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Marion Cysewski, Constance
around add a realistic touch. A cow bell on
he outside of the door rings whenever the
door is opened. Signs relative to barn dances
are seen posted around the wall. A s an added
eature, the orchestra can wear straw hats and
overalls, after which nothing is needed save to
have a hilarious time. -Another of our pet
parties is a circus tea. We have a number of
arge honest-to-goodness colored circus jest-
rs, so tight rope walkers, clowns, tigers, gi-
raffes, lions and elephants peer down at us
from the walls when we have finished deco-
rating. Clowns with bags of peanuts in the
shells refresh the guests with their wares and
pink lemonade is served from a gaudily deco-
rated circus stand.
Alpha Phi's best rushing party is a studio
breakfast. It is usually the last of a series
of parties lasting through rush week. We
have a very large attic in our house which has
a lovely sloping ceiling and numerous dormer
windows. The attic is decorated with paint-
ings and work done by the art students and
some one spends some time working at easels
we have set up. We set up card tables and
cover them with blue-and-white and red-and-
white checked j»per covers. Red wooden
blocks are used as holders for gayly colored
candles. Our place cards are miniature easels
made of dark j»aper with the mshee's name
painted on them, or, as we had last year, small
palettes with toothpicks for brushes with the
mshee's name done in gold embossing. The
hostesses wear different types of lounging pa-
jamas or smocks, or costumes suitable for a
studio. Our menu consisted of a fruit or to-
mato juice cocktail, hard rolls, jam, fried pork
sausages, and coffee. We have a large drip-o-
lator which we brought up from the kitchen,
and coffee was served from a sideboard. The
entertainment is varied, but we endeavor to
keep it as Bohemian as possible. Since we
have the only attic in a sorority house, we
have found that this party can be kept differ-
ent from other similar parties.
Ellis, Lois Austin and Edna Mae
Bidwcll show how the waitresses
are dressed when Upsilon gives
'I a Hawaiian luncheon.
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Beta Tau's best rushing party was held at
the Falcon Inn. Formal invitations were sent
to each rushee requesting her presence at a
dinner and Casino party "Chez Falcon," "Din-
ner at Eight." The invitations also stated that
an escort would call. Members acting as the
escorts and gaily bedecked in tuxedos or full
dress suits, called for the rushees. One of the
alumna; acted as night club hostess and as the
couples came in they were required to sign the
Night Club Register. All then sat down to a
formal banquet. The table was festive with
red roses and silver candelabra with red can-
dles and novel red place cards. Salads were
made in the form of the AOII badge and an
ice cream dessert was served in small flower
pots with a red rose in each one. After din-
ner, tables of games such as roulette were set
up and counterfeit money was supplied by the
night club banker. A bell-hop in costume sup-
plied cigarettes during the evening and a bar
was formed by a long, narrow table covered
with black oilcloth. Around the base of the
table a fire-place railing served as a foot rest
and on the table were stacked fancy drinking
mugs and numerous cocktail shakers as well
as bottles of cider and dry gingerale, bearing
the labels of rare liquors. On the wall be-
hind the bar was a list of the drinks avail-
able, all having very fictitious names. At in-
tervals during the evening the AOII cabaret
furnished various amusing skits, and other
novelties in the way of harmony duets and tap
dancing were given. The party ended with
AOIT songs, followed by the University song
and yell.