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ir ittt aids ;lampOfficial Journal of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Published Quarterly $2 per year Single Copies 50 cents

Editor-in-ChiefWADE SMITH BOLT Otterbein, Indiana

Associate EditorsISAAC NEWTON EDWARDS Greenwood, S. C.REUBEN E. MOODY McCormick, S. C.

Exchange EditorE. It. W. GUNN

CHESTER H. PROUTY HAROLD A. MOITZON

J. LAWTON ELLIS, JR.

Alumni Editors210 Forsyth

Business Manager 9 East North

Oxford, Georgia

Bldg., Fresno, Cal.

Charleston, S. C.

Ave., Atlanta, Ga.

Send all material for publication to Wade S. Bolt, Otterbein, Indiana.Note.All Exchanges please send copy to Editor-in-chief and Ex-

change Editor.Application made at the post-office at Otterbein, Indiana, for entrance

to the mails as second-class matter, under the act of March 3, 1879.

NOTICE TO ALUMNIThe STAR AND LAMP is the proof

of the backbone of our fraternity. ByIt the Greek world judges Pi lial)PaPhi. Your support means much, andyour duty to your fraternity shouldbe so well impressed upon you thatyou would at least subscribe to yourmagazine. Send the subscription andremittance to either the BusinessManager or the Editor-in-chief, butpreferably to the former.

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Published at Otterbein, Indiana, by the Otterbein Sun PrinteryWade Smith Bolt, E, Proprietor.

My star anbOfficial Journal of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Volume 4 MARCH. 1916 Number 2

I LOVE YOU(To the tune of "Old Black Joe")

Burns still the love of old within my heart;Yearns yet within a love ne'er to depart.Loyal Pll be to old Pi Kappa Phi;'Mid viet'ries grandIn foreign land,War thou my cry:

I love youI love you,Dear old PI Kappa Phi.

Duty to you, may thouichts imbue,Pi Kappa Phi.

Beats still my pulse for all that's good for thee;Greets still my mind a dream of victory---Bright may the Star and Lamp be shining high,May their rays gleam, their brightness beam,As we shall cry:

I love youI love you,Dear old PI Kappa Phi.

Duty to you, may thoughts imbue,Pi Kappa Phi.

Falls now a call that bids me pass away;All's well with me to great that Fairer Day.When the cold sod is levelled over meMay Pi Kapp say, "Re served his dayFor P. K. P."

I love youI love you,Dear old Pi Kappa Phi.

Duty to you, may thoughts imbue,Pi Kappa Phi.

Bolt,

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THE STAR AND LAMP

DECISION REVERSED AT WOFFORDFTER an earnest fight, lasting over a period of several years, the

fraternity men of Wofford have succeeded in having the Board ofTrustees re-instate Greek-Letter Societies. The writer is notable to give a detailed account of their effort. He has not been hi

Intimate touch with Wofford's fraternity affairs. Suffice it to say thatthe result aimed at has been accomplished and Wofford is back in thebond.

The signs point to a revival of interest throughout the state and,we believe, that if the proper effort is brought to bear, within a fewyears fraternities will be allowed in all the colleges in South CarolinaAt present Charleston College and Wofford are the only two, but thisis a strong entering wedge and it is up to the fraternities to get togetherin a concerted effort to have a bill introduced in the State Legislature toallow fraternities in all colleges controlled by the State.

For the benefit of our brothers, and for others who may chance toread this magazine, we give the faculty regulations regarding fraternitiesat Wofford, handed down by the faculty during the Christmas Holidays.

FACULTY REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO FRATERNITIES ORSIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AT WOFFORD COLLEGE

By direction of the Board of Trustees of Wofford College the Facultyhave adopted the following regulations with a view (1) to avoiding theerrors which in the past made the existence of fraternities an injury tothe life of the College, and (2) to the helping of those who believe infraternities to realize the ideals and benefits for which they claimfraternities stand.REGULATIONS

1. Every fraternity or similar organization is required to submitto the Faculty the names of charter members, the name and generalpurpose of the organization.

2. No student may be initiated into any fraternity or similar organi-zation until he has been a student of Wofford College for at least five(5) months.

3. The place of regular meeting, or any change thereof, must besubmitted to the Faculty for approval.

4. There may be only one formal entertainment a year by eachfraternity or similar organization, and that to be of such nature as notto offend the friends and patrons of the College, and at no entertainmentmay wines or other intoxicating liquors be served.

5. Within two (2) weeks after the beginning of each scholasticyear each fraternity or simil organization must hand to the Facultythe names of its members, the location of its meeting place and, duringthe year, the name of each initiate.

6. Fraternities or similar organizations shall not own, rent oroccupy chapter houses.

DECISION REVERSED AT WOFFORD

7. The President of the College shall present to the members ofeach fraternity or similar organization whose names are handed to himthe following pledge, which shall be signed in his presence:

PLEDGE:I have read the regulations controlling fraternities and

similar organizations in Wofford College and understandtheir meaning. I hereby pledge my word that I will notknowingly violate them or consent to their violation. Ifurther pledge myself that I will put gentlemanly courtesyand consideration toward my fellow students and institu-tional loyalty above any obligatica that may conflict there-with.

The writer also obtained a copy of the letter sent out by President II.N. Snyder, of Wofford, in regard to the re

-instatement of fraternities.The letter was as follows:

WOFFORD COLLEGEOffice of the PresidentSPARTANBURG, S. C.

December 22, 1915.Dear Sir:

After considering the matter for several years, the Trusteesof Wofford College have come to the conclusion that it wouldbe best for the College to permit students to join fraternitiesor similar organizations under proper restrictions. I give here-with the regulations adopted by the Faoulty, and request thatyou hand them to your son after you have read them.

Sincerely yours,HENRY N. SNYDER,

President.The above information is the best that I have to offer at the present

time.JOHN D. HAMER, E

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 1916.

[Editors Note: The following brief notice of the revival of our ZetaChapter was sent from Brother Hamer under date of January 25, 1916.]

"For your information, Zeta Chapter was re-installed Saturday eve-ning, January 22, 1916 by Instituting Officer Herbert Langford, ofColumbia, S. C., assisted by Grand President Carroll. Others who werepresent were: IL E. Moody, Bobo Burnett and myself. The chapter con-sists of eight, to-wit: Adams, Bennett, T ,rnett, Easterling, Huggins,Brunson, Fletcher and Edens. (Signed) John D. Hamer.

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WHAT'S IN A NAME?HE title sounds rather familiar, doesn't it? We admit the truthof that statement without argument, but do you realize howmuch is to be gained by a little detailed study of familiar sur-roundings? Isn't it a fact that you who see the same things

day in and day out often miss points, through that very familiarity withthem, that a stranger would pick out at a glance. If this is true of ourevery-day business life, can it not be true in other things? We, therefore,are trying in this article to set forth an old subject from a differentstandpoint.

The name we have chosen is the old, familiar word, "alumnus." Thedictionary gives its meaning as "one who has completed a course orgraduated from an institution." It implies also one who has finishedhis work. This may do very well in speaking of an alumnus of aschool, though we do not believe any real man ever feels that he isthrough with his school, or will ever forget his Alma Mater who hasgiven him his start in life. When it comes to speaking of an alumnus ofa fraternity, or, to narrow it down, of our fraternity, it is unite evidentthat the dictionary definition does not fill the bill at all. We consideran alumnus of our fraternity as just starting on his real work when hebecomes an Alumnus. Up to that time he has been enjoying the privi-leges accorded him or earned for him as a member of the fraternity bythe earnest efforts of those who have gone before him. When he be-comes an alumnus he gets his first real chance to show what is in him,to do his first really helpful living, and lend a helping hand to thoseComing after him.

The question next arises as to what are the duties of an alumnus,and how he may help those behind him. Perhaps it were best to answerthese questions by giving concrete instances or examples of the worksome true alumnus has done. There is one difficulty in the way, however,Helpful men are usually modest and do not parade their good deeds.Hence it is sometimes difficult to get facts. We believe, however, thatany alumnus, who really has the desire to do a little good work, hasonly to look around him a bit and he will find plenty to keep him busy.

As to the duties of an alumnus, we might sum them up in the follow-ing: Work for your fraternity, use the talents that you have in everypossible way, undertake any fraternity task that you are capable of;work for your chapter, try to make it the best one, if possible, but atleast make it a sound part of a harmonious whole; work for your youngerbrother.

This last duty is by far the greatest of the three, for in performingit you will be working for the upbuilding of the whole fraternity. InIending him a helpful han, do not confuse his social and political withhis material advancement. If you can secure the latter for him and putim on the right road, he will be able to take care of the former. Whathe needs most is guidance and sympathy, a feeling that some older

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brother is interested in his becoming a good man. Take your own case,for instance. When you were a youngster, didn't you just about bowdown and worship your big brother when he showed that he was takingan interest in you? Well, the young fellows today haven't changed muchsince your time, and they would be only too willing to pay you the samerespect if you gave them the chance. We know you are interested inyour younger brother, but suppose you give us a few concrete instancesof it to strengthen our belief. Consider for a moment how much the lifeof the fraternity depends upon the active members, the younger brothers.Then consider how many men, started right, have gone wrong becausethere was no one to stand by with advice and aid at critical times. Isany further argument necessary?

Finally, we must divide the alumni of our fraternity into threeclasses: active, inactive and deceased. The first we respect, the thirdwe honor, but the second we neither honor nor respect. You who readthis article must of necessity belong to one of the first two classes. Towhich do you belong? In conclusion, we may give OUR definition of"alumnus" by naming the one chief duty that stands out above all others--Helpful Living.

Are you an ALUMNUS?CHARLES R. DILLINGHAM.

Manville, New Jersey.[Editor's Note:Brother Charles K. Dillingham, one of Sigma's

charter members, is Editor-in-chief of the "Phi Psi Quarterly." Phi Psiis a fraternity of textile students. "Dilly" gave us pemission to use thisarticle, which was a part of the December "Quarterly." There is muchgood though in the article for alumni. "The Star and Lamp" needs todo some missionary work among the alumni of Pi Kappa Phi.1

FRATERNITIES AT CALIFORNIAF ORTY-FIVE fraternities, sixteen sororities and seventeen localk organizations are located at the University of California. The9 locals, ten of which are men's, are not Greek letter clubs, thus

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--- restricting their spread to other universities and necessitatingcl anTes of name when chartered by national Greek fraternities. Someof these house clubs were organized as early as 11495. and claim alumnithroughout the State. The participation in activities of these associations,side by side with nationals is carried on nearly the same standards. Insome cases the locals appear a ta disadvantage. Nearly every year somenew house clubs are launched and some nationals tempt locals to takeup Greek associations. However, the stage has been reached whennearly all well known men's organizations have chapters here. For we.men's the field is still somewhat open for extension. The oldest women'shouse club on the campus is now in its sixteenth year.

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Clubs and fraternities here are located in houses of from ten totwenty-five rooms, generally averaging eight to twelve sleeping apart-ments. Nearly half of the houses of the nationals are owned by thelocal chapters. These range in value up to forty thousand dollars. Noclubs are in possession of the houses they live in.

In 1870 the first fraternity entered this university, but records showthat twenty years elapsed before the "co-ed" institutions came with thesisterhood attitude. At that time only seven fraternities were inexistence on this campus.

It is probable that, with the establishment of sororities here, socialactivities first blossomed out, for the fraternities organized up to thattime have been so linked together by prestige and custom as to be stillknown as "the original seven." Annually the pioneers band togetherto celebrate in a dance or other festivity commemorating their originalityand adventurousness.

The active membership of most organizations ranges between twentyand thirty-five, not all of these living In the house.

The rushing system at this university is keenly competitve. It lastsabout six weeks in the fall semester and a month at the beginning of thespring term. Rnshees are dined, danced and taken on social parties.About five men are taken in at each Initiation. Pledge pins are much inuse and there is a high standard of honor in Judging another organiza-tion's pledges.

All the houses are grouped about the acreage containing class build.Ings, extending to a radius of about a half mile, chiefly in north andsouth directions.

Inter-organization competitions are held throughout the year inbaseball, football, track, basketball, bowling, etc. Some elegant trophiesand perpetual cups are often put up.

Concerning the California Gamma of Pi Kappa Phi, established herein 1909, it may be noteworthy that eleven other fraternities have estab-lished chapters here since Pi Kappa Phi came. That we aren't the firstor the last gives this chapter a desirable footing and a good relativestanding with other organizations.

Social doings among houses are frequent and of the nature otexchange dinners and dances, formal and informal.

Every term the average grades of organizations are tabulated andmade public. This seems to encourage scholastic work.

There is a large coterie of honor societies, departmental, local andnational, in operation on the campus.

Political and athletic activities are tuned to a high pich at California.The proximity of Stanford University to Berkeley sheds no potent

influence, but standards are often compared in general ways and thoughtof by individuals and societies.

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Thus It appears that this great institution, poorly supported as itIs by state or other finances, still offers opportunities to workers innearly every field; organizations, activities and academic developmentshave been carried out to a strong degree and their offerings await theenergetic and optimistic.

Berkeley, California.REY B. WHEELER, r

THE INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE

E YEN one who has never discounted the real value of the collegefraternity must feel gratified when he hears of the many realservices performed through its agency, and that these servicesare increasing daily. In one of the reports read at the meeting

of the last Interfraternity Conference, illustration after illustration wasgiven of the part the fraternity had played in the success of the lifeof some man, and even in some instances of the saving of that life.Were it practical to publish names to authenticate these Incidents theywould form an eloquent eulogy on the usefulness of the fraternity.

To get an idea of the great work the Interfraternity Conference isdoing it is but necessary to consider casually the report of one of itscommitteesthe committee on local Interfraternity conferences forinstance, or the committee on standard form of report upon scholarship.or the committee on chapter organization. One should become acquainted-with the great amount of detail that is gone into and with what thorough-ness the work is performed. Add to this the sincerity and earnestnessof the men who have this work in charge, the long experience they havehad in fraternity affairs and their familiarity with the subject in hand,as well as their deep interest in the work itself, and it is not hard toconceive what must he the result of their efforts.

As an example of the efficiency of the organization, take the mannerIn which they have tarnished all kinds of material to the fraternityforces where anti-fraternity legislation has been agitated, and the ex-haustiveness of the material so furnished. No fraternity, nor any two orthree banded together to protect their own interests, could have been ofthe assistance to the fraternity forces that this organization has; and,even though they could, the cost would have been several times as greatas that of their combined membership in the Interfraternity Conference.

All investigations are conducted by the Conference in an absolutelyImpartial way and for the best interests of all its members. .In itssessions the best thoughts of all the fraternities may be expressed. ItIs there that the representatives of all fraternities may meet and exchangeideas and benefit from the experiences of others. It is where youngerfraternities may sit at the feet of the older and take counsel, profiting bytheir mistakes and gaining through their misfortunes. It is the clearinghouse of the fraternities.

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The value of the Interfraternity Conference to its members and tothe Greek world at large is beyond estimation. The fraternities shouldadopt it as their Supreme Court, and its recommendations should alwaysbe received with interest and adopted speedily wherever it is practical.

The reports of the Interfraternity Conference should be carefullypreserved in the archives of each chapter and periodically collected intobound volumes for permanent reference. Such a store of informatiorwill be found invaluable. All chapters are urged to comply with thissuggestion.

FORWARD, MARCH!OUBTLESS the world has never witnessed the beginning of sucha year as that Just reeenty begun, nineteen hundred sixteen.With the greater part of a highly civilized world at war with

itself, with every political, industrial and social activity seriouslyshaken and unsettled, the year nineteen sixteen is a challenge to ourcourage, energy and manhood. Many of the cardinal elements of civili-zation are now in the crucible, and It Is neither the time nor the placefor the weakling. Such circumstances are sufficient to chill the ardorof even the most sanguine. So it is not at all surprising to find that menengaged in every kind of work are loosening their grip upon things, andare waiting, Micawber like, for something to turn up. In the midst ofsuch an environment, it is scarcely possible that the fraternity worldwill escape its influence. What, then, shall be our policy"aatchfulwaiting," or "forward march?"

What shall the answer be? If it were left to us, we would waxeloquent! Oh, yes! Our pen would doubtless melt from the impassionedflow, as we explained that "Forward March" should be our motto, shouldbe one grand chorus sung by a thousand loyal Pi Kappa Phis. But,fortunately, or unfortunately, the question is not to be answered byeditorial aloquence. It is a question that must be answered by the rankand file of our members. What shall we do about it? Shall we cry "hardtimes" and fail to pay our obligations? Quitters? No. Never. Forward!

Will we take in new chapters this year? Will we aid those that wealready have in becoming stronger and more efficient? Shall we facethe past squarely with a fair view, see our mistakes and improve? Is itwritten that we shall face the future with hope, energy, zeal, inspiration,and, above all, a will and determination to accomplish something/ Are,will, shall we? Surely. Forward!

It must be forward march, or disgraceful retreat. No reeting onarms for us. Older fraternities may stand still for a season, and candepend in a measure upon their reputations. Not so with us. We areyoung. Our reputation is }et in the making. We must grow. Yet, ourexpansion, while necessarily rapid, must not be unwise resultantly. Wemust grow deep, grow broad!

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To cause this proper growth we need enthusiasm on your part, youmen of Pi Kappa Phi who are reading this. Will you withhold it? Thefuture has issued a challange to the fraternity and to you. What is yourattitude? Will you stand the singing, scorching, yet honorable toil andloyalty of the battle front? Or shall you be found cringingly reposelat the rear in fear. Will you be a man and share the honors of men, ordo you prefer to be a camp-follower and share the honors that areJustly won by others?

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Expressions from the EditorsBOLT EDWARDS MOODY

Concerning the ManualWe are certain that all PI Kappa Phis who received, or rather who

purchased, a copy of the "Baird Manual," are disappointed in the verylight way in which our fraternity is disposed of. To begin with, owingto a certain classification of Mr. Baird's, we belong to the Second Division.That is not a matter for argument. We are classed as Southern. We arerated as having five active and four inactive chapters.

The Second Division proposition does not give us cause for wort.),nor should we be discontented. There are other fraternities in thisdivision. And among them are those who in later years will provestrong factor in vying with the present First Division fraternities.

Pi Kappa Phi has ten active chapters (although we had but nine atthe time of the publication of the "Manual") and the book so belittles ourstrides of the past two years as to place us in the wrong light forInvestigation. The editor made a special trip to a large city nearby andheld counsel with a mighty fine bunch of fellows who were contemplatingjoining a national. The influence of the manual, which had been studiedthoroughly, was very much against Pi Kappa Phi. The said bunch ofgood fellows are now members of another national fraternity.

Possibly Mr. Baird sent out requests for information that were notanswered. In that case some of our own organization are at fault. Weregret the misrepresentation exceedingly and believe that all other PtKappa Phis will.

Mr. Baird's efforts are well worthy of comment, however. The pro-duction of the work is no slight task and when the field is as ably covered,there is no doubt as to the value of the work. Our complaints are notof neglect.

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Longing for ExpansionA trunk line near the editor's home town recently added an equip-

ment of exceedingly heavy-type locomotives. We stood beside one ofthe monsters not long since and began thinking.

Compared with the types of former years this mammoth piece ofmachinery was remarkable. As it stood there, every inch of its boilerplates fairly resounding with the pounding of the impatient steam withinand the white clouds whirling from the exhaust valve, the iron monsterwas yet a thing without effect. There was yet a lacking factor. Thusour application.

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PI Kappa Phi began with an humble start, has progressed veryencouragingly, and to-day stands at the verge of the field of expansion.We have equipped with new chapters, which will correspond favorablywith the mogul enginesince the chapter is the principle pulling powerupon which the active life of the fraternity is dependent.

Just as the powerful engines are lacking effect, when fired to thelimit, so may the chapter be found lacking. What does the engine need,one may question? First, fuel and water; then, a fireman; lastly, andprincipally, the engineer.

We are determined to expand. We are longing for expansion, muchas the pulsing steel ribs of the engine long for the musical throb of theexhaust. To whom must we lookto the chapter! Certainly. But, thechapter must supply the proper fuel for our expansionnamely, activemembers and alumni who will be on the lookout for an advantage, foran entering wedge, at every opportunity. We must have more Quevedos.The fuel when properly supplied to the fireman will be then subject tohis ability, or inability. Our fireman, in this ease, is the council. Letour council choose chapters that will be a power, a factor In generalfraternity affairs. Then the engineer, the executive officers, may bemore able to guide the engine of expansion down the track of earnestendeavor to the station Twenty-five. We should arrive there by 19'20.

Our application may he poorly put, but the idea Is there. Let's havesome new chapters this year. Of course, we can count on one surely.At the University of Virginia. Did you say "Why?" Our answer, "OneQuevedo is there."

We're longing for expansion. Let's have it.4111 OP 411.

Help the New Business ManagerThe Business Manager of The Star and Lamp has at last beeome

a fixed body. One J. Lawton Ellis, Jr., a moving spirit of our loyal Iotachapter, has been called to the cause and is proving a hard worker, withsuccessful results from those efforts. Brother Ellis has secured someadditional advertising for The Star and Lamp and is ever on the alertfor more. His next effort will be a subscription campaign. Many ofour alumni do not get The Star and Lamp. The magazine needs theirsupport, and they should have it upon their tables for the purpose ofkeeping in touch with the fraternity In general.

The editor and publisher can greatly aid the business manager insecuring these subscriptions from the alumni, providing he is given asimilar aid from chapters and loyal alumni. Let us quote an instance.Brother Grand President Carroll informed us that Brother Charles K.Dillingham was located at Manville, N. J. Our first act, on receiving thisnews, was to write Brother Dillingham and request two forms of aid, anarticle for The Star and Lamp, and a subscription to the same. Needlessto say, both were promptly promised. We have the article for The Star


and Lamp and the business manager has the prospective subscription.The fact that we wish to drive home is, that every chapter should

keep informed in regard to its alumni and freqaently inform the editorof the whereabouts of said alumni. Much good can be done by thechapters for the fraternity in this way, and yet the chapters will bebenefitting themselves greatly.

If you read in the paper, if you hear any news, if you get a marriageannouncement or a birth announcement, or a death notice, wherein anyPi Kapp is concerned, make it a point to send the item in to us.

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Phi Gamma Delta at its 67th Ekklesia authorized life subscriptionsto its official magazine, "The Phi Gamma Delta Magazine.' Life sub-scriptions are quoted at $25.00 cash. (The same may be paid in fiveannual payments of $5.00 each with interest, making a total of $28.00.

The plan is already proving a success and many of the life subscrip-tions have been received. A committee and a bonded treasurer havecharge of the fund and the same is banked, and invested in securities,

The income is devoted to the magazine. Upon the death of a memberthe original $25.00 payment reverts to the Founders' Memorial Fund.

This appeals to the editor to be one good point for discussion, andadoption if possible at our next convention. Bear the matter in mind.

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PreparednessIt is the fashion of the day to interpret all phases of life in terms

of "preparedness," social, economic, moral, and so on through the wholescale. And we have acquired the habit. "Uncle Sam," after havingdosed for these many years in the calm sunshine of self-sufficiency, hassuddenly awakened to the fact that he needs to oil his "flint-lock," andget dry powder in his "pan." And so, perhaps, it is with ns and otherfraternities. Are we prepared to articulate the manifold college andfraternal activities? Are we doing the work that is at hand for us todo? Have we the proper vision of the function of a fraternity, and arewe efficient? How about the local chapteris it prepared to carry outthe plans and policies of the fraternity? And, does it do it?

You, who read this, remember one fact, your fraternity is a failureor a success in proportion to the failure or success of your local chapter.The fraternity may be a large one, the pin may be a badge of greatrespectability, the conventions may be Joy and bliss,and yet, so far asyou are concerned, It fails unless your local chapter is prepared topermeate the whole of your social life, giving tone and color to everyact. Edwards, E

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FertilityWe believe in fraternities, because we believe in the social Instinct.

We know that it is but natural that every boy in college should have anumber of friends and that he should seek to cultivate and give expres-sion to those bonds of friendship. Hence the eternal demand for thefraternity. There may be those who disagree, but we believe that thereshould be more fraternities and a greater fraternal membership. Webelieve that the average boy in college deserves membership in somefraternity. There are hundreds of college men who need fraternitymembership, and therefore should have it. Let us receive with a genialhospitality those who deserve such; let us be democratica democracyof the efficient. Edwards, E

Speaking of sororities makes one think of the fraternity sister. Andspeaking of the fraternity sister calls to mind one "Batchelors' Club"that was in sway daring Brother Hamer's time of editorship. From thereports we have had, Brother Hamer may be introducing a new sisterto PI Kappa Phis. The sweetest thing known is the fraternity sisterspeaking of the other fellow's sister.

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Do not the college authorities in some of the institutions where ourchapters are located make statistical records of scholarship standingamong the Greek Letter societies? Let The Star and Lamp have thesestatistics for publication, or better, let the chapter correspondents in-corporate these items in their chapter letters.

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Alumni!! You who receive a copy of this issue of The Star andLamp!! Subscribe!! The magazine is small, but will be enlarged Inproprotion with the support which It receives.

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Brother Gunn, our energetic secretary, has ceased to be as friendlywith us thru the mails as he formerly was. We retaliated by appointinghim Exchange Editor. Go to it, Gunn!

The new year is well under its way. Resolutions were in order, andare yet. We moved to accomplish more for the fraternity? Did we havea second.

Fraternity life should be lived as much for what you make It as forwhat it makes you.


News. That's All.OBTAINED HERE AND THERE

William C. Levere, Secretary of the College Fraternity ReferenceBureau, offers a prize of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the best two.hundred word history of a college fraternity or sorority. The Bureauhas so many inquiries concerning the history of the various Greeksocieties, that Mr. Levere has decided on this plan as the most interest-ing way of securing a brief history which will be concise, condensed andstill full of information. The contest is open to all Greeks and asidefrom the prize, each fraternity member should be eager to see that hisor her society has a well-written record filed at the Bureau, as it willbe used many times to furnish required information. The only require-ments are that the history of the fraternity must be kept within twohundred words and It must be tyewritten. Send all entries to WilliamC. Levere, Secretary of the College Fraternity Reference Bureau, Box254, Evanston, Illinois.

Associated press reports recently told how a student at the Univer-sity of Missouri had lost his left foot while being initiated into a Collegefraternity there. The reports said he was required to ride "blindbaggage" on a passenger train, and in making the attempt fell under thetrain. The College Fraternity Reference Bureau has made an investi-gation and found that the young man was not being initiated into anyCollege fraternity, but rather into a society to which fraternities at Mis-souri have been antagonistic. This society was a tramp organizationwhich required its members to ride one thousand miles on a railroadwithout paying any fare before they were eligible to membership. Thefraternities regarded it as an enemy to good morals, college disciplineand general fraternity welfare. But the Associated Press and newspapersof the country give fraternities a black eye by representing the societyas a Greek Letter organization. *

The Purdue chapter house of the E 4) E fraternity recently sufferedthe loss of their furnishings, clothing, books, etc. by a fire which guttedthe house in which they lived. The fire is thought to have been of anincendiary origin.

Students who are working their way at the University of Chicagoearned $209,253.00 last year. *

NEWS. THAT'S ALL. 17

The fraternities at the University of Washington have adopted aninteresting plan to win the approval and good will of the newspapers ofthe state. One of the most popular courses at Washington is the depart-ment of journalism, which is headed by Dean Frank Kane, who is one ofthe best known teachers of journalism in the country. Re has institutedan annual Washington Newspaper Institute which meets for three daysevery year and the newspaper editors from all over the state attend it.Recently the fourth annual institute was held and the fraternities invitedthe editors to be their guests throughout the convention. The editorshad a great time and when they returned to their homes, they had a lotof first hand knowledge about college fraternities. They had had anopportunity to see the societies at close range and to see that thefraternities were making college homes for their members, that theupper classmen were looking after the scholarship, comforts and moralsof the younger men and that the atmosphere of a fraternity house Iswholesome. The fraternities made a lot of friends through the unusualopportunity. *

At Barnard, where sororities have been abolished for two years, theneed of sororities is being badly felt. When such conditions prevail, wemay be sure that the Greek world can rely on good argument for anhonest and upright existence.

[Items followed by asterisk (*) are supplied to The Star and Lampby the Reference Bureau News Bulletin, William C. Levere, Secretary,Box 254, Evanston, Ill.]


News of the ChaptersLetters for the next issue are due April 10th

AMOTHER CHAPTER IS IN GOOD

CONDITION

January 15, 1916.Alpha takes the greatest pleas-

ure in introducing to II K (1)Brother Robert Ashe Moore ofStatesville, N. C. This makesthree more good "old scouts" thatwe have taken in 1915-16 and wehave an eye on two or three others.Our chapter is small owing to itsInactivity in 1914-15 and the smallstudent body, but we are neverthe-less well represented in all thecollege activities. A T 0 has thelargest chapter; then H K 0, andthen K A has the smallest.The chapter finds itself in better

financial condition than ever be-fore, owing to the fact that theboys give liberally and our expens-es are not heavy.Brothers Weinheimer and Reeves

gave the fellows a "bud and pretz"party, celebrating their twenty-first birthdays, in November. Thiscelebration was highly enjoyed byall present.We are very sorry to hear of

the death of Brother Hilderbrand'sfather and desire to express to himour sincere sympathy. BrotherHilderbrand was an Alpha man.

Charles Willis Birchmore, Jr.Correspondent.

College of Charleston,Charleston, South Carolina.

LIVE WESTERNERS OF GAMMAHAVE TWO LETTERS

January, 25, 1916.January 6 was the date of Gam-

ma's spring opening and by thefirst of college, four days later,about eighteen men had returnedready for work. This is somewhatfewer than v,e have been accus-tomed to, but it was quality thatcounted. Of last semester's men,six were unable to return thistime. Of these, C. G. Shafor '16,has taken up work supervisingOakland playgrounds and oper-ating a taxi cab service. Just be-fore leaving college, he was elect-ed to Golden Bear, the seniormen's honor society, in recogni-tion of his consistent work inUniversity activities. When it isunderstood that the University ofCalifornia enrolls nearly 6000 reg-ular students, it can be seen thatShafor's honor is a great one. R.G. Wedemeyer '16 left college toaccept a position in the mines ntMiller, Nevada. Herm Brueck '15was graduated and is now con-nected with a business firm inStockton, his home town. W. I.Fulton '17 left before the close oflast semester and is now engagedin tree surgery work at St. Hele-na. Joe Conkling '13 stuck to thefarm when he went home to ElCentro, Christmas. Irving Stock-ton '19 had to leave school before

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the close of last semester on ac-count of bad health.Among the brothers not enrolledlast year Earnie Adams '15 and

Elbert Brown '14 returned thisJanuary for some graduate work.Both men have held excellentpositions while out of college.Our house Archon, Roy Heffner,'16, has continued his string ofvictories being initiated as char-ter member of E K N. a recentlyestablished engineering honor fra-ternity. He is president of theAssociated Mechanical and Elec-trical Engineers of the University.Although the term is only two

weeks old, we have had the pleas-ure of being visited by Harry Long'10, Cliff Stewart '18, and J. H.Conkling '18. Recently, also F. M.Nottage '12, W. J. Barnhill '13,Bud Wright '13, and Herm Brueck'15 dropped around. News hasbeen received of the marriage ofJimmie Church '13 to Miss Flo-rence Gilardine, of Oakland, bothnow living at Virginia City, Ne-vada.

Gamma plans the initiation of anumber of new fellows the firstweek of February. The followingweek, a joyful formal dance isplanned. It will be one of our big-gest social affairs this year. It isprobable that a 11 K (1) alumnibanquet will be arranged for later.Locally, Gamma stands well up

among the seventy odd organiza-tions (forty-five of which aremen's Greek letter houses), on thecampus. Our men are the success-ful kind. They are actively inter-ested in nearly all the college ac-tivities here represented. We holdour own socially and are knownin most interfratcrnity transac-tions. Incidentally this chapter ismaking a great study of ri K (D'sorganization. We expect to bringforward several desirable ideas on

advancement by the next conven-tion. Many of our plans concernextension; some deal with perfect-ing national and local organiza-tion. California Gamma shouldlike to see something started topromote and encourage greaterscholarship standards and wewant to get in closer touch withthe other chapters, their activitiesand individuals. We are lookingforward to the December conven-tion and hope to be better repre-sented there than we have in thepast. Let this chapter expressits appreciation of the last issueof the fraternity magazine, small,but excellently compiled. The se-mester closes early in May hereand Gamma will graduate threebrothers. The "Star and Lamp"will hear from us again before thevacation begins.

Rey B. WheelerCorrespondent.

University of California,Berkeley, California.

Feb., 18, 1916.Two important events have

marked the period of Gamma'swork since the last chapter letterwas submitted.Initiation, the first of these, washeld the beginning of the month,

a Saturday being devoted to dis-ciplining and stunts and the rit-ualistic work taking place thefollowing Monday night. Fourfreshmen joined us: Leroy (Brick)Fowler of Bozeman, Montana;Arthur (Art) Elwood Mead re-cently from Australia; (WilliamDean Oliver of San Jacinto; andAlonzo Earl Washburn (Earl orWashy) of Fresno. Shorly aflerinitiation Sheldon Paull of Ridge,way, Wisconsin and J. S. Honk ofWalnut Creek were pledged. Forthem and others whom we may


bid, an initiation in April is talkedof.

The next item of importancehere was given the week after in-itiation, at a local club house, inthe form of Gamma's semi-annualformal dance. Brother HermBrueck left the real estate busi-ness in Stockton and came toBerkeley for the occasion. Theaffair was a genuine success, re-flecting much credit on brotherDoc Richardson, who acted asgeneral manager. Elegant pro-grams were used and the Califor-nia belles looked their best.

Recently we have been visitedby brother Ralph W Noreen ex '17who has been employed by a re-finery in the southern part of thestate. We hear of our represent-ative, Dave Hardy '12, that asidefrom his usual teaching duties atMt. Tamalpais Military Academy,he is captain of San Raphael'sCompany D National Guard bas-ketball team. On the campus BoydOliver '13 and Eddie Kellas '15,still enrolled in graduate work,have just been elected to (I) A A,the law honor society. Likewise,Earnie Weidenmueller '17 is soonto be initiated into A Z, agricul-tural honor fraternity. A big cele-bration is planned on this campusFebruary 29 and our archon, RoyHeffner, serves on the Labor DayCommittee arranging plans.

In athletics, Jess Stockton 18 isabout ready to claim a circle "C"emblem for soccer. Jess is an ex-cellent student also. E. L. Kellas'15 still plays on the soccer squad.W. D. Oliver is out for freshmanbaseball. A. E. Mead '19 is a re-porter on the University dailypaper. A. E. Washburn '19 hastaken up track training. HerbertHardy '16 is conceded everychance to row on the Varsity crewthis spring. F. R. Richardson is

working out with the Varsitybaseball squad. Ronnie Ring '17has been elected to Alpha KappaKappa medical fraternity.

Realizing the necessity and yetdifficulty of keeping those wholeave us interested and posted,several extra copies of the lastStar and Lamp were mailed torecent nearby alumni. Lately alsothis chapter has subscribed to"Banta's Greek Exchange" Mag-azine. We wonder if all Pi Kappahave access to that quarterly ora similar Greek journal. In theexchange Gunn writes that frater-nities have been readmitted toWofford College, Spartansburg, S.C. We suppose that means the re-vival of our chapter there. If so,Gamma extends a welcome.

Rey B. WheelerCorrespondent

University of California,Berkeley, California.

EPSILON'S MEN ARE BOUND TOWIN HIGH GRADE MARK

January 21, 1916.The spring term of '16 opened

with a bright outlook for Epsilon.All of her old men came back andtook up their work in strength-ening her ranks with good mater-ial. And on January the tenth theyrealized the fruits of their laborsby enlisting six good men in thework of H K (1). Five of thesewere freshmen, each one of whomwe have found to be possessors ofthe real qualities of men andwhom we are proud to haveamong us. The sixth man was aJunior, and how he was missed byfraternities in his two formeryears at college is a mystery. Yet,it is true that he is quiet and re-tiring, except in the choir or the

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glee club.

The new brothers whom wewish to introduce are: W. H. Neal,'17, Derita, N. C.; S. W. Robinson,'19, Derita, N. C.; K. F. Mount-castle, '19, Lexington, N. C.; E. B.Wright, '19, Rome, Ga.; HenryLawrence, '19, Anderson, S. C.; andR. B. Peters, Jr., '19, Tarboro, N.C. We have pledged J. F. White,'19, Chester, S. C., who will soonbe enrolled with us. With thesemen Epsilon has taken a new leaseon life and is looking forward toa brilliant future. She is now pastthe age of infancy and is firmlyestablished as a prosperous chap-ter.

Epsilon is doing things this year.She has four men on the honorroll, one of whom made the high-est average in school for the fallterm, and the chapter, as a whole,averaged 86. At Davidson thereis a Fraternity Cup offered to thechapter here making the highestaverage. We are after that cup,boys. Besides these honors Epsi-lon has officers in both literarysocieties; the presidents of boththe senior and junior classes arefl K do men; we have a man onthe debating team, the winner ofthe Peace Contest (an oratoricalcontest in which the winners fromthe different colleges speak beforethe North Carolina Legislature on"Peace"). In athletics our chap-ter is well represented, having sixmen who are sure of places in theclass football. The same is trueIn other branches of athletics aswell. And in the government ofthe college we have two men onthe Student Council.

One of the big events of the yearat Davidson is Junior Speaking,celebrated by the students with theaid of girls and festivities. Forthis we have plans on foot for en-tirely remodeling our hall, which

will make it the finest on the hill.And we are expecting a good rep-resentation of the fair sex. Ourhall is open to all during this timeand all the brothers are cordiallyinvited to come and see Epsilonat her best.

J. W. Clark,Correspondent

Davidson College,Davidson, North Carolina.

ETA FELLOWS LOOK FORWARDTO BETTER QUARTERS

February 4, 1916.Eta chapter has enjoyed the last

issue of The Star and Lamp morethan usual. The articles are ex-cellent, and the letters from thechapters add greatly to its per-sonal interest. We congratulateour sister chapters on the reportsthey have made.

We suffered a great loss whentwo of our men withdrew trom col-lege: W. H. Saffold, of Brooklet,and W. F. Humphreys, of Berlin.Both of these towns, especiallyBerlin, are in Georgia. We arequite sure Brother Humphreys isnot going to Germany until the waris over, for he is an advocate of"Safety First." Since he isn't inthe war zone, we hope to have himwith us again before long. It washis duty to write the letters forThe Star and Lamp, so we feelhis absence more than ever at thismoment.

We are glad to have with us,however, S. J. Shepherd, of Una-dilla, an affiliate who joined Eta in'13, and C. J. Tyler, of Sanders-ville. Mr. Tyler did two goodthings upon arriving at Emoryhe entered the Senior class andjoined 11 K P. He is recently from


Wofford College, and his friends inZeta will be pleased to hear of hisconjunction as a brother here.We congratulate ourselves upon

our alumni, and heartily thank L.P. Hatfield and S. A. Hearn fortheir appreciated checks.Eta is preparing to change her

quarters, and in a few days thechapter house will be an ideal bun-galow on Main street. As soon aswe find ourselves in our new homewe are going to give a reception.We hope none of our boys will ca-pitulate, but this Leap Year busi-ness is fearful, and we know for afact that the ladies know a goodproposition when they see it. Toprove it there is the story of onegood old German lady, whose pas-time was a quarrel with her hus-band."I vish I vass in hebben vere

you could not drubbles me," shestormed."Me?" he replied, "Me?" "I

vould like to bin in a beer-garten.""There you go, old selfish," she

cried, "always taking the best foryourself."

We have survived final exams,and have made good records. Wealso intend to stir up a few thingsIn athletics and politics this com-ing season. We welcome Zetaheartily, and wish much successto every chapter this Spring.

Eugene H. Sanders,Correspondent.

Emory University,Oxford, Georgia.

BOYS OF IOTA ARE ACTIVE INALL PHASES OF LIFE

February 10, 1916.Georgia Iota has just begun the

most successful term of her career

we hope and believe. Our machineis in high and our spirit is in thesame gear, so here's to a bannerterm for all Pi Kapps.Brother Robinson was waylaid

by some fair maid during the holi-days at Christmas time, and failedto return to the fold in January.His absence is greatly felttor ourbrother from Epsilon was popularand wielded a great influence forthe best. Brother Breen left usFebruary first to sojourn in thefields of "Sunny South Georgia."We are glad to say that our "soci-ety lion" will be back with us nextsummer, and at the regular schoolsession next fall. His practicaljokes and beautiful Irish counten-ance we need. The remaining four.teen active members have run thegauntlet of Exams very success-fully, we believe, and many credit-able grades were made.

There is a movement on foot atTech to further scholarship amongfraternity men and we heartily en-dorse the movement as a longneeded oneand are trying to liveup to our convictions. Thus ourmen came through successfully inthe examinations. Happily, withbut one regret; that being thegraduation at the end of examina-tions, receiving his degree in CivilEngineering, of brother J. L. Mot-calf. of Lakota., N. D. We rejoicewith him in his success, but mournthe possibility of his leaving us.Men of his caliber are seldom dis-covered. Too much cannot be saidof his unselfish and untiring effort'sin Iota's behalf. We wish him allsuccess in the years to come.

At the beginning of the secondterm Iota was very fortunate inInitiating three freshmen of thevery best type. They are: BrotherW. P. Lee, of Grantville, Georgia;Brother G. C. Griffin, of Atlanta,Georgia, and Brother W. G. McFar-

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land, of Chattanooga, Tennessee.Brother Griffin is the lone fresh-man representing his class in thehonor court, an honor whichspeaks for itself. He also has veryfavorable prospects of making theregular varsity track team. Letus therefore present these men toour Pi Kapp brothers with our verybest and loudest praise.Brothers Denton and Hutchin-

son, Iota alumni, are living in theChapter House, and are a welcomepair. Brother Dillingham, Iota'15, is inspecting shrapnel in Balti-more for the Russian Government,and writes that he is pleased withhs work. Brother Franklin, alsoIota '15, returns from New YorkMarch 1st, to again locate in At-lanta, and will be with us afterthat date. Brother Byrd, ourSouth Carolina "Croesus" is busydoing Grand Opera and the Raths-kellers. ("Columbia State" pleasecopy.) Brothers Wootten and Cal-nan are preparing to graduate thisyear, and are at home "hard at it"more than usual.

We have had the pleasure of ashort visit from Brother HarryMixon, Past E. S. A., since our lastletter, and were delighted with thestories he told of the founding andhistory of Pi Kappa Phi, and hisvaried experiences in fraternitywork. We are indeed sorry thatall ri K 4) chapters cannot be sofortunate, and certainly wish forthem this same pleasure in thefuture.

Our Eta and Lambda brothers,from Emory and Georgia, are alsofrequent visitors, and we are morethan glad to act hosts for them.We sincerely hope that our moredistantly located brothers willhonor us with a visit if they pos-sibly can. Be assured, all, thatIota expects you to visit her ifyou are ever in this vicinity.

To our mind the last issue ofour Star and Lamp was a big steptoward making the Star and Lampwhat it should be. We have read itfrom cover to cover and are highlypleased with each and every art-icle. We believe, that, with suchstrides, it will not be long beforeour Star and Lamp will rank wellup with fraternity magazines.Words fail to express our wel-

come to Nebraska Nu, but our feel-ing is there, and we wish them anever brilliant and successful fu-ture. May they ever be loyal andtrue Pi Kapps.Our first dance of the year was

given in November in the AnsleyHotel ball-room. The seventy-fiveguests reported a very pleasantevening. We will entertain againon March eleventh, with an informsal house dance, for about fiftyguests, and hope later to give aformal dance at the Capital CityClub.

Again we congratulate the offi-cials of The Star and Lamp, andwish all Pi Kapps a successfulLeap Year.

James J. Dolnan,Correspondent.

Georgia School of Technology,Atlanta, Georgia.

NEW HOUSE PLACES KAPPACHAPTER COMFORTABLY

January 15, 1916.We are now well fixed in our

new house on East Franklin street.With no little expense and care wehave furnished it neatly and tastilythroughout. On the first floor isthe home-like living room. It ishere that we receive, every day,men of other fraternities and thefreshmen "on our string." We are


very proud of our dance hall, forIt is considered one of the best onthe Hill.

On December 18th the annualhigh school football game for thechampionship of the State wasplayed at Chapel Hill by the Char-lotte and Raleigh high school elev-ens. That night, with an informaldance, Kappa was host to the Char-lotte High School team and theircharming sponsor. Other invitedguests were the young ladies of thevillage, members of some of theother fraternities, and BrothersSwain and Council, of Mu, withtheir lady friends. Our fraternitycolors were artistically arrangedin the color scheme and through-out the evening punch and sand-wiches were served in the hall.

Fall dances were "pulled off"just after Thanksgiving and thevarious members of Kappa were inattendance, with their ladies, atevery dance.

Immediately following the Reignof Terror (the Mid-year exams)we are planning another dance incelebration of having passed theordeal.With all our pleasures we have

not failed to work. Every memberhas faithfully labored, hard andlong, for the best interests of thefraternity, and today Kappa standson an equal footing with otherGreek letter organizations.Certainly the past is full of mis-

takes and failures, but we are us-ing those self-same errors as thestepping stones to higher things.From out the "checkered shade"we have stepped into the bright-ness of well-earned success.

The members of Kappa are con-tinuing to play an important partin college activities. Brother G.Raby Tennent is playing left guardon the varsity basketball team.

Newspaper dopists have handed it

out that he is one of the bestguards in the state. Brother H. H.Perry is also on the varsity squad,substituting at center. Kappa hascornered the secretaryship of both

literary societies. Brother H. H.

Perry holds that office in the Phil-

anthropic Society and Brother R.

L. Young in the Dialetic. Brother

H. G. Harper, Jr., is an associate

editor of the "Yackety Yack," the

college annual. Brother R. T.

Bryan, Jr., expects to appear be-

fore the Supreme Court in Febru-

ary for his law license, Brother

G. M. Brooks will complete his

medical course this spring. Broth-

er J. W. Perdew is specializing inEconomics and expects to receive

a certificate in Rural Research.Brother W. F. Howell is a good

student and stands high in classroom work while Brother CarlSutton is doing well in the Phu:"macy department.Kappa sends best wishes to all

the chapters for a most successful

year.R. L. Young,Correspondeni.

University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

MU HAS EXPERIENCED GOOD

FORTUNE WITH THE REST

February 10. 1916.

Tuesday, February 15, there oc-

curred what we consider tl.e best

thing that has been done by Mnsince her installation as a chapter

of TT K (1)---the initiation of CarlC. Edens and John C. Angier into

the full membership of the frater-

nity. Brother Edens hails from

Rowland, N. C., and Brother Ang!er

is from Durham, N. C.The day was an important one


for two reasons, two young menfrom the Freshmen Class were in-itiated into the chapter, and at thebanquet following the initiationceremony it was shown just howgreat a spirit was actually in thebreasts of the members of Mu. TheInitiation ceremony was dividedinto two parts, the first half beingcarried out in the afternoon andthe latter half during the evening.Directly after the exercises an in-formal banquet was served to theentire membership of Mu and fivevisiting brothers of Kappa Chap-ter of the University of North Car-olina. Brother T. J. Swain of Muacted as toastmaster and calledupon the following: A. R. Council,"Fraternities in the Past at Trini-ty:" J. R. Rone, "Activities of theFraternity:" J. W. Perdew, "Greet-ings from Kappa:" J. C. Angier,"The Goats."

Not only did the above men talk,but every man present expresseda heartfelt and sincere wish, in hisown language, that n K mightprosper, and gave his promise todo all in his power toward caus-ing n K ID to attain that idealwhich has been set for her. Neverbefore, we dare say, has such truePi Kapp spirit been more distinct-ly shown. All observed with greatpleasure that the Fraternity signi-fies more than a mere name andan outward appearance of life.Let us hasten to say that the

above has not been said with thespirit of the braggart, but ratheras our method of telling that wehave begun to breathe the air ofH K II and to live the life of thefraternity.In the following paragraphs we

shall relate briefly what Mu hasdone in the past two or threemonths, but at the suggestion ofseveral members we are first giv-ing a list of the members of Mu,since The Star and Lamp has not

carried such a list in a previousIssue.

T. J. Swain, Mackeys, N. C.J. R. Rone, Charlotte, N. C.F. M. Sasser, Durham, N. C.Earle Long, Milton, N. C.B. 0. Rigsbee, Durham, N. C.D. C. Hickman, Granite Falls,

[N. C.A. R. Council, Wanemish, N. C.L. C. Richardson, DurhamE. F. Gill, Lauringburg, N. C.C. F. Bunting, New Bern, N. C.H. S. Pollard, Durham.C. C. Edens, Rowland, N. C.J. C. Angier, Durham.

Of the aobve the ten first namedwere charter members initiatedlast June; Brothers Edens and An-gier have been mentioned: BrotherPollard was initiated in January.The first exciting period for Mu

was December 7th to 15th, calledat Trinity "Freshman RushingWeek." The Panhellenic Councilof the College designates this Nt, eekas the week during which Fresh-men may be "bid" or pledged. Tosay the least, this week is full ofIntense interest to fraternities. Wewere very successful, and we donot hesitate to say that our sue,cess was greatly due to the effortsof Archon Swain. Brother Swainlabored diligently for the chapterand too much praise cannot be giv-en him. We were also very fortu-nate in securing the good will ofseveral other fraternities on thecampus, and their kind advice wasof much advantage to us in the in-side work.In athletics we have played our

parts. Brothers Bunting and Rich-ardson have been playing basketball as members of the varsity, andBrother Long played the samegame in the class series. In fore-casts as to the probable line-up ofthe varsity baseball team for thisspring our Brothers Rone, Edensand Angier are mentioned as very


strong contenders for positions onthe team. In fact, it is almost acertainty that they will make theteam for each plays a clean, fastgame. Rone was a member of thevarsity last year and Edens andAngier played with their highschool nines.

It pleased us that Brother Swainwas elected to the position ofCheer Leader for the year and wepredict for Trinity a most success-ful season in baseball if cheeringmeans anything. The position ofcheer leader is considered by thestudents one of much honor, aswell as one of importance.On the whole the future for the

chapter seems to be very bright,for everyone is working hard inhis line of work. Some of us aretrying our hands in society, whileothers find it necessary to buckledown to books. Our seven Seniorsseem to think that they must studyas diligently as possible the re.mainder of the year, and unlessthe unexpected happens seven ofthe members of H K to will re-ceive their diplomas in June.Our letter must not end without

an expression of the chapters ap,predation of the kindnesses shownthe chapter by other chapters, es.pecially Epsilon and Kappa. Theyhave been very kind to us and wethank them.Mu extends to the Fraternity

her best wishes for a prosperousyear.

Frank M. Sasser,Correspondent.

Trinity College,Durham, N. C.

February 27, 1916.We read with a great deal of

interest the last issue of The Starand Lamp, and especially the let-

ters from other chapters. Most ofthem were really like hearing fromsome distant relation, if we mayso say, and for the most part ourfirst definite idea of Who's Who inthe Pi Kapp World. We were in-terested to know what position PiKapps held in the student life overthe country, and were glad to dis-cover that they are taking an ac-tive part.As for ourselves, we have been

at the fraternity house since lastNovember, and here many of ourhopes for a richer fraternity lifeare being realized. We have alarge twelve-room house with longhalls and a dormitory on the thirdfloor. We have about eighteen menstaying at the house this semesterand the dormitory makes a con-venient arrangement to handle theextra number. We shall need toget more freshmen before the yearcloses for we have a number ofmembers who will be leaving thissemester and fraternities here willnot be allowed to rush freshmennext year.

All our old members are with usagain. Harold Gribble, '17, wastaken with pneumonia Just beforeChristmas, but is back now to fin-ish last semester's work. DwightDavis, '19, took a like vacation butis back now to do regular work.The men we have taken in so far

are a very representative bunch inthe school. We have a numberwho are members of the CornusClub, one A Z, a representative inthe Iron Sphinx, and others whohold commissions in the MilitaryDepartment, besides assistants inthe various departments.

In athletics, Brother Gribblestood high Nebraska man in theMissouri Valley Track Meet, alsowinning first place at the statemeet last fall, and third In cross-country running. Jean Liebendor-fer, '16, also won a first and sec-


ond place in the fall meet. Wehave men in class football teams,Glee Club and other activities also.February 13th a new idea came

forth in social customs here, thatof an All-Greek entertainment, giv-en at one of the fraternity houses.Each fraternity put on some stunt,act, or vaudeville skit, after theOrpheum manner. This was fol-lowed by a dance, and social goodtime. All fraternities were invited

to take part in the entertainment.Nu chapter will in all probabil-

ity give no formal this year. Wehave, however, had a house dance,and plan to give at least two more,with perhaps a representative af-fair.

Verne Catterson,Correspondent.

University of Nebraska,Lincoln, Nebraska.


News of the AlumniAll Chapters Should Have an Alumnus Reporter.

ALPHA NOTES

L. Harry Mixson is General Man-ager of the Mixson Seed Co. Hisson, Lawrence, is now a year anda half old.A. A. Kroeg, Jr., is practising

law.F. F. Mosimann is Professor of

English at the Charleston HighSchool.Harold A. Mouzon is his assist-

ant.Simon Fogarty is Vice-principal

of the Simonton Public School inCharleston.Paul E. Scherer is a student at

the Lutheran Seminary, Munt Airy,Pa.James Fogarty is an architect in

the office of Wilson & Sompeyras,Columbia, S. C.T. P. Abernathy is a graduate

student at Harvard University,taking his Ph. D. in History.A. Pelzer Wagener is Professor

of Latin in Salem College, Ro-anoke, Va.William Fogarty is in the office

of the Southern Home Fire Insur-ance Co. of Charleston, S. C.Henry P. Wagner is practising

medicine in Charleston.Kenneth E. Lowman, who gradu,

ated in medicine alst year, is atthe Roper Hosspital, Charleston.

William A. Hartz is completinghis law course at Columbia Uni-versity in New York.Mason Stroud is in the Charles-

ton office of the Southern CottonOil Co.W. Boyd Brigman, who has been

a student in the Medical Collegeof Virginia, Richmond, recently

returned from service as a doctorin the British Merchant Marine.William E. Massey is in business

at Wilson, N. C.Zeddie Mobley is at Asheville,

N. C. on a construction corps fora railroad.

J. Dechard Guess and MelvinStover are students at the MedicalCollege of South Carolina.Thomas Hunley is a pharmacist

in the DeLorme Pharmacy inCharleston.Wm. Davis Crawford is connect-

ed with the Siebels InsuranceAgency in Columbia.

According to a report In the At-lanta (Ga.) Constitution Dillard B.Lasseter may become a UnitedStates Consul. The item, whichwas dated January 18th, read asfollows: "Dillard Lasseter, a Cor.dele young man, who has been astudent of Columbia university forthe past two years, and is a for-mer student of the University ofNew York, has been designated bythe state department to stand theexamination for a United Statesconsulship. Congressman CharlesIt. Crisp of the third district, hasnotified E. S. Lasseter, father ofthe young man, to this effect." ToPi Kapps this is good news forBrother Lasseter is an Eta man.

Kappa Chapter gives BrotherJohn Henderson first Benedictinehonors. From the Kappa boys wereceived a copy of the wedding in-vitation and "At Home" card, read-

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ing as follows:Mrs. Margaret Carson Sinclair

requests the pleasure ofyour presence at thewedding receptionof her daughterMoffitte Duart

andMr. John Leland Hendersonon the evening of Tuesday,the fifteenth of February,at half after nine o'clock

at homeMarion, North Carolina

At Homeafter March SecondBloomfield, New Jersey

In behalf of The Star and Lampstaff, the editor-in-chief extendsBrother Henderson and his bridethe most fraternally sincere con-gratulations and hopes for them along and happy wedded life.

Charles K. Dillingham, Sigma, isIn the employ of the Johns-Man-ville Company, at Manville, N. J.E. R. W. Gunn, Eta, resigned his

postmastership at Oxford, Ga. andIs conducting a general store there.Manuel G. Quevedo, the livewire

of "founding" principles m now astudent at the University of Vir-ginia.


Said by Other GreeksIn the Exchanges.

Exchanges received:OCTOBER:Crescent of 1' B.

NOVEMBER:Lyre of A X S.2.Shield of 0 A X.Trident of A A A.Aglaia of 11) M.Garnet and White of A X P.Kappa Alpha Theta of K A 0.Teke of T K E.Beta Theta Pi of B 0 H.Rainbow of A T A.Caduceus of K E.Quarterly of hi (1).Quarterly of E X.Scroll of (13 A 0.Eleusis of X Q.Quarterly of A r A.

DECEMBER:Arrow of H BCaduceus of K E.AdeDalian of A A H.Shield of 0 A X.Signet of cio K E.Shield of cI) K W.Key of K K P.Alpha Xi Delta of A E. A.

The Washington (D. C.) alumni,with the help of some of the resi-

dent Gamma Eta ac-NEW tives, have been en-IDEA IN gaging in a novel butRUSHING, most valuable line of

work for the Fraterni-ty during the past summer. Theyhave conducted an organized rush-ing campaign among the local ladswho intend going to college thisfallwhether they intend to enterGeorge Washington University ornot. More than this, they corn-

municated with our respectivechapters at the colleges where theprospective freshmen were goingto enter and sqw that connectionswere made. As a result six newDeIts have been landed by fourdifferent chapters. Here is a goodexample for other alumni chaptersto follow. Such labors should notbe confined to the summer alone,but can well be prosecuted thru-out the whole year."Rainbow,"A T A.

A ruling of the Pan Board at Alle-gheny made it compulsory this

year for all frater-WHY nity girls to re-WEAR A frain from wear-FRATERNITY Ing their pins dur-PIN I ing the first week

of school. Therewas not one Alpha Gamma Deltagirl that did not heave a sigh ofrelief when those two weeks hadpassed, and she was permitted towear the little emblem again. Wenever knew that we could missthem so. Now let us ask ourselvesthe questionDid they miss us?Did they fret to be worn again, Ordid they lie contentedly in the jew-el boxes thinking:"This is as good a place as any.

The girl who wears me looks unonme merely as a piece of jewelry.She does not remember that I amcomposed of the golden letters Al-pha, Gamma and Delta; she hasforgotten the words for whichthese letters stand; she does notlive up to them"?Let us not wear our pins for

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ornaments or for the impressionthey may make on those outsidethe circle; but rather let us takethem up remembering that theyare symbols of good-fellowship, ofloyalty, of all that is "truest andbest." Most of all let us realizethat it should not be necessary torepresent the qualities for whichwe stand, but that the qualitiesthemselves should be present ineach one of us."Quarterly," ofAFL.

It was not "against fraternities"

as such that the Supreme Court ofthe United States recently

TRUE ruled, though one mightso conclude from the work

of some headline writers. The de-cision amounts practically to thisthat it is not for the courts todetermine the reasonableness ofthe acts of legislature, concerningthe control of public institutions oflearning, so long as those acts out-wardly conform to constitutionalforms. It is not unconstitutionalfor one individual to hold theopinion that fraternities are ahindrance to the proper purposesof a college, and to forbid his sonto have anything to do with them.It is not unconstitutional for astate legislature to hold the sameopinion and to put every son ofthe state under like prohibition.The thing the fraternities mustseek is, to make the holding ofsuch an opinion wholly impossiblewith reasonable men. "A policyencouraging the members to astrict adherence to the real idealsand principles of the traternitieN

will be the best argument in theirfavor for perpetuation and of non-interference by legislatures," saidthe new D. G. M. of District VIII,reviewing the decision for theepages two months ago. It is justthis which has been urged by

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every fraternity leader. The lifeof college men is not hidden fromthe world. If fraternity men liveup to their best ideals, mind theirown business, avoid the display ofmere clannishness, and heed thecounsel of those who are in a po-sition to guide, they have little tofear in the end."Caduceus," ofK E.

The new year rises like a starabove the horizon of our hopes. A

good thing about a star is1916 that it gives only light. It

does not encourage or bar.bor anything but light; it is posi-tive.As a fraternity we have also to

do with light. We call it love forour Fraternity.We search in our hearts for this

love and having found it we let itshine. It is positive, dynamic, cre-ative, irresistable. Let us get ridof negative and degenerating con-ditions, gloom, melancholy.* * * * What is 1916 going to

mean to you and your Fraternityin 1920? When we look back to1912 we can see the remarkableprogress Theta Chi has made. Thisis due to the really wonderfulwork done by those with the loveof Theta Chi in their hearts. IsTheta Chi to continue to advance?The answer rests with you. Areyou going to keep up the work?YES; whether you be Alumnus oractive member, if the love of yourFraternity is in your heart, youtoo will put your shoulder to thewheel and in 1920 you will lookback to 1916 as we toilay look backto 1912 and you will say, "Welldone, Brothers. We are proud ofyou.""Rattle," of 0 X.


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