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see the great difference in the work under the During the biennium the Grand Secretary nhtar •l I believe that expenses to chapters and spirit. I have enjoyed particularly my work
present arrangement. Perhaps what we shall visited five active chapters, and installed • div'duals in the chapters should be cut to the with the other members of the Executive Com-
'"inimuni, ^a n < ^ make that recommendation. mittee and the Central Office staff, and appre-
come to eventually is an executive secretary in alumna? chapter. \\e have during the past two years reduced ciate their services as I know you all do.
charge of the Central Office who will be more
or less permanent as is the case with some The routing of the National Social Servir. -neiise? on some chapter equipment, notably —Respectfully submitted, E D I T H H . A N D E R -
other nationals. Time will see this worked out Work film to the various chapters who haw- fig robes and altar tables, but I hope the S O N , Grand Secretary, 1931-33.
in the best way, and I am sure the Grand called f o r it has been handled by the Grand Grand Council dues or convention tax can be
Council will use the same good judgment in Secretary in the Central Office. reduced, as well as the cost of the pins, i f at (2oti8ifiori
this detail that it has in meeting and settling II possible. This is in line with the recom-
many other problems of the fraternity. During the spring of 1932 no District Con- mendation just above, and I believe that it is To T H E E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E A N D M E M B E R S
ventions were held by any District of the f r j OF A L P H A OMICRON P I :
The Executive Committee appointed a mem- temity. Due to the economic sit uati omnattten «r essential at this time to the f u t u r e healthy
Executi Com mi tee voted to leave the growth of the fraternity. We do not wish to -+- I A M P L E A S E D to submit herewith the A u -
v e t L t ourselves in the position of catering only ditor's report of my accounts for the bien-
ber-at-large, lone Barrett ( E ) , who is a spe- of the district conventions to the judgment of
cialist in Constitutional Law, to aid in redraft- the District Superintendents and the chapters wL isah wealthy class of girl, and neither do we nium ending August 31, 1933. The investiga-
ing the Constitution and By-Laws f o r presen- in the district, and every district voted to fore, to liar from membership those who are tion was not quite complete, but the audit was
poor financially but often rich in other virtues. closed and the report made on December 11,
tation and action at this m e e t i n g of Grand go the meeting at that time. If we do, the fraternity will not be adhering in order that it might be included in the Jan-
Council. The Grand Secretary spent consider- uary To D R A G M A .
able time this spring on this revision and in The former six districts of the fraternity •o its purpose or to the fundamental principles
getting the material into the hands of Grand have been increased to eight to facilitate th« upon which it was founded. ^-Yours very truly, H E L E N M . H A L L E R ,
Council previous to Convention. work of administration. What was formerly Treasurer, 1931-33.
the Southern District has been divided into the 4. I would make a plea, too, f o r more em-
Since the Convention of 1931, two a c t i v e Southern District during the past year, with phasis on the fundamentals—scholarship, read- To T H E E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E A N D M E M B E R S
chapters have been installed, Beta Kappa at Kappa, Pi Delta, O m i c r o n , and A l p h a Pj ing, thinking, and plain living. Such organi- OF ALPHA OMICRON PI :
the University of British Columbia, and Alpha Chapters; and the South Central District with zations as ours should be a reliable source of
Gamma at the State College of Washington. Nu Omicron, Kappa Omicron, N u Kappa, Tan informed public o p i n i o n , and as a c o l l e g e We have made an examination of the ac-
A charter has been granted to Pi Delta Phi, a Delta and Pi Chapters. The alumnae chapters group we have some responsibility in seeing counts and records of the current funds of A l -
local group at the University of South Caro- in this territory are also re-districted on the that our chapters are such units. We need as pha Omicron P i which are maintained by the
lina, Columbia. This chapter will become Del- same plan as the active, Washington Alumna; do many others to do more thinking and read- Treasurer (formerly Grand Treasurer) for
ta Phi Chapter and will be installed at the now being included in the Southern instead of ing, and less talking f r o m superficial knowl- the biennium ending August 31, 1933. The ex-
opening of school in the fall. Five alumnae the Atlantic District. The former Pacific Dis- edge and information. I recommend that vis- amination did not cover: the accounts of the
chapters have been i n s t a l l e d , New Jersey, trict is now the Pacific N o r t h w e s t District iting officers and alumna? committees take this Anniversary Endowment Fund; the record of
(metropolitan area), Buffalo, Atlanta, Balti- with Beta Kappa, Upsilon, Alpha Gamma, Al- recommendation seriously and do all they can and the data supporting expenditures by the
more, and Westchester. Several other alumnae pha Rho, Alpha Sigma, and Alpha Phi Chap- to steer the chapters in the right course. We Central Office; data substantiating To D R A G M A
groups have been holding meetings more or ters; and the Pacific District with Lambda, must remember that everything these days is publishing expenses; and certain minutes of
less regularly and will no doubt become organ- Sigma and Kappa Theta Chapters. being put to the test of its usefulness and de- the Executive Committee not made available.
ized chapters within the next year or so. This In connection with this report I wish to sirability, and we cannot expect that fraterni-
stimulation of alumnae interest is very gratify- make the following recommendations f o r what ties will escape close scrutiny along with other During the examination we satisfied our-
ing, and we feel is largely due to the splendid they may be worth in the future guidance of things. Unless we can show that we do have selves as to the clerical accuracy of the rec-
work of the District Alumnae Superintendents the fraternity: a real purpose, and there need be no argument ords and accounts, we traced all recorded col-
and the State Chairmen. advanced to such a group as this to justify lections into bank accounts, and we examined
1. I would like to repeat my recommenda- fraternities, and get back to our fundamentals, invoices, approved expense reports, and au-
The 1931 Convention authorized the Execu- tion of 1931 that some way be d e v i s e d to the small wave which has started in a few thorizations or ratifications of the Executive
tive Committee to conclude arrangements to finance coorganizers or girls sent by the Exec- institutions to abolish fraternities may take on Committee in support of expenditures. No at-
have the non-member Fellowship given every utive Committee to aid new or undeveloped larger proportions. Colleges can and have got- tempt was made to determine that all income
two years handled by the Committee on Fel- chapters. We have already used this system ten along without fraternities, but fraternities which should have been received was actually
lowship Awards of the American Association for one chapter, and there are other chapters cannot get along without the colleges. I t is collected, but all recorded income was traced
of University Women. This was done, and in that would be greatly benefited by such aid. our duty to see that we become so indispens- into the accounts.
order to have this Committee accept the ad- I would suggest that one of the Fellowships, ible that they cannot do without our organi-
ministration of this award, it was necessary to probably the one in memory of Lillian \Ic- zations. As to assets: cash in bank and on hand was
make a graduate of any college or university, Causland, f o r i f Lillian were with us, I believe . verified by correspondence with the custodians
not just those in which the f r a t e r n i t y has that she would heartily approve of such a 5. I suggest that alumnae advisory commit- or depositaries thereof; notes receivable were
chapters, eligible to receive the Fellowship. plan, be split in two or three parts according tees arrange regular conferences between their verified by inspection of promissory notes on
This plan was agreed upon and the first award to the existing circumstances and used in this group and the college administrative officials, hand; chapters were circularized for the pur-
was made this year to Janet Martin of Bar- way. I f such action were taken, more mem- at least three or four times a, year. I n this pose of verifying accounts receivable—all
nard College. I t is an interesting coincidence bers of Alpha Omicron Pi would be helped in way they can come to know what the admin- chapters have not replied to date, however, we
that the first recipient should be a graduate of gaining an education, and at the same time our istration wants to accomplish and be of some have no reason to question the collectibility in
the college in which our fraternity was found- chapters would be given aid which can be real help in making our chapters "strive to full of the amount shown; the account of X i
ed. One of our own members, E. Louise given them in no other way. support the best interests of the colleges" in Chapter was transferred f r o m the Anniversary
which they are located. Endowment Fund and charged off during the
Hoffeditz (EA) was chosen alternate. 2. That some plan be worked out whereby biennium ending August 31, 1933, by authority
I n the fall of 1931 rushing help was sent to girls bid by chapters and financially unable to Other recommendations of the E x e c u t i v e of the Executive Committee; prepaid expenses
four chapters, and again in 1932 to four chap- afford membership may be initiated. This, of Committee are contained in the newly drafted represent charges properly applicable to future
ters. Fifteen pledges were broken with Exec- course, applies only to outstanding persons. I Constitution, By-Laws and S t a n d i n g Rules periods.
utive Committee approval during the biennium, happen to know that a number of very desir- which are offered f o r your approval. Those
and two members placed on probation, with able persons in the last few years have not will be discussed at the proper time and our As to liabilities: the amount shown as due to
four reinstated who had been on probation become members of the fraternity f o r financial reasons and recommendations given. Anniversary Endowment Fund has not been
earlier. Four members have been indefinitely reasons alone. These persons are most desir- confirmed, and it does not take into account
suspended, and one who was indefinitely sus- able in every way, would be a credit to the May I say in closing that it has been a pleas- income earned by the Endowment Fund, i f any,
pended had been reinstated. Two chapters chapter and the fraternity while in college and ure to have served as your Grand Secretary
have been on probation and two on previous certainly as alumna?. I have no suggestions for for almost six years? I have gained f r o m my (Continued on Page 108)
probation have had p r o b a t i o n lifted. One the operation of such a plan, but I know the contacts and associations much more than I
chapter had a chaperone supplied at national officers and chapters would welcome any th3t have been able to give, and I am deeply in-
expense during the last year. may occur to anyone. debted to the fraternity and to you all who
have cooperated so loyally and with such fine