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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 87

We were happier than ever to get back to college this September,
f o r only a f e w o f us had seen each other a l l summer. Our usual
summer house party, at which so many of our girls f r o m a l l over
the coast get together, was given up this year, and we certainly
missed it.

So f a r this semester a l l our thought, time, and energy, have been
taken up by the f o u r strenuous weeks of rushing season. N o w that
this is the last week, the home stretch, the results of our work are
beginning to show themselves, and we feel gratified, and at the same
time, glad that i t is almost over. I t doesn't seem possible that a f t e r
this week we w i l l not have freshmen up to dinner every night, and
that we w i l l really have the joy of being with just our own Alpha O
f a m i l y . We can only pinch ourselves and say that i t is true.

Last week, September 30, our whole chapter, excepting two or
three girls, went up to Berkeley to the wedding of Beatrice Frenler,
now Cykler, who graduated here last May. We all stayed over at
Sigma chapter, and were so glad to see them a l l again. T h e wedding
was very much an A l p h a O affair, and of course was the best ever.
The girls f r o m Lambda chapter were the garland bearers and formed
the aisle leading up to the altar of the l i t t l e church where she was
married. Bea looked beautiful in her lovely gown and veil with
her muff of orchids and lilies of the valley. A n d such a good time
as we had a f t e r the wedding at the Frenlers' home. Y o u must f o r -
give me i f I seem to "rave" too much about the wedding, but i t was
our first regular chapter wedding, and we have a l l been excited
about it ever since Bea announced her engagement, and asked us to
the wedding at the Senior Banquet last May.

Last week Wednesday our new president, D r . Branner, was i n -
stalled as President of the University. T h e installation service i n
the morning was simple and impressive. I t was held out-of-doors in
the inner quadrangle, and was attended by hundreds of people.
I n the evening President Branner was escorted f r o m his home to the
inner quadrangle by a torchlight procession in which the men
of the University joined with much spirit and enthusiasm. The con-
cert i n the inner quadrangle was certainly the best open air con-
cert we have had f o r a long while. T h e m a n d o l i n club of fifty or
sixty pieces played. The men's "glee club" and the Shubert club
sang, and the band played.

College has now begun i n earnest, and w i t h i t Lambda sends her
greetings and best wishes f o r a most successful year to a l l her sister
chapters in Alpha Omicron Pi.