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four girls running for "Prom Girl" and vice president, Irma Mattingly ('31);
missed being chosen by a very small recording secretary, Elizabeth Evans
margin. ('31); corresponding secretary, Virginia
Case ('31); assistant corresponding secre-
The thing of great interest to the tary, Lucile Hendricks ('33); treasurer,
pledges has been, of course, initiation. Madeline Wostaupal ('32); doorkeeper,
When would it be? They tried every Donalda Perkins ('33); study plan of-
possible way of discovering the date, ficer, Sylva Kotouc ('33), Panhellenic
but when they were pulled out of bed delegate (Senior) Irma Mattingly ('31);
at four o'clock in the morning, March Panhellenic delegate (Junior) Julia Sima-
29, they were sufficiently surprised. Nine nek ('32); chapter editor, Jean Marie
were given pins—Irene Brooks ('33), Ohler, ('31); alumna? notes editor, Bon-
Luree Combs ('30), Lucile Hendricks nie Hess Drake; and historian, Madge
('33), Doris Heumann ('32), Elizabeth Cheney ('31), assisted by Harriet Nes-
Hobbs ('33), Gwendolyn Howland ('33), ladek ('32).
Sylva Kotouc ('33), and Ruth Anne
Rhamey ('33). Our advisory committee is composed
of: alumna adviser, Mrs. Alfred Beck-
On Monday, March 31, new officers man; second member, Mrs. Edith L a n -
were elected. The results are as fol- sing; and third member, Elsie Ford Piper.
lows: president, Irene Dawson ('31);

Sigma Gives Party at an Orphanage

By JOSEPHINE E S T E R L Y , University of California

The past semester has been a very mester was the children's party given at
busy one for Sigma chapter. Our mid- an orphan home. Martha Quayle ('30),
season rush party was a huge success, was in charge of the arrangements; we
due to the efforts of our housemother entertained about ninety boys and girls.
and the decorations chairman, Grace There was a peanut hunt, a fish pond,
Reiser ('32). The table decorations for musical chairs, and a bean guessing con-
the dinner were scenes made of sand, test, in which the boys took particular
palm trees, and Hula girls. delight. One little fellow looked at the
bottle of beans, and after much thought
The benefit bridge party, sponsored said solemnly, "One millyun." The
by the Mothers' Club was an attempt hidden ability of the Alpha O's showed
to raise money to pay for the furniture itself in kite flying, baseball, and jump
of our new house. The prospect of soon rope. After all the games had been
being without chairs was imminent; our played, and the prizes awarded, we had
mothers realized its seriousness, and made the proverbial ice cream, cookies, and
about five hundred dollars. suckers. Aside from giving the children
a good time and having a good time
We are very proud to have had two ourselves, the party showed us that all
of our girls, Doris Finger ('31), and orphans are not what they seem to be
Harriet Ballard ('31), elected to Pry- in fiction. Their home was well regu-
tanean, women's activity honor society. lated and comfortable, and best of all,
Doris has just been chosen house presi- the children seemed happy.
dent for the coming year.

The outstanding event of the past se-

Theta Presents Scholarship Pin and Activity Cup

By MARGARET GAMBLE, DePanw University

One of the most interesting things and Mary Carney, for the honor pin,
which has happened to us of late was that we gave each of them a pin with
the result of the State Luncheon, March the rubied "A," which signifies superior
29, at Indianapolis. True to Theta's scholarship, attitude, and service. The
tradition, the presentations of the honor activity cup was presented to the most
pin and the activity cup were paramount active pledge, Genevieve Gruenewald.
features on the program. This year we Then, of course, that night we went to
had such a hard time deciding between the State Dance and had a wonderful
two of our freshmen, Mary Jo Enochs time. The record for the acquiring of