Chicago-Kent Law Review

Volume 5 Issue 4 Article 10

January 1927

Societies

Kate Zoot

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KAPPA BETA PI LEGAL SO- the long board, with Mrs. Alice Craig RORITY FOUNDERS' DAY Edgerton of Mukwago, Wisconsin, one of the founders, as toastmistress at the LUNCHEON AT BIS- head., with Mrs. Charlotte* Doolittle MARCK HOTEL White, Mrs. Sue Brown Hassell, Miss Claire Gleason, all of Chicago, at her DEC. 18 right. The forty-two chapters of Kappa Beta "Only recently," Mrs. Edgerton said, Pi International Legal Sorority celebrated "I read that although women have en- Founders' Day on Saturday, December tered all professions and walks of life, 18, 1926. Here in Chicago the seven chap- it is too bad that they are mingling in ters representing Chicago Kent College the law with men and slowly acquiring of Law, , De masculine airs, but I am happy to see Paul University, John Marshall Law this representation truly feminine." School, Chicago Law School, Loyola Miss Maric Andresen, assistant state's University, and University of Chicago, attorney, in her talk, said, "There is a held a luncheon at tne Bismarck Hotel vast field for a woman attorney. And I and entertained four of the ten founders am speaking particularly to the young of this institution. girls present here. For any girl with a In 1907 ten women law students at truly serious purpose, success can be at- Chicago-Kent College of Law banded tained. A successful woman attorney is themselves together, meeting at a lunch- not a rarity today." eon at Carson's, and organized the first Among those present were: Martha legal sorority; and as the newspapers of Elvert, Agnes Clohesy, Emma Foley, that day remarked to this effect, "after Marian Berg Biddernian, Ruth Rowe, concluding the business of the day each Nancy P'flueger, Kent alumnae; (;wen- budding Portia left to complete her day's dolyn Ostrumn, acting dean, Helen Goltra, Christmas shopping." But from that Mrs. Barbara Matusek, Frieda Weinman, little energetic group of courageous Kent coeds. wonen today Kappa Beta Pi has grown Considering the success that has been and claims in its fold the foremost attained by those present at this hnch- women lawyers in this country and Can- con, and the success of those not present, ada. The growth is remarkable. Only we can only say that the masculine mem- accredited law schools are granted char- hers of the profession had better look ters. to their laurels. At the Bismarck forty Kappas sat at KATE ZOOT. THE CHICAGO-KENT REVIEW 33

PHI DELTA PHI WINS CUP Only a few more weeks are left be- fore the end of this term and it may be , the original donor of the Fraternity Scholarship Cup, is itself safely said that every one of "the gang" announced the winner of the trophy for is boning as never before; the midnight the second semester of the 1925-1926 col- oil is being used up in huge quantities lege year. Since this organization origin- since the exams are looming up ominously ally put tip the cup for competition, much close now and it is the endeavor of every- keen rivalry has been evidenced among body to keep the scholarship standards the fraternities, and it reflects greatly to right up where they belong. Gradua- the credit of Phi Delta Phi men to have tion will take many of our valued mem- annexed the prize with the high average bers, but who they are has not as yet noted below. been determined. Yet, we all must A slight change in the rules of com- graduate some time, even though it does petition has recently been made, namely, hurt, so here's hoping, "the sooner, the ,that competing organizations shall enter better." not less than twenty-five men. In case of a fewer number being avaliable, the deficiency tip to twenty-five is made up - NOTES by considering the balance of the re- On December 3, 1926, Blackstone quired number on the basis of C grades, and the average of the twenty-five thus Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta held its first computed. The standing of the contend- informal initiation of the school year ing fraternities and their respective 1926-27, and ten candidates were sub- grades are as follows: jected to as much tyrannical treatment Phi Delta Phi ...... 1.621 2/35 as was deemed necessary for the proper Delta Chi ...... 1.361 1/6 purification of body and soul to fit them Nu Beta Epsilon ...... 1.346 12/25 for the formal initiation held the follow- Phi Alpha Delta ...... 1.33225/27 Kappa Beta Pi ...... 1.277 4/5 ing day at Chapter headquarters in the Alpha Sigma Iota ...... 1.133 9/25 Hearst Building. Directly following the ...... 1.07923/25 formal initiation a banquet was held at the Hotel La Salle in honor of the new members, namely Brothers Belding, ALPHA SIGMA IOTA Bundy, Edwards, Hewitt, Jensen, Mc- FRATERNITY Aloon, Rockwood, Spangler, Tomlinson The annual Fraternity Dance is a thing and Uppington. The initiation was en- of the past in the minds of the members joyed by the brothers and endured by the of the Alpha Sigma Iota Fraternity and candidates. However, everybody present their friends as far as the date is con- at the banquet had a good time, the cerned, but it will require more than the musical accomplishments of some of the mere passing of time to erase the mem- brothers furnishing delightful ory of that affair, for it was a success in entertain- the true sense of the word, both finan- ment, which was followed by speeches, cially and socially. The next in order is both entertaining and instructive. the New Year's Eve Dance, to be spon- The Christmas vacation was welcomed sored by the Alumni Chapter, and this with open arms, most of the brothers also promises to go over with a bang, leaving the city for Christmas, but Janu- and is being given the support of every ary 3 found everyone ready to get back Chapter. on the job with renewed vigor. 34 THE CItICAGO-KENT REV.I \V

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