Resolved, That we tender our sympathy to his family in so great a bereavement and forward to them a copy of this preamble and resolutions. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the Journal, the Chronicle, his city paper and THE PALM, and a copy be kept sacred to his memory by the members of his chapter H. M. JOHNSTON, C. W. TRAWICK, Committee. HALL OF N. C. ALPHA ETA. Preamble and resolutions adopted by N. C. Alpha Eta Chapter, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, on the death of Bro. Robert C. Wilhoite, Shelbyville, Tenn.: WHEREAS, In the dispensation of an Allwise Providence our brother has been removed from us by death, and whereas by his devotion to his duties and his love and respect for every thing ennobling and good he has endeared himself to us all, Resolved, 1st. That we hereby express our high appreciation of the character of our deceased brother, and our deep sorrow at his loss. 2nd. That we rejoice in the assurance that he had made his peace with Heaven and when the summons came it found him as one having his loins girt about and his lamp trimmed and brightly burning. 3rd. That we will cherish his memory and strive to imitate his virtues. 4th. That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to his bereaved parents and family, and also to the Tenn, Alpha Tau, his mother chapter. 5th. That these resolutions be made a part of our permanent records. 6th. That a copy be sent to the PALM for publication, a copy to Tenn. Alpha Tau Chapter and a copy to the family of our deceased brother. GEORGE C. WORTH, A. P. FORD, DAVE WHITE, IN MEMORIAM. Brethren we meet with bleeding hearts He met with us in days more fair, And cheered us with his words of love, Now here we see his vacant chair, But trust he fills a seat above. Dear Alpha Tau! thy ties so strange Bind hearts on earth in fondest love, Committee. OTHER FRATERNITIES. GREEK NEWS. -Zeta Psi and Theta Delta Chi have established chapters at Brown, making eight fraternities represented by chapters there. -Chi Psi is preparing to build at Williams and Kappa Alpha (northern) at Cornell. -Sigma Phi has withdrawn its chapter from Union College on account of the decline of the college. -Theta Xi held its annual convention on Feb. 20, 1886, with the Beta chapter at New Haven, Conn. This is a fraternity limited to scientific schools and has four chapters, viz.: Troy Polytechnic, Sheffield Scientific School, Stevens' Institute of Technology, and Mass. Inst. of Technology. The chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Harvard has ceased to exist. The only fraternities in Harvard are Alpha Delta Phi, Zeta Psi, Delta Upsilon, and Theta Delta Chi, ranking in the order named. The Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter there is simply a large Sophomore society and many members belong to other fraternities. -There are five fraternities which own chapter houses at Williams College. The majority of them are handsome brick and stone buildings. --Psi Upsilon has established a chapter at Lehigh University. -Fraternities are crowded at Amherst, there being eight chapters in the college. -Zeta Psi did not hold its last convention at Montreal on account of the small-pox scare, but held it at Easton, Pa., instead. -Phi Delta Theta claims to have a chapter at the University of Pennsylvania, but reports show that there is only one man, belonging to the fraternity, in the university. -Delta Gamma (ladies) and Phi Gamma Delta have established chapters at the University of Michigan which only tend to crowd the more that fraternity-crowded university. -The Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity will hold its triennial reunion at Saratoga next Fall. -The chapters of Chi Phi and Sigma Chi at the University of Pennsylvania are both in the Medical School. -At Amherst the Senior and some Junior members of Psi Upsilon room in the chapter house. -The new chapter house of Alpha Delta Phi at Williams College was dedicated on March 15th. It is the finest society building at the college. —Less than ten men have been initiated at Ohio Wesleyan University this year, although there are six fraternities there. Chi Phi Quarterly. -Sigma Alpha Epsilon recently created a council of five members to whom was given the total executive power formerly vested in a Grand Chapter. Very few fraternities have the old chapter form of government left. -The Inter-State convention of the New York and Pennsylvania Chapters of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, will be held at Gettysburg, Pa., about June 3d and 4th. -The Provincial Conventions of Sigma Chi are creating considerable enthusiasm wherever they have been held. They are well attended. -Phi Delta Theta glories in the possession of the only lady who was ever initiated into a male Greek Letter Society. The lady in question is Miss Kate Carothers, A. B., who graduated in 1874 at the Mary Sharpe College, Winchester, Tenn., and also from the New England Conservatory of Music. Miss Carothers was elected in recognition of valuable services rendered in re-establishing the Mississippi Alpha of Phi Delta Theta, at the University of Mississippi in 1881.—Crescent. OUR EXCHANGES. The duties and responsibilities of THE PALM having been assigned us as late as March 10th, accounts for the fact that not more of our exchanges have reached us in time to be noticed in this issue. The following, however, are on our table: Kappa Sigma Quarterly, Kappa Alpha Fournal, The Chi Phi Quarterly, Phi Gamma Delta Quarterly, The Delta Upsilon Quarterly, The Beta Theta Pi, The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly, and The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. The Kappa Sigma Quarterly for January presents a neat appearance. It is well gotten up, and contains 60 pages of passable reading matter. The poem entitled "The Star and Cres cent," is good but rather long. "A Plea for Ancient Languages" is a capital article and merits space in a Fraternity journal. Nine enthusiastic chapter letters give us a good idea of the push of the Fraternity. We heartily welcome this youthful journal to our table and hope it will have a long and prosperous career. The Kappa Alpha Journal for February comes laden with interesting matter, all of which, however, is intended for Kappa Alpha but which strikes the very life of every Fraternity and fraternity man. The remarks on "Chapter Histories," are timely and alas only too true of many Fraternities. We beg leave to differ with "S. Z. A." respecting "cordial intercourse," since we know by actual experience that there can be "the same cordial intercourse between northern and southern chapters and members" as there is "between southern chapters and members." In our opinion Kappa Alpha might do worse things than to extend northward. The editorials are good and pointed, especially the remarks on chapter letters by “W. W. B." Seven chapter letters, a large number of personals and a list of recent initiates brings us to the end of this number, and we lay it aside feeling that our perusal of it has been both pleasant and beneficial. The Jan. No. of The Chi Phi Quarterly has just arrived and is a rather interesting number. The oration delivered before the Annual Convention by J. W. Stuphen is very creditable and forceful. The account of the N. Y. Convention shows that it was very successful, only four chapters not represented. The Greek news are not any too fresh and some of them rather cutting. Seventeen chapter letters point out the success of Chi Phi. We are well pleased with our first perusal of the Quarterly and shall always welcome it to our sanctum. The Phi Gamma Delta Quarterly (that's the new name) for January invites our attention, and surely it is a cordial invitation and we gladly accept it, seeing we are emphatically on the side of Quarterlies. It comes out in a dismal looking cover which, however, is sure to attract attention, and doubtless means a great deal more to Phi Gamma's than it does to others. The inside is more cheerful and we soon forget what the cover looks like as we read its true fraternal words of "good cheer." The first fifteen pages are taken up with the Oct. convention, held at Easton, Pa., which must have been a grand success, judging from the brief report given. The report of the late Editor shows that for 1885 his profits were $1.10, i. e. if he collected the $44 then due. That's the way we editors get rich notwithstanding the efforts of our dear brothers to prevent it. "The Pressed Flower" is a neat poem; "The Fraternity Question” is passable; but The Chalk-line Circle of Imbecility," is the best in the number. We would like to give it in full to our readers. "Puritan Prudence" is a novel article for a fraternity journal, but since "Prudence" got "Abel" we don't object. The new Ed-inchief makes a graceful bow, says a few words editorially, and then gets behind the twenty-two chapter letters and disappears, and the next we see of him he is among the exchanges. We thank him heartily for what he says of THE PALM, and we shall earnestly strive to maintain her high standing, and to elevate her more and more in his estimation. We shall eagerly await the April number. The Delta Upsilon Quarterly for February begins with a splendid college reminiscence--"The Uncremated Algebra" which is followed by several other contributed articles, all very readable. Six chapter letters-models of their kind-a few "News Items," several reports of chapter "Banquets," plenty of "Chapter News," four "Memorials," bring us to "Greek Letter Gossip," which is quite fresh and in the Quarterly's opinion rather "breezy." "Among the Exchanges" is certainly gotten up in a unique and pleasing style, and makes the Golden Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma shine all the brighter for having been completely "rubbed." "Wooglin & Co." with the cut will certainly draw out a smile from every one. The Alumni department is well filled with interesting personals, and we like the idea very much. |
