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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 45

on the stage were completely hidden behind an exquisite bower of
white foliage, before which was placed a huge white lily which slowly
unfolded its petals, disclosing the sorority emblem in electric lights.
During the evening the lights of different colors were thrown on the
frost like decorations of the room. The parlors and refreshment
rooms were bowers of poppies in various shades from pink to red.
At some distance below the ceiling was stretched a lattice of green
through which poppies by the thousands were caught. A two course
supper was served at small tables decorated with red roses and red
candles in crystal sticks. About fifty-five couples attended."

During the year, there were several Pan-Hellenic dances, to
which the Alphas always went in great numbers. Another one of
the college activities in which Zeta took a keen interest, was the
"County Fair." This is an annual event, in which all the sororities
participate, and which consists of entertainments of various sorts
and refreshment booths. The proceeds from the various forms of
entertainments and refreshments are given to the Y. W. C. A. Our
contribution was a Japanese drill and cleared for us a neat little sum.

We had our regular initiation in February, and soon afterward
pledged Cora and Florence Durbin, of Malvern, Iowa, and Alma
Birkner, of Lincoln We closed the year with our sixth annual ban-
quet, when fifty-five active and alumnae girls were seated about one
long table

We had had a prosperous and enthusiastic year in both frater-
nity and college work. Nell Bridenbaugh and Laura Rhodes were
members of Black Masque, and Winifred Fraters of Silver Serpent.
Mattie Woodworth played on the 'varsity basketball team, and Mar-
ion Hart was junior member of the Cornhusker staff. The Corn-
husker is our annual college publication. Nearly all the other girls
served on class committees, and Laura Rhodes won $ D K honors.

This does not seem long ago and yet here we are with our mid-sem-
ester examinations over, and well started on a new as well as inter-
esting college and fraternity year. Our four days of torture more
commonly known as "Rush Week," gave us eight splendid freshman,
so we feel well repaid for any trouble and worry it may have caused
us. Martha Bell, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mabel Salmon and Laura Peter-
son, of Omaha; Gisela Birkner, Janet Ramie, Blanche Woodworth,
and Lorence Emery, of Lincoln; and Ella Toomey, of Spearfish,
S. Dak., donned the red of Alpha O.

We had six parties this year during rush week; a dance and ama-
teur play, a musicale, candle light, Japanese tea and a house-warming.

According to rushing rules there must be six weeks of quiet, after
registration week is over, so Zeta settled down to her college and
social duties. We have had one dance this year which was given
in honor of our freshman, at the Temple on Hallowe'en night.