The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-01
with. a side saddle or Astridee

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MOI in open exhibition in park or boule-
ward, but in those secret conclaves where
the riding of the goat is supposed to form
part Of the initiatory ceremonies.
The placing of a chapter of Kappa Kappa
Gamma at Barnard college within the past
few DAYS calls attention to the thriving
growth of women's Greek letter societies.
If the aspiring freshman is a Bostonlan,
his father, his brother or his cousin before
him belonged to Psi U:if he is a Providence
mnn. his chums are reckoned with Zeta Psi:
if he is a New Yorker. he afhliates naturally
with Beta Theta ri, Delta Kappa Epsilon,
Chi PHI or Chi Psi. Not to be outdone, the
aspiring .freshwoman, from whatever sec
ton of the country. considers the bestoWal
of her maiden affections on Kappa Alpha
Theta, Alpha Phi or some other alphaDetl-
cal agglomeration.
No Hedgling fraternity has ever lived to
sprout pin-feathers at Vassar under the
faculty's frown: Greek letter societies do
not 10 at Smith or Wellesley, but in the CO.
educational colleges no less than seven are
cession of Bryn Mawr and Barnard md
Gates that the newer women's colleges may
take up the idea. The seven "sororltles'
have about seventy-ive chapters and a
membership of several thousands.
Kappa Alpha Theta is the oldest: 1t has
aDOuG q OOXcH CudpbCI6S mlOAiRaA oLAVOAoA-
ty, Cornell and Wesleyan being its strong
est colleges. To Eta Chapter belongs Alice
Alpha Phi is the richest. It has three
chapters. at Syracuse, Boston and North
western universities. Alpha Chapter at
Syracuse own u chapter house that vies
with some of the most beautiful buildings
of the fraternities.
Kappa Kappa Gamma is the largest and
most fully organized. 1t is q years old,
and the planting of Beta Epsilon Chapter
at Barnard gives it twenty-six active chap
ters. Its membership is above 1,700. 1t
marks out Its colleges into four provinces,
zach province being represented in a Grand
Council, which is the governing board.
Boston, Syracuse and Cornell universities
are its strongest eastern colleges. In the
west il is entrenched in Indiana, Wiscon-
sin, Northwestern, Minnesota. Iowa, Kan
sas. Nebraska and Missouri universities. A
versity. It has an official organ, The Key,
a handsome quarterly magazine. 1t pub
fishes q song book, has a jsweled key for q
badge, has adopted light and dark blue fol
its oolors, and in various ways lives up to
college fraternity traditions.
Sigma Kappa, Alpha Beta Tau, Delta
Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta are smaller,
but very much alive. They have from ont
to five chapters each and flourish mostly in
western colleges.
Would Beat Her Until She Did.
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown is the
president of the Federation of Women'f
clubs. She sits in a pleasant library in
pleasant house in Orange and answers stacks
of letters. They come from all over thu
country hi keep her busy several hour
every morning unfolding and sorting them
She is a pleasant-looking lady, and Mr.
Charlotte Emerson Brown-since we have
Mr.. Jenness Miller why should we not e1-
tend the workings of the principles mos
benevolent looking. He processes the ut
most interest in her work and sympath,
with her aims, yet when somebody asked
him what he would do if his wife did no
love him, he said he would beat her unit
she did, and the reverend gentleman's eye
twinkled as he thought on this vigorou
method of procedure.
Mr.. Brown doubt If he has the hard
heartedness to slap at mosquitoes when the
sting, though he lives in Jersey-probabl
thought it needful to guard in some wa
against being called "a good SOUL" This
find, is just at present the especial grie,
ance of the sex masculine. The prQgressiv
woman walks in the paths of sweetness an
light nj looks back pityingly on grubbinl
~money-Retting man. Yet she recognize
the patience OF his ploddinR and some mer.
in his practical services and she says, "a.
ter all, he's good soul." And man resen,
this ascription of virtue. OF goodness "
are all a little ashamed. "Say that again.
broke forth q husband and father, IAN
everything between us is at an end"