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ANUARY, 1930
members at a banquet at the Ethelynn
ea Room. Ruth Dale sang several
olos, and a program of stunts was given.
The Christmas formal was given on
December 21, at the Lincoln Hotel, and
epresentatives from other Butler or-
anizations were invited, as well as mem-
ers of Theta and Beta Phi. One of the
igh spots of the year, our Christmas
arty for the orphan children, was an-
ther of our activities. Last year we
ad little colored orphans, all under ten
ears, and I think they provided us w i t h
more entertainment than we did them.
Frances Richardson and Margaret
owdy (the latter a transfer to our chap-
Alpha Pi Pledges Entertain at Circus Party
y MARGARET BASKERVILL G R E E N , Florida State College jor Women
First let me introduce our new pledges.
e had a very successful rushing season
nd pledged nine girls. They are Dorothy
eese, M i a m i ; Ruby Larsen, Lakeland;
elen Pratt, Memphis, Tennessee; Made-
n and Margaret Royce, Burlington,
ermont; Nellie Wynn Sullivan, Cath-
ine Pride and Martha McKnight, T a m -
a. Immediately after the pledge ser-
ce, the pledges were entertained at a
anquet at the Floridan hotel. The
st spring's pledges entertained w i t h
kits between courses.
On October 12, at dawn, we initiated
ve girls who were pledged last year.
hey are Merle McDermid, Okeechobee;
ildred Newlon, West Palm Beach; Rita
eddy, Miami Beach; Elizabeth Markey,
nd Alice Anderson, Tampa.
Mary Belle Martin took part i n the
ven demonstration which was given
hanksgiving eve in the college auditor-
m.
Frances Knapp ('33), has been elected
the editorial board of the Open Gate,
eshman literary publication, while M a r -
t^IcKnight is a foment contributor
the Florida Flambeau, student week-
newspaper.
On November 2 we held our first en-
*tainment in our new house, w i t h a
a in honor of Mrs. Ledsinger, our
r n i n g housemother. Rosebud DeMilly
a Dorothy Cross met the guests at the
Epsilon Alpha Pledges Fifteen Girls at Pall Rush
By E . LOUISE HOFFEDITZ, Pennsylvania State College
vea'Vfa11 college w i t hv v e r e t u r n e dtoate pledge. We were determined to make
etive members and one undergradu- rushing a success and increase our chap-
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ter f r o m Omega) have been initiated
into Thespis, the Butler dramatic so-
ciety. Ruth Dale is secretary of Glee
Club. Gladys Harvickhorst is handling
huge sums of money this year, as she
is treasurer both of Chimes and Torch,
besides being treasurer of Beta Theta
chapter.
Helen Jane Brown, one of our pledges,
has been pledged to the honorary fresh-
man society, Scarf Club.
R u t h Dale is a pledge of Torch, honor-
ary sophomore society.
Lorraine Scott and Miriam Cosand
have been appointed to the staff of the
Butler yearbook.
door and introduced them to those in
the receiving line, including Mrs. Led-
singer, Miss Lorena Riley, our faculty
advisor, Martha Crane, Jeanette Littig
and Irene Shoun. Cut flowers in vari-
ous shades were used in decorating, and
the service table was appointed with
lighted pink tapers.
Our pledges entertained us w i t h a
lovely party on Hallowe'en. They also
surprised us, one Sunday night, by hav-
ing, instead of the traditional Sunday
night skit, a delightful circus party. The
back yard was transformed into a circus
ground, lighted by lanterns hung from the
trees, and a huge bonfire, which was built
on one side of the circus boundaries,
and threw a bright light over the scene
of the f u n . We were entertained by side
shows, tight rope walking demonstra-
tions, and the like, while peanuts, cookies
and punch were served from improvised
stalls.
On Thanksgiving, which was also
Homecoming, several of our old mem-
bers returned.
We had the pleasure on December 1,
of pledging Ruth Conradi, niece of D r .
Conradi, president of Florida State Col-
lege. We have also pledged Helen Bisz
of M i a m i since formal rushing season.
Helen is captain of the Junior volleyball
team and has made quite a name for
herself in athletics since entering school.