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

Vol. LV, No. 8THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAChapter House Improvements: Withthe closing of the present term at the endof April, the chapter is moving out of itspresent home and hopes to be situated ina more favorable location in the fall.Campus Activities: Fay was electedpresident of the Social Directorate forthe 1931-32 term. McLurg has receivedan "A" pin award this year in recognitionof his past executive services.Social Activities: The members of thevisiting University of Saskatchewanbasketball team were entertained at thechapter house on March 8. The first annualbanquet was held on the evening ofMarch 20, in the Hotel MacDonald, atwhich approximately thirty brothers andPhikeias were present.Chapter Visitors: The Traveling Secretary,Mark Bradford and the ProvincePresident, Charles Gaches spent severaldays with us in the latter part of March.Their helpful suggestions coupled withtheir pleasing personalities made theirpresence enjoyable to all.J. E. HARTArizona Alpha, University of ArizonaPhikeia: George Hanley, Flagstaff,Arizona.Campus Activities: Thomason andRaffety received the monogram award inbasketball. Raffety is captain elect forthe same sport, and was high point manfor the season, averaging over 10 pointsper game. Jenney was recently electedpresident of the law student body, aswell as being taken into '$ K •$, nationalhonorary society. Phikeias Filbrun andAbbott were awarded the freshmanbasketball numeral. Angeny was recentlypledged 9 T, honorary engineering fraternity.Hunziker was taken into Scabbardand Blade, honorary military organization.Phikeia Graves was instrumentalin our recent debating victoryover the University of Porto Rico lads.The house volleyball team is near thetop of the list in that tournament. Mooreand Hapworth are playing varsity tennis.Carter, Grondona, and Phikeias Winklemanand Abbott are on the varsity baseballnine. Wollard and O'Dowd werestellar men in a recent varsity trackmeet. The indoor and swimming teamsare practising daily for coming competition.A word in passing might be saidof Earl Bennett here, whose record while[509]in the university could readily be taken asa goal to be emulated by other collegians.Earl has been our very able aegis thisyear, and his graduation will leave avacancy hard to fill. Earl has letteredtwice in football during his four years atArizona, and has been an excellent iiitramuralathlete. He is an engineering student,and is a member of 9 T and T B n.He is vice president of the senior classand a member Chain Gang and BobCats, both exclusive campus honorary societies.Topping this. Earl has been entirelyself-supporting during his entirefour years.Chapter Visitors: The chapter honoredFounders' Day with a banquet at the ElPresidio hotel on March 15. Fred Nave,prominent attorney-at-law in Tucson,gave an excellent address. A number ofnotables were present, including the eminentMr. Birney, aristocratic Phi author.Brother Birney and his charming brideare wintering in Tucson, and are frequentvisitors at the chapter house. Itwill be remembered that Brother Birneywrote "Roads to Roam," a delightfulmelange, wherein with vivid perspicuityhe described Tucson and outlying territories,including Los Angeles and SanFrancisco.WILLIAM GREERBritish Columbia Alpha, University ofBritish ColumbiaNew Officers: President, GeorgeWheaton; Vice President, J. W. Thomson; Warden, J. D. Moore; Sectetary,G. S. Rothwell; Treasurer, O. A.White;Chaplain, Langford Godfrey; Historian,J. C. Stewart; Reporter, A. D. Mc­Kenzie.Initiates: March 23: Lewis Clark,Victoria; Langford Godfrey, NorthVancouver; William Vrooman, HaroldPearson, Vancouver; Wilbur Chater,New Westminster.Campus Activities: Thomson waselected President of the >ren's UndergraduateSociety. This is the third consecutiveyear that this important officehas been held by a member of this chapter.ClifFe was elected captain of the seniorCanadian Rugby team for next year.Wheaton is the new president of the LawClub. A. Cruise is business manager ofthe Canadian Rugby club for next year.Godfrey is vice-president of the AgricultureMen's Undergraduate Society. As