and many of them belong to all three. Wilbern Parker represented the Law School Clubs on the debating team last year. The officers of the clubs are:
ADELPHIC
E. O. Detric, President; J. W. Blood, Vice President; R. C. McCormick, Secretary; Fred Brett, Treasurer. Debating representatives are Wilbern Parker and George J. Benson.
KENT
C. A. Spencer, President; Otto Souders, Secretary. The representatives on the Council are Fred Brett and C.A. Spencer.
COOLEY
John Roaten, President; John P. Fitzgerald, Secretary. Cooley's representatives on the Council are R.C.McCormick and D.J.Sheedy.
THE DEBATING COUNCIL
The University Debating Council is composed of three members of the faculty, appointed by the Chancellor, and two representatives from each of the active literary organizations in the University. The Council has full control of all matters pertaining to interscholastic debates, and has arranged contests with Iowa University and Missouri University for this year. A debate will be arranged with Baker University if a satisfactory contract can be arranged.
The officers are: Frank Grant, President; Fred Zook, Vice President; R. C. McCormick, Secretary; George J. Benson, Treasurer.
QUILL CLUB
The Quill Club is an organization of students of the English departments who are interested in original composition work. It has thirty members and meets every Tuesday afternoon. Its officers are Minnie L. Leach, President; Grace Baker, Secretary and Treasurer.
GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES.
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Four Sororities=-Eight Fraternities=-One-seventh of Students belong.
Greek letter societies are in vogue at Kansas University as they are at most State universities. They are organized primarily for social purposes and their members are chosen with that in mind. There are twelve of these organizations, not counting honorary fraternities, in the University. Their total membership is nearly two hundred and forty, or about one-seventh of the entire student body. The fraternities and sororities with their initiates for this year are as follows:
ALPHA TAU OMEGA.
Alpha Tau Omega was founded at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, September 11, 1865. While the fraternity is essentially southern, in the past few years it has spread to all parts of the United States. The local chapter, Kansas Gamma Mu, is comparatively young, being installed November 21, 1901. In the active chapter at present there are twenty-four members, among whom are Professors Van der Vries, Emerson, Hood, and McFarland of the faculty. Their chapter house is at the Peairs estate, 1633 Vermont street. This year the following men were pledged and initiated: Frank Turner, Glen S. Morris, Alfred Richter, Howard R. Farnsworth, and pledged Frank Kuns, James DeBarry, and Harry Dodderige.
PHI DELTA THETA.
The home of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity is at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where it was founded in 1848. The local chapter here is the Kansas Alpha, and was installed in 1882. Twenty-two members are in the chapter. They are represented in the faculty by Professors Higgins and Abbott and on the Board of Regents by
W. A. White who graduated from the University in 1890 This year they have initiated Thomas Van Cleave, Carl Abercrombie, Henry Nixon, Frank Ellis, Robert Rowlands, William Peet, Grover Dolman, Car Boyle, and Marlin Poindexter Their chapter house is at 140 Tennessee street.
PHI KAPPA PSI.
Phi Kappa Psi was founded at Washington College, Canonburg, Pennsylvania, in 1853. The chapter here is the Kansas Alpha, and was installed in 1876. This year, there are twenty-one members in the chapter besides Professors Marvin, Blackmar, Hogg, Hodde Dunlap, and Sterling in the faculty. A recent investment is the purchase of a fine charter house at 1140 Louisiana street. This year they have pledged and initiated John Robertson, Nathaniel Berry, Charle Blackmar, Forrest Allen, Wah H.Coble, and pledged E Russell and Frank Haskins.
SIGMA NU.
The Sigma Nu fraternity was founded at Virginia Institute 1869. It was installed here in 1883, and called the Nu chter. Fifteen men belong to this chapter here. They are represented in the faculty by Pr Elmer Engel. The chap house is at 1300 Louisiana street. This year they hpledged and initiated Claree Craig, Earl Carrothers, I Busby, Lee Allen, and Edmu Heeney.
BETA THETA PI
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity was founded at Miami Colle Oxford, Ohio, in 1839. Alpha Nu chapter was insta here in 1873. Although found in the North the fraternity now evenly divided in stren over the United States present there are twentymen on the chapter roll. T are represented on the fac by Vice Chancellor Car
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