Show SOMEWHAT MISREPRESENTED It has been stated by the Chr Chronicle staff taff that the purpose of the departmental departmental departmental depart depart- mental issues is primarily to give each ach school an opportunity to acquaint the le readers of the Chronicle especially especial especial- ly y the present students and faculty with the conditions which exist in ill its own wn department It seems a very opportune opportune op- op time therefore to m make le a statement regarding me tile position of Kappa Cappa Pi Alpha the local medical fraternity which because it has been misrepresented is considered by many students as a scholarship tion ion In all scholarship organizations men become eligible only when they have I maintained a certain high stan standard ard of scholarship in their collegiate e c. c uv eS s sor or r have successfully carried on creditable cred- cred table e work after which they hey are selected by the faculty mem memo bers of the organization Some such organizations are Phi Beta Deta Kappa Sigma Xi Tan Tall Beta Pi in which only faculty me members bers nave have navea havea a voice in electing new v members Quite unlike these organizations K.P. K.P. K P. P A was organized four years ago by students in the medical school of this University for tor the tle purpose of I farming a bond of close fellowship among its members and of upholding the highest ideals of or the medical pro pro- There are no faculty members mem memo bers hers in Kappa Pi Alpha and the papers which have been presented in its meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings although some have been een reported report report- ed as the result of months of research have not been of such a n nature what what- The members of K P. P A. A do donot donot donot not pretend to be in a position as yet yetto yetto yetto to do research work in ill medicine It is true that K IC P P. P A. A is a professional professional fraternity whose members are selected exclusively from students registered registered registered reg reg- in the Medical Arts-Medical or Medical courses but in no sense whatever either in qualifications for membership membership membership member member- ship method of selection or rules governing governing gov gov- medical fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- mem members ers is the a scholarship fraternity |