This apparently was “Sneak Day.” The initiates received a map to follow to several check points where they received other instructions. In the spring of the junior or senior year, the “neophytes” were instructed by letter to appear at the bandstand in front of the old library (Kidder) at about 3:00 P.M. Freshman who earned 3.5 or higher were recognized in their sophomore year when they were tapped and given a flower and piece of ribbon at Convocation, which was held every Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. Early pledging ceremonies took place at a gathering around the “old Forum tree” and candidates for membership were pledged “according to the old Forum custom.” While the location of the “old Forum tree” could not be determined, there is some information available regarding the various ceremonies as they occurred in the 1930′s. Exceptionally high standards were maintained for membership.
The Forum society left a strong impression on the new Phi Kappa Phi chapter. Dean Smith was elected first president and Professors Peck (Landscape Architecture) and Warrington (Religion) were elected to other offices. Dubach, a member of the government and business law faculty. Speakers included Harry Card, a student majoring in agriculture and the Chancellor of Forum, and Dr. Elwood Smith, Dean of the School of Basic Arts and Sciences, served as toastmaster. At the installation banquet which followed, Dr. Installation of the new chapter and initiation of members took place on June 6, 1924, in Library 100, a small auditorium on the east side of the main-floor corridor of Kidder Hall (now offices for the Dean of the College of Science). The faculty charter members were:įormer members of Forum, some of whom were also on the faculty, were:Īctive Forum members who became charter members included: The thirty charter members of Phi Kappa Phi included faculty, former members of Forum and student members of Forum. Forum provided the nucleus for the Oregon State Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. It was a small but spirited and active society which developed traditions well suited to the Oregon State of those days. Ten years before, in 1914, a local honor society called Forum had been established.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi came to Oregon State College in 1924.
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