Identifier: palmofalphatauom1818alph (find matches)
Title: The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Alpha Tau Omega
Subjects: Greek letter societies
Publisher: (Champaign, Ill., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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of the High Council.It is the official organ of the Fraternity; as such, its constant aim will be topromote her interests by affording a convenient means of communicationbetween the General Officers, Chapters, and Alumni; of collecting and preserv-ing in permanent form the annals of the Fraternity; and of disseminating hernoble principles, exerting a wholesome influence beyond the limits of theFraternity, by striving to inculate those teachings which tend to purify andelevate mankind in general. Subscription price is one dollar and a half per annum, in advance, for onevolume issued quarterly. Single copies, fifty cents. To advertisers : Reasonable rates on application, or through any reliableadvertising agency. Address all communications and make all remittances to Louis C. Ehle,1016 Ashland Block, Chicago. FRATERNITY WHISTLE. Fraternity Flower: White Tea Rose. Colors: Sky Blue and Old Gold. Yell: Hip, Hurrah! Hip, Hurrah! Three cheers for Alpha Tau!*Deceased. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
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FRED B. DEBERVILLE. ALPHATAU OMEGA PALM. Vol. XVIII. JANUARY, 1898. No. 2. FRATERNITY LIFE AT CORNELL. IN no other large university in the country is the fraternity lifesimilar to that at Cornell. This fact is perhaps due to the ab-sence of university dormitories. At Yale and at Harvard as wellas at other large universities, the students are offered the bestappointed of rooms in any one of a great number of fairlyequipped dormitories. Once installed therein, the student is con-scious of a feeling of proprietorship that gradually endears therooms to him and frees him from any desire to leave them for ahome outside. He at first becomes acquainted with men on hisown floor, but gradually he meets all those in his own dormitory,and necessarily a close friendship ensues with some of them.He drops in on them at all hours and they come over on lazynights to help him consume rare bits and other edibles of thestudent diet. This continues until, say, the mans junior yearwhen he is bid to some on

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