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214 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI
ACTIVE CHAPTER LETTERS
(The one careless chapter editor for this number is
Jewel Hammons of Nu Kappa Chapter, who has failed
to send her letter.—THE EDITOR.)
PI—H. SOPHIE NEWCOMB MEMORIAL COLLEGE
Anna McLellan, '19 Corinne Chalaron, '20
Evelyn Pigott, '19 Ruth Kastler, '20
Caroline Slack, '19 Ophelia Perkins, '20
Louise Withers, '19 Jessie Roane, '20
Lucy Renaud, '21
Pi had hoped in this letter to have the pleasure of announcing the
names of some future Alpha O's, but owing to the upset conditions
at Newcomb, pledge day, which was to have been on March 1st, has
been postponed. Panhellenic affairs have been decidedly unsettled
since the beginning of this year, and just about a month ago things
looked pretty bad—so bad in fact, that in fear of having fraternities
abolished without even a just discussion pro and con, each fraternity
at Newcomb sent for a national representative to come down here
and meet in a sort of Panhellenic discussion. I t was Pi's good
fortune to have Mrs. W. L . Terry of Memphis as her guest, and to
those who already know Mrs. Terry it will be no surprise to hear that
we all fell in love with her immediately. We didn't feel that she was
anything so formidable as a national representative who was neces-
sarily going to carry our "tale of woe" to those higher up. We simply
felt at once that she was one of us—just as though we had known
her all our lives. I t was with deep regret that we saw her go, but
we shall always feel that we have in her a real friend, and we shall
never forget her ready understanding and capable management of the
whole affair. Even at this late day it is impossible to state positively
whether or not fraternities at Newcomb will eventually be abolished,
for the question is still under consideration, but all signs seem to
point favorably and our hopes are high.
We were so proud of Ruth Kastler when she was elected
representative for the Newcomb Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion to the convention at Evanston, Illinois. We knew our "Meenie"
would do us proud as she always has, and of course she did not fail
us this time. While at the convention she found time to pay a flying
visit to Rho Chapter, and since Meenie's return a week ago it is a
well-known fact that when two or three heads are together and the
same number of tongues are going at the rate of a mile a minute the
subject, or rather subjects, under discussion are our sisters of Rho.
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Meenie's account makes us envious, for we should like to know them
too.
Speaking of knowing people brings us round to Convention. I
wonder i f all chapters are as excited over the prospect of Convention
as Pi is? We're all talking, talking, planning, planning, and four
or five of us are hoping to go. That is quite a large number from a
chapter as small as ours, and we feel quite proud of ourselves, even
though some who are going will be alumnae by then. However, we
who have a B.A. attached to our names will have had it such a short
time that I doubt i f we shall even remember that we are alumnae.
I t must be so hard to get over that "active" feeling!
Pi is busily preparing for fraternity examinations, and shivering
and shaking individually and collectively in anticipation. The seniors
especially seem to be worried at the prospect of think questions—but
inwardly they're hoping the ordeal won't be quite as bad as it seems
at first glance. I t is hard to realize that another year is almost over
and that this is our last appearance in To DRAGMA till next
November. But we're hoping to meet so many A O TI's in person
at Convention that we can't spare time now to grieve over anything
else.
Just in closing a few words must be added of our sorrow in the
loss of our sister, Helen Grevemberg. Helen was a senior, and so
actively interested in fraternity and college affairs that her going
has left a great gap. I t is hard to realize that she will never come
back, and harder still to get over missing her. We who have known
her and worked with her in the past three years shall never forget her
unfailing interest and help.
Pi sends best wishes to all chapters, with the hope that we shall
all meet at Convention in June.
Fraternally,
A N N A M C L E L L A N , '19, Chapter Editor.
NU—NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Where is your chapter roll, Nu?
We have done very little this season as a fraternity except that
we have had a number of teas. We are all very busy, especially as
many of the members are getting practical experience in offices.
Fraternally,
ANGELINE BENNETT.
OMICRON—UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Johnetta H . Bruce, '19 Eleanor Burke, '20
Elizabeth Kennedy, '19 Margaret McAnulty, '20
Lynn McNutt, '19 Melba Braly, '21
Sadie Ramsey, '19 Lucy Morgan, '21