PAGE HISTORY OF Alpha Eta CHAPTER FOR YEAR Sept.1946 TO June 1947 If the year 1945-46 was known as "the year the boys came back" -- surely then the year 1946-47 could be called "the year that even MORE boys came back" for that was just the case. Amid the hustle and bustle of block-long lines of regis- tering students, the banging of hammers rushing to completion many temporary dormitories and classrooms, and the determination of the returning veteran student to make good and catch up on a lot of lost time away from school the Fall Semester officially began. Alpha Eta had her problems too; what with an ever- increasing Chapter and the problems of returning to "normalcy"-- to borrow a word CO œined by President Harding. However, with cooperation on the part of all Brothers and Pledges, Alpha Eta started her scholastic year. First on the agenda came Rush Week -- and after various Rush parties and "smokers" at the Chapter House and also the Hotel Thomas in Gainesville, forty seven men accepted the pledge pin. The new pledges were introduced to fraternity social life when a general "get-together" sponsored by the Jacksonville Alumni Association was held at the Hotel Mayflower in Jacksonville following the Florida-Mississippi game. Chapter business got under full swing with the election of the following officers to serve for the Fall Semester: S. M. C. -- B. W. Allen, Clearwater, Florida I. M. C. -- Neal G. Powell, Sanford, Florida Th. C. -- Joe Hampton, Miami, Florida S. C. -- William E. Boyd, Sarasota, Florida M. S. -- Bill Whiddon, Ocala, Florida Historian -- John Palmer, Wauchula, Florida Homecoming found Pi Kappa Alpha welcoming the largest crowd of guests and alumni in its entire history. The House decorations were rated second place of all houses around the campus; and the night before the Homecoming game, at the annual Gator Growl, it was announced that Pi Kappa Alpha had won the Little Brown Jug quartet singing contest. The members of this winning quartet were Brothers Bill whiddon, Harold Wheeler; and Pledges Albert Jacobi and Raymond Beck. The Intramural sports year 1946-47 was an eventful one for Pi Kappa Alpha. Although the chapter found itself in a cycle of bad luck in the field of basketball, a good showing was made. The fraternity, however, went undefeated to the semi-finals in Ping Pong and Volley Ball. In boxing, Brother Dennis Henry was a semi-finalist in the 145-55 pound class; Brother Bill Hess was a finalist in the 125-35 pound class: and