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STORY O F CONVENTION

A F T E R the long train rides, which were taken by many in going
to Convention, the splendid service rendered upon arrival at
Greencastle by the various Thetas with their automobiles, certainly
gave everyone the satisfaction of saying: " A t last, we are really at
Convention." When we came in sight of De Pauw we were delighted to
see such fine new buildings, and soon discovered that the best of every-
thing had been secured for our use. Rector H a l l is a very charming
home for the women students of De Pauw. Nothing is lacking for
their comfort, and this, added to the efficient management, made our
days very pleasant and comfortable in spite of the intense heat of
Indiana at that particular time. Ruth Little was the general infor-
mation agent and exchequer of Convention, and thanks to her won-
derful patience and attention all details were taken care of very
satisfactorily.

This Convention, more than any other Alpha Omicron Pi has ever
held, was planned with the idea of conducting a tremendous amount
of fraternity business, namely the entire reconstruction of the constitu-
tion. I t was almost impossible to cover the various details in the
few days and therefore many of the social hours were cut short, and
even the "long wee hours" were used by committees to prepare ma-
terial for the following days. But it was a wonderful meeting and
Alpha Omicron Pi will feel the benefits, we trust, for many years.

We did not realize how many sisters had come until on Monday eve-
ning, when we gathered at the chapter-house and found that although
the house was large and spacious, yet all could not be accommodated
inside. The house was beautifully decorated with Japanese lanterns
and flowers. Ruth Case and Judith Solenberger entertained us with
several very pretty songs. Each girl wore a little card which bore
her name and chapter, so it was f u n to look at a card and feel that
no further introduction was necessary. Those who had attended
Conventions before, or had visited among chapters, renewed old
friendships and made them feel that i f Convention served for noth-
ing else but a reunion, it was certainly worth all effort.

As all will recall from announcements in To DRAGMA, this was
to be a singing Convention, and it carried its endeavor through in
fine shape. A t all meals, and with no excuse necessary for the
etiquette, the groups at the various tables would communicate back
and forth with original parodies and chapter tunes. I t was like a
song exchange, for before the end of Convention, nearly every chapter
had made a new rhyme which i n turn was taken over by the other
chapters.