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Eta Has Twenty Girls at Matrix Banquet
By C E C I L W H I T E , University of Wisconsin
What w i t h mid-semester examinations, Minneapolis to look out f o r us while she
initiation, and getting our housemother is away.
off to Europe, March was indeed a busy
month for Eta chapter. Eta chapter is proud of her six new
members who were initiated March 22.
Glee Durand ('30), president of Theta They are: Josephine Dettman ('33),
Sigma Phi honorary journalism sorority, Manitowoc, Wis.; Gladys Inman ('32),
presided at Matrix Table banquet, March Janesville, Wis.; Dorothy Wilkins ('33),
12, and twenty of our girls turned out Lake Forest, 111.; Elizabeth Hopkins
to hear Joan Lowell, who was the guest ('32), Pittsburgh, Pa.; Alice Hardy ('33),
of honor and speaker for the evening. Spencer, Idaho; and Ellen Dhein ('33),
Chilton, Wis.
On March 14, we gave an afternoon
bridge in honor of Mrs. Fishburn, our Election of officers was held and our
chaperon, who sailed A p r i l 19 for three new president is Irma Corlies ('31),
months in Europe. We shall miss her, f r o m East Orange, New Jersey. Mary
but are happy to have Mrs. Smith of Rennebohm is our new alumna adviser.
Nil Omicron Does Interesting Work at Social Center
By FRANCES W E I S E , Vanderbilt University
This year N u Omicron has been doing That afternoon she interviewed the of-
very interesting philanthropic work at
the Woodie Barton Social Center, here ficers, both old and new. Wednesday
in Nashville. Every Friday afternoon
four or five girls go out to the settlement night we had a buffet supper at the house
house and take charge of the various
classes. M a r i o n H i l l and Katherine which both actives and alumns at-
Dudney • teach an art class regularly
every Friday afternoon. The other girls tended. After supper Margaret Chappell
have charge of the children who are
quilting, or weaving rugs, or making was initiated, and then followed a meet-
pajamas. The children range from eight
to twelve or thirteen years, and are dis- ing. Miss W y m a n talked to us in a most
tributed in classes according to their
ages. The class time just flies, and be- interesting and inspiring way about the
fore we realize i t , the bell rings, and
we put up the work and go t o see the founding of the fraternity, its purpose,
program. Each girls' club gets up a
play or entertainment of some sort for and its present activities. Thursday
Friday afternoon, and they are very
good. Miss Wyman conferred w i t h the Dean
Our Freshmen have had a very busy of Women, and afterward we had lunch
social season since each sorority has en-
tertained the Freshmen of the other at one of the country clubs. Miss
sororities on the campus. The usual ar-
rangement is to invite two representa- Wyman visited Woodie Barton Social
tives f r o m among the Freshmen of each
sorority; and bridge parties, informal Center Friday afternoon and saw the
teas, and house dances have been in
order. N u Omicron's Freshmen gave a girls teaching the various classes. From
theatre party and invited two Freshmen
f r o m the other five sororities. four to six Friday afternoon the active
How long we looked forward to her chapter entertained with a tea for Miss
visit, and how delighted we were when
Miss W y m a n arrived. She got t o Nash- Wyman at the house, to which faculty
ville on Wednesday morning, March 26.
members, officers of the other sororities,
alumna:, and mothers were invited. Sat-
urday, Miss Wyman attended the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the alumnre, and
conferred with their officers. Everyone
enjoyed Miss Wyman's visit so much,
and we all wish we could have kept her
w i t h us longer. Even though her stay
w i t h us was so short, we all feel that
we have gained a friend, and through
Miss W y m a n come into closer contact
w i t h the fraternity as a whole. .
Our Extension Officer, an alumna o»
N u Omicron, Nell Fain Lawrence, was in
Nashville on a visit to her parents while
Miss Wyman was here. We all enjoyed
seeing Nell again very much, and were
