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ginia Sheely and Bernadeen Patrick. They are
on the costume committee. Mary Alice is
chairman of the tea committee of Women's
League and Leonora Winter is a member of
that committee. Rosemary and Eileen Rocap,
and Frances and Marian Messick have been
pledged to Newman Club. When KAII held
its state meeting at Butler on December 19,
Mary Alice was in charge of the luncheon.
She is also on the committee in charge of the
annual old clothes campaign, and represented
Butler at the College Panhellenic's meeting
in Chicago.
X—Gladys Lunn, president, is also president
of ZXA. Margaret Tower, Panhellenic
delegate, is president of TE. Florence Ashley
is president of W . A . A . Representatives at
Syracuse University, a member of W.A.A.
Board, member of the basketball committee,
on the staffs of the Onondagan and the Orange
Peel. Frances Davison and Lucille Muldoon
are on the staff of the Onondagan. Jane
Leonard is the first woman's editor of the
Camp Log and junior associate editor of the
Orange Peel, she is also on the Business A d -
ministration Honor Roll. Jane Burlingham is
president of her Freshman Cottage and Mary
Jane Hartman of hers. Mildred McDuff was
in the chorus of "Midsummer's Night Dream."
XA—Ivalo Laughery, Betty Kittle, Alice Wol-
ter, Jo Anne Abercrombie, Clare Canning,
and Winnebeth Rankin made class teams in
hockey at the University of Colorado. Ivalo,
Betty, Jo Anne, Evelyn Thomas and Thelma
Roadarmer were on the class volley ball team.
Alice and Betty are thus f a r undefeated in the
tennis tournament. Having won all of our
games f r o m sorority teams, we were finally
defeated by the independent team. Alice W o l -
ter was chosen "Miss Cooperation" at a ban-
quet of A.W.S. Eleanor Lloyd and Arloa
McCanne were pledged to IZ1T, honorary
chemistry; Leona Pense to 9 2 # ; Naomi Lewis
to AZII, honorary French; Wilma Carey to
2ES, freshman honorary; Evelyn Thomas to
KE, honorary pharmaceutical fraternity; Jo
Anne Abercrombie is a member of Players'
Club and had a prominent part in "Cock
Robin." Eileen Hayward danced at the home-
coming dances at the Camion Park Night
Club. Evelyn Thomas and Thelma Roadar-
mer are on the staff of the Colorada'n.
A—Our Panhellenic Council at T u f t s College
has devised a new system of rushing this
year which began November 26 with pledging
on December 11 instead of the second semes-
ter rushing that has been the custom formerly.
We had the banquet f o r the new pledges at
the Hotel Commander in Cambridge in con-
nection with our annual Founders' Day ban-
quet. On Saturday, December 16, all trie sor-
orities on the " H i l l " had a joint pledge dance Ruth Koehler, Penn Stale Collegian, Y.W.
at the Copley-Plaza in Boston.
A*—A lovely tea was given in our honor by
AAA in October and the University of
South Carolina chapter of SAT presented us
with a beautiful table lamp. Delta Phi led
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South Carolina campus in scholarship, a *
mid-semester Ruth Carter was one of thre
girls on the campus making a straight A aver6
age. She is carrying six subjects. Gertrude
McDaniel, vice president, was bid to H2$
Latin fraternity. Elizabeth David (piedgeV
received a bid f r o m B l i e , French fraternity
We gave a weiner roast in honor of out
pledges on Lake Murray. A few weeks later
the pledges entertained the actives with a
pajama party at the home of Gertrude M C w
Donald. On Founders' Day we all wore our
cardinal ribbons under our pins very proudly
That night we initiated our three pledges and.
served supper to them. We burned our four
cardinal candles in honor of our beloved
Founders. We were properly thrilled by our
first initiation. Edna Louise Lent has spon-
sored a new library club at the University
Junior High School. Five members to the
new interfraternity dance club are Eulee Lide
Gertrude McDonald, Shirley Bailey, Margaret
Niggel, and Madeline Spanogle. Shirley Bailey
and Ellen LaBorde spent the week-end of De-
cember 1-3 in Birmingham where they at-
tended the South Carolina-Auburn football
game.
E—Margaret Kincaid and Edith Campbell
have been retained f o r freshman basket-
ball at Cornell University. Mary Bull is a
member of Women's Glee Club. Greta Moul-
ton has entered the editorial competition of
the Cornell Countryman. Ruth Sharp is &4
member of the Countryman business board.
On November 17, the pledges entertained the
freshman friends of other sororities at 1
Swedish Coffee. On December 15 and 16 we
had a rummage sale, the proceeds of which
were contributed to the Community Chest
Helen Fagan, president, served on the com-
mittee of the New Deal Ball given December
8 f o r the benefit of needy students at Cornell.
Jean Maloney was a member of Junior Ad-
visory Committee this fall. Ruth Harder and
Dorothea Ferguson attended the Raven and
Serpent house-party in Sage and Risley Halls,
December 4-8.
EA—Janet Beman is treasurer of W.S.G.A.
at Pennsylvania State College, a member
of Cwens and of AAA, freshman scholastic
honorary ; Jean Beman on Y.W.C.A. Cabinet,
AAA, recipient of freshman scholarship; Grace
Bierstein, secretary of Cwens, Y.W.C.A. Cab-
inet, sophomore hockey team, class secretary
her freshman year; Virginia Detweiler, cap-
tain of varsity hockey team, senior class
hockey manager, W.A.A. Board, track, basket-
ball ; Betty Frear, golf manager, choir, Glee
Qub, contributor to Froth; Dorothy Hull,
member of the House of Representatives;
Dorothy Jeter, freshman basketball and hockey
teams, sophomore class basketball manager;
C.A. Commission; Ruth McCoy, hockey; Jane
Roope, swimming team, freshman basketball
team, recipient of Penn State Riding Cup;
Edna Rosenberger, treasurer of Y.W.C.A.
Commission, Home Economics Club; Emma
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Rubinkam, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, secretary of
j j 0 m e Economics Club, sophomore class
hockey team; and Selena Wunderlich. presi-
dent of sophomore class, W.A.A. Board, Y . W .
q A. Cabinet, Cwens, Varsity hockey team,
captain of sophomore class hockey tean, rifle.
Billie Rhoads is vice president of the sopho-
more class, a member of AAA, Cwens, Y . W .
C.A. Cabinet, sophomore senator, sophomore
class hockey team, Players, Penn State Col-
legia" , recipient of the Louise Carnegie
Scholarship, and was class president her
freshman year. Edna Ogelvee is a member
0 f the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet. Enid Stage ( ' 3 5 )
sw a elected assistant intermural sports man-
ager, women's fencing manager, and is a mem-
ber of choir and of Glee Club. She was cast
in the role of the Virgin Mary in the Nativity
Play presented by Players in conjunction with
the Glee Club D e c e m b e r 12. M . Theresa
Baer, who has played in Penn State's produc-
tions of "Holiday," "Berkeley Square," "But-
ter and Egg Man," and "Hay Fever," was
elected to 8A<I>, dramatics honorary. Rosa-
mond Kaines ( ' 3 4 ) and Ethel Filbert ( ' 3 4 ) of the ten highest ranking freshman girls.
are president and treasurer of Archousai, re-
spectively. Elizabeth Lewis ( ' 3 4 ) and Frances Honorary Lieutenant Colonel at the Univer-
Laubach ( ' 3 5 ) are members of the women's
varsity hockey team. Mary Elliston ( ' 3 5 ) re-
ceived a Home Economics Scholarship. The
Council of Campus Scholarship Cup was
awarded E A Chapter f o r having attained the
highest group average of the year 1933. The
chapter entertained women students trans-
ferred from other colleges at a tea November
27, and were themselves entertained at a
Christmas party given by a patroness, Mrs.
Wopdruff, at her home, December 10. Chap-
ter members attended Penn State's annual
Panhellenic Ball January 12 at the Nittany
Lion Inn.
H—Amy Chisholm ('36) won the scholarship
cup awarded annually to freshman women
of the Commerce School at the University of
Wisconsin. Jane Billyield ( ' 3 5 ) was elected
to 2E2, freshman honorary. "Kathie" Knell,
Charlotte Goedde, A n n Saunders, Evelyn
Keck, Helen March and Beatrice Thompson
visited the Illinois and Minnesota chapters
during the football season. Eta gave a tea
for the new chaperon, Mrs. Bruins, at which
the deans, chaperons and presidents of all
sororities were entertained. Forty members
attended Founders' Day banquet. "Kathie"
Knell, Mrs. Oscar Peterson ( ' 3 1 ) and Helen
Thompson ( ' 3 0 ) spoke on the history of AOII.
Charlotte Goedde is chairman of the Grand
March of the annual Junior Prom. June
Schroeder is on one of the Prom committees.
Evelyn Keck is social chairman of the Grid-
iron Ball.
T—On November 18, a World's Fair was
given in the Gymnasium Memorial at the
University of Maine. Mildred Haney was co-
chairman of the affair and many of her assist-
ants were AOII's: Lucinda Ripley, Dorothy
Romero, Fern Allen, Dorothy Moynihan, Anna
Eliasson and Elizabeth Philbrook. The leading
role in "Death Takes a Holiday" was played
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by Charlotte LaChance. Ruth Walenta, Alice
Sisco and Kitta Davis also took part. Marie
Archer was chosen "Queen of Autumn"; Fern
Allen, associate editor of the Campus; Louise
Steeves, secretary of the sophomore class;
Alice Dyer, president W.S.G.A.; Mildred
Haney, president Y.W.C.A. On the Y.W.C.A.
Cabinet are Louise Steeves, secretary, Rena
Allen, treasurer, Anna Eliasson, freshman
leader, Dorothy Moynihan, music committee,
Jeannette MacKenzie, social service, Dorothy
Romero, vocations, and Lucinda Ripley, co-
chairman of the social committee. Dorothy
Moynihan is president of Balentine Hall, Alice
Sisco is AOII representative, and Fern Allen
is Proctor at The Maples. The "Sister Coun-
cil," which was organized last year to advise
the freshmen girls, has seven AOII's on its
membership list; Marie Archer, Rena Allen,
Lucinda Ripley, Louise Steeves, Anna Elias-
son, Annie Maclellan, and Elizabeth Philbrook.
Anna Eliasson and Marie Archer belong to
"Neai Mathetai," an organization consisting
Of the four girls nominated as candidates f o r
sity of Maine, two were AOII's: Dorothy Saw-
yer and Charlotte LaChance. A t the Military
Ball on December 8 Charlotte was announced
the Colonel.
I—On Saturday afternoon, November 11, Iota
and the Champaign-Urbana Alumna? enter-
tained Mary Dee Drummond and Dorothy
Duncan at an informal tea. Mrs. Drummond
spoke to us about our Social Service W o r k
in Kentucky. A t our Founders' Day banquet
Atha Fowler told us of the founding of our
chapter on this campus. Sixteen alumna
joined us. Marjorie Berryman has been
chosen f o r membership on the Varsity Debat-
ing team. She was a member of the tag
committee for Dads' Day. Lois Littlejohn
was in the cast of "Gold in the Hills," Illini
Theatre Guild production. Eleanor Hoehn and
Dorothy Jane Brunswick represent AOII in
athletics, both of them being members of
W.A.A. and the soccer team. Charlotte Mc-
Glade is a member of the Y.W.C.A. all-asso-
ciation committee and is also a hostess on that
committee. She is working on the business
staff of the lllio. Jean Gougler was a mem-
ber of the Homecoming Stunt Show commit-
tee, and is working on the society and church
staffs of The Daily Illini. Catherine Van
Gerpen is also working on the society staff
of The Daily Illini. Grace Rothwell is a
member of Terrapin. Evelyn Howard works
on the business staff of the lllio. Helen Cur-
tis has been elected to membership in the
Home Economics Club. Harriet McLean is
working on the society and church staffs of
The Daily Illini, Mary Courtright has been
initiated into AAA and she is working at the
Y.W.C.A. on the all-association, hostess, social
and doll show production committees. Mary
is a member of Orange and Blue Feather
Council and chairman of the Orange and Blue
Feather social committee. She has been initi-
ated into Shi-ai, and was chairman of two