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ternities are enrolled i n its chapters and many of its grand officers
have been members o f nationals. T h e e d i t o r o f K K K is M i s s
Morna Hickam.

W h e n founded, K K K was to be an intersorority, limited to the
state of Indiana, and each member of the original chapter had the
privilege of organizing a chapter in her own town.

I t is now almost twelve years since the f o u n d i n g o f T r i Kappa,

and it has g r o w n f a r beyond the most enthusiastic dreams o f its

school-girl founders. There are chapters in forty-two towns of the

state and seven hundred girls wear the Skull and Cross-keys. T h e

charity work, civic improvement and literary work conducted by the

chapters has proven not only of benefit to the members themselves,

but to t h e i r o w n t o w n s a n d f e l l o w - c i t i z e n s as w e l l . T h e a n n u a l

conventions and the questions discussed there are a certain evidence

o f t h e g r o w t h o f t h e f r a t e r n i t y . T h e field f o r T r i K a p p a a c t i v i t i e s is

far broader t h a n its members realize n o w . I t w i l l open to them as

they grow, through their closer touch with women whose standards

a n d ideals are as t h e i r o w n . The Cross Keys.

Banta's Greek Exchange w i l l meet a g r e a t need i n t h e f r a t e r n i t y
w o r l d . I t w i l l be a valuable magazine to a l l those w h o are seemingly
cut off f r o m college and fraternity life after graduation. M r . Banta,
besides being a P h i D e l t a T h e t a , is a D e l t a G a m m a .

Anti-fraternity Legislation, Ohio Texas, Wisconsin. Bills for the

absolute suppression of a l l Greek letter societies have been introduced

in the Legislatures.

MINNESOTA

A telegram f r o m Rexford M . Shield of the University of Minnesota, dated
February 23, 1913, states that Representative Sawyer of the City of Minneap-
olis, has had a bill drawn whose purpose is to legislate fraternities at the
University of Minnesota out of existence. Although this bill was drawn
some weeks ago i t has not been introduced. The wording o f the telegram
indicates that Representative Sawyer doubts that i t w i l l be introduced and
thinks it w i l l be killed i f it is presented. M r . Shield suggests that the agita-
tion may lead to investigation by a committee f r o m the legislature, but that
nothing serious is feared as the faculty has had strict supervision over fraterni-
ties at the University for the last two years.

INDIANA

As there is an impression abroad that a bill hostile to fraternities, has been
presented in the Indiana legislature, we have been at pains to get definite
information f r o m M r . S. K . Ruick, a former member of the legislature and
the author of the b i l l passed several years ago which relieves chapters o f
taxation on their houses. M r . Ruick i n f o r m s us that no b i l l hostile to the
fraternities has been introduced in the legislature now sitting in Indiana.