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fewer parties, and fewer dates, but there are more sober thoughts Dear Alpha 0 Sisters:
than ever before.
Despite the fact that the University of California registration
We are very happy to announce seven pledges: Margaret Carnaby, shows a noticeable decrease in the number of men students, there are
'21, Fay Currey, '21, Doris Hostetter, '21, Lucille Krapenhaft, '21, more women here than ever before. We came back in the middle of
Frances Gannon, '19, and Doris Vallery, '21. They are splendid August to two very strenuous weeks of rushing. A l l our worry and
girls every one, and justify our pride in them. labors were rewarded, however, for Sigma Chapter now has twelve
new freshmen, of whom it is very proud. These girls are from all
This year we have a more comfortable and commodious home, just over California, and we even have one from Salt Lake City. Our
a block from our old house. Within a radius of three blocks there freshman class is a very representative one—talented and good look-
are now ten fraternity and sorority houses. Many of the former ing. We had initiation on the fifteenth of September and were very
have been closed "on account of the war" or leased to sororities. glad to have about forty of our alumna; back with us. The freshmen
gave a very amusing stunt, of allegorical type, more or less a take-off
The girls are taking an active part in Y. W. C. A. and Girls' on the "Parthenia" which is the annual masque of the women students
Club work. As soon as bandage circles are organized they will have here. After initiation, we felt that we were really settled i n college.
a share in that work. I t seems hardly possible, though, that we have been here six weeks
and are in the midst of mid-term examinations.
We are looking forward with great pleasure to the visit of our
Grand President. May she look back upon it with equal pleasure! The girls are rather active on committee work this semester. We
have two representatives on the junior prom committee, Margaret
With love to all of our sisters everywhere, Forsyth and Thelma Donovan; and then Virginia Cook, Catherine
Cox, and Marion Black are on the sophomore hop committee. We
E D N A M . H A T H W A Y , Chapter Editor. were very glad when one of our new sisters, Bertha Beard, made a part
in the Treble Clef opera. Mildred Mallon has just been elected to
ALUMNAE NEWS the Greek Honor Society, which is made up of many distinguished
people on the campus.
BIRTHS
The University of California women have not forgotten their
To Dr. and Mrs. Robert T . Hill (Florence Parmalee), of Schenectady, duties in this war time. Every day there are Red Cross, surgical
N. Y . , a son, April 6th, 1917. His name is Robert Tudor Hill, Junior. dressing, and knitting classes. The house has given some money to
buy materials for the Red Cross, and every week at least two of our
To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Higgins (Mattie Woodworth) of Omaha, a girls go for three hours or more to knit, sew, or cut bandages.
daughter, in April, 1917. She has been named Dorothy Jane.
We were very glad, last week, to welcome into the number of soror-
SIGMA—1 ERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ities here, Phi Chapter of Kappa Delta. These girls were the Copa del
Oro Club and live just two doors away from us. With the admission
Helen Clowes, '17 CHAPTER ROLL of this new chapter of Kappa Delta, California is the first university
Rosalinda Olcese, '17 to have a representative chapter from each national women's fra-
Gertrude Schieck, '17 Hattie Helen, '20 ternity.
E l l a Crawford, '18 Mildred Mallon, '20
Marguerite Neely, '18 Joyce Parkin, '20 Sigma Chapter has been so happy to have Isabelle Henderson
Thelma Donovan, '19 Kathryn Pride, '20 Stewart with us for our last two meetings. She talked to us last
Margaret Forsyth, '19 Edwina Robie, '20 Monday night, and is to leave soon for Boston.
Lucile Graham, '19 Marjorie Selwood, '20
Margaret McVey, '19 Amelia Williams, '20 Social affairs are still in evidence. On September 11th, all the
Helen Schieck, '19 Bertha (Beard, '21 sisters were invited to the lovely wedding of Marion Bachman, ex-'17,
Dorothy Weeks, '19 Evangeline Bell, '21 and Horace Winterer, a graduate of this university. They are to
Marion Black, '20 Mildred Cook, '21 live in Evanston, Illinois. We have a formal faculty dinner next
Esther Cardwell, '20 Carmelita Heffernan, '21
Virginia Cook, '20 Durenda Maltby, '21
Catharine Cox, '20 Esther Naylor, '21
Laura de Verne, '20 Josephine Olcese, '21
Nadine Donovan, '20 Consuelo Osgood, '21
Anna-Gay Doolittle, '20 Dorothy Reichman, '21
Gladys Van dernaillen, '21
Lucile Young, '21