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

448 THE SCROLL.head around the tables, and each brother had to imprint upon those piggishlips one lovely kiss. Laughable! Well, we should think so. From thetime the first kiss was implanted until the last the banquet hall resoundedwith the prolonged laughter of the exuberant Fijis. As each brother aroseand kissed that nose we laughed anew. It was indeed joyous.When each brother had done homage to ths pig the head was presentedto the oldest initiate present, which honor fell to Bro. William Bosson, whowas ushered into 4* F A's mystic circle at old Lambda chapter in 1873.Some one jokinglj' referred to the incident of Bro. Bosson's initiation as the"Crime of '73." However, our brother bore his honors graciously. Thehindermost portion of the pig was bestowed upon the latest initiates,. Bros.Wagner and Lubeck, share and share alike.Remembering Charles Lamb's dissertation on roast pig, wemust say that we consider it a far more palatable dish than"dorg." The particular part presented to the youngest initiateis perhaps regarded more as a trophy than as a delicacy.The kissing of the pig's snout is a feature of the programmewhich does not strongly appeal to us, but the Fijis speak ofit as a reverential rite," and chapters are urged to adoptthe custom and hand down the tradition."PHI KAPPA PSI IN 1903,For four or five years we have had the pleasure of reviewingthe annual reports of the secretary of the ^ K * fraternity,Mr. O. E. Monnette, and we have never failed to find inthem very interesting material for reproduction in THE SCROLL.The report for the year ending December 15, 1903, appearsin the March Shield. Like previous reports, it is very voluminous.It contains 70-closely printed pages of text, and34 pages of tables, not to mention 29 half-tones of chaptergroups, occupying as many pages.In the sixteen years, 1887-1903, * K * has established 13chapters, and re-established 2—Chicago and Wisconsin.The fraternity now has 40 active chapters, 27 alumni associationsand I alumni club—Harvard. The number of attendantmembers December 15, 1903, was 821, an average of 18per chapter. During the year 288 were initiated, making thetotal membership, active and alumni, 9,383, of whom it issafe to say that 7,000 are living." During the year Mr.Monnette visited 12 chapters and 12 alumni associations.The chapters having the largest attendant membership are:Amherst, 37; Dartmouth, 33; Columbia, 32; Syracuse, 29;Pennsylvania, 28; Colgate, 25; Chicago, 23; Nebraska, 23;Michigan, 22; Indiana, 22; Wisconsin, 22; Cornell, 21; ().W. U., 20; De Pauw, 20. Those having the smallest active