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

Vol. LV, \o. 4THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAlocale, deepest Africa, and appropriatecostumes and background, and to the effortsof the social committee, McCandless,Kirkland, Messinger, and Oakes,chairman.Alumni Personals: Karl Berninger,'28, recently entered the ranks of theproud fathers with the birth of Joan onNovember 27. JAMES L. PORTERIllinois Delta-Zeta, Knox CollegePhikeia: Perry Bailey, GalesburgInitiates: November 23, 1930: HarveyAndrews, Victor Frary, Chicago; JessBogue, Galesburg; Jack Zinser, Chillicothe; William Dewey, Henry; DonXorris, St. Paul, Minnesota and JohnMoline, Paxton.Chapter House Improvement: Thehouse purchased new chapter room equipmentand a grand piano.Campus Activities: Sloan, Zinser,Moline, Magnuson, Babcook, Wilson,Murphy, Shearer and Smith were onthe varsity football squad this fall. Thelatter five received "K's." Glaub,Dewey, Moline, Wilson, Goode, Zinser,and Kordsiemon reported for varsitybasketball. Carle had the lead in thehomecoming play. Urban was electedsenior class president. He is also editorof the college newspaper. The chaptergot a good start toward retaining theCooke Intramural Trophy by taking firstplace in each of the fall sports, namely,volleyball and cross-country. Barronearned a place on the varsity debateteam. Ovderkirk and Nash were initiatedinto Scabbard and Blade recently.Carle and Nash were taken into 0 A ,honorary dramatic fraternity.Social Activities: On Xovember 15 adads' banquet was held. About twentyfathers attended. A bowery party washeld at the house on November 22. Theplace was decorated as a barroom. Betweenforty and fifty couples were present.J. P. SMITHIndiana Alpha, Indiana UniversityChapter House Improvements: Whenthe actives and pledges returned afterThanksgiving vacation they found thatthe dining hall had been completely redecorated.The ceiling was resurfacedwith celotex and finished in a buff paneledeffect. Blue and light tan were used[293]to complete the color scheme on thewalls. Next semester a new rug will bepurchased for the music room.Campus Activities: W'illiam Arms waschosen to represent the chapter at a stateconvention of the interfraternity councilheld at Franklin, December 13 and 14,1930. Paul F. Rake represented IndianaUniversity at a conference of UnionBoard delegates from all universitiesthroughout the country, held at Providence,Rhode Island December, 4, 5, and6., 1930. Ralph Alsop, President of thechapter, attended the presidents' conferenceof the Indiana Province held atButler University Sunday, December 7,1930. McDaniels has been named assistantdancing director of Jordan RiverRevue. Phikeias Aufderheide, Williams,Sandburg, Loser, and Miller are all outfor freshman basketball and all survivedthe first cut.Social Activities: The Miami Triad,which is one of the biggest social eventsof the year on the campus, was heldSaturday, December 6. A five coursedinner started the evening very appropriately.Forty-five couples attended thedinner, as well as Mrs. Robertson, housemother, and local Alumni and their wives.Charlie Straight's M-C.-V. orchestraplayed for the dance.Chapter Visitors: Atrs. Dial, formerhouse mother of Indiana Gamma at ButlerUniversity, was the guest of our housemother, Mrs. Robertson. Brother H. S.Gifford '30 was guest at the Triad December6, 1930. JOHN P. CRAWFORDIndiana Beta, W^abash CollegeCampus Actii'itics: The mid-semestergrade report showed a marked improvementover that of last year, due partlyto the fine showing by the freshmen.Three pledges made B averages and onean A average. Loop, Sigmund, andTaron, and Phikeias Coffel, Davis, Willis,and Linn had parts in the recentScarlet Masque play "The Queen's Husband."C. J. and C. T. Hux and PhikeiaDavis were chosen as members of theintercollegiate debate squad. PhikeiaSmith is out for varsity basketball. Thechapter has been rather successful inintermural sports, placing fourth in touchfootball and to date undefeated in volleyball.Chapter Visitors: Paul Johnson, '29,Dick Robertson, 30, Elbert Davis, ex-'29.