Vol. XIV
February 15, 1919
ACACIA AT FORT SILL.
December 30, 1918. Dear Brother Editor: I have had an "Acacia Spirit" letter in my system for many moons, and forthcoming New Year's resolutions make it necessary that I force It upon you. Through the kindness of Bro. W. H. Parker of the Chicago Chapter, the September issue of "The Spirit" reached me, and was read and re-read until it no longer can be called readable. It was the only piece of fraternity literature among nineteen eager Acacians, and you can imagine how it was enjoyed. Those of us who still dwell in fair Oklahoma unanimously ask for any issues that have come forth since September. You will see that we have them I am sure. That is, maybe you will and maybe you won't. You may change your mind after being forced to r ead this letter. Here goes! From "The Artillery Mill at Old Fort Sill" we issue a challenge to any and all camps and posts for a gang of Acacian brothers that can equal us in numbers,-yes, and in quality as well. The past few months have found us enjoying the brotherhood that Acacia holds up as ideal, and we assure you that never have we had, until this time, a glimpse of what the fraternity can be made to mean. When I tell you that in the Fort Sill reservation we had nineteen Acacia men at one time, and all those fellows in touch with each other, I am sure you will agree that we have found untold enjoyment in the brotherhood. It began this way: Along last summer the idea of a fraternity register was conceived. A blank book was placed in the School of Fire Y. M. C. A., and on the bulletin board an inconspicuous notice to register one's fraternity. Twenty-four hours had not passed before the book was being sought for, and men were finding fraternity brothers in men with whom they had been working shoulder to shoulder every day. The idea was a huge success, not only from the standpoint of Acacia, but from that of every one of the forty-one
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other fraternities who registered. Suppose I quote you a few statistics that will tell the story better than I am able. Forty-two fraternities registered from 105 colleges and universities. The highest number of men r egistered from any fraternity was 19 (Acacia). The greatest number of chapters of any fraternity register ed was 17 (Phi Delta Theta). Th e school having the greatest number of fraternity men register ed was the University of Wisconsin with 16 men. The leading registrations wer e as follows: ChapFraternityMen. t ers. Acacia ............................................ 19 11 Alpha Tau Omega ......................18 14 Delta Tau Delta .......................... 17 13 Phi Delta Theta ····---- -----·------·-----17 17 Sigma Alpha Epsilon ___ _____ ______ ____17 14 Sigma Nu ··---- -------------------·------------15 13 Sigma Chi ---- -------- -----·-·····-------- ----13 13 Pi Kappa Alpha __________________________ __12 9 Kappa Alpha (Southern) .......... 12 11 Kappa Sigma -----·---·----------------------11 11 Beta Theta Pi -------------------·----------10 9 Phi Gamma Delta ---- -·-----··-----------10 10 The leading institutions r epresented were : Men. University of Wisconsm -------·----··-·------------16 University of Illinois ---·-··--------------------···----10 University of Kansas.-----------------··------····--·· 8 University of California ····-------------- ---······· 8 Depauw University -·-------------··----'--------··---· 8 Ohio State University ··-·-------------······-····---- 7 University of Missouri ------------··-·-----------··-·· 7 University of Nebraska ···------------·----····---· 7 Cornell University ----··-------- ---------------·--······ 6 University of Oklahoma ··---------·--····---------· 6 University of Michigan ·--- -·-···-····-----··--···· 6 University of Washington ---------·-·-- ---------- 6 University of Tennessee -·····-------- ----·····----- 6 University oi' Chicago ··-------------- ----·------··· 5 University of Cincinnati ··-··--------···---------- 5 Iowa State University ··-------·--··-·-----···-··--- 5 Purdue University -···-----·-··--·-----·-···------------ 5 Union University ---- -··-----------·-·---------·····----· 5 Why more Acacia men registered? Simply because we tried to get into touch with every brother in the post. Finding