Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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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

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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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 THE WARRIOR « Top row: Sink. Polcnskc, Rohn, Garbers, Klatt, Coe. Pflueger, Schuldt. Middle row: Ferris. Krueger. Byars. Loseke. Mrs. Hawkinson. Petri, Culton, Hcnscl. Saveli. Sudman, Cordts, Teas. Bohacek. Kallwcit. WYNN ALPHAS FIRST SEMESTER Marjorie Cordts ........................Annie Sinf( Greta Polens e President. Vice-President Treasurer President Vice-President Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Annie Sinf( Greta Polemic Clara Hensel The Wynn Literary Society was organized forty-four years ago by Prof. W. H. Wynn for the purpose of developing literary talents and promoting social life on the campus. At present the organization functions chiefly as a social group. Although the men and the women are organized separately as Wynn Alphas and Wynn Betas, many of their social events are held together. The Wynn Alphas started the school year with a formal reception for all new girls at Beegle hall. This party was held in the evening. The informal rush party was in the form of a breakfast at the Edgewater cabin, and the formal rush party was held at the Pathfinder hotel. In the informal and formal initiations, the two sections joined forces. The informal initiation was held at Bide-a-wee cabin, and the formal was a banquet at the I. O. O. F. building. At the end of the first semester, the Alpha group had a waffle supper as a farewell to their president, Marjorie Cordts, who was graduated from school. Curious persons are still trying to find out how many waffles Miss Cordts took home to her one hundred pet dogs. One of her latest dogs in the collec- tion was named Wynnic—in honor of the Wynn Alphas. The Homecoming tea in honor of Wynn Alpha alumni was held at the home of Bernice Richter. Page 54