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wild tearing of hair in search of the knife, that can't be found, and
the can-opener that insists upon being lost. A t our parties we have
entertained the frantic fear always that the girl who is so charmingly
entertaining in the next room will forget, and let the rushee sit i n
the wrong chair, where she may get a view around the screen into
the terrors of a six-foot temporary kitchen.

However, for the sake of both the nerves and the self-respect of
the "Greeks," this excitement lasted for only a month before pledge
day, and now each member is revelling in the delight of disagreeing
with, and at times even contradicting our freshmen pledges.

Kappa returned this fall with fear and quaking, for last spring's
graduation had taken from her her pride in wisdom, in power, and
in charm. Wise and pretty little Olga Sheppard had taken her
basket steeped with high grades and honors on up to Columbia, to
venture further in philosophy for her A. M . degree; grave, serious
Mamie Hurt, the father-confessor and advisor of every Kappa girl,
honored with various titles of "president" and "chairman," swept
majestically away from us out into the wide, alluring, old world;
and Kappa's fascinating little charmer, Ada Donaldson, who was
always sent to entertain the "prospective," tripped gracefully out
into the teachers' world, all leaving Kappa to glory in its past hon-
ors and mourn its loss. Nine staunch Kappas, however, trooped
gladly back to their post, ready for a long pull, a strong pull, and
one altogether for Alpha O!

They want to give a most enthusiastic welcome to their new
little sister, Rho, and make an appeal for more Southern chapters.
Our Northern sisters can hardly realize how anxious we, who are in
the sunny south, are to see Alpha O spread down into Dixie, where

ZETA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

The members of Zeta are glad to be together once again, and
all are working hard to make this a successful year.

We have a new chapter house this year, one much larger and
nicer than the other. The town girls moved f o r us during the
summer, and had everything ready for us, when we came back to
school.

During rush week, we pledged ten splendid girls, all fresh-
men : Nina Troyer, Stella Butler, Eloise Harper, Helen Harper,
Sarah Harrington, Melvina Waters, Helen Fiske, Kathleen Ryan,
Meda Nunemaker, and Edith Hall. On October 2, we had formal
pledging, and finished the evening with a most enjoyable fudge
party.