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

88 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for Novemberf 1953
did win the trophy in 1949-50 but was runner-up
in '51 and '53 and-was disquaMfied
because of scholarship in '52.
Kansas Alpha
1112
*Ohio Theta
1030
Iowa Gamma
816
Missouri Alpha
741
Oklahoma Beta
630
*California Delta
617
* Florida Alpha
540
* Ineligible because of scholarship.
The General Headquarters Trophy:
Brother Arthur R. Priest, DePauw '91, Executive
Secretary of Phi Delta Theta for
fourteen years until his death in 1937, presented
the General Headquarters Trophy to
the Fraternity as ah award to the chapter
which best cooperates with the Central Office.
Competition for this award is automatic
with all of the n6 chapters being
eligible. Points are awarded for monthly
and annual reports submitted by the chapter
Treasurer, Reporter, and Historian with
the maximum total being 100.
This year's competition saw two of
*A0's relatively new chapters. New Mexico
Alpha and Oregon Gamma, competing
with 103 year-old Indiana Beta for top honors.
The ultimate winner was New Mexico
Alpha with 100% cooperation followed
closely by Indiana Beta with 97% and Oregon
Gamma with 88%. Missouri Gamma
came in a close fourth with 85% and Cleveland
Trophy winner Indiana Delta had
83% followed by Pennsylvania Alpha with
New Mexico Alpha
Indiana Beta
Oregon Gamtha
Missouri Gamma
Indiana Delta
Pennsylvania Alpha
Oregon Beta
North Dakota Alpha
Pennsylvania Beta
North Carolina Gamma
ioo%
97%
88%
85%
83%
83%
77%
76%
76%
75%
The Publications Award
By GiLSON WRIGHT
After a year's absence from the picture,
the Kamsas Phi of Kansas Alpha returns to
win top honors in the past year's competition
for best publication among Phi Delt
chapters throughout the United States and
Canada.
Ineligible in 1951-52 because it had won
first choice the previous year, the Kansas Phi
still did an outstanding job but when it
became eligible once more it was head and
shoulders over all other publications.
The Kansas Phi is an excellently printed
36-page booklet on enamel-coated papier,
size 9 by 12 inches. But the fact that the
printing is good is beside the point. It is
what the publication has WITHIN those
covers. There are pictures galore, and the
committee doesn't need to remind the
reader of the old Chinese proverb that a
picture is worth 10,000 words. The editors,
Tom Lyons, and his assistants didn't overlook
a single bet. There are articles on active
members. There are articles on Phikeias.
The graduating seniors come in for
their share of attention. And the alumni
certainly aren't forgotten. There is a full
page devoted to the attention of prospective
rushees. And the entire list of alumni is
printed in the back of the booklet.
The book has zest and spirit. How a
rushee could glance at its contents without
being impressed is unthinkable. Anyone
who never heard of a fraternity could pick
up the book and get an excellent impression
of fraternities in general as well as $A0
in particular.
More could be written in regard to the
Kansas Phi but there are many other publications
worthy of special mention. There
is the takeoff of the New Yorker, by North
Carolina Beta. The committee liked Karux,
Pennsylvania Beta. Good, strong honorable
mentions go to the Sword and Shield,
Michigan Alpha; the Champaign Shout,
Illinois Eta, as well as Eta's rush booklet,
"A Message to You"; Missouri Alpha's rushing
booklet, and the newspapers of Ohio
Alpha, Gamma and Zeta.
Let's not overlook some of the offset and
mimeographed publications. Journalism
doesn't HAVE to be printed on letter
presses. The Phi Cry of South Dakota Alpha
is a good example of offset printing. Texas
Tech makes a brave and effective effort with
a hexograph-carbon or Ditto-type paper.
There were no outstanding mimeographed
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