1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 281beyond their own narrow horizon, and appear utterly obliviousof the fact that many of the chapters on their rolls arelocated at insignificant institutions compared with manyinstitutions which the more progressive fraternities haveentered in the last ten or twenty years. The conventions ofthe unprogressive fraternities are very small affairs, andnever attract general attention. They have few alumni clubsand we seldom read of these clubs holding enthusiastic meetings.The unprogressive fraternities do not publish magazines,though several of them have tried and failed, and suchfailures indicate that the organizations are weak or that thealumni did not give adequate support.IN this discussion what concerns us, as members of PhiDelta Theta, is whether our own fraternity is in every wayundergoing the best development of which it is capable. Ourtraditions admonish that progress should ever be our watchword.Whenever we see rival fraternities taking importantsteps forward, in better administration, in strengthening individualchapters, in granting charters wisely, or in bringingalumni closer together, we wonder whether we are making allthe exertion necessary to keep our fraternity to the forefront—^whether we are doing our full duty to it by improving allthe opportunities for reaching our highest strength in theyears to come. As the fathers built for us, so duty requiresthat we build for those of a coming generation of college menwho will accept membership in the Bond. We adjure allmembers of Phi Delta Theta to strive earnestly and constantlyto keep the fraternity ever in the vanguard of Greek-letterorders. This appeal is made not to the active members alone,nor to the alumni alone, not solely to the general officers norto the non-official members, but to our whole membership—that each in his own sphere of action shall give his devotionand liberally of his time and energy to the promotion of thetrue interests of Phi Delta Theta.