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Published four times a year, in November, February, May and july, by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, H . L. H ammett, Grand' Editor, 8 I 3 Canal-Commercial Bui:ding, New Orleans, La. Printed by the American Printing Company, Ltd., 53 5 Poydras Street, New Orleans, La. Subscription: $2.00 per year, in advance. Make checks, money orders, etc., payable to order of Robert A. Smythe, Grand Treasurer, 331 Trust Company of Georgia Building, Atlanta, Ga. Communications: All matter for insertion in these pages must be sent to the General Office, 331 Trust Company of Georgia Building, Atlanta, Ga., and must bf! mailed by the first of the month preceding the date of issue, and by june I Oth for Sep tember issue. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at New Oriean5, La., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section II 03, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 16, 1918. <!rontent.s CONTR1BUTIO:\'S: The Superior i\I an ............................... .. ... .. 16\J '!' he New York Club Ilousc ............................... 170 Analogy and Analy. i . 177 Fraternities and f.; cholarship nt :.\Iich ignn ................. .. 180 Alumni Activity in :.\lis issippi . .. ............... ......... 18:~ The Fraternity and the L abor Unio'n ..... ........ .. : . .... 18G A Standard Badge ... .. .... .. ..... ........ ............. 188 Food for Thought ............. .................... ... .. 18\J Traditions .................. ........... ..... .. .. 191 Sonnets of the Brotherhood ..................... ..... .. J 9:J Chapter Standards ..... .. ................................ 1\:)4 Col. J ohn D. L angston ...................... .. .. ...... ... ]\:);:) Pledge Edgar Copeland Sturgt's . .Tr .... : . ........ ........ ... 1\:)6 I N 1\IE"I.IORIA::II • . 19 EDITORIAL . • . • . • . • . 199 C HAPTER LETTERS ; Alpha . .... ....... ... ..... ... ..... ... ....... .... .... 201 D elta . .... ......... ............................... ~0~ Theta ........ .. ... ... .. ......... : . ~o:; I ota .............. .. ... ......... .. .. ...... ... ....... 204 Kappa ..... .......... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 205 Mu ..... ....... ......... ... ....... ..... ..... 206 Pi ...... .. ...... ... .. ... .... ....... .............. 206 Tau .... .. .. .. ............... ········ ··· ··· · ··········· · 207 Upsilon ................. ............. .. ....... 201:! Psi . .. .. .... .. .. ... ............... ....... .... .. 20t.J Omega ... ..................... .... .... .. .. .. 210 Alpha-Alpha ... ................ ... .. .. .. .... ...... 210 Alpha-Delta . .................. : . ........... ... · · · · · · · · 211 Alpha-Zeta . ........ .... .... .... · · . · · · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · 213 Alpha-Eta .......... ........ .. ... ..................... 213 Alpha-Nu ..... ........... ..... .. .... .... ... ; ... · · · · · 214 Alpha-Xi .............. ... .. ...... ..... ..... .. ... 2U Alpha-Omicron ........... ... .. ...... .. ....... ... 216 Alpha-Rho . .. ... .. ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. ..... .... .... 216 Alpha-Sigma . .. .. ...... .. ... .. ... ........ ..... 218 Alpha-Psi ......... ... .. .. ...... ............... 218 Alpha-Omega .. .. .. ......... .............. .. .. ..... 219 Reta--1\lpha .. .. ... .. .... .. ........ ............ .. 220 Beta-Beta .......... ....... ..................... .. .. 221 <I?? B eta-Gamma . .. .... .. ... .. ...... .' ....... ..... ... -~- Ref a-Epsilon ..... ... .. .. ·. .. .. .. 2~:~ B el.a-Zeta ... .. ... .' ............. ... .... ... .. ... .. 224 B(·ta-Eta ... .... .. ....... .. ... ... .. ........ .. .. .... 225 B eta·T!Jeta . .. ...... ...... .. .. .. , .... : . .. .. ..... 226 Beta· Iota ..... .. ...... ... .. .... : .. .. ... .. 227 BetlJ,-Lambda . .... .................. .......... .... 228 Beta-Nu . .... ............ .. ....... ........ ...... 229 Beta-Xi .... .. .. .... .... .......... .. .... : . ...... 230 Beta-Omicron ... ............. .............. .. ..... 231 Beta-Pi ............... ......... .... ... ...... .. ... 'l3:.! Beta-Sigma . .... ........... ...... .... .... .... ~33 Beta-Tau ...... .. .. ........ .. ... .. ....... ..... .. 234 Beta-Phi . .... , . .... .. .. .. .. ....... .... ... .. 235 Beta-Chi . ...................... .. .. .. : . .... ... ... 236 ALUMNI NEWS DEPARTMENT . ... ..... .. •. .• . .• ..•• . •• . •• . • 23() EXCHANGES . • • . • . • • • . • . • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • . • . • • • • . • • . • 261 FRATERNITY DTREC'fOUY ..••..•• .. ••.••• . .•••• • . .... • • . ••••.•• 264 ADVEUTJSEMENTS ••..... .... • •..•.. .. •...• .. ••.•.•••••• . .-. • • • 28-:l ~~~·· --------------~~~ ~ ~ The ~ ~hield#~iumond - I February, 1923 ;, THE NEW YORK CLUB HOUSE VOL. XXXII February, 1923 No.2 ~c CONTRIBUTIONS €:be §uperiot ~an . E all want to be the better, the superior man, but are we? The question remains unanswered until you can successfully rr.easure up to the requirements that Pi Kappa Alpha sets for each one of her members. These are the all-absorbing requirements: Loyalty, humbleness, economy, gentleness, godliness, and above all, honor. Some of us shake our heads and say that we are striving toward the ideal. Right! We are. The fraternity that can boast of the most authors, journalists, statesmen, scientists, musi cians, executives and other distinguished men is the fra ternity that is contributing the best to the world. It is by developing the finest in our rranhood, that tpe frater nity has been a power in awakening the youth which she protected and guided in his undergraduate days to the realization of his ideal. This is the fraternity that we should rightfully want to associate ourselves with and claim as our own. Can we do this? Yes! Let us see how simple, how astutely easy it ·is. We all cannot be superior men in every given field of endeavor, or do we want to be. But we can be the supe rior man in our chapter group in at least ONE distinct way, and in so being we will all be superior men. We . shall lead. But harken! Let that superiority rest upon 169 170 SHIELD AND DIAMOND a worthy purpose, and not be cushioned by jealousy, con ceit or sham. Let everything you do be worthy of your time, so that the harvest of your efforts will be a golden and a joyous one. Let the years that you spend in a fraternity be ones which will set a standard of goodness, of propriety for future members to strive for. That is your mission. That is the true test for a superior man. That is what. will last. First, and above all, acts or thoughts of deportment, are you loyal to yourself, to the dictates of your heart? Do you each day stop even for an instant and measure your ability, your quantity of moral _surplus? Do you ever waste time when you might be helping others, or even aiding yourself? In other words, do you hasten by and daily ignore the fountain of knowledge that is ever bubbling for you that you might drink ;:tnd refreshen your mind? Does self enter into your heart ·and exclude all others? If it does, Brother, then it is high time that you be humbled, so as to be fit to be acknowledged as and sought after as a sound man. It is paramount that self ishness be entirely removed from our fraternity life. Are you a free and co,rdial entertainer? Do you meet others as your equals? Do you plan ahead and serve for the future good? Do you honor womanhood-not just your particular girl-but all as worthy of your re spect? Do you acknowledge the courteous treatment of others? Are you as clean spiritually as you are phys ically? As the acid test, have you a normal and towering self-respect? Do you flinch before huge and shaggy tasks? ·Do you ignore the doak of wisdom and chastity and purge your honor by a trip into the land of wayward ness every now and then? Can you command the high est confidence of your friends and the stalwart respect of your opponents? Do you sharpen your tongue on the character or personal traits of others? Are you turned by passion into the ruts of lust, anger, jealousy or an intense desire for greed? Does· goodness appall you? THE SUPERIOR MAN 171 Does the power of you doing right startle and oftentimes throttle you? Read the last paragraph over again and then agree with all that none are perfect. We all have failed in one way or another. We all are weak somewhere in our moral make-up. So this is what we, each one of us, must do at all tirr.es: Strive by your very heart to stop that leak in your character that prevents you from being a superior man. Stop wasting your time, stop cultivating the ordinary, the common dust in life. Gather the best in words, in thoughts, in acts that come to you, and re member that only the best in life was ever meant for the superior man. Superiority means strength, dignity, character, wis dom and kindness. Have you that equipment? If not, don't you want to obtain it? Surely you do. And this is where you can get it; in your very own heart. Hold counsel with yourself and each day weed out from your life that part which is decayed-which is of the mongrel quality, so that you will be distinguished from the common. A superior man never discloses his supe riority save through performance. Do you think that you could be a superior man? Dn you think the position is worth striving for? Think what a group of men, each superior in some given way, would mean! Yours would be a superior chapter. The way to superiority leads through the turnstiles of knowledge and humble attention to duty. Let it be you who leads, and the others will follow. The price is not great,