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It may sound strange in the telling but we have never found a more effective
way of breaking the ice. Even the shyest girls laugh and act perfectly at home.

^4 cJt^ose Qabaret

/ ~ % \ T . of Pi Delta's parties is always some form of a cabaret party given in
V > / the house. One year it was a scene in a pirate den. It is now the custom
to have all parties formal so our cabaret is more like a night club. The house is
decorated as the Rose Hall with little tables on which are red candles, around the
sides. As far as it is possible three freshmen and one active Alpha 0 are seated
at each table, all in evening dresses.

Other Alpha O's are dressed in short red costumes with tight bodice and
trousers which stand out romper fashion on the sides. On their heads they wear
white ruffled waitress caps. These girls serve the guests with three or four courses
of red and white food, carrying out the rose idea as far as possible.

Of course the place cards are decorated with roses, as were the hand made
invitations. Roses are on the tables and in the background.

After the food has been served a night club program furnishes entertainment.
We have the songs about our rose and always use our own Pi Delta song, "The
Garden of Alpha O." One act on the program consists of a song chorus of the
"Spelling Song.'' The waitresses in their red costumes come into the room in
single file keeping close enough behind each other to hide the white letters they have
on the front of their costumes. They enter with a step in time with the music
of the "Spelling Song." When all are in line in the room they sing and as each
sings her letter, " A - L - P - H - A starts the run," the girl turns to face the audience
until A L P H A O M I C R O N PI is spelled. The song is then repeated more rapidly
and the girls go off.

There are other acts of this sort on the program after which the whole chapter
sings songs and then dance with the freshmen between tables. B y having this party
a formal dress one we have avoided any tendency towards boisterousness or con-
fusion. The only favor the freshmen receive is a rose or two.

<A J£og Qabin Tarty

f ^ M l C R O X ' S cleverest rushing event, I think, is the "Cabin Party." Mrs.

McCroskey, one of our patronesses, kindly turns over her mountain home

° n t ^ e -s e l t i n i s 'deal, and after I had attended the one last year, I could

readily see why the other sororities on the ''Hill" asked you not to promise Alpha

"micron Pi that night.

. There was a mad scramble gathering the girls from the different dormitories

the cars for the sixteen mile drive. When we arrived there was a cheery

Portable and a warm and cozy log fire (for September nights in the mountains

Th 1"^ -t o w e l c o m e us We all met the girls and they looked us over as well.

r I" n o t - crisp bacon, scrambled eggs, waffles, coffee and cakes were served. Each
wee was presented with a mountain basket marked with A O I I as a favor.

n . A ' t e r w a r d s we took advantage of the dying embers and toasted marshmallows

r u s h6 6 c°aP rP re dieCdO a"w h very 'happyc l e a r tso0 1b1 ^e AeaOcIh e
P r T e col(1 a ir r a n g w i t h p e p py A 0n and , i t t ,

a y a impression and a longing an I !