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Good scholarship an obligation Scholarship reports from our chapters, as well as reports from our Field Secretaries, all speak of a trend toward more rigid scholastic standards on the many campuses on which we have chapters. In a few cases the tightening of scholastic standards is used as an alibi for failure to excel. However, in most cases the reaction is a healthy one, a challenge to live up to this trend. At a recent student faculty conference held on one of our large university campuses to discuss campus problems, the student representatives were the leading advocates of more rigid scholastic standards. These students were outspoken in criticizing so called snap courses and just as outspoken in their praise of courses considered to be worthwhile. The definition of a worthwhile course was one in which you performed to the best of your ability as you were stimulated to learn for the sake of knowledge. This desire for knowledge was based on the realization that today's students are fortunate to be part of a university population and that this good fortune was a result of potential ability. Therefore, good scholarship was expected. One of the basic aims of the founders of the fraternity system, back in 1776, was high scholarship. University administrations accepted and welcomed fraternities on this basis. Through the years both women's and men's fraternities have justified the faith of the university administrations. Statistics show fraternity averages are above all university averages. On most campuses fraternity women top all women just as fraternity men top the men's average. Certainly fraternity members must continue to uphold our scholastic heritage, for this obligation encompasses not only the aims of our founders but the role of the fraternity today. With our heritage and our awareness of scholastic responsibility, it is only right that university administrations look to us to lead the way toward better, and still better, scholastic standards. May our Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters con tinue to support university aims for good scholarship. Fraternity Chairman of Scholarship VOLUME 76 NUMBER 4 The first college women's fraternity magazine Published continuously the I(EY since 1882 OF KAPPA KAPPA GA~A WINTER 1959 Entered as second class matter COVER: Delta Beta chapter was acclaimed the most gracious at the post office at Menasha, Wisconsin. Accepted for mail unhoused chapter at the 1958 Biennial Convention. THE KEY ing at the special rate of post journeys to Durham, North Carolina and the Duke campus to age under the provisions of honor these exponents of Kappa charm. Pictured on the cover Sec. 34-40 Par (D) provided for in the act of October 3, is the Union Building on the Woman's Campus which is typical 1917. Copyright, 1960, by of the Georgi~n architecture which predominates this campus. Kappa Kappa Gamma Frater nity. Second-class postage paid at Menasha, Wisconsin. 2 Christmas in June 3 The right to choose 4 International awards continue Send all material for publica• 6 A dream comes true tion and editorial correspond· ence to editorial board chair 7 Ambassadors of good will man, Mrs. Robert H. Sim mons, 156 N. Roosevelt Ave., 8 In their learning others are aided Columbus 9, Ohio. 10 "Mi casa es su casa!" 14 See Hawaii-"Kappa style" 15 See California- "Kappa style" Send business items to busi ness manager, Miss Clara 0 . 16 Let us tell you Pierce, Fraternity Headquar ters, 530 E. Town St., Co 18 "Getting to know them" lumbus 16, Ohio. 19 The KEY visits Delta Beta chapter 20 A mighty university 1839-1959 22 The beginning years Requests for change of ad· dress must reach Fraternity 24 The chapter today Headquarters, 530 E. Town St., Columbus 16, Ohio, six 27 A career lift weeks previous to month of 30 Woodrow Wilson Fellows publication. Duplicate copies cannot be sent to replace those 31 Scholarships aid undergraduate membt>rs undelivered through failure to send such advance notice. 38 Chapter housing program 41 Rehabilitation services 43 Campus highlights Deadline dates are August 1, September 25, November 15, 44 Elected to Phi Beta Kappa January 15 for Autumn, Winter, Mid-Winter, and 46 Scholarship kudos Spring issues respectively. 48 The honoraries Member of Fraternity Maga zines Associated. Printed in 55 Alumnre news the U.S.A. 56 Careers and kudos 57 Who's doing what? Publication dates: Tlt£ KEY 60 Programs and traditions is published four times a vear, in Autumn, Winter, Mid 64 Philanthropy and money raisers Winter, and Spring, by the George Banta Company, Inc., 68 It's an idea, it works official printer to Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, Curtis 69 The golden girls Reed Plaza, Menasha, Wis 70 In memoriam consin. The price for a single copy is 50 cents, for one year 71 Alumnre magazine sales soar $2.00, for two years $3.00, and for life $15.00. 72 Fraternity Directory CHRISTMAS IN JUNE A perfect way to make Christmas last in anticipation, in realization, in retrospect Give yourself that special gift, Convention week June 23-30, Hotel Del Coronado in fabulous CALIFORNIA ··i\PM~V"" Hotel costs $16.50 per day American plan $30.00 registration fee (covers tips and incidentals) concerning travel plans and costs will appear in the Mid-Winter issue. Th@ right to choos@ A sorority is a highly personal, closely-knit tribution to the campus. It would seem fitting group whose primary purpose is to provide a that these groups should work at perfecting their good social, in the larger sense of the word, ex own procedures rather than attempting to re perience for its members. Its very manner of make the social groups. We all would question operating depends on a congeniality of back any regulation which would limit the right to ground and interests and it is for this reason be educated or to earn based on race or religion, that membership selection has always placed but we also question the right of individuals out emphasis on personal relationships. side our groups to insist that we allow them to Contrary to what seems to be the thinking of dictate to us regarding the makeup of what is some people, sororities were not designed to essentiaHy a family group. Isn't this the other solve the problems of a mixed society, nor are side of the coin when it comes to freedom of as they experimental cells for sociological study. sociation? These same people would resent our They were designed to provide the security of assumption of the right to dictate as to the peo association which allows an individual to de ple with whom they should associate. velop with self-confidence those latent qualities There is no simple answer, but we can reach of leadership, ability and responsibility which regimentation and infringement of personal liber might not develop in a less appreciative atmos ties from one side or the other of a circle. In phere. Destroy this close association of mutual asking for greater rights for minority groups do appreciation and you have taken the essence out we endanger the rights of all? Sorority mem of sorority. bership is not based on negation but on affirma To ask a group of young students to solve one tion. They are not against anyone, but they do of the most vexing problems of our present day believe the United States Constitution gives them society is to place a burden upon that group the right to choose their membership as wisely which it is not equipped to carry. It would seem as they know how and within the framework of far wiser, even from the sociological viewpoint, the purposes of their organizations. to allow for the formation of more of these Your National Panhellenic delegate asks that closely knit groups as the need occurs than to thoughtful consideration be given to this discus force the existing groups to take in members to sion and that every effort be made to understand whom they are not yet ready or able to extend fully the implications of some of the seemingly the complete association of sorority sisterhood. "easy" solutions of this difficult problem. Because sorority membership is national, it is conservative. Taking into consideration all the varieties of social structures in this country, an Editor's note: attempt is made to reach a "norm" for each group, so that a member may move freely (as all Among the most persistent criticisms of the Americans seem to do) from one area to another Greek-letter woTld is the relentless attack and find acceptance with a new local group. on membe·rship selection. There are those Again we must accept the need for some degree who would deny the social organizations of conformity as members of a group. This does the right to choose members according. to not limit the individual, however, who is free to the standards upon which fraternities and make friends outside her sorority as she chooses. sororities were founded-standards which Sorority membership does not deny an indi the members have voluntarily accepted. vidual the right to make friends regardless of Thinking leaders in the fraternity and race or religion, and the advantages of the wide sorority world are not letting these criti contacts available on the campus of today are of cisms go unanswered. The following articu great benefit to all its members. Moreover, there late rebuttal by Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall, are campus organizations better fitted to cope A X fl Panhellenic delegate and retiring with the problems of a mixed society. It is here chairman of N.P.C.