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P H I C H A P T E R , 19S3-34, included the follciving girls: Front Row—Jane La Pierre, Belva Roesler, Ruth Pyle,

Eleanor Massman, Joan Dunham, Billozveen Macoubrie, and Duane Coe. Second Row—Jeanne Martin,

Rachel Shetlar, Velma Markham, Imogene Beamer, Margaret Schwartz, Madrc Brown, Elisabeth Hinshaw,

and Jessamine Jackson. Third Row—Isabel Olscn, Elda Mae Clevenger, Vivian Deichert, Alice Irene

Cunningham, Betty Brcwn, Alice Wesely, and Hilda Mae Bushy.

Prove the Chapter's Progress

When the girls returned that fall their new in the Owl during the year, an annual contest.
house was not finished, but several of the Phi received many honors that year. The
Lawrence girls took them in. In spite of
their difficulties they had a successful rush greatest one, of course, was the good news
week, which they carried on in Mrs. Wil- they received that Mary Rose Barrons made
son's home. her public debut the week preceding Thanks-
* Several of the girls received their rifle giving in St. Paul as Lady Catherine, the
sweaters for being members of the national prima donna role in "The Vagabond King."
championship women's rifle team, and others She was a pronounced success.
were members of the Glee Club and of the
University Orchestra. Alpha Omicron Pi had quite a time at
Christmas. Many things were planned, but the
They had open house October 1 in their "flu" epidemic interfered and school was dis-
new home. The new house was French Renais- missed until January 2. Consequently their
sance architecture done in grey with blue formal had to be postponed until January 12.
window trim and a blue and grey roof. From It was a lovely party and everyone had a
the dining room in the rear is a paved court good time. However, one of the men guests
with iron balconies and stairs leading down became ill with spinal meningitis and a few
from the second floor. After their crowded days later died. Of course, the girls were
condition of the previous year, it was a relief quarantined for four days until tests could
to have such a glorious amount of space as be made. During this quarantine each of the
their new home afforded them. girls had the opportunity to prove her loyalty
to the group, and with the true spirit of
December 4, hardly a week after they moved Alpha O's they lived in perfect harmony.
n, they had a housewarming for the other They were ingenious enough to have some
sororities and fraternities on the Hill. They sort of party each night and thus kept up
received many beautiful gifts from the other the morale.
Greekletter organizations.
Mrs. H . C. Landis of Yates Center, Kan-
Mary Rose Barrons came for a visit one sas, was the new housemother that year, and
day in the spring and sang for her sisters. we are happy to have her with us at present.
Much to their pleasure, she stayed for sev-
eral days. Homecoming that year was most busy and
profitable, for the Alpha O's were awarded
When the sorority university scholarship the loving cup for having the best decorated
rating last year was announced that fall, Alpha house on the campus.
Omicron Pi led all the others. A large silver
loving cup was given to them by the Wom- Phi was very busy in musical activities this
en's Student Governing Association. year, having many girls in such organizations
as Tau Sigma, Glee Club, Orchestra, and
The editor of the Sour Owl, the K. U . hu- many outstanding girls in the school of fine
mor magazine, told the Alpha O's that they arts.
Won a cup for having the best sorority page
The Women's Self Governing Association