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162 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

GAMMA, UNIVERSITY O F MAINE

Zella Colvin, '16 Lillian Hunt, '17

Doris Currier, '16 Frances Lougee, '17

Florence Greenleaf, '16 Doris Savage, '17

Madeline Robinson, ' l 6 Jessie Sturtevant, '17

Sibyl Russell, '16 Ruth Chalmers, 'l8

Grace Sawyer, '16 Pauline Derby, '18

Evelyn Winship, '16 Fannie Flint, '18

Elizabeth Iiright, '17 Vera Gellerson, '18

Leola Chaplin, '17 Mona MacWilliams, '18

Helen Danforth, '17 Vera Mersereau, 'l8

Alfreda Ellis, '17 Emma Perry, '18

Flora Howard, '17 Gladys Reed, '18

Helen Stinchfield, '18

Dear Sisters:

Here at Maine everything is excitement. College closes tomorrow
for the Christmas recess and although it will be long past the holi-
days before you receive them, we wish to send you our greetings just
the same. That the spirit of love and good-fellowship, aglow in
your hearts at this time, may remain with you throughout the coming
year is the wish of Gamma chapter.

So much has happened since our last letter! Perhaps the first

thing of importance was our annual rushing party for all the Fresh-
man girls. This year we decided upon a "Kid's Kountry Karnival"

and many were the "little tots" who came to see the "Spanish Danc-
ing G i r l , " "Charlie Chaplin," the "Fat Lady" and the " W i l d Man
of Borneo"; to wander through the "Cavern of Darkness"; to learn
their destinies from the dark-eyed Gypsy maid; and to buy candy
sticks, ice cream cones, crackers and bags of pop corn.

Now I must tell you about our pledges. On Founders' Day we
celebrated indeed by pledging five new sisters. They are Ella

Wheeler, Joyce Cheney, Faye Smith, Madeline Gould, and Ruth
Jordan—all Freshmen and just the dearest girls you could imagine.

They are quite talented, also. Madeline is an accomplished singer
while Joyce writes very promising poetry. We are certainly very
proud of them. After the pledge service, June and Doris gave very
interesting historical sketches of the fraternity and of our chapter.
Several of our Alumnae were with us.

But last Monday evening we had a real Alumnae Reunion. And
such a happy reunion it was! So many of the girls who live nearby

had come home for the vacation, and, of course, came to visit us.
After the business meeting, we sewed and chatted until a late hour,

when punch and crackers were served. Among the girls we welcomed
were: Lennie Copeland, '05, Cleora Carr, '03, Mildred Mansfield,