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

VoL LV, No. 8THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAtramural baseball and softball, the chapterhas entered a team in each sport.Collins is training for the A.A.U. swimmingmeet to be held in Denver soon.Collins is also a prospective candidate inthe coming political campaign. Buck issecretary of H K N, honorary electricalfraternity. Murphy and Buck are out forvarsity baseball. Phikeias Price and Barnettare showing up exceedingly well invarsity track. Bishop and Sering contributedseveral pieces of their work tothe exhibit sent to California by A * A,national art fraternity.Social Activities: Numerous sororitieshave been guests of the chapter at teadances. Many of the brothers attended theFounders' Day Banquet at the ArgonautHotel in Denver, March 21, The MiamiTriad dance given at the Shirley-SavoyHotel in Denver, March 20, was well attendedby Colorado Phis.Chapter Visitors: Several brothersfrom Colorado Beta were our guests lastweek-end, the occasion was the basketballgame between Colorado College and Universityof Colorado. Clark Butterfield,Colorado Beta, Sarcisian of ColoradoBeta has entered University of Coloradothis quarter. Carter of South DakotaAlpha and three friends were guests ofthe chapter over night during their Eastervacation. JACK H. SHIPPEYColorado Beta, Colorado CollegeInitiates: April 12, 1931. Ormond E.Cox, Wilmer E. Parker, Niel S. Willett,Lewis E. January.Campus Activities: Haney, Magruder,de Holczer, Short, and Roark are on thetrack squad. Cox, Hartman, Mercer,Gray and Reinking are on the varsitybaseball squad. D. Haney, Mercer, Gray,and McElvain took part in a series of oneact plays presented by Koshare DramaticClub. Gray and Mercer are in the castrepresenting C.C. at the National Tournamentin Chicago, the production whichthey are presenting was written by Tate.Martin was elected captain of next year'sbasketball team. D. Haney, W. Haney,and Jasper are on the varsity golf team.Eastman and Grant are on the tennisteam.Social Activities: ^ A O entertainedat a High School Week during the weekendof April 16. Several promisingrushees were our guests during the week[511]which was climaxed by a very successful'dance on Saturday.HARVEY W. REINKINGFlorida Alpha, University of FloridaOfficers: Ben Fuqua, President; BillDunkle, Reporter; Gardner Gillette, Secretary; Bill Charles, Treasurer; TomIrwin, Warden; Culver Smith, Historian;Neal Tyler, Chorister; Lee Mc-Cubbin, House Manager; Jimmie Landon,Chaplain; Bill Trice, Alumni Secretary.Initiates: February 19, 1931: FredRayburn, St. Augustine; Leroy Richards,Bradenton; Jimmie Clark, Fernandina;Clay Simpson, Oscar Gower, MauriceHollins; Calvin Rogers, St. Petersburg;Van Dorn Post, Jack Bostwick, Miami;John Alderman, Jacksonville.Chapter House Improvem,ents: Thefurniture has been reconditioned and rearranged.The chapter has leased a muchfiner home, capable of housing comfortablyten more boys than the presenthouse. The move will be made June 1.Campus Activities: Dale Waters andLuke Dorsett were awarded varsitybasketball letters. Waters was captain ofthe team. Dorsett will captain the varsityfootball team next season. PhikeiaCharles Gifford won a freshman basketballnumeral. Q. I. Roberts and PaulBrown are on the first varsity baseballteam, and Jack Bostwick is on both thefreshman baseball and tennis teams. Hewas runner up in the fraternity tennissingles tournament, in which the chapterfinished second. Lauren Sompayrac is theoutstanding pole vaulter on the trackteam. Ben Fuqua is a nominee for secretary-treasurerof the student body, andGardner Gillette for the Student AthleticCouncil. Gillette was initiated into A K *,national professional commerce fraternity,and pledged to II A E, nationalhonorary journalistic society. Trice is onthe rifle team competing for the HurstTrophy. Fuqua also pledged IT A E. BillDunkle pledged Scabbard and Blade,honorary military society. Jimmie Landonis managing the freshman trackteam.Social Activities: Two buffet suppershave been given recently by the chapter,one honoring Latney Barnes, travelingsecretary, and the new initiates, the otherhonoring the Sigma Nus, victors in theannual football game. An informal tea