PHI GAMMA DELTA HOUSE, C. 1900
the Delta Upsilon, until 1912 when Delta Kappa Epsilon completed its building to be followed in 1914 by Phi Kappa Psi; both the DKE and Phi Psi houses are still in use though much enlarged. Fire destroyed the Beta Theta Pi house in 1921 and plans to rebuild were made and carried out almost before the embers were cold. To deal with common problems of rushing and pledging, the six fraternities on the campus in 1914 had organized a Pan-Hellenic Council to which they admitted the other organizations as they became chartered.
Colgate’s athletic program of the Bryan period was in the most spectacular and widely known phase of its development and the fortunes of its teams, especially football, often seemed to outweigh all other University concerns. The President came to recognize this as a dangerous situation and at the instigation of alumni leaders an Alumni Athletic Council and an Athletic Governing Board were set up in 1921 which provided representation for graduates, faculty and students and which were to insure that the athletic policies and practices were in harmony with the University’s educational interests. The immediate responsibility, of course, rested with “Doc” Huntington who was assisted by Graduate Managers, Asa King Leonard, ’07 (1911-14); Edwin W. Leary, ’14 (1914-1915); Frederick M. Jones, ’09, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages (1915-19); and William A. Reid, ’18 (1919-36).
