1922_3_Oct

I Oly fttr attb •fittnipVol. VIII October, 1922 No. 3

CONTENTSPAGEAfter You're Gone 5

Alumni News 52Another Advance for Fraternities 37Barlow on European Commission 35Brother Driver Pleads for Alumni Loyalty 30Chapter Eternal, The 59Chapter Letters 61Chicago Alumni Activities 31Editorials 3Exchanges 43Financing a Chapter House 20Full Steam Ahead 9Harvard Pi Kapps, Attention! 36K. A.'s First at Wake Forest 40New Supreme Secretary, The 12Occupation and Expansion 6Plenary Conference Call Goes Out 36Sparks from the Phi-re 41Supreme Archon Appoints Chapter Inspectors 14Symbols 2

THE STAR AND LAMP is published under the direction of the SupremeChapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity in the months of October,December, February, and May, at Charlotte, N. C.

Entered as matter of the second class at the postoffice at Charlotte,N. C., in accordance with the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1879.Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized April 19, 1921.

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Changes in address should be promptly reported to the editor. Useform in the back of the magazine.

"SYMBOLS"By EUGENE H. SANDERS, Eta

The white and gold, in banners boldBespeak Pi Kappa Phi.

The deep red rose in beauty growsAs years so swiftly fly.

Still brighter glow the stars you showThan stars shine in the sky;

The student's light shines yet more brightFor each who passes by.

The keen swords crossed have never lostA fight, Pi Kappa Pi,

For who swords yield has that strong shieldTo guard him till he die.

And with them there still rests the square,Symbols, Pi Kappa Phi,

To which we bow with renewed vowOf love, Pi Kappa Phi.

When the Editor was a student in college he had a professorwho said there are only two classes of people in the world—An Those who do things and those who have aApology good excuse for not doing. The Editor does notlay any claim to having done much in the past but believes thathe has a good excuse now for not doing. The October issue ofTHE STAR AND LAMP is long delayed but a certain Charlottesurgeon can be blamed for the tardy appearance. The Editor,having been threatened with an operation for several weeks, wasfinally forced to submit to the sleep producing ether and tospend seven perfectly good days in an "ether-perfumedhospital." .After that week of idleness came another of likenature at home.He is now attempting to hasten !flatters and while swathed

in a bath robe is dictating copy to a stenographer. He hopesthat the situation will be .appreciated by members of the Fra-ternity and that they, this time, will over look the unavoidablelateness of this number of the magazine.

Excuses are poor substitutes for deeds, but they are betterthan nothing. The Editor submits his at their face value.Brothers may accept them at par or below as they see fit.

Back again for another year. Back for another year in PiKappa Phi. Before us as fraternity men looms a year brilliant

with prospects. We stand on the thresholdThe New with the clay of nine months in our hands.YearWith us rests the possibility of shaping it as we

desire. We can make of it a lasting monument of real achieve-ment or a pile of useless dust.

Success or failure. Which shall it be?

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As a man wills so shall it be. Now, at this the dawning of anew collegiate era, let us pause as serious thinking men and re-solve that the scholastic year of 1922-23 shall be the best of thegood years of Pi Kappa Phi.

First, determine that brothers of the various subordinatechapters shall this year eclipse all scholastic records. Deter-mine that every man shall do his best in all his courses. Playfair with the faculty and yourself. Determine that Pi KappaPhi shall stand out in scholastic records.Second, be good citizens of your college community. By that

we mean, take an interest in college affairs. And we do notmean passive interest but virile, active participation.Third, realize that Pi Kappa Phi has done much for you and

resolve that you shall do something for Pi Kappa Phi. Fra-ternity is measured by a 50-50 ruler. Support the institutionsof the order and give your influence to all undertakings. THESTAR AND LAMP is for you. Plan to make it more interestingfor yourself. Give heed to the proposed song book. Considerthe effort being made to complete the directory.Check up and see where you have failed and set your stakes

for greater endeavor.

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AFTER YOU'RE GONEBy PAUL WALKER, Upsilon

It's not so very long ago that we sat around the old fireplaceand played cards, smoked Maurice Crews' pipe and told theimpossible yarns with the rest of the crowd. Then we nevergave the future near the consideration that we now do thepresent and past. History was in the making. There was notime to reflect. The old gang and the old house were all a partof college. We accepted it as such and gave no genuine ap-preciative thoughts. Little did we then realize what it wouldall mean in the very immediate future.I haven't been out from the under the reach of the proverbial

oak or the faucets on the bath tub for so very long. Duringthat short time it has fallen my lot for the most part to be one ofthose unfortunate individuals who is rather migratory. In thatshifting I've met Pi Kapps and lots of them. Every one tnatI've met has made me scringe with the way he took hold of myhand and gave me that old grip. I've.tried just as hard to maketears come in his eyes caused by physical pain.When I see the member of another fraternity who is not

exactly up to my requirements of a real college man I un-consciously have that inborn feeling that the organization towhich he belongs surely isn't much good. If I run across abrother of my own who is under the identical classification I canlook over it all and there left that sincere brotherly feeling and[ don't blame his chapter Archon, Roy Heffner, or anyoneelse. He's a Pi Kapp and the most of him is good even if thereis a little biad point somewhere that his rushing committeefailed to scrutinize. There we have the fundamental whichmakes the fraternity as an organization mean what it does tothe individual.One night last winter I slept in a fraternity house up in Ann

Arbor with about zero's amount of covers for a night when the.old mercury quivered at 32 below and wertt to 33 just at day-light. The next morning I got up with a grouch and have coldfeet toward that chapter every time I pass one of their houses

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on any campus. A week ago I slept in Psi's house at Cornellwith a sheet under me and some good brother's pea jacketcovering me from the feet up as far it would go. The nextmorning frost was on the window panes and it took me till noonto get back to normal circulation. But there was satisfactionin my thoughts as I lay there shivering the whole night throughfor in the bed next to me lay a Freshman who might some day,if the boys furnished him enough covers, wear the DiamondShield of my own fraternity. Martyrdom in a true sense. Allin the spirit that makes a good fraternity man feel he belongsto the best fraternity on earth no matter what the symbols maybe on his pin.

If we can boast of true fraternial spirit and back it up bysigns of true brotherhood •then we have the factor that is thecemented foundation of a real fraternal organization. Thespirit that causes every man in my active chapter to rise in abody from the dining tables and rush in a body to greet any ofthe old boys who may come in unexpectedly on the noon on eve-ning train is the same spirit that assures a fraternity brother acordial reception in any chapter house he may visit. Developwithin the individual in every chapter that spirit of true brother-hood and then the chapter will be secure within the organiza-tion. The time is ripe to begin now with the fall's incomingpledges. Intimacy in contact, either by that spiritual mentalpersuasion or materially by the oak.

OCCUPATION AND EXPANSION

By GEORGE ODGERS, Chi

. From exactly where some of our random thoughts and wan-dering impulses come, I do not know. And why we chase afterthese vagabonds and hug them to our breasts, is the greatermystery. But who hasn't derived great pleasure at some timeor other from pursuing 'these thought which "scurry like ratsfrom the wainscot of the mind ?"By way of diversion. In this great city of Calcutta there

•once lived a man whose teeth give him much pain. He delivered

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himself into the hands and mercies of a dentist, and foundrelief. Many times the dentist sent his native bill collector tothe house of the patient, but each time the bill was returned.The collector went again and again. And once to his sorrowhe found the apartment empty. The caretaker of the placewrote on the bill "Departed. Gone to Heaven, top flat."Sometimes when affairs of business press too hard and I feel

more like musing than following the grind of routine, I hangout the sign "Departed, Gone to Heaven, top flat." Then 1 letthe rats scurry, and the butterflies flit, and more often than not,zestfully chase one of them, and return to my work refreshed

and rejuvenated.You are doubtless wondering what all this has to do with

occupation and expansion, and whether or not I am discussinga psycho-philosophical subject, or am considering two factswhich are very important to PI KAPPA PHI. It is the latterwith which I am concerned. And this writing is the result ofsome "rat-chasing" in which I recently indulged.For the nth time I was reading the May STAR AND LAMP,

and was meditating on Brother Worker's Into the Middle Westand on Two Petitions In. I wondered just how our chapterswere located, and how they would appear if marked on a map.So I fell to, and in my Baird's Manual, facing p. 307, there is amap of the United States dotted with sixteen circles, plain oneswith blue dresses, three concentric circles, and four plain circleswith white dresses. Of the first, one is in California, one inNebraska, one in Illinois, one in New York, one in Alabama,one in Florida, one in Georgia, three in South Carolina, threein North Carolina, and two in Virginia, one in Oklahoma. Theconcentric circles are the halo of Atlanta, Georgia. These rep-resent our nineteen active chapters. The four white circles areone each in Ohio and North Carolina and two in South Caro-lina. These are they who were and are not, but who may liveagain in the fullness of time.There are circles in twelve States, one-f ourth of the Union.

Not a bad record for eighteen years. Of the States east of theMississippi and south of the Ohio six are occupied. Here PI

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KAPPA PHI is strongest—and four await our expansion.North of the Ohio and the Missouri, there is but one circle, ofan active chapter. Here are the great states of Ohio, Indiana,Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas with theiruniversities and colleges. These States, with those immediatelyto the west of the Missouri and the Mississippi, offer PIKAPPA PHI her greatest field for expansion and future occu-pation. Already Nu, Upsilon, and Phi are strategically locatedin this rich country, and Omega and Alpha Alpha will soon jointhem, if the signs are true. With live alumni chapters inChicago, Omaha and St. Louis, closely co-operating with theactiVe chapters above named, PI KAPPA PHI will beforemany years occupy every State lying between the Alleghany andthe Rocky Mountains. As in the past the Fraternity will actslowly, with our habitual conservativeness and keen discretion.Ours has never been an expansion for expansion's sake, andsuch it never will be. PI KAPPA PHI demands Characterand Worth of the highest quality. Nothing more and not onetittle less.Gamma and Psi may wonder what of their neighboring uni-

versities and colleges are possible homes for future Pi Kapps.I doubt if PI KAPPA PHI will ever be strong in the NorthAtlantic and New England States. A challenge to you,Brothers in Psi. This field is already well occupied, both by oldand young fraternities. In this region are several new frater-nities, robust but not thriving. Some of these will eventuallybe absorbed by, or will unite with, older and stronger organia-tions. Whether any of these will ever approach the portals ofthe "Star of the South," who can say?Gamma has for many years been our Pacific coast lone star,

and on my map is a lonesome circle. Nu and Phi are hernearest sisters. There are not as many great institutions of

• higher learning in the plateau and west coast States as thereare in the valley States. But large and well established univer-sities await us beyond the teeming prairies. I anticipate thatbefore many more issues of THE STAR AND LAMP are sent outa group from one of the foremost universities of the north

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Pacific coast will come seeking fellowship. PI KAPPA PHImust plant herself firmly and well in our three far WesternStates. Chapters established in any of the colleges of theseStates will eventually be among our choicest, and through themour Fraternity will give to America some of her noblest men.I am an ardent Pacific coaster.

Brothers in PI KAPPA PHI, ours is a glorious future, if—.There again is that little one syllable, two-letter word, whichconditions everything. IF. If you and,I are willing to BE ourbest, to DO our best. Faithful in the little commonplace tasksof today and of tomorrow, strong when temptation comes to us,steadfast in the crisis, ever sympathetic, ever self-forgetful,inspired by loving kindness and fine-thoughtfulness. By ourfruits our Fraternity is known. By our deeds others of ourkind will be attracted to us. Character is a magnet.What of occupation and expansion?

FULL STEAM AHEAD!By MICHAEL J. SCHULTZ, Chi

A year ago where were you? What have you to show foryour year's work? Have you accomplished anything realdefinite? Have you laid up anything for a rainy day? Accom-plished anything new? Learned anything new? Thought anynew thoughts? If you cannot answer affirmatively all or anyof these searching questions now, will you be able to answer"yes" to them by this time next year? A year of our youthfullife when looked forward to seems an eternity, when lookedback upon, but a minute. Someone has said: "Money is slip-pery," but isn't time just about as slippery and subtle as any-thing can be? This is the beginning of a new scholastic year—a world of golden opportunity—and, though not the conven-tional time for making resolutions, it might be a good idea forsome of us, while this scholastic year is scarcely yet well begun,to resolve to do something—to hit 'em hard.

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In this world of constant change, each year brings to us newproblems, circumstances, and prospects. Things are not whatthey were at any time in the past. They have been changed insome way. You will not find the same faculty at your AlmaMater this year as was there last year, for they have changedin some way, though the changes may not be visible. The samemen have not returned to the chapter, as were there last year,for there are new men, and the old men are not quite the samefellows they were last, year—consider the dignified Seniors.Nearly every person you have ever met has exerted some in-fluence over you, and no one is too humble to teach us some-thing we had not thought of before. Therefore, in view ofthese things, we, as fraternity men, should keep our eyes opento new impressions, and our minds open for new convictions.There is no objection to having a single-track mind, but theworld has no patience with the narrow, bigoted fellow, whovows that there isn't power enough on earth to change hisopinions in any way. When we find a specimen of this im-mutable, incorrigible anthropoid, it is nothing amiss for us toguess that he has no opinions to be changed.Too many of us are wont to live in the past. We like to tell

of how glorious the past was, and to contrast the present withit. Those were the days of heroes. In those days the stars offirst magnitude did shine, etc., etc. All such mourners of thedead past are buried with the past. Oblivion opened its mouthand swallowed them up. Great souls never apologize for the agethey are cast in—they make a new age. The kind of men weneed today is the kind who have the spirit of Alexander theGreat—though we need never to weep for new worlds to con-quer in this glorious Twentieth Century. We need more menof the indomitable persevering spirit of Columbus, who daredto "Sail on, sail on, and on." There is too much to be accom-plished in making our grand Fraternity a still greater institu-tion for us to waste time and breath wishing for the "good olddays." Let us forget the past, except to draw upon it for somepractical lesson to apply to the present. The endeavor to avoidthe mistakes of the past is a peerless stimulus to action in the

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present for a successful future. With Longfellow, we wouldsay—

"Act, act in the living present,Heart within, and God o'erhead."

Another thing for us to think about: set a definite task. Ifa man wants to build a house, he usually gets his plans definitelyfixed, and then goes ahead with the building. And, by the way,if we have a chapter house to build, we can never get it builtwithout some real definite plans. If a student wishes to acquirea certain degree, he usually fixes on a definite course, otherwisehe would be a sciolist, or smatterer of knowledge, and wouldget nowhere as a real scholar, or authority. And, by the way,are you living up to the Pi Kappa Phi standard of scholarship?But the language of similitudes hath no end, and comparisonsare odious, and therefore, let us indulge in an allegory. We areall traveling to the City of Success, to our mansions of Happi-ness. This city is on the other shore of the broad River of Cir-cumstance. There is only one way to cross this river and get toour journey's end, and that is by the Ferry called Work. Shallwe, 'like the Indian in the story, stop at the river's edge, andwait till the water runs by, so we can cross over on dry land?The imbecile, the fool, the sluggard may tarry till they perish,but we will take the inevitable course and launch out. We willget into the boat and take the oars of Study and Perseverance,and thus embark upon the challenging voyage. Each . man isthe captain of his fate, and if he has what it takes to succeed, hewill reach the harbor safely. But if he hasn't the "goods," the"pep," the "stuff,"—well you know what his destiny will be.No football star ever got his glory by any other means than"putting out for it." It takes work, and you may make yourwork either drudgery or play.The entire topic may be boiled down to the words of this

motto: "Life attains its highest eminence, not by sitting idleupon past achievements, but by steadily pressing onward andupward." This motto, if adopted, and lived by every Pi Kapp,will surely bring us success and happiness, individually andcollectively. May we strive to make this a banner year for Pi

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Kappa Phi. As it takes many little things to make one bigthing, let us all put our shoulder to the wheel, and make thingshum. "They can who think they can," what do you say, men ?

THE NEW SUPREME SECRETARYBrother George Grant, of Omicron, than whom none is en-

dowed with more Pi Kapp pep. Brothers, allow us to presentthe new Supreme Secretary.

Brother Grant, who following the resignation of Brother J.W. Setze, Jr., was appointed Supreme Secretary of our order,has been hard at work attempting to line up the duties of theoffice and straighten out matters to the best interest of the entireFraternity. He has tackled the job with •a determination thatwill make for success and he intends to give his best to the allimportant task of the office. The office, which he holds, is oneof the most vital of our organization and system there will meansystem throughout. He says he is going to have the systemand ere long the Fraternity should be reaping the benefits ofhis work.

Brother Grant asks the patience of the brothers until he getsthe machinery oiled. Until the time that everything is runningsmoothly be patient and matters that need attention will becleared up to the satisfaction of all concerned.The new Supreme Secretary came within the pale of the

Star and Lamp May 15, 1917, through Omicron chapter,University of Alabama. In October of the same year he leftcollege and entered the military service of the country. Follow-ing his discharge from the service, he returned to Alabama inSeptember, 1919. During his entire undergraduate life he hasbeen an enthusiastic member of Pi Kappa Phi and through hisactivities as an officer of his chapter won national recognition.He served as official chapter correspondent to THE STAR ANDLAMP but his efforts did not stop with the chapter letters butincluded special stories of general fraternity interest, many ofwhich have been widely quoted in other fraternity magazines.Four times he served as Archon of his chapter. First during

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BROTHER GEORGE M. GRANT


the last term of 1919-20, first and second terms of 1920-21

and then again the last term of 1921-22.. He was official

delegate from Omicron to the Charlotte convention in 1019 and

also to the 1921 convention at Berkeley, Calif.

His appointment as Supreme Secretary at the hands of the

Supreme Council, came in May, 1922.

He graduated from the University of Alabama last spring

with the degree of L. L. B. and is practicing law at Troy, Ala.

Brother Grant is capable of bringing success to his office and

the Supreme Council requests that the chapters and alumni give

him their co-operation at all times.

SUPREME ARCHON APPOINTS CHAPTER

INSPECTORS AND OUTLINES DUTIES

In my first bulletin, issued a few weeks ago, I set forth in a

general way the conditions which confront the fraternity, and

gave, in so far as was consistent a summary of their causes. In

, this, the second bulletin of the college year, and in ensuing bul-

letins, it is my purpose to take up in detail the steps through

which we hope to re-establish a smoothly running organization

of the fraternity, and to proceed with its further development.

The first move, as outlined in this bulletin, is the appointment

of chapter inspectors.

One of the big ideas we have have been trying to put over

during the past few years, is that of "nafionalization." For

many reasons, including that of geography, Pi Kappa Phi's

activities have been those of her individual chapters—each

doing its biggest and best for its own development and for the

betterment of such national aspects as were Presented ,but each

primarily an independent unit—independent to a larger degree

than was desirable from the point of view of either the lacal

chapter or the national organization. No criticism is implied

or intended in bringing this idea to mind. It was merely the

logical outcome of a desire for development in some form or

other. There being work to do close at hand it was naturally

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seized upon first. The national problems were not sufficientlypressing.With the impetus to fraternal growth furnished by the post-

war period there came an insistent demand for an organizationwhich could take care of the expansion of the fraternal scopewhich the college world demanded—and which, in justice to thethousands of new students who were enrolling all over thecountry, must be accomplished. The importance of a betternational organization was at once emphasized. Our efforts eversince have been to improve it. Each convention has helped toestablish new laws and regulations for its upbuilding.

It is quite evident that the strength of the national organia-don is dependent upon the interest and support given it by thelocal chapters. The better the chapters the better the nationalgovernment; and, what is even more worthy Of note—the betternational government the better the chapters. In other words agood national government can be built up only by the 'active andloyal support of chapters which are themselves good; and sucha national government, once well established, can and will be ofinestimable benefit to the chapters in hundreds of ways wellknown to all who have given any consideration to the problemsof fraternity.With these ideas in mind the conventions of the last few years

have sought ways and means of improving the local chapters,in order that they might better support the national organiza-tion, and through it react favorably upon themselves. It hasbeen conceded by everyone that a full-time executive secretarywould be in a position to accomplish a great deal of good for thefraternity. The subject has been discussed time and time again,only to be postponed until such day as the number of chapters,increases to the point where the financial burden upon eachactive member will not be too heavy. It now seems probablethat such an office will be created at the next convention. Weall hope so.

In the meantime, however, supervision, aid, and advice forthe chapters has to be provided. Subdivision of the fraternityinto districts or provinces, with province governments, has been

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advocated This, however, I have consistently opposed on theground that what we need is unification, not subdivision. It istrue, strangely enough, that through the latter we might obtainthe former, though to my mind it does not seem especiallyprobable. The plan of having chapter inspectors for certaindistricts, and in some cases for certain chapters, possesses acertain element of subdivision, but not to any great extent. TheSupreme Council will still function in its direct relations withthe chapters, but it will depend upon the chapter inspectors toaid by being at hand to interpret to the chapters the desires ofthe national government, to aid in establishing new routines,etc., and to demand that the chapter do for itself those thingswhich have been proven by time and by the experience of othersto be necessary for its long life and well being.

Briefly the relationships of the members of the triangle—chapter inspector, and national government—may be outlinedas follows: The chapter will continue to communicate directlywith any of the Supreme Officials for any information or actionwhich it may desire, and they in turn will continue to writedirectly to in answer to these inquiries, or in requesting fromit information or action of any kind. It will be customary, inthe majority of such cases, for both supreme and local officialsto furnish the chapter inspector with copies of their letters ortelegrams. There are many matters arising, however, which donot deserve detailed attention by the members of the SupremeCouncil. These men are chosen to accomplish big things; inorder that they may fulfill their missions in the fraternity theyshould be kept as free as possible from minor worries, and givenopportunity to devote their time and energy toward plans forimproving, developing and outlining progressive measures in abroad sense. Here is an opportunity for the chapter inspector.He will be able to answer from his experience with activechapter administration a number of the problems which comeup from day to day, and which really look serious to theseexperiencing them for the first time. He will be able to help thechapters avoid pitfalls which are common. He will be able togive counsel in many ways. In other words he will fit well in

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the position of advisor. It must not be overlooked, also, that a

term of office as inspector will furnish excellent training in

fraternal administration which may later prove exceedingly

valuable in higher offices of the fraternity..

Continuing—In the next place, he will be able to act as special

personal representative of the Supreme Council in the govern-

ing of the chapter. He will act as arbiter in matters on which a

decision is necessary, but which are not required by, constitution,

by-law, or custom to be brought before the national government.

He will supervise the installation of the interfraternity account-

ing system; and other such devices which may be adopted in the

future.. He will see that the provisions of the constitution,

by-laws, and other regulations of the fraternity are properly

interpreted and obeyed, and will be held accountable for such

duties. The chapters within his district are his to watch over.

He will be expected to visit them often—at least once a month—

and as much oftener as possible—and to see that they are getting

the most good out of their existence as chapters of Pi KappaPhi. He will be responsible to a reasonable degree, for the

general spirit and morale of the chapters; for seeing that they

are in proper shape financially, or that they are at least fol-

lowing a definite and approved plan for financial independence;

for seeing that their officials are properly performing the duties

of the offices to which they have been elected; for seeing thatthey are in possession of the official documents which they

should have, and that they use them correctly; for calling to theattention of the national government any difficulties of anynature which the chapters are having, and for suggesting

measures to remedy them, wherever such suggestions are

possibe.To sum it all up, he will eneavor to keep in close touch. with

both chapters and national government, and more than that, tokeep both in close touch with each other. His will be a jobrequiring considerable thought, some tact, and much force ofhis convictions. It will take some time, though not enough to beburdensome, I trust. He will be amply repaid by the results

of his own work, provided he has the interests of Pi Kappa Phi

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at heart. He will be expected to use good judgment—to makehis own decisions wherever he can well do so, and to turn overto the Supreme Council all those questions which he has not theknowledge, or possible the authority to answer. The problemsof expulsion, suspension, revocation of charter, severe cis-ciplinary actions, etc., are some of the matters which must besubmitted to the Supreme Council. It is not intenedd that thechapter inspector be an intermediate step between chapter andSupreme Council but that he be a co-ordinator and expediterof business between the two.I know that many of the alumni would not only be willing

but anxious to render service to the fraternity, if they only knewin what way they could serve, and if it were made possible forthem to render such service without taking too much time fromtheir daily tasks, and without expense. In filling the positionsof chapter inspectors, loyal alumni have just such an oppor-tunity offered them. All expenses will be borne by the nationalorganization. The districts to which they are assigned will, ingeneral, be within convenient traveling distance. In some casesthey will inspect their own chapters—in others not. Each hasits advantages and disadvantages. But in all cases they arebeing offered an opportunity to help Pi Kappa Phi take amarked step forward. They have all been highly recommendedto me as having shown interest in the fraternity's affairs andability in handling such work as has been theirs in the past.It is probably that most of them are busy men—but is it not truethat busy men are usually the best qualified to take on newresponsibilities because through the pressure of their affairs theyare forced to handle all matters promptly and well; and is itnot also true that the reason they are busy is because they havereputations for doing their jobs well?.

Chapters will please get in touch with their respective inspec-tors and establish communication.The follow.ing men are appointed:(1) State of New York—K. C. Lauter, 2640 Kenmore Place,Brooklyn, N. Y.(2) State of Virginia—Dr. A. P. Wagener, Salem, Va.

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(3) State of North Carolina—Nathan Mobley, 300 EastBoulevard, Charlotte, N. C.(4) State of South Carolina—Harold J. Mouzon, 13 Thomas

Street, Charleston, S. C.(5) State of Georgia—Roy K. Srnathers, Atlanta Athletic

Club, Atlanta, Ga.(6) State of Florida—Rupert J. Longstreet, Daytona Beach,

Fla.(7) State of Alabama—Thomas E. Buntin, Dothan, Ala.(8) States of Illinois and Indiana—Donald D. McGuire, 211

East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Ill.(9) State of Nebraska—Harvey L. Rice—Care of Woods

Brothers, Lincoln, Neb.(10) State of Oklahoma—(To be appointed later.)(11) Pacific Coast—Arthur E. Mead, 2736 Bancroft Way,

Berkeley, Calif.The chapters included in the various districts are as follows:(1) Psi-308 'Bryant Avenue, Ithaca, N. Y. (Cornell).(2) Rho—Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Xi—Box 64, Salem, Va. (Roanoke College).(3) Mu—Trinity College, Durham, N. C.

Kappa—University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C.Tau—N. C. State College, West Raleigh, N. C.

(4) Alpha—College of Charleston, Charleston, S. C.Beta—Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C.Zeta—Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C.

(5) Pi—Oglethorpe University, Georgia.Iota-39 E. 6th Street, Atlanta, Ga. (Ga. Tech).Eta—Emory University, Georgia.Lambda-158 Daugherty St., Athens, Ga. (Universityof Georgia.

(6) Chi—John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Fla.(7) Omicron—University Alabama (University of Alabama.(8) Upsilon-106 E. Green St., Champaign, Ill., (University

of Illinois).(9) Nu-1342 F St., Lincoln, Neb. (University of

Nebraska).


(10) Phi—University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.(11) Gamma-2614 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Calif. (Univer-

sity of California).

SPECIAL NOTE—Each chapter will please forward to eachSupreme Official (there are five) and to its inspectorimmediately its correct address. The address will either be astreet address a college address, or a permanent postoffice boxnumber. No names of chapter officials should appear in .theaddress. These change, and mail follows them to their homes,etc., instead of reaching the chapters. Do this immediately inorder that your mail may reach you this year without delay.ALSO FURNISH A TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS withoutfail.. Do not use members' names in this, either.

FINANCING A CHAPTER HOUSEReprinted From The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta.

THE NOTE SYSTEM

By FRANCIS F. PATTON

This paper, which, for want of a better name, might be called"Suggestions for Your House Fund," is presented at the sug-gestion of the Division President. In no sense is it intended toconvey the last word in house-fund operation, but is designed tostimulate discussion and thought looking toward a supervisionby the A. C. of our various chapter house projects. Some of thesuggestions will be elementary, but in some of our chaptersthings that would seem of primary importance are not beingdone.Let us begin at the first step—The house fund should incor-

porate not for profit under State laws, the articles of incorpora-tion, of course, setting forth the aims and purposes of theorganization. Any descriptive name, preferably short, can bechosen. The incorporation should be accomplished at onceeven if the possibility of buying or building is very remote. This

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incorporation gives the organization legal identity, permits it to

hold title to any property that may be required, usually limits

liability to the corporation itself, relieving individual officers of

contingent liability, and allows the organization to receive gifts

of money, property, etc.By-laws should be adopted and provision made for the usual

officers. In this connection, there is a suggestion that the

operation of the corporation be in the hands of a board of

directors or executive committee, selected from among alumni

of the chapter, their actions to be ratified by the annual meet-

ings. The directorate should choose the treasurer who should

be bonded and whose term should be for one year only. It is

well to have as many chapter generations as possible repre-

sented on the board, the idea being that every alumnus knows

personally at least one member of the board. Six or eight are

enough for the board. It is better if they are located so that

they can be called together often if necessary to pass on matters

of importance which may arise.The president and treasurer of the corporation should always

be directors. The term of one year for the treasurer is specified

because a good, efficient man can always be re-elected; if the

selection proves to have been a mistake, the incumbent can be

gracefully removed at the end of a year. If a house fund is in

even fair condition, an inefficient treasurer can hardly ruin it

in a year. As a general rule, it is a good idea to pass the job

on to the younger men who come out of the active chapter.

Treasurers become stale after a few years; many times a

younger man with enthusiasm, acquaintance among the younger

men, and a new viewpoint, if given a chance, will do fine work.

An assistant treasurer, to be chosen by the treasurer, can be

provided for from among the seniors in the chapter. He can

help by collecting the rent from the active chapter, and can be

tried out as a possibility for treasurer. If, as assistant treasurer,

he shows interest and aptitude, make him treasurer. However,

it should not be automatic that he become treasurer.

A small but important thing is the use of corporation sta-

tionery with the proper heaing, giving the name of the cor-


poration and listing the director and their years in college. Inmany cases, treasurers use their own business stationery whichis not so impressive or businesslike. Many little inexpensivethings can be done which have the effect of convincing alumnithat the corporation is being efficiently managed. The use of astamp giving the corporation name for signing checks, receipinghouse notes paid, etc., is an example.. A copy of the treasurer's annual report should be mailed toevery alumnus; a cancelled housP note should be sent promptlyon receipt of payment.The treasurer is, of course, the officer having the most import-

ant duties in connection with the operation of the corporation,and an efficient treasurer is essential if the plan is going to beproperly administered. The system is only as good as thetreasurer. Many of our alumni are delinquent to their housefund because of the unbusinesslike attitude of the treasurer.

If we assume that a house has been purchased, the chaptershould pay a rental comparable to that which they would payany other landlord and it should be understood in the activechapter that the rent to the corporation should be paid beforeany other bill. The corporation should keep the property inrepair and an attempt made to approximate the landlord andtenant relationship. Usually, the major portion of the cor-poration's income is rent from the chapter, and the treasurer'shardest task is to collect the chapter house rent promptly.At the time of incorporation, a system of house notes should

be arranged. Many chapters could greatly improve this phaseof the house fund. Let us assume that your chapter initiationfee is $50.00 and that you request each initiate to sign $100.00in notes. A chapter by-law should be passed reading forexample.as follows:

"The initiation fee of this chapter shall be $150.00payable $50.00 in cash at the time of. initiation, tennotes for $10.00 each, one payable each year beinggiven for the balance by the initiate at the time of the0. M. The first note shall be payable one year afterinitiation."

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Notes signed at present in practically all our chapters are not

legal obligations because there is no consideration. If made

part of the initiation fee, then initiation into the fraternty is

the consideration. The psychological effect on the initiate of

making the notes part of the initiation fee is great—particularly

if it is explained that the chapter, by allowing him to sign notes,

is only deferring the payment of the remainder of his initiation

fee. If this attitude is maintained by the corporation throughout

the years, the members made to feel that when he pays a note

he is paying only what he owes and is not making a gift. Sonicchapters have five notes of $20.00 each, but it would seem too

heavy an annual payment and a default for a year or two wouldmean such a heavy delinquency that it would be much harder

to collect.Practically all actives are minors, but in Illinois, at least and

undoubtedly in some other states, unless a minor repudiates anote within a reasonable length of time after he becomes of age,the note cannot be contested on the grounds that he was not ofage when he signed. Your chapter may never want to resortto the courts to collect house notes,ibut it is just as easy to makethem legal.The requirement that the notes be signed at the time of

initiation is very important. A man is required at that time tosign other papers anyway, and it sets a definite time for it.Notes should of course, be drawn up in legal form to complywith state laws; revenue stamps should be affixed, the notesshould bear interest after maturity, and should be dated and thematurity dates filled in by the secretary of the chapter, who caneasily supervise the signing. Many chapters request that notesbe signed in the senior year or the year of leaving college withthe result that occasionally a man will get away without signingany notes and perhaps he will pay no attention to requests fromthe house corporation that he sign.Most chapters make the first mite payable a year after the

date a man should be graduated. It would be hard to say whatpercentage of our initiates are graduated, but the average


throughout the fraternity is probably not over 60 per cent, if it isthat high.John Jones enters college in 1921. His first note falls due in1926. For one cause or another he leaves college during hisFreshman year. He leaves the chapter; in the five years beforehis first note becomes payable, he gets out of touch with thechapter, loses interest, and when he receives the bill for his firstnote he throws it in the waste basket. It is hard to collect fromthe John Joneses and we have too many. Realizing that manychapters will take exception to the suggestion that a man paynotes during his active membership, I want to give the reasonsfor that suggestion.It is a fact that few men will fail to complete payment of the$100 if they once start paying. The average man dislikes tofail to finish anything he starts. I would venture the assertionthat a high percentage of house-fund delinquents are men whohave never paid the first note. If the man starts paying in col-lege, the chances are he will continue. More than this, I believeit is a fact that the average active can spare $10.00 per yearbetter than the average young alumnus. If it is a fact that$10.00 per year is too much, you can make the first three notesfor $5.00 each. The practice of having the undergraduates paynotes has been successfully carried out by one of our chapter-house funds for years; although quite a few of this chapterhave worked their way through college, these men have appa-rently been able to meet their notes like the rest.The practice of discounting, at say six per cent simpleinterest, any note paid before maturity, is a very good one inmany ways. We have all seen the flood times in a man's financeand fraternity enthusiasm. Bill Smith back his institution'sfootball team with money and they win. That same night hischapter pledges a most desirable freshman, and his fraternityenthusiasm is running high. The assistant treasurer says "Bill,why don't you pay me $77.50 and I'll cancel and send you $100worth of house notes?" Bill is flush and accepts the offer.What is the result? The $77.50 can usually be used to reduceindebtedness bearing six per cent interest. You need never send

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Bill' a statement, and his account is closed. That same BillSmith might drop out of college, and you could never collectfrom him.On the other hand, an alumnus who has paid five notes turns

a nice deal. The treasurer offers to cancel the remaining $50.00of notes for say $38.00, and many times collections can begreatly increased in this way. Once a year the treasurer canfigure out what amount he can accept for every man's notes,and should send a letter to everyone making the offer. It israther surprising the number of men, especially in the activechapter, who will accept the opportunity. The money isreceived years ahead of time, and much work and uncertaintyovercome.Some plan should be worked out to give every man who pays

a note a certificate of some sort—a share of stock in the cor-poration for instance, for every $10.00 paid. One chapter givesone receipt certificate for every $10.00 which entitles the holderto one vote in case of the distribution of the assets of the cor-poration. Such a certificate means little, but the men seem toappreciate receiving them. The regblar issuance of a newsletter to alumni giving news of the active chapter, its alumniand the institution is essential, I believe, as an aid to thetreasurer. No one should be asked for money through thismedium, but simply give the members news to keep theirinterest in the institution and the fraternity alive. Such a pub-lication will pay the chapter in increased alumni loyalty manytimes over, and will help house-note collections very materially.Many alumnus is berated and called a dead one by the chapter

who wonders why the man isn't more liberal when all they havesent him in four years is two letters each year, one asking for acontribution to the furniture fund and the other a bill for hishouse note.The next suggestion is made with the knowledge that it will

seem very radical, but it is after mature deliberation that Isuggest that notes of members who, after all other means areexhausted, refuse to pay notes, be given to a collection agency.Of course, no one should be sued who is willing but unable to


pay, nor should anyone who is paying anything, even a sinallamount, be treated this way. I am referring to the man whocan but won't pay, who resists all efforts to collect, and refusesto indicate that he will try to pay later. All chapters have someof this kind.Warning should be sent giving notice that the account will be

placed in the hands of collection attorneys unless some word isreceived by a certain date. One or two suits of this kind andthe effect on collections is very marked. It sounds cold-bloodedand very unfraternal, but, just as a hearty smile and the Deltgrip will not pay the butcher, a sweet rendition of Delta Shelterwill not satisfy your mortgage.One chapter has adopted this idea with good results. Instead

of estranging alumni support, it has resulted in increased fra-ternity interest from former delinquents who were compelled topay; If this course is adopted, the legality of the notes is a veryimportant point.

All the above suggestions have been tried and found to bepracticable. The writer has personal knowledge that every oneof the foregoing ideas has been actually used with good results.

It has always seemed to me that there is too much sentimentand too small an amount of common business practices in ourfraternity financing. Of course, sentiment should play a largepart in the affairs of our fraternity, but, if we are going to suc-cessfully finance the affairs of our institution, there should becertain point where sentiment ends and business practices arefollowed. The regular collection of amounts due from mem-bers, I believe, adds to their regard for the fraternity as' awhole instead of making them feel that they are being hounded.The alumni delinquency of practically any of our activechapters is indicative of what is going on throughout the wholefraternity. Too many men are allowed to become delinquentto the point where they find it hard to pay, and end by eventuallynot paying anything they owe.And now for a final suggestion Delta Tau Delta chapters

for more than sixty years have been operating house funds withalmost no supervision from our national organization. Why

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not take the best part of each fund and devise an ideal schemefor starting and operating a house fund? Put this ideal formbefore each chapter merely as a suggestion, allowing each toadopt all or part as it sees fit. When a petition is granted, givethe suggested form for creating and operating a house fund tothe new Delts. As chapter units we must have learned muchabout house funds; nationally we have learned but little.

In business if you lend a concern a few thousand dollars,payable over a period of years, you would require regularreports from that concern showing its condition, wouldn't you?While our national officers make a careful investigation at thetime the loan is made, little or no attention is paid as to howthat house fund is being operated. The national fraternityshould require semi-annual reports on a regularly preparedform. Ten or fifteen questions properly answered by the cor-poration would show whether there were breakers ahead forthat fund. If things were not going well, the A. C. could pos-sibly correct the situation before it went so far that the fra-ternity had to foreclose the mortgage to protect our loan as wehave had to do in some cases.Karnea reports are too infrequent, are prepared by actives,

are often inaccurate, and do not show the detailed account ofthe exact status of the house fund.The acquisition and maintenance of a house is of vital

importance to every chapter.

THE INSURANCE PLAN

By JOHN C. WIGHT

At the Karnea in Omaha the matter of a Uniform PermanentEndowment Fund for the various chapters through the mediumof life.insurance on the lives of the undergraduates was actedupon and heartily. endorsed by the convention: The generalscheme of the fund is to have a ten-rear endowment policyissued on the life of every initiate, using the corporate form of


insurance, making Delta Tau Delta Inc. the absolute owner ofthe policy and acting as trustee for the individual chapters.The average annual deposit required of each initiate would be$20.00 a year, the first deposit to be included in the initiationfee and the deposits while a man is in college to be collectedthrough the medium of the house funds under whatever plansthe individual chapters might choose to elect.

After graduation the individual member would make his ownpayment as in any other type of insurance. This insurancewould be subject to dividends and these dividends would be paidto Delta Tau Delta Inc., and credited to the individual chapterby which the member was initiated. These dividends wouldeither increase the amount of funds available for the use of theindividual chapter, or at the discretion of the Arch Chapter,by and with the consent of the individual chapter, might beused to maintain in force policies that had been lapsed by mem-bers. In the event of a lapse of any policy, the Arch Chapterwith the consent of the individual chapter would have authorityto elect the method of settlement at the time of lapse. Theycould either take the cash value of the policy, which would becredited to the chapter's account, or maintain the policy throughthe regular payment of premiums, or maintain the policythrough the term insurance option; under this latter, plan nofurther premiums would be paid by the Arch Chapter, but inthe event of the member's death before the maturity of thepolicy the face amount would be paid to the chapter, and in theevent of the member living to the maturity period, the policywould be worth the cash value as of the'date of lapse.There would be no medical examination required, except in

such states as required it by statute, and in such cases themedical examination would be a mere formality, requiring ananswer by yes or no to some ten questions and these answers tobe signed in the presence of a doctor. The various chaptershave during the past tried with varying success the note methodof raising funds. Under this method the death of the member,except in rare cases, 'means that any future payments are ,absolutely impossible and are a loss to the chapter. Under the

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new plan, the death of the member would mean the immediate

maturity and payment of the face value of the policy.The note system has another great weakness in that it requires

the attention of some alumnus of the chapter to make .the col-

lections; where the member is delinquent in these payments it

often means the severance of his relations. with the chapter and

the loss of the activities of a very good alumnus. This is due

to the psychological effect of having John Doe dunned by one

of his own chapter members, Jim Smith. As a general rule a

letter from Jim is not answered as promptly as a formal notice

from a disinterested, cold-blooded business corporation; and

furthermore, everyone acquires the habit of meeting his

insurance payments promptly. That habit carries with it a pay-

ment of this obligation to his chapter without any effort on the

part of other members of the chapter, who often, due to per-

sonal business, cannot properly take care of the collection of

the outstanding notes.On first thought one may not realize the magnitude of this

scheme; the adoption of the plan, however, would mean that

Delta Tau Delta in ten years would have an annual income

exceeding $160,000 and within twenty-five years every chapter

would have paid for her house in full and also have a reserve

fund to her credit to take care of the necessary alterations and

repairs without having to make an appeal to her alumni.

The alumni readers of this article, whether they have been the

workers who attempted to raise the Alumni Fund for their

chapter, or merely the passive members who have made a

donation, many times at considerable personal sacrifice, will

realize more fully than will the undergraduates the great

blessing of a permanently established fund accruing to the

credit of each chapter annually for use in future emergencies.

In some cases where the undergraduates have been recently pre-

sented with a house by their alumni, the feeling exists that theyare well taken care of, but we should all be progressive enough

to look into the future and realize that the new of today will

become old within a very few years and require either complete

replacement or expensive alterations. Therefore, the under.


graduates of today should realize that under the present systemthey will be the alumni of the future that will be appealed to bytheir chapter for necessary funds, and by the adoption andinstallation of a uniform endowment fund for all the chaptersthis burden will be entirely lifted; all will be assured that outsidethe payment of the premium on his policy, the chapter will neverhave the necessity of appealing to him for funds, and in theevent of the misfortune of his early decease his obligation to thechapter will be absolutely fulfilled, as he originally agreed,without any deduction from his estate or the necessity of hisheirs or parents making up the difference to meet the require-ments of the moral obligation.This general plan is not new, and has been used in many

instances for the establishment of future permanent income andfunds. One of our own chapters has already established thisplan. Although it has only been working a year, the chapterand the alumni thereof are very enthusiastic about it.

BROTHER DRIVER PLEADS FOR ALUMNILOYALTY

In this my first communication of the 1922-1923 college yearI would like to send my greetings to all the active brothers andmy congratulations to all the pledges and to express my bestwishes that this may be a most successful year in every chapter.

It is my observation that some fraternities are known for onecharacteristic and some for another. I wish that Pi Kappa Phicould become particularly known for its loyal alumni. If wehave this condition I am sure that other fraternity accomplish-ments will be easy for us. As I look over old issues of THESTAR AND LAMP and have occasion to review correspondence ofseveral years ago I am impressed with instances which indicatean interest and ability in fraternity affairs on the part ofbrothers not now active in the work. We must keep the interestof these men. We cannot expect the same activity from analumnus who is away from the college environment as we do

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from an active brother but we should have his interest in fra-ternity affairs and his co-operation whenever possible. I believethat once A PI KAPP ALWAYS A PI KAl2'13 is to a largeextent true and when we do find a brother who is not showingmuch interest in the welfare of the fraternity it is usuallybecause he is out of touch with its activities.Your Supreme Officials hope to start a general program of

alumni activity in the near future, but just now I want to'urgeupon each active chapter the importance of maintaining contactwith its alumni. I request that each active chapter address atleast two communications (one each semester) containing itemsof news and general interest to all of its alumni during the year.It is not intended that this shall be a financial burden. Somechapters now put out a printed paper which is very nice andshould be continued if the chapter can afford it, but it is myopinion that there is not enough difference in value between thisand the mimeographed news letter to justify the difference incost. I would like to hear from each chapter as to their plansin this regard. If I can be of any assistance do not hesitate tocall on me. If your chapter has an ,offIcer dealing particularlywith alumni affairs I suggest that yoii turn this responsibilityover to him but do not fail to secure the interest of every activeman in the campaign to maintain an intense fraternity loyaltyamong all who have ever worn the black diamond.

CHICAGO ALUMNI ACTIVITIES

By C. L. KIRK.

To chronicle the events of such an active body as the ChicagoAJumni Association is no small matter when the period ofseveral months is to be covered. In all fairness to the Chicagomen it should be said that space will permit only of a briefsummary of what has been going on.

Notwithstanding the warm weather with which we have beengenerously favored, our bi-weekly meetings have been heldregularly. At the time of our last writing fifteen names were


inscribed on the membership roll of the Association. Sincethen ten new men, after having presented credentials showingthem to be kindred spirits, were gathered into the fold of fel-lowship according to our rigorous ritual. They are—C. E.Alden (Iota), M. T. Bartholemew (Upsilon), C. A. Broom(Upsilon), W. D. Cain (Upsilon), Hain Huey (Omicron), E.G. Krause (Upsilon), George Kuhl (Upsilon), Melvin Kuhl(Upsilon), F. T. Mewes (Upsilon), and J. W. Nemoyer(Upsilon).

Election of officers was held during the first meeting inJune at which time the following were chosen to direct the af-fairs of the Association for the year:

Elmer N. Turnquist (Upsilon), President.Edward H. Lasseter (Lambda), Treasurer.,Romaine M. Halverstadt (Nu), Secretary.

Some of the active men located in Chicago for the summerhave availed themselves of the golden opportunity to associatewith their older brethren by attending our meetings. • The word"golden" should not be taken to mean that any pecuniary bene-fit was derived from such attendance, for the richness of theirreward lay in the training they received at the hands of "menschooled in the ways of the world." It was, indeed, a liberaleducation for some of them.Not only have we tried to be sociable with those who were

living in the city for several months, but we have had the op-portunity of greeting some of the other brothers who came forshorter stays. A number of us got to see Brother Born(Gamma) during the week he was in Chicago as a member ofthat memorable California track team. While it was a littleinconvenient that Born was observing training rules (particu-larly, on the night of the party at the Hunters' Club), heseemed to enjoy, himself, and we took pleasure in meeting sucha likeable chap.One day, early last month, your correspondent was busily

engaged at his desk when the office boy (that is the other one)came in hurriedly with the information that a distinguished-looking visitor had arrived. 'Twas Wade Bolt, of Indiana,

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who had come to town to look after some plates for his songbook.Wade had a pretty full day of it, very likely, for, besides

transacting his business, he spent two hours' time lunching withhalf a dozen of us at the LaSalle, after which he went out tothe White Sox park with Dutch Muller to see George Murrayhelp the Yankees beat the Sox.

Speaking of Murray, we sent a delegation out to his hotelwhen he was here for a few days early in the summer, to presenthim with the keys of the city. Each time the Yankees haveplayed in Chicago some of us (generally Brother Muller whodevotes most of his time to golf and baseball games) have goneout to see George. Likewise have several of the men had theopportunity of meeting Joe and Luke Sewell when the Cleve-land Indians played here. These ball players are busy men,however, and as yet, we have been unsuccessful in getting. themto attend one of our meetings where they could get acquaintedwith the whole gang.

Several of the men have made a change in business connec-tion during the last few months. Brother Turnquist who wasformerly in the Research Departmtnt of the AutomaticElectric Company, accepted a similar (but more interesting)position with the Western Electric Company. There's HarryMiller, one of the old stand-by's, who left the employ of JohnV. Farwell & Co. recently, and is now representing a largeroofing concern throughout Indiana and Michigan. Mentionshould also be made that Otto Carl Muller is handing out to hisfriends some brand new cards showing that he is now author-ized to transact business for the Chas. H. Elliot Co. in theStates of Iowa and Illinois. This company, according to themodest announcement on their stationery, is the "largest collegeengraving house in the world." Muller will have headquartersin Chicago.

Brothers Rice and Parks, of Nebraska, were in the city ashort while ago at which time quite a number of us had thepleasure of meeting them for the first time, while others tookthe opportunity of renewing "old acquaintance" in proper style.


Social activities in Chicago, as a general rule, are practicallyat a standstill during the summer months. But some of theboys got to thinkin' and thinkin' one night 'bout plans for thefall season, when up jumped one of 'em all 'a sudden like, andsaid that derned ef he didn't think things had gone on longenough 'afore he'd had a chance to show off his best girl to thebunch. Well, sir, before we left the dinner table that evening,each man placed in the hands of the treasurer "good and suf-ficient evidence" that he was of the same mind, and plans weresoon under way for a dinner dance.As we stepped off the elevator at the mezzanine floor of the

Hotel LaSalle on Saturday evening, August 18, we weregreeted by a veritable host of Pi Kapps. Really, it hardlyseemed possible that Brother Halverstadt, who was in charge ofarrangements, had been able to muster twenty-two of the boysin time for the affair. Things soon began to move in thegeneral direction of the gorgeous East Room where thebanquet was served. It is unfortunate that your humble cor-respondent is not enough of an epicurean to tell you about someof' the names that went with that feed so that you could "doyour own figgerin' " as to how it must have tasted. The meatdish was recognized, however; although the menu shown onthe souvenir place cards announced it as something or otherthat sounded kind of funny, we called it chicken. Commentwas heard from several of the boys that they didn't know therewas that much to half a chicken now-a-days.According to the plans, music—just loud enough to be heard

above the familiar sounds of eating—was to be played duringthe dinner. This is, ordinarily, a convenient arrangement as itmakes it possible for each person to get a fuller enjoyment ofthe meal without his neighbor hearing so much about it. Butbefore that orchestra had played many of their plaintivemelodies it was seen that we could not make much headwaywith such disconcerting music in the air. So things were hur-ried up a bit, and we finally came to the point where the wellknown sigh of contentment was in order shortly after 9 o'clock.A procession, headed by Brother Turnquist and his wife, was

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immediately formed which moved majestically into the adjoin-ing ball room to the stately music of a jazz band—and the dancewas on.After it was all over—we had put on our wraps, and had

gone downstairs to wait our turn for a cab, when a certaincharming young lady said something to me which made it clearthat such affairs mean to the Fraternity at large. She said, "Ifthose men are a sample of Pi Kapps everywhere I'm strong forPi Kappa Phi."

BARLOW ON EUROPEAN COMMISSIONCharles F. Barlow, (Zeta), a junior law student at the Uni-

versity of South Carolina, has been named as South Carolina'srepresentative on the American Student commission which goesto Europe this summer to make a sociological, economic andreligious survey of the British Isles and the continent for theYoung Men's Christian Association.The commission will include one student from each State, and

will be headed by Conrad Hoffman, student Y. M. C. A. secre-tary for Europe. The party's itinerary will include the fol-lowing "countries: Great Britain, Holland, Germany, Poland,Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, France andBelgium. The American students, comprising the commission,will on this tour attend the student conference at Nunspect onJuly 5 and 6 and on July 7 will meet a number of Dutch studentsin a conference at The Hague. On August 9 and 10 the cern •mission will hold a conference at Oberammergau with DoctorMott and the senior secretaries of the American Y. M. C. A. inEurope. The members of the party on these two days will alsobe given an opportunity to witness the famous Oberammergaupassion play.Mr. Barlow, who was named by the national committee in

New York as South Carolina's representative on the commis-sion, is a native of Dillon, the son of D. D. Barlow and is nowa member of the junior law class at the University, having beena student there for three years. During his stay at the Univer-

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sity he has specialized in international law, economics and

sociology and has taken an active interest in Y. M. C. A. work.

During the past season he was a member of the University Y.

M. C. A. council and an assistant teacher in the University

Bible classes. He is a member of the tuphradian Literary

Society, the University German Club and the Owls' Club.—

Columbia (S. C.) State.

PLENARY CONFERENCE CALL GOES OUT

The call for the next plenary session of the Interfraternity

Conference is out. The session will be the Conference's

fourteenth and will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New

York City December 1 and 2. The conference will be conducted

similarly to the one of last year.As the Conference will undoubtedly be the most important

one yet held, both in numbers of attendance and in subject

matter, chairmen of all committees have been asked to prepare

their reports in advance, with resolutions or recommendations,and turn them in to the Secretary, John J. Kuhn, so that theymay be mailed to delegates and alternates for study and con-

sideration well in advance of the first meeting. This pro-

cedure, it is believed, will greatly expedite discussion on the floor

of the Conference.More than thirty fraternities have • already advised the

Secertary of the names of their delegates and alternates.

HARVARD PI KAPPS ATTENTION

Brother Karl Gibbon who last year Was the guiding hand at

Upsilon has entered the Harvard Law School where he expects

to spend the greater part of his time for the next three years.

Being accustomed to Pi Kapp comradeship and feeling keenly

the absence of fraternal fellowship, Brother Gibbon' addresses

a plaint to the magazine editor and asks for help.He says "I am duly registered in the Harvard Law School

with the prospect of spending the next three years of my life

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in this vicinity. With such an outlook I am wondering if thereare any other Pi Kapps in the same predicament;and if so, howam I going to locate them."

Brother Gibbon is of the opinion that a Pi Kappa Phi Clubcould be organized at Harvard. Many of the fraternities,including Delta Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and KappaSigma have clubs there and Brother Gibbon would like to talkover the possibility of such a club of Pi Kapps Phi's.Any Pi Kapp residing in or near Cambridge is asked to com-

municate with Brother Gibbon at 3 Shephard Street, Cambridge,Mass.

ANOTHER ADVANCE FOR FRATERNITIESDeclaring that the same democracy which makes it optional

for some to remain outside of college fraternities gives to othersthe same right to join them so long as they do not interfere withthe rights of others, trustees of Wake Forest College havedeclined to rescind their action allowing Greek Letter Fra-ternities and have thus paved. the wa, for Another advance ofthe collegiate fraternal system.In spite of protest from many quarters, trustees have been

unshaken in their belief that fraternities are fundamentally rightand that the college was suffering because of the ban on themat Wake Forest which is under the control of the North Caro-lina Baptist Convention.At a recent meeting of the board in Raleigh, N. C., a com-

mittee was appointed to issue a statement of the board's positionto protesting churches and individuals.The statement follows:"In response to protests which have come to the board of

trustees of Wake Forest College against its action in legalizingGreek Letter Fraternities, the members of the board at theirrecent session in Raleigh felt that it was due our brethrenthroughout the State to make a public statement concerning itsaction, and appointed the undersigned to prepare such a state-ment.


"The board owes its existence to the convention, and feels itresponsibility to that body. Its members believe that, like allbusiness corporations the convention appointed them to shapethe policies of the college and to conduct its affairs for the bestinterests of its owners, namely, the Baptists of North Carolina;and with a full sense of their responsibility, after patient hives-tigation and careful consideration, they have adopted the policyin question."The following are some of the considerations that

influenced their action:"I. Practically every college of standard grade in America,

secular and religious, recognizes these fraternities, and tlils istrue as to every such institution in this State."2. Whatever our personal opinion and wishes about these

organizations, we know that a large proportion, if not amajority, of our young men are attracted by the kind of fellow-ship which these fraternities offer, and that if this class of youngmen are denied such fellowship at Wake Forest they will seekand easily find it elsewhere; moreover, this we know they arenow doing in large numbers."3. We believe in democracy, but the same democracy

which makes it optional for some to remain outside of theseorganizations gives to others the same right to join them solong as they do not interfere with the rights of others. Thisprinciple is recognized in respect to secret organizations for menin our country ,such as Masons and kindred orders."4. It is understood that regularly constituted Greek Letter

Fraternities, under national control, require character andscholaship in their members, and do not allow any forms ofimmorality, as is sometimes supposed. Of course, members ofthese fraternities, as of other organizations, sometimes actunworthy, but such are subject to discipline by their chapters.Most of the, objections to fraternities at Wake Forest havearisen by reason of organizations that were local and irrespon-sible and were conducted in secrecy and were not under anycontrol, either national or by college authorities."5. There is a demand by our young men that cannot be

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ignored who wish to attend institutions where fraternities arerecognized, and consequently Wake Forest College has lostlarge numbers of these, who have gone to, and are attending,other institutions where they have these privileges."6. The action of the board in legalizing these fraternities

was following practically all colleges in America, and is in nosense the endorsement of a moral evil, such for example, as thelegalizing of saloons would be. The latter is a question ofmorals, while the former is only a question of expediency."7. All fraternities, by the action of the board, will be under

control of the faculty, and we have been furnished with an out-line of the regulations likely to be adopted by the faculty."a. Number of fraternities will not be limited. This will

give opportunity to a large number of students to affiliate."b. 'The number in any fraternity is to be limited by the

faculty, and names of members furnished. This will preventany one fraternity from holding the balance of power."c. Students will not be eligible for membership until after

a specified period of residence."d. The organization of each grail) must be reported to,

and receive the approval of the faculty."e. If a group live together, the group will be held respon-

sible for any misconduct in its quarters."f. The influence of the faculty will be everted to keep the

expenses down to the minimum."8. Finally. In view of these facts and the conditions with

which the board was confronted, and recognizing to the fullestdegree its obligation to the denomination in North Carolinaand to the college„it could not conscientiously rescind the actiontaken. This board, therefore, respectfully requests the brethrento be patient and to give this policy a fair trial.

"LIVINGSTON JOHNSON,"R. T. VANN,"WALTER E. DANIEL.

"Committee."

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K A'S FIRST AT WAKE FOREST•

With the initiation of 16 members October 9, Kappa Alphawas the first national fraternity to enter Wake Forest Collegewhere the ban against Fraternities was lifted by the Board ofTrustees last Spring.This Chapter was first established by the Fraternity sub rosa

in 1881, but was suppressed six years later. It was revivedagain in 1890 and was again suppressed in 1894 since whichtime fraternities have not been sanctioned by college authoritiesuntil the Spring, 1922.According to Baird's Manual, Kappa Alpha is the only fra-

ternity that has existed at Wake Forest. With the opening atthis institution fraternities are welcomed at five North CarolinaColleges: University of North Carolina; North Carolina StateCollege, Davidson, Trinity and Wake Forest.

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TWO FRESHMEN

By J. H. HOLCOMn, Zeta

William wuz th' showy kind, so slick an' neatly groomed,And 'fore he'd eaten mid-day chow, two Pi Kapps had him

roomed;They tuk him to th' dance that night, an' soon he had his repA-goin' strong—fer out he bloomed in quite the lates' step;

All looked on in astonishment, proprietor to page,An' vowed they'd never seen such stuff from off th' vaude-

ville stage.

Then, too, he pushed a Cadillac-0 Boy 1 but he wuz stuff;His pants crease wouldn't split a hair, but wuz almos' sharp

enough;His hat wuz turned up, tea-hound style, an' his glossy, coal-

black maneWuz parted mighty careful—('cause he might unbalance his

brain).He didn't worry very much 'bout books or classes either,But in th' fair ones' dreamy eyes, there warn't none like him

neither.

Now Robert didn't show up much, right at th' start o' school,An' you might not cud o' told him from mos' any ol' common

fool;He didn't go in heavy fer dances, shows, an' such,They warn't his line, an' he didn't seem to like 'em very much.

He'd ruther swing a baseball bat, or open up a holePer th' backfield men to take th' ball across th' hostile goal.


An' when it come to class-room work, th' boys called Bob ashark,

'Cause on his lessons every day he neared th' hundred mark.To look at him, you wouldn't o' thought his parentage wuz high,But th' blue blood coursed within his veins o' Southern

royalty.No one seemed to o' thought that he a pledge pin should adorn,'Cause he wuzn't given very much to tooiin' his own horn.

Well, William got his bid pledge day, an' with it sev'ral more,Robert wuzn't bid a tall, but it didn't make him sore.

In course o' time th' Pi Kapp bunch tuk Neophyte Williamthrough—

He rode th' goat, an' chewed th' rag, an' sung a song or two.Bob plodded 'long, th' same ol' chap, 'till one day by-an'-by,Th' bunch found out he wuz true gold, an' he joined Pi

Kappa Phi.

Somehow Friend William didn't hold out; he wuzn't everythingno more;

An' female hearts stopped flutterin' so, when he stepped onthe' ball-room floor.

'Fore long he kind o' lost out, I say, an' when college openedagin,

He hiked off to another school—an' a:heap o' folks breathed,"Amen."

But Bob fulfilled th' highest hopes of all th' Pi Kapp throng—He's made a mark fer th' Frat he joined, an' is still a-goin'

strong.

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EXPANS1( )N

GES

Delta Sigma Phi—Oglethorpe.Sigma Pi—Wisconsin, Iowa State.Delta Tau Delta—Oklahoma.Theta Xi—Illinois, Armour Tech.Sigma Chi—Toronto, Georgia Tech.Sigma Nu—William and Mary, Massachusetts Tech.Pi Kappa Alpha—Michigan, Colorado, Purdue, Minnesota.Lambda Chi Alpha—Washington and Lee, Vanderbilt.Phi Gamma Delta—Oregon Agricultural.Delta Gamma—West Virginia.Kappa Delta—U. of Washington, ,Ohio State.Alpha Delta Pi—George Washington.

NEW CHAPTER HOUSES

Delta Tau Delta—Texas. Also a fourth city club house,Detroit.Sigma Chi—Gettysburg.Phi Kappa Psi—Amherst.Sigma Nu—Pennsylvania, Colorado Agricultural.Phi Gamma Delta—Massachusetts Tech, Illinois Wesleyan

(to replace one destroyed by fire February 15, 1922).Kappa Alpha—Missouri.Lambda Chi Alpha—New Hampshire.Alpha Delta Pi—Missouri.Pi Beta Phi—California.

• In The Emerald of Sigma Pi we found an article entitled "ByProducts," which was interesting as a whole, but the final


paragraph of the sketch we offer as the summing up of a lot ofgood thought.Does the Victrola which is found in the living-room of the

chapter house have only jazz records or are there in the collec-tion selections from the world's masterpieces, and if there are,are they ever played? Do the members of the chapter attendShakespearean plays, or do they only go to the theater to seemusical comedies? Are the pictures found on the walls of houseonly cheap prints or are they good copies of worth-while paint-ings? Are the members of the chapter encouraged to try forplaces on the athletic teams? Is there a real spirit of fraternityand helpfulness evident in the chapter? If your chapter cananswer these questions satisfactorily it is helping to give its mena broad education and the by-products of college life are notwasted.

The Signet of Phi Sigma Kappa in covering the subject of"The Wayward Alumni," uses an article of five pages. Weoffer excerpts, and apologize for lack of space to reproduce theentire article."How shall the Fraternity retain the affection of its alumni:'

What is the secret of lasting attraction? Wherein lies thecharm of enduring love?"We recall in a certain college three seniors who for succes-

sive years held in turn the leadership of their chapter. In everyinstance they were three times elected president of the group.Each was ardent in enthusiasm for the Fraternity. The gradua-tion of each left the chapter with a sense of irretrievable legs.Each in his own way seemed the very incarnation of Phi SigmaKappa idealism. And yet not one of these men has, since hisgraduation, kept up the slightest semblance of a tie with hischapter and the national Order."Very human they are—men. Selfish too. They are not

likely to be actively loyal to anything very long, simply for thefun of being loyal. Some of them can love a wife even atfer shehas ceased to interest them, but it is likely to be for the sake ofthe children. And if an alumnus continues to love his fraternity

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after it has ceased to interest him, it is usually for the very same

reason, for the sake of his children."The alumnus with some purpose in life is not going to invest

time and money in drink and drivel; he is too tremendously

interested in other things, genuine things. If the Fraternity has

nothing but drink and drivel, or food and drivel for that matter,

to offer him, then so much the worse for the Fraternity. He

may subscribe.fifty dollars toward a new chapter house, in tie

name of memory, but as for any actual interest or participation

in its life, he is through. There is no use in mincing terms; he

has outgrown his Fraternity, and it is to his credt that he has."If the Fraternty is to keep its alumni, it must deserve them

and it must serve them. Herein lieth the whole of the law andthe prophets. It must not only deserve them, it must serve

them. It must have something of real worth to offer. It mustfill a need in their lives."In every city of considerable size there are bound to he

unmarried Phi Sigma Kappa, boarding, scattered, lonely. These

men constitute an opportunity for the Fraternity. They ought

to be living together. Just that—liviing together. It woul coEtthem little, if any, more than they are paying now. They wouldrequire just enough organization to keep the rooms full. Thereneed to be no club rooms for the local Benedicts ; it is doubtful

' if they want them anyway. There might possibly be a sparebed or so for an occasional transient, which he would engagein advance and for which he would pay. It is all so very simple.Every college faculty has its bachelor club house, which is runin just about this way. It is easy to imagine twenty-five suchinformal little organizations in the United States. They wouldfill a need."The Phi Sigma Kappa lunch hours fill a need. They offer a

man a congenial meal every two or three weeks at his customaryexpense. They require no organization at all, and only a littlepublicity. They normally perpetuate themselves. Boston shouldhave one. New York should have three or four, in differentparts of town."Combine the fraternity bond with some other common


interest, in small groups rather than large, and you have there avery real appeal. It has been too long assumed that othercommon interest might be only drink and drivel, but thatassumption is suffering the fate of all such unworthy assump-tions. If the Fraternity is going to hold its alumni, it mustoffer them something in the way. of greater opportunity. itmust be more than a pleasant memory; it must be a living andalluring present."

NICKNAMES MUST Go—The editor of the Alumni Depart-ment has registered in unmistakable terms his emphatic disap-proval of any and all nicknames. In which view the editors ofall departments of this magazine heartily concur. Nicknamesin the free and easy atmosphere of the chapter fireside haveoften a distinctive charm of their own. After all, the Christianname of a man is imposed upon him long before he develops anyparticular fitness for the cognomen chosen, whereas nicknamesare characteristic of the man, expressing his personality, reveal-ing, often most vividly, his faults or his virtues. Unfortunately,however, nicknames convey nothing to the general run ofreaders of a magazine. Generally we do not have that degreeof intimate acquaintance of the men to enable us to enjoy theiraptness, so that they fall flat and meaningless upon our ears.Once again, therefore, let us announce positively and empha-tically, there must be no nicknames used in The Shield and Dia-mond.

CHAPTER Housts—It is indeed advantageous to everychapter of every fraternity to own its home. Occasionally, how-ever, laudable pride in the chapter house becomes ostentatiousdisplay. The house should be in every way, worthy of thedignity of the fraternity and the needs of the chapter, but, inaddition, it should harmonize with the general average ofsimilar buildings at the university. More than this lays thechapter open to the suspicion of placing wealth and socialposition before character and manhood.—Shield and Diamondof Pi Kappa Alpha.

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RHODES SCHOLARS—In a recent issue of The Caduceus ofKappa Sigma there was a fraternity summary and list of theRhodes Scholars, chosen at the December, 1921 election. Hereis a quotation: "Ten of the thirty-two men come from collegeswhere the national fraternity system is not represented.Twenty o fthe remaining twenty-two are fraternity members.Delta Kappa Epsilon claims five; Sigma Phi Epsilon, three;Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa Psi, two each; with one each forKappa Sigma, Phi Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.Chi Psi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Nu,Alpha Delta Phi, and the local Alhpa Sigma Phi at MiddleburyCollege. Eight men report themselves to us as members of PhiBeta Kappa, but as this was not specifically asked for in ourletter the count is probably not complete. All were, as Rhodesmen are certain to be, members of local club systems, wherethese obtain, and of honor societies. Vourteen men, nearly halfthe number, expect to study law, while one was undecided asbetween history and law. English, the language or the litera-ture or both, will claim the attention of seven. Fonr men willstudy history (three specify modern). One man will read inEnglish literature and philosophy, one in economics andsociology, one in history and economics, one in economics, onein medicine, and one in natural science."—Beta Theta Pi.

TRAGEDIES Or BAD JUDGEMENT—It is depressing to thinkabout the far-reaching effects of an act of bad judgment. This,for instance. A girl proposed for membership in a chapter of afraternity is black-balled by one member. There is great regretin the chapter. The girl who cast the black-balling vote is noteven a loyal and interested Kappa. She is narrow-minded,mean, frivolous, a trouble-maker. She is a junior and soonafter her condemning vote she leaves college, breaking all fra-ternity ties. The girl whom she black-balled never bcomes aKappa and misses always the advantages and joys that ourgroup can give. Her friends in Kappa are bitter. One of themresigns from the fraternity. The girl's sisters, who are Kappas,


never can enjoy the Kappa bonds so much, with their black-balled sister excluded.Someone is to blame for this circle of disappointments. And

it is not so much the girl who cast the negative vote, as somealumnae somewhere who, with bad judgment, forced the black-bailer upon the chapter. Upon investigation we find that theblack-bailer was not considered congenial when she was a fresh-man, but an upperclassman who had an envious eye on the fra-ternity pin belonging to the b. b.'s brother, had hysterics whenthe vote was to be taken and forced an affirmative vote by ascene of "nerves."We might follow the ancestry of this bad judgment back to

Eve, but it would be a depressing pastime. The only thing wecan do about it is to determine to make our own judgment ofpeople and events as fair, thoughtful ,open-minded and logicalas we can. The best thing we can do for the world is to refuseto start an endless chain of mistakes, and to determine to be thedoers and thinkers whose acts lead to honorable things.—TheKey, of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

CLEAN SPORT—The mark of a college is its brand of athletics.Professionalism is always a disgrace to varsity teams. Thestandard of amateur sports in our colleges has always been highbut never higher than at present.

It is strange, therefore, to find in some of our universities adisposition to wink at rules and regulations and fill the team withsalaried athletics. Under the guise of helping the students toattain a college education, funds are raised by the alumni—themain qualification for which help is how good a game does heplay?The coach shrugs his shoulders and builds up his teams. The

faculty counts up its local enrollment with trig satisfaction. Ofcourse, the alumni support is enthusiastically welcomed althougheverybody knows the scoreboard is the chief object.

Several of our universities have recently taken stringentaction to make their athlletic sports clean throughout, withoutsuspicion of taint. They deserve the congratulations of all col-

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lege men. Their alumni should stand behind these coaches witha united support.Here is a place where fraternies can make their influence

count.—The Delta of Sigma N11.

Pi Kappa Phi has entered three new chapters of recent date:Tulsa University in Oklahoma, University of Illinois, and Stet-son University at De Land, Florida. At the first named PiKappa Phi is the first Fraternity to establish a chapter, while atStetson University Pi Kappa Phi's entrance gives a rival toSigma Nu, which has been the lone national chapter there since1913. At the University of Illinois practically all of the trulynational societies have chapters. A significant point is made inthe establishment of these chapters in that Pi Kappa Phi makesher first entrance into the States of Oklahoma, Illinois, andFlorida. The active roll of this fraternity numbers eigtheen.—The Delta of Sigma Nu.-

Pi Kappa Phi is preparing to restore her Epsilon chapter atDavidson College, North Carolina. This chapter died outduring the war when all the members enlisted for service withthe different branches of the army. Through the more recentenforcement of the anti-fraternity laws. in South Carolina thisfraternity lost chapters at South Carolina University andFurman University.—The Delta of Sigma Nu.

In the most congenial spirit we wish to offer correction toThe Delta and The Purple Green and Gold in one or twoinstances. In the department of "Greek News' of The Delta ofSigma Nu we note the following item, wherein we are not givencredit for existence at Trinity, where a chapter of Pi KappaPhi has been in existence for more than seven years:"Trinity College, Durham, N. C., possesses one of the finest

college plants in all the South. The fraternities there are:Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, PiKappa Alpha, and Sigma Pi Epsilon. Houses are not per-


mitted, and that is the only drawback to the fine life of thissplendid college."And the two items in The Purple Green and Gold of Lambda

Chi Alpha, referring to Oglethorpe, have eliminated us, pre-sumably mistaking Greek letters in Baird's or due to some suchoversight. We reproduce the items noted:"Oglethorpe University since its removal to Atlanta has

grown in importance as a fraternity institution. Kappa Alpha,Pi Kappa Alpha, and Delta Sigma Phi have instituted chaptersat the new institution. A recent province convention of SigmaAlpha Epsilon decided to ask the fraternity's national conven-tion to place the charter of its original Oglethorpe chapter,Georgia Eta, in the hands of the Supreme Council, to bereturned to the undergraduates when a desirable nucleus isfound at Oglethorpe and when the unanimous approval of theseveral chapters of the province is obtained.""Delta Sigma Phi has invaded Oglethorpe, where the local

Alpha Tau was the successful petitioner. Kappa Alpha andPi Kappa Alpha had previously entered this field."

General Robert L. Bullard, second in command of the U. S.army, is an Alpha Tau Omega, a member of Alabama Poly-technic alumni of that Fraternity.

Thursday evening, June 29, at the Antlers Hotel, Pikes Peak,a part of the program of the national convention of Alpha ChiOmega was the concert rendered by Thurlow Lieruance, ofwhom we proudly boast as a brother. Brother Lieruance wasassisted in the concert by Mrs. Lieurance and the April numberof The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega devoted three pages to anannouncement of the numbers on program.

Alpha Sigma Phi lost two honored members the past spring,both noted in the educational world. One was Dr. CyrusNorthrop, president emertius of the University of Minnesota.The other, Dr. Henry Edgerton Chapin, for more than twentyyears connected with the New York City school system.

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Dr. Edward C. Elliott, Purdue's new president, is a memberof Phi Kappa Psi.

A. Barton Hepburn, famous in banking circles, and notunknown to Wall Street, died in January of this year, deathbeing due to injuries received in a motorbus accident. Mr.Hepburn was a most loyal and enthusiastic member of DeltaKappa Epsilon.

Governor Percival P. Baxter, of Maine, is a Deke.

Phi Gamma Delta has another college president to her credit,President John W. Laird, now in charge of Albion College,Michigan.

Ninety-nine and a half per cent of the 550 students atDavidson College are church members. The institution ischurch-controlled, belonging to the Presbyterians of the Synodsof North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Of those claimingchurch affiliation, 450 are Presbyterians, 44 Methodists, 15Baptists, 8 A. R. P.'s, 5 Episcopalians and 4 Lutherans.

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GAMMA CHAPTER ALUMNI NOTES

Brother Larry Phelps was at the house for supper August23. He has just graduated from Stanford and is now employedby the Standard Oil Company. He was electioneering for hisuncle, Judge Seawell, who is running. for the Supreme Court.Brother Benny Wheeler was around on the same night. He

has just purchased a shoe store in Berkeley where he has guar-anteed the boys all of the credit they want. He was just leav-ing on a trip to Chicago to purchase his stock and contemplatesa visit with Brother Sheldon Paull in St. Louis and Jo J. Taps-cott in Wisconsin.

Brothers Louis Null, Gamma, and Pete Peterson, Nu, wereup for a visit for a few days at the first of the semester. Bothare employed at Turlock by the Standard Oil Company.Brother Goog Wedemeyer is also employed by this company inthe producing department.

Brothers Stan Hook and Van Gordan, both of Gamma, werearound during rushing season helping us w)ith our rushing. .Stan is employed by the P. G. & E. Co., while Van is ranchingaround Livermore.

Brother Jalie Oliver was around to the old stamping groundsfor supper. Jabe had a lot of new stories and also a newmustache. He is now affiliated with the Shapiro and Shapirolaw firm.

Brother H. C. Fulton, Omicron, visited us September 2. Heis at present touring the country and giving the newspapers ofthe various large cities the once over. Notwithstanding thefacts that he threw rocks at our chapter house we take it that heis a nice boy.

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Brother. "Babe" Hardy, '16, recently announced his marriageto Miss Mary Agnes Shannon, of Washington, D. C.

Brother Hobe Miller, '20, and Jack Bramledge, '23, bothwelcomed baby girls to their families during September.

Paul Walker, Upsilon, '21, will attend Cornell Universitythis 'fall and take graduate work in Dairy Management.

Karl M. Gibbon, Upsilon, '22, is enrolled in the Law Schoolat Harvard this year.

0. A. Barnes, Upsilon, '16, has taken his Doctor's degree atthe University of Illinois and will be in the Chemistry Depart-ment, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, as instructor, thisyear.

The following Pi Kapps from Upsilon Chapter, membersof the 1922 graduating class at the University of Illinois, arenow located in Chicago: M. T. Bartholomew, H. W. Johnson,E. G. Krause, Ted Mewes. a

Wm. E. Roebuck, Chi, '21, is a member of the firm of at-torneys, Roebuck & Roebuck, located in West Palm Beach,Florida.

Wilbur D. White, Zeta, '19, is located at Anderson, S. C.,where he is practicing law and also acting as secretary to theUnited States District Judge.

T. H. Mize, Iota, '14, is with the Southern Wheel Company,1804 Railway Exchange Building, St. Louis, Mo.

E. H. Lasseter, Lambda, '18, is located in Chicago, address1311 East 53rd Street.

R. T. Overstreet, Eta, '21, is engaged in the lumber andbanking business at Orlando, Fla.


T. R. Waggoner, Mu, '22, is teaching English in the AtlantaTechnical High School. His address is 505 Spring Street,Atlanta, Ga. •

• Carl R. Miller, Upsilon, '20, is manager of the Plan Depart-ment of the Adamars company, advertising agents, St. Louis,Mo.

Wm. S. Larson, Nu, '20, is Instructor of Public SchoolMusic, Nebraska Wesleyan University, University Place,Nebr.

D. B. Lasseter, Eta, '13, is U. S. Consul an Antung, Man-churia, China.

E. M. Partridge, Nu, '16, is a Chemist with Paige & JonesCo. in Chicago. His address is 80 Marble Street, Hammond,Ind.

Frederick H. Alfke, Psi, '18, is with the Prest-O-Lite Com-pany. His address is 1 West 81st Street, New York City.

F. M. F. Nottage, Gamma, '12; is Bank Escrow Managerlocated.at Fresno, Calif. His address is P. 0. Box 546, Fresno.

E. D. Cornwell, Upsilon, 21, is Principal of the High Schoolat Jewett, Ill.

Geo. W. Griner, Eta, '16, is an officer in the Infantry School,Fort Benning, Ga.

L. E. Wormley, Upsilon, '21, is doing mining engineering.His address is 408 Rockwood Ave., Rockwood, Tenn.

C. W. Ten Eick, Psi, '20, is a forest engineer with the Sum-ter Hardwood Company at Sumter, S. C.

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John E. Patton, Jr., Iota, '22, is located at 23Q St. JohnsPlace, Brooklyn, N. Y.

W. Louis Stovall, Jr., Lambda, '18, is with the Lumberton,Dresden and Jennings Cotton Mills at Lumberton, N. C.

J. Dwight Davis, Nu, '19, is now a full fledged M. D. lo-cated at Genoa, Nebr.

Brother Bill Hewitt, Zeta, is located in Marion, S. C., andhas a position with the Marion National Bank. BrotherHewitt married Miss Barbara Moore, also of Marion, last Sep-tember.

Brother Robert Johnson, Delta, is married, has a fine boy andis cashier of the Bank of Aynor, South Carolina.

Brother Carl Edens, Mu, who played first base for Trinity afew years ago, has a plantation a few miles from Rowland, N.C. Brother Edens is married and ha3 a son but in spite of hisfamily ties he found time to play his old position•on a fast semi-pro. team in Dillon, S. C., this past summer.

Brother B. Baker McIntyre, Sigma, '13, is Probate Judge pfMarion County, S. C. Brother McIntyre served four years inthe Navy and says that he has seen most everything. Althoughhe is the official marrying man for Marion County he has neverseen fit to issue a license for his own use.

Brother C. A. Monroe, Zeta, has charge of his mother'sestate near Marion, S. C.

Brother Wilbur 4dams, Kappa, has a farm near Conway,S. C.

A. Fulton White, Chi, is quitting the postoffice work, and isto take up teaching near Sebring, Fla.


Brother William H. Evans, Iota, who is now located inTexas, paid his relatives and friends in South Carolina a visitthis past summer. Brother Evans is still chock full of pep andis pulling strong for Pi Kappa Phi.

T. J. A. Reidy, Chi, has moved from Sanford, Fla., and willprobably locate in Miami.

Brother W. R. Prosch, Psi, '22, is with Pratt and WhitneyCompany, of Hartford, Conn., manufacturers of precisioninstruments.

Brother Albert Chalker, Chi, West Palm Beach, is reportedill. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Claude G. Varn, Chi, Bunnell, Fla., is practicing law inBunnell.

W. Earl Roebuck, Chi, is doing a big law business at WestPalm Beach. Brother Pascal Reese, Lambda, is one of hisrivals.

George B. Everson, Chi, Palatka, Fla., is City Clerk and isdoing fine.

G. A. Dulmage, Chi, Palatka, one of the fastest runners inthe South, captured several first and second prizes at Jackson-ville on the Fourth of July. He is with the Clyde Line S. S.Company.

Robert T. Overstreet, Eta, Orlando, Fla., is doing things.He and his father are putting out a 240-acre orange grove thisfall.

C. H. Campbell, Chi, DeLand, is mayor of DeLand. He is aman of affairs and is doing big things in the "Athens ofFlorida."

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Brother Lee Rhame, Zeta, has played most every position onthe Greenville team of the South Atlantic League this summer.Brother Rhame is a catcher but can fill in most anywhere andplay a good game.

MARRIAGES

BROCK-GOODWIN

One of the rirettiest of Upsilon's anticipated weddings of thesummer was that of Brother Glen Brock to Miss Esther Good-win. The ceremony was performed at the country home of thebride near Palestine, Illinois, on the afternoon of , May 27.Brother Brock graduated in Railway Administration in June.The bride is a graduate of the Indiana Teachers College inIndianapolis. Brother Brock was attended by Brother PaulWalker, '21, and the wedding march was played by one ofUpsilon's most intimate friends, Miss Juanita Kelly, '21, ofMinneapolis. The wedding guests other- than the immediatefamily included Brothers Glen Welsh, '23, and Harold Fife,'23. Truly an Upsilon wedding. Brother and "Sis" are atpresent living in Evansville, Indiana, where he is in the Trans-portation Department of the Illinois Central Railroad.

H4TRICK-WHITE

On Wednesday afternoon, June 7, 1922, at 6 o'clock, in SaintJohn's Lutheran Church, at Walhalla, S. C., Miss FlorenceElizabeth Hetrick, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A.Hetrick, of Walhalla, S. C., became the bride of Wilbur D.White, Zeta, '19, of Anderson, S. C. The ceremony was per-formed by Rev. J. A. White, of Columbia, S. C., father of thegroom, assisted by Rev. W. B. Aull, of Walhalla, S. C., thebride's pastor. Among the attendants were J. Elmer White,Eta, '20, brother of the groom, and C. Garwood Jaynes, Jr.,Zeta, '20, first cousin of the groom.

Mrs. White came to Walhalla a few years ago from Phila-delphia where she was born and reared, and during her stay


here, she has been considered one of the most attractive andtalented young ladies of the Piedmont section of the Carolinas.Her musical endeavors have len crowned with much success.

She attended Anderson College for four years and received anartist's diploma in piano. While at Anderson College, she wasa member of Beta Pi Sorority, and during her senior year, was

voted the most attractive girl in the student body.Brother White is a graduate of Wofford College, Spartan-

burg, S. C., and also of the Law College of the University of

South Carolina. For a year he enjoyed a lucrative practice at

Walhalla, but in May, 1922, he accepted a position as secretary

to U. S. District Judge H. H. Watkins, of Anderson, S. C.After a wedding tour, Mr. and Mrs. White returned to

Anderson and are now residing at 170 Greenville Street.

BRYANT-JAYNES

Brother C. Garwood Jaynes, Jr., Zeta, '20, of Walhalla, S. C.,

was married to Miss Marie Bryant, of Orangeburg, S. C., onWednesday evening at 8:30, August 3, 1922, at the home of

the bride's parents in Orangeburg, S. C. Mrs. Jaynes is a beau-

tiful and attractive young lady and is a recent graduate of

Coker College, of Hartsville, S. C. Brother Jaynes is engaged

in the brokerage business with his father at Walhalla.

BIRTHS

Brother and Mrs. C. H. Moore, of Atlantic City, N. J.,

announce the birth of a son, Gilbert H., Jr. Brother Moore is a

member of Chi.

Brother and Mrs. T. F. Chalker, Chi, of Cocoa, Fla., have adaughter.

Born to Brother and Mrs. J. C. Humphrey, Chi, of WestPalm Beach, Fla., a daughter, Wilma Jean.

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Vie ebapter (eternalTHE LOSS OF A FRIEND AND BROTHER

By MICHAEL J. SCHULTZ, Chi

I have been asked to write an article on the death of BrotherEarl B. Jacobsen, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was a chartermember of Chi Chapter and later moved to Upsilon. Despitethe fact that I knew him more intimately than the other men ofChi, I feel my limitations to write upon the untimely death ofthis our good Brother. Whatever words I may write of himsurely can never add to or detract from his good name. How-ever, now that a number of months have flown by, and that wehave become accustomed to think of Brother Jacobsen as de-parted to the great Chapter House beyond the skies, I think weare the better able to consider the character and life of ourBrother with a greater degree of Kise and accuracy, givingdue place to only those qualities of his excellent characterwhich are most prominent.We found in Brother Jacobsen a man who had the interests

of Pi Kappa Phi at heart. From the many interesting chats Ihad with him, I learned that he had that broad and noble viewof our Fraternity as a great national brotherhood. He had aprofound desire, while with us, to make Chi the best Chapteron the Roll. He set about to realize this desire, while he waswith us and held the office of Secretary, by planning to firstsystematize the work of that office, and then help the Chapterin any way possible. He was active as a thinker and worker,and while at Upsilon, he distinguished himself as ContributingEditor to The Upsilon Torch. His ideals were altogether loftyand practical, and had he remained with Chi Chapter, and hishealth permitted, there is no doubting that we would havereaped the good of his wise plans and efforts.

Brother Jacobsen had the will to work for the Fraternity torealize its highest ideals. It is a good thing to sit and plan for


the advancement of an organization, but the man who deservesthe praise is the one who gets busy working out the plans. It isa fine thing to talk about this and that way to make Pi KappaPhi a great Fiaternity, but he who says less and does most isworthy of most honor. It is commendable, indeed, to be proudof our Fraternity, but the man who shows his pride by workingfor the object of his pride, wins our love -and admiration.Brother Jacobsen was to the day of his death such a man. Butalas! he was handicapped by the dreadful illness which befellhim while serving with the colors in the World War. As aBrother from Upsilon expressed it: "He fought a losingbattle," and we honor him for his courage to persist and not togive up.His ideals were our ideals. As he wrought for the Fra-

ternity, so we would work. As he planned to build his Chapter,and, in consequence, the Fraternity, so we would plan. It isfor us who live in the glorious present to emulate his example.It is for us to take up the work where he so nobly left off. Itis for us who enjoy that grand privilege of living, which he wasdenied, to live for Pi Kappa Phi. To all who knew BrotherJacobsen, the words "The good is oft interred with theirbones" will never have a meaning of truth. His memory willbe ever green among us, and we will always think of him as anideal brother. Chi and Upsilon Chapters are great losers byhis death.

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ALPHA CHAPTER

No letter received:

College of Charleston

BETA CHAPTER •

Presbyterian College of South Carolina, Clinton, S. C.

Dear Brothers:The members of Beta Chapter join in greetings to all Pi

Kapps. We hope this has been a pleasant and profitable sum-mer for all our Brothers, and that eaCh one has returned to thedifferent chapters with that true Pi Kapp spirit.•Beta Chapter is rather weak .in numbers at present but the

chapter has the brightest prospects, since our re-organizationa few years ago. We have just finished work on our room andare now ready to begin rushing the worthy members of thePreshman class. The "rats" have many fine men among themand we feel that the best will soon take the place of the fivemembers we lost last year.We are well represented on the gridiron this year. Brother

Hindman is at quarter and bids fair to run a winning team thisyear. Brothers Dulin and Lewis are making themselves feltand will probably be in P. C's line-up this season. The team isquite fortunate in having Brother "Runt" Dendy as managerand Brother Peck Cornwall as assistant.

Brother M. C. Dendy is the Editor-in-Chief of our annual.He expects fo put out the best annual ever had here. BrotherHindman was chosen president of the Junior class. Several of

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our men have offices of importance in every organization here.Brother Wallace is rapidly developing into a typical tea

hound, since his eventful summer in Great Falls.We are always glad to see any one from our chapters, and

want you to look us up, should you ever be in Clinton.Beta sends best wishes and hopes for increased success to all

chapters. R. A. BUCKNER, Correspondent.

• GAMMA CHAPTER

University of California, Berkeley, Calif.Chapter House, 2614 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Calif.

ARcHoN, J. H. Schwarck SECRETARY, K. A. DavisActive Members, 25 Pledges, 5 Alumni, 130

Brothel. Pi Kapps, Greetings:

Once again old Gamma has settled down to the grind—thefall semester. Twenty-five active members were on hand andready to get on the boat and pick out the most promising Fresh-men on the campus to be made future Pi Kapps. And withrushing season about over we are proud to say that we have sofar pledged five of the most promising looking members .of theincoming class. But we are not through yet, in a couple.ofdays we hope to have at least three more pledges fully as goodas those we have already pledged. So our outlook on that scoreis certainly bright.On our first meeting of the semester the following officers

were formally installed: J. H. Schwarck, archon; J. 0. Blair,vice-archon; K. A. Davis, secretary; J. F. Connolly, treasurer;H. Brownlie Perkins, alumni secretary; C. H. Kennedy, chap-lain, and H. A. Parma, warden.

Last semester we were exceptionally fortunate athletically.Paul Boren took first place in the broad jump in the annual meetwith Stanford, he also went East to the I. C. A. A. A. A. withthe University of California track team, but had the hard luckto hurt his bad ankle so that he did not place in this meet andwas unable to go in his event in the I. C. A. A. A. which washeld a week later at Chicago.

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J. F. Connolly, the "go-getter," made his letter in Rugbyagainst Stanford.Ray Kern (our biggest red-head) broke the Stanford-Cali-

fornia Freshman discus record with a heave of 125 feet. Hehas a berth assured, him on the 1923 varsity.Ed. Wallace received a letter in tennis for his work as Tennis

Manager, he also was elected to Golden Bear, the Senior honorsociety on this campus. Ed. is one of the men we lost lastsemester by 'graduation. The others are Les Erickson andFerlyws Thomas. We certainly miss these men around thehouse.Our athletic record for this semester looks as though it will

be even better than last. In football, Jed Davis, Curt Clarkand Chet Cluck (a pledge) are out fighting hard for a place onthe varsity and the Freshman varsity, respectively.Bud Rea is out as Sophomore tennis manager and this guy

Perkins received an appointment as assistant manager of thesame sport.

Inter-fraternity baseball starts soon and we expect to have avery strong team in the field. The §.ame for inter-fraternitytennis.

In other lines we have been as fortunate as we have been inathletics. Phil McCoombs received an appointment as assistantmanager of The Daily Californian. Norm David is circulAtionmanager of The California Pictorial. Mort Morgan is on therally committee and also the Senior assembly committee. AndI almost forgot to say that Phil McCoornbs is on the '23 Blueand Gold staff.So you can see for yourself that we have not hung back and

let the eastern chapters make a name for Pi Kappa Phi whilewe lay back and rest on their laurels. We are always strivingto do our part and put the slogan into effect that Roy Heffnergave to us "A Bigger and Better pi Kappa Phi."

Yours most fraternally,B. PERKINS, Correspondent.


ZETA CHAPTERWofford College, Spartanburg, S. C.

ARCHON, Edward Nash SECRETARY, William BeggNumber Active Members, 10

Dear Brothers:On September 21, all Wofford students bade their summer

joys and diversions farewell, and gathered in the old chapel tobegin another scholastic year. Incidentally there were ten PiKapps among that host of pursuants after knowledge, and togive the grip once again to all the good brothers, made the bloodcourse swifter through our bodies, and made us glad to be alive—and to be Pi Kapps.

Just now, permit us to introduce the "Zeta Zoo." To beginwith the Seniors:

First, in the alphabetical sequence, appears the name ofBrother William Begg, the man with the dancing eyes, the manwhom the girls all admire, and whom they ogle until thecrimson bedews his lovely features. Bill's Chalmers has givenus many a lift, whereof we are heartily grateful, and wheneverthere's a brother in need, old Begg doesn't miss.We introduce next a very modest, sedate, burly, and blushing

youth in the person of Heyward Dillingham, ex-Archon, latedelegate to Berkeley, and athlete of fame. Heyward was cap-tain of basketball last year, and led his team to victories galore.

Third in our category—but alas I we should have named himfirst—is "Butterfly" Hamilton, famed Terpsichorean artist, all-eclipsing star of the Wofford musical aggregation, and Ladies'Man, par excellence. Our heart goes out to the fair Spartan-burg damsels who will be without their favorie next year—forwhat will they do then, Poor Things? "Butterfly" has only onereason for not having married before, viz: he doesn't want tomake ninety-nine girls miserable, just for the sake of makingone happy.

Meet, next, the pygmy of or noble band, "Squab" Nash, theHonorable Archon. Although Ed can't add one cubit unto hisstature, what he lacks in size, he abundantly makes up for inenthusiasm, loyalty, and the old-time Pi Kapp spirit. By theway, we expect Ed to have back his regular berth on the basket-

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ball squad this year again. And we of Zeta are looking forwardto a great year with Eddie at the helm.Next come the Juniors: First there's "Stumpy" Banks, who

returns this term after a year's absence. We all welcome himback with right good will, and wish him the best o' luck."Stumpy" is a football warrior of note, and is practically cer-tain to cover himself and Zeta with glory as a regular backfieldman on the Old Gold and Black eleven. Incidentally, he is alsosomething of a ballroom artist and divan "ace." We're gladhe's back.And then there's another football prospect, social bug, and

ex-Archon—Brother William Stanleigh Hoole, a youth whosemarvelous pulchritude has bedewed the face of many a fair onewith smiles. And when, with pigskin nestling snug under hisarm, headgear off, and his auriferous tresses flying to the wind,like pennons wafted by the evening breeze, it were a sight tostrike terror and consternation to the hearts of the enemy, andinspire unbounded admiration in the sidelines. Long live ourhero I' Rah! Rah!Another football aspirant of ours is Brother Wilton Hol-

combe, baseball star, and tennis "ace." We are glad to welcomehim back after a year's absence, and expect him to cop manyhonors along the athletic line. The last year he was with us, hemissed the state tennis championship by one set, and now withhis erstwhile opponent out of collegedom, we look to him as ourhope to the state title this year.One other Zeta man completes our athletic catalog—Brother

Oliver Lindsay. "Zero" starred in most of the basketballgames of last season, and well deserved the honor his team-mates thrust upon him—the captaincy of next season's quintet.He also shines on the baseball diamond, where he coveredsecond base last year. Along all such lines, we are expectingno less of him this year. -While speaking of Juniors, we think it would not be amiss to

mention one other who hails from St. Matthews, ycleptTheron Adelbert Houser, who blew in a day or two ago to"politick" a bit with our Freshman prospects. We expect


Houser to show the stuff this year, and to lead more than one"profane creature" into the local Pi Kapp fold.

Lest we forget—there is one other who defies classification,who is a law unto himself, and who constitutes a class by him-self. We speak of John Raven Aflathewes, alias "Babb," ouronly Sophomore. Once he had contemporaries; but doubtlessthe fittest survived. After many words and an abundance ofindecision, "Babb" finally decided to pitch his tent with usagain, whereof we are glad. We are looking forward with agood deal of pleasure and anticipation to many a spin in thatspacious Buick of his; but, of course, we welcome the youngsterback for his own sake.As for Freshmen, so far, all is hazard and uncertainty and

speculation. According to rules and regulations, the rushingseason at Wofford lasts for three months, and in that time,neophytes may be won and lost. Let it be said, however, thatnever within our memories have we had such a fair-promisinggroup of Freshmen "strung up," and never at this time of yearhas the future seemed fraught with such propitious possibilities.In this matter of rounding up Freshmen, we owe to some ofour Alumni the heartfelt thanks of the Chapter. Theyresponded with eagerness to our request for recommendations,and we have at present at least ten men in view—all of themvery favorably impressing, and every one with some goodbrother's voucher behind him.We send our best wishes to all our fellow folds, and trust

they will have the same measure of success this year that we ofZeta are anticipating. Fraternally yours,

J. N. HOLCOMBE, Correspondent.

ETA CHAPTER

Emory UniversityARCHON, T. C. Partridge SCRRTARY, 0. D., Jones

Dear Brothers:We retuned fifteen men out of a possible twenty. It is need-

less to say that we were gratified to see so many of the brothershanging out in the old shack.

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Some score letters have been received from the alumniadvancing recommendations on the new men. That goes toshow that co-operation from the alumni is evident and aretaking a real interest in fraternal affairs.The faculty has made several changes in regards to a rule

that has been bitterly fought by every faternity on the campus.Heretofore only four men have been allowed to reside in thechapter house, the present ruling is that eight men may remaintherein.The Wesley Memorial Hospital is completed and presents an

imposing appearance on our beautiful campus. This hospitalis one of the best equipped institutions of its kind in the UnitedStates.The Board of Trustees has decreed that Emory shall have

more athletics. Pursuant to their action on the matter in Junethey have given Emory pure and unadulterated inter-collegiatetrack. A promise was also made that inter-collegiate baseballwill probably be given in the spring of '24.

Several new men have ' been pledged and seemed to havegrapsed the indomitable spirit of Pi Kabpa Phi. A compilationof the list of names and addresses will be enumerated in thenext chapter epistle.Hoping that all the chapters have as bright an outlook for the

coming year as Eta. Fraternally yours,Eun REEVES, Correspondent.

IOTA CHAPTER

Georgia School of Technology, 17 E. Fifth St., Atlanta, Ga.ARC HON,E. R. ATCHISON SECRETARY, W. E. DIM MOCK

Active men, 28 Pledges, 11

Dear Brothers:The opening of the Fall term at Georgia Tech revealed the

fact that fourteen out of forty-two members of Iota Chapterdid not return. Seven were graduated, four transferred toother colleges and three appear to have abandoned their col-lege careers.


A glance at the chapter roll shows that half of the present• members are seniors, fourteen men assuming this dignity; sixare juniors, and eight erstwhile lowly freshmen are nowsopohomores.

Iota Chapter realizes the problem that will confront it nextyear, with a possibility of only fourteen upper classmen return-ing, and is taking active steps to meet the situation. An indica-tion pointing to this is the pledging of eleven very promisingmen. Our prospective brothers are:W. M. Nottingham, Thomaston, Ga.; Harvey McLean,

Dillon, S. C.; C. W. Smith, Clayton, Ga.; J. J. Wimberly,Brunswick, Ga.; S. A. Marshall; Rome, Ga.; Marcus Cook,Columbus, Ga.; Francis Plumb, Atlanta, Ga.; Harold Coates,John Nunez, F. L. Kennedy and W. S. Heidt from Tampa, Fla.We do not intend to stop at this number, having several out-

standing men in view and are keeping a sharp outlook for menof the proper calibre.This term also finds us at a new location. Everyone agrees

that our present abode is much superior to the last one. Ouronly worry is paying the coal bill, the house being of such sizeas to accommodate twenty-four men very comfortably.

Brother Smathers, the District Inspector, has been a greathelp to the Chapter since his installation, and with his aid weexpect to have the affairs of the Chapter running smoothly ina short time, according to the new policy announced by theSupreme Chapter.Among the most prominent men in college activities are quite

a few Pi Kapps, Brother Barnett being president of the Pan-Rellenic Council and Cotillion Club, Brother Armentrout hasbeen elected to the Anaks, the Senior Honorary Society, andwill undoubtedly make his letter in football this year. BrotherGriffin is trainer of the football squad, and track coach. Thisdoes not complete the list of active men by any means, thethree men mentioned being representative Pi Kapps. Thefreshmen pledges are being started along the right paths, andare receiving every help and encouragement to become PiKapps worthy of the best traditions of the fraternity.

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In closing we wish to say that Iota Chapter intends makingthis a banner year and extends her best wishes to all the chaptersfor a most successful year.

WILLIAM E. Dimmocx, Secretary.

KAPPA CHAPTERUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C.

No letter received.

LAMBDA CHAPTER'University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.Chapter House, 158 Daugherty Street

ARCHON, C. E. Brockington SECRETARY, L. N. BettsPledges, 5 Active Members, 11 Alumni, 75

Greetings to all Pi Kapps:The University of Georgia re-opened September 18, and

therefore Lambda Chapter has been under high pressure as therushing days are on. This year there is an unusual number ofFreshmen who are going to make good raternity material andLambda is sure of getting her share. At the present, however,we have only five pledges, but have a line on many more whoare endowed with all the necessary qualifications for makingPi Kapps. Will introduce all of our pledges in the next issueof THE STAIR AND LAMP, at the present our list is not complete.When the chapter roll was called for the first time this fall,

Brothers R. E. Griffin, F. B. Walker, L. 0. Smith, W. 0.Bowden, J. S. Croxton were found lost, stolen or strayed forthey sure are not at school.Lambda lost only two men by graduation, Brothers J. L.

Merritt and 0. W. Chandler. The loss of these two men ismuch felt as they were Lambda's right-hand men. BrothersMerritt and Chandler have done as much for Pi Kappa Phi asany two men Lambda Chapter ever turned out and they will notbe forgotten soon.Georgia has an exceedingly hard football schedule but also

has an exceptionally good team this year. The home games


are with Newberry, Mercer, Tennessee, Oglethorpe, Virginiaand Vanderbilt. The out-of-town games are with Chicago,Auburn, Alabama and Purman. These home games will,naturally bring visitors to Athens and we want all Pi Kapps tostay at our chapter house while in the city.

Brother George Hill from Rho Chapter came down to enterschool, but not being able to get credit for all of his workdecided to go back to Washington and Lee much against ourwill. •Lambda gave a house party during commencement and

indeed it should be called a howling success. About 12 of thefair sex were 100% here, a good orchestra, plenty of pep, sothe net result just had to be a big time. A few visiting brotherscame over so as to insure the pep not giving out. Lambda isalready planning several social functions for the coming year.

Election of officers held last May resulted as follows:C. E. Brockington, archon; L. N. Betts, secretary; L. 0.

Smith, treasurer; L. R. Bennett, chaplain; W. V. Edwards,correspondent and historian.

Brother L. 0. Smith failed to return and Brother EdwinThomas was elected in his place.Lambda Chapter wishes to foster a spirit of thorough

co-operation among all chapters in the matter of pledging newmen. If the members of each chapter would take an activeinterest in keeping tab on good men, from their home town whoare going to other colleges as well as their own, then Pi KappaPhi in general would get a better quality of material.Lambda sends her best wishes to each and every one of you

for a most successful year.W. V. EDWARDS, Correspondent.

MU CHAPTER

Trinity College, Durham, N. C.Active Members, 8 Pledges, I

To all Brother Pi Kapps—Greetings:Well, vacation is over. Old Trinity College campus has

awakened from its slumbers and is teeming like a bee hive.

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More green Freshmen, more long-haired professors, and girls—boys, you just ought to see 'em Gee, but its good to beback, to shake the hand of your old friends and indulge in theold time line of bull that's flung so freely all over the park.Everybody seems happy and the goose is hanging high.And don't you forget it, the members of Mu Chapter who

returned this year are on the job, and feeling as spry as a nigegrbuck with a brand new razor at a dance on Saturday night.Just watch us cut up.At the close of college last year we had fourteen active

members and two pledges. One of our pledges, W. C. Ritch,of Charlotte, was lured back to summer school by a sweet littlegirl who lives in town, passed off his work, and was taken intothe, fold. At the opening of college we have eight old men backand one pledge. Of those who did not return five graduatedand are now facing the stern realities of life—God speed tothem. We know they will make good. Brother Huckabeecould not return on account of the illness of his father. Weoffer our sympathy to Brother Huckabee. We will miss him alot, because he was a cracking good football player as well as alikable chap. Brother Secrest decided to go to Atlanta andstudy dentistry instead of coming back to Trinity. We aresorry Brother Secrest will have to look down in the mouth allhis life, but he has a good pull and we feel confident of hissuccess.Those old men returning to carry on the good work are

Brothers Tyler, Spencer, Caldwell, Pegram, Dempster, Bailey,Teague, Ritch and our pledge "Sleepy" Payne, and we meanbusiness. To prove it, we already have six good men roomedup and are casting our scrutinizing glimmers over a number ofothers. The prospect looks good. This past week we've beenindustriously engaged in fixing up our hall and making it asattractive as possible. We have had the walls all cleaned andpainted, the floors varnished, the curtains cleaned, and every-thing looks swell.Tomorrow we are going to elect new officers and we mean to

get good ones. We are also going to map out a campaign for


the ensuing year. And speaking about painting things red--say, if any of you see the sky over in this direction take on acrimson hue, you will know the cause thereof! Mu Chaptermay be small in numbers compared with some of the otherchapters, but it is just a whole lot of energy, loyalty and goodfellowship done up in a small package. Every man is going towork this year and work like blazes. We are all going out forsomething and do our darndest to make our fraternity, ourcollege, our folks back home, and that lear little girl—God blessher, proud of us.Good luck and best wishes for all brother Pi Kapps. May

we all have a wonderful year and let us all pull and pulltogether so that Pi Kappa Phi, the best fraternity in the world,the one we love the most, eclipse all former records.

Fraternally and everlastly yours,R. W. SPENCER, Correspondent.

NU CHAPTER

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1342 F St.

Brother Pi Kapps:Our chapter has gotten fairly well started on her year's

activities. Of course, the innumerably things that happenduring the first week or two of school, are over and at presentour main attention is turned upon our studies, for mid-semester

•examinations come soon, and that is a regular house-cleaningtime at the University of Nebraska.

Before mentioning our successful rush-week, it might be ofsome interest to give a brief account of our spring home-comingbanquet which. we held on the fifth of last June. In .co-opera-tion with all of the other societies and fraternities on thecampus, as well as with the Alumni Association, we invited allof our "old men to return and spend a few days at the oldschool during the commencement week. These holidays wereknown as the "Cornhusker Roundup" and it was all that thename implies. The Pi Kapps banquet will go down as one of

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the high lights in Nu Chapter's history. In addition to manysplendid talks by active and alumni members, a fund wascreated to be used as an annual prize to the freshman in thefraternity making the highest average scholarship grade. Thisamounts to about $60 and it is known as the Alumni FreshmanScholarship Prize. We hope that it will serve as an incentive toour younger brothers in this chapter. •' Rush-week began on Wednesday, September 6th. At the endof the week, when the smoke of battle had cleared away,fourteen prospective brothers were wearing the pledge pin of PiKappa Phi. We feel that they, as .a class or as individuals, aresecond to none on the campus, and we take great pride in pre-senting them at this time. They are:Harry G. Hunt, Booneville, Missouri; John Sparks, Wash-

ington, Kansas; Raymond Lewis, Fairfield; Wendell Mumby,Sterling; Albert Boekel, Crete; Raymond Hall, Albion; ChesterSpencer, Oakley, Kansas; Earl Wagner, Stella; Frank M.Smith, Broken Bow; Jewell Scott, Broken Bow; Claude Sulter,Louistown, Montana; Royal R. Irwin, Alliance; Fred Master-son, Sabetha, Kansas, and Paul Paulson, Grand Island. Weare doing our best to see that they are not neglecting any phaseof their college life, and already several of them are active inathletics, journalism, musical organizations, as well as being'on the map" in a social way.The upper classmen are identified with a number of school

affairs also. In fact there is hardly a school activity wherePi Kapps are not to be found. Briefly, we have two varsityfootball men, Peterson and Sturn ; three freshmen footballmen, Hurt, Spencer and Scott; the editor and two men on thestaff of the Awgwan, the college comic, Gaston, editor, Stitzeland Adams; three men in the Glee Club, Sturn, Morris andLewis; two men in the band and orchestra, Johnson and Lewis;Burnett, the editor of the Student Directory and "N" handbookfor students, and Sutler Lewis is also on this staff, and. HaroldLewis, who expects to make a record in track next spring, whois already in training. This is by no means a complete list, butjust a sample of what our men are doing.


The registration at Nebraska is over seven thousand thisyear, and conditions are rather crowded. However, new build-ings are being planned, and a gigantic new stadium is to beerected next spring. The school has good prospects for a vic-torious football team this year.Nu Chapter gave its first dance of the season at the Lincoln-

shire Club Friday, (September 29) evening, in honor of herpledges. With such a beautiful ball room and an all-highorchestra, in addition to wonderful "eats," no one could helpbut have a fine time.Nu Chapter extends her best wishes to her sister chapters,

especially to the youngest ones, and hopes that each and everyone of them has the best of luck for the school year.

Before closing we wish to announce the affiliation of BrotherLyman Lowery, of Pi Chapter. Fraternally yours,

CHARLES F. ADAMS, Correspondent.

XI CHAPTER

Roanoke College, Salem, Va.

No letter received.

OMICRON CHAPTER

University of Alabama

Dear Brothers:Over twenty odd members of Omicron answered roll call

at the beginning of school two weeks ago. Several belated oneshave strolled unconcernedly in since then. All togetherOmirron has a sizeable chapter to start the year. Naturallymore or less confusion tangled up fraternity affairs for the firstweek, but now Omicron is 'swinging into its old stride and itlooks as though we are going to have the best year in ourhistory.Alabama has inaugurated a system of open rushing, which is

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only another way of saying that Freshmen coming to schoolhave been pledged ever since they first determined to come tocollege. Nevertheless Omicron is bearing up well under thestrain. Ten pledges await introduction to the rest of thechapters as soon as they have passed the necessary six hours ofwork required by the university preliminary to initiation. Theyare as fine a lot of Freshmen as there are on the campus.Omicron has acquired a new chapter house. It was the home

of one of the professors, and is situated on the campus itself,which it faces. The gym and the co-ed dormitory are con-veniently located a short distance to the left and classes areequally close on the other side. Great interest has been shownin dressing up the old place by the various members of thechapter. New furniture and paint have worked wonders inmaking it put its best foot forward.

Football is the talk of the hour at Alabama. There areapproximately forty-five players reporting for practice everyafternoon. Among these there are about fifteen old letter men.It is prophesied that Coaches Scott and Vandegraff will havequite a problem selecting the varsity eleven from the mass ofmaterial available. Three Pi Kapps, all letter men, are on thesquad. Whitaker is at his old position of fullback. His defen-sive work and his knack of tearing holes in a line where noneexisted before, are sufficient to insure him a place on the team,leaving out his ability to carry the ball for consistent gainswhen called upon. Burkhart has been shifted from his oldposition at end and is now engaged in carrying the ball aroundends in the disguise of a halfback. His legs serve him well atthis and there are few who can overtake him once he has lethimself out to his full speed. Jack Hovater has returned afteran absence of two years—during which he acquired a familyof two dependents—and is back at his old place at the left endof the line. He is the same "Jack" of pre-nuptial days and isputting up the fight of his life for his old position.

Brothers Drummond, Fletcher, Mixon, Kelly, Whitaker andAlbert are taking care of the social end of the chapter. So farthe only visible result of their endeavors is a well worn path


leading in the direction of co-ed dormitory. However, the yearis young yet and doubtless the outlook will improve as soon asBrother- Drummond gets back into his old form. BrotherParnell is made conspicuous as a visitor at the home of theco-eds by his absence. He has taken up the study of medicineand states (for publication) that he has no time to throw awayon frivolous things. H. W. STEPHENS, Correspondent.

PI CHAPTER

Oglethorpe University, Ga.ARCHON, E. G. David SECRETARY, Jake Morris

Dear Brothers:Vacation days are over and the stately halls of learning

beckon us once again. Following the mule, selling maga-zines, etc., are history, and the future looms before us with apassionate lure to get rid of our urbs in Arizona Pete, bychasing the duces when they run wild. The main and mostimportant ordeal though, that now looms before us is the put-ting of all Pi Kapps on a smooth asphalt road of progressive-ness. The betterment of Pi Kapps and putting them in thelimelight is in the hearts of everyone of us. Realizing thisideal, and the love in our hearts, the brothers of Pi Chapterhave returned from their vacation with renewed energy,vitality, spirit and determination to make this a really satisfac-tory year—the best yet—we can't afford to degenerate, but itis imperative that we all progress.

Football practice is now in full sway with over forty candi-dates out for the team. The coaching of R. F. Stein, of W. &J., an all-American tackle of 1921, is very systematic, and theboys give him fine co-operation. The team, under the captaincyof Brother Edgar David, has signs of being a wonderful com-bination. Brother David is more than capable of filling thisposition, for he has the pep, the fight and all the essentials thatgo to make a good football captain and player. As BrotherDavid plays left end, it is certainly a fact that position is well

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taken care of. On right end is Brother Campbell, who hasplenty of grit and determination and is in fine condition to runhis opponents ragged. All eyes are turned toward BrotherCampbell with the assurance of his being successful in thatimportant position. In the backfield we have two former starsof great ability, namely, Brother John Varnedoe and BrotherJake Morris. These two boys make an excellent pair, runningBrother Varnedoe at quarter and Brother Morris at at half-back. No, Varnedoe is not tied-tongued, although he does callsignals that sound like a machine gun barrage. We all lookover Brother Varnedoes, for we know that it can't be helpedas he hails from the classic city of Savannah. Brother Morrisshould have his toes insured, as did Mlle. Bourgeois Mestin-guett, the Parisian dancer, had her jambs. I doubt if his toesare as pretty, or they have such an eye straining effect upon themasculine sex as does Mlle. Westinguett jambs, anyway, histoes are surely educated in kicking a pigskin. Brother WalterGordy, little but loud, played scrub last season, but by his oldfight he is making great progress running as quarterback.Brother Gordy has a great future Before him and we are alllooking forward to "Frog's" success.The domestic side of the life of Pi Chapter is progressing

very nicely, for now we have two good rooms, where last yearwe had only one. These rooms are now under the process ofbeing remodeled. This affords us more room for betteraccommodation.As tonight, September 23, is our first meeting, we have not

yet had the opportunity of doing much planning, and thelooking over of new men, but beginning with this meeting weare going into the work whole heartedly, with the pu?pose ofmaking this a great year.At the ending of our last school year, four of our brothers,

"Kid" Sims, Thomas Acton, Daniel Hayes and Walton Sinclairgraduated, leaving us to tackle the problems of life and themany responsibilities that confront them. We will miss themvery much, as they played a great part in the advancement ofPi Chapter. But as we understand and realize the phrase,


"The mill wheel will never grind with the waters that havepassed,"' we have elected new officers to step in the place of theformer ones to continue the perpetual grind, and to keep thewaters pure, from being contaminated with neglect and non-co-operation. We are going to make the grind exceedinglyfine. We all know that sooner or later the struggle forexistence spontaneously calls, so as our four brothers havereceived theirs we wish them the best success in the pathway oflife, and an excellent journey on the highway to happiness.Pi wishes a good beginning and a continuation of good luck

to every Pi Kapp. R. A. SINCLAIR, Correspondent.

RHO CHAPTER

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.ARCHON, B. G. Garrett SEc., Wm. Hellier TREAS., E. W. Bibb

Active Members, 11 Pledges, 6

Greetings to Pi Kapps Everywhere:September 13 found eleven Pi Kapps back on the campus and

pushing Rho Chapter harder and faster than ever before, withwonderful success.Our labors have resulted in securing a new house, situated

just across the street from the campus, on Washington Street.The house is a wonderful improvement over last year's location,having ample room to accommodate the entire chapter and .allof our goats.

Speaking of goats, we have six of the best on the campus.Carter Lee, Rocky Mount, Va. ; Rudolph Lane, Fremont, N.C.; Irwin Best, Fremont, N. C.; Allison Ament, Birmingham,Ala.; A. H. McLeod, Lakeland, Fla., and Paul Page, Asheville,N. C. After a careful survey of the Freshmen class we haveselected the above named men, and although we expect to gettwo or three more, we cannot help feeling deep sense of satis-faction that radiates an optimistic feeling throughout the entirechapter, on the success of our selection.

Several of our men failed to return for various reasons and

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we will miss them very much during the coming college year...Out of 19 fraternities on the campus we took third place in

scholastic standing for the entire session of 1921-22, and weexpect to do even better this year.We have a representative in almost every college activity and

hope to be represented in all of them within the next fewmonths.

Feeling sure that if the other chapters have been as fortunateas we in making a successful start, the name of Pi Kappa Phiwill always retain the high place it now holds in the fraternalworld. Yours fraternally, Rho Chapter,

By WILLIAM HtLLIER, Acting Correspondent.

TAU CHAPTER

North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C.

Dear Brothers:

After a vacation which was filled with all grades of workand pleasure, Tau is back and rearing to go ahead and makethis the biggest and best year in her history.N. C. State has the biggest Freshman class yet and it is just

naturally chocked full of good material. You can settle backand rest assured that Pi Kappa Phi will get her share. Wewant every Pi Kapp who knows of a good man in this collegeto write us, and we will certainly give him the once over.We have seven men back this year, but we will soon be

strengthened by Brother George Murray when he finishes thisseason with the New York Yankess.Pi Kappa Phi is not without college honors. Brother

Underwood is major in the R. O. T. C. Corps and BrotherRedfearn is captain of the 1923 baseball team, and take it fromus he is a shortstop from your heart.With best wishes for a bigger, better and more successful

year for all Pi Kappa Phi. Fraternally,L. H. HARRIS, JR., Correspondent.


UPSILON CHAPTER

University of Illinois.

Dear Brothers:

September 13th was the date of return of the Brothers ofUpsilon to One-O-Six East Green for another year of work.There were only fourteen members back for the meeting onthat day but the number grew to sixteen in a few days. Twopledges who were pledged near the end of last May, WilliamVoight, Chicago, and Russell Fitzpatrick, Palestine, Ill., cameback for their first time to live in the house.The work of cleaning up the house was soon completed and

we set out to do a good job of rushing. We were somewhathandicapped as the Archon, Secretary and Alumni Secretarydid not return to school. The number was cut down as thegraduating class was the largest the house has ever had andthus the members were small in number. There were tenseniors to receive their sheepskins last June.

After a few days of good work we had ten fine pledges.During the rushing season the Chapter took the longest step thatit has ever has. Upsilon Chapter now reaches from LosAngeles to Boston, and "Hank" Potter claims that the GoldenWest has it over the East, while Pledge Harris claims that theWest is filled with a bunch of "Bawly Ruffians."Here are the boys who are to carry on the standards of

Upsilon:David C. Bixler, '26, Cynthiana, Ind.; Theodore Fishback,

'26, Paris, Ill.; Morris F. C. Harris, '26, Boston, Mass.; PaulHoughton, '25, Atlanta, Ill.; James Inman, '25, Chicago;Theodore Jones, '26, Palestine, Ill.; Verne Ritter, '26, Olney,Ill.; Herbert Schroedder, '26, Chicago; Byron Stewart, '26,Paris, Ill.; Frank Wickhorst, '26, Chicago.Some of the pledges are beginning to distinguish themselves

already. Pledge Wickhort is playing on the Fresh Varsity, andPledge Ritter was one of two freshmen who made the concertband on the saxophone.The campus at Illinois is being changed rapidly. There are

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two new agriculture buildings under construction, and the new$2,000,000 stadium was started just a week before school wasbegun. This summer four new, fraternity homes were builtby the Phi Delta Theta, Chi Phi, Theta Chi, Delta KappaEpsilon.The prospects for a good Upsilon year are in store. We are

at present preparing for a big home-coming October 21. Weexpect it to be the biggest ever, as we are going to form definiteplans for a new Pi Kapp home.Because of the failure of brothers elected to chapter offices

last spring to return, three new officers were elected at thebeginning of the year.The list of officers include: Jason Nemoyer, archon; Carl

Brame, secretary; Homer Butlerbough, chaplain; Glenn Potter,treasurer; A. M. Bruner, warden, Frank Howard, Jr., alumnisecretary. Fraternally yours,

FRANK HOWARD, JR.

PHI CHAPTER

University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.No letter received.

CHI CHAPTER

John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Fla.ARCHON, H. A. Schubiger SECRETARY, Kerfoot BryantGreetings, Brothers:We regret that at the writing of this chapter letter none of

us are back at the old Alma Mater. Going on the propositionthat old newspapers have a peculiar freshness about the itemsthey carry, we resort to some items which may not be fresh toall, but to some it will be perhaps a bit of news. Since the lastissue of THE STAR AND LAMP many things of interest to us all,and especially to men of Chi, have transpired, and of some ofthese we wish to make note of herein.The chapter has had several visitors from brothers of other


chapters, and among these is Brother R. T. Overstreet, of Eta.He liked the University, and recommended the school to one ofhis sisters, Miss Hazel Overstreet, who will attend here thisyear.We take especial pride in informing the brothers who may be

interested that "Jimmy" Day was one of the victorious debaterswho represented Stetson at Jacksonville, Fla., in a debate versusWake Forest College, of North Carolina. This "Tar Heel"team has had an enviable record, as you all may know, butStetson-and-Chi cleaned up with them by unanimous decision ofthe judges. Jimmy also starred with Brothers Blain and Dickeyin the Senior play. This little preacher goes to LouisvilleSeminary this fall, and we expect to hear from him later.Talk about your picnics, but if we didn't have a sur' enuf

one on the majestic, moon-lit St. Johns River on May 13, wedon't know what a real picnic is. Big boat ride, big eats, bigbunch of girls, big moon—big, large time!We were surprised by the arrival of the Directory, and some-

what disappointed at not finding any Chi men in it. Perhapsour own fault, though.May 19 we initiated neophytes T. A. Steele, of Jacksonville;

H. U. Mullens, of Crescent City, Fla.; Frank P. McLain, ofAuburndale, Fla.; Lloyd Layton, of Miami, and R. Hogle, ofJamestown, N. Y.

Brother W. E. Wilkins came down from Greenville, S. C.,for a week before commencement. We almost know why hecame. Watch your step W. E. Brother Frank Berger paid usa visit or two from Daytona Beach, where he has been teachingmathematics in the High School.The year '21-'22 ended a very successful session for Chi

Chapter, and we are all looking forward to an equally good onethis year. Several of our men are holding down positions ofhigh scholastic honor, and our chances are good for a couple ofclass presidents. Our financial status was good last year, andwe hope to keep this side of the chapter up top-notch. MajorLowe, our faculty member, will be back on the job teachinglaw. We are looking to a large number of our alumni back

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with us at the opening time. In fine, we know of no reason whyChi Chapter should not have a banner year.Wishing all the chapters a most successful and profitable

year, we are, Fraternally yours,MICHAEL J. SCHULTZ, Correspondent.

PSI CHAPTER

Cornell University, 308 Bryant Avenue, Ithaca, N. Y.ARCHON, D. A. Ward, '23 SEcartnav, M. A. Clark, '23Active Members, 21 Pledges, 4

Back again, boys, and rather glad to be here, too. In pickingup interests again we rather absent-mindedly knocked into PiKappa Phi at the head of the line. Absent-mindedly, becauseduring a short summer, we have thought mostly of our goodtimes with her, making plans for another year in sort of adreamy forethought which encounters few troubles of a stub-born nature. But here's a duty at the first corner. We arereminded back to the last issue.In mid-May we made brothers of H. 0. Merle, '24; A. J.

Fairbanks, '24; R. P. Mason, '25; J. P. Moarissey, '25; D. A.Procter, '25, and G. M. Edmunds, '26. The early parts of twonights, preceding initiation of the neophytes, were completelyenjoyed by every one else. The neophytes served as enter-tainers and really were quite unable to hold their audience—insilence—though attention was lavished in literal fashion by theonlookers. Remember the horse-collar and cow-bell of yourown humiliation; or perhaps the tissue paper roll, ideal smileremover? This is really the best part of the year in more thanone way.

Psi's annual banquet followed on June 3, 1922, a notable suc-cess in many ways. It stirred our pride considerably, our spiritimmeasurably, and our intelligence and ingenuity noticeably.So it is that we expeCt this year to see some new things started.One of these is to be a detailed activity honor roll, as a meansof recognizing worthy individual activity. This is to be placedin the chapter rooms. Another will be an improvement in our


accounting system by Treasurer Howell to tide over the timeuntil the fraternity-at-large adopts a system.At this time four men accepted pledge pins. We can say no

more when we say that they are worthy of the honor. Theyare: F. B. Allen, '25, M. E.; W. E. Georgia, '25, AG.; R. C.Hollingshead, '25, M. E.; H. S. Lewis, '26, M. E.So we pass the closing of the chapter's first year in the

fraternity. Problems have been new, and the year has beenfinancially a strain, but the results are exceedingly gratifying tous. The treasury balance has a comfortable look, quiterespectable. On the other hand, the year has added to ournumbers fifteen (15) of Cornell's finest men. It is this fact,principally which gives us such a healthy outlook toward thecoming year. We expect one of the best years which as agroup we have ever seen.In cold numbers we completed the year with twenty-six

active members and four pledges. This fall after initiating,there will be nineteen active members in the chapter house andsix active members living outside the house.

Broadly speaking, our future plans include a larger house,definite work towards a purchase, and a bigger year in generalwith greater activity among the members.

Brother Wm. Thompson, Phi, will be with us. He is enter-ing Cornell this fall after spending last year at the Universityof Tulsa.

Brothers "Curt" Harris, '24; George Edmunds, '26, and JimMorrissey will not be back the first half of this year.

Brothers "Pelt" Felton, '24; 0. K. Meulendyke, S. P., andH. 0. Merle, '24, will also be missing. Brother Meulendyke isin Massachusetts working with the Public School MethodsCompany. His line is selling. Brother Merle will teach thisyear.

Brother George. Hanselman, '22, will be in the house again.He will instruct in Sophomore Mechical, Drawing in SibleyCollege.

Brother Claude Brownell, '24, returns this fall after recov-ering from ill health.

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Brother "Bill" Olsey, '23, returns to Cornell after eightmonths' work reporting for The Syracuse Herald, but will notlive in the house.

Brother Larry Shedd, '23, met with a calamitous accident latethis summer. Falling from a building, he broke his arm, legand jaw. Despite his misfortune, Larry hopes to enter collegeon time.

Here's the best of luck and wishes for a successful beginningof the year from Psi. Fraternally,

RICHARD B. FARNHAM, Alumni Secretary.

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