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of the advertising club, of the minor
hockey team, and is very active in
W.A.A. Elizabeth Gabler ('33), has been
Chi Delta Thanks Conventioners for Napkins
By E L I Z A B E T H L A M O N T , University of Colorado
First of all Chi Delta wishes to thank
all the AOITs who gave us the lovely
napkins at the Convention luncheon here
in Boulder. We were very pleased to re-
ceive them.
Chi Delta's rush week was very suc-
cessful. We have a pledge class of sixteen
girls. Each one is working hard to make
her grades f o r initiation, and the actives
are helping them as much as possible.
We have set first place among the so-
rorities as. our goal for scholarship this
year.
C.U. Homecoming was a pleasant
week-end f o r the chapter. Several alum-
nae spent the entire week-end here, while
others came to the buffet supper given
at the chapter house after the football
game. The pledges gave the traditional
surprise party for the actives in October.
One night when we came out of the din-
ing room f r o m dinner there were dates
waiting f o r all actives and pledges, and
we spent the evening dancing and re-
covering from our surprise. Chi Delta
held its regular fall dance on November
Beta Thcta Packs Baskets for Poor
By B E T T Y H A L L , Butler University
Beta Theta started the new semester
by moving into a new house. I t is of
gray stucco, has casement windows, and
a blue front door. Our chaperon, Mrs.
Elizabeth D c M o t t e Carter, is back w i t h rooters.
us again. Beta Theta alumna; presented
us w i t h a baby grand piano.
The first social event of the year was
a dinner in honor of Prof, and Mrs.
Thor Wesenberg. Mrs. Wesenberg is
chairman of the Woman's Council.
The chapter gave a tea in honor of
Edith Huntington Anderson on Novem-
ber L Mrs. Anderson had attended the
National Panhellenic Congress in St.
Louis.
Now f o r some news about what the
girls have been doing. We had a float in
the Homecoming parade, and what a
float it was! We had a large truck fixed
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appointed to the Barometer staff R
Israel ('32), is a member of Madri i
and was soloist at the Christmas concert
20. At the request of the Dean of Wom-
en we had no decorations i n order to
save expense. T o make up f o r having no
decorations we had the dance formal
(our fall dance is customarily informal)
Eileen H a y w a r d , one of our pledges LicVurter, Palatka; Edith Ayres, Lake-
had an act in the Rhythm Cirrus this
fall. The R h y t h m Circus is a vaudevSj
of university talent which is given every
year. The proceeds are given to one of
the University funds. Eileen's act was a
song and dance speciality.
T w o more of our girls, Geneva Wood-
ward and Arloa McCanne, have made
W.A.A., which is an honorary organiza-
tion for participation in athletics. Chi
Delta's archery team did very well in
the tournament. They placed second, and
Trieva Nuttall had second high in-
dividual score.
About the last function of the quarter
w i l l be the celebration of Founders' Day. matters and discussions were banned. By
The alumna; are coming up from Den-
ver, and we w i l l entertain them at a
buffet supper. Afterward the pledges are
to give a stunt.
up w i t h bleachers on which sat a group
of girls cheering for Butler. Behind the
truck was a small trailer filled w i t h too dent of our chapter, is also president of
fat pigs which represented the Wabash
We all had a good time at a skating
party sponsored by the a l u m n i on No-
vember 24.
Ave Louise Reddick ('32), was elected
to 4>K<I>, national honorary scholastic
fraternity, and also to K A I I , national
honorary- educational fraternity. Jacque
Lacker ('32), is staging a three-act play
for Thespis, Butler's dramatic club. Mary
Alice Burch ('34), was elected president
of Torch Club, sophomore women's
honorary. M a r y Alice is also an active
member of Thespis. Frances Messick, one
of our new pledges, held the highest
average of any member of her class for
JANU A R Y , 1932
years' work at St. Agnes academy,
g^ces was also elected to Scarf Club,
iohnian women's honorary.
Founders' Day was celebrated at the
house Tuesday evening, December 8. A
jjnner, and a program following, were
E n g e d b y yD o r o t h Gardiner, repre-
Alpha Pi Rushes with New Rules
By P E A R L E S I I E P A R D , Florida State College for Women
Alpha Pi started this year off well by
pledging six representative girls: M a r -
land ; Beth Kehler, Lorraine Hudson, and
Ruth Walker, St. Petersburg; and. Julia
Gchan. Tallahassee. Rushing this year
was carried out in a different fashion
than from former years. I t started off
with an informal tea Saturday of fresh-
man week given at each sorority house
m campus. Invitations were issued to
prospective rushees by each sorority, and
they in turn were allowed to visit their
hostesses f o r fifteen minutes f r o m three manship and basketball. This year for
to six. During rush week proper, dates
were issued to Panhellenic office, and
rushees called for them there, accepted or
declined, and then reported t o the so-
rority house f o r the given date. N o
promising was allowed, and sorority
Friday the list of rushees was narrowed
down to the girls whom each sorority
wished to bid. On Saturday, bids were
issued by Panhellenic in the office of the
lawyer, after the rushee had made her
first, second, and third choice. Pledging
took place that afternoon, and the vari-
ous pledge banquets began that night.
This system of rushing was adopted for
the first time in F.S.C.W. I might add
with pride that Elizabeth Markey, presi-
the local Panhellenic. She worked hard
to put this form of rushing into effect.
We had our banquet at the Floridan
Hotel in the private dining room, as we
have done f o r a number of years. The
tables were arranged in an A-shape, and
at the place of each pledge were red rose-
buds. This banquet also honored t w o
newly initiated members, Eleanor Bark-
er and Pearle Shcpard.
Two of the girls were invited to join
the College Glee Club, Pearle Shepard
and Ruth Conradi. The latter was elected
to the presidency of the organization.
Lenorc Alt man ('33), was chosen an
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senting the alumnae, and M a r y Elizabeth
Hall, of the active chapter.
The girls are packing Christmas baskets
for the poor this year instead of having
the annual party for the orphan children.
After the holidays a tea is to be given
in honor of the sorority patronesses, the
date set being January 10.
usher to aid the chairman of the usher
committee for this year. About eight
juniors are selected each year to usher
for the various play- and artist-series
presented during the year. Lenore was
also given a bid to 4>A9, a national his-
tory sorority. Mary Jane Sheldon ('34),
was elected class parliamentarian at the
close of last year. She is also a member
of the freshman commission, freshmen
chosen to represent their class in the col-
lege government association. Edith Ayres
is quite a sportswoman, adept in horse-
the first time the college has placed
horses at the disposal of the girls, and
Edith has been in her element. She can
play a fast game of basketball and made
her numeral on the Odd basketball team.
Elizabeth Markey was sent as a delegate
t o the National Panhellenic Congress in
St. Louis. Elizabeth came back w i t h a
severe case of laryngitis, but f u l l of plans
and helps for sorority women.
Torch Night, one of the most impres-
sive ceremonies during the year, in which
the sophomores hand the symbolic torch
to the freshmen, was held at the begin-
ning of the* school year. Lorraine H u d -
son, Edith Ayres, and Marjoric Carter,
freshmen, and Eleanor Barker, sopho-
more, had parts in the performance.
Thanksgiving here at Tallahassee is
synonymous with Homecoming. At this
time the campus takes on a festive at-
mosphere and gets ready to welcome
back all former students, relatives, and
friends. This is the day on which Odd
and Even spirit blazes f o r t h in its f u l l
glory. Tuesday and Wednesday nights
these two forces have their demonstra-
tions. I t is an old superstitution that the
team that draws Wednesday for their
night to give their demonstration will
win all the athletic events on Thanks-
giving day, and this year was no excep-
tion. The Evens drew Wednesday for
their night. Tuesday night the Odds gave