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EXCHANGES inspiration, how much more anxious and willing will the pledges be to do their
best. Each one must be faithful to her duties and true to her best self. So
I f we are "making history," or at least fraternity history, ought let each one of us make our conduct and character a living testimony of the
we not to take better care of our records? Beta Theta Pi quotes this supremacy of our creed in our soul.
from Alpha Tau Omega.
"Loyalty"—says The Sigma Pi Emerald
The minutes of a chapter are its most important record, and a chapter that Then, of course, there must be something to be loyal to. The fact that some
permits sloven work in this department should be compelled to give up its fraternity men never learn the lesson of loyalty is in part due to the fact that
charter. A chapter with meager minutes is usually a chapter that does so the upperclassman never take the time or trouble to interpret chapter life in
very little that its place on our rolls would better be vacant—Alpha Tau terms of loyalty. And much can be done along this line, things that i f done
Omega Palm. would tend to make men out of them who would in future years never forget
the lessons of F A I T H F U L N E S S and LOYALTY taught them in their fra-
W h i l e A l p h a X i Delta each year publishes a table of contents f o r ternity homes.
its magazines of that year.

A slogan for Greeks in this antifraternity war
We must strive to make the nonsorority girls love us and be happier because
of our contact with them. I f we radiate love wherever we go we may be sure
the world will be better for our having lived in it.

E U N I C E HERON, Lambda.

Stunts may grow stale!
Kappa Alpha Theta devotes much space i n its M a r c h number to an
exchange of stunt ideas. W h y isn't that a good plan?

The Literary Digest recently comments on conversation, a r a p i d l y
disappearing art, but a mark of culture. The Lyre o f A l p h a C h i
Omega also has something pertinent to say on that subject f o r f r a -
ternity girls. Listen!

One of the greatest opportunities of the chapter house is its conversation.
Community and diversity of interest furnish the necessary background. Each
has much to learn and much to give the others because of the differences in
academic courses.

That un-American but most desirable ability, ease in intellectual conversa-
tion, may here be cultivated to the common pleasure and advantage of all.
Can you, and do you, have good talk, in the best sense, at your house? Do
you realize the incalculable advantage to future days it would be could you
converse really well and easily concerning the topics upon which cultivated
persons talk the world over?

Are you willing to have your rank, not your chapter average, but
your personal mark in the latest sorority examination published?
Alpha Xi Delta f o r M a r c h does i t and no doubt the girls find i t
a good lesson!

" T h e Open Sesame" to fraternity happiness—
"Work"—says the Alpha Xi Delta.

The upperclassman is the example for the freshman. I f each upperclass-
man could help create the impression that her chapter work is a luxury and