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ceremonies when we hope she will preside. Even the seniors are wishing
that they were pledged so that they could be initiated by our new Grand
President.

Much has happened in the way of honors for girls of Sigma. Our
president, Mildred Jane Bell, was initiated into Prytanean, a Woman's
Honor Society. Our active Rush Captain, Miriam Collins, also was ini-
tiated into Prytanean, the only junior woman to make it this semester.
Mildred Jane also became a member of Mortar Board, the senior Women's
Honor Society. Isabelle Jackson, vice-president, has stepped into the
position of Women's Editor for the Daily Californian.

Two of our most active girls are leaving college, for a while at least.
Dorothy Anne Mills, our capable secretary, is leaving on February fourth
for Europe to be gone until July. We will miss her very much and all
hope she will have a glorious trip. Genevieve Toye, having received her
teacher's certificate, is leaving us to teach school in San Francisco. We
know, however, that Gen, being so close, will be back to see us often dur-
ing the semester.

MARJORIE MILLS.

THETA—DE PAUW UNIVERSITY

Of first importance to us now, are our two new pledges, Irena Hegner,
of Blue Island, Illinois, and Lydia Weider, of Paris, Illinois. Besides
our new sisters-to-be, we have a new initiate, Clarice McKinney, '28,
who was initiated on November 10, 1925.

Just before we went home for a perfectly grand vacation, we had a
Christmas Bazaar for the benefit of the house fund, and we cleared the
thrilling sum of $130. A l l the alums responded to our S. O. S. and
sent in beautiful things to sell. Besides that, all the girls in the chapter
helped sew and embroider.

On Founders' Day we had a formal dinner f o r the actives, pledges,
and alumnae at the house. Our chapter president, the alumnae advisor,
and one of the charter members of Theta chapter gave us very interesting
and inspiring talks, and we sang fraternity songs while our newest acqui-
sition, an A. O. Pi pin which is electrically lighted to look just like our
own pins, given to us by John Dill, ATA, shone above us.

Frances Gray was elected to History Club, and Katherine Schmidt
was appointed manager of the senior swimming team.

Everyone is busy studying for semester examinations, which come in
a few weeks. They are harder than ever, so we are all working hard
and hoping that we will all be here next semester.

KATHERINE SCHMIDT.

DELTA—TUFTS COLLEGE

Our local rushing system arranges for a six week rushing period.
The first two weeks are "open" rushing with only two rules in force, one
which forbids treating except "Dutch," and another which forbids a
freshman spending the night with a fraternity girl. The second two weeks
are "closed" rushing with the additional rules which forbid an upper
classman being with a freshman more than a half hour at one time, or
being together or conversing together after eight o'clock at night. The
third period consists of two weeks of parties, after which it takes about
a week for the bidding, and this year we have introduced a system of
preferential bidding.

During the first week of the latter period, we had two parties: one.
a formal tea at the home of one of the chapter members, and the second
was a "pirate" party in the slave house of an old revolutionary mansion.