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It will be a dinner-dance at which twenty or      Sue Stewart is leading in individual sales at
more alumna? will be present, as well as the      the present and our house is running close
active chapter members. Jean Kennedy ('36)        competition for the cup. Maxine Swenson
and Claire Laughlin ('36) are in charge of the    was chairman of a rushing tea for 112*.
arrangements. We were all very pleased with       Lorraine Kleinman and Dorothy Kuechen-
the opportunity granted us of becoming better     meister, two of our new pledges, are active
acquainted with Claire MacGregor, our Dis-        in Y.W.C.A. work, and Lorraine is a mem-
trict Superintendent, whose visit last week we    ber of the University Singers. Ethylma?
enjoyed.                                          Eylar, retiring president of W.S.G.A., attended
                                                  the convention at Iowa State College, Ames,
   May Layne ('34) and Gladys Dowden ('34)        Iowa, as a representative of the Minnesota or-
have been chosen to act in the Senior E x -       ganization. The Mother's Club entertained at
travaganza. Marjorie Slaughter ('36) has          a benefit bridge on May 2 at the chapter house
been elected to the sophomore journalistic        to raise funds for refurnishing the reception
honor society. Doris Robinson ('37) is one        room, and we would like to express our heart-
of the few freshman to be assigned a part         felt appreciation for all the things they are
in the Little Theater play to be presented at     doing for us.
the end of the semester. The Inter-sorority
formal is to take place April 27. Jean Ken-
nedy ('36) is on the arrangements committee, Q Theta Chapter has added new honors to
and Dorothy Davis ('37) is on the ticket com-     her list recently with the addition of the
mittee.                                           presidencies of two of the major organizations
                                                  on campus. Mary Garrison Walker was
                                                  elected president of W.S.A. She is also a
T A After the initiation on February 24, at       member of 02<1>, #21, board of the Associa-
        which time T A initiated four girls, the  tion of Women Students, and AMFI, sjionsors
                                                  of R.O.T.C. Janette Fisher is the new presi-
actives entertained the new initiates and         dent of Panhellenic Council as well as a
alumna? with a buffet supper in Stockham          member of Student Senate, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet,
Woman's Building. This affair was so well         symphony orchestra, collection and society
attended and so enjoyable that the actives de-    staffs of the DePauw newspaper. We are
cided to make this a semi-annual affair. Our      very proud of our 4>BK, Julia Chapman, who
chapter has recently been honored by a visit      was one of the five senior women to attain
from Mary Dee Druminond and Charlotte             this honor. She is also a prominent member
Kearney. Everyone enjoyed their visit to the      of Duzer Du, dramatic fraternity, and has
fullest extent and many parties were planned      taken parts in many of the campus produc-
in honor of them. On Friday afternoon, dur-       tions. Our bowling team, made up of Vir-
ing their visit, the active and alumna? chapter   ginia Rosstnan, Martha McKinney, and Ruth
entertained at tea, having invited our mothers    Braeutigam received the W.S.A. trophy for
and friends to meet our guests. On Satur-         winning the co-ed bowling tournament. Lucille
day night Louise Stange was initiated, after      Klauser has been appointed a member of a
which we feted our visitors and new initiate      student committee to be in charge of plans
with a dinner in the college cafeteria. We        for Founders and Benefactors Day, in which
are looking forward to our benefit bridge         exercises the entire student body will partic-
party on May 2, and expect to make $15 which      ipate. Election of officers was held recently
will be sent to the Kentucky FYontier Nursing     resulting in the election of Mary Garrison
Service.

                                                  Walker as president and Janette Fisher as
T The spring quarter calender for T Chap- vice president. Betty Gadient, our retiring
ter is a busy one. We had three rushing president, is a member of Mortar Board and
dinners the first week with pledging Sunday       0 2 * . We were much inspired by our State
afternoon, April 8, followed by a buffet supper   luncheon and dance which was held in In-
in honor of the new pledges. Our traditional dianapolis on March 24. On April 28 we are
Mother's Day luncheon will be given at the having our spring rush dance.
house on May 12, with our Trail picnic for
graduating seniors and our annual spring for-
mal in the latter part of the month. Irma 0 H Theta Eta held initiation in the chapel
Hammerbacher ('35) was re-elected president       at the Netherland Plaza hotel. After the
of our chapter; she is one of our most out- service, we had a banquet which was followed
standing girls, and was recently elected Inter- by dancing in the Pavilion Caprice, Mary
professional representative on the W.S.G.A. Meyer was awarded the ring for the best all-
Board. Our other major officers are: vice around pledge. Jeannette Merk received the
president, Mary K. Black; secretary, Jeanette cup which is annually awarded to the most
Eklund; corresponding secretary, Mary Stone; outstanding active. Jeannette is also chairman
treasurer, Phyllis Hawlish; rushing chairman, of the Panhellenic banquet and dance. This is
Jayne Foote. Helen Huseby is vice president the third successive year that the chairman has
of H24>, education honorary, and was hostess been an AOII. Theta Eta gave an informal
at a series of teas given by one of education dance at the Mariemont Recreation Hall. We
instructors. Evelyn Pearson was the chair- are now busy with plans for our spring for-
man of prizes at a Y.W.C.A. benefit bridge, mal. The results of our recent election are:
while Sue Stewart, Mildred Dudding, Betty president, John Alice Morris; vice president,
Anderson, Alice Eylar, and Ruth Pettit were Margaret Mayer; treasurer, Rachel Cox; sec-
members of various committees. Genevieve retary, Elizabeth Bruce. We were greatly
Mattson is the AOII captain of Gopher sales; honored and pleased to have as our guest,
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