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I n the college world Mattie Woodworth has been chosen Black
Masque and Alfreda Powell a member of Silver Serpent. Ethel
Perkins is chairman of the cartoon staff of the Cornhusker, and Mar-
ion Hart, Maude Toomey, Eunice Baumann, and Emma Perry have
been elected members of class committees. Blanche Woodworth, one
of our freshman, was elected secretary of her class.

During last year A X O was installed at the university, so we
have nine national sororities here now.

Time has slipped by sooner than we expected, the six week's
period of quiet is over and we are rushing again. Zeta is more than
happy to pledge two more freshman to A O I I , Nellie Webb, of Lin-
coln, and Grace Gannon, of Missouri Valley, Iowa.

We hope this year may be a happy and prosperous one for our
sisters wherever they are found, but particularly do we wish success
to our new sister chapters in the East.

SIGMA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

On the fourteenth of March, we gave an elaborate reception at
our chapter house, issuing about seven hundred invitations. The
house was decorated in pink and green. Ices, coffee, sandwiches and
cake were served from a table in the dining room, at which members
of the alumnae presided. An orchestra, hidden behind a bower of
greens played during the afternoon. I n the evening, after most of
the guests had left, those who had received special invitations re-
mained to spend several hours in dancing.

Near the end of last term, Martha Rice Furlong, U . C., '04,
entertained the entire chapter over the week end, at her country home
at Pleasanton. Hay rides and picnics were enjoyed to the fullest
extent, and many pleasant hours were spent picking great armfuls
of golden poppies, and seeing all the interesting things about the
large ranch.

Sigma chapter moved its residence from Durant Avenue to 2519
Hillegass Avenue, and began the year very auspiciously. During the
rushing season we gave two dances in honor of the freshmen. Be-
sides this, many other successful rushing affairs were given, and,
for whatever trouble it may have been, we feel amply repaid by the
freshmen girls we secured.

Pan-Hellenic is coming to the front, and is making itself felt
as a strong force for drawing the sorority and non-sorority girls
together. I t has planned a series of "open houses," one to be given
on the last Tuesday of every month. Three chapter houses entertain
at a time, and the guests, who include all college girls, go from one
chapter house to another, meeting the girls and enjoying light re-