Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The dates pictured represent the date of char- tering: for the fraternities (left) ; Phi Deha Theta, 1859; Sigma Chi, 1865; Delta Tau Delta, 1875; Lambda Chi Alpha, 1915; Sigma Nu, 1926; Sigma Alpha Mu, 1948; and Kappa Sigma, 1949. For the sororities: Kappa Alpha Theta, 1874; Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1878; Pi Beta Phi, 1897; Delta Delta Delta, 1914; Zeta Tau Alpha, 1920; Delta Gamma, 1925; and Alpha Chi, 1925. Many of these organizations pictured have ac- quired new houses during the school year 1952- 1953. Wherever possible The Drift has pictured them on following pages. BISA, the Butler Independent Student ' s Associa- tion, and Trianon joined with these Greek organi- zations in promoting, through competition, many worthy campaigns which took place in 1953. Among these were the blood drive, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta and the Cheer Drive, which was won this year by Phi Delta Theta. Fraternity presidents of these campus organiza- tions try to achieve harmony through the Inter- fraternity Council, under the supervision of L. Gray Burdin, Dean of Men. Unity and co-opera- tion among sororities is promoted through the Pan- hellenic Council. Through their work in the Student Council, Greek letter organizations strive for more repre- sentative student affairs and co-operation among students, faculty, and administration. 17

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Up Through the Years With the Greeks The growth of Butler University over the past ninety-four years has witnessed a similar expansion of Greek letter or- ganizations. Throughout the nation, these organizations have made a signal con- tribution to the status of modern univer- sity lile, and Fairview ' s history offers no exception. Placing an emphasis on scholarship as well as extra-curricular and social activity, the Greek letter organization delivers an impetus to individual achievement. Starting with the inception of Phi Delta Theta in 1859 and Kappa Alpha Theta in 1874, Greek organizations at Butler have grown to number seven sororities and nine fraternities. The latest innovation in Butler ' s Greek world is Tau Kappa Epsilon which received its charter in October, 1951. The Phi Kappa ' s (large picture) are now completing their third year at Butler as a colony and are expecting to receive their charter soon.

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GREEK ACTIVITIES Once more we make the transition from past to present, from ancient to contemporary history, with these candid scenes appropriate only in 1953. The scope of Greek activities are broad and sometimes peculiarly unde- finable. They include a potpurri of the scholastic, the extra-curricular, the social, and (only on rare occasions) the nonsensical. 18