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HI KAPPA TAU --~ •:- - •- • •- •- ••••- • •- •- ·- ·- •- a- •- a- •- •- a- •- •- • a- •- u at ••• W~r 1£aurrl · nf J4t if(apptt Wau J UNE 1928 VOLUME XVI -:- -:- -:- N UMBER IV · --- -------·----------------------- ---------- -- - ------ ------ ----- - --- - --,·----- - -- -------- -----~ Wqr 1£aurrl of Jqi 1Kappa UJau The exoteric publicatio11 of tile Phi Kappa Tau. Fraternity. Pttblished prior to 1911 as "Sidelights." S chednled to appear qu.arlerly in the months of November, February, April, and hme, uuder directio11 and authority of the Gra11d Chapter. Stlbsrription price, $2.00 per )•ear. EDITOR G RA \: SO '\ L. KtRK... ...........................................5806 Baltimore . \,.e., Philadelphia, Pa. ASSOCIATE C. H. KM.CHNER .................................................... ..4213 Chester Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. COPY EDITOR J \ ~ K \-\ . ,lARl:.O .............................................. Kcnt Country Club, Grand Rapids, ).fich. COMPTROLLER DR. Vv. H. SHlOELER .......................................................................................... Oxford, Ohio BUSINESS MANAGER RALPH K. BowERS .................................. 301-02 Medical Arts Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. TABLE OF CONTENTS Alpha ~ u Chapter Installed ............................................... ... 281 \\'est Raden Bound ................................................................ 286 The Inte r fraternity Club of Chicago .................................... 289 l:::xpan ion .............................................................................. 292 Alpha Beta Grad Tells of Costa Rica ..................... ............. 294 Tau ?\1 an Holds Track Records ....................................... ..... 296 On Location With the Secretary.. ........................................ 299 Phi Tau Photos ...................................................................... 306 Among the Greeks........ ......................................................... 307 The Chapters ............................. ............................................ 318 Director: 333 Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Ind., December 4, 1926. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized December 4, 1926. Published four times a year during the months of February, April, June and November by The Bramwood Press, 121 West North Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, official printers for Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Subscription price, $2.00 per year. ·------------------···------------------------------------------···----------------------------1 280 THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau Vol. XVI J UNE, 1928 No. 4 Alpha Nu Chapter Installed at Iowa State ITHIN a very few hours of to a smoker, at which not only Weach other Grand President members of Alpha Kappa Delta and Taylor, Grand Councilor Brandon, visiting Phi Taus, but other frater Grand Secretary Bowers, and nity men on the campus were in Brothers Schroeder and Merrick, vited. On Friday evening the de of Upsilon; Vincent and Sebern, of gree team was the guest of the Iota; Workman, of Upsilon; Me chapter at their annual campus Neil, of Eta; and Huffman, of play, which is every year a part of Alpha Eta, arrived at Ames, Iowa, their Veishea celebration. Saturday on May 15, to help with the installa morning a tour of the campus was tion of Alpha Kappa Delta as Alpha made. Iowa State has as pretty a Nu Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. campus as any university or college We found a group of men with that I have ever visited. The rolling high ideals and grim determination. ground naturally adapts itself to For eight years this group of men the landscaping. Saturday after has labored against almost unsur noon the formal installation took mountable obstacles and built a place. Forty-five men were installed strong fraternity. Every member as charter members of Alpha Nu of the degree team was pleased and Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. Satur proud to serve in that capacity for day night was the scene of the such a g-roup of men. On Thursday installation banquet at the down morning, May 17, the chapter was town hotel. pledged to Phi Kappa Tau. Indi One of the particularly pleasing vidual initiations began and con events during the installation was tinued until they were concluded. the honors received by Brother Thursday evening was given over Lineweaver. Grand President Tay- -281- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU IOWA STATE'S NEW MEMORIAL UNION THE DEGREE TEAM AT IOWA STATE THE LAUREL OF PHI K~PPA TAU 283 lor adjourned the installation work on Friday when the entire team, to gether with a great many of the chapter brothers, went over to a meeting of Cardinal Key. This is the senior and junior honor society on the campus. Six men are tapped among the seniors and six among the juniors. The last man tapped among the juniors is to be president for the succeeding year, and the next to the last man tapped is to be vice-president. Brother Lineweaver was lapped as vice-p1·esident. The entire degree team, as well as the Fraternity, congratulates Brother Lineweaver upon this honor, which is justly due. With a man of this calibre leading our new chapter, we DR. F. E. BROWN predict for them untold success. Faculty Advisor cuflpha Nu Installation By Gerald A. Lineweaver N l\lay 19, exactly eight years Installation may to certain ex O to a day after Alpha Kappa tent be a dream come true to Della was founded as a local fra alumni, but to those of us who are ternity, it became the Alpha Nu yet in our undergraduate days it is Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. only a milestone. We look forward to being able to build a stronger During these eight years men of chapter, make stronger bonds of Alpha Kappa Delta have been fellowship and do greater service. working· toward the realization of The men of Phi Kappa Tau who an ideal-that of being affiliated were here for installation were of wilh a national fraternity, and a the type whom we are proud to fraternity of which we would be call brothers. Not only were we proud. Being gTanted a charte1· of pleased with the men, but the cere Phi Kappa Tau marks the attain monies and ritual we1·e very im ment of that ambition. pressive and a real inspiration. 284 THE LAUREL OF P HI KAPPA TAU ~ E-o <I! E-o en :s:<( 0 E- < c.:> ......z A ....:) ...... ::> "l z 0..... E-o <(, p:: enE-o ......z ~ ~ ~ q z <(, ....:) ~ ....:) <(, p:: ....:l <(, p:: zE-o ~ C) THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU 285 We feel that we were l'ather Memories of installation are fortunate in having installation at many and varied. We wonder if the time of Veishea, Iowa State's the most vivid in the mind of Dr. three-day all-college exposition. It Taylor is the 1·oyal reception which meant that we need not miss he received upon his arrival in classes, but mainly it gave the visit Ames. We went in a body to meet ing brothers and our alumni an op his train, but discovered, when portunity to see Iowa State on reaching the depot, that it had pull dress parade. We were unable to ed in 10 minutes eal'ly and that he had gone to the hotel alone. take in much of Veishea Thursday Installation was brought to a or Saturday, but Friday was left close with a banquet at the Sheldon free for these activities. The most lVIunn Hotel on Saturday evening·. prominent of these included the Dean Brandon's personal account parade in the morning, the baseball of the founding and gTowth of the game with Missouri in the after Fraternity, together with Dr. Tay noon, and in the evening, ''Melody lor's tall{ on fraternity ideals and Magic," the musical comedy writ the spirit of brotherhood, made us ten, acted, directed, and staged by more determined than ever to carry students. on and drive forward. Phi J(appa Tau-A So11n et Phi Kappa Tau, thou follower of the Star Which binds us in thy close Fraternity, Hoard not the richness of thy past, but be Alert to ever fling thy message far Unto the utmost corners of the earth. Keep thou thy days with deeds of merit :filled, Let not thy tongue in noble speech be stilled, In worthy purpose let there be no dearth. Thus and thus only may thy lasting name By interlacing tendrils fast entwined Be in the hearts of stalwart sons enshrined, This way only is thy path to Fame. A pleasant road, this highway, carved by Fate So up and on to thine exalted state! -Carl E. Turner, Nu. West Baden Bound ES, we are going back to West rates of the hotel are given else Y Baden! Every Phi Tau is where in this issue. The rates this adopting the following slogan for year will come within the limit of the summer, "I am taking my vaca the pocketbook of all. tion August 23 to 25." The program outlined for this Get busy now! Tell the boss year will satisfy each and every what a good fellow he is! Tell him one. The entertainment committee that everybody else can take vaca is hard at work and promises some tions before you, and that you want thing that will delight the most yours to include the days just men fastidious. tioned. Tell him the finest group of For those who expect to come by boys in America are meeting those rail, we are printing a schedule of days at West Baden and that you rates from the cities where the want to be with them. It'll go chapters are located, and several across big with the boss and you'll other cities. Also, we are printing have your scheduled tl·eat. Bring a schedule showing the connections along your golf clubs, your favor- from the various main railroad ite horseshoe, your favorite billiard thoroughfares to West Baden. Due cue, your favorite baseball bat and to a change of schedule, those com glove; if you have a favorite saddle, ing from the East may arrive in or, for that matter, a favorite horse Indianapolis on the sleeper in time and saddle, bring them along, be- to catch a daylight train, aniving cause the bridle paths are wonder- in West Baden at noon.