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. . A quarte~ of a centul~ y ago, the six collegiate sorer i ties the~ l~ e~1stence dl.SC1.1ssed the a dvisability of orgD-ni z ing . a Panhel-
lenlc Conference, fo r the p urpose of e stablishing and mai nt a ining standards of · ~xcelle::.1 ce, and. v; i th a view to evolving a p ractic a l p l an for a fratern1ty-sororit y exhibit at t h e Chicaao ~orldrs Fair. It was the intention of these Gre ek-Lett er Societies for women to hold. these confer ences every year or s o, but circumstances v.rerc such that there ~as no othe~ gathering for ten yea rs. Tihen the idea was ag a in f ostered , lt . to~k deep root · ~d flourished v i gorousl y . Annual meeting s ~ ere inS~ltuc:.ed. Because 1t meant so much to be on t he roll of the orga ni zr. tlf:ln.and represented at its gathering, many sororities applie d for membership. It became necessary. accordingly, to est abl ishQn cert ain standards for admission. A ruling v1as passed to debar any s ororit y with less t han five chapters, or one 1:..aving o.ny chap ter in a n i nstitu tion below colle g iate rank. In order to gai n the coveted admission, four of the then distinctively Southern Soro rit i e s we re forced to drop a number of their chapters. These were mostly in seminar ies a nd fashionable fi n ishing schools, but in t wo ca se s, th a t of Zet a Tau Alpha and Kappa Delta , the insti tutiou dropped put an en d to the I\~ other Chap ter a t the Virginia State Normal School, where li kew ise vvere. and still are, t he ~'! other Chapters of ASA and sss. Those of you who have read th e History of .ASA th at app-eared in tr.e na.ree:t Exch ant;e 11 , o f Deceri!ber. 1 914, will recall t hat ASA and S3S, m1like ZIJilA anc: Iill, de cid!ecl no t to ·a ttemp t to gain adr.1issi on to the 1Tat i cnal Panhe1leni c 0ong rc ss of Co lle gia te Sororities, but to give u p su c'h c oll e t; i ate chap~e r s a s th ey had on their rolls, confin ing ·all cha rter grants of t he future t o high-grade normal schools and teact er sr colle ges . The first a nd second i s s ue s of tLe l'HOENIX of th i s year gav e a ver~r full account of t h e or g mli~ation b y LSA and SSS o f a n Associath ':Jf PeC.agog i cal Soro r it i e s, ·.-.·h i ch. it is p l anned she.ll be to the Pedagogical Sorority ,. ,hat the N:ttional Pa:'1.h ellen ic Con t;;ress i s to the Coll e giate Order. The idea of or ganizing th is Jls s oci a tion v:as suggested by the national P resident of ."..S r , and much of its s uccessful cl·y st alJ. iz a t ion was due to he r pe rs onal efforts and influence l'.r ith t he ra t i ono. l Officers of SSS. One re ason r;h:J the Na t i on&L. Presiden t of ASA 17as so 1 . insistent t ha t th e Associ a tion sr_ould be :1ormed t he p resent ye a r Vi aS StfA,• 'u ecause she wa s av:are of cert c in movements in Hell as and · fe r:: red a c on - 1 9 t e st wi t h 30 n ~ of the Con~ ress sor or i t i es in ce r t a i n p edagog lcQl fi e l ds Even before a ll tl:e plans i'or t~H·~ Assoc i u ti on \''ere f u lly 1- Lf·i£ fo r me d the Na ti onal President of ASA en de av ore d t o sec r:.re f ro m the Ua t .ional 'P anhetien i c Co np:r_iiSS , v1hi ch me t in Culifo rn i a e a rly in August , 2. s t o.terr:en t o . dl.e, effect th&t the Congress Soro r i 1es Vl OU s 8-.y ou t of the Pedagogical Fiel 'd entirel;~. In s.? i t e o f h~rl ~ty supp ort of 1:. e r ~ Jan by a numb er of t he . Cong r ess Scr o l' l t1es, ~he ,;- a 1led to secure t r: e s t cJ t ement desired. It 1s no t necess a r y , no r 1s t nere sp ace, to g o H d . O rle tail.s as t o why a ruling favored by the stronge st and best Cong ress 3oro ri ·cies failed cf ·tJ a ssage . ·:ve h ave to de a l only with t h e c ircurn J .
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stanc es ~ la~ coon ::follov;ed t he n on - p o.s sage 'J f th e r ling in q· ,st i or. . F o ~ a cons i de r a b l e tim 2 th e Zc p pa Deltc. Sor o it·· 'lm" cer. anxi ous t o r e~ st o. bl ish it s 1·:o~h e r Chap t er a t the v :.r gi n ia s t .... te ~ o1· ..a ~ ~ho ~ l- _ In _ v l e ~-; of_ t he fa ct t h a t t he _rv.linf desi r e by t e ·r-cio:a::i. ... rcs 1de1t of I~SA f a1 l ed to pas s, m: d 1n vie·.• of t :1e a ct t l o. t t he C? ng r e~~ ,-;as n ~t -~ o conv en e aga in tA.n t i l 191 7 , Kappa Del ta t hou.e:l:t t e tJ.L1C r1pe for 1t s co u p. C:mf ide n t tha t n o Con 5 r es s a c ti on 7 0.S poss ' bl be f ~re 1917, and believin g t h a t t h e ~h o l e a ffa ir 10 ld ~ for 6 ot t en ent1rel y b efore t n o years h .d passe <i , ~ap pa Del t a , on Sep tembe r 2'Jtr., put p le dge ribbons on the Gam~ a The t a L~ c~l a t the Vi~ K i n i a st~ t e No.cmc. l Scho ol, an d IJade c leto _·at e ·J?l ans f or a c el ebrn t i on a t the L stu.lln tion, v1h ich r. a s s eh edu ). ed f o1.· Oc tobe r 23 r d. The Chan t e i'S f AB!. a nd S ~ S on t he s ame C ::1.:.~JU.S h a.d n ot b een cx-p c ting t is denou eru ent and v ere thro ~ n i n to a pan ic , b eli ev in g , a s ~hey e id , ~hc t ~ t u o ld be quit e i r.1p c s sible f or t h e m to :ru.sn a ga i n s a C n; l· e s Sor o it· t h at .u nea rly 20 chap te rs . I'Jit!1 in a s h ort time, .~: a t i c n a: C fi c c rs of AS and SSS 1c r e ap prised o f t he f a ct s . B;: Oc 'uo ber 5t h , i n 1 e r capac ity . . . s 8h& irman of the Associ a ti on o f P e d[..go ; i ca l Sororit i e s , tl·~ e na t i ona l ? re iden t o ' u d tele r a be d her ultimatum to :Kap·'a Del t a . Sbe t ook the ground, in spit e of the f a ilure o:r: ·c e ul i f orni a Cong r ess t o e g l a te de fi n it e l y abou t t he c a tt e r, ~h[.. t J r e c e ~ en t and practic e ua i i t a 1ne d t h r ough :;. qua rter c entu r y o-: exist en c e n~a d e i t i mp o ss i l.Jl e ~ o · c.ny Cong n:s s S o ror i t~r t ~ enter th e peda go g ic<l fi el d , \7h ' ch iv pu ~; l y ~ p ~ o fes s i c nal one nn d t he r efore not 'co l l eg i c t e ' i n t he sens e t hat the Congr e ss h od a l r-ay s emp lo ye d t hr. t t erm , bu t a t e rr i tor .uite c~s tin ct i n its e lf a nd ri gh t f u.ll y t he ex cl '-~J i ve p r operty of t te ::, cr o it j.: c ~ . now or l a t e r on t:1e roll of t he .:.sso c i c. t i .:: n of P edago gi ca l . . . ol· or iti s . The Nc:.: ti on al P r es i l en t of ASA ·,· e~ t fu r t he r than t ti s anC. decl a red t ha t Cong r ess de cis i m , ' in tb e _v c:-1 t of th e char t e r gr un t unde r d iscu ssi on , j.1 e e0. not be t fr e f e rre d unt il 1 9 1 7 , t h a t sinc e ·~ n~s .customa r y t o adm it s o ro i·iti es "~ o t he Co nb r e3s r o l l by v otes of a cqu iescen ce maile d to the Cong r e s s Clw i rnan in tte inte rir.1 b e t ·rccn ga the rings, so i t vm uld b e eas il y ·;:>o s s i 'ol c t o exp el a so:· ol·i t - b- the s ame vo t i ng me t h od . . Us i ng t h i G a r 61J.men".:: an d u.n y oth e r s t o r,>:r o ·e bc r contenti on , the 3a t i onal ~ rcJ i ~ent of ASA ~ ra~u. r ed a ver y f u l l i oco gr o.p he fl s t :. t ement or d i s-: r i 1.)ut i on ".: o al 2. r;at i on al Offi -::: e r s of a l Cong re s s S oror itie s , a nJ cl osed her s t >, t.::mJEnt v i th a de;Jand, i n t .1e name of the -~ ssoci a ~i cn c f Pe da[og im:l So ~o rit ie s , f er th ~ e :;:pu s~ Ol'l of Kc::;ppa Delt a from t l:e Con g r e ss i n the eYen t of .n ch ... r t e r gr an t 'to t~1.e Virg in i a S t c.t e ji oxc sl ~\ c ho ol . A co py of t he pr e l io in ~ry pag8s o f th i s S t c t e~e nt ~as f ur/ n i she d t o 1:2n; a Del t u , t os e the:·:- ~: i ~:1 en ·, lt i mo:cl~. m t o t he e[ f e ct "th::::!t 'unl ess tJ1t: l1.ssocio.. .ti on hc.t r. ? 0 3 I~ l V'.L J.,.SS"JRLHC:.!: y n oon of Octo be r 9t' th at Kaj_:>oc~ Del : a. HO'J.::i.c 'i:WIJ: J r 'l.nt a cr.t"; t rt e r t o any gr c, p a t the Vi ~ ~ ni . St a t e No ro a l S c hool, "'.:he S t e. t emE n t prep a r e d. fo r di str i but i on to Co ;j r c :.. 3oro :c i ties 110 1l d be ...,en t o1:t i n 1ihe c:.f t eruo on IJa i l.' · I t added : c:.t the Asso (!i c: ti on v·m ul d. n ~t or_l y O. e a." lu. , cn.t i t liOu l d s e cu r e , c:; s a r e3 l ~ of ·chc d i s".;ribu t ion o f th~ St a :err.ent , t h -:: c;xpu::i.s i on i' Yappc. De:i.. ta f r om t he Con g r e s s. :6:· - c ·~ c1 e.r ?th tl e Assc, c i u t i cr~ knev; tha t tLe rJo."';; ter rras s ett l ed , an1 it h a d it s ' p o si t ive .as s u r ~ ~ c e ' , be f ore 1 on of Oc t o ber 9 th . 'l.'te .~,s s o c it. t i on Cho i :cmm1 :L'et,r e tt cd C.eep l y "'br: t tl"le cla s:1 :::;1-: o:J.l C. h a v e c:t r L,c r~ , and. eJpc c ial l y so , s i nce se 'er:; l of the: :i~a.) ~.)a e::i. ~ l nJ.c.~.: s v: e-...·e i1e : cl oJ c personal f rL~nC. s , b · t a·:: e real ized t r.at tl::e q1 est i on h;:;. d t J e s~tt l e d onc e i :c 'lll , ~ s t'1e v e ~r exi s ter.. c e of 1.:::,1. 2r..d 3v c:c7 t he:. j:.ec~.g g ica l s · cn it ., ·:os -:hre~ t ene d. .s;J. .:nd sss ' ~ c ,rJ r evi l, Gl :~.i c ome i ·.to coc:lp tJti t i on r: ith c er t r ir. Con ~ r ess or v:ritie s ,
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· 7 ~ile o~er~ting as 'hybrid'. or 'oixed roll' s~cietics ·n "'"he col le.6~-a~e ~1.el~. As a r~sult of that e:xperience: ancl 1n t:1e ho pe of d ~ in 0 P; -~ll'!l J";lS~ l.ce by the1 r colle Ge branc'1e s, ASA ::md SSS finally re act.e d t11e d e•JlSlon to release these ~ ::1m e chapte ::cs from th e ir c. lleginnce an d
t(• ul1uw ther.l to se e k 2. ffil iu.tion Hi th strong Co ng ress soro:::.. ti es , 9'7 Cn though such c. cou ~se vrou.ld r.1e ~n th ..... t the oth er Ch::::.pter ir. e ach .: a se ~:lust mnke a fresh sta rt in c. fie2.d practically untried . . T~e p. ction of Kc.p m:. DeJt c: , h or.eve r, soon shoF ed f.S.A and SSS th ~ t the1r n1thdraval fro m tt.e colle g e field Pas apparentl y not to make. th~m exempt from co mpgi;_'_tion Hith Ccne; ress Sororities. Tame
subm1s:non in the ParrnviJJ.e 1; 2- se ·,. 7n u ld have meant , in al l probebilitjr , the alm'?_st irunedi ~.1. te f1oo 6. :i. :'1~ c,f <;t.e peclag ot;.:i:c ~ l field .ith a certain class o·~ Con.g_ress Soro ·r~t jo ·::r t hp t a re f'.ncl.int; it someyrh n t d i ff jcnJt to r.:eet o " u a J. io0 t ~.r s.:r the 0hu. ters of olCl. a1 d well-esta blis'i1ed orders t a nd 'tlrhich r.r:. i t; ht hope, throuch t1 e est a bli shment o 3trong ~r~nches in Hormal Sc h ool s , to feed into t he ir res::? ecti "~.r e chQpters c.t Stcte Universities nnd o the r colle 0ry es. The Hationcl Presi ~e r: t of ASA is p rc.ctically cert ain that the Association' s · victor:,~ in J:he Virgini:l St ='.te Norma l c::.se hc. s settled the questi on for ~11 tift• bu t s he oes not b elieve i n t k i nG any changes, nor does she care o h::.ve the proble m p rese~ t it s elf again at either a normal school or a tec...chers colle g e. As a pre c a-.1 t~on<:-ry measure, s·1e is prep a rin t; to issue, in t h e n['.me of the Asso ClatJ,on~ c.. general st~: tement that ·ill be sent to t he Greek Press for publicaticn, as \·r ell .:~. s to c.ll n:::ti onrl officer s of a ll Con[ r ess S or or it i e s . This St a tement Vl ill h a n dl e t h e que st ion i n s o r.:~e r·hat the sane \7ay n s Das done in the one prepared for nu il ing on October 9t h, but Nh ich there r.as no occasion to e. is tribute, o n in g to tt.e prompt decision on the part of Kappu De lta not to enter Fa rmville. The n e":"': Statement , ho•;-,eve r, n ill tree t the subject in an impe rso na l ·ra , t h s avoiding uny 3peci a l reference t~ .::.ny p a rticul a r society, or to any specific act. Pan'hellen ic c ou__-vtes ;y· demc:ncl. s thon;_;h tfu l cons id e r n tion of other or ganizations on t te pv.rt o i· ever;:· Gr eek -Let te r scciet ~ . The F[lnnville C['.Se ·,·m s not a j_)le[' sant exp erience, b t th e Associ a tion hopes to turn it to goo d c.cco u nt b. mak int it cle ar to locals in normal Sc i1ools ar..d Te ~ chers Colle ~ es, ::t s Ti ell u s e.ny Conc re: Sororities looking t he ir ....ray ·;J i·~h lo ng in 0 e y es, tha t the Pc c..a;:;oc ic a1 Field is absol closed t o a ll s av e P e d~ o ~ ic ~ l Soror ities. Hu Yetofore ocals a t in3 1 i ons e ~ rin~ t ~ e ncme of 'Te ::. c hers Coll ece ' ' ' LJ have not been open to convtc t i on, vi:.1er. t :1e cl ::t i m of the pr ofessi onal pedagogicnl sorority r:a s p:::-ese11tecl to the m. '!he ;r ccveted r!lemb e rship in Gne or more of t he bi z Cong..r •'::>S So :ro!·ities, and f'elt positive of t,1 ultimate success of t~ c:- i r pet itions. r: i s h ope(1. th"' t the Sta t e ment soon to e g1ven o u Jl e Greek p:;.~e ss , ,-·ill n o t only ';_) ro ve to ther:: that their hope is a i'r:.t i l e on e, bn t th~ t i t \ ill me c..n .... t;r e t:· t d e ['.l of free a dvertising for t:~ ped ~~o ~ ic ~l so ror i ty i d ea . .N o better ·;·ay coul d be fo un d to present the ma tt er t o th e C'·reek rJ orld tha n by s c.1. ct a Stat~men t di s tribut e d ~:here .1t ··ill come . to the c.t ten tion of n e rrl y 40, 000 people , ..... nd p o ~ si lJl :_.~ m:· n y r.:ore . Just ~~ s soon a s t'te ad ,: ~n t u.e:e s of tr..e v rofe ss ionc.l ].Jed~cor; ic r. l 3o rority c ~ n be ; resented to Gr e ek s cene r al l y , t'te r 0 ~ i ll ~o·b tl e ss be c q1 ick res:) o nsc f ro m mGny qut: rt ers norr 1rh ol:!. y i n :! i:fercn t, fo r ;· d d ec' t~ t l~e .... q;ur::ents 'Jl tl:e ~ ed aG o c.; ~c:-1 1 so ro :.ci t i c s ··il l be -1;.·,- . e n 2oP t ted o. '8u ro.::-1Ce t~a:c the spec ial p:rofess i on s l order r.• eet ~3 ,.. i th c e:n.8 rol c.::d ·:1E ::"!p r e~' d. "',;J prov:::.l. I f ASA, ncreovc r, shc1.· lCJ. d eci C. e t o t, r ::::n t t he p cti ~te n ::.o;· :? Cn S. :nt:> fro::: the Co lor 2.c'. o s t [: te ~ e 2. c h e r s Col le ,_·c , it C011.1C. ' { c..ft er t .e ·".} t c. t e t~er:t h c s be~ ~-:. pub ~ i she d., re s t sec 1r e i n the <::.SS1'l·e i r.. violo.b-.:.1 it :,· o f t ~:e ?edo. t; ~ G lC D.l 1',1eld .
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. Kansas_City ~SA~ ere planning to take advantage of the meet1ngs of the il1ssour1 State Teach ers Association on Novenber 4-6 ;''~en E. number of LS.l.s a:r:d Kappa :'heta Psis e:;cp ect to be i n t he cit :y~: l.h Ss Ida Je\"Tett of AB \7111 be there, and t7i l install the Kansas Cit-:" Associ?,tjon, as VTell as initi a te, · un'ler specie . lS?en a 1on a eligible Kappn Theta Psis ·: ho have been unable to get ba ck t~ Kir ksville for a regular ini ti a tiQn. Those ~·;ho intend to be in the city nt that_tim~ should, immediatel y upon recei pt of this PHOENIX, noti fy thss lv1ab 1 . Anders 119 Board o Trade 1Cansas City . Quite a fe w Ohio :BAs are planning a get-toge er a t ~aledo during the sessions of the Horthl':restern Te a chers Ass oci a tio n, \7hi ch mee ts Oct. 29-36. Please notify Harriet R. Sr.:1ith, 1704 Ylashins ton St. , Toledo, if yo~ are planning to attend. All chapters have been ~sked to don colors for one day in ~on or of the No:rfo lk, Va. As·soci.ation, Fh ich ·p as formed recently under t he inspira tion of Mildred ~.1 oore. Chap ters are hereby notified to nec. r colors on November 5th, in honor of th e establishment of the Kansas City Associ r. tion. ~has nine girls in th:e chapter at p resent, eight of last ye a r's bunch and Frederica Furman, an upper class initi a te oi this Fall. Those returni.."'lg were Kr~ tharyn Brown, Sara Compb ell, Julia Cruthers, Cl 2..ra Ferguson, Katherine Freel ich, !1lary Neely, Lovell Re hbun, Gulu Sechler, Of l as t ye a:r 's girls '.7ho di e. not return, Louise Dosviick, is t o.kin g a cou rse in Kindergarten in P it tsburgh , .Beatrice Jeffries is te a ching at Option, Pu., YJh ile AnnD. Yo un g i s co1ntinuinc he _' ~r o :.:mal Course at the Gene seo, 1! . Y. Nom.al. Winifred :tobinson, inat e c:;.: of return i:'ls to g:raC..uate, lli1n ouncea r_e r ene;agemen t t o Grc.yd on IDhomas, a former studen t at th.e Kormal Sc'YJ.ool an~1 a mem be r of Phi Al='ha Fr a ternity. The AG e;i rls gave c. sh0".7C r for her. The wedding come s in . November. Helen Hartsodk, Bernadette I.Icliel is, Rut h P.i tche y , Isabelle Su:mnm1, Al ice Hat son anti Rut "i1 Young D re t c ac'h. ir.g i :r. t11e ir home to-;ms. AB had a lot ~ :of f;OOO. t~e e s t h is S'".llllr.1e r, bu t ne ither heat nor social a.ffairo hs..d ar~y cf:e ct on the cha-.,? ter'.J fin e sc holastic re cord of pr evious ·Le r ms . 4 6% of t h e s~.1.mr.:er Chap ter r .ad over 90% , 47% bet,-:een 82% and 90~ , ':ihile o;1l:· 7% fel l b elow 82% [:nd n one b alow 75~ . Ann Brevrington led t he ch [.;p t e·~ , having b e tneen 90 % f.'.nd 95~ il'l e ver:rthinG , but Jeanne "\T ille tt , 11llo c ar~ied nure hours , ['.S 17ell as the adct itiona l responsil:ilit:;... of ~ he chap te r r res i c'. ency , practic u.ll:y- t ied \7i th Ann. Mabel Vau~:;hn J.~nd a l J. "Eo " t o0 , bu t C.id::1 ' t carr:; s_ uite so many hours as t he other J-.-.:·o. Be s s Sni ith mede c. r ecord n lr.:ost as g oo d , t ho carr;inc r.: or e hou rs . =::t: 1e l lJ er:mye r ' s ·~~1g c.c:e::-.1 e r:;. t is am1 ol:.n ce d t o :J. :: • •:.lexa.<1der, a former stud en t at the r i r k sville r:- ormnl , OT\.; no·-, r it!1 the .l: re:c.t on Trust Company. Ethe l tag~b t thre e ye a r;:; :.n t "i1e l oc ['.l H i g'h ~ Sc hoo l, be t llaa g iv en up he r p ositi on , as th e He :G di:1.r; c o ~:1es i n earl ~r Wi nt e r. Mr s . Hall Dysu rt H·l gbee, \,h o vra.s I;ileen r.;cGinnis '.m t il June , 1 91 3 , vrro te, r.'ten rc ne'l.7 i r:g l1er su. ·oc cript ion , cf t~1.e dorling b s b ~ girl t:1o.t l:~s ch os en her for a mother. I.Ir . Higbee is .a l ~v:ye r, a !•1issouri Un iversity mnn, nnd a mer.n ber o f Del t~· T a~I Del t2. . r,t :s . Lucille rT ilson Sud e kl~m o:L .Pill hc s been ele cte d 1Jc.tionc:l Inspector of S i Q!lO. I o ta Ch i. I•hld red Bo ok ~r , i.1.0r: te acr~ ins ir1 Roanoke, Va . , J:.as been 2:' poir:ted St".t e Sec r et ~ r y of Vi:ce;i n~. o.. Dorothy Clason of tl:e ~ I i £-i.,1 i Chapte r i s servi::lG as Stat e Se c r eto. ry of In di ana 2.n[ , I~ i c ::t i Lan.