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many thanks to Dorothy Womrath ( T ) , Dis-
trict Superintendent, f o r her wonderful sup-
port during rushing. Dorothy was present at
every function and every meeting during that
strenuous week at Minnesota. Mary Stone,
Margaret Baird, Helen Huseby, Jeanette Ek-
lund, Virginia Perkins, Mary K. Black. Elea-
nor Mulled, Esther Sethne, Vivian Murray,
Vivian Ory, Irma Chapman, Jayne Foote,
Francis McDonald, and Sylvia Striegl enjoyed
the hospitality of Rho Chapter the week-end
of the Northwestern-Minnesota football game.
Francis McDonald traveled to Ann Arbor for
the Michigan contest two weeks later. Ethyl-
mae Eylar is president of W . S. G. A., a
member of Mortar Board, and AAT, medical
technician sorority, of which Martha Morgan
and Alta Davis are new pledges. Kappa Epsi-
lon claims Vivian Murray and Rowena Laska,
while Maxine Swenson and Helen Huseby
answer roll call at 112* m e e t i n g s ; Helen
Huseby was chairman of a tea given by 112*
on December 7; Maxine is vice president of
our chapter and corresponding secretary of
IIA9. Phyllis Hawlish, president of our
pledges, also sounds the gavel at 2 E 2 meet-
ings. She is a member of Gavel Club, a
political organization, and was recently elected
to membership on the Student Forum. I n the
athletic field we have "Prexy" Irma Hammer-
bacher in Trailers and in charge of W. A. A .
tap dancing; Eleanor Marshall is correspond-
ing secretary of W . A. A . ; Charlotte Techan
is a member of the Physical Education Asso-
ciation, Trailers, and W. A. A . ; Alice Eylar,
Gertrude Woldrick, and Martha Morgan are
working f o r their W. A. A. awards. Cooley
Carruth, a transfer from Alpha Phi Chapter,
Mary Stone, Virginia Perkins, Helen Claire
Landrum, and Margaret Baird were in the
University Singers p r o d u c t i o n of "Desert she and Ruth Braeutigam are members of the
Song" and sang with the Minneapolis Sym-
phony O r c h e s t r a at one of their Sunday af- We are represented in the Symphony Orches-
ternoon "Pop" c o n c e r t s . Jayne Foote was
recently appointed to a position on the edi-
torial staff of the Ski-U-Mah, and Eloise
Smith is secretary f o r the publication. AOII
is represented on the Minnesota Daily staff
by Alice Nienaber, secretary, and Margaret
Baird and Jeanette Eklund, reporters. Helen
Huseby works on the Mentor, the University
education magazine, and Mildred Dudding de-
signs the covers each month. The " U " Farm
Campus sends Margaret Dodds to the Gopher
editorial staff. Helen Huseby is co-chairman
on the radio talent campaign. You may hear
some Alpha O's on a national broadcast i f
Minnesota wins the contest f o r the best pro-
grams and talent. This contest is on in all
the " B i g Ten" schools. We gained citywide
publicity this fall when we subscribed $20.00
to the Community Fund and another $20.00 to
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
TA—The actives gave the pledges a dance on
October 13 at Miles' Studio. I t was the
first sorority dance of the season at Birming-
ham-Southern, and it was a great success.
Mary Virginia Pounds was elected secretary-
treasurer of the freshman class and also was
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elected to the Y. W . C. A. freshman cabinet
We are very proud of our scholarship TC U
which we won f o r having the highest average
of any sorority on the campus. We are work,
ing hard and coaching our freshmen so W I
can keep the cup another year. The visit of
our District Superintendent, Mrs. R. A. Kear
ney, of Mobile, was d e l i g h t f u l . The ac-
tive chapter entertained her with a luncheon
in the sorority room on the campus. The
alumna? had her f o r dinner one night and
a meeting afterwards. The pledges entertained
in her honor with a buffet supper at the
home of Mary Virginia Pounds. Mrs. Kear-
ney is most charming, and we did enjoy her
visit. For our philanthropic work Thanksgiv-
ing we sent a basket of canned goods and
food to an elderly lady who is in need. We
are working on a plan now f o r the alumna*
and actives to work together on some phase
of relief work. We feel that this will bring
the two chapters into closer contact with each
other. We have also planned to have the
alumna? play bridge once or twice a month
with the actives. P a n h e l l e n i c has already
posted rules f o r midterm rushing and are all
excited over new ideas and plans f o r rush-
ing, and more of that next time.
6—The number of Theta women participating
in DePauw activities has been steadily in-
creasing. The Alpha O's rounded off last
year's activities with Betty Gadient making
Mortar Board, and Mary Jo Enochs, * B K .
Betty Gadient, our president, is vice president
of Mortar Board, treasurer of 9 2 * , secretary-
treasurer of Panhellenic Council, and a mem-
ber of History Club. Mary Garrison Walker
was pledged 9 2 * . She also made the Board
of the Association of Women Students, and
board of the Women's Sports Association.
tra as Lucille Klauser, Janette Fisher, V i r -
ginia Rossman, Martha Conn, Mary Evelyn
Martin, and Helen Morton are all members.
Marjorie Mclntyre is a member of the Uni-
versity Choir. $21, national language frater-
nity, pledged three of our girls, G e r t r u d e
Casper, Mary G a r r i s o n Walker, and Julia
Chapman. Lucille Klauser made Latin Club;
Mary Evelyn Martin made German Club; and
Betty Gadient made History Club, thus keep-
ing us in evidence among the departmental
organizations. Janette Fisher was sent by Pan-
hellenic as a delegate to the N . P. C. held
in Chicago at the Palmer House. She will be
the president of Panhellenic next year. She
was also elected a member o f Student Sen-
ate. G e r t r u d e Casper and Mary Garrison
Walker represent us in A M i l , sponsors of R.
O. T . C. Ruth Braeutigam is in charge of Uni-
versity bowling f o r the women, and Mary
Garrison Walker is in charge of coed basket-
ball. Three of our girls made W . S. A., Wom-
en's Sports Association: Laura Mitchell, Mari-
beth Homer, and Virginia Berry.
Founders' Day was observed with a banquet,
December 8, at which we entertained all town
alumna? and pledges. On December 19 we
ntertained the deans of the university at an
niial Christmas formal dinner. Also lending
holiday atmosphere to school life was the
Christmas dance f o r the pledges given De-
cember 16.
o g ^ O u r pledges were formally introduced
to the University of Cincinnati at a dance
3 t the Cincinnati Club, December 9. A t mid-
night the pledges stepped out of a large red
rose- As each girl was introduced, she was
presented with a beautiful silver bracelet en-
graved with AOII and her name. When the
jast pledge had been presented, we formed in
a semi-circle to sing "The Garden of A l -
pha O." Jane Fordyce, who won the ring
which Theta Eta annually awards to its most
outstanding pledge, has just been elected sec-
retary of the sophomore class. Jane is also
a member of s o p h o m o r e forum, WigWag
Council, Household Administration Club, and
AAA, the freshman honorary scholastic fra-
ternity. We are well represented in Glee Club
by Maxine Cooper, Martha Rhu, Gladys Rob-
erts, Rachel Cox, Jane Fordyce, and Edith
Boedeker. Four of our girls, Martha Rhu,
Marie Huwe, Irma Seifferle, and D o r o t h y
Sintz, are on the staff of the Cincinnatian, our
annual. Nancy Poe (pledge) is an outstand-
ing hockey player. She was selected as a
member of the first team of the University.
Mummers Guild, dramatic organization, has
among its members Eloise A r c h i b a l d and
J e a n n e t t e Merck. J e a n n e t t e is also a Grimes, Phyllis Ridle, and Happy Kean, are
member of the Y. W. C. A. Council, as are
Rachel Cox, Gladys Roberts, and Jane For-
dyce. Jeannette is on the honor roll of Mortar
Board, vice president of the Junior League of
Women Voters, leader of WigWag Current
Events Group, a member of the debating team,
and a junior adviser. We have been busy this
fall giving a bake sale, a rummage sale, and
a skating party. We hope to repeat these
activities next spring and thus increase our
active chapter treasury still more.
T—The McDonald-Skillen Cup, awarded annu-
ally at our Founders' Day banquet to the
senior highest i n scholarship and activities,
was won this year by Gladys Phillips. Gladys,
besides having an excellent grade average as
a student in law, has been prominent on the
University of Washington campus in politics
and debate, is a Y. W . C. A. worker, a vio-
linist of ability, and is president of Mortar
Board. Barbara Trask Clark was one of the
guests at Homecoming dinner this year. She
had just returned from Australia and was in
Seattle f o r a wreek as the house guest of
Margaret Evans. News from the Beeuwkes
household is that Martha, one of the famous
twins, is still visiting in the East, where she
has been f o r some time. Marjorie is going to
school in Vancouver, B. C , and is acting as
adviser to the chapter there. Margaret Ben-
edict, a graduate of last year, has been up
twice from her home in Vancouver, Washing-
ton. She is doing social welfare work there
and loves it. Our pledges this year are lovely
girls whom we are looking forward to initiat-
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ing. They all have entered campus activities,
Doris Berry and Celia Scofield being especially
active. Doris, a public school music major,
belongs to the women's chorus, which is a
very active organization. Celia has done well
as a salesgirl f o r Columns, campus monthly
magazine, is working on several Associated
Women Students' committees, and has won a
position as usher f o r the entire A. W . S.
concert series through her efforts as a con-
cert ticket salesgirl. She is the sister of Susan
Scofield Johanson, an Alpha O who was prom-
inent on the University of Washington cam-
pus a few years ago.
Z—Gretchen Schrag is the first girl to have
the position as managing editor of the
Conhusker, University of Nebraska yearbook.
Gretchen is also president of French Club.
Adlyn Moeller was chosen this fall as one of
the most representative girls on the campus.
There were five girls chosen out of all the
girls in the student body. Adlyn is a member
of 2A and TAX, honoraries. Allene Mumau,
an Alpha O daughter, is a member of TAX,
Senior Staff Member of the Conhusker, and
is on the Panhellenic Council. Marjorie Ley,
our president, is our other representative on
the Panhellenic Council. Mildred Kirkbride is
kept very busy with her work in the School
of Business Administration. She is a member
of the Commercial Club, on the Bizad Execu-
tive Board, Student Council, and is treasurer
of <t>X9, honorary. Three of the girls, Myra
members of the Big Sister organization. Irene
Hentzen is vice president of German Club and
collegiate member of ATA. Marjorie Seaton
is a member of the University String Quar-
tet, and Eleanor Pleak is secretary of TAX.
The big event of the year is the Military Ball.
There were six Alpha O's in the Grand March.
Betty Temple served as sponsor f o r Company
L. We also had a candidate up f o r Nebraska
Sweetheart, Elfrieda Stauss. The sweetheart
is selected by the men on the campus and
presented at the annual Kosmet Club Review.
During the football season Zeta had the pleas-
ure o f entertaining three Alpha O sisters f r o m
Phi Chapter, who came up f o r the football
game. We enjoyed their visit very much and
hope they will come again soon. We owe a
great deal to our Mothers' Club f o r the sup-
port they have given us this year. They re-
cently gave us a Sunday night buffet supper.
A l l the girls brought their dates to the supper
and then afterwards we went on a treasure
hunt. A t the end of the hunt we all came
back to the house. The couple that arrived
first and had followed the directions most
accurately received the first prize. Everyone
had such a good time we decided to have
these suppers often during the year.
KO—Six out of our thirteen pledges made the
Southwestern Players, and Mary Walton
Sohm and Betty Jane Bloompot have already
distinguished themselves i n plays. Thus f a r
S. T. A . B. has brought out Ellen Canale,