nea rly ten years the graduate (ellow.hip has been an accepted (act, the wherewithal flowing from the-to many minds-lim itles s reservoir of fraternity resources. The (act that the supply is now questioned has opened to some the desirability of the fellowship itsel(. (Of this, more below.) Any new movement must be a.d,·erlised. Notices appeared in THE ARROW (or March and in the last two numbers of TAe Blllle/i,. which should have made it clear to all why it is nece ssary to raise money to endow this fellowship. The chairman ha!ll sent all committee members various circular letters with suggestions regarding province work. They, in turn, -have addressed many letters to clubs and chapters in their respective provinces and have done what personal work was ponible. They have often felt bamed. however. by ignoran ce displayed l,y club officers.
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In the second place, the fellowship is not the only enterprise for which money is to be raised: the Settlement School and Loan Fund have a prior start and many feel, a prior claim. At the very beginning of the work the chai rman-who happened to be the only member familiar with nationa.l fraternity work-tried to impress u pon the other members and on clubs and chapters through THE ARROW, TJu Bulletin and personal correspondence that the Settlement School was the greatest undertaking of the fraternity, th at it was worthy of a nd sho ul d have the best of our efforts in time and money, but that the fraternity should be large enough for several interests. We mu s t not compete for money which would othe rwi se go to the sc hool, but we mu s t raise the needed sum.
A third drawback in the work has been the rather amusing fact that tw o people were appointed and accepted (although one has been unable to do any work) for one province and no one has been in charge of another. The redistricting probably caused the error, whi ch was not discovered until too lat e to make advisable a change this spr ing.
A rath er childish, but widespread argument, u s ually urged by those who do not seek to inform themselves, is, "The fraternity has always paid this $500. It should continue to do so. Where does the money go, anyway? My, how rich the Grand Tr eas urer must be"!
A fifth difficulty faced by members of the committee was a fundamental one: shou ld 11 n 4> grant 3. fellowship of $500 to an alumna every year? Each member endeavored to secure expressions of opinion from clubs and chapters as to the desirability of continuing the fellowship and as to methods of rai sing the funds. The plan of dividing the amount to be rai sed in each province equally among clubs and chapte rs was suggested by Kansas A This was followed, the desired amount-since w o rk was begun so late-being $50. No response came from many clubs and chapters. "FELLOWSHIP FUND RECEIVED ** FEBRUARY·JULY 1916
Alpha. Pr fJ'Vince-So phil! P. Woodman, Ml!mb er 0/ Committee CHAPTERS Vermont
Bela Pro vi nu-Hl!le n Ade/aidl!
De/til Provin c e-Owinr 10 Ll!o.rned luo Late-No Mnnbl!r 0/ Committu and n o Cmtvo.ssinZ
Eta Provinu-A lice ftf. Hiestand , Member 0/ CO"lm;lIee
California A $ 5.00
Los Angel es $ 5.00
California B 5.00 Spokane 5·00
Nevada A 5.00
Oregon A ....... 5.00
$20.00
• A number of chapter. and club. who could Dot contribute this year han made pledae. for this fall.
··These 6r.:res do not correspond with those of the Grand Treasurer ,,110 clow.d her books be ore most of the committee.' receipts were sent her.
No one .hould be forced to support a measure of this sort. If the frateraity w'&Dls the feUowship the members must support it; if it is not wanted it should be diIContinuad. However, a frank expre5lion of opinion was asked . Anyone familiar with fraternity work will realite that failure to respond may be due to lack of general interest; lukewarm disapproval (not vigorous enough to mRke it5elf heard); carelessness on the part of the tr eas urer, having no money to send. etc. In other words. the sentiment for or against the fellowship CaD not be ascertained in these cases and thus the work has bttn seriously hampered. It may be that the Grand Council wilt accept "no response" as acquiescence, and lax -a.ll clubs and chapters!
In two o r three cases lack of interest or considerable opposition hu been reported. In only one case has this opposition been directed against the fell ows hip itself, one club feeling that it is a waste of money. Usually lhe opposition is toward the con tribution of any money for any cause. to the fur that this may interfere with the Settlement School wo rk, to the belief that the Loan Fund, as aiding the girl at a more critical time and as serving more people is more worthy of support. On the other hand, most contributing clubs and chapters and some who could not contribute this year expressed lively i nterest in the fund and the belief that the fellowship was decidedly worth while as a reward of as a stimulus to loyalty, as giving n B ... an honorable place before other fraternities and college 3uthorities.
Reports of committee members and various letters from individual. are herewith submitted to the Grand Council that they may gather a.J far as possible 11 consensus of opinion. Feeling sure that they will not consider feasible the abandonment of a field in which IT B was the pioneer, the Committee takes this opportunity to announce that next fall tl.ey will endeavor 10 raise $100 in each province, apportioned equally among clubs and cbapteu. The goal is $10,000 and? years
The chairman takes tbi s oppo rtunity to congratu late the (ratern ity upon draw ing into national work Ad el aide Rothert. Lotta. Broadbridgc, Marie Gates, Me rle Ki ss ick, and Alice H iestand, whose efficient work promises well for the (utare.
Respectfully submitted.
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