Reminder Calendar (FOR CHAPTER OFFICERS, ALUMNJE ADVISERS, AND PROVINCE PRESIDENTS) Continued on Cover ill August 25-KEY correspondent places chapter news letter for October KEY in mail to editor's deputy (See opposite page for name and address) Blue KEY stationery is supplied by central office. October 7-Treasurer places monthly finance report in mail to national accountant and province president. October 7-Aiumna finance adviser places monthly report in mail to national finance chairman. October 10-Treasurer sends chapter's subscription ($2) for Banta's Greek lila:change to the executive secretary, October 13-FOUNDERS' DAY, Wear Kappa colors. October 15-Treasurer sends copy of corrected budget to national accountant, national finance chairman, and province president, October 25-KEY correspondent places chapter news letter for December KEY in mail to editor's deputy. October 30-Registrar sends to executive secretary typewritten lists as follows : names and college ad­ dresses of all active members; changes of addresses of last semester seniors, transfers, and other initiated girls leaving school since February report for KEY mailing list; list of con1licts with other fraternities. November 1-Treasurer mails return postal to national finance chairman stating that letters and charge sheets have been mailed to all parents of active and pledge members. November 7-Treasurer places monthly finance report in mail to national accountant and province president. November 7-Aiumna finance adviser places monthly report in mail to national finance chairman. November 15-Chairman of alumnm advisory board sends province president a report of monthly board meetings. November 15-Registrar sends to grand registrar annual report of archives. November 30-(on or before) Treasurer sends executive secr etary per capita tax report and per capita tax for each member active at any time during the first semester. November 30-'l'reasurer mails to the executive secretary a check for the chapter treasurer's bond on blanks furnished by central office, November 30-Province president sends to grand president (copy to director of provinces) an informal report of her province. December 5-Corresponding secretary sends detailed chapter report to grand president and province presi- dent (copy to director of provinces). December 7-Treasurer places monthly finance r eport in mail to national accountant and province president. December 7-Alumna finance adviser places monthly report in mail to national finance chairman. December 12-(or second meeting preceding Christmas holiday ) Election of officers except registrar. Corresponding secretary sends names and addresses of officers and alumnm advisers to central office on blanks provided for this purpose. December 15-KEY correspondent places chapter news letter for February KEY in mail to editor's deputy. December 19-(or last meeting before Christmas holiday) Installation of newly elected officers with the exception of treasurer. December 20-Send Christmas gifts to Kappa's philanthropic funds. January 7-Treasurer places monthly finance report in mail to national accountant and province president. January 7-Alumna finance adviser places monthly report in mail to national finance chairman. January 15-Treasurer sends on blanks furnished by the central office the names and addresses of the members of the finance committee to the national accountant, national finance chairman, execu­ tive secretary, province president, and finance adviser. January 15-Chairman of the alumnm advisory board sends province president report covering semester. February !-Province president sends full report of province to grand president and director of provinces. February 6-(or last meeting preceding first semester examinations) Installation of treasurer. February 7-Treasurer places monthly finance report in mail to national accountant and province president. February 7-Alumna finance adviser places monthly report in mail to national fin ance chairman. February 15-Registrar sends to executive secr etary typewritten lists as follows : names and college addresses of all active members; changes of addresses of last semester seniors, transfers and other initiated girls leaving school since last report in October for KEY mailing list; list of con­ flicts with other fraternities since November report. February 25-KEY correspondent places chapter news letter for April KEY in mail to editor's deputy, Write to central office for KEY stationery when supply is exhausted. February 28-('on or before) President shall appoint the rushing chairman for the next school year, February 28-Corresponding secr etary sends name of t·ushing chairman with school and summer addresses for publicatiGn in April KEY to central office. PRINTED] [ IN U·S ·h WllHIN ONE WEEK AFTER INITIATION treasurer sends initiation fees with addresses for 1HE KEY to executive secretary. REGISTRAR sends catalog cards for· initiates. n~c~mb~r Volum~ 49 1932 THE KEY Numb~r 4 Official Organ of Kappa Kappa Gamma ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Content's Frontispiece .... .... ........ .. .. ...... 346 The Editor Reflects .... .... .. .. ... ... .. 347 Kappas Are Not "Embarrassed" ........... Board of Editors ... ... .. .. .. ....... By Helen C. Bower 349 Delta Zeta Chapter Installed in Colorado ..... By Constance Postlethwaite 351 Foot-loose Secretary Makes Foot-notes at Colo- rado .. ... .. .... .. ... By H elen Snyder 352 New Chapter Has Three Generations and Wife Editor-in~Chief of College President . .. By Lucile P. Esmiol 354 HELEN C. BowEn, Beta Delta An Old University and a New Chapter ...... 15500 Wildemere Avenue ..................... By Helen Woolley 356 Detroit, Mich. D elta Eta's Installation ... .... ... ...... 357 How They Won the Kappa Wampum ...... .. By LaVon Cmne 359 Alumna: Editor "I See by the Papers" . ...... ........... .. 361 Mas. DAVID RonESON (Louise Kappa Bookplate Given to Monmouth ....... 364 Noe), Kappa Three More Splendid Co-organizers Appointed 3925 Leybourne A venue, ..................... By Clara 0. Pierce 366 Toledo, Ohio By Plane and Train Helen Snyder Begins the Gra:t:~d Trek of 1932-33 ................. 369 Edit01"s Deputy Washington, the Capital of Society and Culture . .. ......... .. By Hannah Hunt Stokes 374 DOROTHY WHIPPLE Kappa Author of Children's Books . ...... .. 376 Beta Delta Fraternities Must "Play Their Part in a Further 2917 Hogarth Ave. Detroit, Mich. Integration of Student Society" .......... 378 "Fair Exchange is No Robbery" . .. ..... By Martha Combs 379 Exchange Editor In Memoriam .. .. ... ......... ..... ..... 380 MARTHA CoMns, Omega Alumnre Letters .. ...... .. .......... .. ... 381 Oklahoma City Times Chapter Letters . .... ................... 400 Oklahoma City, Okla. Fraternity Directory ... ........ .. ... .. .. 422 Business Manager Entered as second class matter at the post-office at Columbus, Ohio, and at the post-office at Menasha, Wis. CLARA 0. PmacE, Beta Nu Acc!'ptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for 404-05 Ohio State Savings in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, paragraph 4, section 429, Building P. L. and R. Columbus, Ohio Subscription price one dollar and fifty cents per year. Subscriptions and other business communications r elating to the publication of THE KEY should be addressed to the Business manager, 409-12 Ohio State Savings Bldg., Columbus, Ohio, by September 20, November 20, January 20, and March 20, in order to become ef· fective for the issues of October, December, January, and April, r espectively. Published four times a year, in February, April, October, and December by George Banta, Official Printer to Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 450-454 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wisconsin. Materinl intended for publication CJ.ust reach the editor before the first of January, March, September, and November. O~C£ AGAI~ I 0 ' tt Volume49 THE KEY Numbtr 4 OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tlze £dztor Re'f!ects VP_on Rushing which will not invite publicity; that And the problems therein involved, preferential bidding in its true sense which constitute one of the major tests ~oes not permit oral bidding; that of a fraternity and its chapters. By where oral bidding prevails these bids be that we do not mean that the test is considered binding. It urges its chap­ mere numerical success ( ?) in pledging ters to study Panhellenic r.eports, and the largest number of girls on any given encourages alumnre representation on campus. How a fraternity rushes, Panhellenic college boards. It seeks to through its chapters, is more important impress upon the chapters that every than how much it rushes. guest of any chapter should be so Excessive enthusiasm, expenditure treated that even though she may not of nervous energy and, unfortunately, be invited to join, she will respect the thoughtlessness are generated during a chapter and the fraternity. It reminds week of rushing; and always it is the its members that demonstration of an thoughtlessness which is remembered, acceptance made before other guests in for which the chapter, the fraternity, the chapter house is inconsiderate and and the whole fraternity system are in bad taste. It recommends that !ega­ criticized. Old criticisms are also re- cies be given the same rushing attention vived when a girl who was rushed the as other guests, in the consciousness least eagerly becomes an outstanding that the acceptance of relatives of member of a chapter, or a girl who was alumnre strengthens the tie between ac­ not bid by any group becomes a strong, tives