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Lambda Girls Take Part in Dance Drama
By GRETA L O U I S E R E E D , Stanford University
Since the middle of last quarter our we have given a tea for the new women
days have been very full. Participation at Stanford this quarter. There were
in college activities, social engagements, comparatively few to be invited, but we
philanthropic work, finals, good-byes, va- enjoyed meeting and entertaining these
cation, and then the hurry and scurry few. Also our Freshmen gave a rather
of the beginning of the quarter. novel bridge party for the girls in the
house exclusively. It started at 1:30
Beth Pinkston, Harriet Day, Dorothy A.M. and lasted until 7 :00, during which
Kimbcrlin, Gladys Crofoot, and Lucile time, food was served every half-hour
Morgan executed very beautiful dances and stunts given by the different classes.
in the annual Dance Drama. They com-
posed their own original dances and For our philanthropic work, Lambda
made the costumes, both of which were contributed 100 per cent to the Bulgarian
very effective. Beth Pinkston ('31), was Student's Relief Fund. We also are
recently initiated into Theta Sigma Phi, sending two quarts of milk every day
of which Ruth Patterson is secretary. to a poverty-stricken family in Palo
Adele Gist is also outstanding because Alto. Even this contribution should
she has been chosen as women's chair- help this mother and her children a
man for "Labor Day" at the Stanford great deal.
Convalescent Home. Under her direc-
tion, all the girls in the University, in- During finals, Mrs. Herrington diverted
cluding "our house," will turn out to our minds with a delightful tea. After
work on May 1. Jane Nikirk ('32), the tension was all over, we left for
has advanced to first rank among "try- our various vacations. Three girls left
outees" for the Stanford Quad. She school at the end of the quarter: Doro-
is working very hard, and we all think thy Quinn ('28), Evelyn Van Horn
she is due for the coveted position on the ('25), and Janette Durfey ('30). Elec-
staff, where Adele Gist is now women's tions were held at this time, and we have
manager. started off this quarter well under our
new president, Antoinette Schulte, and
Amid all these activities, we've the other officers. Marion Littlefield
squeezed in some very enjoyable social transferred from Sigma, and is living in
affairs. We entertained at a lovely din- Palo Alto with her mother because Uni-
ner to which many of us invited our versity regulations forbid affiliation until
best friends among the faculty. Also next year.
Tau Combines Activities zvith Social Life
By IRMA O . FREDRICKS, University of Minnesota
With the arrival of spring and the Tentative plans have been made for
refreshing atmosphere which accompanies a benefit bridge to be given May 17 by
it, Tau has planned activities which suit the active chapter for the purpose of
such a mood. Josephine Smith, our raising funds for the furnishing of our
social chairman, has made plans for our new house. Beatrice Anderson is in
annual spring formal which will be charge of the bridge. In March a tea
given May 29. We shall choose either was given by the Mothers' Club at Zins-
the Minnetonka Country Club or Old master's tea rooms with profitable re-
Orchards. Both these places are sur- turns.
rounded by grounds covered with apple
trees which are always in bloom at the In March Margaret Baldwin, Marjorie
time of our formal. Our pledges have Jensen, Helen Richardson, Dorothy Ver-
planned a formal dance which is to be rell, and Catherine Cosgrove were initi-
given at the Glenwood Chalet April 25. ated into the active chapter. Preceding
Mary Woodring is in charge of the af- the ceremony a formal dinner was given
fair. Everyone is anticipating an eve- in honor of the new initiates at the
ning filled with fun. Silver Latch tea room. We also an-
nounce the pledging of Elizabeth Voelker
