CHiiPTKR LiSTTilH Cdl UPdILON UNrVEiidlTY OF CHICAGO fe/61 Q\ -1-3 JQ.>53V Chi lipsilon began the 1973-74 year bouyed by the eager ness of the sophonjores, initiated the previous spring, and steadied by the experience and vvisdom of the upperclassflien. The synergistic combination of these forces created a suc cessful year culminated in spirit by the Atlanta IShklesia, We increased our membership by six v/ith the Autumn pledge class and by ten more with the Spring initiateso Highlights of the rush and pledge programs were the Spa ghetti Dinner in November and the Retreat in Ivlay, The pledges joined the brothers in chapter social service project?. We stood at street corners collecting money for the Cnicago-area Diabetes Tag Day in October and for the Children's Tag Day in April. The spring effort benefited the Hyde Park - Kenwood Neighborhood Club. On an individual basis, brothers were encouraged to give blood and to tutor neighborhood children. V/ork sessions introduced the pledges to cleaning and maintaining the house and yard. Brothers undertook projects like painting shov^er stalls, building screens, and install ing a doorbell. Bprucing-up the house generally was the prelude to a party. jfedyMild dmall,informal parties were a consistent item on the social schedule. Autumn quarter we had a^Targe holiday party v/hich many graduate brothers attended. The ^ \r\n-2- i^ache, Winter quart^ir, featured skits by the pledges, seniors, and cabinet, and a song praising our Housemother, I'trs. Hattie ivorris. In addition to the Fiji Island party,Spring quarter, was marked by co-ed softball games and a camping and climb ing trip to Devil's Ltke. iviore mundane entertainment and Edification was provided by beer and singing fusions of varying spontaneity and expeditions to downtovm Chicago pizza purveyors. Two Friday traditions were honored throughout the year. Before dinner cocktails continued to attract area and distant graduate brothers, vie invited distinguished faculty and local lumin aries to dinner again last year. Philip Kurland, a consti tutional lawyer, and sometime advisor to Sen. Sam iSrvin, spoke on a variety of political topics including the DePunis case. Other memorable discussions were led by laark Krug and Joseph Cropsey. We exercised our bodies on the playing fields of Chicago, Ivlany brothers received varsity letters, often for more than one sport. The chapter fielded teams in most of the intra mural events. V/e were in fourth place among all College housing units for the Undergraduate standings, besting our nearest fraternity competitor by ten places. Not often seen in cold records was a spirit in the chapter that fraternity is a desirable, viable concept on a campus which is not oriented toward it. Our effort to make it work is evident in our honorable mentions for the \r\nCheney Gup and Goon Plaque at the 126th idclclesia. Donald rieinrich, '74, the Wilkinson Award Winner, and Chapter iqTt President for^l973, and James Vice, *54, Durrance Award Winner, were the leaders and exemplars of this driving forcco Submitted: Richard E. Wendt III, *76 Chapter Historian Ap^oved: yjames A» KaplafT, *76 10 October 1974 / '9 / Chapter President