NINETEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

OF THE

PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY CLA YPOOL HOTEL, INDIANAPOLIS, I NDIANA,

lit", 26th to 30th, 1906.

Tlze Social S ide of the Convention

Indiana P i Phis had neither mountains or magni ficent scenery. nor yet a World 's Fair to offer their guests, as had Boulder and

. SI. Louis; neither did they have the historic south-land that New Orelans will give. Indianapolis is just a new, growing city of the central states, but her Pi Phis gave their very best Hoosier welcome.

The business of Convention was the source of interest for both delegates and visitors. With seven business sessions in four days and committee work besides, there was little time left for the purely social.

Tuesday evening the parlors of the hotel were opened to Pi Phi. There was no fonnal line of hostesses, but each group of delegates and guests became a small reception, introducing the newcomers.

Wednesday was Alumnae Day, both in the Convention and in entertainment. The afternoon was g iven up to the Indiana alumnae, who entertained Theta, Kappa, Delta Gamma, Chi Omega and Alpha Phi alumnae for our Council, delegates and guests. The occasion was a musicale given by Miss E lisabeth Patterson Sawyers of Iowa Alpha. The Propylaeum was deco­rated with palms, carnations and a touch of wine and blue. The

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program. which follows, was delightfully interrupted by the musician, who gave a iew words' preface for each number. Her ease and technique charmed her audience.

Wagner-\ 'eit ..... . .. .. Magic rire Scene from "Die Walkure" Rubinste in ................................... Barcaro lle G Rubinstein .......... . ............ . .. ......... Etude. E Aat Chopin ... , ... . ....................... \ 'alse, E, posthulllous Chopin . ........................................ Berceuse Chopin ........................... Etude. 01'. 23 . :\0. 2 Chopin ... ............. . ............. ,Impromptu . r- sharp Chopin .. ....... . ..... . ............. . ...... Scherzo B Leschetizky ..... .... ................. Intermezzo en Octaven Liebling ... . ......... . ............ . . . . . . . . . .. ,\lbum Bliitt Oleson ......................................... Papillons Grondahl .. . .. . ............ . . .... . . . ............ Serenade Chaminade . ....... . .. .. . . .. ..... .. .. . .......... A rlequine Paganini-Liszt .............................. La Campanella

The center of social interest. however, was the dance g iven on Thursday evening. in the Claypool ball room . . by the active In­diana chapters. Palms . ferns and electric fan s somewhat re­dllced the heat of the evening. The programs had dainty white leather covers, embossed \vith n B <I' in gold. The chap­erons for the c1ance were Mr. and :-'-Irs. lIarry 'Iille r. 'Ir. and Mrs. E. A. Collins for Indiana Alpha, '[r. and ,Irs. Charles W. Miller , Dr. and ,Irs. Harvey ~Ioore fo r Indiana Beta, lIIr. and Mrs. Charles 13. Clarke and 'Ir. and ,[ rs. Alfred F. Potts for lndiana Gamma. There were over five hundred in the grand march, which changed into the first info rmal number. and then the evening was given over to the entertainment oi our guests.

The most distinctly Pi Phi gathering outside Convention was the banquet on Friday evening. The spirit of the cookie-shine and plea o;; lIre after work completed pervaded the g reat dining hall. broke up the formality of a banqllet and drew tight the bonds of Pi Phi. No dinner could be stiff and meaning-Jess with songs between courses and "Ring Ching" in the air. The tables, laid for one hllndred and fifty. followed the lines of the letters IT $. This arrangement of letters was made more distinct by the vine of carnations which outlined the tables. The menu

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cards bore the same embossed monogram used for the eighteenth biennial Convention. The toast mistress was Jessamine Arm­strong, of ] ndiana Gamma. and the toasts as follows:

Ties That Bind .... . ........... Elda L. Smith. Illinois Epsilon The Light of Other Days .. ~Iay Copeland-Reynolds, Mich . Alpha The Girls Outside ... Anna ~Iorri s Jackson. Pennsylvania Alpha The Days to Come ............................ Anne Stewart The Sewest of All. ............. Emnia Leonard, Iowa Gamma And So Home .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Sue Stone-Smith

l\fiss Turner responded to an impromptu . then with a "Gude nieht, and joy be wi' you a' ", the last of the festivities closed. and the nineteenth Convention became history.

It hardly seemed possible that these fe\\" days. '0 earnestly planned for and so long expected. 11;1(1 lhu<.: '1ukk!y p3ssed. and that our guests would leave in the morning for the reception at Franklin. before the home journey.

The Indiana chapters were proud of the hOllor of etltertaining the Pi Beta Phi National Convention. and now send greeting to all wearers of the Arrow. with the hope that we may meet again. not many months hence . in :\ cw Orleans.

E :;T IIER F. SnovER. /J/diolla GamlIIa.

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MInutes of the Convention

T U ESDAY, JUNE 26, 11 :00 a. m.

Convention opened with Grand President presiding. In the absence of the Grand Secretary, Mrs. Theiss , the Grand Presi­dent appointed Beta Province President to serve as secretary while the following officers and delegates were seated.

Grand P resident-Elizabeth Gamble. Grand Vice-President-Mrs. May Copeland Reynolds. Grand Treasurer-~1artha N. Kimball. Arrow Editor-Florence Porter Robinson. Alpha Province President-Anna Morris Jackson. Beta Province President-Elda L. Smith . Gamma Province President-Mrs. Sue Stone Smith. Delta Province President-Anne E. Stuart. Alumnae Delegate-Iva Welsh. Convention Guide-Ethel Rous Curryer. Vermont Alpha-Faith A. Powers. Vermont Beta-Jessie E. Bates. Columbia Alpha-Mildred W. Cochran. Pennsylvania Alpha-Beatrice M. Victory. Pennsylvania Beta-Mary Stanton. Pennsylvania Gamma-Eva Cass o Ohio Alpha-Clare Humphry. Ohio Beta-Grace E. Bradford. New York Alpha-Reva G. Casper. New York Beta-Mary C. R. Reardon. Massachusetts Alpha-~lildred Wright. Maryland Alpha-Irene T. Fenton . Illinois Beta-Delia Conger. Illinois Delta-Irene Butcher. Illinois Epsilon-Myrtelle H. Rogers. Illinois Zeta-Edith L. Spray. Iowa Alpha-Stacy M. Turney. I ndiana Beta-Grace J. Baerd. Indiana Gamma-Mary C. Clark. Michigan Alpha-Elizabeth Dudley.

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Michigan Beta-Eva L. Hathhorn. Iowa Alpha-Sacey M. Turney. Iowa Beta-Ruth E. Baker. Iowa Gamma-Emma Leonard. Iowa Zeta-Mignon Maynard. Wisconsin Alpha-Hildred D. Moser. Missouri Alpha-Mittie V. Robnett. Louisiana Alpha-Viola E. Murphy. Kansas Alpha-Marjorie Marshall. Nebraska Beta-Eleanor R. Andrews. Texas Alpha-Emily Maverick. Colorado Alpha-Isabel McKenzie. Colorado Beta-Florence Belle Spencer. California Alpha-Elamae Lambert. California Beta-Louise Oreon Lucas.

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Gamma Province President moved that the chair appoint a sec­retary of Convention. Carried. Beta Providence P resident was appointed.

Greetings from the Grand President, Elizabeth Gamble, outlin­ing plans for the future, and especially advocating the absolute maintenance of the constitution at any cost.

Arrow Editor moved that Grand Vice President be appointed to sign all orders 0 11 the national treasury in the absence of the Grand Secretary from Convention. Carried.

Announcements. Adjournment.

TUESDAY, JC;"E 26, 2 :00 p. m.

Session opened with Grand President in chair. Ritual. Roll­call found Missouri Alpha delegate absent.

Alumnae Delegate moved that report of Grand Vice President be postponed until the following session. Carried.

Report of Grand Secretary, Mrs. Mary Bartol-Theiss was read. On motion of Michigan Alpha accepted.

Illinois Zeta moved that a vote of thanks be extended Mrs. Theiss for her work. Carried.

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Grand Pres ident appointed the following committees: Resolutions : Illinois Beta, :\ebraska Beta. Pennsylvania Al-

pha. Press: lndiana Gamma. Convention Photograph : Grand Guide. Auditing: Vermont Alpha, Kansas Alpha, Iowa Alpha. Miscellaneous: Iowa Zeta, Ohio Alpha, ~1ich igan Alpha.

Report of Grand Treasurer, :Vlartha N . Kimball, was read. Accepted on motion of Indiana Gamma.

Illinois Epsilon moved a vote of thanks to Grand Treasurer. Carried .

Report of Arrow Editor and Business Manager, Florence Por­ter Robinson, read. On motion of Louisiana A lpha, accepted.

On motion of Indiana Alpha, a vote of thanks was extended the Arrow Editor for her services.

Report of Alpha P rovince President, Anna Morris Jackson, was reael. On motion of Texas Apha, accepted.

Report of Beta Province President, E lda L. Smith , was read. On motion of Illinois Zeta, accepted.

Report of Gamma, Province President, Mrs . S ue Stone Smith, was read. On motion of Massachusetts Alpha, accepted.

Report of Delta Province President, Anne E. Stuart, was read. On motion of New York Alpha, accepted.

Report of Grand President, E lizabeth Gamble, was g iven . In­cluded with this were the recommendations of the Grand Council, presented by Arrow Editor, who acted as secretary of Grand Council.

Adjournment.

W EDNESDAY, J UNE 27, V :00 a. m.

Session opened with Grand President in the chair. Ritual. Founders' Song. Roll-call. Announcements.

Report of Grand Vice President and Secretary for the Alumnae read and on motion of Pennsylvania Beta accepted.

On motions of Convention Guide, Alpha Province President, and Illinois Epsilon, the suggestions incorporated in the report of the Grand Vice-President were given to a committee of three ap­pointed by the chair to rearrange and perfect. Chai r appointed

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as committee A lpha Province President. Grand \"icc-President, A rrow Editor. The committee reported.

Nebraska Beta moved that report of committee be accepted. Discussion, engaged in by ~fiss Turner, and members o f W ash­ington, Philadelphia, Louisiana. F ranklin, Ind .. ;.lew York, Gales-burg, 111.. and Lincoln, ;.Ieb., clubs. arried.

O n motions of Colorado Alpha and Wisconsin Alpha, the salary o f Alumnae Editor was fi xed at $25.00 a year.

Michigan Beta moved that a committee consisting of Alumnae Editor, Arrow Edi tor. and two chapter delegates be appointed to put in form a statement o f the duties of Alumnae Editor. Car­ried. ]owa Beta moved chair appoint remaining members of cOl11 mittee. Carried. Chair appointed ~Iich igan Beta and I11i­nois Epsi lon.

Pennsylvania Gamma moved that all P i Beta Phi pins pur­chased by fu ture in itiates be marked with owner's name and chap­ter. Carried.

Pennsylvania Beta moved that the fraternity redeem the pin purchased by 111inois Epsilon for $15.00. Carried.

Kansas Alpha moved that Inter-Sorority Conference be asked to boycott dealers in cheap pins. Carried.

Iowa Zeta moved that the Inter-Sorority Conference be asked to share the expense o f investigating state laws in regard to wear­ing badges of organi zations to which the wearer does not belong. Carried.

A telegram was read from D elta Delta Delta in convention as­sembled.

Greetings were received from the First Grand President, Mrs. Rainie Adamson Small.

Gamma Province P resident moved that th e Secretary acknowl­edge receipt of g reetings. Carried.

On motion of Kansas Alpha, vote of thanks extended to Grand Vice-President for her work.

Adjournment.

TH URSDAY, J UNE 28, 9 :00 A. M.

Grand President in chair. Ritual. Singing. ments. Roll-call found Grand Treasurer absent.

Announce­Minutes of

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previous sessions read, and on Illotion of Vermont Beta approved. On motion of Missouri Alpha, the several suggestions of

Grand Council in regard to fraternity policy were considered. Nebraska Beta moved that the use of the arrow be confined to

the fraternity badge. Carried. Gamma Province President moved that the arrow stick pin be abolished. Carried.

Report of Committee on design for a pledge pin was given by Ohio Beta chairman. On motion of Kansas Alpha, accepted.

Louisiana Apha moved that record of history of the fratern­ity be extended to the present time. Carried.

Illinois Epsilon moved that historian be made a delegate to convention. Carried.

Iowa Alpha moved that Grand Council hold an annual meeting at a time and place to be chosen by the Grand President, and to be announced in the preceding ARROW. Carried.

Texas Alpha moved that standing committees be appointed to assist the Grand P resident. Carried. Arrow Editor moved that committees be appointed by Grand President with one or two on a committee, as she shall decide. Carried .

On motion of Kansas Alpha amended by Nebraska Beta and California Beta, decided to fix the salary of Arrow Editor at $300.00 a year.

Iowa Beta moved that Province Presidents be required to visit the chapters of their respective provinces once during the interim of convention, traveling expenses to be paid from Grand Treas­ury. Carried.

Convention resolved itself into committee of the whole for dis­cussion extension policy with Grand Vice-President in the chair. As a result of discussion, Alpha Province President moved that the policy of the Grand Council for the next two years be that no charters be granted to chapters in colleges with less than $75,000 annual income, a high standard of scholarship and at least fifty women students where Pi Beta Phi is the first soror­ity to enter, seventy-five where she is second, one hundred where third, etc., in same ratio. Carried.

New York Alpha moved a new distribution of provinces, as suggested by the Grand Council. Carried.

Adjournment.

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TII U RSD.\Y, J[;NE 28,2:00 P. M.

Grand P resident presiding. Roll-call. Miss Krumdick as delegate from the K. T . T . Society

of University of Washington, Miss Frye, as an alumna of Seattle, and Miss Robinson, a~ visiting delegate. presented the

<I aims of the society K. T. T. to a charter of Pi Beta Phi. Delta Province President moved that the Grand Council be

empowered to grant a charter to K. T. T. of Washing~on University at their discretion, after the favorable votes of Cali­fornia Alpha and California Beta have been received. Carried unanimously.

The application of the petitioners at the University of IVlinne­sota was reported by Mrs. Ella Henderson Bartholomew, Iowa Gamma, an alumna of Minneapolis, and by Wisconsin Alpha

delegate. Arrow Editor moved that Convention resolve itself into a

committee of the whole to discuss the question of Wisconsin Alpha's posit ion in sending her delegate to Convention pur­posely uninstructed how to vote on the application frolll U niver­sity of Minnesota. A fter discussion, Delta Province President moved that the Committee arise and report that Convention recommend that the failure of vVisconsin Alpha to instruct her delegate be construed as gi ving the delegate full power to cast the chapter vote for or against the petitioners. Carried . On assumption by Wisconsin Alpha delegate of the responsibility of chapter's indorsement, Illinois Zeta moved that a charter be granted to the Beta Tau club of the University of ll'Iinnesota.

Carried. After Ii tening to report of conditions obtaining in the State

College of Mechanical Arts and Agriculture at Lexington, Ky., by Miss Robinson, the investigating delegate, and to plea of Miss Werner, one of the group of petitioners in that university, Illi­nois Epsiion moved that, in view of the fact that secondary edu­.cation in Kentucky is improving, the Grand Council be empow­ered to grant a charter to the Society of Black Cats. Lost.

Colorado Beta moved that the club of applicants in Washing­ton University, St. Louis, Mo.; be investigated by the Grand Council. Carried.

Michigan Alpha moved that hereafter the privilege of voting

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be g ranted ex-memhers of the 'Grand Council present at Conven­tiOll , and that stich privileg e be g ranted :\1 iss Turner for the remainder of Convent ion. On motion of Texas Alpha. the mo­tion was divided. The fi rst motion was lost. but the motion to g rant ~J iss Turner all privileges o f a delegate for the rest of the session carried.

Michigan Beta moved a vote o f thanks be extended :M r. Burr for convention souvenirs. Carried .

Illinois Epsilon moved that the Grand Treasurer be instructed to pay Mrs. Theiss $250.00 for her work as fraternity cata­loguer. Carried.

Illinois Zeta moved that Pi Beta Phi send greetings to Chi Omega in convention assembled. Carried.

Adj ournment.

FRIDAY, l UXE 29, 9:00 A. M.

Roll-call. Announcements. Telegram from Chi Omega read. Delta Province President moved that receipt of greetings from

Chi Omega be acknowledged by Committee on Resolutions. Car­ried .

Louisiana Alpha extended an invitation to Convention to hold the twentieth biennial Convention at New Orleans during the winter holidays of 1907-8. Pennsylvania Alpha extended an in­vitation for the next Convention in Ph iladelphia. On motion of Penn. Beta ordered that a vote of thanks be extended Louisiana Alpha and Penn. Alpha for their invitations to entertain the next Convention. Iowa Beta moved to recommend to Grand Council to accept the invitation of Louisiana Alpha. Carried.

Minutes read and approved. Indiana Gamma moved that P i Beta Phi in Convention as­

sembled authorize the Inter-Sorority Conference as a permanent body. Carried.

Michigan Beta moved that Convention ratify the Inter-Soror­ity Conference constitution under which the Conference has been provisionally working. Carried.

Motions from Michigan Alpha and California Beta that votes of four-fifths of the chapters of Pi Beta Phi be necessary to carry measures presented by the Inter-Sorority Conference. Carried.

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Kansas Alpha moved that Convention recommend the continu­ance of the pledging arrangement in the "Cniversity o f \Viscon­sin with the modification allowed by the Inter-Sorority meeting of June 2. Carried.

Colorado Alpha moved that Pi Beta Phi suggest to the local Pan-Hellenic that the Dean of \Vomen or some woman of the faculty be invited to meet with them. Carried.

Alpha Province President moved that a copy of the sugges­tions of deans be sent to each chapter to be read in chapter 111(:<:t­

ing. Carried. Nebraska Beta moved that Pi Beta Phi pledge be withd rawn

from a girl who is not initiated within sixteen months after pledging. Carried.

Texas Alpha moved that Convention recommend that no chap­ter initiate any pledge before she shall h'lve one semester's credil. Lost.

Nebraska Beta moved that each chapter appoi nt a committee to maintain the scholarship of the members. Carried.

Grand Treasurer moved that Pi Beta Phi establish scholar­ships not to exceed $1,000, in total, for the college year; such scholarships to be open only to members of Pi Beta Phi. Car­ried.

Grand Treasurer moved that scholarships for the coming year be placed at Barnard College. Texas Alpha moved to amend the motion by adding "at the end of the first year, the placing of the scholarships be left to the discretion of the Grand Coun­cil." Motion carried as amended.

Grand Treasurer moved that for the coming year the scholar­ships be awarded to two undergraduates and one g raduate stu­dent. Carried.

Delta Province President moved that the scholarships be awarded in each case to the persons and in the places decided upon by the unanimous vote of Grand Council. Carried.

Garnma Province President moved that undergraduate schol­arship be $325 each, and graduate scholarship $350. Carried.

Gamma Province President moved that the price of the cata­logue be fixed at seventy-five cents. Carried.

Grand Vice-President moved to amend the by-laws as follows . Carried.

Michigan Beta moved that chair appoint the nominating com-

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mittee. Carried. Grand P resident announced as nominating committee, California Beta, Illinois Epsilon , Texas Alpha, Colo­rado Alpha, Alumnae Delegate.

Adjournment.

F RIDAY} JUNE ~ !:.I , 2. :UO P. ~1.

Roll-call . Minutes read and accepted. Illinois Delta moved that Miss Bertha Empey, alternate, be

seated as delegate from Indiana Gamma. Carried. Kansas Alpha moved that no Pi Beta P hi jewelry be given

to any man. Carried. Iowa Beta moved that delegates be in­structed to request alumnae members to secure the return of pins already given. Carried.

Indiana Alpha moved that a uni form patroness pin be adopted. Carried. On motion of Nebraska Beta and Colorado Beta, or­dered that official jewelers be asked to submit designs for a patroness pin using the carnation as emblem.

Pennsylvania Alpha moved that there be a fixed place for wearing the arrow. Carried. D elta P rovince President moved that it be worn on left side near the heart. Carried.

Mississippi Alpha moved consideration o f a pledge pin. Car­ried. On the several motions of Kansas Alpha, Gamma Province President, California Beta, California Alpha and Delta Province President, ordered that official jewelers be authorized to make as pledge pin an arrow head of Roman gold with B of burnished gold mounted on it ; the pin to be the size of the submitted de­sign and pointing horizontally. Pennsylvania Alpha moved that sample pledge pin be sent to the official jewelers with instruc­tions to manufacture according to directions. Carried.

Pennsylvania Beta offered the suggestion that a printed cir­cular letter be sent out at the close of the college year, by each chapter corresponding secretary to its alumnae and to the other chapters. This printed letter could take the place of the annual chapter letters and the report of the corresponding secretary to the Grand Secretary. This letter should contain:

1. List of members, with items referring to each as indicated in the official register.

2. Report of chapter work for the year. 3. Entertainments.

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4. Prospects and remarks. 5. Complete list of alumnae and their addresses. 6. Picture of the active chapter group. 7. Picture of new college buildings, if any. 8. A complete account of the progress of the college through­

out the year, and any items of interest connected with college life.

This printed letter if prepared in an attractive form, would be read by all the alumnae of the chapters and would be a valuable factor for retaining the intere/;\t of the alumnae in the work of thei r chapters.

Kansas Alpha moved that at the close of each year the cor­responding secretary of each chapter send to its alumnae a cir­cular letter which shall follow as closely as possible the sug­gestions of Pennsylvania Beta. Carried .

New York Beta moved to reconsider the vote on granting a charter to the Kentucky applicants. Carried . Illinois Epsilon moved that petitioners in Kentucky State University be g ranted a charter providing Grand Council and chapters in the province consent, according to constitutional provision. Carried.

On the several motions of Wisconsin Alpha, Pennsylvania Alpha, and Delta Province President, ordered that chair appoint a committee to consider a coat of arms and report at following convention. Chair appointed Wisconsin Alpha, Pennsylvania Alpha, Kansas Alpha.

On motions of Illinois Zeta and Iowa Beta, ordered that each chapter, where faculty ruling permits it, be required to have a lodge or room.

Report of nominating committee read. Upon Grand Presi· dent's declining a renomination, Pennsylvania Alpha moved to refuse to accept her resignation. Seconded by entire Conven· tion. Nominating committee withdrew,-but brought in same report. Columbia Alpha moved nominations be closed. Car­ried. Grand President appointed as tellers Michigan Beta, Nebraska Beta, Iowa Gamma, Massachusetts Alpha. Election resulted as follows:

Grand President, Elizabeth Gamble, Colorado Alpha, 565 Cass Avenue, Detroit, }.'Iich.

Grand Vice-President and Secretary for Alumnae, May Cope­land Reynolds, Michigan Alpha, Fostoria, Ohio.

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Grand Secretary, Elda L Smith, Illinois Epsilon, no S, ixth St, Springfield , III. Grand Treasurer, ::\lartha X. Kimball, Colorado Beta, L" ni­

versi ty Park, Denver, Colorado. Arrow Editor. Florence Porter Robinson. \Vi sconsin Alpha,

543 ~Iarshall St" :'.Iilwaukee, Wi s, Alpha Province President. Anna :\lorris Jackson. Pennsyl­

vania A lpha, 215 E. 15th St" ;\Jell' York Cit)', Beta Province President, :-[rs, Edith Clark-Burr, llJinois Zeta,

1 17 Palmer A YC. \ Vest. Detroit, :\fich. Gamma Province President, Anne Stuart. A cbraska Beta.

1906 D St., Lincoln, :--Ieb, Delta Province President, Roberta Frye, :-Iaryland Alpha,

1306 :-[adison St" Seattle, Wash, Grand Historian, Jeannette Zeppenfeld, Indiana Alpha, Frank­

lin, Indiana. Kansas Alpha 111O\'cd that thanks of convention be extended

the Indiana chaptcf!\ and alumnae for their entertainment. Car­ried.

Iva A. \Velsh. Secretary and Treasurer of the \Visconsin A lpha Association. presented its request that Convention extend one-half of their loan of $500.00 to said association for a term of two years, beginning July 1. lOOti. and ending July 1, 1908. Delta Province President moved that request be granted. Car­ried .

Committee on Duties of Alumnae Editor reported through its chairman that it shall be the duties of the Alumnae Editor:

1. To be responsible for one long a rticle in each issue of the ARROW.

2. To be responsible for one illustration in each issue of the ARROW,

3. To obtain Alumnae personals from the state secretaries for publication in the ARROW.

4. To obtain for the ARROW annual reports from Alumnae Clubs. I n case of failure to receive reports. to notify Grand Vice-President of such failure.

5, To be responsible for the mailing o f ARROWS to all Alumnae subscribers.

6, To inform the ARROW Editor before each issue of the AR­

ROW as to the number of Alumnae subscribers.

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On 1110tion of Iowa Zeta. report accepted. On motion of II1i­nois Delta, report adopted .

Committee 0 11 Resolutions reported: \VI-J EREt\S, The :\'inetecnth Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Ph i

is now about to adj ourn, and whereas it sincerely appreciates the many favors extended to it. therefore be it

1. Resoh'ed. That the deepest appreciation be extended to the Grand COllncil J for their earnest \\'ork and ~plelldid ~ervices dur­ing their administration.

2. Rrsolt-rd. That to ~Irs. :\[ary I:artol-Theiss be expressed our heartfel t thanks and dcepe-.t gratitude for her Illost effi cient work in perfecting the new cataloguc.

3. Resolved. That to ~li5"i Ethel ROlls Cllrryer be tend ered ou r appreciation for her most excellent ~crvice.., a .... G rand Guide.

4. Rcso/r'cd, That we extend a \'ote of thanks to Indiana Gamma, Indiana Alpha . and lndiana l!eta for thei r splendid hospitality and entertai nment during the time of Convention .

. ;. Rcso/"cd, That \Ie extend to D. L. Auld and to Burr, Pat­teson and Company. a \'ote of thanks for the souvenirs so kindly presented.

6. R esolved, That we extend a votc of thal1 k~ to the A lumnae o f J ndiana. for the reception tendered the Convention.

7. Resoi1'cd, That we extend a vote o i thanks to the pat­ronesses of Indiana .\Jpha for the reception tendered Pi Beta Phi at ['ranklin.

On motion o f Illinois Zeta. repor t accepted. l11inois Zeta moved committee be in:,trllcted to write notes necessary to ex­press the sentiments of onvent ion. Carried.

Grand Vice-Presidcnt movcd that two hundred dollars be al­lowed Grand President for clerical work. Carried.

Auditing Committee reported that the expert accollntant had not finishecl auditing the Grand Treasurer's accounts but would make a wri tten report to the fraterni ty at the close o f his exam­ination o f books. The Committee on ~l iscellaneous Business re­ported that nothing had been presented for th em to do.

Illinois Delta moved that the right s of official jeweler be taken from T rask and P lain. and that they be so informed. Car­ried.

Installation o f officers. Adj otlrnement sillc dic. ELDA L. SM ITl-I,

Secretary of COllvcu t i01l .

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R eport of Ilze Grand Presldenl.

• Your Grand President is happy to be able to report that in eve-ry di-

rection there has been marked progress since the last convention. This is due not only to the unceasing effort of you r Grand Officers but to an earnest effort on the part of the chapters to plact Pi Beta Phi ahead of all the other fraternities. With the united efforts of every member of the fraternity what may we not accomplish in the next two years I

The supply of charters being exhausted the Grand Council ordered a new plate from Dreka at a cost of $75.00. The new charters were printed on parchment and are to be given to all chapters established during the present administration. The engraved plate is in the keeping of Drek.t but is the property of the fraternity.

The Grand Council voted to allow the Alumnae Editor $25.00 a year until the 19th biennial convention when the salary might be fixed by that convention.

The Grand Council has furni shed to all chapters a copy of the latest edition o f Baird's Manual. in order that every chapter may have at hand reliable infonnation on Greek letter societies. It is hoped that every member of every chapte r will become familiar with its contents, for one never appreciates her own fraternity fully until she is thoroughly ac­quainted with the general subject of the fraternity.

M iss Elda Smith, President of Beta Province, has compiled with the aid of other province presidents and had printed for the use of chapters "A Study of Pi Beta Phi," a li st of one hundred Questions with the an· swers given or definite in formation as to where to find the answers.

These pamph~ets will be of great aid in preparing for the fraternity ex­aminations.

Tht:' number of copies of the old catalogue not being sufficient for the needs of the coming year, the Grand Council authorized the cataloguer to get out a new edition. Copies of this catalogue which is a model of completeness may be had at this convention .

All the official jewelers were asked to send samples of their work to your Grand President. Trask and Ptain, who has sold n o pins for some time past, failed to comply with the request. It was decided to make Burr and Patterson official jewelers and to recommend to this convention that Trask and Plain be dropped from Ollr li st. All the official jewelers are now making a high grade pin.

The following requests werc made but could not be granted: To ex­cuse members from the payment of annuad dues; to refund dues; to credit dues paid one year to lhe rollowin~ year. the members having dropped out of college before the end of the college year; to initiate a preparatory graduate before the opening of college: to initiate a pledge no longer in college: to pled'fe a girl belonging to a local that had nation­ali zed ; to use the seal for decorative purposes; to allow arrow st ick pin to be worn by others than members; to withdraw from local Pan Hellenic.

Since the 18th biennial convention two of our old chapters have been re-established: California Alpha and Iowa Gamma. No new chartet"! have been granted. In all we have h:td to comider fifteen applications.

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1. Leland Stanford University-Stanford University. California. 2 . Iowa State College-Ames, Iowa. 3. University of Washington-Seattle, Washington. 4. Washburn College-Topeka, Kansas. 5. Colby Colle&e-Watenille. Maine. 6. Woman's CoUege Brown University-Providence, R. I. 7. Kentucky State University of Mech. Arts and Agriculture-Lex-

ington. 8. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minn. 9. Allegheny College-Meadville. Pa.

10. University of Alabama-University, Ala. II . University of Arkansas-Fayettevi.1e. Arkansas. 12. Washington University-St. Louis, Missouri. 13. Central. College for Women-Lexington, Mo. J4- Cincinnati Conservatory-Ohio. 15. Miss Hughes Seminary-New York City.

The last three were informed at once that they were not eligible. Colby was put to chapter vote but failed to carry. The applicants at Brown were given no hope of receiving a cbarter within a year SO de­cided not to make any further eflort to obtain a Pi Beta Phi charter. The remaining applications are still to be passed upon. In order to facilitate matters it is to be hoped th"'t this convention wiJi adopt a policy of ex­tmsioo for the future so that by referring to the latest report of th: United States Conunissioner of Education we may know at once whether the institution from which the application is received is eligible or not I have prepared statistics showing the insti tutions in which all the s0-rorities in .the Intersorority Conference have chapters, also a list of insti­tutions with at least $5<:\000.00 yearly income in which Pi Beta Phi has no chapter, from this list we can get an idea of the field open to us 30\1 can perhaps decide upon a more definite policy for the future.

The Universities of Minnesota, Washington State. Kentucky University of Mechanical Arts. Washington University. St. Louis, Missouri. and Washburn college have all been visited by Miss Robinson, Arrow Editor. The applicants from the first three have sent representatives to present their cause and this convention wi!! pass upon the applications.

Your Grand President has represented the frat ernity at the third and fourth Intersorority Conferences which have been he~d since the last con­vention , and feels that Pi Beta Phi has had an opportunity of showing her strength at these meetings. In the local Pan-Hellenics let me urge every chapter to work harmoniously with the chapters in the Pan-Hellenic so that in no institution Pi Beta Phi can be accused of narrow mindednes9 or fail­ure to live up to the requirements of either the Intersorority agreements or the local P an Hellenic rules. I\:emember that the failure of one chapter in this matter is known to all the sororities and will spoil to a great degree the fin e reputation made by the other chapters.

At the coming Intersorority Conference the suggestions offered by the Deans at their meeting in Chicago some months ago are to be brought up and the sororities asked to adopt as many of them as possible. Here is a chance for Pi Beta Phi to offer these suggestions to the local Pan Hellenics before they are made by the Intersorori ty Conference.

I. High School Sororities-their dangers-How to suppress them. (Deans highly approved the suggestion made last year informally that the sororities in the T. S. C. ' refuse to take in any girl who belonged to a high school sorority after a certain period of yea rs (3 or 4.)

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3. Scholarship-\Vish sOfo r i ! ies to write them once a year regarding standard of members. Sorority girl s to show disappro \'a l of cut ­ting classes, poor lessons and cheating. The latter on the part o f men more than girls. .

.,3. Expenditures for dress and rushing. How to lessen it ;-bad taste in dress--over dress ing, especially picture hats at morning classes and expensive silk and brocade party dresses. \-Vhat should a girl demand o f a man in the way of expen se: Can't carraiges, Aowers and evening aress on informal occasions be cut out?

4. H ours of parties-all parties except one or two affairs like Junior Prom. etc. to begin at eight and close at twelve, cspcciadly any parties give n at soror ity or fraternity hOllse. Parties to be f e-stricted to Friday. Saturday and holiday nights. \

5. Chapter H ouses. Dean s much in favor of them and think them for the most part well managed and good in their influence.

6. Relation of Deans to Pan-I'l ellcnics and Sororiti es. They would like a more close and cordia l relation; wou ld like for instance to di scllss these question s with the Pan Hellenics after their privatI! di scussion and to have regular 1)1eetings with them once a year, but they feel the innovation should come from the gir ls.

The Deans said they were thinking of meeting annually and if they did would like to have a session with the 1. S. C. or representatives of the sororities each year too.

The Grand Council wish to present to the Nineteenth Bienn ial Conven­tion for con sideration the following recotl1mendatiot1s:

J. That all badges be marked. 2. That action be taken against the usc of the arrow as a stick pin

or as a design on any piece of jewelry. 3. That the lntersorority Conference be askt.-d to boycott dealers in

cheap badges. 4 . That the Interso rority Con ference be asked to share expense in in­

vestigating state laws rega rding the wearing of badge of a se­c ret organization by a person not a member.

5. That the fraternity buy Miss Mashek's pin from IlJinois Epsilon. 6. That a more complete histo rica l work be unde rtaken by the frater­

ternity. 7. That the Histo rian be made a regular delegate to convent bn. 8. That the Grand President be autho ri zed to call annual meetings

of the Grand Council at a time and place to be an nounced in the preceding "Arrow""

9. That standi ng committ ees hI.' appointed to share the administrative work of the Grand President.

YO. That the Editor o f the Arrow ~ paid a fixed sala ry o~t o f which she shall pay the business manager.

'T. That there be a redistribut ion of province territory_ 12. That the Province Presidents "isit the chapters in thei r respective

pro,-inces in the in terest of cOIH"ention. traveling expenses to be paid from the g rand treasury.

13. That a "\1m of money be set aside from the cont ingent fund for the n{'xt two yea rs to be used fo r one or more scholarships.

14. That convention authorize the Intcrsorority Conference as a per­manent body.

15 That convention ratify the constitution of the Intersorority Confer­ence under which the Conference has been pro" isionally working.

16. That coonotion authorize the continuance of the pledging arrangr­ment in the University of Wisconsin with the modifications al­lowed by the Inter s.oror ity meeting of June the second.

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17. That no girl be in itiated into Pi Beta Phi until she shall have com­pleted the work of the first term or semester and have received credi t for the same.

18. That Pi Beta Phi will not consider establ ishing a chapter in an in­st itution with a yearly income of less than $75,000.00 and with less than SO women studen ts of we are the first woman's fraternity to e11tcr, 75 if we are the second and 100 if we are the third.

Respectfully submitted, EuZABETH GAMBLE,

Grand Presidellt.

R eport of the Grand ViCe Pre.<ident and Secretar'}! for tile Alumnae

The work oi the past twO years in the Alumnae Department shows a decided growth of interes t among the Alumnae in the activitilS of the Frate rn itr. but it is a matter of regret that with the material increase in membership which your Secretary for the Alumnae is pleased to report, we have not a record with which to be sati sfied, or greatly encouraged.

The provisions of the new constitution and the action of the St. Louis convention on the recommendations fo r the promotion of a 'umnae inter · ests made a reorganization of the department necessary. and to meet the demands of the work, four Province Secretar ies we re appoin ted, the di ­vision of territory being t1le same as that for the Province Presidents. Each secretary appointed an assistant in each sta te of her province who was inst ructed to solici t mf"lnbership in the department from all alumnae in the state, and to keep in touch with the cl ubs by corre~pond en ce when personal acqua intance was not possible. The State Sec retarieft reported their work to the Pro\'ince Secretaries who made the remittance o f mem· bership fees to the Grand Treasurer, and sen t the names of members to the Secretary for the A lumnae who provided the mailing Jist for the Alumnae Editor of the Arro ...... The plan has not been followed to the letter in all the provinces, for various reasons, but where it has been given the test. the work has gone smoothly.

The ruling o f convention that chapters be taxed one dollar for a (our yea r's membership in the Alumnae Department for each graduate or member leaving coCege permanent ly, gave ninety-eight new members last yea r. Because of an incorrect interpretation o f the ruli ng, some chapters failed to send this tax promptly and no chapter reported the names to the Secretary for enrollment.

More than fifteen hund red ('oin ca rds were sent out, and with them. printed circulars giving the plan of membership. Thirt y have taken life membership. and the prescnt (nrol'ment is 740.,

Amonrr the alumnae clubs. Gamma prO\'incc rCl>orts nine. Alpha prov­ince eight. Beta and Delta provinces. each six. Interesting letters from these clubs havc ~i"e n the readers of the Arrow an idea of the work done by each one· The chapters having the support of resident alumnae clubs recognize the benefit o f such association. and the clubs thus favored with a working interest e10ce at hand. a re able to keep in touch with the

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CTowth of the fraternity mOTC easily than those separated from chapter interests. The Chicago club has the largest membership, and we refer with satisfaction to the work don e by the Washington, Lawrence, and Kansac City clubs, and the Indiana, Colorado and Galesburg associations, these representing different conditions and environment. The Province Secretaries have vjsited the clubs where possible, and the needs of the hour as expressed by alb, 3rc a stronger organization and a mOTC definite purpose for the work of the clubs. They were asked to submit the fol­lowing plan to the clubs and request reports of the discussion, that would aid in making the recommendations for the work at convention.

I. Every Alu1TlI1ae Club shall hold at least three meetinngs a year, the first shall be devoted to the interests of the nearest chapter or chapters, the second to the study of the constitution, hi story and policy of the fraternity, and the third to the celebration of Found­er's lJay.

2 . Every Alumnae Club shall send annually to the Alumnae Editor a report of the yea r's act ivity for publication in the Arrow.

3. Every member of the Alumnae Club shall be a member of the Al­umnae Department.

4. Every Club, shall if pract icab~e. send a representative to Conven­tion who shall have the privileges of the floor but no vote except on questions pertaining to the interests of the Alumnae Depart­ment.

5. AU business meetings of the clubs shall open and close with the fraternity ritua.l.

6. Every Alumnae Club complying with these conditions shalt receive a charte r certificate which shall attest its connection with the fraterni ty. In case a club fails to comply ,vjth such conditions, the certificate shall be surrendered to the Vice President of the fraternity until the conditions shaU be met.

The report of a majority of the clubs was favorable, and where it was possible to follow the suggestions for changes in the recommendations, and preserve the pa!icy of the department. this was done.

In asking the convention to consider the plan submitted, and to sup­plement 1t by suggestions and discussion, your Secretary voices the smti­ment of the Province and State Secretaries. to whose faithful efforts is due whatever measure of success has come to the work of the department.

Respq:tfully submitted, • MAY CoPELAND REYNOLDS.

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Amendments to the Statutes of Pi Bela Phi Regarding Alumnae Work

ARTICLE VIIJ.-FIN ANeE.

Section II. (a) Each chapter shall be taxed one dollar per capita for each grad­

uate or member leaving College permanently. the same to be paid into the national treasury. thus purchasing the Arrow for four years after the time of departure from College.

(b) Life membership in the Alumnae Department of the Fraternity shall be given on the payment of five dollars if paid in one installment, or of six dollars if paid in six annual installments. Four year's member­ship shall be given on the pa}l11cnt of one dollar and one year's member­ship for 1 wetlly-five cents.

ARTICLE X-ALL:).f X !.E.

Section I.-Officers. (a) Four Province Secretaries, having the same turitory as the Prov­

ince President, shall be appointed by the Grand Vice President as her assistants in carrying on the work of the Alumnae Department.

(b) The duties of a Province Secretary shall be: I. To appoint a secretary for each state in her Province,

have charge of the work in her own state. 2. To receive all money collected by the state secreta ries and to

send the same to the Grand Treasurer. J . To keep a record of the membership in her Province, and to send

a copy of the same to the Grand Vice President, who shall pro­vide the mailing li st for the Alumnae editor of the Arrow.

4. To write at least two letters to each club in her Province annu­ally and a Founder's Day letter to each charter member of the Fraternity living in her Pro\·incc.

Section 2-Clubs-Membership. Every member of an Alumnac Club shall be a member of the Alumnae

Department of the Fraternity.

Section 3-Meetings. (a), Every Alumnae Club shall hold at least three meetings a year,

one of which shall be devoted to the interests of the nearest Chapter or Chapters, one to the study of the Constitution, history and policy of the Fraternity, and one to the observance of Founder's Day.

(b) All business meetings o f AI"lmnae Clubs shall ol,en and close with the Fraternity ritual.

Section 4-The Arrow. Every Alumnae Club sha.l~ send annually to the Alumnae editor I

report of the year's work to be published in the Arrow.

Section s-Convention. Every Alumnae Club shall, if practicable. send a representative to

Convention, who shan have the privi leges of the floor, but no vote except

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on Questions pertaining to the work of the Alumnae Department, unless full delegate privileges be granted by Convention.

Section ~Certificates. Every Club complying with the above condi tions shall recein a certi­

ficate which shall attest its connection with the Fraternity. In case a Club fails to comp:y with such conditions the certificate shall be surren­dered to the Vice Pr<;sident of the Fraternity, to be held until conditions aTe met.

Report of the Grand Secretary

Y01.1T Grand Secretary would make the following report. Certificates of membership and catalogues have been issued to all

initiates since the St. Louis convention of J904. The Grand Treasurer has also been notified each month of the chapter affiliation, name, and date of initiation of all initiates.

Circular forms were issued. in pads of twenty-five, to chapters for en­tering t!t~ list of members active at the beginning of each academic year.

New circuLar forms were issued to province presidents for the annual reports due them from the chapte r s. These forms incorporated the sug­gestion of the present and the preceding Grand Counci l.

A complete file of the questions used in examination since the first ex­amination in 1893 was colletted and copies of the file deposited with the president of each province.

Under instructions from the Grand Council a new plate for charter was drawn up and engraved by the Dreka company of Phi ladelphia. Impressions were made on parchment from this plate and charters were issued to the five chapters installed since the Syracuse convention of 190[· Constitution, as ratified by the St. Louis convention, was printed and five copies sent each chapter.

December 19, 1905. work was begun under authority of the Grand Council on a second edition of the Genera.\ Catalogue. The returns for the first edition had come through the chapter corresponding secretaries and specially appointed catalogue secretaries. and the incompleteness of many of the r ecords made it advisable that in preparing the second edi­tion catalogue blanks be issued directly to e\'ery member of the fraternity. The membership lists of our twenty-nine alumnae clubs were furnished through their secretaries. and all changes of address therein noted in issu­ing the new catalogue bl!illlks. Two alphabetical rolls of eadi of our forty·nine chapters we re prepared and typewritten, noting chapter, nam~, and date of initiation and issued to chapter corresponding secretaries' for verification. correction and addition. When addresses were listed as un known in the first edition letters of inquiry were sent to three members of the chapter who had be~n initiated at about the same time as the person whose address was unknown; inquiry was also made of the chapter records. April 14. 19(16, li sts were made; arranged by chapters, typewritten, and sent to the chapter corresponding secretaries and to three

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alumnae of each chapter, gi"jng names, addresses and records of all members who had failed so far to return their catalogue banks. These alumane and chapter officials were requested to check off all addresse3 they knew to be correct and to erase tbose they knew to be incorrect, as well as to correct and verify the record. In the meantime fifteen thousand catalogue cards had been written. For every married woman there a re four cards. one giving chapter, name and date of initi­ation, a second giv ing reco rd in fulI, a third giving a cross reference, maiden and married name, and a fourth giving name and address. For every unmarried woman there are three cards, one with chapter, name, date of initiation, one with record, and onc with name and address.

In the case of the fourteen dead chapters the records as givm in the first catalogue were typewritten in alphabetical a rrangement and copies sent to five members of ea"'h chapter. The corrected 'retu rns appear in the new catalogue.

In the case of the dead members the family and chapter records were consu lted .

The second edition fo llows the plan a dopted in the first edition by Florence Chase-Cass: chap ter roll s, alphabetical Ji st of membership with records, li st of the dead and geographical index. An incomplete taMe of relationships has been added. In the comparati vely short time. six month~, it was imposs ible to induue other degrees oi kinship, cousins and s iste rs- in-law, as was originally intended. Such a list has been com­pi led bUl it was in an unsatisfactory condition and there was not sufficient time to verify statements.

The first copy was sent to the publisher J une 4, 1906. 16cxl copies of a three hundred page book with cover are to be printed at two dollars and ten cents a page, that is, for $630.00. The table of relationships, con­sisting of broken matter, costs $2.40 a page. One hundred copies of the book are to leave the printe rs office June 23, and be in Indianapoli s June 26. The remainder o f the work is to be completed during the month of July, and payment is to be made with in thirty days after completion . The proof reading shows the book to be 370 pages instead of 300.

In conclusion your Grand Secretary wishes to say that the work on the catalogue has conv inced her that as a rule the chapters do not keep their records up-to-date no r do they keep In touch with thei r alumnae. AnJ she would suggest the advisability of each chapter's sending each year to each alumna a chapter Jetter. following the outline of the corresponding secretary's annua l report to the Grand Secretary, as defined in our consti­tution, said ~etter to be printed, to be mailed in an envelope with a re­turn add ress printed on it. ]n thi s way chapters would keep somewhat in touch wit h their alumnae. and in most cases would have their addresses~ at least chapters would know defi nitely when they did not have addresses.

Respectfu lly submitted. M ARY BARTOL TflEISS .

June 2 1, 1906.

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Report of Ihe Grand Treasurer 0/ Pi Bela Phi Fralernitr Jul!! 2, Ig05, 10 Jul!! I, Ig06.

July 2, J904- Jui}, J, 19:>5.

Receipts. Condensed Statement.

Balance on hand iuly 2, 1904 .. · ., . .. . .. . ........ . Interest to July I, 1904. on deposit s in Denver ... . Interest to Jan. I, 1905. on deposits in Denver. .. Alumnae Assoc iation ................... " ... . 384 annual d ues @ $5·00 ... . ................ .. . 256 initiation fees @ $5.00 ...................... . 33 chapte r Arrow files . ........ . ....... . .. . ..•.. 19 graduates' 4 yr. Arrow subscriptions ... . ..... . 240 catalogs to chapters @ $.5°... . ........ . Net catalog sale. to ind ividuals ............... . I song book . . ...... . ..... . .................. . I chapter r ecord book ........ ,.. . ......•..... 21 constitutions @ $.25 ..........•..... 32 r itual s @ $.20 per doz. .. o ' • ' ••• • •• • ••

6 gu ides @ $.t5 .. ·.. ...... ...... . ......... ~ .. 4 fines at $[,00 .' .••••.•• o •• 00

Total Rece ipts ....

July I , I9OS- July I , 1906.

Receipts Condensed !:lta tcmen t

$4.585 98 9' 36 87 47

242 27 1,920 00 I,2&> 00

33 00 1900

120 00 II 05

I 25 3 15 5 25

55 90

400 ---

Balance on hand J uly I, 1905.········· ······.··· $6,7t6 10 Interest to J an. to tgOO, on deposit s in Denver. 23390 Interest to July I. 1905. lu.m Wis. Alpha Ass'n.. 3000 Alumnae Association ....... ' ....... . ..... . ..... \ 203 75 430 annual dues @I $5.00........................ 2,150 00 2Bo in itiation fees @ $5.00............ ........... IAOO 00 216 catalogs @ $.50. to chapters................. r08 00 79 graduates' yr. Arrow subscriptions . .....•• . .. 79 00

33 c'flapter Arrow files .. ..................•.... 33 00 2 fines . .. . .. . . ........ ' .. . . . . . .. ...•. ... 2 00 8 song books @ SI.25 . .. ............•..... .... 10 00 5 doz. rit ual s @ $.20 per doz. .. . .... . ..... 0 I 00 24 guides @ $.IS . " .. .. .. . . ' . 3 60 3 con stitutions @ $.25 ... . . . . •. . • .•. . 7S M enu ca rds ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 Baird's Manual. commission returned . • .....•••.. 2 00

Cat<l!ogs (not to chapter s) .................. .... 5 50 9 catalogs @ $.75 ('06 edition) ... ' ..... .. . 6 75

---Total Receipts ..... ..... $10·987 35

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J uly 2, lC)04-Ju1y I, 1905·

Expenditures Condensed Statemen t Ba~a~e, St. Louis Convention . . ........ . . .... . Pnnltng .. oj ••••• • ' ," •••••• '" ••••• •• • ••• ••• •• •

Stationery ................ . .. . .... .. .... .. .. .. . . Postage ........ . ... . ... . •...•. . . . . • . ..... ..... Express ............. . .. . ......... . .. .

!~~~:~ ........ . : ..... ',',',',',',',.,,', ':',',',',',',',', ',',', ~ ', ':', ',:.', Sala ri es ........................... . ....... • .... Tra\'ef.ing . .......... , ................•......... Ca talog ....... . .......... ...... . .. . .•... . . .. Card Catalog Case ....................• .. ...... Premi um, Grand Treasurer' s bond ............. . A lumnae bulletin ., . . ............. . ... . .......• 40 copies Baird' s Manual @ $1.50 .. . ........ . .. . Installations, New York Beta, Cal. ." Ipha .... . •.. D upl"jcato r and C::l roon .... . ................. . Miscellaneous ................................. .

T otal expenditures ........ ' ........•• .. •.. • Balance 011 hand J uly I. 1905 "

lu/y I , 19Os-Jllly I, 1906.

E xpenditures. Condenscd Statemcnt.

Print ing ............. " ...... . S ta(Jonery . " ..... " ...... " . ' . . . . .....•.. P ostage ............• • ..... • .... . •.. . .• •.... •• .. Express .... . .............•..............•... "'Arro\\'" " .............. . """." ...... . .......... . salaries ... . ...... ". " .. . . " ............ " ...... . T ra\'eling G rand President, In ter<:orority Conference Arow Editor, visiting delegate to Beta. Gamma. Ddlta provinces: installat ion la. Gamma: invcst igations A lpha Pro\". Pres.. visiti ng delegate to Alpha P rovince ........ .. .................... " ... " ... " CataJiOg . . . ............. . ........ . ..... . .. . ... . A lumnae Associat ion ............ . Baird's Manual, 5 copi es, a nd $2.00 ret. to chapters Intersorority Confere nce. sha re of expenses .. ". DreklL. plate for charter ..... . . . 15 cha.rters ... " .... " ...... " . ....... . .......... . Ill inois Epsi lon, redeeming 'h Beta Phi pin ..... . Telegrams Premium. Grand Treasu rer 's bond .......... " .. Bank cxchange .. . ........ . ....... ' . . . .... . Miscellaneous ........... " ............. , . •. . .. ,"

$144 18 . .J32 :z8

46 50 83 90 12 65 720

66200 35000 32 86 SI 49 30 85 1000 8 85

6000 10 34 G 50 9 53

$45 70 19 70 92 I()

1480 78700 35000

$516 00 $516 80

IJ2 J I 9 so I 50

75 00 IS 00 IS 00

I 85 1200 3 95

25

$1,689 13 6,716 23

$8,405 23

22 19 $2,437 IJ

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Indianapolis Convention ( in part ) 1-'trinting

I M 4 p. ci rcu lars ..... . ............. . • • . . . 500 4 p. song sheets ................... . .. . 100 4 p . programs ....... .. ........ ... .... . . ZOO expense bil !s ....... . .. - - .... . 2 receipt books, banquet ................... _. 100 InCllU co\cr~ ...... _, .. _ .. , ..•.....• . 125 place ca rds ...... ..... .. . .•... . .. . .. •. . •

Postage ...... . ........... . , . .•.... .• •.... " .• .. . 1~e l 6granls ' .. ...... ' 1- ' '," .,." •• , ••••••• • •••• •• • •

50 badges .. , ...................... , .. , •. . , .. , . • 4 bolts ribbon ... , ....... ,., .. . ....•........ , .. . 40 yds. wi ne and blue bunting .. , .. "., ....• _ .•. Snappers, twine, clips ....... , ...... , .. .. ... ,',. Pens, holder, India Ink , ... , .... , ... ,., . .. .... . Piano rent ....... . ........... , ....... "., ... ". Ap!>ropriatioll, Indiana Chapters, con\'ention enter-

tailltnenl . .. ,... . ...... . .... ,.,', . ....... . . Express and drayage, Grand Treasurer , .. , .... ,. Convention board bill \il1 part) ................ . Delegates' rail-road fare ..... . .. . ....... ,., .. ,.

T oral Convent ion expenses paid . . ... . ...... .

T ota l E xpenditures ............. .. .... . • Balance on hand Jllly I .1906. . ...•. , •....

$6 75 4 50 800 2 50

so 1 75 2 10 1 50 1 25 8 25 160 2 JO

40 40

500

150 00

3 bJ 492 00

1,443 86

$2,136 76

$4,57J 8Q 6,41J 46

$10,987 35 ~'I /\RT J-I A N. K I MBALL,

Grand T r easurer.

R eport of the Editcr of the A rrow

1. I n the progress of the fraterni ty during the .past two yea rs, the A rrow has had a share. Since the St. Louis Convention the ci rculation has increased from 1400 to 1600. and an edition of at leas t 1800 will be necessary to suppl y all subsc ribers with the J uly number and leave even a reasonable surplus. The issues for Janua ry and Apri l are completely exhausted and a few late initiates as well as ta rdy alumnae subscribers cannot hne thei r Arrows dated back of the receipt of their names as we always hope to do. The increase has been part ly due to the normal increase in OUT own active membersh ip, partly to additions to O UT ex­change list. but chiefly to the growth of the Alumnae Association.

2, The feature of il:ustrations was the improvement most st rongly rec­ommended by the St. Louis Convent ion, In this respect the Arrow shows some improvement, to the extent at least that dur ing the past two years the re has been no issue without a fronti spiece. \Vhi le in the matter of ill ust r ations the Arrow holds it s own with the other women's journals, it does not yet compare with the best o f the men's. and this is a line along which the Arrow most needs to de\'(!iop, Chapter s must realize, however~

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that in this matter the editor is nearly powerless without their co-operation and this is not yet as hearty as could be wished It is not desired that photographs of all sorts of subjects be sent. The editor has always re­fused to publi sh illustrations which did not in some way concern the fra­ternity, but it is to be hoped that whenever a chapter has a member who accomplishes something, either in college or as an alumna, it will remem­ber that her work concerns the whole fraternity and that her picture will be welcome to the Arrow. The group of the year's Phi Beta Kappas. for example, which was a feature of the November Arrow, should be an an­nual feature, and we should have as well groups of gi rl s prominent in ath­etics, mllsical and arti stic activities. c'ass organizations and in the Chris· tian work.

3. The articles for the Arrow have been on the whole better written and of more general fraternity interest than hitherto. A hopeful feature is a slight increasing number o f unsolici ted articles. which shows a growth of interest in the work of the Arrow. The editor has begun a li s t of members who may be ca~led on for articles on special subjects, and any chapter that can add to the list is strongly urged to do so.

4- The department. ·· \Vhat a Fraternity Girl Thinks," has not devel­oped as it should. Too many of the articles show hasty writmg and lack point. It is not to be expected that eve ry article be worth printing, but out or the lhirly·fivc tlClit ill then: tlhoulo be <thout ten that are iresh in thought or original in style or both. One hesitates to recommend that the department be abolished altogether, for it is the one which belongs pecuiarly to the acti ve members and tIle magazine needs a clearing house for fraternity ideas, but at present the department is not one in which we can take most pride.

s. The alumnae department under the care of Miss Wel sh has pros .. pered. Aside from the personals, which are furnished mostly by the chapters, the chief feature has been the annual letters from alumnae clubs. These have increased in number and inte rest and it is to be hoped that a way will be found for making the annual letter compulsory upon each club.

6. The chapter letters have en the whole improved in form and the use of the official paper is proving entirely satis factory. There s(."'Cms to be an increasing care in such matters as spelJling, punctuation and the con­struction of sen tences and the manuscript is prepared with more neatness . Unfortunately the substance of the letters does not show much improve­ment, and except for the one which deals with the progress of the college. there is an apparent lack of something to say. The Arrow is probably no worse than other magaines in this regard, but that is not enough for Pi Beta Phi. It should be better than the others and a way must be found for helping the corresponding secretaries find something to say as weIJ as the way to say it. 1

7. It is ptrhaps superfluous to criticize the editorial department since the chapters are doubtless Quite ab1e to do that for themselves. It may be said, however, that the department should reflect more completely than it has the policy of the frate rnity, and that it would be ad,·isable to have in each issue at least one long editirial on some subject of vital frater ­nity interest.

8. In regard to the estimation in which other fraternities hold our magazine, it may be said that the ARRow shares with the Key of Kpppa Kappa Gamma the di stinction of being the most quoted of the women's publications. We may hope some day to ha,Te to share it with no one.

9. Complaint has been made in a few cases that freshmen in a chapter have failed to receive their Arrows. In every case but one the reason h35 been that the names haV'~ not been received. Proper blanks for mailing

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lists are sent out and the editor may perhaps be forgiven if she does not search the chapter letters each time to see if any new names are embodied therein . This year the absence from home of the editor while acting u visiting delegate has necessitated clerical he1p in directing the envelopes and of course the person so employed sees only the official lists and not the chapter letters or the editor's correspondence, therefore no persollS whose names are not on the li st can expect to receive their ARRows. As the editor's duties multiply Sti ch help wi~1 be increasingly necessary and corresponding secretaries are there fore urged in justice to thei r own ini­tiates to use only the official blanks in sending addresses for mailing lists.

10/ Another subject of misunderstandi ng is the relation of the editor to a1unmae work. Each year a number of alumnae names, with or with­out dues are sent her, and each yea r she receives complaints of failure Of

delay in receiving alumnae ARROWS. As a matter of fact the editor has nothing to do with alumnae ARROWS. She should neither enroll members nor receive dues, and she never sees the a lumnae mailing lists Every alumna is notified of the proper method of joining in the Alumnae Asso­ciation and misunde rstandings, for which the editor must disclaim re­sponsibility, are sure to result when that procedure is not fol lowed.

I I. In closing, the editor wishes to state that she feels as keenly a.s any chapter can the ed itoria l shortcomings of the past year. No person can be in two places at the same time, and in the long absence of the edi ­tor as visiting delegate there has been much delay in answering letters, sometimes because they have followed the editor from place to place, sometimes because she had not the necessary material at hand for reply­ing. In several instance!; before she could reply the necessity for an an­swer had passed by altogether. The ARRow, too, has suffe red a little from neglect. although the a!umnae editor is to be thanked fo r her able help in getting out the November numbet-.

The editor hopes that the defects of the ARROW may not be charged to lack of fraternity enthusiasm on her part, and that her interest in her work may not be measured by its occasional results.

Respectfully submitted. FLORENCE PORTER ROBINSON,

June 25. 1906. Editor "T", Arrow."

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Report 0/ tlie BlJ$iness Manager at the Arrow

FOR Tll.E YEAR 100.-00.

Receipts Chapter dues and initiation fee s ................. . .... • .. . Alumnae Association Arrows . . ....... . ..... .. . ... .. . . ... . Grand Treasury (or printing Catalog supplement ......... . A dvertisements ................. . .. . ..................... .

Total Receipts

Expenditures

?rioting '(including envelopes and maiJing) ......•. .. .. .. E ngT3VerS •.•.•.. . •.••.• . .•...•.• •• ...... ... . • .••••••• . •••

Binders (or Arrow files .. . .............. . .......•.... ... Postage and express ..... . .......... . .......• ... . ........

Total Disbursements

$69400 42 37 78 00 9>00

$864 37

$548 51 39 41 1800 20 6.

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Receipts . . . ...... .. ........ ...... . ....... ... ..... . . .... ..

$626 54

$864 37 626 54 £,ctpendi tu res . .. ,.. ......... . ...... . ...... .. . . ............ .

Balance ........ . ..... . . + ............................ . $237 83

1;'on T Il E YEAR 1906-06 ( I NCO~J.PT.£T"::) .

Receipts Chapter dues and initiation fees ..... .... ..••...•.....•.. $706 00 Alumnae Arrows ........... . .......... . .......... . .. 1.. .. 41 sa

Total receipts

Expenditures

Printi ng (including envelopes and mai ling) .... .. •. . . • . • •. . Engraver ........ . .. . ...... ,.. ........... . .. . .. . . ... . . . . Postage to June I. ... ... ..... . .. . ............ . . ... . .. .. . . I va Welsh, editorial work .... .. ..... . ... . ............. •• . O erical .work . ........................... .. .... . .. . .. . . . Charlotte Shepard, Arrow cover design .... . ... ..... . .. . .

Total disbursements ..................... . .. . .... •. ...

Receipts . . .. . ..... . . .. ... . ... . . .• • . .. . •. . .. .....•. ... ... Expenditures ... . ....... . . . . ... ... ... • . •. . ... ..• . ..• . . . . .

Cash on hand .. .... ... • ..... .. .. . ... .... ..... . . . .....

$382 93 21 57 8 83

25 00 1000

5 0<'

$4S3 33

$747 58 453 33

$294 25

FWRENCE P ORTER R OBINSON', Business MonDger.

3U BIE.VSI A L CO,\TE.\T/OX

Reports 0/ Visiting Delegates

ALPHA PROVINCE

April e leven th and twelfth I spent in Wate-rvill e. Maine, visiting the chapter of Beta Phi who were applying for a charter of Pi Beta Phi in Col!)y College. I was delightfu:ly entertained at the home of President \Vhite and by the group applying.

Thursday, April twelfth, l arrived in Boston and stayed with Massa­chu sett s Alpha April thirteenth and fourteenth. and with MISS Ruth Den­ni s, a member of Massachusett s Alpha, over Sunday. Thursday night was spent with Miss Q 'Donald and Friday night with Miss Pratt .

Boston universi ty is si tuated in the heart of the city and has no dormi ­tory connected with it, so most of the girls live at home. There are six national women's fraternit ies. There are twenty-four gir :s in Massachu­setts Alpha and they seemed to be weLi represented in college affairs. Some of the girl s are doing exceptional work and gaining Phi Beta Kar­pa. They held their meeling in the front room of an apartment, the other rooms of which were occupied by Pi Phis. 1 visi ted classes, ta lked with the dean and some of the faculty and attended social affairs.

I arri ved at Burlington, Vermont. Monday evening, April seventeenth. and spent Tuesday and ,Vednesday with Vermont Beta. I stayed with the girl s in the dormitory, a charming. otd- fashioned house. Many of th t" girls live at -their own homes in town. There a re two national women's fraternities besides our own, Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Delta Delta.. Our chapter has a membership of thtrt een . They have one large room and a small one for holding their meetings. The college is attended chieAy by men and the proportion of women is small. I vi sited classes, talked with professors and attended social gatherings.

Friday. April twenty-fir st , I arrived in Midd!ebury and spent the twen­ty-second and twenty-third with Vermont Alpha. making my home with Mrs. Dickens. a patroness. with whom two Pi Phis live. There wer~ nineteen in the chapter and their only rival is a local. I visited classes and talked with professors besides attending social functions held in the de!ightful chapter rooms. These arc large rooms with hard wood floors, quite ideal for a fratern ity.

April twenly·sixth I arrived in \Vashingtoll 10 visit Columbia Alpha, making my homc with Mrs. Shute. an alumna of the chapter. The uni­versity is ~ iluat ed in \Vashington and th e girls lin at home. There were sixteen in the chapter and they had one national ri val. Chi Omega. 1 talked with the dean who spoke ve ry highly indeed o f the schola rship of our chap· ter. ) remained in Washington the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth at­tending social gatherings and the Founder's Day banquet where were many alumnae and a most beautiful fraternity sp irit .

Mar tl!nth T arrived in Syracuse and was entertained at the chapter house of York Alpha. which was a delightful one and where one had an ul1l1Sual opportunity of mce ting and enjoying the girls . I attended social functions, visited classes and talked with the deans. There a re twenty-seven in the chapter and nine national so rorities in the university. I spent M ay e"eventh and twelfth with New York Alpha, leaving on the thirt eenth.

May nineteenth J arrind in Lewisburg and c: tayed in the girl s' dormi­tory with Pennsylvania Beta until the twenty-second. Most of the girls

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lin in the dormitory. There were fourteen in the chapter and they ha\'e one nationa.l rival, L>elta Delta Delta. The spirit between Pi Beta Phi and the non-fraternity girls is very good. The Pi Beta Phis seem to be active in c\'crything. I visited classes and talked with several professors who spoke highly of Pi Beta Phi. and since Bucknell is a small college they were able to speak personally of the different girls.

May twenty-second I arrivl...d in Carlisle to visit Pennsyl\'ania Gamma and stayed with Mrs. Prettyma n, a patroness of Pi Beta Phi, and the wife of one of the faculty. There were fifteen in the chapter and their only rival is a local. The professor spoke vcry highl y of the girls and said their scholarship was exceptional and their l)cr500a1 qualities very fine. The chapter has very p'easant rooms for their mectillg~ al1d entertain nice­ly. A good many 01 the girl s lin in the dormitory.

May twenty-sixth I arrivcd in Athens, Ohio, and stayed with Miss Reah, an alumna of the chapter. Ohio Alpha has :I. chapter room in one of the college buildings. Their only rival is a loca!. Besides social occa­sions, ] talked with the president and some of the professo rs, who all spoke weI! of the girl s.

June sixth I arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to "isit Ohio Beta. I was en­tertained by the Misses McAlpine, members of the chapter. As there is no dormitory the girl s are almost all town girl s and li,'c in their own homes. There were sixtecn in the chapter and four women's fraterniti~s in the tmi·,crsity. All .lie \ ~Iy ~trong. Besides attcndlllg social gather­ings I talked with different members of the faculty and vi sited the uni­versi ty.

Respectfully submitted. ANNA MORRI S JACKSON.

Vt"sill:"K Delegate.

B ETA, GAMMA AN D DELTA PROVINCE

As vi siting delcgate, I havc dming the past year been the guest of twen­ty-two chapters of the fraternity, including all in Beta. Gamma and Delta provinces. havc visited six colleges where groups were applying for char­ters, have acted as the Grand President's deputy at an Inter-Sorority Conference at Madison, Wis .. and have installed Iowa Gamma.

In visiting the chapters, I have examined first the condition of the col­lege, its situation. number and kind of buildings st rength of facu lty, number o f students, both men and women, character of work done, and so far as I could judge. the general spirit of the college. 1 ha,'c also. in every college but one. met and talked with the dean of women (where there was one), largely for consulting with her about the chapter, but in part at least to obtain an idea of her personality and charactel

In regard to the chapters themselves. report has been made of the size of each. the scholarship of every girl in each chapter. th e- names of the rival organizations and their probable strength as compared with Pi Beta P hi, the characteristics of the rival s, so far as could be judged, and a comparison of the Pi Phi chapters with our other chapters. I have ascertained in each co~lege if there was a woman's league or other or­ganization bringing all or most of the college women together, and have inquired in every case into Pan-Hellenic conditions.

I have been a guest at sixteen chapter houses and have noticed how they were managed. chaperoned and financed the last only in a very su­perficial way. T have been present at a regular meeting of eye ry chapter visite-d except Michigan's Alpha and hne examined with some care the

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record book, the ~cretary 's and treasurer's books, the archives and the AilROW file of each chapter. Lastly J have tried to find out if there was any special weakness in the chapter and have done what I could. in so short a stay. to correct it.

In s umming up the rcsults it will not be necessary to speak of c~ege condition s, si nce they are largely summari zed in the reports in the July ARROW.

I. 10 regard to size, I found that our smallest chapter numbers nine, our largest thirty-four, the number varying with the size o f the coUI!&'c and the number of riva.ls. In but one college did I feel that the girls could have a larger chapter with profit. In two small colleges, the chap­ters are decidedly too 'large for the amount of good material available, unless lmaeT very exceptional circumStances.

2. The scholarship is on the whole good, but in nearly every chapter there is considerab~e room for improvement; I do not mean that the chap­ters should take 111 a mo r · intellcctua.l type of girl, but that the girl s of the present type should do theIr best. In the maller of schola rship, Illinois Epsi lon seems to be a little the ~trongest chapter that we have.

3. R egarding our rank as compared with our ri vals, Pi Beta Phi is undoubted:y the leading ch3pter in seven colleges that I visited, and In

six others shares that distinction wi th one rival. In seven colleges, Pi Phi, although not in the lead, was doing well, and in only two did I feel that our chapter was not taking the rank to w hich the age of the chapter and the strength of our national o rganization entit led us.

4. It was difficult to judge of the character of the rivals except as to superficial qua lit ies. A good deal can be inferred, however, from the per­sonal appearance and bearing of a group of girls; and it was upon those that the reports, of course, had to be based.

5. In compar ing the chapters, one with another, there is more uniform­ity that one would expect. If on ly our chapters can be made to realize that they a re responsible tlahotlally as we!. as locally for every girl they take in, we shou ld have, pe rhaps no more uniformity of type, but at least fewer commonplace gi rl s.

6. Of the sixteen chapter houses I visited, four were chaperoned by the mother s of members,-an ideal arrangement,--one by a relati ve, five by older Pi Phis and six by persons unconnected with the fraternity. In every case but two I fel t that the ho uses were very sati sfactorily chap­eroned. One chapte r owns it house. three others are planning to in the near future and one house is owned by a corporation of alumnae. Cali­f ornia Alpha deserves especial credi t for the efficient way in which the girl s themselves manag'e the details of housekeeping. Their success is unusual considering the youth of the chapter .

7. The chapter meetings varied a gOQd deal , but were for the most part businessl ike. Texas Alph3 had decidlCdly the best meeting I attended, and it was conducted in such a way that I felt that good meetings were a habit of the chapter, not a specia l occasion.

S. The archives were somewhat disappointing. Too little is kept and it is not well kept . Nebraska Beta is our best chapter in that respect, though Cali fornia Alpha and Texas Alpha are starting out welt .

!). The record books are pretty welt kept. There is no chapter that is neglecting its recent membership, but a few are losing track of their older alumnae. The book of Wisconsin Alpha is a lmost perfect, but consider­ing the age of tht" chapte'r. l llinni .. Beta deserve's even greater credit for the way the record i .. krpl np to rlrlt(' .

10 . The secretary's books are almost uniformly well kept. The treas­urer's books · vary from a scratch book iUegibly kept in pencil with no at­tempt at balancing to those of Michigan Beta. 111ioois .Zeta and Nebraska Beta which a re models of neatness and accuracy It 15 earne!tly recom-

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mended that a uniform treaSueTer's book be furnished each chapter at cost. I I. The condition of the ARROW files is extremely di sappointing. No

chapter over 6,-c yec:.rs old has anything like a complete file since Its date of charter, and some chapters are without all the issues of evcn Ihe past two years. Reform in thi s rega rd must begin at oncc.

12. A pleasant feature of the delegate's inquiries was to find the feel­ing of the faculty so cord ial tow<ird Pi Beta Phi . In nearly every case the attitude of OUf chapter toward college authority was described as most excenent, and in two or three cases Pi Phi was named as the leader in providing good col lege spirit. This is 35 it should be.

The visits of the delegate have been of the greatest benefit and pleasure to her and it is hUlled not without profit to the chapters, They have sometim~s had to be made at inconvenient times fo r the chapter s

l when

thev must have been more of d burden than a p!easure, but the gir 5 have always welcomed the delegate as heartily as if they and nOt !fhe had set the time of coming, and ha\'e made her feel at home from the moment of her arrival. The meeting and kno\\ring so many chapters, the making of so many rea l fri ends ha\'e made the past year one most delightful to lOOK back upon,

Respectfu lly submitted. F LORENCE P ORTER ROBINSON,

V isi!:'r.;; Delegate,

Reports of Province Presidents

ALPHA PROVINCE.

The twelve chapters in Alpha province vary in size frol11 a unIve rsity where there are twenty-four hundred student s, fifty per cent women, to one where there are one hundred and fifty student s, Ten are co~educa ­ti onal and two arc di .. tillctly woman's colleges, The la rgest chapter num­bers twenty-four and the sma.!Iest tweh'e, The strongest chapters a re not necessarily in the largest coll rges, as some o f the smallt!r col leges have strong chapters, There are fi ve chapte rs which for the two yea rs be­tween connntions ha,'e 10 <;;\ no invitations and se\'e ral other s lost none one of the year!/;, :\. 'pha Province has but one chapte r house, but sev­eral chapters have departments and all except one han at leas t one room, With the exceplion of Pennsylvania Alpha and :\I aryl:md Alpha. all the chapters in Alpha province han been visilpd l'i nce the la<;t convention,

T here were twO hundred and seven active members in Alpha Province in 1905 and two hundred and ten in 1906,

In 1905 Pi Beta Phi recei\'ed an unusual number of honors III proper­fion to the chapte rs of o ther frate rniti es represen ted in the same colleges an d Phi Beta Kappa more than thei r proportion, In 1906 hOrlors compare very fa vorably wi th the other fratcrnities,

The annual fraternity exami nat ion has been held each yea r, In 1905 there were two hu nd red and five papers and two hundred in 1906: T he new plan l'eemo; to gi\'c the girls a much better unde rstanding of what they should know. This is shown by the fact that in Alpha Prov-

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ince no chapter rece ived a grade of less than nincty·onc for the exam­ination this year. whi!e the last year only sc\'cn gained over ninety on their papers.

Pcnnsyl":1n ia Alpha received the highest grade each year. ANNA MORRI S JACKSON.

BETA PROVIN CE.

£...'lch year Beta Province President has recei \'Cd ni ne chapte r rcports­one frolll each Corresponding Secretary in the Province. These reports have been complete and sati sfacto ry. I would suggest that some general directions be followed in a nswering Questions A and B of the report, as somc secretaries report the number of enrolled students and the num­ber on Ihe faculty roll o f the university, and some for the College of Libera! Art s.

All the chapters took the eleventh and twelfth Annual Examinations. The result was as follow s:

1905 1906 Il linois Beta.. .. . ..... '.. . ................. ' '. .. 87·2 93·3 Ill inois Delta ........ '.. ... ..•.. . 91.4 83·3 Illi nois Epsilon .......... ' ........... 85·7 91.7 Illinois Zeta .. ,. ........ ................ 8' ·5 88.1 I nd iana Alpha .. ' . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . .. 82.8 95· r.ldiana Beta . . ... • . . • . . . . 9 1. 94·2 I ndiana Gamma ." ....... , . . . . 94·9 92 .8 Michigan A~pha ...... . ...... ,...... 92·5 91.4 Michigan Beta... . ...... '.' 84·7 91.2

In 190s lndiana Gamma ha.d the best ave rage, 94.9, in 1906 Indiana Al­pha, 95. The best average h r the twO yea rs was Indiana Gamma. 93·9; second best Indiana Beta. 92.6. Beta Pro\·ince President suggests that a definitc li st of directions to be observcd in examina tion be compiled, printed and sent to each chapter with the questions.

Reports from the deans of the various colleges ha\'e been sent in each yea r, Michigan Alpha failing to send Ol1e in 1905. and Illinois Delta in

'906· ill inois Beta. sen t in the li st of a\'erages of the different members, cer-tified by the Dean. In 1905 thei r general 3\'e rage was 87·8 and 1906 was 86·5·

In 1905 Ill inois Delta reported 151 credits exce!lent. J86 good, 86 fair' and 5 conditional as the entire college record of the 16 members. In 1906 they sent no report.

The Dean o f Northwestern ni versity t905. reports that Illinois Epsi­lon. with one ('xception. are maintaining high rank and a re in e."(cellent favor, the girls being among the most loyal and enthusiastic s tudents in the college and standing for the best things. In tg06 he reports 73 hours of grade A. 84 hours Grade B. 26 C, and 9 hours failure in the chapte r.

In 1905 Illinois Zeta sends in a record of 5 gil":s "very good." 9 "good," 5 "fair," I '(poor." In 1906, 5 records were "excellent," 8 "good," 6 " fair." and 2 "poor."

In 1905 every gi rl in our chapter at Franklin College was reported "good." with one exception, "fair," the average being go·s· In 1906 their average was 88.5·

Both years the Dean of Indiana University reports that the general av­erage of the chapte r is improved over previous recor d.

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Each year the chapter at Butler College is reported as fai thful and painstaking, standing well in the eyes of both students and faculty.

Michigan Alpha fai led to l)end in a r ... port in J905. but in 1906 the Dean says that the chapter girls "belong to our finest class of young women, are identified with the best interests of the institution, are uniformly of good scholarship, and many of them are pre-eminently so."

The Dean of Women of Michigan University reported that Pi Phi girl s are ext remely ca reful. well bred, high minded girls.

Beta Province President has conducted one annual examination and with the help of the other Province Presidents has compiled a study of Pi B~ta Phi.

She has had the pleasure of meeting all the girls of a ll the Illinois and Indiana chapters.

RespectfuJly submitted, ELDA L. SKITH,

President of Bela Province.

GAMMA PROVINCE. \

There were in Gamma Province in 1905 seven thousand nine hundred and thirty-four students, with an ave rage of 30 per cent women students in 1905 and 36 per cent in 1906. The faculty enrollment has increased from 607 to 820.

The rivals have increased from 9 to 10 and 2 locals with 294 as total membership as against 345 in 19(16. The most numerous rivals a re Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma with three chapters each and an enrollment of 70 in the largest (Kappa Kappa Gamma) in 1905 and 62 in !gOO.

In Gamma Province there were 94 active members of Pi Beta Phi in ]905 and 117 in 1906. We won no Phi Beta Kappa in 1905 as against four won by our rival s, but gained two to their the in 19)6.

W e issued 47 invitat ions and lost but 4 in 1905. In 1906 we issued 57 and lost 9·

Two of our chapters lived in chapter houses in 1905, and four in Ig06-housing 25 gi rl s in 1905, where last yeear we had 41 chapter house girls.

Wisconsin Alpha owns her own house. Our resident active girls have about equalled the chapter house girls.

The strongest rival had 127 alumnae and we had 82 in 1905, while in 1906 they had 105 to our 92.

We have had no expt.:sions or dismissals. \\'e J13ve given 4 transfers in 1904-'05 and 2 in 1905-'06.

We have one new chapter-Iowa Gamma-raising our roll from 5 to 6. 1 visited unofficially Iowa Alpha and Missouri Alpha. The examination grades for the two years by chapters are:

Iowa. Alpha ................ . ................... . ........ . I owa Beta . .................• ... . ... . .......•........ Iowa Gamma ........... . ..•.................. lo'va Zeta .. ' '" ..... ' .......... ..... . Wisconsin A~pha .................. ................. . Missouri Alpha ............. . ..... ..................... .

In 1905 there were 86 papers graded and in 1906, J02 papers. Respectfully submitted,

1905 92 85

SUE STONE SanTB,

!gOO 8g 8g 86 8,7 g, 81

. Presid~nt of Galntna Province.

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DELTA PROVINCE.

The act ive membership of Delta Province for the year 1904-05 was 152, for 1905-06 was 167. The ann ual fraternity examinations have been held regular ly, In 1905. 115 papers were sent in, California Beta attain­ing the highest standing, Kansas Alpha second. In I9Q6. 150 papers were sent in, Nebraska Beta carrying off the honors with California Alpha a close second. The papers for the first examination showed only a fairly good knowledge of the constitution and history of the fraternity, but the papers for the past yea r were very much better and the chapters fed the course of study prepared for their use has been of great benefit. Reports on schola rship show that the chapters have a ll done good work in college the past two years. Two members of Kansas Appha and two from Colorado Alpha have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa also one front Texas A lpha and one from Nebraska Beta. All seem to be well repre4

sented in college clubs, teams and organizations and to keep in touch with thei r alumnae by annuall banquets and in itiations; only one chapter by an annual lette r. Dur ing the years 1904-05, 73 invitations were issued for membership and 12 were rejected; 1905-00, 70 were issued with 9 refusals. making a tota.l for the Province of t43 invitations with 21 refusals.

A1l the chapters have houses with the exception of Louisiana Alpha and Colorado Beta. These have a room for chapter meetings, Colorado Beta -owning its own little bungalow. Kansas Alpha expects to be in a home of its own by fall and Colorado A lpha owns a lot and is planning to build soon.

Respectfully submitted, ANNE STUART,

Preside,, ' of Delta ProvillCe.

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California Alpha . . n 8 MI 1 16 1! 11 1 a IS .. . . . . .. .. . . ... .... .... . . . . . . .. 1 . ... .... ... . . ... .... .... 1 Cali to rnia Beta .. . . 43 11 S! .. '4 12 17 ... . .. . . ! . . .. . . .. . .. . .... .... .... ... . . .............. . COlorado4hili. .. . . IJ8 .40 i8 :; 26 48 40 • a 11 t .. .. .. .. 1 .. . . .. . . .. .. .... i! 1 ...... . ... ... . Coloudo Beta . ... 114 •• 70 6 ,.. ~1 55 1 8 1 1% .... 1 1 1 .,.. .. . . 1 . • .. 1 .... . .......... . Columbia Alpha . . . 84 12 1! .... lZ n 20 .... 12 .... ::I 18 .... ... . .. . . 1 1 ".. .. . . 1 1 1 1 ........ .... ....... . lIHooi8 AJpba . . .... 8Z M 18 1% 82" .... I ! ... .. . . ...... .... .... ... . ...... . lIIinob Beta ... ... . D HI 95 10 11 j ! HO 19 .... 1 I! 1 ... .... 1 4 .... I 3 I .... I ! 1 .... a I IUlnol5-Chlca~o

JJ~~:fs~'"a~~ ... ::· ~ J : "s· :::: ~ 'ii' :::: I :::: ...... ~ . :::: :: :: .::: :::: ! :::. :: : : ...... : :: ... ~ ..... : ::: :::. : ::: : : :: UIlDo!, Delta . . .... 166 85 81 ~ 13 50 96 .... 5 .... 1 15 ...... .. . .. .... • .... 1 1 ........ I .... .. ... .. . .. .. IIlinol l E paUoo .. . . 13 18 ~r) .... 1.% 83!5 8 .. 1 .... 13 .... .... ! .... 1 .... 1 ........ . ...... .. .... .. 1I11nol, Zetll .. ..... 101 81 10 2 19 sa 39 1 8 .. . . 3 1 ... 1 .... 1 .... 8 .... 1 .......... .. rndiana Alpha .... . 131 51 86 S !Z 49 6D .... 6 1 .... U ! 1 .. 1 .. . .. . .. .. t J . . .. .. .. 1 Indian. Beta ...... ISO 48 JOl ! 18 :J6 7! .... 3 I .... !3 1 1 I .... 3 .... .. . .. . .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. fDdlansGamm. .. . 15 !1 M ... . 19 15 4.1 .. .. .. 9 .... .. .. ........ .... I .... 2 low. Alph. ........ 331 U 1!8 ;to 11 1..0 1M 1 40 1 ! !3 1 3 .... t 11 3 .... 4 ........ 1 3 ! ... .. .. 1 Iowa Beta ....... . . lWl 104 9! 11 15 48 133 1 1 .... I Z2 1 .... .... .... Ii 1 ... .... .. .. I 1 1 .... .. . . low. Gamma ... .. . 118 68 50 8 8 14 S7 ... S ........ 10 1 ............... I ... .... 1 ........ .... ............ 1 low.])elta. ...... . . . 31 !Z 18 Z ... . Z :s ........ ...... .. 1 1 .... .. . . .... .... .... .... . . ...... . . .. ......... . low. E pal.1on .... .. 19 8% 11 6 .. . . 11 51 .... Z 2 1 . . . . ........ 1 ...... .. .... .... % ... . .... 1 lo w. Zeta ......... 136 eo 111 5 16 59:18 6 10 I 1 18 1 ......... ... ............... . .... 1 1 ........ 1 . . . . Iowa h' t. ... .. . .... Ii !'II 10 1 .... 1 :'I .. . . .. . . .. .... 1 . ... ..... .. ... . ............ , .... ... . , .. . . . . . ... ....... . I o wa Theta .. .. .... 118 50 18 1 .... 1 .................. 3 ......... .. . .. .. . ..... ...... .. .. ........ 1 .... .. .. fow. lata . ......... 96 & S! 1 .... 5 III .... 1 .... .... • 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .... Iow.K.ppa .. .. ... !Z 13 9 .... 1 1 .......... . .. . 1 . .. .... . low. Lambda .. ... U 9 :) 1 .... 3171.... .... ... 1 ."... .. J . ... .. ... .. .... ...... .. ...... _ ........ . .. ..... ...... .. K.ns • • Alpha .. .. .. Z4o% 136 1011 15 11 88 129 !O ~ .... % !O .... . . .. 8 .. .. .. .. ". %.... 1 ... 3 .. .... 1 Lool, l.n • .uph. .. Q8 34 64 :I 15 ..0 U ... ! .... .... .. ... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. 1 I .. .. 1 .... .. .. 1 .... .. . lIl.ryl.nd Alph. ... 11 11 54 .... 11 3J!5 :S . .. 1 .... II I . .. ..... 1 .... .. ...... .... . . .. , .. .. ! . .. . .. .. ... .. .. 1Il .... chua'UlAtpb. 100 ZO 80 21 5& 123 II 6 .... .... 33 .. .. .. .. .... .... .. . . .. ..... ...... .. ,I .. . . .. . .. .. . .. ... .. JUchig.n Alph. .. . 1m (10 110 1% 11 55 M .. .. 1~ . .. .... Z5 I .... .. .. 6 .. .... .. .. .. .... ....... . .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. :t:~=~ B,tt.abi," 1~ t: : ~ . ~~ . ~ : i ~ :::: :::: ~ ~ " j ' .... . ::: :::. :: : . .. ~ . :::: .. ~ _ :::: :: :: : ::: ::: : .::: :::: :: : . Itl .... " Alp!:. .... .. • .. .. . ... ,., .. 1. • ........ 1. .. .. ... . ......... ........ .. ..1. ... ... ..... ... . 1 ... .. .. . ... .

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, FRATERNITY STATISTICS-Continued.

. & -- . .; ,; 1 B. ~ ' ~. . .;;.,;~ =~~

.... . CI S . "0 .,; !l ~ .. - .. a .. 1:: Ii • ,I:).~ oi .,; ,.CI ., /. of 6 .. "0. G:I ~ Ili . .... g O~ .. Ill" .. t: a c .. Co 8. a f! • .. ,! 1 a CI le ~ ~ , ,.... . ~ ~ :: ';;; G lIl " C ~ l:' .!!:! ~ I "0 f f .! e 1: f .!! f ii = ~ C B !! ~-a i:i .~ ~ U ¥ ~ =1~.g .~ ,2 ~ :j :;; ~ ~ := ~ 0 ~ a 9a :;:.8 .9..8 ~]. -: ~:c]8.d ~ : ·~o~~!!.s~ ~ .~ 2 'E ~ j s ~ 'f ~ /:§ I li z ill rn ~o C!) ~P..I p.:a~~o'!l~ ::a:a~~..:I=ffJci5f.o1'<!l~.,J

N;b~A.lpha .. . ----;- 40 14 6 - 85-'- --I -- - -I - - - -, ==1-" =:- - 1 - -.--NflhrIl 8kaBet.a ( 1) . 8 :; B . ... 1 S ..... .. ..... ....... . ... .. . . ....... . ·1 ..... . . Nebruka Beta (2) . 96 26 70 1 2& Z8 U 2 3 8 . .. . I 'I'... 1 .... I Now York Alpha(1 ) 6 1 5 ,... .... ...... .... . ... .... "'1 .... . ....... 1 ... . New York AJpha (2) 117 31 80 3 Z6 39 (8 :;" l :i .. '.... .... • .... 1 2 :3 New York BetA .•.. 2.4 1 28.. . . 10 13 tIl 6 . ... Ohio Alpha .... _" VI MI 52 ~ 11 tl 52 2 IS 1 Ohio Beta .. ... .. . . 65 21 44 Z 12 S2 ZZ 1" .... 12 Penna)' ''''i. Alpilli . 1. 22 a! ... 9 8M 2.i 5 I . 2 9 ..... [ II 1:'.llna,h'ia Beta .. 8S HI I M i ll MOO . 11 2 1\ Z3 Z ... I 1 ' / 1 /.... . " 1 ... 1 Penna,h' iaGammft 36 2 3~ .... 1 ~ 11 I 5 1 1 10 . . .. ... .. ... . ...... ......... 1 .. I .. . 1 . Ten. Alpba .. ... 54 6 ,(8 .. 18 10 ZIl 1 . ... . Z 1 1 ......... .. .. ... ....... ... . Vermont Alpba ... '11\ l!i IJJ I !O U I D 1.( , .-. .. 21 ... ... .. . .. I ........ " .... 1 ...

1 ...... / . ... .. 1 . .. .

Vermont Bet.al · ... ..2 1 / 3.'5 1 " ~ 8 6 2 j ... 13 I .. I ... j" ....... . 1 .. .. ... . ... . Wi80ons lo Alpha . 103 Z9 16 % ~ 51 ~ .f, 1 .. .. 13 . . 3 .... Z ........ ... . . .

Tota!. . ...... WI 1.'63 , .... Ii .. "'" 1.63,'1"82108 '" ' 1191"'119 '-" .1711. ,,1"1'1171"'1131"1-'

" 2' I

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PI BETA PHI FRATER.v/Tl ' 39

INSTI1UTlONB IN WHICH OTHER SORORITIES II:\YE CHAPTERS .

No Chapter o f Pi Bota Phi .

Adelphi • ...... . ...... . ...... m 206

. . . . . .. . . . . I Knppa K. pp& Gamma. DePaow .. ... . . . ... .... .. S51,~ 00

108 30 ,399 001 WOO8ter .. . . ", ... . ........ .

Kappa Alpha Thetll . Kappa .Kappa Gamma, Alpha Pbi, AJpha Chi Umci{a.

Kappa Alpba Theta . Kappa .Kappa Uamma. ,

Cornell .. ... . !VI 81' ,886 001

Kappa Alpha Theta. Kappa Kappa u amma, ,Upha Phi , Delta Gamma .

Alleghenr Colle,!{O " 51 W.OOO OOj

Albion " .... . . .. .... 83 37,400 00

K,,-ppa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma Alphll Chi Omega.

Kappa .liyha Theta , Delta Gamma,

Toronto ...... .•. ..... .... .. ..... ' ,' ,,;. " .. , ..... , .... , .. 001, Brown . . ..•• .... .... .... .... .... VanderbUt. . ..... . .. .... ... CO 135 ,000 00,

Alpha Chi Om@lI'u. Kap,,* AlplJa Theta. Kappa Alpha Theta. KHPP& AlphK Theta . Kappa Kappa Uamma. 111iooil Wesleyan ... .... .... 39 2."1,000 00

1

Bachtel . '..... .. . ... . . .. . .. . SI 15, 800 00 Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma. Ji?fef~a. Kappa Gam mil , Detta Delta Adrian .. ... . .... . . .. .. . .. .. . 12 7, 789 00'

Uoh-erstlY of Pennsylvania

Washington State ..

, .. li t . Union Colleae .. . . . 25 Unh. S' Calitomla . . . . . 48 New England CoD8erntory . .. ..... . . St . Lawrance ....... .... .... m Uol. , o f Clnoinnatl .... .... 296 Ba.ker Unlnrtltl ... . ... ... . 160 WeaieJ'ao Uni"eraitJ' .. ... 36 Uni'ferait, o( MlllliuilJPi .. 50 Baodolph·)(acoD. .. .... . ••. t75

Uoi"enit, of Arkao.aa . .. . Uoi'fenltJ' o f Teooe.see .. . Keotnck, Uol"enlt)' .. . .. . 8outhwe.t Baptia t . ...... .. New York UOl"e,.lt, .. .. .. Betbao, . ..... .... ...•.. •. Uoh'ersit, B. Dakota .. .. Wittenburg ......... ..

M .. lOS

" M .. 00

"

612,237 00 Kife.y~ .Kappa GIIDlma, Delta Delta

218.((1() 00 Kappa Kapp~ Gamma, D.lta Gamma Gamma PIJI Betft.

2 t . 1 8 ~ 001 DelUl GamlUa, Alpha XI Delta. 25 ,000 00 Alplla Chi OmeRa.

.. .... .... Alpha Chi Omega. S5,262 00 Delta Delta Della .

158 ,628 00 Delta ThlJta Delt" . 32.000 00 Delta Delta D"lta .

105.05700 Thllta Delta DeltA . 100 ,«10 00 Delta Delta Delta , Chi Omoga. 73,1a3 00 Delta Df'lta Delta, Chi Omega , Al t.,ba

Omicron Pi. 124,7Si 00 Chi Omega . 90,018 001 Chi Omega . Alpha Omicron Pi . !5,OOO 00 Cbi Orne...,. It , 700 ~ Chi Om8Ra . !i8,706 Alpha Omicron Pi. 17 ,000 00 Alpba Xi Delta . 9-1, 000 00 Alpha Xi DeltA. !5,OOO 00 Alpha Xi Delta.

10 BIENNIA L CO.VVENTION

PI BETA PHl .

• il ~ii o. luetitutiool!. Women . Yearl)'

income. Other soror ities. co .. -()

,"'" I Iowa WelleYBa .. .. '" 122.000 00 Alpba Xi Delta .

""' Lombard College ...... '" 2O,m 00 AJ pba Xi Delta . 1873 Un ivers it y of Kansas .... · ... Ul,1IOO 00 K'il!p& Alpha Theta.; Kappa

J814 " 22.262 00 IlP~ (}ammll; Chi Omega.

S impson " ... ,_ ... . ...... . . Delta elta Delta. 1817 Iowa State · 'o llea6 (IW) .. ". lW9,ID'l' 00

"" Uoi,.eraitr of Iowa ...... 200 M%,500 00 KRppa Ka¥r' Gamma' Delta .. 29,31S 00 Gamma; elta Delta b alta .

"31 Kool: ... Delta Delta Delta.

"84 Univer"it; 'of COio'rado':',: "" 165,000 00 KappA KaSf:t Gamma; Delta

170 SVOOOOO Gamma; i Omea-A.

,8&5 Oenve r Uoi'l'erlHty .... " .. Gamma Theta Beta. ,1&1 Hillsd ale ........ . . ....... " 13;189 00 Kapp Kappa Gamma . '818 Franklin ..... " ........... . 31 11,000 00 ' 818 Uni"ers lt)' of }l ieb igan ... ." 7j9,941 00 KJII,Jlpa AU!ba Tbeta: Kappa

Kappa amma' Alpha Theta Alpha Oamma~ bamma Thet.. Beta: Alpha Chi Omega: Cb.i

llit Omega . , ... Geor~ Wu hington Uni .. 1~,1m 00 Chi Omega. , ... Ohio niversit1 ··········· .. 138,061 00

18" SophIe Newcomb . ' 86 14%,00.> 00 Kllppa KAl!PA GAmma; Chi Orne,a ' pha Omicron P i.

1892 Swarthmore .. 122 80,893 00 KnnPIl Ailha Theta ; Kappa

1893 " 26,ru ()() Kappa amma.

Middlebury ............... 18 .. I ndiana Unive rsity ...... _11 I ~,COO ()() Ktl!PA AJpba 'J'heta; Kappa

Ilppa (jllruwll; Dttlta Gamma.

"93 Stanford University (1905) "" 706,000 00 K~pa. Alpha Theta: Kajjpa al' pa Gamma; Alpha. bl'

De t8 Gamma ; Gamm a PhI Ueta. , ... Buclenell University ...... " '57!;""£»'

Delta Delta Dolta. , ... Obio State University . .... 2"7 K~pa Alpba Theta: XaPI: aftpa Gamma ; Delta De ta

De tao , ... Nort.bwe.te rn . ............ ." ~.oas 00 Kif.PR Alpba Theta · Kappa aPtIl8 Gamma: Alpha Phi i

De ta Gamma; Gammn P h Beta: Alpba Cbi Omega; Delta Delta Delta ; Chi OmeKa . , ... Unive rllityof Wisconsin .. 0>, jZ3,9:?9 00 Kaopa Al~ba Tbet a' Ka. pa Kaftp8 amma ; Alpha Pbi ; De ta Gamma; Gamma Pbl Beta; Alpha Chi Omelta: De lta Delta Delta.. Chi Omega; Algha Xi Delta.

' 805 University of Nebraska ... 00' 4H ,920 00 K'hP,pa Alp a The t.a: Kappa aplD' Gamma; Delta Gam-

rna: el ta Delta Delta : Cbl Omp,a: Alpba Omicron P .

''''' Syracuse University ...... .,. 3!1,831 00 Kllppa Al8ha Theta; KaiJp& Kappa amma: AJpha h i' Delta G mma; Gamma Phi Bela ; Delta. Delta Delta; Alpua Xi Delta . ,"" Boston Universit), ... 34. 1~, t:U 00 KltPpa Kappa GRmma; Alpha Phi ; Gamma Phi Beta; Delta Delta DellA: ?..eta Kappa .

' 896 Uphereit)' 01 Illinois, 003 ~,I66 00 K"ppa AJpba Tbeta; Delt a

I Woman', Coli ... , Dalto

I aamma; A'pha Chi Om •• _ ; Chi OrneRa. ,,,., ." 66,"1 00 K~~ A~ha Tbetad Alpba Phi i Bet~~ Dei~m~\ta ~r::. Ph

18117 18" "'" 1000

1902

"'" 1904

OR

PI BET A PHI FRATER.vJTY

PI BETA PHI-COntio ued.

IOftitutionl.

RuUflr Coltepf' . ... ..... _, Un iversity of Vermont. ..

Unher.i ty of M i'AOuri. .. , University of California ,

University of TtlI." . .

Dicki nson Barnard

Uni. of "'nn,wtn (1 <ml",

Women .

.. 62

Yearly income.

21,000 00 96,668 00

2a7 4M,(lU 00 1,019 849,SM 00

263 263,000 00

.. 7 89,697 00

Other IOroriti611.

Kappa Kappll. Oamma . Kappa AJpba Theta; Delta

Della Dalta. Kappa Kar,pa Gamma. K~PP6 A pb" Theta;. KAppa

KA ppa GAmm_ i, Alpa. Phi; Gamma Phi mta; Delta DaIL . Delta; Cbi Omega.

K~ppa Alpha The ta : KliPP. Kappa Gamma; Cb iOmera .

''' , 8:J ,m 00 I KAppa. Alpha Theta; KAppa Kappa Uftmma: Alpha Phi; Gamma Phi Beta; Delta Delta Delta ; AJpba Omieroo Pi.

~;.G I :.GG, I:.2 00 r K~jlpa AI_phA Theta ; Kaopa

I Kappa Gamma ; Alpba Phi ;

I DeJta Gamma; Gamma PhI Beta: De lta Delta Delta .

lNSTITUTIONS HAVING YEARLY INCOME OF $75,000 AND. OVER WHERK THERE ARE NO SORORITIES.

Uni'fersityor Idaho .. . .... .... .... . .... . .. .. . . . •.. .... .... . .. . Lake Forert Unhenit)' ... . ....... ..... . ..... . .... .... ....... . Drake (Iowa) .......................................... .. . ....... . Agricultural Bod Mechaoleal.(Ky.). ... .. .... .................... .. Uol'fertlit1or Maine .. .. .. .. ....... .. ....... .. __ .......... ..... ... . . Tnfu .. ...... . .. __ .... .. __ ...... .... .. __ . .. . ...... __ .. __ ... . ... . __ .. Waabin~nIMo. ) .................... -- .... .. .. .. ............... .. Unhera1tyo North Carolina ........ . ......................... ..

~~:~il.~:!~~~~ .~~~~~:::: :: :: :::: :: .. :::: :::: :::: :: :: :::: :::: OhloWelleyan . .. . ....... , .. . .... . ........................... , .. . Oberlin .... . .............................. __ .......... __ ..... .. . Uoi.,.rsit, of Oklahoma .. . ..... .... ...... ____ ........ __ .......... . . Penol,hanla Sta te Collere .. .. ... -- .... -- ...... -- -- -- -- .... .. '''--1 Uni.,enit)' or Utah ... __ .. . . __ ... . .... __ ...... . . ____ ... . ... , ....... . Unherlit)' or Wel t Virginia ...... __ ........ __ .. __ ...... . .. ... .. .. .. Jni.,fln itJ or W)'omlng . ______ ............ __ .. __ .. __ ... ... . . ____ ... .

No. or women.

13

'" II. 12 •• .00 .. • IS

'" ... "" " • ... ." 81

Yearl, Income.

$1I3 ,SIISI 1!7 ,S:O 87 .000 ".000 SIB,IOO

1:15,000 400.000 88,700 .... 800

148,0&1 91 ,US

Idlt,08.1 ".000 1«,!M 108 ,'1M ....ill .. ....

Thr&e flgurea are taken from the advance sheets of the Iate.t. report or the U. S. Comml.lloner or Education U904 .) Dorioe the last two year, there baa beeo a great In· crease in the attendance or women in Borne or the institutioDI.

42 BIENNIAL CONVENTIO N

COMP1R\TIVEJ1'.1BLE SHOWING YEARLY [NCOME OF COL L'EOE WHERE THE SORORITIES HA. VE CHAPTERS.

o " ~ ill-I ~~ I a~ I ~i § Ineo ... not .i.en in

~ Sororit.ies. it.o~ -eU e~ e; fS" 1903 roDOrt of U. S ... -;;. eS 29 2~ .8;; Com. of Edueatioll . S ~ c:! ~ :::....-~~ I r ~

1867 .. Pi Beta Pb!. .. ...... . ..... 6 2 6 21 ! Rochell . . ... . ....... 1 18iO . . Kappll. Alpba Theta . ... . 3!) 16 ' Toronto ..... ... .... .

1810. . KG~~m~~~~ 1 I · , I 3 20 . ... . ....... . ... . ... . . . 1872 . . A.lpha Pbi . ........ . . ... .. . S 9 .. . . . . .. 1 1812 . . Delta Gamma ...... . 2 1 I U .. .. ..... " 1 tru .. ~;Pb~c~'B!';: ::::l ::. . 2' , ~ : N:~~~.~~: 'Con~;;~:

\tt l8b~tor!:~~a~~]'~: " I " " ~ ' l l l .. ~. II %1' \ : ~" I:B: __ :~:~:~:_:~:'_ L_ L ___ __ . :': :::: ::::11

189"l' . AlphK Omicron Pl. .. .... . .... . .... . . ..... . .. . 1'i102 Alpba Xi Delta .. . .. .. .. 5..... . ......... .

'" 12 11 12 , " 11 • 8