Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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ally the Mirror, a magazine of original prose and poetry of its members. Two of the student members of the local chapter, Ur Rune, had material published in the 1936 edition of the Kan- sas Magazine. Alpha Kappa Psi Second row: Dittemore, Storer, Martin, Buchmann, K. Miller, Clark, Eier, Claasen, Rice, Burton, Scott First row: Laman, Searles, Isern, Edwards, Kay, Payne, Morris, LeBow, O. Miller, McKown Quill Club IV ANSAS STATE COLLEGE has the distinction of installation of the second chapter of the American Quill Club in existence. It was organized here a few years ago following the installation of the original chapter at Kansas University. Since that time, this national society for creative writers has spread until it now includes 14 active chapters and one alumni chapter in the United States. The local chapter includes 12 faculty mem- bers and 26 students. At their meetings, origi- nal poems and prose by members are read and discussed with a view toward constructive criticism. KAPPA Psi, men ' s national profes- sional commerce frater- nity, is represented at Kansas State College with a chapter installed in 1926, through the in- fluence of the late Dr. J. E. Kammeyer. The local chapter is Alpha Omega. More than 1 2 students enrolled in the com- merce curriculum and three faculty members are members of the local organization. Prof. C. R. Thompson is the faculty adviser. Meetings are held once every two weeks with faculty members or local business men as speakers. The group usually meets at various fraternity houses on the hill. Alpha Omega ' s representative at the dis- trict convention of the national fraternity, held at Lawrence in November, was Warren Row- land, Clay Center. This year ' s officers of the organization were the following: Kenneth Johnson, Newton, president; Alvin Block, Bavaria, vice-presi- dent; and Warren Rowland, Clay Center. At least twice a year, the club offers member- ship to anyone who can submit a manuscript which will pass- the board of en- try. The 1 oc a 1 chapter also publishes annu- Block ALPHA KAPPA Psi OFFICERS Johnson Majors Rowland Pat 26

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Sigma Delta Chi Top row: Bottom row: IJHINGING tel- o-grid reports of out- of-town football games to the cam- pus, sponsoring and organizing the first Branding Iron ban- quet exclusively for journalism students and faculty mem- bers, and participat- ing in the installa- tion of an alumni chapter of the organization at Topeka, were among the chief accomplishments of the year for Sigma Delta Chi. Men journalism stu- dents maintaining above average scholarship and declaring their intentions to enter the newspaper or related fields are elected to membership. Six members of the Kansas State chapter including R. R. Lashbrook, faculty sponsor, attended the national convention of the organi- zation at the University of Illinois this year. With the aid of the State representatives, Carl P. Miller, former journalism student at the college and now manager of the Pacific Coast edition of the Wall Street Journal, was elected national president. This year has been marked by a number of talks by outstanding men. A. Q. Miller, Jr., brother of the national president, was made an associate member of the local chapter in February. SIGMA DELTA CHI Hart, Fritz, Shier, Haggman, Kay, Lashbrook, faculty adviser Rupp, McDanel, Goss, Garvey, Besler Karl Goss, Dwight, was president the first semester and Devere Kay, Manhattan, the second semester. Thcta Sigma Phi 1 E N Kansas State college women belong to the ranks of the local chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary and professional fra- ternity for women in journalism. Junior and senior majors in journalism with B averages are eligible for membership. Many outstanding women in literary or jour- nalistic circles are members, honorary mem- bers, or associate members. Last fall the local chapter sponsored the first Gold Digger ' s ball of the crowded leap year season. More than 350 couples danced to the music of PeeWee Brewster at the Avalon. Observing the old tradition, the woman paid- Top row: Bottom row: THETA SIGMA PHI Martin, K. Miller, Hostetter, Young, Shehi Ratliff, Edwards, Appleton, Currier, B. Miller and paid and enjoyed it. Every two years, the organization brings to the college a prominent woman writer to address the Matrix Table ban- quet. The national fra- ternity was founded at the University of Washington 2 J years ago. The im- petus came from a group of coeds believing women writers should be recognized and en- couraged.

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Phi Alpha Mu 1 H i ALPHA Mu, honorary fra- ternity for women in General Science, was or- ganized here by Dr. Margaret Russell in 1919 under the name of Theta Chi Gam- ma. When a re- organization was effected in 1921, the name became Phi Alpha Mu. The membership is restricted to junior and senior women enrolled in the division. Eligi- bility is based on scholarship, with special em- phasis being given to English. An annual social event of the group is a tea, given during the fall semester, to which invita- tions are issued to all freshmen and sophomore women enrolled in the General Science curricu- lum. Present membership consists of 13 students and three faculty members. Miss Stella Har- riss of the chemistry department is faculty sponsor. Officers for the year were Marjorie Lomas, Princeton, president; Betsy Sesler, Wamego, vice-president; Elizabeth Boys, Linwood, sec- retary-treasurer; and Delite Martin, Lewis, sentinel. Faculty members are Miss Myra Scott. Miss Helen Elcock, and Miss Stella Harriss. PHI ALPHA Mu Top row: Prickett, Lomas, Harriss, Rockey, Shehi Bottom row: Boys, Andrews, Bergmann, Sesler, Cook Pi Mu Epsifon . N o T H E R organization falling under the supervision of a department in the General Science division is the Kansas Beta chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, a national honorary fraternity for mathematicians, established here on May 24, 1935 one of the newest organizations on the hill. The charter group of 28 was composed of the faculty in the mathematics department and other departments connected with it, and grad- uate and undergraduate students with mathe- matical qualifications. At the first initiation since the installation of the chapter, held March 5, 1936, five members were admitted. Chapter members are chosen from those be- longing to the Mathematics Club. The Kansas Beta chapter was the thirty- second chapter to be installed in the fraternity, which was founded at Syracuse University, New York, in Pi Mu EPSILON Bottom row: White, Lewis, Grubb, Lyons, Babcock, Cramer, Janes Middle row: Mossman, Remick, Wherry, Beckwith, Mariner, York, Sjogren Top row: Daugherty, Lomas, Furman, Stratton, Holroyd, Hyde, Sesler 1914. The direc- tor of the local chapter is Prof. W. T. Stratton; vice - director, Marjorie Lo- mas, Princeton ; secretary, Alma Furman, Clear- water ; treasurer, Tom Wherry, Sabetha; and librarian, James York, inland. Page 27