NINETEENTH ANN UAL CONVENTION OF THE
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CLA YPOOL HOTEL, I N DIANAPO LIS , I N DIANA, lit" , 26th to 30th, 1906.
Tlze Social S ide of the Con vention
Indiana P i Phis had neither mountain s o r magni fic e nt scenery. nor yet a W o rld 's Fair t o offe r their gu ests, as ha d Bo ulder and . SI. Loui s; neither did they have the hi s toric so uth-land that New Orelan s will give. Indianapolis is just a new , g rowing city of the central states, but her Pi Phis gave th eir very best Hoosie r welco me .
The bu si ness of Conventi o n was the source o f interest fo r both de le gates and vi s it o rs . With seve n business sessions in four days and committee work besides, the re wa s littl e time left for th e pure ly social.
Tuesday evening the parl o r s o f th e hote l were opened to Pi Phi. There was no fonnal lin e of ho st esses, but each group o f d elega t es and g u es ts becam e a small r ecepti o n , introduc ing the newcome rs .
Wednesd ay wa s Alumnae Day, both in the Co nv ention and in entertainm e nt. The aftern oon was g iven up to the India na alumnae, who entertained Theta, Kappa, Delta Gamma, Chi Omega and Alpha Phi alumnae for ou r Council, delegates and gue st s. The occasion wa s a mu sicale g iv en by Miss E lis abeth Patter so n Sawyers o f I owa Alpha. The Propy laeum was decorat ed with palm s, ca rn ati o ns and a t ouc h of wine and blue . The
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program. which follow s, wa s delightfully interrupted by the mu sic ian, who gave a iew words' preface for each number. Her ease and tech nique charmed he r audience.
Wagner-\ 'e it ..... . .. .. Ma g ic rire Scene from "Die Walkure"
Rubin s te in Ba rca ro ll e G
Rubin ste in Etude. E Aat
Chopin ... , ... . ....................... \ 'alse, E, posthulllou s
Chopin . ........................................ Be rce u se
Chopin Etude. 01'. 23 :\0. 2
Chopin ,Improm p tu . r- s harp
Chopin Scherzo B
Lesche tizky Int e rmezz o en Octa v e n Li eb lin g , \lbum Bliitt Ole so n Papillons
Grondahl .. . .. . ............
Chaminade . ....... .
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.. . .......... A rl eq uine Paganini-Li sz t .............................. La Campa nella
The ce nt e r of socia l int e res t. however, was the da nce g iv en o n Thur sday evening. in th e Claypool ball room . .by the active Indiana chapters. Palms . fe rn s and e le ctri c fan s somew hat redllc e d the heat of the eve ning. The pr og r ams had dainty white leather cove rs, embossed \vith n B <I' in go ld. The chaperon s for the c1anc e were Mr. and :-'-Ir s lIarry 'Iill e r. 'Ir. and Mrs. E. A. Collins fo r Indiana Alpha, '[r. and ,Irs . C h arles W. Mill e r , Dr. and ,Ir s. Harvey fo r Indian a Beta, lIIr. and Mr s Ch arl es 13. Cla r ke a n d 'Ir and ,[ r s. Alfre d F. Potts for lndiana Gamma. There were ove r five hundred in the grand march, which change d into the first info rmal number. a nd then the evening was give n ove r to th e entertainment oi our gues ts.
The most di s tin ct ly Pi Phi gathering o ut s id e Co nv e nti o n was the banquet on Friday evening. The s pirit of th e cookie-shine and plea o;; lIr e after work completed pervad ed the g reat dining hall. broke up the formality of a banqll et and drew tight th e bond s of Pi Phi. No dinner co uld be s tiff and meanin g- Jess with songs betwee n cour ses and "Ring Ching" in th e air. The table s , laid fo r o n e hllndred and fifty. follow ed th e lin es of the letters IT $. This arrangement of le tt ers was made more distinct by the vine of carnations which o utlined th e tables. Th e menu
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card s bore the same embossed monogram use d for the eighteenth biennial Convention. The toast mistress wa s Je ss amine Armstrong, of ] ndiana Gamma. and th e toasts as follows:
Tie s That Bind .... . ........... Elda L. Smith. Illinoi s Epsilon
The Light of Other Days .. Cope land-Reynold s, Mich . Alpha
The Girls Outside Anna Jack so n. Penn sy lvania Alpha
The Days to Come ............................ Anne Stewart
The Sewest of All. Emnia Leonard, Iowa Gamma And So Home Sue Stone-Smith
l\fiss Turner respo nd ed to an impromptu . then with a "Gude nieht , and joy be wi' you a' ", the la st of the festivities closed. and th e nin eteenth Convention became history.
It hardly seemed possible that these fe\\" days. '0 earnestly planned for and so lo ng expected. 11;1(1 lhu<.: '1uk k!y p3 ssed . and that our guests would leave in the morning for th e reception at Franklin. before the ho me journey.
The Indiana chapters were proud o f the hOll o r of etltertaining the Pi Beta Phi National Convention. and now se nd greeting to all wearers of the Arrow. with th e hope that we may meet again. not many m o nth s he nce . in :\ cw Orleans . E :;T IIER F. SnovER. /J/diolla GamlIIa.
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MInu tes of the Convention
T U ESDAY, JUNE 26 , 11 :00 a. m.
Convention opened with Grand Pre s ident pre siding. In the absence of the Grand Secretary , Mr s . Thei ss , the Grand President appointed Beta Province Pre sident to serve as secretary while the following officer s and delegates were seated Grand P r esident-Eli zabeth Gamble
G r and Vice-President-Mr s . May Copeland Reynold s . Grand N. Kimball.
Arrow Editor-Florence Porter Robin son .
A lph a Province Pre s ident-Anna Morr is Jack son.
Beta Province Pre sident-Elda L. Smith
Gamma Province Pres ident-Mrs. Sue Stone Smith. Delta Province Pre sident-Anne E. Stuart.
Alumnae Delegate-Iva Wel sh.
Convention Guide-Ethel Rou s Curryer.
Vermont Alpha-Faith A . Power s . Vermont Beta-Jessie E. Bate s
Columbia Alpha-Mi ldr ed W. Cochran
Pennsylvania Alpha-Beatrice M. Victory
Pennsylvania Beta-Mary Stanton. Penn sylvania Gamma-Eva Ca ss o Ohio Alpha-Clare Humphry.
Ohio Beta-Grace E. Bradford.
New York Alpha-Reva G. Casper. New York Beta-Mary C. R. Reardon. Ma ssachu s etts Wright.
Maryland Alpha-Irene T. Fenton . Illinoi s Beta-Delia Conger. Illinoi s D e lta-Irene Butcher. Illinoi s Eps ilon-Myrtelle H. Roger s Illinoi s Zeta-Edith L. Spray.
Iowa Alpha-Stacy M . Turney. I ndiana Beta-Grace J. Baerd.
Indiana Gamma-Mary C. Clark.
Michi g an Alpha-Elizabeth Dudl ey.
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Michigan Beta-Eva L. Hathhorn .
Iowa Alpha-Sacey M. Turney.
Iowa Beta-Ruth E. Baker.
Iowa Gamma-Emma Leonard.
Iowa Zeta-Mignon Maynard.
Wi sconsin Alpha-Hildred D. Moser.
Missouri Alpha-Mittie V. Robnett.
Lo ui siana Alpha-Viola E. Murphy.
Kansas Alpha-Marjorie Marshall.
Nebraska Beta-Eleanor R. Andrew s
Texas A lpha-Emil y Maverick.
Colorado Alpha-Isabel McKenzie.
Colo rad o Beta-Florence Belle Spencer.
California Alpha-Elamae Lambert.
California Beta-Loui se Oreon Lucas . 5
Gamma Province Pre s ident moved that the chair appoint a secretar y of Convention. Ca rri ed . Beta Providence P reside nt was appointed.
Greetings from the Grand Pres id ent , Elizabeth Gam bl e, outlining plans for th e future, and espec iall y advocating the absolute maintenan ce of the constitution at any cost.
Arrow Editor moved that Grand Vice Pre s id ent be appointed to sign all orders 0 11 the national treasury in the ab sence of the Grand Secretary from Convention. Carried.
Announcement s . Adjournment.
TUESDAY, JC;"E 26, 2 :00 p. m
Session opened with Grand President in chair. Ritual. Rollcall found Missouri Alpha delegate absent.
Alumnae Delegate moved that report of Grand Vice President be postponed until the following sess ion. Carried.
Report of Grand Secretary, Mrs. Mary Bartol-Theis s was read. On motion of Michigan Alpha accepted.
Illinoi s Zeta moved that a vote of thanks be extended Mrs. Thei ss for her work. Car ried.
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Grand Pres ident appointed th e fo llowin g co mmittee s: Re so lution s : Illinoi s Beta , :\ ebra s ka Beta. Penn sy lvania Alpha.
P ress: lndiana Gamma.
Conventi o n Photograph : Gra n d Guide.
Auditing: Ve rm ont A lpha , Kan sa s Alpha , I owa A lph a.
Mi sce ll aneous: Iowa Zeta, O hio A lp h a, Alpha.
Report of Gra nd Trea surer, :Vl art h a N Kimball, was rea d. Accepted on mo tion of Indiana Gamma.
Illinoi s Eps il on moved a vote o f thank s to G rand Trea surer. Ca rri ed
Report of Arrow Editor and Bu s ine ss Manage r, F lorence Po rter Robin so n, rea d . On motion of Loui s iana A lpha, accepted. On motion of Indi ana Alpha, a vo te o f thanks wa s extended th e Arrow Editor f o r her se rvice s.
Report of A lpha P r ovince Pre sident, A nna Morri s Jackson, was reael. O n motion of Texas Ap ha, accep t ed.
R epo rt of Be ta Province Pre s id ent, E ld a L. Smith , was r ea d. On mot io n o f Illin ois Zeta, accept ed.
Rep ort of Ga mma, Province Pres id en t, Mrs . S u e Stone Smi th , was read . O n motion of Ma ss achu se tt s A lpha , accepted.
Report of D e lta P rov in ce President, Anne E. St uart, wa s read. On motion of New York A l pha , accepted.
Re po rt of G rand President, E li zabe th Gamb le, was g iven Includ ed with thi s were th e recomme ndati o ns of th e G rand Council, presented by Arrow Editor, who ac ted as s ecreta ry of Grand Council.
Adjournment.
W EDNESDAY, J UNE 27, V:00 a. m
Se ss io n ope ned with Grand Pres id e nt in th e c hair . Ritu al. Founders' Song. Roll-call. Announcement s Report of Grand Vice President and Sec r eta r y fo r the Alumnae read and o n motion of Penn sy lvania Beta accepted.
On m o ti o ns of Convention Guide, Alpha Province Pre sident, and Illin o is Epsi lon, the su gges tion s in co rporat ed in the report of the Grand Vice-Pres ident w e re give n to a committee o f three appointed by th e chair t o r ea rran ge and pe rfect. C h ai r ap poi nted
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a s com mitt ee A lpha Prov ince Pr es id e nt. G rand \"ic c-P res ide nt , A rrow Edit o r. Th e co mmittee reported.
N e bra ska Be ta move d that report o f c om mitte e be accepted . Di s c uss io n, e ng age d in by Turn e r, a nd membe rs o f W a s hin gto n , Philad e lphia, Loui s iana. F r ank lin , I nd ;.lew Y o r k, Ga lesburg, 111.. a nd L in co ln , ;.Ieb ., clubs . a rri ed.
O n mo ti on s of Co lo ra d o A lpha a nd Wi sc o n s in A lph a, th e salary
o f A lu m na e Edito r wa s fi xed at $ 25.00 a yea r.
Mi chi ga n Be ta move d that a comm itt ee co ns is tin g o f Alumnae Edi to r , A rrow E di t o r and two c h apt e r d e lega t es be appo inted t o put in fo rm a s tat e me nt o f th e du t ies o f A lu mnae E dito r. Carri e d. ] owa Be ta mo ved c ha ir appoi nt rem a ini ng me m be rs o f cO l11 m ittee . Ca rr ied . Cha ir a ppo int ed Be ta and I11ino is E psi lo n.
P e nn s y l va ni a Gamma move d t hat all P i Be ta P hi pins pu rcha s ed by fu tu re in iti ate s be mark ed w ith ow ne r's name and chapter. Carri ed.
Penn s y l van ia Be ta mo ved that th e frat e rnit y redee m th e pin purc ha se d by 111in o is Ep s il o n fo r $15.0 0 Carri e d.
Kan s a s A lph a m oved that Int e r-S o rorit y Confe re nce be as k e d to boyco tt d eal e r s in c h eap pin s Carried.
Iowa Ze ta mo ved that the Inte r-Soro rity Co nfe rence be a sked t o s har e th e ex pe ns e o f inv es ti g atin g s tate la ws in regard to wearing bad ge s of o rga ni zati o n s to which the w earer does not belong. Carried.
A t e leg ra m wa s rea d fr o m D elta Delta D e lta in co nvention assembl ed.
Gre etin gs wer e rece iv ed fr o m th e Firs t Grand Pr es ident, Mr s . Rainie Adam so n S mall.
Gamma P rov in ce P res id ent mo ved that th e Sec retary ackn o wledge receipt o f g ree tin gs . Carri e d.
On moti on o f Kan sa s Alpha, vote of thank s ex t e nd ed to Grand Vice - Pre s id ent for her work.
Adjournm e nt .
TH URSDAY, J UNE 28, 9 :00 A. M
Grand Pre sid ent in chair Ritua l. Singing ment s. R o ll-call found Grand Trea s urer abs ent . AnnounceMinute s of
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previous se s sions read , and on Illotion of Vermont Beta approved. On motion of Mi ss ou ri A lpha , the seve ral s uggestion s of Grand Council in rega rd t o fraternity policy were conside red . Nebraska Beta moved that the use of the arrow be co nfined to the fraternity badge Ca rried Gamma Province President moved that th e arrow st ick pin b e abolished. Ca rri ed.
Report o f Committee o n design for a pledge pin was given by Ohio Beta c hairman . O n motion of Kan sas Alpha , accepted. L ouisiana Apha moved that record of hi story of the fraternity be extended to the pre sent time . Ca rri ed.
Illin o is Ep silon mo ved that hi storian be made a delegate to convention. Car ri ed.
Iowa Alpha moved that Grand Council hold an annua l meeting at a tim e and place to be chosen by the Grand Pre s ident , and to be ann o unced in the preceding ARROW. Carried . Texa s Alpha moved that s t andi ng committee s be appointed to assi st the G r and P res ident. Carried A rrow Ed ito r moved that commi tt ees be appointed by Gr and President with one or two on a committee , as s he s hall dec id e. Ca rri ed .
On motion of Kan sa s A lpha amended by Neb ra ska Be ta and Ca lifornia Beta, decided to fix the s ala r y of A rr ow Ed it or a t $300.00 a year.
Iowa Beta moved th at Provi nc e Pre s ident s be requi red to visit the chap ter s of their re spective province s o nce during t he interim of conve nti on, traveling expen se s to be pa id f rom Grand Treasury . Ca rri ed.
Convention resolved itself into committee of the whole for discus sion exten sion policy with Grand Vice-Pre s id ent in the chair. As a result of discu ss ion , Alpha Provinc e President moved that the policy of th e Grand Cou n cil for the next two years be that no charters be granted to chapter s in colleges with less than $75,000 annual income, a high sta n dard of scholarship and at least fifty women student s where Pi Beta Phi is the first sorority to e nt er, seve nty -five where s he i s s econd , on e hundred where thir d , etc ., in same ratio. Carried.
New York Alpha moved a new di stribution of provinces, as sugge st ed by th e Grand Cou n cil. Carried .
Adjournment
TII U RSD \Y, J[;NE 28,2:00 P. M.
Grand P r esident presiding. Roll-call.
Miss Krumdick as delegate from the K. T . T . Society of University of Wa shington, Miss Frye, as an alumna of Seattle, and Mi ss Robinson, visiting delegate. pre se nted th e <I aims of the soc iety K. T. T. to a cha rt er of Pi Beta Phi.
Delta Province Pre s ident moved that the Grand Council be empowered to grant a charter to K. T. T. of University at their di sc retion, after the favorable vote s of California A lpha and Ca lifornia Beta have been received. Carried un animou s ly .
The application of the petitioner s at the Univers ity of IVlinnesota wa s reported by Mrs . Ella Hender son Bartholomew , Iowa Gamma, an alumna of Minneapoli s , and b y Wi scon s in Alpha delegate.
Arrow Editor mo ved that Convention re solve it self into a committee of the whole to di scu ss the ques tion of Wi sconsin Alpha's posit ion in sending her delegate to Convention purposely unin st ru cted how to vote on th e application frolll U niversity of Minnesota. A fter discu ssion, Delta Province President moved that the Co mmitt ee arise and report that Conve ntion recomm end that the failure of vVi sconsi n A lph a to instruct her delegate be cons trued as gi ving the delegate full power to cast the chapter vote for or against the petitioners . Ca rri ed . On assumption by Wi scon s in Alpha delegate of th e re sponsibility of chapter's indor sement, Illinoi s Zeta moved that a charter be granted to the Beta Tau club of the Univers ity o f ll'Ii nne sota. Carried.
After Ii tening to report of conditions obtaining in the State College of Mechanical Arts and Agriculture at Lexington, Ky., by Miss Robinson, the investigating delegate, and to plea of Miss Werner, one of the g roup of petitioners in that university, Illinoi s Epsiion moved that, in view of the fact that s econdary edu.cation in Kentucky is improving, the Grand Council be empowered to grant a charter to the Society of Black Cats. Lost.
Colorado Beta moved that th e club of applicants in Washington Un iver sity , St Louis, Mo.; be investigated by the Grand Council. Carried.
Michigan A lpha moved that hereafter the privilege of voting
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be g ranted ex-memhers of the 'Gra n d Co un c il pr ese n t at Co nv enti Oll , and that s tich privileg e be g ranted :\ 1iss Turner for the rema ind e r of Co n vent io n. O n mot ion of Texa s Alpha. the moti o n wa s divided. The fi rs t motion was los t. but the motion to g rant iss Turner a ll privile ges o f a d e legate for the res t of the sessio n ca rri ed.
Michigan Beta moved a vote o f th ank s be exte nd e d :M r. Bu rr fo r convention s ouvenir s . Carried .
Illin o is Epsilon moved that the Grand Tr eas ur e r be in structed to pay Mrs. Th e iss $250.00 fo r her work as fr aternity cataloguer. Carried.
Illin o is Zeta moved that Pi Be ta Phi send greet in g s to Chi Ome g a in convention a ss embled. Carried.
Adj o urnment.
FRIDAY, l UXE 29, 9:00 A. M.
Roll-call. Ann o uncement s. T e legram from Ch i Omega read. Delta Province Pre sident moved that r ece ipt of greetings from Chi Omega be acknowledged by Committee on Reso lution s. Carried .
Loui s iana Alpha extended an inv itation to Conve ntion to hold th e twentieth biennial Co nventi on at New Orlean s during the winter holidays of 1907-8. Penn sy lvania A lpha extended an invitation for the next Convention in Ph iladelphia. On motion of Penn. Beta ordered that a vote of thank s be extended Louisiana Alpha and Penn. Alpha for their invitation s to ente rtain the next Convention. I o wa Beta m oved to recommend t o Grand Council to accept the invitation of Lo ui s iana Alpha Carried
Minute s read and approved .
Indiana Gamma moved that P i Beta Phi in Conve ntion assembled authorize the Inter-S o ro rit y Conference as a permanent body. Carried .
Michigan Beta moved that Conventi o n ratify the Inter-Sorority Conference constitution under which the Conference has been prov isionally working. Carr ied.
Motions from Michigan Alpha and California Beta that votes of four - fifth s of the chapters of Pi Beta Phi b e necessary to carry mea s ure s presented by the Inter-Sorority Conference. Carried.
Kan sas Alpha moved that Convention recom mend th e continuance o f th e pledging ar rangemen t in the "Cnive rs ity o f \ Vi sconsi n with the m odificati o n a ll owed by th e Inter-Sorority meeting o f Jun e 2. Ca rried.
Colorado A lpha moved that Pi Beta Phi s ugge st t o the local Pan-H ell e nic that th e D ea n o f \V o me n o r so me w o man of the f acu lt y be invited to meet with them. Carried.
Alpha Prov ince Pre s ident moved that a copy of the su ggestion s of d eans be se nt to each chapte r to be rea d in chap ter 111(:<:tin g. Ca rri ed.
Nebra s ka Be ta move d that Pi Beta Phi pledge be withd rawn from a girl wh o is not initiated with in s ixteen m o nth s afte r pl edging. Carried.
Texas Alpha moved that Convention recommend that no chapter initiate any pled ge befo re s he s hall h'lve one se mes ter 's credil. Lost.
Neb ra s ka Beta moved that each chapter appoi nt a commi ttee to maintain the scholar s hip of th e members. Carried.
Grand Trea surer moved that Pi Beta Phi establi s h sc holarships not t o exceed $ 1,000, in total, for the co llege year; s uch scholarship s to be ope n on ly to members of Pi Beta Phi. Carried .
Grand Treasurer moved that sc ho lar ship s for the coming year be placed at Barnard College. Texas Alpha moved to amend the motion by adding "at the end of the fir st year , the placing of the sc h o lars hip s be left t o the di scretion of the Grand Council." Motion carried a s amended.
Grand Treasurer moved that for the coming year the scholars hips be awarded to two und e rg raduate s and one g raduate s tudent. Carried.
Delta Province Pre sid e nt moved that the sc ho lars hips be awarded in each ca se to the persons and in th e places decided upon by the unanim o u s vote of Grand Council. Carried.
Garnma Province President moved that und e rgraduate scholarship be $325 each, and graduate s cholar ship $350 . Carried.
Gamma Province President moved that the price of the catalogue be fixed at se venty-five cents. Carried.
Grand Vice-President moved to amend the by-law s as follows Carried.
Michigan Beta moved that chair appoint the nominating com-
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mittee . Ca rried. Grand P reside nt announced as nominating committ ee, California Beta, Illin o is Eps il on , Texa s Alpha , Colorad o Alpha, Alumnae Del egat e . Adjournment.
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Roll-call . Minute s read and accepted.
Illin ois Delta m o ved that Mi ss Bertha Empey, alternate, be se ated a s de legate from Indiana Gamma. Ca rri ed.
Kan sas Alpha moved that no Pi Beta P hi jewelry be given t o any man. Carried. Iowa Beta m oved that delegates be instructed t o reque s t alumna e member s t o sec ure the return of pin s already given. Carried.
Indiana Alpha moved that a uni form patro ness pin be ad o pted. Carried On motion of Nebraska Beta a nd Co lo rado Beta, ordered that official jewelers b e a sked t o s ubmit d es ign s for a patro ness pin us in g the carnation as emblem.
Penn sy lvania Alpha moved that there be a fix ed place fo r wearing the arrow . Carried. D elt a P rovin ce Pre s ident moved that it be worn on le ft s ide n ea r the h eart Carried
Mi ss iss ippi Alpha mov ed consideration o f a pledge pin . Carried. On th e seve ral moti on s o f Kan sas Alpha , Gamma Province Pres id ent, California Beta , California Alpha and Delta Province Pres id e nt , o rd e red that official j ewe le r s be authorized to make as pled ge pin an arrow h ead o f R oman go ld with B o f burni shed gold mo unt ed on it ; the pin to be th e size of th e s ubmitted des ign and pointing ho riz o ntall y. Pe nn sy lvania Alpha moved that s ample pledge pin be sent t o th e o ffi cia l jewel e r s with in st ructi o ns to manufacture acco rdin g to direction s . Ca rried .
Penn sy lvania Beta offe red th e su ggestio n that a printed circular letter be se nt out at th e close of th e co ll ege yea r, by each chapt er corre s ponding s ecretary to it s alumna e and to th e o th e r chapter s. This printed lette r could tak e the place o f the annual chapter lett e r s and th e report o f th e co rres ponding sec retary to th e G rand Secretary. Thi s letter s h o ul d co ntain:
1. Li s t of member s, with item s refe rrin g to eac h as indi c at ed in th e official register.
2. Report of chapter wo rk f or th e yea r.
3. Entertainment s.
4. Prospects and remark s.
5. Complete li st of alumnae and their addresses.
6. Picture of th e active chapter group.
7. Picture of new college buildings, if any.
8. A complete account of the progress of the college throughout the year, and any items of intere s t connected with college life.
This printed letter if prepared in an attractive form, would be read by all the alumnae of the chapte r s and would be a valuable factor for retaining the intere/;\t of the alumnae in the work of thei r chapters.
Kan sas Alpha moved that at the close of each year the corresponding sec retary of each chapter se nd to its alumnae a circ ul ar letter which s hall follow as close ly as possible the s uggestions of Pennsylvania Beta. Carried .
New York Beta moved to recon s ider the vote on granting a charte r to the Kentucky app li cants . Carr ied . Illin o is Epsilon moved that petitioner s in Kentucky State University be g ranted a charter providing Grand Council and chapters in the province consent, according to constitutional pro vi sion. Carried.
On th e several motions of Wisconsin Alpha, Pennsylvania Alpha, and Delta Province President, ordered that chair appoint a committee to con s ider a coat of arm s and report at following convention. Chair appointed Wisconsin Alpha, Pennsylvania Alpha, Kansas Alpha.
On motions of Illinoi s Zeta and Iowa Beta, orde red that each chapte r, wh e re faculty ruling permit s it, be required to have a lodge or r oom.
Report of nominating committee read. Upon Grand Presi· dent's declining a renomination, Pennsylvania Alpha moved to refu se to accept her re s ignation. Seconded by entire Conven· tion. Nom inatin g committee withdrew,-but brought in sam e report. Columbia Alpha moved nomination s be closed. Carried. Grand President appointed as teller s Michigan Beta, Nebraska Beta, Iowa Gamma, Massachusetts Alpha. Election resulted as follows:
Grand President, Elizabeth Gamble , Colorado Alpha, 565 Cass Avenue, Detroit, }.'Iich.
Grand Vice-President and Secretary for Alumnae, May Copeland Reynold s, Michigan Alpha, Fostoria, Ohio.
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Grand Secretary, Elda L Smith, Illinois Epsilo n , no S, ixth St, Springfield , III.
Grand Trea su rer, ::\lartha X. Kimball, Colorado Beta, L" niver si t y Pa rk, Denver, Colorado.
Arrow Edit o r. Florence Porter Robinson. \Vi sconsin Alpha, 543 St" :'.Iilwaukee, Wi s,
Alpha Province Pre sident. Anna :\lorri s Jack so n. Pennsylvania A lpha, 215 E. 15th St" ;\Jell' York Cit)',
Beta Prov in ce President, :-[rs, Edith Clark-Burr, llJinois Zeta, 1 17 Palmer A YC. \ Ve st. Detroit, :\fich.
Gamma Province President, Anne Stuart. A cbras ka Beta. 190 6 D St., Lincoln, :--Ieb,
Delta Province Pres id ent, Roberta Frye, :-Iaryland Alpha, 1 306 :-[adison St" Seattle, Wash,
Grand Hi sto r ia n, Jeannette Zeppenfeld, Indiana Alpha, Franklin, Indiana.
Kan sas Alpha 111O\'cd that thanks of convention be extended th e Indiana chaptcf!\ and alumnae for their entertainment . Carri ed.
Iva A. \V elsh. Secreta r y and Trea s urer of the \Visconsin A lpha Assoc iati on. presented it s request that Convention extend one-half of th eir loan of $500.00 to s aid association for a term of tw o years, beginning Jul y 1. lOOti. and ending July 1 , 1908. Delta Province President moved that reque st be granted. Carried .
Committee on Dutie s of Alumnae Editor reported thro u gh its chairman that it sha ll be the duties of the Alumnae Editor:
1. To be res ponsible for one long a rticl e in each issue of the ARROW.
2. To be r esponsible for one illu s tration in each iss ue of the ARROW,
3. To obtain Alumnae per so nals fr om the s tate sec r eta rie s for publication in the ARROW.
4. To obtain for th e ARROW annual reports from Alumnae Clubs I n case of failure to receive r epo rt s to notify Grand Vice-President of such failure.
5, To be re sponsib le for the mailing o f ARROWS to all Alumnae s ub sc ribers .
6, To inform the ARROW Editor before each issue of the ARROW as to the number of Alumnae s ub sc ribers.
PI BETA PH I FRATERXITY
On 1110tion of I o wa Zeta. r epo rt accepted. On motion of II1in ois Delta, re po rt ado pted . Co mmitt ee 0 11 R eso luti o n s reported:
\VI-J E REt\S, The :\'inetecnth Bien ni al Convention of Pi Beta Ph i is n ow abo ut t o adj o urn , and wh e r eas it sincere ly apprecia t es th e ma ny fav o r s extended to it. there fore be it
1. Resoh 'e d. That the d ee pes t appreciation be extende d t o th e G ra nd CO llncil J for their earnest \\'ork and during th e ir admi ni s trati on .
2. Rrsolt-rd That to :\[ary I:artol-Theiss be expressed o ur heartfel t thank s and d cepe-.t grat it ud e for her Illost effi c ien t work in perfectin g th e new cataloguc.
3. Resolved. That to Ethe l ROlls Cllr r ye r be t e nd e r ed ou r ap preciation for her most excellent a G rand Guide.
4. Rcso/r'cd, That we ex tend a \' ote of thanks t o Indiana Gamma , India na A lp ha and lndiana l!eta for th ei r s plendid h ospitality and entertai nm ent du rin g th e ti me of Convention ;. Rcso/"cd, That \Ie extend to D. L. Auld and t o B urr, Pattes o n and Com pany. a \'ote of th a nks for th e souve nir s so kind ly pre sented.
6. R esolved , That we extend a votc of t o the A lu mnae o f J ndiana. fo r t h e recep t ion t end e red th e Co nv e nti o n
7. Resoi1 'c d, That we extend a vote o i tha nk s t o th e patr o n esses of Indiana \Jpha for th e re ce pti on tende r ed Pi Beta Phi a t [' rankli n .
On m oti on o f Illin ois Ze ta. rep o r t a ccep t ed. l11in ois Ze ta m o ved committee be in :,t rll ct ed t o w rit e n o t es n ecessa ry t o expre ss the se ntim e nt s of o nve nt ion. Ca rri ed.
G rand Vice-P r esidcnt m o vcd that two hundred d o ll a r s be allowed G r a nd Pre s id e nt for cleri ca l wo r k. Ca rri ed.
Au ditin g Co mmittee r ep or ted that th e expert accollnta nt had no t finishecl auditing th e Gra nd Treasurer' s accounts but wo uld mak e a w ri tten repo rt to th e frat erni t y at th e close o f hi s examinati on o f book s . Th e Commi tt ee on Bu sine ss reported that not hin g had been p r esent ed for th em t o d o.
Illin o is De lta moved th at th e ri g ht s of offic ial j e we ler be taken fr om T r a s k and P lain. a nd th a t th ey be so inform ed . Ca rri e d.
In s tallati on o f office r s. A dj o tlrn eme n t s illc dic.
ELDA L. SM ITl-I, Secretary of COllvcu t i01l .
R eport of Ilze Grand Presldenl.
Your Grand President is happy to be able to report that in eve-ry direction there has been marked progress since the last convention. This is due not only to the unceasing effort of you r Grand Officers but to an earnest effort on the part of the chapters to plact Pi Beta Phi ahead of all the other fraternities With the united efforts o f every member of the fraternity what may we not accomplish in the next two years I
The supp ly of charters being exhausted the Grand Council ordered a new plate from Dreka at a cost of $75.00. The n ew charters were printed on parchment and are to be given to all chapters established during the present administration. The engraved plate is in the keeping of Drek.t but is the property of the fraternity.
The Grand Council voted to allow the Alumnae Editor $25.00 a yea r until the 19th biennial convention when the salary might be fixed by that convention.
The Grand Council has furni shed to all chapters a copy of the latest edition o f Baird's Manual. in o rd er that every chapter may have at hand reliable infonnation on Greek letter societies It is hoped that every member of every chapte r will become familiar with its contents, for one never appreciates her own fraternity fully until sh e is th o ro ughly acquainted with the general s ubject of th e fraternity .
M iss Elda Smith, President of Beta Province, has compiled with the aid of other province presidents and had printed for the use of chapters "A Study of Pi Beta Phi," a li st of one hundred Questions with the an· swe r s given or definite in formation as to where to find the answers. These will be of great aid in preparing fo r the fraternity examinations.
Tht:' number of copies of the old catalogue not being sufficie nt for t he needs of the coming year, the Grand Council authorized the cataloguer to get out a new edition. Copies of this catalogue which is a model of co mpl eteness may be h ad at this convention
All the official jewelers were asked to send samples of their work to your Grand President. Trask and Ptain, who has so ld n o pins for some time past , failed to comply with the request. It was decided to make Burr and Patterson o ffi cia l jewelers and to recommend to this conven tion that Tras k and Plain be dropped from Ollr li s t. All the o fficial j ewele rs are now making a high grade pin
The following requests werc made but could not be granted: To excuse members from the payment of annuad dues; to refund dues; to c r edit dues paid one year to lhe year. the members havin g dropped out of college before the end of the college year; to initiate a preparatory graduate before the opening of college: to initiate a pledge no longer in college: to pled'fe a girl belonging to a local that had nationali zed ; to use the seal for decorative purposes; t o allow arrow st ick pin to be worn by others than members; to withdraw from local Pan Hellenic
Since the 18th biennial convention two of our old chapters have been re-established: California Alpha and Iowa Gamma. No new chartet"! have been granted In all we have h:td to comider fifteen applications.
PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY
1. Leland Stanford University-Stanford University. California.
2 Iowa State College-Ames, Iowa
3 . University of Wa s hington-Seattle, Washington.
4 Wa shb urn College-Topeka, Kansas
5. Colby Colle&e-Watenille. Maine .
6. Woman's CoUege Brown University-Providence, R. I.
7 Kentucky State University of Mech Arts and Ag r iculture-Lexington .
8 University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minn
9 . Allegheny College-Meadville. Pa.
10 University of Alabama-Unive r sity, Ala.
II University of Arkansas-Fayettevi.1e. Arkansas.
12. Washington U n ive rsity-St. Louis, Missouri.
13. Central. College for Women-Lexington, Mo. J4- Cincinnati Conservatory-Ohio.
15. Miss Hughes Seminary-New York City
The last three were informed at once that they were not eligible. Colby was put to chapter vote but failed to carry. The applicants at Brown were given no hope of receiving a cbarter within a year SO decided not to make any further eflort to obtain a Pi Beta Phi charter. The re maining applications are still to be passed upon In o rd er to facilitate matters it is to be hoped th"'t this convention wiJi adopt a policy of extmsioo for the future so that by referring to the latest report of th: United States Conunissioner of Education we may know at once whethe r the institution from which the application is received is eligible o r not I have prepared statistics showing the insti tuti o ns in which all the s0rorities in .th e Int ersor ority Conference have chapters, also a list of institutions with at least $5<:\000.00 yearly income in which Pi Beta Phi has no chapter, from this list we can get an idea of the field open to us 30\1 can perhaps decide upon a more definite policy for the future.
The Universities of Minnesota, Washington State. Kentucky University of Mechani cal Arts. Washington University. St. Louis, Missouri. and Washburn college have all been visited by Miss Robinson, Arrow Editor. The applicants from the first three have sent representatives to present their cause and this con ve nt ion wi!! pass upon the applications.
Your Grand President has r epresented the frat e rnity at the third and fourth Int ersorority Conferences which have been s ince the las t convention , and fee ls that Pi Beta Phi has h ad an opportunity of showing her strength at these meetings In the local Pan-Hellenics let me urge every chapter to work harmon iously with the chapters in th e Pan-Hellenic so that in no institution Pi Beta Phi can be accused of narrow mindedne s9 or failure to liv e up to th e requirements of either the Intersorority agreements or the local P an Hellenic rules . I\:emember that the failure of one chapter in this matter is known t o all the sororities and will spoil t o a great degree the fin e reputation made by the oth er chapter s.
At the coming Intersorority Conference th e suggestions o ffered by the Deans at their meeting in Chicago some months ago are to be brought up and the so r orities asked to adopt as many of them as possible. Here is a chance for Pi Beta Phi to offer th ese suggestions to the local Pan Helleni cs before they are made by the Inte rsorori ty Con fe rence.
I. High School Sororities-their dangers-How to supp r ess them (Deans highly approved th e suggestion made last year informally that the so roritie s in the T. S. C. ' refuse to take in any girl who belonge d to a high school sorority after a certain period o f yea rs (3 or 4 )
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Scholar s hip- \Vi s h sO f o r i ! ies t o write them o nce a year regarding s tandard of members S o rority girl s to show disappro \'a l of cutting classes, poor le sson s and cheating. Th e latter on th e part o f men m o r e than girls
.,3. Expenditures for dres s and ru s hing. How to lesse n it ;-bad taste in dress--over dre ss ing, e s pecially pi cture hat s at morning classes and expensive s ilk and brocade party dre sses. \-Vhat s hould a girl demand o f a man in the way of ex p en se: Ca n't carraiges, Aowers and even ing are ss on informal occasion s be cut out?
4 H o ur s of partie s-all partie s except o ne or two affair s like Junior Prom. etc. to begin at eig ht and close at tw elve, cspcciad ly any parties gi ve n at so r or it y or fraternity hOllse. Parti es to be f es trict e d to Friday Saturday and h o lida y night s. \
5. Cha pter H o u ses. Dean s much in favor of them a nd think them for th e m os t part well managed and good in their influence
6. Relation of Deans to Pan - I' l e llcni cs and S o roriti es. Th ey would lik e a m o r e close and cordia l r elati o n; wou ld lik e for in stance to di scll ss th ese que s tion s with th e Pan Hellenic s after th eir privatI! di scu ss ion and to have regular 1)1eetings with them once a yea r, but the y fee l the innovati o n s hould come from the gir ls.
Th e D ea n s said th ey were thinking o f me e ting annually and if they did would like to ha ve a sess ion with the 1. S C or r epresentatives o f the so r orities each year too.
The Grand Council wish to pr ese nt to the Ninete e nth Bi e nn ial Con venti on for con s id e rati o n the following r eco tl1m e ndati ot1s:
J. That all badge s be marked .
2. That action be taken against the us c of the arrow as a stick pin or a s a de sign o n any pi ece of jewelry
3. That the lnterso rority Conference be a skt.-d to boycott deale rs in cheap badge s.
4 . That the Inter so rority Con fe rence be a s ked to shar e expense in investigati ng s t ate law s r ega rding the wearing of badge of a sec ret organiza ti on by a per son not a member
5. That the fraternity buy Mi ss Ma s h ek's pin from IlJin ois Epsilon
6. That a more complete h is to r ica l work be unde rtaken by the fratert e rnity.
7 That the Hi st o ri a n be made a reg ular d e legate to conve nt bn.
8 That the Grand Pre s id ent be auth o ri zed to call annual meetings of the Grand Council a t a tim e a nd p lace t o be an n ounced in the preceding "Arrow" "
9 That s t a ndi ng commi tt ees hI.' appointed to s hare th e administ rative work of the Grand Presi dent.
YO That the Editor o f the Arro w paid a fixed s a la r y o f which s h e s hall pay the bu s in ess manager 'T. That there be a r edis tribut ion of province t e rrit ory_
12. That the Pr ovince Presi dent s "isit th e chapters in th ei r respective pro,-inces in the in t e r es t of cOIH"ention. traveling expenses to be paid from the g r a nd tr eas ury.
13. Th at a "\1m o f money be set aside from the co nt ingent fund for the n {'xt two yea r s t o be u se d fo r one or mor e sch olarships.
14 That con ve nti o n autho r ize th e Int crsorority Conference as a permanent body.
15 That conve nti on ratif y th e constitution of the Int e r so r ority Confere n ce under which the C o nfe r ence h as been pro" is ionally working
16. That coonotion auth o riz e the conti nuan ce of the pledging arrangrment in th e Unive r s ity of Wi scons in with the modifications allowed by th e Inter s.o r o r ity meetin g o f Jun e the second
17. That n o girl be in itiated into Pi B eta Ph i until she s hall have compl eted th e work of the fir st t e rm or s emes t er and have received c redi t fo r the s ame
18. That Pi B et a Phi will n ot consider es tabl ishing a chapter in an inst itution with a yearly income of less th an $75,000 00 and w ith less than SO wom en stud en t s o f we a re t he fir st woman's fraternity t o e11tcr, 75 if we are th e second and 100 if we are th e third. Respec tfully subm itted,
EuZABETH GAMBLE, Grand Presidellt
R eport of th e Grand V iCe Pre.<ident and Sec retar'}! for tile Alumnae
The work oi t he pa st twO years in th e Al umn ae Departme nt s how s a de cid ed growt h o f int e r es t among th e Alumn ae in th e activitilS of th e Frate rn itr. but it is a matter of r egret tha t with th e mat erial in crease in members hip which your Secretary for th e Alumnae is pleased to report, we have n o t a r eco rd with wh ic h t o be sati sfi ed, o r great ly e ncouraged Th e prov isio n s of th e n ew con stituti o n an d th e ac t io n of th e St. Loui s conv ention on the recommendation s fo r the promotion of a ' umnae in te r · ests made a r eo r gani za ti o n of th e department necessary. and t o me et the dema nds of th e work, four Provi n ce Secreta r ies we re appoin t ed, th e divi s ion of t e rrit o r y being t1le sa me a s that fo r t h e Province Pre s id ent s . Each sec r e tary appointed an assis t ant in each s ta te of her province wh o was ins t ructed t o solici t mf"lnber ship in th e department from all a lu mnae in th e stat e, a nd to keep in touch wit h t he cl u bs by when pe r so nal acqua int ance was not poss ibl e. The State S ec r etarieft r epo rt ed th eir work t o th e Pro \' inc e Secretaries who made th e r em ittance o f m em· ber s hip fees t o th e G r and Trea s urer, and sen t the n ames of me mber s to th e S ec ret ary for th e A lumn ae who provided th e ma iling Jist for th e Alumnae Editor o f th e A rro The p la n h as not be en followed to th e letter in a ll th e province s, for vario u s r eason s, but wh e re it h as been given th e t es t. th e work ha s gone s moothly
Th e rulin g o f convention that ch ap t e r s be taxed o n e dollar for a (our yea r 's members h ip in th e A lumnae D epa rtm en t fo r eac h g radua t e or member l ea ving coCege permanent ly, gave ninety-ei ght n ew membe r s last yea r Because of an incorrect int erpretation o f th e ruli n g, so me chapters failed t o send this tax promptly and no chap t e r r epo r ted t he nam es to th e S ecretary fo r enro ll me nt.
M ore than fift ee n hund red ('oin ca rd s were se nt out , and with th em printed circu lars giving the plan of membe r s hip T h i rt y have t a ke n li fe member s hip. and th e pr es cnt (nrol' ment is 740 ., Am o nrr th e alumnae clubs. Gamma prO\'i n cc rCl >o rts nin e Alpha provin ce eig ht. Beta and D elta provinces eac h six. Int e r esti n g le tt er s fr om th es e clubs havc the reader s of th e Ar r o w an idea of th e work done by each one· Th e chapters having th e support of re si d ent alumnae clubs recognize the benefit o f suc h associa t ion. and th e clubs thu s favored with a working intere s t e10ce at h and a r e able t o keep in t ouc h with th e
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BIENNIAL CONVENTION
CTowth of the fraternity mOTC easily than those separated from chapter intere sts. The Chicago club has th e largest membership, and we refe r with satisfaction to the work d on e by the Wa s hington, Lawrence, and Kansac City clubs, and the Indiana, Colorado and Galesburg associ ations, these repr esenting different conditions and environment. The Province Secretari es have vjsited the clubs where pos sib le, and the needs o f the hour as expressed by alb, 3rc a str o nger organization and a mOTC definite purpo se for the work of th e clubs. They were asked to submit the following plan to the club s and reque st reports of the discussion, that would aid in making th e recommendations for the work at convention.
I. Eve r y Alu1TlI1ae Club shall hold at leas t three mee tinngs a year, the first shall be devote d to the interests of the nearest chapter or chapt e rs , the second to th e study of the constitution, hi story and poli cy of th e fraternit y, and the third to th e celeb ration of Founder's lJay
2 Every Alumnae Club s hall se nd annually to the Alumnae Editor a report of the yea r 's act ivity for publication in the Arrow.
3 . Every member of th e Alumnae Club shall be a member of the Alumnae Department.
4 Eve r y C lub, shall if send a repre se ntativ e to Convention who shall have the privileges of th e floor but no vote except on qu es tions pertaining to the interests of the Alumnae D epartment.
5 AU business meeting s of the clubs s hall open and close with the f r aternity ritua.l
6 Every Alumnae Club complying with these condition s shalt receive a charte r ce rtificate which s hall atte s t its connection with the fraterni t y. In case a club fail s to comply ,vjth such conditions, the certificate shall be surrendered to the Vice President of the fraternity until the conditions shaU be met.
The report of a majority of the clubs was favorable, and where it was possible to follow the suggestions for changes in the recommendations, and preserve the pa!icy of the department. thi s wa s done.
In asking th e convention to consider the plan submitted, and to supplement 1t by s uggestions and discus sion, your Secretary voices the sm timent of the Province and State Secretaries. to whose faithful efforts is due whatever measure of success has come to the work of the d epartme nt Respq:tfully submitted , • MAY CoPELAND REYNOLDS.
Amendments to the Statutes of Pi Bela Phi Regarding Alumnae Work
ARTICLE VIIJ .-FIN ANeE.
Section II.
(a) Each chapter s hall be taxed one dollar per capita fo r each graduate or me mber le aving College permanently. the same to be paid into the national treasury. thus purch asi ng the Arrow for four years after the time of departure from Col lege.
(b) Life member s hip in the Alumnae D epartment of the Fraternity shall be given on the payment of five dollars if paid in one installment, or of six dollars if paid in six annual installments. Four year's membership shall be given on the pa}l11cnt o f o ne d o llar and one year's membership for 1wetlly-five cents.
Section I.-Officers.
ARTI CLE X-ALL:).f X !.E
(a) Four Province Secretaries, having the same turitory as the Province Pre sident, shall be appointed by the Grand Vice President as her assistants in carrying on th e work of the Alumnae Department.
(b) The duties of a Provi nc e Secr etary shall be:
I. To appoint a sec retary for each state in her Province, have charge of th e work in her ow n s tate.
2. To receive all money collected by the state sec r eta ries and to send the same to th e Grand Treasurer.
J To keep a record of the membership in her Province, and to send a copy of th e same to th e Grand Vice President, who s hall provide the mailing li st fo r the Alumnae edi t or o f the Arrow.
4 To write at least two letters to each club in her Province annually and a Found er's Day letter to each ch ar ter member of the Fra ternity living in h er Pro\ incc
Section 2-Clubs-Membership.
Every member of an Alumnac Club shall be a member of the Alumnae Department of the Fraternity.
Section 3-Meetings.
(a), Every Alumnae Club s hall hold at lea st three meetings a year, one of which shall be devoted to the intere sts of the near est Chapter or Chapters, one to the st udy of the Constitution, history and po licy of the Fraternity, and one to th e observance of Found e r' s Day
(b) All business meeting s o f AI "lmn ae Clubs shall o l,en and close with the Fraternity ritual.
Section 4-The Arrow
Every Alumnae C lub se nd annually to the Alumnae editor I report of the year's work to be published in the Arrow
Section s-Convention.
Every Alumnae Club s hall, if practicable. se nd a r e presentative to Convention , who shan have the privi leges of the floor, but no vote except
on Questions pertaining to t he work of the Alumnae Department, unless full delegate privilege s be granted by Co nvention.
Section
Every C lu b complying with the above condi tion s s hall recein a cer tificate which s hall attest its connection with the Fraternity In case a Club fails to comp:y with s uch conditions the certificate s hall be surrendered to the Vice Pr<;sident of the Fraternity, to be held until co nditions aTe met.
Report of the Grand Secretary
Y01.1T Grand Secretary would make the following r epo rt. Certificate s of membership and catalogues have been issued to all initiates s ince the St. Louis convention of J904. The Grand Treasurer has also been notified each month of the chap t er affiliation, name, and dat e of initiation of all initiates.
Circular forms were iss ued. in pads of twenty- fiv e, to chapters for e ntering list of members active at the beginning of each academic year. New circuLar forms were issued to province presidents for the annual report s due them from the chapte r s. These forms inco rporated the s uggestion of the present and the preceding Grand Cou n ci l.
A complete file of the questions used in exami n ati o n since th e first examination in 1893 was colletted and copies of the file deposited with the president of each province
Under instructions from the Grand Council a new plate for cha rter was drawn up and engr aved by th e Dreka company of Phi ladelphia Impressions were made on parchment from this plate and charters were issued to the five chapters installed since the Syracuse convention of 190[· Constitution, as ratified by the St Louis convention, was printed and five copies sent each chapter.
December 19, 1905. work was begun under authority of the Grand Council on a second edition of the Gene ra. \ Catalogue. The returns for th e first editi on had come through the c h apter corresponding sec retaries and spec ially appointed catalogue secretarie s. and the incompleteness of many of the r ecord s made it advisable that in preparing the second editi on catalogue blanks be issued directly to e\'ery member of the fraternity . The member s hip lists of our twenty-nine alumnae clubs were furnished through their secretaries. and all changes of address therein noted in issuing the new catalogue bl!illlk s. Two alphabetical rolls of eadi of our forty·nine chapters we r e prepared and typewritten, n oti ng chapter, and date of initiation and issued to chapter corresponding secretaries' for verification. correction and addition. When addresses were listed as un known in the first edition letters of inquiry were sent to three member s of the chapter who had initiated at about th e same time as the person whose address was unkn own; inquiry was also made o f the chapter re cords. April 14. 19(16, li sts were made; arranged by chapters, typewritten, and sent to the chapter corresponding secre t aries and to three
alumnae of each chapter, gi"jng names, addresses and records of all member s who had failed so far t o return their ca talogu e banks. These alumane and chapter officials we re req ues t ed to c heck o ff all addresse3 they knew to be co rr ect an d to e rase tbose they kne w to be incorrect, as well as to correct and verify the r ecord. In the meantime fift een thousand catalogue cards had been written. For every married wo man there a re four card s. o ne giving chapter, name and date of initiation, a second giv ing r eco rd in fulI, a t hird giving a c r oss reference, maid en and married nam e, and a fourth giving name and address. For eve ry unmarried woman there are three cards, one with chapter, name, date of initiation, one with rec o rd , and onc with name and address.
In the case of the fou rtee n dead chapter s th e r eco rd s as givm in the first catalogu e were typewritten in al ph a betical a rrangement and copies sent to five members of ea"'h c hapter The corrected 'retu rns appear in the new catalogue .
In the case of th e dead members the family and chapt e r r eco rds were con su lte d
Th e second edition fo ll o ws the p lan a d opted in th e first edition by Florence Chase-Cass: c h ap te r r o ll s, alphabetical Ji s t of membership with re co rd s, li s t of th e dead and geographical inde x. An incomplete taMe of relati onshi p s has been added. In th e com para ti ve ly s hort time. s ix it was imposs ib le to induue other degrees oi kins hip , cousi ns and s iste r s- in-law, as was o ri ginally int e nd e d Such a list ha s been compi led bUl it was in an un sa tisfactory condit ion and th e r e was not s ufficient time to verify statemen t s.
The first copy was sent t o th e publi sher J une 4, 1906. 16cxl copies of a thr ee hundred page book with cover are to be printed at two dollars a nd ten ce nt s a page, that is, fo r $630.00. The table of relationships, cons i sti n g of broken matt er, costs $2.40 a page. One hundr ed co p ies of the book a r e to leave th e pr inte r s o ffice June 23, a nd be in Indi a napoli s June 26. Th e r e maind e r o f th e work is t o be completed during the month of Jul y, a nd payment is t o be made with in thirty day s after comp le tion . The proof reading shows the book to be 370 pages instead o f 300.
In con clusion your G rand Sec r e tar y wishes to say that the work on the ca t alogue has conv ince d her that as a rule th e c h apte r s d o not keep their record s up-to-date n o r d o th ey kee p In t o u ch with th ei r alu mnae AnJ s h e would s ugges t th e a d visa bility of each chapter's sending eac h year to eac h alumna a chapte r Jetter. fo ll owing the outline o f the corresponding sec r etary's annua l report to th e Grand Secretary, as defined in o ur constitution, said to be prin ted, to be mailed in a n env el ope with a return add r ess printed on it. ]n thi s way c hapte r s would kee p somew hat in t o uch wit h th eir alumnae. and in m ost cases would hav e th e ir at least c hapt ers would know defi nite ly w hen th ey did n ot have addresses.
Jun e 2 1, 1906
R espectfu l ly submitte d.
M ARY BARTOL TflEISS
Report of Ihe Grand Treasurer 0/ Pi Bela Phi Fralernitr Jul!! 2, Ig05, 10 Jul!! I, Ig06.
July 2, J904 - Jui}, J, 19:>5
Receipt s.
Conden se d Statement
B alance o n hand iuly 2, 1904 .. · ., . .. . .. . ........ .
Int erest to July I, 1904. o n d eposi t s in Denver
Int erest to Jan I , 1905 o n deposits in D enver.
Al umnae A ssoc iation "
384 annual d ues @ $5·00
256 initiat ion fees @ $5 .00
33 chapte r Arrow files ..•..
19 graduates' 4 yr. Arrow s ubsc ript ions
240 catalogs to chapters @ $.5°...
Net catalog sale. to ind ivid u als I song book I chapter r ecord book ,..
21 constitution s @ $.25
32 r itual s @ $.20 per doz.
6 gu id es @ $.t5 ·..
4 fine s at $[,00 .'
Total Rece ipt s
July I , I9OS - Jul y I , 1906.
Rec eipt s
Cond e n sed !:lta t cme n t
on hand J uly I, 1905.···············.···$6,7t6
Int erest to J an. to tgOO, o n depo s it s in Denver. 23390 I nterest to Jul
J ul y 2, lC)04-Ju1y I , 1905 ·
Expe nditures
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R eport of the Editcr of th e A rrow
1. I n th e prog res s o f the fraterni t y during the past t wo yea r s, the A r row has had a share Since th e St Louis Convention the ci r c u lation has incre ase d fr om 1400 to 1600. and an edition of at leas t 1800 wi ll be necessary t o s uppl y all subsc riber s with the J u ly numbe r and leave even a reasonable s urp lus. The iss ue s for Jan u a r y and Apri l are compl etely exha u sted and a few late initiate s as well a s ta r dy alumnae subsc r ibers cannot hne th ei r Arrows dated back of the receipt of th eir names as we a l way s hope to do. The increase ha s bee n part ly d ue t o th e n ormal i n cr ease in OUT ow n active membersh ip, partly to addition s t o O UT exchange list. but c hiefly to the g r owth of the A l umnae Associati o n . 2, The feature of il :ustrations was t he improvem ent most st r ongly recommended by the St Louis Convent ion, I n t his r espect t he A rr ow show s some im pr ovement, to the extent at least th at d ur ing t h e p as t t wo years the r e ha s been n o issue without a fronti spiec e. \Vhi le in the ma tter o f ill ust r ati on s t h e Arrow h o lds it s own with the other wome n 's journals, it does not yet compare with the best o f the men 's and this is a line alo ng which th e Arr ow most needs t o d e\'(!iop, Chapt e r s mu st r ealize,
that in this matt er the editor is nearly powerless without their co-operation and this is not yet as hearty as could be wished It is not desired that photographs of all so rts of subjec t s be sent. The ed itor has always refused to publi sh illustrations which did not in some way concern the fraternity, but it is to be hoped that whenever a c hapt er has a member who accomplishes some thing, either in college or as an alumna, it will remembe r that her work concerns the whole fraternity and that her picture will be welcome to the Arrow. The group of th e year's Phi Beta Kappas. for example, which was a feature of the November Arrow, should be an annual feature, and we should have as well gro up s of gi rl s prominent in athetics, mllsical and arti stic activities. c'ass organ izations and in the Chris· tian work .
3. The articles for the Arrow hav e been on the whole better written and of mor e general fraternity intere s t than hitherto. A hopeful feature is a slight increasing number o f unsol ici ted articles. which shows a growth of interest in the work of the Arrow. The editor has begun a li s t of members who may be on for articles on special subjects, and any chapter th at can add to the list is strongly urged to do so.
4- The departm ent. ··\Vhat a Fraternity Girl Thinks," ha s not d eveloped as it should. T oo many of the articles show hasty w r itmg and lack point. It is not t o be expected that eve r y article be worth printing, but out or the lhirly·fivc tlClit ill then: tlhoulo be <thout ten that are ire sh in thought or original in style or both. One h es itates to recommend that the department be abolished altogether, for it is the one which belongs pecuiarly to the acti ve members and tIle magazine needs a cl earing house for fraternity ideas, but at present the department is not one in which we can take most pride
s. The alumnae department under th e ca r e of Miss Wel sh has pros pered. Aside from the per so nal s, which are furnished mostly by the chapters, th e chief feature has been th e annual letters from alum na e clubs. These have increased in number a nd inte r es t and it is to be hoped that a way will be found for m aki n g the annual lette r com pulso ry upon each club
6. The chapter letters have en the who le improved in form and the use of the offic ial paper i s proving entirely satis fact ory. There s(."'Cms to be an increasing care in such matters as spelJling, punctuation and the construction of sen tences and the manuscript is prepared with more neatness Unfo rtun ately the substance of the letters does not show much improvement, and except for the o n e which deals with the progress of the college. there is an apparent lack of some thing to say. The A rrow is probably no worse than othe r magaine s in this regard, but that is not enoug h for Pi Beta Phi. It should be better than the othe r s and a way must be fou n d for helping the corresponding secretaries find something to say as weIJ as the way to say it. 1
7. It is ptrhaps superfluous to cr iticize the editorial department since the ch apte r s are doubtles s Quite ab1e to do that fo r themselves. It may be said, however, that th e department shou ld r eflect more complete ly than it has the policy of th e frat e rnity, and that it would be ad,·isable to have in eac h issue at least on e long editirial on some subject of vita l fraternity interest.
8. In regard to the estimation in which oth er fraternities hold our magazi ne, it may be said that the ARRow sha r es with the Key of Kpppa Kappa Gamma the di st in ction of being the most quoted of the women's publi cations. We may hope so me day to ha,Te t o share it with n o one.
9. Complaint has been made in a few cases that freshmen in a chapter have fail ed to receive their Arrows. In every case but one the reason h35 been th at the names not been received. Proper blanks for mailing
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lists are sent o u t and the edi t o r may perhaps be forgiven if she does not search th e c hapt er letters each time to see if any new names are embodied therein This year the absence from home of the editor while acting u visiting delegate has necessitated clerical he1p in directing the envelopes and of course the person so employed sees o nly the official lists and not th e chapter letters or the editor' s correspondence, therefore no persollS whose names are not on the li st can expect to r eceive their ARRows. As th e editor's duties multiply Sti ch h e lp be increasi ngly n ecessary and corr espo nding secretaries are th ere fore urged in justice to th ei r own initiates to use only the official blanks in sending addresses for mailing lists.
10/ Another s ubject of misunderstandi n g is the relation of the edi tor to a1unmae wo r k. Each year a number of alumnae names, with o r w ithout dues are sent her, and each yea r she receives complaints of failure Of dela y in receiving alumnae ARROWS. As a matter of fact the editor has nothing to do with alumnae ARROWS She shou ld n eith e r enroll members nor r eceive dues, and s he n ever sees the a lumnae mailing lists Eve ry alumna is notified of th e proper method of joining in the Alumnae Associati o n and misunde r s tanding s, for which the editor must disclaim responsibility, are su re to result when that procedur e is not fol lo wed .
I I. In closing, the editor wishes to state that she feels as keenly a.s any chapter can the ed it oria l shortcomings of th e past year. No person can be in two p laces at the same time, and in the long absence of the edit o r as visiting delegate t he r e has been mu ch delay in answe ring letters, sometimes because they have followed the editor from place t o place, sometimes because she had not the necessary material at hand for replying In seve ral instance!; before she could reply the n ecessity for an answer had passed by altogether . The ARRow, too, has suffe r ed a little fr om neglect although the a!um n ae editor is to be thanked fo r her able help in getting out the Novembe r numbet-
The editor hope s that the defects of the ARROW may not be charged to lack of fraternity enthu s iasm on her part, and that her inte r est in her work may not be measured by its occasional r esults
Respectfully submitted.
FLORENCE PORTER ROBINSON , June 25. 1906. Editor "T", Arrow."
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ALPHA PROVINCE
April e le ven th and t welfth I s pent in Wat e- rvill e. Maine, visiting the chapter of Beta Phi who were applying for a charter of Pi Beta Phi in Col!)y College. I was delightfu:ly e nt ertai ned at the h o me of President \ Vhite and by th e group applying Thursday, April tw e lfth, l a rrived in Bo s t on and s ta yed with Massachu se tt s Alpha April thirteenth and fourteenth. and with MIS S Ruth Denni s, a member of Mas sa chu se tt s Alpha, ove r Sunday . Thursday night wa s s pe nt with Mi ss Q ' Dona ld and Friday night with Miss Pratt Bosto n univ e r si ty is si tuat e d in the heart of th e city and has no dormit o ry connected with it, so mo s t of th e girls live a t home There are six nati o nal wome n 's fraternit ies. There are twenty -fo ur gir :s in Ma ssachusetts Alpha and they seemed t o be weLi repre sented in college affairs Som e of th e girl s are doing exceptional work and gaining Phi Beta Karpa They held their meeling in the front room of an apartment, the other room s of w hi ch wer e occupied by Pi Phi s. 1 visi t ed clas ses, ta lked w ith the d ean and some of th e faculty and att ended social affair s.
I arri ve d at Burlingto n, V e rmont. Monday ev ening, April se venteenth. and spent Tuesday and , Vedne sda y with Vermont Beta I s ta yed with th e girl s in th e dormitory, a charming. otd- fa shioned h o u se. Many of th t" girls live at -their own hom es in town There a r e two national women's frat ernities be s id es our o wn, Kappa A lpha Theta and Delta Delta Delta. Our chapter has a member sh ip of thtrt ee n They ha ve o ne large r oom and a s mall one for h o ldin g their meeti ng s. The college is attended chieA y by men and the proporti o n of women is s mall. I vi s ited classes, talked with profe ssors a nd attended socia l gatherings Friday. April twe nt y-fi r st , I arrived in Midd! e bury and s p ent the twenty -second and twenty-third with Verm ont Alpha. making my home with Mrs. Di ck en s. a patroness. with whom two Pi Phis live There nin eteen in the chapter and their only rival is a local. I visit ed classes and talk ed with pro fe sso r s besides attending soc ial functions held in the d e!ightful chapter room s. These arc large r oo m s with hard wood floors, quite id eal for a fr a tern ity
April twenl y·sixth I arrived in \Va shi ngt o ll 10 visit Columbia Alpha, makin g my homc with Mr s. Shute. an alumna of the chapter. The university is in \ Vashington and th e girl s lin at h o me. Th ere were sixteen in the chapter and th ey had one national ri val. Chi Omega. 1 talked w ith th e dean who spoke ve r y hi g hl y indeed o f the schola r s hip of ou r chap· t er. ) remain ed in Wa s hingt o n the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth attendin g social gatherings and th e Found er's Day banqu et where were many alumnae and a mos t beautiful fraternity sp irit
Mar tl!nth T a rrived in Syracu se and wa s entertained at th e chapter hou se of York Alpha. which was a delightful one and where one had an ul1l1Sual o ppo rtun ity of mce ting and enjoying the girls I attended socia l functi on s, visited cla sses and talked with the dean s. There a r e twenty-seven in the chapter and nine national so rorities in the university. I spent M ay e"eventh and tw e lfth with New York Alpha , leaving on the thirt eenth . M ay nineteenth J a rr ind in Lewi s burg and c: tay ed in the girl s' d o rmito r y with P en n sylvania Beta until th e twenty-second. M ost of the girls
lin in the dormitory. There were fourteen in th e chapter and they ha\'e one nationa.l rival, L>elta Delta Delta. The spirit between Pi Beta Phi and the non - fraternity girls is very good. The Pi Beta Phis seem to be active in c\'crything. I visited classes and talked with several professo r s who spoke highly of Pi Beta Phi. and since Bucknell is a sma ll college they were able to speak personally of the different girls.
May twenty-second I arrivl...d in Carlisle to visit Pennsyl\'ania Gamma and stayed with Mr s. Prett yma n, a patrone ss of Pi Beta Phi, and the wife of one of the faculty . Ther e were fifteen in the chapter a nd their only rival i s a local. The profe sso r spoke vcry highl y of the gir ls and said their scholarship was exceptional and their l)c r 50 0a1 qualities very fine. The chapter has very p'ea sant rooms for their al1d entertain nicely A good many 01 the girl s lin in the dormitory.
May twenty -s ixth I arrivcd in Athens, Oh io, and s ta yed with Miss Reah, an alumna of the chapter . Ohio A lpha ha s :I. chapter room in one of the college building s. Their only rival is a loca !. Be s ides social occasions, ] talked with the pr esident and so me of the prof esso rs, who all spoke weI! of the girl s.
Jun e sixth I arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to "isit Ohio Beta. I was entertained by th e Mi sses McAlpine, members of the chapter. As there is no dormitory the g irl s are almost all town girl s and li,'c in their own hom es. There were sixtecn in the chapter and four women's in th e tmi·,crs ity All .lie Beside s attcndlllg soc ial gatherings I talked with different members of the faculty and vi sited the univer si ty .
Respectfully s ubmitt ed.
ANNA
MORRI S JA CKSON. Vt"sill:"K Delegate.
B E TA, GAMMA AN D DELTA PROVINCE
As vi s iting delcgat e, I havc dming the past year been the guest of twenty-two chapters of the fraternity , including all in Beta Gamma and Delta provinces. havc visited six colleges where groups were applying for charters, have acted a s th e Grand Pre si dent' s deputy at an Inter-Sorority Conference at Madi son, Wi s and have installed Iowa Gamma.
In visiting the chapters, I have examined first the conditio n of the college, its situation. number and kind of buildings st rength of facu lty, number o f st ud ent s, both men and women, character of work done, and so far as I cou ld judge. the general spirit of the college. 1 ha,'c also in every college but one. met and talked with th e dean of women (where there was one), largely for consulting with h er about th e chapter, but in part at leas t to obtai n an idea of h er personality and charactel
In regard to the chapters themselve s. report has been made of the size of each. the scholar ship of every girl in each chapter. th e- names of the r ival organizations and their probable strength as compared with Pi Beta P hi, the characteristics of the rival s , so far as could be judged, and a compari son of the Pi Phi chapters with our other chapters. I have ascertained in each if ther e was a woman' s league or other o rganization bringing all or mos t of the college women together, and have inquired in every case into Pan-Hellenic conditions.
I have been a guest at sixteen chapter house s and have noticed how they were managed . chaperoned and financed the la s t only in a very superficial way T have been pre se nt at a regular meeting o f eye r y chapter visite-d except Michigan' s Alpha and hne examined with some care the
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r ecord book, the and treasurer's books, the arc hi ves and the AilROW file of each chapter. La stl y J ha ve tried t o find out if th e re was any special weakness in the chapter and ha ve done what I could. in so short a stay. t o correct it.
In s umming up th e r csu lt s it will not be necessary to spea k of condition s, si n ce th ey are largel y s ummari zed in the reports in the July ARROW
I . 10 regard t o size, I fo und that our small est chapter number s nine, ou r largest thirty-four, the numbe r varying with the size o f th e coUI!&'c and the num be r of riv a.ls. In but one college did I fe e l that the girls cou ld h ave a larger chapte r with p r ofit. In two small colleges, the chapters are decidedly too 'large for th e amount of good material available, unl ess lma e T ver y except io nal circumStance s.
2. The scholar ship is on th e whole good , but in nearly every chap te r t h e r e is room for improvement; I do not mean that the c hapters should take 111 a mo r · in tellcctua.l type of girl, but that the g irl s of the pr esent type should do theIr best. In the maller of sc hola r s hip, Illi nois Epsi lon see m s to be a little the chapt e r that we h ave.
3. R egarding ou r rank as compared with ou r ri va l s, Pi B eta Phi is un do ubt ed :y the leading ch3p t er in se ven colleg es that I visited, and In s ix o th e r s share s that distinction wi th one ri val. In seven colleges, Pi Ph i, altho ugh not in th e lead, was doing well, and in only tw o did I feel th at our chapter was no t taking th e ran k to w hi ch the age of the chapter and th e s tr ength of ou r na tion al o rgani zation entit led u s.
4. It was diffi cu lt t o ju dge o f the c h aracter of the rivals except as to s uper fi cial qua lit ies. A good deal ca n be infe rred, howev er , fr om the personal appearance and bearing of a grou p o f girls; and it was upon th ose th at th e reports, of course, had t o be ba sed.
5 In compa r ing the chapt e r s, o n e with another, there is more uniformity th at one would ex pect. If on ly ou r chapt e r s can be made to r eal ize that they a r e r esponsible tlahotlally as we!. as locall y for eve ry girl they take in , we s hou ld have, pe rhap s no more uniformity o f ty pe, but at least f ewe r commonp lace gi rl s.
6. Of the sixteen chapte r hou ses I visited, four were chaper oned by the moth er s o f mem be r s,-an id ea l arrangement,--one by a r e la ti ve, five by old e r Pi Phis a nd s ix by persons un conne c t ed with th e frat e rnity. In every case but tw o I fel t that th e h o u ses w e r e very sati s fact o rily chaperoned. One chapte r owns it hou se. three others are planning t o in the near future and one h ou se is o wn ed by a corpo r at io n of alumnae. Calif o rnia Alpha d eserves especia l c r edi t for th e efficient way in which the girl s them se lves manag'e the details of ho u sekeep ing Their s ucce ss is unu s ual considering the youth o f th e chapt er .
7 The ch ap t e r mee tin gs varied a gOQd deal , but were for the mos t part busine ssl ike . Te xas Alph3 had d eci d lCdl y the best me eting I attended, and it wa s conduct ed in such a way th at I felt that good meetings w ere a h abi t o f th e chapter, n ot a specia l occas ion
S The archives we r e so mewhat disappointing Too little is kept and it is n o t well k ept Nebra s ka B e ta is our best chapter in that re spect, tho ugh Cali fo rnia Alpha and T exas Alpha are s tarting out welt . !). The r eco rd books are pretty welt kep t Ther e is no chapter that is neglecting its r ecent membership, but a few are losing track of their older alumn ae The book of Wi scon si n Alpha is a lmost perfect, but considering th e age of tht" ch apte'r. l llinni Beta deserve's eve n greate r credit fo r the wa y th e r ecor d i krpl np to rlrlt ('
10 The sec r etary's books ar e almost uniformly well kept The treasurer's books ·vary from a scratch book iUegib ly kept in pe n c il w ith no attempt at balancing to those o f M ichigan Beta. 111iooi s .Zeta and Nebraska Beta which a re models o f neatne ss a n d acc ura cy It 15 ea rn e! t ly recom-
mend ed that a uniform treaSueTer's book be furnish ed each chapter at cost. I I. The cond iti o n of the ARROW fil es is extremely di sappointing. No chapter ove r 6,-c yec:.rs ol d h as anything l ike a complet e file since Its date of charter, and some c hapt e r s are without all th e issu es of evcn Ihe past two years. Reform in thi s r ega rd mu st begin at o n cc.
12 A p leasa nt feature of th e delegate's inquir ies was to fin d th e feeling o f th e fa c ulty so co rd ial t ow<ird Pi Beta Phi In nearly eve ry case th e attitude of OUf chapter toward co llege authority was described as m ost exce n ent, and in tw o or thr ee cases Pi Phi was na med as the leader in providing good col lege s pirit. This is 35 it sh ould be.
Th e v isits o f th e delegate have been of th e greate s t benefit and pl eas ure to h e r and it is h Ulled not w ithout pro fit to th e cha pt e r s, They have had t o be made at inconve n ient times fo r the c hapt e r sl when th ev mu s t hav e been more of d burden than a p!e a s ure, but t he gir 5 have alw ays welcomed th e delegate as heart ily as i f th ey and n Ot !fhe had set the tim e of comi n g, and ha\'e ma de h e r fee l at h o me from th e m o me nt of her arrival. The mee ting and kno\\ring so many chapters, the maki n g of so many r ea l fri ends ha\'e made the pa st year o ne mo st delightful to lOOK back upon,
Re s pec tfu lly sub m itt ed.
F LORENCE P ORTER ROBINSON, V
isi!:'r.;; Delega te,
Reports of Pro vince Presidents
ALPHA PROVINCE
The twelve chapters in Alpha provin ce vary in size fr o l11 a unIve r sity wh e r e th e r e are tw ent y-fo ur hundr ed s tudent s, fift y pe r cent wo men, t o o n e wh e r e th e r e are on e hundred a n d fifty s tudent s, Ten are ti on al and two arc di .. till c tly woman's colleges, The la rgest c h a pter numb e r s tw enty-four and the sma.!Iest t weh'e, Th e stronges t cha pt e r s a re n ot n ecessarily in the larges t coll rges , as some o f the smallt!r col leges ha ve strong chapters, Th e r e a r e fi ve chapt e rs whi ch for the tw o yea r s betw ee n conn n tions ha,'e 10 <;;\ no invitations and se\'e ral ot h er s los t n o ne one o f th e yea r !/;, :\. 'pha Pr ov inc e ha s but one c h apte r hou se, but se veral chapter s h ave departments a nd all except one ha n at leas t o n e r oo m, With the exceplion of Penn sy lva n ia Alpha and :\I aryl:md Alpha all th e c h ap t ers in Alpha provi n ce h an be en visilpd l'i n ce the la<;t convention , T h e r e were twO hundred a n d se ven active me mb ers in Alpha Pro vince in 1905 and t wo hundred and t e n in 1906,
In 1905 Pi Beta Phi recei\'e d a n unu sual number of honor s III prope rfi o n t o the c h apte r s of o th e r fr ate rniti es repre sen t ed in the same co l leges an d Phi B eta Kappa more th a n th ei r proportion, I n 1906 h Orlors compare very fa vorably wi th th e o th e r fratcrnitie s,
The annual fr a t ernity exami n at io n ha s been held eac h yea r , In 1905 th e r e were two hu nd r ed and five pa per s and two hundred in 1906: T h e new plan l'eemo; to g i\'c the girls a much bett e r un de r s tanding of w h a t the y should know. Thi s is s how n by th e fact that in Alpha Prov3
ince n o chap ter r ece iv ed a grad e o f less than nincty·onc for the e x amination thi s year whi!e th e la st year only sc \'cn gained ove r ninety on their paper s.
Pcnn sy l":1n ia A lpha r eceived th e high est grade eac h year ANNA MORRI S JA CKSON.
BETA PRO VIN CE.
£...'lch year Be ta Province Pr esi d e nt has r ecei \'Cd ni ne chapte r rcportsone fr olll each Corresponding Secretary in the Province . These reports h ave been comp lete and sa ti s facto ry I would s uggest that so me general directions be followed in a n swe ring Que sti ons A an d B of th e report, as somc secretaries report th e nu m b e r of enrolled students and th e number on Ih e fa culty roll o f the univer sity, and some for the Co ll ege of Li be r a! Art s.
All th e chapters took the eleve nth and t welfth Annual Examinations. The r esult was as follow s:
In 190s lndiana Gamma h a.d the be st a ve r age, 94.9, in 1906 Indiana Alpha, 95. Th e best average h r the tw O yea r s was Indiana Gamma . 93 9; secon d be s t Indiana Be ta. 92.6. B eta Pr o\·ince Pr esi d e nt s ugg est s that a definitc li s t of dir ectio n s t o be observcd in examina ti on be co mpil ed, printed and se nt to each chapter with th e q ues ti ons.
Reports from the deans of th e various colleges ha\'e been se nt in each yea r, M ichigan Alpha failing to se nd O l1 e in 190 5. and Illin o is D elta in '906ill·in ois Beta. sen t in the li s t of a\'erages of th e different members, cert ifi ed by the Dean . In 1905 th ei r gene r a l 3\'e rage was 87·8 and 1906 was 86 ·5·
In 1905 Ill inois D elta reported 151 c r e d its exce!le nt J86 good, 86 fair ' and 5 conditional as th e entire colle ge r eco rd of the 16 members. In 1906 they sent n o r epo rt.
The Dean o f Northwestern ni vers ity t905 r epo rts th at Illin ois Epsilon. with o ne ('xcep tion. are maintaining high rank a nd a r e in e."(cellent fav or, the girls being among the m ost loyal and enthusiastic s tud en t s in the coll ege and s tanding fo r th e best things. In tg06 h e r e port s 73 hours o f grade A. 84 h o urs Grad e B. 26 C, and 9 hours failure in the chapte r
In 1905 Illinoi s Zeta se nd s in a r eco rd of 5 gil":s "very good." 9 "good," 5 "fa ir, " I '(poor." In 1906, 5 r eco rd s we r e "excell ent," 8 "goo d ," 6 " f air." and 2 "poo r ."
In 1905 e very gi rl in ou r chapter at Franklin College wa s reported " good. " with o n e exception, "fair ," the average bei n g go ·s· In 1906 their average was 88.5·
Bo th years the Dean of Indiana Univer s ity reports that th e general ave rage o f th e chapte r is improved ove r previ o u s reco r d
Each year the chapte r at Butler College is reported as fai t hful and painstaking, s tanding well in the eyes of both students and faculty .
Michigan Alpha fai le d to l)e nd in a r port in J905. but in 1906 the Dean says that the chapter girls "belo ng to our finest class of yo ung women, are identified with the best inte re sts of the instit ut ion, are uniform ly of good scholarship, and many of them are pre-e minently so ."
The Dean of Women of Michigan University reported that Pi Phi girl s are ext r emely ca reful. well bred, high minded girls.
Beta Province President has conduc ted o n e ann ual examina ti on and with th e h elp of the other Provi nce Presidents ha s compiled a study of Pi Phi .
She ha s had the pl easur e of meeting all the girls of a ll the Illinois and Indi ana chapters.
RespectfuJly
submitted,
ELDA L. SKITH, President of
Bela Province.
GAMMA PROVINCE.
\ There were in Gamma Province in 1905 seve n thou sa nd nine hundred and thirty-four st udents , with an ave r age of 30 per cent women students in 1905 and 36 per cent in 1906. The faculty enrollment ha s incr eased from 607 to 820.
The rival s have increased from 9 to 10 and 2 locals with 294 as total membership as against 345 in 19(16. The most numerous rivals a r e Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma with three chapter s each and an enrollment of 70 in the largest (Kappa Kappa Gamma) in 1905 and 62 in !gOO
In Gamma Provi n ce there were 94 active members o f Pi Beta Phi in ]905 and 117 in 1906. We won no Phi Beta Kappa in 1905 as agai n st four won by our rival s, but gained two to their the in 19)6
W e iss ued 47 invita t ions and lost but 4 in 1905. In 1906 we issued 57 and lost 9·
Two of our chapters l ived in chapter houses in 1905, and four in Ig06h ousing 25 gi rl s in 1905, wh ere last yeear we h ad 41 chapter house girls.
Wisconsin Alpha owns her o wn h ouse. Our re si dent active girls have about equa ll ed the chapter hou se girls.
The strongest rival had 127 a lumn ae and we had 82 in 1905, while in 1906 they had 105 to our 92.
We have had no expt :sions o r dismissals \\'e J13ve given 4 trans fer s in 1904-'05 and 2 in 1905-'06.
We have one new chapter-Iowa Gamma-rai si ng ou r roll from 5 to 6. 1 visited unofficially Iowa Alpha and Mi ssouri Alpha.
The examination grades for the two years by chapter s are: Iowa. Alpha
I owa Beta
Iowa Gamma
lo'va Zeta ' '" ' Wi sco n sin
Mi ssouri Alpha
In 1905 there were 86 papers g r aded and in 1906, J02 papers. Respectfully submitted, 1905 92
SUE STONE SanTB,
. of Galntna Province.
DELTA PROVINCE .
The act ive membership of Delta Prov ince fo r th e year 1904-05 was 152, fo r 1905-06 was 167. The ann u al fraternity examinations hav e been h eld r egul a r ly, In 1905. 115 pape r s were sent in , California Beta attaining th e high est standing, K an sas Alp h a seco nd . In I9Q6. 150 paper s were se nt in , Nebraska B eta ca rrying off th e honor s with Califo rni a Alpha a close second . The paper s for the fir st exa minati on showe d o nly a fairl y go od knowledge of th e constitution an d hi s tory of th e fraternity, but th e papers for th e past yea r were ve ry much better and th e chapters fe d the course of s tud y prepared for the ir u se h as been o f great benefit. R eport s on sc hola r sh ip s how that th e chapters have a ll done good wo rk in college the pa st two years. Two members of Kan sas Appha and two from Col o rad o Alpha have bee n elected to Phi Beta Kappa also on e front Texa s A lpha and one fr o m Nebraska Beta. A ll see m to be we ll repre 4 se n ted in co llege cl ubs, team s and organizations a nd to k eep in touch with th ei r alumnae by annuall banqu ets and in itiation s; o nly o ne chapter by an a nnual lette r Dur ing th e yea rs 1904-05, 73 invitations we r e issued for m embe r s hip and 12 we r e r ejec ted; 1905-00, 70 were issued with 9 r efusals. mak ing a t o ta.l for th e Province of t43 invitation s with 21 refusals A1l t h e cha pters have h ouses with the exceptio n of Louisian a Alpha and Colorado Beta. These hav e a room for ch apter m eeti ngs, Colo r a d o Beta -o wning its ow n little bu n ga lo w. Kan sas Alpha expects t o be in a ho me o f its own by fall a nd Colorado A lpha owns a lo t and is pl a nning to build soon
R espectfu lly s ubmitted, ANNE ST UART, Pr eside,, ' of Delta ProvillCe
lIHo o i8 AJpba
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FRATERNITY STATISTICS -Cont inued
INSTI1UTlONB IN WHICH OTHER SORORITIES II:\YE CHAPTERS
No Chapter o f Pi Bota Phi .
Adelphi • m 206 ....... ....I K nppa K pp& Gamma. DePaow 00
108 30 ,399 001
WOO8ter ", Kappa Alpha Th e tll Kappa .Kappa Gamma , Alpha Pbi, AJpha C hi Um ci{a. Kappa Alpba Theta Kappa .Kappa Uamma. , Cornell !VI 81' ,886 00 1 Kappa Alpha Theta. Kappa Kappa u amma, ,Upha Phi , Delta Gamma
Alleghenr Colle,!{O " 51 W.OOO OO j Albion " 83 37, 400 00 K,,-ppa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma Alphll C hi Ome ga. Kappa .liyha Theta , Delta Gamma,
Toronto .•. ' ,' ,,;. " , , , 001 , Brown ..•• VanderbUt. CO 135 ,000 00 ,
Alpha C hi Om @lI'u. Kap,,* AlplJa Theta. Kappa Alpha Theta. KHPP& AlphK Theta Kappa Kappa Uamma. 111iooil Wesl ey an 39 2."1,000 00
Bachtel '..... SI 15, 800 00 Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma. Kappa Gam mil , Detta Delta Adrian 12 7 , 789 00 '
Uoh-erstlY of Pennsylvania
W ashington State ,..
li t Union Colleae 25 Unh S' Calitomla 48
New England CoD8erntory
S t Lawrance m
Uo l , o f Clnoinnatl 296 Ba ker Unlnrtltl 160
WeaieJ'ao Uni"eraitJ' 36 Uni'ferait, o( M lllliuilJPi 50 B aodolph·)(acoD ••. t75
612,237 00
M .. 00
Uoi"en it, of Arkao.aa Uoi'fenltJ' o f Teooe.see Keotnck, Uol"enlt)' 8outhwe.t Baptia t New York UOl"e,.lt, Betbao, ...•.. •. Uoh'ersit, B. Dakota Wittenburg M .. lOS
GIIDlma , Delta Delta 218.((1() 00 Kappa Gamma, D.lta Gamma Gamma PIJI Betft. 001 De l Ul GamlUa, Alpha XI Delta. 25 , 000 00 Alplla Chi OmeRa. Alpha Chi Omega. S5,262 00 Delta Delta Della 158 , 628 00 Delta ThlJta Delt" 32.000 00 Delta Delta D"lta 105.05700 Thllta Delta DeltA 100 , «10 00 Delta Delta Delta , Chi Omoga. 73,1a3 00 Delta Df'lta Delta, Chi Om e ga , Al t., ba Omicron Pi. 124,7Si 00 Chi Om ega 90,018 001Chi Om ega Alpha Omicron Pi !5,OOO 00 Cbi Orne...,. It , 700 C hi Om8Ra !i8,706 Alpha Omicron Pi. 17 ,000 00 Alpba Xi D e lta 9-1 , 000 00 Alpha Xi DeltA. !5,OOO 00 Alpha Xi Delta.
BIENNI A L CO.VVENTION
PI BETA PHl
• il
o. lu etitutiool! Women Yearl)' income Other soro r ities. co ..()
Iowa W el leYBa .. .. '" 122.000 00 Alpba Xi Del ta ""' Lombard College '" 2O,m 00 AJ p ba Xi Delta 1873 Un i vers i t y of Kansas · ... Ul , 1IOO 00 K'il!p& Alpha Theta.; Ka ppa J814
22.262 00 (}ammll; Chi O mega. S i mpson " ,_ Delta elta Delta. 1817 Iowa State · 'o llea6 (IW ) ". lW9,ID'l' 00 "" Uoi,.eraitr of Iowa 200 M%,500 00 KRppa Ka¥r' Gamma' Delta .. 29,31S 00 Gamma; e l ta Delta b alta "31 Kool: Delta Delta Delta. "84 Univer" it; 'o f COio'rado':',: "" 165 ,000 00 KappA KaSf:t Gamma; Delta 170 SVOOOOO Gamma; i Omea-A ,8&5 Oenve r Uoi'l'erlHty " Gamma Theta Beta , 1&1 Hill sd al e " 13 ;189 00 Kapp Kappa Gamma . '818 Franklin " 31 11 ,000 00 ' 818 Uni"ers lt)' of }l ieb igan ." 7j9,941 00 KJII,Jlpa AU!ba Tbeta: Kap pa Kappa amma' Alpha T he ta Alpha bamma Thet. Beta: Alpha Chi Omega: C b.i ll it Omega ,... Wu hington Uni 00 C hi Omega. ,... Ohio nive rsit1 ··········· .. 138, 061 00 18" SophIe Ne wco mb ' 86 14% ,00.> 00 Kllppa KAl!PA GAmma; C hi Orne,a ' pha Omicron P i. 1892 Swarthmore 122 80,893 00 KnnPIl Ailha T h eta ; Kap pa 1893 " 26,ru ()() Kappa amma. M iddle bury 18 I ndiana Unive r s ity ...... _11 ()() Ktl!PA AJpba 'J' heta; Kappa Ilppa (jllruwll; Dttlt a Gamma. "93 Stanford Univers i ty (1905) "" 706,000 00 Alp h a The ta: Kajjpa a l ' pa Gamma; Alph a. bl' De t8 Gamma ; Gam m a PhI Ueta. ,... Buclenell Univers it y " '57!;""£»' Delta Delta Dolta. ,... Obi o State Universit y 2"7 Alpba The ta: XaPI: a ftpa Gamma ; Delta De ta De tao ,... Nort.bwe.te rn ." 00 Kif.PR Alpba Theta · Kappa aPtIl8 Gamma: Alpha Phi i De ta Gamma; Gammn P h Beta: Alpba Cbi Omega; Delta Delta De lta ; Chi OmeKa ,... Unive r llityo f Wiscons in 0>, jZ3,9:?9 00 Kaopa Tbet a' Ka . pa Kaftp8 amm a ; Alpha Pbi ; De t a Gamma; Gamma Pbl Beta; Alpha C hi Omelta: D e lta Delta Delta.. Chi Omega; Algha Xi Delta.
' 805 University o f Ne braska 00' 4H ,920 00 K'hP,pa Alp a The t.a: Kappa aplD' Gamma; Delta Gamrna: el ta Delta Delta : Cbl Om p,a: Alpba Omicron P . ''''' Syracu se University .,. 3! 1,831 00 Kllppa Al8ha Theta; KaiJp& Kappa amma: AJpha h i' Delta G mma; Gamma Phi Bela ; De lta. Delta Delta; Alpua Xi Delta ,"" Boston Universit), 34. 00 KltP pa Kappa GRmma; Alpha Phi ; Gamma Phi Beta; Delta Delta DellA: ?..eta Kappa ' 896 Uphereit)' 01 Illinois, 003 00 K"ppa AJpba Tbeta; Delt a I Woman', Coli , Dalto I aamma; A'pha Chi Om•• ; C hi Orn eRa. ,,,., ." 66," 1 00 TbetadAlpba Phi i Ph
PI BETA PHI-COntio ued.
IO f titutionl.
RuU fl r Coltepf' _, Un iversity of Vermont.
Unher.i ty o f M i'AOuri. , University of Califo r nia ,
University of T tlI."
Dicki n son Barnard
Un i. o f "' n n,w tn (1 <m l",
Women
Other IOroriti611.
Kappa Kappll. Oamma
Kappa AJpba Theta; Delta Della Dalta
Kappa Kar,pa Gamma A pb" Th e ta;. KAppa KA ppa GAmm_ i, Alpa. Phi; Gamma Phi mta; Delta DaIL Delta; Cbi Omega. Alpha The ta : KliPP. Kappa Gamma; Cb iOmera ''' , 8:J , m
KAppa. Alpha Theta; KA ppa
Kappa Uftmma: Alpha Phi; Gamma Phi Beta; Delta Delta Delta ; AJpba Omieroo Pi.
:.GG, I :.2 00 r AI phA The ta ; Kaopa
Kappa Gamma ; Alpba Phi ;
DeJta Gamma; Gamma PhI Beta: D e lta Delta Delta
lNSTITUTIONS HAVING YEARLY INCOME OF $75,000 AND OVER WHERK THERE ARE NO SORORITIES.
or women.
Uni'fersityor Idaho
Lake Forert Unhenit)' Drake (Iowa)
Agricultural Bod Mechaoleal.(Ky.).
Uol'fertlit1or Maine
Tnfu
Unhera1tyo North Carolina
OhloWelleyan ,
Oberlin
Uoi.,.rsit, o f Oklahoma
Penol,hanla Sta te Collere
Uni.,enit)' o r Utah
Unherlit)' or Wel t Virginia
Jni.,fln itJ or W)' omlng
Thr&e flgurea are taken from the advance sheets o f the Iate.t. report o r the U. S Comml.lloner or Education U904 .) Dorioe the las t two year, there baa beeo a great In · crease in the attendance or women in Borne or the institutioDI.
