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JANUARY, 1930
Phi has a number of activity girls of candidates chosen in the beauty elimina-
whom we are quite proud. Our presi- tions, Marjorie Linsdale and Margaret
Drennon. Wanda Cessna, one of our new
ent, Florence Longenecker ('30), is pledges, whose father is president of
oint-system manager of the Women's Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita was
elf Government Association as well as instrumental in the organization of a
eing active in the Women's Athletic Glider Club. Ellen Davis, also a pledge,
Association. She and Jessie K i n m a n f r o m Wichita, Kansas, was made secre-
'30) are pledges of Quack, a swimming tary. Ruth Waters has been pledged
orority. Florence is also a member of to Phi Chi Theta, a professional eco-
he Dramatic Club. Jessie Kinman, E m - nomics sorority.
na Leigh Evans ('32), Margaret Dren-
on ('29), are members of the Glee Club. Homecoming this year was most busy
uena Vista Bear ('30) plays the cello and profitable, for the Alpha O's were
n the Kansas University Symphony Or- awarded the loving cup for having the
hestra, and Anita M u n f o r d is a violinist best decorated house on the campus. The
house was filled w i t h alumna? and old
the Little Symphony. The cast of friends whom we were very glad to wel-
he annual Women's Self Government come back. We gave our annual faculty
ssociation fashion show included Ellen tea on November 17.
Davis and Gladys Bradley. We have two
Omega Wins Second Place in Homecoming Contest
By L U R A B E L L E DAVIDSON, Miami University
Last spring everyone rushed over to the Since there are no sorority houses at
ecewio office to claim his copy of M i - Miami, practically all of our chapter
mi - annual, to see who had been chosen lives i n one dormitory, so when Home-
eauty Queen of the Campus. Yes, of coming arrived, we decorated our hall
ourse, i t was D o r o t h y Jackson ( ' 2 9 ) ; for the occasion and won second place
ou know—the girl who had a big part in the list of best-decorated girls' dor-
n the Commencement Play. She is presi- mitories.
ent of her sorority, too, and house-chair-
man of her dormitory. Not long after that came the long
Eleanore Giles ('29), who is specializ- awaited, greatly anticipated visit of Miss
ng in dramatics, not only had the lead Wyman. I t was in October, and at our
m this same Commencement Play, but Hallowe'en banquet she entertained us
Jso took a very difficult part in the M i d - with descriptions of the founding, and of
Year Play. many other interesting happenings dur-
ing her college days. We were glad to
We do not, however, stop at dra- meet Mary Gertrude Manley (Beta Phi),
atics; Marjorie Kester ('31), proved who came with her.
*r scholastic ability by being admitted to
Cwen, an honorary Sophomore organi- A few weeks ago the co-eds of M i a m i
ation, and this year when we returned, went to the annual Girls' Prom and were
Margaret Barr ('31), and Lurabelle Da- met at the door by a stiff, pert, snappy,
idson ('31), became members of the disciplined old maid with tortoise-shell
aff of the Miami .Student, the biweekly glasses and everything. They didn't
ewspaper of the University. recognize her until she laughed at their
I n the fall, when everybody's interest confusion; for no one could mistake the
centered on athletics, we play hockey musically husky voice of Dorothy Jack-
»d soccer; three of us made the Sopho- son who, as a member of the M i a m i
aore S 0 C c e r team, one of us the Junior Women's League was elected chairman
ockey team (which, by the way, won of the affair.
J* mter-class championship), and one
* us the Varsity soccer team. Perhaps Our pledge class is planning a Christ-
mas Party to be given at the Bryant
is an adequate explanation of the home. Mrs. Bryant, who is a charter
JS™*1?1 campus jibe that the AOiTs have member of Zeta chapter, and her two
wuetic figures, but at any rate, when daughters, Beatrice ('29), and Gertrude
«e time came for the yearly style show ('31), have come f r o m Nebraska to be
J i ogue^s, f r o m Cincinnati, half of the with us:
nnequine were chosen f r o m Omega Charlotte Matthews ('32), a pledge,
hapter. is treasurer of the Freshman Commission,
a branch of the Y.W.C.A.
