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often dividing her time between several parties which are occurring simul-
taneously.

There are five private dining rooms in the Union, one large dining
room for a private party and the great hall which is used for a banquet.
In Irene's department last year there were 34,995 luncheons, teas, and
dinners served. The largest affair of the year was a banquet for six hun-
dred alumnae and the Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day banquets which
were for about the same number. Supper after the Junior Prom was served
to seven hundred people.

"One of the hardest jobs I have had," said Irene, "was a tea for
four hundred and fifty to honor the new Dean of Agriculture and his wife.
The committee in charge wanted not only open-faced sandwiches but also
individual tea cakes with fancy icing. I spent practically the entire day
before in the kitchen helping to frost the tea cakes and then decorating
them. The next day we set to work to make open-faced sandwiches. To
this day I do not enjoy tea cakes or open-faced sandwiches."

Alumni Reunion is usually the time when Irene feels like a ring master
directing a three-ring circus, with three or four class luncheons in private
dining rooms, a banquet to prepare and individual luncheons to be served
in the large dining room.

During the past year the Madison Alumna; chapter has held its
meetings at the Union, and Irene has served wonderful dinners to the
girls. But it is seldom that they have the pleasure of Irene's company at
dinner for she is usually busy supervising other dinners as well as that of
her AOn sisters.

The menus which Irene plans vary from elaborate five-course dinners

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The K W U of the Old Madison Room in the Wisconsin Union picture Madison
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Circulation
J^ibrarian

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Nu Omicron

O O.ME people know her as the efficient head circulation librarian of

^3 t n e Carnegie Library in Nashville; business men recall her as the

first director of Nashville's new business library, started a year ago;

school folks remember her as the brilliant young mathematics teacher in

a small town high school; but to most of her world in general, and to

Alpha O's in particular, she is simply "Sis," of the winning smile and at-

tractive personality.

When Sarah T . Staley was graduated from Vanderbilt University in

1924, she had no difficulty in getting a teaching position, but after a year

of blackboards and theorems, she decided to enter the field of library

work. Even before she completed her library course at George Peabody

College for Teachers, she had spent two summers at the reference desk in

Columbia University Teacher's College, New York, and had found work

in the Nashville Carnegie Library.
And when it was decided to launch the long-wanted, long-anticipated

business branch of the Carnegie Library, she was chosen to catalogue the
new books, open the new branch, and preside over the desk; and through
her efforts it has become amazingly successful and popular.

"Sis" recently won another promotion when she was placed at the
main branch of the library as head of the circulation department.

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Dormitory J^ife With Cfraternity R

Says E D I T H H U N T I N G T O N A N D E R S O N , Grand Secretary

TO be told by a Dean of Women that I was "unique" among national
fraternity visitors had never been a particular ambition of mine, but
such was my experience upon a visit to one of the eastern state uni-
versities. This university was about to make a decision regarding the
housing of women students. The question was whether they should con-
tinue to live in dormitories, or be allowed to build chapter houses partially
to relieve the housing situation. My plea for dormitory life with small
lodges, or houses in which the girls did not live, for fraternity activities,
and the request that I be permitted to speak to the president on the sub-
ject was the cause for the Dean of Women's remark.

There are, no doubt, arguments on both sides of this question. But in
all my visiting of some twenty-seven chapters of Alpha Omicron Pi and
several other universities where we do not have chapters, I have not been
convinced that my stand is an erroneous one.

No fraternity was ever founded to engage in the competitive hotel
business, but that is what many such organizations on the large campus
are doing. Because fraternity house building in the early day, like Topsy
"just growed," without any university supervision or restriction, in many
places it has assumed an aspect entirely out of proportion to its relation
to the institution or the national organization itself. In some places, the
administrative officials of the institution are becoming concerned about
the situation, but the regrettable thing is that they did not become con-

New University of Chicago Freshman Dormitory.

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cerned earlier and that the national fraternities and the administration
did not co-operative more closely in the early days of the building orgy.
In many cases fraternity house building has become a matter of building
for show and to outdo the other groups which built earlier. We move
in a very vicious circle from which there must be some escape. Houses
are built more to be factors in rushing than for homes. There is the
instance of the chapter paying mortgages on three houses at once, having
moved from one to one more palatial at each of the three steps—not
because they needed a larger home or the older house had grown un-
comfortable. It was merely a case of building a more elegant chapter
house than any of the neighbors to be used as a drawing card and talk-
ing point in rushing. True, we have all helped the universities solve their
housing problem in the days when they were financially unable to erect
sufficient dormitory space to care for the student body, and we have been
glad to render that service. But the cart has run away with the horse, in
many instances.

In a great many institutions freshmen cannot live in fraternity houses
but must live in the palatial new dormitories which have recently been
erected. In some quarters it is even rumored with considerable force that

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in the course of a few years all students will be required to live in dormi-
tories which are either erected as memorials from gift money, by outside
commercial interests, or from state appropriations now that the crowded
classroom and laboratory space has been relieved. We cannot blame the
universities for taking such steps to put their students in dormitories
when it means added advantages to them in opportunities to meet and
mingle with a larger group of the student body, and a broader interest
in university life. Xor can we blame the students for wanting to live in
beautiful dormitories although they forego some of the reputed pleasures
and advantages of fraternity life. Life in a dormitory also frees them
from some of the disadvantages of fraternity life—the hustle to keep up
the chapter numbers, and the worry over meeting the budget to pay for
the house.

If a chapter lives in a large home of its own, it must think of numbers
and in chapters of fifty or sixty, quite common these days, the true mean-
ing of fraternity is lost. It ceases to be a fraternity chapter and becomes
a not-too-exclusive club. I have even heard of cases where pledges secured
in the hectic rush of the fall season later break their pledges because
they say they cannot know all the chapter, and have nothing in common
with many in a group so large. Keeping the house full is the goal con-
stantly stressed and unless it is full, such a house with the requisite budget
cannot be run. To me the argument that the training fraternity members
get in running a large house and meeting the budget is a valuable one is a
fallacy. It is not the kind of training for which we go to college. To get
that training means that something else must be sacrificed in scholarship
or extra-curricular activities for there is not time enough for everything.
A girl of college age does not need such training then, if ever. She has
the remainder of her life to get it, and in all probability few will ever
have to juggle budgets for homes ranging in value from $50,000 to
$100,000. Chapter houses make the greatest problem of the chapter—
the usual and lasting problem of finances.

Our fraternity has in its purpose declared that it will put the interest
of the college or university before the advantage of the fraternity or any
of its chapters. Thus my fraternity training which taught me that the
university should come before the fraternity cannot be reconciled with
the plan to see every chapter in its own palatial home, which some fra-
ternity officials are reputed to advocate. Many fraternity officers, I am
told, think that unless the chapter is living in its own chapter house iso-
lated from the rest of the college community to a large degree, the mem-
bers cannot develop the proper kind of fraternity loyalty. If such a plan
does develop fraternity loyalty which it may in its narrowest sense, it
does so at the expense of something much more vital to the institution,
the chapter and the individual. Small groups of students living more or
less isolated lives in chapter houses know well only their own group. They
are, therefore, suspicious of other groups and it has been my observation
that most of the Panhellenic difficulties arise from this kind of situation.
It may even foster cliques and increase the prevalent political combines
which we all wish to eliminate. The small chapter which is becoming
more and more rare with the large and beautiful chapter houses of the
present day, was and can again be a vital force in the college community-

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It cultivates loyalty, democracy, and confidence—the very meaning of
friendship; it develops the "give and take" of family life and tolerance
in human relations; it fosters restraint in politics and discretion in ex-
penditures; develops initiative and leadership in its members; and is a
useful organization for the building of public opinion by the university
because it is a wieldy group. If all groups are mingled in the dormitory,
they know each other, are not suspicious and intolerant of the motives of
others; the institution benefits from student co-operation and a certain
esprit de corps not possible in larger chapters and chapter house life.
Dormitory life with lodges or some similar arrangement for fraternity
activities makes it possible to eliminate one of the most damning criti-
cisms of fraternities, that they are undemocratic organizations. It also
makes it possible for the student who is unable to afford membership in a
fraternity with the added extra expense of a large house and elaborate
social program to join such an organization. Such persons often have
become our most valued members.

Did we really mean what we said in the solemn words of the initiation
ritual? Or were they just idle words, serving the purpose of the moment,
something apart that has no use or connection with our every-day life?
If we did, in my opinion we will all work to get our chapters in dormitories
with small, inexpensive lodges or houses for the chapter activities. Then
we will be living up to our purpose, and getting back to the fundamental
thing for which we were founded. How can we return to fundamentals and
develop the best in every chapter and individual member under some of
the present-day handicaps with which we are burdening our chapters?

Dinner for 12 or 1200

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ordered by the faculty and alumni to simple meals for student parties
that want a "lot of food for a little money."

Miss Olsen was graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1925
with a dietetics major in the home economics course. She then took post-
graduate work at Johns Hopkins University where she later became as-
sistant dietitian and had charge of the diet school for nurses.

In 1927 she returned to the university as dietitian in the girls' and
men's dormitories, planning all the menus and supervising the serving.
In 1928 she assumed the position which she now holds.

Of "Women—CforWomen—*By Women

(Continued from page 37)

After I'd left her, that phrase kept running through my mind. It
sounded familiar. At last it came to me—Abraham Lincoln, of course, and
the Gettysburg address—"Of the people, by the people, et cetera."—only
instead, it was "Of women, by women, and for women"! How curious, I
thought, that almost directly after the event of the famous speech, a simi-
lar note of individualism should have been sounded in the interest of
women—really an invisible slogan which proved a perfect point of de-
parture for the spread of American feminism.

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<§an C^rancisco Jfas Qity Tanhellenic

San Francisco has a newly organized city Panhellenic with head-
quarters at the Women's City Club, 465 Post Street. The officers would
like to have all sorority members in the city register at the Bureau of
Registration.

New chapters have been chartered at McGill University by KA0;
at the University of Alabama by 4>M; at Rollins College by KKT; at
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, by ATA; at the University
of Alberta and the University of South Carolina by IIB«£; at the Uni-
versity of Missouri by AA0; University of Tulsa and Duke University
by AAA; at Butler University by KA; Michigan State College and Wash-
ington University at St. Louis by ZTA; at the University of Alabama
by A4>.

The J^ady from Jfinds

(Continued from page 12)

Women in Washington in the fall of 1919, at which conference one of
the delegates was Miss Margaret Bondfield, the first woman to become
a member of a British Cabinet.

She was in London for the joint meeting of English and American
lawyers in 1924, and you will appreciate just how truly feminine she
is when I tell you that she thrills, even now, at the mention of the Royal
Garden Party given to the delegates by their Majesties, the King and
Queen of England.

She worked in New York City during the World War in Aircraft
Production Shop and, following the Armistice, served two years as In-
dustrial Research Worker in the National Young Women's Christian
Association in New York City.

She is also a member of IIPM, and served as Examining Officer for
Alpha 0 in 1918-20. I could tell you many more interesting things
about her, but the most important thing, after all, is that she is a lovely,
cultured southern woman, with many devoted friends and is mistress
of a beautiful home in the suburbs where she and her husband are
never happier than when dispensing old-time southern hospitality to
their friends.

A - Ityshing We Will §o

(Continued from page 10)

The last party has come to be a traditional rose dinner with the
theme carried through place cards, nut cups, salad and dessert. At Alpha
Rho the favors are bud vases which will later hold a Jacqueminot rose.
At Nu Omicron, some one always sings "When You Look in the Heart
of a Rose." Candle light, formal clothes, red roses create just the right
setting for a preference party. At Alpha Phi, two girls carry in a candle-
lit AOTl and place it over the mantel. As it burns, the chapter president
tells of the founding of Alpha 0. That would make a fitting close for a
rushing season, wouldn't it?

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Within Jfer 8yes

By B E R T H A RADO M U C K E Y , Chi

Within her eyes 1 saw
Dim mists of gold and gray
Like gilded ghostlike shadows
From some olden day,

Or yet like star dust
Caressing a wild lonely flower
That nestles on yon hillside
Just at eventide's sweet hour.

Within her eyes 1 saw beauty
Of a purple sea shell softly flushed
By sunset's lingering glow
Of red—at dusk,

And too within her eyes there gleamed Anthology
Things that had been caught
From cool green mountain tops at dawn
Those wild free things that God has wrought.

—From Present Day Poets of America

Twilight

By G. H . M . , Psi

The smoky mist like a curtain falls,
Cray in evasiveness to delineate
The golden glints of melody
That bespeak the warmth of day.

A chill of loneliness enwrapping nature, life,

As it flies to hooded cove, startles me
With a shiver of aloneness on this veld of
Smothering my soul to be mired in alluvion.

Vibrations snuggle beneath this cloak,
As stars of civilization penetrate
The haze—Incandescent symbols of artificiality,
To fade with the light of a new day.

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« Qp~operative buying »

Quts Sxpenses at ^Minnesota

By OTIS C . MCCREF.RY, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
University of Minnesota

TH E Minnesota Co-operative Buyers Association was organized through the ef-
forts of the Interfraternity Council of the University of Minnesota. The Council
became actively interested in group buying in the spring of 1929. For some time the
various members of the Council had felt that it was extremely inefficient for the
fraternities and sororities to be competing against each other for service and value
of product at the retail grocer when they could just as well be pooling their buying
power at a consequent saving.

A committee was appointed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of
some plan of group buying. This committee made a thorough study of several plans
of co-operative buying, among them the plan of Oregon State College. The Corvallis
plan revealed that this organization had been very successful. It has shown a con-
tinuous growth over a period of twelve years, and is considered indispensable by the
Oregon State campus groups. The committee brought in a report advocating such
a plan of buying. The report was accepted by the Council and steps were taken to
perfect this plan.

The name of our organization, as mentioned above, is the Minnesota Co-
operative Buyers Association. The articles of incorporation were filed with the
Registrar of Deeds of the Department of State November 13, 1929.

The stock of the corporation, with a par value of fifty dollars, is held by the
co-operative members of the association. The management of the association is »n
charge of the board of directors, elected for the term of one year by the * "s t 0 (
holders at the annual stockholders meeting. From its membership the board elects
a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

The first business of the board of directors was the employment of a manager-
The board was very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Quentin Crawford,
who has served in that capacity since May, 1929. I n my opinion the most importan
item in perfecting a buying organization is that of selecting a capable and trus -
worthy manager. The organization will stand or fall upon the efficiency of manag-
ment. It may be interesting to note that the board of directors, all students, hav
seen fit this year to select four alumni as members of the board of directors, l^f
feel this will give continuity and greater stability to the board.

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The association handles the buying of the following supplies for its members:

(1) staple groceries, (2) laundry, (3) coal, (4) fuel oils, (5) produce, (6) dairy
products, (7) bakery products, (8) meats, (9) furniture, (10) ice cream, (11) sheets,
pillowcases, towels, (12) personal dry cleaning.

The association maintains a business office at 786 Eustis Street, St. Paul. This
office is located about one and a half miles from the campus and is desirable for the
following reasons: (a) reasonable rent, (b) no additional phone charges for St. Paul
or Minneapolis calls, (c) the importance of the Midway district as a wholesaling
center.

All firms dealing in the commodities handled by the association are invited to
compete for the combined business of the association. In the selecting of sources of
supply the association takes the following points into consideration: (1) quality,
(2) service, (3) price. The association does not require its members to use all the
same grade of staple groceries. The connections of the association must be able to
supply all standard grades of food products.

In the supplying of the fraternity trade, service is a most important item. The
manager of the association calls on the houses once a week to hear complaints and
take the weekly order for staple groceries. Any order for staple groceries phoned in
before ten o'clock is delivered the same day. This is a service which could not be
consistently maintained by any wholesale house aspiring to the fraternity trade.
Daily deliveries of such items as canned goods is not encouraged, for such service
is neither necessary nor economical, but the association is equipped with its own
truck and does render such a service.

The fraternity house cook must have a market close at hand where items can
be obtained on short notice. The association has arranged with two campus markets
for the supplying of its members with produce and such items as must be obtained
on very short notice. When a house joins the association, the new member finds
that the way in which its needs are taken care of does not differ radically from
the old method of supply. The milk, baking, laundry, coal, and ice cream companies
make deliveries to the separate houses and the cooks purchase whatever they may
desire. All companies selling through the co-operative plan use the sales book of
the association, which is supplied to them by the office of the association. These
sales books are in triplicate. At the time of delivery a slip is left with the house,
one slip is mailed daily to the co-op office, and the third copy is retained by the
company serving the house.

In the past it has been the custom of the association to bill its members twice
a month. Our billing system is very simple and complete. A statement is enclosed
giving the total amounts for all separate items. With this statement is enclosed the
original delivery slips on all items delivered. Each bundle of slips (milk, bread,
staples, etc.) is added up and the delivery enclosed. Thus the steward may check
these slips with the slip left at the house at the time of delivery. This system should
save the steward much time in checking, and at the same time enable him to corre-
late his purchases with his budget in a very simple manner. By this co-operative
billing system, the house treasurer is relieved of the necessity of writing a large
number of small checks. The house treasurer writes but one chck for the supplies
bought through the association and that check is made payable directly to the
association.

The treasurer of the Minnesota Co-operative Buyers Association, in conjunction
with the manager of the association, handles all funds. All checks are signed by the
treasurer and the manager. The treasurer receives a small monthly salary for this
service. The manager of the association is bonded by the corporation.

The dividends of the company are declared on a patronage basis. That is—if the
association did 575,000 and a single house bought $5,000 through the association, the
earned dividend of the house would be five-seventy-fifths of the total dividend
declared. During the first year of its existence, the association earned over 125 per
cent on the investment. During the second year the association earned over 150
per cent on its investment. These figures should give some indication of the possi-
bilities of a business of this nature which now has the benefit of two years of
experience.

The future of this organization seems to be assured. Although the development

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Zeta chapter has ten Alpha O's in school this year who have had sisters in the chap-
ter. Front row, left to right: Miriam Huse, Madge Cheney, Lucille Hitchcock, Ethel
Chittick and Lola Recknor. Second row: Eleanor Pleak, Marjorie Ley, Julia

Simanek, Lucille Hendricks and Happy Kean.
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tension Officer, but she is also the mother at Alpha Pi, but transferred to her

of Margaret. mother's chapter. Kappa, this year.

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J^ambda Qirl Takes Tart in Cfashion ^how

A F A S H I O N show in which the bathing suits, night gowns, wedding dresses and
other costumes of twenty-five years ago were contrasted with those of to-
day was a feature of the benefit bridge tea given at the Stanford Women's Club-
house yesterday afternoon by Cap and Gown, Stanford women's honor society,
to which a number of San Jose girls belong. The revue took place at the tea
hour, the models parading between the bridge tables as well as across the plat-
form. Music was provided by Mrs. Russell V. Lee.

Models for the show were Mrs. William Pabst, Mrs. Herbert F . Ormsby,
Mrs. Harold Helvenston, Mrs. Alan Robertson, Mrs. E . C . Converse, Mrs. David
A. Lamson, Mrs. T. A. Storey, Miss Marion Storey, Miss Marian Jones, Miss
Barbara Allen, Miss Peggy Gage, Miss Jane Desenberg, Miss Bess Leggett, Miss
Louise Taft, Miss Dorothy Bernhardt, Miss Mildred Worswick, Miss Jane Bab-
cock, Miss Patricia King, Mi-s Ann Osborne, Miss Helen Swayze, Miss Luetic
Morgan ( A ) , and Miss Mary Louise Leistner.

Mrs. Ormsby had charge of a sale of homemade candy, dates and nuts, which
swelled the proceeds materially. The tea was given for the benefit of the society's
scholarship fund.—.San Jose Mercury.

U. of W. Qirl Debates Divorce J^aws

A N U P S E T in all traditional college forensic contests will take place Tuesday,
when a men's team meets women debaters for the first time in coast debating

history. In the second decision debate of the season on this campus, Gladys
Phillips ( T ) , and Alda Martell will speak for the university against the Nevada
men's team at Meany Hall at 8 P.M. Tuesday, on the question: Resolved, that the
divorce laws of Nevada should be condemned.

Although Nevada contended that there was no affirmative side to the ques-
tion and therefore could be no decision, the university women offered to take the
affirmative side and gained Nevada's consent to a decision contest, through nego-
tiations made by Gertrude Pinney, debate manager.—University of Washington
Daily.

<L/flpha cjMember Tells of 'Persian Experience

TH E first woman ever to drive a car in the eastern part of Persia, Lillian
Schoedler ( A ) , of Boston, told three hundred students in Boston University's
Sargent School of Physical Education how it felt yesterday, in a travel talk to the
B. U . group. She was introduced to the group by Ernst Hermann, Sargent School
director.

"When I went to get my driver's license in Meshed, a town in eastern Per-
sia," she remarked during the course of her address, " I was looked at askance
by the chief of police. All newspaper pictures which the natives had seen showing
women at the wheels of cars had been discredited. The chief gave me the test and
my license and thereafter as I drove through the streets, women dropped their
bundles and sometimes even their children, in their astonishment."—Boston Post.

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Theta chapter •won the DePauw basketball championship when they defeated A*
in the finals and won the cup. Left to right: Mary Garrison Walker, Martha Mc-
Kinney, Pauline Kellison, Gertrude Casper, Mary Katherine Staake, Anne Nichols,

Mary Pirtlc, and Margaret Johnson.

Kappa Omicron Qirl Queen of Qotton Qarnival

/ " C A R O L Y N M c K E L L A R ( K O ) , charming daughter of Mrs. Elise Donaldson
\-S McKellar, has been appointed by Mr. Norman Monaghan, president of the
University Club, Queen of the Club for the Cotton Carnival to be held here
in May.

Miss McKellar, who is one of the most popular members of the younger so-
ciety set, is a member of the Girls' Cotillion Club, and of the Alpha Omicron Pi
and Pi-inner sororities of Southwestern.

Her appointment to reign as Queen of the Club during the Carnival has been
received with much interest and enthusiasm by all members of the organization.—
Memphis Morning Commercial Appeal.

Sloyse ^argent becomes T>hi Kappa Thi

AT T H E election of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary scholarship fraternity, five
students were chosen from the undergraduate body for membership. Admit-
tance to Phi Kappa Phi is considered an achievement second only to election to Phi
Beta Kappa.

Eloyse Sargent (ITA), College of Home Economics; John Beall, College of Engi-
neering; George Openshaw, College of Arts and Sciences; Virginia Daiker, College
of Education; and Mary Ingersoll, College of Agriculture, were the five admitted
to the society.—The Diamondback.

Tsi -^Members Win ^Athletic Awards

" \ 4 T L D R E D Taylor and Dorothy Maloney, both of Psi, won the Gold Pennsyl-
1V1. vania Seal Award for 100 points in athletics. This Seal represents interests in
all various sports and signifies that they have played on their class hockey and
basketball teams, passed life saving tests and have taught life saving. The awards
were presented at the hockey dinner.

MAY, 1932 61

Virginia Qrone graduates With Many ^Activities

T 7 I R G I N I A G R O N E ( A S '32), started her
V career in activities as soon as she arrived
at Oregon. I n her freshman year she was a
member of Thespian, the service honorary, and
was made secretary. She was also on the com-
mittee for the Frosh bonfire and made the
Women's Athletic Association. She continued
active in this group during her sophomore year
which was further marked by a position on
the Sophomore Informal committee. This dance
is one of the four large dances given during
the year.

As a junior she was given the position of
head of the Associated Women Students' stand-
ing committee for teas. The physical education
honorary, Hermian, made her a member.

This year she holds the positions of secre-
tary of the senior class, vice president of
A.W.S., vice president of Hermian, secretary
and historian of the senior honorary, Mortar
Board, and is also a group leader for the Frosh
Commission. In connection with her work in
the A.W.S. she is in charge of the "Co-ed
Capers," the only costume party of the year sponsored by A.W.S. for women.

Besides her campus activities she served Alpha Sigma very efficiently last year
as rushing captain. This year she is busy doing practice teaching in athletics and
writing a thesis on "Personality Ratings." In this she is trying to discover the
correlation between personality and teaching success, a very intangible and new
subject.—ISABELLE CROWELL, A S .

Jfelen ^Mann HecomesQBK. ^Alumna Member

HE L E N S C O T T M A N N (Q), has been elected as an alumna member to Iota
of Ohio Chapter of 4>BK. Mrs. Mann now lives in New York City and is a mem-
ber of the journalism faculty of New York University. She formerly taught at the
University of Missouri, where she received both Bachelor of Journalism and Master
of Arts degrees.

Mrs. Mann is also a member of O S * , professional and honorary fraternity for
women in journalism; Mortar Board, national senior women's honor society; and of
K I A, scholastic honor society in journalism schools.—Lucile Dvorak Kirk, V..

Tau ^Alumnae (jive ^Benefit for S\(ew Work

A L P H A O M I C R O N P I A L U M N A A S S O C I A T I O N will take over the Shubert
*mTheater Monday evening, March 28, for the l>enefit of its national social serv-
ice work, conducted in connection with frontier nursing in the Kentucky hills.
Mrs. Francis L . Murray of St. Paul has charge of general arrangements, assisted
by Mmes. Lloyd P. Johnson. Walter Haertel, Edward Bremer, Edward Schlampp,
Leo Delaney, George Riebeth, and Misses E v a Hammerbacher, Alice Laskey, and
Margaret Brix.—Minnesota Alumni Weekly.

Tau *Pi Spsilon Sleets ^Marjorie Dewey

TA U PI E P S I L O N , honorary child care sorority, announces the initiation of
Misses I d a and Thelma Hoincke, Adele Berger, Rosalie Shapiro, and Marjorie
Dewey ( O i l ) . The Founders' Day banquet followed the service. The speakers were
Dr. Arlitt, Misses Louise Kennedy and Pessa Kolasky.— Cincinnati Enquirer.

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^Mrs. (jlantzberg <Jlids Drive for Signatures

1 N R E S P O N S E to letters of invitation from rep-
resentatives of leading women's organizations of
New York, women from all five boroughs gathered
in the Georgian Room at Schrafft's last Thursday
for a mass meeting which gave impetus to local par-
ticipation in the National Council of Women cam-
paign for 1,000,000 signatures. The council seeks the
signatures in support of an International Congress
of Women at Chicago in 1933, and local clubwomen
have voluntarily assumed a quota of 100,000. Or-
ganizations aggregating a membership of more than
300,000 are co-operating in the campaign, of which
Mrs. Frank J . Shuler is chairman.

Presiding at the mass meeting Mrs. Shuler said,
in introducing Miss Lena Madesin Phillips, president
of the National Council of Women, that an Inter-
national Congress such as the council plans should
be a significant factor in shaping public opinion on
international affairs.

Miss Phillips, in her address, emphasized the
anniversary character of the congress, which will be
held in connection with the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1933. She
said that forty years ago a similar congress was held at the Columbian Exposition
in Chicago. Women present at that congress included Susan B. Anthony, Julia
Ward Howe, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Blackwell sisters, Lucy Stone, Jane
Addams, and Carrie Chapman Catt.

Miss Phillips referred also to a meeting held at the Metropolitan Opera House
here in 1895 to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, which
again brought together pioneers in the woman movement. She quoted the tribute
to Mrs. Stanton by one of the speakers at that mass meeting, who said, "at the
jubilee that will come at the end of the next half century, when the things we
dreamed of shall be living realities, the things she lived and strove for shall be
the everyday experience, will be revealed her true place and rank among the lead-
ers of her time."

" I do not know that the speaker's prophetic words have been quite real-
ized," Miss Phillips said. "Not all of which Elizabeth Cady Stanton dreamed
has come to pass. But the International Congress of 1933 will give the women of
the United States an opportunity to take stock of their accomplishments, to de-
termine their true place and rank among the leaders of their time and to decide
upon the program which they wish to build for the future."

Mrs. Shuler explained to the clubwomen present that the National Council
of Women is allowing to each organization which obtains signatures, one-half cent
a name for its national treasury for every credited signature. This is being done
in lieu of prizes for the organizations which obtain the largest quota of signa-
tures.

Mrs. Henry Will's Phelps, president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs,
occupied a seat on the platform. The City Federation is the largest group partici-
pating in the drive. Other representative local organizations taking part include
the American Association of University Women, National Council of Jewish
Women, National Women's Christian Temperance Union, National Women's Re-
lief Society, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
(Pincknev Estes Glantzberg [ * ] ) , Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association,
National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, National Motion Picture League and
International Sunshine Society.

At the close of the mass meeting Mrs. Shuler announced her appointments
for borough chairmen in the signature drive. These include Mrs. Walter Seaman
Comly, president of the Sorosis Club, for Manhattan; Mrs. Charles Edward l T ^> 0 t e
first vice president of the City Federation, for Brooklyn; Mrs. George C . Hall,

MAY, 1932 63

prominent in club activities, for Richmond; Mrs. Anne Nisbit, president of the
Queensboro Federation of Mothers' Clubs, for Queens, and Mrs. Morris Jacoby, of
the State Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, for the Bronx. Each of these borough
presidents will in turn appoint a committee of ten, five of whom will be in charge
of obtaining signatures, while five will constitute a speaker's bureau. Clubs inter-
ested in obtaining a speaker may do so through headquarters of the National
Council of Women at the Yanderbilt Hotel.

Dr. Valeria H . Parker, former president of the National Council and now
head of its committee on social hygiene, is making plans for caring for young
people during the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. It is estimated that
thousands of young people will be employed temporarily at the exposition or will
be visiting Chicago. Under Dr. Parker's direction a preliminary study of the
situation will be made by Miss Henrietta Additon, Sixth Deputy Police Commis-
sioner of New York.—New York Herald Tribune.

<^Mrs. McJ\eese speaks on C^rench Jfistory

T E P E T I T S A L O N that discontinued all activities last week announces that the
*** "conference" on French history, at which the club is entertaining each Monday,
from 11 to 12 o'clock, will be resumed this week and that it will be continued for
three Mondays only. These gatherings, with Mrs. Oswald McNeese ( I I ) , giving the
talks, are charming features, open to all members and given for them complimentary,
by the club.—New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Two Cfreshman Officers <ylre Alpha O's

T R A C Y C O L E M A N was elected president of the freshman class on the second
balloting held last Thursday noon.
WilHam Lowe was named vice president, John Firman became treasurer,
Karina Erickson ( I I A ) , was made secretary, Ernest Martin, men's representative
to the Executive Council; Janette Martin, woman's representative; and Martha
Cannon ( I I A ) , was elected historian at the same poll.—The Diamondback.

^ & ^yJfSflH L Scholarship of 5W Delta
v iMgi S
tNw SjSnF^^^ £ophomores <$s T^ecognized
•1
J f ° n o r Soc*ety
J j ^ J r 1W" 'fflM?%fS' t,f-'WMki'*' | \f
•if- T ^ O U R of the ten girls in the Woman's Fresh-
m a n Honor Society at Maryland are Pi
^•M^Mfc^^L
I ^Ita s. and three of them hold offices in the
• society. Sarah Louise Short leads them as presi-
dent, Charlotte Hood as vice president, and
• ^i'ilM Christine Finzell as secretary-treasurer. Mar-
garet Burdette is the other AOIT member. All
•HIW^B Vaii of these girls have worked very hard in order
J4 ^^^fe * to gain membership for their society in AAA,
national honorary freshman scholastic frater-
nity. As a reward for their efforts in co-opera-
* ' o n w ' * k ^Qss Adele Stamp, Dean of Women

°f -t f i e University, the society was initiated
into the national fraternity in January.

gfour More Active Alpha O's

Illizabeth Stanton ( T A ) , was sponsor for Olive Perkins (T), is president of Balen
the Birmingham-Southern team when
tine Hall, an All Maine Woman, W.A.A.
they played Howard. Elizabeth is a r.nd on the W.S.G. Council.

senior.

mM.

Sylvia Hickson ( I " ) , is the star reporter Mary Stalling! (HA), was seen ] I! th
Campus on the Dean s lead in "Suppressed Desires one of
on the "Maine Masque
List, in Spanish Club and Maine of the the three one-act plays presented by'the
Footlight Club at the University of Mary
retary of 15II0, and chairman
land.—THE DIAMONDBACK
Sophomore Hop committee

Jfn Qampus J^imelight Are 'These Qirls

—i

•

Xi health plaque stuntsters included, left to right: Jennie Lynn Shuck, Kay Floyd,
June Mayre Williams, Maureen Garrett Irma Strand, Genevra Smith, Mari Brecht,

Mildred Hurst, Georgia Cox. Their stunt won the prise.

Margaret Cowan ( B T ) , took the part of Eva Jervis ( P , £ ) , had the second lead
"Mrs. Bohunkus," a lead, in the Morgan in the opera, "Pirates of Penzance at
and Rose musical comedy, "Marrying the University of Oklahoma. She had
Marian" given at Hart House Theatre by
been on the campus just a month at the
dental students. time she was chosen for the part.

These Cjfour Alpha O's Are Uery Active

Frances Scott ( O ) , is a member of 4 K 4 > ; Dorothy Piper ( K O ) , was Freshman sec-
Women's Student Government; All Stu- retary; a member of Spurs; on the Jun-
dents Club Council; the A O I I basketball ior Council; sub-chairman of Orientation;
and baseball teams; president of New on the Junior Dance Committee and the
Strong^ dormitory and of the Home Eco- Associated Students' Committee; in
''Campus Capers"; and, won first Place
nomics Club; treasurer of Omicron in the "Southern Campus" sales drive.
chapter.

She belongs to 4>B and to IV.A.A.

F.leanor Walker ( B K ) , is the first woman
to take part in intercollegiate debating Miriam Gaige ( E A ) , was a sponsor at the
at the University of British Columbia Penn State and Lehigh charity footbOU
for some years.—THE U B Y S S E Y .
game.—PHILADELPHIA EVENING LEDGER.

MAY, 1932 67

v—-

Edith Johnson ( A * ) , is president of Hazel Jordan ( X ) , is on. the W.A.A.
Board; the Women's Student Senate; a
W.A.A. at Montana State College. She Junior Guide; manager of basketball and
is a member of Spartanians. Alpha Phi
chapter has the W.A.A. secretary-treas- a member of the Junior hockey team.
Betty Frank ( X ) , right, was the only-
urer in the person of Betty McNeil; man- girl on the Junior Prom Committee;
ager-at-large, Pauline Wirak; swimming
manager, Ann Harrington; and hiking Assistant editor of "Orange Peel"; prop-
erty manager of Tambourine and Bones;
manager, Margaret Kunkel. treasurer of the German Club; a member

Upsilon Qirls Assist of Newman Club; and, on the Junior
class committee.

With junior Qirls' Uodvil <§how

B A L L E T dancers for J . G. V.—12 men and 12 women—will be selected at
the Thursday afternoon tryouts, K a y Coulon, chairman of the affair, announced
Monday. Tryouts for the positions are being held each day this week except Friday
from 3 :00 to 4:30 P . M . in the women's social room of the Commons.

The following additions to the J . G . V . committee were made by Miss Coulon:
publicity—Eileen Gormley and Lawrence Hubbard; eligibility chairman: Maxine
Beal; stage manager: Pauline MacLain, assisted by Dorothy Keid ( T ) ; music chair-
man: Constance Ellis ( T ) ; show directions: Sallie Sue White ( T ) , chairman, as-
sisted by Celeste Firnstahl and Mildred Larson (T).—Washington Daily.

Revert Alpha O's installed in A A A

T N I T I A T I O N and installation ceremonies for the Maryland chapter of AAA, national
*• women's freshman honor society, were held on Wednesday in the Women's Field
house. A formal banquet at the Lord Calvert Inn followed the services.

Dean Vinnie Barrows, of George Washington University, Mrs. Raymond A. Pear-
son, Dean Adele Stamp, Mrs. Norman E . Phillips, members of the Women's Senior
Honor Society, members of A A A at George Washington University, initiates, and
pledges of the Maryland Chapter were present at the banquet.

The chapter members who are now sophomores, but still active in the organiza-
tion are: Helen Bradley, Lois Belfield, Margaret Burdette ( H A ) , Christine Finzel
( I I A ) , Rosalie Grant, Charlotte Hood ( I I A ) , Elise Oberlin, Louise Reinohl, Louise
Saylor, and Sarah Louise Short ( I I A ) .

The freshmen selected to membership this year, and who are still pledges are:
Jean Ashtnun, Evelyn Brumbaugh, Betty Bushman, Elsie Dunn, Felice Jacobs, Kath-
leen Hannigan, Katherine Moore ( I I A ) , Mary Stallings ( I I A ) , Mary Alice Worthen
(IIA), and Francis Shrott.—Diamondback.

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Cfour Alpha O's Qhosen to Sagles ^ociety

more women by the tiagies of me preceding year ana me uean of yr on
act as sisters to the freshmen. Alice Dyer is president of the group.

^tudents £}uit Qasses at U. of 6 B . C.

CA N C E L I N G all lectures by the simple method of absenting themselves, students
of the University of British Columbia this morning began a campaign to obtain
150,000 signatures to a petition requesting the Provincial Government not to make
the 50 per cent reduction in grant which it has proposed.

A mass meeting of students at 8:30 A . M . packed the university auditorium to
overflowing. Enthusiasm was voiced by cheers and plaudits for student leaders as
plans for the canvass were outlined.

Shortly after 9 o'clock the fleet of buses hired by the student campaign committee
left the university bearing hundreds of canvassers. Each class was placed in charge
of a district and members of each class assigned to streets and buildings they are to
canvass.

"Another mass-meeting will be held on Saturday morning at 8:30," Earl ^ a n ^ j
president of the Alma Mater Society, announced. "If the canvass is not completed
today we will go out again on Saturday."

Dr. L . S. Klinck, president of the University, was not in his office this morning
and members of the faculty would not comment on the cancelation of lectures
which the students' action caused.

Leaders of the student campaign declare that each student is allowed a certain
number of "cuts" or absences from lectures before incurring penalty and there is no
rule preventing all from "cutting" on the same day.

The petition outlines the situation at the university and concludes with a pie*
that the government grant for next year "be not reduced below an amount whicn,
after affecting all reasonable economies," will enable the university to function as a
first-class educational institution.—The Province.

MAY, 1932 69

Minna Qannon J^eads cHifle Team

T X Minna Cannon (ILA), Maryland boasts
the modern collegiate woman at her best.

Entirely versatile, with an ability and an
interest which has placed her in the front
rank among co-eds at this institution, she
has proved herself one of the most popular
and able women on this campus.

As secretary of the Student Government mm
Association this year, she holds one of the
most responsible student political positions
possible. Last year she served as women's
editor of The Reveille, which has since been
awarded a First Class Honor Rating by the
premier press association in the country.
There is little doubt that she played a large
part in the success of the annual.

Moreover, she captained Maryland's
National Intercollegiate Women's Rifle Team
last year, and this season she will again be at
the helm of the gungirls in the capacity of
manager. Incidentally, she is one of the best
shots on the team and has won her " M " in
the sport. (Her team has just won the 1932
national championship.)

While a sophomore, Minna served on the Women's Student Government As-
sociation and represented her class as Women's Representative to the Executive
Council.

Back in freshman days she was a member of the freshman prom committee,
the Y . M . C . A . , and the bowling team.

Down at the AOII house, the same Miss Cannon acts as vice president. Further-
more, she is a member of X A , women's honorary journalism fraternity; the W.A.A.;
New Mercer, senior women's honor society; and the Episcopal Club.

Last year also saw her a representative to the Student Congress and a member
of the annual May Day Committee, which among co-eds is something of an honor.

Four years ago at Central High School in Washington, she was an active member
of the bank staff of that institution. Today she is completing the course in the depart-
ment of business administration preparatory for a career in the business world.—The
Diamondback.

Kappa Tfieta invites Rjou to £tay With TBem

K APPA T H E T A C H A P T E R of A O n wishes to announce that their chapter house
will be open this summer for the convenience of those who are planning to
attend the Olympic games or take summer courses at the University of California at
Los Angeles. The rates are $15 for single board and room and $20 for double board
and room. As we have a large chapter house we will be able to accommodate a large
number of people.

Maryland Qirls *Plan May Cjfete

PL A N S for the forthcoming May Day Festival, under the direction of Miss Eliza-
beth Phillips, Women's Athletic Director, were discussed at the first meeting of the
May Day Committee, held last Tuesday afternoon.

The committee is composed of Florence Peters, Lou Snyder, Dorothy Simpson
(ITA), Ruth Gilbert ( I I A ) , Ruth Reed, Dorothy Rombach, Agnes Gingell, Sarah
Brokaw, and Catherine Bixler.—The Diamondback.

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<Pi Delta Qirl Tlays J^ead in Qampus Dramatics

A S L E N D E R blonde actress answering
A * , to the name of Rosalie Goodhart
( I I A ) , has proved herself one of the fore-
most of co-ed leaders on this campus
during the past three years and now, in
her senior session, she is carrying on in
the same interested and capable fashion.

As a member of the Footlight Club,

the organization in which she incidentally

serves as secretary, Rosalie has scored a

dramatic success. In the production of

"The Dover Road" she took the female

•- lead. Now in "Below Par" she again takes
the lead.

This year she holds the office of
•s. women's editor of The Old Line, quarter-

ly humorous publication, as well as the
vice presidency of the Women's Senior
Honor Society, paramount co-ed organi-
zation. Prior to her entry into humorous
fields, the blonde actress worked for two
years on the staff of The Diamondback.

Her social Greek affiliations are with
AOII, while she is also a member of
A'*!?, national honorary dramatic frater-
nity, and X A , local honorary women's
1 journalistic fraternity.

While at Eastern High School in
Washington, Rosalie spent her time in
the dramatic work which she has continued so capably at Maryland. Enrolled in
the College of Arts and Sciences, she plans a study of business upon graduation.—The
Diamondback.

Alpha O's Are <P.-7T A. Delegates

M RS. C . C . C L A R K , Mrs. James A. Evans, Mrs. C. C. McDonald (NO), Mrs.
Harold Weston (IT), Mrs. A. P. Smith and Mrs. Leo W. Seal have been spend-
ing the week at Meridian attending the state convention of the Parent-Teacher
Association.—Neiv Orleans Times-Picayune

Katherine £eihler J^eads Military Hall

T E D by Cadet Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Watt and"Katherine Seihler ( I I A ) , Rcgi-
mental sponsor, the annual Military Ball will be held Friday, from 10 to I, in

the Ritchie Gymnasium. Austin Getting's ten-piece Dagmoir orchestra will play.
Refreshments, consisting of ice cream, cake, and punch, will be served, and some-

thing novel in the way of programs will be furnished, according to Lieutenant-Colonel
Watt. Subscription is two dollars.

Fourteen dances will be on the program, with the Grand March taking place at
the start of the fourth dance, a waltz and the Scabbard and Blade pledging during
the tenth.

Classed as one of the four largest and most colorful dances on the hill, the
Military Ball will be featured, this year, by the presence of an American Flag cover-
ing almost half the ceiling. The flag has been loaned to the University by officials
of Fort Myer.—The Diamondback.

J^ooking at tAlpha

Evelvn Matttnuler (A<I-), the Woolgrowers' Convention held

Bozeman. She had the lead in the winter flay, "The Bad Man.

The World J^poks at <Alpha O's

Miriam Hatton ( 6 H ) , won the
cup presented annually to the best
all-round undergraduate in Theta
Eta chapter by Ermina Price ( I ) ,
and her husband, Dr. Chester A.
Price. She has taken part in
Greek Games, is a White Cap
member, on the "News" staff.
Cornelia Patterson (+), is
about to break a bottle of gin-
ger ale on the mast of the new
Sea Scout unit. Paul J. Riddle,
skipper of the neiv craft, at
left, and James Williams,
member of the crew of the
Nine Bells Ship, assisted at
the launching held in the
Neighborhood Club.—PHILA-

DELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN.

Florence Bcidleman ( I ) , won the Sallie Sue White ( T ) , was director of the Junior
Girls' Vodvil at the University of Washington.
MKA cup given to the freshmen She belongs to * M r , dramatic honorary, and to
in the School of MUSK at the
University of Illinois who has Totem Club, an upperclass woman's activity
honorary.
the highest scholastic average.

The World Jfyoks at ^Alpha O's

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In a setting marked by colorful costumes, the court of the Krewe of Newcomus
reigned at the annual Carnival ball given by residents of Newcomb College's dormi-
tories. The court, consisting of king and queen, dukes and maids, pages and jester,
is shown above. Frances Price ( I T ) , was queen and Audrey Fay Sayman, king.
Mamie Packer, Elisabeth Jones and Nancy Stack were Pi members who were maids.

— T H E NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE.

Margaret Bovard was the first maid tn Marietta Griffin ( I I ) , was the first maid
the Ball of Proteus at the New Orleans : lie:atnhse Court of Momus at the New Or
Mardi Gras.—TIMES-PICAYUNE.
Mardi Gras.—THE T I M E S - P I C A Y U N E .

The "World Jfyoks at <Alpha O's

Jcannette Mcrk ( 0 H ) i won the
pledge ring qivcn annually by Carl
W. Rich, husband of Frances
Jvins Rich (S2) to the best all-
round pledge of Theta Eta. She
came as a gold-medal scholar from
Withrow High School. She be-
longs to the Mystic Thirteen,
Honor Roll and A A A . She has
taken part in debating. Dance
Club, Leadership Group, Chemis-
try Club, Greek Games, Mummers,
Wig Wag Council, Newman Club.

Madaline Wostoupal ( Z ) , played the part
of Amelia in "Othello" when the Unwer-
sity of Nebraska Players presented it

with Hart Jenks as Othello.

Margie Jer- Virginia Sanders (.P), p ayed
lead in the Women's AthleAssoc aon
vis ( N ), Men's Union Show at Northwestern
University.
left, heads
N. Y. U.
tennis team.

MAY, 1932 71

41 Qharters Are Qranted in 1931-32

By MARGERY B L A C K H A L L , Kappa Delta

Forty-one charters were granted by Sorority Number of Chapters Charters
N.P.C. sororities during the past year 1932 1931 Granted
(March, 1931-March, 1932), a decrease XQ
of five over the number chartered during . . 88 88 0
the preceding year. AAA 77
1IB* ,. 82 76 5
The total number of chapters in all KA , ,
groups is now 1111. Three of the forty- . 77 68 2
one newly chartered groups have not as KKT 67 3
yet been installed. Last year the total ZTA 71 60 1
number of chapters in all groups was 68 59 3
1075. Of that number two have since be- KA9 63 3
come inactive. For these reasons the fig- . 62 57 2
ure in column headed 1931 plus the fig- •Ml 59 56
ure in column of charters granted does 57 1
not in every case total the figure in col- AZ , 56 56 0
umn headed 1932. 54 1
AK<2 55 3
Four sororities, XO, AXO, AT, and 2 K . 52 50 0
granted no charters during the year. AAn 46 1
46 44 0
Six groups granted one each: EKI", AHA . 45 43 1
AZ, AMI, ATA, T4-B, and AOTI. 40 1
Ar , 42 2
Three groups, IIB<I>, 4>M, and A * . 41 39
granted two charters each. ATA 33 3
40 25 .5
Five sororities granted three charters IK . . , 35 18 4
each: KA, ZTA, KAG, ASA, and B#A. r*B 19
. 28 41
One group, AAO, granted four charters. AOII 22
Two groups, AAA and 0 T , granted 22
five charters each. A*

B*A
OT

AA9

1111 1075

Alpha Qamma Ss <§econd in Scholarship

(Continued from page 39)

leadership of Ethel Van Zandt. This group aids us in rushing, and acts as advisers.
Approximately forty alumna? are from Spokane, and many are from Tacoma,
Seattle, and other coast cities.

The present members and pledges are: Edna Berkey, Mabel Smithey, Evelyn
Krause, Lucille Buchholz, Lenore Morse, Spokane; Ruby Hazlett, Okanogan; Rose
Jones, Adria Veleke, Lynden; Kathleen Nealey, Seattle; Lydia Palmer, Evelyn Voge,
Rosalia; Alma Shierman, St. John; Carolyn Wolters, Auburn; Lucille Hibbard, Mt.
Vernon; Hazel Plasket, Opal Jenkins, Inez Ingling, Pullman. Pledges are Floy Lewis,
Pullman, Dorothy Clithero, and Irene Rude, Silverdale.

Present officers are president, Lucille Hibbard; vice president, Rose Jones; secre-
tary, Carolyn Wolters; treasurer, Adria Veleke; house manager, Ruby Hazlett.

In the spring of 1931 we filled out a questionnaire for Alpha Omicron Pi in
regard to our college. During the summer Betty Israel, Alpha Rho, visited Pullman.
The Alpha Gamma girls enrolled in summer school met her at this time at a luncheon
held at the Washington Hotel. When school opened in the fall, Mary O'Leary ( A # ) ,
came to our campus. Through her efforts an investigating committee from the Upsi-
lon Chapter came to visit us the week-end of December 11-12. We had the pleasure
of entertaining Ellen Mudget, Marjorie Beeuwkes, Barbara Clark, and Hazel Britton,
alumna adviser. On January 31, 1932, Mary O'Leary received word that our group
had been approved by the Pacific District. We began to work immediately on our
formal petition to be sent to the Alpha Omicron Pi chapters.

Meanwhile we anxiously awaited for word from Mrs. Anderson, and on April 4,
we received the happy news of our acceptance by the Alpha Omicron Pi fraternity.
As soon as our spring vacation was over, we began to make plans for our installation,
and on May 20-21, Alpha Gamma chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi was installed.

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cAC^r itvi»

Nu Member Tapped for Honor Society

By A L I C E M O B L E Y , New York University

All of us in Nu chapter are congratulat- all chapters who will be represented we
ing Helen Kropp ('32), who has been extend a most cordial invitation. Three
tapped for Sphinx, an honorary society Sunday evenings in April Nu entertained
in the School of Commerce. Membership Z ^ , GX and 24»E. We plan to continue
in this society is based upon character, these informal parties. We are planning
service, and scholarship. eagerly for our annual banquet to be
held sometime in May which will honor
On April 8, N u gave her spring formal both our new members initiated this year
on the roof of the Hotel Pierre. We are to and our fourteen seniors who will leave
be hostesses this June when the District us in June.
Convention meets in New York, and to

Omicron Wins Second Place in University Sing

By K A T H E R I N E H A L E , University of Tennessee

We were very proud to be represented On the afternoon of April 13 we ini-
in the finals of the All-University Sing tiated Emily Mahan, Emily Handly,
on April 1, and to win second place. We Elizabeth Dominick, Rowena Kruesi,
chose "Alpha Omicron Pi" as the sorority Mary Jean Montgomery, Dorothy Smith,
song to sing in addition to "Alma Mater." Christine Foster, and Elizabeth Caffey.
Our glee club was composed of Elizabeth Elizabeth Dominick was awarded the
Koella, Mary Virginia Gattis, Martha Best Freshman cup in recognition of her
Hawkins, Isabel Baptist, Anne Brakebill, fine spirit and the good she has done for
Rowena Kruesi, Beverly Baumann, Elisa- us. Following the initiation, we had a
beth Witsell, Frances Gunn, Polly Nick- lovely banquet at the Andrew Johnson
olson, Dorothy Adams, Evelyn Roth, and Hotel with F a y Morgan as toastmistress,
Mary Moore, with Elizabeth Dominick and we all enjoyed the speeches and the
accompanying them. freshman skit and songs.

Kappa Member Is Maid of Honor in May Court

By FRANCES DAVIS, Raiulolph-Macon Woman's College

The few days which Numa Surgeon, our decision to assist in so worthy a
our District Superintendent, spent with
Kappa were greatly enjoyed by every cause. .
member of the chapter. Numa's visit was,
however, instructive as well as enjoyable, Chapter elections were held on Marcn
for she brought us the moving picture
whereby we were enabled to realize the 17, at which time a capable group oi
value of the new philanthropic work.
Kappa became very interested in this un- officers, vitally interested in the welfare
dertaking and was most enthusiastic over
of Kappa, was selected to carry on tne

work of the coming year.

On March 19 there was presented ai

R . M . W . C . a dance recital, recognized as

the most artistic production of the en-

MAY, 1932 n

tire year. Two Alpha O juniors, Lida Among the eighteen girls comprising the
Stokes and Julia Dodson, were among court are also Louise Wolffe ('32), Lou
the carefully chosen group of performers, Massie ('33), Margaret West ('33), Eliza
while Ann Bundick was the sole repre- Mount ('35).
sentative of the freshman class.
Active work has already begun on the
Jane Hardin ('32), was one of the two Greek play, which will be given the latter
students who represented the Randolph- part of May. Julia Dodson ('33), Lida
Macon Psychology department in New Stokes ('33), and Frances Davis ('33),
York City at the "Come and See Week," will be members of the chorus, an essen-
sponsored by the association of volun- tial feature of the performance. As Ran-
teers in Social Science. Other psychology dolph-Macon is one of the few colleges
students attending the meeting were from in the United States to present Greek
twelve eastern colleges. plays in the original, it is considered a
very great honor to be among the stu-
As the result of a recent student body dents chosen for participation in this an-
election Annie Boisseau ('32), will be nual event.
Maid of Honor of the Annual May Court.

Zeta Prepares for Sorority Sing

By L U C I L L E HITCHCOCK, University of Nebraska

Harriet Nesladek ( Z ) , was presented Hentzen and Betty Temple have been
as the Prom girl at our annual Junior pledged to AAA, freshman honorary so-
Senior Prom. This is one of the big social ciety. The average required is A. We are
events of the year, and it marks the end especially interested in this fraternity be-
of the formal season. Harriet is a member cause Margaret Upson ('33), was its first
of F A X , honorary advertising fraternity. president after it was installed on this
She has been our social chairman this campus. Sylva Kotouc, Betty Hobbs and
year. Margaret Upson was chosen as sen- Florence Lee Hobbs were made members
ior member of A.W.S. Board for next of I I A O , honorary teachers' college fra-
year. ternity. This is a junior and senior organi-
zation.
We are busy practicing for the inter-
sorority singing which is held on I v y Day, Zeta is going to have a chapter book
the first of May. Evelyn Haase ('33), and containing the pictures of all the active
a member of a cappella choir, is direct- members. The book will be completed
ing us. Gretchen Shrag, one of our new soon. We held initiation for five girls:
initiates, has had several articles pub- Winifred Rainey, Irene Hentzen, Gret-
lished in the Daily Nebraskan. She is also chen Shrag, Evelyn Haase, and Miriam
our intramural representative. Irene Huse.

Sigma Has Russian Float in Parade

By B E T T Y BUNTING, University of California

We had a very nice dance here at our Our float was quite an elaborate one,
chapter house with the members of S X carrying out a Russian idea. Grace Reiser,
from Stanford. The dance was absolutely Edith Musser, Gladys Rowden, May
restricted to our two chapters. It was Layne, Janice Kerner, Margot Gist, Ber-
very informal and we are contemplating nice Smith, and Elizabeth Cussins rode on
another one like it next year. the float. Dorothy Will was in charge.

Our spring formal was held on March A banquet was given in honor of Gau-
18. Helen Boyle was in charge. The music tier Harris, Grace Reiser, Dorothy Will,
was procured by Margaret Heileg. Anne Hickey, Marjorie McCargar, Jose-
phine Esterley, Bernice Smith, and Kath-
A lovely Victor combination radio and erine Cushman, who are our graduates.
victrola is one of the newest and most We were glad to have so many alumna;
prized pieces of furniture we have in the with us.
house.

The Big " C " Circus was held in March.

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Theta Holds A .W.S. Presidency for Second Year

By MARY MARJ E A N O ' R E A R , DeParnv University

Two days after a lovely dinner given defeated A * in the finals. At the basket-
for us by the pledges, we initiated twelve: ball banquet we received the much-cov-
Alice Anstett, Betty Batchelor, Betty eted loving cup. The girls who played on
Brooks, Phyllis Dodds, Mary Alice E m - the team are: Anne Nichols, Mary Gar-
raett, Janette Fisher, Charlotte Horn, rison Walker, "Tommy" Staake, Mar-
Margaret Johnson, Pauline Keltison, L u - garet Johnson, Gertrude Casper, Martha
cille Klauser, Marjorie Schumann, and McKinney, Pauline Kellison, and Mary
Mary Garrison Walker. Pirtle. At the basketball banquet it was
announced that Anne Nichols had made
At our State Luncheon which was held the varsity team. Anne also was awarded
in the Travertine Room of Hotel L i n - a silver loving cup for winning the in-
coln in Indianapolis, we were proud to dividual ping-pong tournament.
present to Janette Fisher the AOII honor
pin and to Mary Garrison Walker the The new A O I I members of W.S.A.
activity cup. (Women's Sports Association) are Mary
Garrison Walker, "Tommy" Staake, and
We were well represented in the Monon Margaret Johnson. At the Panhellenic
Revue which is given annually at De- formal which was held at the Theta
Pauw. Gertrude Casper was one of the house, we were represented by Margaret
dance directors; Ruth Bush was one of Martin, Frances Kellison, Ruth Meyer,
the two designers of costumes; and Mary Mary Jo Enochs, Mary Pirtle, Elizabeth
O'Rear was stage manager. Mary Cath- Gadient, Charlotte Horn, and Mary
erine Staake and Gertrude Casper danced, O'Rear. T w o of our girls are wearing
and Margaret Johnson, Phyllis Dodds, ribbons now, for Margaret Johnson has
and Sara Lois Rohm served on commit- been pledged to Duzer Du, honorary dra-
tees. matic organization, and Gertrude Casper
has been pledged to AMII. Mary Jo
We won the basketball tournament Enochs was elected president of A.W.S.
this year. Our team won every game
played throughout the season and de-

Delta Wins Panhellenic Scholarship Cup

By K . G . E C K E , Tufts College

February 10 at Delta marked the bara MacLean ('35), Hingham; Libby
awarding of Academic Honors. Margaret Macloed ('35), Ella Monro ('35), and
Beattie ('32), Medford, and Helen Tay- Helen Merry ('35), all of West Summer-
lor ('31), Greenward, were elected to ville; Christina Oddy ('35), Littleton;
«I>BK. Prudence MacKissock ('32), won Hazel MacCarty ('35), Greenward;
the Goddard Prize in philosophy and psy- Winona Gould ('35), New York. Eliza-
chology. The fraternity as a whole was beth Bremholl is to be pledged next week.
awarded the Panhellenic cup for schol- Following initiation there is to be a ban-
arship. quet at the Cock Horse in Cambridge.
The pledges gave a party for the chap-
During rushing we had a Bohemian ter at the home of "Babs" MacLean
party, a Valentine Day tea, and a picnic ('35), in Hingham where the pledges en-
out at the Wayside Inn. Our final party tertained us with their excellent talent.
was a splendid success, made so by many The pledge dance was held at the Oak
of the alumna; who served us. After bids Manor in Melrose. This was an informal
were accepted, A O I I led with twelve affair, the big formal coming in May.
pledges. Among them were: Helen Chris- The pledge banquet at the Gold Parrot
tian ('34), New York; M . P. Dowse climaxed a very successful rushing sea-
('35), Sherbom; Ruth Dresser ('35), son.
Winchester; Patricia Gavin ('35), Natic;
Fairlee Tousley ('35), New York; Bar-

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Gamma Has Second Rush Period

By B E T T Y BARROWS, University of Maine

Gamma held its formal initiation and theme, beginning with the roots and end-
banquet, April 8, at the Bangor House, in ing with the blossom. Charlotte L a
Bangor. The initiates were Ruth Barrows, Chance and Wilma Perkins are the other
Natalie Birchall, Virginia Trundy, and pledges, but they are to be initiated later.
Daisy DeMeyer ('33). Hope Clark was The formal dinner-dance was held at the
toastmistress of the banquet. Edith Buz- Penobscott Valley Country Club, April 9.
zell spoke for the alumnae. Miss Buzzell
has lived near our campus for many years, The second rushing period comes to a
and she has always taken a very active in- close April 12. Gamma has had several
terest in all our undertakings. Each ini- rushing parties, and there is to be an in-
tiate gave a speech following the rose formal luncheon the Monday night be-
fore the freshmen go "on silence."

Epsilon Has an Especial Initiation Banquet

By K A R I N PETERSON, Cornell University

This year's initiation banquet was, in scholarship cup, the first member to have
the opinion of active members and alum- her name engraved on it. We were very
nae who attended, one of the most suc- happy to have with us a number of the
cessful of such functions in years. Frances Chi girls, and also Mrs. Rowland Collins,
Eagan ('26), made a charming toastmis- who was visiting us at the time.
tress, and Mary Donlon ('20), gave a
most inspiring speech. Anna Wright, who We are planning to have our faculty
has been with Epsilon through twenty- tea on April 24, and although the secret
four years of initiations, reminisced in her is not yet officially out, Louise Rofrano
usual delightful manner. At the banquet, is giving a shower for Ruth Washburn
Dorothea was presented with the pledge on the sixteenth.

Rho Centers Interest on Circus

By J E A N E T T E MARSHALL, Northwestern University

On March 19, the following girls were ginia Sanders is working on concessions.
initiated: Virginia Shaw, Libyan Dillard, Betty Ross is on decorations committee.
Jean Rittenhouse, Virginia Spoeri, Jane
Hupman, Alice Mark, Sally Smith, Mil- Music festival comes the last week in
dred Boehm, Anne Higgins, Catherine May. Kathryn Gridley and Harriette Gil-
Lang, Virginia Liddle, Norma Magnuson, lette are in it. Virginia Shaw was initiated
Virginia McLean, Virginia Sanders. into 12, honorary education sorority. She
is also head of W.A.A. social committee.
Our time is mostly taken up with Cir- Carol McNeil is our new pledge; she is
cus now. Beatrice Bryant is secretary of prominent in W.A.A., though she has just
Circus, and we are entering an acrobatic come here. Phyllis Gampher attended
stunt in which Mary Lloyd Capouch, Panhellenic scholarship luncheon. Many
Eleanor Watson, Beatrice Bryant, Vir- of the girls are doing work at the North-
ginia Shaw, Alice Mark, Margaret Dorr, western settlement; one of the new re-
Florence Reddington are working. Vir- cruits is Elizabeth Wilson. She has a class
ginia Speirs is head of balloons, and Vir- in folk dancing.

Lambda Entertains Grand President

By ELLAMAE DODDS, Leland Stanford University

Our Grand President, Mrs. Franklyn H . her honor on February 9 to Which the
Matson, was the guest of Lambda chap- presidents of all other sororities on the
ter for two days, February 8 and 9. Her campus and several officials of the Uni-
visit gave much pleasure to the members versity were invited.
of Lambda who had a formal dinner in
Lambda chapter was the scene of a

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gala Valentine's Day supper-dance in hon- the Stanford medical school, and Eleanor
or of her new pledges February 14. The Furst had a B-{- average in her work for
dance was followed by a 10:30 pajama winter quarter. Lucile Morgan, last year's
party at which each class presented a president of Lambda chapter, completed
clever skit, the pledges taking the honors. her college work at the end of winter
February 16 saw the pledging of Harriet quarter but has returned to live in the
Pillsbury ('35), and on March 9, Jose- house as an associate member this quar-
phine Wilson ('33), was pledged. A tea ter. The first week of spring quarter
honoring Lambda's new pledges was given Lambda gave three luncheons and three
at the Allied Arts Studio on April 2 by informal dinners welcoming the new
Lambda alumna; living on the Peninsula. women admitted to Stanford this quar-
ter.
Beth Pinkston made a B + average in

Iota Has Girls in All Campus Activities

By MARIAN K U S Z , University of Illinois

Iota initiated nine pledges on March sity teams. Kathleen Conard is W.A.A.
20: Helen Anderson, Geraldine Esdohr, representative to Gold Feathers and has
and Ruth Ferguson, all of Chicago; Beth just broken her own swimming record
Bohlen, Rantoul; Bettee Deming, Oak for the 100-yard free style and won sec-
Park; Jean Dragoo, Villa Grove; Arneita ond place in the 100-yard free style Big
Meislahn, Montrose; Gabrielle Potts, Ten telegraphic meet.
Clinton, Iowa; and Jean Stiven, Urbana.
A formal banquet followed the initiation. Katherine Altorfer is in charge of all
We also pledged Marjorie Barryman, freshman discussion groups at the
Amboy. Ruth Page will be rushing chair- Y.W.C.A. and is a member of the execu-
man next year. A dinner in honor of Dr. tive council. Wilma Haeger was made
A. L . Sacher, Mrs. Sachar, and Miss Ida chairman of the Mask and Bauble dance
May Born, national Girl Scout leadership committee. Geraldine Esdohr was ap-
instructor, was given by Iota on April pointed to the social committee of Wom-
6. We also entertained Mask and Bauble en's League. Hedvic Lenc was co-chair-
at dinner. The Mask and Bauble formal man of the Shi-Ai bridge tournament
dinner-dance will be held here April 30, committee. Mary Krueger and Katherine
and the Torch spread, April 27. Alpha McCord reached the semi-finals in the
Omicron Pi served at Women's League tournament. Kathleen Howell was co-
tea and our chaperon, Mrs. Kate S. Mac- chairman of the Y . W . - Y . M . dance. Erma
Donald, poured. Bissell won the intersorority cup in the
ice-skating exhibition. Wilma Haeger and
Two of our seniors, Edna Kline and Florence Hook ushered at "See Naples
Florence Hook, have been elected to and Die," a Mask and Bauble produc-
membership in 4>BK. Florence Hook was tion, and Marian Kusz ushered at the
also appointed to Senior Ball committee. Matrix lecture and at "Le Barbier de Se-
Fredericka Schrumpf made a 5. scholastic ville," annual production of L e Cercle
average last semester. She was also co- Francais.
chairman of the Commerce reception
committee and appointed, with Katherine Helen Grainger and Florence Beidle-
Altorfer, to the Commerce informal com- man sang in the annual glee club formal
mittee. concert. Marian Kusz is on the invita-
tion committee for A A A initiation. Janet
Betty Walker was appointed general Creutz, Edna Kline, and Wilma Haeger
business manager of the Y . W . C . A . stunt were chosen as Campus Beauties. Janet
show, and Katherine McCord is assis- Creutz modeled at the TAX fashion revue.
tant production manager. Arneita Meis-
lahn is on the program committee of the The following women were invited
stunt show. Wilma Gilmore has been ap- to the Matrix banquet and lecture as
pointed to the general management com- outstanding women on campus: Kath-
mittee for Mothers' Day, Florence Beidle- erine Altorfer, Wilma Gilmore, Edna
man is chairman of the music committee, Kline, Betty Walker, Eleanor Hall, and
and Hedvic Lenc is on the accommoda- Florence Hook.
tions committee. Eleanor Hall is a mem-
ber of both basketball and bowling Var- Iota is planning a house party for out-
of-town high school girls Interscholastic
week-end and a dinner for town rushees.

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Tau Has Seven Menu ers at Matrix Banquet

By MARJORIE J E N S E N , University of Minnesota

Spring informal rushing has brought Dorothy Verrell, Irma Hammerbacker,
to T a u chapter six new pledges: Kathleen and Betty Bakke.
Wooldrick, Lorraine Skinner, Eunice Ol-
son, Katharine Sutherland, Jeanette E c k - The Mothers' Club gave a spring tea
lund, and Evelyn Gerhardt. Leonore for Tau girls and their friends on Sun-
Wolfe is rushing chairman for next year. day, April 3. This year Tau's spring for-
mal is to be at the Minnetonka LaFayette
The athletic cup which the interso- Club.
rority branch of W.A.A. had offered as
the reward for greatest participation in Doris Ward, member of GS4>, wom-
winter sports has been won by T a u this en's honorary journalistic society, is fi-
year. Marjorie Jensen has been elected nance chairman for its annual Matrix
to the presidency of W.A.A. banquet to which the following Tau
members are to be guests: Dorothy Ver-
Three T a u members have been taken rell, Lenore Wolfe, Mary Woodring, Lor-
into Trailers' Club, girls' outdoor club: raine Crouch, Lorrine Oliver, Ethelmae
Eylar, and Marjorie Jensen.

Chi Girl Becomes W.A.A. President

By A N N K I L L E E N , Syracuse University

On March 12, we initiated the follow- good job this year will carry rushing
ing girls: Katherine Burlingham ('35); through next fall.
Jamesine Hope ('35); Dorothy Rockwell
('33); Dorothy Wood ('35). The ini- We are very proud of Hazel Jordan
tiation banquet was held at the Hotel On- who has been elected president of W.A.A.
ondaga. Mary "Skip" Youdan ('30), as Betty Frank ('33), is the only girl serv-
toastmistress, introduced the toasts which ing on the Junior Prom committee.
followed the theme "Builders of AOTJ." Gladys Lunn ('34), pledged 2 X A , hon-
Gladys Lunn ('34), is our rushing chair- orary arts fraternity. "Peg" Tower and
man, but Lois Haskins who did such a Eunice Baker ('35), have survived cuts
on the Onondaga Yearbook.

Upsilon Members Make 108 Hours of A Grade

By BARBARA T R A S K C L A R K , University of Washington

Sallie Sue White holds the limelight Hilke and Dottie Reid are on various of
at Upsilon this quarter with her many ac- the committees.
tivities. She is the new vice president of
the chapter, and was recently initiated Our frosh have been displaying great
into Totem Club, upperclass women's dramatic talent this year. Phyllis Sutter
took part in the Dance Drama given by
honorary activity society, and *>ir, dra- the Physical Education department, and
a song-and-dance act composed of Ethel
matic honorary. With Ethel and Dottie Reid, Byrdette Mason, Janet Aldrich, and
Reid, she danced in a chorus of twelve Eleanor Bennest took first place among
girls at a recent entertainment given by all the sororities on the campus at the
the P.T.A. of Roosevelt High School, and freshman vaudeville sponsored annually
she has received a bid from 6 2 * to at- by A FA.
tend Matrix Table, annual honorary ban-
quet. Beside all this, she is director of the Gladys Phillips won all the intercol-
Junior Girls' Vodvil, the lively entertain- legiate debates in which she took part this
ment given each spring by the junior year, and is one of the four sophomores
class. out of sixty-five girls invited to Matrix
Table.
We have eight other girls connected
with J.G.V., too—Connie Ellis is in Kit Croasdill is the newest of our
charge of the music; Ethel Reid is in pledges, having joined our ranks on Feb-
one of the acts; Edna May Bidwell and ruary 18. By the time you read this, she,
Byrdette Mason are in the chorus; and, with three others—Ethel Reid, Fern
Kit Croasdill, Margaret Benedict, Mary Taft, and Ernestine Bilan will probably

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be wearing Alpha 0 pins. Initiation is to Beachwood have returned to the fold af-
be held April 16. Kit is on the sales com- ter an absence of some time. Ted Cole
mittee for the Tyee yearbook, and Ethel is our third member of M*K this year,
is on the committee of the freshman and has also been awarded a scholarship
spring dance. in music for next year. Isabel Lane, T a -
coma, and Marcella Lawler, Raymond,
Virginia Beatty, our scholarship chair- came up April 8 for the Washington-
man, is chortling over the 108 hours of California crew races, and remained over
A made by our girls during winter quar- the week-end. Ditto Beeuwkes, our retir-
ter. Marquise McMichael, Kit Tucker, ing president, is a charter member of T o -
and Mary McArthur are not in school tem Club, honorary activity society.
this quarter, but Fern Taft and Alice

Nu Kappa Makes Fine Scholastic Progress

By IRMA SIGLER, Southern Methodist University

During mid-term rush week, we for making the highest scholastic average
pledged Winona Blaine, Dallas. among the pledges. Dorothy made five
A's. Eugenia Hodge ('31), presented the
On March 16, Nu Kappa chapter held plaque to the chapter last year. Elizabeth
initiation for the following girls: Reba Spurlock is our rush captain for next
Browne, Dorothy Browne, Elizabeth year.
Spurlock, Mabel Robb, Jean Squires,
Dallas; Mary Alice Swonger and Jose- Our fraternity average rose to fourth
phine, Beaumont; and, Catherine Smith, place this last semester among the fra-
San Antonio. A banquet was held after ternities and sororities on the campus.
initiation at Stoneleigh Court. A corsage We showed a greater gain this year than
was presented to each new initiate. A any other organization, as we were in the
plaque was presented to Dorothy Browne thirteenth place last year.

Beta Phi Gives Formal Dance

By Y E T I V E BROWNE, Indiana University

The pledges gave a George Washington Recognition List for Freshmen. Kathryn
dinner on February 20, and Mrs. Snyder, Williams who made the junior and var-
our chaperon, gave a delightful tea April sity basketball teams, has been elected
10 for the freshmen. Eupha Paine ('35), to W.A.A. Eleanor Jane Garber also made
and Lelah Scott ('35), have been pledged. the senior basketball team. Selma Drab-
Doris Ward and Selma Drabing are rush ing had one of the important parts in
captains for next year. The formal dance "Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," a play given
was given February 13 in the chapter by the drama classes. Dorothy Kasey gave
house. Decorations were in keeping with a violin recital at a formal dinner of the
Valentine's Day. Women's Faculty Club in March. Yetive
Browne has been pledged to T K A , de-
Bernice Greenawalt was chosen as a bating society.
nominee for the presidency of the A.W.S.
Selma Drabing ('35), made Mortar Board

Eta Broadcasts First in New University Hour

By SARAH ROGERS, University of Wisconsin

The scholarship list shows that we have Somerville, New Jersey; Jeannette Dim-
raised our position among the other so- ond, Milwaukee; Josephine Pitz, Mani-
rorities ten places. Thirteen of us had towoc ; Evelyn Nuernberg, Athens; Jean
two-point averages, and it makes us feel Littlejohn, Springfield, Illinois; Dorothy
very much encouraged about it. Sheahan, West Allis; June Schroeder,
Chicago, Illinois. The other three girls
On the morning of March 26, twelve initiated were pledges last semester-
girls became actives. Nine of these girls Charlotte Goedde, East St. Louis, Illinois;
were rushed and pledged during Febru- Barbara Buell, Aurora, Illinois, and Elea-
ary rushing. They are: Helen Clarke and nor Hoehn, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Margaret Clarke, Madison; Barbara E l y ,

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Two of the new actives, Helen and Madison's newspapers, has instituted a
Margaret Clarke, were in the cast of an new program to be given once a week.
Easter play given by Christ Presbyterian It is called "The Interfraternity and In-
Church in Madison on Good Friday, tersorority Sing." One of the Greek-letter
while Evelyn Nuernberg is president of organizations will be heard each week.
Pythia Literary Society and was awarded Alpha Omicron Pi, therefore, represented
a cup for being the best director of the by E t a chapter, went "on the air" early
one-act play contest held by sororities in April, the first organization to broad-
and fraternities each year at the Univer- cast. We started the program by singing
sity. one song; then Helen Lawton, our presi-
dent, gave a short history of Alpha 0 ;
This year the University revived an Virginia Schmidt played a piano solo;
old tradition in the form of an interso- Hazel Kramer sang two popular num-
rority relay contest held the evening of bers; and, the program closed with the
the annual athletic carnival. E t a chapter entire chapter singing again. The pur-
picked her men to run for her, and al- pose of the broadcast is to interest the
though we were not the lucky winner yet public in the University of Wisconsin,
we were glad to take our place in the re- and to give a little publicity to the or-
newal of this custom. ganizations.

W I B A , the radio station of one of

Alpha Phi Has Seven Girls on Honor Roll

By FRANCES TAYLOR, Montana State College

Edith Johnson was elected queen of Vivienne Bouleware, Margaret Kumkel
the Engineers' Dance on March 19. Mar- and Virginia Warner are on the staff for
garet Herman and Ann Harrington went Vocational Congress. Virginia Warner is
to Missoula for the contest with the uni- the chairman of Woman's Day in May,
versity girls in athletics. The musical and Vivienne Bouleware is music chair-
comedy this year is "The Fortune Teller." man.
Kathryn Klingensmeith has a comedy
part and Mary E . Hamilton, Helen Rush- The patronesses had a lovely dinner for
ing, Pat Millis, Eileen Cummings are in the pledges and new initiates last month.
the chorus. Ann Harrington and Virginia The president, vice president, and Miss
Keyes are property managers with Caro- Ritchie, our housemother, were also
lyn Busch and Dorothy Baker working guests.
on the scenery. In the swimming meet for
girls held recently, Margaret Herman won Quite a few of our girls made honor
second place. Ellen Pope and Eileen Cum- roll last quarter: Opal Petrausch, Mar-
mings also placed. garet Winters, Dorothy Ford, Pearl Hirsh,
Mary Vorhees, Ethel Sales, and Mary E .
Hamilton.

Nu Omicron Participates in Washington Activities

By S U E LANIER, Vanderbilt University

February 22 was a big and busy day on porch of the colonial mansion. Many
the campus because of the Colonial tea charming costumes were seen, and prizes
and ball given in commemoration of the were awarded to the most beautiful.
George Washington Bicentennial. The Frances Rodenhauser and her escort led
affairs are the annual entertainment of the grand march. She wore a colonial
the Student Union. Frances Rodenhauser, gown of eggshell and green silk and her
our president and girl representative on flowers were Madame Dreux. The Alpha
the Student Union Board, was in the re- O's turned out for both occasions in gay
ceiving line at the tea, while seven or eight costumes and wigs.
other members of the chapter served. The
colonial ball was, if possible, a bigger Nu Omicron enjoyed the recent visit
event than the tea. The ballroom rep- of her District Superintendent, Mrs. E d -
resented the garden of Mt. Vernon with ward G. Surgeon. She stayed three days
a replica of Washington's stately mansion with us. On the first night, there was a
standing at one end. The orchestra which buffet sup|>er at the chapter house, and
furnished the music was seated on the much talk. The next day there was a
luncheon and a tea which all the faculty,

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patronesses, alumnae, and parents at- Our other representative is Laura Ellen
tended. The alumna; also entertained her Wallace.
with an informal tea and dinner at the
Women's Club. The Alpha O's are all busy with re-
hearsals for stunt night. "The Evolution
Sunday afternoon, April 13, Louise of Drama" is to be presented, and we
Turner ('32), was initiated. Following have Shakespeare. The stunt is being di-
the initiation service, we had open-house. rected by Josephine McKelvey ('32). We
have such a conglomeration of Shakes-
Martha Roberts ('33), and Frances pearean characters put into modern col-
Rodenhauser ('32), were recently elected lege situations that we are sure the great
to A<i>A, an honorary German fraternity. dramatist would never recognize them.
Margaret Whiteman, Martha Roberts, The object is to "take off" life at Vander-
and Sue Lanier made the Sophomore bilt and some of its mighty officials. No
Honor Roll. Three of our freshmen, Shir- cup is to be given this year to the so-
ley Gray Kirkpatrick, Martha Snell, and rority presenting the best stunt because
Mabel Wynn Ownbey got off to an ex- the keen competition heretofore has been
cellent start by making 4>BK grades the against cooperation in the whole produc-
first term. Next year Mary Eleanor Rod- tion.
enhauser will be president of Panhellenic.

Psi Continues Saturday Bridge Parties

By R U T H HENDRICKSON, University of Pennsylvania

During February we initiated three of Penn campus not long ago. She is Marian
our pledges: Dorothy Maloney, Kath- Miller, a freshman.
erine Langell, and Edna Dhiel. The cere-
mony was followed by a luncheon and Bowling Green, the women's dramatic
bridge party in their honor. At that time, association, will present an entertainment
Virginia Snyder, another pledge, was ill to the National Athletic Convention to
witb scarlet fever. We plan to make her meet at the University of Pennsylvania
one of us as soon as she is well. soon. Four AOIT's, Dorothy Maloney,
Mildred Taylor, Ruth Hendrickson, and
A formal dance was held in January at Vivian Falk will participate in this. We
the house. We have decided to continue expect several girls from Nu to stay with
the Saturday afternoon bridge parties that us at that time.
we started last year. The girls find that
they are not only a means to make some Caroline Kellner ('33), died Monday,
money, but they are an excellent scheme March 14 at her home in Drexel Hill. She
to get the chapter together in a social way became ill with pneumonia after return-
once a month. ing from a house party at Lehigh Uni-
versity, and her death occurred a week
We were delighted to discover an AOI1 later. We miss Caroline very much. Our
transfer from Epsilon walking about the deepest sympathy goes out to her family.

Phi Honors Pianists at Reception

By K A T H L E E N MCMORRAN, University of Kansas

Jean Murduck won the pin given to Mary Hoernig Conklin ('32), was
the pledge with the highest grades. Pearl elected to 4>BK this spring. She is a mem-
Otto was a very close second. We held ber of the Spanish club and is entirely
initiation Sunday morning, February 28, self-supporting. Pauline Orr ('32), was
for Jean Murduck ('33), Pearl Otto elected to 0 2 * , honorary journalism so-
('33), Lucille Brooks ('33), and Muriel rority. She has been on the University
Lovett ('33). Our initiation banquet was Daily Kansan staff for two years.
carried out in our colors, cardinal and
white. Toasts were given by Ellen Davis Three Phi girls: Faire Voran ('32),
('32), and Pearl Otto. On March 8, Chan- Anita Munford ('33), and Olga Wallace
cellor Lindley, Miss Husband, Dean of ('33), are going with the University Glee
Women, Dr. and Mrs. Mix, and Miss Club, April 18, on its annual tour of the
Meguiar were our guests at dinner. Mrs. southwestern part of Kansas. Faire Voran
Mix is our alumna adviser, and Miss and Kathleen McMorran, both members
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April 18. Seats will be reserved at the re- Phi announces the pledging of Eliza-
cital for the AOIT chapter. Afterwards, beth Hinshaw ('34). Lucille Brooks will
there will be a reception at the house in be rushing chairman next year. Our spring
honor of Faire and Kathleen. Faire is on party will be held on May 14, and we're
the committee to make plans for the all looking forward to it because it will be
Mothers' Day celebration at the Univer- the second of the two parties we were al-
sity. lowed this year.

Omega Girl Sings in Trio

By CHARLOTTE MATTHEWS, Miami University

We are planning for our dance to be Isabelle Clark, one of our freshmen, was
held at Oxford College, May 7, for which recently elected to Alethenai, and Jean
we have engaged Michael Hauer to play. Rush is a member of a girls' trio which
Blue Key is giving a carnival on April 17, has been singing with the University Glee
and we have the fortune-telling booth. Club. We also have a new pledge, Gwen-
Then too, we will have our senior picnic dolyn Williams, Cleveland, who with Isa-
and a banquet in honor of our new presi- bell Clark, has been pledged to AO.
dent, Phyllis Jaycox.

Omicron Pi Juniors Take Part in Play

By W I N I F R E D H A L L , University of Michigan

Omicron Pi announces the initiation of fore seeing "No Man's Land." Several of
Frances (Billee) Johnson, Eleanor Heath, our juniors took part in the play.
and Helen Flynne, on the week-end of
April 2 and 3. The banquet was held at One Tuesday night this month the Ann
the house, following initiation. Arbor Alumna? chapter gave a very nice
supper at the house to entertain the
On the opening night of the "Junior pledges, whose number has been enlarged
Girls' Play," given in honor of the seniors, recently by the pledging of Norma Caro,
the latter donned caps and gowns for the Alice Dickey, Elizabeth Mendenhall, and
first time, and attended the senior wom- Elizabeth Talcott. Plans have been made
en's banquet at the League Building, be- by the pledges for a dance to be held in
the near future in honor of the actives.

Alpha Sigma Members Have Varied Interests

By ISABELLE CROVVELL, University of Oregon

The activities of Virginia Grone head Wesley club council and is directing
the list for Alpha Sigma. They include "Bread." Florence King is chairman of a
chairman for the Mortar Board Ball, committee for the Panhellenic dance, and
chairman for the tea and luncheon for the Peggy McKie is on the Y . W . Upperdass
Western Intercollegiate A.W.S. conven- commission and the A.S.U.O. Reorganiza-
tion, chairman for a tea honoring our tion committee. Vera Snow is in charge of
dean, Mrs. Schwering, assisting with Sen- the Hermian Club banquet. Vera and
ior Leap Week activities, and taking part Edith Clement are both active in intra-
in the dance recital. Margaret Hammer- mural sports and the Physical Education
bacher and Norma Chinnock are singing Club. Isabelle Crowell is on the com-
in the Polyphonic concert to be given in mittee for Junior Prom queen elections
Portland. Margaret also has a part in and publicity, and chairman of the AOII
"Beggar's Opera," and both are officers in booth for the A.W.S. Carnival. The booth
4>B, music honorary. Katherine Liston is was attractively decorated by Dorothy I I -
president of "Tonqued," the town girls" lidge and was financially successful as it
organization, and is a pledge to 4>©T. took in the most tickets during the eve-
Dorothy Morgan is a group leader on the ning. Nonearle Ryder, rushing chairman,
Y . W . C . A . cabinet and secretary of the entertained rushees with a party at her
A.S.U.O. committee for a lecture series. home during spring vacation.
Mary Loui?e is drama chairman of the

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Xi Chapter Happy in Dormitory

By M A D E L E I N E COQUET, University of Oklahoma

Kay Matson came, we saw and were Smith, Arkansas, and Ivalo Laughery,
conquered. She spent five days with us, Borger, Texas.
and we are still wondering how she ever
managed to untangle all our tangles in We reached the finals in the sorority
that short time. The alumnae honored tournament, but were gloriously defeated.
her with a lovely tea in Oklahoma City,
and we gave a tea at the chapter house for We are playing tennis, ping-pong,
her so she could meet the people on the swimming, and going horse-back rid-
campus. ing, all in preparation for the spring tour-
naments. We have our eye on the beauti-
In December, Mary Beth Grisso, Tulsa ful activity cup that the University gives
alumna, planned and gave for us the most to the most outstanding group. We are
unique rush dinner that we have ever tied for first place at the present date.
had. It was Mexican style, with red ban-
danna handkerchiefs for napkins, red Some of the chapter activities and indi-
checked table cloths, and food of an- vidual members' records for the past
chovy, avocado salad, and the most divine month are: Irma Strand has been elected
spaghetti. to the Y . W . cabinet and K a y Floyd to
the Y . W . council; M a n Brecht has been
X i moved in January. We are now es- pledged to E l Modji, honorary art or-
tablished in the dormitory and have seven ganization; Stella Sypert is president
rooms all together. This step relieves us of the freshman E l Modji; Ethaline M c -
of a great financial burden and aids us in Elwee is a member of the varsity tennis
getting in closer contact with the dorm- team; Mildred Hurst and Madeleine Co-
itory girls. quet received invitations and attended
the Waffle Iron banquet held for promi-
Irma Strand, Minnesota, is leading a nent women annually; Madeleine Coquet
Y . W . interest group, and Stella Sypert, and Katherine Floyd are entered in the
Dallas, Texas, is president of freshman bridge tournament which X i won last
E l Modji, an art club. year becoming university champions;
Madeleine Coquet was voted an out-
We have never been so happy as we standing Sooner.
have been this past month. Moving out of
our house and into the dormitory was a X i plans to have formal initiation and
dangerous experiment. But it worked. We pledging April 16. Plans are in progress
pledged two of the most outstanding girls for a banquet to be held in Oklahoma
in the dormitory, Ethaline McElwee, Fort City.

Pi Delta Has Three of Seven Members in Senior Honorary

By ALMA H I C K O X , University of Maryland

First of all there was the Annual C o - Dezendorf ('32), who led the Interfrater-
lonial Ball on George Washington's Birth- nity Ball with Charles Fouts, who is
day. The ball, a colorful affair and very president of the Interfraternity Council.
successful, was most appropriate this year Mary Alice Worthen ('35), featured in
because of the bicentennial celebration the Calvert Cotillion, the Annual Ball of
in Washington and vicinity at this time. OAK, national honorary extra-curricular
The campus social season has been in full fraternity, when she assisted with Herbert
swing since the middle of February. The Eby, president of the Rossbourg Club.
AOII's have had a large part in the sea-
son's activities. Thus far, only two co- The next dates of interest are March
eds have led University balls. K a y Seih- 5 and 6. These mark our initiation week-
ler, as regimental sponsor for the R . O . T . C . end. The fun started on Saturday eve-
unit led the Military Ball on March 4 ning with a buffet supper for the pledges.
with Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ralph The rest of the evening was whiled away,
Watt. Other AOII's assisting in this prom- and then the freshmen were put to bed
enade were Margaret Burdette ('34), early. At midnight the gong sounded, and
Elga Jarboe ('34), Minna Cannon ('32), we proceeded to initiate eight girls: Doro-
and Genevieve Wright ('30). The other thy Bender ('35), Karina Ericson ('35),
co-ed was another of our number, May Helen McFarren ('33), Virginia Potts
('35), Mary Leslie Stallings ('35), Ma-

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belle Wackerman ('35), Helen Wohlman not forget Lenore Blount ('31). Lenorc
('35), and Mary Alice Worthen ('35). possesses such a lovely voice and made
The following day we had our initiation such fine appearances during her college
banquet at the Roosevelt Hotel in Wash- career here at Maryland that she has
ington. This was a lovely affair, and we been recalled for the lead in the annual
were so glad to have two of our national presentation of the Maryland University
officers with us. Mrs. Collins, our Dis- Opera Club. The club is presenting "The
trict Superintendent, and Mrs. Baskervill, Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant" this
the National Extension Officer, were both year with Lenore singing the role of the
our guests for the week-end. The class Princess. Lenore also sang several selec-
of 1930 established as a tradition in that tions at the Annual Junior Promenade
year the awarding of a sorority ring to the at the Willard Hotel in Washington on
best pledge, scholastically and socially, March 18.
each year. This girl was to be chosen by
the active members and the ring awarded Of course everyone knows that the
at the initiation banquet. This year a Maryland co-eds won the National Co-ed
peculiar circumstance occurred. Katherine Rifle Championship this year, but per-
(Kay) Moore ('35), was chosen by the haps you don't all know that two of the
actives as the best pledge, but K a y cannot Pi Delta's are members of that team.
be initiated until the fall so the ring is Minna Cannon ('32), and Margaret Bur-
being held for her until then. Honorable dette ("34), are members, and Minna also
mention was given to Mary Alice Wor- has the additional honor of being man-
then and Mary Leslie Stallings. All of ager of the victorious team.
these girls are members of the Freshman
Honor Society, AAA. Several of our girls have been honored
by election to honorary fraternities re-
Rosalie Goodhart ('32), and two of our cently. Minna Cannon ('32), was tapped
freshmen, Mary Leslie Stallings and for the Woman Senior Honor Society
Frances Vaughn, have done remarkable on March 11. There are only seven mem-
work in the productions of the Foot- bers in this organization, and three of
light Club. "Rosie" had the lead in "The these are AOII's. The other two are Ros-
Dover Road" and "Below Par," and alie Goodhart and Eloyse Sargent. The
Mary had the lead in her first appearance members are recognized for scholarship,
before a Maryland audience in "Sup- leadership, and character. Sigma Delta
pressed Desires." "Frankie" has had sev- Pi, national honorary Spanish fraternity,
eral minor roles and has proved herself of which Eloyse is president initiated
very capable of upholding the parts. Gretchen VanSlyke ('34), and Kinkeade
Gretchen VanSlyke ('34), has recently Young ('33), recently. "Peggy" Burdette
been honored by membership in the Foot- ('34), and Charlotte Hood ('34), were
light Club. initiated last week into B I I O , national
honorary French fraternity by Alma
In speaking of artistic ability, I must Hickox ('32), president.

Tau Delta Makes Hospital Commodities

By H E L E N MOORE, Birmingham Southern College

Tau Delta spent the week-end of Feb- Waite ('33). We are still making good
ruary 27, at Camp Coleman, some thirty profits from our continued sale of vanilla,
miles out from Birmingham. Camp Cole- and also from a rummage sale on April 2.
man is a beautiful Girl Scout Camp Tau Delta is supplying the Children's
which was procured for us by " E " Hospital with necessary commodities
Crabbe, TA alumna who is now actively which each girl markes herself. The last
engaged in Girl Scout work. Everyone articles we made were hot water bag-
had such a fine time that we're planning covers.
a house party about the end of May.
Wednesday, April 6, T a u Delta gave a We are all missing Grace Tyler ('33),
steak-fry at the Stafford's hut on Shades who has recently moved to New York
Mountain. Marjorie ('36), is one of our to live. She has entered Barnard College.
new pledges. She was one of Tau Delta's most charm-
ing members. Charlotte Matthews ('32),
On April 13, we are giving a benefit has recently become a member of $ r M ,
bridge party at the home of Margaret national honorary historical society; she

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has also been elected into S S K , honor- Burton ('34), is chairman of the upper-
ary educational fraternity. Helen Moore class intramural basketball activities. She
('33), has been invited to join XA«i>, na- is, of course, a member of the Athletic
tional honorary writers' fraternity. Alice Committee of the College.

Kappa Theta Vacations at Balboa

By MADELINE HANNON, University of California at Los Angeles

Kappa Theta held initiation on March ward the intersorority cup. Too, we won
6 for Martha Belle Cook ('33), Marjorie four basketball games in the intersorority
Gillmor ('35), Barbara Halsey ('35), meet and as a result are in the semi-
Harriet Hinds ('35), Yvonne Kobe ('35), finals. At present, we are tied with K K T
Gertrude Long ('35), Frances Morris for first place, but we hope soon to have
('35), Louise Nelson ('35), Ruth Oberg the cup gracing our mantel.
('35), Marguerite Page ('35), Phyllis
Parr ('34), Betty Spenetta ('35). The The Easter holidays found the Alpha
evening previous to initiation the class O's vacationing at Balboa, a beach town
modeled in a beautiful fashion revue for about sixty-five miles south of Los An-
the active members. Kappa Theta wishes geles. They were a glorious few days we
to announce the pledging of Evelyn Cul- spent.
ver ('35), and Frances Sheeler ('35).
Florence Tobin ('33), has brought us
We are so proud of our new gift—an fame in dramatics, but more of her later.
electric grandfather's clock given to us by
our Mothers' Club. It greatly enhances Our president, Margaret Poulton ('32),
the beauty of the house, and we are was married to Ensign Ray Cannon
deeply appreciative of our mothers' ef- Needham, United States Navy, on April
forts. 2, and at present is touring the Pacific
Northwest. The wedding was just the
Betty Bradstreet ('34), won first place sort of affair that we dream about, with
in the intersorority archery contest, there- the ushers in complete dress uniform and
by winning five points for the house to- the crossed swords forming a passageway
for the bridal couple.

Kappa Omicron Initiates Eleven Pledges

By C H A R L I N E T U C K E R , Sout/western University

Kappa Omicron is proud to have ini- class; she is in the beauty section of the
tiated eleven girls this year: Margaret Annual; she is active in all sports; and
Tallichet, Jessie Richmond, Dorothea she has written a short story which re-
Sledge, Mary Clinton, Elizabeth Town- ceived very high praise from the English
send, Peggy Walker, Grace Braun, Clara dejxartment of the college. The pledges
McGehee, and Charlese Pepper in Febru- entertained the actives with a "kid" dance
ary ; and Margaret Mercere and Christine in the chapter lodge. A slide took the
Gilmore in April. Margaret Tallichet was place of the door, and at intermission
chosen as best pledge and given the pledge animal crackers and pink lemonade were
ring. Margaret, besides being a popular served. Peggy Walker is rush captain.
girl on the campus, has made the honor
roll the last three times; she had the Alice Cahill, who did not return this
feminine lead in the play, "The Play's year, has been chosen by the Governor
the Thing," given by the Southwestern of Maryland as the representative from
players; she was one of the two fresh- that state to the Apple Blossom Festival.
man girls to make the Sou'wester staff; We have started on a money raising cam-
she is vice president of the Woman's U n - paign. We plan to sell vanilla and are
dergraduate Society in the freshman preparing for a large benefit bridge party.

Alpha Rho Girl Becomes W.A.A. President

By E L I Z A B E T H GABLER, Oregon State College

With the opening of spring quarter Helen Pietarila ('33), was elected presi-
Alpha Rho chapter found several of her dent of W.A.A., which entitles her to a
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she will represent Oregon State college chapter added Lucile Moss to our list
at the Athletic Conference of American of members. A formal banquet was given
College Women. Helen also was presented in her honor. Helen Olson was toastmis-
with a gift at the Ad Club banquet for tress.
her efficient work in ticket selling.
We were glad to greet Ruth Dinges,
Elizabeth Gabler ('33), has been ap- who returned to school this spring. We
pointed assistant day editor of the Ba- were sorry, however, to lose Betty Israel
rometer, and Kathleen O'Leary ('32), is and Barbara Adams, but since they plan
chairman of the chaperon committee for to return next fall, we have not lost them
the Associated Women's Students' con- entirely.
vention on the campus April 22.
Our social schedule for the year will
Several of our girls took part in the close with our spring formal at College
college Dance Recital recently. They Gardens, May 28. Many alumnae plan to
were Billie Pearson, Helen Olson, Doro- come, and we are also inviting prominent
thy Bumstead, and Thalia Larson. They students on the campus. We are giving
will also dance in the Spring Festival. our formal in honor of our new officers
who will be installed before the dance.
On Sunday morning, April 10, our

Beta Theta Wins State Scholarship Cup

By B E T T Y H A L L , Butler University

Beta Theta left State Luncheon this drink a cup of tea and leave in its place a
year carrying the scholarship cup with piece of silver. We have found that this is
us. The Indianapolis alumna: offer the fine plan for making a little extra money.
cup each year to the chapter making the We are also giving a skating party on
highest average. This is the first year that April 19. We had one early in the fall
Beta Theta has won the cup, and we are and had so much fun that we decided to
very happy. And speaking of grades, we give another.
headed the list of national sororities on
the campus with an average of 1.782. Butler is giving its Junior Prom, April
That was for last semester's grades. We 15. Betty Hall is our candidate for Prom
hope that we can keep our good work for Queen. One of the department stores in
this semester, too. Indianapolis had a sort of "open-house"
April 9 at which all the Prom Queen
The active chapter gave a dinner bridge candidates were hostesses. The girls mod-
at the Food Craft Shop on March 28. eled spring fashions and in return were
We are now working on a "Silver Tea" presented with compacts and a pair of
which is to be given April 17 at the hose. Betty Hall is rush chairman for
house. In case you don't know what a next year.
"Silver Tea" is we may say that you

Alpha Pi Places First in Scholarship

By ELEANOR BARKER, Florida State College for Women

We chose our initiation date so that • The juniors and seniors entertained
it would coincide with the week-end of with a tea-dance during the Junior-Sen-
Mrs. Surgeon's visit. On February 21 ior Prom. Edith Ayers was one of the
Julia Gehan, Christine Ridgell Beth hostesses at a Cotillion Club dance.
Kehler, Marjorie Carter, and Opal At- F.S.C.W.'s latest innovation is the Sopho-
water were initiated. Mrs. Surgeon and more Hop which is to be held April 23.
the new initiates were honored that night The sophomores and freshmen are plan-
by a buffet supper at the house at which ning to hold open-house during the day.
time some of the alumnae presented Beth
Kehler with an A O I I ring for the highest During the recent spring elections
average and highest accumulation of Mary Lee Davis ('34), was elected treas-
points. Beth recently represented our urer of Y . W . C . A . ; Mildred Williams
chapter at the City Panhellenic Scholar- ('34), treasurer of X A * , national liter-
ship banquet. New pledges are: Louise ary honorary; Lenore Altman ('33), sec-
Jonson, New Smyrna; and, Imogene retary-treasurer of 4>A0, national history
Kierce, Baker, Florida. honorary. Marjorie Carter ('35), was

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tapped to serve on Freshman Com- has the burden of writing the script as
mission, a college government organiza- well as arranging for all the music and
tion consisting of twenty outstanding dancing. This pageant is the last as well
freshmen. Mary Jane Sheldon ('34), was as one of the most important student
appointed news editor of the Flambeau, activities of the year.
the weekly school paper.
We were proud to have reached our
Thelma Phipps ('34), is chairman of scholarship goal the first semester when
the May Day pageant which is held we were placed first on the list of na-
each year in the open air theatre. Thelma tional sororities.

Epsilon Alpha Wins Five Major Offices

By LOUISE M . S U C K F I E L D , Pennsylvania State College

The recent nominations and elections Madame Blanca Renalda, a pianist and
by the women's student body gave major a Chilean, at a tea during Mrs. Basker-
offices to five Penn State AOITs. Louise vill's visit to State College. On Sunday
Everitt will be senior senator; Betty evening, March 13, Mrs. Sperry, one of
Preston, senior senator and secretary of our patronesses, gave a beautiful supper
the Women's Student Government As- for the girls, with clever suggestions of
sociation; and Ethel Filbert, junior sena- the spirit of Saint Patrick's Day in the
tor. "Jack" Henrie is incoming president shamrock-shaped patty shells and green
of W.A.A., and Peggy Borland, next ice and decorations on the cake. March
treasurer of the Y . W . C A. Epsilon Alpha's 20, Palm Sunday, the AX fraternity gave
president, Gladys Kaufman, is secretary an Easter dinner for the AOII's. Easter
of the Fraternity Presidents' Council. egga with faces painted on them and odd
"Jo" Stetler was elected sophomore track little hats and modernistic stands of
manager by the Women's Athletic As- crepe paper marked each place. Alice
sociation Board. "Jo" is also head of the Cullnane and Anne Nichols had a bridge
entertainment committee for the annual party for the seniors at Anne's home.
May Day program on May 7. The wom- Ruth Meyers was requested to have her
en's honorary music club, the Louise picture taken to be among those judged
Homer Club, recently initiated three for the Belles' Section of the La Vie, the
AOII's, Frances Christine, Rosamond College annual.
Kaines, and Jo Stetler. Louise Suck-
field was initiated into Sigma Pi Sigma, Since the last To DRAC.MA, three new
honorary physics fraternity. girls have been pledged and initiated.
They are "Jack" (Harriet R . ) Henrie
The chapter had the honor of enter- (*33), Alice M . Marshall ('33), and "Jo"
taining Mamie Baskervill and her friend, (Josephine S.) Stetler.

Theta Eta Enjoy f Slumber Parties

By MARY L O U I S E R A Y , University of Cincinnati

Our pledges entertained the actives Our initiation was held on February
during Christmas vacation with an in- 27 at Clifton M . E . Church. We initiated
formal dance in the club room of the seven girls: Ruth Miller, Irma Seyfferle,
Y.M.C.A. Several of our active chapter Gladys Roberts, Dorothea Wurtz, Jean-
and pledges enjoyed this dance. Theta nette Merk, Mary E . Perkins, Martha
Eta's talented pledges gave a little pro- Shelby. In the evening we celebrated with
gram which included a dramatic skit by formal initiation banquet. During the
Dorothea Wurtz and Jeannette Merk and evening Miriam Hatton, a sophomore in
a few songs by our harmony sisters, the College of Liberal Arts was presented
Gladys Roberts and Ruth Miller. with a cup given annually by Ermina
Price ( I ) , and her husband, Dr. Chester
At February "exam" period, we were A. Price, to the best all-round active.
entertained with a slumber party at the Marjorie Dewey presented the ring given
home of "Dotty" Wurtz. Fortune-tell- annually by Frances Rich (fi), and Carl
ing and ghost stories were the main di- Rich to the best all-round pledge. Jean-
versions of the evening, and at midnight nette Merk was awarded this ring. Toast-
"Dotty" served us with a luncheon.

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mistress of the evening was our president, Marjorie Dewey was chosen president
Virginia Nolloth, and toasts were given for next year. We are thankful to Mar-
by a representative of each class. Hope jorie who was our rush-captain for the
Johnson Tiemeyer (611 Founder), told fifteen pledges last fall.
us of the founding of an Alpha 0 chapter
on the campus and Lucille Newton (011 On April 1, even though it was April
Founder), told us of the founding of Fool's Day, Theta Eta enjoyed its spring
AOII. Each of the pledges were called formal at the Hyde Park Country Club.
upon to say something about what AOII Representatives from the other sororities
meant to her or read her poems. Irma on the campus were present. This was
Seyfferle was given special recognition the first time that other sororities had
for her poem. Ruth wrote an original enjoyed the hospitality of one on this
composition for her "AOII Sweetheart campus. The attractive dance programs
Song," and she was asked to play it for were painted by Virginia Hall of the
us. Applied Arts College. Ruth Miller and
Gladys Roberts sang the "Sweetheart
"Dotty" Wurtz is prominent in Fresh- Song" which Ruth composed for initi-
man Wig-wag Council and was chair- ation.
man of the annual freshman non-date
dance. Jeannette Merk is an AAA and is On April 9, Dorothea Thompson, who
on the Mystic Thirteen (our Mortar was pledged March 29, gave us a slumber
Board) honor roll. Ruth Miller and party. We enjoyed her midnight luncheon
Gladys Roberts are Glee Club members and agreed that this was a pleasant way
and are prominent in Y work. Virginia to finish our spring vacation which lasted
Mocller is also an AAA. a week.

Beta Tau Gives Luncheon for Seniors

By MARGARET H I L L , University of Toronto

A red letter day in Beta Tau's calendar next year were installed. We held a rush-
was February 17. In the afternoon a new ing tea for a few of the girls who are
member, Isabel (Billy) Bolton, was ini- coming to college in the fall at the Royal
tiated, and in the evening our formal York Golf Club in March. At a farewell
dance was held at the Eglinton Hunt luncheon in honor of our seniors they
Club in Toronto. The room was deco- were presented with recognition pins.
rated with balloons, and the supper tables This event ended our activities with the
were in red and white with red roses. exception of our annual house party tak-
The patronesses were Mrs. Willson and ing place in May after our examinations
Mrs. Robb. are over. We regret that Jean Downing
lias been seriously ill for two months, but
Margaret McNiven was elected presi- are glad that she is convalescing.
dent of the chapter, and the officers for

Alpha Tau to Assist wi th W.A.A. Convention

By BARBARA JACKSON , Denison University

Our initiation was postponed until Bea Handy is the sophomore manager for
March 12, but now we have nine new golf, and Sue Perry is the freshman man-
actives. Lucille Perry was the winner of ager for track. Nan Bingham was elected
the Jane Hastings Scully cup which is a senior member on Judiciary. Harriet
awarded each year to the freshman who Johnson, one of the initiates, was the
is voted the biggest asset to the chapter. stage manager for "Beggar on Horse-
Mary Estey is rushing chairman for next back," and Margaret Rowe had a minor
year. Rushing will continue for six weeks part in the production. Our W.A.A. is
in the fall with four parties, the first an having a convention soon, and several
all-freshman open-house. AOII's are heading committees for it:
Mary Estey, publicity; Nan Bingham,
Marian Mohr, our past president, is housing; and Theodora Jones, custodian.
one of the candidates for May queen;

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Beta Kappa Helps with University Petition

By FLORA W H I T E , University of British Columbia

We are just in the midst of our final stitution. On February 20 we had an "At
examinations. In a few weeks our first home" for freshettes at the home of Mrs.
college year as Alpha O's will be over. Hiles. During the afternoon about forty
We are all looking forward very girls called and enjoyed a cup of tea.
much to a week of camp again at "Cove Beta Kappa had a very successful in-
Cliff." formal at the Point Grey Golf Club on
February 23. Betty Johnson was in
February 12, Alpha O's on the Univer- charge of the plans assisted by Avis Hall.
sity of British Columbia campus turned March 24 we had our second initiation.
out 100 per cent to petition for their The new initiates are June Duncan,
Alma Mater. The petition outlined the Gladys Frost, and Eleanor Walker. After
situation at the University and concluded initiation we had a happy evening to-
with the plea that the government grant gether. The plans were arranged by our
for next year, "be not reduced below an Social Convener, Mary Latta, who has
amount which, after affecting all reasona- worked so efficiently for our chapter dur-
ble economies," will enable the university ing the past year.
to function as a first-class educational in-

Co-operative buying Quts Sxpenses

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of the association for the last two years has been very satisfactory, it is felt that the
possibilities of future growth and usefulness have scarcely been indicated. On the
strength of the showing already made, we feel warranted in believing that all fra-
ternities considered desirable credit risks will become members of the association.
With increased membership the association will be able to buy at greater advantage,
receive better discounts, and cut down the overhead which at present is only 4J4
per cent. In the near future it is hoped that a supply depot will be established near
the campus with large warehouse space and facilities for cutting of meats.

We feel that the association is no longer in an experimental stage. I t is win-
ning the confidence of the fraternities, as shown by the fact that four new members
were added to the original eighteen at the end of the first year, and this year five
new groups are joining. Membership in the organization no longer involves the
risk of even the small amount of capital invested. This does not mean, of course,
that it is all clear sailing. Prices are dropping all around to meet the schedule of the
association, but the members realize that if the association stops operating these
prices will go back up to normal. There will always be complaints on certain,
products as there are at any store. Stories will be passed around concerning the
solvency of the association. But having lived through the most strenuous period,
we have little fear of the future.

This movement on the Minnesota campus is quite in line with the present
trend toward mergers, co-operatives, and consolidations. There is no reason that
such an organization cannot be successful on other campuses if the memhers are
loyal and co-operative, and the proper management is insured. One other advantage
which is not expressed in such a concrete fashion is that this association seems to
furnish a basis for the various fraternities to co-operate in other ways. After working
together on such a mutually beneficial project, the tendency seems to be to look
upon each other with less suspicion and to realize that the group across the way
is not so bad even though their pin has a different shape.

I want to express my appreciation to Mr. Crawford, manager of the association,
for making available to me the material upon which this article is based.

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San Francisco Alumnae Divide Into Class Groups

By C A T H A R I N E M E R R I A M , 2

San Francisco Alumna; have been most tive college years and meet together
fortunate this spring in having a visit monthly. There are not more than twelve
from our Grand President, Kathryn in each group. Everyone is assessed 25^
Bremer Matson. Sigma gave a tea at the at each meeting, which is turned over
chapter house in her honor, inviting rep- to our fund for national work. At most
resentatives from the faculty and campus of the gatherings bridge is the diversion
sororities and alumnae chapters. of the afternoon or evening. There are
five groups meeting at present on both
Two days later, on February 13, the sides of the Bay, and each one gives a
alumnae gave a luncheon for Mrs. Mat- favorable account of their times together.
son at the College Women's Club in In this way we not only hope to raise
Berkeley. Irene Gay was in charge of money for our sorority, but to enjoy as-
arrangements, and Rose Marx Gilmore sociations and friendships made in col-
was toastmistress. It was a charming af- lege.
fair, and it gave thirty-five of us the
privilege of meeting our Grand Presi- On April 16 is the senior party. It is to
dent, and hearing a most illuminating be held at the home of Ruth Burckhalter
talk from her on our new chapters. this year, and is to be a bridge-tea. At
an election of officers held recently, De-
This spring our alumna; group has in- light Frederick was unanimously elected
troduced an innovation. The association president for the coming year.
has been divided into groups of compara-

Providence Alumna? Welcome New Members

By MAUDE E . C . C O V E L L , B

In December we met with Merle back to Providence from New Haven,
Mosier Potter ( E '14). At this meeting Connecticut.
a collection was taken for our Christmas
gift to the Children's Ward of the Our president, Helen Eddy Rose
Homeopathic Hospital, as a memorial (B '99), entertained us in January. The
to Lillian MacQuillin McCausland attendance at this meeting was 100 per
(B '99). I t was voted to make our con- cent. We were eleven! Would that we
tribution to the National Work in the might always record as full a meeting!
spring. A new member joined our chap- In February, Louella Fifield Darling
ter at this meeting, Florence Dudley Phil- (B '01), was our hostess. It was a de-
brick (A Ex'16). We are happy to add light to have Elizabeth Darling Jackson
Grace Lawton Hubbard (B '05), to our (K '28), with us. Elizabeth was visiting
active membership. Grace has moved her mother, from Orange, New Jersey.
We were nine. In March, the secretary
entertained three of the members (all
Beta girls) at her home in Barrington.

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Lincoln Alumna: Entertain Grand President

By B O N N I E H E S S D R A K E , Z

The January meeting was held at the the alumna? board had a buffet supper
home of Mabel Beachley with Ruth Cul- at Maude Logan's home, and on Monday
ver, Helen Hoppe, Blanche Potter, anrl noon the whole alumnae chapter gave a
Bonnie Drake as assisting hostesses. luncheon at the University Club as a
Bridge was the feature, after a short courtesy to Mrs. Matson. A number of
business meeting. I t was nice to have girls attended the very inspiring ritual
Dorothy Woodward Barnard and Doro- at the chapter house that evening.
thy Hay Hubbard with us again.
Sixteen girls had luncheon with the
We had the pleasure of entertaining a actives at the house on March 19, fol-
most charming visitor on February 20 lowed by a short business meeting. The
and 21, in the person of Mrs. Franklyn following officers for next year were
Matson, our Grand President. The active elected at a special meeting at Pauline
chapter entertained at a lovely formal Reynold's home the next Saturday: presi-
tea at the house on Sunday afternoon. In dent, Pauline Ryman; vice president,
the receiving line were Lucile Hendricks, Pauline Gellatly; secretary, Helen Miller;
Elsie Ford Piper, Mrs. Matson, Pauline treasurer, Dorothy Barnard; historian,
Reynolds, Emma Beckman and Mrs. Maude Logan, and editor to To DRAGMA,
Puilman. Pauline Gellatly invited the Jeanette Farquhar. By the way, Jeanette
guests into the diningroom, where Irma requests that all Zeta girls send her news
Latsch and Jennie Piper presided the items about themselves or other alumna.
first hour, and Edith Lansing and Bonnie Her address is 138 South 28th Street,
Drake the second. On Sunday evening Lincoln, Nebraska.

Los Angeles Alumna: Have Barbecue Meeting

By MARGARET J E A N R I T T E R , A

The year began pleasantly for us with work. The letters from the grateful
an Executive Board meeting at the home family attest the need and appreciation
of our president, Helen Shields Dixon. of the help which the chapter was happy
We always consider it a privilege to at- to be able to render. To increase the fund
tend Board meetings, for, in addition to for national work, Helene and her com-
the business transacted, there is oppor- mittee organized bridge study groups.
tunity for friendly gossip in between dis- Each pupil pays 50# per lesson, all of
cussions. On this occasion we accom- which goes to the fund. The volunteer
plished something very useful, i.e., the instructors have won great praise espe-
appointment of Muriel Turner McKinney cially Sheda Lowman Kline, and Erna
as chairman of the committee to arrange Taylor, whose pupils are primed for all
the programs for the meetings of the emergencies, and gain an enviable repu-
year. That means that things will go tation for brilliancy among their outside
smoothly. friends. Bertha George gave us a concise
summary of Banta's Greek Exchange.
The January meeting, at the Kappa
Theta house, under the auspices of Flor- On February 2 we had a special dinner
ence Alvarez, Helen Bradstreet, Lilian at the Kappa Theta house to honor
McDermott, Florence Pierce, Erna Tay- our much-loved Grand President, Kath-
lor, and Elizabeth Wilson, was principally ryn Bremer Matson. Those of you who
concerned with the report of the chair- have met her will not need to be told
man of the Philanthropic Committee, of her charm, wisdom, humor, and kind-
Helene Collins, on our Christmas work. liness, and you who are awaiting her
Through the efforts of the committee, a visit have a treat in store. Kathryn's in-
family consisting of unemployed parents formal talk to us regarding the solution
and eight children were supplied with of financial and other problems in vari-
everything from blankets, food and cloth- ous chapters and in Panhellenic groups
ing to toys and a Christmas tree (donated was of great help. She stressed the need
by Lucille Curtis English). Helene was for decreasing the financial demands
given a vole of thanks for her tireless made upon sorority women all over the

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country, with a view to bringing mem- attending 60tf instead of the usual 50tf,
bership within the means of all congenial to cover the expense of the food, which
and worthy candidates, which is not the will be kept as low as possible, and also
case at present, when every sorority to ensure the maintenance of the milk
group feels that its life depends upon fund. Edith Huntington Anderson's let-
having the most impressive house on the ter of instruction was read, and also one
campus, with consequent heavy assess- from our Grand President. We are very
ments on the individual members. glad of her advice anrl approbation. Fa-
vorable action was taken on the petition
Another February event was a bridge from Washington State College at Pull-
benefit at the Kappa Theta house, to man.
raise money for national work, and to en-
tertain our outside friends. As most of Various suggestions were made for
the refreshments were donated, the ex- bridging the gap between active and
pense of the party was low, and the alumna? chapter life, so that we may
profit encouraging, and also it was a more readily assimilate the Kappa Thetas'
very enjoyable party. as they leave college. Westwood is so
far away that few of us have an oppor-
On March 26 we met at Sheda Low- tunity of meeting the active chapter
man Kline's home in Brentwood. Lunch- often, and we are afraid that they may
eon was in the most enticing of gardens, consider us rather terrifying at first.
near the barbecue pit, with Muriel Mc- Accordingly, the scope and membership
Kinney spearing the fat frankfurters, of the hospitality committee will be in-
Sheda wrapping them neatly in their roll creased, with a view to making the
blankets, and Elsa Older serving the cool youngsters feel at home when they come
green salad. Later, comfortably filled, and to us, and also to welcome newcomers
drenched with sunshine and flower per- from other chapters.
fumes, we reluctantly left the garden to
have our business meeting. Muriel pre- We are happy to introduce our new
sented her plan for a calendar booklet officers: president, Helene Collins; vice
of the meetings and social activities for president and chairman of the Philan-
the year, to be sent to all members and thropic Committee, Jane Andre; treas-
prospective members this year, and only urer, Jean Smith Dement; assistant treas-
to paid members next year, prior to the urer, Katherine White Wasserberger;
first meeting in the fall. This coming corresponding secretary, Alma Young
year we will also send the monthly, re- Moore; assistant corresponding secre-
minder cards, but after this we hope to tary, Beth Boynton Phelps; recording
dispense with the cards and depend upon secretary, Mildred Bostwick; editor of
the calendar alone. I t was decided to re- To DRAGMA, Helen Knipps; historian,
lieve the hostesses of the financial burden Esther Day.
of the luncheons, and to tax each member

Chicago Alumna; Have Automobile Raffle

By M A R Y S. M C C L I N T O C K , P

This year the Chicago Alumnae chap- sisting. Dorothy Bruniga Dean (P '20),
ter has devoted a great deal of time and was in charge of arrangements for the
energy to developing plans for raising its drawing. I n order to create enthusiasm,
share of money for our National Philan- "The Forgotten Frontier" was shown at
thropic Fund. Our first meeting after Rho chapter house, February 15. The
Founders' Day banquet was held Janu- raffle is now over, and our money has
ary 7, and inasmuch as an automobile been sent to National. The chapter is
raffle was to be our undertaking, definite grateful to those girls in charge who
arrangements were made. Cora Jane worked so diligently to make the raffle
Stroheker ( I '24), was appointed general a success.
chairman of the raffle; Gretchen Baarsch
(P '31), North Shore captain with Doro- A local philanthropy was also carried
thy Hills (P '28), assisting; Eleanor this year. For the past two and one half
Goodrich (P '27), Central captain; Kath- years, the Chicago Alumna? chapter has
erine Morman ( e '29), West Side cap- contributed to the support of a young
tain with Dorothy Whitmore (B$), as- fdrl enrolled at the Spaulding School for
Crippled Children.

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The North Shore group displayed in- dancing, and fortunes were also dis-
genuity on April 1 having an April pensed. The objective was reached, and
Fool's party. Their plan was to raise everyone had an exceptionally delightful
additional funds for their group which, evening.
in itself, is not a novel idea, but their
method was really clever. Invitations Our Spring Luncheon is planned for
were in verse and suggested carrying May 7 provided Kathryn B. Matson can
funds as well as husbands or other male arrange to be with us on that date. We
benefactors. Merva Hennings (P '10), has expect to have luncheon in a private din-
recently moved into a p a l a t i a l new home, ingroom at Mandel's at which time a re-
and so the party held there created more port on the progress of our National
than usual interest. Those who went to Philanthropic Work will be made. The
investigate were charged five cents to Chicago South Shore Alumna: chapter
see through the house as well as fifty will join us at this time as they did on
cents for dinner. Lemonade, games, cards, Founders' Day.

New Orleans Alumnce Dedicate New Clinic

By MARIAN M O I S E , n

New Orleans Alumna? enjoyed so much the up-keep of our four clinics for the
our opportunity of meeting Numa Sur- next two years. The Jessie Roane clinic
geon, Southern District superintendent, is to have its formal dedication some-
who visited Pi chapter in February. We time in May. The alumnae chapter is
attended some of the functions given for proud of the fact that, in addition to
her, among them a supper in Pi's room, maintaining its local philanthropic work,
and a tea at the home of Beverley Wal- it was the first to send in its quota to
ton, to which representatives from other National for the Frontier Nursing Serv-
fraternities were asked. ice.

Just before Mrs. Surgeon's visit, Rita At the March meeting, held at the
Garland Albritton had several showings home of Elizabeth Lyon, the following
of moving pictures, collected during her officers were elected for next year: presi-
five-year stay in Siam. Admission was dent, Gladys Anne Renshaw; vice presi-
charged, and the proceeds were donated dent, Mary Bolton Brown; secretary,
to the alumnae fund. With this and the Clara Mae Buchanan; treasurer, Grace
money earned by means of the bridge Gillean; historian, Dagmar Renshaw
clubs, magazine and Christmas card sales, LcBreton; editor of To DRAGMA, Marian
rummage sale, and two nice donations Moise. We feel sure that next year will
from Ruth Kastler and Dr. J. Adair be as successful under new leadership
Lyon, father of Elizabeth and Margaret, as the past year has been under the able
we have been able to give the Child direction of Rosamond Hill Schneidau.
Welfare Association a sum sufficient for

Minneapolis Alumnce Give Theatre Party

By H E L E N S T R U B L E , T

The winter's activities of the Alumnae Eunice Stuefer in charge. The party was
chapter have been very interesting to the both entertaining and beneficial.
members.
Our February meeting was at the home
The January rush season was very suc- of Dorothy Worn rath. Plans were dis-
cessful. The Alumnae chapter had their cussed for the Hard Times party to be
annual traditional dinner for the rush- held the next week. The chapter also
ees this year in the form of a night club. decided to rent the Kentucky Mountain
Alice Lasky had charge of the affair, and movie, which is being shown at the dif-
she kept us all working, but the good ferent chapters in connection with the
time we had more than made up for the national philanthropic work. After the
work we did. meeting, was adjourned, Dorothy Wom-
rath played the piano for us so beauti-
Our monthly benefit for January was fully, it held us spellbound.
a bridge parly at the chapter house with
On March 8, we had the Hard Times

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party in the Old Fire Barn. Margaret film, and it would be shown at the House
Brix did the planning, arranging, and sometime the first part of April. Mar-
collecting, and announced that it was garet Brix gave a report of the party,
all in honor of the pledges. We drank and we found it had been a success finan-
near beer and ate pretzels. Eva Ham- cially, the money to be applied on the
merbacher took first prize for having the expenses of the house.
funniest costume without argument from
anybody. On the evening of March 28, we se-
cured the Shubert Theatre in Minne-
Eva Hammerbacher invited us to her apolis for a benefit performance. The
house for the March meeting, with Kath- house completely sold out, netting us sev-
ryn Murray and Josephine Smith as her eral hundred dollars. Lucille Murray had
assistants. I t was announced that we charge of the affair, and the rest of the
could secure the Kentucky Mountain chapter take their hats off to her.

Seattle Alumna Honor Miss Colcord

By M A R Y G E N E V I E V E SCOTT, Y

A fascinating travel talk by Mrs. Theatre for an evening. Miss Colcord of
Brown, was the chief feature of the eve- the Russell-Sage Foundation was guest
ning meeting at the home of Mrs. C. of honor at an informal luncheon at
Tomlinson. Assisting the hostess were which Grace Ginger, Eugenia Page and
Edith Korres, Esther Gill, and Louise Betty Norgore represented the alumnae
McMinn, who served dinner before the group.
meeting. At a card party, given at the
chapter house, $43 was realized for phil- Officers for the coming year are: Gar-
anthropic work. For the benefit of the net Weidner, president; Marjorie Mayo
house furnishing fund, another $43 was Cass, vice president; Winona Flanders,
made when we, under the leadership of secretary-treasurer; editor, Olive Fitz;
Ellen Jolliffe, took over the Moore and, historian, Maude Mosely.

Knoxville Alumnce Plan May Festival

By F A Y MORGAN, O

All activities had to be suspended dur- anthropic work, originally scheduled for
ing February and March owing to an St. Patrick's Day and deferred by the
influenza epidemic, and the annual elec- epidemic, has been reset as a May festival
tion meeting held with Elizabeth Young to be held at the home of Mrs. E. C.
on March 29 marked the first reorganiza- Mahan, one of our patronesses. The
tion of our scattered forces. New officers committee in charge with Blanche Hol-
are as follows: president, Lucy Morgan; land and Josephine Wallace Deaver su-
vice presidents, Helen Sonner and pervising has planned a variety of enter-
Blanche Holland; secretary, Sarah Saw- tainment including a May Pole dance
yer Stone ( N O ) ; treasurer, Margaret with a cast of alumnae children. The en-
Dickey; historian, Eleanor Burke. Last tire program has been arranged to utilize
year we inaugurated as an experiment all available Alpha 0 talent, both young
the appointment of two vice presidents, and old.
one in charge of membership, the other
to direct social affairs and philanthropic We joined with the actives in the for-
work. This system has proved so suc- mal initiation banquet on April 13 and
cessful that it has been adopted as a renewed our youth in hearing the original
permanent measure. songs presented by the new initiates and
listening to the accomplishments of the
The silver benefit for our national phil- chapter of this year.

Lynchburg Alumnce Anticipate Convention

By N A N CRADDOCK, K
Discussion of convention which seems last meeting of the Lynchburg Alumnae
near since it will be held east this time chapter held Tuesday, March 29, at Kath-
formed the chief topic of interest at the ryn Hodges Adams' ('20). We are hop-