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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 '
83. evidenced by the gre~t interest in an All-Sorority DQnce, to be giveu c.t the end of -~he term. · Alpha Gemma his a new initi nte, Ldnn FroyG. . The ~'-' 0J ~u s asr:er. ,. her as P ell as; oursel'lles but we got l.1er, and e; re h 8.L1V inC:e e(, over having her in our gron;) , ' ~~the rine rroelich, Hist c .
AL?EA B.LTA . Alp he J3etc. is in the midst of its plons for its 'h·lent ine .7e e:::pec~ to re-r:t u hall up-to-r.m anG.. he.ve the Initiation e~:rly ~n .._the eve!:nng . Our ;c rty will cor.11e after this &nC: v.ri ll conSl~t O..!. t.. vlo_sect1ons, the first being a littl e t v.ro -act p lay, the sEcana. ~ <lance-.-::··..; :'here e.::e so many other sorority 2nc1 i'ratern1ty celebr:t~~n~ at vha ~ se.oe tu,1e thet we are not expe cting. a large craHCl of OUt~S~~e:rs. ~h1s da te happens to be :rounclersr Day for the ruen 1 s fr 2.ternl\>Y here 111 sch o·) l, so that fnct Hill interfere somewh a t Iilith our plans~ e..s we h acl 11Jpe (} to invite this Chapter. However, there ni ll o;...,.<Il!lte a few nresent, for we are expecting many alumnae back for th · a...L...:a1r and_w~ hope to have all our Patronesses present. Each girls ha-.• .t!l.tL,prlVllege of inviting a man ... . There seem to be @any social uffc. irs on the program for tlns term. Last vv-eek there '1.7 as a splendid presentation of the Spera . Il Tr?vatore, in ~hich sane of our girls had parts. Student Council plann1ng a party, at P hich seven of the 8 choo l o?ganizations nre to :;Jut on .a 1 Stunt 1 • .AJ:.A is one of the se·v en : Our plans for this are not yet per~ected, but ue hope to put ASf. on the map a t that time . _ II1ss Jewett has been Quite ill. Some of us g irls ha v e beert l-i ~th her almost all of the time. Two ~f us sut up with her the first n1ght. . ~hey 11ere re~1artef by h<;vin g a chance to read. the ?Ho=rnx <:hec.c. of time, for russ Je v.rct·c r s c o1)y, ~~~hich comes by ma il, a lHays Ge t s here a fay s ~~ner than t he Cha?ter' s ,ackage, B~ ich comes ~ ~r u 'J ~r e:t:)ress . ~he Issue of J 2.nn0..17 24th ··r ill b e of grec..t vc:l11e her e, uec<o-r.Je on::c :tes en-.:.3 ,·re not --)cl··c::.. c 1 '. l : · ::cl '~ ia.v o:;, a ble ·co ·cl'le irc:- ·..,er:..1 i "Y i ( G<: Th is I ss ne u ill g ive · ns ex cell ent a r guu1ent s to u s e on occz..<: ion. Al ph t: Bet£>. is t a lking SORORITY HOUS~, . at l east for the Summer Session. Some ye a rs ago v e - had a Chapter House, but this did not prove a big success at the tuue , Ol1ing to the fact tha t our mcmbershir changes a good Qeal, a s a r e sult of our h aving four terms of school here. f'or next summe r, howuver, when we a r e expe«ting a great numtl e of a.lumnae b a ck, it -vvould seem as tho we mi ght possibly make a gre a t success of the ide a , ~-s we h o.ve two pretty gooc ch2.nc e s for hiring ;· · houses, as two fraterniti es at the lund.lt'tcan School of Osteop a thy do · not occupy their pro'fE rty during the.: summe r months~ He 2re h e.ving prices and facts a bout both houses p:inted a nd a re s encl ~ng the~e out to the girls rvhom t?e expect back clur 1ng th e Suramer Sess 1.on. vie are quite sc.nguine o:f success. Lenn Ne-rnJyer, Historicn.
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ALPHA A:.PHA
Alpha Alpha has no letter in this issue of the PHOENIX· No exolanation for its silence has reac~1ed Boston, but the Centrnl o: fioe - v:bich is far,liliD.r with colle g e custoL.1S, is incline a to think that'the ciose of J anuary L1eans lUD YEARS at Lliami, in VThich cnse tht student body \7ould be absorbed in preparations f'or examin&tions. The. Central Office however, expects to hear very soon that Alpha Alpha has come thru the ordeal vvith flyine colors and that it, tn common vri ·:·1 other student organizations, is planning many soeial affairs.
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Aft e r due !~ ologLe~ and after 2 verification of tile sur~ise of the Centr~l Offic e. the ~r~ter goes on to sey,.. "Since Christmas we haye pledged three splendid gixls· , Lorna _a ni Flora Duke of Ruthven, Ont.,and Amc:.nda Steinkamper of S idne -o. ile are planning :for an ini'ti Ption in the near future nne expect to make it quite ~ galn time. _ Many things have transpired since iast ne wrote. Gertrud · Doyle left e.t the close of the semester. ~hen came the Junior "Prom;' the ~ig d~ce of tm year. Several of our girls went to the house part1.es g1.ven by the · fraternities in connection \U th thnt event m d r 8 port-a wonderful time. On the 26th of this month will occur the Feb rual'll VarsiLty Dance, which, for the first time in years, will be e;iv s,, by the women. But the one event to vlhich the 'IIJhole Chr.pt~j ·t i s lov k~__1 ' forward expectantly is our ovm Sorol;"ity D.J.nce, which is sche :~ule d fo r tho 17th of March. \7e are c. ll very busy selecting f a vors r-u:c ·p £ nnir.·~ . program3. There are 24 of uu here in school this semester, one of ~ ·hom is a r e turne d Alumna,' Y.:c::tharine Shnl tz of the 1914 Cl aG s who CElll .; Lack to finish in a B.;S •. cours e . ~~ re a re all very glad to have her \lith us. ·a nd Dish thc::.t more of our alur.anee COlJ ld come ba ck f or S!f€bi a l work. \-'e s h <) ll try t .o prev:..:il upon them to do so, when tbe.y c.re b r.ck for our D2noe. · Last week Flora Duke b.ad a birthday, and Miss Fox, the Uni- vers!ty Nur3e, who is her nunt, gave a Valentine ainner for her . Then I!isohn Elman, the Russian violinist, pl~yed in the auditorium and Prof. Lomax lectured on his covvboy and negro ballads. Last but not least ·T.s the Mc drigal Club Concert, at which seven of our girls sang. Altogether we h~d qui~e a full week. ASA at Mi~i is becomi~g more prominent all the time, Nora Moser vms elected Cha irmen o:f the Student Boa rd of the Sophomore Uormal Class, while Katherine Ford has been doing excellent t7ork as the head of the Girls 1 l!1resbman Commission for Y. \7 .c .J,_ . Bernadine Sutksmp is trying out for tbe best ell-round e thletic girl. Then we are especially proud of Chloe Edgar, who has been given the part of tl~c:-.rtha 1 in the opera of that · name. Everyone in School thinks Chloe h~s the best voice in the University, and thut is s a ying a good deal · for we have s~me very fine voices. T9o other ~Sh s, Katherine Arbogast and Leta Briner, are also gifted. Alpha l~pha is greatly interested over the fine prospects :for Extension. Some o:f us lmow a gi.r l who is a ._sorority member at Ohio University at Athens. She has written us to 8.dvise us concerning some very good locals there.' It seems that the ~iberal Arts Sororities there ma y no longer take students from the Normal :Department, ovring to a ruling by the National Tc.nhellcnic Congress, which debars f'rorn membershi-p any women student s enrolled in t wo-year cours es . Alpha Alpha is e'S:pecic.lly glad to have the new Associn tior; at Sid.ney. This is so far a n ASA stronghold, nnd we ,~, r- uld like ~o keep it so. One of ou:r most p'romi s ing f r ·e s hrJen c ame from the.t c1.ty . ~"e v ere right gla d to kno~ of ~ A e; rorr1th, es p: cially when we received last night a card from ~SS announcin g it s thre e n sw cha pter s . , Vl e _ ) romptly s nnt congr a tul <:' t~ons on our l o ~ely Co1 r e sp ondence CPr o.s . ~·t... 1c b came as a Ch ristmas g ift :rror'l M r ~ . Mart1.n. Howev e r, we are hpp1.ng -Gha t th e Ha lloHe 1 en prophe cy for ASA grov..rt h •jill cert a i n ly be fulfil1 e · T-t would help- us some',Jh ut here a t r·i.arni to oe a ble t 0 s ay tha t vre ha c ~-s ma~y chap ters o.s SSS. The po af.. ... oi J.. iti e s suge;e sted i n Mrs ... Martir ?_ J. etter t o the Clionian Socie t :>r of :N ew Yo rk St a te intere ~ t u s gre a tl y . ~7e certainly hope that this group of' fiv e chnp ters will see the vr.i. sa C!1T' pr-ompt affiliation with t.s:. . .
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liORFOLK, VA . Norfolk - i~~a hela an , ehthusiastic meeting on Februa ry 3 at the home of Mildred Uoore. . T'{e _·missed greatly Selma Batten, who secured a school il). IC1nston, n. c. where her sister Dorothy our Na tional Historian h~s been for two year$. Another member. h~wever , has been added to our list. She is Patty IJou Moore nnd she lives in !'ortsmouth. ~hich is aui te near Norfolk. f. he v1c~ n member of ·t he St . Maryts Cha pter, but has . bcen C'lut of s<Jhool for five or six years. She is deeply interested in the ne¥7 ;:e !~ and say~ she is going to writ ~" her Uorth "Carolina si,.sters ell about it, ~ o that they will orgnnize a: Alumnae Association in that state . Hattie Kelly h a s invite J &11 o: us over to Newp ort News for our next meeting which ~ ill be Sat u rdc y before S t. Va lentine 's. At this time -we a re g oing to J. i s ct,_s s \7C. ys and oeans of be i ng he l p ful to AS!.· . We are \ .~ 11 vmrking h a i·d . t o interest former members of Alph::. Chapter and hope to be able .to get spJien<lii..d results in a short time. Our Association is ma king a study of the fr a ternity anQ sorority system. Thru ?IIrs .• J:.artin. we have made the a cc1u a int E~.nce of !Jrs. Slaver , n Norfolk lady, who vms elected ~ditor of the ?RIDElJT of Delt Q Delta Deltc., and who in consequence receives copies of a ll . fra te-rnitt md ::;o rori ty magazines. These lirs. Slover has allov7ed un t o see, "'Je are most appreciative of her courtesy and deeply gre utful to our Na tional President, who ma de it all possible.
Four members of Alpha Beta Chapter ~et in a business section for the organiza tion of a Gradua te Club nt Paris on J anua ry 29th. Sallie V., Heathman was elected. Pr0sident, l1abel Vaughn Secreta ry , and Sa.llie Joe Grigsby Treasurer. A Constitution a nd By-Lnws, very similar to those of the Hanniba l Club, were u~~ed. Meetings are to be held on the second S u turd~y of every month. BilO':(I-lER JOHN . Yes, there 1 s rmother lav,ryer in the frunily , and, judging from the picture th n.t re a ched th~ Central Office, he i s a mighty nice l&oking man, wholly ~ orthy o~ u place among the ASL Brotherhooa. He becnme one of us on .December ·22nd, V,rhen he v7ns ma rried to Ev ~ Stout of Mncon, Mo. 'Je a re sure that ·Brothe r John R .. Hughes vii ll re aliz e the import ance of membership · in . t11e ~.,_S A Brotherhooa, b e c c:.u s e he is Gran u :.'In.s ter of tne Independent Ordd~ of Odd Fe ll mm of _M i r:s ourf, s position n hich pl nc 8S him a t the bc a. d of a n organiz &tion of 1·e,eoo Odd F e ll on~ · He is alse very p rominent in the Elks and i n ·c h e Kni gh t s r:L emp l a r . :1 e s hc:ll kn o~7 on ·.~ ri10m to. ca ll . nOv7, v1hen vve vl:'..nt i de 2.s fo r e l n. borat e I ~ i t i n tion s , ; ~nd u e aha ll know ~lso u here t o ~ o f or l e Ea l 2dvic 1 , a s ·,-.,e un C.e rst a nd t hat Drother John i s a very s '·· c cessful l ar1ye r.
· Of cours e, every loya l AS !~ v7 ill v1e u r t h e CRH_ISJN on Fe bruary 14th in honor of' St. V[clentine , but not every one tn ll knml, un-
til they reud this, ·that they B.re ~o don t~e GOLD nn d \m i TE in honor B~ta Beta Chc.pter, v--:hich is to bq 1nstalleC1 D. t Colora do T;r.. ~hers College, Greeley, Colo. on the 16th, 17th , lli th an~ 19th of ~ h1 s mon~h. Colors should bB -v;orn during · the fOUR a.ays t and 2ll Chapters and 1.l un. m~e Ass oci~tions should send greetings to the Alpha Sigma l .. lpha E:ousP 172 7--11 th ·-A~ve •