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Services—well they are of all kinds. Any chapter with a surplus OUR NEIGHBORS
of time and energy can find an ample list of helpful suggestions
ranging from song services in an old ladies' home to baby quilts, I A T STANFORD
free violin lessons, and charitable doll shows.
The sorority situation at Stanford is different from what one
The loan exhibits are even more characteristic of the chapters would find in any other college or university. This is accounted
and are, of course, more personal. When coupled with the histories for by the fact that the university limits the number of girls to five
there is a fairly complete record of each chapter, as a whole and hundred. About one-half of these are sorority members, and the
also as individuals. others live in the university town of Palo Alto, or i n the dormitories
of Roble or Madrona.
ARE YOU?
The ten sororities with the dates that their Stanford chapters
Are you, as a member of a fraternity dedicated to the were founded are: Kappa Alpha Theta, which was established at
ministry of service, doing all that you can in these times College of the Pacific in 1888 and transferred to Stanford in 1892 ;
of storm and stress ? Are you a member of the Red Cross Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1892; Pi Beta Phi, 1893; Delta Gamma,
in your city, your town, your village? Are you glad to 1897: Alpha Phi, 1899; Gamma Phi Beta, 1905; Delta Delta Delta,
forego extravagances, to sacrifice that extra gown you 1909; Alpha Omicron Pi, 1910; Chi Omega, 1915; Sigma Kappa,
wanted, to wear a less expensive hat? Are you ashamed 1915. Most of these own their own houses, which are located on
to spend money wantonly and foolishly? Are you making Lasuen Street, commonly known as "Fraternity Row."
yourself well informed upon the daily history of your
country? Are you wearing your colors? Did you ever Each sorority tries as far as it is possible to have its members enter
think of wearing them beneath your pin to show to the into activities and into the various phases of college life. There is
world that your own loyalty is strengthened by that of work along social service and Young Women's Christian Association
two thousand? Are you able yet to see that the safety lines, and also many forms of athletics, such as baseball, crew,
of your brother is little as compared with the welfare of swimming, fencing, and basketball in which the girls are able to take
millions of brothers? Are you willing to give up those part. Writing and working with the various college publications
who are dearest to you if the sacrifice will ea.a, the suffer- is popular with some. There is a large field for anyone with drama-
ing of a world? Are you standing firmly back of your tic or musical ability. Many become known by work as class officers,
president, regardless of politics? Are you too big for or by ably filling positions on various class committees. No sorority
petty criticism? Are you saying with President Wilson— enters especially into any one of these fields, but all try to be repre-
sented in as many places as possible. I t is usually found, however,
"To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our for- that each sorority has one or two types of girls who are interested
tunes, everything that we are and everything that we along the same lines, but even this varies from year to year. Some
have, with the pride of those who know that the day has of the houses have girls of the social type in predominance, while
come when America is privileged to spend her blood and others are composed of those who care more for the serious phases of
her might for the principles that gave her birth and the college life.
happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God
helping her, she can do no other." The sororities are all represented in the local Panhellenic. This
organization holds the sororities together, and deals with all prob-
lems of general interest to the various chapters. The rushing agree-
ments are drawn up by this body, and the rushing season is supervised
by Panhellenic. I n this way all intersorority conflicts are avoided.
On account of the small number of women in the university and the
unique location of the houses, it would be possible for everyone to
know a l l the other woman students, but this, unfortunately, is not
the case. I n only a few cases are there any girls who are very well
acquainted in the dormitories or known personally outside of their
