Excerpt from The Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Vol. 7: May 1, 1910 The call to order was made at 10 o'clock Monday morning by Grand President, Bro. N. R. Cooney. A feature of the opening exercises was the prayer by Rev. Benjamin D. Gaw, one of the founders of the fraternity. Following the report of the Committee on Credentials, the report of the Grand President was given. Not only did this chronicle the remarkable progress which has marked the existence of the fraternity, but it struck the keynote of the fraternity 's principles and the cause of its success. After the presentation of the. Various amendments, resolutions, and memorials, the appointments of the committees were announced and adjournment was taken. Monday afternoon was spent in committee work. The delegates and visitors assembled in the green parlor Monday night to witness the initiation of Virdon M. Liston, of the baby chapter, Kansas Alpha, Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas. The ritualistic work was carried through by the team from District of Columbia Alpha Chapter, and was pronounced a model by all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.