The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - July 1899

THE ARROW.

Official Publication of the Pi Beta Phi . Fraternity.

Edited and Publia',ed by th e lViBconsin Alpha Ohapter, University of lVi .con,in, Madison.

[Entered at the MadieoD. Wls .• p(NIt.-office aa matter.]

PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER, JANUARY, APRIL AND JULY.

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TABl-E OF CONTENTS.

LUCINDA SMITH BVCHAN, THE REMINISCENCES OB A SENIOR, THX Two AROHBRS-A FABLE, To A PI PHI BABY. MARY BARTOL, OUR NEW CHA PTER, T ax FRATERNITY AS A SOCIAL SCHOOL, A CONVENTION INVITATION, CONVl!NTION NOTICES. • DELEGATES TO CoNV&NTION, WHAT A FRATERNITY GIRL THINKSLITrLE GRACES, THE BUSINESS SIDE 011" IT, ALUMNAE DEPARTMUTTaE LUCINDA SMITH BUCHAN LoAN SCHOLAKSHIP, PERSONALS, :FRATERNITY CATALOGUE, EDITORIAU, {)HAPTER LETI'ERSALPHA PROVINCE, BETA PROVINCE, GAMMA POOVINCI!:, DELTA PROVINCE, NOTICES,

EDITORIAL. SOARD.

Editor·in-Cbief-FLORENCK PORTER RoBINSON, 228 Langdon Street, Madi· son, Wis.

Business Manager-GERTRuDE CLARK SOBER (Mrs. H A. Sober), 772 Langdon Str eet, Madison, Wis.

DBlIoc aAT PKINT(l(O 00 ., KA1H8QIII, WII

fraternlt\? 'IDlrector\?

GRAND COUNC I L.

PR:E8IDENT - Mrs. Grace Lass·Sisson, 6&.l Yorth Cherry St., Galesburg, Ill

VICE-PREsIDENT-Grace Grosvenor, Athens. Ohio.

SS<JRBTARY - Amelia D. AJpiner, Kankakee. Ul.

TRIAsURER - Ida Greeley Smith, 1145 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kae. Ot)')DE-Mrs . Charlotte Farnsworth, Boul de r , Col .

IASSISTANT.

HIfrroluAN - Susan Lewis, 5605 Madison Ave., Chicago, Ill

LITERARY BUREAU.

eB A-IRMAN-Olivia Ambler, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

ALPHA PROVINCE- Anna Hazelton, 12159th St., Washington, D . C.

EftA PROVINCE - Am elia D. Alpiner, Kankak ee, Ill

DBLTA PROVINOE - Elizabeth K. Culver, 2339 North Calvert St., Balti more, Md.

Rlumnre Rssociation 1i)trector\?

COUNC I L

PRESIDENT - Miriam Prindle, 1622 \Vesley Ave., Evanston, Ill.

VI OH-PRK8IDBJrfT-Aliee Peirce, 5464. Washington Ave., Chicago, Ill.

S .. ORETARY- Mary Belle Harris, Chicago University, Ohicago, III .

TR 1U8UR,ER- Mrs. J. V. Lamson, 15 Rialto Building, Chicago

MARSHAL - Mrs. E. S. Reid, 5540 Drexel Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.

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&LUlIlf..E EDITOR-Emma Hutchinson Conrow, King's Bridge, New York City.

CO!.L'lOB NKW8- Alice Peirce, 5464: Washington Ave., Chicago, Ill. ALUKl'fA!! P&RsolfA"'l- FaDDY K. Read, Richland, Mich.

SECRETARIES

FommEu-Miss Lillie S. Haselton, 1215 9th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.

ALPHA CIRCLE - New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and the Northeast -Lauretta Smedley, care of Ohappaqua Mt. lost., Chappaqua, N. Y.

BRTA CIRCLE - PenDsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware - Florence P. Chase, Washington, D. C., Public Documents Library

GAMMA CIROLE - District of Columbia, Maryland, and the SoutheastMary E. Graves, 319!East Capitol St., \V8Bhingtoo, D. C

DELTA C1RCLE-Ohio-Mrs. Leila Lane Smith, 96 Spangler Ave., land, Ohio

EpSILON CIROLE-Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota-Fannie K Read, 1015 AdalD8 St., Saginaw W. S., Mich.

ZETA CIRCLE - Indiana - Miss Annie McCollum, 2808 Illinois St

ETA CIRCLE - Chicago - Mrs. Louise Hulburt Wyant, )Iorgan Park, Chicago, III.

THETA CIRCL'K-Illinois-Clara M. Crew, 1532 9th St., N. 'V" Washington, D. C.

IOTA CIRcLB-Iowa, Missouri-Grace Harsh, Creston, Iowa.

KAp 'PA CIRCLE-Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska-Mrs. Elizabeth A. Helmick, Fort Reno, Oklahoma.

LAlIlBDA. CIRCLE-Color ado and Montana-Mrs. Nettie Bolles, 832 Colfax Ave., Denver, Colo.

Mu CIRCLB -California, Arizons, and WashinPon -Katherine Porte r , 1710 E St., Eureka, Cal.

CORRESPOND I NG SECRETAR I ES

ALPH A PROV I N C E.

PRFJUDENT - Mary Bartol, 3350 Walnut St .• Philadelphia

VXRMOllo"T ALPHA - Middl eb ury College,Mildred Abbie Weld, Middlebury, Vermont

VERMONT BETA-State Univ e raity, Edith L. Carpenter, 216 Prospect St., Burlington, Vt.

CoLUMBIA ALPHA - Columbian University, Elsie E. ParkinsoD, 806 Niota St., N E., \Vashingtoo, D. C

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA - Swarthmore College, Lucy Bancroft, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

PUN8YLVAl'fIA BETA - Bu ckn ell University, A. Genevieve White, Lewisburg, Pa.

OHIO ALPHA - Ohio Univ ers ity , Virginia M. Houston, Atb e ns, Ohio.

o.HIO BETA - Ohio State University, Edna Hatton, 74.7 N e il Ave. , Caluw· bus, Ohio.

NBw YORK ALPBA- Syracuse University, Frances Madden, 622 Irving Place, Syracuse, N. Y.

MA88A CHUBE'IT8 ALPHA-Boston University, Susan F. Burbank, 12 Somerset St. , Boston, Mass.

MARYLAND ALPHA - Woman's College of Baltimo re, Edna L Stone, The Woman's College, Baltimore, Md.

SETA PROV I NCE.

PRESIDENT - Dna H . Payn e, I ndianapolis, Ind.

I LLINOIS BE'TA-Lombard University, Florence P Galesburg, IIi.

I LLINOIS DELTA-Knox College, Mary Gl easo n, WhitIng Hall, Galeeburg, Illinois.

ILLINOIS EpsILON-No r thwestern University, Abbie F. Williams, 731 Morae A ve ., Rogers Park , Chicago.

ILLINOIS ZKTA- University of I llinois, Grace Osborn Edwards, Urbana, Illinois.

I NDIANA ALPHA-Franklin College, May Carney , Franklin, Ind.

I NDIANA BETA-University of Indiana, Mabel C. F e rtich, 411 West 1st St., Bloomington Ind.

INDIANA G uudA-University of Indianapolis, Lena Randall, 1803 Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind.

MICHIGAN ALPHA-Hillsdale College, Lora Marsh, 231 Hillsdale St., Hillsdale, Mich.

MICBlGAl'I' Brl'A-Uoiversity of Michigan , Grace Robertson, 406 Packard S t ., Ann Arbor, Mich.

c PROVINCE

PRESIDEIIo'T - Elizabeth Smith , 145 West Wilson St., Madison, Wis.

I OWA ALPHA - I o wa Wesleyan University, Mamie Brenholts, Mt. Pleasant,Ia.

I OWA BETA - Simpeon College, Ethel Cooledge, Indianola, Ia.

I OWA ZETA - University of Iowa , Alice Howard, I o wa City, Iowa.

W1800lfSIX ALPHA- University of Wisconsin, Margaret Hutton, tl5 North Henry St . , Madison, Wis.

MIssoURI ALPHA- University of Missouri, Mary Iglehart, Columbia, Mo, DELT PROV I NCE

P ItESroENT- Louise Fou ca r , Univ ersity Park, Colorado.

LoUISIANA ALPHA - Tulane Univ ersity, Ellen D. Post, 1600 Dut!osat St., New Orleans, La.

L KSA8 ALPHA - University of Kansas, Winslow Hutchinson, 1122 Ohio St., Lawrence, Kansas.

NUBASKA BKTA - University of Nebraska , Grace Reynolds, University School of Music, Lincoln , Neb.

CoLORADO ALPHA - University o f Colorado, Fanny Towne Plummer, Boulder, Col.

CoLORA-De BETA-Denver University, Lida Burkb.ard, University Park, Col.

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VOL. xv.

JULY, J899.

LUCINDA SMITH BUCHAN.

TN far distant

NO. 4.

011 the 17th of April, died Lucinda Smith Buchan. The funera l se rvices occurr ed on May 20th at Trinity Episcopal church of Lawrence, Kansas, and the interment was made in the family lot at Oakhill cemetery. The cable message which carried the crushing news of her death, came without a note of warning, and b r ought a sorrow which filled the hearts, not only of intimate personal friends, but of those all over th e country, wh ose sympathy went out to ber grief stricken family, and to Captain Fred E. Buchan, of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers, who sailed from Manila on the 18th of April with the body of hi s wife.

Fortunate it is for us that we cannot fully realize our loss. 'Co us who knew and loved Lucinda Smith, it will always seem in some degr ee as if she were still away on a long journey; and the rememhrance of her bright character in which were blended strength, energy and earnestness of purpose , with sweetness of disposition and an unselfi sh thoughtfulness for others, is so vividly a part of our lives that for us sh e st ill lives in spirit and in tru t h.

A year ago in June, ju st after the Kansas Volunteers had been called to San Francisco, with only preparatory notice of one day, Lucinda Smith and Captain Bu chan were quietly married at the home of r elatives in San Francisco. W e recall h i'll" own happy description of t he wedding, in the first of many interesting letters whi ch have bee n the delight of fri ends, and for the

writing of which sh e had an nnnsu.l gift. Afte r that came letters d escriptive of n ew expe ri ences in California; of h er by way of Honolulu to whi ch was made in company with the wives of thr ee other officers, and .later, of her life in Manila -letters full of the j oy of going where h e r duty l ed h er, of patriotism and courage, her womanly pl eas ur e in the new experiences of domestic life, and of a quick appreciation for all the novelty and interest of her surroundings. Th ey told of the struggle going on ou tside the gu.rded walls of the bungalow whi ch had become her home, and reflected the serenity of her life within. They were always full of assurances of health and perfect safety, and told only near the end of her necessarily constant anxi ety for her husband.

We kn ow now that s he was n ot always strong h erself, but in her characteristic hope of saving tho e at h om e anxi ety, she gave n o sign, and the letters that came, eve n after th'e cable had brought its sad announcement, were s till the same brave, bright and cheery letters up to the las t.

The satisfaction of knowing that duty and pl eas ure were one to her, and that she had fOlmd her greatest happiness, are ours.

Pi Beta Phi has indeed a cause for sorrow, which is shared hy every chapter of the so rority, but i s t rul y f elt most deeply by Kansa s Alpha, into which chapter sh e was initiated in 1891, during her freshman year at the University of Kan sas. She possessed the qualities most needed in fraternity life-loyalty, enthusiasm, good judgm ent and tireless energy for work, with the sort of loy alty which is as unfailing in time of r everses as in the day of greatest prosperity. Her unanimou s re-election to her third term of office as treasurer on the Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi was a tribute to the va luable and conscientious performan ce of h er duties. Every delegate at the last convention will r emembe r he r. Forcef ul, re se rved, and yet responsive, she wa s at once the dignified, effic ie nt co uncil member, and the interested, s in ce r e and sym patheti c friend.

AU through her life these qualiti es were c haracte ri stic of her, and th ose we re rarely privileged who knew he r best.

-EDITH H UNT INGTON SNOW.

The following ia a cli pping from an article in the Kansas U niversity Weekly, written by Professor Charles Graham Dunlap of the department of English Literature: "lfrs. Buchan was well known in the University and in the community at large. Her home was in Lawrence for many years where she had a wide circle of friends. She was a graduate of the University, of the class of 1 895 , and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity . She won a fine reputation as a student and was faithful and earnest in all she undertook to do. She had a scholar's tastes and inclinations, and with her fine sense of duty, she easily attained distinction in her studies. She served acceptably in the department of English and did her assigned work with care, precision and satisfaction. Possessing unusual abilities, studious habita and excellent taste, she r eadily acquired a considerable degree of culture which added greatly to her native charm of disposition. But her intellectual culture was not al l. At the foundation was her character, her fine sense for conduct, for duty, for obligation, for responsibility in her relationships to other people. Added to this, she was unworldly and unselfish, with thoughta and plans for others rath er than for herself. In all this, she was noble and womanly, with a kind of stalwartness by IDeans of which she easily imparted strength to other people. She was alway s a helper in some way or other. Her bright sunny disposition dispelled gloom and a lways brought cheer. Up to the day of her death, she had led a life of simplicity, following always where duty seemed to call her. Conviction and duty were her monitors. She never tried to evade a duty or to shirk a responsibility.

As far as her life had gone, it 'yas perfect, harmonious, and well rounded. Mter all, what more can we say of those who reach old age 1 Experience, character, conduct, all indeed that enters into that complex fabric which we call life ia not measured by years, but by an intensity, a fervor, a, zeal, which may be crowded into a few earthly years. So this life, with ita aspirations was not in vain, as it was harmonious. Her friends mourn the interruption of thia beautiful life, yet they rejoice at the fnlness and the perfection of the years granted to he r who is now

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no more. Our mute question remains unan swered and we can only wait until God in his good seaso n, solves the great enigma. Influ ence does not di e, and Mrs. Buchan's m emory is firmly enshrined in the hearts of her friends nnd of those who came unde. h e r sway.

"She leaves behind her, freed from grief and years Far worthi er things thnn tears. Th e love of friends without a single foe, Unequalled lot below."

THE REMINISCENCES OF A SENIOR.

n OMMENCEMENT with all its cares and pleasmes was over, !IJ the se nior's college life was already in the past, and today sbe must leave the dear old place with its many associations. In the midst of her reluctant packing, she came to some ribbons,her fraternity ribbon a-- and as sho lovingly fingered them and looked upon the deep wine and silv er hlue, all her fraternity life pa ssed as a picture before h er. How l ong ago it seemed that she had entered into the new life of the college, into a new world, yet how vivid were those days of introduc tions, invitations, favors, drives ,vith colors flying and the whol e dizzy round of excitement which comes mth the ruahing season. And then the spikings which foHowed. 'ever would she forget the flood of questions which poured in upon h er while deciding wh ere to place her all egi ance. Were there any r eal benefits to be derived from fraternity associations I mat influ ence would it have upon her if she should enter a frat erhity! Would it narrow h er in her fri end ship or would the close communion with a f ew congenial natures broaden and extend h er sym pathies! What effect wou Id it have upon her work in the class r oo m! What would be the r es ult in h er social life! Might it not stimulate her efforts in all directions! Would it n ot give h er a high er and broader purpose in life if she must consider ot h ers as well as herself! At la st the day for h er decision came. That day she put on the rib-

hom of wine and blue, these same ribb ons which she now held ir. her hand, little r ealizing all they would m ea n to h er.

Since that day four years had passed-years full of sweetest memories . From the very first she had found herseli sur rounded hy girls who took a deep interest in her, girls in whom she felt that sh e had true friends. On e of the passwords of h er chapter had been "frankn ess,"-perf ect understanding-and this password had kept away many jealous f eelings, many ill-thoughts which, for la ck of perfect understanding, might hav e been the germs of discord. In h er chapter life sh e had n eve r been obliged to st ruggle against that awful word "compromise,"-no girls had ever hee n taken into her chapter by compromise . Th e size of the chapter had been sma ll , but this, although it had incr eased the burdens of the individual, had only drawn the members closer together in their common cause and had kept up the rank of the chapter and its congeniality. She, as well as her fratermty sisters, had felt so deeply that what each did affected all the others, that the aim of each had been to strive after a true and noble womanhood .

}'raternity life had brougllt its many r es ponsibilities. It was no slight matter to pass by a' name when it was proposed Her action in co nsen ting to or voting again t a n ew name might in· flu ence all the rest of the life of both h erseli and the one whose name was considered. Then h er f eeling toward the other coll ege girls had to be carefully watched. Too g r eat a reserve would be as much of an ev il as too much familiarity. It was so easy to say, "She is not lik e me, and besid es I have our own girls; they are all I care for." And yet those other girls were as truly girls and e njoyed social intercourse just as much as she, and in her narr ow n ess and rese rve she would have put up a barner between "Barb" and "Greek," even between "Greek" and "Greek."

The social side of fratermty life had had i ts r esponsi bilities also. She was a younger daughter at home and all social cares had rest ed lightly upon h er shoulders, but h ere in her chapter she could not conscientiously shirk, and it was to he r honor, as well as to the honor of the others, that all social functions should pass harmomously and easily.

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But today it would all end. Sbe would no longer be in ·the same close touch with her chapter. It is true that she would see the girls occas iona ll y and attend chapter meetings when possible, but henceforth he.r path of life would be in a different direction, h er mind would be filled with far different thoughts and cares. And n ow she co uld answ e r the questions which had come to her in h er freshman year. She had never regretted the decision made at that time and as she, a senior, n ow looked back over . th e years just passed, she felt that she would no more give up her experience as a fraternity girl and tbe inJl.uence it had had upon h er life and character than she would give up her class work. Each had go n e hand in hand, one supp l ement ing the other.

-M. H., Indiana Gamma.

THE TWO ARCHERS.

A FABLE.

ONCE

upon a time there dwelt in a distant country a young archer whose skill was known throughout the world. He was a beautiful child and very winning in spite of his cruelty with his bow and arrow. No one could escape his deadly darts; king and peasant, rich and poor, high and lowly, all su ccum bed to his wonderful power. And yet they seldo m complained of the wounds he made; they called it sweet pain and we re withal quite willing to be captured.

His name was C upid . He realized his pow er and knew well that in all the world there was no marksman so unfailing as he. H e delighted in displaying his ski ll to other ar ch ers and in proving his superi ority over them.

Now there lived n ear Onp id , in the land of Pi-Phi-dom, another young archer whose power and r ep utation were rapidly increasing. This archer was a beautiful little girl, much younger than her n eighbor. She was very modest and sweet and altogether fascinating and lovable. Her weapollS were dainty little gold e n arrows with three mystic symbols on the wings. It was th ese msgic letters, people said, which gave the golden arrows

their strength. No one knew what they signified until they had been struck by the arrow and then they seemed to love it so much that they always wore one in memory of the little archer.

Oupid heard of his neighbor, and proud archer that he was, began to fear her growing power. Was he not champion of the worldl What right had this archer, a girl, too, to aspire to supremacy with the arrow I He would challenge her and prove his authority.

The challe.ng" WII8 made. The hour for the contest arrived. The rivals, glowing with pride and confident of success, started ·out to find some victims upon whom they might make trial of their fatal darts.

"I am sorry," said Oupid, "that we must be rivals in this way. You seem such a nice little girl, and reaily, I like you very much. I wish .we could be good friends, don't you I But I cannot have you daring to rival me. Why, I have wielded the arrow since . the world began and eve ryone in the world will attest to my power. The WGUllds I make endure forever, growing deeper every day. Yours, I have heard, are moderlltely severe at the time but soon heal over, until not a sca r i s l eft. I am so rry butAh, here is a youth and maiden. Now we shail seo--"

Hurriedly he aimed. The wicked dart pierced both the help· l ess victims. Turning t riumphantly to' his companion, Oupid was surprised to find her restraining her weapons.

"Wbat I afraid I" said Oupid "No," said the archer of tbe golden arrow, "I am not afraid. But years ago I struck this self·same maiden. The wound, I am sure, is as fl'esb now as then. I do not want to give her furtber burt."

"Ab, that is a skillful way of evading your certain defeat," quoth Oupid .

"I ten you I am not afraid," rejoined the little maid. "H yon do not believe me, we will l eave it to the maiden herself."

Then Onp id addressed the maiden and appealed to her for her decision. Which of the two was the stronger archerl

"Ab, Cupid," said the maiden, "indeed, there is no archer more powerful than you. We can all bear witness to that. And

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yet you can not claim all the glory. Wbat the little archer said: is true. Long ago she struck my heart and see! I wear now thesymbol of the love I bear her. Her message is fresh yet. And after all, dear Cupid , I do not know that there i s much differ- · ence; the wounds are much the same. But the archer of the· golden arrow made my heart more vulnerable for yours. Had I never felt her message I could never have lmderstood yours. You are more closely related than you think. Work together, my little dears, and your darts, Oup id, will strik e all the deeper ' when those of the golden arrow go befo r e. , There is no limit tothe good yom combin ed labors can de in the world."

The rivals understood. Henceforward they were no longer at strife, but were true friends, as Oupid had wished. Working always together with their arrow of love, wbo can estimate tbe good! their message is bringing! -L. A. T., Illinois Beta.

MARY BARTOL.

SOME people, apparently, do not have to wait for years "gain justice and judgment," and to thls class belonga the editor of our new song-book, Mary L. Bartol.

Miss Bartol received her preparatory training' at Bucknel1 Academy, and entered college at the age of fourteen, winning a, prize for excellence in preparation. In 1894 she was graduated from Bucknell Oollege with honors, and received the degree of Master of Arts from the sarne institution in 1895 for graduate work in Greek and Modern Langua,ges. Ann Arbor was n ext the scene of her literary pursuits, the following two years, whileshe studied Modem Languages, Sanskrit and Greek. The Uni· 'Versity of Pennsylvania then offered Miss Bartol a fellowshlp in Greek, whlch she held two years, completing the work for the Ph. D. degree in Greek, Latin and San krit in June, 1899, with great distinction.

In the fall Miss Bartol will enter upon her teaching career at Rockford Oollege, Illinois, where she will assume the headshlp of the classical aepartment.

MARY BARTOL

},fiss Bartol has won s uccess in oth e r lin es than fraternity and -collegiate work. In 1 96 she was e lected co rr esponding sec retary of the F ederati on of Graduate Clubs, a position which she filled so satisfactorily that in 1 897 she was r e-el ected,-an h onor whi ch the Fedm'ati on rarely grants . Th oug h yo ung in years, },fiss Bartol s hows maturity of judgment, and or ga ni zing and exec uti,' e ahility in every r es ponsibility she as8 \U11 CB Th e financial success of our song- book, whieh is 110 l ess importa nt than its li terary m er it, is onl y another evi<fence of her so und se nse and busin ess ta lent.

-M. B. R.

TO A PI PHI BABY.

A toast to the c hapter babySball I propose it here?

'Vlth pleasure none can measure, Drink to our baby dear!

To the hope for P i Pbl 's futur e, Bright may It ever shine!

Our blessing's ever ready For s u ch dear; b eads as thine.

And mine it Is the honor , Long nte . h e alth, happiness, Love, beauty. wealth and wisdom , Aye. nte-Iong blessedness, To wish the little malden , This first tair damsel wee, Who 8000 shall claIm her birthright In old PI Beta Pbi.

May sunbeams ever seek thee, Dan ce round thy c urly head!

May angels guard and keep thee, Around thy little bed!

Here's to our Pi Phi baby.

We pledge our faith to thee; 'Take now our royal wel come-Drink, drink ye all with me.

E M. Y.-Illinois Zeta.

OUR NEW CHAPTER AT MISSOURI STATE UNNERSITY.

ON THE evelling of May twenty-seventh, seven girls were initiated into Pi Beta Phi by the Grand President, Mrs. Sisson, and hecame the charter members of Missouri Alpha. Small in number, they make up that deficiency by an abundance of earnestness, loyalty and enth us iasm which cannot but carry them successfully through their early months of trial.

In their efforts thus far, they have been warmly second ed by members of the Ulliversity faculty, who have had nothing but the heartiest words of praise and encouragement for them . Espeeially fortunate are they, in their start, in having the active assi stance of five patronesses, among whom are both faculty ladies and others closely identified with the social life of the town. Their kindness and cordiality to those establishing the chapter will eve r be a delightful remembrance.

Oolumbia, the hom e of ,the new chapter, is a historic town, whose people point with pride to their fine estates and aristocratic southern ancestry. Proud as the people are of their beautiful homes, they are prouder sti ll of their University, and mnch have they done to make it what it is.

Since the fire, six years "go, which destroyed everything but the five classic columns rising majestically in the center of the broad quadrangle, the entire niversity has been rebuilt; and with its fine, splendidly equipped new buildings, is fast taking rank with the leading institutions of the great West. -

The girls of the Ulliversity have an apartment of five rooms, including a large parlor set apart for their use in the Academic Hall. Here may be found, at all times during the day, groupe of girls, resting, talking together or consulting with the -beautiful woman who is their preeeptress. and who is always there to offer her kindly sympathy and advice

It i s in an atmosphere of cu lture and repose that the new chapter has sprung into life, an atmosphere which inevitably pervades a southern town of age and wealth.

From the six men's fraterllities and from their sister fraternity,

Kappa Kappa Gamma, the chapter has rece ived most cordial greetings and warmest expressions of in te r est.

Thus under the guidance of h elpful friends Missouri .A.Jpha starts out with every prospect of success.

THE FRATERNITY AS A SOCIAL SCHOOL

WHENone has read the chapter l etters, each telling of the various social gatherings, which hav e been enjoyed , there sometimes comes to mind the girl who is likely to stay at home fr om social affairs, who turns h er back on her social opportnnities.

Each of us knows some girl,--<lear to ua,-whose latent social pow ers we know very well, but whom we h esitate to urge to mak e more friends, because we kn ow her answer by heart.

Th er e ar e girls who are so ambiti ous al ong some chosen line tha t they declare t h e ir work requires th e sacrifice of every purely social opportuuity. Th ey are usually too busy to give out any of th e gold th ey have laid awa y . R eally th ey are soc ial misers. Here li es a great dang er for the truly ambitious girl,-that she will n ot kn ow what to do with people T oo often sh e will become car el ess of h er attitude to others 'and will n egiect the countl ess gracious acts wIrich,-as sur ely as anytIring can,-give a woman a lasting h old upon p eo ple; sh e will la ck th e personal attraction wIrich is always in valu ab l e. I have in mind at tIri s mom ent a brave littl e woman who wins man y a point because "she's ju st lovely I" P eople are eage r to do tIrings f or h er just because she has fortifi ed h er und onbted ability with an invincible graciousness. I have never for a moment assume d that this is easy to do, but, aft e r all, isn't it easier done than not done!

Th en ther e is the reserved girl wh o says that she does not care about meeting peo pl e and whom we may s uspect of having that UDcomiortabl e f eeli ng that people do n ot care about her. She may be the one who speaks to you wh en she feels like it, although we cannot fix th at peculiar trick of memory upon anyone class . It would not do to can h er inconsiderate, and careless sounds a trifle harsh. But is she not careless of other people and

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carcless most of all about herself when she refuses to u se the 8()cial opportunities which are within ' reach! And as for the girl who is timid,--doesn't know very many, and is afraid of making a blunder,-will she ever find a better place to make acquaintances or to make amends for some little mistake than in the coll ege town which ha s come into existence b ecause p eo ple wanted to learn and l earn bow.

There are so many people who arc good to practice on; in fa ct, some seem useful in tltis ca pa city oaly. W e ca nnot make them our friends, but their very difficulties may se rv e us well. If we can lea rn to adapt ourselves to them, why not to anyone!

In th e fraternity, more than in any other organization of whi ch I know, a girl may learn with greatest ease the secret of culture,-there may she acquire the ability to adapt herself to others. Taken with her college or lUlivEn's i ty work, seve ral years of fraternity life sholtld bring to a girl poise and ease of mann er, but h e must have t he cou ra ge to u se the opportunities offered by her soc ial school-the fraternity.

-Grace E. Reynolds.

A CONVENTION INVITATION.

( HE fraternity convention is on e of the greatest eveuts of our co ll ege life, its only competito r being our own Commencement day. As frat eruity life is the h ome life of college, so the convention i s th e family r e- uni on of college si sters from far and n ea r.

Colorado AJpha is deHghted at having the hon or of being hostess at this, the last Pi Beta Phi convention of the nin etee nth century, and a warm greeting awruts each wearer of Anow. We hope to welcome n ot on ly the delegatc but othe r visitors from each chapter. Let a trip to Boulder take the place of your usnal summer outin g . D o not feel that we ar e too far "out in the W est."

Boulder is abolOt twenty·five miles north of Denver, and is the gem of the whole state of Colorado. Nestling under the real

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shadow of the Hookies, with its extensive view of the plains, it fully justifies its name "Beautiful Boulder." To the lover of nature we can promise delightful tramps over mountains and through ca n ons Aiter five years of extensive travel in Europe, Bayard Taylor, in beholding view from one of these canons exclaimed, "Truly my eyes have never rested on a more beautiful spot." Dl Oo l ora do' s clea r air, hearts and minds become brighter; and spiri ts more buoyant.

'We hope to mak e the convention one which will long be remembered in the history of Pi B e ta Phi, and to send away a band of girls as well pleased with Boulder as we were with Madison at the last convention . -M. R, -M.Z.

CONVENTION NOTICE.

( HE biennial convention of Pi Beta Phi will be held at Bould er, Colorado, from August twenty-ninth to September second, inclusive. Special rates will be provided and notice given each del egate as to trains and time of departure.

For all further particulars address the Grand Secretary, Amelia .Alpiner, or the Grand President, Mrs. Sisson.

The contemplated program is as follows:

Tuesday-Heception of Delegates.

Tuesday Evening-Informal Heception.

Wednesday Morning-Business Session.

Wednesday Aiternoon-Business Session.

Wednesday Evening-Formal Initiation.

Thursday Morning and Aiternoon-Mountain Trip.

Thursday Evening-Business Session.

Friday Morning-Business Session.

Friday Aiternoon- Business Session and Tea at the College President's

Friday Evening-Party.

Saturday Morning-Trolley Hide in D enve r. Auow 2.

DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.

Vermont Alpha .. .... . .. .......... . . Sara Vincent :Mann.

V c rm ont Beta :Mary A. G rout.

O>lumbia Alpha E ls ie Parkinsen

Ponnsylvania Al pha ........ ,.. .. ... ...... . Lucy Ban c roft.

Pennsylvania Beta ..•.. Genevieve White.

Ohio Alpha .. ... .

....... .. :Mary O. Bleness.

Ohio Beta Laura W ei sma n.

New York Alpha Frances E. Madden.

11assachusotts Alpha ........ .. ...... ... . Cassie L. Souther.

Maryland Alpha ........................ Estelle :Martin.

TIlinois Beta Lora Townsend. illin ois D elta ........................... Frances Savage.

TIlinoi s Epsilon , ' ' Abbie F. Williams

lllin ois Zeta ..................... Grace Osborne Edwards.

Indiana Alpha , E leanor La Grange.

Indiana Beta ' Helen Traylor. Indiana Gamma .... ........... • .. ···. Jessie L ockhart.

:Michigan Alpha ..... ...

........ . ... Frances French . :Michigan BetaIowa Alpha , , , :Mamie Brenholts

Iowa Beta . ....... ...... .....

. .... Daisy Dent. I owa Zeta .......... .. ...... ... ... . .... . . Leda Pinkham. Wiscon in Alpha ................... .. .. .. Eunice Wel sh. :Missouri Alpha .... .• .. ..................... Sne Stone.

Louisiana Alpha ..

....... Rosalie Nixon. Kansas Alpha .. ... . .... .......... .. Win low Hutchinson.

Nebraska BetaColorad o Alpha .................... Ethel :Maryatt Wright. Colorado Beta ............... ... ......... Lida Burkhard.

Wbat a fratunlf\1 Sir! tblnks.

The girl of today is too apt to overlook, in her straining after larger d evelopment, the little graces of character that make her more attractive than personal beauty, wealth, or Utu.o...... intellectual attainment possibly can. .All healthyminded girls admire and appreciate the charm of true womanhood wherever they may meet i t, but they do not always see wherein the charm lies. A girl with a sweet face and pretty clothes comes to our school, and we are all attracted by her, and often come truly to love her. We find ourselves unconsciously studyin g her clothes and manners, or perhaps doing <>ur hair h er wa.y, or trying to cultivate some trait that we have thought pretty in her. 'We do not say to ourselves, or eve n think, that we ar e trying to be lik e her; but we are--only we have missed her rea l charm, that for which we really love her110r beautiful disposition and h er grace of character. W e have not noticed that she never says unkind things, tllat she keeps .silent when conversat ion lapses into gossip, that sh e is courteously interested in the affairs of those about her; we fail to see what it i s in h er that we really admire, and go on saying and doing the littl e trivial, unw omanly things that will forever keep us from being like her, no matter how closely we may imitate her.

Our fraternity is one of the best of schools for t h e cultivation of the little but poteut graces of character . Our intimate ass<>ciation with one another and the friendly criticism it should call 10rth, and the spirit of gen ial rivalry for our opponents, tend to develop the poise and self-control, that kindly tolerati on and syml'athy that are so co nduciv e to the development of a well-rounded, graceful character. Our fraternity may be a source of infinite good as well as of infinite pleasure if we will but use i t rightly.

In the story of the Great Stone Face, the bitterest disappointlUent that came to Ernest was from the poet, because he might Jlave fulfilled the propbecy, but he had n ot chosen to do so. Th e

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most disappointing and repellant women we meet are those who are physically attractive, beautifully, perhaps richly dressed, and evidently intended to be queenly, womanly,-yet who are continually letting slip expressions and actions that proclaim them utterly lacking in the essential elements of a truly womauly choracter. The homely, ill-favored, poorly-dressed woman is not s() repellant or heart-sickening. To abuse a gift, to make light of a talent, to fail in the appreciation of a great endowment is more despicable than to over-estimate a small endowment Edgar Al· len Poe is ·a far more p itiab l e and co n temptible cha r acter than is Ardelia Tull or Gifted Hopkins.

Lowell tells us that after hearing Emerson you could not always remember what he said,-you might possibl y remember nothing,-but you would have the assurance that "something beautiful had passed that way." Here is an ideal for every ono of us. We may not be pretty, we may not have rich clothes, we may not have pre-emment intellectlull endowments; but we may. be so filled ,vith beauty that it ,vill shine through all our shortcomings and transform us into beauty We may never have a ,vide reputation, our circle of friends may be of small diameter, and the people we chance to meet may forget us in a day, but it is. possible for us to fix in their mind the remembrance that something beautiful has passed their way.

I am going to be very prosy for a warm day, girls, and you will be quite ju tified in falling asleep. But before the winter is upon us and we are up to the in college cares, :;;::-:'. give me a hearing and I will trust the l·est to you_ In the first place, saith the preacher, let us have a method in all things, madness or otherwise. Now you are saying "old m aid"-b ut wait.

P erhaps you do not know the dangers of having too many au thorities With the best intention in the world, they will dismember you mentally and physically. For the general safety, I would recommend that there be one, and one ouly, who has the power to make and alter bulletins. Have you ever joined in the weary and dispiriting search for

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winter, has recently removed to Salem, Oregon, where she will have charge of the vocal work in a school of music.

Mrs. Blanch Spencer-Davenport of Garfield, ew Jersey, and Mrs. Genevieve Spencer-Collins of Corruna, Mich., were in Hil1sd ale in May.

Grace L. Higbee, '96, will teach in Pike Seminary, Pike, N. Y., next year.

Mrs. Kate King Bostwick is the mother of a boy bom April first.

J.1rs. Lelia Lane Smith is spendiog the summer in the mountains of New Mexico

Lulu Callow,},Irs . Mae Copeland-Reynolds, and Elizabeth Robinson, '96, spent Commencement in Hillsdale Frances and Louise Randolph, '92 and '94, have closed a successfu1 year at Bismarck, North Dakota, and Macon College, Georgia

Clara Hughes, '97, and Bertha· Myers, '98, have both been reelected to their positions in the South Haven, Mich., and North Adams, Mich., high schools.

W1SCONSTN ALPHA.

Lucretia Hinkley, '99, is to teach Latin next year in the high school at Ashland, Wisconsin.

The engagement of Mand Hnntley, '98, and Mr. Albert E. J enks is an.n.ounced.

},Irs. Gertrude Clark Sober, Michigan Beta, '92, sails for Europe July first with her husband and little daughter, for a year of travel and study.

COLUMBIA ALPHA.

Secretary Long has invited Miss Bradford, daughter of Rear A dmiral Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment, Navy Department, to christen the U S. S. Chesapeake, designed for use as a practice sh i p' by the cadets of the Naval Academy, and now nearing completion at the Bath iron works, Batb, Maine . The date of the launching of this vessel has not yet been fixed.

her university course, subject to the decision of a committee of five, who also were empowered to decide the time limit oj th'l loan, the amount of interest, if any, and to have entire charge of tbe regulations of tbe fund.

Wbile the idea of a Pi Beta Phi loan scbolarship was sbaping itself into definite form, tbe sad news of tbe death of Lucinda Smith B u cban brought a sense of immeasurable loss to botll alumnae and active chapters of Kansas Alpba. Her untiring zeal for the best work of tbe fraternity, ber l oyalty and lo ve for the organization, bad 'been a force in fraternity life sillee her initiation, which had made itself felt, not only in her ow n cbapter bllt in the council work of the national organization, where sbe bad come into touch with every chapter in the sorority . It has seemed peculiarly fitting to the Alumnae club of Lawrence that tbey shou ld honor the name of one who bas been thns identified witb the interests of Pi Beta Phi, by calling the first definite work which they bave und ertaken the Lucinda Smith Bucban Loan Scholarship, and every fraternity member feels a deep interest in perpetuating t he name by eventllolly converti ng the loan into an endowed scholarsh i p.

Contributions bav e come in from unexpe£ted sources, and tbougb no money is to be solicited outside tbe Alumnae chapter of Kansas Alpba, the out-of·town members of which hav e not as yet been appealed to, it is a gratifying fact that already more ilian enough money for the first yea r is on band, giving an of tbe .permanence of tl,e undertaking.

-E.H.S.

PERSONALS.

l!I OIDGAN ALPHA.

Ma ry Fuller has been teaching el ocution and physical culture in the Eldora, Iowa, high school since February.

Isabel Kempton Bentley was married February first to Mr. Jay C. Ambler, AJpha Tau Om ega, of Cleveland, Ohio. Tbey are at hom e at "Tbe Curtis."

Mrs. Etta Squire-Seeley, who bas been in Hillsdsl e during the

Jllumnat Dtpanmtllt.

THE LUCI N DA SMITH BUCHA N LOA N SC HOLARSHIP AT TH E! UN IVER SITY OF KA N SAS.

Th e l ast number of the Arrow co n tained an annonncement of the establ ishment of a Pi Beta Phi Alumuae Cluh at Lawrence, Kas.

The first regu lar meeting occ urr ed before the Christmas holidays, at which it was decided t h e meeti ngs to follow during the yea r sho uld be held on the second Satnrday in each month, whe n the husiness and work of the clnb co uld b e transacted and discussed, l eaving some time on each of these afternoons for the social chat a nd mutual in te r chan ge of ideas along fraternity lin es, an opportnnity for which was on e of the primary r easons for the organization of the club.

At the first few m eetings the question of so me de finite line of work was agitated from various p oints of vi ew , and a r ecogniti on of the f act that th e m emb ers of the club were lacking in an up-t o-date knowledge of their so r ority, led to the giving over of two afte rn oon s to a talk and discussion of the growth and character of the national organizato in of Pi Beta Phi , with its policies and relations to oth er so r oriti es. Th e gain in in te r est shown by the individual members of each su ccessive meeting was gratifyin g; but it was n ot nntil the meeting of February that a work for the sorori ty was suggested, which ha s since given an enthusiasm and interest that co uld have come only with a plan for permanent and active good

To endow a Pi Beta PI,i sc h ol arship was t h e new inspirati on of the club, tho u gh each individual r ealiz ed that onl y a small beginnin g would be possibl e at first. It was decided, af te r du e consideration of the sc h eme, to start the e nt erpri se as a l oan fund of two hundred dollars yea rl y-t h e l oan first to be off er ed for the use of some member of the fraternity, and in the eve nt of no application from Pi Beta Phi, i t sh ou ld be open to any girl ,visbing h elp in

a lost receipt! Or an important communication I If you have you will endorse the business-like file, and other methods of caring for important manuscript. Pardon the trite saying, but there really is a place for everything, and everything should be in its place.

My second point is, be on time . Be on time at the meetings. Just keep those la st remarks for another time, and start so much the earlie r for l eaving them unsaid. A good thing will bear keeping, even increasing in yal ue with time. Do not hang around waiting for some ene rgetic soul to start, but take the initiative yourself, and the crowd will follow . Try it, girLs, and see how your shoulders will square themselves, and that glorious feeling of independence will possess you. There are countless things in connection with this. Be prompt with your dues, and save the poor treasurer unnecessary wrinkles. Be prompt with your chapter l etters and Arrow l etters. Don't scold because the Arrow i. late when it is not the fault of the editor, but of the individual chapters, who have not been generous enough to give some of their valuable time to a little necessary scribbling.

I am well aware tbat tbis is no new story, but it has come home forcibly to some of us, and the expression of it was almost inevitable It is these very trifles that are forming not ouly Our personal cbaracter, but our cbapter and national character Much that we hold dear depends upon these trille for its good name. If each one bas this for a care, and renders faithful service in the striving for "tbe beautiful and good," Our loved fratetnity will not fail of its purposes, and all the world will be wiser and better for our having lived in it.

Let us each one see to it, then, that "the republic suffer no harm."

- :u. Massacbusetts Alpha.

<:18r3. Belle Andrews, ·00

Florence :May Andrews, '00

(6atalogllt.

VERMONT ALPHA.

Elba, N. Y.

Elba, N. Y.

Edith }"Iorence Barrett, '02 , Manchester Center , Vt.

Rena. Isobel Bisbee '00

Nellie Irene '01.

East Pepperell, Mass.

Wolli'llgford, Vt.

Annn Keese Deuel, '02 Ausable House, Aussble Chasm, N. Y.

Dorothy :Mnry Graves, ·01. · .Vergennes, Vt.

Nellie Maria Hadley, '01

Jettrey. N H.

Florence May Hemenway, '00 51 High St., Brattleboro, Vt.

Char lotte ].,tay Johnson, '01. West Brattleboro, Vt.

Augusta Maria Kelley, '90 ....

Marianlle }'rances Landon, '01.

Centreville, Mass.

New Haven, Vt.

Sara. Vincent Mann, '00 · Rockland, Uan.

Annis Miller Sturges, '99

Florence Judith Walker, '01.

Mildred Abbie Weld, '01.

Edith L. Carpenter, '00

VERMONT BETA..

Centrev1l1e, Mus.

.Pembroke, N. R

New Ha.ven, Vt.

'Vebster, )[ass.

},foy Con ro , 'Ol So u th Hero, Vt.

E. Mabelle Farman, '09 .......

Ivoh W. Ga le, '01

Kathryn 1(. Gebhardt, '01.

Grace A . Goodhue. '02 ..

West Lebanon. N. H.

Vt.

· Shelburne, Vt.

. 123 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.

Mary 1. Grego r y. '99 56 Elmwood Ave., Bu rlin gton, Vt.

In ez A. Grout. '01 · Derby Cent r e, Vt. '},{ary A . Grout, '01. ... .. ............................. Derby Centre, Vt.

Charlotte F. Hole. '01. 150 North Union St., Burlington, Vt.

Ado A. Hurlburt. '99 11 Weston St., Burlington, Vt. Kate Uussell. '99 23 ffickok Place, Burlington, vt.

Ethel M. Stevens. '02 · · Williston, Vt. Susie Whitman, '01. ·· · · .Newport, Vt.

COLUMB I A ALPHA.

Cecilia Franzoni. '01 605 I St. , Washington, D. C.

Mary Lucretia Hobgood. '01 .. .......... 1946 2nd St., 'Vashinglon, D. C.

Evelyn Estelle Knight, ' 01. 1106 Md. Ave., S. W., Washington. D. C.

Helen Lee, '01 ...... ............ .. . ........... . ... .. ··.Bangor, lI,[aine. Sam Phebe Lynch, '01. · Brookland, D C.

Elsie Eli7.nbeth Parkinson. '00 ..... 806 9th St., N. E ., Washington, D. C.

Rosalie Agnes Rob inette. '00 . ... . 301 Md . Ave ., N. E . , Wo sh i ngton D. C.

Ella. Lill i an She rman, '00 . . .. .. .• . ....•...•...•. . . Cleveland Pa.rk : D. C.

PENNSYLVANlA ALPHA.

Luc y Bancroft. '00 Wilmlngton, D e l.

Emily 'W. Carte r '99 '!¥' •••••••.• ••.• 10 Crescel1t Ave .• Butralo. N. Y.

Deborah Ferrier. "01 Moorestown, N. J

Ethel Or iel!lt, '00 240 N. 5th St., Rending, Pa.

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PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-CODtiDtled.

Lenore Houston, '00 ......•.... 238 E. King St., La.ncaster, Pa

Annn. M. Jnckson, '02 Beckman St., New York, N. Y

Mary Cooper JobnsO'l1, '01. 4043 'Walnut St., Pa.

Mabel Latimer, '00 ... ... ....... .. 1500 Delawore Ave., Wilmington, Del_

Lillinn J . McDowell, '99 . .... ...... .. .. 116 W. 13th St., New York, N. Y .

Annie B. Par ri s h , '99 .......... ••.... ... ... . . . ··... . ···Wood bu ry ; N. J_

H elen Id elle Rogers, '02 Merchant.ville. N. J

Mnry E. Seaman, '99 1112 Buswick Ave ., Brooklyn, N. Y-

Alice Post Ta.bor, '01. ·· Charlotte N. Y.

Deborah O. Thomas, ' 02 Ook Lone, Philadelpbia, Pa.. BETA.

Lile Blair Bell, '00 .. ..... ... ...... ... . .. .. .. ........ . Hollitlaysburg, Pa.

Sara )[artha. Black, '00 Lewisbu r g, Pa..

L L i llian Foust '00 .....•....•....•.....•............ · Pa.

Eliza. Johnston Martin, '00 .•. Lewisburg, Pa.

Edith Lee Phillips, '01. · • Ply m outh, Po..

Emilie Pooley, '00 , ·. · Leonia, N. J _

Gertrud e Stephens, '99 . .....

. Lewisburg, Pa.

) [ ary Stephens, '99 · Lewisburg, Pa..

Bertha C. Watkins, '99 ......

Bess Helen Wells, '01. ....

1635 N . Main A,oe., Scranton, P a..

. Moorestown, N. J.

A White, '00 0" .14 9 Congress St , Bradford, Pa_

Mabel E. Wheeler, ' 00 Erie, Pa.

Grace S \Voodard, '00

Minnie Fra n ces Brow n , '00

OHIO ALPHA.

Bradford, Po.

.... Athens, Ohio.. :May Sherwood Connor, '02 , Athens, Ohio

Nellie l\fnry Fu l1 er , '00 . .....

Bess Putnam Harris. '02 .

. Athens, Ohio.

Athens, Ohio.

Virginia Miller Boustoo, '99 Bellvale, N Y.

Stena Irene Koons, '99 1720 South Higb t., Columbu s, Ohio.

Lucile Spur r Lovell , '02 •..... Lathrop, Ohio. :Mary O'Bl enes!, '01. · •.. · .Ath e n s, Ohio

Grace Greenwood Scott, '02 ....• 0 0 Athens, Ohio.

M abel Zoe Wilson, '00 ...... ... ,

...... ............... AthenIJ, Ohio .

Blanche NelJe Wilson, '00 ............. .................. . Athens, Oh i o. :?tfary Ellen Wood, '01. Athens, Ohio.

OH I O BETA.

Alice ),'Iay Bratton, '01 .................• 1309 N eil Ave., Columbus, Oruo. Blanche Woodruff Butler, '01. \ VeUsvilJe, Ohio

Auguita Connoll ey, '02 .•..... 1457 Neil Ave., Co lumbu s, Ohio.

Belen Geren, '00 121 Forsythe Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Edn& Hatton, '01. . .......... . .... .. ..... 747 Neil A ve ., Columbus , Ohlo .

Carrie Holloway, '02 •.• .• .•.. .••.•. 59 West ThIrd A'fe., Columbus, OhIo..

Faye Marie Jackson, '02 441 Linwood; Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Dallas O. Lisle, '99 Ashland, Ky.

Allena l\Utzenberg, '01. . .... ... . ... ... .... 93 Ring A, e., Columbus, Ohio.

Edna Ear l M urray, '01. 49S Armstrong St., Co lumbus, Ohio

Gertrude Rittenhouse, '02 Ostrander, Ohio

Clara M. Schille, '02 121 East Maine St., Cohl mbu s, Ohio.

Laura A. Weisman, '00 • 0 West Third Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Mary Zubu. Barrett, ' 00

NEW YORK ALPHA.

76 Brown St., Titusville, Penon.

Bertballione Bennett, '99 · U John St., Ilion, N. Y.

Frances May Tmss, '00 207 Columbus Ave., N. Y

Jessie Ruth Cnmpbell. '99 87 }[aplewood Ave., Pittsfield, ],In s.

Lucie Campbell, '01. · 511 Crouse :Ave., Syrneu!5e, N. Y.

Zona L. DUlUl, '99 607 University Ave., Syracuse. N. Y.

Estella Louise Foote, '01. ·· · .15 Mason St.. Newark, N. Y.

Georgia. Fulmer, '02 1315 Madh;on St., Syracuse, N Y.

Welthy Blokeslee Housinger, '00 .... .. .. 203 'V. Liberty St. , Rome, N. Y.

Lydia Grace Huff, '02 Rome, N. Y.

Maud May Ka.u(mnn. '01 ..........

FrancelJ Elizabeth Modelen, '00

N. Y.

Jordon, N. Y.

Anne Isabella. Moore, '02 89 Hamilton Place, Rochester, N. Y. Bertha. Brown < Murray. '00 · 1508 S. State St., SyrRcu8e, N. Y.

Charlotte Horton N e aring, '02 203 Kellogg St , Syracuse, N Y Olive Ree,' e , '00 ..........

21 W. Miller St.• Newnrk. N. Y.

1302 Madison St., SyrllCuse, N . Y. G r ace RO$!'er8 SheffieJc1. '00 ·

Maude Lillian Smith, '00 761 Irving Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.

Grace Van Wie. '02

Lake, N Y. Bertha. Helen Vedder. '01.

Munnsville, N. Y.

Jessie :May 'Vnkefleld. '00 104 DelawA,re St , Syracuse. N. Y

Mary Maude White. '01. •.. · ·· .James St Rome, Y. Lura. Wightmnn, '02 West Monroe, N. Y. Sadie Boker Williams, '00 Vernon. N. Y.

MASSACHOSETTS ALPHA.

Helen D. Barrett. '01. 12 :Myrt le St., Jamniclt ]'Ioin, }.f nss. Lucretia E. Berry, '00 · .62 Heard St. , Chelsea, M us

Susan F. Burbank, '99 .•. · 130 Bmvers St., Lowe ll , Mos!!. Elizabeth A. Conts, '02 · 80 Myrtle St., Somerville, Mus. Clara. B. Cooke, '99 ......•... 67 Prescott St ., Newtonville, Matll

Nettie A. Dodge, '01 ... ... ....•.. .. ... 219 Summer St., Somerville, MllSs. Minnie B. Ford, '02 ·

·· ··· Northfield, Vermont. F lo r ence N. Flagg, ' 99 ...

. 9 Webster St., Worcester, Mass. E leanor Good, '01. ..

· .Bingham, }.olan Murtha. P. Luther, '99 .

.416 Fifth St.. South Boston, Masll. Mary C. McFall, '00 ..•

90 Fourtb St., East Cambridge, Mass. C lara L. Noyes, '99

.51 Dana. St.. Cambridge, Mass. Josephine A. Vickering, '00 1 Kenilworth St., Roxbury, }.tau. Orace E. Smith, '00 ••..•

.559 Broadway Everett Mass. Cassie T Souther, '00

Hingham' Mass. Edith T. Swift, '02 146 Crafts St., Newtonville: MUI Florence E. Thomas, '01.

.Atlantic lIas8. Mabel Whitcomb, 615 Belmont St., 'Watertown' Masl. Avice E . Williams, '02

Nellie Edwards n,iehon , '01.

24 Grand View Ave., Wollaston: Mass.

M ARYLAND ALPHA.

West Chester. Pa: F lorence Denny, 02 1216 Ninth Ave., Seattle, W ash Bele n Be n son Doll. '90 ........

... 151 8 W. Fa.yette St., Ba.ltimore, Md . P auline )lnzurie de Jesi. '02 ..

. 707 AIken Ave.• Pittsb u rg. Pa. Kath l een Moo r e Mallory, '02 •.... 804 Lapsleg St., Selma, Al a. Estelle Martin, ·00 . .............

11 S . St. C10ir St., Staunton, Va.

MARYLAND ALPHA-Gootlnaed •

. Ma.ry llelen Mower, '99 ...... ......... ..... . . . ····· .'Newberry, S. C.

Lucy Emory Murray, '01. 118 W. Barre St., Baltimore, Md.

Grace Reah, '99 " , Zaleski, Ohio

Snrah Elizabeth Rupp , '02 York, Po.

Ethel Maude Soper, '02 .414 Second St , N. W , Washington, D. C.

Edna Livingston Stone, '00 .....• . ...... 2936 14th St., Washington, D . C.

Sylvia Ev eHm Ware, '00 Imlay City, -Joseph in e Wiley. '01. · · Vineland, N J.

Mary Alice Wood , '99 Hampden, Balt i more. Md.

ILLINOIS BETA.

Charlotte Alspaugh, '02 .••.•... Washington, Ras

!o{ay Victoria Fifield, '00 •.............. · · · .Buda, TIL

}'annie Pa.uline Gingrich, '99 . .•.•... .

665 Locust St., Galesburg, lli.

Florence Pearl King, '01. .• 610 Julia.n St , Waukegan, Ill

Julia E\' elyn Lombard, '00 ..•. .. ... . . 87 Eaton Place, Enst Orange, N. J.

Helen Jessie MacKay, '99 North Cedar St., Galesburg, lit.

Ruth Ellen Munger, '00 226 First Ave., Wes t Ceda r Rapids, Iowa..

Lora. Adelle Townsend , '99 ...... . 844 North Academy St., Galesburg, Ul.

Nellie Clanton Turner, '02 Unionville, Mo

}'brion Esther Wilcox, '02

W i nifr e d Aylesbury, '00

343 East Grove St., Galesburg, Ill.

ILLINOIS DELTA

St. Joseph, Mo.

Charlotte Ayres, '02 Washington, Rns.

:Mildred Tenney Brown, '00 ...........•... Galesburg, III.

Agnes Bushnell , '00 St. Joseph, Mo.

Jessie Van Clute, '02

Lucia Coyle Dewey, '01.

Ga l esb urg, Ill.

Sheffield , Ilt .

Fannie Fahnestock, '00 Galesburg, Ill.

lfary E. Gl ea son, '01 ......•

Fannie Hurf, '02 .

Louise Montgomery, '01.

Savanna, Ill.

Galesburg. Ill.

Reynolds, TIl. Duayne Phimister. '00 Galesburg. ILL Frances Savage. '00

Ashland, TIL Smith, '02 .

ILLINOIS EPSILON.

Spring Valley, Ill.

Alice C lara Dola'Dd, '00 . ........ . . 852 Touhy Ave ., Rogers Park , Chicago. Mary Louisr Doland, '01. 852 Touhy Ave ., Rogers Park, Chicago

'Marjorie Luci1le Fitch, '99 1803 Barry Ave., Chicago.

Elfrieda Hochbaum, '99 . . . ..... ......

404 E. Division St ., Chicago.

'Mabel Holbrook, '02 .... ... . ............. ..... 1790 Addison St., Chicago. May 'Margaret Logeman, '00 .. ...... Perry St. and Cullom Ave., Chicago. C lari ce May Lytle , '99 •.... '" 1014 Foster St., Evanston, TIL Hedwig Mueller 221 Pinegrove A\"e., Chicago

Alice Newkirk, '02 .............. ......... . .. 498 Fullerton Ave., Chicago . Florence Emma Reynolds, '01 2564 Lakewood. Ave., ChIcago E l dn. S mith . '01. . . ..... .. , ... ..... . ..... 710 S. Sixth St.• Springfield, Dr. ,Mhmi e Rebecca Starr, School of Oratory, '00 ... . ... .. .. Logansport, Ind. ,Mary Edith Thompson, '00 1209 Church St., Evanston TIl. Sadie Thompson. '02 ...................... 1209 Church St .. Evanston', TIL Abbie Florence Williams, '01. .... 731 }{orse Ave., Rogers Park, Chicago.

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ILLINOIS ZETA.

Edith Clark, '99 VlUldalla, m.

Grace O Edwards, Faculty Ln Crosse. W,is.

Edna. Fairchild, '99

Fulton St., Toledo, Ohio . Ethel C S. Forbes, '02

Urbana, TIL Daisy Garver, '99 Bloomington, nl. Laura. R. Gibbs, Fa c ulty Riverton, Ky. Luella M. Herdman, '02

Monmouth, III. Ca.t herine Ijam s, '02

Katherine McInto s h, '02

Urbana, Ill.

Champaign, Ill. )labeI McIntos h , '02

Nell M ac Willi ams, '00

Sarah )'Ionier, '02

Champaign, TIl.

Champaign, TIL

Champaign, nl. Annie Ril ey, '02

Nita Thatc h e r, Special

Urbana., m.

Decatur, lll.

Elma Warni ck, Faculty 520 Downing Ave., Denver, Col.

INDIANA ALPHA.

May Emer son Carney, '99

FrankUn, Illd.

Lucile Jos e ph i ne Carr, '99 FrnnkUn, Berenice Chi1ders

O

ammar, Ind. Grace Drybread , '02

Franklln, Ind. Inez Oorby '01

Franklin, Ind ]'fary Halt , '02

Frallklin, Ind. },Iary Hanley, '02

1:lope\veIl, Ind. :Mab el Kerlin, ·99 Franklin, Ind. B e rtha LaGrange, '02

Franklin, Ind. El ea nor LaGrallge, '01. Fra.nklin, Incl. Eva. 'May LaGrange, '02

Franklln, Ind. Laura. Lukens. '99

Roann, Ind. J eannette '00

Frallklin, Ind . Mabe l El1en Mathews, '02

Bedford , Ind. Eth e l Farquhar )fcColJougb, '0 1. Franklin, Ind. Gladys Donnell }'1i11 e r, ' 02

Franklin, Ind. Annn. Morri s , '01 :

Snmllt1a, Iu <'1. In ez P ea rl Ryker , '02 Franklin, Ind. Edi t h Ros site r Stott. '00 Franklin, Ind. Luna Taylor, '0 1 ...........••.

Horace, Ind. Ali ce " nn Nuys . '02

Rop e \vel1, Ind. ],linnie 'Veyl, '99

INDIANA BETA.

Frankltn, Ind.

Laura Bradley, '00 33 \V. Williams St., Fort Wayne, Ind. Harriet Burns, ' 02 Decatur, Ind. Ma be l Florence Bryce. '0 1. ......... . 529 E. South St., Indianapolis, Ind. PeRrI Meade Cooper, '02 425 N. I.-iDcoln St., Bloomington, Ind Dora. DeLn y. '01 •. .....•. .• Llma, Ind. Eva East, '02 ... ...... .. ................. W. Sixth St., Bloomington , Illd Mabel Clare Ferti c h , '99 411 W. First St., Bloomington, Ind. Grs ce Griffith . '01. ............

...... Veva.y, Ind.

Gertrude Harbi s on. '01. 324 S. Henderson St., Bloomington, Ind. Elinor Harmon. ·02 . ...

. Zionsville, Ind. Ali ce J e nnings B()'\ve, '02 ........

.................

.... Ploomington, Ind. Lizzie Ksrsell, ' 02 : 626 N. College Ave., Bloomington , Ind. Sadie Leopold, '00 Rensselaer, Ind

I NDlANA

Bertha Curess Lingle ·01. ................•

.. Paoli, Ind. Muude.E. Martin, ' 99.' .404 N. Walnut St., Ind .!I(ary Miller, '02 .

.1alontmore,DCI, Ind. l'ietta Lucile Nixon, '02 809 E. Market St., Jeffersonville, Ind. Eleanor Protsman, '00

· Vevay. Ind. FJol'ence Province. ' 99

Lyons, Ind., G r een County.

Provid e n ce, ln d. }::mulll Ross, '01 ..

Helen R S birk , '00 Tipton, Ind Flora S ih' e r '02

Zionsville, Iud. I aurel Co m:;' ell Thayer, '99 Bloomington, Ind. Helen 'I' rayl or, '99

Jasper, Ind. Olh' e Traylor, '02 Jasper, Ind. I !\'D

Catherine Burrell, '02 ..

IANA GAMMA.

.. Brownstown, Ind. Adora Flmt. '02

. 275 E. Huron St., Chicago , nl. ] ;:mily Helming, '99

1136 S. East St., Ina . :Mabel O. Hank. ·00 2208 Broadway, Indlanapohs, Ina.

Jessie E. Lockhart, '01 Brey, Jnd. M. Rundall, '01. 58 Broad St.. Oneida, N. Y. D. U.oberts. '00 Jr"mgton, Ind.

Esther Fay ShOl' er, '00 2033 Broadway, Indianapolis, Iud. Katherine Stevenson '01. 2319 Co ll ege Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

MI CHIGAN ALPHA.

Grace Bailey, '00 245 Hillsdale St., Hillsdale, Blanche Bradley, '02 276 West St , Hillsda l e, Mic.'h. Effie Browne, '99 .

•'Aforral, Ohio.

Lu l u Ca ll ow, '00 Mt. Morris, Mi c h. Ca rri e D\ldley. '01. ...

Grand Hotel, Point Chautauqu a, N. Y .

Frances French, '02 8 West St Hillsdale, Mic h.

Lorn. Marsh, '9 9 . Keuka Co llege, N. Y.

}ora.bel Moore, '00 , •......... Merriam, Ind.

Luti e '00 ; Gobleville, Mi c h.

Kate Skinner, '02 Ortonville, Mi c h

Elsie Space. '00 . ...

. Pike, N. Y .

}'frs F. M. Stewa r t 36 S. Manning St Hillsdale, Mich. Wells. '02 ..... .... ..... . .... Grand Hotel. Point Chautauqua, N. Y.

A'l1nie Vernor, '02 , .....•.. .4 Budlong St., Hillsdale,

MICHIGAN BETA.

fary Anderson. '99

815 E. Fort St.., Detr oit, Mich Pearl Charlotte Bennett, '02 Ecorces, Be ntl ey. ' 00 .. ..... ................ . ......... ..... Marshall, Uich.

Evelyn Hope Bryant. '00 , Mount Clemens, Mich.

Anna E m e l l'1l e Carpenter, '00 1023 CaBS St., Saginaw, Mi c.h

Edith Irene Clarke, '02 1137 Jeft'erson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Helen Cous in , '01. 47 East Baltimore Ave Detroit, Mich

•Juli a. Wri,:rht Heath. '01. 9044 Exchange AVf!., C hi cago, TIL

F.l"A May Nichols. '01. 7565 Bond Ave Chicago, TIl.

}.fnbel Lilian Parker. '00 893 71st Place, Chicago, rn. Christ.ine Grace Robertson. '00 1731 Oakdnle A'·e .• Chicago, TIl. Dorothy S3SS, '02 847 Monroe St., Chicago, Ill

lU CBlOAN BETA-COatioued•

.Ruth Smith, '99 . ..... . ......... . ...... ·

.·. · . Marsholl, Mich.

}"'lorence Katherine Wetmore, '00 .. . . 8 4 W. Huron St., Ann Arbor, Mich.

Lido Von Horn White, '01. 75 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, hU c h. 1-:thelberta Williams '99 ....... . ....... 551 Church St., Anon Arbor, Mich. Xotberine Elizabeth'Wylie, '00 ... 1233 N . Michigan A,oe., Saginaw, !.tich.

IOWA. ALPHA.

l\fnmie Bl'enbolls. ' 00

Mount Pleasant, Iowa. (;olda Denning. ·00 .

.Bosworth. ){o. May Hills, '99 .•.....

Julia H ock in g, ·00

Edna nough, '00

:Mount Pleasant, Iow8

' .Mount IlJ e nsnnt, Iown.

Mount Pleasant, Iown. :Myrtle Jacobs, '00 ......•

Alma Lnw, '09

Mount Pl e asant, Iowa.

Chariton, I o wn ..Alta N e wby, '99 ..

Mount Hamil, Iowa . Edith Pattersoll, '99 Bloomfleld, Iowa. -Grace wnn, '00 :Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Adaline 'Vard, '09

]'Ialvern. Iown. "Martha Ware, Post Graduate Tre nton , Mo. Emily Young, '99

I OWA BETA.

Iowa.

Ethel Y Coo l edge, Vocal Teacher Ludlow Vt. Daisy A Dent. '00

C hari to n , l""'lore n ce Rntflcld, '01.

:Indianohl. Iowa. Alice Hancox. ' 00 St. Charl es', Iowa . Flom. A igler '99 IndiMlola Iowa. Eva Baker. initi ated by special permission Indian o la: Iowa In ez Park. '02 ...............................•... Indianola, Io \ vn. Wilma. Haldeman. '01. IlldIQ'I1 0 1n. Iow8.

Marcia Stanley, special Indianola: Iowa

I OWA ZETA.

Ethel Bond. '02 , Sioux City, Iowa. Mabel Foster. '00 Towa. City, Iowa.. Lulu Graff, '09 10wa. City Iowa. Relen Hayne s, '02

Cente rvi1l e, Iown. Alice Howard, '01

Marshalltown, Iowa I.leda Pinkham. '00

Iowa C ity, Iowa. Laura Peterson. '01

Marshallton';' , 70wa. Ressi e Parker. Librarian

Iown. City, Towa. :Madge Robb. '02

Doroth:\' Schultz, '00

Albla, Iowa.

Burlington, JOWIl-. Dorothy Wickersham , '99

WISCONSIN ALPHA.

Marshalltown, lowQ.

Adeline rr. Rrown, '00 ..........•...•. Berlin, Wis. J ean Ferris Clark , '02 ; Berlin. Gra ce F. Cox. '02

. J1artlond, Wis . Tessica Esther Davis. '00 116 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wis. Ress '02

Uebie S Fraser, '00

1030 J enifer St .. Madison, Wis.

TAk e Beulah, 'Wis.

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WISCONSIN ALPHA-CODUnoed.

Alice R. Friend, '99 150 Juneau Ave , Wi!'l.

Virginin. Bayner, '02 515 State St" , Madlson, Lucretia French Hinkley, '99 .... . ...... , .249 14th St., W1B. Marie Gardiner Hinkley. '02 249 14Ul St., Wis

A. Pauline Houghton , '99 . ..... . ......... 1655 College Ave., Ractne, Wis. Etta Louise Huenkeme ier , '00 . .. ...•.. 925 Stephenson St., Freepo r t, 111 . Margaret M. Button, '00 ··\Vhitewater, Anna. L. :Mnshek, '99 ...

Reewaunce, 'WUI.

Elisa beth Bowman McGregor, '01. Platteville, Wis .It,.lma :?tloser, '00 ..

Wis .

Miriam Keith Reed '00 415 N. Henry St., Madison, Wis. Eunice Wallace '00 . ......... . ... 406 N . Henry St ., lI.1:adison, Wis . Livia Estelle Seiler, '00 .....

MISSOUR I ALPHA.

·· .Alma, Wis.

Hittie Anthony, '01

Gertrude Bayless, '02 •

l\lnry Iglehart, Special

Tillie Lobr, '01. ..

1\fnud 1\(i1ler, '99

Maud Special

Sue Stone, '02

LOmSlANA ALPHA.

Annie Merce r Brunswig, '02 .• • ..... 262' Prytania St., Ne '\v O rleans, La. Jean'flie U. Butler, '00 1608 Ca.rondelet St , New Orleans, La. Mary Butler, speciaL 1608 Carondelet St , New Orleans, La Mabel Overton Logan, '00 1539 Philip St., New Orleans, Anna Shafter Loven, ' 00 Crow l ey, La. Nora Maclean, '00 ... . . ... .... ..... 1201 Napoleon A,\' e., New Orleans, La. Alice Monroe, '02 847 Carondelet t., New Orlea'fl s, La. Lily Uead Post, '02 . .. . .. . ... .... . .• ]660 Dufossat St ., New Orleans, Ln . Ellen Deming Post , '99 1600 Dufossat St., New Orleans, La. Rosalie Nixon, ' 99 272281. Charles Ave , New Orleans, La Edna Schriever, '02 3029 Prytanja, St., New Orleans, La. lI(ary Louise Rainey, '02 ..•.. ..•... 2631 Prytania t , New Orleans, La Erie Waters, '02 ....•..... 1423 Polymnia St., New Orl eans, La Adele Martin Matthews, '02 3313 Prytanla St., New Or l eans. La.

KANSAS ALPHA.

Elizabeth Ayres (special) ... . ......... 1013 Vermont St., Lawrence, Ras . Adele Baker. '01. Hiawatha, Ras. Grace Bangs Tennessee St , Lawrence, Kas. Ellen Bla.kely, '99 .............. . .. . ....... Louisiana St., Lawrence, Xns. Gertrude Boughton (special) 1128 Ohio St .• T.Al.wl'ence, Kos. Frederica D. Bullene, '00 922 Kentucky St., Lawrence, Ras. Marguerite Bul1ene 922 Kentncky St Lawrence, KaB. Marjorie Bunker, '01. Hutc h inson, Kas. Florence Hawk (special) . . .... . ... . .. . ........... . ...... Lawrence, Eas. \Vinslow Hutchinson, '00 1113 Grand Ave Carthage, ].,{o. Gertrude HiH, '00 .. .. ... . .. . .. . ... . ........ . .. . ... . ... .. . lAwrence, Ras. ].,fjnnie Leach. ' 01. Leavenworth, Ras. Loren Leslie, ' 02 ... . ... ... ...... . ......... 1120 Objo St., Lawrence, Kas.

KANSAS ALPHA.-<:Ontinued.

Nettie E. Manley. '01. .......... ................. .. . . Junction City, Ku. Barriet. (special) ....• .•.......... Elgin, Kws.

Louise J. l.Loore, '0 1. ..........••.....••..... .. ....... 'Vashington, Kns. Harriet Robinson 625 Ohio St., Lawrence, Kaa • ..Julia Simmolls, '01. ' " S Broadway Leavenworth, Kns. Zillah Merriam Smith, '00 ....•.... 1145 Louisiana St., J uwrence, Ra8 .Mary J Spencer, '02 401 Maine St., Lawrence, 1(88. Satie Austin Taylor, '00 Allon, K09

Edith Thacher 1910 Pine St., Philadelphin, Pa.

Eleanor T ' M1l1 er, '01. 1235 Tenneasee St., Lawrence, Kas.

NEBRASKA BETA.

-Groce Andrews, '01. Fairbury, Neh. Su s anne Ashmun (special) 41 Kansas A"e , At c hison, Kas.

Margaret Custer (special) . ...

Falls City, Ye b. Quite Haskell, '99 .•............. Alma, Neb. E,' angeline Hazlewood, '02 Osceola, Neb. Florence M cGa hey, '01 ........ . .................•.. Wequetonsi'llg, Mich. Bertha Quaintance, '99 515 North 13th St., Lincoln. Neb.

-Groce Reynolds , '00

York, Neb.

Amy Robinson, '00 •................ Trenton. Neh. Cat h erine Sedgwi c k. '01. York , Neb. A'One Stuart (special) ]906 D St., Lincoln, Neb. Melinda Stuart '00 ]906 D St., Lincoln, Neb. Rutherine Thomas, '02 1222 G St , Lincoln , "eb. 'Yera Wattles . '02 .. ...............

. Neb. Ada Wntlg-h. '00 .• 639 South 11tb St., I.1ncoln, Neb. Lula, " ' est, '01 .....• 1409 I St., Lincoln. Neb T ula 'Virt '90 Neb. 'Dnrleen W oodward, '00 327 North 24t b St., Lincol", Neb.

COLO RADO ALPHA.

'Frances Ruth Andrews (spec ial) ........... ....

... ... Boulder , Colo. Donny Armsl r ong, '00 Oreeley, Colo. 1.fabel A s hley. '01. .... . . ... ... .......... . .• ................ Ouray, Colo. Min& Clark, '02 . . ......... ...

. .. ... . ... Grand Junction, Colo. ! aeta Elden. '01 Eld ora, Co lo. 'E1<lf!'!1. '01 .... . ........................

. Eldora. Colo . May VirJr1nia Henry. M. A .411 West First St Trinidad Colo. Alinina ·00 210 West 2d Ave Delwer, Colo. Josephine MeTntosb , ·02

. ...... Boulder, Colo • •Tulia M cKi nl ey. '01. Idaho Springs, Co l o. T.nlu Pinger. '01. Colo. Towne Plummer, '01. ....................... Tdnho Springs. Colo. Annn. RaTnsny. ·99 .....•..... RouMer. Colo. Margnret Rnmsn". ·00 BouJder. Colo. ('larE' Florence WilliAms. '01. 1445 Welton St , Denver Co lo. -Ethel Mnryntt Wright, '00 ]945 Lognn Ave., Denver, Colo.

co r...ORAOO BETA.

F.llen Anderson ... ... .

......... 1560 Filmore St., Denver. Colo. Louise Ethel Antrim 1560 St. Pnul Plnce. Denver, Colo. Burkhard ...

. Trinidnd, Colo. -Mnrgaret Bla c kburn Corn Cheyenne, Wyo. Anow3.

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We cannot answer, of course, as to the individual needs of the other fraternities, but so far as our own is concerned, we have already ... means of communication which could be made all sufficient for the needs of Pi Beta Phi. This is to be found in the let ters which each chapter is required to write to every other at l east once during the year. This opportunity is, we fear, but poorly utilized. Those of the l etters which we have r ead differ in no essential from the chapter l etters in the Arrow, being plea&ant, newsy, impersonal affairs at their best, while at their worst,well, never mind. Enough to say that the word "Perfunctory" expresses it much too feebly.

Now it seems to us that these inter-chapter l etters might accomplish nearly everything tbat a secret publication could do. In them we could coufess our weaknesses, gloat over our triumphs, ask help where we needed it, give i t when we could, ru..cuss the strong and weak points of our rivals and the best way to strengthe n ourselves; and, in a word, say to each other all those things which regard for family privacy or the laws of good taste forbid our saying in th e columns of our magazine. Particularly among the c hapters within each provinc e could the inter-c hapter l etters be a mans of mutual helpfulness. With somew hat the same local conditions, in coll eges d.ra,ving presumably somew hat the same sort of girls, these chapters are lik ely to leave similar problems which consultation with their neighbors would help to soh-e.

But whether within the provinces or through the frateruity at large, it would seem that in the friendly, intimate, pCI'sonal chapter letters, Pi Beta Phi has a vehicle of communication which, if properly utilized, renders any secret pub)jcation superfluous.

ACCORDING to the showing of the annual report, Pi Beta Phi now has au active membership of four hundr ed and twenty-one as against three hundred and seventy ix at the close of the previo u s college year. Since the last catalogue two n ew chapters have been added to our roll; Vermont Beta, which was / installed November twenty-fourth, and Missouri Alpha, which

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received its charter on May the twenty-seventh. This brings our chapter roll up to twenty-nine, which is the longest of any women's fraternity.

We find that Pi Beta Phi meets Kappa Kappa Gammn in fourteen colleges, Kappa Alpha Theta in twelve, Delta Delta Delta in ten, Delta Gamma and GlImma Phi Beta each in seven and Alpha Phi in sb: colleges . In si...'I: colleges, too, we are brought into competition with local organizations, while three chapters, Columbia Alpha, Ohio Alpha and Dlinois Beta are the only women's fraternity in college

AGOOD deal of time and some confusion may be saved if chapter con-espondents will send names of initiates to the Arrow editor, besides tbe required certmcate of initiation to the Grand Treasurer. It bas happened several times that girls have been initiated at just about the same date as tbe publication of an issue of the how and these have failed to receive their magazine because the editor did not know that they were to be counted with their chapters. It is tbe new initiate more than any other wbo should least be overlooked; it is she who needs the Arrow most, and it is she who is most often the victim of our oversight. For this we can hardly be held accountable wben we do not know who she is or even that sbe is. Of course we find out from the Grand Treasurer in due season, but time would be saved and the new girl get the full mnnber of Arrows due ber, if, when the secretary W8.B making out the certiJicate of initiation, she would take Jive minutes e.'l:tra to send a postal to the editor.

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COURSE each delegate will come to Convention provided ,vith the necessary credentials, with her report and with the record book of her chapter May we suggest further that each chapter send its group picture and pbotographs of the individual members and of its chapter house or rooms. Then, too, if the chapter keeps a serap book, journal or "memorabil" book, let these be tucked into a corner of the delegate's trunk. All these, far more than formal report or record, help to make the chapters ,

reall y acquainted on e with an oth er, which aft er all, is th e greatest ben efit of th e Conv ention . ,

O N A CC OUNT of th e extra sp ace requir ed b y th e annual catalogue, th e exchange d epartment has been necessarily omitted from th is issue Our ex changers ar e assur d that we shall end eav or to do justice to two issues in November

ALPHA PROVINCE.

VERMONT ALPHA - MIDDLEBURY OOLLEGE

<>TREK FaATcaNITt:B.I RSPRUENTED : Delta Kappa EpilU OD, C hi P i, Delta UpsUon, and Alpba C hi ( woman' , local ) - :'.5

As day treads upon the heels of day and we approach our anDual comm e ncement season, Vermont Alpha looks back upon the e vents of tbe year, if not. with the full est satisfaction in all cases, yet with th e joy of those who have worked hard in undertakings which have in many cas e s bee n c rown e d with sue· cess. Our coll ege is now prospering as it never has prospered before and we feel justly proud of our little Alma Mate r. In fact , we are bappy i n our own con ce it and will ask no odds of anyone.

Last month at the second annual cODvention of the Latin teachers of Vermont her e in Middl e bury , we pr esented o ur guests with a Latin play in which were s e t forth e ve nts in the liCe of Cicero. Aside from the choruses, there were about fifty of the stud e nts who took part in the drama itself, and, as much assidu· ous toil bad been expended in its preparation, we were gratified and pleased to find manifeRted on all sides s o great interest in., and appreciation of, our efforts. Of course th e person to whom all hODor was du e , th e person who had cbarge of the whole con· venti on, was our Latin professo r, Myron R. Sanfo rd.

Founder' s Day we were delighted to have seven of our Vermont Beta sisters with us, and we hope that some time in the future we may be able to entertain them all. The reality of sisterhood com es to u s more forcibly now that we are able to be acquainted with Pi Phis Irom away and we are now plan.

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ning to have them join us this summer in our camp on Lake Champlain .

As t.he years pass on and we near our own commencement BeaSOD we feel more keenly the sorrow of parting with our senior class, for have we not been with them a year longer than we were with th ose who lett our rank s a year ago, and then our Borrow was greater than it was the year before? It is the same toucb 01 sadness wbicb bas ever tinged tbe gayety of commencement but felt no l ess d eeply on that account

After commencement, Professor Burt will spend the summer in Germany and Sw.den , studying Bryophytes. Several of us are looking ahead to next fall with great interest for then we shall profit by bis resea r cbes.

Vermont Alpha is deeply interested in the coming convention and wishes s h e might, as a whole, greet the representatives from all tbe chapters tb e r e. We sball doubtless feel a still deeper interest wh e n our delegat e actually returns and fills us anew with enthusiasm for the banner of Pi Beta Phi.

MILDRED ABBIE WELD

VERMONT BETA - UNIVERSITY O}' VERMONT. Number in chapter 14

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OTllllllt FItATERNrTIES RePRESENTED: Lambda Iota (local). Sigma Phi. Delta Psi (loca1)1 Phi Delta The taj A.lpba Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma. ::Hgma Nu. Kal lPa Alpba 'l'heta 8, Dolta Delta De ta 12.

We bad begun to despair of seeing any April Arrows wben they finally arrived, and received a warm welcome. It is very deligbtful, and especially so, I tbink, for us new Pi Pbis to read the many h elp ful al·ticles which our magazine contains and to watch tbe struggles and successes of the different chapters.

We envy tbe Kansas cbapter ber strong club of alumnae whicb must be sucb a gr-eat h el p and inspiration. But we hope to have ODe ourselves some day. We feel sad when we think that very soon we shall have to part with our four seniors, who, however, will still help us with their advice and encouragement, even if tbey are not witb us. We bope that all tbe rest of tbe girls will be back in college next year as tben for the first time we shall enter upon the rushing season, We fe el ratbe r fearful, but I trust we sball have good success.

Since ou r last letter we have been very busy with our studies, and we have glad when Saturday night came and we could meet together once more to talk over college matters and indulgp. now and tben in a jolly cooky s bine .·· On Founder 's Day we were invited to unite with the Middlebury cbapter in observan ce of tbe day. Six 01 us were able to

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attend and we had a most enjoyable time. At the informal reception which they held in their p r etty rooms we met their patronesses and Mrs. Brainerd, an .. I. C. " We talked and sang Pi Pbi songs, and were entertained by a farce and some charades. Tbe next morning we were treated to a delightful ride to the beautiful BeldeD Falls, and returned bome in tbe .afternoon.

We bad boped to give a reception this Jun e, but circumstances have made it impossible, so we shall be obliged to defer it till another year. Delta Delta Delta gave a reception a few weeks ago to the seniors and the faculty and the Kappa Alpha Thetas are to give ODe on the nintb.

The Y. W. C. A. gave a play en ti tied An Open Secret" at Grass Mount a short time ago to raise money to send delegates to Northfield. The net proceeds from the sale of tickets and the candy table was fifty dollars, and we have been able to pi all it so that six girls besides the president are going. Th ere are two Pi Phis among the number, and they are looking forward to meeting other Pi Phis.

Just at present all interest is centered in the preparation for " As You Like It," whicb the college girls are to present the week before commencement, probably on the twenty-second. Some of our girls are included in the c ast. An actor from New York, Mr. Leon Vincent, is here now training those who are to take part in it.

This year a tennis tournament bas been played here between four men from Bowdoin College and (our from ou r university. The games were very interesting and the result was a tie between the two colleges. It is hoped that this contest will be made a yearly affair.

Vermont Beta wishes all the chapters a very happy summer, and she is looking forward with inte rest to the convention in far-away Colorado. We have chosen our delegate , but we wish we could all go too. We shall he ar all about it, though, which will be the next best thing. May the convention be a pl easant and profitable one, and stir us to , greater el!ort for the honor of Pi Beta Phi.

EDITH LOUISE CARPENTER

Sopbomore• , 5

OTIBR FuTERNJTIU REPRESENTED: Tbeta Del ta Chi. Pbi Kappa Psi. Sigma Cbi, Kappa Alpha, Kappa SIgma, Pbi Delta Tbeta .

Columbia Alpha is glad to turn aside from the restful pleasures of vacation days and once more to send greetings to each corne r of the land where the golden Arrow has found loyal

COLUMBIA ALPHA - COLUMBIAN UNIVE RSITY.

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wearers, and the wine and blue are beld dear above all othercolors

These are days for congratulations, too, with examinations over, and cbapter work successfully . brought to a closej with preparations for our great national convention awaking our warmest interest and filling us with a strong desire to know much of the history and workings of Pi Beta Phi ; and with brightest prospect. for the coming year set forth in all the chapter letters.

The Washington chapter Joses no active memb e r this year by graduation and hopes, indeed, to regain the three members whose temporary absence from college bas made ou r number sa. unusually small. In spite of the fact that her chapter roll is short, Columbia Alpha is Dot wanting in force and fraternity spirit. Each ODe of our girls has in ODe way or aoother made herself felt in the liCe of the college during the past session, and all prospects for next year are most assuring. Our ODe initiate, Mary Hobgood, has proven a treasure indeed.

On the day of commencement we gave a. final spread in honor of Etheldred Norris, a Pi Phi who is very dear to us.

Monday evening, June the fifth was marked by an event unique in the annals of the chapter. A committee from the Washington club oC Pi Beta Phi Alumnae arranged Cor US a mock coDvention." This was held at the home of Lillie and Anna. Hazelton, with Emma Harper Turner, former grand president, to act as chairman. Th e" convention" was a success socially as well as a source of interest to all Phi Phis in the city, and, we hop e , oC great profit to our delegate.

We are all delighted with new song book. What a labor it must have been for Miss Bartol, and what a debt of graditude we owe her for its magnificent accomplishment.

ELSIE P A.BKlNSON.

PESNSYLVANIA.

ALPHA - SWARTHMORE OOLLEG E.

OTHEa F1u.T£RNITrE8

Delta UpeUOD, PhI Kappa Pli. Kappa Sigma. Kappa Alpba Tbetalel, Kappa Kappa Gamma g,

This year has Hown so fast at Swarthmore that it seems im· possible that June is really here and we are soon to go home tor the summer to rest beCore another year of work aDd pleasure. This has been a beautiCul spring at Swarthmore. The campus bas never seemed so lovely before, the grass and trees so green and the air so cool and pleasant. We have enjoyed maDY long bicycle rides in the country or to the neighboring toWD, while

tennjs has been t he rage and it has been almost impossible to get cou rts wi thout engaging them some time beforehand.

On the tw e nty·ninth 01 April we had our annual banquet at a hotel in Philadelphia, in honor o f Founder's Day. Eight or nine of our alumnae were with us and we had a rousing time with toasts and songs

Our commencement comes on the thirteenth of June and we are regretting ve ry much the loss of out' four seniors, two of whom are expecting to study abroad next year, one in Berlin and one in Cambridge. So you see we shall not be able even to hear Cr om them very often. Eight or nine of our girls will re· turn next year.

We have been enjoying a visit from ODe of our Alumnae, Amy Young, wbo expects to be with us until commencement, and on th e seventh we stopped studying in the evening to have a long last chapter meet ing and a feast for her, a sort of cele· bration of the close of our year 's work.

We are all looking forward to convention and the renewal or enthusiasm wbich will come to us from it . August seems a great deal better month to have it than July. W e are hoping to be abl e to send more than one delegate Pennsylvania Alpha wishes all of her sisters a very happy vacation. Luoy BANOROFT.

PENNSYLVANIA BETA - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

Number in chapter ........... . ........ . 13 Senior8 3 Junior8 8

Sophomores ... . ...... "-

OTHER FUTEa..UTl£8 REPRESENTED : Phi Pai, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpba EPflilon, tHgma Chi, Kappa Si,ma, Theta Delta Psi ( \Voman' , loeal ).

Pennsylvania Beta is now looking forward to commencement, the most beautiful time in the year with us, yet the most sad in that it meaDS parting witb the "dear old seniors." The one thing that consoles us in a measure, is the (u n we expect to have initiating at least four girls during commencement week. We are planning to devote an entire day to the cause, beginning at haH past three with a s unrise initiation and finishing up the day with our annual Symposium.

We think the song books are fine . .. Goblinato Spookioso, .. "Sue's Initiation, .. and .. Free for all Race" are the ones we have been practicing most . Pennsylvania Beta is proud of the compiler of those songs which are so we ll suited to all o ur needs.

We celebrated Founder ' s Day with a pi cnic to Shikelling, a beautiful hill overlooking the Susquehanna eight miles from Lewisburg. The drive in a big tallyho was fine. 'we spent that time in singing the song book through as best we could without an instrument.

Mary Stephens and Bertha Watkjns, two Pi Beta Phis, are to

speak at commencement . They were chosen as being among the best ten of the class. Sara Black, Emelie Pooley and Eliza Martin reflected great credit upon themselves as well as upon us in the Junior Exhibition in Oratory. Edith Ph illips, one of our sophomore Phi Phis, has been elected on the L'Agenda Board for next year .

Th e convention is the next important event. We are looking forward to it with a very gren t deal o f interest.

A. GENEVIEVE WHITE.

OIDO ALPHA-ORlO UNIVERSITY.

OTultlt FU TItRNITrE! REPaE!J£too'T&D: Beta Th e ta Pi, Phi Delta Tbeta, Delta Tau Delta. Virginia Houston - Class Orator.

Ohio Alpha has obtained a very great deal of benefit and enjoyment (rom the chapter letters. We feel that we have come into close r touch with our other chapte rs than ever before, tbat we, too, share their enjoyments and trials.

Thi s commencement two of our members are graduated - Vi rginia Houston and Stella Koons. The former was one of the honor members of the c lass, baving been chosen ODe of the class o r ators. We are very so rry that we cannot have them with us next year, for they are true and loyal Pi Phis.

We celebrated Founder's Day by initiating Grace Scott and May Connor, two of our pledges. After the initiation we gathe red at the hom e of one of o ur girls and there partook of the refreshments awaiting us. At this celebration we were delight.ed in having with us seve ral of our alumnae, among them our Grand Vice-President, Grace Grosvenor.

In the early part of the term we gave a reception to our alum. nae in honor of Mrs. Rittenour of Richmondale, 0., and Caroline Sowel"S of Cleveland.

On June sixteenth we will give a reception to the three men's fraternities which are represented here. On the following day we will give a dinner to our alumnae. At the preliminary contest this week, Virginia Houston was chosen one of the contes tants to take part in the prize declamation contest, which will occur commencement week.

Mamie O'Bleness has been ellosen as our delegate to the convention, and on her return we will give" attentive ears" to her report, tor were not we all eager to attend the convention?

Ohio Alpba wishes all a very pleasant vacation.

MINNIE

BROWN.

:pledged who will be freshmen next year aad whom we feel sure will prove valuable members of Pi B e ta Phi. Of course the -coming convention interests us more than anything e ls e DOW, and we only wish we might all attend. It certainly will be a source of the greatest inspiration and profit to all Pi Phis New York Alpha ' . delegate is Fracce s E . Madden, ' 00. 'V e extend to all chapt e rs kindes t wishes for a pleasant summer and a joyful union in the fall. FRANC.S E. MADDEN

llA.8SAOllUBETTB ALPHA - DOSTON UNIVERSITY

OTH F'aAT aNrTrU H paQE),"TSo : Theta Delta Chi Beta Th e ta. PI , Kappa Kappa Gamma 17t..A.Jpba Phi aamma Pbi Beta 2a, Delta Delta DeltA 17. Martba Y. Lutber, Pb Beta KAPpa.

Vacation has come, and never an "at last" have the seniors breathed, although the much·desired shee p skins ar e in their bands. We shall miss the "many lengthened sage ad"ices, ,. but find our consolation in the growing length of the alumnae roll, and the hope of ODe day forming an alumnae chapter.

Since our last letter we hav e given Pi Beta Phi two of the nicest, dearest,-weJl! you all understand. Lucretia. Berry and Nettie Dodg e al'e sisters to be proud of, and Carrie Prorau is pledged to make the third of these graces n ext year.

Although this last term ha s been well seasoned with "cramming ,. acd last things to be done, the rraternity alTairs have prospered. Energetic plans for the coming campaign bave been formed. We are not going to hM'e a Pan-Hellenic agreement next year, contrary to late custom. But Massachusetts Alpha is now strong and prosperous. The brave hearts who have gone before us into the strife have made our way plain and our path smooth.

We held our" Mothers' Meeting " at the home or Elizabeth Coats, and a most enj :>yable time we all yoted it; while a Saturday afternoon was all too quickly passed in a pleasure party at Carrie Proran's beaut.iful home.

Our glee club girls have provided concerts enough for us, and then tbe professors have monopolized the rest of our time, as usual.

Cassie Sonther, as our delegate, is wide-awake for the convention. W e could almost wish vacation over, in o rd er to hear th e lively reports we nre sure to get,

We are proud to present to Pi B eta Phi, Martha P. Luther, now likewise a Phi Beta Kappa She also covered hersell with glory and pink roses by her history of the Class of '99, delivered on Cla.s Day before an august but appreciative assembly.

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The scribe, now being weary from the rays of an over -ardent SUD, wishes ODe and all success in every enterprise, begs that the critic will be lenient in view of her good intentions, and craves forgiv eness for her sins of omission and commission in the name of Massachusetts Alpha.

SUSAN F. BURBANK

ALPHA - THE WOMAN 'S COLLEGE OF BALTIMO R E

OTB£Jl hATERS'lTlES RBPRESENTED : Delta Gamma UkAlpba Pbi 16: Gamma Pbi Beta U , Kappa Alpha Theta 18, Delta Delta Delta ii, Tau appa Pi (lOC8..l) 20.

Another year has rolled by and another commencement time has come and gone with its pleasure and sadness, taking wit h it ou r four dearly loved se niors, and leaving the rest of us a. little sad at heart, yet holding our heads rather high, for have not our tassels taken anothel' turn in the cou r se around our m ortar boards? Now we are scattered to the four winds from. the Pacific to the Carolinas, but a few of us are still together enjoying Pi Phidom in a camping·house party beside Lake Keuka in New York. Of course ou r comme ncement time was delightful, as it probably was with you all. From the time that the seniors began to sing in the evenings on the steps of Goucher Hall, until the last one of them took he r degr ee, there was nothing to be heard of but concerts and receptions and banquets, One of the loveliest of these to us was our annual fraternity banquet which w e held at one of the hotels. With H elen Doll as toastmaster, we spent one of the red4le tte r evenings in our frat e rnity history, recalling old memories and making new re· solves for ourselves and our chapte r as we sang and toasted until the time of parting came.

But commence ment time has not held aU our history fo r thepast few months. We celebrated Founder 's Day by spending a delightful afternoon with one or our patronesses, and again were entertained by another one of them at the Park Club.

At the time of sophomore dramatics we had the pleasure of a visit from Cecilia Franzoni of Columbia Alpha. The play, "A Russian Honeymoon, , was finely given, and ODe of our girls, Lucy Murray, took a prominent part. One of the events of thE> last week was the issue of Donnybrook Fair, our college annual, and our junior class is justly proud of it. Estelle Martin was our r ep r esentat ive on the board of editors , Maryland Alpha has been having a sad time t r ying to get a. good group picture of herself. After repeated sittings she has come to the concl usion that eithe r photographers are false 01" that she is not quite so good looking as sh e thought she was.

MARYLAND

meDcemeDt came ratber early at Syracuse tbis year - taking: place tbe seventb of June.

New York Alpba loses three members by graduation - Ber. tba Ilione Bennett, Jessie Ruth Campbell and Zona L. Dunn. The farewell banquet to the senio rs was given Friday evening.. June second, at tbe cbapter bouse and was largely attended , many alumnae being present. The toast.mistress, Louise V. Winfield, ' 96, carried out a pretty idea in calling for tbe toasts wbicb told the story of New York Alpha's Iife from tbe first struggle of founding down to tbe acquisition of the last pledgling tbat very day. It was indeed witb beavy bearts tbat we listened to ou r senio rs ' parting words o f advice and encouragement, for they have been with us almost from the beginning.

We were very proud to have ODe of our '99 girls, Zona L. D unn, elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The same honor, althougb somewhat delayed, has also just come to Clara G. Hookway, '97 . Wben elections to Pbi Beta Kappa from tbe class of weraunder consideration there was a decided sentiment against the admission of a large proportion of women, so five women who were eligible have just been admit.ted to membership . Clara, H ookway will be rem embe r ed as our delegate to tbe last biennia l convention held at Madison.

We are much interested just now in one of our alumnae mem· bers, Eva Cynthia Earle, who takes ber master's degree at. Cornell this commencement, June the tw entiet h. She is to be marri ed to Mr. Charles W ell1ngton Furlong, a memb er of tbe faculty of Cornell University. Mr. and Mrs. Furlong will be at born e after October first at Cornell Heigbts, Itbaca, wbere tbabest wisbes of all Pi Phis await them.

Just before the Easter vacation we bad tbe pleasure of baving with us for a few days, Blanche Reisinger, '98, of Maryland Alpha. It was a genuine treat to listen to her account of col· lege life at B alti more, especially tbat part of it tbat concerned Pi Beta Phi. Since meeting ODe of tbeir_ girls we feel that wapartly know ou r Baltimor e sisters.

Since tbe writing of tbe last Arrow letter New York Alpba. has been quite active socially. A number of parties have been given, principally small informal ones. One of our pleasantes t , parties was a german given by some oC the girls. It was a perfect success and bad the added virtue of being sometbing new in the line of fraternity entertainments. At another small party part of the enterta inm ent consisted in the preparation of therefreshments by the guests. As can easily be imagined this was an occasion of much me rriment and needless to say "everyone bad a good time." In May we gave a larg e "at borne," to wbicb we invited . our patronesses, city fri ends and many girls who enter college next fall.

We are very glad to say tbat we already have two girls

OHIO BETA - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. "Number tn ehaptllr

Sophomore,

Freabmen

OTHER E'RATUNITrE8 RgPRPENT.I!!D : Phi. Gamma D e lta Phi Kappa P s i, Sigma Chi l Chi Phi, Phi Del ta Thetl!.t Beta Th eta Phi, SI8'ma Nu, Alpha Tau Omega, Si,lrma. Alpna EpailoD, Delt/l Tau velta, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Kappa Gamma 17, Kappa Alpha Theta 10, Delta Delta Delta U. No honors conferred.

Now that examinations are over and we have all passed in Jl:ood form, we can not but feel sorry that we lose so soon our only senior, Dallas Lisle j for commencement week and its at· tendant gayeties are almost upon us

The Senior Prom ., which takes place )londay evening in the gymnasium, is the all-absorbing theme at present. Th e" Makio, " our annual college publi c ation, with its roasts, jokes, and hits, saw the light of day on May twenty second, and it is needless to say tha.t attendance at classes was ver y thin . The rushing sea.son ' is upon u s again and will be fast and furi o us befo r e long. We hav e pledged one girl for next year, Ada Nichols, who is very lovable and wi II make a loyal Pi Ph i.

Thursday evening, May eighteenth, Aliena Mitzenberg charmingly entertained the active c hapte r and their friends, at her home. The house was prettily decorated, and the porch with its palms , hammocks and cosy nooks furnish ed a most delightful retreat. An innovation in musical circles at O S. U. was in· .augurate d hy the pr esentat ion of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pinafore. Th e cast was composed of the member s of the Glee cluh and the young ladie s. A large and audience ap· p lauded their effo rts which were very creditable indeed , and the Athletic Association is now ri c her by thre e hundr ed dollars.

High School day we had as our guests at a spread und er the -el ms on the campus , Miss Bernice Segrist of Delaware college, and a number of town girls.

May our convention prove the most successful and b est ever held and may our sisters all enjoy a happy va catio n is th e wish of Ohio Beta. EDNA HATTON.

OTH-n FU.TZRN'lTfB8 RC PRESEST&D: Delta Kappa E pflllon. Delta UJ)!Iiloa P 8i Upel. Jon} Phi K.appa Psi, Ph[ De.lta Theta, Beta Theta Pi , Nil Signa Nu, Phi Delta l>hi Delta "C hl, Alpba Phi Gamma PhI Beta :15, Ka ppa Kappa G am ma 28, Kappa Alpha Theta 27, Delta Delta D plta z.t.

Elected to Phi deta Kappa - Zona L. Dunn , Clara Hookwa,.

Work for th e present college year is over at last , books are tenderly placed in quiet r es ting places, and all are rejoicing in the longed-for vacaLion and freedom from college cares . Com·

At least sbe fears tbat sbe will not be seen at convention in a group.

How we all wish we could go to convention and become better acquainted witb all you otber Pi Pbis wbo will be tbere. At least we sball expect to bear great things 01 tbe profitable and deligbtful time you will bave, and meanwbile we send you best wishes for a pleasant vacation, and especially good wisbes for · tbe stay-at- bome Pi Pbis. EDNA STONE.

BETA PROVINCE_

ILLINOIS BETA - LOMBARD UNIVERSITY.

Scbool is out and commencement is over. By graduation theLombard cbapter lost Helen MacKay, Lora Townsend, and Fannie Gingrich. Edith Crissey, a Pi Phi, but not an active member, also graduBted in music with this year's class . As a remembrance of tbe bappy years enjoyed in the fraternity, tbe chapter presented each ODe of our graduating sisters with B Pi Pbi stick pin.

By way of celebrating the anniversary of our founding, we girls gave a progressive supper to the Pbi Delta Theta boys. A most enjoyable and laughable evening was the result . No wonder tbe guests complained of being footsore and weary, for the first and second cou·rses were se r ved two miles f rom the college and the tbird at tbe borne of one of tbe girls, wbo lives close by it, while the last course on the menu was at a down-lown restaurant. In tbis way Founder's Day was celebrated in a unique manner.

One feature ot commencement week is the young women's contest in declamation for the Townsend prize. This year we are proud to say tbat botb prizes were captured by Pi Phis, Lora Townsend receiving first prize and Nellie Turner second . Nellie Turner is also secretary of the college paper, and Florence King treasurer, so I think OUf gir ls received their share of honors.

Although our number is small, we consider that we have girls to be proud 01, as they bave distinguished tbemselves in a good many different ways.

Illinois Beta wisbes every Pi Pbi a pleasant and bappy vacation and hopes tbat each may enjoy a prosperous future.

FLoRENoE P. KINO.

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ILLINOIS DELTA - KNOX OOLLEGE

OTHEa FRATERNITIES BIU'RUEYTED: Beta Theta Pi. Phi Delta Theta. Phi Gamma Dolt., Pi. Bota Phi 13, Delta Delta Delta. 17.

It seems almost impossible that it is time for another chap_ ter letter, and that the school year is about ended. We are in the midst of examinations and it is with a feeling of relief that we realize that in three days more a.ll our work will be over and the joys and pleasures of commencement week await us.

Illi nois Del ta has passed a very pleasan t year and a successful one 8S well, and it is with regret that we think that it is time (or us all to depart for the summer, especially as we will lose several of our girls next year. Two of them expect to enter Smith College. Our active membership list now numbers thirteen, as we have initiated Katherine Smith, Frances Savage and Fannie Rurff.

Commencement week opens Friday evening with the Women ' s Declamation Contest There are six contestants, two of whom are Pi Phis.

W e are going to give a little" At Home" to our alumnae and the ladies 01 the faculty during the week, as has been the custom of the chapter for 5e\'eral years

We had a very delightful initiation a couple of weeks ago lt was held at nine o ' clock in the morning and t\vo hours later we took tbe electric car out to the lake. We had our "cooky shine" on the veranda and danced and sang Pi Phi songs afterwa r ds.

We have elected our delegate to convention and we are afraid she will be our only representative, but how we wish we .11 could be there I

Illinois Delta sends best wishes to all her sisters lor a most delightful and pleasant vacation. MARY GLEASON.

ILLINOIS EPSILON - NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

Number in chapter .••

Seniors _ _ 4

SOphomOl"6L Fre8hmen _

OTRE.R PaAn.!tI.1TIEII REPREIIII:NTEJ): Slama Chi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi , Phi Kappa Pal , Delta Upsilon Phi Delta Th e ta Delta Tan Si.lrma Alpha Epei· lon, Sla-ma Nn . Alpha Phi 17, Delta Gamma 14, Kappa Kappa Gamma 10. Kappa AJpha Theta 12:, Gamma Phi Beta 14, J>t,lta Delta Delta 10, Zeta Phi Eta 10, Alpha Chi Omega

Elfrieda Hoehbaom Phi Beta Kappa: Marjorie I:.. Fitch, Phi Beta Kappa

At Northwes ter:n , commencement week with all its attendant gayeties is upon us, and finds us ready to greet it wi th the

spirit and zest naturally arising from the blissful consciousness of work well done and of rest begun.

To say tbat the year has been the happiest and most prosperous one in our history would be to state a very strong (act in a very weak way. OUf heavy loss of four seniors is softened in part by the pride with which we realize that out of the twenty students elected to Phi Beta Kappa, two wear the arrow Just think of itl Ten per cent. of the honor keys borne off by Pi Phis I And beSides, E!!rieda Hochbaum has completed her work for her master's degree and will receive an "M. A . " as well as an "A B." Do you wonder that our cup 01 delight is brimming?

Our last regular meeting of the year was a great success, closing wi th just such a jolly spread as the song books tell of Several of the girls had Dot been with us for some time, and what a comparison of interesting events and how the tongues Hew I I caught myse!! trying to listen to four separate groups at one and the same time, to say nothing of joining in with of them. Then ODe of the seniors arose, and amid an impressive hush , presented us with a beautiful banner (rom the graduates, their parting gift;- why do we mourn departing friends?

Illinois Epsilon has entertained a good deal this semester, but the evening enjoyed most, perhaps, by both hostesses and guests was that devoted to the university settlement in Chicago. About filty people, men, women and children 01 different nationalities, were present, listening with much apparent enjoyment to the musical and lite r ary program, and displaying unmistakable appreciation of the refreshments. Several of our girls are deeply interested in settlement work, and devote a considerable part of their time to it.

Another evening we were most delightfully entertained at the beautiful home of Miss Lunt, one oC our patronesses.

So many of our girls live in or near Chicago, that we have planned to meet once in every two weeks, thus keeping up our fraternal intercourse and making preparations for the following year. Our prospects are bright and encouraging, as to num. bers, counting two pledges already.

Illinois Epsilon can wish nothing be tte r for her sister chapters than that they may enjoy as pleasant a summer as she anticipates. ABBIE FLOBENO.E WILLIAMS .

ILLINOIS ZETA - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. Other women' , fraternltiet at tbe Uni'fereitl of lllinoil :

UBN'. FaUBJl.NITIU: Sigma Cbl, Pbi Delta Tbeta, Delta Tau Delta. Kappa SI,ma, Alpba Tau Omera, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma AJpba EpelloD.

We think of all the other Pi Phis at this time, busy as we are with, the numerous last things that come with examinations and uaow 4.

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the commencement festivities. It is a happy time for us all, too, with a year lull 01 pleasant things to look back upon and vacation with its many reunions and journeyings to look for. ward to.

Our pleasant things since we wrote last consist first and (oremost of our Founder ' s Day celebration. We preceded it with initiation, our victims that evening being Catherine Ijams and Annie Riley, whom ' we here very proudly introduce to you. Th ere we". twenty·six of us altogether who sat down to the banquet, several of our alumnae baving returned to attend it, among whom were Georgia and Elizabeth Dale and Edith Yeomans 01 Danville, and Mrs. Edith Armstrong Hiller of Kahoka, :Missouri. After the banqu e t we toasted everyone from ou r "hapter baby up, including the Pi Phi in school, the Pi Phi in sooiety and Mrs Pi Beta Phi, and we felt that it had all been .a very great treat to us.

The same day of our anniversary celebration we had an opportunity to help welcome Beta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma to Illinois, at a r ecep tion given to introduce them into our university circle. Since that time we ha.ve been entertained three tim es as a fraternity and many times as individuals. We nave worked with the most industrious in the class roomj we have cheered with the loudest on the baseball field; we have b ee n to fraternity me e tings and r ead lette rs from our sister chapters and heard pla.ns (or th e convention j we have also initiated two more girls, Katherine and Mabel McIntosh, and pledged one new member, Nina Hurlbert, of Morrison, Illinois.

We feel that we shall know you all better after this summe r , with its convention, is over, through the meeting of our delegate with the others, a.nd we are anticipating this with a great deal of pleasure. Illinois Zeta seDds best wi s hes for a happy summer to Pi Beta Phis everywhere.

GRACE OSBORNE EDWARDS.

INDIANA ALPHA - I:'RANKLIN OOLLEGE

Numberinchapter 22 Seolort Juni ort

2

OTa::n hATEIlNITlES RUIlESESTEJ): Phl Delta Theta, Sigma Alpha E Plilo n. Alpha Gamma Alpha (local ) 9.

Another busy and happy term has come and gone, and Indiana Alpha is now deeply engrossed in preparations for examinations and also in making ready for the g lories of commencement week which begins June eleventh.

W e have entertained formally but ODce this term, April twenty -seve nth, when we ga,'e our annual Greek play which is of all our sooial functions , the best of the entire year. This

year we gave Antigone and we believe our success was a particularly happy one. We rented a down· town ball for the oc· casion and it was made beautiful with profuse decorations of palms and wine and blue bunting and ribbons. A professional .actor staged the play for us and we bave been highly compli. mented on our rendering of it. About two hundred and seventy· five g uests saw the play and were entertained at the reception whicb followed.

Next Satu r day night, Juno tent b , tbe active chapter will en· tertain in honor of tbe five girls wbo graduate next week. T bey are: Minnie Weyt, Mabel Kerlin, Laura Lukens, Lucile Carr and May Carney. The reception will be held in our fraternity ball and our men friends are invited, but more than that we seniors can not know. On the following Monday afternoon, ou r alumnae club will entertain in honor of the senior girls at the home of Marcia and Etbelwyn Miller. About one bundred ladies have been invited, including the active chapter aud the mothers of t be girls.

We are now arranging to give a picnic ODe day of next week but bave not decided upon the date.

We have recently been entertained informally at the home of our three patronesses, Mrs. Dit.mars, Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Ragsdale .

April twenty-eighth we were entertained by tbe girls of In· diana Ga.mma, at Butler college. We who were privileged to go certa.inly enjoyed our visit very much. This winter the two chapters bave become quite well acquainted and we feel thai this contact witb eacb other has proved and will prove to be of mutual benefit.

We have two Dew sisters whom we aTe proud to introduce to you, Mary Hanley, and Mary Hall, daughter of Prof. Hall of the Greek department. We stand now a very strong chapter and while . we have no pledgelings, our prospects for next year are very good .

It might be well at tbis time tbe closing of the year, to make some comment on the college work proper. I suppose it is almost needless to say that almost wi thout exception the work of .. our girls" has been of the highest order. Our courses are elective, except in the senior yea.r, so we caD hardly say as to the relative standing of the girls in the junior, sophomore and freshmen classes. But in the different lines of work many classes have been led by Pi Pbis and we are especially proud to say that no higher grades were made in the SeniOl" class than tbose held bv Pi Beta Phi.

Our frate;nity is the only organization that bad mOl e than one representative on the editorial staff 01 our college paper, but we were honored by having both Jeannette Martin and 1I1ay Carney elected as editOl·s of the Kodak. Jeannette Martin was

also upon the staii of the College Annual whi c h is issued by the junior class. Next year ' s juni o r s have elected Eth el McCollough editor-in-chiet of the next Annual, for whi c h we are justly proud. We have also bee n honored by baving o n e ot our senio r s chosen to give the toast from the class of ' 99 at th e a l umnae banquet which occurs commencement day.

It is with no small degr ee of s a tisfaction that we take a r etrospective view of t he year just past, and with fond hopes we look forward to anothe r s uch year.

W e are expecting mu c h inspi r ation from the convention and have chosen Eleanor La Grange to r eprese nt u s. It is possible, too, that some other of our girls may atten d.

Indiana Alpha extends to all Pi Phis very happy vacation. b es t wishes fo r a.. MA.Y CA R NEY.

INDIA. NA BETA. - INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.

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JuDiors.

OTUBR FRATERNTTIES REPRESENTED : Beta Theta PI, Phi D e lta Th eta, Sigllla Chi. Sigma Nu , Delta Tau Del ta, Phi Gamma D e lta., PM Kap pa P s i, Ka ppa Alpha Theta 25. Delta Gamma 14 , Kappa Ka ppa Gamma 25.

Indiana. Beta has scatter ed for th e summer vacation, only B.few of us being left fo r the festivities of commencement. Three of us make our exit from college life with all its varied experience s, Looki n g back on ou r fou r s hort y e ars of fratern i ty life ther e's such a mingling of pain and pl eas ure in ou r hea r ts that we can but heave a heavy sigh and say, "D ear Pi Beta Pi I , As we pass out of active f r aternity life ou r most s incere wishes· are, that our loved fraternity may continue to pros per and to scatter ov er the lives of many, many girls the ennobling in6uence that has been shed upon our lives.

Indiana B e ta has had h er share of good luc k this year Sh e has just doubled her number of active m e mbers and in doing so we hope we have in c reased in the strength that counts.

With our delightful State Reunion las t winter, the many chapter letters we 've received and our excellent song book, we feel that we have come close r this y ea r to our distant sister s than ever before. One of the most dangerous tendencies 0f ourfraternity is , it seems, to become absorbed in local interests and forget that we are a part of • great organization.

This year we have been unusually favored by visits f r om old members-Harriet Hass, Edith Bill, Ida Stultz, V e r a Mo r gan, Mary Dunham, Fay Jackson, Caroline Clark-G e rhart and Lethia. Fertich- Wright hav e each paid us a c all. Th ese visits have proved to us that the interest in Pi Phi ca nnot be uproot e d, but comes to stay. Wishing you all a r est ful vacation.

MABEL C FE RTIOH.

INDlANA OA.HllA - UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS.

When this reaches Pi Phis, may it find each sister enjoying the pleasantest of vacations. Indiana Gamma seems to see in the not far -distant future her college much larger and stronger than it is now, as improvements are being made in many lines. T he addition of a music school is now being strongl y urged.

Although work has been our watchword during the term, still Pi Phis have found time for many happy hours together, sometimes by ourselves, at others with our friends . Our most ra· (}ent function was our last literary meeting, after which we held our spread and invited some of our college friends. Th e magic word" s pread" is sufficien t explanation of the kind of time we had. After leaving the tabl e we entertained ourselves in the grape-arbor, lawn and porch, whi ch were prettily decorated wi th Japanese lanterns.

To our re-union party on the twenty-eighth we invited our Franklin sisters. I think even our psychology professor would fail should he attempt to d esc rib e the feeling that arises when Pi Phi meets Pi Phi. We were very proud, the morning after the party, to introduce them to our college, cbapel and campus.

Indiana Gamma has found another "the nicest woman in the world, " Mrs. Pitts, and she has very kindly consented to be our patroness.

But of all things convention i s uppermost in our minds at all Pi Phi meetings. Jessie Lockhart is the fortunate one whom we have chosen to represent us. and to bring back the glad tidings from Boulder. LENA RANDALL.

MIOmOAN ALPJlA - U1LLSDALE OOLLEGE.

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Saniora " ,,"" 2

Junior•

Sophumores 1

Fresbmen

Special .... 1

OTHER FBATBBNITm8 REPBE8ENTKD: Alpba Tau Omega, D e lta Tau Delta, Phi Pi Pb i (loca l ), Kappa Kappa Gamma ....

Michigan Alpha sends kindest greetings to her sister cbapters and trusts tbat the hard work in all of them may be rewa r ded by a most enjoyable and restlul vacation.

Our chapter graduates only two this year, Effie Browne and Lora Marsh, and the prospects for the coming year a re v e ry good. We expect to bave our hall as we have this past year; we bope to retain it until the long-looked-for time comes when we may have a chapte r house.

Hillsdale felt very proud when she learned that h er representative in the state oratorica l contest had been the successful man. A cel ebration was indulged in, such a one as only an

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enthusiastic college crowd can produce. We rejoiced also when our basket ball team was succ."ful in the gam es they played with the Jackson girls, being tbe winners in both games. As this is the first season that basket ball enthusiasm has run high, only the two games were played with other than the home teams. The Hillsdale girls have won the ladies ' tennis in our intercollegiate tournament for tour years. One of our girls has played in the doubles for the past three years .

But our attention has not been wholly occupied with hasket ball and tennis. There has been the u,ual hard work, which we know is with every chapter. Social gatherings have also claimed our attention at times. Alumnae Day we entertained . at the home of our patroness, Mrs. Stewart. Before we separate at the close of commencement week, we plan to spend an afternoon at Bau Besse, a pretty lake two miles out of the city . We shall have with us several o[ our alumnae, which will make the gathering all the more enjoyable. Before we close we must say a word about tbe song books. Aren ' t they fine? If those songs won't awake our vocal talents I fear that they are hop elessly dormant. Michigan Alpha has great expectations of the good we shall receive from the coming conve ntion and sends best wishes to all.

LoRA A. MARSH.

MICHIGAN BETA - UNIVERSITY OF MIOHIGAN.

Michigan is beginning to prepare for her fifty-fifth commencement, which means the end of college for three Pi Beta Phis. Our class of Seniors is unusually small- next y ear there will be at least seven and perbaps more. We are beginning already to plan for the fall campaign, so as to be ready for this exodus. We have f ound summer rushing very successful in the past, and hope to be equally successful this summer. It does away with the practice extremely common here of rushing an absolute strange r just because she is rushed by the other fraternities. Since spring vacation we have initiated Charlotte Bennett of Wyandotte, Michigan - we appre ciate her doubly because of the difficulty we experienced in winning ber father 's consent. We girls are contemplating a Pi Beta Phi camp tbis summer,-some place near Chicago, whi c h city at present tributes five members to Michigan Beta 's membership roll. The only non-Pi Phis to be admitted will be seve ral younger sisters whom we wish to imbue with the desire of becoming Pi B eta. Phis . . The last college gayety - the Senior Reception, will be given at the Waterman Gymnasium, June twenty-first- it will be the last of an unu ually large number of dances. Michigan had a midnight celebration recently, to do honor to the base-

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ball'team returning victorious from its contest with Co r nell and Pennsylvania. The "co-ed" element, notably unentbusi. astic in athletic affairs, was not very largely represented, but several of the girls, well chaperoned, viewed p r oceedings under cover of a fr iendly porch, and fe l t themselves well r epaid . Michigan Beta cannot help envying the Colorado gi rl s t h is summer because they will have an oppo r tunity to know the fraternity as a whole. P e rhaps that pleasure will be ours some day - we hop e it will be soon.

GRACE

GAMMA PROVINCE.

ROBERTSON.

IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.

OTHER FU,TERNITlE8 REPREBEHTBD : Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, P. E O. 14.

Commencement I To Iowa Alpha it comes inexpressibly sad this June, for seven of our girls will leave us -l eave us togo into this dark, lovely world of ours -takin g with them only the memory of dear old Pi B e ta Pbi. Where again s haH we meet with as many girls who through sunsh ine and shadow will prove, as these girl s , have done, "fri e nds i n deed?" What in after life can compare with the friendships formed in college and fraternity haH s?

But" this world is sad enoug h without our woes," and so we wiH .. talk happiness" by introducing to you our baby sister who, though she has only been with us a week, has already made herself necessary to each one of us. We speak of Edna Hough. And now only a fe-w hours will have passed before the wine and silver-blue will be flying fo r two more dear girls who wi ll join our ranks, Julia Hocking and Golda De nning

Ti me forbids a detailed account of all the jolly good times we have indulg ed in this term. Into it has been crowded aH the pleasures of which we deprived ourselves the former terms.

Founder ' s Day was celebrated by entertaining our rival society, P. E 0., in the Phi D elta Theta parlors. Of cours e we enjoyed ourselves and made as much noise as is o n l y possib le for a crowd of jolly girls to make wh e n together.

On the twenty- s ixth of May occurred our ann ual reception, the afternoon being devoted to e ntertaining our Pi Phi alumnae, the evening to college friends .

On Jun e tbe e ighth our alumnae gave a si x o ' clock lunch for Iowa A l pha and the pl ed ged girls .

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Iowa Alpha is proud of the fact that one of our girls has been chosen to give the respoDse at the annual college alumnae banquet, and one of our juniors will respond to the senior address on class day.

Of course we are all looking forward with enthusiasm to the coming convention as a source of inspiration and belp next year.

Iowa Alpha wishes for every loyal Pi Beta Phi a very happy vacation. MA iUlE BRENHOLTS.

IOWA BETA - SIMPSON COLLEGE .

The close of the school year is very near and soon all our girls will be scattered again j however, n e arly all will be with us again in the fall. But we are sorry to think that we shall perhaps lose from our college faculty two loyal Pi Phis, Ethel Cooledge, a member of our own Beta c h apter, and Miss Cork· hill, who came from Iowa Alpha. Miss Cooledge expects next year to continue her s tudies in musi c, and Miss Corkhill will spend a year at home .

Since our last letter we have a new pledged member, Huldah Sigler, whom we hope very -soon to see initiated.

We have had several delightful entertainments since last you heard from Iowa Beta A few weeks ago we gave a play which was very successful, and after that we h ad a maple-sugar supp er, - an enti r e novelty to us. One of our sisters who lives in Vermont brought us the idea (and also the maple sugar) Just at the close of last te r m we gave a very delightful party at the hom e of Wilma Haldeman. We will not soon forget that occasion . The rain came down in torrents, 't was the blackest night eve r seen, - the way was hilly and slippery - neve r theless eight o'clock found many gay sisters and their friends inside the prettily decorated house. The Pi Phi oracle was ther e and added greatly to th e amusement of the evening by its revelations of many surp r ising secrets. Excellent music was furnished by our guests , and two of our number were so inspir ed by the notes of .. Georgia Camp Meeting" as to give us an excellent imitation of the celeb r ated" cake-walk

On June sixth we we re most pleas antly entertained by the alumnae of Beta chapter at the home of Miss Spray We had such a delightful time that one of our girls on biddi'lg goodbye said that she was almost afraid the old Pi Phis wer e more clever than the new ones.

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During the past week we have been enjoying a visit from Harriet. Smith, a dear sister who, a few years ago, was initiated in Iowa Beta and for the past three years has been living in New York City. We were so delighted to have her with us again.

Our enthusiasm now is turned in the direction of Boulder and the coming convention . Our delegate i s greatly pleased with the prospect and is anticipating an enjoyable and inspiring time. On e of our girls has r ecently gone to Colorado and is living not tar from Bou lder. She expec ts to attend the convention. With kindest regards, ETHEL F. COOLEDOE.

WISOONSIN ALPHA - UNIV ERSITY OF WISCONSIN.

Number in ehapter ". 19

SenIors ..........•.. , .•.................. ,..... Ii Juniors 8 Sophomore

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Fre.bmeD , 5 OTK&R REPIlE8XSTED: Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, Phi KAppa Pai, Chi P al , SiamA ChI. DeltA UpaiJOD\ Delta Tau Delta, Phi GAmmA Delta. Theta Delta Chi, Pai Upeilon. Kappa Sigma, Phi Rho Beta (local), Kappa Kappa Gamma U, Delta Gamma 23. Gamma Pbi Beta 17. Kappa Alpha Tbeta 2V. Alpba Phl 18. Delta Delta Delta H . Lu cretia Hluclde, - Pbi Beta Kappa.

June has brought out all tbe glories of hill and lake and woods which make the site of Wi sconsin University one of the most beautiful in the world. June has brought tennis, too, aod bowling and wheeling. and rowing , bird clubS, camera dubs, walking cl ubs, and - examina tions!

In a few days we shall be cast ing "one longing, lingering look behind" on all the pl easures, struggles and triumphs of a college year. Some of us are going to face DeW duties as tea.chers of future college stude nts, some to take once more the daughter's place in the home But "e'e r we sever," we arc going to gather ' round tbe banquet-board to tell and sing the praises of the wine and blue, and taste the bitter-sweetness ot tbe farewell toast.

Some of us will prolong the days before parting at the house party which Grace Cox has invited us all to share a.t her summ el' home.

But I must not forget to tell you that we gave our annual party last m onth, and, on the evening before, a farce comedy to about seventy guests, and what a reunion of alumnae we bad, and how we all sat 'round our cosy padors aud saug the songs of Pi Beta Phi and told each other all th e news.

And I must introduce you to our three new causes of happiness, our pledglings, Nora Finch, Laura Cosgrave, and Myra Cox .

M Lucr etia Hinckley bas given us another cause f or rejoicing by

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her election to Phi Beta Kappa. But " Lu " has always brought. us bonor and gladness.

Sister Pi Phis, when you read the Arrow on some bot midsummer day, may the gree tings 01 Wisconsin Alpha bring to you memories of the balmy coolness of the days of early June. MAROARET MEIOKLEJON HUTTON.

MISSOURI ALPHA -lUSBOURI STATE UNIVERSITY.

May 27, 1899, will ever be a date very dear to seven girls of our university, since it was then that Missouri Alpha cbapter o f Pi Beta Pi was established and we were admitted into thefraternity world, a world a little strange to us perhaps, in these early days, and where we will find many lessons awaiting us that only experience can teach But entering as we do with loving bearts toward one another, po ssessed of unbounded enthusiasm and an earnest d ete rminati o n to make our chapterworthy 01 our fraternity, and knowing that from Pi Phis all over the land will come encouragement nnd help, we feel that we have nothing to fear, and college life next year, with this. new interest of ours, seems very alluring.·

We we re initiated by our grand president, Mrs. Grace Lass Sisso n and Miss May Gardner of Kansas University. To you who are their sisters it is unnecessary to tell how much pleasure their visit gave us, and how mu c h dearer the arrow became in our sight after having known them p e rsonally .

With a sincere desire for the gUidance of our sisters who have found the paths of wisdom in Pi B eta Phi world and wi th bright hop es for our c hapter 's future, we send you our first greeting.

MAUD RIPPEY.

DELTA PROV I NCE

LOUISIANA ALPHA -NEWCOlfB OOLLEGE, TULANE UNIVERSITY.

OTSSR FRATE.YITDS REPRE 8E:!fT lm : KapJ)a Alpha, Sigma Cb i, AJpba Tau Omega , Delta Tau Delta. K a2Pa Sigma. Pbi Delta Tb eta l Sigma Nu. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Kappa E psilon, Tbeta Nu E pa iloD. Alpha Om erun Pi 9, Sigma Delta (local ) J8.

On ce more Louisiana Alpha has a ne w Pi Phi to introduce to the readers of the Arrow. On Foundel"s Day we initiated Erie Waters, after which we bad our annual banquet. The initiation and tbe banquet were both ve ry successlul , al though we did away with mock initiation

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Louisiana Alpha had a very great pleasure at the beginning of this term, a visit from Sarah Bancroft, of Swarthmore, '97. It is so very unusual (or us to see an outside Pi Beta Pbi, and Miss Bancroft was so charming that her visit was doubly enjoyable to us. We regretted, however, that her stay in the city was so short, and that we did n.ot get to see more of ber. Why cion.'e more Pi Phis cOllle to New Orleans? We should be eve r so glad to welcome them.

For the first time Tulane celebrated Founder's Day this year On the third of April we all,_faculty, law, medical and academic students, the seniors in their caps and gowns, and the under classmen displaying kaleidoscopic class bats, eolors and banners -met up at the university. Here we had our picture takeD, and then the" academs " showed us over their buildings and wo r kshops. At twelve o'clock the whole conclave adjourned to Newcomb, where we girls served a picnic luncheon on our beautiful, sbady campus . It you have ever tried to give luncheon to a thousand or more people you may realize what an un· ' dertaking this was. But the grounds really looked very pretty, each class having its own table, decorated in its own colors.

At three we went down to the Medical building, where the Meds . entertained us with a most elaborate program, one of the chief features being the tea girls. These were dignified future M. D'.s arrayed in ruffled aprons and caps who served the refreshments.

That night, the ' law students entertained us at Tulane Hall with speeches first, then dancing.

The day was a great success and has done much to promote and encourage college spirit.

We have been rather proud of one or two of our girls recently. Louise Rainey, one of our new freshmen, won the silver cup of the mixed doubles tennis tournament, and another freshman, Lily Post, has been el ected assistant Newcomb editorof the" Olive and Blue," Tulane's weekly . Rosalie Nixon was asked by the base-ball team to be thei r sponsor at a game played at the State Fair against the team of the State University, from Baton Rouge The game was played for a pennant, and although the Baton Roug. boys played well, the Tulanians played better, and our sponsor presented the team with their pennant plus a graceful little speech.

How we unfortunate mortals who have to stay at home ilo envy those who are going to convention. Especially as we fear one delegate will be our only representative.

We cannot close this letter without publicly thanking Mary Bartol for the very great pleasure our new books have given us, and congratulating her upon her great success .

Louisiana Alpha sends best wishes for a pleasant summer toall Pi Beta Phis.

ELLEN DEMJNO POST.

KANSAS A LPA - UNIVERSITY or KANSAS

OTrlEIl FU.TERNITtz8 REPREI!ENTED : Pbl Kappa P I I, PM Delta The ta. Beta Theta P1 Sigma PM Gamma Delta, Sigma Chi , Phi Beta (Honorary) , Sigma XI. (HonOrary ) \ KaPl)a Kappa 6Rmma 11, Kappa Alpba Theta 20. N 8111 6 Blue ly - PhI Meta Kappa.

Since our last letter Kansas Alpha has mingled grief with her nappiness, for in April, just aft er our reunion, th e sad ne ws of the death 01 Lucinda Smith Buchan reached u s. It was a shock to every Pi Pbi , but most 01 all to Kansa s Alpha, for we know best what a plac e she filled in the fraternity , a place which no on e else can tak e . We could fill our letter with praise for Lu c inda, and our grief at her death, but all that we cou ld say bas bee n said before i n this Arr ow

We cel e brated our thirty-second anniv e rsary by an initiation -and cooky·shine at tbe old hom e o f B ell e R o berts Armstrong. Edith Thatcher of Philud e phia, who was p ledged several years ago but who had g o ne away without being initiated, happened -to be in town on a visit and was initiated with Julia Simmons and Majori e Bunker. All mock initiation was done away with and the c e remony was more beautiful and impre s sive than eve r b efor e . Th e ini tiatiou was follow ed by an amusing farce, .. The Best Laid Plan s , " from Ford ' s ,. Tattl e Tal es 0 1 Cupid ," which was cleverly given by several of the girls. The farce was followed by a typi cal Pi Phi cooky. s hin e. Inlorm a l t o asts we re given by Hannah Oliver on .. Frate rnity Ext e nsion, " and Helen Sutliff o n Fraternity Enthusias m." L e tters we re r e ad from Mrs. France s Moon Haines and Mrs. Martha Snow Brown. Miss Ad e lia Humphrey wh e n called upoa gave the foll o wing li nes:

I'm puzz led quite-I seek yo ur aid , I wisb to ask a questi on bold, Pi Beta Phi is fe minine

And yet s be 's tbirty two years old!

N o w, how can this result endure ?

I've w o rked th e problem througb and througb, Tbere 's no t a one of us I'm s ure

Acknowledges to tw enty-two.

So wh e re's th e t e n years gone, I ask , You know that figures tell no lies , My_ head 's not equal to tb e task

Unless th e answer's this -time rues.

B esid es the Lawren ce m e mb e rs of th e frat e rnity who numbered about fifty , there we r e present from Tope ka, Miss Lydia Patte rs o n from Mo nm o uth chapter ; Mary Fros t , Ill i no is Delta ;

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Ada Closson, Nebraska Beta, and Aida Wil so n, Iowa Gamma,. besides Berdina Cranda ll, Ann Shire, Charlotte Cutler, Lyle Hynes Pitner, Ne ll Dow Burden, and Sue Miles Kinzie, from Kansas AI pha.

Out si de of our regular fra.ternity meetings mu ch of our time bas been s pent in college atrairs. Th e JUDior promenade was ODe of the prettiest parties of the yearj and we are vain enougb' to leel that its success is greatly due to one of our girls, Gertrude Hill, who was at th e head of all th e arrangements.

The German "Vereio " bas introdu ced a new custom, that orgiving a German play each year. This spring, Versalyen," by Benedix , was given . One of our girls took part in it. In the senior play, Innocents Abroad," our only seniOf, Nell' Blakely , took one of the leading parts.

The Betas again won the pennant in the se ri es of inter-frat base- ball games . This makes the second year that they have held the championship.

Marguerite Bullene ret u rn ed just before school was out, in time to tell us of he r delight l ul trip to Arizona.

Kansas Alpha sends to all chapters best wishes lor a pleasant. summer vacation.

WINSLOW HUTCHINSON.

NEBRASKA BETA - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.

Number fa chapter 19Seniors

Special. II

OrREll FUTER1'HTI&8 RBPJlElIENT&D: Phi Delta Theta, Slama Cbi, Beta Tbeta Pi. Sigma Alpba Epsilon, Delta. Tau Delta, Pbi Kappa Psi, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma. Alpha Th e ta Xi , Tau Delta The ta , Kappa' Kappa Uamma, Kappa .l.lpha Theta, Delta Gammll, Delta Delta Delta Booonoon te rred: Bertha Quaintance-Pbi Beta Kappa.

Neb r aska Beta has spent an unusually busy spring. Aside from the regular class work. which has been even heavier than u sual , the r e have been m a ny social demands upon u s. Notable among the regular affairs was the delightful evening spent at. cards at the home of Mrs. A. S. Raymond , one of ou r patronesses, who was a s sisted by Mrs Willard Kimball, who is always ready to help the girls in any way possi ble Mrs. E. H. Barbour, of the faculty, entertained all the girls' Iraternities at an afternoon musicale, three of our girls appearing on the program. The house was very attractively decorated wi th flowers. in scarlet and c r eam - the university colors. and each window bore a Greek letter mono,..-am, that of Pi Beta Phi being, 01 course, the most gracelul of t h em all.

Of our own parties, the banquet with which we celebrated Founder's Day is outweighed in our minds by the lunc h eon given the day of competitive drill. We lound that one of our

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alumnae, Anna. Lytle, was to be in town with 0. friend, so we met ber at tbe bome of Jennie Barber. As tbe result of tbe fUD , we took to drill ou r pledge, Queenie Snow , whom we very proudly introduce to you. Queeni e was able to come down to tbe party given by Mrs. Raymond and Mrs. Kimball, and st r engtbened ber already firm bold upon our affections by this second meeting.

Jun e first Anne Stewart gave a very deligbtful pianoforte r ecital, winning the most favorable criticism yet awarded a st udent 's work bere.

And our seniors! - we were glad to see them take their diplomas, but we can hardly adjust ourselves to tbe cbange made in our number by their departure. Commencem ent isn't unalloyed bliss, after all.

Of minor honors coming to our chapter, we may mention the bonors conferred by tbe Englisb department upon Bertba Quaintan ce and th e work tbat appeared in the Annual in sbape of pictures and" stuff" from tb e p ens of Pi Pbis.

With the closing days of th e semester came the invitations to the wedding of Waneta Bunting, of David City, to Arthur Richardson, of York, which is to take place June fourteenth. It is to be a Pi Pbi wed ding and we sball make tbe bours merry, you may be s ure .

Best wishes for a happy vacation - and convention.

REYNOLDS.

FU.TE.KtTlES RZPUUl'fTED: Delta Tau Delta , Sigma Alpha E psilon, Delta Gamma 9.

Once more the school year has closed and we are separated (or the summer. Our last meeting for tbe yea,· was held at tbe home of one of our alumnae, Edith McClure. We had a very pleasant time and all r eg retted tbe montbs before we would be together again.

This year we had only one senior, Anna Ramsay , but several of our girls are not to be back next year and so ' e feel as if we wer e losing quite a number. All tbe girls bope to be back lor c.onvention and are very enthusiastic about it . We feel what a great privilege it is to have convention meet with us and b ope to be able to make all our Pi Phi si s t e r s bave a pleasant time. Ethel Wrigbt is to b e our delegate, and we expect tbrougb tbis Arrow to learn tbe names of the delegates from tbe otber cbapters. We are so glad to b ea r from many of tbe

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cbapters tbat several girls are to accompany tbe delegate. We wisb tbat just as many as possible may take tbis opportunity to visit Colorado Alpba.

Commencement week passed very pleasantly, the weather be· ing unusually fine. As usual the senior class gave a play tbis year, " Tbe Tempest ." It was a difficult play to give in tbe open air but it was very well rendered, and many conside red it the best play ever gi ,'cn all our campus.

One of the features of commencement week was the baseball game between tbe laculty and students. Th e game was tborougbly enjoyed by all.

How nice it is to have our song books! We arc very much pleased witb tbem but will be able to more lully appreciate them at convention time . Miss Bartol certainly deserves great praise.

A number 01 ou r girls had tbe pleasure of spending a most delightlul afternoon with tbe DeDver chapter on April first . This meeting was held in s tead or the usual one on Founder 's Day . Instead, on Founder 's Day we received the Del ta Gammas informally at Mrs. Chal'les Farnsworth 's home.

Witb most cordial greetings to all sister cbapters.

FANNY TOWNE PLUliliER. '

COLO RADO BETA - DENVER UNIVERSITY.

Number in chapter , 11 Junior. ;)

OrUEK FKATEKNtTIE8 REPRESENTED: Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Omega Upsilon Phl (medic:t&1,. Gamma Pbi Beta 9

Colorado B eta has enjoyed another initiation and now wishes to introduce Ellen Anderson of Denver to her sister wearers of the wine and blu e How delighted we shall be to bave you meet her and our other initiates at convention this summer. Columbia Alpba can give us verbally what we so appreciated in her last letter nnd Nebraska Beta can see for herself if it is " impossible to tell tbe truth about Colorado witbout lying."

We are now living in anticipa.tion of the coming event and it is hard for us to think of much else but I must t e ll you of some things we have been doing since you la.st beard fl'om us.

On Founder's Day we met witb Colorado Alpba at the bome of Etbel Antrim. After a s bort business session we indulged in a delightful frnternity c hat interspersed witb songs.

In May we gave OUt' annual Pan·Hellenic reception, which was beld tbis year at the hom e at Mrs. E. W. Merritt. Cooky-sbines and informal evening pal-ties have ma.de full a term already crowded with university entertainments.

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iors aroused much interest in our circle as one of our own girls, Nanaruth Taggart, took part as one of the junior representa· tives. She was the only lady in the debate and we were very glad indeed when the decision of the judges awarded her first place in the contest.

De nver university is greatly ssddened by the loss of her beloved chancello r, W. E'. McDowell, who has accepted the invitation to fill the office of secretary of education of the Methodist Episcopal church. With heavy hearts we bid him" God speed though we rejoice in the honor bestowed upon him.

Edith Ingersoll, one of our own girls and a member of the Denver university faculty, will teach at Northfield next year. It has been a to hav e her near us if not one of us, and we shall miss her as only those of you who know her can realize.

We have lost no seniors this year and expect eight of our present chapter to be in college at the opening of the fall term. In sddition to these bright prospects we are looking forward to two Pi Phi homes to be which hav e already been thrown open to us . Colorado Beta sends wishes for a most delightful vacation to every member of Pi Beta Pbi.

LJDA BURKHARD.

NOTICES.

Unti l Conventio n, address all l etters to the editor, Miss Florence P. Rob inson, "Interlaken," Nashotah, Wis. Please send all co mmunications for the business manager to the same address .

Corresponding Secretaries for next year are reminded that they are required to forward their addresses to the Grand Council, Province President and Business Manager of the Arrow Immediately upon election . It is particularly important that the last rece1ve addresses promptly, Inasmuch 88 the complete fraternity directory should be published in the November Arrow, and that Issue should be sent to the right persons.

Contributions to the November Arrow w1l1 be expected from the fol· lowing chapters: Vermont Alpha, Columbia Alpha, Ohio Beta, Iowa Alpha and Michigan Beta. Unless these chapters are requested to treat some special subject. will they please consid er fUrther noUce unnece&aary-, and send arUcles with the chapter l etters on the tenth of the month preceding date of publlcatlon.

Hencefortb all orders for song books should be sddressed to tbe Grand Treasurer, Miss Ida G. Smith, Lawrence, Kansas, and not to Miss Bartol 88 formerly.

BU N DE & UPMEYER,

WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES

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121 - 123 Wisconsin St. , Milw a u kee, W is.

Pioneer Line W cst and ....---_......

.......... 7,9'97 Dllles or per recu,. eq u1pped raIlway in Michigan , Minnesota , Iowa , South Dakota , Nebraska and W isco nsin , lllinois , N orth Dakota, Wyoming. -

Throul'h ca r .e"'oe aDd tllne o f traloe ar ra Dl'ed &.0 lull. t b e (:oDye nl eoefl o f p at r o n s. Up-to-date equipment. M il" (or tl clleU via CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RY . U. R. MeCULLOUGn. W. U KNISKERN. 3rd V. P. alld O. T. M. O. P. MDd T. A.

J. F. NEWMAN, manufacturing Jeweler.

I HAVE JUST PERFECTED AN ENTIRELY NEW LINE OF n. B. 4>. BADGES.

GREATEST VARIETY IN JEWELING.

BEAUTIFUl- AND ART/ST/O DESIGNS.

HIGHEST GRAOE AND FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Pric< List and Illustrations will bo ....1 applk:ation through the OIaptu. "" "'" "" 19 John Strut. NEW YORK.

THE ARROW

rTo be beautiful must be artistic:a1ly mack. Our Anow Pins are beautiful they are grau· fully proportioned anel of the Finest workman· ship.

We also guarantee the quality of aU precious stones mounted in our Pi Beta Phi pins.

E. R. CURTISS,

Piooee r Blk., Ealt MaiD Street. Ill.A.DISQN, W18.

)lullla1'\' l'1I blbbm. SltrlOIYfCn. •••

Havin& ..antly bun .ppoint.4 OFFICIAL JEWELERS to tIu Pi Beta Phi Fntanity we would call to our new till(. of

Sampla of whlch we .ha11 be pkas<d to rend the m=be" apoo .pplicatioo 01 the Chaptu Secretary

SIMONS BRO. & CO.

Sll.VERSMITHS AND JEWELERS,

616 Chestnut sa..t. 611-'13 s.nsom sa..t.

w. should be pkas<d to _Ie on a... Rinrs. Pins, Prius, and will rend our Catalogue of Stcling Silvuwar. on .pplication.

Philadelphia, Pa .

PI BETA PHI PINS .

• it Having been author ized to manufactu re the pins of the fPi rJ3eta fPhi F r aternity, I am p r epa re d to fu rn i sh a line of pins superior in workm anship and design . se ND FOR ILLUSTRATEO PRICE LIST. D. L. AU LD, 76 East Gay Street.