- SIGMA: KAPPA ' ,I • ' TRIANG·EE· AUGUST. 1911 Sigm.a Kappa Triangle VOL.V AUGUST, 1911 No.4 ... , c ~, • 'Ev K1JP JJ-La ooo~. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF SIGMA KAPPA. SORORITY GEORGE BANTA, Official Printer and Publisher, 450 to 454 Ahnaip St., Menasha, W isconsin. TRIANGLE DIRECTORY E dit01·-in-Chie f. HELEN F . GILMORE. 273 W.altham St., West Newton, Mass. E xchange Editor. HELEN ROWELTJ. Central College, Lexington, Missouri. Committee on Finance. Lulu E . Conner, Chai1·man, ,727 Mass. Ave., N. E., Washing­ ton, D. C. Ellen P eterson, 129 Main: St., Waterville, Maine. Elsie Gulley, Cherry Creek, N. Y. Sigma Kappa TRIANGLE is issued in November, F ebruary, May and August. MANUSCRIP'l' must be sent to H elen F. Gilmore, 273 Waltham St., West Newton, Mass. (Boston P. 0.) on the F'i1·st of the preceding months. Price $1.25 per annum.• Single copies 35 cents. Ente1·ed as second-class matte1· October 15, 1910, at the Post Office at Menasha, Wis., unde1· the act of March 3, 1879. SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY Founded at Colby College_ in 1874 FOUNDERS MRS. L. D. CARVER, nee. Mary Caffrey Lowe, 99 Sewall St., Augusta, Maine. ELIZABETH GORHAM HOAG, (deceased). MRS. J. B. PIERCE, nee Ida M. Fuller, Kilbourn, Wisconsin. LOUISE HELEN COBURN, Skowhegan, Maine. MRS. G. W . HALL, nee Frances ,E. Mann, 221 ESt,, N. W., . Washington, D. C. · GRAND COUNCIL · President MRS. GRACE COBURN SMITH, 2137 -Bancroft Place, Washington, D. C. Vice-President HILA HELEN SMALL, 232 Highland Ave., Somerville, Mass Secretary MRS. EULA GROVE LINGER, 109-14th St., Buffalo, N. Y. Treasurer MRS. OLIVE ROBBINS HAVILAND, The Knoll, Lansdowne, Pa. GRAND REGISTRAR JOSIE B. HOUCHENS, . Champaign, Ill. Delegate to Inter-Sorority Conference HILA HELEN SMALL, Secretary of Inter-Sorority Conference MARGUERITE B. LAKE, D. r Crannog, Forest Hill, Maryland. ROLL OF CHAPTERS ACTIVE ALPHA, 1874. Colby College, Waterville, Maine. BETA AND GAMMA. Consolidated with Alpha. DELTA, 1904. Boston University, Boston, Mass. EPSILON, 1905. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. ZETA, 1906. George Washington University, Washing­ ton, D. C. ETA, 1906. Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill. THETA, 1906. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois. loT A., 1908. University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. KAPPA, 1908. Brown University, Providence, R. I. LAMBDA, 1910. University of California, Berkeley, Cal. Mu, 1910. University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. ALUMNAE Waterville Alumnae Waterville, Maine. Portland Alumnae . Portland, Me. Boston Alumnae Boston, Mass. New York Alumnae ew York City Rhode Island Alumnae Providence, R. I. Washington Alumnae Washington, D. C. Bloomington Alumnae Bloomington, Ill. Colorado Alumnae, . Denver, Col. California Alumnae Berkeley, Cal. Central N. Y. Alumnae Syracuse, N. Y. TABLE OF CONTENTS Appointments . 237 Introduction . 237 Minutes of the 37th Annual Convention of Sigma Kappa Sorority ............ ..... .. .............. ... 238 Grand Council Reports . 249 Grand President . 249 Grand Vice President ......................... .. 250 Grand Secretary . .. .. ..... .. .. .. ..... ....... 251 Grand Treasurer . 253 E xecutive Committee . 254 Official's Reports . 255 Editor in Chief ..... ......... .. , . 255 Custodian of Pin . 256 Grand Registrar . 256 Pledge Pin Committee . 256 J eweler Committee .......... ... ......... ....... 257 Extension Committee ...... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. 257 Summary of Chapter Reports . 259 Inspection Reports . 262 Sigma K appa E xaminations . 263 Subscriptions for Year 1911-1912 . 269 Notices . 270 Editorials . 271 Chapter Letters . ... ... .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. 27 3 Advertisements . 287 APPOINTMENTS The Grand Council announces the following appointments for 1911-1912- Triangle Editor in chief-Helen 1\IL Gilmore, Delta Triangle E xchange Editor-Helen Rowell, Iota. Triangle Finance Com,mittee-J.Julu E. Conner, Zeta, Chair­ man, Ellen Peterson, Alpha, Elsie Gulley, Epsilon. Delegate to Inte1·so-rority Confer·ence- Hila Helen Small, Delta. E xtension Committee-Eva Solsman, Alpha, Chairman, Grace Ada Small, Delta, Mrs. Adelaide True Ellery, Alpha. Inspectors-East, (not yet appointed), W est, Mrs. Eula Grove Linger, Epsilon. • • INTRODUCTION Convention has come and gone! Like all good things, the realization was much shorter than the anticipation; and like few things it was much better . Never from a business point of view has a convention of Sigma Kappa accomplished so mnch ! This issue of the Triangle is to set before you as fully as possible all the business of convention. The November issue will introduce to you all the new officials and picture the social side of the 1911 Co:q.vention. These two issues will serve then, to place before you who were unable to be present the matters most vital to our sorority ; and to refresh the memories of those fortunate enough to attend. The most important work accomplished was the adoption of a new constitution! This, together with the standing rules of the sorority, is to be printed separately and sent to every member whose correct address we have. Please consider all reports made here as absolutely official! 238 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE MINUTES OF THE 37th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY JULY 11-14, 1911 The thirty-seventh annual convention of the Grand Chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority was called to order at 8 :30 a. m. on July 11th, 1911, at West Newton, Massachusetts. Hila Helen Small, Grand Vice-President, presided, in the absence of the Grand President, l\irs. Grace Coburn Smith. The session opened by singing "Mystic Bond," followed by the ritual service. Credentials were then presented; the examination of which found the following list of delegates present: Grand Officers: Hila Helen Small, vice-president; Mrs. Eula Grove Linger, secretary; Mrs. Olive Robbins Haviland, treas­ urer; Grace Ada Small, chairman of executive committee. NAMES OF DELEGATES . Alpha Chapte1·-Alice Beckett, Laura Day, Alma Morris­ sette, Mildred Ralph, Helen Robinson, Margaret Skinner, Ethel Stevens. Delta Chapter-Joyce Bisbee, Edith J. Clark, Lucy Davis, Katharine Hilliker, Eva G. Smith. Epsilon Chapter-Nina Becker, Mildred Brown, Jessica Leland. Z eta Chapter-Mabel Chapin, Lulu Connor, Marion Craig, Jeannette Geschicker, Lelia Scott, Olivia Taylor, 1aie Zirkin. Eta Chapter-Eliza Alexander, Lora Jones, Sarah Munroe. Theta Chapte1·-Clara Brooks, Josie B. Houchens, Daphne Rex winkle. Iota Chapte1·-Elizabeth Swank. Kappa Chapte1·-J essie Barbour, Helen Barrett, Irene Be­ dell, Marilla Bogle, Isabelle Brownson, Lyla Crapo. Lambda Chapter-Elda M. Eggert, H elen Phelan. Mu Chaptet·-Adelaide Moody, Ruth 1oody, Eleanor Jones, Josephine Buckley. W ateTt ille Almn.nae-Caro Chapman, Ellen Peter on. MINUTES OF CONVENTION 239 Po1·tland Alumnae- May Tolman. Boston Alumnae- Mildred McCann, Eva Salsman, Grace Ada Small. New York Alumnae-Mrs. Rhena Clark Marsh. Rhode Island Alttmnae- Blanch M. Crapo. Washington Alumnae-Mrs. Olive Greene Newhall, Mary Hurley. Bloomington Alttmnae-. ColMaclo Alumnae-Helen Rowell. California Alumnae- Mrs. Irene Popert. Puget Sound Alumnae- Vera M. Brown. The Address of Welcome was made by the chairman of the Executive Committee, Grace Ada Small, and responded to by Elda Eggert, Lambda. The motion was made that the ~eading of the minutes of the last convention be waived. Motion adopted. REPORTS The report of the Grand President, Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith, was read by the secretary, and was accepted. The reports of the Grand Vice-President, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Grand Registrar, and Chairman of the Executive Committee were then read and accepted. The report of the Editor of the T1·iangle followed and was accepted. The reports of chapters, active and alumnae, were next r ead and accepted, every chapter having a representative except the Central New York Alumnae and Bloomington Alumnae. The motion was made that during the next year, each active and alumnae chapter pledge itself to do at least one · philanthropic act. Motion accepted. Moved that reading of the minutes of the past year of Inter-Sorority Conference be waived. Motion adopted. It was moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the reports of inspectors and to give a condensed report of the same at a future session. Motion 240 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE carried. The committee was appointed as follows :- Josie Houchens, Theta; Eva Salsman, Boston Alumnae; Mrs. Irene Popert, California Alumnae. The report of the Triangle Finance Committee, Isabelle Brownson, chairman, followed, and was accepted. The Custodian of the Pin, Agnes Gilmore, reported· on her work as custodian, on the selection of a national jeweler, and on the proposed change in the pledge pin. The reports were accepted. Moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to inspect the pins submitted and bring in their decision at a later session. The following committee was appointed­ Jessie Barbour, Kappa; H elen Rowell, Colorado Alumnae; Mrs. Mildred McCann, Boston Alumnae. The Coat-of-arms Committee, Eliza Alexander, as acting chairman, reported and submitted designs. The report was accepted. Moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the designs for the coat-of-arms. Adopted. The committee was appointed as follows-Mrs. Eula Grove Linger; Mrs. Rhena Clark Marsh, N.Y. Alumnae; Leora Jones, Eta. A committee on resolutions was also appointed as follows­ Isabelle Brownson, Kappa; Jeannette Geschickter, Zeta; H. Elizabeth Swank, Iota. Adjournment until 2 p. m. SECOND SESSIO The afternoon session was called to