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ter numbers. Our party, the only rush- ceived an immense box which when Di
ing function a sorority is allowed for opened revealed a black fire-place set; "C
which money can be expended, was the trimmed in brass. N o gift could have he
third during rush week. We had a for- been more appreciated, and we feel they Th
mal rose dinner in the beautiful home were quite observing to notice our need Itha
of Mrs. E. C. Woodruff, our patroness. when we toasted bacon over the fire on las
Since i t was the only formal party this Sunday morning. A t this time all pledges ma
season, the rushees were impressed by met the "older generation." • wh
its calmness and simplicity. The favors, til
silk handkerchiefs embroidered with a Our two seniors left the Sunday before Re
cross-stitched red rose, were all made by
Ruth E. Gohl ('29), who returned to Thanksgiving to do practice teaching in f at
help us w i t h our party. Agnes E. Geary, Fr
Clara Evey and Edna Jackson, last year's Johnstown for eight weeks. Emma Jeajg spo
graduates who live near college and Ger-
trude Bryant, our pledge, played wait- Walser is teaching English while Elsffi I ing
resses. lea
J . Weaver teaches Latin. The pledges
Of the twenty rushees we entertained, I cam
fifteen accepted our bids, and we pledged quite surprised them when they wakened; (O
a larger number than any other sorority sor
on campus, national or local. them Sunday morning singing "We lov£ be
ar
After pledging we decided to celebrate our seniors." We hurried downstairs to an
w i t h a formal dance held November 2 wa
at the Delta Sigma Phi house. We i n - the most delicious breakfast we could
vited all sororities and their pledges, I at
and according to the reports we heard it wish. But then y o u see nine of oufi Oh
was a glorious success w i t h the orchestra
at its best. pledges are home economics students* [ sev
r of
We have had three initiations this fall, and they were plying their trade. j
all at Mrs. A. K . Anderson's home. The Be A
first was for Gertrude Bryant, a junior, Founders' Day was celebrated at the Ejt
who was initiated during rush season. house w i t h a supper. According to the;
The next was for four alumna; of our suggestion made by the New York alum- I fo
local club: Grace V . Boyle ('23), Grace nae t w o of our juniors hiked into the
E. Glance ('23), Nora E. Sheridan ('27) mountains and brought home four tiny Me
and Mildred M . Wheeler ('28). The pine trees. Since was cannot plant things ver
final initiation was Saturday, December on the campus just as we wish, w«? her
7, when we initiated eleven of our new planted each in a box and set them be^ Of
pledges. side our steps. Following our tree plants Ca
ing, M r s . Anderson told us about the dif
This year we have another AOII Founders as others write of them, and, .
alumna in town; Mrs. E. J. Nichols as she knows them.
(Kappa), whose husband is a member 21 0
of the English department. She always Marian Kerr, our chaperon, who fe, Pre
comes to our "get-togethers" and tells teaching piano in the music department, am
us w i t h pride about A O I I at Randolph- has accepted our invitation to be a pa=^ |ts
Macon. troness of the chapter. joy
oee
October 26 was college Alumna: Home- Mildred Lyle ('31), was elected & Pre
coming Day when we had six alumnae member of Phi Sigma Iota, national' jj-o
here besides the four who were initiated. honorary romance language fraternity. "as
After the alumna? returned home we re- Only one other junior received the j,en
honor.
r
There are now four national sororities [^m
on campus since Phi M u installed a chap- A
ter here in October.
c"•ha
Elizabeth Markle ('29), a pledge, »•
teaching mathematics in the Junior Col-
lege for Women in Beirut, Syria. Her
little gold sheath stands all alone out
there, and we hope she w i l l return soon
to take back w i t h her an A O I I pin.

Theta Eta Admitted to Panhellenic Upon Petition j

By MARJORIE HOLLENBERG, University of Cincinnati

The new baby, Theta Eta, is still prove itself worthy of belonging to that:

cooing and crowing w i t h happiness at illustrious group.
being born into such a wonderful family, One of the baby's first thrills were tne
named Alpha O. Words cannot express
this infant's opinion of its thousands of visits of those much talked of r i ~ je l a l 0
sisters, and its great hope is that i t w i l l Elizabeth Hevwood Wyman, Gran
President, and Mary Gertrude Maniey.