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Butler, I n d . ; I-ura Hallcck, Rensselaer, I n d . ; and Pauline Cox, Dar-
lington, Ind. We are very glad to have them really one of us, and
we feel their cooperation in every way.
Our last rush party was held Friday evening, December 9th. Three
girls were pledged Saturday afternoon, December 16th. The new
pledges are Beatrice Coombs, Crawfordsville, I n d . ; Ruth Clapper,
Mooreland, I n d . ; and Lelah Baker, Marion, Ind. We give them a
hearty welcome into Alpha O, and feel they are truly our sisters.
I n the last letter the candidacy of our president, Wilkie Hughes,
was announced for vice-president of the junior class of the Univer-
sity. We are glad.to say that she was successful and now holds the
office.
I n the next letter we hope to tell you all about the success
of our plans, and we want to be able to say that we really have an
Alpha O chapter house to which we may invite our sisters and
guests.
perBoeutsa NPehwi sYenedars. many greetings to a l l for a very happy and pros-
V I V I A N DAY, Chapter Editor.
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ALUMNA CHAPTER LETTERS
NEW YORK ALUMNffi
A meeting to which all alumna? living in and around New York
were invited was held on December 7th at N u chapter room for the
purpose of reorganizing the New York Alumna? Chapter. Miss Rich
came down from Boston to assist. As there seems to be no record of
the granting of a regular charter to the original group of alumna?, a
petition for a reorganized chapter was drawn up and sent to the
Executive Committee at its request. Thirteen signatures were secured
at the meeting and others by mail, later. The petition was signed by
members of Zeta, Delta, Gamma, Epsilon, Sigma, Nu, and Alpha,
who now live within a specified area around New York.
The chapter is anxious to have all those visiting New York, as
well as temporary residents, send their names, addresses and length
of stay, to the secretary, so that notices of meetings may be sent
them. The January meeting will be devoted to election of officers
and amendment of by-laws.
E D I T H DIETZ, Chapter Editor.
SAN FRANCISCO A L U M N A
San Francisco Alumna1 is growing most steadily. We have thirty-
seven active members, of whom twenty as an average appear at meet-
ings. A t our October meeting we formally greeted Mrs. Wilfred
Langelier of Iota Chapter to membership. Ruth has been here since
the opening of college—she is one of our "faculty ladies"—so we all
knew her and were happy she was to be one of us.
A t this meeting after much discussion we came to the conclusion
that our charity assessment which we have been sending exclusively
to two needy women in the city through the Associated Charities,
would be of more use i f divided. Part was to go as before, and
the remainder to go toward a fund to aid any college girl who needs
a sum to tide her over a small financial difficulty. May Preuss, who
is with the Dean of Women, told us that in many cases a small
amount meant a real crisis to a girl—the point where she was to
go on or to leave. We felt that our very existence as a chapter
depended on the University, and that it was only doing our share to
help some girl have its entire benefits.
I n November we met at Emma Black's. Our business meeting
was short so we had a jolly time talking, sewing (and some of us
had a little bridge.) You see we are somewhat frivolous at times.
The December meeting was at the home of Rose Bell. I t was
a dreadfully stormy day, but sixteen of us gathered around her won-