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lingered too vividly in our minds. The nine-week rushing season
worked quite a hardship on all of MS but we feel well repaid
for our work and are proud to announce six attractive sisters-to-be:—
Minna Lee Norwood of Nacogdoches; Frances Cuniniings of
Hearne; and Lora Thacker, Lura Temple, Ella Mae Upthegrove;
and Rhea Burgess of Dallas; and two whom we have just initiated:
Mary Emily Barton, '19, of Orton, and Louise Wadsworth, '18, of
Denison.
Nu Kappa was saddened by the death of Margaret Bonner Bent-
ley's father early in November, because we had all learned to love
him when he came down to our summer camp for the week-end.
Margaret lost a dear, kind father, and Dallas a charitable and be-
loved citizen in Mr. Bonner.
-Early in December a deplorable explosion occurred in chemistry
laboratory when it was thought that Minna Lee Norwood, one
of our pledges, had lost the sight of one eye. After three weeks
when it was announced that her sight would be saved we were all
so happy. The thoughtfulness of the entire student body kept her
from thinking too much of the accident, and we were proud of her
bravery and glad that she is so much loved.
We had our minds diverted (unfortunately for some of us) in
the midst of our final examinations by the pledges' Christmas tree
to us. I t was a merry affair though rather "pert" on the part of the
freshmen, who presented us with nuts to be opened, and the instruc-
tions therein to be obeyed before our "real" presents were given us.
The instructions were, needless to say, far from dignified and highlv
amused everyone, including the freshmen. Louise Pendleton fell
into ignominious disgrace because she couldn't "wiggle her little pink
ears" as she was told.
We lived through the "ever snew yet old" initiation ritual when we
received into the fellowship of Alpha O, Mary Emily Barton and
Louise Wadsworth. The initiation was as lovely as always, and I do
believe we all were as thrilled as the candidates themselves.
We are experiencing the eternity of paying for a piano on the
instalment plan, but we are anticipating, nevertheless, a new library
table and standing lamp, which will almost tax our room to the
limit of its capacity. As one of the freshmen said, we shall most
likely have to go out in the hall to change our minds.
Nu Kappa, in closing, wishes a bright and prosperous year, spiri-
tually, financially, and numerically for all the chapters, and sends
love and greetings to our baby chapter at Indiana.
GENEVIEVE GROCE, Chapter Editor. increases, we will soon have to employ a regular office force to look
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BETA PHI, UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA
Java Covalt, '17 Lura Halleck, '18
Vedah Covalt, '17 Vivian Day, '19
Wilkie Hughes, '18
Helen Duncan, '18 Doris Shumaker, '19
Fae Bryan, '18
Pauline Cox, '19
Bernice Coffing, '20 •
Nelle Prall (
Lelah Whitted, '19 PLEDGES
Beatrice Coombs, '19 Mae Shumaker, '20
Ruth Clapper, '19 Mary Duncan, '20
Mable Lewis, '20
Lelah Baker, '20
Dear Alpha O Sisters:
How can anyone even begin a letter at this time of the year with-
out talking first about Christmas? We have all had so much Christ-
mas spirit here at the house, that we abandoned all other plans last
evening and had a regular old-fashioned talking, eating, and sewing
party in our rooms, in honor of our pledges and Christmas. The
Y. M . and Y. W. C. A. are giving a Christmas tree to the poor
children of Bloomington, and each sorority and fraternity gave a
donation. Our charity work this Christmas consisted of giving a
donation for this party.
Since last To DRAGMA, Beta Phi has been very busy planning for
next semester. At the present time, during this first semester, seven
of us Alpha O girls are living at the Annex in Forest Place. This
is one of the best locations possible for a sorority house. The Kappa
and Theta houses are on either side of it, and it has formerly been
used as an annex for both houses.
It has been our fondest hope, from the first, to occupy the entire
house, and to do this it was necessary to have at least sixteen girls
who could live in the house. Our dream, we believe, will be realized
this next semester, for our chapter now numbers eighteen. We shall
rent the dining-room and kitchen unfurnished, and must furnish
them ourselves. I t will be going into housekeeping for the first
time for all of us, and we expect to have many exciting experiences.
We think that i f our business increases as the size of our chapter
after affairs.
Mrs. Hennings, district chairman, visited us from November 8th
until the 10th. We were very pleased to have the opportunity of
being with her, even i f only for that short time, and tried to absorb
as much of her spirit and enthusiasm as we could. On Thursday
evening, during her visit, initiation was held for four of our upper-
class girls. They were: Fae Bryan, Eton, I n d . ; Doris Shumaker,