The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - July-1901

of PI BETA PHI .

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Official Publication of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity.

Edited and Publi.hed by th e lVi.eon8ln Alpha Ohapter, University of W iRconsin , Mad i80n.

[Entered at the MadisoD, WUI. , poet.-office 8eCOnd.eJ. u matter.]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIT ERARYASOCIA,LEVILall'CoLLEGB L U'E, . Talt: CARY ATID IN TH B B RITISH M USEU M , NEWCOMB PO'ITERY, • • WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK, • WHATAFRATERNITYGIRLTBINK8" AND Gft.EATBST 011' TB E8.E," A YEAR UNDER THE 'VINE AND BL UE, PI PBr VACA1"lON8 , • THE AL UM NAE A OAIN, CO N''BNTION DEL EGATES, ALUMNAEDEPARTMENTT HE WOMAN'S CLOD OJ!' TH E UIUVE.R8ITY 011' BERLIN, PHILADELPHIAALUMNAECLUB, IN MEMORIAM, PERSONALS, E DITORIALS, • • CATA LOGUE, CHAPTER LE'l"TE RS , EX CH ANGES, NOTI OES , •

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor in Chief-FLORENCE P ORTER RoBINSON , Nashotah, Wis

Busi DeeB MaDa ge r -OERTRVDE CLA RK SOBER (M..re. B . A. Sober). 4.15 North Henry Street, MadisoD, WiB.

P'allfTDfO 00., IIA.D ISOH, WI"

GRANDCOUNCIL

PRBBIDKNT-Elise Bradford, 1522 P. St., Washington, D. C.

VIOB-PREBlD:I.NT-Elizabeth Gamble, 702 N. Ave., West ABagheD)" Fa.

SEORETARY - Mary Bartol, Rockford College, Rockford, Ill.

TUASURBa - Ida Greely Smith, 1145 Louisiana St., Lawrence. Kaa . ARROW EDrroR-Florence Porter Robinson, Nash otah, Wis.

HISTORIAN

S 08AI'{ W. LBWI8, 5605 Madison Ave., Chicago, Ill.

tl lum nre tl990c tatton lDtrectof\?

COUNCIL.

PRXSfDKNT - Fanny K. Read, Ri chland, M.ich. , VICE, PRESIDENT-Mrs. Leila Lane -Smith, Boss House, St. Petersburg, Florida.

SECRXTARY- Anna8 Haz eltoD, 1215-9th St., N. W., Washington, D O.

TREJr.8URKR- Mrs. Gertrude Sober, 415 N. Henry St., Madison, Wis.

MARSBAL - Mrs. Kat e King Bostwick, Chardon, Ohio.

ALOMNAE EDITOR-Iva A. Wel c h, 406 N. H enry St., Madison, Wis.

CIRCLE SEOKETA.IUES.

FOO%(DERS-Edna H . Ri chards , SaJer:u. O.

ALPHA CIROLII: - (New York and N e w Eng land ) Lillian J McDowell, 116 W. 13th St., New York City.

BETA CmcLK-(PeDD8ylvaoia, New J ersey , Delaware) M. Eloise Schuyler, Box 24.9, Lansdowne, Pa.

G uuu, CIRCLE - (Distri c t of Columbia, Maryland, and the Southeast) Blan c he Reisinger, 235 E. Lafayette Ave " Baltimore, Md.

DELTA CIROL E-( Obie) RuthU H o usman, 119 South St., Painesville, Ohio.

EpSILON CIRCLE - (Michigan, Wis co nsin, Minnesota) Bertha Myers. North Adams, Mich.

ZETA CrRoLB -{ Indiana) Katherine StevensoD, 2319 College Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

ETA CIRCLE - (Chic ag o) Miriam Prindle, 162"2 Wesley Ave ., Evanstoo, Ill.

THETA CIRCLx- (IlJinois} Lora A. Townsend. 8440 N. Academy St., Galesburg, Ill

IOTA CIRCLE - (Iowa, Missou r i and Louisiana ) Mrs. May Copeland Reynolds, 1225 E. 8th St., Kansas City, M o

KApPA CIRCLE-(Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas) Maud Miller, 506 N. 9th St., Joseph, Missouri.

LAIIlBDA CIRCL lI: -(Rocky M o untain States and Pacifl c Coast) Ruth Bishop, Leadville, Colo.

CORRESPONDINGSECRETARIES

ALPHA PROVIl'iOE.

PJt..E8rDBNT-Fran ces Darlington, Glen Mills , Pa. ALPHA- Middl ebu ry College, Lena Bixby, Middlebury, Vel' . mont.

V ER.MO NT BETA - University of Vermont, Grace Goodhue, 312 Maple St., Burlingtoo, Vt.

COLUMBIA ALPHA - Columbian University, Catharine V McIlhenny, 2114: Conn ec ti c ut A ve. , Wasbin gton, D. C .

PDtN8YLVANlA ALPHA - Swarthmore College, Sarah Tracy, Swarthmore, Pennsy 1vania.

P:Il'fNBYLVANIA B ETA - Bucknell University, Laura All en, Lewisburg, Pa. OHIO ALPHA-Ohio University, Minnie Brow n Athens, Ohio.

O HIO BETA - Ohio State University, Aliena Mitz e nberg, 93 King St., Columbus, Ohio .

N Ew YORK ALPHA - Syracuse University, Gra ce Hunt, 622 Irving Ave , Syrac u se, N. Y.

MA88ACBUBETr8 ALPHA-Boston University, Mary C. Galbraithe, 12 Som. erset St., B oston Mass

MARYLAND ALPH.A- Woman's Co llege ot Baltimore, Alice Belt, The W o ma n's College, Baltimor e , Md. BETA. PROVlNCE

P RES IDENT -Ethel Curry e r. 1320 Coll ege Ave , Indianapoli s, Ind

ILLINOIS BnA-Lombard University, N ellie J N eedham, Lombard Hall, Galesburg, III.

I LLtNOIS D ELTA- Kn ox College, Alice Candee Gale, Galesburg . Illin o is.

E PSILON- Northw es tern University, Ma y L. Doland, 852 Touh1 Av e., Rogers P ar k, Chicago.

ILLINOIS ZBTA- of I llinois, Minnie C. Bridgeman, 401 J ohn s St., Champaign , Ilhnois

ALPHA-Franklin Coll ege, Grace Drybread, Franklin , Ind .

I}(DlAN A B :BTA -Uni versity of I ndiana, E llen Russell, 320 F ess Ave •• Bloomington, Ind.

bDLAlfA. GAliU1A- University ot In d iana polis, Eth el B . R oberts, 5624 University Av e., India.napolis, Ind.

MI OHIGAN ALPHA-Hillsdale Coll ege, Mary A. Wells. Hilledale, Mich.

MI OH IGAN BIITA- University o f Michigan, Katharine Y. T ower, 406 P ac kard St., Ann Arbor, Mi ch

GAMMA PROViNCE

PR.:E8lDENT- Oli via Amble!', Mou nt Pl easant. Iow a.

IOWA ALPHA- I owa Wesleyan Univeraity , Lottie E. Burno p , Hersbey Hall, Mt. Pl easa nt, Ia.

I OWA B:ETA - Simpson Marian Cooke, Indianola, la

I O W A ZETA - l uwa State UDlversity, Dorothy Dakin, I owa City, la. WI800NSIN ALpHA-University of Wisconsin, Virginia Hayner, State St., Madison , Wis

MI880URI ALPsA - University of Mi 880 uri, Laura Gentry , 908 Ohio St., Sedalia, Mo.

DELTA

PRES IDENT - Martha N. Kim ball , Leadville. Col.

LoUI81Al'A A,LPHA- Tulane University, Lily Mead Post , 1660 Dulossat St., N e w Orl eans, la .

KAN SAS A LPHA- Kansas University, El eano r T ' MilJer, 1235 T e nnessee St., Lawrence. Kansas .

NBBRASKA. BETA - University o f Nebraska, Grace Andrews, 1636 F. St., Lin col n, Neb

CoLORADO ALPHA- University o f Color ado, Maude L. Knapp, 1333 Pine St., Bould er, Colorado.

Co LORADO BnA -Denver University, Mary Traylor, 663 South Grant Ave., Denver, Col.

CALl YO JUlA BE'l"A- Univ ersity of California, Maude Schae1fer, 2230 lege Ave., Berkeley, California.

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VOL XVllL JULY, 1901. NO. 4.

A SOCIAL EVIL OF COLLEGE LIFE.

'? HERE is one sort of young man in college whom we all '- know. He is not bad looking. He is always well dressed, and a l ways has that ind escribable, well-groomed appearance which all girls admire. He has good manners and he dances well . He is also past maste r in the art of "jollying."

We ki>ow all these very apparent fac ts about the young man and we also know some othe r facts about him which ou r brothers and cousins have told us, and which we, in turn, pass on to the other girls We know that the young man drinks h eavily, that he is foud of "keg parties" and that he delights i n "painting the tolva red" at every oppo r tunity. We know that he gambles disgracefully, and tbat sometimes, wben the fit se izes him, he spe nd s wbole nights at the gambling table. Yet as long as h e does not do the e t hings openly some girls ignor e the fact that he does them at all. They in vite him to their parties aud they accept his attentions just as readily as they do those of any other young man.

I suppose that this attitnde of the girls is due to two things, -indifference and policy Some g i rls are simply indifferent to that part of the young man's life whi ch does not touch t heir Olvn Oth ers, again, know tbat by ignoring the yonng man, or by plainly expressing their disappro\'al of his actions, they will bring down up on themselves the wrath of his friends and that attentions from them will cease. Whil e their disapprova l of the young mnn's nction is st r ong, their desire to keep on good terms with his friends is stronger.

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The young man's friends, in defending him, insist that if the girls would show th eir disapproval of him he would soon reform . Putting the hlame on the girls in this way is not only very unmanly, but it is extremely foolish. If a young man has not manhood enough to behave himself for the sake of being manly I do not think that the disapproval of any number of girls could make him r eform. Nevertheless, it seems to me that the young man should be ostracized by the girls. !They should do this for their own sa kes, for intercourse with such a young man must influence a girl's character. If she overlooks snch things as excessive drinking and gambling, her sense of right and wrong will become dulled. If she has an uneasy feeling that she ought not to overlook these things and continues to do so, her self-respect will be low ered. And if other people see that a girl had just as soon receive attentions from a young man who she kuows drinks and gambles as from one who does not, their respect for her must be lessened, for in this way she indirectly sanctions his actions.

We university girls wish to keep our self-respect and the respect of others . We do not wish to give the young men a chance to say that it is the fault of the girls if some of them are not all they should be. We ought, therefore, to show the young men that if they desire our friendship they must live that other side of their life of which we are supposed to !mow nothing in such a way that they need not be ashamed of it any more than they are of the hours th ey spend with us.

Mignon Wright, '03, Wisconsin Alpha.

THE CARYA TID OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

Here, day by day, poor maid, alone I stand,Here in this barren, unfamiliar land. lfy longing gaze, far-seeing, strives to pierce The distance to the far Athenian shore; My eyes are filled with stony unshed tears, My thoughu. go back where I shall go no more.

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:But, oh, to see again that purple hill

That rises in the sunshine,-stately, still,

To see the sparkling water in the bay!

To feel the western breeze blow fresh and strong I

To hear the music of that by-gone day,-

The orator's passion and the choral song.

Ah, do they miss me, all my sisters dear!

Do they remember how, for year on year,

We stood together, while before our view

Vanished the passing nations, one by one j

Alas I still stand they as they used to do,

While I, bereft of kindred, mourn alone .

Jessie Ohristian Brown, '97, Indiana Gamm'.

NEWCOMB POTTERY.

NEWOOMB Pottery, an indnstry in connection with the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial Oollege of New Orl eans, was initiated in 1896, as an experiment in conjunction with the art department, its object being to furnish a practical outlet for art study, in a city which affords almost no opportunity for designers, illustrators or craftmeu of any kind to use their skill as a professiou .

With this desire in view a pottery was establi shed by the college, having its first quarters in the old laboratory of N ewcomb. Olays were obtained in the beginning from well-known quarries, so as to lessen the difficulties as much as possible at the outset, and the development of the enterprise was w'atched with earnest hopes by all most interested in artistic pursuits.

There was, of course, everything to be learned and many' mistakes were made, but from each one something was gained , until gradually the tentative essay has accomplished its purpose, and what was at first only a possible hope, has now, after only' seven years, proved itself a practical reality. At present the num ber of workers and the demands for the ware so far exceed

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our accommodations, that the most casual observer could not fail to see that an e nlarge m ent and extension of ou r r eso urces is a necess ity Next year n ew buildings will be er ecte d having every convenience for the wo rk er s and a ll the fa ciliti es f or the rapid carrying out of ord ers

The characteristic coloring of the war e i s gree ni sh blue, though yellow and black are also u sed. The id eas for d eco ration ar e always southern and local, it being th e belief of th e designers that we can say bes t tb ose things which are nativ e to u s, and being bred in the land of magn oli as and palms, pine treee and lowl ands, winding ba yo u s and mossy oaks, we tak e t he material about us and use it, and by so doing t he p otte r y h as become known for i ta individuali ty and uniqu eness, and has acquir ed a chara cter peculiarl y i ta ow n. Tbi s r es ult would n ever h ave bee n r eached had we allow ed ourse lv ee to ramble in th e fields of hi sto ri c orn ame n t in stead of s taying where we belon ged, in t h e suga r -can e and the cotto n fi elds. D es igns are n ot dupli cated,-€ach one is or ig inal and never r epeated , which l ends n charm anu variety to the ware and ins i sts upon an l ess stimulu s to the workers in co mp ellin g t h em on to n ew ideas. Th e clay n ow u se d is obtain ed fr om Louis iana and neighboring sout hern states and is prepa r ed f or u se on the pla ce . In conn ectio n with t h e p ot te r y a n ew indust ry ha s d evel op ed as a natural outgrowth,-that of des ig nin g and making lamp shadee_ There u sed to be great difficulty after planning and completing a lamp in gett ing a shade s ui tab l e in design and coloring, bu t now we make onr own s h ades bot h of br ass hamm er ed and perforated and also bamboo fram es wi t h decorated ri ce paper coveri ngs, so that the designe r 's id ea can be ca r rie d ont throngh th e comp lete work. Thi s latter industry is ve ry r em un e ra t ive_ Th er e i s no work in the art lin e t hat 80 quickly brings in a r etnrn as to become a pottery designer. W e might paint pictur es, p or tra i ts or what not for many years and t hen perhaps no on e would bu y the m, but as soon as the general principles of d es ign ar e well gro und ed, one may ente r the pottery, the techni cal sk ill n ecessary in pu tt ing on the paint, is a cq uir ed af te r a s h or t time and yo ur work is put on the market and sold . The

r egular pottery workers receive their pay the first of each month, just as in any other business, and the amount of money • made depends upon the quantity and quality of the work done by the designer. The ware is bought by the college before it i. fired, so all anxiety as to possible breakage is removed from the mind of the workers and we are paid according to the artistic value of th e design. Even shou ld the piece be ruined iu the firing, which occasionally happens, the designer loses nothing. Of course a higher price is put on the ware after being fired to cover all risk of damage and loss.

As a work for women it is almost perfect. The con tant study and desire for the beautifu l and the true, and the daily effort to produce it, cannot but be el evating and uplifting while the utter peacefulness and seclusion of the work is a side of it which perhaps might appeal to mauy women who are compelled through circumstances to earn their livelihood in wa ys that are not only trying to the ir bodies, but to their souls .

The Newcomb Pottery has received the endorsement of suc h men as lIf r Edward S. lIforse of the Museum of Fine Arts in Bostou, as Mr. Arthur W . Dow of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and of lIfr . H . W . Belknap of the Tiffany Glass Co., New York, and the exhibit at the Paris Exposit.ion of 1900 received a bronze medal. There is an extensive exhibit at the Buffalo Exposition which I hope will be of interest to many of my Pi Phi sisters .

Mary W. Bntler.

WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK..

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thread-bare bnt as true and sweet n ow as when it was first uttered is the familiar saying, "Once a Pi Phi always a Pi Phi," and it has been ver ified by a host of alumnae members. But jnst as true is another fact which may ofttimes be thought about but se ld om expressed, that once a Greek is always a Greek.

To the active member bound by personal ties to the chapter

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in which she i s so intensely interested, the otbe r Greek women are too often cons id ered as so many rivals with whom she must compete in fair but cl ose contest for t h e hon or of her own chapter. ner first thougbt i s gene rall y of the individual organization, and her second i s that of the national, of which she is but one among many members . Farther than t hi s he r thought rar ely advances

But to the one who has passed from the active coll ege life, or to the one who is not in s uch close co nta ct with any chapter personally, th i s othe r statement, "Once a Greek always a Greek," is also dear. That sbe is one of a great body of coll ege men and wom en who have striv en and are striving towards, not the same, but s imilar id ea l s, is uplifting and encouraging to her. This is espeeially comforting when she i s awa y from hom e among strange people . The l onely feeling will disappear if even a glimpse i s ca ught of a j ewel ed pin of so m e fraternity . It reminds her of tbe friends, fai tbfu l even tbougb far away, and reveals a common bond between the wearer and h erself. It furni shes an easy way to acquaintance if i t i s desired and Becrued . F orgotten n ow are the slight diff erences which may ha ve ex isted between tbese two fraternities, rivals though tbey may have been in t he Alma Mater of e ith er. Both hav e shared l ike expe ri ences and lived similar liv es, f or both are Greeks. In traveling, witb its burried days of sight-seeing, constan t array of n ew faces and n ecessa rily short acqna in tances with many people, tbe sight of tbe pin of a Greek l ette r soc iety is r ef reshing to the wanderer. Wb ether it be in tbe populous Bummer r eso rts, where every one sceIlls to have rusbed at the same moment, or in a great city with its tbousands of strangers, or in some qniet nook among mountains or in valleys where college is something heard of occas ionally and fraternity a thing unknown, equally welcome to tbe college man or woman is t he sigbt of his own or some other fraternity's badge. For all are one not only in the responsibilities given them by a coll ege education, hut also in the stri vings for the noble and true id ea l s of fra tern i ty life. L.... .

Wbat a frattnlty 61rt (blnks.

"If there be any virtue, and if tbere be any praise, think on these things." The words are often on our lips; is the feeling they express as often in our heart.!! Have " An. t 0 th '--- - f '1' p' Ph' b b' n.e.. is Charity." ey ut:UJme so amI lor to . 1 IS t at telr beilUtiful lesson is untbougbt of as we repeat them! Let us trust not . It would be but a dreary thougbt that familiarity with the beautiful should lessen our realization of its beauty, or tbat the constant expression of high ideals should render our struggle to attain them less earnest. Yet is it not true that we often sligbt the deeper meaning of the great thougbts our lips have learned to repeat without any speeial mental effort! How often have we not spoken the words quoted above and immediately proceeded to rake up all the small faults and foibles of one whose name happened to be under discussion . "But," we say, "it is necessary to have some discussion over her eligibility and she really wouldn't do at all for a Pi Phi." That may be true, but is it necessary to drag out every little failing! Would our own lives bear the close inspeetion we think it necessary to give to others! We must be cautious, we must be somewhat critical, we need not be uncharitable.

The freedom with which we may express our thoughts to one another is one of the beautiful sides of fraternity life . Let us not use this freedom at the expense of another. So often we say things in the heat of discussion that we are shocked to remember when we reconsider displll!sionately. So often indifference grows into positive dislike, Ill! we hear the opinions of our friends expressed much more emphatically than they intend. Let us look for beauties and graces in others. We would be surprised to see how greatly the bright spota outnumber the dark. We often find in others the reflection of that which i. in ourselves If we see most readily the faults of our companions our own condition needs serious att<lntion.

The power that every fraternity girl has should be rued with

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exceeding discretion. We may express our disapproval of :I girl,-it is sometimes necessary that we should,-but let us do it in all charity, without using the dissecting knife to lay bare all the unplea santness and undesirableness that we feel lies hidden.

Fraternity ideals are noble and elevating and broadening. In tolerance and and un charitableness cannot live in the heart that earnestly upholds them. Let us so live that their beanty may be apparent to those outside the charmed circle, and let our thoughts of these others be tempered always with the faith that in human nature there is much more of the good than of the evil, with the hope that our own hearts may be noble enough to di sce rn nobility in others and with the chari ty that deals l ovingly with the faults that exist in all ' ''And the grellt..... e st of these is chari ty." . '. '.

L. F. ¥., Colu,mbia Alpha.

From time immemorial th e word "freshman" 1n the college "Vocabulary has been a synonym for "ignorance," "verdancy," and many other ignominious terms which we, -the peopl e upon whom they are lavished,think might be charitably cons igned to silence. But after all, our lot is not so hard as it At worst it can last but a year, and it is a most efficacious antidote f or the overweening conceit with which most of us are afIIicted wh en we enter college. If a girl has not had most of her self-flattering opinions eradicated at the e nd of her freshman year s he is indeed a hopeless case "/it for tr e asons, stratagems and spo ils."

Th e gir l who is so f ortuna te as to be a Pi B eta Phi freshman may well think she is lucky and co ngratulate he r self, for h ers is a fate to be envied. Somet imes when she thinks that she might have missed all the opportunities which her membership in Pi Beta Phi bestows upon her, she thinks it was indeed a narrow escape. Jus t s uppos e the girls had not "bid" her,horribile dictu I How she pi t ies the nnf ortunate "barbs" who do not know what they lose by not being fraternity girls; but

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perhaps t h ei r case is an instance of "Where ignorance is hliss, 'ti s f oll y to be wise."

To enume ra te all of the advantages which Pi Beta Phi gives h er fr eshmen would be an im poss ibili ty; so l et u s co nsid e r just a f ew of them. First and foremost i s the sta ndard of sc holarship whieh eve r y member is in honor hound to uph old . It is on e of the eas iest things in t he world to fall into the hahit of allowing one's l essons to take care of themselves,--especially if one i s a ires hman. And havin g fallen into the habit, it requires a st ru ggle to ext ri cate one's self from it. I t i s at this criti ca l juncture that Pi Beta Phi comes to the r esc lle. The knowledge of the fact that she has pledged he r self to h elp maintain a high standard of sc hola r sh ip , and the exam pl e whi ch i. constantly before her ill the work of t h e olde r girls, s pur the fr eshman on to r enewed eff orts, one of the greatest in ce ntives being the realization that the honor of her chap te r r ests partly with her .

C losely allied with this advantage is the sympath y and h elp whi ch the upp er cla ss girls so fr eely and gladly give thei r younge r and in experienced s i sters . They have passed through th e same trials and t ribula t ions, and the experi e nc e wh ich they hav e thus acquired enahl es t hem to give the best of advice and counsel. And then th e lofty id eal s and am hi t i ons whi ch every Pi Phi cheri shes can not help but foster in the new member a des ire to adopt them for h er ow n, and by so d oin g, striv e to attain the high est type of noble womanhood.

Th ese ar e a f ew of th e impress ions wh i ch one s hort, sweet yea r under th e "wine-blue flag" of Pi B eta Phi mak es up on a freshman, who considers h er fi rst year in this beloved fraternity the happi est of h er life, an d ho pes that in the years to come she may in some m eas ure achieve what h er older s i sters have already attained.

Ohio B e ta

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It is certainlY ,a delightful and helpful thought to carry home with us as we go for the summ e r recess, that we can st ill live in our fraternity and for it. The solemn vows PI , V_'Ion. we have take n to l ove and aid our sisters and live up to ou r fraternity ideals said nothing about a time limit of nine or ten months or a long summer vacation, and we are st ill bound by these ties even though we are on opposite s ides of the continent.

Some of our members may go to summe r resorts, and are they not Pi Phis there 1 A girl's thoughts may still be for her fraternity and she can not only think of and write to the s isters of her chapter hut she can make her life such that her traveling companions and friends may realize that the months since she donned the wine and blue hav e made h er broader, more womanly and more unselfish.

Sometimes those who r ea liz e the best how our personal life in the college counts for or against our chapte r , are apt to have a thoughtless impression that in vacation it doesn't matter much. This is far fr om true, for although we go to these places for pleasure and mnst have all the enjoyment we can, still we must r emember that each act has i ts influence and mauy times the we arer of an arrow i s observed by the friends of sister chapters and we must bea r this in mind.

Perhaps some girl says that it doesn't matter with her because she will just be at home and alone, with no Pi Phis or anyone who knows about her fraternity to watch her This sister has perhaps a harder test of her true fraternity spirit and more cause to keep in mind the trne sympat het ic bonds that bind her than has any other. As for the opportunity to show if her liife be helped by this association, there is no home withont its chance to show t his every day to mothe r or sister,-not by talking and "preaching" about it but by living it.

And so as we scatter for the summer months we have a great, bright spot to keep in mind in spite of the shadows, and if our life dnring the year has been what it should have been, we will find it easy to avoid a l etting down just because the days are warm and effort a little difficult; and we can show to the onter

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world that our ideals are not all theory without practical valne, as those who do not understand our deeper life are inclined to say an d be li eve As we each go our way after the commene&m e n t week would it not be we ll to resolve to ca r ry with us ou r fraterni ty id ea l s and make them not a far away, dim "something," bu t an actual and beautif ul r eali ty.

N. J. N., Illin ois Beta.

Th e question of the relation between the alumnae and the active members of a fraternity has been so much discussed that it is almost worn thread·bare, and yet i t is one Th. Alum A..... of such "ital importance to tbe very life of the fraternity that i t a lm ost seems as if too mu ch could not be sa id on the subject. I have seen instances when the standing of a chapte r was r aised cons ide rably in just one year mainly by t be effo r ts of so m e of i ts a l umnae who sent it sc " e ral des irabl e girls. T his is only one way o ut of a gl'eat many iu whi ch the "o ld g irl" may help the active ones so much, even if her life i s a very busy one. It does n ot r eall y r eq ui re much time or effort if she will on ly keep the thou ght of the fraternity in some frequented co rn e r of he r mind and very near her heart. Girls might well take l essons fr om their brothers in this respect, f or the many hands ome chap te r ho uses and numerous othe r benefits received from the ir alumni by t he m en bea r witness of their loyalty and zeal. I recall, in this connection, an exp r ess i on I heard from a man whose fraternity we will ca ll Alpha f or conven ience, when I r ema rk ed on the extreme loya l ty of his alumni. "0," he said, "o n ce an Alpha, always an Alpha." This seems to me to express the alumni sp irit of l oya l ty so aptly. Let us take as our motto, too, "Once a Pi Phi, always a Pi Phi," a nd l et us strive to f eel not so mu ch divided into act ive and alumnae, but a s one united whol e with the same interests at hear t

Of course there i s a great deal to be s aid on the duty of the active girls to the alumnae, but l et th e old girls remembe r what 11 very large number of alumnae f or each chapter there are,

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and how hard it is for th e college girl who ha s he r college work and chap te r work to attend to, hes id es k eeping in touch with each on e, unl ess th e " old girl" will mee t h e r half way And when we r em emh er that th ough w e se nt inyita t ion s to initiation to all our alumna e, m or e than f our -fifth s ,:rav e n ot th e sli g htes t intimation t h at th ey were e ven r ece iv ed , w e f eel di sco uraged.

DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.

V e rm on t Alpha ...................... Anna K. D e u el, '02

V e n no n t B eta ......•..

Col um bi a A l pha .............. • .... Sa r a P he be L y n ch, '01

P ennsy lvani a Alpha ... ... ........... Ali ce Pos t Tubar, ' 01

P cnnsyh' ani a B eta B ess Wells Oh io A l pha . . ....... . .......... .. .. Mary T o wn se nd, '02

Ohi o B eta .. .......... ... ......... Ali e na Mitzenberg, '01

N e w Y ork Alpha Ru t h V. Hawks, '02

M ass a chusetts Alpha Edi t h Swift

Maryl a nd Alpha ................. Ka t hl ee n Moore Mallory

Illin ois B eta .. ... ......... ..... ... . N annie M er Buck, '01

TIlin ois D el ta

Illin oi s Ep silon H edwig Mu eller, '02

TIlin oi s Zet a ....................... . .... Edith Clark, '02

Indi ana Alp h a Glad ys D onn ell '02

Indi an a B et a ..................... H el en Tra cy Guild, sp .

I ndiana Gamma ........... . ...... .... J ess i e M. S cott, '03

Mi ch iga n Al p ha .......................... Carri e Dudl ey

Mi chi gan B eta D or othy Sass, '02

I ow a Al pha Lott ie E. Burnop

l ow. Beta ............................. M yr tle R e id, '03

I ow a Ze ta .......................... Sadi e Kemm erer, '03

Wi sconsi n Alpha Bess F e rguson , '02

Mi sso uri Alpha . .. ... . ..... ........ ... Laura Gentry, '04

Loui s iana Alpha .....•.......... Mabel Ov erton Logan, '01

Kan s as Alpha • Mary J eannette Spencer

N e braska B e ta .............. . ..... Grace Montgom e ry, '02

Colorad o Alpha . ... ......... . .. ..... ...... Kathryn Burr

Oolorad o B eta. Eth el Antrim, '01

California Alpha ................ . ..... . Elma K o rbel, '02

THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN.

JlMONG the fifty or more Vereins and Verbindungen which flourish at the University of Berlin, the largest and certainly the most interesting is the recently established Woman's Club, known as the "Verein fiir stud ierende Frauen." It is the result of the great movement which in the past few years has been so much agitated among women, and is now steadily gaining ground In Germany, at present, it numbers among its follow er s several hundred earnest, enthusiastic women anxious for a better school system for girls than at present ex i sts, and for the promotion of university education among German women.

The club in Berlin also unites with this primary aim the secondary one of bringing togethe r for social intercourse the three hundred and seventy-four women students of the university at l east once in two weeks, the meetings being held usually on Tuesday even ing. Here are found women from every land,-RuBsians, Roumanians, Poles, English, and Americans meeting together informally to discuss over a cup of chocolate or a glass of bee r subjects vitally interesting to each and everyone of them . Over a glass of beer! How strange it sounds to a western ea r, and yet like most meetings of a similar chara cter in Germany, the Woman's Club finds its meeting place in a beer hall, the reason being, that no fixed s um is asked for the hall, the proprietor's sole remuneration being the revenue derived from the liquid r&freshm ents ordered by the members, which renders it, under the circumstances, rather a discourtesy not to drink at l east one glass of beer.

At the more formal meetings, held monthly, the subjects for discu ss ion are many, dealing with literary, social, and domestic probl ems, and varying from a lecture on Savonarola to a debate as to !'he best class of li terature for girls from twelve to sixteen

A description of one meeting will give perhaps the best idea

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as to how they are conducted, and some of the peculiari ties co nnec ted with women's clubs ill the old world .

Imagine a lo ng narrow r oom, two tables running the l engt h, covered with white table cl oths, beer glasses eve ry where, and from seventy-five to a hundred women all talking and drinking. Rere a little Roumanian with wonderful black eyes and r osy clJeeks, leans over the table in eager conversation with a great blond Ge rman Fraulein, further along a Scowh g irl clinks glasses soc iall y with a Russia.n Armenian, banished p.erhaps fr om her home university for free th inki ng, and so i t g0es down the long line.

At nine o'clock a bell violently rung calls the assemblage to order and Frauleiu Loos, the president, a very attractive looking young Genuan woman, opens the meeting with a few appropriate r ema rks, and introduces the speaker of the cven ing, a German .Tewess and a soc ialist, whose paper on protection for working women in fac to ri es i s l ogically presented and well delivered, bnt the di sc u ss ion which follows s hows directly the inferiority of the German woman to he r American s i ster in quick, s harp debate. Many times the gavel gives warning that not more than three people are allowed to talk at once, and t h e president repeats continually "Speak to t he point, please." Not eve n "Roberts ' Rul es of Ord er" could bring quiet into so agitated a company. A l'anse in which more beer is consumed and au opportunity given to introduce new members-when suddenly a drfi\VD curtain r eveals the members of a men's Verein making merry tn tha adjoining hall. Permission to join the ladi es being instantly Bought and granted, the cu ri ous spectacle of twenty sol emn German youths, each beer mug in hand, filing one by one into the room, is presented to view. A babel of tongues and then from the leader the command,-"one, two, three, drink," followed by a cr ash which resembles a peal of thunder as every glass is dashed sim ultan eo usly On the table; again, "one, two, three , drink," c ra sh, with a final "one, two, three, drink," followed by a sound which wakes the echoes,and fills the tim id -souled maiden with alarm. Be it knowu, however, that this is only the famons salamander given as a delicate compl iment to the club, and a

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mark of the high respect in which the members of the same are held by the men's Verein. A moment later a manly teno r starts "Gaudeamu igitur," in which all join, and after this follows song after song in rapid succession, the strong voices r olling them forth as oll ly German st ud ents can sing. At twelve thirty the la st so ng i s s ung, the la st toast drunk, and the members wend their way J' omcward in the early morning hour, dreaming not that anything un convent iona l or out of the ordinary has transpired.

Entertainments or "Fests," as they designate them, are held five times a yea r, the "Finkenschaft" being the most e laborate, for there every kind of show imaginable i s presented, from a Pun ch and Judy exh ibiti on, to a book auction ( held with true German thr if tiness for the purpose of clearing expen,es), conducted, as the program asserts, in t he genuine American fashion. At two o'clock dancing begins, and the ball u sua lly lasts until five 01' s ix in the morning. The German works hard, and wh en he plays is satisfied on ly with a great amount and variety of amusement.

The dancing at t hese balls may be compared to a great foothan ru s h. usto m anows the st ud e nt to ask any lady present to dance without the formality of an il).troou ct ion, the only requisite be inO' that he must first announce his llame, in CODSe-quence of which a youth seeing a desirable partner for the dance, makes a dash ac ross the room, bows profoundly, se izes his fair companion in a maste rful fashion and rus hes down the room as fa st as he can possibly whirl, across, down the other eide, and unl ess tackled, or in other words, stopped by violent collision, drops her exhausted at the goal, from whence she is rescued by her chaperone and borne from the field to be repaired and made presen table once more .

But greatest of all these occasions was the "Studenten Kommers," to which came the Co rps Studenten from every university in Germany, making all Berlin gay for two or three days with their brilliant uniform s abd many-hued hanners. The part of the W oma n' s Club in this Kommers was purely passive, those receiving cards of admission being allowed to gaze upon the scene

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of the festivities from the great gallery over-looking the han. Th e meeting was held in Friedrichshain, r enowned for its many gatheringa, in the immense central ball, accommodating thousands, decorated most elaborately with flags and banners of the many Vereins r ep r ese nted, while over all floated the national black, white and red, together witl, the Pru ss ian eagle. Two thousand strong the students came in nniform s of every hue, with tiny gold emb r oi de r ed caps stnck on the sid e of their heads, white trousers and gloves, satin coats, gold sas hes, with bannerw and sabres clashing,-a gay company where the blue ca ps of the Emperor's own V ere in met on equal te rms the more plebian green and purple capped men from Heidelberg, Strassburg, and Bonn. The f orty-two tables were soon surrounded, the speakers ascended the platform, and the greatest Kommers ever h eld in Berlin had begun. All spoke of Prussia's two hundred years of glory, which th ey had assembled to cel eb ra te in beer and song, mnsic followed, and then to the tune of our OIVD "America" rose high and clea r the Prussian national hymn "Heil Kai ser dir," every man stand ing with uncovered head, sa bre rais ed , and ae the la st line was r each ed, over the whole vast hall sab re rang again st sabre, giving a martial tODe to the assembled multitude_

Presently, however, tbe pipe of peaee displaced the more warlik e ,abre, and through the curling ,moke wr eaths grew ever dimmer and dimmer the g old-la ced uniforms and fla shing sabres until at la st only the sound of music floated upward through the clolldy floor,-(fflrmania 's h our was past and Bacchus' had begun.

Aside from these rath e r fantastic ' 'Fests,'' the beer drinking and a f ew other peculiarities, the club is doing good in that it is preparing the way f or the greater emanci pation of the German women, both mentally and moraUy.

The "Frau en B ewegung," a. it is h e r e called, is as yet in its infancy, the day of the sho rt-haired mascnline woman i. not yet past, and in this, as in many other things, the exc itable German tempe ram ent ha s led to extremes. The pendulum has swung too far, the German woman knows no mean, 80 from ahoolnte vassalage she has gone not to absolute freedom, but to what

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she tenus such, and the time has been too short as yet for her to adjust herself to the new env ironment. She mistakes license for true freedom of action, and for this reason largely has the censure of broad-minded intellectual people both here in Germany and elsewhere been directed against the movement. The great need of the Gennan woman of today is not so much more liberty as greater wisdom in tbe use of what s he h as already attained. All honor to the women who are str iving so earnestly toward this end, and may success crown the efforts of those whose aim it is not merely to win greater privileges, but a better, truer womanhood for the German womcn of the twentieth centu ry.

1.L J•. Kellar, Maryland Alpha.

PIDLADELPIDA ALllINAE CLUE.

ONMAY 25, 1901, eleven loyal Pi Phis, representing four chapters, met in Wanamaker's Ten Room, Philadelphia., for the annual re-union of Beta Circle. Those present were Eliza beth M. Bailey, Frances Darlington, 1.fary Cooper Johnson, Lauretta Smedley, and Deborah Ferrier of Pennsylvania Alpha, Edith Thomas of Kansas Alpha, J oscph in e V. Wiley of Maryland Alpha, 1.{rs . Harry Hopper, Mrs. Harry Bown, Edith Mc Ca in and 1.L Eloise Schuyler of Pennsylvania Beta. After a most delightful banquet those present formed themse lves into the Philadelphia Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi. Temporaryofficers, President, Elizabeth M. Bailey, 902 Swede St., Norristown, Pa.; Vice·President and Treasurer, Edith O. 1.1cCain, 400 8 Pine St., Philadelphia, and Sec r etary, Mary Coope r Johnson, 4043 Walnut St., Philadelphia. Misses Schuyler and Sm edley were appointed comm i ttee on constitution. Mootings are to be held the second Saturday in October, January and May, the last being the annual banquet, and all Pi Phis in the vi cinity of Philad elphia are urged to send their 11ames at once for enrollment. The members of the club wonld also like to be given an opportunity of meeting Pi Phis visiting in the city and would s uggest that all such notify the sec r eta ry before coming to Philad elphia, so that if possible a place of meeting may be arranged.

In mtmorlam.

ETHA SMITH DITMARS.

T WI CE this year death lIas come to Michigan Alpha. Each tim e it seems to be the brighest and best who is taken. The first was Mae Lan s ing, and now i t i s Etha Smith Ditmars. Mrs . Ditmars was a very accompli shed woman, having completed courses in botb vocal and iu stnunenta l music and in el ocntio n, besides baving taken a considerable amonnt of work in the liheral arts department of tbe conege . She became a member of Pi B eta Pbi in 1 4. In 1887 she was married to Dr. Ditmars, and since then she has made her home in J onesv ill e, near enoug h to Hill sdale so that the chapter ha often secn h er. A new and beautiful home wa s very n early completed, but it seemed that One higher thought best to call her to her heavenly h ome to live with Him, whom she had se rved so l ong. Truly, it i s noble to hav e Ii ved such a life, a.nd it is a pleasure to remember such a woman as this Ol.'P

B. 1. M.

PERSONALS.

NEBRASKA BETA.

Bessie Turner has fini shed a two-year course in voice cultu re in Chicago, and has r eturned home for the summer.

Anna Lytle, '98, the hea d of the department of Literature in tbe Agnes Scott Institute of Decatnr, Ga., will visit Nebraska Beta during commencement.

Vera Wattles, '02, is spe nding the summer in Europe.

Margaret Custer graduated from the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston this spr ing, and is spending the summer in the Eas t .

Lula Wirt, '99, teacher of Latin and G erman in the high scbool at Fairbury, Nebraska, and Edna Carscadden, '98, prin ·

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The marriage of Kate Snow Walk er, M. A., '97, to Mr. Benjamin Johnson took place on June nineteenth.

ILLINOI S ZETA .

Willi. Garver of Bloomington, TIL , is visiting :!ofabel Lind say.

Nita Thatcher was married March 6, 1901, to R obe rt . Maffa tt of Decatur.

Amelia Alpin e r, '96, was married Oil April 30, 1901, to Mr. Albert L. Stern of Champaign .

On Jun e 5, 1901, Edith Chester was married to Mr. Sidney Fithian, Alpha Tau Omega.

MI C HIGAN BETA..

Anna Carpenter, '00, who is teaching in Three Rivers, spent h er spring vacation with u s.

Nancy Bentley, '00, of Mars hall, visited us during May Festival time.

Mrs . J ess ie Smith Bagley, '96, is visiting in Ann Arbor.

Evelyn Bryant, '00, spent Sunday with us a few weeks ago.

Grace Robertson, '00, who is teach ing in Lake Forest, spent Memo rial Day with the girls.

editorials.

OTTHE many Pi Phis who have just left college, the Arrow wishes to offe r with its congratulations a special word of counsel. You did not cease to be a Pi Phi wh en you received. your dipl oma, and you still owe. duty to your fraternity, even in the midst of new duties in t he "big world." Remember that when you promised to live up to the id eals of Pi B eta Phi, the vows you took were not for four years, but for life . Give them a thought once in a while and rub them up as you would rub up your arrow if it grew dull or tarnished. Don't forget your

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chapter and the duty you owe i t . What form this duty w'ill take each yon can best determine. It may be t hat you can help most by contributUlg money o r advi ce by recommending n ew girls to the chapter or by looking out for st ray and lon ely Pi Phis who come into your neighborhood; or it may be all of these.

J oin the Alumnae Association Th e cost is small and the returns large. You get the Arrow, which will bring you news of your Own and other chapters four times a year, yO\1 get the l etters of the circles , and you get, or rather keep what is far more important, the fraternity feeling, and the inspirati on of belonging with othe r s in a constantly growing organization' whi ch has common memories, common hopes and commOn aspirations.

Good luck to you all. "May yo u live long and prosper."

O NE OF THE topics to be brought up for informal discuss ion .t convention i s that of the Arrow. This is a subject which we are particularly glad to see brought forward and we earn es tly hope that it will arouse full and fr ee discuss ion .

The magazine of any frat e rnity i s, or should be, one of ita most vital interests, and any indiffer ence on this subject is indifference to one of the most important phases of fraternity wellbeing.

We are in no pos ition to discover the attitude of the different chapters toward the Arrow, or it would probably be better and certainly more representative tb,an it is . From the very insufficient data, which aft er all are m erely straws, we surmise that the 'general attitude of the chapters is somewhat lik e this :

First. There are so me parts of the Arrow which ar e not ganerally read. On e might intimate that the page of the Notices is a fair example of this. A better one, howev e r, would be the department "What a Fraternity Girl Thinks ," which ought to be one of our strongest and most popular featur es , out for some re ason, which somebody will perhaps bring out at convention, undeniably is not, So far as we can discover, the page the girls turn to first is that which contains their own chapter letter! It

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1S so interesting to see how we really l oo k in print, you know. Next come the chapter letters of neighboring colleges where some or all of the girls are kn own, next the personals and next the exchanges. Now, all this is the result of the most superficial observation, and do,ubtless the discussion will co rrect this impress ion, but if it turns out that t here is any part of the Arrow which is not geuerally read it ought to be dropped, and -something more ac ce ptabl e s ubstitu ted or those pages omitted altoget her.

Anoth er phase of the chapters ' attitude toward the Arrow is shown in a ce rtain disposition to f ee l hurt when the contributions of the chapter are n eve r published, or appear in an abbreviated or modifi ed form Now, it cannot be den ied that .some articl es, fortunately only a few, come to us so badly written that they are palpably impos sibl e, and that ot her3, a good many of thcm, are I(OOd of their sort but, in the ed itor's opinion, unsuitabl e for a fraternity magazine. Th e editor, however, has only h er own judgm e nt to guide her and would be very glad of more definite in st ruction s, or at lenst very fr ee expressions of opinion, and she earnestly hopes that the convention may furnis h ller with these .

Th en there is a sort of vague general opinion h eld by many, .and pe rhap s all the chapters, that if they had the running of the Arrow it would be a far better produ ct ion than it is today, a proposition whi ch in many cases is probably entirely correct "This is of conrse apart from any personal pique and bas refe rence to the many real faults in the Arrow. Some of these fanlts are due to the limitations of th e editor, others could doubtless De rem edied by free discussion, criticism and suggestion.

The last phase of the relation of the girls to th e Arrow is "the best of all the game." That is the hearty c<H>peratio.n of the -girls in every plan suggested by the editor and the willingness .and general promptnes with which th ey have r espo nd ed to every request or dema nd. For these the editor in closing he r second term wishes to express to every chap te r and alumna her most .grateful tqanks.

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NECESSARY that a list of the members of each chapter be se nt the bu s in ess manager at the opening of the colJege year. This is to ins ur e the sending of a sufficient number of the November Arrows to each chapter. Will all co rr espo nding secretaries please see to it, then, that suc h li sts are se nt not later than Octobe r tenth.

'J'rattrnlty £atalogut.

VERMONTALPHA

Ed ith Florence Barrett, ' 02 ..

Mancbester Center. Vt. Lena Mae Bixby '03 Springfield, Vt. Nellie Irene Button, '01 ..• Rutland , Vt. Eliza Garfield Coates, '04 Marbl ebead, Mass. BerthaRuthColl1ns,'02Ferrisburg,Vt. Katherine Collins, '04........•••...•••.•.••..••.....Ferrisburg,Vt. Anna Keese Deuel, '02 • Ml1brook N. Y. Dorothy Mary Graves , '01 ......

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. ......... Vergennes, Vt . Nellte Maria Hadley. '01 ,East Jaffrey, N. H. Amelia. Hausman , '03 " , , • • ••.•..... East Northfield, Mass. Bertha Mabel Kelsey, '03 , , ..• ', Salisbury, Vt. Marianne Frances Landon, '01 , ,., New Haven, Vt.

Margaret Jane Mathison, '03 • Littleton. N.

Mary Eva Munsey. '0 3 , ........••... .•. SunCOOk, N. H.

Florence Elizabeth Perley , '04 ...

Enosburg, Vt .

J essie Maude Prentiss , '04 •... , 'Valtsfield, Vt. Josl e May Prentiss, '04 , Walhfield. Vt.. Helen Livia Reed, '04 ......• South Alabama, N. Y. Maude Wlnttred Smith, '03 .....

. Middlebury. "t.

Florence Ju<ltth Walker, '01 ............ . ... . ........ Pembrok(", N. H.

Mildred Abbie 'Veld, '0 1 ., , New Haven, Vt.

VERlIO :S'T BF.TA

Frederika Abraham, '03 ., .. . , ..... . .........

Lillian Adriance Bean, '04 .... ... ...

. . Rutland , Vt.

Milton, VL

Geneva Cla.ire Ca'rpenter, '02 , ., Brookfleld, Vt. May ConTO. '02 .. " ... , ...........

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I So. Hero, vt. Ivah Wlnitred Gale, '01 ... . ....

Newport. Vt.

Kathryne Knee Gebha.rdt, '01 , , •.••.. Shelburne, vt. Inez Adelalde Grout, '01 ', , Derby, VL

M a.ry Adelle Grout. '01

Grace Anna Goodbue, '02

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Derby. Vt.

BurltngtoD, Vt.

Charlotte Frances Hale, '01 MHton, Vt.

Bertha Marie MlJJer, ' 04

Lowell, Mass.

CarrIe Louise Preston, '04 Felchvil1e, Vt.

Daisy Lottie Russell. '03

Ethel ?farma Slevens, '02

Cora Elizabeth Talbot, '03 ........

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Burlington, Vt.

WJlHston, Vt.

Stottsvllle, N . Y.

J..ola May Evans, '02

Cectlla Franzoni, '01

Florence Elizabeth FrI8by, '01

Eleanor 'Vilson Hance, '01

Helen Lee, '02

Sara Phebe Lynch, '01

Catharine Virginia Mcllhenny, '04

Luclna Frances McGroarty, '02

Josephine Power Schallenberger, '02

Clarissa Brooks Tufts, '01 ,

M. Elsie Turner, '02

PENNSYIVANJAALPHA.

Margery Darlington, '04 , , ,., Concordia, Kan.

Deborah Ferrier, '01 , ,

Ethel GrIest, '01

May Guteluis, '04 •.

, Morestown, N J

R ead Ing, Pa.

Swa rth more, Pa.

Mabel Haines, '03 , Mickleto n , N. J.

Mabe l 'Vllson Latime r , '01 1600 De laware Ave" Wil mingto n , Del.

Alice Post Tabo r , '01 Ch ar l otte, N. Y.

Sara E. Tracy, '03 ,

. , , W lnd 80r , Vt.

Deborah Gay Thomas, '02 , , Oak Lane, P a.

Eva Wallen, '03 .,

Ida Wright, '02

. Penn's P a.

.. 2431 Church Ave" Flatbush, Brooklyn, N . Y. BETA.

Anna Mabel Allison, '03 .......

I..aura L , Allen, '01 ......

.............. SprIng Mills, P a.

. ... Coudersport, P a .

E dna Lorlne Bacon, '02 .....•.......... , .. .... Dlvlding Creek, N. J .

Sara Martha Black , '00 .....••..... ,. Lewisbu r g, F a.

Belen Witter Buoy, '02 , . , . , , Milto n , Pa.

Elva Sarah Coleman, '03 ' , , . ,Reynoldsville, Pa.

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Jennie A. Davis '01 1734: Broadway Camden, N. J Lizzie LllIlan Foust. '00 Milton. Pa. Jane Ridgeway Fowler, ' 03 115 S. Clinton St., Olean. N. Y. Carrie Jeannette Halfpenny. '02 ...................... . . .. Milton, P a.

Mary Ltla Long, '03 ............... ,10 Seventh St, WllIlamsport, Pa. Eliza Johnston Martin, '00 Lewisburg, Pa. Edith Lee Phillips, ' 01 ........ .. .. .. .................. Plmouth, P a, G r ace Browning Roberts, '03 . . .... 116 E . Third Sl, Wllliamsport, Pa..

Jeannette Bennett Sh epard, '02 Washington Villa, Ocean Pathway. Ocean Grove, N . J. B&8S Helen Wells, '01 Moorestown, N. J • OHIO ALPHA.

Lenora Belle Bi s hop, '04

A.thens. O

MinnI e Frances Brown, '01 • Athens, O. lIay Sh e rwood Connor, '02 ...............

Athens, O. Flora Connor, '03 .

M, Luelle Evans, '03 ...

, Athens, O.

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, .. Athens, O.

Nellie Mary Fulle r , ' 01 , ' , , , , Athens , O.

Nall Marie Gubbert., '04 " , Point Pleasant, W Va.

Mabel McGIrr, '03 " , New Lexington, O.

Nannie Louise Nease, '03 •. Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Gra ce Greenwood Scott, ' 02

Mary Allen Townsend , ' 02

Athens , O.

Athens, O.

Mabel Lona Wickham , ' 01 Gl enn Ullin, N. Dak

Mary Samaria Wood, '05 Athens, O.

OHIO BETA.

:Margaret Arnold , ' 04 Wellsv llle, O.

Al iee May Bratton , '0 1

........ 1309 Nell A.ve., Columbus , O. Blan c he Butler, '0 1

.... Wellsville, O.

Augusta Connelley, '02 , Michigan Ave. , Columbus, O. • Carrie Holloway ' 02 69 Third Ave ., Columbus, O.

Gertrude Jackson , '0 4 • 48 N 21st St. , Columbus, O

Edith Klein .. . . . ..........

303 W. 7th Ave ., Columbus, O.

Maud McAlpine, '04 W. 8th Ave., Columbus, O.

Fannie Mltze nberg, '03 93 King Ave ., Columbus, O.

Aliena Mltzenberg . '01 ..

• 93 King Ave., Columbus. O.

NEW YORK A LPHA.

Louise Andrews, '02 1815 W. GEnesee St., Syracuse, N. Y

Mollie Barker, ' 04 Sidney. N. Y.

J essie Barrett. '04 76 Brown St., Tltu Bvllle , P a..

Madge Bates, ' 04

Cattarau gus. N. Y.

Florence Britton. '0 4. Montezuma., N Y.

LillIan BuUln, '0 •....

. 385 W hIte St., B uff a lo, N. Y.

Fannie Denio, '0. PI n e St., Springfie ld, Mass.

E stella Foote, '01 ...................

. ...... . Newa r k, N. J .

Georgia Fulmer, '02 1315 Madison St., Syrac u se, N. Y.

Lunette G. Ravens. '0 3 .... . ......... 622 Irving Ave., Syracuse, N . Y.

Ruth V. Hawks, ' 02 Phoenix, N. Y.

L . Grace Huff, '02

Grace Hunt, '03

R ome, N. Y.

Onondaga Hill, N. Y.

Franc Huntington, '04 Honeoye Fall s, N. Y

Lina Jennings, '0 4 Phoenix, N. Y.

Maybelle Kenyon, ' 03 .• ..• 911 Harrison St , Syrac u se, N. Y

E va Magee, '03 .............•...

Scottsbu rg, N.Y

Isabelle Moore, '02 ..••....... 89 Hamllton St., Rocheste r , N. Y

Charlotte Nearing, ' 02 .

. ... 203 Kellogg St., Syracu se, N. Y.

Eva Roe, '04 .............•..•..... . . .. 109 Anne St. , Syracuse, N . Y.

E lla Rogerson, '03

53 Cong r ess St , Bradford, Pa.

Mae Van Doren, ' 02 Phoenix , N. Y.

Alice Warner, '02 .......•....•..... 337 Westcott St. , Syracuse, N. Y.

Maude White, '0 1 • .....• James St., R o m e, N Y

SadIe WillIams, '01 Clay to n, N. Y

MARYLAND ALPHA.

Miriam Alice Belt Wellsville, Pa.

NelIte Edwards B ieh n . ...

. .. West Cheste r , P a.

E lizabeth W Davis Knoxv H1 e, I owa.·

A lice J osephine Dunn ing ,' Bedfor d, Io wa.

Frances May Dunning ...........•...

........ . ..... Bedfor d, I ow a..

E mily Locke Hoskins ..••. West Chester. P a.

'Mary Elle n Lampton ..........•. • MagnO li a, M iss.

Mary Hearne Lockhart .....

...... Pa r i s, Ky.

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Kathleen Moo r e Mallory Selma. Al a.

Olive Frances Mast ......... . .... .. .. 337 Ch estnut S t. , Coa t sv1ll e, P a .

Zald ee Metzger . ...... . . . .......1006 West 4th St.. Willia m sport, Pa.

E dith DeW Itt Miesse ...... , ........... 64 North 4th St., Easto n , Pa.

Lucy Emory Murray H 2 East 22d St., Baltimore , Md.

Fannie OsteI"8tock ........................ 681 Ferry St. , Easton , Pa.

Amy Katharine Pearson . ....... . .... 126 West 22d St. , Baltimore, ·Md.

Gertrude Pease ........... . .............. . .......... . Conway. Mass.

Sara Elizabeth Rupp .........•....... 109 East Market St., York, Pa.

Ethel Maud Sop e r . . ............. . . Woman's College, Baltimore, Md.

MarIan Stoner ........................ Stapl eto n , State n I s land , N. Y.

1\[ary Hedrick Thompson .... • ....................... Bedford. Iowa.

SylvIa E 'e Una Ware GoodrI c h, Mich.

ILLINOIS BETA.

Charlotte Alspaugh Washington, Kan.

Martha Arnold .........•••........•••....•.......... Galesbur g, Ill.

Kanol e Me r Buck ...•.....• Le Roy, Ill.

EtheiwYD Grier Racine, Wis.

Lillian Harris ..............

Jul1a Lombard ...... ... ...

.... Galesburg, Ill.

................ . . East Orange, N. J.

Nellie N eed ham ......•...........

Milo Parke ... . ...................

Racine , Wis.

. Sy camore, Ill.

Eltzabeth Philbrook Ra ci ne , Wis.

Fran ces Ross ................................... . ........ . Avon , Ill.

Mary Stockt o n ... " ....................... . . ...... .. Monmouth, Ill.

ILLINOIS DELTA.

Charlotte J. Ayres, '02

Freemont, Neb.

J osep hine Coolidge, '02 W es t Main St., Galesburg, Ill.

Mary Barcley Crawtord, '04

Cor. North and Cedar Sts. , Gal esbu rg, 111.

Anni e Lowin Gaddis, '04 Avon , Ill.

Ali co Candee Gale, '03 Galesburg, Ill.

K a tharin e Hanna, '01 Monmouth, Ill.

Fanny Hurtt, '02 S. A cademy St, Galesburg, Ill.

Emma J e nsen , '04 Bureau , Ill.

Laura Louise Know les, '02 Rushville, 111.

Ruth Llpe ,specIal) Ma co mb, Ill.

Mari e Mars ( spe c ial) ...• E. North St., Gales burg, Ill.

Louise Montgomery, ' 02 Reynolds Ill.

Margaret :Morse, '01 ...........•.•..... She nandoah, Iowa.

Mary Preston, '02 ..........•• • Ca lltorn.ia

Elizabeth Root. '02 •. N. Broad St , Galesburg, Ill.

Jessie Van Clute, '02 N. Chambers St , Gal es burg, Ill.

ARROW.

lLLIN QlS EPSILON.

Grace B. Doland, 'Ot 852 Touhy Ave , Chicago, Ill.

Mae L. Doland (special) ... . ... .. .. . ... 852 Touby Ave ., Chicago, I ll.

Lu

cy A. , DerlcksoD, '04 ...

.. Kenilworth, 111.

Helen Hatfi e ld , '02 Indianola, la..

Hedwig Mueller, '02 .. .. . . . ...... 221 Pine Grove Ave" Chicago , m.

Geo r gia McNulty. '04 Luot Ave., Rogers Park, Chicago, Ill.

Negus, '03 WHmette, Ill.

Ltllan Payne, '03 Chicago, Ill.

Florence Reynolds , '01 ............. 2564 Lakewood Av e., Chicago, Ill.

Elda Smith, '0 1 710 S. Sixth St., Springfield , Ill.

Elberta Smith, '03 . . .. . ..... ....... . 710 S. Sixth St., Sprlngfteld , Ill.

Edith Thompson (graduate) 1302 Church St , Evanston, Ill.

Sadi e Thompson, '02 1302 Church St , Evanston, Ill.

Abbi e Florence \ ViIliams, '01 Hotel Monnett, Evan ston, Ill. l :s'OIANA ALPHA.

Grace Drybread, '02 Frankli n, Ind.

Julia Dugger, ' 03 .• Dana, Ind.

Sallie Eilts , '0 1

Mary Hall, '01

Zoe Hall , '03 .............

Maude Johnson, '0 4

.. Parsons, Kan.

Frankl1n , Ind.

Franklin , Ind.

Franklin, Ind.

Bertha La Grang e, '02 Franklin, Ind

Elea nor La Grange, '01

J ea n e tte Lemon, '04

Adda 1.Iagaw, '04

E,'a l'iartin, '04

Ruth Matthews, ' 04

Franklin, Ind.

Bedtord , Ind.

Franklin, Ind.

Warsaw, Ind

Salem, Ind.

Ethel McCollough, '01 Franklin. In d.

Gladys Miller, '02

Ali ce Payne, '04

Franklin, Ind.

Franklin, Ind.

I nez Ryker , '02 Indianapolis Ind.

Ruth Sloan '04

Ali ce Van Nuys, '02

Franklin, Ind

Franklin, Ind.

Mary Van Nuys, '04 Franklln, Ind

INOIANA BETA.

Gra ce Aldri ch. '03 •. Waverly, Ind

Mabel Bonsall , '0 1

Ethel C. Boyd, '04

Thornton, Ind

Paolt , Iod.

Bertha Bramhall (special) Michigan City. Ind.

Mabel Bryce, '01 : 528 E. South St., Indianapolis, Ind.

Pearl Cooper. 04 .. ..... . .......... . .............. Bloomington, Ind.

Anna Cravens, '01 . . ........•........... . ... .......... Madison, Ind.

Mary M. Day. '04 ........................• Bedford, Ind.

Edwina Day. '04 ..........•.... • Bedford, Ind.

Dora DeLay. '02 Lima, Ind.

Grace Grltftth, '01 Vevay. Ind.

Helen T. Guild (special) 372 Fairfield Ave., Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Ava Hammersley. '03 ... . . .......... ............... Washington, Ind .

Gertrude Harbison, '02 ........................... Bloomington, Ind.

Allee Howe, '03 •.. Bloomington, Ind.

Georgia Jones, '04 .....................•...•... . ... Alexandria, Ind.

Bertha Lingle •• •• Paoli, Ind.

Stella J. O'Byrne, '04 Brookville, Ind.

Emma Ross, '02 ,' Lyons, Ind.

Ellen L. Russell (special) 1209 E. Main St., Muncie, Ind.

Flora Ticknor, '04 .. ....

Olive Traylor, '02 ..•

... Mun cie, Ind.

• Jasper, Ind.

Ethel Trippet, '03 Washington, Ind.

GAMMA.

Jessamine Armstrong Kokomo, Ind.

Jeannette Craig Blair Martinsville, Ind.

May Florence Carpenter 244 Englewood Ave., Chicago.

Mary Ruth Hetfield Covington, Ind

Grace Greenwood Hetfield Covington, Ind.

Cora Bene Bewitt .................. 2033 Ta.llot Ave., Indian apo lis.

Lulu Brown Kellar Kokomo, Ind.

Etbel Door Roberts 5624 University Ave., Indianapolis.

Jessie Mary Scott Greenfield, Ind.

M1CHIGANALPHA.

Bess Chapman, '04 33 Broad St, Hillsdale, Mich.

Inez E. Coon, '03 Little Sandusky, O.

Mary Corbett. '02 North Adams, Mich.

Maude Corbett, '02 North Adams, Mich.

Carrie Dudley, '02 ...•..... Htllsdale, Mich.

Luna French, '04 ..............••..... Box 134, Wellesley Htlls , Mass.

Florence Kepple , ' 02 . ... • ......................... Belvidere, Ill.

Anna Meyer, Mrs. (special) Plymouth, R ic hland CO., O

M. Estelle Nash, '02 HlIIsdale, Micb.

Madge Vandeberg, ' 03 Homer, Mich

Annie Vernor, '02 ..••... Hlllsdale. Mich.

Mary Wells, '02 .. ........... . ... . . ... ....... .. .. North Adams , Mich.

Edith Clarke 45 Ferry Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Margaret COusin .. .. . ... ........ 47 E. Baltimore Ave., Detroit. Mich.

Rebe cca Downey Pueblo, Colo.

Clara Foster ............... .. ... . . . 124 Charl otte Ave., Detroit. Mic h .

Ora Follett 848 72d Place, Chicago , IlL

Gil berta Logg . . . . .. . .......... 256 N. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mi ch.

May E. Loose ..•.............. 5526 Black. St., Pittsburg , Pa

Anna Marshall ........••.... , ' , 309 State St., Marsha ll , Mich.

Ruth R e dOl ck ..... . .. ..• ............... 120 Lincol n St. , NOes , Mich.

Dorothy Sass . .. . . ...................... 847 Monroe St. . Chicago, Ill.

Edith S c heurman ...• 418 Mi c higan Ave., Saginaw, Mic h

Leonore Smith ....• 1221 Vo11and Sl, Ann Arbor, Mich

Mildred 8mlth 1227 Volland St. , Ann Arbor, Mich.

Jessie Strong . ............................ 8 Park S t ., Adr i an, Mic h .

Eleanor Towar ... ..........•......... . 26 Pitcher Sl, Detroit . Mic h .

Katherine Towar 98 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Helen M Wattles Birmingham, Mic h

Marie Von Borries 1430 New Broadway, LoulsvUle, Ky.

IOWA ALPHA.

Lottie E. Burnap Mt. Pleasant, [a.

Ethel M. Cowan, '02

Norma Courts, '02 .

Golda V. Denning, '03

Nellie Durr, '02

l\farte L. Jay, '01

Lulu Soland, '02 .••

Kathryn E. Wilson, '01

Oskaloosa, [a.

Morning Sun , [a.

Bosworth . Mo.

Batavia, la.

Pulaskl, Ia.

La Harpe, Ill.

. Malvern, Ia.

Eva Anderson (special) Indianola, Ia.

Ginevra Cessna. '04

Marian Cooke, '02

Grace Erickson. '03

Elena Jeffry, '0 4

India.nola, la.

Indianola, la.

Indianola, Ia.

Prairie City. la.

Laura Johnston, '03 Harlan, l a

Edith K emp, '03 1341 W. 8th St., D es Moines, I a.

May Larimer, '04 .•...

: Charlton, la.

Inez Park {special) Indianola., la.

Myrtle Rera, '03 ................•.

Auow S.

I n dianola, l a.

Ed i th R iggs (special) Indianola, 10. N e lIte Vale (spec ial) ••.. Indianola. Ia. Alma Wagner , '03 Villisca, la o

IOWA ZETA

Ethel Bond. ' 01 .....

Dorothy Dakin, '03 .

Frances Gardner, '04

Alice Howard , ' 01

Sio u x Ci ty , la.

Mason City. la.

Avoca, la

Marshalltown, Ja.

B er tha Hul sebus, '04 Burlington , la.

Leila K e mm ere r , '03 ........

.. Eldridge, la.

S adIe Kemmerer , ' 03 Eldridge, ]a.

Matie Maxwell (special) Duluth, Minn.

Alta Smith, ' 04 •. H arla n, la WI SCONS IN

Am eUa Al1ce Askew, ·04 West Wilson St , Madison, Wis. L au r a Louise Cosgrove, '03 . ... ... Pennoyer Sanitarium, K e no s h a, Wis.

M ellvina Ruth Ellsworth , '0 1 ......... 786 Algoma St. , Os hk os h , Wis.

R eble Smith Fraser (post grad.) Lake Beulah, Wis.

Iren e Minerva Durley, '02 West Supe r ior. Wis

"Bess Carolyn Ferguson, '02 1030 Jeniter St., Madi s on, Wis

Virginia H ayner, '02 515 State St • Madis on , Wis.

Marie Gardner Hinkley, '02 ..... .... ... 249 14th St., Milwaukee, Wis .

Georgeta U ph am Hurlbut. '04 Oak Bluff. Ra cine, Wi s

El1za bet h Howe Shepard, '02 . . ....... .. . . ...... . . .. . . . De Pere, Wis .

Ada. Ma r y Wel s h 406 N. Henry St., Madif:on, Wis

Constance H augen, ' 02 Go rham St.. Madison, Wis

J osephine Xdalade W e n s , '03 Portage, WIs

:Mae P ea rl Teltord.,'03 .. . ...... ..

. . .... Mason City, la. Mignon Wright, '03 ... . .............. ..... Wilson St., Madiso n , Wis.

MI SSOURI A LPHA

H ettie Marguerite Anthony, 01 20 ", North Av e., Maryvill e, Mo. Ge rtrud e B ay less , A. A . ...... . ........ 1316 Bass Ave., Columbia , Mo .

Amanda Frederica Becker, '01 3112 Cass Ave .• St. Louis, Mo

Ed ith Lucile Dungan, '0 4 Oregon, Mo.

V i rginia Dy er, 'OS •• . .•. . .•

.. Lawrence . Kan.

Mar ium Effiyl Enyart. '04 314 E Fourth St. , Stanberry, Mo

Laura Ge ntry '0"' 90S' Ohio St. , S edaUa, Mo

THE ARROW.

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Ethel Doris Hudso n . A. A ........•.... 203 S. Ninth St.. Columbia. Mo.

Mary R . lnglehart (special) .............. . ........... Columbia, Mo.

Ltl Morton Johnson (special) 1201 Walnut St., Columbia.. Mo.

Florence lAy. '03 •..•.........•...•... Warsaw, Mo.

Lucille Lawson, A. A.........................•....... Columbia, Mo.

Anna Gray Newell , '02 806 Clinton St, Carthage, Mo.

Lulu Ni c hols (post grad.) 1425 Washington St., Springfteld, Mo.

Sue M. Stone. '02 600 S. Ninth St., Columbia. Mo.

LOUISIANA ALPHA.

Laure T Beauregard (FlpeciaJ) Statton F , New Orleans.

Beulah Lyon Butler, '03 . .. . . .. . .. . 1608 Carondelet St, New Orleans.

Caroline GlenD Charles, '04 ..... .... ... . 1527 Second St., New Orleans.

Pauline Curran, '03 1432 Eighth St., N ew Orlean8.

Lucy Pin ckney Elliott (special) 2421 Camp St., New Orleans.

Marie Celeste Eshleman , '02 .... .. .. .. . .. 1138 Third St., New Orleans.

Blan che Bonney Hopkins, '04 .. . . Tensa.s Parish, Hard Times P.O., La.

Mabel Overton Logan, '01 • 1539 Phil1p St., New Orleans

LlIy Mead Post, '02 .........•.. ••.. 1660 Dut08sat St., New Orleans.

Jennie Rainey, ' 02 1717 Ca rond elet St., New Orleans

Elizabeth Hamilton Smith, ' 03 :Worthington, J etrerso n Co., Ky.

Cora Van Voorhis Stanton, 02 . . . •.. Carondel et St., New Erie Waters, '02 1429 Polymnia St. , New Orleans.

Georgie Spence Winship, '03 ..... .. :1430 J ackson Ave., New Orleans.

KANSAS ALPHA.

Mildred Chadsey. 02 ... . ... . ............ .. . .. ....... Cherok ee, Kan.

Mary Copley, ' 03 .. . .•. ..•.......... . .. 800 Louis St., Lawrence, Kan.

Kate Dlnsmoor, '03 . . ... .. ......... ... . 231 Main St., Lawrence, Kan.

Elsie Evans, ' 03 ......•... 705 S. Broadway, Leavenworth, Kan.

Mary Dudley, '03 ......•• •. 304 Vine St., Leavenworth, Kan.

Claribel Denton, '04 ....•.. 2440 Forre st Av e , Kansas City, Mo.

Olive Gundry, '0 4 EI Reno, Oklaboma.

Mary KeHogg, ' 04 ...••...•...... .....•...••...•.. Emporla, Kan.

Minnie Leach, '0 1 .•. ..• .•.. Maple Ave., Leavenworth, Kan.

Loren Leslie, ' 02 ..•...•. •. .•.. 1316 Ver mont St., Law r ence, Kan.

Cecu Leland, ' 03 ..... .. . ...

.. Eldorado, Kan.

Nelle Morrison (special) ..•.... 620 W 21st St., Kearney , Neb.

Mabel McLaughlin, '04 .....•• ..••... Hiawat h a, Kan.

Neme Mauley, '01 .•....•..•.... • ••........•..• Junction City, Kan.

Eva 011n , '0 4 ..... .. ........ e 1128 LouiS St. , Lawrence, Kan.

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THE ARROW.

Inez Plumb '04 .......••. !.ang, Ka.n..

E dith Rime (special) •............ San Francisco, Cal.

Mary Spencer, '02 401 Maine St , Lawrence, Kan.

Eleanor T'AilUer, '01 ...... . .... .. . 1225 Tennessee St.. Lawrence. Kan.

R uth WnUston. '04 .......•...... 1300 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kan.

J eannette Wa r e, '04 1581 N 6th St., Topeka , Ka n.

Elizabeth Warren (special) ......... ......... ..

NEBRASKA BETA.

G race A. Andrews, '01 .. .. . .. . ......... ... . .......... Falrbury. Neb.

Susanne Asbmun, '03 ......••.•....... 809 Hall St., St. Joseph. Mo

Lois Burruss, '03 ........•... 1301 Fourth St. Lincoln, Neb.

Gra ce Hays . '0 4 ..........

Elizabeth Heacock, '04 ....•.

. CentervIlle. la.

• Falls City, Neb

Minnte JUBsen, '04 Falls City. Neb.

Elizabeth Marsball , '03 ......••....

Florence McGahey . '01 ....

. 16th and C St., Lincoln , N eb.

... .... 1 200 H St., Lincoln , Neb.

K a thr y n McPheely, '03 •........ Minden, Neb

Grace Montgomery. '02 Oak, Neb.

Minnie Morrill, '03 17th and J S ts , Lincoln, Neb.

Amy R obInso n , ' 01 .......

. .. Trenton , Neb.

Catherine Sedgwick, '01 York, Neb.

K atherine Thomas, '02 1216 G St., Lincoln, Neb.

J eannette Thorpe, '04 . ....... .... ... 1740 Harwood St., Lincoln, Neb .

Ada Waugh, '01 111 5 H St. , Lincoln , Neb.

COLORADO BETA..

E thel Louise Antrim, '01

A nn ette Badgley , '04 .... ..

54 E. Third Ave. , Denver, Col.

. 1024 Grant Ave., Denver, Col.

Anna J efferson Berry, '02 2714 W. 25th Ave , Denver, Col.

R ebecca Alice Brewster , ex·'03 The Aldine, 17th and Ogden Sts., Denver, Col.

B e r tha Brooks, '01 Fort Lupton, Col.

Grace Lydia Cockle (spec i al) Essex Jun ction, Vt.

Marguerite Martha Dyer, '03 Del Norte, Col.

Mary Edith Gullette, '02 3939 W. 32d Ave., De n ver, Col.

Maud Hunn, '04 612 E. 11th Ave., Denve r, Col.

Myrtle Howland. Ling, Mrs., '02 ................ University Park, Col.

Marcia Murray, '04

794 High S t., Denver, Col

Alice N RIchardson , '03 Argo, Col.

Mary Clark Traylor, '02

653 S. Grant Ave., Denver, Col.

.4RROW.

Ethel Van else, ex·'oa ................ 1033 Clarkson St., Denver, Co L

leadore Stuart Van Gilder, '03 629 Coltax Ave., Denve r , Col.

Mamie C. Wallthan, '0 4 ............ . .. . . . 1108 Evans St., Denver, Col .

CALIFORNIA PI BETA PBI.

Elizabeth Jane Adams '03 826 Elm St., Woodland, cal.

Eva Laura Bramlet, '02 Berkel ey, Cal.

Dora Bramlet, '04 Berkeley. cal.

Mary CynUila Day. '0 4 1307 Octavia St.. San Francisco, Cal.

Claire Madeleine Haas, '02 ..... . . . ... . . . .... . ........... Fresno, Cal.

Sarah Theresa Huber , '02 1322 Ven t ura St.. F r esno. Cal.

Katharine Johnson, '04 1998 Vallejo St., San Francisco, Cal.

EUzabetb Kennedy '04 Fresno, Cal.

Elma. Anton Korbel , 'Q2 701 Bryant St.. San Fran ctsco, Cal.

Mary Philbrook Martenstein, '04 .. . 215 Castro St., San Fran ciSCO, Cal .

Camilla Virginia Meyer, '02 2714 Pacific Ave , San Francisco. Cat

Jessie Marvin Parks, '04 116 Jones St., San Franc isco, Cal.

Maude Estelle Schaetrer , '03 .... .. ........... . 1028 P St ., Fresno, Ca l.

Mrs. Hiram Van Kirk (Annie Augusta Smalstlg) (special) ....• Berkeley, Cal.

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ALPHA PROVINCE.

VERMONTALPHA-MIDDLEBURYCOLLEGE.

Tbe girls of Vermont Alpba can bardly realize tbat in a rew weeks the examinations will be finished, Commencement week past, and everyone enjoying t h e quiet of bel' own home. But the close of every college year reminds us that some will not retu r n again at tbe beginning of the next term and, as ou r chapte r song goes, bow we miss tbem when we meet again i n tbe Pbaretra' "

On April twenty-ninth we entertained our patronesses and a few friends o f the fraternity . .

We bope tbat more tban one of our members will be able to attend the convention since it is to be held so near us this time.

The cards are out announcing the coming mar r iage of Lena Roseman, one of OUT charter membe r s and of the class of '96, to Mr . Ralph Denio , on June twelfth, at Bristol, t»e bome of the bride All of the girls of the Active Cbapter, four of wbom are to be bridesmaids, expect to be present at this our first wedding. A special train is to bring us back in tbe evening.

THE ARROW.

T he chapter is enjoying a week's visit from Rena Bisbee, 1900. We bave reason to be p r oud of our baseball t e am this season for its numerous victories.

The Warn e r Science Ball, which bas added so mu ch to the beauty of our campus a Dd to the comfort of the students, will be completed by Commencement time . Vermont sends best wish es (or a plea sa nt summer to a ll Pi Phis.

MAUDE SMITII

VEMlONT BETA. - UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

Number in chapter

OtuKa FaATcaNITIQ RBPJUt8&NTKD: Phi Delta Theta Delta Pil (1ocal). Sigma Phi. Nu. Lamda Iota (local), Alpha 'fau Om cga, Kappa 5lgmB. Delta Sigma (local). Kappa Alph!l. Theta, 16; Delta Delta Delta, 11

Another year of college life ba s nearly passed and we shall soon scatte r again for the summer, some of our number never to return again, as students, to theil' Alma Matel" We lose five girls this year, so that we are particularly sorrowful. Only one year more aod all the charter members will have depa r ted fr om the scenes of their college days and from active fraternity lif e. We have passed a quiet but very happy year together and th e te ll of us who will b e left al'e antit.ipating another year of r ene wed life and energy inspired by the coming convention. We hope to be quite largely represented at Syracuse , and ar e looking forward to it with a great deal of pleasure, but we cannot enjoy the antiCipation to its fullest ex.tent until the tinals are safely over.

Vermont Beta recently entertained her patronesses at afternoon tea, and we had a nlce informal time together. There have be en several socia.l events lately among the college stud e nts, all highly enjoyable. During the last week there has been a tennis tournament here with Dartm outh, in whi c h we woo , and if our baseball had only been a li ttle more successful we should be feeling in pretty good spirits. We wish to say to our Syracuse sisters that it is now ou r tu rn to offer congratulations to them and we do so most hea r tily, but with a ra.ther forced smile.

Wishing you all a very pleasant summer, Vermont Beta sends love and greetings.

GRA.CEANNA.GOODHUE.

COLUKBIA ALPHA -OOLUlfBIAN' UNIVERSITY.

Number to chapter ..• " " ...•• , ••. L!

SeDlo rs 6 .IDulors .•..

5

Freshmen " I

OTu:za FltATB&HITIa RBPIlU."TEn : Kappa Si.gma, Kappa Alphal Sigma eM, PbI Delta Phi, Pbi Kappa P ai, Theta Delta Chi, Phi Alpha f local-girLt' raternity,. 8000rs: Slaugbtoo priza in Latin and Elton priM 10 Greek by Sara P. L,nch ; D A.. R medw to historr. E't'elrn Knight, Florence E. Frith,

::;ince our last Arrow letter tha.t much dreaded fraternity ex· ami nation has come and passed, and doubtless every Pi Phi then determined tbat belore anotber year had gone sbe would be bet· ter info rmed concerning her fraternity. But more than compensation for the study and worry came with the pleasures of Founders' Day. Columbia Alpba girls love to think and talk 01 the twenty-seventh of April, for even the oldest in the chapter are unable to recall a day spent more deligbtCully. Tbe Wasb. ington Alumnae entertained Columbia Alpha at a beautifully appointed luncheon at the Cairo, when we became better aeqtlBinted with our elder sisters and toasted around " the festive board ·· tbe lounders 01 Pi B e ta Phi. Covers were laid lor about thirty, and among our number, also as honored guests, were Miss Pinkham of I owa Zeta and Miss Stabler of Pennsvlvania Alpha. It was truly a source of genuine pleasure thus·to come together as alumnae and active ch apter, united by a bond of common interest and sympathy, and Lo know that at the same time all our other siste r s WC1'e also celebrating in grateful remembrance of the founders.

During tbe month 01 April we bad the pleasure o f meeting Mi ss Culver o C Maryland Alpha , from whom we leal'ned much of our ncar· by sisters in Baltim o r e April first, Catharine V. McIlhenny WIlS initiated into Pi Beta Phi - a freshman who is very proud to wear the arrow.

About the middle of April, one of ou r d e ar girls, Helen Lee, was called to her home in Maine by illDess in he r family , and we miss bel' very much. A li tt le later her sister, who lives in Wa shington, Invit ed us to h e r home to spend the evening together in au inlormal, delightful way .

On May the eleventh Lola May Evan. entertained us most charmingly at bel' home where we had a fine time just as jolly gIrl fr iends can.

1'bu s tbe two last busy p10ntbs of college have passed, and the e x citement of final examinations aud Commencement makes us thankfuL for a time of rest and relaxation, Our chapter, however, has a feeling of sadness ming led with the pleasures of Commencement week, for we must part with six of our girls who ar e in tbe graduating class. It is hard to lose tbem just as we are so happily established in our chapter home, but we are consoled by tbe hope that most of tbem can be our Irequent

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visitors. As a happy reunion belore we give them up, Josephine Sbal1enberger en tertained us all, on May the twenty.ninth, at a delightlul luncheon given in their houor. We tri ed to keep sadness (ar from us, and made the occasion a happy ooe, singing Pi Phi songs and enjoying Josephine's charming hospitality. ODe of ou r girls, Sara Phebe Lynch, bears off two prizes this year-the Staughton prize in Latin and the Elton prize in Greek. Ther e is no need to say how proud we are of her. Elsi e Parkinson, who graduated last year, but who has kept close to us in our chapter life all this past term, now receives the dogree 01 Master 01 Arts.

Thursday evening, May thirtieth, tbe Seniors hold their reception at the university, their final moment of triumph before yIelding to tbe next class. Alter that even t, we look lorward to tbree most bappy afternoons, for we aTe to spend that of the thirty-first with Rosalie Robinette, oi Jun e first with Florence Frisby, and that of the third with Lucina McGroarty. What good times we shall havel

And now as July approaches our minds look forward eagerly to the next great event, the convention, a season of the most absorbing interest a.nd importance to us all. Would that eve ry one of us could be present!

Wilh best wishes for a pleasant summe r Columbia Alpha extends heartiest greelings 10 you all.

CATHARINE VIRGINIA MoILHENNY.

PENNSYLVANIA

Kappa Alpba Theta, U; K appa Kappa Gamma 9.

We can scarcely realize that the year is almost over . So smootbly has it passed-so bappily and uneventfully that we look back to it with a feeling almost like wonder. In acccrdan ce with the action taken last year the representative s of the women ' s fraternitie s, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa. Gamma, and Pi Beta Pbi agreed not to invite new girls to m embers hip before May the fifteenlh, and to dispense with Ihe former system of rushing. This bas been done, and the result achieved has been satisfactory to both faculty and fraternities. Fraternily expense bas been mu ch lessened and a dignity bas accompa nied all fraternity aclion that was fr equently lacking under the old regime. We have bad few er formal teas and parties, but we hav e seen more of each other, and each rraterily has been able really to know the Freshmen and to love tbem in a way that was not possible when .. Pledge Day" was tbe climax to a feverish, hurried six weeks of ru s hing.

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We began the year w it h eight members, but by the illness of Anna M. Jackson and her subsequent withdrawal from college our number was reduced to seven. I n March, by the initia· tiOD of Sara Tracy, our number was again eight.

May the fifteenth was the much longed for" Pledge Day "-a day of excitement and anxiety both to the members of the mea's and the women ' s fraternitie5. As a result PenDsylvania Alpha wishes to introdu ce to tbeir sisters .Mabel Haioes, Margery Darlington, and May Guteluis.

Instead 01 the usual form al banquet at a Philadelphia hotel, Penn sylvania Alpha this y ea r celeb rat ed Founders' Day by a reunion at the borne of Lu c y Bancroft in Wilmington, D elaware. Letters were read from those of the alumnae who found it impossible to be with us. So satisfactory was this after· noon together that we hope to be able to repeat it next year.

At the present time we are enjoying a visit from our province presid ent, Frances Darlington, who i s also one l of our alumnae.

On second of Jun e . Mary Johnson, one of our last year's girl s, is to entertain us at a bouse party at he r home in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. This is to be the last of the series of these delightful house parties which have done so much to make the year a successful one.

We lose th"ee girls by graduation, but by the return to col lege of Nora Stab le r and Anna Smedley, we expect to begin n ext year with a membership of ten.

At the end of the college year, June the eleventh, most of us are expecting to spend a wee k together in Christiana, Pennsylvania.. This somewhat lessens tbe regret a.t parting but for those of us who are soon to leav e our dear college borne for tbe last time-the Seniors who will be " active members" no more, nothing can quite take away the sadness-the sense of loneliness to come. We send ou r love and greetings to eac h one of our sister chapters.

MABEL N LATIMER.

PENSSYLVANIA BETA - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

Total Dumbtlri o cbapter " 18 Gradu.te .tudeow ..... " .......................................................... 8 Senlon " , Juolon "" " ,," "" " " " " , Sophomore• ..•....... ...............••..... , . , " • 5 OTHRa. Fa. TBRNITlE8 RSP.RE8BNTED: Phi Kappa Pd , Sigma Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha. Ep8ilon , Kappa. Sigma, Pennsylvania Beta is enjoying the pl easa nt recolle c tions of a visit from Darlington, our province preSident. and Mary Johnson, an alumna 01 Pennsylvania Alpha. We so r arely have the opportunity ot entertaining Pi Phis from otber chapters that tbis visit was a great pleasure to us . Our only regret is that it was far too sbort. We gave an At Home in

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their h o nor 00 the campus in the af te r noon, and three oC the town alumnae entertained us in th e evening.

Like all the rest, we are busy preparing for Commencemen t . Two of our Seniors are on the class play, and the othe r two are speakers at the gl"a duation e x e r c ises . 'Ve are looking forward to the r e turn of many of our alumna e (o r II Symposium," among whom will be Mary Bartol and Mary Harris. Our Freshmen girls ca nnot be introduced to you until next fall, for we canno t call them stri ctly ours until the Saturday of Commencement week, wh e n all initiations take place

Tb e College Girls ' Mandolin and Guitar Cl ub, to wbich several Pi Phis belong, gave thei r first co n cer t awny from school at Milton , Pa., in the latte r part of May. Th ey Wel"e so successful that t h ey bave bad oppo r tuniti es for otber engage ments.

Tbe May" At H om e" was given by tbe men in tb e new dor· mitory, West College . Tb ey sp ar ed nc t roub le in decorating a.nd were amply r epa id, fo r the room s lost tor the tim e all their customary bareness. Besides th e large re ce ption hall, there were ta ste fully arranged tw o Bu cknell rooms, a fraternity room and an athletic r oo m. Th e whole affair was so successful that th e girls hop e it may b ecome a c us t oma ry tbing.

Eliza B e ll, th e vi ce -pr inc ip a l o f Buckn ell Seminary, leaves us this year , to live in Philadelphia. Sh e will be succeeded , h owe v e r, by Grace Slif e r , '98 , whom we will gladly welcome amollg us a g ain We hav e been fortunate in ba v ing on the semina r y faculty a Pi B eta Ph i, who acts as our c hap e ron e. H oping that many o f you may attend the con vent i ou, Penns ylvania Beta sends g ood wish es fol' a pleasant summer to one and all.

Ohio Al pba bas en j oyed tbe c bapt e r letters tbis year more than ever betore. Our bond is drawn closer by s baring trials aDd joys ",V e hav e added four De w m embe r s to o ur c bapte r this year, and are very proud of th em inoeed. \Ve bave never bee n fortunate enough to secure a cbapter bouse, as most o f our girl s r es ide be re. But we hav e a very cosy hall located ill one of th e college buildings, where we have e nj oyed many a "cookiesh i ne." In D ecembe r we had a " hall sbower," by which we added numer ous articles to our r oom. The first of the year we

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held a recept ion for the members of the faculty and their wives We a.lso entertained the alumna.e last term. Founders' Da.y we celebrated with a banquet, and last week a r eception was given to us by Mabel Wiokham in honor of Lucile Evans . This CommeDcementwe lose three ofour loyal girls, Minnie Brown, Nell Fuller and Mabel Wickham. Cupid has been at his usual work this year, and we are soon to lose ODe of our dea r giris, Lucile Evan s, who will be marri ed to Mr. Arthur Carpenter, Delta Tau D elta, on the fifth of next month. Their borne for the sum · mer will be at Denver, Col.

Mary Town send has been chosen as our delegate to the coming convention, and we all wish that we might accompany her. Alpha wishes that all the chapters may have had just as happy , as belpful and as a ye" as she has had.

MINNIE BROWN.

OHIO BETA - QrnD STATE UNIVERSITY.

Num ber in chapter... •• 10 Seniors

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OTH.U. FRATSRNITlE8 RZPlitESKNTED: KIlPQ8. KaPJ)aGamma. 11 : Kappa Alj:!:ha Theta, II ; DeltA Delta Delta, HI: Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Chi , Phi Kapva Psi , Phi Delta TLaeta , Siama Nu, Beta Theta Pi, Chi rb i, Sigma Alpha E.l..silon, Alpha Tall Omega, Delta Tau Dehll, Kapp a SigmR, Phi Delta Pbi, Theta Nu Epsilon.

Another college year is about over and Commencerneu t week with its festiviti es is almost upon us "V'ben we look back over the year we feel a thrill of gladness for what the fraternity has done for us, and we are proud that we are wearing the golden arrow which ever urges us to stri ve for better thil:gs.

Before telling you of what Ohio Beta has been doing since the last Arrow , we want to introduce to all Pi Phis our last initiate, Maud A . McAlpine. The initiati on took place on the sixteenth of March and after the ce r emony the banquet was held at the Chittenden Hotet. We feel sure that on that date Pi Beta Phi was made ri cher by another girl wh o will always be faithful to the wine and blue.

During the spring vacatiou seve ral of our girls who are out of town teaching made us visits. At that time we had for them a cookie-shine such as a lways affords us so mucb fun

On April the twelfth the fourth semi·annual cadet hop was beld in the armory. These are the most informal as well as the most pleasant affairs given during the year. Many of the fraternities have also given dances, so that there a.re many pleasant diversions from hard study.

W e dispensed with our usual formal party this year but instead have given a great many informa.l affairs wh ich are quite successful and are always enjoyed by all present.

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Founders' Day we celeb ra ted by giving an informal da.nce. Jt i s interesting to note how all the chapte r s celeh r ate that day of ali days . How much we owe to those dear people who gave to us so mu ch on that day thirty-four years ago.

On Jun e the seventeen th occu r s the Senio r Prom., an e v e nt. looked forward to by eve r ybody. T his is by f ar tbe most d elightful r eception and dance given during during th e year.

Ohio Beta is looking f o rw a rd to convention and bopes to b e able to be r e pr esen t ed by othe r s in addition to the delegate . W it h to all wearers of the a rr o w, and best wishes fo r a p leasan t summer

ALL ENA MITZENBERO.

NEW Y ORK ALPHA - SYRACUSE UNI VERSITY.

OTHER FU,TERNiTrES R EPRESENTED: Delta Kappa Epsi loo . D e l ta Upsilon. Phi Kappa P s i , Psi UJ>$ iloo , Phi DeJtR Theta , &It" Tbeta Pi. Phi Gamma Delttl (ch arter-May 21). Al.vh/\ 27 i....U a mma Phi BetH, a6; Kappa K appa Gilmma, ar.; Kappa Alpha Th eta, i;I6; Delta Delta u elta. 26; Delta Gamma.

In two w eeks the members of :Kew York Alpha will be separated, but only for a sho rt time, as the convention will bring us together again not only th e active cha p te r , but those who have g one fr om u s year after year

At pre se n t ou r m i nds are somew h at di v ided between the trials of approaching examinat i ons and the ant i c ipa ted pleasures of th e co nv ention. In fa ct , we a r e so full of the latter as almos t t ol ose sight o f the dr ead o rd eal of the f orme r.

On Founders' Day. the Junior class gave a masquerade to the alumnae and active c h apter . T he ente rt a in ment was v e ry enj oyabl e and the c hara cte r s amu sing.

During the present year we are to h ave an addition to our college buildiDg s, College o f Applied ScieDces . It is th e gift of one of our trus tees, Lym an C. Smith.

Our annual " m0ving- up day" occu rr ed Friday, May tentb. On this day the t:i enio rs appea re d in cap and gown, to be worn the remaining part of the y ea r. Last cha pel exercises , another l ocal custom, we r e h eld Friday, blay twenty-fifth. After a farewell address by the ChaDcellor, the Senio rs marcbed out of tbe chapel, and the r eal work of tbe college year was "losed.

W e hav e done v ery little ente rt ain in g si n ce the last c hapter letter. W e have had a "cookie·shine" and two small whi st parti es, one in honor of a fe w Phi D elt a Thetas, and the ot her for a fe w B eta Theta P is.

With the Baccalaureate se rm on June ni nth, begins the wee k of Commeocement fes ti vities . We lose three Seniors this year. A Dew frat ernit y , Del ta Gamma, has made its debut on the

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Hill, and is being ent <roained by the several frat ernities. It was found ed from a local fraternity, D el ta Sigma Phi.

New Y o rk Alpha hope s to greet many of you at the comin g conveutioD, and to each Pi Pbi she sends best w ishes for a delightfu l vacation.

La NETTE H A VENa.

MABSACHUSETTS ALPDA - DOS TON UNIVERSITY.

Once more it is time fo r us to greet one another, and Massachusetts Alpha does so he arti ly . There will be many farewells said next week when our college closes for the !";ummer. Some oC us are just beginning to realize that it must be farewell, and that thought makes our greeting to you all the warmer We aTe just DOW in th e midst of our examinations , which occupy our time more completely than w e might wlsh, but w e are going to take time, the minute they close and before the Seniors depart, to have a lark. Mildre d Babcock has invited us to Ded· ham and you may imagin e when you read this that we shall have enjoyed ODe afternoon at least imm e nse ly .

The rest of the t.erm has b een v e ry quiet. It has bee n a short one and a damp one as those of you who Ii ve near thp. New EngIann states probably know for yourselves . Mal'k Twain 's ideas oC New Eogland weather have bee n all too tru e for some of us this spring . So you see the weather is another re aso n for our quiet lite; and the third is that several of tbe annual college affairs were left until this last term and we couldn't interfere with these. Because we have been quiet does not mean that we have enjoyed ourselves any the less. It has rarely happen ed in my experience that a band o f Pi Phi s or even two members of that band could be together and not hav e a good time going on.

We ar e looking forward t o an especially pleasant time June twelfth , when GI"aCf Smith, '00, is to beco m e the better half of Edwin Crandon. She is the first of our girls to have the pleas. ur e ot our company at her wedding. The only othe r one of our sisters who has thus honored man was married far away from us. This is to be a Pi Phi wedding in every respect except that it will not be in our c hapter hall. I wish this letter need not go until after the wedding. then I could tell you all the par· ticulars.

No doubt you have all enjoyed recei ving the c hapter letters as muc h as we have. They bring us so much nearer to one another. Convention is coming, too , and we expect to know you all a great deal better after that , for several of our girls are going . Edith Swift is our delegate. I hop e everyone at con· vention will know her and love her as much as we do.

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And now we must s ay good- bye for the summ... A happy, su ccessful and r estfu l vacati o n i s Massac bu s etts A l pha' s since r e wish to you each on e. ELEAN OR GOOD. MARYLANDALPHA-THEWO

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Seoi ortl S J u ni o r ,e

Sophomo re s

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OrOlUl FuTEII. :s' ITrB!' RUR £8 E:<i'T£D : De lt a Gftm m a, 12: Aloha Phi, J7 ; TaD Kappa Pi (l oeal), l!1 ; Usmma Phi & ta 22 ; K appa AJpha T heta, 21; Del ta D el t a !.Ie lte 12.

Si nce o ur la s t lette r to Th e A rr o w Ma r yla nd Alpha has had a m os t de lig htful tim e , We we r e h o nor e d by a vi s it from Miss Br adfo r d o n F o u nd ers' Da y, wh ic h was cele br a t e d by a t ea. in our Cos y Co rn e r in the aft e rn o on , aod a r ece pt ion in the e ven· inJ!, g i ve n t,o her and our patron ess es , 'fhe ne xt good ne ws i s that o ur three pledgling s , Ma ry Thomp s o n, Franc e s DunniDI'J, a nd Mary Lampton , have been duly i n i ti a ted into the se c r e t s of fr a t e rnity and are now happy wea r e rs o f th e arrow. They underw e nt th e n e w i e nces of the mock initiation in th e earl y morning i n the woods and the regular initiation fo ll ow ed sev era l d a ys later

Not long afte r our return from th e Eas t e r va c ation we we r e most p leasantly e ntertain e d a t the h ome of Miss Mary Culver, a loyal fri e n d to the Pi Ph i s, wh o served to u s a mo s t tempting suppe r.

We are n o w in t,he midst of o u r Commen cement gayeties, into which we were initiated by an o th er of tho s e delightful s uppers, always so wel c o me to colleg e g irl s , th is tim e given by our alumna e at Mi s s Wo o d ' s , hom e, " The Ma p les . " Th e pl easure of the occa s io n was h e ighte ned by the pr e s ence of our old girls, L o e Ware, E li zabeth Rodger s, B eall Martin, Grace Reah, Edna Sto n e , Tre n e Keyworth, E s t e lle Mnrtin and Josephine Wiley

Ano th e r e ve nt was a trip d o wn th e bay give n to the Seniors by th e P ennsylvada club , wher e eve ryon e had a " jolly g ood time "

We are now anti c ipating our pres ident ' s lawn party at "Alto Dale, ·· but mos t of all our banquet to be held at " Th e Maples. "

But ming led with all t hese pleas ures are the reelings of s adness at th e th o ught of sepa r ati o n whi c h ar e especiall y deep with regard t o o ur Senior s , Sy l via Ware, Lu cy Murray and NAllie Biehn .

MI RIA H A LICE BELT,

BETAPROVINCE.

ILLINOIS BETA - LOllBABD UNIVERSITY.

Two more days and another school year will be over. How qui ckly the time has passe<ll Our Commencement this year is to be something more than usual, as this is Lombard's Jubilee y ear, the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the college . Minister Conger, from Cbina, one of our graduates, will be with us, and we are expecting to enter tain the governor of our state and other noted people.

We are also planning a Pi Pbi reunion and will have the pleasure of meeting many sisters whom we have never seen.

The first of March we gave a "Colonial Party" at the home of ODe of our patronesses, Mrs. J. W. Grubb. After numerous trials and tribulations it turned out a decided success. March twenty·ninth we were delightr..lly entertained by the Phi Delta Thetas at the bome of one of their number.

NelJie Turner, a Pi Phi of last year, visited us recently. In h e r honor we gave II sort of "sleep i ng party." All the Pi Phis slept together in one large room at the "Hall, " and of course we had a midnight spread.

We have one initiation sinre writing t o the Arrow, and will now introduce to Pi Phidom E l izabeth Philbrook. We have also pledged Emma Grubb, recently

Last Thursday, ODe of our patronesses, Mrs. Townsend, entertained us at dinne r.

Our delegate to the Syracuse convention, Nannie Buck, has been awarded first honors in the graduating class. She will b e the only girl to appear on the Commencement program.

Two of our girls beside ou r delegate , expect also to a.ttend the convention.

LILLIAN HABBIS.

ILLINOIS DELTA - KNOX COLLEGE.

This spring term bas been a busy one, indeed, (or our girls and examinations all come next week and afterward our Commencement week.

Our Founders' Day annual promenade was a. very successf ul event in our annals. The dance hall was beautiful , "all over canopied" with smilax interhung with fairy lamps. The windows were draped 'with white curtains, and form ed a background for pillowed seats , and in the corners and at tbe head of the hall were great mirrors bung with the buntin/( and ribbon s of the three men's and banked in front were palms and carnations. Th e supper room was att ractively arranged also with its cozy corners, ceiling of many hundred p ennants,

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and a frapp<) table oa wbich was displayed a beautiful plate of pansies seat us by the girls of Delta De lta D ella .

Two weeks ago, at the home of Miss Sis son , we ga.ve a. brea.kfast to the Tri D el tas, and spent a very pleasant two or three hours with them,

Two of our gir ls , Katharin e Hanna and Margaret Morse, 4 113te this year, and five of our girls will Dot be back aga.in in the lall.

Margaret Mors e shares the second bonors of her class with Mr. Anderson. In the Lawren ce prize debat e she won first place. We bave bopes Ihat Jessie Van Clule will fare as well i n the declamation contest

Three of our gir ls at least will be- at the Syra c use conveo 4 tion,-Ollr delegate, Fanny HurtT, and Mis ses Morse and Van Clute. We w is h you all such a delightful summer.

Y o urs in Pi B et a Pb i,

ALIOE CANDEEGALB.

ILLINOIS EPSILON -NORTHWESTERN UNIVIR8ITY

N'Ilmber in eh&pt&r

1 P oe t .grad ,' 1 OTUK. BSPRB5JUIT.BD : SiRma Chi. Phi Kapp a Sigma, Beta Theta PI , Fhi KapPIl P si , Delta. UpSiJOD, Phi Delta Tbetll.. Delta Tau De ltA, Sigma Alpbll. lon , Sigma Nn. Alpba. Pbi.:. Doltll. l)a.mrna.. Ka.pPIL KapPA Gamma. Kapi?6 Alpha Theta, Uamma Phl.Beta Alpha "'hi Omega, Zeta Phi Eta, Delta Delta Delta Ome ga P.1. Hou ors rooeh';{: Pbi Beta Kappa , .t.:ld a Smith, A.bbi e \Vim.m s , Fiorence R S1 1101dfll

It is with mingle d regr e t and pleasure tb.t lllinois Epsilon write s ber last cbapter letler o f th e y ea r -r e gret at the tbought tbat the time is almost at hand wb e n w e girls must say" goodby e. " But tben let us not think of that, bUI rather of tb e joy of feeiing once mor e free and ready for the pleasu r es whi c h the summer days always bring .

As is geDerally the case, tbe g ir ls of Illinois Epsilon are to be wid el y separated this summ e r- one o f our number, L ili an Payn e, is cven to vi s it foreign shor es.

Elfrida Hochbaum, who was graduated fr o m N or thw este rn two years ago, and whom some of you know by r e putation, has add ed still anotber hODor to Pi Phidom ; sh e has b ee D made .. "Fellow" of Chicago University, and wil l, this fa ll, r eturn from Germany, wh e re she has been st udying for th e past yea.r, to enter upon her work in th e univ e rsity .

Ali ce Doland , of the class of 1900, wh o ha s bee n studyiag ia the University of Berlin, the pas t winter, is soon expe c ted hom e for her summer ' s va c ation, but wil! r e turn again in the fall for anoth e r year' s work S o y ou see that th e fame of the

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Pi Phis is spreading, not only in this country but even across the water.

Illionois Epsilon feels tbat a fair share of tbis year's bonors bas fall e n to her. The names of the Phi B eta Kappas bav e just been announced, and of the five sorority girls elected to this bon or, three are Pi Phis. Then for Class Day, Abbie Williams bas been chosen as poet, and Florence Reynolds as propb e t. We al so bave a Pi Pbi graduate from the oratory department of the Nortbwestern Grace Doland. whose tbesis bas been published in the Annual Oratory Magazine . Sbe was ODe of two from a cl ass of forty to be thus distinguish e d. Hedwig Muell er will r e pres ent Illinois Epsilon at Syracuse this summer. Those of us who cannot go must content ourselves with ber glowing descriptions, which cannot belp making us better Pi Phis and more loyal to the wine and blue. Illinois EpSilon sends to all sister chapte rs best wi s hes for a bappy summer.

MAE L. DOLAND.

ILLINOIS ZETA -ILLIN OIS STATE UNIVERSITY

The Universlty of Illinois was incorporated February twentyeighth, 1867 , under the Dame of .. Illinois Industrial University. ,. In 18 70 women students were admitted and since that time they have formed from oue-fifth to one-sixth of the en tire number. In 1885 the legislature changed the name of the institution to the "Univers ity of Illinois. " Tbe land occupied by the university is about :no acres. There are eleven buildings in Urbana nOw and several are to be built this summer. The students number about 2,000, of whom six or seven hundred are in Chicago.

Among the colleges and schools of the university there are: In Urbana: College of Literature and Arts, College of Engi . neering, College of Science, College of Agri cu lture, College of Law, 8c bool 01 Musi c, State Library School.

In Chicago: College 0: Medicine, S chool of Pharmacy, Scbool of Dentistry.

Other organizations are as follows: Thr ee literary societies, fourteen clubs in connection with univers ity courses, six musical organizations, three social clubs and eigbt frate r nities , viz. : Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Tbeta, Sigma Cbi , Kappa Sigma, Alpba Tau Omega, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi. The five sorori ties represented are: Kappa Alpba Theta, Pi Beta Pbi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega and Omega Chi.

Until this year there has been no inter-fraternity pledge, but now arrangements are on foot between the sororities to ha ve one whicb will take effect this fall and wbich will entirely pre0-0", 4

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vent rushing and put off the pledge day until Thanksgiving. Thus the new girls wilt have a chance to see university life under its normal conditions and eac h sorority will have time to find out wbat kind of a student each girl promis es to be. That this new arrangement will solve what hitherto has been a most diffi cult problem is the sincere wish of Illinois Zeta.

MINNIE C. BRlDOM N.

INDlA.NA ALPHA - FRANKLIN OOLLEG E.

'rime has come again for communicatio n, and Indiana Alpha is wondering what will be most in teresting of all the events to tell the sister cbapters. Tbis term bas b een so full of study and pl easure, and now that Commencement is so near we dread to tbink of tbe breaking away tbat will soon bave to come.

We regret very muc h to lose our four Seniors, for they have been especially belpful to us a nd bave grown so dear. Tb ey certainly bav e taken tbeir s har e of class bonors too Out of tbe five members of tbe com mittee for Class Day three are Pi Pbis, including tbe ch airman. In tbe class play Eleanore Le Grange takes tbe part of beroine. Th e response to tbe address o f wel<lOme from tbe Senior class to tbe alumni is to be given by Mary Hall, and the c,lass poem (or tbe Ivy exercises by Etbel McCollougb, and Sallie Ellis, tbe fourth of our Seniors, bas already gODe to Silver City, New Mexico, as a college professor. So it is quite evident that OUf Seniors will be missed.

On Founders' Day tbe active girl s gave the Greek play Ajax in the Ope ra House . It was staged by a dramatic inst.ructor from Indianapolis 'and about five hundre d guests were present, among whom were girls from Indiana Gamma and Beta as well as many of our own out of town alumnae. Also the Province President, Miss Curryer, was with us, and again visited us on last Saturday evening wben, after tbe regular meeting at tbe cbapter house, a chafing-dish supper was given in her honor . our social events was a lawn party, given in honor of the Seniors.

Our delegate to the Syracuse co nvention is Gladys Miller, '02. Indiana Alpba bids fa r ewell to all sister cbapters and wisbes each one a. pleasant vacation.

ALlOE V N NuY8

INDIANA. BETA. - INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Number in chapter . . . II.

Or.· E'aATJmX'ITJ:U BntaaHT&D: Beta Theta PI , Phi Delta Tbeta, Sigma Ci!I, Pbi P d, Pbi Gamma Delta. Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Na. Kappa Sicma, Pu Delta Phi (law) . Kappa Alpha Tbeta. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Delta Gamma. For tbe last time tbis year tbe corresponding secretary of Indiana Beta writes to tell you something about ber cbaptet'

and what it has been doing of late. Our work for the year i8 alcost ended, and our pl e asure as well . We have but two more frat e rnity mee tings , and already our Seniors are beginning to think 8eriou81y of the approaching Commencement. The annual chapte r letters have been received and read with much interest. The littl e glimpses we have caught of the life of other chapters make us f eel much closer to them, and at the same time give us new enthusiasm in advancing the standard of Pi Beta Phi in our own college.

Since our last letter we have initiated a new sister, Bertha Bramhai l, whom we wish to introduce to you. She has just entered this spring.

We have enjoyed visits from se veral of our old girls thi8 term , Laura Bradley , H elen Shirk, Helen Traylor and Nelle Protsmao , have all b ee n here . At ODe meeting we had with U8 Ethel Amos, of Indiana Gamma, who was the guest of Delta Gamma friends while bere .

Mrs. Miller and Mrs. We atherly , our patronesses , entertained us charmingly last month at an inrormal afternoon re ception at Mrs . Miller 's beautiful hom e. Last Saturday evening we were ente rtained by D e lta Gamma at a delightfulllttl e party . Tomorrow evening we will have oor las t and most elaborate enter· tainment of th e term in our cbapter par lors. Every men 's terni t y in college will be r e presented , and we hope to make it one of the most successful affairs of the year.

Indiana dedicated her new observatory a short time ago . Sh e is v e ry proud of th e fac t that she is to have two fine n e w buildings Dext year, - a Sci e nce BuildiDg and a Woman 's Build· ing . The latter is to b e built by the Woman s League, of whi ch Mabel Bryce, on e of our Seniors, bas been presid e nt this year

Ne xt year we are to go into a new cbapte r bous e, which we will furnish ours elves. Sev e ral of th e old girls have already made donation s which will add a great deal to the beauty of our home. We feel v e ry much comforted over becoming settled for some time at least.

To all wearers of th e arrow we wish a mo s t enjoyable summer.

ELLEN' L . RUSSBLL.

INDIANA OAHMA - UNIVERSITY or INDIANAPOLIS. Nu.mber

'PM Deii&'Th eta·, 'ileiia 'Tau S'tfrma Kappa Kappa Oamma.

The spring term a\ Butler has been unusually gay this year, and during the summer vacation Pi Phi. will have many pleaa-

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ani memories of Ihe closing monlhs of college Early in Ihe month of April ESlher Shover enlerlained the chapter and friends with a mock c arnival party in honor of two students from the University of Chicago. Two weeks later, at the home of our Provin ce President, we gave one of the mo s t delightful cookie-sbines we have eve r bad . To this were invited a number of the fraternity meo, and after quite an elaborate spread, we ente rtain ed them with a burlesque fraternity meeting, making c riti cisms and the treasurer 's report special features of merriment.

April fifte e nth, al the home of bliss Curryer, we held our third monlhly lilerary meeling. The French School of Art was the subject reviewed, and an interesting paper was read by Miss /shover, who bad recently returned from Chicago. where she recei ved her bacbelor 's degree.

On Founders' Day, Indiana Gamma. was invited to Franklin to altend the Greek play" Ajax," given by Indiana Alpha, and a reception given by th e alumnae. Unfortunately only a few of our girls were able to attend, but these reported a splendid time. May seve nteenth, we gave Oll r most formal affair at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Demarcbus C. Brown in IrvingtoD. The first part of tbe evening we entertained the faculty and all students of th e college proper. Afterwards a few in vi ted gues ts ree mained for dancing. The house was tastefully decorated in the fraterni ty colors and wild flowers . Above one of the arches were hung the leiters II B <1>, and the wbo le effect was very pleasing. Indiana Gamma has had one more wedding-Jessie Lockhart , our delegate to the convention in Boulder, was married on the evening of )1ay fifleenlh to Mr. Roy Tilford of Martinsville

Our delegate to the convention this summer will be Jessie M. Scott, of Greenfield. This is her second year in Pi Beta Phi, and we are ve ry proud to have her as our representative.

Just now we are very much interested in the DeW library building which will Soon be erected. Mr. and M,·s. Edward C. Thompson, of Irvington, have dona led to Butler a fine lot and twentyefive thousand dollars in memory of their daughter who died in the fall of '99 Obher sums have been added 10 IbiS, and a fine building is to be erecled. It will be called " The Bona Thompson Memorial.

Another thing which is attracling a great deal of inlerest this lerm is a play whi c h is to be given June thirteenlh by the sludenls al Ihe English opera house in Indianapolis. It is an Elizabelban co medy, .. The Shoemaker 's Holiday ," or " A Pl easBnl Comedy of the Gentle Crafl," wri tten in 1599 by Thomas Hepper , and presented only once before in Ihis counlry. There are f our leading women 's parts in the play, and one of our girls, Jessamine Armstroog, bas one of these. The play is given under

the supervision of the English department, and is for the benefit of the new library building. A number of prominent visitors from the eastern colleges and universities are expected, and it promises to be ODe of the social events of Indiana.polis this season.

ETHIL B. ROBERTS.

1llonIOANALPHA-HIJLSDALECOLLEGE.

OTHER FRATERSITID REPRE8ItNTEl): Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Tau Dalta. Alpha Tau Omega, Phi PI Phi (local).

We can bardly believe that in tbree week s Commen ce ment will be upon us, (or we bave no Seniors to turn out into the cold world. tbis year. So our wa l ks and ta lks and meetings are not marred by that sad thou g bt of parting.

We bave bad some jolly times t ogetber in our r ooms. One meeting, not long ago, we h e ld at th e home oC Blanche Bradley, who is teaching this year. At another, Mrs. Meyer enter 4 tained us in honor of Frances and Edna F r eDch, who have left u s for their Dew home at Wellesley Hil ls.

At tbe opening of tbe term we bad tbe pleasure of a vi si t from Miss Elizabeth Gamble, who spent two days with us. On the first day we gave a tea in our room s The active chapter, patronesses, and several alumna e wer e pl'ese nt , also Agnes Cbalmers of Obio Beta. The next day, at Ibe pleasant borne of our patroness , Mrs. Stewart, we gave a rec e ption to the faculty and other fraternities. After our guests were gone we had a "cookie-shine. "

Kappa Kappa Gamma bas ju s t been h olding a provin ce convention here and we met the delegates at a \'ery pretty reception.

W e c elebrate d Founders ' Day by a "cookie s bine." Eacb girl kept her contribution a F-ec ret and the s urprise on opening the packages was amu sing Not o ne pickle was there I

One of our pledges, Eveline Tarbe ll, bas bee n called borne by the illness of her brother We ha.v e two new girls to show to you , fo r at noon on May fHle entb we pledged two sisters, Lucy and Bertba Baker.

We were mucb saddened rec ently by tbe deatb of Etba 8mi tb Ditmars , on May ninth. She was one of our brightest. chee ri · est alumna e, and tbe suddenness of her deatb makes ber doubly missed.

Maud Corbett bas been elected de legate to tbe Y W. C. A. Conference at Lake Geneva, this year, a.nd Carrie Dudley will be our representative at Syracuse.

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May thirtieth occurred the annual reception"given hy the Junior class to the Seniors. .

Two weeks ago our athleies held a meet with Albion College with such success that bonfires were the order of the day-or night I

Now we are planning for the Inter·Collegiate Field Day or the state, which will he held here June seventh and eighth. Six colleges are included in the association, and already we are getting our voices into training for the occasion. Some of us are planning to attend Hillsdale College Day, at Ioland Park Assembly on July thirty-first.

' Michigan Alpha sends best wishes for a happy vacation to every wearer of the wine and blue.

MARY A. WELLS.

llIOHrOAN BETA - UNIVERSITY OF :MIOHIGA.N.

OTSBB. FUTEB.NtTtY.8 R£PRI!8ENTIlO: Chi P e l. Alpha D e lta Phi, Delta Kappa EPfili. lou, Sigma Phi, Zeta Pe i , Pl i Upsi.lon, Beta Theta Pi Phi Kappll 1'111 1, Ddta UpeUon, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Alpha EpeUon. Theta Delta Cbi, Shrm. Ch i, Gamma Delta Nu (Senior Society), Gamma Phi Beta, 2 1"i DeitaOAmmllt., 23; CoUegia te Borosis ( Local ) , 27; KaPJ?ll Kappa Gamm a, 16; Alpba rbi , Kappa Alpba Thflta. r1 ; Pi Beta Pbi, 18 - Seniors, .; Juni ora. 3; Sopbomore8, 10'1 F'reahme D.ll ;- PbiDelta Pbi ( Law), Delta Chi (LaW), No Shrma Nu ( Medical) j De til Sigma velta (Dental), Phi Chi (PharmacJ), Xl Pai Phi ( [)entail, Alpba Epsilon Io ta O l edlcall, Phi Rho Sigma (Medical), PhL Beta Pi (ll&dicai), Phi Alpba Gamma ( Medical), Alpba 81,ma (Medic al).

Commencement time is dra wing near and four of ou r girls are looking forward to it with pleasure mingled with a little sadness. It is all sadness for the rest of us, who are trying not to think about the time when our four Seniors, Margaret Cousin, Helen Wattles, Mar ie von Borries and Ruth Reddick, will leave us. We hope Ruth Reddi c k will come hack for more work next year.

One of the first events afier our last lett er was the muchtalked-of Michigan·Chicago meet. As we expected, it was an easy victory for Michigan. Captain Hayes of Michigan lowered the world 's record for the mile run .

In March, at the Athens Theatre, the Comedy Cluh presented ., Th e Magistrate" before a crowded house. We are to have the pleasure of seeing them again next week, when the club are to give a play in the Sarah Caswell Angell Hall of the Barbour Gymnasium for the benefit of the Women's League. The money is to be used (or a stage curtain.

While the Schoolmasier' s Club of Michigan were holding their spring session in Ann Arbor we were e njoy i ng our visits with the old girls" whp had come back to see us.

After many we eks delay we finally succe eded in arranging a. day when it could be possi ble to have the fraierni ty picture taken. This year we had an especially good one.

Anna Carpenter, '00, who is teaching in Three Rivers, spent

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her spring vacation with us. She brought Claudia Mou r ey with ber and after a few days ' successful rushing, we put the wine and blue ribbons on h er. She hopes to be with us in the fall.

We also have two other pledges whom we wish you might know -Rhea Tyler of Chicago and Kate Arnold of Allegan. Miss Arnold visited in Ann Arbor during May Festival time and became acquainted with all of us then. She is the sister of Mrs. Chaddock, one of the found e rs of Michigan Beta.

The May Festival is now a thing of the past. For three days Ann Arbor was crowded with strange rs and music was the one subject of discussion. Friday eve ning was the concert of the series. Madame Schuman·Heink and Campanari were the stars of the evening and were greeted with the Michigan yell, an honor rarely given.

Another week and the dreaded examinations will be upon us. We hope that eve ryon e will pass the ordeal safely and in the pl easures of vacation forg e t all about work.

DOROTHY SABB.

GAMMA PROVINCE.

I OWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVER SITY .

Y:u.TE.XITIU REP1E8Bl'iTBD : Phi Delta Theta, J4 ; Beta Theta PI, 15

Amidst the worry of examinations, the sad parting witb old friend s, the sweetness of Commencement, and the joy of home· gowing, Iowa Alpha pauses for a moment to send greetings to ber sisters, and to wish for eac h one a pleasant and happy vaca. tion.

We lose two of our girls by graduation this year, but we Bre entertaining a vBgue hope that one of them will return for fur· ther study. The otbers all expect to be with us.

We met this year in our annual June reception at the home of Mary I. Snyder, whom many of our alumnae will rem e mber. We entertained a few Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi friends together with our alumnae and our pledges. We had a delightful evening welcoming our old friends and singing the songs so dear to every Pi Pbi heart.

Our Beta friends entertained us most delightfully at B picnic June third. We enjoyed a beautiful five mile drive, coming

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back in the moonlight, singing college and Beta sougs to the tunes of happy and merry hearts.

Th e Phi Delta Thetas held a reception at Phi hall, Thursday evening, June thirteenth . All who were so fortunate as to be invited had a delightful time, as the Phi boys are royal entertainers Although all were in the gayest spirits, still a sadness prevailed , this being the last gathering of the school year.

Pi Beta Phis greatly enjoyed their small part in wel c oming our new President, Rev. J. W . Hancher, to Iowa Wesleyan. We anticipate pleasant and profitable years with his guidance. With best wishes for the highest happiness to all wearers of the wine and silver blue.

LOTTIE E. BUIlNOP.

IOWA BETA - SIMPSON COLLEGE.

Sopbornores

OTHEIt FRAT£ltl'o'"lTtlt8 P.EPllESENT£D: Delta Delta Delta, 14.

We have been thinking often in the l ast few weeks, about tbe convention, and wishing we were not so far away but that we might all go. It will, of cou r se , be a delightful experience for the girls who go, and ODe which they will long remember. Th ough we cannot all be there, our heartiest good wi s he s go with our delegate, whom we know will represent us well.

Since the last Arrow letter, ou r number has been in c r eased by two pledges, wbo will be initiated ea rly next fall. They are Nina Hohanshelt and Letha Bonner, whom we have wanted for a long t ime, and are more than glad to count among our sisters.

Fraternity festivities have been ra the r few this term, owing to the multiplicity of other college enterta inments We have b een so deluged with concerts and plays, that we have scarcely had time for our regular school work

On the ninth of March we wer e entertained by Delta Delta Delta, at the hom e of one of their alumnae. Val'n at ioD s and the wine and blue were largely used in the decorations, while the souvenirs were pansies made from satin ribbon, and delicately tinted. It was an unusually pleasant reception , and served to strengthen the feeling of com r adeship which exists between the two frat e rni ties here.

Our chapter celebrated Founders' Day by a party given to ab out twenty-five of our friends. The principal features of the evening ' s ente rt ainment were two impromptu plays, in the givil1g of which mu c h talent and ingenuity were displayed . {)n June first, our chapter and alumnae were entertained at a

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pi c nic gi ven by the Pi Phis of Des Moines. Thirty-two went from here, and enjoyed, exceedingly, meeting our Des Moines sisters, many of whom we bad never met before, though we live so near. We hope, in the future, to see them oft.ener.

W e afe now looking forward to a picnic which is to be given us by twenty-five of our friends on June fifth, and whi c h we know will be very jolly.

Commencement this year will be a pleasant ODe f or OUf chapter. We have no Seni or girls to lose, and are expecting five or six of our g irls back to spend the week with us. At about that tim e we are anticipating a visit from Olivia Ambler, our Provin ce President, whom we afe anxious to meet .

When we look back over this year we feel that from a material standpoint, this bas been a prosperous year (or Iowa Beta. We hav e initiated seven girls and pledged six, while our fraternity has been repJ>e sented on the college paper, the Junior Annual board, and in several of the plays which have been given. A Pi Phi won this year 's orato r ical contest, and ODe of our girl s has been chosen delegate to Lake Geneva, this summer.

From a different standpoint, we fepl that our friendships have been deepened and our charity broadened, through our connection with Pi Beta Phi.

We wish for all Pi Phis a bappy vacation, a glad reunion next fall, and success in all their bopes and plans for the advancement of our fraternity.

MARIA.N

IOWA ZETA - UNIV ERSITY OF IOWA.

COOKE.

The spring has passed so quietly that it hardly seems possible that in one week the Commencement exercises will begin, which will mean to Iowa Zeta the loss of her two Seniors , Alice Howard and Ethel Bond Ethel is now w,ea ring a Phi Beta Kappa pin, and is busy rehearsing for the Senior play, .. Becaus e She Loved Him So," in which she is to take the leading part, on June tenth .

We have just learned that seve ral of our alumnae are to be back tor Commencement, and we are expecting a visit from our Province Presi d ent, Miss Ambler, so this year will end very happily for Iowa Zeta Pi Phis .

Since writing the last Arrow letter, Clara Eri c ksen, a member of our chapter last year, visited us for two wee ks. coming especially lor the ,. Junior Prom.,·· April twelfth.

On May seventeenth we gave an informal dancing party at the armory for a few of our friends, there being about thirty couples. Professor and Mrs. Shambaugh and Miss Quaintance, the University regis t rar , cha p eroned the party. On Founders' Day, we gave a reception to our alumnae at the hOll)e of Miss Young, the Dean of the women.

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or we have bad our usual number of spreads and although there have been no forma l parties since the Prom. th time has been fully occupied with picnics, tally.ho parties and dances at Hotel Minnehaha, two miles up the Iowa.

On June tenth Beta Theta Pi will give a platform dance and Phi Delta Theta will entertain their friends at their annual dress party at the Armory.

On June twelfth the University year will close with the Senior bop, at which a number of out-of-town alumni and friends will be presen t .

Wi shing you each a very pleasant vacation, Iowa ZJ ta will say " good-by" until next f all.

DOROTHY DAKIN .

WlSOONSIN ALPHA - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN .

Number in chapter

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OTUR FltATBR!i1T1E8 R.PRB8BtfTBD: Kappa Kapp& Gamm'!l, 21: Delta Gamma, Z4; Alpba Pbi. 16 ; Gamma Phi Beta, :U; Kappa Alpba The ta, 17 ; .uelta Delta Dolta, 24 .

Now the season has come for us to write our last letter of th eyear. Wh e n this July Arrow reacbes u&-eacb in her separate borne-won ' t it seem good to read tb ese few little words of news and greeting fr om OUf sister chapters and to know that, though so far apart, still we are united?

Of cou rse, now all our interests are centered in Syracuse and the convention. How d e lightful if only every wear e r of th arrow might be therel Wisconsin Alpha sends as her representative Bess Ferguson of 1902 , and we trust that through her you may know us.

Just at present our chapte r is all enthusiasm over the new lodge we are to have next year-we leave our cozy little cottage on North H e nry stree t for a mucb larger and more handsome borne on Langdon street.

Sin ce our last Arrow lette r we have three more sisters to be-Daphne Putnam from Wau kes ha , Edna Puffer of Waukesha and Grace Owens from Sugar Grove, Ill. We more than rejoice to see them bappily our little 1. C. badge.

These last few weeks have been such bus y ones that we cannot begin to tell all that has happened. Wisconsin has been doing her full share in athletics - both baseball and rowing. Just last week the Inters c holastic High School m ee t was held here That means for us, and for the meD, one of the busiest times for rushing. Often more men are p ledged thus than at> any other time.

Our Commencement thi s year falls on the twentieth of June. We, as a chapter, lose but one member by graduatlon - Mell

Ellsworth. Though we shall miss her greatly, still we are happy that all the other girls are to be with us again in the fall. Wisconsin Alpha sends best wishes and happiest Pi Phi greetings to all her many sisters.

VIROJlUA HAYNER

}lISBOUBI ALPHA -llI880UBI STA.TE UN1VER8lTY.

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Ora::&& h.6.TJ:aIiflTIU REP &NT.D : Phi Del ta Thflta. Beta Thetft. PI, Phi Gamma Delta , Slgm" AlphA Epsilon, Sigma SlflDla Chi, Kappa Si,-ma. Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Pbl, Theta Nu EptlUOD, sod Kappa Kappa Gamma, l6.

Missouri Alpha, although in the midst of examinations , has time to send greetings to all h er siste r s, and the hope that each of you may spend a happy and restful summer.

Let us, first of all , introdu ce our sister Ethel Enyart, who cast her lot wi th us in April and thereby made us happier and stronger.

We are once more a OO happy family ; ·' Lucille Lawson and Sue Stone having returned from the West.

On April twenty-seventh we were given a. dance by the Kappa Kappa Gammas , which we enjoyed exceedingly, and the Phi Gamma Deltas honored both the Kappas and the Pi Phis in a like manner on May fourth.

We were made happy by having Maud Miller, one of our c harter members, with us the first week in May.

Founders' nay we gave a May·day picnic to the Kappas, in a grove a mile or two from town. The a.fternoon was happily spent in doing honor to our queen , braiding the May 1>ole and dancing.

On our birthday we had a 00 farewell cookie·shine 00 with our Seniors, Lulu Nichols, Fred Becker , and Hattie Anthony as guests of honor. . The possibility of two of them being with us again next year keeps us from being sad, as is usual at the close of each sc hoo l year.

Trusting that all of you who are fortunate enough to go to Syracuse may meet our delegate, Laura Gentry, and that through her we may know each other better, Missouri Alpha sa.ys "au revoir. "

GERTRUDE BAYLESS.

DELTA PROVINCE .

Nttmber in chapte r

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Sophomores..

Fre! bme n •

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:'. OtHERFaATKII.NITn:8 REPRQJlNTED: Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi,Alpha Tau Omega , Delta Tau Delta. Kappa Stgma. Pbi Delta Theta , Sill'ma Nu, SiKrna Alpha EPI!.iloD Delta Kappa EpaUon, fhl Kappa Sigma, Thel. Nu EPIIUOD, Alpha Omicron Pi, 10 ; chI Omega, 16.

How we must all long at this time to b e in Syracuse in the midst of convention with its numerous pleasures, the greatest of . which, it seems to me, must be meeting the office r s of our dear fra.ternity and repres en tativ es from all tbe chapters. However, it is a blessed privileg e that we, who a r e not so fortunate as to be t here, can at least send greetings to our sisters through the pages of the Arrow.

It is wi Ih the greatest pride that Louisiana Alpha looks back upon her work of the pasl year At the close of colle ge we were fourteen strong and lost only ODe girl by graduationMay Logan , who is now our repr esentative at the convention. Erie Waters, ' 02 , is also to be in Syracuse, and we are only sorry that more of our girls could not attend, but oC course the great distance makes it very difficult.

Founders' Day we celebrated with a large dance, which was 8 brilliant success in every way. One of the most admired pieces of decoration in the hall was a huge basket of sweet p eas sen I us by the Beta Epsilon chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega.

On the night of May twenty·fifth we initiated Georgie Spence Winship Ilnd Caroline Glen Charles, and feel sure that they will prove great additions to our chapter We have four girls pledged to us, who will be taken in as soon as college opens in October. Th ey are B emis Sharpe, Katherine Dillard, Mary Levering Mathews and Flora Murphy.

It is wi Ih Ihe deepest regret that we chronicle the death o f Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb, tlie beloved lounder of our college. Though well advanced in years } she took an active interest in Ibe college up to the lasl and h e r memory will be lov · ingly cherished by all who ever came under the influ ence of the institution .

Anna Lovell, 1900, spent a few days with us in May , and Rosalie Nixon, who was in St. Charles all winter, has returned. Louisiana Alpha sends greetings and wishes to every Pi Phi • long and happy vacation.

PAULINECURRAN.

KANSAS ALPHA - UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.

Number in ehapter ,'" "'. 23

Seniors S

JuniOl'8 3

Sophomores.... 4, Freehmen 9

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BODOrt : Eleanor T' MUler. Phi Beta Kappa; Minnie Leach , Phi. Beta Kappa.

It hardly seems possible that our s c hool year is over, antI that once more we must say farewell to our Seniors. This year Kansas Alpha has three Seniors, all of whom have been very prominent in university circles and will be greatly missed next yea r. Two of them, Eleanor T ' Miller and Minnie Leacb, have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and the third, Nettie Manley, was manager of the Senior play . Besides these Seniors we will lose two othe r girls, Jeannette Ware and Olive Giodry, who will attend Vassar next yea r.

00 April twelfth we gave our annual spring dance. It was a Japanese party this year, and the Japanese idea was carried out in the decorations, programs and the gowns of the active girls. The deco rations were very effective, oriental hangings, Japanese lante rn s and big Jap umbrellas being used. Many of our out-of-town alumnae came back for the party, making it an especially enjoyable affair. Beside this formal entertainment we have had during th e last two months several cookie-shines just among ourselves.

As usual at this time of year ther e is much interest here in baseball. Our team was very successful on the trip which it made through Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Besides the regular game here there have been several others, which, while not so scientific , perhaps, have b een largely attended. On May tenth the Seniors and the Foeul ty played, the s co r e being in favor of the Seniors. Then there hav e been the inter . fraternity games. The Betas , who have held the c hampi onship for four years, played the deciding game with the oigma Chis and beat th em with a score of 15 to 13.

Kansas Alpha has always had a dream that some day she could have a chapter hou se' and at last this dream is to be realized. Two of our alumnae, the Misses Sutliff, are going to en- . large their house so that it will acocmmodate twel ve or fourteen girls and we are to have it for our own house. We will have all our informal parties here and all our Iraternity meetings, while a large number of our me mbers will live here. It seems al mos t too good to be true.

With best wishes for a very happy summer to all Pi Phis, and with hopes that many of you can go t o conventioD, Kansas Alpha joins me.

ELEANOR T ' MILLER.

NEBRA.SKA.. BETA _ UNIVE R SITY OF NEBRASKA..

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OTUK FaATEaNTTIQ Rn_MaNTEO: Phi D e lta Theta. Beta Theta PI, Sigma Cbi. Sigma Alpba EpsiloD.J. Delta Tau Delta, Al pha The ta Chi, Phi Kappa Pili. Kappa Si&ma, Alpha Tau Om ega JJelta UptlUoa , Pbi Uamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi. Kappa Ka..J)tNl Gamma. 18: Delta Gamma. til: DeltA Delta Delta, 18; Kappa Alpha Theta, 16; Pi Hobo. Phi, 17 ; Omega P s i. 28Honora - Amy Robln 80 n. English club.

Fraternity spirit has been unusually strong in the Univer_ sity of Nebraska during this last few weeks, oWing to the national convention,of Delta Gamma being held here, and the election of the various delegates of the local c hapters for the summer con ven tions.

Delta Gamma was entertained by each of the sororities, Pi Phi giving th e first r ece ption at the hom e of Anne Stuart The house was decorated in Delta Gamma and Pi Phi colors, and representatives of all the chapters in sc hool wer e present. Ou r patroness and the wife of the Chancellor r eceived with us, and our pledges served.

Founders ' Day we celebrated by a banquet at the hom e of Darleen WOOdward, at whi ch both the active and alumnae chapters, and our patronesses , we r e present. Margaret Kyle, the preside nt of the alumnae, presided, and called for toasts which were both serious and gay. We had with us alumnae from Pennsylvania Alpha, Micbigan Alpha, Indiana Alpha, Illinois Alpha and Iowa Alpha.

The annual s of the two upp e r classes were both published in May , and Pi Phi was well r e presented in all departm e 'lts, ar y as well as jokes, one of th e best stories b e ing writte n by a Pi Phi Senior. We would like to exchange annuals with any of the colleges where there is a Pi Phi c hapter.

Two Phi Phi s have prominent pa r ts in the Senior p l ay, to be given during Commencement week. We did not realize how much talent in that direction the Pi Phi s posses sed until the evening of May twenty -seve nth , when the alumnae e ntertained the active c bapter in honor of the Seniors with a spirited rendering of Paul Lei cester Ford 's comedy, "The Best Laid Plans." It was a complete surprise to us all, and how we did enjo y it. 'rhe programs were done in the colors of ' 01, and the cast of characters included Modjeska, Francis Wilson, Maxin e Ell iott, an d otbers equally illust r ious. We had a grand Pi Phi sing afterwards, and serenaded all the neighbors on the way bome, just to show them what a good time we had had. We expect several of the alwnnae from out of town to be with us during Commencem e nt , and Mr and Mrs Sawyer, our patron an , wife, have issued invitations to a lawn musicale to be given in their bonor

This has been such a pleasant year, and one of such progress for Pi Phi, that it makes it unusually hard for us who are Senior. to leave, but as the chapter expect. to have a chapter house next year, we hope to come back often, and h el p ce lebrate on joyous occasions.

GRAOE A. ANDREWS

OOLORADO BETA.. - UNIVERSITY or DENVER.

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OrBP:.1l FaATJtIlNITID HEPRUENTED : "Beta Theta PI , Sipa Alpha EpaUon , Omqa UpaUOD Phi (Medical) , Gamma Phi Beta , 17.

And we did actually bestir ourselves I In direct contrast to the quiet and dullness of which ou r last letter complained, has b een the belated season of social gayety, in which Colorado Beta now finds herself. 'We were first awakened from our winter l etha r gy by the last day exercises,·· participated in by all the lOUIe boys and girls of the Pi Beta Phi primary sc hool. We recommend to our sister chapters a momentary desc e nt to the age of pinafores. pigtails and dolls as an efficacious antidote for chapter dullness.

Alumnae Day we celebrated with Colorado Alpha as our guests. The morning was devoted to a brief business session at the hom e of Annette Badgley in Denver, after which about fifty active and alumnae members of both chapters lunched together at the home of Mrs William Seward Iliff in University Park. The afternoon was spent in singing Pi Phi songs at our lodge, and in witnessing a presentation of Romeo and Julietneedless to say burlesque- by the" Raw Dramatic Company. ·' We were delighted to have with us at this time Lida Burkhard, '00 , who, with our two graduates, was the guest of honor at a surprise cookie·shine.

For a time this spring the dramatic fever raged here, just as we hear that it has raged at Simpson; for, besides our own tragedy, there have been given for the benefit of the Athletic Association th,ree plays - Cranford, La Veille Cousine and Er ist nicht eifersiichtig- by the departments of English, French and German respectively. Pi Phi was well represented in the.e plays, which were repeated at the annual high school reception, given by the D. U. faculty and students to the teachers and graduates of the six city high schools.

As usual, Arbor Day was celeh rated by the Seniors ' Tree Planting, and - what is an innovation with us -the festivities occurred at night, when the Seniors in weird black robes and peaked hoods burned their especially abominated books to the weird strain. of Chopin'. funeral march. ,

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Beta Theta Pi and Pi Beta Phi will be ente rtain ed on May twenty.ninth by Marcia Murray; on the evening of the thirtieth occurs the Junior Prom. j while for the tbirty.first Colorado Beta bas issued invitations fot' a large reception, to introduce our two graduates, Ethel Antrim and Bertha Brooks . Th e festivities of Commencement week are also upon us with tbe usual chancellor's reception, banquets, etc., all coming to a c lose June twelfth with Commencement. On JUDe first, D . U. makes ber annual spring excursion into the mountains, this time over the famous Whiplash to Ward, a trip which will be r emembered by those who attended the Boulder convention.

Next year an experiment in the rushing and pledging line will be made by the iraternity women of D. U . For some time both Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Beta Phi have felt the need of som e self·instituted regulation j we have now decided to abolish pl edgi ng in the preparatory school, to invite no girl until she has been in college three months and to unite our efforts in r educing t he miseries of rushing to a minimum. Of course it r emain s to be seen what succp.ss will greet our plan, but we t ru st that its result may be to incr ease the dignityof fr ate rnity membership, and to promote Panhellenism in the rival organizations.

The University of Denver 's prospects for next year are at present most favorable, several new professo rs and an instructor In athletics having bp.en engaged. We shall, however, regret the temporary loss of Prof. E.B. T. SpeD ce r, head of tbe Latin department, who has lea.ve of absence for further study at Harvard . June tenth the university inaugura.tes its new summer school, which will DO doubt prove very popular with those whose duties prevent their attendance during the regular session.

Colorado Beta sends best wishes for a pleasant vacation and a mest successful convention for Pi B e ta Phi.

M ... RY CLARK TRAYLOR.

OALIFORNIA BETA - UNIVERSITY OF OALIFORNIA.

For California Beta a pleasant and prosperous year has just close d, and all the girls a re separated for the summer vacation. Barely two weeks have passed since tbe cl!'se of college, but w e are already anxious for August to come when we can all be together again in ou r pleasant Pi Phi borne.

Commencement was unusually interesting this year , especially for the Senio rs Class Day was the most enjoyable o f all. In the morning the graduates made a pilgrimage to the different buildings, bidding good·bye to each, in speeches, songs and colleg e yells. Most of tbe boys' fraternities entertained during th e noon bours with formal luncheons. In the afte r noon the Seniors presented an extravaganza in the amphitheater back o f the campus, at the foot of the bills. It was written by three of the graduates, and was one of the cleverest and most s uccess,

ful Clas s D a y ent ertainments ever produced at the University of California. For over a we ek the Sen iors were busy wi th a round of rece pt IODs, balls and lunches .

On COlLm e n ce ment Day about twelve thousand people gathered in tbe Ci nder Track to wi toes'S the exercises. Of course Pr eside nt McKinley ' s absence, on account of the critical condition t>f his wife ' s health. caused much disappointment, but Sec1"e aTY Hay 's address was a great compensation. Several gradustes addressed the audience, and the exercises closed with the. conferring of military degrees and diplomas.

We are glad that we had no Seniors to lose, though it will be no easier to part with them next year.

The week afler the close of the college, a club of girls received a charter of Alpha Phi sorority, so that the University of California now bas chapters of all the women's fraternities, except Delta Gamma.

Though I suppose OUTS is among the first universities to close, many of our sisters will soon be enjoying vacation, and those who are fortunate enough to live DPsr Syracuse are to be e nvied. In such times as this California. feels her isolation indeed. We have elected as delegate.to the convention , Elma Korbel, who is vt;!ry anxious for the time to come when she will meet the eastern representa.tives. We are all sorry there are not fourteen delegates instead of one.

Just before the final examinations we enjoyed a week 's visit from Elizabeth Kennedy. who has been absent on leave for the last term on account of ber s ister 's death, and her own illness. We are going to have her back in August, to stay, however.

We have entertained very little this term, but individually we have enjoyed several dinners and dances at dilIerent frater· nity houses . California Beta sends best wishes for a successful convention,. and congratulates the fortunate delegates .

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CLAJRJ: M. HAAS.

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From an article on "High School Sororities" in the April dnchora, we print the f ollowing which seems to us to treat of a. r eal evil, especiall y ill the college towns, and still more partic.l.'larly where the r el a.tio n between town and gown is cl ose and in- ',timate:

In Urnes gone by the fact that Greek letter sororities bestowed attention upon girls in the last term ot their high school course was regarded with much shaking of heads and lUting of h :mds in the ranks ot the older generation But nowadays it Is no uncommon thing -for girls to pledge themselves as much as two years betore th ey expect to enter college. In addition to this there afe Greek letter societies in the high school ttseU. which imitate In every way possible the college societies

One can hardly doubt that this state of things is undesirable . Girls grow up fast enough without arUficlal help toward developing into young ladies, and in grasping at pleasures which belong properly to a later period or lite they cannot faU to lose many which belong to their own age and which are lost forever it not enjoyed at that time. Then. even supposing that the society c hosen by the high school girl Is most congenial to her at the time she chooses it. who can be sure that, In the ever changing personality ot the sorority sueh uniformity of type is maintained that she wlll be equally satisftf"d with it two years later? ThIs same dlmculty rises on the side ot the sororitY, too, and broken pledges on one hand and useless regrets on the other can hardly be avoided when such methods become general.

It ma.y well be Questioned. also, whether even It none of these troubles arise. a college sorority Is really benefited in the end by the introduction of sorority lite and Ideas Into the high school. This sort ot thing has not been golng on enoug h to provide statistics Bumcten t to base arguments upon . It is possible that the girl who early introduced tnto sorority life will go on In It with ever increasing enfhuslasm. and that In affording a training In such Ute the high school society will help the college SOCiety. But It seems far more fike1y that the case w1ll be quite the contrary. One cannot but teel that the gi rl who has had two or three years ot a high school sorority. and also two or three years ot semi-membership In a college sorority betore entering college will lack much of the treshn ess and enthusiasm she ought to teel, and wlll neither get from Cl) r give to £fie sorority all that sbe would were she less BOphisticaU>d

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in Ita ways. Some of us may perhaps remember what we read when freshmen In one of the essays of Cicero: "To each period of life Ita own proper characteristics are given, and the enjoyment of each should be reaped at Its own proper time:' Old age should Dot gaze baCK too fondly at the pleasures of youth 18 wbat Cicero meant to say. but we may turn the face of the quotB.tlon the other way. and apply if to the ehtldren who gaze too fondly at the pleasures of th e future.

No advantage can come to anyone from a forced and precocious development. The less the high schoo l sorority Is encouraged. and the le88 the college 80rorltle8 encroach upon high school 11te , tbe better it will be tor both high school and college girls.

It is interest ing to read what the edito r of the B ela Th eta Pi has to say regarding the suitabl e and proper s ize of the chapter. Oi eourse very much d epends On the siz e of the eoll ege and other circumstances governing each particular case. Somewhat, too, seems to depend upon sex, the women's chapters averaging decidedly sm all er than the men's. eve rth el ess, we too may well ask the question if a chapter of eight or even ten members is not too small.

The chapier with 1e88 than sixteen undergraduate members should ask the Question whether it Is not too smal l. We realize that under old eondlt1oDs small chapters were the rule. During Buch tim,es the percentage of available men was small er, and, consequently. the field of selection was smaller. But, with a few, very few, exceptions our chapters are located at Institutions atrording material su1!lclent to warrant the Initiation ot at least six meD from each freshman cla.ss. And they should see to It that enough men are admitted to the fraternity to give It adequate numerical strength. We know tbo.t the tendency 01 a small chapter to keep Its ranks c losed Is strong. It Is difficult £0 Introduce newcomers to a small , compact circle ot friends, and yet we have seen more than one chapter ruined by such exclusiveness. Today we are engaged In the diftlcult task of rebutlding two chapters whlch have become too weak because at a crlUcal time neW' members were not admitted. The district chiefs should look mors 8harply alter this matter. When a chapter becomes dormant. the fraterntty not only has the burden of rebulldtng It. but the benefit ot the members who would have joined during the interregnum has been lost and their contributions in effort and money have not been received.

The practi ce of wearing men's fraternity pine is not unknown

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even among those college girl. who do not lack such an adornment of their OWD, but they, more than any others, must realize that in taking the pin, they become r es ponsibl e for far more than its intrin sic valu e, and are made to a certain extent keepe rs of a fraternity's honor.

To our way of thinking the badge should never be allowed out of the owner's possession. It Is more than a mere article of jewelry and can never menn as much to anyone else as it should to the owner. There may be some reason tor a man 's allowing his wife or llancee to wear his pin but even In that case a monogram of the l etters woula be just as good and in tar better ta s te for both.

As tllustrating the pecultar fate that may befall a badge we have an instance ot our own. One of our men residing in New York was informed by the Irish 18.8s that served him at breakfast that h er sis· ter had "a breas t pin just like bis ," Further investigation proved that th e woman really had a Delta Tau D e lta pin with a name engrav e d on ili e back. It Is a matter of regret that th e re Is such a gap In the pin 's hi s tory Th e woman had received It from a bark eepe r In Brooklyn; but unfortunately. DO trace of his wh e reabouts can be 06tain ed. The name e ngraved on the back of th e badge is that of a Delta who Is now a clergyman In the South. From hIm we learn ed that su ch a pin had been ordered by him from an oHiclal jewe ler but never received ; th e jewel e r later sent him a second badge. The badge In qu es tion was evidently the one that went astray.

This d eg rading of fraternlUy badges would seem to result, in the main , from three causes: The practice of loaning badges to girls and lo ss by or theft from the legitimate owners. The first can ooly be remedi e d by an In c rease of good sense on the part of the Individual mem ber; the second might be largely h elped by the ex e rcise of greater care by Uie owner; the th e ft of badges is greatly l essened by the tenden cy of most fraternities toward plain gold badges. When the badge lacks ezpeosive jewels there Is not the same temptation for a tWef. and when a plain gold badge e ngraved with the own e r ' s name Is lost th e reward tor Its return is mor e attractive than th e amount that 'could be r ea lized on it at a pawn shop.-Ra in bow of D elta Tau Delta.

Thi s extract from the Key n eeds ' no comment It speaks for i tself, and many of us can und erstand i t with the in tell igence born of an un easy consc ience.

The r e Is one Ume in our college lite when we are apt to forget the Ideals ot our Fraternity. This Is the Ume of class and club eleetiOIlB How otten, in our eagerness to gain honor for our chapte r.

a.re we tempted to electioneer tor our own girls. and to bUnd our eyea to the tact that a girl outBide or tn another fraternity Is better fitted tor a certain amee than anyone we can offer. tn trying thuB to win petty glory tor our chapter we are Dot true either to ourselves or to the spirit of our fraternity. The only proper course tor us to take in matters concerning class or club alone Is to lay fraternity interesta enUrely asfde By showing a spirit of perfect talr-mlndedness we Btr cure tor our chapter the respect of the college, a. thing which wlll. in the eacf, bring us more honors than any amount of electioneerIng.

The Trid ent has this sensible little editorial on dead chaptere: Dead chapters are certainly not a credit to any fraternity. but It Is infinitely better to ha.ve a whole host ot really dead ones than to have two or three living-dead ones to be forever worrying the fra· ternity into nightmares with their ghastly presence. The deadest, and at the same time, the d ead liest of chapters, are those that have members ana live not; that require constant prodding, lest they lapse into total apathy; that never move, unless started, nor stop, unless checked; and, of which it can be most justly said, "a llving trouble Is worse than a dead one." These are the chapters from which the fraternity should not scruple to withdraw charters, after all avallable methods of resuscitation have been tried. Ititbe a case of suspended animation, fhere is still hope for the chapter; but. if the condition be found chrontc, the charge of "general deadness " ought to justify the withdrawal of the charter.

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1. Chapter correspondents will please remember to write on but on& side of the paper , to head chapte r letters with name of chapter and col· lege &8 in thls IS8ue, and to have the letters countersigned by the chap-. ter president as evidence that the cbapter authorizes the contents of the letter. Fatlure to comply with these conditions will hereafter be treated as an ottense punishable by fines. as In cases of tardtnE'SS or omission ot chapter l etter.

2 Contributions to the November Arrow are expected from Pennsylvania Alpha, New York Alpha, IJllnols Delta, In diana Gamma, Iowa Alpha, Missouri Alpha, Colorado Beta and Illinois Zeta. These contributions are to be In the hands of th e edito r by October tenth.

5. Any cliange of address should be sent immediately to the Business Manager.

6. Lists of members tn chapter must be sent to reach the business manager by October tenth , tn order to insure sendi ng of a. suftlcient number of the November Arrows.

7. The summer address of the editor Is: Miss Florence Porter Robin son, " Interlaken," Nashotah, Wis.

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