The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01

Gamma at Barnard college within the past
lew days calls attention to the thriving
growth OF women's Greek letter societies.
Ii the aspiring freshman is a Rostoniau,
MS father, his brother or his cousin before
him belonged to Psi q: if he is a Provi-
aence man, his chums are reckoned with
Zeta Psi; if he is New Yorker. he affiIi-
ates naturally with Beta Theta Pi, Delta
happa Epsilon, Chi Phi or Chi Psi. Not
10 be outdone, the aspiring freshwoman,
IRON whatever section Of the country. con-
slders the bestowal of her maiden affec
lions on Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Phi
or some other alphabetical agglomeration.
NO hedging fraternity has ever lived to
spfout pln-feathers at Vassar under the
faculty's frown; Greek letter societies do
not go at Smith or Wellesley but in the CO.
educational colleges no less than seven are
maintained by the girl students, and the
accession of Bryn Mawr and Barnard indi-
Gates that the newer women's colleges nav
take up the idea The seven ''sororities',
nave about seventy five chapters and a
membership of several thousands.
Kappa Alpha Theta IS the Oldest 1t has
about dozen chapters, Michigan uniyer-
sity, Cornell and Wesleyan being its strong
est colleges. To Eta chapter belongs Alice
Freeman Palmer
Alpha Phi is the richest 1t has three
chapters, at Syracuse, Boston and north
western universities. Alpha Chapter at
Syracuse owns 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 tWentv-one
years old. and the planting of Beta Epsilon
chapter at Barnard gives its twenty-six ac-
tive chapters. Its membership is above
LEO. 1t marks out its colleges into four
provinces. each province being represented
in grand council, which is the governing
board. Boston, Syracuse and Cornell uni
yersItles are its strongest eastern colleges.
In the west 1t IS entrenched in Indiana.
Wisconsin, Northeastern, Minnesota. Iowa.
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri universe
ties. A very strong chapter is at St Law
renee university. 1t has an official organ.
The Key, handsome quarterly magazine.
1t publishes song book, has ieweled kew
for badge, has adopted light and dark blue
for its cclors, and in various ways lives nm
to college fraternity traditions.
Sigma Kappa, Alpha Beta Tau, Delta
Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta are smaller
but very much alive. They have from one
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's
clubs. She sits in pleasant library in a
pleasant house in Orange and answers
stacks of letters. They come from all over |
the country and keep her busy several |
hours every morning unfolding and sorting |
them. She is pleasant-looking lady, and |
Mr.. Charlotte Emerson Brown-since we |
nave Mr.. Jenness Miller why should we |
1ot extend the workings of the principle
s most benevolent looking. He processes
lae utmost interest in her work and SYM
oathy with her aims, yet when somebody
asked him what he would do if his wife did |
lot love him, he said he would beat her I'M
ii she did, and the reverend gentleman,s
Eyes twinkled as he thought on this vicor-
Jus method of procedure.
Mr.. Brown doubt if he has the hard
leartedness to slap at mosquitoes when
hey sting, though he lives in Jersey-prob
IDLY thought it needful to guard in some
way against being called "a good soul.n
This, find, is just at present the especial
'rlevance of the sex masculine. The pro-
-ressive woman walks in the paths of
weetness and light and looks back pity
ngly on grubbing, money getting man.
Get she recognizes the patience of his plod-
ing and some merit in his practical SER
ices and she says, latter all, he's good
oul." And man resents this ascription of
irtue. OF goodness we are all a little
shamed. ''Say that again. broke forth a
husband and father land everything be-
ween US is at an end.' -
AS THREE is TO FIVE.
I've been thinking of 1t almost fort
light, IL seems to suggest conclusions. At
ne annual banquet of Sorosis the women
peakers were limited to three minutes to
zen were allowed five. No woman spoke