1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

330 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for MAY, 1965CHART n-LOWEST THIRD, BELOW ALL-MEN'S AVERAGEChapterInstitution 1959-601960-611961-621962-631963-64Fifth YearIndiana BetaFourth YearMissouri GammaNew York BetaOregon AlphaSouth Dakota AlphaWabash College 7 of 8'Washington UniversityUnion CollegeUniversity of OregonUniversity of South Dakota6 of 815 of 1513 of 1617 of 198 of 8I8 of 814 of 1616 of 1614 of 197 of 88 of 910 of 14IS of 1716 of 205 of 79 of 912 of 1513 of 1716 of 21Sof 7Thiri YearOregon GammaPennsylvania EpsilonRhode Island AlphaVirginia ZetaWillamette UniversityDickinson CollegeBrown UniversityWashington and Lee University4 of 59 of 1013 of 1618 of 185 of 68 of 1016 of 16IS of 186 of 69 of 1011 of IS16 of 18Second YearCalifornia EpsilonFlorida DeltaGeorgia BetaIowa BetaLouisiana AlphaPennsylvania GammaWest Virginia AlphaUniversity of California at DavisUniversity of MiamiEmory UniversityState University of IowaTulane UniversityWashington and Jefferson CollegeWest Virginia University7 of 816 of 1710 of 1217 of 1915 of 177 of 1017 of 187 of 917 of 1710 of 1318 of 1917 of 1811 of 1117 of 17First YearGeorgia GammaMichigan AlphaPennsylvania EtaVermont AlphaWisconsin BetaMercer UniversityUniversity of MichiganLehigh UniversityUniversity of VermontLawrence University7 of 740 of 4130 of 3011 of 14Sof 6(Continued from page 327)ered to have need for basic review of their entireprogram of activities in an effort to seekout the causes for this serious deficiency.Seven other chapters have been deficient fora second consecutive year.One pleasing item may be noted on thischart. The number of firstyear delinquents ismuch smaller than for any of the last four years.This year only five new chapters are delinquentin scholarship, last year seventeen werereported, the year before fifteen, and threeyears ago nineteen. It is pleasing to note, also,that ten of the seventeen reported delinquentfor the first time in 1963-64 removed themselvesfrom the ranks of the deficient chapters.The Scholarship Resolution of the Fraternitycharges the scholarship commissioner with theresponsibility of warning chapters deficient inscholarship. All chapters listed on Chart IIwhich were deficient in scholarship for the firsttime were written a warning letter and weregiven suggestions for improving group resultsin scholarship. This warning was followed upby the field secretaries on regular visits to thechapters. They were able to give personal assistanceto chapter officers in their efforts tostrengthen programs to improve scholarship.The Scholarship Resolution states that chaptersdelinquent for a second consecutive yearshall be placed on social probation. Throughthe cooperation of most deans of men andchapter advisers, this was effectively accomplished.In some instances, however, it was necessaryfor chapters to institute their own programscalling for restriction of social activities.The field secretaries were most helpful to manychapters in developing programs limiting suchactivities so that more emphasis could be placedupon scholarship.A committee composed of the scholarshipcommissioner, a representative of the generalheadquarters, the province president, and thechapter adviser are charged with the responsibilityof reviewing all activities of those chaptersdelinquent in scholarship for three, or more,years in an effort to assist the chapters in overcomingcontinuous deficiency in this activity.Once again the field secretaries have been mosthelpful in working with the province presidentsand chapter advisers to ferret out the basiccauses for the continuously poor showing. It isbelieved that all of these efforts are providingthe chapters with the necessary leadership toimprove their organizations and thereby to providetheir members with a more desirableinfluence for obtaining a good college education.