1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

2 72 THE SCROLL.functions of the various officers, general and local. Heshould be made familiar with the usages of the fraternity andthe traditions of the chapter. He should be made to rememberthe names of the great men in * A 0, especially thenames of those to whom the chapter points with most pride—her own sons. He should be taught as much as may beknown about rival fraternities, the differences between thesefraternities in membership, chapters and policy, and how^ A ® compares with them in these respects.THE proper time to teach the freshman these things is inthe first year of his membership, when he is still burningwith an unquenched ardor to learn all that he can about thefraternity. Begin to drill him at once, and, by means offraternity examinations, ascertain whether he has learned theessential facts; if not exercise patience and keep him stud}'-ing until he has mastered the subject. If he is properlydrilled it is entirely possible to make him a fairly good fraternityman the same year of his initiation. He should betrained in the most approved methods of rushing new men.With this part of his education unusual pains should be taken.PERHAPS some of the more apt freshmen may reach such aproficiency by the end of this collegiate yea? that they maybe of much service in rushing men next year. They areacquainted with the men who will come up next fall from thesame preparatory schools which they attended, and they canbe of aid in securing such of these men as the chapter mayselect, but unless they are trained in proper rushing methodsthey might do more harm than good. Therefore, they shouldbe drilled in the tactics and ethics of spiking. They shouldbe required to take the leading parts in a spiking campaignwholly within the chapter, using their arguments and powersof pursuasion on older members, who should criticise theirmistakes and praise their creditable performances.ELSEWHERE is given a formal description of the magnificentnew home of Michigan Alpha. For more than a year it has