The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - April-1906

Fraternitp Directory

FOUNDERS OF FRATERNITY

Mallgi e Campbell ... .. ................................. Monmouth, In.

Libbie Brooks-Gaddis ..........•........... Avon, UL

Ada Bruen-Grie r Belleview, PL

Clara Brownlcc. Hutchinson ...... . . . ...... ...... ........ Monmouth, III

Emma Brownlee - K ilgo re Monmouth. ilL Fann ie Whit e n ack Libby Red Wing Minn dOsa Moore ..........••. .•. • 0 ••• 000 ••• 2CYJ W. 55th St , New YorI< Cit!'.

J moie Nicol (decease d )

In a Smi th Soule 62 1 S K St., T aco lll a \Vash.

J ennie Horne-Turnbull . . .. ..... .. ..... . 2546 N. 32 St., Philadelphia, Pa.. Fannie Thompson (deceased) , Nancy Black-Wallace Glenosborne, Pa.

GRAND COUNCIL

PREs IDENT-Elizabeth Gamble, 49 Alexandr ine Ave West, Detroit, Mich. VIa PRESIDENT-Mrs Mav C Reynolds. Fostoria, O. Bartol-Theiss (Mrs. Lewis E. Thei ss), 6.t W. Jopth St, New York City.

TREA SURER-M-artha N. Kimball , Box 963, Leadville, Colo

EDITOR-Fl o ren ce Porter Robinson, 543 Marshafl St., Milwaukee, Wi ,

HISTORIAN

Su san W . Lewi s. 5605 Madison Ave., Chicago, III.

CATALOGUER

Mary Bartol·Theiss. 64 W I09th 3t. New York City

CORRESPONDING SECRETABIES

ALPHA.. PROVINCE

PUS JDENT-Anna Morris Jack son, 215 E. ISth St., New York City.

VERM ONT' ALpHA-Middleb u ry College, Faith A Powers, Middlebury, Vt.

VERJ,iO NT B£TA-Uni,'e r sity o f Vermont, Grace L . Strong, 230 Loomis St., Burlington, VL

CoLUMBIA ALPHA -G eo rg e Wa shington Unive r sity. Mildred W. Coch ran , 2464 Wi s con s in Ave., Wa shington. D . C .

PEN NSYLVANIA ALpHA-Swarthmore College, Beatri ce Victory, Swarthmo re , Pa.

BETA-Bucknell University, Mellie A. Wescott, Lewisburg, Pa.

PE NNSYLVANIA GAMMA-Dickin son College, Corinne Gaul , Carlisle, Pa.

OHIO ALP HA-Ohio University, Mary Simon, Athen s, O .

OHI O BETA-Ohio State University, Elizabeth Bancroft, 385 King Ave , Columbus, Ohio

NEW YORK ALPHA-Syracu se University, E li zabe th Mould , 112 \Vaverly A ve. , Syracu se, N. Y

NEW YORK BETA-Barnard Co llege, S op hi e P Woodm an, 478 W IS9th St. , New York City

MA SSACHUSEITS AL PHA-Bost o n Uni ve rsi ty, Mil d r ed \ Vright, 12 Somerset St., B os t o n Ma ss.

MARYLAND ALPHA-Woman's College of Baltimore, Laura Pres by, man' s College, Baltim o r e, Md.

DE'I'A PIlOVIl\' CE

PRESlDENT-Elda Sm ith, 710 S. 6t h St ., Sp r ingfie ld, Ill.

ILLINOIS BETA-Lombard College, Ray Dillow, Lombard Hall, Gale s burg, JlI.

ILLI NO IS DELTA-KnOX College, Lou ise McInt oiih, \ Vhit ing Hall, Galesburg, !II.

ILLI NOI S EpSILON-Nort h western University, Myrtelle Rogers, Willard H all, Evanston, Il l.

ILLI NO IS ZUA-Un in r s it y of Ill inois. Floren ce Brundage, 807 S. Jrd St., Champaign , I ll.

IN DIANA ALPHA-Franklin College, M ay McD o well, Fran kli n, Ind

IN DIANA BETA-Indiana Uni ve r s ity , Mar y Sample, Bloomington, Ind.

INDIA NA GAMMA -Un i ve r s ity o f Indi an apo li s, Bertha L. Empey, 1809 N. Capitol Ave .. Indianapoli s, Ind.

MICHI GAN ALPHA-Hill s dal e Co lleg e, Charlotte Sh epard , Hill sda le, Mich.

MICHI GAN B ETA-Un ive r sity o f Mi c higan , Dora Payne, 620 E University Ave., Ann Arbor, Mi ch

GA!Ii\IA PltO\' IN'CE

PRESlD£:IoiT-Sue Stone- Smith, \ Vesto n, Mo.

I OWA ALPHA-Iowa Vvesleyan Univers ity, Mary Brook s, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa.

I OWA BETA-Simpson Colleg e, Tessi e Schee, Ind iano la , Ia

IO WA ZETA-Iowa State Uni ve rsity, M ignon M ayna rd , 328 N. Dubuque St.. I o wa City, la.

W ISCONSIN ALPHA-Univ e r si ty o f Wi scons in , Cora Hinkl ey 233 Langdoo. St. , Madi son, Wis.

MI SSOURI ALpHA-Uni ve r sity of Missouri, Jean McCun e, Columb ia, Mo. DELTA PJlOVINCE

Stua rt, 1906 D St . , Lin coln. Neb. ALPHA-Ne w comb College , St ella H ay wa rd , 1231 St. Andrew St., New Orleans, La.

KA NSAS ALPH.o\-Kansas Un ive r si ty, Nina B. F ell , 1200 Tenn essee St., Lawrence, Ka nsas.

NEBRA SKA BETA-Uni\'c r sity of Nebraska, Pearl Fitzgerald , 518 N. 16th St. , L incoln, Neb

TE XAS ALPHA -Un iv ers ity of T exas , Lottie Harri s, 2007 University Ave., Austin, T exas.

CoLORAOO ALPHA- Uni ve r sity of Colo rad o, Luella Corbin, Boulder. Colo.

CoLORAOO BETA-Den ve r Unive r si ty, Grace Dei s her, 1319 Josep hine St., Denver, Colo.

CAUFOR NIA ALPHA-Leland Stanford University. Louise P ea rce, Pi Beta Phi Lodge, Stanford University, Calif

CALIFORN IA BETA-University of Califo rnia , Mabel A Goddard, 2428 Col· lege Avt'.. Berkeley, Calif.

Alumnae Association Directory

PRESIDENT-Mrs , May C. Reynolds, Fostoria, Ohio. ALUl.IN'AE EDITOR-Iva A \V elsh, 416 N Livmgston St., Madison, Wis.

AL I ' IL\ 'ROV I NCE

SECRETARy-Edna L. Ston e, 1618 It. I. Ave., \V as hington , D C. NEW YORK-Mrs. Leora Sherw ood Gray, 1514 S. State St., Syracuse. N Y. PENN SYL VA1\ IA , NEW JER!:oEY. DC:l..\w.\RE-Grace S. \Voodard, Bradford, P•.

DI STRICT OF CoLUM.BIA, MARYL.O\ND AND SoUTHEAST-Edna L. Stonc, 1618 R. 1. Ave., Washington, D. C. R S. Belknap, 114 Park P lace. Painesville, O VERMONT-Mary E. Colburn, Union Village, Vt. MA sSAC HU SETT s- Eli z abeth A. Coates, Phoenix, Ariz.

DETA PIlO\' I!\'CE

SECRETARy-Katharine Stevenson, 2319 College Ave. , Indianapolis, Ind. I NDIANA-Fannie Miner, 519 E. Walnut St., Indianapo li s, Ind. ILLINOIs-Mrs. Fannie Hurff Glidden, Kewaunee, III. MICHIGAN-M r s. Bertha Myers Kempt on, North Adams, Mich GA"U1A "'R OVIJ'irI'C E

SECRETARy-Maud e Miller, 217 N. 13th St., St. Joseph, Mo. MI SSOURI-Mrs. V. K Tuggle, 3028 Harrison St., Kansas City, Mo. IowA-Mrs. Olive W, Cu r l iss, Ames, Iowa.

KENT UC Ky-Martha Taliaf erro. R osf'vi lle, IlL AR KANSAs-Mrs. Nathan Merriman, F o rt Smith, A rk. LoUI SIANA-Alice Monroe, 847 Carondeiet St., New Orlean::" La. nEL'I' A 1'll OVINCE

SECRETARy-Mrs I da Smith Griffith Lawrence, Kan. KA NsAs-Elsie 'Evans, 704 South Fourth St., Leavenworth, Kan . NEBRAsKA-l\1n. Henry Eames, 1536 S. 20th St .. Lincoln, Neb. TE XAs-Ka le B. Lockwcll. '176 S\·, I';" Ave [Jalla s, Tc:-.. CoLOllAoo---Mary Clark Traylor, 2439 Gilpin St., Denver, Colo. CALIFORNIA-Elizabeth Kennedy, Fresno, Cal. T. K. Mar s hall, Tucson, Arizona.

ALUMNAE CLUB SECBETABIEB

BOSTON, MAss.-Marion L. Be:ln, 12 Hanover St. Concord. N H BURLINGTON, VT .-Mary Gregory Waddell. 56 Elmwood Ave. NEW YORK CITv-Martha Thomas, IS7 Glenwood Ave. , Yo nker,. SYRAC USE, N. Y.-H. Lo ui se Andrews. W:.-\SHIN GTON, D C.-Frances Heilprin , :z6zo Univer s ity Place. PHiLADELI' HIA, PA .-Ethel Grie st. 223 1 \Vallace St. CoLUlfBUS, a.-Mrs. F. D Connelley, 1507 M ichigan Ave. ATIIES S, O.-Lucy \V Bry son. FRANKLIN, IND -Gladys Miller. I NDIANAPOLIS, IND -Fannie Miner , 519 E. Wa lnut St. CHI CAGO, ILL -Anna M Mc Mahan, 3946 Drexel Blvd GA LESBURG. ILL.-Martha Arnold. DETROIT, MICH .-E leanor Towar, 26 Pitcher S t. HILL SIDE. MI CH.-A n nie Vern o r . BURLINGTON. IA .-Edna Uhler Gi l man. D ES 1'.10INES. IA .-Mrs. Anna Ro ss Clarke. 15 10 Nin th St. MT. PLEA SANT. IA -Mattie tearn s Glocckler (Mrs. C ha rl es). INDIANOLA, r." .-A nna \\fright Dewe ll. AMES, lA .-Lola A. PJ aceway. KA NSAS CITY, Mo -Marguet Hamm ond , 914 E. Ninth Sl. ST. LoUIS. M o.-A. Fred Becker, 3112 Cass Ave. ST J OSEPH, Mo -Mrs Je ssie L. Gaynor. Th e Gaynor Studio. LIN COLN. NEB .- Mr s. Frank Brown, 1638 D St. LAWRENCE, KAN -Lena Mar s h. BOULDER, COLO.-Mrs. Edith McClure. 2227 8th St. BALTIM ORE, MD .-Elizabeth K Culver. Mt. W as hington. Md . NEW ORLEANS-May O. Logan, 1539 Philip St

IOWA

ACTIVE )IEMHERS

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)Iary Wilson

Florence

Ethel

VC!ra Dixon

lC!nniC! BC!chtlC!

I ,illian Storm s I.uella Kilbourne

I ae Jackson

Petlimcer

Sophie Har"i.;

Emina Leonard \Vimfr ed Thompson

Caro!)'Q

Cessna

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VOL. xxu APRIL. 1906 NO.3

fowa Samma Chapter

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Saturday, .7eIJruary twentY-Tou r th nineltfBn hunclrt", and six

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'The Inslallalion of Iowa Gamma

On the afternoon and evening of Friday, the twenty-t hird of February, the representatives of th e differ e nt chapters of Pi Be ta Phi, the alumnae members of the former chapte r of Iowa Gamma and other Pi Phis from Des and tow ns in the vicinity of Am es, came to Iowa State College, almost as interested in the events of the twenty-fourth as th e initiate s th emse lv es . Iowa Alpha, Iowa Beta and Iowa Zeta sent delegations of active and alumnae members, and \Vi sconsin Alpha was re pr esen ted by Margaret Stanton of Ames, who had been a member of the local so rority of Iota Theta, now I owa Gamma of Pi Beta Phi As many as possible of the former chapter return ed, happy to see Iowa Gamma once more alive after thirteen years of inactivity.

The visitors were all royally ent ertain ed on the campus, at the homes of different Pi Phi alumnae and at "l\1argaret Hall." where many of the "new Pi Phis " live.

Saturday morning was spent in givi ng the delegates an id ea of the size and importance of the college itself The new main building had been opened for class es only a f ew days before and all were loud in its praises. The large, beautiful campus, the campanile with its matchless chimes, the new buildings on every hand w e re a revelation to many who had heretofore considered Ames a small and unimportant college.

At two o'clock the ceremony of installation was begun at the h ome of Mrs. C . F. Curtiss. Miss Florence Porter Robinson conducted the initiation , assisted by rep rese ntatives fr om the four chapters, who had se nt delegates. The h omes of Mrs. Curtiss and Mrs. E. W. Stanton had been given up fo r the initiation and the banquet which followed. Both homes were large. admirably fitted fo r these purposes and each had bee n beautifully decorated by resident Pi Phis in th e wine and blue: also with th o usands, literally, of the d eep wine colored carnations.

Owing to fraternit y regulations made by the faculty, the nine freshmen pledges could not be initiated with the upper cla ss mem-

IOW A GA!\ DI A - ALU!\INAE MJ;;MRER S

Ge rtru de Curtiss-Paxton

Keo Anderson

J.ouir.:.e Rowe

Il ele n Prouty

Celestine Pettin"er

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bers, but a t six o'cloc k th er e wer e seven t ee n initiates proudly wearing new arrows; I ow a Gamma had been re-e stabli s hed at Am es .

Th e happy crowd of new and o ld Pi Phis th e n mad e their way acro ss the campu s t o th e home of Profes so r Stanton, where an elaborate banquet was awaiting them . As they started out, the c him es from th e campanile began to pla y the Pi Phi anthem, and for fifte en minutes th e airs o f familiar Pi P hi so ngs c him ed forth. I t wa s a novel and e ffe c tive we lcome to the new chapter; every girl felt s tirred by th e famili a r no t es ringing out in rich, mellow t one s far over the college g rou nd s

Before th e banqu e t was se rv ed , a pretty littl e ce remo n y was introduced, when th e n ine pledges of Iota Theta we r e brought in by membe r s of Io wa Gamma , and were welcomed by Mis s Robinson as pledges to Pi Beta. Phi.

F o r three hours ove r sixty Pi Phis made merr y at the tables, with familiar Pi Phi songs, ch ee rs and calls. Some short informal toasts were give n . Miss Robi nson responded in a few word s of advice and counsel to "The Id eal of Pi Be ta Phi," and referred to the loyalty and devotion of the alumna e chapter at Iowa State College, cautioning th e ne w girls not to fo rget the debt owing to them.

Mi ss Caroline Gabrilsen, an initiate, gave a toa st to the fonner mem be r o f Iowa Gamma, expressing the love and appreciation felt for th e m by eve ry ne w girl in the chapter; whil e Mrs. Knaw r es po nd ed fo r th e alumnae of Iowa Gamma.

Th e last song which was sung was written by Sarah T. Barrows o f Iowa Gamma, during th e da ys ju s t preceding the withdrawal of the charter. Last winter, when she h eard of the coming r e-es tabli shm ent of the chapte r , she wrote the last stanza and se nt it to Ame s :

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In th ese gloomy days I sit, Thinking, siste rs dear, of you, And th e loved fraternit y We fear may die;

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And the tears they fill my eyes, Spite of all that I can do , At the thought of losing Dear Pi Beta Phi.

Chorus-

Pi Phi girls, the day is breaking ; Cheer up, sisters, it will com e. When beneath the win e and blue, We shall yet again be free In the blessed life of ou r frat ernity .

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Many years hav e swiftly passed Since we sang this sad refrain, But a band of faithful sisters True and tried , Kept our altar fir es alight Through that long and weary night ,Now our song of victory Echoes far and wide.

Chorus-

Phi Phi girls, th e days is breaking; Lift yo ur eyes, beh o ld th e s k y,Wine of dawn and silvery blue, H eaven wears its colors true , And its bles si ng shines Upon Pi Beta Phi .

After th e banqu et a bu siness meet in g was conducted by Miss Robin son; new o ffi ce rs were ele cted and instructed in th eir duties. Many telegram s and n ot es of co ngratulati on and g ree ting from other chapte rs and friends were r ead.

The three nati onal fraterniti es now at Ames, Sigma Alpha Ep sil on , Beta Th et a Pi and Sigma Nu , with th e local fraterniti es and local sorority, vied with each other in helping entertain the vi s iting Pi Phis and showi ng th e ir good will t o the new chapt er.

The in stall ation of Iowa Gamma will n ot SOOn be forgotten by those f ortunate enough t o 'be present, and eve ry visito r left with

TilE C A"Pl ' S

XEW )IA I :S BnLD I :SG

PRHSI H O M E

MARGARET H ALL

HAI.L

IOWA STATE COLLEGE

warmest expressions of good will and love for th e newest chapter , which is in a sense not new, but older than many of th e thirtyf our sister chapters which welcome it into Pi Beta Phi.

I()WIJ Zeta.

Iowa Slate Co llege

To many readers of the "ARROW" Iowa State College means simply the home of the re-established chapter, Iowa Gamma; but to over a hundred wearers of th e wine and blue it means the spot that is second only to the o ld home in their affections. She is thei r Alma Mater. There were form ed their friendships in Pi Beta Phi.

As Bu ms said of Bonnie Lesiey, so might it be said of Iowa State College:

UTo see her is to love h er, And love but her forever; For Nature made her what she is And ne'er made sic anither."

One who loved her wrote, "Situa ted in the heart of fruitful Iowa, sufficie ntly rolling to give it picturesqueness, the campus of Iowa State College is perhaps the most interest ing and spacious and beauiful of any in the United States. A livin g stream wanders through the southern portion of th e campus proper, ski rted for a part of its course by ro\Vs of graceful willows , first to announce the coming of sp ring, last to cover the ground with leaves in the yellow autumn. One hundred and seventeen kinds of forest trees may be found upon the college campus of one hundred and tw enty acres. These have been thrown into natural groupings so as to bring out in bold relief the distinctive character of each variety, and yet so naturally done as to appea r to be the work of Natu r e herself, rather th an th e art of man. Here may be found perfect types of hard maple, rich in th e glory of autumn foliage; the different species of oak and hickory and all kinds of hard wood that grow in this climate; the state ly larch

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with its foliage of g reen, so ft and de licate in th e early spring time as that o f th e mo ss and lichens, and after the frosts o f autumn as yellow as th e golden co rn o f Io wa. It is a place of inspiration; mind and heart pass und er th e charm of an ull\v on ted stimulus; t h e ima g in at io n is kindled; it is th e atmo sph e r e of lofty ideals, of ea rn es t convictions,"

S uch is the h o me of I owa State Co ll ege, a college f ou nded less than a half ce ntury ago; yet t o day furnishing an education so liberal that it is at o n ce class ica l, sc ientific and practical to over two th ousand s tu dents year ly.

Perhaps a few figures wo ul j show the present condition mo st clea rl y.

In t h e t e n yea r s from 1&)5 t o 1905 the nu mbe r of stud e nts ha s in creased fr om 500 to 2,200, th e number of th e teaching force from 42 to 11 6, t h e support fund excl us ive of t h e Experiment Station fund from $56 ,000 t o $ 170,000, the graduates from 71 t o 165. The college property is today worth over a billion and a half do llars. The growth in numbers a nd equipment ha s been great. but h as sca rce kept pace with 'th e g row th in effici e ncy.

The co ll ege o ff ers thirt ee n co ur ses of which three are best adapted to women, th e course in Science, the cou rse in General and Domestic Science and the course in Domestic Science. Th es e scie ntific cou rses aim t o g iv e the fundamental principles o f those sciences w hi ch are intimately connected with OU T mojem civilizati o n. In the Science and the Gene ra l and Domestic Sc ience courses the work of th e first two yea rs is ca refu ll y laid ou t so that en o ug h o f ge n eral science is gained to make the stud y of a pa rti cu la r science most s ucce ss ful. In th e junior and senior yea r s the student se lects the pa rti cula r scienc e, Botany, Chemistry , Zoology , Physics, Economic Scie n ce, GeolOgy, Mathematics o r Dome stic Science, taki ng not le ss th an three ho ur s pe r se mest e r and adding enough all ied scie n ce to make up thir ty- two hours sc ie n ce in th e two yea r s. These wit h elect ion s make up the required sixtee n o r the po ss ible twenty h ou r s. The work of the Domestic Science Department as sta t ed b y th em is "to apply the principles o f the r elated scie nc es to the eve r y day prob lems o f

th e home. Do mes t ic Sc ien ce is th e s tu dy o f th e ho m e, its fun cti ons, its adm ini st ra tion , its san ita ry co ndi ti o n a nd th e se lec ti o n and p repa ration of food. By mean s o f lec tur es , rec ita ti o ns,

demo ns tratio ns an d labo ra to ri es instru c ti o n is g iven in marke tin g, cook in g, co mbinin g a nd serv in g f oods, tab le se ttin g , ente rtai n ing, ca re o f th e ho me, home nur s in g, pra c ti ce te ac hing , laund ry work, se wing a nd bas ke tr y."

Th e co ll ege v e ry ca r ef u ll y obeys th e cl a u se o f the M o rrill Ac t w hi ch rea d s, "With o ut excl uding cl ass ica l st ud ies" an.:! pr o vid es st ro ng courses in English, lite rature, hi s to ry, publi c speaking a n d t h e mode rn lang u ages. Th e th o roughn ess o f th ese courses may be illu stra t ed b y a h ri e f o utline o f th e wo rk in literature. Th e re are co ur ses in t h e Drama , Epic and L yri c Poetry, No ve l and Ro man ce, A·me ri ca n Lite rat ure, th e Essay a nd the Sho rt Sto ry.

S uc h is t h e wo rk o f th e gi rl s and it is a bu sy life th a t the y lead: but who ever h ea r d o f co ll ege girl s th a t d idn ' t find t im e f or fr o lics ?

M arga r e t Hall, the girl s' coll eg e h ome is co nv eni e nt in locati on , modern in e quipm e nt a nd artist ic in arc hitecture and de co rati o n . He re nea rl y a hundre d g irl s live toge th e r and as the re is not nea rl y room fo r all, th ose wh o are turn ed away put in th e ir n ames at o n ce that th ey may be r ead y t o I3ke ad vanta g e o f th e first vacancies that occur. ::\ Jany a tale co uld be told of t he h appeni n gs within tho s e walls, of ball s . children 's parties. co n ce rts, c ir cuses. field meets. The colle g e gi rl may be b usy b u t s h e i s a lso i mag inat ive. in ve nt ive a n d fU ll l ov in g.

Th e ou td oo r life of t he g irl s is pa rti cul a rl y de lightful with bas ket ba ll , te nni s, h ockey a n d th e lon g e nj oya bl e walk s a bout t he ca mp us o r thr o ug h the bea u t iful "North Woods ." Wh o co ul d fo r ge t t h e g rass, th e trees, th e be ll s , th e g lo ri es o f s ky, at I owa S tate coll eg e.

Th e locatio n o f t h e co ll ege at a littl e di stance fro m A m es g iv es th e stud ent s mu c h dir ect a ssoc iation with th e fa c ult y and in t hi s t hey are f o rtun a t e f o r t hro ug h thi s com es a culture that is no t ga in ed in th e sc hoo l-r oom. Th ey are f o rtun a t e a lso in associa t-

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ing with ten women who have learned the true meaning of friendship in the school of Pi Beta Phi.

Nearly three years ago the faculty ruling barring fraternities from the college was r epea led. Since then fraternities have come in . LocaJ societies are becoming national and new societies are being o rganized. There are nOw chapte r s of Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Th eta Pi and Pi Beta Phi Fraternities. Amo ng the girls are two local societies. There has been enough rivalry to call forth effo rt to be the best, but not enough to bring unfavorable comment from the faculty o r other students.

The home of Iowa Gamma of Pi Beta Phi may be characterized as a school dai ly becoming larger, stronger and better, anj gaining merited. recogn ition as such.

Carolyn Gaori/sm.

W bat Constitutes A Strong C/iapter

"She is the brightest gi rl in the class. I wish you could hear her read Latin !n

But is she good fraternity material? Latin is not all we need, you know. Has she poise or tact, or style? Is she the sort of girl who never talks too much? And would she be loyal no matter how much she disagreed with us?

Why don ' t you say, "Is she perfect?" and be done with it! Of course you know she can't have every desirable quality at the beginning of he r freshman year! What is the chapter for if not to help her gain some of these things?

She is bright and she is true through and through. She is shy and awkward but that is because she has not enough se1£confidence. The assurance that the girts are behind her is all she needs. As for tact,-the lack o f it is what is the matter with our chapter now. We have the wittiest girls, and the prettiest girls and the girls we love the best, but the narrowness of college life has made us intolerant of any op inion but Ollr own, so we are beginning to separate into littl e groups and to iar and clash

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instead of rubbing off each other's corners as gradually and gently as the stream smooths the pebble. 'And that is what all training is fo r, t o r ound and smooth and polish and brighten. Not to make us alike . Oh, no ; the pebbles are of many kinds but they \\'ill not cut your hand s with sharp edges. Our chapter is to supplement the college in this training, to keep up the intellectual si de, to strengthen moral purpose, to develop social grace and above all, to cultivate th e art o f living harmo niou sly with other people. Alnd we hav e a good chapter when we have enough gi rl s to keep th e balance tru e, anj loy alty and e nthusiasm to make their work tell.

PeJl1Jsyivatlia Beta.

Thi s is a qu es t ion mu c- h rlisrllssffi anti to answer ... atis fac to rily, requires no littl e thought. O ne method ha s been to mak e the chapter strong by having members representing each of the college activitie6 ; a few who are slu,de,,/s in the strictest sense; a few to tak e a part in th e corege politics; and a few who are essentially socia l leaders . The o ne great ob j ection to thi s sort o f chapter is the fact that there is lik e ly to be a lac k of unity, for each fact io n is pulling in a different direction

Another method is to make up the chapter solely o f what are known as aI-round girls, socially popular, good in scholarship and active in coll ege organiza t ions. The greatest difficulty here, how ever , is the scarcity of this sort of girl, for a gir l who is a great social success is quite likely to allow her corege work to suffer.

There is such a diversity of opinion as to which of these two makes the stronger chapter that perhaps the only way t o answer the question is to take into consideration th e university itself, for in some colleges, social standing is the thing that counts most in the rating of a fraternity, while scoo:arship and natural ability for leadership are considered o f less importance. However, congeniality and harmon y are the real essentials of strength. The fir st is of th e hCllrt and makes for love and good fellowship; the second is o f th e mind and teaches us to see with

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the same eyes. But after all, to any sorority or to any chapter ther e comes a fee ing of satisfaction which gives it power, when it feels the st r Ctlgth back of it in the general society, for upon that we can rely.

Illinois Epsilon.

One o f the primary requisites. as it seems to us of Nebraska Beta , f or a strong fraternity ch1pter, is it s excelle nt reputation not on ly among other fraterniti es but more especia ll y among the faculty and outsiders. In o rd e r th at such a r eputa tion be sustained it is absolutely n ecessary that Pi Phis be widely known for th e ir courtesy . broadmindedness and cons id era tion , willing to see th ings in th e light o f othe r than their own se lfi sh interest and to act in t h e light of other than their Own se lfi sh ends. When the faculty hav e learned to rely upon their cool judgm ent, their prompt decision in questions of ri g ht or wrong; th ei r sympathy in matters of universal int e rest, then are th ey become indee.:l a power in the college.

With the prejudice o f o utsid ers, h oweve r. we have a somewhat 1110re difficult subject to deal. We all know how u se less it i s to attempt to reaso n anyone out of a prejudice. Nowhere is the truth of the statement mad e more apparent than in o ur relation with the outs ider and the "barb." This unrea sonable, bl ind antagonism can on ly be le ssened-it will never be wholly overcome-by the definite intentioo on ou r part o f keeping fraternity affairs as much as possible to o urselves; by refusing to thm st them upon the unwilling att en ti on of the outsider; and by making friends an j true o nes with those who, for some reason Or other, have not entere d a fraternity. These then we believe to b e essential to the maintenance of a ..eally fine chapter: earne s t co-operation with the faculty; a natural diffidence in discussing or referring to fraternity affai rs in public; an interest in matt e rs other than those of the fraternity ; and a general courteous bearing towards those who a re not fraternity people as well as those who are.

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cons titutes a strong chapter from an ext ernal standpoint. Quite as important, how ever, are other considerat ion s, th ose within the fra ternity life it se lf. In order to make a c ha pter truly strong and re presentative it is n ecessary to begin immediately to teach th e freshmen the signifi ca nce anj importance of th e o rga ni zation. All too frequently after having been initiated they consider the greate r part o f th e respo n si bility ove r and only in their second or third year awake to the possibilities and benefits res ulting from a cl ose association with the intimate w o rking of the fraternity . Such an interest it seems to u s could be eas il y e voked b y th e judici ous di s tr'ib ution of offices and com mittees with th e des ire of giving each gi rl some particular, important, and respo ns ibl e part in th e fraternity's welfare. \ Veakness will always li e in co ncentrating respo ns ibility in the hand s of a few. We mlIst make each o ne f eel he r n ecessi t y as a fa ctor in the growth anj development o f th e cha pter. In order that su c h a condition be brought about it is necessa ry that th e c hapter be n o t too large. Tn a large c h apte r there exists not only the pra c tical impossibility of such conditi o ns but the ad ded dang e r o f creating facti o ns, a m en ace t o the st r e n gth and prosperity o f any chapter.

Co-ordinate with the idea that each shou ld take an active interest in the fraternity comes that of the sac rifi ce we s hould all be willing to mak e in this con nec tion. ''\That one o f us is there wh o is not g lad she is a Pi Phi? \Vbat one among li S would be willing to give up th e frat e rnity life? And yet how many of us th e re are who grumble wheneve r a s ked to make a little sacrifice in this direc ti o n ? If we are not willing to sac ri fice. why are we h e r e? Is th e r e another pla ce in th e world where we expect to get something f o r nothing? And yet that is what so me of us in th e chapter do expect: To reap all its benefits and end ure n one of it s discomforts. It is hardly a fair view of the question , is it?

Of the requi s ite s to c rea ting and maintaining o f a s tro ng c hapter it has been ou r intenti o n to emp ha size on l y th ose we consider most important. Th ose bearing o n it s external s trength we have already s umm ed up in a previous paragraph, th ose mor e a matter of the private life of the fraternity may be summed lip thus:

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The n ecess ity of instilling enthusiasm into the minds of the freshmen; of making each one feel her importance as an integral part of the whole; of r ed ucing the chapter to a reasonable number; and lastly, of inoculating in each ind ividual the idea that no organizatio n like a fraternity can ever prosper unless each membe r is r eady and willing at times t o give up some thing o f her own inclin atio n and plea sure for the bette rment o f the whole.

Nebraska Bela.

We a ll know and be li eve that in unity there is strength, th e ref o re, it is esse ntial to a strong chapter t o have all of the g irl s congen ial. F o r without the pr oper love -and true sisterly feel in g fo r eac h ot her we can neve r work together in the common cause whi ch is no t only to hold Pi Beta Phi up to the level it has already attained when left in our keeping, but also to keep adding to it by doing eve rythi ng within our power t o strengthen it , to ben efit it , and to r aise its standard higher and still higher. Taking into con s id era tion the fact that fraterniti es in college s tand for scholarship, I think that it is the duty of every girl in Pi Beta Phi no t only to take the full course of study required of a graduate, but to study hard and earnes tl y with a view to making . a record of which she will some day be very proud. She owes this t o her fraternity. And, although she may sometim es grow discouraged and think that it is all of no use, and that no one will eve r appreciate the work she has done, she must let her thoughts turn to Pi Beta PIll and to the many fri endly hearts th at are hoping fo r her success and watching h er with eyes full of pride. Let her think of the fraternity itself, and what this means to it. The high stand in g of o ne girl in college helps a littl e t o ward ga ining our goal, and if each girl would work to this end, what a splendid chapter we should have I

We all know thi s, and each of us is able to make the finest kind o f r eco rd if she is willing to work hard enough. It is merely a question o f work, and I am su re that if we are not ambitious for ou r selves, we a r e certainly ambitious for Pi Beta Phi. Our

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own best work, individually, is what is due from us to Pi Beta Phi in all modesty and in all honor.

Louisiana Alpha.

How often have we heard the remark that "such and sucH" a fraternity has a weak chapter here, or a strong chapter there, but have we ever stopped to ask ourselves the question, why is a chapter weak, or ju st what points constitute a strong chapter? If we did SO we wou ld probably answer in some such indefinite way as, "To be strong a chapter must have the very best girls every way, must be able to get just the girls it wants, must in fact be 'just about it' and be so recognized." Yet on second thought we set' that thi s answer is ver y general and is simply a big statement covering many smaller but important details. The very words "best girl every way" covers so many things. It means that the girl must be of good character and have a strong personality so she may make her influence felt for the better. She must be a good student so that the faculty will respect and admire h'er and of course think more of the sorority to which such a girl belongs, She must be a loyal Pi Phi, always keeping in mind the good of the fraternity and trying to live up to it s ideal s, ambitious fo r its sake as well as he r ow n, and capable, for what is ambition worth without the capability of living up to it ? She must be careful not to become narrow minded in excess of enthusiasm, and forget to take an interest in things o utside her own little fraternity world, but must have an interest in all college affairs. Then i f possible she must be active four straight years, for a chapter suffers from shifting member s hip. Girls coming and going always leave it in a state of uncertainty and n ot knowing exactly on whom to depend.

With a full chapter roll of such girls we might almost be tempted to say we had a strong chapter, but there are still other considerations , The chapter must have strong officers, who are capable of filling their positions and can skillfully avoid factions, for factions are probably the very worst menace to a chapter. To accomplish anything the girls must be perfectly congenial .&aaow-Z

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One good means of promoting thi s is th e chapter ho use, where all lea rn to know each other sO well and know ju st what part of the work a girl is best fitted to do. Then, each one falling naturally into her own particular place all should hav e the enthusiasm and spi rit to wo rk for the accomplishment of whatever is best for the chapter. A realiza ti on o f what Pi Phi reall y mean s and is ,-to know all about ou r fraternity-to attend reunions and conventions and meet other girls who have a common interest, practically in sures thi s Pi Phi spirit and gives us all the necessary pride of organizaton Then when we grow t ir ed and ·jiscoura ged how much it means to have good alurrmae to ch ee r us on.

So we see the many, many things that contribute to a strong chapter a nd yet how importan t is every little detail, so that when all are taken together we can say that the chapter is "just about it, and so rec ognized."

I1Idia1lll Be"•.

oA Valen/in e

In the days of old, so I' ve been told, Da.. C"Pid lost his q"iver.

'Twas fOlmd on. day, so the good folk say, By som" girls , the fi1lest eve r 111st as a start they took a dart, And c!ranged it to a fra t pi Theil cam" the frat , the best o1le tlr a!, We Irave a! old Wisconsi1l.*

Pi Plri's its llOme , its goodly fame, Doth reach to the skies above it.

And may cross-eyed cats go back <HI rats , If ever we cease to love it.

• Poetl c Li ce nse. No O(l l.

A MAN AND A BROTHER.

What a Fraternitp Girl Tlzinks

In celebracing Founder's Day, Nebraska Beb looks forwa rd with a great deal o f int e r es t to th e outcome o f a little experime nt tried this yea r fo r the fir st time . It is o ur inten· Founder 's Day tion to send o ut invitations a month before the twen ty-eigh th of April, r eminding every member that has eve r bee n tak en into Neb ra s ka Beta o f th e coming event and. reque sting he r prese nce at a thre e days' reunion to be held in Lincoln.

Th e t e nd e ncy t o lose interest in fraternit y affairs we fee l c ertain is more o r less due to negligence o n the part o f the active chapt e r and it is our de sire in thi s in s tan ce and from now on to make the alumna e f ee l as ne ver before the ir impo rtanc e as a part of our o rganization de st ined to live On through the ages . Nebraska B eta.

You all know the o ld adage that a chain is only a s strong as its weak es t link. Wh y can't the same be applied t o a frat e rnity in

Our Weakest Link a ge ne ral way? What are some o f o ur weak lin ks? Too loca lized int e r es t s which make th e c hapte r narrow in it s outlook and se parate in its interest s . Then in th e chapte r one might suggest too much ex· c1u si ven ess o r the othe r ex tr eme o f too littl e sy mpath y for one's frat ernit y girls It is hard to find th e happy me.:iium wh e r eby the chapte r m ay take its place in coll ege life and int eres ts, and no more than its share.

One mu st no t have an y deformity in one's chapter due ei th er to excessive prid e in one's organization or to an und e re stimation of it s valu e in a g irl 's college life. Let's make our sympathies, int eres t s and act io ns no rmal and all the links will bke the t es t. Verlll()l. t B eta.

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It is o nl y when a girl ha s been fou r yea rs in h e r ch apter, and when th e tim e draws nea r fo r her to lea ve it, that she fe e ls t o the full th e r esponsib ilit y which comes to 'every girl

A PI,a for Lilli, h f . I' I Tqings c ase ll o r a fraternity . t 15 a most a true sayin g t hat one ge t s out o f a thing onl y a s much as o ne puts into it , an:} this is now h e re more true than in a fraternity c hapte r. All th e littl e duti es that fall t o each girl-a l! the littl e affairs in which th e participation of a c hap t e r is jesiredall these things which perhaps seem trivial at the time, shou ld be done with as mu ch enthu s ia s m as th e l arger o nes . Th e tim e will come a ll t oo soon when college days will be on ly a m emo r y, a nd it is then that o n e will realize the impo rtan ce of the littl e things .

A nd so o ne senio r in Pi Beta Phi comes to the yo unge r girls with the plea that they negl ec t none of the smalle r dut ies. They are the fabric of frat e rnit y li fe- th e ge nera l work u po n which all the re st is laid and th eir faithful pe rf o rman ce will do much towards th e development tfie h igh c haracter and ability fo r which th e Pi Beta Phi strive s

Columbia Alpha.

The question, "Shall frat e rniti es exis t in th e s mall col1ege?" is a question which we believe i s growing and will continue to grow in importan ce. This is not because of Frofernitil! s in Small Collcgn sca rci ty o f mate rial , fo r it is quality anj not quantity that cou nts , but th ere are o ther ve ry important r eason s why this question should be carefully considered . In the s mall college th e re are so few girls that is seems hardl y right for two or three g roups of girls to go o ff b y themselves behind the doors of th e sec ret Greek le tte r frat e rniti es, whil e the oth e r girls without, ju st as worthy o ften as th ose within , are, in some degree at leas t, cut off from close friendship with those within. Sometimes a g reat deal o f unhappin ess is caused The qu es tion is whet he r the advantage derived from frat emity more th an balances the unhappiness cau se d by it. Th e n again, in the sma ll college there a re so many o rga nizati o ns t o be carried on by so few peop le,-Y. W . C. A., Bible and Mission Study

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classes , literary societies, oratorical and athletic associations, all sorts of clubs, class orgaruzations, college paper, fraternities ,until it almost seems sometimes that the student energy is so dissipated that nothing can be done thorough ly . The returning alumni are quick to charge the frat ernitie s with distracting attention from the litera ry societes, although many of the strongest members are also members of a frat ernity . It seems, then, that we ought to be thinking of this question, especially we of the small colleges, although it will probably be years before it will be settled . Mie/liga .. Alplul.

This idea of what fraternity sp irit should be was expressed recently by a fres hman in the exam in atio n which she took before initi a ti o n. It might be wcll for some of us older Fratetnity Spin'1 Pi Phis to consider it.

"The principal idea involved in fraternity spirit it, I think, congeniality with and leni ency toward one another. l\n unselfish attitude toward the fraternity is necessary to promote the right feeling. 'Knocking' is harmful in any organization because it ultimately causes hard feeling. Another requisite is equality in th e fraternity, that every girl be considered an essential part and privileged to her opi nion, and that there should not be three o r four, who consider themselves superior and appointed to run the fraternity. These things then, congeniality, loyalty, consideration for the fraternity , right fe eling toward othe r fraternities; these with equality, constitute the essent ial s of good fraternity spirit." Illinois Zeta.

There is a comic opera ditty which assures th e aspirant for social honors that all she needs is diamonds and tact. The Tact fraternity girl can do ,vithout the former but the latter is indispensable. It can be utilized anywhere, but it is especially valuable in chapter life and fraternity relations. As an alumnae sister of mine said the other day, "A: course in the elements of tact ought to be intro-

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duced into th e curriculum and ma de as nec essa ry a s m athematics or Latin." Then she explained he r rea sons fo r making such a statement. An enthusiastic undergraduate had r ema rked to her with th e most exasperatingly imperturbable sel f- satisfac tion, "Don ' t you think the c hap t e r is fine! It is t e n times better than wh en you girls were in schoo L" The alumnae, with difficulty, refrain ed from uttering a certa in verse which begins, "Verily ye are the people ." She was t oo se n sible t o be hurt by the r e mark, for she was famili a r ,, ith the yout hful self-appreciat ion that prompted it, but its utter tactlessness grated upon h er . II And th en I remembered," she said, "how furious Irene made us when we were sophomores . don't you remembe r her saying," " It seems so strange for you infants to be runnin g the chapter. Why yo u don't know how to rush. We g irl s n ever lost a bid, I can tell you." We bot h laugh ed at the remembrance and decided that th e matter i s as broad as it is long, and that we wished we could fill ou r fraternity coffers with the ready money of tact.

Ohio Beta

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"Ba llimore Alum n ae Club

Can no t so m e o ne suggest to us some means of inducing o ur alumnae to marry? A "li n en-showe r" does affo rd as truly good a Pi Ph i time as we eve r enjoy, but here in Baltimore it occurs t oo se ld om.

We are just no w under the enthusiasm of a shower given to Elizabeth Cu lver by ou r club on March tenth. To appreciate the zeal with which this event wa s planned, one must understand what Elizabeth is t o the frat e rnity here , but this no one save the Baltimore Pi Phi's can know. Not only was she the leading

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spirit in th e o rgani zation of Maryland Alpha, but sh'e has been its most e nthusia stic and loyal support ever s ince. Her home-a home in th e tru e sense of that m eaningful word-is always open to active chapte r and alumnae, and man y are the royal good tim es we have had within its walls. But let us not begin on "Be tt y," or th e edi to r will cut us short before we are half through with o ur subj ect. Suffice it to say th a t Maryland A lpha and h er patrone sses assisted the club with even more than their wonted zest, and that dainty g ift s poured in from distant parts where Baltimore Pi Phi ' s now mak e th eir homes. When all the white, be-ribboned packages had been open ed wi th many clever comments by th e bride-elect, we went to the dining r oom for refreshments, a nd t he re rain ed handkerc hi e f s and ca rnation s upon the unsuspecting head of F. li za.h:eth . it was a merry time from sta rt to finish . The bride think s th e fun was hers , but she 'enj oyd he r se lf not a whit m o re than anyone el se present.

The year thu s far has be en a good one for th e cl ub, especially since it has witnessed su c h pleasant co-operati on between the active girls and alumnae. A genuinely sy mpath e tic friendship ex is ts between th e tw o, clubs, and th e alumnae feel s incere pride in the coll ege chapter. Thi s helpful relationship been greatly strengthened, we think, by th e plan adopted elsewhe re of having a delegate from the a ctiv e chapte r attend the meetings of the Alumnae Cl ub , an d an alumna, in turn, to take part in the chapter mee tings .

Best wi shes t o Pi Phi's everywhere !

HELEN DOLL- TOTTLE.

The Philadelpilia Club

The Philadelphia club of Pi Beta Phi has been unusually active this winter. W e have about fifty members l iving in and around Philadelphia, most of whom a r e ei th.er Swarthmore o r Bucknell girls , and so great has be e n the interest in the club this year that we have decided to have the meetings every two weeks instead o f eve ry month Or two.

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Our aim is merely to promote a social interest among the members of the club and to keep alive the true Pi Phi spirit and our meetings are really the only means we have of seeing One another and "talking things over."

Since the last issue of The ARROW we have had four regular meetings , all of which were well attended.

The regular meetings of th e twentieth of January and the third of February, were held in the apartments of Mary Johnson at the Aldine Hotel , Philadelphia. Both of these meetings were well atten:led and at the former meeting we were honored with th e presence of Mrs. Jean Horne Turnbull, one of the charter members of Pi Beta Phi, who is very much inte rested in our club. I think I may truly say that we all enjoyed these meetings immense ly , thanks to Mary J o hns o n ' s kindness and hospitality.

The regular meeting of the club on the seventeenth of February, was held at the hom e of the Misses Griest, 2231 Wallace Stre et , Philadelphia . There were about twelve members present and we had just a good social time.

Our last meeting was held on the third of March at Mrs. Elizabeth Pownall Walton's home in Swarthmore, Pa. Mrs. Walton had invit ed th e active chapter at Swarthmore college to be pre sent and th ey entertained us with plenty of music and the good old Pi Phi songs.

The next regular meeting will be held the seventeenth' of March at three o'clock at Swarthmore College, and we herewith extend a heart y invitation to all Pi Phis who may visit Philadelphia , to be present at Our meetings and we would also be glad to have them commu ni cate with the secretary, Emma Hamilton, Ardl11ore , Pa .. or with the pre s ident wh ose addre ss is given above.

ETHEL GRIEST.

Washington Alumnae Club

The dawn of spring with all its promise, can only be perfectly enjoyed by those who are conscious of a success ful winter's work. This sente ntious bit of moralizing is intended to preface

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the statement that, in these early spring days, the Washington Alumna'e Aissociation looks back upon a thoroughly satisfactory season.

Our first function of the year, which took place in the early fall , was the annual reception given by the Alumnae A 'ssoc iation to help the active chapter welcome the new-<ome r s to college on which occasion we try to impress all beholders with the charm, the dignity and the numbers of Pi Beta Phi.

The first of our r egu lar monthly meetings was devoted to an exchange o f summe r remin isce nces . At subsequent meetings we have the pleasure of listening to brief addresses on topics o f interest by variolls speakers.

One evening was given to a talk on the World's Fair at St. Louis by MI •. \V . E . Andrews, one of the boa rd of lady manager s of that exposition; on another occasion, Mrs. Seaman favored us with an entertaining account of her visit to Norway.

The following month an interesting paper by Mr. Van Dyne o f the State Department, gave us some new ideas concern ing "Our Dipl omat ic Service;" while the Mardi meeting diverted our atte ntion from the n eeds of Ame rica abroad to the needs of America at home, when M iss Ida Green, whose work in connection with th e Associated Charit ies enables h er t o speak from 'experie n ce made an urgent plea for a system of compulsory education in the district. With such carefull y prepared programs, it is not su rprising that ou r meetings have been well-atte nd ed.

MARY KELL EY.

Tqe Cbicago Alumnae Club

The organization of the Chicago Alumnae club of Pi Beta Phi was effected November twent y- fifth , 1904, at the annual Thanksgiving lun cheon. Alt this meet ing reports on alumnae clubs in other cities were submitted and di scussed, officers were elected, and the drafting of a co nst ituti on and by-laws was r efe rred to a committee with instru ct ions to report to the club at a general m eeting in Januar y. The report was submitted at a luncheon

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Janu ary tw enty-eighth , 1905, at th e G r ea t No rth e rn Hotel, when th e con s titution an d by- law s wer e :l isc u ssed, amended, and adopted.

Since the date menti oned there hav e bee n fo ur regular m ee tings o f th e club, as prescribed in th e con stitution . Of these meetings, two, the Found e r's Day meet in g and th e Thank sgiving meet ing , were of a pur ely soc ial natu re; the ot h er two combined business with pl eas ure . With th e excep t ion o f one, when the members o f t h e club we r e e nte rtain ed by Mrs. W . C. McDowell a t her summe r h ome at Lake B luff, th e meetings have tak e n the fonn of lun cheons at the G r ea t No rth e rn Hotel.

As to the members hip of th e club, it is difficult t o make an acc u rate s tatement at t hi s tim e . owing to the fact that affairs are s till in a somewhat formative co ndition. T here a re, wi thin a rad iu s of seventy-five miles o f Chicago, tw o hundred and ten Pi Beta Phis, whose nam es and add resses are kn ow n to the club, a ll o f wh om are, according to the con s tituti o n, e li g ibl e to membe r ship. For the sake of havin g, in permanent fo nn , these nam es an d addresses, which hav e been gathered at diffe rent times at the expe n se o f cons id e r ab le tim e and e ff o rt , th ey have all been included in a directory of t h e club publi shed by th e executive committee, the nam es o f th ose who have ex presse d t heir willingness to jo in, about one hundr e d in all, be ing marked with an as te ri sk. O f th e two hundr ed and t en , some ha ve s tat ed po s itively that t h ey haye no interest in th e o rganizati on , while others ha ve n o t responded in an y way to the no tices se nt th e m; and, among the o n e hun dred, who h ave exp ressed a wi sh to become membe rs , t h ere a re some who have not yet the constitu tion and paid their annual dues. Th e average att endanc e a t the m eeti ngs ha s been abou t fift y-fiv e, the fir st one being pos sibly th e best attended, when covers were laid at the lu n cheon for seven t y.

In summi ng up th e first yea r 's ex ist ence o f the club, then , the work accomplished has been large ly preliminary working o ut of a constituti o n and by-laws. wh ic h wi n n o t on ly meet the present need , but which will fonn an adequate basis for per-

manent organization; and finding out names and add resses o f all persons eligibl e to membership and placing th e information in permanent fo rm with a view to interesting as many as possible in the organization. Something has been d one by the chairman of the Inte r -Club Co rresponden ce Com mitte e by way of getting into to uch with oth e r similar organizati ons through cor responde nce; and th e fe as ibilit y and advisabi li ty of id e ntif ying th e club in some way with e du ca ti onal inte rests, have been d isc u ssed on variolls occa s ions. Th e necessity for.a club ho me has also come up fo r consideration, but it ha s seemed advi sa bl e to defer action on these matters until the club is t hor oughl y organ iz ed It is hoped, ho wev e r, that somet hing may be done toward carrying ou t th ese p lans during th e com ing year.

FLORENCE PEAHL CUM M I NGS.

Burling/on Alumnae Club

On the a ft e rnoon of 11arch eighth , the resident Pi rhis of Burlington. I owa Illet at the home o f Mrs . Edna Uhler Gi lman and a Pi P hi Alumnae Club was organized. The f oll owi ng officers were elected:

President-M r s. Bertha Poehler Blaul o f Kansas Alpha .

Vice -P re s id e nt-M r s Jes sie Donald Thoma s o f Iowa Alpha

Secretary-Mr s. Edna U hl er Gilman of Illin ois Beta . Tr easurer-M iss Alta Dutton of Iowa Alpha.

In addition t o the o ffi ce rs th e chapter ro ll contains the names of Bertha Alexander , I owa Zeta; Dorothy Schultz , Iowa Zeta; Maude Dutton , Iowa AJpha; Katharin e Lundgren, Iowa Alpha; Mrs. Edna Dow -Moir, Illin o is Beta.

Three Burlington girls are still active Pi Phis: Sadie Jacobs of Iowa Zeta , Sadi e Holiday of I owa Zeta and Verna Scott, Iowa Alpha.

For the present th e club will be purely a socia l o rgani zation, meeting once eve r y two month s.

At the organization of the club we had as gu es t Miss Taylor of I owa Alpha. EDNA UHLER GILMAN.

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Galesburg Alumnae Club

We bring greetings to all Pi Phis and hope you have all had as enjoyabl e and pro fitable a year as we have had.

We alumnae began our meetings again in the fall with great enthusiasm . \ Ve planned for a picnic, but owi ng to bad weather were compelled to have it indoors instead o f in th e woods. Mrs . Fowler kindly offered us her house and we spent a delightful day. We voted that indoor picnics were a great success.

In Dec ember we formed a Galesbu rg club, consisting (f all the alumnae of Galesburg together with the two act iv e chapters, Illinois Beta and Illinois Delta.

This club meets every month, and we all feel that it is not only pleasant but also helpful to meet thus with the active girls. We have enrolled thirty-one active girls and thirty-eight alumnae. You may well imagine we have jolly times when we all come together.

Saturday afternoon , 1larch tenth, we had a hospital benefit. La st year we furnished a room at the hospital and we are still working for it. We have ju st had it newly decorated. Saturday we sewed for it and all enjoyed the work very much. Later in the afternoon o ur patronesses were invited; and after a pleasant social chat and the singing of Pi Phi songs , light refreshments were served.

We are planning to celebrate Founder's Day in the usual way, by a banquet and we expect a large attendance this yea r. There seems to be more enthus ia sm among the alumnae this year, and we think it is largely owing t o OUr Ga lesb urg Club.

MARTHA ARNOLD.

The Hillsdale Club

The Hillsdale Alumnae Club, being · composed of very busy women, ha s held but three meetings in the last year and these were all "for fun" at that. The active chapter at Hillsdale enter-

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ta ined us at a dinner. Next we en te rtained ourselves at a most beautiful picnic at Baw Be es e Lake, where w e had a m os t enthu siastic Pi Phi meeting, practiced the songs we all know so well, and parted with Our love fo r Pi Beta Ph i greater than ever. Finally we gave a littl e s uppe r at the fraternity rooms in ho n o r o f Mrs. May C. Reynolds and you who know he r, know ju st what a Pi P hi ra ll y that was. In sp ite o f all thi s, howeve r, we feel that one benefit at least has come fr om o ur o rgJlI1izing ourselves into a club and that is the close feeling that has been s urely establish ed bct wc e'l Ollf acti\"c chapter and Ollr alumnae club.

ANN1E VERNOR.

'The Kansas Cill! Club

The pa st year has been an ext reme ly pleasant and profitable one for th e Kansas Ci t y Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi. We have had our regula r monthly meetings which have all been real socia l eve nt s, and hav e made us wann friends. One o f th e most enjoyab le of these meetings was held just before Christmas whe n Mrs. Thornton Cook entertained with a breakfast at th e U nive r s ity Club.

We now hav e a membership o f t hirty en thu s ia stic Pi Phis , and as som'e go away, oth e rs come in to take th ei r places, so that we are no longe r a stru ggli ng little band o f arrow wearers, but a stron g, well-established in stituti o n . Anyone would have realiz ed this who could have been present at o ur Thanksgiving banquet . fo r we neve r have had one that was as pretty or as well attended. A great many of the active girls were present from Kansas a nd Missouri, and to a freshman it must have been quite a r eve lation.

We expect to ce lebrate Founde r 's nay with an annual cookiesh ine at the home of Mrs. C. E . Farit and o n the whole, although we have le ft coll ege days behind , we have r e tain ed a g r eat many of the old ways and customs and we f eel that Pi Beta Phi never mean t mo re .to u s than it does right now .

MARGARET HAMMOND.

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&slon A lumn ae C lub

As to the various doings of club we would tell YOll that we have been delightfully entertained by different member s of the club at our regular meetings. Our annual reunion in December was a decided success both in the number present and in the entertainment. \ \le had a jo ke Christmas tree. followed by an inf ormal dinner.

We inte rest ou rselves from time to time in the special work of different members. This year we have been helping in a school for negroes in New Orleans. One of our girls is teaching the r e and has enlisted au r sympathy in regard to one young colored woman in particular. We are enjoying this immen se ly.

Our annual banquet comes soon. At that t ime we hope to have some western Pi Phis with us.

An Alumna.

Th e Sl!racuse Alumnae Club

Although this is only the second year o f the existence o f the alumnae club of Syracuse, it seems as if it were an organization of many long years.

Last fall at the home of Miss Arg r ette Ingall s in Fayetteville, the following officers were elected :

Vice-President-Mabel Smith Taylor; Treasurer-Argrette B. Ingalls; Secretary-H. Louise Andrews . The president. Leora Shenvood Gray, was chosen at a previous meeting.

Our meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. First, our business is transacted and afterward we have a good Pi Phi talk while the hostess serves so me dainty refreshments. There are only seventeen of us, but we have been able to help the active chapter in a great many way s. We gave a large rushing party for them during that season at Laura Single's home. The young co-eds were entertained by a pnr fes sianal palmist. We held a cookie-shine in February at the

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home of one of the girls in honor of th e senior delegation. At that time the hostess announced th e engagement of one of the seniors. On April seventh we are p lannin g to hold th e second annual dinne r at Miss Cora Scotts.

We realize that Pi Beta Phi reall y means more to a girl out of college than ever. Ou r fr iends hips fo r eac h ot her are very strong and the gold en chain of Ou r arrow bind s us firmly together. H. LOUISE ANDREWS.

The Ames Alumnae

The Ames A lu mnae Club o f Pi Beta Phi, consists of ten members, one com in g to us from Iowa Beta, th e oth e r nin e having been members of Iowa Gamma. \Vl:: llave had a very profitable yea r.

For two yea rs almost the ent ire work of th e club has bee n in the di r ection of the re-establishment of Iowa Gamma, which work culminat ed in the in sta llati on of the c ha pter , on the tw entyfourth o f February. A g roup of very loya l girls are taking up the work of t he new old chap t er, and it is with very grea t pride th at we introduce t hem to you as siste r Greeks.

On the twenty-sixth of January, four o f ou r number attended the Pan-Hellenic banquet at Des Moines, which occasion is an annual pleasure to u s. The attendance this year was the la rgest in the hi story of th e association, plates being lai d for ninety-six, o f which number the Pi Beta Phis made up about one-half.

The Des Moines A lumna e Club of Pi Beta Phi gave u s a very en j oyable day a few months ago wh e n they entertai n ed Iowa Beta and the a lumnae living near the city. On several occasions they have given us a similar privilege of becoming acquainted with thei r members, and th ey ha ve been occasio ns g rea tl y enjoyed and app r eciated by us.

One of our "new" gi rl s e nte rt ained the club one Saturday during the yea r, at he r home in Boone, and it was an 'exceedi ng ly enjoyable occasio n The Alumnae Pi Beta Phis living in Boone , of whom there are several, were guests with us, and we were

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only too glad to know them and to add them to our list of sorority siste rs.

that o ur earnes t wish has been g rant ed, we are ready to tak e lip again the s im ple , but enjoyable work of an alumnae club . I owa Gamma Alumna.

The New York Alumnae Club

Th e Xew York Alumnae Club o f Pi Beta Phi meets the first Saturday afternoon of every month in the apartment of New York Beta, Amsterdam Avenue and 121st street The club tries to bring t oge ther socially the Pi Phis living in and near New York, to give them the oppor tunity of meeting new Pi Phi friends and of r enewing the Pi Phi spirit. After the regular bu sin ess meeting we enjoy a soc ial chat and refre sh me nts. The members of the club come from all over the United States, from California to Vennont, and our twenty active members represent thirteen c hapters. Many of o ur members are only temporary re side nts of New York, engaged in graduate s tudy , Or interested in art and literary work. The holding of our meetings in the home o f an active chapter in c reases and stimulates the Pi Phi spi rit, and sometimes active members of New York Beta are present at OU T meetings. W e shou ld like to increase our membe rship among Pi Phis near New York, and make our club a very strong and active organization . We extend a cordial invitatio n to be p resent at our meetings to all Pi Phis living near New York, or making a visit there which includes our meeting day DORA R. NEVINS.

Iowa A lpha

The alumnae club o f Iowa Alpha, in Mt. Pleasant has taken unusual interest in literary work the past winter. The last Tu esday of each month has been devoted to a lite rary program and these hav e proved both int eres ting and instructive. The study took the form of travels, using Stoddard's lectures as a basis .

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Scotland, Norway and Switzerland have been toured to the delight of all. Ella Penn's personal reminiscences of Scotland were too charming t o pass unmentioned. It was planned in the fall to have two meetings each month-a social meeting sometime during the first two weeks and the literary meeting the la st Tue sday. On account of various in sur mountabl e obstacles no social meeting was held till February, when a very elaborate valentine party wa s g iYcn at the ho me of iss P e nn . A t t his party the hu sbands of the ladies were guests, also the college chapter, their pledges and men friends. Space forbids going into detail but it was a delightful affair in every way . It is nOw planned to continue the social meetings through the rest of the school year. The aiumnae cluu to be mo rc cl ose ly in to uch with the college chapter than ever before and that is a help to both

We believe the alumnae club has made a growth thi s year which will be of vital importance to its future.

MATTIE STEARNS GLO EC KLER.

Des Moines A lu mnae

Des Moines, I owa, boasts of a most flourishing alumnae o rganization of Pi Beta Phis. It is purel y a socia l occasion when, on the first Saturday of each month, one of the members opens her hom e, but for good times they are famed beyond the limits of their ow n sorority, and eve n in tha Pan-Hellenic association, where , twice a year, "Greek meets Greek," the close bond that unites the Pi Phis is a mat t er of frequent and ha lf-envious remark. Out of a possible thirty, there is an average attendance of from twenty to twenty-five, and the "fi r st Saturday" is always held open from other social engagements, of howev er alluring character. Among the treasured memories of happ y days are those of last May, when the Des Moines you ng women entertained the Ames and Indianola clubs at lun ch eon at the Busin ess Women's Home, there being more than forty guests, and perhaps twenty-seven or eig ht hostesses; the royal 'entertainment A••ow-!

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accorded us in turn by the Ames girls, who invited us to be their guests for a lo ng delightful day, when one of the pleasant features was the picnic dinner so bountifully spread on the campus grass ; and only this month some eIght Or ten of our members went to Aimes and participated in the formal installation of the new chapter, their reports being heard with greatest interest at this month's meeting , Two of th'e legislative ladies, wives of state senators, having been our hostesses this season, we are now planning to repay their courtesy with a SI. Patrick's Day luncheon o n the 17th at Hotel Chamberlain, when Mrs. Garst and Mrs. Brooks, and Miss Mary Brooks, are to be o ur guests of honor; features both decorative and amusing are being planned by th e committee in charge, and it is expected that no less than t h irty will meet around the banquet board.

ANN A ROSS-CLARKE.

Tlze Indian ola A lumn ae Club

'rhe Indianola Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi sends greetings to all the sisters , The past year has passed very pl eas antl y for us all. We have twenty-four in our club, and take half as many ARRow s W e meet the second Thursday in every month and the girl s all thoroughly enjoy the meetings. We entertained the active chapter at a four o'clock lun cheon at tbe born e of Mrs. F. C. Sigler at the end of the school year. Then with them we spent a day in Des Moines, Iowa, as guests of the Des Moines C lub. We were roya ll y entertained and were indeed glad to meet with these Pi Phi sisters. Since school opened this year we have assisted the active chapter in furnishing their chapter house , and onc evening we took a paper sack apiece and went to spend the evening w ith them, and had an o ld fashioned cookleshine. On the twenty-second of February we entertained the active chapter and their patronesses at a five o'clock tea, at which Miss Florence Porter Robinson was the g ue st of hono r.

A goodly number of our alumnae have visited us this year, and we have enjoyed having these gi r ls of former days with

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us once more, and hope they may come again. They were Mrs. Elsie Consor, teacher of music in Galesburg schools, Katherine B. Miller, in s tructor in literature in Lewis Institute, Chicago Ill., Effie Kelly. POlllona. Ca l. , Ora Hartman , Tella C lamner and Maude Anderson of Ft. Collins, Colo., Helen R. Gilbert of Mitchell, S. D., Becky Black Scott of Griswold, Ia., Marion Cook Houser and Florence Hatfield-Stanley of Tyronga, Ark.

We r eg ret that we 'are to lose one of our most loyal members, Miss Flora Sigler, whose marriage to Charles Elliott Carver will occur April fourth, 1906 They will make their hom e in Los Angeles, Cal.

With love and best wishes to all Pi Beta Phis.

WRI

G lIl' DI<: wELL.

Sf. Jos eph Alumnae Club

At the Januar y meeting of the St. Joseph Alumnae Club, the fO ' lowing officers were elected:

:'Ilr s . Jessie L. Gay nor , President; Miss Hilda White, VicePresident; Mrs. C. C. Dutton, Treasurer; Miss Betty Williams, Secretary. There are just eight members of the St. Joseph Club -the other four are, Mrs. Van Evrie Hall , M r s. Esping, Miss Ann e White and Miss Maud Miller. Of our regular meetings, we have se t aside fou r for specIa l purposes. The January meeting is devoted to plans fo r the imprOVed organization of our club, and the election of officers for the year; the April meet. ing to the celebration of Founder's Day; the July meeting to the plans of assistance of and co-ope rat ion with our neighboring chapters, and the fraternity in general; the October meeting is purely social. We meet at the Gaynor Studios and are always glad to welcome any visiting Pi Phis w ith our little circle.

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P erscnals

vtRMONT ALPHA

A son was born March fourth to Lena Roseman-Denio, one of the charter members of Vermont Alpha.

The chapter r ecentl y 'enjoyed a visi t fr om Ada Hurlburt, formerly a member of Vermont Alpha and afterwards a charter member of Ve rm ont Beta.

MASSACH U SE'M'S ALPHA

E. Louise Richardson, '04, is teach ing in the high school at East Hartford , Conn .

The Alumnae Club enjoyed a very plea sant meeting with Winifred Hill, at h er home in All ston, on Saturday, March 10.

We were very glad to welcome home r ece ntl y Nettie DodgeChapman , who has spe nt the last two years in the Philippines.

Elna Coates, '04, is t eachin g in Ma rbl eh ead, Mass.

Fr ee Burnha m is making a tri p t o California On the way she intend s to v is it H e len IVl es erv e in N e w O rl ean s, and afte r a s ho rt trip t o Mexi co s h e will vis it E li zab e th Co a tes fo r a week in Ph oe nix, A ri z.

Marion Bean , 'oS , is t each in g in the high s chool at Concord, N.H.

COL U MBIA Al.,PHA

Rose Wellman of Wisconsin A lpha is in Paris with h er father.

Clarissa Tufts is practic in g medicine as Docto r of Osteopathy. Edith Aiken of Louisiana AJpha and So phie Woodman of N ew Y o rk Beta have visited the chapter in the last month.

PHILADELPHIA BETA

Mary Johnson is making an extended tou r o f the Western States.

Emma Hamilton and May Gutelius are visiting Esther Rogers,

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at her ho me in Bradento wn, Florida. They expect to remain several months .

Edith McCain is visiting fri ends in Pittsburg.

OHIO BttA

Cora Conklin, '00, was marri ed the tw ent y- first of February to Mr Henry Deeg of Columbus, Ohio.

:\'lrs. Harry B i rnie ( :\Iari o n :\ich o ls) wa s in Columbus for a s ho r t time and wh il e h ere s h e attended the Pi Beta Phi Bal Poudre.

Mrs. Frederick Leonard ha s left for Fort Harrison , Mo., whe", her husband, Lieutenant Leona rd is stationed.

Mrs. J ohn Marriott (B lanche Butler) of Denver, Colo rado, visited her e a short time.

Helen Crane of Newark, came over to attend our party, visiting her co usi n, Martha Jone s.

NEW YORK ALPHA

Helen Potter is away on a week's trip visiting Washi ngton, Baltimore a nd other places of interest. She expects to visit the Pi Beta Phi chapters at those places.

Henrietta Gamble spe n t Juni o r week at Hamilt o n Co llege, returning to Syracuse after a very en joyable week.

Isabell e Mac Grego r and Ruth Hawks have been visitors at the chapter house during the last few weeks .

Jessie Ba rr ett-Neville has a daug hter, J essie Elizabeth, born December twenty-six th

MARYLAND ALPHA

Alice Dunning, '03, while visiting Bonnie Marshall in Des Moines, Iowa , met at th e banquet of the Women's Pan-Hellenic Association, Alice Tone and Mrs. Everhart.

Frances Dunning , '05, has been visiting in Des Moines, Iowa.

Alice Belt-Soper vis ited Maryland Alpha on her way to the Student Volunteer Conference, at Nashville.

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Marion Boyer, ex- 'o s , was ma rrie d Januar y ninth , to Mr . George W. Clin ge r o f Milton, Pa.

Ma r yland A lpha wa s pl eased t o e nt e rtain Mrs. Ca rri e Chapman Catt, whil e she was in Baltimo re, during the Woman's Suffrage Convention.

Mabel Allison , eX-Q4, visited in Baltimore during F ebruary.

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PC d a ug hter was born to ell e Turner-Pratt, F e bru a r y tw e nt ysecond.

Mari on W ebs t e r is spe ndi ng th e wint e r in California.

Eleanor C la yco mb is spe nding th e win te r in California.

Grace Harsh of Creston , Ia., visited in Galesburg, this month.

A son was born to Fanni e G ingri ch-Pe rrin e, January fifth.

ILLIN OIS DELTA

Katharine Bagly and Laur·a Kn ow les and Mary Barcla y-Crawfo rd o f Ru shvill e, attended the annual promenade o f Pi Beta Phi February ninth.

Fran ces Fahnestock-Williams is ve r y se ri ou s ly ill at the hom e of her parents , Mr. and Mrs J C. Fahne stoc k.

Ainna Thompson, Illin o is Eps il on , vi sited ou r c hapter la st week.

Louise Seaco rd and he r mother sail ed March first for German y to be gone se ve ral months.

Born t o Mrs. Minnie Weyhrich Black , a son, January twentieth .

Edna Heaton and Mi ldred Toler have both be en compe lled to leave coll ege on acco unt o f illn ess .

ILLI NOIS EPSilON

Blanche Beal, ex-'oo, has le f t home for a nin e months' trip in th e W <!s t , and expect s to spend the winter in California and the summ e r in O regon.

I sabe l Eve r e tt. ex -'os, is spe ndin g th e winte r in t h e So uth . Florence Hatfi eld-S tanle y, '03, is living in Gardena, Califo rnia , after being at her home in Indianola. I o wa , th r o ug h the summer.

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Margaret Hubbard Countryman is again living in Chicago. Born to Mr. and Mrs . Fred S. Johnson, December ninth. '05 , a son, Ralph Kane .

Hedwig Muell er , '03, has returned from a trip through Ge rmany, having been gone about five months.

Flore nce Reynold s, ' 01, has gone to Salt Lake City to remalll till summer.

INDIAN

A ALPHA

At th e rec en t Student \ 'o lunteer Conventi o n held in Nashville, Tenn. , February twenty-eighth to March fifth , were a number o f Pi Phis represe nting Vermont New Yo rk Beta , Illinois Delta. Michigan Alpha, Iowa Gamma, Neb ra ska Beta, Texas Alpha, Indiana Gamma and Indiana Alpha. It seemed like a taste of what th e co nv e ntion will be, meeting Pi Phis fr om differe nt institutions and states. Eight of us t ook lunch togethe r and parted hopi ng to meet aga in at the convention.

INDIANA B'ETA

Allice 'A1bert so n, '06, of Orleans , spe nt a few days with the chapter this term.

Mindwell Crampton .. A. M. , '07, is visiting in Bloomington now.

Born to Mary Miller-Westfall, a son

INDIANA GAMMA

Edna Cooper is attending Kentucky University. Alice Good is principal of th e high school at Malott Park.

Emily Helming and Maria Leonard are teaching in the Mantia, Training High School , Indianapoli s.

MICHIGAN ALPHA

Leila Soul e of Grand Haven, Michigan, was welcomed back to Hillsdale for a few days the last of February.

Helen Vernor will be ba ck in school during the spring term.

Effie Patch has accompanied Mrs. Mauck, the wife of our president, to California.

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Mabel Walrath has been elected sp r ing t erm president of the class o f '06.

Vivian Lyon has r ecen tl y r eturn ed from a tri p t o Mexico with her parents and ot her fri end s.

Mary Cor bett of North Adams spent seve ral days at the college in F ebruary.

I OWA ALPHA

E liz abeth McM ull en of I owa State coll ege visited th e chapter severa l jays in January.

On February the twentieth in Ce nt erville, I owa, occu rr ed the marriage o f Agnes Severs, '0 5, and Edward B. I set!, Beta Theta Pi. They will make th eir home in Wapello, Iowa.

Ruth E. Work visited th e chapte r on her r et urn t o th e University of Ill inois.

Emi ly Young-Ramsay, '99 , is visit in g ab the home of her parents.

Julia Shankland, '04, Mary Brooks, Stacey Turney, Elsie Benj amin a nd Madelon Medes attended the installati on of Iow a Gamma.

L o tti e Allen-Babb wa s in th e cit y a few days last week . May Stoddard a ttend e:! th e co n vent io n o f the Student V ol unteer movement in Nashville, Tenn.

WISCONSIN ALPHA

O n March eighth a daughter. Mary Hinkley , was bo rn to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Franklin Mabbett , Chicago.

Ge rtru de Clark Church has go ne t o Fl o rida with he r husband fo r a two months' trip through th e south.

During February Ada Welsh , '04, Anna Blackburn, ex' 08, Genevieve Eaton and Lillian Ha erte l, '05. Meta Dean e and Alta pledges, visited u s

Margaret Stanton was unable to ret urn t o th e university after the Christmas vacation on account of illne ss . Tn Januar y Marion O'Ne ill and lfelen Marsh, ex-'07, were with us for a few da ys.

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R ose Charlton Wellman, ex- 'o7, is spendi ng the winter in Paris with her father, Mr. Walter Wellman.

Bessie Ferguson. '02, was married March fourt eenth to Mr. F loyd Ayres of Oregon, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Ayres wi:1 make their home in Virginia

MISSOURI ALPHA

Rosamond Ru sse ll and Edna Thomas, members of last year's cha pter , have been visiting in the chapter house for a week.

Eula McCune ha s r eturned to colleg., after a year's absence .

F lo rence Dor sey is now travelli n g in Eu ro pe.

Edna Jetl'ries of Edward sville, 111. , who was in college several years ago. rece ntl y visited friends in Columbia.

Betty Willia ms, ha ving r ece ived her degree at the beginning o f th e sec on d semeste r , is now at her ho me in St. Joseph, Mo.

The engagement of Mary G ra y, a Pi P hi pledge, to Mr Sidney Stephens, Phi Delta Th eta , has been announced . The weddi ng will take place in early June

LOUISIANA ALPHA

Ce les te Eshleman left the early part of Febnlary for a yea r 's stay abroad

Lucy Elliott has returned from th e north.

Mrs Chauncey Williams-Butler was here for a visit for carnival.

Pauline Curran ha s return ed from a trip to Mexico.

KANSAS ALPHA

Mar y Copley left February twenty-e ighth fo r Pittsbu rg, Pennsy lvania , to vi s it her au nt . Mrs. Thaw .

Charlotte Cutte r from Denver spent a week of her vacation with Gertrude Bought on .

Mrs. Brummage ( Rhea Wil son) , has a little gir l born March first.

The engagement o f Helen Johnson to Mr. Clyde Hosford of Lawrence has been ann ounced.

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Fredericka Bullene return ed this week from a trip abroad.

Margaret Hammond and Alice Duncan visited us a few weeks ago.

Mr s. Means and little daughter. Lucy. returned Monday from a month's stay at H ot Springs.

Mr s Ida Smith-Griffith returned last Sunday from th e santtariU111 in Bott ld e r. where she has been the last two mont h s. She is somewhat better.

M r s . Louise Smith-Farrell and two children, who hav e been with her mothe r since last fall . r eturned about two weeks ago to their home in Kansas City.

Th e engagement of Gertrude Boughton to Mr. Andrew Ireland of Emporia , Kansas , has been announced.

The engagement o f Lena Beard to Mr. Earl Clendenning ha s been announced.

Born to Mrs. Aimee Perki n s (nee Rudiger) , jaughter.

NEBR ASK A BETA

Mamie Killian. \\'ho is attending St. Mary's. Not re Dame, spent several days at the chapte r house in January.

Margaret Kyle made a sho rt visit in Lincoln.

Jean McGeachin of Orleans, Nebraska, visited at the chapter fo r a week.

COLORADO ALPHA

Elizabeth Downer. '07. her mother, and counsin. l\1ary Downer. sailed for Eu r ope early in March. to be gone till next autumn.

J osephine McIntosh visted the chapte r lat ely.

Florence Wilder-Coates recently l ost h er only child. 'reddy , while visiting in California .

1\1a y vVhitmore has announced Dr . Henrv A . Calk in s in April. Leadville.

her approaching marriage to S h e will make her home In

D o nnie Armstrong-Gaull,e is now te ac hi ng 111 th e schools of Boulder.

COLORADO BETA

Jessie Griffin is spending the winter in Hot Springs , South Dakota, where she is much improved in health

Sarah White is visiting he r sister in Kansas City.

Marcia Murray-Eikenberry is visiting her mother in Denver.

Marjorie Williams is at he r home in Ouray, Colorado.

Florence Vaughn entered the University of Wisconsin the second semester.

Eugenia Miller, California A lpha, has been the guest of Ethel Van Cise, while in the c it y.

Norine and Bess Wilson are now living in Catoosa, Indian Territory.

Bessi e Bli .. , Colorado Alpha. visited the chapter a few days.

CALIFORNIA BETA

Maude Schaeffer, who is teaching in Fresno, attended the Teach ers' Institute in Berkeley in December.

Georgia Cummings visited friends anj Pi Phi sisters around the bay during the Christmas holidays.

Margaret Smith and Mary C. Day rece ived their high school t eac her's certificates in December, 1905.

Mary Este ll e Wilson r eceived the degree B. L. in Decembe r, 1905·

A son was born to Prof. and Mrs. Derleth (Em ily Rush ). Colorado Alpha, on January the twenty-first, 1906.

Edith White is traveling in the east visiting friends and relatives.

Charlotte Watters has left college on a leave of absence .

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Editorials

It is with especia l p easure that we welcome Iowa Gamma back to the ranks of Pi Beta Phi and wish it long life and prosperity. d l:

It is now nearly fifteen years since the former chapter at Ames r eluctantly su rrende red its charter and became inactive. This step was not taken be cause of any deterioration in the chapter and any rem issness in the performa nce o f fraternity duties but so lely o n th e demand of th e president, w ho at o ne stroke put an end to fraternity life at I owa Sta te Co lle g e. At that time th e re was an implied p r o ll1 ise that whcnc\"cr the c o lle g e sho uld be re-opened to fraternities, th e c hart er s hould be g i ven back. Some three years ago the authorities indi · cated their will in g n ess to allow fraternities to enter. and the re-establishment of Iowa Gamllla is t h e re s ult.

Too much cannot be said in pra ise of the alumnae who fo r fo urteen year s a !Ht in the face of all mann e r of discouragements, have h eld together and k ep t burnin g the "Iittle candle"' o f fraternity e nthu siasm . It is they who have w o rked most indefatigably f o r the re-issue of the charter and to them is due great credit f o r tile nearly idea l conditions under which the new chap t er begins its existence. Iowa Gamma seems to have been pecul ia rly success ful in developing women of initiative and resource, and the new chapter with such backing cannot h elp but succeed Ou r o ld new chapter ha s th e bes t wishes o f the whole frat e rnity.

"ve devote o ur Exchange departr" e nt th is month to reprinting from the [IIdep",dellt of February fifteenth an article o n College Frate rniti es purporting to be by the mother of a fre shman girl

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It will be read with inte rest by all fraternity girls as well as by their mothers.

The worst of it is that it is in the main quite true. Nobody can be more keenly aware of that than is the fraternity girl herself. Moreove r it is true not alone for the middle west but for the south, for the far west and to a lesse r extent for th e east. It is true both for the state universities and for the larger private f oundations. But though is is a.il tru e it is not all that is tru e, something that the readers of the article may not r""lize.

The writer has charged the woman's fraternity with several grave misdemeanors, either directly or by implication. It exists purely fo r soc iety. it is snobbish. it interferes with study , it promotes extravagance . These are se ri ous charges and calculated t o bring upon the fraternity system the disapproval of any sensible mother. \Vhile no fraternity woman can honestly feel that all of them are tru e, s he must admit that all are fairly to be inferred hy an outsider only partly familiar with the facts.

In no particular does the fraternity invite the criticism of the onlooker more than in the process known as rushing . In most ooUeges there is a desire to hav e the rushing period s hort so as to "get it ove r and get settled down to work," and for a chapter of a dozen or twenty to form anything like an adequate acquaintance with six -or eight new girls in a space of perhaps te n days, it is necessary almost to live with them. Hence th e walks and drives, the registration and campus engagements as well as the more formal functions. As a result what shou'd be simplr the ingathering of new life needful for the continuance of any organization becomes a spectacle calculated to rouse the consternation of parents, the mirth of the faculty and other seasoned spectators and th e sporting blood of mal e stud e nts who bet interestedly on the results.

Despite what thi s writer asserts, thin gs do settle down after the rushing is over, for the majority of the chapters at least. "H len" is evidently one of the girls pred es tined to popularity and for such a girl there would be social temptations in a nunn e ry The fact that they come to her partly through her fraternity is

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an accid e nt of he r environment. While h e.r special type f o r obvious reasons is found in th e fraternity far o ftener than o ut of 1t, I d o no t happ e n to kn ow but one or tw o chapters where that t yp e constitutes more than perhaps one-third o f the whole number. Furthermo re n o o ne can be mo re alive to the dangers o f an excessive and unregulated soc ial life than a re th e woman's fraterniti es th emse lv es, and partly by chapte r s, part ly as nati o n",', organizations th ey are making hon est if not very e ffect ual e ff o rt to com ba t th em.

That th e fr a te rniti es rath e r re sent fa c ulty interference is probably true. The reaSOn perhaps is this . In a large univ e rs it y the fr at erniti es are usually turned ove r by the faculty to a "Comm ittee o n Student Affairs," which also ha s ill' charge s uc h unrelated mat te r s as the last ha zing sc rap e and the sp ring trip o f the glee club. As in mos t commi tte es th e work is like ly t o be done by th e c hairm a n, who is as ap t as not to be a professor of electrical engin ee ring o r some s llch subject, and who hasn 't e ven a working hypothesis o n the subject o f girls. Wh e re there is a d ean of women things go better, at leas t where the authorities have had th e wi sdom to ch oose a woman train e d in a co-educational college and' best of all one who is herself a frat e rnit y woman . Pe rhap s the c harge most frequ e ntl y brought against fraternities is that o f snobbishness. There is no doubt that th ey a re s mall o rga nization can be ve ry inclusive,-bu t between exclusiveness and s JlObbis hn ess th e re is conside rable diffe re nce. Ce rta in ly no c ha p ter I have see n could be acc u sed o f want o f tho ught fo r the non-fraternit y girl. In fact the t endency is all the oth e r way and is r ea ll y dange r in some colleges that a too keen sense of duty will pervert co mmon f ri end1ines s into se nti mentality or condesce n sion. There is no doubt th at the sit u a tion is a hard o n e T he non-fraternity girl is sensitive and does not care t o make adva nces for fear she may be suspected of "rus h in g the frat" The fraternity girl on the other hand does not wish t o rai se fal se hopes and have her adva nces misunderstood. The resulti ng re lati o n is not alw ays a happ y one, but it is hardly to be laid at the doo r of fraternity snobbish n ess

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The chapteT does frequently urge the acceptance of invitations from motives of policy. Does it therein differ from the world outside college walls? It wo uld be instructive to find out what proportion of invitation s were given and accepted from mixed motives both in and out of fraternities, and then to compare the proportions. Un luckil y we are n ot at all likely to have the r equisite statistic s, so we can on ly plead guilty,-and in plenty of company.

There are no figures e ither, to show how th e scholarship of the fraternity and non-frate rnity girls compare. From a rather wide observation we should hazard the guess that the best and the worst students were outside the frat e rnitie s, but that after all is a mereguess. Certainly every pressure is hl'vu ght to benr on the fraternity girl both by her chapter and by her national organ,ization to keep her scholarshlp at least respectable . A. for her overtaxing her strength in keeping up both social and scholarship demands, it hardly seems as if such cases could be common. Statistics have proved that girls gain rathe r than lose in health during a college course and that the gain i s slightly greater in the co-educational, which are in the main the fraternity COlleges.

It is unfortunately true that fraternities shar e the tendency of the times toward extravagance and display, and that their very rivalry encourages this tendency. And yet to the credit o f the wom en's fraternities it can honestly be said that none of them make money a condition of membership. Poise, culture, and good taste are qualities that are apt to go with the conditions of easy living, but the possession of these without money wiII make a girl sougbt for wbere the girl who bas on ly money goes unrecognized. Moreover the girl without money has ju st as good a time. I call to mind a girl whose sole festival attire for two winters of fraternity gayety was a swiss musl i"n constructed by herself and laborious ly ironed hefore each party. Of course sh e would have preferred a variety,-who wouldn ' t ?-but the monotony of the white muslin never lost her an invitation or cost he r a pleasure, and girls with four times her means learned that in the long run it was the girl and not her frills that counted.

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Th e moth e r of Ellen, with good r eason, sees much to disappro ve o f in frat e rnities. Now we s h o uld like t o h ear from the moth..- of shy and awkward Lu cy wh o se es h e r daughter ro unding out into se lf possess io n , of ''azy Susa n wh o is made to turn to and work fo r the com1110n good, of se lfi s h Polly who for the fir st tim e in her life learn s what it means to giv e up he r own will. Ellen's moth e r speak s truly, but is it the whole truth?

Thre e chapter letters we re mi ss ing fr om th e January ARROW and the editor commented somewhat warmly On what is and ought to be so unu s ual an occu rren ce. It has si nce transpired that two o f the three le tters were dul y and promptly sent, and t o California Be ta and Illinois Beta th e edito r offers apologies for calling attention to a fault wh ich aft e r '-1 they d id n ot commit. Howev eT, th e letters were not recei ved and their whereabouts is a sec r et known o nly t o Uncl e Sam,-and he won't tell.

The new co\'cr for the A'lm ow was de signed by Ch a rl otte Shepard, l\fi chigall Alp ha, t o whom th e than ks o f th e fraternity are due.

Any chapte r having the fo ll o win g ba ck number s o f th e ARROW will confer a g rea t fa"or o n Texas A l pba by sending them (exp ress collect ) to the correspond in g secretary.

1902 , (July ) .

1903, (January, April, Xovember).

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ALPHA PROVINCE

VERM ONT ALPI-IA-'-fIDDLEBURV COLLECE

(C HARTERED I8c)J )

There have been no radical changes in OUT college this year but there have naturally been some slight ones. OUT faculty ha s been increased by the addition of an in structo r and we hav e in place of Professor \Vrighr , the h ead of the English department who is .::t.broad un a yea r 's leave o f abanother professor of English, a graduate of Ohio We s l eyan Univer sity.

The co ll ege commu n ity was recently very much s hocked by th e s udden death of the college librarian who had held the position fo r ten years. He will be greatly missed by the students because of the a ss is tance which he gave th em and th e friend lin ess which he al ways s howed toward them.

W e have a n ew fr a t e r nity organ ized recently by some of the men of the college. I t is a local soc iety and is called Kappa Delta Rho. There a r e n ow chapte r s of four national fraterniti es at M iddlebury and t wo local fr aternit ies, making in all six fraternities, which is a r ather large number f or so small a college.

Our coll ege paper, Tile CampllS, which wa s started fo r a second time la st sp ring afte r being discontinued for severa l years, continu es t o prosper and plans a r e bei n g made fo r its impro,'emen t.

The annual college banquet wa s held on February twenty·second and was by far th e most successful one which we have eve r h ad, Both stu. dents and fa cu lty were unusually enthusiastic and one hundred and sel' · e n ty·five peop le were p r escnt at the banquet. The hall was decorated with ropes of electric light s, flags, bunting. festoons of red, white and blue pa pe r, and design s in red , white and blue lights. A picture of W as hington outlined by a star of electric lights was one o f the conspicuous deco r a tions. The exceptio na ll y good toa st li st and the singing and hea rt y cheers and cl ass yells of th e stude nt s added greatly t o th e s uccess and pleasu r e o f th e occas io n .

W .e are already beginning to think o f sp ring and preparations fo r a con· cert for th e benefit of the ba seball team are being made. This conce rt Aazow-4

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will be giv e n during th e first part o f th e te r m and bo th the men and the women of the college will take part in it.

Vie are now very near th e close o f the winter t e rm and we ar c all looking forward to ou r short spring vacation.

FAITH .'\CLAND P OW ER S.

VERMONT BETA-UNIVER SITY OF VElDIONT

(C IiAKTERED 1898 )

As was su gge s ted, Vermon t Beta will de\'ote thi s lette r to a little accoun t of th e progr ess of her college. The Uni\'ersity o f V e rmo nt is o nly a s mall college but ne\'er were he r pros pect s brighter. Each yea r brings a small, but s t eady, increa se in the num be r of s t udents.

La s t fall we dedi ca ted a new athletic fiel d and we arc all looki ng forward t o til e ba se ball se ason , when we hope our team may cele brate many victo ri es. Thi s year has seen the com pl eti on o f a fin e new medical building. The building wa s o pened to the Y. M and Y. \ V. C A. a ssoc iations for th eir annual recepti on to the fr eshman medical student s. A n in t e re sting program wa s car ri ed out, followed by an in spectio n of th e building, th en alJ assembled and sang college son gs making what h as formerly bee n a littl e pok ey and stiff a very enjoyabl e affair.

At pres en t we all are very much intere st ed in a n ew agri c ultural building to be known a s Morrill Hall. A b eg inning ha s alr ea dy been made and it is expected that the new building will be com ple ted a nd r e ady for u se at th e o pening of th e next co llege year. h is rum ore d that laborato rie s for a d omes tic sc ie nce cour se will be fitt ed up in thi s n ew building The addition of thi s co ur se would und oubt edly bring mo re young wo men to the college. Of course Pi Phi claims her sha re of all th ese good thing s. Vermont with h e r bright pr os pect s sends he r h ea rti es t greeting s t o all her siste r chapt e r s

GKACE T STRONG

COLUMBIA AU'UA--GOORGE WASHINGTON UN I VERSITY

(C HARTERED ISSg )

It i. s with great int e re st th a t w e have r ece ived tw o vi s ito r s this pa s t month , r e pre sentative girl s fr o m other c hapter s, N e w York Beta and Louisiana Alph a, and it naturally bring s up a co mpari son o f ou r different environments . In our college we find it n ecessa r y to be constantly adapting our selve s to th e new conditiom th e g r owth of a g r eat nati on a l university. Within th e la st two yea r s thi s h as ceased to be an

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ideal and h as become th e working principle of the in stituti o n. Differen t colleges are bein g affiliated wit h th e university. Plans have been acQePted for our new buildings and d o rmitorie s, to be laid out on a broad campu s, at present u sed as an athletic fie ld, where we s hall feel that the college spirit ha s room to expand and make it se lf recognized.

Our presen t Qu a rter s a r e rather dingy and c r owded and right in the h eart of town, while the law and medical men ha ve new, mod e rn accommodations separate from the Art s and Science building, Even the curri culum and r o ll o f profe sso rs are chan ging to a broader basis. Sharper competition is required in c\'c ry department t o keep up to the standard .

We Pi Phi s who have f Ofme rl y had abo ut OU T own way as th e n atio na l frat e rn ity, hav e two young rival s A local soc iety became Phi Alpha chapter of Chi Omega in 1903, a.nd another local became Zeta cha pt e r o f Sigma Kappa in F eb ru a ry last. This m eans that we sh all h ave a n ti on t o P a n - Hellenic, which associatio n was only formed la st year. ever, •.... e hav c a large, 5lrulig chap t er, being well r e pre sen ted in each class, and t her e is a certain s timulu s abou t expans io n and the struggle fo r s uprem ac y whi c h s hould call out the ve r y best in u s.

H e re we celebrate Geo rge Washington' s birthday in a manner befitting the indebtedne ss t o ou r great patron by ha ving a winter con voca ti o n on t hat day, when d e gree s are conferred and the pol icy of th e univers ity is di sc u ss ed and expou nd e d. The Columbian women, of which Emma Ha r per Turn e r. our fo rm e r grand pre si dent, is now pres id ent, gave a tea in the afternoon t o meet Pre s ident Needham Thi s is to become o n e of t h e annual e ve nts.

The great event o f the socia l season, a charity ba ll for the Univers ity Hos pit a l, wa s held at the New Will a rd on February twenty-t hird . Many society people of th e ca pit a l were th e re and, strange to say, th e only college girl s who went were Pi Phis.

Th e alumnae ha ve h eld a social meeting eac h month to which th e chapte r girls have been invited. They h ave bee n mo s t enj oyab le , espec ially as some int e r es ting talk is given each time by an " o utsider ." Th e chapter received the alumna e, the patrone sses , th e faculty and Chi Omega on February twent y-s ixth Al so there was some litt le ru shing excitement on th e entrance of tw o n e w girls about th e mjddl e of the year, which wa s the imm e di a te cause of an e laborate luncheon given a t co ll ege.

Columbia Alpha se nds greetings t o all th e girl s,-those we have b ee n fo rtu n a t e enough to meet a n d t o t ho se w h om we s till hope to kn ow

Mn.DRW W INANS Coc HRAN

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PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

(C harter ed li!g2)

Spring is coming and soon will make Swarthmore one of the most enjoyable places you can imagine. This is the season when everyone here delights in 10Dg rambl es through the woods. Our study hours are usually held out under the tree s so that th e campus is always dotted with figure3 here and there. The one thing (or which we are st ri\' ing now with great enthusiasm is a girls' athletic field . Through contributions of ou r kind benefactors and through va ri bus entertainments given by the different classes we have succeeded this winter in r aising almost enough to have it started this spring. If you could all realize how much we rejoice in this, for it means the result of earnest labor. We also are entertaining great expectations for a new library here next year. Me Carnegie has most generously offe r ed to contribute sufficient money (or one. We ce rtainly should be proud t o sh ow thi s to all the Pi Beta Phi s i sters, so do try to come to Swarthmore sometime in the near future

Our rushing season now is over and we can fortunately settle down for plans embracing n ext year. This may sound rath er " previous," but it is the early effort that often times counts most with new girls.

We gave our second annual fraternity dance la st month and it was a great success. Several o f our alumnae were pre sent and th e eveni ng was passed most pleasantly.

We have spring vacation very shortly, and it la sts for nearly two weeks After that college for this year will be almos t over, for the weeks s lip by so quickly. H oping that all the Pi B eta Phi ch apte r s are happy and pro sperous

BEATRICE M. VICTORY

PENN SYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVEIlS ITY

(Chartered 1895)

Spring time is coming and how eager we are for it! The campus and th e su rrounding country are very beautiful at Bucknell in the spring. Many are the long walks we take during this time, up hill and down and along the picturesque SUSQuehanna . And commencement is co ming, to which we look fonvard very eagerly this year. b ecau s e we are planning to give a dance then . A s we are not allowed to attend dances during the year we appreciate all the more the one we can give at the end of the college year.

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Thi s term has been a gay one socially, and all the "frats" have been busily engaged in enjoying th e jolly side of life.

This year has been marked by a great many changes at Bucknell We have a very fine Carnegie library, and also a new dormitory for girls, and during th e n ext year a new dormitory will be e rected for the boys Oh, yes, Bucknell is gro wing rapidly, and we are all very proud o f our college.

On March th e first we initiated Beatrice Richard s, a sophomore, whOle sist er is a Greek, a Tn Delta.

With wishes for a bright and joyous sp ring time.

MELLIE A. WESTfX1rT

PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICKINSON COLLEGE

(Cha rt er ed 1903)

Three mo nths have pa ssed since last writing to our Allow and, as this is a three-term college, it i s again time for our examination s In some r espects the winter term ha s been long, while in o th e rs it ha s been very sliort

It has been conceded that the best re s ults of college work are obta ined during this term, but we have had no winter to speak of and spri ng fever see m ed to be prevalent. N we hope and think tha t all Pi Phis stand w ell .

The coll ege cour se of work h as been very much changed th is year. Th e ent rance examinations are more thorough; all the r equired work is taken in the fre shman and sop homore years, whi le the junior and seni o r years are wholly elective. AJ new cou rse, the philosophical, ha s be en introduced and a pe r son can take two years sci entific and two philosophic and not affect her degree. Th e re is a great advantage in this new schedu le becau se science is now distributed througb three years instead o f two.

This year a girl s' gymna sium has been fitted up in one of the buildings We never felt quite free in using the boys' gymnasium but now we have one of our own. It i s large, well equipped and th ere is a good instructor and altogether it is a great improvement

The m en ' s fraternities are "sp reading out." Of the eigh t in college, fou r have ho uses and two a r e conte mplatin g building. Thi s year has been a good year both in the college itself and in its su rr ound ings.

With bes t wishes to all Pi Phi s from P enn sy lvania Gamma.

CoRINNE GAUL.

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OHIO A LPHA--oHIQ UNIVERSITY

(Chartered lSSg)

Winter term opened at Ohio University with a larger enrollment of students than ever before. Prospects for a successful term, both in colleg e and fraternit y life were exceedingly bright. Our college is increasing in size year by year, and if the expected appropriation is ob tained f rom th e s tate, seve ral· new buildings will be erected. We ha ve one of the most beautiful and fully equipped librari es in the sta t e , affording especial opportunities for study along many lines.

Pi Beta Phi is also in a very prosperous condi t ion. Chapter life has been so filled with "arious events, si n ce OUf last letter was written, that it is difficult to know where to begin to enUlllerate them. We have two new pledges,-Edith Eaton and Katharine Thomp son. These added to sixteen fully initiated members, make up a larger chapter than we have had for some t ime.

The three men's fraternities, Pm Delta Theta, Delta Tau Delta, and B eta Theta Pi, formed a Pan-Hellenic organization for the purpose of adding increased interest t o social life among themselves. Their opening affair was a large dance, given on th e second of February. On February third we entertained Beta Th eta Pi with an informal dance. On February second Bayard Ullom and Frieda Cou ltrap entertained the fratern ity with a morning card party and a luncheo n . After luncheon th e time was spent in s inging our songs and in snch chatter as is known alone to co llege girls. On the eve of February tw enty-third Beta Th eta ·Pi entertained us with a dance. 'We could not have had a better time. The hall was beautifully decorated in the colo r s of both fraternitie s.

Th e tim e for examinations is speedily app r oaching, and ou r one consolation is that after they are over will come our spring vacation. After thi s we shall be able to r eturn with renewed effort to college and fraternit y life.

With best wishes for the welfare of our siste r chapters.

MARY SIMON.

OHIO BETA--QHtO STATE UNIVERSITY

(Chartered li194)

Since Ollr la st letter we have another Pi Phi to introduce to you, Mnry Easterling o f Jackson, Mi ss. She is suc h a charming girl and we wish you all could know her.

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As soc iati on. This is the first affair of the kind that h as ever been att empted at Ohio State, but we are n o t at all dubi ous ove r its s ucce ss, for everyone is so in t erested. It is to be given in our "gym," and eac h frat ernity and orga nizati on of any kind is t o have a booth, where th ey may sell th ings or do some "stu nt- " Thi s i s to la s t Friday afte rn oo n and all day Saturday, and cnd up Saturday eve ning wit h a grea t big dance. I t wa s t o h ave been a masked ball, but th e faculty would n ' t permit u s to have it. W e h ave heard of the great suc cess and funn y " stunt s" ot h er college s ha"e had in this and from all repor t s, ou r s wi ll la ck in neit h er case.

\Ve havc severa l new building5 on our campus. In the circle of bui lding s which su rround it we ha'·e a n ew Phy s ic s Building s and a new Chemis try Building o n the site of the one destroyed by fire a couple of yea r s ago. Then the Mines and Engineering Bu ildin g is rapidl y nea r ing completi o n, and Brown Hall was finished last year. This th e only building on the campus that has any definite fOI m of arc h itecture, and it is purely Ionic. Th er e: has been some talk of er ecting a s tud e nts' building, but n o thing definite has been decided.

On th e twenty -fir s t of February we gave a Bal Poudre at the N. C. T . Ha ll. The girl s with powdered hair and the hall deco r at ed with flags h e lp ed to ca rr y out the idea of :l George \Vas hin gton parly . Everyone seemed t o ha ve a good time and we wished mo re o f o ur sis ter s could ha ve enjoyed it with u s.

' Vith bes t wi s h es t o a ll Pi Phi s.

NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE l":-<l\'E RS Tn'

(Chartered t8¢)

As we r ead the different letters from the chapt ers fa r and n ('a r , we feel that we become acquai nt ed in a certa in degree with our sisters, but how often we New York Alpha girls wis h we could really visit ot h er chapters and know lhe girl s per sonally. One of our girls, H ele n Potter, is ha ving th e pleasure fo r w hi ch we all long and is vi si ting OllT Pi Beta Phi s ister s at Wh sh ington and Baltimore . Vve a r c all anxiously waiting fo r her return to hear abou t everyth in g s h e h as see n and done. She pro mi se d t o tak e a note -book along so s h e would be ab le to bring back to u s everything of intere st.

Affairs at Syra cu se have bee n in a s t a te o f great activity eve r si nce our Chri stma s vaca ti o n I s hall not dw ell on th e followi ng mid -yea.r examinations which are !' uch important and di sa greeable fun cti o n s o f college

ELIZABETH H . BANCROFT.

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life. After they were over, came Seni o r Week. with its usual festivities and exci tement This year the chancellor made rul es that were strictly enforced, 10 th e effect th a t all parties s hould be over by twelve o'clock, and at the Senior Ball , the great es t event of the colleg e year, dancing mu st st op at twelve-thirty . Of cour se thi s meant that th e soc ial functions begin vcry car ly.

During the las t week we had our annual fr es hman party. For entertainment we gave a farce in which e ight girls took part, a nd danced after refre s hment s. In order to se cure partner s (o r refre s hment s, the men we r e gi ve n blue cards si milar to th e r egular "Runk " cards given by the University, no tifyi ng them that if th ey fail ed t o pa ss in Bluffol o gy, Cramology o r some o ther impro\tis ed subjec t, a nd th ey must find a tutor. The girl s we r e s uppli ed with Phi B eta Kappa keys on w h ic h were written the nam es o f the sub jec t s on the blue cards. Th e girl s made ve ry good tuto r s and all back work was pa sse d lip with out a n y difficulty.

NEW YORK BETA-BARNARD COLLEGE

(Chartered 1904)

Life at Barnard ha s b een r athe r quiet si n ce th e la s t lette r t o the ARROW. Chr is tma s vacation ha s come and gon e and so have mid-year s. Even th e dreaded fraternity examina ti on is a thing o f th e pa s t.

We gave no party during Jan uary a s we were all so bu sy , but lunched with so me fre s hmen eve ry day at college. In February we had four or fiv e girl s over at the apartment for a soc ial aft e rn oo n At pre se nt we are planning for a luncheon, which will be o ur la st en tertainm ent, as pledge day is th e first Monday in April.

Th e cla ss of 1909 entertained the college r ece ntl y with a take-off on the Hip podrome. the 'Dippyd r ome," which was very clever The girls looked and acted remarkably well as li on s, elephant s and clowns.

Two marked changes h ave been r ecent ly made in th e administrative policy of the college. Mrs. A A. And e r so n , t o whom the college already owes 50 mu c h. has gi"cn one hundred tho u sa nd d o llar s t owa rd the f ounda ti on of a scientific d e partment, which will greatly enla rg e the really fine work which has alwa ys been done along thi s lin e. Two othe r trustees have pledged fif ty thou sand dollar s more , so that the new branch is a certa int y. A course will be o ffered lead ing to th e d egree o f B. S ., which will include all th e r equi r ed w o rk whi ch is ne cessa ry for th e degree of A. B., except that o f an ancient language. which will not be r equ ired for entrance o r during fr es hman year. Thi s course will call f o r se venty hou r s of science ou t of the hundred and tw e nty-fo ur this to include a major, an allied

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mino r and a diverse minor. The splendid eq uipment which is n o w made possible will be a great thing for our college.

Another change is with regard to Barnard's relation t o TeachHs' College. Heretofore B a rnard senio r s have taken wo rk at Teachers' College along with their work at Barnard, leading to a certi fi ca t e at Teadiers ' College, which they received beside s the degree o f A. B. from Barnard Now a studen t wishing to pur s ue se ri ous work in method s must transfer to Teachers' Colleg e afte r three yea r s, for one year of re sidence. If a higb grade of schola r s hip i s attained she may be r ecomme nd ed for a degree of A. B. as before.

The first two years' work a t Teachers' College have been abolished and Columbia and Barnard Colleges will henceforth provide for all fres hman and sophomo r e instruction for the men and women, r espec tively.

A t present th e whole college is rai s ing money to ass is t th e alumnae in collecting funds for a dormitor y . Barnard hac; no £cpar:l.te dormitory. but it is hoped that we may have a temporary one next year, and once h aving convincelj th e many friends of Barnard that a do rmitory is needed in a city college. a permanent building may be fo rth coming.

Though Barna rd is a sepa rat e college, it is still under Columbia University, a n d we are, o f course, a l ways proud of th e university's advanceme nt. By an agreement which g0«=:5 into effect thi s spring, the Tat io nal Academy of Design will co-ope ra te with the univer sity in the es t abli shment o f a faculty of fine arts; the sch ools o f architecture and music t o be mainta ined by Columbia, as before, and th e school of design, including the depa rtmen t s o f painting and sc ulpture, t o be unde r th e di r ection of the Academy. The direct o r of the Metropolitan Mu se um of Art will be on th e facuity, thu s assuring the very be st opportunities to s t udents at the univ e r si ty.

A propos iti on is also on foot at Colu mbia to reclaim land along the Hudson cl ose by the univer si ty, and to build there an immense s tadium to seat thirty-five th ousand, wit h ath le t ic field s on either s id e, recreatio n piers on top of th e grand s t ands and a Water gate, at which distinguis h ed visitors t o Gra n t's t omb may be received. Should this great pr oject go through, for whic h it is estimated a milli o n dollars will be necessary, Co lumbia will occupy a unique position among uni ve r sities

Th e writer h as just r eturned h ome from the great convention at Nashville, Tenn. She on ly saw three Pi Ph is among th e six thou s and , but hea r d there were a dozen. She enjoyed th e pri vi lege on the way home of spe nd ing a night and a da y in both Washington and Baltimore with the re spect iv e ch apters. Surel y th e right hand o f fell o wship in Pi Beta Phi is a splendid thing Sh e could n eve r find girl s who would be more charming hostesses or w h om she would be mo re proud to own as Pi Phis _

With best sp ring time wishes. SoPHll'! PARSONS WOOD)[AN.

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l(ASSACHt;5ETTS ALI'HA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 181)6)

The happy winter h o liday s and the anxious days of mid-year examinati o ns hav e passed since l\f.:J.ssachllscIIS Alpha sent h e r la s t letter to Pi Phi, and already we arc well slarted upon the work of an ot her semester , whic h promises to he ve r y bright with the u sua l college and fraternity events of the season.

Our six se ni or s entertained us with a cooki c-l' hinc at the chapter rooms at the beginning of the year It was a co mplete s urpri se and when the door s were ope ned to admit us to the festivities, we were amazed to see our dignified senio r s in th e costumes of little clIrls, big bows and all. \ .\f'e spent a jolly c\'ening telling s torie s and singing the dear old so ng s.

Many plan s hale been disclI:,sed for the celebration oi Founder's Day, and we ha\'e at last decided to hold a largc reception for our alumnae and at th e Twenticth Century Club r ooms, \Ve like to join with our alumnae in celebrating thi s one day of the yea r which mcans so much to cvery Pi Phi .

Th e u sua l month ly reception given by Pre side nt Hunt ingt on to the s tudent s of all the departments was held la st \Vedne s day afternoo n in the fa culty parlor s and wa s the same enj oyab le alTair as cver. It was tru stee 's day and we all felt gratified to see ex-Governor Bates and Bishop Goodsell in the r eceivin g line. In evening follow ing the reception th e University Glee Club gave one of it s fin e conccrts and we felt prouder of our co ll ege bars than ever as we heard the fa\' orable comments of the audience.

six teenth is the date se t for Ollr "Klatsch Collegium" this year. This is s trictly a Boston University function and is gi\'co by the girls of the college banded t oget her under the name of Gamma Delta. One of our own Pi Phi juniors has been chosen as ho s t ess of the junior t able this y ea r. and we are all looking forward to a grand good time.

Plans are already being made for Junior \Veek and Pi Phi is well repr esented on the \'arious committees. College days seem never to have sped so quickly befo re. and with the bright sp ring day s so near at hand , filled with inspiration and joy. l'v1assachusetts Alpha, out of the fulness of her own happine ss. sen d e; love and greeting to every Pi Phi siste r MILDRED ASRTON 'VRIGHT.

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lrlARYLAND ALPHA-THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE OF BALTBfORE

(Chartered ,897 )

Our college was founded on th e prin ciple th a t its growth wa s t o be ited so that it would always retain the advantage s of a small college. Som e yea r s ago th e limit wa s r eached and now th e lin e o f progre s s of college is internal devel o pment a nd not expansion. Thro ugh the use of a Lecture Endowment Fund, The \Voman ' s College is able to offer to the students and friends of t he college a course o f lec t ures by eminen t men, which is a s valuable a s much of the college curriculum it s elf. La st year science wa s added to the li s t of s ubj e ct s tr ea ted in th e course o f the leclur es , and the department o f c hemis tr y was gi ve n a se ri es of lectures Thi s year th e biolog ica l and phys ic s have had s peciali sts in th ei r line of wo rk. The s ucce ss of t he se lec ture s is as great as th ose u pon subject s of more gene r al interest.

The entran ce r equ irement s , a s well a s th ose for gradu;\ t ;nn, have been ra i;eJ to su ch an extent that while we are thankfl11 that we are safely in college, we s hudd e r le st we s hall nev e r leave it. by th e graduation me th o d . Fift ee n points a r e requir ed for e ntrance and of the six ty h ou r s' work required for th e degree, thirty -seve n are upon r equired subjects and only th e remaining twenty-three are left the s tudent s for elective work

From the student s ' point o f , jew the college ha s t ake n a great step in advanc e for we hav e acquired partial studen t government. Th e enforcement of rules has been turned over t o the stude nts who are now trying to obtain th e pri vilege of making the rule s al so.

In the la s t ARROW , Maryland Alpha r ead th e chapter letter s with in· crea sing envy, becau se each chapt e r seeme d t o hav e been f avored by a vi si t fr o m Mi ss Robinson. but a t la st }.{aryland Alpha h ad her turn. During th e National W oman's Suffrage co n ve nt ion held in Baltimore in February, Mr s. Carrie Ch a pman- Catt was in th e city and we had the pleasure of having her with u s o n e afternoon . Alth ough o ur time was so limited it sufficed fo r :Mhryland Alpha t o faIJ more deeply in lo ve with Pi Phis in general and Mrs Catt in particular.

Mabel Alli son, ex-Jo4 , visited in Baltimore during February, and her h ostess. Mr s. Si sco ente rt a in ed u s with a tea in her ho n o r.

Th e Baltimore alumnae gave a mos t delightful lin en s hower fo r Eli zabeth Culber (Col o rado Alpha). which was so succes sful that we are working hard to give th e alumnae an opportunity to giv e a noth er sh o wer .

With love to alI Pi Phi s.

LAURA

PRESBY

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BETA PROVINCE

ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE

(C hartered 1872 )

We are small in numbers and do not put up building s and perform wonderful feats However, the progress o f th e colle ge is a steady on e. This year o ur new president, Dr. Fisher, came, and he has been of great he lp t o everyone . Last year we were without a pr esi dent. so Dr. Fisher was doub ly welcome. The conservatory is especially strong thi s year under the able directorship of Professor Powers. The art department , too, is flourishing. Professor Norris, ou r a r t instructor, came from New York this year and is meeting with great success. The endowment fund of the college has been increased o n e hundr ed thousand dollar s. Carnegie's gift of twent y-five thou sand dollar s started this movement. This increase of fund s will enable th e college to broaden it s work. F ootball has been abolished for one yea r Thi s is a sort o f experiment and we are all anxious to see th e re sults. The general coll e ge spiri t and atmosphere that has prevailed thi s year has one of the su rest signs of progre ss

Informal parties have been given by the men' s frat ernities and several college functions. A ll the forma l dances will com e in th e sp r ing term. W1e Pi Phis en t ertain ed our riva l so rority, A lph a Xi Delta, at a luncheo n r ecently. Aside from this ou r ente rtaini ng has bee n slight. We have adopted the plan of having a chafing dish supper once a month in o ur "f rat" room W e girls are much scattered, and having no chapter house it is hard for u s a ll to get together except at our meetings, and we wish to make these as enjoyable as possible. Th e Galesburg Pi Phi Associat ion was entertained by the Kn ox chapte r a few weeks ago. These meetings are very interesting to all of us. Our alumnae are planning now to help us with ou r rush ing. Next time we are to have an afte rnoon meeting at which we are to sew for ou r hospita l room .

Ju st now we are in th e midst of ou r wint er t erm 's examinations and after th ey are o\<er we s hall have a few days of vacation The fraternity examinations were very much as we had expected. Our freshmen took hold of the work extremely well and we feel proud o f them. This is thethird issue of the "ARROW." and it even now seems n ea rl y time for colle ge t o close Thi s r evie wing of the college e\'ents of the year bring s it to our mind s. The announcement of the Iowa Gamma chapter has been received and we Illin ois and I owa people are especially glad.

lllin ois Beta se nd s greetings to all Pi Phis.

RAY DILLOW.

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IU.INOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE

(Charte red 1884 )

Semester and fraternity exams have come and gone without reducing our ran ks, and as spring vacation is just coming for us, the girls of Illinoi s Delta are very happy. It is tfue that life was no pleasure excursion while exams continued, but now that they are safely pas sed we have decided to forget them and enjoy ourselves until the next epidemic occurs.

We gave our formal party on February ninth and it was enjoyed by all. As it was so near St. Valentine's day we carried out that idea in our decorations, and the room and tables wefe very attractive in red and white. We gave a dinner dance this year , serving a five cou r se dinner, followed by a program of twelve dances and three extras.

OUf Alumnae Club has been a very great pleasure to us. It was organized in the autumn and since that time has had meetings the first Saturday in each month, being entertained in turn by o ur ch a pt er, Illinois Bee and the alumnae of the two chapters. The meeting this month was devoted to sewi ng for the Pi Phi room in the ho spital , in which we take great pride.

Since our la st letter we have pledged a Pi Phi to be, Cordelia \ViIliard, a freshman of whom we have great expectations. It seemed as though she came to verify the old saying, "Every cloud has a silver iining," for we were just mourning the loss of one of our new Pi Phis, Edna Heaton , who had been compelled to leave college on accoun t of sickness.

Two of our girls were sent as delegates to the Students' Volunteer conference at Nashville the first of thi s month, and while there met a number of Pi Phis from othe r colleges. We have also had a visit from one of the girls of the Northwestern chapter and these visits with our distant siste r s make us appreciate more fully ou r bond of friendship.

Our girls have again been prominent in all college affairs. Not only have there been more Pi Phis in all the class play s but in each one a Pi Phi has had the leading role. On the staff of the college paper and annual Pi Phi names occupy an important position , while all the social functions t ell of their popularity.

We feel that our chapte r is flourishing in every way and we wi sh for our sister chapters all they are hoping or striving to accomplish. LoUIS! McINTOSH.

TLLDI OJS EPSILON-NORTIIWESTERN UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 1894 )

Th e la st three months have been uneventful ones for Illinois Ep s ilon. Sin ce you heard fr o m u s la st, we h tl\'C all passe d sa fely thro ugh the biennial ordeal of mid-year examinations, which mark s the clo se of another peri od of our college course. As soo n as we came back from ou r holiday rest we began to prepare for them, and as the s pring rush of pa rtie s ha s not yet begun, life mo ves on here as u s ual.

In J a nuary we had our r egu lar inform a l dance to introduce OU f freshmen. and during the semester vacation the active chapter entertained so me of it s friends at a Valentine party given at the ho me of one of ou r t own girls. The affair wa s a success in every way, and now we are bu sy pl anni ng fo r ou r annual fo rmal dance.

The Pan·Hellenic association ha s al r eady begun to di sc u ss ru shing r ules f o r next year. and ju st at pre se nt we are anxiolls as to the OUlcome \ >\Ie ha ve tried two week s without rules and fou r wee k s wit h a complete code of regulations. Bot h proved un sa ti s fact o ry and it n o w remain s to be seen what we will try next. It is hard t o kn ow what plan to adop t for circumstances differ so in the various colleges that it is imposs ib le for one t o fo ll ow the example of another.

We are glad to welcome as our s ister s in Pi Bcta Phi the membe r s of Iowa Gamma , and were all delighted t o hear o f the re-e s tablishmen t of the chapte r

For some of ou r girl s thi s year is th e la st , and as th e seco nd half has begun, drawing nearer th e time o f sepa rati on, we begin t o realize more fully than ever what t he friend s hip s of our fraternity life mean to us a s individual s. But we s till have fou r months l and we intend t o make the most of the tim e that is left. That the remaining months of thi s year may be pleasant and pro spe rou s ones for Pi Phi s everyw h ere is the wish of every member of Illinois Epsilon.

M YRTELLE H. ROGERS.

ILLINOI S lETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINO I S

(Cha rte r ed t 896)

The r e are not many uni"er s itie s that have made the rapid progres! that the Uni\'crsiy of Illin o is ha s made within th e la st few yea r s. Th i! advancement is manifesting itself in many way s. A constantly inc r easi ng number o f s tudent s alway s denotes progress. It has been very evident his year that all t h e classes a r e t oo la r ge for t h e class-rooms.

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The attitude of the people of the sta te is growing more and more favorable. They no longer giYC pr efe rence to other institutions in the stale, as Northwestern and the University of Chicago. Their fa\'o rable attitude is s hown in th ei r willingne ss to make appropriations for new buildings and impro\'e ments. The plans for a new auditorium h ave now been completed and the model of the building h as been plac ed on exhibition. II will be a fine addition t o our campus and will supply a want that has long been felt here. Up to this time there ha s been no place large enough for all the s tudents to assemble in a body. The new Woman's Building, which was dedicated in October, 1905. is greatly prized by the women of the university. It is a spacious building o f beautiful design, contai ning the gymnasium, natat o rium. and domestic science rooms There are al so reception parlors and s tudy, or r est rooms, exquisi t ely furnished. These are open to all the women of th e uni\·ersit y , and o rg anizations such as literary c1ubc; can entertain here at any time. Illinois is rather unique in ha\' ing a building of this so rt, but we h ope th at th e precedent will soon be followed by man )' other colleges.

During the in stallation of Pre sident James last October we had the opportunity of hearing speec he s made by many men of prominence in educational circles. The bright future which they all predic ted for Illinois made 11 <; realize morc than ever how proud we s h ould be of our university. Pre s ident J amcs ' lat est plan is to have here next yea r a great national conference o f all the fraternities repre sented here Thi s plan is as yet immature. but if it s ucceeds, it wi ll be another means of increa si ng the popularity of ou r university.

FLORENCE LoUISE BUMDAGE

INDIANA

(Charteced 1888)

Now that our long winter term is almost ended, our minds begin to look forward to the end of th e school year.

This term soc ially has ve ry little to mark it , our only party being a "spiking" party given at the first of the term. It s urely had the de s ired effect, for we pledged Clara Suckow, a graduate of Dana Hall, and later we initiated her. and Mary Murphy, one of our fall pledge s.

This ha s certainly been a prosperous year for our college and ha s been also quite an encouragement to our new president, Dr. E. B. Bryan, who through hi s untiring effort s ha s secured the fund s for the e re c tion of a new science hall and gymnasium. The wo rk on th e bl1ilding<; is to be s tarted thi s spring, of course e\'ery loyal student is greatly interested. EHn ill the State Oratorical Contest, Franklin ha s progressed from he r

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accustomed seventh place to that of third. So in many ways we feel a new era has opened for our college and thus for Pi Phi.

A few o f our girls enjoyed attending a me e ting of the Alumnae chapt er of Indiana Gamma in February, the main topic of course being the coming convention, about which we Indiana Pi Phis are mo s t inter es ted . So many of us have n eve r been to a nati o nal convention that we feel that it is a great privilege t o have it so near u s , and n ow that the dreaded examination is over we have more time to think and plan fo r it.

Hoping that we may meet many, many of our Pi Phi sisters at that time,

MAY MCDOWELL.

INDIANA BETA-INDIANA UNIVERSITY

(Cha rtered 1893)

Again time for ARRow letter, and th is time it is to be of matter of interes t pertaining to our Alma Mater. So many things can be sai d about a university as large as Indiana that I hardly know just which thing s will be o f intere s t. It is n ot like talking of Pi Phi affairs, for th en we know that however small or trivial they ma y be, th ey will still be o f interest to all Pi Phis eve r yw her e. Tho se two little words have file magi cal effect of claiming ou r attention and interest wherever we h ea r or see them. But if I digress and begin talking of Pi Phi I am a fr aid the letter will be all digression and nothing abou t Indiana University.

The conditions surrounding our chapter here mu s t indeed be ve r y different from those of a smaller college or uni\'ersity. Indiana has now almost two thousand studen ts and the numbers are continually increasing. Th ere are eight fraternitie s and four so roriti es, besides honorary clubs and fraternitie s, s uch as "Goe the Ge se llscha(t," the German society, and "Strut and Fret," th e dramatic club, and in all the se Pi Phi is well rep.resented. Then there is the Y. W. C. A., and other (orms o( social work, so there a r e enough different things to keep everybody busy.

We are very proud o f the growth of our univer s ity, and especially of the new improvements being made on ou r campus. The new Students' Building is just being completed. and in thi s are to be room s f o r all the different college organizat ions. Here, too, we hav e o ur grand new We stmin ster chimes, and it certainly seems good to hear them ringing out the hours. As sooo as thi s building is completed work will commence on the new library, for the one occupied by the library now is to be turned ove r to the law department. When that is done (i f we may dare hope beyond that) there wilt be the new and larger audi t orium . Even now

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dormitories are being planned. As yet we have had n o ne bere, the stud en t s living in chapte r houses, club houses, and private families, but if the numbe r of s tudents continues to increase donnitories will be an absolute necessity

All these affairs seem so vc ry general , but it is ha rd to say anythina defini te because th ere are so few th ings that can be said definitely. As a s tudent body we are almos t enti rety fr ee fr om rules. W e have a dean of women who is a so rt of " represenlat:"l e" of the in th e f acu lty, and wh ose duty it is t o look after ou r welfare. But rules are few, se lf-gove rnment being the pra cti ce. Wh en we think of the different homes and condit ion s in which Pi Phi lives and flourishes it makes u s love mOTe than ever that s pirit whi ch can find itsel f a home an yw her e, wherever loyal heart ed girls a re found. T o all the se girl s, wherever th ey may be, In· diana Beta se nds gre eti ng s.

MARY SAKPU.

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At present B u tl er Co ll ege is ho usecleani ng, that i s, the old o rd er is being changed and we aren't quite s ure what the fu t ure will bring. Int e r scho las tic contest s, becaus e of co rrupti on in ou r manner o f obtaining athletes, ha ve been abolished. Hen ce we have lost a number o f stud ents.

A fraternity basket ball l eague, however, plays regularly now some very inte r es ting games. While heretofore informal dances have been held any evening th e s t ude n ts cho se, the faculty edict declares that each fraternity may on ly give one a tenn. We Pi Phis d on't mind this rule so much f>e... cau se o ur whole attention is centered on the co ming convention. We are all enthusiastic about it and hope that every Pi Phi will make an d. fo rt t o come. We can confidentially prom ise a d e lightful time ahead.

Th e president of Butl er is now absent in the south fo r his health, and the acting president, D emarchu s C. Brown, is the hu sband of one of our charter me mber s, J essie Christian Brown.

We wish to announce fhe initiation of Ruby Amo s of Rushville and Ruth Elston of Indianapoli s

The winter t e rm is generall y a routine of work A number of city s tudents drop out because of the difficulty of attending during bad weather. Yet when the spring comes and our campu s is once again beau· tiful , and the Irvington mud has diminished, we expect a r evival of en. thu siasm for "dear old Butler."

BERTHA LoFTIN EMPEY.

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)(ICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE

(Chartered 1887)

Th ere has been so muc h said in the ARROW lately abou t the dullness and samene ss of the chapte r letters th at Michigan Alpha is going to sta rt off on a n ew track and is not going to say a word about partie s, spreads, and the o the r u sual things, but is going to attempt to tell h er conce ption of the id eal Pi Phi.

The ideal Pi Phi, a ccording t o M ichigan Alpha, is a girl of character, of influ en ce, a girl who has worked out for her self th e grea t qu estions of life and has found the true sol ut ion; a girl to whom friendship i s th e greatest thing in t.he w( rid ; a girl who makes the non - f rater nity girl or the girl belonging t o the other fr a t ernity, f ee l th at she i s as welco me to h er friendship as th e girl o f h e r own chapter; a girl who ca n clearly d iscern the r e lati ve importance of thing s; in ot h e r words, a girl wh o put s fir s t things fir st ; a girl who i s active in a ll depa rtm ents of college life,-the classroom, the Y. \\1. C. A., liter a ry society, social life, ath letics,--and carnes a good influence wherever she goes; a girl who posses'ies unfailing courage and ch ee rfuln ess, r ea dy symp athy, a helping hand ; a girl w h o in s pire s in other girls high er id ea ls o f womanhood, a longing th e best things in life and character.

We belie ve that this ideal Pi Phi is not merely a phantom of the imagination , but a creature of flesh and blood t o whi c h each one o f u s may attain.

CHARLOTTE SHEPARD.

J.lICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

(C h arte r e d 1888)

Since ou r last ARROW lette r B et a h as been favored with a vi si t from Mi ss Robin son. We all enjoyed h ea r ing about tlte active ch apters that she had vis ited and w is h s he migh t come ofte n er t o inspire u s with the enthusiasm that she did.

The Girls' A thl etic Associati on is rejoicing becau se th e gymnasiu m is going t o ha ve a new co rk running tra ck. Th e A ssoc iation was o rganized las t year and si nce then se \' e r a l advances have been made by th e gi rl s in athl etics. In M ay they a r e goi ng t o have an ind oor tr ack mee t and are very bu sy in gett ing r eady for it.

The Deut sch e V er ei n , consisting of Germa n stltoents, played " Di e J o urn alisten" a f ew night ago . The play was well attended and wa s conside red by all a g r ea t success. Th is club i s one o f the most benefic ial o rgani za-

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tions in the unive r sity, as the students who belong ha ve suc h a s plend id opportuni ty to practice speaking German.

One of the best ways th e student s have to li sten t o some of the first men of the country is t hrough the Students' Lecture Associa t ion. The Associa ti on provides about one speake r a month. Among the men who ha ve lectured this winter are Jacob Rii s. J er ome K. J erome and Frede rick Ward.

Th er e a r e an almost infinite number of o rg an iza t ions in th e unive r si ty. But I 3m s ure yo u will be more interest ed in a new soc iety which is jus t being o rg anized. F or a long time it h as been felt th at th e \V orne n 's Leagu e is too la rge to accomplish the ends wh ich a smalle r orga n iza ti on cou ld Consequently r ep r esentative girl s of th e sen ior class, bot h independent and fr aternity, are planning a socie t y, the purpo se of which i s to promote conege spirit among th e girls and to a sist the faculty in any ent er prise wh ich is beneficial t o the girl s and in ne ed of o r gan ized support. The main o hjf'f"t this year 15 tv pro\ jde SUI t able r oomi n g houses for ind ependen t girls I h ope in the next i ssue that I can tell you more of th e plan s.

Mi ch iga n Beta wishes to announce two n ew pledg es, An n abe l K e ll ogg and Ne lli e Nage l.

DoRA PAYNE.

OAMMA PROV INCE

IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN UN IVERS IT Y

(C HA RTERED 1868)

Iowa W esleyan h as en joyed a ve r y prosperous year. A la rg e r nu mber of new s tud en ts was enroJled last faJl than h as been for seve ral years. With th e increased num be r of s t uden t s have co me also addi ti o n s t o th e f aculty. Professor Se\'e r and Professor St ephens, who h ave bee n away on leave of absence, h ave r eturned; the art department has been r evived with Mi ss Adele Brook s . a Pi Phi from our ow n chapter, in charge of it; Mi ss Elizabeth Hopkins, '99, is in s tru c to r in o r ato r y and phy s ica l tr aining; Mi ss W inifred \Vlilla rd , Den\'er University '99, i s a t the h ea d of th e Engli sh department, and Mr s. J essie L en ocke r is the n ew preceptr ess o f H e r s hey Hall . We h ave regretted ve ry much th e absence of our pres id ent, Dr. Han cher . who, on account o f ill health , ha s spent the win · t er month s in the So ut h . H owe\'e r, we h ope t o hav e him with us aga in in a few weeks.

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A new plan was tried in the mid-year examinations. 1£ a st udent made a grade of A or B in any study for th e semeste r, at th e discretion of th e professor, he might be excu sed fr om th e examinatio n s. This plan found general favor among students and faculty. Th e girls' literary socie ti es ha ve also gained in number s and enthusias m and are in a flourishing condition.

St. Valen tin e was e specially kind to I owa Alpha this yea r , for o n hi s anniversary we pinned arrow s on three happy girls, Ullena Ingersoll, Lydia Manu s, and Verna Scott. Ullena's mother, who wa s a member of this chapter, was present at the initiation. The foll owi ng en ning the alumnae and active chapters entertained at the home of P en n . Armed with bow a nd arrow, th e little so n of Mr s. McCoid, one of ou r alumnae, admitt ed u s into the r ooms which were decorated with hundred s of wine and blu e paper heart s. Each gue s t was asked to write a Valentine sentiment t o Pi Beta Phi , and she who compo s ed the best stanza was rewarded by a bunch of ca rnati ons, a lun cheon was se rved late r, and thi s was followed by a t oast program . Agnes S eve r s , one of ou r girls of la st yea r, was married February the twentieth to Mr . Edward B. Isett. Th e wedding music was played by El s ie Benjamin.

Several of us had the pl easure of being present at th e in stallation of I owa Gamma and meeting there so many Pi Phi s Th e new chapte r and its alumnae were most cordial to us and we enjoyed every minute of our visi t in Ames.

MADELON C. MEDES.

IOWA BOA-SIMPSO N COLLEGE

(C H AR TER ED 1874)

Since the la st ARROW, I o wa Beta has been living a ve r y quiet but happy life. About the onl y thing of importance that happened was a visit from Miss R obi n son W e enj oy ed h er visit ve r y much. indeed, and although she was here but two short day s, we felt that through her we had become qui te well acquainted with our other sisters whom she had v isited. On Thur sday our alumnae gave us a fiv e o'clock tea in her honor, and on Fr ida y a ft e rn oon, after a one o'clock luncheon at which only the members of the chapter were pre sent, we entertained the other fraternity girts of the college

From here s he went to Iowa State College to r e-es tablsih I owa Gamma. Fi ve of us went with her, and we gr eat ly enjoyed meeting all ou r new s i st e r s and being present to welcome them when th ey ent e r ed th e bonds o f Pi Phi.

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On the afternoon of January fifth, th e Tri-De1tas and their alumnae, entertained the Pi Phi s and alumna e in hon o r of Mi ss Fitch, th e editor of the Trident whom we found very cha r ming.

\Ve are SO SOfry to lose one of our girl s, Beatrice R equa, who became one of us o nl y this fall, but we hope th at we may ve r y soon have her with us again

Simpson is h opi ng ve ry soon t o ow n a n e w Carnegie libr a ry; for Qur indu strious fi el d secre tar y. Mr. H ol man ha s raised for us almo st all of the amount required.

Pl ans are also being made f or a large new auditorium to take the place of the ove r crowded chape l which we now have.

Th e approach of Spring r em ind s u s of many thing s : of OUT r egula r examinations which come at the end of this tcrm and then of the Pi Phi examination s, which we will take on March twent y- fir s t , the day college is out, and above all, of the campus which is already beginning to tum green, and which is dear to the h ea rts of eve ry Simpson s tudent. Already, preparations are being made to beautify it.

With gre eting s to all our Pi Phi sis ters .

IOWA GAMMA-tOWA S TATE COLLEG E

(C HARTERED I9(6)

JE SSIE SCREE.

It is with the sa me mingled feel ing s of pride and anxiety with which the child writes hi s first lett er that we write thi s, the fir st c hapter letter from Iowa Gamma.

We are s upremely happy, everyone of us, over our arrows,-So dain t ily fashion ed, so beautifully winged and pointed And best of all they, unlike our childhood toy s , grow bigger and brighter and more wonderfu l as they grow older. It seemed t o us as we waited for the guides to summon u s to the room where we were to be initiated into Pi Beta Phi that our dreams of what the translation of the unknown into the known would reveal to us , could n ot be realized in full. Foolish girls-you say. \Ve s ay so--now. We were sa ti s fied, more than satisfied. You all know of the beauty, the impres sive n ess, the inspiration of it.

Many perp lexing Questions come to us in the organization of our chapter It is not an easy task t o make a local society with its own peculia r habits conform to a pre scribed constitution. We are beginning our reguJar meetings by having a business meeting of the active members one week, and a social meeting of members and pledges the next In this wa y we hope to g ain a unity of purpose which comes from congenial friendship

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"Children should be seen and not heard" they tell liS and surely our t en days of expe ri ence can have little to interest you So we would rather listen to those who are older and wiser and wait until we can tell you what we ha\'c done, rather than what we hope to do.

\V e, of Iowa Gamma send greetings to you all, and happy in th e privilege, sign ourselves,

Yours in Pi Beta Phi

CAROLYN

IOWA ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

(CHARTERED 1882)

W\! oi Iowa Zeta all look forward with especial intere st, I think, to the spring number of th e ARROW wherein we read of the progress made during the year by each of the college homes of the si s ter-chapters. In turn we are always glad of an opportunity to tell of the growth and development constantly going on at Iowa. This year we feel that we have even more than the usual progress to chronicle. Since the last report one new building has been completed, another is well on its way toward completion, and definite plans for further along th e same lin e have been laid down. The new engineeri ng building in which the College of Applied Science has ver y recently taken lip its headquart ers is a ve r y fine addition to the university, and is declared to be all that coul d be des ir ed by the departments occupying it. The Science building which is to be ready for occupancy at the openi ng of the fall session is rapidly t aking on imposing proportions and bids fai r to be the handsomest building on the Iowa campus Rumors of pla n s for e r ection of a Girls' Do rmitory are to be heard upon every hand and a year fr om this time we may very probably be telling you of work begun both upon the dormitory and also the Li brary Building which is definitely promised. The prospect of the fulfillment of these expec tati ons is brightened by the munificent money gift recently left to the University by A. Wbitney Carr, th e founder of a number of schola r ships in our institution.

Now, just a word as to the comings and goings of Iowa Zeta during the last months. We ha ve, of cou r se, been as busy as eve r wi tli both work and play. Socially th ere was very much going on until the approach of Lent put an end to festivities for the time being. As a lways, howeve r , the post-Lenten season will be the gayest of the yea r .

Before closing my letter I must mention the very delightful dinner given to our chapte r and to th e girls of Kappa Kappa Gamma by Mrs . R aymond, on e of ou r Pi Phi alumnae, and by Miss Dunham, one of the active chapter of Kappa. Pi Phi and Kappa emb lems and colors were

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used throughout, even the cakes being skillfully wrought out in the shape of the arrow and the key. The affair was a most thoroughly enjoyable one, and brought the two chapters together in delightful fashion.

Two of our number attended the r ecent installation of Iowa Gamma, at Ames, and report the finest of visits wi'h the baby chapter. W1e hope to see much of the Gamma gir ls, being comparati vely near together.

January thirteenth we initiated OUf two. pledges of the late fall , Maude Young Ba11 and Marguerite Moore The initiation was held at the home of Mrs. Raymond and was foHowed by a dinn er for chapter and alumnae.

We a re now looking forward with the g r eatest pleasure to a visit f rom Mi ss Robin son, who will be with us the first of April. It wilt be the first visit we have had from a national officer for se\'e ral yea r s, and we are s ure to enjoy it accordingly

Iowa Zeta sends best wishes for a happy and successful year-end to a ll of the Pi Phis .

MIGNON MAYNARD.

WISCON S IN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONS II'f

(CHARTERED IB94)

The passing of th e second semeste r finds our chapter with three new member s. Hazel Shelp, of Chicago, Katherine McHugh, of Superior and Florence Vaughn, who ent er s Wi sconsi n as a transfer fr om Colorado Beta. So we have sixteen girls Jiving in our chapter hou se now, and a membership of twenty three.

On the twenty-seventh of January we gave a musical for Madison peopic for which Genevieve Sm ith , ex-'98. the numbers. Miss Smith has been spending th e las t year studying abroad and now is in the faculty of the University School of Mu sic .

This month th e Self-Government Association gave a bazaar of all nations, illustrating f< A Trip Around the \-Vbrld ." Pi Beta Phi represen ted Germany. The procee ds are to go to the gene r a l fund which is being collected by VVlisconsin girls for a future Woman's building.

In Januar y Delta Gamma gave a reception and h ouse warming in their new lod ge, on Langdon st r eet. P si Upsi lon and Sigma 'Chi also gave recep ti ons during J unior Prom week at th eir homes.

At th e opening o f ou r new yea r the univers ity suffered th e loss o f one of its oldest and most loved professors, Mr, David Frankenburger, who was at th e h ead of the depa rtm ent o f rh etori c and oratory

With best wi s h es for a most pleasant, prosperous and bene1icial year.

CoRA CASE Hnna.EY.

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MISSOURI A LPH A-UNIVERSITY OF MISSOUIU

(CHARTDEIl 1899)

Since the mid-year examinations, held the last of January, we have enj oyed ourselves much in a social way. Last week, Mrs. Walter William s, the wife of one of the curator s, entertained fo r the Pi Phis and Kapp as in honor of her ni ece, Mj ss Williams, of Booneville, Mo.

We initiated three new girl s on Saturday, February the tenth. Lillian Cairn ec, of Kansas City, Mi sso uri , Bess Dain and Emma Roberts , both of Ottumwa, Iowa After the initiation we had a very successfu l cookieshin e.

On February the seventh we had a holiday. fo r on that day Mi sso uri University reached the two th ousand enro llm t> nt mark. There has been an increase of one thou sa nd students s in ce nin et een hundred and one. At present forty-five states and eighteen foreign counties are r ep rese nted by students.

The University of Mi ssou ri is the o lde st state uni\'ersity west of the Mi ss is si ppi river Its legal existence dates fr om February eleventh. 1839. Since that date it has been in co ltinuou s ope ration except for a few month s during the Civil War.

Including all departmen\:s the University of Missouri ha s thirty buildings. The new gy'mnasium has ju st been comp leted. It i s built of stone and is a splendid and impusing structure.

B oth the Young and Young Women's Christian A ssociations hav e zealous workers in the universit y Four hundred and twenty-fi ve students are engaged in daily Bible s tudy under the leadership of th es e organi zations.

We hope that ou r s is t ers have enjoyed hearing somet hing in regard to the university of which we are justly proud. We tru s t that the remainder of the year may pass s wiftly and happily for all sis ter chapters of Pi Beta Phi.

JEAN MeCum.

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LOUIS IANA ALPHA-NEW

COM B COLLEGE

(CHARTERED 1891)

Carnival has co me and gone-not to spea k of ou r mid-year exam ination s. and in each field t he Pi P hi s at Newcomb h ave been Aatteringly su ccess f ul. Of cou rse all of us passed in 311 ou r examinations; but in addition to thi s attainment, we h ave reaped great gl o r y from the promjncncc of our d eb utante s. Celeste Janvie r was queen of Th e My s ti c Krcwe o f Comus Dai sy Cha rles of th e ';Knights of Momu s." and Alba Beauregard o f the "Elves of Oberon." and one who does not know New Orlean s can scarce ly app r eciate how great are th ese honon Besides th ese several Pi Phis were chosen maids to attend the quefOno;: ; at o ne fall the four we r e all Pi Phis. But to return to mo r e serious th ings, we may say that th e ch apter is progressing fin ely. Our eig h t new member s h ave pr ove d loyal and as tru e Pi Beta Phi s as we knew they would , a nd if we co ntinu e to improve as we h ave bee n doing, Louisiana Alpha wi ll soon become a chapt e r not easily to be s urpa sse d. O ur h o pe s are r a ised high not o nly by the s ucce ss attained thr ou¥h per son al effort s, but, too, by th e brilliancy we see fo r the future of Newcomb. The beque st of our founder, which h as been in liti ga ti o n eve r si nce her d eath, is practically ou rs, and th e glorious addi tio ns t o ou r college equipment we f o r esee beggar d esc r ipt ion. Among the se improvement s th e leas t arc a tank in the gymnasium, a th ea tr e, and a d epa rtm en t of mu sic. The admini strators of th e college ha ve decided that the pre sen t s it e is inadequate for suc h a coliege as Newcomb will become, so s ixte en SQua r es o f land have been purchased, in a s ection of the ci ty, which, in all probability, will become th e most desirabl e r esidence portion Although we shall hate to leave ou r beautiful oak trees, which }\.lve gained a wide reputation, we see that it is for th e best. Of course th e th ought that is a lw ays uppermos t in every Louisiana Alpha Pi Phi's mind, that of h aving a ch apte r h ouse, is given a marvel ous impulse So we see from alIT present prosperity that in sp ite of ou r so rry outlook at th e beginning o f th e college year , our future is assured; the di sast er s wrought by ye ll ow fever are already a part of the past, and if "Mr. Yellow Ja ck" does n ot r eturn this summer. and we a r c hoping and h oping he will n ot, a nd eve n in spite of one of his vi s it s, our college and our city will continu e in their march on ward. And it is another cause fo r gratification t o know th at New· comb will share in th e futur e prosperity of New Orlean s, and that the

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"future pro sperity" of the city is a preestablished fact; it will s urely come with th e opening of the Panama canal.

We are confident that o ur sis ter s will sy mpathi ze wit h us in ou r hopefuln ess. and that they will no t think us boa s tful and wearisome in thi s r ecital o f our good fo rtune And so Louisiana Alpha send s th e heartiest of greetings to all h er s i ster chapte r s.

STELLA HAYWARD.

KANSAS ALPHA-KAN S AS UNIVERSI TY

(C HARTERED 1873)

Kan sas Alpha h as two new pledges t o intro duce t o Pi Beta PhiLoui se l\IcCracken and Jenni e Ba x ter . Miss McCra cken ente r ed the s pring t e rm, and Mi ss Baxt er , pledgling, is the culmination of about a yea r 's friendship. \Ve expect to h old initiation for them in about two week s.

In s tead o f gi vin g o ur annual Spring party, thi s yea r, we put th e money whi ch we would hav e s p en t fo r that int o mi ss io n furniture f o r the parlor s and den of ou r chapte r h o u se. At fir s t we didn ' t like the idea of gi ving up our annual party, but o ur hOll se ha" been so mu ch improved that we n o longe r have any r eg r et whatever.

Th e Lane sys tem which was introduced th e first of the year into the uni ve r s ity is prov ing mu ch more sa ti s fact o r y th is t e rm than la st , the courses being so much better ar r anged becau se of la st t e rm' s experienc!e. Th e courses offered now give a n opportunity fo r more ge ner a l knowledge than did the f or,mer three su bj ect m ethod.

Junior Prom time is drawing near and th e week before tb e Prom, the sop h omo re s will entertain the sen iors at a P r o m. Thi s is the fir s t yea r anything o f the kind ha s been attempted by the So phom o r es, and there is a great deal of rivalry between th e two cla sses as t o which will give the nicer pa rty

All cla ss fight s have bee n abolished in the university so that the annual May P ole "sc r ap" between the fre shmen and so ph o mores will not take place thi s yea r The Chancellor has b een so anxiou s t o do away witH: th ese cus tom s th a t ho lidays have been granted in place of each an nual fight, as a so rt o f "reward of m erit."

Chancello r Strong h as been ill for a number of weeks with typhoid f ever, but is now co",' alescing and it is h o p ed he will be able t o re s ume hi s duti es again very soon. H e is a most capable man and is missed ve r y greatl y during hi s absence.

W e were very glad t o have with us for a few h ours, one day this week, E ve lyn. Frank1in , o f Nebraska Beta, who was passing through Lawrence

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and stopped in o rd e r to becom e acquai nted with the Kansas girls, although her stay was a s ho rt one, we enjoyed it very much, and hope to h ave her come again soon

With best wishes to every Pi Phi.

NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEDRA S KA

NINA B. FELL.

(C hartered 1895)

Thi s ha s been a h appy and s u ccess ful yea r fo r Nebra ska Beta thus far, and we h ope th e few short months which we still have togdher m ay be as pleasant.

Two months ago th e university was visited by a Chinese commission, a party of thirt y men who were inspectin@' va ri ous colleges in order to obt ai n ou r meth o d s of in stru ction . They were all very in t eresting to us, and we were li kewise intere s ting to th em. Th ese men we r e de s irou s o f th o r oughl y understanding th e Ame ri can sc hool sys tem , especially th e coeducational plan Th ey seemed greatly su rpri se d t o see men a nd women wo rk ing togethe r in th e sc ience labo rato ri es. Only a few of th em spoke Engli sh, but the vice r oy addre sse d liS in hi s native t on gue. As a t oken of app r ec ia t ion t o t he fa cu lty and Chancellor Andrews, th e commission presente d the university with a va luable c loiso nn e va se, unusually beautiful in it s oriental des ig n.

Thi s adds one thing more t o a ve ry sp lendid co ll ec ti o n which we h ave in Art H a ll S ome beau tiful and choice paintings and pi eces of art were exhibited h e re thi s winter. Th e exhibit lasted for two week s and eve ry evening a lec tur e wa s gi\'e l1 by either artist o r c r itic Among th ese was o n e by Miss H o rl ocker, one of ou r ow n Pi Phi siste r s fr om New Yo rk. During h e r s t ay in Lincoln s he was at the chapter hou se seve ral times an d we enjoyed hav}ng h er with us.

Our n e w ph ys ics bui lding is n o w occupied and th e large and wetlequip ped la boratori es seem t o be greatl y appreciated by th e st udent s in th a t d epartm ent. Be s id es thi s an adm ini stration building is j u st being completed.

On th e fift eenth o f F eb ru a ry, Ollr charte r day , we had a n ind oo r track meet. Th e most int er est ing featur es were th e pol e vaul t ing, running high jump, rope climbing a nd shot put. H oweve r, th e inter - fraternity race which took plac e at th e very la s t, perhaps aroused the k ee ne st enthu sias m. as ther e were eight fraternities st ruggling for the championship Of much more int ere st to u s was the ini ti ation and cookie- shine at the chapter hou se the sa me evening. wt: all drank to the h eal th of Mari an H o lcomb, o ur youngest sister, whom we now introduce to you

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\Ve a r e also \'ery proud t o tell you of tw o new patronesses, Mrs. L. A. Stuart, t he moth er of our much loved pro in ce president, and Mrs. Harry M. Reese.

Nebraska Beta ha s s ix se nior s thi s year. Three are to be graduated from the university , one fr o m the University School of Music, and two from the Department of Dome s tic Science

J en ni e G. Whitmore, one of ou r seniors, left the univer si ty in December and s ince then ha s been traveling . Her letter s have been very interesting as they ha\'e not only told us of the delightful places she has visited in the east, sout h and wes t, but also of several of our siste r chapter s. She is now in California, and on March eighteenth she sai ls for Honolulu.

With th e deepe s t r egret we hav e to write that Pauline Bush has had to leave school owing to the illne ss of her mother.

We are n ow looking forward with great ple asu re to our F oun der's Day , which we shall celebrate by a 'reuni o n, t o which all Nebras ka Pi Phis are invited. Th e first even ing the active chapter will give a play in h onor of th e alumnae. Friday e vening is our annual banquet , when we toa st again t o the wine and blue Following this Mr. Sawyer, our honored patron, will entertain us a t hi s hom e. Thi s cel eb ration will end with a fonnal party at \VJal s h Hall .

Nebraska Beta anticipated with great pl easu re meeting many of her s ister s in Indianapoli s.

M PEARL FITZGERALD

COLORADO

(Cha rte red JIl84 )

In the whirl and excitement of college and chapte r life o n e loses all sense of time and chronology and has to drag fo rth calendar and logbook to di scove r what h as happ ened since, and n ot befo r e. the last letter .

As I remember the la st 'was fill ed with lamen t at ion s conce rning examinati o n s, and enn that direful eve nt ha s been quickly forgotten, blotted out, as it w as, by the joyful cookie-shine at th e house th at inaugurated the new t e rm . We had made the se cookie -s hin es a monthly featur e. an d in a la rg e chapter like this find it most desirable to get o ur thirty se1ns t ogether for a social meeting as well as for the business ones. Aside from thi s, th e chapter ha s had no soc ial affair as a whole The eleven seni o r s en t ert ained th e a c ti ve a nd alumnae girls at a K e n si ngt on party. en1ivening the dulln ess of sewi ng by gi v ing a farce in whi c h eight were cast as dramatic personae and thr ee as u s h e r s and sce n e-shifters. They

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took a play from the Ladies' Hom e Journal, elabo r ated and "enjoked" it, dressed in "killing" costumes, car r ied out the theater idea entire an d presented a very enjoyable entertainment. The chap te r h ad talked of givi ng a masquerade dance but Pre sident B aker and the faculty suddenly a ppear ing ve r y strenu ous o n the subject of so muc h dancing in th e U niversity , we wisely d es ist ed. In fac t , OU T Quie t regents and faculty have become suddenly r ampan t on seve r al slIbject <:, and each week at c h ape l we are tr eated to n ew a nd more fervcnt dis se rtation s on dancing, uncle an athletics, and ca reless f r aternity life. The University is st eadily gaining in r eputation and excelle n ce and it is the endeavo r o f t hese good men to mai n tan that growth th at leads to these thing s. Thi s yea r th ey h ave given us a n ew h ockcy field for the girl s, new tennis courts, and planned impro\,cmen t s in our naturally beautiful campus. Not long ago the pres· ident of t he college spoke at the layi ng of the fir st fraternity corne r ston e-th:H of Sigma Alvna EpSilo n, w h o i s th e fir st t o build an d o wn its hou se. Miss Robin so n's visit led to a simil ar in sp iration on ou r pa rt; her tale s of \¥isco nsin Alpha ' s success filled u s wit h envy and emulat ion , and we a r e now in the midst of plans, eve n having proceeded so far as planning th e room s. Our long talked- of aif castle is materializing. Next rushing seaso n we hope to ha ve the architect's plan hung conspicuously in ou r halls an d poin t it out modestly a s a ru shin g stun t.

Ju st at prese nt we a r e planning to ente rt ai n th e Colo r ado Beta girls o n Founder's day. v..'e only wish th e rest o f you cou ld l>e here, t oo, o r at least a part; o ur h ospi tality co uld hardly accommodate ou r fo ur thou s and siste r s, th oug h ou r h earts might.

LUELLA CORBIN.

COLORADO

BETA-DENVER UNIVERS IT Y

(C hart e r ed 1885 )

T hi s is th e "be twixt and betwe en " season when one find s it hard to study, with the sense of app r oaching sp r ing in the air. Yet, never did there seem more n eed of concen trati on of th ought, for th e time of "exams" is close a t hand, and a lre ady ou r g ray matter is so m ewhat taxed .

Our university seems to be passing through a so rt o f metam o rphosis For the last thre e m ont h s a scent of paint has permeated the atmosphe r e. Suffice it t o sa y th e College o f Libe ral Arts is in a st ate of alteratio n and decoration. A new art stu di o ha s been establi sh ed; and o f mor e interest t o man y st ud en t s , a n artistically decorated gymnasium is t e mpting the e nthu s ia stic st ud ent s. Owing t o the increa s ing numbe r of s tudent s s ever a l of th e largest r ecitation r ooms have been di v ided, making sm aller but mo re cozy r oom s.

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Ou r chancellor is using untiring effo rt s to improve the univer sity, the campus, athletics, and everything necessary to a s uccess ful college. <;Be· f o r e the j unioTs are graduated," as th e chancellor expresses it, we s hall have a large gymnas iuOl for boys upon the campus. Quite an impul se wa s given us along athletic line s, in th e fail, in the for m of a new athle tic field , the fine s t in t he s tate. which ha s aided materially in exciting college spirit.

Thi s is an era of pr ogress for OUT university, and we hope it mean s an era o f progress for the fraternity wo rld as well.

Vofe are anticipating with pleasure OU f annual r eun ion with Colorado A lpha to be celebrated at Boulder thi s year. The bond draws closer wh en we rai se our voices in unison to the wine and blue.

Socially the university ha s been gayer than ever before. There have been receptions, dances, "at homes," class parties, fraternity parties, and a stag party, besides many little informal affairs, whi c h have proven decidedly delightful, and have added much to college lite.

The college year book, the Kynewi sbok , i s n ow in a s tat e of preparati on . Pi Phi is repre sented o n the board, the members of whieh are exe rting every e ffort to make it an unparalleled s ucce ss.

Befo re we close mu st tell of another event of a more seriou.:; nature,an initiati o n and "cook ie-s hine," at the home of Lena Harper- Trott, which resulted in Paulin e Huffine 's d onning a golden arrow.

Befo re Colorado Beta' s scribe sends anot h er ep istle we shall have been doing all so rt s of "ca mpu s work," and by th at time can po ss ibly tell you man y tal es.

H oping that the joy of sp ring tim e may reach you all.

GRACE DEI S HE.R.

CALIFORNIA ALPHA-STANFORD UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 1893)

\ Ve of th e far west wish to extend a most cordial Califo rnia sp ring greeting to all Pi Phis and a hearty invitation t o come and e n joy with the Stanford chapter thi s most enticing season . \Ve can h a rdly r ea lize that some of you are st ill h a"ing snow st OAnS and raw cast winds.

Since thi s letter is to deal chieRy with the progr ess of th e univer sity, I shaH ha ve to forego th e pleasure o f t e lling you about our initiation on the twenty- fir st of February, the ce lebr atio n of the chaptcr's installation with a tall y-ho ride in the foot hills, followed by a Pi Phi dinner at the chapter hou se, and se\'eral o th e r most enjoyablc occasions. But at least you mu s t know that we have welcomed our fir s t tran s fer , Ethel Duncan. fro m Indiana Gamma , and we are more than delighted with our success in persuading her n ot to go t o our ri val university, B e rkeley We wish

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that every chapter could s hare OU T pleasure by having Miss Duncan with th em for a semeste r.

We al so wish to intr od uce to you tw o new Pi Phis, Mildred Hadl ey from Los Angele s and Ruth Lewis, both mos t loy al wearers of th e wine and blue

When one drive s up th e long avenue leading to Stanford Univer s ity and sees its magnificent cam pu s and building s, it is h a rd to r ea li ze th at so mu ch ha s been accomplished in barel y n inet een years

The corners tone was lai d in 1887 but it wa s n o t until 1891 that the univers ity wa s ope n ed to stud en t s. S in ce th en hun d r eds o f yo ung me n and women h ave come nn de r th e benefiting in fluence of th e gr eate st univer s ity in the west , a nd thu s fulfilled th e r ea li zation of it s f o und e r s.

The principal arch it ectural sc hem e include s two Quadrangles, o ne s urr oun ding th e other. Th es e a r e n ow bot h completed an d th e building a t pres ent is confined to th e mu se um. th e IH!W KYllllid!liulll an d th e n e w library building. All of the buildings ar e unifo rm ly constructed of buff sandstone, r ough hewn , with red til e d r oo fs.

Th e s tudents are very mu ch int er ested in the new athletic fi e ld Th e football gridiron, with it s bl each er s and train ing housc, is compl ete d, and wa s most sat is factorily d edi ca ted la st fall by a s pl endid victo ry. The track field i s now under way, and it is h ope d th a t it will be finish ed by th e time of th e intercoll egia t e track meet . Preparati o ns a r e also being omad e for several ba seba ll diamond s, tenni s and ba sket ball courts and golf link s. Be s ide s all thi s for the men., th e women o f the univ e rs ity are about to have a n e w athleti c field, including se\'era l t ennis cou rts and a large h ockey field.

The faculty o f Stanford h as been greatly enlarged by th e additi on of Dr. William Jam es o f Har vard and Dean H odges of th e Cambridge Th eological Seminary, and Dr von Hemp of Michigan University i s to be the head of thc German department next year.

Th e fraternity s ide o f the social life at Stanford ha s s t eadi ly grown in the la st years . Several chapters have been in s talled , eit h er for the first time o r hav e been revived, a s is the case of Pi Phi. S everal new fr a ternity h ouses are to be built thi s sp ring, and se veral are being planned fo r next yea r. Th e local Pan-Hellenic A ssociati on o f Women is an influential factor among the so r o riti es. Unfortunately, th e Women's League , to whi ch any woman s tudent is eligible, has been suffe r ed to lap se thi s yea r , but we under stand that it is to be re organized next fall

The Y . W . C. A . is in a flourishing conditi on, and the sp ring conference , held annuall y at Capi t o la, promi ses to be a great success this year.

Dramati cs have always interested Stanford students and in the la st three yea rs se veral most creditable productions have been staged. Be-

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sides the class farces, there is always an English club play, a Boat Club farce , and se\'e r a l others.

We all wish that every other chapter co uld be h e re with us for a week or so, and I am sure that every one of you would fall in love with the green hills, the s plendid building s and the Californian climate.

Cali fornia Alpha sends the s incere st of greetings to every Pi Phi. LoUISE PEARCE.

CALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVER S ITY OF CALIFORNIA

(Chartered 1900)

Although this term is only half over so many things have been goina on in the university and the fraternity that we can only tell you of the mos t import a nt happenings.

On regi stration day. in the ea rly part of January, California Hall was dedicated and opene d for college work. It is a beautiful, white stone building, plain but artistic. The second floor has large office r ooms for the president. the recorder and the deans of the various college s, while the lower floor consists of recitati on and small lecture r ooms and one large lecture haH modeled after the Greek threater with its semi-ci rcl e of tiers of seat s. At th e university meeting, when the dedication cercmony wa s held, the Chinese high imperial commissioners were pre sent. Th ey seemed very much intere s ted in the meeting and graciously accepted th e college yells given fo r th em. Th ese gaily, r oya lly bedecked fo r eigne r s, with their suits of att endants, formed a peculiar contra s t to th e somber, plain dress of the assembled facul ty. In repl y to a question a s king h ow they liked California , Tuan Hang , the royal commissione r , said, "We like Berkel ey the best fo r everything is so grand."

Several other foreigners h a\' e visited the university, but th e mos t famous was the r enowned Iri sh lecturer, Dr Douglas Hyde, president of the Gaelic League of Ireland . He delivered seve ral lectu res on Irish lit e r ature , whi c h were largely attended and were very interesting and instructive. The univer si ty h opes, in response to Dr Hyde's desire, to est a bli sh a chair of Iri sh literature as has been done in the English college s.

Besides Dr. H yde and other lecturers, Frederick Warde , the Shakespearean tragedian, gave a r ecita l on "Ham let" in January. He is touring the wes t l ectu ring on "Hamlet" and "Macbeth," his favorite tragedies. Not only the Shake spea r ean clas ses enjoyed him but every one else, as he is as good a lecturer as actor.

Special ho nor has come to seve ral of the professors. Professo r Howison has been invited to give six lectures on phil osophy at Yale in May. and Professor Ferguson a series of lectures at Harvard in Jul y. Afte r

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completing his lectures h e will depart for Europe 011 a year's leave of ab sence. This i s granted eye ry professo r after seven years' teach in g in th e univer s ity.

Fred e rick Wolle, professo r o f music, has o rganiz ed a nd is directing :t se ri es o f symphony concert s, which ha\'c bee n O UT greates t enjoymen t thi s term. The sympho ny orches tra co n s ist s of seve nt y-five of th e best mu sica l directors and mu s icians in San Francisco. Pr ofesso r Wolle hope s to e nlarge th e number t o on e hundred before the next concert. March fir s t be ing the anniver sa ry of :M.oza rt's birth, th e conce rt was a Mozart fe s ti val, con s isting o f se lections from hi s sym ph onies and two selec ti on s fr o m Wagn e r. As it was a perfect California s pring day ove r s ix thou sa nd mu s ic-loving peo ple fr o m all th e ne ighboring citie s asse mbled in th e open Greek th eate r. \V e feel ju s tly proud of th e n e w pr ofe sso r and th e succes s o f establishi ng a ch a ir o f mu s ic in th e univ e r s ity is undoubted.

Thl' t concert will be in th l: latter part of Apr il whe n , with th e accompaniment of th e S y mph o n y orchestra, Han del's M essi ah will be r e ndered by th e universit y cho ru s o f three h undred ,'o ices.

Be s ide s th ese concert s th e re ha"e bee n the usual co ll ege festivities A s th e final exam in a ti o n s b egin soon after Easter all the large co ll ege dances have been c r owded in before Lent. In J a nu ary the sophomore hop wa s given and in February the uni ve r s ity a sse mbly, the " s wellest" college affair of th e yea r F e bruary th e tw ent y-seco nd being Women's D ay at co llege wa s sp e nt in th e u s ual boat r ac ing, t en ni s and ba s ke t-ball and the colonial ball in the even ing, Th e colonial dr esses mingling with th e var io u s costume s o f different nat ion s and the g irl s presiding a t the r ef res hment booth s mad e a pre tty scen e. M a ny o f ou r girls se rv ed on the different committee s.

With so much g oi ng on in th e uni\'e r s ily one would think there wa s l ittle tim e for the frat e rn ity en te rt a inm e nt s. The fr es hm e n gave a d elightful dancing p a rty for the other cla s ses a nd Val e ntine evening was celeb r a ted by the u sua l dan ::e g iven by th e cla ss o f '07, keeping up the custom si nce they were fre shm en .

But most important o f all is that we have an oth e r fr eshman, in c reasing their numbe r to six. Ethel M o rt on o f Los Angeles was initiated just befo r e th e clo se o f last t e rm and ha s pro ved t o be a loyal Pi Phi . We ar e pro ud t o introdu ce h e r t o Pi Phi

California B e ta h o pes a ll o ther Pi Phis ha ve enjo ye d their college and frat e rnity life thi s t e rm as much a s we and send s h e r heartie s t good will to you all.

MABEL A DELE GoDDARD

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Since the issue of the January ARROW the following exchanges have been received and are he reby ackn o wledged:

For December: The Shield of Theta D elta a,i, th e Beta Theta Pi

For January: The Sh ield of Phi Kappa P si , the K ey of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the Anciwra of Delta Gamma.

For February: The Alpha Delta, the Phi Ch i Quarterly, the Scroll o f Phi Delta Theta , th e Caduceu s o f Kappa Sigma, the Phi Gamma Delta, the Beta Th eta P i, th e El eusis o f Chi Omega, the Kappa Alpha J O1lrna!.

For March: The Kappa. A lpha Theta.

The illdepmdent makes a pra ctic e o f printing from time to tim e un signed articles dealing" from th e ,inside" with little phases of the social and economic :ife of this country. On F ebruary fifteenth appeared a moth e r's view o f the women's and incidentall y of the men ' s fraternity as it ex is ts in some o f our large universities . It certainly has po we r t o make us osee ourselves as ithers see us, " a wholesome process nOw and- then.

Early in S e pt embe r my seve n te en -yea r-o ld da ught e r Ell e n, my little son T o m and my se lf fo un d o ur se l ves comfort ab ly s ettl ed i n a sman ho u se j us t in s ight o f th e ca mpu s o f on e of th e la rge r uni ve rsi t ies o f th e di e W est .

A s my hu s band' s bu sine ss pe rmitt ed him to be at ho me o nl y a f e w days a w eek, and as O Uf daught e r wa s a tri Ae too y Ollng, we th o ught, to be laun ched in an in s titution where th ere w a s absol ut e fr ee dom o f thought and li be rt y o f demea nor. we ha d deci ded to change Ollr pla ce o f re sid ence tempo raril y. so tha t th e rath e r high -spirit ed Ellen might n o t too early be depri ved o f pat ern al g uid ance an d control.

H appil y we were no t strangers in our n e w abiding place, f o r w e were fo rtun ate in num be ring one o f th e pro f essors and hi s family among our fr iend s

utter s fr o m seve r a l of th e uni ve r sity a lum n i had h erald ed o ur co m· iog to t wo of t he lea di ng sor o riti es in th e co ll eg e, so we had hardly g o tt en O UT litt le h o u se in o r de r befo r e a va ri ety o f in fl u en ces emanating from th ese socie ti es beg an to b e fe lt, and it soon beca me o b vio u s that Ellen wa s n o t t o be a mo ng the ma n y s up posedl y unfo rtun a te young wo m en wh o a r e le ft unn o ti ced by " society" t o pl o w th ei r o wn way into the heart of college life

Th e int e r-fr a t ernit y contr ac t , we we r e t o ld, limited th e "spiking" o r "ru s h ing" ( t erm s cove ring a ll meth o d s o f com pe ting (o r de s ira bl e n ew m embe r s) t o t en d ay s, and it was fr a med thi s yea r with a v ie w t o elimin atin g th e mo r e objecti on a bl e f eatures and t o minimi zing th e incumbent exp enses . N o fr at e rn it y, fo r ins t ance, cou ld give m ore than thr ee large fun ctions d u r in g th e "ru sh /' a lth ou gh the r e was n o lim itat ion as to calls, dri ves, etc.

The " r us hin g" was no t s upposed t o b egin until Tu esd ay mo rning, wh en co ll cg e opencd . On Monday , il vwt=.vt=. r, a gro up o i Alpha Gamma girl s ca ll ed a n d in vited E ll en t o dri ve with th em la ter in th e a fternoon. During that tim e th ey obtained a promi se fr o m her th a t s h e would go wi t h th em in th e mo rning t o fill out h er r egi s tra ti on card .

The fo ll o wing is a li s t of Ell en 's ent ertainment s during the succeeding ten days, t a k en fr o m h e r diary:

Tue sd ay Mo rning.-Alpha Gamma girl s call ed t o take me to s ign up; th ey in vited me t o dri ve again in th e aftern oon.

W edn esday Afternoon -A luncheon party at Mrs. F--'s, a Sigma alumnu s.

Thur sd ay Mo r n ing .-Dro ve with th e Sigm.a s during chapel peri od.

Thursday Eve ning - Big Gamma d a n ce, at which a ll the fraternity men were pre sent.

Frid ay Nigh t.-S ig ma dan ce

S a tur day Mo m ing.-A number o f Gamma girls called .

Saturda y A f te rn oon.-Gamma r ece pt ion t o th e res id ent alumni and fr eshme n girl s being " ru sh ed ."

S a turda y Ev ening.-Dan ce gi ve n by the D elta Nu s ( men' s fraternity), t o which man y o f th e fr es hmen being " rushed" we re invited.

Sunday Morning.-Dro ve with the Sigmas .

Monda y Afte rnoon .-Ga.mma s called .

Tu esd ay Afte rn oon -Sigma r ecepti on to alumni and girls in the "ru sh "

Tuesday Evening -Gamma dinner p a rty to the girJ s the y are "nahing."

Wedn es day Afte rn oon.-Th e f o rmal invitati ons t o j o in their societie5 w ere s ent out s imultan eou sly at three o'clock by all fraterniti es

W'e utt ered a s igh o f reli ef when Ellen at last put o n th e Sigma coton, for o ur little hou s e had been undergoing a steady siege Indeed, with

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th e door bell and telephone ringing almost continuously, and with the buzz and chatter of young men and women constantly about, the peace and quiet of our little family circle had been invaded as never before.

"There will be an informal dance and jollification thi s evening," Ellen r ema rk ed, "and then a ll will be over and I s hall settle down to hard work. But 0, m o ther I" s he continued, "I do wish I had so mething new; I am so tired of wearing the same dresse s again and again; the othe r girl s have so many more and prettier thing s than I."

This appeal was somewhat depressing, for Ellen was usually not inclined to be di ssatisfied . She had be en provided with two pretty eve ning gowns and a smart su it for st r eet wear, which, al o ng with plenty of simpl er things for school, I had thought wa s all we could afford and sufficient to last during half the school year.

The next evening we gathered about th e library table to have a cozy evening by ourselves. Soon the t elep hone rang. Wou ld Miss T-- accept an invitati on for a concert t o be given in chapel the next evening? An h ou r later the telephone again rang. W ould Mi ss Ellen a s sist Miss R-- (one of her fraternity siste rs and a r esident of the city) at a small ca rd party, Thursday evening? Mi ss R-- wi shed to st art early in the term to give a series of small companies, one every week, to each of her six favorite men' s fraterniti es, the members of which had shown her great kindne ss during her thr ee years at college.

In a few days there was another invitati on to an amateur play to be given as a benefit for the athletic association.

Indeed, at the end of a second fortnight I could not see that Ellen's list of invitati ons had been materially diminished. There were football gam es, the big formal dances of both men's and women's fraternities in celebration of their newly won members; then the "spread" given by the "new s pikes." Later came the big dinner, which was the chief annual function given by the Beta Si s, and next there was much talk of the hou se party, the leading entertainment of the year given by the Phi Kappa boys.

"But when doe s Ellen s tudy ?" inquired my easy going husband, whe n I recounted to him the li s t of her pleasures.

By the end of the fifth week I was in despair Th er e was no obvious diminuti on in the going, an d my daughter had lost five pounds in weight. Th e girl wa s anxious her self to reduce the numb er of her pleasures, but she did n ot know h ow She had not been in vited to nearly all the parties, but since s he had gone to the Delta Nu and Phi Kappa dances she was instructed by her fraternity sisters that s he dar e not refu se th e Phi Bet as or they would be o ffended and would not again invite her J s uggested va ri ous method s of cutting down the di stracti o n s. but a s I was wholly ignoran t of the fraternity social ethics and politi cs. none of my plans seemed feasible.

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At last my patient hu s band solved the problem simply and decisively. "Ellen may go t o one dance a week," he said, "e ithe r o n Friday o r S aturday eve ning; t o he r regular fraternity meetings and some of the college function s, lik e lec ture s, concerts, etc .; she sha ll always be in the h o use by midnight" ( th es e young people gen e rally d o not go to their entertainm ents until 9 o r JO o'clock) , " and thencefo rth she mu st arrang e h e r program in accor dance with thi s decree , from which there s hall be n o appeal."

E llen 's tr ou bl es were many during the next few weeks, and at last s h e frankly announced her father's ultimatum. By thi s time it is g ene r ally understood among her acquaintances that s he is very unfortunate in having a 1110st despotic father.

At Th a nk sg iving E ll en was among the enviable fifteen who were invited t o th e Phi Kappa ho u se party.

Th e Phi Kap pas are supposed to be the best men's fr aternity here. As nearl y as I can d iscern, thf'ir chief di stinction lie::. ill the fact t hat they are constantl y making a s upreme effo rt, collectively a nd indi vid ually. to be "swe ller" than anybody else.

In a ll the stud en t s' gossip which we heard about the hou se party. t he feature m os tly emphasized was that thi s party would cos t th e fifteen boys who ga ve it 6fty d o llar s a piec e

The following is part o f th e program f or the ent ertain me nt, whi ch la sted a little longer than tw o days: Ca rriages were sent about in the afternoon to bring the young women invited t o the fra t ernity ho u se Thank sgi ving dinner a t 6 o'cl ock . Th e hou se was elabor ately decorat ed in pa lms . fe rn s and Ame rican Beauty ro ses, and the sou ve ni r s at din n er were solid gold escutcheo n pin s. I n the evening the re was a minst rel sh o w, after whi ch delicate refre shments we r e served.

The young me n went o ut fo r th e night and the g iris and their ones breakfasted alone. About II the young men began to d r op in a nd at I they all had lun cheon togethe r

In the aftern oon th ere w as a ca r d party. T here we re h andsome prizes and the score ca rd s were hand deco rated in water colors. D inn er was again served at 6, and the r e was a dancing pa r ty in the evening . The orchest ra wa s brou ght from a neighbo ring city and t h e pro gram s were hand decora t ed wate r colo r s. At midn ig ht elabo rate re fres hm ents were se r ved

I t is no t exceptiona l, I am told , for fraternity men h er e t o go into debt t o keep up t h e socia l t ide, or to neglect t o pay t hei r sma ll bill s. for they a re n ot usually th e sons o f r ich pa rents.

Onl y a week ago some o f th ese yo ung peopl e wer e di scu ssi ng a student who is no w wo r k ing t o pay hi s debts con tracted la st yea r, and it is comm onl y kn ow n th at hi s f ath e r m or tgaged hi s home t o keep th e boy here.

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As fo r the yo ung women who are th e reco gni zed lea der s in the social scramble, th eir class r eco rd s are no t what most parent s wo uld especially de si r e. Several r e turned to coll ege the second term o n probati on, o n account of having done e xcee dIngly poo r wo rk ; one young woman had hy st e r ia se veral tim es in class last term; anothe r girl w ho wa s th e socia l lead e r in her fraternit y las t yea r is now at h ome t rying to recuperate a completely broke n down nervo us system

The spi rit o f ari st oc r acy dev elop ed among th e frate rnit y stud en t s, in contra - di stinction to the ubarb," or n on - frat e rnity element, might be comcontra- di s triction to th e "ba rb, " o r n on - fraternit y ele ment, might he compared so me what t o that which existed be tween th e lords a n d p ea sa nts und e r the o ld feudal s y stem

Th e re is much feeling , I am told, among th e au th o riti es and faculty, who ce rt ainly se t good examples o f " th e s imple life" agai n st thi s acce leration t o ward expe n sive and r apid li ving, for th e great majority of student s com e from poo r fam ilie s o r from people with ve ry limi t ed incomes. Thi s race fo r lu x ur y a nd d is play is, howeve r , con fin e d a lm ost e ntirely t o th e frat e rnitie s, and the bond among th e m is so stro ng that it is n early impossi bl e f or the authorities t o apvoach them , (o r th ey very much r ese nt interference o r ad\,ice. Mlorco\'er. it is said t h at the se conditi o n s are not onl y common t o th is in st ituli on. but th ey are in a greater or less d eg r ee more o r less typical o f most o f th e la r ge r co ll eges of the Middl e W est.

An othe r feature of student life here which o ft en imp r esses the uninitiated as being n ot o nl y marv elo u s, but dr o ll, is th e ir on -bou nd cod e of sorial and political ethics w h ich h as been gradually wrought ou t

At public gathe rings the "ba r bs" and fr a t e rnit y men r a r ely mingle If there i s a socia l function gi ve n to or by the stude nt body, it is sup· p osedly fo r th e "ba rb s," and the fratemity peop le eithe r do not attend, or go grudgingly and cond escendingly, lending the ir prese n ce fo r a short tim e on ly , jus t o ut of courte sy o r shee r kindness o f heart .

At fr a ternity functions only frat e rnit y s tud en t s a r e in vited, and their f o rmal e ntertainment s appea r to be regulat ed with a precision and cerem on y a lmos t t o that at St Jam es's cou rt

If, for instan ce, th e Phi Kappa boys shou ld g iv e a party, th e women of the variou s sor o r iti es who are ackn ow ledged Phi Kappa girls-those who, it i s under s tood, favor and ass is t Phi Kappa boys in eve r y po ssible wa y-head their li s t

"Not that any girl can avow herse lf a Phi Kappa and immediately be welcomed," a young man explained t o me some tim e ago; "indeed, that might be her ve ry und oi ng She mu st not declare h e r se lf (or u s until she h as been solicited by wo rd o r suggest ion , and she would no t be

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sounded by any individual member unles s she had been prc\ ious)y discussed and unanimously appro\' ed of by the fraternity."

The next point to be considered in this crucial matter of se ttling the list of gue st s is the exquisite balancing of the powers. If the " Phi Kappa" boys favor the "Sigma" girls, then ther e must be a pre dominance of "Sigmas" invited. Next the upper cla ss men proceed to choose the girls ' they wi sh to escort, and lastly, if there are any old maid s or "ugly duckling s" they are assigned to the fre shme n

Th e dancing program s are then made out. Each man take s o n an average of about s ix dan ces with the woman he has invited, and th e remaining number s are carefully filled ou t according t o choice by the other men. A s each young woman arrives, her li st of dance s and partners is given her; if s he is plea sed, well and good, if n o t, there is no means of protesting

At electi ons for cla ss officers, the staff on The Gob bler (students' journal ) and Til e ftfustaclles mId Cf4rls (annual book), etc., e t c., the fraternity people usually succeed in winning the majority of repre se ntatives, although the "barbs" greatly outnumber them. Thi s is not due wholly to o rgani zation but to "superio r methods" used.

Some time ago a number of young fraternity members recounted to me, with great amusement , their sche me of winning the last class election . There was a "barb" and fraternity candidate for each office. Blank slips of paper were distributed to each student upon whi ch he wrote the name of the preferred candidate. The fraternity men had duplicated the slips and secretly di s tributed some extra ones among their own people. On e girl boasted that for president she had cast six votes.

Su ch methods may seem very harmless and amusing to these young people, but they do no con stitute good training in the duties of citizenship for those who are supposed to become ou r future socia l and political leaders or representative men and women.

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