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

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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

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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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PHI EPSILON KAPPA Back row: Patterson, McAtee, Washburn, Wetlaufcr, Edwards Front row: Hanson, Creed, Burns, Peters, Abbott Phi Epsilon Kappa L. P. Wash- burn of the de- partment of physical educa- tion is sponsor of the fraternity. Popcnoc Club XL NTOMOLOGI- CAL talks, de- bates, discus- sions, and dem- onstrations are found on the bi-monthly pro- grams of Pope- noe, Kansas State College entomological club, whose mem- bership numbers 27 students, faculty members and members of the local bureau of ento- P.IIIU iiiciiiuGio ui tlic IUL-OI jjuitau ji jji v- H i chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa, honorary mology. An annual fall steak fry, occasional fraternity for students majoring in physical education, strives towards a social and an educational objective each year. An informal meeting in September to make acquaintances among new students eligible for membership composed the year ' s social project. Officers were also elected at this meeting. On March 2, L. P. Dittemore, director of physical education in the Wichita schools, and president of the Kansas Health and Physical Education Association, addressed the members of the fraternity on educational problems re- lating to athlet- tacky parties, and occasional bridge parties are held to keep up the year ' s social program. The organization was started February 8, 1921, and named after the able coleopterist and former head of the college entomological department, Prof. Edgar A. Popenoe. The object in founding the organization was chiefly to serve as a medium for the discussion of entomological problems such as new discover- ies, exchange of experience, proposed investi- gations, and the like. ics. A banquet in the spring for members and their guests con- cluded the year ' s achievements. Officers for the year were Lyman Abbott, Phillipsburg, president; John Hanson, Con- cordia, vice- president;Ralph McAtee, Coun- cil Grove, secre- tary; and James Edwards, Phil- lipsburg, treas- urer. POPENOE ENTOMOLOGY CLUB Top rote: Cotton, Walkden, Dean, Emery, Mobley, Good Middle row: West, Jones, Bryson, Hoyle, Parker, Fritz Bottom row: Painter, Robinson, Manis, Wilbur, McNay, Smith Past 23