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104 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA O MIC RON PI

A f t e r January 1, 1920, student government is to be tried at Maine.
T h e n there w i l l be greater responsibility and requirements placed
on the house presidents and fraternities.

EPSILON
(No report)

RHO

BY CATHLEEN WIGCINTON

Northwestern University does not have sorority houses. O u r
meetings are held i n the chapter room i n one of the dormitories.
Each sorority rents a room from the university.

Active members pay stated monthly dues. This pays f o r the
general expenses of the chapter, including sorority spreads and rush-
ing. The expense of dances, dinners, and luncheons is paid by
an extra assessment. Our pledges pay a small fee and then a larger
fee when initiated.

LAMBDA

BY EDITH M. JAMES

Our chapter is organized with the usual officers and in addition
we have a house manager who receives our monthly board and room
rent. This makes up a sum which pays f o r food, light, cook,
gardener, and our monthly payment to the association which built
the house. Soon, we hope to pay up and then w i l l buy i n the asso-
ciation's shares. T h e n there is an additional small amount, paid by
each active member each month, and this takes care of our gifts,
magazine subscriptions, and other small bills which do not come
under the house manager's bills. W e have just started another
small monthly assessment of one dollar per person. T h i s is sent
in payments f o r our new grand piano. Each new member contrib-
utes two dollars and a half to our pillow fund. This may sound
f u n n y to the g i r l s who haven't a house but the others w i l l see how
nicely it will keep the pillows in the house in good condition.

When we have exchange dinners with the other fraternities we
are assessed extra. O u r house-mother is our chaperon and frequently
the faculty and our parents come in to share our good times. Here,
I think, is a place for Lambda to tell a little about her wonderful
house mother. " M o t h e r T " is what we call her and there is a
great deal of meaning i n these t w o words. Something of the dignity
and eternal truth of motherhood is expressed in the word "Mother
T " but our good comradeship w i t h her, her place as one o f us, is
reflected i n that one syllable " T . " H e r real name is M r s . Eliza-
beth Templeton. She has been chaperon, house-mother, guardian