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On J c.nuc.ry 22nd, the Grc r: 1~-Lctter folk of P[ rmville held Panhellehic Ueeting, and guess v.rhor.1 v:re h a c1 Iii ith us! ~.1 is s :.label :;e.lt?n, He.~i cmc.l P~esident of SS~, was visiting her rlother Ch"(}pter, e.nC ~e s~r~~ OI _~S4 h~u 2 chance to meet her, to seP how very oharmin~ she lS · r~a~s ~1 c..l ton ~a~e a splen1id talk c:.t the }:,1e e ting, and she seemed to be qu~t e as mucn ~nterested in OUR welfare arr in thut of SSS. Z~e d iscussecl the meaning of Sorority and Iilnde us get a better concep t~on of the 1'L;.TIOUAL idea. She laid speci c.l emphEsis on the sororities going in for schol~rship more than for a nything else. . . L1iss rlnl ton just ravec'l over our dear Ers. : Icrt in, a ncl., Oh, Si:e JUSt mt:~ de us long to know ::..nO. to h~ve OUR Uc.tional Presidendt here too . Alph~ has just c splendid plan;~. for bringing that thing to pass· ~ le have suggested thnt itcs. I Inr·Gin shnll come dovm from Boston to Uorfolk by boat, a lovely trip, a"ld then ncross country by rail f;tve hours. ~.1 rs. I;I c..rtin has not so.id thnt she couilldi1 t t come, so we ure 1 iving in hopes of h aving her ""i th us some time. Bet-v;reen terms vie h c:.d n ve?y pleus unt time. On the 24th the CotiJ.lion Club gave a dunce. nt which severc.l ASAs were present. Eliznbctb Clements wn.s one of the leaCiers ut the dance. A few afternoons ago <-!.ll the ASAs went to the movies together nnd hn.d the best time imaginr.ble. rle bought ic 2 -crem:1 cones, candy. peanuts f'..nc1 fruit· Alphr~ is sending its glass cc.nd~esticks on to :.1rs. Reed for the Greele y . Installation. rre are so happ y to h uv e even r.. srJr-11 p r-.rt in this glorious occns ion. Alp he. h:::.s a ner. girl, :Tc":ry Ke llf'.tl, uho is be coming r2pidly o.. very vital part of the Chr:.pter. r1nr;I Svm in, Historian. t;
ALPHA GAtl?:lA
First of a ll I must tell you of a v~ry s nd thing. The mother of one of Qnr n lu~o.e, Lois Beswick, die d on the 22nd of J anu~ry ~fter only c wee k 1 s illness with pneumoni ~ . ~his h a s Q~d e us a ll very s c..f infee f , bec ause uc are a ll so fond of Lois. L v e r~T t h in g h o..s be en g oin.::; v e r y r·e ll this t e rm. Al p h<'- Gcmmr-. st ::- rte ,_: ont on the New Yenr \Jith a firm c1 e terL1 ina tion to rus h ho..rd e r th::n ever, for N2.A mu st get -r.;h n t she mm ts . Ou r p c rty of the 29th wr.s ~ ::::.:.e . : ::i ::st r:'he i nvitntions sent Yrere little .Dfl.mah Boys, e l::.ch c c.rry in ::.; 2. c:_r G. .: :-mouncin8 the time and pl u ce. Our guests were the r u she e s tece t h : r · !\it J~l ~ ~ i'>3 :Jo 'ule a nd r.uss Stuch ul, t v-.r o of our f c cn l ty member s fe r e c.. l l ·r ~1::::. d l o liS oi fun.. Se v e r a l c~ay s JEt e r on e of the g irls e;o.v (; _ l .L ..... 1 f J :=' ~ '--: i n hur room f' or the: rushee s. lJ O"vl\:e c r t i_)lLnp.in t:; _;-: bi .:; ::) inner. ~-Je n r e try ing '-'- neH pl an J~his y e a r , h a ving t v,r o b1rls 1n cho..rge of the rushing each week. This divide s the Hor k tm d giv es En.ch one a chance to help. P or s oL1P. time the s ororities h e re h ave rJu.ce it n rul e th2 t a. girl must attain ~n Gverage c f 83% before b e ing e lig ible t o 2 bid. It has been suggestec1 thc:.t V?e raise this scholership sta nding E;V en , higher, to 87%, so that n bid vlill really tle f'..n s ome thiE.g . Th~ mat't e l has not been fully decided as yet, but our f [:!.Cl:l ty is very f'..n~1 c us that vll'e sho~ld carry out the suggesti on. A.l together there 1.s a · ·\{ery nice feeling here amr-ng ·the s o rority girls. 'i:his is p n rticul fl rl y '