The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi - April 1907

Fmtemil}! Directory

FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY

Maggie Campbell Monmouth. 111. Libb ie Brooks-Gaddis Avon , Ill. Ada Bruen-G ri e r , _ .••......... Belleview, PL

Clara Brownl ee- H utc hin son .

.. .. Monmouth. Ill. Emma Brownlee -Kilgore .. . ..

Monmouth, 111. Fann ie Whiten ack Libby Red Wing. Minn.

Rosa Moore Care General Delivery, New York City. Jennie Nicol (deceased)

Ina Smith Soule '" 621 S K St ., Tacoma , Wash.

Jennie Horne-Turnbull ...... . ...... .. . 2546 N . 32 St., Philadelphia, Pa. Fannie Thompson (deceased).

Na ncy Bl ack- \Vallace Glenos60rnc, POI

GRAND COUNCIL

PREsIDENT-Eli zabet h Gamble. 565 Cass Ave .• Detroit, Mi ch. VIa-PnsmENT-Mr s. May Copeland Reynolds, Fo storia, Ohio. SECJlETARY-Elda L Smit h, 710 S. 6th St., Springfield , III. Tll.EA sURER-Mart ha N. Kimball, University Park, Denver, Colo. EDITOR-Florence Robin son, 543 Marshall St , Mil waukee. Wi!S.

HISTORIAN

Jeannette Zepp enfeld , Franklin, Ind .

Mary Bartol Theiss. (Mrs . Lewis E .) 64 W. 1000t h St.. New York City.

SECRETARY OF INTER·SORORITY CONFERENCE

Job elle Holcombe , Chi Omega, Fayetteville, Ark.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES

ALPHA P R OV I NCE

PRESIDENT-Anna M o rri s Jackson. 215 E. 15th St , New York City.

VE1U' ONT ALPlU- Mlddlebury College, Mabel E. Stevenson, Middlebuf,. Vt.

V.IIlB.w ONT BPYrA-Unlverslty ot Vermont. Helen L. Allen, 3 Fletcher Pla ce , BurlIngton, Vt.

CoLUWBIA ALPHA- George Washington U nive rsity. Helen M :IDvaD8, 1348 Eucltd St., Waabln gtoD, D. C.

PIlNNSYLVANJA ALPHA-S warthm ore College, Anna E. Stubbs , Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, P a.

PIIMS- SYLVA NIA BETA- Bucknell University. Edna A. Seaman, Lewisburg, Pa P .NN8YLVANIA Gun'A-Dlcklnson Co ll ege, Helen Kim el', Carlisle, Pa.

NIlW YORK ALPHA-Syracuse University, Lola Hawks, 112 Waverly Ave.. Syracuse. N. Y

NJ:lw YOSK BETA-Barnard College, Maud e r. Kl e in, Fl o r a l Park, Long 1816 nd, N Y

liAS SACHUSI')'M'S ALPHA- Boston University, Bla.nche Charlton, 12 Somerset St., BOliton , MasH.

MAR YLAND ALPHA- Woman 's College ot Baltim ore, L o uise Van Sant, The Woman'e, College, Baltimore, Md B E'I'A PROV I NCE

PRE SlDEN'I'-Edlth C lark Burr , 147 Palmer Ave. Welit, Detroit, Mich

OHIO A LPH A- Ohio Unlv e reity , Edltb Eaoton , Athena, Ob: OHIO BETA--O bl o State Un iv ersity. Hel e n C larke, 1293 Nell Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

ILLINOI S BmoA - Lombard College, Ma.rion W ebster, 663 N. Prairie St.• Galeaburg, m.

ILLINOI S DELTA- Knox College , Lulu Hln ch lltf , 71 5 N. Bro a d St., Galesburg, Ill

ILLIN OIS EpSILON - Northwestern University, Amy B. Onken, Willard Hall, Evanston, III

ILLI NO I S Zm'A-U nlvel'8lty ot IllIn Ois, Lola Swigart, 807 S. Third St. , Cha mpaign, Illinois.

INDU N. ALPllA.- Fra nklln College, Julia Lyle Wilson Franklin , Ind

INDIANA BETA- Unlveralty ot Ind iana, Barbara Voyles, Bloomington, Ind

INDIANA GAMkA-ButJer College, Lucile Dtdl a k e. Butl e r College Res idence, Indlana.poll s, Ind

li ICHIO.N AL}>IIA.- BllI&dal e College, Cella B Rln e , Hill sda le , Mi c h

MI CHIGAN' BETA- University ot Mic higan, Annabel Ca r ey , 836 Tappan St., Ann Arbor, Mi ch.

WI SCONSIN ALPlu- Unlver s lty ot Wisconsin. Dorothy Burnham, 216 West Gilman St., Mad lso n , W1s.

GAM M A P ROV I NCE

PMSlDEN'I'-Anne Stuar t, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb.

I OWA ALPH A- I owil W es leyan Unive rsity , Jessie Jun e, M t. Pleasant, la l ow. BETA- Simpson College. Lois Sllcott. Ind ianola, 10.

I OWA GuolA- I owa State College. Florence P ettinger. Statton A. Ames, Ja.

I OW A ZmoA- l owa State University. Edith V Ball, I owa City, 10..

lIJS !'I'l':SOTA ALPHA-U niversity ot Minneso ta, Florence Amble, P. O. Box 574. Uni versity, Minn eapolis. Minn.

KA NSAS AL PHA-Kanus University, Amarette Weaver, Lawr e n ce , Kan.

MI SSOURI ALPHA-U niversity ot M1ssourl LIllian Carnes. PI Beta Phi H0118t!!, Columbia, Mo.

MI SSOUR I gETA- Wasblngton University, Alice Woodward, 2709 VIrginia Ave " St. Louis, Mo.

NEBRA SKA BmA-U nlverslty ot Nebraska , Pearl Fitzgerald, 17 24 E. St., Llneola, Neb.

LoUISIANA ALPHA- Ne wcomb College. Jessie Tebo, Seventh St. , New OrleRns, La.

TllXAS ALPHA-University ot T ens. Serena Gould, 2607 Un ive r Sity Ave., AUltln, Tex.

DELT A PROVINCE

PRI':SID!l!'lT-Robe rta Frye . 1306 Madi son St., Seattle. W Uh.

COLORADO ALPllA-Un lverslty ot Colorado, Isabel McKenzie, Boulder, Colo.

COLORADO Unlve.rslty. With A Oressor, 14 85 Lafayette St., Denver, Co lo.

CALlf'OnNIA ALPHA -Lela nd Stanford UniverSity Ali ce H. Gabel, PI Beta Pbl Rouse, Stanford Unlvenlty. Call t

CALIFORNIA BETA -U nlvel'1llty ot California, Id a M McCoy, 2428 College ATe., Berkel e y , Callt

WASHIN GTON ALl' fU-Un lverslty o t Washington , Im ogen Cunnlngbam, 5006 14th Ave N. E., Seattle, W ash.

Alumnae Department Directory

VlCE PJLJ:8IDEST--lfn lIa, C. Reynold•. Fostoria, Ohio. ALUJiS,U EDlTOR-Elbel RoUI CurrIer" 720 E. lIHb St., Indlanepoll., Ind. ALPJlA PROVIN C E

SacRMARY - Edna L. Stone, 1618 R . 1. Ave;,.. Wublngto D O. C

VmRIlOl\"'I"--M6ry E Colburn , Unio n Village, vt. lU.RYLASD um SoUTHIa ST-M. Ali ce Wood, lilt and Chestnut A't'es , Baltimore, Md

P.NS8YLYASu.--Grace Woodard , Bradford , Pa

NEW YOIlK.-Laura E. Singl e 407 Proepect Ave., B7racuae, N Y lU. 88AcnU81!'M'8- ElIubetb Coates, Pb oe ni:l:, Ariz

BETA PROVINCE

SOCRI)T.lRT- Katharioe Stel'e D80D. 2310 College .Kn t lodlaoapoJl Ind Onlo-Mn n S Belknap, Pninef;vll ie Ohio.

ILLIN OIs- Mr. FannIe Hurtr Glidd en, Kewanee , Ill. INDuN,.,- Fannle Min e r , Ino E. W a lnut St. , Indianapolis. Ind. liI CDlO"-N - M rs. B e r tha My e r s Kemptoo, Hllledal e , Mich. WJ 8CON8 Is- lva A. W elsh, 416 N LIvingston St., Madl &o o, WI •

GAMMA PROV1NCE

SE CRETARY - Maude Miller. 2 17 N 1 3 th St., St Joeepb, M o. I OWA- May Belle AII8tund, W aterloo, la KA NSAs-Elsie E)vans. 704 S. 4th St Leavenworth Kan NIllBJlAS KA - Mrs Francea Bro wn , Jr.• 1638 D St., Lincoln, Neb. LoUISIMiA - Ali c e M onr oe, 8 47 Caro nd e let St., N e w Orleans, La. TEXAs-Kate B Sockwell, 276 Swiss Ave ., oall 08, T ex. Ml S80UR IloflsN £sOTA-Co ra B. Marl ow, 909 F o urth St ., S . a, M IDoeapoU., Minn . ARK.AS 8AS- Mrs. nattie Spee r M e rri m a n. Fo r t Smith, Ark K£ST UC KY" - lf artba Talia f e rro, Ros e ville, Ill. DEI1] 'A PItOVIN CE

SeCRETAR Y- Mrs. Louise F M arsha ll , T usco n , Ariz CoLORAoo-Mnry Walliba n. 206 W 5 th Ave., Denver, Colo. C ALIFORNIA- H e len M Butlltl', Lel a nd Stanford U niv e rsity, Califo rnia

ALUMNAE

CLUB SECJl.ETARIEB

B UlU, I NGTOS VT.- lIlo ry Gregory Wadd e ll , 66 Elmwood Ave. WA 8 UIN GTON, D C.--Cla ra V. Harber , loa E Co plto l St. PHILADELI'I IIA -Debo rah F e rr ie r, Moo r estown. J PI 'l'T8BUJilG, ) ' A.-Anna. Spea rs, Latrobe. P a New YORII:: CIT v- Dora. It. Nevins, 324 3rd St., Brooklyn SYUCV8E, N Y.-Eva Hoe, 11 5 Ostrander Ave. BOSTON, MUH.-Ruth p Dennis. 19 K e nwood St Hrooklloe, BAI.TIM OKfl, MD .- Blan che G. He le.ln ge r , 235 E Lnfayett e Av e. COLulIoua, O.-Mrs Arthu r J ob n eo n, Hi7 Latta Ave. A TUEN8, Q III ()- l<'rl e<\a Coul trap C OI CAOO, I LL.-Anna M. Mc M ab.an, 3046 Drex el Blvd. GALE SBURO, lLL.-Mlld red Hrown. CARTruOK, ILL. - Mrs Katharine Griffith nili. INntAl'ro' APO LI 8. I ND.-Allee Good. FRA NKLIN, I ND.-G ln dys Mill er. DnROIT, Ml e ll .- Fran ces A Fos t e r , 124 Cha rl o tt e Av e. HILLS DALE, Ml c n .- Mr e. )<'. B Meyt!r. MI NNEAPOLIS. lflss .-Allce E. Thompson. iOl J6t h Ave., S_ E D ES 31 o l SES, IA .-M n. Anna H os!:> Clarke. 1 5 10 :,,\Inth St. B UR LIN GTON IA .- M rs. F..dna Uhler Gilm a n. li T. PLY-A BA-NT, I A.- Mra . .'ilfutle SlenrllS G locc klc r . l:sDIA NO U. , JA .-Ann a Wr ight Dowell, AW ES, IA..- JAl a A ]'In ceway. I OWA CITY, IA .-Mr s. George W B a ll JUN8A.S C ITY, M o.-Clarabe l Denton , 2i26 W. bIlsh Ave. ST L OU I S MO.-A Fred Becker 58 iO Cabanne St. ST JOSEPH, Mo.-Mr R. J etle.:le L Gaynor, Th e Gut n or Stu di o. LISCOLN, NER .-Ada Wau g h , 1642 0 St. COUNC I L BL UFFS ANI) OllA IIA- J etRle 266 4 Manderson St" LAWRf:SCtl, KA S.-Le n & Mars h Nr:w ORLEU·S. LA .- May O. LogaD. ] 580 Philip Sl. DEs\'£R, COLO.- Mary E W a lilhan, 206 W Fifth Av e BO ULI)EB. COLO.- lire. Edltb M cCl u r e. 2227 8 th St. Lo s AN GE LE S, M Burnham , 1 359 Alvarado St. SmA'l'TLE, WA s u .- L uc y namm ond, 1 803 14th A ve.

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In s/alia/ion of Washing/on A lpha

On Saturday, January fifth, the group o f gi rl s kn o wn a s the K. T . T.' s of the State U niver sity of Wa shingto n reach ed th e c1imax in the course o f th eir ex is tence as a club, wh en th ey gave up without a s igh or a tear, the name that had held them together for seven years, and proudly put o n th e a rr o w s, which wer e to show the w o rld that they were at la st membe rs of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity. The executive ability, which thi s group of gi rl s has s hown in wo rkin g up to th e require ment s laid down for them by the fraternity , and their patien ce in waiting so long have certain ly proven th em able to live up to th e high id eal set for each chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Th ey have well earned the honor toward which th ey hav e been working, and the Pi Phis who were pre sent during in stall ation week cou ld not do otherwise than feel very proud of the g ra cious younge r s ist e r s who compose an ideal chapter of the fraternity.

Washington Alpha wa s in s talled at the home of Roberta Frye, D e lta Province Pre sident , the ceremony beginning at two o'clock . Probably no hom e was ever better adapted fo r initiation than h ers, and certainly no hall mo r e beau tifull y arranged for the solemn ceremony. The entire aft ernoon wa s required to install the n ew chapter with its thirteen charter members and to initiate the six youn g wom en fir st taken in by th e new chapter. The ceremony, so impress ive it se lf , wa s re ndered morc imposing by the mu sic of Mrs Ireland.

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Immediately after the alumnae had renewed their vows and th e initiates had taken theirs for the first time, all went to tho Butler Hotel for th e first P i Phi banquet ever h eld in Seattle. It was certainly good to be there. Both alumnae and initiate s fe lt honored to have present Mrs. Ina S. Soule, one of the founder s of the fraternity, and Mrs. Rainie Adamson-Small, its fir s t Grand President. Mis s Lucy Hammond , Colorado Beta, acted as toastmistres s while all sang Pi Phi songs and li ste ned to toasts so informal that no one was allowed to escape expressing in public th e congratulation s which each had been giving privately all th e eveni ng. Among the Pi Phis pre se nt must be mentioned, besides our two guests of honor, Mr s. Soule and Mrs Sma ll , Mrs. Loe Ware-Cross, Neb ra ska Alpha; Mr s. Sylvia Ware-Irel and and Mrs. Florence Denny-Heliker, Maryland Alpha; Miss K eith, Michigan Beta; Mr s. Nettleton, Iowa Iota; Mrs. Gepha rt , Iowa Theta; Mrs. Grace Hanche r- Beck, Iowa Alpha; Miss Mabel Wil son, Ohio Alpha.

On Monday the chapter met in business sess ion, electing officers and starting in motion the machinery for the new chapter . On Tuesday afternoon and evening the Pi Phi gir ls , assisted by the alumnae and patrones ses , were at home in their att ractive little chapter house to about three hundred of their friends in the university and in t o wn. There it wa s, in a hou se decorated with ferns and vines brought fr om the wood s, that one cou ld realize th e beauty of living wh ere outdoors is always green. It took many visits to the woods to get g r een enough to really show the dozens and dozen s of carnations showe r ed upon them by the fraternities and other friend s. Nowhere could a chapter hav e a more cordial welcome than that given to Pi Beta Phi in the U niver sity of Washington, thi s proving the proverbial hospitality of the west . Kappa Kappa Gamma gave a tea one afternoon , welcoming the chapter into the fraternity world, and later in the week Sigma Chi entertained them informally with a dance.

One afternoon Pi Phi alumnae and the active chapter were entertainOl] at a buffet luncheo n by Mr s Moore, o ne of tile patronesses, in her beautiful hom e. Each guest carried away a

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favor in wine and s ilver blue as a memento of th e good time which Pi Phis have together.

The chapte r is most fortunate In having to h elp them Miss Frye and the o ther enthusiastic alumnae as well as a number of devote d and channing patronesses.

Do you not think the se fe s tiviti es s ufficient to u sher in our new possession, Wa shington Alpha ' We are certainly proud to introdu ce her. She has already proven to the alumnae in Seattle and to Pi Phis everywhere that she can "m ake good," and we wi sh her to go on, success ever with her.

ELDA L. S'"TH.

The Universit)! of Washington

Anything which a s tudent of the University of Washington might say regarding th e hi story and growth of the U niver s ity would be merely bookish and seco nd hand b es id e the account of it by Professor Meany , who is so much a part of the college. He has, as it were, grown up in and with it. In se nding hi s account, which he kindly conse nt ed to write for u s, we feel su re that we will be giving our siste r chapters a clearer knowledge of what our univer s ity is, than would anything which we could write. Professo r .Mean y has ju st rece ntl y returned from lecturing in the east where he was se nt by the committee of the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition. He has probably been heard by many whom the ARROW will reach. We have s upplemented hi s article with an account of the fraternity life in the university, for although a member of the Gamma Chi chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity, he has not mentioned that a s pect of our university life.

GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Thirty years ago I was received as a member of the preparatory clas ses of the Territorial University of Wa s hington. The death of my father brought re spo ns ibilitie s that interrupted my

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college work but I lat e r return ed and g raduat ed with the class of 1885. Though occupied with news paper and leg is lative work I was s till connected with the university as pres ident of the Alumni Association or as chairman of the joint committee on university matters in the state legi slature until 1894 when I became secretary and lecturer in local history, which developed into my pre se nt position at the head of the d epartment of history. Being, therefore, a so rt of tradition of the univer s ity, I have see n more of it s growth than any other s ingle individua 1.

The growth was very slow in the te rritor ial day s . Idea s were big and num erous enough but th ere were not enough heads to carry them about. ':'he Territory of Wa s hington was organized in March, 1853, and the fir st census in 1854 showed a total of 3,965 so ul s. In s pite of the fewness of citizens th e legi slat ure organized, on paper, two universities. After much contention the se two were united and locat ed in Seattle, a building was e rected and the work of in struction was begun in 1862.

The work was almost wholly that of an academy until 1877 wh en Dr. A. J. Anderson became president and from that time on regular collegiate co ur ses of in s truction have been maintained. Th e attendance remained s mall until the booming days ju s t before statehood in 1889, when the few building s were ove rrun by a n en erge ti c student body.

Sta tehood brought new buildings, a fine campus of 355 acres and a largely increased faculty. From that date the progress has been rapid and the growth su bstantial in eve ry way . Behind the University of Wa shington are the pride, the heart, and the purse of a growing and pro s pero u s commonwealth. No institution of higher education ever had a better endowment than that. It is the people's school.

The prese nt year s how s an enrollment o f 1200 and a faculty of 75 instructors. The fine new buildings are already crowded, but the state legi slature ha s just appropriated $6,000,000 for new buildings. The n ext World 's Fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, is to be held on the campus and from fifty to one hundred of the building s are to be constructed with the view of saving them for the univer s it y's use after the exposition has c1ose d. Fou r bronze statues-Washington, Lincoln, Seward and John Jacob Astor-are among the o maments that will al so be saved. All these plans, when completed in 1909 , will place the University of Wa shington at least twenty-five years ahead of it s present position .

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We are all proud of o ur alma mater a nd we f ee l sur e that all othe r true co ll ege me n and women will s hare ou r pride and joy whe n they lea rn o f ou r ri c h h eritage here a t the weste rn o utpost o f our Republic.

EOM

O"O S

Almost a ll of the soc ial life in the U niv e r si t y of Washington centers in the fr a te rniti es. The la rgest univer s ity functions are, of course, th e Varsi ty Ba11, cla ss dance s, and glee club co ncerts . These, w ith th e affai rs given by the Young \Vo men's and Men 's Christian Associations, and the W ome n' s L eague arc the on ly soc iety eve nt s outside o f the frat e rnit ies. Frate rnit y e nt e rtainments are no t l im ited in a ny way excep t that the fraternit y must ask pennission of th e faculty for it s dates. This is usua lly g rant ed.

There are eight national men' s f rat e rniti es and olle local. Sigma Nu wa s chartered first in 1896. The others fo ll owe d in th e o rd e r mentioned, Phi Gamma Delta , Phi D e lta Theta, Beta Th e ta Pi, Sigma Chi , Kappa Sigma, Alp h a Tau Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon, and Delta D elta , a loc al ju st orga niz ed. The pro fe ss io nal fraternities hav e o ne rep re sentat iv e in Phi Chi, Pharmacy. An hon o rar y sc ience fratern i ty, P hi Xi, has been estab li shed thi s year

Besides P; Beta Phi, the women's fraternities represe nted are: Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Ga mm a, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau D elta, a loca l.

The es tabli shme nt o f Pan-Hellenic o rga nizati on ha s decreased the intense feeling of rivalry which once existed. The men 's fraternitie s have , however, abandon e d it, but the women s till have a s tro ng organization, which controls a ll ru s hing. Am o ng th e men there are int e r-frat e rnit y co nte s ts in ba seball and bowling. The women 's fraterniti es contribute their part to inter-fraternity lif e by havin g "open h ouse" o nc e a month. All th e fraternitie s, faculty, and many no n-frat e rnit y fri e nd s a re invit ed to the se affairs.

The stud ent s ta ke an active interest in athleticS, n ot only th ose which are ca rri ed on fo r college honors, but also th e milde r

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form s such as tenni s and canoeing. There are contests in both of the se spo rt s in the sp ring but they are also engaged in even during th e winter for pleasure. Our two beautiful lakes furni sh the best o f opportunities for spo rts on the water. In the s pring, on Junior Day , Lake Washington is a wonderful s ight , dotted as it is with bright canoes, gorgeous ly d ecorated launches and barges . A band is placed on a barge near the end of the course. Th e laun c hes and sma ll e r craft follow the racers.

Another celeb rat ion of the sp ring se a so n is our annual "Cam pu s Day. " Although it seems quite like a h o lida y, the purpose fo r which it was started is always firmly adhered to The campus is large and not e ntirely cleared, so that a day' s wo rk undertaken by so many, makes a very perceptible impression upon its ruggedne ss. Two years ago a natura l am pi theatre wa s cleared out and since th en has been of great se rvi ce for our outdoor celebrations. Th e st ud e nts enter into the spiri t of the work , whi ch begins at eight thirty in the morning. The classes in the Liberal Arts, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Law are all divided into se parate companie s, each under an office r. Professor who is always General, plan s the work and appoints th e officers. The girls with the assistance o f the faculty ladie s, prepare the lunch, which is se rv ed on temporary tabl es built just outside the dining hall. Some o f the gi rl s, dressed as r ed cross nurses, anxiously await patients, in a booth charmingly fitted up with couches, bandages, and witch hazel. They have often been ca lled t o the assistance of those unaccu s tomed to wielding an ax .

To be truly appreciated ou r campus mllst be see n. It s chief beaut y is in its natural locati o n between the lakes and surrounded by the mountain s . The cuts o f Science Hall s howing Lake Cnion, and the one o f Lake Washington and th e fir s are the poorest suggestions of the real beauty of the place. The "P hi Delt" path, o n e o f the fir st o n the campus, is a part of our daily walk to college. We wish that every Pi Phi might visit us, if not now, then when we s hall have still more to s how th em , du ring the Alaska-Yukon Exposition.

'T1ze New Orkans Mardi Gras

Carnival! What a h ost of bright and m e rry pi cture s thi s name brings to the mind s o f all Ne w O rl ean s girl s . Fro m o ur earli est baby day s wh en we were small ma s ke rs ourselv es, we have looked forward t o th e n ex t lIlardi Gra s each year with r en e wed plea s ure. Even the holida ys, pre sents and fir e-work s o f Chri stma s- time, are eclipsed by th e approa c hin g g ai e ty and me rry -makin g o f the Carnival. Thi s fes tival, as we kn o w, is of anci e nt R o ma n origin. The Saturnalia, a pa g an fea st of wilde st and mos t unlicen sed revelry, ha s co me d o wn thro u g h the ag es, g radually so ft ened and refined by the influen ce o f C hri stianity, until it t ook its pre sent form of a beautiful, pl ea sure - giving fest ival-a farew ell to frivolity befo re th e Lent e n sea son.

Though Mardi Gra s , or "Fat Tuesday," signifying the la st day of eating meat, is at the end of the seas on, the carnival ball s begin the fir st week in January. There are twelve or fourteen carnival o rganization s, of which Twelfth Night, Amphyctians, Oberon, Atlantean s, Proteu s, Comu s , and Rex are the most prominent . The ball s are given in the hi s toric French Opera Hou se, a very hand so me buildin g , which form s a fitting background for th e beauty of the ma sk e r s' dances. The parquet is covered over to a level with th e stage, and a drugge t is spread over all for dan c ing. Spec t a t o r s fill th e gall e ri es and boxes , while those who have invitati ons to participate in the ma skers' dances locally known a s " call- o ut s," are seat ed at the back o f the parquet, and all patiently await the rai s ing of the curtain. Some legendary or mythi cal subj ect is usuall y tak e n and presented in two or mo re love ly tableaux , a fter which the maskers in the gaudy beauty of their cos tumes march through many figures, twi s ting, circling , winding and unwinding, like a dancing rainbow. Then they march down to the " call-out s " and the floor committee is kept very bu sy finding and conducting the

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girls to their masker s . Eight or more ma sker s ' dances ensue, and the "b lackcoats" are a ll owed to come on the floor about eleven o'cl ock, the ball being over at twelve.

The qu ee ns and maid s are ch os en in different ways by the various o rganization s. At Twelfth N ig ht there ar e a lwa y s s ix masker s dre ss ed as cook s , in white s uit s, caps and aprons, w ho. bring to the middle of the stage , a huge white pa ste-board cake on a tabl e The head cook th e n st e ps forward, and with an e norm o us knife, cut s th e cake and within are numberless little boxe s, each co ntaining a piece of cake. The Queen's box, howeve r, hold s a g olden bean, and the four maids have s ilver beans. The ma sker s take their partner s to ge t a pi ec e of cake, and though it is suppo sed t o be entirel y chanc e, the beans always fall to the right per so ns, ll suall y d e butante s . Th e Queen is then pre sented with her cro wn and mantle, and heading the proce ss ion with the king, the maids and duke s following, the grand ma r ch begins. It is a v e ry beautiful and e ffective s pectacle and the audience is always mos t e nthu s ia s ti c .

The Queen and Maid s of the At lant ean s are sent announcem ents o n C hri stmas day, reque sting that they will grace the royal throne of that o rganization. At th e o pera hou se on the night of the ball, befo re the curtain ri ses , th e maid s with their duk es ente r th e prosc enium box on the le ft of th e s tage, and the queen , surr ounded by ma sker s and amid round s of applau se, take s her place in the oppos it e box. A fter the curtain rise s and the tableaux are over, the queen and maids leave the boxe s , come o n the stage and the grand march fo ll o ws.

The Thur sday before Mardi Gras, the Knight s of Momus have their parad e of float s, which is very pretty and g r eatly enjoyed, being the fir st o f the process ion s . The queen a nd maids of this org anizati on are cho sen fr o m the fl oo r and M:omus him s elf selects hi s queen Thi s year he chose Harriette Water s, a very lovely Pi Phi, who made a mos t charming and graciolls sovere ign. Two of the maid s in thi s court were al so Pi Beta Phi s .

The f oll o wing Monday , Rex , king o f the carnival, who is supposed to co me from some di s tant forei g n land , comes up therive r on hi s private yacht , which is decked out from stem to ste rn

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with many colored Rags. There is always a battleship or two vi s iting the city at thi s time , and the king is saluted with twentyone gun s as thou g h he were indeed some royal potentate, while the s mall craft following his yacht make s the mos t ear- s plitting Tacket with whi stle s, gongs , and bell s ! The militia meets his maje s ty at the landin g and there is a grand military parade, which wind s up at the city hall where Rex is presented with the keys of the city

Monday night Proteu s gives a magnificent parade, which his queen and her maid s s urvey from a large club gallery , in all the splendor s of their robes and jewels.

But Mardi Gra s day is the best of all. Early in the morning the ma skers begin to co me out, thou g h there are not nearly so many now as there lI sed to be . Some year s ago, for two or three winters, there were a numb er of ne g roes, who dre ssed up as Indian s, tomahawk s, feath e rs, paint and all, and they would Hwar_ dance" up the street, funning, ci rclin g, whooping and waving their hatchets in the air. They were terrifying in appearance and used to s care li S to death. Rex' s proce ss ion is at eleven o'clock and is us ually one of the prettie st-it s park les so in the sun shine. Rex doe s not w ear a ma sk, as his identity is not kept secret, and he is attended on the Aoat by two or m o re little unmasked pa g es. The parad e s tops the club where the queen and her eight maid s s it and the king drinks th eir health, presenting the queen with a huge bouquet of vio let s, daffodils and fern, purple, yellow and green being the carnival color s .

The afternoon, when mos t people are taking forty wink s, eems quiet after the parade, but before seven o'clock the crowd s are again gadlering to s ee the proce ss ion of the My s tic Krewe of Comus. This is the final and mos t gorgeous parade; the scenes and costumes di s played being very eaborate . Rex' s queen, her maids and duke s view the proce ss ion from one club, and the court of Comus from another. The Carnival ball is held at the club , while Comu s take s hi s queen to the French opera house. There, amid all th e brilliancy of royal sp le ndor, s he reign s s upreme till midnight, when the carniva l court in all it s gorgeou s -

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ne ss, come s in to join in the ga iet ie s at the opera hou se, and Comus welcomes them with th e g raciou s cou rt esy of a r eal king . The ensuing g rand march, h eaded by Comus with the queen of the carnival, followed by Rex with Comu s' queen, is a wonderfully brilli ant spectacle and a fitting climax t o the carnival season Pi Beta Phis have a lways played a prominent part in the various courts . We hav e a long li st of som e twenty-eight queens in the yea r s pa s t a nd we hope to have a ll th e ir pictures in the room by n ex t winte r The accompanying photographs are some of OUf royalti es, and I am sure that ou r sist e r Pi Phis will be as proud of th em as we are.

LOllisialla Al ph a

High School Sororities

The ques tion of hi gh sc hool fraternities is o ne o f espec ial intere st t o Minnesota A lpha these days. A very vigorous campaign against the se o rganizations is now being waged in the four hi gh sc hools of Minneapolis, and also in the sta t e leg islature n ow in sessio n in th e n eighbo rin g city of S t Paul.

The hi gh sch ool principa ls are thoroughly aroused in the ma tter and are making determined effo rt s to uproot s l1ch soc ieti es from th eir sch oo ls. Rules h ave been made prohibiting members of high sc h oo l fraternities from participating in any of th e officia l sc h ool activities,-athleti cs and th e lik e The principals earnestly believe that the effect of se cret soc ieties is demoralizing t o the whole sc hool by dividing its interests and by foste rin g the sin of snobbish n ess.

In th e leg islature, a bill providin g for th e abo li s hment of high sch ool frat e rnities ha s passed the House and the Senate Comm ittee. A penalty of t wenty dollars is proposed for the high school student who joins a fraternity or who invites another to do so.

Mi nn esota Alpha's position in t he matter i s the genera l posi -

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tion o f most o f th e fraternities at the university,-and that is one o f decided disapproval. High sc hoo l stud en t s are not old enough nor s ufficiently d eve lope d in judgment t o appreciate the tru e meaning of "f raternity ." Th ey are attracted by th e rites and by th e my s t eri o us atmosphere of the charmed Greek symbols. They are fa sc inated by all the lurid paraphernalia of a sec ret o rganization, a nd make thi s an exc use for all manner of " horse- play ," and even o f real, th o ug h th oughtless, wrong doing. The id ea of exclusive ness comes t o be a paramount issue, and from ex clu sive ness th e r e is an easy path to s nobbi shness . At the high s chool age o ne ha s no ve ry cl ea r se nse of perspective and membership in a n "ex clu s iv e" socie ty. de s ignated by the haughty o wn ers hip of a Greek-lettered pin , easily becomes the one end and aim o f high sc hool exi stence.

Minn esota Alpha nu mbe rs among her freshmen, two member s of high school frat e rnitie s. B o th girls di sa pprove of these socie tie s, and g ive "s nobbi s hn ess" as th e ir reaso n. It see ms impo ss ibl e for s tudent s in the fo rmative high sc hoo l period to gra sp the beauty and d epth of th e fri ends hip which s how s itself, not only within the organizations, but al so to others o utside the fraternity circle.

And so Minne so ta A lpha prefe r s non-membe r ship in high sch oo l frat e rniti es . Not t hat des irable gi rl s do no t belo ng t o these societies,-far othe rwi se It o ft en happen s that th e mos t desirable girl s are members of s uch an organization, f o r the high school society is no t s low in "k nowi ng a good thing wh e n it sees it." But, be that as it may, it see ms a fa r better thing that a girl shall come t o Pi Be ta Ph i without any preconcei ved and possibly mi stake n n oti o n of th e meaning o f G r eek s isterhood. She wiII th en be ready to appreciate the nobility of the fraternal id ea , and "fraternity" will mean to he r a tru e r, noble r and s we ete r thing. To her wi ll come , in all it s fr es hn ess and beauty, the ideal of a gracious woma nh ood in P i Beta Phi.

ESTHER J EAN CHAPMAN, Mil/llesola Alpha

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We have before us the que stion s, "Are high sc hool fraternities an ev il ?" and "Ought we, as national fraternities, to do every thin g in our power to abolish them?" As a forme r student in a high school where four fraternities caused a s tate of continua l tunnoil, to both of these questions I must mos t emphatically answer, "Yes."

Of all the evils re s ulting from these organizations, the greatest is the effect upon the gi rl herself. We often hear it said, "But the very nicest gir ls go into them." That may be true, but it is ju st as true that they do not come out of them a s nice as when they went in. Their social life begins when they are too young. When they ought to be enjoying whole some, outdoor exerci se, and learning the things that are wo rth while, they are giving formal reception s, flirting , playing at being grown up, we might say , and learning artificiality and frivolity.

I realize that thi s sounds rather harsh, but it is mo st sadly tru e. Students entering high sc hool s are too young t o understand the res pon sib ility which necess aril y re s ts upo n one who is a member of a sec ret orga nizat ion; the respon sibility of making one 's fraternity not merely an element of pleasure in one's own life , but a v e ry important fact or in the upbuilding and betterment of the whole college

Ohio Alpha.

The problem of high school soro rities is becoming a very vexing one to the Greek letter world. There seems very little to be said in favor of the se organizations Teachers and parent s di slike them becau se they destroy the democratic spirit of sch ools by fonning exclusive little groups of girls, who care only for each other, and neglect those who most need friend ship and tboughtfuln ess . Tl)i s very often produces se lfi sh, unlovable di spositions.

Th ese so ro ritie s misrepesent us every day because they imitate OUT outward s ign s while knowing nothing of the inner significance which we all love so much. They wea r badges and pins, entertain and think they are exactly a s we are.

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When these girls come to college and join us they hav e a certain familiar feeling which robs them o f much that is sweet and beautiful connected with such a s tep . Their affec tions seem divided between their two fraternitie s and surely the girl we want is the one who can give he r whole devotion to her college fraternity.

Pemlsylvam'a Gamma.

Iowa Alpha is decidedly in favor of abolishing high school fraternitie s. Far from being an aid to college fraterniti es as has been argued, in the matter of selection, they are a positive detriment.

High school students cannot grasp the deepest meaning of our fraternitie s, and they imitate only the material features. Many of them are Greek letter fraternitie s only in name. They have no con s titution, no proper organization and their significance is no more than that of a socia l club.

The popular girl, the girl of wealth i s the most so ught ior member. The high sc hool girl is too young to recognize the true standard of worth Her ideal is very different from that of the college girl, who ha s had a wider opportunity of understanding the essentials of real womanline ss. College people are ready to stand for absolute genuineness.

The high schools them se lves are recognizing the evils 'incident to such fraternities, and are opposing them. Our best schools are excluding fraternity members from holding class offices, from athletics and from delivering commencement orations.

Our girls who have been members of high school fraternities and know the situation exactly are heartily in favor of doing away with them .

CLARA MUNZ,

Iowa Alplta.

Almost without exception, the members of Iowa Gamma are opposed to high school sororities. It is a noticeable fact that Aaaow-!

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high school so rontles c reate cliques and snobb ishness. It is a t th e high school age th a t mock initiations are made of so much importance, and th ese sometimes result in la s t ing har m to t he initi ates. Many people, for these reason s, form a st rong prej ud ice against a ll soro riti es, fo rgetting that college gi rl s have more sa ne and mature minds and do not go to such childish ex tremes. Gi rl s who are in a fraternity naturally have mo rc social lif e th an th ose who are n o t. A g irl in high sc h oo l cannot att end t o her studies as s he ought and do a number of socia l "stu nts " be s ide s. The foundati on o f one's education is laid in hi g h school, and if a g irl has not learned to study during that formative period, th e re is a like lih ood that she n ever will.

If a rul e were made bar rin g girl s be lo nging t o hi g h sc hool sororities from joining college fraternities, the hi gh sc hoo l o rgan izat io n would soon di e o ut ; fo r the gi rl who int en ded to go to college ,-and the best ones usually do ,-would not join a pr epa r atory sc hool so r o rit y if that meant that she co uld not j oin a college fraternity. Iowa Gamma.

High school so rorities shou ld not be upheld

The majority o f high school girls are n ot mature e n o ugh in mind t o under stand what a sor o rity really is for, and th ey seem to think that the only obj ect is to have a good time and be prominent in soc ial affairs. Th ei r st anding as student s is, almost a l ways, lowered by so rority m embe r ship, for they do not look at the se rious side of a fraternit y.

There are so rorities here in our local high sc h ool. We have made inve stigations and found that the best s tud en t s are nonfrat e rnity g irl s, and not o nly thi s, but th e sta nding o f th e so r o rity girls is lowering each succeeding yea r . Besides this the sorority takes away their gi rlishne ss because of thei r effort to become young ladi es before their time.

Besides spo iling the girls in high school, the sorority makes them und esi rable for co ll ege fraternitie s When they e nte r college they have enti rel y the wrong conception of fraternity life

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an d instead o f realizing that th ey a r e to uph o ld th e fratern ity in sc ho lar s hip and rea l womanline s s, their only aim is to be foremos t in socie ty and good tim es .

I d o no t s a y thi s of all high sch oo l so ro rity girl s. Some of them are no t affec ted in thi s way in the least. Th ey have so und enough mind s not to be ca rried away by s uch things a nd in conseq u ence make jlls t as good co ll ege girls a s anyone co uld wi sh. But th ese ar e the minority.

I dialla Beta

The ques ti o n o f hi g h sc hoo l frat e rniti es and so rorities is fa s t becoming a se ri ous o ne to th e coll ege Greek letter wo rld. Are th ey t o be encoura ge d and s hall we take th eir members into college fraternitie s? \V e of Vermo nt B eta have no t had much actual expe ri ence with th em yet but are lik e ly to in the near futur e and hav e had so me oppo rtunit y already to ob serve a high sc hool so rori ty. In thi s particular ca se the ba s is of choice s eems to be largely financial and that we all know is n ot th e essentia l to Pi Beta Phi s. Yet if a member of a hi g h sch oo l so rority is a d es irab le g irl for Pi Be ta Phi I do n ot think we ought to s hut he r out merely becau se of th e "prep. sc hoo l" soc iety. If the rul e that no members of a hi g h sc h ool so ro rit y co uld become a coll ege fraternity gi rl , wo uld k ee p d es irable g irls fr ee until they reach college, I sh ould say make s uch a rul e. But we cannot be sure o f th e des ired r esults of su ch a step.

I do not think Greek le tter expe ri enc e is n ecessa ry in high sc h ool n o r that it ough t t o fill a lar ge part o f a gi rl' s horizon th e r e The work of s uch o r ga nizations is fo r th e 1J10st part superficial and ba sed o n o bse rvation s of college soc ieties Of the inn e r life and meaning th ey can have littl e idea so I fail to se e how s uch a soc ie ty ca n be any rea l preparation for membership in Pi Beta Phi.

Vermont Beta .

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The question of discouraging high school sororities has lately come up in fraternity meeting. We all agree that a girl who has been a member of o ne of these clubs never makes as good a fraternity gir l when she enters college. For she has bound herself to the smaller organization, and two societies may conflict. She may feel bound to help her first sisters to become Pi Phis, and unpleasantnesses may follow. She certainly gets distorted ideas of fraternity life, seei ng nothin g but th e socia l, lighter side. All this ground, however, has been gone over many times. But how are we to discountenance these socie tie s? We can have an attitude of disapproval toward them. We can express our views. upon th e sub ject whenever occasion presents itself. We can speak to hi g h sc hoo l teachers and encourage them to express them selves to their pupils, and prohibit such o rganizati ons. But when it comes to letting girls pass by who are otherwise good material, just because they belonged to some high school fraternity, we he si tat e. A four-year's notification hardly seems effective. Many do not know their plans so far ahead, many prefer the certainty of immediate fraternity lif e to the dubious uncertainty of the future, many hate t o be Hleft out," and many are t oo independent t o heed any opinion expressed by the college soror ity. We all hope this problem will sett le itself soon. Texas Alpha.

Student Life in B erlin

"To study in Berlin" is the day dream which occupies the mind of every music student. Fancy and fantasy color this picture with glowing tints, and it is only when the dream becomes reality that the colors fade from the canvas, leaving dreary sketches of drabs and greys. For it is not as easy nor fascinating as it sounds, and Berlin is filled each year with scores of disappointed students, made so by a failure to carry to a successful issue all the artistic dreams, they have dreamed for themselves, and by

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the inevitable discrepancy between the cost of living and their slender stock of pennies. The theory of cheap living in Berlin is anothe' of those bubbles, which in bursting sca tter into thin air some of our cherished delusions. There was a time when a mark meant a dollar but alack a-day for the music student who fondly imagines that such conditions exist at the present time. As a matte r of fact Berlin in it s change from a big village to one o f the world's greatest cities, ha s taken on metropolitan airs, and underground railway s, motor-cabs , lift s and pneumatic post are all luxuries that have to be paid for in the current coin of the realm.

\'{ith every steam er that sai ls from a German port carrying its quota of returning st udent s t o sp read the gospel of exact conditions in Germany, or to be more accurate, in Berlin, it is surpris· ing that there should be so decided a degree of ignorance on the subject.

Studying in Berlin is not Cheap. "Cheap living" is of course a relative term; but thi s article is written in the interest of those students who hav e not at their disposa l an unlimited bank account, but who are either drawing heavily upon the family coffers, or who have earned the precious dollar s which they are to exchange for the artistic investment of European study.

A student with a big le tte r of credit is not concerned with conditions In th e first place-and it is at once granted that the many conspicuous exceptions prove the rule to be true-she is not so apt to take her work as se riou s ly a s those who have the spur which adversity gives to ambition.

And should she have a real love for, and devotion to her work, she only has to se ttle down in luxurious quarters, look about for a high-priced teacher, take the best seats at the opera and concert s, and look frankly s urpri se d when anyone complains of the cost of living.

Unluckily, the rank and file of students who come to Europe, are not of thi s favored minority and it is upon them that the "soul-wasting s truggle with worldly annoyances" fa ll s most heavily.

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To leave the field of vague abstractions and pin oneself down to fact s and figure s which cannot lie ,w ill be more convincing.

One of Berlin's best known teacher s has lat el y her intention of refusing a pupil who has not an assured allowance of at least $75 a month. She argue s , and quite rightly, that no one can live com fortabl y on less, and that eit her the pupil would be reduced to s uch painful economizing as materially to influence or handicap her in her work, or that the teacher would have the uncomfortabl e feeling that in demanding h e r s tandard of prices, she were depriving th e pupil of some of the necessi tie s of life.

To take , then, a $75 sta ndard. Board and lodging in a pension where a young girl away from h ome alone, would be perfectly safe in s taying could not be looked for under 120 marks, or $30 a month . Thi s is a low estima te, and in many pen s ions does not include light and heat, and in any case means a s mall room . The next item is les so n s. pupil s come to Berlin with the expectation of s tud yi ng with a teacher of internati o nal reputation , preferably with a teacher who is him se lf a virtuoso . These come hig h From $5 to $10 an hour is the price they ask fOT les son s. If we average these tw o extremes and count on $7 .50 an hOUT, and one le sson a week. we shall have to s ubtract another $30 from our allowance. The se price s on ly refer to piano lessons,- voice stude nt s do not ge t off so eas il y, as s in g ing teachers not only es timat e th ei r time as more valuable than instrumentali s t s, but also require more frequent le sso ns .

Living and lessons are the two c hi ef depleters of a mode st al· lowance , but there are st ill a har-rowing numb er of "little things" which assume start lin g proportions when added to th e expe nse account. The biggest little thing is a piano ; for an upri g ht one pay s $3 to $4 a month, for a gra nd from $6 to $10.

Most piano teachers require their pupils to u se a g rand piano for practice . With th ese three item s provided for, there remain s but the meagre Slim of $15 to cover all conti nge n cies in the shape of concert and opera ti ckets. shee t Illusic, t ram fare and laundry. Opera is not cheap in Be rlin and se at s are extremely hard to

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g e t. The dema nd is so far in excess o f the supp ly, that unless onc is particularly ente rpri s in g, a seat in the fou rth balco ny is absolutely out of th e question.

It is scarcely nece ssa r y to add that th e fourth balc o ny is the very top o f the house, the "Ame ri ca n Heaven" a s it ha s bee n sa rca s ti ca ll y ch ri ste ned by th e Germans; and thi s remind s me o f an an swe r give n by a young Ame ri ca n gir l to a ri ch and wouldbe patronizing woman at th e s ame pen s ion tabl e. Evidently horrifi ed at the idea that American gi rl s sh o uld be occupyi ng sea ts, in what s he apparently conceived to be a so rt o f peanut gallery s h e in qu ired : "Bllt w hy do you s it in th e {o u rtl> balcony?" Qu ick a s a fla s h came the a ns wer "Because th e re is no fifth!" For Wagn e rian ope ra , t icket buyers a r e in lin e by fou r o 'clock o n Sunday morning, at which tim e th e sa le of seat s for the w eek begin s . Thi s, for a girl, is of course out of questio n, thou g h some, im pe ll ed th e r e to by slender purse s, frequently attempt it, and often meet with mos t unpl easa nt and di scourteo us t reatment, the German s e videntl y ur g in g that a girl who will do that so rt of thin g, is deserving of but sca nt cour tesy . Th e onl y alternativ e is to se nd a messenge r who will sec ure you r tickets for a fe e ran g in g fr0111 12 y, t o 25 p e r cent . This brings the price of th e very cheapes t ti cke t up to $1.00 and th e most active mathemati c al mind could not ge t ma ny ope ra tckets out o f the sys tem of long divi s io n to which th e mode s t monthly allowance is s ubjected.

Concerts are comparatively cheap if-a nd th e Hif lt is a big one-yo u are early at the box office, a nd get o ne o f the limited number of in ex pen si ve s eat s. Then yo u may hear th e world's greate st artists for th e small sum of 25 or 50 ce nt s. T o all ti ckets mu st b e added the price of Garderobc, pr ogram and car-fare, no s mall it em when it rec urs even in g after evning . Student s who come to Be rlin armed with fi gures and facts give n th em by a t eac he r o r a fri e nd who studi ed h e re te n or twelve years ago, must be prepared for a s ucce ss io n o f disappoint· ments, and a complete reversal o f all pre-co n ce iv ed id eas o f the cost and condition o f living in the P ru ss ian capital. Ov e r a nd

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above the regular monthly expenses every student should have an emergency fund of not le ss than $100 to provide for the contingency of a sudden s ummon s home or unfore see n doctor bills . On $1,000 a year a girl could live modestly but comfortably, and feel free to devote her time and strength to her work, without having the night s filled with troubled dreams of long line s of figures which refu se to balance prope rly.

Thi s dreary de se rt of discouraging fact s and figure s may be broken now and then by a tiny oasis, and the se are brought into the mu s ical life of Berlin by a se rie s of concerts called by the American a upop," the Germans usually characterizing them as a Tisch or table concert. The two taken together mean a concert at popu lar prices (15 cents) at which people sit around tables in a most informal manner. Here and there so me thrifty German Haustra" may be seen industriou s ly knitting to the rhythmic cadence s of a Beethoven Symphony and in the entermission the busy Kellner is flying around serving what the Berliner fir s t , last and always orders-beer . Such surroundings in America would inevitably mean that "at the challenge of the orchestra conversation arose." But woe to the thoughtle ss American, who attempts even a whisper after the conductor ha s taken up hi s baton. He is hi sse d so promptly and emphatically that he is at once reduced to abashed s ilence . These concerts are cheap, and a s they occur three tim es a week offer a fin e fi eld to the student of musical literature.

Returning pupil s tell fabulou s tale s of living on $50 or even less a month-and there are again exceptions which prove the rulebut a young girl alone must be in a hou se and neighborhood of irreproachable respec tabilit y, and s h ou ld s he be tempted by the alluring prospec t of cheapness into anything else, the lo ss is often one of more direful consequences than dol1ars and cents.

If in sp ite of all discouraging advice, parents will persist in the hazard ou s expe riment of se nding their young daughters unchaperoned into a forei g n country they should at least tak e the precaution th oroughl y to inform them selves beforehand as to exact co s ts and conditions. And only suc h information is reliable

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which comes fr om someo ne on th e spot, who understands the si tuati o n found as it now is, and who is not arguing from expe riences o f ten o r tw elve yea rs ago. When thi s so ur ce o f info rma..ti o n is lacking, th e gi rl shou ld be impressed with th e necessity of disregarding advi ce which will be h eaped u po n her by casual ship-boa rd acquaintan ces, and of go ing at o nce to the Am e rican Consula t e o r the Ame rican Wom a n' s Club, which ha s ve ry much at heart th e int er est o f th e American g irl abroad and which is prepared to deal with Berlin stud ent life in all it s perplexing phases .

V KERR.

The Impassable Word

It is only a very Young and Diminutiv e Fa n cy, hardl y to be tru sted Ollt a lon e for fear of getti n g tang led in it s T o ddling Clothe s, but I have been walkin g it around in my mind fo r p r actice for all of a half hour now, and the Little Tot is go ing to be g iv en it s c hanc e of see ing th e world .

It came t o me out o f the 1-lusing I had fallen int o, ove r wha t a Hard Thing th e P resident's life mu st be!

No, n ot th e P res id e nt o f th ese U nit ed States, n o r yet of this great Educational In stituti on , n eith e r o f these be it said , alth ough my h eart some times aches also for them, but th e President of a r ea l h ea lth y , bou ncin g, Active Chapt e r in ou r ow n immediate circle To my mind suc h a c hapte r r ea ll y does no t n ee d a president at all Wh at it n eeds is a Real-Cro ss N ur se. But in the Beginnin g Somebody th o u g ht only Once, and that Once wro ng, and then ga ve it a president, and the r esulting tripl e dutie s of nurse-governe ss-presiding officer are what have cau se d me to Mu se in th e Manner above mentio ned.

Not th a t anything I mi g ht put down amOllnts to More than a not mis led, you do not li sten to one who ha s had

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experience in High Places. Humble Observings only have fallen to my lot , but these do but confirm me in my Abso rbin g Sympathy.

The mere Qualifications for the Office a re e nough to BaAle Expert s : tact diplomacy, ma g neti s m, keenn ess, an ability to grasp the point of things. and move business forward and out of the way with dispatch,-oh Unbending Reach of Q ualiti es i-and la st but not le'l st th e Subtle Capacity for suppress ing Mob-Law without hurting even so much as a Feelen'! Tried to desperation, and havin g successively passed through the stage s of Geniality , Kindly Vi rtu e, Tolerance, End ur ance, Fortitude, each to the Bitter End, in a mo ment of Executive De spair she lets out uDianthin e!" in a tone not to be misunderstood. And Dianthine gives her to kn ow afterwards that she was ju st downright persona l in h er remark s, and that that Squelch in g wa s entirely uncalled for! Ah, Gir ls, give a kind thought to the P r eside nt!

I know as well as you do , (I ought t o), that nobody is so consumed with a Madness for un gove rnable, ungodly mirth as he, she o r it who knows that the s tern gaze of Di sco unt e nancing Auth ority will be cast upon her at the fir st appea rin g sy mptom of ri sibi lity. And nobody is so impiou sly burs ting with l'unnyisms as s he who foresees the in sta nt visitation of divine wrath on Ebullient Genius.

But as I say, in s pite of thi s, nay, almos t because of this, th oughts of Abounding Bri lli ancy and Wit arise fr o m where they have been nurtured in the Funny Bone, and break through their narrow and r epressed confines . And then what is left fo r poor Pre s identess! Consternation and confusion stare her in the face, and no he lp is near.

A ll the se thought s conjured up by memo ri es of many a Warm Chapter were going through my mind until I became so Profo undly Engrossed, and the sce ne so rea l, that in a moment I was back in my accustomed seat in the Pit, arousing with Incipient Jest the Long-suffering Majesty above me, when as of o ld She turned upon me that expression of Suppressive Authority that sho uld have Shamed me to the Death, and,-

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and I laughed. And on the instant, the Fancy I have spoken of began to show s ign s of Life , and then to come Lurching U nsteadily Out.

But o n the wh ole I think it is rath e r a h elpful little GermFancy, with a Laudable Mi ss ion, and this I g ive , a s it mad e its sugge stion to Ille :- Why 110t throughout all Pi Phidolll s et a side one mighty, magic Spell - Bind e r, a word the mere breathin g of which s hall bring In stant Order from threatened chaos; a word which every girl s hall be und e r Solemn Compa ct to accept as ultimate ; o ne t o be s paringly u sed and n ot lightly that its integrity may be pre served ; ind ee d. a word so frau g ht with Mysteriou s Influ ence, and wei g hted with dignity and the ju stice of its us e, that when Lady Pre s ident shall ari se , holding forth her hand in So lemn Symbol , and in th e hu sh which falls shall s peak its Magic Name, Faceti o u sne ss and all her Sprightly Train shall Fade like \Vraith s away, a Gigg le shall seem a Hateful Thing and not to be Endured, and the Wit Kinks of the most Frolicsome shall become a s Dull Spots.

And thi s Word shall be known for alway s , n ot a s a Pa ss- word but as the Impas sable Word. And so I give you a silml T o as t:

To th e Impas sable Word.

F . K. H., Ohio Beta.

What a Fraternit -p Girl Thinks

We h ea r much o f the at titude of the "G r ee k " girl t owa rd the "ba rb " and much has been said o n one side of the question-that

What of th e uBar.b? " is the snobbishness of the so rority g irl. It is. tru e tha t th e soro rity girl has much g r ea ter opportunity to be sellish and indifferent if sh e des ire s than does th e "barb"-and yet do many of th e girls do this?

As far as ou r obse rvati on goes we h ave found that the feeling between the girls is as much th e faul t of the "barb" as of th e so ro rit y gi rl. Mo st so r ority gi rl s are wi llin g and anxious to be friends with o th e r univers ity g irl s. O f course, there ma y be a few who are s nobbis h but th ey are probably girls who would be so, whether Greek o r barb. We believe that often the barb ha s a preconceived id ea that a sororit y g irl mu st be sn obbish and "s tuck up" and th e refo re feels it in cumbent upon her to cut shor t any advances the sorority girl may make. That girls have this opinion is undoubtedly the fault of some sorority g irl s, but sh ould the exception be tak en as the rul e and all classed with a f ew?

Much can be said on both sides and it is not merely th e so rority g irl s wh o sh ould be wi llin g to do their part. A so r o rit y g irl dislike s to be snubbed by a barb ju st as much a s the barb dis likes to be snubbed by h er .

If both sides would lay aside littl e se lfi s h prejudices and preconceived ideas a nd n ot le t a rtifi cial barriers s tand in th eir way, th ey would find thi s matter much easie r . A fter all it is a g irl 's per sona lity which counts, n ot the fact that s he is a membe r of a so rority or not.

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Some of the Pi Beta Phi fre s hmen have bee n thinkin g of inviting th e neutral girls of the class up to OUT roo ms some even·

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Pla n ing. We a re not going to have a formal "affair", but let them amuse them se lv es fo r th e g r eate r part of the e vening, and befo re tim e to go h ome, we shall hav e a littl e sp read and a s ing. In our en t ert a inin g we u s ually invite the peop le who have the most good time s; I think it would be a manifes ta tion of tru e Pi Phi s pirit if we tried t o give pleas ure to people who have le ss of our particula r so rt, t o do unto oth ers wh o ca nno t do unto us exactly in kind. No r d o I think th e girl s whom we invit e will be the only o nes to e njoy and profit by the evening spe nt in thi s way.

Ver/ ll oll t Alpha.

It ha s been a s ubj ec t fo r di sc uss ion with us thi s year wh ether we do not g ive t oo littl e tim e to Pi Phi and to each ot he r We D o ... Gm. a r e all so bu sy in college with th e th ousa nd and En o ugh Time 10 o ne extra dema nd s on our time that practically ou t: FtD t ec nit-e ? ' the o nly tim e we all get t ogether is at o ur we e k ly chapter meetings and at spread s .

So we decided t o try a new plan fo r awhile, that of spe nd ing one whole 'evenin g eac h we ek at th e chapter ho use, devoting the enti r e evening to th e chapter. Our meetin gs come o n Monday so we decided u pon that eveni ng as ou r chapte r night and arranged a schedule some thin g after thi s fashion: the first Monday of the mont!> t o receive o ur alumnae at the hou se; the second Monday ju st have a pl easant evening among ou rs elve s ; the third Monday to k ee p ope n hou se and th e fourth Monday f or th e chapter alone

For some of t he girl s it will be hard to find so much t ime t o spend in thi s way, but we hope the plan will wo rk out successfu lly as a mean s o f drawing us eve n closer t ogeth e r than we are at p resent.

Io w a Zeta.

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Casting aside all the glamour and fun of fraternity life, what is the sec ret of fraternity growth and power? The almost uni-

A Pr.aclical Pion versal answer is "true friendships and real sympathy." In no way is this fact made more manifest to th e world than by the relations ex is ting be tw een the act ive chapt er and the alumnae

In Maryland A lpha we have tried to some extent to bring about a permanent and s trong connection between th e two. A girl is se nt from the active chapter as a delegate to each regular meeting of the alumnae club, in order to keep in touch with their work and interest s. In the same way a delegate from the alumnae club is present at each fraternity meeting. Not only does the active chapter get to know the alumnae as individuals better but there is established that community of interests, which can come only through close and intimate association. Then eve ry six week s, the alumnae club meets with the active chapter and we spend a pleasant evening together

Maryland Alpha as a chapter has come to realize as n ever before its great indebtedne ss t o its a lumna e. Not on ly as a so urce of power during "rushing," not o nl y financially have they aided us, but by their hearty co·operation a nd kindness in all our understandings they have mad e u s feel th e broader and truer side of fraternity life. In fact we have found o!,r little plan ha s worked so well , that we would not hes itate to recommend it to other chapters who may wish t o do likewi se.

Maryland Alpha.

After college day s are ended, the average girl is called to ente r variou s lines of work and is soo n s urro unded by s uch a mu lti-

The Allet College Gnl plicity of intere sts, that it is easy to allow f raternity affairs to take a secon d place in her thought s .

Thi s is especially true o f the girl whose path lead s her away from her college town and who is sepa rated from the active chapter. For those girls who se ttle in a locality where there is

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a Pi P h i alumnae club, th ere is little excuse for the loss of fratermty enthu s iasm. It is the chie f object of s uch clubs to maintain and develop th e fraternity int eres t o f th e "afte r co ll ege" gi rl.

It should be n ot merely the privilege but th e duty o f eve r y P i Phi who takes up her res id ence n ear an a lumn ae club, to n ot ify th e co rrespon din g sec r e tar y o f that club of her a rriv a l and of he r address. Only by so doing ca n she be s ure o f th e welcome she has a right t o expect.

Member s of Mas sac hu se tts A lph a h ave of ten in th e past read in the ARROW of g irl s who were vi s iting o r livin g in Bos· to n, but se ld om hav e th ey rece iv e d word fr ol11 th ose g irl s g iving th e address t o which a n invitation might be mailed, or where Pi Phis might ca ll and welcome them to the Boston Alumnae Club .

Will not all Pi Phis living in or near Boston send us th e ir addre sses so that we ma y arrange for oppo rtuniti es of meeting and knowing th em?

Massachusetts A lpha

What is to be done in a sma ll college , where th e re are on ly tw o fraternitie s and tw o so ro riti es, to prevent th e rivalry and spirit of partizan ship from becoming bitter? College Polil;C5 Th a t i s o ne o f the hard que s tion s we at Franklin have to fa ce. In a sm all college where th e re are nece ss arily fewer intere s t s than in a universi ty , it is so easy to draw the lin es so cl ose ly that o ne cannot see beyond h e r own sorority and the fraternit y s he s upport s. This narro w s rather than broad e n s her h o rizo n

In ou r college, that dreadful thing , coll ege politics, is very prominent . There is n o rivalry betwee n Greeks and barbs, a s is usually the case; in s tead , th e independ e nt s lin e up wi th one o r the o ther of the two fraternities in all matters ; the dominating s pirit in politics is rivalry between th e two frat e rniti es . This spi rit exte nd s to th e girls, and the g ulf is wider, to all appear-

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anc es, be twe en th e tw o so roriti es than between the sorority and non- soro rity girls.

We kn ow that thi s is no t th e ri g ht attitude; it is far from the Pan -Hellenic spirit which s hould bind all Greeks t ogethe r in a comm on brotherhood. But the fee ling ha s g r o wn so in se nsib ly t hat we are ju st reali zi ng how far s hort we fall of that real frat e rnity s pirit which ex t e nd s beyond one's ow n chapter and one 's o wn fraternit y and inclu des within it s sympa thy all tho se wh o are s triving for t he same end s as o urse lv es . The o nl y way to overcome thi s grave fault see ms to be to begin no w and be inte re st ed in th ose g irl s and lik e th ose girls with an intere st and a likin g s econd o nl y t o that give n th e girl s in ou r ow n chapte r. Only th en can we appreciate th e rea l meaning o f the word frat e rnity.

L eta Theod ora Hall , illdiOlIG Alpha

Nebraska Beta has a que s ti on t o ask. Has any Pi Phi cha pt e r e ve r had a r eal "ope n h ouse" day? a day when th e girls r ece ived all th ei r co ll ege friend s, wheth e r Greek, O". n House barb or fac ulty member? We feel that s uch a receptio n g iven rat h e r early in th e year might mak e ou r coll ege acquaintances morc numerou s and do away with a grea t deal of the clan ish ness of fraternity life . How often th e school year is half spent before we "kno w" man y of the peopl e wh om we meet day after day in the class room I They say , "She is so and so but I've ne ve r met her. " Wh y not g iv e t hem the opportunity?

Could not th e "open hou se" help u s to a wid e r and very pleasant acquaintance? Perhaps othe r c hapt ers have had some e xperi ence with an affair o f thi s kind. If so, did it prove s uccessful ?

Nebrask a Bet a.

WHAT A FRATERNITY GfRL THfNKS

Since all too soo n, fall and the "ru shing " seaso n will have come again , it might be we ll to think a little about no t ru s hing, but recomme ndin g gi rl s to o ther chapters than The uUer. of A . R ecommendation our o wn . nyone who ha s don e any ru shing whatever, can t ell you how diff e rently she has been affected by diffe r en t letter s o f recommendati on

It is only natural fo r a Pi Phi wh os e fri end i s goi ng to a different college than he r ow n , to wish that thi s might not pre vent the friend fr om becoming a Pi Phi . Should she not , h oweve r, keep th e per sonal e leme nt out o f he r letter o f recomme ndation, ju st as she doe s , o r should, keep it out o f th e ru shin g in her own chapter ? Every cha pte r wan ts to know so mething about the s tandin g, th e c hara cte r, the ability , and th e personality o f a possible Pi Phi; and thi s is th e information which an id ea l letter of recom mendat io n gives. The fact th at the te tter is written is taken by a chapter as ev id ence that the writ e r is a friend of the girl in question; so why take the time and ex hau st the pati e nce of a corresponding sec retary by long accounts of you r friend ship, a T, as some one ha s said, by "weeping copiously in word s." at the thought that YOUT friend might not be made a Pi Phi? Conditions and nee ds are so different in different ters , that even though the girl necessarily remain s the sa me,good, sweet and w oma nly, the qualiti es which w ould make he r ideal for your chapter might be pa ssed by unn o ticed by an other ehapter who se needs are diffe rent. A lett e r containing a s trong personal appeal places a chapter in a very trying position, and is apt even to prejudice it against a girl. May we no t , then , as I have said, keep as far as possible thi s personal-friendship element out of our letters of recomm endation ?

fIIillois Epsiiol ..

Alumnae Department

Julia Ellen R og ers

Some months ago th ere was orga ni zed, under the auspices of County Life in America, "T he Nat ure Club of America " To be numbered among the "Sec retari es of Na ture" of the advi sory board , in the good ly company of John B urrou gh s, Ernest Thompson Seton, and Anna Botsford Com stock, is the well ea rn ed hono r of Julia Ellen Rogers, Iowa Zeta 1892, author of T h e Tree Book, and a worthy daught e r o f Pi Beta Phi.

Mi ss Rogers found "tong ues in trees" at a very early age; for it was her fortun e to s pend her ch ildhood on a farm in the s plendid middle west with it s rolling prai ries and ve rnal woods whe r e "every flower enjoys th e air it breathes." She was born on a farm in La Salle cou nt y, Illin oi s, on J anua ry tw enty-fi r st, 1866. Three yea r s later the family moved to Minburn, Iowa, and settled on a farm , which was called by thi s famil y of tree-lovers, "The Larche s," and which is st ill th e family home .

Daniel Farrand Rogers, the father of Miss Rogers, is the son of the anti-slavery reformer, jurist, and ed ito r of The Herald of Freedom of Concord, New Hampshire. He was him se lf a pioneer farmer and educato r, breaking the virgin prairie of hi s new home in the west during the sp rin g and summe r months and teach in g the district schoo l through the winter. He was a man of broad education through wide reading, and wa s a public sp irited leader in the intellectual and moral life of the communi ty. Her mother, Ruth Llewellyn Roger s , was a graduate of the Wa shin gton, Penn sylvania, Fema le Seminary, one of the earliest colleges for women. It required courage and an unswerving devotion to high ideal s for a young woman t o "grad u-

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ate" in those days, when to aspire to anything further than the ability to read and write and cipher was regarded with suspicion by one's thrifty Pennsylvania neighbors, not to mention the "awful waste of money goin' t o sch ool when you might save it up agin' the time you're married." But Ruth Llewellyn having the requisite courage, braved public opinion and "graduated." A fte r ward s s he taught sc hool until the time of her marriage. Daniel Farrand and Ruth Llewellyn Roger s are the parents of eight children-three daughters and five sons-every o ne of whom in turn has been co ll ege trained. Th e sons are all phy sic ians. One daughter, Mary Rogers Miller, wife of Wilhelm Miller, of Doubleday, Page and Company, and author of the Brook Book, was fo r seven years before her marriage lectu rer on nature study from Co rn ell U niv ers it y to th e teachers in the institutes of the state of New York.

Julia Ellen Rogers received he r earl y training in the village sc hool at Minburn, where her fath e r had taught fo r seve ral t e rnlS Later s h e spent two winters at the high school in Adel, Iowa, and a spring term in Callanan college where she earned by competitive examination a year's scholarship . During the se years of preparation she taught country sc hool s, sp rin g and fall terms, and from 1885 to 1887 she was first primary teacher in Dallas Centre, I owa. In th e fall of 1887, she entered the Iowa City Academ y and was graduated in the following June . She enter ed the State Unive r s ity of I owa in September, 1888, and was g raduated with the degree o f Ph. B . in 1892 . Upo n the occasion of her g raduati on she was chose n as one of six commmence ment spea k ers , which was one the hi g h est ho n o r s conferred by the U nivers ity at that tim e. In 1902 she was elected t o membe rship in Iowa Alpha o f Phi Beta Kappa.

Miss R oge r s was initiated into Iowa Zeta Chapter o f Pi Beta Phi in the fall of 1888, and was one of th e m ost helpful members of the o rganizati o n thro u g hout h er U niversity course. She was se nt by I o wa Zeta as a delegate to the Grand Chapter in Galesbur g in 1890, and again to Lawrence in 1892

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After her g raduation fr om the U nive r s ity of Iowa , Miss Roger s was elected principal of the high sc hoo l at Worthington, Minnesota, which position she held for two yea rs. It was in 1894 that she began her spec ial line of work as an instructor in biology in th e East Des Moines (Iowa) High School. In 1900 she gave up her pedagogical work to e nt e r Co rnell U niver s ity (New York) as a spec ial student in Agriculture and Entomology, taking th e degree of Master of Scie nce in Agriculture in 1902, and assisting in the meantime as instructor in the Cornell Summer Schools of Natu re Study. After taking her degree s he continu ed her work as le c ture r on nature study s ubj ect s in the Chautauqua Summer Sch ools , in New York and Brooklyn, in teachers' in st itute s in Pennsylvania, in th e Summer School o f t h e South at Knoxville, Tenne ssee, and at Cha utauqua Assemblie s at Battle Creek, Michigan

In 1902, Miss Rogers published Among Green Trees (A. W. Mumford, Chicago), and three yea r s later The Tree Book (Doubleday, Page and Compa n y, New York). The Tree Book is u a thoroughly practical, accurate, exhaustive Manual of Nor th American Tree s written by one whose knowledge is ba sed upon an intelligent lov e for trees." Her "tree-biographie s " form morc than a popular guide to a kn owledge of the trees, th ey are appreciati ons, delightful word pictures which arouse all the reader' s lat ent love o f the woods. Old memories o f the "nibblin ' an' a-brows in' o f the bu s hes" are revived . One can almost feel again the fur of the young butternuts, ta st e the piquant flavour of th e haw , and sme ll the "exquisite, spicy , sti mulating fragranc e of th e wild crab-apple." The Tree Book is s uperbly illu strated by A . Radciyffe Dugmore. There a r e s ixtee n plates in color and nearly three hundred and fifty photographs. Most of the latter are detail studi es of buds, blos soms, leave s and fruit. Miss Rogers is now engaged in writing The Shell Book , which will also be published by Doub leday , Page and Company. In the preparation of it, she spent the spri ng and summe r of 1905 in Florida and at the Marine Biologica l Laboratory at Woods HolI, Massachu s ett s stud ying t he mollu scan life of the gulf coast and

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l\orth Atlantic beach es She is n o \\" in S outhern California studying th e Pa c ific coa st fo rm .. It is iss Roger s plan to make The S hel/ a s practical , accurate and exhau stive , and no doubt a s entertaining , a manual a s The Tree Book. vVith her unbounded ener gy and e nthu s ia s m for her work the fini s hed product is s ure to mce t all the plan s and s pecifications.

B. M. H. S.

BOSTON ALUMNAE CL U B

A very pl easant afternoon wa s s pent by th e Bo s to n Alumnae Club on Saturday, February twenty·third, when they entertained th e patrone ss es of Ma ss achu se tts Alpha at the h ome of Ruth P. Denni s . in Brookline. A fter a few mu s ical sel ec ti o ns an enthusia stic di s cu ss ion took place concerning the alumnae work and its importance, and our patrone ss e s gave ll S many valuable s uggestion s . Refreshments were s erved and the s ocial hour pa ss ed a ll t oo soon. The patrone ss e s of the chapter are Mrs. E. Charlto n Black, of Ca",b rid ge , Mr s. Jame s Geddes of Broo kline, Miss Malvina M. Bennett of Welle sley, Mrs. Jo seph R. Taylor of Cambridge, Mr s . Jud s on B. Coit of Highland s , and Mrs. Susan S. Tyndale of Bo ston.

THE LOS ANGELES CL U B

The Los Angele s Alumnae Club need s , perhaps , a few wo rd s of It was officially organized December the thirt eenth, nineteen hundred and s ix. A few year s ago an attempt to form a Pi Beta Phi organizati o n in thi s city wa s made , but met with but small succe s s, and after a fe w me e tings the project wa s abandoned . In December Mrs . Flora Sigler Carver of Iowa Beta, throug-h new spaper notice s and personal no te s to all Pi Phis whos e name s s he could obtain, ca ll ed a me eting.

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Los Angele s is s uch a decidedly cosmopolitan city that at the firs t meeting at the h ome o f Mrs. Carver of th e tw e nty-three pre se nt th e r e were hardly two from the same chapte r. The office r s e lect ed were : Prsid e nt, Mr s. J. Stewart Ross , Ca li fornia Beta ; vi ce- pre s ident, Mrs . Chas . Ca rver, Iowa Beta ; s ecretary and treasurer, I s abelle Hamilton, Ohio Beta, and co rres po nding secr et ary , F r ee Burnham , Ma ss achu se tts Alpha. The third Tue sda y o f each mo nth wa s ass ig n ed a s the day o f meet ing .

During th e Chri stma s h oliday s the club gave a cookie shine in fav o r of th e active g irl s home from Berke ley and Stanfo rd.

In the ea rl y pa r ty o f February Mi ss Elda Smith , Grand Secreta r y, vi s ited in L os Ange les and it wa s the g r e at pl ea s ur e of the alumnae club to mee t her at a lun cheon g iv e n in her ho nor at H otel Hayward on F eb ruary th e fifth . Miss Sm ith gave an informal ta lk upon alumnae work and of h e r vi s it to the no rthwe s tern chapte rs . We are ve ry proud o f the me mber s hi p in our chapte r o f se veral 1. C's.

Lo s An g el es and Pa sadena a re vi sit ed during th e winter m ont h s by t hou sand s o f stra n ge r s a nd we h ope that am o ng that num be r may be many P i Phi s wh o will mak e th e m s elve s know n to u s . W e s hall be g lad to welcome all vi sit ors to o ur club mee tings, o r if a member is to be in the city but fo r a limit ed tim e one of ou r c alling co mmitt ee w ill be g lad t o call o r r e nd e r any a ssi stan ce that may be desired . Communicatio n with t h e club ma y be made thro ug h I sabe ll e H amilt o n , secretary, 2723 W es t 8th St., L os Angele s. At prese nt we have a li st of se venty-five Pi Phis and 1. C's in the city o r within a s hort di s tance and the outl ook fo r a s trong a lu mnae club is Illos t promisi n g.

FREE B U RN H AM .

THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB

The Philad el phia C lub o f P i Beta Phi w as r eor ganiz ed earl y in t h e fall acco r ding t o th e amendment s to th e cons titution regarding clubs, mad e at th e last conv e ntion The gi rl s are heartily in fav o r o f th e new ruling , for they think it will br ing all the

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alumnae in closer touch with each other and with th e active chapt ers .

This year, we have invited the active chapter at Swarthmore t o meet with us. On March six th, they entertained us at college in the afternoon, and in the evening, we had the plea sure of att e ndin g an initiation, at which we pledged ourselves anew to the work of Pi Beta Phi.

Our meetings are held every two o r three week s, every othe r one being on Saturday , at the home s of the different gir ls. Our bu siness meetings have been short except the ones devoted to the study of the constitution, hi story and policy of the fraternity. The res t of the time is spe nt in soc ial intercourse and refres hments are se rved.

The officers ar e: President, Ethel Griest Snyder; vice-presid ent, Mary Cooper Jo hnson ; sec retary, Deborah Ferri er; tr easure r, Helen 1. Rogers.

We should be glad if the active chapters would send to the sec retary th e names of any of their alumnae livin g in or near Philadelphia.

DEBORAH FERRIER.

Personals

Mrs. Arthur D . Welch, nee Katheryne Geb hardt , '0 1, is living in Denver, Co lorado.

Roberta Campbell, '06, is t eaching in Gra nd Isle.

MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA

J ennie B. Allyn has met with bereavement in the r ece nt lo ss of her father, a prominent bu s in ess man in Cambridge. Beth Brainard, '05, has returned to Freeville, N. Y., where she is teaching at the Geo r ge Junior Republic.

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M . Li11ia n Horne, '05, is teaching at Berwick, Me.

Mrs David D. Nicke r so n (A nna Robin so n) is s pending a m onth in Savannah .

PENN SYL VANIA BETA

The engagement of Fe rn e Frick Braddock to Edga r Taft S teven son was announced February the fourteenth.

F lorence Bacon spent several day s in town at the home of Jennie Davi s- Phillips.

Ine z Fike vi s ited in town se veral weeks ago .

Mi sso uri W o lfgang spent Saturday and Sunday with u s sh ortly afte r th e holidays.

Margaret Kalp and Jean Hopewood spe nt some time at the latt e r' s home at Plymouth , about th e middle of February.

Sara 1\1. B la c k , '00, is pr ivat e sec retary to Dr. Reed , Preside nt of Dickin son Co ll ege.

Mary Stephens, '99, is teaching in the public school s in Clayt on, N. J.

Dr . Mary M. Wolfe, '96, head of the woman' s department of th e Penn sylvania State Ho s pital at Nor ri stow n , wa s highly compliment ed by the legislature's commiss io n appointed t o inqui re into the condit ion of state h osp it a ls. The r eport of th e commission read s : liThe frightful ove rcro wding of the hospital made clea r to the members of th e commission the wonderful ability o f Dr. Mary 1II Wolfe, who carr ies lhe enti r e burden of the r espons ibilit y of the ho spital. It proved ju s t how remark ab le th e woman must be to pr ese rv e the sp lendid di sc ipline, th e almo s t perfect management that p revail s at th e in s titution des pite al1 th e ove rcrow ding .. ·

Rachal E. Eddelman, '04, is teaching in the high sc hool in Green sburg , Ind ., her home .

PEXN SYLVAN IA GA MMA

nIT S. Crosswight wa s a guest at our Va len tin e reception an d dance.

Gertrude Helle r wiIJ spe nd a few days with us a t Ea st er.

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OHIO ALPHA

Charlotte \ Vilson, o ne of ou r last yea r 's chapter, who lives in Germantown, Pa., spe nt the Christmas ho lidays at Athens.

Helen Foste r, one o f our active girls was married January tw e nt y-fi r st t o Mr. Morgan of Beta Theta P i

To Marjory U ll om-S ta ld e r , a daughter, Mary As hman , was born Feb ruar y twenty- seco nd.

On Feb ruar y t wenty-seven t h Rhea was married to James Wood, P hi Delta Theta.

Helen R oach -D ex3ucr, one of OU T alumnae, who live s in Chillicothe , Ohio, s pent se veral day s in Athens la st week.

Q UI O BETA

:Martha Jo nes and Ge rtrud e Jack so n s pent a few days with us in Feb ruary .

Nob le Praig (Kate Blake ly of Indiana Beta) is n ow livin g in Co lu mbu s.

I XDIAXA BET.<\

Opal Haven s, Carolyn Reid, Flora Trayl o r a nd Kate BlakelyPraig visited u s fo r tw o wee ks this semeste r.

Ylrs. Edith Clark -B urr v is ited ou r c hap t e r the latt e r pa rt o f February.

Opa l Havens, '06, ha s accepted th e pr in cipa lshi p of the Lad oga High School for th e remainder of thi s term.

Mary Sample is n ot in co llege thi s terlll. She is teaching in th e G r ee nfi e ld sc hoo ls.

I ND IANA GA MM A

Sara Patte r so n has accepted a position t o teac h English a nd hi story in th e G r ee nfi e ld High School.

Bo rn to Ethel Robert s- Loop, a daughter, Mr. Loop has been appointed vice con s ul t o Manit oba, and they will go to Winn epeg t o liv e in Ap ril.

Ruth E lstun and F r a n ces Doan will be in college n ext term.

ILLINOI S BETA

Elice Crissey of Avon, visited Lombard recently.

Lora Adele T ow nse nd , '99, was married to Frederick Dickinson on the fifth of last February.

Louise Newma n , '09, was unable to return to college after the Thanksgiving vacation.

Caroline Hurd of Maqu on, vi sited Illinoi s Beta recently to attend a domino party given by the chapter.

A so n was born to Edna U hler-Gilman during the month of February.

ILLINOIS DELTA

Born, to Myrella John ston-Thomas, a daughter.

Julia Carr-Jackson is vi siting her parent s in Galesurg.

Lillian Bergold, Indiana Gamma, of Macomb, Ill., visited Elizabeth Gard the fir st o f March .

Born, to Elizabeth Root-Berry , a daughter.

Je ssie Van Clute-Johnson and so n , of Providence, R. 1., are spendin g a few weeks in Galesburg.

ILLINOIS EPSILON

Nina vVilliam s, '06 , is teaching near Los Angeles, California. Eleanor Just, '05, is t eaching in Windom, Minnesota.

Jo se phin e Collyer was a guest at the Delta Ups il o n house, during the Junior Prom week , at Ann Arbor.

Grace Doland-Paul has been appointed head of th e Oratory Department of the Lak eside Conse rvato ry of Music.

Lucy Derickso n-Monier of Bosworth, Mo., ha s been vi siting her sist e r in Kenilworth.

Mabel Ellis has been appointed s uperintendent of a private kindergarten on the North-side.

ILLINOIS ZETA

Edith Clark-Burr, '02, spe nt severa l day s in February with us . Mildred Harriman, ex-'09, of Chicago, visited at the house March eighth to twelfth.

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Virginia Busey o f Urba na , gave a house party for ten guests in February.

Ruth Wealthy Clark was married January twenty-third to John T. Lynn of Muskogee, Indian Territory.

Born, t o Laura Busey-Fulton of Sycamore, a son.

Florence Warner o f Illinois Delta, who was here in library school last year, spent a few day s at the hou se the first o f February. She is in the Lincoln Library in Springfield.

Born, to Mary Henderson-Fletcher, a so n.

MICHIGAN ALPHA

Annie Vernor was married to Charles McKinley, Phi Delta Theta, on January twelfth.

Florence Myers announce s her engagement to Frank E. Baker, Alpha Tau Omega.

Helen Vc rn o r has announced her engagement to Harold Williams.

Winnifred Whaley visited th e college for se ve ral days.

Jennie Updyke and Blanche Merrifield were here to attend the Alpha Tau Omega banquet given on February twenty-second.

WISCONSIN ALPHA

Announcement has been made of the engagement o f Miriam Reed, '00, to Charles Austin Tibbals, an instructor in the Chemistry department of the University .

Edna Ingall s, '06, visited th e chapter for seve ral days at the opening of this semes ter.

Hazel Schelp and Katherine McHugh, ex-'09, were the guests of the chapter during Junior Prom week.

Millie Askew, '04, was married to Theodore Werder of Ashland, January s ixteenth

MINNESOTA ALPHA

Caroline McKnight Hu g hes ha s gone to Fairfax, Virginia, where she will make her future home.

Mrs . Louise Morris-Montfort is living in Blaine, Wash.

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Mr s. David Gamble is spe ndin g the winter month s in California .

Mr s. Ralph Gillette will s pend th e s umm e r ab r oad. Her party sails May fir st from New Yo rk . Mr s. Gillette ha s been taking a post-graduate course at the U niversity this winter . Monica Keating is traveling in the East with he r s is ter, and is being g r ea tly be nefited in health by the change.

Agnes M e rritt Wat son, '06, and Harry Mill er, Theta Delta Chi, will be married on April tw enty -fo urth in St. Paul.

IOWA ALPHA

Ada Augs purger of Pula ski, is again with us .

Verm, Scott spe nt Sunday with ns a few day s ago.

Maud Adams, ex-'06 , ha s go ne to Idaho for her hea lth

U ll ena In ge r soll s pent a few day s r ece ntly w ith Stella Guthrie_ Goodrich , ex-'06, of Osc aloosa, la .

Madelon Medes o f Fairfield , who wa s forc ed t o lea ve college th e latter part of the se mester on acco nnt of he r eyes, spe nt a few days with us la s t week and atte nded the initiati o n ce remony of Margaret Philippi

Grace Hancher-Beck and Mamie Brenholts of Iowa Alpha, attended the insta llati on of on r chapte r at Seattle Mr. and :l1r s. Edward I se tt will make th ei r future home in Oregon. Mrs. Isett ( Agnes Severs, '05) spen t tw o weeks at th e hom e of her parents in Centerville, before moving.

Edith Y o ung expects t o accompany her parents to Arizona where they a r e to spe nd the summ er.

Born, t o Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Rogers, a daughter, Margaret Virginia, November eighth.

Born , a son, Edwin Dale, to and Edwin John s on, January seventeenth .

Born, to and Edward Ise tt , a son , Donald Severs, December twenty- se venth. and Mr s Charl es Gloeck le r have adopted a baby boy.

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I OWA GA MM A

B o rn , t o Winnifre d Th om pson -Ove rh o lse r , '05, a da u g ht e r.

Loui se R o we, '04, was dO\v n a few days a t t he begi nn ing o f t he t e rm

Emma Leo na rd , '07, and Ve ra Di xo n, '08, v is it e d a fe w day s with th e I o wa Be ta g irl s, the la st o f F ebruary.

IOW A ZET A

A late nu mbe r o f A/usic a nd Afu sicians h as thi s an d mo re t o sa y o f th e wo rk of Mr s. J ess ie Gayno r , I ow a Ze t a.

"In the rea lm o f A merica n pe dagogics we have am o ng ma ny "meth odi s t s " a f e w unqu es ti o ned ma s te rs who are mod e s tly -cont e nt t o "d ig" fo r th e nu gge t s o f t ruth and put to e nn obling u se th e s impl e fa c t s of wo rt h disco ve r ed in th e ro ug h and am ong the dross ; and wh o do th e litt le things we ll and s impl y-and -oth e r-and st i ll o th e r littl e thin gs w ell , until th e ir truly kind .a nd whol e- heart ed a cts s w e ll into a mi g hty riv e r o f educ ative benefice nc e. S uch a po we r in th e ey es o f a n appr ec iativ e mu s ica l profe ss io n is th e ge ne ra l result o f th e vari o u s edu cati o nal activ iti es o f th at indubit abl y g ift ed woman - mu sic ian , Mr s. Jess ie L. Ga y n o r . S ur ely, ou t o f h e r th o ro ug hl y fe rv e nt end ea vo r s a n d well -ro und ed ex pe ri e n ce in stud y in g th e tru e n ee d s o f th e c hild life, and jud g in g fro m two rece nt l ittl e mas t e r -s tud y a lbum s h as thi s lady tau g ht th e g lo ri ous lesso n o f 7.( ' /t at to el ill l1·u. at e in o rd e r that th e c hild' s att e ntive co nce ntra ti o n may no t be inte rrup te d in hi s end eav o r to mas te r Ih a t w hich i t is e s se li/ial for h im 10 a cq ui r e.

M I SSOU RI AL P HA

A nn a Hud son o f Ca rro llt on , l\ [i sso uri , i s vi s it in g in Columbia . Mr s. Turpin , th e mo th e r o f Mabe l Turpin , has be e n spe nding several w ee ks a t th e c hapte r ho use.

Bo da Full e r , wh o le ft coll ege th e fir s t semes t e r o n acco unt of typh o id f eve r, ha s ret urn e d fo r th e seco nd se mes te r.

E ul a M cCu ne o f Bo wlin g Gree n, :Mi ssour i, spe nt seve ra l wee ks at the c h ap t e r h o u se durin g th e la tt e r p a rt of Janu a r y.

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Miss Organ, our chaperone, r ece ntly spent a coup le of wee k s. at her h ome .

K /\NSA$ ALPHA

Mary Buckles, Frances Shryock, Anna Lanter, A li ce Dunca n, Nina Fell, Cecil Le land, Ruth Willisto n , Mary Kellogg and Oara Car r came back for the s pring party, Feb ru a r y eigh th.

Nad in e Now lin , '03, ha s been offe r ed th e "T r ave ling Fellowship" at Bryn Mawr, but has decided to remain another yea r at Kansas U niv e rsity, where she is now teaching zoology.

Anne Stua rt, ou r province president, will visit us so metimeduring Ma rch

Mrs. Almore W Copley, '05, of Pittsburg, Pa., has be en v isi tin g Senator and Mrs Long in Washington.

The en gageme nt of Leslie Hill , '05, to Dr. Thomas Chandler o f Bos t on , ha s been announced. The wedding will takeplace June fifth .

Jessie Hill-Say r e will move fr om Lawrence to Topeka this. summer.

Jun e U hrich o f Atch ison vi s ited Ed na Din smo re, '06, during January.

The Founder's Day Banquet will be held at the home of Mrs. L. H. Perk in s. The proce eds are to go t o the fu n d for th e new Pi P hi house.

NEBRASKA BETA

Alice Arnold is now livin g in National City, California.

Bess Heacock-Gould vi sited the chapter h o use in January.

The active chapte r wa s delightfully entertained by Mrs. Richard son who ha s rece ntly moved into a beautiful new home in Lincoln.

On February twenty-third , 1907, Ini s Eve r ett wa s mar r ied to S. W. Sti rn s of California .

Oda Oo sson of Kansa s City, Mo., is expected in Lincoln soo n_ Mrs. F r ances J. Plynn ha s moved to Ni les, M ichigan .

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Carrie Slocum of Fall s City is vi siting Mrs. Marion Gray iu Los Angeles, Cal.

Anne Stuart, province president, will soon return to Lincoln after a n extended trip through the south.

LOUI S IA NA ALPHA

Kate Dillard-Butler is the proud mother of a little girl.

The engagement of Alba Beauregard to Henry Richardson is announced.

Dai sy Charl es has an nounced her engagement t o U dolph Wolfe.

Adair Monroe Taylor wa s married a few month s ago t o Governor Wyatt A ik e n and is now res iding in Wa s hington.

Florence Elli s Zach e rie was married t o Captain Nicholl s and is now re siding in Springfield, Mas s .

Celia Rainey ha s e nt ered th e Training School o f the New Orleans Sanitarium.

Anne Stuart, Gamma P rovince President, s pent Ca rnival week with t he Loui s ia na Alpha chapter.

Among vi sito rs to th e chapter hall may be mentioned Miss Whiddon o f Wi sconsin A lpha.

The engagement of Charlotte Payn e to Mr. Polk is announced.

Mary Campbe ll ha s bee n initiated int o the act ive chapter.

Th e engagement o f No ra Maclean t o Mr. Be ll is an no unc ed.

Hatt ie Wat e rs, who ha s been vi s iting he r s is te r, :Mrs. S mith ers , in New York , ret urn ed to New Orleans t o make he r debut.

Alice Monroe is tak ing post-graduate Engli sh at Tulane Univ e rsit y.

Lucy Elliott is taking post-graduate Genman and Engli sh

TEXAS ALPHA

Anne Stuart, our P rov ince President, vi s ited us durin g our State Reuni oin.

Emily Whi te , Rose Edmond, Ada Belle Williford, E li zabeth Evan s, Mrs. McLeod, Nora Hummel, all of Texas Alpha, came to the re uni o n.

Miss Anna R. Glenn, an I. C, att end ed o ur banquet.

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Mrs. Bates M. Allen, Illinois Delta, of Texarkana, was with us reunion week.

Emily Maverick, who r eturned to San Antonio after rushing season last fall, is again an active member .

Ellen W. Wooldridge was married to Frank V. Lanham, Beta Theta Pi, the first part o f January.

COLORADO ALPHA

Mabel Pughe was married January seventeenth to Oscar L. Foster of Denver. She traveled through the southe rn and eas tern states but is at home now in Denver.

Pi Beta Phi gave a handkerchief shower for Mabel Foster.

M.argaret Helps and Maude McKenzie lately enterta ined in ho n o r of Mabel Fos t er.

Mrs. McHarg entertained for Mabe l Foster at a "cookie-s hin e" for all the active and alumnae Pi Phis in Boulder. Sixty-five sat down and it was a most enthusiastic evening.

Myrtle Hockings has gone east for a vi s it with her mother.

Rosetta Bell is as s isting in some literary work at the Un iversity this year .

Fanny Plummer-Morton spent six week s at the Pi Phi house during the illn ess of Hono r Plummer.

Mrs . Kelley took lunch at the lodge one day when the Legislature came to the University.

Donny Arm s trong is to be married this spring to Russell Stubbs of La Junta.

Helen Stidger has gone east for a visit, and will spend some time with Cla ra Morse Winner.

Aimee Herron spent several days at the Pi Phi lodge. She came over especia lly for the Sophomore German.

Elizabeth Downer is now in Boulder, having spent several months in Denver.

Mr s James Giffin gave a tea for the active girls February nineteenth, in honor of Miss Elda Smith, Grand Secretary.

Mary Loui se Wangelin will be married the last of March to Alfred Elliott, and will make her future home in Arizona.

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El sie Whitmore gave a showe r for Lulu Wangelin, March second. The active chapter had a handkerchief shower for hor.

COLORADO BETA

Edna Stickney is back in college thi s term, she wa s teaching in the mountains the first term.

Mary E. Wallihan is teaching in the high school in Julesburg, Colorado.

Sarah White is to be married on April fourth to 1. U. Smith, a Beta Theta Pi of Kan sa s Unive rsity . They will live in Fay, Oklahoma, where Mr. Smith is cashier of a bank.

Pauline Huffine is teaching in Garos, Colorado.

Helen Grant has le ft college owing to the illne ss of her mother.

CALIFORNIA BETA

Blanche Cameron graduated in December and is now living at her home in San Franci sco .

Estelle Wilson is teaching in the high sc hool at Etna Mills. Bertha Crawford is teaching this year.

Mary Martinstine vi sited us for several day s la st month. Elizabeth Stet so n is out of college on account of illness.

Daisy French-Howard is living in Berkeley.

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In Memoriam

KATE H VOSON ROlH NSON

Kate Linn Hudson was born in Ripon, Wi scon s in, February twenty-third, 1865. She was graduated, B.S. , from the State University of Iowa in Jun e, 1888, and taught in the sc hools of Sioux City and Omaha . On June 26, 1890, s he was married to Frank B. Robinson, of I owa City, also a graduate of the classica l and professional schools o f the U nive r s ity of I o wa , A.B., 18 85, LL.B., 1888. They have li ved in S ioux Ci ty, Iowa, where Mr. Robinson built up a large law practice, and here their three so ns , Levi C., Wilbur H., and Bernard L., were born. 1\1rs. Robinson died at Newton, Kan sas, on November fourteenth, 1906. Her si ster, Is abelle Hud so n Car twright , Iowa Zeta, of Denver, SlIT-' vives h e r.

In the intimate circle o f her home, first o f all , then in th e fraternit y chapter and in the socia l ac tiviti es of univer s ity life, and afterward in the home s he made in Sioux City, I came to kn o w and love th e rare woman \\-"hose untimely dea th lays upon so many peo ple a se nse of personal sor row. Her abundant hospitality was but o n e pha se of the unselfishness of a nature whose life it was to give of it se lf for others. In h ow many unobt.u sive ways thi s desire found exp re ss io n only he r many friends know. I ne ed n ot tell anyone who kn ew Mrs. Robinson that se lf- forgetfulne ss was the do minant element in he r cha ra cte r, no r poin t out for them the truth they already know that in her wa s a blending of th ose high qualities that make our ideal of womanhood . O ut of he r eyes looked a so ul which loved life and humanity , and wa s utte rl y incapable o f uncharitable th o ught or act. As a teacher, her success was due to the st rength and charm o f that rare personality. It was so throughout her life. H ow well I r emember the saving se n se of humor that robbed

dail y ro utin e of s t ale mo no to ny, a nd took th e hurt o ut of pe tt y ann oya nces.

T ha t a sp ir it so gent le a nd un agg ressi ve ca n be so po t ent an influ ence in th e wo rld is no t an eni g m a to an y, exce pt to it se lf. Mr s . Rob in so n wo uld have d isclaime d a ny wide r sphere o f influen ce t han he r home. Ye t thi s ho me was a ce nte r of in s pira ti on whose w id e n ing ci rc1c5 arc no t int e rru pted by he r ea rl y death.

J e Ll A EL LE" R OGE RS.

Editorials

Two new chapters of Pi B eta Phi claim the congratulation s and good wi shes of the fraternity. Was hingto n Alpha was in stalled January fifth with twenty charter members and with the cordial support and sympathy of every alumna in the state. If the power to work hard and wait patiently spells succe ss , the future of the new chapter is very bright. It is five years s ince a little group o f girls at Was hington State Unive r sity fir s t turned their thought s toward Pi Beta Phi, and ever s ince in the face of many discouragements their efforts to win the fraternity of their choice have not cea sed. Their pluck, their good se ns e, their readines s to receive and act upon every sugge stion have gain ed fo r them first the co-operation of the alumnae, then the intere st of the council and finally the heart y s uppo rt of the wh o le frat e rnity.

In a large and rapidly g ro win g s tat e univ e rs ity, fac in g the c o mpetiti o n o f s tr o ng riv a ls, and havin g a kee n se nse o f the re s po ns ibilit y that comes w ith its charte r, th e n ew c!lapt e r s tarts out und e r co nditi o n s that will brin g e ith e r s ig na l s uccess o r co ns pi c uo us failur e. And it will s ure ly not be fai lur e ! Mi ss iouri Beta began it s life as a chapter on March twentysecond with the in stallati on of a group of girl s at Wa shington Univers ity, St. Loui s . Our newe st chapter is young as an' OT-

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ganization but its members have worked together long enough to amply prove their ability to maintain a s uccessful chapter. They have strong alumnae support , plenty of energy and enthusiasm, and the confidence of the whole fraternity. Pi Beta Phi expects to be very proud of her two youthful Washingtons.

In the matte r of high school fraternitie s , we all know the recommendation s of the Inter-Sorority Conference and have read sundry communication s on the s ubject in fraternity magazines as well a s in the daily pre ss . Yet no fraternity this far h as had an exp ression of opinion s fr om it s active member ship,-a body which is very vitally intere s ted. In order to present the viewpoint of th e active member we have asked each of our chapte rs to outlin e for the ARROW its sentiments about high schoo l sorori tie s, and almost every chapter has re spond ed either by s pecia l article or in the chapter letter.

It was not to be expected that there s hould be unanimity one way or the oth er, but a s may be see n the majority of the chapte r s think that the high school sorority is an evil and that it ought to be discouraged. It is bad becau se it develops snobbishness, because its member s are too immature to gras p the real meaning of frat ernity life, and becau se these so- called soro riti es spoi l a girl for the college fraternity by giving her a too early and very superficial experience of fraternity life. Abo ut the only positive argument advanc ed in favor of these so rorities is that the young gi rl ha s the same right to form and enjoy them as ha s her older sist er. And this is hardly convincin g , since we mu st all admit that it is sometime s not ri ght and often no t expedient for the girl of fou rteen to enjoy all the pleasure s and privileges of eighteen.

Some of those chapters which most heartily deplore the exi stence of secret societie s in the high school s disapprove of the r ecommendation that college fraternitie s bar the members of such o r ganizations. They ju stly urge that only a small proportion of the high school sorority expect to go to college, and those

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who do are not s ure of an invitatioin to a fraternity. The ban of the college fraternities would therefore have little effect in suppressing the high school organization and would result merely in depriving the college chapter of some girl s who would naturaUy belong to them. There is certainly sound common sense in thi s objection

It must be remembered , however, that if the recommendation of the Conference be adop t ed, there will be directed against the hi gh school so rority n ot sim ply the com bined st rength of all the woman 's fraternities but the total strength of each. A lumnae as well as active will be enlisted. If the active chapters were left to tak e thi s s tep un support ed , it s effectiveness would be questionable, but they will have no m ea n allies in two strong alumnae force s, the mother and the teacher. The more se ns ibl e mothers are st rongly di scountenancing high school sororities with their f ollies and extravagances, and the fraternity mother ha s additional rea so ns for so doing becau se she has at heart the dignity of her fraternity and becau se she would not wish her daughter to disqualify herself for membership in it. And the fraternity mother exerts considerable influence on her generation si nce college bred women were considerably rarer in her day than now.

As for the fraternity teacher she is probably nearly as numer()Il S as the fraternity mothe r , and like the latt er exerts, through her training in leaders hip, an influence over her pupil s somewhat out of proportion to her numbers. Fo r reasons unneces sary to di scuss, high school teache rs, whether fraternity members o r not, are a unit in their opposition to the school secret soc ieties. We have yet to meet one who does not consider them an unmitigated nuisance if not an actual evil. Chapters voting f o r the Conference recommendation may safe ly reckon on the approva l and s upport of every alumna now teac hing in a s econdary sc hool.

From another point of view the college fraternity is under obligati on to help in suppre ss ing the high schoo l o rganizati o ns becau se , to speak plainly, it is largely re s pon sible for th eir existence and present st rength. It is even s af e to sa y that without th e college fraterniti es there never would have been a hi g h sc hool

fraternity. Of cour se th e y did not in the beginning- encourage the younger organization s deliberately. They merely made much of the outward and visible sign s of fraternity life. - th e ru s hing. the pin s, the gay good tim es ,-and their youthful admire r s and imitators s traightway re so lv ed t o have pin s and ru s hin g and g ood time s too. But the high school soc ietie s once started, the influence o f the fraternity ha s no t been quite s o innocentl y exerted. Too often it has deliberately mo th ered the pr eparato ry or g anization, whi ch rightl y managed serv es admirably a s a fee der for the college chapter. Of cour se no fraternity ha s officially sanctioned such a practice but chapter s and individual s have made lI s e of it repeatedly and "getting a hold in a prep school frat" ha s been a COlllmon if unrecogniz ed so urce of chapter s tr e ng th. We can call to mind a chapter o f o ne frat ernity which ha s for s ev eral year s s ugge sted the member s fo r it s prot eg e , planned their mock initiation s , acte d as th eir s ocial guide s and generally trained them fo r membership in th e colleg e chapter. If that chapter is toda y re aping it s reward in a members hip clanni s h, bla s e and s uperficial, it ha s only it self to thank for it.

lt i s entirely possible tha t the s ugge stion o f the Inter- Sorority Conference is not the bes t solution of the problem. I f not, let u s find a better. But at all e vent s, the c oll ege fraternity for the sake of it s own pre sti ge and dignity and fo r th e charact e r of its future members hip sho uld c o- operate with th e parent s , sc hool authoriti es and s tat e legis lature s and use it s co n s id e rable influence to ward the suppr ess io n o f th e high s ch oo l secret soc iety.

A fri e nd, not a Pi Beta Phi, ha s kindly contributed the article on the life of th e girl mu s ic s tud ent in Berlin. In that co nnection we are g lad to call attenti o n to th e w o rk of th e American W o man' s Club in Berlin which wa s founded in 18 94 t o give youn g Ameri c an wo m en s tud y ing in that c ity a co mm o n center fo r help and c o mpani o ns hip. Th e newco me r may a lso rece ive sugges tions conce rnin g lod g ings o r info rmati o n about the city , if s he s o desires . If any o f o ur frat e rnity ar e planning to s pend

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any tim e in Berlin it is recomme nd ed that they bec ome member s of the club. For further informati o n add r ess the director, Mis s Ellen A. Hunt, at th e club room s Kleist Strasse 11 W., Berlin, Germany.

Any chapters or alumnae havin g copic s of the ARROW before 189 1 , which are n ot need ed for th ei r own chapter file s, will confer a great favor by writing Louisiana Alpha, as the chapter at Newcomb is exceedingly anxious to add to its file for the year s previou s to its in s tallati o n. Also anyone having ARROWS for the year 1899- 1900 and for January , 190;; , is urged to se nd them to th e editor if th ey can be s pared. The editions for those issu es are entirely exhau s ted and a few copic s are greatly needed for completing fil es.

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ALPHA PROVINCE

VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

The winte r season her e at coll ege is usually ool11parativeiy Quiet and thi s season ha s been no excep t ion to the general rul e. I t is a peri od of rest. o r rather 3 period for study, between the gayeties of th e fall term and the irre s ist ible out·of·door chamlS of th e sp ring.

On the twenty ·second of February, the colJege h e ld its \Va shington's Birthday banquet as usual. The many who were prescnt enjoyed a. socalled Valley Forge repa st and 3n exceptionally fine musical and liter· ary program . The chief soc ial feature ;n our fraternity life. has been a Valentine party at which we entertained many of ou r friends. Our reception room s, thank s to our artis ti c girls. were very prettily trimmed with smilax which was strung with deep red hearts of various s izes. As was very appropriate for the occas ion, Cupid and his arrow and the many bleeding h ea rts were , 'c ry much in evidence. Hi s sto ry was told on the tally cards, on th e paper napkins and eycn o n th e little cakes . J am su re be did not wound anyone too deeply. for all seemed to be happy

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As regards the existence of sororities in the preparatory schools, we would like to say that the general opinion of Vermont Alpha is against them. One of the chief objections seems to be that they are apt to be too "cliquey" and this causes a great deal of rivalry and unpl eas antness. Another objection is the age of the average high school girl s. They are almost too young to govern a society on the true frat e rnity basis.

V e rmont Alpha sends a rather eady but hearty Easter greeting to her Pi Phi sisters.

VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

(Chartered IB98)

The time which has passed since OUf last chapter letter has been very busy for Vermont Beta. Just before the February examinations we initiated Gene Chapin. At the initiation and banquet which followed we were very glad to have with us two girls from Vermont Alpha. Irrunediateiy following initiation came th e semester examinations and these took all of our time for two week s. Scarcely had the students recovered from the effects of such a strain, when they were called upon to entertain delegates for the State Y W C. A. Convention. This, however, was not a task but a plea s ure, especially since w e saw so me of our Vermont Alpha siste rs again.

Only a short time ago, one of faculty women gave an illustrated lecture on her trip abroad, and on Longfellow's birthday a Longfellow party wa s given at the gytrulasium. A great many of the students dressed in costume. thu s removing much of the formality so likely to attend such a function.

In our own chapter we have been in no means lifeless. Pi Phi had a pleasant Christmas tree and later several candy pulls. Then too we have enjoyed vi s its recently from Gertrude Johnston and Grace Strong '06 and from May Conro, 02.

Vermont Beta sen ds greetings to all siste r chapters.

(Chartered 188g)

Since the writing of the las t chapter letter events of great interest have been occurring in our college world. The ground which we all looked upon as the future site of our new University buildings has been sold. A much finer location in a sp lendid part of the city is now under con· sideration. Organized plans are under way for the raising of money; en-

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thusiastic banquets 3TC held fo r the discuss ion of the new movement by th ose interested in it throughout the city; and-what is perhaps of keencst interest to the student body as a whole- a large mass meeting Wa$ held in University Hall last week. where college spirit rose to such a pitch that it guaranteed ten thou sand dollars to be paid by the students alone.

It is easy to see how such an atmosphere invigorates and s timul ates 10 tum fraternity life. On the fifteenth of Fchruary we girls of the ac tive chapter were entertained by one o f our a lu mn ae in the cleverest manner. Of course the wh ole evening was planned to bring out the idea of Vale ntine' s Day. Even the invitati o ns weTC little candy hearts ti ed with ribbon and aU the amusements and prizes had some bearing on the general scheme. The house at which we were ent e rtained is in the suburbs of the city, and as one of the of the evening two big stage coache! had been engaged to take us all out. It wa s cold and c L ar and cr is p. The seemed to have entered into the fun of the affair with the mischievous intention of making the rid e out a s uccess. They did sue· ceed in making the front seat with the dri, er very popular as well as exciting.

On the fir s t of April we are to hold our annua l Easter dance, this yea r combining the regular s tereolyp;.d d a n ce with opportuniti es a t least , fo r a , 'ar iat ion in the progr a m ari s ing from the nature of the date we have c hosen. A s ye t h ow e ve r it is mostly anticipation and vague ideas.

As a c hapte r the girls of Columbia Alpha are decidedly opposed to high school soro rities .

We feel that the good which they may accompli !"h does not begin to balance the ill effects which ari se from igno ranc e of the nature and true moti ves of genuine fr a ternit y life The sentiment of the chapter, how · ever, is in favor of a six or at least five years' notice to possibl e candidates for school sororities before the going into effect of a law which sh.all have such definite and far r eaching re sults.

Columbia Apha s ends best wishes to the oth e r chapters for a ful Spring.

HELEN M EVANS.

(Charte red !8g2 )

We girts of Penn sylvania Alpha have seen busy times si nce the writing of the last Arrow letter. Mid-year examination s have been safely gotten throug h with, and we h ave added tw o new members to our chapter, Esther Barnes and Anna Campbell. In spite o f the work we have managed to have pJenty of good times, one of the best being a dance give

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by o ur fr es hm e n a s a s urpri se t o th e old e r girl s. We all grea tly appre · ci a t ed th is, a nd th e w ay in whi c h th e affai r w as ma n ag ed s po k e well fo r th e fu t u re \V e h ave be e n fa\'o r ed w ith a n u nu s ua l nu m ber o f v is it s fr o m our a lunm a:e la t e ly whi c h we a l ways mo r e t h a n a pprec ia t e an d fin d v ery pl easant a n d h e lpful. \ Ve h ave al so g rea tl y e n joye d v isits fr o m seve ral girl s fr o m o th e r c hapt e r s. Tt is al wa ys a pl eas u re t o hea r h ow o th e r girl s handl e th eir pr o blem s, and man y of th e ir hin ts a r e mo s t valuabl e.

Lately our atte ntion, a s tha t o f th e frat e rnit y wo rld a t lar ge, h as be e n much dir ect e d to ward th e h igh sc hool so rorit y. \V e o f Penn sy lvania Alpha f eel Quite s tro ngl y th all thi s is an ev il, a nd an evi l a gain s t whi ch action ought ve r y soon t o b e ta k e n Mu c h ma y be said o n each s id e, but in th e ma in w e be li eve th a t t he m embe r o f th e hi g h sc h oo l so r orit y is lUlfitted t o b ecome the bes t coll eg e f rate rnit y wo m an. In n in e cases Qut of ten th e gi rl fo rm s s uc h c lose a tt ac hm e nt s i n th e pre para to ry sch oo l that s h e eith e r r e fu s es to br ea k th e m, or if s h e d oes j o in a fr a t e rnity =1.t coll ege does it in a half he a rted wa y. Of co ur se n o o r ga n iza ti o n is looking fo r s uch me mbers. Aga in paren ts o ft e n fo rm a wro ng id ea of r eal frat e rn it y life thr o ug h th e ki nd th ey obse r v e in prepar a t o ry sc hoo l, and look with s u s pici o n upo n t h e co ll eg e fr ate rnit y, si mpl y beca u s e th e y do n ot in an y way appreci ate it s id eal s . M uc h more mi gTlt be said o n th is Qu esti on but th e ma in po int is , i f we a r e go ing t o t ak e a sta nd agai n s t thi s growin g in s tituti on now is d ec id e dl y th e time fo r it

With - be st wi s h es t o our sis t er c hapt er s.

ANN A E ST U BBS.

PE :o.' NS YL VAN I A BET A-BUCKN ELL U •.(I VE RS IT Y ( Ch a rt e r ed 181)5 )

Of a ll th e bu sy tim es o f th e yea r at B uc kn ell thi s is th e bu siest ; ves, the ru s hing is o ver, but the winter t e rm is th e tim e fo r soc ial doings , r ece pti o n s, min str els, Juni o r Prom, t he soph o mo r e cotilli o n and the othe r d a n ces. Then , t oo, th e gi rl s ' Dra mati c Club, th e " Frill and Frown," gi ves a pl a y " Old F o rtun a tu s>l o n th e fifte e nth of M a rch Dana Bowe r, on e o f o ur jun io r s, t a kes th e pa rt o f <C Old F o rtuna tu s" a nd fi ve o the r Pi Phis talee p r o minent pa rt s.

Th e a n n ua l College Girl s' Recepti on is ove r and fixe o f o ur g iri s, Fl o r · eoce Ba con, Ann a L ye ll, Ida S a me s, Be rth a Eache s, a nd Marga r e t Steven son w e r e back fo r it. It wa s g ood t o h ave th e m h e r e. and w e wi s h ed th ey had co me t o s ta y.

On Thur s d ay, th e tw e nt y -first o f F ebr u ary. the Dick in son Pi Phi s came to visi t u s. W e h a d a lw ays lo n ge d t o m eet ano th e r chapte r , but we w e r e s im ply wi ld wh en th e tra in th at bro ught the m pull ed into the sta·

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ti on and fou rteen Pi Phis appeared. Of all th e good t imes we had to· ge th e r ! I am sure w e s h all neve r forget th ei r vi s it, and we h ope th ey will come soon again .

J us t after the Christmas holidays we initia t ed thr ee vc r y dear girl:;. All o w me to introduce t o you, Frances Chaffee. Mabel Ru sse ll and Mary M eye r.

The a dvi sab ility of t a kin g in girl s who belong t o high school soror ities, ha s been o ur chief topic of conve r s ati on for seve ral week s. Vi c think th a t it is o nly th e be st girls in th e lugh schoo ls who belong t o th e sororities , and when th ese gi rl s com e to co ll ege, th ey are mor e often , the oncs we want and not th e o n es who we r e left ou t; then too, severa l of our girl s belo n ged form e rly to e ither high sc h ool o r seminary sororitic5, and th ese are am ong o ur m os t faithful and act i ve gi rl s. Of course we want o ur girl s, who h ave been so rority girl s before , t o feel th a t Pi Beta Phi is "the" frat e rn it y, and a ny preparator y orga ni za ti o n c ann o t be mention e d in th e s ame breath . If so r o riti es in th e hi gh sc h oo l s were abo l is h ed we should be ver y glad; but th ere will a lw ays be cliques, p e rhap s witl1)l1t th e Gre ek letter s, but cliques n en rthcl ess.

T e n P enn sy lvania Beta girls ex pect t o spend a few day s of their Eas t e r vacatio n in Philadelphi a and \' icinity, and a jolly good time we are going to ha ve.

Penn syh'a nia B e ta se nds bes t wi s h es to all h e r sister chapter s.

EDNA A. SEAM Al\".

PE NNSYLVA NIA GAMMA-DICKINSON CO LL EGE

( Chartered !903)

Since our la s t chapter le tt er Pennsylvania Gamma has had some very "happy tim es.

On the tw enty-first of F e bruary fou rteen o f o ur girl s went to Bu cknell Un iversity to visit th e Penn sylvania Beta chapter, and what a dl!lightful t i m e we had! The Bu ck nell girls m e t u s at th e train and pilo t e d us to the ba nqu e t hall where Pi Phi s "reigned s upreme " Each gi rl wore a s lip of paper bearing h e r name a nd cl ass, so we soon learned to kn o w each o ther and to feel vc r y we ll acquainted. After so ngs and little c hat s we wen t t o th e d o r m it o r y to m eet th e pledged girl s. T h e next m o rn ing w e were e nt er t a in e d by one of the m e n 's frat e rni t ies and in th e aft e rn oon by th e patron esses. Th ese gi rl s are very f o rtunate in h a ving so many re s ident alum nae who take suc h an ilc tiv e int e r es t in th e ir we lfare. In the evening th e girl s gave ti S a regular Pi Phi cookie-shiue. Thi s wa s an unu su a ll y happy occasion . A most Joya l s pirit seem e d t o pe rv ade th e whole compan y a nd I'm s ure that m ore than one g irl s ilentl y pl e dge d h e r se lf a n e w to h e r fr a t e rnit y.

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On the thirteenth of February we ga\'c a Valentine reception and dance in Assembly Hall. The wall s of the room were decorated with pennants, banne r s, and emblems of all kinds . The orq.estra was hidden hy a little forest of greens draped with strings of red hearts All the other decorating was done in wine and blue and dark Ted carnations. Each· guest was given a tiny red valentine heart pierced with a goldt"fl arro w and tied with blue ribbon . On this occasion we introduced OUT new patroness, Mrs E. R. Plank.

Since our la st Arrow Chi Omega ha s estab li she d a chapter in OUT college.

Pennsylvania Gamma send s best \\ ishes to all Pi Phi s. HELEN KISNER.

NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (Cha

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We at Syracu se, being afflicted with the proverbial spring tired-feeling, are looking forward with most unscholarly eagerness for the Easte r vacation. \Vc are very glad to be able to announce that our rushing ovtr at la st, and to introduce t o you our pledgelings; Lonella Walke r, Georgia H oagg, Ethel Froass, Pearl T. Gorham, Irene Barry, F10rence Heal and Louise Correll. We con sid e r that we a re now, in our fine freshman delegation , more than r epa id for the lon g, tedious rushing season.

We are no w rejoicing in a fine new se t of dishe s-white , with the P i B ela Phi monogram in gold-which we have s ucceeded in purchasing aft t r a good deal of trouble and planning.

On the twenty-third of March, we are to have the alumnae and initiation banqu e t, at which we are expecting to see many of the "old girls."

The Boar's H ea d, the Syracuse University dramatic club, is just now congratulating it s elf on the presentation of Sheridan's delightful comedy,. "The R iva l s, " which was considered a most gratifying success. Last year the Boar's Head presented "Macbeth."

New York Alpha sends best wishes to all sister chapters.

LoIS HAWKES

NEW YORK BETA-HAKNAKD COLLEG E

(C hart e red 19(4 )

We ha"e bee n vcry bu s y with o ur mid y ea r e xaminations but at last we have settled do\"n and are taking up ou r ru s hing. Every noon at luncheon we I.ntertain the ru shees. On Saturday, February s ixteenth, we had a party at the home of Ma y Gutelius, a Swarthmore alumna. Early

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in the afternoon we had a candy pull and then later a vaudeville. On March ninth, two of ou r girls are going to give a euchre party to which the Pi Phis and the rushee s are invited .

In college, too, seve ral social events have tak en place in the last two months . First there was the sophomore dance. th e n th e junior ball, a great event in Barnard . Thi s ball is held every year in the Columbia gymnasium which was deco r ated this year in blue and white. The sophomores also entertained the senio rs a few wedcs ago. Each senior was given a heart on which was written the name of a man prominent in history or lite rature and each sophomore. a heart with the name of a lite rary woman. Then they compared cards and found partn e r s. Every one had a fine time. One of our girls, Anna Holm, was o n th e committee.

We Pi Phis of New York have b een very much delighted with ltl e vi sits from girls of other chapter s ?\"Iis s Keating from Minnesota us not long ago.

One of our girls, Sophie P Woodman, attended a Student' s Mis sionary Convention at Prin ceton abuot two weeks ago. It was held und e r <he auspices of the Student Volunteers of New Jersey.

Both Columbi a and Barnard ha ve been especially bl....s se d this yea r in the completion of seve ral new buildings. The time has come, at la :;t, when Barnard can say that she ha s a dormitory. Th e bui l ding is not completed as yet but will be ready for occupancy next fall. \Ve are .0 have one of the most beautiful dormitories in th e country; two hundr ed sixty thousand dollars are being spent on ;t and it wil1 accommod Ite about eighty girls. It is built on the plan of the Bryn Mawr dOn!:ito."y. Each fl oo r is to have a kitchenett e where the girls will be allowed to mak e candy. On the main flwr there will be sncraJ large r eception r ooms, he matron 's s uite and a la rge dining room. Th e expenses for a girl at Barnard, including tuition, one of the cheaper r oo ms at the dormitory and board will amount to between five hundred and s ix hundred do ll ars a year. The smalles t room at the dormitory is to be s ixteen feet by eight Then be sides the single room s one can get beautiful littl e suites. The dormitory is only about two blocks from college on One Hundred Sixt eenth Stree t and Broadway, near the Columbia buildings and on the same street as the Columbia Library.

Columbia, also, ha s a new building, Hamilton Hall, which was built for the arts department o f the univers ity. The dormitories for the university are also very beautiful and this year there has b een a marked increa se in t he number of s tudents living there. These buildings will accommodate about six hundred men and at present they are completely filled; there is not a room vacant.

Then we have a new chapel on the Columbia campus Here organ -:-ecitaJs are given every Tuesday for the rest of the year by prominent

organists o f thi s city_ Man y girls tak e advantage o f th is excellent o pportunity t o h ea r some of th e best mu sic by exce llent mu sici an s.

New York Beta has be e n talking over, as othe r c hapter s h ave pmbably done. the question of high sc hool so r orities. The majority of th e gi rls in our chapte r do not believe in th ese societ ies. T h ey fe e l th at th e high sc hool so r o rit es foster an un d e mocra ti c s pirit among th e girl s and that th ey often ca u se much bitte r fee lin g, especia ll y if there aTC two o r mo r e of th em in the school. W e believe, t oo, that the high sc hoo l so r o r ity IS usuall y onl y a soc ial club a nd th a t as a rul e the gi rl s have no high e r ai m Ih a n just t o have a good time. So whil e we d o n ot be lieve that they do any gr ea t harm we think that h igh sc h oo ls would be much better with o ut th em.

w:.ith bes t spring -t ime wi s hes .

MA U DE J. KLEIN

MA SSAC H USE'rfS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERS ITY

Massac h usett s Alpha h as anot h e r siste r to int r oduce t o you, Mildred Dani els , whom we pledged during the first se m est e r, but who wa s not in iti ated until th e beginning of th e second The init iation was h eJd at th e home of Lora Pr att, in Brookline , a nd w as fo ll o wed by a cookies hin e. None of O llr fre s hm e n h ad eve r atte n ded a "s hi ne" and they we re a ll agog to know ju s t w hat it was lik e. Th e g ue sses that the y hazarded w e r e ext r emely funny, whil e th eir que st io n s wou ld h ave pu z zled the proverbia l Philad e lphia lawye r

In F ebruar y w e had a d eightfui v isit from Mi ss M o ni c.1 K eating o f Minn esota Alpha and h e r s is ter. We s hall all read th e ir Minn esota c ha pter letter with a doubl e int e r est n o w

On Friday, M a r c h fifte e nth, occu rred the Kl a t sc h Coll eg ium , the grand event o f the year at Boston Unive r s ity. Ruth Eat on '09 was sophom o r e h os tess.

Thur sday, M a r c h se\'e nth , the cha pt e r en t e rtain ed in Huntingt o n hall. A happy combination o f games a nd dancing made the affair a great succe ss.

\ Ve hav e se ttled down to ha rd grinding n o w , the only s tir b eing the prepa r ations for Juni or W eek, which occurs the la s t of April. Pi lkta Ph i is t o be well rep r esented o n this occasion Carolyn Cook 'oS is chairman of the play commi tt ee; Legg 'oS is a member o f the " Prom " and Bl a n c h e Charleton 'oS o f th e "AJ1Oua l" Comm itt ee A Pi Phi ha s also been se lected for the lea ding par t in th e play. W e shall tell., you al l abou t it in the next Arrow

BLAN C HE CBAlU.TON.

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M RyL.A!'.'D ALPHA-WOMANS COLLEGE OJ' BALTIMORE

(Cha rt ered 1897)

Our last Arrow letter was writt en in the mid s t of rushing and now mitiation is a thing of the past and the n ew girls a r c all en thu s iastic Pi Phis. We a r e glad to introduce to you as s is ter s, May Rider, a sophomo r e, a nd Ca rri e Up h am, Kate Ernst, M a r gare th a Fl'11de r ic h , Phyllis H oskin s. Blanche Lamber son a n d Margaret Sm ith , fre s hmen. OUT initi a ti on was held on J a n uary twelfth at th e h ome of H elen Dol1- Tottle and, thanks again to o ur alumnae who att ended to every th ing, it was a gr eat success. 'N c w e r e all sorry to lo se Phy l li s Hoskins soo n afte r initi ation on acco u n t of illnes s but w e hope to ha,"c he r wit h us again n ex t year.

The two mo st im porta nt soc ial eve nt s of the year for th e w ho le college have just tak en place and were both v ( ry s ucccssf ul -Se ni o r Dr amatic s an d Glee Club Con ce rt . In former years the se ni ors h ave always given a Shakesperian play so we were all vcry much su rpri sc d h' h cll vne day a post er announced t h at ' 'Th e class o f 1907 would present Robin Hood on Febr ua r y t we nty- second a nd twenty-third. Nothi ng SO elaborate as an o pera h ad eve r be e'n attem pt ed before so that gnat interes t wa s aroused among th e s tud e nt s before th e d ate se t fo r the play. but when th e day finally arriv ed our exc itement knew n o bou nd s for R obi n H ood was a pe rfe ct s ucc ess from th e m omen t th e o r ch e s tra began to play until the curta in went down for the last time on a b eau t i ful tableau. Th e mu sic was espec i ally well given ai j de se rve s much praise si n ce enough si ng er s were taken from th e cla ss of about fifty to fill the principa l pans admir ably and there were s till enough le ft to mak e an exc e llent c horus. The Glee Club Concert fo ll owed by a reception at o n e of the d o l" mito rie s was also a great Succe ss.

Since these events a r e ove r w e Pi Phis h ave begu n to plan more de fin itel y fo r our reunio n in J un e which we want to make unu s ualy e n joyable sin ce we ce leb r a t e th en n ot on ly the fortie th a nniv e r s ary of Pi Beta Phi but the tenth o f t h e c h a pt e r . Vtle are planning to follow up th e festi vi ti es in c id e nt to comml"llcement with a house party at J a me stow n and h ope to meet many Pi Phi s fr om oth e r chapte r s at th e exposi ti o n

There see m to ha ve been so man y o th e r things to take up tim e and space that we haven ' t gotten a r ound ve r y fas t to telli ng what we r ea lly intended to t e ll abo ut in thi s le tter a nd th is is ou r frat e rnity meetings. In t alk ing with girls from other c hapt e rs we h ave concluded that chapte r m eet ings are so d iff eren t in different plac es that we would lik e to hear abo ut them and perhaps get some ideas from the othe r chapters . At B a ltim o re all o f th e fr a tern it ies s e t aside Saturday night for c hapte r meet-

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ings. Th is plan h as adva ntages in that it is not apt to be interfered with. si nce college affairs are gen e rally put so me o th e r night It s great disadvantage is th a t it mak es th e difference between the fraternity and non-'frat e rnity girl s so noticeable when th e fo rme r all go out after dinner to spend th e evening eve ry Saturday. \Ve h old OU f m eeti ngs in Qur frat e rnit y r oo m s wh ic h are very cozy and h ome like. After we h av e opened the meeting we do fancy w ork during th e b usi n ess part and then sing and talk. Generally th e r e is so much business th a t we hav e v e ry little tim e fo r anythin g else excep t perhaps a song o r two We have spen t a little time at eac h meeting in pr epa ring for the fratern ity exami na ti o n .Lately and as th e report of th e Pan - H e llenic d elega t e is u s ually r ather lengthy and r eq uires a good dea l of discuss ion we h ave not h ad t ime for mu c h el se.

Befor e w e close w e want to in troduce a new patrones s, Mrs. George W Co m e r , w ho i s a cousi n of one of o ur gir ls. \Ve wish th a t you all might know h e r person ally

LoUISE N. VAN SANT

BETA PROVINCE

OHIO AL PHA-()HIO UN I VERS ITY

(Chanered 1SSg)

The past term l ike all winte r terms, has been a bit strenuou s. The first night we were all back, two of the town girls ente rt ained with a whi st p a rt y. Thi s gave us a good s tar t and from the time we serenad ed our patronesses wi t h " R ing, Ching, Ching," ou r e n t hu siasm has been running high.

While snow was on the g oun nd, we e njoyed s everal sleigh ri des give n by Delta Tau and Beta Theta Pi . On the twenty- first of January g::.ve Delta Tau Delta a return dance at th e Athenian Hall which was profusely decorated with p ennants and laurd. Phi Delta Th e t a gave their an nual dance the midd l e of th e term, at which as usual qui t e t\ lew Pi Phis w e re present. About the middle of the term two o. t he girls entertained wi th a Japan ese tea which was ce rt ainly a huge success. On the twenty- seco nd of February, B eta Theta Pi gave a big party which e nded up with dancing the latter part o f th e eve ning

We received an officia l v is it from Mrs. Burr, ou r province pr eside nt, seve r a l weeks ago \Vhile s h e was here w e gave a r eception to the Tr; Iphas. a. Jocal sorority which is petitioning Kappa Alpha Th eta. Tn

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Alpha is ou r on ly rival , and if Theta shoul d e nl e r Ohio University w e P i Ph is who have usually not bee n troubled much about ru s hing will have to go t o wo r k in ea rn est. Our a lumn ae d elightfully ente rt a in ed Mr s. Burr and the active chapter with a large da n ce. Everyon e wa s ch armed with Mr s. B urr and congratu lated the cha pt e r in having suc h a delight. ful and congen i;d province p r esirlent. ''I e ce rtainl y en joyed having h e r with u s an d h ope to h ave at lea st a sho rt vi Sit fr om h er in th e s pring

Our s pring vacatio n wi ll soo n be h ere and we a r e ex pecting seve ral Yery de s irable new girls in col lege. One of our initiate s, E li zabe th King. wh o left ill th e fall on account of ill n ess will be with us aga in, w hi c h will make eighteen membe r s in all.

Ohio A lpha once again se nd s best wishes to all her Pi Phi sisters.

EDYTH M . EATON.

OHIO

BET.-\---()

HI O STAn: UN I VE RSITV

(Charte r ed 1894)

The coll ege year thu s far ha s been a very bu sy o ne at Oh io State. So ple asantly have th e work and play bee n mi ngl ed that we can scarcely r ealize th e second term is almost O\'e r and final ;'exam s" ar e but two weeks off

Many d e lightful p a rti es ha \'e bee n g in n this t erm. On J a nuary eleve nth we entertained with o ur a nnu al formal dance and it was a g r eat s u cces s in e\'ery parti c ular. S eve r al of ou r alumna e came and we were g l ad ind eed to h ave th em with u s. Si nce th e dance we have h ad seve ral ru s hin g spread s, for we were ve r y anxious t o d() as much a s poss ible be fo re th e Pan - Helleni c rul es go into effect on Ma y fir s t. We are cons id e r ing several fine sc h e m es fo r s tunt s next t erm but not h ing d efinite ha s as ve t been plann ed.

Mrs. Robert W o lfe, t he aunt of one of our freshman, e ntertained the a ct ive chapter of P i Phi at a s kating party on th e eve n ing o f February twelfth. On F e bruary fo urt een th Helen Smith gave a masquerade fo r the chapter It is n eed less to sa y that a l l had a good time fo r everyone knows what fun ca n be h ad at a masquerade F eb ruary tw ent y-seco nd wa s th e date of the Juni o r Pro m It was given in th e gymnasium a nd was one of th e prettie s t dances eve r given at Ohio State . Pi Phi had the hono r of hav ing one of h er girl s, Grace Bradfo rd , c hosen a membe r of the Jun ior S ocial com mittee.

One of th e be st thing s which h as been given this yea r for all th e college to enjoy was th e "Pan-Hellen ic Pan opo ly of mirth <lnd music" which the boys o f the Pan -H e ll e ni c a ssoc iati on gave in th e univer sity c h a pe l o n February first. All the part s were taken by boys and the play was A_aow-5

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funny from beginning to end. The college Quart ette gave seve ral numbers. There was an act called "Domestic Engineering," a Highland fling , a take-off on a faculty mee ting and a so rority rushing party.

A tw ilight concert is usually given at Ohio State at four o'cock on tit<: la st Friday of each month by some of the talented musicians or vocalists of the city The January "twilight" was in. charge of the Girls' Glee club which gave us a fine program. Six Pi Phis belong to the club whil :h is to give its annual concert ne x t term.

\Ve r egr e t very much that one of OUf freshmen, Nellie Aylsworth, has been forced to leave college on account of her heal t h. We are counting much on the fact that s he hopes to be abl e t o r eturn next term.

The s ubject of high school soro riti es is one in which we of Ohio Beta are deeply inte r ested. So man y of Ohio Statc's strongest and most enthusia st ic girls have came from such so r orities that we feci the se organizations are in a way a preparation for Pi Phi. S eve ral of our high sch()ol sororities in Columbus are nati onal and the rest have s u c h firm foundati ons that it seems to us almost impossible to try to r oot them out on the ground that those who do belong to such organizations will n o t be, after a few years, allowed to enter a college soro rity A high school so rority means much to a high school girl just as our fraterniy does to us and it helps to develop the all-round fine girls whom we want for Pi Phi s.

With best wi shes to all Pi Phi s

HELEN M. CLARKE.

INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLDl COLLEGE

(Chartered 1888)

Since our la s t letter Indiana Apha ha s two new fre shmen, Leonette Lebo and Josi e Porter.

During the last few weeks socia l functions have been predominant in the college life of Franklin. On the afternoon of February fourteenth, we gave a valentine r ecept ion in honor of our four patronesses at the ' Pi Beta Phi hou se. Mr s. Neal, from Madison, Ind ., a former patoness, was also a guest of honor.

On the evening of the fifteenth o ur biennial valentine party was given at the new home of Minnie Engler. The affair was planned to represent "Cupid's Excursion" and through o ut the evening the guests were kept moving fr o m one intere sting point of th e trip to another. On arrival they were directed by an indexed s ign to the " baggage room" above. H ere they wer \.. given duplicate c h ecks to be matched in obtaining company for the first stage of the trip.

At the ticket office they recei\'ed excursion tickets bearing the fo llowing: "Pi Bet..! Phi railway excursion ticket s. Issued at F.ngler station, Fran"k-

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l in, Ind. February 15th, 1907 to ---" The lower haI f of th e tic ket wa s in coupons designating th e sta t ion s to be p asse d a fter leaving Engler Station They wert Loveland, Cupid's Garden, Heartsville, Love's I...and. mg The companys seal impr essed o n th e ticket w as a Cupid. The "d in er" wa s the spac ious dining r oom which had been arranged sma ll tables t o r epresent the interior of a dining ca r Here t h e passenge r s fo und menu ca rd s a nn ou n ci ng th e two cour se lun ch eon in F r ench term s.

We enjoyed a pl easant v isi t with our Province President, Mr s. Burr in February. A cookie-shine was held in her hon o r.

Th e legisl at ure of Indiana h as Te(:cnt l y passe d a law prohibiting all se cret high schoo l so.;ieties in this state. \Ve feel that it i s a good law, for we n ever ha ve app r oved of them \Vith best wishes for ou r s is ter chapters ,

] ULTA LYLE WrLSON.

INDIANA BETA-INDIANA UNIVERSITY

(C hart e r ed 1893 )

\Ve gi rl s of Indi ana Beta h ave had a grea t misfortune in losi ng ou r chapt er h o u se. T he fir st week after Christm as there wa s so mu ch raID and our cellar filled with water so that we were unabl e to have a furnac e fire. We th oug ht at fir st that we wou ld stay and gel a long with grate fires in the parlors but it continu ed for two weeks and the girls could no t sta nd it, so we mo ved t o Alpha h all, th e n e w d ormi t ory for women. It was just completed thi s fall a nd everything is ve ry nice although it i s n othing like the chapter house We ha ve a private parlor anrl a l a rge room on th e fou rth Aoo r which we ha\' e furni s hed fo r a "goat" r oom.

The Woman 's L eague is to give a county fa ir March n inth . Each so rOfity is t o give something. We haye decided to have a fancy booth and sell candy. Everyone is expecting it to be a g r ea t success as w ell as a money making sch eme. \ Vhile Mr s Burr was visit in g us we gave a reception , and r eceived our alumnae, wives o f th e 'facu lty, the acti ve members o f eac h so r ority and a r epresenta tiv e from each of th eir alumnae and the D ea n of W omen.

Pi Phi wa s h ostess for t he P anthugatr ic thi s year. It was held at Alpha H all, M a rch second . T h is occasion is always one of great enjoymen t and on that ni g ht a ll th e so rority g irl s become better acqua inted than eve r before The P a n -H ell eni c associat io n is beginning its work n ow and the usual conAict of opinio n s wi ll take place I s up pose. There h as been only o ne m eetin g anJ no definite a rrangement s made, but Pi Ph i here sta nd s for a very long contract if w e must have any.

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A long contract means a great deal more expe n se for u s, ow ing to the fact that we should be unable to fill OUT h ouse. But it is eq ually bad to havoe a few weeks. This would mean a strenuous rush for weeks instzdd of day s. It h as bee n tried here and some one always breaks the contract We had a t wo days agreement this year and even in that time i t was broken. Ii we must ha ve a co ntract we will stand for one yc:).r .and no ru s h ing time, for we can put up with it if the other so roritie s calL The girl s o f thi s chapter send greetings to Pi Ph ; far and wide.

BARBARA VOYLES.

INDIANA GAMMA-BUTl.ER COLLEGE.

(Cha rte red 1897)

Thi s term has been a very busy one for Indiana Gamma. Th e- first part of the term we pledged Ruth de Haas of Indi:mapolis and were delighted to have Mr s. Burr with us at h er initiation. At the s pr ea d which the alumnae gave u s afte r the initiation Mrs. Burr spoke very e ntertainingl y o f chapte r s s h e had "isited, plans fo r th e New Orleans and matters relating to our o wn chapter, a nd we felt mu c h n ea rer t o ou r sister chapters after having heard her.

W e have been very bu sy lately in getting out our yearly letter to .Ju r alumnae and are now making plans for our State reunion o n Founder's Day Next term we a re palming to do some work for the Butler Coll e ge Settlement loca t ed in the city, as we h ave e nough talent in our own chapter for a musical. We ha,'e promised to be respon sible for one evening's musical ent e rtainment.

Although th e girls wh o have come t o us from high schoo l soro riti es have m ade good fraternity girls, we are forced to oppose them because of t "le extremes to which they a re going in the high schools near us. In some widely published cases their initiations have not only been vulgar, ':lu t brutal and they have maimed girls for life. They seem to miss, too, the serious purposes of the college fraternity which they a r e imitating, and go in for society with such a vengeance that they are blase and old 50eiety girls when th ey come to college.

We are about to make our Pan-Hellenic cont r act for next yea r .and are very anxious to know the rule :; under which we are to ru sh.

LUCILE DIOLA KE.

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ILLI NOIS BETA-LO MBARD COLLEGE

( Charte r ed J8i2)

W e wilt fo rget th e dreaded term final s and fr at ernity examinations f or a time a nd r etr ospect. The co ll ege has been fairly bubbling over with the good o ld Lombard spirit these' last fe w d ays, days never to be f o rgo tte n by her st ud ents. Pre s ident Fisher's r ecen t an n o un c ement o f the addition of on e hundred th ousa nd d o llar s t o th e endow ment fund and e xtensi ve donation s to th e library f a il ed t o aro u se suc h uncontroll abl e enthusiasm as the magic word foot -ball. The old game is t o be reinstated. the foot-ball dummy ha s been resurrect ed and a day and night giverr over to a celebratio n of the event.

In the midst o f thi s mingling of work and play some of us a r e beginning to re a li ze that thi s is the las t term of our co ll ege life. Th e wint e r m o nth s h ave been filled with th e u s u a l activities f o r Illin oi s Beta. Ont: of our informa l good times was a domin o d ance. The girls arc bu sy at present working o n the Senior C lass Play and the dec1amation contes t W e hope ou r plans for a fo rmal party and t h e Founder's Day banque t will materialize success full y.

Illin o is Beta has p ledged two freshmen si n ce our la st lette r , Florenc e Mill er of M o nmouth , Illin ois, and Harri et Steele ()f Los Angel es, California. The pledg e meetings h ave bee n r esumed and all o'f us are benefited by the info rm a l di sc u ssio n s. Everyone e n joyed Mrs Edith C. Burr's sh o rt vi s it and felt lh e br oa de ning inAuen ce that comes with n e ws fro m our sis ter chapter s. Then we re a li ze th e g r eat ness of ou r n a tional college frate rn ities, a nd the wide ex t ent of their s trivings . We feel tha t our imitato r s, the hi g h sc h ool frat ernit ies, d ep r eciate this greatness and th ese ideals The m ember of a high sc h ool so r o rit y does not always m ake th e br oad minded co lle ge women th at eV TY Pi Phi o ught to be. Surely the college fraternitie s should take a part in this opposi ti o n

MARION WEB STER

ILLIN OI S DELTA-KNOx COLLEGE

(Cha rt e r ed 18&t)

M a ny and va r ied have been th e actiY it ies of Illin ois Delta since ou r last account was gi ve n.

Perhaps t h e most memorable even t of the yea r at Kno x College is h e r "Fo und e r' s Day" which wa s celeb r a t ed the fif tee nth of F e bruary. A banqu e t wa s h eld in th e eve ning with a program of t oast s by promi ne nt alumni, wh ic h wa s primaril y a college affair. The sc hool was seat ed in cl asses and m uch ri va l ry was evinced in th e d ecor ation of the tables. It

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is n o t a u s ual custom at Kn ox for the se ni ors to wear caps and gowns but they, on that night, su rprised all by appearing in them.

On 'Vashington 's birthday the j uni ors gave a play in the afternoon ..md the sophomores a play and rec t. ption in the evening Pi Phi was represented in both casts

We have lost one of OUT girls and gained another since our la st letterthus keepnig our number nineteen Irene Butcher left at the end of he semester to attend Northwestern Unive r s ity The chapter entertained at a banquet in h e r hon o r Our new girl is Annette Morse wh o ha s in college since Christmas. After her initiation and the cookie-shine we spent a very happy tim e si nging Pi Ph i songs.

We had the privilege of a visit from ou r Provinc e President, Mrs. Burr, the first week of February. Our regular meeting, followed by a cookie-shine, was held at the h ome of on e of the town girls and we could especi.111y enjoy ourse l ves as we had completed ou r semeste r examindtions and were at liberty to make a fresh sta rt . We were interested in hear ing of Mr s. Burr's visit to Wa s hington University in St Louis and also in her discussions of fraternity questions.

The attention of our chapter has of late been called to the sororities to high and preparatory schools. Although IIlinios D elta thinks that these sororities should be di scou raged, st ill we feel that it would be unwise to exclud e members of high school so rorities from memb ership in Pi B eta Phi for the reason that many of her most desirable girls would then be lost to the fraternit y. It is th e leaders in the high schools who belong to these sororities a nd these same are the ones who usually fill that position in college.

On the eighth of March we giv e our Annual Formal which is to be in the nature of a Garden P a rty. Beside s the alumnae seyeral out-of-town guests are expected.

Best wishes from Illinois Delta to all Pi Phis.

LULU HrNcHUPF

ILLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

(Chartered IB94)

Ju st between winter and spring comes a period of relaxation, as it were, when nothing much happens , and everyon e sits back and lets the worlt! move on. I don't m ean by this that we girls aren't busy, and very busy, too, but that we are not doing an)1hi ng very exc iting fo r us or interesting to yo u. Consequenty, I fear that our letter will be rather stupid th i s time.

We have been both unfortunate and fortunate, as a chapter this year, for at Christmas time Mary Beggs left college to go to California for the

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winter, while in February, Irene Butcher, the delegate of Illinois Delta to convention last sununer, cam e up to Northwes tern to College . We can sympathize fully with the Kn o x chapte r , for we, too, lost our conv e ntio n de lega te , thi s year, and we know what a lot of Pi Phi enthu!iasm, the natural result of s uch a convention as ours w3s, the chapt e r lo ses.

Since we are all going d own to New Orlean " n ex t Christmas, in thought at least, you can imagine h o w delighted we were a fe w w eek s ago 10 have Genevieve Jack son, a Loui s iana Alpha girl, visit us, and tell us all about New Orleans, about Newco mb and, best of all, about Pi Beta Phi at Newcomb How I wish that you might all have met and heard her, for I am s ure that you would all ha ve enj oy ed it as mu c h as we did.

I s uppos e that, ju st now, th e subject of high sch ool so rorities is uppermost in the minds of all fraternity women Th e Qu es ti on is a seri o !.1s one, and should be seriou s ly co nsidered, but is n o t the acti o n proposed by th e Inter-Sorority Confer e nce r a ther to o radical? That a s o r ority in a high s chool is detrimental to the democratic spirit of the school, amI. that it brings about the foolish expenditure o f a great deal of time and money, are two of the stronges t argument s brought again s t it. Th ··se cl1arge s are, in the main , true; but is it no t true that if the sororiti'!! were abolished, clique s and clubs would s pring up in their plac es , clnd. that th es e would bring about the same lam e nted conditions? Granting. howev e r, that high school fraternities are an evil, and should be abolished, th e Que stion st ill r emains: w o uld the action advi sed by the Inter·Sorority Conference bring about thi s desired end? \Ve think not. Very few girts , upon entering a high school or seconda r y schoo l, think or plan very about college. They can never be s ure that they are even going to co llege, let alone th at they can "make a frat" when they g et there ,.yill they, or would you, give up the present certainty of the joys of high school fraternity li ie for th e vague, far·di s tant pos s ibility of becoming a' member of a college fraternity? The high school fraternities are r.o strong , and have such an assured po sit ion , that unless killed by the resp ective boards of education, they are bound to live, to grow, and what is of still more importance to us as fraternity women, to take in as members the most attractive class of hie-h school girls. If these st r o n g girls come to college and cannot bec ome members of some already established fraternity, it seems in evitable that they should found new and strong fraternities of their own. But does membership in a h igh school fraternity make a girl any less eligible to a college fraternity? Does it not rath er make her eve n more desirable, s in ce she has had experience and knows how to appreciate her college fraternity and how to carryon its work?

We are all looking forward with a great deal of pleasur e to the visit of Mrs. Burr, ou r province president, next week, and we ho pe to have

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with us again at that tim e He!...n Stidger of Colorado Alpha. who is visiting in Chicago now.

Love and be st wishes · for success to you all, from lIIinois Epsilon AMY BURNHAM ONKEN.

lLUNOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILUNOIS

(Chartered 18gS)

Our attention is divided just at present between getting a good s tart in th e new semester and making plans and preparations for our annual party which is to be April twenty·sixth. \Ve a r c to have a Founder's Day banquet the following night, and we afe making every effort t o have as many Pi Phis as possible with us that night.

We had such a lovely vi sit with Edith Clark-Burr in February; sh e complained h owever that one of the disad \' lnlages of visiting her ow n chapter was that we did n o t s tand in proper awe of her, and h ad n 't spent days of anxious preparation for her , We also r ece ived a visit February fir st fr om Marie S inclair of Lawrence, Kansas, whose mother is a Kansas Alpha Pi Phi ,

The proposed action of the Inter-So r ority Conference in th e matter o f high school so roriti es has of course aroused a great deal of discussion here We have in our chapter four girls who belong to n a t ional high school sororitie s and one who belongs to a local, and they a r e five of ' ur most earnest workers. Thes e girls, as well as th e rest here, agreed that high school sororitie s are n ot based on the good principles of college sororities and that they have not the excuse for b eing that the latter have. H owever it seems to all of us that if they hav e no reason for existing whatever, they will die naturally, and that the violent opposition they are meeting now tends to foster an artificial strength from the very fact o t having to stand together on the question. We gave ou r affirmatve vote on the matter on ly because we felt that if the Int er-Sorority Conference was making a united effort we s hould help them , and that after all it wouldn't be we who su ff e r ed so much from being unable to tak e a girl, because all the other sororiti es would be sim ilarl y handi capped, but the girl who would be the 10SeT by n o t being able to belong to a college fraternity,

For a month now we have been without two of our seniors. The library school is trying an expe riment this year for the first time of sendi ng the seniors out to the large libraries of th e state for a month's training and experience. Hilda White has gone to Danville and Edith Spray t o Jacksonville

\Vith best wishes from Ill inois Zeta to all Pi Phis . LoIS SW1GAtt.

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MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE

(C hart <red .887)

It is with great pleasure that we introduce t o the Pi Phi world our new initiat es, Alice Sattenhwaite. Be ss Kempf, Ma rjorie \Vhitney, and Pearl Kepp<1.

Michigan Alpha ha s not been doing much in a socia l way this term. We have been too busy with ot h er things.

Mr s. Stock gave a del ig htful rece ption in h onor of Florence Mey e rs. W e are so rry to lose Flor e nce for she h as been s uch a he lp to us. However we wish her all the happine ss possible

On last S a turday night Elizabeth Dudl ey entertained us informally, Friday, March fir st was the dale of the Mi c higan Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest which was held in OUf college church. \Ve are very happy to say that Hillsdale won

Two of the lit e rary societ ies are about to give a play in which all the leading parts are taken by Pi Ph is.

We, as a chapter, know almost nothing about h igh sch ool sororities. However we d o not approve of them. \Ve fed that a girl in high s chool is too young to understand the tru e meaning of fraternit y. In many high sc hools th ey have h ad no opporttmity to know much of frat e rnity, e'Xcep t perhap s, the socia l l ife. They copy the soc ial part as nea rly a s they ca n and their whole time is given up t o a r o und of partie s a nd danc es, without giving a thought to th e real meaning of fraternity

CELlA B RINE.

(Charlered .888)

This is the time of the year wh en eve ry o ne is working hard. and there is little of interest to tell. We are well start ed on the second semester and everyone i s 3:1xiollS to get as much w o rk done as poss ible before the w a rm sp ring days com e. Between seme s ter s our freshmen gave a dinner party 1\0 th e fr es hmen o f the other so r o rities. It was a great success, though it wa s plann ed in a very short t ime

Last night we gave a \'Cry pretty littl e s pread, and afte r the spread we pinned the wine and blue on a new girl, Helen Bradley Helen is a so;>h· omo re in college, and a ni ece of o ne of the profe ssor s. She is a fine girl and will add greatly to our chapter.

The Question of high school soro ritie s ha s been discussed several times w ith girls of othe r soro riti es at Mi ch igan We a ll seem to feel the sam e here W e. d o not approve o f them and are willing to do all we can to

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discourage them indirec tly, but w e feel th a t a positive pledge not to take girl s who were mem be r s even after (our yea r s' notice wou ld c r ipple U5 High sc hool g irl s often do not know in the beginning of their course wh e ther they arc going to co ll ege o r not. Perhaps th ey plan to go to a rollege wh ere th e re are n o soro riti es, and then s uddenly change th eir mind s. Ev e n if they are plannin g t o go to a co ll eg e where th e r e are sororiti es they co uld not be su r e of an invitation t o joi n W e feel that it is th e place of the school a uth o riti es to d o a wa y wi t h thi s evil, and not th e co ll ege soro rit ies.

Mi c higa n Be ta send s greeting to a ll Pi Ph is.

ANNABEL CAREY.

SCONSIN ALPHA -UNIVERS ITY OF WISCONSIN

(C hart e r ed Iil94 )

The second se m es ter found us somewhat worn out after the trials o f ex· arr.ination s, a nd the fe s tiviti es which fo ll owed. Several of our fo rmer memb ers were back for th e " Pro m " Betw een se mes t e r s we pl edged Gr::l.ee Purdie of B eun os Ayres. Sh e i s a r ema rkabl y fin e girl and seems ve ry enthusiastic about being a Pi Phi

W e are ve ry so rry to lose two o f ou r stro n gest girl s , Fl o rence Rudolph and Marguerite McLean, who gra duat ed at the e nd of the fir s t semes ter

At th e election o f officers for th e Self Government Association, Helen Fitch , o ne of our sophomores, was elected sec reta r y.

Mos t c.f the g irl s h e r e who belonged to f rat e rniti es in high sc h ool to hav e escaped any h a rmful eff ec t s, and to ha ve deri e d some benefit from them. The bes t " ru shers" a r e usually girl s who have h ad ex perience be fo re co ming to college. The ch ief object io n whi ch w e h ave to h igh school fraterniti es i s that th ey are t oo n a rr ow and clanni s h . Th'!y are n ot fo rmed with the purposes and id eals of the coll ege frat e rnity ;ut have a tendency t owa rd snobbishness.

Wiscon s in Alpha sends greetings to all Pi Phi s.

DOROTHY :MAR1E B11RXHAM.

OAMMA PROVINCE

MINN&SQTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY Or MIXNESOT."

(Re-chartered 1906)

We are all 50 busy here at Minnesota with the approach of spring that we scarcely know where to begin. Although the Lenten seaso n is here it does not seem to the social whirl. There is one great burden lifted from our minds h oweve r, for we ha\' c taken our first fraternity examin3lion,-and liv ed through it.

Minnesota Alpha enjoyed the extreme pleasure of meeting Mrs. Jessie L Gaynor, who visited our city in February. She is a most charming woman and a loyal Pi Bcta Phi. We were ginn the opportunity of entertaining for her, and did so at a r eception in the \Valker Art Gallery. The guests werc th e faculty lad ies, the uni\tersity sororities, and our alumnae chapt er.

Emily Holme s of Wisconsin Alpha, i s continuing her college co urse at th e university a nd has pro\'en a very welcome addition to ou r number.

F eb ruary fourth the active chapter entertained the alumnae at a four o'clock tea at the chapter ro oms.

On April third we sha ll give our informal party at th e Minikahda Club, in the form of a dinner dance.

Ju st at pre sent the old Question of a woman's dormit ory at the univers ity is being agitated and the \Voman's League and Y. \V. C. A. have united forces to o bta in the d esi red end. A committee from th ese two bodies together with several prominent Minneapolis wom en, visited the state legislatur e March fifth and pr esented the case in very convincing speeches. Three of ou r girls, Jo sephine Schain , Esther Chapman, and Gladys Clendening were among th ose who spoke and we feel certain that if everyone were as enthusiastic as th ey, the dormitory would rise as if by magic. There is always a crying need of a dormitory in a college of this size and we have h opes that our dreams may be realized in the near futur e

Our chapter feels the lack of a house and we are planning on renting one next year. W e have begun a house fund, but it is scarcely large enough to figur e with as yet. However, the gi rls are very earnest over the prospects of owning a house at some time, and in many little ways are add ing to the fund .

How are the chapters going to celebrate Founder's Day? Did it occu r t o you that April twenty-eighth comes on Sunday?

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Minnesota Alpha would have liked t o attend th e installation of \ Vashington Alpha in a body, but had to be content with di s tant rumors o f a glorious time Best wishes t o th e baby c h ap te r, a nd greetings to all th e o lher s.

FWREN CE LELIA AMBLE..

IOWA A LPH A- IOWA W£SL£VAN UN I VE RSITY

(C hartered 1868)

Since our fo rmer le tte r was los t through some mi s take we take this opportunity of telling you some thin g of our alumnae. They are the trues t and d ea r es t women and a gr ea t inspiration to us . They h ave their meet ings o nce a month, whi c h are devoted to wo rk alo n g lit e rary lines as well a s socia l, and th ey have b een reading and study ing "Stodda rd's Trave ls." But what appeal s t o u s most is th at th ey are th e be s t type of womanhood to be found a nywh e r e, a nd w e can say with much pride, wh en we see o r h ea r of th em, as they move ir. this ci rcl e o r that , " She's a Pi Phi I" I think that we girls one and all ea rn est ly hope that when ou r days of act ive chapter l ife a r e ove r and we t oo a r e alu mn ae, we may fill our places in the world as efficiently as th es e o ld er Pi Phi s ha ve done and a r e doing. Our a lumn ae have been very kind to us in e nter taining and h ave h e lped u s very rnaterially in th e planning and ca rryi ng out 1)£ <.J ur chap ter room a nd we appreciate it ve ry mu ch.

As for u s , I do n ot know when life h as been so s trenuou s in coll ege circle s as it h as thi s winter in work a s w ell as play. We very joyfully present to yo u o ur t wo new initiates; Susan Ga r dener o f Wellman, la and Margaret Phil ippi of L incoln , Neb. Also o ur three pledges Edith Hale, May Pierce, and Ed n a Betts , all of wh om w e "alue very much

Our pledge s ente rtained the members of ou r chapter at a dinner party on the evening of J anua r y nineteenth The tables were arti s ti ca ll y decorated with smilax and lighted with wine and blue ca ndl es. On eith e r side of the center piece, the Greek letter s Pi Beta Phi we r e int erwoven with smilax: and suspe nded from th e chande li e r was a g r ea t golden a rrow. There was a sh o rt t oast pr ogram and two o f the g irl s composed a poem o f th anks for the occasion.

At o n e o f our r ece nt meetings we had a mock wedding in costume. Th e bride (Edith Hal e) w ore a white si lk g ow n with a beautiful lace (cu r tai n ) "eil. She ca rri ed r oses. The "gr oom" ( Su san Gardener) wore a black dres s suit and ev in ced excess ive nervousness H e dropped the ring which was im mediat ely pocketed by hi s sma ll broth er in Lord Fauntleroy cos tum e. Th e mothers of th e bride and gToom s howed much emotion while th e fath e r o f the bride (Ulle n a In ge r soll ) was so overcome at the

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giVing away of his daughter , that it took his s ister's lavender salts lnd an empty wood alcohol bottle to reviv e him . The ceremony was rupted at some length by the objec tions v f a defeated rival, on the grounds that neither one of them had procured a di\'o rce from their fonner mate. When at la st they w e re pronounced "tied" (he Right Reverend Sir, dressed also in th e conventi o nal black with 510\'C pipe hat, kissed the old lTh1id sister in s tead of the bride While the chapter held a short meeting, lhe pledges prepared the wedding feast

Ethel Lymer entertained th e chapter girls, pledges and a few friends at her home recently in hon o r o f Madelon Medes of Fairfield, and Edith Parks of Milton, la , the latter was a guc!>t of Edith Hale We enter· tained very informally Frida y Marc h first for Mi ss Medes who returned to her home the third.

Mi ss Ogburn, of China has been in our mid st for the pa s t we ek. She is not a Pi Phi but s h e wear s a rnost peculiar a rr o w. The Chinese wishing to make her so me pre se nt , had it all almos exact copy of the Pi Phi pin of Alta Newby, now in China. W e are planning to send Miss Newby a gift when Miss Ogburn lea\·es.

The girls of Iowa Alpha are looking forward with much enthusiasm to the visit of our Province President, Anne Stuart. She is to be with us some time thi s month. VIe hop e s he will no t be alarmed by the cry of "Small P ox!" The little t ow n s about u s are quite frantic Ou r Phi Delt chapter hou se is quarantined and a number of other students have it, or at lea st are not yet out of quarantine, but its spread has been effectively checked. \Ve se nd our sin ce re sympat hy t o Nebraska Beta. who, we under sta nd, is Quarantined with sca rl e t fenr.

Our best wi s h es go out to all s is ter chapters and we hope when another Arrow is publi s hed to have the pri" ilege of greeting a new chapter at Wa s hingto n University.

JESSI E JUNE

IOWA BETA-SIMI'SON COl.LEGE

(Chartered 1874 )

The enthusiasm for Simpson which prevaikd at the beginning of the <allege year sti ll continues. A few weeks ago when th e State Oratorical contest took place at Simpson there was quite a burst of college spirit. The day of the contest which was tilt' tw e nt y;seco nd of Febru ary , wa s al so Founder's and Benefactor's da y. At the exercises in honor of thi s day, each class and each d epartment of the ,:ollege gave som e: "stunt." Through the whol e performance the id ea of awakening more interest in Simp son was very c1e\'erly and successfully carried out. The stunt which appealed 1110St strongly to the s("flse oi humor and which is

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most easily explained was the o ne given by the Mu sic Department. 10 order to show the ext r em ely bu sy condition of th e conservatory and in:. part to convey to the public some idea of the so unds that might be heard within, thr ee of the professors, one a violi n, the other a vocal and the third a piano instructor, each at the same time gave a lesson to one of hi s most promising pupil s, but you would have thought they were anything but promising. At the same time this was going on on the platform other professors scatte red about the r oom were drilling Quartets. or nOfmal vocal classes, seve ral students were vocalizing, others practici:1g v iolins, a bass and a Rute were also in evidence and I am sure no one ill the audience ever had the plea s u r e of hearing so many different sounds at one time.

This term there have been in some of the college buildings several minor improvements, which hav e proved very pleasing to the eye

The thing that pleases us most at pr ese nt i s the fact that our college pr eside nt will be back the last of March after spending almost a yea r traveling in Europe. We h ave lea rn ed t o appreciate him more than eve r since we ha ve had to do without him.

Our alum nae gave us a party last week at the h ome of Mrs. Burberry, . our "rus h ees" were also in vited. We have recently had parties at the ' homes of Mrs. Madge. Harlan and Mrs. Sigler two alumnae Pi Phis.

In closing I should lik e to say that we girls are not in favor of high sch ool soror it ies, so far as we can find out about them. Not having hadany actual experience to en li ghten us on the s ubject we are n ot prepared, to say very much.

Best wi shes to all from Iowa Beta.

IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE

(Chartered 1906)

S ince the beginning of the t erm, Iowa Gamma ha s had a home whichshe may call her own. Our hou se is located o n the so uth of the campu !and commands a beautiful view. While only four of our girls room in th e house, we all board there, and many a jolly time do we have in ou r chapter room. Each girl has done something toward furnishing the house. and ou r alum n ae have been very good to us. The girls of the local sor ori ty S. S moved into a hous e down tOwn the first of March. A neW'" sorority has been formed thi s term, the Omega Deltas, who are petitioning for Tn Delt.

In February we gave a cookie-shine at the hous e for our alumnae_ There were thirty-five of us present.

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\Ve have put the pledge pin on (our girls this t erm-Vera Mills of J effer· son, Esther John of Cambridge, Helen Wakefield of Sioux City and May Chase of Colorado Springs, Co lo rado. We feel sure that al1 these girls will make strong Pi Phis when they are initiated. At the close o ' the last semest e r we initiated Franklin French of Humboldt.

Last week our pledges gave us a cookie-shine in the old gymnasium. N eed less t o s ay, we aU an enjoyable time.

The Sophomore Class Play was given in March. Two of our girlsFrances Hopkins and Ruth Dyer-had the leading girl's parts

Our matron, Mrs. Kilbourne, is going ab r oad in a few weeks, so tht ether evening she gave a reception in the Hall parlors for th e girls to meet Mrs Knowlton who will take h er place.

The girls have all been h eaving sighs of relief since the fraternity examination is over. \Ve took ours early, so as t 6 avoid the rush which aways accompanies our college exmi nati ons.

With best wishes to all Pi Phi s.

FLORENCE J ULIA P£TT1NCEJl.

IOWA ZETA-ST TE UN I VERSITY Of' IOWA

(Chartered 1882)

I o wa Zeta s tarted in a new semester with three pledges, Belle Hutzel of Avoca, Madge Sangstaff of Charles City and Elizabeth Michelson (.I f Webster City. These we initiated when we celebrated the tw e nty -fifth 'Uln iversary of our chapter, F eb ruary twelfth . At that time we also gave a banquet to all Pi Phi s, active and alumnae.

At the Y. \V C A. Fair February twenty-third, th e Pi Phis had a Turkish coffee room which was very attractive in its o rient al hangings and Turkish lamps. Th e gi rl s all wore white sui t s with red sas hes and fezes. The fair was a s plendid financial success, n ea rl y five hundred dollars being realized

The Pan-Hellenic Sorority Informal comes April thirt Len th. Thil has been an annual party since the local Pan-HeIlenic was formed.

The eight men's fraternities are to give a Pan-Hellenic fo rmal party April twelfth, which wilt be the largest party of the year.

Agn es Remley, our president, has gone home on account of h er mother, illne ss and may not return until commencement time.

In dramatics we are well represented this spring. Mignon Maynard and Carrie Watter s take part in the senior cla ss play "The School for Scandal ." Sadie Ja cobs is Coryphoeus in the Greek play "Iphigeoia" and Edith Ball is "Babbie" in the Dramatic Club Play, "The Little Minister."

We are looking forward t o a visit from Mis s Ann e Stuart 500ft.

EDITH BAu..

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MISSOURI ALPHA- MI SSOU Ri UN IVEitSlTY

(Chartered 1899 )

The chapler h ouse has been th e scene of much actiVity since our las t lette r to the Ar row. Of course, immedately after our r eturn from borne after th e Christmas hol iday s everyone began to prepa r e for t h e comi ng examinations and all one heard was "exams." However, we all passed t hrough the ordeal sa fely and felt th at we might rest for a little while .

A number of big danc es always ta ke place after examinations and we have e nt e rtained a number of o ut -o f- to wn girl s who were gu es ts for the partie s

Early in th e se me s ter w e initiated one of our girl s who has b een p ledged ,s ince the 'fir st se meste r. Afte rward s. o f co ur se, w e had a cooki e-s hine and eve ryb ody h a d a fin e tim e. No n ew girl s wh o m we do.!sired entered sc hool this semester so we have no very n e w freshmen.

On Valentin e's day we gave a lun cheon fo r one o f the vi s iting girls and afterwards we danced. Our da y all h o me comes th e first Thursday in eve ry mo nth and we e n joy it vcry much for it i s a good oppo rtunity ior us to mee t other unive rsity girls in a n info rmal wa y.

Miss Stuart. our prov ince president. arrived Friday and w e a re e n joyi ng her visit so much We ha\' e lea rn ed a great deal about the o ther Pi Phi chapt e r s s he ha s visited and it puts u s in so mu c h clo se r touch wit h t he members o f the fraternity Yes t erday w e gave a t ea fo r her when she had an opportunity to m eet o ur alumna e, patrones ses a nd other ity girls. One of the patr on esses h as invited Mi ss Stuart to be at h omt with her next Tuesday t o meet th e members of th e fac ulty.

The so r o riti es down here have la tely p assed a rul e whi c h they think: a very good one . In s tead of having men callers every Sunday afternoonthat is a uni" e r s al custom, I s uppose-w e ha ve decided t o h ave ca llers only o n the fir s t Sunda y of every mo nth How thi s will w ork out has yet to be d emonstrat ed, as yet it see ms a wi se plan

On th e whole. I s hould say that th e position of o ur c hapt e r toward high sc h ool sorori ti es is a favo rabl e one Thi s may be du e to the fact that some o f o ur best m embe r s have been sorority girls in high or pre parato ry schools. A high sc h ool sor ority seems a good prepa rat ion fo r a. co ll ege fraternity In h er high school soro rity a girl may learn h o w to wo rk for a soro r ity, what thin gs are n ecessa ry for its adva nce ment ani what so rt o f girl s make best fr ater nity material. That her connection with a local o r high school so r o rit y will prevent h e r from bringing the right spi rit to h e r na t ion al soro rity, does not seem possible . As a girl gTOW5 o ld e r her intere sts and fri end s natura"y change and thi s is -especially true if she g oes t o another place wh e n s h e enters co llege, as is

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usually th e casc o Therefore. while her high school so rority will aI· wa ys be d ea r to her, the wid e r intere sts of the national will cl ing to h e r all her life All her life she wili me e t wonten of her own age wh o are or have been members o f h er nati onal so r o ri ty and thus she wili a lwa ys find congenial companions in h e r fraternity and her intere st in it will be kept fresh On th e ot her hand , most "p r e p schoo l frats" either die or the girls lo se int e r est when th ey arc n o 10 l1g e r in d irect contact witb them So what h arm can a preparato ry so rority do a n a ti o nal? Th;).t a girl will bring into a nati onal und esirable girl s who may have belonged t o her high schoo l so rority, we doubt It is true, on the ot her hand, th at from h e r early fraterni t y expe r ie n ce she will desire that only the b est .or her high sc h oo l so r o ri ty may make her national , and th e girl who did n o t pro ve t o be th e best fraternity material in the preparatory organiz3 4 li On will n o t be desired by h er former so r o ri! y siste r who is the of a nati onal. Thi s may be a o ne-s id ed view o f the subjec t , but-it 15 our s.

The fraternity Qu es ti on has been a long digression and does n ot see m quite in tone with the r est of the letter, but at pre sent thi s see m s to be a vital question, so perhaps it is pardo n a ble.

We are looking forwa rd to celebrating " Founder's Day" before long but at pre se nt a r e und ecided what fo rm o ur celebration is to tak e. LILLtAX CARNES.

KAN S A S ALPHA-KANSAS UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 1873)

W e h ave no pl edges to introduce to our Pi Phi sis t e r s thi s t ime. The n ew te rm did n o t bring any new material and we are well sa tisfied with o ur "lucky thirteen" fre s hm e n They are to give th e ir farce Saturday night, March ninth, after which we shall have a cookie-shine. One e ve ning we girls had a 4'tacky party" at the house and had all sorts of fun , just among o ur se lve s. d a n ci ng during the eve ning and ending up with some very good h o me mad e refreshments. On F ebruary eight h w e gave our "Annual" which was in every wa y vcry sa tisfactory . A Jot of "old" girls came back fo r the occasion.

The School of Fine Art s gave two perfo rmances of th e " Pirates of P enzance" which were considered very good by the l a r ge audiences that attended them Queena B eauchamp, one of ou r freshmen took the leading woman 's part a nd another one of our freshmen was in the chorus.

The play " David Garrick" which was performed by the Masque Clu b waS such a decided s ucce ss that the players have decid ed to put on another pi ece which will probably be "The Cri sis" and the two leading pJay-

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ers have been asked to t ake the leading parts again. The girl, Elizabeth Parkman , is anot h e r one of our freshmen. so you see what a talented group we initiated th is year.

We have secured for our ch ape r on next year Mi ss Jenn ie Brooks, a woman of much literaTY abil ity and a co ntribut o r t o some of o ur best maga z in es and pe riodi cal s. Already we like her very much and feel su re that s he will prove a ve ry d e lightful addition to the Pi Phi household.

A large appropriation for an Engineering Building, for so me smaller buil d in gs and for general maintenance has been granted by the legis lature to our university, for which we were given a h alf holiday as a sort of jubil ee.

1 am very glad to be able to say somet hing on the subject of hig h sch ool so r o rit ies. We t ook a vote as to th e o pini o n abo ut t h em in meeting one even in g and the result was an almost una n imo u s vote against th em. Several o f the girl s ha ve been members o f high sc hool so r oriti es and they are as s trongl y opposed as the othe rs if n ot more so. In the high school h er e there are two fraternties and two sororit ies and they furni s h good examples of th e way that s uch fac ti o n s are detrimenta l to a sc hool There is n o doubt that the rivalry which o rigin ates among members of two different high school soro r itie s extends up into the univer si ty a nd causes prejudice where o th er wise there would have been none. High school boys and girls are n o t old en ough to reali ze the best things about a fraternity and as th ey see onl y the socia l si de of a college fratel"nity th e r esul t is an imitat io n of th eml which is expensive and harmful. The tendency to be snobbish and exclus ive is undoubtedly the predo minant trait in many o f them, and thi s seems t o be what ca u ses the greatest harm of all-the bitter feeling amo ng the "barbs. 1I For it sometimes happens that th e thoughtlessness of sorority members in r egard to non-sorority members appears in so many ways a nd forms that the gi rl who is "out o f it a ll " actually undergoes a change of charac t er a nd becomes bitte r Hav ing been a sorority member myself whil e at hi g h school, I f ee l that th e quicker a nd more comp lete ly the se littl e unions a re elim in a ted the bett e r it will be for the grades and the moral c h arac t e r of the student s.

Greetings to all the Pi Phis l from Kansas Alpha.

AKAHTJ'E W EA VE1L

NEBRASKA

BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

(C ha r' md '89;)

J ust now, Nebraska Beta girls are preparing ior th e mid-semester exam ina ti ons and for fraternity examination as well. Little wonder that we ate looking forward t o East er vacat ion with considerable pleasure.

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]n university life, there have been the usual winter functions, the basket ball season and now th e preparatioos for base balJ. And we must mention OUT glee club. They have not yet given their annua l concert here but h ave visited seve ral neighboring place s, and late in March they start on a western tour expecting to visit cities through Colorado and Utah.

The work of our university girls' club ha s n ot been as extensive as we expect to make it next year but it ha s somewhat increased. Just now th e senior and junior girls a r e making prepartions for a "Woodl and Drama" which they expect to pre sent late in the spring in order to have all the girls together before the year ends.

OUT dean of women has given a lun cheon each Saturday all the year, entertaining university girls. Each soror ity wa s entertained individually, the r est being grouped by classes.

Fraternity Questions have been considerably agitated too. The men were held down by a six weeks "rush week" both semeste r s. We girls were allowed an early pl edge day but after regular work began all rush· ing had to cease for six weeks and so eventually for the year. We have what we call an Int er -So r o rit y Council which consists o f an active and an a lumn a member o f each soro rity and the chairman is one of the faculty. This council takes up th e rushing Question. As yet n othing definite has been done for next year but we rather ant icipate a semes t er rule . Nebraska Beta feels that now more than ever her girls enjoy their chapter house. During the past month, we were quarantined for scarlet fever and the girls were scatte red over the city. We greatly appreciated our "town sis ters" hospitalit y but imagine how happy we all are to be r eally together once more.

And in closing we wish to introduce another Pi Phi siste r, Edith Kruckenberg of Shelby, Iowa, who was initiated late in December. M. PEARL FITZGERALD.

ALPHA-N EWCOMB COU.EGE, TULANE UNIVERS ITY

(Charte r ed 1891)

The mid-year examinations hav e passed and Newcomb s tart s out again with fresh vigor o n a new Quarter. The hardest work has been accompished and when warm wcather comes we can feel thankful that the greater part of our hard studying was completed durling the cold months.

Mi ss Anne Stuart , Gamma Province Pre s ident, accepted our invitati on to vis it Louisana Alpha during Mardi Gras. She was thus able to see New Orleans at its best and we are delighted that she could visit the chapter and city during such a gay and intere s ting time. She was with us a week, as the guest of Celeste Janvi e r .

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On Micar in, Loui s iana. Apha exp ect s t o have a "s pecial " initiation of h er patrone sses. Of course, there will be a mock initiation, for it will be the only time in O Uf lives when we can make a number of ladies bend t o th e wilJ 0'£ so me you n g a nd fooli s h girl s, There will also be a second part, whi ch will impre ss upon them th e ir full relation t o Pi B e ta Phi, their duty t o h e r and h e r duty t o them.

Celia Rainey ha s entered the training s chool o f th e New Orl ea ns Sanitarium and it is needless t o say how proud of her Louisana Alpha feel s. Sh e i s the fir st Pi Phi, in fact. the fir st fr ate rnity girl in New Orleans th at ha s undertaken thi s h a rd a nd tediou s cou r se a nd we fe el prouder than ever that Pi Beta Phi is th e fir s t fraternity to give a train ed nurse to New Orleans.

Loui sana A lph a sends h ea rtie s t wi s hes to her sis ter chapte r s, especially t o Texas Alpha, who se State Convention s h e h opes will hav e been the greatest success.

J ESSIE TEBO

(Chartered 1902)

Texas Alpha h ad the fir st State r eunion of h e r alumnae la st month, during February twenty - fir s t, tw e nt y-seco nd, a nd twenty -third. Our chapter though th e fir st establish ed in this uni ve r sify, is co mparatively young, so th e number of ou r alumnae is as yet rather sma ll. But still we were di sa ppointed that m ore did not re spon d t o our invitations, and hope that better success will attend our effor t s n ex t yea r

M iss Stuart, our Provi nce President, ca m e Tue s day o f Reunion week, in t im e to attend two informal t eas at th e homes of tw o o f o ur c harter members, Anne Townes and Ada Garri son Thu r s day night we h ad our initiation, adding Lou ise Andrew s, Grace Byrne, and Hall ette S ea rc y to our list of sisters. After the u s ual ceremonies, w e all, initi a t es, alumnae, and visitors , e njoyed a delightful cookie-shine.

Friday Florence Rand olp h h ad u s all for a pr og re ss ive luncheon at h e r beautiful home in tOW11. The place cards were a wine-colo r ed camatio tied with blue. Afterward, six- hand euchre was played, and the prizes were pretty piece s of Pi Phi jewelry.

Saturday aft e rn oon was fat e rn ity m ttli ng Mi ss Stuart gave us a talk which made us feel more like Pi Phis than eve r. The re s t of th e dtetnoon was d evo te d t o a n info rmal r ecept io n to a ll the frat e rnity gi rls. some of whom Miss Stuart h ad previously met at brief visits t o their .chapter houses

Th e R eu nion program wa s concluded by a grand banquet at the Dos· kill hotel Saturday night. Those to whom the succes s of thi s affair was

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intrusted are certainly to be congratulated. The table was in the shape of a cross, and from the chandelier to the central squa re were streamers of wine and blue tulle, fastening in bows. Many vases of carnatiom, :.ied in this same way, were on the arms of the cross. An immense gilded arTOW hung from the chandelier and tiny gilded arrows were strewn over the cloth and taken away as one of the many souveniers of the Reunion. The place-cards w e r e painted in wine and blue; and the menu cards were blue, with the monogram and year in wine and gold. During the elaborate dinner Pi Phi songs were sung, and then came the following toasts, with Ada Garrison as toastmistress:

The Alumnae-Fay Kincaid

The Charter Members-Myra Peacock.

The Cradle Row-Rose Edmond.

The Initiate s-Anne Townes.

The excitement of reunion wC'ek had not quieted down before Texas Alpha met again to give a ru s hing party, which resulted in the pledging of Nona Mason, of Pueblo, Col. We are ve r y proud of this freshman and are anxious to initiate h er into Pi Phi.

N ext week come the final examination s and most of us are busy preparing for them. We took th e fraternity examination the first part of February.

Sincerest l ove to all Pi Phis from Texas Alpha.

DELTA PROVINCE

SERENA GouUJ.

COLORAOO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

(Chartered 1884 )

This semester we ha ve one new pledge to introduce to Pi Phi sisters, Grace Fairweather of Chicago, of whom we are ve ry proud. We are planning for the initiation soon when we are also going to initiate Cleophile Bell for whom we have waited three years. Elizabeth J ohnston gave an elaborate tea for the active girl s Janu ary thirty-first and we have had a number of infonnal teas and several cookie-shi nes, which really seem the most popular with us . Our new house is nearly under cove r now and we are beginning to r ealize that next year we shall have the best po ss ible opportunities for entertaining and we hope to make the most of them. At the laying of the corner stone we had only Pi Phis and it seemed so nice, for everyone could hear and everyone there was really

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interested When the house is fini s hed we expect to have a house warming and invite a ll the fraternities t o see our new h o me.

OUT chapter seems to be somewhat divided on the subject of sororities in the high sc hool s, but I think we n ea rly all agree that it w ould be better not have th em H o w ever, it d oes not seem the thing for college soro rities to bar th eir m e mbe rs as ma ny fin e co ll eg e girl s have been high s ch ool .!o rority girl s, and y et a s a gen erat thing high schoo l girl s are s o young that they do not act sensibly conce rning sorority life. They rus h too violently and consequently are n eglectful af s chool work and are apt to feel abo v e girl s not in their s o r o rity-all of which college fraternities guard !a gainst. They train a girl so that fraternity life in college i not so n ew a s it is to non hi g h sc h ool so ro rity girl s. All th e good points one can mention fo r s uch high sc hool organi z ation s se em s to us much over-ba lan ce d by the bad features . There is so much talk concerning thie and the different school authoritie s are showing so much interest that I think the da y is very near when all high s chool frat erniti es will pas s out of active exi s tence.

Be s t wi sh es t o all Pi Phi s.

COLO RADO BETA-DENVER UN I VE RS ITY

( Ch a rtered 1885 )

We are preparing to take our second term's examinations next week, and it is very hard to realize that this year is so nearly over W e initiat ed ou r three pl edg es, B er tha Cul ette, El ai n e Culette, a nd Alph a E ps ilo n ent e rt ai ned in o ur h on o r, ho weve r, on J a nuary the twent yPi Phi s.

Th is la st t e nn ha s bee n r a th er qu iet fo r u s, as it is th e h a rdes t o n e o f th e yea r and th e r e is le ss goi ng o n th an in e ith er of th e ot h er s. Sigma Alpha Eps il on ent erta in ed in o ur h o no r, howev er, o n J a nu a r y th e tw entysecond , with a very original party and we all h ad a mos t enjoyable tim e Mi ss Elda 1.. Smith wa s with u s se veral days in February and we en· joy ed h er v is it very mu ch , and were so rry s he co uld n o t h av e m a de us a longer stay

Colo r ado Beta h a s und e rtak en t h e co mpl e t e c harg e of th e libra ry a t the Neigh borh ood Hou se. a charit a b le instituti on in Den ve r. W e find the work very pl easant and a s the girls ta ke turn s in going, it is not a tax on eith er o ur t ime o r strength

Our chapt e r is almos t un a n imous ly oppose d t o hi gh sch oo l so r o r iti es Althou g h w e have seve r a l g irl s who hav e come fr o m these soc iet ies, and w e could n ot spare an y of them , sti ll we f eel that h igh school sororiti es a r e a mi sta k e and o ught t o be di sco urag t' d W e h ope that the time

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may come when th ey will be no m o r e, fo r we feel that any girl w ho is take n into Pi B e ta Phi will be a better member of our frat e rnit y w itho ut this earlier experience in Greek le tte r life.

We are lookin g forward with pleas ure t o April th e tw enty-eighth , wh en we sha ll ha\te Co lo r ado Alpha with u s t o h rl p celeb r ate.

Wi shes fo r a very happ y Founder' s Day from Colo rad o Be t a.

EDITH AYIE DRES SOR.

CA.LIFORNIA ALPRA-LELA ND JR U NIVERSITY

(Chartered 1893 )

Since ou r las t Arrow letter we ha ve a ll e nj oyed our Christmas vacati o n, a nd h ave r etu rn ed to Stanford and OUT chapter o f Pi Phi full of e nthu s ia s m fo r a no ther se mes te r 's wo r k and pla y. S o me of u s kn o w, unfo rtu na t ely th at thi s r eturn is th e last one for us-and co n seq ue ntly o ur effor t s h ave mo r e th a n r ed o ubled to r ealize the hope th at this last s emeste r may be the finest we have e \'e r h ad.

Dur ing th e vacation , th e Los Angeles Alumn ae C lub e nt e rtain ed with a cookie-shine in hon o r o f th e active member s o f th e two California chapters. Quit e a number of the Stanford girl s w e r e pre se nt and aU of them mo r e th a n enjoyed th e aftern oo n. It i s to be h oped si ncerely th at more suc h meetings may be h eld

S o far th e semeste r ha s been an unu sua ll y bu sy o ne We did a litt!t: ru shin g th e fir st of the se me ste r, but of cou r se mo s t of o ur ru s hing h e r e is do n e at th e beginning of th e college yea r

Dur ing th e third week in January ou r Grand S ecre ta ry m ade u s a ve ry plea sant visit, a nd we e n joyed h avin g her with u s very much . Of course we we r e particu la rl y int e r es t ed in h earing about \ Vashington Alpha. ami some of u s w e r e ve ry much surpri se d and pl ease d that we kn e w two of the initiate s. We are looking fo r wa rd to the time when th e five c hap· ter s o f Delta Pr ov in ce may m ee t together. W e had th e pleasure of introducing Mi ss Smith to the woma n 's Greek world o f S t anford at an informal t ea at which alm os t all the m e mbe r s of th e loca l Pan - H ell enic A,sociati o n were present, which r e minds me t o say that this semes ter Delta Gamma , Alpha Phi , a nd Gamma Phi Beta will en terta in the Associat io n .

On F ebruary eleve nth, th e se nior s in the chapler ente rt ained with a dinner and moonlight drive afterward , in h o nor of the anniversary of the chapt e r' s in stallatio n Th e d ining r oom and table decorati o n s wen: unique, all suggestive of P i Phi and St. Valentine'S, becaus e th e fo urteenth was n ear enough so that we could bor r o w so me ideas in d ecorating Th e entire affair wa s kept as sec r e t as possible and n o n e o f the chapter, except th e seni o r s, kn ew that we we re going for a drive untit the bus drove up about eight o'clock.

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Th e frat e rnity examination and the s tudy for them comes next in the cataloguing of eve nt s. \Ve cele brated Washington's birthday by taking the examination the morning of the twenty-second, and of course we are anx iously awaiting the return of th e papers with th eir mark s.

On the evening of March first, the Sophomore class presented Shaw's comedy, "You Never Can Tell,"-and we arc especially proud of the fact that Rubie Robe rts was in the cast as Dolly, and moreover, was the only frat ern ity girl in th e play. Ruth Sterne was also the only frat ernity girl on th e sop homore play committee. Th e play was most successful and will be p resented in San Jo se after Easter, and perhaps in San Francisco.

Cap and Gown, th e se ni or women's socie ty here, gave a se rie s of "stunts" at the woman's gymnasium for all the women of the university on March eighth. Pi Phi is represented in the soc iety by Elamae Lambert and Elizabeth Officer. I wish that a ll of you cou ld have been amo ng th e aud ie nce that evening and could have secn the deserted appearance of the library and all of the girls' houses and hall s, for everyone went to see the "st unt s" and the gymnasium was packed.

Vv e are looking forward to our California spring and all of its outdoor pleasu r es and wish that all of the c hapte r s could be here with us, yet I shou ldn't say "looking forward," for ou r sp ring has in r eality been wit h u s for a lon g t im e. \ Ve have our own boat this year o n our tiny little lake, and the hills are as green as possible. We all of li S know th at every cent we can spa r e will be spent for drives and h o rseback rides up among them .

In extending g r eetings and best wishes to all the chapters in Pi Phi , California Alpha wishes to extend a special sepa rate one to Washington Alpha.

We w i s h to remind all Pi Phis traveling in the west, that a cordial welcome awaits them at Stanford.

LoUISE PEARCE.

CALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CAUFORNIA (Charte,ed 1900)

We can hardly r ealize that spring is here once more and that anothe r coll ege term is half ove r . This has been a very busy year both in \:01lege and frat e rnit y activities.

Soon after our return from ou r Christmas vacation we were honorl!d by a visit from our Grand Secretary, Miss Elda Smith. She stayed with us several days at the c hapter h ouse and told us many interesting things about the eastern colleges and ou r Pi Phi chapters there and also about the girls of Washington Alpha who have recenty been initiated into Pi Beta Phi. One afternoon we gave an informal recepti o n to th e other fr aternity girls so that Mi ss Smith might have a n opportunity of meet-

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iog othe r o f our college girls ou t side o f ou r o wn chapter. W e enjoyed her visit with us ve r y much a nd we are sure she cou ld n o t hav e a n ything but a favo rable impres sion o f o ur university and of California in general Th e fact that she could s it comfortably at an ope n ai r concert in the middle of J anuary was cenainly a novel experience t o an eastern visitor. T h e mu sical perfo r mancu which have been given here thi s te rm have especially fin e. Madam Schumann-Heink accompanied by the univer s ity o rchestra gave a r ec ital in the G r ee k theatre The renowned piani s t, R osentha l, played before a larg e and app reciative audie n ce and some time thi s s prin g we s ha ll have the pl eas ure of hearing Madam. Nordica.

. Besides the se a nd o ther concerts there have been th e usual co ll ege festivitie s. Th e Sophomo r e H o p and the annua l play of th e M as k a nd Dagger Dramatic Society, bot h furnished enjoyment fo r the co ll ege s tudents . The tw enty-second of February , 'Voma n's Day, was spe nt in boatr acing, t ennis and baske t -baJJ , and en ded with a colo n ial ball in the evening. The latter wa s a ve r y pretty affai r and proved to be a great s ucces s.

Even with so much going o n in th e co ll ege we h ave found time to do a little ent e rtaining at the chapte r h o use. Ou r fres hm en gave a delightful dance in J anu ary and o n the fourteenth of F e brua ry the senio r girl s g av e their annual vale ntin e party

California Be ta wi shes to int r oduc e to you a new Pi Phi , Loue tt a Weir. whom we initiat ed January thirtieth. Our latest s i st e r is a junior at college and a fin e, s tro ng girl so we a r e ve r y pro ud to think tha t she i s a Pi Phi . Shortly after her initiation Miss Weir met wit h quit e a seri o us accident and ha s been confined t o he r bed fo r s ome weeks past but we hope th at she will De back among u s again soon .

Our college ha s anothe r nati onal fr atern ity. Th e gi rl s of th e fo rmer Alpha B et a Sigma local so r o rity have r eceived a na ti onal charter of Alph a Omicron Pi. We wi sh them every s u ccess in th ei r new frate rnity lif•.

W e hav e Quite a num be r of girls in our chapte r who h ave been in high sc hool so r orities and they ha ve a ll proved to be good workers and Joyal m embe r s of Pi B eta Phi But so me o f th ese ve r y girls are o ppo sed to such o rgani zation s in preparatory sch oo l s and th e op inion of th e cha pte r as a whol e seems to be agai n st th em, a lth ough very mu ch ma y b e said on both sides o f this question Th er e is a st r o ng loca l movement 10 Berkeley against th ese f r a t e rniti es. The high s chool a u t h o ritie s hav e prohibi t ed a n y fr aternity o r so rority member from t ak in g part in the athletics or any o ther o f th e activities of th e school.

We t ru s t that the r ema ind e r o f the yea r may pa ss happily fo r all s iste r chapt er s o f Pi Beta Phi IDA MAY McCoy

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Since th e issue of the January ARROW the following exchanges have been received and are hereby acknowledged: For October-The Phi Chi Quarterly.

For November-The Delta Chi Quarterly, the Beta Theta Pi, the Sigma Chi Quarterly, the Ele"sis of Chi Omega, the Alpha Phi Quarterly

For December-The Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, the Record of Sigma Alpha Ep si lon, the Kappa Alpha Journal, the Phi Gamma Delta, the Delta Upsilon Quarterly, the Shield of Theta Delta Chi, the Trident of Delta Delta Delta.

For January-The Kappa Alpha Theta, the Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, the Beta Theta Pi, the Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta.

For February-The Eleusis of Chi Omega, the Phi Gamma Delta , the Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the Kappa Alpha Journal .

Anent the word "sorority" we quote from the Alpha Phi Quarte rly. For the dignity of Pi Beta Phi we are glad that our corporate name , like the constitution of Alpha Phi, calls for the use of the word Hf raternity."

The following remark of President Wheeler of the University of California , wa s . Quoted and commented upon In the Berkeley press as below:

"There is no need for the wo rd soro rity . I dislike the name very much. I prefer to speak of your organizations as women's fraternities. There can be a brotherhood of women as well as of men . The word 'f ra.· ternity' is derived from the Greek word '{rater,' meaning or suggesting brotherhood ."

Now the sorority girls would like very much , as dutiful college gi rls, to please President Wheeler in this little matter of a name for their be·

loved secret societies, but there is an un superable obstacle in the way. The constitution of these sororities-such organizations as the Kappa Kappa Gamma and the Kappa Alpha Theta and othe r exclusive sororities -provides that they shall be called sororities, and so rorities they are, ac-cordingly. The girls never d r eamed that any fault could be found with "the term. Miss Cornelia Stratton, President of the Associated Women Students. approves of Pre si dent Whee ler's rema rk s regarding changing Jthe name sorority to fraternity "T he word soror ity is very littl e used thes e days and I am glad of it," said Mi ss Stratton. " 1 would prefer to use women's i raternities. It has a broader meaning. As a body of girls we can characterize ourselves as a brotherhood of sisters."

The Beta Theta Pi reprints from the Delta Kappa Epsilon 'Quarterly. with which we do not exchange, an exceeding ly int eresting article on "Co llege Fraternity Origins ." From this we clip th e part which has to do with the frat ernity or "nation" -<Jf the medieval university.

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Human institutions, like men, never lack ancestors. \Vithout waiting to tra ce ours, w e might safe ly assume that Delta Kappa Epsilon and her sister college fraternities are but the present generation of a long line well worth the kn owi ng ; and on inquiry so it proveS. For, as we go baCK, we always find ourselves in congenial company-the generous youth of the most highl y cultured land s. 'Whether we tread Puritan lanes, s troll abou t papal gard ens or tramp the highways and byways of busy Ii fer we find equal and univer sal tolerance; whether our path be in the sunl ight o f modern civilization, the twilight of mediaeval days, or the gloom of the so-called dark ages. we sha ll find the s un ever bright, maid s eve r merry. wine ever sparkling and song eve r sound ing; with every precious illusion yet unbrok en , with life before each just as hi s fancy paints it- for it is still before him--a.s th e lusty band k eeps step to the marching music of its own pulses:

Gaudeamus igittu-,

Juvene s dUIll sumu s. Such were the songs the s tudent s of Chri stendom were troiling befo re the first crusade set out, and on no day of the 800 years since-and how many more before-W'ho knows ?-ha\'e students failed to sing them. Further back it may be one more l ucky or gifted than r might go. But that is as far as I have gotten; and so pleasant a place 'is it: fo r sojourn that one might well go further and fare worse . rn the twelfth and immediately foll owing cen turi es there developed in We ste rn Europe

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such a system of universities, on a common footing, as modern times.. 'Jacked, until. during the last thirty years, Ame rica has suppli ed one. Europe was parcelled among petty nation s, each with its own lang uage ar.d customs. But the church made Latin a fi,lgua tranca of culture throughout Roman Christendom, and the mother tongue of students; so that between Oxford, Paris, Padua and the smal ler and later founded cities of learning, especially those of Germany, strolled th e youth o f every land, sometimes after hearing the most renowned professors of a gi\'en branch of one university to go elsewhere for the best r eputed teaching in some other line, more often with the just idea that travel was in itself the m ost liberal education, and the wide world the real ·'Univer· sitas,"

At each university th ere were , therefore , groups or " nation s"--eac h of students of a commOn country or race; the Je ss numerous of which as they becam e more prominent and formal were kept full by adoption. So that, for example, at Paris the Engli sh or the German "nation" might include scatte red stu dent s from land s whe n ce there w ere too few to f orm a "nation," or even French students who affected English or Ge rman ways; while at Oxford the Spani sh or Italian "nations" might thus be rec:uited even f r om Engli shmen. If an Oxford student was to visit Par is his "nation" would accredit him to the corresponding "nation" there There re sulted a fraternity sys tem somewhat lik e our own-the " nations" of the same na.m e-e. g., the I talian " nation s"-a t the several sities constituting one fraternity throughout Christendom, the Ge rma n "nations" another, and so on.

The thus fraternized students seem to h ave formed an internationa l' student guild, co rr esponding to th e aggregate of "Greeks " at our silies, with s ubguilds, each named a her some nati o n , corresponding to ou r general fraternitie s , each of which in its turn had a chapter or "nation" a t each llni\-crsity wh ere it was repre sented.

Of thi s guild and these s ubguilds and cliapters, and th e hospitaliry mutually given and expected, we have no end of mention. Of precisely what were the interrelation s, or lack of such, between the different "nations" of a given univers ity we know less The "nations" at ea ch versity as a whole setm to have been clearly distingui s hed from the un· attached majority of student s; and with their fell ows elsewhere have been constituted a social organization-the "Goliardi," the scheme of which burlesque th e Roman church, and whose head, (,r Pope. was always called "Golias." But whether he was thu s 'l amed as "Toper" in Chief, or as successor of an actual " Golias ," who founded th e order, ha s as sad ly pu zzeled our antiquarians, as did the performance' S of the Goliardi scandalize the church of their time. Under the Golias. there was at each uni ve rsity a local " Primas," who issued letters accredit-

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ing those of his fl ock wh o were about to "stroll," and received the credentials of "stroll e rs" from elsewhere, and with his fello w primates, or "cardinals," from th e other universities-presided ov e r by th e Golias-made up th e council of the orde r .

Our ignorance of just how the Go liard i werc related to the students "nations" is not fr o m lack of mention, but from th e fact that the references are by o utsid e r s to whom all stroll ing stud ents werc anathema, and who ca red n ot for distinctions between them The impre ssio n one gets is that the Goliardi were se lect coteries to which o nly members of the "n3tions" were eligible; so that a visiting GoJiardus, while spec ially accredit ed to the "nation" corresponding to that from which he came, was also tho: guest at each univer s ity of the Goliardi there-a club of the choicer spin t!S of all the local "nations ."

We h ave n o authentic record of the personality of anyone Golias. Of some primates we know more-of \ Valter Map most o f all. English by birth, Gualtherus de In sula ( \ Valter de L'Isl e), was a s tudent Goliardus at the University of Paris (r 154·60) , la t er Goliard "Primas" at Oxfo rd, and still later Archdea con there, after ha\'ing se rved as r oy al legate to the Lateran Council. H e gath e red and ed it ed the songs of the orde r, of many of which he is th e reputed author-a collectio n , now in its eighth century of vogue,.-our " Gaudeamus" b ing a d eve lopment of one of his most daring parodies of churc h hy mns. and hi s ;'Lau rige r H o ratius" b eing that we s ing today. Others, s uch as Map's ';Confessio" and some 0"£ his parodies. were th e keenest of sa tire on the clergy; s tilt others, the well-spring s of the praise of Wine, Woman and Song, that became almost a literature in itse lf; and all of them were in the rhymed Latin that bridges the gulf between classical and modern poet ry.

Of the W 'in e h e lauded, Delta Kappa Eps il on has the punch, the recipe for which alr ea dy o ld when imparted to the Goliardi of Caius College, Cambridge, had been tested three hundred or more years there IJ':fore our Alpha sec ured it for us. The maids h e sung are immortal, as every student can testify; and the songs that Walter-Pater and Primas of Oxford Goliardi-wrote and gathered today fill the song·books of American ffGreeks" as weJl as the Kommersbuch us ed by the corps and Burschen schaft students of Germany, who are more the direct successor s of the unations" oC h is day .

Some weeks ago there appeared In the much-read Saturday Evenillg Post a rath er ill-tempered article preferring the u s ual charges against the college fraternity system. To thi s the Kappa Alp ha lou",al makes answer by a contribution unusually practical and free from s entimentalism. vVithout agreeing wit h

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all the arguments of the fraternity man we most heartily endorsehis defen se of the frat e rnity's right to exist.

Now the primary principle on which the fra ternit y system is founded is that of congeniality. A man may be upright, truthful, and ho norable these are undoubted essentials, but in addition he must be co ng enial :0 those composing it in order to be admitted to a fraternity Congenia lity is not a property of th e many but of the few. It is seldom acquired, but mu s t be born in men whose principles are the same. The desire for congenial fellowship is inherent in the soul of every man. But even 3S many men hold different principles 'i n their daily live s. so their attitude t owa rd w hat constitutes congeniality varies.

In colleges, as in the outside world, men of congenial disposition seek to foregather . The ideals of one group cause them to feel more strongly to each o th e r than t o those who ha\' e not th ese ideals . In o rder to per· petuate thei r principles. a soc iety is formed , in whose ritual, name and constitution th ese prin cipl es are embodied. W e re everyone admItted to members hip regardle ss of belief in the se ideals and principles , the purpose of th e fraternity w o uld fail.

The que stion naturally arises: h ave th e fraternitie s, e xi s ting as they do in a d emocrat ic form of life, a right to make a di s tinction? From the viewpoint of the writer, unque stionably they have True democracy is a gov e rnm e nt by the people, and not o f them It is m an·s duty to obey those law s which are for the good of th e people, but no law requi r es him to s ubmit to any sys tem which c hooses for him his a s sociatl!s and friends If there were any method by which the number of fraternities is limited, thus affording to non·fraternity men no means of forming fell o w ships of congenial souls, then there might be induced a powerful argument against the fraternit y sys tem But this is not tru e. There i s n o limit to the number of societies which can be formed, if men so desire . But it is in no sense obligatory on fraternities to take in men who are not congenial to their members . When Thomas Jefferson elared that "All men are created free and equal," he did not modify a great truth by asserting that thi s sta te of equality should continue after birth Equality in the eyes of th e fraternity is based on that appreciation of honor, manhood , and con gen iality common to a11 of its meor bers

The right of the fraternity to exist is based on th e right of men to choose their own associates; to h ave common ideals a nd pr inciples, .an d to perpetuate and extend th ese as may seem best; and to admit to fellow_ ship th ose who h o ld s imi la r principlt:s and ideals. The right cannot be denied . 11s influt:nce i s seen in clubs o f many kinds, in political parti t: s ,..

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in r e ligio ns and creeds, and in the beneficial o rd ers o f vari ous so rt s. To argue against such a right is to co ntend against a princ iple which has influenced mankind since primordial times. The altrui s m of universal brotherhood which presup poses a common principl e and a common ideal to a ll men, while a beautifu l theory, will oc\' cr be practicable un til bu· man n at ure changes to an antith esis of its present condi ti on.

Perhaps if we fraternit y fo lks s hIJ uld all foll ow the advice of the Caduceus, th e charge of exclu s iven ess would fade and die away

The real objects of the fraternit y are not to d r aw a line of distine· tion between frat ernity a nd non fraternity men . It is unfortunate that such a distinction so often has been made . The fraternity is for the frat ernity man, but it has n o right to be agains t t h e non-f r aternity man. I think the frat e rnity relati o n is one that shou ld be kept in the background when Greek a nd barbarian inte rmingl e. It is not by emphasizing the differences between certain of students that th e lar g est fit s a r e gained , but r at h e r from th ose personal and close rel ations that are enjoyed in the chapter h ouse and the weekly meeting It ough t, th er efore, t o be o n e of th e fir st cares of a fra t ernity man t o ignore that artificial lin e o f division when h e is with othe r s luoen ts. If fraternity members wou ld studiou sl y avoid eve r ything that tends to bring into pro min en ce th e fact that they arc fraternity men, they would n ot lose a n ything, a nd th ey wou ld be taking a giant strid e towa rd abol ishing the old-time enmity

Of all th e arguments in fav o r of the small college, th e fo ll o win g quoted indir ec tl y fr om the " ru shing book " o f Phi Kappa Psi has th e merit of g reate st origi nal ity. And mo re than that, it is " s ub stantially co rrect."

He further speaks of th e fact that th e high cost of living in the larger colleges makes it difficult for a graduate accu s tomed to s uch a stand aro1 to live upon the salar y he can earn in hi s early postgradua te days, and he contrasts thi s co nd itio n with that of the grad u ate o f the small college, saying:

"On the oth e r hand , the gradu a t e of th e sma ll coll ege, accustomed to economy, find s it possible not on ly to li ve as well o r better than he has ever lived before, but t o save a considerable s um fr om th e same salary whi ch the graduate of a larger sc h ool would find insufficient for his want s.

"Now the accumulat ion o f these s mall savings is o ne o f th e greate1t assurances of future s uccess, for th e possession of su ch a fund early 10 li fe not only means an assurance against idleness and non -employment,

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but it soon places the possessor of s uch a fund in a position where he can choose his own work, and having secured congenial occupation, he will bave firmly fixed his feet on the fir st ro und of the ladder to success, whjl e he who is without such a fund mu s t, of necessity, work at whatever is offered and be further handicaped by di s content and uncongenial occupation .

Chi Omega has recently established chapter s at Colby College, Waterville, Maine , and at Dickin so n.

The late convention of Alpha Phi was held with the chapter at Barnard College. The convention of 1908 will be held at Madison, Wis.

Kappa Kappa Gamma has removed the editor of the Key from members hip in the national council and ha s elected an editor for a term of ten years. Mrs. E. G. Potter, California, '96, was chosen the first editor under the new arrangement.

Sigma Chi has latel y entered the University of Montana by abso rbing a local, Eta Phi Mu.

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