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Prior to the election, sixty-four distinguished scientists, members of the faculties of Harvard's undergraduate and graduate schools, were formally inducted into the new society, the national "Phi Beta Kappa" of the field of science. A number of the Harvard faculty already hold membership in other chapters of the Society and were therefore automatically admitted into the Harvard chapter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OF SIGMA XI CHAPTER | 3/30/1931 | See Source »

...national scientific honor society of Sigma Xi is a fitting public recognition of the important place which the sciences hold in the University. Although undergraduates will be elected to Sigma Xi only on rare occasions, the Society will mean to those working in the sciences much what Phi Beta Kappa means to those working in the humanities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HONORING THE SCIENTISTS | 3/27/1931 | See Source »

...Society is an honor society, analogous in the field of science to Phi Beta Kappa in the field of the humanities. A number of the Harvard Faculty already hold membership in other chapters of the Society at other institutions. They will form the nucleus of the Harvard chapter. Harlow Shap- ley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, is president pro tem. and K. F. Mather, professor of Geology, is secretary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIGMA XI SOCIETY WILL ESTABLISH A HARVARD CHAPTER | 3/27/1931 | See Source »

According to A.W. Samborski this promises to be one of the best fraternity meets yet held. Last year the victory fell to Delta Upsilon, with Alpha Sigma Phi and Kappa Sigma respectively second and third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimming Meet | 3/24/1931 | See Source »

...Sigma Kappa fraternity at the Uni-versity of Kentucky last week ousted Mc-Chord Christie, 23-year-old senior. He had snooped, tattled, aided Federal agents in raiding a college rooming house and a student-patronized speakeasy. It was pointed out that McChord Christie had himself once engaged in legging. Said he: "I am on the other side now, though, and I am not going to stop until I have cleaned up college bootlegging in Lexington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Homer at Harvard | 3/23/1931 | See Source »

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