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OKLAHOMA Rush season began the fourth week of sch ool and lasted t v:o At the Panhellenic Meeting it was decided that each sororit . s~ould give only one big rush party, but as many sma.ll affairs as it mJ.ght choose , Delta Sigma EpsilDn went at it wholesale, having something every afternoon and evening, .except on the ni ghts when the other P gave their formal parties . Tri Sigma started out in the same way, but c~lled a ha.lt after the third day . Pi Kappa Sigma, lilce ourselves , waited a few days before it did anything at all. At no time did it attempt anything elaborate . We had planned a series of very informal parties a t the hora es of several of our members. The se sinple gettogethers afforded us an opportunity to meet and become acquainted with the 8Uests, as would not otherwi3e have been possible. We also gave a weenie ro a st in Young's Canyon; vh ich is a short distance from the campus. Bit by bit we eliminated the less <lesirable girls and c ~ t down our list .· so that at th~ formal party, given at the home of Louise Miller, we were perfectly sure as to just ~he ones that we desired . The house was charmingly decorated with red an·d white flowe rs and ferns and every one precent seemed to r~ally enjoy every moment of the eveninr;. The result of our rushing brought us four acceptances at once, and two procyises, if the consent of the patents could oe secured . The sorority idea is realtivelY,. new here at the school, so people aro not who lly familiar with it at present. Time wi ll change all th~t t, howe ver . The Pi Kappas, the oldest bunch on the campus , got three students and three fo.cul ty members . Delta Si ~ma :ep silon had acceptances from thr ee r students and one faculty membe r . Tri Sigma got five new members , Altogether we are feeling prettJr well satisfied with the results of our efforts . Outside the ·affairs connected with the rus hing season] t1e most deli ghtfu l event ViaS the celebrat io n of Founders' Day. ·;.rh en the idea of keepin the day was first brought up, we decided to gi ve a di~ ne r pv.rty at on e of the big. hotels, but we had not counted on th e unexpe cted opening of a nev.f oil well, and when the night a r r i ved t h ere were such c rowds at the hotels that ' we had to change our pl a ns hurriedly . We finally ~ecur e d the Rest Rooms of the Ferated Clubs and had s ome c a te rer s furnish the three colr se r.1 enu , The ban.C!_uet l~oorn was decorc. ted in ye llovr :J.n d white 1 and the flo.-,rer us e d was the ye llorr chrysant~1e rJurn. Hrs . Hu:nson ~'laS to as t mistr e ss, and a rno st charmning Oi."le she r.1L..de . The t oasts v1ere four in nw'lbe r and r.fere as follm rs : HOur HE.tiono.l 1 b 'i Dlan che ·roolru.tn, "Ou.r Lecendary Love·;' by He len Fi t zgera ld , "Our Po. t ronesses :• bJ i.: tuth J(en dal, a.nd" Ga:rm·,,.a Gammaii by Loui.se Pil:!.er The ~ irls 1.:ho ro t.t.-'. l~ned for the Jieet were Ethe l l~ees~J Fer11_ Clifton 7 G s~1 e r Del z cll 7 Derni ce a nd lie l Gn ~itzGerald ; Ma y Gr1m , Lou1sE l'=i ller 7 Lls i e :J o lf t\llC~. L: J;.t. nche Hoolman . !'.ft e r the dinne r ·was over 1 we had 2. line p :::.rt. y ,~-~. the ::r:ox " . (J tL~ c;~schol a members s .emed a 9 g lad t('l b:e b.:. clr e.n · i \' '.r0re t o :' vc thc;n lle r0 r;p, were sor r y not t o h a ve every weeks.
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back, but practically all the girls of l a st year were here . The mosr excitine; thing after the Meet was the football game with.Kingfisher, the score being 55 to 0 in our favor. We prefaced the game with a 'pep' meeting at the Sl:mol, followed by a big . b07;1i'ire dmm town. Quite a fw~ of our alumnae· were baclt for this, and it was -their first home coming to witness a. e;ame, for the othe.r s have always fallen on ·Friday, and the school m~'ams could not get away from their duties for· them. Just · a -few ' days later came the second of our L-yceum Course .. . · It was Jane Dunaway in " Daddy Long Legs "-. It was a most enjo-'y able occasion. Then the very next evening came the cantata, in which we ha. e all been so very much interested , Last year, as has been our custom for some time, each sorority gave somG sort of ente~tainme_nt f _ o r the -purpose of traininG its members, and incident·a llY · ·r illin·· the coffers· of the treasurer. These affairs were usu- . · ally · piays . . .OUr new President,Dr. Graves, has changed this custom qui_te a good ·d~al . He thought that as the fraternal organizations · ~ltiplied that the townspeople would be find it rather trying to be asked to buy · tickets for eac ~' ~succoeding affair, so he suggested that all the sororities unite in one effort, the proceeds to be evenly divided . The oantata was the "Feast Qf tho Little Lanterns" and proved a great success, both artistically and. financ·ially . Th.e girls were trained by Miss Pyl-e, Faculty Advisor of Tri Sigma . We oold the largest number of tickets, as the returns showed, and of that record we were quite proud. Each sorority will not about $30 . Athletics seems to be proving very popul~r here, especiallt among the boys . A tour has nlready been arranged for the basket ball · team that will take it to SanFrancisco and Seattle, and tho schedule shows many games on route . 7he School will got a good deal of advertising out of the trip too . · The weather is supposed to be a tabooed subject, but ours is such a varied onG that vto aro sure tho. you would be interested in it. Oltlahoma is apt to be n fickle maid, but she is ru v or dis2.grooablo .f .or any length of time Todo.y it w~s 'down to 16 degrees but f e lt like zero because of the vvind. In o.. day or t v1o it will proba.bly :Qe qui to springliko, for tho Olclc.homo. sun can bo ~lorious One of our writers has so.id,-"A littl e 1Ic..y, a dash of Juno, 2.. sprinl{line; of Sop- · t::nobor Morns o.nd an October morn,-thn.t's what ne1kcs. up those faultl e ss Oklal1.omn d:tY~ • Grace h ~1ntcl, Ti ist~ a nd Edith Roeg, Cor. So c . 0
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COLORADO For y ears it has boon ~ custom in our group to h~vo our banquet on st. Vo.. ontino' s Day. This y co.r, being /I..SJI.s, v1o mr.tclo r.. chr-..ngo .:md hold it at tho time of tho Tonch o rs ImJti tute, "v'rhicll is h old annually in Denver. Judge Bo. kor, borthor of one of our g irls, is well acquainted with tho mo.no.gomont of tho Savoy Hote l, so he ~'l[tde all. tho proli~inary ::'.rro.n~omn~ts ove r the tel op~ono.~ ffi1on th o ~l~ls arr1vod_ at tho hotel o.t s1.x o ' clocJ< on tho o v onln~ or Hov ombor ~.>hlrd, they dlscovorod t hat tho Hollnnd Ro om had boon rosonvod fo r their uso and all tho appo intnonts perfect Tho bc.nquot t :1bl c v<c..s th~ckly strm-m with ferns, c.md .:J.t oc..ch of tho h..runty p l, e1. t. os thorc; ·v..ro.s a menu co..rd mado out of a yellow flon or. CC'..ndl os of ro c;;l, g r o a n o..hd Y?llow o..ddcd ~r? :-'. tlj ~ to tho beauty of tho sc on e . Th u bc..nqu ot H'l.s ::~ s1x course .aff::ur, anc.:. include d oysters on th8 ho..lf slloll, c ul cry 0..n d s~l t ed 1::c..fors . :r o[;o'ta'b l o bouill on, smother ed chiclc on, ntuffc cJ potn.t.oc::> , cro[trtlcCL str1n~ b oc.ns , 0
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orange and lettuce sn.lo.d 1 cheese stro..nsi·;: ico crco.m 1 vmfers; coffee and mints. The f o llmaing wore present : - Hrs. J. D. Heilman, l?o..tronese, Hiss Green, Faculty Aclvise r, Agnes Sanrline 1 ~iy rtlc Terri an, Geneva Andrews, Bess ~Cennec.1y , Catherine Call ahan an d J evre l \!i lhel:-.1 of our alumnae·-' Ada Baker, He ster Ca ldvvcll , Vera Gi ll ett, Elvira Peel{ a n d Zlanche Tiei clman of the active chapter 1 Rhea Gillett, Helen Harva t and Relen Hay of the pledges, ·and Miss Ruby Tobias o.s guest. The second ;YeeJr in November, one of our Patronesses, IIr s . A E. B. Smith, en~ertained the girls with · an after dinner dance . lovely lunch was servec1, after which dancinr; and. ·caras afforded t11e en-. tertainmerit for the evening. · Dr. Towne, a new member of the faculty , was a guest. All the Pat ronesses were present, -Mrs. VT. B. Moo ely, l11rs · Albert Carter 1 Hrs. John Davis, Mrs. E. No Nausbaum and Mr s. J. D. Heilman. Toward the close of the evening there was a pleasant gathering around the big open fireplace . · Three of our girls, Ada Baker, Vera Gillett and I!elen Har- ·. vat, were fortune, to enough to make tJ:;lC Glee Club. This is quite an honor here at colleEe, for there are only sixteen singers in a ll1 and these are chosen from the entire number of girls who try out for the Club. There are seldom less than sixty who a re anxious to get the appointment . In about a week tho Glee Club starts on a t wo weeks tour. They will travel in the i .r own priva te Puilman; o..ncl are anticipating a pretty good time aitogether . · Helen Harvat, one _of our nevr pledges 1 is taking a loading role ' in the J apanese opera, L'..nd is more thL'..n making good. · Estes Pa rk in our ·state has st a rte d an interesting t hin g by opehing F~nhcllonic He~dqu n.rtors in on e of tho art g~leries of tho town . Just this one season a 1000 pn.ge rer;istcr was fille c1 ni t h. tho names of Greeks from all parts · of tho country . Our Ado.. o.nd Fr anc es Baker were the only ASA na.mos on the book, but they found the n o.r.1e s of several SSS girls vrho vvcre here to attend the Y. W.C.A . Convention, which has boon me e ting horo each summer for a numb e r of yco.rs . One of the National Y. W. Secretaries was here a t tho coll ege fo r o. v1hil o, and Beta Beta h ad tho pleasure of hor compn.ny at c1innor one ni ght . Our housemo ther mad e quito a. festive occL'..sion out of it, a n d had a.s a c ontropioc o a l a rge mound of ros es . During Tha:nlcsgi ving We ole we arc planning to ini ti:",t o quite a f'evr of our a lumnae r:ho vrere unable to get bacJ~ before . Just a t pr es ent rre a rc expecting b~ck for that purpose Myrtle Torri on , Genova Andrews1 Linne. vVhon.ton o.nd Esthe r Wheaton. A goo cl.ly numbe r of our 1 ::\.st year girls a ro ten.ching nearby, o..nd v:e arc hopin;; the. t t hey c;.n be on hn.nd t eo . ...... Agnes So..n :Uno is ~t Fort Collins, Boul o..h Fl o~:w r B o..nr1 J ~s s io Br unt on v e r y noo..r th~t to-rm, Ivo.. Wo.ts on at J ohnst oun, C'2...thori ne Co. llo..ha.n o..nc1 Boss Konnc (ly at Louisvill e , Alic e To.ylo t- ~ t Jul osburc, n.n c'!' Franc-e"3 Bo.kc r a.t Vlc L1ona. Ada A. Baker , His t c rinn . " Keep in t he ~ i ds t of life. Do not is o l ate yourse l f . Do among men, ::-.n d <:.mon g things , o.nc1 among troubl os 1 a nd C~.nonc st (1ifficulti cs an tl obsto.cl cs. You remember Goethe's wer :1s : ' Tc.. l c n t r}cvclop c s i tsolf in s o li tul1.o ; ch~r acto r in th e str cn.m of lif e; .' " "To mo.l{C th e nost of .1ull h ours 1 t r) P.lC"".lco tho bc·st rl f ' 1.ul l pe op l e, t o lik e a poo r j es t be tt or than n on e , t o \Ionr the thrc~~Jo..ro ccr•, t lilcc .:'.. cont l cra~n, to b e ·:~ utv(jt c c'.. ·;;ith ~ o;,i l CJ > t o hitch y c·u r i'T!l[;On t o t ho ) 1 (1.. h 0rso, if n o st 2..r i s h-.:.n ~l..y, -ttl o.t liJ.s -:;h ·. lo:>o:!O phil c.> 0 li ss Porry . s opf)y,"
PE1ntSYLVANIA The last PHOENIX was greet e d by Alpha Gamma with open arms , but then :\ t a lways l1oes get as much of a welcome as n. letter from h oma , for it brings us nevTs of all the chapters in our family of sisters, a n d right interesting do we fj_nd it at all times . Her-e at "Indiana'' we have a real Thanksgi ~ing vacation ', not the day 1.1erely as so many of the colleges _have, so it possible for us to set home . Just to make us as anxious to get b.acl.:-: here, a c.1 ance has been arranged for Thanksgiving Eve, followed by a Faculty reception . It ~11 be the last time before we leave to have the rushees all togeth e r with ua . OUr rushing, a 3 tho se of you kno',-i vrh o h a v e follwe c1 our letters in the PHOENIX, is <t lons c~r avm out affr~ ir , o.s no sorority · is per-~· mi tted to bid a girl, unless Ghe has been in school tvio terms . 1 Of cou~~~, that -does not prcclu ~1 e our taking upper cla.ss gtrls. Alpha Gamma hae added two in tha t way this Fall, Flroence Barclay, whose name haa been already mentione d in the chapter letter , and a more recent ini tint-e, Marian · :S. }i!!Co e of Franklin, Pa . , · vrho has become a very intimate part of our group already . · In order tho. t every girl in the ch.: >.pter may get well a,.c.-, quainted ·with tho rushees, we have ·made it a rule that each girl . tJhall take one rushee under herwmng for two weeks , 1\fter the ti :ne is up, there is a complete re-assignment of ru~hees . There is a ~ifue lot of ma~riculates thi .s year, ani:l quite natur a lly we -vmnt the best of them . We are trying pretty har d to get them all interested in ASA, and it really looks as thou~h we are succeeding . We hav e had a lot of little parties~ A new i c1ea that we ar e going to try is a pro gressive party . We ar e to st a rt on the first flo or of th e ~ orm it o ry , then go to the socond, then up to the third, c1own again to the first, finally en(.1ing ~-t the third . Each room is t o be a cert a i:n. country , o..n ~ thp 'o~ts' aro to be sugg estive of that particular pe ople . All ·of last year's girls, with the exception of Frederica Furman, have been back to visit us . Gula Sechler, v~Th o is te!!l.ching in a neighboring town has boon bo.ck frequently . A ver;; speci a l cause fro our Thanksgiving is the ~ischo..rge of S~ra Campb e ll from th e hos p ital whore she has boon so long . We c.r c h oping to h n.ve her with us n.t the opening of next term, but she canno t '."Ja.i t oven th o.t lont:; to get into ASA life; for she is to give co. party f or tho ru s he e s- ri2/ 1t a fter the holi c1_n.ys. "Indiana" h .~ s stlirt e d an innov 2.. ti on . Horet of' ore vre hn.ve alvmys ho..c1 the Junior D2.1"1Ce in tho F:1ll, o..n r1 the Seni or n a nce in Feb; r>Uil!!!Y It has seem t o s ome of the faulty thc.t this is r a ther an injustice to tho nou girls, becaus e they ar c n o t Vloll acquainted v'Ti th the stuuont body or tho Schoo l, and so have a omo c1iff iculty in making out their programs . Tho So~ior Da nce vras a suc ce s s in every ~ ay . Our seniors Yrere thor o in force, -Fl orence Barclay 1 Lnmi o Ellis, Kathryn Froelich , Martha Hennit;cr, Hargarct Hummel , H{.'.ri on Ko.ylor,and Lovell Rohbun. ]lo st of us h o. cl b 0 . fr om h omo a s our e sc orts. "Indiana" is do ing quito a lot this y ear in athletics . A t; ame is schoc1ulecl soon Yrith Ki:Jld a.t Kiski, a n d a s this is our BIG_ gc.mo of the year, th r o is to b e a special tr a in . We are al~ goJ..ng, an('1 arc expecting to h a v e a goocl. ti r.1o ,.~ f o r n ot only is tho oxlnlarati on of tho g ame, but th e r e iR tho fun of getting away fr om the _campus : \fi th a group of congcni r_ l spirits. Schoo l 1 rrJr k is sri ous busJ..noss , c.n d n o have t o c onc ontr r.. to 'J ll. it f o r o r.' s t ·)f tho H<:klcin[. h ours, bocc.u so Alpha G2.m.;:1.a Y:ants to rao..l-::o o.. s 2:rn ~ <.:. ro c cl r •.1 i.n th:1t lin? of o nt~o o..v o r O.. :J in-c.ny 'J th ·"'~ r . Juli e'. r.rutllo r s , Hi s t. r~ n .1 1 :: ·. d.1 1·'. Honnlnge r,R e c. Soc .
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vut ~n3 herself ass~duously t o her cl ass vmrl~ and to cramming for fin.e.l~ · · ·F'all Quarter. cl n ~ec1_ on No~ember 28th. It is always s o much eao~er to study unt~l PU cln~ght just befcre the enc.'. of the term than it is to study at all cl..uring the mic;.cn e of tho quart e r ; Wo are making our usual quarterly res o lves to study systematically in tho future, al l w~ th the exc?ption. of Louise Es till, who says that she never co.n stuc1y \11 thout the J.ncent~ ve of t r'[ o or thr ee examino.. ti ons in one day. Schoo l exo.ms, ho-r1ever, are not the only on e s thn t :.he ple c~ges have be on uorry i~g ov~r, r..s they have been mor e tha n bus y gotti.ng ready fo r their s or o-rity .test, vrhich t ook ~ lace on November 25th . At this writing, it is t o-o early to tell the results, but Miss J"erm t t thinks tha t they all passed, and novr, if they can only mo..ke thRt a.verage of G in ten h ours of college work, we sha.ll be able t o ini tiat o them a ll, 2.s He h ope t rto c1o on December 9th. We are hoping for a number of our a lumnae t o be back, for not only vvi ll they hav e the plo o..suro of hearing the beautiful service again, but they will h o..ve the additional good f ortune ( i' attenging the dance t o be g iven in honor Jf our new membe rs . ,...~ The Rural Lif e Conference brou ght 1100 teachers from ove r the State to Kirksvill e for novembe r 2 1 3 an cl.. ~. We c orrceive cl.. the i dea of celebrating King ASA Day at that ti me , in order that the l a rge st po ssible number of out- .Jf-to wn g irls mi ght be r.ri th us on the o ccasion. - We were delighted at tl1e nu;nber 'vvho came, an d ne are sure that ii' King Asa coul d h a ve been here in pers on , .he vrou l d think that A.S.A. girls are rrorthy of bearinG bis n 2.me, o.nd tha t · they we re ob serving his c1a.y in the proper spirit of lov e c..n c.:. fol:::1wship . On Friclay night we met all tra ins, and ·,vent to Mi ss Jewe tt's ro om ui th each new group of a.rriva.ls, where the cha.tt e ring ancl. the reneuing of o l cl. acquaintance made the 1.1ai ts a ll to o short. Sa turc1.o.y morning we gave tt chocolate o.t the AXis Club Roor~.s. This nas a. very inf or ma l affair ) but it gt:tve us an opportun.i ty to a s k the "D-; you r emembc rsn -an d t h e "Do you ever hear froms" that a lw~.ys g:> \:ith a r euni on. Louise Estill provic1ec1 the chrysanthenur::s that uo.de th0 r oon beo.utiful vri th our colors. We spent the afi':t.ernccm in the same r ooms , danming and plo.ying auction. The lunch that o.ft e rno on c o,rrio c1 out the so r ority col or s in a very pretty vray!/_ th e g re en an(.l. vrhite in tho l e t tu ce san dw·iches, the yellmv an c1. nhi te in the pi n i ent o sanc1wi chos a.n cl.. the orang e ic e. In the eveninG the most fornal aff a ir of _the reuni on wac g ive n . It \7n,s a c1ance at the Elk n boautj_ful h.omo, c:.n d it nas a ttonc1ec1 by f or ty fl ve c ouples . The p r ogr ams rre r e na ~1o by three of the SUITU'!ler ini tiates , a n cl a ttractoc1 r.'lUCh favo rable c o;_:1nent . In adcl..i ti on to the pleasnrc of the COP.1pany of :Shle girls wh o c.1i~1 n ot retunn to scho o l, vre v1e r·e i'R.vo r e r1 by tho presence of s ome of our a l umnae anc1 patr onesses. 'vie vrcre s orry that each one cf our ex - scho la gir l s c ou l d n o t accep t our ~nv itati on to be present and en j oy the occ a si on n i th us . These ou t - of-t ovrn g irl s we r e rock fo r the f osti vi ties : '1-e C' r gc 1\.da:n::i , Habe l Ho lc omb, Clara HU(1ro. and Hel en \'":'i thArs lf Hannib o, l.. Jsth e r l=ccunc of Dr c okf telcl, Van:.."'..o. Jo:fi tche ll of Bevi e r, J ec:mn o Will ett or Lr mst r onc;,13 l at1ch e Stephens, Emili e Hicke rs on , H o.~«>y Grubbs ancl.. Len n v 'fucl{:e r of Mob e r51:;t ; z ·.l a Christy of Revere 1 Ruth Stone of Levri stevm, Ce l este Koe l of Columbia, Mrs. l'.1i l c1 r e :~ War -:1 Davi c1s un ofl G:o"6let..t&:;;tiCd~ ~b~h~~ Robinson of Giff or d , Isab e l Rob inson of No~ olty, Edith Gamb l 8 ::n' DoYming, ElizabP.th Fraze e of Gorin, L e t:t~ie I·.i:e rrick of L an ca~ter, LAna NcliiYD.YC r of La Pl ata, Bess SJJi th of Vfyac on(la, ~1a rr;a. rot 1[ ·,rrls of
<r6. Quincy, Ill . anc1 Franc.es Lail of Sha!:"lr o ck, 1.7e n otic ed a t the r euni on tha t Cel~ste, wh'? is attending the Univ e rsity of !·liss ouri this year 1 ·.ms Vl~ar1ng <: Ch1 Ome*a .Pledr;e pin Celeste s ay s that the C i Omegas are m1ghty f1ne, but Oh, you Alpha Si Gmc:. Alphas 11 ! She gave us some of her experiences in a university s o r ority a n d s ~ ys that she is even nore loyal to her first love than when she wa s here a n c1 too l~ A.S.A. for granted . , The week foll owinc the Reuni on th e I o ta Tau Sigma fraterni t ·., of the local Coller;e of Oste opathy cave a dance at their h ous e in h ono l of Alpha Sigma Alpha . 'l"he h ouse was de c ora t e cl. in re::.1 and wlli te in C',Qmpliment t o us The out- of -t ovm ASAs v1ho we re able to be present were Edith Gamble 1 Mahol :ao lcomb, Let tie J.ierri c l<: 1 ~.f ar gar e t :forri s, clara Mudra, Bess Sr,1i th anc1 He le:1. Vli t~1e rs Our letter is settine long , but ~7e can not refrain fron tl:llling you ab out our championship f ootball t eam t hat ha s been turned out this year , Scho o l spirit is a t its hei ght, a n (l.. we a r e l ook ·. ng f orv;arc..1 t o the enr:1 of the season with the hope h i Gh in our hearts that it vrill fin,,_ us with an und efeated t eam . Alpha Beta h opes t h at ever cha,pter harl a g l ori ous Thanksgiving. Our Scho o l gave a cUnne r t o the pour chi l cl.ren of Kirl{ SVill e on that (l.. ay. Alpha Sigma Alpha c ontribute c1 as a chap ter a n c.1 as i n It was particularly happy to g ive it s mite in so wor t h y a dividuals. cause. Glaftys Howey~ Historian . o
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THE ST. LOUTS MEET There was another all-Alpha-Beta 8athering in·' st . LouiA a t the time of the Stat e Teacher s ' Association, Nov embe r 16-18 , The ASAc were out in force, th e re be ing twent y or more amonr; the teachers at tending the Association . n oting in a ccordanc e with the dec i s i on that Friday night of each Associ at ion tieeting shall b r Reunion Ni ght for Alpha Sigma Alpha at Headquarters, fourt een alumna~ of Alpha Be ta Chap ter dined tog e ther at the Mar-•qur:tte Hotel. These f ourteen v1ere : Lettie Merrick of Lancast 8r, Sa lli e Jo Grigsby r.f Paris '· Ne lle Eubank of Webster Grove, Anna Liz a P e a rson 0f Carrollton, Linnie Pears on of · Fayette, Alic e Vaugh. n of Fulton, I,iabe l Vau ghn of Pa ris , Geor c i a Vaugh;: f')f JJ1ontgom8ry Ci tyLu c ill e :ri cke ll "lf Nevi Hartfo rd , Ruth Hu fty ·of New L)ndon, Emilie 1Iickers 0n of J;obe rl y and I da A . IT evrett of Kirl<svill e With them we re t wo fo r.r.w r m~"'mbn rs of :~app a Theta P s i, nhich became Alpha Beta Ghapter:-Er s . .Anne L0tter st~ne of •:-1 2 1 Fa irvi r;vr f.>3e., and Martha. Eubank of ~:- 1·20 13otani cal 1 ..V"l., St. Lru i s . The foll0wi ng ASAs W&re also in the city : -recile Th:.rws on, Nan cr ·,ws, Dorca s Paxton, Ruth Stone, Marie Braml ntt 1 Lucy and Na da Reddish. It i s hopPd thc:t EVERY ASA at th e Associati()n i n St. Jos ~ ph ·nill r emmmber that on Frl fiay night wA dine t0 ge th ~ r a t Hea dqua rt~rs, and vrill let nothing pr e vent her beine; there t~ mak 0 t h e Reunion C'llllpl e t e . If a ll would mak ::' res e rvations at the hot " l ch ~f', r' n as Headquart ~rs tht-> r e 1.voul d be many oppc rtuni ti .-:-- s f "'r r e nmTi'ng ac.quaint anc ") ' otl1 "' rv:i~ t::" imp"ss i b l (" in t h r ~lsh ~ f the occasi "'n . o
" As you ['; O 0 n throue:h lif'A , l e t you r good f ··:l l owmhip foll .:-:r ybu as the ri p l e s f r• 1 1ovr t he vrak P e J' a shi p. H ' you hav " any ~ in1 llP As t o do, do i t n ow . I f you h ave an~ one to enc ou r age, do i t now. PaaA on the su11sh i l lf-l , and don ' t w<.~ j_ i.., until . it i s t ·' lo later' . Chas.F.Ray:::1C'11:t
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VIRGINIA . Two of 1Upha·' s stron8est gi rl s did not return this Fall . ':'hey were Frances Stover, who has be en quite ill and had to undergo an
opera~ion, _but who ~snow fully recovered and planning to teach, and LcCla1re K1ng, who 1s teaching in he r h ome town, Suffolk, Va. Very soon afe~-:~r School opened, h owever , we initiated three splendid girls , Huldah, Susie Snead and Julia Stover . From the moment tha t we came baek to Farmville until the 20th of November it Tias one steady rush, but now that returns are in, wr feel well repaid for all our effort s , for w~ have p~edged six other girls . Two of t h ese received bi ds from SSS and from the local, Gamt~la Theta , a nd t hi rd vras much desired by SSS . Every one of our bids was• accep ted s o Al .ha is feeling prett i7'3ll satisfied with .the outcome . Perhap s the grea t rst good that {las come to the Chapter this rushing seas!bn is th e knowledr;e that the Chap ter can get whom it wants, if it only goes at the ruS.1inc pro position in the right way., · The Rushin8 I,Ianual ·was a t:;reat help to us, or it gave us unassailable arguments that we could u s e . Of course., the va ri ous parties helped too. , Of these there were a great many. One or th e jolliest affairs was a · bacon bat in a picturesque opotsome miles from th e School, and known · as 'iRaylor's Pond . It was a cool evening and our big ·fire felt qui.te comfortable. Afte r supper vre gathered at the wa er's edge and san3 our favorite·songs to the thrua~ing of a guitar . The moon came up a nd so the trip back t o torrn wa s unusual l y p leasant . Another occasion when ,..,n had a ch ance for s ome fun together was vh en the circus came t ·o town . Our alumnae were of gre a t help to us also . Several of them planned parties for us, and a nUJY.ber of them came bacl-:: to help with the rush . 1\rnong the latter were ~li ldre d Hoare and r~ary Swain, who is now teaching in Bristol,Va . One of th e pretti es t of the · alumnae parti e s was the one given by Altha Duval , The p l ace c a rd was decorated with the phoenix and u ith the Soro rity let bers . Our mos t elubor;J. to affair n as th e one tha t vms gi ve n four days b efore bid day . It took the f orm of a di nner party and a dance , The table uas four-cornered and it ~ as decorat ed ~ it h red candles and flovvert5. The 'eats' , served in three cour s e s , vre rc deli c ious Th8 dance hall nas everr· more attractive, for here ne u Ee d college pennan ts and pillows,. and these a~·ainnt· a b a clq~ round of ferns pr oved r:loc t at tractive . In spi t.e of its C'.bsorpt ion irt rushin;_; 1\lph a did not f or ,et that it had a pa ~t to play · in tho s choo l lif e as n ell. Two of our Girls are on the Y\'/CA Cab-ine t, as we 1 1 as sev e r o. l on t h e dif fe ren t com· mittees. There is no form of entertainne nt :,iv an in whi ch ASA i s unrepresented, someti ~ es most prominently . ~t the opening meetine of· the Cunningham Literary Society the ent e rt a inment toolc the f orm of s c :.. lections from "Madam" But t e rfly" and our Sallie Rawlings pl a yed th e part of Madam Butterfly , Then rre ho l d the pr esi dency of the junior class a nd that of the Student Gov ernnent f,s soci ation . JIJn ong th e School ent e rtai nments this Fall Has o. minstrel show by the Senior Class. One of ou r g irls took a l eadinG p ~r~ .The e.ffair vra;s s o s ucc es sl~ul that th e troup e VJas reque s ted t o talce 1 t to "· neighborint . tovm, Ba ns, about nino r1 il e s anay . · We webt the r e in ha y Pagans . Upon our ar r iva l su ;;pe r '.:a.s se rv ed , . Af ter ~he sh<::m ':' :9ar t y '.:as gi ven :for us , a nd \·: e did not ce t ba ck unt1l half ar ter :n1 .n1 r;h t \!c Vi8 rc a pretty s·jbee py cr 'md tlle n e': t I'larnin;; , but the fun that ·.:e hB. · has Q Or~ than 0ompens•ted for the lo ~s of a J1ttle sle e~, and the ex neriencP nas, or c our 3c 1 :1 cl eci,lPcJ no v .1 ty ,
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Good Engli - h ·; ·-!' . ee.t. . very Every ~ocJ..ety represen tated has .to put on a. stun . L:tr~~r ~ !a~i~! what of ~ parod:y· on got'l.d English Vie ·hall b ao l e to tell about th~s later, but just . at present there l. you mo y e · · t · s 11e grea t es-t secrec b e1ng manln,alned _about_wh~t is to be gi ven . .~.lpha _ ~s . beg~nnlng to appreciat~ v1hat _li se Jev1e tt has bee, . . mean~ng ~ 0 ;he g~rls of Al pha e ta since its ins t allat ion f or it als o h~s a mo,;:)t ,·, onderful Chap • er Adv iser , rUss i ~ary Peel{ of the Fa ul ty. MJ.ss Pe?l<: has done . :~ or~: t Ch icag o and Columbi a. , but in sri t9 of all her kno~rledge she .J.. ::; ver~ .human a n d enters into ur every intere t in a most v1ho le- 0':'1-l .e d fash~?n We have e spe ci al ly n.ppre c i ~ t ed he r :9r s ence_at our buS J.. ness . nee ~ 1ngs, f or she a l1ay ~ has some i orth - wh ile sur ·gest·~on to make. She seems '"'O _·:uch a part of us that W8 can har dly rea~1 ze t~a t . she hEts not been v,-i th the Chapter from t he very begi ·1in ~ of 1ts ex1stence . · . Rlsl·e Eal"fby . ~ o , ll' _ lS t or1an . .
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Kt.NS/\.8 CI:Y _The. Alumnae of Kansas City spent a delightful e veni ng on the home of Mrs. Edna Hedlar Gi+liland . We had wi t h u~ on th:).s occ as1on Maud Coop er, who has been i n the city" s ome little t1me; but vrho -had not been able to r.1e et v1i th u s b8fore . !ls so many of us ar e not h ere during the Christmas holidays , · we decided not to - have any meet ing .in De eember, and a s sol'!le of us n er to be C?Ut of · tovm, or othervri s e occupied at Thanksgiving time, ~, e cela-bra t ed Founders ' Day a bit ea. rly i t h a dinner party a t the homf' )f 1': rs . :oiyr tl e Perry Ke llo u:; on Sunday Even ing , the 26th . · The Kans as City hss ociation i s rejoi c ing wi h T:: r:J. Lv.cL le Sands Kruse over ~he arrival at her h ome on November 17 th of Charl es Atherton Kruse.- . Me..b8l Jmder s on 1 3 s-cr ~t a r y, November_flrst.a,~
PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Alumnae have be e n conti nuin8 t he ir re g ul a r r.1eE' t ings, On Novemb e r l f1th, there Yra s a business mee ting at IIcCree r y ' ::1 followed by a 7ea . h t the busine~s me~ting it was deeided to ho l ~ a Christman Party on Dec enbe r 28 th It is t o be hop d that ve shall hav" ""V:e ry body out for that r>ffa ir, as r1e vn n t to p l an oooe ::;pec i a l w~ r k o t that time in a ~d ition .to our ge ner ~ l r euni on . Particul ar ly , notr tha t the loc.al Panhe ll enic' is re ady t ' ie l come nembers of Fedn.r;og. i cal so rn~iti es t ~ memb e rship, do \ 18 want to ~ake p l a n s r ~r a large r e pre s.enta ti on of AS/v:_; . Our s is tbhia. -~nly Pedar;or;ic.a l !.lu-maf' 1\. ssoci~tion in Pittsburgh at pr e sent, for SSS h ns nev e r trie d to ge t i ts t: l rl · together, a n d PKS has not many here . It h as the r e forp d evolved upon _ the t.SAs to expJ.,ain to the r:1embers of th e nther so rori ties just wh at 1 · meane to ·then to oe e li Bih l e to the City Pa nh e lloni c . The social meeting that foll·.-ro e d Has o. very c o sy affair , Alice Weyman a nd I-)'orma p j per p r eD i c.1E' d a t the t o a t ab l e The r ef r e spments ~ere assorted ca {~ S, t ea , mints a n d nuts . Beatrice Jpf f ri es read for us the legen da ry ht s tory of I inr; L",S /, that n rs . Eartin wrot e for the f i rst volun e of the PHO EN IX 1t. made h i s majes ty sePm a v r y rAal pPrscnage . ~ laanor Lo r ~ y, Pre s j.dent .
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MIAMI MISSITG
No word has come from Alpha Alpha in regard to its Founders
!)ay Celebratioh, ·sa we can not pass on t you any details of what must h~ve been a great occasion in view of all prophecies . The initiation
d.nd banquet were to be held on December lst and the alumnae meeting the.
~~x~ morning. · A week has passed since these events took place 1 and 1~ ~s time~or the PHOENIX to be sent out, so we can not delay further, as th~re w~l~ ~e . no other m~il for two days . We know that the Chapter
e~pec"'ed to 1n~t~ate ten, n1ne of the student body and its . v~ser, but, p~nm1ng the arrival 0f the official statement 1
Chapter Adit would seem better not to mention names, as there might posaibly be an. element of guess work in t11e a ccount. THE ART CO!UHTTEE
The Art Committce 1 which is composed of two members of the Graduate Club of Kirksville 7 Mrs. Paul · Dysart Higbee and Mr s Ha rr~T Allen, has sent out some l~vely suggestions for the two celebratioha7 King Asa Day ·in November and the Christmas gathering . For the former the menu covers were in the form of a crowned head of King Asa, while the place cards were decorated with the Phoenix . -The Christmas suggestions were unusually attractive. There were little cards decorated with Christmas tre s and be~ls 7 that could be used on gift ~ackages, and there were also very pretty stickere,square, outl ined in red, bearing the Star and the Pheonix togetl1er wi th the Sorority l etters . Along with this went the suggestion that green r ib~on should be used lim tying the packages. The r e v,rere t vm styl es of place cards, one a blazing Star against a most attractive setting o~ bed and green , the other· ornamented with a candelabra. holddmg four cand1es ·. Above were the Sorority letters and below e. jolly KrisKringle face . The Sororit~r is particularly fortunate in h e..vine; such ability at its . disposal . THE MAIL POUCH Alpha has sent in the names of its six new pladges7-Is o.bell Chandler ~f Franklin, Reb ecca Darden ~r Franklin, Anne Gregory of Chase City, Inza Lea of Danville, Ea .y Niemeyer of Portsm('uth and Frances Robert son of Blackstone . The active chapter n,w numbArs nineteen. The President, Elizabeth Clements,says tha.t this is a much larger· chapter than she ever heard of before in the history of Alpha. Gamma Gamma has a lso sent in the names of its initiates,~ellie H . Cole, Bess u . Davis, lh ldred T1 F ?ster ~ Gra~e :Err, Mauntel, Hildagarde D. Rank , Jennie b . Smith and Mar1en XLna W~nters, all 0f whom took the vov1s on octnber 31st . The Chapter had expected t('l be able to initiate at the same time Blanche J. Stevenson, but circumstances prevented, so she i •:; to be initiat ed later, probably a~ the same t i'rn.e as some oth e r ru sr~aes whom the Chapter hopss to eonv~nf;e of the ~ r ea t desirability of ASA . l.!rs . Eigbee 1 Ohc:.irman of the Art Committee 1 wri tes that lb.arft ther member had the pleasurA on Thanlcs~"~'i ving Day o'f welc omi ng a lov el y son. Now, doesn ' t Kin~ Asa seem partial to boys in his particular l_,rov~mber, the I~ ruse bo·..,r and now thj, s mon th .' Th a t ma..c1 e s tl1A . .. "" eco-" 1, d .;n ..... Al len 1 J1~.
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MEMORIAM
ELVA DOYLE REED Died
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It is with hear ts' crushed beneath a heavy loa d of aorrow that we record the death of our beloved National Secretary, Elva Doyle Reed . No sorority ever possessed a more lovable member, a more devoted worl>:er, a more efficient Ha,tional Officer.
From the moment of her initiation at tho Miami Convention, to which slle. went as the delegate from Kirksville, to the day of her deat.h , Alpha Sigma Alpha was to her almost a reli gi on . Alpha Sigma Alpha ovres to Elva Doyle Reed a deep debt of gra titude . So long as the Sorori ty shall stand, it will be a mo~ument to her de voti on, to her belief ip its destiny as an educative force / to her faith in its ultimate and abundant success . Our hearts go out in the deepe s t s ympathy to the sorrowing parents, to the brok en-hearted husband. Our lov e '.'lould eP..fold mos'!:. tenderly the 1ittle ~on thet nev er looked on the sweet f ace of his mother.
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