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Council of Defense; it was considered a great success. Now, in
addition to the many other phases of war work they are supporting,
Nu Kappas (active and alumnae) are enthusiastic members of the
War Camp Community Service.
Individually, those out of school are trying to do a wee bit toward
their share in the great work to be accomplished. Annie Kate Gilbert
and Margaret Vaughan are successfully filling their places in the
Y. W. C. A . ; Louise Zeek is teaching French to classes of nurses at
Camp Travis, where her husband is in service; Margaret Bentley
(Mrs. W. P.) is temporarily filling a vacancy in her husband's office—
in addition to her countless other duties; Martha Smith is not in
school this winter, but will devote her time to the Red Cross,
W. C. C. S., and other patriotic work—making pleasant the pastime of
friends in training; Nelle Graham is preparing to do clerical work;
and Louise Pendleton finds it most engaging to be her father's
secretary.
When within a year a second Alpha O married a member of the
faculty, N u Kappa began to feel a kind of superiority for—"the rays
of their glory empurple their suite." Lucinda Smith and Mr. J. B.
Hubbell (of the English Department) were married June 1st; since
her husband is in the training camp at Louisville, Ky., Lucinda is
teaching in a school preparatory for Wellesley.
That this be a year both happy and successful, is N u Kappa's wish
for each of the sister chapters.
ETTA LOUISE PENDLETON,
For the chapter.
BETA PHI—UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA
Dear Sisters in Alpha 0micron Pi:
Once again I am to have the pleasure of writing to you in the name
of Beta Phi. Beta Phi sends greetings to all of you. We had just
gotten started nicely in our school work when influenza appeared in
our midst. A l l the grade schools and high school as well as churches
and movies were closed. Of course we expected to be dismissed
daily; but, alas, the faculty said "No." Then, all unexpectedly,
after ten o'clock classes yesterday, we were told there would be no
more classes until October 20th. We were permitted to go home so
the Alpha O House at Indiana University is alone now. The most of
us have very sore left arms where we took the vaccine as a pre-
caution against the influenza.
Only thirteen of us returned this year. We have almost more girls
in Washington than we have here. One of our girls wrote us from
Washington that there are nineteen Alpha O girls in the city and
that they were applying for an alumna? chapter.
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After school had been delayed a week, we were again at our dear
old house September 19th. We were so very glad to welcome each
other back again.
We spent the remainder of that week in preparation for rushing.
And such a time as we had getting help to clean the house! Rushing
started at four o'clock Sunday afternoon. We had a most enjoyable
rushing season and very lovely girls to entertain. We feel that we
chose the very nicest of these. Our pledges are Helen Armstrong,
Myrtle Dixon, Mabel Heitman, Mildred Menefee, Lillian Nesbitt,
Louise Rogers, and Susan Smith.
I must not forget to tell you of two other pledges we have. One
is a huge grey cat, the other is a little white and brown fox terrier.
The cat, Tom by name, is really the property of our chaperone, Mrs.
Rogers, although we claim him. The little dog, which we call
General Pershing was a g i f t to Beta Phi from a fraternity here.
General is very proud of his collar and big red bow; we are extremely
proud of him. We regret to report that General and Tom seem to
have a great dislike for each other.
We feel that we have had quite our share of trouble over a cook.
Our cook departed one morning, although luckily, she had already
prepared breakfast. We have all taken our turns at burning our
fingers and the meat. After tramping miles and after running into
influenza in several homes we at last engaged a nice comfortable, fat
negro mammy. But one of the girls, not knowing \*e had engaged
a cook, succeeded in engaging another. Fortunately an end came to
our troubles when vacation was declared. We have decided that our
favorite song shall be Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit Bag.
Indiana University has a new Dean of Women this year. Miss
Wells came to us from Michigan University. We like her very much.
Also we have a new chaperone. We have grown to respect and love
Mrs. Rogers very much in the time she has been with us.
Of course in every university there is an S. A. T. C. so, of course,
we have one too. There are many more men than women now at
Indiana University. Every place you look you see men marching,
marching. Very early in the morning, we can hear the tramp, tramp
through the mist.
A l l the fraternity houses have been converted into barracks. The
fraternities were forced to move all their furniture out to make room
for cots. Every room is filled with cots except those which are to be
used at "mess hall." Some of the fraternities stored their furniture,
but most of them rented annexes. The boys who are not in S. A.
T. C. stay in these annexes. The sororities have helped both them-
selves and the boys by taking some of the furniture to keep for the
fraternities.