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and urge that in each case a candidate be voted for solely with references to his
fitness for the position sought, and especially do we urge that no combinations
be formed among fraternity chapters at any college to secure by their combined
votes the election of a group of candidates to office.

"Resolved, That we recommend that the several members of this Conference
communicate with their respective chapters located at colleges where no local
interfraternity conferences now exist, and urge them to assist in the organiza-
tion of such conferences, and direct that the committee furnish to each member
of this Conference a list of such colleges.

"Resolved, That we recommend to the several local interfraternity con-
ferences located at colleges where any chapter of a fraternity or any local fra-
ternity is not a member, that they be urged to join such conference without
delay, and that if for any reason they can not so join that they be kept in-
formed of the doings of the conference, and urged to cooperate with it infor-
mally.

"Resolved, That for the sake of uniformity and clearness we request each
local interfraternity organization to adopt the name, 'Interfraternity Con-
ference,' and especially to avoid the use of the expression Panhellenic in its
nomenclature.

"Resolved, That we recommend to each local conference and at places where
no conferences exist to the several fraternities having chapters at such places,
that they carefully consider the effect of whatever restrictions are in force with
respect to pledging and initiations, and if they require modification in any
respect, to confer with the college authorities for the purpose of securing the
same, and in cases of manifest injustice report the facts to the Executive Com-
mittee of the Conference in order that pressure may be exerted through a more
enlightened public opinion to improve the situation.

"Resolved, That we recommend to local conferences and to fraternity chapters
evreywhere that the pledging or initiation of persons not matriculated students
should cease as soon as possible."

The report of the Committee on standard forms of report upon scholarship
included several samples of the best forms now in use, and the report was
referred to the Executive Committee of the Conference for such publicity or
other action as may be deemed advisable.

The Executive Committee recommended the holding of Panhellenic dinners
throughout several of our larger cities, such dinners to be given on the same
evening and addressed by officers and delegates of the Interfraternity Con-
ference in order that fraternity men in different sections of the country shall
be advised as to the aims and purposes of the Conference.

It was also decided to hold a large dinner of fraternity men in New York
City on the evening of the Interfraternity Conference next year. The date
will be November 25, 1916, and it is expected that at least one thousand fra-
ternity men will attend that dinner.

We quote the following from a fine article on the question of
Secrecy in The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Even those Alpha
O's, who are pioneers, perhaps, in their belief in the abolish-
ing to a great extent of the "secrets" of fraternity organizations,
w i l l read with interest these closing paragraphs of Miss wSpiHe1"3
article. They deserve and will claim, I am sure, our understanding
and sympathy.