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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 157

The latter part o f October, we gave a dinner-dance at our house. The

house was decorated with Hallowe'en effects, lots o f jack-o'-lanterns w i t h
A O I I cut on them. We had dinner at little tables for two couples, and it
was all so pretty! Just now we're busy planning a Christmas dance, to be
held in our house December 12. The night of December 13, the Women's

Panhellenic is giving a big dance in the Student B u i l d i n g . Incidentally, we
are to have classes that Saturday. That is unusual f o r us, but we must hold
classes two Saturdays in order to get our long Christmas vacation. We think

it's worth it.

Several of our girls are accomplishing things in athletics. One of our
pledges w i l l make the soccer team, another the hockey team. M a r y Fletcher,
'21, made the varsity swimming team and Mildred Douglass, '21, made the

varsity baseball team. A n d we surely are glad to be t h i r d in scholarship among
the sororities on the campus this year.

Since our last letter, we have f o u r new pledges: Mary Scifres of Little
York ( M a r y is a niece o f Avaline K i n d i g Scifres of Rho Chapter) ; Helen

Thompson o f Greensburg (Helen is taking the pre-medic course) ; Oneta U l -
ingworth o f Bloomington (Oneta is on the faculty at the H i g h School and is
taking f u l l work in the university) and V i r g i n i a Hogan of Bedford, who is

strong in dramatics.

A l l the girls of Beta Phi seem to be getting married. Recently Juva
Covalt, '17, was married to Curtis Richards. Mildred Maxwell, ex-'22, is now
Mrs. Ray Townsend. On November 1 Ruth Carnes, ex-'22, was married to

H a r o l d Ulackmun, and October 29 H i l d r e d Oliver, ex-'20, was married to

Raymond Nichols. H E L E N D E V I T T , '22, Chapter Editor.

ETA—WISCONSIN

The year is passing quickly f o r Eta. College seems busier and studies seem
harder than ever before and Eta has no time to be idle. Vacation time is
coming soon and the students at Wisconsin are rejoicing because the faculty
and beard of regents have set vacation f o r December 17 instead of December
23, as originally planned. A petition by the railroad officials strengthened by
one sent in by the students brought about this result.

Just yesterday Eta tried to b r i n g some Christmas cheer and happiness into
the world by entertaining thirty poor children at a bob ride and an ice cream
party at the house. We gave out candy and presents and had our tree lighted.
Our Christmas dance was held last week-end. A real freezing northland was
the scene of action. Cotton icicles sprinkled w i t h artificial snow hung around
the bookcases and between the doors. F i r tree branches lent realism but a
stuffed w i l d cat and a stuffed fox guarded the campfire and made the most
realistic touch of all.

Eta's girls are well represented i n college affairs this year. One of its
members is president of Wisconsin's chapter of Theta Sigma Phi and another
g i r l has recently been initiated into Theta Sigma Phi. One o f the new initiates
and a new g i r l this year at Wisconsin has already been elected into one of the
leading women's dramatic societies. This organization just produced Behind
a Watteau Picture, in which two o f our girls took leading parts. One senior
in the house is w o r k i n g as women's editor o f Wisconsin's daily university paper
and one of the younger girls is on the advertising staff o f the same. About a
half dozen are w o r k i n g on this year's yearbook, the Badger.

Eta's resolution f o r the coming year is to redouble her support of university
activities. She wishes the best possible success to all her sisters i n A O P i .

MARION R O T H , '21, Chapter Editor