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IIlre for Ihe IWW ('011 ):,· year ( Th e.'IIIM dltt· 01 thl. 1U mu.t be (I,·tamirwd (Il ('a('11 ,'hapler I" Ihe dIU M th.' ()j)enlnll Of 0011.,):". J
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Oc t ober I (o r bef ore). Ch"pter ,-1('" pTt'IIl,"'nU 5hulli0l m.lI to re&oli Centrl.l omOt' 11)' October 1, on blInk, Dro,lded In rlu ,uPlIl1u, t111'00 OODleti 01 lilt or member. t.Ctlve dUrIng 'I,rimr a<>metlter, but InaetJJe at npenlnK" of rail term. WIUldr1w&l1 after UI.'tober 1 ,hould be sent t o ('elltr.1 Omce lilt OIlC<' (,lIapter Tlce pre.ldentl Ihnuld mall to reIch {'('II uII Ofnoe In' Ortober I. OOlllplete lI.t uf IU Nrldu.tet 01' the PT_dln" )e.r and June). III l1iAml all and all expublrllla. for pllh lIeltlon In AJUtOW , (,hlDter t"rrelIoonding .Imuld mIll I" Tt'.cb Centr&l Otftce b)' Qctobt'r I, "n blankl IITII 1'11100. t1ITee OOllle. Of lilt of .<'th'e members, .ml .lOe to PTo,lnoo President Chalrmln or chapter II('hollr.1I111 oommln !lend to her pTOlince scholll"lhip .upe n ·llIOr and al/lll to the ohalrman or tilt, standing oommlttl!C! 011 tcholar.hlp the n mlll! lind .ddreQeIl, home I n d 001 leall of the member. or the chlllPtl'r I'(Imml tl ee ror the roll1'Ol(-, H'lr
Ot tobe r 1&, Alumna> (-'Iub Inlllll club H!arhookl and prOl:rlll1&. etc t o AlrllllrWl' EdItor
No "'lter I , ehlllLt'r trtll.Ur"r. Mhuul(1 ""nd lteml· Innu.I rille. to the Orand Tn'lsurer
No n. bet 1$. Allllual of alwnna:' be nt 10 the Prorinc. Vice 1"Tdldent
Chlpter P lnbelle n lc r('p r_nt"tl" IIhoUld m.kc t" rraternlty retll'etenUtl'ft N!POrt on Plnhellenl(-' con dlttonl In her ooUen
Janu a..,. I. A lumru18 c lub secretaries lend to Cell' tral Ofn ce complete u,t or III relldellt .nowtn. addreMN and elIapte... Ind indicalll\i:: whiell a re paid ml:llllben or club and which att' unallllia ted. ahWlJlJe.
I I IIU I./'J' 10 Chapter for AR n oW Mhould he ma1led. to Chapter Letter Editor.
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Inclul1lng d el th, and dl,mJual.. fo1l0wlng form I n end Inw InatructlonL
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All rll I , \..·I"pI"r I"tl<'r ",,,,I ,d \., I.:h"I' !.('tter Editor \Iurnnle pen"nlls, et,·, , should he III.IIN! h' 1111111""" duh to tI, Aitllr\nll ' \unu,,1 FrltHnll' Ex.mlllalinn
April 15 \IIIIIUl nlll o nal ,""It all bt' In Allrll 28. unit., with '1t'1rf'MI "Mhe <'Ilaptl'r III N'1(,hrltlon or the e ent
M ay I ;'hlllj'lt'r _'retlrltl 8('11<1 six t'OIlIt'1 of IIInnllll r(-'porl I" ('Pntral Oil'll'(> an.1 nllt' to I' rorlnce Prealdent.
MJ,y 20, " t da) for ho ldln OJf S"mor F"""\\·ell AI)lIlIcallons for II limn", member.IlII' and ""Ilona! alunm tn l'r("lIlelll
M J,y 31. \ '1,,10 118<'1.1 ,,,11 "ud. Ult'IOUlt SchOU! ('t)n!rlhullon. bt rnalted twror midnight t" !'ro,lnee " Iet- Pf('IIldent& l'lutl l 'I·,·.ldellta' reDOI'(, lIE'llt to Pro,'lnce Vloe nlS or omcer. ..ent b)' duh Io'('rl'tartea 10 perIOD' mdt('ated 011 hl.nks
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Jun e 1 6 Annual of 'Mllonll Otncen, Pro rinoo l'reilidenur, ! 'rOI'l nce \'lce !'realden l.. and Chllrmen or Standing Commluet'l .hould be .ent 10 Ora n d Secreta r)- fo r use II sprln" meetln, of the Orand Coullcll, All reooIU ahould be type· writte n An DUI.l reDOrtIJ o r SUp('M'ilO tI Of 1-'T I ' temll), 'stu dy and Examination 8hould be Hnt to the .l)()tllmittee chairman. \ hlm.UIl.' club tel)Ortl .hould bto ",ailed by alumA/e .:Jub secretaries to th e Alumne EdItor, Junl 15 Ch&lnnan or onlPter oommlUte on lebolarahlll .liould If'nd names. pholorrlDbl. &.l1d brier type· ...-rltttn blOlluphlel <1f III honor I/ri-dullitetl to chllrmln or nltlorl.1 Ilehol.r.hlD oo lDmlttee Ju ne Annuel ml't'tlrrll of rorlnd Coundl.
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FRATERN1TY D I1 {ECTORY
FOUNDER S OF Til E FH:ATE}{N TT Y
Ca m pbell. 5 14 Pik e St., lI ouslon, P a.
Libblc Brook Gaddis (Mrs . 1\1. E.), Avon, 111.
Clara B rownlee Hut c hin son ( Mr s. Ale xis), JI8 Fint Ave., Monmouth, JlI.
Fanny Whi tenack Libbey (Mrs. H oward), 302 1 Ave . S.W., Seatt l e . Wash . Tnu Smith Soul e ( M rs. Melville C.), Ji2l N. Thirt y-fourth St. , Taconla, Wa sh.
J ennie H orne Turnbull ( M rs. Thomas 9. ), 2229 N. St., \V ynnfie ld, Phila delphia, Pa.
j ennie Nichol, M . D. (deceased), ,'a nnie Th om p so n (deceased),
Nan;y Black W allace (deceased), Ada Gruen Grier (deceased)
R osa M oore (deceased). Emma Urownlee Kilgore (decc;I.sed).
Presidcnt Emeritus
M ay L Kell e r , \Vc,sthamilion College, Uni\'crsity of Ri ch mond, Va.
GRAND
Gro nd D. Onken, Challin. Il l.
Gra "d VIce Uurr Teller ( M rs. Cha rl e:s F.), 106 \ Valnu t PI., Syra· cuse, N. Y &' ro"d Sec r etary Ga il De Wolf, 4077 \V. T hird St. , L os An gel es, Calif. G rond Trllrasurer - Lois Franklin Stoo l m;.n (Mrs. A. W.> , 1001 S. Third St., Champaign, 111
APTDW Editor-Josephine M. Co.nes, 254 Mason St., Mih\aukee, \\,is.
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PI BETA PHI CENTRAL OFF I CE
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UHIMITTF.E 0:-': FUND
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Ll.:\IE="T !"( 110\ II c...n.\IMITTEE
IUII,IPIcUI-J)r, J::dilh "'cllflal .·\I<,· .• I ronlo. Onl., ('.111.,,1. n "oklC'a of II I"to ry 3nd sucb lIlformalion. Flrt'loidc I ndU'·tr), ll ool.lc' •. TrriJs ul"c"- (;racc 1'0<;1, 7Ui:'\ M a rCIIllo .'\,-c l'a a,IcII3, fallf. P.,bfic u r.:----Rl anc bc Charlton Cunls I'erce II .), "::'25 H illside UriH', IhIrhngamc. Calif. !\'c:ws fr om LUlIe PilCwn. Rd'cC'Ca Downey Whit e (.\1 1'''' Alfred Ii .). WM 011011.13,1.;01 51., \ 1111 \r oor, !ll ich holatcd Club Member lur School for both '\ c tl\'e C hapters and Alumn ilt Club•. J) i "e, ' 0" Evel)'u B, silol), P i J3tta Phi. Settlement School Gatlinburg, Sevier County, T enn. Orden anll InCormatuJIl COl1cC'rnmg FIreside al,pllcatlon for l '01>ll ion t o of F,re i<!C' Indus t ries.
STAND IN G
('o ,.,,.,iut'L' o n 11. xltm S1o " Mary ("ooper I'ros t, 1035 (;aylorJ St. , Den \'C' r, Colo_. Chlli rman : Charlotte C rop ley BruwlI. Z7 Chelitnut St., \\'inehenden, Ma ss. ; Ann MclJonald D'Aule ( M rs. John), 509 N Los Pal mas St., 1.05 Calif.; B Lathers. 100 N. 33 rd St., Bayonne, N.J. CutllOlliucc Cln Mothers' (J u bs Louise Xdl Ta<;her ( Mr 'l. Clarence Ewing), 1060 Humbollt , Den ver , (" 0'0., ehairmal1. Co mmlUu 0 " Scholarship- Alice Simmons Cox ( Mrs L C.) , 1109 W Gi ft Ave ., Peoria, III , Chairnlan: A., Marion E Reid, 10 Claybou rn e St., Dorchuter, Mas •. ; B, Mrs A. C. Roorbach. 1815 \\'hitehall, Harr isburR, Pa .: r , Mr s. L J Uernard, Box 1353, DeLand , nOl.: A, Mrs \\'all a('e H amilton. 2064 Ea s tern Parkway, Louisville, Ky .: E. Regina Brennan, P, Beta Pbi l'ni\er1> it)' of :-';orth Dakota, Grand F o rk s, N D; Z , Mrs Vince nt M Carroll. 5579 C.ales Ave., St. Loui s , Mo .: ll , Mrs. Au s tin Kracaw, 1".5 Monroe St., Dem'er, Co!o_; e, Ruth M orton. 121 4 Grand Ave ., Fort Smith, Ark .; I, M n. Robert T. Hanks, E J17·1·hb ·he., Spokane, \\'M h .; K, Mrs. Harry J. Frost, 102 1 N. Virginia St., R eno, Ne v. C(,,,"mllL't' o ra '/rollslers Cbn llIle Yerges Conaway S. Ste ele), Saltzburg Rd., \ 'co1'ona. I-'a ., Ch al rm :;n. ('u"wl1l1ce on Fraternity S tud)' (lKd Exomination-Ellen Claire GilleSI)ie KrilHl ( Mrs C L. , Jr.), 4005 (,;illon Ave., naHas, Tex_. Chairman; A, Ellen Grace Stradling, Hamilton Ave ., lI alnl\ton, N.Y.; B Floren ce Hutc hinson Ke wley ( M rs. J. E.), 1950 Noble Rd, Cleveland, Ohio: r, T orsch, 3310 Wind lio r AH ., fialtlmore, Md.; 6, Ruth Mit c h e ll Deed s ( Mr s. 1920 M eridIan , AI)t. 3, Indianar.0lis, Ind ; E , /ess ie Howse r J o b (Mr•., hesle '1' .), 51 4 C larence Ave., Oak Park, II ; Z, I sabel lake r , 1_07 Stratford Rd ., Kansa5 (ity, Mo .; II. Lucile Hartman , 613 S. H owe, Fort Collins, Colo.; e, Gladys $civally, 201 W ),Iain St. Ardmore , Okla.; I. Frida lIenrlrickson 4 25 Lewis Ave ., Bilhng s, Mont.; K, Helen R: c hardson H enry (Mrs. Ward , .), 7725 Norton Ave , H ollywood, Calif. (o "u>l1/tee on liN-ilk Pro rram .I) r. Edith ( ;o rdon, 35 Kendal Ave., Toronto, Onl.; Anna Tannahill IJ"rannon (1\ r s. 1>1. A.), 417 Power St., Helena, M o nt : May Lan .fiel d Keller, "e s thamplon Colle ge , Ri c hmond, \'a.: Pomeroy Rug g (Mrs. F. A.), 16 Glenmore T e rrac e , NC'wton H ighlands, (,;eraldine Oakley, 47 Clenview Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada. (o mmitlce 0" Unde,.uraduate Loan Flllld Ruth Jlescltille , 122 Griswold, Delaware, Ohio, Chairman; Mildred Babcock (Mrs. II. I•. ) 16 Woodleigh Rd., Dedham, Mass.; Ruth Curtin M urray ( Mrs CornC'lius J.) 940 Park Ave ., N e w York, N Y. ('1. m"IrUer o n SOCtoJ Exekanye- Faith "{arl in lI a nna ( Mr s. Robert), M ankato, Kan., Chairman; A., Edna (;raham, 4 Ivy Court, Oll eo lila N Y.; Ruth Trimble, 309 Eicher Ave., l;reensb urg , P a.; 1'. Loui sC' Sale Cassady ( M u. l\laynard L . ). 531 \V . One Hun dred Tw enty-second St, Xew York, N.Y : 6, Con s ult Chai rman; E. Anita Havens Fra z ier ( Mrs F H .), 653 Hinman Ave Evan s ton, III .: Z, Eliz.abeth Carpenter, 601 \\' A!hlalld, In dianola, l o a; II, }c-ane Moore Marlin e Mr !. \V. L.), \\' infield, Kan .; 9, Mattalou Marshall, Siloam Springs, Ark ; 1 Mary Wi seca rver Dillard (Mrs. James M ), 665 E. Thirty·second St. N Portland, ure.; K, Ethel Re dpath Ellingston (Mrs. Harry C.), 17 21 Camulos A\e Glendale, Calif. (o ,,"nillu ot!. F,. o te,.nit y Mu.rSc- Mar garet Kellenbach, 3135 College Ave ., I ndianapolis, Ind , Chairman; Ruby Burtness OlmslC'ad ( Mrs.) , 16 S Nineteenth Ave. E , Duluth , M inn.; H elen Kammerer Mc Kendre l'l' ( Mrs E L.). III E. Eightieth St., New York, N. Y ; Dorothy Jac kes Mi ller (Mrs. Warren E .), 708 W Forty eighth St., Kansas Cfly. Mo.; l...ouls.C: Spaulding Malin ( Mrs. Douglas), 1244 Richard Pl., Glendale, Calif.
('o m,.,;tttd 0" (,.httpler Fj,.antu- Sybil Hates Guttersen ( Mrs M E), 4741 Thomas Ave S ., Minne apolis , M inn_. Chairman; Marion COl' Palmer (Mrs. Willis M ., Jr), 340 1 Kempt OIl, Oakland, Calif.: R. Louise Kinca id, 66 In-inR St., Portland, M e. CO "''''Ntu UPI C IWf'Cr o ns Je ssie M Lockett, 2 35 N Fairview, D ecatu r, III
NATlONAJ. P ,\NHELLENIC CONGRESS
Pi Beta Ph i -'\mv B. Onken;. Chapin, Ill.
Chairman I rma Tallll, A .6 n. Kin"ton, N.\....
Committee on College P anhellenics- Mrs. I rving Brown, A X 0, 61 B urnet St. , Maplewood. N].
CORRESPO)lO IXG
ALPHA PROVINCE
P,.. .rid"nl-Oeatricc: Louise &k5, 14 5 E. J5th St. , New York, :-;,\" On IOriO Alph4--UniYcnit)' of Toronto, Isabel Wdls, 25 Strathalfan Blvd., Toronto, 0111" Canada. Main" of Doris Osgood, BalelllUle II all. Orono, r"rmo", A/pho :\Iiddlcbury Corcgc. Barhan P Joy. Baud I Collage :'oliddlebury, Vt. ,· ,."10111 Bcf(J.- UnivClsity of Vern' ont, Barbara J)ouKlass, Campus ilurlington. \'1 .l1Q.JlfUhll.1l'tts Alf'110 Boston Eleanor Chancy, 688 St., Boston, l\lass. New Yo,,1t A/pll_Syraclise' Cni\'ersity, Sally II. Craig. 21 5 Euc Id : ' vc., SYr:lcuse , N.Y . York CamllJl....-,st . Lawrence Doris Richardson, 23 SI., Canton, N. \ '. "'nil York nl' lta ('orlle11 l'lliverSlly, Jail': E. 11 01lit', Ithaca, r\ Y
UETA PROVINCE
P"'ll'sidll'lIt- l\1ild red K ern Bissell (Mrs. 1-1. 1< .), R eedsvill<, Co" W, \ ' a , Alpha Swarthmo re Louise Fl li her , Swarthmore Co l lege, Swart h llIore, ] a.
PCflluylva'lia Bria- Bucl..ne'l University, Griffith. 34 It 'own St., Lewishurl{, Pa. Pennsylva"ia Colle e, Adelaide 1 30 Broad St . H arrisburg. Pa Penns)'lva"ia Della-University of P i tt sburg h, :\TaRuer, 533 Oakland Ave • Greensburg. Pa.
Ohil) Alpha_University of Ohio, Ellen Oa\ is. Lindky lI a!l, j\t hclU, O h io.
OhiO B,,'a-Ohio State Univelsity, \,iq,;illia Cartwril/ ht, 1768 B edford Rd., Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Drlta-Ohio Wesleyan l'll\ve r sity. Mar j orie :\Iore, :\II<;Iin lIali. De ' a .... are. Ohio. Il'csl Virginia of \\ 'est Virginia, \ 'irsinia :\Iill('r, 52 Campus Dr ., :\Ior. gantown, "·.\'a.
GA:\I:\IA PRQYlNCE
Prrsldtnt - Lois Thompson. 5316 Colorado A\ e., " ' ashington. D.C. l/ar,\ /.;t " t/ Alplla (iollcht;r (o , lege, lJoroth)' G l eig, (jllllie 11 311 (;oucher College, Ba lti more, Md.
Dislric t 01 Columbia Aipha-Cowrge \\'as hington Univer s ity, Vivian \\'ard 3031 SedS ic k St:, N.W • Washington. D.C. ' l'irginla \\'oman's College, netty \\,ill..insoll , R.M.\\ ' .C., Box 145, Lynchburg, Va.
Virginio 8rl_1I0llins College, S3rah \\'elch, H ollins College, H ollills Va. V,,.Y/II;O GIWillla.-t.:olleKe of \\ iJli;ull and :\Iary, Edwina E Lan'er, I'i lIeta Hou se. \\ illiamshurg. Va.
Nor,h Caroli"a Alph_University of North Carolina , Phoebe Randolph Harding Pi B eta Phi H ouse , Chapel Hill, N.C. '
Florida A/pho John 13. Stetson University. Belle Green , DeLand H311, DeLand, Fla.
Flor idCl Betll - Florida State College for \\'omen, Keller liarris, Pi Beta Phi lI ouse , Talla· hassee, Fla.
FI()l'1dCl l'lI ' Imo- Ro:lins College. (President) Oamllris \\'ilson. Sigma Ph i il ouse, \\'inter Park, Fla.
Alplta-HI.lIsda!e coreS';, F Gallll l)! ZJ4 N. l\1a nllin,:; St., H illsdale, Mich.
M1ch1g/J" Ret_University of M ichigan, lorinda :\ c:\nd rew 836 Tappan Rd ., Ann Ar · bor, Mich
Indiono Alpha - Franklin College, Mary Alice Purves, Pi Beta Phi. Franklin, I nd.
I"dia"CI Belli- In diana University, :\Iar y Q. Ril)pey. Pi Beta Phi lIou s e, Bloomington. J nd, I"dioflo Gamma- Butler College, (President) Virginia Flower .... 706 W. 43rd 51., Ind ian, apolis I nd.
I"diano Dcrlta--Purdue University, Florence G. Berek. 171 Littleton St., West Lafayette, Jnd . K"nttICi1 Alpha-University of Louisville, Kaney Mercke, Cherokee Rd., and Silring Dr loUisville. Ky
TennlsJtI Alpho - Uni\'('rsity of C hattan ooga. Marie Rulkotter, 530 \Vyalt PI., Chattanooga, Tenn. Alabamo Alph_lIirmtngham Southern Untl'CTslty, J o hnson. :!\}:!O Fairwa)' Dr., S , Uirmingham. Ala.
EPSILON PRQ\'IK('E
P,.tJidtllt-Bernardine Chesley Sawers ( Mr s. A. R.). 1.? 8 Al'e ., M ilwa u kee, \Vis. /.1i""tsOlo Alpha- Univenity of M innesota, Eileen Thornt o n. 1777 Lincoln Al·e., St. Paul, Minn lViJ'c o"Ji" AI/,IID- Uni\'ersit)· of Wiscon s in. (President) Charlotte \\·iIlian15. 2 33 Langrion St M adison. Wi!
WiJ'co".n'fI Bet(J--neloit College, Carolyn Shepard. 744 Wisconsin Ave., Beloit, Wi,. No r-III D(lkota Alpha-University of North Dakota, Aliee Haney, 2220 Univenity Ave , Grand Forks. N.D.
H/I"oU Alrha Collel);e. F lo)' Fo:the ntoll , 410:-'; !.Ith St )Iollmouth 111. Illin OIs Bf't_Lombard Helen Da\';5, 115.5 E. Knox St., Galesburg, I'll IllinOIs DeJ t a- Kn ox Col 'ege, M a rga ret )fc,, 'ethy. \\ hUing lI aJJ, Galesburg. 111. L"niver s u)·, Doroth)' She ard. PI Beta Phi Hou se, E vanl>lon,
IlIi'I(·iJ 7("ta of Illinois Oenita ](1); S \Yricht St., ChamraiJ:"n. III. lU i1to:, )Iil'i l.en l·ni\·er slIy. L eI ore ('hOllat. 960 W. \\"ood St. , Decatur, Ill UclHit obll A lrhll- Vniv er<;lty of :\Ian i toha, Cla rk , 196 Elm St. R i\ef Heights, Winnipeg, )Ianit oba. Canada. '
ZETA
PRU\T,CE
Pn:'sidNit Emma )Ia )" lIa ldw iu . 1135 nenton .·he, , Springfield, )11).
I o wa AI/,h a-- Io wa \\ 'es leyan l·nivers ity. lIelen Mt P leasan t, I o wa Iowa Beta Simpson Frances Emmon s, In dianola. Iowa. lutl 'lI ("1"""11- I'Jwa Sta e College. )Iary K. l'eekllll laUg h, 12'1 o\\"e_. A mes, 10\\a Ic,tl'a Zl' t a of I owa, ::\lari OIl 815 E. " ·a&hinlotton, Iowa City, I owa. Sou th Dakola A/rlla l 'niHr..,ity of Somh Dakota. Kath ry n I'eter.,oll, l I S Court St. Ver. mIlian, S.D
\!lUONri Alrha t:uner s lt) of MI sso uri, VlrgllHa n 4] n II IIt St, ColumbIa. :\1 0 If issoun' J-Jrta l ·lllvo;r..,lt), \\ l lda \ all Coronado lI otd, St. I.oui s.
J/lsso!'ri (;ltlllttla Drury College, Louise Gambill , W a lla ce Il all, Ihury Campus, SwinK'. field, Mo
ETA PROVINCE
Pr('sidtnt-\,irginia Eldridt:'e H otel, Lawrence, K an Nebra.ska Bet_Cnivcrsity of Sehraska. Fl ean o r Fo le\', 4 26 X. 16th. Lin coln, Seb Ko"slu Airlia University o f Seybold. 1246 St., Lawrence, Kan.
KO ' lsas B('III Kam,;u State Co!l..:"e, "r ildrcd K ill 505 Moill · hattan, K an. 11)'ollll ng ,.lIrhn- l"ni v{'rsity of ,,'yomi ng, Ali ce [1]':n F ord. 816 Fr emont St. , L aram ie, Wyo. l'%rado Alrhu of Colorado, Eli7ahet h I.e Fo·aer RQO·llth St • Bou lde r Colo.
Colorado Hrlo o f Dem·er. Grace E 14 01 H ig h Denv (' r, C o lo
THETA PKO\,IX('J-:
Presldeul (;crtrudc {;ardner Turn e r ()Irs. Benjamin :\r.), JJU E 10t h St., 01.1.111011\:1 City. Okla.
Oklahoma of Oklahoma. Allee e l.ocl.e. Pi 11. t:l Phi X nrrn:lIl, OUa.
Oklahoma Belli Oklahoma A·ricultural and :\Iechan ical College. :\I ;lrj o rie Tom 923 College, Stillwa t e r, Okla.
A, kUlua.s Alpha of Jo_e[!hine Barr e tt, ,\I .'ado\'l .\pl. ., Meadow St., Fayetteville , Ark. Tcxas Alpha llni\'ersitv of T e,a'o. II c1en l\lila·'1 'i l 0 \' 23r d Tex Texas B4I'ta-Sollthern t:nivcrsity. Mari on Blakeney, P i Be ta Phi nox, S.l\r.U., Dallas, Te x. 101Iisi(lII(1 Alplla--N e wcomh College. Betty Keenan, 290 Auduhon III vr\. , New Orleans , La
IOTA PROY!;'\'CE P"csidtnt- Oo r o thv Cunning-ham ])ougla ss (Mrs. F r;lIlk II .), 1116 X. Edgemon t .h'e
Apt. 105. H ollywood, Calif. AfcmtallG A /f"/co - M ontana Slate C"ollel!:e of .\grieulture ami l\lechanic .'\rH., Elizaheth Seitz. 908 S. ,, ' jllson, nozeman. :\I ont. Idaho of Idah o, Lo is Po rterfield. Pi n e la Phi I daho. IVoshiliglOll Alph a-- Univer si t), of \\·as hingt o n, Dorothy Tralh en, 282 1 )11. St. lIelen s Place, Seattle, \\·ash Il'ash;lI g lon Bel a.--- \\·ashinRton ColleRt'o (President) l\larie 707 Linden Ave Pullman , \\' ash O,.eoon A/p/IO- L'ni\"cr si lY of Oregon, Grace :\1(:Keown. Pi !l eta Ph i Eugene, Ore. Oregoll Bela.-Oregoll Sta t e College , Jo s ephine F ranklin, Pi 8 e ta Phi 30th and li arrison, Con' aliis, Ore.
KAPPA PRO\"lN CE /-"rt',f;d,nl-Callto la Brt.' yley Forker (Mrs. D. E.), 139 N . Gnmercy PI., Lo s Ange les, Calif. Cali/or n ia Alpha- Leland S tanford, Jr. Cniversit)', Margaret Willi s. Pi Beta Phi H ouse, Unive·sity, Calif.
C a!i/ol'l1ia DtllJ.-University of California, Betty flundschu, J6 llil lcrest Rd., Berkeley. Calif. ("ali/or llia Gamma-Univ e rsity of Southe rn California. A\Hlrer Knapp , 647 \V. 28th St., L05 Angeles. Calif. lol i/OI'n ia Dell(lo-- l 'niversity of California at Los .\n geles, 1\rl" 559 H eliotrope, Los Calif. Ar;.::ol1a Alrha University of Arizona, Viq;inia
10 19 P a lm Rd. , Tucson, Ariz.
Nevada Alphll UIH\('rS lt y of Ne\ada, Jun e Grantley. 629 I. ake 5t. R eno, Nev l'lah Alr/UI- l 'llIverslty of Ptah
73 "L" I;,t, Salt La ke CIty, Utah.
ALUMNiE DEPARTME NT DIRECTORY
Sure/ ar y f o r the Alumna and Grand V ice Presidell, - KathNine Burr Teller (Mrs. Charles F.), 106 \Valnut Place, Syracuse, N.Y.
A.ui.JIant to Crand Vice Preridrnt- Ruth Barrett Smith (!'o f r'!. \\'arre n T .), 1015 Tremaine, Los Angeles, Calif.
AhmHl(J' Editor- Agnes Miller Turner (Mu. J . R .> , 458 Rodney Ave , Portland , Ore.
ALPHA PROVIN CE
Vic, Pruid_t E Loui se Richard s on, 16 Park e r St. , \\ ' ''terlown, BO$lon, Mass. - l\fr s. Charl es Branch, 48 Carver n.d ., \V alerlown, liuflalo, N.Y.-Mrs. Elmer P. Volgenau, 2730 M ai n S t Blldington, Vt. - Elzbeth Billin gs. 10 S. Willard 5 1. Middlebury, Vt. - Theodora \ V. Crane, 5 Washington St. Connut i cu t- M u. \V esley A Sturges. 2 1 A lden Ave., N e w " aven, (onn. New;,rsey-- M rs. Frank T. Wolfe, 927 B ou leva rd, Westfield, N.}. New York, N.Y. - M rs. E. L. Mc Kendrew , III E. 80th St. Nort h _ Nnn Yor k- Helen E. Merriman. 2 1 State, Canton, N.Y. Port/and, M • - R. Louise Kin caide, 66 I rving S t. RochnteY, N.Y.- Mr s. Emery Brownell, 471 l\h. H ope Ave. Syr(JcN s6 , N.Y.- M rs. Guy J Chaffee, 28 15 E. G enessce St. Toron t o, Canada--Dorot hy Brandon, 48 Foxbar Rd. Wester" M(Jssachusetts Alumna- Mr s. H. P Th omas, 4 26 L'ni oll Spri ngfield tVorc.st,r, Moss.- Florence N. Flagg, 25 \V ebster St.
BETA PROVIN CE
Vice Pr,sid,,,t - Fran ctS Carpenter Curtis (Mrs. A. R .) 8935 )ferirli a n Ave, Clevelancl, Obio. Akron. Ohio - Mrs John E. Hu ghes, 1121 Jefferson A,·c. Ath,ns, Ohio- Mar y Frances Goldsberry, 22 ] E. State 51. C,ntral P,nns ylvania--- Helen E. Swanz, 10 6 E. Broadway, Milton , Pa Cincinnati , Ohio-Mrs. Karl C. Newman, 3815 Edwards Rd. Clarksburg. fV .Va.- Pauline Barcus. 314 Vermont Ave., Fairmont. \\· \'a. Clevelond, Oh i o- Mrs. Floyd }. Logan, 1265 H :athaway, Lal..ewood. Ohio. Columblls, Ohio-Ernesti ne F. Ball, 565 E. Broad 51. Delaware, Onio- Amy Louise Welch, 87 \V. \ Vinter 51. Harri..sbNrQ , Lanco..st,r, Pa.-Nora Shenk, Big Springs Ave., Newville, P a. Mah on i" u Vollf')" Vhio - Mr s }. R. Stalker, 150 \V B ostoll Ave YOl.I!1j{s town, Oh io. Miami Valley , Ohio- Mrs. R. T. McCoy, 47 2 Brook s ide Dr., Dayton. Ohio. M01"gantoum, Phillips, 1 Riveniew Terrace. O hio Gomma--Elle n Boyer , 1601 Bryden R d Columbus, Ohin. Plliladelphi(J, Pa.-M r s. William \V Tu rner, 731 Yale Ave , Swarthmore, I'a. Pittsburgh , Pa. - Mrs. H C. Johnson. 39 Walnut St Crafton, Pa Tole d o, Ollio-Mrs. S. C. S han k, 2770 Monr oe St.
GAMMA PROVINCE
Vi ce Preside'lt- Mrs. \V H. Barnsley, Apopka, Fla. A tlont a, Ga. - Mrs. E. C. Woodworth, 2795 Pea c htree Rd Baltimore, Md. - Margaret F. Tarsch. 3310 \ \,indsor Ave. DeL(Jnd, Fla. - Louise £dRe , DeLand. Fla. Jadrso n ville. Fla .-Ir ma Dray e r, 355 W. 5t h St. LakelaMd, Fla. - Mrs C. H Summe r s, Jr ., 1006 S. Ronlevard. },fiami , Fla. - Mrs George Drummond, 512 Alcazar :h'e Coral Cahles, Fla. No rtll Carolina-Mrs. H K. Ru sse ll. Chal>d Hill. O rl ando , Fla.- Rebecca Leland, r.atlill Ave. Pol", Beach. Fla.-Mrs. Harold Kirk. Bo:< 2006. Ric hmond. Va.-Ca r o l ine S. Lutz, University of Ri c hmond S I PtI.rsbNf'"g Fla.-Mrs. Keyes Aton, 212,I1t h Ave., X. Washi"Qton, D.C.-Helen Williams, 3917 M c K in l ey St.
DELTA PROVliXCE
Vin Pruidr'ftt- Ruth Wil so n, J9 Cavalier Ap!., Luuisvilh:, K). A nn Arbor , Mich .- Mrs. Alfred H Wbite, 608 Onondaga St. Birmingham, Ala - Annabd Carey, 1716·7th Ave., \V ., Ensley, Ala. Hloom/ield Hills, Mich. - Mrs. H. B. Quinn, 121 Puritan Rd., Birmingham, Bloomi"Qton Ind .- Mrs Hugh Norman, 609 S. Jordan Ave. ChoUonooQa. T""n.-Amy Chase Loftin, 75 2 Vine St. D,,,,.oit, Mich.-Gertrude L BaRRS, 2700 Chicago Blvd., Apt. 307. Falls Ci t iu.LON isv ille, Ky.- Lillian Elrod, 129 W Ormsby St. FOri Way " " Ind .-Jeannette B Stults, 13 25 Home Ave. Fraftk/i" I"d. - Eleanor E\'er road, 901 E. Jeffer son St. C; rGMd Rapids , Mich .- Mr s. Ceo. B. King s t o n, 822 Nelano Ave. lIillsdal" Mich. - Mrs. Frederic W Stock, Jr 3 Broad St.
r diaPlGl'olis, Ind. Oakes, Ohmer ,-he. I a/G}""', I,.d.- E. L. Scott, 346 Xorth csurn A\'c., We t Lafa)clIt'. Ino! ,U,-mphi.$, Ten". Mrs F. C. Uld, (,6<,1 l-hnsfidd St /old, :PlIJ 11c.·]cn Sht'rI.lan, IUt> Adams, 11lI1. El'SILOX PRQ\);>.;tE "", J'H'rlJoli L,lIi;JU I.CKlo:o:lt H; CHb. Fred ,i... II.), SI Mlnll HrlUll, Wis. Elmer Mad.lem.J,. 1340 PraiTle' AH t:4rllatlQ., lIt.-Mn. Da\'ld Smith, \...uthagc, Ill. LhQmpolJl" and Urbon_Mr5. (j, I Wallace, 1210 l .inC(lln, l'rI,an;l. III Un.;ago. Ill.- Mra . J. I-ellton Parker, i020 Jdfcry .he. (111(0(10 UrJt Suh rban Ahmr1kl' Mrs. D. ,\1. Duttoll,.SII 110:11 AH .• I.a 111 O il" Por" Imd l.oh IlI.- Mrs T. M. 24 :..;. Austill, Uak I'ark. DUO hH',. Jcuit Locktn, 235 .hc. L.bb" arook GaddIS )otrn )ocnnesSty, AvoD, JII. nM/MIII. MIn". Ruth Torrenct !l0&l!. l:fO;", IU. - -Janct Lowric. Roule 3, Bolt 168, Elgin. (;(I(n/'urtJ. [If. biLth 1018 N. Broad \ladu o'!, U"IS Mrs. Hcnry Bush, 2222 Rawlcy Avc. Hliw'lUlul'l W,s.· :\lu. lIa rolli Koch, li06 Oakland M I "'! .· Dorolhy Eastman. 3108 Second Avc. S. 1II. I. S. !.tag, 604 E. Euclid Ave. North Shore, 111. · Vail Goodson, 6440 N. Oak Icy Ave ., Chil.:;lKO P6oria, Ill. - Mn C. G. Farnum, 337 Parksidc Avc .ll'r"'vfieJd. /II. Mrs, ){u:..dl JI\lIIt er, ti32 S. Sllring !-it. /,ra"d forks, .\.D. Mrs, (.race 3.'4!\ Eighth:-it H.oell/or-d, III. L)'norc Andrcsi. :-.:. :\Iain Rd S t /"0141, /II"Hf. Bradley Uli4 Goodrich Avc, Z£.TA PRU\·I:-."CE ,',u Pr.Jid,n' Florenef' Barnr:-, Inghram John). JJ.1.1 Avc, 1)1::5 MO lnc Iowa. AIIIU, 1 0u.' (1 Mrs thc\allcr \ "dams, lUI4 Kdlollil .\\e Storli"oto,., Iowa- W. F. \"ciblcy, 616 Court St (."orro /fton, Mo.-Mr5. Hudsoll Cooper, 607 ;.;. St Crda r Rapids. lou'a 1o.Iary E. Sawin, 1435·2nd Avc c..ha ritoPl,Iou·a.- Mrs. W. A Eikenberry, 400 S. 8th St. Col tombia, M o.- 1\lr5. Dcan \\'. Park!, Sanford Apu. Dts Moi,u:J, I ouo Mrs. L. A. Wcst, 1109·42nd St. /ndiano/a., I owa- Mr s. Ada P. Samson, 600 \\'. Ashlaml .,he. lou.'a Cit)" 10u·a.--- Mrs. W. O. llyington, Byington Hill. JOP/f". Mo.· Mrs. Gco. Taafc, 634 N. Byen. J\onsru Cd)', MO.-l\IT5. Luther E. Wood, 3i.28 Gillham Rd \II , "Iecuan,. lov.'o- Mrs. G. A. I"ngham, 710 Collcgc. S t. Lotois. Mo.- Clara Ucardslce, 417 Swon A,'c., \\'ebsler (;ro\·r,.. Mo SUlM Cify, lou'o--Mrs. W. S. Crouch, 4318 Morningside A\c. Sprinofirld, Mo.-Eliubeth Baldwin, 711 E. Wal11111 St.
ETA PROVIXCI::
VIt, P,.-csld,ut -Ve ra \\'att lcs Kirkpatrick pITS. II. 1.), 1951 Euclid Avc" I.lIIcolll, :-':t:h .-llb Wqll,,.-qM', N.M.-l\lrs, II. Basil Walcs, 135 S. Fourtccnth Bowld"r, <'olo.-Mrl. D. E. McAllislcr, 1160 Cascade Ave. Casp",,-, W)'o. - l\Irs. Earl R. Bowman, 327 S. Kell"ood St. C hrYff""f." lV,yo.-:Mrll. \\ i!ii5 Louther, 1i.22 Warren Avc. J)"w.,., Z:olo.-Mrs. Frank II. Prouty. 2801 Ash St., Den vcr, Colo. Lowr,"c, Ko".· Alicc Y. Jlorton, 511 Tcnnc ssec LIJlColn. Nrb.-Mrs. Ncwdl II. Barnes, 1848 Prospect St. Mo"hathl", KOII.-Mrs. " '. 1". Fostcr, Tdcllhonc UJdg. Allis Umoha, ",.b.-Mrs. Chesler Robinson, 5 108 Lafayettc St. POMd,., Valley· (;t'OLge Robinson, 230 Jackson Ave., Fort Colo. Pw,blo, Colo.-Mrs. C. M Hamilton, i06 Albany Alit. 4 7opeltG, Klln.-Mrs. A. W. Alt, 1808 Laurel St. lVloI:'llI'O, I\.on.- II A. )I oorc, 816 S. Sprucc St. IVycmlln" Ahm.,uI' Bernicc APlllch,., 511 Park A,'e. THETA PRO\";'; 'I:: Via PrllSldetlt Fr an ki c Cochran !lill (Mrs. R. M.), OranJ.:c, Ardl'flore'r0kla Mrs. Mortoll " ·cods. Primrose Farm. Austin, ex.- Mrs. A. W. IIart, 11 Enfield Rei. Dallas, Ra c hcl McClung, n04 Fernando. Ark. Mrs . Allan \\"1I50n, \\". 1'Iial,\e SI. ForI Smith, Arll. Ruth 1'1101"1011, 1.114 Grand Avc. Hous'o". 'J r.r.- Mr s. Harry f). Pa)' llc, 1915 Norfolk Avc Litll, Roell, Ark. Paulinc R lIoeIt7.cl, 1201 Welch St. MIfJkogu, Ukla.-MarjoTle Carey, 2101 Oklahoma. Nrw Ur/ra"J, Lo. \":1.115 Sevelkh. 14]5 Pl eali;'l1lt SI UltltlMloer, Okla. Caro1)11 BM,sell , 518 K. Seminole. '·orma". OHa.· \\ s. Call1llhtll, 731 Lahoma Avc.
Ultla /loma City, Vkla. - M rs. J. R. Shro)cr. 8.?5 Eubank!. Ponca Cit}!, 0 la.-MrlI. Uan Neil, 712 Elm. Shrevepcwt, S. N. Powell, 5 12 1 J 1I (,lIl(lon. DloS'r,ct Mrs. \\'lIlthrop Lea ch, 2395 Laur e l Avt. Tulsa l K. B. Moore, 17-'8 S. \\,hedin!::. fl'lChlta Faits, Te - :'Ilary T31lcled, Iill ElIta!Jf,th St.
lOTA PROVINCE
I ' iu Prt:sidftllt - Jlarri et }oh nstolU', 5203 EIR"hteenlh Ave. N.E., Seattle. \Vash. ilOIU Idah o - Mr s. C. A. fla ker, Patt C'rson J\p u., N. Twdflh St. (,o lvaliis, Ual)lh F egky, 605 Van Buren 51. cvge",.. Urc.- Mr s. H R. Crosland 18 58 Har ris SI. Port/orldf V ,.,..- l\1rs BUrien nttk, Campbell Court 1I0iei. Sail'''', u,.,..-Mary Louise \\' isecarvc:r, 157 S. \" illler. StaU/", 'Vask.-Mrs. WaYlle :\larlborOll/.:h H OllSC' .!l/,okan" Wasll. - Mrs. Lc ile A. Stilson, \\'. 431 l' ·enty.third .\ve. T(I<o"u' t IVQ..J/I.-l\trs. Arthur t;rafton, Jr., ROlil e I, nox 353, SOUlh Tacoma U I ' PI(lt chec IYa.lh. - M n. noy C. Cain, Red .o\PIl lc Rd Yakima, Ill ash.-Alice Penningtoll, 210 S. Sixth Sf.
KAPPA PROVINCE
,'tft Presidellt - Berni ce Coultrap Gerwick ( Mr s. Den C.), 72 1 San Luis Uti ., Uerkc1 ey. Cali f B,rJttl,y, Co/if. - M rs. :-'-orTis Schindler, 5JM Belgrave Pl., Oakland. Caltf. lJu,/jll y oml!, "'11 If. .\Irs II. R Plate. 1115 \ ' ancouver :;1 C tlldall! Coill. -: ]alltt A. Roherts. 624 ', E. Malle St. Lono Bcach, Calif- M rs. Lillian G. Bressler, 436 Zona. LOJ AnlJflles, Call1.-Elllily Herbe rt 171 8 N. "an r\"es5. Ntvada Alu",ntr- Mrs Je anette C. P.O. !lox 662, Reno, Nev. PflSlldcI'Q, Calil. - Mrs Dan C. Miller. 844 N. 1I 0'1I,ton Ave. Plwflnix. An".:.-Mrs. Harry G. Stewart, 930 \Y. Portland. • .!loCr"Cl mCII/ O, (11 , 11.- .\1 , Phdhll '1 oullg, 614 22nd St. SIIII lJi(' {jo (aUI. - Sara h E. \\"a'es. 331S fOllrth St. San Fra'i c isco, CaUI. - Mrs. Eugene Robin son, 40 San Rafael \\'ay ,')all t a Moni c a, CII /lf. M r $ \\. A .\iat:l;inl!e " 914 T\\ cn t y·{ourt h St. TUNo/!, An.:. - Mr s. lI en r y II Grimshaw, 319 E. F Oluth. Ulall AI""'"/T" (./ lI h Mrs. W. G. 16 82 Yale Ave., S:dt Lak e City. l l tah Hawaii-Mrs. Walter Dunh:un, P.O. Dox 2840, Honolulu, T H
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COJlventir))1 c:Yr(inutes
;vlillutes oj the Twenty-ninth Biel/llial Conoention oj Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Held at the Huntington H ote l, Pasadel/a, California, 'Julie 30-'}uly 5, /929
First 5"si o ll, .Hollday, filly 1, 1929, 9:30 A.M.
TilE TWE:O;TY-:O;I:O;TII BIENNIAL
CO:-:VENTION of Pi Beta Phi fraternity was formally opened by the Grand President, Amy Burnham Onken, at the Huntington Hotel. Pasadena, California. 011 the m orni ng of July 1, 1929. Following the entrance of the four Founders, Libbie Brook Gaddis, Clara Brownlee Hutchin'ion, Fanny \Vhitenack Libbey, and Inez Smith Soule who were escorted by Scott Brown, Cata loguer, Nina I larris A ll en, former Gra nd Vice President, May Keller, Pre s ident Emeritus, and Grace Filler, the Hi storian, all Jed to the platform by the Convention Pages, the Ritua l wa s read and the invocation pronounced by ] nez Smith So ule T he Founders. the present and former national officers, the Con\'cntion Initiate. member s of the Scttlement School Committee and ... taff in attendance, the Convcntion Guide, the Convention Committee, Editor of the Convention Daily,
and its business manager, members of the two ho ste ss chapters-California rand ..l, and finally the Convention Page s honored by the Crand Council, Carolyn Ayars of California r and Laura Payne of California were all introduced to Co nvention. Then followed a demonstration of Pi Beta Phi mothers and daughters in attendance, chairman and members of ad\'i<:oory committees, and cha irm en and member s of s tanding committees. A brief demonstration of Co nvention attendance was conducted by the Grand President with Keller heading the list with attendance at nine previous Conventions and the Grand President a close compet it or with attendance at eight previous Convent ion s. The Secretary pre se nted the report of the Committee on Credentia ls including the recommendations that all chapter delegates without copie s of their credentials be seated, th at the Founders prcI;ent also be sea ted ,
that Blanche Charlton Curtis be seated as Kappa Province President, and that the COIn-cntion Committee, Ruth Barrett Smiih, Nelle Welle s Parr, and Opal Cranor Wilcox be seated and moved it s acceptance. The motion was carried and the re sulting personnel of Convention was as foll ows: Foundt;:r-Tnez Sm ith So ule. Founder-Fan nie vVhitenack Libbey.
Founder-Clara Brownlee Hutchin so n.
Founder-Libbie Brook Gaddis. Grand President-.\my Burnham Onken.
Grand Vice President-Emi li e Margaret White Grand Trea su rer-Loi s Franklin Stoolman.
Grand Secretary-Gail De \ Vol f. Assistant to the Grand Vice Prc s ident -Gc nc\'icvc Herrick Smith.
Cata!oguer-!v[abel Scott Browl1. Hi s torian -Grace Filler.
Chairman of the Settlement School Comm ittee-Dr. Edith Gordon. Pre s ident Emeritus-May L. Keller.
Convention Guide-Grace Po st.
Convention Committee MemberRuth Barrett Smith.
Convention Committee Nelle Welle s Parr.
Convention Committee MemberOpal Cranor Wilcox.
Alpha Province Pre s ident-Charlotte Cropley Brown.
Beta Province Pre s ident-:\Iildred Kern Bi ss ell.
Gamma Pro v ince Pres id e nt-Loi s Thomp <:o n.
Delta Province Pre s ident-Ann Mar s hall.
Epsilon Province Pre side nt-Be rnadine Ches ley Sawen.
Zeta Province President-Emma May Baldwin .
Eta Province Pre sident- ),lary Frost.
Theta Province President-Gertrude Gardner Turner.
I o ta Province President-Dorothy Cunningham Douglass.
Kappa Province PresidcntB la n che Charlton Curtis.
.-\lpha Province Vice PresidentAileen S ullivan ),[iller.
Beta Province Vice Pre s identFrance s Carpenter Curtis.
Gamma Province Vice PresidentMary Jimmie Patillo Teylor.
De lt a Province Vice PresidcntElizabeth Jack so n Shaffner
Epsilon Provin ce Vice PresidentLillian Leggett Bass.
Zeta Province Vice PresidentFlorence Barnes Inghram.
Eta Province Vice PresidentVera Wattle s Kirkpatrick.
T h eta Province Vice Pre s id e ntNita Hill Stark .
Iota Province Vice Pre s identHarriet John <: tone
Kappa Province Vice PresidentBernice Coultrap Gerwick.
Cal if o rnia .\ Ipha -!\ Jarian Strong. California Beta-. \lla Coe.
Cali fomia (;amma-.1anct
California Delta -. \nni.l Ewell Phillip".
\lpha - Katherine Prie-;t. \ rizona \Ipha-Ruth I lubbard. The Grand President annou n ced that the order of hu ... ines s for Con\"ention would he: reports of officers and recommcndations from Grand Counci l. recommendation s contained in reports, and n ew bu -; iness with t h e order for the day on any gi\'en day that which was an-
naunced in the Convention program. A fter announcement s by the Convention Guide, the regular order of bu siness was begun.
The report of the Grand Pre s ident was read and was accepted upon motion of Nebra s ka B.
The report of the Grand Vice President was read and wa s accepted upon 1110tio11 of Ontario A.
The report of the Grand Secretary was read and was accepted upon motion of Arizona A.
The report of the Grand Trea surer wa s read and wa s accepted upon motion of Virginia B, with a ri s ing vote of appreciation.
The report of the ARROW Editor was read by the Secretary and was accepted upon motion of Kansas A.
At this time the Grand Pre s ident introduced Lillian Freund, former Cata l oguer, Kate Freund Miller, former A ss istant to the Grand Vice President, Grace Hancher Beck, former Iota Province Pre s ident, and Anna Wright Dow e ll, Iowa B, a faithful worker at the Settlement School. There was a reque s t made for vo lu nteers for the po s ition of official parliamentarian. The reading of reports was resumed.
The report of the Historian wa s read and accepted upon motion of Penn sylvania r.
The report of the Cata loguer wa s read and accepted upon motion of Wyoming A, with a ri s ing vote of appreciation.
The report of the Board of Tru stee Fund s was read and accepted upon moti o n of Penn sylvania A.
The report of the National Supervi sor of Chapter Accounting was read and accepted upon motion of Illinois Z.
The report o f th e National Panhelleni c Congre ss D e le g ate wa s read and accept e d IIpon motion of Montana A.
Greetin gs were r e ceived from the ab s ent Founder s ; Margar e t Campbell and Jennie H o rn e Turnbull; f rom the Pa sadena Chamber 0 f Commerce ac companied by a ba sket of Aowers; from Jo sephine M. Coate s, A RROW Edit o r; from Agnes Wright Spring, former ARROW Editor; from Anna Robin son Nicker son , former Grand Vice Pre s ident; from France se Evan s I v es , former Grand S ecretary; from Olive K e IJer Lawr e nce , former Grand Vice President; from Margaretta Fenn , former Ep s ilon Province Pre s ident; from the Portland Alumnre Club; from the Pa sadena Alumnre Club of Zeta Tau Alpha, a ba sket of lovely flower s ; from Kappa Delta in Convention as sembled; from Phi Mu; from Beta Phi A lpha.
The motion by the A ss istant to the Grand Vice Pres ident that the Secretary be in structed to send a t e legram to the ARROW Editor expre ssing Convention ' s regret at her ab sence and appreciation of her fine work was heartily indorsed by Con vention.
The Grand Pre s ident announced the appointment of the following committee s : the Committee on Nominations-Chairman of Settlement School Committee, Colorado A, Ohio B, California r, and New York A; Committee on Chapter Exhibit s- Dorothy Jacke s Miller , Kan sa s City Alumn.:e Club , Je ss ie Lockett, Decatur Alumna::: Club , Margaret Bement. Spokane A lumnre Club, and Mary Alice Evan s, Shreveport Alumn.:e Club; the Committee on Attendance-Bea-
tric'l' Eck , XC\ York City .\iun1na' Club. Lorinda ::\lc.\ndrcw.;, g-an H, ,\Iberta Lewi , IlIinoi Z, Ruth Nc\\ burn, District of Columbia A, and Elizabeth Jones , gan .\; Anne D'aule. retiring pre s ident of the Los Angeles . \lumnoe Cluh, chairman of the
COlllmitte..: fill Luncheon lJi'lcu s... ioll (;roup.., \\ hich included the topic,", of !"cholar... hip, Pre-initiation \\ 'cc k. Campu ... Politics and Panhellenic, Chap ter Presidents, and -\ lumnre Relation California r mo\'ed adjournment of the fir.,t .
Second .)'cssion J Jfonda)" 11t/ y I, 1929.2:151'.:-.1.
Th e seco nd sessio n was opened with reading of from Treasurer Elli :\[cCIY1l1onds, Convention Guide in 1915 , and general announcement.... Roll call howen Beta Province Pre ... ident and Ver-
Prc .. ident was read and accepted upon motion of Oklahoma B. The r epor t of Kappa Pruvince President wa read and accepted upon Illation of Indiana n.
A fter a short recess there {0111I0nt B ab!'cnt. The (;rand Pre ... i- lowed a del11on <, tration of sc holardent introduced the chairmen of everal cOl11mittees working in behalf of the Convention and Erne ...tine Bihy Chairman of the Pi Beta Phi Endowment Dri\'c.
The report of . \Ipha Province Pr esiden t was read and accepted upon moti on of Iowa B. The report of Beta Province Pr eside nt was read by the Secretary and accepted upon motion of :Michiga n A. The report of Gamma Province
Pre side nt was read and accepted upon m otion of Idaho .\. The report of I1clta Provin ce President was read ancI accepted upon motion of \rkan sas A. The report of Epsilo n Province President was read and accepted upon motion of Vermont A. The report of Zeta Province President was read and accepted upon motion of Indiana
The report of Eta Province
Pre s id e nt was read and accepted 11pon 1110tion of Oklahoma A.
The report of Theta Province Pre s ident wa s read and accepted upon 1110tion of Kansa <;; A.
The report 0 f Tota Province
... hip honor" for individuallllt:mbers and for during the past twO \\ hidl howed that of all chapters in where sc ho· honors arc given only sota A and South Dakota A represen t chapters that have not had members of Phi Bela Kappa or Phi Kappa Phi or s imilar organizations This was followed by a demon stration of extra-curricular honor " with four delegates who had been or were W. S.G.A. pre side nt s, and many further indicatiom proving the se rvice of Pi Beta Phi chapters in college communities.
Th e report of the Committee all Extension was read by Ruth Barret Smith, a member of the Committee and was accepted upon motion of i\fichigan B.
The report of the Committee on Scholarship was read by the Secre· tary and was accepted upon moti on of Colorado B.
The report of the Committee on Cndergraduate Loan Fund wa s read by Ruth He se ltine. Chairma n , and was accepted Ul>on motion of l11in o i s II.
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The report of the Committee 011 Tran sfers was read by the Secre· tar), and was accepted upon motion of South Dakota A.
The report of the Committee on Fraternity Study and Examination \\as read by Florence Ilut chi n so n r\C\\ Icy, a m e mher of the Committee. and was accepted upon motion of FIOI'ida A.
The re p ort of t h e Co mmittee 011 I lea lth was d efe rred to th e joint alumnre and actiyc sessio n
The report of the Committee on Socia l Excha n ge was read by Ethel Redpath a member of the Committee. and was accepted upon motioll of Indiana A.
The report of the Committee 0 11 Fraternity :Mu s ic was read by th e Secretary and was accepted upon Illotion of Oregon A.
There wcrc no report s from the Committee 011 Mothers' Clubs and the Advisory Committee on C h ap· l c r Finances.
. \ fter another short recess, t h e following- recommendation s frol11 Grand Council were suh mitted to Convention for action:
1. That the Nationa l Pan· he ll enic Congress D e legate of Pi Beta Phi be g i ven plenary powers in :--.rational Panhellenic Congress Adopted as read upon motion of Minne sota A.
2. That the Cons tituti o n b e amended by inserting Art TTT, Sec. 6 which shall read:
ASSISTANT TO T H E r;RANO PRESI DENT
COlwcnlion s h all elcct an as!li;>lant to t h e
Grand Prel>ident duti shall IJc Ci ' tal,lishcd by 1all'.
.\dopted as read upon motion of \\" yo ming A.
3. That the Con::.titution Art. II. Sec. I , Per so nnel of Convention. be amended by in sc rti1lg
h. Th e 10 the Grand de nt
\doptcd as read upon motion o f California A.
-t. That the Constitution be ame nd ed hy in se rtin g Stat. I X, Sec . 6 to read:
The frat ernity s h all havl:' stand ins COni' mil11:'CS whose per:,ollnd shall ],1:' drawn from paid members of the alunlll:C' cJepartml:'lIt whose dUlies shall be defined by the Grand Coullcil.
,\pp roved a s read UpOIl motion of Virginia A.
5. That the approved procedure for a Pi Beta Phi tran s ferring from h e r own chapter to another camp u s \\ here there is a chapter of Pi Beta. Phi s hall be that s he notify the Committee Oil Tran s fer s of h er r eg i strati o n at the seco nd in stitu · ti on; that the memh e r of the .-\ dvisory Committee in charge of tran s f e r s se nd her name a n d ad· dress to the committee on Transfers immediately after her election in the s pring; that the COlllmittee 011 Tran s fers notify the second c hapter and it s Advi so ry Committee of the name and addrcss 0 f the tran sfer: that both tralldcrs and chap t er manifest reciprocal courtesy. Ap· proved as read upon motion of Illi· nois B.
Th e second sess ion adjourned upon motion of \'irginia B.
Fourth SC:SSiOH, Tuesday, July 2, 1929 , 2:15
The meeting' wa,; ca ll ed to order by the Grand President . Roll call c;ho\\'ed Beta Pro\'ince President
ahsent and Theta Pro\'ince Vice Pre sident tardy. Elizahcth Gamh le. former Grand President. was il1tro·
duced to Con \'c ntian . The Page s for the day \\'ere Gladys L'lI.yott of South Dakota .\ and '"irgin ia :\oreof .\ Iabama A, wh o were !l ono red by Gra nd Council ac; Tepre... entat iy c ... of two chapter ... e ... tabhli ... hed in th e past interim of Conventions. .\ fter general angreeting'>; were received frol11 the De lta Gam ma C luh of L os ... in the form of ;'\ l);:hket of ileautiful tlo,\ e r c;,
Consideration of the recommendation..; of the Grand Co unC'il \\"a<: re","med:
6. That Standi n g Comm itt ee :M a nual ... be a part o f the archive" of national officer 3 11 ( 1 chapter.;, \dapt ed a'5 read upon m ot io n of A,
7. That th e Constitution Stat. IV he amended by in erting
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Each chapter 'Ihall 3rpoint a cOOlmittee dutie!; shall Ie 10 impr e ss uflOn active and t h e illli and "atue of partic'ralion in the activilie'l of the co'kge commu nit y, to direct and supe r · \'i!oe thdr actil'iliu. and to cncounil;;e e:t· of chaptcr appreciation (or in lIi"illual'!
\clopted a s read upon m o ti o n of Kcw Yo r k A.
8. That the Con <=i t itution Stat. \'II , Sec , 1. Xe", "b" be amended by out $10 and in , erting $15 so that it s hall read: h. Life 5ub sc c iplion to T u!: _-\no w $tHO.
Adopted a! read upon motion of Ontario A.
9. That each chapter he requi re d to have on file all a hlank <;l1pplied by th e Central Office a s tat cme nt fr o m the parent or guardian of each pledge to he init iated that he lI11dcr talld s all financial oh li gat ion " of initiation and
membership 'in Pi Bt::ta Phi and that it is with his cOI1<;ent that the pledge is being initiated into P i Beta Phi.
.\dopted a .. read UpOJl motion oi Louisiana A
10 That Stat. \-. Sec. -I, Su · pension, h(' amended hy trikinl! out "a" "h" and in ... crting-
3. An 3eti,t' n,..}' I,c hy 3 \-Ole of th(· chal'h.: r at .• relllliar Chaj.h:r or at a Ch311 ler noti,e of hieh h:l "etn gin:n to all 3CI'\'1: an" Ith Ihe of the \orand h. An alumna:' mt'mIM'r m:!)' I,e ,u"l'ende4t I,), a vote of Grand Council
California B 1l10\'cd the adoption of th e recommendation. Theta Province \ ' ic e President m oved that Stat. V, Sec. -I. "h" he amcnded IJ) adding "and with the CQn cnt of the Province \ 'icc Pre icknt con ccrned." T he amend m cnt \\'a adopted. and the recommcndation a s amended \Va" adopted.
11. That chapters sha ll not allo\\ unofficial jeweler .... to di"play their wares III Pi Beta Phi chapter h Oll'ics.
. \dopted a ... read upon 1110tion of X'orth Dakota A.
12. That the COI1"titution Stat. IV, Sec. 2. Chapter Room or Hou <;e , be amended hy in crting:
a. So far 35 co1!eJ!t' pcrm!! 311 acti,·c non resident memhers Ii\'(· in the chapler house c'(cept \lpon special written d ispens3t ion of the Advi sory Com miltec conce rned
.\doptcd as read upon motiol1 of :\ehra<;ka B.
13 . That the Con<;titution Stal. III. B Sec, 2, Dntic<=i of Chapter Vice Pr esident. he amended inserting
e. To ha \e cb:lrge of the Jt ecord Dook anll kecll it UII to dalc.
,\doptcd a read upon m otion of Penn sy lvania B.
1-1. That Pi Rrta Phi lllaint:1.in
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her standard on s moking which is interpreted to' be "that there s hall be no smoking by active member s or pledge s anywhere about the premise s of Pi Beta Phi hou se s , at any function given by Pi Beta Phi , at any function given by universit y
or college groups, in any college building, anywhere on the college campus, or at public places frequ e nted by college student s Adopted a s read lIpon motion of Illinois A. Upon motion of Nebra ska B th e meeting adjourned.
The meeting wa s opened with the reading of the Ritual. Roll call showed Wi s con s in B, Kan sa s B, and Penn s y l vania A tardy and Theta Province Vice Pre s ident abs ent. Greetings were read f rOI11
A lph a Delta Pi, after which general a nnounc ements were made concerning the pl ans for Recreation Afternoon. The spec ial order of the day wa s announced to be the con s ideration of extension and petition s One of the Page s for the day wa s cho sen by the Grand Trea surer, who honored her daughter Betty Stool man of Illinoi s Z, and the other was cho s en by the Grand Pre s ident, who honored Helene Seibo ld of Tllinoi s E , her own chapter.
Upon motion of Iowa B COlwention voted to con sid er the que stion of extens ion as if in a committee of the whole The Grand Secretary presented a summary of some of the outstanding facts in the expans ion of the N.P . C. fraternities and by quoting from fraternity magazine s pointed out the pre s ent trends. Following this pre sentatio n , Com'ention turned to the cons ideration of the three group s presenting petition s for charters . The order of pre s entation wa s ba sed on the l ength of time each g-roup had been applying
The petition of Gamma Phi of the Univer s ity of Utah wa s pre-
s ented by Ruth MacInni s Penick, Wa s hington B. The in specting officer s , Eta Province Pre s ident and the Gralld Secretary , s poke in support of the petition. Favorable comment s on the group were pres ented by \Vyoming A, Colorado B. and Venice \Ve st , Ca l iforn ia Ll, hers ci f a ]!.[onnol1 and at one time a member of th e g roup.
Mabel Eldredge Barn s ley, Florida Ll, pre sented the petition for Sigma Phi of Roll in s College. The Grand Pre s ident and G a mma Province Pre s ident , a s the official inspecting officer s . a s we ll as the Grand Vice Pre s ident, an unofficial v is itor , gave favorable reports of the gr o up. There were further comment s from the Aoor.
The petition of Delta Phi of the U niver s ity of Manitoba was presented by Regina Brennen, Iowa r. The Grand President , as the official inspector, Minne sota A, and North Dakota A, spoke in favor of the group . Among those speak in g from the floor during the general di s cu ss ion were A lpha Province Pre s ident and Vice President, and the Settlement School Chairman.
UPOIl general consent, Convention re sumed it s regular s ess ion.
Michigan B moved that Pi Beta Phi grant a charter to Gamma Phi o f the l:niver s ity of Utah. No recap itulation w ao:; Grand Pre s id e nt given The appointed a s
tellers for this vote, California l:l., Massachusetts A, and Nebra<;ka B; as special tellers to receive the votes of the Founder , .\ and \'-e t Yirginia .\.
Virginia B mo\"ed that Pi Beta Phi grant a charter to Sig-m3 Phi of Rollins Colleg-e. The Grand President appointed 30; teller :-Florida A, \V a"hington n, and To\',:a r with special tellers California A and Illinois A.
Iowa Z moved that Pi Beta Phi grant a charter to Delta Phi of the COnivcrsity of North
Dakota A , Virginia S, and Louisiana .\ were appointed t<-lIers. The pecial tellers were Ontario A and Indiana B.
\ 1l110uncements \\ eTe made by the Guide while the teller s were cQlIllting the votes. From the reporh of the teller s , the Grand I're iclellt announced that charters had been granted to Gamma Phi of the University of Utah, to Sig ma Phi of Rollin" College, and Delta Phi of the Cnivcr ity of Manitoba. The meeting wa... formally adjourned.
Sixtll St'SSiOIl, Tllursday, July /, 1929, 9:15
The meeting opened with the Ritual and an invocation by Clara Brownlee IIutchin:-,ol1. Roll call o::howerl Indiana A, and the Chairman of the Settlement School ail<;,ent, Vermont B and the Il.i ... torian tardy, and the Cal if ornia alternate in attenrlance Telegrams of r ewere receiyed from the Sigma Phis at Rollin" Co ll ege. Delta Phis at the Cni\"ersity of Manitoha, and also a telegram from Cloria Swanson expre .... ing regret at her absence from the United Art ist Studio to greet tl1O C of Convention who \\ ent there on Recreation Afternoon. The Grand Pre ident announced the identification symbol ... of the hostesses of the . \ ngeles, Pasadena, Long Beach, and Glendale .Alumme Clubs . The Pages for the day were introduced ;to; Gwendolyn Yinson, Iowa Z, chosen by the Grand Secretary from her own chapter. and Mary \"alton, Pennsylvania A, cho,,;,cl1 hy the Grand President, ali representing the acti,'e chapter with the greatest mileage for active members. It was announced that Sir
Gilbert Parker '\as to be the of Convention at lun ch. "America" was sung in recognition of the national holit1ay, the Fourth of .luI)
. \ftcr iurther announcements, the ses .. ion was given over to the round table... which were the pecial order for the day. The first of these, "The Internal DevelopIllent of the Chapter" was COIlducted hy the Presidents of A lpha , Beta, and Iota Provinces. They were assbted by Ohio 8, Idaho A, Orcgon A, and New York r.
The second round table, "The Development of the Individual Cir!"' was led hy Delta, Gam ma , and Kappa Province Presidents and their assistants Virginia B, Virginia r, Indi ana B, California B, and Cali fornia r.
The third subjec t presented was ··The Chapter· 1\1eeting Program and Its Possibilities. u It was conducted by Zeta and Epsilon Province Presidents. assisted by Minne"ota A, Iowa r, Missouri r, Illinois L\., Missouri A, and Tllin oi., E. The Cata loguer expressed her idea
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of the great po ss ibilities in chapter meeting programs.
The round tabl e sess ion was di s.,olved, and the special order for the next was anno unced to he
the con sid eration of the " Friend · s hip Endowment Drive." After announcements by the Grand Vice Pre s ident, and the Guide, the meeting adjourned .
Eighth Ses si o ll, Fn·day. Jllly 5. 1929. 8:30 A . '1.
The fir"t hour was given Q\'cr to an in formal se ss ion with the la s t round table, t, :-Jational Viewpoint and Prc "" tige, I fow to Gain the One and U ", c t he Other," pre sented. It was c onducted hy Theta and Eta Pro\' incc Presidents assisted by Oklahoma B, \Vyoming A, Texa s A, Colorado B, Oklahoma A. Nchra"ka B. and Loui s iana 1\,
The scn nth sess ioll wa s opelled with the reading of the Ritual. Fannie Whitenack Libbey gave the Invocati on. Roll call showed a ll pre sent and 011 time were re ce ived frol11 Pauline Turnbull. York A. 1929-30 Pi Ret:! Phi Fellow; )Iaric Freeman Palmer, :\fational Supervisor of Chapter .-\ccounting; Sarah Pomeroy Rugg, a former ARROW Editor; and Zeta Tau . \Ipha. A telegram of apprec iation was read from Gamma Phi of the University of Utah, and the Salt Lake Ci t y Alumna! Club. The Grand Pre s ident introduced the Pages for the day as Margaret :\[cDonald, Iowa r chosen by the Grand Secretary fr0111 her s i ster's chapter. and Adelle Jahnckc . Loui sia na A cho s en by the Grand
Upon moti on of ::\tissouri r, it was agreed that the discu ss ion of the Endowment he made the s pecial of the day. It wa s further agreed that th e di scll ss ion of thi s 'i uoje c t be con<;idereci informally. Ernestine Bih)' :\fc .\ rthur , Chairman of the Friend,hip Fund Com-
Illittec , and :\[argucrite Graybill Lewis, the trea s ur e r were introduced. The Grand Pre s id e nt gave a r es ume of the hi story o f the Endowment Drive s ince it s inception at the Convention, pointing out the need s of s uch a drive and fund , and the compari so n with the work of other fraternitie s in this l ine . After Erne stine Biby Mc. \rthur' s report which se t forth the accomplishment s and effo rt mad e by the Committee , there was a s pontaneou s ri s in g \'ote of apprec iation. Upon moti on of :'>.li sso uri \Ipha the report wa s accepted. The meetin g was opcnccl to contrihution , either in money or in the form of pledge s Th eta Province Vic e Pre s ident moved that the Endowment Fund Campaign s h ou ld co\' e r a period of fi\'e years with pledge ... for five years accepted. The m otion wa s interpreted to mean that there should be a report made at the Convention s ix years from the Tw e nty-Eighth Bienn ial Convention. The motion wa s carried, Upon motion of Oklahoma A it wa 3 agreed that acti \"e chapter delegates s hould go back to c ha pter member s and express the p lea for thi s fund and shou ld set the date of homecoming on their respccti\"e campu <;es for reaching their goals. Theta PrOl'ince Vice President made the generou s offer to contribute $500 if nine othe r people wo uld do the "al11e, or 10 per cent o f all $250 indi\'idual contr ihution '.
Pledges and money contributions were recei\"e d from indi\Oiduals, club .. , and chapters. Cpon motion of Theta Pro,-ince Vice President. the discus:tion was closed and the money counted. The Grand Vice Pre ident mo\'ed that a heart felt vote of appreciation be extended to :'I1rs. and her committee for their work. The Chairman of the Committee reported that $2,668 had been received in money and pledges. Forma! .... es"ion was resumed.
From the report of the Cataloguer, the Secretary read the following recommendation: That officers who do not order stationery on regulation blanks hy September 15 be supplied with plain Pi Beta Phi stationery until a second issue oi indi\'idual stationery about February 1. The recommendation carried upon 1110tion of .,ylvania B.
From the report of the Health Committee, the Secretary presented the recommendations:
I. That the demonstration of Alpha Province be continued for the year 1929-30 . Indiana r moved the adoption of the recommendation. Roll call of Alpha Province was called to a..,certain opinion in this regard. The motiol1 was IO:-.L
2. That chapters outside of Alpha Province he urged to stri\'e for definite health standards, using as their guides the rcquirements of their re!o.pecti\·e college health sen'ices. Iowa r moved the adoption of the recolllmendation. .\Ipha Province President 1110\'ed that the recommendation be adopted by triking out the words "outside of \Jpha Province." Thc amcndment was made and the recommendat ion a<; amended was adopted.
3. That aiul1ln::c club .. be urged t o continue to impress upon their members the nece.,.,ity for and ad\'antage of annual phy:-.ical examination". as a means for determining the phy ical fitnes.., of each member, for curn.:cting oln-iou-, defecb, and for pre\'enting faulty per!lonal hygiene. Gamma Province President mo\'cd the acceptance of thi., recolllmendation. The Illation "as lo st.
·t That tl health 1lH.:etillJ{ )carl,\ be required of active chapter .. and alumn:c clubs. mo\ed thl' adoption of the recommendation. Theta Pro\'ince \"ice Pre:-.idcllt moved to amend the recommendation hy .... triking- out "anti clubs." The amendment carried but the recolllmendation \\a 10 1.
The meeting wa.., then opened t o new business. Loui sia na A mo\'ed that a uniform Recording Secretary\.. Book for chapters be adopted. The motion carried.
L'pon 1110tion of Oklahoma A, the Convention exprc ed a rising \'ote of appreciation to the ataloguer for the fine work "he and her assistant... at the Cemral Office had done.
The Secretary read the following Illotion:
Re ohed h)' the members of Pi Beta Phi, that:
WUfltf....S. Thf' otli(;f'rs or this Fratf'rnity all the thirty clay or May. AD. 1929. enterf'd into a Cf'rtalll trust agrf'emf'lll· with the Har ris and Hank, a cor· Iloration of Illinois, locat f'd in the cit)· of Chicago. llIinoi 'i: and
\\·UI:':R .E..\S, Thf' memkrs of Pi Ueu Phi are of ratif)'ing, confirming and approving the Trust in all rf'Sllt!Cts as the Agr ef'lllcnt of Ihi s Fraternity:
Notl', There/ore, HI! Ii. IlUd II is I-I uri,), Rcso/t·ed. That thf' Trust Agreement be · tween said Harris Trust alHl Savings Dank
• Full le"t of Harris Tru t Alo:rcf'ment lIlay Ill' had nil In (;ran.l Secn' tary.
and Pi Beta J'hi as set forth in th is ke'!olution and known a s the "PI Rcta Phi Trust. Dated May 3 1M, 1919 ," s hould be and is hereby r atified, 3pIlI' OYed a n d co nfir med i n all re s pec t s :I.!I the Trust of Ihls Fraternity;
Be It I ' llr / her Rl!soh'ed, That the a ssi gnment and tran s f e r to said lI arris Tru s t and Savings Bank, a,> trustee, of t he :.ecu ri · ti c s described in Sche dule A a ttac hed 10 th e said Tru s t Agreement as therein provided b e and it is hereby ratified, approved an d ca n· firmed;
Be It Further i<e mh'l'd, Th :u the Secrelary certify and file a copy of thi s rcsolUlion with said lI arris Tru s t and Savings Bank and al s o identify a copy of the Tru st Agreement before thi s meeting by indorsing on th e cover page ther .:o f a I.:gend of substantially the followil lg text : "This T rus t Agreemellt is the Trust A g r ee ment befo re the mee till J.( of and ap lJroved by the membe rs of Pi Beta Phi on the fifth day or Jul y, A.D. 1929."
Accepted upon motion of ).[i c higan A.
Ok l ahoma B moved that a Chapter Pre s ident' s Manual be adopted. The motion carried.
California A moved that the r e ading of th e Convention Report s of the Province Pre s idents and Province Vice Pre s idents be omitted iu Co nv entio n Session and the time given to round tables. The motion carried. Upon motion 0 f Et:\ Province Pre s ident it wa s agreed that Grand COllncil shou ld be given power to mak e the necess ary con s titutional amendments resu lting from the motion of California A lpha.
The Committee on Nominations, through New York A, s ubmitted it s report which wa s accepted up o n motion of Penn s ylvania r. The meeting was opened to from the floor The Grand Pre s ident appointed as tellers for the election, Nevada A, Ma ss achu setts A, and Iowa A. The voting done by sec r et b a llot re sulted in th e e lection of the following officers:
Craml Burnham Onken, Illin ois E. De W o lf. f owa Z.
Craml Trca s urer- Loi..:. Fr a nklin Stool111an, ] Ilinoi s Z.
\RROW Editor- Jo s ephine Coa tes, Illinoi s B.
Historian -G race Fill e r, Penn sylvania r.
\ ss i s tant to Gra nd PresidentMargaretta Fenn, Illinoi s E. Alp ha Province Pre s ident- Beatrice Eck s, New York 6.
Beta Province Pre s ident- Mildred Kern Bi sse ll , Wi sconsin A.
Gamma Province Pre s ident- Loi s Thomp s on, Penn sy lv ania A.
Delta Province Pre s id ent-Ann Mar s hall, ).lichigan B.
Epsilo n Province n a dine Chc<.;ley Sawcrs, \,yi scol1s in A.
Zeta Province Pre s ident-E mma 1\fay Baldwin, 1\li sso uri r.
Eta Province Pre s id e nt - Virginia Hut so n , Kam.a s A.
Theta Province Pre s ident - Gertrude Gardner Turner, Oklahoma A.
fota Pr ov in ce Pre s id e nt - Dorothy C unnin gham Dougla ss , vVa s hington B.
Kappa Province Pre s ident-Capitola Breyley Forker, Wi scon s in A.
The Grand President announced the appointment of the Cataloguer - 1\/[abel Scott Brown, of Co lumbia A.
Eta Province Pre s ident , Chairman of the Committee on Re solution s pre s ented the following report:
f?cPOyf of fh,' Committee OIL RCSO/Iltinlls
\\'IIE1EAS, The T\\,l.'n1r :-;i"th Biennial ConventIon of Pi Bela Phi", ill day ad· Journ, and whereas it ",j heo; to express appreciation of the man)' happy tbought, anti that ha\1.' hrOUJ!ht ahout it.!! therefore he it
Resolved, Thai WI.', an,1 arc grateful for the honor of Ihe presence of OUT beloverl Founrlero;, I .ihhil' Brook Clara Brownlt-c Hutchinson, Fanny \\"hitenack Lihhc)', and Inez SmIth Soule. Their cVer-IJT!!'sent ;ntNI.'<;t and trust in the ideals of Pi Beta Phi 'He as al 3ys iHl inspiration and stimulus for further proKTowth \Ye allTd the .lh!>eIlCI.' of CamlJbell and lIorne Turnbull. In the closing of this, the cOllventiOIl ill the hi story of the fraternity. we pledge anew our ddermina· lion to uphold and remain loyal to Ihe ideals Ullon which they tounded I'i Beta Phi.
That to Amy Burnham Onken, Grand President, we again eJtpress our de\'olion for her unsufiJassed within our own fratermty and in the fraternit)' world at large.
That to Emilie Margaret ,,'hitI', Grand Vice President, under whose const r uctIve )(uidance the alulI)lIl1e ilepartlllt'nt has been reorganized and many new alumn;e cluhs have beell chartered, we t'Jtpre;.s our allilre ciation. It is with f(·J.!H·t that we learn of her retirement.
That we thank (;;1il Ih \\'(llf. ':ran,1 Secreta ry, for her atla(;k upon tltt' prohlems of her offict" and the accomplishment of its
That to Lois Fra nklin S t oolman, Treasurer, we eJt t end 0111' thanks for her untiring efforts in the interest of Pi Beta Phi and for tbe special c h apter recognition which she has made Ilossihle :lt this time.
That to Agnes \\,riEtht Silring, former ARROW Editor, we eJtpre'lS our appreciation for hu years of i nvaluable and our at her withdrawal from the work wllh which she was so successful.
That Ollr thanks be to Josephine Coates, ARROW Editor, for so :lh l y filling that position of respons i bility and justifying tht" fai th wbich Grand Council placed in her. "'e wish also to thank her able staff.
That to Genevieve H errick Smith, As sistant to the Grand Vice President, we acknowledge gratefully her work in the alum· nz department :lIId the beneficial effects that the fraternity has derhed from her constant effo rt s. \Vith much regret Pi Beta Phi loses her as all officer.
Th at to Mabd Scoll B rowlJ, Cataloguer, s llccial recognition be g iv en and deep ap' preciation e:<tended for th e important, un selfis h which sh(' is ft.·mlering to Pi 1I('t;l !'hi.
That we thank Grace Filter. Ifls\(>rian. Dorothy Durrows, AdinJ.,: Xational Super "isor of Chapter .\cc:ountin!;, and Blanche Reisinger of the Pi Beta Phi }.lag:u:ine A"ency for tbeir invaluable contributions.
That to Province Presidents we extend sincere thanks for their increasing efforts to help maintain stron,l:!' chapten.
That to Province Vice Pre"idents, whose understanding, keen interest, and enthusiasm made p<)§!,ihle renewed gro"'th in the department we extenf( O\lr thanks.
That to Gertrude Orowne Freeman, re cently resigned as Chairman of the Settle ment School Committee. 3mi Elhel Curryer. retiring trt<l!>UIl:r, "'e our sarro'" at their "'ithclrawal from this work.
That we thank Edith Gordon for her ahle assum]1tir)ll of the of Chairman.
That we thank Evdyn Bishop. Director of the Settlement School, whose life has been one of sacrificing devotion to the altruistic work of the f r aternity. \\'1' are grateful to her staff for their unfailing SIlPI)orl of and service to the school.
That to Grace Post, our devoted Con· vention Gui(le. and her able Commiltee, Ruth Barrett Smith, Nelle \\'dles Parr, and Oral Cranor \\'ilcoJt, we express our deepest appreciation for the delil>:htful results of the months of plannilll>: to make om Twenty· "inth Biennial Convention the thaI it is.
That Erne tlllc tlih)' '.\c\rthur and her in t h e K:lnsas City Alumnz Cluh he Informed of our admiration of the conduct of the labore r s of the Fund Campaign and receive our good wishes for continllcd and ever greater suceeS3.
That in the work of the Chairmen and memhers of the fraternity Standing Committees, we recognize the maintenance of a loyalty to the fraternity without ,"' h ie b atl· \'ancement would he
That to 1\I r. Royce, manage r of 'he: !lunt iagton Ilotel, and his corps of assi..,tanIS we eJttend our sincere 31lpreciation for tbeir personal interest in Ollr comfort and happi. ness hich has so contrihuted to the sllccess of Convention.
That to California r and '>Ie thanks for their cooperative illtertst in the welfare, and comfort of Con· vention members.
Th at Nina Harris Allen. transportation chai rman , receive our thanks for making the journey on the Pi neta Phi Specia l so pleasant; and that officials o f the Bur· lington, tbe Denver, Hio Grand and \\'estern, and the Union Pacific Railroads he informed of ollr aPllrcciation of the com fort s prov ided hy them. That to all who en ter· taine,1 a1l along th e route t o C()lIve nti on l,e o r d of ollr enjoyment of
their hospitalily. That 10 )[rs. C. K RichenhauJ:h, whose friendly interest and eare "ere of great aid and com· fort to who were ill during Ihl" journey, lIlally thanks be C"xl)rcssed.
That 10 Ihe committee w h ich presented I h e \try inh:rcSling Settlement School Pro· gr:III1, we "ish 10 CXIJrCS5 appreciation.
That 10 Helen Unity lIunter, edItor, and .-\1111 F llow Roherls, manager of the COl\n:mioll Daily. and their staff, we extcnd our than!..s for the managemen t which has I(i\cn II this s p lendid paper.
That to 3 1", those who arranged for ou r n:creation th rough s t un ts , bus r ides visits to poiuls of interest, J.:3mes, and CQIlwe CXil f C55 our a ll \ Jrccialio n
That to t h ose friends who con t ributed priu, ane! gifts for ex i ra session activities in the fidd of indoor and outdoo r sports, we OlLr "incere
That \\c express for delegates and officer! to Mr. I .. G, Halfou r thanks for t h e at· tractive »ouvcnirs, hi!" gift at t his ConventlOlI_
That we rC(:ognize the interest of the Chamber of Commerct: of Pasadena and thank it for it.:; courtesies to Convention.
That we extend our sinceres t and h earti cst t hanks for t he heautiful co n side r ation and thouK h tfulness sho\\11 us by t h e lI ospitality Committee which was composed of the Alumna: C l uhs of Southern California Pasadena, Lo"l Angeles G'endale, and Beach whose chairmen arc reSro«tively ) I ar· galel Gilli l and :\ I oore, Netta Nixon Young. Ce rl rude P entland M illiken, a nd Win n if r ed Scay M ord'!. T h a t to th e ne wl y for m ed Santa M Ollica Cluh goes ou r a lJIJreciation for the delightful masquerade party.
That 11.1 argarN Bemen t o f t he Spokane A lu mna: Cl u b be t h anked for h er clerical in IYIJing hallOls.
T hat we acknowledge our debt of h appi. ness 10 Ii al riet H enderson a n d Louise Spaulding Malin for this Sing i ng Conven· lion.
Th31 we expre"s our gratitude to Cat h erine Hamilton Devine, Transportation and Ilaggage Assistant, for the efficien t h andling of our and for the many cour· tesies ('xlended.
That to chairmen and all members of committees of I nformation, Chap te r Exhihits. Initiation, and Ilanquet we eXlJrcu our gratitude.
HcSl>ectfully submitted.
CLAICIo;, Okla h oma A
I)(HIOTII\' Qt'.\ICI.ES , Vi r ginia B ) I AR t OS n,u:u. \\'ashington A :\ I AICY <. FROST, Eta ProvInce P resident. Chairman
T he report was fo rm a ll y adop t ed. 1n \' il a ti o n s for th e 193 1 Co n vc nti o n were rece i ved fr ol11 th e m ayo r o f Det r o it . fr o m th e G ra nd a t ).[ ac k inac Is la nd , and ,",'es t Bad e n Spri ng Il o t c l. fr o l11 Sa r anac I nn. a nd Thro u g h th e Ca n a d ia n Pa c ifi c offi ci a l s to Ba nff S prin gs H o t e l o r
Vi c t ori a . A lpha Pr ov in ce Pr es ide nt exp r esse d th e des ir e of ch apters in t h e Eas t fo r an eas t e rn Con\'ent ion.
T he G r a nd Vice P r es iden t insta ll e d th e n ew ly e lec ted G r a n d Pr es iden t and t he l a tt e r th e n inst a ll ed th e o ffi cers prese nt a t Conve nt ion e lected by Co n ven t io n o r t h e .\ Iutn ll :e Sess io n of Co n ven t io n . o r a p po in te d by th e Gran d Pr es ide nt. V i r g inia i3 moved th a t t he T wc nt y- n in t h B ie nn ia l Convent io n of Pi B e t a P h i be a d jo urn ed. V irgi n ia R expressed h e r r egr e t t ha t hc r c h a pt e r i s t o lose its e x iste nce beca u se o f a n t i- fr a t e rnit y leg i s latio n a t Ho llin s Co ll ege. Th e CO lwen ti o n close d wi th th e r e ad ing of th e Ritu a l.
GA I L D E WOLF, G ra" d Sec r e tar y
Of th e Conv ention 0 essirJlls of th e u-f"lumna e 'Department
June 5, '92 9
Tilt: FIRST of the alumna! department at Convention was called to order tht: Grand Vice Pre s ident, EmIlie \\' hile. on the morning of July 2, in the convention hall of the Huntington Hotel, Pasadena. After lhe It:dding uf tile 1<itua1, the im'ocation wa given by Lihbie Brook Gaddis.
'The to the Grand Vice President, as secre tary of the alumn:c s e ss ion s, pre se nted the report of the committee on credentials and mo\'ed it s acceptance. The report was accepted and s howed that 71 alumna! club de legat es had presen ted credentials and that all officers with the exception of the ARROW Editor, th e Supeni r.; or of Chapter Accoun tin g, and Kappa Provincc President were prc'.cnt at Con\'ention, The rcport recommended that the Founders, Libbie Brook Gaddis, Clara Brownlee Hutchin so n. Fanny \Vhitena c k Libby, and Inez Smith Soule be seated as members of the alul11l1<e sessio ns of Convention; that the members of the Convent ion Committee , Ruth Barrelt Smith. )Je1le \Velle s Parr, a n d Opal Cranor \V ilcox, be so sea ted; that Blanche Charlton Curtis be seated as Kappa Province Pre s ident; that the resu lting li s t be the official personnel of th e a l umna! sess ion s of Convention. This was so done through the acceptance of the report,
The li::.t of ollicial alumI1<e club delegate .. fol1o\\ ... : ,\lpha Pro"ince: Ho_,>lon, Belt) Burwell; Burlington. llelen Martin; Connecticut, Gcnc\'je\'c Elmcr; Ne\\ York , Beatrice Ech; Toront o, Scott.
Delta Province: .\nn \rbor. Dorothy Ti ch; l3I oo mncl ·l J I ill Elizabeth haffner; Bloomi n gton, :\f rs. Blakeley; Chattanooga, Virginia Miller; Detroit, Ruth Carpenter; Fall s Cities, Helen Ander so n; Grand Rapid s, E lean or Yerdier; Indianapolis, \\ ' ild: ),Iemphis, Myrtle Raith, Epsi lon Pro\'ince: .\VOII, Fern Fenessy; Carthage, Miriam \VilIiam s j Chicago, Nina A ll en; Decatur, Je<.,sie Lockett; Gale sburg, J felen Yates; Grand Forks, Regina Brennan; Madi son, Kathr) n _ \urner; 11011l11outh, Adaline Barnum: Minneapoli s, Elizabeth Tu fty: North Shore, Oli\' e Kendall; Oak Park, Dorothy Preble; Rockford. Lynore ,\mlre s ; Spring-field, Amy Onken ,
Zeta Province: Burlington, Mrs. Weibley; Indianola , Mrs. Dowell; Kan s as City, Ernestine McArthur; Springfield, Elizabeth Baldwin; St. Louis, Mr s. Carro ll.
Eta Province: Denver, Ella Jane Fellows; Lawrence, Virginia Hutso n j Lincoln , Vera Kirkpatrick; Omaha, Bena Yetter; Poudre Valley, \.yilla Clammer; Gtah, Ruth Penick; Wichita, Kathryn Moore.
Theta Province: Dalla s , )'Jrs. Touchstone; Fort Smith, Lou Mar s hall; New Orleans, Gladys Hopkin s; Sabine Di3trict, Franki e Hill; Shreveport, )''lrs. E lli s
Iota Province: Eugene, Mr s. Spencer; Portland, Mrs. Knight; Seatt le, Mr s. Fletcher; Spokane, Margaret Bement; Tacoma, )'1r s. Soule; Yakima, Alice Pennington.
Kappa Province: Berkeley, Mrs. Thelan; Glendale, Mr s Cline; Long Beach, Mrs Griswold; Los Angeles, Mrs. Burbank; Nevada, Alice Lun s ford; Pasadena, Mrs. Miller; Sacramento, i\I rs. Proctor; San Diego, Mrs. :Mark; Santa Monica , Marie Matzinger; Tucson, Mr s. Wharton.
All active delegate s were present at the first alumme sess ion.
The Grand Vice President announced that the order of bu si ne ss for the sess ions would be: reports of officers and committee s; recommendation s 0 f the province vice president s ; recommendation s contained in report s; round tables; Sett lement School que stio n box; election of officers .
The:! Page s for the day were introduced as Elizabeth Hawkin s of California A, and Clara Katherine Hudson of Cali fornia B.
After announcements, the Grand Vice President appointed the fol-
lowing Co mmitt ee Oil Nominations for th e Department: the .-\ssi s tant to the Grand Vice President, and the delegates from the Baltimore, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Pasadena Clubs.
Report s of al umna! officers and comm i ttee chai rmen were next in order. The report of the Assistant to the Grand Vice Pres ident was read and wa s accepted on motion of the Philadelphia Club. The report of Alpha Province Vice President was read and was accepted on motion of the Denver Club. The report of Beta Province Vice President was read and wa s accepted on Illotion of the Wa s hington Club. The report of Gamma Province Vice President was read and was accepted on motion 0 f the Indianapoli s C lub. The report of Delta Province Vice Pre s ident was read and was accepted on motion 0 f the St. Louis Club. The report of Epsi lon Province Vice President was read and was accepted on motion of the Dallas Club. The report of Zeta Province Vice Pre sident was read and was accepted on motion of the New York C lub . The report of Eta Province Vice President was read and was accepted on motion of the Cleveland Club.
The report 0 f Theta Provinc e Vice President was re ad and wa s accepted on motion of the Spokane Club . The report of Iota Province Vice Presidant was read and was accepted on motion 0 f the Pasadena Club. The report of Kappa Province Vice Pre si dent was read and was accepted on motion of the Lawrence Club. The report of the Committee on Alumna! Reorganization was r ead by the chairman, Blanche Charlton Curtis, and was accepted on motion of the San
Diegu Club. The report of the Settlement School Committee wa read by the chairman, Dr. Edith Gordon, and was accepted o n motion of the L"tah Club. The report o f the Settlement School Trea ... urer was read by Dr. Gordon and was accepted on moti o n of the Lo s Ange le s Club.
Theta Province Vic e Pre s ident moved that a telegram be sent Gertrude Browne Freeman, the recent chairman of the Settlement School Committee , expressing regret at her abse nce from Convention and appreciation fo r her invaluable serviCt: to the Settlement School. Th e motion was carried.
The report of the Committee on Health Program was re ad by Dr. Go rdon and was accepted on motion of the T oron t o Club . Th e report of the Agency was read by th e Secretary and was accepted with thank s on motion of the Harrbburg-Lanca ster C lub. The report of the Coo li dge Picture Fund Commit te e was read by the Secretary and wa s accepted on motion of the Seattle Club. The report of the Editor was read by the ,\lumnre Editor, Agnes Miller Turner, and wa s accepted on motion of the Seatt l e Club.
The recommendation s of the Province Vice Pre s idcnb were next taken up and \'o ted on as follow s:
1. That the Con:::.titution be amended b y in ser ting in Statutes II , Sec. 4,
a. delegates t o Co n vent ion s hall he elected from th e ac tiv e membership of the club concerno:d. I n case n o suc h dele · ga te is the clu b m ay uron a three·fou rth 's vote elect as its official dele· Kllie a fraterrllty TIlo:mber not actively affi liat ed with the club.
Delta Province Vice President moved it s acceptance. Theta Prov-
ince \'i ce Pr c:::.idl' l1t mo\"ed that the reco mmendat io n he amended ... triking o ut the secon d sentence. Ca rried. The recommendation as ame nded was adopted.
2. That the Con titution be amended by in-;erting in Statutes 1[, Sec. 4,
h. Deleaates shall lend credenti als of delcgatcs h ip upon o ffi ci a l blanks provided hy the Cent r al Office to th e Conven t ion Guirle, the province vice conce rned , the Grand Vi ce Pr esiden t, and tbe A ssis tant to tbe Grand V ice Pr esident immediately election.
Adopted as read upon motion of Delta Province Vice Pre s ident.
J . That th e CO Il <; titution he amended by striking out S tatute s \ ' IU , Sec. 3, g, a nd s ubstituting therefor:
g. Send annually t o the Cent ral Office and the province vice president concerned an accurate list of all 1)3id members and una ffiliat ed alumna'.
.\dop ted a s read upon motion of Iota Province Vice
4. That Statutes V I J I, Sec. 3 , be amended by in se rtin g:
b. Provide 3!lllual audit of club trt:a s· urer's books.
Adopted as read upon motion of Eta Province Vice Pre s ident.
.=;. That large clubs be urged to make a di s tinction between paid and non-affiliated a lumn re by a more effective u se of the membership cards. \dopted as read upon moti o n of the Detroit Club.
6. That the Assistant to the Grand Vice Pre s ident be made a committee of one to r eceive s ugges tion s for alumna'! officers in the interim of Conventions and that due notice of thi s be placed in THE .\RROW. Adopted a s read up on motion of the Carthage Club.
7. That the alumna! session au-
thorize t he appropriation of 1WOfifths of th e expenses of the Central oflice. \d Op lCU read upon motion of Theta Prm'i nce Vice Pre s ident.
8. That all moneys from club s be se nt to the province vice president con ce rn e d through the club treasurer.
Adopted <\;-, read upon m otio n of the Ga l e s burg C lub .
9. That club s continue the pre s ent practice of s e n ding allnua l report s of the c o rre s ponding secretary to TilE ARROW in April , making th t m as co mpl e te as po-;sible. L ' t ah Club moved it s acceptance. Lo s t.
Utah Club moyed th e adoption of a recommendation a s follows: That club s pre sent annual report s of corre s ponding sec retary for publication in th e September \RROW. SubMit111C recommendation was adopted as read.
10 That the Comm itt ee on .\ lummc Reorganization b e di s continued. _\doptcd a s read up o n m otion of l;amm3 Province Vice Pre sident.
II. That two hundred dolla r s be appropriated annually to the L oa n Fund. . \doptcd a s read upo n motion of the Grand Forks CllI'). .-\d journment up o n motion of Kan sa s City Club.
Thursday, July 4, 9
The se cond alumme session wa s opened \\' ith the s in g in g of the StarSpang l ed Banner. Roll call s howed fourteen club del eg ate s ab sent frOI11 the sess ion. The page s for the afternoon we r e intr od u ced a s Ruth :\'ewb urn , Di s trict of Co lumbia Alpha, cho se n by the Gra nd Vice Pre s ident from her ow n chapter. and .Margaret Nicho ls, Kan sa s A. chosen by the A ss i stant t o th e Grand \ ' ice Pre .... id e nt h o norin g her c hapter. The Grand Vice Pres ident presented to Convention Cartwright. a former .\RROW Editor, and \V ithere ll, Pro\"ince V i ce Pre s id ent at the time of the Be rkeley Co n ve nti o n.
Round table di sc us s ion s n ext fo llowed, intr oduced in each ca se hy two Province Vice Pre s ident s, then thrown open to from the floor. The s ubj ec t :-. were a, follow s :
1. Int eresting th e inactive alumme. Conducted hy Theta Province Vice Pre s ident. Xita Hill Stark:
Kappa Province Vice Pre s ident , Bernice Coultrap Gerwick. :\ \\ ide -a wake efficie nt mem be r s hip committee i due s not too high ; officers who really function; program s 110t drawn out: arrange that m emhers from the ... a me chapter be 110t grouped togethe r, out s cattered am o ng other chapter members; a ho s pita l ity or welco ming committee that function s- Pi Beta Phi i s built upon a foundation of friend hip , and any club that fail s to manife st friendline .;;s fail s in it s obligations to the fraternity; ca ll on a ll newco mer s; a fri e ndl y. new sy lette r se nt to nery alumna in the fall. e nclo s ing with it a stamped. addre:-. se d c nn l op for sending in dues a nd for answering a s hort qu es ti onnaire .. .. to what kind of committee work eac h member would lik e to do and wha t s ugge <; tiotl s s hc may ha\'c for improving the club.
2. "V ays and m ea n s o f rai s in g moncy. Conducted by Be ta Pro\" -
iuc e \'ice Prc.;ident. f'rances Carpenter Curtis; Gamma Province Vicc Pre ... ident, Jimmie Patillo Taylor.
Sugge.,tions: Sale of Royce good". apron'i, \\ 'a"hington State canelie .. , Buffalo Linen Shop goods. chi ldren· clothes, bahy bath tub that fits onto a large tuh; a wellorganized rummage sale, a car-fare can, ach'crtising blotters, secondhand book !'otafC'. Pasadena wrote evcry memher for a dollar COIltrihution to the..' Settlement 5clloolmany five and ten dollar gift'-.. St. Louis sclh ticket-, to a picture ... how which them S.3'=; on {'\'cry $.iS ticket so ld.
3. \\ 'hat duh expect from the visit of the Province Vice Prc!'i· dent. Conduc ted lIy _\lpha Province \ ' ice President. .\ilcen Sullivan :\rillcr; Iota Province Vice Pre"li<icnt, Ilarriet John tone.
News of what other cluhs and fraternitie<.; arc doing and of the internal working and organization of Pi Beta Phi: interc ... ting program. and ways 0 f making money; new s from the Settlement Schoo l ancI from the active chapters; in spi ration, and help in so l ving club problem s.
4. Intere s ting the younger alumnee and maintaining interest in a club of divergent age,. Conducted hy Eta Pro,·ince Vice President. Vera \\ 'att les Kirkpatrick; Zeta Province Vice President. Florence Barnes Inghram.
Sugg-e"'lion ... : COlllmittee member ... and officers of vary in g age s-l et the older alumna' hold the <lignified pos ition s and the younger ones th e '\vo rking" and the r outine jobs; partie s for the and C hri s tma s parties for the chi ldren ; d o 11 0t a ll ow the c1uh to hecol11e g r o up "
of different ages: give all a fecling of re ... pon .. ihility for the of rile c1uh: han- the c of diiferent ages; each memher greeted warmly at the cl oor and called b) name; a cooky- hiT1l' at '\ hich each ll1t'mhN dre .... e .. a .. when ... he \\a .. in ..chool.
S. :\Iaking thc IlIcmher ... hip campaign "llcce "ful. Conducted by Epsilon Pr ovince Vice Pre " idcIlt.
Sug-gc ... tiolls: Trca .. uru·.., orfict· \'cry important; a 11lellll,er..,hip party after the Senior Fare\\cll Cc rcmony "hieh only those who han: paid dues may attend: call for !lCW Il1CIllher-; for their fir t thrce meeting : place a "wr hdore the nillllCS oi tho e who han' paid their clue" hefore the directory Cf')me-; out; group llIettings: actin' :In (I inacti "C memher hip list in the directory; a special meeting of intt.'rc t \\'hich admits only thoo;e who hold memherhip cards.
'-\11 intere'ilillg- que ... lioll hox 011 the Seulemcnt School w;\.. COIlducted by Evelyn Ri h op. dircctor of the Settlement School.
The Committee oJl\lumn::c Xomillatioll", through its chairman. the .'\ssistant to the Grand Vice Pre ... idCIlt. uhmitted it-. report which wa accepted upon Illotion of .\Iplta Prov ince Vice Pre ... ident. tion'i from the floor followed. The voting, which wa" done hy secret ballot. re <.:.u ited in the election of the following officers: G r and Vice Pre'iident-Kathryn Burr Teller Assis tant to the Grand " ice Pres ident-Ruth Barrett Smith \Ipha Province Vice Pre <;idelltLoui se Richard"on
Beta Province Vice Pre s identFrance s Carpenter Cur ti s
Gamma Province Vice Pre s ident:\1ab e \ E ldred ge Rarn , ley
Delta Province Vi ce PresidentRuth Wil s on
Ep s il on Provin ce Vice Pre sidentLillian Leggett Bass
Zeta Province Vice Pre sidcntFlorence Barn es In gh r am
Eta Province Vice Pr esident-Vera Wattles Kirkpatrick
Theta Province Vice PresidentFrankie Cochran Hill
Iota Province Vice Harriet Rutherf or d Johnstone Kappa Province Vice PresidentBernice Coultrap Gcrwick
Upon m otio n of the Indi a nol a C lub the meeting adjourned, and the la s t alumna! sess io n was clo sed with the reading of the Ritual.
GE NEV I EVE H ERRICK Secretary.
%inutes Of the r:..%e eting of Grand Council
COUNCIL HELD it s annual meetin g at the Huntington lI otel. Pa"adcna. California fr olll June 13 to June 30 , 1929 with only f Oll r in attendance it wa s impo ss ible for the .\)(RO\\ Editor t o he pre cnt. On the morning of June 30, a jo int meeting wa s held with the Settlement Schoo l CO l11l11ittee represented hy the Chairman, Dr. Edith Gordon and one of the member s, Blan c he C ha rlt o n Curtis, with Evelyn the Director of the Sc hool, also pr ese nt; th e afternoon of the same day, after the a rri va l of the .,pec ial t rai n, meeting s were held with the Province Presidents and Pro\·ince Y ice Presidents.
The Grand Council mad e a careful s tudy of th e rep o rt s on all chapter and alumn::c club visits of the pa st year, supplemented by the Convention and A nnual Reports of the officers and Committee Chai rm e n. The condition of the chapter s and clubs on the whole was mo st gratifyi ng and a program of development was outlined to correct any weaknesses r evea l ed in particular cases. In studying the Survey and S tandardization Report and making a deci sion as to the winner of the Bal four Cup, Loi s Frank l in Stoo lman Ycry genero u sl y donated the Stool man Va se to be awarded anIlually by Grand Counci l , as a second award, to a chapte r for excellenec in coopera ti on and internal organization. It wa s decided that the chapter s tanding third in the se regard s should be given honorab l e
mention. From the co nditi ons preby th e con:.ideration of all reports on chap t ers and cluhc;, and from the s ugges tion c; in report s to the Council and from the officers pre s ent , Ii fteen recommendation 'i were formulat ed for presentation at Co nvention.
Upon rec o mm e ndation of the Gran d Vice President seve ral constitutional amendments were effected
Stat. Ill , .\: Sec. 2, Letter s of t;ree ti ng , wa" amellded hy adding:
h. 'J ne Grand \ 'ice President, the As· to the (;ranrl Vice Pre-cirte-nt, anrl the Pr ovince \'ice Pre-sident concerned shall a letter of greeling to e\'uy new club within ont month from the rt:lIe of char· ttring.
Sec. 9, Dutie s of Assista nt to Grand Vi ce President, wa s amended hy adding to "b" so that it s hall read:
h. To act as f'.ec r eta r y of the of Convention and to act as chair · man of the Committee ou Creden t ials for alum n ;J! dtlegates.
Sec. 9, wa s furth e r a m e nded hy adding:
g, T o see tbat the di rectory of dub!! in the ARROW is kepI up·to·date,
Se c . 14, Dutie s of Province Vice Pre-. idents, wa s amended by striking out n h" and inserting " h", " i", and H j" to read a c; f o ll ows:
h. To c ollect the fir s t year of alumn:e dues from all c hapt er graduates in the pro· vince, to f or ward same to th e Grand Treas· ure l'. and t o issue to eac h of th ese gi rls a national membership card.
i. To co ll ect applications for alumna! memhership. to distribute same to the Pro · vince Vi ce P reside nt s concerned , and to forward thes e in her own provin ce to the 'du lls conce rned,
;. To promote the organi:lation of new clubs.
Stat. IV , sec. 19, Seniol- farewell Ceremony, was amended by adding:
b. At the time of the holding of this ceremony each graduate shall sign the ap · plication for alumna! membership and s hall IJay to the c hapter Tr easurer the year of alumn :c dues,
Stat. VIr, Sec. -t. Annual Alumme Due s, was amended by st riking out the word I<o n" in the phrase "on 15 or April 15" and inse rting the word "by."
Stat. VrTT, Sec. 2, was amended hy stri king Ol1t the whole present sec tion and sub s tituting "a" and "b" ",0 that it s ha1l read:
Sec. 2. ('ltAItTERF..D Al.u:M:>1..t:: CLUIlS,
a. Every ahllnn;e group with not le ss than tell active members which agrees to lIIeet th e requirements established by law shall lq)OIl application to the Grand Vice Pre sident and uJlon paying to her of national dues, be g r anted a charter by the Grand Vice Presidenl.
b. Each chartered alumnre club shall be allowed olle delegate to the Alumnre Ses· sion of Convention.
Tn di sc u ss ing the annual visits of Province Vice Presidents , it wa s decided to continue for at least the following inter i m of Convention s the pre se nt pract i ce of one visit to all clubs during the two year pe r iod. It was further agreed that Province Presidents s hould feel their responsibility to alumn<E clubs and let Province Vice Presidents know their itinerary. The Grand President was asked to send her month l y letter s compiled for Province President s to all members of the Counci l , the Assistants to the Grand President and Grand Vice Pres i dent, and the Province Vice Pres idents while the Grand Vice Pre si dent was asked to make a si milar di stribution of her letters compi led for the Province Vice Presidents.
The Constitution was amended further. Stat. VII, Sec. 3, was amended by s triking out Sec. 3, and in se rting:
Sec. 3. DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE DUES. The annual active tines shall be distribu· ted as follows:
Two dollars to the COllvention Fund. FOllr do'lars to th e Co ntin gent Fund. One dollar to Ihe ARROW Fund.
Sta t. IX, See. II , COM M rTTEE ON TR UST PUKDS, "c", was amended hy in sert ing after "e ndowment m o ney s," Uw ith the exceptio n of that part secured from voluntary gi fts to the Pi Beta Phi Endowment Fund and loaned for chapter house build i ng" so that it s hall read:
c. Thi s committee s hall Il lace all ell· do ment moneys. with the excel)tion of Ihal part sec llr ed from voluntary gifu to the Pi Beta Phi Endowment Fund and loaned for c hapt er hou se building. in the hands of a trust company or companies of recognizeu financial stability. such trust company or c ompa ni es 10 be determined upon by a rna· iority vote of tbe committee, and in no case to be one with which any member of the committee has financial or official affilia · tions.
Further business included the authorization of the purcha se of mally typewriter s a s are needed to s upply officers The Pi Beta Phi Tru s t Agreement with the Harri s Tru s t Company of Chicago wa s ratified by the Council.
The Questionaire on Smoking formulated, di st ributed, and the res ults tabulated under the direction of the Grand Pre s ident, was carefully studied as a repre se ntation of the attitude of Deans of Women on campuses where Pi Beta Phi exists and parents of active Pi Beta Ph is. The results of the que stionnaire proved to be one valuable source of information in the unders tanding of the smo king practice and in the s tating of a recommendation for Convention action.
11I.IT7/;S 01 (,R.I.I'IJ (OuNC II. li/h J 1.1(,
The joint meeting with the Settlement School Committee brought forth the following agreement.:;: that with the of the 11 cal year ]929·30, the Settlement School Endowment shall be placed with other fratcrnit) endowment under the control of the Board of Fund ... ; That the Settlement School Trea ... urer turn o\'cr to the chairman of the Board of Trust Funds as much of the principal of tht tllliowmcnt as availahle 1I1c1uc\ing- the total amount of the incrca"c of the fi<.;cai year ]928-29 , not less often than once each year, thereafter. she shall turn o\'cr to the chairman of the Board the total amounts of increase for the current lear together with as large a payment as possible toward.;:. the completion of the elldowment as of June 30, 1929; and finally that the Settlement School trea ... urer should continue to ha,'c
the same fiscal year a ... tht: fratt!rnit) with the contrihution" from the clubs in by :i\lay 31 and the books closed on June 30, Thorough consideration wao;; gi,"en to the financial condition of the :-.chool and it wa" re,·ealed that there had heen a .,light drop in the contrihutions of alumna: for the pa t year. The need for a new movie film of the chool wa
The Secretary \\a., ins tructed to scnel a letter of appreciation to :\1 r. !\fattil thanking him for his fine serv ice and generou <le,'otiol1 to the chool.
The short .,c.,:-.ioll \\ ith the Pro\ illct: Prc:-.idems and \ 'ice Presidents was dC\"oted largely to disc1l5s ion of the recomlllendation, to he brought to Convention: \\"ith the final plans made for the conducting of CUII\cntion, the (;raml Council T11C'C'ting adjourned. (;,\lL DE \Vou, Cmtld StCrrlar.\'
Post-COWL'clltion SCSSiOH
The post-convention ses!'.ioll of Grand Coullci l was held at the Huntington Hotel. Pa s adena, Ca l ifornia. The newly elected Grand Vice President was not present at Convention hut the retiring Grand Vice President remained for the meeting, The ses:-,io n with the Province Presidents. with the Grand President pre si ding. and the one with the Pro"ince Vice President s with the Grand Vice Pre s ident preiding. left many recomlllendation which were carefully considered by the Council wilh final action taken. ..\t the beginning of the Council meeting. the Cataloguer was ca ll ed in to discuss the conditions in the Centra l Office. (It was decided that the tit l e of Cata loguer sho ul d
hccome Director of the Central Office). Action was taken rai'iing the alaries of the clerks at the Central Office to $23 per week. giving them the title of Secretaries to the Difector of the Central Office, and authorizing the Director of the Central Office to appoint a Pi Beta Phi a<; an assi .. tant. It wa" further agreed that the office hould he COIltinued in its pre.,ellt s ite in the Ilartford \ Voman's Cluh with the rent $50 per month; that there :-.hould be purchased a fireproof ca<;e for the secret material at the Centra l Office. Various publications for the coming year were listed and discu'i sc d. The Directory to be puh li shed with alphahetica l. chapter, and geographica l divisio n s
if it pro\'es financially possible. It was approved that the proof of the Directory in the front of the ARROW shou ld go to the Director of the Centra l Office thereby in sur in g greater accuracy in addresses; that the A lumn ce Edi tor sho uld send a duplicate of alumme personal s to the Centra l Office at the sa me time as they are sen t to the Editor. Upon the recommendation of the Province Presidents the Director of the Central Office is to prepare a uniform filing syste m for chapters with directions fo r it s use. The Chapter Pre s id ent's Manual i s to be prepared by a committee appointed by th e Gra nd President and s ubmitted to the Central Office for publication. Office r s and Committee Chairmen are to be in stru c ted n ot to u se the name of the Central Office for the publication of any material unles s the consent of the Central Office has been secured. The motion wa s passed that $7.50 per thousand for th e ARROW ci r culation be charged, by the Central Office, in th e u se of the mailing li st by ARROW and COllveulion Daily advertisers for the th e addressing and mailing of material with postage, material , and folding not included; that it be the policy of th e fraternity that the u se of the ARROW mailing li st by the ARROW and COllvention Daily advertisers mu st be used on ly through th e Central Office according to this official procedure. Action was taken to the effect that the Cen tral Office be authorized to issue triplicate receipt forms for Se ttl e ment Sc hool contribut ions, triplicate books of blue membership cards, and duplicate books of red m e mbers hip cards. The Central Office s hall have in the future as a part of its supplie s order books for jewelry.
Clamp cover s art: to be i ss ued to chapter s for fraternity publication s There wa s an acceptance 0 f the recommendation of the Director of the Central Office that unless orders were received for return postal cards, used in connection with the chapter card file , by October 15, the Ce nt ral Office will s end out a s ufficient supply for the year.
Recommendation s from the Pro,·ince Vice Presidents were received and acted upon. The se included s everal amendments to the Constitution. Stat. III A, Sec. 9, Duties of As s istant to Grand Vice Pre s ident, was amended by strik in g out "c" and in serting:
c To di r ec t and f o ll o w up th e work of the Pro l·in ce Yi ce i n or g al1i 7. ' iug new club s
Stat. VllI, Sec . 3, Requirement s for Chartered Alu mn a! Club s , wa s ame nd ed by inserting:
c. Shall purcha !<e cop ies o f th e (" 0 11 ' stitution for the club p res ident and c h a ir · man of the Alumn<e Adv is ory COllllllitk e
Stat . V, Sec. 5, was amended by inserting after the "Province Pre s idents ," ';t h e Province Vice Presidents in the ca se of s u spensions" so that the section s h all read:
Sec 5. NOTI CE OF SUSPENS IO N.
Not ice o f su s pen si on shall be sent liy the chapt e r co ncerned to the d ismi ssed me lll ' her, to the Grand COllII CII , the Catalog uer. the Province Pr e sident s the Province Vice Presidellt s in ca ..;e s of ahnnn:e su s pension s and all chapler within two weeks after th e suspen s ion.
Art. II, Sec. 2, Person n e l of the of Conve nti on , h ad t he amendm e nt of inserting:
b. The Ass i!S t3T1t to the Grand Pres i· dent.
Still further recommendation passed were: that the treasury finance a me e ting of the Provi n ce Vice Presidents at the Settle-
ment Schools immediately preceding or following the Settlement School Committee meeting at the School in the Fall of 1929; that vi"iting officers tell chapter<..; to arrange contacts with the alumn a! clubs if the tatter wish it; that, if the EI Paso Club i s chartered it be placed in Kappa Province; that Province Vice Presidents subm it for the Survey and Standardization report for each chapter a grade on co-operation upon sub mitting of applications and dues by ).fay 31 after the Senior Farewe ll Ceremo ny; finally that the retiring Grand Vice President and n ewly elected Grand Vice President have a con ference this Fall to discuss the carrying on of the work of the office.
The meeting with the Province Presidents accomplished a revision of th e lno;:.tructions for Officers and the Compuh,ory I J Rules, both of which were approved by the Council. The Grand Secretary authorized to revise th e blanks for the annual reports. Changes were made in the grading in the Survey and Standardization. "Sc holar s hip " is to be graded with a fir s t place having 40 per cent, a place in the upper one third 35 per cent, in the middle one third 20 per ce nt, in the lower one third 10 per cent, and with the lowest place .5 per cent. ranked with th e groups recognized by the colleges and universities as the soc ially competing fraternities for women; further the !->c holar sh ip report i s to be made for the entire preceding college year. "Soundness of Financial Condition" is to be graded with 5 per cent; a new heading "Cooperation with the Ce nt ral Office" to be rated wit h 5 per cent. In grading "Extra-
curricular \ctivities" an average of illlcre!>t. participation, and prominence is to be taken. The recommendation that the chapter committee on extracurricular activities be required to keep a card file or chart keeping the record for indi,-jduaJ's activities and that the activitie ::. cOlllmittee be required at the end of each semeste r to compile a chart from the data of the file s was approved. The Grand Council agreed that the Grand President should appoint a standing Committee on Chaperons.
Further amendments were made to the Constitution.
Stat. III A, Sec. 13, Duties of Province Presidents, was amended by out Hf" and " g" and in-.cning;
L To submit dlll\UJ.lly to Gr;I.IlU Cou ncil a detailed report of province condi t ion.., and of work done and a condenscd report {"T IJulili,ation in the Information :-JmuLcr of .-\RROW.
. \1 ... 0 S tat. III .\, Sec. 14, Duties of Province Vice Presidents, was amended by st riking out " k" and 'T' and by
k. To submit annually to Grand Council a detailed n'!I)Ort of province condi tions and of work done alltl a condensed report for publication in the Inform atiOIl Number of the Anow.
J. To submit to the Alumnre Session of Convention a uniform cha rt compiled under the direction of the Assistant to the Grand , 'ic e Presidellt for Ilublication in the Information Number of the ARROW.
Further Stat. IH A, Sec . 14, was amended by adding to " b" so that it s hall read :
b. To make a to each alumme clull in th e province ollce in the interim of Con""·lItions whell said club is locate d within the l im its of Continental United States or ("an ada.
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Alumnc:e Reorganization the amendment of the Const itution by the addit ion of Sta t. IX ,
Sec. 15, wa s accepted so that it shall read:
Sec. 15. Pi Bela Pbi Settlement School Committee.
Th ere shall be a Pi Deta Phi Settlement School Committee which sha'] administer tbe Pi Beta Phi Settleme nt School and whose duties s hall be those specified in the official Settlement School Commillee M anua\.
a. The personnel of this committee s h all be five alumna! appointed by Grand Council.
h. The chairman and treasurer shall be appointed as such hy Grand Council , this appointment to be for the who'e or a part of the entire term of committee service, as each separate case shall demand.
c. The maximum term of office for any member of the committee s h all be four years.
d. The committee shall hold an annual meeting at the school in Gatlinburg.
e. The chairman of the committee s h a ll make one visit of inspection to the schoo l in the interim of committee meeting s.
£. A member from Grand Council shall lIleet with the committee during part of each Allnual committee meeting.
g. A joint session of Grand Council. the director of the school, the chairman of the committee, and suc h members of the committee as may be present, sha ll be held during Convention.
h. Grand Council shall he the final au!hority on all matters of policy pertaining to the Se tt lement School.
i. The committee shall maintain the department in the ARROW cal'ed "News from Little Pi geon" as a means of presenting to the fraternity the latest information about the school.
j. The chairman of the committee, the treasurer of the school, and the director sha ll each make an annual re port to Grand Council and a report to Convention of work done.
The Grand Council acted to the end that the name 0 f the Cataloguer be st ru ck out of the Constitutio n and the name of the Director of the Central Office be sub stituted; that the name Cata logue be struck out of the Constitution and the name Directory substituted. The Grand Secretary was authorized to make the amendment s nece ssa ry to gi ve to the officer formerly called Cataloguer the title Director of the Central Office; to give to the publication formerly called Catalogue the name Directory, As a re su lt the
Constitution was amended so that the fo llowing sec tion s shall read:
Art. II, Sec, l. PERSO:-lNEL OF CONVENTION
h. The Director of the Central Office. Art. 11 , Sec. 2. PER SONNEL OF THE SESSIO:-l OF COXVEN TlON
h. The Director of the Central Office. Art. Ill, Sec. S. DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE
Th e r.rand President shall ap l)oint a Di. rector of the Central Office who s hall have charge of the director}' work of the fraternity and s hall direct the Pi Beta Phi Cen. tral Office.
Stat. lIlA, Sec. I\. DUTIES OF THE D I RECTOR OF TilE CENTRAL OFFICE
Th e duties of the Director of the Central Office shaH be:
e. To rerort to the Grand President c hapter s which fail to meet their re sronsi· bilities COllnecter! with the work of the Di · rector of the Central Office.
Stat. IliA, Sec. 14. DUTIES OF PROVIN CE VICE PREsmENTS
e. To collect ,\RROW subscriptions and to send same to the Di rector of the Central Office.
g. To forward to the Director of the Central Office notice of tht! decease of any alumna ill the province.
Stat. I J I 8', Sec. 2. CHAPTER VICE Dun ES OF PRESIDENTS
To forward her name and address to the Director of the Central Office immediately after h er election.
g. To forward to the Director of the Central Office, immediately UDon ber request for the same, a cOlllplete accurate record of the members of the chapter giving such detail as is necessary.
Sta t. V, Sec. 2. NOTICE OF TRANSFER AFFILIATION
Notice of affiliation of a transfer shall be sent, by the chapter concerned, 011 the regulation blank to the Director of the Cen· tral Office, within three days after tbe forlIIal affiliation.
Stat. V, Sec. S. NOTICE OF SUS l'E NSIO:-.'
Notice of suspension sha' i be sen t by the chapter concerned to the dismissed !!lember, to the Grand COllllCil, the Di recto r of the Central Office, the Province Pre sic\e nt s, and all chapters within two weeks after the susr-e n s;on
Stat. V, Sec. 7. 1I0:-.'ORARI.E NonCE OF DIS:'IISSAL
Notice of honorable dismissal shall be sen t by the chapter concerned to the member d isrrissed, the G ' anrl Council. the J)j. rector of the Central Office, the Province Presidents, and all c hapt ers within three days after formal dismissal.
Slat. V. Sec. 9. NOTICE OF EXPULSION
!\'olicc of expulsion shall be Icnt by the chapte r concerned to the member expelled, the Granrl Council, the Dileclor of the Cen· tral Office, the Plovince anrl a'i (bal,tell within three days aCler expul
Stat. y. 15. OF E:;-.;T
Notice of reinstatement, upon official blanks secured fro'1l the Central Office, shall be .cnt by the chapler concerned to tbe r eo instated mC:T1bc:r, the "rand Council. the Director of the Ctntral Oltice, the Province and all ch3pters within three (lay. after the formal rt'inqalemcnt.
Stat. nI. Sec. S, nrSTRTRCTIO:'\ OF DUES (I. One half the of the Director of the Central Office.
S13t. \'11, Sec. 6. SALARTFC:
A !-a 1ary of $200 rer annum be paid 10 Ihe (;rand President, to the Grand \'ice to the Grand So:-rrO:-lary, to the (;rand Treasurer, anel to the Dir(ctor of the Centra l Office. A ,a 1nry of $400 per annum be paid to the AkIOW Editor.
Sta l IX. Sec. JJ rFNTR.\L OITT('F.
The fraternity maintain a C,-,ulra! Office, hich shall he under the sUP(f\-iSlOl1 of the DiTfilOr of the Centra' Office.
The Grand Secretary further authorized to amend the Con<;titution Stat. IV. Sec, 12, \rchive s, hy in<;crting after "bulletin" of the Social Exchange Committee," "the , tanding Committee l\b.l1uab," thereby making the latter a part of the required content of chapter archi\'CS,
Funher mi ... cellaneou..; huc;iness wac; the pas .. ing of the requirement that all chapters U'ie the syste m of fi li ng outlined hy the Director of the Central Office The examination que stions for the year 1929-30, <;lI bmitted by the Chairman of the
Committee on Fraternity Study and Examination, were approved. The inc:.tallations for the coming Fall were carefully outlined and the chapter \·i ... iting for the next year was out lin ed and a<;sig-ned. It wac; agreed that Ctah :.hou ld be placed in Kappa Province.
.\£ter careful con'iidera tiol1 of the report of the Chairman of the Comm illee on Exten iol1. the fo llowing action \\'a<; taken: that Era \ Iph ian at :\lichigall State College honld he in formed that chances arc .. light hut if they wish to continue workillJ! a visitor will he sent them early in the fall of 1930 ; that Phi Phi Phi at Deni on l"ni\"er ity. Tau Delta Theta at \Vittenberg College, Sigma Delta Chi at We s t Virg-inia \Vesicyan. Sigma Omicron at the University of New I £amp sh ire, and Kappa Gamma Tall. at Southern College, Lakeland, Florida. all he definitely discourag-ecl: that Gamma Sigma at the L"nivcr ity of South Carolina he encouraged to go on working with the po ss ibil ity of a visit the coming year. It was agreed t h at in the future the first impcctor of a petitioning group shall be a National Officer to be followed by represe ntati,'es from the two nearest chapter. and finally the Province Preo,;ident.
The post-convention meeting of the Grand Council \\'as adjourned, GAIt DE WOLF Grallel Secretary
R eports o.f Office r s
Report of Gralld Presidelll
To Pi Bela Phi Fraternity :
IT I S THE PRIVILEGE of Pi Beta
Phi at this, it s twenty-ninth biennial convention , to look back upon s ixty - two year s 0 f con s tant p r ogress and development. The fraternity today differs greatly from that of 1867 in outward form and st ructure but within is the same spirit of high purp os e , seni c e , and friend s hip which ' marked it then and which has made it a national fraternity without a superior. It is with inexpre ss ible gratitude and affection that Pi Beta Phi welcome s to convention four of its honored Founders-Inez Smith Soule , Fanny Whitenack Libbey, Clara Brownlee Hutchin son, and Libbie Brooks Gaddi s . May it make it s appreciation for them and for those other Founders cherished in our thought s appar.ent through worthy sharing of the fraternity which their vision ca ll ed into being!
The e l ection by the la s t Convention of Helen Mill s Cadman a s Hi storian, and Marjorie Smith Dorsey and Mattie B. Craig Francis as Province Pre s idents was followed a l most at once by their re s ignations and by the appointment of Grace Filler, Emma May Baldwin , and Gertrude Gardner Turner as their respective succes sors, Duri n g the interim of conventions, other insi stent demands upon their time and strength cau sed the resignation s of Agnes Wright Spring ARROW Editor, and Vida Peene, l\1arie Winsor Stebbin s, Lucy Poulnot Burns, Irene O li ver Postell, Margaret Jackes Ball , and Nan Brown -
ing Payne , who s e service had meant much to Pi Beta Phi. Jo sephine Coat e s wa s appointed ARROW Edit o r and her year's work speak s for it sel f of her splendid qualification s for thi s exacting office. Province office s ha\' e been taken over by Charlotte Brown, Mi ldred Kern Bissell , Lois Thompson, Dorothy Cunningham Dougla ss , Florence Barne s Tngraham , and Bernice Coultrap Gerwick. Tt is an indication of the high ability and devotion of outgoing o ffi ce r s and of their s ucce .;sors who have taken office in the middle of the term that the work of the fraternity ha s advanced without delay or lo ss of effectiveness. The fraternity 'Pay s a tribute of gratitude and love to Florence Clum Temple , Circulation Manager of the ARROW, and to Dr. Edith Hedges Matzke , chairman of the Committee on Health, who s e death s have brought sadne ss to the hearts of a ll who knew them and have taken from Pi Beta Phi deeply loyal and cons ecrated members.
Since it is only becau se of the uncea s ing cooperation and encour· agement given her by other national province officer s and committee member s and of the inspiration gained from working with active chapter s , alumn:r clubs, and mem· ber s of the fraternity that the Grand Pre s ident ha s been able to accompli s h whatever the years have hrought forth, s he find s it difficult to expre ss her appreciation for these ; it i s s incere and deep.
The int e rnal organization of the fraternity grow s increasingly
trong , and th e pa !:. t two year s have een greater coordination of depart. mellt s and morc str e ngth in each than ever befor e. The effective work of Gail De \, 'o lf, Grand Secre tary, as super visor of standing co mmittee s, ha s proved th e wisdom of this late st mean s of bri ngin g all department s of the fraternity toge th er as a wor kin g unit, each with an under standing of the methods and purpo ses of the others. The danger of over-orga nization has never been lo st s ight of and every effort ha s been made to keep within the limit s where o r ganization i s not a burden hut rath e r i -a tool which make s it po ss ible to do the grea te st amount of work. with the utmost effectivene ss, in the s h o rte s t time, and with the least effo rt. The report s of officers and co mmittees will s how a record of accomp li s hment of which the fraternity may well be proud. Special mention s hould be made of the stand ing committee s who se members contribute s o much to the s trength of Pi Beta Phi and do it so unobtru s ively.
No pha se of frat ernity work is more vitally important than chapter and alumn<:e club vi s it s . Thi s is espec ially tru e of chapter visit .. ince no fraternit y can know actual con dition s or can plan wise ly to keep its chapter s o n a high leve l of a c hievement, standard s, and per sonnel un l ess its officers know, through direct personal contact, the chapter members, their Advj 'io ry Com mittees, and their deans of womeli.. The fir st years of official vi s it s for alu01lite club s hav e ncce .. sarily been planned for along more or le ss exper i mental line s, but to the fraternity nationally they have heen in,·aluable of the greatly in-
crease d knowledge of actual club and conditions which they ha,·c giycn ..\11 chapter s haye recci ved the required annual vi s it s from th eir pro,·ince president or her ubstitute except Pennsylvania a , which was unayoidably left witho ut a yisit la st year becau s e of a which came with thc change of officers. All chaptef:., exce pt \Vbcon " in B whic h wa3 unable to adjus t its schedu le to that of the yisiting office r, have received a vis it in the interim of conventions from a member of the Grand Cou nci l or from the Cata loguer who was a most efficient and h elpf ul subtitu te Report s from th es e vi s iting officers and frol11 the deans of women s how that the fraternity is maintaining an outstandingly fine place on it s campuses. No chapter is always at it s be s t and Pi Beta Phi ha s to fight alway s the se lfwhich comes from an a"'iured po s ition and which i s so detrimenta l to th e be s t development o f a chapter, but becau se of it s eHective organization and it s exceptional personnel it i s ahle to keep all chapters on a high level and t o preve nt a decided and prolonged :. lul11p in any chapte r. The Grand Pre s ident h as had the privilege, cluring the interim of conve ntion s. o f in stalling as chapters Ca lifornia Sou th Dakota A, Alahama A , and Illin ois A , and in each in sta ll ation has found a new realization of t h e beauty of Pi Beta Phi and an increased de s ire to be worthy of it. She ha s vi s ited officially twentytwo chapters, wa s th e official gue st of Ohio 6. for it s long-to-be-remembered Panhellenic con feren ce, an d ha s visited unofficia ll y with Oklahoma B. Ma ssac hu se tt s A, Tllinoi s E , Illinoi s Z, Oh i o B, Jll -
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diana 1', Indiana 6.. She ha s ueen the of many alumna! clubs located ncar officially visited chapters -Bloomington, Los Angeles, Syracusc, Birmingham, Eugene. \\ 'a:,hillgtOI1, Lc\\ ilton, Columbus, and Delaware; has been the Founders' Day guest of the Galc!o.burg, Carthage, Lincoln, .\ u stin, Chicago, I farri ... alld Kan !Sas City clubs, the la st being th e s plendid state celebration of 1928, and ha s been the specia l guest of the Indianapo li s alumme club for it::. meeting devoted to th e s tudy of the Constitution, and of the Boston, Jack so nville , lew York , Portland, Tacoma and Spokane club s. She ha s al so had the pleasure, each year, of attending the tri- state picnic held at ,\rrowhead, Ham ilt on. Illinoi s; amI 0 f visiting the petitioning groups S ig ma Phi of Rollin ,; College and Delta Phi of the liniver s ity of Manitoba. It i s a to expre ss her appreciation for the gracious, cordial ho spita lity which ha s been so th oro u gh ly e njoyed!
The Grand Prc !:> ident has served, during the int e rim of conventions, as Panhellenic delegate and as s uch has attended the Boston COIIgres..; and has se rved first a s a member of the N.P.C. Committee on College Pan hellenic and then as chairman of the Committee on Information and Education.
Under the l eade r s hip of Emilie Margaret \Vhit e, whose own life so beauti fully portrays the ideal :.; of Pi Beta Phi and whose se rvice to the fraternity ha s been immea s urable, the alumna! department ha s reached a degree of effectiveness never before attained. The r es ult s of the con",tructi\'e work o f the pa st two years will be enumerated in the reports of alumna! officers
but they have already been apparent in the alumna! clubs and among i solated alumna!.
The report of the Gr<\nd Treasurer will show the frate rnity to be in a gratifyingly financial condition, th e re!o>uit of the exceptional bu siness judgment and ability of Loi s Fra nklin S toolman. The complete organization of the Boa rd of Tru s tee Fun ds proved to be a difficult and time-taking piece of work, but it i s now accompJbhed, all details of fUllctioning ha\'e been agreed upon, and all endowment fund s, with the exception of the Se ttl e ment School endowment, are now in\'es ted and arc heJd by the I farr is Tru .i t a nd Sa "ings Company of Chicago and the First Trust Company of Lincoln,
Th e u s ual m ee tin gs of the G rand Counci l hav e been held, during the interim of cOlwentions; one, which included a joint sess ion with the province pre s ident s and the Catalo gue r, was held at Inwo od, immediately fo llowin g the 1927 con\'elllio l1 , one at Gatlinburg in August 1928, and the third at Pasadena imm edia tely preceding thi s cOlwe ntion. lt i s a matter o f deep re gre t that Jo se phine Coates, ARROW Editor , who se keen unders tanding and sp lendid ability have made her an in va luable member of the GI-and Council during the pa st year, ha s found it impo.:.sihle, because of in creased professional respo ns ibility, to be present at the Council meeting <lIIU at COIl\ c iltion. She ha s se rved the f raternit y well: th at Convention sho uld mi ss the 01'porlunity to know h e r personally an unexpect ed and un fortunate lo ss The \'ari ation. tried la st year, of sul)s titutin g for the u sua l short juint sess io n of th e Gr and Council
and the Settlement School Committee the attendance of the Grand Pre"ident at mo t of the regular committee se ..... iolls ha .. to the Grand Council so successful that it approve" of the permanent adoption of plan.
Cndcr the direction of the Cataloguer, the Central Office had attained a degree of efficiency and helpfull1ess undreamed of four years ago \\ hen it was fir t authorIzed. Following the 1927 com'cntion, TilE .-\RROW circulation files wcrc o:::en t to office , bringing all ... tali ,t ical files together and increasing the accuracy of each. During the pa t year, the fraternity has bought an addres ognph and the Central Office ha s taken over TilE .\RROW mailing Ii;,t , thu s reducing to a minimum lo<; s from incorrectly addressed .\R IWW S and effecting a great sa ving in time and expense in the addre ssi ng of other supplies and publications. The Cataloguer has edited all printed publications of the fraternity, during the past two years, and when one realizes that these include the Constitution and the Directory. the magnitude of the work is apparent :More and more of the clerical work of the fraternity i s being done at the Central Office and this has meant in\'aluable as s i stance to officers and committee chairmen. Thc recognition gi\'en by officers of other fraternities to the efficiency of Pi Beta Phi's Ccntral Office is only one of manv indications of the fraternity's de';t of gratitude to )orabel Scott Brown. The fraternity has held to it s policy of making available in printed or mimeographed form as many as possible of its statements of standards and po l icies and of its organization heIps. During the past
two years, it hao,; published in printed form the detailed Pledge ).[anual and , Iandbook, the pledge ritual, the annual letters to parents of pll'dge .. , a letter and questionnaire on smoking to parents of acti,'c memher..;, and new editions of the Directory and Con-.titutioll. The mimcographcd hlank sent to deans ha s been replaced by a printed hlallk. ),1 illlcographl'cl Pill li('ation:-. ha\"e included manual\ for c;ta nding committee.;;, for chapter correspol1(ling secre tarie s, for chapter vice pre ident s, and for pro\'ince vice president", and innumerable bulletins and letter ", The Grand President ha'i cnt an annual lette r to dean'i of women and. this year, ha, added a letter and ql1e stionnaire all s moking standards,
The Bal four Cup, awarded an· nually to the chapter which bebt meets it s re spons ibilite s to its col· lege , its own group, and it s national fraternity. was WOI1 in 1928 11:-; \·crmont B: the award for 1929 will be made at this cOllvention. Thc Stunt Cup wa.;; won in 1928, for the seco nd con>iecutivc time, by Xe\\' York A, The Pi Reta Phi Fello\\' for 1928-29 \\'a'i :-"·cll \Vea\,er, Oklahoma A. \\'ho did advanced work in soc ial science and psychiatry at Columbia Uni\'ersity, The fellowship for 1929-30 has been awarded to Pauline Turnbull, New York A, fonner Gamma Province President. who will st udy at the Uni\'ersity of Penn sy lvania.
It has long been the ideal of the fraternity that c\-ery chapter on a campus where fraternity hOll ses are permitted and practical should be comfortably housed in it s OWI1 home. The fraternity disapproveo,; and discourages. a s far as it can, any entering into the competiti\'e build-
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ing campai g n s now appa rent on many campuses and the building of hou ses so large a s to prove a menace because o f th e financial pre ss ure which th ey bring u po n th e c h o ice of new member s, but it firmly believe s that adequa t e and a ttractive surrounding s are es sential for the be st chapter development and m ora le. During the past yea r only ten c hapt ers h ave li ved in rented hou ses and of the se Ca lifornia a and Arizona A are building th e ir own h omes during thi s su mmer ; M ichigan A is li \' ing in a hou se which although owned by the college was re m odeled and furni shed by its ow n a lumn a::, and Indiana r a nd Ar k a n sas A have definite b uildin g plan s in the proce ss of formul a tion. S in ce the l as t co nvention , Monta na A a nd Tex as A have purcha se d h omes and Colorado A, Kan sas B, Minne so ta A t North Dakota A, Penn sy lv ania A, Illinoi s E, and Oregon B have bui lt them. Forty-one Pi Beta Phi chapter s now ow n th eir hou ses who s e va lue is approximately $ 1,360,000. In speaki ng to the New York Alumn;e C lu b, l as t year, Dr. Estabrook of Ca rn egie In stitute of Technology said, in e ff ec t , that the Pi Beta Phi Settlemen t School i s the only one which h e kn ows which is successfu lly so l v in g the problem o f th e mountain com munit y by bo th raising th e idea l s of the people a nd making it economically po ss ibl e for them to mat erialize the se ideal s in their home life No mor e de served tribute to the s ucc ess of the Settlement Sch oo l could have been given, and it i s th e re sult of the w i sdom of th ose who, directing the school , have ne ve r lo s t s ight of it s tru e purpo s e. which was not t o make the peop l e whom it w i shed to help dis-
satisfied with conditi o n s with th e re su lt that they would leave the m ou ntain s but in stead to make them un s atisfied with conditions with the result that they both would and co uld remedy them and remain in the community to which they ar e bo und by trad ition s and by natural fitness. Surely Pi Beta Phi i s rendering worthy tribute to it s Founders wh e n it make s it po ss ible for a hundr ed familie s in the Gatlinburg co mmun i ty to be scI f- s upporting in adequa t e homes and healthful surroundi n gs! Rapidly c han g ing condition s, which have followed the bui ld in g of good roads and th e opening up of the Smoky Mountain Natio n a l Park area, h ave brought man y n ew problems to the sc hool, but because of th e broad v i sio n and un dersta ndin g of Eve l y n Bi s hop, it h as m et wi se ly eac h n ew problem as it has a r ise n a nd it ha s been a , -itally needed stabilizing influ ence for a community which h as been o:;udde lll y lifted out of the i so lated a nd dropped down into the bewi ld e ring a nd complicated present. U nder the efficient guidance of Gertrude Brown Freeman, c h a irman , and he r splendid co mmitt ee, the Settlement School ' ha s had a success ful two years. The b uilding of the vocatio nal high s chool building, with it s longe d - for auditorium, ha s invo l ved a financial burden for the co mm ittee whic h it ha s been willing to bea r because of it ') co nfidence in the continue d loyal suppo rt of fraterni ty me m bers and becau se o f it s realizat ion of the imper a t ive co mmunity need which the bui ld ing so well me et s. The increasing recognition , financial and oth e r wise, w hich the sta te of Tenne ssee i s giving the schoo l i s proof of the hig h t ype of training a nd se rvic e
which it is giving. \Vith this convention, the committee j" losing two members who"e year.;, of "en'ice have been filled with heavy re,pon.. Illet and who have contributed hcyond measure to the welfare of the :';ettlement School-Gertrude Brown Freeman, chairman. and Ethel Curreyer, treasurer. The grateful thanks of the fraternity go out to them! Dr. Edith Gordon been appointed as chairman: Pi Beta Phi is fortunate indeed in her acceptance of thi" po:;ition.
rhe campaign for a $50,000 Contingent Endowment, authorized by the 192i Convention. has been most efficiently and faith fully carried on hy the sp lendid committee of the Kansas Ci ty Club under the chairmanship of Ernc"tine Biby hut it has not met with the support which the \'ital neces... ity for its Slicceso:; "hould have inured. Pi Beta Phi is now one of the few well e tabli shed fraternities for women t hat has not an adequate contingcnt endowment a'i a protection for its future. From this Convcntion there shou ld go out-back to the fraternity memhers who could 1I0t attend convention- s uch enthu"iiasm for the completion of the fund that the entire $50,000 will be an actuality in the near future, Pi Beta Phi has never yet failed to do the thing which it believed to be right: a knowledge of genera l fraternity condition., and of Pi Beta Phi'!., particular need s mu st convince any member that to comp l ete the fund is the onl\' right thing for a fraternity
place of leader !<lhip muM be held, fifty thousand dollar:-. repre<;cms an average gift for every member of Pi Beta Phi of only a little more than two and a half dollars, a small expre ...... ioll 0 f appreciation surely for \\ hat the fraternity has given to each of u s-at lea "t one friend of infinite dearne ss!
It is with the keenc')t regret that the Grand Council has learned of the recent action taken by the faculty of Hollin!) Co llege forbidding iurther initiation into the fraternity chapters on that campus, This will mean the e\'entual loss to the ternity of Virginia B, a chapter which ha ... endeared ihelf to Pi 13eta Phi through its out:,tanding accomplishments on its own campus, its unfailing cooperation in the maintenance of all fraternity s tandards, and its membership of attractive and lovable girls.
Through the generosity of Lois Franklin Stool man, Grand Treasurer, Pi Beta Phi will at this ventioll make the award of the Stool man Vase to be pre se nted annually to the chapter receiving second place for high exce ll ence in internal de\'e lopmcnt and cooperation.
For the pri"ilege of being a member of the fraternity's official ... taff and of having a part in its development and progress during the past two years, and for the great joy of fraternity fellowship which this has meant, the Grand President is deeply grateful.
Respectfully submitted,
AMY BURNHAM ONKES, Grallri PrrsirirHI
HIE. IRROIV OF PI BETA PIli
Report of Grand Vice Presidenl
The Twenty-ninth Biennia l Co n\-c ntioll of Pi Beta Phi finds it s li st of officially chartered a i umnre exact ly 15 1, nineteen new club s ha\'ing been chartered in the interim of cOllve nt ions j u s t pa ssed It is cause for ge nui ne sa ti sfac tion that, as Pi Beta Phi wa s t he pioneer a m ong nat ional fraternitie s for women in th e orga ni zat i on of an a lu m 11 re department-another achic\'cmcn t of Emma Harper Turner who conceived th e idea of th e Settlement Schoo l-so it maint ains its lead e r ship and s upport. The two Grand Pre sid e nt s of ot her fraternitie s who at the Bo!-.ton mee ting of the Nationa l Pan he ll e nic Co ngress expressed the wish that th ey mi g h t fi nd the golden k ey of Pi Be ta Phi whic h unlo cked a iu ll1 ll ::e int erc!'t n eed onlr t o read th e re p orts of alumn::e clubs ill the l\fay t o find that key. The alu mn a:: club s of Pi Beta Phi are a li ve and active , th ey ha "e a real wo rk to do and th ey are fired wit h th e e nthu s ia s m e n gende red b y worth-whi l e a im s and with the sp i r it o f friendly co· ope ration inherent in th e common tie s of fraternity m embers hip
The new clubs a re di stributed as fol lows: \ Vorcester, l\ia ssach1.l se tt s. in Alpha Pr ovi nce ; Sout h Hili ll. Pitt sburgh, P e nn sy l va nia in Beta: in Delta at Birm in g ham .. \labama. Bloomfield Hill s, a nd Ka shv ille. Tenne ssee ; in Eps il o n at Avon, Ill ino i s, Oak Park and River Fore st , Ill inois, Rockland. Illin o i s, Grand Fork s, No rth Dakota, and St. Paul, Minne so ta, th e latte r club having fo rm erly been charte r ed with that of 'Minneapoli s In Theta Provin ce. For t S mith , . \rkan "a s. form e rly charte red jointly wit h
Fayetteville , ha s been gra nt ed a se parate char t e r , and th e re are new club s at Okmulgee and Ponca City, Ok l ahoma, and Sabine Di stri ct, San Antonio and \Vi chita Falls, Texas . Wenat c h ee, Wa s hington, in I o ta Province , erroneously r epo rted at Ia , t co nventi oll, did 11 0t organize un · til thi s spr ing , and Kappa Province ha s new charters at Burlingame, Glenda le a nd Sa nta Monica , Ca li · fornia. The su bj ec t of ncw cl u bs cannot bc pa ssed ove r w ith o ut especial me nti on o f three . The Nas hville Club chartered on Junc 17 i s se nd ing a de legate to co nv ent ion . Th e Okmulgee Club of but twelve m e mbers, chartered in Janu ary, h as se nt $ 130 to th e Settlement School. The president o f th e Buffa lo C lub m oved thi s w int er to a s uburb of Pitt sburgh. Ju s t the week before conven ti on a charter was to h e r as Pr esident of the South Hill s. Pitt sb urg h, Club!
The work of the alumme department ha s ma de a di stinct advance in this tw o year period in the more act iv e participation o f club s in the national work. That club s have g i ve n r ea l cooperation to province and nation a l officer s is evidenced by the fact th at of th e 141 clubs chartered previou s t o Founders' Day 1929, 120 have submitted annual president s' r epor t s a nd 11 3 h ave re · ported new officers, in s pite o f the f ac t that the alumna! d epart me nt cannot require a re s pon se as i s the ca se in the active work. \l so 70 club s ha ,-e s ent credential s fo r cluh delegates to co nv e nti o n and when o ll e con s ider s that thi s m e an s that nearly everyone of th ese de legates is attending convcntion at her own pe r <;o nai ex pen ,e. th e s pirit of Pi
Beta aiul11llre may be guageu by Some clubs arc complaining that alumnae work invoh"es too much red tape. In the development of a large national organization a certain amount of routine and sy:-.tematization is inevitable. "'hat has been introduced into the alumna! department has been in the interests of efficiency and the development of a IIatiollal consciousness I f some of this can he eliminated without lessening the efficient admini:-.tration of the department or the sense of national unity, aiul11nce office r s will be only too glad to cut down wherever possible.
Undoubtedly one of the mo.,t potent factors in alumna! progress has been the inspiration gained jointly by clubs and Province \'icc dents from the personal contact'! made possible by the latter's biennial visits to clubs which were authorized at the Breezy Point convention. Such contacts bring to clubs a fresh view of the operation of the fraternity as a whole, a sense of their individual rcspol1sihility as units in that whole and a wealth of new ideas for further deve lopment. To the Pro\'ince Vice Presidents th ey give a k eener sen:;c of individual club problems and so a better understanding of how to help and advise, and to both thev bring a se n se of personal friends hip and cooperation which grea tly enriches fraternity life. :\rany clubs are asking for annual in stead of biennial visits from their province officers and, !lhou ld the time co me when that would be possible for the alumna! treasury, the department could take no more progres.. ive step.
Reports of club Presidents reveal
III the main three common problem!), to the solution of which it is hoped that the round table discussions of tim, convention will make "aluable contribution.,. The:le arc the ques · tion::. of memher..,hip, cooperation \\ ith active chapter ... and means of rai"ing money. The fint within ihCI f llIany "ub"idiary problems, ..,uch a enrolling 100 per cent of resident alul11n<e, finding a time for meeting possible for all mcmproviding a program which will intere!)t members of widely \<trying ages, etc.
The problem of enrolling the full resident member!olhip presellls itscl f 1110"t Mrikingly in the large citie::. and e,'ery year the problem is bcIIlg met more and morc hy the adopt ion of the group system. The three 1110"1 essential elemcnb of a ct"...rul alumna: club arc friend lian in formed and a working membership. . \11 three of these arc more possible in the smaller unit. The neighborhood group, a. geographical unit which makes it possible under norllla l circumstances for every member to be present at every meeting stands an excellent chance of .,uccess , Such groups meeting at frequent intervals anti combining as one big c1uh for the four re<Iuired meetings annually are working out thi memhership problem_ Even in the ::'l1lallcr clubs where the married group finds it difficult to s uit the time of meeting to the convenience of the teacher-busines" group, the di,-j!oljon into two units. one holding day time luncheon or tea mcetings and the other evening meetings monthly with the four joint meetings during the year . solves the problem. Mo"t cluhs find that "ariancc in ages and occupa -
li o n s of mcmue r:-, pre sents no problems, if they provide \\' orthwhile programs and plenty of work. A club with an efficient executive committee which di s po s es of routine bu s ines s and permits time in club meeting s for real di s cussion of fraternity que s tion s , the reading of officers' l etters and news from the active chapter and Settlement School, and real s ociabi lit y hold s the intere s t of member s more succe ss fully than the one in which all the time is con sumed with matt e r s of routine. This is true in the ca se of clubs other than tho se with very s mall member s hip, in which each member carries an individual rc.., pon sibility for the administration of the club.
New life is essential to the vitality of any organ izat ion a nd, unles s the alumna! clubs attract to their membership the graduates as th ey come out annually from the active chapters, they will l ose that element ess ential to effective contin uit y. The system of enrolling all outgoing s eniors a s members of the national alumnre department provides automatically for their membership for the first year out of co lle ge, but the real problem of hold-ing these graduates can be mo s t effectively met in the ca ses of clubs located in the same towns with active chapters by knowilLg those g irl s personally during their active c hapt er lif e and by maintaining a const ant, natural and friendly intercourse with them , so that the transition from active to alumnre membership will 'i eem a natural and ea s y one. The I; big si ster" plan is very effective in many place s and a smoothly functioning alumnre advi s ory board is everywhere e ss en ti a l. The initiat ion of thi s system of automatic
enr o llme n t n cce s ...arily bring s to light many po ss ibilities for improvement amI the sy stem will need much real thought ill the year s immediately ahead. Thi s pa ., t year the Assi stant to the Grand Vice Pr es ident s ent out a cordia l , friendly le tter t o ev e r y 1928 graduate, expre ss ing the plea sure of the national department in her membership and the hope that each one would continue that membership in the years to come. The Grand Vice Pres id ent a l so s ent letter s to all Province Vice Pre s idents and chapter Pre s ident s , e x pl a ining in detail th e operation of the sy stem, and it is grati fying to note that Province Vice Pre s ident s ha ve already reported for thi s year an almost 100 per c e nt re s ponse from the chapte r s in their re s pect i ve provinces The Grand Vice Pre s ident would urge all club s mo s t s trongly 1101 to adopt chapter names for their club org anization s . An alumnre club is a s a rule compo sed of member s from se veral or many different chapters and it i s the function of a club to make ev ery alumna feel welcome and at home, with no conscio u snes s of chapter di stinction s.
Perhaps the mo s t acute problem which pre sent s it self to every type of club is that of finding ways and means of raising money and of avoid ing the con stant di scu ss ion of money in the meeting s. It is hoped that th e a lumnre sess ions o f this convention will offe r many h e lpful suggestions for the solution of this problem. Certainl y the fraternity feel s a deep s en se o f appreciation to the many individuaLalumnre who have given so gener ou 'i ly to the endowment fund, to all the club s for their prompt and gen e r o u s re s ponse to the s pecial appeal for fund s for
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the Settlement School in December, made by the undue !:>train 011 finance, incident to the completion of the Ilew building, as \\ell a!:> for their generou-, gi £ls, and for th e camtantly increa"ing number of clubs which have contributed to the Loan Fund.
It has been the privilege this pa!:!t year of the Grand Vice President to visit the chapter of Maille A, ).Iassachusetts A , O ntari o A, New York r, Vermont A, and Vermont H, and, as always, 'ille has come away believing more !:Itrongly in the fmc n ess of the youth of today and 111 its ability to se n se and meet it't individual problems. The courtesy, charming and whole-hearted ...c to ... ugge.,lions on the part of the ... c chapters has meant a great deal t o their ,·i:-,iting officers. It wa the pleasure of the Granu Vice President aho to meet the splendid alumna! of the ... e chapter .. and these contacts on ly served to impress her mo r c ..,tro ll g l y than ever with th e value to chapters of suc h fine organization and individuals back of them.
It was a l so a very real delight to have been invit ed to share in the Michigan all-state celebration of l-oullders' Day, held in Detroit this year. Such a gathering cannot fail to he productive of sp lendid result s throughout th e .,tate It was cause for real regret that attendance at the Michigan meeting made it impossible to be at the sa me time in Baltimore for the joint celebration of Mary la nd and the District of Columbia. With each year the practise of organizing th ese state celebrat i ons i s gaining favor and thi s year ha s brought the report of '>uch meeting s in In diana, Ohio, Iowa and A rkan'ms also. To the
gatherings of numerous of unorganized alumna! for the celebration of thi great day in Pi Beta Phi's history can he traced the hirth of mO.!,t of the new c1uhs. It seem reasonable to hnpe that groups _ ... tarting \\ ith thc impctu ... of thi ... enthu<;iasm wit: forge ... trong link"t in the chain of clubs.
For their share in the organization of such groups and for their untiring efforts throughout the )car to build up and !'!trengthen the alumna! departmcnt the heartfelt gratitude of the fraternity i s expressed tn the Province Vice Presidents. To them falls the share of the routine monthly corre"pondence hoth with duh ... and national offi· cers, which, ,\ hile routine, must nevertheless ht" <;() imliyidual and per::.onai in relation to each person or club addressed, that it maintain interest and enthu"iiasm. To them co me s aho the privilege of personal contacts through cluh yisits, and both their ow n reports of suc h visits and those from the clubs visited attest to the Illutual benefit and ins pirati on derived frol11 these contact s. To each individual Province Vice President the Grand Vice President wishes to extend her sincere personal appreciation for her many h e lpful for her fine achievements in her incli,·idual province and for her loyal cooperation. It has been a plea-;ure and a privilege to be associated with each one of them in the alumna! work.
The wor k of this office would never have been possible without the constructive initiative and unselfish devotion of the Assistant to the Grand Vice President. Genevieve Herrick Smith has brought to the work of her office a mind keenly awake to the ne eds anrl possihi l ities
of dev e l opment, a per so nalit y which c harm s and at tract s, and a conspicuous abilit y which ha s made of h er office a prop and sta y o f the departmcnt. In addition to many routine S mith has compi led of a lumn ::e in all loca liti es where th ere was a po ss ibility of organiz ing new c1uh ::., ha s writtt:: n OIan y lcucr3 ill the o f such o r ga nization s and ha s fo llowed up th e g rantin g of new charter s with helpful supervi s ion durin g th e fir s t yea r of th e n ew clubs . \Vord s cannot express the d e bt owed to her by th e Gra nd Vice Pre s id ent persona ll y, the whole alumna! department , and the national fraternity.
To :\li ss Blanche Rei si nge r, who again has given so 111l tintin g ly of her time and s trcn g th in the conduct of the :\lagazine . \gency the Grand Vice Pre s id e nt aga in exprcsses th e heartf e lt appreciation of the fraternity . H e r r e markabl e record la s t year of tripling' th e rec eipts of the previou s year added many needed dollar s to the Sett le m e nt Sc h oo l and gave genc r o u ; c redit s to club s for their c ontributi o n s, It i s h oped that each year will see a proportio nate in crea se in th e work o f thi s agency, which offers one of the easiest an d 1110 st effec tiv e mean s o f rai s in g m oney for th e Sc ho o l.
Again t oo th e con o; ta nt heJpfulof Mah e l Scott Brown and the
Cen t ra l Office ha s made po ss ible much correspondence whic h cou ld not have be en accompli s hed by individual o ffic e r s, and to Mr s, Brown the Gran d Vice Pre s ident expresses not on ly h e r own per sonal grat itu de but al so th e g rateful appreciation o f all alulllll;:e clubs a nd officers.
The privi lege of 3crv ing as a member of Grand Co uncil i s one whic h unfortunately ca n fall to the lot of co m parat iv e ly few The opportunity of se rving with th e s plendid wo men who a t pr ese nt compr ise th e CO llllcil ha s been a continual so u rce of in s piration and joy, The sympa theti c und e r standing and helpful cooperation of th e Gra nd Pr esi d ent and each m e mber of Grand Counc il ha s made thi s ser"ice one of delight. The se clo se per so nal a ssoc iat ion s have become a part of th e life of the Grand Vic e President, and it is with a real se n se o f that s he sees them drawing lO a cl ose . In a ll its a sso ciations the fraternity ha s give n her a fullne ss of joy for whi c h s h e cannot hope to mak e ad equ ate return. She retires frOIll office with gra titude for the pa st and the hope that her s u cce ss or m ay find the sa m e of coope ration and happine<.;' in th ese a sso ciations . Re s pectfully submitted,
EMIL I E MAR GA RET WHITE Grand Vice President
I?I!/,ort of Gralld Secretary
To Ill e TwcIlI Y- lI i" lIt Biellnial COIl'(.'ention of P i Beta Plri:
'V ith the e l ection to the office of Grand Secretary at th e pa ... t Co n\'e ntion fr om the pos ition o f Ze t a Proyin ce Pre <;idc llt ha ... co m e a hroadened field for "en'ice. an in -
ten'iified in terest in na t iona l fraternity work. the in s pirati on of more intimate con t acts with the member s of the Grand Counci l , and an ever illcrea"ing lo\'c and apprec i ation of the f ra ternity, Alth ou gh many o f the routine
duties of this office ha\'c been transierred to the Centra l Office where they can be morc efficiently handled. yet some remain c;;uch as the carrying on 0 f a general corre ... pondencc, the acting il'i recording at Council meetings. the keeping of files. and in tht pa t year, the rc"j,,· ing of th e Comtitution. and the isof instructions for hoth annual and Convention report.'i to na· tional officers. committee chairmen. and chapter", a ... well as the collecting of those same reporb. .\lJ of the"'c ha \'C been carried on.
The following !ltdti3tics, indicating certain trcnds. have heen COI11piled from the annual reporh of the past two year.... During the years 1927-1928 and 1928-1929 our acti"e chapters han 3nraged thirty-two members in size, an increa"e of two over the size of the chapters during the preceding two year period, and an increa<;c of four O\'er the size of those of the period of four years ago . This increase may indicate a n yone or a ll of the following: with the increase in enro llment in the va ri o u <;choo 1s j an increa<;ed number of (Ie'iirable people for memher<;hip. impr oved conditions for hOll..;,ing and supen'ising larger groups, 1110rc perfect means of organization which in"ure unity, or finally a need for more members to carryon in the increasingly complicated and di\'enified colleg-e situation With regard to bidding, in both yea rs of the interim of Convention 21 per cent of our chapters ha ve lost n o bids whi l e in the year 192i-1927, 88.11 per cent of all hids were won. a nd in 1928-1929 86.59 per cent were so won. The average of bids won for the two year period was accordingly 87.35 per cent j an increase over that of
the past interim ayerage of 86.22 per cent. Pi Beta Phi i... proud of ucce..;<; in \\'innlllg' memhers when ...he feel" that her chapters are gaining hccau e of true merit anel fair method,,: he would far prefer to lower thi a\'erage than to mortgage t\\'o a.;;o;;eb.
Two new functions added to the dutie ... of tile.. Crand Secretary at the la .. t COl1vclltion have been de,,('loped in this interim with the attempt to make them meaningful and to inaugurate a procedure ;IS a foundation. has been th'1t of acting a.;; ad\'iser to newly in.;;ta ll ed chapters which ha\' e he en in the past t\\'o year" .\Iahama A, South Dakota A, Caliiornia j" and Illinois A only for the pa t \'ear. By means of monthly corre pondence, except with Cali fornia j" the past year she has aimed to direct the groups in order that they might more ea.;;ily and quick ly become familiar with national fraternity methods and policy. \Vith the exception of Alabama Aj she has visited th ese chap ter s which hac; made her work muc h more personal. To theo;;e new chapters are congratulations due for their eagerness, cooperation, and ready understanding of national affairs which ha\'e resulted in their rapid ao;similation.
The .:;econd {unction has been to act as !'upervi.;;or to all standi ng committees except the Settlement School Committee. Her aim here has been. again throuj:rh the method of monthly correo;;pondence with the ele\'en chairmen, to di"o;;eminate general fraternity information, to di"cuss with them fraternity policy. and to make of this group a unit in the targer organization .somewha t comparable in it s interrelatiol1c;hips amI acti\'ity to tl,at of the Grand
President and Province Pre s ident s, or the Grand Vice Pre s ident and Province Vice Pre sid e nt s . The greate st achicYClllc nt of each ing committee ha s oeen th e co mpilatio n of a manual. Thi s ha s not been accomp li s h ed in the ca s e of the Co mmittee on :Mothers ' Clubs, too new for formulation of it s dutie s, the one 011 Alumnre Reorganization w ho se work is too variable from year to year to lend it se lf to the conc ret e n ess o f a manua l , a s well a s too temporary , and that of C hapt e r Finance s whose cha ng e of chairman ha s made impo ss ible much progre ss in thi s direction. Her work wit h th e chairmen ha s r evealed so forcefully the extensive, carefu l, and co n structive work they are doing. To both chairmen a nd co mmittee mem be rs , the Grand Secr e tary , a nd s urely the fraternity at lar ge, take thi s o ppol-tunity of expre ss ing gratitude for the intere st , effor t, and loya lt y mani fested.
During the pa st two year s your Grand Secretary ha s had the privil ege, plea sure , and jo y of visit in g fi fteen group s Each chapter ha s h ad its problem s and it s perfected device s ; all ha ve been tangib l e ev iden ce of the worth of this fraternity. The active chapters v i s ited were Arkan sas A, Mi sso uri B, Mi sso uri r. Michigan A , Michigan B, North Dakota A Sou th Dakota A. Ca li fornia A, B. r . and Arizona A, and Ncyacia A. as well as the
Ze ta Ep s ilon Ch i s then s eeking a charter to re es tabli sh Illinoi s A, a nd Gam ma Phi, the petitioning g r oup at the University o f Utah.
For the pa st year the location of the Grand Secre tary in clo ::.e prox imity with two chap ter s, four a lumnx club s, and the Co n ve nt ion Co mmitt ee ha s been 111 0 st s timulating.
To th e many in the se groups who ha ye extended f riend s hi p to her , s h e expre ss e s appreciat ion in that they hav e made happier a n d easier a year in a ne w land.
At the la s t Co nv e nti on w hil e li stening to the repor t of her predecessor who s e s kill, force, and charm in the fulfi llm ent of the re s pon s ibiliti es of th is office have been cons tant in cent ives dur in g th e two yea r s , the Gra nd Secre tary thrilled a t the clo s in g word s-little knowing then th ey were to be for hersc I f: "May her s lI ccesso r find happine ss in such trea sured experience s as the se.. ., may time l e ave her as rich a heritage of m e m o ri es, and in knowin g Amy Burnham Onken ma y s he , too di s covcr a v ital , living interpretation of th c true m ea nin g of Pi Beta Phi." To these wor d s of the pa s t Grand Secretary, the pre se nt Grand S e creta r y re s ponds gratefully and humbly that s he ha s experienced that happine ss R c!'pectf ully r:. uhmitted.
GAIL DE \V OLF. Craucr Secreta r .\'
R e port 0/ Gra lld Treasllrer
.\ugl1 st 27, 1929
To t he Claud CO/f llc i l P i Beta Phi Fraternity:
I .o is F. StooJman . Crand Trca s urer of Pi Rcta Phi Fraternity. 1 ha \'e made all examinati o n of ca -; h rcceits and di s bur sc m ent.... f o r the period beginning July 2 l, 1928. a nd c ndin g \ugmt 19. 1929.
Pursuant to the o f l\lr s.
Cash NNe/pis
I ha\'c compared the received as entered on the ca,,;h book with deposits made at the Citizens State Bank of Champaign, Illinois: Total ca :-.h received on Grand Trca::,urer's book •.............. $155,271.30
Total deposits made with hank .......... $155,271.30
('(/sh I Jisbllr.H'mctl' s ha vc compared the cancelled nmchers paid II) the bank with entries made in the cash hook, and found that all were correctly entered. Voucher s were sc rutinized for proper date", amounts. and endor ... cments. \ comparison of the total vouchers as entered on the Trei1..;tlrcr'" hooks with the tota l voucher s paid hy the bank is as follows:
Vouchers (c heck s) bs ued on ca"h book for the peri od $tSO.352.9i \Youchers paid by the hank for the period . . $ 150,505.58
Le ss: Vouchers outstanding July 23, 1928 .... 63 ... 36
\dd: \' onc her outstanding .\Uf,!'us t 19, 192<) .
$149,871.22 481.75
$150,352.97
Li h of ccnrities 011 hand at the Fir<;t Tru ... t Company. Lincoln, e-
braska, and at the Harri s Tru <;t and avings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, re"'pec ti\'ely, were examined. The remainder of the secu ritie s in the custody of the Grand Treasurer were also examined. The balance o f cash in the general hank account as of Au gu,t 19, 1929. at the Citizens State Bank, Champaign, Illinois, was sec ured from bank statement and reconciled with the book of the Grand Treasurer. Ba la n ce of cash as of .'\ugus t 19, 1929, at the Fir s t Tru t Company, Lincoln. Nebraska, as disc1o<;ed in bank sta t ement reconciled with the book s of th e Grand Trea surer. co mpri sing the "Mortgages Recei\'able-Chapter Building Fund, Endowment Fund Drive" were examined.
The attached tatcl11ents werc prepared from the books and records of the Grand Treasurer.
Cer tificat e
I ha\'e audited the ca h receipts and disbur se ments from July 24, 1928, to August 19, 1929, o f :
TnF GRAND TRFASURF.R of
PI BETA Pili FRATERNITY
and J hereby certify. that th e an · nexed statements and schedules, subject to the foregoing comment, are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
ROBERT P. McKI NLEY. Public AccOIOIlnnl
RECAPITULATIOS
As of AtoIgtlst 19, 1929
AJSrJs
AIItOW, C011linl:tnt EndowlI1l"lIt Ftllowship Tru s t Fund and Sec urit ies
Petty C.ub
Cas h - Citiulls Stale lIank, L..haml>;lIgn, Illin OIS
Cash-Firs t Trust Company, I.incoln. Nebraska
Acco unt' R«"eiv able
Student Loan Acco unt Mongages Recch-able-C hapter Building Fund, Endowment Fund Driv e 5.59000 10.350.00
Liabilitie s
ARR OW Endowment
Fe l lowshil) Endowment
Contingent Endowment Fund
Endowm e nt Fund Drive
Acco unts Payabl e Alumna'! Account
Charter Hou se Buildin g Fund Con ting ent Emcrl?cncy Fund Loan Fund
Rece ipts
Alumn ae Clubs
Inte :est Received Alumn:e Fund
Balance JUl y 23, 1928
Balance August 19, 1929
Balance Loans Unpaid July 23, 1928
Loan s Made Since Jul y 23, 1928.
Loans Paid Since July 23 , 1928
Balance Loans Unpaid Augu s t 19, 1929
Rueipts
Int e r est
Chapter AIlIiOW F ile Chapter Dues Advertising Central Record and
Disbu 'f',rerlle"ts
September ARR.OW, 1928
November ARR OW, 1928
February ARROW, 1929
May ARR OW, 1929
Editor's Salary and Editor's Salary and E;<pense Bulletins
nishursrlllt'PI 's Loan Fund :?J, I,}';S, ;"..:l1Ior DUt'1
Office and M i"l:
Tra,,-e! Central R«ocrl Surl'ly Salary (,'01/'''''11'9 Neu's al h Comllany COII\'c:llti()n
llalance August 19,
R('uif>ls
Chapter I nterest o n SeCUrities Fn es llad..:es Catalogs ARNOW5 Pr orlt on Sa l e of
Ba lance J uly 2J, 19.!8
Disbllrs('mellts Sa lanes i n!oI<!U.Hio.; OffiCI: ElCpense Fe lowship
Travel I::lCllen s e
Centr:.1 Rec ord a nd SI1IJPly Committee Expen s e Chapter Expense COl1vcuti o n
Balance Cont in gent Fund 19, 1919
T o tlt e Twenty-Ninth Biennial ve ntion of Pi Beta Phi:
It was with great regret that , after long consideration, I made the decision to resign as ARROW Editor, in order to devote my time to writing at home. Temporary i ll-health wou ld not permit me to carryo n the chapte r visi t s and other strenuou s dutie s whic h are nece ssary pha ses of the work of eve ry member of the Grand Council.
This report, then, covers on ly the time f r om July, 1927, to October, 1928. During that period TilE ARROW Editor, with th e a ss is tance of the members of TilE ARROW Staff, superv ise d the pub li cation of Volume 44 and No. 1 of Volume 45 of THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI.
During the month s ju s t m e ntioned, TilE ARROW Editor ed it ed, read mo st of the galley proof of and all of the page proof of THE ARROW, comprising 1,163 pages; edited and mailed out three issue s of The se rved as reporter for Pi Beta Phi to Greek Exchange; superv i sed the binding and mailing out of 78 bound vol-
urnes of TilE ARROW for permanent file s ; returned photographs loaned for u se in the magazin e; sent out que stionnaire s and assembled data for a vocational su rve y of the fraternity; and attended to the routine sur vey of the fraternity; and attended to the routine work of THE A RROW office.
Since Volume 4-t contained a complete account of the Conven tion held at Breezy Point Lodge and the numerou s Convention reports, it was n ecessari ly very l arge and expen s i\' e. The cost of Volume 45 will th erefo re, have to be cut COI1s iderably, according to t he policy fo ll owed in alternate-Convention years.
TilE ARROW Editor wi s he s to acknowledge the splend id cooperation and most efficient a ss i stance of Agnes Miller Turner, alumna! edit o r; Caro l yn Reed and Agnes Hil . debrand, as chapter letter editors; Blanche Charlton Cu rti s a s editor of HNews From Little Pigeon": Florence Taylor Shields as edi t or o f "Pi Phi Relatives"; Katherine Robinson as editor 0 r exchange s and college note s; and De li a Con-
ger 3'i supen-isor of THE ARROW file.
The death of Florence Clum Temple, who served so long and faithfully as Circulation came as a great shoc k to the entire fraternity. Mr s. Temple carried o n the work with the mailing li st late into the fall of 1927 in order to relieve Mrs. Brown of the burden while she was getting out the catalogue. Florence Temple was a worthy wearer of the arrow and her passing is a great loss to Pi Beta Phi.
In November, 1927, the mailing list was placed under the s upervision of the Central Office. This change has been a 1110St efficient one s inc e it save d the duplication of files and work made necessary by maintaining the li st in a sepa rate office. :\Iabel Scott Brown has done \'ery sp lendid work in handling the li s t.
As chairman of the Nat iona l Panhellenic Congress of Women Editors on Uniform Advertising, TilE ARROW Editor spent much time endeavoring to find so me sa tisfactory method by which national advertil:iing could be obtaine d for N .P.C. magazine s. A fea s ible plan ... cerns to he under conside r at ion now and it is hoped that in the near future Pi Beta Phi may benefit from such advertising.
The Editor constantly has tried to improve THE ARROW as much as possible. The addition of the new department, "Ar rowctte s," met with
quick approval, as did the department " With the Actives."
The intere st of the members of the entire fraternity in TilE ARROW has been most grati fying. Corresponding secretaries of active chapt ers and alumnce clubs have always given splendid cooperation. Individual members scattered in all parts of the world have been most generous in contributing material upon or unsolicited.
To ha\"e had these world-wide contacts; to ha\'e known the Founders personally; to have worked side hy s ide with the Grand President and other national officers; to have visited chapters and alumnce clubs; to have been prh'ileged to go to Gatl inburg; and to enjoy the wonderful friendships which have come to me during the past se\'en years on the Grand Council, have given me immeasurable happiness.
Though I am no longer a member of the official family my inter ests still lie in the progress and development of our wonderful organization.
To Josephine Coates, my succesor, I extend my be,t wishes and I cong ratulate Pi Beta Phi upon having her as a Grand Council m ember. She brings to the work of ARROW Editor a background of journalistic trainin g and experience and enthusiasm for the work Re spec tfully submi tted AGNES \ VRIGIIT SPRING Septe mber, 1928.
Report of "The An'ow" Editor
To tile TwcntY-lIi"t'" Biem,iai Con'l'C'ltliou of Pi Bela Pili: Afte r the de\'oted years of sen'ice to the fraternity of Agnes \¥right Spring as ARROW Editor and member of Grand Council. it was no doubt difficult for memb ers of the fraternity to adju<;;t them-
se lve s to th e work of a new editor and Council member -and thu s it is difficult for me to express my appreciation to the fraternity at large , not only for allowing me the honor and privilege of a national office and the opportunity which Pi Phi s c \tcrywhcre seek-t hat of serving their fraternity -b ut also for the cooperation, intere st, and kindness which ha s been demonstrated throughout the year.
It is my one regret that [ am not ab l e to come before Convention per so nally with my mes sage of appreciation for the contacts and pleasures the year ha s given me and the in sp iration re s ulting fro m the se, which will make Pi Phi an even stronger influence in my life than ever before . With the help of Agnes Wright Spring and the willingness 0 f the member s of her s taff to "carryon," the new editor began her work following the Grand Coullcil meeting in Gatlinburg, August, 1928. An important deci s ion regarding THE ARROW at the Counci l meeting was that in the future pub l ication costs, running expenses, and staff fee s mu s t not exceed the intere st from the ARROW Endowment Fund plus the chapter due s and sums derived from advertising. Since thi s neces s itated an approximate cut of five thousand dollar s over THE ARROW of the pa s t year, the editor ha s been forced to devote a majority of her time to the financial rather than the editoria l end. With the invaluable aid of the George Banta Publi s hing Company TilE ARROW ha s been practically publi s hed within its budget through the changes in typographical makeup which provide for the utilization of every possible inch of space
and the elimination of waste space. Another year the financial end shou ld be running smoothl y and Til E ARROW Editor should be able to concentrate on the editorial side.
The purcha se of an addressograph machine by the Central Office has proved a great aid in the handling of the mailing Ji st and will also Cllt down o n the expense of ARROW mailing-which under the old syste m had increased yearly.
The national advertising program spo n sored by the National Panhellenic Congress achertising committee is definitely lIl ide r way and res ults sho uld be attained before January, 1930. \Vith the s ub stantial income, which this national advertising the que stion of ARROW finances will not be a maj or one.
In addition to assisting in the editing of the Information number , the editing of the three open iss ue s and th e bulletin and tilt: n:g-ular duties involved in the offices of ARROW Editor and Council member, the editor made official visits to eight Pi Phi chapters and one petitioning group and al so attended a meeting of the National Panhellenic Congress national advertising committee in Chicago in January
The editor is n ecessa rily dependent Oll alumnre a n ti active member s for the succe ss of her magazine. I cannot be t oo enthusiastic in my gratitude to P i Ph is i n thi s country and foreign land s for keeping me posted on events of interest to the fraternity. Chapters on the whole have cooperated splendidly and I definitely feel that there has been a conscious effort to make chapter letter s of g-eneral rather than local intere st While it may not be customary for THE ARROW editor to
REPORTS
an) one Pi Phi chapter for its oUbtanding work, I feel that my report to Convention would be inadequate if 1 "ere not t o name one chapter that ha n01 only gi\-en perfect cooperation along general but ha heen thi! aXE chapler that has followed EVERY reand E\'EHY made in the BlIlIelin or otherwise by the editor, ha ... con.,istcn tly volunteered information regarding its members and ha, throughout the year demon"trated a sincere interest in the weI fare of the fraternity publication-it gives me a great deal of priJt: and plea ure to name Illinois 11 chapter of Jame L'nivcrsity.
Tn that it has not been possible
ai,
for me to meet members of Till:. .-\RROW staff and many fraternity officers, may I u ... e this opportunity to thank the member:, of th e staff who ha\'e all been untiring and faithful in their effort ; :\label Scott Brown of the Centra l Office whose efficient handling of th e mailing 1i t and detail work of TilE
ARROW is indi "'pen.,ihle; thc Grand Council with whom it ha!') been a privilege to work; and Illay r the fraternity e\'en greater progress under th e continued leader !o. hip of one who is generally accorded the oUbtanding leader in thc fraternit) worJd-Alny Burnham Onken. Re pectfully !ooubmittcd, JO::-<.EPIJ J NE 1\1. COATES, "Arro'w" Editor
Report of .,1htllllla! J,ditor
To ha\c worked the ... e pa ... t twenty-four months so closely, first with Agones Wright Spring and later with Jo ... cphinc Coates, has been a great privilege and as I sat at my desk from ear1y morning I have appreciated their tremendou s ta s k morc than fceble words can express. May I take thi s space to express my since re belief that only tho,c who havc juggled with chapter and cluh r eports can fully appreciate the grea t work the ARROW Editor is doing for our fraternity and the s t eady, full time job she carries along with her many other dutie ...
About m y own particular work there i s little to say, and si nce you are all readers of the ARROW my report would see m to duplicate the evidence. 1\1any. many letter s have been written to my various friends throughout the country heg,l!'ing for ARROW items other than babie s and
future husbands (not in allY way meaning the se item s are not of interest), but there are so many intere s ting thrilling thing s being done by Pi Phis throughout thi s entire uni\'erse, it see m s a pity not to know of the se thing s through our own publication, the ARROW. 1 f there ha s been any decided improvement in this quarter, T am hopeful.
May I thank each of the club secretaries who ha\'e sent in their ARROW material promptly and t)IPCwritten. Many time s I have regretted being unable to publish some perfectly sp lendid material because it arrived hours, and many times weeks, too late. There ha s never been a time in these past two years that T have not been be se igcd by air mail. special deliverie s, and wire s, for at lea st a week a fter the material ha s left my hand s.
I f each of you alumna! will carry
ho me the me ssage to yo ur club secretary that only through their complete coope ration in the se things may we hope for a bigger and finer Alumme Section in the ARROW, I w ill fee l th a t my many tr ips from
my bed in th e w ee hours fo r yo ur wires and s p ec ial le tt e r s hav e heen repaid.
Re spectf ully s ubmitted, AGNES TURNER , Alwmue Edit or
Report of the Assis tant t o the Grand Vice President
To the T1.ve nty - nilllh Biennial C01J7'c nt ion of Pi Bela Phi:
Each yea r bring s new po ss ibilities fo r greate r dev e lopment to the o ffice of Ass is tant to the G rand Vice Pre s id en t. Created only four years ago, it is con s tantly grow in g and reaching o ut for opportunities to better serve the alumme departm e nt of Pi Beta Phi. Since la s t Conven ti o n, two ne w dutie s ha ve been taken over by thi s office-first, to follow up and suppl e ment the work of the province vi ce pre s idents in orgat1lz1l1g new club s, and seco nd , to h ave s p ec ial super v i s ion over new club s .
Probably the mo st vita l work of thi s office i s that dealing with th e orga nization of n ew alumn<e group s To this end, li st s of alumin towns where ther e were po ss ibilitie s for new clubs have been co mpiled for the u se 0 f the province v ice pre s ident s, carrying with th e m sugge s tion s for the g r o upin g o f small adjacent towns into poss ibl e club s. The province vice pre s ide nt s have worked lo ya lly and well with th ese li st s, writing to se ve r a l a lumn re in each town, urg in g Founders' Day m eetings, and s ugges ting the formation of new club s Towns from whi c h the provin ce vice president s re ceiv ed no replies o r which needed spe cial attention we r e reported to the A ss is tant to the Grand Vice Pre s ident, who in
turn se nt out o ne hundr e d and fifty per so nal l e tter s to alumnre in the se places. Thi s fo llow -u p wo rk ha s had it s reward in the establi s hm e nt of seve ral n ew a lumn re groups. Th e ni neteen club s chart e red in the interim of convention s are proof of the value of the co nc ent rat ed effort s o f the province v ice pre s ident s t o form n ew o rgan izati o n s.
Tn connection with th e work of o rganizin g n ew clu bs, an intere sting duty of thi s o ffi ce h as bee n that o f sup e rvi s ing the lif e of new club s.
The As s i stant to the Grand Vic e Pre s id e nt ha s e nd ea vo r ed to keep in clo s e touch with n ew club s, to answer their que s tion s, to check up on th e ir s upplie s, to see that they were functioning properly, a nd t o afford the per sona l touch that is oft e n nece ss ary to bring e n c oura geme nt to them in their new work .
Other duti es ca r ried o n by thi s office m ay be grouped a s follow s: The Ass is tant to the Grand Vice Pr es id e nt ha s endeavored to a ss is t the Grand Vice Pre s ident a s might direct; ha s kept in clo se t o uch with the province vice pre s idents, thus keeping po sted on club work in a ll prov ince s ; ha s sent out two of the regular monthly l etter s to province vice pre s ident s from the national office; ha s se rved a s chairman of f o ur committees which formulat e d manuals and for m s for report s to be u sed in the alumnre de -
partmcnt; has reports of the .-\gency to the province ,-ice president!;; ha s cooperated with the Grand Vi ce President ill ... e ndin g out a letter to the ... eniors of 1928, the first class to become automatically members of the department by the payment of a1umn<e dues at the time of the Senior Farewell Ceremony; has directed the province vice pre idents in making their Convention chart:-:.; and ha<; prepared exhihits for the alumme department at Convention
For tangibl e evidence of progress in the a luml1<e department, one ma y turn to the annual report ... of club presidents. They are practically unanimous in stat ing that intere st in all phases of alumnre work ha'i grown, immen se ly better coo peration between actives and alulllna! heen achieved, and clubs have heen in spi red and brought into elmer touch with the national organization of Pi Beta Phi through the visits of the province vice prc<;ident s. The meaning is clear-the alumna:: department is developing internally, i s becoming better unified, and i s attaining' a truly national character. The inspiration
ior thi" progre<;" has (ome in larg-e Illca.;.ure from the Crand \'ice I're"ident. Emilie Margaret \\'hite. "ho ha,; worked wi ely, earne"tly. alld cOIl'ltructi\'e!y for a greater alumnre department. Through ,gro\\ th in this department, the alumnre arc bringing added support. background, and prestige to the heart of our organization-the active chap t ers of Pi Beta Phi.
ror the joy, the in::.piration, and the cherished friendships that have come through close association with the office r s and members of the fraternity, and for a keener realization of the fineness of Pi Bt:la Phi which has come through the privilege of se r ving the fraternity, thl' .\s!) i tant to the Grand Vicc President i!:i deeply appreciativc. With the IJoignant n.::gTd that COIllC:'!I \ ith the closing of six years of service in the alumna! department of the fraternity, th ere is mingled an e\'er deepening desire to give la"ting devotion to every interest of Pi Reta Phi.
I [ERRICK SM fTIl
Assistant to the Grand r'ice President
Report of Director of CClltral ODice
To Pi Beta Phi Fraternity the Director of Central Office .Hakt's the Followi11[] Report:
Dl1 ring the two college years just past, II per cent of the present membership of our fr ater nity were initiated. No statem e nt could s how more clearly the present catalogue problem of the fraternity. The present active chapter memher s hip, which constitutes one-sixth of Pi Beta Phi, is the lea st stab l e part of
the group. The incoming freshman class and the outging senior cla'i" arc sure to 1110ve while hal f of the sop homore s and JunIors change the ir place of re s id e nce. This explains why so much time must be devoted to the cataloguing 0 f activc member s, why so man y blanks mu st be filled out (by active and returned immediatel y to thc cata loguer. In addition to the above chapter member s, there are ahout 4,000 alumna! who move,
The Directory of Pi Beta Phi, publi s hed in 1927, was an edition of 4,000 copie s It will be exhau3ted by the s pring of 1930. With the \'o lum e of work now conducted during the winter months by the Centf a l Office , it will be phy s ica lly impossible to puhlish during the winter , when college is in sess ion. The f eas ible time to get out the 193 0 Dir ec tory will be next summer. I-laving gone through onc s ll c h publication, the Cataloguer feel s that s h e ca n undertake a seco nd, with Illuch le ss s train and much more erflC ienc)" hut it I11U , t he during the s ummer month s, and ought not to h e in a Convention year.
STAT I STI CS A S OF JUNE 30, 1929
Initiate s in 1928-29 ........ 1,132
Total Initiated s ince 1867 .. 20,100
Total Tran s fer s 702
Total Death s. . . 941
Total Di smi sse d 113
T ota l l\IIcmber s now living .19,0-t6
Total May A.RROW l\fai li ng
Li s t .......... . 15 ,300
C enlral O!fi re
During the pa st year, the Central Office ha s s upervi sed th e printin g and of th e Cons titution , the )fanual for Pledge fn s tru cti on, twenty -s ix s mall hlank s, and nearly two ca..:;c-; of stationery , mo s t of which wa s mad e up for indi v idual s. 200.000 sheet s in al l. It ha s mimeo g raphed and hound in the office, ?'[anualo; for s even standing committee s. Manua l s for alumnre officers, ).[anual for Chapter Corrc " pondill g Secretarie s and Chapter Vic e Pr esiden t s. Tt ha s di stributed (to chapters) five iss ue s of supplie s. so me containing s ix ty s heet s of various kind s. It ha s sen t thr ee is sue s of
sup plie s to alumnre club s. Copie s of all of the above have been sent to Na ti o nal Officers. It ha s iss ued to aluml1cc club s for revi s ion the fall mailing li st of the ARROW. It ha s rec e iv e d from chapters more than 3 ,000 r epor t s, whi c h it ha s reto Grand Counci l and other offi cer::.. It ha s r ece ived from chapters the 1.167 initiation certificates j ha s made a written copy of each and a type written copy for the Grand Trea s urer; has w ritten a perman e nt India ink certificate and i ssued it to each initiate; ha s a Directory to each initiate; has prepar e d four card s and an addre ss ograph plate for each initiate .
On the Cataloguer's recent chapter visit in g trip, s h e wa s a sked why two clerk s were needed in the Central Office! Fraternitie s with one-fifth the member s hip have three fulltime secretaries.
The Cataloguer recommends that office r s who do not order stationery 011 regulation blank s by Septe mb er 15. be s upplied with pl a in Pi Beta Phi s tati onery until a seco nd iss ue of individua l s tationer y about February 1. B y having a s ingle setup of s tationery in Septembe r we can sav e nearly $200 in printer' s h ill s Our stationery bill i'i exceeding ly large .
PubJications amounting to about $2,000 were packed. s hipped, billed . and collected for. Abollt $3,000 wort h of gratis orders wer e filled.
The Catal og uer recommends that there be a l arger allowance for office s pa ce, a s the room now occupied is n o t adequate for the ra p. idly incr ea'i ing wo rk. As the catalogue file is crowded she need s a new section. The o ld typewriter , purcha"cd seco nd-hand five yeanago , i s feeling th e effect s of typing
HEPOHTS 01- O/"FleERS
10.000 cards a year. .\ packing table and equipment are necessary. To continue efficiency with inmember,hip \\ C O1U t 1101 have a con'itant turno,'cr of clerk, ince it take 'iomc time for th em to learn the detaiJ.... For technical work we mu .. t hayc 110 cheap help; we mu ... t pay our clerk ... a liying wage.
Pi Beta Phi doe .. not ha\"e the e l abora t e offices and modern furnitur e \\'hich many large women's fraternities In <;; t ead. we 11 3\'c a Sett lement Schoo l. The Central Office lhe", -,ccond-hand " '1uiplll ent where po-sihle" \\ "e han u p-ta-date filing and addressograph equipment. which will of course be permanent. \\'hcn the prCCient Cata l oguer ha ... comp l e t ed the next Direclury he \\ i hes to withdraw fro m thi work and s u ggeca<; that the office he );0 located at that lim e that equipment and c l e rk " Illa y remain "tat io nary There are now tall" of files to move. ..\" sta t ed he fore. heliev e" th at thi " office <; h ould he located ill th e cen tr a l "ection of the U nit ed Sta t e.:;:.
M ai lillg Lisl
The former o f ha nd ling the ma ilin g' li st. in which a typed copy of all change ... wa ... "ent from t hi s office to the printer thre e weeks hefore publication, to he se t up in type by him a nd u ed for the .\ RR OW. was dio::;continued with t he February. 1929. issue of th e \ RROW. The new syste m m e an s that the mailinJ!' li s t i s now kept lip to date from day t o day o n the Ce ntral Office a ddre ssogra ph , and may he run off and " hipp e d to the p rint er oli ly tw o day s hcfor e hi s addre ss ing machin e beg-in s to cut
up th e"e lips and pa<.;te them on the CO\'er" of the .\RRO\\'. The expense of printing' the mailing li ... t. which wa ... ahout pt:r i ..... ue, ha" been eliminated, a ... thi .. work done at the Central Office in eight hours . The initial expt'lHliturc for the adt1re""ograph. $1,000, \\ ill be paid for in four i..;'me.... The cutting o f the plate.;. requiT<.''' no more time than our fortner triple copying of the li t, Three \\'eeks arc cut from the interval of time h<.'lw('en the date of clo ing the and the i"sue of the .\RROW, For in..;tance. in the )fay. 1929, is ... ue. all initiation certificates and change of a ddr ess s lip s recei\'Cd until the morning of i\fay 21. were u ... ed in correcting the mailing li<..t. The .\RRO\\' wa mailed out hy the Banta P u hlis hing Company 011 :\fay 2S.
II o\\'e\"cr, thL' in-.talation of thi" new "yqem ha" not heen without work. Si:xh:ell thou and names had to he ..;et into type hetween the No\'emher and the Fehruary issues. while the regular wor k of the o ffi ce was goi n g a ll , \!ld the , \RROW came ou t on tim e! Thi , Illay ex· plain why of the rCJ!'l1lar of· nce work was delayed an d our usua l attempt to a n <;,\\,e r a ll lett e r s within two day'i cou ld n ot he mad e. For this. the Centra l Office a k your Since then. 3.000 changeo::; have heen made.
Due to illcrea ... ed accuracy. 1,000 names were cut from the mailin g li st duri ng th e pa"t yea r No mor e .\RROWS were printed this ).fay than a yea r ago .. \RROWS h ave he e n se nt t o sO l11e o f these name s f o r man y years and had ev id e ntl y f o und their way into th e post office wa.:;:te hasket s eac h iss ue. The Catalog u er "' l1 gge tcd t o th e Editor that the label " f o rwarding po stage g- uaran -
teed" be removed from the wrapper. Thi s wou ld e l i min ate the large postage bills for forwarding to severa l addresses and then r eturni ng to us, because th e addres see finally r efu se d t o pay po st age Now, ret urn postage on l y i s guara nt eed. As a re su lt , ARROWS which fail to r eac h s ub sc ribe r s arc p r omptly sent back by the Po st Office and we h ave a c h a n ce before the ne x t i ss u e to tr ace the se s ub scribers. The Central Office ha s for warded t o th eir owners one-third of the r e turned ARROW S for th e :M ay issue. Thi s was effec ted by se ndin g a ret u rn po st card to th e n ew a ddre ss g i ve n by th e po st office ; one-third of these were filled in and returned. Evide ntl y two - thirds of the post office in formation was incorrect, as no r ep ly ca me. That is why we d a r e n ot u se po s t office addre sses without verification. The Cataloguer r e commend s that subscr ibe r s who are tard y about sending in c h anges of addre sses be reque sted to pay c har ges o n retu rned A RR OWS if they wi s h the se back iss u es The t ota l number of return ed ARROWS has been r ed uced 75 pe r ce nt w ithin the la st yea r. Sendin g on e's address to th e alumnre edit or d ocs n o t m ea n that the ARROW will b e changed. She s imply publi shes it in the alumnze per sonals. T he quickes t way to remedy mi st akes is to n oti f y th e Central Office of your co rr ec t A RROW addre ss.
V1·sits
Fir s t o f all, the Sett le ment S choo l i s now a re a lit y t o me. I sa w eve ry b it of it . Pu pi l s, nur se , t eac hers, ga rd e n , S u ga rl a nd s, chick en s, barn, weaving, the o lel bu ildi ng, th e new bui lding, the Arrowcraft shop the Burg , and the Tenn essee folks. Thi s
wa s a real in sp ir ation for the delightful trip which Grand Council as k ed th e Ca t a loguer to make t o active chapters.
She in spect ed Indiana A, B, r , and .6. ; Kentucky A ; Tennes see A ; A; K ansas A and B; Col or ado A and B ; and \ Vyoming A In eve r y chapter s he was ex ten ded delightfu l h os p ita lit y and felt that contact with the middl e weste rn active and a lumn re m embers was a real privilege. She e n joye d unofficia l visit s to Di s tri c t o f Columbia A and to P e nn s ylvania.6.. B y s pecial in v itation she went to Mi sso uri r, where s h e had a de lightful visit. Founders' Da y she ce l eb rated with the New York City A lumn a! Club and the next week -e nd with h er ow n Connecticut A lumn re C lub Alumnre were mos t g ra c iou s to her in every city where s h e was vi s iting ac tiv e girl s and s h e w ish es s h e might th an k each one per so nally Chapter in s pection o f file s made her fe e l th at th e re sh o uld be a s imple uniform l e tt e r file sy st e m for all chapter s ; that there sh o uld be a definit e Co n s titution s tudy plan for active c hapt e r s to be u sed in regular m eetings; that ther e sho uld be a de finit e national in struction plan fo r in co ming offic e r s and one fo r I11ltlat es. The g re atest weaknes s s h e f o und a m o n g chapter s was their lack o f in forma ti on co n ce rning th e nati o nal fr ate rn it y; in fact every executive council reque s ted her t o dw e ll upo n nati ona l viewpoin t i n chapter meeting. Financially , chapters are sound a nd m e th odica l. Th e great strength o f c h ap ter s, as s h e s aw it , was their willingness t o accept criticism a nd s ugge stion, their co ng e niality and delightfu l social s pirit , their de s ire t o se rve their fraternity . More than ever. her
conviction has been strengthened that the modern college gi rl is not at all the person depicted either by CoUege Hllmor or by "The Egregious Pessimist.1> rn t he east, the college girl thinks that this mythical creature li\'es in the west. In the weM. she is an eastern product. In Pi Beta Phi, standards of
womanhood are high. We may well be proud of our active membership p which is carrying on the ideals handed down from our splendid \Ve need not fear for the future. Today is ready for tomorrow.
SCOTT BROWN, Director of Celltral Office
Pi Bda Phi Celltral Office Yearly Sialellleltlhdy J, 1928, to hme 30, 1929
R,..i/,IJ From Gund Treasurer .... From Catalogue (Loan and fund) Petty Cash •.
Total Receipts Total E,.:ptnditures
Dalance on lI.nll June 30, 1919
Dire ctory History Record Dook Return Cards Songbook Statione ry S. S. History Miscellaneous
Net R eceipts for year .$ 9;IR."
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Deficit broul{ht forovard
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Report of HisIorion
The Hisloria" Submits lite following r eport;
Since the historian has a ss umed office but recently, a grea t dea l of the time ha s been spe nt in learn in g the contents of t he file s, and studying way s and means by which the material might be u sed as a ba s is for further re searc h and the r endering of greater s ervice The Histor i an ha s followed in the footsteps of her predecessor in center in g her intere s t in secu ring more intim ate know ledge of o u r Founders, and placing on file any n ews items co ncerning our other well-known P i Beta Phis. The Hi stor ian is of the opinion that our files sho uld show much more informat ion of this kind than th ey do Our members have rendered not ewor thy service in every state of th e Union, in almost every country of the world, and in every profession under the su n; our in formation seems in adequate in
proportion t o their far reaching influence. Some of the clubs have been of great as s istance in se nding in articles of thi s nature; m ore such materia l wo ul d be appreciated and prope rl y s tored away for " further re ferenc e ."
On tw o occasions the Hi storian has been able to procure complete ARROW fi l es over a number of year s f r om individuals who th ough t the y might be of se rvice. These have been made u se of in vario u s ways.
On severa l occasions the Hi st o ri a n has been able t o render as s istance in a s mall way to clubs wishing ce rt a in data contained in our archives. The Hi st o ri a n s hould be pleased to be call e d upon more frequently by anyo ne desiring in fo rmat io n in h er possession. We are already looking fo r wa r d to the revis ion of the 1915 Hi story, which is naturally, now incomplete. Mi ss Emma Harper Turn e r and a group
under her are now working on some information recently brought to light concerning the beginnings of the Settlement School as well as some other matters. Every active chapter and alumna! club will be asked to lend a "helping hand." Without your cooperation and interest it will not be possible to make a fitting seque l to the 1915 edition, and a volume worthy of the name of Pi Beta Phi.
The Hi storian notes a lack of material on file regarding the Conventions held previous to 1923 Any souvenirs, clippings, photographs of suc h conventions would be greatly appreciated. Might the Hi storian also suggest that active chapters frequently have material of a local nature that might well belong in the national files? That " History
is being made every day" is a true saying. Let us not forget that the seemingly insignificant event of one day a national epoch the next. Our information should keep abreast of the times, and not be allowed to lap"e for a single in<.,tant.
The Historian wishes to thank Onken for the in spir ing assistance she has given in making the work of a "beginner" le ss difficult. She indeed feels that it has been a di"linct honor to be ca lled to serve the Fraternity in a national capacity, and hopes to be able to contril ute a small part in upholding the ideals of the "true, honest, just, pure, loyely, ane! of good report." submitted,
GRACE FILLER, Historian
Report of the .lI/oliollal Supervisor of Chapler . Accoullting
In September, 1928, a circular letter was sent to all chapters with instructions as to opening the accounts for the new school year. Seventy-three chapters re sponded to this letter, sending in budget control shee t s on time. The majority were satisfactory, a few returned for correct ion. Two chapters did not send theirs until spring.
Seven chapters showed cash losses on the year's tran sactions to May I , amounting to $4,556.93 The deficits were due in two cases to failure to keep the hou se filted, in two cases to an attempt to live partlyon last year's income, in one case to an estimated income for the year less than the estimated expenses, and in other cases to the fact that expenses were greater than anticipated.
Last year this office suggested that a National system of fines for delinquents be in sti tuted. This recommendati o n was adopted by the organization, and has been in effect thi s year. However, we find a ber of chapters that in spite of this have large delinquent lists. This office has corresponded monthly with these chapters regarding their delinquents, and has sent out two letters on the subjec t , one to the worst offenders and one to all chapters. Some chapters give the excuse that it is not Pi Phi spirit to insist that their delinquents pay in case it is inconveni ent. Others say that they have the chapter ruling on their books and know the national regulation hut simply do not like to en force them. A few have had their delinquents sign
note s, in compliance with our s uggestions. Some m ake no answer to repeated inquirie s, and take no step s toward collection.
"Ve con s ider thi s one of the mo st important financial weaknesses of the chapter s which remain s to be overcome. Si nc e the girls do not fully realize the importance of thi s matter, and thi s office call on ly advise, we wonder what would be the general reaction if Grand Council s hould devise some plan by which the superv i so r would report to the G rand President c ha p t ers carrying the same delinquent s for more than one month, with the idea that th e chapters would be fined by Grand Council just as they are fined for not sending in report s on time.
Thi s office i s planning to get Ollt a letter to each chapter president in Sep tembe r, a o; king her cooperation in reducing the delinquent li st, and suggesting way s and means a s u sed in other chapters fOI- eliminating this evil.
Again may we bring to your attention the di sadvantage of special assessments. As the main value of a budget i s to predetermine the house bill and the chapter expen se s, collecting specia l a ssess ment s frol11 member s entirely defeat o; the purpose_
In a great many cases it ha s been demonstrated that the yearly change in trea su rer s ha s been responsible for temporary mi s- u se of the Busey Sy stem. "Ve strong l y recommend that whenever poss ible the sa me treasurer hold office for two year s. and that the out- going treasurer take pain s to in s truct the new trea surer in h er duties thoroughly. The new tr easure r shou ld always be cho s en from girls who are confident of returning the fol -
low ing September, and shou ld be selected for her abi lity and not for her popularity or her need of the financial assistance
The National Supervisor feels that an overwhelming per cellt of the chapters are u s in g the Busey System successful1y now , and that th e difficulty in some few chapter s is due to the fact that they are no t u s ing the whole sys tem wholeheartedly. Mo s t chapters have s hown an increa s ing prosperity and stabi lity during the year, and have given this office s plendid cooperation in every detail.
The following data have been compiled on June 15 , from the late st information in the files for each individual chapter:
Cbapl!:fS wilh cash loq to dale (under $200) 1 3
Total , Chapters recelvmg a grade of 100 4 Challtt'rs rt'Cti\'ing a grade of 95 or betlcr, 'M'ntling in report! with minor error;, on lime .43 (, hallttrS rtf..ci\'ing :to gUrle of 90 to 95 :?1 l:hajltcrs reech-ing a grade of 80 to 90. due principally to latc rcpon! ('hallie"''' re<'ei"ing a grade of under 8u
1'0111.1
i the !-ochoal year 1928- 1929 lIith a red balance: seve n, all funning houses. have a red balance on May 1, amounting to
$4.556.93, two chapters on acco u nt of lack of members, the other five on account of o,'er-expenc;e.
Total openJnK usb balances f" school year Tou.! dosing balances port submilled r.ain of 9 $.27,560.98 on last rc 46,618.40 $19,057.41
Total amount 0 f delinquent members on last report submitted$4,892.54.
I?ep ort of Chairmall 0/ Settlement School Committee
The year of 1928-29 fur lht: :=,chool ha:, been decidedly one of marking time, and while there has been the improvement dictated by experience along mallY line:;, ther e has also been an absence of oUhtanding events characteristic of any contented routine life. So far the radical changes anticipated from the establishment of the Smoky Mountain National Park have materialized only in a rather se lling of property and o f people from the vicinity of the Sugarlands and the steady increa e of touri st s.
The cons tant growth in the la st few years in the number of pupils, the amount of detail work to be done in managing so large an establi..,hment, and the great numb e r of visitors to the sc h oo l are bringing us face to face with the vita l need fo r additions to the staff. It is difficult to say \\hich we need mo st. \ Vith the building. repairing, and remodeling of o ld bui ldin gs, the road making and upkeep in our own
ground the minor plumbing and electrical installations, the supervision of :'Itudent labor, and the overseeing of the farm, which are all constantly necessary, we are finding it a 1m o ... t imperative to have a man to manage that pha'ie of our work. -r..1r. Mattil has heretofore as!o.umed the maj or part of it in addition to his teaching and to the detriment of hi'i health, but it is a full-time job in itself and it is not fair to ask a teacher to undertake it. fn the school itself the large st enrollment, from fifty to \eventy pupils, is concentrated in the primary, first, and second grades under one teacher, and that task hould be lightened by adding a primary teacher to the staff.
For severa l years we have felt the need of a socia l and community worker who could supe rvi se recreation, keep the library open every afternoon including Sunday, and in general see that leisure time is advantagcou!o.ly spen t. The sta ff all help with this problem in their scant
spare time, but the community would gain if some one person had it definitely in charge, and it might be that a primary teacher with on ly onc class and perhaps teaching only half a day could al so handle the 50cia l work .
And though thi s la st may not see m important, we are really rapidly approaching a time when we will need a hostess or official guide. Half a dozen or more vis it ors ( mo stly Pi Phis) to the sc hool in one day is gett in g to be the u s ual thing. Each comes at a different time and each wants to sec everything, and that mean s u sua lly that Mis s Bishop, Allen, or Mi ss Cooke must give up time from an already full work program to s how them about. We are morc than glad to have them come and wish that every member of the fraternity could thus become acquainted with the s chool , but if the number continue s to increa se we are soon going to need all the time of one person to take them around.
We a re happy to report that the indu st rial building ha s been fully equ ipped and in constant use since January 1. Desks and other equipm ent and plumbing were installed, and a power hou<;e built as the fir st unit for a central heating plant, both sc hool buildings being connected to the new boiler.
The s chool s taff under the direction of :Mr. Overton and the Sugarlands st aff have pursued the same excellent cou r se of instruction as la s t year. Every teacher h as her state certificate so we are assured of proper rating. Miss Kibler i s the only academic teacher who will not retu rn to u s and we lo se her with regret. The plan at the Sugarland s of having two teachers and a
housekeeper who does a great deal of community work has proved very satisfactory.
Among th e specia l teachers we a re so rry to report severa l re signation s, each of them an extremely diffic ult place to fill. No other one person could do for u s all that Mr. Mattil has done in his eight years at the school , a nd we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude not on ly for the work he h as accomplished but for hi s unfailing intere s t and l oya lty , Miss Redding's wor k is probably more widely known to the frat e rnity in general than that of any other teacher, for it is she who designs the lo\'e ly and origina l thing s sent out from the Arrowcraft Shop each year and who has so painstakingly instructed the mountain people in order to produce articles of s uch a high degree of artistic and technical excellence. She ha s trained so thoroughly so me of her apter pupils, and too, Miss Allen, who run s the Shop, ha s worked so closely and sympa theti ca lly with her that there will be no diminution from the high standa rd s s he ha s set, but her position is a hard one to fill a nd we shall Illiss her keenly.
The work of Mr s Farmer, the h o me eco nomic s teacher, is not so widely known , but it has had a strong influence in the communi t y it se l f. One outstanding example of her ability was the remodeling and furni shing under her su pervision and from material s at hand of a mountain cabin which won second prize in a nation al better home s competition. The writeup and pictures of this in THE ARROW have given you some idea of the sp lendid influence such work ha s in the community and how mu c h of a toss her
Iresignation mean s to us Mr s. mer repre sen t s a truly Panhellenic spirit, for she is a Chi Omega and we have nc\'er had a teacher more dc\"oted to the interests of the schoo l.
The health center was handicapped for several months by not having a nurse, hut since November the position has been ably filled by Frances Moore, and the plans undertaken by the county for next year give promise of better results than ever before
During the frequent periods in the la st three year:; when we ha\"c been without a nur se, Lillie Reagan, a Gatlinburg girl who assists at the health center, has tided over the intervals by helping the doctors who held clinics and doing some nursing, and to her we owe the fact that this valuahle work has not been allowed to over long periods but has been kept in suc h good condition that a new nurse could quickly pick up the thread s without having to ,..,a ste time in reorganization. This training of latent, native ability is one of the most vita l re sults of our work at Gatlinburg and we are proud of every example of it which come s back like bread cast upon the waters. There are many who ha\'e gone out to other schools and communities, many who rai se the standard of living conditions in Gatlinburg, and in the sc hool itsel f, beside Lillie Reagan are Cora McCarter, who until la st rear taught in the Sugarlands, Otha Reagan who supervi ses the s tudent labor, and Arlie Wat son who has subs tituted during Otha's long illne ss this spri ng, Ernest Reagan, who does a ll the odd jobs of repairing, electric li ght in g, etc. , Alice McCarter, who has taught weaving in the schoo l ,
Veatress Parton, who has helped in the Arrowcraft Shop; the three or four girls who have cooked at different times; and the dormitory girls and boys who do much of the work about the houc;e and farm.
:Miss Bishop has ac; always conducted the many problems of administration with the tact and wisdom which endear her to everyone with whol11 she ha !) contact and make her se rvice to the fraternity of incalculabl e value. Her rep ort will give you a ll the interesting details which this summary lack s.
\Vork with the committee this year ha s been an and pleasure and I sincere ly regret that the completion of my four year term brings that close association to an end. The sen-ice a f Edith Gordon and Blanche Curtis to the fraternity in other fields i s already so well known , that J need not tell you how invaluable has been their work for the school, nor with what confidence and satisfaction I turn over the duties of chairman to Dr. Gordon. Ethe l Curryer1s efficient work as treasurer is familiar to you a ll and the success of financing our heavy bui lding program for the la st two years is due to her skillful management. Marguerite Ellis la s t fall provided the s lide s and film s with new container s and ha s supe rvised their journeys to A l pha l Delta and Kappa provinces. She ha s managed a tr), jng job splendidly. Dr. Gordon reports that letters were sent to iso lated a lumn a! in an effort to have them join the national a lumn re organization and to interest them in work for the sc hool, but as the replies were sent to the province vice presidents l the response is not yet correlated. Mrs Curtis ha s pre· pared the Little Pigeon articles for
THE ARROW and s ent a letter of thank s to each club and chapter for its contribution. Through these letters from the committee, the monthly letter, and Gatlinburg N ews from the school , and frequent bulletin s from the Arrowcraft Shop, a cl os e communication with many member s of the fraternity ha s been maintained.
The con structive help and plea sant contact with Grand Counci l and national officer s ha s been greatly appreciated and enjoyed.
We are again grateful to Mr. Collier, our in surance agent , for a substantial gift to the s chool, and al so to Mr. and Mr s. Rog er s of Mt. Plea s ant, Iowa, for the gift of live
thou sand of the leaflet s of information which are available at this convention.
And for the help, cooperation, and generou s contribution s from the fraternity at large the committee give s its mo st grateful thank s We are particularly glad to note the increa s ing number of contri bution s whi c h co m e in around Chri stma s time, and if every club and chapter could realize what worry it saves th e trea s urer to ha ve m o ney coming in during the le an month s of December, January, and February, wh e n expenditure s are very heavy, we are s ure the cu stom would beco me univer sal.
GERTR U DE B. FREEMAN
R eport of Director of Settlelllent S c hool
In writing a report of the pa st year, I am impre s sed with th e fact that it has been one of completing, as far as pos s ib le , project s a l ready begun rather than a year of n e w ones While this is in many ways sati s factory it does lack the thri ll of new work and the fini s hing ta sk s grow tediou s and hard when they la st over s o many month s.
The structure of the new building was practically comp l eted by the time the new term started in August but the heating , plumbing, and lighting were yet to be put in . The greate st task came with the buiWing of the power hou s e. It had been decided that a central heating sy stem s hould be put in now, the school bui l ding s being put on the s ame s y stem at once , and plan s laid for adding other cottages to it when it seemed wi se. Thi s cam e after the difficult building pr ogram of the pa st two year s, when we were completely worn out with that kind of
work and worry. Excavating for the power hou se brought other problem s- i f the dirt and rock b l a sted out of that hole, twenty feet hy forty feet by eleven feet, was to be used for building up our roads, th e lane s mu st be tiled first. Ditche s of appalling depth had to be dug all o ver the place and it seemed a ll wint e r that we never would be cleared up and smoothed over aga in . By spring things were very nearly graded and seeded down and we felt that we had buried a world of troubles in each of those ditches. The next year s hould be a much ea sier one.
While it is a regret to bring coal soot and smoke into our lovely mountain s we do ke e p much more comfortable than in the day s when even green wood wa s hard to get Can it be po ss ible that we now u se two carload s of coal , in addition to all th e fire and sto ve wood?
Practically the s am e progr a m ha ...
been followed in every department. ;\0 radical changes have occurred anywhere. Yet in ways it has been one of the most difficult )ear!') we have had. XO doubt the fact that for the six months there has not been a day when eyer)' member of the has been able to be on duty has called for real effort to keep up th e morale. The flu epidemic which came before Ch ri stmas and la ted all winter had not released its hold on !')ome of the family when school closed in the spring. In addition to this it has been a year when trying repairs became neccl;jc;;ary. Difficulties with the water system, ull'iatisfactory electric current, and other almo'>l daily tr oubles had to be met.
Last year I mentioned the proposed Smoky )fountain Xational Park. At present it seems a though the " Iand sa le " method" u ("(1 during the winter ha \'e stopped and we hope people back in the hollows will 110t be too in moving away. Our immediate territory has not been '1erioll" l y affected. Even the Sugarlands ha s almost many familie s sti ll living there, although eventually that section is sure to be in the park boundary. Un til the large timber can be purchased the state cannot tllrn the land over to the government. \Vh cn this really becomes a park i more than we can say and in the meantime there is 110 reason why wc l1oul<1110t continue calmly on.
Already a road through the Sugarlands to the top of the Smoky Mountain range graded and within three or four 1110nths will be in condition for cars to go the entire way and it is a 1110 St beautiful drive to the North Carolina li ne.
I regret that a li st has not been
kept of the VISltlllg Pi Phis for scarcely a day goes by, winter or summer. that one or more do not come. :\lany :-.la)" for a few hours; some get only to the .\rrowcraft Shop; others take time enough to !oee the whole place and even make a quick trip to Sugarlands (for quick trips there are now possible).
\\'e 3urely enjoy and appreciate visits and we on ly hope tho!oe coming receive as much pleasure and inspiration as their visits give us. And Washington and Niagara J;"alls are not the only places-!.ometimes I think Gatlinburg bids fair to be a Pi Phi honeymoon resort.
The staff has bccn:
Evelyn Bi'ihop, dircctor, \V. B. Overton, principal, junior high teacher.
K.atherine Kibler, junior high teacher.
.-\lice \Villiams, fifth and sixth grades.
Henri etta McCutchan, third and fourth grades.
Eleanor Brab!oon, primer, first and seco nd grades.
O. j Mattil, Smith Hughe s agricu lture.
Katherine Katson Farmer, Smith I [ughes h o me economics.
\Vin og-ene Redding. weaving.
.\Iice McCarter, assi tant in weaving.
LaDelle .\lIen, .\rrowcraft Shop manager.
Veatre ss Parton, .\rrowcraft Shop assistant.
Elizabeth Cooke, bookkeeper. Frances Moore , nur se.
Lillie R eaga n , assistant to nur se.
Mr s. 1\{yrtle 1\'Iorgan, superintendent Girls' Dormitory; manager hoarding department.
Mr s. E. 1\. Bishop, super intendent Boys' Dormitory.
Mr s. Anna Dowell, hou se mothercommunity worker. Sugarland s.
Eva Hathaway, Sugarland s teacher.
Emily Burton, Sugarlands teacher.
Otha Reagan, farmer-superintendent stude nt labor.
Arlie Watson , gene ral labor.
Ernest Reagan, s pecial r epairs and labor.
Ethe l Carver Me Fall s , cook.
Nepp ie Carver, cook's assi stant.
SCIIOOL
In spite of the conf u s ion caused by the unfini shed building and so much s ickne ss, we feel we can r eport a morc than u s ually success ful year.
The total enrollment was 168--twenty- s ix of that number were in first and second year high school.
Mr. Overton had accomp l ished so much the year previous in securing cert ific ates, rating, etc., for our school that the new year started off much eas i er . Every teacher had her state certificate at the opening of schoo l and there were no doubt s about the rating with the state department.
Mr. Overton and 1\1iss Kibler had the same cla sses a s the year before, Mr. Overton taking all the mat hematics for the s eventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grades and Miss Kibler all the Engli s h . In the fall the se cla sses were held in the new building but as mornings grew cool they wou ld be one day in the old and the next in the new. Finally it was nece ssa ry to go back into the old quarter s and s ta y there until the heating sys tem· was completed in January.
Eight pupils completed second year high schoo l and all expect to
enter some other s chool in the fall. While only three received eighth grade certificate s the first year high school cla ss will probably have th e usual number as nearly all tho se pupils corne from nearby schools but far enough away to make it nece ssary for them to be in the dormitory.
E l eanor Brau !')o n, Alice Williams, and Henrietta McCutchan made a s plendid team and although they were here for the fir st time they found no difficulty in quickly adjusting them se lve s to their new work as they were three very efficient te ac her s . Alice had the fifth and sixth grades, Henrietta the third and fourth , and Eleanor the primary, first, and seco nd. There is a rea l criticism that could be made and 1 hope before long we can cons ider a change. The three grades, primer , fir st , and seco nd, have the large st enrollment and are in the sa me room under the sa me teacher. The year we had kindergarten work for the younge s t ones was mo st sati s factory and I tru st another year it will be possible for a budget allowance to provide again for this work. While the four upper grades have a nine months sc hool term these others have only eight months.
Henrietta McCutchan and Mr. Overton coached the basketball t eams and, as many of the pupils had never seen a game before coming here, it meant starting from the beginning. A fter getting into the new b uil ding light practice was made compul sory for all seve nth, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade boys and girls . The team s entered the Eas t Tenne ssee high sc hool tournament and although we were the on l y two year high schoo l entran t our pupils made a very creditable s how-
ing. Another yea r both Overton and Mi ss :\1cCutchan hope to do more a long the line of supervised play .
The u.,ual plays and social affairs were given during the year and in whatever was done the coope rat io n was unu ually good.
\Ve are sorry to ha vc Kibler leav e tid pr ing and VC I-Y g la d th e other grade teacheTo; \·.:i ll r eturn . A ll three specia l teachers arc lea\·jng thi year, Mr. l\lattil. Kather in e Farm er, and \Vin ogcne Redding and the p la ces will be h a rd to fill.
Of the eight pupil", co mpl eti ng second year high l a.., t year six have heen in schoo l this year, o ne in Newport 1 fi g h. one in Maryville Hi gh, three in Seviervi ll e High , and one in M urphy In..,titule. The other two h ave been working thi s year to ear n money to enter schoo l next fall.
Mr s. Duffield and Mr s. Gi lbert, bo th former mu sic t eac her s and now living in Gat linburg, ha ve given music le sso n s to quit e a number of pupils but th e re ha s been no pu" l ic sc hool mu;ic tau g ht in the s ch oo l. Thi s is always a reg ret as there is suc h a wonderful opportunity to devel op thi s nativ e talent.
Thi s year shows a s till bette r reimbursement from the county for maintaining the eight grades of th e day school, due to all teachers having state profe ss ional certificates . The county ha s paid u s the past year for teacher s an d fu e l $3 . ]18. Thi s does not include any 0 f the s tate fund s allowed u s fo r agriculture , weaving, and home economics
The cla ss work in agriculture, home economics, and wea ving is incorporated into the report s of those de partm e nt s.
ECOXOMICS
The u'iual home economics classes were held for first and second year high schoo l gi rl .. ; each class having two periods every morning. 'Vhile t h eir work follows the state course and has the sa m e l aboratory and textbook wor k , girls here have more practica l experience than usually is poss ible in a high sc ho ol. The classes are s m a ll and the h ome economics g irl s are a lwa ys willing to take any extra piece of ,,,",ark, cooking or sewing or cleaning, that comes up Tn addition they have quite a l itt le experience in con nectio n with the ir dormitory work. Those who r ema in a fter schoo l c1o .. es to fini .. h paying th eir board are beyond the practice stage and are o f real value.
The evening school program as planned a yea r neyer did materia lize. In <.;tcad of coming to us in January for full tim e eycni ng schoo l work, Jean S tee le was sent to Elizahetl1ton. Bccauc.;e of th e industrial s ituati o n there larg e numbers of mountain peop le had moved into the town and prc'iented a field for work that only on c with experience and ability could handle. The sta te department felt that J ea n wa .. the best one for the place.
Katherine Wat so n devoted practically all of her time to regular sc hool work-home economic!; and sci ence cla sses . They kept her from having time fo r e"ening schoo l work although s he did mana ge to get in one afternoon cla <;s each week and the latter part of the yea r put in one night cla ss
Two inten s iv e sewi ng classes were held by Mr s. Zu cca rell o, of the state department , a nd the dre ssmaking clone during tho se week s was nothing s h ort of amazing.
These co ur ses were financed partly by the state and partly by those taking the course. The exhibit at the Gatlinburg Fair showed what onc week of sewing had accompli shed , The home economics work clo se d for the year at the e nd of the school term, no com munit y classes being carried on during the yacation.
As Katherine Wat son married we had a vacancy to fill at th e end of the schoo l year . Mi ss Mal"Y Rachel Armstrong, Univer s ity of Tennessee, will take Katherine's place and, unle ss present plans fail, will devote her entire time t o home economics: sc hool cla sses in the morning and community cla ss es in the afternoon. Already a full program is being worked out for the new year and we shall be g lad to again take up the se community clas s es that we feel are so very worth while.
' \ GRICULTURfo: AND FAtU I Sllor
In writing a report of this department we have to remember that Mr. Mattil ha s had so many different line s of work outside of s chool routine that we wonder he has been able to accomplish one-half that he has.
In Smith Hughe s agriculture there is a school program that takes all morning. each class having two periods every day. This correspo nd s to the home economics program. The afternoons should be given over to community work such as junior poultry clubs, spraying and pruning of orchards, advising on stock and crops , veterinary advice and treatment, and in fact doing about everything called for. The s hop work ir; along the line of practical farm aid. making wagon beds and wheel barrows, se lf
feeders for chicken s and pigs, harne ss repairing, care of tools, etc. Each boy from the seventh grade up ha s a home project which h e keeps an accurate record of, under the supervision of the teacher. These are varied . Some boys take a pig for a project , so me a cow, others have crop project s. take poultry.
The pa s t two years the bui lding program and other impr ovements have taken much of 1\1r. Mattil' s time as he has superv i sed all th ese. It has been a real regret to him and to us th at the educationa l work in nearby communitie s where he had had club s and cla sses had to be dropped for thi s but no person could have handled both. In addition to these there is the farm to supervise and the student labor to keep in touch with .
A fter seve n years spent in organizing and building up this department )'1r. Mattil feel s he must give up teaching. \Ve will have a hard task to fill his place, in fact sha ll not try to find anyone who can s houlder so much. H e has d one an out standing piece of work which is recognized and appreciated by all.
\V ith the beginning of the new schoo l year we shall go bac k to a distinct schoo l program in this department, endeavoring to keep the o ut side things entirely separate from the work that rightfully belong s to this department .
For a year or more Mr. Mattil has been carrying on a very intere sting piece of work independent of the school, yet somewhat associated with it too. The demands for antiques were so in sistent he finally fitted up the old barn, near the r;choo l building, as a s hop; putting an electric sys tem and motors ,
wood working machinery, etc., and employed from one to fi ve boys to refini sh old furniture and reproduce crickets, book shelves, tables. and in fact many different of things which are sold in the _\rrowera ft Shop.
The training boys ha \'C had ill the shop has been of the best and we on l y hope that Mattil has been able to at come out even financially with the proposition. There i"j no doubt but that this ha'i had a great influence on the furniture makers of the community for they are now bringing in better furniture than ever beiore. I am stlre that eventually the schoo l will want to take thi..; m'er hut at the present time we are only too glad to have want to keep it.
STl'IJEXT L.·\1I0R
The report of the farm and of the s tudent labor i'i most sat i sfactory. ha s heen raised in the garden for the tabli, stoc k well cared for, field s in better condition, the place s howing improvement generally.
We are a:-.ked many times what we keep 011 the farm. \Ve have three hor ses, one for farm work, 1wo for the nurse and teachers. Four cows. one regi stered heifer gotten this pa:-.t year, a regi s tered Jersey bull, five Berkshire hogs, Barred Rock poultry. two Shropshire sheep gotten this year. About 100 hens are kept during the winter, At present we have nearly 1,000 littl e chicks, so me to keep, most to be sold during the Sllmmer for fryers. Our incuhators and hrooder s do se rvicc for the w h ole comm unit y.
The farm and the :-.tu<iellt labor
is all loo ked after by Olha Reagan under the supenision and planning of :\[r. Otha is a master hand \\ ith the boy.., anel a" he has been here a long time he i'i thoroughly familiar with :\11'. :\fattil''i mcthods and can take a great deal of re:-.ponsibility. Olha ha s been away hecau"e of illnes'i for the last fin months and the work ha'i been done hy a former dormitory hoy who has shown him..,elf very capahle. Ilaving dormitory hoys this year who had been here some time ha'l Leen a great help for all have !:>ho\\ n vcry depend. ahle and willing during this hard sieg-e.
DOR Eti
Each year we are more fully CO Il\'ince-rl that the time and money uo::ed in supervising' and pro\'idi ng a real home life for our ..,tudents who li\'e too far from the ,",chool to walk back and forth is well spe nt. Th e past year we have had frolll six to ten boys and frol11 eight to twelve in the dormitories Each s tudent ha s had regular hours of labor and practically have had to look out for all schoo l expenses without any aid from home, Three boys had no home s so their problems were s till larger; how to earn for a new pair of overalls or s hirt or a hair cut in addition to all other expense!' )lore than half of the dormitory s tudent s fini s hed their work here this spr ing so these places will be filled this fall by new pupi l s.
\Ve have been 1110 st fortunate in ha\'jng 1\1r s. :\[organ in the girls' dormitory and to take care of the meals for all this large family which number s now from thirty-five to forty-five all the time. Mrs Morgan has planned s plendid m ea l s and her care and training of the gi rl s
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
has been all that anyone could a s k. It i s a difficult task and one that lasts all day and night for the seve n days of the week. The gir ls are good a '; they can be, though, and 11r s. Morgan ha s thoroughly enjoyed her yea r with them. Not lea st of her ta sk s ha s been training lo cal girls who were willing but inexperienced a s cooks. Two young girls have clone the cooking the entire year with the assistance of the dormitory girls.
To me, o ne of the mo -. t valuahle pieces of work was done la st s ummer. An addition was built to the Pollard Cottage, makin g a larg e and convenient kitchen and over that a lar ge room to he u :;; ed for dormitory. The littl e range that had done fa111ily service for twelve years was moved into the new home economics 1-oom and a lar ge range gotten, also a large water tank to replace the little one, the old wooden ice box was replaced by a seco ndhand but very good Frigidaire, all of which have been a joy We wonder how we got along with the outgrown quart e r s as lon g a s we did. But alas-when forty peop le came the fir st of August thi s was all in a state of upheaval, the old refrigerator sitting under the tree, no kitchen floor to walk on and everything el se in like condition. This is a good natured and willing family thoug h, and everyone did hi s best under the trying circum stances, By the end of the first month there was a sig n 0 f being set tled and the second month brought real peace .
The plumbing and lighting for the new part were all done by our own men. There i s one other joh to be done there thi s s ummer. Due to increa se in family in the past few years the septic tank built ten years
ago i s inadequate and a new one mu st be put in this s ummer with new sewage lines That will also be done by our men here.
i\Iother made th e move from the girls' to the boys' dormitory la st fall and found the boys as nice to deal with as the girls. Disc i pline in either dormitory is not difficult but when one i s willing and intere s ted s he can find plenty to do at either place and that kind of work requires being con stantly with it.
The pa st year two rooms in the t eac her s' cottage have been u se d by the hay s, one for a dre ss ing and wa sh r00111, one for a clubroom, The cottage in which they lived wa s too far for them to get to during the day. ' Thi s s ummer we have rented the] illl Reagan cottage, which adjoins our property and is near enough f o r all the needs of the boys.
\Vhile the cottage is s mall the location so near the sc hool will repay any other inconvenience s they may have.
The same schedule of \york ha s been held to" thi s year as la st, the girls gettillg experience in practically every kind of work pertaining to homemaking. the boys in everything relating to stock and farm as well as general repair and upkeep work.
LOCAL LABOR
Not only the student lahor but all the outside work ha s been done more sat i s factoril y the past year than ever before . Ar1ie \¥atson has taken care of furnaces and odd ta sks during the winter, during the spring and s ummer ha s had a wonderful garden (which is used to supply our table s and also families who live in the Burg during the s ummer) and of course kept up many other duties.
He and Otha Reagan make a fine team. Ernest Reagan continues to be with us and is the man for wiring, plumbing, repairing anything and everything. Two local girls who received some training in the evening class in home economics have done the cooking. Lillie Reagan continues a s the nur se's assistant We have eight local people 011 the pay roll and are proud of everyone of them.
\VEA\'lSG
Again we can report continued growth in thi s department. vVhile there have been the usual number of new products added to the Shop. things beautiful and decidedly saleable, there has been a rna rked development in the real knowledge of the mechanics and art of weaving among the w omen. It ha s taken great effort to keep the weaving divided as equally and evenly among the people as possible and during the year forty- s ix women wove for the school, al so four high school gir l s earned money in thi s way to continue school next year. Supervising weaving in fifty homes is a full-time ta sk but the products show how well it is done.
In addi ti on to the individual instruction there have been six group meetings, with from to thirty women in attendance. These are possible since the new weaving room is finished. The new weaying, office, and storage rooms are almost too good to be true, and have re l ieved the stress and strain in that department and other places too.
Last spring the Smith Hughes vocational f u nds reimbursed us for the instructi on given the afternoon class of women and with this money we emp loyed A l ice McCarter this
year a s assistant to Mi ss Redding, \lice is one of our loca l girls who has woven for u .; for years and is called the "loom doctor" hecause of being so expert in diagno:)ing and treating loom troubles of all kinds.
1 am glad lo report that once again we ha\'e our regular cla:)ses in weaving for our school girls, The sc\'e nth and eighth grade girls have had two pcriods each day during the year, Alice and Mi ss Redding doing the teaching. Four new looms were gotten before sc hool opened and three others rebuilt. \"ith new \Having room and new luum'l, tht! rc;')uib \\cre Illost sa tisfactory We are expecting reimhurscment from the sta l e again and hope that. \Iice will be able to continue her work another year.
\Veaving in the home'} continues through every month of the year, Beginning with the fir:-.t of January they s tart planning and working out new patterns and products for the next Christmas sa le s There are still many more women who would like to weave but the present number is all that can be taken care of by the present weaving and .\rrowcraft Both departments are working now to full capacity and it will be after another year or two to discu..;..; future development.
The remarkable growth and development of the weaving department the past four year shows how efficient Winogcne Redding has been and what a lo ss the sc hool will sustain by her leaving. She has a thorough know l edge of her work a n d a mo st sympathetic understanding of the women with whom she has dealings and they have responded to all in struction and advice rem a rkably well. Wea v ing
teachers are not easy to find but we are hoping to have one here by Augu st 1.
ARROWCRAFT
The Arrowcraft again s how s marked development. Previous years have been so hectic, due to rapid growth, inadequate quarters, and unorganized conditions that it has been a joy to come to the place where we feel we have been able to carryon in a smooth, se ttled, and bu s iness-like way.
LaDelle Allen has been in charge of the Arrowcraft Shop again thi s year. Veatre ss Parton, one of our local girls, ha s been the assistant. It is a busy place all the year-a reasonable number of orders coming in day by day throughout the year-no day going by without local people coming with product s or for advice. The tourist trade i s not limited to the su mmer since steam heated h otel s are open for winter v i sitors. From September 1 to December 15 it i s a grand rush.
The fall business was quite satisfactory, due to the club orders coming in earlier. We had thought the large stock on hand in the early su mmer :;; ufficient for fall orders but long before Christmas nearly everything was gone, in spite of the steady work the people had done a ll s ummer and fall. Each year new articles are added to the li s t and we surely are proud of the thing s sent out, feeling they cpmpare mo s t favorably with tho se from other schools.
The quantity of ba sket bu s ine ss keeps about the sa me but the quality of article s made improves steadily.
Furniture making is on the increase and the chairs made are of a far superior grade. Mr. Mattil' s
shop, where finishing i s done, has show n the local men such a marked difference between indifferently made furniture and that made from well seasoned wood, carefully put together and sa nded and ready to be finished, that the men themselves ha ve made marked progress in their work.
The s hop handle s quite a' good many finished article s as well as the unfini shed stool s and chairs.
Although our main broom maker moved where he could "see the truck s pa ss all day and hear them of a night " other maker s have been developed so we s till can s upply the demand.
The Gi ft S hop i s not open on Sundays, to the dismay of a great many Pi Phi s as well as other touri st s, but we han felt we s hould take this sta nd.
Last fall new price lists were printed and this sp ring an attractive cut ha s been made for all Arrowcra ft products.
The expense of the Arrowcraft Shop, the weaving department, part of the office expense, and extra he l p neces sa ry during the ru s h season is mct by the indu strial department and we feel sure that all thi s cons idered there will bc a profit again this year. But were we able to only come out even we would feel it all worth while. The $22,000 in cash paid all the se weayers, ba s ket. furniture and broom makers, quilters. hooker s, and ttl fter s means a real livelihood to one hundred families.
Cluhs and sho p have been able to work together better than ever be w fore-each having a better underw standing of the needs of the other. No other sc hool T know of has the sp lendid market we ha \'e and we surely value it most highly. All we
have said concerning splendid club cooperation is sincere.
AOMINISTRATlO:-; AXD Pt:BLICI1l'
Again, in this department as well as others, the same policies have been followed as in the year previous.
The Gallillblfrg .Vews has been sent out each 111 0nth to many local people, all officers of the fraternity, to each sett lem ent chairman of the clubs, to those on the isolated alumme lists, and to a good many individuals. With thi s has gone a letter from the school telling of the various departments and activities. These letters have also gone to the active chapters. An eITort has been made to keep the letters short enough to be read easily and quickly at club and chapter meetings.
\Vith the increased business of the Arrowcraft there ha s been more and more to do in the office. A good l11an y o ld accounts that have been o n the books for years have been settled and th e new accounts have been se ttled more promptly. The large business carried on and the tremendous amount of money necessarily advanced to maintain the department mean that we have had to have payments made more promptly than in former years. Clubs and individuals have reponded !-.p lendi ly
Each year the student labor accounts are carried in a more busine ss- like manner by both pupils and sc hool and that again brings much added office work
The annual ).r ountai n Worker s Conference met in Knoxville the first week in Apri l and a number of our staff attended some of the sess ion s at lea st. The conference is
always an inspiration and the contacts made with those from other ..chools is mo"t helpful and pleasant. Following the can fcrence we had the u .. ual number of visitors to our school.
In the fall I was in Berea four days. spending the entire time in oll!'.ening work in various departmenUi. Cooke, Miss Allen, Miss )'Ioore, ami Mr. 11attil aho visited Berea College.
We received a great help in the line of publicity thi.., year when Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers, of Mt. Io\\a, puhlished amI gave to the schoo l for distribution, ]0,000 copies of a leaflet telling of the history and activities of the school. This hac,; met a long-felt need.
COUXTY HEALTH UNIT
.\gain I want to explain the way in which we cooperate with the county in the maintenance of a health unit. In stead of paying the nurse's sa lary directly to her it goes through the s tate health department, with appropriations from one other schoo l in the county and from the county court. These funds are matched by state and federal funds. making a sufficient income for a county nurse, county health physician, and sanitary specia li st-these in addition to the nurses in the two schools . The state al'io furnishes free typhoid, s mallpox, toxin-antitoxin ser um s, and other supplies. There i s every promise of the best unit this year that we have ever had and the big objective for the year i s sa nitating the entire county For thi s big ta sk the s tate is furni shing additional as .. ista llce to the present s taff.
HEALTH
From June to November of the pa st yea r we were without a nur se and, but for the s plendid work of our assi s t a nt , Lillie Rea g an , in ke eping the H ea lth Center open, bein g there when the doc t o r s and denti st had their clinic days and looki ng after the s imple dress in gs for th e sc hool children, I scarcely know what we wou ld have done.
In Nove mb e r Frances Moore, of Elkhart, Indiana, who had been in Cook County Ho spital, Chicago, for five years, came to u s with a splendid preparation and experience. Not on ly our family but the local peopl e see med to know that we had a r ea l nur se o nce again and s he and Sp arkey were soo n traveling o ve r eve ry hill and up every hollow within a possib le di stance. We have a good highway on wh ich car s can speed but we also have many trail s left and p eop Je living on the se are th e Olles to make an effo rt to k eep in touch with. Frances love s it a ll a nd i s doin g s plendid work.
Three d octo r s , one from Sevierv ill e, one from Pigeon Forge, and one from a n earby community, each h ave one afternoon a week at the Health Center for consu ltati on and treatment . A denti st come s out from Knoxville one Saturday each month. Th e re ha s been one ton s il clinic with e l even operations. Our county health physician hold s clinic s for various inoculation s and as s ists with the sc hool program our nur se tri es to carry out in this di strict . Our county health unit ha s set a big task for itself-that of sa nitation fo r the entire county. The ta sk o f see ing that every home, sc hool, and church has a sani tary toil e t is a s uffici e nt piece of work
to keep t wo m en bu sy for month s to come. Yet sani tati o n is the thing ne eded and I believe th a t a reasona ble amount of cooperation wi ll come fr o m th e people. The addit io nal appropriation from the county court is providing me n for thi s extra work.
Our nur se now ha s a car, the state paying the upk ee p of it. While a car w ill not tak e th e place of a hor se it many tim es s ave s a great d ea l of time and hard riding and with so many better road s s eem s a nece ss ity. It al s o i s a great convenience in taking pat i ents to Kno x ville for examination and treat ment as th e s chool truck i s not a l ways available nor very comfortab l e for t rips of that kind.
S ix fir st year high sc hoo l girls took the course in home nur s ing and care a f the s ick and recei ve d state ce rtificate s.
During the s ummer Frances ha s organ iz ed two Littl e Mothers cla ss e s The s e meet two afternoons each week and undoubtedly are the cute st things you ever sa w. She gives th e children in struction in how to care for th eir baby brothers and sisters and it i s a course th at some of the older o ne s might be proud to take.
Two high s chool gir l s who had taken the home hygiene and ca r e of the s i c k cour s e ass isted at the la st ton s il clinic and demon st rated that their s tudy had not been spe nt in va in.
Two children were tak e n to the Trachoma Ho spital for treatment and several other s we re given examinations .
A Knoxville spec iali s t gav e two days for examining eyes and fitting glasses, s avin g u s many hard trip s to Kno xv ill e with ch i1dr en.
COMML;XITY
It 0 ften seems that we do very little in real community work, yet we probably touch the people much more than we realize. OUT crying need these days is a real so cial worker, one who can give Saturdays and Sundays to the young people who spend their time in the Burg with nothing to do. Library and reading r00111 shou ld be kept open. Books and magazines are here but no one with time eno ugh to de\'ote to keeping playrooms and reading rooms open.
During the winter the auditorium was used by the community basketball team, Mr. Overton giving much of his time to their practice and games.
There have been movie s 1\\0 nights each week since the first of May and they will continue through the summer. This year Arlie \Vatson and Erncst Rcagan are the managers. It i s difficult to always get the kind of films we want h ut on the whole the pictures are fairly good
Old Timers Day is one of the great events of the year, bringing many families in for a real gett og-ether day.
The Gatlinburg Fair continues to he the big day of the year. Between 500 and 600 schoo l pupils from Gatlinburg and nearby communities join in the school parade and take part in athletic events during the day. The exhibit s are of a high grade and truly " a good time is had by all." \Ve believe it would be worth while to hold it two days instead of one.
Our Christmas entertainment and tree, the plays during the schoo l year always bring a hou se full of attentive people. It is our plan to
have more in the tine of entertainment and educational addresses no\\ that we ha\'e an auditorium. The university and state departments arc always more than willing to be of help.
Several teachers have had Sunday chaol and u ually some attend the preaching services which now come twice a month in stead of only once The COllntry church never docs develop as as and bu s iness do , unfortunate ly , yet there is a wonderful field waitingfor someone to work in.
E\fll though good road s and cars make it very caliY for u s and for the people here to take their recreatioll cl .. ewhere we all feel that there is a great need for the home and community social life.
HARPER TUR:\,ER CEXTt:RSUGARTJANDS
The cxtenc;ioll sc hool and community work at Sugarlands continues to be one of Ollr most interesting pieces a f work.
Emily Burton joined the Sugarland s s taff, a fter ten years in the Gatlinburg school. E"a Hathaway r et urned for her second year there. Dowel! left the Burg and became housemother and community worker in Sugarlands. These made a fine team The two girls had the school work, and 0 f course much community work too. Dowell took care of the home, taught cooking and sew ing, and helped with different outside thing s.
In the winter Mrs. Dowell spent a week at the University of Tennessee [or the farm women's short course and carne back with plenty of idea s to work out with the local women. One was the making of rugs, hooked and braided.
The enrollment the pa s t year in the school has been about eighty. The county pays the salary in full of each teacher, keeps up the nece ssary repairs of the school bui lding and supp li es the fuel. We pay the sa lary and li ving expen s es of the third worker. Quite a little new furni s hing was needed the pa s t year but even so, the financial burden of maintaining Sugarland s school is not h eavy .
At the beginning of the new year we hope regular cla ss es in home economics and agriculture can be carried on by the teachers at the Burg. A little s hop has been fitted up in the schoo l bui ldin g where Mi ss Hathaway has done quite a little work with both boys and girls. The Teachers Cottage makes an ideal place for the home economic s classe s
The schoolhou s e ha s to be the church too so Sunday is as bu sy a day as any. The girls "renewed up" the Sunday school, had " singing" in the afternoon s and sometimes young people's meeting at night. It made a hard day but a profitable one and satisfactory even though they were the Sunday School teachers , the chorister, Sunday School superintendent, and pos s ibly sometimes the preacher . During the summer vacation the peop le ha ve determined among themselves that they will continue the Sunday School.
Mrs. Dowell stayed two month s after the regular school closed and it was a busy time for fi fteen callers a day were not unus u al. \Vith boys cutting briars and making garden and women at work on rugs t here was much to look after.
The year has been a s plendid one and with all three returning in the fall we can lo'ok forward to a still
better one next year. The work in a small center is mighty intere s ting. You have your own home life with a small family, you COl)1e close to the people around you and it seems a s though you can see more b e ing accompli shed from day to day than in a large r center. Perhaps we in Gatlinburg sometime s are a little enviou s
PERMANENT fMPROVEMENTS AND lREPAIRs--1928 -29
Stuart Cottage: rero o f, laundr y improved and heated, new water heater and tank in stalled, coal storage made.
New kitchen built at Pollard Cottage; s econd s tory being u sed for dormitory room. New kitchen equipment purcha sed.
Power hOll se built.
Centra l heating p l ant in stalled and hvo s ch oo l bui ld ing s put on that sy s tem.
Light s and wat e r s y s tem in stalled in new building. Nece ss ary furni s hing s purcha sed for th e new building.
Rock walk s laid at hospital and dormitorie s. Grading done around new building and other places.
Lane at entrance of grounds tiled and filled and road filled and regraded from ent rance to new building.
FOR 1929-30
septic tank and sewage lines fo r Pollard and Stuart Cottages.
Teachers Cottage repaired and pain ted
Lavatory in stalled at Arrowcraft Shop_
New floor s laid in Stuart Cottage. The building and improvement program of the pa st two year s ha s heen a heavy one but it is
ca ll y accomplished. It will take care ful planning for another tw o years t o get it a ll paid for and int o anything like an easy financial condition but it will come and in th e meantime we kn ow that there will be the be st po s" ihle re sponse from club s and chap ter s and we in turn wi ll be as carefu l as possible of the expenditures here. OUT sc hoo l ha s n eve r had m3n y large gi ft s from individu a ls and even a bui ldin g progra m is carr ied on large ly from the regular donations of the yea r which mak e up the budget. No extra drives for funds have been made a nd it i s a real accomplishment t o have th e new bui lding as nearl y paid for as it is under thc<:.e circum-
During th e winter the tr eas ury \\ as in a mO :-.t piti ful condit ion and it was neceso:;,ary to give a cry of di<;treo;;.!,. It "ure1y was answered and month by m onth funds hav e come in ta ke ep li S ga in g but it continue s to he a hard stru gg le far th e trea surer. . \11 are g lad that thi s year is behind u s' and we can start on a new ane. A big ta s k bring s a cha ll enge that na doubt is good far u s al l.
Again I want to express m y appreciation o f th e help that ha s come from o ffic e r s. clubs. and chapters and for the sp lendid cooperation of each one o n the s taff. Each letter. each yisit, and eac h check ha s helped mor e than yo u can realize. Re spectfull y submitted ,
EVELYN BISH O P
ARROW
CRAFT REPORT
So much attention has been given in the pa st few years to the finding for and marketing of the Ar rowcra ft product s that ve r y little atte n -
tion has been gi\'cn to those who make the products--especially th e furniture and bao;;.ket makers. Thi s pao:;,t year things ha\'e been organized that we have known better what we wanted the peop le to make. The c1uhs are becoming more familiar with the products and know better w h at they can and cannot sell. Their orde r s have come in earlier and they have bee n free in sayi ng what th ey felt were best <:;e ll ers. \V ith every order there ha s been much corresponde n ce wh ic h we feel sure ha s in better understanding between the clubs and the sh op and has been o f va luabl e help in timely final se ttlement.;:.
By appealing to the peop l e's pride we have been able to bring up the of the ha ket<:: Th ey are beginning' to r ealize they are only hurting- th em<;c 1ves when they m a k e a poo r ba"kct. \Vh en two o r three arrive at the ;lIne time you can alway ... hear thelll critic i s in g o n e another'!) ba -.; k e t s-bragg ing on the good point s at times hut more of ten pointing out th e bad ones, Tn thi s way I feel they have helped one another more than we could ever have, rega rdl ess of how much we mi g ht have talked and sco lded.
I believe that ),1:1". )'httil' s shop has done more to bri n g- u p the standar d o f the furniture than anything e\'er ha s o r e\'er co uld have done. F o r o\'er two years T talked 'ie a so ned wood, !'a nci paper and a lot of car e in making but I didn ' t get very far .. \fter Matti! started hi s shop I had so me thi n gs finished to use as sample s. The furniture maker s see med amazed to think the things they made-"j u 'i t aIel cornman set tin' chair s " -co uld he made to look <:;0 pretty. One co mm ent
was: " I ' low that's pretty enough to set in anybody's house." It seeme d that they always had the idea that furniture was just rough stuff that didn't matter much and there wasn't any need in spe nding a lot of time on it. One of the best makers seemed very intere sted in finding out how it was done, spending an entire morning asking questions. !vIy curiosity was aroused so I asked him what he was planning to do. Then he told me he was makin g some black walnut chairs for himself and was going to fini sh them. I felt then that some thing had really been accomplished. Ju st how l ong we will be able to get the ba skets and chairs no one knows as many of the people have so ld out to the Park and of course that means they can no longer cut the wood
There is just one woman and her daughter that do the tufting on the bath mat s and bed spre ad s. She brought her first things to the Shop nearly two years ago and they were pitiful attempts. She appealed to Lois's sympathy and by encouraging and suggest ion s as to color s, etc ., we have been able to help her until now no one cou1d ask for lovelier th ings than those she brings in.
We have had ou r first quilts this year and have been very fortunate in getting them. In stead of starting with an inexperienced person we have begun with a ma s ter quilter. Mrs. Hatcher and her mother-inlaw, from Wear s Valley, do the quilting and I have never seen lovelier. We have only the full bed s iz e quilts but hope to eventually work in baby crib covers, comforts, etc.
Through Mrs . Dowell's effort we have had a few hooked mats from the Sugarlands. However, we hope
to concentrate on braided rugs there and leave the hooking to the women who have been doing it for so long. We have n ever had any braided rug s but feel there i s a market for them.
The buying require s more time than it once did, for in the se busy day s we do not have the opportunity for home visiting and our greatest contact comes through the Shop visiting .
This year we have had two exhibit s at fairs-one at the East Tenne ssee Divi s ion State Fair and one at the Tri-State Fair at Memphis. It was the first exhibit we had had at Knoxville of our indu strial products. The fair association there, was n ot allowed to pay the expenses of the exhibit but did give us a premium of $75 which took care of all expenses. The club of Memphis had charge of the exh ibit there (w hich was the fourth we ha ve had) and bore all expenses At both places a 100m was used to demon st rate.
At la st we ha ve a tag to mark all Arrowcraft products and one which everyone will like. I feel sure the club s will welcome the se. The price li st was revi sed in the summer and this, with a letter o f explanation and a club , or wholesale price li st, wa s sent to each club in the fall. The circulars given to us by Mr. Rogers, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, have been a worl d of help as hardly anyone comes into the Shop that doesn't want so mething that tell s about the schoo l.
While the gross amount shipped isn't so much greater this year than la s t there ha s been less returned for credit. This i s a re s ult of smaller orders to more club s.
To date the gross sales have been
$26,201.55-returned for credit $5,981.18.
Net business $20,220.37.
To ninety-eight people bringing things to the Shop we have paid $22,374.53 , an average of $228.31 to each person. Taking the fifty weavers out and the $6,711.59 paid them, it leaves forty-eight basket makers, broom tyeTs, furniture makers, hookers, tufters and quilters receiving a total of $15,662.94.
Everything recommended last year has been carried out with the exception of the water and toilet facilities in the Shop. With so many other improvements being made there never seemed to be a time when the necessary labor was a vailabJe. We expect to get this done during the summer.
There is only one recommendation I feel should be made this year. That i3 for a Shop in the new Mountain View Hotel which is to be erected this coming winter. I have talked to 1\[r. Huff about it and he says there is a space in the hotel for such a shop as we wou ld want and that as long as the school is here and wants the space no one else shall have it. I feel sure the space can be leased for a nominal sum. We know that we are not getting our share of the tourist trade and this shop may be a possible solution. There are pros and cons that will need to be carefully discussed at committee meeting.
Respectfully submitted, LADELLE
WEAVING REPORT
Another year has come and gone and it is time once more for an anl1ual report.
This year I feel as if something
definite has been accomplished among the women of the community. It is hard to put into word s, as it is more a feeling of satisfaction that the edu cational goal that I haye been o:;tri\' ing toward for four years is in s ight at la st, than it is a condition that can be seen or expressed in so many sentence s . It may be due in part to knowing the women morc thoroughly, realizing the shortcoming s of each woman and s o knowing ju st how to handle the individual case in order to give everyone the weaving help be s t suited to make her happy and sati s fied. This only comes from long aCQuaintance and congenial workers.
Working condition s are ideal now and have helped wonderfully to make the work run The office, supply room, and large weaving room are in con o:; tant U'i e. Supplies can be kept in better condition and more easily handled, sa\'ing much time. The office makes a convenient and neces sary place for the women to bring in their weaving, and get material and receive directions for their weekly weaving. The class room is u sed the year around: for classes during the school year; several women use the warping bars and it gi\' es a place where the women of the entire community can gather for group instruction, a mo s t necessary part of the work, and until this year not available because of lack of space. I have found that the women respond enthusiastically to group instruction and the few meetings we have been able to hold have made the women much more independent in a technical way. They are gradually becoming more expert in the mechanics of weaving due to the rigid campaign held throughout
the year for looms in perfect working order and the emphasis put on the early stages of warping, beaming, and threading. They can take directions about dra ft and pattern reading in an intelligent manner. Perfection of detail and a high standard of every part of the work arc ha\Oing a great deal to do with the splendid grade of weaving th e women bring to u s .
The individual work done during the previou s years has prepared the wome n for this group instruction as it laid a foundation which make s it possible to ab sorb knowledge in large portion s. A beginning was made in color harmony, which th ey found intense l y intere sting and th e possibilitie s along this lin e are unlimited as many of the women have an un usual gi ft for the use of color in their work.
Due to the ';flu" epidemic among the families during the winter and my own ca s e of the same thing we are a little behind in the amount of weaving we have been able to have the women bring in. There are more women weav in g at the present time than a year ago so by September 1 we plan to have more weaving on hand than we had last yea r wh i ch i s mo st necessary as our supply of weaving was low and p ick ed over by th e middle of October. \Ve now start our Christmas weaving in January and enco ura ge the women to wcave s t eadily thr oug h o ut the s Ulllmer in stead of c; la cking during tho,\e months and ru s hing in the fall.
Tn my report a year ago hooked rug s, quilts. and tufted work were included with the weaving. This year T am giving the weaving only.
From June 1,1928, to May 17, 1929, we have bought from the women $6,7 11.59 worth of weaving. More women ha ve their ow n warping bars so only fifty-nine warps have been made on th e schoo l bars. Between September 18, 1928, and December 15, 1928, and Feb ruar y 11 , 1929, and 17, 1929, there have been 621 caBs on weaving business only and I have made 11 7 ca11s in the homes.
The schoo l cla ss was s ucces s ful. Alice McCarter taught the class practica l weaving and] gave the notebook work. There were seven in the cla ss, seventh and eighth grade girls. They paid for the materia l s they u se d by weaving towels and se lli ng them to the school. Alice helped m e in many ot h er ways and proved to be a valuable assi s tant.
I have tried to s pread out the wea ving among more families by l imiti n g each home to one loo m and keeping the weaving in Gatlinburg and vicinity. There are four young girls weaving th is s ummer to earn money t o go to high schoo l next fall, making a total of fi fty wea vcrs this year. fo'rom Illy exper ience r be li eve that to s upervi se fifty women and to visit fi fty homes located in variolls degrees of distance and accessihility is all that one person can do s ucces sf ully.
The work "cel11s to be at a good place to pass on to so meo ne else. There have heen the usual amount of trial s a nd tribulation s, jealousy among the weaver s , etc . , but I have enjoyed my work here to the utmost and I regret that T have to give it lip.
Re spec tfully sub mitted , WINOCF.:-JE
B. REDDI:-;G
Report of Treasurer of Setl/ell/ellt School
\\' e herewith re<;pectfully submit our report on the audit and examination of th e records and accounts received from you as treasurer and from :!\ri o;;" Elizabeth Cooke. bookkeeper of th e Pi Beta Phi Settlement Sc h ool, located at Gat linburg, Tennessee, f o r a period of thirteen months, beginning :r..fa y 31, ]928 , and ending June 30, 1929.
Y ou r book" and record., were audited and checked fo r the entire peri od and we e 1tcred o n you r boo ks th e total of the thirt ee n month s' transactions as they appeared fr om our audit of the Gat l inburg books by detailed journal e ntr ies, posted
"arne t o the general ledger. cha rged off depreciation, made all closing and adju:-:. tm ent entries, and closed the books, rulin g "a rne and carrying forward correct ha la n ces.
\\" c verificd the bank halance and all deposits and o;;ecuritie .. ao;; 5hown in the exhibit o f asseto;; o f the balance shee t as of Jun e 30 , 1929.
All invoice s and c red it memo s and posting'S in the ge n eral ledger were checked with journa l and check register, and all additions and extensions were verified.
Y our s very truly,
Cr.NTRAL
AUOITING COMPANY, BY \" F. GEMMER, President
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Carthage, ]11
Champaign_Urbana , III. C hicago , III Decatur, III. Duluth, Minn El gi n , 111... Galesburg, III. Libbic Brook Ga d di s Club Madison, Wi s . . .. . M ilw a ukee, \\'i s Monmouth, 111. North Dakota Nort h Shore, III Peor ia, 111. Springfield, 111. St Paul, Minn West Suburban, III
623. 17 210.00 25.00 50.23 150.00 5.6 8 100.00 225,00 8S 00 20.00 47 0. 16 IJI. 00 50 .00 100,00 135. 00 $ 2,505 .2 4 Zero Ames, Iowa $ Burlington, I owa. Cedar Rapids, I owa. Cha riton, Iowa Columbia , 101 0 Des Moines, I owa ........•.. In dianola, Iowa Iowa City, I owa Kansu City, M o Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Springfield. 1.1 0 SiGUll City, I o wa .. St. Louis, Mo $ 200.00 60.0 0 50 .00 10 .00 174 .9J 200.71 65.00 100 00 500 .00 150 .0S 125 .00 50.00 1,000.00 2,685 69
!" OTE: In addition t o the a\.lo\'e the Athens, Ohio, Alumnae C l ub $
to be c r edi ted to the Ha zel Todd Mead en Fund.
SUWM","Y COIHJlIBUTIONS
Aclivl C hapt e rs Alumna: Clubs
EXHIUlT A (Indianapolis)
Cosh Fletcher Ameri c an National Calh 1'111111 5 at School: 1' o,:lIy ('ash Fund S"viervil'e lIan k Hank Myrtle Morgan ......•...
Ar, ollllls l?cceivCJulc {utlcs/melt' s lst H. E HOlUb Fktdler Ave. SavinGS and Loan Arsenal Uuiltling and Loan
BuildiNgs
Barns : Old Darn
New Darn
Fences and \V alks
Indultrial Building s SugarJands Cottage
M ary Pollard Conage
Teachers Cottage
Stuart Cottage
S<:bool H ouse
Chicken H ouse
Log l:abin
Baseball Grand Siand
Equip""",
Li gh ting E<luipmcnt \Valer System .. .. .
Equipment and Fixture s Automobil e
Live Stock In"cntory Real Estate-Unincumbued Land
Indu s trial Stock In ventory Prepaid In surance
T otal AndJ
Notes Payable- Nita H . Stark Build ing and Equipm ent Depreciation Rcsen'e
LeSl!l; Healing rlant Charged on Leu : Permanent Imllfoveme nt
Accrued Int erest- Note s Payable Rue"vlJ
School Endowment Fund
School lluilding Fund ., Hazel Todd Meaden Fund
$ 5,195.51 1,710.00 ,. ,900.00 9,976.57 1,816.79 $102,920.14 10,000.00 $ 14,199 12 2,9 17 .15 4,033 .77 $ 7,Z47.60 339.06 22 , 204.86 20, I 54.69 1,241.86 $ 43,601.41 41,732.07 $102,920.14 $ 19,583.42 Ji Active Chapte r Contri Mary Sterrett
Scllool Buildi"" Fu"d Balance May 31, 1 928 Committee Appropriation .. I nterest Earned ".... Clapp and Ta ylor
James D. Collier Gertrude B. Freeman M iscellaneous
2,621.44 $ 22,204.86
$ 16,626.33
$ 3,52 8 .36 $ 20, 154.69
H(lZtI T o dd F"nd Balance M ay 31, 19 28 Ohio Alpha Club , Athens, Ohio
Appro/J riaUd Rurn:.s
SIo.!Ut R ECOSCILIATIO'"
!-le tche r Amer ican Bank Statement
Total Outst anding Checks Ledger Balance ...
<.o ntribu/iOft.l
Active c h apter'! Alumnz Indiv id ual.
Int erest Sevie r Count)'
Industrial In come: B aske t s Brooms C hairs Weaving Transporlation
H ospi t a l
Mr s. E. A llish op- Refunrl Tuition LaVe r ne Fun d
Smit h -Hu gh es : Industrial \Vcavin f.!' Agric ulture D omest ic Science
Bondz Il"d [nveztm,ntz
Tru st Co Lincoln, Neb ., 1st Mo rtgage Mi sso uri River Sioux C ity Bridg e Co., 1s t Mort · ,l{aJle
Oklahoma Gas and E l ec tri c Co., lst Mor t gage Ashland Corp ., 1st M ort gage .. Vicksburg Ilrid ge and Terminal Co. S inkin g Fund 1st Mort gage
Fletcher Av enue Sa vings and Loan Assn. Savings. Arsenal Building and L oan Assn. Savings
Total Bondz Gild Int 't'stm('nts T o tal Income-May 31,1928 to June 3 0 ,1929.
Total
To tal Net IPl co mc for Period
lndliztrial Solez
Ba s kets Broom. C hain
\Veaving
Misc
Industrial Inv " May 31, 1928
Purchases for Period •......
Leas: Inventory June 30, 1929 .
rndustrial Salaries
Upe "ati,l(l EXpe"SI!I
Maintenance and AUlo Expenses
Fuel Lights Labor OPf;rat ion:
Salaries ••... Repairs and Upkeep
Administration
Athletics
Dormitory
Home Economic!
Mi sc. Expenses
Salaries School Expense
Smith·Hughes
A griculture Salaries
Domestic Science Salaries
Mi scel lan eous Expense
Health Unit-State
S u garlands Expense
Traveling Expenses
Inte r tst-Acc rued Depredation
Evelyn Bishop (Committee) Anna Dowell (Committ ee) School Books
tlol cHlus - May 31, 1928
Accounts Rec:e l uble
Dank o f S e\' iervi1le
RUliPls Settlement School Tru!u rer LaVerne Fund .,. Farm Tuiti o n H ospital
Endle s Chain IJig Club Induslnol Basket.
Broom s and MI sc ellaneous Ch.airs
Weaving Tran s portation
Total RUliPIs
Total Net In c om, f o r P,,-i od
Total DisburSlftlents
Nil /tlCQ me- D lam:e A l;co unl
Administration Expense '
Athletics ..... . Automobile Exllense
Dormitory Fucl
Furni.hings
Home Economic ! Indu stria l Stock Industrial Ba!kets Brooms Chairs \Veaving .Mi scel1aneous
Respect£ully 8ubl11iued, ETl l EL R, CURW\'P R, Tr aG;uI'"r
Reports of Province P.residents
Alpha Province
W.S.G.A. presidencie s, W .A.A.
To be a province president car- presidencies, and y.W.e .A presiri es with it stich a wealth of cl os e dencie s since the la st Conven tion, per s onal contact with truly earne s t but T am not nearly so proud of and almo st earne st Pi Phis that the them as of the fact that on half of work come s to be, in even a very our campuses we have ranked fir st brief time , a living, throbbing in scholarship some time since la st thing! It i s that to me. To tho se Convent ion. Thi s sc h olarship who gave it to me and who have standing is a new thing for Alpha helped me with it, I am deeply Province as a whol e, but one which grateful. A year out of college- mu st be made to continue, to prean invitation to be Vida Peene's vail and to grow. Within n ea rly all succe ssor a s Alpha Province Presi- the chapters in the Province there dent-nothing could hav e been a is a comfortingly broad national more awe so me challenge for me . viewpoint and a si n cere de si re to Miss Peene' s la st year of se rv ice coope rate satisfactorily with nato the province was, as her others, tional and province officers. Alpha one of noticeable development in Province chapters have continued chapter organization and campus to try hard to develop the mo st activity and sta nding , among the efficient possible forms of internal Alpha Province chapters individu- organizatio n. There is a noticeable ally and a s a group. Her thought- atte mpt everywhere , too, to love all fully planned Alpha Province hou s e s i ster Greeks. Each chapter ha s party at Itha ca la st June, with it s s triven conscientiously this year, I wealth of inspiration and informa- believe, to become a more perfect tion for those attending, was a fit- link in Ollr great golden chain ting climax for her three s plendid Among my chapters certain years of serv ice for u s . We all strong points stand out. If you love her dearly! My work this year wi sh to know how to royally enterhas been chiefly to in spire the girls tain a province hou se party-New of my chapters to follow out her York tl. knows! If you would know policies as we understand them. how a very efficient executive cornIn each chapter there ha s been mittee is organized, ask Vermont so me characteristic weakness to B! If you need so me new ideas for center on, but a s a whole the chap- cooky-shines, que stion Vermont A! ters of the Province have, I be- Tf you yearn for sche me s to raise lieve, continued to grow. The s ix funds to do things for your chapter visits of Emilie Margaret White house, New York A can help were invaluable. Having my own you! 'IA'e all stand at yo ur st: rvict:. chapter, Vermont B, the la st Bal- now and fore\'er, may we, with four Cup chapter, ha s g i\'en me a you. continue to grow in Pi Phi. yery definite standard of compari- It i s hard, when one i s a part of so n in visiting oth e r chapters. All ... lIch a superb national o rganization except the Maine and Ontario a s Pi Beta Phi, to keep from bechapters have been outstanding in co ming smug and self-satis fied and ca mpu s affairs. W e have had so, careless. T han continually
tri<.>d to in ... pire indi\'idual worth . tried to con\'ince the girl .. that after all. it ic; one's ideals and ideas that make Pi Phi'" ideab and idea" and that if one docs not liH up to her pledge and initiation vows then we all soon find that OUT national organization i... no longer such a potent factor in the society of educated women that the wearer of the ..\ rrow i'i everywhere recognized.
To make l'3ch of my eight links morc more true, of purer gold, has he en my aim this year.
CIIARLOTTE CROPLEY BROWN
nda Pro'lr1nce
Since last cOl1vention each chapter hac; had at least two official vi .. ih. Mro;;, Stebbins visited the chapters in Pennsyh'ania the fall of 192i 2" I did not take o\'er the duties 0 f the province unti l January, 1928. 1 visited Ohio A and \\'est Virginia A while )[r". Brown, thc Cata logucr, visited the two other Ohio chapters when Twa .. unable to do so. Thi s year I havc had the privilege of visiting the eight chaptcrs in the province personally and have gaincd much from the personal contact Weekly correspondence besides a monthly letter from the chapter president has kept me in close touch throughout the year.
It is impossible to compare the chapters in this province a conditions arc so different, but each chapter holds a high place on its rcc.,pccti\,e campus,
Each dean of women spo k e highly of the loca l chapter-sayi n g the Pi Phis were always helpful a11(1 decided lya power for good.
Thc sc h o lar !<.hip record not a" j.{ood a"O it should be. No chapter
in the province hold ... place on its campus although each one i ... 5trh'ing to bring up it average.
Only three of the chapters are living in houses. The other five do not bccau ... e of college regulations, Ohio B OWI1'> its home, while Ohio A and \V est Virginia A rent theirs. I'enn"'yl\'ania ,\ has it lovely "lodge" for it<-. mcetings and informal "ocial affair"; Penmylvania has an attracti\'e apartment. while Pennsylvania B. Penns),l. \' ania r, and Ohio ha\'c rooms for their nceds.
Ju:..t about hal f of thc a<!\'isory committees have functioned well. and in those places, r have found the chapters. The other chapters are many benefits which come from c1o<,e cooperation with advisory committees. \\'here the ad"isory committee is not cooperating is not due to any fault of the activc chapter but rather to unfortunate circumstances,
Thc financial condition of each chapter is sound. \Vhile all th e chapters in the province did not contribute to the Sett lcment School la st yea r, they arc a ll makin g an effort to donate somcthing this year to it.
lt has been the hope of the chapters of Beta Pro\,ince that they could get to know each other better. por the pa"t few years, most of them have edited a paper which they have sent to eac h other as well as to their This has donc much to foster a good feeling of fellowship among the chapters. Then the three Ohio chapters have celebrated Founders' Day together for the past two years. These joint celebra tion s ha"c proven ve ry succes" ful. It i s my hop e that th e other
chapters will eventually join with them and make it a province celebration,
Each chapter has had it s share of honors. It would be impo ssib le to enumerate all of them, but I would like to mention a few. Pennsylvania A number s among it s members pre s ident of 110rtar Board and May Queen, be s ides excelling in team captains. Pennsylvania B won the inter s orority ba s ketball championship again thi s year, beside s having the pre s idency of Student Government and Panhellenie Penn sy lvania r claim s pre s ident of Student Government al so, besides her share of cla ss office s. Penn sy lvania.6. ha s a member on Mortar Board and member s on Student Council and W.A.A. Board. Ohio A continues to excel in dr ama tics , having had the leading parts in almost all plays of the year. They al so claim two Phi Beta Kappa s and member s in various honorary soc iet ie s . Ohio B numbers among it s member s president of Y.VV. Council, mana ger Browning Dramatic so ciety , a nd trea surer of Student Government. Ohio tl. has the pre s idency of the Senior cla ss besides o n e in Mortar Board and Y.VV. Cabinet. We st Virginia A cla ims two on Mortar Board, pre s ident of Kappa Phi and five RO.T .e. sponso rsJ Be s ides these few honors I h ave mentioned, each group has it s share of members in honorary societies and cla ss honors.
The ambition of the chapters has been to develop nationally and interna lly, and I feel that con structive work has been done by each group. I have tried to point out to the girls that it is only as we think se riou s ly of what Pi Beta Phi means-of its ideals and s tandard s-that we give
to it the service which it should receive and gain the happine ss which come s from s erving it.
May I take thi s opportunity to thank Grand Council for theprivilege and honor of serving Pi Beta Phi and to ext e nd to the chapter s, the advi so ry boards, and Mi ss Onken my deepe st thanks for the a ss is tance which th ey have given me.
1\1IlDRED KERN BI SSE LL
Gamma ProviJIce
During the past co ll ege yea r, 1 have had the opportunity of visiti ng: each of the eight co ll ege chapter." in Gamma Provinc e as well a s in s pecting the local Sigma Phi, at Rollin s. A s each chapter can te s tify. we met on the mo st in formal t e rm s and I feel that I saw them a s they are "at home."
Gamma Province ha s been fortunate in ha ving vi s it s from Mi ss Onken, Mi ss \"'hit e, and Mr s. Brown-the se officers cannot appreciate what th e ir vi s it s mean in ins piration!
Scholar s hip ha s been particularly stre ss ed thi s year, and it is gratifying to know that three chapters have held fir st place on campusVirginia B, Virginia r, and North Carolina A. To date Virginia r and Virginia A claim members of Phi Beta Kappa. All the chapters have earne stly tried to improve their scholarship, and in many cases higher averages have been the re· suit. Florida A has been second on campus and Virginia A, Virginia r, D C. A have records of 86 per cent or more
As usual Settlement School ha s been emphasized. Tea dances , rummage sa les, and food sa le s have been held for the sc hool fund.
While some deans of women thought that fraternity members were not u sually among the intellectual light s of college, (a nd this is one thing that I think Pi Phi can help to change), on the whole, Pi Phi s are spo ken o f very highly by the administration. In eve ry chapte r there arc girls who aTC leaders on the campus, and in many instances no national is more inAuential in college Ii fe .
Gamma Pr o\' in ce has had its s hare of ho nor s both f o r this pa st and coming year. To m e ntion a few: D.C. A had the Panhellenic delegate to the U rban Panhellenic Co nvention; Maryland A will have p re s ident of student organization next year j a member of Virginia A made a beautiful May Queen s upported by at lea st two Pi Phis in the court; Virginia B had president o f ath leti cs; Virginia r had four members of Mortar Board (s cholarli hip cup too). a member of North Carol ina A wrote some of the plays produced by the dramatic club; Florida A ha s pre s ident Y.W.C.A. for next year; Florida B claimed anothe r lovely May Queen.
Only two ch apters in Gamma Province are privileged to live in hou s es-Florida B and Virginia r. The other s ix chapters hold meetings in very attract i ve chapter room s or lodge s Where the gi rl s do not live either in a s mall dormitory or chapter house, there i s te ss of a unified feeling, but by regular parties and "get-togethers" this cond iti on is improving.
Monthly cards have been se nt to a lumna! advi sory committees and for the mo s t part the chapters are enjoying clo se and helpful contact with their alumna!. The chapters themselve s have been very co-
ope rat ive with weekly letters t o keep me in t ouch with their activities.
D C. A is fortunate in having a Mot her s' Clu b which has been so helpful in a social as well as material \\ay.
This year I had reports fr om all chap ter s that Founders' Day was celebrated as ne\'er befo re! Each yea r thi s function becomes more delightful. A exchanged places with D.C. A as hostess and a \'ery successfu l join t banquet was held at Lord Baltimore H o t e l. As a re s ult of this a h ouse party for th e two chapters was su ggested for next yea r .
In an effort to coope r ate with th e Health Committee, Virginia r hao;; lIo;;ed th e following plan: they have a hea lth chart and points are give n for suc h thing s as " In bed by 10 :30," and at the e nd of the month th e g irl with the l eas t number of points gives th e one with th e mo st number , a tube of tooth pa s te ! \lmo st Quaker - like in it s s implicity , hut a good example and idea!
Gamma Province has many fine poi nts- too many to be mentioned in thi s report. In every ca se , I think the chapters r ep re se nt the be st inte re sts o f Pi Phi. My per so nal contac t s with them have be e n delightful and I appreciate their cooperation. May Gamma Province attain to greater h e ights during the yea r s to come!
LOIS TnOMPSON
Della Pr ovi llee
It ha s been a rare privilege to s erve Pi B eta Phi fraternity a s Delta Province President for the pa st two years. During that time I have made annua l visits to th e nine chapter s and have carried on
monthly correspondence with the chairmen of the chapter standing committees, the corresponding secretaries, and the chairmen of the advi sory boards.
It has been inten se ly interesting to note the type of in stitutions in which the se chapters are located because the size and character determ i nes largdy the work of the active chapter There see m s to be in Delta Province a l ogical grouping of the chapter s and I have made my comparisons on that basis. The state universIties, Michigan B, lndiana Band 6.; the municipal institutions, Indiana r. Kentucky A, Tennes see A, and Alabama A ; and the small denominationa l colleges, I ndiana A and Michigan A. [ 0 the first group there are many out of town girls and they live in spl endid fraternity houses owned by the alumnce; in the seco nd group the active chapter s, composed almos t entirely of town girls, own or rent adequate quarters for chapter purposes; and in the third group the active girls live in college dormitories. Therefore, the joys, the prob l ems and the points of contact are varied in each group. Yet girls remain the sa me and I find that all of them are striving to uphold the idea l s of our fraternity and to work for its best interests.
My can fercl1ces with the deans o f wome n i n every case have been mo s t sat i s factory regarding the standing of Pi Beta Phi on each campus. One dean told me that our organization gave something to our girls which s he did not find in other women's fraternities on her campus. I have always found sple ndid cooperation and delightful courtesies from the college faculties and the members are frank to admit that
fraternities such as Pi Beta Phi are most welcome.
The active girls in every chapter deserve a special report for their sp lendid efforts in many lines of development. In scho lar s hip Pi Beta Phi ha s directed every effort to stand at the top. Michigan A s tand s fir s t on her campus, winning the college sc holarship cup which they formerly held for thirteen consecutive se mesters Michigan B stood secon d for the fir st semester of thi s year and undoubtedly will be fir st in the June report, leading twenty-three women's fraternities. Tenne ssee A still holds her good record and Indiana A is just a hundredth of a point behind fir s t place at Franklin The other chapter al\ came up in sc holar ship rank and the girls have made seve r e rule s for anyone failing to make at lea st average grades. Many sc hola stic honors have come to individual girls in each chapter and many Pi Phis have been elected to sc hola s tic honor soc ietie s.
Regarding campus activities, publication s, dramatic organizations, and popularity contests, Pi Beta Phi see m s to have been busy filling almost all of the offices. There is much executive, dramatic, and musical ability in each chapter and the girls are availing them se lves of every opportunity to develop their ta l ents and to br in g honor to ou r fraternity. All sorts of athletic events are also crowded into their busy curriculum and they carry ofT many laurels.
The chapters are all a firm financial footing. The budget system is used in every chapter and the girls try to live within that sum. Indiana r is rai s ing money to build a hand so me new chapter hOllse on
the fine new campus and Kentucky A is comidering the purchase of property with a view t o bui lding a chapter co ttage. Both Tenne ssee A a nd Kentucky A have tried the plan of se rving lunche s at noon in their apartment s and it ha ., !'Ieemed vcry ucce ss ful. It !oocncs to bring the city girl s togeth er a nd make s a point of contact for th e chapter.
The sys tem of Advi so ry Board s i!'> proving a p o int in chapter o rganizati o n and 111 Delta Province there ar e so me !oop lcndid women who have given mu ch tim e and thought t o th e active chapter T oo much credit cann ot be given t o the loyal s u ppo rt o f these alumna! and it has been a delight to meet them. A word mu s t h e re he ... aid o f the 3p lendid women who act a s chaperons in the chapter hou ')cs . Their inRuence a nd kindly a<.;s i"tance i s a precious thing in each chapter. Indi ana A and In liana r ha\'e s tr ong and the se clubs do IIllich for th e c hapter. Several chapters entertai n the mothers at a week-end hou se party the second week in ]\fay and the girls plan a bap py three day s for the lucky mother !',
Day i ... fittingly observed h) a lun cheon in Indiana and in The se meeting s do much to hring the s tate chapters toge ther and it i s to be regretted that the remaining chapters are too scattered to honor the t!vent t ogether. Ho\\' c\'er, Kentucky A, Tenne s!!ee A. and . \Iabama A carry out fitting o h"enan ces in their o wn chap t ers.
My sugges ti ons to the chapters have been varied according to the needs . Indiana A ha s the t ask of helping the college a uth o riti es to increase the enrollment for th e COIll-
ing year. Butler Co llege in Indianapolis ha s mo\'ed to a lovely new campus and so Indiana r has a new impetus to work for greater chapter de\'elopment. \Iahama A is the baby c h apter in Delta Province being just two o ld , \\'e are not satis fied with h er chapter quarters loca ted as th ey arc in an old college huilding and r hope that next year will sec '\omething better for them, Jndian a B had hard luck this year in that eleven of its girls were unahle t o retllrn to college. , \nd the entire chapter mi s<:ed Mrs Geo rg e, th eir fine chaperon of man y years. Delta Province ha s been \'ery fortunate in having Mrs . Bro\\ nand ),1 De \Volf visit her chapters during the pa st two years. The girl s enjoyed their visits very much and the timely advice and in"pi ration which they brought ha s meant much to our chapters, Each c hapter has certain problems but they know what th ey are and are trying their be st to so lve them.
, \her all, college is a so rt of l aboratory where the students work out their experimen t s and our fraternity furni she s 3n excellent gu ide, Th e re is no art greater than the art o f li\'ing and college and the chapler arc good place s to learn that truth and its application.
,\l1d in clo s ing, I w ish to express my s in cere appreciation for the loyalty , c oope ration. and courtesy of my acti\'e g irl s. I sha ll always cheri h their loving friend s hip , and the good time s which we have had together. And to Mi ss Onken and to the other members of Grand Council may I offer my s incere thanks for their in spiration and help , and say that it ha s been a privilege to serve under their guidance.
ANNA E. MARSHALL
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Epsilon Pr ovi"ce
Since la st convention, Ep s ilon Provinc e has had th e opportuni ty to welcome back to ou r Province and Fraternity the chapter which we all love so dearly-Illinois A. Many Pi Phis were able to attend the rein statement of Pi Phi at Monmouth, and the exper ience wa s an in sp iration to all tho s e who had that privilege.
The ten chapters in Ep s ilon Provin ce have been visited twic e during the interim of Conventions. It i s indeed intere s ting to campa re the great si milaritie s as well as the vast differences w hich exist among those ten chapters. When one cons iders the difference s in the sizes of the schools, it is only natural to expect that there will be a variety of intere sts and s ituation s differing in each chapter. Of the ten chapter s in Ep silon Province, the schoo l s range in attendance [rom 240 to 13,000. Other factors wihch contri bute to unlike sit uations in chapter s are the size of the city in which the chapter is lo cated, whether or not chapter member s are allowed to live in chapter hou ses, and the natural differences which exist between a s mall college and a large state university . In spite of dissimilar backgrounds, each chapter in the Province i s alike in its love and loyalty for Pi Beta Phi.
During the past two years, Epsilon Province chapters have been s trivin g earnest ly to develop the individual-hoping in this way to develop group strength. · Variou s methods have been u se d. Illinoi s Z has been very successfu l in carrying throu gh a plan which gives specia l attention to initiates. The pre-initiation period is made valua-
ble through a series of talks and studi es about the fraternity. Other chapters are employing different methods, but the underlying plan i s to give th e individual a deeper and more under standing in s ight to the real aims and ideal s of Pi Beta Phi. Four Ep s ilon Province chapters hold fir st place in scholarship for this pa st year. Tho se chapters are Wi sconsin B, Illin o i s A, ..1.., and H. With two exceptions, the other chapter s in the province are among the upper one-third of the fraternities on each re s pective camp u s . I wish I might enumerate the sp lendid activities in which Epsilon Province Pi Phis have participated. This year, there are eight member s of Mortar Board, and six of Phi Beta Kappa. Several Pi Phi s have led important socia l functions . An Illinoi s A girl ha s the di s tinction of being on an outstandingly fine debate team. In addition to individual honor s, cups ha ve been earned by almo s t every chapter for various homecoming decorations, floats, stunts, and athletic feats. After visiting the chapters in the province , I overwhelmingly admit that the chapters are "active" in every pha se 0 f college Ii fe.
With the exception of Illinoi s A and each chapter in Epsilon Province enjoys the privileges of a chapter hou se. Since la st Convention, North Dakota A, Minnesota A, and Illinoi s E have built new chapter home s. Illinois Hand Illin ois Z are enjoying comparatively new home s , while Wi sco n s in A ha s remodeled and redecorated. Wi sconsin B and Illinoi s B own attractive bungalows which are available for chapter meetings although the girls live in the college dormitories.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
advi sory boards in Epsi. Io n Province de serve mu ch praise for the splendid way in which they se rve the intere ... ts of Pi Beta Phi. It has been a pleasure to wor k with them, and I know full well th at the active chapters join me in expressin g our gra titu de for the advice and se rvice that ha s been gi vcn.
Deans o f women have s poken highly of th e cooperatio n that they a rc receiving fr om Pi Phi chapte r s. Several schools in the Province have been tr ying deferred rushing, and severa l deans ha ve mentioned th a t t hey h ave appreciated the fact that Pi Phi chapters h ave been willing to work with them in givi ng a new sys t e m a fair tria l even though th e change may n ot h ave been th e desire of the gro up s o n the campus .
There has bee n a conl;jcious desire on t he part of each chapter in th e province t o reach ou t and grasp a fuller conception of the s ignificance o f being part o f a " nati o n a l organization." Thi s h as been done in man y ways Report s hav e, for the mo st part , been se nt in prompt ly. Special care was g i ve n to the fraternity a nd pledge examination this year. Contacts with o ther c hapter s ha ve bee n made in so me in stances. Ill inois A, B, and fj. h ave exchanged vi sits on various occas i on s through the year. There are still many ways we could improve in thi s r ega rd, but our work is not ye t comp lete I wish to take thi s opportunity to thank eac h chapter in Ep s ilon Pro vi nce fo r the sp le ndid cooperation that ha s been given me . It has been a g reat pleasure to work with th e chapters and with Grand Co uncil. and it is an opportunity for which I s hall ever be gratefu l.
BERNADINE CHESLEY SAWERS
Z
eta Province
Soon after my appointment, clo sely following the last Conve ntion , came the in st allation of South Dakota A. This was indeed a s plendid way to begin the expe rience of a grea t er opport u nity for special service in Pi Beta Phi and I am mo st grateful t o the fraternity for having sen t me.
Since thi s time I have made two official visits to each of the eight chapters in Zeta Province. South Dakota A, I owa Z, and Missouri A are s ituated in state universities. Iowa l' at I owa S t a t e Co ll eg e and Mi ssour i B loca ted at \V ash ington U niv ersi t y, a re a l so in large in stitution s ; wh il e M isso uri r at Drury Co llege, Iow a A at I owa We sleyan, and Iowa B at Si mp so n , are on s maller campuses. A fter the very pl easant experience of VIsIting th ese g r oups I feel that each is just l y proud of it s institution.
The very important subjec t of sc hol a r sh ip is be ing stre ssed at all time s. Mi ss ouri B is establishing a s plendid record having led on its large camp u s for thr ee se me s ters . Mi sso uri A stood fir st the seco nd semester of last year a nd i s striving to regai n that place. Iowa Band Mi ssouri r for tw o years have ranked second am ong nat io nal fraternities for women both being a fraction of a point below the group at the t o p. And la st year Iowa r was third in the li st. The other chapters in Zeta Province are trying hard to rai se their averages. We hav e as one of our chief ambitions the attainment of fir st place in sc holar s hip on each campus . I feel that thi s is not an impossible goal for us to set.
It is a pleas ure to recall the liv-
mg conditions 0 f the chapters in our province. Mi sso uri B i s enjoying its r ooms in the new Woman's Building, which is arti stic in every detail of it s furni s hings and architecturally very beauti fuI. As well as providing adequate room s fo r metting s and entertaining fo r each of the campus groups, thi s building will se rve , no doubt, as a real mean s toward bringing about the ideal Panhellenic relation ship which we so much desire. Iowa Z i s happy in the owner s hip of a very modern and beautiful home; Iowa B. two year s ago , bought a lovely brick re sid e n ce which it s girls are e n joying to the utmo st; and Iowa r ha s for se veral year s owned it s spacious and attractive chapter home. South Dakota A ha s mad e attracti ve a large re sidence in a beauti ful location but i s planning s ome day t o build a str ictly modern hou se nearer the univer s ity campu s Io wa A and Mi ssouri r are forced by college regulation s not to have hou se s but each i s happy in having a suite of room s which seems very adequate. Mi sso uri A ha s for so me year s owned it s very sub st a nti a l and attractive home but ha s felt the need of more room The girls have bought a beautiful l ot in Columbia and hope to build in the near futur e. Corre s pondence with the chapters ha s been very successfu l. Through monthly report s I have been kept in clo se touch with their activities and have been made to feel very near to the experiences of th e g irl s. I am interested in all that they are doing and have great ly appreciated their confidence.
Without a single exception, alumnre advi sory committees have functioned well . It wou ld be diffi -
cult to estimate the help which they have brought to the active girl s. Their regular mee ting s with Chapter Ex ec utive Councils have meant much in h e lping to m ee t any probl e ms which have ari sen and in making plan s fo r th e internal development of th e chapters. T have found a tru e spir it o f cooperation existing eve rywh e r e. The he lp of the se intere sted alumn::e is g r eatly appreciated.
The financial standing in all ca ses was found t o be sa ti s factory. Contribution s to the Settlement School were not in proportion to the real intere s t which the girls have in this altrui s tic work of our fraternity but next year promises to bring greater g ift s
L a') t year many Pi Phis were privileged to attend the Founders' Day Banqu e t in Kansa s Ci ty , while an all-state celebration was enjoyed in Iowa at De s Moine s with many repre sentative s from the active chapters Thi s year another large banquet wa s th e occasion for celebrating at De s ?\'Ioine s while many unu s ually impre ss ive and beauti ful banquet s or luncheon s have been reported by each individual chapter al so.
It ha s been a great pleasure t o hear the sp l endid report s of Pi Phi chapters in our province, given by deans of women, with mention of their being outs tan ding groups, courteou s and dependab le. I found evid e nce that our gi rl s were making their influ ences felt on eac h campus. The y truly are striving to make the se influences for the very best a nd worthy of the noblest womanhood.
Several of my chapters have made a practice of s ending an a nnual letter to all alumnre which
ha s hellJcd greatly in renewing interest..;. The local a lumna interes t wa, found to he good cn'rywhere.
H ow I hould lIk e to Tt"call all th e honors th a t ha vc come 10 Pi Be t a Phis in Zeta Province during the..,c past two year')! Each chapler ha s had a large s hare of them. But I hall mention only a few of these. \mong the member s o f Iowa r have been th e pre ", ident o f \V .. \ .. \ .. editor of the college annual, highe:.t r a nking s tud e nt in the Sophomore class, also th e r e are ..,c\,era l memin h o norary fraternities. South Dakota A ha lii had vice pre::.ident of \Vom e n 's L eague, o n e Board m emuer and pre::.ident of Y W .C \ ., and Iowa A, the mO!t t r epresen tativ e girl at \\' esIeyan , pre s id e nt of \\'. \ \ and president of Sigma Tau Delta. I owa B ha s been a force in the college community with th e national pre s idenc y of Phi Gamma won by a member, two Queen attendant s, and finally a member with the high est four year sc hola stic record ever WOI1 at Simpson. Mi sso uri r was honored by having thi s year and l as t three member s e lected to the honorary fraternity for s enior women , vice pre s ident of the Student Body elected from its number , also pre s ident of Women' s Glee Club and two members of Phi Gamma )'Iu. B has had two Phi Beta Kappa s, one Hat chet Que en. and pre sident of Women' s G lee Cl nh . . \mong other honor s to Iowa Z ha ve come one pre si dent of ).[ o rtar Board and five elected to memb ers hip in that organization during the two years, one Phi Beta Kappa, president of Y.W .e. A ., and the winni ng
of the intramural cup. !\fi ssouri A number s among it s members the vice president o f the School of Educa tion , abo t\\O members of Mortar Board , councilman at large in Student Council, Sa1,ifar Queen and S t Pat 's Queen.
I wi s h to express sincere st appreciation of the cooperation I have rcceived from my chapters and each advisory committee during my term of office. Their many courtesies and gracious h o",pita lity will always be rememhered. I wish to thank Grand Co uncil for the opport unity of Pi Beta Phi as Zeta Province Pre sident. Anything that I have been able to do has been made po ss ible by the splendid s pirit of th e girls, the encouragement of my predecessor, Gai l De \ .yoH, and the always helpful and inspiring letter s from Miss Onken.
EM MA l\IAY BALDWIN
Eta Province
My connection with the six chapter s of Eta Province ha s been full of intere st for me. With each there 1m'i bee n a monthly interchange of leu ers , and [ have had the plea s ure of paying at lea s t two vi s its to every group. III the main the girls ha\'e been mo s t conscientious about all reports and ha ve s ho wn a desire t o give full information. Additional mcan s of keeping up the contact s have been po ss ible this year through the advi sory committee po s tcard s. The se committees them sc h -e s have se rved ably and untiringly for the benefit of the active s.
Five of the s i x chapters were the fir st repre s entatives of women's fraternitie s o n their re spective cam -
pu ses. In background the six vary considerably, four being in stale universitie s, a fi fth in a sec tarian city college, and the last in an agricultural college. The institutions them se lves offer healthy competition among campus gro u ps, since none has an enrollment under 1,100, and the large st ha s one of 7,000 With difference s in size, type, and environment of college mo st interesting chapter characteri st ics have developed. It ha s been gratifying, too, to discover among the groups • marked likenesses which show, I think, the unifying effects of the national fraternity. I have in mind the fo ster ing of a certain idealism, willingness to serve, and a desire to cooperate with others which are to be found in most individual members and strong l y in whole groups. Deans of women bear me out in this, for all speak of their reliance upon our chapters and their regard for particular girls. I wish there were a more democratic spirit than does exist in so me places. Although reports of sc holar s hip for the la st term are not available, there is so me rea so n to fear that they will not be so favorable as we shou ld like. However, since the 1927 Convention, Wyoming A and Colorado A have held the cup for fir st place one year each, Nebraska B now ha s in its permanent keeping the Panhellenic award for second place, Colorado B was second la st year, and Kan sa s B was fir st for one term. Rank very clo se to the top is not too much to ask of our chapters.
To record fully in the space of a Convention report all the honor s that have come to Eta Province one would have to be master of condensation Here are some: Kan sas A
had three Phi Beta Kappas, two Mortar Boards, president and secretary of W .S .G.A., three cla ss officer s, and memb ers hip in y.W.e.A. cabinet and in class and department organizations Kansas B boasts a Phi Kappa Phi , a s taff member of th e stud en t publication, the sec retary of Y.W.c.A., and leads and s upporting part s in all mu s ical events and dramatic productions.
For Colorado A one may list the pr es ident and the treasurer of A. W.S., three Mortar Board s, a May Queen, a Phi Beta Kappa and an honor stud e nt in journali sm, the women's tenni s champion, the id ea l Colorado U gi rl , secre tary of Y.W.C.A., and winners of two beauty and two popularity contests. Colorado B had three class offices, a member in Kedro s which is comparable to Mortar Board, the chancellor of Quill, an officer of the Women 's Student Council, place s on the Y.W.C.A. cabinet and on the s taff of the Year Book. One Mortar Board, a Phi Beta Kappa, and an honor student in music are among th e high places held by Nebra ska B. Others are Prom Girl, We stern Queen, Queen of Ko sme t, officers in Y.vV.C.A., place on the Prom Committee, a class officer, and a very active mem be r s hip in practically all campus organizat ion s. By no mean s lea st active is Wyoming A with the president of A.W.S., v i ce pre sid en t of the student body, Big Sister chairman, member of the Var s ity Debating Team , two members of Phi Kappa Phi, four of five winners in the beauty conte s t , Pr o m Girl, and th e l ead in every dramatic production given in the past two yea r s. Unless, however , a girl enjoys what s he is doing, r think her activities will broaden and
develop her personality very little, and I do not recommend participation e,oen in the sporh which have 0 delighted all the proyince unless they hold genuine interest for them... elves and for the contacts which they may help to make.
The .. trong campus positions to which the-;c activities and very general succe ... s in Tu"hing give proof are in part due to a splendid heritage to which every girl so mehow contributes. The friendly relations with advisory committee .. and all other too add con .. iderab ly.
Enrywhcrc in the province Founders' Day is celebrated jointly by actives and older Pi Phi<.. The Colorado groups have felt it a rare privilege to entertain Mr s. Gaddis on occasions during tll(" pa st two years and have been greatly interested in her accounts of the old days at Monmouth. I wish every chapter might have the inspiration of knowing oneof our Founder.;; \nother force for strengt h has come in the very helpful visits of Mi ss Onken to Nebraska B la st year and of !\1r s Brown to all others thi s spr ing. Clubs have been of great aid in all material undertakings. \"hile one chapter has two to back it, and three others have one each, two still-so far as I know-ha ve none. I hope, though, that they may before long. All Eta Province chapters have made two contributions to the Settlement School in the past two years and have in other ways showed their real intere st in that great philanthropic work.
Since la st Convention Kansas B has moved into its new home, and Kansas A has built an addition. Both hou ses are "ery attractive. Buildings programs througr.out the
province have been possible because of the devotion of the alumnre and the healthy financial s tatus of the chapters. Nebra ka B and Colorado A have charming hou se s which they 0\\ n. Colorado B s till holds meeting in the bungalow, which although built severa l years ago, is Quite adequate. \\ 'yorning A hope s to sell the present hou se and to build before long.
I had the pleasure of paying an official visit to Gamma Phi of the University of Utah and of reporting favorably upon the group to the fraternity.
It is with sincere regret that I see my term of office end, for I have found great pleasure in everything that the work has urought me. For cooperation and fricJ1(\:.,hip with actives and com mittees who made my visits so happy for me, a fuller realization of the magnitude of the serv ice being rendered to its memher s hy Pi Beta Phi, and a .... !:ooc iation with Onken and other officers whose leader s hip makes possible our sHccess,- for all these and many other things I wish to express my appreciation.
MARY C.
FROST
Theta Province
Since my appointment to the ofnee a f Theta Province President soon after the last convention, each chapter has received two official visits from me and Oklahoma A, which is only twenty miles from my home, has received many unofficial ones. Invitations from the other chapters for visits at other times have been most reluctantly refused. \Vith A rkan c:;as A, Oklahoma A and Texas A located in large state universities, Oklahoma B in an agricultural and mechanical college,
Louisiana A in a women 's coll ege and Texas B in a co-educational Methodist uni ver s ity, condition s in the chapters are quite varied and pre s ent va s tly different probl em Each chapter ha s work ed hard to live up to the ideal s of Pi Beta Phi and t o ju stify it s exi stence a s a g roup and a s a part of a gl o ri o u " whole.
Thr ee chapter s in the pro vince, Oklahoma A, Oklahoma Band
Texa s A , own very lovely chapter hou ses and Arkamas A is planning to build a hou se this summer.
Louisiana A and Texa s B ha\' c no hou ses, owing to Tule s in their c ollege s against them , but Loui s ia na A ha s a very p l easant suite of room s in a private hou se which they hav e furni s hed and deco rated to u se f or chapter meeting s and s o c ial gathering s. Texa s B ha s h ad 110 room at all thi s year and ha s been under con s iderable di s advantage on that account . It is hoped that Southern Methodi st Cniver s ity wilt allow fraternity lodge s next year so that the girl s wilt have some place to m eet and have th e ir get-togethers.
There ha s heen excellent coope ration between th e alumna! advi sory committee s and the active chapter s thi s year and much benefit ha s been forthcoming for the chapter s . Relation s are mo st cordial and Iy and in every case there i s a spirit of active interest and cooperation. There are no organized Mothers' Clubs in Th eta Province but the mothers of the Oklahoma B girls in Stillwater have done a great deal of sewing and made several gift s for the chapter hou se.
Since the standard set for s cholarship is to place among the upper third of th e frat e rnitie s on the
campu s, and the ideal is to place fir s t, scholar s hip records have not been entire l y s ati s factory during the pa s t two year s. However, nearl y ever y c hapter ha s improved it s sch o lar s hip and rai sed its positi o n on the fraternity li st. A g r eat le ad of s tre ss ha s been laid on th e imp o rtance of scho lar ship and i t ha s had a good effect. Where it i s po ss ibl e each chapter has supervi s ed study hall for the p ledge s and some have followed my suggest ion of having eve r y active member who doe s not make s ati s fa ctory grades attend study hall , al so.
The dean s of women were mo st complimcntary in their remarks a bout the Pi Beta Phi chapters on their campu s . III every case the Phi Phi chapt e r wa s reported a s bcing one of the mo st out s tanding g r o up s and some were given first pla ce 011 the campu s by the Dean.
Ok lah oma A and Oklahoma B join with the Oklahoma C it y a lul1lclub in celebrating Founders' Day and ea c h of the other chapter s celebrat e with their local alul1lIn Jline, 1928, each chapter, w ith the exception of Ok l ahoma B, who s e delegate wa s unab l e to attend, s ent two or more members to a province c Ollventi on at Pass Christian. 'Mi ss iss ippi, p l anned and sponsored by Louisiana A, where the girl s made many pl easa nt fri end ship s and gained considerable knowledge and under s tanding of the character and problems of chapters other than their own.
The chapters have gained an abundant share of honor s, both s cho l a stic and in extracurricu lar activities. It i s on l y possib le to enumerate a few: Arkansas A c1aim o; the pre s ident of Women' s League, pre s ident of Blackfriar,
Queen, and two pre si dent s of honorary fraternitie s; Loui s iana A has president of S tudent Council, pre.sident o f French C ircl e, ed itor of .-l rcad c, editor o f Jambalaya, Camp u s :r\ight chairman, Junior prc ... ident and many captains of athletic team s ; Oklahoma A ha president of local and national \\'ome n s' Self-Gover nment y. \V .C.A. president, five pre-;idents of honorary fraternitie ", two memhers of Mortar Board . twO Il1cmher'i of Alpha Lambda Delta, and two honorary mClllut:r s of th e same. two queens , and the Th e ta !:I l gma Phi award for th e l11 Q1it out tanding girl on the campu ; O k lah oma R claims an Honorary the Redskin Queen and the Secretary-treasu re r of 1,0111 F'rc hman and Sophomore classes; Te xas \ has tw o member of Board. o ll e Phi Beta Kappa and one Omicron N'u; Tex3 .. 8 ha s pre:,ident and one member of ).Iu Phi Epsilon, president of .\lpha Rho Tau, t wo member" o f Decima and memher s of seve ral hon o rary fraternitie s.
l\'lay J exprc..,s Illy thank... to the c hapter s for their courtesies during my \' isih and fo r the re"'poll'ic they haye gil e n so readily to e\'ery sugge ... ti on, to the alumna:. for their cooperation and active interes t, and to Mi ss Onken for h e r neyer failing assistance and her helpful letter s It ha" been an in spiration and a g-reat plea s ure to ser ve my fraternity in an official cap ac ity in Theta Province.
GERTRt.:Of: GARO:\'ER T U RNER
I a la Pr o'l)i ll ct'
Owing to the fact that Mr s. Po <.; tcl wa<.; Il ot ahle to co ntinue thr ough the second year of her ap-
pointment as Province Pre s ident, all of the s ix chapters in Iota Pro\'ince ha\'e been vi ited t wice. s inc e Convention, uut la st year the visits wer e m ade by M r:'l. f ostel, and thi s year hy my ... c lf. I have enjoyed my contact with the cha pter ... very much , and hope that I have been ah le to gi"e th e m so mething worth while to help them carryon through the year.
I "isited all !o. ix in thi s pro\'incc he fo re C hri \;t mas-alld fOllnd in eac h chapter home an atmo phere of ho"'pi tal i ty, cheerfullles s and \,, hole so men ess. It was my privilege to be present at an initiation at ).[ontana A while I was there. a nd that , in ih<:if, i .., always an in.;,piration.
Iota Province \\a.. di .. tilll.::t1y honored thi s sp ring hy having official made hy ... Onken. . \t each chapter where it \\as )10 -;..,ihle, it was so aranged that initiation \\a held for their s pring initiates at the time wh e n Mi ss Onken visited the chapter, and s he co nducted the initiati on ceremony. Iota Province ha s been hungry for a ",isit fr0l11 a National officer, and felt honored to have Mi ss Onken \,isit them thi s sp ring, particula rly when she was so \'ery bu sy with plan s for Convention. The in spiration gained from these ds it s i s ines timable
All of the chapters with the exception of \\'ashington A are located in small college towns , so conditions are ( to a certain extent) rather simi lar. Wa shin gton A being located in s uch a great univers ity ha s condition s and problems quite different from the other five chapter s . However, T wa s most delighted to find s uch a refre s hing . w hol eso me atmosphere and atti tude
among the member s o f Wa sh in g t o n A-which just goes to prove that Pi Phis are th e fine s t type 0 f girls in each and every chapter, regardle ss of where the chapter is l ocated, and thi s i/mos t gratifying. I can ass ur e you!
Three of the chapters are go in g to be able to retain their sa me c h apcrans , and three will have new chaperons next fa ll. I fell that a g r ea t deal depends upon a chaperon , and so am a l ways gr i eve d whe n a c h ange ha s to be made.
I can very proudly say that each chapter in Iota Province now own s its own ch apter hou se, Oregon B ha vi ng taken po ssess io n of it s beautiful new home only thi s fall. \Vh ile thi s chapter ha s been seriously handicapped in the l ast few year s by not having proper h o u s ing faciliti es , I can readily say that I am sure they fee l that the present horn e wa s we ll wo rth waiting for-It is truly a mo st beaut i ful fraternity h o m e, a nd full y and adequately m ee t s th eir requirements-and will, f o r so me tim e to co m e. Mon ta na A is very pleasa nt ly s ituate d in a home which meet s th e nee d s of a s mall chapter , and thi s fall th ey have a dded a very spacio u s and commod io u s dormitory, the lack o f which , was the greatest drawback to the hou se which they had purcha sed as a fraternit y home a few year s ago . One grati fyin g featu re of all of the se homes (wi th th e po ss ible exception of Oregon B ) is that th ey are all on such a s ound financi al ba sis , and with the continued good they hav e h ad in the pa st , I feel that there will be no d ifficulty of any kind-in keeping up the fine s tart they hav e made.
Th e "c holar ship ha s co m e u p
co n s iderabl y from la st year, and eac h chapter h as mad e a very real e ffort thi s yea r to put th e m selves on a firm e r footing, a s far a s s cholarship is concerned, and in this I feel th ey have accompli s h ed a g reat deal. Montana A ha vi n g slippe d into second place on its campus, again h as gained it s coveted first p l ace, and fee ls very happy about it Orego n A, on a co uot of a very unu sual circum st ance wh ich occ urred the fall qu a rt er, s lip ped a littl e, but are happ y to report that th ey are back where th ey hoped to be again. Oregon B ha s n 't made a s mu ch prog re ss in it s sc holar shi p as I would like to see , b ut it has had r a th e r a hectic year, w hat with m ov ing int o a new h ouse at the first of the fall term, ru sh ing in a n unfinished hou se, lo s ing seve r al o f th e girls at midyear , and being co n fronted w ith the problem of fillin g the new hou s e, but I am l ook ing f or much bette r g r ades next year from Oregon B . W ashing ton A feels that that it w ill have a much better s cholarship record this year than la st, and are expecting at lea st two o f the girls to be elected to Phi B e ta Kappa. Wa shington B ha s bee n able to raise it s s cholar s hip this year , an d on ly hope the goo d s tart will be continued, becau s e it had dropped down much lower than we want any chapter of Pi Phi to drop. on any campus . Idaho A maintains a bout the sa me place it ha s had for the la st few years-but is hoping to be able to recapture first place-the place it so pr oudly held w h e n its charter was g ranted them
Chapters in I ota Provinc e hav e had th e ir share of honors, and I am very proud to st ate that in one chapter , Wa shingt on A lpha. there
are five Mortar Board members, and two new Phi Beta Kappas. In this "ame chapter we have had the sec· retary of the student body. seyeral prominent Y.V\'.C.A. officers, two Phi Epsilons and se \'era t Phi Gammas. For a chapter in such a large university I feel that we hould be very proud to have captured so many signal honors. Oregon A feels very happy about having onc of its members recently not on ly elected to Mortar Board, but abo secretary of the student body. Idaho A and Montana A each had two girls elected to Board, and in addition to thi s, the greatest honor which can come to a woman on the Montana State College campus-that of winning Dean Herrick 's High Attainment Cupwas won by a Pi Phi again which makes the third year this ha s been accomplished on this campus. Idaho A was awarded the intramural dehate cup thi s year, and felt very proud of that honor.
J had very sa ti sfyi ng visits with the deans of women at all of the colleges I visited. They were all quite frank in telling me that Pi Phi on their campus in each case easily stood, if not in first place, at lea st among the first three on the campus, and that they always depended upon Pi Beta Phis to help them in any thing they wanted to accomplish on the campus.
Ru s hing was mo st s ucce s ful, with the u sual rivalry in most cases between Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. In no chapter in my province wa s there any penalty im posed on account of unfair and on the whole a very clean and successfu l rush in g seas on was experienced.
The Advisory Boards, I feel are
the mo st important body working with the chapter-and upon thi.;;. board depends to a \'ery great extent, the or failure of a chapter, because any chapter needs help and counsel at times, and if they have their .\dvi ... ory Board to turn to they are able to make their decisions and feel reasonab ly sure, at lea st, that they are working in the right direction-but when they ha ve no cooperation whatsoever from their Adviso ry Boards. or just an occasional flair of intere st, it makes it doubly hard for the chapter. ''''ith the pO:-'!Ioible exception of one boarcJ. I feel that a \'ery fine interest is being by all of these organizations . I have had very good coope ration with the chapters, and have received all reports on time and in good order and condition. It has been such a ycry real pleasure to have known the officers of the chapters, and to have worked with them. They have been wonderfully fine in cooperating with me in every way, and I am sure I could not have wished them to have been mOfe prompt or accurate.
l'vlothers' Clubs and Alummc Clubs in various cities have been most helpful to th e ir chapters-not only in helping to furnish the houses, but also in assisting in rushing in the fal1, and during the holiday s. The Portland Mother s Club have se nt so many needful and beautiful gifts to Oregon B fo r their new home-of which the chapter is of course mighty proud. This exprec;sion of intere st on the part of our Pi Phi mother s i s a wonderful evidence of their faith in our fraternity and for all that we s tand.
I want to take this opportunity of thanking each one of my chap-
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le r s, eac h \ dv i so ry Board , and mo st particu larly Mi ss Onke n for the help and cooperation 1 have r eceived thi s year, for without thi [ would have been cn ti rely at a lo ss . I want to express m y s incer e thank s to th e member s of G r and Counc il and all national officers, for the ass i s t a n ce g iv e n m e fr o m tim e t o tim e durin g the yea r , a nd al so wa nt t o expre ss m )' appreciation to t h e fraternity for the privilege gi ve n m e in be ing ab le to serve in the capaci t y of Prov in ce Pre s ident o f I ota Province.
DOROTJI y CUNNINGIiAM DO UG LA SS
Kappa Province
Since l ast Convention I have had the plea su re of making annua l visits t o th e s i x chapte r s of Kappa Province and th e privil ege of att e nd ing the in s tall a ti o n of California Delta. It ha s been int e re sting lO a s treng t h e nin g in th e interna l development of th e groups and to co mpare thei r progress over a period o f four years. The girls hav e been ambitiou s and eager f o r con str u ctive su gges tion s ; they have lo oked f o rward to th is opportunity for national vi s ion a nd unit y.
It i s s ignificant that two of our chapters broke gro und for their new home s at impre ss i ve ceremonies he ld on Founders' Day In th e fall, Arizona A will move into a beau ti ful and arti stic h ouse of Spa ni s h de s ign and Ca l ifo rni a 6 , one 0 f o ur baby chapter s, will be in its home of dignified Itali an arc h itec tur e. The r ealiza tion of th ese l ong cherished dreams was the r esul t o f mu c h h a rd work and s incere cffo rt o n th e part of both activ es and a tumn re. California A California B and Ca liforn ia r hav e adequa t e and s plendid h o me s and
it hoped that Kevada A wilt soo n be abl e to COI1!'lummate plans for the financin g of its chapter hou se to be erec t ed on the l ot presented by the alumme thr ee ago.
.\ n effort ha 'i been made t o achic\·c credi tahl e sc h o lar s hip but the comparati"e ratings "ary to a grea t extent. Ca li fo n ia [' had th e disti n c ti on o f being first o f all gro up s in its U niver s it y the fall se m es t er while Ca li fornia Band Cali f o rnia 6 r anked fourth of national " . a co mm e ndable st a ndin g s ince all N.P.C. fra te rnitie s a r e represented on the se campuses. Ar izona A ha s s plendid sc h o lars hip , unfortunately the p l edges bring down th e active chapters average. R e cent report s on Ca l i fornia A and Nevada A have not been avai lable. bu t their p r evious r atings were low and need to improve . W ith s upervi sed study t ab les, reg ulati on of soc ial dat es, a nd recogn Ition thr o ugh reward s, hi gher sc holar s hip record s s h ou ld be obta in ed. Ca lifornia r ha s pa sse d a rulin g st a ting that active gi rl s mu s t make the same r eq uirem e nt expected of pledge s for in itiati o n or el se lose their chapter vote.
I am ha ppy to report t ha t for the fir s t ti m e a ll A lu mn a! Advi so r y Board s have been active . Sp l en did cooperation exbts between th e m and the chapter Executive Co mmitte es. The pe r s onnel of the B oa rd s h ave been kee n and alert t o the cons tru cti ve work that ca n be accomp li shed by a whole hearted int e re st and by m ee tin g regularly a nd with f ult attendance.
\V e feel 1110:,t fortunate in hav in g fi ve Mothers' Clubs in th e Province. Two were fanned thi s s pring-at Arizona A and Nevada A- and on e l as t year fo r o ur n ew g r oup, Ca li -
fornia a , The two older club s, California B and California r have been in existence scycral years, the socia l contacts made with the girls are delightful and the mother s evidence a definite intere st in the the houses by practical and worthwhile gi fts. Nor arc the father s neglected as nearly all the chapters have one occasion during the year arranged for their entertainment.
Many offices, member s of committees, scho la stic and collegiate honors indicate that the girls are participating in every phase of college Ii fe, and that they are well represented in extracurricular activities. They arc too numerous to give in detail but I would like to mention a few. California r ha s sec retary of W.S.G.A., president of Amazons, president of Panhellenic. two member s of Mortar Board and in addition wall two cups during homecoming for the mo st beautiful Aoat and for the mo s t original house decorations; Arizona A has president of Y.W.CA., president of Mortar Board, and Ada McCoy is considered the be st all-round woman athlete during the past four years, and the chapter won a contest as the best s ing e r s on the campus when they rendered, "My Pi Phi Girl"; California B ha s seve n members and president of Prytanean. women's editor of the Daily jOYliiau, Y.W.CA. vice president. one Phi Beta Kappa and five members of Mortar Board; Cali for11ia A has one Phi Beta Kappa, one graduate with honors, four honor s in scholastic departmental organizations, one Cap and Gown member ,
and one spo n sor for thi s past year and one for the coming year as well as se\"en members in :\fasquers, with Elsie Chase, Queen of the :\Iasque Ball, giving the honor t o Pi Phi for two successive years: Xe\'ada A has president of Y.W.CA., women's representative to Finance Contro l and is active in dramatics; and while Cali fornia l:l. has made the tremendous problem of financing it s new home its primary work this year, the girls have been active on committees and in athletics.
California B had an intere s ting homecoming thi s fall at which time a model chapter meeting was held and the needs of the house presented. Arrows pointing to improvements made recently and tho se badly needed spoke for themselves as the alulllncc went through the house and re sulted in pledges amounting to severa l hundreds of dollars.
I wish to take thi s opportunity to thank chapters and alumn<e for the cordial ho sp itality and many courtesies shown during my visits and for the splendid cooperation given at all times. May I express my gratitude to my fraternity for thi s privilege of service that has given m e a deeper love and appreciation of Pi Beta Phi and cOllvey my si ncere appreciation to Miss Onken for her un failing assistance, encouragement , and in s piration. My experience as Province President ha s given me fOtlr years full of beautiful memorie s and true friendships that will never be forgotten.
GRACE MCPIIER !=iON
Reports of Pr07lin ce Vice Presidents
Alpha Province
Alpha Province, which include s the N ew England state s, part of New Jer sey, on e club in Ca n a da, and all of New York state , report s a very a c tive year. Vi s it s were made to all the club s except one, and to three group s of Pi Phi s with club po ss ibilitie s in towns along the route of the club vi s it s The miss ionary vi s it s re s ulted in the formation of one new club, and gave a clear under s tanding of the local s ituation in the other town s It will be intere sting to hear the opinion s of the other Province Vice Pre sident s with regard to the re sult s of the club vi s it s . I think that while s ome may feel that little has be en accompli shed this year, the reports of the vi s it s will s ho w a s time go es on, a clo s er knitting of the club s and chapters with the national organization. I would recommend that reports of club vi s its be as detailed as po ss ible as to name s of active worker s and items of out standing intere st in each club to enable each succeeding Province Vice Pre sident to benefit by her predeces sor ' s experience.
Of the fourteen club s in Alpha Province, only s ix-Burlington, Bo ston, Syracu s e, Middlebury, Canton, and Toronto, have the intere sting contact of a local chapter, and I think extra credit s hould be given the se club s f o r k e epin g up their work for the Settlement School and in intere sting new member s. The other club s do not have the fun of helping with ru shing partie s and in making thing s for chapter hou ' es but the y do work that much harder for the Settlement School and t o uphold Pi Phi' s place in the frater -
nity world-as, for instance, Buffalo with her Linen Shop. and the New York City Club with her part in building the Panhellenic House.
I have received dues from all club s ex c ept the Middlebury and Portland club s, and for some unknown rea son all the larger clubs show a decline in membership while the smaller clubs s how an increase. There has been slight change since la s t Convention , however, in member s hip for the entire Provincethe number of paid memberships, not including the s enior's dues, being 409 for each year. The contribution to the Settlement School has shown a s teady increase. Five club s have contributed to the Loan Fund, and all the chapters have sent in their s enior' s dues.
The clubs in this province are, for the mo st part, very strong By strong, I mean they are not being held together by one or two member s who se departure from the city would mean the collap se of the club. Bo ston, Syracu se, New York, Toronto, and New Jer sey have between s ixty and ninety members, and are all well organized and efficiently managed. Burlington, Rochester, Springfield , Buffalo, and Connecticut and the new club at Worcester ha ve between fi fteen and twenty members and have done very well during the pa st year. Springfield and Connecticut have shown decided improvement during the pa <; t two year s Of the smaller club s . gro up s with le ss than ten member s , Canton i s an example of what can be done by a few . They ha v e onl y s even members. have a chapter to support and are willing to keep their charter , pay national
dues, and do what they can to help the Settlement School. Middlebury and Portland are having a hard st ruggle this year due to the fact that one girl in each club who has been their mainstay, has been unable to carry on this year.
Nearly every club in Alpha Province has among its members, a former national officer or national committee mem be r. It was a great inspiration to me to see how th ese Pi Phis are st ill using their influence to help maintain the high sta ndard of Pi Phi in clubs and chapters everywhere.
A Jpha Province this year especially realizes the nece ss ity of alumrepresentation at Convention, and Syracuse sugges ts that we adopt the the system of our government's electoral college and ha \'C one vote for each ten member s 0 f every club giving a club of ten members one vote and a club 0 f thirty member s three votes and so on. Thi s is a very interest in g suggestion.
May I take this opportunity to thank my Fraternity for the priviof serving her as a province officer, and to express s incere appreciation to my clubs for their courteous hospitality and the ready cooperation of their officers.
I also wi s h to thank White for her manv letters of encouragement and Mrs. Smith and Mrs Brown for their ac;c;istance.
R espectfully submitted,
AILEEN S. MILLER
Beta Pr ovi nce
If it were not the command of Grand Council that the Provinc e Vice Pre s ident' s convention report" be s hort. T would take great pleasur e as well as pride in setting forth
the merit s, individually, of the sixteen clubs in Beta Province.
This year has been one o f inacti\'ity among the clubs in regard to membership, almost every club having a larger membership than it had last year. The Columbus, Ohio, alumnce club has the largest numher of "paid members." Delaware, Ohio, alumna:: club has to its credit the largeo;;t collection of national dues from Pi Phis not able to join a club. This club did morc in thi s matter than all of the other clubs put together.
letters have been thankfully received from more than half of the clubs. If the cluh, could realize what a help the,e letters are to the Province Vice all would sure ly meet this ohlig-ation.
Each club wao;; alive [0 the need of a J:!'ift to the Settlement School funds this year to the due to the much needed new building- and other permanent improvement c;. Several re port that ao;;I:;i,tance to the local acti\'e chapters hac:; orevcnted their makinfl" a gift to the Settlement School funr!.
At the time of writing this report. $4.700 hac:; he en receivert from activec; an'" alumn:t" for the S("ttlement S"h..,ol (tIt"t ac; their contribution for 19?R-1929. which is surell' a c;howin\!. cll1hc; ha\'e contributed to the Loan Fund.
Tolerlo is the on1v cluh. to date. renorting a ct"b contrihution t() the Enrl'owment FunrJ hut many individual I'!i ftc:; have heen !'ent.
Reporto;; from the a(lvi c:;ory committf>ec; show th:1.t thev are doing all thin{!c; po.;;s i hte to hrirlfl"e the {!ap hetween the active.:; and the alumnre. One cluh report o;; having a group of
actives invited to each club m eeting. This is a fine idea.
There see ms to be no great variation in the club programs. They include musciales, teas, luncheons, plays, le ctu re s, sa les of Settlement Sc hool products and almost without exception , bridge. However, they are all varied enough so everyone s hould find suffici ent attraction to warrant making an effort to attend me e tings
Thi s year, the chapter trea s urer s a re to be commended for having t he senior national dues in 011 time. I take this opportunity to thank them.
r would like to r eco mm e nd the following:
1. That both the a!umme club treasurers and the trea surer s of the act ive chapters make it a point to remember , painful though it be, that all national alumna! due s and gi fts to the Settlement School fund and the Loan Fund sho uld be s ent to the Province Vice Pre s ident.
2. That club s invite groups of actives to their meetin gs. In di scllssions, get the actives' viewpoint.
3 In stead of criticizing and saying club programs are not intere sting , s tep forward with new s uggestions for making them interesting.
4. That all read carefully each number of the ARROW. By so doing , many trouble so me questions will find an answer.
The letters from the Grand Vice President and her Assistant have been most helpful. The i r invaluable suggestions have been rela yed to the clubs with gratifying results.
It is a pleasure to report the . forming of a new club called the South Hills Clubs , which include s several Pittsburgh suburb s.
T wish to take this opportunity to thank Grand Council for its aid and hearty cooperation. I wish also to thank the clubs that have been so loyal and so faithful and all other s who have helped Beta Province to uphold the lofty ideal s of Pi Beta Phi.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
FRANCIS C. CURTIS
Gamma Province
During the pa st two years, there has been a decided improvement in the attitude of the alumnre of Gamma Province toward the national organization of Pi Beta Phi. C l ub s are more actively interested in the work of th e a lumn ::e department, and see m intere sted in meeting their national re s pon s ibilitie s This i s probably due to the personal contacts made pos s ible by club visits. If there continues such an increasing enthu s ia s m and re sponse from alumna! clubs, I am s ure that the visits of Province Vice Presidents will be an invaluable institution in the future work of the fraternity. It is very gratifying to be able to report to convention that for the pa st year Gamma Province has been 100 per cent in se nding dues and contributions to the Settlement School , from alumna:: clubs and active chapter. Mo st clubs have been \'ery prompt in their response with letters, report s, and contributions to the altruistic work of the fraternity. For 1927-28 the amount se nt to the Settlement School was $2,168 and for 1928- 29 it was $1,846. The dues collected in 1927-28 were 318 and 1928- 29 they were 268. Du ring the pa s t year, eight clubs sent contribution s to the Loan Fund, totaling $75, which was quite an increase over
previous years. The Magazine Agency reports for Gamma Province a total of $103.70.
There are only four clubs in Gamma Pro\'ince that have worked in direct contact with active chapters, but the advisory committees in these fOUT clubs in Baltimore. Washington. North Carolina, and DeLand, have all done spl e ndid work with the chapters that has been beneficial to both clubs and cha pter s.
The alumna! dues paid by seniors at the Farewell Ceremony, have automatically enrolled several very enthu sias tic members of alumnre club .. who have been instrumental in drawing the alumnre and in cl oser contact.
A Gamma Province Round Rohin during th e past year has passed from one club to another splendid SUg'gestions and plans for clubs, giying each club a bcttcr rcalization of the nationa l alnmnre department.
Mo s t of the clubs in Gilmma Province feel that they have made progress in the past two years, as shown by some very good suhsta ntial re s ult s.
May I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to all club officer<; for their sp lendid cooperation and to our national officer s for their faithful. untiring. and patient help
JIMMIE PATTILLO TAYLOR
Deli a Provi"cc
Delta Proyince has added three new to the roll during the il1terim of 1927-1929 conventionc;: Birmingham. Alabama. in 1928 . Bloomfield Hills. Michie,.n. and Na o;;hv ill e, Tennessee, in 1929 Thi "
brings the total number of clubs to <;ix teen
The memher hip during thi s time howo; a gain ()f over "'e\'enty new member s due. I helie\'e. to intensive member hip drh'c... by some cluhs and to the payment of national dues hy "eniors. rather than to the chartc:ring of Ilew clubs, This member hip reprc sc ntc; a subs tantial gain for club s a Hillsdale has been inactive ouringthe period amI th{' new Bloomfielo Hill s club has drawn upon former Detroit member ... hip for its roll.
DurinJ! the pa ... t two years th(' contr ibution to the Settlement School has increa')ed o,'cr $500 per year. bringing the yearly amount sent from cluh!'i. chapters, and through the mag-azine agency well over $2.000, This money has been raised in small clubs hy individual 'Subscriptions ami in largc cluhs hy rummage sa l es, comb ination bazaars and card parties, hridge tournaments, and the ale of Settlement School Cluhs which have really worked a ll magazine s ubscr iptiOn<; have heen 1110rc than g-ratified by The Detroit club sent in over $400 ill suhscriptions netting the club a credit of Sloo. Th e cluh ,ells each year se\'eral hundred dollars worth of Settlement School products at the Tri State Fair. their profit thi" year amounting to $90. The two larg-e c1uhs in the province. Detroit and Indianap olio;;. oonated over $600 each
All clubs located in town,; with acri,'c report a vital int erest in the se chapterc;, , i X" of them contrihuting financial in amounts ranging from $50 to per year. Tntere t in the Loan Fund
has increased, seven of the clubs contributing $5 or $10 each and one club contributing $75 to a sim ilar local fund.
The Province Vice President had the great pleasure and privilege of visiting all but two clubs in the province during the fall of 1928 and is happy to report a splendid spirit of cooperation with national officers and an increasing interest on th e part of club members in the Settlement School. for some clubs th e moving pictures have helped to make th e School a more rea li s ti c project and wherever a club member ha s paid a visit to the sc hool , the me ssage brought back has infused the club with a personal interest. The Province Vice Pre s id ent had the good fortune to spend tw o days at the schoo l on her trip around the province in October. She sincerely believes that if all Province Vice Presidents could visit Gatlinburg, the personal message which would then be carried t o alumna: clubs, cou ld not fail to stim ulate plans for raising more and more money for this worthy memorial to the founders of our fraternity.
Each year witnesses in this province an awakening intere st in neigh boring Pi Phi alumnce clubs. Michigan Pi Phis again met in Detroit for the third sta te meeting on Founder s' Day and this year formed the nucleu s of a state organization to plan for similar The Indianapolis cluh was ho<;tes<; a<; u sual to Ind iana Pi Phis on Founders' Day. Chattanoo{!a memher .::. invited their new neighbor the B irmingham. A labama. club to join them at this time and the Loui ville club extended a simi lar im'itation to Evansville, Indiana. So each year, Pi Phis travel many miles to
renew their pledges to the wine and si1yer blue.
Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH jACKSOS SITAFt'NER
Epsilon P.YOV;IICI!
Epsilon Province has the pleasure of announcing five new clubs chartered since our last convention.
First, the Libbie Brook Gaddis club, fortunate possesor of the name of one of our beloved founders, Libbie Brook Gaddis . The of this club li ve in Avon, Illinoi s Second, the club of Oak Park and Lake porest, Illinoi s. Third, the Rockford alumme cluh with a mem bership of twenty-one living in Rockford, Illinoi s . Fourth, the Grand forks club of Grand porks, North Dakota . These alumnre have been active and lo ya l and of great ass istance to North Dakota A since its installation and the group is very enthusiastic and happy with its added responsibility of a charter.
Last, hut n ot least, in importance , the St. Paul club at St. Paul, This group for several years has been a most loyal and devoted branch of the !\Iinneapolis and St. Paul club. As a chartered alumn3! club it will he a valuable addition to our national organization.
Every club in Ep si lon Province has given perfect cooperation with contrihutions to the Loan pund and to the Sett l ement School, also with required correspondence.
A ll but six of the cluh<; have sent in magazine suhscr i ptions.
Every club with the exception of one has contributed to the Sett l ement School. This one club men-
tioned has given all of its financial help to an active chapter's new home.
The Epsilon clubs are to be congratulated on their sending of due3 promptly in November.
The fi,"c ne\," clubs have a splendid start and their enthusiasm promises much for the coming year.
There has been a slight increase in amount of dues sen t in and in Sett lement School contributions.
There has been a great increase in Epsi l on Province in understanding of the national viewpoint and sincere endeavor to render service to Pi Beta Phi.
The two years since Convention have brought great inspiration and encouragement from our Grand Vice President and a""istant to our Grand Vice President, to these devoted officers and to the loyal officers of Epsilon clubs who have given so much of their time and thought and gracious friendship much appreciation and gratitude is extended.
Sincere appreciation also is extended to the active chapters in Epsilo n Province for their promptness in correspondence and their courteous cooperation.
Throughout thi s period the inspir ing influence of our Grand President has ever been present in all the fraternity re sponse making this ser vice to Pi Beta Phi a real pleasure .
Respec tfully sub mitted,
LILLIAN L. BASS
Zeta Prov:'nre
Zeta Province include s at pre'ient a total of fifteen alumnre cluhs. Two of the clubs have a member s hip of nearly 100; three a member s hip of
forty; and the remaining ten a membership of twenty or less j three of "hich have only ten members. It can be seen from this that most of the clubs in this province are small. Only two clubs show an increase in membership, three remain the ame, while the others show a loss. The result is that there is a loss in the total membership for the entire province. In the years 1927-28 the membership 515, in 1928-29 the membership was 441. In most imtances the decrease was caused by removal from the city. However, the large number of r eside nt Pi Beta Phis in the larger cities who are not active members of the local alumnre club show that the clubs in such cities have far from a cOlllplete membership. The dues of the clubs, which include the national dues of $1.00, range from $1.50 to $5.00 for the club year . Practically all of the clubs have evidenced a great interest in the Settlement School and its progress. Many of the club s have increased the amount which they previously donated to the School, in spite of the decrease in membership. The total contribu tion for the Settlement school from both chapters and clubs was for this year just past and tota led to date is $2,859.27. Thi s totals $5.607.37 for the two years. Two of the clubs have not contributed. The per capita contribution is from $2.94 for the lowe st to $12.35 for the highest. St. Louis lead s with this high mark.
Since la st Convention all of the clubs in Zeta province have been officially visited. Mrs. Ball, my predecessor in this office, visited the Mis sour i club s la st year and I have visited all of the Iowa club s this year. The vis it s were in most in-
!)tances received with the heartiest approval. The clubs feel that the se vis it s make them a real part of the alumn;:c department. They expres sed a desi r c to know 0 f the activities of other clubs and to learn how their club compared with other clubs in the province. Practically all of the clubs ex hibited a great intere st in th e national affairs of the fraternit y \Vithout a doubt the visits 0 f the Province Vice dents will re sult in added s trength and cooperation in our alumna! department.
The Province Vice Pre s ident h as se nt 1110nthly letter s to all of the clubs each month. Although the re spo n s e ha s not been perfect in e very case there ha s been an improvement in the pa st few month s. Often the difficulty is caused by a change of officer s. T s hould like to urge a uniform meth od of keeping' file s by the club pre s id e nt ... Tn thi li way pa s t correspondence and general information would be availa ble to incoming officers.
Chapters and club s have cooperated very well in the past two years, a nd are show ing a deep and sympathetic interest in o ne another. La st year club s COlltributed $-132.50 to chapters. Thi s year they have contributed $518.00 to chapters. In addition to thi s the y helped in many other ways, ru s hing, hou se building, house furni shing, and friendly Sp lrtt Such a ke en intere st ha s been s hown in the chapter s that the chapters' problems have become the clubs' problems.
The two outstanding difficultie s as ex pre sse d by the clubs are: how to make inacti ve me mber s active and to retain the intere s t and how to rai se mone y for the Settlement School. \11 of the clun s have meOl-
ber s hip committees who are trying to interest the inactive re s ident members. The program committees are trying to ar o u se int e re s t by arran ging intere stin g, well balanced, a nd attrac ti ve programs. Many of th e cluhs report as their achievem e nt for thi s year; "s plendid internal development re s ulting in a marc harmonious and happy relation ship in the club."
I wish to take the opportunity here to thank the chapters and club s in my province for th e fine cooperation given me. I want also to thank Whit e and Mr s. Smith for the patience s hown me and constant encouragement extended to me.
Re spect fully s ubmitted, FLORE NCE BARNES INGHRAM
Eta Pr ovi n ce
Following s uch an efficient officer as :il.1r s. Smith, my position a s Eta Province Vicc Pre s ident has been a difficult one. The work has been of increa s in g intere s t, however, and it ha s b ee n a privilege to s erve. I am grateful to Mr s. Smith for advice and help .
I am proud of our r ec ord in the Magazine Agency, Eta Province st anding at the head in s ub sc ription s with $17-+.72 to her credit.
La s t ye ar the Province s ent $125 to the Loan Fund, and $90 to date thi s year.
The contribution to the Settlement School la s t year wa s $2007.15. This year $1508.75.
The clubs with few exceptions, a re helping so me active chapter, either by gi ft s of money or in helping with hou se furni s hing s. A number of the club s have actively helped with ru s hing by per so nal work.
There were fifty se nior s la st year f ro m the s ix chapters who became
national member s, and th irt y-s even this year.
The club mcmber,hip ha .. shown a good increa "e. \\ 'c counted 417 paid member:. in 1928 and 445 the presen t year.
r have tr ied to emphasize the needs o f the Settlemen t Schoo l , t o enco u rage each club to inter est every alumna in becoming a member of so m e club and working with and for it. The Loan Fund, the Endowment Fund. and the Magazine Agency have also been stre ssed. Efforts have been m ade to establish new clubs, but to no avail. I think that so uthern Kan sas and western are good fields and would lik e t o sec fl o uri shin g there.
:\1 y visits t o the fifteen clubs ha ve been of much help to me. Before this the club s we re merely name s, now they ha ve per so nality and I fee l we hav e cstabli3hed hette r relation s since I kn ow them and their problem s. I be li e\'e the se official visits are of more benefit, how eve r, to the iso la ted clu bs than t o tho se club s in town s with an active chapter, for the s e latt er are naturall y in clo ser touch with and kn ow more of the work of the frat e rnit y.
Owing to th e sp lendid advisory committee, th e cooperation between club s and chapters has been excellent.
The club s in Eta Province are all comparativ e ly s mall. but the interest in and loya lt y to Pi Phi is unque stion ed, and I am gratefu l to th e m all f o r th eir courtesy and cooperation.
Re s pectfully submitted,
VERA \V . KIRKPATRICK
Theta Province
Theta Province i s not s tanding still. More could have been accom-
plished, however, on the whole, th e clubs have been so kind in assisting me that I can look hack to the two years with a feeling of atisfaction.
Strenuou ... effort... \\ erc made during this year to e ... tabli ... h new clubs. One hundred and forty letters were ent to Pi Phis in towns in which ther e \\cre no club s, to which abo llt twenty replies were received. .. howing a desire for orga niz a tion but, in \\ ithollt sufficient numbe r.
In tw o s ix club s ha,'c been added t o our already large group. I n ow announce Wichita Falls. Texa"" Ok mul gee, Ok la homa, as char t ered club s San Amonio, Texas, e lec t ed officers for next year, on June 18.
At th e conclu"iion of my report i s g;\,cn a detailed chart of the activities of each club, hut, before prese nting that, I am going t o mention a n outstanding c1ub--onc of the larg e r me mb e r s hip groups- Hou ston, Texa s Thi s dub de se rve s s pecial m e nti o n Iler f ra ternal spirit ev id enced by good attendance , her donations to eac h phase of alun1n<c work, and her intcre st in the active chapter, demand hearties t appro\·al. Let me add, while mentioning the sp lendid work of I that I am n ot belittling the activities of th e other clu bs. All of them deserve the highe st praise. Sabine District club , composed of Port A rthur, Beaumont, and Orange, with a member ship of sixteen ha s made $348.10 , plus $8.50 from the Agency, for the Sett lement School. Okmu lgee, chartered in January came to the forefront with $ 130 for the Settlement School. The Shreveport club i s su rel y wide awake , which has
been thoroughly demonstrated in it s enthus ia stic letters each month, and I am su re all of you will be interested in the unique and in structive Pi Phi game, which was prepared by two of it s members: Mrs. William so n and Mr s. Powell, and my und erstanding is that this game will be on exhibition at Convention. Then, hooray, for the active chapters! Their donations arc wonderfuL As bu sy as they are, their gifts have been more than generous. And here , may I s ay that th e s pirit of fellowship between the active chapters and a lumn re club s h as been mo st gratifying. I attribute this harmony to the hroadmindedne ss a f the advisory board and th e sympathetic under s tanding of "o ld ladie s" by the actives
A ll clubs were urged to consider the Endowment Fund. The response to reque sts for due s, Sett lement Schoo l contr ibu tions, and to the Loan Fund donation s ha s been mo st gratifying, on the whole. and, especially do I wish to thank tho se clubs that so prompt l y and sub stantially re sponded to o u r call in the early part of the year, for the Sett lement Schoo l.
Contributions to th e Sett l ement Schoo l this year show Quite a decided increa se over tho se f or l ast year, as follow s:
sugge stions, and all clubs for their fine cooperation. Theta Province affords a valuable territory in which to promote P i Beta Phi.
Respectfully s u bmitted, NITA HILL STARK
l o la Province
Iota Province now numbers ten a lumn cc cl ub s, five in Wa s hington, four in Oregon, and one in Idaho. Of this number, one in Wenatchee , Wa shington, ha s ju <; t been chartered and ha s completed it s organizati on, and one in Salem, Oregon, may be required to give up it s charter because of the decreac;e in member ship and failure to comp l y with the national requirements. It is to be hoped, however, that by next year it wi ll become active again. The number of Pi Phis l iving in Medford and Walla Walla is s ufficient to have alumncc club s s tarted there and we hope that by another convention the se will be organ iz ed into active clubs.
S in ce last convention we have increased our membership in the province from 248 to 299 although this las t year it ha s decreased to 278.
All the clubs are very much interested in the Settlement School. O ur report s for this year are not complete, but the amount contrib u-
T otal pa id
Dues paid Loan Fund contributions ..
I cannot conclude without thanking Mis s White, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Freeman, Mi ss Bishop , the Province Vice Pre s idents for helpful 268.00 (no report )
• ted t o the school si nce l ast convention , counting the percentage obtained th r ough the ma ga zine subsc riptions is $3,670.32 Co untin g
the amount given by the active chapters, the total is $4,082.32. All the clubs report the usual way of raising money, that of bridge parties, rummage sales, Christmas cards, and the Settlement School products. Five clubs have contributed to the Loan Fund.
Most of the clubs are 5m;\1I except Portland and Seattle. Seattle has tried for the first time this year to divide into sma ller groups, and be li eves that it will be very successful. Although the contributions to the active chapter and to the Settlement School afC rather small. yet it has gained mu ch in closer friendship s. By another year it will be possible to spend morc time in rai sing money .
Letters have been sent each month to all the clubs and in nearly every case the response has been 100 per cent. This is because they believe that the letter s are beneficial in keeping them in closer touch with the national organization. Some of the s maller club s were very eager to have a province Round Robin; therefore one was started , but at thi s time I have no report to make of it.
Much praise i s due the advisory boards of the different chapters, for their untiring effort to help the girls to maintain the standards set by Pi Beta Phi. Those clubs not located in a college town help the nearest chapters, not only financially. but with their summer ru c; hing.
We were very happy to have our Grand Pre c; ident visit us in Iota Province thi s year, and wish heartil y that the Eac;t were not so far from us, so that the s e visits of the grand officers could be more 0 ften.
In closing I wish to thank all of the national and club officers, who
ha\'e helped to make this service for Pi Beta Phi a great pleasure.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRIET R.
K ap pa Prom""
The alumnre work in Kappa Province this year has been most interesting, and I feel th at the province as a whole has made considerable progress, not only in an increased interest in fraternity work, but in a systematizing of the r ou tine work and a prompt to all reports and nccessary business, with the exception of the report from one advisory board, I have complete returns from all questionnaires, national du es from graduating seniors, and li sts of new officers. A great feeling of sath,faction i,:, experienced when prompt replies are made, and I wish to thank the clubs in this province for their care in this matter.
This year was the first time any of these clubs had been visited by a Province Vice President, and J only hope that they derived some of the pleasure and profit from my visit to them , that I myself gained from the personal contact. Their reception of me was most cordial and delightful and I came home, knowing that we could communicate on any matter now with a full understanding on the part of each of us. I was thoroughly convinced that great good could be gained f rom th ese visits.
Three new clubs have been formed in the int er im of Conventionone at Glendale while Mr s. Payne was Province Vice Pre sident, and two thi s year-at Burlingamc and at Santa Monica. They are starting off with a great deal of enthusiasm. The Burlingame club held
its third m ee ting at the Pi Phi hou se at Stanford u s ing the Settlement School s li des at that time together with a talk by Curtis. It will mean much to the acti\'c chapter at Stanford to ha\'e all alum n re club
J..O n ca r ; for it can take a morc acti,,'c in the chapter than any other club ha s heen able to do. The San Franci sco club ha s worked with th em and helped a great deal, but ha s been handicapped to a certain extent by the di s tance. We ha vc written to Santa Barbara, Frc!!l1o, and to River side, and hope to see clubs formed there before long_
The advisory board s have done excellent work, and there ha s been a greater re spo nse to the Loan Fund
The Settlement School is the live in all of the clubs and they
work for it by various mean sbenefit bridge parties, rummage sa le s and magazine agencies.
Counting the two quite recently formed ones, there are fourteen clubs in thi s province, one of them being in Honolulu. We have accredited delegate s at this convention from eleven of these clubs.
Great prai s e, I feel, is due over Southern Ca lif ornia ho ste ss club s, who have worked so enth u s ia stically, and effectively t o make thi s Convention a success.
Not counting the two new clubs, there ha s been an increa se in membership of more than fifty this pa st year, and I feel sure the entire province will greatly benefit by the stimulus of Convention.
Re spec t fuly ,"ubm itt ed, BERN I Ct: C. GERWICK
Atlanla Baltimore DeLand / Icbonville .akda od Miami
N. Ca rolina Orludo Palm Beach Ric hmond 'i t. Petersburg Washington
I SIS Cbild H ome.Tbanksgiving basket.
, Active Chap'tet.
a Flowers to LII members and r ushing , CbrUtmas box and rushing
• Panbellenic
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J Red Cross.
Active Chapler 5. S Contributions: A District of Columuill \ Yirl\'inia A \'irl\'inia B Virginia r North Carolina A Florida A florida B
THETA PRO\ISn
Ardmore 16 IJ $6 00
AUlitin J2
2.50
Dallas 80 41 2.00
Fayetteville IS 9 1.00
Fort Smith 11 11 2.00
Hou ston 51 3' 2.50
Little Rock 2S 16 2.50
Mu skogee IJ 11 1.00
New Orleans 14' 61 1.50
Norman 14 11 1.00
Oklahoma City 60 J6 S.OO
Okmulgee 16 12 2.00
Ponca City 14 IS 3.00
Sa bine District 16 16 2.50
Shreveport " 16 S.OO
Wichita FaJls 12 12
Tulsa 8J " 2.50
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ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
'Ne l)· Chartered in J une. 'Com munity C hest Active Chapte rs S. S. Contr ibutions
R ep or t s of Committees
Extension
TillS, THE TWE:"JT\'-!\'f:\l'TH convention of our fraternity, three groups of college girls are petitioning for permission to become affiliated with Pi Beta Phi j Gamma Phi at the University of Utah, Delta Phi at the University of Manitoba, and Sigma Phi at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. These groups repre se nt girls who have won the s upport of nearby chapters and alumnre clubs; they represent colleges which are of recognized standing and which, in their geographical distribution. would bring to Pi Beta Phi a halanced expansion program. All have worked from fou r to eighteen years for the privilege of presenting thi s petition j each has been in spec ted by officers of our fraternity and by two chapters and each is recommended to us as a group which would add real strength to Pi Beta Phi. Your committee s ubmit s to you these three groups which have won the right to appeal to you to share the gifts of the fraternity as well as the privilege to work for it s ideals.
One other group, Era Alphian at Michigan State College ha s long worked for the privilege of presenting a petition to Pi Beta Phi, and because of some very enthusiastic support, inspection 'S were al so made of this group. However, wishing to adhere to the policy of con se rvatism with which Pi Beta Phi has expanded, it was felt that preference should be given to groups located in sections of the country wh i ch were not so well represented by Pi Beta Phi , There was some
opposition, which as yet the g roup has been unable to overcome, This group has th erefore not bee n allowed to present its petition at this time.
Perhaps the group next in importance, because of its loyalty to Pi Beta Phi in spite of contin ued discouragement, is Phi Phi Phi at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, It \vas expected, becau<;e of its location in a thickly populated Pi Phi district, that this group would be unable to secure support from nearby chapters and alumnre: clubs. In spi te of this, however, the chapters of Ohio, as well as the alumnre clubs nearby, arc, for the most part, acth'ely interested in thi s g roup. Phi Phi Phi has the advantage of being located in an old college of recognized standing, in which womens' fraternities have only recently been admitted, although nine of the larger fraternities for mcn have been on the campus for so me time. Local fraternities have been in existence s ince 1898. Your committee that especial thought be given to this group in order that the officers of the fraternity may know whether, in the judgment of its members, the strength of college and group will offse t the fact of its location in a small state which already has three chapters.
Another group which see ms to persist in the face of continued discouragement is Tau Delta Theta at Wittenberg College. Springfield, Ohio. Thi s group fir s t wrote to Pi Beta Phi in 1921, and s ince then three inquiries have reached us, the
last being in January of this year. In each case a letter was written setting forth the ob stacle s to be overcome , an an s wer was recei ved saying they 'wanted to go on in s pite of what had been said, and then no further word wa s received. In the la st in stance the blank sent them , a sking for certain preliminary information, wa s ne v er returned to li S
Gamma Sigma at the Univer s ity of South Carolina, i s a s ide from the group at Deni son, perhaps the mo st promi sing local which is now a sking permi ss ion to petition. Authority was not granted for the existence of national fraternitie s for women on the campus until 1927. Due to the fact that only a few pre sent their petition at each convention , this group ha s not been allowed to a ssemble information for the Letter of Information and Formal Petition a s yet. However , they are s trongly recommended by Pi Phi s in touch with the s ituation , and this support coupled with the s tanding of the Univer s ity and it s location, promi s e s a group of unu s ual intere st. Your committee on exten s ion recommend s that an in spection by a national officer be made during the coming fall , and upon a favorable report from this in s pection that the group be allowed to proceed with a view to presenting their petition at the next convention. An unofficial vi s it wa s recently made by North Carolina Alpha and the need for exten s ion in the South is stre s sed in its report.
Sigma Delta Chi at We st Virginia We sleyan, Buckhannon , We st Virginia, fir st wrote to your committee in the s pring of 1927, but the blank which wa s s ent to them wa s not returned to u s In Febru -
ary of thi s year another inquir y from the s ame group wa s received , a s well a s one from a second group S ince Sigma Delta Chi had in· quired fir st, it wa s felt it should be co n s id e r ed fir st. It ha s the recommendation of one or two Pi Phi s. A s ye t, however, it ha s again failed t o send reque s ted in formation and it may hav e given up the work.
A new inquiry which has ju s t been re cei ve d i s from S igma Omicron at the Univer s ity of New Hamp shire, Durham, New Hampshire. The u sual preliminary investigation is being made at thi s time to be s ure that the college meet s all requirement s and to obtain the opinion of any member s of the fraternity who may know the group.
Kappa Gamma Tau , at Southern College. Lakeland. Florida. still hopes to petition Pi Beta Phi , but is awaiting recognition of the college.
Groups at the Univer s ity of Maryland and Vancouver University have obtained charter s from Kappa Kappa Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta re spectively. Other inQuiries received were from group s at Brenau College, Culver - Stockton. College of Puget Sound. Univer sity of New Mexico, Univer s ity of Alabama, Belhaven College at Jackson, Mi ssissippi, Phi Mu at Illinois Woman's College, Jack sonville, Illinois, and Bradley In stitute in Peoria. All of the s e group s have been di s couraged when the work and length of time involved in petitioning Pi Beta Phi were explained to them.
Your committee on exten sion takes thi s opportunity to a s sure the delegate s of the active chapters that the purpo s e of this committ ee i s not to <I encourage" exten s ion; it i s
o ur duty mer e ly to direct petitioning groups, to ascertain the attitude of the fratern ity toward the se groups and the college which they represe nt, and thu s enable Pi Beta Phi to select from the inquiries which come t o it, th e worthy groups. submitted , GLAD YS
Scholarship
I regret that it i s 11 0 t possible for me to be with y Oll t o make my rcport in person, particularly as I like t o meet all Pi Beta Phi s who have helped t o make my own work on the Sc h olar s hip Committee bo th plea surable and worthwhi l e. Long arrays o f fig-ures uch at:; thi s committee mu st handl e a r e n o t interesting in th em e lve s, but when plmed with fraternal cooperatio n and ev id ent strivin g toward higher ideal s, they almo .... t a"" tI1ne a qual. ity of per so nality that it i s jo y to contact During the four years that I ha ve be e n a co·worker on the Scholarship Committee I have made many delightful friend s thr ou g h corrcl)pondcnce. To tho se of them who are s itting in convention I se nd gree t ings and a n expre ss ion of appreciation for the help that they ha ve gi "en me.
Since J accepted the national chairmanc;hip two years ago there have been se , 'c ral changes in the committee \\ ork, in per so nnel and in method s. A lph a Province and Kappa Province have had new s uperv i .;;o rs. This sp ring the supe rvisors of Gamma and of Zeta Provi n ce have re sign ed. Both of them are old and experienced workers . There is not time in a convention report for me to exp lain all of the inner ma chinery of th e National Scholarship Committee. All who
wish to know ju st how grades are figured and rankings made may find explanations in the In formation Xumber of t he Srcret ARROW f or 1928, in the report of the National Scholarship Chairman. Mention is th ere made of committee manual s that were being prepared to se rve a s a guide to province supcf\'i"ors and to chapter co mmittee s, if gi "en to the latt er, as I hope will be done
Much un sati s factory corre s pondence will thereby be eliminated and re spo n s ibili t y for reports be more definitely fixed, because the national chairman will know eve ry chapter had at hand full for all sc h o lar ship report s. Due to a delay in securing material on th e hi st ory of thi s committee the manual s have not yet been distributed, althoug' h all copy is now in the Cent ral Office
This manual exp lain s in detail all fun ction s and method s, and include s copies of all hlanks u se d by committ ee workers. Two of these blanh , the I lonor Graduate Report Blank, and the Chapter Scholarship Committee and Co ll ege Report B l ank, have been in u se le ss than two yea r s, but have proved of inestimab le value in br in ging in th e respective report s on time and in convenient arrangement , ready for filing and future incorporation in the report for TilE ARROW. :Muc h mi sunder standing and much recopying has been e lim inated in the wo rk of the chairman , especia ll y, and a l so to so me extent in the work of her a lls ociate s . Even yet all chapter s do not r epo rt , and the only reaso n I ca n di s cover i s that so m e chapter chair m en are negligent. o hen the blame goe s back even farther than the chairman-to the chapter th at ha s not encouraged and
maintained an active scho lar sh ip committee. Every chapter s hould have an organized committee of four members, onc from each cla ss, this committee to hold regular meetings at lea st once a month for cons iderati on of chapter scholar ship problems and the makin g out of reports. All work need not be left to the chairman. Other members s hould become familiar with the work 0 [ the committee so that there will be at lea st one experienced member left on the committee after the chairman graduates. Then i f, as occasionally, a province supervisor fails to call for rep orts when s he s hould the chapter committee will take the initiative . It i s not always possible for the national chairman to know who ha s been careless when reports do not reach her, so the blame may be placed so mewhat unde servedly upon a chapter that is not entirely to blame. Thi s would not happen very often with a trained and active scho larship committee. It s hould be remembered that th e score given a chapter in cooperation is used by the Committee on Sta ndardization and Survey in the se lecti on of the winner of the Balfour Cup.
Chapters mark ed 100 per cent in cooperation for the year of 1928 are a s follow s: Ontario A, New York 6 , District of Columbia A, Oklahoma A, Arkamas A, Texas A, Loui s iana A, Colorado B, and Nevada A.
Tho se rated over 95 per cent or more are: All of Alpha Province (over 98): Penn sy lvania A, and Ohio B; Indiana .fI", Kentucky A, and Alabama A: \o"i scons in B, Illinois A, H, 6. , H; Oklahoma A and B; Arizona A.
Chapters falling below the average of 83 per cent are: North Carolina A; Wi sco n s in A, North Dakota A, Illinoi s E j Missouri A, Kansas A, Nebraska B; Texas B; and Califo rnia , A, B, r, 6. It shou ld be noted that \V est Virginia A, the worst offender la st year, ha s a sco re of 92 per cent for the year of 1928 .
A chart containing an almost complete report of chapter grades for the la st biennium (with the exception of Iota Province ha s been prepared so that the quality of sc holastic work done by every chapter may be made known to Grand Council and to the fraternity at large if Grand Council deems it advisable to publish the figures in full. Only the outstanding points of s uch a report can be mentioned here.
The grades a f so me chapters hav e varied le ss than I per cent, either up or down over the twoyear period: Vermont A, Ohio A, Pennsyl vania and r, We st Virginia A, Maryland A, Indiana A, and B, Florida B, K e ntucky A, Minnesota A, North Dakota A, Illinoi s H, Iowa B, Missouri Band r . Colorado B, and Wa sh ington B. The other chapters have fallen more than 1 per cent (Iota Pro· vince not included in this summary) j many from 3 per cent to 8 per cent I regret to say that some of them are university chapters that once ranked high in comparative rating s in the fraternity. Wi sco nsin A fell three points; Illinois Z, three points and New York A, five points. Although Illinois B, Ontario A, Michigan A, and Wisconsi n B received lower averages for 1928 than for 1927, they are still high-over 87.S.
CHAPTERS IN UPPER ONE-THIRD OF SOCIAL SORORITlES ON CAlf PUS
1927· 1928
New York lJ.
West Virginia A
DIstrict of Columbia A
Virginia r (Fall of Ohio A
Micbiian B
Kentu c ky A
Tennuue A
Xorth Dakota A
IIlinoi. A
lIIinoi. B
lIIinoi. lJ.
Noteworthy campus ratin gs arc as foll ows ( 1927- 1928. excep t as noted) :
New Y o rk out of 13 for hoth term s
New York r-5th to 1st out of 6.
Ohio ll.-2nd out 0 f 18. both t e rm s.
Di st rict o f Columbia A-ri se from 6th to 3rd out of 12
Virginia r-Jst out of 8 for fall of 1928.
Tennc s!:.cc A-1 st both term s. i\.lichigan B-2 nd out of 21.
\\'i scons in B-3rd, 3rd , 1s t out of 4.
Illin o is A-1 st , fall se me ster of 1928.
Illinoi s B- 3rd. 1st out of 4.
Illinoi s A-2nd out of 6; ri "c to 1s t in fall of 1928.
Colorado A-1 st out of J 1 for year.
Colorado B-2nd out of J 1 for year.
Wyoming A-1 st, 1st for two qua rter s . A- 2nd. 1s t , 2nd out of 5.
Ca l ifornia B- 2nd and 3rd out of 34.
Cali fornia r - 2nd out of 16 and 1st for fall of 1928.
Vermont B- 1st , 4th out of 7.
Before clo sing may J say one more word: It i s very impo r tant that eve r y chapter make the Table
I llinois E
IIhnois If )i is.souri A
Colorado A
Colorado B
Oklahoma A
::\fontana A
\\'yoming ..0\
Idaho A
\\·a.shington .\ California H California r Arizona A
of lnformatl on Report once a year a t l ea'!L This has always been as k ed for in October for the preceding yea r. I believe th a t h ereaf t e r it would be better to require that the r epo rt be mad e in f or th e two preceding term s, that i s, not for the sc h oo l year, hut for the ci\lendar year. La :.t )ear beca u se gan B failed to make this report th e chapter was in correctly g raded. ] f th ere appear to be e rror s in th e 1929 Convention r<'port the Nati ona l Committee \\ ill be g lad to co n !l ider the matter with any c h apt e r that believes there has been a mi!ltake made . \\'c want to be fair, and as accurate as po ss ible.
Re s pect fully submitted, ALICE S rM:\loN S Cox, C" a ir mall
AIU1HJl((' Rt.'o rgal1i::ali oH
The Committee on Alu111n::c Reorganization s ubmit s the following report: The chief work of thi s COI11mittee s ince la st COT1\'ention ha s been to mak e a definite effort to find out the de s ire s o f the alumna! club s on thi s s uhject of aIU01I1<'"c reorganization. A letter wa c; se nt on 3, 1928, to each club, to each national officer and to each committee chairman, asking just wltat changes were d es ired. In particular , an expre ss ion of opinion wa s reque sted on the s ubject of a rc -
quired course of study of fraternity policy and organization. Twenty-nine clubs expressed themselves on this last point and only three were in favor of it. The general opinion seems to be that the serious work 0 f the alumme is the Settlement School, and that it would be a mistake to give up more time to study, especially in view of the fact that the constitution already requires two such meetings every year. Each member of this committee has had experience in the national work of the alumnoe department and believes that a poll of the rc st of the clubs would show the same relative majority opposed to the study plan.
There were few other suggestions , although two clubs sent quite definite points for committee discussion. The New York Club is convinced that the required course of study, referred to above, is the best way to sec ure a greater interest on the part of the alumnCE, and in addition, strongly recommend s a change in our sys tem of nominations for national offices. The committee, after much correspondence among it s member s, has no recommendation to make on this point, for it has been unable to decide upon any plan that would be a marked improvement on our present system .
The Richmond Club recommends that the Grand Vice President concentrate on alumnre work and atumme club visiting . At present this is the work of the assistant to the Grand Vice Pre s ident, with the province vice presidents doing the club visiting in their respective provinces. They further recommend that alumna:: conferences be held at Washington at de s irable intervals .
They urge that alumnre sessions be more highly developed and that special new Jomt sessions be planned with discu ss ions of interest to both active and alumnre members.
:Mo st of the club s and most of the individual alumna:: consulted see m to feel that further changes in our organization are n ot nece ssa ry at this time.
The committee offers to Convention the following amendment to the Constitution, defining the duties of the Settlement School Committee . This only doe s for this important group what ha s already been done for the other officers of the fraternity and is a simple li sting of the dutie s oi the committee as a whole. Thi s will be supp lemented by the manual now in preparation which will li st in detail the duties of the individual members of the committee.
STATUTES IX SECTION 15. PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE
There shall be a Pi Bela Phi Settlement School Committee which shaH administer tbe Pi B eta Phi Seulement School and wbose dillies shall be those specified in the ofljcial Settlement School Committee Manual.
(a) The p!ersonnel of this commiuu shall he five appointed by Grand Counril.
(h) The chairman and treasurer shall be appointed as such by Grand Council, tbis appointment to be for tbe whole or a part of the entire te r m of committee service, as each separate case shall demand.
(c) The maximum term of office for any member of the committee shall be four years.
(d) The committee shall hold an annual meeting at the school in Gatlinburg.
(e) The chairman of the committee shall make one visit of inspection to the school in tbe interim of committee meetings.
(f) A member f rom Grand Council shan meet with the committee during part of each annual committee meeting.
(,) A joint sess ion o f Grand Council, the director of the school. the c ba irman of the committee , and stich members of the comm ittee as may he present, s hall he held during Convention.
(h) Grand Council shall be tbe final authority on all malleTS of policy pertaining to the Settlement School.
(i) Tbe comm ittee maintain the depar tm en t in the A •• ow called "Ne" . from Little: Pigeon" as a means o f to the fraternity th e latest information about the
(j) The cb.urm.an of the committee , the tr c;uurer of the school , and tbe directo r shall each make an annual re pcrt t o Grand Council and a r eport to Conven tion o f work done.
Tn co nclu iol1. we reco mmend that this committee be disbanded, s ince the a lumna! club work ha s been so developed that there see m s no further need for it s services. The pro\'ince \' icc pre..,idenls n o w visit their clubs regularly and their annual recommendation s will provide a more accu rate reflection 0 f the wishes of our a. lumn re me mber:) than i s possib le through corre spondence with a committee . \ s chairman, may T here exp re ss my deep and s incere appreciation of the loyalty and s upp ort of each member of thi s committee.
Respect fully ... uhmitted, NC II E e ll ARISO:-: CL'RTJS, C"ai,./llall
C0 1lvell/i o n R epo rl
The procedure u se d hy the committee the se two years ha s been as follow s. Upon receipt of the name s of girls reported inactive from their re spective chapter s, a letter was sent th e girl asking her to fill out an enclosed po st card which gave whether or not s he wa s continuing sc hool and at what in stitution. Upon receipt of thi s card the committee notified chapters the names and addresses of the girls regi s tered on their re s pecthe campuses .
Chapters and \dvi so ry Board s have been se nt l e tters t elling of the work of the committee and soliciting th ei r aid . The cooperation of both group s ha s bcen sp le ndid.
In all letter s to tran s fer s , advisory board s, and chapters we have
stres sed that thi s cO lllmitte is not urging affiliati on. \\'e appreciate that in many cases it is impo ss ible, we are attempting, however, to create a clo se r friend s hip between chapter and tran s fe r.
\\'e ha\'e s u ggest ed th a t tran s fe r s give t o the Settlement School and Endowment Fund. It i s impossible for us t o check on h ow succe ss ful this ha !i:; been.
Thi s year the committee se nt out 9;;0 letter s; 600 were sc nt to girls reported inacti ve . Of thi s number 197 r ep li ed. Of the 197 124 were at home , 27 ( reprc se nting 24 in stitutions) were attending places where we have no chapters, and 46 were tran s fer s (representing 32 institution s). Only 5 letters written voluntarily hy tr an"fc r s were rece i ve d.
The committee felt that thi s H'· turn o n :, uch a lar ge number of letters was mo s t discouraging. Another difficulty ari ses frol11 the fact that many chapters are tardy in se nding inactive li st s so that often the se m ester is over before the nam c of the transfer reaches the chapter. A s a con s equence thi s sp ring a letter and que stionnaire wa s se nt to eve ry chapter and advi sory board member. They were a <: ked to answe r the following que stion s:
I Do you think it better to have the individual girl write to the transfer committee immediately upon registration in an in stit ution where s he is not affiliated? Then the tran s fer committee notify that chapter of her name and address? would s ave co n siderable time and would be more accurate than the pre s ent system.
2. How he st could we get the girl s to do thi s? ,;Vould notices in TH E ARROW and chapter announce -
mcnts at the end 0 f the year be s ufficient?
3. Do you think that a tran sfer should pay any kind of dues' If so sta te how much.
4. Do you think that we should ask chapters to have the transfers corne either to the hOll se or eat with them, say twice a month?
5. Do you think that the transfer s should have definite meetings with each other? Should a m ember of the Advi so ry Board be respons ible for the tran s fers?
Forty answers were received; 4 of these did 110t feel Qualified to answer, of the remaining:
34 answered yes to the 1st question. 2 answered no.
29 answered yes to the 2nd question. 5 answered no.
16 answered yes to the 3rd question, 20 answered no.
29 answered yes to the 4th Questi o n, 5 answered no.
23 answered yes to the 5th question, 12 answered no.
It was the general feeling of all in que stion No.4 that this should be spontaneous on the part of the chapter and not compu l sory . The suggestions as to amounts in question No.3 were fnllows: 7, national dues; 4, $1 or $2 per month; 2, $5 per year; 2, house dues; I , small amount Those answering no to Question No. 5 felt that an active shou ld be responsible rather than a member of the advisory board
In view of these facts and because of the ineffectuality of past procedure, the committee on tr ansfers would lik e to recommend the ,=onsidcration by Grand Council of abandoning the old procedure and the adoption of the plan as outlined in Que stion No.1. We believe that
with enough publicity and follow-up we will have a complete record of girls transferring. We also rec ommend that we continue the policy of s tressing ho spita lity of chapters towards tran s fer s, that group meetings of tran sfe r s be continued, and that either a member of the adviso ry board or active chapter have contact with the tran s fer and that this member se nd her name and address to the committee on transfer s immediately upon e le ct ion. The committee al so would like to suggest that Grand COllnci l consider the advisability of transfer s paying a certain amount to be de sig nated as tran sfe r dues instead of alumna::: dues. \Ve feel that in thi s way she will feel her self an entity and an integral part of our active group rather than our alumna! group, s ince she i s still attending college.
May T take this opportunity to thank Grand Council, Advisory Boards. chapters, and gi rl s with whom I have communicated, transfer s and non - transfe rs, for their hearty cooperation and courtesy.
Respectfully submitted,
l\(."'RGARETTA FENN, Cilairlllan
Report of MlIYU:;illt! r/gclicy
Contributed for seaso n, April. 1928, to April, 1929, $ 1,573.98. Two files are kept, Hclub" and " individuaL" Clubs are credited w ith 25 per cent 0 f the total amount sent through representatives. All other orders are placed in the " individual" file. In order to give clubs the largest po ss ible credit, expenses, including cost of magazines se nt to Settlement School, were deducted from profit from individua l list.
The report follows: The three largest credits are: Detroit, $102 .28,
Mrs . C. A. McKenny; Los Angeles, $76.60, Howard Berry j Tulsa, $51.76 , W. P. Beene . Alph4
Denver
Lawrence
Lincoln Manhatt
The c hairman of the committee o n fraternity stud y and exami nation wi she s to su b mit the following report for th e pa st two year s : i.e. 1927- 19 29 : NNUAL EXAMINATION FOR ACTIVES
HI;PONTS OF CO. IJMITTEIS
GENER L RATING OF PROVINCES
Penn sylvania a. 99.S ,. Pennsylvalll 3
Jowa B ••••
6. Colorado Il. California B
,. Nebraska • California r ....
, W)' omin g A. M a5llacbusetts
2. J. .. S. Cha/'tr-rJ with lIi y MJt At:e roye for T1J,:o YcarJ Vermollt 8, P ennsylvania 6 ... A
New York A. \Vyomin g A
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PROVINCES WITH ]00 PER CEXT HOXOR ROLL (ACT IVE EXA).I. )
Theta Provin ce t;amma Province Esaminatio.1S 116 138 98.75 98.S
C I-IAPTER S WITH 100 PER CENT HONOR ROLL J9-!7·z8 19Z8-Z9 Tu'O Yeurs
1. Vermont II 1. Ontario A Sl<cCC'uive/y
2. North Dakota A 2. M aine A. 1. Vermont H
J. Illinois 6 J. Vermont B 2. Nevada A
4. Nevada A 4. Massachusett s A J. Pennsylvania 65 Pennsylvallia 11 5 New York r 4. Iowa n
6. I owa n 6. New York 6 5. California I'
7. California n 7. Pennsylvania L\ 6. Massachusetts A 8. Cali forma r 8. Pennsylvania n 7. Penn s ylvania A
9. Mass:lchusctt!l A 9. Ohio A 8. Penn sy lv ania II 10. )lcn ll sylv3nia A 10. Ohio J. 9. New Vork
11. Pcnnsyinnia niL Maryl and A 10. Wyoming A l l. York 11 12. Colo rado A 11. Tennusee A
13. Wyoming A 13. Virginia A 12. Florid a A 14. Tennessee A 14. Virginia B IJ. Ontario A
15. New York A I S. Virginia r 14. West Vit£"inia A 16. Florida A 16. North Carolina ,\ 15. New York r
17. Ontario A 17. Florida A 16. Virginia A
18. West Virginia A 18. Florida n 17. Main e A
19. Colorad o A 19 In diana B
20. New York r 20. Kentud,y A
21. :Minnesota A 2 1. Tennessee A
22. Virginia A 22. Illinoi s B
23. Maine A 2 3. Illinoi s 11
2 4. Iowa B 25 South Dakota A
26. Mi sso uri B 27. Mi ssou ri r 28. Colorado B 29. Kansas A 30. Kansas B 31. Nebraska B 32. Wyom ing A.
I. 3. 4 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 10.
II}Q-z8 Virgini a R Pe nn sy h'ania r Illinoi s Il I owa IJ O hio A Virginia r I ow a A Miss ouri A Mi ssouri r Kansas B
PLEDGE EXAM I NAT I ONS Clea /'fers 100 Pcr CCIII 011 /l o " or I. Oklahoma A 2. Pennsyh-ania A J. Pennsylvania B 4. Penn sy lvan ia r S. Obio A
6. Obio B 7. Maryland A 8. Colorado A ,. Virginia A 10. Virginia II II Virginia r North Carolina A 13. Florida A 14. Florida B 15. Tennessee ., 16. Minne sot a " Ii Illinois .1. I'. Illinois Z 19. I owa B :?<I. I owa A 11. South Dakota A M issouri A 2J. Mi ssouri r 24. Colorado B 25. Oklahoma A 26. Califo rnia A 27 Nenda A
R o ll Tw o Y ea rs Successit,,:ly I. Pennsyl,'ania r
2. Ohio A J. Virginia II 4 Virginia r
5. Iowa n
6. Iowa A
7. Missouri A 8. Missouri r
The above stat istic s are perhaps a bit mono to n ous but th ey prove , hetter than mere words, the remarkab le work of both the acti\'c girls and th e pledge.:.:.
Each year th o"e taking the examinations see m to become more proficient, for eac h year has a larger percentage of lho o:;c who make the honor r o ll. In the past two years 2,970 active girls have taken the annual examination and of these 2,360 have made the honor roll. That is better than two -third s .
All of the se paper s you know ha ve to be graded. .\gain , I wi s h to ackn ow ledge th e work of the Province Supen·j<;on, who work so tirelessly and faith fully, and to thank eac h o n c for her loyal se rvice and s plendid spirit o f cooperation. }\nd to the chapters may I also ... ay a word: Y our earnestness of purpose and faithful cooperation is the greate3t compensation to the committee. I have a little dream all of my OWI1; that i s to see every c hapt er with a member ship of 100 per cent on the honor roll. Will you help me in see ing my dream come true?
The Manual for Pledge In struction will be of real a ss i stance to you next year Plea s e u se it diligently
With gratitude to the Grand President for the privilege of serving Pi Beta Phi, Res pectfully su bmitted, ELLE:;-CLAIRE GILLESPIE KRIBS , Chairman
H eall"
The sad and irreparable lo ss of the committee chairman, Dr. Edith Hedge s Matzke , throw s a dark gloom over thi s report. Dr. Matzke was the creator and inspirer of
the Health Program , and her enthu s ia s m (or and assurance in the value of th e program kept the committee h ea rt ened and interested, an d a nxiou s to work even when for it were small, and see mingl y in s ignificant. H er presence is gone from u s, but the fine spiri t that she eve r evinced will co ntinue to guide u s in all we plan and do. The greatest me morial that we (an create to h e r memory will be the earnest and faithful carrying out of a program of po s itiv e health a s has been her ideal fo r Pi Beta Phi womanhood.
In JUli e, 1928, at the Alpha Pro\'ince hOll se party, it was unani · mou s ly decided that Alpha Province put on a d e finite health pro· gram for th e coming year, and would adopt health record s heets to be kept daily, weekly and monthly by the active member s of the eighth chapters. At the e nd o f the year , the se record s were to be graded , and the individual s and chapter s were to be given a ranking accord· ing to health and progre ss during the year. The record s heet was prepared; and di s tributed to the chapters from the Central Office. A chapter health chairman was to ke ep in touch with the secretary of the Health Program Committee, and forward the record s t o her from 1110nth to month.
The response on the part o f the chap ter s has been varied. Some ha ve cooperated most conscien· tiously and painstakingly, others have ne g lected and ignored thi s duty. It is hoped that during the coming year , a greater intere st will be s hown, and al so that a definite effort will be made to improve health grades.
T HE A RROW OF PI
Maine A
Vermont B No Reports
The province pre s idents of other provinces were written to regarding th e health demon stration of A lpha Province. A l s o , the an s wer s to the que stionnaire s of the previoll s year sent to the chapters were enclo sed , to s how clearly the attitude of the different chapters to creating a health s tandard and setting, up a health ideal. It wa s ho ped that by this mean s that each chapter might be stirred up to a more definite hea l th effort.
Th e Committe e made an announcement in the ARROW of a prize to be awarded at the Convention , 1929, for a pageant, play, poem , song, or story that be st illu strat ed the fraternity Ideal of Health. No entrie s for thi s competition were received.
The more difficult problem that face s the committee i s that of intere sting a lumn re , either as individuals or in club s In September, a lette r wa s sent to each province vice pre s ident urging her to s end on to the clubs the following:
1. One member of the advi son' committee is a s ked to help the chapter with their health program for the year. Will you plea s e send her name and address to the secretary, and an y sugge stions s he may ha:"e for he l ping the chapter maintail1 a high s tandard of health.
2. If the club intends to have a Health Meeting , may the secretary have a report on it. intere st or otherwi se, and result s, if any.
3 . The he alth co mmitt e e again feel s that it mu s t urge upon the club s and their member s the need of an annual phy s ical examination. Since we claim to be progressive and intelligent women, it would seem obviou s to stre ss s uc h mea sure s, but we grow car e l ess, and it ne ed s to be brou g ht to our attenti o n again and again . The committee i s co ntemplating a r o ll call of club member s who ha ve had an annual phy s ical examination.
4. A priz e i s being offered by th e committ e e fo r the be s t expre ss ion of Pi Beta Phi 's Health Ideal. An ann ouncem ent may be loo ked for in the next ARROW
It is hoped that in the future the committee may have pub li s hed in THE ARROW from time to time short article s on tim e l y s ubject s relatin g to health. Th es e wilt stimulate the intere st , and he lp identi fy the m e mbers with specific efforts, toward s increa sed phys ical and mental effic iency.
The Health Committee submit s the following re solutions :
a That the demon stration of Alpha Province be continued for the year \929 -30.
b . That chapter s out s ide o f Alpha Province be urged to strive for definite health standard s, u s ing a s their guide s the r e quirement s of their re s pectiv e Coll eg e Health Service s.
c . That alumna:: club s be urged to co ntinue to impress upon their
member s the necessity for and advantage of annual physical examinations, a.., a means for determining the physical fitness of each member, for correcting obvious defects, and for preventing faulty personal hygiene.
rI. That a Health yearly be required of chapters and alumme clubs.
In Dr. Matzke's last letter to me o;;he outlined a few of the matters that "as anxious to have incorporated in thi ... annual r epor t, and which were vcry dear to her heart. I am giving them as s he ga\'c them to me, and not as they might have been elaborated. They state the underlying principles of our health program:
1. OUT chapters are gi\'en adequate didactic lectures in hygiene . (They know in theory more than the best hygieni st s!)
2. Our health program does not aim to teach normal health habit s. It aims to find out how our chapters live hygiene
3. H ealth building is of importance on ly when rational health standards are maintained by the individual and h er group.
4. Our competent and excellent health sen'ices in our colleges and universities provide supervision and health building for our chapters. It is, however, a cac;e to 'take it or leave it' with the individual students.
5. A lph a Province demonstratiun of health in daily lif e will recall our health pledge presented to the 1921 Convention and adopted unanimously th ere.
Th e comments of one of our committee members upon these point<; was: " H ow sane, how ter se, and how pertinent these points are, so
perfectly representative of the rare balance and the clear vi"ion of the great leader whom we have lo st. I wish her points might be adopted as a Pi Beta Phi Health Creed and published in THE ,\RROW, just as i s the National Panhellenic Creed, and that in thi li way her voice and her ideals might live with us in Pi Beta Phi."
Respectfully sub mitterl,
EDITH H GORDON I Secretary
('ndcrgradttate Loan, Fund
The Chairman of the committee on l'nrlergraduate Loan Flinn "lIbmit the following report:
'sTATP\fP'lfT 1'0. TIll' Yr;A.
Recci/'tJ
Grand Treasury (Alumnlll! Dopartment)
Repilid Loans Interest on repaid Loan<l; Paying on Account $
./1""'/1« Clubs Omaha Carthal:e Wicbita Eugene .. Seattle. .. Ponca City TU)<I;a Fa),ette\'ille P o rtland Chicago Berkde)' Buffalo Korth Shore Los Angeles Lawrence Sabine District Minneilpolis·St. Paul Dallas. Deliver Muskogee L"u,h Peoria :\Jorganlown :\[iami Caspe r Ct!dar Rapid s Little Roc k. Loui s Poudre Vallt!y Springfield
$ 285.00 is overdue and drawin g int erest 955.00 is due July I , thi s yea r 1,0 20.00 is due July I, 1930 1,4 00.00 is due July 1, 1931
600.00 is due Jul y 1, 1932
1,225.00 is due Jul y 1, 1933
200.00 is due J uly 1, 1934
The foregoing figures s how the growth of the Loan Fund during the pa s t year. Th ree times as many alumnre club s contributed to thi s fund thi s year as la st . No active chapter or individual contributed this year. The comm itt ee wi s he s to tak e thi s opportunity to thank the Province Vice Pr es ident s for their sp lendid help and the a lumn a:: club s for their loya l s upp or t as evidenced by thei r generous gi ft s.
The fo llowin g table shows the growth of the Loan Fund si nce it s estab li shment in 1912, the amount of lo ans granted , the amounts repaid, etc.:
Grand T reasu r y (Alumnae
$2,1 00.00)
Alumn ae Clubs
Active Chapt e r s
Convention nail y Conv en ti o n Y ear B ook [nter est o n Paid Loan s Paying on account
More than twice a s many loan s were granted this year as la st; there being s ixteen this year: five to se nior s, three to juniors, seve n to sop homores. and one to a freshman . T wo more loans are being con si dered by the committee at this time . All loan s overdue o r due thi s year have been notified at least four time s during the year. The money overdue i s all owed by four girls and the y are all pay in g bit by bit.
Respectfully submitted, R U TH S. HESELTINE , Chairman
Social Exchange'
Each year for the pa st two. thi s co mmittee ha s compiled and di stributed to all chapters through the Central Office a Ru s hing and Stunt Bulletin.
This work ha s entailed much correspondence 3"i s h ow n in the following table s:
In Respon se to the Ru s hing Bulletin:
1927-28--twenty - fi vc c hapter s responded.
1928-29-forty-nine chapters re spo nded.
In Re spon se to the Stunt Bulletin : 1927-28-thirty-fivc chapters re spo nded . 1928-29- forty -o ne chapters res ponded.
teller s " ' ritten:
1927-28-approximate ly two hundred.
1928-29-approximately two hundred.
The re spon se by chapters to the request s of the chairman ha s been much better the pa st year, pos s ibly due to the fact that thi s committee is now counted on cooperation in the s urvey of chapter s
Some new material has been put into th e bu ll e tin the pa s t year such a s plan s for homecoming, float s , founder s' day entertainments, etc ., all of which go to make a more intere s ting bulletin.
The manual formulated by this comm itte e and approved by Grand Counc il has aided materially in the work done. If eve ry chap ter chairman could read it at the beginning of the year s he could kn ow ju st what is expected of her for the year.
There have been many reque sts for stunt s and party plan s the pa s t
year, from the clubs as well a<;; individual s; the Chairman feels the work of th e committee hafii se rved it s purpose.
R espec tfull y suhmi tt ed, FAITH HAXXA.
Cltair ma1l
Frat e rm't y Musi c
Besides so me correspondence with individual chapters during the past year, ou r committee ha s s pent the most tim e on the so ng contest for Convention. Mim eograp hed letter s were mailed t o each chapter at two different time s- in Novembe r and in February-i n regard t o the contes t which closed on .\p ril 2..\ s a re s ult of our le tter s , twentyfour original so ng s were <.;ubmitted, and a number of fin e parodies. A few of the tatter we s hall se nd to Co nvention fo r popular use. At the tim e of thi s writing, the twentyfour so ng s are en r o ute to the various member s of the committee for se l ection of the three he!',t. At con\"ention, the best one of the thre e will be chose n by written ballot. The winning c ha pter will then re ce ive the s il\' er va se from Minne so ta A.
The Mu sic Commi tte e se nd s gree tings to convention. and hope s to be of more serv ice during the next two years to all the chapter s in regard to the distribution of new so ng s.
Re s pectfully s ubmitted, MARGARET L. KELLENDA C II, C ha ir maPl
S1trt'C), mId St01zdardi :; ati oll
This report is a co mD ib ti nn o f given hy officers and cflm mitt ee chairmf'n who deal with active chapten . Th ese arc: mr mh e rs o f Grand Council, vi c; iting o ffic e rs. the Cataloguer, the Supervisor o f Chapter Accounting, the Chapter L etter Editor,
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the Alumna! Advisory Committee of each chapter, and the chairmen of tional committees o n Scholarshil>, Fraternity Examination, and Social Exchange. About twenty -six grades were submitted f o r each chapter, so that the combined average is mad e on the basis of th e o pini on of many sons .
Chapters received a grade of Very Good, Good, Fair, POO T, or Very P C'3 T for each of th e following:
Place in College Regard
National Vi ewpoint
Atmosphere
Ambition
Chapters received a numerical grade for each of the fo ll o wing, the one indicated being the hi g hest which may be given:
Student Activities-20
Organization and Internal Efficien cy - 15
Co-operation with Officers- tO (average of at least 8 grades)
Soundness o f Financial Condition10 (average of 4 grades)
Scholars hi l)-40
Fraternity Examinati on-5
T o tal P oss ibl e Grade (sum of the above grades)-lOO
It is significant that of the sixteen chapters whose Alumnre Advisory Committees failed to send r eports to the Central Office, even after second n o tice, not a single chapter stood first in its province, and but o ne st ood second. Is th e re not a relationship between coope ration of alumna! and active chapter and successful coope ra tion o f chapter and national organization?
ChapJers SJ(wdillg FirsJ ill E{J(1l Province
Alpha Pr ov ince-Vermont B
Beta Province-\Vcst Virginia A
Gamma Province-Virgi nia r
D elta Pr ovince-Mi chiga n B
Epsilon Province-Illin ois II
Zeta Province-Mis souri r
Eta Pr ovince-Colorado B
Theta Pr ov ince- L o ui siana A
I o ta Pr ov ince-vVa shin g ton A
Kappa Province-Calif o rnia r
C hapters Standing Second i" Each Pr ovi nce
Alpha Province-New York 6
Beta Province-Ohio A
Gamma Province-Vi rginia n
Delta Pro vince-Ind iana A
Epsilon Pr ov ince- Illinoi s 6
Zeta Province- Iowa B
Eta Pr ov ince-\Vy o ming A
Theta Province-Texas B
Iota Pr o vince-Orego n .A
Kappa Pr ovi nce- Ca lifornia 8
Chapters Receiving ExceptiOlwlly Higll Average Grades Cooperation
Colorado 8-9.700 out o f 10
District of Columbia A-9.688 out of 10
Illinois A- 9 .588 o ut of 10
Virginia r-9 633 o ut of 10
P e nnsylvania A- 9.550 o ut o f 10
New York r-9 550 o ut of 10
Financial R es ponsibi lity
Ontario A- 10. out of 10
!\Iaryland A-tO. out of 10
I ow a r-IO o ut of 10
\V yoming A-to. o ut o f 10
Chapters ReceivillJ ExceptiQllally
High Grade 011 Dlle Report
Sch o larship
New York .6-36.280 o ut o f 40
Illinois B-35.8 40 out of 40
Fraternity Examination
Colorado B-4 .985 out of 5
P e nnsylvania 6-4 975 out of 5
?, lissouri r-4 978 o ut of 5
Cooperation with ARROW
Illin o is 1[-10 out of 10
Cooperation with Cataloguer
Kew Y o rk r-lO. o ut of lO
P e nnsylvania A-I0. o ut of 10
Distri c t of Columbia A-lO. out of 10
Michigan B-IO. out o f 10
Illin o is A- to . out of IO
Illin o is 11 - 10 out o f 10
I o wa 8-10 . ou t of 10
Iowa Z-lO out of 10
U IO (,ut ,f 10
X cbraska A- 10. out (Ii 10
Colorad() H- IO out of 10
)f ,nlana A- IO (JUt of 10
Chaplcr.s Rcccit..,PlQ EX'"j"/'f,,,,,"fly
Low C nIdI'S
InH:rnalOrganizat ion
Illin ois n
I O W3 Z .\ -s c\'ada A
)Iain c A
l<bho A
Ontariu .\
\\"ic;ceJllsin \ Cali fornia A
Calif o rnia .l.
Oklahoma It A
Or egon B
\\"ashingt on B :\(1 i\'IIII;"
Coopcratioll wit h Pr{)\'incc Pr \- ic kn t
Kansas A
Ind iana B A
).;forth Uak ()la \ A
Ohio A
Cutlplrati'lll with\lHtO\\
Fl o rida A
Illin o is F.
X c vada A
Tcnn co;s('c A
lIIin u is Z
).[innco:; o la .A
Texa s B
\\'ashington A
Ill in o is B
Cooperation \\i:h Ca la l!)1-!UtT
Maine A
I ndiana A
Oklahoma n
Ohio A
Alabama A
California B
Arkansas A Co lorado A
Ohio B
1> , k !a ,\ .\
Oklah' ,ma .--\ ).tis.., .uri A
l!,l'Cl'/,:W1I"lly L .1. (" (It.rlllifl'. (,rolli,"
India1la n isslJuri A
Kansac; A !(/wa Z Illinois n
j'he.· T/Jr a Ill yll,-sl Llw/,'o'rs as .1 Jrd.·d b)' Grand COUI/,il .It ichigan n Balfour Cup Ca li r - -Stoo!mall l"ui> "irg;l1Ia r IIIJI111fahk .ltlntillll
H I'fo rl of j Ji Bda Phi D ..: I l·g UIc.· t" .\'a/iollal Pallhdlcllic C OHg ress ro }), j JI Il FralL'rm'ty:
To the n "ual oi th e Panhdlcnic dcJcgatc, thcre was addcd in Deccmber, 1928, the unone of attending a conference cil. lled at Ohio We sl eyan Univers ity by it s College PallheIlcnic. Ninetee n N.P.C fraternities scnt official six of whom were national president s. The week-end was one of fraternity fellowsh ip and in piration which will make this fir:-.t purely local gathering of national repre ... cntati\c.., onc to be long rCl11cmilcrcd
\Vhile the pa"t t,,-o years have been free from se riou 'i violations of Pallhellcnic rule s by Pi Phi chapter s, thoughtle ss ne ss and care le ssne ss on the part of a few individuals have re s ulted . now and then, in violatio n s and resulting penalties. Practically without exception, Pi Beta Phi chapters, a s such, hold for
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them se h 'c s the standard of absolute honor in the maintenance of the spirit as well a s the l e ttcr of all PanhcJlcnic regulation s , and it is hoped that the coming year will find every chapter and every member making unque s ti onably evident compl e te adhere n c e to this standardthe only one which i s in keeping with the honor of Pi Beta Phi and with it s de s ire, nationally, to be a thorough l y ethical. coope r ative, and con stru c ti,'c part of the fraternity s y stem.
Durin g t he year 192i-28, Pi Beta Phi held a member s hip on the Committee on College Panhc ll cnics and at the Bo ston Congre ss , it wa s given the chairman s hip of the Committee on Education and Information which carrie s with it the re s pon s ibility of providi ng uni form articles for publication in N.P.C. magazine s . The delegate has written two of the five articles which have appeared , up to no w, and ha s al s o prepared a stati stical article for a. forthcoming N .P.C publication.
The Nationa.l Panhellenic Congre ss he ld in Bo ston, February 27 to I, 1928. ha s been reported in full in the 1\ [ ay, 1928 ARROW, SO only a bri e f recapitulation will be given here Pi Beta Phi was repres ented by l\[abel Scott Brown and Lulu Clark Ingraham , alternates , Sarah P omeroy Rugg, An na Robinson Nicker son , and the delegate. It wa s fortunate indeed that so many former Council member s could be pre sent Th e definite e stablishment of the statu s of the s igning of th e prefere nce slip. in preferential bidding, and the provi s ion for a new Con stitution were among the o uts tanding accompli shment s of the Congre ss , which wa s di st in gui s hed b y a high degre e of efficiency and
by di scu ss ion s of ex c eptional value. The ma tt e r of a new Con s titution open s th e way for a di scus s ion of the future of Kational Pan hellenic Congre ss For ma ny year s, it has been evid ent to tho s e who have been in touch with National Panhellenic Co ngre ss th a t con structivc action by that body has been practically impo ss ible, becau se of con stitutional clau se s which required a unanimous vote for change s in the Con stituti o n and of the fact that regulation s , other than tho se few placed within the body proper of the Con stitution, while suppo s ed to be ethically binding upon all member fraternities, were in truth binding only upon ethical fraternitie s . National Panhellenic Congre ss ha s had no redre s s for vio l ations of its regu l ations and standard s-beyond two violations definitely covered by the penalty of dismi ss al from N.P.Co when the motion authorizing the compi lati on of a new Con s titution was made, at BostOll , it was under s tood that thi s Con stitution would do a way wi th the requirement of a unanimous vote, except for admi ss ion to the Congre s s , and that if the Con stitution were not accepted by all member fraternities, it would m ean the dissolving of National Pan hellenic Congress a s it is now con stituted and a reorganization of the fraternities which were willing to function under the new Con stitution. With vcry few exccptions, the officia l repre s entative s, present at the Bo ston conference. expres sed their conviction that th e c o ntinuation of National Panhellenic Congre s s under exi sting conditio n s wa s detr im ental to th e be st intere sts of the fraternity s ystem and should not be tolerated. The Con stitution,
as drawn up by the appointed committee acting under the direction of the ablest legal authorities of Chicago, has been approved by Pi Beta Phi, through its Grand Council, and by fourteen other fraternities, with all but four votes now in. It carries no new provisions, except the change to a seven-eighths vole for amendments to the Constitution, but it provides for a customary and pariiamentarily correct form of a Constitution and By-Laws, with the By-Laws made up of the agreements which hav e heen, up t o now, called " Tht" Interfrat ernity Compact," " Motion s Pa<;sed by the Congress," and so on. It i s evident, however. that the proposed Constitution will not receive the required unanimous vote for arloption, since one definite and final vote against adoption has already been received It is imperative that Pi Beta Phi make unque stionably apparent its convict ion that an organization bound by ethical standards and agreements should include in its personnel only such member s as abide by these standard s and agreements and that it s hould exclude those whose deliberate disregard for the se bring discredit to the entire fraternity sys tem. The Grand Council asks that Pi Beta Phi, through action by this COIlYention, grant to its Na-
tional Panhellenic delegate to the next Congress full authority to act for the fraternity, with the under... tanding that thi ... action may and probab ly will im'oh'e the withdrawing of Pi Beta Phi from National Panhellenic Congress as it is 1l0W constituted and the joining with other national fraternities of si milar <;tandards in a new organization of women's fraternities.
The contacts of the National Panhellenic Congress delegate have given her a knowledge of the fraternity system and of the organization l methods. and accomplishments of individual fraternities which ha r;; meant an increased pride in being a fraternity woman. May she urge that all Pi Beta Phis take advantage of every opportunity which presents itself to Jearn of the work of other fraternitie')? Copie of the magazines of other N.P.C. fraternities are available for your in spectio n , at this convention. In appreciation of the oppo rtunitie s of her office, the Panhellenic delegate ha s done what she could to assure for Pi Beta Phi the un failing recognition which her outstanding accomplishments merit and to keep for her a high place in the esteem of the fraternity world.
Respectfully submitted, ONKEN,
.V 'p.C Delegale for Pi
Rela Phi
R eports of Ch apter 'D el ega t es
Olltario \
1. MEMBER S HIP 1927- 1928: Initiates, 12; active m embers, 37. 19281929; Initiates, 13; active members, 44 Resid ent active s, 31; resident alumnre, 72: t otal membership M ay I, 1929, 190 II H ONORS. One Ontario Government scholarship for study of French abroad; 1 first class h o n or graduate; 1 first class hon o rs; 13 second class hon ors; chapter ranked fourth among women's frat ernities in scholarship , 4 members class exec ut ive; 2 on h ouseh old science club executive; 1 group convenor of the S.C.M.; 14 m embers of th e Players' Guild; I member of executive and 12 members of l itera ry society; 4 m e mb ers of French club; 3 m embers o f Italian and Spanish club; and 1 member of German club; 5 members of student government co un cil of University residence; 1 secretary; 1 treasurer; I member of college basketball team; 1 member of University of Toronto basketball team; I member of college h ockey t eam; 2 qualified for athl eti c T's.
I II SCHOLARSHIP. Recognition pi n pre sented t o freshman making highest grade. cup awarded to sophomore lak· ing highest standing, and shield awarded t o junior o b tai ning hi g hest grading. All m embers required to devote thi rty h ou rs study per week and rep ort weekly t o sc h o lar s h ip commit· tee. Fines of ten cents per h our im· pos ed f o r failur e to fulfill this re· quirement. A chart wa s kept in th e chapter room upon which each member's hours and Icctures cut were recorded. Scholarsh ip cup pres ented yearly. by Ontario A in loca l Panhelienic, to chapter rankin g first in scholarship on the campus.
I V. CHAPTER \¥ORK Supervised p ledge study conducted by an alumna. Pledge in charge of sponsor chosen fr om senior year. Pledges attend weekly cooky·shines preceding active chapter meetings. They elcct a president and representati\'e to the scholar'ihip committee and take part in house duties and Settlement work. Executive committee is composed of pr esident , vice president, corresponding
secretary, treasurer, one sophomore, one freshman, all elected by the chapter. Cha pter expended efforts in large charity dan ce the proceeds of which were divided between Pi Beta Phi Sett lement School and University of Toronto Settlement School; two girls spent an afternoon each week at t h e baby clinic of the Settlement. A large desk blotter was primed the surface of which was given ove r to advertising space. These advertisements were obta ined by a committee. Th e b lotte r was then distributed fr ec , t o 1,500 uni\'ersity s tud ents in residence. The proceeds f rom this went to the University College building fund, the University Settlement, the Endowment Fund, and P i Beta Phi Settle ment School. Each year m ember s are r equi red to have a m edica l examination. Dr. Gordon then gives a health talk and suggests a health program to be carried o ut under the supervision of the health commitlee. An ope n meeting was held by th e aiumna!, and repr ese ntatives from other chapters o n the campus were present. Chapter w or k benefited by a thoughtful discussion o f the Questions, "How can a fraternity justify it s existence to (a) its college (b) itself (c) the o utside world," and "00 we live up to onr ideals?"
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927 1928 : :\l embe rship campaign included 1 "pirate party," 1 cabaret dinner, teas, Su nday s upp ers, 1 dance, 1 outdoor party; Mot hers' tea; initiation banquet and annual dance; birthday and Founder's day banqu et with the 3lumn2; 1 dance for charity funds; Pan hell enic teas anti anuual ten days' h o use party at Lake Simc oe. 1928-1929: Tea s, Sun· day suppers, 1 h o tel party and cabaret dinne r 1 dance for rushing, initiation and annual dance, birthd'lY and F ounde r 's day banquet with the alumna! and seniors' farewell party, annua l house party at Lake
VI. CHAPTER HOUSE Four-r oo med suite in up·to-date and centrally locate d apartment house . Two rooms were m ade into one and entirely re · furnished in mulberry and blue.
VIl O F Al..UM:-:.i::
INTEREST Alumnre attend as many active an d cooky-sh ines a<; possible; cha pt e r executive w o rks 10 cooperation with Alumna! Advi so r)' Committee; active and alumna! members beco m e intimately acquainted at annual hous e party; alumna! repre-
I. MEM8ER S !lIP 1927-1928: Initiates, 7; active members. 23. 1928- 1929 : Initiate s, 14; active memb e rs, 28. R es ident acti" e members (at pres ent) , 24; resident alumnre, 1 ; to t a l member<;hip up t o May I , 1929, 113.
II. H ONO RS 1 mem ber Phi Beta Kappa; 1 membe r Phi Kappa Phi ; 2 honor graduat es: 3 h o n o r students; 1 Matheti (freshman h o n ora ry society) ; 3 class secretaries; 1 member class executive committet'; 1 m(:mber Sophomore I l o p committee, 1 membe r Juni o r Pr om committee; 1 chairman Fr eshman Banqu e t committee; 1 memUcr Senior Cane committee; 2 member s o f Ca mpu s staff (weekly publicati on): I as<1;ociatc edItor; 1 cab in et member Y \V .C A.; 1 treasur e r .\fainc Outing club; 1 ml' mbl.'r Play Day c om mitte e; 3 membe rs, 1 pre sid e nt of Latin club; I "ice pre sicil'nt o f Bet;l. Pi Theta; 3 members, 1 president o f French club; 5 membe rs of Contributors' club; 7 members, 2 secretary-treasurers o f H o me Eco n o mics club; 7 members of Spanis h club, 1 member of J o urn a l club; 2 members o f mathematics club; 2 members, 1 secreta ry of German club; 3 membe rs, 1 secretary of S o ph o more Eagles (honora ry ) ; 3 All-Maine \\'o men; 6 members, 1 secretary o f \\'o m e n's Student Go\'ernment Counci l; 1 treasurer, 1 secretary , 1 president of Women 's Athletic Association; 9 members class vo lleyball teams; 7 members class ba sk e tball teams; 3 members o f Freshman varsity hockey team; 4 members class baseball teams; 1 member varsity basketball team; 3 members, 1 secretary - treasurer o f Rifle Club; 1 member varsity archery team; 1 univ ersity t e nni s champion; 7 members University Ch o ru s ; 2 actors in Main e Ma sque pl ays ; 1 member Maine Masque; 8 in Commencement Day Pageant; 1 chairman Pageant cost ume committee; 4 in Spanish play;
sen ted at e\'cry socia l fUllction; alumnee greatly assi!'.tl·d with ru"hing, taking entire charge oi (,ne party and lending their homcs for otht'rs; annual lette r kceps out-of-to w n al umna: informed rega rd ing chapter actIvities
1 winnN Theta Rho prize (awankd tn Ih(' woman in t h e junior class wh o shows greatest promise o f fu lfillin g hl'r obligat ions to any group r f snciety in which may find 111:1' ,el f)
III S\ HOI.Ak:O;lIl1J f or improving sc holarships: 1. Th e I:cholarship cnmmiP('(' makel: a c hart of all semester and mid S('mester ranks which i'i pn!'.te d ill a conspicuous plac e in the cal,in; all mark.., below 2.3 ar c in red ink; Scholarshi p chair m an c r iticizes the ranks in cha p lrr meeting. 1. Fines f o r al1 grades below 2. (C).
j. A PI Phi rin g awarded to girl having greatcst improvement in rank f or the year 4 tndents an- placed under fr eshma n rulings if they do n ot make a ran k of 23. The r es ults obtained han hel'lI fairly satisfactory Pledg es must have an avcrage rank o f C be fore they may b e initiated_ C hapter average demand ed is 2_3.
IV. CIIAt'TI-:N \Y ORK . Sel'cral m e etings arc held during the y ear which pledges arc all o wed to attend. The sp on s o r for each pl edge is in c harge of h e r trainin g and s tudy . Sponsors are chosen by the pl edges themselves. The Executive Committee is composed of the president amI. o ne r e pre se ntative from each o f the three upper classes Contributions to the Settlement School are mad e from the chapter treasury, o r fr om the m embe rs in· di\'idually . It i s planned t o give at lea<; t $20 annually. Contributions t o college funds arc m a d e individually Our chapter ha s been e ffective in changing Panhell en ic rul es t o the effect that no girl may r eceive a bid from a fraternity unl es s she has a rank o f C. This rul e is to go into effect n ex t year and we h o pe that it will aid in making o ur chapter, as well as other chapters on the campus, stronger sc ho lastic a lly .
V. E:\,TF.RTAINMENT 1927 - 1928 :
THE ARROW OF PI BETA P
The rushing parties included a prison party, a pirate party, and a n all day clam bak e at the seas h ore. Other soc ia l affairs were a T h anksgiving afternoon dance, pledge dance at the Country Club, a stunt party put on by the new pledges, initiation banq u et and f o rmal dance, a Christmas party at the cabin f o r members of Phi Gamma D e lta, 2 inf o rmal victr ola parties , F o und e rs' Day IUTlcheon, coo k y-shine , s trawb e r r y b r eakfast for seniors, and wedding, at the cabin, of a Pi Phi graduate on Commenceme nt Day 1928- 1929: Tea f o r Miss Wh ite, Grand Vice P resident; Co untry Cl u b dance ( o ne girl from each ot h er fr ate rnit y o n the campus invit ed). Phi Gamma D e lta entertained us at a Christ m as dinner party, and o ur patronesses e ntertained us at a luncheon. Other social events were initiation formal and banquet, co oky- shine and ente r tainm e nt by n e w m e mber s , F o unders' Dar l un c h eo n at the cabi n , a hitc h - hikers' ball, and s e nior breakfast. OUT rushing entertainment was in the form of a pi o n ee r party.
V I. C UAPTER H OUSE. A lo g cabi n, va.\ued at $5,000, is owned by the frate rnit y. It is being p a id for b y h ou se rent paid by th e memb e rs and by contributions and pledges of int eres t ed alumna! Th e cab in was built to be llsed as a lodge only, since women's fraternitie s at Maine are not allowed
houses t o li ve in Additi o ns to furnishings include vi ct r o la and records, r u gs , fireplace sc r een, many pill o w s, 2 b rid ge tab les, 4 lamp shades , se t of dishes, si lverware, and severa l ban· n e r s. On seve r a l occasions t hi s pa st yea r we ha ve offe red the u se o f o u r cabi n to ot h e r wo men's fraternities and organizations fo r ini t iations a n d parties. Suc h offers have bee n accepte d and we feci that th ey have incre a sed the fin e spirit of friendliness whic h already exists among the organizations here.
VIT. MAINTENAN CE O F ALUMNA':
INTE RES T. This year th e chapte r ha s o riginated a new office , that o f Alumnre Recorder. Th e duty o f t hi s o ffic e r is to send, t hr ee times yearly, a writeup o f th e activities o f the ch a pt e r t o an int e r es t e d alumna wh o in turn ha s agreed to have the material type d and se n t on to ot h e r interested a lumna! in her vicinity. This office was or ig inated at the s u ggestio n o f o n e o f o ur alumna! who li ves so m e d ista n ce away and who f e lt that she w ould like cl ose r co nta ct with h e r c hapte r . Alumnre are a lwa ys in vited to initiat iol1s, banq u e t s, and dances. Unaffiliated transfers on th e campus in th e last two yea rs numbe r ed nine. F o ur of th ese w e re invited to rushing parties and t hr ee were affil ia ted .
JENNY H UTCHIN SON
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I. lEMnERSHJP 1927 -19 28: Initiates, 10 ; active mem bers, 30. 19281929: In itiates , 12; active members, 32. Resid e n t act ive members , 4 ; reside n t alumnre. 7 ; t ota l membership up to May 1, 1929, 271.
II. HOKORS. Five Ph i Be t a Kappa; 2 Tau Kappa Alpha. honorary debating society; 1 graduate student; 1 Magna Cum Laude; 3 Cllm Laude; 1 hi gh hon o rs in American Literature; 1 hi g h h on o r s in F re nch ; 2 cl ass vice presidents; 1 class secretary; 5 on college annual, Kal eidesc ope staff ; 1 a s sistant edit o r , 2 members on s taff o f college weekly. Ca mpt I!; 1 assistant art edit or of coll ege hum o ro u s publicati o n, Blue Bab oo ".; 2 co ntri butin g edito r s of college literary magazine, SU.ToniulI; 3 mem b ers of Y.W.CA cabinet , 1 chairman of Social Service Committee , 4 on o ther com mitt ees; 1
m e mb er of :Mo rt a r Boa rd ; 1 Banshee , se nior women's h onora ry soc iety; 12 m e mb e rs of Fr ench club; 9 members of Span ish club; 7 members o f En gli s h club; 1 m embe r o f G e rman club ; 35 memb e rs o f Dramatic club; 9 members of Wig and P e n , h ono rary dramatic soc iety; 1 fr es hmen play cast ; 3 s oph o m o r e pl ay cast ; 3 junior play cast; 4 Wig and P e n play cast ; 1 se ni o r pl ay cast ; 15 o ne-act play h o norary drama t ic soc ie ty; 1 freshmen play cast; 3 s op h omo re play cast; 3 ju nior play cast; 4 Wig and Pen pl ay cast; 1 senio r play cast; 15 on e-act play casts; 2 m e m be rs of Fr o sh Fr o li c committ ee; 1 d ir ecto r of so pho m o r e play; 2 members of S oph H o p co mmittee; 6 members of Junior W eek co mm itte es; 1 c h airman of Juni o r T ea dance; 1 president, 1 sec r et ary, 3 members e l ected to co uncil of Student G ov-
emment Associati o n; J members elected to co uncil, 1 vice president of \\' o men's Athletic Associa ti o n; 9 members, 1 All-Midd in hockey; 10 members , 2 second 1 captain in basketball; 5 members. 2 All-Midd, 1 head, 2 captains in baseball; 9 m e mbers , 2 2 cap tains, I h ea d in volleyball; J "M" C lub me mbers; 1 h ouse chairman ; 1 junior Marshal; 3 members o f collegf' c h oir; 3 members of Co llege Orchestra; one delegate to National P a nhell en ic Convention; 3 Panhcllenic memb ers
Ill. SCIJOI..ARSIIII> A scholarship co mmitt ee supervises th e work of each mcmb c l'". Recogni tio n pin awarded initiate with the highest average ; Pi Be ta Phi ring ginn t o soph o m ore who makes th e g r eatest impronment second iem cs te r ove r first. Phi B e ta Kappa key s given to all those in th e fraternity winning the honor. Pl e d ge average is 78. An average of n o t l ess than 78 i s r eq uir ed o f all o ffic e rs (If the chapter. Rank of the chap t e r on campus f or last th r ee s em esters has been, seco nd, f o urth and sixth. Th e highest average o f th e fraternities is 84.62, lo we s t 81.36, aye ra ge 82.54. A ctive int erest taken by n e w committee is raising the chapter's r ecor d f or next se m este r.
IV . CHAPTER \VORK. Olle senior ha s entire charge o f pledge study. Th e pledges elect their own o ffic e rs Each sponsor is responsible f o r the w o rk o f her pledge She watches her prog ress in marks, effort t o cnte r campus activiti es , and genera l standing on campus. Th e executi,-e council is made up of the president, vice president. plus three rcpr e sentatives fr o m s o ph omo re, juni o r, and senior classes. Th ey arc elected by ballot in r egu lar m ee ting. The counci l has a meeting at lea s t once a w ee k. Ben e fit m o vies. sandwich sales, and Christmas card selling have helped swell the fund and gift section o f the budget. A small collection was tak c:n at Christmas for a Pi Beta Phi mo th e r A contribution was made toward the pr es ident 's t we nty-fi ft h anniv e rsary H ca lth
charts are kept up t o date and collected each month. Rushing newspaper printed for ru<;hing party. Chapter letter sent to all alumn<c. inviting them to co ll ege reunion ru shing syst em of open rushin g in first t w o weeks of college requires a summer organiz3ti(1I1 and coopera. tion.
V.
192 7- 1928: Fall houc:;e party; cooky shill!!s; ru s hing party; t ea to Freshmen w omen; entertainments by classes; bridg e party; Christmas part)'; F oun ders' Da y celebrated h ere with B : f o rmal dance; supper for Province Pr es id ent; informal at the r ooms; Dunce supper given by jun iors to senIo rs. 1928-1929: Freshmcn tea; ru shin g party; cooky-shllles; ad"er tl scl11ent party; each class responsible f o r supper and cntertainment; bridge for D ean Ross and patrnlll'<;srs; Dunce party ; F ou nd ers' Day celebrate d at Burlin gton with V e rm ont ll ; formal dance; 2 informals at tht.; r<JIJ11lS, !>uppcr for Provi n ce Pr esident; breakfast for 1li ss Wh ite alummc, and in itiates; h o use party with alummc aftl' r comm e ncem en t.
V I. C H PTER H ot:sJo;. No chapt er houses allowed on camp u s Two rooms rent ed in business block. Xew plans being mad e for larg er quarters. orthop h oni c Vi ct r o la and records. Tw o committees, one active members and the o th er , alul11mc, ar c working o n plans f or a sma.ll me eti ng h ouse. \V ays and means committee hard at w o rk e arn ing mo ney for the cause. committee busy, painting and fixing ovc r r ooms f or ncxt y ear. \'11. OF
I NTERES T Alumn<e arc invited t o o n e me e t ing in e,-ery m ont h , in a dditi oll to entert ainment eve nin gs. Th ey arc also itwited to initiati on, banquet, spring h ou se party, and Senior Farew e ll ceremony. Alummc meet p e riodically with executivc council. Scniors are entertained by alullll1<C 1927-1928. 1 affiliat ed transf e r. 1928- 1929, n o ne.
ELIZADF.TII PARKER
I ' crmOl1t B
I. 1927-1928 : Initiates. 10; active members, 44 19281929 : Initiat es , 10; active members,
38. 113y 1, 1929: Active r es idcnt membcrs, 6; re s id l:: nt a lu ll11lre, 23; total membership, 217.
II. H ONORS. Seven members },'Iortar B oa rd; 13 m e mb e r s hockey teams; 1 manager, 11 memb e rs basketba ll teams, 1 varsity member; 10 members glee club ; 4 members choir; 4 me mbers Pr ess club: 1 president, 1 member y \V .C. A Council; 8 members volleyball teams; 2 m ember s h ea lth committee; 10 membe rs \V .A.A . Council; 5 memb e rs baseball teams; 2 m embers t e nnis team; 4 m e mb ers Student Union Council; Chief Ju s t ice; 1 Freshman Rules co mmittee; 3 members S oph o m o r e H o p c o mmittee; 8 memb ers Juni or 'V ec k committee; 5 members S e ni o r 'Veek com mittee; 2 Lilac Da y chairman; 3 m em be rs Blue Stockings , 1 vice pr es ident; 9 mcmbers Dramatic Club, I vic e president; 4 m e mbers and Sandal, 1 vice presid e nt; 2 m embers Omicr o n Nu; 3 members Cynic; 1 delegate t o int e rcollegiate athletic convent ion; 5 m embers A riel B o ard; 2 class vice presidents, 1 d e legate t o 1f o rtar Board Co nve nti on, Californ ia; 1 class sec r et ary; 1 m e mb e r Eta Sigma Phi; 2 h ouse presid en ts; 5 m embers Stud ent Uni o n c o ull ci l ; 1 member sex t e tt e; Dramati c club, 1 vice pr esi d ent and I president; 2 members O e r D eutsc h e Verein; 1 H ome Ec ono mics Clllb pr esi d e nt; 1 delegat e intercollegiate dramati c conventi on
III. S CHoLARsHrp Panh ellenic ruling in o rd e r t hat a girl to be pl ed ge d mu s t have an a verage o f 7S per cent. C h apte r requircs 79 p er ce nt grad e f o r initiati o n. Any girl wh o wi s h es help is tutored by o n e o f the ac t ives or an alumna. Sponsors attempt t o help th c scho lar s hip o f the fre s iIm e n. Individual m em bers report wee kly cuts at eac h fraternity meeting and are fin ed $.15 a cut which is placed in the H o use Fund A recog niti o n pin is given to the m embe r o f each class wh o sh ows the greatest improvement in scholarship over pr eceding se mest e r (give n by a lumn re club).
Class contest: Seniors, 85. 2 per cent; Juniors, 82.38 p e r cent; Sophomor es , 76 .5 7 per cent; Fr esh men , 82 .18 pe r cent.
Chapter ranks fi fth among na tiona l Pa nhellenic frat e rni ties o n cam pu s.
I V. Th e vi ce pr esi dent tak es charge o f pled ge st udy . Th e pl edg es are o rganized, hav e o wn o fficers, and h o ld
reg ular m ee ting s. Each pledge has a spo n so r, an upp erclassman, who is a helpfu l advisor. Executive council co nsists of the president of chapter (a n ex-officio m e mb e r ) , the chai rman, another senior, junior, so ph omo re, and freshman member all elec t e d by ballot by the chapter. Cha pte r gives $25 yearly for the S ettl e m ent S ch oo l. Co ntributi o ns t o co ll ege fund s are mad e individually Therc is an exce llent h e alth pr og ram carricd on t hrough th e college with required exerc ise and gymnasi um work by the frcs hm en and sophomo r e s. Health ca rds a r e kept, pos ture week obse rved, rallies held, etc. A silver lovi ng cup, ca ll ed the Pi Phi Character Cu p, is give n t o the girl wh o, by vote o f the chapter, m o st n e arly liv es up t o the id ea l s of Pi B eta Phi and is most representative o f the chapter V. ENTERTAINMENT 1927- 1928. Second semeste r rushing parties--open ho u se f o r a ll freshmen, invitation tea, formal party The f orma l party was prog ressive, a Pierr o t and Pierrette party giv e n at th e h om e o f an active, a pla y Quet'll of H e art s, and a Pi Phi party at th e rooms. Thanksgiving, pl e dge, and f o rmal dances given with fes tive d eco rati ons. An entertainment was given for the mo thers and class teas f o r the patrone sse s. A tea was give n by the pled ges for the rest of the pledges o n th e ca mpus. Annual ho us e party h e ld at a farm h ouse, the ho me of o n e of th e active membe r s, ove r one week- e nd. Jun e spread during commencement with many a lumnre attendi n g. Mis s Peene visit ed the chapter. 1928 - 1929: Mr s. Miller's visit (province vice-president) , Miss Whit e' s visit (grand vice preside nt ) and Mi ss Br ow n 's visit (province presdcnt). Teas given for Mrs. Miller, l\[iss White, alumnre, and patron es ses. The chapt e r was entertained by th e al umna! at a Christmas party, and at a te a foll o wing pledging at th e rooms An ot h er s eco nd semester rushing party, first part a Tav e rn Party at h o m e of a n active, followed by an old fashion ed party A play , The Knave o f H earls was given. Tea given for patroness es and alumnre. F o unders' Day observed with Middl ebury girls, a bridge party, e ntertainment, and lunche on at a huge farm h ouse. Annual dan ces with the f orma l dance at
the new Burlington Country Club. Annual house party at Mallett's Bay.
VI. CHAPTER Hot.:sE. Fraternity rents a five room apartment located near the campus. One of the members' mother lives in the apartment. The alumme and the M othe rs' Club gave the chapter a kitch en shower at OUf annual Christmas party. useful gifts werc received. There is an alumna- corporation which is working hard for a h o use. The M ot hers' Club helps unceasingly, and it is hoped that the house will soon be a reality. Before rushing, the girls improved the
chapter ro o ms by extensive interior decoration, new cunaino;;, couch covers, pillow , furnitur e enamelled. new lamps, and new shades for all lamps.
YII. ).IAT:"TEs-\X1.U)F ALl:MS.£ INTEREST. AllImn<e attend regular chapter frequently. A dcJegate is sent at times to alumna! club meetings to give reports (Jf the chapter's scholastic and college acti\·ities. Alumme are always invited to banquets, initiations. June sprea d, pledging, cookyshines, Founders' Day celebration, etc.
DOROTHY GURNEY
ill assachus cfts A
1. MEMBERSHIP . 1927- 1928: I nitiates, 6; active members, 18. 1928- 1929: Initi ates, 9; active members, 27. Resident active members, 20; resident aillmn<e, 184; Total mrmi>er!'hip up to 1, 19 29, 275.
II. HONORS . Two Phi Beta Kappas; $25 award offered to freshman girl with highest scholastic average by local Panhellenic; secretary of Junior class; trca<;urer o f Sophomore class; vice president and treasurer of Junior class; secretary of class; president and vice president of Gamma Delta: one member on Gamma D e lta cabinet; 1 on University Student Council; 2 on College Student Council; vice p resident of Y.\V.C.A.; vice president of German club; 2 members of Sociology club (honorary); 2 directors on Dramatic club board; vice president of Dramatic club; 3 leads in plays; S members of casts; 1 president and 1 hostess of Student House Association (college of Liheral Arts Dormitory). Year Book-Literary editor, 2 on lit erary sta ff , 1 on subscription staff; Beacon (literary magazine issued six times a year-lit erary editor, 1 on literary staff; 2 on basketball team; 1 on volleyball team; 1 in college choir; 1 on gir l s' varsity debating team.
III . SCHOLARSnJP. \Vi th the roll ca ll at every meeting, the grades and number of cuts for the week are reported. At the end of each month, the scholarship chairman reads a list of the comparative ratings of all the members-t h e high est at the top, and then posts it o n the bulletin board. If the average of a member goes below
75 per cent, that member's pin is taken away for two weeks, or until her scholarship has again reached 7S per cent or above. The pledge who has the highcc;t sch()iarship is given a hox o f fraternity stationery at initiation banquet; the name of the sophomore with the highest scholarship is engra,·cd un the sophumurc silvt:r loving cup. The pledge average demanded by our chapter is C (70) ; the ehapler average is 7S per cent. In March, 1929, for the first time, a comparative list o f the sororities on the campus was made out by college authorit i es. Our report did not go ill on time, so our chapter is not o n the list as yet.
IV. PLE.DGE 1fEETTN"GS. Our pledge meetings arc well organized; a yo ung alumna takes charge of them. They are conducted very simi larly to the active meetings; they have their own ritual, and repo rt marks and cuts at roll call. Their organization of officers is like ours. Each week they learn a province and are quizzed on it. The executive committee is made up of the girls holding major offices in the chapter, and o f a represe n tative from each class; there are eig ht on it. Each year we send money to Settleme nt School; we usually raise the money by h ol ding a bridge as we did year; last year we had a rummage sale, and gave the proceeds to Settlement School. In cooperat ion with the health committee, each girl keeps the healtt chart and hands one in at the end of eac h month. The Health Chairman se nd s these programs to the National Health Committee.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928. Rushing party was a gypsy party. All the actives were in costume. A Russian tea and bridge combined, was given at the \V amen's Republican Club of Boston, to which members of all f r aternities in the College came, it was given by OUT chap ter. An interfraternity tea was held. Initiati o n banquet and formal dance were given at h ote ls in Bostol1. A mothers' tea was given. 1928- 1929: Rushing party was a 'Mardi Gras party. The president of the chapter was King Comus, and the actives were his Followers," Each was in a different costume -from Peler Pan to Quaker. The room was decorated with many gaycolored balloons and streamers. A bridge was held at the University Club, to which members of all the fraternities on the campus came; it was given by o ur ch3pter. A }.fot h ers' Tea was given in the rooms. lnitia tio n ban-
quet and formal dance were other events of note.
VI. CHAPTER Hou sE. The h ouse is rented; it is three roo m apartment, situated about twenty minutes ride from the college. It has been repapered and repainted this year. We bought a piano, several lamps, tw o chairs, a set of dishes, two tables, two mirrors, two rugs, and bureau fixtures in the la st two years.
VII. MAINTEXA NCE Of" ALUMNA:.: IXTEREST Two o r three alumn;:e come every week to meetings; especia lly those on the advisory committee. \Ve noti fy the resident alumnre o f all our social affairs, and send each one an invitation t o our pledging and initiation ceremonies. They give us a hOllse for rushing party and initiation. They always pr ovide spread at the Senior Farewell meeting.
ELIZAnt::T11 B. BURWELL
lVew York A
1. 1927-1 928: Initiates, 7; active members, 28. 19281929 : Initiate s, 16; active membe rs, 27. Resident active members, 9; resident 60; total membership up to 1lay 1 1929 41l.
II. H ONORS. Scholarship. 3 Phi Kappa Phi; 1 Honorary Senior Oratory Recital. Class offices held: 1 vic e pr es id ent o f Senior class, 15 members o f class executive committees, 1 class Prophet. Campus H onors: 1 editor of uni versity hand book ; 1 edito r, 2 associate editors, 1 assoc iat e business manager of annual; 2 associate business editors of College Magazine; 2 assistant associate editors of daily newspape r; 1 president; 4 c abin et members. 7 committee members of V.\V.e.A.; Eta Pi Upsilon (senior h o n orary), 4; Zeta Phi Eta (oratorical). 1 ; Theta Sigma Phi (journalistic), 1 ; Sigma Alpha I ota (musica l ), 2; Gamma Epsilon Phi (honorary business), I ; 1 sec retary Bela C h i Alpha (natio nal annual); 5 memb ers of English club; 2 members of German club; Alpha Kappa ['elta (socio logy club). I ; I assistant Oer k of Records, 5 memhers of \Vomen's Congress; 1 R.O.T.e. Sponsor; I president, 1 vice president, 1 second vice president, 1 publicity chairman, 1 treasurer, 6
members of executive council of \V o m en's Student Senate; I president, 1 social chairman of City Women's club; 1 vice presidcnt of \V omen's Athletic A ssociation; 1 manager of archery; 1 winner of senior numerals; 1 manager of riflc; rifle team, 4; swimming team, 6; hockey team, 6; semi-finals in intramural baseball; uniyersity chorus, 4; secretary o f Student Church; Varsity leader, 2 members of cheerlcadlllg squad: 1 y.\V.e.A. representative to Eaglesmere. Social H on ors: 1 winner o f Juni o r Award; 2 Junior Bea uties; May Queen's Court, 4. 1 II. S CHOLARSHtP Actives' marks read in chapte r meeting; r oll call answered by number o f cuts; fine imposed for o vercuts ; upperclassmen interview pledges, professors; sophomore wit h highest average awarded the scholarship cup; freshman awarded scholarship ring Pl edge average, 75; chapter average, 75. Pi Beta Phi ranks ninth among twenty-two nati onal fraternities.
IV . CHAPTER WORK . \V eekly pledge meeting conducted by upperclassmen, quiz given at various tim es on fraternity material. After chapte r meetings the pledges and actives m eet for a social hour, the entertainment being
giv en by different classes. Executive co mmitt ee is composed of four membe rs, pr e sident, vice pr esi dent, I junior, and 1 sophomore. Mov i e benefit. benefit bridge, and individual girls ea rn ed money for Setllement School. Contribu ti on made to Syrac us e Co mmunity Chest Each 'ic n ior $100 to Sy r acuse :\fcmorial fund. The daily health charts arc kept and arc under the supervision of t h e H ealth Chairman . \V e h ave worked f or closer coo perati o n between classes by ent e rtainment in th e h o u se and by less class distinction. Chronicles, including literature, cuncnt evcn t s , and humorOliS incidents of the are given at each cha pt er m('('ling Attendance at Sunday ni g ht t ea co mpul sory for actives and pl edg es and a musical pr og ram is given. Every acti\'e w o rk ed and co ntributed $ 15 t o the furn iture fund.
V EXTF.:RTAI:SMEXT 1927-1928: Rushing parties given. Rushees entertained at Sunday night t ea each week. Faculty guests at dinner eac h month. F o rmal t ea for )'1.i ss Peene and o n e for house chaperon. I ntcrsorori tyentertainment. C hristma s formal at th e h ous e. Christmas party given with th e exchange o f small gi fts Spring f o rmal in the ballroom of the Syracuse H ote l. Entertainment o f poor kiddi es at Christmas time F o und e r s' Day cooky- shine, initiati o n banqu et, and se nior farewell coo ky-sh ine . 19281929: Rushing partie s given. Informal danc e and tea dan ce. Ent e rtainment of Zeta Psi frat ern ity at a gang date. Entertainment o f m e mb e rs o f
different sororities a t a Sunday night tea; the idea was adopted by P anhellen ic for inte rs o r o ril ), cnte rtainment. F aculty or other students were dinner guests e\"Cry \\' cdne<;day night. Prominent and ..,pcakt:rs at tht: L"ni\'ersity were entertained at dmner or at tea Formal tea for )'l iss Brown :.IIld for our house chaperone. Facult) tea gi\'en. Founders' Day cooky-s h ine. initiation banquet, senior farewell coo k y-s h ine were held as usual. e rs ' house party held 011 week end of Day Jun io r s ('Ilte r taincd th e Senior class at a theater party. VI CHAI'"TEII. H ocsI-:' OWlled b\' a lumna:, \'alued at $35.000 room was again d('eoratcd, Ill'W drapes in dining r oom and music TUo m , new lamps in liv ing r oom, fire sc r ee n , new chi na, III1 CI1 , and s li\' cr; new ort h oph o nic, new showers installed in bathroo m
\'11 OF AW>lX.£
I =--TEII.EST J oin t meetings of Alumnre
Advis o ry B oa rd and Exec ut ive Council once a month. Two chaptl: rs repro.:"entatins at each alumnre luncheon and meeting. One alumme present at eac h cha pt er meeting. Entertainment o f diff e r e nt cla s se s of the active chapter in alumna! h ome s F o und ers' Day celebrated by cooky -shine at chapt er ho use with alumna:. J oi nt meet ing o f alumna: and acti\'e co mmitt ces for r epairs in the h o u se. Threc un affi liat ed transfers o n th e campus in the la st three years. Chapter has entertained t h e m at dinner an d Sunday night tea affiliated transfers in t h is period.
ALICE L. EVAXS
New V ork r
I. 1o.-[EM BERS nIP 1927-1928: In itiat e s , 13; active membe r s, 32 19281929: I nitiates, 7; active m embers, 30 . Resident active memb e r s, 2; re si dent a lumn a:, 8; total membership up to May 1 1929, 179
It. H ONO RS . Tw o m embers o f Phi Beta Kappa; 1 hon o r stud ent; 1 class vice pre sident; 1 co-cd editor of the Gridir olt (college yearboo k) ; 1 co-cd edit o r and two assistant editors o f Hill New s; 1 co-cd editor and 1 assistant edit o r of th e Laur e ntian ; 5 members of the Sea rlc/ SOilit Staff ; 3 members of Kal on (senior hon o rary soci ety) ; 1 treasurer, 1 v ice president,
I publ ici ty man ager, and 6 Illcmbe·.s of Beta Pi Th c ta; 1 secretary. 1 "Ice president, and 3 members of the Econ o mics club; 6 members o f Phil oso phy club; 2 president s and 18 m e m be rs of the Lit era ry club : 1 vice pn:side nt and 13 membe r s of Outdoor club; 1 \'ice pres id ent and 4 m ember s of Siu club ( h o n ora r y athletic club ) ; 4 members o f Debat e Club; 2 v ice pr esidents and 5 member s o f (dramatic o rganizati on): 1 president and -t r e pr ese ntativ es o n \V o m en 's Student G ove rnment Ass ociat io n ; 5 m e mber s of Alpha Mu Gamma (mathe mati cs club); 1 secretary o f Varsity Coun-
cit; representative on Campus Couneil; 3 members of varsity basketball squad ; 2 members of Chapel Choir and 8 members of g l ee club; 2 leads ber of the debating team; 1 member and 5 parts in college plays; 1 memo f T au Kappa Alpha; 1 treasurer and 2 members of Ihe Spanish club; 1 vice president of \V.A.A.; 1 vicc president of Thc1amothcsian (student selfgovernment association) ; 2 managers of tennis; 1 manager of basketba ll ; 1 manager of archery; 2 captains of hockey; 2 captains of class basketball; I member of the H o n o r Court; 2 chairmen of canoe r egatta; 3 delegates 10 the Convention hOllse party. .
III. SCBOLARSJlJP. The scho lar sh ip committee investigates grades, and reports delinquent students who attend su pe rvi sed study hall. Th e girl who is n ot up t o the standard grade in a subject for a m onth, mu st remain in study hall the evenings previous to recitation in that subject. Results prove very satisfactory. P i Beta Phi ranks first among >Jational Panhe llenic frat ernities on the campus.
IV . CHAPTER \Vou::. On chapter meeting nights the pledges h o ld a pledge meeting after which they study. They have a president, vice president, and secretary whom they elect at the beginning of th e school year. The freshman with th e h ig h est sc h olast ic standing f or the first semester is awarded a Pi Beta Phi ring, providing her average is 85 per cent or move, if not she is given a recognition arrow. The Aunt Juli e }o.femorial Cup is presented to t h e girl who has done t h e m ost f o r th e chapter each year. The executive co mm ittee consists of
the president, and onc member elected from each class at larg e. Each girl earnS her money to contribut e to the Settleme n t School Fund. The chapter contributes to the Fellowship Fund. Each girl keeps a daily health chart. Every member is pledged to buy a $ 100 bond within ten years afte r her graduation for the Pi Beta Phi fund.
V. EXTERTA INMENT . Two informa.l and two f orma l dances are held during the year. Two teas are given annually, o n e for th e pl edges and one for the m o th e rs and l)atronesses. An informal stUllt party is held f o r the prospective girls from h igh school. A Christmas party was given for th e chapter. On F ounde rs' Day, th e freshman presented an o rig inal mus ica l comedy. They also served a May Day break fast to th e cha pter on Moving-Up Day. Cooky-shines, an initiatory banquet, and senior farewell ceremony arc held each year.
VI. CIIA1'TF.R I-l OUSE. A h ouse valued at $1 1,000 is o wn ed by the alumna:! an d r ented by the active chapter. Improvements hav e been mad e: two bedrooms and one batlu oo m have been redecorated, two ncw pictures, new chitla, linen, and si lv er.
VI r. MAI XTENANCE OF ALUMN.tE I NTERlisT. t\lumJ1CC are invited to all ente rt ain m ents, banquets, cookyshin cs, and chapter meet ings. A specia l ente rt ainmen t is pr esen ted f o r them on Founders' Day. The active cha pt er h olds an annual banQu et during commencemen t week in Ju n e.
GERTRUD : \VOOLLEY
XC'ZCI Y or k 6
J. 1927-1928: Initiates, 12; active members , 20. 19281929 : Initiates, 13; active m e mber s , 27 Resident active members,S: r eside nt alumn;:c, 13; total membership t o May I, 19 29. 124.
II. H OXORS. Honor students, 3; ranked fourth among women's fraternities: 1 fellowship in German; 1 D e ut scher Vercin; 1 Corson French Prize; t Goethe Prize; 1 Sampson Fine A rt s Prize; 1 Cercle Frallc;ais; I Tertulia Estudiliantil; 1 Thumb Tack Club (honorary sketch club for faculty
and students) ; 1 Kappa Beta Pi (woman's law); 1 P ort f o lio Club; 1 class yice presid ent; 1 treasurer; 1 publicity manager; woman's editor of the Cor/lel/iall (annual); w o man 's business mana ge r of the Cornell Daily Sun; 2 Co lrUlm s B oa rd; managing editor of the Cornell Coulliryma li also Seni o r Editor; 2 M o rtar B oa rd; 5 on the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, 1 vice president; 3 on the W .S G A . Council. 1 Chairman of Scattered H o us es ; 6 H ouse Pr esiden ts , 8 on H o us e Committees; 5 Sil\·e r Bay Club; 2 P ent hama (honorary
athletic) ; 2 Th e F o il (fencing club ) ; J Dot and Circle; 1 \\' 3vside Aft ermath: 1 Dixie Club, president: I Tr ansfer dub; 1 winner of the O'Connor Cup; -1 on the \\'kA Council, I 1 "ice prrc;irlcnt, 1 secretary; 2j mcmbcrs of \V AA. (100 p oints) : 2 wcarerc; of th e "C" (801) points); 2 winncf<; of tht" B ar (1,000 p oiflls) ; 12 gy m mcet; 6 Dance Festiva l; 1 archery team ; 2 managers of arrhf'TY; 5 ba c;cb:.tll 1 \'arsity ball, 2 4 ba skdbalJ, 1 varsity, 3 cap tai lls, 2 managt..'rs: 4 cre w, 2 managers: 6 hockey 1 varsity, 1 captain, l m.1.nag e r ; 2 5 Ti Ae: 3 soccer, 2 manag e rs: 3 t ennis, 1 2 tr ack. I mana Q:('r: 7 R" lcc club : 2 4 "' nm :ln's d UD: 3 University OrchesII'a, 3 Corne ll Dritlll ,d ic duh, 3 active, 1 :1'iSoCiale, I librarian: 1 le adin'! part in th (' frnsh play: I K ermis pJav.:;: I Senior Bancllll·t committe e; 2 S enio r cabinet: 1 Jl1n ior \Vedding com itt ee: 2 Junior cabinet: 4 Jllninr ('nmmi't('C'; 1 ]nninr Pi cnic chairman: 2 Sophomore Cot ilI o n com miIH't'; 2 H ades comm itt ee: 2 S··phm clrc P icnic CllllllllittlC: 1 F ros h Pi C'nic committee: 2 Spin'iler'S H o p : I Chaif""an: 2 \V A A. Picnic Cnlllllliltec: 1 Fi eld Day com mittee; 2 Fann e r's \\' eek commitlC'e: 1 D e bate club <;{'crelary. then prc<;ident.
TIT Scholarship committ ee compMed of o ne member fr o m each c1ac:s is in of the sc holarship o f t Ile chapter. Marks in examinati on and cuts arc reported ora lly in f ral c rnity and pledge m ec tin'ts and rec o rd ed Fines arc imposed for Cllts, five . ten. and twenty - fi\' e cents bcing impolle d fo r th e fi rst, second, and third cut in eac h co urse, rcsp t"ctivcly. The facult y adv iso r of each underclao;sman is int ervie wed by her sponsor. in regard 10 present work and possible improvemeTlt N o dat es ar c allowcd o n th e night befor e an examinat ;n n or in the- h rm se finals week A recognitinn pin left hy 3n a l UfTln3 is awarrled t o the cntcring f r eohman h1ving th e highe l;t schola<;tic
Before a is initiated she must pass c"err h o ur of work and not on probat lfl n, The present sc h olas t ic average is 76.6, winning t h e sc h olars h ip cup olle year ago, hut l o sing it th is year.
1\' C II AI'TER \\'010'; Th e meet once a weck and conduct their own supervised by an uppe rc1assman They h:lVe their nwn ritual and thei r r,wn 'Illicers inclurfing a chnlarship chairman ,\t each meeting a r{'prlrt il; ginn hy each o ffic er and chairman nf each com mi ttee. Executiv{' committee io; cnmp'lc:ed of the president. two othcr sc:niors, tw o juniors, a ll l'lt'clt'd, and OI1C sop hom ore appoilltt'rI by th e cilmmi tt ee. Each y(:ar t \\ \1 ;l1rs arc giH:n for Ih btn fit of Se ttl e m e nt School, also a bridge party . Th e h o use ga"e I1HlIll'y to the Red Cros s and all stlliors cCllltrib u H' tn the U niversity Endowmcnt Fund . Individual hl:a.lth charts arc kl-pt by all member s. \ t each meeting a portinn is r ead fr o m Til .lfUlUH11 " " Cllu/ll. , Dt t'I'ill/lWt!lIt \Ve have an niqurttc co mmittc e COmposed (I f onr mcmber from tac h cla ss to which all hrtache<; !If etiq u ette are r e pl)fted. Tlll'rl' is ;11 <;0 an activities chairman wh o watches the out side acti\·itif·" nf till' mf'mhrrll 3m{ to help them where,'cr possible. \ V e try to han! all committees co mp osed .If tJllL mCl11hlf fnlll1 cach class so tha' each may work up to the chairmanship in ht'r o;en ior year and fully understand the functioning o f thaI committ('('. \V e also haY(' election of ( fR cers at the o f second term an d installation n r ar Ea'iter vacati on so that the o ld o fficers may help the nl'W o n es fulfill their pos iti o ns. \'. E n:NTAlloIENT \Vc have tw o formal dances eac h year,'one in th e fall, a pledge dance. and o ne in th e .. pring This la'it year an inf o rmal Christmas dallce was given. \Ve have two fa c ult y a student tea, a tea for our chaperon and one also f o r e ach officer every year. This spring a very Im ' e ly r ece pti o n was Jri\'Cn for the faculty in .. tead o f a tea , Formally rushing is fini .. h ed in the fall but we rush some all year taking the rtls h ('('c: In dinn{'r o r to the movies. The plC'dges en t ertain the pl e dges o f o th er h O\1 s(,s {'ach fall, the party usuall y laking the f o rm o f a part y. E ach .. pring we give a bIg party f or high school seniors. T h is year it too k the form of a yachting parly . \V e also gave a steak roast for them 0 11 (' Sunday l11()rning. Prof e sso rs and their wives ar c quite often
cntertained at dinner and friends of girls are very ofte n invited in.
VI. CHAPTER HO USE. \Ve own a h o use valued at $20,000. The sun parlor ha s rec ent ly been r edeco rated and many of the girls painted their own r ooms in the fall. The seniors had a lovely ros ewood rcsk made from an o ld melodeon. to fit in a newly redecorated hall. Considerable silver and kitch en ut ensils have been purchased. Min o r impr ove ments and articles have been gotten during the year.
VII. M"AI NTEN'M':O: OF AI.UMN..£
IXTEREST . Different girls are delegated t o call upo n the alumna! during the year. They are also frequently invited to dinner, mcetings, and all social functions o f the chapter. The alummc always entertain th e active chapter at a cooky·shille on F ou nders' Day . Five t o wn alumna! f o rm the a lu mna! advis o ry group. Th e re has been one unaffiliat ed transfer o n the ca mpus, and tw o affiliated. They have been inv ited t o the h o use to dinner, meetings, and all social gatherings.
ERM A R. LEWI S
Pe1UlSj'/t'onia A
1. ).fEMBEltSJlII'. 1927- 1928: Initiates, 10; active members, 33. 19281929: initiates, 9; aeti\'e m e mbers, 33. Resid e nt alumn;:c, l-t ; total member· shi p, 269.
I I. HOl'." ORS.. Three Phi Beta Kappa; I Sigma Xi; 1 Delta Sigma Rho; 4 h onor students; 9 graduates; 3 class vice presidents; 6 clas.i secretaries; l/alC)!o ll (AnTlu::tI)-athletic edito r . 1 staff; Phoenix' (\Veekly)1 feature editor: 3 ).I orta r Boa rd; 3 Cercle 2 Coranlo; 3 English club; 1 Tr otter Biological Society; Somerville Society, I "i cc pr eside nt. I Chairman of Somerville Day; Student Government, I president, I t reasUTer, 3 Executive Council, 1 Conduct, 3 Fre shm en Advisory and Commission, t Chairman of Hon o r,3 Hon or com· mittee, 3 College Dance committee , I chairman of Employment Bureau; 7 "arsity hockey, 1 captain of hockey, 1 as sis tant manag er , 9 class hoc key; 5 varsity basketball, 1 captain of basketball, 1 assistant manager, 6 class basketball; 6 varsity swimming, 1 captain swimming, 1 assistant manager: I tennis champion . 3 tennis team; 3 Juni o r Sportmanship Blazers; 7 Athletic Counc il ; 4 senior play; 7 college plays. 1 Littl e Theater club; 10 Hamburg Show; 6 debaters; 1 May Queen ; ... attendants; 5 dancers; 2 winners of Extemporaneous Speaking Contests, 1 delegate to National \V o men's Student Government Conference.
III. S CBOLAR SHIP A prescribed n umb er of hours to be spent by all members whose average falls below a two point; only three midweek dates per semester and fine imposed for violation. A recognition pin given to the
girl with the greatest impr o vement thro u gh the year. The names of the girls in the S o ph o more class who se average for that year is a 25 o r over arc engraved upo n a silver lo ving cup. A ring has als o been awarded t o the girl making the highest average eac h year. A unif o rm average has been maintained and a slight improvement in the chapt e r average. One point average is r equired by the chapter for initiation. 19 27- 1928 chapter rank ed fifth; 19 28- 1929 chapter rank ed sixth.
IV CHAPTER \VORK A new office, that o f pledge s p o ns o r has b ee n c r eated to Illeet with pledges once a week. Formerly the scho lar sh ip chairman to ok charge . Executive Co uncil, 1 president. 1 senior , 2 juniors, I sophomo re, selected by vote o f the chapter. Settlement Sch oo l, f oo d sales $200, College Chest Fund $10, each individual contributed to CoUege End o wm ent Drive. Health pr oblems are solved by strict gymnastic and sports, requirements by the college. Physical examinati o ns and lectures on hygiene by college doctor. Beta provinc e s ends chapter papers once a year to ot h e r chapters telling of chapt e r life and activities. \V e have a new committee composed of a girl from each activity which aids Pi Phis in using their abili· ties in college.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 19 27- 19 28: Fall Dance, pledge banquet, Christmas party, spring dance, F ound e rs' Day lu ncheon. 1928-1929: Fall dance, pledge banquet. Christmas party, alumme coo k y-shine, freshman bridge, ).Iothers' Day tea, spring dance.
VI. CBAPTER H OUSE. Own ed. Value $15,000. New lod ge all new fur-
nitur e in lodge !'"Oom and bedroom. Chapter r oom furniture downstairs. \\ 'e aTC raising money (or a new radio. \'11 01" ALt:)I:-lA:: Calling committee, chapter
repo rt and representation at alumnce club mectingo;, m eetings in homes of aiumn:e, alumn3! couky-shine .. ; chapter paper sent to alummc club One affiliated transfer )'fARJO:\" STALEY
PellPlsyh:allia B
1. )"ff\!BfRSHlP. 1927 - 1928: Initiatec;, 17; active members, 42. 19281929 : Initiates, 10; acti,'c members, 32. May 1, 1929 : Rcc;idcnt active members, J; resident 11; total m e mbership. 331.
11 HON ORS. Two girls graduated ctfm lallde. 1928-1929 hon or reports not available. 2 presidents of girls; 3 secretaries of girls; 2 members of L'AlJe'lda staff (yearbook): 1 assistant editor of L'Agel/da; 2 BllchU!Jlian staff Ilc\\spaper); 1 m em ber Bell l/ ()P Staff (comic magazine); o ne secretary of Y.\VCA; four cabinet memhers; total chapt<:r membership in Y.\V.C.A.; 2 members Phi Epsilon (national hono rary tnuo;iC":t1 fraternity); 4 PI :\1u Epsilon (national h ono rary mathmatical fraternity); 2 members of Theta. Alpha Phi (national h o n o rary dramatic fraternity); 2 members of Sigma Tau D elt a (natitmal honorary English fraternity); 7 members of Frill and Fr own (dramatic club), 1 president, one trrasurer, one secretary and fifteen members of CE.A., (honorary social fraternity;) 21 members of sociological society; 25 members of educati o nal society; 1 member of German club; 3 members of Spanish club; 1 member of Biol og ical club; 1 president of student government associati o n; I delegate to National Student Government Convention; 23 members of \Voman's Athletic Assoc iati o n; 4 members of class h oc key teams; 3 members of cla ss basketball teams; 2 glee club accompanists; 4 members of Baptist Choir; 7 major parts in college plays; 5 members of college debating team; one president, o ne secretary and 4 representatives of Panhellenic; 8 May Queen attendants; 4 members of committee for college gi rl s' reception; 2 members of Junior Prom committee; 2 members of Sopho m ore cotillions committees; 2 mentbers of Freshman Hop committees. III SCHOLARSHIP. Stlldy ha ll for pl edges conducted five evenings a week
from sevcn to nine bv a senior Scholarship bracckt hand;'d down each year at cnd o f first semester t o the pledge having the high est scholastic average at the end of her four years o f college work. Doth proviclC' incentives for students. A fill(· of $5.00 is imposed for ov('rclilling. Frequent reports by scholarship committee. Pledges must have an aVl'rage of 80 before being initialed 1927 - 1928· chapter ranks third III scholarship; 1928-1929; chapter ranks fifth in scholarship.
IV. CU\f'TER \VORK. Pledges met! regularly with acti\'ities at weekly meeting to dispense with hllo;inro;s con cerning actives and pledges \Veekly pledge meetings during periud of ins tructi on, supervised by adcquately equipped senior. Executive committeI.' composed 0 f officers and one member from each class Contribution to Settlement School 1927-1928: SIOO; 19281929; $75. Contribution t o community loan chest $20. ArrO'u,!clfe, a magazine published annually by chapter. Contains news of alumna!, active chapter, and pledges, and also news of all Pi Phi events of the year. Committee comprised of one member of each fraternity on campus planned Bucknell in Brazil for altrustic work this year to which chapter contributed $73. Participation Pan h e ll enic song contest.
V. EXTERTAtNMJ-:NT 1927-1928 : Rushing parties, bid banquet, m o nthly social me etings with pledges, Founder's Day Luncheo n, bid dance, pledge dance, f o rmal winter dance, info rmal spring dance, t ea to faculty, tea t o alumnre, tea to patronesses. tea to facuIty wives, tea to h o nor of Pr ovi nce Pres ident. 1928-1929: Tea and banquet in honor of province president, tea and banquet in hOIlQr of Grand President, tea in ho no r of patronesses at which the active chapter was presented with $100. Bid and pledge b.."l.nquets, the usua l four dances, F o unders' Day luncheon and entertainment
by the pledges, senior far ewe ll and annual symposium.
VI. CUAPTER H OUSE. Ko chapter house f or women permitted. Pi Beta Phi has a three-room suite in th e new dormit ory. New furniture, lamps, and mah ogany G overno r Winthrop desk have been OUf lat est improvements.
V iI. ).fAINTENANCE OF ALUMNJE
IKTERE sT Alumna: arc invited t o all
Pi Beta Phi pledgings, initiations, chapter meetings, tcas, dances, banquets, and annual symposia. Chapte r maintains close co-operation with alumnre advisory Committee which also me ets chapter executive boa rd mont hly Active girls take their "little sisters" to call upon t own alumna: and patronesses. One affiliated transfer in this period.
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I. ?o.fF.:'IIJERS III I', 1927- 1928: In- socia l privil eges. Pi Beta Phi gift ltiates, 7; active members, 24. 1928- presented by II arrisburg-Lancaste r 1929: Initiates II ; active members, alumnre club each year to the girl 26. ?\ I ay 1, 1929: resident active mem- whose marks show greatest improvebers, 5, resident alumnre, 9, total mem- ment over previous year. A gift also bership, 196. given by the chapter to the freshman I I. HONOR S. Two Ph i B eta Kap- having the highest ave rage f or the yea r pa; 2 class secretaries; 1 class histor- and the scholarship ring awarded th e ian; 2 on MicrocOJm edito rial board se ni o r h aving th e highe st average f or (annual) ; 4 on y.\V.C.A. cabinet; all the four college years. members of y.\V.C.A.: 21 m embers o f I V. WORK. Pledges are Harm on literary society; 2 presidents req uir ed to meet at the rooms every amI I vice president of women's sell- \\'edn esday. Executive council conate; 4 members of w omcn ' s senate; sists of one senior, olle junior, o nc vice pre sident and secretary of day so ph o m ore and the pr esi d en t of th e students' council; vice president and chapter. Contributio n t o the Settlesecretary of dramatic club: 7 m em b e r s ment School, $ 155. May Day greetings of dramatic club; 5 members of Tau published in 1928. Founders' Day Delta Pi : 3 major parts in midwint er greetings published in 1929 . Chapter plays: 4 in commencement plays; donates money tn community chest o f president of women's glee club; 7 Carlis l e and Dickinson-in-China fund . members of women's glee club; 1 011 ' 7 1 Dichlls0lliclll board; 2 secretaries and V. ENTERTAINMEKT. 19_ - 928: 1 treasurer of Dickinson-in-China Pledge dance, inf or mal dance, s prin g committee; 5 members of Dickins on- formal dancc, benefit bridge, formal in - China committee; 2 members of or- tea, informal tea, Christmas par ty, chestra; 1 on varsity basketball team; commencement· banquet. 1928 -1 929: 10 on class basketball teams; 1 on Pledge dance, informal dance, spring h oc k ey team ; 1 on volleyball team; 1 f or mal dance. for ma l tea, informal tea, in oratorical contest; 2 membe r s o f a ll benefit hridge, Christmas party, pl edge co ll ege social committee; 3 members tea, initiati o n banquet, Founders' Day f ba n quet, com m encement banquet. o ,lIllI or prom com m ittees, 6 members of class committee; 2 winners of co l - V I. Cn APTER H OUSE. Roo ms lege popularity contests; 1 "Campus rentcd across from the campus. New Belle ." furniture given by the alumna!. New Ill. Pledges mu st s ilver and china.
hav e average of 75 per cent before VII. OF ALUMN"'£ being initiat ed. F ailure in r ecitations I NTEREST. A lu mn a! invit ed to all and ullexecused cuts reported in chap- m ee ting s and socia l affa ir s. Ch a pt e r ter meetinlls. Fin es administered for entertains and is entertained by the marks below the fraternity average alummc. Chapter girls call on the ),(arh are po..red in the fraternity alumnre. Annual spring greetings rooms by th e scholarship committee. carry announcements. All with low marko; arc l iab le to lose AVRt:.S GREECE
Pcnnsyivan.,ia
I. M EMBERSHIP. 1927·1928 : iogs. OUT executi v e com m ittee is comrniti a tes, 26 actives. 1928 - 1929 : 17 Ioi- posed of one sophomore, one juni or, tiates, 30 actives. Resident alumn.c, o ne senior, and the chapte r president 70; T o tal, 115. so that all c1aso;es may be equally rcpreII. One Quill; 2 Quax; scnted. The chapter 0;('11 tickets for 1 high h o nor SA.; 1 h ono rary his- the Settlement Sch oo l bridge given tury; 1 h onu rary I honorary by the Alumnre c1uh. each yea r , and education: 1 honorary; 2 M o rtar also sells candy a t the bridge. The Board; 1 Owl Staff; 1 Student R cla- proceeds o f these go to the chapter lions commilH:c; 1 Senior Court; 1 cont ributi o n t o the Schoo l. One of Senior Ment()f; 1 French Education ou r girls is w or kin g on the Com mitt ee committec; 1 ""ocia l chairman P an h cl- o f th e Cat h edra l of Learni ng , wh ich lenic; 1 Cat h ed ral committee; 5 W .S. is help ing t o plan typ es of rooms and GA. H ostess comlllittee; I in char g e thtir furnishings. All the girls arc of PanheHenic exhibition Activities working for a house for the chapter. Pageant; I chairman Y W C.A. co m - There w e r e two benefit theatre parties mittee: 1 secretary Co lleg e Associa- given la st year. ti on; 2 glee club; 1 secretary Liberal V. E:'TERTAIXMENT 19Z7- 1928: duh; 1 ('1(1. ica l club; 8 in Play Day , en t e rtain ed th e d ean of women and 3 leaders; 2 h oc k e y ; 2 swimming; 1 h e r assistants a t d inn er: ru s h ing seaba<iketball; I baseball; 1 volleyball; 1 coon pa rti es, inclurlin g forma l dance, Physical E ffi ciency Award; 1 assistant tea-reception f o r visiting o fficer, and manager of hiking; 1 manage r of mothers. 1928- 1929 : enterta in ed the basketball: 1 m anage r of hiking; 1 dean of wo men and h er assistants at \V .A.A . board; F irst place in Skooter dinner, rushing Sl·.J,SIIII parties. twu I< ace. P itt \\ 'ee k. fo rm a l dances, t ea f o r Prov in ce Pr esiIll. Sn loLARs lIIP. \ Ve have a dent, bridge, slu mb er party, cookychart p oo;t(' r\ in the h o use, showing sh in es for each group o f pl edges, the sc h o lastic stand i ng of each pl edge cooky -shines give n by alumna: club f o r 3.nd 3.ctive. Any girl with 3. low s tan- act ive chapter. In i tiat ion banquet o n dard mtl ';t put in tw o hours of su per- F o und crs' Day vised study a w eek; with a failure, she is f('fluested not to wear h c r pin VI. C H \PTER HO U!'E. La st year f o r a m o nth after the grad es have been w e r c nt ed an apartment five blocks re ce ived. Thc se m e th ods have bro ught fr o m the campus. W e bo ught a n e w th e grades up, t o some extent. but dave np o rt and tw o chrairs, and were 11 0t as much as was expected. Th ere given a vict ro la b y th e alumna! club . ar e no fin es o r soc ial regulation s , but This year, 19 28- 1929. we have an apartwe hav e specia l awards : a r ecog ni- ment nearer schoo l, thr ee and o n e- half tion pin is given t o the pl edge with blocks from campus and o n e fr om th e the highest scholastic standing , one to univer s ity stadium . \\ 'e bo u g ht new the act ive s h o wing the greatest im- drapes and general aec eso ri es f o r n ew provement in grades, and a ring to the apartment, also a new sto\'c and rug s. active with the high est standard. Th e The alumna: club gave liS two lamp s lat est rating o f frat e rnities o n the cam- f o r th e apartment. PlIS was in April. P enn sy lvania d VII. OF ALUMN..+: stood sixteenth, with an average o f INTERESTS. The alumna: are invited 1.456. t o a ll chapter soci al affairs; many o f IV CIIArTER \V ORK 'W e have the younger girls c o m e to all. Th e becn very succcssful with our pledges alUllln<c club ga ve a cooky-shine f o r this year, h aving an active girl in th e active chapter. M o re o f the girls ch ar ge and guiding, bu t with the group r ecent ly graduated are beco ming mo re o rganizati on taking char ge. W e be- active ill the a lumnae club , so that there lie\'e that this me th od dc\'elopes in itia- has he en ('Io<;er con tact than ever betive in th e girls and b e tter equi ps f o re . th em to enter into th e chapter meet -
Ohio A
1. MEMBERSHIP 1927-1928: Initiates, 8, active members. 28. 1928- 1929: Initia tes, 24, active members, 45. Resident a lumnre. 26; t o tal membership up to May I, 1929, 350.
II. HONOR S. Phi B eta Kappa, 2; Secretary of sophomore class; m embers on annual, 8; Cru'l and White (paper), 3; Green Goat (magazine), 6; Y.\V.C.A., 35, social chairman, secretary; Engli sh club, 3; Sigma Alpha I o ta (honorary musical), 7; Cressct (honorary activities and scholarship), 4; Phi Up si lon Omicr o n (home econo mics) I 4; Phi D elta Pi (Physical Educati o n ), 3; Sigma Rho (local journalistic), 3; Sigma Phi 1Iu (commerce) , 2 ; Wo men's League, 9, \ Vomen's League s oc ial chairman; \V oman's Advi so ry B o ard, 2; ''V .A.A ., 7; varsity bask et ball. 2; varsity swimming, 2; M others' Day committee, 3; glee club. 9; dramati c casts 10; Skit Show, 11 ; Prep F o lli es , lO; Representative Senior \Vomen, 1 ; R e presentative Junior \Vo me n. 3 ; Silver Mirro r (beauty contest), 6.
III S C HOLARSHIP A three-fold plan was innaugurated for raising o f scholarship . A Pi B eta Phi recogn ition pin is awarded t o t h e pledge ma intaining th e highest grades during the first semester. A diamond Pi Beta Phi pin is awarded the active m ember wh o betters her scholarship most in o ne semester. Each active and pledge is required to spend at least ten h o urs in the library each w ee k. If anyone fails to m eet h e r r cquirmen! she is camptlsed for one week-end. This plan was so effective that the scholarship rat in g was br o ught from thirteenth place to first in the course o f one year. A pledge mu s t maint ain an a\'erage of 1. or "C" for o n e semester in order to be initiated. Any Ohio University student making l ess than a "C" average is put on pro bation for one semester. If this average is not br o ught up to a "C" during the f ollowing semester th e student is automatically dr o pped Panhellenic ranking 1927-28-thirteenth: Panh ellenie ranking 1928-29-sccond.
IV. CIIAPTER \VORK Pl e dge me et-
ings are h eld on.e e vening each w.eek, when fifteen mlllute t ests are given ove r w o rk assigned f o r past week. Executive committee consists of the president of chapter and o ne representative from each class. representatives are chosen by vote. Settlement School: Sent $50 to Settlement School durin g the yea!" 1928-29 Publicati o n s: chapter newspaper is publish ed annually and se'l! t o all members of Grand Conncil and chapter alumnre. Plans f o r chapter development: in the past tw o we have been centering our attclllioll o n scholarship combined with acri\·it ics. Our greatest eml>hasis wa s scholarship but while Ollr thr ee-fo ld plan was being made effective we wae also requiring each pledge to have at least thre e activities 011 the
V. ESTEltTAINM E:\T 1927- 1928: h ouse party given t o actives by pledges. winter f ormal. F o unders' Day patronesses dinner, initiati on fo rmal, spring sport dance . 1928- 1929. cabaret dance given to actives by plerigr<: , Mothers' day fo rmal banquet, tea dance, Founders' Day banquet, patronesses dinner, initiation banquet. cookyshine for new initiates, spring SII o rt dance, house party
Vf. CH.""PTER HOUSE \V c are not permitted to own our homes, but Ohio A is renting a large brick house which acco mm oda t es f o urteen for $150 a month. In the last two years we h ave completely furnished our d o wnstairs with new rugs and brniture with the ex ception of our old piano and victrola. This coming year we are plan · ning to purchase a new baby-grand and als o a radio and victro la combined
VII. MAINTENAKCE OF AL U MNA: I NTEREST. Interest between the active and alumna:: chapters is obtained by annual n e wspaper, initiation, banquet, Founders' Day celebration. In the past two years we hav e had two unaffiliated transfers. Both of these girls liv ed at the chapter house through requests of actives and are plaTlOLl1g 10 affiliate this coming year. There was o ne affiliated transfer.
ELMA STOUT
Ohi o B
1. )'IEMBERSBIP 1927-1928: Initiates, 19. actives. including initiates, 33. 1928-1929: Initiates, 23 actives, including initiates, 41. :\fay 1, 1929: resident act!\'c members, 24; resident members, 150; t otal member,hip, 301.
II. HO:o;'ORS. 1 Phi epsilon Omicron president, honorary home economics: 1 Sigma Alpha Sigma, professional social service; 1 Sigma Alpha Sigma. vice president; 2 Delta Omicron, honorary music; 1 Sophomore class president; 1 secretary of freshman women; 2 o n annual staff; 3 on daily paper staff; entire chapter members of Y II'.C.A ; 2 Y.W.C.A. freshman cabinet advisers 3 y.\V.C.A. freshman cahinct advic;(,T';;.('Ie-ct; 1 sophomore Y. \ V.C.A. counci l president; I sophomore Y.Vv.C.A. council treasurer; 6 Y.\V.C.A. sophomore cabinet members; 2 Y.\V.CA. man cabinet presidents; 1 Y. \V.CA. f cabinet vice president; 2 Y.\\-.CA. freshman cabinet 2 Y \V.C.A freshman cahinet 4 subchairmen of Y. \V.c.A. committees: I Y.\V.C.A. secretary-elect; 1 Board; 1 Board-elect; 3 Chimes-elect . junior womens' honorary; 1 Kappa Phi president; 1 Methodist sorority: 1 Ohio State University Horticultural Society; 1 Trowel and Spade, landscape gardening organization: 1 president . 1 town representative . 2 out-of-town representatives, 1 out-of-town representative-elect, 1 trcasurer-e l e.:t , and one secretary-elect of \ V.S.G,A.; 1 Sophomore class hockey team, 1 varsity volleyball team: Pi Phi teams for intramural sports: baseball, basketball, swimming. bowling, deck tennis, volleyball; 1 bowling champion; 1 gol f champion; 10 glee club, 2 glee club treasurers 1 glee club librarian, 1 president-elect of glee club; 1 Strollers dramatic club: 2 Columbus p layers club: 6 Scarlet dramatic club: 2 leading roles in Scarlet Mask; 1 sccret:lry-treasurer-elect of Scarlet 8 Browning dramatic society; 1 business manager and one presidentelect of Browning; 6 freshman dramatic society; 4 delegates and 2 dele-
gates-elect to Y.\\-.CA. conference at Geneva; 1 senior class p o et; 2 sophomore dance committee; 1 juni o r prom committee; 1 seni o r pro m committee; 6 May fete committee: 1 May fete chairman; 4 fi-te; 1 Queen; second place in Hi Jinks, \'-omen's Athletic Asociation skit sh o w; second place in intramural song f e stival; Pi Phi house second place for homecoming decorations.
I J I. SCIIOI.AR<;;J1TP
The ship chairman of the advisory board visits active meetings every Quarter, checks over the grade cards and advises those girls whose scholarship is low. Every six weeks each girl, pledge and active, turns in a card to the ",hnlarship chairman, stating the grade which she is receiving in the cou r se at the time and bearing the particu lar professor's signature. The Mothers' club has donated a silver plaque upon which is engra\'Cd yearly the name of the active who has received the highest scholastic record during the year. The chapter demands that a pledge shall completc forty hours of "C" work and have no failures in order to be initiated; and that if an active's average falls below "C" though compelled to attend chapter meetings, she automatically loses her right of discussion and vote. For every grade of "£" (failure), pledges arc fined $5,00 and actives arc fined $15, and for every grade of "D" each active and p l edge is fined $ 1. 00. Because of the r ecent origin of the rule, the results obtained can scarcely be determined as yet. I n 1927-1928 the chapter ranked eighteenth in scholarship, among twentyseven national Panhellenic fraternities. The ranking for 1928-1929 has not yet been determincd.
IV. CIIAI"TER \YORK. \Veekly Chapter pledge meetings are held at the same time as active meetings, and t h ese meetings arc supervised by an upperc1assm3n. The specia l pledge ritual is used and the president of the pledge chapter presides. A chart is kept of all activities and each pledge is required to have at least one hour a week. P h ases of college and fraternity life are discmsed. Joint meetings
of actives and pledges arc held f or social purposes before business meetings during the first four weeks after pledging. The personnel of the executive committee consists o f the presid en t, onc sophomore, one junior, and one senior, elected by the chapter. The chapter sends a contribution to the Settlement Sch oo l each year. The university requirements for physical education and the r eg ulat ions for c hapt er houses make further rulings 1Illncccsa ry. The chapter publishes an an nu al paper at the close of each co llege year wh ich tells of activities, socia l evenls and ot her mailers of interest during the year. This paper is sent t o m em bers o f the Grand Council, to the M ot hers' club. and to the alumme, and to the other chapters of our province. \ ·Ve have been increa s ing the number of our activities and now we arc wo rking hard t o raise our scholarship. The exec utive council has formulated a constructive plan f o r the internal development of the chapter which has made grea t improvem ents.
V. 1927- 1928: A formal dance fo r the pledges, a sport dance, a Found ers' Day luncheo n for all Pi in Ohi o, a reception f o r the new dean of women, a f o rmal spring dinner dance at a country club. 19281929: A formal dan ce to introduce the p l edges, a tea for r..-riss On k en, a formal dance in t h e winter quarte r, a tea for Phi Phi Phi of Denison University, a bridge party at the chapter house, a dinner with the Mothers' club, a dinner with the alumll<e, a F ounders'
Day lun c h eon with Ohio Alpha and Ohio D e lta, a formal dinner dance.
VI. CIIAPTER H ousE. Our chapter house is owned and valued at $40,000 Since May, 1927, we made the following improvements: 2 rugs for bedrooms, 2 lamps, 2 chairs, dining r oom suite, new covers f o r livingroom furniture, draperies, desk f or h o usemother, awnings, bridge table, pillows, 2 d o ubl edeck beds , silver percolator and tray. The contributions ha\'e been made by th e M ot hers' club, the active chapter, and the pl ed ge chapter.
V I I. UAINTENAN ce OF ALUMNA': I NTEREST. The alu1lln:c have a great interest in the active chapter and aided us greatly in buying o ur h o use. We have j oi nt spreads with the alumna! each year, and we always a sk alumna! to chaperon o ur dan ces. 1hny of the alumnre hav e been kind e noug h to lend us their h omes for rushing and s ome of them attend t h e ru shing parties and h elp with the work J oint meetings o f the Alumnre Advis ory committee and the chapter execlItive council ke ep the alurnn;:c in close touch with the actives, and a plan is n o w being made to have an alumn::e sponsor f o r each girl in the active cha pt e r. \Ve have hau fuur Ullaffiliateu transfers 011 our campus in the last tw o years. The chapter has invited the girls to dinner, to in i tiati ons , to rushing Duties, and has asked th em to bec o me affiliated. One of th em is going to affiliate next fall. vV e have had two affiliated transfers in the last tw o years.
HELEN BROW x R LiSSELL
Oh,o A
I. MEMBERSHIP 1927-1928 : ] nitiates, 14, actives including initiates , 30. 1928- 1929: Initiates, 20, actives including initiates, 31. Resident active memmembers, I ; Res ide nt alumnre 10; t otal membership up to May I , 1929, 111.
] 1. HOXORS Scholarship: 2 Ph i B e ta Kappa; 1 Delta Sigma Rho (honorary debate) ;2 Delta Phi Delta (hono rary art) ; 2 Kappa D elta Pi (honorary edu catio nal ) : 1 Orchesis (honorary dancing) ; 1 lo.·f u Phi Epsilon (honorary music) ; cla ss officers: 1 Senior class secretary; 1 Seni o r class president; campus hon o rs: 2 woman 's edi-
tor of Le Bij o u (College annual). 1 on student cou ncil, 1 on Student Executive council, 2 on Committee of Seven, 1 on Student Chest Committee, 2 on University Social Committee, 3 in Athenaeum (honorary lite r ary), 1 ill \ Veslcyan P layers, 3 in Freshmen Players, 2 in Varsity debate, 1 in Freshmen debate, 1 o n Debate and Oratory Council, 3 in Singers Club, 1 in University Orchestra, 3 cottage advisors, 1 o ffic e in Y .\V .c. A. 2 on Y. \ V.CA. Counci l , 4 on Freshman Commission. 37 members in Y.W.CA ., 1 Judicary Pr es ident of Student Gover nment and tw o ot h e r members, I
o n \V o rnan ·... Athletic Council, 4 in \V .A.A. , 4 in interclass athl etics, 3 in Day P agea nt, 6 in Omicr on Delta Kappa Comedies, 3 in Phi Alpha musica l comedy. 1 lead in freshman play, oJ in Engli h \Vriters' Club. 5 in Fr ench club, 5 in Spani h club. 1 in German club, 2 in L ati n club, 2 in H ome ECOnf,m!CS c1tlh, 1 in Philo.. nphy club, 1 in P "ychology club, 1 in Story Tt:lll'rs' L(:aguc, 3 on M ort ar Hoard. 3 on Panh ellcnic Counci l. Social J l onors: 1 winner of the Lc Bijou blauly conllst, 1 re pr esenta t ive senio r woman 2 representative sl'nior women '29, 2 representative junIor WOlnen, '28, I n:prescnla tive Junior woman '29, 1 representative snphumore w oman '28, 1 representative sophomore woman '29.
III. SCIIOJ.ARSJIIP. \Ve have atkm p ted sev(.'ra l plans f or impr ovement of schol:l.rsh ip Unsatisfa c to ry grades of both actives and pled ge .. are rt'ad in meeting, an d tho e concerned are put on social probation. Each y(.'a r a schular .. hip ring i!'t awarded t o the "e lli o r having th e highe"L p oi nt aver age fo r th e last two consecutive sc m cste rs . Pl edges are placed under study rules. R equire m e nt f or pkdging is a o n e poin t a\'erage : f or initiation 13 . La st yea r Pi Beta Phi ranked <:eco nd among women's fraternities. Last semest(.' r Pi Phi ranked fifth.
I V. C HAPTER \\'ORK . Weekly pledge mee ting s are held under th e su perv is i(,n o f a juni o r or sen ior. Examinatirn givt.'11 eac h week over study in preparatiun f or pledge exa minati o n Th e pledg es each wr otc a song fo r the fraternity. One representative fr o m eac h class and Panh e llenic representativ e, serve with th c c hapter o fficers on Executivc Co un ci l. A contribution was made to the Settlement School. A contribution wa s also made t o the J o hn \V . H o ffman P or tait Fund . Th e uni\'ersity r equir eme nts for rule s,
gym. etc., mak e It unntccssary to have further rules with in th e fraternity.
V. E:\'TERTAJ ..... MEST 1927- 1928: 2 Fc,rmal initiatirm banquets, 3 rUCih parties, cOf'ky-!1'hine for Panhel1cnic teas for Emilie ),f argarct \Vh ite and Mabel Scott Bro wn, chapter Christmac; party, 1 formal and 1 infllrmal dance. Tea f o r mothers on d ay, breakfast, lea for alumna! and p:nro n csses. 19281929 : 2 F o r ma l ini t iatio n banquets, 3 ruc;h parties, dinner g i\'{'n by pledges fur actives. and chaplcr Christma s party . Panh cll e ni c t eas f o r Amy Burnham Onken a nd Pr ov in ce Pre s ident, 'iemi-monthly chapter "'uppe r s at the rooms, coo k )' '!'ohine for pledges. alulllnce, breakfast Day B:lIIquct (bnth y('ar<:) with Ohio n n rl Ohi o A at Co lumbu s, 1 f o rmal and 1 info rmal da nce was given. VI. CIIAPTER N o women's fraternity houses arl' mainlainrd h e re \Vl' arc renting a suite of rooms, threc r ooms , a k itchuH'tte, and bath The rooms a re located two bloc ks f r o m th e d or mit o r ies. FurnilUfl' was hought U} s pec ial a 'isessmcn ts and d o nations of Ill(' C1 cvr land alumnrr club. Silverware was dona t ed by D e lawarc alumna:, amI napkins were given by the pl edges. The c hapter 's Christmas preSCHt to was a o f d is hes VII. ?\{A',\TENA ,\(." F. Ofo" AJ.UMNIE I XTERE ST. Alumna! arc invited to all chaptcr m ee tin gs , initiations and plcdgings. Alummc are entcrtained by thc chapter at teas , at dancrs as chaperons and gucsts. Founders' Day banquet is celebrated together The h om e s oi t o wn alumme arc u sed f o r ru s h p ilrties and teas. Our m et h ods of mainta ining alumna! interest have been succ ess ful. Th e r e ha s been one affiliat e d transfer dur ing the pa s t tw o years. Du e to a special di s pensation o f Grand Council shc is inactivc this last
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I. MEMBER S HII' 1927- 1928: In ili- Be ta Kappa, I K a ppa Delta Pi ( h o n o rates, 16. active members, 28 . 1928- a r yedu cat ion al) . Class offices: 1 vice 1929: I nitiate s , 15, active members. 30. president of Seni o r class, 1 treasurer R es ident active m e mbers, 9. r es ident oi S o ph o m o r e cla ss. Campus Honors: ;llumlla! memb e r ship, 26, total mem- 6 Y. \ V.c. A. cabinet members 1 chairbcrship, 148 man o f big si ster committee: 2 memII Scholarship: P h i h e rs o f ).[ o rtar Boa rd, 5 members in
R h ododendron (honorary sophomore o rganizati on). 1 secretary of Rhododendron, 1 junior representative on student government, 3 m embe r s of Matrix (honorary journalistic society), 1 president of Panhellenic, 1 ideal West Virginia girl, 3 members of Beta Pi Theta (honorary French society). 1 president of Beta Pi Theta, 7 m embe r s o f Kappa Phi, 2 presidents o f Kappa Phi, 1 vice president of W oman ' s Athletic Association, 6 RO .T .C. sponsors, 2 English club member s, 1 membe r of debating t e am , 2 m em bers of social com mitte e, 2 in uni ve r sity play s, 3 members of R] " 6 in press club vaudeville, 3 o n press club vaudeville committee, 3 on o dist St ud ent Counci l, 4 m e mb e rs of Lint oonawa, 6 on athletic teams, 5 on staff o f college paper, 1 May Queen, 6 in May Day Festival. III ScnoLARsmp Severa l methods have been us ed for the improvement of scholarship. After the g rad es arc recorded, a chart of the grades is made by the chairman of the scholarship committee. A si lv er scho lar-cup has b ee n given to us by our Morgantown Alummc Club and each semeste r th e name of the active wh o has the highest average is printed o n the cup. The p ledges come to study hall every evening. The pledge o f a gi rl w h o fails to make an average of 75 per cen t after the first semeste r of pl edg ing is brok c n . If a gi rl fail s to make a n ave r age of 80 per ccnt after two semesters of pledging, h er pledge expi r es and th e girl must make her average before she is repledged. A girl m u st average 80 per cent in all h er studies before she is initiated. An average of 80 per cent is r equi red by s tud ent government to r etain soc ial privileges, but unl ess a n average of 83 p er ce n t is mad e social limi tations arc e nf o rc ed by the fraternity. In 1927- 1928 we rank ed second in sc holarship-with Kappa Kappa Gamma lead i ng. In 1928-1929 we also ranked second with
Kappa Kappa Gamma leading by 11 per cent.
I V. CHAPTER \\fORK. Weekly pledge meetings are held. Diff erent phases of college and fraternity life are discussed. A recognition p in is given t o the most active pledge, while a st andard ring is g iv e n to the pledge making the highest average. Th c p e rs o nnel of the executive committce is: president of the chapter, treasurer, 1 town member, 1 senior, 1 sophomore, 1 juni or. Benefit bridges were given fo r th e Settlement School. \Vo rk ha s been done for cha rit y by the social service co mmitt ee. Our p u blica t ion consists of the May Do), S ,w and the pamphlet sent to ou r Founders.
V. ESTERTAINMEST. 1927- 1928: A tea wa s held for t h e chaperon. Am ong o ur olher functions were 2 info rmal dances , 1 formal d a n ce , our annual F o und e rs' Day Buff et s uppe r with 1928- 1929: 1 inf ormal 11arty and 1 formal party which was held at the H o tel M o rgan A tca was also held fo r the c h apcron. One of the outstanding rushing parties was the Sweetheart Dinn e r D ance , when t h e actives dresse d in tuxe s and ca lled f o r the rushees.
VI. CHAPTER HousE. Our chap t er h ouse is r ented. Since 1(ay, 1927, five rooms have been papcred. The floors in the two living rooms have been scra p ed and varnished, whil e those of t h e two upp er stories have been pa inted
V II MAI STENANCE OF ALUMN.t£ I NTEREST. Th e Alumn<e Advisory Committee meets with the execu t ive committee. Th ey are ou r guests at initiation, banquets, and dances. We urge th e m t o attend all frat e rnity m e etings and they give u s great assistance during rushin g. In the l ast two y ears there ha s been one unaffiliat ed transfer o n our camp us who lives at th e chapter h o us e.
GESEVIEVE BROWN
Michigan
I. ME:\IDt:RS HI1>. 1927- 1928 : In itiates, 12. acti"e members, 29. 19281929: Initiat es , 25, active members . 44 . R esident active members. 9, resid ent alumn;c. 2 1, total membership, 374.
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graduates 2, h ono r st ud ents , including graduates, 12; 4 vice presidents, 3 secretaries , 2 treasurers, 3 m e mber s o n college annual staff,S members on college paper sta ff, 4 members on college l it e rary magazine s taff , 3 officers and
20 IT'cmbers of Student Chri sti an Association, 6 members in hono r scholastic society, J members in h 'lno r literary society, 22 members of \Vomen's Athletic A ssociation . 2 secre tar ies of Hillsdale Cnllege Federati on, 4 on freshman basketball team, captain and 2 ot hers on tennis team, Pi Phi basketball team champions in intra-mural contests, 1928, 1929: 1 Home Economics Priz e girl, 1 president and 12 in girls' glee club, 10 in dramatic casts, 4 on J - H o p committee , 1 chairman; 1 Maid of H o nor 3nd J attendants to Queen I II II II> Scholarship chairman rep o rt s at each mc<.'tingmembers ufR'cd to get grades from their pro fess o rs every six weeks. Small loving cup awarded to the girl showing most improvement in semester grades, scholarship rin't given to the one hav i"!!' the highest grades, to be w orn for the ensuing semester 1927-1928 supervised study for pledges and actives with conditions o r failures-flot l:lloptcially successful. 1928 - 1929 ruc;.hed on ly girls whose scholarship was above average. Averages demanded: pledge, 7, active, 6. Rank 1927-1928, first semester, 4; second semester, 2; 1928- 1929 first semester, I.
IV. CHAPTER \VORK The pledges arc organ;zed and elect o fficers; they usc the Pledge Hitual in their meetings. Weekly m eeti ngs are held for fraternity study which the chapter vice president conducts; one active ta lk s at each meeting, giving any necessary criticism and sutrgestions from the chapter. E'{ ecut i,'c Council i .. clected by the chapter and consists of the chapter presid ent, 2 seniors, 2 juniors, and I sophomore. Each pledge earned $ 1.50 for thc Settlement School and a benefit dance was given. All the girls sleep o n the sleeping porch, the majority are active in some phase of athletics. This year a chapter magazine is being published; it will contain pictures of the
chapter and news o f college and fraternity events.
V. ENTERTAISMEST 1927-1928: Tea for tea for new patroness, F ootball Banquet, f o rmal Christmas Dance at the lH1uc;.e, Initiation B anquet, Spring Formal party, at Jackson , tea f o r De \Volf, luncheon for alumna! and crx>ky-o;hine at commencement time, farewell party for chaperon. parties-Formal Cabaret and Newsboy Ball. 19281929: Tca f or new chaperon, monthly luncheons at the h ouse for alumnre, patronesses, and mothers, faculty members entertained at dil1l1er each week, football dinncr and ..:nte rtainmenl. Christmas party-gifts given to th e house, initiation banquet at the house, f o rmal dinner danc e at Hotel Hayes, ]ack!tHIl, tea for Mar shall, spring informal dance at the house. luncheon for the Board o f \V o m ell Commissioners of the college, luncheon for returned alumna:, patronesses, etc" and cooky-shine at commencement Ruc;.hing partiesformal cabaret dinner and B o wery party. , ' -I. CHAPTER Hou sE. The h ouse is o wned by the college and ope rated as a eo ll e$!e dormitory but it is furnished by Pi Phis and n o one ehe will ever occupy it. The value of the property is $30.000. During the summe r of 1927 the entire first floor was r edecorated and newly furnished by our alumna!. Mothers have given lin e n and colored glass ware. The o ld cracked cement walk has been r eplaced by a fine new brick one, as a gift from a generous alumna.
V II. i\{ADiTENANCE OF ALUMN.tE ISTEREST. \Ve arc to have an alumna! member of Panhellenic Council; alumn::c are invited to our rushing functions. The m onth ly luncheons have brought our resident alumnre in close r touch with the active chapter and pledges. Alumnre are especially invited to be present at initiation time.
HEU:S TYLER
.lf i ciligan B
1. MEMBERSHJP 1927-1928: Ini tiates, 14 , active m embers (incl udin g initiates and two affiliated m embe rs), 39. 1928-1929 : Initi ates IS, active members (including initiate s and one affiliated member), 45. Resident active members 44, resident alumna: 48, t o tal membership up t o May 1, 1929 is 416. II H ONORS. 2 Phi Beta Kappas;
3 Phi Kappa Phis; 2 Pi Lambda Thetas; 4 Theta Sigma Phis; 1 Alpha Kappa Delta; 2 Sigma Delta Phis; 2 Alpha Lambda Deltas; I Alpha Alpha Gamma. 1 class vice president; 6 on class committees. 6 members on annua l, 6 members on daily paper, 1 woman's editor on daily paper, editor of Physical Edrtcatio1l magazine, 1 member on staff of campus literary magazine, 1 member of staff of humor magazine. 1 Mortar Board President, 3 members of ?\'lortar Board, 1 President of Wyvern (Junior honorary society), 4 members of Wyvern, 5 members of French club. 3 members of I talian club, 1 member in Physical Education club. President of ,"Vomen's Education club, 2 members of Mummers (dramatic club), president of Ma sq ues and 1 member (another dramatic organization) , vice president of Comedy club (dramatic organization for men and women); president of the Womcn's Leaguc, 7 membcrs on League B oa rd, 2 chairmen of League committees, trcasurer of \V omcn's League. 1 captain of baseball team,S members of hockey tcam, 2 members on basketball team, 1 member of \V.A.A. board , 1 member o n I utramural Board, 4 members of Orchesis (dancing club) Secretary of g lee clt1b, 2 members of glee club, leading roles in six plays, only female role in campus m ovie; 10 girls in Junior Girls' play. Music and dances for this year's play arranged by Pi Phi's; 1 assistant genera l chairman of Sophomore Circus, 1 chairman, 1 general chairman, 1 chairman of Pan h e llenic Ball, chairman and assistant chairman o f Freshman Pageant; 2 on Penny Carnival committ ee, chairman of Style Show, member of Fancy Dr ess Ball committee, m ember of Soph omore Prom committee, chainnan of Panhellenic banquet, chairman of Lantern Night celebration, 4 membe rs of c o mmittees for League of Nations Co nvention, 1 member of Convocations committee, 1 delegate to National Convention. 3 members of Presid ent Little's D iscussion Group, speaker for undergraduates on campus at laying of corne r s t one of n e w Women's League Building.
III. SCHOLARSHIP. We hav e a scholarship committee of three, a sen-
ior, a junior, and a sophomore. The committee distributes a card to each girl at our weekly meetings so that all grades are r eco rded. As soon as are on the decline the girl is brought before the committee to determine th e cause. \Vherc it is possible, girls in the h o use tut o r one another and if this is n ot possible an outside tulor is sought. Ab sence from classes is also r eco rded so that a girl knows where she stands throughout the term. If a girl falls be low a sel average she is warned and if the case is a serious one her privileges arc reduced. Among the pled ges there is co mpetition for good grades and each year at the initiati on banquet a Pi Beta Phi scholarship ring is awarded. For a complete failure in any c o urse there is a heavy fine imposed and for a condition in any subject there is a minor fine. \V e find the results thoroughly satisfactory as is s h ow n by our sc h olastic standing on campus. A minimum o f 15 h ono r poi nts is required by the chaptc r for any pledge to be initiated. The chapter has stood second in scholarship among National Panhellenic Women's Fraternities on campus for the last two years.
IV . CUArTER \VORK. The pledges are organized, e lect their own officers, hold weekly meetings and are supervised by the vice president. Fraternity history, development, etc., are discussed in their meetings . They are urged to take as m any mc a ls as they possibly can here at the house and they are given definite duties in the house that will bring them here regularly. The Executive Council is composed of the officers of the fraternity, r epresentatives of the seni o r, junio r , and sophomore classes and the rushing chairman. We plan to r aise m o n ey for the Settlement School each year and the method is left up to each individual. It is u s ually raised by doing od d j o bs for one another in the house. Each year we do something at Christmas time for the poor. \Ve also contribute to such orga ni zations as the Fr esh Air Camp. All of th e girls h ave been engaged in raising m o ney for our League Building. Girls who arc not feelin g well are sent t o the Cniversity Health Se rvi ce for examination if conditions warrant immediate attenti o n.
Y. ENTERTAIN MEST 1927- 1928 : \Vc started out in the fall with open hnu'ic after the conference football games. " 'c had :1 tca for our chaperon, a pledge tea, a pledge dance. a dinner for transfers from other Pi Phi chapters, a formal dll1l1cr for the to \V omtn, a formal dmncr for President Little, a PanhcJIt'nic breakfast. a Christmas party. a dance for Alpha chapler of Pi Beta Phi. an initiation banquet, a card party for the League, a dinner to entertain the Jun io r Girls' Pla y cast, a Mothers' house party, two format dances and an informal dance. a luncheon for the at the annual meeting for the Beta .·\ssociation. \Ve had two large faculty dinnas besides the other dinners. 1928-1929 : A tea for ollr chaperon, a pledge dance, a Christmas brl'akfast, a Panhelknic breakfast, a dinner f or the advisers to women, a dinner for members of the physical Nluration department, a IUIl('hcrm for South African girls who came to visit the University, nine formal faculty dinners. an initiation banqut:t, a cooky-shine. a spring dance, and a party for the seniors. Our )'fothers' house party was a particu larly large (Inc this year and we had mothers from all over the United States.
VIII. MAt:-:TEx.o\xCE OF' ALUMXA:: h'TEREST \Ve entertain the alu mnz at our faculty dinners, ask them to our ru s hing parties. celebrate Founriel's' Day with the alumnz, have alumna: teas, and in"ite them to Initiation Banquets. \V e ha\'e formal calling lists in the sprin't and in the fall. and each girl is responsible fo r making these two calls on Ann Arbor alummc The alumna: execut ive hoard of five members advic;es us and keeps in close contact with our activities.
There have been six unaffiliated transfers o n our campus dUring the last two years. The chapter has entertained them at a dinner and has invited them to come to the house on many occa inn... \\'c had three of the gi rls eating their meals with us for part of the )'l'ar. \Ve have affiliated Ihr('(' girls during the last two years.
VI. CHAPTE.R HOU SE. Th e house is o wned by the Mich igan Beta Association and is valued at $50,000. [mprovem<:nts and furnishings for the past two years are: decorating inside and out, n<:w vacuum cleaner, new kitchen stove, fifteen new storm windows, new curtains in sunparlor, new two m'w Ill·W il\,e r, new dishes, IltW victrola, new rugs, two lIew beds, and a water softener
VIRr.IXIA A. LOSEE
ludiana A
J. :MEMO ERS IIlP 1927 - 1928 : Initiates, 9, active members, 25. 1928- 1929: Initiate s, 9, active memb ers. 20. Resident active members, 6; resident 60: total membership up to I. 1929. 372. 11. H ONORS. Alpha (req uirements for membe rship saine as for Phi B c ta Kappa) 2, mag/fa Cllm laudt 2; C'"" laude 8: h o nors in major subject, 3; class offices. 7; The A/wallack yearbook staff, 4: The Frallklill , college paper staff, 9: every girl in chapter a member of the V. \ V.C.A., 4 office rs; Sigma Phi l1l ('mbers. 3. officers, I : Theta Alpha Phi, 9, officers 4 ; Pi Kappa D elta , 5, offices. 1:' Kappa D e lta Pi, 11, offices 4; \Vigs and Cues, 16; Rifle club, 16 offices, 2; \V .A.A ., 9, offices 4: Studrnt Counci l executive board, 4, office. 1, senior board, 3; presidents of \V.S .C.A., 2;
Athletic teams, vollcy ball, 3; basket· ball, 4; tennis, 2 ; baseball, 4; dramatic casts, 26; delegate t o y \V.C.A convention :'It Genc\'a; member of Y.\\·.c.A. council; varsity debate, 5: May Qucen. 1; attendants, 6: popularity contest, 3. Ilr.
For thc la st two years, scholarship has been a pr ob· lem to o ur chapter, for wc had hcld first place 011 the campus for thirtcen consecutivc se me stc rs Last ycar wc lost this record, for Delta Zeta had a better r eC() rd than we did for the semester. \Vc were third for only nne semcc;ter, last semcster we went to sccond placc, and wc fcel certain that this semester's gradcs will place tiS back t o first again.
Thc method we used in improving scholarship fo r this ycar was throug h fllles. Thc girl who did not make a
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"c" average f o r the entire semester was fined $5.00; she was fined $100, if at the end of the first six weeks she had any grade turned in below a " C" , She was also required to study two hours f o r eac h h o ur below a " C" . F o r Pl edges we added o n e rule t o these which was not to be with a Illan at any tim e during school h o urs. \Ve demand a "C" average fr o m the pl edges.
At the en d of th e first semester o f last year we w ere higher than any ot h er nat ional w o men's fraternity; tb e second semester we were second, and we still held second at the end of the first seme s ter o f 1928.
IV CII.HTElt \VORK I n pledge training we ha\'c tried to stress only those things th at will 110t only mak e the gi rl a goo d active but an influence in making Pi Phi a p o tent factor in the society o f educated women . Vi c have co urt of law every week before chapter mee tings. The pledges get better acquaint ed with the actives, and if criticism is t o be given, it is given her e. The sponsor is re s pons· ible to a larg e extent f o r her sponsorce. If a pledge neglects h e r duty in ally way s h e i s given blackmarks, which must be wor k ed o fT as direct ed by the pl edge supervisor.
Actives and pledges gave a party at Christmas time for the purpose of collecting toys and cl o thes f o r th e Settlement School.
This year f o r the first time we have
a chapt e r publication called 11ldiaf· pll(Jrrow It is a small pap e r edited by o n e o f our seniors with the help of several underclassmen. The various activities and functions fo r the semester ha ve bee n included . It is a nne piece a f work and we are proud o f it.
V. 1927·1928: Tea for dean of women and chaperon; dinne r and theat e r party; faculty hreakfast; inf o rmal house dance; tea for :'\I ot hers' club; h o tel dinner, ru sh party; formal t ea, rush party; Spring party; f o rmal tea, rush party; spr ing drive.
1928 - 1929: Tea for dean of women; tea f o r M ot h e rs' club; Christmas party; Gypsy tea ; spring f o rmal; informa l party given by pledges t o th e active chapter; spring drive
VI. CHAPTER HOU SE. Indiana Alpha chapter has a r oo m in the girls' d or mitory this year, it is on the sout hw est corner of the third fl oor. Th e most n o table improvements made were: grand pi ano, table, two chairs, piano scarf, and vase f o r piano.
VII. MAINTENAN C E OF ALUMNtt:: r NTEREST. Cooky-shines a nd meetings with alumnre o nce a month. One member of alumnre club attends active meetings o nce a m o nth. Invilations have been sent out fo r initia· lions. Chapter k ee ps in close touch with Alumnre Advis o ry Committee. :,\IARY JANE SMITH
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I. MEMBERSHIP. 1927-1928: 3-l members, 10 initiates; 1928· 1929: 36 members, II initiates; 6 resid en t actives and 15 resident alumna:!.
II. HO:-'-ORS. Theta Sigma Phi (hono rary national j ourna listi c) limited to 12 members, 3 Pi Ph is were elected; treasurer of Y.\V.c.A., 3 members in Y.W.CA. cabinet; senior member of st udent co un cil; president of Dramatic club; 1 violin soloist in in Music School Trio; 1 member in the University Orchestra; 4 girls in French Circle, 3 members of junior varsity soccer t eam, 1 member of Euclidean Circle; 1 member of Botany club; 3 players on basketball team; 3 members in English club; 2 members on varsity swimming tea m.
Leading part in J o rdull River Revue; 3 gi rls in the chorus; dancing direc· tor of Ca mpus Affoi rs (a Garrick club presen tati on). 3 girls members of this cho ru s, 1 girl a second leadin g part. 1 selected by popular vote t o Ma id of H o nor in the 11ay Festival Court; I , member of the Arbutus staff (yearbook). Pleaidcs, an honorary society, 7 Pi Phis, 1 treasurer of this
111. WORK OF T ilE CHAPTER. A chapt er commitlee furnished a p oo r family of ten members. with clothes, groceries, and toys at Christmas tim e. Freshman wrote, directed, and presen ted a stunt for the F o unders' Day lunche o n at Indianapolis. The "Out o f State" table voted unanimously
that the 'iil\'cr cup go to OUT chapter for the cleverest of all Indiana chapters' stunt!\
The c;enioTs and freshmen used their gift money this year for rearranging the garden and Jawn. Shrubs and flowers weTe planted. The porch was also refurnished in rugs and gay wicker furniture. These improvements together with a new Racli(lla and the alumn.e's gift of Turkish rugs and drapericc; for the chaperon's room, complete the work of the chapter houc;c
A new ystCnl of filing and case.:; werc instituted at t h e suggestion of the National Cataloguer upon her visit to the chaptcT
The chapter a donation of $30 to Ihe y.\V.C.A. and one of $10 to the University Band Fund. The appointment of 311 activity committee was madc by the chaptcr president to kcep Frc hml'n in closer touch with campu", activiticli The ExcclIti,'e Council allio rcplaccd the demcnt system for freshmen with the pri"ilege syst('m The scholarship committee and the officers were not satisfit'd with the first and last semester of 1928 scholarship, As a result study haJJ was kept twice a week for upper ciassmell during the first semester of 1929. The alumn;:c aided the chapter in this cffort. A scholarship pin was also instituted for the coming year. Th e two Pi Phi representatives on Panhellenic COllncil were appointed in charge of "Sorority Exchange" and
Rush Rules Committ<:e for bettering local candidates.
Indiana B was very happy and proud to be allowed by Grand Council in 1928, to initiate their chaperon, B. Geor'te, who had been with the chapter for eight years. The bond is a lovely one and initiation seemed the greatest tribute which the girls wished to pay :Mrs. George.
V. E:"TF:RTAI:-".IF:NTS The chapter has opell guest night each \Vedncsday and Sunday at which time faculty and students are entertained. Faculty memhers were ente rtained at the chapll'r's formal Ch ristmas dinner. A tea was given for the clf'an of women at University o f Louisville. speaker at I ndiana, and later Dean Leonard of JIlinois was entertained at dinner. The chapter entertaintd at a Christmas dinner dance.' and two informal dances, one of which was a spring rush dance after whIch a "spread" and stunts \\ ere held.
\'I. OF ALU'-(NIE I:"TF:REsT. The interest of our fifteen resident alumn;c is splC'nrlid Alumn:e, especially members of the Advisory Counci l come to initiations, fraternity meetings, and state luncheon. They have aided the scholars hip committee in the last year. The executive council is in close touch with its alumme and often ask their advice on diff erent Questions.
PATRICIA NVE PHARR
Indiana r
I. 1927-1928: In itiates, 13, active members, 29. 19281929 : In it iates. 16, active memhers, 36. Resident active members, 28, r esident alumna:. 271. Total membership up to 1, 1929. 234.
II. HOKORS. Scho la rship: 1 Phi Kappa Phi; 3 class vice presidents; 3 class secretaries; 1 botany assistant; 2 members on Drift staff; 7 members on da ily publication; 57 members on Y.W CA.; 2 members on student counci l (inaugurated '28); 1 charter member stude nt council; 1 assistant swimming instructor; 1 home econ o mic s alisistant; 3 members P en and Pencil , president, '28; 2 membe rs Juni o r League o f American P en
\V omen of Ind iana, 1 seco nd vice president '29; 1 member swimming team; 5 members W.A.A.; 2 League of \\'omen Voters; J Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalism); 1 Delta Phi (debators); 5 Phi Delta Phi (honorary) ; 3 Sigma Alpha I ota (music); 1 member poetry club; 45 members \V aman's League; 5 members Scarf club (freshman honorary); 5 members Chimes (junior honorary); vice president Chimes, president Chimes, secretary-treasurer Chimes; 4 members executive committee \V omen 's L eague: Pr esident W omen's League '29; Junior Prom Queen, '28; Freshman Rose '29; 1 wmner beauty contest by the Drift; winner
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in tick et contest, Freshman dance; June Queen; third prize in June Day poster contest; 12 in June Day Pageant; 2 June Day Pageant committee; 30 in Fairview Folli es (college production) cast; costu m e manager F o lli es; 1 art staff Follies; 2 on Junior Pr om committee; 2 sophomore cotillion committee; 2 Freshman R ose dance committee; 4 Pan hellenic repr csecond place Geneva st unt s, third place Geneva stUlltS: second place homecoming fl oat; 1 memb e r se ni or finance comm ittee; 1 member senior class day; 2 members senior gift committee; 2 Scarf club (senior honorary).
II I. SC HOLAR S II J i'. One m et hod was the self appointment of tutors in different sub j ects. Th e appointments were approved by the executive committee . This was o nly fairly satisfact ory. The sc h olars hil> committee composed of a representative from each class keeps a record of the grades. A chart is posted. Any pledge whose average is be low 1 point must study two h o urs d a ily in th e library, supervised study. Votes are denied any member whose average is less than 1.3 (B- average). The name of the fr es hman gi rl attaining the highest average is eng raved on the scholarship cup. The senior with the hi ghest scho larship receives a ring. The class with the highest average is h onored at th e scho larship party where awards arc given. The class having the lowest average must give the party. Social e ngagements are allowed o nly a ll week-end nights. Social privileges are denied those n o t making their grades. Results are fair. The large percentage of "town girls" makes the problem more difficult to so lve. The pledge and active average required is 1.3 (equiva l ent to B-). I n 1927 we rank ed sixth in scholarship on the campus. I n 1928 we rank ed fi hh.
IV . CHAPTER V·lORK. Each pledg e ha s a senior sponsor to guide and direct her in collegc and fraternity life The pledges are an organized group m eet ing with an active sponsor who directs fraternity study and examination. Demerit s are given for "cutting" classes. Extra duties eradicate the demerits. Activity rep or ts are given in each pledge and active
mecting. The Executive Committee includes the president, vice pre s ident , corresponding secretary, a tive from the Sophomore class, and the treasurer.
A rummage sale was given, the l>roceeds going to the Settlement School. Also a $25 appropriation was made. Each holiday a donation is given to a needy family. A pl edge of $500 to the University was just completed. A health chairman is elected to direct th e h ealth program. H ealt h charts are kept. A health stunt was given to stimulate interest. The Dart, an annual publication is a feature of our senior farewell dinner dance. At each chapter meeting some part of the constitution is read and discussed; problems of nationa l fraternity are discussed; the etiquette chairman g ive s a br ief talk; an activity chart is p oste d; the pr esi d e nt frequently chooses a mcmber to preside at meeting; apprentices are elected to various offices.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928 : Our annual o pen h ou se in h o nor of ollr n ew pledges and housemother; forma l Christmas dance; Christmas party at the house; Halloween costum e dance at the hou se; senior farewell party. 1928-1929: Th e alumna:! lun cheon at the h ouse for active ter with a st unt givcn by actins; uhy tea; D ads' Day lun cheon; forma l dinner in h ono r of pr ovince president Miss Marshall; dance given by pledges in h o n o r of actives; Mothers' D ay lunche on; June Dinn er Dance.
VI. CHAPTER HousE. C h apter house is rented. Additi ons to furnishings: a $500 donati on purchased two new chairs small table. fireside bench, and two lamps. Other additi o n s are a silver tea serv ice and tray, small o riental rug, new beds for th e dormitory, andirons, sherbet glasses, candleabra, ta-ble linen, and a fl oor lamp.
VII. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMNA': I NTEREST. Inter est o f Indiana Gamma alumn<E club and Ind ianapo lis alumn;:e club seems to be keen . The I ndiana Gamma alumnre club is incorporated to take over financing of chapter house. The finance comm itt ee , composed of seven members, is now actively engaged in the campaign devising ways and means to raise m oney.
The annual Founders' Day cele br a· tion is celebrated together Assistance in rushing. Joint meeting and lunch· can at chapter house held each year Alumna: invited to social events. There..: was one unaffiliated transfer, a pnstgraduatc. She assisted in rushing. lunched at the house, and often attended meetings. There has been one affiliated transfer
To make a cumplete repurt our club mmt be mentioned The work of this mganization has always been extel1sin! and has mer· Ited praise. Their latct;t undertaking il:! to furnish our Pi Phi "dream hou e" which we hOPl' to build SOQn Lms SUERRILI.
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.MU1IUII.!SJlII' 1927-1928: Initi. all'S 16, active lI11'rnbers 35. 19281929: Initiates 20, active members, 40. Rc idcllt active members 10, resident ( I ndiana Delta) 9. total memoc r ship up to Ma y I, 1929, 157. 11. HO;"-ORS choiarstllp: 1 member of Kappa Delta Pi (national honorary education;'!! ""ocicty), 2 members of Theta Chi Gamma (lncal honorary English socicty), 1 membcr of Alpha Lambda Delta, I member of Scribes (Petitioning Theta Phi Sigma), 2 members of Theta Alpha Ph i (national honorary dramatic society), 3 honor students, I honor graduate. Class officers: I "('crctary of Senior class. Campus Honors: 4 members on business staff of Ut;/lris (annua l ); 2 co-cd night editors, 1 night editor of Ex-pol/elll (paper); 14 o ther m embers of I!,t'PfHIi'IIf staffs: 1 president of y.\V.C.A.; 1 sec r etary of y.\V.C.A.; 3 Juni o r Counci l, 9 Sophomore Commission, 1 Freshman Commission, 39 members of y.\V.C.A.; 1 committee chairman, 1 house-representative of Y.\\'.C.A.; 2 members of M ortar Board. 1 president of Mortar Board; 41 members of \Vo men's Athletic Association. 1 treasurer, 3 members of Athletic Cou ncil of \\'.A.A.; 12 members of Eurodelphian Lit era ry Society. 1 secretary of E uro delphian, 5 m e mbers of Philalethean Literary Society, 25 m embe rs of Virginia C. Meredith Club (home econo mi cs), 2 secretary-treasurers o f Virginia C. Mer edith, 3 members of Scrivener C lub (literary), 1 secretary of Scrivener Club. 4 members of Gold Peppers (athletic hon o rary), 1 member o f Forensic COllncil, 41 members of the Purdue Girls' club, 1 member of Science club, 1 sec r eta ry o f Science club. 2 m e mbers o f French club, 1 member of A gricult ural 50-
ciety. 1 mcmber of Stlldellt C(luuciJ (Studt'nt Facultv Ext'ruti\,(' Committee), 1 secretar)' of Student C()ullcil, 3 members of st3ndlllg committees of Purdue Union, I memhcr of Day Committee, 2 members of Moth('rs' Day Committee. J member of Vnification Committe!" 3 members of Campaign ('ommittet" 10 members of Purdue Union, 1 membcr of Orientation Committee, 1 mt'mber of \\'omen's Coullcil, 1 vice president of \Voml:II'l:! Cvun iI, 1 tn:a urcr of \Vomen's Council, 4 members of Pa n'h ellenic Council, 1 member nf \\',5 G A. 1 president of \V G.. \ University teams: 2 rifle team, 1 on soccer, 1 on tumblin g; class teams: "' on socce r, 4 011 baseball, 2 on basketball, 3 on track; 1 head of minor spo rt s; 10 members of g l ee club, 4 membero;; on Littl e Th eatre Board. 2 secreta ri es. 1 mistress of wardrobe, 2 leads in Harlequin Shows 1 member of Pla y Shop Board (dramatic cOllnci l ) , 1 delegate to W .S.C.A. National Convention; 2 memb ers of \V ome n's V arsity Debating club. Social H ono rs : 1 of H onor to May Queen, 1 Queen attendant, 1 member of Junior Pr om committee, 2 winners in beauty contests.
III. SCHOLARSHIP. Supervised study hall is h e ld f o r fr esh man fou r night s a week, from 7 :00 to 10:00, with a IS -m inute rec ess at 8 :30, if grades are pa ssing; five nights a week if failing in one subject; and six nights a week if failing in two o r m ore subjects. Social activities f o r any girl, active or pledge, arc restricted if any grade is below passing No girl is in itiated, n o t having an 80 per cent average, except with special disp ensa tion Members becom e inactive if average is bel o w 80 per ce nt, and remain so until average is brought
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up. Members failing in o ne or m o rc subjects must attend study hall, f ou r nights a week, until th e grade is brought up. Actives study in r oo ms three nights a week. Scholarship ring is awarded the senior having highest average throughout four years. SiJ· ver loving cup presented by chapter alumnre, is engraved with name of freshman having highest scholarship ave rage. System of fines: 25 cents for each unexcused absence from classes. Operates to restrict excessive cutting; also, awards arouse fine sense of competition. 1927-28 fi rst semester: Pi B eta Phi ranks six th, 1928-29 first semester: Pi Beta Phi ranks fourth. There are nine other organizations for women o n the campus.
IV. CHAPTER W OR K pledges meet each Monday evening while active meeting is going o n. They are well o rganiz ed and hav e their ow n office r s. while a pledge sponsor maintains the connection necessary bet ween the active and the pledge m embe rs . By means of a competitive point system, activities are encouraged. Points are given f o r campus activities, church work and scholarship achievements and at the end of the year a jew eled recognition pin is the award. Executive Council m eets once a week in the interim of regular chapter meeting It is elected by chapter vote and is composed o f the chapter president (a senior), two juniors, o ne ot her se ni o r, and a sophomore, usually. 1927-1928: the girls sold recipe files, filled with Pi B eta Phi rec ipe cards. The town and fraternity and sorority houses were canvassed, and the proceeds of the sales went to the Settlement School. 1928-1929, $35 was sent to the Settlement School. This was the proceeds o f a successful candy sale. $10 was contributed to the Red Cross Reli e f Fund. Many of the girls are life members of the Purdue Union, having pledged $100 to the building fund for the Memorial Uni on Building. Many o f the girls do S ocia l Service work, under the direction of the Y VI/.c.A. In cooperating with the H ealt h Chairman, special attention is given to the mealplanning, and under a recent survey, Pi Beta Phi was designated as having the best-balanced meals on the
campus. Milk is served at lunch eve ry day. Fre shmen are in bed every school night at 11:00 o'clock. All the girls slee p in the dormitory, which i s well ventilated and sanitary. Hik es and walks arc encouraged by placing them on the li st for the p oi nt awards. The "Tiny Arrow" is issued several times a year as a means of contact between the chapter and its alumrue. As a help to all, a file is maintained, co ntaining valuable material in all university courses; test and examination questions, and r e vi e w suggestions from several years back. Recently a new file for chapter correspond ents was purchased and reorganizati on ha s been going o n rapidly since. Besides the places for regular correspondence, the rush captains and social chairmen have a plac e to perpetuate valuable material.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928: 2 informal parties, 2 f o rmal parties at f a ll rush; Pirat e dance in h ono r of pledges; Sunday afternoon teas during the fall m ont hs f or fraternities in honor o f pledges; annual homecoming open house for facuity, alumm£ and patr o ness es; cooky-shine and association meeting at homecoming; pl edges formal t ea in e ntertainment of ot her sorority pledges on the campus; 1 formal and 2 informal parties at mid-year rush; M ot hers' Day hou se party; Dads' Day dinner; formal guest dance; informal dance and house party for rushees 19281929: 2 inf o rmal and 2 formal parties during fall rush; Sunday afternoon teas during fall months for fraternities in honor of pledges; Hall oween dance in honor of pledges; homecoming tea dance; cooky-shine and alumnre association meeting at homecoming; Indiana game h ouse party for guests; 1 inf o rmal party at midyear rush; dinner in honor of Miss Marshall; formal tea in h o n o r of Mrs. R. D. Brown; formal guest dance; informal tea in honor of chaperon and patronesses; informal breakfast in honor of ot h e r campus girls: Mot hers' Day h ouse party, Dad s' Day dinner; May h o us e party and spring danc e for rushees; breakfast f o r rushees
VI. CHAPTF.R Ho usl::":. H ouse owned by Indiana Delta Association . Valued at $24,000 . Purchased in fall of 1926,
remodeled from brick duplex. New furnishings atc: draperies for living rooms and dining room, complete set of dining room furniture (5 tables and 40 chairs), 1 Coxwell chair, 1 daybed, 2 dressers, 2 floor lamps, 1 orthop h onic Victrola. 1 fireside bench, 1 long mirrot, 2 new showers installed, 3 small mirrors, 1 gas stove and h ood . 1 coa l water heater, dishes, lin en and silver and kitchen utensils, 1 table lamp, 1 da\·cnport and 1 chair, o ld davenport fe-upholstered, 1 chiffonier, pressing iron and board, record stand, 2 fireside wood baskt!ls, and hearth brush. new archives built in basement. Hoover vacuum cleaner, 2 new pictures. 10 sofa pillows, 20 pillows for upstairs rooms, 5 small clinner I l.1rgc dinner gong, 3
card tables, 1 conespondence file, all study r ooms redecorated and floors refinished. woodwork outside repainted, 6 new sets window shades, 4 porch benches and 2 porch chairs.
YII. OF ALt:MN •.£ Monthly cooky-shines at chapter house. Alumna! Advisory Board invited to attend chapter meetings. Alummc invited to all initiations, plcdgings and other specia l SeTVices. One unaffiliat('d tl"ansfer living in chapter house, two on campu:., married and living in their own homes. Contact formed with alumruc by cooky-shines and "Tiny AHow ," as well as hOIl1l'coming fcsti,·ities. No affiliated trano;fcrs at this period.
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Kentucky A
L MEMBER SHIP. 1927-19 28: In itiates, 10; active members. 23. 19281929: Initiates, 11; actin member.:;:, 23; resid ent active membcrs, 23; resident alumn:e, 50, total membership up to I , 1929, 46.
II . H ONORS. 2 members Woodcock Society (senior scholastic organization) ; 1 class presidcnt, 1 class vicc president, 2 class sergeant-alarms; 1 s tudent assistant in biology, 1 student assistant in education; 1 sec retary to edi t or o f Saty r (college magazine ): 1 president \V S.C.A., 1 member \V .S.G.A.; I member Theta Delta Phi (international honorary literary); 1 captain h ockey team, 7 membcl"S hockey team; 4 members H o me Economics club; 1 in U.L. Camiva l ; 1 property mistress V.L. Players, 1 wardrobe mistress V.L. Player s, 1 president U.L. Players; 1 winner Lions Club pr ize for excellent work in dramatics, 6 leads out of 10 plays, 8 ill cast of 10 plays; I member Theta Chi D elta (honor3ry chemical); I secretary history club; 1 treasuru Tine club, 2 members Tifle club; 7 members property committee U L Players
III SCHOLARSJIIP. A card index is kept f o r e\'ery active and pledge and on it arc recorded h oms of study and grades received. These cards arc gone over several times a semester by the Advisory Board member on scho larship. Memb ers are wamed
if grades arc low or if homs of study are insufficient. The pledge rccl'iving the highest average is given a recognition pin by the chapter. The sophomore making the highest aver· age is ginll an award by the Falls Cities Alumn:e Club. In order to be initiated a pledge must have a standing of 1 plus. A pledge who fails to make hcr stallliing is automatically droppcd and cannot be rCI}lcdged for one year. In 1927- 1928 Kentucky A tied for first pla ce with Zeta Tau Alpha. 1928 - 1929 K e ntucky A was the first national haternity in scholarship on the cam Jlu s.
IV CHAPTER \VO RK Pledgc meetings and study are conducted weekly by the vice pr esident. The pledge meetings arc organized and conducted by the president of the pledges under the s up e rvi sion of the active vice president. Personnel of the executive committee, presid ent, vice president, cOHcsponding secretary, recording secrctary, and treasure!". Kentucky A gives $25 a year to th e SettlelIIelit Schuul.
V. ENTERTAIN)'IENT. 1927- 1928: formal dance, tea dance for football team, m ot hers' t ea, faculty tea, Christmas party at the h o u o;e, tea f o r Miss Marshall Provinc e President, initiati o n banquet, altlllllla! picnic, party for the activ(,s, F ou nd e rs ' Day luncheon. 1928- 1929: inf o rmal dance, o pe n house for other organizations 011
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the campus, lunch eo n gi v en by pledges fo r act iv es, f ac ult y tea, tea f o r Mr s. R. D Brown, t ea for Mi ss Marshall , Pr o vin ce Pre sid e nt, m o th e rs ' tea , initiatio n banquet, F o und e rs' Day luncheon, cook y-s hin es, small tcas and lun c h eons.
VI. C UAPTER H OUSE. Five-r oom apartment. Rented. Additions since May 1, 1927, o p thop h o n ic Victrola, pia no, bridge table and c hairs to mat c h, overs tuff ed couch, 3 large ru gs, 4 s mall rugs , 1 Min ot e tc hing, 1 huntin g print . V I!. MAI :": TE NANCE Ot' AI.UMN:E
I NTEREST. Chapte r se nd s member s to all alumnre meetings. The active chapter and the a r c together at initiat io n and initiati o n b a nqu et , F ou nders ' Day luncheo n, annual picnic g iv e n by th e alumna! and the annual Christmas party. Th e al umn re are invi ted to attend all s o cial fun c· ti o ns of the c hapter. Regular m eetings of t h e tdv iso ry b oard and th e Ex e cutive Counci l arc held Th e Ad · visory board se nd s a m e mber to ac· tive m eetings once a m o n t h
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1. M EMBER SHIP 1927-1928: Ini ti · ates,7; actives, 30. 1928- 1929 : Ini tia.tes, 16; actives, 30. R es ident active m e mb e rs, 28; resident alumnre , 47, total m e mbe rsh i p up to May I , 1929, 98.
II H ONORS. Three Alpha ( h o n o rary senior scholastic society); 5 h ono r g r aduates; secretary of Juni o r class; treasu rer o f Seni o r class ; 2 se ni o r hi sto r ians; 2 seni o r marshals; I class will; 1 class p oe t; 1 ke ep· sakes; 8 juni o r pr om committees; 4 jun io r carnivals; 9 on st a ff o f Echo college pa per; 3 on staff o f M occa s1' u, annual; 3 o n staff o f Blue Buzzard , s tud e nt publicati o n o nly 1927- 1928; 2 o n s taff o f Blue B oo k ; 11 in Y.W c.A. , 3 officers; Sigma Tau D elta, hono rary literary frat e rnit y , 7 mem.be r s , 1 v ice pres id e nt, 1 secretar y ; Beta Pi Th e ta , nati ona l Fr enc h frat e rn ity , 5 m embers, 1 pre sident , 1 secretary; B et a B eta Beta , na tiona l biology frat e rn ity, 4 m embe rs, 1 secretary; 1 history assistant; 1 ch e mistry assis tant; Spanish club, 8 m e mbers, 1 pr es id ent, 1 r epo rt e r, 1 pr ogram; freshman Spanish club, 1 presi d e nt ; P olitical Science club, 4 m e mbe rs. 1 officer; stu d ent body, 2 secretaries, (e lec t ed eac h semester), pianist I yea r, 3 e lec ti o n co mmitt ees, 4 Boos ter club; ba sk e tball , 6 players, 1 captain; tennis champions, 2 y e ars ; 7 in skippers' club, 1 pr e sident, 1 secret arytreas ur er; 2 w o m en 's quartet, 2 wome n' s oc t ette , 8 college choir ; 8 members of cas t, pianist in student produ cti on, Pillafore 7 in cas t , pian is t in Trial by j14r)' stud e nt assi stant o rga nist; 4 in English plays ; 2 dele-
gates t o nati o nal Y .\V .c. A. conven· ti on; 16 m em be rs in Cot illi o n club, 2 pr es id e n ts, 1 vic e pres ident, 1 sec re · tary, 1 tr easure r; 2 in feature section o f an nual.
II I S c n OLAR SlJ ( P. Sch o la rship commi tt ee of 1 member fr om each class reports o n all grades e \'e ry quiz period; th ose not reaching graduation average a r e r eq uir ed t o study per week 1 h o ur for each h o ur of D , 2 h o urs f o r eac h h ou r of E, 3 h o urs for each h o ur of F. Fines of $ 1. 00, $3.00, $5.00 a r e placed r espec tively o n e a c h semester hour of D, E. F
This syste m was ad o pt ed ju st bef o re t he cl o se of last se m este r, and no definitc results can be stated until th e next r epo rt s. Pl e dge s arc reQuired t o pa ss 12 se m este r h o ur s with an average o f C f o r initiati on 19271928: Fir st se m es ter, ave r age 1.73, high cs t o n cam pu s, second s e m es ter, average, l.i 9, hi g h es t on campus. 1928- 1929: F irst se m es te r, 1. 23, third o f w omen's fraternit ies and o n campus; 2nd semester (g r ades n o t availabl e to date). Number o n h o n o r rolls, 2 fo r 1927-1928: on hon o r r o ll for 1928- 1929, 3. Pl edge ave rage r equi r ed C. IV C IIAPT ER 'WORK Pl e dg es have o wn o r ganizat ion and o fficers, c o nduct r eg ular w eek ly meetings, and are trained in fraternity r e quirements by a n ac tive adviso r Ex ec utive counci l is c o mpos e d o f fraternity president, and one m embe r fr o m S o phomo r e, Juni o r, and Senio r classes (select io n by chapter e lectio n ) ; th e co mmitt ee m ce t s once eac h week. In 1928 we c o ntributed $25 to the Settle·
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melll School; in 1929, $25; individual donations to community chest, 100 per cent; Christmas basket .. to poor. Recently, luncheolls have been sernd at the hnuc;c fCIT members and faculty; there are no living Quarters; the faculty is vcry favorable to this plan. and it is to he cOlltinued next year. ,-. E-';TERTAIX:o.I[XT. Bohemian tea; lush and Christnl3S dance,; pledge progressive dinner and dance; two house parties; spring iormals; open house to the faculty and students, open house to high school sen ior ; New Ycar's dance; patrone!'" tea; Foundas' Day and initiation banquets; buffet supper for rushees; Christmas tree parties: senior showers; entertainments for province president and cata loguer; trustees' luncheoll. The girls from each class cntertained the respective classes of Chi Omega Alpha Oelta Pi, and senral of the women o f the facult) at supper, tea, and bridge. \\'c also aroused campus comment with a "backward" dance, whcre only the girl rcceived blanket bids; the affair wa .. quite a succe!'s VI. CHAPTER II OUSE. Chaptcr hOl1se is (lWIH'd, \'alul'd itt approxi-
matd)- $2,000 Sincc the last reporl, the alumnre club re-roofed the house; the actives 0;:<"1 out shublxry, new flower boxes, and had the house painted; pkdgcs gan cf)mplete kitchen sct, furniture re-upholstcrcd; new set of china and of glassware: new curtain!'.: lamps; linen for bathroom kitchen; pillows, etc. \' 11. fa- ALUMXM: I
The aluml1<e arc im'ited In the fir t meeting of l·ach month, te) ru"hing function", cooky-shines, banquets, Founders' Ua.y celebrations, and initiations: th l' aluml1<C club honors the active chaptlf with at least two parties each year, always entertaining with the initiation cookyo;:hine, and a rushing party. The alumare advisory co mm ittee meets with the chapter Executl\'e Council ior discussion of problems at various times, hut \\(.' aTe planning on more fre'llIcnt meetings; we appn·ciatc the help and cooperation given us. There has OCtll only onc unaffiliated transier on the l:dIII I)U"', but she livcd with an active, attl'lHling all meetings and <iocial functions of thl' chapter. Thcr{' has b(,(,11 one affiliated trau!tfer.
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.1Iabama A
I. 1927-1928: Initiates, 26; actives, 22. 1928- 1929: Initiates, 7; actives, 20. Resident actives, 20; resident alum me. 12 : total membership up to I , 1929, 33.
II. HONOR S. Two hWlor graduates, 1 member Scroll (petitioning tar Board), Two class vice presidents; 1 officer and 3 members Co-cd Council; 2 officers in y.\tV.C.A.; 6 members ncwspaper staff; 3 members annual staff; 2 members Pi Gamma 1o.1u ( h o norary socia l science fratern ity) ; 2 officers and 10 members Chi Delta Phi (honorary literary frater!lity); 1 officer and 7 members Girls' Clef' club; 2 offieC'rs and 5 members French club; 3 members dramatic club; 2 m embers lit erary clubs; 2 feature pictures in annual.
Ill. SCHOLARSHIP. Study hall is held in the afternoon for the members with an average below B. A scholarship report is given at lea st o nce a month in me et ing and if a member's average falls below 75 she
givl's liP her pin for the following month, No marked improvcmen t has been shown, h oweve r , A cup is awarded the pledge having the highest average and a Pi Phi scholars hip ring to the active. A pledge must han an average of B in twelve hours in orde r to be initiated. The active average is B or voting privilege is forfeited. 1927- 1928 ranked third. 1928- 1929 ranked second.
IV . CHAPTER \VORK The freshmen are organized and have weekly meetings conducted by the vice president. Systematic pledge study, open disc u ssion and songs make up the genera l program. The executive COlnmittee is composed of the president, and a r epresentative from each class. Contributions sent to the Scttlement School 1927-1928 and 1928- 1929 . A sc h o lar s h i p is given each year to a worthy n o n-frat e rnity girl.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928: Progressive dinner party and danc e f o r pledges, cooky-shines , initiation
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and Founders' Day banquets and Sprin g picnic. 1928·1929: Cos tum e dance for pl edg es coo ky-shin es , initiation and F o und ers' D ay banquets and sp ring tea.
VI. C II M'TER H OUSE. \Vc have one r oo m r ented in h Ollse pr ovi de d by th e co ll ege on the cam pus . T empo rary quart e rs , but th e room ha s heen furnished as attractively as possib l e .
VII. MAI NTENANCE O F ALUMN..£ I :-:TEREST. Th e a lumna: in Birmingham h ave been inv aluable to u s. One membe r o f the Adviso ry Comm itt ee is pr esen t at evcry m eeting. Th ey ha ve been m ost dilig e nt and helpful i n s up e r vising o ur entertainments and plans. One unaffiliated transfer on cam pu s , who has been invit ed t o fun ctions.
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Mary/alld A
1. MEMllER S lIlI', 1927 - 1928: In itiates. 10: activ e m embe r s J I. 19281929: ln itiatcs, 6; active m embers. 26. :'Ifay I, 1929 : R esi d e nt act ive m e mber s, 26: r esi d ent a lumn::c, 41, tota l membership, 304.
II Sch o lar sh ip: Tw o Phi Beta K a ppa s. Class o ffic es: 1 Fre shman class pr es id e nt, 1 Sophomore class president, 2 tr ea s urers, 2 sergean t s-at-arm s, 1 r ecorde r o f points, 2 hazing chairme n Campus h o n o rs : 1 editor-in-chief of annual, 5 membe r s annual st aff ; 1 pr esiden t G o uch e r Co ll ege Christian A ssoc iati o n , 2 m embers of G.c.c.A. board; 3 Sigma Zetas (honorary extra-curricular socie ty, d isco ntinu ed 1928- 1929), chairman and secretary o f Sigma Zeta committ ee ; 1 pr esi d ent o f student o rganization, 1 hall president, 1 member Executive B o ard; I class m a na ge r of bas e ball, 2 memb e r s bascb.t1l team , 3 clas s managers o f swimming , 4 member s of swimming team, 3 m embe rs of h ock ey team, 4 mem be rs of b..'lsketball team, 2 m embers vollcyball t ea m: 14 members Gl ee cl ub, 5 memb e rs Choir, 12 members o f Agora (dramatic ass ociati on), 1 lead ing rol e in se ni o r dramatics, 4 members o f cast, 3 m embe r s o f juni o r play co mmitt ee, 7 membe rs Chri s tmas Ca r o l s e r vice, 6 members cast o f Gl ee club operetta; 1 debgatc t o S il ve r Bay conference, 1 d ele g ate t o National Student's F ed e rati o n o f America; I member o f d e bating t eam, 1 m ember o f d e bating organization co mmitt ee; 1 Army chairman. 1 Navy c113irman o f Arm y- Nav y h ock ey ga m e; I SingS ong chairman . 1 chairman Senior S tep-S in g in g. 4 mcmhers o f Si ngi ng co mmitte e: 2 chairmen selllor t e a s f o r freshmen; 1 chairman Daisy Ch ai n; 1 chairman Boat Rid e committee, 4 members o f Boa t Rid e com-
mittees; 1 chairman 4-2- 1 cam paign, 5 members of 4-2-1 co mm ittee s; 4 membe r s o f United Campaign comm itt ee. Socia l h o nors: 5 members o f Co urt s; 12 mem be rs o f May Day committees and dan ces, 1 cha irman o f Jun io r Pr om , 4 members of ju nior Pro m co mm ittee, 3 members Senior Pr o m committ ee , 1 chair man o f fres hm an-sophomore tea dance III. SCIiOLARSIIIP. Two Juni o r c h ai rm en of Freshman St ud y H a ll who tak e attendance at library tw o h o urs for four nights a w ee k. Cards are kept re cording number o f h o urs of s tudy a day (no t les s than an average o f 3 ) and numb e r o f clas s cuts. Fin es are paid at th e end o f each month and each semeste r 50 ce nt s f o r each warning ( 0 -) and $1.00 for each condition o r failur e. Scholarship cha irm-en o f each class t o che ck up grades. These meth ods hav e been started only during the year 1928- 1929. Th e F eb ruary , 1929 , avcrage showed slight improvement and the jun e , 1929 , average pro mi ses greater impr ovement esp ecia lly among fre shm e n . Pl edge and chapter averages d emand ed arc the sa me with not mo re than six h o urs of 0 o r lo wer Rank o f chapt e r am o ng 7 national Panh ell e nic w o m e ns' fraternities o n campus show s Pi Phi lo w es t in F ebruary. 1928, jun e, 1928, F e bruary, 1929.
IV. CHAPTER \VORK Freshm en o rga nized under a fraternity study chairman wh o meets with them once a week t o supervise fraternity study and academic w o rk. Fr es hm en j oin chapter in weekly suppers and teas in the f rate rni ty r ooms Executive Co unc il com p osed o f president o f chapt er , vice pre sid ent, reco rding secretary. co rr es p on ding secretary, treasurer, ru s hing chairman, and
mcmber·at-large. $50 given to Settlement School fund. $15 to United Campaign fund, individual contributions to Alumna:! Fcllowslup iund. Cooperation with co ll<:g c in the supervision of health
V. E:-:TERT,\I'O.fF.:"T 19.?7 - 1928: Pledge banqur.:t. Panhdlenic dance, spring dance, initiation h ouse party at Bel Air. Christmac; party, F ounders' Day banqut:t in \Vash ington at Y \VC.A building in celehration with Columbia Alpha, \\'ashingt on Alumna! club. and Baltimore Alumn;,c club teas every other week, and one formal tca given 111 honor o f Emilie \\,hiI C. 1928-1929: Pledge banquet at Stafford Hotel, diullt.!f III honor of pledges at Tottk's hOllll'. Clui:o.lmas party. teas in the rooms c\'cry other week, fonnal tea in honor of Lois Thompson. Panhellrnic dance, chapter tea dan ct' at rs. Tottie's home, Founder ' Day banquet, ill cekbration with Columbia Alpha, \Vashing-t o n Alumna! club and Baltimore Alumn;c club, initiation luJUs c
party at Bel Air, spring dance at Country club.
\'J CH APTER H OL:SE. One room with kitchenette, rented Large. lig'ht bac;cment room on Charles Strt'et. X ew painting of walls, woodwork furniture, floors, new uphostery, new picture<;;. new Victrola, piano, rug'i, new tablet for door on which is inscribed n nIl)
\'11. .Qt' ALt'M"' ...' [ TERE<;T Advi!!ory Boa rd are guesle; for supper after their meeting with Executive Council of chaptcr. Alumna- arc invited t o meetings and supper<;;, to chaperon at house parties ancl d:lI1ccs Alumn::e and chapter cooperation in b!'ing hostes ses t o Columbia Alpha and \Vashing\on Alumn::e o n F o und e rs' OdY. Tw o unaffiliated transfers on campus since :\[ay, 1927. Chapter has been ho ... tess at suppers and parties and individuals have worked to form contacts with the transfers. One affiliated transfer during this period.
HELt:X L,\XKFOIUJ
(. ululIlbia A
I. 1927-1928: Initiates, 13: acti\'c members, 39. 19281929: Initiates, 10; active memhers, 36; resident active m e mbers, 36; resident alumna::, 195, total membership 231.
II. HO;,\ORS Three hon o r student .... 12 graduates. 5 class o ffices held. 9 on annual staff (3 board of editors), 2 on magazine staff, 13 o n paper staff; president and 16 members of Y.\\'.C.A., president and 2 members in Sphinx Honorary Society (membership limited t o 7), 1 member Delta Sigma Rho (debating), vice president (elect), secretary, po llates (2) and 4 members, Hour Glass Honorary Society; vice president and 4 members modern poetry club; manager gol f, manager horseback, manager tennis, captain (2), assistant manager and 3 members rifle team, manager freshman swimming team, 1 member varsity swimming team, captain, manager and 2 members varsity hockey team. assistant manager and 5 members of varsity bas k etball team, 2 members \Oarsity tennis team, 2 members track team
(1 member \\'on highest individual "'core): 1 member of Glee club, 2 st udent directors, 4 leads and 15 parts in dramatic pr o ducti o n, 1 memb er of dt'bating team: delegate to Y.\V .CA. convention at Eaglcsmcre. delegate to Congress of Interc o llcg'iatc PanhelIcnic Association o f Urban Universitics; vice president, secretary and 12 members of \Voman's Athletic Association, chairman and 2 r epresentatives on Women's Advisory Council, secretary and 3 members in Home Ec ono mic club; winner of Senior French 2 members in Sketch club; 2 cotillion leaders; chairman sophomore prom committee, 1 member junior prom committee. chairman Panhellenic Prom Commitee and 1 member; 2 winners of beauty contest.
rrI. SCHOLARSIIIJ>. Required pledge study. no social functions during exams. Keep a file of previous exams. The freshman attaining the highest averatre is given a gold bracelet. Any chapter girl failing to make 74 per cent (C average) forfeits the privilege of wearing her pin for tw o
months This has worked well, n ot more than thre e girls a year fall belo w th e requirements. A pledge must have a reco rd of n o failures and an average of 74 pe r cent before sh e can be initiat ed . The chapter must have an avera ge o f 74 per cent o r two-thirds C grad es before it can initiate. The r equ i rements last year we r e 84 per ce nt f o r pledges and ch apteT. it was low e red this yea r du e t o corresponding change in grading of the university. \Vc were 5th ill scholasti c rank first semes ter o f 19271928, 3rd in s eco nd semester; 5th in first se m est e r of 1928- 1929
IV CHAPTER WORK Pl ed ges hav e officers of o wn to c01lduct bu sine ss of meet ing, active supervises . Open fo rums arc h eld fo r discussions o f such subjects as the best and m os t ethica l t)p es o f rushing, frat e rnity ideals, duty to coll eg c, etc . Th e Executive Council c on sists of th e president, I member at large, 1 senior, 1 juni o r, 1 s o ph o more. The latt e r are elected by their respective class es and the member at large by the chapter. For the Settlement Sch ool we have had 2 subscription tea danc es. The chapter contribut ed $5.00 to the "C W " family and aided th e Y.W.C A. in filling Christmas sto ckings f o r the o rphans . A $20 gold p iece is donat ed for the student ch osen by the faculty committee f o r being outstan ding in sc h olasic activitie s. No action taken in the h ea lth prog ram as we have no h o u se.
V. ENTERT AINMENT . 1927- 1928 : Rushing, t ea, baby party at 1.frs Ob e rs, r otating bridge, Arrow Club danc e, rush dance at country hom e of one of the girls. F o rmal Christmas dance at hotel. Lunches with members o f the faculty as guests. Valentine Day t ea f o r mothers; tea and dinner for Mrs . Burns. Farewell lunche o n and dance at country club f o r seniors. Arro w Club dance n ovel affair, chapter ro o ms decorated like night club, ac tives dress like men
and call f o r th e fr es hm e n It wa s gi ve n again in 1928- 1929. 1928-1929; Rushing with teas, bridges, chartered bus a nd went o ut of city all a ll -day picnic. Pled ge and Chri s tmas dance give n at hot el. M othe r s' Club tea f or p at r on n esses , alumna!, active and guests, a big ge t -toget h e r. Annual East e r t ea dan ce fo r be n efit Settlem e nt School. Lun cheon, dinner and tea f o r Mi s s Onken, alumna! and m o thers invit ed to latt e r. Pledg e vaudevill e of uniqu e s tllnts , initiati o n bal1(lu e t at h otel, first yea r f o r this and it added t o the success o f th e evening. F o und e r s' Day ce leb rat ed with Baltim o re chapter at Baltim o re Tea in h o n o r o f the n e wly installed chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at A.A V.IV. Club.
VI. C HAPTER H OUSK R ooms are rent cd on third fl oo r, o f o ne o f the University buildings. Since May, 1927, we hav e purchas ed a new davenpo rt, a n e w Victro la, n e w uph o ls tery, a n e w table , one ne w lamp and two lamp shades, and flew tabl e si lver. \V e have had given us a set o f dishes, pill o ws and tabl e l inen.
VII. MAI NTENANCE OF A LU MN .+: I "'TEREST. \V e aid the alumna! insofar as we ar e abl e and they do the same f o r us They r ece ive invitati o ns t o a ll chapter affairs as pledg· ing, initiati o n , dance s, etc. They have a sta nd in g invitati o n to attend chapter meetings, and at times we have j o int meetings with them The F o und e rs' Day banqu e t is cel eb rated together. \Vc ha ve the a lu mnre talk to the fre shmen during th eir pledge pe riod on t o pics o f frat e rnity interest. The alumnre advisory committ ee and executive council have j o int meetings o nce a m o n t h Our methods o f maintaining interest have been successful. Ther e have been three unaffili ated tr ansfers on th e campus. They all were in this univ e rsity just a year. \V e h ave had three affiliated transfers in th is peri od.
VJ\'JAX \VARD
Vir ginia A
I. MUtBERSHtP. 1927-1928: Initi- II. HO NORS Schola r s hip: 2 Phi ates, 6; active members, 20. 1928- Beta Kappa s . 1 juni o r ush c r, 4 ho nor 1929 : Ini tiates, 11 ; activ e m e mbers. 24 graduates. C la ss o ffi ce s: 1 president, Resid e nt a ctive m e mbers, 3; resident 1 vice pres id e nt, 1 treasur e r . Campus alumna:, 9; to tal m e mbership, 167. h o n o rs : c dit o r - in ·chicf of annual, art
editor of annual, picture editor of annual, 2 members on annual staff, t.:ditor-in-chid of magazine, 2 mcmhcre; on magazine "1:'111, 2 members ull wt:ckly paper staff. 1 chairman of Girl committee, 1 chairman of \Vatch committee, 44 members of Y.\\',CA., 1 Pi Gamma "1u, t Quill Driver (literary), 4 Gamma 13's (h"nor;u-y odd class), 1 prcsi:lent of Off-Campus houses, 1 junior representative to Student Government, 4 <;('nior rcpn'scmativcs, 1 hall preo;idcnt, c:tptain of junior ba"kctball team, 1 m<:mbcf on f basketball team, 1 member on senior hockey Il'am, 2 ml'mbcrs on junior hockt.:y Il'am, 1 member on sophomore hockey tc.nn, 2 members on freshman hoch)' tcam, captain of senior basketball team, 2 members on senior hao;kttbrlll l(,rIm, 1 member on sop h omore ba<;kt·tb:l.1I t('rIln, 2 members on senior hockey team, 1 delt·gate to national athletic convt:ntion, 9 leading parts in class and drama:ic club plays, 18 in Ininnr parts and dances, I vice president of SIck and Buskin dramatic cluh. 25 members. Social honors: 21 in sccret societies, I May Queen, 1 of H onor. 5 in Mar cuurt. 4 ka.ds in Day dances, 2 fcalllr!" 111 annual
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The gradt,s of each member arc read aloud at chapter meeting after eac h quarter; high scholarship among the f reshmcn is l'Ilcouragul by offering a small silver 100·ing cup to the one making the highest aHrage during the year. The sophomore making the highest average has her Il.c"lme and class engraved on a loving cup, kepI for that purpose. Chapter average 1928: 86.58; 1929: 86.31 Rank of chapter among- Panhellenic members: 1927-1928, Pi Beta Phi, eighth: 1928-1929, Pi Beta Phi, seventh.
IV. CHAPTER 'Von':. Soon after the freshmen are pledged, the president of the chapter calls them t ogrther and help s them to organize. The freshmen elect Ol1e of their number 10 bc head of the g r oup. They have a regular time to meet, somctimes meeting alone, but usually with an o ld er girl. who t ells them about the Settlement School. the aims of Pi Beta Phi, and anvthing of interest and helpfulness. The executive com-
minee is made up of the head of the chapter, one senior, one junior, and one sophomore, elected by th(' entire chapter on a basis of being the oms best fitted to hold the positions Virginia A this year s('nt to the S('ulement School fund $25. made by Christmas cards. The chapter "cooks" once or twice a month after the regular chapter meeting so that the chapter may be dra n chapter or personal problems are discloser together, and at this time any cussed ill a very informal way.
V. 1927-1928 of rushing teas, the IllO!>l dlccti\{: of which was an arti .. ! tea \\'c harl Ihe cmtomary two faculty te3<;, a tea for :Miss 'Vhite, opell hOUSl· once a mvnth fvr vther fraternitit's, closed house once a month for chapter members and ph·c11{es. three cooky-shim·s. and the Founders' Day banquet, which carricd (jut an Indian scheme. The pledges gave an unusually attraeti\"(' PriatC' party for tIl(' chaptn ml'mbers. The goat show. "The t.:ncllnventional Con\"cTllil.n.·· wa.. a succcss. 1928-1929. .\ Ilt'\\ plan of ha\·ing three OP('ll houses for the freshmen before actual Ix'gall was tried out. This proved \"Cry successful, as it Rave the chapter an opportunity to knn\\" the freshmen better. Regular fonr teas, spring faculty tea. Open houses. closecl homes, cooky- hillcs and banquet were thl' sallle as the preceding )'tar. The promisc('s ga\"C the chapter a Sunday morning breakfast at the College Tea Room
VI. CHAPTER JI ousE_ \\'e own our chapter house, consisting of a living room, room, sun parlor and kitchen. The is valued at $3,000 and the furniturc at $2,200. Tn the spr ing of 1927, a new roof W;\S huilt. The Christmas present to thr hou e from the pledges was a sct of table silver engraved with the letters n B <J! . In the fall of 1928. a grand piano was purchas ed. The Chri"tmas present from the pl edges was a lovely set o f china. A lamp shade was presented to the house as a gift from the initiates.
VII. MAINTE'O Al'Of'F. OF J-':TERE ST. In 1927-1928, the chapter was unsuccessful in very much alummc interest. The alumnre
TH E ARR OW OF PI BETA PHI
group in Lynchburg is small, and the interest s of it are divided. Thus the alumnre d o not succeed in cooperating with th e chapter. Durin g th e yea r o f 1928-1929, w e ha ve made a specia l eff o rt t o arouse interest in th em by ca llin g o n th em individually, and by specia lly inviting them t o chapter meetings, after whi ch tea wa s se rved. 1927-19 28: 1 tran sfe r who entered mid-te rm was un affi lia t ed un ti l 19281929. 1928- 1929 : 1 unaffiliated transfer. 3 affi li ated transfers in tw o years.
CAROLYN GORE
["irgillia B
I. M U ln EHs HIP 1927- 1928: In itiates, 12: active members, 20. 19281929: Init iates, 9 ; act ive m e mber s, 25; resi d en t alumnre. 2 ; total membership. 137 May I, 19 29.
I!. HO NORS. 11 h ono r students and h o nor graduates. 2 vice presidents o f Junior class, 2 vice presidents of Sophomore class, 1 treasurer of Sop h omo r e class. 7 members of Fr eya , 2 authors o f Day Play, 1 d e legat e to Southern Int e r co ll egiate Association of Student Governments, 1 de l ega t e to Athl e ti c Co n fe r ence of Am e ri can Coll ege W o m en, 2 student speake r s fo r presentati o n o f End o wment driv e, 3 o n annual staff, 3 o n magazine sta ff, 3 o n newspaper staff, I in Y.W .c. A. cabinet, 25 m embe r s of Y W CA ., I pr esiden t of Ath letic Association , 1 vice pr es id ent o f Athl etic Assoc iati o n, 1 secr eta r y tr easu r er of A thl etic Association, 2 members on Athletic Board, 2 vice president o f St udent Government, 1 secretarytreas ur e r of Student Government, 1 assistant h o us e pr es id ent, 1 class representative t o Student Council, 2 vice presid e nts o f Dramatic s, 2 m embers of Dra matic B oard , 1 captain of senio r h oc k ey team , 6 m emb ers of clas s h ock ey teams, 1 captain of Odd hockey t eam, 4 m embe rs o f Odd and Ev cn h ock ey t eams , 4 members of V a rsity h oc k ey team, 3 members o f class bask etb all teams, 1 captain o f juni o r and 1 captain o f se ni o r basketball team s, 1 captain o f Blue basketball team , 2 m embers o f Blue basketball team. 3 m embe rs of tennis team s, 1 manage r o f archery, 1 managc r o f track, 2 captains o f class track t eams , 3 members o f class track teams, 2 on class swi mming teams, 2 captains of Odd baseball teams, lead s in 6 plays a nd 4 minor me mbe r s of casts, 5 members o f Ye M e rri e M asque rs, 1 maid in May Oay Cou rt s. 14 memb ers in M ay Day Play s, 1 me mbe r o f Ensembl e Club , 3 members o f D e-
ba t ing club; 1 m cmber of co ll ege cu rriculum committee; I member of college Calenda r Committee, 3 models in Senior Fashion Show, 3 members in F as hi on Show Play s, 1 chai rman of :May D ay , 10 m embe r s of Co tilli on Club , 4 members of 5 members o f T -A-R, I in feature pictures in annual.
Ill. SCHOLARSHIP. \V e k eep weekly st ud y car d s showing th e number of h ours we stu dy each week-at the end o f each semester we pos t a chart on t h e bu ll eti n boa rd in the chap ter room showing th e number o f m eri t poin ts each m ember got, and the age numbe r of h ou r s s h e s tudied a week, according to the study cards. A sch o larship cup is given to the g irl who at the end of her first year in P i B eta Phi (sophmore year) ha s the best r eco rd f or the year. Social regulations: correspon d with those of the co ll ege and o f loca l P a nh ellen ic. Our requirements f o r in itiati on are hi gh e r than tho se o f the loca l Panhell enic A pled ge to b e initiated into Pi B e ta Phi mu st make as man y merit p oints as s he had numbe r o f h ou rs and she cannot condition n or fail any s ubject. Pi B e ta Phi during the last two y ea rs h as h e ld either first o r secon d place among the Panh ell en ic fraternities on th e campus in scho larship
IV. CHAPTER W OR K Pled ge training is carried o n s imultane o us with chapter m ee tings. In struction is given by the vice president. Pers o nnel of Executive Council: One memb er from each class t oget her with the presid ent and o th e r o ffic e rs of the chapter. S election of each member is bas ed upon r elat iv e stability of character a nd firmness of jud gme nt.
ment fund s : Our chapter as a group h as contributed $50 to the Settlemen t Schoo l this year, and $50 to the H o llins Endowment Fund, and $25 to the Pan h ell enic Fund to se nd a work-
ing girl to the Bryn ).(awl" summer sch ool. Virginia D has been intercc:ted in the health committee and has coopl:ratcd willi ngly
V 1927 - 1928 : 1 formal banquet at the H ote l Patri ck H enry in Roanoke the first semester and one luncheon. Severa l in f o rmal dinner parti(.'s at th e Tinker Tea H o u se, cook y-shines. Day pi cnic. cooked brea kfa s ts i n 1Iappy ValIcy; t eas in th e chapte r r oom on Sunday aft ernoo n s, week-end trips to th e Rath Cabin in th e mo untains twelve from H ollins. 1928- 1929: 2 formal Uanqu<:ts at the Patrick H enry H ote l in Roanoke, coo ky -s hin es , many informal supper parties at th e Tink er T ea H ouse , and a farewell dinner party fr.r thr "('ninrs. teas in the chapter room on Sunday aftern oo n s. A welk-end a t thc Rath Cabin.
\ ' 1 CII.\PTER There arc no frat e rnity ho u ses on the ll o llin s ca mpu 'i. \\' c have a compara tively lar ge chaple r room which is located nil the third floor, o f the main d o rmi-
to ry \Vc'v e had sev e ral nice additions t o th e furnishings since May 1, 1927 . The initiates o f 1927·1928 gav c the chapter a. beautiful mahogany c:ac;cd orthophonic Victrola. The initiates of 1928· 1929 ga\'c t he chapte r a love l y mahogany desk and straight chair, and a large blue overs tuff ed chair. Bef ore ru shing sea-nn sta rt ed in the fall of 1928 we h ad t he room r e-papered and the woodwork painted, and we bought a n e w rug, new drap e ri es, new bed spreads , new lamp shades, and a ne w tea set.
VII. M AI:\T!:::;\"A;\"CE OF ALUMNJ£. lro:TEREsT. This year we have attained an Alumn a! Advi'iory Committee organized in Roanoke. Th ey attend a tea which the chapt e r gives in th ei r honor the first Sunday in each m o nth, and it is then that w e discuss our pr o bl e ms wi th them and hav e a chance t o secu r e their advice.
Th ere have been no unaffiliated transf e rs on Ihe H o ll ins campu s since 1927
DOROTHY Ql;ARLES
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I. MOIBt:RSJlIP 1927-1928: Ini tiates, 13; actiYc member'i, 19 19281929: Initiates, 15; a c tiv e members, 25. active m e mb e r s, I , resident 2; tota l m e mbership May I, 1929 54 . 11. HONORS 1 Phi Beta Kappa ; 1 Ph i Kap pa Phi : \\'o men ' s Student Government Ass oc iati o n, 2 vice presid e nts, 2 s ec reta r ies, 3 judicial council, 2 execu tiv e council; Mortar B o ard , 1 pre si de nt, 1 treasu r e r, 1 secretary, 4 members ; 1 associate e dit or o f annual, C%nial Ec/Jo, 2 annual staff edi t o rs; I as soc iate edit o r Ind ia " H alldbook, 2 Indiml Handbook staff: 3 Flat Hat staff; 1 ass ociate editor Literary Magazine.. 1 pr es id ent Pal ette club; 3 m e mbers Dramatic club, 4 members dramatic cas t s, 1 lead in senior play; 2 y W .C. A cabinet; 2 Kappa Delta Pi; Chi D e lta Phi, nati o nal h onorary literary society, 1 trca'iurer, I secretary, 3 members; 5 Spanish club; 2 Glee club; 1 secretary Athletic Council; 1 M.on ogram club; 2 varsity h o ckey squad; 1 secretary German club; 1 May Court, 22 May Day;
s p onso rs of Flat J lat , t e nnis team, and annual; winners in contests: best dancer, first plac e ; pr e tti es t, seco nd place; b es t all-around, second pla ce. III S C H OLAR S HIP A scho lar ship c hairman is elected to average activ e and pledge grades and to rep ort r esults at chapter m ee tings and to th e scholarship chairman of the alumna:: adv is o ry committee. Th os e girls failing b e l o w an average of 83, o r B, each month are required to pledge to study 15 h o urs a week o r 3 hours a day at th e minimum Pl e dges fal1ing far bel o w the average have a supervisor, and r epo rt h o urs o f study t o her o n a daily marked chart. An y active fa iling to make an average of 80 for tw o successive m o mhs is subject t o d e privati o n o f her arrow until a satisfactory average has been attained. The results o f this plan have been encouraging in the extreme. At first, girls did fail the average f o r tw o m o nths, but loss of their arrow so in spired them to work that the abo ve rul e soon became unn e ces s ary. It has n o t been n ec essary to apply this the entire year
Acco rding to college reg ulations, a girl must pass nine hours work a month or go on pr o bati on; the la tter condition d e pr ives her o f a ll s oc ial relations with men. The girl in the chapter the hi ghest average for the entire year has her name engravcd on a lov ing cup retained for that purp ose.
Virginia Gamma in 1926 presented t o Panh c ll cn ic Council the loving cup given to the frat e rnity wit h the highest average f o r the rear. Rank among national chapt ers on campllS: 1927- 1928, thi,d; 1928-1929. ficst.
tV . CIIAPTER WORK . \V ork with I>ledges is particularly stressed to make them feel really at t he thresho ld of a w ond e rful o r ganization. In their w ee kly pledge meet ings they have programs modeled as n ea rly as p ossib le after the programs o f the active chapter, to bring to their attenti o n interesti ng and worthwhile facts about Pi Phi. They arc br o ught further into uni on with the active chapter by taking the individu al pledg e, as all active membe rs , to abstain fr o m sm o k ing and drinking. Coo p eration am o ng themselves is secured by organizat ion in their pledge m ee tings and by pledge enterta inin g , bo th for the actives and f o r ot her frat ern ity pledges . Big sister s , :.wpo inted by the Executive Council work with their littl e s ist ers and hand to the Executive Council a written report on their progress each month.
The Ex ec utive Co mmitt ee is comp ose d of the pre s ident and one m ember from each class, the corresponding secretary being the representative from the Junior class. This committ ee , among its ot h er o rdinary duti es, ca ll s before it any c hap te r member o r pl edge who has received a sentence from the judicial council o f "Vo m e n's Student Government Association. Such a girl is subject to fraternity punishment at the discretion of th e Executive Committee; but whether or not she receives such additional punishm e nt, she is talked to seriously and kindly, and is reminded anew o f her pledg es to the fraternity.
Rummage sales have served as the sale meth od o f raising money f o r Settlement School, the minimum amount of that d o nati o n being set at
$50. We hav e made d o nations to the Red C r oss.
\V e have been particularly int e rested in w o rk ing out some plan f o r m ee t ing health r egu la tions. The result is a chart on which gi rls mark the po ints obtained in h ea lth f o r the week (drinking six glasses o f water, g oi ng t o bed at t en- thirty, walking a certain number o f miles. e tc.) ; and at the end of two weeks, the girl with the lo w es t number of points presents t o the m em ber with the highest a tube of toothpaste. Side by side with th e health chart hangs the activity chart, o n which weekly and sta ndin g p o ints in activities arc marked. An activity chairman w o rks o ut the po int syste m, and all m e mbers (pledges included) are r e quired to have so many standing and so many we e kly points. Chapter m e mbers have acted as guides during the "pilgrimages" in and around "Villiamsburg, inau g urated because o f the interest in the Restora t io n projects being promo t ed h ere by J ohn D Rockefell e r.
V. ENTERTAINME.NT 1927- 19 28: Party for pledges ; co o ky - shine for mid-y ear pledges, coo ky -shine for alumn;e o n F o und e rs' Day; fo rmal tea f o r Miss \Vhit e; Saturday night parties f o r o ther gi rls o n campus: M o thers' nay entertainment; Christ mas party , buffet supper after co-cd dansant; senior party, gifts of bracelets to seni o rs: initiati on banquet; rush party-manles s dance, rush banquet; cooky-shines. 1928- 1929: T ea for pl edges ; entertainment by patro nesses -mar shmall ow roast, teas; weekly bridge given by two girls in chapte r ; bridge for patr o nesses; Christmas party; co-cd buffet supper at co-cd dance ; coo ky-s hine and t ea f o r provillce pr es id e nt; surprise party for president o f the chapter upon h e r mak ing Phi Beta Kappa: sen io r surprise party. stunt and gifts; initiation banquet; e ntertainm en t- manless danc e. rush banqliet (pirate scheme) ; cooky-shines.
VI. CHAPTER H oL"sE. The house is o wned by th e college; gi rls pay regular donnitory rent. Since May 1. 1927, we hav e a cquir e d a set of furniture , chesterfield, and chai rs; t:lpestry: pictur e s, including a particular l ov ely o ne as gift fr o m our
alumn..-c on Founders' Day; pillows; china- and glass-ware j vases; a new lamp; curtains and draperies for sprinR"; files; white Bible and a candelabra, gifts from ou r seniors. \Vc ha\'e planted grass and shrubs in the front yard. "'I OF
I :-':TEltbT The chapter has an alumSl'cn:tan" through whom a circulation !tttCT 'is annually sent to inform of chapter activities and progress. Alumna! aTe always invited to initia-
tion cercmonies, banquets, Founders' Day celebrations, and other special chapter events. They 3re cordially urged t o attend chapter meetings whenc\'cr possible. The town alumnor are VCT)" kind about lending their homes for entertainment during the year.
Th ere have been f our affiliat<:d tr:msfers in the chapter during the past two years.
HARRIET SMITH
]\/orlll Caroli"a A
l. InitI-
ates 6, acti"e members 12 1928-1929: Initia l(.'s 11. acti\'(o 19 ).tav I, 1929: resident aCli,'c members 0, resident alumn.c 15, total membership, 67.
II II o:"\'oRs. 10 honor roll, 12 graduLlH:s, I class office, 2 Oil Carolina Jfagu=illl' staff, I Sigma tTpsiloTl, 7 offices in Student G -o"crn ment Associalions, captain and 2 other'i Oil hash:thall team. 7 Carolina Play makers. 8 in musical comedy production, 2 cotilli on leadl'r!', 3 senior supcrlat,,'es
Ill. SCHOLARSfllP Plcdcres reCJuiret( tn study 2 h ours a day. Repo rts read in chapter meetings Chapter 2,':;, 2; II girb pledged in fail 1918 and all were initiated winter quarter. Rank first among fraternities for four quarters, and s('cond for one quarter.
IV. C"APTER'VORK_ Pledge meetIngs held nery week during pledge sea!'oll when pledges arc taught history and ideals of fraternity. Excculive Council: pres iden t, "ice president, recording secretary treasu r er, officers as elected by chapter at lar ge.
Concert for benefit of Settlement School
\' . 1927-1928
parl1l-S incluckd ll'as and bridge partil's, 2 furlfldl tJ.J.IlC(;S, I formal tea, Founders' Day banquet and informal teas every Friday afternoon f o r Pi Phis and their friends 1928-1929: parti es included informal teas, I formal dance, formal brirtgc Slipper, th('alC'r party for Paul \\'hitman Concl'rt. During the year there were 4 formal teas, I formal dance, Fvunders' Day banquet, and informal teas ('very Friday for Pi Phis and friends.
\'J CIIAI'TF.R HOUSE . House is a rent e d bungalow consisting o f four rooms. New room, kitchcn furniture, and draperies. \'IT. M"':-;TVNANCE Of I:-:TEREsT In vitation sent to alumnre to attcnd chapter meetings. Special in"itations to all social affairs; 3 unaffiliated transfers o n campus in last two years. All transfers were passed for affiliation hy the acti,'e chapter. 3 affiliated transfers during this per io d
}.fAL'RI'\'F FORESTER
Florida A
I ). I EMBERSlIlI' 1927 - 1928: Initiates 10, active members 22. 1928 1929 : In itia t t's K acti"c members 23. Mal' I , 1929: Resident active members 4. resident alumnc:c members 16, total membership 159.
II. I [OKORS. 3 Illunhers ill Torch and Scroll (local h ono rary scho last ic fraternity) ; 7 members in graduating dass; 1 class president, I class vice president, 4 class secreta ri es ; 2 me mbers on annual staff, I reporter of col· lege paper; :\0 members in Y.\V.c.A., -' cabinet members and 1 sccretary of Y.\V.CA ; 6 members in Phi Beta (honorary ml1sical), 1 "ice president. 1 chaplain. 1 censor of Phi Beta; I sl'cretary of Torch and Scro ll ; J memhers in Theta Alpha Phi, I member ill Pi Siltma Phi (women's business fraternity); 6 members in Krucibll' Klub; I prt.'!lidclll of Y.\\',A ; 1 president, 1 sec r eta ry, 1 class representative of Student Counci l ; 2 ho u se presi -
dents; captain and 5 members of basketball team: 6 members in Glee Cl ub ; J members in Stetson Orchestra; 1 president of Play Crafters, 5 members in Play Crafters; 4 plays direeted by 2 me mbers, leads in 5 play s , 15 p..'l.rts in 12 plays; 1 piano recital, I reading recital, 3 m e mbers in 5 r ecita l s; scenery for 6 play s painted by 2 members; I delegate to Student Government Co nvention, 1 vice preside nt of student body; 1 maid -o fhonoT, 3 attendants, IS participants in May Day fete; I voted the most beautiful girl, 1 v o ted best all-round girl, I voted most po pular girl; 1 cheer leader,S sp o nsors at football games.
Ill. S C HOLARSHIP. The scholarship is under the supervision of a scholarship committee which checks up on all the grades, makes monthly repo rts, and pro vides special aid for pledges. Pledgcs mu s t makc an average of 88% p e r cent to be initiated. The pledge making the hi ghest scholastic and fraternity grades is given a recogn ition pin with one pearl in it. The active members must make an average grade of 85 per cent or lose their right to vote for th e foll o wing term. Specia l efforts are directed toward winning the Panhellellic scholarship cup. The chapter stands second in scholarship.
IV. CHAPTER WORK Pledge mectings this year were in charge of a junior wh o urged and sti mulat ed interest in scho larship and activities. An activity cha rt is kept for all activities. The executive committee is selected by the chapter and consists of the pre s id en t, co rre spo nding secretary, treasurer, and r eco rdi ng sec r etary. An annual bazaar is g iv en at Christmas to raise money f or the Settlement School. The chapter cooperates with
the alumnre in giving its annual bridge party for the Settlement School V, 1927-1928. Rushing parties: annual progressive dinner party (each c o urse tak es the party t o a different country and at every turn there is variety and a surprise in the d ecorations and fav o r s. Th e cafe party is followed by a rush ser e nad e). 4 cooky-shines, a tea f o r the Fac ulty, a tea fo r the patronesse s, a dinner in honor of Mrs Burns, homecoming lunch eon, ope n h o use lQ28 1929. Annual prog ressive dinner party aud a pirate party held in the Pi Phi dungeon the principal features o f the ru s hing pJ.rties. 3 cookyshines, initiation banquet, t ea for patr one sses, dinner for Miss Thompson, bridge party for patr onesses, open h o use, rush breakfast on housL party, cooky-shine given by alumnre, swimming party and p :c nic at Dayt o na Beach
VI. CHAPTER H OUSE. The chapter has use of a large r OO I11 on the second fl oo r of the library. This year we re -d eco rated the walls and bought new curtains and drapes. The initiates pres e nted the chapter with a tape stry and the seniors left the room with a beautifu l :.raxfidd Parri s h print. Our lar ge electric arr ow makes an attractive addition on house parties V II. )'IAi:'\'TENANCE OF ALUMN...£ I NTEREST. The alumme arc invited to meeting s, initiation and pledging ce remonies, and all socia l fun ctions. Th ere are always some alumna! present at the cooky-shines and in every way there is cooperation between the chapter and alumna!. The m on thly meetings of the Alumn::c Advisory B oard and Executive Council are a great benefit to all. \Ve write letters to our alumnre at h Cl mecoming and loo k f l1 rward to their return. SARA A. COVER
Florida B
I MEMBERS HIP. 1927 - 1928: Initiates 20, active members 41 , 1928- 1929: Init iates 14, active members 34, resident active m e mbers 3, r es id ent alumnre 3, total membership up to May I, 1929, 156. 11 . H ONORS. 2 Torchbearers, 2 Phi Kappa Phi, 2 Chi Delta Phi (national lit erary' fratern ity), 1 Alpha Epsilon Phi (honorary Latin), 1 Beta
Pi Theta (honorary French), 1 Phi Alpha Thet a; 1 class pre s ident, 1 class secretary, 1 parliamentarian; 1 a ss istant adv e rtisinl{ manager Flasfaco1.Vo, 1 assic;tant editor DistaU, 1 society editor FJombrou , I assistant business manager Fla .rfaC()'wo ; I Freshman Cabinet of y .\V .C.A.. 1 treasurer Y\V.C.A., I president Torchbearers, 1 secretary Torchbearers, 1 president
Phi K a ppa Phi, 2 Freshman Commission: 7 members of athletic tea m s: 1 member of Glee Club, 1 Orchestra; 2 convention delegates (I Collegiate Press Association, 1 State y.\\',C.A. Confcr<:nce) ; 1 Representative at large to Athletic Asociation. 1 chccT leader; 3 Hi sto ry and Social Science Club, 2 Classica l Cl u b, 2 Co t il. lion Club, 4 Village Vamp Gub; 1 most Beautiful; 8 Skit Night, 8 Fashion Show. 2 S p i r ogira Cl ub, 8 Ccrcmony of Fealty, including Jun ior Lady and Freshman Knight; 2 Odd Demonstration. 10 May Dar. 7 T o rch t Committee, 1 Chai rma n Committee on revising constitution , 1 C hai rm an Committee of Thanksfliving Ball. I Senior play,2 Senior 1)la),. 6 Juni o r M inslTf' I, 2 ill Co r o nati o n of Kin g and Queen of Carniva l ; I Co mmitt ee of M ay Day Rr ea kfa s t; I Chairma n of Commiltee on Day T ea, I in Charge of Tnrch Tight.
III. SC HOI.ARS IIIP All chapter (!rarles are sent to the Otair man of t h e Scholarship Comm itt ee and r ead (Iut in chapter meeting. A fine of $500 is impos('d o n pledgcs and actives who d o not make a C average 011 the semester. Th ose failing to make a r average on eit h er a se m este r o r <1t1artcr mu s t !:tudy 8 h ours a week in th e library and if these g rad es arc not brought up the l e ngth of t ime s p cn t in s tud y i c; increased and certain soc ial privil eg'es are rem o vcd . Study hall is kept f o ur nights a wee k fo r pl edl'{es. E ac h s ponsor ic; r espo n sible for h e r freshman's Jr rad es. Pi Phi Ii £th in !Ocholars hip o n the camPtI<:. wi'h o nly 2 natio nal s ahead. IV C II APTFR \\ 'ORK. The pledges (' Iect th ei r own officC' r s an d h old m ee tings of their ow n . Th e pledge m othe r
meets with them once a week and examines th em on fr a t ernity study. The Executive Council is composed of president, vice pre<:idenl, corresponding secreta ry , treasurer, 1 junio r , 1 sophomo r e, and pledge mother. Class delegates are e lected by the chap t er. \\' e gave $40 this year to the Settlem ent Schoo l and gave Onistmac; to th e poor. One chapte r m eeti ng a year is devoted to h ea lth
V. EXTERTAINMEST 1928- 1929. Teas were given f o r Mi ss Onken, iss Tho mp son, Fl o rida Glee Club, an d the patr ol1es<;es. Br idge pflrties werc g iv en for Mr s. Ledsinger, our chape r on , and rushees. Our pledges gave us a Ch ri st m as party and o ur ann ual pledge banquet was o ne o f the nicest socia l events oi the year. An Easter egg hunt was given and representatives of all frat ernities on the nicest social events of the yea r An ca mpu s w ere invit ed. \V e had f our inf orma l dinners for our in specto r and r u <; h ee<:, and on Founders' Day the cha p te r celeb rated with a br eakfast.
\'1. C HAPTER H OUSE. F1 0 rida Bela owns t h e chapter h nu c;e and it is valued at $20.500. Kew furniture, ru g-s and c urtain s hav e been bo ught Ihis year and th e thir d fl oo r was fixed as a chapter r OOln. The lawn has also been land scaped
VIf. MAINTF;NAX CF. OF AI.UMN..£ h .. n:' REsT. Alumnre ar c sent invitati ons t o v isi t at the h o u <;e f o r homecomi ng and initiation. Vi s iting alumme are invited to attend chapter me et · ings. Alumna: Ad viso ry Committee mee t s once a month with Executive CO llncil and vi sits c h apte r me eti ngs There ha s b ee n 1 unaffiliated transfer and 1 affiliated transfer on this campus in la st tw o years.
ARCARET C HA CE
A1iull£'S o ta A
MOfBFR <: III P. 1927- 1928: Initi- I pr es ident Bi b and Tucker (freshates 17, active m emh e r s 51. 1928- man), 1 pre o; id e nt Pinaf o re (sopho1920: l niti:-ttes 17, aClive me..,hcr<: 52. m o r e), 2 secretary o f Y .W .c. A., 4 re <: icient active m embers 36. r es ident Small Cabi n e t. Y \V C. A , 4 Freshman a lumna: 144. t o tal membership up to Commission. 3 Sophomore Commis1. 1929- 176. s ion, l presid e nt Y.W .C A., 1 secretary
Tr HO'IO RS. t Alpha Alpha S o ph o m o re class, I secretary Juni or G nmm:l. 3 Phi Upsil o n Omicron, 5 Eta cla ss , 40 m embe rs Y Vv .C. A ., 1 secreSigma Upsil o n, I Sigma Alpha To ta, tary W .S.G.A., 1 as soc iate chairman 1 D e lta Phi D elta, 3 Torch and Di s - Fr es hman w ee k, 4 Fr es hman week taft, 3 Mortar B o ard, 4 Trai l er's Club, comm itt ee, 3 h omec o ming com mitte e,
5 delegates to Lake Geneva, 1 delegate to Pan hellenic Conference, 3 senior advisers, IJ hig sisters 1 H o u se Council chairman, 3 Masquc r s players, 2 National Collegiate Players, lead fourth ),lilitary Ball. fifth Junior Prom, second and fifth Junior Ball, fourth Senior Prom. second and fifth Band formal, St. Patrick's Day Queen, 2 Gopller staff, 2 Ski.-V-Mall staff, first Gopher sales campaign, third Button Sales Campaign. Vice presid ent Senior class (Education).
II I. SCHOLARSJlII>. Scholarship committee co nsists of a senior chairman and 3n assistant. Grades aTC handed in at midquarlcrs and final s and all girls who have failed to mak e a C average in their work are required to go to study hall two hours a day. In addition, fin es arc paid for all marks below a C average and ni ghts o ut are diminished according to the grade. All pledges are required to r e port to study h a ll three hours a day. This study hall is in charge of an acti\'e uppcrclas s gir l. Ro ll is taken each day and absences must be made up. Spring quarter the chap ter was divided into tw o parts and the side which had the lo west average gave a Jl;lrty for the others. The freshman gi rl who has the highest scholarship ha s he r name inscribed o n the scholar, hip cup which is presented at the f" o und e rs' D ay banquet A C average in a quarter's wo rk is r eq uircd for initiati o n.
IV . CHAPTER WORK. A ll pl edges attend a regular Illeeting each week under the superv is io n of a young alul11na who is actively interested in the chapter They e lect officers and carry on their own class bu si ness. Each week they cove r a certain amount of pl edge study, and take a test on material they hav e covered the pre"ious meeting. Each p ledge is also assigned a SJl'lIl"or, :-tn npp c rc1ass girl, who h er orient herself in coll('ge lif e. \Vh e n pledges need discipline they arc called bef o re the Executi\"c COllnci l and once each quarter they appear bef o re the chapter me e ting<; wh erc they arc given kindly c o mtructivc criticis m by all active membcr... Th e execut ive council consists of th e president, treasurer. secrctary. scholarship chairman and social chairman which
makes a body of two sen io r s, two juniors and o ne sophomore. A so r o rity benefit was given from which parr of the m one y was sent to the Settlem e nt School.
V. 1927 -28 season opened with ru s hin g parries . Th ere wer e tw o informal parties. a winter and s pring formal. A benefit dance with bridge in the afternoon was gi ven and was a gre:-tt success . It was called the "Pi Phi Friv o lities." The traditi onal M o th ers ' and Father s' Day lun cheons were given at the h Ollse . 1928-29 rushing parties , house warming in the ncw Pi Phi hou se, two inf o rmal partie s. \Vinter formal was {,!iven at the new h o us e, a spring formal, house p:-trly for o f the chapter. :\I ot h e rs' and Fath ers ' Day banquet W3S given. F o und ers' Day banquet gi\"cn at the house.
Vr. CHAPTER H oeSE. \V c ha\'e a n ew hou se this y ea r a n d mos t o f our money and tim e ha s gonc to ward the building and financing of it. Th e ho u .. e is o wncd by the alumna! and i s \'alued at $36,000 It is rented to the active chapter. The h ous e holds sixteen girls and a chaperon. Much of th e furniture is nc w and was ho u g ht by th e Alumna! Club and the :\I o thers ' Cluh. \\" c ha\' e all new beds, new furniture f o r th e library and a r oo m fo r town gi rl s , new dining room furniture and a new pian o fo r the basement whcre we danc e. There are new drapes through o ut the entire h onse . In additi o n, we r ece ived many such things, such as, p ic tures, books. pill o w<;, china. si lnr and l in en from \'arious inter este d people.
VIT \" CE OF ALUMKtE INT EREST. Th e Alumnre Advis o ry Board mcets at th e h o u sc once a mo nth to help us with o ur problems and to keep a p oi nt o f contact hetween thc alumna! and the actives The actives always have open ho use f o r th e alulllnre and their families ;\ £ler h omecoming fo o tball games. We ha\'e an informal party at the in December and there is a Chri tmas luncheon fnr alumnre and act ins. during th e Christmas Th ere has been mo r c contact with the alumnre. these la st two years because w e hav e been working t ogether o n the new h ou se. Th e 31ummc t ook charge o f Ihe after-
110;)11 of tht., benefit which we ga\'c.
There han lx:cn only two transfer:;
I 1917-1918" hit: ales 14 , JctiH mcmbcrs35; 1928-1929. Initiah:d II, ;i.ctln: 111l'mbcn 31. I. 1929. rc idt:J1t active members I. resident alumnre +t total membtrship 4JJ
I I. BOXORS 1 PhI Bcta Kappa, 1 Phi Kappa Phi, 1 sophomore honors, 1 Blue Dragon president. 8 on Badger staff, 2 on the .td"isllry board of the Badau, 46 mcmbu!) of Y.\V.CA., 2 presidents, 1 secretary, I treasurer, 1 cabinet mcmhcr of Y \V .C. A ., 2 sophomore council, 1 secretary of cOllllcil of Y \V .CA. , 1(, all the bazaar committees, 2 committee heads, 2 ).{artar Board, 2 Crucible, 1 Delta Phi Delta, J Phi B eta. 3 Beaux Arts club, 1 president of Keystone, 2 Keyst one, I \V .S.G.A. Council, 1 \V .S, GA board member , 2 \" ,A \, 1 freshman hockey team. 3 Dolphin Club, 1 Hunt Club, 1 Glee Club. 2 \\' isconsin Uni\'ersity Players, 2 ill dramatic casts, 3 Congr{'gational Student Association members, 1 Congregational board member , 2 Campus Religious Cot111cil, 1 Freshman Convocation, I chairman of Varsity \Vel comc, I Jl omccoming hutton co mmittee, I H omecomi ng alumni committee, I cap and gown committee chairman, 3 in the Ace section on the Badger, 6 on prom committees, 2 chairmen of prom committees. 1 chairof Panhcllenic Ball, I winner of prom pos ter contest, 1 \Vi sco nsin State Golf Championship winner, 111. SCHOLARSHIP. A scho lars hip chairm an is appointed each year and has under her a committec composed of one member from each class. At mid-semester time active and pledge is given a card which must be returned to the chairman with the grades and signatures of their professors. These llfades are read in chapler meeting. Study hall is held from 7:00 to 9:00 on Tuesday, \V ednesday, a nd Thursday; active seniors take charge. There is a proclor o n each floor, appointed by the pr eside nt, t o see that quiet h ou r s arc maintain ed. Pledges are fo r bid d e n dates on week nights.
on our campus the 101 ,)1 two year .. One was affiliated. Ht-.u :-.- LUTZ
A\\'e tried to raise the grades of th e activ('o; hy making those who had falkn uduw the required average lose their \"ote. To be initiated, pledges mll"t han· a I ,3 average because of the new ktter marking sys tem (A-J, 8-2, C-I). Th e active too, arlo rcquired to keep this average For three consecutive semcstcrs Pi Beta Phi has compared with national Pan · hellenic fraternities on the campus as follows: c;ixth, twelfth, fourteenth IV. CIIAPTfK \\ 'ORK The choose a senior, usually, as her Pi Phi m ot her, who takes a s pecial interest in the wo rk, activities, and welfare of her daughter and gives her all the help she nceds in starting her college work An uppercla<;sman is elected to take charge of the pledges. At the wcekly mCding,:, she l:xplains to them the meaning and the value of fraternity life, and its relation to other organizations on the campus. She gins them an insight into the organiZ:l.tion of their own fraternity and helps the pledges to recognize their responsibility in being affiliated with a fraternal group in this nature. The pledges elect their OWI1 office rs who lead the business part of the m eeting. Their prcsident assigns them their weekly duties. The executive council consists of three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore. and, this year, onc frec;hman wh o was elected in the "pring. This grout> includes always the old and the new president. Each year a benefit bridge is gi\'en for the Settlement Schoo1. The majority of our mcmbers ha\'e life memberships in the Memorial Union which was opeTled last year. Contributions were made to the Y \V.c.A. and to the University City of Pari s. According to rules, girls livinq in three-girl rooms are not all o wed to all sleep inside. Those who cannot and others. tOI), sleep o n a lar ge sleeping porch which accommodate"! 18. Our living rO("lTl1S are lig ht , large, and well-ventilated.
V. ENn:RTAINMENT. 1927-1928: RmhiTlR parties consisting of f or mal
tea s, lunche o ns, dinn e r s, tea dances. and f ormal d inner danc es. Five f o rmal dances are given during the year, including one dinn er dance in the spr in g, a tea f o r the chaperon. a Christ m as costume party at which the pledges gave stunts and proph ec ies w ere distribut ed , a benefit bridge, Founders' Day cooky·shines, and formal banquet. 1928- 1929 : Rushing parties consisting of formal teas, luncheons dinner s, tea dan ces , and formal dinner dances. Open h ouse was held at homecoming, a tca wa s given f o r lh e chaperon. Th e r e were five formal danc es. including onc spring dinner dance. F OtHlders' Day coo ky-shine and formal alumn.c banQu et.
VI. CHAPTER H Ol'SE. Our house is owned by th e r c .. ident alumn;e and is valued at $50.000. Twenty-six girls and th e chaperon live in the h n ue:e Fro m May I , 1927 to th e fall of 1928, the house has been re-stl1ccoed and the p orch has been rebuilt, the r ooms c<l.lcimin('d. New rugs werc purchased for the hall and the living room; two davenpor ts and a chair were r eupholstered: the senio rs and pledves gave a lovely coffee service to the house. A new table and a new 1amo wcre bought for th e living r oo m. This year our has been redecorated: the hath rooms have been improved, three show('rs and a
new bath installed and other additions, m ode rn wallpaper on the main Aoor, new lamp shades and drapes in the d ini ng room. three lamps, onc lamp sh ade, f ou r chairs (new), o n c chair and a davenport reuph o lstered, new portiers , several new end tables. tw o modern si lv er screen';, a chandelie r in the hall , a Radiola. a tap est ry. cushions for the piano and window seats, a set o f Fostoria glass ware. new silver water pitch ers . ruR' S f o r the third floor hall. and the porch furniture r epai nted
VIT. OF ALUMNIE INTERFST. Our alumn::c club is very interested and active; in this we are verv f ortunate. All the a lum n<c are invited to ou r rush;111{ fl1nctinns. cooky-s hi nes, b.-'lnqu{'t'i, F Ol1nd"rs' Da y celebrations . and initiations. The Advisory Committee meets with th e Executive Council once a month. Th e mutual cooperation is very good. Th ere have been about ten Pi Phi transfers on th e campus in the la st two years , nne of wh f'lTn has bf'en affiliated. The unaffiliat ed transfers take any o f their meals that the\' wish at the chapter h Ollse and are invited to all fUf'ctions except fo rmal house danc es. Our attempts to form contacts with transfers ha\'e been Quite successful in comparison to the ot h er fraternities on th e ca mpus .
lULI /\ H AU(;AN GRO SVENOR
rtViscollsin B
I. 1927- 192R: Initiates 17. active membcl"i 15. 1928-IQ29 : Initiates 3, active m embers 25. Resident active m embers 5, resident alurnn.e 15 . H . H ONORS. 1 Phi Beta Kappa. 2 wm laud e,' 1 Freshman class vice 2 sopho m ore cbss vice pr es id ents. 1 seniOl" class vice president. 1 Fr eshman cla'iS secretary. I sophomo re class secretarv. 1 iunior class secretary: 3 on e:tafl' of Cndex (af1nl1al). 1 societv editor and 4 reporte r s on RnUl/d Tnbll! (semi 4 weekk stud,.nt publicati on): I pree::dent. 4 c"mm;ttee chairmf'n. 40 m f'...,bl' r'i in Y \ V .C.A : 1 mcmher Gn1den T"'p er (sl'nio r honorary s('lcietv disorganized 1929) : 6 members Ka 1\e (honnrary girls' journ alistic) : 2 members Si'Z'ma Alpha I ota (honorary music frater -
nily): 2 m embers Phi Si,Q"ma I ota (honorary languac-e frat e rnity); 12 1Il{'mbf'rs A Capclla Choir, 19 memher s Vesper ('hoi r: 1 vice president I nternational R e lations Club; 1 memher General B oard: 1 secretary and 3 members Student Council: 1 president. 1 s('crf'tary. I treasurer, 6 m emocrs of \V.S.C .A. Counci l ; 1 pre <;id en t \V A.A ., 3 managers, I social chairman . 13 members. 4 on basketball teaT'ns. 4 o n h oc key teams, 1 winner \V.A ,A. swim ;"J;{ fTteet: 6 Shakl'sof':'lre Dr amalic Club: 10 m e mbere: Beloit Playl"J"; Cluh, 3 in one-act plays. 2 1(';1 d<; in J-act piay s . 2 min o r parts on C2stS. 2 prompte r s. 2 on properties committee: I in RadiolOJui. an coll ege production musical comedy. ar ran '!ed by a Pi Phi alumna; 2 delegates \V S G A
Convention; 1 d e legate W .A A . c on· ventio"; 2 delegat es y \V .C. A c on · ventia"; 1 winner in beau ty contest of w inn er of subscription se llin g campaign fo r Codex III. SCHOLARSHIP. A chapte r by· law r equests all members h av ing D' s t o spend as many st udy hours in th e library as th ey ha\"c hours o f D Since w e do not liv e in o ur h ouse , we have n o study tablco; o r socia l r egu la· tions o th e r than th ose o f the college which restrict all girls with averages below C fr o m m o r e than four parti es a semester, and girls on college probati o n fr om any hut Saturday and Sunday ni ght datr". Girls on co ll ege pr obati on arc deprived of a chapter vole. The freshman sc h o larsh ip cup is award e d t o th e fr c .. hman rccci\'ing the highest average f or the e nlir e year. The scholar s hip committee keeps close account o f the chapter grades and offers s ugg estions and help as the oc· casion demands. Pi Beta Phi ranked second among th e women's fraterni· ties on the campus 1927·1928 and fir st the first s(;ml;stcr of 1928· 1929. J f we rank first fo r th e year we will regain the scho larship c up which hao; been O ll t o f our hands f o r th c last thrce ycars.
I V. tlAI"Tf:R \V ORK. \V e have n o unusual meth o d s o f pledge train in g-. They m ee t o nce a week for pledge study under the su!)en-ision o f th e pled ge master, a senior. Th e o ffi ce rs and older gir l s give talks about the fraternity and help in th e pledge study. Each pledge cla ss el ec ts it s pre s ident and tr eas urer . \Vith ru s hing deferred until May this y ear w e hav e had t o reorganize o ur work a great d ea1. Fr o m no w on, h owever, as bef o re, the pledges are expected t o k ee p the h o use in o rd er and hav e charge of s ings under the supervision 'Of th e respective chairmen. The Ex ccu tive Council consists of the pr es id ent, trea sur er , and representatins fr om each o f th e initiated clas ses- u s ually just three Each year we se nd a gift o f n o less than fifty dollars to th e S ett lem e nt Scbool fr o m m o n ey we earn by fo o d sales, rummage sales, o r specia l dances At Christmas time it i s the custom to provi d e f o r one o r two baskets given by the c harity o rganizations o f Beloit. We have made no cont ributi ons to co ll ege funds as a whole, but eac h st ud ent con-
tribu tes to the Bel o it -in·Turk e y fund drive which is h eld every sp rin g In appointing o ur committee m cmbe rs , chairmen. and officers, we try to rotate among the J.!irls as much as poss ib le so that all girls may have an equa l chance in chaptl'r work and personal development. \\"l' find satisfactory c()()pe r atinn in iTlt(Tcst by this polic)
V. E:-'TERTAI:OII':XT. Ru shin g parties: Co lonial tea dance, 1\RRO\' supper sillg rainbow fl)rmal b"lnqul'l Breakfasts on Day , Fath e rs' Day, and li omeC() m ing Christmas cooky-shine and Founders' Day si n g with Panh e ll tnic l ea f or Kappa Delta nation;tl office r; s upp e r sing for :\1rs. T;:u1Ilahill, f o rm er Grand P res id ent and dean of women at Bl'loit lollege; s upper s ing for GOllddJ. 192 7 Conve ntI on initiate and spea k er al ,\A U \V ; s upp cr sing for house dirtctnrs; .1 informal dances; I f or mal dinller dance; H o l i· day Hop at Edgl'watcr Beach H ote l. Chicago, D ecembe r 27, 1928; all college Opl'll houses; annual reuniun banquet at comme nceme nt; sing and Pan hellenic tea for ).f rs. Sawers. province pn.;sidcnt.
Vi. C llAPTFR The chapter h o u se is owned by the Pi Deta Ph i H ouse Corporat ion, composed of a few memocrs o f th e alumna: club. It is valued at $IO,OCMl \V e r e nt the fir s t fl oo r fr o m thc cor po rati o n , and the second fl oo r is rented t o outsiders. since the co lleg e reg-ulati ons forbid group girls t o li\'c in th ei r h Ollse s. This la st year the house wa s refurnished N ew drap es and wooden pole s stained to harm on ize with th e creto nn es were give n to the h Ollse as the gift of the 1928 initiates. Severa l n e w chair s, bmps, and tabl es and accesso ri es were purchased f rom the m o ne y ea rn ed f rom the Ch ri stmas H o liday H o p. At the hr ist mas sing each gi rl ga\'e some little necessity f o r the house, which h as made it more attractive <15 well as m o r e comfortab le.
V II MAINTF.:-;A:-;' CE 01-' AL UMN"£ IxTEREST
The Christmas s ing with the alumn::c is always lok ed f o rward to each year. Usually we make the s ing a gift showe r fo r the h o use \Ve celebrate Founder s· Day t o gether eit her at a lun c he on o r a sing. At the end of the year we have a formal banquet for all initiates and returning
Thr o ugh these social even t s we learn to kn o w o ur alumn<e quit e well. During rushing they are anxiou s
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to help us and enjoy it as much as we do.
MARGARET FREEMAN
Norlll Dakota A
1927·1928 : Init i- per cent. The scholarship rank among alCS 7, active membe rs 16 1928 -1929 : Nationa l Panhell cnic women's fraterIn itiates 15, active members 25. R csi· moes on the campus is: 1st semester dent active members 6, resident alum- of 1927-28 1s t, 2nd semester of 1927me 14. Total membership up to May 28,2nd, 1st semester of 1928-29 6th. I , 1929, 106. IV. CHAPTER \VORK . The exII. HOXOR S. 1927-29: Scholarship: ccutivc committee consists of the 1 Phi B eta Kappa, 1 Sigma Xi, 1 president, vice president, treasurer, General H on ors, 1 De partmental boarding house manager, and junior H onors , 2 Pi Lambda Thetas, and 1 class r epresentative. \ Vork done f or Phi Chi Theta. There have been no Settlement School and loca l charities: class offices held during the 1927-29 Nonh Dakota Alpha Alumn::e coninterim. Campus honors: 7 members dueled a sale f o r Settlement School 011 annual staft, 7 members on pape r materials during th e Christmas holistaff, 22 members in the Y.W.CA. days o f 1927-28 , North Dakota Alpha with 2 officers and 7 on th e cabinet, actives and alumme contributed $40 to 1 Qu o Vadis, 1 Kappa Psi Omic r on, the Settlement School fund, actives 3 Zeta Phi Etas, 2 Sigma Alpha I otas, a nd pl e dges of Pi B eta Phi conducted 5 P layma k ers, 2 Penates Club mem- the po ppy sa le on th e campus of the bers with one as president, I Sketchers Univers it y o f North f)akota, rcceivCl ub, 1 M atrix, 2 in Cubs Club with ing the highest returns eve r rec o rded. one as president and the other as Contributions to University Buildings: secretary, 8 in Leagu e of \ Vomell The sorority pledged $200 to the UniVoters with 4 officers. Th ere arc versity Memorial Stadium fund, each two offices in Student Government girl in the group has pledged or will Associations with 1 as pre side nt in pledge before receiving her degree , 1927-28 and 1 sec r etary in 1928-29. n o t less than $50 to the Memorial \ Ve have two m embe rs on the varsity Campaign fund. The H ealth comhockey t eam. Th e r e are ten memb ers miltee is composed of one girl who is o n th e Girls ' G lee Club with 4 officers in th e H ome Nursing Department t o and 14 on dramatic casts; 2 delegates take ca r e of the health condition in to n ational convent io n s- l to Zeta Phi the house. Eta in 1929 and 1 to Phi Chi Theta in V. The pledges 1928; II offices in national organiza- of North Dak ota Alpha gave a tea f or tions with 3 president s; second place in all the freshmen girls in the university h o mecoming float. Soc ial honors: 1 each fall with the id ea of creating a Military ba ll leader, 1 Junior Pro m friendship betwe e n th e sorority an d leade r , 2 r egim enta l sponsors, 2 wi n- non-sor o rity girls. A forma l din n e rners in beauty contest, 2 winners i n dance is given each s pr ing, th e popula r ity contest, 1 winner o f King mothers, patronesses. and a lu mna'! are Orato ri ca l Contest. enter t a in ed eac h C hri stmas by the III. SCHOLARSHIP A schola r sh ip actives and pledges; an annual chairman se nd s the grade cards in at Mothers' Day part y i s h eld which is the clo se of each m onth after wh ich composed of a dinner and a p r og ram by the g r a d es are read in active me eting the gi rl s o f the chapter; a patroness by th e alumncc scholarship adviser. lu ncheon and bridge party is given The methods for improv ing scholar- annually, a n d the open h o u se f or ship are: 2 h o urs study table f or each North Dak ota Alpha' s new home on sch oo l day, pledges have only three November 9, 1929. nights a week fo r social even ts. quiet VI. CHAPTER H OUSE. The chapter hours in the house fr o m 7:30 on each house eva lua ted at $33,000 is owned by night , and a jeweled pin is awarded the a lu mna:. It was built in the sumt o the i niti ate w ith the hi ghest ave rage. m e r of 1928. The house accommodates The p ledge average demanded is 82 18 girls and the h ousemot h er. Th e
main fl oor has a living room , lo unge, alcove. d :) wnt own girls' r oo m, and a large reception hall. In addition t o the beautiful pictures and wall h angings donatc.d by the a lum nz and indithe patronesses gave an imported P ersian prayer TU g. One of the features of the house is the arrow which is carn:d in the oak frame of the fir eplace.
VII. OF AL UMNA:: INTERf.sT. In April , 1929. th e Grand F o rk s Alumnz Club was granted a cha rt er from the X ational Alumnz Association, an imitation is extended to all alumn;r to atte nd the cookyshine each month. the chapter vi ce president and an alumnre r eprc<,cntati ·,oc wf)rk t ogethe r to ( 0o;; 1(:T alumna'! interests. ESTlIIR L NELSOS
Jlli1l o is A
I . MEMIlFR " "IP 192.7 - 19 28: In;1 i- III SCIIOLARSHIP. Scholarship ates 44, active membe rs 22. 1928 - committee r c po rt s grades once 31929 : I n iti ates 17 (inc1udinll al um n;:e month . Recognition p in is awarded to initiations), active members 19, Re si- active making mnst imprnvement and dent active members 6, r esiden t alum :- the scholarship ring t o active with the nae 15, total me m be r c;h ip up t o May I, h ighes t grades Active mu st have C 11)29-61 plus or socia l llri\·ile g<.'" arc
I J. H ONORS. 3 members SiR'ma cut. Pl edg es must have B m inlt averOmicr on Mu (petit lO lling Phi Bet3 age f o r initiation. In 1928- 1929 scholKappa) ; 2 cum laud e, 10 h o n o r gradu- arship was rais('d from lac;t to first ate , cha p lcr c;chnlaro;;hip rank first: place. receiving Kiwalli" c;ch ola r s hip 5 on Rao· /inq.r sta ff , -t nn n,.adc s t aff: cup. AHragc wac; B pills - high es t C\'er 1 \·ice president of \,,\\'.CA., -t cabi - mad e on th e campus. net members; 6 m e mbers Pi Kappa IV . CIIAP'ITR W ORK PI (' d ges J president F tl rtnsic 1 ,He urg.Ulizt:d \\itll offin'r3 ullch'r Of. "ecreta ry-t r easure r, Sigma Tau Delt a , pledge captain, Th('y pay due" and 3 members: 2 me mb e rs Executive :on dll ct their meeti ngs and stud\' hours Co uncil o f C r imso n Masque. 14 mem- as ncarly as poc;slhle like the· active hers, 1 ch arte r memb e r o f M on m o uth c hapter . Ea ch pledge is respo n sible chapter of National Collegiate Play- t o her chaptcr !.ponsor, and has w(,ckly c rs; 1 vice presi d ent P e p Club. 8 mem- co n f e r ences with Iwr. Executive hers; I presid ent, I vice presid e nt Tau Council i s compose d of the pr es ident Sigma Alpha (freshman literary). 10 an d one from rach C]aliS, pr efe rably memh e rs; 2 pre si dents, 1 vice presi- not th e ot h er officers. louncil meets de nl Fr enc h Club, 8 members; I presi- once a month with social, scholarship, dent, I vic e president McMichael and ru shing chairm en. Chaptcr COIlHo me : 2 vice presid e nts Omi- tributed $25 to Settlemrnt School durcroll Mu: 2 presidents \V ,A A. 7 on ing its one year of Pi Phi membership. Council; 1 pr es ident, I secretary-trea"- \Vc ha\'e held regular coo k y-s hines on lifer of Panhcllenic; 7 o n H nmec ol11- alternate Saturday nights, at whi ch wc in'! Committee; fi rst prize in Women' s "tudy the aims amI str u ct ur e of the Section o f fl oats; 3 o n Mav F ete Pro - fraternity. Thi s plan ha s gi\'en us induction stafT; 1 secretary G o vernment lernal st ren gth and coope r at io n and Ass oc iati o n, 3 members Student Coun- help ed give u s a national viewpoint. cil; 3 captains hoc kcy team s , 14 mem- V. ENTERTAINMENT 1927-28: As her,,; 3 captains, 11 members basketball a l oc al we entertained Sawers teams; I swimming instruct o r. 7 mem- at tea dinner, and Miss De Wolf bers R ed Cross Life Saving Corps; 3 at tea and dinn e r on their inspection winners of M 1 vice presi- trips W(> g;we an luncheon dell t. 4 memhers Gl ee Club, I accom- at h o m ecoming , an Old English 01ristpani.;;t; 7 m embers o f play casts, 3 mas party and an installati on f o rmal leads; 1 to nati o nal Pi Kappa tea and dinner, lunch and cooky-shine. D elta con vention and joint winner of An informa l party was given at the National \V o mell's Tournament: 2 country dub in the spring. 1928-1929: deleg ates and winners o f sectiona l Pi Entertained at formal tea and dinner Kappa De lta convention; 2 intercol- for Miss Coates. alumn::e luncheon at legiate orator s ; I May Queen, 2 at- Homeco m ing, O ld English Chris t mas tenda n ts. party; rushing pa r ties were c irc u s
breakfast, Crystal tea and the traditional Rainbow dinner; pledges entertained at bridge and dinne r; formal spri ng party wit h Rainbow and May Pole as backgr o und; initiation cookyshine; Founders' Day banquet with alumna! and I llinois B and f o rma t tea to present pledges and initiates to campus and administration; M o thers' Day dinner; inf ormal party in s pring at country club.
VI. CHAPTER HOUSE. Chapter has private room in o nc of the women's
hall s on the campus. We are the on ly group which has a room.
VII. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMNAE INTEREST. Executive Counci l h old regular meetings with Advisory Boa r d, and alumna'! attend one of ou r meetings every m o nth. Every active and her chapter daughter make at least one call a month on members o f the Alumnrc Club. The club entertains for us dur ing th e year, and in turn are in"it ed to ou r social affairs.
KATHERINE P. PHELPS
Illinois B
L 1h:MIl ER SI IiP 1927·28: 7 Initiates, 20 active members. 1928-29: 9 initiat es , 12 active members. May I , 1929: Resident active m embers 8, residen t alumna! 26, total membership 407.
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HONORS 1927 -29: 4 Phi Kappa Phi, 4 C IU" Imide, 26 und erg raduate honor students . 1 vice pr es ident, 1 treasurer F reshman class, 2 secretary Sophomore class, I presid en t Junior class, 1 a rt editor Stroller, 4 membe rs Stroller staff, 2 editors-in -chief RcViNCI, 1 associate editor Revie'"dJ, 4 members RroiN.CI s taff, 2 membe rs Theta Chi Delta (hono r ary chemistry fratern ity); I pre si dent 8 members Lambda Phi Delta (professional fine arts fraternity); 8 members Sigma Tau De l ta (honorary Eng lish fratern ity) ; 3 mc'mbers Pi Gamma Mu (honorary socia l science fratcrnity) ; 1 secretary-treasurer Pi Kappa De lta (forensic fraternity ) ; 1 president, 1 sccretary-trcasurer, 22 members French Club, 1 pres ide nt I secretarytreasurer, II membe rs Spanish club, S members Pep Club, I president, 1 secretary- t reasurer. 22 members H ome Econ omics Club, 6 members G lee Club, 1 vice president, 1 treasure r , 36 members 'VY A.A ., 2 presid ents, 1 vice president , 1 secretary , 2 social chai r men Lombard hall , 3 me mbers Lombard hall judicial committee, 2 members Student Council 4 captains. 3 managers. 16 members soccer teams. 4 captains, 2 managers. 14 members bac;ketball teams, 8 members track teams. 1 m e mher C"ampu<; Players' club, 6 actors Spanish Club plays . I delegate nation a l h ome economics co nvention 1 stude n t assistant in w o men's physical ed uca t ion , 1 membe r debate tea m, 2
beauty qUeens, I most representati\'e woman, 10 mem be rs Steppers Club, 3 lead e r s J lInior Pr o m Ill. SCIIOLARSHIP. For the first semester of the sc h oo l year 1927 -28, Illin ois R stood third in schola r shi p on Lombard campus. raising this stand to fi rst plac e f o r the secon d semester. First scmf:stcr 192 8-29 Ill inoi<; B held third place with a 3.2 average as comDared to fir s t place h eld by anothu fraternity with a 3.4 avcrage, the c1nsest competition ever s h ow n on the campus. At the present time final rep orts have nOf been filed. but due to strenuous effort on the part of each individua l, Illin ois It h opes to regain first place at the end of this semester. Supervised study hours and charts have been the local meth o ds for bettering scho lastic aVf'rages and have been us ed by this chapter. Si l ver scholarship trophies a r e award ed each year to the senior having th e highest scho lastic average during her f o ur years in college, anti to the sopohomore whose average is highest for two years. A ring is given to the pledg e maintaining' the highest average during h er pledge life. I nitiation r equi r es all grades t o be C or above.
I V.
CHAPTER WORK
The old m e th o d of holdin g- pledlre meeting'S bef o r e the chapter has been abando n ed. and a pled ge supervisor with entire charge of pledge work has been substituted t o advantage. Th e local chapt e r Executive Council consists of the pr eside nt. vice preo;ident, correspondsecretary. rec o rd ing secretary and treasurer who automatically become mC"mh('rs when elected to office . Illinois n , I llinois 6 , and Galesburg alumna' combine in a benefit dance each year
the proceeds o f which arc sent as one contribution to the Settlement School. Every freshman is required to j oin \V .'--\.A. and all arc encouraged to go out for the girls' m3jor sp:nts and for all college acti\'ities. Since the girls aTC not allowed to live outside the hall, ou r bungalow is used only for socia l PUTIJO!>CS al;d c113pter meetings. \-. 1927-28: Fall opened with a tea at the h ome of ,til acti\'(,: A c\)oky-shine featuring Robin H ood's forest, and a bathing beauty dinner at the bungalow. Alumme rush da)' carried out a Dutch program in a lunch eon and bridge, afternoon tea, cooky-shine dinner and dance, all held at the home of various alumn:.e. OtheT parties were: The Christmas part)' at the bungalow; a Valentine's d<lY forma l ri ;m("f' at thl' Club with favors of hand tooled bill folds i>caring the fraternity crest. Th e with a spring party at the Soangetaha country club with large old iashiollcd bnoks as 1928 ·29: Otx'n h ou"e and a pIcnic were the first fall rushmg events, being f ollowed hy a French dinner at th(' bungalow with (!f'eorations, fay ors and Illenu out the colors of red, white and black. Alumna:: rush day, the guests were elltertained at a Japan l'se IUTlcheon and bridge, cooky-shinc and dancl'. Other parties were: The annual Chriqmas party at the bungal ow ; formal dinner dance at the Elks' Club with an elaborate r ainbow ga r den as the sce ne of festivities: Victrola party; colonial cooky-shine at the bungal o w for Ill in ois A chapter; annua l party at the Monm outh country club; 110thcrs' day tea fl)r mothers and ahunn:l!; C(IIllmcnccmcnt cooky-shine for all alum-
11X'. Illinois A. Illinois B, and Illinois .l together with all celebrated Founders' Day at the Galesburg club with stunts 311d decorations carrying nut the idea of a circll". The chapters and alumn.e presented different phases of the circus, Illinois B giving the oriental parade.
\.1. CII/\PTI.R HOt..:Sl:. The chapter house is owned by thc alummc and valued at $5,000. It is located on the camp· us. Th e d ownstairs has been entirely redecorated and refurnished with a new rug, furniture', (,cc3 .. iollal chair" and lamps. TIle pledges the chapter with a new picture for over the mantel and a "what-not" for the wall. A ncw orthophonic Victrola is a feature in the furni!'hings, and new sih'er and kitchen utensils, gifts nf and Gail Q Porter, are proud l)oSsessions of the chapter. The many liberal gifts of alumna:: and frieTHis have made mally of thc<;e new possessions possihle.
VIf. :"1AI:'\"TEX \:\ CE OF r\U)MI"'AE I :-:TEHf.sT. Th e alumna! advisory board is \"Cry closely connected WIth the work of the chapter, and "crves as a vital c(mlle-cting link lwtw('en the acti\'es and alullll1;c. Alumn:e are itl\'ited to pledging sc rvict.,s , initiation, f or mal and spring parties. cooky-"hines, and the !-rreater part o f chapter activ;ties. A large part of rmhing is carried on by the alumn:e ill olle day, and the Ad\,isory Board discusses all prospective mcmbcrs with the chapter. Alumna! have o pen invitation to chapter and the boarcillleets w;th the chapter executive cot1l1cil on all imp0ftant question" as well as having the fillal vott.' on all .. for initiation
Illill ois '"
I. MEM8E.HSIIIP 1927 - 1928: In itiates 19, activc members 43. 1928-29: In itiates 11, active member s 38. Resident active members 15. resident a lumme 47, total membership, May 1, 1929, 4 5 1.
II. H ONORS. 1927-29: 1 Phi Beta Kappa, 1 magllo cum laude, 1 cum laude, 17 hOllor students and graduates; 1 Junior c la ss secretary, I freshman class secre ta ry; I editor of Ga l e (ann ual) , I associate editor of Gal",
14 on Gale staff, 3 on staff of Srwasher (humorist magazine), 1 associate editof of Sflld"lIt (papcr), 8 o n Stlldent staff ; I president of y.\V.C.A., 1 secretary of Y.\V .C.A., I treasurer of Y \V .CA., 7 cabinet l1l (' mbers of Y \Y .CA., 7 commission me..."bcrs of Y .\V .C A ., 49 members o f y.\v .e A.; 7 M or tar B oard members. 1 Th eta Sig ma Phi. 3 Theta Alpha Phi, 1 Delta Sigma Rh o; 1 president L.M.I. ( woman'" literary society), 5 ca bin et
membe rs o f L .M.I. 15 mem be rs of L M I.; 1 pres id e nt o f French club,S o n ca bin e t o f Fr ench Club; 4 Spanish Club ; 11 Kn ox Play er's Oub; 1 W A.A. counci l, 19 m embers W A.A. ; 2 10K" wearers, 1 vice p resident Student Counci l, 2 m emb e r s Student Counci l, 2 secretaries H ouse Council , 4 m embers H o u se Counci l, 1 pre s ident W.S G.A ., 3 m embers W.S G.A.; 5 va r sity hockey, 12 on clas s t eams; 8 m emb e r s Glee club; 10 in dramati c ca sts, 1 Lake G eneva conference representative. 1 del egate W.S .G.A. nati o nal convention ; 1 membe r of B oar d of Publications, 3 o ffic er s nati ona l o rganizations; 3 R.O T.c. sponso r s, 2 W .S.C.A. pr o m committee, I chairman junior pr om, 2 pr om c om mittee, winners o f ca mpu s s i ng c up, winners of H omecomi ng fl oa t, 4 chap el ch o ir HI. ScnoLAR5 HIP A scho lar s hip co mmittee, composed o f a se nior, a junior, and a sophomore, having e st grades in their re spective cla sses, w o rk s for bette r g r ades am o ng girls and g e ts p e rsonal repo rts fr o m their professo r s. A scho larship cup is g iv e n to the girl h a vin g the high e st average in h er clas s at the begin ning of h er juni o r year. Semester g ra d es are r ea d at chapter meeting. The alumme o n th e advisory board who are in charge of sch o lar s h ip come to thi s m eeting and di sc us s grades with t he girls. Two s tudy h o urs a day at t he l ibrary f o r pledg es, s up ervi se d by perclassm e n; restricted social lege s ro r those wh ose grades are unsatis fa cto ry Tw o w ee k s previ ou s t o final examinatio n s, no gi rl may have a dat e. Fr es hm e n a r e required to p ass a semester's work with C in each j ec t , o r an ind ex n ot high e r than 2 8, in o rder to be initiat ed. An y acti ve m embe r with grade below r eq u ire m e nt f or init iat io n is pl aced o n probation f o r s ix w ee k s, having n o vote, but attending all c h apter meetings. Am ong national Panh ell e nic frat e rnities, Ill in o is .6. rated second in sc h olarship in 192728 and first in 1928-29.
IV CHAPTER WORK Pl ed ges elect o ffic e r s, pay sma ll dues, a nd h o ld weekly meetings under the leaders h ip o f their pl e dge superviso r . Each uppercla ss girl acts as adviser to a fr es hman, and is r esponsible f o r h e r sc h o larshi p and activities r eco rd Uppe rclassmen talk t o pledges at their meetings o f id eals and work o f Pi Beta Phi Th e Ex ecutive Co un ci l i s co mposed o f th e pr es id ent , two sen io r s, two juni o r s. and one sophomo r e. In chapte r gave $50 to the m ent Schoo l, and $25 fo r 1928-29. The chapter h elps o n tag days of the loc al charities. On ce a m ont h, a h ea lth r e p o rt i s read in c hapt e r m ee tin g. Hav e n o chapter h ouse. \V e hav e g u n t o buy si l ver and china fo r future c hapt e r use.
V. ENTERTAIN;\IE NT. 1927 -28: Final ru shin g p arty, annual fo rmal party, coo k y -shi ne f or men in co nn ecti on with spring party , F o u nde r s ' Day ba nqu e t with alumnre and Illin ois n, pl ed ge party, chapter presented w ith s ilv e rwar e, gave stunts and o rig inal songs. Fall ru shing party, cabaret e ff ect; pledge party, chapter pr ese nted with c h ina ware, gave s tunt s a nd origina l so n gs; f o rm al d ance, S pani sh e ff ect ; sprin g party, s hin e f or men; F ounders' D ay quet with alumn3! and I llin o is A and n, eac h chapter pr esent ing one ac t o f th e Big Pi Bcta Phi Circus. Coo k ys h ines arc h e ld twic e a m on th at the h o m es of th e r esid e n t memb e r s.
VI. C HAPTER HO USE. F aculty ruling pro h ibits h o uses for w o m e n .
VII. OF ALUMNAE I NTERES T Girls o f c hap te r h ave alumn.e m othe r s. Alumna! are invited to pl ed ging s e rvic cs , initiation, Sp r ing parti es. and formal danc es. The v iso ry B oa rd di sc ll sses all prospect i\'e membe r s with the chapter. Our me are active ly int ereste d in th e cha pt e r, and w e en t e rta in and are tain cd by them o ft e n during th e year.
C HARLOTTE C RAWl-'O RIJ
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I. MEMB ERS HIP In i ti- II HON ORS 1 Phi B e ta Kappa. 2 a t es 17, active members 50. 1928-29: h o n or st u de nt s, I juni o r s ocial chairInit iates 16, active members 41. man. I soph o m o r e secreta ry-t r easure r . dent a ct ive members 25. Resident 1 Gr een Lantern pr esident (freshman a lum n.e 200 , t ot al m embe r ship on M ay women ' s o r ganization). 1 B lue Lant e rn 1, 1929,449. Lant e rn socia l chairman (sopho m o r e
women's organization), 1 Gold Lan· tern president (junior women's organi· zation), 1 Red Lantern secretarytreasurer (senior women's organization), 6 in prominent people section of annual, 1 in beauty queen section of annual, 4 members of Syllabus staff (annual), 2 on Daily NorJllu.:ester" business staff, 2 on Purple Parrol distribution staff, 2 Cub's club (journalism club) ; 1 president. 1 vicc presiden!. 5 cabinet members, Y.\V.C.A.; 1 Circus Sally (girl head of annual circus), 3 on circus board; 2 freshman commission heads; 3 members Mortar Board, 1 president and 1 vice president; 16 members Alethenai (literary socitey), 1 president, 1 social chairman, 1 secretary of A lClhenai; 1 junior women's representative, 1 senior women's representative on student council, 4 members W.S.G.A. board, 12 members house of representatives of \V.S.G.A, 1 president, 1 vice president. 1 social chairman of W.S.G.A., 18 members \V.A.A.; 7 on hockey teams, 8 on soccer teams, 5 on basketball learns,S on volleyball teams, 6 on track tcam:i, 2 on archery team, 2 on swimming teams, 8 on baseball teams, I team captain, 2 team managers; 6 on \V.A.A. show board, 2 managers, I assistant manager of W.A.A. show, 12 girls in 'V.A.A. musical comedy and 2 leads; 1 May queen attendant; I in May pageant; 2 members of Glee Club; 1 leader of sophomore hop; 1 leader junior prom: 2 on prom COI11mittee; 1 leader military ball; 3 members Shi-Ai, 1 vice president; 18 representatives at Matrix Table 1928. 22 representatives at Matrix Table 1929; intersority baseball champions; winners 1st. cup sorority circus stunt for two years; winners intersorority relay race; 2nd. place in intersorority sing; 2 delegates national W.S.G.A. conventions.
II I. SCBOLARSIilP. G rade cards are filled at mid-semesters with the grade received in each subject and numher of hours studied. Dating privileges are taken away from girls 0 or F notices at m id-semesters at least two or th r ee weeks before exams. Freshmen are required to report 011 hours of study each week, 15 h ours of study being required as minimum number of hours a week. The active ch apter and pledges do not
dale for a week previous to exams. Fines are imposed if girls do not observe the probation period of no dates before or during exams. Fairly good results. The pledge and chapter a\'erage demanded is 1.2 for initiation which amounts to a straight C a\·erage with 3 hours of B. The chapter was third and then ninth out of the 24 women's fraternities 011 the campus in scholarship.
I V. CHAPTER \VORK A system of black marks has been used in pledge training, whereby, any girl nOt attending to her assigned duties receives a black mark for each offense, and three black marks deprive her of a dating privilege. Executive Committee is made up of chapter president, an exofficio member, 2 seniors, 2 juniors, and 1 sophomore all eJected by the chapter. We sent $10 to the Settlement School from the treasury and were not able to do more because of the heavy responsibility of financing a new house. We cooperated with the alumnce and sold tickets for two performances at the Goodman theater for the benefit of the Settlement School The chapter dressed 15 dolls for Northwestern Settlement and sellt $10 to the y.W.C.A. to cover the cost of them. A Christmas party was given for a group of settlement children al the house, and the girls sewed on Christmas stockings for these children. Plans are now in progress for better and more direct cooperation between the chapter and the health committee. In order to raise money for our house two subscription dances were given. and we took over the entire sale of tickets for a play put on by the University theater, and evening performance at the Varsity theater at which we also sold candy. The freshmen sold Hoover buttons and won a prize of $10 which was turned over to t he house fund.
Y. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-28: Open house f ollowing one of the football games, tea dance following junior prom at the house, Christmas party, win t er forma l at the h ouse spring informal at the house. pledges dinner for the actives, Dads' Day tea, Mothers' Day tea, homecoming tea for a l umnre, tea given at the house to introduce the pledges. 1928-29: Opcn house fo ll owing onc of the football
games, tea dance the day f o ll owi n g junior prom, tea to introduce pledges, formal dance at hou se , spring formal d inn er dance at the Vista d e l Lago, t eas f or national officer s , Dad s' Day tea, M others ' D ay tea, h omecoming t ea f or
VI. TH E C H APTER HO USE. I s owned, an d valued at $80,000. Th e h ouse was new in 1927, therefore , th e r e h a\'c been no n e w additions since th en.
VII. 1f ATl'\'TENANCE OF ALUMN..E I NTEREST. The active chapte r w o rk s with th e a lumncc in r a i si n g m oney f o r
the house fun d. F o unders' Day luncheon is h eld j ointly by actives a nd alumnre. The Advisory B oa r d m ee t s with the Executive Board once a m onth. In vitations are sent to all a lum nre for a ll dances, teas, initiations, etc. Th e a lumna! club has lu ncheon at the h o u se o nc e a month. Th ere have been s ix unaffiliated transfers o n the campus in th e last two years. Transfers live in the h ouse, and are invi t ed t o cozies, meetings, initiati o n, t eas, and d ances. Thr ee transfers have been a ffili ate d with the chapter in the la st two years.
CHARLOTTE CORNELL
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r. ).[DllJEH S HIP 1927- 1928: I nitiates, 19, active membe r s 36.1928- 1':129: Ini t iat es 2 1. activp m e- mb ers 44 Resident active members 8 . r esi d e n t alumnx 54, t ota l m embe r s hip up to 1vfay 1, 1929. 419.
II. H ONORS. 2 Phi B eta Kappas, 7 Alpha Lamboa Deltas, I m as t e r's degree, I Eta Sig ma Ph i 1 Pi Delta Phi, 1 Sigma Delta Pi, 14 h o n o r s day mention. 2 ann u a l sta ff , 1 magazine slaff; SO Y.VI/.CA. memhers. 1 Y.\V.CA. first cabinet. 6 Y .'N .C A. sccond cabinet : 3 Sigma Delta Phis; J Pi Epsilon D elta; 1 Alpha Alpha Gam m a; 6 l\'fasque and Bauble. 2 sec· r eta ri es, l treasurer: 4 Ilii o Jas, I pr esi· dent; 5 Alethenais. ] presi d e nt , 1 vice president, 1 secreta r y; I Anonian; 4 'V .A. A .. I m 3 j o r lettcr: 10 Gold rea· thers; 14 Orange and Blue Feathers. I president: 4 Shi·Ais; 5 com m itt ee h eads in '''oman's L eague; 2 cups, secon d place for h o m ecoming dccora· l ions; 1 varsity basket ha ll ; 3 varsity apparatus; 1 varsity hockey; 1 varc it y volleyball: ] varsity sw immin g: I Gl ee C lub, 1 v ice pr es i dent ; 5 in d ra matic cas t s, 1 assistant coach. 1 lea d in s umme r schoo l pl ay: 2 chairmen homecomin g co mm ittees; I pr o du c ti o n mana g er H o mec o m ing Stu nt Sh ow; t gene ral chairman M o th e r s ' Day committee. 1 5 M ot h e r s' Day committee; I Si<;ter c h air man , I sub-chair m an. 6 C urta in Rai se r banquct: 2 Matrix ban q u et: 1 leader Panhe ll e nic ball ; 1 lead e r Seni or ball; 1 Senior ball committee; 1 junior i nfo rm a l committee. 2 so ph om ore cot illion committee; 1 freshman info rmal
co mmittee, 1 c ha irman; 1 Ag dance committee; 1 f acu lt y r eception committee; 3 winn ers o f bea u ty contest.
III. SCUOLARSlIll' A sch o larship comm itt ee comp osed of a r eprese n tative from eac h class w h o rece ives gra d es, works with the scho la rship c ha irma n on the advisory board t o improve schola r shi p Once a weck active m e m bers and pledges fill out sc h o la rs h i p cards, sta t ing their esti· mated s t anding in all co ur ses a n d recor d ing grades r eceive d in a ll s ubj ects during past w ee k. Th e c h a irman of th e sch o larsh ip comm itt ee ch ec k s ove r these card s tn learn where h e lp is needed and th en gives the cards t o the scho lar s hip cha irm an on the Advisory Board f or he r a pp rova l. Six and twelve week grade repo rts are read in chapte r E xce p t Frida y and Saturday, pl edges, u nde r up · p crcl as s m a n st ud y e v ery eve n ing f rom 7 :30 until 9 :30 in the c h apte r room which h as been fitted with spec ial lamp s and st udy t ab les. During fr ee hours in th e day fr o m 8:00 until 4:00 P M ., th e r e is s up e rvi se d st udy for pledges at the li brary. F o r cutting a st u dy period a pledge is g i ve n two blackmarks; for be in g lat e o ne bla c kmark is given. A da le is t a k e n aw ay fr o m a pledge after s h e h as r eceived f o ur blackmarks. Uppe r classmen r eceiving a D o r an E a t six or twelve wceks' reports l oses h e r c h apte r vote and is on her honor t o s tud y three evenings a week except ing Fri day o r Saturday. A recognition pin is given to the pledge having th e hi g h est scholastic ave rage
A 3.2 average is r equired f o r initiation Chapter stood f o urth, eight eent h, and n ineteent h among Nati onal P anhe ll cnic women's fraternities on camp u "'.
IV CH yTl-.R \\ 'OKK Fr es hman class is or ganiz(:d and has its own meeting afte r s tudy of fraternity material c\"cry night during chapter meeting. A fr c!'h man and h er assistant meet wi t h the class to help them appreciate fraternity life, to giv e them a kn owl e d ge of Pi Beta Phi, to acquaint them with campI!" activit ie s, and discu ss scholarship, Five activity poi nts a week aTC r equired of the fr('c;hmcn. Ex('cuti,"c Co mmittee i s elected by the chapter and is composed o f the pr esi d e nt, two seniors , two juniors, and one sophomore. Any uppe rclassman may attend it meetings One hundred dollars la 'i t year and one hundr ed d o llars this y ea r w e re given t o the Settlement Fund Tw ent y-five dollars was gi\'{"n each year t o th e community c h e .. ! of Champaign. Seniors contribu1ed to the senio r memoria l fun d. Pled ges mn"! b e in bed by J 1:00 P. M Any ill with colds etc .. must be i c:olated or taken t o the At H omeco m ing a pap e r is publ is hed by the chapt er and sent to th e alum n:e to illvit e th elll t o the festivities and 10 aC(IUaint th e lll with Ihe activities o f the c hapt er during the year. During the ncxt year we plan to form a clo se r r e lati o nship between sponso rs and th e ir freshmen in an effort to prepar e th em more fully for chapter life \V e plan t o put freshmen 0 11 various c o mmitt ees around the h Oll se.
V. ENTERTAINMENT 1927-28:
Breakfasts, lunch eo ns, dinners. and two tea s were given fo r ru shees. J)ads' D :ty banquet. H o m eco ming banqllet. M ot hers' Day banqllet. and F ou nders' Day banqu e t with alumn:e and transfers A dance was given for Ihe pledges , one by the pledges. a f ormal dinn er danc e, a senior breakfast,
a t ea f o r transfer s and mo thers, a spr ing h o useparty for rushees 192829: Breakfa sts, luncheons , dinner, tea , and ho us eparty were gi vc n f o r rushees
Dads' Day banquet, J I omeco ming banquet Mothe r s' Day banquet, F o und e rs' Day banquet with and tr ans· fers. transf e r dinner, faculty tea \'1. CHAPTER J J OL'Sl.S Th e house owned and is valued at $85,000 Since May I , 1927. about $2,000 has been spent on furnitur e. The grounds hav e been improve d and we have bu ilt a new front terrace and driv eway. This summer the entire d ow nstairs was decorated and new drapes purchased.
VH.
\STF. OF ALUMNAE
Our alumn:c arc w ell organized and the chapH'r f e ci that they have a vital int erest in her _ Th e alumme are in\"itec1 to init iatio n and init Ia ti on banquet, t o F ou nd e r s ' Day and H o mecoming banqu e ts The alumnre !:ohow s pec ial in!ere .. t a t the o f eac h rushing season by giving the chapter a rush ing party. Th ey a ls o give the active c h a p ll' r money f o r the purchase o f n ew turllltur e and f or improvemento; in the h ome. All prospective pl ech;es arc approved by Ih e Ad \'isory B oard before thcy arc pledged and mmt he ' approved and Jl:lSsed on again bdor e they ar c init ia ted Alumna! arc invited to active chapt er meetings and th e act iYe chapter is im·ited to m ec ting s. Once a month the active chapter and alumn<c are to have a j o illt meeting. In the past two years ther e have been about thirty unaffil iated tran sfers on the campus. They were invited to F o unders' Day banquet. and teas and dinners have been givcll f or them at the chapler house. Th c}' have heen in'\·ited t o the chapter da nces. The y have the privil ege o f h o Ming mee ting s in th e h o u se but Ih ey hav e n ot m et h e re \·ery ofte n Th e r e hav e been no transfers affiliated ill the past tw o years.
V E I/::'i A D ILY
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I. MEMBER S HIP 1927- 1928: Tn iti- TT H OS-DRS. 9 h Oll nr students; ates 9 , active m embers 17 1928- 1929 : 1 h o nor g raduat e; 2 Pi Mu Theta I nitiates 13. active m embers 25. Resi- (senior h onora ry) ; 2 vice presiden t s {l ent acti\'es 10. Resident alumnre 50. o f Freshman class. 1 secreta ry of Total membership lip to May 1, 1929. Seni o r class: 27 m e mbers Glee Club; 224 22 members cho ru s, 2 principals Christ-
ma s Vespers; 11 m em b e r s H o m e Economics Club; 1 m e mber Vagabond Play e r s; 12 members, 2 secretaries L c CC fcl e Francai s; 3 m embe rs, 1 vice presi d e nt Cona n t Soc ie ty ; 17 m e mbe rs, 1 vice p reside nt Spanish C lub; 8 m e mbers, 1 p residen t, I vice president Bio logy Cl ub; 3 members Chemistry C lub; 2 m e m bers. 1 secre tary Student Co ull ci l; 6 m embe r s, I pr eside nt, 1 secretary-treasurer, 1 vice pres ident D elta Phi Delta; 10 m e mb e r s , 1 pr esident, 1 vice president Lambda Phi D elta ; 7 memb ers , 2 sec r etar ies Pi
Kapp a Sigma; 2 I11 cmhcTs, 2 sec retaries \V .S.G.A.; 4 me mb er s of y.\¥.C.A. Cabinet ; 5 members, 2 presi d e nt s, I vice pr esident Fr es hman Co mmiss ion; 13 participants in annual Style Show; 6 e ntri es in Fr enc h Contest , 3 priz es; 2 d e partm e nt hea d s . 2 assistants, 2 class representat iv es Millid e k (annual); 4 st aff members
Decatllriall; 6 memb e r s, 2 h o n or ary , at Panh e ll e nic banquet; 9 c o mmitt ee chairm e n ; 5 lea ds, 7 minor parts in college plays; 2 J M .U.itcs; 2 beauty winn e rs; 13 winn e rs Fr esh m a n Popula rity Contest; 11 ba s k etba ll, S hockey. Ill. SCHOLARSHIP. F res hm en hav e superv ise d stu dy in Universit), se minars and librar y. A "D" tak es away one date for each week-end until it i s mad e up: an "E", two dat es G oo d Re s ult s ! Pl e d ges are required to study the number of h o urs equal t o the w o rk tak e n each week plus two h ours each college night. A 2 .7 (2.=C) average is r e quire d f o r initiati on. Grad es ar e c o ll ected eve ry six weeks (for both actives and pledges) and arc read at a cooky-shine before the alumna'!. The active m e mbers ar e required by h o n o r t o k ee p their averages up to 2 .7. S o ph o m o re and junior actives give up week-end privi leges also for D's, E' s, and F's.
F o r th e f Ollr consecutive semes ter s r e quired in this repor t. Pi Phi comp are d with nat io nal Panhell e nic fra te rni ties o n the campus as f o ll ows: second. first, fir s t. seco nd IV CHAPTER 'WORK , Pl edge s e l ect officers and meet once each week with a senior su pervisor who dir ects fraternity study and exami nati on. Each p le d ge also has a senior s p onso r who a id s h er when she is able to d o so. The chapter h o u se president assigns duties to p ledges each week. Ex ec utive
Cou ncil i s e lected by the chapt e r and consists of the pr esi dent and one m e mber fr o m e ach cla ss . V. ENTERT A I NMENT. 1927·28: Rushing parti es: Gyp sy party, formal tea, nut party; pledg es gave fir s t tea for all campu s pl edges; formal pledgin g dinne r at D ecatu r Cou ntry Club; F o und e rs' Day lunch eo n given by a lum nre; bridge party in chapt er h o us e given f o r alumna! and patr o n esses ; M ot hers' and Fath ers' day in chapter hous e. Thr o ugh o ut the year a po tluck was given in the ho u se el'e r y tw o w ee ks with 6 alumnre pre sen t. A s umm e r h o u se party was given f o r ru she es. 1928-1929: Rushin g parti es -a bridge tea, a f or mal tea, and a f o rmal "Ring Ching In n" dinner; f or mal banqu e t after pl edging at the Country Club; actives gave a slumb e r party for pl edges ; C hristma s party ; o pen h o us e tea dance f o r all frat e rniti es , sororities, independents and faculty; fo rm al dinner - dance at C lint o n Country Club; F o unders' Day lu ncheon at Orland o H o tel; house dance; alumnre buff et supper at h omecoming time; University tea; trea su re hunt; sprin g rushing dance; mem bers o f faculty e ntertained at Wedne sday night dinners ; p o tlucks through th e year with alumme g u ests-pl edges furnish a st unt.
VI. CnAM'ER H OUSE. The chapt er h o u se is ow n ed by a corporation of actives and alumnre and is valu ed at $18,000. Furnitur e is owned by th e c o rp o rati o n P o r c h awning, s ta i r carpet, and orthophonic victrola given by pledges o f the two years includ ed in thi s rep ort. New glass curtains f or downstairs and two up sta ir s rooms were given by th e patronesses , New dining roo m and living r oo m draperie s were bought. Chair, mirr o r s, table pill ows, w e r e gi fts fr o m alumna: at their h o u se showe r Our house chaperon brought us a table lamp from France.
VII MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMN£ INTEREST . Alumnre have an o pen invitation t o active m eetings and o nc e each m onth an alumnre repr esen t at iv e attends m ee ting to offer s uggest io n s for chap te r impr ove ment. I t is always seen that alumnre receive invitati o ns t o initi atio n s. cooky-shines, formal s. rushin g pl edgi ng, etc. Executive Council an d Advisory Board have j o int me et ings at stated interva ls, KATHRY N R E INHART
Iowa A
1. 1927 - 1928 : In iti- III. Sc.;1I0LARSIIIP. A scholars hip ates 8, active members, (including the committee consisting of f o ur girls initialts),27. 1928- 1929 : 10. from the four classes, is appointed the 2j active members (including the in i- first thing in the fall. Every six weeks tiates). May I, 1929, r esiden t mem- the members of this committee receive bers (active) 7. resident alumn:e 24 , the grades of both actives and pledges total membership 451. These grades 3rc recorded in a reguII. HONORS. Scholarship: 3 I ota lar grade book. If the pledge o r acti\·c Phi (local scholastic fraternity), 10 on is not making the local scho la stic rchonor roll in 1928, 9 on honor roll in Quircmcnt of 1.5 average. she is put 1929, 2 honor graduates; vice presi- on study table for the following six dents of classes 2, 3 secretaries and weeks, and thus forfeits her open treasurers; 2 on Cro(J/,,'er stafT, 5 on week night. 1f in six weeks' time, shl' Iowa 'Ves/eyan Ne'lL's staff; Son l¥es- has gamed the average of 1.5, s he is If.WIn Woo/us slaff; membership in free from probation. If she has not y.\VC.A. in 1928 25. with I on the reached the a\'erage, she is placed on cabinet, membership in Y\V .C.A. in double probation meaning the loss of 1929, 22 with 1 vice president, 4 in the mid-week open night, and the l oss Kappa Lambda NUt (local h o n o rary of h er pin, which she is not allowed music fraternity), 2 in the Lead Pu sh- to wear. The latter addition about ers,3 in Ellen Richard's, 5 memb e r s of the pin s, concerns the actives on ly . English Club with 2 presidents, 5 Nine of the ten pl edges made the remembers of Education Club with one quired average of 1.5. and only the secreta ry, 3 members of Science Cluh nine were initiated. By keeping our with 1 treasurer and I secretary, 2 requirement firm, we are striving t o members o f Hist ory Club with 1 secre- fulfill our hope of receiving the scholtary-treasurer and I vice president, 2 arship cup pre sen ted by a membcr of in American F ederation of Art, 2 in Pi Beta Phi The acti\·c with the P .K. organization with 2 presidents. 4 highest average of the year, receives in Pcp Club, 3 in Art Club with 1 the standard Pi Phi scholarship ring. presidellt and I vice president; I on The chapter stands third on the camstudent council; 4 on W .A.A. Board pus among the National Panhcllenic of Control, 2 pre sidents, 1 vice presi- Women's fraternities. dent, 1 publicity chairman, I head of IV. CHAMER \VORK. A pl edge tennis in \V .A.A ., 6 all soccer team, I supcrvisor is elected fr o m the upper0 11 basketball team, 3 volleyball team. classmen, and under her dire c ti o n and 2 on tennis team, 4 on American Red guidance, the pledges h old weekly Cross Life Saving team; 6 members in meetings. They elect their prcsident, Glee Club, 2 leads in musical pro- secretary and treasurer, and conduct ductions, 4 in dramatic producti ons, 3 their meeting s according to parliamcnon producting staff, I in Senior class tary law The material for fraterplay; secretary and treasurer of Pi nity examinations is di\'ided among Kappa Delta, vice president, president the pledges, each having a certain in Sigma Tau Delta (literary), vice question to answer. The pledge adpresident and 2 treasurers of Beta Pi viser then corrects a n y mistakes made Theta (french),4 in Alpha Psi Omega in their resp o nses. If there is any (dramatic), I in Beta Beta Beta (bi- problem which the pledge cannot solve. o log ica l ), 3 in Kappa Pi (art) with she is made t o feel free to go to her 2 presidents, 3 in Iota Phi with I vice fraternity sponser or mother who ha s president; 3 in debate.. I editor and 1 been carefully selected fr om the o lder associate editor of the \¥esleyan Sup- girls. plement to the News, I assistant pro- The executive committee consists of fessor in chemistry, I assistant profes- the president and a representative sor in bot ony. 4 in private music re- from the ot her cI:lsses excepting the citals, 2 assisting in recitals, first and Fre shman class. This executive counseco nd places in bc.'luty contest. winner ei l is e lected early in the fall and o f pop ularity contest, I winner in dc- before the ch apter meetings . c1amation contest. 2 attendants to the Anything o f real importance is first Queen. discuss ed in this cOllncil meeting be -
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fore being presented to the chapter. Eighty dollars has been given t o the Sett lem ent School in th e la st two years. The money usually comes from the budget, but part of it was earned by making candy and having candy sales. For the health program, the supe rin tendent of th e nurses at the :Mt. Pleasant Hospital gave a lecture on general health and the college gir l.
V. ENTERTAINMENT 1927-1928: Spreads for ru shees, f o rmal dinner for rushing, C hristma s coo ky-shi n e for men, initiation d inner, dinner for province officer, spring formal f or men friends, senior breakfast, senior breakfast for actives, tea for mothers, patronesses , and faculty wo men, F ounders' Day banquet. The spring formal of 1928 was a "Bl ue Heaven" Ilarty. The ceiling was draped in hlu e cloth covered with silve r du st and stars of various sizes. The walls were covered wilh lattice trimmed with fl owe rs. The J)lace -car ds were silver stars suspended from the sky and hanging directly ove r the chai r s. The nut cups were small silver dippers wit h gold stars. The boo ks con taining the menu, program, nam es of chaperons and the chapter r oll, wcre made of silver blue paper crested with stars. The entrance to the r oom was a huge crescent through which the g u ests stepped. The program was entirely original and in keeping with a "Blue Heaven" party 1928- 1929 : Fall cooky-shines f o r rushees, formal dinner fo r rushing, breakfast give n by the pledges for the active s, Christmas coo ky- shine, cooky-shine for pledges, dinner for Natio na l officer, dinner for province officer, initiation dinner, F o und e rs' Day banquet, formal spring party for men friends, picnic for m en
friends, sc n ior and al umna! breakfast.
VI. C HAPT ER H OUSE. I o wa Alpha rents a n apartment of three rooms, located two blocks fr o m the campus There arc two medium sizcd rooms and the kitchenette . For sma ll and in formal gatherings, it is an ideal place. Since May 1, 1927, we ha ve added some pi l! ows, a new rug, and a new desk which the A lu mna: Club of hit. Pleasant presented t o us \V e a ls o rece ived a huge purple and white \V csle)'an banner with the fraternity crest on it for h aving a fl oat in th e homecoming par.ad e. In th e fall we are buying a rug f or ou r fr o nt sitting room . The seniors o f 1929 gave the chapter ten dollars to be used on the improvements of the rooms. W e arc buying a n e w desk chair to match o u r new dcsk.
VII. MAINTENAK CE OF ALUMNtE
The alumna! take a great interest in our chapter. They offe r their homes to us for o ur ru shing parties, they ente rtai n the pledges with a tea, they give the whole chapter a dinner, th ey serve th e initiation dinner for u s at bare cost, they take an interest in our fraternity rooms, and are always willing to h e lp the chapter w ith advice concerning pledges etc., and they are interested in coming t o our m eetings. They cooperate vcry well with the chapter executive committee. S o me aitllnnJ! come to our meetings at least once a month, and always give us constructive c ri ticism. On Fnunders' Day the alumn:e give the dinn er and the active chapter gi\fcS the prog r am. They are invited to attend all ceremonies, pledging, initiation. and senior farewcll services. Likewisc, we arc invited to attend the alumnz meetings whene\'er possible.
ANNA LoUISE
iowa B
I. ).(DIIU:R!i II I 1'. 1927-28: 7 Initiates, 17, active members, 38. 19281929: I nitiates, 16, active members . 36. R eside nt active members, 17, re.sidellt alumna! , 23, t ota l membership up t o 1, 1929, 448. II HONOKS 2 Epsil on Sigma (honorary scholastic), 5 Mu Phi Epsi lon ( h onora ry music), 3 Sigma Tau Delta (honorary English) 4 Pi Kappa Delta (honorary forensic), 12 Phi Mu Gammas (honorary dramatic art), 3 Beta Beta Beta (honorary biology). 2 honor graduates, 3 d epar tmental h ono r s tu dents, 2 cla ss vice -pre si dents, 2 class secretaries, 2 Ill cmb"rs Zc"jth staff (annua l), 2 m e mbers Simpsoniatl staff (weekly), 1 editor-in-chief Zenith. 4 Y W .CA. cabinet members and 100 per cent member ship. 38 in Literary Societies. 8 o ffic ers. 4 members student council , I secretary-treas-
student council. 5 Madrigal Choir, 1 accompani st Madrigal Choir, 4 members College Symph ony Orchestra, 5 members Choi r, llead and 9 in dramatic club plays, 1 lead and 6 in Phi Mu Gamma play. 18 \Vomen's A lhle ti c Association, 6 officers, 1 delegate t o National Phi Mu Gamma Convention, 1 National Pr es ident of Phi 11 II Gamma, 1 winner in St a te Viola Contest, 3 membe r s o f Varsity Debat e, 2 m embers o f class debate, 2 representative wo m en, 5 attendants t o "May Queen.
II I. SCHOLARSIfIP Grades o f actives and pl edges aTC read each six weeks in meeting. Th ose with medium, minus, and below aTC required t o attend a supe rv ised study hall in the chapter for twO hours three tim es a week Seniors arc a ss igned t o frc'( hme n needing h e lp Fin e o f five d olla rs is imp osed for each flunk brought into the chapter, tw o dollars f o r each unfini shed except in case of ickn ess and three dollars f or each condition. A girl's pin is lifted fo r two f or making four h ou rs or more of inferior, unfinished, condition o r failur e. Th e grades hav e been consistently higher since th e beginning o f study hall. mu s t make a medi um average with no inferiors. Pi Beta Phi n ow has an average o f superior minus which is just a few hundred t hs lowe r than Alpha Chi Omega, Pi B eta Phi thus placing second among !'a t io n a l Pan he ll enic women's fraternit ies o n th e ca mpus. I n 1927-28 we r ose from f o urth to seco nd.
IV. CHAM'F:R W ORK . The pledges are o rgan ized and me et with the actives in a bu si ness meeting every Monday night. They th en adjourn for pledge meeting , A senior conducts pledge study at this meeting. Each pledge is under the direct supervision o f a sponsor wh o aid her in her fraternity life and in making adjustments to college life. The president and two active members from each upper class
are members o f the executi\'e co mmittee The committee is elected at each regular elec ti on by secret ballot. Th e chaptcr cooperates with the local alumnz club in aiding the settlement school by s p onso r ing a j oin t bazaar, the proceeds of which are sen t t o th e sett lement. \Ve emphasize regular h o ur s, balanced dict , cooperation with college nurs e and phys icia n and hav e health talks in chapter me eti ngs. Fiv e times during the y ear leit e r s are sent to thc alumnre to help knit us closer together.
V. ENTERTAINM PJT 1927- 1928 : ope n h o us e f o r all fr es hm e n girls , f o rmal Venet ian rushing party, cookyshine f o r pr ovincc pres idc nt, s pring f o rmal for fraternities. faculty hrt"akfast and spring party f o r ru s hees 1928- 1929, informal Southern Plantation la wn pa rty for rushees, faculty breakfast, brcakfast for M o ther s' Club, cooky-shine f or province presid ent and pro vince vice president, spring Gypsy party for fraternitIes spring party, party for ru shces
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Our h ouse is o wn ed by a corporatioll made up o f I owa Beta alumnre. Th e value is $13.000 . We bought a baby grand p ia n o in 1927-1928 a new carpet f o r the stairway and down stair s hallwa) is o ur 1928- 1929 project. In th e summ er of 1928 the h Ollse was all redec o rated and repair ed
V II MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMN_t-: INTEREST. The Alumnre Advis o ry Board meets at the hou se for dinner and fraternity meeting once a m o nth F o ur active girls attend the m o nthl y Alumnre Club lun cheon. Alumn::e are invited to pledging, initiation and all c ooky-shines . Alumme and active chapter cooperate in observ ing F ou nder s' Day Alummc breakfast given at commencement time t o which ac ti\"c chapter is invit ed P e rf ec t cooperation between alumn::e club and act i\'(, chapter.
JANE BROOKS
I owa r
1. 1927-28: Initiates II. HONORS. Scholar ship: 4 M o r12, active members (including ini- tar Board: 5 Omicr o n Nu; chapter tiatC'!) 40: 1928-29: Ini ti ates 16: ac- ranks 2 among women's fratcrnitic! , tiv e members. 42 . May 1. 1929: Resi- 4 on campus. C l ass officers: secretary dent active membe r! S ; resident atum - of Senior class, secretary of Sophome 6S; to tal m e mbership , 399 more Campus h onors: hon or
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students 5; 1 president of Mortar Board, 1 delegate to Mortar Board cOllvention; 2 presidents of Omicron Nu; 1 W.A.A. president; I president Home Economics Club; 1 president of League of 'Women's Voters; 1 Member Cardinal Guild; 5 Dramatic Club; 3 National Collegiate Players; 4 members of Delta Phi Delta; 2, Phi Kappa Phi; 4, Niad; 6, Jack Q'Lantcrn; 6, Phi Upsilon Omicron; I vice president Home Economics Club ; 1 Treasurer H ome Economics Club; 1 delegate to \V .A.A. Convention ; 2 elected to attend Merrill Palmer school; 3 Gtee Club; 2 Sigma Alpha ] o ta ; 2 Big Sister Captains ; 6 Big Sister Council ; 1927 , 14; 1928.9; 1 Manager of Home Economics Vodvil; 5 B omb staff; 5 IO'lCla State Strident; 4 Beauty Contest; 2 women's horseback riding compe titi on; 1 social chairman Y. W.CA.; Women's Gu;ld, 1927-28, J. 1928-29. 2; Ve;sha. 1928, 18-1929. 12; 1927 homecoming house decoration cup; 1 Ilomemaker staff; 1 editor of Bomb (annual); May Fete, 1927, 5, 1928, 4; 2 in Senior class play . III. SCHOLARSIIIP. Observation of study hours after 8:00 P.M. during week ni ghts, social privileges takcn away if 3\'crage docs not mcet requirements. Grades of actives and pledges read e\'ery six weeks in chapter meeting. Colleg e requires average of 82.5 necessary for initiation, also an average of at least 80 for two successive quarters in order to live in the house. Rank among National Panhellenic \Vomen's Fraternities; 19271928, fall 3, winter 2, spring 2; 19281929, fall 2, winter 2.
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ganize and meet once each week under the general supervision of the pledge spOl1sorer. Each pledge has h e r s p onso rer who aids h er in the study of fraternity life. The Executive Counci l consists of the presidcnt, vice president, treasurer, corresponding secre· tary and r eco rding secretary. This group meets weekly immediately pre· cccding chapter meeting. Handiwork f rom the Set tlement School sold at cooky·shines and lun cheon. A box was sent to Gatlinberg at C hri stmas time containing toys and cl o thing. Wcll ·balanced meals are se rved, early hours are observed, there is sleeping porch accommodation, and we have access to reliable college hospital.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. Pledge party at chapter house; fall informal dance: formal dance at Sheldon-1funn Hotel; lea in honor of province president; spring informal; pledge party for the actives; coo ky- shines; Founders' Day banquet; homecoming reunion, Veisha r e un ion and senior lun cheon.
VI. CH APTER HOUSE. Chapt er house is owned, valued at $35,000. New chapte r room curtains and furnishings, new love·seat, three new chairs, table lamp , orthopho nic, si l\'Crware. and linen.
VIT. MAINTENANCE OF ALUMN.-E I NTEREST. Alumnre meetings held in chapter house occasionally . Alumna! Advisory Committee meet no less than once each m o nth with Executive Council and remain for chapter meeting. Alumna: invited to all socia l functions and to luncheons and dinners at th e house. Active chapter entertained fre· quently by Alumnre.
PHYLLIS CURTISS
Iowa Z
1927 -28: initiates 31, active members 18. 1928-29: initiates 14, active m e mbers 35. Resident active members 4, resident alumme JJ, t otal membership up to May I , 1929, 445.
If HONORS 2 Phi Beta Kappas, 1 Sigma Xi, 5 students on sophomore honor roll for scholastic attainment. I prize for exce ll ency in b ota ny, 1 graduate with distinction; 3 representative senior women, 1 r epresentative junior woman, I society editor daily campus paper, 1 ca mpus editor
daily campus paper, I regular contributor to literary publication, 1 assistant cditor of hum or magazine, 1 president of y.W.C.A 1 social chairman of Y.\V.c.A., 1 interest group chairman of Y.\V.c.A., 1 freshman sponsor group chairman of V.W.C.A., 4 y.\V.C.A. h ospital group workers, 3 members o f Board, 1 president of Mortar Board. 1 secreta ry of M or· tar Board, 2 members of honorary Romance languages frat ernity, 1 member of honorary forensics fraternity, 2 members of honorary journalism sor -
orily. 10 members o f literary societies, 5 members of art s tud en ts' o rganization, 2 members of German Club, 1 president of \V oman's Association, 2 publicity d irectors of \\'oman 's Association, 4 member s in Gl e e Club, t m f' mbc r in orchestra, 12 m e mber s of dramatic casts, 1 secretary of Theta Sigma P hi , I debater on university c:quad; 3 m embe rs o f party committees, 2 "popularity" girls, 1 winner o f annual yearbook sales contcst
III. SrROL.o\R!,;HIP Study hall is m ain ta in ed for pledges f o uT n ights of (,3ch week and f or all actins on the delinquent list Pledge all d<:linquent lil;l is required to break dates for time sct by scho lar shi p committee, active on delinquent list breaks date and attends study hall Rf'(ore examina ti on p eriods olde r gi rl s of the chapter study with the younger o nes. N o men are allowed inside the house during examina t ion w eek. Th e pledge who make s the hi!lhest grade aYCrage just pri o r to her initiation is awarded a rcco(!lIitltlll arrow. :t\o money fines a r e imposed. Older girls s tr ess the value o f studying to under stan d the subject rather than t o get a good grade. A 22 average, or C plus. is requir ed for in it iati o n and for voting priv ileges for actives. Sc h olars hip standing among \Vo man's Panh ellenic fraternities was sixth for 1927-28. W o man's Panhelleni c A ssociation abolish ed cllstom of li sting sc h o la stic platings for 1929-30.
IV CHAPTER \VORK Durin g "Probati on" o r friendship week the pledg es give a traditional pTO$!"ram depicting the a cti v es at a Founders' Day banquet tw enty years fr o m the present. Pl edges, under the guidance of upperclassmen, f o rm their own organization and elect officers. and h old regular wcckly Executive committee inc ludes president, 2 seniors, 1 junior, I soph omo r e. elected by chapter vote. sale given and pr ocee ds sent to Settlem e nt S c hoo l. Group ai d s in se lling badge s fo r community charities
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c hest Chapter con tri b utes 100 per cent to subscription drive for Red Cross and for I owa M emoria l Union. Health talk is gin·n twice a year by loca l physician or instructor; a ll girls sleep o n porches and take sett ing up exerc is es in the chapter roo m . \-. S oc ial chairman ma nages and plans budget t o coyer social expenses for th e year. H omecoming aillmnre honored with special tea, pledge t eas given, open house, and cha pero n teas sponsored. A formal dinner and dance was given each ycar as welt as four informal dancing parties. Faculty guests arc enter tain ed e\'ery ot h e r Sunday and a s p eci al dinner is given Moth e rs' Day and Dads' Day. A farewell dinne r i s gi\t:1l f o r the seniors o f the chapter and a f ormal banquet each year in h on or o f the n ew initia te Founders' D ay obsernrl with cooky-shine each year.
VI. CflAPTER H OUS E Completely r('r)ecor3.tcd imide. Plans underway for down stairs completely Grounds landscaped. New table lincn and ch ina and silver purcha sed cooperate with chapter in furnishing the h Ollse.
VII. OF AL UMN..£ JNT ERF.ST Alumnre are invited to chap ter h ou c;e o n ce each m o nth, fo lwh ic h the Alumnre Club meeting i s held Alumn:.c m e mbe r atte n ds m ee ting of active chapter o nce each m ont h . T eas and bridge p a rties are in partn enh ip Alumn::e take c harge of pre f e rred party eac h rushing seaso n and e nt e rtain rushees in the spring. Alllmnre g r ou p gives tea f o r pledges at th e opening o f each .. ch oo l y ea r and entertains at a farewell dinner or breakfast fo r seniors each year.
Six unaffiliated transfers on the campus. They were invitcd to regula r meet ings, parties , and t o dinne r at the chapter hou se o ft e n . LOIS THORNBURG
Soulh Dak ol a A
1927 -28: In itiat es IT HONORS Vice preside n t of 51. active members 24 192R -29: Ini- S o ph o m o r e cia .. ". 2 presidentc; o f Cn ttiates 11, active members 25 Resi- of Music. 3 V o lmlt e staff. 1 Scribdent active members 1. resident a1um- bIrr staff, 20 Y.\V .C.A. me m be r s. 2 me 7 . tota l membership up to May y .\V.C.A. cabinet memhers, 1 pr es iI, 1929, 62. dent and treasurer Y .W .C.A ., Sout h
Dakota representative on Regional Counci l of Y.\V.c.A., 1 Phi Sigma ( h onorary biology), 1 Kappa Delta Pi, t treasurer Theta Delta Pi, J m embers Guid o n (auxiliary to Scabbard and Blade), 1 secretary Guidon. 5 members Ka c psar oe d (speech club), 1 vice presi d e nt Kaepsarocd, 3 Ma sk and \V ig (dramatic), 8 \V omen's Ath. letic Association, 1 Club, 1 German Club, 4 Alcthian (lite rar y), 5 L atin Club. I vice president and 1 pre s ident Latin Club, 8 H istory C lu b, 1 vice presid en t and I secretary Hi story Club, 10 Athena (literary), 12 French Club, I president French Club, 7 Alethcnai (literary), 3 H ome Economi cs Club, I sec r etary and I president Home Economics Club. 4 Panhellenic Council, 1 president Panhcll enic, 1 pr eside nt Crimson Bow (J ulli o r girls), 1 secretary and treasure r Yellow Tic (S o ph o mOl" e girls), 1 treasurer Green Band (Freshman girls), 1 member Student Senate, 2 members \-V .S G.A. Council, 1 vice president \V .S.C.A., I double t cnnis champion, 2 members riAe team, 1 captain rifle team, 6 members glee club, 1 president glee club, 3 university chorus. 1 university symphony o rchestra, 2 cast of university plays, I debate, 2 winners in Vanity Fair contest, winner of y.\V .C. A. trophy cup 3 successive years, winner of Dakota Day Aoat tro phy. first place in women's speech contest.
III SCIlOLAKSlIIP An active supervises study hall for the pledges fr om 7 :30 to 9 :30 every week night except the week-end wh en "dates" arc allowed. No dating during the daytime is a ll owed th e pledges; th eir free periods must be spent in study at the l ibrary. When the mid-term grades are averaged those pledges who fail to make 84 lose two date nights each week for the rest of the semester. The grades arc read at th e chapter meetins;r twice each semester and the ind:vidual averages posted on the bulletin board to sh o w each g irl h o w she ranks in her chapter. Actives with below 84 are expected to attend st udy hall with the A ring is to be awarded this year t o the girl with the highest average. E .,ch year the pledge who makes the highest average is given the privilege of wearing the diamond re -
cognttlon pin the f o ll o wing year Scholarship cups have been purchased and on onc o f these will be eng raved each year the name of the active who received the highest average and on the other th e name o f the pledge who received the highest average. Placing a restriction on "dating" has been the most successful tool for st ressing good scholarship. The requirement of pledges by the other N.P.C. ties and by the university is only 82 but we hold ours at S t \Ve ranked second in scholarship the first semester 1927-28. the second s emes ter second, and fifth the first semester
IV. CUAM"ER WORK. Pledges are organized with thei r own affai rs and th e ir own officers. A pledge captain selecte d by the active girls directs and in s tructs their activities. A m ee ting is held each week and the pledge captain tak es criticisms and suggesti ons from the active chaptt:r directly to the pledges. Personnel of Executi\'e Council: 1 senior. 1 juni o r. 1 sophomore, and the chapter president. The juni or m ember acts as recording secretary. From bake sales and a benefit m o\·ie we rai se d $55 to send t o the Settlement School fund. Ind ivid ual contributions w e r e combined and sent Lo the American Legion Relief fund. The girls individually have subscribed to the lTnion Building fund As a chapter we ha\'e contributed t o the Campus Beautiful fund and the Shakespeare fund. Th e girls fr equently indulge in hik es and similar sports. Th e town alumm:c published a news - l ette r describing the activities of the chapter. Th ese letters were sent to all out-of-town alumna:. Next year we arc changing our plan of h o use managem ent. I n s tead of having a girl chosen from the active group to act as house-manager, plan the menus. pay the bills, etc and paid fo r her services by the chapter, we are asking our h ousemot her to do this f o r an increase in salary.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-28 : Installat ion with a banquet. ball, etc., f o rmal banquet, initiation hanquet, F ounders' Day banquet at Si o ux City, 1928-29: An all-university tea and a patroness dinner for ou r new chaperon. senior farewell dinne r . H alloween party given by the annual Christmas party for poor chil-
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dren of the first grade of the East Side School, fall and spring informals, winter formal, informal dinners every Thur<day ftJf Pi Phi friends, Sunday dilllH.:rs for faculty members, bridge luncheons for patronesses, week-end parties including a cookie"him:, bridge breakfast, and dlllnCr for out-of-town rushees, homecoming dinlIer for alumn3!, Mothers' Day banquet iUT parents, cooky-shine and Panhel\l'llie luncheon for province president, dinner for Pi Phi brothers, dinner for honorary boy's track team, b r ea kfa st given by ph:dgcs for the actives. \,1 (IIAJ'TLR HOUSE \\'e Tel1t our house. One of our happiest additions to the house is a baby grand piano. Last fall we built an additional hedroom on our third story; this room has been painted orange and black and decorated with bright cretonne so that it is nuw one of our most attractivt.' rooms. I nstallation brought a great many beautiful gifts from our friends
and the fraternities on the campus. Our duwnstairs and up-stairs halls and chapter room were n;.papcred. \Ve purchac;cd a kitchl:n drapes for the fir<;t lIoOf, J.l:d a compktc set of tahle il\'l'rw;J.rc t.:ngran:d ith the Pi Beta Phi Greek h:tters
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r'l'n:Rt.sT Our 11l'\\'''' It.:tter, ".\ Link ill the Chain," \\ as 3Cllt Lo all o ur aJumn;.c and hrou,L:IH mallY favorable comments. \\'c Iwld c\illlJ(.'rs for alums and special occasions especiJ.l1y when out-of-town alums may be present. Alumc; an' always in\'itl'd to all initiation and pkdgc Cerl'lllOllics and to all our annual "IHing, winter and fall partin with our Sioux Ci t y ad"iC;I)1'\' commilu'p are difficult due to the ,Iistance from (lur colleg-l' tOWIl but we mect togt.·the r as dt('11 as l)r, .. "ihlc and \\ hUl important ariS/..' Wt· st:t.k their advice
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J\JiSSOIiTi A
1. 1927-2R: Initiate..; II , active (:mbus 25. 192R-29: Initiates 19, active mcmbcrs 28. Resident active members 5, resident a lumme 28, total membership up to May 1, 1929, 276_
I I. II ()KQRs. 1 in Pi Lambda Theta (honorary educational fraternity),2 in Alpha Pi Zeta, 2 Dc1l3 Phi Delta (honorary art fraternity), 1 in Pi Mu Epsilon (honorary mathematical fraternity) ; Class offices held: secretary-treasurer of student body. vice president of School of Education; counci l representative of freshman wo m en, president of senior women, vice president of sophomore women, secretary-treasurer of arts and science school; Campus J l onors: 2 members of Mortar Board. 1 L,S. V., 3 \V.S.G.A. reprcsentatives, 3 in Cwens, president of Cwens. 3 in Zeta Sigma, president of Zeta Sigma, 3 011 Freshman Co mmission, 2 Student Counci l representatives, 1 on board of control of Missouri Stude"t, 1 on staff of Savitar, vice pr esident of Jun ior League of \Vomen Voters, 2 on cabinet of Junior L eague of W o m e n Voters, 4 in G l ee Club, 2 in \V o rk sh o p, 1 Mermaid, 1 lead in J ourna lis m pla y (I in cast, an d 6 in chorus), 1 in Gamma Alpha
Chi; Sociail i ollurs: 2 beauty quccm, 1 Qutcn of St. Pat's Ball, I artillery ql1Cll1 of 11 ilitary Ball.
J II SUtOl..\RSIIII'. At the beginning of each )<.'ar, all are r equired to go to <;ludy hall. The seconcl Sl'mestcr all actives and plcdl.{es making' below arc kcpt in study hall. Recently, we felt that we wcre not gelling desired results so it was dlcided that a ll actives and pledges making some S and nothing below would be allowed to study 011 the chart sy<,tem, but a ll othe r s would be required to go to study hall. The averagc must he 120 in or d er for us to have parties. I t is figured on th e basis of counting E ao; 400. S as 300, as ZOO, I as 100, F as zero. The chapter aver3ge is counted on the g r ades of the actives. t\o pledge can be initiated who makes any I g r ades o r does not have 15 h ours of M or better. The rank of our chapter for th e year of 1927 -28 was third among the fifteen women's frat ernities on the campus. The average for this year has not been compiled yet.
IV. \V OR K A sponsor is chosen e::lc h year from the c hapt e r . Each pled ge selects her ow n so r ority m ot h e r from the ac-
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tive chapter. Each pledge selects her own sorority m Ol her f rom the acti yes. selects her own sorority mother fr om the actives. The pledges clcct officers and carryon their o wn meetings once a week under the guidance of the pledge sponsor. The sponsor give the fraternity hi story t o them and gives them advice from the active chapter. The Executiv e Council is made up of the chapter o fficer s. This year Ollr chapter gave a benefit picture s h ow and the proceeds were sent to the Set· tl emem School.
V. ENTERTAINMENT This year at the beginning of the first semester we gave our new pledges the annual pledge breakfast dance fr om 10 :00 A.M. until 1:00 P M \V c had our formal in at the Columbia Country Club. \V c also had a spring party and tea dance at the chapter house.
VI. CHAPTER HOUSE. \Ve own
our h ouse , the value is $25.000. Since May I, 1927, we have bought a new carpet f o r our living r Oo m and a runncr for the stairs, also an o rthophonic victrola. \V e have not made many improvements within the last year beca use we are building a new chapter h o use this summer.
VII. MAI NTENANCE OF ALt..;)INtE I NTEREST The alumna! give us a dinn e r at the chapter h ouse each year. Our alumn<r come to o ur chapter meetings at different tim es. Our to wn alumn<c are a great help to us during rush week. The girls turn to our town alumnre for advice at all times. There hav c been five transfers on our campus within the last two years. Two of them have been affiliated. and the rest have been invited to the house for dinner, partie s , and Founder s' Day banquet.
HARRIET GUITAR
Missouri B
I. ME)lDER S IIIJ> 1927-28: I ni ti ates 13, acti\·c mcmbers 38; 1928-29 : Initiates 9, active members 38. Resident active members 35, resident alumnCE 192, total up to May I, 1929, 11. HON ORS. 2 Phi Beta Kappas; 3 senior hon o rs; 1 Senior class secretary; 5 Hatch el (annual), 1 associate editor; 5 Studellt Life (paper), 2 associate editors, 1 counci l representative; 3 Dirge (comic), I exchange editor; 9 Y W .CA. , I vice president, 1 treasurer, 1 cabinet member; 7 League of W ome n Voters, 1 president. 2 council repr esentatives ; 2 M o rtar B oa rd, 1 secretary; I Ternion (sophomore honorary), president; 4 Freshman Commission, 1 pre s ident, 1 secretary; 5 Tan ea (literary), I secretary; 2 Alpha Zeta Pi (romance lang u age) ; 4 Zeta Phi Eta, I vice president; 2 Alpha Psi Omega, 1 secre tar y; 3 Pl eiades (hockey); 4 Sigma Lambda Epsilon (hon orary athletic), 1 president; 1 Pi Mu Epsil on (mathematics); 5 \V o m en 's Self Government Association, 1 vice-presi d ent, I secretary; Dormitory Council, 1 president, I treasurer; 3 \ Vomen's Cooperati\·e Cou nci l, 1 council representative; 3 W .A. A. Boa rd, I vice president. 1 secretary; 10 \V .A A. members represen t25 teams: 4 "\V" women; 7 Glee Clull, 1 president, 2 treasurers, 1 busi-
ness manager, I council representative; 4 Chape l Choir; 4 Thrysus (dramatic), I vice president, 1 lead in annual; 7 Little Th ea tre, 1- secretary, 4 lead s; 9 Musical Comedy, 2 lea ds, 1 secretary; 1 D ebate r; I Vigilance Committee; 9 Tadpoles (swimming), I president; 5 Sharpshooters (ri fl e club), 1 president; 11 Pepper s (honorary pep club), I secretary; 3 Hare and Tortoise (hiking), 2 presid en ts; 2 Junior Prom Commillee; I SeniorJuni o r lunche o n committee; 2 Queens; 3 maids, 8 chain; 1 Hatchet Queen, I retiring queen. 1 Special Maid and 1 :Maid to Hatchet Quee n; 1 Maid to Engineer's Queen. lJl. S CHOLARSHIP Study h o urs schedu l ed for activ es and pledges. Chart with monthly grades of actives and pledges posted - 1st semester 192728 average raised from 78 .8 per cent to 82.04 p e r cent; I st semester 1928-29, no failures a nd only two conditions whic h were later pa sse d Pledge is broken if the pledge d oes not make her grades the first semester. Study f o r the pledges in the Pi Phi rooms several weeks pr eviolls t o the final examinations. Upperclassmen supervise and assist. This plan has proved very success f u l. may have no social engagements during final examination week. A small ruby for her Pi
Phi pin was awarded to the girl having the highest grades. A recog nition pin is awarde d to the Fr eshman who has proved to be the best allr o und pledge, th e award considering sc h o larshp. campus activities. and fraternal cooperation. A Pi Phi ring is awarded each year to the act iv e h aving the highest grades at the end o f th e first semeste r Rank a mong national PanheJl('nic women's fr a t e rniti es 192728. fir s t. average 8 1.46 per cent. 192829 ( I 5t semester), (j rSI, average 82 per cent plus Th e scholarship cup engraved with P i Beta Ph i, 1927-28 is in our possesion and should be next year if w e continue O Uf pre sent efforts.
I V CHAPTER \V ORK. A pledge sponsor elcclrci by the c hap te r Id.kt:s ch a r ge o f all pledge m ee t ing s and su· p e rvi ses pl edge ed u cation Th e pledges elect officers and h old weekly m eetings. All pledges mu st h a v e acquired a specified number o f activity credits before init iation. Th ey are in charge vf cooky-sh mes and also r es p o nsible for th e tid iness of th e ch apter roo m Th e exec uti ve committee of the chapter is composed o f the pr esident , the pledge s p onsor , a nd one m e mber el ected fr om eac h o f th e upper three classe s. M isso uri B eta contributed $30 eac h year to th e Settlement School. The pr ocee d s o f a rummage s ale furnished part o f thi s gift. Abo ut $1,000 was r ea liz ed from a ben e fit bridge and ba zaar given to rai se m o n ey to furni sh ou r r ooms in th e \ Vornen's Building. Th e chapter members each rontribute a s mall sum t o Panhell enic f o r philantropic work administered by our Dean o f \Vo men Mi sso uri B eta also helped Panhellenic ill the Anti-tubercul os is S tl ciety drivc A h ea lth talk is mad e at one m ee tin g each year. A cha pter scrap boo k i s maintained and added to regularly. Co rrective criticism is h eld for th e actives as well as the pl ed ges each y ear. Lunche o n ru sh parti e s are h eld thr o u g h o ut the year, numerou s coo ky·shines, and a h o use -
party at the beg innin g and end o f th e school yea r.
v. Esn.RTA I!OHNT 1927-28: f o rma l dance, pl edge dance, !'=pri ng in· formal dance, homecoming tea , M o thers' Day tea, cooky-shine for anniver· sary o f f ounding o f o ur chapter with Founders present, cooky-sh in e after initiation with our province president officiating, annual banquet. and tw o house parti es. 1928-29: Pledge dance, forma l dance, informal dance, h omecoming tea, M o th e r s' Day t ea, alumme tea, t ea given by the pl ed ge s po nsor f o r the pledges, their mothers and their s oro rity sp o n so r, annual banquet,
V I. C IIAPTER H OUSE. S o r o ritie lii arc not permitted t o maintain chapter houses at \Va s hillgt o n Unive rsity
This year our c hapt e r m oved into a new and much lar ge r room in the new Women's Building \V e f ee l that our room is the best located and most attractive of the ten soror iti es. A committee o f alumme and actives se lected complete new furnishings w ith h o u se fund m oney including lounges , lamps and a grand piano. Gi it s consisted of a ru g, an electric clock, pill o ws, a stool, a set o f chinaware, a picture, and a secretary.
VII. MAINHNAN CE OF ALUMNA': INTEREST \Ve have been invited by classes to a lum n;:c meetin gs and were entertained with o ur m o th e r s at a t ea given by the Advis o ry Board The alumna! take charge o f o ur F o unders' Day banquet and assist us in every way during rushing. The Advisory B oa rd ke e ps in constant contact with the active chapter, and the chapter vice pre si dent attends all alumna:: meetings . Our alumna! are invited t o our chapter dances fr o m time t o time There have been three unaffiliated me mbers o n our campus in the last two years We have invit ed these girls to our roo!""s, to o ur dance, and t o vanou s coo ky-shllle s. \V e ha ve affiliated thr ee girls in this period .
JANE BAUR
Missouri r
I. MEMDt: R!' ntP 1927-28· In itiates 6, active memhers 21. 1928-29: Initiates 10, active members 29. May 1, 1929: R es id e nt active membe rs 18, re sident alumme 40, to tal member ship 249.
II . H ONORS. 3 '''III laude· 1 second grade in class; I winner o f English fellowship· I vice presid ent o f s tudent body; i member o f Student S enate; 1 vice
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president; 1 secretary; 8 student as· sistants; Drury Mirror, 1 business manager, 3 staff members, 2 board members; 6 Sou'wester staff; 100 pcr ccnt membership in Y,\V.C.A., 4 cabinet members; 5 Skiff; 3 Sigma Tau Delta, I delegate to national convention; 2 Pi Gamma Mu; 3 Cosmopolitan Club; \V.A .A., 2 board members, 3 heads of sports, 1 lead in \V .A.A. play and o ne other in cast, 12 in annual mins! reI; 4 Geology Club members; 13 Glee Club members, I business of Glee Club, I pre s ident, I secretary, 1 corresponding sec retary, two accompanists: 2 in cast of Senior class play; I Junior Prom committee; I May queen, 1 attendant; I attendant to h omcro ming queen; 2 Sou'wester beauty Queens (both won first h onors); 1 winner mu sic contest.
Ill. SClIOLARSII1P. The name of the pledge making the highest grade, prO\ idcd the grade is above 93, is f'llgraved on the Scholarship cup. The alumna! club presents a recognition pin to the pledge making the highest grade. Study halls in particular subjects are conducted for pledges and actives low in those subjects ; The scholarship chairman h ol ds regular conferences with the professors to inquire as to the progress of both actives and pledges All grades a r e given at regular chapter m eet ings. Panhellenic o ffers a cup to the women's fraternity making the h ighest average. To be initiated, a pledge must have an average of 80. The chapter has ranked a very close seco nd among the national w o men's fraternities o n the campus both time s that the grades h ave been compared in the last two years.
IV . CHAPTER WORK. The pledges are we ll o rganized under the pledge mistr ess who is always a senior. They have th ei r own officers and regular weekly meetings which are conducted according to parliamentary rules. The Executive Council is made up of the chapter president and a representative from each class. Vic have tried to see that no girl holds morc than one
chapter office at a time, and this plan has been mo st successful in developing individual re sponsibi lity Both last year and this we sold picture show tickets, the profits of which were sent to the Settlement School. Since we are not allowed to hav e a house, it is rather difficult t o enfo r ce any health rules. H owever we often discuss the subj ect in chapter meeting, and we do n o t allow our pledges to have school night dates.
V. ENTt;RTAJXMENT. 1927 - 28: Rushing partics, breakfast at Harvey House, luncheo l1 bridg e, f o rmal dinncr; two semester fo rmals ; cookyshine o n birthday o f the chapter. 192829: Tea f(Jr old and new .-\d\'isory B oa rds; rUShing, breakfast at Kentwood Arms 1l ote l, progressive luncheon given by the alumn;c , inf orma l tea a fter which the rushees were taken for aeroplan e rides, formal dinner; Apache dance honoring pledges; chapter dance; t ca for Drury dean of women; formal "Modernistic" dance; tea for alumna! during Commencement.
VI. CHAPTER H OUSE. No women's fratcrnities are permitted t o have houses in which their members may live Our rooms are situated across the street from the college, and consist of a large living room, hall, kitchenette, and bath. Last years pledges gave us a desk set, and this years a hammer cd brass fire set. One of our patronesses gave us a beautiful tea table, and another brought us a lovely wall hanging fr o m China. some dainty napkin s, and a very attractive quilted pillow. At the beginning of this year, the kitchenette and bath w ere redecorated and new curtains were made f o r all the windows.
VII. MAINTr.NANCE 01' ALUMNA:: INTEREST . Alumnc:c are alw:t.ys welcome and often present at chapter meetings. At ru shing this year they gave us a very clever prog ressive luncheon . \Ve always have at least one function during th e year in their honor. The chapter held open house for visiting aiumnc:c during homecoming.
MARTHELL BURMAN
Nebraska B
I. 1927·28: Initiates 19, active members. 59. 1928-29: Initiates, 20, active m embers, 51. Resi-
dent active member s , 11; resident aiumnre, 50; total membership up to May 1, 1929, 440.
I I. HOSORS 1 Phi Beta Kappa; 2 Pi Lambda T het a; 2 Alpha Rho Tau; 11 h o n o r students; secretary of Sophomnr(' ciac:.s; 15 ml'mbtf<; "11 annual staff; 2 on .-Iaoq:L'(Jn staff: 2 on staff of daily paper; 2 Y \V.CA. cabinet members and sc\"e ral on c o mmittees; 1 B oard; 4 Tas se ls pep o rgan iza ti on) with presidency, vice pres ide ncy, and reportership: secretary o f A\V .S.; 2 members of Big SiSler- Boa rd w it h presidency; 1 memb e r o f University committ ee, 1 member of University Octette; 1 member o f Tuni or- Seni o r Pr o m committee; 9 of Dramatic club; I memher o f University Playe rs; prcsidtnt o f Kindergarten club; president o f Beta; 1 Sigma pr rc:.; d. 'n t of Panhellenic and J o ther memb ers ; secretary of Intramural Boa rd and I member; 1 Varsity Party commiltt.'c member; 1 I o ta Sigma Pi; 2 Thda Sigma Phi; 3 A Cappella choir m embus; president of Xi Delta (sophomore w o men's honorary); I My st ic F is h (freshman w o m e n·s honorary) ; I Silver Serpent (juni o r women's honorary); 2 Valkyrie with s ec r e tary ship; 2 Orchesis; 2 military pre5 idcnt of Delta Omicron and 2 rm' Tllb e rs; honorary m ember of K nsMet Kluh; Kosmct Klub Quccn: \\'(;1i,te rn Queen.
II I. S CIi OLARS l- tJl'. S tudy hall is kept for freshmen und e r the supervisi o n of an uppercla ss man, and if the grades of th e freshmen are tow, s tudy h ours a.re le mnh c ncd When upperclassmen are "down " in hours , they are n o t to date until their grades are satisfactorily raised. The freshman having the highest average is given the award o f havlIlg her name engraved on th e sc h o lar r:; h ip cup . Nebraska B rank s high in scholarship having been sec ond la st year and this year among sororities o n the campus . An average of 80 per cent is demanded of pledges before initiation.
IV CHAPTER WORK The pledges have the ir own me et ings the same night as fraternity meeting and carry out the cerem o ny under their own president. An upperclas",man is appointed as and it is her duty to k ee p track "Of the campus activities and the frat ernity of the pledlZes and help them in any way possible. The Executive Council ir;
elected by th e chapter and consi sts o f the chapter presid ent, " ice president, one senior member, one junior, and one so ph omore. The chapter yearly co n trib ut es $100 to the Settlement Sch oo l, and pr oceeds f rom such things as rummage go t o the school Last y ea r and this rea r the ('hapt er t.'nter tained at a party for pilOT children at Chri !.t nl<ts The chapter ha s a health chai rman, and o n thl' wh o le health conditions in the chaptl.: r ar c g oo d. Fr es hm en and soph om o re girts are registered in gym classes at sc hoo l. and many of th e girls go o ut fo r sports c ... pccial ly intramural .
V. Th e c haptel gives about tw o or three h Oll",e danc e a Y('ar ill addition to the la rge r part ies. I n 1927 th e 011 i dinner dance at the chapter hOl1 r:;e was o ur (outstanding socia l affair. and a sp rinA put)' war; also given at a downtown h )t e l. This year a Valentine dinner danc e was given at the house and a party W;to; givf'n at the new C or nhu s k e r H ote l. In addition, th t.· fr es hm e n always give a pa rt)' fo r th e upp crc1ao;smen, and open 11IIu <,c for is held occasio nally Th e: Fo unders' Day banquet last year wac; giv en at the h ome and this yea r at a hot el. Th e chapter al<.;o o b se rves Par ent" s Day.
VI. C IIAPTER H oesE. Th e house is owned and is valued at $85.000. It is pra ctically a n e w st ructure so few impr ove ment s have been necess ary How ever, several n ew bed s. a new orth o pho n ic, a n ew se t o f dish es, and such things as pictures and o rn a m ental fixtur es have be en added. In addi ti o n the rooms on second fl oo r wer c redeco rat e d this year If anything is bought f or the first fl oo r o f the h ous e, it must have the approva l o f the interior deco rat or who furnished the h o use.
VII. OF .·\Lt;MX :,.. I:-OTEREsT Th e Alumnre Advisory Committec which wo rks with th e house council is one link between the active chapter and the alumnre. At e,·cnts such as the annual banquet there arc a lw ays many alumn::c present, and monthly th ere arc usually alumn::e present at frat ernity m eetings. The Advi sory Board is willing to come to meeting any time it is needed. and there is also the alumna:: club which
tak es up problems 0 f int e r es t to th e fra ternity. The C hri stm a s part y given for the chi ldr e n of th e a lumn re is also a means of brin ging the older members back. In the las t two years
t here have been two unaffiliated transfers on this campus Th ese girls are occasionally inv ited t o dinner and are also invited to parties.
SARA H PI CKARD
Kansas A
I. :M EMBERSHIP. 192 7-28: Initiates 16. actives, 46. 1928-29: I nitiates. 13. ac t ives 40; 4 re side nt active mem bers, 54 r es ident alumn<e, 604 lotal m e mbership.
11 H ONORS. 3 Phi Beta K a ppa; 5 nam e s o n dean's ho n o r r o ll; 2 Senior cla ss officers; 3 Jay/towk er staff; 1 Kan san staff; 1 Sour Owl staff; 2 pr esident of Fr esh m an Co mmi ssio n of Y .W .c.A.; 2 Y.W.C.A. cabinet; 2 M o rt a r Board; 1 W o man' s Athl et ic Association; 6 Tau Sigma 1 pr es id ent o f Tau Sigma; 2 Jay J anes: 5 Quack club; 2 D elta Phi Delta; 2 R ifle club; 1 Th eta Sigma Phi: 2 El Ateneo; 2 Fr ench Circle: 1 Eta S igma Phi; I Quill club ; 1 P en a nd Scroll; 2 MacD owe ll club; 2 Math e matics club; 5 o n W o m en 's Student G overn m en t Associat io n; 1 pr eside nt W o m en's Student Government A ssoc ia ti o n ; 7 se nior committees; 1 cha irman Christma s Tr ee committee; 1 j oint committee of st ud en t affai rs; I class hockey team; 6 women's glee club; 4 Dramatic cl ub; 5 parts in Dramatic club producti ons ; I National Co ll egia te Player s; 12 musical comedy; I man age r of mu sical comedy; 11 fashion s h o w; 12 water ca.rn ival ; 1 delegate t o As soc iat ion of W omen Students Co nv enti(,": 3 Beauty Queens; 1 H ono rary Colonel o f RO T C.; 1 winner o f world's record riRe s hot III . SCHOLARSHIP. Freshman may no t have dates before four o'clock in the a ft e rn oon during th e w ee k. Those m a king below a "C" a re deprived of social pr ive1eges during the w ee k. All freshmen are rCQui red to attend study hall f o r two hours each week night . Durin g th e week before and the we ek of final examinatio n s, no fr eshman is allowed to have dates. and th ose making grades below "C" are o n strict cam p us. Fines are impose d f o r di sturban ce during quiet h o ur s. Freshman h ighest sch o la stic 3,'crage is awarded the scholarship bracele t f o r o n e year. If a fr es hman is makin g particularly commendable
grades, she is allowed one or two extra privileges. Before a pledge may be initiated s he must h ave at least tw e lve hours o f work, and must hav e nothing lower th an a "C" in an y co ur se. Rank ninth o n campus 192728 . R an k eight h o n ca mpu s 1928-29. IV , C IIAPT F. R W ORK. Th e freshmen are o r ga ni ze d with th eir ow n officers and th ey have their separate m eetings, with supervised fraternity study carried on by an ll ppc rcla ssman. Ea ch girl, fre shman and upperclassman. r eports each w eek the activities in which s h e has particip3.ted. Executive council is composed of th e o fficer s. and 1 membe r f ro m each class. B o th la st year and this, eac h gi rl h as contributed $200 to th e Sett lement School. Th e chapter cooperated w it h the unive rsity in the sa le of Tuberc ul os is Christmas Seals, and last year to the Christmas Tree Fund fo r th e Near Ea st. Each girl tak es a physical examin atio n upon ente ring th e un iversity. Fr es hm en a r e r equired to be in bed by cleve n o 'cl ock each sc h ool night.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927 - 28 : Open h ouse f or freshmen; freshman d an ce f o r upperclao; s m en; fr esh m::t ll farce ; chapter Thank sg iving and C hristmas dinners; dinner f o r f ootba ll t ea m ; faculty r eception ; f or mal spring dance; cooky -shin es ; Parents' Day dinner; f o rmal senior dinner; F o unders' Day banquet fo r Eta Province in Kansas City with Mis s Onken as the guest o f h ono r 1928-1929 : Open h ouse for fr e shmen; Fre shman dance for uppercla ss men; fr eshm an farce; chapter Thank sgiv ing dinner : f o rmal dinner dance; F ound e rs' D ay dinner with the alumn:r: d inn e r f o r alumnce; c ooley-sh in es; Parents' Da y dinn er ; formal sen io r dinner.
VI. CHAPTER H OUSE Owned hy the K ansas H ou se Aso;ociatinn o f P i Beta Phi, value $ 75.000. Fine new addition and furnishings. includi ng sunroom. diningroom. kitchen, enlargem ent of chaperon's r oo ms. steep -
ing porch, new rooms on second and third floors, and installation of new heating plant-estimatcd cost $25,000. New furnishings-estimated cost $2,600.
VII. MAINTF.NAXCE 0'" ALl:MN..E
I STF.REsT. Alumnre attend all teas, initiation , cooky-shines, freshman farces, and F ou nders' Day celebr ations. A dinner for the alumn.e given this year . On th e other hand. the alumnre entertain certain classes of tl'e acti\'{' chapler each year On F ,unders' Day, the alummc presented a bea utiful Oriental rug to the chapter.
Two unaffiliated transfers in th e last two years, and tw o affiliated transf ers . All transfers are invited to take their meals at the house, and arc invited to all social functions.
JOYCE BLACK
Kansas B
1. ME"IBH:o.IIIP 1927-28: Inilhtc!I 14, active members, 30. 1928-1929: Initiates, 18. active members, JJ. I, 1929: Resident active mcmbCfli. 7 ; resident alumna!, 20; total member<hip, 217.
II. SCHOLARSIIJP. t Phi Kappa Phi; I Omicron Nu; 2 Mu Phi EpsiIon; I Phi Alpha Mu; 1 Senior cbss secreta ry; 1 treasurer of RO:iOI Purple " 3 Rosol Pllrple staff; 1 secretary Y W.CA. Freshmen commission; 1 bIg sister capta in; 1 Prix (junior honorary) vice president of Prix; 1 champion gi rls meat judging learn; 8 glee club, business manager of glee club; 2 Newman club; I Purple Pepster; 4 W.A.A.; I secretary-treasurer of Panhellenic; 6 Enchiladas; I Purple Masque (dramatic society) ; 2 frivol: 3 f rcshmen hockey; 2 Kappa Phi; I winner of radio voice contest; 1 prominent senior page; 1 Ag Queen; 5 leadin g roles in dramatic productions; 8 Choral club; 1 home economic association; 4 on stadium drive committee; I in beauty section.
Ill. SCJlOtARSIIIP. Study hall for freshmen-8:00 to 9:30 r.M. Rules: Actives having " F," "D," Conditions attend study hall, until the grade is raised to a "e" or above. Anyone receiving a failure shall forfeit all picture show provileges during the week and Friday night dates until the is "c." Anyone receiving a "0" shall f orfeit all picture show privileges during the week. Anyone receiving a final failure during preceding semester sha ll forfeit Friday night dates until midsem('stcr provided the grade is a "C" or ahove at that time. Quiet hours fr om 2 :00-5:00 PM. and fr om eight o n through the e vening except on (11.1(' Pledge must average "C' in order to he initiated
Acti\'('s have a "C" average in order not to be affl'cted by these rules. All are expected to aim f o r a "B" average. To the freshman who has the avera!.!e is given th e possession of the scholarship Clip with h er name engraved upon it for one year. Chapter ranked first one sem('stcr, fou rth one seml'ste r, and eighth another liemester.
IV CIIAPTF.R \VORK Pl edges hav(' meetings at time of regular fraternity meetings Are under direction of frelihman supervisor who is appointed by the president, who aSliigns duties, and whn gives helpful talks at intervals. The executive committee i s composed of the president, I sophomore. one junior, one sen ior, and one freshman after initiation elected by the chapter. the freshmen supervisor is also considcred a member of the committee. The chapter raised $200 the last two years for the Settlement School, and each girl contributes a sum to the Y.W.C.A each year. Each contributes to the Campus Chest Fund which is for charities. All memb<'rs of the fraternity have pledged $40 to the K.S Ar. stadium. Every girl at K SA C. hali a physical exa m ination at the heginning of the year. After absence from o;chool on account of illness each student must have a certificate from the college physician before class. Milk is served at lun ch to the Ilirls. Each year at OHistmao:; the chapter sends to all the alumnre a bulletin a f chapter affairs. E;lch offic('r ha<; a committee who help., her with her work and learns the duties of said of'liccr.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 192i - 28: Rush week entertainme nt s , football hanQuet, Christmas party at dinner. initiation and cooky-shi n e of
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and actives, fall and spring parties, M ot hers' Day dinn e r, brothers' day dinner; F ounde rs' Day banquet at Kansas City, o pen h ouse f o r faculty and towns people, sp r ead for freshmen by actives, entertain faculty membe rs o n guest night s during the year, tea for pr ovi nce president, dinner for seniors. benefit bridge by alumna:!. 1928-29: Rush week ente rtainm ent. football banquet, Chr istma s party by freshmen at hotel. Christmas dinner, cooky-shines at pledgin g and initiati on, alumnre for dinner once a m onth, Hall o w ee n p3rty for freshmen by actives, F ou nd ers' Day banquet at hotel fo r alumna: and actives of Kansa') Beta. dinner for president and :Mrs. Farrell, h ouse party f or ru shees , spring party at country club, senio r dinner; m o thers, dads, and brothers day dinners, open house dance for all fr ate rnities
VI. CHAPTER H OUSE. Owned. Value $55,000. Th e house was built in 1927-28-lhe furniture on second is all n ew. The hangings and ru gs and the maj ority of the furniture on first
is new. New orthop h onic v ictr o la The yard has all been landscape d and the new grass and trees and s hrub5 are all growing nic e ly and new flowers have been planted this year.
VII. ),lAIXT£NA="'CE OF ALUMN£ lX Tt:REST. Alumn::e approve al1 girls he fore pledging. R epresentat ive s come to a ll rush entertainments. Attend pledqe and intiation services. Two act i ves attend each alumn:r meeting . The actives entertai n the alummc at dinner severa l times a semester. Th e advi sory board meets once a month with the executive committee and stays for dinner. The alumnre took the active part in building ou r n e w house. Th e chapter invites thc alumme t o a ll parties. Inv itat io n s arc sent to all of the alumn<£ for h omecomi ng Each Christma s an annual bulletin is sent to the al um n.e containing news of the active chapter.
There has been one unaffiliated transfer o n the campus. S h e lived in the house and attended meetings but did not affiliate.
L.\l"R \ HART
Colorado A
19l7-2R: l -t lT1itiates, 49 active member,,; 1928·29: 25 initiates. 57 active memhcrs. May 1. 1927: 7 resident active members. 34 resident :1.1umni, 479 total member<;hip.
II HONORS 1 Sch ola rship: 1 Ph i Beta Kappa ; 3 h o n o r graduates; 2 sec r etar ies : 3 Associated Students o f V.c.; 2 Senate m embere;: 3 Cnlo rod o OJI sta ff: 5 Sih,o' (lnd G n ld sta ff. 2 staff: 10 Y.'V .c.A. members. 1 vice pre side nt; t seere· tary; 4 Mortar Bo ard s ; 5 H ee;peria (ho n o rary juni o r society); -t ('hi Delta Pi; 5 Kappa Delta Pi ; .t Th rta Sigma Phi; 3 glee club: 2 Spur (honorary sophomore societ)·): I I positions in at hl etic teams: 5 members in D ramatic casts; 2 offices in nnti o na! o rganizati ons : 2 debaters; presi dent of Associated \Vomen Students: I May Queen: 2 popularity contest winner; I beauty queen. Ill. SCHOLARsrnr. The melhod" o f improvement arc comp u lso rv sturly table o n week nil!ht<; held f o r all fresh · men during their first quarter at thc univer sity. After that tim e if ally freshman h as an average o f 85 or
above, she is ·excused from study tablc. Fifteen signed hours of lihrary study (not inclusive of study table) a week arc rCQuired from all freshmen with report o f all freshmen grades at mid· lerm time. All pkd ges are required to have a 75 avera,::re for initiation. with passing gradcs in all, and at least twch'c hours of work in the university: freshman cup is awarded to the freshman havin g the highesL "verage o f 85 o r abo\'e; active girls eac h week give a r epo rt as to their grades in quizzes. and also the number of "cuts" taken, in classes; a fine of $5 .00 for each failur e and one of $3.00 f o r each "condition" is If the preliminat)' of a cn nrli tion exam i'i not tahn, a fine of $5 00 is imposed
The methods h ave been in usc f o r the past tw o years. and have b<'en mo st successful. L..,\c;t year (1928) the chapter receivcd the sc holarship cup f.or having the h:ghest the year among the national and local sororities all the cam pu s. Rank among the national Panh e ll cllic fraternities last year n ot below "econd: thi" ycar has vae;si l ated
between second and third place. Due to the enthusia<;m from convention in regard to scholarship. the chapter has risen frum sixth place t,) first within thc last two years.
I V. CIIAPTf R \VORK The Ex('c ut ivc Counci l is composed of two r.;cniors. two junior", and OIW 'iophomore.
OUT regular policy of ha\'ing a pledge supervisor has been c(lOtinued, and is most helpful in regard to pledges. This pledge supervisor is elected by a vote of the active chapter, and is chosen on the basis of her insight, tact, and gellual uudt.:r!itanding of t he problem of She carries to the pledges from the acti\'c chapter during their meeting; and in turn she brings suggestions from the plt:dgcs to the actives including their complaints and problems. The pledge meetings arc hdd at the same time as the active mCHing, and this year the usc of the pledge ritual proved most beneficial. Each year the freshman class presents a vaudeville with or igina l stunts and songs. An activity chai rman takes charge in helping the freshmen get placed in campus organizations, and at least one activity is required of all frc"hmen and also of upperclassmen; this activity cataloguer has charge of k eeping an up-la-date rec o rd of all active members in the chapter re co rd book. The health of the chapter is 100 per cent. Sleeping quarters arc excellent and a fine feature of the houc;c is a large sleeping porch that will accommodate twenty-two girls. Our chaperon-manager has charge of the meals and under h e r excellent care the gi rls thrive wOl1derfully The house is a good walking distance from the campus. A very successful hazaar at which the various articles from the Settlement School were sold proved very gratifying to the chapter, Much praise wa s receive d on th e goods and also the way in which the sa les wcrc handled.
V ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928 : Rushing parties, joint receptions for chaperon and pn)vince president. three formal dances, )'[other,,' and Fathers' Uay luncheon, brothers' dinner, birthday dinner for dean of women. senior breakfast. Valentine and Hall ow{'en parties; Thanksgivinj! banqutt. Christmas dinner, t<:a d:.J.llce for pltdgc", tea on winter afterno In", alumni"C cookyhines-all are annual affairs.
1928-1929: Receptifln for chaperon and province president, and Falh('I""s' Day luncheon, Prom tea dances. brother::;' dinncr, reception for I1C\\ dean of wOlllen and fL ,rlller dean. formal dinners (.n('(· a month, engagement panics, aftcr dinner dances for fraternities once a welk, Founders' Day luncheon. hf)stess chapter to Colorado D. Panh e llcnic teas for frc!-.hmen of the other sororities 011 the campus.
VI. THE CII YH.it HoeSE. Colorado A owns her own home and it is valued at $60.000. \V e have had many new additions in furniture that make the h ouse one o f the m os t envied. The grounds around the house are being made m ore beautiful with trees and shrubbery. In side are many new lamps, small oriental rugs. and a lovely fireside bench that was presented by the Freshmen class this year
VII. MAINTENAN CF: OF ALUMN.+: INTF.RF.:sT. The are invited to all chapter meetings and chapter functions. An is invited to be toastmistress at the initiation banquets, and thcy have the use of the housc for their functions at all t imes. Th e advisory Board is inviled to a formal dinner Ollce a qllartcr The B o u'd e r alumna! club entertains the Fre .. hman class and Senior class, separately, at buffet suppers. Fires ide l ette rs are sent to all alumna! informing them of the "goings on" of the chapter. The Boulder alumnre chapter and active chapter acted as hostesses on Founder 's Day to Colorado B and alumna!.
EI.EANOR CUSTANCt:
Colorado B
I. MEMBt-.RSIIIP. 1927 -28: Illiti ... tes II. HONORS Kedros, 3 (honorI I, active members, 30. 1928- 1929: ary junior-seni o r w o men's fraternity Initiates,9, active members, 30. May based on scholarship and campus ac1,1929: Rcc;idellt active member!;, 28; tivitics), president; class secretaries. resident alumnre, 175; total member- 2. class vice presid ents, 4; annual staff, ship, 203 3; paper staff, II, assistant editor,
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soc iety e dit or, women's spor t editor; editor Chemist .. Student Directory,S, e dit or; 100 per cent membership in Y.\V.C.A., secreta ry. cabinet members. 3; Academy, 2; Quill club, 5, pre sI d ent; Pr ess club. 6; Drama club, 6; National Collegiate Player s , 2 ; B iological club, 16; \V .A.A. , 10; Rilling Athletic club. I (honorary scholastic a nd athletic); Ski club, 3; French c1tlb, 8, secretary; P arakee t. I; Phi Sig ma 1 ; Alpha Sigma Ch i 2; Alpha Sigma Pi, 3; Pi Gamma Nu, 1, secreta ry; D e lta Pi Alpha; R ed Cross Life Saving Cor p .. , 4; Stndent Asociation sccret3TY; lead s in plays, 2. cast, 3; beauty section, 1; Juni o r P rom chairman; M ay Queen attendants, 2; May f e t e, 22; 2 o f 3 girls in anllual sect ion o f 10 m os t o utstanding students; cntrant in Atwater-Kent radi o co n tes t; 2 members g irls qu a r tet ; so loist Civic Symph ony Orchestra.
III. SCHOLARSHIP. Scholarship m eeti ng h eld twice each semeste r for actives and thr ee for pledges. Name o f th e so ph omore h aving the highe s t avera ge is eng ra ve d o n a chapter scholarship cup. A Pi Ph i sch o larship ring is presented to the gi rl with th e highest average at the en d o f the juni o r year. Study table ha s be en tried but si n ce th e gi rl s liv e in th eir own h o m es , it proved unsuccessful; h o wever , a check i s made each week up on the number of hOlll's eac h pledge stud ies. All actives must keep up an average of 8J p er ce n t or forfeit the ri g h t to go t o chapter dances the f o ll ow in g semester. Only o ne initiati on may bt' h eld during the year which is in February on the first semester's grade. If a pledge fails t o make the required 85 pe r ce nt her first semester, but mak es it secon d seme ste r she will be re pl edged, and th e n mus t make an 83 per cent th e se mest e r pr eceding h e r initiation the foll o wing February. The chance of not bein g repledg ed, allli a whole yt:ar 1..1l:fore s h e can wear a Pi Phi pin, makes this o ur m ost successful and encou raging rul e . Th e class having th e lowest average at the six w eeks g iv es a dinner f or the chapter. Pl edge requirements in sc h o larship f o r initiati o n are 85 p e r ce nt in fifteen h o urs; active r eq u irement is 85 per cent in the total numbe r of h ours taken. Co lorado B rank s sec-
and in scholarship among th e national Pan hellenic w omen's fraternities on the ca mpu s with averages o f 85.34 and 86.9 mis si ng the Panh e llenic scholars hip cup by a f e w tenths of a point IV. CHAPTER W ORK. The senior pledge sponsor d iv ides the sp ecific material so that the w ee kly pl edge m ee ting is p receeded by a review o f th e la st week's. An ora l quest io ni ng is carried on at different times. Th e que st io n s missed had to be writtell out with th e correct answers twenty tim es. The s uc cess of thi s is sh o wn that the pledge exa minati ons this year werc 100 p c r cent with the exce pti o n of o ne 98. The personnel o f th e Ex ec utive Counci l co n s ists o f the o ffi ce rs and one repr ese n tat ive not thereby represented, in which case s h e is c1ected by that class. A theat er be n efi t f o r the S e ttl e ment School, an d a subscription bridge party with the M ot h er s' Club were successfully managed. A S UIll o f $50 was given to the college fund for worn ens' scholarships. Contributi ons by th e girls for a statue f o r the new bui ldin g. Th e health chairman gains yearly r e ports fr o m the University physical ed u ca tion d epa rtm e nt. An attempt is made whereby all th e girls live by a somewhat regular r o utine o f s le e l) and diet. The on ly chapter publication is a letter sent to the alumna:! annually telling of th e chapter w o rk, its plan s and its members' h ono r s. As a r o ll call respons c we tell o f the adjustments n ecess ary f or th e pr ev io u s w eek 's sh o r tco min gs and the future deve lopm e nt s uch steps, if tak en, would bring. Oth e r responses are on the hi s tory, news from the ARROW, id eals, etc. Since we d o n't live in o ur h ouse, we meet every Friday f o r lun cheon at the house Thi s brings a contact that we haven't had bef o r e. Plans are being made now for a greater internal d eve lopment f o r next year.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-1928: Ru sh parti es during th e s ummer and the first week o f school; f o rmal stray Gr ee k dinn e r; instead o f annua l fraternity tea we sent ci d e r and d o ughnut s to the frat e rniti es at Halloween; informa l pl ed g e dance fo r the actives; Christmas t ea f o r alumna:! followed by party f o r the chapter; bridge party for A lpha Gamm a D elta; formal dinner dan ce ; F ounde rs ' Day for Colo-
Tado A and B; dinner for parents; spring dance; s e ni o r farewell dance; university guild tea; high school tea 1928-1929 : Ruc;h w ee k parti es, activepledge dance fo r which the earne d the m o ney to gi\'e the acti\"c!; the dance; fraternity t ea dance after the Senior Pr om: formal dinncf dance ; dinner and lunch eon for r s. R D. Br o wn; breakfast for fraterniti es; high sch oo l tea; informal spri ng dance; ru sh ee c;crc!lade; beefsteak fry. One o f the most successful and pr c lty Ru s h w" a {rca"· ure hunt starting fr o m an active's h o me. leading around th e univt'Tsity to the Pi Phi h o u se en ding with a tea dance at th e country c1uh.
VI. CHAPTER H ous,.- Colorado B
owns a three- r oo m e d bungalow valued at $3 ,00Q Th e improvements which include a new back lawn are a gao; furnace, rugs, and di\'an
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!:-;n:REsT. The alumnre a re always welcome t o \\' e want them ir"lr ou r ch3penm" at dances. t o act as toastmistresses. att<:nd banque t s, give liS talks on conduct. health, etc. Th e chapler is \'ery grateful for their wonde rful a.,si t;lnce in ru shi n g and especi all y fur the beautiful pr ogressive dinner wh ic h brings th e rushing cason to a close. \V c l1av e tw o unaffiliated transfcrs wh o arc mos t w e lcome i n any of our plans
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Wyomillg A
I. Initiat e", 12. ;!clive members. 22 In itiates, 12, active memb e rs. 26. R es ident active m e mbers. II: resid ent alumn;:c 25: total m e mhcrc:hip up In 1. 1929, 218
II. H O:-;ORS. Sch o lanh ip cu p for 1927 -28 , second in sc h o larshi p am o ng women's fraternit ies in 1929. Three Phi Kappa Phi: 4 Pi Gamma Mu; 4 Sigma Alpha ] o ta (national music so rority) ; 3 Kappa Delta Pi: 2 members of American Col lege Quill (literary hon o rary); 4 Th eta Alpha Phi (national dramati c h o n orary) ; 4 Ca p and Gown (seni o r w O l11en '" h ono rary); 19 m entioned a ll li st for outstanding university women; 7 Iron Skull (sophom o re h ono rary o rganization); Bi g Sister chairman 1927-28; 6 Big Sisters; treasurer S e ni o r class, 1928, treaSlirer Sophomore cla ss. 1927 ; secretary Freshman class. 1927; treasurer Juni o r class, lQ27; 2 h ono r graduates; vice presid en t Ass oc iated Students, 1928; delegate of A S U.W., 1929 ; second in Rocky Mountain Track 1feet; 3 women's varsity basketb"1.II; 5 glee club; the lead in The Po o r Nut, with 3 other members in the cas t; l ead in If/ hot Every lV omall Kn o ws; lead in Ca p atlSaecili, with 3 ot her members in the cast; dance lead in Da"ci"g H earts,' lead in Mer/atJ of the Itl ovie.r, 1 m ember directed. 2 other members in th e cast; lead in The New Poor, 3 other members in the cast; 1 member as delegate t o conven -
ti o n o f Associated \VOIl1C I1 S tud ents at Norman, Okla h oma; I participant in R tgionil l Oratorical Contes t for Constitution: 2 m e mh e rs o f varsity ddXttc; 4 Sp ur s ; 12 ?\Ia o; k and Sandal (dramatic "ociC"ty) ; \ ssocia t ed \\ 'o m (, 11 Students p rcsidC' llt 1928 -29; 4 recipients o f president's h ono r boo ks ; 2 J tlni o r Pr o m queens; 2 attendants; 2 p op ularity winllers; 7 places in beauty contest out o f 10 in two years; I..J \V.A.A ; I scc retary Kappa Delta P i; 2 Juni o r Pr o m C nm miltee; vic e president Th eta Alpha Phi; sec r e tary Th e ta Alpha Phi; secretary of Cap and G o wn . III S CHOLAR SllfI' A s tud y table is k e pt at the library and all pledges must repo rt every fr ee h o nr to the active in charge. Study groups are formed with the sponsors and their pledges and seve ral h o ur s a w ee k arc devoted to the study o f sc h o lastic pr oblem s A study tahle is kept at the ho use on Saturday afternoons f o r those wh o are delinqu e nt in scho lar s hip The freshman with the highe s t sch o lar s hip has her name engraved o n a fre shman sch o lars h ip c up . and a sc h o larship ring is given to the senior with th e average \V e ha\"e encou r a ({ ed the gi rls to have conferences with othe rs who ar e engaged in the same type of work. Thi s year Panhellenic lowered the scholarship basis f o r initiation fr o m 2 5 to 3 which is mu ch more satisfactory becan se of the recent change in university standards. W e
demand o f the actives the same aver· age as that required f o r initiati on. The results have been , o n a whole sat·isfact o ry but because of the d o rmit ory syste m have f ound it difficult t o keep an accurate check o n the freshmen. In 1927-28 we b a d the h igh est average on the campus among Panhellenic women's fraternities, and the second highest average in 1928-29.
IV CHAPTER \\fORK The pledges ha ve been given a r oo m of their own in the house in which to conduct pledge meet in gs, which arc carried on accord:ng to th e manual issued in 1928. They begin their me etings bef o re active meetings convene and they attend a short open session o f active meeting every M onday night. They have made use of the Pled ge Ritual and it has been m ost successful in developing in lhem a definite chapter feeling. Th ey have a system of r o und table-or open forum---discussions where all Questions are discus sed freely and openly. They are allowed to ask Questions o f the chapter at any time. The whole general m ovement of fre edo m has been very sllccessful in that it has created an almost ideal pledge attitude. Having pledge s at active meeting once a week has kept them in d e finite touch with the chat>ter. We have attempted to have Executive Council made up of the officers of the chapter when th ey are rcpresentativc of the various classes. The personnel f o r the la st two years has been: Presidenl, vice prcsidcnt: representative o f senior class (treasurer), representative of junior class (corressponding secrelary), and a representative of the sophomore class. This pers onne l has been most effective, because the officers arc acquainted with all chapter work. In 1928 we gave a large card party and sold a consignment of Settlem e nt School goods for the benefit o f the Settlement School. This year we have donated a sum to the School fr o m lhe chapter tr eas ury. One member read "The King's H enc hman" for a benefit t ea that the Cheyenne alumnre club gave for the Settlement School. Several ot her members assisted the club in that affair. The Quiet hours. which begin at 8 o'clock every evening excepl on
week-ends when they begin at 10 :30, materially aid the Health Committee. In case of illness. whcn a m embe r is advised by lhe Health Committee t o hav e a physician. she is ob li ged to d o so. All special diets and food r eg ulations must be reported to the committee and sanctioned by a physician before they can be allowed. \V e have adopted the committee plan for internal d evelopme nt. Each o ffic e r app oints a committee to work with her thr ough out the year. In this way the burden of work is alleviated and the know le dg e o f chapler functi on ing is shar ed by m ore than ju st a few of the girls of the chapter.
V. ENTERTAIN MENT. 1927 - 1928: Annual rushing partie s; t ea f o r faculty; ope n house for all men's fraternities, Christmas party. pledge' s Snow Carnival; Co lo nial Garden dance; p ost- pro m supper; ann ual May dinncr dance; pussy willow tea dance, senio r fare w e ll showe r. 1928-29: Buff e t su pper dance in h ono r of pledges; Santa Claus party, pl edge's winter party in honor of actives (at which a lighted pledge pin was given t o the chapter) ; Valentinc party; annual },[ay dinner dance; Founders' Day banquet; breakfast in honor of M abe l Scott Brow n; cooky-s hines, Moth ers ' Day tea; commencement h ono r lun ch eon.
VI. CHAPTER HO USE. We are buying our chapte r h o u se which is valued at $13.000. \V e have had all the fl oo rs refinished, and have purchased new drapes, a new electric Panatrope, new lamps, and a new table.
VII. 1[AINTENANCE OF ALUMNA:: INTF.REST Alumna: take an active part in rushing They have sponsored the chapter sale of a unique book A Trek to 'he YellowstollC, written by lhe m othe r o f an alumna. as a means for earning m o ney. The Alumna! Advisory Com mitt ee is a link between active and alumnre groups. The Poudre Valley alumme club of Fort Collins, Colorado, has s p o ns o red Wyoming A this year and given us some lovely gifts. OUT alunmna:: arc m ost interested in the chapter and give us their int erest and help in all projects.
JEAN BtNNIE \-VARNER
Arkansas A
r. 1927 -1928: Initiates, 26, active m embe r s, 38 . May I, 1929 : I nitiates, 32, acti\'e ml.:mbers. 38, resident active m e mbers, 11 , r es;dental alumn<e. 12; total m e mbership, 26l.
I I Two h onor graduates. 10 h o nor students, l Skull and T o rch (hono rary sch o lastic) ; 2 Kappa Delt3. Pi (h o norary educational) vice president; 2 Lambda Tau ( h o norary English) secretary, presid e nt; 2 Pi Kappa (honorary Journalism) ; 2 Sigma Alpha I ota (honorary mu s ical) vice president. secretary; 7 Bla ckfriars (dramatic club) pres ident , 2 historians, c:cc retary , and treasure r , 2 m embe rs of local p e titioni ng M o rtar Board; 1 Phi Alpha Theta (honorary hio;l o ri cal) : 2 members of Mathematics club, secretary and treasure r; 1 Pi D e lta Alpha ( h o no rary h o me- economics) ; 4 R oo tin Rubes (pcp o rgani zatio n ) ; 2 Psi Chi (honorary p sychology) pres id e nt, secretary; president o f \V o rnall's Leagu e: 4 y.\V .C. A cabinet m embe r s ; 2 on Vigi lan ce committee; 2 on Fr e<;h man Comm ission; 4 on Trov('ier "-taff ; 1 active member o f \V .A A; 1 o n varsity h oc k ey t eam; 5 011 "Co To Co ll eg e" t o ur of stales; 5 g irl s in glee club; 4 R.O T.C. sponsors, 1 May Queen, 2 Ra= o rba ck Beautie s, t oastmistre ss at Panh ell enic Banquet.
III. SC HOLARSHIP Study ha ll eve ry night during w ee k. and on Sunday aftern oo n . In th e second semester, a student making be lo w a 3 poi nt av e rage studied tw o and a half h ours eac h night. Each init ia t e r es p on sible for one fre s hman studying eig h teen hours a week in the library Freshmen have no Sunday night dat es during th e twenty-eight day law. Repo rt of sch o lar s hip each f o ur week s bef ore fra t ernity. In itiates r anked first among nati o nal PanhclI c nic fraternities 011 the campus . The fraternity
ranked s eco nd. Has kept far above genera l avera ge of all students in the university.
IV. C HAPTER \VOR K Pledges o rganized and meet weekly f o r s tudy o f fraternity hist ory, addre ss given them each week by upp erclassman. P erso nnel of executive council: presiden t , 1 senior, 2 juniors, 2 sophomores, selected by th e president according t o ahi lity a nd approval of the frat e rn it y Annual con t ributions hav e been made to the Sett lement Sch oo l. Contributions t o Red C r oss, Fl oo d R elief, toys sent to Thrift H ouse , 2 benefit part ies, 2 rummage sale s, and F o unders' Day banquet served hy alumna: for benefit of h o u se fund. Each active was assessed $100 payable in the next ten yea rs, this also goes to the h ouse fund.
V. ENTP.RTA INM I-:NT 1927-28 hou se party in the s ummer, o p e n ho use . J tea introducing our new h o usem other and co mplim e nting th e facuity, 1 tea for Mr s. Turner, 1 f o rmal, 1 t ea dance, F o und e rs' Day lunch eon, 5 cooky·shin es, Chr is tma s tr ee, di n ner party f o r rush ees in spring, luncheon fo r ot h e r frat e rnity m e mbe rs. 19281929, 1 o p e n h o u se , 1 tea for pledges, 1 f o rmal dance, 5 cooky-s hines, 1 buff et suppe r f o r ru <; h ce s in spring.
VI. C IIAI'T ER Ho eSE. Rented . N ew furniture, including living ro o m suit e. dre ss ing tab les f o r every room, curtains, gat('·l eg t able, fireside bench, fl oor lamp, teleph one table, an d chair.
VII. MAINTENAN CE OF IN TERF.sT. Alumna! Advi sor y C o mmitt ee invited t o h o u se once a mo nth , all m e mbers o f club invited t o social functions Alumna: gives one pa rty dur ing rush week . H o mec o ming functi o ns, banqu e ts. and initiati o ns are always wel l attended. The alumna! a r e gues ts at our s umm er hous e party . HARRII:.I \V ALL
Oklahoma A
1. )'IEMnER s lIlI'. 1927-28: I nitiate<;., 29, ac t ive memhers, 39 1928-29: Initiates , JI. active m embers, 52. Resident active m e mbers, 6, resid en t alumme, 16, total member s h ip May J, 1929, 348.
II. HONORS . (1) Scholarship: 2 Phi B eta K appas; 1 Pi Beta Phi Scholarsh ip; 3 Mort fl r B oard: I Omicro n Nu; 2 Phi Mu Gamma; J K appa Delta Pi (honorary educati o n); t Gamma Epsilon Pi (honorary b u s ine ss) ; 4 Alpha Lambda Delta (honorary fre s hman scholastic for w o m e n ) ;
1 Eta Sigma Phi; 1 Honorary Medal f o r Art Students. (2) Class Offices: None. (3) Campus Hon o rs: 1 poet ry editor University Magazine; 2 Oklah oma Daily staff; 1 Whirlwiud staff; 100 per cent Y W.CA. membersh ip; 3 Y,W.CA. Cabinet members; 1 Y.W.c.A. president; 1 Mortar Board treasurer; 2 Ducks club; 5 Playh ouse members; 1 Kappa Gamma Epsilon (honorary languages); 3 Eta Sigma Phi (honorary classics) ; 6 in Soonerlalld Follies; 1 pre s id e nt Omicron Nu; 2 president Women 's Self Government Association; 1 trea s urer Women's Self Government Association; 2 members st ud en t council; 3 members executive board W .S.G. A.; 1 glee club accom pani st ; 10 glee club m embers; 1 glee club pres ident; 1 glee club treasurer; 1 glee club librarian; 5 glee club Varsity Vanitie s ; I lead in Playhouse production; 1 memb e r judicial ooard W.S.G.A.; 1 president freshman pep orga nization, Red Indians; 1 Big Sister captain; 1 secretary Red Indians; I member women's quartet; 2 delegates to sectional I.A W S Carleton College; 1 nati ona l president Intercollegiate Association W omen Students. (4) Social Honors: 1 Homec o ming Queen; 1 RO.T.C. Queen; 3 May Queen attendants; 1 Freshman Queen attendant; 1 attendant to Engineer's Queen; 8 RO .T.C. Battery Sponsors; won h ome coming house decoration contest; 5 members Tiv o li Club.
1I I. SCHOLARS HIP A specially constructed study hall in the Pi Beta Phi Annex is the most pr o ud po ssession of Oklahoma A. Chairs and desk space are provided for f o rtyeight. The desks are specially bui lt around th e entire r oo m and a study light, correctly placed above one's work, is arranged f o r every two girls. A book shelf is plac ed above the desks so that the r oo m may always remain o rderly. Pledges have f o ur hours of supervised study per day unless making a "B" average and then only two hours are required. '\Th e n a pledge is failing in any w o rk no afternoon dates are permitted. A scholarship ring is awarded the pledge making the highest grades. A fine of $5.00 per credit h o ur is assessed either active member or pledges f o r failures . The Panhellenic average for initiation is
a "B-" or 3.5 average. This average becomes the chapter average also. Pledge average fall semester averaged 4.2.
IV. CHAPTER ,"VORK. Pledges are organized and h ave officers and committees to carryon work as assigned by chapter. Regul ar assignment of loca l and national fraternity training is given. Required to kn ow all assigned songs. Pledges required to submit one original song. Pledge ritual read in meetin gs. Called frequently special pledge courts. Two seniors, two juniors, one so phomore and president make up Executive Council. Bridge party for Settlement School. Small placards used tclling some interesting facts about Settlement School. Also a di splay of articles made. Sale of Settlement School articles during mot hers' house party. Total gift $145.00-total sale $31.02. $50 given to local community chest. House rules are carefully executed. Tw o rush captains are elected-one to attend to all correspondence and the date card file-the ot her is chairman of entertainment. A house manaF:er plans all menus and d oes the buying and ha s ge n e ral supervision over all hou se needs and is chairman of house commi :tee. Five written recommendati ons are required before consideration of any girl f o r membership.
V. ENTERTAINM ENT. 1927-2R-29
Two o pen houses for freshmen, two ope n houses for h os tess. one formal tea honoring Grand President, one luncheon bridge f o r pledges, two Halloween parties f or pledges, two Christmas parties given by pledges for actives, two homec o ming dinners, two mothers' week-end h ouse party, two dads' Day celebrations, one initiation banquet, four initiation cooky-shines. two senior farewell dinners, one Pi Phi-Theta picnic, two brothers' day dinners. two spring h o use parties one benefit bridge f o r Settlement School, on Co shower honoring president'S daughter (Elaine Bizzell. Tcxas A), two week-end house parties for track guests. two Founders' Day banquets. four buffet suppers h onoring engaged m e mbers and new initiates, one open house h onoring del ega tes to National Interc o llegiate Assoc iation of Women Students, weekly guest night honoring faculty members, one cooky-shine
honoring Pi Phi delegates to National 1 A.\V.S.
VI. CHAPTER HO USE. H ouse owned. Valued at ,s.,15.<XX>. Sleeping porch and study hall valued at $3,290, add{-d in '28. Rtdecorating throughout house and annex. 1'0: cw equipment includes Scrnl, COffl'C urn, !lew living roo m new sun parlor furniture, new bedroom furniture on entire second Aoor and flew Orthophonic pledge gift.
VII. MAINTENA:-In Qt ' ALUM:>.'.£. I NTF.REST Letters 3TC sen 1 to the presidents of the aluml1<C clubs concerni ng chapter activities. A representative goes to the alumn:e luncheon of the Oklahoma City alumna! club tac h month. One program in th e spring is devoted to Oklahoma At at which time all work uf lhe year is reviewed. A letter was sent t o all alurnmc in April inviting them to an alumme convention for the week-end
of spring initiat ion. This permitted an o pp o rtunity t o discuss future h ou sing plans and the new rushing plans for this fall. The alumnz participated in the initiation About fifty alumna! attended A banquet was held following imtiation. The affair wa s considered so successful that the alumn<e have asked that the affair be repeated next year and some state organization (;ffectcd. Each alumn<e club will have charge of one part) during th e ruc;h season, planning and carrying ou t all of the entertainment e nabling the active chapter to know all rushecs.
Four unaffiliatcd transfers on tho.: campus pa st tw o years. Two girls took m eals in the house and all were invited 10 chaptcr meetings and attended quite reg ui:J.ri y. No affiliated transfcrc;.
MILIJREIl R CLARK
Oklahoma B
I. 1927-28: Illitiat es. 11. active members, 23. 1928 - 1929 : Jnitiatcs, 29, :leti\"(,.' members, ..W. I, 1925 Resident active members. 16 resident alumntc, 18, total membership, 179.
I I. HON OkS. One Phi Kappa Phi, 12 h onor students, 6 graduates; 1 sec rctary freshman class, 2 secretaries sophomore class, 6 members Redskill staff, 5 members Aggiroator staff. 5 memb e rs O'col/egiaH staff; 1 y \V.C.A. cabinet member, 27 members Y.W.CA . ; II members Art club. 2 Kappa Phi, religious sorority, 2 Pi Epsilon Alpha, religio us soro r ity. 2 Omicron N u, home economics f raternity, I Pi Kappa Delta, f o rensic fraternity. 7 Peppers club, 1 president \V o man' s Panhellenic, 14 in girls' glee club, 15 on rifle team, 1 president and I secretary Players club, 12 members Player s club. 7 in Hom e Economics club. 1 lead and 10 minor parts in ballet, 7 members Red Cross Life Saving Corps, 2 presidents. 1 vice president, and 1 secretary , and 14 m e mhers Literary Society; 2 members Board of Publications. I presidcnt and I secretary of women's glee club. 1 Theta Alpha Phi, dramatic fraternity, 2 W.S G A , 7 leads and 3 minor parts in college
plays, I president Forraguerre, and 5 members military fraternity, 1 vice pr esidcnt and 5 members Terpsichorean club, 8 in B ota ny club, 1 French club, 3 beauty queens, 1 Fre shman Queen, 1 all-college popularity queen, 2 attendants to Engineering Queen, 3 attendants t o Aggie Queen, 2 H onorary Maj o rs of R .O. T.C, 2 winners of rifles in w o men's marksmanship contest, 1 winner of medal ill First-year Shorthand Contest.
III. SCHOLARSHIP. Pledge that makes highest grades is given a diamond recognition pin. Study hall held for pledges from eight to ten under supervision o f older member, afternoon study hall f o r those making belo w 85 average. Each failure and condition costs $2 .00 and each incomplete $1 .00. Local scholarship requirement for initiation demands average of 85 per cent. Second for one semester and sixth f o r two semeste r s among National Panhellenic \V omen's fraternities on campus.
IV. CHAPTER WORK. Pledges are organized and meet once a week for pledge study and lesson in Roberts' Rules of Order. Executive Committee cons ists of one alumna, and two representatives f rom each class except Freshman class, also president. A
rummage sale is h eld each year t o raise money for SClllement Sch oo l. H ealth lectur es arc give n in the depa rtm ent o f ph}' sica l e ducati o n for women o n h ealth and ever y fre shman and sophomore girl is r equired t o take phy s ica l ed u ca ti on. Annual report was filled o ut and returned to health committ ee.
V. ENTERTAINMEXT. Initiati o n banqu et, C hri stmas party. form al dan ce , senio r far ewe ll b rcakiast . week-end party ( H o t e l de Pi Phi idea) fu tu ri stic lun ch eo n, sweetheart dinner, Mex ican IUllcheon, garden part ;;, f or mal d inne r.
VI. CHAPTER HOUSE Chapter h o u s e is o wn ed , valu ed $25,000 . Dining r oo m and kit ch en fl oo rs refinished, and third fl oo r finished.
VII. MAINTF.NAN CE OF ALUMN..£ INTEREST \V e se nd Qut a circular l etter to all a lu mruc in the s ummer, al so we hav e ou r annual Valentine formal dance, homecoming and F o und e rs ' Day banquet in Oklahoma City. Oth cr annual even t s which always bring back man y a lumn a-: are the senior farewell breakfast, init iatio n banquet, and the Chri s tmas party f o r the chil dr en o f the aiumnx.
LAHOMA VINCENT
T exas A
I. 1927- 1928: Init iates, 18, active members, 42. 19281929 : Init iates , 18, active mem bers, 42 11a y I , 1929 : R esi d e nt a ctiv e members, 11 , r esi d ent 29, to tal m e mbersh ip up t o May 1. 1929.3 56. 11. H ONORS. Scholarship. 1 Phi B e ta K ap pa, 1 Omicron Nu, 1 Theta Sigma Phi. I :Mu Ph i Epsilon, 1 pr esicl en t, 1 A lpha Ph i Ep s il o n (literary and pu blic speaking), 2 M o rtar Bo ard; 7 class affices held; 8 m emb e rs of A s hb el Lit era ry Society, 2 presid en t s; 9 members of R eaiZa ll L ite rary Society; 3 members o f Spanish Dramatic Cl ub ; 4 members o f Daily T exa.n staff; 6 members of Own ooch (h o no rary secret socie ty) ; 2 members o f Turtl e C lub (swi mming ) ; 2 m e m be r s o f Turtl ette ; 5 memh e rs o f N.U.T.T.; 4 on Cact u s bea uty page; 1 chairman o f gro up o n Stud ent U ni o n Dr ive; I m e mbe r of Student Con s t ituti on al Committee; 5 memb e r s o f C urtain Ctub (d r amatics); 2 work ers on ExSt ud ents' Campaign; 10 membe r s of Cap and Gown, 1 president and 1 m embe r of counci l; 3 members o f R eed Mu sic S ociety , 1 presid ent; 3 m embe rs of H om e Economics Club: 20 du ch esses and ma ids at Annual State Ce le b r a ti o ns, 2 cotillion leade r s.
11 J. S CIiOLARSIIIP Study hall for all pledges fr o m the b egi nning of th e yea r until midt erm grades were ann ounced . Th ose making initiati o n g rad es were exempt. Active members r eq u i r ed t o take five full co urses unless s eniors, under p e nalty of h eavy nne. Th e pl edge average required in "C" plus f o r nve co urses for one
semester, or "c" average in fo ur COlisecutive co urs es f o r tw o semesters. At mid te rm s and at en d o f sem('stc r all gradcs are read in me etin g. Fi fly pl e d ge s at b egi nning o f year and eightecn wer e initiat ed . H owevc r eight withdre w before in iti a ti o n was possible.
IV CIIAI.,.ER \VOR K Pl edge s practic e songs in pledge m ceti ng. Th ey wer e r equi r e d t o kn o w ten They held open di sc us sio n o f qu estio ns f or pled ge examination. Th ey t oo k the ent ir e re spo n si bilit y f o r a party given for th e active chapter. Exccutive Committee is co mpose d o f 1 m ember o f th e 3 upper cla sses and the presid en t of the chapter. Brid ge t o urnament for S ett le ment School netting $ 150. Co ntri buted $200 t o Student Union. B ette r cooperation within chapter tha n ever before.
V. E NTERTA INM ENT. 1927-1928 : Op en h o use f o r new pl edge s, tea for Mi ss Onken, tea for G e rtrude Gardn er Turn er. Chri s tma s party for the chap ter, F o und ers' Day banquet, S e nior banquet. 1928- 1929: Dance given by chapter, tea for M n Sayre, c hap e r on, C hri st mas tre e, 2 inf o rmal parties for pl edge s and chapter, F o und e rs' Day banquet, S en io r banquet.
VI. CIIAPTER H OUSE. H Ollse o wned by Au s tin alumn.e club . Th e Ft. \ Vorth alumna-: club gave us a breakfa s t set and tw o tab le lamp s. Pledges gav e a fire screen. Patro nesses g ave vas es and candlesticks. Chapter bought new drap e ri es, n ew awnings, n ew d in ing r oo m furniture .
REPORTS OF CHAPTEJ<
table linen, upho!<;tcry for furniture, new rugs One alumna gave fountain for yard.
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ISTf.Rl .5T Two chapter dc-legates go to every Austin alumna: meeting. Alumna:! were invited back to rush week Austin alumn:c a tea for chapter and Tl1sh(,(,I;. Alumn.r are invited to initiation. cooky-shines, and
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banquets. cooperation between alumna! and chapter due to their ownthe chaptl:r Four unaffiliated in the pa"t two years They arc invited to chapll·r mectings and One Ii \"(: s in chapter house. There han hcen three affiliated transfer!; in thi!; period.
DOROTHY RYLASIlFR
T exas B
I. 1927·1928. Initiates 41, active mtmbcrs 55. 19281929: I llitiall'!!. 28, acti\'e mcmh('rs. 45. Rcc;idcllt active mtmhers. 17. resident 47. total m<-mbership up to I, 1929, 143.
II. HOXORS 1 Alpha Theta Phi (petitioning Phi Odd Kappa), 1 Honorary Scholarship to New York; I graduate student; 2 class officers; 12 members of Y. \V.C\.; I Zeta Phi Eta (public speaking); I Alpha Rho Tau (Art); I Southern Poetry Society of Texac;; 2 Phi Epsilon (Music); 2 Decima; I Junior Arden; 1 Senior Arden (Property ; 8 members in (social); 10 Members Saillee (social) ; 2 members Student Council; 1 member Woman's Self-Government; t Queen of Ross Volullteers (A. and M. College); 1 Duchess: 7 beauties.
III. Pledges are required to study two h ours each day. Study cards are turned over to the big sisters who, in turn, turn them over to the vice president. This has been a fairly successful plan. The initia tes coach the pledge<; when necessary. Dallas alumna! club gi\'es a ring every year to the pledge making the highest average The chapter rewards the initiate who makes the highest average, A $5.00 fine is collected from each initiate's failure in a course, A freshman is required to make a "0" a,'erage in one semester, o r a "C" in two semesters in o r de r to be initiated. An initiate is expected to m ake a "C" average. Pi Phi ranks first among national Panhellenic women's fraternities on the campus.
lV , C II APTER WORK. Pledge meetin gs are held once a week under the
supcrvi!;ion of the chapter vice president. They arc taught the hi<;tory of the The pledge exam comes during the middle of the year The Executive COllllcil is composed of the pre!;ident and a rl'prc<;entative from each c1a<;s. A bridge tournament was gInn and the proceeds were sent to the Settlement School. \Ve cleared $100 Every Christma .. the chapter send a box of gifts to the Settlement School. The chapter contributed to the Earl Moreland Fund. In order to make money in 19271928 the chapter challenged another sorority in a game of basehall \V e made $30. As a result of thie; in the year 1928-1929 almost every sorority on the campus had a bae;eball team This year there was no charge for the games,
V. ENTERTAIN:\IENT. 1927-1928: Two dinners, tea for parents, cookyshines, two formal dances, Founders' Day Banquet (formal), one picnic. 1928-1929: Two initiation dinner tWe) dances, tea for parents, one picnic, farewell dinner for seniors.
VI. CHAPTER 110l'SE S.),LU. docs not permit women's fraternity houses. For the yea r 1927- 1928 we rented a room to hold chapter meetings in. The room was one block from the campus
For the year 1928-1929 chapter meetings werc held at private homes of or officers,
VII. :\fAI:\U:-:ANn: OF ALUMS..E I NTrRF.ST. Alummc metings are attended by at least two chapter members. memhers attend chapter meetings. The Alumna:! assist in rushing and o th er p arties.
DELIA GR.>\("F: HrNFS
1. M DIBEWSHIP. 1927- 1928: Initiates, 9, ac t i ve members, 34. 1928-1929: I nitiates,9, active members, 25. Resident active me mbe r s , 19, res id e nt alumnre, 149, total m embers hip up 10 I, 1929,301.
II. H OKORS. Tw o Phi B eta Kappas ; 2 cla ss pr eside nts, 1 secr etary, 3 treasu re rs; 1 on Annual staff, 6 on magaz in e sta ff, 2 on weekly staff; 34 me mbers of Y,W .C A., 3 memb e r s o f h o no rary stu d e nt activity fr a t e rnity. 23 drama t ic club memb e rs ; 23 m embe r s o f French Circle and 2 pre sid ents o f thi s organizati o n; 8 members of debating club; 15 m e mbe r s of g lee club and o n e president; Pr esi dent of Stud en t Co unc il ; 6 elected representatives o n Student Council; 95 position s on athletic team s ; 16 parts in colleg e plays: 2 o f 3 representatives fr o m entire South to Peace Co nference in Geneva; 1 in May court; 5 in b ea uty contest.
II I. SCHOLARS HI P. A sch o lar sh ip committee, consisting of a m e mb e r elected from eac h class with a se ni o r me mb e r a s chair m an, make s frequ e nt visits to th e prof esso r s, ther e by finding out wh ic h mf'mher!1; are lax in scho la stic r espo nsibility. e ngaging th e interest o f the faculty in th ei r behalf and also in the pr og r ess o f th e fraternity This com mitt ee r e ports t o the chapter a nd also to th e members with low s tanding. Pled ges mu s t have an average o f 75 t o be initiated and the chapter an average o f 80 to in iti a t e. A r ecogni ti on pin is given annuall y to the active me mber with the highest ave rage. and a sch olar s hip cup is o ffer ed to th e pledges. There is a five d o ll ar fine for each condi ti o n , and one d oll a r fin e f o r g r ade o n rep o rt card be lo w pa ss ing. Am o ng nati o nal Panh ell e nic \\'omens' fraternities o n campus, c h apte r rank ed t e nth last half o f 1927-1928 and se v enth first half of 1928-1929.
TV C HAPTER \.yORK \.y e hav e fr eshman pledging and so ph o m o re in itiati on. The pledges are quite active as a group. Th eir meetings are held once a wee k. They are pr es ided over by a chairman elected fro m among th e m, and w ith th e vice president o f the chapter as advi so r. Alu mme m e mber s are invited to these me e t-
ings to foster interest in genera l and collegiate activities. Tw o pledges ar e chosen each w eek to cl ean up the chapter r oom. The ple-dges write and lea rn songs and plan for ente rtainment s. Th e personnel o f the Ex ec utiv e Committee is as f o llo ws: pr esi dent. vic e president, co rre sponding secretary and one sophomo r e, el ec t ed by the c hapt er at lar ge. A box of t oys is sent each year to the Settlement Sch oo l and als o ou r yearly contribution. A y ea rly g i ft o f $20 is se nt to the F e ll o w ship Fund . An annual C hristmas party is giv c n to o rphans Visits are made and ente rt ainments a re given for \V o rld \Var V e te ran s in a g ove rnm e nt h o spital. A bracelet is awa rd e d t o th e membe r wh o h as do ne the m o st uns elfi sh and b e n efidal w o rk for the fraternity Th e r e is a pl edge cup award ed at th e Banqu e t to the best all-round pl e d ge . A pr ize o f $10 is awarded each year f o r th e best sc ie nce essay. Th e entire college is el ig ibl e t o co mp e t e for this pr ize. Th e c h apte r observes the h ealth r egu lati o n s and is w ell up in the require ments of th e college a lo ng this line.
V ENTERTAINM ENT. 192 7 - 1928 : Ru shing h ouse party at chartered ho t e l in attractive resort; prog r essive dinner; swimming party; beach s upp e r; annual m o th e r s' tea; alumna! party t o the chapter; a lumnce t ea; F o und e r s' Day banqu e t; Christmas tree party; coo ky-shines; suppers; East e r h o u sepa rty; annual te-a t o senio r s; fin a l boat rid e. 1928-1929: Ru sh ing h o use party, cha rt e r e d h otel inexpensively; la sted fo ur days; boati ng, s wimming. bonfires banqu e t and st unt s: pr og ressiv e dinner; slumber party; m in s trel show f o r World \Var veterans; F o und e rs' Day banquet; Chri stma s party to chapter ; annual t ea t o alumnce; annual tea t o m o th e rs; annual tea to seniors; sunset supper given f o r by actives fo ll owed by Pi Be ta Phi fi e ld day; swimming party and s upper gi\' e n f o r actives by pl e d ges; Easter h ouse party; final boat rid e ; two sup p e rs a m onth all during year
VI. CHAPTER H OUSE. N one. R oom s, n ea r c..1 mpus changed this year fr om on e r oo m t o r oo m w it h library and bath adj o ining . One member i s
Louisia1fa A
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apPo inted t o make necessary Improvements in room during summer. \'11. OF ALUWN"£ I Olapter \-'icc president attends meetings and all other members arc invited. Several girls go to each meeting and report all chapter give large party at \hl' cfluntr) club in honor of the
and there are stunts and singII1g. ,\Ju mn:!! attend banquet, teas, rushing parties, including house partil:!-, cooky-<;hinu and often chaptn meetings. Alumna: assist greally in rushing. \Ve find these methods \cry ... ucce .. siul
BARTLETT
Montana A
I 1927-1928: Inill.llu" g, active Illcml>cr:" 18. 1928-1929: 19. active mnnbl'r .. , 27. rcsicil'III, 10. resident alumna: 7; total membership up to I, 192Q, 112 II HO:-': OHS Three Phi Kappa Phi; 2 WIIIIIl'r.., of Attainment Cup--offered hy dl:an ot women 10 ou tstanding junior woman o n the campus; 5 graduates with honor; 4 members of Buard: chairman of \V o mall's UJY: 4 class ufficl'rs: president of Eurodl'lphian litnary society; vice uf Eurudelphian; 2 members ,j Phi l', home economic!:> honorary fT3ternity; 6 members of Tormentor dr;tlualie society; 4 R.O.TC. SPOIl!:>vn, , \ iet· l)rC!)jc.lt.:nt uf Chemistry soot!}; trl'asurcr and secretary of Spurs: Spirit o f the College; 3 Spurs l"ach )0 ear; chairman of Pageant for "'()mall'!; I Jay; vice president of NewTllall club; 2 members of Phi Sigma; dcll·gall.: to Phi Sigma and Mortar Board conventions; president of Assoriated \V omen Students; historian of :\ ssoc iated \Vomen Students; chairman of music and chairman of leclures; 1 member of Looter musical comedy cast; 8 members of Looters show chorus: 12 m embe rs of Eurodelphian; I winner o f ten ni s medal; 3 winners o f Bobca t swimming suits; 3 winners of Bobcat sweaters; 1 commissioner of socia l affairs on Student Senate; 1 champion debat or; 1 sceretary to Euro dclphian; I member of Pi Kappa Delta.
III
SCHOLARSHIP Chapter requires 80 per cent grade for initiation. Any girl who wishes help is tut ored by a member of the active chapter. Each sponsor helps her l it tl e sister. Roll ca11 is a n swered at meeting by the number of cuts durillg the previous week. Any girl being r eported with D grade forfeits her vote in the chaph:r lI111il Ihi is marlr up
Scholarship ring IS given t o pledge making the highest average, Year 1927-28. chapter rated first, second, and thi rd in sc h o larship o f women's frate rnities on the campus. Year 192829 chapter rated third, and first the first two quarters of the school year IV . CHAPTI-_W \VORK The vice president takes charge of a pledge study The pledges were organized. had own officers. and held meetings Monday night of each week. Each pl edge has a sponsor. Executive Council consists of the president of till chapter, a from the sen ior, junior, and so phomo re classes and till' treasurer and house manager The chapter gives $25 o r more to the Settlement School. This money is rai ed through an :1Tlnual rummage sale. Contributions to college funds arc made individually . Pledges made a thorough study of the history o f P i Beta Phi and wrot e individual letters 10 alumn::c of the chapler, V. ENTERTAINMENT The affai rs arc given each dinner first Tuesday of every month at the chapter h o us e; annual Dads' dinner, annual Mothers' dinner. Intcrfraternity dinner-each active member invites as her guest a girl of anothe r group. M o thers' Day chocolate; «I rmal dinner dance; informal spring dance; pledge dance; Founders' Day banquet; Christmas party; cooky -shin e o n \V o man's Day; tea for patronesses; and this year as well as last we entertained our province president and this last year Miss Onke n .
V I CHAPTER HOUSE Fraternity owns a twelve room home not including large dormitory and ballroom , Valued at $18.000. This house was purchased in 1928 and a ptan has been arranged to pay for it in twenty years in nine monthly payments per year. The rnnm wac; r('furmshcrl this
year and the dormitory mentioned above finished The alumna! aid in paying taxes and insurance on the house. The i\fot h crs' Club gives many love ly pre se nt s to the h ouse each year.
V II l\IA I NTENANCE OF ALUMNA:: I NTt:REST A lu mna! attelld r eg ular chapter m eetings frequently Alumna!
arc always IIlvilcd to oanq uets, illllialions. pledging, cooky-shines, and a ll 1)3rti cs. formal and informal. The local alumna! club m eets once eve r y In mth. A letter is se l1t to each al umna of this chapter evcry quarter of thl..' school yt'ar the active chapter. MARnu FLV:-;X
I daho A
I. 1927· 28: I nitiate ... , 17. active members, 37; 1111tiates, 12, active members, 34. May I , 1929 : Resid en t active members, 2, residen t aiumna!, 6, tota l member s hip, 48.
I I. H ONOItS One Phi Beta Kap pa, 7 hon or graduates, 10 h o nor students, 1 vice presid ent senio r clas s, I treasure r senior class, 1 secretary sophomore class, I I rca surer sophomore c1ass,2 m embers o n Gem of the M Olmtains staff (yearbook), 4 members of ;/rg0.1101,1 staff, I m e mbe r Arg o 'lollt boa rd (semi-weekly paper), 1 society editor A rgollut4f, I associate-editor Coed Arg o naut (women's ed ition), 12 members Y.W. C A ., 2 cabi n et membe r s Y.W. CA. , I M ortar B oard , 3 Sigma Alpha I ota (music), secretary, edito r, chaplain Sigma Alpha I ota, 3 Theta Sigma (journalistic local petitioning Theta Sig m a Phi), 2 tre asur ers a nd I vice pre sident Th eta Sigma, 3 Phi Ch i Theta (b u si n ess), 2 Pi Lambda Theta (education), 2 Alpha Tau Delta (n ur sing), 14 English club, 4 Spur s (sop h o m o r e service), I vice president Spu r s, I \Vin ged Helmet (literary), I Curtain (dramatics), 1 member Student Ex ecutive Council 1 vice president and 2 cabinet metnA.A.U,\V., I s tudent drive captain and 7 student drive workers. 3() pos iti o n s on athletic team'; includinl;" h ig h point woman in swimming meet, S athletic team manager s, 5 members varsity rifle t eam, 17 members () f W A A , 2 sec r etaries and I reporter
W .A.A., I membe r Tn·hle Clef cluh. I m e m ber women 's sexte l and soloist on women's sextet, 2 members uni\,('rsity orchestra,S members in dramatic casts, 3 varsity debaters and two in t r a- mur al debaters who won cup for women ' s intra-'wrority debat t' 2 fr es hm en directors and 22 lieutenan ts,4 Panhellenie reprc'i(' ntati\'es and I vice pre s id ent of Pan hellenic COU11 ci l , 4 in Stunt F ('<:t (senior
s ong written by Pi Bl't:! Phi in 1<)21:$), 1 member Pep Band Sho\\" , I m ember Senior Ball committee, I vice president Freshman Co mmis sion , .. hers women's " 1" C illb (womlll winning \ V.A.A. sweaters). 2 m embers Publicity Co mm ittee for Taps (l1l(1 Terpsichore (dance festival), I maid of honor to May Qu een and 9 dancers in Fete, 17 dancl'r" in TlII' .' alld Terpsichore 11 1 SCIIOL,\I<SII I I'. A n uppe rcla ssm an su p e rvis es stud y table from seyellthirty to nine-thirty every week night. Quiet h o urs are k e pt from eigh t o'clock 1.0 IWclvc o'clock, and from olle o'clock to five o'cloc k during the day, and afte r seven-t hirty o'clock. I n 192728 an tli>percb,<.;sman sllpervisell study at the uni\'ersity library, where all pledges Wi.:rc suppo<.;cd to stay from c ight o'clock to three o'cloc k each day . Tn 1928-29 each pledge was as ' Ml individual scholarship supcniser who h e lp ed her with her studies, exclised her from study hours when I1CCessary, an d to whom she report cd quiz grades. A scholar hip COnlmitll·t.' o f two members keep <; record" of avl'T3gt.'S of pledges a n d l1ll"mh l'rs. :1"111 at eac h six weeks' p erio d reads th e m at hOllse Plcdge" arc re qnired to ha\"(' a 4.7 for initiation wherca 'i Panhcllt' n ic an'rn'-!l' is onl" 4.5. The penalty for reel'i\'i ng a r) is forfeiti ng a date for each O P i Beta Phi ranked third amOIl/{ Nati o nal Panh e ll enic \V omen<.;' Fraternitie" on the campus in 1927 -28.
I V. Cllr\PTER \VO RK. A pl edge S llpervisor meet" with the pledgt 's ollce a wee k, placing hefure them fralC'rnity and scholarship matters The pl edges are o rgan ized, having a president, and occasio nally h ol d m re ting" o f their OWI1. The Ext'cu ti\'e Council of "en'n ml'nlhers. the ch:tpicr pr esident. vice pre si dent, h ou se manager , pled $!c <In :1ll1 m n;e
mc..:mbcr, ,>ophornore representative. and one additional junior or senior rl'prest.'ntali\·e so Ihat each upper class has two representatives. There are four committees each composed of two memhers as follows: scholarship, activities, discipline, and health, .\ social chairman is appointed each year h tht' prec:ident to take charge of urdinary socia l affairs, and on <,pecial occasions other committees an' app(Jintcd [11 I027-2R $:;0 was Sl·1l1 10 the Settlemcnt Scho()1 fund, and th;'year $42 \\<1'" CIJtltrilmtl-d Personal contributions arl' ),!"ivtn to the Salvation Army, Infirmary Fund. and student church clubs The health COlllmittee is responsible for the health of girls in the chapter, administering first aid and sending girls to the uni\ ersity infirmary whcn neccssary. The health committe(" is part of the campus health In addition, a faculty health committee inspects hl'alth cflnditions of all groups on tht call1pus.
\' F"H IfT"\"\IF"T 1927 -28: Annual rll<;hill,L: parties, tea in honor of hOUS(·lllolh('r, n'ct'ptioll for :\r rs. PosIl'l. d<lllct' th'W pledges. annual Christmas party, midyear Tush party. illitiati(Jn hanqucl, :ln1l1111 formal. llPIH:l'classmen's fonnal dinIl t'r danct'. Day luncheon for n, scniors entertained bv formal dinner for patron'esscs alld house mother, annual farewell breakfast for sClliors. 1928-29: Anllual partit·s. n·C'l'pt:oll f(Jr Ilew h o usemoth cr, informal dance for pledg-('s. cooky-shill\'. party, reception fnr Mrs, O n ugla<;s, midyear I'Ilsh party. initialitHl hanquet. uppercl:ls<;mel1' .. formal din nCr dance. UIlrlercla'islncll'c: suppn dance, formal <linner for Onken, three' lInciC'!"classmen informal dancl's. annual formal danC('. Founders' Day breakfast with \Vash ington Beta at \Va<;hi1H!:I 'l'l Bt'ta hOllse. upperdl<;<;mell ellterL1.i·1('r] I", patrolle<;c:ec: at dinller. sprint' in-
formal dance, Mothers' Day dinner, senior farewell hreakfast. Facuity and personal guests art' entertained each Sunday at dinner, and each fraternity is entertained during the year with dinner and an hour of dancing.
\'1 CHAPTER HOl:Sf.. Valuation nf propert)' $40,000 including chapter l1l)u<;(' three years old, furni t ure, and lot. Chapter hotlse furnished in English Tudor style furniture. Dining roo III tables were refinished during the year so that hrt";tk alld luncheon doilies could be used instcad of tahle Ch,lhs, as was suggested hy rs. D oug las .. The chapIl'r room was rc this year. receiving a coat of kals omilll", and sea'" were built around thl' wall'" The ho use receivcd many lo\'ely gifls thi<; yC'ar, including an E\!yptian tapestry from a Ila troness who had been ahroad. a clock from thl" pledges, wroltlrht iron lamp from Ih( memhers, and a hall mirror from thl' ({raduating seniors The' \folheT'i Clull at Boise sent the hous(' Ihree ht:tl1tlillllill('11 tahlecloths. and a qu:mlity of t('a towel .. and handt<)\\"('I".
VII. ,,\.\: J OF .\Ll.M L r TEREST. RcsiduH allllllll<e, five in l1umher, aT(' l1wmlwr<; of the :\lu1llnT .\dvisOf\' COllllcil and IJnl' is a mel11 ber of the chapter Ex('clltive Council The 31011111:(' attend many c hapt er llH'(:tings, and ()cra<;ifJnally invit(' the Ex('clltivl' Coullcil to dinner for ;'l. sl'rial-hl1<.;incss met'tinj.! The alu mna' attl'nd all <;I)cial functions of the chapter Tll!'Y gather m:lIl'1"ial fllr rushee". attend a ll rush partie<;. help with ru<;hand their assent i<; r('quired hefore a girl may he' initiat('d To 0111" nonresident alumn;e \\'(' a I1C\vC: ktter cach \'ear. conlailli'Ht all matters of interest that have taken place in the chaptC',· Th (' aI11l1'l1'(' cluh at Boise entertained l11('mh('rc: and initiates home for thc ho i ida\'<; at Chr i stmac: time ",ilh a luncheon'
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f.Vashiu[Jton A
1927-28: I niliall.:". IT HO ORS Phi Reta Kappa. 2: 16. acti\'(' t1Wll1h('rs. 51 19 28-29: I ni- Phi G ;;1 11lma (drannlic). J: Omiliates, 28. activ(, memhers. 61. cro n Nil (hom(' economic). 2: Phi d e ll! active' member<;. 35, resident Ep silnl1 (music), I; Sir-mOl Xi (<;cialumna:, 170 total membc r ship up to enee). I: officers. 1 COln1, I 02Q. 231. mi1l('('<;. 20: daily .1: Y \V C .II.,
cabinet, 2; \ .W.c.A. com mi ttees, .5: head of Y.W. scoutS , 1; .\r onar Bo ard, j (1 secretary) ; \V o men's Federation cabinet, 2; Women's F ede rat ion co m· mitlee s. 3; Spurs, J (I pre sident am.! 1 vice president); st ud ent council. 2: represe ntativ e council, I; Home Ec unomics club, 3 (1 presid ent ); .\ d cluh, 2; Ax and Grindstone (publici t y urganizati on), I; members of the .\5saciat ed Student board u f control, I; 5ecretary of A.S.V.\\'" I; A S.U.\V. committees, 16; Ulli\'crsity String quartet, 2; All Cnivcrsity play e r !' , 2; Women's Federation players .5 (1 secretary a nd I treasurer); delegate to Nati onal \\' o m t: n's Federati o n convention, 1; varsity debate tcam, 1, Junior day Roy al party , 1.
[U SC U OLARS HII' , Study table every week night for fre s hmen and pledges in house, under supcnision of upperclassmen . This prevellts waste of valuable study h our!l and aids quiet h o ur s. Dates arc taken away from both actives and pledge s for ';D's" :lI1d "£'s;" s tudy table maintained for thrm on week-end ni g ht s. Town girls have to stay at the house on these night .. if they arc rl'<juired at study tah 1 ('. F or the past two y ears, a scholarship ring has been given to the girl who ha s had the h ighest :wcragc for iall and winter quarters This "y tun seems to produce lk>ttlr study, and lo si ng dates makes a deeper impr1.'c;sion than paying fin es Grade card .. arc sent o ut at m idquarte r and the grades read in chapter meeting; this serves to warn the girl.. Each year the fre s hman girl with the highest a\erage has h er nam e engraved on the scholarship cup. The pledge and chapter average demanded is HB," The chapter ranks sixth among Natio nal Panhellenic \\I" omen's Fraternities on the campus.
IV. C HAPT ER \-VORK. Pledge meetings are held under the supervision 0 f th e pledge advisor, one of the ac t ive m embers. The advisor takes ch arge of all pled ge duties around the h o use
A pledge is selected as president of the and acts as an assistant to the advi so r . Each pledge ha s an upperclas s mot her as her specia l advisor. Th e Executive Council consists of chapter o fficers and a representative from the sophomore , juni o r, and
senior classes. The last tw o years eac h girl has contributed to the Settlemellt Schoo l fund. No health work has been done as the university cares for that, each girl keeping a health card as part of her gymnasium work. The advisory board has continued its plan of giving constructive criticism to all active girls and pledges.
V. ENTERTAINMENT . 1927-28: Coo ky-shines, initiation, 1 informal, J formal, teas for h ouse m ol h e r, mothers, and alumnre, fathers' and faculty dinners, benefit card party, h o mecoming dinner for alumnre, exchange dinners with fraternities and sororities, Founders' Day banquet, OlTistmas party, senior breakfast. 1928-29: cooky-shines, initiation, tea s for housemother, mothers, and alumna!, 2 inf o rmals, I formal, fathers' and fa culty dinner s, bridge party, alumna! card party. homeco ming dinner for alumna!. exchange dinners with fraternities and sororities. F ounders' Day banquet, senior breakfast.
VI. CIIAPTI::R H OUSE. \OVashington A o wn s a $42,000 h ome. Gi fts of new curtains, a n ew set o f dishes with Pi Phi colors and crest, SUl1room furniture, two love scats, lamp shades, slipcovers for dav enports and chair, and a door plate hav e been given the h o us e during the last two years The girls furnish their o wn rooms in an) sty l e th ey wish. They paint and decorate their own furniture and make their ow n drapes. Last year the chapter won $200 worth of merchandise in a contest an d this year w o n $100 w ort h of merchandise and invested the amount in a new orienta l rug, a runner for the stairway , a lamp shade <lIHI base, and a n ew vacuum cleaner.
VlI , MAINTENAN CE 0,.' ALUMN..£ I NTEREST. The alumna! are given a tea by the chapter and are invited to all dances and parties. Th e sen io r s are guests at a breakfast given by the alumn;:c each year. Alumna! are asked to h c lp with ru shing. Dinn ers an: given at t he hOllse du rin g the university's homecoming week-end; s pecial invitations are sent fo r these dinner '" a long with the gener:!.1 university invitation. \Ve have had one affiliated transfer in o ur chapter within the la <;t two years .
Washington B
MEMB ERSHIP. 1927·28: In itiates. 17, active members 39, 1928-29 : Initiates, 13, active members, 37 R esident active m embers, 3, resident alumme, 14, t ota l membership up t o May I, 1929, 385.
I J. Pi Kappa Phi s, 2, h o n o r students, 13, h o nor graduates, 4; c1ao;;s secretaries 2; class social COlnmittees, 2; Chinook annual staff, 4 , Evergreen staff. 2: Co ugar' s Paw staff, 7; m embersh ip a nd o ffic es in V W .e. A ., 26, M orta r &ard, 2, h onorary, lit e rary and similar societies, 27. Student Govern me nt Association, \Al a men's Co uncil. 2, B oard of Con trol, 3, Booster Com m ittee , 1 ; positions o n athletic teams , 7, members in glee club, 6; dralll.J.tic casts, lea d s 8, IJart s 3. production s taff 9; d ebato r s, 2; Dance Dr:tma, R; 1}(';III1Y con t est, place.
IlL S r flOl .A RsHIP. Supervised "tudy table fir st four niR'hts of the week for all pl edges and freshme n in fraternity and all with average below 83. F ou r hours of study r equired over wtt:k-end by Ihose with average below 90, h o urs 1;)' t huse below 85. Tho<; e with averages below 82 mnst gi v e up date also and study tw o hours. Plain badge givcn eac h year to freshm an making the h ig hes t average . Pl edge average demanded 85; chapter d e mand ed 85; chapter average 85. 15 Rank ., fo urth among national Panh e ll c n ic frat e rniti es o n campus .
TV C HAPTER \" ORK. \V eekly pledge meetings in o f uppercla.,s advilllor, quizz eac h meeting. Each pl('<i'(e has an upp e rcl ass man as h e r
s pecial advisor. Executive co unc il e lected by the chapt e r , two fr o m each class except freshmen, president and h ouse manager A gift of $10 was given to th e Settlement School la st year and $25 thi s year. For the elldowment fund $100 was gi ven. An annual alumn.e letter giving news of the h o u se. improvements on the ca mpus, and activities of the girls, is sent out by the vice-president.
V. ESTERTAI:,\ME:\T 1928· 1929: Pl ed'!e informal; futuristic dance ; Old Fashioned dance; Mat inee dance. 4:30 to 7 :30 I'_M , buff et supper served; bridge party for housemother; tea for province presi d e nt and housemother: Founders' Day; cooky-s hin e. I daho A and their ho u se m o th er as ...
VI. C HAPTFR H OL'!'E. Thi s is th e fourth yea r in our h o u se. Valuation of lots and completed h ouse $-W.OOO Furniture va lui ng $2.000 h as been purchased in the last two year which in· eludes a grandfather c1nck, three etch ings. two davenports. large mi rr or. two ladderhack chairs. two upholstered chairs. Th e alumnre on the coast gave u<; two heautif ul orirllta l l>illows for the Aoor. this year for ("hri .. tmas . V II. 0'" \LI'M" :f': AIl1mn:c arc in vi t ed t o all ini tiat ion... r esi d ent alumn:e 10 all social funct io n s. Speci'll invi tatio n are se nt t o all to attend h om ('colll ing in the fall and SCl1ior break fa", in the <;prin.2'. Thc all1ll1n;c letter i<; imporlant in interc<;t. There have he en no Iran<;fcrs in the la st IWO years.
LYNCH
Oregon A
I. Mr.\lm:RS IfII' 16. 3C'tiHS 39 1928-29: Initiates 19, act ins 40 May 25. 1929: Re .. ident active mem bers 4 , resident alumnre ZO total m e mbe r ship 228 II H ONORS. 2 Phi Beta Kappa. 1 Sigma X i, h o n o r roll 5, honor graduates 4; J sec r eta ry Fr esh man class . I "ice pr es id e nt S o ph omore class. 1 president sen io r alu m nre; 1 section edi to r Oregalla (annual); 1 associate editor EmerfJld (student da ily), 3 E ,n e rold stall reporter s I gen cm l assij.!l1m C' llt r el)orfl"' 1" 1 Emrr"(I/t1 bu iness s taff, I publicity mana ge r: 100
per cent Y.\V A. m embership 19271928, 1 frash commi .. sioll president. 1 sergcant·at-arm<;; I \V oman's League committee cha irman; 2 M o rtar Boar d , I secre t :l.ry: 2 Phi L a m bda Th pta; 3 1 vice p resi d en t I h isto rian; 3 Phi Th e la Up"i lo n: 1 Allied Arts Lea{Yue expcu t iv(' e " uncil: 5 B nots and Spurs Club: 1 Theta S iQ'ma Ph i; 1 H f'> rmian Club; 2 Amphibian nub; 2 2 O rc h e-s is: 4 Kwamas; 1 Mu Pl,i Epsil o n; I Big Siste r chair m an. 2 B ig Si ste r c"nt:lins: I chairman fp "lival: I Dial; 17 April Frolic stunts; 12
Woman 's League sty le show, 1 chairman; 5 A.S.U.D. dance committee chairmen; 1 committee chairman high school conference; 1 Greater Oregon Committee Directorate; 1 secretary
A.S.U.D., 1 junior woman on executive council, 1 president Panhcllcnic council, 1 treasurer W.A.A., 1 Women's Order of 0, 3 heads of spo rts; 3 Glee Club; 1 lead; 1 lead junior vodvil, 1 assistant property manager junior vodvil; J execut ive campus movie, 1 first prize, 1 second prize Jew!tt Speaking Contest.
III. SCHOLARSHIP. All freshmen and pledges are required to go to study table, presided over by a sophomore, from 7 :30 to 9 :30 every evening except Friday. Saturday, and Sunday. Any freshmen on probation go to study table Sunday night, also. Eight hours study is required over the week-end, and h ours must be signed on a chart before Sunday evening dates. Freshmen are not allowed afternoon dates until 4 :30. In chapter meetings, roll call is answered by cuts and grades r eceived during the week. Any upperclassman reporting an inexcused cut is required to attend study table once for every cut, and any freshman who reports a cut loses a date. Two scholarship cups are offered by the house, one is engraved with the name of the girl receiving the highest scholastic average in th e h ouse, and the other with the name o f the girl receiving the highest scholastic average in the freshman class. Initiation requirements are 45 points, or a 3 point average, with no fives or failures. A rule recently passed places every member who makes less than 50 po int s, or approximately a 2.5 average, on house probation which entails a curtailment of privileges. Scholastic rating of the chapter is as follows: 1927-28, fall term, second; winter term, eleventh: spring term, thirteenth: 1928-29, fall term, sixteenth; winter term, eleventh.
IV CHAPTER WORK. A meeting for pledge instruction is held once a week following chapter meeting, by the vice president. The pledges report their grades and activities and are given their instruction in s o n gs, questions for pledge study. etc. A chart is posted which records the relations be-
tween the grades of each pledge and her activities. The Executive Council is composed of the entire upper clas s group with one sophomore representative. Spring term the entire Sophomore class replaces the Senior clas s which has but o ne representativethus giving the sophomores opportunity to become familiar with their new duties as uppercla ss men. Rummage sales arc held twice a year within th e chapter, whose proceeds go to the S ett lement School. Oregon A pledged $100 to the Campbell Memorial Fin e Arts building . The girls are required to be in bed by 11 :00 every night and 12 :45 on week-ends. No late pe nniss ions are granted to fre s hm e n and all offenders are fined.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. 1927-28: annual chapter birthday dinn er at which original songs are sung by each class and house gifts are prese nted , pledge dance, homecoming week-end, tin can alley ball (upperclass), gypsy dance (underclass), Christmas party with the alumnte, formal at Eugene hotel, April Frolic week-end with rushees, "brunch" dance (breakfast and lunch) , Spanish sprin g dance, fre shman breakfast for seniors. 192829: annual chapter birthday dinner with alumnte, pledge dance, homecoming week-end. freshman breakfast for seni o rs, Chri st mas party with th e alumnre, formal at the Osborne hotel, Spanish sp ring dance, cooky-shine with alumnre for Agnes Turner, Founders' Day banquet, April Frolic week-end for rushees, with a tea dance.
VI. CHAPTER HO USE. The chapter house is owned by the chapter and the house and lot are valued at $42,000 The house is located on th e edge of the campus and has been occupied six years. New gifts and additional improve ments are: 2 chairs, 3 lamp s, new chimes. drapes in the living r oom and the dining room, 2 pictures, sun porch refurnished. outside woodwork on the house repaint ed, new si lv erware, Brunswick pan at rope, floors refinished in second and third floor halls, guest room and bath refi nis h ed and refurnished . The entire house win be refinished on the interi o r this summer.
VII. MAINTENANCE OF ALUMN IE I NTEREST. The alumna! are encouraged to come to all chapter affairs
H omecomi ngs week-end is especially designed to renew friendships and bon d s between the active chapler and its alumna:. Our alumnz here in Eugene arc particularly interested and give a lea for the new pledges every fall term. They are all actively interested and help the chapter in every way. There have been three unaffiliated tran5tfcrs on our CJunpus in the last two years
Oregoll B
I. }.fEMBERSUlJ', 1927-28 : InHiates, 14. active members 12, Resid ent active members, 1 r esident alumrue, 13, total membership until May 1,1929, 165.
II. HONORS Scholarship-Pi Kappa Phi 2, honor graduate I, class officers-vice president Jun ior class 1; campus hOllors-Barometer, day editor, I, assistant day editor, staff, 2; Beaver, satire section editor, 1: associate editor 1; Orml{jt' Owl, circula t ion sta ff, 2; Y.\V.C.A, Cabinet, 2, social chairman, 1, Freshman Council, 1; Spurs, 2; National Collegiate Players, 3, Secretary. 1, .1 leads; OmIcron Nu. 1. Theta Sigma Phi, I, Ca p and Gown (petitioning Mortar Board), lIisturi.tn, 1, Kappa Delta Pi, secretary, 1; Associated \V omen Students, president, 1, vice president, 2; secretary to H o n or Council, 1, secretary to Student 1nterests Committee, 1. W omen's Athletic Associati o n. 2; Madrigal Club, 2; Delegate to A.W.S . Convention, 1; social h ono rs. representative senior women, 2, sophomore women, I, Clara H Wald o Prize, 1, Honorable I , Spring Festival Dance. 2.
111. SCI-IOIiARSHIP. All pledges, freshmen and sophomres with schola s tic average below 86 are required to report to study table from 7 :30 to 10;00 o'clock during the week, a nd an upperclassman is in charge. No dates on week nights and week-end dates limited with a required amount of studying over week-end. For roll call in house meetings. weekly cuts and grades are reponed Mid-term grades posted on the bulletin boa rd with th e amount of studying required Co llege enforces closed week-end before finals . Before a pledge can be initiated she must complete 14 credits with an average of 86. The sc h o larship average is 86.7. whil e the pledge average is 85. Th e chapter ranks fi fth among national Panhe1lenic women's fraternities on the campus.
IV . CHAPTER WORK Pledges have regular meetings each M onday with
cxanllnation!) at \'arious hOles 011 fralemity material in prepara \t oll for pledge examination. These meetings are held under the supervision of the chapter vice pre side nt. The executive committee is composed of the president and vIce president, two juniors and olle sophomore, each selected by her respe ctive group or class. At least once a month, the executive committee grades the pledges according to a point system, and th eir sponso rs discuss their grades with them. Each year a rummage sale is held for the benefit of the Settlement School fund. The chapter supports a booth at th e annual Y.\V.C.r\. bazaar. Th e members have given individual pledges to the Memorial Union Buildll1g fUl,d. Our health committee arranged at different times for physical education teachers to come to dinn er and give health talk s.
V. ENTERTAIN In the fall, the rushing parties include informal luncheons and dinners such as the Pirate dinner, Land of Nod dinner, dinner at Pi Phi Inn, and Preference dinner A Thanksgiving grill dance. matinee dances and spring formal were held in new chapter house. Faculty dinners, benefit bridge tea, and tea for Miss Onken were given as well as in formal teas during the week for other sorority women. Cooley-shines given by freshmen , seniors and alumna!. Alumna:: were entertained during h o mecoming week-end, and o u r mothers were our guests at the h ouse during mothers' week-end Christmas. party, Founders' Day banquet and tiation banquet with Out-oftown ru s hees were invited t o the formal and picnic
VI. CIIAPTER HOUSE We are very proud of our new chapter ho u se of French sty l e which is estimated at $35,0CK>. Our Mothers' Club has helped to furnish it and hilS put in th e lawn and sh rubbery Our new living room furniture includes a beautiful
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fUg, grand piano, new davenport and three la mps, an d in the dining r oo m, a sect iona l dining room table. There arc twelve s tudy rooms with drawers and large closets. A chapter r oo m on the th i rd fl oo r, as well as a large sl eeping p o rch An unusual feature of th e h o u se is the h ospita l room fitt ed out by Dr . B os wo rth of Co rvallis
VII MAINTENAN CE Ot· ALUMNA-: I Nn;REST. Th e alumna! Advi so ry
Boa rd meets with th e accutive committee at least once a m o nth An active girl goe s t o the alumnre: club m ee tings. At l east o ne alumna! is pr ese nt at each chapter meeting Alumnre arc invited to all soc ial functi o n s. and Portland alumnre arc frequently invited guests of the chap ter house Active c oo perati o n with all alumnre p rojects is sh o wn. One transfer ha s affil ia ted w it h O Ul" c hapter.
BEllY ROBLEY
California A
1. 1927-28: Initia tes 5, active m e mbers 22. Initiat es 4, activc m e mb c rs 2J R esi de nt active members 3, re siden t alumnre 10, total memb e r ship up to May I, 1929, 217.
I I. H ONO RS. 1 Phi B e ta Kappa; 1 graduat e c um laude. 2 v ice pres id e nts; 1 chairman of w o m e n; 3 committee chairmen; 9 clas s com m ittees. I w o m en's manager magazine; 1 m ember Daily staff; I secretary, 2 cabinet m e mbers, 1 committee chairman, 4 committee m e mbers Y.W.CA.; 1 Cap and Gown; 2 pre s ident s, I sec retarytreasur e r, 4 m e mbe r s Maskers «(11";\matic ho norary society) ; 1 Pi L,mbda Th et a ; 1 Xi Nu Kappa; 2 Delta Ep s il on ; 2 rally committee members; 2 Dramatic Council members; I W o man 's Council member; 2 h all sponsors ; 4 committee chai rm en. 12 committee m e mb ers ; 1 vice pr esi d e nt, 1 B oard . W . A .A .; 1 h oc k ey managel"; 2 swimming captains; 1 track captai n; 4 all-star tea ms ; 12 num e ral s; 7 dance drama; 6 m e mb e rs f oo tball show chorus. 7 m e mbers Junior Op e ra c h o rus; 1 lea d, Expressing Will ie: I lead So.dll Seas Preferred : 2 lea d s Th e DC'l ril alld tlJe Cheese.- 2 l eads What Every W o man Kll nt __ f , 1 lead The Queelt's Hlt sband ; 1 lead 1929 Junior Opera; 20 in pla ys and skits. 2 Queens o f Ma sque Ball. N o contests p er mitt ed
III S CIl OLARS lIlP Fines f o r cutting clas ses ; study rules for each gi rl , to schn las t ic h o urs a day minimum Th is ha!' bee n f o und m " re slI cce ssful than required shldy tahle so many a w ee k according t o clasc: and c:ch lastic average whic,", we had in 192R. Chant e r average demanded, 1.7, wh ic h is a 8 -
average, C average f o r initiation of pled ges. In 1928 ou r chapter was tenth among w o men's fraternities; but we believe we hav e rai sed our average this year.
IV CHAPTER '-YORK. Pledge meetings are h eld once each w eek. They arc pres id ed o v e r by the vice pres ident, and selected upperclass gi rls talk t o them about the Settlement Sch oo l, nati onal, etc. Th e Executive Counci l consists o f o ne girl elected fr o m eaeh class; it handles all punishm en ts and r e primands Th e one local charity i s the Co nval escent H ome t o which each girl c-nntribut es y ea rly Calif o rnia A contributed $150 this year f o r the building o f a n e w th ea ter for Stanford. One gi rl is appo int ed each y ear t o serve on the h ea lth committee. In collaboration with th e Univ e r s ity medical adviser. the h o u se m o ther has charge of all matters concerni ng h ea lth We have bought ping -pon g and croque tte se ts this year to encourage the girls t o get m o re exercise.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. In the past two years. C alif o rnia A has give n the u sual fa culty teas and d inn e r s, and r uc:hing parties. Vie hav e had several exchange dinn e rs, and 4 -6 an d 6-8 dances F o r an Apache dance in 1929, th e h ou c:e was d eco rated as a Fr ench club. a nd th e g uests we re placed at s m a ll ta bl es o n Ih e porch \V had the pl easu re o ne afternoon i n 1929 o f f'nt("rtaining th e ne w alumll::C club of Bllrlin ga m e. 'Mrs C urti s !Ohowed us s lid es o f th e S ett l emen t Schoo l and ga v e a ve ry int e r es tin{!' talk o n that suhj ('ct. Each year Chr is tmas and va lentine parti es and se ni o r breakfasts a rt' snmces o f great pleasure.
VI. CHAPTFR Cali f orn ia Alpha o wns h e r h o use The Talup is ap-
I)roximateiy $25,000. Many improvements hav e been made in the last two years- n ew curt ains for the s un porch, a new rug, a mirror. and couch cover for the upstairs halt; a scarf for the piano. new dishes. and a complete new o;;et of silver. and a new (umance. At Christmas tim e eac h gill gave some to the house, as large or small as s h e felt s h e could.
VII. MA JNTENANCF. OF rST EREST. With the founding of n ew a Jumn <e chap t e r s in San Francisco and 111 Burlingame this year, we ha ve come into mu c h closer contact with our a lumn a;: th an we ever have before a nd
w e certainly have appreciated it. Beside the regular homecoming time we h a v e entertained our al u mna: seve ral times at informal tcas. The few resident alumna! are alwaY<1i present at init iation and ot h er chapter funct io ns \V e have had three t ransfers this last Quarter. According to the Unive rs ity ruling, they mu .. t live in the hall their first quarter a nd so canno t be affi liat ed until the end of that time. Th ey hav e a ll been entertai n ed at the house fr eQuent ly , and we have become well acQuainted with th('Ol.
MAIUAN STRONG
Ca lif orni a B
I. M F:MBERSIIII'. 1927-28: Init iat('s 12, active mcmher<.;. 1!J2M·29: Init iates, 13. active members. 40. Resident active m ember .. , 19. r esi de nt alu mnz. 79. T ota l membership to M ay 1,1929.34 1.
I. H OSORS. P hi Beta Kappa 1 , honor students, 8; senior women's representative t o W e lf a r e Council. freshman vice president, senior women's editor. juni o r rnallal:{ers. 2: sop h omore edi t or of the ann u al, Blur and Golc/. women's editor. so ph omore edi t ors, 3 o f daily paper. /)lIil.\' Califo nda ; m e mb e r s hip in y.\V.C.A .. 12. o ffi c('rs, 4; Hoan!. 5. Torch and Shielrl. 2 Pryttln ('an, 7 Esp e ron 4, Engl is h Club. 1, Ch i Delta Phi , I , Ma <: k an d Dagger. A lpha Mu, 1. Alp h a Nu 1, Th a lian Playe r 2, Pi Delta Phi . I . Tau Sigma D elta, 1 ; Student Afhir s Committee. I ; coauthor of Senior E x tra vaga nza; stage manag er of the P a rth e n ia.
III ScnOl.ARsIIIP The m ethods to improve licho lar<:h ip include an orJ,:a nized scholarship committee, with weekly r e po rt s of all g rad es to th e Chairman Supervised study ta hle iii held f o r freshm en and sophom n r'\::s fr o m 7 :30 t o 9:JO on week nie-ht Mid - w ee k dates a rc permitted according t o c1a<:s with no n e for fr e<: hm en, o ne ( o r sophomores. tw o f o r ju n ior s, the scniMS all o w ('( 1 to th eir disc r e ti o n . In case of a "ci nch" notice. lo w er c1assmcn are dcprived o f w eekend dates aftern oo n st ud y tahle is held. and as.:;igncd " Iudy h o urs ill th e library are imposed . Thos e who se average fall hel a w the
houc;:e averages arc reclu('('rt to the standing of a class below. A fifty -cent fine is im posed f or each cut. A recognition pin is awarded f o r th e hi g h est average in the Fre hman class and the best grades in the H ouse. Th e results have proved satisfactory, raising our stand mg among the national Panhdlenic wo m en's fra t ernities in 1()27 to first and se('ond, 1928-29 to f o urth . I V. C Il APTFR W ORK. Pledge meeti ngs are h eld weekly, under th e vision of the freshman adviser. G ra de s are reported at th is dutie s ac;sign ed and l'ach week so m e n e w inf or mati o n about Pi Phi is learned . The are int e rnally orga nized , with th e ir o wn officers, and are ind ;v idu a lly watched bv their sponso r The Exec ut ive Com mitte e co mposed o f t h e I)resident. vi ce pre ident, freshman a d vic;cr. a nd a rrprc e nta tive from eac h cla ss drcted hy th e clas s and p ac:scd on hy th e hou'ie. The active aided the M othen' Club in a rumma2'(' sale f or Ih(' S··ttlement Schoo l, 311<1 serve d at a henent bridge piven hy the a lumlHc fn r this purpose. Th ev hav (' aided in th e salf' of th e arlic le.. from it Cont r ih'ltin ns ar(" made to th e ("o mmun ity Chest The h o u se supported 100 per c(' nt the Ta l:{ nay sale f o r th e W omen's Loan fund Th e h o us e i inc;pcctcd each semester by th e h ea lth o ffi ce r from th e dean 'c; ,.., fficl' . f1can l inesc; is ma intained by d ai ly in sp('c ti o n bv th t' m nt h (' r. The soc ial calendar is planned hy ;"t socia l clnirman so that ev('nts will not ('1) 110 ic t and mid -te rm
times will be free. The rush captain each year has an assist'lIlt whom she trains to follow her.
V. ENTERTAINMENT. Our pledge s a r e introduced each year to the campus by a formal lea. \Ve have a formal and inf orma l dance each year. Open house is held once a m ont h on Sunday. The faculty and fathers are entertained at f orma l dinners and th e mothers at a tea. Open h ouse is held for friends and alumnre on days of football games. Senior breakfast is the last event of the year, given by the girls to the graduating seniors. Every Wednesday noon is guest day.
VI. C HAPTER HO USE. We o wn our house, valued at $50,000. Since May,
1927, we have added a sleeping porch and repaired the ot her two, put a new flo or in and redecorated the sun porch-we have also put a new foundation under the front porch. There are new drapes throughout the h ouse. We have a new electric Victrola and a n ew furnace.
VII. MAIN TENANCE OF ALUMNJ£ INTEREST . This is done by allowing the alumnz to have access to the chapter house, re sulting in a feeling of cooperation between the Alumnz Club and active girls. The transfer problem is a difficult o ne, as we can ge t no accurate record from the Dean's Office. There have been n o affiliations.
AU A COE
California r
I. :\fE)IIIER:oiIiIl' 1927-28: Initiates 12, active members 36. 1928-29: Initiates 14, active members 26. May 1, 1929, resident active members 16, resident alumnre, about 400; total membership 198.
II . H ONORS. Honor graduates 4; 4 stu dents on university h ono r r o ll; 2 vice presid ents of the Freshman clas s; 2 members execut ive committee of the Sophomore class, 1 secretary of the class; 1 m ember executi ve committee of the Jun ior class; I secretary. 1 member executive committee of the Senior class; 3 Mortar Board,.1 in Spooks and Spokes (junior honorary); 2 in Sigma (journalistic professional), 2 in Alpha Chi Alpha (jou rnali stic h onora ry) , 5 in Amazon (wo men 's honorary), 5 in Cercle Franc;a is,2 in Pi Delta Phi (French) ; 1 secretary rally com mitt ee; 1 member rally committee; I s ecretary Community Chest Drive, 30 workers in Community Chest Dri ve; 20 in Y W .c. A.; 3 on Daily staff; 1 on El Rodeo staff; 1 editor Freshman Handboo k: 1 secreta rr W S G A.; 1 member Legislative Council; 1 member Student News Committee; 6 on Panhell en ic s wimming team; 1 dental editor , Trojan directory; 2 chairmen, Junior Prom co mmittee; 14 in chorus of the 5 workers on Endowment Drive: 1 president Panhellenic. I vice president; 1 pres ident, 1 treasurer. 1 secretary Amazons; 2 first prizes in homecoming decorations III. SCHOI.ARSHIP \Veekly grades
received by the gir ls are kept on file by the scholarship chai rman, and any sign of lowered standing by any girl is remedied. Receipt of a "cinch" n otice means study hall three times a week until the condition o r failure is removed; pled ges all must attend study hall ; Friday night dates are forfeited by pledges until all conditions or failure arc removed; recognition pin given freshman with highest scholastic average; fine of $S for every hour of failure rec eived at the end of th e year; being on probation automatically prev ents a girl from exercising her privil eges as an active; no week night dates are allowed.; a twenty-five cent fine is imposed f or every hour of classes cut. As a result. the chapter average has risen from fifth and eighth respectively during the two semesters 1927-28 t o first in ranking among national fraternities. Both pledges and active g irls r equired t o keep a B- average IV . CHAPTER WORK . Pledge meetings are conducted by the pl edges thT!m selves, under the supervision of the pledge supervisor. wh o is usually the ex-president of the chapter. The duties of the supervisor include teaching the pledges the history of Pi Beta Phi, instructing them in their duties, and making suggestions as to conduct. and courtesy to o ld e r Pi Phis Talks given by older to the pledges are h elpful in keeping them in better touch with the national spirit. The Executive Council is made up o f th e
pre s id en t, ex-president, and senio r, j unior, and s o pho m o re representatives. All money obtained fr o m the sale o f the Pi Phi "If's" is se nt t o the Settlem en t School, and further contribution is made thr o ugh the Alumna: Dub Th e re was a 100 per ce nt contribution to th e r ecent ly h e ld University Endowment Driv e by c hapter mem be r s. Health Committee maintains quiet h o urs £.om 8:00 to 10 :00 o n week nights, which regulati o n is rigidly kept, and plans with the table manager for healthful food to be served We have a complete set of by-laws to follow, and our archives are kept in a completely equIpped file
V. ENTERT ' ..;MENT Tw o formal dances each ye;n, o ne at Christmas lime and onc late in the spring semester Each year a f o rm al tea is given to introduce the pledges t o the campus. Preference night dinner is f o rmal, with co r sages f o r each gu est. Once a semeste r th e Mothers' C lub is e ntertained at the chapter hou se with luncheon and hridge. Other Ill(;ctings 0 f the
Moth e r s' Club are held at the chapter house , thu s giving the girls and the m ot h ers a chance to mingle.
V I. I-f APTER H OUSE Our h o use is owned and at the present time is valued at $32,000; we bo ught it for $18,000. Vuring the last two years, the e ntire lower fl oo r has be e n repapered and painted, a new Oriental rug and grand pian o w ere given u s by the M o thers' Oub, and m:w drapes f or the entire d o wnstairs' roo ms were the gift of the Alumn<lC Oub
VII. MAINTENAN CE OF ALUMNA: I NTERJ.:ST Alumn:e are urged to att en d all socia l functions, es pecially the annual house party . Gamma night once a month is their especia l night, and every effort is made to make them at ho me There hav e be e n about ten transfers on the ca mpus in the last two year s. A t least o nce a se mester, a dinner is given f or the tran s fers, and individual contacts are made o n the campus. On e transfer ha s been affiliated in the last tw o year"
JANET M cCoy
Califomia t>
I. M EMRnslIll'. 1927 -28: Initiat es 58, active member s 29. 1928-29: Initiates 12, active members 28 . Resident active m e mbe r s 3, resident alumn::e about 400, t o tal membership up to May I , 1929, 70.
II. HONORS . 1 president Pi Kappa Sigma, I secre tar y Pi Kappa Sigma, I member Pi Kappa Sigma, 1 sec retary Prytancan (junior h o norary), 1 president Agathai (petiti o ning Mortar Board), 1 junior certificate with honorable menti o n, I honor e diti o n of S o uthern Campus , 5 graduates; I chair man Senior Mo tt o co mmitt ee; I freshman presid ent; I freshman c o uncil; member o f Bruin staff I; 100 per cent membership Y.W.CA.; I chairman of Y .W .c.A. Social Service committee; 1 m e mber V.D.S ; 1 Theru s (hon o rary athletic); 1 vice president Spurs and I member (t he sophomore honorary); 1 Art Club; 1 French Club; I secretary to Minute Men; I vice president Rural Education Service; I chairman W o men 's University Affairs committee: 2 m embe rs Senior board of Control; 1 member P anhellenic Cons tituti o nal Rcvision committee; 1 membe r Panh ell enic Ru sh
Rul es Revi s io n c o mmittee, I m e mbe r A.W.S Council; I A.W.S. 01ristmas com mitt ee chairman and I member committee; 1 chairman A.\V S Asse mbly entertainment committee; 1 manag e r of successful polit ical campaign for candidate for vice pre s id e nt A .W .S .; 1 W.A.A. Board, I Presidential Appointee o n W .A.A . Boa rd; I chairman W .A.A. final banquet; I Chairman W.A.A Scholastic committee; 1 wearer "e" swea t e r (athletic honor ); 1 chairman wom en's "e" sweater c o mmitt ee ; I manager h o ckey j I manager swimming; I university go l f ch ampion; I senio r and junior basketball team; 2 senior and junior h ockey t eam; 6 intersorority basketball, II intersorority volleyball, I intersorority tennis; I officia l delegate to West e rn Section A .C. A C. W Conference; 1 member A.W S S ocia l co mmitt ee; 1 membe r Community C hest Drive; I juni o r Pr om committee; 1 senior Ball co mm ittee; 2 Fr.osh Glee co mmitt ee; 3 Fros h Green nay committee; 1 Prom Miss; 6 Tic Toc.
Ill. SCHOLARSHIP California A has e mployed a system o f s tudy tabl es
for scholarship improvement. Freshmen are allowed 2 week-end dates; sophomores 2 week-end and 1 m idweek dates; j and seniors use their own discretion except in case they fall below the required chapter average when they arc reduced to lower class standing. Special awards arc made to the highest scholarship averages of members and pledges. The method seems satisfactory and is successful in maint:lining a high gmup average. A C plus ( 1 point higher than average required by Panhellenic) is required of pledges to be initiated The regular Panh cllcnic average is required of members, but a C plus is expected of them. In the la st two years an average for National Panhellenic women's fraternities has been computed twice; California Delta ranked fi flh the first year and third the c;econd year (this is our rank out of a gro up of 33 fraternities).
IV CHAPTER \\fORK. Pledges are orga nized with a chairman and their work is closely supervised by the pledge adviser and her assistant. Th e executive council consists of the president. the house manager, representatives from the Freshman. Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes (the president acting as th e representative of her class) and of an ex-officio member ch osen fr om pa st presidents. Cali fornia.a and California I' and the Los
Angeles alumm£ combine their efforts every year in giving a benefit bridge to rai se funds to co ntr ibute to the Sett lement School. The h ealth co mmittee invited th e university medical examiner to address the girls and they cooperated splendidly with her suggestions. There is 110 chapter publication. The chapter has a satisfactory group of by-laws and precedents.
V. ENTERTAIN"IENT. The chapter has a formal dance every year as well as three or four informal h ouse dances. There arc seve ral teas during the year: a formal reception for the cha per on; an open house to the campus each semester to present new pledges; and a formal tea for mothers. There arc several luncheons throughout the year to which our professors are invited.
VI. CHAPTER HOUSE. The present chapter house is rented. The chapter is building a new house in Westwood property valued at $45,000.
VII. MAINTENANCE Ol.' ALUMNJE I NTEREST. Little trouble has been enco untered in maintaining the interest of the chapter alumna!. They are welcomed at all social functions of the chap t er. There have been three unaffiliated transfers on the campus in the last two years; none were affiliated although eve r y effort was made to form agreeable contacts with them.
ANNA EWELL PIIIJ...LIPS
Arizona A
1. MEMBERSHIP. 1927-28: Initiat es 7. active members 20. 1928-29 : Initiates 9, act ive memb ers 14. May 1, 1929: Resident active members 6. resid en t alumnre 32, total membership 154.
II. HONORS 4 honor students; 2 class secretaries; 1 secretary of the student body; 2 A vV .S. secretaries; 20 members of Y.W,CA., 2 prcsidents , 1 vice president; 3 Mortar Board , 1 president , 1 secretary, 1 hist orian; 1 Junior Council; 6 Varsity Villagers; 4 Chi Delta Phi (journalistic fraternity), I vice president, 2 bu siness manager s; 5 University Players: 4 Pi Lambda Theta (educational fraternity) , 1 president; 5 Beta Chi Alpha (yearbook), 2 secretaries; 3 F .S:r. (honorary juni or) I president; 2 Kappa Omicron Phi (home econom ics) I president; 10 on Desert staff; 2 de-
partment heads for Deurt; 12 on staff of Wildcat (weekly publication), 1 society editor; 5 on Kitty Kat staff (humorous magazine); 1 Social Lif e committee; 3 Internati o nal Relations Club, 1 presid ent; 11 Senior Follies. 3 leads; 5 Glee Club; 3 Or chcses; 2 Sigma Alpha l a ta, I president, I vi ce president; 3 lead s in Shakespeare; 20 W A ,A., 1 business manag e r; 1 allr ound sport (cup given); 2 honor h oc key team; 2 swimming cups in interfraternity meet; 1 baseball sport l eade r; 1 ba sketball cup; 1 cup for Desert SUbscri pt ion contest; 1 Senior Ball committee; 2 Newman Club; I member o n election board; 1 beauty prize in D esert ; 4 R ound Table (presidents of organizations) : 3 student recita l; 7 Big Sisters; 2 delegates to Y.\V,CA. convcntion.
REPORTS OF CHAPTEK DELEGATES
II!. SCHOLARSlIIP. As soon as pledging was ovcr, s upervised study table for two hours in the aflernoon and two hours at night was under way for the pledges. Initiates wh o were delinquent or failing attended study table until they made up their delinquency. and all girls wh o were delinquent or failing were deprived of their social privileges. Underclassmen arc not granted week night privilege" and only o nc special permi ssion a week is given upp e rclas s men Our chapter ranked third scholastically in 1927-28. but this year has fallen to seventh place among the National Panhellenic fraternities. In order to raise our average we pass ed the following rules: Any girl, an active or pledge whose scholarship average for the 5tllh;;!>ter shall fall bcluw 3.0 gu on study table on Sunday night from 7:30 to 9 :30 for the following semes · ler until mid -se me ste r report. If <;he receives a D or a 5 she shall go on study table for the rest of the semester. A further rule was pa ssed that the pledges get up at seven o'clock every morning for study. An average of 2.5 is required for initiation. A fee o f $2 .50 a unit is required for 5's. A scho lar ship ring is given to the girl making the highest avcrage f o r the cntire year.
IV . CHA PT ER WORK. Each pledge has a juni or of senior girl for a sponsor, and the pledges have their own organized group that meets once a week under the supervision of an active girl. Once a week an inspirational talk is g iven to the pledges by an active alumna , ()r some influential person, A cup is given to the new initiate having the best attitude during her pledgeship; a recognition pin is given to the initiate getting the highest number of activity points. The point syste m u sed requ ired every pled ge to make 200 points before she can be initiated. La.st year a very successful waffle supper was given to raise mone.=-'
f o r th e Settlement School. As our own charity project we art: !Ouppo rting two aid negro women wh o were our cO(lks and arc I HI\\ disahlco All of the girls tak e an active part in s ubsc ribing to college funds for building and supporting activities. Every girl in the university is required t o take some gym work. The Executive Council is composed of the pre s ident and four others elected from a list selected by the Advisory B oa rd. Usually each class is represented.
V. ENTERTAINME:-.'T For the outstanding social functi o ns were the Indian ru s h tea, the annual tea dansant for the pledg es, the Greenwich \'illage dance, Christmas party given by the alumlllC, and formal teas hon ori ng the dean of women, )'frs, Grace aut! informdl teas and dinners for faculty guests, ru s hees, and parents The outstanding features in 1928-29 were the Dutch dance given by the pledges , the Japanese rush tea, Christmas party, banquet honoring Gail De \Volf, and the F o unders' Uay banquet.
VI. CHAPTER HO USE. At present a rented chapter house is being used, hut a new $35.000 building is being constructed that will be ready for use in the fall. The lot on which the house is being built is entirely paid for.
VIr. MAINHNANCE OF AT.UMN.fF. I NTEREST. Alummc are always welcomed to c oo ky-shines, initiations, and meetings. In 1927·2R the Phoenix alumn;;c gave a benefit bridge to raise money for the building fund. This year there were about fifty alumnre at the ground breakinlt for the ho use and at the Founders' nay breakfast. In the last two years, there have been five unaffiliated transfers who are always welcome at the chapter house and to meetings. There have been two affiliated members during the last two years.
RUTH HumsAIW
Nevada A
I. 1927-28: ]ni liates 21 (8 of which were Delta Rhos) Active member s 3 1. 1928-29: Initiate s 11 act iv e members 28. May, 1929, resident active members 9, resident alumnre 30, total member ship 1<JO.
II. H ONORS. 2 Phi Kappa Phi; 3 h onor students and graduates; 5 class vice presidents , 2 secretar ies; 12 on Artemesia staff (colle ge annua l) , 9 on Desert Wolf staff (collesze magazine), 10 on Sagpbrluh staR (college
paper) ; pr esiden t o f Y W .C A., 2 vice pre si dent s , 4 o n cabinet; 3 me m· bers Cap and Scro ll (wome n' s hon o r society) ; 1 pre side nt G o thic N (honor at hletic society) 1 sec retary and treas · urer , I member; 3 Delta Alpha Ep· silon (honorary English soci ety); 1 Clionia ( honora ry debate o rd er); 5 Campus Playe rs ( h ono rary dramat ics o rd e r) ; 2 Mask and Dagger ; 1 vice pres ident Aggie C lub; 4 member s H ome Economics C lub; IOmega Mu lola (hon o rary prt! -mt::uical society); 1 vice pre sident of A . S .U.N., 1 pre s i· dent A .W.S., 1 secretary A .W.S., 1 representative t o Finance Control Com mittee, 1 president Panhellenic ; 1 on Executiv e committee o f W .A. A ., 1 basketball var s ity, 1 tennis varsity, 1 archery varsity, 1 ba seba ll manage r; 4 membe r s Glee Club; 3 l ea d s in campus plays; 1 d e lega te A.c.A.C.W .; 1 varsity d e bat o r; I chairman of Mackay Day; 2 in Queen Contest; 1 in " Loyal Nevadans"; 6 in Spring Fe stiv al; I Union Building committ ee; 1 Constitution committee of A S U .N.; 2 Junior Pr o m committee, 1 Fro s h Glee committee, 1 Senior Ball com · m ittec.
III. SCHOLAR S HIP Scholarship ca rds given o ut at mid ·seme ster to a ll actives and pl e dg e s, turned in to th e Scho lar sh ip committee. For delin· quents a charge o f $1.00 was made; for delinquents due to cut s a charge o f $2.50 wa s made Study table is co nducted eve r y night by upp erclass gi rl s f o r gi rl s r eceiving an average be· lo w 2.5. S ch o lar s hip cup given t o th e cla ss who receives the highest av· e rage for the year. This cup awarded at a dinn e r g iv e n t o the winner of the cup by th e thr ee ot her classes. We hav e in additi o n a scho lars hip book which is signed hy th ose who have made a.bove a 2 average at the ini· tiati on banquet We hav e fo und these two meth ods of improving scholarship very succ ess ful, es pecially the award · inlS o f the cup. The fall semester of 1927 we held first place; spring
semester o f 1928 secon d place; fall se m este r 1928 third place
IV. CHAPTER WORK . Once every week the pledges hav e dinner together at the house and afterwards have their me eting. They elect their o wn office r s a nd co nduct their ow n mee ting except f o r a s upervisor fr om the ac tive chapter. At th e alumnz social each semester the pledges gi ve a stunt. Our Executive Council consists o f the pr esi dent, trea surer, and a r e presenta · f r o m every clas s. Card party given by the al umna! and the proceeds w e re sent to the Settleme nt School, con · trib ut ion to the Y.W.CA. drive. Once a y ear a health m eet ing and discussion i s co nducted by th e physical educa· tion instructor.
V ENTERTAINMENT. 1927·28: Pi · rate rushing party at Donner Lak e: f o rmal t ea for ru sheC3 featuring a "Trip to Tijuana" given at the Gover. nor' s Man s ion in Carson City; a reception for our housem other; a formal tea for Mrs. McPherson; h o mecomin g day luncheon and F ounders' Day ban · quet. 1928·29: An inf o rmal dance f or o ur pl e dges; a Chri stmas party given to the active gi rls by the pledges; picnic to Lake Tahoe fo r the seniors
VI. C HAPTER H OUSE. Rented. At the h o use shower many beautifu l and va luable gifts w e r e r eceived. Am on g thc se w e re two floor lamps, an orthophonic victrola, silverware, linen, and a s et o f di shes, given by the pledges.
VII. MAINTENA NCE OF ALUMNA'.: TNTEREST . Our Alumnre club is very act iv e and helps us a great deal. In e verything we kn ow that th ey are in ba ck of us and are rea d y to help and cooperate. Each semeste r an alumnre socia l is given at which a pledge stunt is given. The a lum me is asked to all the socia l affairs o f the h ouse. They have taken charge o f the Founders ' Day banq uet and are working very hard to h elp us rais e funds to build a h ou se . We have tw o transfers wh o have be e n affiliated this yea r.
KATIIERINE PRlr ST
'Dtsmissals I 928 - I 929
Expu/siolls
Margaret Brown, Montana Alpha, April, 1929.
Eleanor Freeborn, Oklahoma Alpha, November, 1928
Honorabl e Dismissals
Frances Kce5c<:kcr, A. OClober, 1928
Elizabeth Blount, Virginia n , May , 1929
Suspensions
Norma Russell. New York r, October, 1928
Elizabeth Dunaway, Virginid.A, April. 1928
Dorothy West , Virginia.A , April. 1928.
Inez Plumb, Oregon Dt May, 1928
Marion Gray, Wisconsin 8, May, 1928
Maryalice Sabin, Washington B, November, 1928
Denise TripeeT , \Vashington n , Dec· emher. 1928
Ryuth Maust, Nebraska S, January, 1929
Annette Young, Wisconsin A, May, 1929
Elizabeth Cameron, Ohio 4 , June, 1929.
Esther Stockton, Montana A, Augwt, 1929.
Velma Edwards, M ontana A, Augu"t, 1929.
Wilma Van H onsen, Montana A, Augu s', 1929.
Catherine Coope r Eagan, Indiana n, April, 1929
R e-/llstateme nts
Eugenia Ballis, Indiana A
Dorothy West, Virginia A.
Elizabeth Dunaway, Virginia A
RYUlh Maust, Nebraska B
Lucille McCutchan , Missouri B. )'iary Stoker, Missouri B
Th e No ve mb e r
Will Contain ...
A complete story of Convention with many intere s tin g pictures.
Intere s ting write-ups o f the in s tallations of the three new Pi Beta Phi Chapter s.
T h e H o nor Graduates for 1928 - 29.
Familiarize yourself with the facts as given in th e Secret Issue so that you may enjoy the November Arrow.
Bad qe s
Rlnqs
Favors
Proqrams
MANU FACTURERS OF
Athletic F,qures
Emblem Inslqnld
Tablet s
Door Plat es
Stationery
Fraternity Jewelry
Cups
Medals
Troph ie s
Plal{ues
Medallions
Official Jewelers to the Fraternities
When you change your address for THE ARROW please fill out the following form and mail it at once to Mrs . R. D Brown , Central Offi ce , '75 Broad St., Hartford, Conn . :
P re se nt da t e . Ch ap t e r . D a t e of In i t.
Ma rri ed Name . :'Ita iden Nam e
FORM E R A D DRESS
S tr e et a nd N u mb e r .
C it y and S t ale
PRESENT ADDRESS fo , TilE ARRow . (Ch«k one) .
Pe rmanen t . Temporar y . (U nti l. . 19
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PERMANENT ADDRESS FOR NATIONAL DIRECTORY Street and Nu mb u
Ci ty an d S tat e .)
Official Price List of P i Beta Phi Badges
All ord en aeco mpan teci b y cbcc.k or m on cy o rder mus t be .ent direct to Mn A. W Stoo lman (Lo i. Fra n k hn) , 1001 S JTd 5t. Champail'n, III
PRI C ES FOR J E WELS ADDITIONAL
$l ,SO t o b e a dded to follo w ina' price. for official badaes:
B--CI ON N t jewel.d POlaU! J Pea r t.. opal. o r ca
C--CI_ Nt jeweled ,h.ft. P I••
t j._I.d baft
Pe.u-Ia, opaIa o r ca m et
Alternate pearl. or opa l•• nd dia mond
Alternate pearl, a nd rub ie a Of' .apphire•..............
Alternate di.mond and emerald
Alternate aap p b iru or ru biH and d i.mond
Diamond.
6 - R.i.Hd ttia • • on h.ft
S t ones rna,. be let di'ironaU ,. if d ca lred.
1 Pearl, opal or i'arnet .•.••
2 Pearl., opal. or a:arneta
3 Pearl., opal. or i'ameta
1 Pearl o r op. l a nd 1 d iam on d
1 Pearl or opal a n d 2 diamond s
1 Pearl o r opal and 1 emerald
J Pea.rI or opal and 1 rub,.
J Eme rald•.•
1 Emerald and 2 d iam ond s
1 Diamond
2 Diamond
J Diamond
P-RKO,lIitiOD pia
P led e pin , aold filled- fct, catch
P ledge pin, ,.old_a fe t,. catcb
Small, co-1d c o. t-of arm, witb chain atta c hme nt Solid $2 50 ;
Med ium, a old co.t of .rms w ith chai n at tachment Solid , 3.00 ; P itTCcd
P.tron..... Of" M oth.r', p in 10lr:, ' 3 00 i old fi lled
Broth.,. ' Pia o r Charm
Crown Sctt inll'5 a re .11 Handmade . Bad.-c• • upplied in n atu r a l yell o w i'o
a nd the uae of while gold o r plat inum is probibited u cept in lett i ng•
The Fra terni ty Supplies Are Kept a. Follow. :
BY GRAND PRESIDENT:
lJIa nk for the (fellowship.
"lank c h a l teTS
Bl ank n otification of finu to Corru pondinR' Secretary
Bl a nk nO lifica ti o n of fines to Gr;and Treasul(' T
V oti n g bl.l.nks for c hapt en o n of c harte rs.
\"Ol inlt blanks fo r {;rand CouncIl.
BY GRANO V I C E PRE S IDE NT:
B' ank appl,utions for a lumnae dub cbarters. Charters fo r clubs.
llY GRAND SECRETARY:
Key to fraternity cipber.
Li st of aJlo wed to on fralt'rnitJ': busincu.
DY DIRE(:TOR OF CENTRAL OFF I CE, 175 Etroad S t .• Hartford. Conn.
A!u "' " :': A dviso r y Committee Ma n ual.
Alumnz Cl uh (model), sac.
Alumn:w: Cluh Offi c cn'
B laT'l k s f o r acl;f'ow l cdg ing le tt e r s o f rcummcndalion 10c pe r 25.
Dlank s for affiliat io n.
ma nks f o r hroken pl e d ges.
Blank s f o r chaperonage.
JIIan k. f o r chaperons.
ll1:l.I'1ks for c hall t er ann u al r eport. dlle May 1.
lIlan ks for chapte r dues.
B ' a nk!l for credenf i:l l !1 to Convention.
m:\nk !l f o r dismi!lsaJ. expu lsion.
J\l:\nks fo r fraternity s tudy and exam in ation.
Bla nks for lists o f a lumnz advisory commi ttee.
H ;Inks f o r lists of club members
B ';mk, for of al umn a.- club officen
Hlan "_ for lists of chapte r members at t he bes;;:inning o f each t erm.
Bla nke for liSls of chapter members not returning to co ll ege at hf:ginninl" of each term " lank!> l o r lists of chaple r office r s at beRinning of each term
Blank n' e mhf:n hip ce ti ficates ( Lo s t onu rep la ced. sac eac h ).
B ' anks f o r officers' bills. for re-instat ement.
B ' a nks for suspension.
Blan ks for t ra n s fe r.
Blank initiatio n certific at es.
C hapte r file ca1(15, Jxs inc h es (in lots of not le ss th an 100) 2Sc l)er l Oa.
C h apte r file instru c t io n booklet. t Oe each
Chapte r M am,a L 10c eac h $1.00 per dote n
C h ap ter Officers' M anuals. 2sc eac h
Cons tItuti on. 2sc e3c h
COn.!l t i tulion Covers $5.00 eac h.
r'I ; rec t o r y. S 2.0 0 eac h
F innnC ' al s l 31elll clit to p3 ren t s of pl e d ge s. iul P lay. 40c ea c h
H islo Ical Sketch 10c. eac h of th e Settle m ent Sr hool 19 27. SOc.
In il i nti oll l'e emonv. l Oe eacb. $1.00 per d07CIl.
I nst r u c tiOlls to officer s.
I. etters t o ch3plers and c hape r ons.
Leite s 10 " a r enll of " M y Seven {;i£tp t o P i Bela Phi " 5c el ch. SOc per dote n
OfficI al All OW cballte r letter s ta t io nery.
Offie: aI Co rre-'f'Ondence statio nery. 500 sheets and !OO $5. 00 o rte r for ms offic ia l barlgtl and j ewelr y_
Pa lte r n for model initiation gown. 50c.
Pi Bela Pb i Synlphony_ JOc each.
Plerl /o!c M anua l. I Sc eac h S I.SO pe l' dolt n
Pl edge R itual. 20<: per dOten.
P ' t'dd"lK {" el emony 5c each SOC per dOlen.
Rcct' ;pt s P ovine:e Vice
R C"'u rrt of M cmhe r lhip full leather $10 .00.
Hilu n l. 10c I' er dOlen
Appli cati ons fOI" in Alum,,:.: Clull.
St'n 0 1' Farewe'l Ce r.:- rr ony l Oe eac h )·nnt.. e ch.
Un ift)rlll H o" 1'" R ulrc
RV ,'I O F EXTF:NS ION COMM ITTEE :
Tnq r - (""m e t o Pl'"ti l if'Of'i l' jl Bro' 0"1. flY r"!o, IR :\IA:" OF A R R nw FII.E CO MMITT EE: Onp' ica lc copir,," of An o w ti l t! ny ARROW F.IHTOR :
AIIII w li a r"loo' for ('orre sf"lOnrii n K S«letarie.!l. ny FI A,,\, I r.A :": pF.AR'-nN. PRINTERS. C ha mpaign, 111 for mon thl y chapt er accoun t .!!.
BY PR n\"Ncr: srllO l ARS HIP C HAIRMA N:
S chQ a s h ip Re port man!..!I
BY \\'ICK S CO . R oo m inj.. on . I nd
Official Pi neta I)hi R ibbo n (See oprosite I a ge.)
Publications of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
The Arrow : Official magazine of the Fraternity, Published in September, Novembe r , February, and Subscription price $1.50 a y e ar ; \,;u!'It..:S , SO C<:llb. JlIt.' $13.00. )fllicphine Coates, 25 4 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis .
Gatlinburg News : Published at the Settlement School Free locally, regular it't' 50 cent
Order joUow;ng through Mrs. R. D. Brown, C8lr.l Offiu, 175 Broad St., Hartford, Conn.
The Pi Beta Phi Directory: 1927 edition. Price $2.00 a copy
The Pi Beta Phi Symphony : Artistically lettered in gold on a decorated ca rd Price 30 cents.
Pi Beta Phi Songbook : 1923 ed iti on. $1.5U
" My Seven G ifts to Pi Beta Phi" ; printed on cardboard,S cen t s each, :;0 cents per dozen
H istorica l Play "1. C . Sorosis ." 40 cen t s t:ach.
Ordry ,he following d,ru,
Pi Beta Phi Cook Book : Full of excellent recip es. Just the gift for bride s. Price $1.50. O rd er from Iowa Zeta Chapt er, Pi Beta Phi Hou s e, I owa C ity, I owa.
PI Beta Phi Phonograph Record : Pi Beta Phj Anthem; Ring, C hing, C hin g; and Loving Cup Song. All th r ee on o ne record for $1.50 St.'nd chec k to Fraternity Record Co., In c., Plymouth, I nd. M ade n lld e r a u spices o f New York Club. Proceed.;; for Sett lem ent School. "Mrs. C G. ClerlH' r , II0th St.. Richmoncl H i ll , :\ew York Ci ty . C h a irm an.
P i Beta Phi Ribbon: Orde r s fo r wine and blue rihbon should be ",ent to' The 'Vi cks Compa n y, Bloomington, I nd. Ribbon may be obtai n ed III both shade"" in thre e widths at the prices: No. I. }8 in ch, cents per ya rd ; No. 3. inch wide. 12Yi cen t s pe r ya rd ; No 40, J inches wide. 40 cents pe r yard. C h eck-. should accompany a ll orders and shou ld include an additional all owance for postage at the rat e of o n e cen t pe r yard. Orde r s shou ld alway state d efini tel y tha t they an for Pi Beta Phi R ibbon.
NOTICE
PI BETA PHI SETTLEMENT SCHOOL BEQUESTS
LeJ:ral title for use in making wi ll
"Th e Pi Beta Phi Settlement School , of th e Pi Beta Phi Fraternit y, at Ga tlinburg , Trnn"
