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lated an interest in scholarship among the The organizations are arranged in the order 



officers and members of the various organiza- corresponding to the grades for the second 



tions, with the result that the average stand- semester. Several comparisons are interesting : 



ing of men inside the fraternities compares 1. The general average of the fraternities 



very favorably with that of non-fratemity is half a point higher than the general student 



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Attention is here called to the accompanying 

 chart, which shows the scholastic standing of 

 the various clubs and fraternities as compared 

 with the general student average for the first 

 and second semesters of the college year 1913- 

 14. The decimal grades were calculated from 

 the letter grades for each student. At Purdue 

 University A means 85 to 100 per cent., B YO 

 to 85 per cent., C below YO (conditioned) and 

 D failure (subject to be repeated). In cal- 

 culating the decimal grades, A is taken as 90, 

 B as Y5, C as 60 and D as 45 per cent. 



average. This, however, is due to the inclu- 

 sion of the honor fraternities. Without these 

 the averages would be practically equal. 



2. The high standing of the sororities and 

 the remarkable rise of the elder of the two, 

 Phi Lambda Psi, from the bottom of the list 

 in four years' time. 



3. The lack of differentiation, between de- 

 partmental fraternities, house clubs and the 

 regular Greek-letter fraternities as regards 

 scholarship. 



4. The relatively high rank of the Cosmo- 



