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THE EDITOR'S HONOR ROLL* HOMES, OR ONLY HOUSES?

SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBRUARY I. T H E CHAPTER H O M E

ON TIME ON TIME ON TIME I once heard a mother say after visiting her daughter in the
chapter house—"I am so glad that J — is in the house, for it's such
Kappa Pi Pi a happy home." What was it that made the mother feel the home
Zeta Omicron spirit? Was it the cozy comfortable house—the dear housemother
Theta Kappa Xu with her sweet influence and gracious dignity—or was it the girls
Gamma Delta themselves in their relations to her and to one another?
Rho Lpsilon Omicron
Iota Rho My own home is what it is to me because of the ones who consti-
Chi Iota Kappa tute it and of my feelings toward them. I f a chapter house is to
Upsilon Omicron be the true home for from twenty to twenty-five girls, there must
N « Kappa Zeta Zeta be harmony in its fullest sense and a feeling of true love between
Beta Phi Lambda them. E a c h girl must feel that she is one of a big family, and
Boston Alumnae Tau Sigma in many different ways do her Utmost to fulfill her part in it.
San Francisco Alumnx- L'psilon
Los Angeles Alumnae Xu Kappa Beta Phi She must first of all be cheerful and hopeful through the rough
Lincoln Alumnae San Francisco Alumnae days as well as the smooth, even when the troubles look largest and
Chicago Alumnae Providence Alumnae Delta darkest. Thinking things will come out all right, goes so far
Indianapolis Alumnae Boston Alumnae toward the desired goal.
New York Alumnae Gamma
Lincoln Alumnae Perhaps the word unselfishness has been worn out and misused,
Chicago Alumnae Epsilon yet it must form the basis of the girl's character. She must learn to
Minneapolis Alumnae put self in the background, not to be weak-willed or to be too easily
Rho influenced, but to forget self where the others' wishes and happiness
are concerned. She must be able to face questions with an open
Lambda mind and to see the others' viewpoint. There are ways and ways of
viewing things which may never have occurred to one person.
Iota
I n criticisms of one another the girls must be thoughtful yet frank
Chi whether they be favorable or not. One of the joys of friendship is
that of being able to be frank yet kind with your friend. Along
LTpsilon with frankness comes that of true sportsmanship. It is impossible
to live with girls of every temperament and disposition and be a
XTu Kappa quitter. Take things as they come and don't worry if you've done
your best. A t least don't fuss; and take whatever comes "like a
New York Alumnae man."

San Francisco Alumnae Aside from these attributes, I think that the laws of friendship
must govern the life of each girl. As President K i n g of Oberlin
Providence Alumnae has said, "The problem of friendship is the problem of life itself."
So to me it is the problem of all phases of life whether it be our
Boston Alumnae / home life at college or elsewhere.

Los Angeles Alumnae Finally the housemother is such a vital and important factor in
the spirit of the chapter house. H e r character not only influences
Lincoln Alumnae the happiness and life of each girl there but her personality and very
self helps to make the college world feel it is a home and one of the
Indianapolis Alumnae

New Orleans Alumnae

Bangor Alumnae

Portland, Ore. Alumnae

• I f the name of your chapter does not appear on the above Roll of
Honor, something is wrong. T h e tardiness cannot be due to want of
instructions. Every chapter editor has received typed instructions.
Moreover, in the September Number appeared the Alpha Omicron
Pi Calendar, containing full directions and dates. It is annoying,
expensive, and unnecessary to send letters asking for late work,
and yet we all have too great a pride in T o D R A G M A to allow an
issue to appear with letters omitted. I f a chapter editor has been
negligent, will the chapter president please investigate? I f your
present chapter editor cannot be on time, you can doubtless find

another who can. T H E E D I T O R .