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election of officers. Viola Gray was chosen for the presidency,
Mrs. Rawlings f o r secretaryship, while Edna Harpham on heavy
bond, is our new Treasurer. The June meeting with Viola was
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed.

CHICAGO ALUMNAE

The dance given by Rho chapter in Kenilworth the last of A p r i l
made an enjoyable occasion f o r many A O IT A l u m n a . O n account
of several of our members being in town for the dance, we held a
short business meeting of the Alumnae Chapter in Evanston that after-
noon, followed by tea and a delightful social hour at Julia Nor-
ton's. About a dozen alumna? couples attended the evening affair,
and a l l agreed that the active girls made very satisfactory hostesses.

Our May meeting was a hastily planned affair on account of the
unexpected presence of Dorothy Safford in Chicago. Merva Pfen-
nings (Rho) and L u l u Bigelow (Zeta) invited the members of the
chapter and other alumna? and the Seniors f r o m Northwestern to an
informal picnic supper at their combined homes (they live in ad-
joining apartments).The small attendance was rather disappointing,
but the visit w i t h our Grand President was certainly inspiring to the
favored few. A m o n g other things we learned that we w o u l d be
obliged, according to a strict interpretation of the constitution, to
abide by Active Chapter rules where Alumnae chapters are not pro-
vided f o r separately i n a number of instances, such as elections, etc.
Part of our work for the coming winter, therefore w i l l be to
make suggestions f o r revisions in the Constitution and By-Laws re-
garding Alumnae chapters, so that our procedure may be consistent
w i t h our needs and yet not be at variance w i t h any standing rules
of the f r a t e r n i t y . W e were g l a d to note that the fen Francisco
Alumnae as w e l l as ourselves are interested i n the matter o f addi-
tional rituals for Alumna? Chapters, and trust that we may all work
together to get them perfected. O u r youth as a f r a t e r n i t y has made
many problems of such importance that until recently the develop-
ment of alumna? work has had to let other things take precedence.

Advised by our Grand President, we called our election for June
19, though we had planned to have our terms of office run f r o m
October when we were installed. Mildred MacDonald (Iota) and
Nettie Shute ( I o t a ) entertained us f o r this important meeting, and
we promptly reciprocated their hospitality by putting them into
the two busiest offices, namely, President and Secretary respectively.
The other officers are Elizabeth Hiestand, Rho, Vice-President; Es-
telle Perry, Gamma, Treasurer, and Lulu Bigelow, Zeta, Editor.