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58 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

RESOLUTION FOR FRESHMEN—AND OTHERS

I will not knock.
I will not be two-faced.
I will play the game fair.
I will make a desperate effort to have respect for the suggestions
and opinions of others, and in doing so I may learn something.
Altho I am very wise, and, therefore, never err, I will try to be-
lieve that the other fellow may have a few occupied brain cells—
altho these cells are undoubtedly loaded with very inferior stuff.
I will not knock the faculty.
I will study with some other end in view than passing exams.
I will not—I W I L L NOT—act as tho I am suffering from a
hopeless case of grouch—I will not.
I will not insert my nasal appendage into other men's affairs
until invited to do so—and then only part way.
I will not be a tagger-on nor an aper i f I can possibly be any-
body without it.
I will not let my studies interfere with my college work—but
I will not forget that they are a part of it.
I will not invite trouble by doing too many bright stunts.
I will not forget that note-books were made to hold notes and
that it is easier and more satisfactory to fill them properly than to
dope black coffee and flunk at Exams.—American College.
The A «£ Quarterly for August contained an article on "Con-
temporary Fraternity Journalism," which was very interesting. I n
discussing To DRAGMA, the writer had the following to say:

Alpha Omicron Pi, one of the younger fraternities, has the distinction, I
believe, of having established a chapter in the New York University Law
School, and as the present editor of To Dragma was a charter member of that
chapter, and prominent members of the executive board of the national fra-
ternity have come from that chapter, one would not be surprised to find that
society tempered by the L a w , as Alpha Chi Omega is by Music; and it
would seem that To Dragma might show traces of the difference. However,
the last copy at my disposal, being the issue of last November, does not show
such characteristics, unless the fact that it is such a carefully edited magazine,
so well worked out in all its details might be due to the influence for accuracy
and proper form of the legal profession. The copy appears in gray rough
paper cover, with simple lettering. Besides the directory of officers, of which
there are many, it contains two illustrations and ninety-one pages of reading
matter, inclusive of twenty-three pages devoted to a directory of the members
of the fraternity. There is but one page of advertisements. Notable articles
are "The Fraternity and the Individual" and a carefully worked out exposition
of "Rushing Problems in Alpha Omicron P i Colleges." A l l of the eleven
active chapters and five alumnae chapters are represented by letters which
are dignified and the context much like those in other journals. The personal
department appears under the head of "News of the Alumnae," and is divided
according to chapters, with and without class numerals. The exchange de-
partment is small, and "News of College and Greek Letter World" is followed