1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE«SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for November, 1953 87
Colorado Beta 851
Washington Beta 768
Pennsylvania Kappa 646
•Pennsylvania Alpha 477
• Ineligible because of scholarship.
The Founders Trophy: The original
Founders Trophy was presented to the General
Fraternity in 1929 by Judge William R.
B%yes, Ohio Wesleyan 01, to be awarded to
the outstanding chapter of Phi Delta Theta
located in an institution with a male undergraduate
enrollment between 1,500 and
5,250 men. This cup was won by Tennessee
Alpha at Vanderbilt University fourteen
times during the past 24 years and it was
agreed at the French Lick Springs Convention
last summer to retire the trophy from
competition and designate Tennessee Alpha
as its custodian during its old age.
Brother Bayes has very graciously replaced
the original loving cup with an even
bigger trophy which was won this year by
Texas Delta at Southern Methodist University.
The S.M.U. Brothers barely nosed out
Tennessee Alpha and Ohio Epsilon, at the
University of Akron, by 49 and 76 points,
respectively.
Texas Delta is a three-time winner of the
Founders Trophy having won it in 1938-39
and 1941-42. The Southern Methodist
Chapter has been a perennial contender in
this category and is tied with North Carolina
Alpha with three wins each for second
place in the over-all standings.
Texas Delta
1222
Tennessee Alpha
1173
Ohio Epsilon
1146
Georgia Delta
985
Ohio Gamma
752
Ohio Kappa
725
* Georgia Beta
472
Kansas Gamma
435
Pennsylvania Eta
424
* Ineligible because of scholarship.
The Harvard Trophy: When the Harvard
Honor Trophy was first presented to
the Fraternity in 1925, it was a general excellence
award with competition thrown
open to all chapters of the Fraternity. It was
awarded to Washington Beta, Kansas Alpha,
California Beta and again to Kansas
Alpha in that order until 1929 when the
Cleveland and Founders Trophies were introduced.
At that time, it was decided that
the Harvard Trophy would be presented to •
the outstanding chapter located in a university
with 5,250 or more male undergraduates.
The Harvard Trophy travels west this
year to be displayed by Kansas Alpha for
the fifth time. This ties the record of fivetime
winner established jointly by Iowa
Gamma and Florida Alpha.
The closest competitor to Kansas Alpha
this year was Ohio Theta at the University
of Cincinnati. This will be sad news for the
Cincinnati Brothers because that chapter
has been "often a bridesmaid but never a
bride" in the past three years. Cincinnati
WHERE'RE THOSE
VICTORY GRINS
Bob Cross, president
of Kappa
Province (right)
at presentation
of Cleveland
Trophy to Kenneth
Brown,
president of Indian
a Delta
chapter at
Franklin College,
Both appear
awfully
sober, but we
know they were
mighty pleased.