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218 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

This year the senior class decided to do something really original,
and in place of giving the usual "jolly-up" dance a picnic was held.
The faculty kindly offered the use of their club house grounds, and it
was there that the jollification took place. Games, contest, and an
appetizing supper occupied the time, and the old-fashioned picnic
was very popular.

Besides purely university affairs, we have enjoyed two musical
treats this semester. Mischa Elman was here in January, and the
famous pianist, Josef Levhinne was here in March.

Fraternity and college dances have been many this semester. We
are allowed to have dances only on week ends, and there has been
a mad scramble for dates. We have given two dances, an informal
on January seventeenth and the annual underclassmen dance on
February twenty-first. This was a great success, everyone seeming
particularly enthusiastic. Perhaps you do not know that it is a
Stanford custom for the underclassmen of each fraternity to enter-
tain the upper classmen and their friends with a dance every year.
March first the San Francisco Alumnae chapter paid us a visit.
They came down for lunch and stayed through the afternoon, several
of the girls remaining over night. We were delighted to have them,
and as it was their first visit to the new house, we took great pleasure
in their hearty approval of it.

On March twelfth the Kappa Alpha's invited our whole chapter
to their house for a very informal supper. We danced and had a
delicious supper, and every girl was loud in her praises of our hosts.

The committees for Senior Week were announced not long ago, and
three of our seniors, Alice Weyse, Helene Montague and Lois Walton
had the honor to be named on various committees.

I f I should keep on telling of all the interesting things that have
happened, I fear there would be room for no one else. I have tried
to select those things that would be of most interest to an outsider.
I close with best regards to all sister chapters.

IOTA, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Since the last chapter letter was written, a few more girls have
joined the ranks of Alpha O at Illinois. We recently initiated
Frances Trost, '14, Opal Trost, '16, and Marie Rutenber, '15. These
girls have their homes in Urbana and Champaign. We have two
more pledges, Grace Dallenbach and Leota Mosier, both '16, to be
initiated later.

We heard recently that Alpha O has been increased indirectly,
by the birth of Ardith Louise to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fluharty in
Walla Walla, Wash. Mrs. Fluharty was formerly Florence Shinn.