Catalogue of the Vanderbilt Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa

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Page 22 - Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles o'er the waves ; And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves.
Page 23 - Catullan quote and several other echoes. integer vitae scelerisque purus non eget Mauris iaculis neque arcu nee venenatis gravida sagittis, Fusee, pharetra, sive per Syrtes iter aestuosas sive facturus per inhospitalem Caucasum vel quae loca fabulosus lambit Hydaspes.
Page 14 - Applications for charters shall, in all cases, be made to the Senate, at least six months before the regular session of the National Council; the Senate shall at once notify all the Chapters of such applications, and such applications shall be reported to the National Council with the recommendation of the Senate at the next meeting of the Council, and shall be passed upon by the Council, "which shall have exclusive power to grant charters. But no charters shall be issued without the consent of delegations...
Page 22 - O God, beneath thy guiding hand, Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshipped thee.
Page 34 - The principal officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by and from the Board of Directors.
Page 36 - No change shall be made in this Constitution unless the same shall have been proposed at the session of the National Council next preceding the session at which the proposed change is voted for; and no vote shall be had upon any such proposed change except at a stated hour previously ordered by the meeting, — and no amendment shall be made without the concurrence of the delegations of two-thirds of the Chapters represented in the Council.
Page 25 - And first in corporation, an oath of fidelity being considered as the strongest preservative, an initiation was accordingly resolved upon and instituted as follows : I, AB, do swear on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God, or otherwise, as calling the Supreme Being to attest this my oath, declaring that I will, with all my possible efforts...
Page 26 - Charter party, to be intrusted to such two or more brothers of the * BK, as to a general meeting shall, on due application for the same, be thought to merit such a trust ; with delegated power in the plan and principles therein laid down, to constitute, establish and initiate a fraternity correspondent to this, and that a Committee, be appointed of Mr. President, (Wm. Short) Mr. Stuart and Mr. Beckley to prepare a draught of the same and report at next meeting.
Page 45 - V This Chapter shall send a delegation to represent it at each National Council of the United Chapters, shall contribute its equal part to the financial support of the United Chapters, and shall conform to the constitution of the United Chapters and all the lawful requirements of the National Council.
Page 34 - SESSIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL. The National Council shall meet every third year at such place and time as shall have been determined by the officers of the United Chapters, and shall proceed at once to the election first of its officers and next of the Senators. The National Council shall make such rules as may be found necessary for the carrying out of any provision of this Constitution.

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