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avoided by concerted action on the part of all alumni andactive chapters. Our faith in the fraternity has always beenof the very highest, but we must confess that it has beensadly shaken during the past few months. The AtlantaConclave will either straighten or break it.

Fellows, if you can understand plain English, under-stand this—you .are needed this time as never before in the

• history of the fraternity. If you can ffnd no other way toget there pawn even your clothes and raise the cash. Weexpect to thrown aside every personal feeling and get rightdown to rock bottom and thresh things out as they should

. be. It may hit us and it may hit you—but, whoever it hits,• need not get on a "high horse" about it. It will be doneonly in a spirit of good and those that take it otherwise arenot worthy of being called Pi Kappas. Come with this

single idea in your head: What is the best solution of our

' problem? This is the object of this meeting. Meet us there

and let us work during the day. We think Iota will furnish

us amusement for the evenings. What do you say? We

shall look for you.*

PLEASURE Please don't get the idea from what we

have said in this issue that it will be strictly a "gloom"

meeting. We expect to have plenty of pleasure while there.

It would be impossible for us to assemble in Atlanta and not

find some fun. What we have said merely refers to the

daytime. The nights can speak for themselves.

Pi Kapp Convention

July 14, 15, 16Atlanta, Ga.

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But a few days ago was it that the writer received wordfrom the Editor-in-Chief of the Star and Lamp that,not until some brother in II K 41) developed a spirit of immo-lation.—not until some member of our branch of Greeksgained the required characteristics of a philanthropic savant,could the Star and Lamp be restored to its original state.

In other words, we were informed that the Star andLamp had been abandoned, as was poor Billy Bryan in 1896.

But, to where did the flock gather?

The Star and Lamp was the most welcome caller of allmy second class mail matter. And, that is saying some, foreven a country newspaper publisher gets his share of thepleasures—devoting an entire Sunday to reading exchangeperiodicals, magazines and newspapers. Its every issue wasawaited with animated expectancy. When received, thecontents were devoured with ravenous enjoyment. To methe loss of the magazine was actually a shock.

Can it be that Shakespeare in his few following wordshas depicted H K Vs support of her official magazine: "Forit so falls out that what we have we prize not to the worthwhiles we enjoy it, but being lacked and lost, why then werack the value; then we find the virtue that posscssionwould not show us whiles it was ours."

Yea, so it is. To my belief there are those of our clanwho have fallen into a state of apathy, whose blood has be-come sluggish, in whose breasts does not beat the love forIwo that once sent thrills up and down their spinal columnthat gave them courage to stand forth boldly in the battleline. Those are the men who fail to mention with pride thefraternity to which they belong. That class strives not forsuccess, but, rather awaits the progress brought to pass, by.the progressive element.

It is with the future of H K as with the ladder of life—we must either climb up or slide backward. For your part


you must admit that it is far better to wear the laurel crownof the victor than to retire to the rear with the splinters inyour trouser-seats from the backward slide. We should getbusy firing the boilers beneath the machinery of the organi-zation until it will be necessary for some one to sit on thesafety valve (making sure to give the laziest man in thefraternity that occupation) and when the throttle is openedthe old gal will jump forty furlongs the first stride.

Then our Star will gleam brightly in the firmament offraternal existence. Pi Kappa Phi will then be as Hesperusin Milton's Paradise Lost: "Now glowed the firmament withliving sapphires; Hesperus that led the starry host, rodebrightest, till the moon, rising in clouded majesty, at lengthapparent queen, unveiled her peerless light."

On to Atlanta• • • •

• • • •

Tell me not in plaintive numbersLife is but successive dreams.

Let the Pi Kapp who now slumbersThink conventionistic themes.

Let's be upward and a' doing;Let's be active and alive:

All over promises renewing,While for victory we strive.

Think ye not of steaming July—Summer days lack not joys.

Rather, plan as hours pass. byFor a time with the boys.

Pack your handbag and hop the cars:Bring on pep and steam and vim.

You'll ever after thank your starsYou joined the jolly July swim.

—Bolt, I

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Pi Kapp ConventionJuly 14, 15, 16Atlanta, Ga.

Are You On?Atlanta, Ga.

July 14, 15, 16Pi Kapp Convention

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.1. II Apolo y

We owe Brother Hamer, the editorin chief of the Star and Lamp anapology.When we heard that the Star and

Lamp had been suspended, we madeBrother Hamer a proposition to pub-lish, free of charge, 300 copies of afour page, four column newspaper,such as many colleges have for theirweekly newspaper. This issue whichwe proposed was to be called the "PiKapp Pep Injector."Shortly after receiving Brother Ha-

mer's acceptance of the proposition,we wrote Brother Gunn, the GrandSecretary. He approved the idea ofthe publication, but suggested that itbe changed, in form, from a news-paper to a small magazine, believingthat such a change would be more inconformity with the prestige which afraternity should maintain.Brother Hamer wrote his editorials

and edited the copy expecting laterto receive them in newspaper form.We believe that the change to a mag-azine form will quell the editor's an-ger—we are running that risk at anyrate.

THE PUBLISHER.


Summary Suffiestions for Success

Pi Kappa Phi needs the Star andLamp.

Pi Kappa Phi can and will have acontinuance of it.

All she needs is co-operation andcombined boosting power.That force is latent within her con-

fines and need but be properly gained.Three hundred subscribers, five or

six pages of advertising. That's allfor a start.

The Alumni will increase in num-ber for several years—likewise willthe subscription list.As the fraternity grows, the impor-

tance of the magazine will be more,advertising easier to obtain.Ten years from today should see

a 120-page magazine with 24 pages ofadvertising—this is not a pipe dream.The Atlanta Convention is the ideal

place to make a decision for furtheradvancement along the magazine lineof proceedure. •

If the writer but had the authority,he has a plan outlined that he wouldpresent, whereby more success mightaward our literary efforts.

It is a deeply seated desire that isgnawing away at our heart roots toobviate those excuses which keep usfrom being at the Grand Conclave.

While such a thing at the presenttime seems almost impossible, may-hap we could stroll into Atlanta inthe middle of July. Here's hoping.In five years and six months we

have seen but one Pi Kapp and hisreception of our advance was not ofthe sort which we would pronouncebrotherly.

However, Pi Kappa Phi yet has theoriginal tenacious hold on our systemthat she had back in 1908 when wefirst conceived the idea of being oneof Sigma's founders.

How many of you enjoy the Starand Lamp?

How many of you are willing togive it your support?Will it be worth the subscription

price per year to you?Your loyalty to Pi Kappa Phi is at

stake in many ways. This is one.The fraternity cannot exist without

the magazine. The Star and Lamp isa necessity.

The Gamma Boys in California areinterested in what those in the eastare accomplishing.The several chapters in the east

are likewise as greatly interested inGamma's good fortunes.What better avenue of general com-

munication is afforded than the peri-odical magazine? The answer, none.We are willing to do our part. If

there is any doubt on that part giveus a trial. We're in a humor to doall that's possible.A fraternity that gains two new

chapters in a year should be able tomaintain a magazine without beingput to the least disadvantage. ,

It behooves Pi Kappa Phi to do so.The exchanges will then give a im-pression that she is not a weakling,but a factor to be reckoned with.

It is up to you. It is up to us. Itwill be accomplished, Let not yourdetermination fail. Decide for Starand Lamp and stick by your decision.With this we close the issue. This

Star and Lamp has been our effort.We begrudge not a farthing of thecost or work that has been put intoit. Rally, fellows, rally.Drink cod liver oil if necessary.

Steam up. Get up vim. Put yourshoulders to the wheel and let usboost out of the rut. Heave ho! Ho,heave, boys, heave! WADE S. BOLT.

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ir 1.ttr attb KampThe Official Organ of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Published Quarterly: November 1, January 1, March I, July r,Subscription, $2.00 a year; Single Copies, 50 cents.

Editor-in-ChiefWADE SMITH BOLT Otterbein, Indiana.

Associate Editors

ISAAC NEWTON EDWARDS Greenwood, S. C.REUBEN E. Moomr. McCormick, S. C.

Exchange Editor

M. H. POWELL Cairo, Ga.

Alumni Editors

Alumni Editor for East to be supplied.CHESTER H. PROUTY 210 Forsyth Bldg. (West), Fresno, Cal.HAROLD A. MOLIZON (At large) Charleston, S. C.

Business Manager

SAM A. COOK Atlanta, Ga.

Send all material for publication to Wade Smith Bolt, Otterbein,Indiana.

Material must be in the hands of the editor on October 15, December15, February to, June 1, in order to be published.

Positively nothing will be taken after these dates.NcrrE.—All Exchanges please send copy to Editor-in-chief and

Exchange Editor.Entered as second-class matter November 18, 1914, at the postoffice

at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the act of March 3, 1879.

NEBRASKA Nt. CHAPTERReading left to right: Verne Catt2rson. George Odgers, Henning Nelson, Etnmet

Catterson, John 1). Carroll (Installing Officer), Edwin Partridge and LelandLanders. Harold Cribble was absent.

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VOL. IV NOVEMBER 1, 1915 No. 1

LOYALTY SONG

When all our labors and strifes are o'erAnd we've landed on the Golden Shore,May we be able to proclaimOne successful Pi Kapp aim—

Loyalty.

When by effort and grit we have wonLaurels for good deeds we have done,May we look back and proudly cry,"Ever we've given to Pi Kappa Phi,

Loyalty."

Brothers will be there we knew long ago,Others also whom we have longed to know.As for the Pi Kapp grip we extendHands, may each in the other commend—

Loyalty.

INSTALLATION OF NEBRASKA NU

Pi Gamma Theta of the University of Nebraska waschartered as Nu Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity onthe evening of Friday, October 22. The charter memberswere George A. Odgers, '16, Davenport, Wash.; Edwin M.Partridge, '16, Omaha, Neb.; Henning F. Nelson, '16, FortCalhoun, Neb.; Harold E. Gribble, '17, Dakota City, Neb.;Verne C. Catterson, '18, Sutton, Neb.; Leland G. Landers,'18, Norfolk, Neb., and Emmett B. Catterson, '18, Sutton,Neb.

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Pi Gamma Theta was a Nebraska local which grew outof Union, a Nebraska organization of long standing andwith an illustrious past. The following is a sketch frominformation furnished by Mr. Geo. A. Odgers, one of itsmembers, also a Pi Gamma Theta.The organization now known as University Union was

founded September 29, 1876, under the name of the UnionLiterary Society. The name Union is significant of thefact that it was organized by the college men and womenmembers of the two societies then existing. Union was thefirst organization on the campus whose membership was

made up of college people only. The charter membersnumbered thirty-seven, and meetings were held in Univer-sity Hall until in 1907, when a large and beautifully equippedclubroom in the Temple was given to the Society.About ten years ago the constitution of the Society was

revised. The name of University Union was adopted, and

the organization became a social club. The restrictiveclause making the, society a "barb" affair was struck out,as it had become a dead letter.• Through all the forty-nine years of its existence Unionhas been one of the most influential organizations on thecampus. It has always numbered among its members alarge number of the most prominent and popular of the

students. The alumni members number nearly 400 and the

active about fifty. Among the alumni are to be found the

names of U. S. senators, governors, distinguished jurists,

doctors, authors, journalists, and teachers. Among the

names of note may be found those of Dr. Charles Bessey,

the famous botanist; ex-Governor G. E. Sheldon; RoscoePound, professor of Law at Harvard University, and histwo talented and famous sisters, Dr. Louisa Pound, andAeltia Pound; Dr. Lawrence Bruner, the man chosen to

represent the State of Nebraska at the Exposition in SanFrancisco as the State's most distinguished citizen; Prof.

Harold Slater of Yale; and Dr. George Elliott Howard,

professor of Sociology, University of Nebraska.Union has many B Ks, A Zs, als, Rhodes Scholars,

Innocents, and Black Masques—the two latter being senior

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honorary men's and women's societies, and Silver Serpents.the honorary junior women's society. At present there areamong the active members of Union two Black Masques,two Silver Serpents, the managing editor and associateeditor of The Daily Nebraskan, the college paper, and themanager of The Nebraska Blue Print.Four of the membdrs of Pi Gamma Theta are Union men,

including the president of the Society, the treasurer, andthe secretary. Two of the other three petitioners wereUnion men. (There were originally ten petitioners, butthree of the men were unable to return to school this semes-ter.) A strong Union man was the founder of Nu Chapter,and is an untiring worker for its interests.Union has furnished good fraternity material prior to

this, however. In 1898, Alpha Theta Chi (A 0 X), a stronglocal at the University of Nebraska, was iounded throughthe efforts of a Union man, and Nebraska Alpha Epsilon(A E) Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi (A A II), established lastspring, was largely made possible through the work of twoUnion women.In addition to the charter members mentioned above,

there are six pledges, as follows: Gene F. Liebendorfer, '16,Pawnee City, Neb.; Raymond B. Gillespie, '16, Hot Springs,S. D.; Alolf V. Hlava, '17, Ravenna, Neb.; J. DwightDavis, '19, Genoa, Neb.; John G. Butter, '18, Omaha, Neb.;Oliver Anthes, '19, Sutton, Neb. This gives the new chaptera nucleus of thirteen men, though the rule at Nebraska isthat pledges cannot be taken in until after the Christmasholidays.The home of Nu Chapter will be at No. 1740 D St., where

they have rented a large, commodious house, fully fur-nished. This is in the same section as most of the otherfraternity houses, and will probably continue to be the homeof the chapter until they can make plans about the erectionof a home of their own, which they expect to attemptshortly.The men of Nu Chapter all are fine, manly, ambitious

fellows! Without exception they stand well in the class-room, on the campus, and in the estimation of the college

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community. One of them is an instructor in entomology,

and another an assistant in history. Several belong to the

honorary societies in the university. Such are the men to

whom it has been entrusted to uphold the standard and

foster the interests of Pi Kappa Phi in Nebraska, and the

opinion of one who has come to know them is that it is

impossible to expect too much of them! They will measure

up with the very best, and will make their presence known

before they have been in the organization long.

The installing officer who was appointed when the charter

was granted, Brother E. R. W. Gunn, found it impossible

at the last moment to make the trip. Several other men

were given the opportunity to go, but circumstances with

each of them rendered it beyond the question, and the breach

had to be filled by the Grand President, who considered

himself very lucky indeed.The installation on Friday night was followed on Satur-

day evening by a delightful banquet at the Lindell ,Hotel,

with covers laid for twenty. In addition to the charter

members and the pledges, the men who had consented to

act as "big brothers" to the chapter, constituting a Board

of Visitors, were present for the spread. They are Messrs.

B. L. Paine, of Lincoln, Frederick A. Stuff, Department of

English, James D. Hoffman, Department of Engineering,

Myron 14. Swenk, Department of Agriculture, all of the

University of Nebraska, and Phil A. Sommerlad, County

Treasurer of Lincoln.Mr. George A. Odgers very graciously acted as toast-

master. He referred to the occasion of the banquet as one

to which he had long looked forward, and the realization

of some of his fondest hopes. He introduced Dr. Stuff.

who responded to the toast, "Brotherhood," and it has never

been the privilege of the writer to listen to a more earnest,

devout, clear-cut appeal to young men to be men, to be

brethren. He referred to the beautiful friendship between

Jonathan and David, and he pleaded with the members ot

the new chapter to be true brethren, to put the interests of

one's brother before the interests of one's self, and to strive

to let their light so shine that they might be known among

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men for their good works. It was one of the most inspiringtalks—for it was in • the most entirely informal, heart-to-heart manner—that I have ever heard, and if the men ofNebraska Nu Chapter live up to its exhortations by exem-plifying the principles of fraternity they will realize fullythe rewards of virtue, and the fullness of brotherly love.John D. Carroll, the installing officer, responded to 'Ti

Kappa Phi and Her Ideals." He spoke briefly of the originof the Fraternity, its history and consistent but conservativegrowth, and expressed himself as being gratified that ex-pansion into the Middle \Vest had begun. He referred tothe ideals of the fraternity, but declared that after the firstresponse it would be redundant for him to more than men-tion them, since Dr. Stuff had almost completely coveredthe subject, and in a far more inspiring manner.The third and last toast of the evening was "Loyalty."

Edwin M. Partridge, of the newly established chapter, re-sponded to this in a very happy manner, voicing the beliefthat there would be no more loyal chapter in the Fraternitythan Nebraska Nu, and he spoke with such frankness anddetermination that those who heard him could easily recog-nize the earnestness of the chapter and its sterling worthin this pledge of one of its charter members.At the conclusion of the toasts, Mr. Odgers read tele-

grams from nearly every chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, warmlywelcoming the new group into brotherhood. With a fewfitting remarks, the toastmaster declared the program ofthe evening concluded, and the guests then entered upona very pleasant social hour. The members of the chapterwere very grateful for the presence of the Board of Visi-tors; their mingling with the students rendered the successof the occasion complete, and their advice and offers ofassistance rested as a benediction on the first meeting heldby the members of Nebraska Nu Chapter.

JOHN D. CARROLL,Installing Officer.

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AFTER COLLEGE, WHAT?

Judging from the actions of most of our alumni, when aman leaves college to take up the pursuit in life for whichhe has prepared himself, he is to lay down his allegianceto his fraternity and leave its management, its welfare andits existence with those behind who are still within thecollege walls. This is a very wrong view. It is wrong inthe superlative. In the first place, if it were not for thefew loyal alumni, your fraternity would soon be a thing ofthe past and would have long since been so. It is unfairto keep back your aid when it is so much needed. It is un-fair both to your brother alumni and to the fraternity. Whena man leaves college he is better able then to give vitalaid—aid that means growth, substantiality and fame—thanhe was while in college.One should be a stronger Pi Kappa Phi, anyway, when

he goes up against the world than he was while in college.If he lives his order, if he practices its teachings, the battlesof life will undoubtedly be less strenuous. And if he livesPi Kappa Phi it is an advertisement for his fraternity andhe thereby aids in its growth. But if he does not live orpractice the teachings of his fraternity, he is still able torender her good aid. He could, and should, ever be readywith what means he has, to help her expand and to helpher establish herself more strongly. The very existence ofour Fraternity depends upon the loyalty of its alumni.Then when we leave our alma mater to take up our pro-fession, as a farmer, a minister, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacheror whatever it might be, we should ever have a live and vitalinterest in our Fraternity, and be "prepared in mind andmeans" for her uplift and betterment.So let us all take new interest and courage, brother alumni,

and do our part for the good old Fraternity. It may bethat you are only called upon to subscribe for THE STARAND LAMP; it may be that you are called upon to contributeto the pages of our magazine; it may be that you aremerely asked to use your influence in behalf of the Frater-nity when we have to raise means of support; but what-

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ever it is, it is your duty to respond so far as you are able.

If you doubt it, or if you think your allegiance to the Fra-

ternity is done with when you leave college, then you have

taken a narrow view of your obligations and have prosti-

tuted the ideals of her whose name you bear and of whose

body you are a part—the good old Pi Kappa Phi.R. E. M.

ANNIVERSARY THOUGHTS

What a valuable asset is youth! Youth, when the futurelies .outstretched like a panorama, magnificent in its beauty,when the blood is red and the nerve is steady and themuscles of steel, when faith is strong and simple and thereis good in everything, when there is nothing incapable ofachievement and when every act and every thought is

pregnant with possibility! How great it is to be young!

How great a part, and how important, youth plays in the

life history of an individual, of a nation.Browning speaks of

"the last of life,for which the first was made."

Wouldn't it be just as fitting to say "by which the firstwas made"? Is it not in youth that the most importantwork is done? It is then that the foundation is laid, andunless it is well and carefully laid, "the last of life" willbe a matter of but a short time, and full of regrets. Fromthe conduct of youth it may be easily judged whether thethree-score years and ten will be reaped, or an untimelyend.What is there impossible to youth! Look for a moment

at the statue of Lincoln representing him at the time of hisGettysburg address, and try to picture to yourself the

thinly clad boy, with bed of boughs in a rude and secludedcabin, with a few ear-marked law books and the old oaktree as his university, moving around in its kindly shadeas the sun drove him. In looking upon this country boy,would it occur to you to think of him as the future Presi-dent of these United States? Born humbly, without pres-

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tige, without opportunity, he attained the great height towhich he rose by diligent application, by singleness of pur-pose, and an early determination to do and to be!But in youth, with its great possibilities, there is also

great danger from disease and the consequent impairmentof youth's efficiency. It is a fact that an astonishing percent of children, fully developed and normal in every way,die before they are out of their infancy, and a great manyothers carry with them through life the blemishes of someearly sickness. Take an example from the world of busi-ness; you may be surprised to learn from the reports ofDun and Bradstreet that something like three-fourths ofthe commercial enterprises fail before they are ten yearsold! In addition to the good constitution of an infant, tothe sound business principles and the faithful execution ofthem by the aspirant in business, there must be a freedomfrom disease and a policy of constant watchfulness if thelife history is to be prolonged beyond the age of infancy.Health is the capital of youth. It is no less valuable anasset than youth itself.'And then sometimes when youth manages to outstrip

disease, the effort necessary to do so has so weakened andimpaired the organism that it can lay hold on opportunitybut feebly, when it knocks. And opportunity doesn't alwaysknock! Sometimes it is modest and retiring and has to becourted. Opportunities are of two kinds, those which pre-sent themselves and those which have to be made. Manya man would never have an opportunity if he didn't make it!Where would Lincoln have been had he waited on oppor-tunity to present itself! He first prepared himself, and thenwent to work to make his opportunity. Few have oppor-tunities come unsolicited, fewer still master the opportuni-ties so presented! The really great things of life come byopportunities which were first made and then mastered.The tenth of December will be the eleventh anniversary

of Pi Kappa Phi. Though progress has been slow in someways it has been consistent, though many chances for stray-ing from the path have arisen and the making of mistakesseemed imminent, the Fraternity stands today with its

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record an open book, and has not a single blunder to be

ashamed of. Carefully the foundations have been laid by

the builders and now the superstructure is being built.

Untiringly and patiently the laborers have toiled that they

might build on the solid rock, that they might be assured

of the future, and have no fears in time of storms. Watch-

fully and thoughtfully has the young organization been

nurtured, and constantly has it been examined for the symp-

toms of disease but none has been detected. Not a chapter

has died because of activity or inactivity of its own. Not

a charter has been surrendered voluntarily, nor on account

of dissension or incompatibility. Every charter granted is

in force today with the exception of those which have suf-

fered the blight of antifraternity legislation.

Strong ideals and high principles, strictly adhered to and

inculcated, a love for the fraternity by its members and a

desire to have a share in its perpetuation, and a realization

that in building for others they are building for themselves

have all contributed to make Pi Kappa Phi successful, have

been strong factors in its healthy childhood, and are largely

responsible for the vital strength and the fully warranted

optimism which it feels as it rounds out its eleventh year.

As strong as a young giant, though as discreet and conser-

vative, it is now face to face with a great opportunity. The

experimental stage has passed, the seaworthiness of the ship

has been well proven, and its gangplank is now to be low-

ered in order that all who can present the proper credentials

may get aboard for the voyage!

Doesn't it afford a thrill and isn't it a matter of pride,

members of Pi Kappa Phi, to realize .that you have a partin this great work, that the success so far is due to your

effort? Who of you would not rather BE a part of an

organization and know that you have helped to perfect it.that it is part and parcel of your own best self, than merely

to hold membership in an order whose foundation was

before your time and where your individual identity is

swallowed up in the aggregate? Who of you would swap

your berth in Pi Kappa Phi for one in any of the older

fraternities? If it be true that the more one puts into any-


thing, the more he may expect in return, doesn't it stand toreason that you can really expect more real benefit fromsomething you have helped to make? Then why should asmall fraternity, a young fraternity, hesitate to launch itsbark!Is this food for thought? Isn't it a matter of gratitude

that you are a Pi Kappa Phi? Doesn't this give you in-spiration to answer the call, to cooperate with your fellow-members, with your executive officers, with your chapter,such as you have never done before. Realizing that thefraternity is yet young, is still in the making, aren't youanxious to weave yourself into its structure, to leave theimpress of your best thought and effort upon its develop-ment, and in so doing to extend to others that which youprize and which you have enjoyed and been benefited by?

Inspiration is a mighty force, but without works it is afailure!

A HISTORY OF PI KAPPA PHI

BY LAWRENCE HARRY MIXSON

The two years following the convention of 1907 werecritical ones for our Fraternity. With but two chapters,and only about twenty men including both alumni andactive members, the question of finances presented a veryserious problem, and many personal donations and sacrificeswere made by certain ones for special objects and purposesthat do not show up in financial statements and which willnever be generally known.The question of extension was a very important one, and

it received much careful thought from the members of theSupreme Council. On November 27, 1908, an applicationfrom a group of men at the University of California wasread, and the charter was granted. The working up of thischapter was due entirely to the efforts of Theodore Barn-well Kelly, an old South Carolina Alpha man who had leftCharleston several years before to attend the University ofCalifornia. Brother Kelly was appointed instituting officer

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and the chapter was duly instituted under the name ofCalifornia Gamma.On March 12, 1909, another application was read and a

charter was granted and as a result the South CarolinaDelta Chapter was duly instituted on March 20. L. HarryMixson acted as instituting officer, being assisted by BrotherKroeg, as well as by several of the South Carolina Betamen who were present at the ceremonies.During the spring of 1909 the life of the South Carolina

Alpha Chapter was seriously threatened. The activity ofthis chapter had been slackened so that little or nothingwas being done. Owing to differences existing among themembers no initiations had been held so far during thecollege year. These differences were due entirely to con-trary opinions of policies. Matters had come to a crisisand the Supreme Council intervened so that a joint meetingwith the Supreme Council and the chapter was held onMarch 18. A full and free discussion was had, and as aresult all differences were settled and the chapter wasagain started in on active work.The last convention had been held during the Christmas

holidays, but it was decided by the Supreme _Council thata more convenient and altogether more satisfactory timewould be during the summer months, and accordingly thetime for the next convention was set for July,.1909, at theIsle of Palms, Charleston, S. C. , An attractive booklet wasgotten out in the interest of the convention, and L. ,HarryMixson and a strong committee had charge of the arrange-ments. The actual traveling expenses and hotel bills werepaid by the individual men, but all entertainment was fur-nished by the Charleston men.The convention itself was not a very large one, but when

one considers that the 'membership at this time was verysmall, the percentage of membership present was very satis-factory. It was held during July 13, 14, and 15, and everyone of the Supreme Officers was present, as well as four ofthe five members of the Supreme Council. In addition tothe Supreme Officers the following were present: SouthCarolina Alpha—Wm. Fogarty, H. P. Wagener, Kenneth E.

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Lowman, Paul E. Scherer; South Carolina Beta—Gus E.

Reid, J. S. McGregor, W. W. Miller, J. F. Stuckey, Thos.

W. Simpson; California Gamma—Theodore B. Kelly.

A great many matters of business were disposed of, and

the foundations were laid in a great many cases upon which

the Fraternity has since built. It was decided to publish

an official magazine, the editor of which was to be the Grand

Historian; a method of chapter assessment was adopted;

an official jeweler was elected, and the method of supplying

badges and other paraphernalia was worked'out. It was a

serious-minded body that gathered twice a day for their

deliberations, and every man was conscious of the fact that

responsibility lay on his shoulders and that the future of

the Fraternity lay on what was there thought out and done.

Too much credit therefore cannot be given to the men who

planned skillfully and built wisely.

On the third day of the convention the election of officers

was held, and the following men were chosen to guide the

destinies of the Fraternity for the next two years: Grand

President, Thomas F. Mosimann ; Grand Vice-president,

Simon Fogarty, Jr.; Grand Secretary, Theodore B. Kelly;

Grand Treasurer, Thomas W. Simpson; Grand Historian,

Henry P. Wagener ; Grand Sergeant-at-Arms, Gus E.

Reid; Supreme Council, Thomas F. Mosimann (ex-officio),

Theodore B. Kelly (ex-officio), L. Harry Mixson, Andrew

A. Kroeg, Jr., J. Roy Geiger.The convention was adjourned at 5 P. M., and that evening

the entire body repaired to Charleston, where they were

the guests of the Charleston men at a banquet at the Com-

mercial Club. Andrew A. Kroeg, Jr., the retiring Grand

President, and the man to whom the early success of the

Fraternity is very largely due, acted as toastmaster. Re-

sponding to toasts were Theodore B. Kelly, Henry P.

Wagener, and L. Harry Mixson.The college year of 19094910 opened with good prospects,

though two of the chapters were in a rather critical condi-

tion. Accordingly the Grand President delegated Andrew

A. Kroeg, Jr., and L. Harry Mixson to visit these chapters.

and as a result South Carolina Beta and Delta chapters were

again placed on a firm footing.

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On February 20, 1910, Grand President Mosimann ten-dered his letter of resignation from office. His health hadnot been the best for some time, and this fact combined withhis arduous duties as professor of English at the CharlestonHigh School forced him to take this step. The resignationwas accepted, and Andrew A. Kroeg was elected to fill theunexpired term. At the same meeting the resignation fromoffice of Frater Kelly was read, and on being accepted,L. Harry Mixson was elected to take his place. FratresKroeg and Mixson had been already members of the Su-preme Council, and inasmuch as Fratres Mosimann andKelly were elected to take their places on the SupremeCouncil, there was no change in the membership of thisbody.On the same date, February 20, an application for a

charter at the University of South Carolina was read, samebeing signed by a group of men at this institution. Thecharter was granted, and Frater L. Harry Mixson dulyinstituted the South Carolina Sigma Chapter on March 5following. Frater Kroeg assisted him.On April 23, 1911, an application for a charter was read

from the Epicurean Club at Wofford College, and the char-ter was granted. Frater L. Harry Mixson was again choseninstituting officer, and on May 15 the chapter was dulyinstituted as the South Carolina Zeta Chapter.The question of time and place of the holding of the next

convention had meanwhile come up, and a special meetingof the Grand Chapter was called to meet in Spartanburg,S. C., on the date of the institution of the South CarolinaZeta Chapter. This meeting was held after the institution,and the full attendance was very gratifying, and demon-strated the fact that interest was being taken in the nextconvention. Columbia, S. C., was chosen, and the time setwas July 4, 5, 6.This convention was by far the largest and most en-

thusiastic gathering of Pi Kappas ever had up to thistime. The success of the Fraternity was now an assured'fact, and the men planned and worked with confidence.Headquarters were at the Colonial Hotel and the men ofColumbia furnished much entertainment for the visitors.


It was a matter of regret that Grand President Kroeg

was unable to be present at the meetings. He had left his

home in Charleston seemingly in good health, but while in

Columbia and before the sessions started, he was stricken

with illness, and was unable to leave his room. Grand

Secretary Mixson presided in his place, and John D. Carroll

acted as Secretary pro tern. This was Frater Carroll's first

introduction into the Supreme Chapter, and we shall hear

more of him later. In addition to Frater Mixson, the fol-

lowing officers were present: Grand Vice-president, Simon

Fogarty, Jr.; Grand Historian, Henry P. Wagener ; Grand

Sergeant-at-Arms, Gus E. Reid. Representatives were

present from South Carolina Alpha, Beta, Sigma, and Zeta.

The convention disposed of a great amount of detail work.

Much time and thought were put on the magazine problem,

and the convention went on record as being satisfied with

the experiment of the first two years. It was decided to

make it a larger and better publication, and a special appro-

priation was made for it. The name was changed to TIIE

STAR AND LAMP. A separate office of Grand Journalist was

created.- For some time it had been apparent that our constitution

and by-laws needed amplification, and Frater Kroeg had

been working on this problem. He was unable to present

his Supreme Constitution and Supreme By-Laws in person,

but they were put before the convention, and with but little

change were adopted.

It was at this convention that the Fraternity went on

record as being opposed to the establishment of any more

sub rosa Chapters. This matter received full discussion,

and while it was decided that .the charters of present sub

rosa chapters be allowed to remain, it was decided that in

the future no further applicatiOns from sub rosa chapters

be considered. This was passed by an overwhelming

majority.• Although the convention was kept very busy during the

greater part of the three days, there were not lacking oppor-

tunities for fun and frolic, and it was indeed a happy gath-

ering. A dance given by the Columbia men was one of

the features of the convention.

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The convention closed its business on the afternoon ofthe sixth with the election of officers, and the followingwas the result: Grand President, L. Harry Mixson; GrandVice-president, Henry P. Wagener ; Grand Secretary, JohnD. Carroll; Grand Treasurer, ; GrandJournalist, Charles K. Dillingham; Grand Sergeant-at-Arms, Gus E. Reid; Grand Chaplain, C. E. Byrd; GrandHistorian, Simon Fogarty, Jr.; Supreme Council, L. HarryMixson (ex-officio), John D. Carroll (ex-officio), Dave P.Hardy, W. H. Monckton.That evening in the banquet hall of the Colonial Hotel

the convention banquet was served, and there was nothingto mar the pleasure of the evening. Good-fellowshipabounded and there never was a jollier gathering. GrandPresident L. Harry Mixson acted as toastmaster, and re-sponding to toasts were Charles K. Dillingham, WilliamFogarty, Herbert Langford, Thos. J. Lipscomb, Jr.

It was indeed a fitting climax to a most successful con-vention. Everyone, felt that the success of the Fraternitywas assured, and that it was now entering on what wasup to this time its most successful two years.

A SKETCH OF FRATERNITIES AT THE UNIVER-SITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

The history of fraternity life at the University of NorthCarolina presents a most interesting review of what alwayshas been and is an institution as deeply- rooted in the col-lege as the curriculum itself.

,The past record of fraternities at Carolina embracing a.period of sixty-four years proves beyond a shadow of adoubt to every university man, whether he be fraternity ornonfraternity, prejudiced or sympathetic, that they merittheir position and prestige on the campus and their mem-bers merit theirs in life after graduation. Every clear-thinking university man must admit that fraternities arehere to stay—because they have justified their existence,and fortified themselves against all prejudice and criticism.


Beginning with the establishment of the Beta Chapter

of the Delta Kappa Epsilon in 1850, fraternities had their

origin at the University of North Carolina. Two years later

the Beta Theta Pis came in, and from then on up to 1905,

within intervals of from one to five years between installa-

tions,all rooted themselves in university campus life.

These academic fraternities (not including professional

or literary fraternities) held unmolested and supreme sway

on the, campus up to the year 1913. Naturally they were

growing independent and exclusive. However, in the fall

of 1913 the Sigma Chis, which had died out in 1900, were

revived by a petitioning local. The installation of this

chapter enlivened competition and widened the scope of

the fraternity outlook—the greatest accomplishment for the

University that could be hoped for.

With this chain of old and well-organized fraternities,

perpetuated as they are by the best men in the University,

and owning property to the amount of about $5,000, came

the installation of the Kappa Chapter of II K (13,

No fraternity has ever been put in under more favorable

circumstances, or has a more promising outlook.

In the first place, Carolina, as has been intimated, is not

overcrowded with fraternities. There is and has always

been room at the University for more fraternities.' In the

second place, Manuel G. Quevedo.

This bright, dashing, energetic fellow with his magnetic

personality, generous, free nature, and polite and chivalrous

manners, 'struck Chapel Hill at the opening of school in

September. From that time on all secretly, smoothly, and

unnoticed the Kappa Chapter had its inception and growth

in the manner our most worthy Brother describes in his

article in this issue.J. SHEPARD BRYAN.

THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT I

The Editorial Department

WALE S. BOLT ISAAC N. EDWARDS REUBEN E. Moon'

Pi Kappa Phi is now at the beginning of one of the mostprosperous years of growth and development that will benoted in the Greek world. That we should be identifiedwith our Fraternity in such a year of progress and goodfortune gives us no little pride.THE STAR AND LAMP begins its fourth year after a lapse

of three issues, due to some sort of financial fever. No dis-count may be placed upon the ability of the former manage-ment in any particular. Since the last issue of THE STARAND LAMP, one year ago, Pi Kappa Phi has grown by theaddition of four chapters and the reinstating of a fifth,Alpha, the mother chapter.Should THE STAR AND LAMP TIOVV fail for lack of support

our Fraternity would be pointed to by the remainder ofthe Greek world with the finger of shame. We, the presentmanagement, intend putting the best there is in us into ourpart of the work. But we cannot make a success of theventUre individually. Harmony is the strength and supportof all organizations, and this, with the backbone of coopera-tion supplied by chapters and alumni, will maintain themagazine in the position and condition which it of rightshould be.Thus we put the question to you. By the time of our

next issue Eminent Supreme Archon, John D. Carroll, willhave succeeded in appointing a business manager to succeedBrother H. M. Shaver of Atlanta, Georgia, who was electedat the July convention in Atlanta. The editor-in-chief,being new at the work, also elected at the July convention,has been so busily engaged in organizing the various details


and departments that he has not been able to accomplish

as much as might be expected. The managerial duties have I

also devblved upon him. , I, Will you give the magazine your loyal support? I

I* * *

The "spike" season has ended, practically. Chapters,'

what have you accomplished? - Have-you,- after-a-summer

of forethought, succeeded in .pledging men whom you are

confident will be loyal in their. support, diligent in their

class work .and democratic in principle? Pi Kappa Phi

needs such men in the various chapters.*. * • .*

Will each of the older chapters Write the editor a letter

giving their views on the matter of a catalogue of alumni?

And will some member of each of the extinct chapters take

that duty upon himself? Pi Kappa Phi should have a com7

plete catalogue. The editor, being a printer, is willing to

take up the matter Of publishing the catalogue in. loose leaf

form on his own responsibility.* * *

Let us have some alumnus advertising. Send in your

advertisement. Ten small cards to . the page would mean

a great deal toward helping the magazine along. For the

card space a charge of $2.50 for the four issues will be made.

Who will be first?* * *

The Fraternity Questionnaire

The, editor is in .receipt of a letter from Mr. Henry

Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington, re-

questing that we discuss a Fraternity Questionnaire which

was enclosed with the letter.The lack of space prevents publication of the question-

naire. Suffice it to say that the questions asked are to

obtain information as to the utility and equipment of the

chapter house, and its management, the expense of the

maintenance of the same, methods used to advance scholar-

ship in the chapter membership, rules governing illicit in-

tercourse, and house rules.

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”f17Other questions are included in a questionnaire which issent to the executive committee of each fraternity repre-sented at the University of Washington. They pertain tothe adoption of a standard set of house rules, conduct out-ide chapter house and promoting scholarship.The questionnaire and the advocated rules may at first

glance seem rigid to an undesirable degree. But secondthought and due consideration prompt a different conclu-sion. This is a. day of unrest in the Greek world. It is aperiod in which all fraternities are behooved to make everypossible effort to, better fraternity life, ,fraternity morals.'fraternity ideals. The public calls for an exhibition of that'sort of fraternity spirit which will tend toward the improv-ing of physical, moral and social standards:-

Consequently, we believe that President Suzzallo is con-ferring:a favor upon the fraternities represented at Wash-ington in taking the interest that he has in such a forward'movement. We feel* safe in stating.that a Pi Kappa Phichapter, If located at Washington, would live up to therules and regulations.

* * *

Suggestions to Chapters(Gleaned from reading an article in the Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly

. of a past 'issue)1. Have you your own Colors, and do you know when

you wear them?'9. Have you a recognition pin, a songbook?3. Does your chapter have a card catalogue of all its

members with the closest possible information concerningthem?.

4. Is your chapter history up-to-date?5. Is your house being run on an economical basis? Do

you know the amount of your chapter budget?6. Do you know what your alumni are doing for your

chapter? Are your pledges in the training of an alumnus?7. Do you have Banta's Greek Exchange and the Greek

Quarterly on your library table? Do you read this maga-zine from cover to cover?


8. Are you putting forth every effort to develop the

up-to-date fraternity man, and up-to-date officers?

Do you have a membership certificate? If not, write the

Grand President or the Grand Secretary.

* * *

How about a contest among the chapters for the highest

scholarship record?* * *

December tenth is Founders' Day. Proper recognition

should be given it, and a record kept of the way in which

it is celebrated.* * *

Pi Kappa Phi was represented at the Interfraternity Con-

ference in New York November 27 by Brethren William

Hartz (Alpha), C. K. Dillingham (Sigma), D. B. Lasseter

(Eta), and John D. Carroll (Sigma). A report of the con-

ference will appear in the next issue. This is the first time

we have had our full quota of delegates present at one of

these meetings.* * *

It now seems probable that fraternities will be allowed

to run openly again at Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C.,

where they have been under the ban for the past several

years.* * *

A Good Chapter

A good chapter depends upon one thing; the men of

whom it is composed. We call a chapter good when it

meets all obligations imposed upon it by the constitution

of the fraternity to which it belongs and by its own by-laws.

The main purpose of the by-laws of a chapter of any frater-

nity is to aid the general laws of the order in making that

chapter a good one. And the laws of the order and the

by-laws of any chapter are pretty well fulfilled when a chap-

ter meets regularly, with a full attendance, carries out its

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business in a dignified and respectful manner, executes itsinitiations in a solemn and impressive way and keeps itsdues to the Supreme Chapter paid. Indeed we might saysuch a chapter is an excellent one if these duties are metas they are prescribed.But these conditions cannot be met by a chapter that is

composed of careless members who do not think of thefuture of the Fraternity in a serious or interested manner.We do not want men in our Fraternity who will not attendtheir regular chapter meetings; we do not want men whoare easily "sniffed" and pout when some pet issue of theirshas met defeat in a meeting; we do not want men who arenarrow and biased, and we do not want those who cannotrefrain from trying to convert each meeting into rowdyismand "hoodlumism."We dare make this assertion: Every fraternity man in

the universe, if he does not belong to one of the abovenamed classes, knows a brother who does, and he knowsthat the said brother is more or less a menace to his chapter.What about the fellow you took in on short notice for someaccomplishment that made him popular for the time being?Since then possibly he has become inert and has lost histemporary popularity? He hasn't voluntarily been to butone meeting since he was taken in. If you need his ballotyou've got to hunt him down and bring him in, and fourtimes out of five when you drag him in he disregards allparliamentary rules, breaks every by-law of the chapterpossibly trying to "get off" something, and then gets"sniffed" if he is fined. You know a man who fills everycondition in the above statement. You know he is detri-mental to your chapter and keeps it from being a better one.Then in order to have a good chapter—an excellent one—

we must avoid, as far as possible, having such men. Wehad rather always be small in number than to have multi-tudes bearing the name of our order but lacking in thequality which she bespeaks.

If your chapter has a small attendance at its regularmeetings, if its members disregard the solemnity of theritual of initiation, if it is undignified and boisterous in its


business proceedings, or deficient in any way, it is because

of. the kind of men you have elected to become its membevs.

Hence the responsibility resting upon every active member

of any chapter. In the choosing of the men who shall be

your associates and members of your chapter, it would be

Well to be guided by this motto: "Be cautious; be careful;

be prudent;" and your chapter will consequently be a

good one.R. E. M.

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The Chapter Letters

The chapter letters must be neatly typewritten and in the hands

of the Editor-in-Chief twenty days before publication. The next

letter will be due January to, 1956. No further notice than this

will be given.—En.

ALPHACharleston, S. C., November i,)15.—The Alpha Chapter, after

• being inactive for the session 1914-15 began anew October 14, 1955,opening the session 1955-16 withfive old members—two seniors,

two juniors, and one sophomore.On Oct. 21, after being duly

initiated James Chester Reeves,of Orangeburg, S. C., a senior;and William Joel Bowen of Char-leston, S. C., a sophomore, wereadded to our chapter.Our prospects for the year are

indeed bright. We are certain ofbeing represented in track, basket-ball and baseball.In the literary and social life

of the college all of Alpha's menstand high. The junior and seniorclass presidencies are held by PiKappas. The Magazine Manager,Baseball Manager, President ofthe German Club, Secretary andTreasurer of the German Clubwere chosen from our men, thusshowing Pi Kappa Phi's popu-larity with both faculty and stud-ent body. We have just reasonto feel proud of our strongholdat the college.We have two "cozy" rooms

situated on King Street, aboutthree blocks from the college camPus.

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Alpha wishes to extend to Nuchapter her best wishes for aprosperous year. We gladly wel-come her into our midst.

CHAS. NV. BIRCH MORE, JR.Correspondent.

GAMMA

Berkeley, Cal., October 25, 1915.—California Gamma opened housefor the fall semester -on August12, two days before freshmanregistration day, with twenty-threemembers ready for college. Oflast term's enrollment, twelvewere unable to return, althoughthree of the men who have beenout of college joined us again.They are C. C. Merrell, L. NV.Phelps, and R. G. Wedemeyer.Under the efficient work of

Frater H. S. Brueck, the rushingperiod closed September Ig with theinitiation of three sophomores andone freshman, J. H. Conkling,registering in Agriculture fromEl Centro; W. E. Fransham, re-gistered in Commerce from Boze-man, Montana; J. D. Stockton inthe College of Letters and Sciencefrom Bakersfield; and his brotherIrving, who is registered as afreshman in Agriculture. Pledges,who will probably come in thefirst of the year, are A. E. Mead,W. D. Oliver (brother of J. B.

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Oliver), and A. E. Washburn—all freshmen By the way, Gam-ma has the campus record sopho-more class this year, as we hadof freshmen last—they number around dozen.

Our first social function was aninformal dance held August 27.On September 24, Frater F. H.Miller was kind enough to openhis home for a Pi Kappa Phiformal. It was very much en-joyed. We now look forward toholding one every semester. Octo-ber x5 was the date of perhapsthe most successful stunt everworked up by the present activemembers of this chapter. The af-fair consisted of a tug ride aroundSan Francisco Bay, a dance at agrove on the mainland north ofSan Francisco, a warm picnic din-ner and a wonderful time to all..Frater C. G. Shafor managed theparty.

During the last months, severalof our alumni have droppedaround to meet the new membersand to visit with all the boys.From this and other sources havecome current items of fraternalinterest. We heard of the mar-riage of W. W. Hughes, '13, toMiss Jean Winter and some ofthe fraters were able to attendthat of W. V. Miller, '15, andMiss Blanche Latta, '15, last May.The latter are now living in Lake-view, Oregon, where Vin is en-gaged in banking. A. A. Kroeg,Jr., Founder of Charleston, S. C.Alpha, spent about an hour withus early in September. Short asit was, his acquaintance was muchenjoyed and we wish more of thefraters might be able to drop in,

especially while the Exposition ishere. And fellows, it's some Ex-po! The greatest World's Fairever held and we hate to thinkof its closing early in December.In college activities our men

are showing up well. Nearlyevery one is out for at least onesport and about every recognizedtype has its representatives in thishouse. In interfraternity base-ball, we have forged or graftedour way to the semi-final roundand figure that our nine is themost likely contenders for the cup.We did not enter the interfrater-nity American football tourna-ment, but didn't lose anythingthereby, for only a handful ofGreeks signed up.

Archon Roy Heffner has beenelected to Tau Beta Pi member-ship, the California Branch ofA. I. E. E., a University cadetcaptain and recently lectured toupper division mechanics classesconcerning development of tele-phony. House manager EddieKellas is coaching and playing onthe varsity soccer team. DocRichardson is out for baseball andhas been appointed on severalclass committees. Larry Phelpsis a member of the UniversityBoxing Club. Karl Wagner is aGerman Club, and AgricultureClub worker. He was listed onthe committee for the College ofAgriculture Fall dance. ReyWheeler is an associate editor ofthe college daily paper, on theyearbook staff and a member ofthe interfraternity dance commit-tee. Carl Shafor is soccer cap-tain and coach, a playground sup-erviser of Oakland and vice-


president of the Minor SportsHonor Society. Hobart Miller isa candidate for the varsity soc-cer team. Don Searles is studentassistant in the library. ClarenceMerrell and Herbert Hardy aregoing out for the Blue and Goldvarsity crew. Boyd Oliver ismuch in demand as a dramaticcoach for campus productions.Jess Stockton is a soccer enthusi-ast and Irving is in line for trackhonors. Earnie Weidenmuellershares the honors mentioned forKarl Wagner above.

With these prospects for thecoming year, Gamma extends amessage of confidence to the east-ern brothers.

REY B. WHEELER,Correspondent.

EPSILON

Davidson, N. C., October 28.1915.—In the past Epsilon's sloganhas been "Every cloud has a sil-ver lining." She has found thatlining and today her slogan is"Let us make the best of this op-portunity." Last year only sixof her old men returned, whilethis year ten showed up. Lastyear she was still up to her neckin debt on account of the expensesat her birth, while today there isnot a single note out against her.At this time last year she had nota single freshman certain of join-ing her ranks, while today she hastwelve freshmen whom she canhave for the asking when biddingday comes; and they are fresh-men to be proud of and who willsome day do much for the furtherglory of the fraternity they repre-sent. Epsilon is no longer a new

chapter struggling for existencebut is full-grown and is spurredon by her new found 'beauty andpower to even higher heights uponwhich to firmly plant the bannerof Pi Kappa Phi.

As stated above, the beginningof the '15-'16 year saw Epsilonwith ten active members. Thesewere: F. H. Smith, Easley, S. C.;S. T. Henderson, Charlotte, N. C.;H. F. Mayfield, Anderson, S. C.;Rawles Howard, Tarboro, N. C.;C. A. Mountcastle, Lexington, N.C.; T. W. Hawkins, Charlotte,N. C.; A. S. McNeill, Orange,Tex.; H. F. Shaw, Wilmington,N. C.; S. R. Morton, Savannah,Ga.; and J. W. Clark, Greens-boro, N. C. As for the twelvefreshmen spoken of, they are all.well "sewed up." Five of themare younger brothers of Epsilon'sprevious members, and all theothers have nearly as high recom-mendations. At Davidson fresh-men cannot be taken in until af-ter Christmas; hence this term isbeing taken up with "rushing" themen we want. Three "feeds"have been held and all were high-ly successful.

However, Epsilon's activitieswere not limited to freshmenalone. On October 16 John C.Paisley, '17, of Greensboro, N. C.,was pledged and he was initiatedon October 18. Although hecomes to us during the last halfof his college course, he still hasample time to help and be helpedby the fraternity and he is theman to make the most of this.

Somebody once said that therewas a fly in every ointment. Justwhen we thought our joy was

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complete, A. S. McNeill decidedto withdraw from Davidson andto go to some place nearer hishome and his girl. We all hatedto lose our Texan. We nevertired of his tales of the woolly\Vest. Epsilon's best wishes willfollow him wherever he may go.

Epsilon wishes for every chap-ter the good fortune and bril-liant future which seems to behers. Especially to the new chap-ters she sends her best wishes andshe expects them to fully upholdthe high standards of Pi KappaPhi. Let us hear from all of you.

J. W. CLARK,Correspondent.

ETA

Emory University, October 30,1915—Eta chapter opened the fallterm with seven old men. Thatwas not as many as expected butwith these seven fellows as anucleus, we added five. It hasnever been the rule of Eta chap-ter to do too much rushing at thebeginning of college, we usuallywait and see what is in a manbefore we rush him. We findthis to be the better policy. Itmight be stated that there are noPanhellenic or faculty ruleshere governing rushing. How-ever, we never got left. We there-lore introduce to the Pi KappaPhi world Roy H. Bazemore,Macon, Ga.; J. W. Griffeth, Win-der, Ga.: J. Frank Lancaster,Forsyth, Ga.; Charles F. Hendry,Ludowici, Ga.; Albert B. Daniels,Girard, Ga. All of these menhave the true Pi Kappa Phi spiritand are doing their share in keep-ing Eta to the forefront in all

college activities. In athletics wehave four men on the freshmaateam and two on the sophomore.Intercollegiate sports are not al-lowed here, so interclass footballis all the go now. We will alsohave four men on the freshmanbasketball team, as well as beingrepresented on the sophomore.We have no seniors in our midstthis year; Wallace Bazemore isthe only junior, and Wallace somewhat of a bookworm, andnot an athlete.In politics we have been Suc-

cessful. Prater Walter H. Saf-' fold is Dux of the freshman class.There have been no elections thiscollege year except class elections.This chapter has never been a

large chapter, but what we lackin numbers we make up in enthu-siasm.

Emory College is no longer "onthe map." It is now Emory Uni-versity and Emory College is apart of the new Methodist Uni-versity founded to take the placeof Vanderbilt, lost to the church.Mr. A. G. Candler of Atlanta,Ga., gave the new enterprise amillion dollars to begin with.Several gifts of twenty-five thou-sand dollars have been handedto University and consequently wewill soon have one of the bestequipped Universities in all theSouth.

Eta chapter wishes to say to all

Pi Kappas that we have an openhouse and visiting brothers arewelcomed at any time. We cankeep you as long as you may de-sire to stay.

Our Panhellenic representativesare Emmett IIorne and Wal-


lace Bazemore. This organizationmeets once each month and hasa big banquet, all underclassmenlive in the hope that we maysome day be Panhellenic.

W. F. HUMPHREYS,Correspondent.

IOTA

Atlanta, Ga., November 5, 1915.—Iota returned eleven men thisyear, have initiated four new men,have several pledges which wehope to initiate soon, and one affi-liate. The old men are: G. R.Barker of Fort McPhearson, Ga.;J. 3. Callum of Brunswick, Ga..C. E. Denton of Warren, Ark.;H. H. Durant of Atlanta, Ga.,J. B. Hutchinson of Senoia, Ga.,J. L. Metcalf of Oberlin, Ohio;R. G. Nimocks of Fayetteville,N. C.; W. L. Wooten of Augusta,Ga.; J. L. Ellis, Jr., of Allendale,S. D.; J. V. Thomas of Atlanta,Ga.; and R. E. Breen of Jesup,Ga. The new men are, E. D. Cos-well of Atlanta, Ga.; K. Barnettof Commerce, Ga.; E. P. Courierof Brunswick, Ga.; and J. F.Carreker of Molena, Ga. Wewere very fortunate in havingBro. R. K. Robinson of Epsilonenter Tech., and affiliating withus, but know that he will begreatly missed by his old chapter.

The house we occupied lastyear was almost destroyed by firethis summer, and with it some ofour furniture. We are now atNo. 9 East North Ave., have agood house, nice location, and infact one of the best chapterhouses at Tech. We have thehouse nicely furnished, and areadding new things to it all the

time, so we soon hope to havethe best furnished chapter househere.

Brother Hutchinson was with usonly a short time, but we hopethat he will return next year. Heis now at his home in Senoia, Ga.Brother Denton is staying at the

house, but is not in .school, as hecould not get a schedule thatwould permit him to graduate thisyear. He intends working here inthe city.

Brother Franklin, who graduatedlast year, has a position here withthe Retail Credit Company, and isstaying in the chapter house.Brother Dillingham, one of our

year's graduates, has a positionwith a ship building concern nearBoston, Mass.

We have had informal dancesafter several of the footballgames, and hope to have a housedance some evening during Nov-ember.

We have had the pleasure ofhaving, Brother Frank Smith ofEpsilon, Brother Camp of Lambda,Brother Murry of Eta, and Broth-er Jones of Iota, visit us this fall.We are always glad to have ourbrothers visit us, and do not wantany of you to ever come to At-lanta and not make our chapterhouse your headquarters.

Bros. D. C. Jones and S. A.Cook have positions here in At-lanta, the former is with an auto-mobile concern, And the latter iswith one of Atlanta's leadingnewspapers.

Bros. R. M. and R. S. Jones arein business with their father inGriffin, Ga.


Bro. McNeil of Epsilon was into see us, when he was on his wayhome, the last of September. Heis at the University of Texas thisyear.Brother Gumn was in to see us

this year, he has big things plannedfor Pi Kappa Phi, and we wishhim success.Brother Carroll was in Atlanta a

short time last week betweentrains, he came out to the chapterhouse for a few minutes, and wewere very glad to have him withus. He was on his way to installthe new chapter at Lincoln, Neb.There is a Bible class in each

chapter house here at Tech., thatmeets once a week, and is under

the direction of the Y. M. C. A.A banquet is given to the classhaving the best record. We wonthis for last year, and had ourbanquet several weeks ago.

We are going to send a "newsletter," at the end of each month,

to our alumni. We think theywould like to know what we aredoing, and we want to keep theminterested in the chapter, and thefraternity.

Iota extends a hearty welcometo the new chapters, and wishesthem the best of success.We have a live bunch of fellows

this year, they all seem to takean interest in things, and by allpulling together and working hardwe hope to accomplish greatthings for Iota and Pi Kappa Phi.

ROY E. BREEN,Correspondent.

KAPPA

Chapel Hill, N. C., November 5,'qrs.—Last year was our first and

we had a hard struggle to keepour heads above the turbulentwaters of a financial sea. We arenow sailing over a calm and se-rene ocean with the land of pro-mise ahead.

Last spring Brothers J. S.Bryan, C. A. Roseman, and J. L.

Henderson graduated. BrothersBryan and Boseman are nowteaching school. Brother Hender-

son is managing a drug store atMarion, N. C. Brother E. B.Marsh is at the University of

Valparaiso, Ind., studying law.Brother F. L. Nash is at his homein Lumberton, N. C. and expectsto return after Christmas andcontinue his work here. Brother

M. G. Quevedo, the founder ofthis chapter, has quite recently

gone to the University of Vir-ginia. Chic, Old Scout, we areexpecting to hear from you soonin the nature of another chapter.

We started the year with sixmen: Brother J. H. Cook of Ep-silon came here to study law andwe received him with open arms.

Epsilon if you have any more like

him send them along. When ini-

tiation night came around the

boys of Kappa were right there

and nabbed two of the best sopho-

mores in the class: Brothers F.

B. Marsh of Salisbury, N. C. and

R. L. Young of Charlotte, N. C.

A few weeks later we took an-

other "nabbing" streak and landed

Brothers A. E. Young of Char-

lotte, N. C., and Carl Sutton of

Wilson, N. C. We now have ten

active members and have as many

freshmen already "sewed up."

We are expecting to do great

things this year. Brother Ten-


nent is holding down his old berthon the varsity football squad andBrother J. H. Cook is starringfor the seniors. Brothers R. T.Bryan, G. M. Brooks, F. B.Marsh, R. L. Young, A. E.Young and Carl Sutton are excel-ling in the classroom. BrothersH. G. Harper, Jr., and J. W. Per-dew are great in rushing andworking for the chapter.Kappa graduates three men this

year: Brother Brooks will obtainhis B. S. degree in Medicine;Brother A. E. Young his Ph.G.in Pharmacy; Brother R. T.Bryan his A.B. and LL.B. degrees.

The fall dances come off soonand the boys of Kappa expect tobe right there with their ladiesand light and fantastic toes.All Pi Kapps are welcome at our

new chapter house on East Frank-lin Street. The door is alwaysopen.

THE BOYS OF KAPPA.

LAMBDA

Athens, Ga., November I, 1915.—Lambda started the year of1915-16 in a very successful man-ner considering the circumstances.She returned eight old men viz:Archon Harris, Fraters Camp.Patterson, Walker, Longino, Nall,Beggs, Cook.After settling down in our new

chapter house on Lumpkin street,we began rushing. Consideringthe fact that we were a new fra-ternity at Georgia and that therewere twelve others here, we thinkwe did remarkably well. We hadthe pleasure of honoring Dr. L.,R.Giessler, professor of psychologyand one of the foremost authori-

ties along his line in America, butinitiating him into our chapter.We also initiated the followingnew men: . Richard NewtonMathis of Fitzgerald, Paschal C.Reese of Fairburn, Samuel Stan-ley Rambo of Tallapoosa, YoungHall Smith of Luthersville, J. W.Doster of Rochelle and at presentwe have pledged seven other men.We bid fair to have twenty menby Christmas.Fraters Longino and Camp re-

present us on the PanhellenicCouncil while Frater Walker isthe member of the German Club.

Fraters Nall and Longino aremembers of the Georgia MandolinClub. Fraters Smith, Cook, andReese are our freshman membersin the Tau Sigma club.We are also represented on the

Y. M. C. A. cabinet by FraterCamp, Chairman of devotionalcommittee, by Frater Harris on thefootball squad, by Frater Patter-son in the Demosthenian Societywhile Camp, Longino, and Harrisare important officers in the mili-tary department.

All in all we are progressingvery nicely and hope to have moregood news in the near future forTHE STAR AND LAMP.

Fraternally,J. E. PATTERSON.

MU

Durham, N. C., November to.I915.—About the fifteenth of Feb-ruary, 1915, Brother Henderson ofEpsilon chapter of Davidson Col-lege wrote to J. R. Rone of Trin-ity College, asking him whatchance there was of establishinga chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi


Fraternity at Trinity. After con-sulting some of the boys here,Rone answered him favorably.Brother Henderson then got intouch with Kappa chapter at theUniversity of North Carolina, andexplained to them the situation,and the prospects of establishinga chapter here at Trinity. Broth-er Quevedo and Brother Harperof Kappa Chapter at once cameover to investigate the matter.They seemed favorably impressedwith the ten chosen men to be thecharter men of our chapter atTrinity. Acting on their sugges-tion, we petitioned at once for acharter, for a chapter to be estab-lished.

We sent in our petition to theEminent Supreme Archon, Broth-er John D. Carroll, at Columbia,

S. C. Brother Carroll then wroteus that he would attend to thematter at once. After the neces-sary delay our petition wasgranted, and the date for the in-stallation was placed on the fifthof June, 1915, during commence-ment week. Brothers Carroll andHamer came up from Columbiato install the chapter, and BrotherQuevedo of Kappa chapter washere to assist them. Our chapterwas named Mu chapter, and it isone of which we are all proud, tobe members. After the installation,we adjourned to. the Malbourn•Hotel, where an informal banquetwas given by Mu chapter, of PtKappa Phi. Brother Carroll astoastmaster.

The one thing which has im-pressed us from the beginningwith a sense of deepest gratitude,is the kindly and helpful spirit

shown by the Epsilon and Kappachapters in guiding us throughour difficulties. We also wish toexpress our appreciation for thehelp and assistance rendered usby Brother Carroll throughoutour struggles as the baby chapterof the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.And I wish to thank all sisterchapters for their greetings andwelcome to Mu.

E. F. GILL,

Correspondent.

NU

Lincoln, Neb., November 5,1015.—Nebraska Nu chapter, PiKappa Phi, may almost be said to

have had its beginning in theUniversity Union, a very repre-

sentative organization of thisschool. In fact most of the asso-ciations which developed into PiKappa Phi were started here, anda number of the present membersof Nu chapter are still membersand officers of the UniversityUnion. This organization has hadother such organizations comefrom its members, and not onlyhas this distinction, but countsmany of Nebraska's foremost menon its alumni rolls. These includemen of both local and nationalreputation. It is also the oldestorganization for men at thisschool. Among its alumni may bementioned the •names of Prof.Roscoe Pound of the HarvardLaw School, and one of the foun-ders of the Alpha Theta Chi, avery strong local fraternity here. •There is also the late Dean Bes-sey, the foremost botanist of the •world, or has often been con-sidered such. Our own professor

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Alexander, of international repu-tation; Prof. Howard and MissLouise Pound are former Unionstoo, as well as ex-Governor Shel-don, and ex-Senator Wilson.These are only some of the bestknown that might be named.Nu chapter had its real begin-

ning on October 22, 1915, when itwas formally installed by theGrand Archon, John D. Carroll,at the new fraternity house, 1740D St. This was the occasion tooof forming the acquaintance ofour representative from the South,from Columbia, S. C., and let itbe said to his credit that we weresoon made friends.The first banquet occurred the

following evening at the Lindell,with covers for eighteen. Thiswas attended by the Board ofvisitors This body of men, fivein number, is considered an inno-vation in fraternities here, andare to act as an advisory body tothe new chapter. We feel for-

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tunate in getting the support ofsuch men as Professors Stuff,Hoffman, Swenk, Dr. Paine, andMr. Sommerlad. Professor Stuffof the Department of English Lit-erature, gave a very helpful andgreatly appreciated talk on"Brotherhood." Brother Carrollthen told us some of the traditionsand "Ideals" of the Fraternity.Brother Carroll shows an inter-esting phase of southern charac-ter which we greatly admire, andwe are proud to be in a frater-nity of such men.We expect to move into the

regular fraternity house about thefifteenth of this November, andall look forward to such a timewhen we can be together and formcloser associations. Nebraska Nuexpects to do its part in workingfor the present high standard andfor attaining those high idealsfor which Pi Kappa Phi stands.

VF.RNE CATTERSON,Correspondent.

THE STAR AND LAMP

The Alumni Department

Send all communications to this department to Chester H.Prouty, (West), Richmond, Cal.; H. A. Mouzon, (East), 13Thomas St., Charleston, S. C.

ALUMNI NEWS

ETALucius Cullus Fitts, is principal

of Shady Dale High School.Laurie H. Battle holds down

young America at Gordon.

Cecil A. Carlisle is professor oflanguage and athletic coach to thegirls at Thomson, Ga. Whoopee!

Dr. H. J. Lambert, is practicingat Quitman.H. McCord Shaver, is princi-

pal of high school at Evans, Ga.

• T. H. Bass is married, Oh Lord!

Chauncey Manuel is taking or-ders for his daddy at Unadilla.M. S. Hale is teaching at De

Soto, he will return to collegenext term.Anthony Hearn is connected

with Churchwell Bro. Cordele.

\V. B. Brigman (Alpha) is asenior at the Medical College ofVirginia, and was recently electedpresident of the student body ofthat institution.

William Hartz (Alpha) is tak-ing law at Columbia University,New York City. He graduatedfrom the Law School of the Uni-versity of S. C. last spring.J. M. Fogarty (Alpha) is now

connected with the firm of Wil-son and Sompayrac, architect,

Columbia, S. C.

John D. Hamer (Sigma) is re-ported to be on the verge of for-saking the Bachelor's Club. Whosaid Matrituary Column?

M. H. Powell (Iota) is at Bir-mingham, Ala., in the employ of.a light and power corporation.

All alumni who haven't sub-scribed for the magazine shouldsend in their names at once withcheck for $2.00 to Sam Cook, At-lanta, Ga., care The Constitution.Sam was appointed BusinessManager upon the resignation ofBrother Shaver.

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In Greek Land

We acknowledge the following exchanges up to and includ-ing November 15: The Shield of 4) K 5; The Anchora ofA r; The Scroll of 43 A 0; The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quar-terly; The Alpha Xi Delta; The Sigma Chi Quarterly;Banta's Greek Exchange.

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EXTENSIONII K A and X at New Mexico; N at George Washington Uni-

versity; II 0 II at Whitman; 4, A A at Nebraska and John B. Stetson;4, E at Pennsylvania State; 0 X at Richmond College; A X A at

Knox, Union and Georgia; A .1 II at Kansas State College; X 0 atNew. Hampshire College; r at Lawrence College; Z T A at Univer-sity of Pittsburgh; a Z at California and Lombard College; A 0 IIat University of Washington; K K I' at St. Lawrence; r B atKansas and Colorado Agricultural College; K A 0 at Pittsburgh.—Quoted from Ban ids Greek Exchange.

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Alpha Xi Delta maintains a good Alumnx Department andExchange Department. The chapter letters are also numer-ous and well written.

* * *

The Delta Epsilon Quarterly contains tabulated accountsof the standing of the various fraternities at the institutionswhere A K E is represented. And the Dekes maintain a goodposition in the ratings. The issue is well illustrated with snap-shots of the coast to coast trip and the convention at SanFrancisco.

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The style of The Scroll in its miscellaneous departments isunique and the chapter letters are prominent, taking forty percent of the issue. In the "Hellenica" notes the editor ofThe, Scroll has failed to quote II K extension correctly.We are quoted as entering California and North Carolina.The extension should be noted as Georgia, North Carolinaand Trinity.


The Anchora of A r is now under the supervision of a neweditor. The issue is certainly a credit to Mrs. E. W. Hawley.If the editor of THE STAR AND LAMP SO well surmounts the

difficulties incident to his initial issue, he will feel well repaidfor the time and effort expended. In The Anchora we note

that the Convention Messenger is advertised at $0.25 per copy

and the Constitution at $0.10 per copy. This is a plan which

the editor of THE STAR AND LAMP approves of. Had it been

possible for us to have obtained copies of the Report of the

1915 Convention and the newly revised Constitution, we would

have been willing to print copies of the same and sell them

at our own risk.* * *

The Shield of 4' K 41 appears in a new style. Under the

caption of "The Fraternity and the Freshman" we found thefollowing two paragraphs very interesting and full of thought:

The quality of loyalty is most vital in respect to the freshman's

relation to the fraternity. Primarily we should get the freshmen

interested in the chapter and the general fraternity. The quizzes

should be thoroughly learned and the reading of The Shield and TheMystic Friend encouraged. It is a good plan to encourage the fresh-

men to speak in meetings and enter into discussions. They should

be given some minor offices in the chapter. Other things which we

sometimes neglect, and which are very serviceable in developing a

freshman's fraternity spirit are the conventions and alumni banquets.

We make it a point every year to get as many of our freshmen as

we possibly can to attend the New York Alumni Association banquet.

It certainly gives them a richer conception of what Phi Psi means.

Finally, one fact must ever be kept in mind. All freshmen are

highly imitative, and look to the upperclassmen for example. No

matter what we can tell them, they are more apt to do what we do,

not what we merely say should be done. Therefore we ourselves must

stand for that which is best in college and fraternity life, as it is

practically certain that the new men will aim to follow in our steps.* * *

The Sigma Chi Quarterly was profusely illustrated and

contained principally accounts of its Special to the Fair.* * *

In discussing Banta's Greek Exchange we may say that it

contains, as always it does, that sort of gleanings from the

publications of the entire Greek world that only specialists

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know how to offer. The Greek Exchange deserves a place inevery chapter house, in chapter rooms, and in the home oroffice of every enthusiastic fraternity worker. By the supportof the Greek world only will the Exchange continue to exist.We are of the belief that Pi Kappa Phi chapters and workerswill rally to the support of such a vital magazine.

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