| Show SELF-HONOR SELF SOCIETIES i There are some half dozen societies now n w in exist exist- ense ease at the University which add to their names the epithet honora honorary Whether the hon honorary following following following follow follow- ing the society name belongs there or not in the majority of cases may be debated To begin with many of these honorary societies choose their members by election instead of naming them by means of certain predetermined Sometimes this election system results in ineligible ineligible ineligible eligible students being kept from membership by the personal dislike of active members The honorary society here acts in opposition to the ideals of its own name in making personal spite or dislike co count nt for more than its own alleged qualifications for membership Again many of the honorary societies in choosing choosing choos choos- I ing members by election choose any they may see fit whether those chosen are possessed of the al alleged alleged ale al- qualifications for membership or or not The honorary society here too acts in opposition to the ideals expressed by its own name It is not the contention of The Chronicle that all of the honorary societies on the campus are self sell honorary at times thres or that any of the honorary societies are self honorary all the time However a study of of the membership of the honorary organizations organizations organizations will disclose the fact that some of them forget at at att t times J les just what heu qualification for for member mem membership ship are The condition condition is e. e It is the duty of the guilty societies to remedy the situation if the honorary society is to maintain its reputation in the eyes of the students I |
