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-f- O N E OK THE MOST ENJOYABLE rushing par- Weighing Anchor: 12 O'clock b
ties at Sigma is the Italian dinner. The A
Docking: 2 O'clock c
rushees are asked to wear afternoon dresses b
and are invited to an informal dinner. The Reservations with t
dinner's most important feature is its decora- Mary Estey, Sawyer (
tions, which, if carried out properly, are most h
effective. Attractive centerpieces are made of candle holders. These holders were made by l
vegetables. Waxed gourds, brussels sprouts, carving holes in potatoes for the candles and b
various greens, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, or sticking toothpicks in the potatoes to make g
any colorful fruits or vegetables in season are legs. We sang several Irish songs during din- b
placed in the center of the table. The larger ner. Our place cards were Irish pipes. An- Y
ones are in the center and the smaller ones other rather clever rushing party was our i
spread from there to the end of the table. "Pink Elephant" dinner. The place cards
Candles are placed in red cabbages, which have were pink paper elephants, lavender alligators,
been cut to hold them. There are also candles and green boa constrictors. We also pinned
in bottles, on the table and around the room. pink elephants and lavender alligators around
The bottles have been covered with many col- on the walls, table, chairs, and ceiling. Of
ors of wax. Bread sticks in pitchers or glass course, we sang the song, "Pink Elephants,'
jars arc also on the table. Only the candle and also danced to it.
light is used. Glasses and dishes are placed
upside down, and the soup dishes are turned Epsilon's most clever rushing party was
up to receive soup served from huge bowls Chinese in scheme. Incense, statues, Buddhas,
at either end of the table. Italian food is and waitresses in costume lent atmosphere,
served, including a highly seasoned salad, spa- while the stunts consisted of a Chinese op-
ghetti, veal with parmesan cheese, Italian eretta and Chinese songs and dances. We car-
breads, various cheeses, olives, green onions, ried out the idea with chicken chow mein. rice
fruit, grape juice, and coffee. As all rushing cakes, leechee nuts, and tea. The chow mein
at the University of California must be done was served very hot and the girls sat about
in the chapter house, there is usually bridge the room on cushions when served while Chi-
and dancing until eight-thirty, when the nese stunts were given for their amusement.
rushees must be taken home. This proved to be by far the most popular of
our rushing parties because of its originality-
Probably Aljrfia Rho's most clever rushing
party this past term was a St. Patrick's Irish One afternoon during rushing there was
Shenanigan dinner. The shamrock invitations much e x c i t e m e n t in Balentine Hall as the
read "AOII Irish Shenanigan Dinner, March Gamma girls got all of the rushees together
14. Sure, an' won't ye come an' join us in for the big rushing party at Monitor Hall in
the wearin' o' the Green?" Orono. We active girls, except a few, went
down to the hall to meet our guests. At five
Our decorations, which were quite simple o'clock the busses loaded with the guests ar-
but effective, consisted of shamrocks scattered rived, and Alice Dyer dressed like a clown
around the table and of green candles in "pig" bobbed out from behind a door to greet the
girls. Everything was in order and we went
upstairs to the circus tent. Around the tent
