The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04

University Organization Will
Be Chapter Of Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity.
Word was received in Grand Forks
late Friday afternoon to the effect that
the Varsity Bachelor club at the Uni
versity OF North Dakota had been
Delta Theta fraternity. which has
been holding its annual convention in
Chicago for the past four days. The
Varsity Bachelor club petitioned the
national fraternity for the chapter
only G and it is a great honor to
be admitted upon the first application.
It Is often the case that clubs petition
years before being admitted. and 1t is
thus a great distinction both for the
university. and the club to receive
Recognition the first time. No date
FOR the i%nstillati0n has been set vet,
but it will probably not take place 70:
a few weeks.
Phi Delta Theta is one of the Oldest
and best college ~fratcrnities in the
United States and vas organized ut
Miami university, Oxford, Ohio, Dec.
Is, lS4S, and since that time it has
spread over the entire court"v and
up to the time of the recent conven-
ton at Chicago there were seventy
four chapters. The membership Of
the these chapters al 1885. Thz
fraternity is Incorporated under the
state laws of Ohio and the officers
are a. president. vice president and ii
number Of others who elected at
the biennial. convention. The Scroll
Is h name Of a journal which is
published by the organization five
.ternitS. consists. Of a shield with a
scroll bearing the Greek letters from,
which the name Of the organization
was taken. The colors Of the frater-
nifty are argent and azure and the
white carnation Is the flower. Octo.
her Is is observed by all the chapters
as alumni day ard founders day is
ic~elebrated on March Is.
Among the nbtahle men whose
names r found OH the chaper rolls
Of the fraternitStare BENJAMIN Harri-
SOB, president OF the United States:
A. E.. Stevenson. vice president Of the
United States; J.. w. Foster, secretary
OF state;Et w. F. Villas. secretary Of
the interior: e. a. Conger, ambassador
to Mexico: A. G. Harris. minister to
Austria Hungary: United States Sem
ators j. G. s. Blackburn of Ken
lucky, ]. b. Allen Of Washington and
to these there is a long list of con
gressmen. %jurists, governors, college
presidents, scientists and other noted
men. among the number being n. c.
Young. formerly Justice of the state
supreme court.
In the year 1909 the Varsity Bach
elor club was organized at the uni
versity by ten of the leading students
at the institution and it a the orig
ternity out OF 1t. but a short time later
the club became general one. Three
years ago a fine fraternity house was
built on the university campus at u
cost of $4,000 and there is room
enough for twenty members to live
there.
The Varsity Bachelor club has a
large number Of alumni members and
the list includes some Of the most
prominent men in the state. A few
OF the leading alumni members
are p. D. Norton. congressman.elect
from the Third district; w. F. Lemke.
president Of the Mexico Land Finance
company; Gudmunder Crimson. states
attorney Of Cavalier county: Fred j.
Traynor Of Devils Lake. former mem-
Der Of the state legislature; Victor
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the state legislature and trustee Of
the university: John NJ. Anderson.
formerly a member Of the state legis-
lature, and now secretary OF the
North Dakota Society Of Equity: Olger
B. Burtness, states attorney Of Grand
Forks county; John E. Williams, state
senator from Mclean county; John
Carkin. member.elect of the Oregon
legislatures: Scott Cameron. states at
torney Of Emnons county; j. Ellis
worth Davis, state senator from Sheri-
dan county; DR.. John Coulter, expert
in the census Office: r. A. Nestos,
states attorney OF Ward county.
Active Members.
The active members Of the club are
Philip A. Bangs. Fred ]. Brockhoff.
Stuart r. Campbell. Andy NJ. Carr,
Cyril J. Glaspel. Oscar s. G%ullickson.
Edgar Fisher. John G. Harris. Albert
Hemp. u. Bruce Mcdonald. John II.
Mcknight, o. Tudor Owen. VIM. G..
Poole. Oscar r. Preble. John Sad.
Vernon Fl. Sprague Mack Traynor.
Louis Tellner, Joseph Forster. Dono-
van o'Reiliy. Randall j. Larson. Geo.
Kochn, Oscar Wilcox and Richard
Hutchinson and 7. Burton Crary.
Tho pledged members are McLain
johnson. John Boeing. Milton Mason,
Crosby Richards. Vernon Mccutcheon.
George Holicky. Albert Sheets. Fred
Frebe1. othmar Montgomery. Lee
Norman. Sherman Pinkham. Herbert
Miles. Carsten Eckrnan aud Robert
A. Lowe.
Members Of the faculty are n. c.
Abbott. Clinton Thompson, John ID.
Woods and S. r. Rhoades.