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NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS MEETING

SINCE T H E National Panhellenic Congress is a forum for dis-
cussion rather than a legislative body, its greatest benefits can-
not be revealed i n any report of "business accomplished," as
these benefits largely consist of the intangible values of the inter-
change of points of view and information, the broadening effects
of developing a solution of common problems. Those who
attend the Congress come away with a sharpened sense as to
the realities involved in practicing justice, tolerance, fraternity.

The two subjects of general interest to which the Congress
gave most attention were the College Panhellenics, and the ques-
tion of eligibility to membership.

A comprehensive program to be undertaken by the Commit-
tee on College Panhellenics was outlined and discussed. The
Committee will begin work at once on preparing a model con-
stitution f o r college panhellenics and recommended rules f o r
rushing and penalizations.

Alpha Delta Theta, associate member of National Panhellenic
Congress, was advanced to f u l l membership. Several petitions
f o r admission were presented, but were not granted. The pres-
ent roster of N . P. C. is twenty full members and one associate
member.

The Congress adopted new eligibility requirements f o r mem-
bership. Henceforth a fraternity must be an associate member
of the Congress f o r four years before being admitted to full
membership. Admission to f u l l membership will also require ten
years existence as a National and an active chapter roll of ten,
of which the tenth chapter must be at least two years old. For
admission to associate membership the fraternity must:

(a) Be devoted to general fraternity ideals and be national,
as distinct f r o m local, in character,

(b) Be established in universities or colleges authorized to
confer the Bachelor's Degree,

(c) Be mutually exclusive of and in competition with other
general college fraternities,

( d ) Have been established in its national character at least
two years,