SUNDAY, MAY 28. 1939
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SECTION C
PAGE SEVEN
Pro Frats Choose Cream of Departments
Five Fraternities Claim Many Slide Rule Experts
- Sigma Tau First Social Organization for Wearers Of Traditional Green Shirts
Five fraternities of the University draw their members from the School of Engineering. The first, Sigma Tau, was organized on the campus in 1904. At present there are two honorary, one professional, one departmental and one social organization, all of which represent the traditional green shirts.
Sigma Tau offers a bronze medea each year to the freshman best scholastic rating during his first year in the School of Engineering.
Thirteen faculty members and 42 students are members of the local chapter of Sigma Tau, national honorary engineering fraternity. The group is chosen from the upper third of the junior and senior classes in engineering.
Tau Bai Pi, highest honorary engineering fraternity at the University, was founded at Lebigh University, Euston, Pa., in 1885. Members are chosen only from the upper $8\%$ of the junior class in engineering and from the upper $25\%$ of the senior class.
The local chapter was founded at the University of Kansas in 1914 to become one of the present 65 active Tau Beta Pi chapters.
The local chapter of the honorary fraternity has been active in the School of Engineering since its foundation. It introduced an honor system to be used by upper class engineers in 1928 which was accepted.
Tau Beta Pi awards a cup to the sophomore engineer who has made the highest grades in his freshman year.
Fourteen faculty men and 32 students are members of this chapter.
The fraternity maintains no house at the University.
Kappa Eta Kappa, the only departmental engineering fraternity at the University of Kansas, was founded at the University of Iowa on Feb. 10, 1923. The local chapter began in February, 1924, one year later.
The National Convention for the fraternity was held here in 1927 and 1935. There are now seven chapters of the fraternity.
A house is maintained by the local chapter at 1537 I. Tennessee. A small fire damaged the roof and third floor of the house, but put it out with a fire extinguisher.
There are 29 student members and 8 faculty members of Gamma chapter.
The Tunnel and Shaft Society of the School of Engineering was granted a charter by Theta Tau in 1912, one year after the foundation of the local engineering organization.
There are now 23 active chapters of the national fraternity which was established on Oct. 15, 1904, at the University of Minnesota.
Theta Tau is purely a professional fraternity without honorary pretensions. The local chapter maintains a house at 1245 Louisiana since 1936. The national convention was held here in 1921.
Thirty-eight active members, 13 pledges, and 4 faculty members make up the local chapter.
Hill Women
feminine enrollment of the University.
From 1919 to 1926 the W.S.G.A.
sponsored the all-University Musical Comedy. The first one was entitled "Ooh Shoot!"
Today the organization leads and governs the University women regarding dances, closing hours, scholarship, co-clubs. It sponsors the book exchange and aids with the Lantern parade. Gvene Landrith, c'39, served as president of the council until this spring when Velma Wilson, c'40, was elected to the office.
Sigma Delta Chi Sponsors Sour Owl
Sigma Delta Chi was initiated on the Campus in 1905 and the local chapter was the second to be started in the United States. In 1914 the organization started publishing the Sour Owl, hill humor magazine which has weathered administrative censorships for the ensuing years under the Owl Society, to become one of the best vehicles of college life delinquency in the country.
The most promising journalism majors are chosen to make up the membership of this national society. The strength and influence of the organizations have increased with the years and through the publishing of a code of ethics for all professional followers of journalism. The organization has thatession from the mire that was 'yellow journalism' to a respected and influential position in present-day society.
Independent
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and is the only successful attempt to organize ind-pendent students in University history.
The dancing program was launched in the form of hour dances for members, starting on Nov. 17, 1937. Musical recordings of well-known band leaders were featured at each舞, as well as evenings to the tune of Hill bands. A Little Albrer costume party climaxed the work of the L.S.A. to further social contacts of the independents.
Meguiar
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when she said, "College women make the best wives."
Styles in dress are more sensible today according to Miss Meiguar. Hats however deviate from this general conception she believes. Too many hat styles are being chosen from the romantic period of 1840.
ville, Ky., received her elementary and high school education in that state. She attended the University of Chicago from which she received her degree in 190. She also attended summer school there and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. She was an instructor at the Pennsylvania State College in the department of home economics from 1910 to 1920. She then returned to the University of Chicago as an instructor. The next fall she went to the University of Texas where she taught for three years.
Miss Meguiar was born in Louis-
Miss Megua is a member of the advisory board of Y.W.C.A, W.S.G A., and the Joint Committee of Student Affairs. She is a member of Omicron Nu, national honorary home economies fraternity.
She came to the University in 1917 as an instructor in home economics. Since 1919 she has been assistant professor of home economics, Miss Meguil became Advisor of Women in 1933 and has also continued her teaching in the home economics field.
Four Women
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which it stands has a frontage of 190 feet and is 300 feet deep; the house, itself, stands 75 feet back from the street. The building includes three stories beside the basement, and has all the comfortable furnishings and the practical, time-and-energy saving gadgets that Theta pocketbooks could buy. The library most definitely for there the decorator has gathered the pieces of living room furniture from the old house. And here, too, is the old secretary-book-case which shelters Kappa chapter's precious only complete set of bound Theta magazines. This national edition of The Kappa Alpha Theta magazine was started by Kappa chapter in 1885.
Kappa chapter celebrated its 58th anniversary this year with Mrs. E. H. Lindley of Beta chapter as the honor guest. Through the efforts of four women, Kappa Alpha Theta of St. Louis and Kappa Alphaization of 65 college chapters; 54 alumnae chapters; and 64 alumnae clubs;
Lawyers Pledge Men Into Three Organizations
★ Two Professional and One Honorary Fraternity Available to Prospective Young Barristers
Forty-two years ago in 1897, the first professional legal fraternity, Phi Dahl Phi, was organized on this Campus. Since that time many such fraternities have been started and have died out with the years gone by. This is a national and one honorary fraternity for prospective young lawyers.
At one time during the world war there were no members of Phi Delta Pi in school, however, in 1919 five old members reorganized the chapter, until today the chapter has members exemplifying their ideals of professional ethics and of culture.
In 1928 the organization purchased the Alpha Xi Delta house at 1323 Louisiana. The idea of livvvvvvvvvv was abandoned several years ago.
in 1909, 'twelve years after the organization of the first legal fraternity here, Phi Alpha Delta established on this Campus one of its 51 active chapters. The first chapter of this fraternity was founded in 1876 by Dr. Charles Chicago in 1897. The Phi Alpha Delahouse is at 1140 Louisiana street.
A charter was granted for an honorary legal organization, the Order of the Coif, in 1924. This group corresponds to Phi Beta Kappa for college of the senior law class are elece students. Not more than 10 per eligible for this honor, the selection being based on grades that are secured throughout the law school studies.
The Order of the Coif has existed as a national law school honorary society since 1906. It was founded on an ancient English organization of leading seigneurs at the time, and were appointed. There are 22 chapters of this order in leading law schools of the United States.
Band Director Thought 'Ragtime' on the Wone
"Rag-time" music was on the wane at the University in 1913, according to J. C. McCanness, then director of the University band, the Daily Kansas states. People were also looking for "solid and worldwhile," McCanness was quoted as saying.
Engineers Found Triangle Society
The first conception of 'Triangle' grew out of a desire of the civil engineers of the University of Illinois to become better acquainted with one another. This sentiment took a definite form in the fall of 1906 when the junior class went to form a senior organization. They selected the name 'Triangle' because of its widespread significance in the engineering field.
A constitution was framed by a committee and submitted for ratification and on April 15, 1907, "Triangle" was granted state incorporation papers. The date of incorporation has been designated as "Founders' Day" and is appropriately celebrated every year at each chapter.
When it was learned that Purdue and Ohio State were forming similar organizations, it was seen that the feeling for an engineering organization was more than local. With this in mind the three schools formed a nationalization and Triangle became known as "A Fraternity of Engineers."
Within the next few years Triangle spread throughout the eastern universities. A National Council was formed. Annual national conventions were held, and a bi-monthly conference was held as the Triangle Review was issued.
In October, 1923, Kansas Chapter of Triangle was installed. Scholarship is high among their precepts and they take great pride in having and holding the national scholarship cup. The local chapter is the furthest away and doing the move to the organizations to affiliate with Triangle.
Catholic Club Working Towards New Headquarters
The Newman Club, Catholic organization at the University, attempts to sense intellectual, religions, and social needs of the 300 Catholic students on the campus by providing Catholic culture and fellowship.
The first chapter of the national organization was established at the University of Pennsylvania in 1894 and was named after Cardinal John Henry Newman. There are 283 local clubs in the United States and national federation. Many of these clubs, both in non-secular schools and state universities, are quite active, maintaining halls and offering courses in religion for academic credit.
The local chapter is still very young, having been founded in 1933. Meetings of the club are held every other Tuesday evening at the church. The time is devoted to religious discussion by the Rev. M. T. Hoffman, chaplain and moderator, and to business. Occasional social get-togethers are held on Sunday evenings.
The ambition of the members of the local club is to erect a hall to be used as headquarters for meetings.
Weiserenberg St. Mary's College, Father Lewenworth, has been delivering a series of talks this spring at the monthly breakfast meetings following communion. He has been discussing such subjects as the role of the priest in the ecclesiatic church and its relation to other churches and to the government.
Werner
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here and immediately set to work to receive his Master of Arts degree which he received a few years later. In 1929 he was appointed adviser of men.
A bee dies when it stings you. Now if it could only be crossed with a man who sells stock.
Congratulations from Women's Pan-Hellenic
the sororities at the University of Kansas offer their heartiest congratulations to the University for its growth and development through the seventy-five years of progress. Since 1873, the year of the first sorority at the University, Greek Letter organizations have been proud to link their names with K.U.
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Chi Omega
Gamma Phi Beta
Today, opportunity for the eager individual to attain knowledge and culture can be acquired easily and freely at our institution of learning. Sororities belonging to the WOMEN'S PANHELLENIC COUNCIL are proud to promote that opportunity. They are happy in participating in making this 75th anniversary a complete success.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Kappa
MICRO-SAFETY