The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - April-1903

WISCONSIN ALPHA, MIlD/SON, WIS

VOL. XIX

'lHE cARROW

APRIL, 1903

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The New Orleans Carnival From a Louisiana A lpha Girl's Standpoint.

r [ HE most important event in the social lif e of the people of New O rlean s, is th e Carnival, which is the season just preceding Lent, and which is looked forward to with much enthusiasm by everybody

There are nine large ca rniv a l ba ll s, and num erous ones . These balls are attended by ·thousands of people, who go merely as spectators, besides a few hundred girls who, having "call o uts. " are invited to participate in the masker's dances.

The first ball is Twelfth N ig ht , and at this one, the queen and her maids are selected by means of a very pretty custom. In the centre of tlie stage is a huge cake, and as each girl and her masker, in the first grand march, pass the cake, the gi rl is given a small box, and the one who receives the box containing the gold bean is proclaimed queen of the Twelfth Night Revellers, and the three girls who have gotten silver beans are her mai ds. Of course there is much excitement, and when at last the queen is l ed up to the throne and the court mantle, crown, sceptre , and flowers are presented to her, and she and the king lead the gran d march. the old ope ra house resounds w ith round upon round of applause. One of this yea r 's maids was a Pi Phi girl.

There is a lull for many weeks after Twelfth Night and then the balls begin again, and continue on e after the othe r until AshWednesday

In "E lv es of Oberon," this year, Celeste Eshleman and Laure Bearegard, two staunch Pi Beta Phis, were in the Court, aud right proud we were o f th ein. Then came "Atlanteans" when Alice Monroe r eigned over the brilliant ball with all the dignity

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of a real queen. The balls of I'Comus" and "Nereus" take place, and the Thursday preceding Mardi Gras "Momu s" has his parade and ball. The subject of Momus this year was "Indian Legends, and was unusually handsome. On Monday night "Proteus" procession, usually of twenty or Jl¥)re magnificent floats, lighted by myriads of lights and viewed by thousands of people, w"inds its way through the principal streets of the old city. The procession halts before the club gallery where the queen and her maids are seated, and King Proteus, who occupies the leading float, rises from his throne of gold and precious stones, ano drinks to the queen's good health, then, the procession moves on to the opera house, where the ball takes p lace. Paulin e Curran, one of Louisiana Apha's girls, was in the Proteus Court and bore her honors very becomingly.

The following day being Mardi Gras, the streets where the procession is to pass, are t hronged at an early hour, and the nlltncrottS grotesque maskers or Hmardi gras," as they are commonly called, give the crowd a very gay ancr festive appearance. eleven the crowds are immense, and when Rex's processIOn comes slowly down the streets, with the sun's rays bringing out more perfectly each detail of the marvelously fashioned pageant, thousands of voices cheer and the clapping of hands and the whistling and deliglited shrieks of the small boys, testify to the appreciation of the spectators . The maskers on the floats throw favors, confetti and bon boos to the crowds and to those who fill the beautifully decorated gal leries of the houses along the route.

The queen of Rex and her twelve maids are on a club galle ry , and this year, Annie Brunswig and Alice Monroe were in the lovely court.

Finally the crowds disperse, and the people go to their homes to rest until the final procession and ball of "Comus," the culmination ana climax of the Carniva l season. This is usually the most magnificent and elaborate pageant and ball of the year, and to be queen of Comus is an honor to be rightly proud of. In the midst of the beautiful ball, there is a sudden hush, and in come Rex and his Queen (who have been presiding at the Rex ball) and fier twelve maids and dukes. Then occurs the royal march,

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led by the King of Comus and Rex's queen, then Rex and Comus' queen, and followed by the two courts and all the maskers with tlieir partners. The ball continues until long after midnight, R"" and his queen and court being the guests of Comus. It is hard to imagine a more beautiful sight-the horseshoe, seconde, and troisieme of the old French opera house filled with elegantly gowned women with jewels sparkling and the lights scintillating, and the beautiful girls all in evening dress who are to be taken out by the maskers, the magnificent throne in the distance lighted by thousands of soft lights, the court gowned and jewelled as befits royalty, then the long lines of maskers in satins and jewels going through intricate maizes of the dance and keeping perfect time to the beautiful music-why 'tis another "wonderland," or as a French woman exclaimed "rnais, c'est ravissant!"

We have just attempted to describe one year's carnival, but they vary out very little each year, of course each ball has its different suoject and court, but the genera l idea is the same for a ll years.

Among Louisiana Alpha's carnival queens, to go back but a few years, have been: Ethelyn West, the queen of "Rex." Noel Forsyth, "Rex." Virginia Logan, "Elves of Oberon." Lydia Finlay, HMomus ." Ethel Miller, "Nereus ." Nora Maclean, "Atlanteans" and Louise Rainey, "Elves of Oberon."

We hope that each year, more and more Pi Phis f rom the North, East and West will avail themselves of the opportunity, and make a visit to our southern city, not only to see and take part in the beautiful New Orleans Carnival, but to meet and be welcomed by the girls of Louisiana Alpha.

L. M.P., La. Alpha.

cA Pi Phi "Bride in tb e Philippines.

W E

SA1LED f ro m San Fran cisco at d ay break the s e ven · teenth of Jun e a nd r eac h ed Manila th e s ixteenth of July, comin g by way o f Japan "We s pent tw o o f th e mos t delightful days in Nagasak i, and it ce rtainl y did seem as if w'e w e re in a new world. I am in l ove wi t h Japan and fe el that I must have several weeks there when we go back. W e were five day s corning fr o m N agasaki to Manila, and it was of co urse mu ch warmer than "the res t o f the voyage, but a ft er all n ot at all un comfo rtabl e

A n A:merican woman has t o mak e a complete read ju stment of h e r id eas of living on coming to Manila, but when the adjustment is on ce made, sh e can fa ll very happily into the easy, lazy picturesque, and after all, comfo rtabl e way of living . Th e imm ense big roo m s, with their sides all open wind o ws, and ,vith a ut rugs, curtains o r draperie s of an y sort, can be mad e th e oddest, prettiest, m ost com fo rtabl e look in g places imag inable with th e Filipino and Cfiinese and Japan ese st uff s that everyon e has here. A Chinese cook will do all yo ur mark eting f or you, and do it mo re cheaply than yo u can do it you r self; and after h e on ce kn ows yo ur wa ys, h e wi ll coo k for you wi th very littl e n eed of interfreence . And Florentino, Mariano and Fran cesco, pock-mark ed , flat -n osed Filipino boys , w ith th e ir white shirts fl app ing o utside th e ir t rowse rs, was h your dishes, and mak e your bed, and polish YOUT floo rs, and do a hundre d and one other things which in the States yo u would get up and do for yo ur se lf. And th e n yo u hav e your coac hma n ,-ha r d ly t o be dignified by that n ame, f or h e is onl y a boy ,-wh o brings your carri age and little Filipino pony to th e door whenever you ca ll. In Manila a carria ge is n o t a luxury but a n ecess it y. Ame ri can women neve r walk th ere, and th ey n eve r ride in the st reet -cars; ( if yo u could see them you wouldn't wonder;) so without a carriage on e is a pri sone r.

Usually two o r three o r f o ur families tak e a hou se togeth e r , and share th e expen se o f se rvant s and carriages, f o r livin g is v ery ex pen s ive I am sure I could be very happy in Manila for two or three years , with a sort o f camping-out feeling, but I can't imagine sett ling down rea lly to lit 'e he r e

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We were there when cholera was at its worst. On the steamer coming over with us was a young girl who was coming to be married t o a teacher here. Vie grew to know her well, and found her very lovely and so happy about her future life. We were anchored in Manila Bay all day when we ar riv ed, not being a110WlCd to land until four in the afternoon. The teacher whom this girl was to marry came out to the boat and stayed' all day. He looked distressingly ill and said he had been sick fo r two months but was much better We liked him very nruch and were so pleased t o be invited to their wedding the next day at four. The next afternoon we went out to the church and found to ou r horror than th e man whose weddi ng we had come to attend had been deaa three hours The Y. M. C. A. Secretary has rooms in part of the church building, and he had died there of cholera and they had just taken his body out. He had been taken ill a t six in the morning, had been married sho rtl y after and h ad died at one o'clock. It seemed terrible t o go away and leave that poor girl all alone as she was in an absolutely strange country, but we had to do it She was really in quarantine, you see, for she had Iieen with him all the morning caring for him and doing all that could be done. We have had letters fr om her since and hear that she has gone sout h to the p lace where her hu sband was teaching, and taken his school.

I d idn't kn ow as much about the cholera as I do now, and for days I imagined I had pains everyw h ere and expected t o be dead in an hour o r two. But really the danger to an American who pretends to take any so rt of care of himself is a lm ost nothing. ]11 every case Americans who have had it have been leading irregular li ves or else are run down with some other illness as was the case with that poor young man. The disease is not in any way contagious; it is simply infectious. It is a matter of life and deatIi that you drink only distilled water and eat only cooked food, but if you take these precautions there is little risk. If on e i s living in his own house and can see to these things, he is all right, but when you are boarding you are n ot a lways sure what you are eating. During the ten days it took us to come from

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Manila to Bagnio we had to be so very particular, for we came through the districts where the chol era had been the worst.

We left Mani la the latter part of August, went to Dagupan over the only railroad in the islands, and from there to San Fernand o by water. We went on a custom house boat and had a little two days excu r sion, going to Po rt Sual and Bo linao At San Fernando we found that there were only two American women in the town, and one of them, a teacher, proved to be an old Wisconsin graduale, a Theta. Think of it I

I wish I could describe our journey from San Fernando up here to Bagnio Bangued, where we now are. Bagnio is forty miles from San Fernando, is five thousand feet above sea leve l, and you have to ride horse-back every step of the way,-unless you prefer to get off and climb The t rail is none too good at best, but iIll the rain y season it is something awful, and this was the rainy season. We were four days getti n g there The first night we were o ut in a drenching rain and pitchy darkness, fording riv ers, climbing up and down steep and slip pery in clines, losing ou rselves and O UT pack ponies and finally sleeping, or trying to, on the floor of a native hut. The n ext morning wo e got on to a village where we had intended to spend the night before . We staid there that day, went on the next, through rivers where th e water fairly came into our sadd les, and spent the third night in a grass shack. The next day it was pouring so that it was useless to think of going on, but on the fifth morning we "hit the trail" at six o'clock, and reached Bagnio at four in the afternooo. I expected to be sick in bed for days, but couldn ' t manage to get up an ache or a pain , and in fact haven't been able to since.

In spite of ou r discomfort we could not help enjoying the trip immensely, for the scenery on the way up is really magnificent. About three-quarters of the way you come through a perfect tangle of tropical foliage; and in many places if you r pony made a mis-step, you would go down a thousand feet or more into regular jungles of fern trees and bananas and other strange looking trees. Ttien all at once you come around a cu rve and see before you a forest of regular Wisconsin pine trees, and all the rest of the way the trail is through the pines, with most wonderful views

out ove r tne mou nt ain s clear to the ocean . You can see the coast for miles and rrriles.

Bagnio itself is very beauti fu l and is going to be a great reso rt as soon as they get the road completed which they are n ow building up from Dagupan. The climate is delightful.-when it isn't th e rainy season, -and is about like September or October at home. One wears flannels all the time, nothing airier than shir t-waists, and much of the time heavy fall clothing. We shaU be here eight o r ten weeks longer. then back to Manila ( or a little time and later south to M in danao and Jolo for sever a l months. Afte r that, we do not know. Meanwhile, however, I am: always at hom e t o Pi P hi s. by lette r at least. at the Bureau o f Non-Christian Tribes, Mani la , P. 1.

MAUD HUNTLEY JENKS, Wiseo"si" Al"ha, '98.

A Pi Phi's Fascinating Book.

D0 YOU want to know the trees as you know' your friends, -to learn of their hopes and aspirations, th eir friends and enemies, th eir troubles and pleasures, and all the varying round of their lives? If so, yell must get Rogers' "Among Green Trees," and si tting und er the s had y canopy of some great oak or elm let her help you to grow intimate with the trees about you . No, that would' be too late. Cet the book now. and in the time of swelling buds and st irrin g sap. go out a nd get acquainted with your tree nei ghbors . Miss Rogers in her preface says that there are plenty of books that tea c h one to id entify the trees, but s hows that there is need f o r an "a ll -around tree book," which need it is her purpose to s upply. l-1er aim is not so much to teach us to know about trees, as to kllow trees. Following ou t this aim. the first part of the book is devoted to the nature study side,-"Outdoo r Studies with Trees, " where in a dozen fascinating little essays, quite unconnected. one is introduced to as many of the common ph enomena of tree life. The second part of the book deals with tree physio logy, the third with s imple arboriculture, and the fourth with

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the systematic side . In this last part, the author wisely confi n es her study to the families represented north of Vi r ginia and east of the Rockies, and to the most common and important members of each family, somewhat over a hundred in all, if our count has been correct.

The style of the book is purposely popular, yet though a widcaW'akc boy of twelve could comprehend every sentence, the matter so simply presenttd is such as the trained scient ist need not despise. Particularly valuable perhaps in these days of practica l forestry, are the chapters on the planting of trees, the laying out of home and' school grounds , the pruning and trimming of trees, and on the insect enemies and diseases and their remedies . No less interesting are the chapters on the trees' winter sleep, and the way that they breathe and eat and grow, while the chapter that tells us how to find out the age of a tree makes on e long to start for the woods and try it for herself.

The book is beautifully illustrated, having no l ess than twentyfive full page plates , besides copious drawings and diagrams. Press-work and binding are excellent, a nd altogether "Among Green Tree s" is one of the most attractive'mitu re books that we have ever seen. A teacher to whom it was shown said that it had been the custom of her class each year to present a tree to be set out on the school grounds, but that she should advise them this year to buy th book instead and give it to the school library, for really it was a whole Arbor Day celebration in itself.

Miss Julia E . Rogers the author, is an alumna of Iowa Zeta, having been initiated into tltat chapter in 1888. Since .her graduation in 1&)2, she has taught in the high school at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and at the summer school at Chautaqua, and has done grad",te work in Comell University. She is one of the Pi Phis of whom we may well be proud.

ABOUT RUSHING

Mo re Abo ut R ush ing

IN THE la st issue of the Arrow th e sentiments of a number of chapters were expressed o n the subject of rushing. Much to th e surprise o f Texas Alpha, most of the chapters seemed to disapprove the three months' agreement which we approve so heartily.

Tlli s, of course, has been our first trial of the three months' agreement, but we are much pleased with it in every way. Looking at it from the freshman's sta ndpoint, it gives her time to decide whicn fraternit y she wishes to join. After we had pledged o ur ten girls, th ey were able t o teIJ us so much on the matter of rushing; and the y were all of the opinion that they saved by the three-months' agreement . Of course some were Pi Phi from , the beginning, but othe rs, who went to li,'e in houses where there were membe rs of ou r rival fraternit y, would certainly have gone against us had they pledged at once.

From tfie standpoint of the fraternity, it kept us from getting some very undesirable girls. It is impossible to teIJ in a week or in a month enough about a girl to know whether she is Pi Phi material or not. Texas Alpha did not vote on any names until just before Christmas, and then it was with the privilege of having another vote in January. The result is that we "turned down" several girls whom we mi gh t have asked in September, and asked severa l whom we would not have considered then .

We are all unanimously of the opinion that this agreement will be th e saving of any good fraternity and the men's chapte r s here have the same opinion . At the Vniversity of Texas there are eleven fraternities for men and two for women. The two for women have already made the three months' agreement. and the eleven for men hav e made it to go into effect next year.

We are also tmlch pleased with our method of issuing invitations . On the s ixteellth o f Januar y. at o ne o'clock, we send a written invitation by a disinterested person and at five o'clock we go for the anS\ver. It is urged by some thal in four hours a girl cannot make up her mind, but after she has been he re three months she has it already made up . Texas Alpha.

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WITH regard to the questions publish ed in the summer ARROW} we would say:

I. That the pledge date is too late to be practical in our college as it comes just at the t ime of the mid-year examinations . This would make it ver y difficult for us to do any actual rushing afterwards .

2. As a rule it dignifies the invitation s to se nd them by mail, but there are cases when immediate action is necessa ry and then the invitat ion sent by mail would hardly serve.

3. We approve of the length o f time for answering an invitati on.

4. If the definition of rushing given, were accepted, we would surely have to do some formal rushing before extending an invitation to any girl.

s· We approve of the sec recy of all part s of the initiation ceremony.

6. If tliese terms should be accepted it would be more than just that an offending chapter should be reported But it is not to be expected that any fraternity would infringe the rules, once accepted .

Ca/ifom;a Beta.

Tlze Mora l Side.

THE object o f Pi Beta Phi is advancement along three distinct line s; socia l, intellectual, and moral. B ut do we not often underestimate the value of the latter, and partially neglect it, especially during rushing time ?

It is not recause the ideal of Pi Beta Phi is not sufficiently high n or because the des ire to be all-around women is lacking, but rather because we do not keep our real standard of conduct always in mind and because we allow other things to crowd out this more important one . Each one should have a place. In the rivalry between fr ate rniti es we work harder f o r what , it seems

t o us, will show ou r fraternity in the best li g ht. Th e socia l side of life is what outsiders see a nd is the thing by w'h ich they judge the fraternity, and the intellectual s ide ha s much to do in determining the opinion of the faculty. So very often WtO are led to think more of these two than of the more serious phase.

We ought to be very careful, girls, and not neglect this side which, if properly developed, cann ot fail to mak e the well:balanced o rganization we so desire to be. Othe r things may satisfy a gi rl who is not yet of the fraternity and have much to do in winning her for Pi Phi; but when she has entered th e siste rh ood and has had presented to he r it s womanly ideals, and when s h e ha s pledged h e r self to st rive, to the of h e r ability and knowledge, to live up to these id eals, she expects our cooperation and sympathy in these as in the othe r objects of P i ,Beta Phi. So sha ll we all work together to turn the ideal into life and char acte r!

Beca use others stoop to many thin gs which we consider beneath the dignity of a fraternity woman, is that an excuse for our not livin g up to the highest that we know? It may be that th e ir ideal is lower than Durs,-who knows? We could not wish for a n yt hin g higher than what P i Beta Phi asks us to be. We only need more of the r ea l courage which can say at all times and under all circumstances, "A ll th at right demands of me, all that my loved Pi Beta P hi asks o f me, I ,viII st rive in all ea rnestness to attain."

\lY e are apt to take a careless attitude of mind; we allow ou r attention to dwe ll on trivial and unimportant things, or we simply "waste" en e rgies that might be used to good advantage. We do nothing w he n we might be building c ha r acters. We can n ot sta nd st ill ; we are going always forward o r backward, and so when we do n othing we are r eal ly taking a backward step . What positive value to soc iety o r what real attractiveness is there in a bright, j oll y, full -of-fun gi rl if there is nothing mo re und e rn eath o r behind it all ? So l et us try to be all-around, sy mmetrical college women, re me mbe ring that the great temptation of

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the fraternity girl is to give too little attention to the serious side of things.

"0 tife your natures up; Elmbrace our aims; work out your freedom. Girls, Knowledge is now no m·ore a fountain seal'd; Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite Ana slander, die. Better not be at all Than not be noble."

MARCARET D. FOSTER.

Frat ernit )! In fluen ce

ARE fraternities an aid or a hindrance to the development oi the ideal college man? What is the value of the fraternity to college life? The rapid growth and development of the f raternity system in American colleges and universities during the last decade have made the answer to these questions of undeniable importance.

Appreciating the fact that insufficient data is at hand to warrant a logical answer to these questions, the New York Alutruli Association of The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity has decided to give a prize of $50 for the best essay on the value of American college fraternities.

Tlie aim of the Association is first to get the facts, and second to stimulate research in a new field of sociological thought. The judges will be representative literary men, chosen from the fraternity and non-fraternity ranks.

The contest wjll be governed by the following rules:

I. The subject of the essay written for this contest shall be: " The Effect of the Fraternity on American College Life."

II. No essay shall contain more than three thousand words by actual count.

III. Any stuaent pursuing a course of study leading to one of the recognized degrees in an American college or university may enter thjs contest, whether he be a member of a fraternity or not.

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IV. Each contestant shall, o n or before the first day of May, '903, mail to the chainnan of the committee three typewritten copies of tne competitve essay, signed in a pseudonym.

V. The winner of this prize must, if requ ested by the committee, give the sources of his information and the grounds of his belief in regard to a ll matters n ot stated upon hi s personal knowledge.

VI. Three jud ges to be selected by the Association shall pass upon the essays submitted and award the prize.

VII. As soon as the judges have nlade their decision, the committee will notify the successful contestant and the resu lt will be announced in lhe Alpha Tau Omega Palm and other fraternity publications in June.

Any contestant desiring any further information may obtain the same from H. W. Pitkin, 521 West 123d St., New York City.

WJ?at a Fratemit}! Girl Thinks

Those eliapters which are held by no limitati ons in their meet· ing and becoming acquainted with the Il ew girls, little know

TJte C/tapler

Under College Rulni;lions

the difficulty of really knowing the girls who, at the expiration of a long pledge period, are to be invited to membership. Would it not be furthering their frat e rnity interests if members who know of girls who are thinking of attending colleges where such rules hold, would recommend these girls, if they think they would make good Pi PIUs.

Then should Il o t these chapters be visited first by the Grand Council so that girls who know little about fraternities and are open to impressions, may see that we have a strong national or· ganization and are elosely bound to it? An isolated chapter under the restrictions named cannot thrive, as we would have it do, if it has not the hearty and special co-operation of its national organization and its siste r chapters.

Pmnsylvania Alpha

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The patron esses of Pi Beta Phi seem as much our elder sisters as if they h ad Deen regularly initiated. Their advice, their active

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help, their interest in us, and sympathy with us make u s think of them in much the sa me way that we do of ou r alumn ae. It seems to me that it would be very fitting to have some sort of pin for the patronesses to wear so that everyone cou ld see that they are o urs and we are thei r s.

Wiseo "s;" Alpha .

Next to the resident alumnae eac h chapter h old s n earest and looks most for help and sympathy to its patronesses-womell chose n for their cha racte r and their sy mpathy 'Pin s for with P i Beta Phi.

Patrone sses

They are not initiated, so they do n ot n ot hav e the privilege of wearing our own arrow, but many of them come in close touch with their chapters and of t en hav e exp r essed a \"'; sh that tliey could wear some emb lem that would mark th em as workers for the interests of the fraternity they care for even th ough th ey do n ot belong

Some cnapte r s have already considered the plan of adopting a design for a patroness' pin. Would it n ot be a good id ea for suc h an emb lem to be universally adopted by the chapter that these women whose interest is common might wear a common symbol?

Illillois Beta.

One of the pleasantest anticipations of a new Pi Phi is to dis· cover the small gold arrow on some one she does not know. She

Meeting Olqe.r Si5lers loves to d ream of th at happy vision and when it is realized she is not disappointed. It is a very thrilling sensation

When she grow'S a little older in Pi Beta Phi and comes to know the standards and ideals for which her frat e rni ty stand s,. another desire grows upon her. She has been deeply affect ed

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with the significance of the fraternity as a national organization and she feels a great longing to visit a sister chapter. She wants to meet those who have peculiar Pi Phi characteristics and who are working for the same high ideals that she and her chapter fOf.

H this ambition is ever granted her, as it was to the girls of Kansas Alpha ,last fall, there is no doubt but that she will be fully repaid. It is a great inspiration to realize that there are girls in other institutions \vho are in almost exactly your own position, who have the same problems to struggle with, the same pleasures to enjoy, even the same songs to sing. To feel their friendship, sympathy, and enthusiasm is a pleasure not soon to be forgotten. It is remarkable how much alike Pi Phis are. When Ring! Ching I Ching! bursts out from smiling lips, the cnord of sisterhood is touched, and you realize that Pi Beta Phi is a wond e rful bond which is large enough to take in far, far more than your own chapter.

Kansas Alpha.

I suppose what we all mean to do when we rush a new gir l is to convince lier that she will find us the most congenial and

'Paying our 'Dehts in spi ring friends that she 'is likely to meet with in her college life. We want her to think that if anyone can make her happy, we are the ones, and that we s hall feel honored to count her one of us. We want her to feel, too, that it is an h onor to be asked to become a Pi Phi,-and who of us did n ot feel so? This mutual exchange of honors, however, in extending and accepting an invitation,. is not all there is to keeping the account balanced. After initiation, as we all know, there is opened up to us a whole treasury of new experiences. As new members, we naturally accept and enjoy them all; and because we are new and diffident, perhaps, it does not occur to us at once that we shall keep on owing just as long as we are receiving the benefits of being Pi Phis. Suppose that we stop and compare ourselves, after even a short period of frat ernity life, with what we should be if we

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had never joined a fraternity. I ima gine there are few of us who can feel, after doing this, as if we could have opportunities enough to show our gratitude Perhaps we feel a kind of hopelessness of ever paying back what we have received from those wlho have made fraternity so worth while to us. Fortunately, tney do not expect the debt to be paid to them in person. true fraternity sisters, they are well satisfied if we try our utmost to uphold the institutions of Pi Beta Phi with loyalty, and to pass on the benefits we have received to those in the fraternity that are still younger than ourselves .

lllio1lois Zeta .

Concerning the letter from the Epsilon circle in the November ARRow on the subject of receiving into a chapter members ini-

T r anslero/ Members tiated somewhere else, who as former students had not been acceptable to the chapter, I must say that I was surprised that the January ARROW did not contain many references if not direct replies to the very evident query in that article.

'A chapter in Epsilon circle is apparently in a serious dilemma, but I must confess that I was shocked, to say the least, at the position she takes regarding it.

The writer says: "We have decided that we cannot con,scientiously ask members initiated under the above circumstances to affiliate with us. They are altogether uncongenia1." * * *

To me tlUs is a direct repudiation of all the ideals of our sisterhood. /lOnce a Pi Phi, always a Pi Phi," we are fond of saying, and it seems to be most adequate in this connection .

The members of this seemingly much injured chapter have laid themselves open to unfavorable criticism Just what do they tn.ean by their Ituncongeniality"? Is it that the girls in question are not as brilliant in scholarship as the unfriendly sisters? We cannot all be learned, nor yet Phi Beta Kappas in embryo. the new members just a bit lacking in what goes to make the well-bred woman? Surely advice and good example may be ap· plied here to round off the rough comers. No Pi Phi wants

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to be a snob. If sh e fee ls th e- sy mptom s, let her r ead what Thacke ray ha s to say about the spec ies : "The friendship of any trul y refined w o man is never coa rsened by the blemish of an UI1ju st c riti cism."

Remember, I am no t favoring this "indiscriminate initiation." Far f ro m it. B ut I do say that after an yone ha s been duly initiated a member o f Pi Beta Phi , unl ess good a nd suffic ient r easons exis t for h e r expu l sion from the fraternity, sh e s ho uld be trea ted with eve ry mark o f con s id e rati o n and friendship that is accorded to ot h e r s.

Othe rwi se, \Vr1at do her arro w, and your arrow, and min e, my siste r, sta nd f o r ?

C.

E. T ., Vermo lll B ela.

In the hurr y and worry of the fan ru s hin g, often very desirable fr aternity material is o ve rl oo ked and we find later in the year that r eally des ira b le gi r ls have escapeel o ur n o ti ce .

Aftermath It is not an unu sual thing to think that we hav e enough gi rl s alread'y,- and so, through carelessn ess o r in e rtia , let the ch an ce f or gaining another helpful membe r lor our Pi P hi ci rcle pass by.

Thi s sh ou ld n ot be th e case. L e t u s be always vigilant and alert to discover the Hgirl we n eed," and when we find he r, ge t lier.

M. B. A.

It is an open question , ju s t how much part th e alumna shoul d !ake in tft e affairs of th e ac tive chapter lif e. What e ve r th e final dec isi o n ma y be, this is evident: the chapte r 10 s ho ufd at all times s tano ready to welcome in cord ial good fell ows hip, any alumna. We shou ld receive h e r not a s a f o rm al g uest, but as a \ va rm and true fri en d.

D oes it make th e o ld e r me mber feel an y mo r e at h o m e to have u s ca r efull y give her the best of everything? At the cookie-shine, does the alumna wish t o have the only f ork at hand when th e oth e r girls use that whi c h was made before f o rks? Would she n o t mu ch prefe r to share the little make -shifts and ingeni ous devi ces which c reate so muc h fun fo r th e r est of the gi rl s? It is the little touch o f comradeship which makes he r feel that she

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has come back to her own. Although she may be a little more advanced in the lessons of the higher school, her heart is as truly in Pi Phi as when she was in college We have no right to make her feel that she has outgrown the informalities and intimacies of the chapter Ii fe.

Vermont Beta.

Just a word of entreaty to you, girls, who have sense and do not lise it: YOll little realize the harm you are doing to your-

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selves, your fraternity, y.our coTIege! The other day a lady asked me the object of Pi Beta Phi, and wanted especially to know if there were any literary object in it or if it made the girls study any better. I said, uYes, indeed," but blushed as I thought of a "few exceptions," who; nevertheless, are sisters, and not to be discussed with a stranger . But, girls, you do not knOW1 how that has worried me: Pi Beta Phis 1tOt studying !-why, it seems so inharmonious . Do you not think that one and all of us should love the fraternity well enough to gain glory for her? I know the girls who do not study mean no harm to the fraternity, but yet they are unconsciously casting a shadow ove r the purity of her name. If girls who are stupid do not learn, that is an entirely different question; but for those, endowed with good minds , there is no excuse. They want to learn, want to become cultivated and accomplished women, but studying is too much trouble! They pay for an education, go each day to college; is that enough? Ah, no, girls; there is a higher end to work for. Remember that Pi Beta Phi pleads with you, both for her sake and for your own. Remember, too, that there is "no royal road to learning ," nor to any study either; it is by the old plebian path of rugged toil that the Heights of Attainment are reached !

H.W .

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In a crowd of girls, n o matte r what th eir aims and ideal s may be, there is inclined to be a certa in amount of "cliquing." This is fo und in sma ll circl es as well as large ones, so and the question comes with considerable force, "Is it ri ght?"

Cirls wllO are throw n t oge ther and have th e same inte r es t s, naturall y, if at all con ge nial, beco me firm fri end s, d e pending upon each othe r . Friend ship lik e thi s, if it does n ot excl ude fri endship wit h the other gi rl s, cannot be harmful. The fact that two girls spend considerable time together does not necessari ly mean that they have no othe r interests, t hat they have no love for the ot he r g irl s .

They care fo r the o th e r gi rls just as mu ch-probably morethan th ey ot her w ise would. It seems that th ey are mi s judged.

E. B. S. , Peul/sylva"ia Beta.

What sho uld we read in the ARROW? How many of us r ea d every wo rd o f the ARROIV? If yo u n eve r have begun with the lI,e Arrow ve ry first page and read all , even through the exchanges, tr y it some time and you will be s urpri sed how interested you will be in everything. OJ cour se, we l ike to read o ur own chapter lette r s and personals, b ut that is by no means th e mos t inte res tin g part o f the ARROW . Eve ry c hapte r lette r gives a glimpse not only of wl;at chapters are doing eve rywhere, but th e re is ve ry often informati on concerning different coll eges and unive rsiti es which w e as students should know about and be interested in . Then , in tlie editorial s th ere is always so mething which mu st inte rest every Pi P hi , and m os t espec iall y would we urge the necess ity of reading the exc han ges, for in th ese we get beyond o ur own interests and see what the whole Creek world is doing, the Creek w orld of whi ch we are just a part.

lll i"ois Delta.

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The fraternity meeting is a place where the members o f a c hapte r get t ogethe r at le a st t wice a month. It is in ll1lU1y cases

Cqapter MeetilJg the o nl y tim e that the g irl s are all toget her and it s h o uld be a place where the intere sts and i deal s o f Pi Phi hold the important pos iti o n It should be th e aim of eac h individual in th e c hapte r to make th e meetings of vital f rate rnit y int eres t . Especial ly s h ould th e fir st f ew m eet in gs after an initiati on be of suc h a nature as t o give th e fr eshmen an idea of th e rea l meaning o f P i Be ta Phi.

Cali f ornia Beta.

Th e annual frat e rnit y exam ina t ion ha s ju s t swep t ove r P i Bet a P hid om , and thi s que st ion forcibly presents it sel f t o o ur mind s : W " I F vVhy these exam in at io n s? It is time that somc- ,{a on e ra· lernil f Girp'Tqink s one a rose to protes t th a t a g irl' s fraternity lif e 01 Examinations . . h f h ' I does n ot consI st In t e number 0 t m gs S lC reo membe rs, a nd that her tru e lif e embraces he r power o f will and act ion s, a nd he r love o f what is noble and right. It would seem th at o ur fr a t e rnit y is led on by the ignis fatmls that "knowl. edge is power." As a man 's success depends in comparabl y more upon his capacities for u sef ul action than upon his acquirement of know:ledge, so a fr ate rni ty's li fe depends m o re upon th e cha r acte r of eac h member than upon her t echni ca l k n ow l edge of fraternity history.

It is a we ll knOIVl1 pedagogical princi pl e that of the f our-fold res ult s of educa ti on-v irtu e, wisdom, good manners, a nd learning-the last a:one can be fairly tested in an exa mln a ti o l1 . Except in so far as diligence and obedie n ce are conce rn ed, examinations do not test mo ral quali t ies or active power. They do n ot help to gauge those att ribut es on w h ich depend s u ccess and h ono r in fraternity life,-sympathy with othe r s, th e power o f influ en cing, and loyalty to th e idea ls of Pi Phi woma nh ood. In short, we must acknowledge that the best exami na ti on s do no t test the whole girl.

There can be no question of th e ev il effects of th e examinati on as a means of e nfo rc in g indu st ry and dil igent perseverance in well doing. What gi rl was eve r made a more loyal Pi Phi

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by this military enfo rcement of work? Is there n ot danger, in thus using the exa minati on a s a m oti v e fo r study, of making th e examination an end in itself? D oes it not indicate a suspicion that Pi Phis hav e n o t enough inte res t in frat ernity affairs t o keep informed for the sak e of the fraternity alone? Ar e we n o t alm ost fo rce d to think that th e " tie that bind s" is no thing mo re than officia l red tape ? D oes it n ot seem an omalous that a frat e rnit y estab li shed f o r th e purpos e o f advan c ing the sisterhood o f woman s hou ld hav e grafted u po n it thi s fossi liz ed forma l examination?

Ohio Al pha.

To most of us, the f rat e rnit y exam,i na tio n seems v ery unn ecessa ry and hard , coming as it does w h en we are in the midst

The Fralern;/!, Examination of co ll ege wo rk. Yet, r ea ll y, it is th e best thing possible fo r u s . We certain ly o ught to know our ow n frat e rnit y hi story. It is n ot so nruch that it h elp s us in rushin g as that it make s u s appreciate what Pi Beta P hi as a fraternity sta nd s for. Hard work does not hurt an yo n e, espec ia ll y whe n s uc h good res ults are obtained as are in thi s case. Missouri Alpha.

There is n othing quite so cheering to the so ul of a Pi Phi gi rl as a pretty, we ll - made banner of wi n e and blu e. It not o nl y makes one fee l more loya l, but it eve n inA Pi PhiBanner spi re s one to a hearty "ring , chi ng, ch in g l1 sort of fraternity ac tivit y. Peop le who ar e not Pi Phis lik e to see the banner, for it i s attractive and it is ce rtainl y a "thing of beauty and a joy forever u to those who have one hangin g on their wa ll s So let u s all ha ve a Pi P hi banner, made by P i P hi gi rl s, and hung on the wa ll s of P i Phi r ooms. Illin ois EpsilO1I.

We h ave read with inte rest and fully agree with the opinion exp ressed by o ur Michi ga n and Illin o is chapt e rs , in r egard to

OurPlwg e Pin th e 1. C. pledge pin F or some years we have worn as a pledge pin th e Pi Beta Phi monogram. It is distinctly o ur ow n badge, and shows us to be what the co ll ege world kn ows u s-members of Pi Beta Phi.

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If a change is desirable, and n othing better is suggested, we favor the adoption of our monograms as a pledge pin.

Iowa Beta.

In th ese days of universal prosperity and almost as universal globe-trotting, let me put in a plea that ou r graduates do not at the first oppo rtunity start for Europe, but The Home Land first acquaint th emselves with th e ir own most beautiful and wonderful country Th e Thou sand Isl es, the majestic St. Lawrence, quaint Montreal and Quebec. th e fa ir Hudson, are within easy reach o f the eas tern girls and not very far from those of th e middle west, if they on ly determin.e to see them. The western girl ha s the upper Mississippi and th e Great Lakes, th e un equa led motmtains of Colo rad o and the wonderland o f Yellowstone Park. If possible, the Yellowstone combines m o re of the awe-inspiring and the beautiful than any two o r tliree trips combined .

There is no use traveling ab road when world-wide travelers come to thi s marvelou s region imd declare it beyond anything they have seen anywhere .

As for the g irl s of the Pac ifi c coast, hav e th ey not and t he wonders of the Grand Canon?

Let us know better ou r own most wonderful country, m ak ing lig ht of the rail road miles, before we fare ab r oad.

FLORENCE A. PALM

We may hav e dear friends in ot he r fraternities, gi rl s whom we admire and love next best to our own girls, and in these

OllJer Friends/tips friendships gai n a breadth of sy m pathy and character not attainable in an ex isten ce walled in by the se lfi sh bo und s of love for our own girls?

Let us not, under a mistaken idea of democracy, go to the othe r extreme and choose ou r best f ri ends from other fraternities. That would be to excl u de from their rightful place the girls of o ur choice.

Colorado Alpha.

SI NCE a few grey hairs adorn my temples, and especially since Il1iY daughte r has a rrived at th e dignity of Pi Phi, I feel it my privilege to reminisce. The January Arrow ha s for its

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opening number reminiscences of Monmouth and Galesburg "1. C." days. Iowa Alpha had been orga nized some time when in November, 1874, I became an I C.

Four years ago when returning from a trip down the lakes from Duluth, I chanced, in the depot in Chicago, upon a great company of Pi Phis en route to Boulder, Colo. They were awaiting a special car and I was given permiss ion to ride with them until Mt . Pleasant was reached, which was at twilight. I was introduced to a ll the en thusiastic young members as a sort of grandmother. I told them of Pi Phi for none of them had been members half so long as 1.

The memories of that pleasant afternoon will long remain with me.

FLORENCE A. PALM.

A Trip Abroad

MI SS Ann Shires of Kansas Alpha, is to conduct a party to Europe this summer and would be glad to have Pi Phis among the number . As Ivfiss Shires is an experienced European traveler, the following notice ought to be very tempting to all planning a trip abroad

The party will consist of about twelve or fifteen members, not more than that number. They expect to leave New York about the fourth of July and arrive there again about the first of September. In order to make the trip as reasonable as possible the most expensive line of steamers was not chosen, but the Anchor Line, which has been found very satisfactory. 'Almost all the hotels in the following itinerary have been visited by the leader of the party and she knows that they are very good. The p lan of travel includes:

July 4-Leave New york.

July I4-At Londonderry and Giant's Causeway.

Julv IS-Dublin.

July

July I7-Kenilworth , Stratford, Warwick.

July IS-Peterborough.

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Jul y 19-Hook o f Holland.

J ul ; 2o-Am st e rdam

Jul y 2I--The Hague.

Jul y 22-Rotte rd a m and Antw erp.

Jul y 23-Antw e rp .

Jul y 24-Bru ss el s.

JUl y 2s-Cologn e.

Jul y 26--Journ ey do wn t h e Rhin e t o Mainz.

Jul y 2S--Main z, H e id elberg, Ba d e n Baden.

Jul y 2g-Through th e B la c k F ores t to Schaffhau sen, th e faUs of the Rhine

.Jul y 3o-Zur ich.

Jul y 3I-Lu cerne .

A u gus t I- Lu ce rn e a nd Int e rlak en

A u gu st 2- Gund e lwald

A u g u st 3-B e rn e

A u g u st 4-C a stl e of C h illon

A u g u st 5-M a rti gny.

A u g u st 6--Cham oni x.

Augu st 7-Ge n e va .

A u g u st 8-I2-Pari s .

A u g u st I 2- IS--Lond on .

A u gus t I g-E din bur g h .

A ugust 2o-To Glasgow a n d sai l by A n c h or Lin e S t ea m er

A ugus t ::to-D ue in Ne w Y o rk.

T he cost of t hi s t ri p is $420, fr om Ke w Y ork , wh ic h includ es all expe n ses save laun d ry and stewa rd 's fee on th e vesse l. Thi s latte r expen se is f ro m two t o three d oUar s. Th e part y will be accompa ni ed by a co uri e r who will atte n d to all th e bu sin ess arra n g-e ments Abo u t fift y d o ll rs ex tra wo ul d cove r in c id enta l expe n ses un less one w ished to shop. A nyone des irin g to take SOme sid e t r ips coul d do so at slig ht a dditi ona l cos t, a nd as the steams h ip tickets a re good fo r one year , th e st a y a broad ma y be len gthe n ed a t wiU .

Ea rl y app licatio n shou l d be made in o r de r to obtain good be r t h •

Fo r a U furt he r p a r tic ul a r s a dd ress M iss A nn M Shires, The Ne w P lant e rs H ot el, Leaven wo rth, Kan sas.

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Alumna e D epartment

Tile Co lorado S iale Reunion .

"Bette r late, th an never" is suc h an oft- repeated introduction and excuse f o r a be lated a rt icle that it seems a burlesque to u se it now. Yet it was o ur alumnae president's idea that it would be bette r for you to h ave a brief r epo rt o f how the Colorado State Association celebrated Founder's Day, though it were sent you six months late, than n ot t o h ave it at al l. So h e r e it is. Th e celebration was not unusual but it was su re ly en o u g h of a s uccess f o r us to be glad to have our easte rn s is te rs know of it- and OU T western s iste rs, too. ( \ ¥e almost f orge t that we no long e r are the westernmost wearers of the a rrow.)

Tne Colorado State Association of Pi Beta P hi is not s tri c tly an A lumn ae club n o r an active c hapt e r but , a combination of th e two, including bo th the Colo rado Alpha and Be ta chapte r s and all the a lumn ae of the state whoever and wherever they are By the way I may as well n ow ask that all girls co m ing t o any part of Colorado to live will please se n d t h eir names and addresses to the State Associat ion sec r eta ry that she ma y have the nam es for the ro ll

The chapters alternate in e ntertaining, and last spring Colorado A lph a was hostess . As it is gene rally impossible f o r many gi rl s t o mee t on Founder's Da y the celebration occ urs on the Saturday be fore o r after So Satu r day morning, May 3d , 1902 , saw a merry party of active a n d alumnae girls gat he r ed at the uni on s tati on in Denver wa iting for the Bou ld er train . Th e very air seemed pe rm eated w ith th e spirit of fraternity enthu s ia sm and from the m oment the girls met at eight until the y sepa r ated at s ix every thing seemed to be ex ist in g f o r the sake o f doing h onor t o Pi Phi.

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On arriving at Boulde r the guests were met by Colorado AI· pha girls and taken to the home of Mrs. E. L. Coates where a dainty lun ch was served before the business meeting began. Mter the business of the day was transacted the girls adjourned to the cafe where the banquet was served. As the happ y throng entered the banquet room they ca ught the fragrance and glow of carnations and the shimm er of wine and blue ribbons . The effect was indeed beautiful. And adding to the daintiness of it all were beautiful place and menu cards in carnation design bearing witness to the artistic ability of some of the Colorado Alpha girls. Songs and stories accompanied and followed the banquet until the time for departure for the cozy chapter h ouse on University Hill. There a musicale was given by the hostesses and punch and bonbons were served

After such a thoroughly enjoyable day it was with regret that the visiting gi rl s turned their faces h omewa rd , each pledging to herself and the others renewed and increased devotion to the arrow and the wine and blue.

N. T.

Indiana Reunion.

One of the most enjoyable events in the history of Indiana Pi Phidom was the Seventh Annua l Reunion of Indiana Alpha, Beta and Gamma, which occurred March the seventh at the Denison Hotel, Inaianapolis. A ll feelings of rivalr y which had been aroused tIie evening before at the State Orato ri cal contest were quickly forgotten in the happiness of again greeting siste rs from other chapters as well as ones own alumnae. After a sho rt informal reception, Ethel Cur ryer, president of Beta Province, led th e way to the dining room where covers for forty guests were laid on tables arranged in a hollow square . The appointments were perfect in every way. Harriet Palmer of Indiana Alpha

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acted as toast mistress and the following menu, interspersed with toasts, was served: Celery. MENU Blue Points. Salted Nu ts Consomme in Cups. Olives. "The Relation of Neighbo ring Chapters," Miss Nelli e Kemp, Indiana Alpha. Boiled Lake Trout, Aurora Sauce. "The Ideal Life," Miss Cox, Indiana Beta. Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce. Green Peas . Mashed Potatoes. "Pi Beta Phi," Miss Ethe l Woody, Indiana Gamma. Chicken Salad.

"The Fraternity Girl in After Life," Mrs . Alfred Potts. Neapolitan Ice Cream Assorted Cakes . Coffee.

Among those present were Lillian Weyl, Bertha Fletcher, Hardet Palmer, Fay Marshall , Nell ie Kemp, Maude Johnson, Grace Drybread, Be rtha La Gra nge, Emma McCoy, Mrs. E. O Collins, of Indiana Alpha. Florence Province, Helen Shirk, Harriet Haas, Fanchon Moffit and Josephine Cox of Indiana Beta. Etliel Curryer , Pear l McElroy, Ethel Moody, Maria Leonard, Margaret Garretson, Mrs. A. J. Potts, Gertrude Crombach, Jessie Cliristian-Brown, Fanny Minor, Fay Sharer, Edith Abbot, and Ethel Roberts-Loop of Indiana Gamma.

FLORENCE MAUDE JOHNSON, Indiana Alpha, A. A.

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Denver A lumn ae Clu b

The alumnae of Colorado Beta have made a great effort to aroust! an interest in alumnae meetings and to bring the active chapter into closer relation with themselves. The meetings are held the first Satu r day afternoon of every mont h at the home of an alumna. The active chapter meets with them.

So far the meetings have been of a social character, but of great benefit as well as pleasure, for they have aroused an interest in Pi Phi life which will undoubtedly bring good results. At the last meeting Mrs. N. E. Bolles of Kansas Alpha suggested tliat certain funds now lying idle in the alumnae treasury be used for a scholarship after the plan of the one at Kansas Alpha; and the scholarship be named the Mary Edith Ingersoll Scho larsh ip. T he suggest ion was warmly received and it was decided that plans be submitted at the next regular meeting to perfect its establishment. We hope to tell you more about it next time. We send greetings to all alumnae and act i ve chapters . MARTHA L . CROOK.

Indian a A lph a-Alumnae

The AluJ1Ulae club of Indiana Alpha has been spending a happy and prospe r ous year. Our membership is not as la rge as it was last year and we lost some of our most enthusiastic gi rls but the rest of us have. put our shoulders to the \vt\1eel unti l it has turned right merrily for us.

Three of last year's seniors reside here, so they have cast thei r lots with us, although I must admit, unwi ll ing ly. They bold l y announced to us that they would not take our club initiation, the Green Cat degree, so we were obliged to resort to subterfuge. One of the club girls invited these three strong minded ind ividuals to a six o'clock dinner. So they uns uspectingly arrayed themselves in their purple and fine linen and walked into the t r ap prepared for them, for the whole club awaited them in the dressing room and literally fell upon them and so harassed them that

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they were glad to pledge their loyal allegiance to the order of the Green Cat.

During the winter we have met every two weeks at the chapter house. The girls take some bit of embroidery or lace with them and we have delightfully cozy evenings. We have followed last year's plan of dramatic work and have given several entertaining little plays and now have two more ready to present.

Just now we are all interested in Jeannette Martin, who has forsaken the Green Cat and will be married this month . \",hile we are loa th to see her go we rejoice with her and predict for her unbounded happiness.

Indiana Alpha Alumnae Club sends greetings to all sisters and wishes for each girl of the active chapters that it may be her good fortune to some time belong to a club like ours which will foster the close ties of Pi Phi and prove indeed a joy forever.

MAY EMERSON CARNEY.

T ize Baltim ore A lumn ae Club

The Baltimore Alumnae Club has passed a delightful though rather quiet year. As a club we have not undertaken the development of any outside interest, for the lives of 1110St of us are already very busy. Nor have we entertained extensively. Perhaps the principal event , socially, was the reunion here October of Gamma Circle. Several times we have met the active chapter of Maryland Alpha, in the old Pi Phi merry - makings. Aside froIT\ this, our regular meetings have furnished our social life

These meetings are very informal and are held once every month. Then it is OUf aim to have discussed some topic of universal interest . For this purpose our membership is divided into committees who, in regular rotation, take charge of the meeting and report upon the year's work in literature, art, music, science, and social problems. In this our annual report we boast no great achievements or even undertakings, but we feel that our year has not been a failure and that our club is both a benefit and a pleasure.

Lucy E. MURRAY.

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The Lincoln Club

It has been some time since the r eade r s of the ARROW have heard from the Lincoln Alumnae Club through its pages-which, perhaps, accounts for the fact that the co rresponding secreta ry ha s lieen pestered to death with letters of inquiry as to the club's existence. Now, i f anyone is in doubt as to whether such a club r ea ll y exists in Lincoln, let her come and see for herself. A visit of five minutes at one of our regular monthly gatherings would be sufficient to convince each one.

Our membership varies so that it' s hard to tell just how many are active in club work; but we are safe in counting on sixteen , at least. All of our members are very enth usiastic and we feel that we have been of great help to the active chapter. Before another week passes we are to entertain, with the active chapteT, all the sororities in the university with a musicale , at the lovely home of one of our alumnae, Miss Waugh. And, as Pi Phi boasts of having some of the best talent in Lincoln, its success i s a ss ured.

Cupid lias been the source of a great deal of annoyance to us of late, for he has been capturing ou r fair ones here and there and scattering them in all parts of the country, the latest one to leave us being our president, J enn ie Barbe r who, only two days ago, became Mrs. Francis Plym . And how we shall mis s her !-for she has been activ e with us ever since Nebraska Beta came into existence. But what is our loss is Kansas City's gain. and we congratulate the Kansas City Alumnae Club upon their good fo rtune in securing sucli a loyal and faithful member.

If the rumors I hear are true, wedding bells will soon be ringing for two or three more Pi Phis e re many moons.

We have enjoyed so much having some of our old girls here for a visit th e past" month, and as there have been many parties and dinners in their honor, together with our pretty Pi Phi wedding, time has flown quickly for us all.

A.E. S.

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The Washington Alumnae

The fir st reunions of the Washington Pi Phis after the summer vacation were marked by seve ral joint meetings of active and alumnae, followed by a "rushing picn ic " at Takoma Park. Through the generous hospitality of Miss Bailey, one of our alunmae, who opened her h om e in the suburbs t o us, the active and alumnae gi rl s had the pleasure of transporting a large proportion of the freshman girl s to the country, enjoying the day as only college gi rl s can do, eati ng-alway s the important part o f a picnic , you know-dancing, si nging coll ege son gs, and strolling through the woods.

It is always a source of pleasure for us to mingle with the chapter girls, st rengthen ing the bond between active and alunmae, a uni on which, we hope, will ever grow st ronge r. A number of us had the enjoyment of attending the New Year's dance, initiated by the active c hapte r .

A "big day," which stands out in bold relief on the calendar of fifteen Washington Pi Phis, is that of October eleventh, when they visited Baltimore to take part in the reunion of Gamma C ircl e. The inclement weather did n ot in the l east bit damp the enthusiasm of that jolly band of Pi P hi s, who, froml their arriva l in the city to their departu r e, were treated most r oyally by the hostesses. Beginning with a beautiful lun cheon at the h ome of Miss Wood, fo ll owed by a visit to the colJege buildings, and , later in the afternoon, a tea given by Miss Culver, true Pi Phi cheer r eigned throughout the day.

The Washington club is now rejoicing in a new order o f events by which we are enabled to see more of each othe r. In stead of having ou r two regular business meetings, and two social ones as heretofore, we meet the first Satu rda y of each month at the fraternity room from four until six . After transacti ng the necessary amount of business, we make tea and enjoy a soc ial time together. As u s ual , we ask ourselves , "Why didn't we think o f it before?"

We had the pleasure of having with u s at one of ou r meetings Miss Godda r d of Bucknell, whom we are most glad to weJAIaowl

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among us. We are already looking forward to, and planning what we consider "the" event of the year: OUT Founder's nay banquet.

In the realization of all the many pleasures of fraternity life, we can but have feelings of deepest thanksgiving that this rich gift ot our college days is not confined to the four years of student life, but is a blessing to us for all times-a never ending source of joy.

And, now, to every wearer of the wine and blue, the Pi Phis of Washington extend heartiest greetings.

"M ay your joys be as deep as the ocean, And your sorrows as light as its foam."

FLORENC E ELIZABETH FRISBY.

New York Gi/p

On the afternoon of November eight h , 1902, thirteen Pi Phis from widely separated chapters met in Whittier Hall, 1230 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, for the purpose of organizing a Pi Beta Plii Alumnae Club. This hall belongs to Columbia University, and shelters a number of Pi Phis who are taking graduate courses. Th ose present were: Mrs. Charlotte Farn sworth , Colorad o Alpha; Misses Jean Leitch, Pansy Jackson , Edna Richard s, and Mrs. J ohn Dutton, Pennsylvania Alpha; Miss Lucy Hammond, Colorado Beta; Misses Lola Evans and' Etheldreda Norris, Columbia A lpha ; M r s, Paul Monroe and Miss Hannah Midaleton, Indiana Alpha; Mrs. Nadine M. Williamson, California Alpha; Miss M Eloise Schuyler, Pennsylvania Beta, and Miss Susie Whiteman, Vermont Beta. A temporary organization was effected, with Miss Leitch in the chair and Miss Schuyler as sec retary . Mrs. Dutton and Miss No rri s were appointed to draft a constitution, and it was decided to meet the second Saturday of each month at th e Woman's University Club rooms, No. 13 E. 24h Street. A meeting was called at this place December thirteenth, but th e sto rm y weather prevented a quorum assembling, so the business was postponed until the January meeting. All present at the first meeting were very enthu-

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siastic, and as there are over thirty Pi Phis in the vicinity, it is hoped that at least twenty will join the club. All loya l Pi Phis are urged to either attend the next meeting or send their names to Miss Lucy E. Hammond, 1230 Amsterdam Ave., New York City, or Miss Jean M. Leitch, 373 Madison Ave., Brook lyn, N. Y. Great effort has been made to notify all within reach, but there may be some \V.hose addresses are not known. Visitors in the city are also cordially invited to attend the monthly meeting.

The Detroit Alumnae

Tlie Detroit Alumnae Association of Pi Beta Phi was organized in October, 1902, with fourteen members residing in or near Detroit. Meetings are held regularly at the homes of the memhers 011 the last Friday evening of each month from eight to ten o·c1ock.

The first few minutes are devoted to a short business sessio n; the remainder of the meeting is purely of a social nature. The entertainment is provided by the hostess, and simple refreshments are served. During the months of July and August, the regular meetings are replaced by afternoons spent on the rive r. The association is a source of much pleasure to all the members.

HARRIET E. BEARD

Lawrence-Kansas Alumnae

A letter to the ARROW is requested from our alullUlae club. Vife are proud of OUT organization and its work, and think a little history of it may be of interest to the readers of the ARROW.

The Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club of Lawrence, Kansas, was organized December seventeenth, 18g8. In 1899 the club established a schola r ship as the work of the club. This has proven a stimulus to our o rganization and has been a great success . After the death of our beloved sister Lucinda Smith Buchan in the Philippines, in her memory we gave it the name of "The Lucinda Buchan Scholarship Fund." Through the rod of this

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fund, three yo un g women have been e nabled t o complete th eir stud ies, and a fourth now h olds the scholarship. The first of these, Minnie Leach, a membe r of P i Beta P hi, was g radua ted in H)OO, and was elec t ed to th e Phi Beta Kappa, and is n ow a successful teache r. O ur second scholar, Miss Grace Lyons , a bright and pro mi si ng s tud e nt, gave up graduating and went to the Philippines. Miss Stella Hal e, th e third sc h olar , was graduated in 1902, a nd al so r ece iv ed the ho n o r of election to Phi Beta Kappa Miss Clara Klaumann hold s th e sc h o larship f o r th e pre se nt yea r.

Th e books show that thirty-six P i Beta P hi s, all but eleven reside nts of Lawrence, hav e contributed ove r $200.00. By taking entire cha rge o f o ne edi ti o n of the unive rsity paper, the ac tiv e c hap te r made n ea rl y $60.00, which they gave as their cont ribution t o the fu nd . This and g ift s from friends int e rest ed in the work , have increased th e amount to about $400 00

O ur m eetings are held th e first Monday in eac h month, eve ry alt e rn ate one bein g an "ope n meeti ng " with some interesting prog ram, and the othe r a business meeting. Thes e are all in the f orm of 1Tdime t ea s," eac h person .present giving ten cents, thi s money go in g t o t he sc h olar s hip fund Besides thi s, th e club brin gs, once a yea r, so me first class lecturer o r conc e rt troupe, to give a public entertainment. These have been v ery s uccess ful, and brought g reat praise and credit to the club, besides swellin g t he schola r ship fund .

There are forty-three r esident al umn ae in Lawrence. Every one is a membe r o f th e club, a nd pays the twent y- fiv e cents annual dues, th o u g h all can n o t be ac ti ve as t o r egular attendance at th e meetings. The fraternity spi ri t, however, is f e lt v ery strongly by each, and "The Lu ci n da Buchan Scholar ship Fund" an d the work a tt endant upon its maintenan ce, a very real thing to every o ne.

The club a lso entertains th e a cti ve chapt e r o n ce a year, on "Founder 's Day," and all o f the m embe r s do th eir part t owards making it a s u ccess . Th e attendance a t th e m ee tin gs vari es from ten to tw en ty at the bu s ine ss me e ting s, and o v e r forty at th e open meeting s.

Thi s is a brief summary of ou r alumnae club and its work, but it does not half t ell what it ha s been to us. We are all bu sy women, most o f us " home rrtp.kers" and mothers, some teachers, some business women (t hough some few, just having left the active chapte r, hav e m o r e time that they can call th ei r own ), and at fir st it seemed t o man y of us that We s im ply could no t take up this one thing m o r e, and take time to attend r egu lar mee tongs, and enter upon frat e rnit y work again. But none of us feel so n ow . The m ee tin gs are onl y once a mo nth , and it is astonisliing th e way it ha s brought u s all t oge th e r , keeping o ur f raternity what it should be to us, and bringing us into cl ose r conta ct with the active chapte r

O f course, "once a Pi Phi, always a Pi Phi/' but wh e n the duties o f life crowd thick and fast, and o ne ha s so many interests, it can no t but be different from the o ld college days, when school and fraternity were e ve rything W e are apt to fee l about the fraternity as we do about the school day s: they are among the pleasa nt memories o f the past. But when you are a member o f an alumnae club it is no t so. You are just as enthusiastic and real a Pi P hi as in th e old sc hool-girl days. Then, too, with ou r club it is n ot a waste o f time, for we are, with our scholarships, doing a good wo rk , one that has brought comme nt s of high es t praise from fa c ulty and t o wnspeop le. It also kee ps up our interest, and looking upon it a s a duty-a ve r y pl easant one-for each of us t o do our part , keeps us from letting othe r things c ro wd this one thing o ut.

Our February mee tm g was an "open" one, and P rof. Dunlap gave a most int eres ting and in structive talk o n "Rar e and Beautiful Books." We had an attendance of between fifty and sixty. Mrs. Smith, the m oth e r of Lucinda Smith Buchan, sen t us ano th e r ten -dollar bill, t o add to her previ ous gene rous d onations. Two o f the alumnae gave three dollars apiece, and ou r dimes brought us $6.50, making a total of $22 .50 from thi s one meeting to add to ou r scholarship fund.

Hoping the readers o f the ARROW have not been wearied with this account of th e Lawren ce A lumnae Club, and wishing every

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alumna of our fratenlity might belong to such a club, we a re, with warmest greetings,

NELLE G. BENEDICT.

Kansas Cill!

The Kansas City A lumna e C lu b has so little to tell of itself that a letter from us is h ardly worth the reading. Nearly all of our members a re busy housekeepers, many with young familie s, and of course find it difficult to attend the meet in gs. We have no definite time fo r meeting. The pres ident calls us together whenever there is anything of importance to discuss, but the meetings are very poo rl y atte nded. We are planning a theater party for Founder's Day and h ope to mhke it a success .

The only important work we have done this year was the Thanksgiving reun ion, and you have al ready seen a full account of that in t he January ARROW. We have on e o r tWIQ new membe rs, who111 few of us have met, but we are always losing members, so our club remains about uniform in nllmber. Just a t present we number fourteen , with one visitor, Lile Be B from Penn s ylvania Bet.a Next year we hope to have done more active wo rk, and so be ab le to have more news for the ARROW. Hoping to see you all a t the Conv ention and with best wishes to all Pi Phis , active and alumna e.

IDA BURY DUNHAM.

Indianola Alumnae Club

Th e Indianola A lumnae C lu b has been fully organized only" short time but the meetings held the first Saturday in each month have been well attended a n d very e nj oyable.

There lieing so many literary clubs in Indianola, it was conside r ed best lo r this to be rriore social in its purpose . So some kind of entertaInmen t and r efr eshm ents a r e provided for each meeting after the short business session.

We have had severa l cookie-shines in addition to our other meetings.

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There are about twenty-five of us and it is needless to say that all enjoy this club and are glad to renew old fraternity customs. One of Iowa Beta's alumnae girls, Marian Cooke, was married on New Year's eve to Mr Orr Howson and has gone to make her home in the sunny South. Helen Riheldoffer-Gilbert, another of Iowa Beta's girls, is the mother of a baby boy that came to her home a few weeks ago. Iowa Beta Alunmae club sends best wislies to all wearers of the wine and blue.

IN£z H£ND£RSON

A/hens, Olzio

The Atfiens Alumnae club of Pi Beta P hi nUfI\bers thirteen, but as we consider it lucky to have a cat c ross Ollf path, so we also find tnirteen lucky. The membership is as follows: Minnie Dean, president ; Mrs. Bess Harris Wood, treasurer; Mabel Wickham, recording and corresponding secretary; Mary T ownsend, Ellen Wood , Jane Ryan, Nellie Fuller, Freda Coult ra p, May Conner, Marjorie Ullom., Maud Herold-Merwin, Lucy WeetheeBryson and Florence Craig-Wi lson.

OUf mee":.ngs this year have been mainly business meetings, but we • looking forward to an old time spread and cookieshine wit h the active chapter very soon to be followed, we hope, by a series of social events. The active chapter is very kind in giving us the use of their hall whenever we wa nt it.

The Knox Be/a "Plzi Alumnae Club of Galesburg

In July, 1902, the Galesburg Alumnae of Illinois Delta met at the home of Mrs. Grace Ballard Griswold to form an alumnae club, whose aim should be simply to render assistance in any way possible to the active chapter during the coming year.

As mucfi of an organization as was deemed necessary was completed by selecting a secretary and treasurer. Th e rest of the afternoon was spent in discussing the needs of the active chapter aDd how we could help meet them.

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Our second meeting- was held in September at Mrs. Grace Lass Sisson's, where plans for assisting the gir ls in their rushing were cOnWleted. Mrs. Sisson kindly offered the use of her hom e and a chafing-dish lunch was decided upon. This was given a week later to the active chapter and their friends, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Later in the month the active and alumnae chapters joined in giving a banquet in honor of Elizabeth Reinmund of Chicago and Edna Dow of Burlington, who, on the following night gave a benefit concert for the Galesburg Hospital. The Pi Pllis attended the concert in a body and were very proud of the success of their s isters. During the winter M iss Dow has been violinist with the Ernest Gamble Concert Company and Miss Reinmund has been singing in St. James' church of Columbus , Onio.

We have all been busy during the winter and entertaining had to take a back seat; but on March fifth we again joined forces with the active chapter and gave an infonnal reception in the Gymnasium of Whiting hall for Miss Isabel Mayward, '97 , who appeared here that evening in a vocal recital, one of the numbers in the Artist Course of Knox Conservatory. The faculties of both. college and conservatory and all Knox Pi Phis were invited and we had a most enjoyable time.

N ow we are looking forward to the annual party which. the active chapter is to give April tenth; and when we hope we may again be of u se 'to the girl s of Illinois Delta, GRACE BALL-'RD GRISWOLD, Secretary.

PERSONALS

Personals

PENNSYLVANIA BETA

Iza Martin, who is teaching at Starkey Institute, Lakemont, N Y. , visited Lewisburg, in January.

Edith Overhott McCain was in L ewisburg for a few days.

Mabel Allison, eX-"<13, attended the reception given by the senior girls to the men of their class.

Jeannette Bennet Shepard is teaching in Ocean Grove, New J ersey.

OHIO ALPHA

On December twenty -eigh th. a daughter, Helen Schwefel, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brown, of New York. Mrs. Brown was formerly Caroline Schwefel, '\)6.

Mrs. Kate Crawford Leonard of Sciotoville, Ohio, r ecently visited her many college friends in Athens, O .

The marriage of Amy Herrold, ex-'\)6, to Mr. U. M. McCaughey, Phi Delta Theta, took place December thirty-first at the Methodist Episcopa l church. They will live at Akron, Ohio.

Mrs. Florence Craig Wilson, who has been dangerously ill, is slowly recovering.

On January fir st at the Methodist Episcopal church, Grace Reah, Maryland, Alpha, '99, was married to Mr. Arthur J ohnston, Phi Delta Theta. They will live at Columbus, Ohio.

The weading of Bess Harris , ex-'02, to Mr. John V. Wood, took place January seventh at the First Pres6y'terian church. They will live at Athens, Ohio.

NEw YORK ALPHA

Flora Cox, ex-'ol, and Ella Rogerson, ex-'o3, have been visiting at the chapte r hOllse.

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Stella Foote-Harvey, '0 1 , and Lucie Campbell , ex-'OI, called upon u s recently.

MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA

Edith Swift, who is t eaching at Rome, sends a very cordial invitati on t o all P i Phis traveling in Italy to call upon her. Her addre ss is Crandon Hall , V ia Veneto, R ome, Ital y.

M r s. Ne tti e A. Chapman, B . u., '01, has returned fr o m the Philippin es and i s now at her former hom e in Mass.

ILLI NOIS BE'l'A

Dec ember twenty-fo urth at high noon Ruth Nash was united in marria ge to M r. Donald Palmer McAlpine of Sigma N u. They a r e n ow at home in Charlotte, Mich.

Januar y first Mary Stockton, initia ted in 1900, was married te> Mr. Clyde Percy G ingrich o f Ph i D el ta Th eta . The yo ung couple le ft F e bruary se ve nth for their futur e home in D e rby, Kansas.

Fanny White is spending th e winter in Waco, Texas.

Lu c ile Con nabl e, C"..x -'97 , was recentl y marri ed in Keokuk,. I owa. H e r futur e ho me is t o be in the City e>f Mexi co.

ILLI NOIS DELTA

E li zabe th R einmund, '98, is soloist in St. James Episcopal Church, Colu mbu s, Ohio.

Laura P ri ce - Moo re , '97 , will trave l abroad thi s comi n g summer.

Th e en gage m ent ha s been ann oun ced' o f Julia Carr, ' 97, te> Captain Jackson o f the 3d Inf ant r y, now s t a ti on ed at Fort Thoma s, Ky.

Th e engagement ha s been announced of Fanni e Fahnestock, '00, t o Mr. Williams of Chicago

Edn a Hood, ex-'oo, is spendin g th e winter with he r father at Manhatten, Ka n sas .

Louise W ebb, ex-'99, i s spending the wint e r at her ho me in West New ton , Mass.

L o uise Montgomery, '02 , visited fri ends for a few days at Knox an d attend ed th e annual promenade of Beta Theta Pi.

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Isabel Maynard, '97, on March fifth, appeared here in a recital in the Artists' Course of the Knox Conservatory.

Married , February tw"nty-first, Winifred Aylesbury, ex-'02, of St. Joseph, Mo., t o Louis M. Thompson.

INDIANA ALPHA

Mary Van Nul's, ex-'04, was married Thursday afternoon, January twenty-second, to Mr. Clarence Earle Fisher, Phi Delta Theta. Mr. Fisher is the editor of the Franklin Republican. Grace Drybread, '02, \vho has been teaching Latin this winter in the Minerva High school, will enter Indiana University for special work.

Invitations have been received for the marriage of Jeanette Miriam Martin, '00, to Walter Payne White, Phi Delta Theta. The ceremony will be performed March twenty-fourth at the First Baptist Church. They will be at home after April twentyeighth at Lincoln, Kebraska.

Julia E. Dugger, ex-'03, has moved with her parents from Dana, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee.

LOUISIANA ALPHA

Annie Brunswig, '02, will be married on April twenty-second to Mr. Marshall Wellborn.

Elizabeth Smith, ex-'o3, Louisville, was a visitor to New Qrleans during the Carnival, much to the delight of all her Pi Phi sisters.

KANSAS ALPHA

Loren Leslie-Hurryer, '02, was in Lawrence the last week In Febntary to attend the Phi Beta Kappa banquet.

Satie Taylor surprised Kansas Alpha by "dropping in" to participate in a cookie-shine, ' Friday, March sixth.

Zillah Smith- Wikox is visiting in the East.

Minnie Leach, '01, made a short visit with the girls in Lawrence the first week in March.

Kansas Alpha announces the birth of a son to Ida Smith-Griffith, January sixteenth.

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NEBRASKA BETA

On the tWlenty-third of December Miss Jeannette Thorpe was marri ed to Ralph R. Drain , Delta Tau Delta. Mr. and Mrs. Drain are now at horne in Kirkwood, Illinois .

On the evening of March tenth occ urred the marriage of Jenni e May Barber to Mr John Frances Plym, Phi Ga"""a Delta. They will be at home in Kansas City, Missouri.

Anna Lytle will take a course in literature during the spring t e rm at the Chicago University.

Bessie Turner has returned to Chicago to resume her studies in voice.

Susan ne Ashmun o f St. Jose ph, Missouri, and Vera Wattles of Neligh have been guests o f Lincoln friends.

TEXAS ALPHA

Attie McClendon is teaching kindergarten m Guadalajara, Mexico.

Myra Foster is studying at Wellesley.

Elsie Garrett is spending this winter at her home in Brenham, Texa s.

Vivian Brenizer, Jamie Armstrong and Minnie and Loula Rose did not return to the University this year, but they have been of th e greatest hel p in rushing.

COLORADO ALPHA.

We were all grieved at the death o f the infant child of Mrs. May Henry Bluhm whi c h occurred o n January ninth.

Miss Emma Spencer of Knox College ha s come west and we are delighted to greet her as a Pi Phi sister.

Miss Martha Hankins is visiting her sister , Mrs. D. E. MCAllister.

Miss Ethel Wright was up visiting with Pi Phi sisters last month.

Mrs Fanny Plummer Morton of Idaho Springs was with us for initiation on February sixteenth.

Editorials

U nd e r tli e ca pti on, "What One Chapter Owes Another" there appeared in th e Novembe r ARROW two s ho rt articl es, one fr om a member of th e Alumnae Assoc iati on and the other s igned "Epsilon Circle." The edito r was t e mpt e d to comment on th ese a t the time, but decided to wait and see what the chapters thought about th em What one of th em thinks is to be seen in thi s number, hut as the op ini o n of <IVermont Alpha" is a trifle radical and therefore s ubj ect t o misconstruction it may be as well to re · view the circumstances.

The case is a s uffi ciently common o n e. The e ditor recalls similar in s tan ces in two other fraternities , ana at least o ne oth er in her own. A young woman ente rs o ne college, is not invited to j oin a fra te rn ity, goes t o an other and there b eco m es a mem be r, tli en r e turn s to the fir st college and seeks affiliation with th e chapte r there. Truly an awkward situation I

Now what is t o be done about it? Shall th e chapter, as "Epsilon Circle" s uggests, decline to acce pt the tran sfer papers and refu se the privileges of chapte r life t o a girl whom p r evious acquaintan ce has proved t o be thoroughly uncongenial? To an exasperated chapt e r th ere is pre tt y s trong t em p tation t o d o thi s, especially when to the girl's former unde s irability is added the fact that slie is now be ing virtually thrust upon them. The feeliog of "Eps il o n C ircl e," is quite excu sable, in fact in extrel1'1£: cases it would be the me r e in sti n ct o f self-p r ese rva t ion

Still the girl hers elf is doubtle ss perfectly innocent of offense. It is n ot her fault but h e r great good fortune that she is a member of our order. The blame does not li e with her but with the chapter tliat initiated h e r, and that is where , it will be noticed , "Epsilon Circle" places it And the fact that a girl is not congenial to a chapter does not, as "V e rmon t Alpha" hints, imply any infe ri o rit y in sc h olarship o r character o r social charm. On

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the contrary, she may eq ual o r m o re than eq ual th e c ha p t e r 's own girls in mind, mann e rs and mo ral s, and yet no t hav e attained that elu s ive quality of "congenialit y." Likes and dislikes are o nly partly controlled by reason , and th ere must always be some who s hare the lot of Dr Fell and fo r n o better reason.

Leaving asid e th e matter o f a g irl 's congeniality , about whi c h her initiation proves that th e re is room for diffe ren ce of opini on , th ere is a question of principle involved <as "Verm:>n t Alpha" clearly points out). For a chapter t o refu se the transfer papers woul d be a direc t repud iati on o f one o f the most fundamental principl es of Pi Beta P hi , for unl ess suffi cient r easons exist fo r expulsion from the frat e rnit y, the fa ct that a girl wears our emblem gives li e r a claim upon everyone of us which it is abso lutely impossi ble for u s to ign o r e And "Ve rm ont Alpha" is right. It see m s cl ea r that th e o nl y thin g to d o und e r th e ci r cu msta n ces i s t o make th e best of a bad matter and then to guard against its ever happening again. Let th e chapter accept the girl, not grudgingly, because they must, but heartily, because th e fa c t of her initiation ha s given them so ulUch in common that th ey had not befo r e. Then let the fraterni'ty at th e nex t conve ntion pass a la w that no girl coming from a co ll ege w he re Pi Beta P hi is r e prese nt ed, shall be initiated by another c hapte r without consent of the c hapter in the o ri gi nal co ll ege . This matter in our, as in most otbe r fraternities, has h ithe rto been left to cha pter cou rt esy, and usually that has been sufficient protec ti o n The fe \\'I excep ti ons that have occurred, ho weve r, have c reat ed embarrass ment o ut o f all pr oport ion to their num be r, and so a hard and fast rul e will really be a reli ef. And until convent ion we would caution all chapte rs to be even more careful and considerate tnan they have been in the past and so avoid mortification to themselves, to their sister chapte r s , and above all to som " innocent girl, who is fa r bette r off outs ide fra ternity life, than with the d is illu sion in g sort that we h ave offered he r.

TOthe co rresponding secreta r ies who so kindly su pplied the ed ito r with info r mation regarding the status of co-educa tion in their colleges, sin ce re tha n ks is due. F or busy coll ege girls to

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take time t o write lette r s n ot actually n ecessary, seems a work of s u pe r erogat ion, but in this case it is one nruch app reciated

BY vote o f council a n d chapte r s, conv ention is postponed from 1903 to 1904 , and will meet at SI. Louis some time during the s umme r o f the la tte r yea r . While th e re are disadvantages in all owi ng so lon g a period to elapse between conventions, the advantages of a meeting at SI. Lo u is more than counterbalanced th em and there is eve ry prospec t that f o r attendance of both active and alumnae, for enthus iasm and for the amount of work done, th e 1904 conventi on will far s urpa ss that of any previous year.

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ALPHA PIWVINCE

VERMONT ALPHA-MlDDLEBUR.Y COLLEGE

" Time and tide wait fo r no man."

Vermont A lph a reali zes that thi s saying is all too tru e when she remem· bers that th e winter term is swift ly drawing to its close and that sp ri ng with its maple sugar is almost upon us.

On Friday evening, February thirteenth , Vermont Alpha e nt ertained the act ive members and re side nt alumnae of Alp h a Chi fraternity at the Pharetra in honor of St. Va lentine's day. The Pharetra was very prettily decorated with red , white, yellow and blue paper heart s Gam es appropriate fo r the occasion were indu lged in and a dainty lunch was se rv ed. Saturday evening, February fou rt eenth, Mrs. Crane, one of our patron esses, entertained our fr eshma n gi r ls and the fre shmen of Delta Upsilon at a "Proposal party" given at her home, and Saturday evening, February twenty-eighth , s he gave a "Hu r ry Flurry party" to the juniors and sophomores of Delta U psil o n and PI Beta. Pbi fraterniti es.

On the even ing of February twenty- third occurred the college banquet at th e Addison Hou se in honor of Wa s hi ngton's birthday. A delightful time was e nj oyed by all.

An o ther lark which we ha ve had with in a month was a sleighr ide o f

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about eight mites t aken on bare ground instead of on snow Qut to the home of one of ou r girl s , Bessie Bump We went all the way in a pouring rain without a sign of an umbrella. But what of that? We were neither sugar nor salt, and found fun even in th e scraping of the runners on the stones and in OUf impromptu shower bath. And the good time we enjoyed while there repaid u s many times over (or our rainy trip.

May Neff, one of OUf number, is n o t with us thi s term She has been compelled by illne ss to give up her college work for a year. We mi ss her very much for she was always so jolly and full of fun.

At present Amelia Hau s man, one of our seniors, is at home caring f o r her mother who is very ill.

FLORENCE E GIDDINGS.

VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

It seems hardly possible that it is time for ano ther number of the AltRow to go to press, the time ha s g o ne so quickly with us as doubtless it ha s with all other Pi Phi s

Last night our fraternity examination was encountered and we hope conquered, so that today we cannot help feeling as if a great burden were off our minds and we can now look forward with mo r e pleasure to vacation.

As a fraternity we have don e no entertaining r ecently, but our fraternity life has been no le ss enjoyable. We are glad to have Miss Pre ston with us again after a month's illne ss.

About the midd le of February the Christian A ssoc iations of the Medical and Academic departments held a very plea sant reception in the Billing' s Library. Th e first part of the evening was spent in a social time, while the latter part consisted of seve r al speeches by members of the faculty and a musical pr('g ram.

February twenty-fourth the annual "Cak e Walk," given by the young men of th e college, took place in the Lymnasium. Those who attended pron ounced it the best ever given here.

Vermont Beta sends the best of wishes to all Pi Phis for a pleasant , 'acation.

MARY E. CoLBUiN

COLUMBIA ALPHA.-cOLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY

Since studying so hard fo r ex amination and refre s hing ou r memory as to wh ere you all were, Columbia Alpha feels that she is better acquainted with you and more in touch with the fraternity as a whole.

The beginning of the new year with its gaiety seems far in the back ground to us all , but we must tell you that our dance ca.me off beautifully,

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as did also the reception given at the home of our president, Miss McIlhenny. on New Year's evening.

The past week has been to us one of mingled pleasure, sadness and more or Jess of excitement. In the first place we have a new pledge, and I may say we hope for another before the week end s. This morning we pinned the wine and blue on Rhoda Watkins, a cha rming freshman girl, and of course there is the u sua l rejoicing over winning a " new found trea sure." But with our pleasure is mixed sadness, for on Friday last we had to part with o ne of our dearest girls, Nina Raymond, who was obliged to go home on account of illness. We snail miss her SO much but hope to have her with us again at the beginning of the next school year.

The excitement has been due to the announcement of anot h er national fraternity in our college. The local fraternity has tbis la s t week been incorporated into a chapter of OJi Omega. We have been longing for a change of this nature, thinking it would enable the fraterniti es to meet on an entirely different basis. Our congratulations have been extended and we hope later to entertain the new chapter, showing our good will and welcoming them into the national fraternity world.

About two weeks ago our pre s ident entertained us with an elaborate cookie -s hine, which was thoroughly enjoyed by us all. We hope to give one to our n ew pledges soon. What would college life be without the cookie-shine?

The Columbian women have asked the members of our chapter to give a play as one of a series of entertainr .!nts they have furni shed their members during the year, and having to do so we are looking forward to the event with no little anxiety. Fortunately we discovered our girls' dramatic talent last year in the play given by the college and we have reason to believe they will carry off th e laurels.

Wishing you all success and happines s in the coming spring time, Columbia Alpha will say once more, Au Revoir.

NELLIE K. Buu.

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

Probably no other chapter is se nding its letter to the ARROW with lighter and happier hearts than does Penn sylvania Alpha, for at length her pledge day is over and she is resting, proud of the four new sisters whom the golden arrow holds. We were bound by our pledge not to ru sh nor to mention fraternity until three o'clock of February twenty-eighth, and when that hour arrived our anxiety knew n o bounds. Upheld by the knowledge that our stand was a noble one, we were rewarded by finding that othe r s so too. Tuesday, March third, we initiated Elizabeth Carter, o f Buffalo, N. Y., whose s is ter is also a "Pi Phi , Clara Fowler, of Philadelphi a, Clara Boyle, of Coatesville, Pa., and Arvilla Lang, of Bridgeton, N . J .

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Our chapter life has been ve ry happy though rath e r uneventful. We have been entertained by several of o ur alumnae at very delightful teas, one given by Mary Cooper John so n at the Aldine Hotel, Philadelphia, where Miss Johnson i s living fo r the winter, and anothe r in ho nor of Mi ss Wilson o f Bucknell University white she wa s visiti ng Edith McCain. Recently Kappa Kappa Gamma ente rta ined the chapters of Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta Phi A very pleasant afternoon was spent, s ingi ng our fraternity songs and talking ove r s ubjects which inte r est a ll Greeks.

Our pre sid ent , Mr. Swain , is touring thro ugh Egypt and th e continent On his departure it was plainly shown that he ha s firmly installed himself in the hearts of his students in the few short month s he ha s pre s id ed over us, for every student marched to the station to s peed him on hi s journey Nothing could have been more enthu s ia stic than that band two hundred s trong whose garnet flag s waved in th e breeze and whose gay co ll ege songs fill e d the air. And we s h all welcome him back with all th e warmer greeting, recognizing by his absence h ow dea r he has become to us f No, we sha ll n ot hear from on e anothe r again until we have los t some of our dearest member s, but far "be tter to have loved and lost, than never to ha ve loved at al1."

MARY A. GUTELlUS.

PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL COLLEGE

We at Bu ckne ll are feeling very happy just at presen t for we have two new s i sters-Mary Bower and Edith Kelly. They make sp lendid Pi Phis, a nd we almost feel as if they had been with us always. Has the term gone as rapidly, I wonder, with the o ther girls as it has with u s her e? It see m s only a few days ago that th e fraternity examinati on wa s a po ss ibility of the dim future, and n ow- it is comin g this very week! Today we are going to h ave a little specia l meeting, and study up our chapter roll, dates of conventions, and like statistics, so that when the dread ed time comes we may not be found wanting; although thi s do es not by any means quiet our fear s, as " dates and things" ha ve such a lamenta ble faculty of slipping away when most needed.

We have not bee n doing very much in the social line. On Lila Long's birthday we took o ur pledges and o ne or two of ou r spec ial friends and all went down to Mr s. Huth' s. That does n o t carry any particular meaning to tho se who have never been to Lewi sburgh ; but t o any ex-Bucknell girls who may read this I need not enlarge upon the good time we had While we were there we invented a new yell; it is a complex production of many parts, and, when given by twenty energetic girls, so unded very impressive It was only a few days after this that Mrs. Gretzinger, o n e o f our patronesses, entertained u s. We bad a most delightful evening at her hou se, and were only sorry when the t ime came to go

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Edith McCain, who ha s been abro ad recently. was in t o wn the latter part o f January. One afternoon M.ary Wilson, onc of our alumnae, gave a t e a in h on o r of Edith, and we all called upon her and renewed old associat ion s. It was so good to see her again Iza Martin and Mabel Allison also visited us thi s term

The chapter letter s have begun to come. Now is the time when the corresponding sec retary ti es up her head in a wet towel and makes frequent d e mands upon the trea su ry fo r "more paper." The only thing that su s tain s her is th e "golden harv es t of prai s e" that the ARROW ass ures her s he shall reap.

Good wishes, then , till next tim e.

BLAN CHE ALLYN BANE.

OH I O UNI V£II: SITY.

We are glad to begin o ur April letter with th e new s o f a n ew Pi Phi, C atherine Edmunds, whom w e initiate d January twenty- second . A number o f our alumnae were with liS at the initiation, and pro \' cd that th ey co uld s till get into th e tru e s pirit o f a Pi Phi cookie- s hine. We need not tell you abou t our victim, yOll ha ve h ea rd the de sc ription so many tim es. Enough t o say that she h o nors the colors s he w ea r s.

Sin ce our la s t le tter we ha ve had four Pi Phi weddings which we much e nj oyed , th oug h unf o rtunat e ly three o f our bride s m o ved to other place s.

Early in the term we we re entertained at the hom e o f one of our girl s who live s a short di st a n ce fr o m to wn. It was a typi ca l winter night, but with Pi Phi song s to warlll us n o one wa s even fro s ted The real wine carnation was there in all it s glory, and at each place wa s a fragrant bunch of \·io let s

Two o f ou r girls were the h appy r ecipient s of a box from h o me with all the prove rbial good thing s that mothers know how to prepare, and th ey kindly proclaimed a "bulll ," which we were all d elighted t o s hare We were r em ind ed o f a Th a nk sg iving feas t, for not eve n the gravy wa s mis sing.

All th e men's fraterniti es hav e been entertaining, the Betas with their annu a l banquet in December , the Deltas in March, and the Phi Detts with a recepti on to the faculty and the co llege girl s. At al1 of the s e Pi Phi was well repre sented . Our turn will come on F ou nd er's Day, whi ch we expe ct t o celebrate with a banquet.

All this di ssi pati on h as been well mixed with h a rd s tudy so that Ohio Alpha may stand as well o n th e sp ring grade books as her s is ter chapters

JANE BAYARD ULLOM

OHIO BETA--QHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

It scarcely seems possible that almost two-third s of the school year has passed, but dates are like facts and not to be disputed. At O . S . U .

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we are never sorry for the return of spring because it is s uch a pleasure then to be anywhere on our beautiful campu s-yea , even in the class room, t o say nothing of the stolen hour s of "campus work "

Since the holiday vacation there has been 50 much to tell about with us that I hesitate to begin. But if I do get mixed you won't know it, so all I can do i s to try my be s t. About the mo st important happening was the small·pox s care, but in thi s, I believe. our s was not the only college to suffer. And n o t the leas t of thi s excitement wa s due to our sore arm s

But speaking of more plea sant things, th e re have bee n many frat dance s and among the se several formals. On January thirtieth at "The Great Southern Hotel" we gave our annual formal. I cannot under stand why, but it seems to me, that we always manage to enjoy our own partie s more than tho s e at which we are merely gue sts. It was most r emarkable in this case for we had so many difficulties in it s arrangement. But we are all very sorry it is over.

Thi s year the " J unior Prom" was Friday, February thirteenth, and is also a matter of memory, not of anticipation, by now. Then, too, we have lately enjoyed the "Co-ed Prom," which wa s certain ly one of the prettie s t dances I ever attended and where every girl enjoyed her s elf to the utmo st. The chapter is planning some s uch affair fo r her o wn private amu s ement and each " little girl and little boy" is to do s ome chi ldi s h "stunt" for the benefit of the othe r s . It is s ure to be ridiculou s, if nothing more. We have al so attended the "Soph Hop " and the <l Tri Delt Reception ," the latter a sort of Pan-Hellenic function.

The Glee Club concert of las t Friday was quite a succe s s "'Ie were part icula rl y interested because Mi ss Reinmund assi s ted in so los.

In the o th er clas s anticipated event s are the Battalion Hop scheduled for March thirteenth and th e Pi Beta Phi Banquet April twenty-eighth. There are rumors of o ther affairs whose dates are not yet announced.

Among our s elve s we have had various informal gatherings. One of these was a supper spread in honor of the three Pi Phis who have lately come among us, Elizabeth Reinmund, Mrs. Bertha Hoover John s ton, and Mrs. Grace Reah John son. We are in hope s they will soon feel at home among their new sister s

Last Saturday Ohi o Beta sat the second time for her photograph and hopes the result will be s atisfactory so she will be able to send a better reproduction to The ARROW thi s yea r .

As the corres ponding secretary I am eagerly awaiting some chapter letters , and some of these days you will all hear directly from us.

The Pledge Pln.--ohio Beta wishes to exp ress her approval of the opinion of Michigan Beta concerning the pledge pin Ae we do not p1 edge with colors but only with the pin , we are a.t a double disadvan' tage in using T. C. Another reason why it seems unsatisfactory to ua is that the other fraternities h ere, with the e:rcepUon of the "Trl

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Dells," use their monograms and uniformity is desirabl e. Anything else we wauta say would be but repetition, as we simply echo the statements ot Michigan Beta.

MAUD A. :McALI'INE.

NEW YORK ALPflA-SVIlACUS£ UNIVERSITY

Now every loya\ Pi Phi can say with relief, "OUT fraternity examination is over." The examination for Alpha p r ovince, though not easy, was very fair Twenty Questions were given, different ones to be answered by the different classes.

We ha ve been doing some mid-year ru s hing besides giving little parties in our rooms We celebrated the anniversary of our own founding with a cookie-shine for our city alumnae girls.

We received announcement of the marriage of one of the girls, Ella M Pea se, who was pl edged to us last spring, but who did not return to college this year. She is now Mr s. Charles L Rogers

The Fine Art Fakirs gave their annua l entertainment this Fakes and Fakirs were alike pleasing.

The death of Mrs. Hoyt ha s saddened us greatly. She was one of our deare st patronesses.

FRANCES BULl

M I\SSA CHU S EITS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERS I TY

Once more it is time for Ma ssac hu se tt s Alpha to s end her letter of f ri endship and greeting to every wearer of the arrow. As we look back over the pa s t months we see that ou r Pi Phi life in Boston h as been a very busy one, but an especially happy one

Immediately after the ru shi ng season, that our eight initiates might m eet our patronesses, we hdd an informal reception The afternoon was spent ve r y pleasantly by a ll , and it has brought us into a closer relationship with one another.

We have been entertaining the different fraternities represented in B. u., and delightful time s have been spe nt with the Delta girls, the Kappa Kappa Gammas , and th e Alpha Phis . Soon we are to enjoy meeting the Gamma Phi Betas

March ninth, a reunion of all the Pi Phis a round B oston was held at the chapter room, and a happy hour was spen t with girls from Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Te'(as, Maryland and Vermont. We feel especially fav ored in having so many of ou r sis t ers around Bostbn, and we give them a loyal welcome to our Pi "Phi circle, and we would extend this welcome to every other, who may chance to visit Massachusetts.

Klatsch Collegium, the social event of the year, comes March twentieth. It is given by Gamma Delta, the one open women's fraternity, to the friends

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of the Each c1ass r eceives in one of the college halls, r ep resentatives of the different fraternities acting as hostesses. Ma'ry C. Galbraith from OUf chapter receives for the junior class

We are especia lly sorry to write that one of our girls has been very ill and will not be able to return to college at pre se nt. Everyone who knew her has mi ssed her, and we tru s t s he will come back to us next year. The aim of every Pi Phi life is two-fold, and we would not give the impression that only one- half of this ha s been realized. More than ever are we beginning to feel that Pi Phi ideals must be carried into the classroom, and th at thi s, the other half of our aim, shall be accomplished is the wish of every member.

MILDRED BABCOCK.

ALPHA-THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE OF' BALTIMORE

To no one is the approach of sp ring more welcome than to the college student. But in Baltimore it is very difficult to be really su r e that the much wished for season has arrived. One day we may be positive we smell the perfume of the violets on the 50 ft warm air. The small boy is ou t with his toP. and all agree that "sp ring is here " But, alas, the next day may bring roaring northwest wind s, rain, sleet, even snow. We hunt up our banished furs and all agree very decidedly that "spring is not here ,"

But, in sp i te of thi s weather, 50 trying to one 's temper and pleasure, Maryland Alpha ha s passed a ve ry pleasant winter. One of the first of th e year's events wa s a college reception, which was voted a success by all.

In thi s hall 'Washington's birthday was celebrated by the renditi on of "M r. Bob," a play in which humorous situations abound. One of the lea<!ing parts was taken by a Pi Phi, who in the guise of "M r Brown" became the "hero of the hour." Shortly after this we participated in that greatest delight of all Pi Phi hearts-a cookie- shine. Beside eating good things, which were plentiful indeed, we sang praises to "dear old Pi Phi ," till we could s ing no more.

In addition to these there have been va ri ous college affai r s, from which we have had both pleasure and in struction. For not only have we enjoyed basket-ba11 games and college events of all de scriptions , but we have also had the oppor tuni ty of hearing lectures by s uch men as Dr. Hamilton Mabie and Profes so r Bliss Perry.

But these are things of the past. We are anticipating an even more enjoyable future. On the thirteenth of March , the college "Glee Club Concert and Prom" wiU be given. Everything points to it being a decided success. On tbe fou rt eenth one of our patronesses, Mr s. Jauney, entertains the fraternity at her hom e. Of its success we are assured even now.

In but a few weeks come the Easter holidays. And then-well, then

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comes the busiest, merrie st time in the whole year. It certainly seems impossible that SO mu ch wo rk and so much plea s ure can be crowded into th ose few short week s. But so, time proves it to be.

And, now, Maryland Alpha sends greeting s t o all h er siste r Pi Phis, with best wi s he s fo r a mo s t happy Easter vacati o n.

ZAlDEE MET ZG ER.

BETA PROVINCE

ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE

" Of all sa d wo rd s o f t ongue or pe n" mos t n a turally comes to ou r minds just n ow when we th ink o f some o f th e good t imes that were planned to take place within the las t tw o weeks. In s tead college has been clo sed for that tim e ow ing t o a small pox sca r e. H owe ver, the good times will wait and be appreciated more when they do com e. And Indeed we cannot teel tor one moment that the little sbadow cast by these weeks when we are scattered an d three or tour socia l events postponed, does any more tban bring out by contrast tbe pleasant da.ys preceding.

We h ope every chapter ha s h a d as g ood tim es toget her as have o ur girls in these best m onth s of th e year when all are doing their most concentrated work with th ei r s tudi es and ha ve the fewest thing s to div er t them in a nd out of the c h apte r life.

It is th e n th a t the ho urs of frat e rnity meeting are the best and we learn to a.ppreclate and enjoy each other better as we meet. talk, " think. thoughts and plan plans" tor our cbapter In the present and future.

One Thursday r ecently a s we cam e down th e s tairs chattering, laughing and humming Pi Phi songs, as u sua l after a mee ting, we were a stoni sh e d t o find Professo r Lundbe rg, the h ead of o ur mu s ical d e partm ent , standing in th e hall; and it was not until we had been ushered into the dining room that we realized wh at had happen e d There was a table all d eco rated in th e wine a nd blue and la id for tw e lve delig ht ed girl s The Professo r had do n e it becau se of sympa th y s h ow n him by th e c h ap t e r in a r ecent troubl e. You may im ag ine we spent a pl e a sa nt evening and added to our Pi Phi ye ll one fo r Professor Lundberg.

Illin ois Beta sends best lo ve and greetings to the Pi Phi s i st ers everywher e, h opi ng all may enjoy these college day s as only a frat e rnity girl in a pro sperou s a nd harm oni o u s chapter can enjoy them.

NELLIE NEEDHAM.

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I LLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLECiE

Before Ullnois D elta tells you what she ha s been doing since her last lett er t o the ARROW, we want t o make known t o the Pi Phi world our new pl edges, some of whom will ve r y soon be initiated into its morc mysterious and sec ret wo rkings. We now introduce to you Inez Web s t er, Lulu Hin c hl iff, L ou ise McIntos h, Nell Wells, Stella Spies, Blanche Pond, Minni e Weyhrich, Ne ll Diehl, Florence Warner, and Bertha Stevenson. We are justly proud of OUT n ew girls and predict a bright future for Illinois Delta under their care, and on th e ir si de th ose girl s a r c proud of the frat ernity th ey have c h osen and are ha ppy t o be wearing the wine and blue .

Now we ca n give you a little accoun t o f what el s e we have been doing. On March fifth Isabel Maynard, '97, was here for a r ecital in th e Arti sts' course under the direction of the conservatory. Mi ss J...Iaynard fulfilled our highes t expectations of what a Pi Phi s h ou ld do, a nd charmed all with her beautiful voice. Afte r the recital we held a littl e reception for he r to which we in v it ed our alumnae and also the faculty . An hou r or more was ve ry pleasantly spe nt in wh ich old acquaintances were r enewed and n ew ones made.

On March s ixth wa s h eld the an nu al College Promenade. Of course our girls were the r e, in fact o n e of ou r patrone sses, who i s also a Pi Phi, led th e grand march and one of ou r acti ve girls wa s of th e receiving party.

Before the ARROW appears we s hall all have experienced the d elights of I< frat. exams." and of cou r se we h ope alIT good officers will not be too hard on us th is time for we all like to have our chapte r s show up well.

\Vith the ap proach of s pring and plea sa nt weather we gi rl s are looking forward to so me very delightful tim es and th en will come all too soo n the la st day s of school. But Illinois D elta h opes to hear from he r sister chapter s during the sum me r, if not a t Conven tio n , at leas t through the ARROW.

DELLA F. HURFF.

ILLIN OIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITV

Thi s ha s been a long, happy winter for lIIin ois Epsilon, and in looking back over the past mo nth s we all feel that it ha s been a helpful one.

On the fourteenth of February our fre shmen gave a Valentine party at the home of Emma Doland. The h ouse was literally lined with large, red heart s a nd in one r oom was a la rge Pi Phi h ea rt , which proved to be a bone of conten tion fo r the men before the evening wa s over_ The Mi sses Cum· ming s and Miss Robert son , formerly of Michigan Beta, were there to add to th e Pi Phi jollity. In addition to the excitement of the Valentine party, we have a new piano, which ha s been alumnae and was partly paid fo r by ou r se lves_ partly given to u s by ou r Thi s has been a great help

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to us in teaching our fre s hme,n the Pi Phi songs and in giving more life to our meetings

On March the second, we initiated J osephine Collyer, who was pledged last year, but was unable to enter college until thi s semester. She has th e true Pi Phi spirit, and joins in the fraternity life as though she had always been a fraternity girl. \Ve wish you could all have the opportunity of mee ting her. We had two guests at OUf initiation, Mrs. Sober, a fo rmer member of the Grand Council, and Mi ss Miller, formerly of Iowa Beta, who added greatly to the enjoyment of the initiation. Illinois Epsilon h opes her s ister chapters ha ve spent as profitable a winte r as s he has

CARRIE MASON

ILUNOI S ZETA-TUE UNIVERSITY OF ILUN OIS

In her letter to the J anuary ARROW, Kansa s Alpha says s he " is enter ing she hopes, upon a re st which will last until time for the s pring party." We of Illinois Zeta should l>e glad to hear that s he ha s had her desire, and only wish there were any stich prospect ahead fo r ourselves. I wonder if any other Pi Phi s are busier, o r have a greater variety of intere st s from regular work, than we. Of course, we are all alike i n having semester examinations. Ours were scarcely over when an event occurred in the town soc iety which aroused great general interest here Thi s was a bazaar for the be nefit of a free bed in th e ho sp ital. During the three days and night s that it la s ted, there was a large force of Pi Phis pre sent in costume , making them selves useful in thi s g ood cause. We had particular charge of the sa le of chocolate in the Quaint Dutch booth; the Thetas and Kappas assisted at other booths, and aJtogether the University girls made a fine s how ing

The week following the bazaar, one of our new Pi Phi s. Kate Mann, t ook a leading part in a I ittle p la y pre se nted before the girls' league of th e university. It wa s on the occa s ion of the annual meeting to which the girls invite their men friend s, and it s success wa s due largely, we insist, to the clever acting of our little fre s hman.

Since this is the season of annuals and s tudents' club dances, and since all our partie s are confined to Friday and Saturday nights , we sometimes have to choose among several engagements for the same evening. The Betas have just given their fir s t annual baH-a most delightful and elaborate affair One of our patronesses has just issued invitati ons to a dance complimentary to Pi Beta Phi and to Alpha Tau Omega, an event to which we are looking forward with much interest. Our annual comes early in April, and we are a lready planning for it and for a Founder's Day banquet.

During March the senio r s of the Library School make an annual trip

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to Chicago to in spect the librari es there. Thi s year the cla ss include s six o f our girls-six ou t o f th e nin e w ho are t o graduate in June

Illin o i s Zeta h opes that th e remainder o f th e year may pass swi ftly and happily for a ll th e s iste r c hapt er s o f Pi Beta Phi.

ETHEL C. S FORBES

I ND IA NA ALPHA-FRANK LI N COLLEGE

W e pau se for a little whi le, in th e midst of hurry and worry ove r term examinations, t o send a message o f love and greeting, with bits o f o ur fraternity l ife, t o OU T siste r chap ter s.

The fir st of th e good n ews we hav e to give is anoth e r n ame to add to th e li s t of Pi Phi girl s. Cordelia Middleton donned th e wine and blu e February tw enty-fi rst and we feel s ure that all Pi Phis will ha ve just cau se to be proud of her She is the one pl edge of th e winter term.

Al o ng with thi s term 's work mu ch pleasure h as bee n scattered January s ix tee nt h being o ur chap t e r birt hday, we celebrated by an afternoon and eveni n g reception, at which we introduced two new patrone sses, M rs. Harry E. Mart in and Mr s. E. O. Coll ins. W e had los t one o f our three patronesses by removal from the city. In th e afternoon we r ece ived o ur t own friend s and college girl s, in the even ing th e alum n ae and men friends. \Ve were delighted t o have our Province President , Ethe l Curryer, w ith us on thi s occasion. Our guests numbered abou t three hundr ed a nd it is n eed l ess to say th at we were a tired, but a ha ppy c r owd o f g irl s, on our fift een th birthday.

Our n ex t affa ir wa s an "oys te r stew," given us by Mr. J o hn R agsdale , the hu sba n d of onc of our patronesses. It was a sort of jubi lee, in h ono r of th e good material we had won over to Pi Phi t his year, and so we we r e given the privilege of asking men. It proved a jolly affai r

Our Alumnae Dramatic club gave a play entit led, "Our Country Cousin s," which we enjoyed, as we always do their charming productions, and really felt a s if a few of th e gir l s have mi sse d th ei r ca lling A cookie-shine was later given, so th at Mi ss Middleton coul d mee t all th e g ir ls in a soc ial way, an d on Va lentin e's night Maud Johnson was h ostess at h er lovely home, at a "Masque Ball." I wi s h I might sen d pictures of some of the costumes worn that night.

'Ve have had t wo weddings to chronicle. Mary Van Nuys t o Ea rl Fi sher, of Phi Delta Th eta; and J eanette Martin to Walter C. White, a lso o f Phi Delta Theta Mrs. Fi s h er is to li ve in Frankln, but Mr. White w11l move to Iowa.. and J eanette wll1 be much missed from t h e a.lumnae rank s. A showe r was given for her by Mr s. Everett J e ffery and thirtyfive siste rs gather ed to give th eir love tokens to a fai thful siste r

Last but not least of our ch r onicles was ou r State Reunion, held last S atu r day, March scventh, in Indian apolis. As a fuller account is to

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appear elsewhere, I will not dwell on it, but simply say it was inspiring to hear nearly forty girls from differe nt colleges give with enthusiasm the chin g ching."

With best 0 1 wishes to everyone l o r a happy and prosperou s spring t erm M. BERTHA FLETCKER.

INDIANA GA MMA -UN IVER S ITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

The winter term is almost over, and before we know it, the spring, with all its h appiness will be upon us. It is hard to realize that half our s chool y ear is ove r, so swiftly h ave t he months s ped by as we worked b u si ly and happily for Pi Phi.

We h ave four new girls to p r es en t to Pi Beta Phi-gi rl s of whom we g r ow prouder each day-Ethel W oody , of Ru ssiav ille ; Edna Cooper, of Middletown, Margaret Garretson, o f Pendleton ; and Fanny Miner, of Indianapolis.

W e have n ot entertained fo rmally thi s t e rm , but ou r time has been well taken up with info rmal dances, cookie-shines, sp r eads, and dinner s.

On Founder' s Day "She Stoo ps to Conquer" was pre s ented in the college chapel, and Pi Bcta Phi was well rcpre sented in the cast.

March the s ixth came the sta te o rat o rical contest, and the following day the I ndiana Pi Phis " lunched" t ogether at th e D eni so n. About three dozen happy girls were present. These annual reuni on s are becoming more popular each year.

And now we are all indu striou s ly s tudying for our fraternity and term examirtati o n s. Our only con so lati on is that many othe r Pi Phis are unde rgoing the same hard sh ip s and are bewailing the sa m e hour s wa s t ed in good limes in s tead o f study.

GERTRUDE CRONBA C H

MICHIGAN

AL PHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE

Another bu sy term is drawing to a clo se and we are beginnihg to think of the examinations ahead of u s

This has been a term of contests. One of our new girls, Winnifred Whaley, won fir s t pri ze in th e L. L. U. Oratorical contest and Michigan Alpha justly feels proud of her.

Since the las t ARROW was published Michig an Alpha has initiated Floss ie Whitn ey. After the initiation ceremony we gave a sp r ead in our r ooms in he r honor.

We have d o ne very little entertaining thi s term but have had some very p leasant soc ial eve nings among ourselves. We are planning now to celebrate A lumna e Day by a banquet. Michigan Alpha sends good wishes to all Pi Phis

MADGE V A ND!.BUIG.

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GAMMA P RO VI NC E

IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Iowa Alpha looks upon these winter months a s the most Quiet of all the year-months for study and simple living. We n o longer have to exert ourselves to make the st range r feel welcome and at home Each g irl has her one, tw o or three particular friends in whom h e r interest is centered; and so we li ve conte ntedly and quietly in our schoo l world, with an occas ional lecture, concert or party to sat isfy ou r craving for so me· thing to go to.

The first event after the holiday s was a little afternoon tea party, just for the joy of being all together again.

The best gtft tbat nIneteen three brougbt to us was tbe pleasure or initiating five of our p l edges-Zella Longwell, Mary parm, Jessie McFaTI, Lillian Jay, and Della Greenfield. One ot the number. Mary Palm, Is the daughter ot one ot the early members at 1. C. 1. C. is very dear to us as we have so many among U8, and more l oyal s u pporters ot Pi Beta Phi could not be round. They are always so ki n d in opening to us their homes and hearts which means 80 much to college gir l s, who are "tar trom their homes and weary otten whiles."

Ju st now there are two matters und e r consideration with u s. One is the plan for forming an organization amo n g the pledge s, of whom we ha ve quite a number. The o b jec t o f the organization is to h el p the pledges to become more familiar with fraternity in general, that they may learn Pi Phi songs and be brought into closer touch with the chapter girls.

Th e o th e r is a party-an in forma l one-to be held on St. Patrick's eve. Our plan is to play progressive Flinch, and the decorations and ref r eshment s are to be something su itable for the day.

The next two weeks will be more than busy with plans tor our party. spring examinations, and th en away for a few day s of vacation.

I f ea r we e ntered trembling on this year of fraternity life Last year took fr o m among u s so many of our more expe ri enced girls and it see med al mo st too hard t o take everything into our own hand s. But the year has been so good to u s and our expe rienc es in doing things have opened our eyes to many benefit s that may be brought to u s in the future

JULIA SHANKLAND.

IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COLLEGE

That you may know us all, we would fir st introdu ce t o you our three new s isters, Faye Remick, Blan ch e Spurgeon and Co ra Quayle, who have passed through our darkest, deepest dungeons and who sing with us " Th e Pi Phi girls have got a goat, He isn't any kid."

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Our new pledge sis ter, Leone Pear ley. we hope will soon learn that he i!. a dread reality. A jolly cookie-shine-the accompaniment of all our initiations-followed.

At the public reception of the term, given by the Junior class, the second of our tIlen's fraterniti es, Alpha Iota Phi, made its debut. On two evenings later in the tenn OUT two sororities, Delta Delta Delta and Pi Beta Phi, united in giving receptions to the two fraternities, Kappa Theta Psi and Alpha Iota Phi, at homes of OUT members.

OUT only indulgence in good times of our vcry own was a cookie-shine given In honor ot May Lorimer, who visited us. ' Ve bave already learned to look to our freshman girls tor much ot our tun and enthusl· asm, o.nd we were more than sattsfl.ed with the impromptu fl.ve-act trag· edy which they produced as a sequel to a comedy already given by our alumnae. We had come into the possession at a secret, that one at our girls Is the possessor ot a dower box, and a surprise Un shower was the "overwhelming" consequence.

College, society and class parties, banquets, concerts and other tunc· Uons have been unusually numerous this term and more are expected. However busy we are, we cannot help wondering what tate that mys· terlous envelope or examination questions may h ave In store tor U8 week.

College spirit has been at the highe st s ince the night of February twenty-seventh, when as a fitting close to the annual banqu et on "Fo under's and Benefactors' Day" it was announced tliat Simpson 's repre sentative had won fir st in the Iowa state oratorica l contest . It is needles s to say that we are proud of our state's representative for the interstate contest ,

When next we meet through our ARROW letters, our chapter will have lost our five senior girls. You may judge from this that commencement is not as eagerly anticipated by us as it sometimes is.

Best wishes fo r t he success of Pi Phis everywhere in the clo s ing months of the year, is the greeting of Iowa Beta.

NELLIE L VALE.

I OWA ZETA-IOWA STATE UNIYERSITY

"Even the frat exams are over," and with a sigh of relief Iowa Zeta looks back upon the busy months she has been through since the last ARnow and teels her rest Is well deserved.

The social season of the winter has been especially gay. Kappa Sigma ope n ed it by a forma l party on the sixteent h of J an u a r y, (o llowed by the soph omore cotillion on t h e thi r tieth. Then carne a week of semester examinations which we survived, and i n the first week of the new semester we celeb r ated the new half year by our biennial dress party on the thir-

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teenth of February, at which we entertained the faculty and three hundred of ou r univer si ty and out-of-town friend s. As the plan of decorations and the favors used required much work in advance on the part of th e chapter itse lf, we met at all spare minute s from December and with busy fingers and tongues laid our plans for the occasion.

The university is n ow ha rd at work s triving to lift th e heavy athletic debt whi c h ha s been r esting upon u s so long, thus s tarting afres h the new season and n ew era in I o wa athletic s, which open with the next collegiate year. On February tw entieth , the first annual a thletic ball was given in the arm o ry the proceeds of which h elped on the debt. Having such a purpo se, n eedl ess t o say it was of univer sal intere s t.

March third th e corner s to ne s of the new medical laboratory and anato my building s were laid, and we r e joiced, taking th e ev e nt as symbol ical of the happy time when Iowa s hall have th e other n ew buildings of whic h s he is so so rel y in need.

Two ' of ou r girls of la st yea r who have bee n away the fir s t, returned for thi s se me ster, Alta Smith o f Harlan and Noami Stockdale of Walcott. At pr ese nt we are look ing fo rward to an initiati o n when our new pledge, Sadie] acobs of Burlingt on, I owa, s hall put on th e pin and be one of u!!

Greeting s to all siste r chapt e r s.

MAE BELLE i\t.LS TRAND,

MI SSOUR I ALPHA- UN IVERSITY OF MI SSOU RI

Mi ssou ri Alpha has a new Pi Phi , Mary Smith , who was initiat ed February twenty- fir s t.

We did no ru s hing thi s se me s ter as there was no material, and consequently all th e girls have bee n d evot ing th e m s elv es t o th ei r st udie s.

The St. Louis High School basket ball tea m will play the fre s hman team here April fir s t. W e are looki ng forward to th e game with inte r est, especially a s on e o f the Pi Phis is on the t eam.

All th e girl s wi s h e d th ey were fr eshmen when the examination Question s came. We gave a s igh of rel ief when th e exam inati o n was over.

One of our n ew girls, Betty William s, ha s gone to Chicago and inte nd s ente r ing the university th ere. We miss h e r very mu c h .

We are t o give ou r annual da n ce on Founder's Day and s hall soon begin t o make preparation s.

CLARABEL DENTON.

WISCONSIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WI SCONSIN

The first weeks of the n ew se mester find all Wiscon sin Pi Phis in the bes t of spirits, for a r e not those " t e rrible exams" over, and haven't we written o ur frat e rnity exam ination too? It was' with deep si gh s of relief th at we l e ft o ur las t mee t ing, after writing about two ho urs on the exam-

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inatian. We really would not mind it if we didn't have to learn the chapter roll. That is a task that would tax the patience of Job. ODe refractory freshman kept insisting upon locating "Louisiana Alpha" at "Swarthmore College, Berkeley," and it took one whole afternoon to teach another that Convention and Grand Council were not one and the same thing. But after all, what is the use of repeating our troubles, for of course you all have had them!

Katherine Smith left us last semester to go to her new home in Pittsburgh, Mo., and we miss her greatly. We were cheered by the thought that we should have another transfer with us, but alas! the best laid plans sometimes fail. Helen Shirk of Indiana Beta came, hut only for a few days, for she was called home.

During "Prom week" we gave a large Valentine reception in honor of our out-of-town guests, but we have not entertained formally in any other way. We are saving our energy for the festivities on FOlUlder's Day.

We have been we ll represented in college affairs this year, one of our girls having taken part in the annual play of the Haresfoot Dramatic Club, another being president of the Women's Self Government Association, and another having been initiated into an honorary dramatic society. Our "chapter baby" also has made the basket-ball team.

The slang expression "nothin' doing" is very descriptive of our present condition,-sa with greetings to all sister chapters, the corresponding secretary of Wisconsin Alpha closes with the cheerful intelligence that you all will have only one more of her chapter letters to wade and struggle through I

M1LUE ASKEW.

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LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE-TULANE UNIVERSITY

It is with a great sigh-partly of regret and partly of relief-that we returned to college after the excitement of Carnival was past, and vainly tried to adapt ourselyes once more to the routine of every-day ordinary life. Not the least of the joys of our Mardi Gras season are the visitors from the north and east, among whom we always find one or more Pi Phis, whom we are happy to meet and introduce to the delights of our quaint old city.

The next event to engross the attention of the Newcomb students will be the celebration of Founder's Dayan the thirteenth of March. Lunch is served under the beautiful ' oaks which surround the college, and the scene on the campus is a very animated one, I assure you, for each class tries to out-do the others in the matter of decorations and good things to eat.

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Louisiana Alpha will celebrate the fraternity Founder's Day this year with a cotillion, and we are looking forward to a repetition of the successes of former year s. I cannot close without mentioning that our chapter claimed this season no le ss than three girls who graced the courts of the Carnival bal1s. They were Alice Monroe, Laure Beauregard and Celeste Eshl eman, and we are very naturally prouder than eve r of them

With be s t wi shes to all, Louisiana Alpha bids the ARRow good-bye until s ummer.

PA U LINE M. CURRAN.

KANSAS ALPHA-KANSAS UNIVERSITY

Since our la st letter the Kan sa s Pi Phi s have been very bu sy indeed In s pit e of th e fact that mo s t of th e ru s hing co me s in September, the middle of the sc hool year is r ea lly the bu s ie s t season of all , for there are the se mi - annual e xa mination s, to fini s h up the fir s t term; and after them comes the selecti ng of cour ses, and the " getting settled" in the s econd term's work.

In s peaking o f examinations, it wouldn ' t do to fail to mention the fraternity quiz Ju s t now, at almost any hour of the day, at the chapter hou se, there may be found little clu ster s of girls "bon ing" away on con s titution and hi story of Pi Beta Phi. For so me reason or other, the mere mention of that quiz i s terrifying, es pecially t o the freshmen, who go around muttering, "Vermont Alpha , Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, Vermont Beta, e tc .," from morning Ull night.

This is the sea son of "s pring partie s," and th e Pi Phi s, at their annual dance, which took pla ce on Saturday evening, J anua ry thirty-firs t, introdu ce d a plan new to mos t o f us-that of beginning at sharp seven o'clock. And it proved very s uccess ful!

Since the beginning of thi s semester, we have a new pledgling, Anna Lanter, of OJathe , to whose initiation we are looking forward.

Two of the girls who were initiated la st fall, A lma Poehler and Claudia Pendleton , are in Italy fo r the winter. We expect to have them back with u s next year, and in the meanwhile they are sharing their pleasures with us , for th eir long, d elightful letter s are enjoyed by every girl in the chapter

We have had severa l cookie-shines, th e mo s t r ecent one being given for one of our seniors, Nadine Nowlin, who within the past few weeks has received the greate s t recognition of her scholarship. She ha s been elected t o Phi Be ta Kappa and Sigma Xi , the two honorary fraternities in the Universi ty of K a n sas. In the hi st o ry of the University she is the fourth woman t o receive both the se honors, SO is it any wonder that her sisters are proud of h e r?

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An item of interest among the fraternities here is the fact that Kappa Alpha Theta has r ecently abandoned the policy that she has maintained for the past year-namely, that of waiting a month.after a girl's entering th e University before extending her an invitation.

We are glad to welcome as our third sister, Chi Omega; we congratulate Chi Omega, the national fraternity, upon the excellen t chapter which they have just installed in the University of Kansas.

MAllY DUDLEY.

NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF' NEBRASKA

Just now all Pi Phis arc looking forward to bright spring days and the Easter vacation, which with us lasts only from Thursday to Monday. For two months past ou r girls have been very busy. but now we are settling down to a few weeks of quiet living.

We entertained the new chapter of Chi Omega at a Kensington. Last Saturday we gave a musicale at the home of Ada Noug h (or the active members of all the sororities The beautiful home was lighted with candles and decorated with red carnations and r oses. After the program delicate refreshments were served from a table over which were hung wine and blue ribbons.

Our chapter here is noted for its musical ability, and this was the first affair of its kind ever given in Lincoln by a sorority. Altogether it was a very great success and we think the girls deserve much credit for their efforts.

On the tenth of March occurred the wedding of Jennie Barber, one of our alumnae, and Mr. Plym, a Phi Gamma Delta. It was a very pretty and impre ssive wedding, with mo s t of the Pi Phis and Phi Gammas present. After a reception we followed the bride and groom to the depot, showering rice and old shoes as th e train pulled out. They will live in Kansas City. We gave the bride a china and handkerchief s hower and a five o'clock tea. Most of the girls attended these in spite of the fact that classes had to be "skipped" to do so .

At present we a r e studying for Ollr fraternity examination and our others as well.

Sue Ashman left for St. Joseph after visiting seven weeks with Anne Stuart and severa l other girls We enjoyed her visit so much. A large card party was given in her honor at the h ome of Anne and Melinda Stuart. This was only one of the many parties during her stay.

At our fraternity meetings we have been discussing the question of a chapter house for n ext year. W e are very anxious to have one and think the prospects are good.

The fad of "mumps" and "measles" is going the r ounds of university Anow

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students. Most people think it too childish a disease for dignified 5tudents, but the students differ from them.

We are anticipating exciting times when the base-ball season commences as we have a fine team.

We are anxious to read the letters from all the chapters since the last issue of the ARROW. With Easter greetings from Nebraska Beta, KAnHEACOCK.

ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

Since the last is s ue of the ARRow Texas Alpha has had a very busy and a very happy time. When we returned after the Christma s holidays it was with renewed vigor for the la st week of ru shing.

On January the ninth we issued written invitations at one o'clock, ac;cording to agreement, and at five o'clock we got our an swe rs. Of course all the answers were favorable-Pi Beta Phi is never turned down-and the rejoicing was great We took girls right out of the nests of our rivals and had no trouble whatever, so th e new girls tell us.

On the night of the ninth Mr s. Ira H. Evans entertained u s mo s t delightfully with an informal party. All the active chapter, the town girl s , and our pledglings, th en but three hours old, gathered together and di scus sed the rushing. Each girl was made to tell when she turned Pi Phi and what influenced her most in deciding It was probably the happie st evening Te x a s Alpha has spent in a lo ng time, and we owe Mrs. Evans many thanks for entertaining us.

The great initiation came off on January the fourteenth. The weather was h o rrible-cold , dark, rainy, and fearfully muddy-but the work of the goat was none the less effective. And now allow me to introduce to you nine of the fin es t Pi Phi s you ever h ea rd of-Rosalis Battle, Mildred Wynn e Dur st, L eone Hummel, Rose Edmond, Margaret Boroughs, Emily Maverick, LeI Waggoner, Fay Hodgins, and Emily White. At the time of this initiation we had another pledge, Kate Barthold, who for various reason i could not be initiated on that night. So on Friday, February the twenty- seven th, we had a second initiation and now Kate, too, wears an arrow, much to the delight of all concerned.

In pledging thi s year Texas Alpha was ve ry success ful, and we heard a great sigh of relief. Thi s was our fir st year, an d we felt it a critical year, and had Pi Beta Phi failed to pledge the first class girls, the charter members of las t year would have been terribly disappointed.

La s t month th e whole state, and esp«ially Austin, was upset by the inauguration of the new governor. The inaugural ball was one of the most brilliant that there ha s been in a long time and the University and Pi Beta Phi were well repre sented. Mr s. Lanham, the new mistress of the executive man s ion. was elected one of the patrone sses of Texas Alpha, and she has, of course, accepted.

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On February the seventeenth we were all biddm to chapter meeting by the fonowing little verse, written on a heart-shaped card: "To convey the information That you have an invitation

To be present at a party Where yOUf welcome will be hearty And your ho s te ss will be LeI." Of course we wefe all present, including our alumnae, and a mo s t r ousing meeting was held. We sang OU f songs and gave ou r yells and left late in the afternoon th anking Lei for a most pleasant afternoon.

The nineteenth of February was the anniversary of th e founding of Texas Alpha, and in spite of th e terrible weather a number gathered at Aline Harris' to celebrate Each one had to write an original verse on the establishment of Texas Alpha, which brought to light poetic talent wbose existen ce bad. never belore been suspected . Th e poems were all equally good, 80 the prize, being candy. was passed around.

The whole chapter has been saddened over the death of May Wynne's little sister, who was burned t o death. May has withdrawn from the University and though s he has been back on a visit she will not return to work. Leonore Hummel wa s also called home by the death of her grandfather but shc is back with us now. It is in times like these that th e lo\'c of Pi Phi sisters means so much.

The socia l event of th e year here is th e final ball in June , and th e election of president cau ses much excitement. The president has been elected and h e has chosen JamIe Armstrong to lead with him. 'Va are all very much delighted lor Jamie was one of the charter members of Texas Alpha.

We have enjoyed so much having with us Mrs. \Vilbur H. Young, nee Loretta Hood, from Knox College. We also had a short visit from Rosa Russ of Louisiana Alpha. Now we have with us Mrs. Ba.tes Allen, ne6 Lucy Collinson, (rom Knox College, who will be here for about a year.

The topic of interest at fratemity meeting now is "c hapter room." We are trying very hard t o gel one and we hope to have, in the near future , a room that shall be a loafing place for Pi Phis at all times. Desirable Quarters are very h ard to find, and we have not yet succeeded.

Our university examinations commence on the thirteenth and the fraternity examination comes about the same tim e. This is very unfortunate indeed for u s for we are afraid we cannot do justice to either.

Texa s Alpha sends best wishes (or a successful examination.

ADA H. GAUl SON.

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RADO ALPHA- UN I VE RS ITY OF CO LORADO

How tim e d oes fly! Voes it seem possible that thi s is th e las t letter to the ARROW before co llege clos es?

We have been very busy again thi s semes t e r . On th e afternoon of February seve nth we e ntertain ed the girls of th e preparatory frat e rn itie s, th e Phi Sigma Phis and Nu Phis, also their patronesses and OUfS.

On the evening of F eb ruary seve nth we gave a card party t o th e Sigma Nus and on February twenty- fir s t w e entertained th e m e mb e r s of Phi Delta. Thda at a Martha Washington party.

M o nday evening, Feb ru a ry s ixteenth, we initiated our two pledge s, Elizabeth Brown and Cora Terwilliger of Bdvi d e re, Illinois. After our initiation we had th e regulation cookie-s h ine.

We ha ve b een bu sy planning for n ex t year. 'We ha ve rented a ho u se for the year and are goi n g to boa rd as well as room th e r e. Our own tabl e will be a n ew expe r ience to u s, but we are anxiously look in g fo rw a rd to th e time when we ca n h ave o n e in o ur ow n h ouse.

We were ve r y sor ry to lo se two sop h omo r es this semes t e r-Floye Lewi s and Mabel Pug h e-but bo th are com in g back n ex t semes t e r w hi ch is the on ly thing th a t would r econcile us to losi ng them for the r es t of th e year.

W e ha ve bee n s tud yin g hard for our exami nati o n which comes ne x t week, and we are so anxiou s to get a n "exce ll ent ."

Next month we a r e going t o celeb r ate Fou nd e r 's Day with th e Denver chapter. Many of o ur own giris li ve in Denver a nd we ex p ec t to ha ve a gl o ri o u s time.

W e h ave only on e senior thi s year, Marion Withr ow, an d are th e ref ore r ejoici ng in th e fact th at so many o f ou r chapte r will r etur n n ex t fall. Colo r ado Alpha se nd s love and best wis hes to all sister chapters.

L ULU WANGELIN.

COLORADO BETA-DEt"VI.R UNIVERSITY

Thi s term ha s been espec ially full of joy to u s. The debt, which ha s so lo n g burd e ned O UT university, will be canceled before the sch oo l year cl oses. Throug h the untiring effo rt s of our beloved Chance ll o r a nd the tru s t ees of the university enough mo ney has been pledged t o clear the entire debt. A n ew a t mosphere pentades our h all s and eve r y h ea rt rejoices. On M a r ch second we celeb rat ed th e thirty-ninth anniversary of OUT univer si t y. Speeches, songs, and college yells we re th e order o f the day. Amo ng the prominent mm who delivered addresses w e re Bi shop Moore, the fir st c hancello r , a nd Mr G eo rg e Richard son , th e fir s t pres ident of ou r sc hoo l.

We have had a great re viva l in a thleti cs. Our record in th is particular branch of university life has fo r seve ral yea r s been unmenti o nable, but we

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now hold third place in football, han a very encouraging outlook (or the baseball season, and look forward to great achievements n ext year.

Our student body is larger than ever before and on the whole we feel that we are nearing the close of a very eventful and successful schoo l yea r.

From our chapter circle we bring to you two new pledges of whom we a re very proud. Jo sephine Lawney and Marion Moore, of whom we 3re sure you will hear much more in the future.

We also have the good news that Blanche McCoy, who has been away from us on account of ill health, will resume her s tudie s at Denver Uni· versity next term.

It is to be hoped that th e fine s impo sed for noncompliance with the "frat. exam." is no indication of the nature of the examination. There are so many demands upon a girl in her college life a s ide from her duties as a student; th e re are exami nati on s confronting her at every turn which must be complied with , that it see m s as if the fraternity examination might be made more general than it was la s t year. If the principal things are known, details may easily be a scertained when necessary.

MARTHA L CROOK

CALrFORNlA BETA-UN[VERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Since the last Allow was published California Beta has had another in· itiation and we have three new freshmen, Daisy Lee French and Jes sie Nason both from Omaha , and Dai sy Maude Ryone We had a very pleasant visit from I sabelle Hamilton last month and we were very glad that she was here for the little dance we gave at the chapter house on Valentine evening.

We all enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon at a card party given by one of our girls, Mary Day. It was a George Washington party and flags and little red hatchets he!ped to make us feel very patriotic.

There have been several college affairs this term, among them the sophomore hop which was held in Harmon gymnasium on the sixth of February, and on the twenty-third the colonial ball in Hearst hall.

California Beta send s best wi shes for a prospe rou s term for all Pi Phi s DoRA BRAMLET.

Exchanges

The ARROW acknowledges the receipt of the following exchanges since January fi rst:

November issue-The AI/choTa of Delta Gam",a

Decembe r issues-The Cadtlceus of Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi, Shield of Theta Delta Chi

January issues-The Raillbow of Delta To" Delta, AlIchora of Delta Ga",,,,a, Frater of Psi Omega

February issues-Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, Eletlsis of Chi Ome)la, Caducetls of Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Phi Quarterly

March issues-Ddtll IIp.,ilo,, Qllarterly, Shield of Phi Kappa Psi.

What one of the younger and most p rogressive of our college presidents thinks of fraternities is shown by t h e fo ll owing extract from an address of Dr Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the U n iversity of California:

"Do you ask me if you shoul d join a frat ernity? There are decided advantages in so doing. You will have th erein an assured basis of companio n ship. You will ha\'c a home with a body o f men predi sposed to be friendly and sympathetic. You can be ass ured you will n ot be a recluse. After graduating you will find the fraternity to be a tie to bind you to the college. When yOll return yotl will ha ve a place to go to. and a s tarting point from which to pick up the old threads. But I s hould warn you to enler cautiously upo n your choice. D o not join a body which has not a nucl eus at least of sober, earnest, studious men; and thi s for two reasons : fir s t, s uch a fraternity will not ultimately prosper; second, it will be likely to inte rfere with your own success as a student. Of al1 things, do not allow such a connectio n to shut you off from the great body of your fellow students or nourish in you any semblance of the spirit of exclusiveness ." '-From the address of President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of California.

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We reprint the following extract from the Alpha Phi Quarterly on the Relation of the Fraternity to the College. The article is most excellent, and we only msh we had room for it all.

There are several points of view from which the subject is constantly considered. ] heard a prominent man of the faculty remark the other day, "F ratern ities are a good thing for the University. Oh, yes, it is hard some times fo r the people who are rushed and dropped; but then, we mUSI learn to take the bumps of life." Judging from the fact that fraternities seem to be encouraged or, at least, are not prohibited. in men's colleges and univer si ties and in most co-educational institutions, thi s represents the ordinary opinion from the faculty standpoin t. It is easy to sec h ow the fraternity may benefit the college Undoubtedly the presence of the best fraternitie s lends a co llege pre stige, just as a reputation for athletics does, although not to the same extent. 1t directly increa ses members hip, more or less, through the effor t of fraternity members to induce their friends to come to college. The fraternity adds vastly to the attractiveness of college life for those in th e fraternity, and so tends t o keep these student s in college for the full t e rm of years. The fraternity sets a standard in th e college--on the whole, a standa rd of refinement in dress and manner s; perhaps, more doubtfully, of high morals. Intellectually, I cannot think that the fraternities lead among college students. And yet, if the fraternity doe s not lead in this respect-and there are several reasons why it will not-perhaps it tends to elevate the general level of sc holarship by keeping its own members, as a rule, up to at least medium work. Figures would be needed to prove this point, however .

Now, let us v iew the subject from the side of the fraternity In the first p lace, fraternities were not o rgani zed from the point of view of any specia l benefit t o the college, but rather for the developemnt of certain socia l and spiritual relations within them s elve s. 1t is certainly a mistake born of conceit to suppose that we have any particular and original mission t o be leaders. We are a very small part of the college community. and we cannot pretend to an intellectual or spiritual ascendancy, nor do we especially desire it, I think. If a certain social prestige ha s grown up about us, it adds to ou r re sponsibi lity. it is true. But our aim is inten sive, n ot extensive, and ou r relation to the college is not e ntirely unique, but is that of every student, plus a relation that grows out of what we are as a body of some influence.

Probably a ce rtain amount of social prestige in the little college world witl always attach to the fraternity The fraternity girl is a little conspicuous. This fact makes it important-as it is, of course, primarily from a higher standpoint-t hat the fraternity a s a body shou ld, as far as possible, be actively identified with all that is progressive, public-spirited, and good in college affairs. In our attitude toward thes e general college interests

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lies, in part, the cure for the unfortunate spirit of separation of which we are !peaki ng Now, in the fraternity there aTe forces at work which make it especially difficult to be public- spi rit ed , and which t e nd to make our work with general college o rgani za ti ons perfunctory in spi rit. It is a part of OUT fraternity tradition s that some support s ho uld be given to the college organizations of women, and to other general inte re s t s. But how often w e give it grudgingly! Here lie s our danger, ou r easily besetting sin-that of the se lfi s hne ss of the clique. We hope the tenden cy is more than offset by many good influences in the fraternity life-oth erwise there would be a good r eason for abolishing fraternitie s. But we mu s t be thoroughly awake t o ou r temptati o n It arises partly from th e fact that we a r e naturally absorbed in fraternity friendships , and fe el no need of outside intere s t s, and partly from the fact that, of all college s tud en t s, the fraternity me mber, if s he take s full college work, ha s the mos t to do It often requires a real sac rifice, on both accounts, for even the broadminded fraternity girl to give time and effort to the gen e ral co ll ege organizations of women; but it is a sacrifice worth making

The " Department of boost," as the Shield of Phi Kappa Psi calls it, n*,y take a less obvious and perhaps less practical form in the woman's frat ern ity , neve rth eless, it is, o r sh ou ld be there, and by calling attention to the following extract, we may encourage some of our own number to be on the lookout fo r chances to give a little lift to some younger sister.

A Phi P s i promin e nt in public life was pre sse d for an explanation of th e unu s ual strength of th e fraternity in hi s s tate and an s wered : "Well, I account for it in thi s way. Vve Phi P sis have a fa s hion h e re of boosting one another." He r an over an extended li s t of cases in which younger Phi P s is had been enabled to 'Ige t their toes in the sand" in a business, profes sional o r political way through the efforts of Phi P s is success fully establi shed . That explanation not only showed why th e fraternity has attained unusual s uccess in that locality, but it demon st r ated as well that thi s success was deserved It is mighty little trouble most men take for tile sake of others, after all. There is a great deal of preaching and theoriling about altrui s m, but comparatively little is done toward making mutualism a real force in the world. But if the college fraternity s tands for anything vital, if it is more than a bit of effervescent sentimentalism, it ought to find its manife s tation in mutual encouragement and assistance. And indeed it does thus find its manifestation in dOlens of cases. But th ere is room for more of the spi rit, among the older me n of the fraternity, the successful men who are winning out in the battle of life, in their relations with the young fellows who are coming out of college year after

year-young men, an of them it may be assumed who are worth while. It is one thing to sing the praises of Phi Kappa Psi about the banquet board, to talk of ou r love for the fraternity, and how much its associations board, to talk of ou r love for the fraternity, and how much its associations We have seen some men who cannot talk eloquently about the fraternity , who have Quietly shown that it is a reality to them by "pushing along" some brother where th ere was a chance to "boost." And we have n oticed that a performance of that kind always leaves the man who e ngages in it a bit more loyal to the fraternity. And as to the young feHow who is thu s s h own what fraternity spirit r eally means, he would be a poo r spea· men of Phi Psi if it did n ot confi rm him in the purpose to some day pass that favor along to some othe r wearer of the sh ield .

The Delta Upsilon Quarterly publishes a strong article favoring a policy of extension. Since Pi Beta Phi's whole ex istence stands for a policy of vigorous but discriminating expansion, the reasons another fraternity gives for pursuing such a policy are perhaps peculiarly interesting to us.

Why s hould Delta Upsilon extend?

First, for the preservation of ou r democracy. We sha ll be benefited by the addition of chapters in that it will keep us from self-adu la tion. It will hold at bay that evil spi rit that says: "We are the chosen fraternity, sole guardians of the truth. All outs ide o f us is n ot hing and nobody ."

No Lick telescope is needed to discover that it is the small fraternity, the ultra con se rvative. which g rant s a cha rter once in fi ve o r ten years, that makes itself obnox iou s to every fair-minded man by offenses born of thi s s pirit A few of the se fraternitie s, indeed, rear their little st ructure s upon distinctions of class and material possessions that ha ve no licen se to exist und er the academic elm. They are "tony" and "exclusive;" heaven save the mark I

This exclusiveness is not more the r esul t of the fraternity's sma ll size than it is the cau se. There is a curious interaction here that makes lack of desire to grow the sure accompaniment and badge of aristocracy

Every one, conversant with the fraternity world, must admit that this tendency toward exclusiveness is sp reading among the fraternities . In two instance s that I have in mind the movement from an enviable position among fraternities toward this sorry ideal has been very marked in the la st ten yean. Growing wealth and success a r e doing their cankering work Their libation s, for soo th, must be in blue blood in these days, wherea s in the old times good red blood sufficed. If they have not bartered away their best c haracter for wealth and soc ial tone, they are at least haggling too much with the seduc tive peddler at the gate.

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Into this struggle for exclusiveness, Delta Upsi lon ha s no right and should have no wi s h to enter. If because of the s moothness or comfortablene ss of the path , we go in that di r ecti on, there will be many amo ng u s who will think of th e fraternity 3 5 a " light that failed ."

We are no part Of parce l of any aristoc ra cy of wealth, which is snobbery ; o f socia l pos ition , which is ill - breeding ; of brains , whi ch is arrogance; or of virtue, which is Phari secis m We cannot wrap ourselves in any mantle of " T o uch m e n o t, thou s inner," without belying ou r whole h istory.

This ed itorial suggest ion of th e Beta Theta Pi is o ne that we shou ld be glad to see ou r chapters act upon :

N owadays almost every co ll ege ha s its flag or pennant It w o uld be a pleasa nt thing if our chapters exchan ged with eac h othe r th e pennant s of th eir r espective institutions, each forming a collect ion Effective hall decora tio ns cou ld be m ade of s uch materia1.

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Note s.

Mr s. Edna P o lk Wil son has resign ed a s president of Delta Gamma Mi ss Blanche Garten of L in col n, Nebraska, has bee n appointed in ber place

The Rain. bow of Delta T a u Delta announce s th at thirty ·one o f its forty four chap te r s are n ow quarte r ed in chapte r h ouses.

Delta Upsi lon hold s its sixty·ninth a nnual conve nti on with th e New Yo rk alumni

Theta Delta C hi m et in co n ve nti o n in Boston, F eb ruary 2 1 - 24

Delta Gamma will h o ld its bien ni al conventi o n in Madi so n, Wis., Ma y 13 - 15·

Phi Kappa P s i ha s late ly ente r ed Brown U ni ve r si ty.

Chi Omega h as r ece ntly established ch ap ter s at St. Lawr en ce and a t Kan sas University.

K appa Sigma ha s grant ed a charter t o a group of petitioners at Baker University in K a n sas.

Phi Kappa P s is h ave fo rm ed a s t ock compa ny es tablishing a s ummer camp and h o te l in Estes Park, Co lorado. M embe r s hip in the compan y and th e advantages of the hotel are r estricted to Phi Psi s and th e ir famili es.

Th e Beta Th eta Pi de"ote s much s pace to it s va lu abl e frat ernity s tudies. Th e one in th e F eb ruary issue is a r eview of th e hi s t o ry of the magazine during the entire thi r ty years of it s exis tence. The photog r aph o f the founder a nd fa csim ile of th e fir s t issue are interesting feature s.

COLLEGE NOTES

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The University of California observed Woman 's Day , February twentythird, by giving a Girls' Basket Ball game and also a Colonial Assembly. Y. W. C. A. of California will edit a weekly paper known as the Association Reco r d

The women of the University of California will iss ue one numb(r of the Occiden t.

The women of the University of Wiscon s in got out the Christmas number of the Cardinal.

The Association of Collegiate Alumnae offer their annual European fellowship. A competitive examination will be held ba sed on the following items: I. College diploma 2. Te s timonial s as to s uperior ability and high character from profe sso rs 3. Satisfactory evidence of thoroughly good health. 4. A s tat e ment of the wo rk s he proposes to engage subsequently. 5. Example s of her literary or scientific work. Preference will be given to graduate s of not more than five years' standing.

The Woman's Union of the Univer sity of Chicago celebrated its first anniver sa ry in January.

A Woman's club house project is being considered by the women of Leland Stanford, Jr., University.

The ice fete he ld by the women of the University of Wisconsin was a decided success. The proceeds are to go toward a woman 's building.

The senior girl s of the University of Iowa have organized a society bearing the name of W O. N. T S The details of the organization they refuse to divulge (Wise Order Of The None Too Sweet s.)

Univer s ity of Chicago has a girls' musical club.

The new Univer s ity of Chicago women's building, "Lexington Hall," was built in thirty-two days.

The first woman doctor to be graduated by the University of Leipsic is Miss Ethel Bloom of England.

The Wisconsin board of women's athletics and a facu1ty committee have decided not to allow the girl s ' basket ball team s to play with the teams from other institutions

President Draper of the University of Illinoi s delivered an address on Co-Education, January 17.

William Lowe Bryan was formally inaugurated president of the University of Indiana, January 22, 1903.

Indiana University is t.o have a Student Building for which over $4,000 has already been raised .

The girls of the Ohio State University are to have a co-cd prom on the night of Feb. 20 This is the first function of this sort that has been held at that institution for the last two years.

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Co-education at Michigan . During the thirty-one years that women have r eceived degrees from th e University of Michigan, one out o f eight of the graduates have been women. The fir s t women graduated from the univer sity rece ived their degrees in 187 I. During the thirty-one years, 187(-lgoI, 1,g68 of th e 15,802 degrees conferred were granted to 1,835 women-some receiving more than one degree. Among the degrees conferred on women were 152 higher degrees and four honorary degrees. Women have become a large r factor in the graduating classes of the literary department than in th ose o f the university as a whole. Less than three per cent. of the graduating class of 1872 werc women white more than forty -eight per cent. of the class of IgoI were women.

The co-eds at Champaign ha ve arranged for a se ries of sewing bees which will be h eld every Saturday afternoon. The Y. W. C. A. house is u sed for that purpo se.

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