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

THE SCROLL. 59board—^xo. Ward; Illini staff—'Bxo. H. E. Ewing; glee club—Bro. Reynolds;mandolin and guitar club—Bro. C. R. Ewing; university band—Bro. Ward.In connection with this department of fraternity activity it does not seemout of place to mention that Bro. James F. Cook, Chicago, '03, has recentlysigned up with the St. Louis American League baseball team for next season,and that Bro. Claude J. Rathgeb, ex-'o5, is playing with the Washingtonteam, also in the American League.Most of the fraternities here are in fairly prosperous condition and thespirit among them is that of sharp friendly rivalry. Last spring a movementwas put on foot to introduce pan-hellenism into Illinois but utterly failed.However, a new club, secret in its nature and purely social, was organized.It is called the "Yo San" and its membership is limited to three membersfrom each of the following fraternities: S X, B 9 II, * r A, A T A, S A E,4* K S, K S, * K ^, 2 N and * A 9. In its character and purpose the YoSan Club is very similar to the Frier's Club at Michigan. Many fraternitymen entertain hopes that this club will be the means of promoting a morecongenial and a closer feeling among Illinois Greeks.From a material point of view, the Greeks here are making rapid strides.Within the last two years A T A, B 0 II, * K S. S N, and the local clubK. K. have had built expressly for them beautiful and commodious chapterhomes. Illinois Eta finished its fine big home last winter. At present noneof these except Illinois Eta owns its chapter house. Of the remainingfraternities all occupy large rented chapter houses and most of them haveon foot plans looking to the building of new chapter houses.The sororities here are not behind the fraternities in the matter of chapterhouses, n B * and K A 0 have both built handsome chapter houses andthe others occupy rented houses.W. H. STELLE.Champaign, September 27, 1905.WISCONSIN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.When the university opens this fall our new home will be almost completed.The sleeping rooms and studies on the second and third floors willbe ready for occupancy, but work on the first floor will not be finished, whichwill prevent us running our table in the house the first two or three weeks.We lost five men last year by graduation, but will start out this year withseventeen old men returning. We will also have four pledges: Stover, ofDes Moines, la.; Seville, of Lodi, Wis.; Hoven, of Eau Claire, Wis.; andClark, of Minneapolis, Minn. Of the old men we lose ten, the year following,by graduation. Bro. Peckham, '06, will enter Chicago University, Bro-Sullivan, '07, will enter Columbia University and Bro. Baily, '07, will notbe back until the beginning of the second semester.Prospects for a strong football team this fall seem brighter than everbefore. With Bro. Phil King as head coach. Holt as line coach andKraenzlein as trainer, the Badgers have taken a renewed feeling of confidencefor a successful season of football.The football squad, which is composed of about thirty men, are now intraining at Marinette, Wis., and will remain there until after September 23.The university will have three additions in the way of buildings whenschool opens this fall. The new chemistry building which is constructed ofwhite pressed brick, at a cost of $100,000, is located on the campus at thecorner of University Ave. and Charter St. and will be completed aboutNovember I. The Y. M. C. A. building, which is also built of whitepressed brick at a cost of $75,000, is situated between the gymnasium and