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238 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI As the organ peeled bananas
Lard was rendered by the choir
FEBRUARY 16th. Roy Hagen is one of our guests, and Ruby, too. And the sexton told the belles
Roy is bashful so this is what he wrote about his visit: "Had a fine Someone had set the church on fire.
supper, but scared to death."
"Holy Smoke!" the preacher shouted,
FEBRUARY 22nd-23rd. Our birthday celebration. As the twenty- And in the muddle lost his hair.
third was on Sunday we had our banquet and initiation the twenty- Now his head resembles heaven
second. Excitement was everywhere!! Irma and Mayme came in 'Cause there "ain't no" parting there.
first of all, on Friday night. Then came "Abe" and Hattie and
Myrtle. How we missed our absent sisters, Florence T., Helen R., MARCH 9th. A l l but three of us have "dates." We three stay at
Mary D., " H y , " Margaret, and all our big sisters who have graduated home and "keep the home fires burning." There's a reason.
from college or from that bigger school, the School of Life. But MARCH 10th. Mrs. Arnett talks to us. She was a Red Cross nurse
we thought of them and knew they remembered us. Ruby, Martha J., over in France for about a year and told us many interesting things
Leah H . , and Mrs. Schoppe were all here, too. Our initiation began about her work.
at three and beside our first ten pledges we had another lovely girl, MARCH 19th. Fraternity examinations! Alas! Why didn't we
Evelyn Border, Blanche's "little sister." We wish all other Alpha leave unstudied the things we studied and study the things we didn't
O's could know our new sisters; they are all such charming girls both study?
in character and in features. We are proud of them. The service
was beautiful as usual and we all felt solemn and sincere and as Marlyn Judd accepts our invitation to become one of us.
though we had been raised to a higher level of living as we older MARCH 20th. Chapter editor sends her letter. We start reviewing
girls silently renewed our vows with our little sisters. for quarterly examinations.

At seven o'clock, we were conducted into the north parlor, where NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
a shining "Good Fairy" told us Martha J's and Ruby's happy secrets.
More candy! After we had hugged them each sufficiently, all of Lois Callahan Natalie Overall
us—thirty-three—sat down at the banquet table. Faith Clark Viola Phillipp
Sarah Coston Pearl Tuttle
Such a banquet! Everything was just right. And then came the Marion Huddleston Florence Tyler
toasts. Amid the fragrance of the roses and by the light of our Douglas Legg Louella Whorley
candles we listened to the little talks that meant so much to us, and Marion Legg Augusta Perry
were so cleverly given. Marcy's toast was "Happiness," and when
she told us the special reason she had for being happy, we had more Many exciting things have happened since the last letter was
candy.
written.
After we were thrilled at all these surprises, and had composed
ourselves a little, we danced for a while. The girls all left that On January 10th four of the five girls that were pledged
night or next day, and thus ended the celebration of Alpha Phi's November 5th were initiated. " 'Twas a dark and stormy night"
second birthday. but we all met gladly at the chapter-room to give to Alpha Omicron
MARCH 2nd. "Prexy" and "Mrs. Prexy" are our dinner guests. Pi the following girls: Douglas Legg, Lois Callahan, Marion Legg,
MARCH 4th. Dr. Margaret Nordfeldt dines with us and we enjoy and Augusta Perry. Viola Phillip was initiated in November soon
her very much. She is a charming little lady and is undoubtedly after her pledging. This is her third year at Vanderbilt and she is
doing a big piece of work with her lectures to the girls of the United on the sophomore honor roll of last year.
States.
MARCH 5th. We feel rather giddy today and so a visitor leaves us On January 17th we pledged another freshman, Marion Huddle-
this poem, in harmony with our mood: ston. Examinations come next week and we plan to initiate Marion
as soon as the grades are in.
'Twas a summer's day in winter—
And the rain was snowing fast— At the beginning of this term Chancellor Kirkland announced
A barefoot boy, with shoes on, that Vanderbilt would have an R. O. T. C. Nothing more was
Sat, standing, in the grass. heard until three weeks ago. The commandant arrived a week later
and enrollment began. But the boys were not much in favor of i t ,