Selection-the hey to progress Within the Fraternity we recognize certain chapters as being consistently outstanding in organization, in scholarship, and in leadership. Since we issue the same directives, present the same program, and offer the same guidance to all chapters, we can only assume that the differ­ ence lies in personnel. It seems evident that these same chapters exercise thoughtful and unceasing care in selecting their members. Good membership selection demands from both the alumnre recommenders and the active chapters objectivity, good judgment, discernment, and selflessness-a willingness to place the welfare of the Fraternity above personal interests. What should we look for in selecting our members, and how do we recognize the qualities we seek? We seek the girl with sufficient intelligence and intellectual curiosity to insure her not just "making her grades," but to carry, in addition to her academic responsibilities, activities within the chapter and on the campus. We seek not only the leader who will bring us honors and who can guide the destinies of the chapter, but the loyal, cooperative, dependable follower. We seek girls of integrity, stability, sound character, and high standards of conduct. We seek girls who are congenial. By this we mean girls who are not only congenial with the members of the chapter, who have with them a bond of mutual interests and who are pleasant to live with, but girls who are in sympathy with our ideals and with the basic concepts of Fra­ ternity. To admit to membership those who are at variance with our philosophy is to create a source of conflict and bodes unhappiness for those individuals and the chapters of which they are members. As a guide in selecting members we have our recommendations system, through which our alumnre present to our chapters those girls who possess the qualifications for membership. From these candidates the chapters then make their choice. This places a grave responsibility upon both the recommenders and upon the chapters. A recommendation is just what the name implies; how is it possible to recommend-to underwrite­ a . girl about whom one knows virtually nothing? How can the most haphazard, cursory investigation, based on hearsay, guarantee that a girl possesses the attributes we desire? Why should a chapter to which many outstanding girls have been presented cast about for recom­ mendations on girls who are a completely unknown quantity? Without a properly filled in recom­ mendation actually in hand how is it possible to have the necessary. information on which to base a decision? Every girl pledged has some sort of influence, whether beneficial or adverse, for a period of many years to come. Thrice blessed is the outstanding girl who brings us honor and credit and who draws into the Fraternity girls of like calibre. She is the strong alumna of the future, the potential chapter adviser and fraternity officer. Our aim is the development of the individual, but this presupposes the individual is capable of development. Since a fraternity, in the last analysis, is the sum-total of its membership, its progress-its achievements-are determined by the ability and quality of that membership. In this, the Spring of the year, as we look forward to the coming rush seasons, remember this: when you select today's pledge class, you are building the chapter and the Fraternity of tomorrow. ELEANOR GOODRIDGE CAMPBELL Director of Membership VOLUME 72 NUMBER 2 The first college women's fraternity magazine Published continuously the I(EY since 1882 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA APRIL • 1955 Entered as second class matter COVER: One of the impressive buildings on the Indiana Uni­ March 29, 1929, at the post versity skyline is the Union building. This issue of THE KEY office at Columbus, Ohio, un­ journeys to the campus at Bloomington, Indiana to visit Delta der the act of March 3, 1879. Additional entry at Menasha, chapter, oldest Kappa chapter in continuous existence, which Wisconsin. Accepted for mail­ won the Efficiency Cup at the 1954 convention. ing at the special rate of post­ age under the provisions of Sec. 34-40 Par. (D) provided Inside front cover ... Selection-the key to progress for in the act of October 3, 1917. Copyright, 1955, by 66 Colonization starts at Texas Tech Kappa Kappa Gamma F rater­ nity. 67 "Dare to stand for the best you know" Publicatio n d ates : THE KEY is publ ished four times a year, 68 Be alert in February, April, October, and December, by the George 69 From microbe to microphone Banta Publishing Company, official printer to Kappa Kappa 71 THE KEY visits Delta chapter, Indiana University Gamma Fraternity, 450 Ah­ naip Street, Menasha, Wis­ 72 Indiana University- "Mother of college presi- consin. The price fo r a single dents" copy is SO cents, for one year $1. 50, for two years $2, and 73 Delta-Kappa's oldest continuous chapter for li fe $15. Change of address is to be re­ 78 Kay Shannon-lady tycoon ported to the Fraternity H ead­ quarters, 530 East Town 80 Getting to know you-Kappas of Mu province Street, Columbus 16, Ohio. Requests for change of ad­ 81 The province at a glance dress must reach the Frater­ nity Headquarters, six weeks 83 Way down south in Dixie previous to month of publica­ tion. Duplicate copies cannot be sent to replace those unde­ 88 Getting to know you-Kappas of Zeta province li vered through failure to send such advance notice. 89 The great midwest-Kappa style Ite m s of a business nature 97 New Books by Kappa authors should be sent to the Business Manager, Miss Clara 0. Pierce, Fraternity Headquar­ 104 She ought to be a Kappa ters, 530 East Town Street, Columbus 16, Ohio. 113 1956 Post-convention tour Mate rial f o r publicatio n, 115 Campus highlights and e dito rial corresp o nde n ce should be addressed to the Chairman of the Editorial 123 Alumnre news board, Mrs. Robert H . Sim­ mons, 156 North Roosevelt 124 Whatever happened to Avenue, Columbus 9, Ohio. 128 In memoriam Deadline dates are A ugust 1, September 25, November 15, 130 Careers and kudos January 15 for October, De­ cember, February and April respectively. Member of F ra­ 133 It's fifty for Beta Pi ternity Magazines Associated. Printed in the U.S.A. 136 Fraternity Directory Coloni•ation starts at A fter five years of careful consideration and study the board of trustees of Texas Christian University has opened the campus to a chosen group of fraternities and sorori­ ties, Among the number invited to establish chapters on the campus is Kappa. The first rushing period was completed in February with 21 new colonizers who became the charter members of Epsilon Alpha chapter which was installed April 12-13. Full de­ tails of the installation will be carried in the October issue of The Key. TCU is now located in Fort Worth, Texas, a growing city of 300,000. The graceful spire of the chapel in the new Religion In 1873 AddRan Male and Female College, Center towers over the Texas Christian campus. The center was founded at Thorp's Spring, Texas. In 1889 was dedicated May 9, 1954. the name was changed to AddRan Christian University and the property taken over by the Christian Churches. In 1'895 the college moved to Waco and in 1902 the name was changed to Texas Christian University. In 1910 the cam­ pus was moved to downtown Fort Worth and one year later the school opened on the present campus. The history of the University is in a large measure the history of Texas. When TCU was founded, Texas was a comparative frontier state. The University is composed of eight schools and colleges with a present enroll­ ment of over 4,000 students. It is a co-educa­ tional and Christian institution. Its students are of all creeds and faiths. ••nare to stand lor the best you Ia now~~ by DR. CLARK KUEBLER J should like to say at the outset that I privilege is no exception. If we are to remain am genuinely glad to be here because I am free and preserve freedom, if we are to keep one of the administrators in the country who our civilization, if we are to escape totali­ happens to believe in fraternities and sorori­ tarianism right here in our own country, then ties. I think there is something to be gained we who have had the privilege of higher edu­ from the experience of members in a good cation must certainly think of concomitant fraternity or sorority that can not be gained responsibilities seriously. any other way. There are several things I If you and I are to discharge this responsi­ want to say at the outset tonight which are bility, then certainly our own educational ex­ important as a kind of backdrop against what perience has to be a continuing one. I know we think about as we meet here. people who have got college degrees who In the first place, there is nobody in this have not had an idea since they got it. I audience tonight who can take for granted know people with a Ph.D. who began to die that her children and grandchildren will have and haven't had an idea since they got a the same kind of freedom we have. There is Ph.D. There is only one way your education one thing we should be relearning and that is can be real and that is for you to continue this, that history has proved conclusively, in­ your educational process until the day you controvertibly that freedom is never free; it die.