The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-12
PHI DELTA THETA.
Chapter of Big National Fra
ternity at Washburn.
Petition Of Local Delft Phi Ap-
proved in Buffalo.
READY THIS AUTUMN.
Topeka Will Get Charter When
Fall Term Opens.
Means Much to College and the
Local Petitioners.
READY THIS AUTUMN.

A chapter of one of the best and
most conservative of national college
fraternities. Phi Delta Theta. will be
established at Washburn college this
fall. The Delta Phi local fraternity of
Washburn received word from Buffa-
10; N. Y. last night that their petition
to Phi Delta Theta had been granted
by an overwhelming vote of the ma
tional conclave which is holding its
| annual session in that city.
The news of the establishment of a
fraternity of this class in Washburn
college has been received with pride
by both the students and the faculty.
1t is proof that Washburn schools
class of fraternity men who have re-
| ceived recognition from one of the
greatest of national college fraternities
also that the college has grown to
such Importance in national educa-
tiona1 affairs that this fraternity has
| chosen it as home for strong west
ern chapter.
The remarkable feature of the
granting OF this petition from Delta
Phi to Phi Delta Theta was that the
Washburn local fraternity has been
working on Phi Delta Theta only three
years. Local college ''frats'' have been
known to petition for a dozen years
before their chapter was accepted. An
other thing-Washburn was one of fiji
l
which applied for chapter from Phi
Delta Theta in Buffalo last year.
| The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is
one of the Oldest, most conservative
and well recognized national fraterni-
| ties in the country. 1t was established
/ in Miami university in 184S-at the
same time that Beta Theta Pi and
Sigma Chi were established. At that
time these three organizations were
called the big Three" and they have
1 inc oil cd 1axr Gil civ
their birth sixty-three years ago. Phi
Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi have
been the closest rivals. There are sew
enty-two chapters of the fraternity es-
tablished in the best colleges and uni
versities in the east and middle west.
| Given Unanimous Support.
| The Delta Phi men at Washburn
have been supported unanimously by
the chapters in this part of the United
States. Delegates sent here from other
colleges have gone home loyal friends
and supporters of the Topeka school.
sity has been especially active-their
influence being largely responsible for
the granting of the petition. The KAN
sas University Phi Delta stood behind
IWashbur1z to the man land = exerted
every energy toward the movement.
The men of the Phi Delta Theta fra
| ternity of Kansas university are well
known in Topeka society circles. 1t is
the only Phi Delt chapter in Kansas.
The Topeka Alumni club of Phi Delta
| Theta has also been active in the cam
| paign. Their assistance preliminary to
/ the Buffalo conclave was felt in Buff
| faIo. The Alumni club in Topeka is
| a strong organization of strong men
and with a chapter of their fraternity
/ in this city they expect many returns
| of their old college days. The Alumni
club includes the following membership;
! DR.. A. B. jeffrey, w. M. Fisher, Roy
/ TTe.a III Il
| day, Judge Henry +. Mason, Roy Cope,
Ray Cope, S. A.Cook, J.. d. Hamilton,
| George Dolman, Sam freshman ard +.
| A Merriman.
| DR.. Gle, n S. Millice and Ray Cope
1 represented Delta Phi in Buffalo.
| The Delta Phi local fraternity was
/ organized in WaShburn in 1903. For a
number of years it was the only fra
| teraity in the school and always has
been regarded as local chapter Of ex-
| ceptional strength. The members chose
men who represented the school in ev-
| ery iine-athletics, literary educational,
scholarship and social. Letters of rec
cmmendation to Phi Delta Theta were
sent from the president of Washburn,
the members of the faculty, the sur
! rounding chapters. William Allen White
| and prominent state and national Off,
Gals.
The Delta Phi chapter is a flourish
ing local fraternity with a good sub
stantial membership. Last year the
fraternity built a new home on College
| Hill facing the college campus at a cost
i of $500. The house has been furnish
cd and fitted up by the men of the fra
| ternity and their friends.
Mostly Topeka Membership.
The membership of Delta Phi has al
ways beer mostly young men from To-
| peka-although many out of town men
| have lived in the chapter house at all
times. The Delta Phi men members of
the alumni association, who lives in
| Topeka are Robert Stone, DR.. Leo
| l4aughey, James A. Mcclure, George H.
| White, Arthur j. Carruth, Jr-, Harold
H. Tice William p. Snyder, Wistar p.
Williams, Karl NJ. Bowman. Tom Bow
4 man. Ralph Johnston. and Omer D.
Smith. The active chapter at this time
is composed of Glenn S. Millice, w.
John Robb, Leo. T. Mooney, W. Alex
Spencer. e. A. Ingham, D. M. Neis-
wanger, w. Roy George, E. L. Mooney,
H G. Hotchkiss, Ralph M. Rohrer, Leo
w. johnson, Cyrus M. Monroe, w. H.
Pettyjohn, P. S. Chamberlain, N. r.
whitney, A. c. Banta, s. j. Bradfeld,
Percy Besgs. Warren ]. Crumbine,
Clarence L. Holman, Ralph Seger and
Roy Starr.
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