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NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Mary B. Allison, '23 Pledges
Virginia Martin, '23 Bessie Beasley, '23
Sarah Hopkins, '23 Katherine Ormes, '23
Helen Hopkins, 23 Margaret McCay, '23
Margaret H i l l , '23 Nell Fain, '23
Margaret Beauchamp, '23 Matjie Carter, '21
Ruth Stalnaker, '22

The last time I wrote a chapter letter college had not started. This time
three months of this year have gone, work all finished and examinations now.

W i t h only seven old girls back, N u Omicron thinks that so f a r we have
had a rather successful year, pledging ten freshmen, one j u n i o r , and one
sophomore who comes to us f r o m Canada.

Work has been unusually hard this last quarter and due to that fact plus a
faculty r u l i n g , we have had only one social function since rushing season—a
dance given by our freshmen. Needless to say that i t rained f o r N u Omicron
never has a party unless it rains, but that didn't keep i t from being a good
party. I t is part o f our ambition to get the reputation f o r original things
and although we are somewhat at a distance f r o m that goal we are advancing
and will have that to report at a later date.

I must not fail to note the fact that Viola Phillipp, '20, was initiated into
Phi Beta Kappa a few weeks ago. She is the first f r o m this chapter, although
in the last two years of our turbulent existence we have had several Magna Cum
Laude girls. The best part of it is that she made it in three years.

Just at the present moment N u Omicron has no engagements to announce.
Perhaps, however, we will have soon. Alpha Phi with her list o f summer
brides seems to be t r y i n g to usurp our reputation, but never shall that happen.

So, with all sorts o f Ne,w Year's resolution, N u Omicron closes with best
wishes and hopes f o r 1920 to all other A O TVs.

F L O R E N C E T Y L E R , '21, Chapter Editor.

PSI—UNIVERSITY O F PENNSYLVANIA

When I read in the November number of T o DRAGMA the letters from
chapters whose rushing had been happily completed, I sighed and all of Psi
joined me, f o r rushing at Pennsylvania is still on the tapis and I know you
fortunate Alpha O's w i l l sympathize when I tell you that i t lasts f r o m about
October 1 to January 6. T h i s harassing condition, however, w i l l be somewhat
relieved next year as our rushing season w i l l be very much shorter.

Aside f r o m luncheons, teas, dances, and being eternally pleasant to fresh-
men, campus affairs have been bustling. The co-eds have started a campaign
to raise money for a much-needed club-house. Each girls buys a brick (ten
dollars) and endeavors to sell as many as possible to interested outsiders.

We are sending ten girls to the Student Volunteer Convention in Des
Moines and the fraternities are r u n n i n g a theatre benefit this week to assist
in raising the money to cover our representatives' expenses. Naturally, every
g i r l envies the fortunate ten their t r i p , but some of us feel that i f we once got
out there we might forget all about coming back. You see we Easterners have
heard must of the fascination of the West.

We celebrated Founders' Day with the Philadelphia A l u m n a Chapter, and
a wonderful time we had. Our dignified alumna amazed us by t u r n i n g out as
a very proficient orchestra. Curtain rods, dishpans, combs, and various other