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KAPPA. RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN"S COLLEGE

Linda Best. Mattie Carskadon.
Annie Kate Gilbert. Mollie Minkwitz
Nan Atkinson. Lida Belle Bramc.
Bessie Masten. Patty Paxton.
Nannie Vaden. Katharine Gordon.
Laura Argne. Elizabeth Bryan.
Shirley McDavitt. Julia Anna Smith.

There is so much that we would like to write about that we
hardly know where to start. First of all we are back in our house
again after the fire, and I believe we are appreciating it more than
ever i f that is possible since we have had to do without it for a little
while. And with this settling down we have started rushing again,
although not so strenuously as last year because the Pan-Hellenic-
rules are more strict and they make our rushing a little more sensible.
We are allowed to have one rushing party a month but with that
exception there can be no financial rushing at all. We all agree
that this rule has done away with a large part of the strain of last
year, though it has not eliminated it entirely. Last month we had a
Valentine and George Washington party combined. Our party for
this month, which is to be given next week, will be a progressive
breakfast. No limits have been set upon the cost of our parties,
but I know of no very elaborate ones up to this time, and all the
sororities seem to be trying to reduce our rushing system to a saner
one. I n order to make our rushing more systematic we have adopted
a plan which we hope is going to be a success. Every week the girls
in the chapter pair off and promise to go together to visit every girl
on the rushing list. Every week each girl has a different partner
to go with her.

Since our last chapter letter was written we have mitiated Marion
Hearne, of Shreveport, La., Julia Anna Smith, of Kansas City. Mo.,
and Laura Argne of Woodville, Miss. Marion Hearne was not able
to return to college after the holidays on account of her mother's
illness, but we are very very happy over the two that are here and
we are just as proud of them as we can be. Miss Argne is president
of the Student Committee this year.

We were delighted to have Miss Ketcham, Epsilon, with us for a
few days last month. She is teaching at Buena Vista, a girls' school
not very far from here, and she came over to spend several days
with us. I t is seldom that we have any of our sisters from other
chapters come to see us, but we love to have them and we appreciate
them doubly when they do come. We know of one visitor who is
coming soon, however, and we are already counting the days until
she gets here. Miss Safford has promised to be with us on the