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Elizabeth McDonald, Sp. Vivian Logue, '22 Clara Rust, '22 Lenora Perkins, '22
Mary Bryant, Sp. Genevieve Shea, '22 Katherine Hodges, '22
Josephine Johnson, '22 Edith Wilson, '22
Mid-year pledging was quite a success for Kappa. We won every

Helen Sonner, Sp. girl we had asked. Louise Butterfield is a little sister whose two
Since I wrote you last we have another pledge of whom we are older sisters have made a path of happy memories in college hearts.
very proud, Edith Wilson. This makes five in all and they are five
surely worthy of especial mention. Eugenia Moore is from Dallas, Texas. She came up with Eleanor
Manning, and has since become well known as "Eleanor's Chile."

We are all very busy now studying for examinations. They are Simmons Purdy is from Petersburg, Christine Akree from South
over March 14th and our new term begins March 17th. As soon as Carolina, and Clara Rust from Nashville, Tennessee. Katherine
we can hear from the grades of our pledges, we shall be happy to
initiate them all. We are sorry that it is so late this year but since Hodges, from Lynchburg, is president of her class. We are so very
the first term was extended, we could do no better. Anyway it won't
be long until we shall reveal to them all the secrets. proud of all the newest "crimson rosebuds."
The new method of bidding is as follows. Saturday, March 1st,

I must not dwell very long on examinations, or else I might drop was set as pledge day. On the Monday previous, each fraternity
this pen and realize how little I know about "Bruce." sent to a non-interested party ( i n this case a professor) a list of the

Our poor little "fish" will be happy when they can again walk freshmen whom they desired to bid. These lists were then gone over
the campus without having to carry "Genung's" Outline along. by the dean for scholarship requirements and returned to the pro-

One of our seniors, Johnetta H . Bruce, has been elected to Phi fessor who then sent formal notes to each girl having her name on
Kappa Phi, our honor fraternity. We are certainly proud of her. any list requesting that she be in a room alone at a certain time on
Even though married, she determined to get her degree after her
husband sailed overseas. A great many of the girls are doing settle- Saturday afternoon. A representative of Panhellenic then called and
ment work and work of various other kinds.
gave her during this appointed hour printed blanks, upon which she
wrote the names of the several fraternities she would take, in order

Vivian Logue and Genevieve Shea, two of our popular freshmen, of her preference. These papers having been collected by Pan-
were elected sponsors to Co. A and Co. B of the R. O. T . C. here hellenic, the chapters were notified as to the girls expressing a
on the university hill.
preference for them, provided the names of such girls had previously
appeared on that fraternity's list. We call this preferential bidding.

0 , I could tell you a lot of things that the A O n's are doing but Perhaps most of you know of this sort of pledge preliminary, but it
time is precious with "exams" so near. was very new to Randolph-Macon. I f you can imagine springtime

M E L B A BRALY, Chapter Editor. in ole Virginny, and i f you can picture what bliss it is to have all

KAPPA—RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE the rushing over, and no more worry, then you may know just how
happy Kappa is this first free spring.

Louise Boulding, '19 Alice Hardy, '20 Augusta Story, '17, was back for pledge service. Hilda Gleevis,

Mary Buie Frith, '19 Annie Moore,'20 '17, was here also, and other alumni from town. Margorie Vaughan,

Frances Hunt Major, '19 Dolly Paxton, '20 '17, has been with us ever since, and her presence is a continual joy.

Eleanor Manning, '19 Nadine Pillott, '20 Fannie Butterfield, '17, came up from Mississippi. College Founders'

Linna Mae McBride, '19 Louis Sole, '20 Day brought "Liza" Wallis, ex-'19, and these last few days Ella

Elizabeth Sole, '19 Ella Mae Upthegrove, '20 Thomas, ex-'19, dropped in out of the sky. It's like a lovely surprise

Anna F. Taylor, '19 Frances McFaden, '21 party.
I'm sending a song of the blue-bird—some gold of the daffodils,
Julia White, '19 Mary Buie Reed, '21
and the pink fragrance of peach blossoms tied up with all the love
Evelyn Allen,'20 Rose Smith,'21

Elizabeth Butterfield, '20 Jean Stribling, '21 of every Kappa for all of you.
ELEANOR M A N N I N G , Chapter
Pledges Editor.

Louise Butterfield, '22 Sallie Simmons Purdy, '22 ZETA—UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Eugenia Moore, '22 Christine Akree, '22
Jeanette Adams, '19 Esther Murphy, '19
Eva Gibbons, '19 Bess Cram, '20