Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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I II T £ R F R A T £ R fl I T V 1 R ETERNITIES Rl PR] SEN I ED Alpha Sigma Phi Lambda Kappa I ' hi l|)ha Gamma Pi I psilon Rho Phi Delta Epsilon I heta Chi Vlpha 22

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ALPHA EPSILOn IOTA OFFICERS President Elizabeth Ekf.n Vit e-President Viola Weslock Treasurer Vera Milanick Recording Secretary Virginia Van l) ke Corresponding Secretary Elizabeth Rim ord The oldest national woman ' s medical fra- ternity, Alpha Epsilon Iota, established its 26th chapter. Alpha Beta, at Hahnemann. A small nucleus of eleven women students were initiated February 1945 at Women ' s Medical College of Philadelphia. Many activities included monthly, dinner meetings. Christmas party, rushing party, pledge dinner, and a farewell banquet in honor of our graduating Senior member, Elizabeth Brown. With the pledging of six new members. this past year has been an eventful one for Alpha Beta Chapter. Alpha Epsilon Iota was founded in 1890 at the University of Michigan. The total enroll- ment to date is 2.289. Its purpose is to promote good fellowship and maintain a high order of scholarship and professional achievement. The fraternity looks forward to establishing the spirit of comradeship and service in the medical pro- fession among themselves and those who are to come. 21

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In januar) 1944, a group of men representing the various fraternities at Hahnemann and feel- in the need for an organization to bind more closel) the fraternal spirit of the six active fia- ternities, founded the Interfraternit) Council. The motive behind the organization is to foster fellowship, bring about bettei understanding, and promote a harmonious relationship among all fraternities at the school. The Council is composed oi twelve men. two from each fraternity, one a member o) the Seniot and the othei a membei of the Junior class. The officers of the Council are a president and a sec retary-treasurer. Though the Council has been in existence but a short time, ii has successfully achieved most ol its aims. The organization lias weathered the storm concerning the election ol class officers b adopting the policy ol excluding all fraternity politics from the business ol the Inlci lialcrnitv Council. Willi ihis in mind, the Council con- ducted its second lushing season with complete success nuclei the newly adopted system. Prior to the next rushing season the Council shall have printed a pamphlet containing a briel histor) and statement ol the ideals, aims, and accomplishments ol each fraternity. An outline of the purpose ol the Interfraternit) Council and its constitution will also be recorded in the pam- phlet. We believe it will serve as an invaluable aid to the Freshman in selecting the fraternit) ol his c hoice. On December 9th, the Council sponsored the c ' collcl Interfraternit) Ball at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. It was considered a greatei success than the initial function and it is our hope that the subsequent Halls will continue to be the out- standing function of (he social calendar at Hah- nemann dining the first semester. 1 he departing Senioi representatives are the last ol the chartet members ol the Council. They have formulated the plans and successfully car- ried the organization through its first two years ol existence. Ii is the hope ol all the members who replace them thai the) shall be capable ol continuing the work foi which this organization was founded. councu OFFICERS President Eugene M. Labowskie Sec retary Holley W. Reed 23