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We have also been doing our bit for
charity this year. Jane Hupman, Norma
Magnuson, Alice Mark, Mary Bailey,
Betty Blair, Florence Reddington, and
Virginia Speirs conduct classes at the
Northwestern Settlement (the North-
western equivalent to the University of
Chicago Hull House). The girls are
planning a Christmas party for the set-
tlement children. We had a hard times
dinner at the house. I t was a novel idea
which we thought worked out very suc-
cessfully as a means for raising money
for charity. On the chosen night we had
only soup and sandwiches for our meal,
Lambda Holds Black and White Dance
By ELEANOR E . H . FURST, Stanford University
Triangular Sports Day, held between
California, Mills, and Stanford, was held
at Stanford this year. This is the only
intercollegiate athletic contest for the
women during the year, and i t is a l -
ways a big day. Therefore, we were es-
pecially proud that every member of
Lambda helped to make i t a success by
serving on some committee. Lucille M o r -
gan and Eunice Force acted as hostesses;
Beulah Dimmitt and Eleanor Furst had
charge of the checkroom; and all the
rest of the house served at luncheon.
We opened our quarter with the elec-
tion of officers on October 5. Lucille
Morgan was elected president; Eunice
Force, vice president; Jane Nikirk,
treasurer. On October 16, we initiated
three new members, who were pledged
last spring: Ellamae Dodds, Anna Louise
Aynesworth, and Blanche Coe. The i n i -
tiation banquet, held that evening, re-
minded all of us of what i t means to
be an A O I I .
Early in the quarter, the scholarship
rating from last year was published, and
we were proud to find ourselves third
among the sororities. We have firmly re-
solved to maintain our position or to
raise i t this year.
Wednesday, October 21, was the an-
nual Women's Conference Party—our
first social contact w i t h the freshmen.
The whole house attended, most of us
wearing track suits, and we found the
incoming class most delightful and very
promising. The' following Sunday, Octo-
ber 25, was our fall rushing tea, and we
had a chance to get better acquainted
w i t h the freshmen. The house was deco-
giving the money that would have bee
used to charity.
n were elected to the Y.W.C.A. cabinet
Another innovation this year was th
pajama party sponsored by the actives
for the pledges. This was a get-ac
quainted party. The actives were pledge!
for the night. They sang, recited the
chapter roll, and did all that the pledges
told them to do. The pledges sat at Hie
table at the midnight supper while the
actives waited on them. We entertained
the faculty at a tea at which we had
friendly chats with the professors.
At Homecoming banquet ninety-four
places were set, and we had a chance to
talk again with many of our friends.
rated w i t h autumn flowers, and an i m -
mense basket of colorful fruits and
vegetables served as a centerpiece in the
dining room. One of our mothers, Mrs
Nikirk, came down f r o m the city to
arrange i t f o r us.
Our alumna? have been most co-opera-
tive this fall, and on October 22 they
held a benefit bridge tea f o r us here at
the chapter house. The girls of the house
served tea, and the affair was most suc-
cessful, both financially and socially. We
have been further aided this quarter by
the establishment of a Mothers' Club.
They met at the house on November 17
for luncheon, and afterwards made a
tour of inspection. Already they have
seen to many needed repairs, and they
take great interest in furthering all our
activities.
Our fall faculty dinner, a formal affair
given on November 11, was made espe-
cially enjoyable by entertaining after-
dinner contributions f r o m the guests.
Our annual black and white dance came
the next Saturday night, November 14,
and was one of the most enjoyable we
have ever held. I t was quite a large
affair this year, w i t h many guests f r o m
other houses and a large representation
from Sigma chapter. Many of the alum-
na; also returned, which added to the
gaiety. A l l the furniture was covered
with white and black silhouettes of fa-
miliar campus objects were pinned on,
which, with cut-out letters of the fra-
ternities and sororities, afforded much
amusement throughout the evening.
I n f o r m a l open house has been held
for all the football games played at
J A N U A R Y , 1932
e this year; these were climaxed by
the Big Game open house held on N o -
mber 21, just before the Stanford-
^alifornia game. Luncheon was served
to a p p r o x i m a t e 200 guests, alumna?, Mothers' Club at the Hoover residence.
and friends of the chapter.
The last of the quarter's social ac-
tivities was the Christmas party held on
December 5 for poor children f r o m Palo
Alto and Mayfield. Each girl filled a
stocking and bought a gift for one child,
and entertained him during the party.
We had a visit f r o m Santa Claus, played
j,3]l. London Bridge, and Farmer in the
pell, and opened presents under an i m -
mense Christmas tree. Later in the after-
noon, the traditional ice cream and cake
were served and also t i n y chocolate
Santa Clauses. Besides this party, the
house also filled a Thanksgiving basket
for a local poor family, and prepared
more Christmas stockings to be distrib-
uted under the auspices of the local
Y.W-CA.
In spite of so many house functions,
nearly all the Alpha O's have been busy
in some other campus activity this quar-
ter. Antoinette Schulte and Beth Pinks-
ton are both in medical school. Lucille
Morgan, our president, besides serving
as a "Sports D a y " hostess, had entire
charge of the Christmas Seal campaign.
She is also doing conference w o r k for
the Public Speaking department. Anna
Iota Wins Two Cups for Achievement
By B E T T Y W A L K E R , University of Illinois
Rush week resulted in eighteen pledges
I for us: Helen Anderson, Ruth Ferguson,
Geraldine Esdohr ( A O I I sister), Laverne
Krusgel, Dorthea Roost, and Rae Reed
(AOII sister), all of Chicago; Betty
Hyde, Evanston; Josephine Zerwick,
Nashville; Gabrielle Potts, Clinton,
Iowa; Betty Deming, and Betty Press,
Oak Park; Helen Malloy, and Beth
Bohlen, Rantoul; Arnieta Meislahn,
Montrose; Virginia Underwood, Free-
port; Jean Dragoo, Villa Grove; Jean
Stiven ( A O I I sister), Urbana; and M a r y Speaking of cups, we won the Dads'
Stumpf, Champaign.
Our social life was appropriately be-
gun with a tea in honor of our new
chaperon, Mrs. Kate MacDonald. We
also held a breakfast f o r the Y.W.C.A.
Cabinet, an Illio dinner dance, and en-
tertained the Physical Education depart-
ment. We had two especially interesting
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Louise Aynesworth and Ellamae Dodds,
who are both on the Stanford Daily,
early i n the fall. They also served at the
chrysanthemum tea held by the Stanford
Helen Born, Blanche Coe, and Louise
Ruggles have been promoted to the
regular Stanford Quad (year book) staff.
Eleanor Furst made the women's debat-
ing team and has been appointed a mem-
ber of the W . A . A . board as dance man-
ager. Grace Doughty was appointed to
the A.S.S.U. election board and also has
the vice presidency of I I A 9 , national
honorary educational fraternity. Beulah
D i m m i t t is singing in the Stanford choir,
and took part in the Christmas oratorio
as well as doing some special w o r k i n
some of the weekly organ recitals. Claire
MacGregor ('29), has returned to Stan-
f o r d as an instructor in the Public
Speaking department. She is the young-
est member of the faculty. Lambda is
proud to welcome her back. Marian
Littlefield was forced to resign as rush
captain, and Dorothy Bogan Farring-
ton ('30), has promised to help us out.
Alpha O won the Quad prize of a free
page devoted to the house and a free
volume of this year's book by being the
first sorority on the campus to be 100
per cent in buying this year's Quad i n -
dividually.
guests for dinner one night, Hans V o n
Hofe, and Bernard Glawatz, German ex-
change students. A f t e r dinner each of
them gave informal talks on their i m -
pressions of America, and on German
institutions. Our Christmas dance is De-
cember 12 and faculty tea, December 19.
Last year we won second cup in the
Homecoming Stunt Show, but this year
we won first place. Katherine M c C o r d
('34), directed our stunt, "A O Piracy."
Day Program Sales cup. Virginia Stotler
('33), was house representative.
Shi-ai exchange dinners between so-
rorities have begun. Hedvic Lenc ('34),
and Kathleen Conard ('34), were ini-
tiated into Shi-ai. Florence Hook ('32),
is woman's business manager of the
school year book, The lllio. Hedvic Lenc
is a sophomore manager, and R u t h Fer-