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

484 THE SCROLLferred upon an undergraduate. Brother Haley received a majority of 300,the largest lead ever polled in the history of the institution.Brother Robert Smith will take one of the leading tenor parts in the"Sorcerer" to be given soon.The annual picnic of Colorado Alpha will be held May 9, at EldoradoSprings.Boulder, Colo., May 10, 1913.JOHN W. HENDERSON.COLORADO BETA, COLORADO COLLEGEColorado Beta in its first chapter letter extends greetings to the Fraternity,appreciation to the brothers who assisted in securing the charter and aninvitation to all brothers who chance to come here to visit us. The formalinstallation, which occurred April 5, and which is described in detail elsewhere,was the talk of the college, this being the first chapter ever installedhere during the school year. Being established in our new home, a $20,000residence, ideally located and planned for a fraternity, we were ready for thebig event.The chapter has its quota of college honors. We are represented inathletics by Brother Sam Bakei in baseball and Brothers Sinton, captain,Nelson and Stocks in track. Brother Wade is assistant mannager of trackand Brother H'jarter assistant manager of baseball. Phikeia Taylor is the collegestar half miler.Brother J. J. Sinton is president of the Q. Q. club, a literary club ofunique origin, and Brother T. W. Ross is a member. "In literary work Brother T. W. Ross represents the chapter as assistanteditor of the Tiger the college newspaper and assistant editor of the Nugget,the annual publication; Brother Sinton is editor of the Kinnikinnik, themonthly literary magazine; Brother Mantz is assistant art editor of theannual; Brother Stocks is correspondent for the Tiger.Brother Shapcott is president of the Engineers club; Brother Wade isvice-president of the Y. M. C. A. and Brother Thoinas, secretary of the Y. M.C. A. Brothers Gregg and Sinton have parts in the senior class play, "MuchAdo About Nothing;" and Brothers Sinton, and W. C. Ross had parts in thePearson play "Gammer Gurton's Needle." Brothers Sam Baker and Thomastook part in the annual tour of the glee club. Brothers W. C. Ross and Gibsonwere members of the freshmen football team last fall and are working hardin spring practice for next fall's team. Brother Mantz is a member of thehigh school day committee. Brother Shapcott played center on the footballteam last fall.-, iA campus baseball league including all fraternities and boarding clubs,has been organized. We have won two games and lost two so far.The chapter entertained sixteen promising high school men at the houseon high school day, May 3, as this is used by all Trat'ern'?ties here as a goodrushing event.A scholarship cup has been offered by the Pan-Hellenic Council, andColorado Beta is working hard to get it. Last year wc led the campus inscholarship. Twelve semester hours of regular college work are required toinitiate a pledge by a Pan-Hellenic ruling and we are glad to announce thatwe are the only fraternity on the campus with all pledges initiated.During spring vacation the fraternity enjoyed a house party in BrotherRoe's cabin on Cheyenne mountain. Several card parties and hikes were"given during the week.The new $100,000 gymnasium, to be known as Cossitt hall, was startedApril 25. Brother Claude J. Rothgeb, Illinois, '05, will have full charge ofall athletics and gymnasium work when it is completed. It will be the finestmen's building in the West.Brother Cort, '09, is editor of the alumni monthly magazine and is devotingmuch of his time to the pageant-which will be given during commencementweek in honor of President Slocum's twenty-fifth anniversary at the college.