The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-25
OFFICIAL OPENING
OF PHI DELT Home
CEREMONY RESULTS In BROKEN
WINDOW -S32, 900 HOUSE READY
FOR OCCUPANCY

The new $32 900 home of the Idaho
Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta
was officially chistened Friday morn
ing by Miss Lucy Davis of Boise, a
member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority. But Miss Davis, not being
congressman's or governors daugh-
ter and new to the art of christening
new edifices, threw the bottle Of
grape-juice against the front of the
house in such way as to break a
large front window.
House Opening An Event
The opening of the handsome new
home was made into quite gala
event. Promptly at 745 this morning
members of the Gamma Gamma chap
ter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity
marched to the old Phi Delta Theta
house and to music furnished by the
Beta band Of IA pieces members of
both fraternity chapters marched to
the new Phi Delt house. Articles of
furniture carried by the marchers
gave the parade a singular appear
ance
At the new house the Beta band
played several numbers and talks
were made by Boyd Brigham of Mos
COW, president of the Phi Delta Theta
chapter, and R. E. Johannessen of
Rupert, president of the Beta Theta
Pi chapter.
Miss Davis Makes History
Then Miss Davis made university
history and demonstrated once and
for all the inaccuracy of a woman's
throwing arm. The spot of christen-
ing was duly selected and changed
because of the proximity of the hand
some front windows. The change.
was of no avail for Miss Davis, after
a studied aim at the brick wall,
loosed her grip on the bottle. A
crash of splintered glass, a cry of
dismay by Miss Davis, and howls of
laughter by the male undergraduates
and the new home was duly christen-
ed The bottle of grape-juice was
broken but the window was too. De-
spite the dismay of the coed those
present considered the christening
ceremony most successful.
The new home of the University OF
Idaho chapter Of Phi Delta Theta Is
a handsome three-story brick build
ing with a full basement. The house
has study room accommodations for
SO men and large dining room with
for so men. The
new home is the latest design in fra
ternity house construction and is one
Of the finest fraternity houses on the
Idaho campus. 1t is one block from
the main campus steps. The Roth
company was in charge
Of construction.
Charter Granted in 1908
The national fraternity of Phi Delta
Theta was founded at Miami upniver-
sity, Oxford, Ohio, on December 26,
IS4S. The local fraternity, Kappa
Phi Alpha, was founded at the Uni
yersity of Idaho in 1900 and ma
ional charter was obtained in 1908.
Members of the fraternity planned
IN being installed in their new home
by Saturday night. New furniture
which has not arrived will be in
stalled upon arrival The first floor
consists of large and spacious llv-
ng room with large fireplace with
IN adjoining sun parlor, handsome
library with a fireplace, an attractive
,alI and dining room which will ac-
so men The kitchen has
very modern convenience.
Twelve Study Rooms
A handsome stairway leads to the
econd floor where there are IL rooms
or three men each and a guest room
IN the second floor are laY0ratorleS
md completely equipped showed
oom. The third floor is to be used for
leeping quarters with the installa-
ion of single beds on the double
ecker' style.
In the basement there will be
tore rooms an attractive chapter hall,
leating apparatus and coal bins.
Congressman Burton l.. French is
member of the Idaho chapter. other
rominent Moscow men who are
lembers of the fraternity are Will
lam E. Lee, Homer David, Earl
David, G. P Mix. Harvey Smith, Full
on Gale, principal of the Moscow
igh school, and Clayton Keane. Boyd
,righam of Moscow is president OF
he active chapter and Dean 0. P.
,ockerill of the college of law is
aculty adviser.