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the limelight. Helen Gray and Marian
Smith were both in dances, while Joan
Barnette was chairman of the waitress
committee, with the Griffiths sisters,
Eleanor Henny, and Jane L a w , as
helpers.
The chapter is very proud of Adele
Ewing, who has recently been elected to
Wyvern. Among other girls in activities,
Marian Smith and Jean Mitchel have
been chosen f o r Glee Club, and Eleanor
Heath is treasurer of the Freshman Glee
Club. Harriet Oleksiuch has just joined
Alpha Sigma Entertains Grand President
By F R A N C E S W I T C H E L , University oj Oregon
Again this year, as last, Alpha Sigma
has thirteen pledges. T w o of them,
Marion Vinson and Mary Owensby,
whose mother was an Alpha O at Omi-
cron, were pledged last spring. The
others who were pledged this fall are:
Peggy McKie, Violet Walters, June
Clover, Clarissa Campbell, Edith Cle-
ment, Audrey Williams, Patricia Mc-
Kenna, M a r y Louise M a r t i n , Frances Christmas party for twenty-five poor
Droste, Evelyn Schaeffers, and Gertrude
Nitschke. Violet is on the Associated
Women's Student tea committee and
served on the frosh bonfire committee.
Peggy, our Thespian, is vice president of
a frosh commission group and served on
the freshman bonfire food committee.
Evelyn has been pledged to * B , national
music honorary. Gertrude won third
place in a posture contest. Edith was in
charge of a stunt given by the Physical
Education department.
Virginia Grone, vice president of
A.W.S. and president of Hermian, has
had charge of several teas and luncheons.
Margaret Hammerbacker, president of
International Club, was initiated into
* B . Norma Chinnock also pledged * B
and was chairman of the Sophomore
Informal Program committee. Isabelle
Xi Wins Stunt Plaque
By M A D E L E I N E C O Q U E T , University oj Oklahoma
When X i girls dusted off the doorstep
this fall, they found that six transfers
and the national registrar would be
added to the chapter roll. The transfers
are: Ada Munroe, New York Univer-
sity; Katherine Floyd, Southwestern
University; Mari Brecht, University of
Z4>H. Outstanding among campus stage
talent is Frances (Billee) Johnson who
took a leading part in the amusing play
"The Streets of New Y o r k , " and made a
perfect proud and relentless daughter of
a villain.
This last month, Omicron Pi had the
pleasure of entertaining our District
Superintendent, Margaret Spengler. We
certainly hope i t will not be long before
she comes back, f o r we found her a very
charming, helpful friend.
Crowell has been appointed on a junior
class play committee.
The dance given November 6 for our
pledges was a great success. The house
was converted into a lifelike forest by
outlines of trees against the walls cov-
ered w i t h real leaves. Our pre-Christmas
social activities are to be our annual
children, and a Christmas party "just for
us."
The outstanding event of fall term, for
Alpha Sigma, from a purely fraternal
point of view, was the visit paid to us
early in October by Kathryn Bremer
Matson, our Grand President. The few
days she spent at the University of Ore-
gon were filled w i t h conferences with the Rose."
Dean of Women, personal talks with the
girls, a formal faculty dinner in Mrs.
Matson's honor, and a formal chapter
meeting. On the evening of her arrival,
we had formal pledging of eleven girls,
probably the first time members of A l -
pha Sigma have been pledged in the
presence of their Grand President. We
of the " f a r West'" are so seldom visited
by national officers that Kay's few days
here were red letter ones and left us
with a happy inspiration for the whole
year.
Southern California; Irma Strand, Uni-
versity of Minnesota and Eva Jervis and
Eleanor Watson, both from Northwest-
ern. The registrar is Alice Cullnane.
Our plans for the two-day rush period
went off smoothly. We had an "A. O.
Pirate" dinner and a country breakfast
J A N U A R Y , 1932
served on bridge tables. We pledged
three girls, Stella Sypert, Helen Riley,
and Genevra Smith. Later on in the
month we added Jenny Linn Shuck to
our pledge list.
The meetings of every campus organi-
zation look like an Alpha O meeting.
Everyone attends all the university
meetings and social parties in a body and
this spirit we have been working f o r has
not gone unnoticed by both students and
faculty members. As a result of all this
activity X i has added a new plaque to
the collection we are so proud of. X i
Pi Delta Pledges Fifteen Girls
By A L M A H I C K O X , University oj Maryland
V We must tell you about our rush ban-
quet at the Roosevelt Hotel in Wash-
ington. The theme of the banquet was
the Rose Garden of Alpha O. M a r i o n
Bates was again toastmistress and gave
a lovely talk. We were very fortunate
in having Mamie H . Baskervill ( K ) ,
Extension Officer, to speak to us on "The
Planting of the Rose." Dorothy Finch
King (Ex. '27), sang our chapter song,
"The Garden of Alpha O," which was
composed by her and which w o n the
prize for the best A O I I song. Ellen Jane
Keiser Bevans ('27), gave a very effec-
tive talk on "The Budding of the Rose,"
and our president, Buckey Clemson
('32), spoke on "The Blooming of the
Fifteen of the thirty-four girls who ac- the alumnae, the classes, and friends of
cepted bids to sororities at the Univer-
sity on October 20 chose AO IT. They
are: Dorothy Bender, Martha Cannon,
Isabel Dahl, Henrietta Derrienlat, Karina
Erickson, Dorothy Hurd, Helen McFar-
fen, Catherine Moore, Virginia Potts,
Tau Delta Gives Necessities to Hospital
By H E L E N M O O R E , Birmingham Southern College
December 7, T a u Delta gave a silver
for the mothers and members of the
*Wmnae chapter i n our new room i n
Stockham Woman's Building. The room
w*s almost entirely lighted by tall white
jj^dles, having as a background the rose,
tan and mahogany shades in our
n e j v furniture.
In order to help pay for the furniture,
W e are selling vanilla and Christmas
So far we have found it quite a
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walked off with the prize for having the
best stunt during health week.
We initiated Helen Riley and Irma
Strand. The transfers planned the initia-
tion breakfast and initiation service.
They combined the loveliest ideas that
were used in their several chapters and
managed to make the initiation positively
breath-taking in its beauty. Alumnae and
actives gathered in the chapter house for
the Founders' Day banquet. Jacqueminot
roses, sorority songs and charming talks
f r o m both actives and alumnae made the
affair difficult to forget.
Frances Powell, M a r y Leslie Stallings,
Frances Vaughn, Maybelle Wackerman,
Helen Wohlman, and Mary Alice Worth-
en. Just before the pledging ceremony,
we entertained the girls at a buffet sup-
per.
On October 4, the chapter gave a tea
to the members of the faculty of the
University in honor of our new house-
mother, Mrs. Thomas H . Cordle. The
guests were met at the door by Eloyse
Sargent ('32), who introduced them to
Buckey Clemson, who in turn presented
them to our guest of honor, M r s . Cordle.
We celebrated our seventh birthday
party on Sunday, October 25. Following
a buffet supper, gifts were received from
the chapter.
Dorothy Claflin ('33), alumnae editor,
recently published this year's first edi-
tion of the Pi Delta Quarterly, "P.D.Q."
I t was very good, and the alumnae must
have enjoyed i t .
profitable method of filling the treasury
and intend to continue the vanilla sales
after Christmas. The idea was suggested
by the Birmingham alumna?.
As a philanthropic work we are sup-
plying odd articles for the Children's
Hospital, a charity1 organization. As bibs
have been a much-needed commodity,
we have been giving them. A t present,
we are dressing dolls to be given to the
children on Christmas. Besides this, T a u