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MAY, 1930
Nu Kappa Pledges Are Initiated by Grand President
By MACY SPURLOCK, Acting Editor, Southern Methodist University
We sincerely enjoyed Miss Wyman's Duffield Smith on February 1 came as
visit to our chapter last month and were a surprise to the whole chapter. Duf-
so glad that she was able to be present field was a former S.M.U. student and
at our spring initiation. At the ini- an A T f i pledge. Lillian Cox, Winona
tiation banquet, she gave a most inter- Bringhurst and Eugenia Hodge enter-
esting talk on the founding of Alpha tained with a miscellaneous shower. The
Omicron Pi. The chapter entertained young couple are at home 1433 Douglas
for her at a tea at the home of Mrs. Street, Dallas.
Edward Surgeon (Numa Ablowich), to
which representatives of the other so- On March 30 we entertained with a
rorities were invited. A theatre party luncheon at the Athletic Club for sev-
and an opera party were also given in eral prospective rushees.
her honor.
Elizabeth MacQuiston, who with her
Our new initiates are: Frances Trasper, parents moved from Dallas to San A n -
Pauline Graham, Madeline Coquet, and tonio after her graduation in January,
Grace Devereaux. These girls feel quite was in Dallas visiting friends and rel-
honored because the Grand President atives a short while ago. "Bibs" was
gave them their pins at initiation. our former rush captain.
Gladys Cassle's marriage to George Eva Fulcher graduated in January
and is at home in Naples, Tex.
Beta Phi Wins State Scholarship Cup
By VIRGINIA T R A X L E R , Indiana University
Beta Phi held initiation for thirteen "The Old Soak," which is being pre-
girls this year. They were: Bernice sented by the University Players. Rose
An_'lin. Wilma Jane Borland, Mary Ruth Ellis was initiated into W . A . A . She
Eades, Rose Ellis, Mildred Frazee, Ber- is on the woman's basketball team.
nice Greenawalt, Helen Halley Hogan,
Mary Emma James, Mary Frances Beta Phi just held election of officers.
Marxson, Annabel O'Connor, Martha Virginia Gentry is our new president, and
Stone, Elizabeth Westerfield, and Clar Edythe Mallory is vice president; Eliza-
Wilson. Afterward, a formal banquet beth Westerfield is treasurer, and Rozella
was given in their honor. M a n y of the Smith is secretary. Edythe M a l l o r y and
alumna? also attended. Annabel O'Connor are next year's rush
captains.
Soon after this was our state luncheon
and dance. We were awarded the schol- Howarda Clarke and Virginia Gentry
arship cup for three Indiana chapters. were chosen to represent A O I I in the
Also, Mildred Frazee was awarded the beauty section, sponsored yearly by the
Beta Phi scholarship pin. She had an Arbutus, Indiana's yearbook. Virginia
•A- average. Mildred also was elected was also elected co-ed sponsor f o r the
secretary of Y.W.C.A., and was chosen R.O.T.C. This is her third semester as
for Freshman Mortar Board. a sponsor.
Everyone was so surprised when one Everyone is at present talking about
M our pledges, D o r o t h y Caughlan, an- the prom, which is only t w o weeks off.
nounced her marriage to Charles Abrams, Wondering what they will wear, and if
an A T f i . They were married at the they will have good food at the pre-
beginning of the second semester, and prom dinners. The following week-end
kept i t a secret f o r over a month. A t is our spring rush dance. I t is an old
present they are living in Gary. Be- tradition for the freshmen to decorate
sides Dottie's marriage, we have two the house and lawn for this occasion.
new pins, Jewel Oliver has M y r o n H i p - They are already planning to make this
Skind's Sigma Pi pin, and Martha Stone year's the best ever. Esther Schrom is
has John Abbott's Delta T a u pin f r o m chairman for this dance.
Washington and Lee University.
Beta Phi wishes to announce the
Virginia Traxler is in another play, pledging of Florence Schumacher ('33),
of Batesville.
