1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

396 THE SCROLLformed in which our boarding house came out champions. Brothers Coleman,Dulebohn, Diehl, Fasick, Philson, and Walker composed the team.Upon the return of Brother Hepler the chapter was given a very interestingaccount of the proceedings at the convention.Upon our return after the holidays we were given a surprise in the formof two of the brothers, John E. Meisenhelder and Heister Muhlenberg announcingtheir marriages. Brother Meisenhelder spent his honeymoon at the convention.The chapter also learned recently of the engagement of BrotherLewis to a Philadelphia young lady.At a recent mass meeting Brother Fasick was elected to the position ofathletic editor on The Weekly Giettyshurgian.The combined musical clubs are busily engaged practicing for their annualtrip which will include in the itinerary, Hagerstown, Washington, Baltimore,New York, Harrisburg, Williamsport, and Altoona. A musical playlet composedby one of the members of the club will be given in connection with themusical program. Brothers Walker, Hepler, Faber, and Philson will accompanythe clubs this year.Gettysburg, Pa., February 28, 1913.J. MERRILL HEPLER.PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGEFor the first time in many years our faculty permitted the organization ofa varsity basketball team, Thus far it has proved quite successful. BrotherEaton, '13, represents us on the team at forward.Since our last letter we have been most unfortunate in losing BrothersWrenshall, '15, McClelland, '16, Jeffries, '16, and Biggert, '16.Our second term closes March 24, with the junior prom. Brother Murray,'14, being chairman of the committee.Recently we have pledged Russell Artman, '16, of Munhall, Pa.Washington, Pa., March 4, 1913. ' JAMES T. JACKSON.PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGEWith the mid-year examinations safely weathered and with a good recordestablished for the first term's work, Pennsylvania Delta starts upon thelast lap of what has proved to be an exceptional year, and starts upon it withevery prospect of winding the year up in whirlwind fashion. A greater interestis being shown on the part of underclassmen and upperclassmen alike inall of the activities of the school and especial emphasis is being placed duringthis term upon scholastic work with the result that our scholastic standingamong the fraternities promises to advance from "near the top" to the verytop. The same old Phi Delt spirit pervades the bunch and of course with thesame old Phi Delt results. Frequent informal "get-togethers" before one ofthe wood fires, with the singing of famous Pennsylvania Delta medleys andtales of those who still live in memory, have been decided factors in keepingalive the spirit which has enabled the chapter to set the pace at Allegheny.Undoubtedly the most interesting event of the year has been the result ofthe first experiment with the "half-year spike". The system was institutedin Allegheny at the beginning of the year and the results were awaited withgreat anxiety. For Pennsylvania Delta the results have been good. Despitethe fact that in numbers lost the results seemed most discouraging, later developmentshave proven the same, guardian spirit which has interested itselfin the fate of the chapter in years past was not absent this year. We lost severalstrong men but it has developed since that in order to have taken themwe would have had to have taken all of a clique which had been formed amongthe freshmen and that the chapter will never do. In fact the entire systemproved more or less of a lottery, men turning down bids to fraternities whichthey preferred strongly, merely because their friends did not receive bids tothe same fraternity. In short it was a case of "take me, take my clique". Theresults warrant the assertion that some very radical change will be necessary