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

THE SCROLL. 401of each of the other fraternities here have been invited to attend with theirlady friends and we hope to give them a pleasant evening.The plans for our new chapter house to be built this spring have beensubmitted to the chapter for inspection and are now being drawn up practicallyas they will stand. It is to be 65 feet wide by 44 feet deep, first storybrick veneer and will accommodate 22 men. The estimated cost is between$8,000 and $9,000. The house is to be built on the corner of Green andSecond streets on the two lots which Illinois Eta now owns. S X and "^ F Ahave bought the house which they have previously rented and ATA and AT fl have purchased lots and are planning to build in the near future.Champaign, April ii, 1904.F. W. CUTLER.WISCONSIN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.The members of the active chapter together with the alumni of WisconsinAlpha are at present working very hard in view of securing a new chapterhouse for occupation by the chapter next fall. At the recent meeting of theWisconsin Alpha chapter house association, March ig, it was decided topurchase the property directly opposite the present fraternity house. Thishas been done at a cost of $10,000, and plans for a $20,000 house are beingsecured for consideration by the association and the chapter. The transferenceof the house and lot now owned and occupied by the fraternity, to theformer owner of the newly acquired property, has been secured, the saleprice being a reasonable advance over the purchase price of the lot.The new location is a most desirable one, having direct connection withLake Mendota, and being several times larger than the old property. Thesurroundings also will be greatly improved, since S X has practically completedarrangements for the construction, during the coming summer, of a$20,000 house on the adjoining lot. It is of the utmost importance that thefraternity secure its new lodge at least by the early part of the next collegeyear, as the present quarters are entirely inadequate and prove a serioushandicap in the rushing of new men.The destruction by fire, February 27, of the state capitol building, whichmeans a loss to the state of in the neighborhood of $300,000, will undoubtedlyprove a serious obstacle to the contemplated additions to the universitygrounds and buildings. An appropriation of $ioo,ooo has recently beenmade by the state for the construction of a new chemistry building, and thisImprovement is, of course, assured, but the large extension of the gymnasiumand armory, and the acquisition of all that property which is at presentowned by private parties and which constitutes the remaining part of the twoblocks in which the gymnasium and the state historical library are situated,will probably have to be deferred for an indefinite period.The faculty has already commenced preparations for the celebration of thefiftieth anniversary of the university, which will take place during commencementweek beginning June I. In addition to the regular attractions foralumni, of commencement week, there is a movement on foot to secure forMadison during that time, the annual conference athletic meet, and there issome probability that the Cornell crew may come west to compete with thevarsity eight on Lake Mendota. The Madison business men have volunteeredto furnish $io,ooo toward defraying the expenses of "Jubilee Week," andevery effort will be made to secure the attendance of the greater part ofWisconsin's alumni. In order to arouse further the enthusiasm of the studentbody, a banquet will be given in the near future which will be a strictlyuniversity affair.The "Junior Prom," the principal social attraction of the college year,took place February 12, at the university armory. During the several days