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2. That all sorority journal editors be requested to send ex-
changes to officers of all other sororities and to all chapters in col-
leges where the respective sororities are represented.

3. That each Grand Secretary send to the Inter-Sorority Con-
ference Secretary revised lists of chapter rolls and officers to facili-
tate her work.

The Secretary was asked to investigate the laws of the states
concerning the making and wearing of badges by unauthorized per-
sons. Some complaint was made that unauthorized jewelers are
putting on sale cheap, unofficial pins that may be purchased by any
person. The Conference was asked to do what it could in the matter.

The Conference adjourned till September, 1907.

JOBELLE HOLCOMBE,

Secretary Fifth Inter-Sorority Conference.

REPORT ON T H E JOINT MEETING OF DEANS AND ADVISERS O F
WOMEN IN S T A T E UNIVERSITIES AND REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE INTER-SORORITY CONFERENCE.

In December, 1905, the Deans of Women and Advisers of
Women of State Universities met for a conference in Chicago. T o
one of their meetings they invited representatives of the Inter-Sorority
Conference, that they might together talk over matters of interest
to women in State Universities. The representatives of the Inter-
Sorority Conference were very much interested by the discussions
and opinions they heard. A few subjects were selected which are
recommended to all Pan-Hellenic Associations for discussion during
the year.

I . HIGH SCHOOL SORORITIES.

Are they to be encouraged or discouraged?
The unanimous opinion of the Deans was that these sororities
are very harmful to the girls who join them, and to the high schools
in which they exist. One means suggested for discouraging them
was for sororities to refuse to take girls belonging to them, after
having given due notice of this decision.

I I . CUTTING CLASSES, AND POOR WORK.

I t seems pretty well established that cutting and poor work are
not at all confined to non-Sorority girls. Most Sororities have
some plan for keeping up the standard of scholarship among their