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

THE SCROLL. 89The number of chapters established during the years 1898-1905, is far greater than during any similar period in the historyof .American college fraternities. The increase of chaptersin the seven vears was about 25 per cent. Never beforewere fraternities extending as rapidly as now. Owing toextension within the last six months, K 2 has increased thenumber of its active chapters from 70 to 74, B © n from 67to 68, 2 A E from 66 to 67, 2 N from 54 to 55, 2 X from 53to 55, A T f2 from 51 to 52, A T A from 47 to 48.GREEKS IN AGRICULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS.The most surprising and interesting of recent movementsamong fraternities is the entrance of several at Iowa StateCollege, Ames, Iowa. The institution has been commonlyknown as Iowa Agricultural College, and that is the namegiven it in this year's edition of "Baird's Manual of AmericanCollege Fraternities." That book shows that the fraternitieswhich have existed there are: ATA, 1875-94, and IT B 4"(ladies), 1877-91.Anti-fraternity laws, enacted by the faculty ten or fifteenyears ago, were repealed a year or two ago, and the presentpresident strongly favors fraternities. Among fraternity meninterest in the institution has been revived by the almostsimultaneous establishment there of chapters of 2 N, 2 A Eand B © n. The full name of the institution now, as it appearson the catalogue for 1904-05, is Iowa State College of Agricultureand Mechanic Arts—we are duly thankful that it is nolonger.The institution appears to be divided into four divisions—division of agriculture, division of veterinary science, divisionof engineering, division of science. The entrance requirementsinclude algebra up to and including quadratics, and,for the engineering courses, one year's work in either Frenchor German (to be increased to two years in 1906). The otherrequirements—in English and history—are very mild. Theteaching force consists of 26 professors, 7 associate professors,19 assistant professors, 2 lecturers, 18 assistants, 8 studentassistants. Latin and Greek are not taught in the college.To mention the chairs devoted to liberal culture, there is oneprofessor of French and German (a lady), one of rhetoric andEnglish literature, one of history and psychology, one of civicsand one of public speaking. Some of these have assistants.The institution has a large attendance. The catalogue