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—both active in almost every phase of college activities I found
them all that rumor had said they were. A n d I found too, a
chapter made up of girls that ably seconded the Hullinger girls
in all their activities—a group that is well and favorably known
on all the campus. I met and liked the dean of women too, found
her most willing to assist the fraternity officers in any of their
efforts to help build up their chapters. Zeta is bending her efforts
—as so many other of our chapters are, toward building herself
a home that will be adequate f o r her needs. Very few of the
chapters at Lincoln own their own homes and there are very few
attractive houses. The situation in Lincoln is made difficult by
the fact that the campus is so near Lincoln's downtown section,
that there are very few vacant lots left and that property is ex-
ceedingly high. Zeta will probably have to buy an old house and
tear it down to make room f o r a new one—and of course all of
you that are in the house-buying or house-building proposition
know what that means! A n d we are all just as anxious as is
Zeta to see her in a home of her own before -many more years
pass—all luck to you in your aims, Zeta!

In the midst of that cold spell that hit all the country I got to
Omaha and had the pleasure of meeting one of the "livest" groups
of alumnae that I think we have. The girls come f r o m many
chapters, give their time freely f o r A O l ! and in spite of the
weather turned out well to meet me, avid f o r all my news of the
other chapters. And poor Mattie Higgins, their president, had
the doubtful pleasure of waiting at the station for me f o r my
belated train to arrive! But eventually I did arrive in Minne-
apolis and as the colored porter said, "Too bad it was too late to
have breakfast with my fiance," was it the big Valentine box of
candy that Lincoln Alumnae had given me or was it just the
happily expectant expression I wore at again seeing so many
of my old friends in Minneapolis that gave him that idea? A n d
indeed I was glad to be in Minneapolis again—it felt just like
coming home! There was Carol Pulling, Edith Huntington,
Edith Goldsworthv, Inez Downing Jayne, many others whom I
had met and known before—many of them knew me well enough
to call me Merva—did it sound good? Like home! A n d the
girls themselves were easy to know, happy together, and the
chapter seemed filled with that indefinable spirit that represents