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SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: R. Adams, F. Cantrell, E. Bond, W. Harrington, D. Blizzard, T. Bush, Dean Free; STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: E. Justice, E. Gross, I. Rudy, H. Maddox, A. Poffenberger, W. Turner, R. Davis, F. Middleton, W. Bean, W. Hawkins, W. Carr, C. Hauff. KAPPA PI ALPHA Evolving from the need for service from an bers. All of these were provided to insure organized group of men, and from the need that the organization would live in the spirit of that group itself for a common bond of in which it was created, serving the school. brotherhood, came the Hospians' Kappa Pi It differs from a fraternity in that it is not a Alpha Brotherhood. First called the Hospians, secret organization, and in that it specifies Kappa Pi Alpha was added to indicate its that members of the club are free to join a dual purpose, service and brotherhood. social fraternity, and members of a social fra- In the fall, a group of three men, aided ternity may be pledged to the Hospians. and encouraged by the Dean, stood the re- Under the leadership. of Dennis Blizzard, sponsibility for providing services that are the club developed into a unified organiza- small and insignificant in themselves, but tion. A dance and a banquet were planned which are a constant source of worry to the to be held in the Spring. The clubroom was Dean. They provided ushers at college func- made a cleaner place when a coat of paint tions, they aided in decorating for dances and was applied by the fellows. Dean Free be- dinners, and helped in any other activities came the faculty advisor and Professor Raver which required similar work. These three was chosen as club sponsor. men invited eight others, making eleven On January 18th ten men became part of charter members in all. the brotherhood by formal initiation. The With the war came an end to fraternity life first club party took place the night before on the Hill for the duration. For the men on Christmas holidays began. At the beginning the .Hill there was a need for a brotherhood of the second semester, "Peck" Bond became through which they could express themselves. president. This need recognized, the Hospians' Kappa Pi Thus the club grew. In work and in play it Alpha Brotherhood took on the role of a fra- serves the school. It is unique in that no ternity. The club drew up a constitution, other organization of its kind has existed at opened a clubroom, adopted a Greek name, W. M. c., and it is important in that it is a formulated a coat of arms, and proceeded to needed service as it takes its place among the perpetuate itself by pledging additional mem- other extra-curricular organizations. 73