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R E P O R T O F T H EN A T I O N A L P A N H E L L E N I C (3) That all cases of released and broken pledges shall be reported to the
CONGRESS college Panhellenic. Attention was called again to the fact that "no girl who
has broken her pledge to one fraternity or been released from her pledge to
The fifteenth National Panhellenic Congress was held in Chicago, one fraternity shall be asked to join another for one calendar year."
October 24th-27th, 1917. The Congress was opened Wednesday,
October 24th, at 2 p. M. with Miss Lena Baldwin of Alpha X i Delta Two committees were appointed from N . P. C , one to make a
in the chair, and the following delegates were present: statement regarding the national rules that are binding regardless
of local rules, and the other to compile the standards of ethical con-
Pi Beta Phi Miss May Keller Richmond, Va. duct which shall be binding on all N . P. C. fraternities. These
reports will be sent out to all chapters of all fraternities when they
Kappa Alpha Theta Miss L . Pearle Green Washington, D. C. are issued.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Mrs. P. R. Kolbe Akron, Ohio Realizing that the N . P. C. should not devote its time to legislation
on petty matters of college Panhellenics, it was unanimously decided
Alpha Phi Miss Amy Comstock Wisconsin that the constitution be restated and amended in such a manner that
the Congress should be now a deliberative body for conference and
Delta Gamma Miss Jessie Treat Stanford University discussion of fraternity matters, but should not be a legislative body
Gamma Phi Beta Miss Lillian Thompson Chicago over the individual fraternity.
Alpha Chi Omega Mrs. Nellie R. Fall New York
Delta Delta Delta Mrs. E . N. Parmelee Evanston, 111. The Saturday morning session was addressed by Miss Butler of
Alpha X i Delta Miss Lena G. Baldwin Elmira, N. Y. the Y. W. C. A . She asked the cooperation of fraternity women in
Chi Omega Mrs. Mary Love Collins Lexington, Ky. the work they are undertaking in connection with the cantonments
Sigma Kappa Mrs. Ethel Weston Rum ford, Me. and pleaded especially that the fraternities urge any member who
Alpha Omicron Pi Miss Anna Many New Orleans, L a . wishes to devote her time to this cause to send her name to Miss
Zeta Tau Alpha Miss Mary E . Patrick Wilmette, 111. Elizabeth Wilson, 600 Lexington Avenue, New York City.
Alpha Gamma Delta Miss Elizabeth F . Corbett Milwaukee, Wis.
Alpha Delta Pi Mrs. Philip E . Smith Berkeley, Cal. The N . P. C. voted to go on record that they were willing to
Delta Zeta Miss Rennie S. Smith Hamilton. Ohio investigate all opportunities and needs of war work and aid the
Phi Mu Miss Nellie Hart New Orleans, L a . government in the present crisis.
Kappa Delta Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Elizabeth Corbett The Congress appropriated $50 for educational propaganda in the
interest of cooperative buying at Syracuse and Michigan to be con-
The first afternoon was taken up in the reading of reports. Alpha ducted by Mr. Weller.

Omicron Pi reported since the last meeting of the Congress in 1915, A luncheon at the Edgewater Beach Hotel of Chicago concluded
the Congress. Three hundred and forty-nine fraternity women were
six new active chapters and seven new alumnae chapters. present, twenty-seven of whom were Alpha Omicron Pi's. Miss Lena
Baldwin, chairman of the N . P. C , was toastmistress, and talks were
The next sessions of the Congress were devoted to discussion and made by Mrs. Collins, Chi Omega, on "The Work of the Congress,"
and Miss Harriet Vittum, Chairman of the Women's Committee of
legislation concefning college Panhellenics. The following laws the National Council of Defense for Illinois. We hope to publish this
speech of Miss Vittum's in f u l l in the next To DRAGMA.
were enacted:
A N N A MANY, Alpha Omicron Pi Pelegate.
(1) WHEREAS, the Panhellenic ideal demands the united efforts and the loyal
allegiance of all fraternities belonging to the National Panhellenic Congress;
be it Resolved, That no chapter of any fraternity shall have the power to
withdraw from its college Panhellenic.

And be it further resolved, that the withdrawal of any chapter of any
fraternity shall cancel the membership of the fraternity concerned in National
Panhellenic, and place its chapters in every college on the basis of local
fraternities in all college Panhellenic matters, providing that the national
concerned does not require its chapters to return to Panhellenic at once;
fonr weeks from date of supposed withdrawal is the maximum time allowed
the fraternity for adjusting the situation. And be it further Resolved, That
no chapter of any fraternity shall be permitted to make conditions under
which it shall return, all such conditions to be made by the college Panhellenic
concerned, with the consent of the N . P. C . Executive Committee.

(2) The proof that a girl is pledged shall be a signed statement by the girl
and some member of the fraternity. This law is to go into effect Tanuary 1,
1918.