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

THE SCROLL. 353The Executive Committee, or a majority of them (^Vhiteheadand Norris), have recognized the chapter at LombardUniversity, Galesburg, 111. The members, who formerly belongedto the Alpha chapter of * 2 at Lombard, have beengiven the old charter of our defunct Illinois Delta at Knox College,Galesburg, and they are running as the Illinois Delta.The Virginia Epsilon has put in an appearance at VirginiaMilitary Institute. I received the names of the charter membersfrom Bro. Cone of the Virginia Delta, and put them inthe catalogue. Bros. Norris and Whitehead informed meSaturday that they expected to appoint me Business Managerof THE SCROLL. I shall go into it with all my soul, and bringit out if it is possible, and nothing is impossible. I havepushed the catalogue through when almost everyone had givenit up, and I think that we can get THE SCROLL on a surefoundation now.—George Banta, Franklin, Ind., to C. B.Gaskill, Atlanta, Ga., March, 1878.I was a charter member of the Alabama Alpha, which hasbeen abolished by the faculty. I am glad to report to youthe existence and flourishing state of a chapter at VanderbiltUniversity. I organized it last October through J. C. Smith,also of Alabama Alpha, who is at Vanderbilt this year. Thereare sixteen members in the chapter now. Of course it is subrosa. The Virginia Military Institute chapter was put allright about two weeks ago by Charles H. Chalkley of VirginiaDelta. At my suggestion he wrote to T. W. Keitt, andsucceeded in creating the Virginia Epsilon. I was atV. M. I.three years. Banta reports Lombard College, Illinois, to besafe for a chapter, and Palmer has an application from TrinityCollege, North Carolina.—T. M. Hobbs, Helena, Ala., to C.B. Gaskill, Atlanta, Ga., March 2, 1878.I do not think our losses are as great as you fear. True,we have lost some of our best chapters, but excepting NewYork Alpha and California Alpha those that have died havebeen wasting for several years, and they are better dead thandying. So far as I know we have now not a single weak chapter,unless it be Alabama Alpha, and that is saying something"tremendous" for the fraternity. Thechapters in this statehave never been better. .As to Greencastle, whenever weneed a chapter there, work enough can be applied to start one.We have been unfortunate in the loss of chapters, but not somuch that we need feel at all discouraged. I understand Conehas put in a chapter at Virginia Military Institute, and will