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f '28; Melzina Lassard, '28; Edna Lyons, '28; Marjorie Mills, '28; Grace
te Smith. '28; Marian Smith, '28 (they are not related); Katharine Weeks,
g '28; and Elizabeth Young, '24. "Libby" Young is a graduate of Mills
ct College and is taking post graduate work at the University of California.
r
y We really feel that we have twelve new girls this year because Eliza-
beth Ward, '27, from the Oregon chapter, is here at the university, and
Florence Pierce, ex-'17, has returned to Berkeley. She is teaching at a
junior high school and is living at the house. Frances Cady, '24, ca.me
ll back this semester to take graduate work and to do practice teaching.
k, But it was very hard to part with Elizabeth Hawkins, '25, who returned

to Vassar College to graduate there. And Jane Dudley, '26, did not return
to college this year at Berkeley. She has gone to the University of
Oregon where she will enter the School of Journalism.

Just at present this quarter is looking forward to the house Formal
to be given on the eighth of November and to Alumni Homecom-
y ing which will be held on November twentieth to twenty-second.
e Homecoming week was tried out last year for the first time at the week
e of the "Big Game" with Stanford University, and it proved so success-
.; ful that it will be an annual affair. The fraternity and sorority alumni
n- return for the week end and stay at the houses. They hold reunion
el lunches on Friday and Saturday and each house arranges dinners and
g, teas for them. Graduates and undergraduates meet at University meet-
s- ing which is held in the Greek Theater. And of course everybody turns
x out for the big game in the Stadium on Saturday. Last year we had a
y, wonderful time and are already beginning to plan this year's program.
d,
a. Everyone is very proud of Helen Herrick, one of the pledges, who
r just passed the tryouts for Treble Clef, women's vocal society. Mildred
Bell. '26. our untiring and efficient rushing captain, has been chosen to
e be property manager for the 1925 Partheneia. The Partheneia is the
e annual masque given every spring by the women of the university. Isabel
y Jackson, '26, was recently elected to Theta Sigma Phi, national journalistic
e- society for women. Several of the girls are serving on dance committees
e and on the University Social Committee. Roberta Georgeson. '26, and
e Evelyn Kendall. '27, are working on the staff of the Daily Calif ornian.
e So, all in all, we're quite busy here at Berkeley and are looking for-
ward to a wonderful year.
t
e ISABEL JACKSON.
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e THETA—DEPAW UNIVERSITY
r
s First and of utmost importance is our group of new pledges, fourteen
d darling girls, who are all duly worthy of the little red ribbons and the
pledge pins which we put on them. Two of the pledges arc upper class-
men, Katherine Schmidt from Indianapolis and Minnie Mae Bartlett from
Greencastle; we expect to initiate these girls about the last of October.
o. There are two AOn sisters and one sister-in-law among our pledges—
r Dorothy Baldwin, of Jeffersonville, whose sister is now in school at
o Wisconsin. Kathrin Kelly, our own Ruth's sister, from Wcstville, and

e Ruth Kreutzinger of Mt. Vernon. Then we have two cousins—Mildred
e Humphreys, of Linton, and June Freeman, of Bicknell. Mildred Read
of Washington, has been elected president of Freshman fraternity, and
Veraline Townsend of Lawrenceville, 111., secretary and treasurer. Miriam
' Mayes from Columbus, Louise Smith from Winnamac, Clarice McKinney
from Huntingburg, Dorothy Hayes from Pendleton, and Hylma Hofherr
from Muncie, are the other pledges.
The results of a week of hard work combined with play were highly
pleasing. The first afternoon party was a pot-pourri affair, represent-
ing the holidays of the year. The other afternoon entertainment was a
- lavender and old lace party. The first evening party was a gypsy dance
l and the last rush party was our formal Rose Dinner. Preferential bidding
.