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

THE SCROLL. 47ternity maintained. A slip in one university will not amount to muchin one way and yet in another it immediately and vitally concernsevery chapter in the whole fraternity. We simply cannot afford tohave a chapter anywhere that is lax in its discipline, weak in itsscholarship or umnindful of the teachings of the Bond in the matterof the selection of members.The ordinary fall work of the fraternity is always heavy. It is atime to take stock, to plan for the future. In the first two weeks ofthe collegiate year the chapter for the next four years will be made ormarred. It is the most important time to the undergraduate and eachone should feel the seriousness of his duty to select only those menwho are truly fitted for membership in the Phi Delta Theta, to seethat our standards are impressed on the undergraduates, to leadthe new members to see the true ideals and aims of the fraternity andthus to guard for the future and to insure its being as glorious and ashappy as our past.During the past year a member of the General Council has visitednearly every chapter in the fraternity. It is with a feeling of thedeepest gratitude that I say that the reports from every chapter visitedhave been good. Some have fallen short of their possibilities but allhave raised their standard the past twelve months, all are better todaythan they were a year ago. It is my hope that this improvement willcontinue and that each year will prove a better one than the year thatis past.CHARLES F. LAMKIN, President General Council.