PAGE TWO-SECTION FOUL THE MICHIGAN DAILY T UESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 More Than 100 Extra-Curricular Activities OpenTo St udents High-Standing Freshmen Get Phi EtaSigma Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa Take Upperlass Scholarship Leaders More than 100 societies and extra- curricular activies, in which stu- dents may participate, are offered by the University. Although the great majority of them are not open to first-semester freshmen, they offer a wide field of interest and those who cannot enter them now may do so later by completing the required number of years or other prere- quisites. Scholastic Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for freshman women who have attained a 2.47 average during their first semester or during their first and second semesters combined. Phi Eta Sigma is a corresponding society for freshman men. Phi Beta Kappa was 'founded in 1i76 for the recognition and encour- agement of scholarship and cultur- al interests. It is open only to juniors and seniors of the Colleges of Litera- ture, Science, and the Arts, seniors in the School of Education and can- didates for advanced degrees in the Graduate School who meet rigid re- quirements. Phi Kappa Phi is a national hon- orary scholastic society for seniors in all departments of the University, holding as its aim the emphasis of scholarship and character in the thought of college students. Tau Beta Pi is the national senior engineering honor society, similar to Phi Beta Kappa in the literary col- lege. Distinguished scholarship is the prime requisite of membership. A.I.E.E. (The American Institute of Electrical Engineers) is a national society for the advancement of the profession of electrical engineering and is open to those electrical engi- neers desiring to meet together in pro- fessional fellowship. A.S.C.E., the student branch of the American Society of Civil Engi- neers, is open to sophomore, junior, and senior students of civil engineer- ing in good standing at the Univer- sity. Its purpose is to add to the student's acquaintance with the practical side of the field of civil engineering and to en- able the student to establish fra- ternal contact with his fellow stu- dents and faculty in the College of Engineering. Eta Kappa Nu is a national electri- cal engineering society for students and professional men with excep- tional interest in that field. Iota Alpha is a society whose aim is to stamp approval on meritorious work of engineering students. Quarterdeck Society, honorary in- vitational society of the department of Naval Architecture and Marine En- gineering, holds meetings during the year for men interested. Institute of Aeronautical Science was organized to promote the appli- cation of science in the development of aircraft. Transportation Club directs its ac- tivity toward providing a better con- tact with current problems in the field of transportation. Scientific Sigma Xi is a national honorary scientific fraternity founded for the purpose of encouraging original in- vestigation in pure and applied science and for the promotion of friendship among those engaged in research. Phi Lambda Upsilon is a national honorary chemistry society. Member- ship consists of senior and graduate chemists and chemical engineers, elected on the basis of scholarship. During Botany Journal Club meet- ings current literature of botany is reviewed by the staff and advanced students on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. All students Birth And Travail Of Cam pus 'Big Men' Freshmen with hearts and minds set on BMOC (Big Man on Cam- pus) ratings are urged to study carefully the above examples of campus earnage. Pins and beer are fine, but on the other side of the scale are mud, machine oil, lamp black and other colorful physical tortures. The three scenes are all of honorary society initiations: at the right, Vul- cans, senior engineering society; at the left, Michigamua, senior all-j campus; at the bottom, Sphinx, junior literary college. fession of architecture both by vir- tue of their professional training and their concept of the duty toward, society on the part of architects. Apha Alpha Gamma, national lienorary sorority in architecture and itts aied arts, has as its goal the' fostering of interest in the various forms of art. Amchitetural Society is a general organization of students enrolled in1 the Collee of Architecture. Its gov- erning body is the architectural Council. Physical Education Phi Epsilon Kappa, only national physical education fraternity in the' United States. functions to promote' and enhance the happiness of its members and to elevate the standards ideas and ethics for professionals engaged in teaching physical edu- cation. The Women's Physical Club has as its members all women majoring in physical education, and as its pur- pose the promotion of sportsmanship and participation in outside activi- ties on campus. Religious 'ihe B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation aims to provide a social and cultural center for students. Although it em- phasizes Jewish. values, its facilities are open to all students. Membership is approximately 500. The Westminster Guild offers a varied program to students of Pres- byterian membership and affiliation. Meetings are held in the new church and 'student center located at 1432 Wasbtenaw avenue. The Student Fellowship of the First Congregational Church is or- ganized to provide a social center for the 800 Congregational students and all others who may be interested. Uilgrim Hall, which is the student house, is a meeting place. The Lutheran Student Association of America directs activity principal- ly toward a strengthening of religious affiliations and assistance in the problems of the religious life of the student. The Disciples Guild meets each Sunday evening in the Church of Christ, corner of Hill and Tappan, for tea. a social hour, and a weekly forum discussion. The Deutscher Verein, sponsored by the German department, is a stu- dent organization affording oppor- tunities to hear and speak German in a social environment. Its annual play is a high spot of the academic year. Language Le Cercle Francais attempts to ac- quaint the student with the more familiar aspects of the French tongue and culture through a series of lec- tures and semi-monthly meetings. Phi Tau Alpha, honorary Latin and Greek society, is intended for all students interested in the study of the classics. It meets semi-monthly. La Sociedad Hispanica aims to pro- vide a means for students to hear and speak Spanish and to acquaint them with Spanish-American culture. Meet- ings are held twice a month. Journalism Theta Sigma Phi is a national hon- orary professional journalistic sor- ority. Junior and senior women in the Department of Journalism are eligible for recommendation to mem- bership. Sigma Delta Chi, national honorary professional journalistic fraternity, corresponds to Theta Sigma Phi for women. Prospective members are pledged at the annual banquet, held in the Union. Student DriversI Batt E ffective September 30 If a University student has a1 hankering to ride instead of walk, hef must take care to stay on the rightf side of several University and city rulings in regard to vehicles.- Students will be prohibited from operating automobiles in the vicinity of Ann Arbor after 8 a.m. Mondayf Sept. 30. when the auto ban becomes effective.- Exceptions from this rule, which is' rigidly enforced, may be grantedt solely by the Dean of Students' Of- fice. Such exemptions will not be allowed unless the committee deems1 the use of a car essential to the secur- ing of the applicants' education. Some Are Exempt Three classes of students are gen- erally exempt from the auto ban.- These include students over 26 yearsj of age, part-time students receiving credit for six hours or less per sem- ester, and those with a faculty rat-1 ing of instructor or higher. The University emphasized that evenl such exemptions are not automatic, but are granted only upon individual request. Penalties for infraction of the auto ban, while at the discretion of the; University, usually mean loss of aca- demic credit for the first offense and suspension from the University for; the second. These penalties are; directed not only at student drivers but also at student passengers, un- less the car is driven by a member of the passenger's immediate family. Storage Regulation In the case of students who wish to drive to Ann Arbor from a dis- tance of more than 150 miles, such transportation is allowed if any ap- preciable saving in cost is realized. Once in Ann Arbor, however, the car must be placed in dead storage and full information filed immedi- ately with the Dean of Students' Of- fice. University students owning bicycles are warned by city officials that they must obtain license plates and com- ply with certain other provisions of the city bicycle ordinance or be sub- ject to arrest. The bicycle regulations provide that every vehicle must be registered, that drivers keep their bicycles on the outside lanes of sidewalks, that they be equipped with a sounding de- vice and a light, and that only one person may ride at a single time. Bicycle license plates can 'be obtained at the city clerk's office at a fee of twenty-five cents. By WILLIAM B. NEWTON 1 With enrollment of treshmen in the University expected to be at least as great as last year. the Inter- fiaternity Council, governing body for men's Greek letter societies, is preparing for one of the busiest years in its history. according to Council President Blaz Lucas, '40. The attention of many entering freshmen. he said recently, is natur- ally turned to fraternity life, espe- cially as it applies to the University. and the Council is attempting to aid them in learning the pros and cons' of the entire situation. Fraternities on the Michigan cam- pus, contrary to the ideas of motion picture directors and script writers, are not collegiate night clubs or -lcrified restaurants and hotels. he warned. At the University, Lucas pointed out, fraternities are institu- iorn; that aid in development of friendship, leadership and general ftu'therance of careers. both in col- lege and in later life. "The student entering college finds himself confronted with a situation utterly different from any he has previously known," he said. "The fraternity chapter is a sufficiently small unit to be of material assist- ance in helping him orient himself." Chapter Life Is "Fun" Chapter life, fraternity members agree, is "darned good fun," but they also agree that it entails many re- sponsibilities. Scholarship, omni- presently stressed at the University, is one of the most important of these. The fraternity chapter must main- tain a scholastic average satisfactory to University authorities, and 'this can be made possible only by coop- eration of individual members. Pledges are required to study and to study hard. Upperclass fraternity men make sure that freshmen keep up with their work, and in many houses academic advisers are avail- able to aid the pledges with their scholastic problems, Lucas pointed out. "Fraternity social life at the Uni- versity, while it does not involve the frills of the flask-on-hip era so pub- licized during the 1920's, gives mem- bers ample opportunity to enjoy themselves and to develop the poise they will always find valuable," he continued. One of the most important func- tions of the fraternity, Lucas be- lieves, is to aid members in building up a spirit of cooperation. Group projects, he explained, force a boy to understand the need for consider- ation of others and subordination o his own interests for those of the group. Aids Outside Activities The fraternity, Lucas continued, is a definite aid to students in extra- curricular activities. The i ont inued prominent positions held by rater- nity men in campus affairs, he said, show that this is not iue to "pull" One of the most important spurs to fraternity men's activities is the en- couragement given pledges who enter worlk on staffs of the Union, student publications and other organizations. Active members of fraternit ics want pledges to get into extrIacurriciular work if their academic records are satisfactory. The Council plays an import ant part in fraternity life at hi Univer- sity. Lucas said. It is a coordinat ing group in all interfraternity work and cooperates with University officials in the capacity of a discii