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

3SO THE SCROLL.believe it has been the largest chapter in the Order for sometime.—C. W. Bixby, Wilkes Barre, Pa., to C. B. Gaskill,Atlanta, Ga., Dec. i, 1877."The chapter of the $ A 0 at Ohio .Wesleyan after lingeringfor four years, has at last succumbed to fate, and today sent inher charter, and will exist no longer as a chapter. This is thesecond time within four years she has sent in her charter."—News item in Cincinnati Times. We have not yet receivedher charter. From what I can learn the chapter amounts tonothing. It is better to have no chapter than to have a poorone.— H. W. Luccock, University of Wooster, to A. G. Foster,Indiana University, Dec. 3, 1877.I have heard from about sixteen chapters this fall and allhave done well. Illinois is the only place where we have notprospered and I donot know thatwe have lost any ground there.The Alpha and Beta are dead, and the Gamma about gone upon account of faculty opposition. The faculty at Knox College(Illinois Delta) are also hostile, but the chapter will besaved by giving the charter to a * 2 chapter at LombardUniversity, in the same town, Galesburg, 111. This is theparent chapter and only surviving chapter of that fraternityand it has accepted the * A ® Bond and constitution. Atthe Virginia Beta only two old members returned thisyear, including Bro. Richard Jackson, an old Indiana Deltaman. But Bro. Bristow of Kentucky Gamma (son of ex-Secretary Bristow) came in, and they went to work. When Ilast heard, they had initiated six men, and pledged two, withtwo more almost certain. Virginia Gamma has six members andVirginia Delta eight. A day or two ago I had a letter fromBro. W. J. Smith, of Mississippi Alpha. They have hadsome trouble. One man resigned and they expelled one, butthey are now doing well and have fifteen members. I hearthat Iowa Alpha is weak. Bro. Banta writes that three menat Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, have acceptedthe Bond and Constitution, and they will organize at once.—W. B. Palmer, San Pedro, Cal., to C. B. Gaskill, Atlanta,Ga., Dec. 8, 1877.The four men whom I initiated at Bloomington, 111.—J. A.Wakefield, '78; C. H. Sherwood, '79; C. Elliott and MurrayH. Johnso'n, '82, applied in due form for a charter. IllinoisWesleyan University has 494 students in all departments, andnineteen professors.. Judge of my surprise when I receiveda letter from the National Grand this morning saying that