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leen Cumming, Alice Davidson, Morea Bowles, Flora White, Frances sr^ sr" *sr~sr^ * n t ~Pool at the University of British Columbia.
Latta, Avis Hall and Edith Bickford.
of the number of her sisters. A casual conversation brought her word that
Refreshments of sandwiches, cake and coffee were served following the her own fraternity was to take its place on the U.B.C. campus, and she
pledging by the pledges of Alpha Sigma Alpha, who, until their formal took an active part in its work.
pledging to Alpha 0 after the banquet on the next day were to be "neither
flesh nor fowl nor good red herring." La Velle Yantis Hopping (AP), and Jennie Marie Schober Roenisch
(T), were also present for the installation. Both are now living in Van-
A luncheon Saturday at the Tea Kettle I n n honored the guests fronj couver.
other chapters: sixteen from Upsilon, Kathleen O'Leary ( A P ) , and
Florence King (AS). The Upsilon members were: Margaret Reid, Forty-three strong, we gathered around a long table in the York
Frances Stauffer, Sallie Sue White, Margaret and Catherine Evans, Hazel Room of the Georgia Hotel on Saturday evening for the installation ban-
Britton, Winona Flanders, Gertrude McCann, Virginia Beatty, Ellen quet. At each place was a fragrant corsage—Jacqueminot roses for the
Mudgett, Alice McLean, Mary Hilke, Martha and Marjorie Beeuwkes, visitors, Jacqueminot roses and violets, the flower of Alpha Sigma Alpha,
Barbara Trask Clark and Betty Hagan, formerly of Kappa Omicron. f°r the members of Beta Kappa.

Initiation and installation of the officers of the new chapter and o | During the intervals of the delicious meal we heard Helen Tripp
the chapter itself followed the luncheon at Margaret's home. These serv- Davis read the great stack of telegrams and letters which had come from
ices, so full of meaning to all of us, meant even more to Helen Tripp 0 U r Founders, our officers, our chapters and the other sororities on the
Davis ( A $ ) , who saw in them the fulfillment of a dream long dreamed. u.B.C. campus, or sang the songs so dear to our hearts.
She it was who had given these girls, our newest sisters, their first word
of Alpha 0 . She it was who had guided their steps till they fell into line Helen Davis served as toastmistress following the dinner, opening
with us. She who had taught them the meaning and joys of Alpha 0 now .e program with a toast to the king and the President. Kathleen Cum-
felt again the thrill of her own initiation in this of her fifteen "daughters." l*J6 saluted Alpha Omicron Pi, with Kathryn Matson replying. A toast
Wh'-^Ur University" w a s 8 l v e n ° y J e a n Whyte, with a response by Flora
To Josephine Handy Sutherland (n'07), the ceremony brought, as w h i t e . "Our Guests" were greeted by Betty Ball, with Marjorie Beeuwkes
she said, memories from a dim past. Living in Alberta, far from any
chapter of AOII, she had been out of touch with her fraternity for years.
Until she moved recently to Vancouver she had no idea of our growth,

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A view of the University of British Columbia campus from the Library.