Tuesday, September
. 14, 1937
Phi Kappa Tau Wins
Alpha Zeta Places Second
For §ixth i , Strilight Time;
Triangle'Finishes In' Third
kappaAlpha..Theta: . ls 'Second 111 Co - ed, Group;
All-CollegeSsv erage;Of 1.41 Betters : ,.
1.36 Of First Semester
Phi Kappa Tau, first semest(
tic honors among men's social fral
of last year, according to , figures
Arthur R. Warnock. t
Nyith an average of 1.78, Phi Kap
pa Tau bettered the 1.73 average of
Second place Alpha Zeta, - agricultural
fraternity which has wound up in the
runner-up position for six straight
semesters. Trithlgle, Phi Epsilon Pi,
ensational Emerson RAD 101 995 750 m m u u s s ic ic an ß d o M om usic :B l Suucpkpl,
Taylories
_ _ _ The
;er leader, carried off top scholas
tternities for the second semester
'released today by Dean of Men
and Omega Psi Phi followed' in that
order. -
I'hi 51u Leads Co-ed List
Phi Mu led the women's social
groups for the. second consecutive
semester, Their* 1.98 average put
them- in first-place above Kappa Al
pha Theta with a 1.89 figure. Alpha
Omicron was"third, and fourth place
was a tie between Alpha Epsilon Pi
and Gamma Phi Beta. • ,
The all College average , of the sec
ond semester wasl.4l; bettering the
1.36 figure of the first semester, and
equalling the all College average of
the second semester of 1935,36. The
women students displayed a marked
superiority in scholarship with their
all College women's average of 1.63
surpassing the all College men's 1.36
average.
All Fraternity Average Improved
The all-fraternity' average of 1,29
for the first .semester of last year was
improved to a 1.35 figure for the sec
ond semester. The non-fraternity av
erage tlf 1.45 surpassed the all-fra
termty figure. Improvement over the
first semester was noted 'here also.
The highest group average was com
piled by the all-fraternity women.
The seniors of . Phi Sigma Delta
compiled a higher average - than the
seniors of any other fraternity. Sig
ma Phi Epsilon's juniors, led their
diVision. The sophomores of omega
Psi Phi, the freshmen of Alpha Zeta,
and the pledges of Theta . Xi were
leaders in their respective categories.
Call For Blue Band
—Candidates 4sued
Members of last year's Blue Band
and those of the Sophomore R.O.T.C.
who wish to try out for this year's
Blue Band are 'to report ,to 401 Old
Main tonight at 7 o'clock, it was an
nounced today by Albert P. Lyford
'3B, president.
Tomorrow night, members of last
year's Sophomore,-'and Freshman
bands, who expect to try out will meet
in the same room at 7 o'clock. On
Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Fresh
man who would like to try out for the
R.O.T.C. band are asked to meet then.
Fraternity Scholastic Honiffs; Phi Mu Leads Women
. . ,
How Fraternities Ranked In Scholastic Ability
ALL-COLLEGE
MEN
1. Phi Kappa Tau 1.78 All College . 1.41 40. Phi Kappa Sigma ____ 1.13
2. Alpha Zeta • • 3 .. 73 All College Men ' 1.36 41. Sigma Phi Sigma 1.10
3. Triangle JAG All College Women 1.63 41. Tau Phi Delta 1.10
4. Phi Epsilon ?i 'A -
'All Fraternity , 1.35 43. Sigma Phi Epsilon 1.09
• 5. Omega Psi. Phi 1:6 6 1 4 All Fratrenity Men 1 .28 43. Sigma Nu 1.09
6. Acacia ' . • 1.50 All Fraternity Women -1.6 Q 45. Beta Kappa 1.07
1.06
6. Delta ' Theta Sigma 1.56 Non Fraternity 1.45 46. 'Delta Chi -.,
8.• Phi Sigma Delta 1.46 Non Fraternity Men - • 1.95146. •Delta Upsilon 1.06
8. Pi Kappa Alpha 1.46 Non Fraternity WoMen'' 1.61 48. Delta Sigma Phi 1.05
10. Alpha Chi ,Sigma 1.45 All Fraternity Men Actives ____l.33 I 49. Sigma Chi 1.04
10. Phi - Gamma Delta 1.45 All Fraternity Men Pledges ____l.oo 51. ,Kappa Delta . Rho , .97
12. Beaver House 1.44
13. Phi Sigma Kappa 1.42 25. Pi Kappa Phi ' 1.27 53. Lambda Chi Alpha .91
14. Alpha Gamma' Rhp • 1.41 27. Alpha Phi Delta _z-- 1.26 54. Alpha Tau 'Omega • .89
15. Sigma Phi - Alpha 1.38.27. Theta Upsilon Omega 1.26 WOMEN
16. Theta Kappa Phi - ' 1.36 29. Theta Xi - 1.25 1. Phi Mu ' 1.98
17. Beta Sigma Rho __________l.3s 30. Alpha Sigma Phi 1.24 2.' Kappa Alpha Theta 1.89
18. Alpha Chi. Rho • '1.34 30. Beta Theta Pi ' '' 1.24 3. Alpha Oniicron Pi 1.80
18: Theta .Nu Epsilon • 1.34 30. Delta Tau Delta - . - 1.29 4. Alpha Epsilon' Pi 1.73
20. -Sigma Tau Phi 1.33 30. Tau Kappa -Epsilon- - 1.24 4. Gamma Phi Beta 1.73
21. Associated Commons Club ___.4.32 34. Phi Mu Delta 1.22 6. Chi Oniega • ' 1.71
21. Sigma Alpha Epsilonl.32 35. Kappa Signia . 1.21 7. Alpha Chi Omega 1.59
23. Phi Delta Theta , 1.29 35. Theta' Chi - ' .- 1.21 8. Kappa Kappa Gamma 1.57
23. Sigma Pi 1.29 37. Phi Kappa ' - 1.20 9. Delta Gamma 1.54
25. Phi Lambda Theta 1.27 38. Phi Kappa Psi ' 1.19 10. 'Theta Phi Alpha 1.41
Numefous
Phi Beta Kappa Gives
Penn State Charter
'Continued from page one)
"greatest academic achievement on
the campus in years.
"Why, it just puts us right up there
on the map," remarked Charles W.
Stoddart, dean of the School of Lib
eral Arts. •
"To describe the nervous tension
of . the eight representatives of the
eight institutions whose petitions had
been, approved by the Phi Beta Kap- .
pa senate and who were now (Thurs
day morning) ; being voted on by the
119 chapters in secret ballot . is
an impossible task," Doctor Mar
quardt mused yesterday.
"I know," he continued, "that I
felt greatly relaxed, immeasurably
lighted, when the bulletin board indi
cated that the Pennsylvania State
College had received the second:high
est favorable vote among the eight
selected institutions and that over 90
per cent of the 'chapters voting had
cast their ballots for:our:college...Ey
erything•else that followed was .•
in the' nature of an anti-climax."
Regarded as the mother of both the
social and honorary Greek-letter fra-I
tertiities, :Phi Beta Kappa will cele
brate its 161st anniversary on De
cember 5. •
During its first half-century of ex
istence, it was a secret social organi
zation of .high academic standards.
Gradually it rose into the prominence
it enjoys today.
Recognition by Phi. Beta Kappa
enhances greatly the, prospects of
Penn State students winning Rhodes
scholarships for study at Oxford
University, England, Doctor Mar
quardt explained. A Rhodes scholar
ship often is rated as the prize scho
lastic honor in the 'academic field.
Flannel installation of the chapter
here and requirements for eligibility
have not set been decided upon.
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
ctivities Open
Student Government,
Dramatics, Sports
Need Freshman
Freshman girls, case that you
are wondering what other activities
there are in college other than foot
ball, we tell you that there are many
others and a great number of them
are open to you.
women's Student GoVernment As
sociation, better known -as W.S.G.A.,
affords the greatest range of outside
work•to the freshrhan woman. Be
sides actual office holders in this gov
erning -body, there are '.many commit
tees and much work that will call for
freshman participation...,
For those of yonl. , 'iiiterested in
sports the Women's Athletic Associa
tionwill provide much.iipportunity to
enjoy such sports alacing, rifle,
basketball,'and many et's.
.•
Potential newspaper writers haie
the chance to show their 'ability by
trying for Collegian staff. Humorists
can joke away for Troth, while the
Bell welcomes those who write stor
ies, essays, or poems. All of these
publications have business staffs for
which you can apply.
Players, dramatic organization,
presents about eight plays annually.
The casts of these plays are open to
freshman aspirants. Thespian shows
give a 'chance to those who sing and
dance.
The Christian Association sponsors
forums and many other groups to.
foster intellectual and spiritual de-,
velopment. All students are urged
to' help the C. A. in their work on
campus and in China.
All the foregoing activities are
open to you. There's enough work
there for all of, you.
To Women
Sino - Jap War Balks
2 Lingnan Students
Penn State exchange students to
Lingnan University, Thomas L. Bol
ster '3O, and John W. Welch '4O, with
23 other representatives of American
colleges and universities, have been
compelled to tarn back at Hong Kong,
70 miles from their . destination in
Canto . i
Internal disturbances in China have
affected Canton enough to make
American immigration • inadvisable.
Chinese students, however, are ex
pected to enroll here, among whom
will be Miss \Vu Tsnen \Voot, ex
change student who will continue the
home economics studies which she
took up last year.
Lectures, Problems In
Library Use Scheduled
Lectures and problems on the use of
the College library will be given to
students transferring from 'Mont Alto
on Saturday 'at 1. o'clock. These will
be given' also' to. transfer students
from undergraduate centers on Sat
urday at 3 o'clock.
To graduate students from other
institutions, the library problems and
lectures will be given on September
25 at 1 o'clock. Two-year agriculture
students will receive them on Septem
ber 25 at 3 o'clock.
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Tomorrow ' noon freshman women
will self consciously arrange .under
sized green bows in their hair. Gone
are the colossal hair ribbons that tied
in a big bow directly above the fresh
man. nose. Gone with
. upperclass
browbeating that makes, our modified
customs seem quite milk-fed.
Ten years ago freshman. women
acted as ladies' maids to upperclass
men: Carrying their laundry cases
to the, post office, making their beds
and mopping floors were just a few
of their chores. They carried stamps
to sell and were responsible for floral
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allowed to "walk or talk with' men
before Easter." Envying upperclass
men who went to 12 o'clock dances,
chaperoned movies and 11 o'clock
hikes, freshmen would stay at home
and make- fudge. When they felt
qUite wild they would lower a pail
from their windows to admirers be
low who would fill it with canned
peaches, sometimes stolen frcm Mac
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