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were rewarded by numerous offices.
M a r y Virginia Barnes became freshman
class president; Nancy Gates, Helen
Grinnan, and Mary H u r t were elected
to freshman cabinet. Jean Chastain rep-
resents her class on Student Committee;
while Edith Christian was selected to be
athletic representative of the freshman
class.
Kappa is most happy to have as a
transfer f r o m Florida State College for those problems which especially concern
Women, Margaret Baskervill ('34),
who is the daughter of our beloved Mrs.
Baskervill.
Julia Dodson ('33), Betty Hadley
('33), and Frances Davis ('33), were
among the twenty girls having the high-
est average in the junior class. This
group of twenty act as ushers for a l l
concerts and entertainments presented
at the college during the year. Thanks-
giving day was an even more gala occa-
sion than usual for Kappa, because Julia
Dodson C33), and Lida Stokes ('33),
were chosen for the all-star hockey
Zeta Girl Goes to N.P.C.
By L U C I L L E H I T C H C O C K , University of Nebraska
Zeta pledged twenty-one girls: Alice
Lorene Davis, Betty Temple, Virginia
Kean, Irene Hentzen, Gretchen Shrag,
Marjorie Seaton, Lucile Frantz, M y r a
Grimes, Beth Brothwell, Maxine Hock-
ett, Eleanor Jones, Miriam Huse, Mar-
jorie Ley, Lola Recknor, Betty Ohler,
Winifred Rainey, Constance Wade, Elea-
nor Pleak, De Lauris Dahlman. Mary
Lou Lapp, Evelyn Haas, Ethel Chittick,
and Lois Van Nostrand.
Julia Simanek, a senior, member of
Mortar Board and Student Council, was
sent as one of the two delegates f r o m
this campus to the convention of the
National Panhellenic Congress which
was held at St. Louis the last of Octo-
ber. This was the first year that college
Panhellenic delegates were invited to at-
tend some of the convention meetings.
Julia brought back new ideas which w i l l We had initiation for Dorothy Crouse
probably prove solutions for many of
the present rushing problems. We were
thrilled at the Panhellenic banquet
which was held this fall. A scholarship
cup was awarded to us for ranking
fourth among the other sororities. We
are trying hard to keep this record or
to make it better.
Our guest nights have been especially
successful this year. We have entertained
team. On this day Lida and Julia also
became members of the Blazer Club
composed of the best all-round athletes
of Randolph-Macon.
I n November the Alpha O's enter-
tained members of the faculty at a cof-
fee. During this month, too, Miss White-
side, Dean of Women, spoke to us on
general fraternity problems and con-
cluded her talk w i t h a discussion 0 f
the organizations on our campus. Found-
ers' Day was celebrated on December 8
with a banquet.
During this year, Kappa has followed
its usual philanthropic program by g i v . Paris, 111.; Janette Fisher, Gary; Elaine
ing a monthly allowance of $10 to one
of the Randolph-Macon students from
the Lynchburg orphanage. Then, we de-
cided that instead of sending Christmas
cards to members of the chapter, we
would each contribute a sum of money,
the whole amount of which to be given
to the.Salvation Army.
members of the faculty at dinner. This
has helped our pledges to become better
acquainted w i t h them. Zeta had the
privilege of entertaining eight Phi girls
f r o m Kansas on the week-end of the
Kansas football game. They were: Faire
Voran, Dorothea Higgins, Mary House,
Hazelle Hedges, Loureen Sweedlandj
Mary Hoernig, Roberta Works, and
Jean Murdock. They were all charming
girls and we are glad that we had the
opportunity of meeting them.
Alpha O's are still well represented in We were all happy f o r M a r y Jo Enochs
the Dramatic Club. Lucile Frantz, Beth
Brothwell, Lola Recknor, and Marjorie
Ley, all pledges, were elected as new
members. Madaline Wostoupal, a senior,
is now a member of the University Play-
ers. She had a character part in one of
their latest presentations, "Mrs. Telfer." By B E T H MARION R I N G E R , Tufts College
on September 22, at four-thirty o'clock.
Evelyn Haas, one of our new pledges,
was chosen to be a member of A Cap-
pella choir. Adlyn Moeller, Harriet Nes-
ladek, and Eleanor Pleak, a pledge, were
recently elected to T A X , honorary ad-
vertising fraternity. Lydia Smith, the
new president, attended their national
convention at the University of Illinois
at Champaign, in October.
J A N U A R Y , 1932
Theta Juniors on Honor Roll
By MARY MARJEAN O ' R E A R , DePauw University
As is customary at DePauw, rush week
was held the first week of school. We
I!id four lovely parties besides informal
teas every afternoon f r o m three t i l l five. fraternity. Alpha O is well represented
On the last night we pledged nine girls.
Since rush week we have pledged six
more girls, so, w i t h one girl who was
pledged the second semester last year,
Theta chapter has sixteen pledges: Eliza-
beth Batchelor, Sharpsville; M a r y Alice
Emmett, Detroit, Mich.; Elizabeth
Brooks, Virginia Wakely, and Charlotte
Horn, Chicago, 111.; Phyllis Dodds,
Glenn, East Chicago; Nadine M i t t m a n ,
New York C i t y ; M a r y Garrison Walker,
Rockport; Margaret Johnson, Madison-
vflle, K y . ; Alice Anstett, F o r t Wayne;
Alice Baylor, Speed; Leah Bedwell, Sul-
livan; Lucille Klauser, Shelbyville; and,
Marjorie Mclntyre, Greencastle, Ind.
Soon after rush week we initiated t w o
girls, Dorothy Troutman, New Albany,
and Eileen Jarodsky, Paris, 111. A l l the
girls in the house are initiated now, and
that is somewhat unusual. Our pledges
live in the dormitories for a year i f they
ire freshmen, and one semester if they
are upperclassmen.
Two weeks after school began, the
traditional open house was held, and we
entertained all the men on campus, a
group at a time. On November 12, F r i -
day by the way, we had our pledge
dance. Each pledge wore a red rose
which was a gift f r o m her A O I I "moth-
er." The decorations were of red and
black futuristic design.
Many of our girls have new activities.
when she was elected Big Sister f o r this
year. That is one of the most important
Delta Girls Place on Hockey Team
T o further the cause of the treasury
Beatrice Capodilupo ('33), capably man-
aged a successful rummage sale while
Betty Russell ('34), supervised the sell-
ing of candy in the dormitories, and
Phyllis H o w a r d ('34), brought i n a neat
return f r o m the sale of Christmas cards.
During the fall sport season six of
the varsity hockey squad were repre-
sentatives f r o m A O I I . They were: Adele
Clark ('32), Eileen Sweeney ('32), Bea-
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offices at DePauw. Then, besides that,
on Old Gold Day, Mary Jo was pledged
to 02«f>, national woman's journalistic
on the staffs of our school paper, the
DePauw. On the business staff we have
Elizabeth Gadient, Frances Kellison,
Phyllis Dodds, and Janette Fisher. On
the reportorial staff are M a r y Pirtle and
Mary Jo Enochs. Mary Carney, Mary
Jo Enochs, and Charlotte H o r n are on
the Yellow Crab staff. A n n Nichols and
M a r y Carney are on W.S.A. board;
Mary Jo Enochs is treasurer of
Y.W.CA. Four of our girls sing in the
Methodist choir: Helen King, Margaret
Martin, Marjorie Mclntyre, and Lora
Bohley. I n the symphony orchestra,
A O I I is well represented by Ruth Meyer,
Virginia Rossman, Sarah Lois Rohm,
Janette Fisher, and Lucille Klouser.
A l l four of our juniors received mid-
course honors for grades. A n average of
B is necessary in order to receive this
honor. Ann Nichols, Mary Alexander,
M a r y Carney, and M a r y Jo Enochs are
the juniors.
And now to dramatics and debate:
both of our Duzer D u members, Mary
Carney and Mary O'Rear, played in
"The Butter and Egg M a n , " the first
Duzer D u play of the season. Mary
0*Rear is vice president of Duzer D u
and was one of the judges of tryouts
this year. M a r y Pirtle is on the varsity
debate team, Betty Batchelor and
Nadine M i t t m a n are on the freshman
debate team.
Early in November we were happy to
have Edith Huntington Anderson and
Mary Gertrude Manley to dinner with
us.
trice Capodilupo ('33), Kathryn Ecke
('34), Phyllis Howard ('34), and Mar-
tha Thompson ('34).
On October 5, the initiation of Olive
MacPherson ('32), was held, and was
followed by an informal party at the
home of Jean Lamb ('32). On October
19, we pledged Martha Thompson ('34),
at the home of Janet Woodman ('34).
One of the best numbers at our Fall
Formal held at the Fo'cas'le in Marble-