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selves. I f we did not know it before, we are now perfectly con- Our adventures since the last letter have taken meagre proportions
vinced that our new sisters will be fine managers, and hostesses with the convention looming up so large. The goats were absorbed
irresistible to freshmen-to-come. The sweetest and most Alpha-like long ago, and are now applying the arts of rushing. We old ones
party we had was in our room. We first had the "fish" to perform tell them with mournful shaking of the head that they do not rush
some and then—all of us in Alpha Omicron Pi were "once more as we used to, but since we can't remember specific cases to back
united" in a special fraternity meeting. We knew a visit back to the up our statements, don't succeed in pricking their consciences much.
" H i l l " would not be complete without that. The truth is, rushing is becoming saner here every year.
I wish I could tell about all we have done this year and the We had our banquet on the night of Founders' Day at the Vir-
rushing parties we have given, but I am afraid the Editor would ginian Hotel. The table looked lovely; we were all dressed and
say I was taking up space not mine. So I will briefly say that we flowered up, and everybody was in a gay humor except the few mum-
had five parties—two in the fraternity room, one at Li da Moore's bling toasts to themselves. The toast to the Convention met with
country home, one at Lucretia Bickley's, and one on Halloween at great enthusiasm. At twelve o'clock a photographer from town came
the Morgans', Fay's home. The informal lunches in our room were and took some flashlights of the group, but we refrain from sending
enjoyed greatly. you any, because every one of us had her eyes tight shut, and the
picture gives a bad impression of the good time we had.
A l l kinds of good wishes are in order now, are they not ? Omicron
sends them all to each and every Alpha girl—"Merry Christmas!" Instead of having a Christmas tree f u l l of presents for ourselves,
"Happy New Year!" and—most especially to you to whom it per- which is our usual custom at our Christmas party, we took a poor
tains—"Successful examinations!" family of six children to brighten up. Nine dollars was given in
money for coal and groceries, and three of us took one child, fitted
MARY D . HOUSTON, Chapter Letter Editor. him with a sweater and a cap and filled his stocking. Such a little
sacrifice did anything but mar our party which we had as usual.
KAPPA, RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE Our especial patrons in town gave us some silver spoons, and our
little sisters gave us a victrola record; so the house couldn't feel
F a n n i e Butterfield, '17 A n n a Taylor, '19 neglected i f it wanted to.
C l a r a Smith, '17 J u l i a White, '19
Helen H a r d y , '17 Carle K i n g , '19 Excitement has been at low ebb in college the last two months.
Annie E a r l e Reed, '17 Elizabeth Sale, '19 Ex-president T a f t visited us and lectured in town on "Our World
V i r g i n i a Strother, '17 E l i z a W a l l i s , '19 Relationships," but you could hardly call our mental enthusiasm
Louise Swift, '17 Gertrude Hatcher, '19 over the subject excitement. Otis Skinner played here, and Cadmann
Augusta Stacy, '17 Eleanor Manning, '19 with his Indian princess. Statistics were voted on by the student
Frances H a r d y , '18 Frances Major, '19 body, and from the A O ITs here, Helen Hardy was voted the best
Bernie Palfrey, '18 L i n n a Mae McBride, '19 all-around girl in school, Frances Hardy the most athletic, and
Frances Hamilton, '18 Genevieve Glascow, '19 Augusta Stacy the most original. Panhellenic is agitating the
question of mid-year pledging again, but whether the agitation
Helen Scott, '18 E l l a T h o m a s , '19 will result in a change in our practice is doubtful.
M a r y Buie F r i t h , '19
AUGUSTA STACY, Chapter Editor.
No doubt a hostess-to-be should be modestly retiring, and so
give the impression of awaiting her big party as though it were an ZETA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
everyday occurrence, but there is no use in Kappa's trying to pretend
she is not excited over the crowd of distinguished visitors she is to Ethel Chace, '17 L y d i a Dawson, '19
entertain at the convention in June. Her state of mind fluctuates Doris Scroggin, '17 H a z e l Cook, '19
between joy of expectation and anxiety for fear that it will be a rainy Gladys Lowenberg, '17 F r a n c e s Bollard, '19
June or that the college will burn down before commencement. Carrie Marshall, '18 G l a d y s W h i t f o r d , '19
These fears, however, only make our anticipation pleasanter in Jeannette Adams, '18 Mildred Gillilan, '19
contrast, and we want you all to come, all of you! Virginia woods W i n n i f r e d M o r a n , '18 Marie Stutts, '19
are good for outdoor sleeping, and peas and corn bread are plentiful E d n a H a t h w a y , '18 Thelma Bergen, '19
here in June.
