Asa phoenix vol 9 no 4 may 1924

THE PHOENIX of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA _ VoLUM E

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MAY , 1924

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Published in November, January, March and May of each year at i'\o. 30 North Ninth Stree t, Richmond , Indiana, by the icholson Printing Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority hav i ng headquarters at o. 1 Lindsey treet.

Dorchester, Mass. Bus in ess correspondence may be addressed to eithe r office , but matte r for publication and correspondence concerning the same should be addressed to Ge rtrude D. Ha lbritter, Editor. 1 Lind sey Street, Dorchester, Mass.

Entered as second-class matter September 4, 1923, at the post office at Richmond, Ind., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage prov ided for in Sect ion 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, a uthorized September 4, 1923 .

Sub scr iption price one dollar per year.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President-Mr . \Vm. Holmes l\Iartin, A and AA, 5 Cobden St., Boston, 19, Mass.

Vice-President-Minnie M. Shockley, rr, 704 Church St., Iva, Okla .

Secretary-Adda Anderson, EE, 1018 Commercial t., Emporia.

Kans .

Treasurer-Grace G. Fultz, .6..6., Rushville, hi o.

Registrar-Wi lma Wilson, ZZ, 1405 Hardy Ave., R. R. 6, Inde.. pendence, Mo. Historian-Mrs. H . S. Toms, BB, 1222 N. Sutter St., Stockton, Calif.

Ritualist-Ruth Duffey, AA, 1425 Spring Garden, Lakewood, Ohio.

Editor-Gertrude D. Halbritter, 速速, 1 Lindsey St., Dorche ter, Mass.

BOARD OF ADVISERS

A lpha Alpha-Miss Amy 1. Swisher, "The Tallawanda," Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, 602 So. Franklin treet, Kirksvi lle, Mo. Beta Beta-Miss Vera Campbell, 1709 lOth Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Mi s Minnie 1. hockley, Alva, Okla.

Delta D elta-Mi s Elizabeth Garber, Box 215, Athens, Ohio.

Ep ilon Ep ilon-Miss Catharine E. trouse, Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-M rs. Orlo R. Nattinger, 405 So. Holden St., Warren burg, Mo. Eta Eta-Mi s Eulalia E . Ro eberry, 1610 So. Olive St., Pittsburg, Kans.

Th eta Theta-Mrs. \\ m. Holmes Martin, 5 Cobden St. Bo ton Mas. Iota Iota- 1r . \V. F. Barr, 2842 Rutland ve., Des Moines, I o\\'a.

Kappa Kappa-1\Irs. Sherm an H . Doyle, 1815 Philadelphia, Pa.

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Lambda Lambda-Mrs. E leanor H. Percival, 1142 Grandview Ave., Columbus, O hio.

Mu Mu-M iss J enni e Darling, 218 Maple St., Yps il anti,

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A lumnae-Edna McCulloug h, 1017 Rura l St., Empo ri a, Kans.

A rt-Carol P ierce, 24 Broml ey Court, 84 Prescott St., Cambridge, Mass.

Chapter Activities-Dorothy Yelton, High Extension-

t., Butl er, K y.

Membersh ip-Rosamond Root, Apt. 502, 509 'vV. 121 St., New York City.

Music-J osep hine D ixo r\, 616 Vv. Lexingto n St., Independence, Mo. Schola rship-Chri stin a S. Littl e, 154 Circuit Rd., W inthrop, Mass.

So rority Study-Sue Edwa rd s, Box 354, Alva, Okla.

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ROLL OF COLLEGE CHAPTERS

lpha A lpha-Miam i University, Oxford , Oh io.

A lpha Beta-State Teachers' Coll ege, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-State Teachers' Coll ege, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-State Teachers' Coll ege, A lva, Okla.

D elta Delta-Oh io University, Athens, O hio.

Eps il on Epsilon-State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-State Teachers' College, \Na rrensburg, Mo. Eta E ta- State Teachers' College, P ittsburg, Kans.

Theta T heta-B oston Un iversity, Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Temple Univers ity, Philadelphia, Pa .

Lambda Lambda-Ohio State Un ive rsit y, Columbus, O hio.

Mu Mu-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti , Mich.

COLLEGE CHAPTER SECRETARIES

Alpha Alpha-Rachel Kellar, 43 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, hio.

Alpha Beta-Virginia Roman , 225 E. Jefferson t., Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Edris Warner, 1214 ineteenth St., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Mary Fraizer, 1002 ixth St., Iva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Lauretta Suntheimer, Lindley Hall, thens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Margaret Peters, 706 Union St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Hattie Schooley, 201 Broad St., Warren burg, Mo. Eta Eta-Jessie Hi le, 1302 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, Kan .

Theta Theta-Hazel Peterson, 11 E. Newton t., Boston, [as .

Iota Iota-Grace Davis, 817 35th t., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Margaret Bache, 314 Clifton Ave., Collingdale.

Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ruth Blenkner, 201 E. Tompkin St., Columbus, Ohio.

1u Mu-Violet Rau, 503 Pearl St.. Yp ilanti, iich.

EX-COLLEGIO CHAPTER SECRET ARIES

Alpha Alpha-Ruth Duffey, 1425 Spring Garden, Lakewood, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Jean McKinley, Unionvi lle, Mo .

Alpha Gamma-Mrs. Glenn H. Ferguson, 7511 Hutchinson ve., Swissvale, Pa. Beta Beta-Jessie M. utrey, 910 11th St., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Mrs. James A. Lane, 801 Centre St., Iva, Okla .

Delta Delta-Helen Hudson, Plain City, Ohio.

Ep ilon Epsilon-Mr . Mar hall Randel, 1020 Washington St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Edgar . Kibbe, California, Mo. Eta Eta-Katie B. Nevius, Vilas, Kans.

Theta Theta-Caroline G. Wasgatt, 346 Lookout ve., Hackensack, N . J. Iota Iota-Leona Wilcox, 1165 23rd St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Irene Parker, 112 William St., Sali bury, Md. Lambda Lambda-Mrs. Paul E. Frederick, 3428 Oak Park Ave., Berwyn, Ill.

ASSISTANT EX-COLLEGIO SECRETARIES lpha Beta-Elizabeth Romans, 210 Filmore t., Kirk ville, i\Io. Gamma Gamma-Lucelle Chew, 829 Church t., Iva, Ida. Delta Delta-Emma Helsel, St. Mary"s, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Loi s Koontz, 1222 Rural St., Emporia, Kan .

Zeta Zeta-Mary Mason Wilson, 1233 Central Ave.. Kansa s City, Kans.

CITY ASSOCIATION SECRETARIES Alva, Okla.-Ethel France, 211 Barnes Ave., Alva.

Boston, Mass.-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd ., Winthrop, Mass.

Cherokee, Okla.-Elberta Patterson, Cherokee.

Chicago, Ili.-Milclrecl Nulton, Box 735, Riverside, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio-Esther Kenney, 12700 Euclid, Cleveland.

Des Moines, Iowa-Nellie Gabrielson, 1530 28th St., Des Moines.

Emporia, Kans.-Mrs. Marshall Randel, 1020 Washington St., Emporia.

Greeley, Colo.-Ethelyne Rhiner, 1533 Iinth Ave., Greeley.

Kansas City, Mo.-Lucille Christopher, 204 T. River Blvd ., Independence. :Moberly, Mo.-Mae Middleton, 205 Hagood St., Moberly.

Pittsburg, Kans.-Helena Van Gastel, 1803 N. Locust St., Pittsburg.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Anna E. Schado, 617 \iValnut St., Irwin.

Iew York, N. Y.-Rosamoncl Root, Apt. 502, 509 W. 121 st St., New York City.

Unionville, Mo.-Nettie B. Dickerson, Unionville, Mo. Warrensburg, Mo .-Mrs. Leslie A. Me tleekin, East Gay St., \iVarrensburg.

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES Chairman-Miss Maude Morris, S~E, School of Mines, Rapid City, S. D. Secretary-Mrs. A. J. Hathaway, Jr.,~~~. Welland, Ontario.

Treasurer- Miss Minnie Shockley, A~A, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla .

Di rector of Local Panhellenics-Miss Anne Wilke, IlK~, 709 Church St., Alva, Okla.

EDITORIAL STAF F

Editor-ill-Chief (;crtrude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey

t., Dorche ter, Ma .

Chapter Editors Alpha Alpha-Marjorie l\Iartin, 29 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Lettie Merrick, 210 E . Fillmore St., Kirksville, l\Io. Beta Beta-Rispah A. Whitlow, 1124 Thirteenth

t., Greeley,

Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Vera Jones, 909 Barnes Ave., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Frances Gray, Lindley Hall, Athens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Catherine Brower, 706 Union St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Christine Basham, 216 South St., 路warrensburg, Eta Eta-Frances Hull, 1010 S. Olive

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Theta Theta-Esther Tyler, 124 Forest St., Medford, Mas .

Iota Iota-Catherine Corbett, 1324 26th St., Des Moine , Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Mildred Sherwood, 1815 N. Broad delphia, Pa.

t., Phila-

Lambda Lambda-Lillian Brauch, 533 City Park Ave., Columbus, Ohio. l\.Iu Mu-Ruth E. Bayler, 503 Pearl St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

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A CODE OF SORORITY ETHICS

:\I y o ror ity ex ist fo r it 路 membe rs, not th membe r fo r th e orority. :\[y so rority help each member to attain to t he standa rd set fo r its idea l g irl. l\ I y oro rity enj oys the f ull est coope rat ion with the fac ulty of t he co llege in which it i. locatecl. :\ly o rori ty ma inta in 路 hig h schola t ic ta nda re\. , expecting the best from each of its g irl s. l\Iy soror ity heartil y . uppo rts ernment.

M y so rority

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tud ent Gov-

fri endl y to its si. te r orga ni -

zat ions. l\Iy soro rity lives up to the spirit a nd lette r of th e ru sh rules dec ided upon by t he local Panhell eni c. l\ fy so ro rity prides itself on the number of its members wh o hold offices in campu organi zati ons.

l\I y o rority pro mpt! y .

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obi igations

M y soro rity g ives it w hole-h ea rted support to such orga nizations at th e Y . \ V. C. A. i\1 y so rority fulfill s it 路 obligations to ::\ at iona l hea cl q ua rter s.

l\ [y so rority profits fro m its Patrone ses and give them . omething in return .

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THE PHOENIX MAY 1924 MY PR OGRESS IN A COLLEGE COURSE

A college course is a program, a place, and a per onality. correspondence course offers a varied program and leads on the uphill path to a degree. It is exciting to watch the mail for th e . lim brown envelope, and rip it open to glance clown the pages so rudely decorated in red ink. I have tried it, but it i a dull way to get an education.

How much more it adds to a college course to be able to gather at a place, to meet one's fellow tudent , jostle them on the stairs, and to hear the hum of sound which reverberates through the building, the sound of man y brain diligently at work. It is a great step forward , worth a thousand sacrifices, to go to college, and to rub off all your corners in contact with 1 others. You may start your wo rk with indifference, even corn , but you leave it with respect and a warm feeling in your heart for the roof which has made a course of study into a place of contact.

But college offers something more: personality. ntil your fellow students lose their mass aspect and stand out as individuals, until you have shared your problems and your plea ures. you are far from securing the utmost from a college course. It i here that the orority fulfills its blessed function . The student you pass on the stairs become friend s to greet. Life takes on a per onal a. pect. There is more to be acquired than knowledge-personality enters into the course and alters the color of affairs. The drab duties become acts in the comedy of college life. You learn how your problems are affecting others and laugh off your troubles. \Vhat happens after one graduates, I cannot tell, but "hat do some of you Alpha Sigma Alpha isters say? Do you remember your best college course, your college campu , or yo ur college friend ?

J u LI.\ L\NCASTER, 00.

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AN ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA GIRL

At the Alpha Sigma Alpha convention held at Kam.a ity two years ago, each chapter vvas repre ented. There were lpha Sio-s from Colorado, Oklahoma, Kan as, Mi souri, Ohio, anc\ Massachusetts. Although they came from state half way aero s the continent, there was a common tie binding them all together and making them truly sisters.

There were serious faced girls of quiet demeanor, little " cutie" girls with winning ways, and laughing butterAie that Auttered about. But underneath the skin , down deep in the oul of each was the real Alpha Sig,-the girl who "cares."

The type of girl that Alpha Sigma A lpha alvvays \Yant. to win, i she who cares for both the great and the small. v\ e would have her care about little things, for it is small courtesies and kindly thoughtfulness that makes life worth the living. It is not the glory of a well earned victory that touches one deeply, but it is the silent squeeze of the hand by a si ter who care that brings the rush of tears to one's eyes, an 1 the surge of thanksgiving into one's heart. When trouble comes, no condolence means half so much to one as the fact that a sister's head bows beside your own. ~ e would have her care for the great things of life so that she will be big and fine. Loving big things more will not make her respect little things less, for in the soul of an Alpha Sig there are many mansions.

Vve would have girls who can adapt themselves. Girl s that can live and laugh together, yet not be clannish. A real Alpha Sig can go into any group, and be just as sweet and charming as in her own, simply because she "cares" so much for other people.

The sorority girl who thinks her sisters perfect has certainly not analyzed them with the "seeing'' eyes of love. Perfection is obtained by growth, but that growth takes a life-time. True sisters, if they care enough, can look deep into each other' soul, and be the better for criticism frankly given. o when we pick our girls we want many varieties. \\ e want the quiet o-ir! with her sterling qualities, and her level head; we want the clever girl with her witty tongue, and flighty imagina-

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tion; w e want the ta lented girl, and the girl who e gem u lie路 on ly in her unruffled sweetness . weet peas grow in rainbow color , but the ame sweet fragrance rises from each dainty blossom. \\路e, too, have ''blo som ., of every hue, but way down deep in every lpha igma lpha girl, throbs the heart that tru ly "care ."

M .\RJ ORIE McF.\RL\ ' D, HR .

GOOD SORORITY MATERIAL There are so many girls, u sually, that a orority has to choo e from during ru sh season, and these girls are so thoroughly diffe rent, that it is decidedly difficult to select one g ir1 from all the other and say, ''This g irl rep resent th e type we want for so rority material." \iVhen I think of a girl as a type or as a standard fo r a orority, I have in mind a girl who posse ses three sterling qualitie : Ability, Adaptability, and Stability. By ability is m ea nt the power to make her mark in her chosen fi eld , whether it be in art, mu sic, business, teaching, or home-ma king. It m ean ai o the pursuit of h igh ideals. Adaptability is the quality which m akes this girl turn her ability to use fuln ess for the so rority or g roup of which she is a member. It is the quality which ma kes her fit in with any group or any individual with whom she may come in contact. Possessing ability, she gains her place as an indi vidual ; pos e ing adaptability she lend s her force as an individual to the group. Through the possession of the third quality, stabi lity, she reta ins that ability and adaptabi lity by being a dependable power and a sincere worker in all the good things the sorority attempts. Alpha Sigma Alpha wants the g irl who is the possessor of those three qualities. Let us look for those qualities in our ru sh material. Meantime, let us, who are members, now strive to make those the qualities by \\路hich others may judge u s.

M.\RG.\RET

ETO)l', AB.

THE VALUE OF A SORORITY The Value o f a Sorority to a College .

1. Coll ege life, traditions and custom Student organizations.

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The so ro rity, since it maintain · hi gh intell ectual. ocia l, a nd piritual ·tandard , i · well eq uipped to create and mainta in th e best of college traditions and cu tom ·.

3. The soro rity provide a wholesome and uperv i eel social life for its member , thus reli ev ina the college o f much responsibility .

-1-. The soro rity fo ter loyalty to the college among it members at all tim es, and therefore keep its alumnre in close touch with the " lma -:\fate r.

T he Yalue of the Sorority to the Girl.

1. The . orority train its member · for team wor k, thus preparing them fo r effective public se rvice later.

2. The sorority makes it possible for member. to form life-long friendships with man y g irl s, who migh t otherwi se never be more than college acquaintances.

3. The badge of a good so rority proclaims the wearer as COLL EGE TIRED, and also a. one well worth knowing.

4. The badge is an introduction to ALL Greek-letter people everywhere, and makes one eligible to many social clubs in cities and la rge to wn s.

THE EXPENSE OF A SORORITY The expense in conn ection "ith a Greek-Lette r ociety is no more than is absolutely necessary for it proper functioning.

The clo e friendship formed, th e delightful as ociat ion · enjoyed, the invaluable training given by the sororiti e a re of ine. timable value. s scisso rs grow dull with much cutting of paper. o the mind grows dull w ith much pouring over books. diamonds are polished by other diamond , so is the mind made bright and keen by ot her minds.

The girl who is just out of hig h chool, provided she has been an earnest student, know enough of the ubj ects to teach those sa me thing to g irl s in hig h school. The onl y reason . he could not do o succes full y would be the fact that she could n t conucce s in life i dependent upon one's trol people and event. . ab ili ty to handle people and events. O ne does not ga in th at

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power by much studying of books. O ne acquire it by tudying many people at close range, and in moulding events in uch a way that one is actuall y in control of any ituation that may anse. One gets that training in a sorority. It i worth many times its cost.

RUSHING TIME The stillness of the morning air ;va broken by the clattet路 of the milkman's cart, and the clink-clink of the milk bottles a they were left on th e porch. '"V\fhat time is it. Judy?" mumbl ed Pat sleepily, burying her head in the pillow to keep out the light.

"A little after ix," yawned Judy, "I hea rd the town clock a few minutes ago."

"Nfm-mmm , another hour," murmured Pat and wa aga m fast asleep. ''What's that! " exclaimed Pat 路itting bolt upright in bed .

"I didn't hear anything." " It's the door-bell," said Pat as th e startling clang of the old fashioned bell was heard . "My ! how it frightened me."

"Oh, it's nothing ; go to sleep agai n, Pat," said Jud y. snuggling down for another nap.

"There's a car stopping in front of thi s house-there's th e door-bell again! 路what's all the excitement? I 'm going to see," and Pat jumped out of bed and started for the door, donning her clres 路ing gown as she went.

The matron could be heard talking to someone below . As soon as they stopped talking P at called lustil y, "Is th e hou e on fire or are we arrested or what?''

"Oh no," laughed Mrs. R cecl , the matron, " it's just that I'm beino- ru shed ." ''O h, did I get a bid?" ''T here are a number of invitations here. Come and see."

I at hurried down, two steps at a time, scarcely able to control her excitement. "Are they all for us?" he asked joyfully as the matron handed her a number of da inty white envelopes.

"It looks that way," answered M rs. Reed, bea ming upon the enthusiastic little figure before her. " h! Oh!! Oh!! !" cri ed Pat, jumping up and clown and ex-

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ecuting an original Indian \Var Dance before she returned to the now thoroughly awakened Judy. ''\Vhat are they? Hurry and open them路 commanded Jucly. warming up to the situation.

"This is from Alpha ig,'' aid Pat. "How perfectly wonderful!"

"Oh dear! But it's not lpha Sigma lpha; it' lpha igma Tau. What is your ?" ''This is from Kappa Psi-quick-open the other !''

"Its from LPH IGMA ALPH -Hooray! And you have one too. Judy darling, do you suppose they really like us?

Even if they did we never could make their average; it has to be 'A'; they won't take anything less. 'vVe have a chance anyway; that's something, isn't it?"

The next two week-ends were unusually busy one for J ucly and Pat as they ru heel from one party to another. There were tea , breakfast , luncheons, theatre parties an I bacon-bats. The two girls were well liked and as all the ororities were eager to pledge them, they made every effort to win the girls' favor.

The partie were all so enjoyable that Pat and Judy ometime thought it would be impossible to decide which group was the most congenial, but after many lengthy discussion they decided in favor of the Alpha Sigma Alpha girls.

"Didn't we have the best time at their Bacon-Bat? I didn't think that girls of their type could adapt themselves to such informal affairs," said Judy.

"Wasn't Mary the best sport? You'd never think that she was president of the Women's League. And even the Kappa Delta Pi girls went in wading! Oh! do you suppo e that they will ask us to join?" asked Pat. It eemed as if the next week would never end. Judy and Pat did their best to keep their minds on les ons, but lpha igma Alpha would creep in at study time. Judy might be tudying intently upon her P ychology le son, when Pat would interrupt with "This su pense is killing me . l\Iy, but wouldn't it be fine to be a orority si ter of tho e girl ? They are all o clear.路路 The week finally ended and upon notification day Pat and Judy received a notice from the office of the Dean informing them that they had each received a sorority bid. and a king them

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to ignify their choice of three so rorities in order of preference.

Pat immediately sa id, '路If I can't be an Alpha igma lpha, l don't want to be a so rority girl at all." Judy ag reed with her, .路 they on! y indicated th eir first choice.

They had to wait patiently in line for a long hour and when the Dean handed each of them an offici al looking envelope they could scarcely maintain their dignity long enough to exit properly to the hall where they could open them. Great wa their joy when they found th em to be in vitations to become member of " \LPHA SIGi\J A ALPHA, the fin est sorority in the world today."

R TI-l MAR VI N FRIEDA Sl\IITII

C. \R LOTT.\

OHPRON, MM.

MY IDEA OF AN IDEAL RUSHING SEASON The rushing season is to the so rority girl one of the most intere ting parts of sorority life and it can be the most enj oyable. The fir t requirement for an ideal rushing sea on is that there be good material. The chapter should know at least in part that the girls they are ru shing are the fin e ones th at will continue to uphold the high ideals and standards of Alpha S igma A lpha, that th ey are th ose whom Alpha Sigma Alpha would be proud to call her own.

The purpose of a ru shing season is, to me, to show hospitality to the ru bees, to become acquainted with them, ancl, most important, to give to them a little o f the atmo phere of the soro rity, to let them feel that A lpha Sigma lpha tands for something fine and good.

Hospitality can be accomplished by showing the ru hees you are glad to be with them both at th e ru shing stunts and at school.

Make them feel at home and show that you appreciate them .

Get acquainted with th e girls. Learn to know them during the rushing season. Becom e their friends. Deing a friend to the ru shee is the be t way of knowing her.

But the big problem is of giving the ru shees a taste of the spirit of A lpha Sigma Alpha. If they receive that taste they know that Alpha Sigma Alpha is for them, they want to become a part in developing and being developed through thi s unmeasurabl e

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spirit. ing your song , be their friend -but to give them that hio-h de ire, you your elf mu t feel the spirit, you mu t be a true Alpha ig. The atmo phere comes of your joy in being a member, and only through this can the ru hee have that de ire to share your joy.

R .\CHEL \ JOLETTE, • B.

SOME NOVEL RUSHING IDEAS I would like to tell a little about our individual ru. hing. a~ we call it. We really become better acquainted with the girls in this way.

One of our methods is to take two or three rushee to a four o clock movie. We try to have two hostesses for each rushee. fter the theatre we take them to ome quiet place for dinner.

Thi gives us an opportunity to become acquainted with their ways and manners, and to talk about our sorority and its ideal . standard , and merits in an incon picuous way. By the time \Ye start our motor journey homeward, we are able to show our rushees what a good, peppy time Alpha Sigs can have together.

At one theatre party we had darling little ivory fans with A~ A in gold on them, and tied with a gold cord. On our way home, we topped at one of the drug stores, which we had notified beforehand, and they served us drinks while we sat in our automobiles.

Vve have tried calling, and I think it i a splendid idea. everal lpha Sig call for a rushee, and walk with her to the home of a re ident A~ A. We usually choo e one who lives several blocks from the college. The girl enjoy the walk, and the conver ation and light refreshments make an hour slip quickly by.

One evening the girls took some ru hees to visit our adviser.

The girl were delighted and we had a lovely time.

A hobo party in the early fall was quite a success. Each girl wa given a hearty lunch, tied up in a bright colored bandana handkerchief, attached to a forked tick, which she carried O\ er her shoulder. fter a long merry hike, each hobo greedily devoured her food , and then all were whirled back to the city in automobile . .

VIe like to take ru bee to the basketball games during the " ¡inter. They appreciate the fun of having a crowd "ith which

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to go to the games, and they soo n learn that oro rity and college pirit can be combined. \ Ve often have pread or informal buffet luncheons before the game , and have a sp read, picnic, or waffle upp er afterwards.

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NOV EL RUSHING IDEAS One of the biggest facts that Alpha Beta learned abo ut rushing during the past school year, wa that it isn't the number of parties, nor the expense or elaborateness of them, that really counts, but th e spirit of good fellowship and f ri endship that exists and prevails at all A.~. A. parties.

We found that our most successful rushing could be done more easily and with better results when the group to be entertained wa not too large. For 路 instance, on one occasion we divided the active girls, into groups of five or six, each group to entertain five or six rushees. One group gave a candy pull, another an informal card party, and still another a buffet luncheon where everyone assisted in preparing the meal.

Then, a about half of our girls were town girls this year we found that the ru shees, who \楼ere away from home, enjoyed nothing more than an evening or a night in a home, away from the four wall of her room and the confinement of the average boarding house.

This kind of ru bing gives one ample oppo rtunity to reall y know a girl and to see her as she really is.

Of course our dance , receptions and more formal affairs give us an oppo rtunity to judge her social graces which we consider necessary, but not nearly so important as the trait and characteri stics that we are able to find through the informal rushing stunts mentioned above.

M .\ BEL HUTCHISON, A. B.

SOME RUSHING RULES WE HAVE SETTLED SATISFACTORILY Alpha Beta has tried for several years to make ru bing, merely getting acquainted with new girls without much publicity.

Vve have several ru shing rules which we feel have been of benefit to us and might to some of the other chapters.

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One refers to our scholastic tanding. girl ca nnot b invited to any . . . \. ru ·h affair without ha ving done one quarter's work in th e chool previou to that quarter and ha. ma k an average of G in each ubj ect.

Having been in school one quarter we kno w omething about her work in chool a. well as her out ·ide activitie: a nd do not have to take her on the merits we have found ju ·t during ru sh season.

A nother one we feel ha helped us in our ru sh ing i ·, ru ·bing the first three week of each quarter: Having one informal party and one formal party and a much individual ru shing a the girls care to do.

At the end of each quarter repre entatives from each of th e three sororities on the campus meet and draw date for the coming quarter.

Vve al o found that ru hing in the ummer was not ati:factory. There were so many girls. that we did not have time, and could not get acquainted with them, so we do no ru hin g during the summer quarter.

Vve feel that th e e rules have helped to create a mo re friendly feeling a mong all th e o rorities on the campu and give u mo re time to devote to the better and more worth while activitie of the o rority.

GL.\DY S HuTCIII ON, A. B.

CONCENTRATION In one of the labo rato ri es of Wa hington they have a g reat sun glas that meast: re three feet across. This great glas. ga th er s th e ray of the sun that trike it flat urface and foCLt. e them on a single point in a pace a few feet below. That in gle spot is hotter than a blow torch. It will melt t hrough steel plate a · eas il y a a red hot needle burn through paper. T hi terrible heat- it cannot be mea ured, for it melt all in st rum ent - i ju t th ree feet of ordinary un hine concentrated on a single point.

• catte red the e rays are hardl y felt; concentrated. they melt adamant.

The same principle applies to human endeavo r. catte rcd. one· ene rgie do not amount to much ; once they are foc u eel on the ta k in hand, eem ingly t remendou difficultie , like ·now on a hot tove, are overcome. Get the habit of concentrating when

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yo u start to do a thing; throw on all the steam you have and focu everything on the task in hand. Remember that three feet of ordinary sun shine concentrated will burn through anything. 路-Makin g Paper.

HEss C.\HTER KIBBE, Z Z.

SERVICE BRINGS INCREASE T hose of us who tarted on the path of A~A endeav r long ago wou ld like to te ll you over and over again that Alpha Sigma :\lpha in th e years to come will be YO R so rority in direct proportion to th e service you give to her . As word 路 fail in expre sing the inimitable joys of se r vice, we'll merely tell you a story expressing the thought that erv ice brings increase.

"Two beautiful little sp rings lived on the mountain ide and drew their cry ta l wate r from the same source; yet as they grew older they g rew very different, for the one in sisted on running out of its ba nks and tri cklin g clown the mountain. Soon flowers sprang up all along th e way a nd beautiful ferns and mos lined its banks. Its vvater was always cool a nd ref res hing a nd travelers always paused to chat "'ith it. But it s neig hbor refused to leave its own shaded spot a nd soon became stagnant and so ur a nd green . No one eve r ca me nea r it ave one old frog, a nd he vvas a ' 'croaker."

DEss C. K1nn E, Z Z . \iV hich one a re yo u like?

STATISTICS 'hapte r membe rs L ength of ru shing sea 路on 21 AA-Two clays, ept. 17-19 20 AB-First three weeks of each qua rt er 27 BB-One week, Oct. 8-1 7 rr-All th e tim e excep t first week Ill fall 29 27 6-..i-Ten clays, Sept. 22-0ct. 3 30 EE-One week, Sept. 10-1 6 8 ZZ-O ne week. Dec. 10-1 6 17 HH-Four clays . Oct. 31-\: ov. 3 26 TT-Six weeks, Sept.-\:ov.

18 II- Four clays. Sept. 19-22 32 KK-Thi s yea r. Oct. 27-Dec. 4 ? _;1 .\.\-Three weeks, Sept. 23-0ct. 4 29 Mi\1--Two week ends. third a nd fifth

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+-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··--··-··-··-·-·+ HERE WE ARE Tune: "Boola Song."

\tV ell, here we are; well, here we are; Just watch lpha Sigma Alpha grow. \i\Te'll leave the others so far behind, They wont know which way to go.

Our girls are always bright and cray And fun is ever near, Oh come along and sing with us, About our sorority dear. ow i n't it a shame; now isn't it a shame; To outclass the others so far.

We've done it before, we can do it once more, And we'll show what good ru her ''"e really are.

Vie love to hear the songs of cheer, 'Mong those we love so wel l. o give one more for Alpha Sig dear And ever her virtues tell CHOR

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Alpha Sigma, lpha Sigma, Oh, we love you . we love you ·o, lpha igma, lpha igma, You're the dea rest bunch I know.

RUT[[ G.\RD:'-IER, AB.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Tune : "Comin' Thro' The Rye."

I. Alpha Sigma ho w we lo ve you In work as well as play, \i\ e shall always to you be true, A ll along life's way.

If another A lpha S igma We should chance to meet, vVhistle, knock, the door then open, This A~ A to greet.

II. F irst of all so rorities There is within the land , To A ~ A, dear A ~ A, O ur grand and loyal band, O ur emblems we hold high al路way And keep our pledges true, And when you' re pledged to A~ A, These things you too will do.

FR .\ KCES FR ,\NKLIN, A B.

FOR ALPHA SIG Tune : "Auld Lang Syne"

S houl d old acquaintance be forgot, And never thought of, dear?

Should old acquaintance be forgot, A nd clays of Alpha Sig? CHORUS:

Fo r Alpha Sig, my clear, For Alpha Sig; \ \' e '11 take a cup o 路 kindn ess yet For Alpha ig.

And here's a hand, my A lpha Sig, And gie's a hand o' thine; \i\l e take a cup o' kindness yet, For Alpha Sig. CHRISTINE CrL\ P~拢AN, A .

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THE PHOE IX ALPHA SIGS If ome g irl you'd like to find \\ ho are jolly, sweet and kind, \\ ho are charming, tactful, fair , \\ ith a smile beyond compare.

If o me girl yo u'd like to know \\ ho can mend and cook and sew, \ \ ho are not afraid of work And their duty would not . hirk.

If some girls you'd like to ee \ iV ho a re lovely as can be. \ iVho are o ut for ports and fun, nd can dance and swim and run.

I can show you some such girl Wearing A lpha igma pearls, They're the fin est in the chool . ncl with th em the right will rul e. :\IRS. G. \\. \\ EWE,

Patro11css of H. lf.

WHAT DOES

A~ A

ME AN TO ME ?

\ Vhat does A.~- A . mean to me.

W hat does it mean you 路ay? vVhy it mea ns kind friend and ,,路ords of chee r Fair thought at the close of day.

Jt mea ns hig h ideals and a teaclfa t faith In all that may come my way, It g ives me the courage to seek new field T he de. ire my be. t to display. \ Vhat ha ve I clone for A.~- A. \\'hat have I clone to repay 11 lph a igma Alpha has done for me?

I hardly know what to 路ay.

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I've tri ed to be a real A lpha Sicr, l've tried to do my part 1•Ut It s littl e I've done m companson T hough I love her with all my hea rt. l\L\RY Fn .\zl ER.

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MEMORIES OF RUSHING DAYS Tune: "Juanita."

-:\ femori es I recall Of my happy ru . hing days.

Dea r to me a re th ey a ll .-\nd shall remain always.

Sorta lone. ome . tired, and blu e \ t\f hen I fir st a rri ved in tow n Dut the lpha Sigs so tru e L e ft no tim e to frown.

CH OR US:

:\femo ri es A. ~- A. A ll the joy I owe to yo u, Linger with me a! way A lpha Sigma, so t ru e. ·' K .\Y., \ VEBil.

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Tune: "Mighty Lak' A Rose."

:-\ lpha Sigma A lpha Everybody knows, \ iV elcomes you to college day s. \iVhere all with plea sure glows. \ Ve're the girls who'll help you T o do the ve ry best.

A nd ,,-e kn ow that you'll be loya l Ju st as a ll the r est. \\' hen you 're just beginning, . ncl all is strange and new, \\' hen the work is ha rd est . .-\ncl th ere's everythincr to do.

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\ \' e'll be ever near you To cheer and help you throttuh.

For we are faithful i ter To all those who are true.

Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Pals and friends to you, Join u in our jollity And everything we do. ~L\RIO ,

RORERT '

~L\XI/\E HERR N, A:\.

RUSHING SONG Tune: "A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way."

Loyal, true, and ever faithful, too You'll find the girl of dear old A ~ A. They have "rep" and they are full of pep.

Come on, let's give three cheers for A ~ A! \ t\ ie rank high; we're headed toward the skyCome join our ranks and you will get there, too.

Don't you wait. \i\ hy should you he itate?

Come on, and be an Alpha Sigma,-DO!

J0

EPIU. E DIXOX, ZZ

ational Supcruisor of llfusic.

OUR GIRLS Tune: "The Quilting Party."

I. ome join Alpha Sigma , lpha \\here 10\路e and loyalty sway, \\ here the girls are one and all united To do their best each clay.

CHORUS:

In . lpha You'll find And when l: ou 'II find

igma Alpha the girl true blue. the \\'Oriel eems gray and cloudy. they'll tick by you.

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II. O h! lpha igma A lpha With isterhood so strong Where each and every loving ister Will help the other along. :.\!ARION

KRUB .\CK,

KK.

A. S. A. FOR YOU Tune: "Mother Machree."

There's a place in our hearts A. ~. A. for you, There路 s a spot in our souls, that is loyal and tru e, And we always shall be ever faithful to thee, Our light and our guidance dear A. S. A .

Oh, we love all you stand for, your motto sincere, And your symbols and secrets, we'll always revere.

You've placed faith and trust in each member And so \\ 'e shall live to that frust and be faithful You know.

LEONIE LINSLEY, KK.

CALL ME BACK A. S. A. Tun e : "Loveship."

Call me back A . S. A ., call me back into port, Call me back from the stresses of life, A. E . S. is the harbor and you are the port And our college life is the ea.

Call me back A. S. A .. call me back into port, Call me back to your friendships today.

For a friend hip of old, is a treasure of gold.

Call me back A. S. A., now to stay.

RuTn E.

BAYLER. MM.

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A. S. A. Tune: "Last

ight On The Back Porch ."

I loved her as a pleclae.

I lo\路e her today.

I love her . yes, I 10\路e her . ( )ur own clear r\. S. A. T love her for her g uid a nce.

For he r sisterhood so fin e ncl each day as the years pass, I'm g lad that he i. mine . . \RLOTT.\

ORPROK ,

1M.

RUSHING GUIDE-POSTS Reve rence in eve ry .-\. ~ . A. we see.

U nselfishne s to a marked degree, Self-confidence must her standard be.

Hu mility w ith her agree, I ndi viduality to a great extent.

Neatn e s a a natural bent, Graciousne. s unto th e e be lent .

Goodn e s . lpha S igs po. sess, U nder tanding need no le s, I nitiatiYe to esure succe 路. , Devotion which mu t each one ble s.

E nergy to do and da re, P oi e which is indeed :o ra re.

O ri ginality to spa re.

Self-control in which none compare.

T ruth at all time mu t be their plea. ure .

Self- ac rifice to "aive fu ll mea ure.''

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A NEW NATIONAL SONG

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ~Iu icia ns of King A. a ' · Cou rt !

The King decreeth there shall be a new ?\a tiona! ong!

That each group in the Kingdom shall select one member, active or alumna, to compose a song with original wo rd and original music. The King appo inteth as judges of aid conte t Mrs. \\ 111. l-I olmes Martin. l\1 i · Ca tha rine Strou e and l\I is J o ephine Dixon, and setteth up the following rul e to govern aid contest: 1.

2.

3.

4.

J.

6.

Names and addresse o f contestant mu t be sent to ~Iiss J o ephine Dixon, 6 16 \ i\. Lexington, Independence, 1\Io., before June 1st. \ Vords and music must be submitted to ~Ii ss Jo ephine Dixon.

107 So. M iller, War rensbu~g, l\fo., befor e Augu t 1st .

The music must be full of harmony a nd dignity.

The words must embody th e spirit and ideals of . S. A .

The song mu st be suitable for all occa ions and worthy of becoming a National Song for all time to come.

Re ults of the contest shall be printed in the K ing' magazine-the PHOENIX.

T he King commandeth all loyal to respond to this decree.

ubj ects of musical ability J osEPHINE DrxoN, Supcrc•isor of M usic.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTIES A Chrysanthemum Dinner U e quartet tables with white candle in cry tal holder .

Place sprays of cut fern around the bases of candle . In the center of each table have a bouquet of chry anthemum . In between the course have solo dances, uch a , the Dance of the Vain (the dancer di tributes powder puff favors ), Balloon Dance, (the dancer give gold balloons to each per on), a Flower Frolic (the dancer presents each gue t with a huge chry ant hemum ). The color scheme should be white, gold, and green.

A Gypsy Camp Party Take your ru shee in automobiles to a lake ju t after sunset on a lovely moonlight evening, where an imitation gyp y camp awaits them . Have the atmosphere just right, ' ith tent , bonfires, fortune tellers, music, girls dressed in gyp y costume , and later have a beefsteak fry. If a pavilion is nearby u e it for dancing, and sing A l. A songs at every opportunity.

A Pon Chong Party This is a Chinese novelty party. A typically Chine e atmo phere may be created by Chine e hangings lantern , and incense. This party is much more effective in home than in a hall. Have one room et apart for Mah Jongg player , and in another have the favorite Chinese fortune tellinO' set, Chi Chi. till another room might be cleared for dancing. For the refre hments the guest may be seated on the floor on pillow .

Serve rice pudding, and tea, with ice cream and cake if one wi he . The waitres es are dressed in Chine e co tumes.

A Spanish Musical The invitations hould be written in pani h with a panishEnO'lish vocabulary attached. If the chapter i musical, this party would u e the talent. The girls should be dre ed in . pani h co tume . The mtt ical program houlcl, of cour e, coni t of pani h mu. ic with a few solo dance to break the monotony . If there is room have the place decorated as an inn and have gue t eated at small table at \\路hich refre hment are sen 路ed.

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A Japanese Tea D:irken the room, place Japanese lantern over the light s, hang 路 parasols anywhere pos ible, and burn incen. e. \\ hile people are arriving play some soft music on a phonograph, which is stationed in another room. Have the ho tes e in co tume meet the guests at the door. For entertainment have a dance, or playlet in costume. For favors use mall Japanese fan . .

Have the . erving table decorated with cherry blo om , and carry out the Japanese idea in the napkins and china. erv e chop-suey, wafers and tea.

A Zone Party

For this party the invitations could be cut circular to rep reent the globe. For games one could use those wherein zones are mentioned. Groups might give impromptu sketches illu trating the people living in the different zones. For th e menu use an outline map of the world. Place the course on the map in the places they should go, as: Torrid Zone, cocoa, hot chocolate, or tea; Temperate Zone, Sandwiches, salad , etc.; Frigid Zone, ice cream, 1ce , or anything cold.

Favors ' Dance favors for men might be silver pocket combs with A~ A monograms.

A girl's name is placed in ide the case to de ignate the next partner . Again we might have address books with leather covers monogramecl with A~ A. mall gold e\ ersharp pencils might be used effectively.

For matching partners there could be two girls in co tum e passing trays, one tray to the men and one to the girls. To the men they pass small bouquets made of tiny candies fastened with wires. To these by ribbon are attached rings for the girls.

The two connected together are partners.

Programs in heart-shapes of white leather engraved with A~ A in red or gold, and tied with a cord are striking. sc eparate page for the dances, four to a page. n attractive place card may be made, by having a tiny lady d ressed in a bouffant skirt, white bodice, and carrying a parasol in one hand, and the name of the guest in the other. The bodice is made of white cardboard, and black ink, the skirt of red crepe paper, and the parasol of reel paper and a bent wire hairpin .

(9Ul( CJI/IP:T6!?_8 ALPHA ALPHA Dear S ister. in A. :S . A., You will probably be interested in knowing me of th things which lpha Alpha Chapter has been doing this year. \ t the very beo-inning of th e yea r we rtt. heel a nd pledged seven mighty fin e girls. and since then we have pledged two more. l\Io t of our ru shing partie were very in formal with the excepti on of a formal banquet at "The pinning \Vheel'' on the second clay o f rushing . Vve had our bea utiful and impressive initiation service at Thanksgiving and man y of our alumn::e were back and spent the week end with us.

During the first part of the year, th e pledge ent erta ined us with a lovely ba nqu et and Mis Swisher al o gave a delightful party for the fre hmen. In the pring and fall of the yea r. we have out door Sunday morning breakfa st , and to one of these breakfasts thi fall we invited representative from each of the four yea r ororities. The affair proved a huge succe and will probably be repeated in the future .

O ur Spring dance, which is to be March twenty-ninth. will probably be the climax of our ocial affair thi s year. v\ e hoJ e to make this dance the best one we have eve r had . vVe are indeed proud of o ur chapter thi year. for both the ophomore and freshmen girl are intere ted in all campus activttte and take a prominent part in all activities open to students. They are al o intere ted in our dear A. :S . A. and 111 cerely trive to uphold it tandard. and high ideal . lpha lpha Chapter sends best wi hes to all of you, and heaps of uccess in the commg yea r. ~1.\RJORIE ::\f.\RTTX, Editor.

ALPHA BETA Dea r . lpha , igma Alpha Gi rl , T hi Ia t quarter of coll ege has been one of the m t enj oyable and be. t I have eve r know n for . lpha Deta alth ough we

THE PHOE IX were ha ndi capped by hav ing 1\Ii Hook away on lea,-e of absence. However, her influence wa ti ll with u and we have tried, in every way pos ible, to uphold the tandard he ha held before us.

We have taken in on ly one new girl, F rances Franklin , but she is so worth while and we have learned to love her o much that eve ry Alpha Beta thinks it wa a most profitable nL hinrr seaso n. In fact, some of our new si ters are reall y ju t learning to know and understand the real meaning of lpha igma A lpha in its biggest ense. At our last meeting of the quarter we decided to continue our constructive work, and not do any ru shinoduring the sp ring quarter.

I only wi h I co uld be th ere with the g irls for the next quarter. \Vh en I think of the splend id meetings we have had before l\Iis Doolittle's fireplace reading poems, before Ruth Ga rdner' , fireplace sing ing our songs, and at our own rooms at 2 10 E. Filmore with our meetings, programs, a nd heart to heart talks, I know next term will mean so much to all the girls, that I am almost so rry I graduated last quarter.

O ur social committee die! ome more splendi d work in pla nning our annual \ "alentine dance on February ninth at the E lk ' ~ Hall. The hall was beautifully decorated with drop ceiling and wall decorations in r ed and white. The programs were black leath er ca rd cases. \ Ve had four favor dances, and the favor added much to th e pirit of the occa ion, but the iren horn and little Va lentin e hats probably created more real merrim ent than anything else. The decorations were o attract ive that three other orga ni zations as ked if they might rent them for their annuals.

O ur g irls have done ome good work in athl etics also. The bas ket ball classes have six teams and three of the captains are A lpha Sigma girls. Vve are th e only so rority on the campus that excels in athletics. We have a team all our own and haYe not lost one game to any other organ ization in the college.

Louise Howell i pronounced by eve ryone to be the best and most graceful player on the floor this year. v\ e " ere sorry to lose one of our patrone ses, l\Ii s \ iolet.

Vve have been fortunate, however, in securing l\Irs. Norri s to take her place. She was initiated at our house just before the

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end of the quarter. The other patrones es were there. and we enj oyed th e informal chat an I vi it with them after the initiation. \Ye have three of our old rrirls back, Elizabeth Grirr by.

Clara Iudra, and Dorothy l\Iartin. Detty Do !son, from I ta Iota, is with us al o. From her we have heard ·ome wonderful things about our sister ch.apter. I wi h we could have a reunion of all Alpha igmas, but ·ince this cannot be, we know that we all stand for the ame ideals.

Best wishe to all, LETTIE ).lEnRICK, Editor.

BETA BETA Dear isters in A, O ne of the lovelie t affair we ha ve had thi year wa th e Leap Year Dance, at which the alumnre of Deta Deta enterur tained the active chapter. It vva held at Park Place Hall. new patrone se and their hu bands were our chaperone . For the favor dances, all the girls were given buttonhole I ouquets, in which the name of her next partner wa placed. Thi party was given on l\Iarch first.

O n March tenth we are planning a tea from four-thirty t five-thirty at the sorority house. Our patrone e , and ·everal rushee will be gue t . We will initiate our new Ja pane ·e tea et which we won in a contest between so roritie for ellinrr the mo t annuals. ur formal will take place on April nineteenth . At pre ent we are very much interested in the elections for the Y . \\ . for next year. Helen Sprinkle and a girl whom we have recently bid are nominated for \ ice-President. ome of our oth er member have a good chance for cabinet offices. ];e t wi he from Beta Beta, RI P ,\II \VHITLO\\. Edcifor.

GAMMA GAMMA Dear A. ' . urel y we have had a wonderful pring in O klah oma . E,·ery day ha been a day for real work and achievement.

Northwestern held the annual Di trict Ba ket Ball Tournament the twenty-. ec nd and twenty-third of February. • ome

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six ty odd tea ms we re present a nd every minu te of the two clay: was a contest. A lva H igh School gi rl s and Lambert H igh chool boys took th e winners' trophies. T he Home Economic Department ve ry efficiently ser ved meal s during this meet.

T he debate " tryout" fo r the triangul a r teams was held in chapel, and proudl y does No rthwestern spon or and champion her teams in the tri angul a r debate coming oon.

P racti se has begun on the Spring Cantatas. T he T rai ning School will give " L ove P irates of Hawaii'' and the College will present "The R ose :?VIaiden ." Both cantatas a re progres ing splendi dly under th e skillful gui dance of M iss T ipton and her 路everal assistants.

N orth weste rn aga in fl a unts het- colors as she wins victo ry in basket ball over P hillip's U ni versity by 49 to 2 1. T he game was not a closely contested ga me.

Gamma Gamm a Chapter celebrated St. Y alentine's Day by presenting a play. T his cleve r one-act comedy, "Rosalie," was given at the Liberty T heatre, February thirteenth and fourteenth .

T he cha racters we re ta ken by pledges M ildred K imball , Adel a :M ae P atton and L a urel John son, a nd th ey a re indeed to be commend ed upon their good work.

The second initiation o f th e season was indeed very impre sive. T ho. e whom we gain ed for A. S . A. by thi s were L oui se Glase r . Lucile Clark, K atherine Bil yeu and Gertrude Butl er.

M iss S hockl ey, sponso r of Gamma Gamma Chapter a nd V icePresident o f th e N a tiona! Council, attend ed the luncheon for the A. S . A.'s in O klah oma City a few weeks ago. S he also attended the Conference held by th e Sta te Commi ssion for Illi teracy o f whi ch she is a member, whil e in O kl ahoma City.

During the Dasket Ball T ourn ament , the chapters of A. E. S . on the J orthw estern campu s held open house. Ga mma Gamma Chapter had about sixty visitors. The girl s of the visiting team seemed to appreciate thi s courtesy very much a nd we feel sati sfi ed that such time as they spent as our gue t was a time o f rest and relaxation.

During the tournament we were very glad to welcome E thel Albright, A lberta Patterson Hazel Dunavant, ellie Heaton. and J ewel Cavett back to A. S . A .

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Ward who went back to Erick, Be Elliott to Cherokee and Dorothy Hartenberger to tillwater. \\ e ha ,.e received a few Gamma Gamma Alum me rote .

These are al\\"ay of interest to active member of the sorority.

Belle Dyers Beck is attending Kan a Un iver ity. Her hu band is taking his 1\1. . there thi spring. ~ellie Cole is teachincr in the High chool at ::\Janhattan, Kansas.

Ethel !bright i attending school at Norman, klahoma. he will receive her . B. from Oklahoma University in J un .

Alice Vaughn is teaching in Burkburnett, Texa , again thi year. . D. from Iorthwe tern Lucille Grove who received her two years ago is teaching in the city chool of Ch ickasha, Oklahoma.

Four r r alumnre are teaching in Marlow, klahoma, viz . : Esther Delzell, \i\filda Trueax, Bertha and \ ella Frazee.

A letter from Margaret Frawley gives u the tidings that she i: succeeding as principal of the chool at Lithe, rizona. ue Edwards ha had the joy of coaching a winning debate team in the Alva High chool this year.

Grace ::\fauntell John, on is vi iting her home and giving the rr girls a chance to admire her wonderful young son.

Fraternally, \ ER.\ V. Jo~Es, Editor.

Oklahoma Alpha Sigs' Annual Luncheon At the annual meetincr of The Oklahoma Educational February 7. , . 9. 192-J. in Oklahoma ity, the Alpha ~ igma Alpha of Gamma Gamma Chapter had their re-union luncheon on Saturday.

The parlors of the Huckins Hotel were the rallying place for the e A ' at the noon hour. It was a plea ant scenethe e meetings and greetings of former member many who had not met their i ter. before. now met them and found that there i a "tie that bind ., in this wonderful i terhood.

Thi luncheon will be one of the pecial feature of the II lpha Sig teaching in kla. chool year from thi time on . homa are cordially invited, )e earne tly olicited to be pre ent ~ ociation

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next year when the 0. E. . meet and join u at the luncheon hour. ~ext year it was decided to have the luncheon on Friday of the A 路sociation so that all A S A's in attendance may be present.

Gamma Gamma girl want to know every A A in Oklahoma.

Send your name to l\1iss l\Iinnie hockley, Iva, Oklahoma and she will put you in touch with other AS A's near you.

DELTA DELTA Dear Alpha Sig ' ister 路, There are so many interesting things which we could talk of, if it were possible for us all to be together. What a privilege and pleasure it would be if such a thing could be? But we must resort to the next best thing, and that is, to know each each other through THE PI-IOE rx.

Delta Delta is always interested in reading the letters from the other Chapters and hearing about their many activities.

One of our nicest parties this year was our Valentine Party held in the home of one of our patrones es. A three-piece orchestra furnished the music, and punch, sandwiches, and pink and white mints were the reft-eshments. For the favor dance, paper valentine hats were matched.

Delta Delta has had a wonderful year. All of her pledges give promise of being very strong and out- tanding girls. We believe that they will be fully capable of carrying on and upholding the ideals, which are so clear to Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Vle regret very much that we shall lose six of our strongest girls this year. Girls who have helped to make Alpha Sigma Alpha vvhat it is on the campus of Ohio University today; girls who have made their four years of college count for something and have made them elves useful in all thing worth while. l\Iay the memories of our love and friend hip brought together in the bonds of A. ~. A. during the four years which have pa sed so quickly, go with them through life, and make life sweeter and fuller for having been. These girls are: Sara Long, Dean Davidson, Garnet Gooley, Esther Kenney, Pearl Swaine and l\Iaud Dorsey. 't\lith be t wishes to all girls of every Chapter, FR .\NCES J. GRAY, Editor.

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EPSILON EPSILON Dear . Girl , The time of year has again come when everyone i thinking either of leaying school and starting on her teachinCT career, or of j u t leaving school for three month and returning next year to get just that much nearer her desired goal. Of our girl in Epsilon Ep ilon chapter, ten are leaving u thi pritw while twenty will be with u again . We have had ~ O many good times toCTether thi year that we dislike to think of lositw any of our chapter. Nevertheles , 1110 t of us have ju t a touch of spring fever, and are making eager plans for vacation.

Among the events which have added to our enjoyment of the school year were the lively rushing partie which we had at the first of the year, and which led to the pledging of our thirteen splendid new members. t the beginning of the second 路eme ter we pledged three more girls, who have added a great deal to the chapter.

We started the year with an informal house dance for our new pledge , and since that time we have had many nice partie .

One of the most enjoyable was the dinner at the ountry lub, given for us by the Mothers and Patronesse . ur hoste e had originated ome clever ong , and Helen Drickell recited a poem about each girl pre ent. ur Mother-Patroness Organization is very active, and has done many kind things for u . among which wa a picnic at the fir t of the year. Each 111 ther and patronesses "adopt 路 a house-girl for the year, and help greatly to make this girl happy and contented. v\ e have had two hou e dances this year, a Christmas party at the house, a Christmas dance at the Droadview Hotel, a very succe sful initiation banquet, which followed the initiation services which were held for a number of the girls. Since our local Panhellenic ha ruled that we are to have but two initiation . each year we made initiation a bigger thing this year than formerly. Vl/e u eel the new ritual, which is o very beautiful and impre ive, and the service seemed to mean a great deal to the initiate . ur formal, accorditw to tradition, wa held on February 16th, at the Country Club. The mu ic helped greatly to make thi a ucce . . a we had an excellent orche tra from Kan a.

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Univer ity. The deco ration s carried out th e id ea of St. Yalentine' Day, and the red and " ·hite were very pretty. ::\Jany f the alumnae were here, and it eemed so good to ·ee the girl · who are out teaching, and to hear of their intere ting experi ence .

A new dormitory for girls ha been recentl y completed on our campus, which will probably make the . ituation more difficult for th e so roritie . It is a lovely place and adds a great deal to the school.

O ur college has done very well in basketball this sea ·on, and has won the State hampionship. \ Ve have had some quite exciting game , especially th o e with our old rival, th e College of Emporia.

Our chapter plans for the remaind er of th e yea r a re not complete, but we propose to have a farew ell dance ometime in 1\Iay. Then our celebration for Mother's Day we expect to make a bigger event than u ual. Quite a few mothers are planning on being initiated, ahd we will have a banquet for th em after the initiation services.

Vve hope that all the chapters in A . ~. A. have had as . uccess ful and enjoyable a year as we have had, and that you are al l looking forward to a better one next yea r.

Sincerely, CATHERINE 11ROWER, Editor.

ZETA ZETA Dear A. S. A .'s, Campus activities, as well as Chapter actt\'lttes, have been unu sually interesting and enthu siastic this year. Athletics hav e excited a great deal of . chool spirit since C. l\f . S . T. C. ha s been very successfu l in both football and ba ketball.

There have been numerous entertainment to which eve ryone enrolled in college was invited. There were all-school parties given by the different classes and literary societi es; Inter-Stat e debates, and a great number of mu ical recitals.

The College uditorium was completed so metime in 1\ ovember. ince that time, the memorial pipe organ dedicated to those students who took part in the late world war, ha been in. tailed ·and dedicated by the A lumni Association . with an organ recital by a well known orO'anist from Kan. as City. This was

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a delightful program, and there \Yere many .\lumnc:e here, among them our former adviser, 1\Ir . E. A. Kibbe.

The tate District Teacher 路 meeting durinO' the Fall brought many Alpha Sigma back to \Van路en burg, and the actiYe chapter entertained them with a luncheon in the Dome 路tic Science Department, and a ocial meeting in the A. ~ . A. room afterwards.

In accordance with Panhellenic ruling, an all- orority tea was given during the fall quarter to which about thirty O'irl 路 were invited.

The Founder's Day celebration was an A. ~. A. banquet at the Estes Hotel. Many alumnc:e attended the banquet and \\ ilma \Vilson acted as toast mistress. Following the banquet, we adjourned to :Mrs. N attinger's home, where everyone enjoyed inging A. S. A. songs. " hould auld acquaintance be forO'ot ?" i'\ot an Alpha Sigma at least.

Rush season began the first week in winter quarter. This is the most exciting time during the year for member a well a for rushees! Parties-partie -an endles number! Our partie were first, a fudge party in the A. ~. A. rooms; second, a dinner dance at the home of Mrs. L. . Mc1\Ieekin; third, a Christma party in the A. ~. A. room . The outcome of thi sea on "a one pledge, arah Louise Hert.

Our Valentine celebration was a party for the alumnc:e, patronesses, and active chapter. The rooms were beautifully decorated with reel and white heart and red lights. A four course luncheon was served and the evening was spent playinO' .:\Iah Jongg and talking about various sorority intere t . l\Ir . Morrow, patrones , and 1\Irs. Burke, an alumnc:e, entertained the active chapter with a luncheon and 1\Iah Jongg party.

The color scheme of yellow and white wa very effectively carried out in the decoration .

Erne tine Thom on, an lpha ig, of whom we are very proud, wa presented by the Department of 1\Iu ic in a violin recital, February twenty-eighth . .-\n all- orority entertainment i to be given .:\Iarch fourteenth in the College uclitorium. This is to be called "Pananthanea,'' a name given to a celebration in Athen , con i ting of drama, dancing and inging. ince the \\ arren burg town people

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take an interest in sorority affa ir 路 and are mu 路tc appreciators, we feel that we can make a succes of it.

A great event wh ich Zeta Zeta active girl and alumnae are looking forward to now i Zeta Zeta 's birthday pa rty, which i to be given pril fo urth. All of the girl who can po. ibly come are expected to be here for th is celebration.

Who forgets about our A lpha Sig Camp in \ugu t? ~ o one does, because she r emembers the last time she went and hovv much she enj oyed seeing old girls and new-and how mu ch fu n she had swimming, dancing, hiking, row ing, etc. T his year everyone is planning to come and sing " I'd pend my last red cent, and count it well spent, lpha Sigma " (Ca mp Song).

Yours in A. . A., CHR I STINE D . \ S II.\~r. Editor.

Zeta Zeta Alumnae Zeta Zeta ann oun'ces the arriva l Febru a ry 9th, of Sophi a A nn Ru ssell at the home of Mr . and Mrs. H. H. Ru ssell , Jr. (Ida May Wolfe) in 路w a rrensburg, lVIo. The Kansas City Assoc iation celebrated St. Va lentine's Day at th e home of l\I rs. F . Grigsby, AB . T he invitation , w ri tten m reel ink and adorned with a 1 recl heart, read: Hear ye! Hear ye! L i. t wha t fun Is in store for eve ryone !

Come check your hea rt at my front doo r Februa ry 16th, nineteen twenty four.

A reel color scheme prevailed and th e decorations were 111 keeping w ith the clay. T he evening was spent playing progressive Hearts . The tallies were red paper bag for holding the hea rt s won. The first prize was a big heart- shaped box of candy, and the booby a small one filled with tiny hearts. A nother feat ure of th e evening wa the drawing of fortun es in the form of original verses from a la rge fl uffy basket. About twenty Alpha S igs were in attendance at thi s second A~A party of the calenda r yea r.

ETA ETA Dea r A lpha S igs All , Eta Eta announce the initi ation of Esther Ducher, Gladys Craig, E nid Trogue, Ethel Montgomery and Be sie Steele, and

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the pledging of ::\Iartha Rogers. ::\Iartha i 路 the daughter of our patroness, 1\I rs. Roger ' .

Jaunty little hat fa hioned of colored paper were donned at our Valentine Party in arney Hall, where progre. ive games and an amateur tournament provided amu ement, with ::\Ii "' Ro eberry and l\Ir . Pease acting as judges at the tournament.

Refre hment of ice , coffee and heart haped mint were erved at quartet tables. The alentine idea wa effectively carried out in all the appointments. Rose tinted maline cut in strip , tied in a fluffy "lover's knot" about the wrist were u ed a favors. The guests were limited to ix college girl 路.

Vera King, having conquered the typhoid, came from her home to spend several clays in town and to attend the \ alentine Party.

No little comment has been occasioned on the campu and about town, when for the first time in our middle western town. the college senior are affecting canes and swagger tick .

Another wedding in Eta Eta! Evelyn mith, one of our charter members, was married to Mr. Harvey \V. Oertle on February twentieth.

The Panhellenic As ociation gave an evening party in honor of the Faculty women, the last Saturday in February. Dertha Bachtel, president of the ssociation, and Marjorie McFarland, president of Eta Eta, were in the receiving line. Margaret Ilart gave a reading as a part of the program . Ice cream, mint 路 and coffee were erved and red carnations were used in decoratina. ome of our ex-collegia girls come to town almo t every week end. Edith Marsh is often home to pend the week ends -she is still taking Vera King's chool, for while Vera is much better, he is not trong enough to teach. Minnie Ro eberry was here from Coffeyville Ia t week and Lorena ).facLong from Cherokee. \Ve are working up a stunt for the tunt Fe t. Hobo Day and the tunt Fe t are cheduled for ).larch nineteenth. ne of our air! ha been awarded either a fir t or econd prize for being the be t hoboess for the Ia t three years. ::'-low the be t come Ia t. I've just come home from ::\Ii R o eberry' and I'm writing about it while the ta te of that wonderful birthda) cake till linger in my mouth. "If' wa a birthday dinner party aiven in honor of Enid'. eventeenth

THE PHOE llX birthday. I\Iiss Ro eberry was hostess and the re t of the Eta Etas were guest . That dinner wa a dinner and when the lovely white cake with the pink can lie was brought in , each girl tried her luck at blowing out the candles. Enid had six left, and L ouise only one! Beth and Gertrude didn't leave any lighted! \r\ .hen the cake was cut, \ iolet found the ring, Lottie the dime and Jessie the thimble. Little white cards with tiny pink ribbon bows were used as place card , with the names written in gilt ink, and candle hades were of pink Dennison crepe with the number seventeen in gold . The guest of honor wa given a ilver compact with the sorority letters engraved on the co,路er, as a birthday token from the rest of us.

Yours for A. ~. A., FR.\NCES PuRL.\ HuLL, E dit or.

THETA THETA Dear Alpha igma Sisters, Our Valentine Party wa held on February eighteenth at the rooms at which we have met for our good times after regular meetings. Mrs. Wilson was our guest for the evening.

J ul ia Lancaster had charge of the party and used as her asi tants all girls who had not prh iously helped at regular preads.

The following menu was attractively arranged on a white heart attached to the under surface of the arrow-pierced red hea rt, which served as place card .

Potpourri St. Valentine Pimento Hearts Cupid's Mounds Love's Tokens.

O live Place passed cards on wh ich was written a story containing many blank spaces. Each space was to be fill ed in with some word having for the first syllable " Heart. " A hea rtbreak ing tory resulted. Each girl then attempted to pin an ar row on the center of a large heart, after her eyes had been carefully concealed behind some matyr s woolen scarf. Elsy Jessup found the center of the heart despite the heavy bandage and was the winner of a box of Chocolate Buds. Hazel Grader wa appropriately awarded a pair of glasse , when she placed the ar row eight feet from the proper location. Other games

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followed until the girl began to leave in order to catch train \t the upper following our Ia t regular meeting, we entertained Mi ' S Earlene :\Iorey, the ecretary of the chool of E 1ucation. The Ia t meeting was a strong contra t to the pr vious one. for after supper ( if not before ) one could hear, . ee nor mel! nothing but the que. tion · to be prepared for the examination .

In the Annual A ll-Do ton 'niversity how there are but speaking parts for o-irls, and we are rejoicing that a Theta ] heta girl, Je ie Thom on, ucceecled in getting one of the. e parts.

The other School of Education orority has opened ro ms.

Theta Theta presented them with a prettily decorated mirror.

They, in turn , entertained Theta Theta at a pleasant and attractive tea.

Copied from Press Bulleti11, J1o ' ton 29, 1924.

niver . ity, February

"Believing that 'all the world's a stage' the embryo teacher at Boston niver ity chool of Education are preparing themnew dramatic club of 35 memselve to play a leading part. bers ha been formed which will give an opportunity for the students to get experi~nce in appearing before the public and putting over their per onalitie . · "l\Ir . Bertha T eague of Texas ha been elected president of the new club. The other officers include: Hazel ,racier. Yicepre. ident, of l\Jarblehead; Edith Turner, secretary, f O xford; and Hazel Putnam, treasurer. of Springfield.''

The vice-pre ident and ecretary are both Theta Theta girl . of

Ruth Belknap i · in the ho pita! recovering from an attack carlet fever.

Edith nder on enrolled in the Graduate School for the re t of the year, and Charlotte Adam and Yera Libby are earnino- ome credits toward the Graduate Degree.

Charlotte . clams ang a olo at the . nnual l'niver:ity Glee lub concert. \\'ith be. t \\·i he

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IOTA IOTA Dear Sisters in Alpha igma lpha, The girl of Iota Iota Chapter have had an extremely busy and successful year, thus far. They have all worked hard and a number of them have been honored in various ways.

Christine Corbett, pre ident of our Chapter was elected as a delegate from Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary fraternity, to attend the N a tiona! Convention in Chicago, held February twenty-second and twenty-thir I. While there he met ::.1is Rosamond Root, our Member hip Supervi or, who i a member of Kappa Delta Pi and who was a delegate to the Convention ;1lso.

Kappa Delta Pi celebrated its sixth anniversary of the founding of its Drake Chapter with a six-thirty dinner at the HarrisEmery tea room. Friday evening, February twenty-ninth , one hundred and twenty- ix people were in attendance. Dr. Edward Scribner Ames, of the Philosophy Department of the U niversity of Chicago, came to Des 1oines especially to give the address. Music was furnished by the Girls' Glee Club. This wa of special interest to our girls becau e fiv e of us, Grace Davis, Lora Shipley, Catherir\e Corbett, Leona 路wilcox and Christine Corbett are members.

On Saturday morning, March fir st, at the home of our patroness, Mrs. Hugh \i\Telpton, 2413 Grand venue. mltlation services were held. Lora Shipley of Sheldon, Ia.; Mary King of Harlan. Ia.; and Velma Redmon of Redfield, South Dakota, were initiated. Beulah Dunbar, Hildegarde Browning. and Edith Burr, all of Des Moines, were initiated as alumme members.

Following the ervices, a luncheon was held at the Harris-Emery tea room in honor of the new initiates. The toa t program wa given by Lillian Heathershaw, alumn;:e; Faye l\IcClung, active; Mr . v..r. F. Barr, patroness and faculty advi er and Mrs. Hugh \i\Telpton patroness. Table decorations were carried out in the sorority colors with ferns and jonquils.

On the same evening, Delta Pi Delta, national honorary art fraternity. of which Catherine and Christine Corbett are members, gave an elaborate co tume ball at Hoyt-Sherman Place, and a number of our girls attended. \ Ve have two more pledo-es: Nellie Elliott of l\Iy tic, Iowa;

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and Letha Daley of herokee. Letha i talented along mu ical line and i a member of the Girl 路 Glee Club.

I abel Diehl wa hiahly honored by beina voted the 'be t all-round girl athlete" on the Drake Campus. Isabel belong to the Natural Hi tory Club, erves a vice-pre ident of the \\ men' thletic As ociation and i a member of the \Vomen路 Panhellenic Council. Last year she was a member of the track team, which won the collegiate championship for Drake. \\ e are all proud of her and proud al o, because la t year another one of our girls, Faye McClung, was voted "be t all-round girl athlete." o, you ee, Iota Iota has kept th is honor for two years.

On March tenth Dr. lexander Meikeljohn, ex-pre ident of mherst College, came to address the students and facu lty of Drake University. Thi was of great interest to all of us. \i', ith best wi hes from Iota Iota Chapter, C.<\THERIKE CoRBETT, Editor.

KAPPA KAPPA Dear Girls of lpha igma Alpha, The month of February meant a great deal to Kappa Kappa Chapter. The time that we had been looking forward to ever ince September finally came and passed and our pledge are now full hearted Alpha Sigs.

Our initiation services were held on Saturday morning, February ninth in the music room of Conwell Hall. The new initiation service was u eel, and we have the as ertion of the Alumme that it was Kappa Kappa's most impressive initiation. fter the new girls had fully recovered from the effect of the hearty greeting of the actives, a well as the alumn<e pre ent, and after much scramble to get dressed, we hurried to the Art Alliance. where a delicious chicken luncheon awaited us. Thi luncheon will never be forgotten for several rea on : Fir t, on account of the pre ence of two new patronesse , 1rs. John maltz, an active member of the Oxford Pre byterian Church and who e husband is a trustee of Temple Univer ity, and 1i Hazel eat, secretary to the Dean of Teacher' College. Mi . s ~eal is al o a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Dr . . nna Luiglebach ha al o become a patrone of Kappa Kappa

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hapter. Dr. Luiglebach is I rofe . or of H istory at Temple niversity, a member of the Board of Educat ion in Ph iladelphia a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, beside being well-known in various clubs. We feel very fortunate in securing these new patrone ses.

Then we also had two Mother Patrone ses pre ent. Most of our Mother Patronesses do not live nea r enough to come to our social affairs. This made us appreciate all the more the pre ence of Mr . Brenholtz and Mrs. Lawrence.

A nd our alumnae! Those who could not arri ve in time for t路he initiation and luncheon came for the dance in the even ing, given by the Panhellenic Association at the New Penn ylvania Hotel. Those present were: Iren e Parker, Mary Brenholtz, Thelma oll, Mary Shallcross, Mary Chamblin, l\Iary Parsons, Helen Kelly, Ma ry Lawrence and Helen Elia . Some of these girls came long distances to be with us--on our clay of clays.

The color scheme was carried out with reel and white place cards and narcissus. We were seated at several small tables and each table was lighted with little green and gold table lamps. 'vVe sang Alpha Sig songs between courses and after the last course came toasts; a~ welcome to everybody by our President Beulah J ohn ton, a message from the alumnae by Irene Parker, and the president of last year Mary Shallcross couldn't resist saying a few words. We just had to hear from our Patronesses, Mother Patronesses and our Advi se r Mrs. Doyle, and fin ally Margaret Brenholtz expressed the feelings of the initiates. Everything was splendid.

For the social meeting of the month we decided to have something different, so the committee staged a "stunt party." The members were divided into three groups, each lead by a member of the committee. One group presented a teleph one conver ation between exchange girls on the Temple line. O f course the A . ~. A . girls were the chief topic of conversation. Everything they said couldn't possibly have been true. Another group formed an A. ~ . A. broadcasting station and broadcasted a very interesting program both sense and non-sense. The third group were under the impression that no meeting was complete without some educational feature, so they gave a debate: " Resolved that men pay more attention to fashion than women do.'' Those not debating

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acted in the capacity of judge and after much thotwht and deliberation rendered the deci ion a a tie.

Kappa Kappa hapter wishe to announce the wedding of one of our alumn;:e members, l\Iis Mary eltzer to l\Ir. ~falcolm Ree. er on February twenty- econd. The wedding took place in Bethlehem, Pa. after which the newly wed went to Joplin, l\Io. where ::.rr. Ree er is engaged a Profes or of hemistry in a University there. l\Iary ha received the usual wedding gift from her sisters-a sterling silver berry . poon bearing the Greek letters of the sorority.

One of our initiates . Leonie Linsley, has been elected President of the Freshman Home Economic Class. l\Iiss Dorothy Bough, an alumnce member and one of the four l\1eadowtook girls, comprising the cham) ionship relay team. has abandoned her track activities according to a recent report.

Her decision was cau ed by the death of her father.

Ever since our final initiation we have been bu y working the new girls into the routine of our sorority life and impre ing them with the significance of their po ition as Alpha Sigma lpha.

They have fallen in with a true Alpha Sig pirit and have been very busy this week preparing for the exam ination that takes place on March eighth.

I know that every chapter was very fortunate in getting their full quota of new members and I have enjoyed readina- your letters concerning ru bing very much. I think our little magazine is one of the e sential of our sorority. It i the mo t direct way of keeping in touch with each other, and it certainly 1. read from cover to cover by Kappa Kappa. lVIis Ro amoncl Root, a member of the Tational Panhellenic ociation, who came to address the local Pan hellenic . . ociation on the "Greek Letter Family," officiated at our Patrones . ervice in the afternoon before addre ing Panhellenic. De ide the Patrone e , a mother of one of the girls took the beautiful oath a! o. It made us very happy to have l\1i. s Root here to initiate our new patrones e . lice Garret on, an alumnce member of Kappa Kappa entertained several lpha ig a-ir! at her home in Ocean City over the week end of v\ ashington's birthday. l\Iany of the a-iris ha I previou arrangement . but tho e who could go were: Beulah Johnston. 2\rabel l\Iar hall, l\Iargaret Brenholtz, Octavene Riley

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and l\Iildred herwood. I can't begin to tell you how much ''"e enjoyed hiking on the beach and board-walk in knickers, taking pictures, riding, dancing and no studies to worry u . On aturday evening, Alice gave a Washington Birthday dinner. The table was decorated beautifully in appropriate color and hatchet , and the favors and place cards were little tree stump filled with cherries.

For our program meeting in March we decided to have something a little different. Each girl chose some favorite character in fiction and represented this character. If a costume could be secured that would describe the character more completely, it was used. The idea was for others to guess what character each represented through our actions, speech and looks. This was great fun. Our meeting time is limited to an hour, which makes it rather difficult for us to have a very long program.

Our Chapter is planning a dinner dance for the sorority only, some time in May, and if time and circumstances permit, we are going to have a subscription dance a little later. We haven't had one of these for a couple of years and we hope we can make this one a success.

One of our sophomore girls has invited us all for a ten clay camping party near her home rig路ht after school is out in June.

It is a very pretty little spot near the Blue Juanita and I know we are going to have a wonderful time to remember as our last ten days together. Several of the girls have decided to take four year cour es, so this year we will have more girls returning than ever before.

I a ure you that Kappa Kappa Chapter sends her most sincere love to every chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha and be t wishes for many happy and successful years.

Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, l\IILDRED SHERWOOD, Editor.

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Dear A. . A.'s, Initiation, installation and sorority examinations being over, we feel like regular A. ~. A.'s now and not a bit like new i ters.

It gives us such a nice "comfy' feelinrr.

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I wonder if you would care to hear a bit about our olleg ?

I hall tell you a little. \\'e ar located in Yp ilanti, a delightful l\Iichigan town, on the I-Iuron River, about thirty mile we t of Detroit and even ea t of nn rbor. The town ha a population of about eight thou and, and i a beautiful town. mce we are so near nn rbor, we get quite enthu ed over Iichigan's games and activities in between our own.

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. N. C. was the fir t normal chool we t of the :\lle-

ghenie and the ixth in the United tate . It wa e tabli hed in 1852. n interesting event in the college hi tory occurred at ommencement 1920, the eventieth anniver ary, "hen Rev. eth Reed, who led in prayers at the dedication exerci es of the school in 1852, again invoked God' blessing on the in titution- eventy year thereafter. He is now in his one hundred and fir t year.

Our enrollment i nearly 2500 this year. ur sorority had a delightful little alentine Party at the home of one of the girls at which we entertaine I several charming women, whom we are hoping to have a patrone e . \\ e are now making plan for a Gypsy Bargain Dance to be given later in the Spring. Our open party will be held on Iay twentythtrcl.

The Physical Education Department is taging a cu the second week in March and plan are now for our annual Kolege Komedy, which is to be given and ninth. Each organization on the Campus has an to put on a clever stunt.

college cirunder way l\Iay eighth opportunity

M. S. N. C. won third place thi year in debating, in l\Iichigan second in ba ketball, and in the state oratorical conte ts our man won fir t place and our girl econd . vVe have two A. ~. A.'s near us, whom we have the plea. ure of eeing every once in a while; l\Iis Early in Detroit and Mi 路 Paine of Ann rbor. Vve only wi h that we might know more lpha igs per onally.

Be t wi he for a lovely Commencement time and a delightful vacation.

Your new i ter in :\[u ~Iu hapter, R TII E. D .\YLER, Editor.