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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 113

principles of the care of health, although there is nothing so vitally important
for their well-being. Regular sleep, proper diet, out-door exercise, are a l l
absolutely indispensable i f you would leave college with honor, health and
happiness.

For those in chapter houses, these suggestions could be embodied in the
House rules as doubtless some of them already are.

II. SUGGESTIONS FOR CHOOSING NEW MEMBERS

1. Let us take great pains i n every instance to investigate the scholarship
of prospective members. Let inquiry be thorough and definite, so that only
those who have done thorough work in preparatory school may be considered
as candidates f o r membership.

2. I n selecting members choose only those who have a good degree o f
health. The great importance of this is shown by the large number who are
obliged to take light work or to leave college entirely on account of i l l health.
I t is impossible to make the best mental advancement without physical power.

I f we can live up to these ideals, we can eradicate the idea that good
scholarship is incompatible w i t h general activity and even w i t h leadership in
college organizations; and we can show that i f time be economized and well
apportioned there is enough of it f o r thorough study and f o r a reasonable
amount of social work.—Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Unless the college fraternity improves in manners, in morals and in
scholarship i t is doomed, and unless the different chapters in the same College
cease their petty enmities and bickerings and small politics to control unim-
portant so-called honors they may be swept out of existence by a rising tide
of protest that all of the good things of college life shall not go to those
whose social pretensions have no backing of real achievement—Beta Theta Pi.

The strong g i r l is not only the one who is considered so i n her rank i n
College, but has the feeling of responsibility toward her fraternity. T h i s
sense of responsibility is just as essential to her all round development as her
sense of duty in preparing her work. I f we wish our freshmen to develop
into strong sorority women, we should impress them w i t h this feeling of
responsibility. No matter i f the position or office of the g i r l is a comparatively
minor one she should feel it her duty to do her part as thoroughly as the
holder of a more important office. The small inner workings of a chapter
largely determine the outward standing of the chapter and sorority as a
whole.—The Lamp of Delta Zeta.

Is it not true to a great extent that our fraternity enthusiasm is in many
ways crowding out the loyalty that is due to College? Are we not liable to
forget that we, as fraternities, owe our very existence to our A l m a Mater, and
that our very reputation is based primarily on the reputation o f the College?—
Alpha Phi Quarterly.

Chapters which have not appointed committees on scholarship should do so.
A n d more important than this, every chapter house committee should see that
opportunity is given f o r quiet and study. N o one can study with a clear head
i f the house i n which he resides is i n constant turmoil, or i f an amateur
orchestra or glee club is continually at work in the parlor.—Beta Theta Pi.