The LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau

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THE LAUREL of Ph i Kap p a T au

RICHARD J. YOUNG, Editor

Central Office T he Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

Oxford, Ohio

This illustrated bulletin is presented as the Spring, 1942, number of

THE LAUREL. It has been prepared in quantity 1n order that sufficient

copies might be available f or rush ing by the chapters of Phi Ka ppa Ta u.

We thought that the thousands of alumni who now are on the

fraternity's LIFE LAURE L roster might be interested in this pictorial

publication. We sincerely hope that this booklet will satisfactorily fill

the place of one regular issue of the magazine.

By the way, you can do Ph i Kappa Tau a real service by sending

names of rushees to the Central Off1ce. Should you know of any

personable young men you'd be wi ll ing to recommend, just d rop us a

line. If time IS short se nd your message to the Rushing Chairman, Phi

Kappa Tau House, care the college or university to be entered.

Yours for VICTORY.

Richard J. Young, Ed itor

Vo lume XXX MAY, 1942 Number 4

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PHI KAPPA TAU

THE ROAD TO FRIENDSHIP

T RULY an important part of the American educational system is the college

fraternity, where men are indoctrinated in the fundamental principles of living,

working and playing together. The chapter house is a college man's home; his

fraternity brothers are his closest friends. The ideals which guide the member

.have been shared by more than a mill ion men in all fratern ities throughout the

country.

By reason of the fact that a group of men with common purposes are closely

associated in their work and play, the fraternity provides benefits and advantages

that cannot otherwise be obta ined in college. It develops a bala nced personality

by sharing the lives and experiences of others. It produces the qualities of

leadership - judgment, tolerance, temperance, knowledge - through the ex­

perience of operating a group house, and supervising the living of a group of

ALPHA CHAPTER, MIAMI UNIVERSITY

BETA CHAPTER. OHIO UNIVERSITY

young men. It is a group of men of common purposes bound together by a

high ideal expressed in the secret ritual of the organization.

Scholastically the fraternities have a record of which they may well feel

proud. In the past quarter of a century the grade averages for fraternity men

have been well above the unorganized groups. The Greek-letter organizations

definitely do work to stimulate the desire to study on the part of all members and

pledges.

A very significant thing about fraternity men is the fact that their interest

1n alma mater and classmates far exceeds that of the non-fraternity man. Un­

questionably this continuing interest results from the influence of the fraternity

upon the life of the undergraduate. The chapter house and the fraternity influ­

ence are ties which bind an alumnus to his college years after his degree has been

won.

The college fraternity provides training in a field which no book can teach.

no classroom lecture can develop. The mystic Greek letters symbolize the ideals

wh1ch prov1de life 's happiest experience. And now, in the stress and strain of

war. the fraternity's values are even greater than in time· of peace.

THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY PHI KAPPA TAU was founded at Miami University. Oxford, Ohio, more than

a third of a century ago. Conceived by a group of four men, William H.

Shideler, Clinton D. Boyd, Taylor A. Borradaile and Dwight I. Douglas, Phi Kappa

Tau is one of four national fraternities founded at Miami.

Originally intended only for the campus at Miami where the fraternity was

founded, Phi Kappa Tau has grown from one chapter to forty-eight. Today Phi

Kappa Tau is fifteenth in size among sixty American college Greek-letter societies.

Established in 1906, Phi Kappa Tau is ranked among the older college fraternities.

More fraternities have been founded since Phi Kappa Tau than were in exist­

ence before the fraternity was organized.

Growth of Phi Kappa Tau has been steady and conservative. The fraternity

today is represented in outstanding colleges and universities throughout the

United States. Chapters are located from coast to coast, from the Great Lakes

to the Gulf of Mexico. The total membership exceeds I 1,000.

Early members banded together in order to bring into close communion men

of kindred interests. Three fundamental characteristics guided the founders in

ZETA CHAPTER, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

FOUNDERS OF

OMICRON CHAPTER PENN STATE COLLEGE

establishing Phi Kappa Tau: I. Emphasis upon innate worth as a qualification

for membership. 2. Democratic nature of the organization. 3. Christian ideals.

Although a third of a century has passed since the fraternity 's founders gathered

for their first meeting, Phi Kappa Tau jealously clings to these ideals.

MEMBERSHIP ADVANTAGES

Phi Kappa Tau seriously endeavors to make a college man's life more worth

while because of his association with the fraternity. Every chapter fosters a

program to develop real fellowship, clean living and respect for learning . Advan­

tages of membership in Phi Kappa Tau are manifold. The fraternity affords an

opportunity for cooperation between students and facu lty; through the chapter

the undergraduate and professor meet informally, can see the human side of

each other. Lifelong friendships are developed . Intimate relationships are

promoted and members benefit from cooperation, working together in a common

cause. Individualism is taught; each man must learn to stand on his own two

feet. Valuable training in democratic self-government is given every member.

The fraternity is a man's home while in school; it supplies the parental contact

which may temporarily be broken when a man goes to college. And last but

not least, the fraternity is a tie closely uniting the alumnus to his alma mater.

PSI CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Two American college fraternities have constructed buildings devoted exclu­

sively to the administrative work of the national organization. Phi Kappa Tau

is one of these. The headquarters building, known as the Central Office, is

located in Oxford, Ohio, where the fraternity was founded. Entire cost of the

building, erected in 1931 as a memorial to the four founders of Phi Kappa Tau,

was paid through accumulated endowments and contributions of alumni. Admin­

istrative work of the fraternity is under supervision of a full-time executive

secretary. Regular visits are made to each chapter by a field secretary.

Government of the fraternity is vested in the national chapter, a biennial

convention at which undergraduate and alumni groups are represented . Between

conventions affairs of the fra te rnity are directed by nationa l officers and an

executive committee known as the national council. All of these officers are

graduate members.

To facilitate the supervision of the various chapters the fraternity is divided

geographically into domains. Each of these divisions is under supervision of a

domain chief, a graduate officer who visits each chapter twice a year. In addi­

tion to this visitation chapters are called upon severa1 times annually by other

national officers. Working with every undergraduate chapter to strengthen supervision in all matters pertaining to conduct, finance, membershtp, and gen­eral welfare is a chapter advisor, usually a member of the college faculty.

Scholarship is supervised by a national scholarship commissioner. His work is augmented by representatives in each chapter who serve individual members in an advisory capacity. Ph1 Kappa Tau has ranked very high in averages of fraternity scholarship. The average of all fraternities has compared favorably with the general scholastic average of all college men for a number of years.

For consistently high scholarship, the Philip Morris Co. awarded Phi Kappa Tau the sum of $500 to be used in making loans to deserving undergraduates. This is only a part of the National fraternity's loan fund for men in school.

Phi Kappa Tau fees are reasonable. Each chapter operates on a cooper­ative basis, members meeting the cost of the expense incurred. Every pledge and member may rest assured that the fraternity does not charge excessive fees either before or after initiation. The fraternity has an endowment fund of con­siderable size which defrays a part of the expense of operation.

PROMINENT MEMBERS

Many graduates of Phi Kappa Tau are prominent in the educational, busi­ness, professional and political world. Only a few of the more important members are listed here. They are: Dr. Martin Buell Tinker, internationally known goitre

ALPHA KAPPA CHAPTER WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE

ALPHA ETA CHAPTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

specialist; Dr. Henry E. Hoagland, former member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; Honorable Guy K. Bard, Honorable Hugh M. Morris, Honorable Albert Lee Stephens, federal judges; Joseph Morris Bachelor, author; Joseph W. (Iokey, composer; Maynard M. Boring , vice president General Electric Company; Frederick K. Stamm, minister and author; Bruce K. Brown, director, manager re­search, Standard Oil Co. of Indiana; Edgar Ewing Brandon, Dean Emeritus of Miami University; Deans Albert J. Harno, University of Illinois; William E. Alder­man, Miami University; Harley W. Chandler, University of Florida; C. C. Todd, Washington State College; Paul W. Brosman, Tulane University; Paul E. Ray­mond, Stetson University; Roy R. Hewitt, Williamette University; E. C. Cloyd and Thomas Nelson, North Carolina State College.

MEN IN SERVICE

Today more than a thousand Phi Taus are in the service of their country. They are fighting with the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps. and they are filling positions of responsibility in every phase of the mighty war effort of the United States. Practically every man now in college already has enlisted in the fight for freedom.

And Phi Taus are among the outstanding heroes of the forces of the United Nations. Twice decorated for bravery, only to die in that ever memorable Battle of Bataan was Lieutenant James W. Routh, who was highly acclaimed by General Douglas MacArthur. And first to bomb the homeland of Japan was Lieutenant Robert J. Meder, one of o small band of intrepid fliers who carried

the war to Tokyo. Others, too, have been decorated and honored, but these men signify the outstanding character of Phi Taus with the colors.

GENERAL INFORMATION

More than three-fourths of the chapters own their homes, valued at approx­imately a million dollars. Alumni supervise operation and maintenance of these properties through building corporations.

Rough ini t iation practice, commonly known as " hell week," is positively forbidden in Phi Tau chapters. Pledges are treated as gentlemen; no activities which may cause physical injury or personal embarrassment are permitted. Phi Kappa Tau sponsors scholastic, moral and social achievement, not childish fool­ishness.

The fra te rn ity is a membe r of the American Interfraternity Conference, an association of sixty men's general college fraternities. This organization of Greek­letter societies is recognized and respected by college authorities and adminis­trators throughout the United States.

ALPHA LAMBDA CHAPTER. ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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PHI KAPPA TAU OBJE C TIVES

I. To assist the freshman in the d iff icult readjustment

between high school and college when all home

ties are broken for the first time in life.

2. To take the place of parents for four years - the

work of the fraternity begins where that of the father leaves off.

3. To assist the freshman 1n the crystallization of his

philosophy of life so that his standards on self and

social relationship shall be clearly defined instead

of chaotically dispersed.

4. To teach group consciousness.

5. To teach group loyalties.

6. To furnish a laboratory for the practice of self­

government.

7. To develop capacities for friendship.

8. To teach men how to live, work and think with other

men.

9. To help the individual 1n his self-expression and

development.

I 0. Finally, to furnish a guide and inspiration for the

spiritual development of members during the four

year period in which for some indefinable reason

the church seems unable to function.

Ph i K a p p a T a u 1 s a c r e a to r of M E N.

MU CHAPTER, LAWRENCE COLLEGE

NU CHAPTER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

ALPHA TAU CHAPTER, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

TAU CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

EPSILON CHAPTER, MOUNT UNION COLLEGE

ALPHA OMEGA CHAPTER, BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE

XI CHAPTER, FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE

UPSILON CHAPTER, NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

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CHAPTERS OF PHI KAPPA TAU Alpha.. . .. . .. .. .. Mtami Umverstty .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . Oxford, Ohto Beta . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athens, Oh1o Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio State Universtly ... .... ......... ... Columbus, Ohto Delta . . Centre College . . . . . . . . . . ... , . . . . Danv1lle, Ky. Epsilon ... . . . Mount Union College . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al liance, Ohio Zeta . . . . . . . . . Untve rsity of lllino•s . Champa 1gn, Ill. Eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Muhlenberg College All .. ntown Po. Theta . . . . . Transylvania College . Lexington, Ky. Iota . . . . . . . . . . Coe College . Cedar Raptds, lowo Kappa . . . . . . . . . . . Untve rsity of Ken tucky . . . . . . . . Lextng lon, Ky. lambda .......... . , ... Purdue Untversity . . . . . . . . . . . Lafoyctle, Ind. Mu . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence College . . . . . . . . . . . Appleton, Wis. Nu Universtty of Caltfornia Berleley, Cal. Xt Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster Pa. Omtcron Penn State College State College, Pa. Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Untvers•ty of Southc·n Caltfornta . . . Los Angeles, Cal. Rho . . . . . . . . . . . . Rensselaer Polytcchntc Institute ... . . Troy, N. Y. Stgma .. ... . ..... .. . ... Syracuse University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse, N. Y. Tau . . . ...... . . , . . . Universtty of Mtchtgon . . . . . . . Ann Arbor, Mtch. Upstlon .. .. . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Wesleyan Untvers•ty . Lincoln, Nebr. Pht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany College .. Bethany, W. Va. Cht . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . North Caroltna State College . . ..•......... Raletgh N. C. Pst .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. Untve rs•ty of Colorado . . . .................. Boulder Colo. Omega . . . . . . . • . • . . Untversity of Wiscons•n ...•...... , .......... Madtson, Wis. Alpho Alpha ........... Mtehtgan State College ..................... . Lansing, Mich. Alpha Beta .. .... ...... New York Universtly . , ...................... New York, N.Y. Alpha Gamma ........ University of Delaware . Newark, Del. Alpha Delta . . . . Case School of Science . ... . •.......... . ...... Cleveland, Ohto Alpho Epsilon. ... . . . . Kansas State College . . Manhattan Kansas Alpha Zeta . . . . . . . . Oregon State College . • . . . . . . • . Corvalts Ore. Alpha Eta Umverstty of Flortda Gatnesville Fla. Alpha Theta. . . . College of W tlltam and Mary W illtamsburg, Va. Alpha Iota . . . . . . . . . . University of Pf>nnsylvan•a Philaddphta, Pe. Alpha Kappa ....... Washtngton State College Pullman, Wash. Alpha Lambda. .. . . Alabama Polytechntc lnslttute Auburn, Ala. Alpha Mu . . . . . . Ohto W esleyan Unovc rs•ty Dclawar!' Ohtc Alpha Nu . . . . . . Iowa State College Ames, Iowa Alpha Xt W est Virginia Untvers•ty Morgantown, W.Va. Alpha Omicron . . . Lafayette College Easton Pa. Alpho Pi .......... ... .. Untvers•ty of Wash•ngton .Seattle, Wash. Alpha Rho . ... .. . . . . . . Georg•a School of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlonta, Ga. Alpho Stgma .. . . . . . Colorado Stole College Ft. Collms, Colo. Alpha Tau Cornell Untvcrs•ty ltha co N. Y. Alpha Upstlon Colgate Universtly . Hamilton N. Y. Alpho Pht . . . . . . . . . Untverstly of Akron Ahon, Ohto Alpha Cht Mtss•ssoppo State Coll~gc State Collcg,·, Mtss. Alpho Pst Texas College of Mtncs . . . . . . . . . . El P11so, T ,:xos Alpha Omega . . . Boldwin-Wallacc College . . . . . Berco, Ohio Colony........ . . . . . . Universt ty of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ausltn, Texas

PHI KAPPA TAU STATISTICS

Active Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Inactive Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Total Men Initiated ........... . ......... . . . ..... I 1.785

Total Living Members ........................... I I ,378

Initiated Annually Approximately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Pledged Annua lly Approximately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650

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