Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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THE WARRIOR Top row: Roberts. Sweet. Jackson. M. Johnson. (I. Johnson, Boldt, Harper. Middle row: Harvey, Wassum, Loseke. Paulsen, Ashmun. Murphy, Servine, Butts. Front row: Larson, Ia we. Meyer. Livers, Hahn, Turner. KAL ALPHAS President ......................................Martha Jackson Vice-President Elizabeth Livers Secretary.......................... Elizabeth Turner Treasurer............. .... Mary K. Johnson Sponsor ...................... Mrs. IV. F. Zimmerman The Kalophroncan society was organized September 26, 1888, for the pur- pose of promoting the art of public performance on the campus. In September, 1929, the society was divided into the Kalophroncan Alpha and Beta groups, the Kal Alphas being the sorority section of the organization. The Kal Alphas had a very active social program during the school year. They started the year with a scries of rush parties which included a bridge party, a hay-rack party, a theatre party and a dinner at the Green Room cafe. “Kal Jail furnished the theme and setting of the formal rush party held at the Hotel Pathfinder in conjunction with the Kal Betas. A mock-trial was held which proved somewhat embarrassing to many of those rushees who were brought before the court on the charge for which they were arrested. Informal initiation rites were “administered” at a Cabin party on the Island. The formal initiation was held at the Hotel Pathfinder, at which time seven new members were initiated into the society. A club room for the Kal Alphas was established in Beegle hall. The regular monthly meetings of the group were held in this room. The Kal Alphas won the second prize of one dollar at the annual all- college stunt night, sponsored by the Midland Players. They parodied the Cuckoo hour on the program which was a parody on a radio broadcast. Page 52

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Top row: Rowe. Johnson. Jackson. Sink. Front row: Prof. Reck. Petersen. THETA GAMMA EPSILON President................................ Louis Petersen Vice-President ..................... Glendine Johnson Secretary Martha Jackson Contest Manager.............................. Annie Sin ( Treasurer .................................. Grace Rowe Sponsor Prof. IV. Emerson Rec ( For six years Theta Gamma Epsilon, honor society for Midland journal- ism students, has been an active group on the campus. The club was organ- ized in 1927 with four charter members. New members are chosen each spring from among those students who have performed outstanding work throughout the year on the Midland, college newspaper, or on the Warrior, college yearbook. Each year the Theta Gamma Epsilon sponsors the Annual Tri-State Press contest which is open to the high schools of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The purpose of this contest is not only to judge high school newspapers, but also to stimulate an active interest in high school journalism. During the contest the attention of the students and faculty of the various schools as well as of the newspaper readers of the three states is focused on Midland college. In addition to this high school contest, Theta Gamma Epsilon stimulates work on the Midland campus through prizes offered to those students making the most progress in beginning journalism. Besides these activities, the society has its social function. An annual banquet is held each spring at which new members are “tapped” and the var- ious prizes are awarded. At this banquet some prominent journalist gives an address. THE WARRIOR Pane 51

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Top row: Baker. Dixon, Cady. Weitkamp, Harman. Pet row, Burkholder. Front row: Studlcv, Livers, Petersen. Anderson. Flora, Lierk. KAL BETAS President ............... John Anderson Vice-President.........................Paul Burkholder Secretary-Treasurer.... Richard Cady The Kal Betas are the fraternity group of the Kalophronean society. This group had a very busy social year including two rush seasons. In the first semester, they had a series of rush parties consisting of cabin parties and a party at the home of Louis Petersen. The formal rush party was held with the Kal Alphas at the “Kal Jail” in the Hotel Pathfinder. At the formal initiation, also held at the Hotel Pathfinder, eleven new members were inducted into the club. With the opening of the new semester, the Kal Betas, contrary to precedent, had another rush season. Again the list of cabin parties and smokers followed. During this spring rush, seven new members were pledged. The final social event of the year was a party for the members and their “dates.” Kalophronean Betas and Alphas represent one of the first campus organ- izations. February 26 was their forty-seventh anniversary. The original pur- pose of the society was to promote literary activities. However, in 1929, the purpose was changed since these literary activities were sponsored by other groups. The Kalophronean society now is purely a social organization. The Kal Betas became the fraternity group, uniting with the Alphas for formal parties and initiations. W THE WARRIOR hue 53