1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Vol. LV, No. 3THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAland, consisting of 548 acres, is situatedat the extremity of Point Grey.The waters of the Gulf of Georgiaform more than half the boundaries ofthe university campus, while 3,000acres of government land immediatelyjoin the site and separate it from thecity of Vancouver. This tract of land,the sale and lease of which suppliesrevenue to the university, has beensubdivided, and forms one of Vancouver'smost beautiful residentialsections.The University of British Columbiais an integral part of the public educationalsystem of the province, andits function is to complete the workstarted in the public and high schools.It is the policy of the university topromote education in general, and inparticular to serve its constituency inthree channels—namely, teaching, research,and extension work.The University Act gives the universityfull power to grant such degreesin the several faculties as thegoverning senate may from time totime determine. It reserves for theuniversity the sole right in this provinceto confer degrees, and it expresslyenacts that "no other universityhaving corporate powers capableof being exercised within the provinceshall be known by the same name norshall any such university have powerto grant degrees."Fraternities have existed at the Universityof British Columbia for someyears, but did not take a very activepart in student activities until the fallof 1926, when the university was definitelyestablished on its present campus.They are recognized as lawfulstudent organizations by the facultyand senate, but are responsible onlyto the interfraternity council, composedof representatives of each ofthe fraternities and one faculty member.For the beginnings of .\ S A Fra-LIBRARV, UNIVERSITV OF BRITISH COLUMBIA[175]