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quite a similar shock when Ellen Kittinger came to dinner resplendent Ruth Holman, Shirley Mann, and Hazel Stephens were on cabinet.
with candy, flowers, and A T f i pin. Shirley Mann is a candidate for vice-president for next year. Esther
Van Doren, Ruth Terwilliger, Beatrice Levy, and Eliza Garmen are
Entertaining is again on its ante-bellum basis. We have one guest members of literary societies and Helen Braun is a member of Senior
night each week, alternating students and faculty. We have a method Council and of Mortar Board, honorory senior sorority.
of exchange through means of Yo Ma, the sophomore intersorority
organization. Every two weeks six girls from one of the four classes This may sound like a review of past achievements but it is only
from each sorority are guests at some other sorority house at dinner. a very general one. I'm certain we are always interested in what
By this means no additional expense is incurred and the various Alpha O is doing everywhere and we feel that Alpha O at the
sorority girls become better acquainted. The week alternating with University of Illinois has a distinct place among campus activities.
Yo Ma exchange we have a faculty night at which we have various I am pleased to say that at the student conference of Y. W. C. A.
members of the faculty as our guests. I t really is worth while held at Evanston, I met several charming Alpha O's from other
knowing the instructors outside of the classroom for one can really chapters and how proud I am to say that Alpha O had three repre-
learn much from them that is truly valuable. sentatives at this conference!

Every Sunday evening we serve tea at the house, three different We hope to see many at Convention in June which is to be a
girls taking charge each time. Any one of the girls is welcome to pleasing reality and many wishes for success to a l l !
bring a friend whether masculine or feminine, student or faculty-
I n reality it is a very charming informal gathering and we either TAU—UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
gather around the piano and sing or lend our voices to the accompani-
ment of mandolin, banjo, and ukulele, around the cheery fireplace. igig
At present we are planning to give one tea exclusively for mothers
and one for alumnae. We all enjoy them, and I'm certain that i f Alma Boehme Borghild Erling
there is any definite time in the week that I will look back to in my
"gray-haired" alumnae days, it will be these Sunday evening teas. Lucile Tieglemaier Helen Turner

The afternoon of March 1st the freshmen entertained the freshmen Lillian Hoff Jeanette Smith
of other sororities at tea and true to the old saying, " A good time
was had by a l l . " The hostesses more than enjoyed it for once they Doris Lohff Irma Egan
were given f u l l sway, managing the whole affair even to the minutest
detail and subject only to the approval of the staid freshman adviser. Margaret Kendall

Now it may seem that this quarter has been a time of play but Rhoda Kellogg IQ20 Margaret Howarth
work has had its part as well. We are proud to say that Velda Marian Mann 1921 Margaret Boothroyd
Bamesberger, one of last year's graduates, took her Master's degree Lillian Tifft Vivian Vogel
in education yesterday and passed with honors. Several of the girls Louise France Lila Kline
helped make the Follies (a campus production given to raise $500 Dinah Graham Helen Rose
for a War Fund pledge) a success and judging from the $1,000 Elizabeth Hayes Mildred Haugland
cleared it was a decided success. Beatrice Levy was one of the ten
"best sellers" picked from the coeds and we are glad to say that she Edith Olin Alice Buckley
stood third highest. This year Hazel Stephens and Esther Van Doren
are on class advisory boards, Beatrice Levy on cap and gown com- 1922
mittee, Nila Edmundson and Aileen Hunter on senior breakfast
committee, and Helen Brauns on senior invitation committee. Helen Frances Graham Elizabeth Bond
Brauns was senior representative of Woman's League for the past
year and Esther Van Doren is running for junior representative for Myrtle Abrahamson Gladys Holman
the coming year. Helen Brauns is president of the Y. W. C. A. and
Ruth Graham Ruth Jones

General Asset

Mary Danielson, B.A., Student of Medicine

Lest someone say that this is nothing but an enthusiastic apprecia-

tion of A O IT freshmen at Minnesota, I shall begin by informing

you that it is the one purpose of this letter. By so doing, I force

you to read the letter from the point of view intended, and thus

absolve myself from criticism.