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T h e institution o f some big philanthropic work f o r Pan-Hellenic
to engage i n has never been considered by the body as a whole.
There are at least personal discussions of the subject among the
f r a t e r n i t y girls but the matter has never been brought up i n a Pan-
Hellenic session. A splendid incentive is offered us by the C h i
Omega alumnae. These active girls are maintaining, with sporadic
aid from the New Orleans school board, a "penny lunch counter"
at one of the public schools i n the destitute part of New Orleans.
Each child can get a good, substantial lunch f o r one penny. There
is some regulation made, too, by which those who can not even pro-
duce a penny may have lunches. The Chi Omegas themselves serve
the meals and manage the finances. T h i s is just one instance o f a
great work such as a Pan-Hellenic Association might undertake.
Some near day in the future, I hope the Newcomb Pan-Hellenic
w i l l undertake something similar. There are no overwhelming ob-
stacles to overcome. A l l we need is "the w i l l " , and "the way" w i l l
show itself. Each local Pan-Hellenic should attempt and accomplish
some such work as t h i s — f o r the true "Greek" w i l l look beyond her
own wish and find success i n the j o y she brings too others. T h i n k
what a great force it would be i n welding together the whole Greek-
letter world!

A L I C E I V Y , Pi.

PAN-HELLENIC AT RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE

Our Pan-Hellenic Association consists of delegates f r o m A O IT.
A A A , X « , Z T A , K A, A A <P, * M , and A Z A . I t has been,
up to this year a well united body and has done efficient work
along several lines. I n 1911, for instance, by working together, the
association lessened the expenses of every fraternity i n their house-
building. But you have asked us f o r the work done this year and we
shall accordingly narrow the subject down to that.

Pan-Hellenic began its meetings this year with a thorough con-
sideration of sophomore and freshman pledging. Sophomore pledg-
ing had been tried f o r one year and as some of us thought, very
unsuccessfully. The sophomores had been rushed very strenuously
their freshman year and had acquired i n many cases an exalted opin-
ion of self. When pledge day came, they found it very hard to decide
which of f o u r or five fraternities (and i t happened that nearly every
fraternity rushed the same girls) to choose and when upon choos-
ing they were treated as homefolks. no better i f as well, as the older
members, their vanity received quite a shock. On account of this,
and other not favorable results, there was a clamor among some
of the fraternities represented, to go back to our old form of fresh-