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72 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMJCRON PI
Blanche Border, '18 Doris Ingram, »ig
Harriet Arneson, '18 Mary Miiligan, '20
Minnie Ellen Marquis, '20 Marcy Angell, '20
Lynnie Chattin, '19 Leila Linfield, '20
Etta Norcutt, '19 Helen Rose, '20
Etta Haynes, '19 Hyacinth Rowley, '20
Dear Alpha O's:
We've only been back at Montana State College a "wee little,
short" while, f o r college d i d n ' t open t i l l October 1st, and then, just as be very proud of your chapter at Vanderbilt. We are i n our infancy
soon as we came, the chancellor sent w o r d that "rushing" was to be a
war measure this year, and that pledge day must be very soon—some-
time during the first month. There! do you wonder that I can't think
of anything but rushing? I t ' s rush to classes, rush home, find a
freshman, and rush her off some place i n a vain attempt to get really
acquainted. For freshman are so baffling!
Tonight we are giving a progressive dinner party. We're going
to M r s . Schoppe's f o r the first course, Leila's f o r second, and down
town to the Bungalow for dessert. It's only a simple little three-
course dinner, you see, f o r we are heeding the advice to keep our
rushing simple.
There hasn't been much time f o r things to happen yet, so there
isn't so very much news to t e l l . But Azalea L i n f i e l d has gone to
Minnesota this year and is staying w i t h the girls of T a u Chapter.
She writes tempting letters about their new house and her room, with
a fireplace " a l l to herself."
T h e n Alice McCone was sent as a delegate to a Phi U p s i l o n O m i -
cron convention i n Minneapolis and made us a l l homesick when she
came back and t o l d us that she'd seen Miss Chase. For Miss Chase
is our fairy-godmother and last year we had her all to ourselves,
and now she's gone and we want her back.
Goodness!! it's starting to rain. Our party tonight!!
Love from Alpha Phi.
F T T A V . N O R C U T T , Chapter Editor.
ALUMN^F. NEWS
GENERAL
Erma Lessel, '16, is taking chemistry at Columbia University this year.
Grace Mclver, '17, is stenographer for Attorney R. M. Armour in Great
Falls, Mont.
Mary Kretlow. '17, is teaching home science in the East Helena High School.
MARRIAGES
On August 29th, Ruth Noble, '17, was married to Elmer E. Dawson. They
are at home at 315 n t h St., Great Falls, Mont.
TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 73
NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Faith Clarke, '20 Mary John Overall, '20
Mary D. Houston, '18 Natalie Overall, '20
Katrina Overall, '18 Ellenua Webb, '18
Greetings, sister chapters one and a l l ! W e hope you are as glad
to see us here as we are to be here. W e also hope you are going to
and have lots to learn as yet—green but g r o w i n g . B y the way, allow
us to t e l l you how g l a d we were to see the calendar i n the September
number of T o D R A G M A . W e t h i n k i t is fine, and it is certainly help-
ing us.
V a n d e r b i l t opened on October 1st w i t h very respectable freshman
and sophomore classes, but the two upperclasses have suffered dread-
f u l l y f r o m the war. However, we suppose the conditions are just
about the same i n every university and college. T h e coeds are going
to have a more prominent part than ever in college activities this year,
and "our girls" are doing their part. Ellenua Webb is president of
Y. W . C. A., K a t r i n a Overall is a member of the Cabinet. T h e presi-
dent of Panhellenic this year is also an Alpha Omicron Pi. One of
our girls hopes to make the varsity basketball team, and another w i l l
work for a good place in the Dramatic Club again. A t this writing,
college is only a week old, and we cannot tell you nearly a l l the things
we intend to do.
Also, we are sorry our chapter r o l l appears to be so small, but looks
are sometimes deceiving. We have a last year's pledge, who was
forced to leave college on account of i l l health, back w i t h us this
year, and she w i l l be initiated at the end of the first term. T h e n we
have two girls, one a transfer f r o m Omicron and one an o l d N u O m i -
cron g i r l , who are at George Peabody College across the pike. I t
looks exceedingly suspicious f o r girls to desert literary courses at the
university f o r the Home Economics Department at Peabody, but girls
w i l l be g i r l s ! So add to the chapter call and the three explanations,
several very interested alumnae and some fine freshmen i n prospect,
and we are not nearly so bad off as you m i g h t t h i n k .
Panhellenic allowed us one summer rushing-party, and we gave a
most attractive progressive week-end house party. I t was f r o m a
Saturday noon to Monday noon and included every thing from a
matinee party and lovely meals and good times with just the girls, to
a gipsy tea with men invited—seven miles f r o m town and a return
in the cars by moonlight. Beside personal dates during October we
were allowed one big affair, and ours took the f o r m of a nutting party
out on a big f a r m . W e drove out i n cars, built a big fire, and really
had a most enjoyable time, spending a whole afternoon. We w i l l