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240 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

Just a few words about Achsa—but I could say ever so much about her.
She has been our guardian angel, and we owe much of our success to her!
The freshmen adore her, but, then, so do we all.

FRANCES FULLER.

EPSILON—CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Many things have happened this fall, but of course the big event was
rushing. Fortune favored us and we are proud to announce the following
pledges: Constance Cobb, Marion Davidson, Nell Fay, Virginia Gruppe,
Lydia Kitt, Charlotte Kolb, Helene Minor, Sara McGarvey, Cynthia
Parsons, Frances Riegart and Elizabeth Reece.

Connie Cobb is president of the freshman class and Nell Fay is vice-
president. Sara McGarvey was on the frosh basketball team. Helene
Minor and Marion Davidson helped costume one of the dramatic club
plays. Lydia Kitt is a member of Wayside Aftermath.

Besides pledging this fall, we have had initiation. Bertha Leitch
and Roberta Radford, who were pledges last year, and Grace Hanson,
better known as "Sid," who was pledged this fall, were initiated. "Sid"'
is a junior and has already done her share on campus. She is very
athletic besides being an Outside House president and a member of
Raven and Serpent. She has lots of pep and is proving a very fine sister
in Alpha O.

Epsilon has been taking quite an active part in college activities.
This year the Athletic Organization is giving a big affair f o r all
women students in the form of a Barn Dance. I t is being carried off
very successfully under the chairmanship of Carmen Schneider. The
Athletic Council, which is composed of twelve members, includes Katty
Altiemeier, Connie Schneider, Sunny Worden, Sid Hanson and Elsie
Schneider, two of the others are non-sorority girls and the rest are
divided among the thirteen sororities on the hill.
On the 'varsity hockey team this fall we are proud to be able to
include Frances Eagan, Elizabeth McAdam, Pi Baker, Frannie Mount
and Ella Behrer. On the senior class soccer team, May Belle Eisemann
held a place. On the junior team, Sid Hanson and Corinne Messing,
on the sophomore team. On their class basketball teams, Connie Schnei-
der and Elsie Schneider held places.
Frances Eagan and May Belle Eisemann are members of Dot and
Circle. The rifle organization competition is now on f o r the rifle team
and many girls are trying hard to make it.
May Belle Eisemann and Elizabeth McAdam are members of "The
Foil," the fencing club.
M i k k i Wilson is business manager of the Women's News and wom-
en's editor of the Graphic.
A t the recent Thumb Tack Club meeting, the three new women mem-
bers who were taken in were A O n s : Sally Holcomb. Joe Buecking and
Jane George Louise Duggar is already a member of this club.
Johanna Buecking has been elected to Alpha Kappa Delta, an hon-
orary economic society, and Elinor Irish was taken into the honorary
floriculture sorority.
Frances Eagan is a member of the Central Honor Committee and
Connie Schneider is on the Arts College Honor Committee.
Next week the Mandolin Club and Glee Club is giving a concert.
Sally Holcomb is a member of the Mandolin Club and Winona Harris,
Pi Baker, Mikki Wilson and Kay Demorest are in the Glee Club.
This fall we Cornell students were most fortunate in the opening of
our new building, Willard Straight, which is a meeting place for men