Excerpt from The A. T. O. Palm, 1881-82, Vol. 2: Official Organ of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity The general motive of the College Fraternity is to assemble together a number of young men of somewhat congenial tastes and to build up a lasting friendship between them. Its Object is in no sense to break up, or cause the withdrawal of, outside friendships; rather would it strengthen such by bringing them into the Fraternity. Its aim is to make new friendships and not to destroy the old. Right Here it is well to remark that outside friendships should always be encouraged, as they help to furnish the public sentiment, which it is important the Fraternity should have the best Of. The College Fraternity, properly conducted, is always beneh cial. It plays an important part in the student's college life. Oftentimes at its very threshold it saves him from the snares Of the evil-minded and vicious by at once providing him with friends who take a special interest in him. In many cases it takes the student who, though a good fellow, may not be well known, -and places him before the eyes of his classmates, and hence gives him an opportunity to show of what stuff he is made. Again, it oftentimes helps into positions of independence the man who, whether or not he has finished his college life, finds him self ih need, it may be through the influence of Only one brother who is wealthier or better known, or both, or perhaps through the efforts of several brothers. 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.