All these Chapters, however, barely include half the students in the
University. The number in each Chapter of the different Fraterni-
ties represented is therefore comparatively small. Alpha Delta Phi,
which was the largest last year, had twenty-five, Psi Upsilon twenty-
one and Kappa Alpha twenty-one. The only reason for the excess
in these fraternities is the fact that they have expensive Chapter
houses to b.e paid for. Twenty is the average number, and is the
proper size for a Chapter which is to have the true brotherly feeling
and fraternity enthusiasm.
Another point in which Fraternity life here differs from that in
other colleges, is in the time in which we have to do our " rushing."
In fact, it is an3^hing but ** rushing/' considering the leisurely way
in which it is done. But few men are pledged before a month of the
fall term has passed, and " swings" are not in order for two months.
We have thus the opportunity of becoming well acquainted with our
men, and but few mistakes are made in selection by any of the fra-
ternities. The entering class is thoroughly sifted and the men fall
naturally into the fraternities whose characteristics correspond with
their own.
39 DELTA UPSILON QUARTERLY,

All the fraternities here open the year in fairly good condition.
Kappa Alpha has been building a Chapter house of brown sandstone
on the Campus, at an estimated cost of $20,000, and will occupy it
during the winter. It serves well to define more clearly that Kappa
Alpha is a Fraternity that makes wealth its only requirement.
