Culver Stockton College - Milestones Yearbook (Canton, MO)

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From left to right: Kirby, Knight, M. Brown, Bueneman Darnell, Nelson, Schwartz, Scott, Wiber, Barclay, Bertram Butler, Casteel, Craig, Frazee, Karch, Seabold, Adair, Bal- lard, Baum, Daugherty, Dierker, Fenity, Gamet, Giddings, Gragg, Gross, Gund, I-Ierleman, Kessler, King, Kuhlman, Lummis, McElhiney, Probst, Richardson, Smith, White- hurst. Not Shown in Picture: Hall. R' . PM Kappa Che Fozmdeei at Czelver-Stockton College in 1921 Twcn ty-fouv

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Mu Theta Nu . . . WAS THE MATHETROPIAN soomfrr URING the year of 1940-41, Mu Theta Nu con- tinued and expanded the many activities which have characterized the group from its founding. Founded in September of 1868 as the Mathetropian Literary Society, the group engaged in the activities common to the campus literary societies until the catastrophic Administration Building fire in 1903 destroyed all its valuable papers and brought to an end the nrst period of its history. After a period of comparative inactivity, the group was reorganized as the greek-letter social fraternity of ML1 Theta Nu in 1921. The group has never been affiliated with any other campus organization and is the oldest local the fraternity vvest of the Mississippi. The Maths opened their fall social season with a ferry-boat party and river island Wiener roast during the rushing season. Carl Landrum played for the fall informal dance held in the gymnasium decorated with autumn leaves and flowers. During the year, besides numerous house parties, the Maths have been hosts at Homecoming, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Banquets, a rush-party at the Chris- tian Church, and birthday parties at the house for active members, A special victory banquet was held for Math members of the football squad, A iiMHtl1,, basketball team of non-varsity men took second place in the Quincy Central States tourney. A second team of non-letter men engaged in campus competi- tion. A Math bowling team was active in the local league. The annual spring dinner-dance vvas again held at the Lincoln-Douglas Hotel in Quincy on May 10. Sunday, May 11 the chapter entertained the mothers of the group at a luncheon. The year, one of the most successful in the long and eventful history of Mu Theta Nu, was closed with the annual Commencement banquet. Mu Theta Nu pledged twenty-seven men during the year. Evening session Eatin' time Readin' time Twe-nty-tlivec

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Phi Kappa Chi . . . BABY OF T HE SOCIAL GROUPS PONSORED by a faculty committee on student organizations, Phi Kappa Chi sorority was organized and received its charter December 6, 1921. Carrying out the sorority color motif of green and white, the lily of the valley was chosen for the sorority flower. Phi Kappa Chi is a local social organization and has never been afiiliated with any other sorority or fraternity on the college campus. Continuing to display an interest in the activities of the school as a whole, Phi Kappa Chi presented the library with eight reproductions of American original paintings, bringing the total to ten. It is planned to hang the pictures in a special room for the Phi collection in the new library building on its completion. This year the sorority room in Culver Hall was completely refurnished and reclecorated. December 7, the Phis and Chi Omegas cooperated for the second year and presented the school social calendar with an inter-sorority formal dance. April 27, the group entertained the faculty and members of the administration at an afternoon tea in the sorority hall. The Alumnae luncheon during Commencement Week ended the social activities of Phi Kappa Chi for 1940-41. The Phis climaxed their social season with their third annual formal dinner-dance at the Lincoln Douglas Hotel in Quincy on April 26. Junior Musolino's orchestra fur- nished the music, which included arrangements of several sorority songs. A quartet composed of Martha Ballard, Virginia Frazee, Muriel Gund, and Mary Scott sang one number. u Phi prexy, Margaret Brown, was toastmistress, Miss Dorothy Constantz, alumnae speaker, and Mrs. Hootman, guest speaker were on the program. With the end of the rush season the Phis pledged 25 girls of whom 21 were initiated into the active group March 15 and 16. Christine Kuhlman was chosen honor initiate. Phi Kaps at home A laughing matter Tlucmtty-five