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

THE SCROLL 509NORTH DAKOTA ALPHA', UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTAThe baby chapter of # A 0 takes greait pleasure In sending its greetingsto its sister chapters in this its first chapter letter. After a strenuous monthduring which was held the installation, we are again in the harness of regularstudy and are turning our energies toward the final home stretch, for finalexams come in less than a month.The university glee club has just returned from a trip throughout thestate, and from the press writeups we judge they represented the universityin a most pleasing manner. Brothers Oscar Preble, John McKnight, LouisTellner and Phikeia Max Taubert are our representatives among the singersthis year.$ A A, the national legal fraternity, has recently granted an alumni charterto their members of Grand Forks. They have also a chapter at the law school.Brothers J. F. T. O'Connor and Olgar Burtness were very active in the securingof this charter. Brother Albert B. Hemp heads # A * this semesterwhile Brothers Fred Brockhoff was chief justice of * A A last semester.North Dakota Alpha holds its place of prominence in university athleticcircles. Brother John McKnight, captain of last year's football team is succeededby Brother Jack Harris in that position. In the recent athletic boardelection, probably the most important election of the school year. BrothersOscar Preble, Joe Forster, Phikeia Max Taubert and Brother Thomas Johnsonas alumni member, secured places on the board for the coming year.Brothers Randell Larson and George L. Koehn represented the Phis intlie university oratorical contest both making a very good showing.Spring athletics at the University of North Dakota are in a flourishingcondition, and a number of the brothers are out for the teams which willcompete in the state and interstate meets. Brothers Hemp and McKnight areletter men of last year while Taubert, Forster and McCutchan are promisingcandidates for the intercollegiate events.University, North Dakota, May 6, 1913.GEORGE L. KOEHN.OHIO ALPHA, MIAMI UNIVERSITYThe chapter opened April 22 after the spring vacation with everybody back,except Brother Yaple who was compelled to withdraw because of ill health.Brother Yaple will return to school in the fall.The basketball team is now rounding into shape and prospects are bright.The Pan-Hellenic baseball league has issued its schedule, and Ohio Alphais strongly represented. Brothers Sumner, Callis, and Crozier are workingout daily on the courts and the Phi team has a good show in the interfraternityfinals to be played next week.The glee club trip has been post-poned indefinitely because of the recentfloods. The home concert will be given May 3 in the auditorium.Founders' Day was fittingly celebrated with a banquet and smoker in theevening. Brother Brown presided. as toastmaster. Brother Prugh talked on"The Early History of Ohio Alpha", and Brother Reeder on "Proper Rushing.Methods".Since our last letter Ohio Alpha has enjoyed visits from Brothers Gee, '13,Willey, '11, and Jean Kinder, '11,Oxford, Ohio, April 28, 1913.W. H. FIEGENBAUM.OHIO BETA, OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYYe Gods! For the last three issues of THE SCROLL we have read withbated breath the wonders of the Texas chapter as glowingly portrayed byour Brother Ted Dealey and it is with meek attitude and bended knee thatwe take our typewriter under hand and try to modestly tell what our lowlybunch has pulled off in the time since the last letter. Judging from these