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bound to react unfavorably on fraternities themselves. Some few societies, like

those at Goucher, are clearly a survival of medievalism, and have no reason

for continued existence. J E N N W . C O L T R A N E , Kappa Delia.

From the Report of Committee on Point System.

This Committee was appointed under a resolution adopted by the eleventh
Pan-Hellenic Congress held in Chicago, October 17, 1912.

The Point System in brief is as f o l l o w s :

Every ultra-curriculum honor (notably officers in college activities, active
participation in dramatics, etc., club membership and work on college publica-
tions) counts a certain number of points and no one g i r l can hold positions at
one time, totaling more than a designated number of points.

The f o l l o w i n g data is taken f r o m reports received f r o m 65 colleges.
Point system in vogue at Cornell University, Allegheny College, Adelphi,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Barnard, Newcomb, Randolph-Macon, Miami.
Rejected or on trial at Illinois University, Washington University, Swarth-
more College, Stanford University, California University, Toronto University,
Transylvania University, De Pauw University, Wooster University, Oklahoma
University, Arkansas, Buchtel, Wyoming, Ohio State, Adrian.
Desire for it or expression of interest by University of Colorado and Knox
College.
Regarded unnecessary at the other 37 colleges f r o m which we have reports.
No one sees any need f o r such a system, as honors are well distributed, either
through the small number of activities or through the large number of students
ready to- assume such work.
These colleges are: Kentucky, West V i r g i n i a , Mount Union, Tennessee,
Nebraska, Illinois Wesleyan, Montana, Missouri, Baker, Cincinnati, St. Law-
rence, Southern California, Denver, Franklin, George Washington, Iowa State
College, Kansas, Simpson, Middlebury, Idaho, Coe, Florida State, Hillsdale,
University of Pennsylvania, Drury, University of Iowa, University of New
Mexico, Illinois State, Toronto, Indiana, Butler, Vermont, Vanderbilt, Colby,
Louisiana, Alabama, Boston.

To sum up, we find that 9 colleges have the Point System in successful
operation, 7 have considered and rejected i t , 12 report a need f o r it and a de-
sire to know more of i t , 37 report no need or desire f o r it—total 65.

The general conclusion of the Committee seems to be that there is no great
need f o r the system—at least no recognized and admitted need; except in a few
colleges, where the Associated students are earnestly at work for a solution
adapted to their own peculiar local conditions. The investigation also reveals
widespread lack of any knowledge of the Point System.

Therefore, i t seems to the Committee wise at this time, f o r the National Pan-
Hellenic Conference not to urge the agitation of the Point System by its chapters.
I t is very desirable that an effort be made to advertise the Point System, prob-
ably by a series o f press notices sent to the local college papers, so that when
the frequent charge of too much ultra-curriculum activities arises, this knowl-
edge of the Point System w i l l be suggestive of a practical way of taking up the
problem.

W i t h the present acute state of anti-fraternity feeling, we deem i t undiplo-
matic for fraternity members to urge any such system, which in a very indirect
way touches one o f the alleged fraternity evils, participating in college politics
as organizations and not as free thinking individuals.

Respectfully submitted,
E V A P O W E L L , Chairman,
Kappa Kappa Gamma.