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Rh locality, and sometimes connected with one chapter, who acted in precisely the same way as the board of trustees of a college would do in directing the affairs of their institution. And some of these "boards" resemble, in dignity and complexion, the board of trustees of a college. Under the designation of "executive council," or some similar name, such bodies have quite generally become incorporated, either under general laws or by special legislation, and as such corporations hold the legal title to whatever property the general fraternity possesses. The executive head of the fraternity came to be the secretary or some member of the governing council.

With a rapid increase in the number of chapters and the spread of accurate information concerning the fraternities, other features were introduced. Some of the fraternities deliberately mapped out the territory in which they were situated, or which they proposed to occupy, and established chapters in the colleges within such territorial lines with a sound judgment, which was often a sure index of the future prosperity of the institution. The territory which a fraternity occupied was also divided up into districts or divisions, and executives appointed for each of these. In some of the fraternities the organization is nearly perfect for administrative purposes, and this, united with a strong esprit de corps among the members, has made of them organizations of formidable influence.

The latest development in fraternity administration has been the election or appointment of some one person to devote his entire time to the business affairs of the