Page 34 - 1912 February - To Dragma

TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 99

ACTIVE CHAPTER LETTERS

ALPHA. BARNARD COLLEGE

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PI. NEWCOMB COLLEGE

Pi chapter has had an unusually successful fall. Initiation was
held in the fraternity rooms on October 14 in an atmosphere of red
roses, songs, and love for Alpha Omicron. Our new carpet, which
we felt able to indulge in, came just in time for initiation and helped
to make the rooms look brighter and sweeter than ever before.
Nothing could have been more inspiring than the room initiation
night. So delighted were we with it that we wished all the sisters
could enjoy it with us.

After the excitement of initiation, came Mrs. Farmer's visit. We
are happy to have had our Orand President with us, but were sorry
that her stay had to be so short. She visited at Dorothy Safford's
home where a tea was given in her honor by Dorothy. However, the
most important social event during Mrs. Farmer's visit was the
banquet. T h e scheme of toasts was a very clever one, naturally as it
was devised by Dorothy, and one which was distinctly characteristic
and typical of the "Sunny South" and Pi chapter. In portraying the
founding of I I (Pie) there were the scenes in the kitchen when the
negro dialect was indulged in by the "colored folk," who discussed
the necessity of making a Pie and having it full of black birds.
These "two from twenty blackbirds baked in a Pie" were good en-
ough to whisper a toast to each person as she was called on for one
by the toastmistress, Betsy Dupre. Besides this, several of the
alumnae furnished much amusement by singing and reciting origin-
al songs and limericks. Iris Newton, Kappa, was, with Mrs. Fanner
and Dagmar Renshaw, our senior, a guest of honor.

In the college world, Pi's daughters hold several offices of prom-
inence. Dagmar is president of the Art School and of her class,
Betsy is stage manager of Dramatics, Angie and Rosamond are
presidents of the sophomore academic and art classes respectively,
Willie is president of the School of Music Student Body, Gladys is
treasurer of the Academic Student Body, while "Teddy" is secre-
tary of her class. With all these honors in her possession, Pi is able
to take an active part in all college affairs.

In the rushing line we have decided upon a definite plan which