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M vY, 1934
One of Upsilon's most successful rushing
tarties was given at the Washington Athletic
Flub one warm, clear night during summer
rushing season. We sent out enough invita-
tions (these were in rhyme and suggested the
Hrpe of party and that sport clothes would be
appropriate) to be sure of about twenty-five
pshees, having thirty or thirty-five actives to
fceep them entertained. After completing our
guest list, we delegated certain actives to each
jfushee and those actives called for their
Jushee in a car, arriving at the Club about
eight o'clock the night of the party. At the
Club we had taken over the swimming pool
and the adjoining game room, so that our
pushecs could swim, play ping-pong or bridge,
plsten while one of the actives played jazz and
King, or do a little of everything. The girls
Wrere introduced to as many people as they
Could conveniently and easily meet, and then
yere kept busy at whatever they wanted to
do. The party was very informal, with girls
in bathing suits running out of the pool to
[take a hand at bridge or try a game of ping-
[pong. Our rushees completely lost their self-
Kfisciousness and were soon sitting down at
[the piano to play a comic song, doing tricks,
fancy dives and prize winning ping-pong shots.
[During the evening the Club professional gave
[a diving exhibition. Otherwise there was no
•attempt at extra entertainment. About 10:30
w e began to collect the rushees and by 11:00
had taken them all to the home of one of our
activities, where we danced for a short time.
Then with the guests seated informally about
the room, we served fruit salad on plates deco-
rated with tiny bunches of fresh grapes, and
freshly baked cheese biscuits. (Our mothers,
two of them, helped us with the food because
we needed all our girls to entertain the
rushees. Other chapters might ask their moth-
ers for help wtih this part of rushing. Ours
enjoyed doing it.) Coffee and small nut cook-
ies followed this.
The party was over by 12:30 and the
rushees taken home soon afterwards, each one
by the girl who had brought her.
The most clever and effective rushing party
that Tau Chapter has given during the last
year is the "Cabaret Dinner," given during
formal rushing last fall. Card tables were
placed around the sides of the living room
and dining room, which open into each other.
A fairly large dancing space was left in the
center of the rooms. Confetti, balloons, and
paper streamers were used as decorations on
the chandeliers, over doorways, and at win-
dows. During the dinner and between courses
the rushees were entertained with tap dances,
cigarette girls who carried trays of chocolate
cigarettes from table to table, and an accordion
solo by our own Irma Hammerbacher. An or-
chestra played throughout the dinner and
everyone danced between courses, moving on
to the next table after every dance. In this
way, each course was eaten at a different
table. Only the members moved, the rushees
keeping their original places. This is con-
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sidered our most successful party, and is be-
coming an annual affair. The decorations are
colorful and attractive, easily put up; the
favors may be very original—one year they
were small balloons with feet attached, that
marked the place of each rushee at the tables
—yet they can be inexpensive; costumes for
the entertainers, cigarette girls, waitresses, et
cetera, are not difficult to secure; and, finally,
the entire atmosphere of the party is gay and
not In the least "stiff." The dancing, and
shifting after each course enables the actives
to get better acquainted with the rushees and
to meet every rushee present at the dinner.
Tau has found this party to work equally well
with a small group of rushees or with a very
large group that could not be adequately
"rushed" at the usual type of rushing party.
The Columtis of A E * contained the follow-
ing directions and text for a "Lucky' Cabaret"
party. Since Pi rhymes in the text in place of
Phi, it may be easily adapted to AOII parties.
We reprint it with the permission of the editor
of the Columns, Viola Lang Rusnak.
The evening hail all the trimmings of a "Lucky
Cabaret." The place-cards were cardboard horseshoes.
There was a master of ceremonies, hat-check girls,
and cigarette girls. The master of ceremonies' theme
song to the tune of "This is my L u c k y D a y " was
parodied for our purpose into "Lucky Cabaret." But
why not give you the entire program, and here it is:
Master of Ceremonies—Good evening, my friends.
Welcome to our Lucky Cabaret. Tonight we are go-
ing to entertain you with everything from numbers
by hot cigarette girls to a skit by charming college
sorority co-eds. W e want you to sit back and make
yourselves comfortable; and above all, we want to
(sings to the tune of "This is my lucky day"):
Chase your blues away
So we can hear you say,
"Say, that's some Lucky Cabaret."
We'll give you some news,
And you'll say: "Boy. what views.
Gee, this must be my lucky day."
We'll show you that college grads are plenty wise;
That it's due to pep one gets in AE<f>.
So light up your Lucky;
Watch these girls so plucky
In this Lucky Cabaret.
Our magic carpet won't take you away!
You've come here tonight and here's where you
stay.
We'll bring things to you right hot off the press.
Singers, dancers, the rest? Well, you guess!
So, we're off to see six L u c k y Ladies sway.
Are you ready, dancers?—O. K.!
(Opening chorus dance to same tune.)
M. of C—
There's a couple on the radio that just make you
scream
Burns and Allen—you know that team.
Our magic carpet brings them now.
You'll okay them! Oh boy, and how!
(The following skit was played from behind a
screen portraying a radio.)
George—Hay, Gracic, c'mere!
Grade—George, it's so nice out I think I'm going to
take a nap.
George—Yes, it's a nice day, except that it's going
to snow pretty soon.
Gracie—Yes, it might rain, too. B u t , still it's a nice
day.
George—And it's a little cloudy, but still it's a nice
day.
Gracie—Yes, and there's no sun out, but still it's a
nice day.
George—Gracie, before I go get an aspirin, I want
to tell you about something. My kid sister's just
written to me from college.