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A short distance f r o m Wenatchee is one of the most beautiful
mountain lakes in all America, Lake Chelan, set down amid tower-
ing peaks and aptly called "The Emerald of the Cascades."

For ten miles the train mounts steadily upward through the
shadows of the winding Turnwater Canyon. On either side of this
narrow defile the mountain slopes tower steeply upward, thickly
forested with firs, spruce and cedar, while far above the never-
melting snow lies i n the shadowed crevices of the towering peaks
and below the roaring green Wenatchee river tumbles and foams
in a mad race.

• Near the summit
of the Cascades a
giant electric locomo-
tive hauls the train
through the famous
Cascade Tunnel, that
intricate piece of engi-
neering connecting the
east and west slopes
of the Cascades.

P r e s e n t l y the
character of the scen-
ery changes. Farms
and f r u i t ranches take
the place of the tower-
ing mountain peaks as
the train enters the
agricultural, dairying
and fruit-raising
country of Western
Washington, and all
too soon the train has
reached Everett and is
speeding down the
coast to Seattle.

IN THE CASCADES One of the might-
iest ports on the
Pacific, a terminal of
the Great Northern
Railway, the largest

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city in the State of Washington and the gateway to Alaska and
the Orient—that is Seattle. Scenically, her location is superb.

To the east is Lake Washington and to the west is Puget Sound

and the pinnacled peaks of the Olympics. •

The City with a Mountain i n its Dooryard, so Tacoma calls

itself. The business district fronts on the bay edge of a peninsula

commanding a wonderful view of the harbor and the mountains,

while rising directly behind is the snow-capped peak of majestic

Mount Rainier.

"For Y o u a Rose in Portland Grows," is the slogan of that

city, situated at the junction of the Willamette and Columbia

rivers. This city has many attractions—its hotels, its parks and

its wonderful auto drives, all are interesting to the tourist.

North f r o m Everett and Seattle, Wash., run the Great North-

ern's coast line tracks, nearly always in sight of the picturesque

water of Puget Sound. Past Bellingham, Washington, a center

of the lumbering and fishing industry and the site of the U . S.

Tulip Bulb farm. Each year Bellingham holds a colorful flower

festival. A t Blaine, Washington, is an imposing Memorial Peace

Arch, located on the boundary between the United States and

Canada.

Vancouver, B . C , is the metropolis of British Columbia and
Canada's greatest Pacific port. Its scenic ensemble comprises
mountain backgrounds, deeply forested and set off by its deep-
water harbor, where crafts of all nations ride at anchor. While
just across the Sound on Vancouver Island is Victoria, aptly called
" A Bit of Old England on the Pacific."

Seniors facing graduation may take heart!

Say, dja ever
graduate from college
feelin' kinder sorry
for the chapter
now that you'd gone
and they'd be practically ruined n'everything ?
And about a year later
the postman hands you
an engraved invitation
to the house warming
for the peachy new home
and a friend tells you
the chapter is in better condition
than it's ever been.
Sav, dja ever?

The Lamp of Delta Zeta.

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THE CHAPTER NEWSPAPER

TH E PROBLEM of keeping in touch with the alumnae is a very
real one to the active chapters. These alumnae—hoary indi-
viduals who graduated three, five, or eight years ago, and are now
so engrossed with the advertising business, teaching school, or
rearing families, that they do not have time ( i f they even live
close enough) to more than drop in at home-coming or open
house. A closer contact is necessary f o r a well developed and
thriving chapter, and one solution of the problem, equally effective
and appreciated whether the alumna lives one mile or one thousand
f r o m the chapter house, is the chapter paper. Vogue, The Atlantic
Monthly and Good Housekeeping are all right in their way, but
even the latest issues will be neglected when the postman leaves
the chapter paper. The alumnae who receive them regularly
bear witness. Regular newspapers are maintained by five Alpha
Omicron Pi chapters. The Rho Boat comes out every spring, and
is sent without charge to every active and alumna. The Rho Boat
is financed and edited by the active chapter. Although not printed,
it is mimeographed and written up i n newspaper style. Its advent
is anticipated with interest by every alumna no matter how far
away. Through it, all Rho girls know what the chapter has been
doing and what has happened to the individuals of its personnel
throughout the year.

Eta Clips is published by the alumnae of Eta chapter. The
subscription list includes all actives and 75 per cent of the alumnae.
A nominal subscription fee is charged and any surplus at the end
of the year is used to buy the active chapter a g i f t . Eta's paper
is one of the most ambitious of the chapter journals, as i t is print-
ed and frequently illustrated. One of its features is, in early quar-
terly editions, an up-to-date directory of Eta's membership.

The name of Chi's paper, which is, we think, the oldest of
them all, having been founded in 1917, is the Pi Crust: I t , too, is
an annual publication, managed by the active chapter, and sent to
all Chi's members, wherever found.

The Tau Tatler is sent once every year to every alumna of
Tau chapter. Although financed and edited,by the alumnae, many
of its articles are by actives, and about active happenings. To Tau
alumnae spring means new hats, vacations and the Tau Tatler.

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Alpha Sigma is the newest chapter to establish a paper. No
issue has been released yet, but all plans are made, and beginning
this fall they ambitiously expect to put out a monthly which will
be sent to the alumnae and to the mothers. The paper is to be
financed by the actives and edited by the chapter editor of T o

DRAGMA.

GIFTS TO EDUCATION

Large gifts have been given recently to educational institutions and
still other universities have increased their facilities.

The down-town colleges of Northwestern University are to have a
new McKinlock campus on Lake Michigan and the university has a new
stadium which will seat 54,000.

The University of Minnesota built the following buildings last year:
library, electrical engineering building, stadium, seating 50,000 and a Mines
experimental building. In addition to these, a wing is being built on to
the Elliot Memorial Hospital for cancer and pediatric patients. The Rocke-
feller foundation gave the university $1,250,000 for the development of the
medical school.

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has completed its
$2,000,000 endowment which was pledged in 1919.

Plans have been announced for a University of Miami at Miami,
Florida, with an endowment of $15,000,000. A gift of $5,000,000 has al-
ready been announced.

A gift of $1,000,000 has been given to Ohio Wesleyan University by
Mr. and Mrs. F . E . Stuyvesant of Cleveland. A dormitory for women and
one for men are to be erected with part of the fund, while the remainder
is to be used for endowment purposes and the establishment of scholar-
ships.

Johns Hopkins University has accepted the Walter Hines Page School
of International Relations which is endowed with $1,000,000.

Pennsylvania State College has established an Edwin Erie Sparks
Memorial Library as a tribute to its late president.

—The Arrow of nB$.

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A BRIEF HISTORY O F MORTAR BOARD

M ORTAR BOARD, a national senior honorary society f o r women,
was founded on February 16, 1918, at Syracuse, New York,
by representatives from local senior honorary groups at Swarth-
more College, Ohio State University, Cornell University and the
University of Michigan, says Banta's Greek Exchange.

The name "Mortar Board" was taken f r o m the name of the
local at Ohio State, but in order to give the organization a place
in the Greek world, a Greek motto was adopted. The letters Pi
Sigma Alpha are to be found on the pin, which is a small black
enamel mortar board with gold edgings, tassel, and letters.

The purpose of the organization, as drawn up in the pre-
amble to the constitution, is to "provide for the co-operation be-
tween these societies, to promote college loyalty, to advance the
spirit of service and fellowship among university women, to main-
tain a high standard of scholarship, and to stimulate and develop
a finer type of college woman." I n short, the object is service,
scholarship, and leadership.

New members are elected in the spring by the unanimous vote
of the active chapter from the undergraduates who have completed
five-eighths of their college course. Fifteen per cent of the senior
girls in a college may be chosen, but no chapter may exceed fifteen
members. Members elect are passed on by a faculty committee.
The standard of scholarship is determined by the local,chapter ac-
cording to local conditions and standards, though the national
council urges that the standard be kept as high as possible. Any
woman connected with any college where there is a collegiate
chapter of Mortar Board is eligible to honorary membership.

Conventions are held biennially. The fifth national one was
held at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, last November.
The report of the expansion director showed that since the last
convention at Swarthmore in 1923, there had been forty-three
chapters requesting the privilege of petitioning Mortar Board, and
nine chapters granted.

In 1923 the chapters were divided into seven sections geo-
graphically, and over each has been placed a sectional director,
some interested Mortar Board alumna, who keeps in close contact
with the. chapters in her section.

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The national officers are:

President, Mrs. Eleanor Stabler Clarke, Swarthmore, Kappa Alpha

Theta.
Vice-President, Gertrude Wilharm, Minnesota, Chi Omega.
Treasurer, Mrs. Ada Stidworthy Westover, Nebraska, Alpha Phi.
Secretary, Gertrude Willis, Pennsylvania, Zeta Tau Alpha.

Chapters are established at the following universities: Cor-
nell, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Michigan, Ohio State, Pittsburgh,
Miami, Kentucky, DePauw, Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern, Wash-
ington (St. Louis), Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska.
Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, California; and at the
following colleges: Swarthmore, Knox, Lawrence, Iowa State
Agricultural, Washington State, and at the Carnegie Institute of
Technology.—Alpha Phi Quarterly.

ALPHA O MEMBERS O FMORTAR BOARD

Pi
Margaret Lyon Pedrick, 1922.
Genevra Washburn, 1923.
Dorothy Weston, 1924.

Charlotte Voss, 1926.

ZETA
Mary Waters, 1920.
Faye Curry Stannard, 1921.
Madaline Hendrick, 1922.
Mary Herzing, 1922.
Mildred Hullinger, 1923.
Volora Hullinger, 1923.

Pauline Gellatley, 1925.

SIGMA
Mildred Bell, 1926.

Isabel Jackson, 1926.

THETA
Margaret Safford Dudley, 1924.
Ann Elizabeth White, 1918.
Agnes Lakin Phillips, 1919.

EPSII.ON
. Carmen Schneider, 1927.

Muriel Drummond, 1927.
Frances Eagan, 1926.
Hildegard Wilson, 1925.

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Riiti

Dorothy Scharf, 1924.

IOTA

Ruth Butler, 1923.
Dorothy Dickinson, 1925.
Helen Brauns, 1918.

UPSILON

Susan Schofield (Pres. of Mortar Board at the University of Washington).
Alpha Omicron, Pi members of Tolo Club, which became a chapter of
Mortar Board at the University of Washington last year include:

Mabel Anderson, 1923.
Edith Chapman, 1923.
Hazel Turtle, 1923.
Marion Janeck, 1922.
Esther Melby, 1921.
Beth McCauslan, 1919.
Irma McCormick, 1917.
Laura A. Hurd.
Ruth Hazlett Kelly, 1918.
Helen Bogardus, 1921.

BETA P H I
Mary Lou Fitton, 1923.
Elizabeth A. Bolitho, 1925.
Kathryn V . Bolitho, 1926.
Dorothy L . Clarke, 1926.

ALPHA P H I

There is no chapter of Mortar Board at Montana State College, but
Alpha Omicron Pi members of "Cap and Gown," which is petitioning
for a charter of Mortar Board, are:
Helen Waite
Gladys Mathews
Mayme Egan
Lucille Staebler
Elizabeth Hart
Minnie Ellen Marquis
Mildred Forrest
Mary Stranahan
Laura Asbury
OMEGA

Marion Arthur, 1922.
Frances Ivins, 1925.
Peg Westfall, 1923.
Lura Grant, 1921.
Mary Young, 1921.

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Alpha O members of "Pleiade," which became a chapter of Mortar
Board in 1921, were:

Clarissa Scott, 1920.
Helen Scott, 1917.
Mildred Rothaar Dennison, 1919.
Esther Henderson, 1918.
Leafy Jane Hilker, 1913.
Sid Lehrcr, 1919.
Movee Lindsey, 1917. #
Marie Andrews, 1918.
Josephine Andrews, 1916.
Mary Young, 1921.
Helen Lindsey, 1914.

OMICRON P I
Laverne Hayes, 1923.
Dorothy Wylie, 1924.

ALPHA SIGMA
Helen Hoefer, 1923.

Miss B. Adele Miller, Associate Editor of McCall's Magazine, is
quoted in the February issue of the News-Bulletin of the Bureau of Voca-
tional Information, on the subject of opportunities for women in editorial
work. She mentions the small number of openings in the field and
stresses the demand, in almost every case, for experience. She says, " I
think it is best for them (the irreducible minimum who want to go into
the publication business in spite of its difficulties) to know at once that
there is no one way of preparing themselves to do editorial work. * * *
For magazine work, the best background is newspaper experience. The
present day editor will give more heed to a newspaper man or woman
than he will to any other applicant."

Along this same line of journalistic effort is the conclusion of the
committee on earnings in journalism of the American Association of
Teachers of Journalism presented at the recent annual meeting at Colum-
bia University. They say that although journalism is a "broad highway
to fame," as indicated by the fact that one-eleventh of the total listing in
"Who's Who" consists of those listed as journalists, in order to reap ade-
quate financial rewards from its practice a newspaper man must become
a successful writer of books or magazine articles, an executive, or th*
owner of newspaper property.

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ALPHA O MOTHERS' CLUBS

M ORE AND MORE the sorority is becoming a family affair
with father called in to give an expert business opinion upon
a loan or a mortgage, and look over the insurance policies, or to
give advice as to what kind of a heating plant the new one shall
be (and, by the way? the Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly has
recently paid tribute to fathers' part in their organization by a
fathers' number) big brothers to help nail homecoming decorations
to perilously high gables and cornices, talented little sisters to
dance at rushing parties and mother one of the mainstays of the
Chapter Mothers' Club. A n d here we want to pay tribute to our
Alpha O Mothers' Clubs. Dad will have his day later.

Eight of our chapters have organized Mothers' Clubs, and
Alpha Sigma, Theta, Upsilon, Phi, Tau, Sigma, Rho and Zeta
are alike loud in their praise of these organizations.

These clubs have regular meetings and fixed dues. The house
chaperone is usually an honorary and very welcome and useful,
member.

Upsilon's club has ,been organized the longest, eight years;
Sigma's Mothers banded together six years ago, and Tau's Mothers
have been lending the helping hand through an organization f o r
four years.

And that last phrase describes one phase of Mothers' Club
activities, their avowed purpose to help wherever they are most
needed. A n d they do. One chapter calls its Mothers "our good
mother fairies," f o r almost supernaturally do they find out what
is needed around the house; and almost miraculously quick are the
good deeds accomplished: T w o dozen new dish towels f o r the
kitchen, when the cook has been threatening to leave for lack of
them are indeed a blessing. T w o dozen linen napkins and a
banquet cloth to match, all hemmed, seem a g i f t f r o m the gods, but
the chapters who are smiled upon by Mothers' Clubs know that
the mothers have unobtrusively noted their need and supply it.
New curtains, money toward a new rug, a contribution to the
house fund, braided rag rugs f o r the bathrooms ( f o r mother
hands are not idle during meetings), a furniture fund for the
guest room, inlaid linoleum for the bathroom, and plenty of good
cleaning rags, the maid's everlasting delight—these are only a

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few of the things our Mothers' Clubs do. Their cake sales,
silver teas, and card parties are always successful and their coffers,
judging by what comes out of them—are always f u l l .

But the value of the Mothers' Club is not only a tangible one.
I t makes f o r a common interest between mother and daughter,
and through that, stimulates mutual understanding and com-
panionship. The mother knows her daughter's friends ( f o r usual-
ly tea is served by one or two of the actives at each meeting), and
her daughters' interests, the sorority becomes a vital thing to the
whole family, through the mother, where before it may have been
only "another.one of those good letter societies." Mothers and
daughters get together at joint affairs. The actives usually enter-
tain the mothers at a Mothers' Day affair, tea or luncheon, and the
mothers reciprocate with a supper or bridge party. When an active
said " I don't know what we would do without our Mothers'
Club," I think she was thinking not only of the table linen and
dish towels. W h y not give it a trial ? I t will be a good thing for
you, and f o r your chapter. A n d you will be surprised at how
quickly and gladly your mothers will co-operate.

PRAISE FROM SECRETARY DAVIS

"The fraternity is a substitute for the family life that the young man
misses when he leaves home," said Secretary of Labor James J . Davis, a
member of Delta Sigma Phi, recently. "It gives him a goal to work for
in maintaining the good name of his organization in scholarship and be-
havior. It keeps him in close association with a group of his fellows who
understand him and who broaden his horizon and personality through their
contacts."

Secretary Davis is a firm believer of the powerful influence of the
fraternity on the character of its individual members.

"If anyone questions the utility of the American college fraternity,
he needs but look into the annals of these orders and see for himself the
long list of illustrious leaders in American life who have been members
of fraternities."—The Magazine of Sigma Chi.

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KAPPA ALPHA THETA MAKES A STUDY

WHERE ARE FRATERNITIES MOST IN EVIDENCE

That question has always interested us. And when we have heard that
this or that fraternity's chief interest was in the East, the South, the state
supported schools, the private endowed colleges, or what not, we have won-
dered. And wondering, we began a few years back to compile some facts,
geographic facts they might be called, which throw some light on the ac-
curacy of these general impressions as to where each fraternity was most
developed.

Our sporadic work on these charts or tables had always the possibil-
ity, in our thought, of future use for an article in the Kappa Alpha Theta.
Then recently we took up Banta's Greek Exchange for October, 1924, and
discovered that some one else had had a similar curiosity and had contrib-
uted to that magazine a very readable and significant article on the geogra-
phy of the men's fraternities. And so, we found there the urge to com-
plete our tables anent the women's fraternities and publish them before
some one else did the thing. So here they are, for what they may tell
about each fraternity.

Significant is the fact that in spite of many new chapters, and new
fraternities too, in recent years, women's fraternities are found today in
only 126 colleges, though there are at least twice that many colleges of
standard open to women students in the United States and Canada.

Though the mother chapters of these organizations are to be found
in all sections of the country ever}- one of the national Panhellenic group,
except Beta Phi Alpha, has a larger percentage of its chapters in the
North Central States than in any other section of the country. Further,
those established in that section have a smaller percentage of chapters
there than have a number of fraternities established elsewhere. Why?

Ohio has more chapters than any other state, also more colleges in
which are found some of the national Panhellenic fraternities. But Wash-
ington and California are the only states where all the nineteen are rep-
resented in one college. In both of these states this happens at the state
universities.

The tables from our files, up-to-date December 1, 1924. we hope, fol-
low. They are submitted for your interpretation, and we shall be glad to
publish your comments on these mere figures. Also, we think that tables
dealing with the type of college preferred by different fraternities, if they
have such preferences, would be interesting. Any reader ambitious to make
such for the benefit of the rest of us? If so the magazine's columns are
open to you.

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TABLE 1

Distribution by states of the 800 chapters

Chapters—State

56—Ohio
48—Illinois
47—New York
42—California
40—Indiana, Iowa
38—Pennsylvania
34—Washington
28—Kansas
27—Michigan, Wisconsin
26—Texas
24—Oregon
23—Missouri
22—Virginia
21—Colorado
20—Oklahoma
16—Minnesota, Nebraska
15—Tennessee
14—Massachusetts, Montana
12—Alabama
11—Florida, Georgia, Louisiana
10—Kentucky, Maine

9—Maryland, North Dakota, West Virginia
8—District of Columbia, Vermont
7—Canada
6—Arizona, Idaho
5—Arkansas, North Carolina

4—Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota

3—Wyoming
2—Mississippi, Rhode Island, Utah

TABLE 2

Distribution by states of the 126 colleges in which N. P. C . fraternities

have chapters

Colleges—State

9—Ohio
7—Illinois, New York
6—Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania
5—Michigan, Tennessee
4—Alabama, California, Kansas

3—Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas, Virginia,

Washington, W isconsin
2—Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North

Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, West Virginia
1—Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Idaho, Minnesota,

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Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Canada

0—Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, South Carolina

TABLE 3

Distribution by states of the chapters of each fraternity

Total No

Fraternity States colleges

where chapters

chapters active

1. Chi Omega 39 70

2. Pi Beta Phi .. 37 68

3. Delta Delta Delta 31 65

4. Kappa Alpha Theta 30 52

5. Kappa Delta 29 50

29 50

6. Alpha Delta Pi 28 42

7. Alpha Chi Omega 27 44

27 43

8. Sigma Kappa 26 34

9. 25 32

10. Phi Mu „ 24 41

11. Alpha Omicron Pi 23 28

Delta Gamma 23 39

Alpha X i Delta 23 38 .

12. Alpha Phi 22 27

Delta Zeta 22 40

13. Alpha Gamma Delta 21 33

14. Beta Phi Alpha 77

TABLE 4

Sectional distribution of National Panhellenic Congress fraternities
(The usual geography division lines have been followed in this table:

i. e., Northeastern, all states above the Potomac, including D. C. and
Canada and east of Ohio (14) ; North Central, all states north of Ten-
nessee and Arkansas line, west of Ohio and east of Rockies (13);
Southern, the "old South" and Oklahoma and Texas (12); Western, the
eleven mountain and west coast states.)

A. Summary

Section No. of No. of No. of Aver, of

N. E states colleges chapters chapt. to college
N. C 14 28 156 5 plus
So 13 52 346 6 plus
West 12 28 140 5
11 18 158 8 plus

Totals „... 50 126 800 6 plus

»

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B. Analysis

(Fractions of a per cent have been ignored)

Fraternity N. E . N. C. South West

Chaps. % Chaps % Chaps % Chaps. %

Alpha Chi Omega 7 15% 23 52% 4 9% 10 22%

Alpha Delta Pi v 5 12% 16 41% 12 30% 6 15%

Alpha Gamma Delta 6 18% 17 51% 4 12% 6 18%

Alpha Omicron Pi 7 25% 10 35% 6 21% 5 17%

Alpha Phi 5 18% 13 48% 2 7% 7 26%

Alpha X i Delta 9 23% 21 55% 2 5% 6 15%

Beta Phi Alpha 1 14% 2 28% 1 14% 3 42%

Chi Omega 15 21% 25 35% 19 27% 11 15%

Delta Delta Delta 13 20% 27 41% 13 20% 12 18%

Delta Gamma .... 7 17% 21 53% 1 2% 10 25%

Delta Zeta 6 15% 19 47% 8 20% 7 17%

Gamma Phi Beta 4 12% 13 40% 4 12% 11 34%

Kappa Alpha Theta 10 19% 21 40% 8 15% 13 25%

Kappa Delta 9 18% 20 40% 12 24% 9 18%

Kappa Kappa Gamma . 12 24% 23 46% 4 8% 11 22%

Phi Mu 10 24% 14 34% 12 29% 5 12%

Pi Beta Phi 15 22% 27 39% 12 17% 14 20%

10 29% 13 38% 4 11% 7 20%

Zeta Tau Alpha 5 11% 21 48% 12 27% 5 11%

—Kaf>pa Alpha Theta.

TABLE OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE IN A SINGLE OFFICE
IN MEN'S FRATERNITIES

From "DELTA KAPPA EPSILON QUARTERLY"

Psi Upsilon—Herbert L . Bridgeman, 38 years on Executive Council;

President, 34 vears.
Pi Kappa Alpha—George Coleman, Treasurer, 34 years; Secretary, 30

years.

Chi Psi—Elbridge T . Gerry, President, 32 years. _.

Alpha Tau Omega—Otis A. Glazebrook, 37 years on High Council; Chair-

man High Council, 31 years.

Pi Kappa Alpha—Robert A. Smythe, Grand Treasurer, 26 years.

Sigma Phi—Dr. Alexander Duane, Secretary of Convention (adminis-

trative duties), 25 years. .

Via Eleusxs of Chi Omega.

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PANHELLENIC DEANS OF WOMEN

BY SHIRLEY KREASAN KRIEG

Editor of T H E M I S , and National Historian of Zeta Tan Alpha

T T o w OFTEN, given one definite subject to deal with ( i n perhaps one defi-
nite way), do we find that particular subject assuming new aspects

and possibilities of discussion not at all intended in our original plans! Per-
haps that tendency may be general, or it may be a mere personal charac-
teristic, but the fact seems to remain that the subject of Panhellenic Deans
of Women could easily resolve itself into far more than a mere compila-
tion of names and places such as was the unpretentious intent in the first
place.

While the names and colleges of the Deans of Women who hold Greek-
letter affiliations are thoroughly interesting in themselves, a recent survey
of the Panhellenic fraternities, as printed in The Anchora of Delta Gamma,
included some comment that might well be mentioned here as a preliminary
thought before taking up the names and fraternities of our Panhellenic
Deans of Women.

" I t is our belief" writes the editor, "that the administrative councils
of women's fraternities are building up a class f r o m which deans of uni-
versities and colleges might advantageously be drawn. There is no school
for deans more practical than a fraternity council." Thinking over the
diversity of problems with which the fraternity officer often finds herself
confronted, a hearty acquiescence may follow the reading of that state-
ment. And, to show that The Anchora Editor, no doubt, had in mind the
same thoughts as a basis for her opinion she adds: "These women have
come to know in an exceptional way the problems and needs of college
girls. The work which they are called upon to do gives them a sympathy
and technique which cannot be gained in any other way. Their knowledge
and their training, plus their basic social qualities as fraternity women,
gives them an influence over the members of their chapters which college
presidents are only just beginning to appreciate."

Although the list is not yet a long one, a number of the deans have
served, or are still serving their fraternities in a national capacity. Fore-
most in the latter group is Dean Bessie Leach Priddy, Dean of Women
at the University of Missouri, who since 1902 has been the national his-
torian of Delta Delta Delta. The national council of Delta Delta Delta is
again represented in R. Louise Fitch, Dean of Women at Whitman College,
who f o r ten years edited The Trident and was later elected to the presi-
dency.

In Dean Mary Louise Brown, Alpha Gamma Delta has the active
and successful director of its summer camp, and it is quickly recalled that
Dr. May Keller, Dean of Westhampton College, is president emeritus of
Pi Beta Phi and still serves as Pi Beta Phi's Panhellenic delegate.

Perhaps the most striking line of fraternity representation is that of

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Alpha Phi at Northwestern University. W i n i f r e d Goodsmith Richardson,
recently appointed Dean of Women, is a former president of Alpha Phi,
and we find that three Alpha Phis have preceded her in that office.
Martha Foote Crowe, a founder of Alphi Phi, who died in 1924, Frances
E. Willard, and Jane Bancroft Robinson were the other deans who were
always actively interested in their fraternity.

Several deans are active in province work, and it is very probable
that many interesting national connections have not been pointed out.
The following list was compiled after consultation with each of the Con-
gress fraternities, and i t is hoped that it is fairly complete. Undoubtedly
new names will come in f r o m time to time—names that somehow escaped
this first list, but for the present the Panhellenic Deans of Women and
their organizations to be presented are:

Alpha Chi Omega
Anna R. Carey, Bucknell University, Dean of Women, Bucknell Uni-
versity, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Alida Degeler, University of Wisconsin, Dean of Women, Carroll
College, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Grace Jean Sails, Brenau College, Gainesville, Georgia, Dean of the
College of Oratory, Brenau College.
Mary L. Mutschler, De Pauw University, Assistant Dean of Women,
Ohio Wesleyan Universitj-, Delaware, Ohio.

Alpha Delta Pi
Irene Dillard, Dean of Women, University of South Carolina.
Mrs. Mary Herget, Dean .of Women, Louisiana State College, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.

Alpha Gamma Delta
Mary Louise Broivn, De Pauw University. Director of Residence
Hall, Iowa College. Dean of Women, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis-
consin. Dean of Women of the new undergraduate school of American
University, Washington, D . C.

Alpha Omicron Pi
Virginia Judy Esterly, University of California. Dean of Women,
University of Oregon.
Anna Many, Sophie Newcomb College, New Orleans, Iowa. Dean of
Women, Sophie Newcomb College.

Harriet Greve, University of Tennessee, Dean of Women, University

of Tennessee.
Alpha Phi

Rena A. Michels Atchison, Syracuse University 74, former Precep-
tress in Upper Iowa University, later in Albion College and De Pauw
University. Former Dean of the Woman's College, Northwestern Univer-
sity. Who's Who in America.

Martha Foote Croive, Syracuse University 76, former Lady Principal
at Grinnell College, Iowa. Dean of Women, Northwestern University
1900-05. Who's Who in America. Died in 1924.

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Jane Bancroft Robinson, Syracuse University 77. Dean of Woman's
College at Northwestern University, 1878-1900. Who's Who in America.

Frances E. Willard, Syracuse University '71. President of Woman's
College, Evanston, Illinois. Dean of Women in Northwestern University
and Trustee. Who's Who in America. The Hall of Fame. Died in 1898.

Florence Busse, Northwestern University '08. Acting Dean of Women
Cornell College, 1918-19.

Fanny Cooke Gates, Northwestern University '94. Dean of Women
at Grinnell, Iowa, 1916-18. Who's Who in America.

Grace Foster Herben, Northwestern University '89. Dean of Women,
Allegheny College, 1889-91. Who's Who in America,

Lucile Rader, Northwestern University '07. Dean of Women at
Hamlin University, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1915-17.

Winifred Goodsmith Richardson, Northwestern University '11. Acting
Dean of Women, Northwestern University, 1923-24. Dean of Women,
Northwestern University, 1924 .

Louise F. Brown, Cornell University '03. Dean of Women at the
University of Nevada, 1915-17.

Georgia F. White, Cornell University '96. Dean of Women at Olivet
College, 1912-14. Dean of Women, Michigan Agricultural College 1915-18.
Adviser to Women at Cornell University, 1918-21. Dean of Women at
Cornell University, 1921 .

Cora Stranahan Woodward, University of Cornell '93. Dean of
Women at Wisconsin University, 1908-11.

Winifred J. Robinson, University of Michigan '99. Dean of the
Women's Department at the University of Delaware.

Cheryl Merrill Scholz, University of California '11. Dean of Women
at Reed College, Portland, Oregon.

Margaret Stansbury Stockton, Former Dean of Women at the Uni-
versity of South Dakota.

Harriet Batterton, University of Illinois '20. Head of the Residence
Hall at Cotner College, Bethany, Nebraska.

Cora Miller, University of Illinois '24. Assistant Dean of Women at
the University of Illinois.

Beta Phi Alpha
Nancy Upp, University of California '25, Assistant Dean of Women at
the University of California.

Chi Omega
Amanda Heppner, University of Nebraska.
Anna L. Rose, George Washington University.
Grace Willie, Fairmount College.
Ruth Perry, University of Chattanooga.
Sarah V. Clement, Lambeth College.

Anna Anderson, Assistant Dean of Women, University of Arizona.
Jobelle Halcomb, formerly Dean of Women, University of Arkansas.
Hilda Threlkeld, formerly Dean of Women, LaGrange College, now
Dean of Hamilton College.

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Delta Gamma
Ada Comstock, Smith College. Dean of Women, Smith College. New
President at Radcliffe.

Sarah Plaxsance, University of California, '06. Dean of Women, St.
Lawrence University, Canton, New York.

Wren Staley, Northwestern University. Dean of Women, Allegheny
College, Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Irma Hawthorn, University of Minnesota. Former Dean of Women,
Minnesota School of Agriculture and Home Economics, Morris, Minne-
sota. New Dean of Women at the Teachers' College, River Falls, Minne-
sota.

Genevieve McDill, Dean of Women, Central College.

Delta Delta Delta

Lydia Brown, Northwestern Delta Delta Delta, Graduate of Vassar
1913. Assistant Dean of Women, University of Wisconsin, 1921.

Winifred B. Cltase, University of Michigan. Adviser to Women,
Detroit College, Detroit, Michigan.

Beulah Wright Comstock, Dean of Women, University of Southern
California.

R. Louise Fitch, Knox College. Dean of Women, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, Washington.

Agnes Husband, University of Kansas '11. Dean of Women, Uni-
versity of Kansas, 1923 -.

Annabel MacGregor Hutton, University of Wisconsin. Dean of
Women State Normal School, Whitewater, Wisconsin, 1919-21. Present
Dean of Women of Northern Normal and Industrial School, Aberdeen,
South Dakota.

Grace Harris Keller, former Assistant Dean of Women, University of
Wisconsin.

Jessie L. Keene, Dean of Women, State Normal, Gorham, Maine.
Laura Kuykendahl, Dean of Women, Southwestern University,
Georgetown, Texas.
Bessie Leach Priddy, Adrian College. Dean of Women, Michigan
State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dean of Women, University
of Missouri, 1923 .

Nettie May Runnals, Colby '08. Present Dean of Women, Colby Col-
lege, Waterville, Maine.

Edith Hopkins Schzvenke. Dean of Women, Drury College, Spring-
field, Missouri.

Mary Graham Til ton. Former Dean of Women, University of

Nebraska.
Junta Todd. Dean of Women, Simpson College.
Lucille Hildebrand Westerman. Assistant Dean of Women, Univer-

sity of Colorado.
Delta Zeta

Myrna Boice, University of Iowa '13. Dean of Women, Transylvania
College, Lexington, Kentucky, 1921 .

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Alice Redfield, Northwestern University '21. Dean of Women, State
Norman School at Ellendale, South Dakota.

Julia Berstinc Rue, University of North Dakota '19. Former Dean of
Women, State Normal School, Carbondale, Illinois,

Arema O'Prien Kirven (Mrs. Frank) Assistant Dean of Women,
Ohio State University, 1916-18.

Ann Habckost, Miami University '11. Dean of Women of the Summer
School of Miami University.

Ernestine Cookson, Ohio State University. Has served as Dean of
Women during the summer sessions at Ohio State University.

Helen Rush, University of Pittsburgh, '19. Assistant Dean of Women,
University of Pittsburgh.

Ernestine Cook, Dean of Women, Parsons College, Iowa.

Gamma Phi Beta
Gladys Pennington, University of Illinois '21. Former Assistant Dean
of Women, University of Illinois.
IVinnifrcd Sundcrlin Haggett (Mrs. Arthur S.) Dean of Women,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1923 .
Agnes Wells, University of Michigan '03. Former Acting Dean of
Women, University of Michigan. Dean of Women, University of Indiana,
1919 .
Marguerite H'oodzvorth. Syracuse University '18. Assistant Dean of
Women, Syracuse University, 1922. Now Acting Dean of Women, Syra-
cuse University.

Miriam Gerlach, University of Illinois '11. Assistant Dean of Women,
University of Michigan. Head of Willard Hall, Northwestern University.
Dean of Women, South Dakota State College, Dean of Women, Wash-
ington State College, Pullman, Washington. Present Dean of Women,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

Kappa Alpha Theta
Eleanor Adams. Cincinnati, '02. President and Dean of O x f o r d Col-
lege for Women, Miami, Ohio.
M. Beatrice Olscn, North Dakota, "09. Dean of Women, University of
North Dakota, 1922 .
Mrs. Eugenic Rounsavcll Oxcrturf, Ohio State, '23. Dean of Women,
Ohio Wesleyan University, 1922 .
Mary Yost, Vassar, '00. Dean of Women, Stanford University,
1921 .
Mrs. Mary Chandler Faucett, now Mrs. H . C. Campbell, of Troutdale,
Oregon, Ohio State 02. Dean of Women, University of Illinois, 1909-12;
at Oregon State College, 1915-21.
Louise Goodbody, Indiana '94. Dean of Women, Indiana University.
1905-11. (Died in active service, March 5, 1911)'.
Mary Ross Potter, Illinois Wesleyan '88. Dean of Women, North-
western University, 1906-24.
Sareh E. Cotton. Lake Forest '96. Dean of Women, Butler College,
1918-23.

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Helen Cook, Nebraska '17. Assistant Dean of Women, University of

Nebraska, 1922 .
Mrs. Grace Philputt Young, Indiana '08. Assistant Dean of Woman

and Professor of Romanic Languages, Indiana University, 1921 .
Mrs. Maude Sharpe, Syracuse '15. Dean of Women State Normal

School, Bowling Green, Ohio.
Mrs. Dora Sumarlidason Leu-is, Washington State '21. Dean of

Women, Washington State Normal, Cheney, Washington.
Josephine Barnaby, Ohio State '96. Dean of Girls, High School of

Commerce, Cleveland, Ohio,
Ray Hanna, Stanford '10. Dean of Girls, Manual Arts High School,

Los Angeles, California.
Kappa Kappa Gamma

Virginia C. Gildersleeve, Beta Epsilon Chapter, Kappa Kappa Gamma
'99. Dean of Women and Dean of the Faculty of Barnard College.

Carolyn E. Shoemaker, Purdue University '88. Dean of Women, Pur-
due University, La Fayette, Indiana. 1913 .

Alice Flyd Miller, Iowa State University. Present Assistant Dean of
Women, University of Kentucky, 1924 .

Sarah Gibson Blanding, University of Kentucky, '23. Acting Dean of
Women, University of Kentucky, 1924 .

Katherine S. Alvord. Dean of Women, De Pauw University.
Grace D. McCarthy. Deaji of Women, Pennsylvania State Norma1
School.
Helen McClintock. Dean of Women, Geneva College.
Eleanor S. Rose, Dean of Women, University of Vermont.
Mary Blossom Davidson. Assistant Dean of Women, University of
California.

Pi Beta Phi
Dr. May Lansfield Keller, Goucher College, Dean of Women, West-
hampton College, Richmond, Virginia.
Maria Leonard, Butler College. Dean of Women, University of
Illinois, former Dean of Women, Coe College, Iowa.
Margaret E. Mack. Dean of Women, University of Nevada, Reno,
Nevada.

Sigma Kappa
Elizabeth Hoskins, University of Louisville, K y . '14. Present Adviser
to Women, University of Louisville.
Mary Louise Towles. University of Louisville '21. Assistant Adviser
of Women, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Irma E. Voigt, Illinois State Normal and University of Illinois.
Dean of Women, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1913 .

Zeta Tau Alpha
Grace Hortense Mattem, Northwestern University. Former Dean of
Women of the School of Speech, Northwestern University.

SAVE FOR SEATTLE

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MAKE IT A TRADITION

It is a ridiculous situation! More than ten thousand boys are proudly
wearing pledge pins. I n intelligence, they are average college freshmen.
In social graces, in personality, they are probably above the average. The
ten thousand are entering families of college men called fraternities. I n
their fine traditions and high ideals these families are of the aristocracy.
The walls of their mansions are fairly papered with the pictures of emi-
nent alumni.

But disproportionately, these boys will fail scholastically. They will
comprise the lowest university scholastic group. T w o or three thousand of
them will be asked by the various administrations to leave and return no
more, study being considered an essential incident to college life.

The causes of this mental rout are many. They are much involved
and hard to find; but the result is obvious—fraternities have become
notorious for their low scholarship. Everywhere, university administrators
and the national officers of the fraternities are urging a greater emphasis
on studies. Grades are no longer a private matter but are published
broadcast. Far more honor is accorded publicly the winner of an inter-
fraternity scholastic cup than to the winner of an interfraternity baseball
championship. The universities and university men are watching fra-
ternity scholarship and are judging a fraternity according to its scholarship.

And herein lies a great opportunity for Acacia.
The scholastic averages are, at best, so low that any fraternity with
a mind to win, can win. In most institutions, the average of the highest
fraternity is but little better than a C. The easy going C—a gentleman's
grade—is the measure of fraternity achievement.

Because of this Acacia could be first scholastically i f she would but
decide to be. Many chapters already know what a decision to be first
involves. It involves a few common sense rules regarding study hours
and their enforcement. It involves a pledging policy which forbids the
bidding of too many doubtful students. I t involves an eternal vigilance
on the part of someone that the brothers know the rules regarding
changes in courses, withdrawals, et cetera, and thus avoid technical fail-
ures. I t involves a determination on the part of every man to do his share
(which determination is greatly aided by the knowledge that every grade
will be known by all, and that the two or three who drag the chapter
down will appear, on a chart, just where they belong).

Acacia should be nationally known as pre-eminently first in scholar-
ship. I t is in our power to create within a student generation a tradition
of Acacia's scholastic leadership. Such a tradition is just now the most
desirable estate in the fraternity world.

The price to be paid is nothing as compared with the value of the high
prize offered. A few less dates, a little more study, and a reasonable
scheduling of the twenty-four hours comprising the day on the part of
nine hundred active Acacians, and Acacia everywhere will be first in the
principal activity of college life.

Make it a tradition!—The Triad of Acacia.

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INTERESTING ITEMS

T T MAY BE interesting to all Alpha Omicron Pi's, and especially those
who are members of rifle teams which shot in the national indoor

championship matches, to know that the Captain of the Championship
team is an Alpha O at Maryland. Julia Louise Behring, better known as
"Budgie," has been a member of the University of Maryland rifle team
for three years, earning a letter in her freshman year for her excellent
merits. This year, her junior year, Budgie was elected captain and suc-

JUI.IA LOUISE BEHRING, Pi Delta

cessfully piloted her ship to victory. There is no doubt that "Budgie" is
a remarkable sharpshooter when she stands at the top of the list of
the national matches with a score1 of 597.

Budgie's activity does not stop on the rifle range for she is also Vice
President of the Honorary Spanish Fraternity, Vice President of the
French Club, Treasurer of the Opera Club, Sponsor of the R. O. T. C.
band, member of Student Grange, Y. W. C. A., and Latin-American Club.
It can easily be seen that Budgie's interests are very varied and that she
plays an important part in the campus life. Both her fraternity and col-
lege are proud of her.

There are five other A O I I members of the champion rifle team;
Anna Dorsey, Thelma Winkjer, Anita Peters, Dorothy Finch and M i l -
dred Hislop.

A REVIEW of Mary Ellen Chase's new book, Mary Christmas, recently
* * published by Little, Brown & Co., of Boston, is taken from the
Minneapolis Journal:

I f you cherish, beneath 3'our work-a-day manner, a flavor of romance,
of chivalry and fine tradition—then you will find a kindred spirit in Miss
Chase's delicately wrought Armenian woman pedlar, Mary Christmas.

From the moment when, "on a certain warm day early in the month of
June," you swing on the gate beneath the great elm trees with the four
Wescott children and watch their father coming up the street f r o m his

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law office over the village grocery store—wearing his collar and tie—from
that moment you know that something is going to happen.

The strangely beautiful story which follows is of the passionate
Armenian woman pedlar—Mary Christmas, scion of an ancient land—and
of her dramatic pilgrimage from village to village along the coast of Maine.
Mr. Wescott's gentle idiosyncrasies, the mingled delight and embarrass-
ment of all his family at the exotic gifts of their strange visitor, the tales
of Etchmiadzin, are told with a revealing insight and delightful whimsy.
There is an epic quality in the picture which Miss Chase paints of the
sturdy beauty of family life in the New England nineties; M r . Wescott's
politics, the children's struggles in the fine art of "growing up," and the
enlivening mark of Mary Christmas' gallant spirit on them all, seem as
inevitable as the relentless beauty of the Maine coast which forms the
setting f o r the story.

Miss Chase has proved herself a craftsman; her little tale is cameo-
like in its fine modeling and delicate beauty. The restraint exhibited in the
telling is particularly refreshing after the singular lack of reserve which
characterizes the great bulk of contemporary American fiction. That
same delightful quality of restraint (a quality quite priceless f o r reading
aloud before the open fire of a raw evening in early spring) should carry
the high-hearted Mary Christmas into thousands of homes far from her
ancient land and f r o m the rock-bound coast of her adopted country.

Mary Chase is a member of Gamma chapter, onetime Editor of To
Dragma for four years, who has, f o r the past nine years been a very
popular member of the English Department at the University of Minne-
sota. This year she heeds the call of the East again, for she leaves Min-
nesota to become a member of the English Department of Smith College.

HYMN
A girl I hate
Is Lydia Payne.
She makes remarks
'Bout Seattle's rain.

ATA Quarterly

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ONVENTION in Seattle in June, 1927! That was the announcement that
^ came to you in the last issue of To Dragma. A n d although June,
1927, may seem like a long time off, already the Executive Committee has
chosen various committees and these committees are now working away
laying the foundations f o r that convention which is to be the biggest and
best ever. The local executive chairman on convention arrangements is
Mrs. Louise B. Olver, 5759 29th Ave. N . E., Seattle, Wash. Realizing that,
for most of us, the trip to Seattle will be a most memorable incident, the
Executive Committee, immediately after deciding on the place for the
Convention, undertook a study of the various railroads which might
transport the eastern and southern and northern Alpha O's to the meeting
place. As a result of this study, the Executive Committee announces
that the Burlington-Great Northern will be the official route to the 1927
Convention of Alpha Omicron Pi and with the co-operation of the offi-
cials of these companies, it is expected that the trip to Seattle will be fully
as pleasant and as interesting as our stay there.

The plan is this. I f it is possible—and we hope very much to make
it possible—we will have an 'Alpha O Special" run over the Burlington
Route from Chicago to St. Paul. There we will add to the "Special"
such facilities as are necessary to take care of the southern Alpha O's
who join the party there. From St. Paul, the "Special" will go on to Gla-
cier National Park where we hope we can plan a short stop-over so that we
can all see some of the wonders of this beautiful spot. Such a stop-over
would break the long trip across the continent and would insure every
one's arriving in Seattle filled with "pep" and enthusiasm. I f we can not
have a whole "Special," we will plan to have special Pullman cars on the
"Oriental Limited," the Great Northern's crack train which carries along
with it "all the luxuries of home."

Can you imagine i t ! More than a hundred Alpha O's from different
parts of the country, getting to know each other and sharing the real
thrills of a trip through such beautiful country on their own "Alpha O
Special"! And you would think that for all of that you would have to
pay an enormous amount—but a round trip fare f r o m Chicago to Seattle
(summer tourist rate) will cost only $90.30 and with this ticket, you may
return over any of the other direct routes to Chicago and it is good up
to October 31st. A lower standard berth from Chicago to Seattle will
cost $24.75. I t is an opportunity to combine a splendid trip and an Alpha O
Convention that no Alpha O can afford to miss.

I f you are interested and would like to have more details—and you
surely will be—will you write to Mrs. J. C. Huntington (Joanna Donlon),
Transportation Chairman, 1919 Lawrence Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

*Tp H E PLAN OF "trying out" District Convention this year seems to have
* met with the hearty approval of the active chapters. I n two of the
Districts where the District Superintendents have already made their

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visits, it has been definitely decided to have District Conventions and com-
mittees are already at work perfecting plans for them. The Southern
District will meet at a place just up the river from Nashville, Tennessee
where they can have a real outing as well as discuss business and com-
mon problems. Either Lambda or Sigma will be hostess in the Pacific
District. I n each District the District Superintendent will be in charge
of the conference and each chapter will be officially represented by her
incoming President and as many others as possible will attend from each
chapter. Before the conference will come all matters of common interest
to the chapters, problems will be discussed and matters of general interest
will be thoroughly considered. While the primary purpose of the District
Conventions is to bring the active chapters into closer touch with one
another, enable them to get better acquainted, discuss their problems and
give them experience in formal procedure, alumnae who can attend will
be most welcome and they may learn the exact dates of the conferences
f r o m the District Superintendents. I t is probable that in most Districts,
the meetings will be held about the 18th or 20th of June.

*Tp HROUGH A N ARRANGEMENT with The Wolfeboro Press, Inc., Alpha
Omicron Pi has secured the right to sell their "Stamptrite Stationery"

on commission which will go to the National Work Fund. The company
has a very attractive line of stationery in several different styles on orders
of which they will allow 25 per cent commission.

There is a special offer which should increase National Work Fund
materially—the Vellum Bond single sheets. This paper is of much heavier
weight than the ordinary printed note sheets, and is chosen with particular
reference to the writing surface. The standard order of the paper con-
tains 100 sheets, 6x7 inches, with 50 square flap envelopes. I t comes in
white only. Each sheet and envelope is stamped with any one of six
styles in either blue or black. The delivered price of the order as de-
scribed above is $1.50. Extra quantities may be ordered at the same time.
On orders of this Vellum Bond paper Alpha Omicron Pi will be given
a commission of 50 per cent provided ten orders or more are received at
the same time, all of which must be shipped to one address. This offer
is not good between October 15 and January 1.

Mrs. Arthur K. Anderson (Edith Huntington) of 4 Heatherbloom
Apts., State College, Pa., has been asked to handle the stationery orders
for the fraternity. A l l orders should go from the chapters directly to her
instead of to the company. She will send to each chapter samples of sta-
tionery, order blanks, and a letter of instruction regarding the taking of
orders.

T F YOU have not been receiving your To Dragma, please read and act
upon the announcement which appears in another page. The Regis-

trar is trying hard to have every copy reach its destination, but unless you,
active chapter secretaries, and you, individual subscribers, do your best
to help, some of you will be disappointed when publication dates roll
around.

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TT^ARLY T H I S FALL the chapters will receive in detail plans for a song
contest, with prizes 'n everything, sponsored by the Song Committee

preparatory to the publication, before convention, of a new song book;
a song book which, rumor has it, will have a stiff cover, and will be kept
up-to-date by the song committee. There is much good material in our
chapters which has never reached the song committee. I t is the purpose
of this contest to search it out, and have every song turned into the
committee. Janet Howry woidd like to have every song, irrespective of
how bad you think it is, sent to her. She and her committee will decide
its merits. Prizes will be for chapter and f o r individuals. W i l l you
do your best to see that the song committee has a busy time next fall?

T K YOU need advice or information along vocational lines, Marian Abele,
chairman of the Vocational Guidance Committee, will be glad to help

you. Write her at 1340 Glenlake Ave., Chicago, 111.

O EMEMIIER that the fellowship awards will be made again next year..
* V Jot down in your notebook the final date for mailing applications,
MARCH 1, 1927. This is an earlier date than heretofore. The change has
been found necessary in order to give the committee sufficient time to
make the decision and have it confirmed by the Executive Committee
before May 1. Do not hesitate to send in an application i f you are earnest-
ly endeavoring to carry out some worth while purpose through graduate
work. Y O U may be modest, but Y O U R Fellowship Award Committee
may judge you best fitted to receive the Alpha Omicron Pi award.
N O T H I N G is accomplished without trying.

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"OUR SAY"

W E KNOW IT isn't correct. This heading, we mean. Early in life our
English teacher impressed upon our youthful mind the fact that we
could not have a "say" in matters only a "voice." But "Our Voice"
sounds too much as i f we were Madame Amelita Galli-Curci or somebody
holding forth upon our musical attainments, and we can't sing a note.
And we refuse to put "Editorials" above our page. Some time ago we
painfully picked out on our Corona cordial invitation to the District
Superintendents and Alumnae Superintendents to write editorials for us.
And only one of them did and that was in the last issue. Anyway, this
is "our say" and we will have it.

Please, we ask you, before we forget, not to send us special delivery
letters, and to put enough stamps on the envelope. Special delivery letters
have an uncomfortable habit of arriving in the middle of the night, and
our father, rebelling at arising at two A. M . three times in succession,
makes unkind remarks about our book, which hurts our feelings. And
ten times within the last month the postman has rung our door bell and
demanded "two cents, please." Not a stamp or a nickel, but two pennies
we must hunt for. And sometimes we have been in the bath tub, or right
in the midst of a delicate culinary operation. I t upsets our disposition.

* * * But we are glad that every active chapter is represented by
a letter in this issue. And that of the alumnae letters, only Miami Val-
ley's is missing. * * * "Pan-Hellenic" is still going strong, although
New York and Boston alumnae spelled it correctly, but that is to be
expected. Shall we capitulate and write "Pan-Theon" and "Pan-Theistic"?

* * * And how do you like "boufet" for "buffet"? There's nothing
like a little variety, as Chaucer must have said. * * * We ask all those
who criticize the modern college and especially the fraternity, as being
strongholds of jazz and other forms of godlessness to read Theta's letter.
They are to give their first dance, and it will be the second one ever held
under university auspices. * * * From a chapter letter, "another of
the bright stars in our knapsack" ; I suppose we could say "a sandwich
in our crown"? * * * We note with pride that our chapters are pro-
gressing nicely in their philanthropic works. The Mary D. Houston
Sarratt Memorial has been dedicated; Cleveland Alumnae chapter has
given a Victrola to the Children's Ward of the City Hospital; Birming-
ham Alumnae have voted to give a child a month's vacation at the
Birmingham Fresh A i r Camp this summer, and Minneapolis Alumnae are
busy at plans for establishing a much-needed dental clinic at one of the
settlement houses. * * * The third time's the charm, it is said, and
we wonder i f from now on an Alpha O will always be chosen as the prin-
cipal speaker at Montana State College Women's Day? For the third
successive year one of your membership has been given this honor. This
time it is Mary Danielson Drummond who will speak early in June.

* * * "The time has come," the Walrus said, "to speak of many

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things." We are not a Walrus, but we often speak of many things, some
of which we know nothing about. We have attended two Alpha O con-
ventions, though—and have visited in Seattle—yea—have even travelled to
the Pacific Northwest via "the Great Northern Way." And there's no
doubt in our mind. Seattle in 1927! Don't miss it. And by the way,
aren't you glad our Grand President is like Bessie MacOma.

"A girl we adore
Is Bessie MacOma,
She never calls Rainier
Mt. Tacoma."

ATA Quarterly.

* * * We want to go to Wyoming! It's all because of Katrina. One
time when we lived in Texas, a snow storm—a rare thing in that part of
the state—covered the streets. That afternoon we saw a man driving
a horse hitched to a willow rocking chair in lieu of a sleigh, up the main
street. From that time on we have never been surprised at any means of
locomotion; antique Fords, ice boats, airplanes, motor sleds, they are all
the same to us. But may we be permitted a faint start at this portion
of Katrina's interesting article:

"Next day we travelled through Wyoming, an unending expanse of
white, and watched children on sleds, older people on errands, all muffled
to the ears." Well, that's one way of getting there. * * * We expect
very soon that the chairman of the song committee will come over and
warble in our ear the contributions she gets f o r the songbook. * * *
The Alumnae Superintendent of the Great Lakes District and the Business
Manager have new husbands and we have a new address. See the direc-
tory for changes of name and address. * * * We must stop now;
we are going on an errand.

A college professor is a guy who can tell you all about the F i f t h
Egyptian Dynasty but forgets where he left his umbrella.—Dartmouth
Jack o' Lantern. ••

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ACTIVE CHAPTER LETTERS

PI—H. SOPHIE N E W COM B M E M O R I A L COLLEGE
Four days of vacation have done their part toward making every-

one feel lazy. We try to comfort ourselves with the thought that we
have an excuse since the A O I I ' s have just returned f r o m a house
party over Easter. Rosa Rogers supplied the house in Biloxi, Eliza-
beth Osborne's mother was kind enough to act as chaperone and Pi
supplied the girls. Everybody had a wonderful time and nobody got a
chance to sleep for fear of missing something interesting. Lillian
Chapman Marshall and Katrina Overall McDonald visited the girls
and added so much to their pleasure. Some of us were so unfortunate
as to be unable to go but we have enjoyed all accounts of the good
time everyone had.

We gave our annual luncheon to the Phi Beta Kappas on March
25th. W e usually have the luncheon on the campus under the willow
trees but we could not do so this year since we had no control at all
over the rain. I t poured down and forced us to honor the Phi Beta
Kappas in the chapel instead. A l l the new members gave short but
clever speeches and the members of the faculty entertained us delight-
fully with telling us why they were not going to speak. Since those
who spoke were Phi Beta Kappas, we were quite satisfied to have
quality rather than quantity as far as the speeches went.

Under the new system of rushing, Pi was able to pledge after
the reports were out f o r the first term's work. W e are so proud of
our recent pledges: Katharine Barclay, Geraldine Dyson, Margaret
Folse, Katherine Gotcher, Modine Henry, Josephine Meredith, Zelma
Snyder, NanneUe Tomlinson and Lucy Walne. W e w i l l not be able
to initiate until next September but we are anxiously looking forward
to that time. I n honor of our good fortune, we gave a luncheon to
our pledges at the Orleans Club. We all sang fraternity songs and
tried to make our pledges feel very much at home.

Charlotte Voss, our president, covered us with glory. She was a
member of the debating team sent to Randolph Macon for the Inter-
Collegiate Debate. Newcomb won and everyone has been busy con-
gratulating Charlotte on her share in the victory.

ELIZABETH LAND.

NU—NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
W h e n looking back to our last letter years seem to have inter-
vened, so many things have been done in such a short period of time.
As soon as the new term began, a host of rush parties followed. On
February 10th we had a rush tea at the house. A more festive tea
dance was held Washington's birthday at the Panhellenic House, 17
East 62nd St. The group danced in the galleries of the National As-
sociation of women painters and sculptors. The setting made a very
picturesque party. At tea time we were led to the delightful tea room
below where Mrs. Jones' cakes and tea reigned supreme.
The most successful rush party, at least from a point of foster-
ing chummv acquaintances, was the country supper held Sunday,
February 28th, at the A O I I house, 69 Washington Place. There
being a scarcity of chairs, folks just dropped on cushions to enjoy the
delicious f r u i t salad, crullers, cider and cakes prepared by Julia
Tillinghast and her noble assistants.
Our delicate house fund purse was revived by Helen Cocrane'i

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most successful bridge. Even in our very tiny quarters Helen packed
a goodly number of people.

Cake Sale! Oh, yes, we had a wonderful one, which Helen
Schlauch engineered. For two days, February 26th and 27th, good
looking pieces of brass were on sale, to say nothing of a lot of deli-
cious home-made cakes. Julia Tillinghast sponsored a table of nick-
nacks where you were sure to pick up a lot of bargains. Marion
Vineburg raffled off a very pretty bar pin and a pair of cuff links.
All these activities were great help to our fund, and I do not think
that our girls deserve a great deal of thanks for the time and labor
spent.

On March 28th we pledged seven charming girls, namely: Edna
Estey, Naomi Harding, Mildred La Due, Dorothea Matthews, Hazel
Miller, Helen Pearson and Georgina Randall. The pledging ceremony
was held at Virginia Little's home. Virginia served a very delicious
plate supper to all, and, um-um, what delicious home-made ice cream
Mrs. Little does make.

March 20th, Marion Vineburg, Ethel McGarry and Mabel Ander-
son decided to give the new "pledges-to-be" a special St. Patrick's
party which was indeed a lovely surprise. There were leaping frogs,
with buxom Irish lassies sitting atop them and Irish high hats stuffed
with delicious candies and whatnots.

April 5th we took our annual exam after a session of studying.
With the relief of having the exam behind us we scurried to the house
and installed our new officers. The long list will be spared our good
readers, but if interested we w i l l gladly furnish same to anyone who
asks.

Next year an Alpha Omicron Pi is the president of the Washing-
ton Square College Panhellenic society. Helen Schlauch being our
Senior Panhellenic delegate, will officiate in that capacity.

At present our advance notes are not many, but they are very
important. Lucille Burton is running a bridge at school on May 8th
in Room 409, at the royal charge of $1.00 each. Harken ye! and come
one, come all, because our house fund certainly needs swelling to
stand the heat of the summer months.

A dance is in the air, too, so please tune in on Station A. O. P.
that you may not miss the announcement of the date and place. This
will be another benefit at the least the profits w i l l be added to the
house fund. W e want not only the active girls, but the alums to help
us put this function across w i t h a bang. A call at Spring 1539 will
give you the actual data in full at any time.

R U T H GLORIA LAWLOH.

OMICRON—UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Since our last letter we have added eleven new Alpha O's to our
chapter. Initiation was perfect in every detail. Following, the active
and alumnae chapters celebrated with a beautiful banquet at the Far-
ragut hotel. The tables were decorated with Jacqueminots and cun-
ning little sheaves of wheat were the place cards.

We have had a number of parties, too, while Mrs. Marshall was
here. Some were f o r rushees—a bridge party at Elizabeth Long's and
a supper party at Alice Hayes Graf's. We felt quite proud when Mrs.
Marshall termed the latter one of the best rushing parties she had ever
attended. Then Mrs. Ed. Vestal, a patroness of ours, gave a tea in
honor of Mrs. Marshall.

We are so pleased to have Frances Deane f r o m Kappa with us
this term. She has been lovely, giving us a supper party. A royal

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feast that endeared her to tin.- dormitory girls. Frances has proven
herself a loyal and energetic worker.

Now f o r the activities of the chapter. Mary Moore Shanton has
been appointed assistant recreational director f o r the city of Knox-
ville and is assistant director of physical education for the university.
Elizabeth Walker and Helen Hobson have been appointed managers
and Mildred McKinney, Lucile Coffey and Josephine Wallace assist-
ants of committees f o r the annual U . T . circus. The circus is one of
the big events of the U . T. calendar. But the activity we are most
proud of is our room in the new Y . W . C. A., which we have fur-
nished in memory of Janie Mayo. Eight of us made the honor roll
last term—Mildred McKinney, Frances Coykendall, Virginia Everett,
Lila Witsell, Elizabeth Walker, Elizabeth Hale, Elizabeth Long and
Martha McLemore.

HELEN HOBSON.

KAPPA—RANDOLPH MACON WOMAN'S C O L L E G E

Since I wrote my last letter, Kappa has had the honor of enter-
taining three attractive guests who were: Mrs. Karl Marshall of Bay
St. Louis, Miss.; Mrs. L. M . Darling of Providence, Rhode Island,
and Charlotte Voss of Pi chapter. Mrs. Marshall visited us first. I n
order for her to meet the representatives of other fraternities on the
campus we entertained her with a Panhellenic tea. We were all de-
lighted with Mrs. Marshall; she acted as a real friend as well as i n -
spector by telling us our faults and how we could correct them and
also by complimenting us on things worthy of such. We hope that
we shall have the pleasure of seeing her again soon. W e were de-
lighted w i t h Mrs. Darling. She came to Randolph Macon mainly
to visit Betty, her daughter, but of course we claimed her as our
guest also. She entertained us with a delicious buffet supper down
at the house on Sunday night. Charlotte Voss, who represented
Sophie Newcomb at Randolph Macon in the recent triangular debate
between Agnes Scott, Randolph Macon and Sophie Newcomb was our
attractive guest of honor at a luncheon which we gave for the debaters
during their stay at Randolph Macon. Charlotte is certainly a splen-
did debater. She was so good that she helped Newcomb w i n the
debate. W e were extremely proud to claim her as a sister and guest.
It is really a pleasure to have such lovely people to visit us, and we'll
never be able to express in exact words just how much we did enjoy
having them w i t h us.

Our pledge day took place on February 27th. We had our ban-
quet at the Virginian hotel and it was really one of the prettiest we
have ever had. The scheme was a bridge party. The program was
in the shape of a card and bore the likeness of a playing card. The
place cards were hand painted messenger boys, and we had as souve-
nirs beautiful Florentine leather purses with A O I I printed in gold
letters on them. I t was quite an event to have our "children" pledged
—just one more step now and they'll be real Alpha Omicron Pi's!

"Event day," which is always a big celebration between the event
classes, had as its chairman Dot Richardson.

On March 27, 1926, the Sock and Buckskin Club presented a,play
by Philip Barry: You and I. Fanny Germany acted the part of the
leading man—Roderick White and Beryl Madison acted the part of
a poet, Geoffrey Nichols. We were extremely proud of both of
them for the portrayal of their dramatic talent.

D u r i n g the past few weeks the school has been all excited over
the numerous elections. Alice Washburn was elected President of
the Athletic Association and will represent Randolph Macon at the

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A. C. A. C. W . conference at Wellesley on A p r i l 16, 1926. Wallie
Gordon was elected secretary of the association and Ann Newton
was elected treasurer. Alice was also elected vice president of the
senior class. Mary Reed was elected song and cheer leader of the
junior class and Fan White was elected treasurer of the student gov-
ernment association. Fanny Germany was elected advertising man-
ager of The Tattler.

The May day scheme is always placed on a competitive basis and
this year we were fortunate enough to have the scheme submitted by
Beryi Madison and Minerva McClung accepted. This is the sort of honor
that requires good hard labor along with a clever mind, and we are proud
of Minerva and Beryl for this. Anne Jeter was elected maid of honor
in the court and Ann Anderson, Coralie Bland and Mary Barnley Wilson
are maids in the court. W hile I'm speaking of May day I might mention
that the college is looking forward to the first edition of the new college
publication, which is somewhat on the order of the Vassar Vagabond and
the Sweet Briar Bramblcr. Ours is to be named The Old Maid. Its first
edition will be sold on May day. Beryl Madison, Virginia Zarp and
Phoebe Paxton are members of the staff.

Not long ago Mrs. Gilmer Craddock—formerly an A O I I at Ran-
dolph Macon—entertained the A O I I seniors with a buffet luncheon. Every
senior invited a guest and since I was among those invited I can truthfully
say that I've never had such delicious food or been to a more attractive
party. Nan is a gem when it comes to entertaining us.

Among the nineteen seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa was Anne
Jeter. Neither words nor flowers nor anything else can truthfully express
just how proud we are of her, but I am going to make a brave attempt
to say so in a separate article devoted to our Phi Beta Kappas. Kappa is
looking forward to an A O I I house partv which will be held at Camp
Ruthers the week-end after May day. Everything is so beautiful now
and of course by then the flowers and trees will be at their best. So we
are looking forward with much pleasure toward getting out into Nature's
wide open spaces.

PHOEBE PAXTON.

ZETA—UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Zeta's new home is at last to be erected. The plans have been sent to
the national headquarters and \vc have only to wait f o r their return before
actual construction will begin. The Kappa Alpha Theta's, our near neigh-
bors, have completed their house and ours, very similar in plan to theirs,
will face i t ; a court will be in between. The two colonial structures will
no doubt make a very lovely appearance.
Our formal was a huge success. A number of the alumnae drove
from Omaha and others (unprejudiced) have pronounced it one of the
best of the season.
We have had a number of new pledges since the last report, I believe,
including Mary Frances Rush, Omaha; Ruth Hitchcock, Lincoln; Laura
Perkins, Omaha; Janice Foote, Villisca, Iowa. Initiation was held April
7th when seven candidates were taken in. Another will be held before;
the cease of the term. -i
Eloise Keefer was recently elected to the Associated Women's Society
and Geraldine Heikes, one of this year's girls, is on the Big Sister board.
Nearly all, especially the Freshmen, have a number of activities to report
every Monday night at fraternity meeting.
We feel so happy that we are gojng to be able to have a much better
scholarship report this year. We have all worked so hard, but one feels
our efforts have not been in vain.

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We were all very much surprised to learn of the marriage of Leona
Whittier, ex-'25; Holdrege, and Max Solomon, '24, Culbertson, which
took place in Holdrege March 16.

RUTH PALMER.

SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
The spring semester began with the initiation of Harriet Backus, Law-
relle Brown, Ruth Burkhalter, Isabel Lovell. Our Grand President spent
a few days with us as our guest and officiated at the initiation ceremony
and banquet. Before her departure we had a talk with her, discussing
the new proposition of territorial conventions. We are all very much in
favor of this idea and believe that it will give the girls new inspirations
which they do not get during the year that the National Convention does
not meet. I t was a great pleasure to have Katrina McDonald with us
because of her charming personality and also because it brings the
national organization so much closer.
We enjoyed a very successful rushing season and pledged six new
girls who are Elizabeth Avila, Ruth Boyd, Helen Naylor, Helen Packard,
Jeanette Holmes and Alfreda Sbarboro. They are all the most enthusi-
astic freshmen we have ever had. To introduce these girls and our new
initiates to the campus, we gave our formal tea on March 12th. Our
Alumnae, Mothers' Club, and friends were so good to us and did all
they could to make our party a success.
Sigma has improved greatly in scholarship this past year and has
stepped up to fifth on the published scholarship list. Now that we have
succeeded in making the fifth place we will not be satisfied until the
Rose Gardner Marx Cup is ours for the semester at least.
We have just passed through the throes of the Fraternity " E x " and
are well on our way to finals.

MARJORIE MILLS.

P. S.—As this letter goes to press, Miriam Collins has been elected
vice president of the Associated Students of the University of California—
the highest honor a woman can hold here on the campus.

THETA—DE PAUW UNIVERSITY
Twelve brand-new Sisters have been added to Theta's chapter roll.
Initiation took place Sunday morning, March 7. The new initiates are:
Dorothy Bowland. Kokomo; Mabel Carter, Connersville; Maxine Car-
mack, Rockville; Lucile De Selm, Kankakee, Illinois; Mildred Humph-
reys, Linton; Elizabeth Land, Carmi, Illinois; Kathryn Morman, Oak
Park, Illinois; Ruth Phillippe, Bicknell; Catherine Roe, Fort Wayne;
Marjorie Walker, Monticello; Lydia Weider, Paris, Illinois; Helen White,
Fort Wayne. Three of the girls are sisters of members of this chapter.
A f t e r initiation, we had a breakfast f o r the actives. Geraldine Kindig,
our district superintendent; Elizabeth Morrison, our alumnae advisor;
Miriam Oilar, the chapter president; Lorene Golden and Caroline Pierce
gave toasts.
Elizabeth Morrison has presented the chapter an annual scholarship
pin, which is to be the only one of its kind in the chapter and is presented
every year to the freshman having the highest average in scholarship,
activities and attitude. This year it was presented to Helen White. I t
was presented at a beautiful little service that " L i b " conducted herself.
A f t e r the special pins were awarded, the freshman had their own pins
pinned on by their fraternity mothers. This is the first year that Theta
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going to do it every year from now on.
Sunday, March 14, we had a Dads' Day dinner (to which we also

invited our mothers). A f t e r the dinner, an appropriate program was
given by Lorena Sloan, who sang, and Elizabeth Houck, who gave some
clever readings. Lorena, by the way, sang a beautiful original song at
the State luncheon, which was held in the Hotel Lincoln, in Indianapolis,
February 13. Actives and pledges from Beta Phi and Theta chapters,
and the members of the Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter attended the lunch-
eon and the dance that night. Both were voted the best ever, and we
want to thank the alums for planning such a wonderful time. A n -
nouncement was made at the luncheon of a silver pitcher which is to be
presented every year to the State chapter having the best scholastic record.
I t will become the property of the chapter winning it three consecutive
times.

Since the new semester started, we have four new pledges: Dorothy
Dempster. '27, Lima, Ohio; Anna Yant, '28, East Chicago, I n d . ; Lucille
Reynolds, '29, Marshall, 111.; Jane Smith, '29, Laporte, Ind. They are all
darling girls, and we are as proud of them as we can be.

Elizabeth Houck has acquired a gorgeous diamond and pearl Delta
Tau Delta pin that used to decorate John Dill, '27.

Kathryn Morman was made a member of W . A. A^ at the last meet-
ing. She also made the freshman swimming team. Katherine Schmidt
was awarded her " D " sweater by W. A. A., and is manager of the senior
swimming team.

Frances Gray has been elected to History Club.
Our petition for a dance was granted, and we are looking forward
with all kinds of anticipation to the first dance that has ever been given
in our house. When we say that De Pauw is a Methodist school, where
there has never been a university dance and where only one other organ-
ization on the campus has given a dance so far, you may be able to realize
better just how tickled we are. This record-breaking performance is
scheduled for Mav 15.

KATHERINE SCHMIDT.

DELTA—TUFTS COLLEGE
Always in the spring come reports of initiation, and it is our great joy
to reap at last the full award of those hard weeks of rushing. As we
come to fraternity meeting with twelve new members suddenly added to
one group, we feel an increase in strength and in pleasure equal to our
sudden increase in membership.
On February 15th we held our big initiation at the Hotel Vendome,
Boston, where we initiated eight, and on April 5 we initiated four in our
fraternity rooms.

GAMMA—UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

Finals are over and we are here for a while longer. W i l l wonders
never cease?

Delphene Andrews, '28; "Gint" Stalford, '29; Alice Webster, 29, and
Jessie Ashworth, '29, made the dean's list, while Beulah Osgood, '26, our
president, received the highest rank, I believe, of anyone in the university
which was all A's. You bet we are proud of her.

We have two new pledges to add to our dozen, "Holly" Hawkes, '29,
of Kennebrink, and "Sib" Leach, '28, of Rangeley.

Thev both are fine girls and we are very glad that they are to be
our sisters. We attended a delightful Washington's Birthday party

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given by our alumnae at the home of Barbara Dunn, in Orono. They
decided that a bridge might be too stiff and they wanted to get better
acquainted with us all. And I'm sure they did. We had all kinds of
stunts, games and charades. I t was an afternoon not to be forgotten
right away. They were all perfect peaches, and I only wish they were
here to help us rush. The freshmen would all flock our way.

A week later, March 6th, we gave a stag dance in the gym to raise
money for our charity work. It was a success both socially and finan-
cial Iy.

March 10th, our pledges gave us a nonsense party at the chalet. I t
was a very clever party, but then aren't they clever pledges? I hope tbis
doesn't make them swell-headed.

The following week, the first floor A. O. Pi's at Balentine enter-
tained the pledges at a St. Patrick's bridge.

I haven't mentioned anything about initiation. In fact, I think we all
have been wondering i f we would ever find time or arrange a suitable date.
We put it off until April on account of the girls, who were in training
for basketball, and now everything seems to be coming at once.

Tonight, April 8th, we have our initiation and banquet. I t really
ought to be a breakfast with fourteen girls to initiate, but we have hopes
of eating sometime. Grace Murray, '28, is toastmistress, and a very inter-
esting program has been arranged.

The Freshmen have been "on silence" all day, and now they look a
bit scared! No wonder!! I f they only knew what they had to go
through tonight.

Friday night is Military ball, so we are not having our dance until
Saturday night. I wish I could tell you more about it, but I ' l l have to go
first. It seems too bad that we have had to wait so long for initiation but
it seemed the only thing to do.

Serena Wood, '27, has been elected president of Gamma for next year.
She is also up for president of V. W., has been chosen for the Junior Week
play, and is an honor student. I am sure Serena will make a fine presi-
dent for Gamma.

FRANCES FULLER.

EPSILON—CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Since the last time I wrote, we have had our lovely initiation which
was held February 20. With our eight pledges we also initiated Char-
lotte Osberg, whom we had pledged only a short time before. We were
fortunate in having around twenty-five or thirty alumnae with us, but we
were extremely fortunate in having Miss Wyman. She made OAIT
seem so much closer to us, especially when she told us about its being
founded and other interesting things. We were glad that four sisters
from Chi could come also.
Basketball and Rifle have been the major sports of interest in the last
couple of months. Katherine Altiemeier was the manager of basketball.
Carmen Schneider, Elsie Schneider and Sara McGarvey made the Varsity
basketball team. Alpha Omicron Pi has won the title of Inter Sorority
Champion and has yet to play a game which will decide to whom the
cup will be awarded. This team, which we will meet, is the winner among
the outside houses. The Varsity Rifle team has as yet not been chosen nor
has Dot and Circle had elections yet, either. But of twenty girls who were
chosen for the squad, five were A O Pi's, which include: Katherine Altie-
meier, Kathryn Demarest, May Belle Eisemann and Elizabeth McAdam..
Student government elections and honorary society elections were held
a few weeks ago at a women's mass meeting. Carmen Schneider was
elected president of Risley. Elizabeth Stow was elected president of the

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senior class. Grace Hanson was elected chairman of activities. Mortar
Board elected two A . O. Pi's, Carmen Schneider and Muriel Drummond.
Penthama elected Carmen Schneider, Earle Hanson and Muriel Drum-
mond.

Mikki Wilson was recently elected to the membership of a National
Honorary Journalistic Association.

Mildred Leeming is working very hard on a competition for the
Women's News.

We are making plans for our spring formal, which will be held on
April 23rd.

W i t h spring coming and, alas, the end of the term, too, I suppose we
will find manv things to keep us busy.

L. DALE DAVIS.

RHO—NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
The most important event since the last letter is spring initiation. On
March 5th, we held initiation for Margaret Haire, Eleanor Hinton, Ellen
Hood, Eleanor Johnson, Grace Languth, Mary Paschen, Harriet Reynolds,
Virginia Snook, Estelle Swigart and Bertha Thurman. Initiation was
followed by a formal banquet at the Hotel Sherwin in Chicago.
On January 16th we held our annual formal dinner dance at the
Belmont hotel in Chicago. The orchestra, the food, the room, everything
was perfect and we all agreed that it was the best dance we have had in
years. I n the early part of March we gave another dance—only this time it
was a different kind. This was our annual subscription dance for the
benefit of our house fund. The Alumnae chapter and the Mothers' Club
always co-operate with us in putting this dance over, which makes it one
of our most profitable affairs of the year.
The annual all-girl W . A . A . show* will be given in two weeks. The
n's taking part this year are: Ellen Hood, Margaret Haire, Bertha
Thurman, Phyllis Voorhies and Eleanor Wallace in the show girl chorus;
Evelyn Pearson in the pony chorus, and Grace Languth as a toe dancer.
Besides taking part in the W . A. A . show Margaret Haire has been put on
the art staff of the Purple Parrot, the university humorous magazine.
We received the customary "five pounds" from Peggy Tawse last
month announcing her engagement to William Matthes of Michigan.
We have been unusually well represented in athletics this spring.
Lucile Hurley and Bernice Anderson, two of our out-going seniors, were
awarded woman's "N's." On the senior apparatus team we had Bernice
Anderson, Lucile Hurley and Dorothy Speirs. Bernice Anderson was
senior manager and was also awarded a place on the Varsity Apparatus
team.
The All-University circus is to be held the last of April. Each frater-
nity and sorority was asked to submit a stunt, and the best ones were
selected for presentation. Thjs year the Alpha Omicron Pi stunt^was
chosen as one of the few to be presented. Our stunt is called "Stick"-ing
it Out, and is a take-off on the Senior Canes, which senior men are carry-
ing this year.

DOROTHY SPEIRS.

LAMBDA—LELAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Last quarter was not a very busy quarter for us outside of our rush-
ing. Katrina MacDonald visited us early in the quarter and we certainly
enjoyed the week-end she was with us and wished she might have stayed
longer.

We have just started a new custom of having informal faculty dinners

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on Tuesday nights. We used to have formal dinners at stated intervals
and still do, but in accordance with the new method we may also invite
informally any professor that we particularly like to come up for dinner on
Tuesday night. The invitation includes also his family and at one time
during the last quarter we had one of the professors and his wife and son.

In the third week of the quarter the upper classmen took the fresh-
men out to dinner at a very interesting little cafe about two miles f r o m the
campus, called the Cafe de Paris, where we all ate a hearty dinner and
spent many long minutes eulogizing the kind-hearted seniors.

Rushing came the fifth week in the quarter, and proved very inter-
esting. Due to our system, this week is really only an opportunity to get
acquainted with the freshmen and get some idea of the girls we want.
As a result almost all of the eligible girls from the class come up, and the
parties are large. We had nice weather for the first time in months for
rushing and could utilize our nice big front porch for dancing, etc., at
noon and night. We decorated the tables every night, and as George
Washington's birthday came during rushing we had one table with little
cherry trees and a statue of him made from a kewpie and crepe paper
the other dinners were just as interesting and we all enjoyed the fresh-
men very much.

We gave our informal dance at the end of last quarter and decorated
entirely with blossoms. The setting was very effective and well repaid
the long hours of effort the girls made to make the house look well.

V FRANCES HODENFELDT.

IOTA—UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

We were greatly honored this month when Anne Treadwell was
elected president of Woman's League. This is an office of great im-
portance, and we are certainly proud of Ann. This is the first time an
AGTI has ever held this office.

May I now introduce to you our new AOII's? Edith Armstrong, '28,
Kokomo, Indiana; Frances Cassady, '29, Ri verside; (Catherine Coughlan,
'29, Kokomo, Indiana; Marguerite Heller, '28, Chicago; Ethel Hull, '29,
Chicago; Mary Elizabeth Jens, '29, Wheaton; Emma Morrison, '29, Colum-
bus, Wisconsin; Ruth Pouk, '28, Chicago; Eleanor Steinert, '29, Chicago;
Betty Stiven, '29, Urbana, and Priscilla Wilcox, '29, Champaign.

March 13th we gave a "Kelly's Stable Dance" in the house. We are
now beginning to plan for our spring formal to be given the first week in
May.

Cherrie Malcolmson was recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She
attended Wellesley College last year and we are more than pleased to
have her with us this year.

Angeline Saling was elected chairman of the finance committee of
Gold Feathers, a sophomore organization.

Roberta Bernice Stroheker, '26, recently became the bride of Gresham
N . Carmichael, '26. We were sorry to lose "Bobby," but wish her all the
luck in the world. Lois E. Bennett, '22, is the bride of Morris Morrison
of Areola.

The engagement of Anne Treadwell, '27, to Rufus Austin, '25, has been
announced.

Wilma Law led sophomore cotillion with the class president recently.
Our dining room has been greatly improved by the addition of new
tables and chairs.
Leone McLaughlin, '27. and Bethel Sroat, '28, are pledged to Athenisa
Literary Society, and Ethel Hull, '29, and Betty Stiven, '29, to Illiola.

WILMA LAW.

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TAU—UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Here in Minnesota, the green is coming all too reluctantly where
the frost has been, and we Tan girls have hit about the same pace in our
return to classes. W i t h the new quarter has come the usual quota of new
spring dresses, new beaux, and a great honor—the honor being the most
notable of them all. We are proud to proclaim that our own Lulu Hanson
is to lead the 1926 Senior Prom with Charles Morris. Luke has been
most active during her college career—she was W . S. G. A. Social Chair-
man in her junior year, and was vice president of the Junior Ball Asso-
ciation in 1925. This year she was elected vice president of Cap and
Gown—Senior Girls' Organization—and has participated in many extra-
curricular activities.

Harriet Howard is also the recipient of noteworthy masculine atten-
tion. She has achieved the Junior Prom at Annapolis for the second time
in her career. Margaret Dressier, but a few days ago, arose upon a soap
box and covered herself with glory—not to mention the liberal splashings
of said elorv that we, her admiring sisters, received and shared with
Kappa Rho Debating Society. To be quite explicit, Marge participated in
the Inter-Forensic Debate between Kappa Rho and the Forum (Mens
Debating Organization) for the All-University championship. Juanita
Medburv is another one of the bright stars in our knapsack. When she
is most 'luminous she is quite literary, and very lately, she had two of her
loveliest poems, Gray Walls and Exultation—published in the Quarterly,
Minnesota U*s literary magazine. Elizabeth Mann is with us again after
a mid-winter sojourn in Floridian humidity; and Dorothy Womrath grad-
uates from the University and sails this June for Paris to study music
for a vear.

We announce the initiation of Elinor Belair, Carmon hrazee, Claire
Fulmer, Elizabeth Hostetter, Alice Laskey, Evangeline Nary, Dorothy
Miller and Margaret Miller. Three new additions have been made to oui
pledee group,—all of whom have some snlendid accomplishments to their
credit. We confidently expect June Fulmer to be our next Phi Beta
Kappa—she earns an " A " average as easily as a f r o g swims. Helen Lucille
Wood is treasurer of Theta Epsilon literary society and is tremendously
interested in writing. Hazelle Nelson is a Kappa Rho—she participated
in the Freshman-Sophomore Debate—she is also prominent and very active
in Masquers, major dramatic society of the campus. And thus endeth the
Tau-tale of mighty endeavor.

MARY VIRGINIA GOODMAN.

CHI—SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Vacation over, we are all delighted to be back together with our new
initiates. Thev are eight of the peppiest, most promising freshmen that we
have ever initiated into AOIT—Olive Ortwine, Gertrude Hildebrand,
Fudora Hale, Kav Becker, Grace Stowell, Betty Sadelmyer, Marion Sin-
clair and Doris Skiff. The three pledges who will be taken in later as
initiates are lean Lockwood, Louise Sanders and Thelma Casy.
Never has Chi known a more perfect initiation, for Miss Wyman and
Mrs Huntington were among our guests. Marie Jan, '28, and Kay Alte-
meier '28 joined us from Epsilon. Following the impressive initiation
came 'the banquet at the Onondaga hotel. The dimly lighted Louis Four-
teenth room, the f r u i t cocktails, the long gleaming speakers table, the big
red and white banner, and the A O I I sisters come f r o m far and near to
sing together praises to our Alpha O—this was the introduction to our
banquet.

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The next morning the freshmen presented a beautiful chime clock for
the mantel to the chapter.

This season Thelma Casey, '29, and Kay Becker, '29, made freshman
basketball.

Doris Skiff, '28, has been pledged Pi Mu Epsilon. We are especially
proud of Doris, for it is indeed an honor to be pledged in one's sophomore
year.

Marion Moody, '28, was initiated into Alpa X i Alpha, honorary design
fraternity, and was appointed chairman of membership in Y. W . C. A .

Mary Brill, '28, has been promoted to reporter on the Daily Orange.

MARION MOODY.

UPSILON—UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

We have three lovely new pledges, Olive Fitz, Clydene Morris and
Melanie Peterson. Olive lives in Seattle and is already active in A x and
Grindstone, a publication society on the campus; Clydene is a major in
Physical Education and is on the P. E. honor roll. Melanie is from Port-
land, Oregon, and is interested in our monthly publication, the "Columns."
We are all so happy to have them with us.

We were all elated over the success of our Fashion Show, sponsored
by our alumnae association, for the benefit of our bed at the Orthopedic
hospital. The review was given at a charming little theater in the district,
and we enjoyed wearing the smart clothes as much as our alumnae enjoyed'
receiving the money for the bed. The models were Helen Jean Randall,
Dorothy Nunan, Lylas Broom, Edith Broom, Lois Pollom, Margaret Bare,'
Melna Rogers, Roberta Mudgett, Shirley Brust, Anita Mayrand and
Lucile De Hart.

Our annual formal was given on March 6th at the Olympic hotel. We
entertained in the Marine room, with dinner and dancing. The quaint
marine views on the walls as well as the nautical furnishings of the room
aided the affair in being a success.

We. were so glad to have a short visit with Mrs. J. G. McDonald,
president of the New York Alumnae chapter, recently, who is traveling
with M r . McDonald throughout the Northwest. We shall hope to see
her soon again.

Recent appointments in the house include Irene Baker to a cabinet
position of the Y. W. C. A . ; Gwendolyn Showell, A . S. U . W., Events
Record Committee; Jeanne Grant, Y. W . C. A . Social Service Committee,
and Margaret Bare, campus sales manager of "Columns." Other honors
are a hard-earned " W " sweater to Orta Pollom, and the prize in the
Junior Girls' Vaudeville Poster contest to Gertrude McCanne.

We were all surprised at the announcement of the engagement of
Muriel Appleton to Bernard Altick, Sigma N u . Muriel was in school two
years ago, and we are all happy at the news of the engagement.

* MARGARET BARE.

NU KAPPA—SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
So many things have happened since our last To DRAGMA letter was

written that I hardly know where to begin. One of the most interesting
things to all the sororities in Mu is a new Panhellenic rule permitting
freshman rushing until the end of the term. Until this time we have not
had the privilege of entertaining the freshman in any way. So N u Kappa
has planned a series of Sunday afternoon teas at the chapter house as a
part of the new rushing program. Other and more detailed plans are to
be decided upon at the next meeting.

•At the recent annual Pan-forensic banquet Numa A. Blowich was
elected as secretary-treasurer of that organization for the next year. We
hope that she will be a worthy representative of AOn in this work.

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Recentlv Norma Pendleton, an ex-president of Nu Kappa, was
married to Francis Lyte, a Kappa Sigma from Oklahoma U . I t is an inter-
esting fact that your Pendleton girls, all AOII's from Nu Kappa have
married Kappa Sigs. ,
One of the most enjoyable social functions of the season was a tea
dansante triven by the pledges of Nu Kappa in honor of the initiates. The
partv was given at the Lakewood Country Club and members of all the
sororities and fraternities in S. M . U . were invited. Without a doubt, it
was one of the most successful AOn parties ever given for Nu Kappa.
Nu Kappa is more than happy to announce the initiation of six won-
derful listers—Mildred Pepple, Melba Cannon, Mildred Mitchell, Constance
Romberg. Lois Moseley and Frances Garrett. This makes our chapter
the largest in its whole history.
We are planning a stunt for Powder and Patches, the annual Pan-
hellenic stunt showf and with Zelia Blanche McClinton as the capable
chairman of affairs we hope to "carry off the cake."
At the beginning of the second semester N u Kappa changed her
place of residence and we are quite in love with our new home. Soon
after the removal, we held our first birthday party for^the chapter house.
And such lovelv g i f t s ! Our home is quite "dressed up" now.
W e have initiated a new study plan to check up on the grades ot
AOII's in the University and we hope by this plan, to have a more success-
f u l group of semester reports than we received last term.
Nu Kappa is planning a bridge tournament and a rummage sale to
make money for our convention expenses. We have great hopes of mak-
ing a "small fortune."

Our sorority exam is over and we are anxiously looking forward to a

favorable report. „
Melba Cannon and Mildred Mitchell are taking part in the Mikado,
a comic opera to be presented by the Glee and Choral Clubs in a few days.
Constance Romberg is to play her violin (and she plays beautifully!) in the
orchestra for this occasion.

NUMA ABLOWICH.

BETA PHI—INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Once during a school vear there comes a glorious time for the chapters
of Alpha Omicron Pi. Nothing brings more happiness to us than to initiate
the freshmen who have served long and faithfully and have at last made
their grades to be initiated into the real thing they pledged for. This year
Beta Phi initiated 15 out of 19 pledges, and it was a gala day for us. The
new members whom we were so glad to welcome are: Katharyn Hoadley,
Bloomineton; Daisv Hinkle, Bloomington; Mary Elizabeth Johnson and
Edna Sheets, Indianapolis; Georgia Bopp and Miriam Combs, Loretta
Hulman Terre Haute; Pauline McCoy, Sullivan; Mable Brown, bum-
mittville; Gladv? Weeks, La Fayette; Gail Glen, New Albany; Pearl
Koegel. Fort Wayne; Maude Arthur, Crawfordsville; Mildred Bodme,
Covington, and Bernice Coffin, Monticello. •
Beta Phi will lose;two girls from Y. W . cabinet this year, but other
girls will probablv take their places. I n the Y. W. C. A. election recently
held, Katharyn Hoadley was elected secretary of Y . W., and Vivian Ellis,
undergraduate representative. ,
Basketball seems-to be our pet sport here at Indiana, and this year on
teams we had : Marv Liz Johnson, manager of freshmen team; Vivian
Ellis, sophomore team; Thetis Kemp, Catherine Lawrence, Junior team;
Dorothv Clarke and Kathryn Bolitho, senior team. Dorothy also made
Varsitv squad. This vear, due to circumstances which we could not pre-
vent, Beta Phi lost the intramural basketball cup which had decorated our

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mantel for the past year; but we're hoping and mean to do all within our
power to regain it next year.

Gladys Alger made swimming team and thereby completed her work
for an I . U . sweater. She became the owner of one at the annual basket-
ball spread, and a very proud one. at that. Gladdie is also chairman in
charge of the formal dance that will be given for the delegates to the big
W. S. G. A. convention that will be held at Bloomington, April 21-26.
Thetis Kemp is also very busy working for the convention, and Kate
Hoadley is in charge of the transportation for the guests.

The day before spring vacation, pledges to Sigma Delta Phi. honorary
dramatic fraternity, were announced. Two Beta Phi girls were pledged,
and we are very proud of them. They are Frances Luke, who had a
leading role in Jordan River Revue this year and who is the leading lady
of the Garrick Club play. "The Youngest," which will be given May 17th,
and Katharyn Hoadley, a talented freshman.

Thetis Kemp, Dorothy Clarke, Mary Elizabeth Johnson and Kate
Hoadley have all been selected to work on committees for the Me-
morial drive, which means much more work, but much honor as well.

Every year a recognition list of freshmen who have been outstanding
in activities, is published. This year three of our freshmen were named.
They are Georgia Bopp, Miriam Combs and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Be-
sides activities, a " B " average is required for admission to the chosen
group and that makes the honor all the more worthwhile.

A n annual affair which we are still remembering because of the pleas-
ure we had in meeting so many other Alpha O's, is the State Dance and
Luncheon, which were given at Indianapolis in February. Both were
lovely parties, and the common bond of friendship and sisterhood which
united us all, made the time spent there especially happy. Especially did
we get better acquainted with Theta, whom we're very glad to know.
Come to see us, Theta!

Beta Phi is planning an elaborate tea to be given April 10, in honor
of Miss Geraldine Kindig. an officer of A O H , who has promised to spend
that week-end with us. We are especially inviting the patronesses, whom
we want to know Miss Kindig, and that will take the place of the usual
formal dinner with which we generally entertain the patronesses.

Now that another school year is drawing to a close and the girls are
beginning to wonder where they will be next year, we're all trying to see
ahead and provide for Alpha O next year. A f t e r having initiated so many
new girls, and having repledged and reconsecrated ourselves at their initia-
tion (which to me is one of the most valuable and most beautiful things
about initiation), Beta Phi should be all that we all hope for her.

VIVIAN ELLIS.

ETA—UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

A f t e r a harrowing two weeks of finals which decided our fates in our
college careers, Eta began rushing and "did nothing else but." Our Valen-
tine part}- was especially successful and we are proud to announce six new
pledges, all very desirable girls—Eva Adams, Alice Bauer, Louise H i l l ,
Merva Wilkins, Peggy Patchett, and an A O H sister, Jane Rehfield.

Six of our girls were invited to the Matrix banquet to which only the
most representative girls on "the hill" were invited.

An A O I l team was entered in the Inter-Mural basketball tournament,
but the stiff competition of Phy. Eds. soon squelched our enthusiasm and
hopes. However, we discovered hidden athletic abilities in our midst.

On February 28th, we had our Brothers' banquet which proved a huge
success. At present we are trying to devise a financial scheme so that we
may have an addition to our house before next fall.

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Mary Fowler Rennebohm is our new alumnae advisor and we are
very happy being "advised" by her.

Eta has l>een very successful in rushing this year and we are proud
of the results.

ELENOR BEKKEDAL.

ALPHA PHI—MONTANA STATE COLLEGE

The alumnae of Alpha Phi have been very good to the active chapter
this spring. During the months since Xmas they have bought a beautiful
cedar chest and filled it with towels, luncheon sets, linen and all the lovely
things that every woman desires for her own chest. Marilyn Hauseman,
the instigator of this idea, has been very busy writing each alumnae for
some gift for the chest. She has had tickets made, which sell f o r 50 cents
a share. The chest completely filled is to be raffled off on April 10th. I t
is estimated that our returns will be around $500. Also on this same day
we are giving a cooked food sale. As Alpha Phi started this school year
with a deficit, which has gradually diminished, we feel sure that with the
money from the chest, we will again be on top of the world in money
matters.

On February 23rd we held initiation for Marcella Schneider, Ruth
Bolingcr and Bernice Crane, after which we banqueted at the Bozeman
hotel. Our banquet table was very beautiful, being arranged in the form
of an Alpha. A large bouquet of A O I I roses formed a glorious ruby in
the apex. Tiny sheaves of wheat tied with red ribbon were used for nut
cups and sealing wax roses were on the place cards. Ruth Noble Dawson
acted as toastmistress. The alumnae present were Mary Baldwin, Marie
Moebus, Mayme Egan and Ethel Sales. Their g i f t to the house was a
long, beautiful mirror which was greatly appreciated by the active chapter.

The spring quarter has begun, which necessarily means that this year
is nearly over. Alpha Phi will have only four seniors, Helen Patterson.
Elizabeth Hart, Barbara Nye and Helen Noble, all of whom will be
missed next fall. One of the very important spring events on Montana
State College campus is Woman's Day; a day in June set aside for women;
a day called by our Dean, a day of summing up all attainments. The girls
who have been chosen for the new Spurs, for Cap and Gown, and the win-
ners of all athletic events are announced and the new officers of Asso-
ciated Women Students are installed. Most important of all is the an-
nouncement of the girl who has been chosen to have her name engraved
upon the Highest Attainment Cup. Two years ago Laura Asbury of
Alpha Phi received this greatest honor. Every year one of Montana's
alumnae is invited- to come back and give the address. For three suc-
cessive years this honor has been given to AOII's. The first year it was
Irma La Sellc Collins, last year, Henrietta Moebus Bolitho, and this year
our beloved Mary Danielson Drummond is traveling many miles to speak
to us on Woman's Day. Alta Atkinson, our president, will be installed as
president of Associated Women Students and she leaves next week for
Los Angeles to attend the convention of A. A. U . W .

Now that I am launched upon the subject of the achievements of
A O I I I must mention the play that the dramatic club has just staged.
Two of our girls. Alice Barbour and Marie Bower, both presented difficult
roles very well. The cast left last night for a tour of the state.

MARY ALICE POWERS.

NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Having completed our second term examinations, we are now study-
ing hard on our last term's work. Last term we had initiation, and are
sure that our chapter may be justly proud of its new members. After

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Christmas we were very much delighted at securing a new pledge, Franes
Jenkins of Ripley, Tenn., who transferred from Hollins College. I n the
recent picture show made here in connection with the Vanderbilt Four
Million Dollar campaign, she took a prominent part in the picture.

February 15th we gave our annual dance, and on the 22nd a Colonial
tea and ball was given for all students of the University.

During February Mrs. Marshall paid us a short visit. We enjoyed
very much talking with her and hearing her discussion of plans for a
district convention to be held at Nashville this spring.

We have been quite busy making plans to help AOIT national work.
We are planning to give a benefit bridge party, sponsor a picture show,
and have charge of several markets on Saturday. We are hoping to be
able to contribute our part in the work by such projects.

In the recent student council elections three of our chapter were
elected members, Corinne Tanessley, Frances Carter and Frances McKee,
who was made vice president of student council. Frances McKee was also
elected treasurer of Y . W . C . A., and is to be the new- president of Nu
Omicron.

In the recent Stone Mountain Memorial Coin drive, Louise Craig was
the representative from Vanderbilt at the Stone Mountain ball given for
the Tennessee sponsors, having, with assistance from the rest of her
fraternity, sold the greatest number of coins among the Vanderbilt girl
sponsors.

Nu Omicron is looking forward to greeting her southern sisters at
district convention, which we hope will prove a fitting close to a most suc-
cessful year.

CAROLYN WILLTAMS.

PSI—UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
So much to tell you? Psi has been very busy. On February 13th
we gave a Valentine dance. I t rained and snowed that night, and it
seemed that everyone else had picked the same evening to run a dance, too.
But we had a splendid time and were none the worse for giving it.
Next thing, two of our most loved and respected girls left us, having
been graduated with all due honors. They were Betty McOwen, our
president, and Katherine Irwin. Betty went away right afterwards, and
to all appearances is trotting the globe, f o r we haven't seen her f o r ages.
Katz has cried, "Excelsior!" and is running classes in the graduate school.
Then came initiation on the twenty-seventh. I t was beautiful, and,
can you imagine? Josephine Pratt—and none other—officiated! She was
assisted by our own Peggy Lynn. A more beautiful and charming set of
initiates cannot be imagined. I wish you could see our newest Alpha O's.
They are Deborah Adams. Dorothy Bottoms, Helen Brennan, Dorothy
Crumback, Peggy Hawk, Mary Margaret McLean, Margaret Pennvpacker,
Isabell Rapp, Elizabeth Stewart and Helen Wallaner.
A banquet followed in all its splendor. Pinckney Estes Glantzberg,
'20 (and Scotch Presbyterian, i f you please), was our toastmistress. She
came down f r o m her busy position of being New York City's most brilliant
lawyeress and told us intimate tales about each person she'introduced.
Jo Pratt talked to us a while. We shall never forget the Jo Pratt of
that night—an inspiring speaker in black lace and brilliants. Then we
heard from our alumnae advisor, Ruth Cotton, our newly engaged Gladys
Brennan, '25 (who told us just exactly how it feels), and the freshman
chairman, Helen Brennan, who couldn't enjoy anything until her "speech"
had been delivered. Peggy Penn White, '23, came up f r o m Washington
(having been to Pi Delta's initiation) and played us a few of her current
song hits.

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It was a great occasion. T w o of our lovely pledges, Bertha Bennet
and Patricia Stevenson, were unable to be present at initiation, but we're
expecting to initiate them before this is in-print.

Early in March, Avis Hunter Rumpp, '18, called a lot of young and
old Psi's together to talk over a proposition to obtain a house for us
who are existing apartmentally, at present. Her scheme is a pleasant one.
We are going to float bonds, so AOII's, one and all, be prepared to have
one float in your direction!

Senior week was three weeks ago. These mighty ones wore blazers
denoting their rank, and were tea-d, party-d, luncheon-d, and most every-
thing-d. Irva Bair and Peggy Lynn are our senior's. The gala week
closed with the senior ball, which was a huge success. Irva is still selling
favors, they were so popular!

I must bring this lengthy letter to a close, but first I will tell you one
more thing we are doing,—something that is proving immensely popular
and beneficial to the chapter. Once a week we have a tea and discussion
party at the house. A freshman and an upper classman have charge each
week. They set the day and the hour, supply the cake and pour the tea, be-
sides choosing the topic for discussion. Oh, it has proven so interesting.
We discuss the queerest things, sometimes, to be sure. Sometimes we
wander off to subjects that we know nothing much about, but we keep on
discussing, anyway, and we are accomplishing our purpose! Our aim was
to bring all of our girls in closer harmony and relationship with each other,
that we may get to know and understand each other so much the better.
We are seeing this working out successfully, and besides, are developing
some of the finest stump-speakers and Patrick Henrys that the fraternity
has ever known!

And now spring is upon us. Bits of verse lying around, newer hats,
cut glass, and more bus rides out in the great open spaces of Philadelphia,
tell more of what our AOII's are doing right now than anything.

GRACE E. M A C M U L L A N .

PHI—UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Snow in Kansas at Easter time! Kansas bunnies were forced to live
on snowballs and to deliver the Easter eggs on skiis.
Fortunately, however, the skies cleared in time so that the girls did
not have to go to church with their new bonnets tucked under their
slickers.
Katrina Overall McDonald honored Phi chapter by initiating our
pledges on February 4. Those who were initiated at that time are:
Lenore Bird. Louise'Carney, Ruth Elledge, Ura Frickey, Elizabeth Fryer,
Imogene Stairs. Vera Faye Stoops and Alice Ward.
Our annual rose dinner for the new initiates was given the following
evening at the chapter house. Jesse Marie Senor acted as toastmistress,
while Gladys Filson, Eva Drumm, Jesse Marie Senor and Vera Faye
Stoops gave the toasts.
For the first time in a number of years the local Panhellenic council
made rules f o r formal rushing second semester. Previously pledging
could be at any time during the semester. This year, however, there could
be no pledging until after the first Wednesday following enrollment.
A f t e r several very successful rush parties Phi announces the follow-
ing new pledges: Helen Gragg, Eula Penwell, Marcella Morawitz, Lena
Loomis, Lucille Ingram, Catherine Barrons and Evelyn Costello.
As usual, Phi girls have been active in athletics. Elizabeth Bohnger
has been elected president of Alpha Sigma Nu, national honorary physical
education fraternity. Marcella Morawitz is a member of Tan Sigma,
dancing sorority. Helen Gragg and Marcella are members of the rifle

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team. Gladys Wilson and Helen Gragg were awarded their rifle team
sweaters this week. Helen is also a member of the Woman's Athletic
Association. Vera Faye Stoops was on the freshman basketball team.
Elizabeth Bolinger was captain of the senior team and was also chosen
for the varsity team.

Three Phi girls—Marjorie McKelvy, Lucille Ingram and Elizabeth
Fryer--made the trip over the state with the Women's Glee Club. While
the club was in Abeline, the three were entertained at a dance by Eleanore
Graff, who is not in school this semester.

Elizabeth Bolinger and Marjorie McKelvy have been elected to mem-
bership in Pi Lambda Theta. Elizabeth was elected president of the
mathematics club at their recent election. Helen Gragg is a member of
MacDowell club, an organization for the furtherance of art and literature.
Marie Isern was on the judging committee for El Ateneo, the Spanish
club. Isadore Douglass is a member of the home economics club.

The annual W. S. G. A . follies was given this month. Thora Collins,
Alice Ward, Marcella Morawitz and Imogene Stairs were in the cast.

Two of our girls were elected to the W, S. G. A . council at the spring
elections. Olive Weatherby is the new Point System Manager, while
Gladys Filson is the senior representative.

Gertrude Searcy is on the advertising staff of the Oread Magazine,
which is published by the literary organizations on the H i l l .

Phi chapter won the prize for the largest per cent present at the Puff
Pant Prom, the all-women party.

Our pledges entertained the actives with the annual pledge dance on
Feb. 7.

On Feb. 19, Elizabeth Bolinger's engagement to George Carey, Delta
Sigma Lambda, was announced at a dinner at the chapter house.

Phi loses three girls this spring by graduation. Icy Purcell, Elizabeth
Bolinger and Frances Smith will receive their degrees in June.

Mrs. J. D. Ritchey, our housemother, who came to us f o r the first
time this fall, will be with us next year. She has been unusually success-
ful this year, in spite of the fact that she was unfamiliar with the work.
We are looking forward to another happy year with her.

GERTRUDE S. SEARCV.

OMEGA—MIAMI UNIVERSITY
We have decided that spring is here at last—if the many light-colored
new coats, hats, etc., are any indication, and of course, they are. Spring
vacation is over and every one, except perhaps those of us who were so
unfortunate as to get the flu, reports a good time. On April 5th, about
fifteen of the girls from Cincinnati and adjoining towns enjoyed a chicken
dinner at the Kemper Lane Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. The dinner was fol-
lowed by bridge and first steps were taken in the organization of a Cin-
cinnati Alumnae Chapter by the election of temporary officers.
The Saturday immediately preceding spring vacation, Martha Jaques,
our faculty adviser, and Dorothy Betz entertained the chapter with a
bridge luncheon at the Spinning Wheel. Martha gave the girls one big
thrill when the loveliest Jacqueminot roses imaginable were distributed
to each of the girls as favors.
We had as week-end guests the following: Marcella Wilson, Terre
Haute. Ind.; Cleon Johnson, who is attending the Universitv of Chicago,
and Helen Wolfe, Omicron Pi, who is connected with the Associated Board
of Charities, Norwood, Ohio.
We are looking forward quite anxiously to the night of April 24th,
for on that date we are having our formal and everybody expects this to
be the best A . O. Pi dance ever given.
We have three lovely pledges this semester. They are Ruth Bennett,

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Chicago, 111.; Mary Williams, Hollywood, Calif., and Lois Eastman, De-
troit, Mich.

And now for activities: Mildred and Hazel Engle captured most of
the honors at the Girls' Annual Indoor Meet two weeks ago. Mildred
was awarded her " M " and Red Cross Life Saving Emblem at this meet
and both girls received honorable mention for excellent gym work.

Besides her athletic work. Mildred finds time to be active along other
lines. She is a member of First Cabinet of Y. W., treasurer of Podacs
and president of Sophomore Girls. Hazel Engle was elected to Liberal
Arts, honorary society f o r Liberal Arts students.

Mildred Angle and Harriet Martin were elected to Phi Gamma Phi,
French honorary society.

Dorothy Gillham, Margaret North, Kathryn Long and Louise Rey
are all on Second Cabinet of Y . W .

Irene Wilt, our president, was elected to Kappa Delta Pi, B. S. Edu-
cational national honorary society.

Mary Williams, our newest pledge, who entered Miami the second
semester, has already begun to make a name for herself in athletics. She
made Varsity Basketball team, which is quite a remarkable feat considering
the short time she has been with us.

BERNADETTE W I N T E R .

OMICRON PI—UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
We are just in the midst of our semester examinations, and some of
the girls who were fortunate enough to be through early, have already
gone home for spring vacation. Spring vacation! Can it be possible, with
snowstorms most every day.
Since our last letter we have acquired four new pledges of whom we
are very proud: Cynthia Hawkins, Sarah Bonine, Mary Lou Taylor and
Dorris Selleck. Cynthia has just been elected chairman of the Freshman
Pageant, and is also president of the Freshman Girls' Glee Club. Dorris
Selleck is our newest pledge and is delightfully talented. She had a minor
lead in the annual Junior Girls' Play, besides being co-winner of the poster
contest and co-designer of the sets used in the play. She is also a member
of Masques and Mummers Dramatic Societies and of Black Quill Jour-
nalistic Society.
We are happy to be able to say that every one of our juniors had
some part in the Junior Girls' Play, either actively in the play or on a
committee, and some were both. Marjorie Weber, Elizabeth Cossitt,
Mildred Peckham. Marjorie Miller, Mary Greenshields, Margaret Clark,
Dorris Selleck and Mary Kent Miller took part in the play; Alda Weber,
Elizabeth Cody, Annette Burkhardt, Mary Greenshields and myself were
on committees.
The last night of the play was Alumni night and we were happy to
have so many of our alums with us. There was Beatrice Hoek Finley,
Isabelle Waterworth, Virginia Smith, Virginia VanZandt, Gladys Hinman,
Marian Tanner, Lucille Bellany, Helen Boorman, Elizabeth Hayes, Betty
Gratton Youngohn, Dorothea Comfort, Helen Howard, Eleanor and
Genevieve Eaton. Genevieve is not an alum, but is not back with us this
year. She plans to be married in June.
Campus elections are being held this week and I wish that this letter
could tell you the results, as we have several candidates. Marjorie Miller
is candidate for Woman's League president; Cynthia Hawkins is candidate
for Sophomore representative to the League; Susan Storke is candidate
for the Junior Judiciary Council, and Josephine Norton is candidate f o r
vice-president of the Y . W . C. A .
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campus, and Harriet Weston, one of our seniors, is secretary and treasurer
We are all rejoicing with Helen Whipple in the acceptance of her

fairy story, "And All for a Fairy's Petticoat," hy the St. Nicholas Maga-
zine. They have also asked permission to puhlish it in a collection of fairy
stories.

Marjorie Weber was recently initiated into Theta Sigma Phi, honorary
journalistic society.

Lucille Hittle has been chosen for the Sophomore debating team of
Athena Debating Society.

Leone Lee, a pledge of early this winter, has been elected to Masques
dramatic society. She is also on the dance committee for the Freshman
Pageant.

We are glad to welcome another Alpha O to Ann Arbor this year
Mrs. Carl Schmaltz of Delta Chapter, Jackson College, at Tufts College!
Massachusetts. Mr. Schmaltz is on the faculty of the School of Business
Administration.

Three of our patronesses surprised us with a lovely set of silver at
our last patroness tea. The donors are Mrs. Ingles, Mrs. Craig and Mrs.
Loyd.

Soon after spring vacation our spring social functions will blossom
forth in all their glory. The week-end of May 7-8 will be our Mothers'
House Party. This is always a delightful time, both for the mothers and
daughters, and we are looking forward to it. Then, on the 14th of May
we will give our annual spring formal party. This is quite the nicest party
of the year, for it is both an indoor and an outdoor frolic. I f the weather
permits, the lawn is strung with Japanese lanterns and the effect is lovely.

NELLE GRATTON.

ALPHA SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Initiation, which was held the beginning of winter term, made the
following girls our sisters in Alpha O : Ruth, Henriette, and Karla Han-
sen, Lynn Jackson, Leotia Bennehoff. Carol Clark, Agnes Palmer, Roma
Whisnant, Frances Woods, Mildred Vaughan, Roberta Douty, Roberta
Wilcox and Ethel Gasman.

Our pledges are now: Catherine Mayhew, Leona Hostetler and Mar-
guerite Hill, who will be initiated in a few weeks, and Lillian Hasbrouck,
Loran Moser and Nettimae Smith.

Marian Barnes and Georgie Davidson are back with us this term
after being out winter term, but several other girls who planned to re-enter
are waiting until next fall.

The most exciting event this year was the marriage of Mary West,
'27. to Frank Reinhart, '27, a Sigma Chi, a week ago. They are living in
a darling little apartment near the campus, while Frank is continuing his
studies, and Mary spends the day in the Administration building of the
University.

Mary tells us that our sweetheart serenade will be this coming week-
end, which is most opportune, as ten rushees from out of town are being
entertained at the house then. Besides the fun of April Frolic, which is
the drawing card for the rushees, they will be thrilled by the unusually
good singers in the Sigma Chi house.

Last Sunday afternoon Dorothy Carter, '28, appeared with a Beta pin
below her Alpha O pin. Jeff Nelson is in San Francisco now, so we don't
know whether or not to expect a Beta serenade.

Dot Wrard has been so busy recently with her work on the Oregana,
our year book, that we haven't had a chance to find out what else she is
doing. We'll tell about the rest in our next letter. Frances Dodds and
Catherine Dorris were on important committees connected with the Y . W.

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C. A. banquet given some time ago, while Anita Kellogg is still doing her
big "bit" over there in the "Bungalow." Leona Hostetler sang at one of
the Y. W. teas recently.

And speaking of singing—all the houses are competing for a prize to
be awarded the house who sings Oregon songs the best. The judges will
come around the end of this week, and we all are working hard to show
what we can do with the excellent voices among the Alpha O's.

This year our house is paired with the A. T . O's, to prepare a float
for the Canoe Fete. Alpha O and her partner have often received honor-
able mention, and this time we are out for the cup.

Yesterday Leotia Bennehoff left us. She was requested by her school
board in eastern Oregon to fill the place of the principal of the grammar
school, who has fallen ill. Leotia is one of our freshmen, whom we shall
miss most, but we are very proud of the capabilities other people recognize
in her, too.

Three of our girls are working on the Daily F.merald. Ruth Hansen
and Dorothy Phillips are on the news staff, and Jane Dudley is working
on the upper news staff. Ruth is up for reporter of Women's League, too.

JANE DUDLEY.

XI—UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Xi is very proud to announce nine new pledges: Margaret McKinney,
Dallas. Texas; Dorothy Killian. Oklahoma City, Okla.; Claribel Hamil-
ton, Snyder, Okla.; Anna Mae Graham, Wilson. Okla.; Winifred Spencer,
Walters, Okla.; Fay Renfro. Tulsa, Okla.; Margaret Kimball, Tulsa,
Okla.; Irene Roberts, Woodward, Okla., and Alma Guild of Shawnee,
Okla.

We were honored by a visit from our Grand President, Mrs. McDon-
ald, and our District Superintendent. Mary Rose Barrons. The only thing
we regretted was that the visit was too short.

Mrs. John B. Davis came all the way from Spokane, Wash., to be our
housemother We entertained with a bridge for all the hostesses, in her
honor. She was formerly housemother at Washington State University.

Several of our girls have made some of the foremost activities on the
campus. Mary Beth Davies was chosen as solo dancer to go on the Glee
Club tour. She also made Phi Mu Gamma, National Honorary Dramatic
Fraternity. Vera West, Pearl Eady, Ula Mae Sleed and Beatrice Cox
are in the Glee Club. Mabel Taylor has been given a part in the Spanish
plav, which is to be given by the Spanish department of the University.
Eu'la Sheldon and Elizabeth Elgin belong to the Entre Nous, a French
Club Winifred Spencer, Anna Mae Graham, Florence McAlister, Eliza-
beth Elgin, Katherine De Puy and Eula Sheldon have gone out to Quo
Vadis, a travel club.

Wedding bells have chimed for two of XI's members, Ollie Mae
Haeber of Dallas, became Mrs. Ira Eugene De Jernett, and Edna Mae
Brooks of Durant, is now Mrs. Murl F . Hill of Tulsa. Okla.

We have been carrying on our national philanthropic work by doing
as much as we can to help a foreign mother who has twin girls. They are
nine months old and we have been sewing their tiny garments and en-
joyed every minute of it. We wish you could see them, as they are so
sweet.

CAMILLE CASSIUS.

Pj D E L T A — U N I V E R S I T Y O F MARYLAND

Since our last letter. Pi Delta has been very active. Initiation, the
greatest of all events, was held the week end of the twenty-first of Feb-
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to hold initiation, so we used it to every advantage. With the help of
Dorothy Nix of 0. II. chapter we planned quite an elaborate program. Our
pledges came to the house on Saturday afternoon prepared to spend the
night. Saturday evening we had a buffet supper, after which we sang fra-
ternity songs until it was time to go to bed. We put our pledges to bed
early and then began to make arrangements for the ceremony. At twelve
o'clock a herald awoke the girls, who quickly dressed in white and then
all was ready for initiation. It was a great moment for all of us when
we initiated ten girls in the dim candle light in the hush of the night. Still
impressed by the ceremony, we adjourned to the dining room where break-
fast was served. After being entertained by Margaret Penn White of X
with songs of her own composition, we went to bed to sleep the few re-
maining hours of the morning. Sunday afternoon we held a banquet at
which Grace Lalegar was a delightful toastmistress. We were very much
pleased to have with us Amalia Schoemaker, E , our District Superinten-
dent; Margaret Penn White, X ; Pauline Hobson, O ; Marjorie McCarty,
A; Dorothy Nix, O i l , and many of our own alumnae.

We are now all studying hard for fraternity exam, for we have been
having preliminaries and round table discussions. Tying for second place
last year makes us want to do better and come out first this year. A sort
of "hitch your wagon to a star" situation.

Last month when we heard of a family in need of food and clothing,
we fixed up a basket and sent it to them. We now are busy raising money
to help carry on our philanthropic work. Last week we held two rum-
mage sales and now we are planning on giving a card party.

Our basketball team is going to play its first game soon and it is count-
ing on making a good showing.

The first ITA baby was born March 14. Grant McCall Roberts, son
of Betty McCall and Grant Roberts, has the honor of holding this position.
Too bad it wasn't a prospective AOIT. On February 20th, Margarei
Haeseker, without letting us know about it until it was all over, was mar-
ried to William Cobb. It seems to be a habit for our girls to surprise us
when they get married. Libby, Betty and Margaret let us know after it
was over.

During the last two months, Maryland has been visited by B. Kitchen,
P, who, during her short stay, helped with the Y . W. C. A. work at the
University. We didn't get to see Pinckney Glantzberg on her visit to
Washington, but we are looking forward to seeing her on her return trip.
Congratulations, Pinckney, from ITA chapter for your fine work before
the Supreme Court. Good luck to you !

We are proud of our sisters. Olive Wallace and Xadia Wright who
made 3>K$, the national honorary fraternity at Maryland.

Our big job now is to put our spring formal dance over successfully.

ELIZABETH J . TAYLOR.

TAU DELTA—BIKM I X C HAM SOUTHERN C O L L E G E

Tau Delta has just passed her first fraternity exam and was rather
nervous over it. Margaret Dudley, an alumna of Theta, presided over our
thinking convention and looked as if she knew so much and would like to
help us. We are rather worried over the outcome as the stated tests of
the College had not quite run their course when we had the exam.

The outstanding events of the year are our initiation and banquet. The
night before intiation we spent at Alice Weed's and had barrels of fun
out of our freshmen. We held the initiation at Elizabeth McReynold's
home and we were impressed anew by the beauty and dignity of the cere-
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freshmen in every possible way to understand and cherish all that for
which AOIT stands.

Immediately following the initiation, we held our banquet at the Tut-
wiler Hotel. The banquet was perfectly appointed and everybody looked
so happy. Then we "lustily" tuned up our throats and sang our songs,
and attempted to judge the winner of the amateur Charleston contest.

We are planning a house party at Camp Mary Munger, just outside
of Birmingham, for a week-end some time early in May. Also, we intend
to give a benefit bridge party soon in order that we may send a delegate
to our District Convention.

In the Freshman issue of the Gold and Black, the college weekly
paper, Mary Frances Sowell was a feature writer, and Elizabeth Logan
wrote up Sorority and Club news.

Jennie Wood, an ardent tennis player, has been elected manager of
the Girls' Tennis Club, and it is thriving under her guidance.

Virginia Webb is treasurer of the Freshman Commission of Y . W.
C. A.

Seven seniors graduate in May and that time draws near all too
quickly. But they are so thankful for the dear association in A O I I and
wish, for all their sisters everywhere, all the happiness and friendship
which can come from relationship in Alpha Omicron Pi.

MILDRED MULLINS.

KAPPA THETA—UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
OF LOS ANGELES

Kappa Theta began its spring semester of rushing, studying, and hav-
ing a good time in general. We initiated nine new members: Cornelia
Christmas, Elizabeth McWilliams, Maxine Webb, Florence King, Corrinne
Pelletier, Margaret White, Dorothy Battey, Grace Summerbell, and Frances
Fuller, but on the other hand lost a number of our loveliest girls because
they either moved to San Francisco as Ethel Speer did, or went to Broad
Oaks as Helen Campbell, Leila Taylor, Grace Summerbell and Margaret
Berg did, or stayed at home for a rest as Lillian Loudon decided to do.

This spring, rushing rules were changed, so instead of seven weeks
of rushing we had only one week; thus, Kappa Theta crowded a tea at
Grace's new home in Aberdeen Place, a bridge at Erna Taylor's, a dance
at Elizabeth Mabery's, and a lovely banquet at the Biltmore Hotel into
that brief space of seven days. Following the banquet the next Monday
evening, pledging of seven attractive girls took place. The girls who re-
ceived bids were Marche Agens, Mary larvis, Katherine Christopherson,
Margaret Conner, Elizabeth Scott, Alice Negus, and" Margaret Mazlin.
The girls were presented to the faculty and fraternal organizations with
an attractively appointed tea Thursday, March 25. Many of the pledges
and members are already getting busy and doing campus work and joining
campus activities; Margaret Mazlin has been duly rushed and bid into
the professional music sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota; Elizabeth Mabery and
Zelda Laffea have been appointed to the chairmanship of the Physical
Education Club invitation and dance committees; Dorothy Graham has
been re-elected secretary of the Music Council; Katherine Johnson is
holding up the honors of A O Pi in the inter-fraternity tennis tourna-
ment, while Katherine White is gaining new laurels as a "house-afire-
salesman" of Student Body cards and a real worker in any campus activity
which necessitates the selling of tickets to make it a real go!

A most pleasant surprise of March 20 was the announcement of the
betrothal of Doris Cannon to Dr. Ansel Julian Olson, a X i Psi Phi who
received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of
Southern California. The announcement was made at a gay little bridge
luncheon given in the Elite. Doris may have imagined that it would have