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TO DRAGMA- OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 139

in the house, one of whom we are especially glad to welcome back, Maleita
Everett, who has been away from us two years.

Panhellenic has ruled that rushing season be shortened this year, and
consequently, we shall pledge earlier than usual. October 14 we had an
old fashioned tea for-our first rushing affair, with invitations, costumes,
decorations, etc., in keeping with the idea. After the tea we entertained
the mothers and friends of the sorority with a house-warming, when our
new house was thrown open to them. We were very much delighted at
that time to receive a number of lovely gifts for our new home.

The next week we had personal dates with our rushees. and on
October 12, we expect to give our final party. We are all working hard
during rushing season, and hope to have some fine, new freshmen on
pledge day.

Three of our girls, Jane Beasley, Louise Craig, and Corinne Tanksley,
have been elected to Lotus-Eaters, the sophomore social club, and three
others, Maleita Everett, Frances McKee, and Frances Beasley, to Bachelor
Maides, the junior-senior social club. Anne Trice is also president of Bach-
elor Maides this year.

We are very much interested in the Vanderbilt Semi-Centennial Cele-
bration, which is to be held October 15, 16, and 17, and especially
in the pageant, in which most of the girls will take part. We have a new
Dean of Women at Vanderbilt, Dr. Ada Bell Stapleton, of whom we hav«
already become quite fond.

We have had glowing accounts of Convention from our girls who

attended, and wish we could all have been there.

CAROLYN W I L L I A M S .

PSI—UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

No letter.
PHI—UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Rush week is over and we are finally settling down to something like
studying. We came back a few days early as usual in order to get ready
for rushing. We are quite delighted with our new house-mother, Mrs.
J. D. Ritchey of Kansas City, although we were very sorry to lose Mother
Hoffman.

We had a glorious rush week this year even it was shortened to three
days instead of the four we have had before. We were also limited to
three meals, two dinners and one luncheon. But limited time and few
meals didn't bother us at all for we came out with colors flying and
much rejoicing.

You would rejoice with us too, if you could see our fourteen wonder-
ful pledges. They are: Lenore Bird, Dorothy Roswell, and Ruth Elledgc,
Kansas City; Elizabeth Fryer, Leavenworth; Louise Carney, Baxter
Springs; Marguerite Laptad and Frances Wilson, Lawrence; Alice Ward,
Washington; Vera Faye Stoops, Smith Center; Lorene Squire, Harper;
Ura Frickey, Oberlin; Julia Eckle, Douglas; Eva House, Elgin; and
Violet Knapp, St. Joseph.

Maxine Clark, '28, was initiated September 13, just as soon as the
first rush was over.

Phi was unusually fortunate this year in having fourteen alumnae
come back to help her rush. It was surely splendid of the girls to help
us so much.

Evelyn Starr, '24, was married on October 3 to Joe Bloomer, Phi

Kappa.
Several more of our girls are teaching this year. Jacqueline Gilmore,

'22, is teaching journalism at the University of Southern California;