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hard for her to know the marks until after the first two months. So
if we have a certain standard of requirements, it will be a great
help.

As to intersorority feeling—I would say that the feeling is
splendid. The class spirit helps out a lot as to this matter, also the
club which all the girls belong to, called the All-around Club, brings
all the girls together once a month in a social gathering and the
democratic spirit is well recognized by an outsider. During the
rushing period each sorority, naturally becomes closely linked within
itself and each seems absorbed in its own affairs, but there has not
been any open antagonism. Every little dispute or misunderstanding
no matter how small is brought before Pan-Hellenic and there the
decisions and penalties are made. This does away, with complain-
ing, and talking behind backs, etc. is stopped.

I want to add—that we have no money penalties for breaking
rules—but any misconduct is recorded on the records and time of
rushing for that sorority is stopped for a certain time. I'm very
happy to say, this has only occurred once, since I have been in
college.

ETTA M . PHILLIPS.

LOCAL PAN-HELLENIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

The Local Pan-Hellenic Association at "Maine" is a mere infant
and therefore has not accomplished very much yet, but it is eager to
make attempts in Pan-Hellenism and to learn by trying. Since
the local society Phi Gamma was founded in 1896, there has
been only one sorority at "Maine"; and Alpha O, since its coming
has had the field all to itself without any "rushing" rules, "bid"
days, and many other knotty problems to disturb both the waking and
sleeping hours of its devoted members.

Now this peaceful condition has changed. In December, 1912,
Phi Mu installed its Pi chapter; and in January, 1913, our Pan-
Hellenic Association was formed. We at once adopted the model
constitution issued by the National Pan-Hellenic conference; and
then drew up by-laws which fit our local conditions. Our "rushing"
is to be moderate, placing emphasis upon the development of friend-
ships rather than on showering girls with attentions. Each chapter
may have one informal party each year to which all the girls in
college are to be invited; and each chapter may hold a tea once a
month in its room, when we have these much-longed for rooms in
our new dormitory. A special emphasis is placed upon the scholar-
ship of our initiates, for it seems that a girl to be very much worth
while, must be a passably good scholar. Each girl, before she can