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

Vol. LV, No. 4• The present house 187 South ParkStreet, a residence facing the famousHalifax Public Gardens, was acquiredand furnished and the boys moved intoit in September, 1929. Later the groupreceived word that Professor C. W.Doten, Chairman of the Survey Commission,was coming with a Phi Deltfrom McGill to visit the group andlook into the feasibility of bringing$ A ® to the Maritime Provinces. Thevisiting party arrived about the middleof November and it was just at thesame time one year later that NovaScotia Alpha was installed.Two years of housekeeping taughtthe group many new things about themanagement of fraternity affairs; butalthough there were of course somedifficulties these were speedily overcomeand the boys deserve a great dealof praise for their creditable showingmade during their experimental daysof house management. They built upfor themselves a fine reputation on thecampus and had no difficulty in pledgingthe better material in the freshmanTHE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAclasses. The name of Corps Dalhousianawas changed to K A $ whenthe fraternity moved into their SouthPark Street residence. At the FortiethBiennial Convention K A * wasgranted a charter. Members of NovaScotia Alpha owe a great debt ofgratitude to their Canadian brothers atMcGill and Toronto for the keen interestthat they took in the Dalhousiegroup and Phi Delts at Dalhousie willalways be grateful for the supportgiven their petition by the delegatesand friendly alumni of * A 0. Anew light has been set burning in theeast—the light at Dalhousie, illuminatingits own college sphere with thehigh principles of a great fraternity.The initiation and installation ceremonieswere performed by Robert E.Haas, President of the General Counciland Arthur R. Priest, ExecutiveSecretary.The party arrived on the OceanLimited Thursday night and were metat the station by Ralph S. Morton,president of the organization and aMACDONALD MEMORIAL LIBRARY, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY[251]