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An elilteneni athl... ,h. i. olIO a memt».r of the (oUege woman' , tennis teom and of the M.r",e"•• , Iwimming ell/b. THE Arrow OF PI BETA PHI VOLUME 80 WINTER 1963 NUMBER 2 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY 1867 O{fiu 0/ PuhliclZlion: 250 N . Water St., Rm. 264 Decatur, III. Conlenlj ARROW Editori als 2 Off the ARROW H ook , .... 3 STAFF Convention Committee .... 4 Convention Sile 5 Arrow EdiJor: DoROTHY DAVIS STUCK (Mrs. Convention Information ... 6 Howard C, Jr.), Box 490, Marked Tree. Ark . Amy Burnham Onken- A Tribute 8 Honor Students Report 11 AlumfUe Club Edi/or: MAXINE AMMONS SMITH 23 (Mrs. Berl, Jr.), 6~1 West Oak, Jonesboro, Ne~s from Little Pigeon Ark. Kansas Alpha D edicates New Home 26 from Pi Phi Pens .. 27 Chapter LeUer Editor: ADELE ALFORD H EINK (Mrs. Hans) , 3434 Jewell St., San Diego 9. Pi Phi Personalities . 28 Calif. 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Unit ... d Slat ... 5 of Am ... rica Arrow Editorials Amy Burnham Onken The Road Ahead The leader who became a living legend in the an· When the young Amy Onken wrote her first nals of Pi Beta Phi, Amy Burnham Onken, has left message as Grand President in the 1922 winter issue its busy, ongoing stream . but its current of of the ARROW, she noted that, "Pi Beta Phi is en· growth and strength will always swirl around the tering upon a new cycle of its history." We submit sturdy monument of her memory. the thought that this situation exists today in our That monument was based on the solid founda­ Fraternity and that it is only coincidental that it oc­ tion of devoted service that spanned almost six dec. curs in the era marked by the passing of this g reat ades of fraternity membership. It was carved with leader from our midst. the sure, steady hand of dedicated, unselfish leader· The pressing demand that faced the women·s fra· ship and crowned with a personal life that was lived ternities in the 1920's was as Miss Onken saw it­ with remarkable sincerity of purpose. a need for internal development. Tho~ groups born This unique edifice came IDto being the only way as friendship societies had become college and com· such spiritual memorials can- with the indiv idual's munity institutions and there was a need for inner eye on high ideals and worthy goals that lifted her strength to undergird their rapid extension. This out of herself and away from personal consideration. challenge was met by Pi Beta Phi and other groups. As a young woman Amy Onken demonstrated her The strong national groups that make up the Na· perceptive grasp of the basic components of service, tional Panhellenic Conference stand as a tribute to a wilfingness to give of self in any area and a steady Miss Onken and her co-workers. quality of dependability. She took up tasks not for At the same time this challenge was being met the honor that might lie in their accomplishment but women were reaching out with those first sure steps for the growth that might be attained through their toward recognition in the business and professional successful completion. world. Today they stand well across the threshold of Her willingness to serve unselfishly revealed her that world and their position there ca lls for new de· innate capacity for leadership and she took the helm velopments within our fraternity on the same un­ of Pi Beta Phi as Grand President just seventeen paralleled dimension demanded (or previous growth. years after her initiation. On assuming that office she The woman's fraternity is an institution of worth called for "two years marked by a far advance to· and statu re . .. but to remain so it must gear its pro­ ward the goal of unparalled internal development so grams fO' college members to the expanding cnal· clearly set forth by the Convention of 1921:· She lenges of today's institutions of higher learning. could not know as she wrote those words that she There must be new emphasis on the values inherent would serve in that office for fifteen two-year terms in individual academic achievement for the sake of and that Pi Beta Phi would show under her guidance lasting intellectual enrichment rather than a simple a truly unparalled development internally and in demand for ·'a good grade:' every other sense. Today's fraternity must come to grips with the Her rare quality of leadership had many facets. fact that its collegiate and alumna! members will There was vision in it because of a keen mind. range far afield in this world and prepare to offer There was wisdom underlying it because of the abil· them stimulating challenges and goals that will ity to reason with incisive clarity. There was warmth stand the test of an expanding horizon of experi­ to it by virtue of an outgoing personality. There was ence. strength in it stemming (rom loyalty to the ideal. It The business, professional or even household was at times uncompromising-but never unfair and world that today's collegiate member steps into de· it was ever dedicated to raising Pi Beta Phi to the mands initiative, ambition and awareness to oppor­ highest possible level of achievement in the frater· tunities. It requires self-discipline. efficiency and de­ nity system, on the college campus and in the com­ pendability. The fraternity with programs to de· munity_ velop these qualities will more than justify its reason FinaUy, there was in the soul of this woman, Amy for existence-it will guarantee its permanence. Burnham Onken, a sincere and complete devotion to The fraternity that continues to grow in this time the ideals of noble womanhood. She set high stand· of unprecedented socio-economic change must learn ards for women who wore the Arrow. These sta nd­ to discern between intrinsic values, which never ards were based on truth, honor, moral purity and change, and timeworn practices which freqently must devotion to duty as fraternity women and as campus alter with progress.