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 "What has the fraternity done for the college and for college students in general?" and the organization will have to answer. It cannot afford to be selfish, it cannot afford to be self-centered, it must prove its worth by doing something for the "other man," it must be possible to show not only that the fraternity is a good thing for the men who are in it, but that it is a vital and a constructive force for the betterment of those who are out of it.

Even in the making of his friends the fraternity man of the future will not confine himself as narrowly as he has previously done to the men of his own chapter. He will go outside of these. Any man who belongs to a fraternity ought to count it a privilege to have men outside of the fraternity house as his friends. He ought to show to them what friendship to a fraternity man means; he ought to invite them to his home and let them see what real home life in college is like; as the fraternity has in so large a measure contributed to his happiness and development he should utilize it so far as possible to contribute to theirs.

I believe that the fraternity in the future will recognize its duties and its obligations. If it does it will merit the general support of college authorities, it will win the loyalty and friendship of the