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MAY, 1915 VOL. XXXll 0. 2

Official Organ of ~appa Kappa 6amma

Volume XXXII MAY, 1915 Number 2

6oard of Editors

Editor-in-Chief-Mrs. Howard B. Mullin . 62 Van Buren St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Exchange Editor-Rose Affolter . . . . 1146 West 7th St., Riverside, Cal. Alumnae Editor-Sarah H11rris . . . 1334 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. Editor's Deputy-Regina A. H. Nagle 719 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. N.Y. Business Manager-Mrs. Parke R. Kolbe . 250 East Buchtel Ave., Akron, Ohio <.!loutrut.a

Mv FmsT Von: ...... •.. • . .. . .•...... Camilla D. Clarke, II 121

BETA TAu Buvs Ho SE ...... •...... Ma·rion Pyle, B T 123

ALLE(;HENv's CENTENNIEL ...... Pres. 11' illiam H. Crawford 126

PARTHENON:

Hous.E PARTIES FOR PIR IT ...... •.... Caroly11 McGowan, ll P 127

FRIENDS 'vVnn OTHER BADGES ...... S1tsa 11 M. dePe·y ster, B ~ 128

DEMO RACY ...... •...... Gladys Conklin, B Q 12

THE OTHER SruE ....•..•..•. .... •..•...... Doris Hoffman, Ll 129

OuR ALUMNAE ...... •• ...... ••.... . Florence Butler, :=: 130

OMPANY SILVER ...... H elen E. Clark, n 131

"BUYI NG DAFFODILS" I N COLLEGE LJFF. . .. . Katherine Mitchell, B X 132

THE LARGER I ' TERESTS ...... A ellie A. Snyder, B A 133

Om: EFFECT OF FRATERNITY i\JEMBERSHIP . .. . Ethel T. Hou/1, B 'T 13-1

FRATERN I TIES WIN IN TEXAS ...... Frail cis M cQ1tee11, B ::; 135

A KAPPA TouRIST AGENT ...... Mm·y Ktzighl, X 136

KAPPAS KNOW N TO FA ME ...... Lalah Randle Wanzer 137

EDITORIAL COM MENT ...... •...... · .... · ... · · 147 NOTICES ISO

CHAPTER LETTERS ...... •...... •...... • ...... 151

DIRECTORY OF MEETINGS . . • .. .•.. .. .•..•...... 17 THE ALUMNAE ...... •..• ...... •...... Sarah B. Harris ~~-~

IN MEMORI AM . . ...•.. . .•.. ..•.....•....•...... IQO

ExCHANGEs ...... _ ..•...... •...... • ..•...... Rose Affolter 191 PAN-HELLENIC RVEY ...... •..• . ... . Rose Affolter Ig8

HOOTS ...... • ...... 203

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~amma Jrnuinrr MRs. PARKE R. KOLBE. Lambda, 250 East Buchtel A1·e., Akron, Ohio PROVINCE PRESIDENT. Gamma Rho, Allegheny College ...... Ieadvi!J.e, Pa. HELEN P. MAcKENZIE, Huling Hall, Meadville, Pa. Beta U psilor1, West Virginia University ...... 1\Iorgantown, \V. Va. LuLA LANHA M. \Voman's Hall. ::\lorgantown, \ Vest Va. Lambda, Municipal University of kron ...... Akron, Ohio A ' A ALLEN, Municipal University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Beta 11 H, Ohio State University ...... Columbus, Ohio IRENE FLETCHER, 373 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio Beta Rho, umversity of Cincinnati ...... Cincinnati, Ohio HELEN CATHERINE TAYLOR, 3130 Harvey ve., Avondale, C incinnati, Ohio lrlta Jrnuinrr ELIZABETH BoGERT, Mu, 2625 East 'Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind., PROVINCE PRESIDENT. Iota, De Pauw University ...... Greencastle, Ind. AGNES \ V. STEINER, Kappa House, G r eencastle, Ind. M 11 , Butler College ...... Indianapolis, Ind. FRIEDA P. HAZELTI 'E, Butler Coll ege, Indianapolis, Ind. Delta, Indiana State University ...... Bloomington, Ind. NELL LEE JoHNSON, Kappa House, Bloomington, Ind. Beta Chi, University of Kentucky ...... LexiPrton, Ky. EDITH DEAN, N icholas1·ille Pike, Lexing ton, Ky. 1Epsilntt Jrnuittrr MRS. ELMJE \•\ ' ARNER :\IALLORY, Lambda, Ann Arbor, 1\lich., PRO\' IN E PRE IDE :-IT. Bela Delta, Universitv of Michigan ...... Ann Arbor, Mien. KATHI!YN OvEI<:>.IA:-1, I 20~ Hill Street, Ann Arbor, Mich. Xi, Adrian College...... Adrian, l\lich IvA lnENE Sll 1FT, s6 Dennis St., Adrian, 1\lich. Kappa, Hill sdale ollege ...... Hill dale, i\lich. R TH HAI!NJJE!\, East Hall, Hillsdale, i\ lich . .lrta Jnminrr LA URASTINr: :\[ARQ UIS, Epsilon, 61 r East Chestnut St., Bloomington, Ill., 1:-'ROVINCE YRESIDE 'T. Chi, University of Minnesota ...... M inneapolis, Minn. MILDRED Jov 1\lEKEEL, Box 25, U. o f 1\Jinnesota, Minneapot:s, Minn. Eta, University of Wisconsin ...... Madison, \Vis R uTH E. DILLMAN. 425 Park Street, i\Jadison, Wi . U Psilo11, North we tern University...... E1·an ston. Ill LLTC JLE G. WooDR UFF, \Villard Hall, Evan ton, Ill. Epsilo11, Illinois Wesleyan ...... Bloomington, Ill. SENA BELLE READ, 513 E. Chestnut St., Bloomington, 111. Reta Lambda. University of Illinoi s ...... Champaign. Ill. OLIVE D. HoR ~IEL, 212 Chalmers St., Champaign, Ill. 1.Eta Jrnuinrr LouisE PouND, S igma, 1632 L Street, Lincoln, :\eb., PROI'!N E PRE InE~T . Beta Zeta , Iowa State Uni1·ersity ...... lowa City, Iowa GwE ' DOLYN 1\JcCLAIN, 633 Summ:tt t., Iowa City. Iowa. Theta, :\lissouri State niver. ity ...... 'olum' ·ia, :\lo :\TARGARET Hn;HF.5. 6oo Rollin Street, Columbia, :\lo. Omega. Kansas State University ...... Lawrence, Kan. BLANCHE M uLLEN, 1602 Louisiana Street, Lawrence, Kan. Sigma, Nebraska State University ...... Lincoln, Neb. L uCILE LEYDA, 1701 L Street, Lincoln, Neb. Beta Mu, Colorado State University ...... Boulder, Colo. MABEL PARISH, 1073 11th Street, Boulder, Colo. Wql'ta Jrnuinrt HELEN 0. DEVINE, Beta Xi, 421 Crescent St., R. F . D. 2, Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas. PROVINCE PRESIDENT. Beta Theta, Oklahoma State Univ.ersity ...... Norman, Okla. loNE BLACKERT, 575 Elm Street, Norman, Okla. Beta Xi, Texas State University ...... A ustin, Texas MAY FENET, 23o8 Rio Grande, Austin, Texas Beta Omicron, Tulane Univer ~ it y ...... New Orleans, La. CHARLOTTE FRERE, Franklin, La. llnta Jrottincr ELLEN HowE, Beta Pi, 22 West Highland Drive, Seattle, Wash., PROVIN CE PRESIDEN T. Beta Phi, University of Montana ...... Missoula, Mont. ANN RECTOR, 418 Daly Avenue, i\Jissoula, Mont. Beta Pi, Univer sity of Washington ...... Seattle, W 'ash. KATHERIN E BERKEY WAGNER, 4504 18th AYenue N. E., Seattle, Wash. Beta Omega, University of Oregon ...... Eugene, Ore. MILDRED C. BRO UG HTON, 754 13th Avenue East, Eug.ene, Ore. 1Kappa Jrouittrt FLOREN CE VVENDLJNG, Beta Eta, 996 Haight St., San Francisco, Cal., Pnov1 NCE PRESIDENT Pi, University of California ...... B erkeley, Cal. ALICE CooK, 2815 Channing Way, B erkeley, Cal. Beta Eta, Leland Stanford Jr. University ...... California NELLJTA NAOMI . CHOATE, Stanford University, California

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i\lpl~a Jrouinrr Boston A ssociation- FLORENCE McARD LE ...... 284 Park t., Dorchester Center , Mass. Tew Y o1·il Association- 1IRS. WALTHER \ VoLF...... 214 Park P lace, B rooklyn, N.Y. Philadelphia Association- OI' HIA E . FOELL...... Siii K ing e in g Ave., \\'est Philadelphia, Pa. Beta l ata A ssoc iation- SL' SANNE Y. vVrLL ETS ...... 219 Green\\'oocl Ave., Trenton, N. ] . ilrta Jlrnutnrl' Syracuse A ssociation-GEORGr A \.YELLS ...... 123 E. Onandaga St., 10 The C ronin, Syracuse, . Y . Western New York Cl11b-MRs. BYRON JoHNSON ...... 511 W oodbine Ave., Rochester, N. Y.

~amma Jrnutnrl' Co lumbus Association-]OSEPHlNE EFF ...... 162 W. 8th Ave., Columbus, O h io C i11cim1ati A ssocia tion-ALJC E STEPHENS ...... 2238 Nelson Ave., Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland Clu b-MRs. CvRus LoCHER ...... 186o E. 8r st St., Cleveland, Ohio Pittsbw·gh Club-BERTHA :MtLLER ...... 203 Donaghy ve., Butler, Pa. Lawbda Club (A lmJn)-RuTH HARTER ...... 544 Market St., Akron, Ohio Beta Gamma Club-FLORENCE McCLURE ...... Larwell St., \Vooster, Ohio ill'lta Jrnuittrl' Franklin Nu Associatiati-MRs. ]ESSIE GR Bll CooNs ...... 404 E. Pearl St., Lebanon, Indiana l11dianaP olis Association-MRs. L. H. MILLI KAN ...... 414 E. 17th St., Indianapol's, Ind. Bloowington, !11dirma Associatiou-M ISS LEAFY DAVIS ...... 513 E. 8th St., Bloomington, Ind. South Bend Assoc·iatiou- IR s. ELI SEEB IRT ...... 507 :-J. St. ] o eph St., South Bend, Indiana Iota Club-MRs. FRANK BITTLES ...... 6JQ Seminary St., Greenca tie, Ind.

Falls Cities Club- Au E CARY WILLIA~IS ...... 1387 So. 2nd St., Louisville. K y. Mu Club-EDITH T . H uGG IN S ...... 2143 Prospect St., Indianapolis. lnd. 1Epstlnu Jroutnrr Adrian Club-FLORENCF R EYNOLDS ...... 7 B road St.. Adrian, ;\'lich. lrta Jrnuinrr Chicago .4ssociation-JVIRS. C. l\I. l\JAR STON ... 812 E. 53rcl St., Chicago, III. ,Vorth S hore Association-MRS. C. E. CROMER ...... 1219 Oak AYe ., Evanston, I ll. Milwaukee Association-\lRs. X ATHAN \•VrLKINSON ...... JOI 37th St., l\Iilwaukee, V is. Bloomington, flli11ois Associat·ion-l\IR s. FRANK W. PHILLJP ...... 408 E. Monroe St., Bloomington, Ill. Mi11nes ota Alu.nmac Club-MRS. GEORGE L GILLETTE ...... The Plaza, Minneapolis, :\linn. 1Eta Jrnuinrr St. Louis Associatiou- MRs. ROB ERT G. 1\[ILLER ...... 0041 \ Vaterman Ave., St. Loui, [o. Kansas City Association-HAZEL B. CLARKE...... 3644 Batteman Ave .. Kansa ity, l\[o. De11ver A ssociatiou-MRs. KATE l\IooRE ...... 741 E li zabeth t., Denver, olo. Iowa City Club-MRS. NITA l\fERCF.R ...... 326 John on St.. Iowa ity, Ia. Tri Cit y Club-ETHEL McKowN ...... 2425 Brady St., Dayenpo rt, Towa Lincoi11 Club-MRS. FRED C. \VJLLIAMS .... 1702 Sewell St., Lincoln, Neb. Omaha C/11b-MRs. PERCY STEPHENS ...... 4902 Underwood Ave., Dundee, Omaha, Ncb. ID4rta Jrnuittrl' Beta Xi A ssociatio11-MRS. L. R. ALDRED<;E ...... 3702 Holland St., Dallas, Texas JJnta Jrnuittrl' Seattle Club-LOis BRONSON ...... 239 29th Ave. N .. Seattle, Wash. Portland Association-MRS. JOHN R. LEACH ...... Portland, Oregon i\:appa Jrnuittrr Pi Association-HELEN PowELL...... 2703 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal. Los Angeles Association- MRs . EwARD BucKLEY ...... 2820 Francis Ave., Los Angeles, Cal.

CAMPAIGN IS ON Subscriptions! Subscriptions! Subscriptions! HONOR ROLL

in the October KEY for the chapters who secure Life Subscriptions or ten new alumnae ub criptions. PROVINCE PRESIDENTS

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VOLUME XXX II MAY, 19 I5 NUMBER 2

MY FIRST VOTE CAMILLA D . CLARK, Pi

Camilla Clark, a California voter didn' t find that her first vote m ade her ((less a lady." In this story she tells the de­ tails of her fi rst e.t:perience at th e polls,-zcrhich w ill be o.f interest to prospective women voters of m ost eastern slates.

H ere in Cali fornia we women have had the right to vote only since October, 191 r. My fi rst opportunity to take advantage of this right came when a special municipal election was held. L ike many another "anti," I had become an "ex-anti," and was glad to have the privil ege of expressing an opinion that would count. But there had been so many alarming tales circulated as to the unpleasant features connected with a trip to the poll s, that my anticipation \\·as tinged with concern. ow thi s in a nutshell was the proces . First. several week be fore. came registration. I sought out one of the women registration clerks. and gave her all the information necessa ry to convince her J was eligible to vote. The cl erk's duty is to tabul ate the aspirant's name, address. occupation-whether it be mu ic, art. or "bridge,"-length of resid ence in county, and imilar item . The exact age need not be _tated now. The legis­ latur decid d that to b at least twenty-one, the legal age, wa . uffi cient information on that core. \\That a ble ed reli ef to tho e who han· not yet reached the adYan ced age that makes them eager to cl aim each additional year! Next on the program, in preparation for the fat ful step, came a visit to the sch ol fo r votin g. Polling booths had been placed in a vacant tor . There we w re given all the in truction needed and each f u might cast a ample ballot. This re­ hear al, with the expli cit direction mailed to each pro pective vot r, made mi take inexcu able. !22 The Key

On the day of voting, my mother and I sallied forth to our respective polling place, which happened to be only a five-minute walk from the house. One Pasadena hotel, a church, and numer­ ous real estate offices were among the buildings used as polling places. Ours was a small unoccupied store, as neat and orderly as the most fastidious might desire. There we looked up the registration numbers opposite our names on an alphabetica:) li st at the door; then in turn gave them to a man whose plac.e it was to repeat each number to a cl erk at the table so that it might be found on the records of registration. When we were found to be duly enrolled, we were allowed to enter our names and addresses in a big record book; received ballots and re­ tired to separate voting booths to neatly affix, with the little rubber stamps provided for the purpose. a cross beside the measure we approved. A fter that was done, we handed our ballots, folded-that no one might see how we had marked them­ to the man at the ball ot box. To him, at the same time, we gave our names and registration numbers. He forthwith call ed them out, with the numbers tamped on the ballots themselve , to the clerk at the table. Thus they were as ured that the person so numbered had voted. And then the dread deed was done. Truly an appalling. a terrific ordeal; an experience from which any ··deli cately nurtured woman would shrink with repugnance''! The courtesy of the cl erks and other officials wa partioularly notabl e. But the most astonishing thing about it all wa the short space of time occupied. \~ hile it is long and rather com­ plicated in the telling, the vvhole proceeding requires not more than five minutes. J t is about as arduous as going to the corner ma il box to po t a letter. One need not be away from home more than fifteen minutes at the very longest, for the poll s are always centrally located. In one case. a polling booth was placed ju t beneath a woman voter' window, and she was able to ca t her ballot \\'ithout leavino- her own li ving-room,-thus eli proving the much u eel and abused argument that voting would take women from their home ! It is in the homes that a ll the erious tudy of que tions to be put to the vote i done, by reading the new paper and the printed matter d1stributed before an election. T he Key 123

BETA TAU BUYS HOUSE

Steps taken by Syracuse chapter in buying their fine new home: 1. Pledges ta be paid in two years. 2. Committee appointed to plan method of procedure. 3. They decided to form stock company selling shares in the chapter house at $10 each. 4. In September 1912 Beta Tau Association incorporated with a capital stock of $15,000. 5. Chapter, alumnae association and over 100 individuals now own shares of stock. 6. Chapter pays monthly rent to Beta Tau Association. 7. Fund added to by an annual fair, food sales, alumnae bridge club, mite boxes.

At last we are install ed in our new home and the question of where we shall li ve next year is not e;yer before us. The proposi­ tion of buying a house that should come within reach of our purse strings, and, at the same time, uphold the standard of Kappa Kappa Gamma, was no ea y task. . At the J une banquet in 191 r, some of the alumnae, realizing that the time had come when we must own a chapter house, made an effort to tart a fu nd, and quite a sum was raised in pledges to be paid in two years. The next year a special committee, appointed by the alumnae J.ssociation, made a study of the best method of procedure in ordtr to become a permanent corporation, and in­ crease the fund in a sy tematic way. It was fina ll y decided to form a stock corporation. elling hares of stock in the chapter house at $10 each. Accordingly in ~ eptember, 1912, the Beta Tau Associa­ tion of Kappa Kappa Gamma wa in corporated under the Laws of ew York State with a capital tock of $r 5,000. The chapter, the yracu e Alumnae A ociation and over one hunclred indi­ vidual alumnae now own shares of stock, and our hopes were real­ ized when last July, we came into po e sion of our house. The chapter pay a monthly rent to the Beta Tau Association, which covers interest, taxe , insurance and any necessary repairs, and all the money received from share of stock is applied on the mortgage. Thi plan ha put the owner hip of the chapter house on a firm , busine like ba i , while the fact that the doners were actually receiving ome return for their expenditure has been con­ ducive to giving. BET.\ T .\ L·' XEw Ho~IE 1 YRAC E The Key 125

Rummage and food sales are small but practi cal sources of in­ come. The alumnae bridge c: ub, which meets every two weeks, with an admission fee of fifty cents, renewed it existence thi winter, for the paying of taxe and interest, as well as removing a little of the mortgage each year. Although the resources of the active chapter have been small in comparison to those of the alumnae, they have made a Christmas fair-that is, a sale of gift for the benefit of the alumnae-an annual custom, and have added to the pledges as much as possibl e. Kappa mite boxes, where ten cent was due every week, also proved an easy way to save. The house itself is entirely satisfactory and much more complete than any we could have built at the same cost. VVith the pre ent financial war difficultie , we think we were lu cky not to have at­ tempted building. O n the first fl oo r, we have a large livin g room. a hall, den and dinin g room, which open well for dancing. The piano stands on what we call our cabaret landin g, which i half­ way between the fir t and second floors, and the cene of much quiet-hour disturbance. The dining room adj oins the c h apero n ' ~ room on one side, and on the other gives acce to th e pantry, kitchen, and maid's room. The di tincti ve feature of the second flo or is the "dorm'', where the even window are never shut,­ though occasionall y it does snow in-and where twelve girls leep in peace and quiet. A watcher on the fire escape during the late hours would see my teriou , Jut always sil ent fo1·m , tealing between the row of cot . T hird floors are always alike, and what trunk man woul d not find complaints about the stairs? Mr . . \ Va ll ace in this. as in all other undertakinblock of the campus. !ready we feel attached to our home by plea urable a socia­ tions. Each year we are sure the incoming Kappa will grow fonder and fonder of the hous , o that when " ·e are wealthy, \\·e shall prefer to perfect and add to it. rather than to bui ld the Ia rge t man ion in . · w York State. ::-IARTA:-\ PYLE, Beta Tau. 126 The Key

ALLEGHENY'S CENTENNIEL Bv PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD Allegheny Coll ege is making elaborate plans for celebration, June 19-24, of the one hundredth anniversary of its foundation. The outstanding features of the anniversary will be the Sunday services, the home-coming and various gatherings of the alumni, a conference on the American college, an historical pageant and the formal anniversary exercises when delegates will be present and bring greetings from a large number of coll eges and uni­ ve rsities, educational foundations and learned societies. The conference on the American college will extend through four sessions. The notable speakers will include President Faunce of Brown University, P rofessor Shorey of Chicago, Dean Haskins of Harvard, Professor Conklin of P rinceton, .1.-'resident Thwing of Western Reserve, President Rhee of Rochester, P resident Finley of the University of the State of New York, President Few of Trinity, President Slocum of Colorado, P resi­ dent Meiklejohn of Amherst, and Commi ssioner Claxton of Washington. In the presentation of an historical pageant Allegheny 1s planning to do what no other American coll ege has attempted, namely, to tell in pageant form the story of all the important things which have happened since its foundation. Dr. George P . Baker, P rofessor of Dramatic Literature in Harvard University. has written the pageant book and will give personal direction to all rehearsals and pr-esentation . The alumni have gone to large expense in preparation for this unique event. An audi­ torium seating three thousand people has been contracted for, and the committee has in sured the production again st rain. The pageant will be presentro three days. At the formal anniversary exerci ses, the coll eges and uni­ ver ities, the educational foundations and learned societies, the Commonwealth of Penn ylvania and the nation will bring greet­ ing through their accredited delegates. Dean Haskin of Har­ vard wi ll represent the Ameri can universities; M. J usserand, the French Ambassador, will represent the universities of Europe, and it is hoped that President Wi1son will speak for the nation. The Key · 127

PARTHENON Beta Rho chapter, in a municipal univer­ House Parties sity, and all her members "home product ., as for Spirit it were, has had some difficulty in getting the rea l " Get Together Spirit" . La t summer we took a cottage at one of the mall resorts not far front Cin cinnati. O ur idea was to have a good time, and for the two weeks, to imagine that we, too, were living in a chapter house, as many of our sisters do. \11/ e wanted to be a big family, and live and help one another a real sisters houl d, hoping to attain all this by doing all the work of the hf:}use. \Ve managed the work in this way. Two girls, roommates, did all the work for one day, marketing, cooking, washing dishes, then their work was fini shed, until we had "gone the rounds''. Expenditures for each day were limited, o there was a good deal of rivalry among the cook ·, as to who could have the· best meals for the least money. This idea proved a uccess and all the girls did their work willingly-but were glad when their clay was over. During the clay what different occupations you would have seen us engaged in, if you had looked in upon us! The two cook , in the kitchen probably, for that was where most of their clay was spent, so hot, but bravely doin g their duty; others in­ dustri ous over their sewing, or engaged in an exciting game o t cards, and the ab ent ones, trying to keep cool at the river, swimming or rowing. A t night we had impromptu partie ; and the ni ce part of it was that we all did things together. o when vv e left, we felt that we had reall y come to know the girls much better, fo r we had learned each oth er' like eli . likes, characteri stics and ec­ centriciti e . \\ e feel a! o. that e en in our hort tay we have acquit·ed much of the pi rit that come onl y by cl ose associati on in a fraternity hou e, and, for thi rea n. we are eagerl y looking fo r­ ward to our next hou e party thi ummer. AROLYN Me OW AN, Beta Rho. 128 The Key

I do not know how it may be in other col­ Friends With leges, but in our home college, there i a Other Badges feeling among nonfraternity girls that frater­ nities are more or less exclus;ve cliques, \vho are oppo ed to each oti1 er. In consequence, the college received something in the nature of a shock when we joined with another fraternity in hav­ ing a supper-meeting. \Ve did it chiefly because we are fond of the other girls, and knew that we would have a mo t plea ant evening together. But incidentally we gave the lie to the pre­ val ent opinion, which \\·as a very excellent thing to accomplish, however accidentally. After our supper we sat upstairs in the cosy parlors and sang traight through from "Old Black Joe" and "Kentucky Babe" to "Carolina" and "There's a L ittle Spark of Love Still-". It was an evening second only to those times when the alumnae come back to us. \1\ e are going to repeat the idea some time soon. Pan-Hellenic teas are all very well, but there is a certain formality about them, what with your new waist and your fre hly­ cleaned gloves, that produces a sense of your own exclu ive dignity, a tiny superi or inflection that always marks your ociety tone. But at this meeting vv e sat around, good fellows all, just as we came from last classes. and sang heartily whether in key or no. I know nothing that brings into play such warm, free camaraderie as a "sing". The glow that came, lasted over, o that the college itself was infected with it. And the long moral of this short tale is that it seem not sufficient to cultivate your own fraternity, or even to include nonfraternity girls as your friends, unless you go a step further and contrive to know other fraternity "si ter ", so that you may work with them, play with them.-yes, ing with them. Can there be hurtful critici m where there is open friendlines ? • USAN M. DEPEYSTER, Beta Sigma.

Democracy-it is an expre sion heard by u all Democracy more or le. s commonl y, yet we hea r ometime. that our coll eges are not democrati c. \1\ e try to prove that ur college is a democratic in titution. but ome of tho e on the out­ sid e remain uncom in ced. The K ey !29

The question arose among our university women, concerning a dance for the women only, "Are you going to act as a man or a woman"? Every fraternity girl, took the part of a man and invited a nonfraternity girl to the "\1\fomen's M ix" on the after­ noon of March 26. Just as the men do, each f raternity girl call ed and escorted her lady to. the dance, relieved her of her umbrella and slipper bag, and saw to it that her program was fi ll ed. As the dance progressed, from all sides came the exclamation " \Vhat a good time we are having!" The dance was under the auspices of the \iVomen's League. Ice cream cones were sold for the benefit of the Y. 'N. . A. while the proceeds at the door went to the \1\ ' omen' League building fund. \ i\fe as Kappas are trying in every possible manner to show that we are democratic and desire our coll ege to be the same. In the library our girl s mix at the tables, not havin g one table whi ch is exclusively Kappa, and so shunned by nonfraternity girl,; . 'vVe try to make dll feel that the Kappa Kappa Gammas at the U niversity of O regon are girls with the true democratic spirit. GLADYS CONKLIN, B eta Omega.

·w hen, at the opening of a school year, The Other Side go to a ··rush-party''-an entertain ment, beauti full y planned, and with crowds of prettil y dressed girl , often my heart aches at the thought that these girl are being ''selected'', and that some must be left out. Perh aps you will say that thi . i entimentali ty. Dut to tho e girl who aft er "rush'' will have no blue-a nd-blue ribbon . it i a very real hurt. f course, we ca n not a k everyone. but we ca n be le s th ought­ le in making ou;- selecti ons. Do not make it seem that th ey are like a ba ket of apples, from whi ch vou are choosin g the best. and di cardino- other . "'Ru h-pa rtie " , with all their ev il , eem to be unavoidable, for the present, yet I beli eve th ere would be les near-tragedy in them. if \\·e were more thoughtful in "making date ·•. ''\ ell , we mi o- ht as well make date with her"-is often ca reles ly said, where it is doubtful if the girl in question wi ll 130 The Key be cho en by the fraternity. lt will be harder, to be sure, but try to find out something about the girl before making ''dates'' with them. nother fault which results from thoughtles ne s is, at the e ame " ru h-partie '', "talking fraternity'' before gtrl who may not be cho en. \Ve are so engrossed with our favorites, that we treat them as if they already belonged to us, probably making others, whom we are "entertaining" feel uncomfortable. So much for the effect on the girl, which, if we are not utterly heartless and selfish, must concern us. There is also an effect on the fraternity. A great many of the enemie of fratermtie are the e girls, who have been so summarily "weighed and found wanting". Be kind, girls. Do not make "dates" indiscriminatelv. Think of the other side. and avoid hurting girls as much as possible. DoRIS HoFFMAN, Delta. .

How firmly welded are the links in the chain of Our friendship which bind Kappa hearts together! Alumnae Kappa friendships are true and lasting; they aim to strengthen and ennoble. They combine Jove and servic:.! to form a friendship "by which the world is mo t ble sed and receives most good." \Vl'\e!f. yve see the girls of the clnpter, a merry party starting out for a picnic, or, later, singing Kappa songs around the camp fire, we see merely a gay, happy group, light-hearted and care­ free. Here are dra\~ n togetl~er girls of different type , each having her own individuality more clearly brought out by con­ tact with her associate . The little freshman looks to the junior and senior girls for sympathetic understanding and wise counsel. In return, the upperclassmen bring their experience and broader knowledge of affairs to aid in the solution of the problems which so puzzle the newer members of the chapter and, in o doing, both are trengthened. It is this ympathy and ervice which give to friendship it tru ~ worth. This is the unifying influence which binds the girls su closely toaether. Can it be then, that the absence of the e ame element in the friendship which we feel for our alumnae is respon. ibl e for the fact that we ·eem epa rated from them? Do we accept our The Key IJI alumnae as real Kappa sisters, or do we treat them as guest:> when we are brought together ? Very often the latter is true. T he alumnae feel that times have changed, and that neither their presence nor their advice is needed by the active chapter. This is unfortunate, for the girls do need the advice whi ch the alumnae are so well quali fi ed to gi ve. The fact that they have had their part in making the chapter what it now is gives them an under­ standing of fraternity aims and ideal which would be of great value to the girls who now have charge of the acti ve life of the fraternity. Then too, their experience with the wor'ld ha broadened and strengthened their li ves so that a close association with the girls of the chapter, such as a real Kappa friendship should give. would make them stronger and nobl er women. Then, alu mnae, will you not come with us, share our interests, and we shall be no longer, ''active'' and "alumnae," but just-Kappas. FLOREN CE B u TLER, X i.

Some households possess two sets of ilver,-an Company inferi or one of plate, to be used daily, the other one Silver of sterling in choice design to be used onl y upon feast days, in compliment to guests. In the same manner it would eem that some of us have two sets of ideals, the fancy poli shed company idea ls, and the easily kept plated ones for every day use. If our true ideals are sterling and will not rub off, why store them away, along with the ri tes of initiation, to be thought of onl y at appoin ted tim es, and argue ourselves into bdieving that in ferior ones are more practical for constant u e!' l\1 y grandmother had but one et of sil ve r, of heavy sterling which was used on all occasions and which ha grown more valuable and de irable with age. If our hi gher ideal are too fragi le to be durable, why have them at all ? 'v\ c, in the bonds of Kappa Kappa Gamma. have an advantage over many. in that we have certain definite principle to live up to- we have befo re u a clea r outli ne of a noble character and conduct. But do we wear the e pri ncipl es every day and make them practi cal in the daily lu in es of our lives? O f course, one can not expect a girl in the ec tacy of youth, enjoying her college life, to be alway thinking of serious things, and acting at all times unerringly. H owever, it seem_ !=o metimes a" if we stored 132 The Key away our ideas of perfect character, thinking them not durabl.: in hard use, as we would company silver, to be laid out again onl y when they will not run the risk of receiving ma rks of service, and when they may bring benefit through the glitter of their unused splendor. \Vhen a girl enter co ll ege, she thinks of her orority a an important fa ctor in college life. She realiz es its social advan­ tages and its high standards. She looks upon the rites of initiati on with av.r e, and imagines that they will how her the opening of a higher, broader life. In the mystic circle she is surrounded by noble thoughts and word , and she wonders if he will ever be able to live up to them. Then when this is over and th e excitement is past, with a jolt, she realizes that things are to go on just as before; that the mood of initiation i not lasting. She sees that her sisters soon grow forgetful of higher standards, and oon she, too, becomes thoughtle. , and her id eal of Kappa become company ~ il ve r. Is there not some way in which we can remedy this? l s there nothing by which we can make ourselves ever consciou of our respon ibiliti es and of the principles which are set before us' HELEN E. CLARK, Omega.

"If yon ha·ve two loaves of bread. Sell one, and buy daffo dils to feed the soul." Selection, acri fice, saving and a ti s­ "Buying Daffodils" faction are four significant phase of In College Life college life. Selection defines the ideal, sacrifice and saving point the way to its attainment, while satisfaction results therefrom. The inAuences of the e factors may well be ob erved in their action · upon four rather typical groups of coll ege tudents-the cholar, the athlete, the social leader and the "all-round" college man. The student, who would sit in tl1 e co uncil of cholar , must sacrifice many of the ocial plea ures in cident to college life, if he thoroughly prepares hi mself to exchange idea with the leaders of thought. The athlete, who would enroll his name high among the exponents of physical uperi ority, mu t forego all form of eli ipati on in order that he may con erve hi s trcngth for the great conte ts whi ch are of mo t ignificance. The a pi rant for The Key 133 social leadership must sac:rifice everything on the altar of popu­ larity. His friendships can not be controlled by congeniality, nor the bonds of common interests; but he must continuously be guided by policy and tact. He who would develop the many­ sidedness of his character, through all the various avenues whi ch college life affords, must utilize each minute of his time in par­ ti cipation in many forms of college activitie ; in order that he may gain every possible viewpoint from which to consider college life. and in order that he may attain fuller self-expression through every possible channel. Let us take an inventory of our present resources, and if we find but two loaves of bread, let us sacrifi ce one, save all that we obtain, selec t our daffodils vvith care,- all this, in order that w may obtain soul-satisfaction. I s it worth while-this sacrifice and this saving, when one would enjoy to th e full est hi s co ll ege life? If in the selec tion o f our daffodil s, we have chosen those which a re reall y so ul- atis­ fying; then the sacrifice and the saving, for the purpo e of attaining this sat?~fa c ti o n, a re tremendously worth while. K AT HERINE M ITCHELL, Beta Chi.

"Of what shall a man be proud if he i not The Larger proud of hi s fri ends?" queri es Steven on. And Interests of what shall a chapter be proud if it is not proud of its members? Initiati on i over, and Beta Alpha has eleven " maid ens more" in her member hip. \ iV ith all thi s new li fe and vitality the chapter ought to be able to make it elf a more potent fo rce in the co ll ege life than it ever ha before. T he ituation at Pennsylvania is a peculiar one. !though the student roll numbers more than even th ousand. ca rcely more than a hu ndred are girls. Only this year, as a resul t of the es­ tabli hment of the ne\\' School of Education, have they received any kind of recognition from th e University as a tudent body. l3ut the girl s a re growin O' in number. and interest is being a wakened. Then too, among the gir! - them elve , there are many ob tacle!' in the way of the development of real "coll ege spirit." They are cattered amonO' the Yarious sc hool - everal in the mu ic course, some in bo t an~·. others in '·teachers','' an I the majori ty 'i· 134 The Key

the School of Edt:cation. Some have normal morning hours for classes, others come at four-thirty p. m. and later. To get all the girls together at once for meetings or social affairs is well­ nigh impossible. This year the girls are developing plenty of spirit, but as yet it is narrowed down to a clannish feeling among girls in the same classes or schools. But we are gradually turn­ ing it into another channel-into real appreciation of the larger interests of the college as a whole. The U ndergraduate Association is taking stride in this direc­ tion by giving one night each month over to the old-fashioned "stunts" and parties, in which all the girls can join. ·And Beta Alpha is anxious to further the cause. 'vVe are privileged, unusually privileged, and we must give even as we have rec•eived. In our smaller circle we lea rn the joy of making real friendships, of feeling the larger sympathy that comes from understanding. Surely we can give of our surplus spirit of friendship and go0d-fellowship to the larger interests of college. NELLIE A . SNYDER, Beta A lpha.

The other day a friend asked me, "What is One Effect of the best influence that membership in a fra­ Fraternity ternity has over a college girl?" He was not Membership trying to pry into the mysteries of the organi­ zation, but only wanted to make me think. I shall not answer the question now, but shall tell of one feature of fraternity life that stood out very prominently as I pondered, with my thought centered on my own particular chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. · 'vVe all hear so much about making the most of our oppor­ tunities, and the broadening effect of college life. We are told that, within certain limitations the girl who is put in touch with the most phases of life has secured the best education. Our girls are a varied collection. We have the scholarly, the esthetic, and a number of others that I might name, but the , two are sufficient for my purpose. V./e meet in our regular fra­ ternity meetings, or at our social gatherings, and the one notice the prominent trait of the other. The schola rly one observing the advantages gained by her sister, the social success, re olve to come oftener out of her eclusion, and take a little more active The Key 135 part in the world of pleasure. In turn, the one especially socially inclined, hearing the praiseworthy remarks made about her more intellectual sister, resolves that she will apply herself more dili­ gently to her studies, so that she wil l have even more for which to be admired than her beauty and channing manner. So the lever works. Each member of the fraternity is in­ fluenced by every other. Alert in mind, C\JS they are, each sifts out for herself the best she is capable of grasping. This goes steadily on, and yet not one lo ses her own individuality. This last she will not do, for, if I may dare say it, were she weak enough to do that she would not be a Kappa. ETHEL T. HouLT, Beta Upsilon.

During the present session of the T exas Fraternities Legislature the question concerning the aboli­ Win in Texas tion of fraternities at the State University was again brought forward and the bill, after many hot debates upon the fl oor of the House was defeated. This problem seems to gain in strength each year, and to meet the many accusations made, the fraternities have literally turned their eyes inward with' the honest and resolute purpose of ruthlessly seeking out and correcting as many mistakes as po sible. Perhaps the most important conclusion reached is that the relationship between the girls of the various fraternities should be much closer, and founded opon real bond of friendshi p. A girl should seek to know people, and to love people, not for the individual good that may acc rue to her, but for mutual benefit. he should never all ow a mi conception of fraternity loyalty to prevent her from obeying an impulse to help another, but should rather eek to lay a ide prejudices and look deeper than the sur­ face. O ur ri valry mu t be mixed with good nature, harmony and sin cerity. Your fraternity, to a great extent, will be char­ acterized by your own attitude toward these things so why not let it stand for fairnes ' cooperation, harmony and con i tency in the eyes of the world a well as in your own eyes? Kappa undoubtedly help you ; houldn't you, in turn, render her the fruits of her help ? One of the principal uggestions made i , that the girls of different fraternities entertain one another. Each of u know. The Key the charm of the atmosphere of her own home. Your fraternity h,ome has just such a distinct charm and influence upon you. \\ hy shouldn't we want others to enjoy and profit by this influ­ ence, and can we not be equally improved by the atmosphere of other fraternity homes? This is the plan under consideration at present and Kappa is heartily in favor of it. for we realize that it will help us, nor only as a fraternity but as individuals, to attain a perfection of womanhood in our relations to mankind, by constantly seeking good in everyone. FRANCI McQuEEN, Beta Xi.

A KAPPA TOURIST AGENT I wonder if any other Kappas have found as interesting niches in the business world as I have. I imagine that I am the only girl in this country who is a Tourist Agent. There i no more delightful class of people than travelers. My work brings me mo t pleasantly into touch with charming people. As District Repre entative of the Wylie Permanent Camping Company of Yellowstone Park, I handle all of the business inter­ ests in this section of the country for the "Wylie Way," a com­ pany of more than thirty years' standing, which annually carries more tourists through the Yellowstone than any other company operating there. Because I am engaged in a western tourist bu ine s, I secured tl.e position of M innesota representative of the Travelers' Se r v ic ~ Bureau of San Francisco. This bureau makes advance hotel reservations for tourists to the Exposition. Because of the enormous crowds arriving at the Exposition daily, it is impossi­ blc for tourists to find for themselves comfortable accommoda­ ti ons, whether in hotels, apartment houses, or private homes. The charge which the bureau makes is $2 per person. If any Kappas are considering a tour through the Yellowstone, or a visit to the Exposition, I should be delighted to hear from them. I can furnish all detailed information concerning either trip. MARY KNIGHT, Chi. The Key IJ7

KAPPAS KNOWN TO FAME LALAI-I RANDLE wARNER, D EPARTME ' T EDITOR You will be interested in reading about these fi ve Kappas of special prominence: Marion Craig-Wentworth (Marion J. Craig, Chi '94), author of that already fa mous one-act play JIVar Br·ides, Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover (Lou H enry, Beta Eta '98)", of the American Relief Committee, London, and winner, with her husband, of the 1914 gold medal, awarded by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America; M rs. William S. Johnson (Laura R inkle, Beta Delta 'oo), poet, writer on household deco­ ration and art, and author of the Book of Teddy Bears; Mrs. Samuel Gracie (Winifred Gray, Upsilon '96) , actress, and pageant director ; and M rs. E lm er E rnest Southard (Mabel Fletcher Austin, Chi '93), noted pathologist and a successful wife and mother.

MRS. MARION CRA(G-\VENTWORTH (MARION J. CRAIG, CHI '94) Marion Craig-\ Ventworth has come into international fame ='IS the writer of a great peace play-War Brides. Thi voices the thoughts and feelings of men and women the world over con­ cerning the preciousnes of human life. The report come from California that already, within a month, War Brides is bei ng translated into every E uropean tongue. and read by women in the war torn co untries. '''0/e are all dreaming- the same big dream," Mrs. vVentworth said recently, "and it is our dream that saves humanity. You see, we become in the end that whi ch we dream. I dream today of a great \\·orld republi c and international peace, and thou and s of others are dreaming this with me. That mean we shall achieve it after thi war. fter all , the brotherhood of man is not de­ stroye 1. ln fact, it exi t more trongly than ever befor . That is \\·hy the war . eems so terrible to us all ; it i l1ecause \Ye care so much about one another. rr s. \Yentworth' own son will be taught a new definition of patri tism- that it is better to live and work for one'. country than to die for it. For ten years f-[rs. \\'entworth ha given dramatic readings. he reads Hauptmann· ' un!?en Bell, one of her greate t inter­ pretations, Browning. Ibsen, 8jornson, Sudermann, Maeterlinck. To give the inner truths \\'hich a play contain - and nd her audi­ ence a\\·ay moved \Yilh a keen de ire to live a fuller, more uniYer­ sallife has been her high en·ice. The Key

Marion Craig-\ Vent worth was born m Saint Paul. Minne ota, and graduated from the university of that state in I89-f. he passed fruitful years in teaching, settlement work and publi c reading. he ha been heard before the mo t critical audiences

MR . MARION CRAIG- VV E ' TWORTH

In Bo ton and . an Franci co, and in many cities between. Her talents have been at the dispo al of the humble t gathering where men anti women, out of pure love for their kind, ought bettt:r way of living. The K ey 139

A bove all, she has striven to free women ; to free them morally, economitally and politically. The Flower Shop, her own fir st play, deals with the economic independence of women. Concern­ ing the political freedom of women in California, her present home, she says, "We don't believe in it, we just live it. It is coming inevitably to all." H oPE M cDoNA LD, Chi '94.

M Rs. HERBERT C. HoovER, ( Lou HENRY, Beta E ta '98) Lou H enry was bo rn in Io,.;a, but received most of her educa­ tion in California, entering tanford· U ni versity in 1894, from which in stitution he took; her fi rst degree in 1898. She became a member of K appa Kappa Gamma toward the close of her second year. A fter her ma rriage to M r. Hoover, who was a lso a Stanford graduate, Mrs. H oover had an interesting and sometimes excitin g life in China, where M r. Hoover held an important position under th e Chinese Government. and where they were under siege fo r several weeks during the Boxer upri sing. \ Vhen the siege was raised they went to London. whi ch ha been their home -ever sin ce. Their two boys vvere born in Kensington, and it is there. near Kensington Gardens where their many American fri ends find such open-hearted hospitality. It wa there al o that M r. and M rs. H oover completed the translation and annotation of Agricola' De R e 11! etallica,, a scientifi c work wri tten in medice val Latin. This worl· of their leisure moments for several years was dedi­ cated to their friend ancl teacher, Dr. Casper nranner, who i now the Presid ent of Stanford ni versity. [rs. H oover 's wo rk fo r the reli ef of the 1\ elgian i im ply an enlargem nl of a kind of acti vity that he carrie on at all time. wherever . he happen: to I e. In a qui et way, and wi th a personal intere t she makes life ea ier for many fami lie and individuals \\'ho have met " ·ith mi sfortune. s P resident of the " ciety of American \\'omen in London" M r . Ho ve r is able to do much for merican women abroad. and he repre ents u in a foreign country in a way that may well fi ll u "·ith pride. CAR OLI NE A . GooDH UE. Beta E ta. :-IRs. HERBERT C. H oovER Al\D H ER So s The Key

MRs. \ VILLIAlll S. ] oHNSOK, ( LAURA RrKKLE, Beta Delta 'oo) My first visit in '96 to the old Dunster house in Ann A rbor, then the abode of Beta Delta chapter, is a never-to-be-forgotten incident. Then began my friendship with Laura Rinkle or ''Rink,'' as she was known in the chapter. and by all her friends. She was then a freshman, and had come to Ann A rbor from her home in Boonville, _ Tew York, to study at the University of which her father, a prominent physician, was an alumnus. For a year after leav ing coll ege she taught Latin in the Boon­ ville High School. In 1901 she was married to W illiam Schuyler Johnson, a prominent young banker of Boonvill e, and an or­ nithologist of more than local reputati on. They have one son, Sedge·w ick, born in 1902. After a few years spent in travel and on thei r ranch near Pasadena, California, Mr. and l\J rs. Johnson settled in Lyons. New York, and now Mr. J ohnson is president of the village. Their home on Cherry H eights was built by Mr. J ohnson from hi s own plans, and has been described in an illustrated article in the Craf tsm an written by Mrs. J ohnson. O ther articles haY e been published in the Craftsman. In the days before automo­ biling vvas such a common pastime M rs. J ohnson publi heel in a magazine article an account of a motor trip through Q uebec and lower Canada. Theirs was the first automobile seen by many of the vill ager . M r . J ohnson is a suffragist, and she is also known to her friends a a writer whose work shows taste and discrimination. H r poem are of a vet·y high order and it is to be hoped that a roll ecti n of them may ometime be given to the public. One of tlw charmin g th ing she has d ne is her B oo ll of Teddy Bears written for the amusement of her li ttle n and afterward pub­ lished. l3eta Delta and the so rority a ~ a \rhole may well be proud o( thi talented i ter. L tLJ: !\I oRR! \\. H ITE, Beta Delta. MRs. WILLIAM S. JoHNsoN The Key

Mns. ~AM EL Gn CIE, (WrNTFRED GHAY, Upsil on '96) Those who kn ew \;\,' inifred Gray in the coll ege days will never forget the brilliant girl whose enthusia m was felt in every line of coll ege activity- in athleti cs, oratory, coll ege annual, in frater­ nity and in society. c.;he was the only student up to that time who had taken four years' coll ege course and two years' oratory course in four years, and we '~e r e all proud of her achievement. Her unusual memory stood her in good stead after leaving coll ege, when, after a year of teaching in her home city, Rock­ ford, Illinois, she entered upon a stage career, where she soon establi shed a reputation for being what the actors call a remark­ ably "quick study," on several critical occasioi1s learning whole roles in a few hours. For ten years she continued on the stage in support of well ­ known star , winning special distinction in the creati on of strong emotional roles; then she gave up her stage career to marry Mr. Samuel Gracie of _ ew York. Si nce then. whenever she could be pried out of her happy home, she has done im portant things in dramatic circles. Last year she was chosen by the New York City Grand Army of the Republic as the R eader at their Annual Meeting on Memori al Day in Carnegie Hall. Her glorious voice rang through that im menc;e auditorium-the only one-except Mayor M itchell" , that could really be hea rd. Beside giving dramatic reading:; in New York. Mr . Gracie ha.;; produced seve ral hakespcarean plays, and Ia t ummer added brgely to her reputation as producer of The Bridge of the Gods. a brilli ant pageant-drama by ;\rabel Ferris. an outdoor perform­ ance given in O kl ahoma City, on a stur endous scale. -:\Jr . Gracie later a sistcd in directing a big moving picture production of the pageant. Durin g th e pa t " ·inter . he ha s been d ing special pres work for the eli tingui heel E ngli sh explor r, ir Dougla Mawson, who e marvellous motion pi ctures of animals and bi rd in the Antarctic have he n creating uch a sen ·ation at \Veber' Theatre in New York. F rom all of \\"hich it may be judged that \\'inifred ray Gracie is a very ver atile " ·oman. of whom Kappa may justly be proud. THEODORA URSUL.\ JRvl ' E, Upsilon. lRS. SrllllUEL G RA CIE The Key 145

DH. MABEL AusTIN SouTHARD, (MABEL F. AusTIN, Chi '93) Dr. Mabel Austin Southard is the daughter of Horace Austin, former Governor of Minnesota, who was one of the state's pioneers. She was graduated from the St. Paul High School in J 888. Her essay wa "The American Girl ," later published in THE KEY. In 1883 she receiv ed her D.S. degree from the U ni­ versity of Minnesota, after which she taught the natural sciences fo r three years. From 1896 to 1900 she was tudying medicine at Johns Hopkins. Then came a year as pathologist at the St. Paul City and County Hospital. acquitted so creditably that she was appointed interne at that institution. the first woman to have ga ined this privilege. In 1903 she removed to Boston where for thr e~ years she was in general practice. During this time she was pathologist for the New England Hospital for women and ch ildren. In 1906 she was married to Dr. E lmer Ernest Southa rd of Boston, Professor of Neuropathology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the P ycopathic H ospital of Boston and Pathologist to the Start' Board of Insanity. In 1906 she was appointed Associate Profes­ sor of H ygiene at \!Velie ley and a year later became head of the department, and Medical Director for the College, resigning in 1908. Since then, Dr. Southard has been special lecturer at \iVellesley, Mount Holyoke, W heaton Coll ege and Lase!! Semi ­ nary. on Sex H ygiene and E ugeni cs. In addition to her other activities, she finds time to 1Je a di rector of the Coll ege Equal Suffrage League. Kappas of the '9os wi ll recall what a prominent part Mabel u tin played in Kappa life; the purpo eful energy and un­ daunted enthu ia sm which marked her co ll ege days \\'ere carried into the larger activitie . To all women, her fine qualities. thor­ ough training and broad experience must prove a plendid t imulus. I\IABEL Snrrs ULRICH, Psi '97. DR. MABEL AI.!STIN SO!J THARD AND HER DAL"GHTER. NE The K ey 147

EDITORIAL CO MM ENT

SIGNS OF SPRING \ ¥ ith the true feminine instinct of wanting to appear in prettv new clothes in the spring, THE KEY in this May number is re­ splendent in its new suit. It has put aside its old dark blue suit which, unlike most "perfect ladi es," it has worn for twenty years, making a record like great-grandmother's and her black silk dress. But we have loved the old biue suit, and perhaps many of us will be sorry to see it go. \¥e are proud of our new cover. \ 11/ e think it is artistic in coloring and design, and enduring in attracti vene s. Do you like it ? For it, Kappa Kappa Gamma is indebted to Ruth Anthony, Xi, ' r4, whose design was chosen at the last convention from those submitted to the conu11ittee. You will be interested in hear­ ing something about Miss Anthony. She has studied art at Adrian, where her father is president of the coll ege. si nce she was fifteen. She took the regular a rt course, studying Latin, French, History ar.cl E nglish with it. She is fondest of work in oil or pastel. She hopes some time soon to teach a rt in the public chools. \11/ e wish her a great deal of success in her career; and we thank her gratefully for her service to the fraternity, in giving us this new KEY cover.

LIFE SUBSCRIPTIONS \\'e ask you ea rne tly to help your fraternity publish a worth­ while magazin e. This can be clone if we have more li fe subscrip­ tion . \ Ve a k the alu mnae to b1·ing the matter before their club during the commencement reunions in June. Fifteen dollars will gi vc you Tn E KEY for li f . A great many alumnae wh are for­ tunate po es ors of a long and faithful love for Kar pa Kappa Gamma have 1 aiel out far more than that sum since their gradua­ ti on. To tho e of you who are about to start upon your alumnae­ hood,-it is a good busine propo iti on for you to ub cribe for life. Staunch and true Kappa , Kappas who will alway be inter­ ested. Ka] pas " ·ho are the sort who will have the spirit of youth q8 The Key for fifty or more years,-it wil! ave money for you, for you will sub cribe each year, ju t becau e you beli eve ··once a Kappa. always a Kappa... Unfortunate Kappas, weak Kappas, Kappas who have a tendency to lose intere t in whatever they undertake. ·whether it be fads, fraternity, a career, or friendship ; Kappa­ who lose the pirit of youth before you are twenty,-it will pay you, too, to take advantage of this life ubscription offer. Often the reason for alumnae lack of intere t in Kappa is becau e of lack of opportunity to perform some service for Kappa. Paying for a subscription to THE KEY i helping Kappa, and TnE KEY in its turn will keep up your interest in Kappa. The truest axiom among tho e whc have opportunity and aptitude for tudying human nature is: The more you do for anything, the more in ­ terested you are in it. And this appli es to Everything; and Fra­ ternity i included in it. \\ rite to Mrs. Parke R. Kolbe, busine s manager of THE KEY for details about life subscriptions. Her address is 250 East Buchtel Avenue, Akron, Ohio.

THE KEY PRESCRIBES Here' the good old wnmer coming, and the writers for Tmc KEY wish all their friends a bang-up time wherever they may be. For those who sim ply want to rest, and "TOW rotund and leek. and lo e their " nerves··. and eat and doze, and gain ix pounds a week,-we order comfy rocking-chairs beneath old spreading trees; a sleepy book; a restful friend; a drowsy summer breeze; two quarts of milk at every meal, a dozen eo-gs a day; and not a thought about your "work" ;-and then see what you'll weigh! And then for ali the youngster who would .. rather die than re t," for those who like excitement and a bu y time the best,-we ord er dancing in the urf and on the ballroom floor, a dozen fox ­ tr ts every day, a race along the shore. Yes, the good old summer's coming, and no matter how you pend it, ,,·e hope you'll all be fine and fit and happy when you end it.

The Portland Pan-Hellenic Association will have headquarter in the Portland H otel durino- the time of the an Franci. co Fair, . o that Yi itors will be able to locate their fraternity fri end . The Key I49

F OR LEISURE MOMENTS In leisure moments, will the chapter correspondents, and any Kappa who are likely to be stung by the literary bee and send us a contribution, reread the rules for chapter correspondents whid1 were in the February KEY, and which we paid the printer good money to "set up"? We a•sked you to use offi:cial paper. You didn't,-Iota, Pi, Delta,- Psi, Beta Phi, Beta Chi. Vl/e asked for typewritten letters. You didn't.-Iota, Beta u, Theta, Sigma, Eta. 'vVe asked for double-spaced typewriting. You didn't,-Beta Sigma, Lambda, Beta Ornicron. vVe asked you to mail your letter a week before the first of April. You clidn't,-Beta Upsilon, Beta Chi, Xi, Chi, Beta Zeta, Beta Omega, Beta Omicron, Beta, Phi, Beta Eta. '\Ale asked you not to use special delivery stamps. You used them,-Beta Mu, Gamma Rho. A great many of you used "very," a few of you used "quite." but for this we thank you,-nobocly said "eats"! The Key NOTICES

CAMPAIGN IS ON Subscriptions! Subscriptions! Subscription HONOR ROLL in the October KEY for the chapters who secure Life Subscription or ten new alumnae subscriptions.

SONG WRITERS' CONTEST EXPIRES MAY 30 PRIZES! Best complete Kappa song, 'Nards and music ...... $ r 5 Best serious Kappa song, to famili ar mu ic...... 5 Best frivolous Kappa song, to familiar music...... 5

ALUMNAE AND ACTIVES URGED TO COMPETE Send to J eannette Comstock, Norwalk, Conn., R. F. D. 42. P rize winners announced in October KEY. A ll good ongs to be pulished in new Song Book.

KAPPA DAY Kappa Day at the Panama-Pacific Expo ition will be ugust 7. On that day P i A lumnce Associati on at Berkeley, Cal., will enter­ tain the Grand Council and visiting Kappa . A ll Kappas attend­ ing the Exposition wi ll please r egister in the Kappa Register found in the foyer of the Cali fornia building, so that local Kappa may get in to uch with them.

STUDENTS AID FUND GROWS The Undergraduates' Student A id F und acknowledge with thanks the third annua l contribution of fifty doll ar from the Kan. a Ci ty A lumnce ociation. The K ey

CHAPTER LETTERS · No chapter letters received from: Chi Betrt Zeta Beta Eta

ALPHA PROVI CE PHr, Dos To ' UNI\' ERSITY Initiati on was held on February 27 at Appleton Towers in Malden, Mass. It is a splendid big hou se with a great deal of room, and just suitable for a joll y time. Six f re hmen were initiated, Majorie Colton, Corinne Cote, A nne Rober ts, Mildred Freem an, Julia Holteen and .E lsie W ood­ land. \•Ve had our banquet there at the T owers. after initiation, witl-J toasts fr om our alumnae and girls of the active chapter. Miss Fall spoke most interestingly for the alumnae, telling us som ething of th e beginning of Phi chapter and its m ember s. The rooms wer e prettily decorated in yell ow and green. On March 26, we had our annual coll ege a ff a ir of Klatsch. The hall s and corridors fo r two days graduall y grew into bowers o f fl owers. This is our big event of the year, to which every coll ege student is invited, together with friends and the alumni. Christine Ayers was junior hostess, and E ll en Coles 'rs and Corinne Cote 'r8 took part 111 the entertainment. Phi chapter was pleased with the a rrival of a five pound box of candy announcing the engagem en t of D orothy Rand ' 14 and Rev. A lwi n E \Norman, curate of St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Dorchester. The K appas gave her a linen bower at the home of Mi ri am Smi th. O n March 13 we conducted a successfu l food sale at our rooms. Gr ace onverse 'r s is chairman o f the senior reception committee and E ll en Coles '15 i a member o f the ~ enior class day committee anrJ ex cutive committee. Christine £ ,·arts 15 111 th e erman pl ay, and E ll en ole ' r ', Gladys Tibbetts ' 15, 1la rj o ri e Colt on '18 and E l ie \\'oodl and '1 8 were in the Latin pl ay. Frances :\filler ' 16 is to be leadin"' lady in th e jJJnio r pl ay, ''Th -:" Rivals." D o ris O lds '17 has a part in the ophom ore play. Phi chapter had an inter estin time thi month, when D r. E nter on from co ll ege gaYe us an in formal and helpful little talk on coll ege a ff ai rs. One ni ght after meeting " e had the Gamma P hi , who have their rooms a sho rt di stanc from U'. to supper and then had an evening o f stunt.; together. G RACE LI LLIAN CONVER SE. The Key

JJETA EPSILON, BARNARD COLLEGE

. s it was the faculty who uspended fraternities at Barna rd fo~ a term of three years, a nd as the antis con idered them elve vastly in the majority, we desired to put this question to the coll ege :-''DO YOU WANT FRATERNITIES?" With tact unpara ll eled in the history of the momentous struggl<' between the antis and us, we a ked the ruling body of the student government o rgani zati on to cooperate with us in th's plan. The student council, incidentall y, is packed with antis, Helen Jenkins being th e onl y one on it who is pro-fraternity. W e asked for two days to tak ~ the census ; they granted us one. The result of the vote was: 159, Yes; 255, No; 17, indifferent. The antis immediately pointed out that stati tics such as the e wer,' wortheles . On the contrary we feel they may be very valu able for rderence at some other time. It is interestin g to note that in the senior class-which is the one in which the movement again st frater­ nities started and which is the only class in which there are fraternity members-the vote was : 47, Yes; so, o; 2, indifferent. At a supper and dance given to K appa alumnae and Barnard under­ graduates on March 1:2, Corneli a Geer, 191 7. announced the engagement of her brother Francis Hunt Gee r, Columbia 1912, to our hostes,;, Helen Hartley J enkins. H elen J enkins was sophomore president, ed itor-in-chief of the 1915 M orfMbom-d, and is now vice-president of the undergraduate a socia­ tio \1 . She was our delegate to the convention last ummer; and we a rc sure this news will be of interest to many Kappas. The alumnae and underg raduates meet at Kappa preads every month. These are usuall y run by the "Grad " as there are only fiv e of us )'O Lm gsters. LOU ISE WALKER.

BETA SrGI\I A, ADELPHI CoLLEGE Dear Kappas: I have just come from supper meeting to w rite thi letter to you. '1/1/e had a joll y good tim e, but first I'm going to tell you about our repast. 'Twas grand! We had beautiful soup of th e evening, chicken a Ia king, and wonderful gingerbread cakes bowed beneath a load of whipped cream. It was an interesting supper. ~~ !ldrecl Down ey and I got it. I whipped the cream. nd that's enough about that. Our alumnae came to visit us-illustrious alumnae; Juli ette Hollen­ back and Jeanette Comstock and Bertha Chapman Catlin. There were a dozen or so more, but I think you will know the e three be t,-o!I account of convention-don't you? W e sat a round at five table. , r ncl each table had a topic o f con ve rsation of its ow11. I know, for J traipsed from one to the other gathering new items for you. The Key 153

One tabl e was piled high with rough dra fts of dance orders, and the words which I caught w ere " Say, li ten, you've the tenth with me." "No, I gave the tenth to H ester. " "Hester isn't coming." "Fifth-eighth-" "I've reserved this-" vVell , then I progressed, and they wtre sedately discussin g the Endow­ ment Fund, and if we should have a dormitory or not. I did not linger . W e have had a tea every blessed a fternoon this year fo r the sake of the dormitory fund, and while I enjoy spending my money, and do want the dorm. however, I'm not E ngli sh enough to be able to take tea and cake every time four o'clock comes a round. At present the mere subject pall s on me. So I fl ed on. This was more exciting. Cla ra ~Io hrm a nn wa leadin g lady in the coll ege pl ay D'A rC)'. which was given on April 16 and 17, and she was rec iting the rehearsals to an admiring table. She took o ff the cast and the coach ex tremely well , so I stayed there qui te a while enj oyin g myself. I kn ew that over at the table I had left they were talking 0 1· acle. That's our annual, you !m ow, and J ean Lucas is editor -in -chi ef, Grace Corey is Assistant Busin ess Manager, Gl adys Grossman is a rt editor, and I'm lit. editor. The book came out .M ay I; hence. you see, they were under the tense strain of a cri si'. The candles fli ckered shadows and dancy li ghts on the animated faces, and it was all ve ry com fo rtable and easeful , though noisy. What a lot o f noise a bl end of voices does make! The last tabl e was empty. The freshmen had sat there, and now they were out in the kitchen holding jubilee cleaning up.- Ah, the clays when l was a f reshman! 1 alway had the best time of all when we were washin g the d ishes. And with u . Ali ce Pool, our new . ister. Then I 5a icl to J ean, " Stop poking Helen B rady, who though small t' yet a grown-up alum.-and come on-R o ali e. the Prairie F lower, an

BETA ALPllA, UN I\' ER.' IT\' OF PENN . \'LVANIA Rushing is over for a sea on. From twelve bids we have eleven ne\\ girls whom we pledged n \,Va hi ngton's birthday. As always, we ser ved dinner in the dormitories after the service. Initiati on was held at Haverford Court, Haverford, Pa .. on .Ma rch 1J. At this most deli ghtful pl ace \\e had three rooms re ·erved for our use. f\t about 8:30 thirty-seven alumnae and active made their way to the clin ing room wh ere a banquet was erved. T he decorations were lovely, 154 The Key spring flowers and pussy-willow ' all in profusion. v\'e old g irls left feelin g very rich with our "yotmg ones". Their name· are-Lydia dam , Thusneld a Bachman. \-f ary Boyd, E li zabeth Burns, Louise Butt , Mary Coll ey, Helen Denny, K atherine Dougherty, Clara Evans, ~J a r y McCloskey, Pauline Senseni g. om e of the e girls are uppercla. sm en. The chapter has been particularly fortunate in receiving g ifts thi s year from our generous alumnae. K ate Nowlin sent a fi ve dollar bill to help along with our many expenses. Anna Ross brought us a much­ needed bonbon spoon, prettily marked with K K r. Cecile Hanna, our affiliat e from Delta, soon after Chri tma announced her engagement to Mr. R. Malcolm K eir. who is an instructor in the Wharton School of the U ni ve rsity. The be t vacation ever to all ha rd-working, good-time-Joyin g K appas. ESTHER G. MILLER.

BETA IoTA, SwARTI-IMo'RE CoLLEGE It had been long since there had been any rushing, but we had our first party last week for next year's freshm en. It was held over th ~ week-end of the " Sophomore Show". Each year the sophomore class gives a play and all Swarthmoreans, past and present, come to it. Thi year it was Pinafore and proved a great succe . Hester Levis did well in the part of Josephine, the heroine, and two of our other ophomore ·. Florence K ennedy and E li zabeth Sell ers, tripped the "Ji a ht fantastic toe" in the chorus. The stage wa set in imitation of the deck of the ship with all details perfect, even to the life preservers, hip' bell, and sea gulls, fl oatin g over the back curtain. The men's choru of sailor boys vied with the "sisters and the cousin s and the aunts" to outdo itself and the leading characters were worthy of their difficult p<>rts. So also thought our '·sub-fre hmen". Before the how we had :1 "stand-up," or in this case a "sit-down," supper in th e chapter room. After the show a coll ege dance kept u busy and happy until late. Sunday was spent in bowin g the girl s the campus, and all left Sunday a fternoon most enthusiastic about Swarthmore. Several of our Kappas ha,ve lately distinguished them elves. In the student government elections for th e second semes ter, Ruth Stephenson was chosen vice-president, and Margaret Milne was made a senior membe r of the executive board. Edith atterthwaite who wa a junior member of the board last semester has recentl y been elected to P i igma Chi , the sen1or honorary society. She i also on the taff of tht> Halcyo.n the junior yearbook which will appear early in t.[ay. Reba amp is one of the live senior girl s who are eligible for the Lucretia ?\·[ott fellowship; E li zabeth Shoemaker won fir t place in the college gymnasium contest, while Elsie inzheim er came in third. H ELE ~ . SPILLER. The Key rss

BETA PROVINCE

PST, CORNELL UNT\' ERSITY During the past m onth we have pledged two new girls, Freda Shoeffier, 1918, and Majo rie Sewell, 1916. W e h eld initiation on March 26 at Julia Melotte's. Mrs. Vladimir Simkhovitch, of Phi, was here to give a lecture in our Citizenship course. We were fo rtunate in hav1ng her as our guest at an At Home given to the hi story and economics faculty. Mrs. Simkhovitch is the wife of Profes or Simkhovitch of lew York U ni­ versity. She is connected with the School of Philanthropy in New York. Profes or William H. T aft, of Yale U n iversity, delivered a seri es of addresses r elatin g to A nti-Trust legislation, and also an inter esting talk on "Being President". He spoke be fo re the gr eatest Cornell under­ graduate audience eve1· assembled for anything except athletics. He r eceived enthusiastic and prolonged applause, accorded him as a m ark of appreciation for his administration while president of the U nited States. Professor Charles E. Bennett of the Latin department, is chairman for this district of the Belgium Relief Committee. Last fall we had a Tag Day for the purpose of raising funds. 'VIl e succeeded in realizing over $3,000. Now people are purchasing boxes containing provisions suffi cient to feed one or m ore families for a certain length of time. In addition to such efforts, the Women's Dramatic Club will produce a:1 extra performance of Barrie's Twelve Pound L oo k for the purpose of swelling the fund. We are abo ut to tart a periodical among the wom en of the U niversity. It will not endeavor to compete with the Cornell Sun, but will at first b" issued monthly. We are planning also, a social survey of the women of the Univer sity fo r the purpose of ascertaining the interest of the girls, in order to make our or ganization s adequate for the need and oppo rttmities of the community. At the basket ball semi finals the class of 1918 defeated the clas of 1 1917, and 19 15 defeated 19 16 : and at th e finals, the senjors were beaten by the freshtp~n. · The remaining activitie of the spring con i t in the annual Univer si ty • pring Day and r avy Day. and the girl ' Field Day and May Dane!!, and Josephine Preston Peabody' Pipr1·. WlNlFRED KIRK. ,. Ht::TA TAU, SYRACUSE lVERSJT\'

I thought of TH E KEY letter a soon as I heard it. Girl , what do you think? Our poor defenceless hou e was ro bbed at 10=45 the other night by an unknown man. It was like thi : We had a big dinner ru hinf' party that evening, and after the undercla men had tarted home with our guest , Evelyn Hart who was itting in the den heard the front door open and gently close. But, upposing, of course, that it wa one The Key

of the girls, she paid no fu rther attention to it until, a few minut e~ later, she happened to look through a little pane of gla s in the pantry door just in time to see a man with a bundle under Ius arm, vanishin;-r out of the street door. he was too sta rtled to say anything, so the vi~itor disappeared into the night, and the next morning we misssed our perfectly new French clock from the livi ng room mantelpiece. ow, when we are late for class, have we not a legitimate excu e to offer the professor? The mad rush of' mid-years, Senior week, initiation, banquet, baskd ball and coll ege work has resulted in a regul ar epid emic of cold , sore­ throats and toothaches. Initiation fo llowed the u ual trend of darkened house, congratulations. toasts and songs. For sundry unavoidable reason , four of our fre hmen are still wearing pledge pins, but we hall remedy that just as soon as we can. Ernestine Holyoke has just won a Phi Beta K appa key. Early this month we had the privilege of presenting Mr . Mullin, editor of THE KEY, to other Syracuse chapters at an afternoon bridge party. In June the Beta T au's will recover from the burdens of the college year by means of not one, but two house partie . For the week before commencement Gladys Erskine Alli s '07, has given over her two cottages at Skaneateles Lake, a few miles out of Syracuse, for the use of the active chapter. And Eloise Green ' 14 has repeated her invitati on to Vine Valley on Canandaigua Lake, where we spent a hilarious ten days last year. I've been sniffing beefsteak for ten minutes and now the dinner bell is ringing. I must go. MARIAN PYLE

BETA p I, T ORO NTO UNIVERSI TY The energies of Beta Psi are directed now mainly to studyin g. We have been precipitated into examination preparations a month ea rli e~ than usual to enable the men to go to milita ry camp. Our U ni ve r itv is being fast depleted of its best men. Many are voluntee ring now f~r the third contingent, while a g reat many volunteered earlier in the term to go with the second contingent. A special convocation was held to confer degrees on tho e of the fourth year who were leaving before the completion of the term. The soldier student wore the King's uniform in place of the usual academic co tum e. On March 20 a huge parade of ten thousand soldiers marched through the city to the tune of "It's a Long, Long 'vVay to Tipperary". It was made up of the second and third contin gents, together with every military unit in the city. The ocial function of the coll ege have been limited th is year but we had a few of the more important ones, although on a imple cale. The seniors were entertained by the junior at a reception, where The Key 157 promenading took place after a concert in whi,·h the chi e f intere was the foretelling o f the future of each senior. The faculty entertain ed the seniors at a dinner on March s. The Victoria girls were much rej oiced this yea r at w inning both the hockey a nd the d ebate championships. We usuall y have been fortunate in winning the annual debate, but none of the present girls' memori es go back to the time when we have won the hockey. Three K appa pl ayed on the team , with a fourth for the spare men. GERTR 'DE MERED ITH .

GAMMA P ROVI NCE

GAMMA RHO, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE February 13, we ini tiated our seven pledges. Initiation was held as usual in our fraternity rooms in H ulings Hall and a large number of alumnae was present. Our alumnae have been of unutterable valu e, I might say, and it is due largely to their eff orts that we have succeeded in havin g our rooms repaper ecl , and in getting new furniture, new li ghts, curtain s, etc. While our usual pl ace of meeting has been in such a state of di sorder, we have had two meetings at the homes o f M rs. Carpenter and !\'! iss Full er, two of our alumnae, and one at the hom e of Fl-orence Do wn in g, an acti ve member. On one of these occasions it was decid ed that the luncheon for the acti ve girls and the town alumnae should be held o · ~ the twen ty-eighth day of each month at. the L afayette H otel. In the last few year one of ou r associate members, Helen Graha111 Heiner of Butler, Pennsylvania, has attain ed fame. She has a beautiful contralto voice, and in a contest with more than forty prominent soloists from all the leading cities participatin "' in the recent E isteddfod, she won the co,·e ted prize. She is one of the soloists in th e choir of the E ast Liberty P re byterian Church, Pittsburgh, also a m ember of the Rec ital Quartet, Tue cl ay mu ical club, and is now tudyin g under the best teachers in Pittsbu rgh. W e shall all be busy preparing for the centennial celebration in Jun c. which will be the greatest event in the hi story of the coll ege Dr. rawford has kindly consented to write a brie f account o f this celebration for thi is ue o f THE K EY. Bes t wi hes to all K appa . ELEANOR E GILL.

I lETA PS IL0 :-.1 , Ul\i\ ' EI~S ITY O F \VET \ ' IRGTN TA The econd eme ter pened with a tea given by the W omen's Local Pan-Hell enic A sociati on in honor of the nonfraternity iris o f the University. The Pan-H ell enic Council , with Ethel H oult a head, tood in the receivin g line. The Key

On February 19 the active K appas received two hundred and fifty guests at their Washington dance. The A rmory was attractively deco­ rated with cherries. laurel, and evergreens. t one end of the hall was a Sigma in Delta, mounted and lighted, and at the other end the Key. t the center a large circle of colored lights, and over the balcony, Washington's picture bordered with li ghts and flags. The Washington Special dance was opened with a figure lead by Master Frank Corbin and Babbie Jackson, dressed as George and Martha \Vashington. The girls were favored with hatchet fan , and the men with little miniature satin hatchets. The K appa Special was a firefly dance with each dancer carrying a li ghted sparkler. A ll the li ghts except the K ey and Sigma in Delta, were turned off during this dance. The two blues were used in the programs with a Sigma in Delta at the top. Small American flags were given on each place at supper. Mrs. Parke R. Kolbe. P resident of Gamma Province, visited us from Monday, March 22, to Friday, March 26. VIle held initiation whil e she was here, and she assisted beautifully at the sen· ice. Our twelve pledges are now full-fledged Kappa sisters. Mrs. Roy Lough gave a charming tea in honor of Irs. Kolbe at which every Kappa in Morgantown was entertained. We all enjoyed knowing Mrs. Kolbe very much, a11d were sorry when she left us Friday. We all wished she could have stayed longer. M rs. Beulah Boyd Ritchie and Nelle Prichard of Fairmont, and Ber­ tha Moore of Fairchance were here for initiation. lllrs. Lucile Goucher McFall , Xi, entertained for Miss Bertha Moore, Xi. and the active chapter at a tea, March 26. We have pled<>"ed a most attractive girl. Ruth Weidenhamer, thi econd semester. In the scholastic record of the twelve fraternitie , Kappa stands second in average for the first semester. ANNA MARY MARSHALL.

LAMBDA. Mu ' ICJPAL U IVERSITY OF AKRON On the evening of February 6, we initiated four of our freshmen: Charlene Fiebeger, Dorothy Hunter, Ruth Theiss and Frances \Nh igam. Arminta He:nne was ill then, and was initiated February 22. The active chapter gave a show entitled Sense and Not1sense during the second week in March at the home of Ruth Thei s. We invited all o f our alumnae and mothers, and charged for admi sion. The results we re all that could be desired, financially and socially. In February we gave a dance at the Marvin Pari h House and Dr. and M rs. Kolbe, Mr. and ?II rs. Iredell and Mr. and Mrs. King chaperoned. Lillian Pence was in Akron for the dance and several more o £ our alumnae were there. Again have the grades of the coll ege been published in our newspaper, Til e Buciltelite, and again are the Kappas happy. Our average for the The Key I 59

fall term was above that o f any other o rgani zati on 111 th e U ni versity. D o you wonder at our joy fuln e s ? Mrs. Iredell enterta ined us this winter at the hom e of her m other. Mrs. Knight, and Clem entine Glock and L ois Hull both gave after­ noo n pa rties. The Y . 'vV . C. A. branch at the college gave a minstr el sho w March 20, and there were nine K appas who took part. Louise Mignin was inter ­ locutor, and ang a solo, and was in a quartette. Lucille Easton ga\'.: a piano solo while "Hec" Conger, Jo Joy and Rachael F leming wer·~ "end m en". H elen Farst sang in a quartette, and the other were m the cho rus. J u u A HARDIE.

l~ETA N u, 0 11 10 ~ TATJ :: NIVERSITY .\t last Beta N u can send glad tidings of new pledges to THE K EY. On February 28, pledging services were held fo r Martha Fieser and M arion Bright at the home of Hazel McKeen. Both girls

:\IVERSITY OF ( J:\CINN.\TJ o m any intcre ting things ha\'e happened .ince our last letter to T11 " K EY in the December number, that it i hard to know where to begin. O ur holi day dance thi year \\aS preceded by a dinn r at The Pirouett-:. mall table for four, placed beneath the balcony, with their red flowers and candle , ga,·e the ballroom a hristmasy appearance. The granJ ma rch was led I y Dorothy Farrer and lan;nce Barton and terminated by forming the three letter K K r. r6o The Key

On January 9, we had our econd party at Lucille Morris's. It was a mock field meet. all the celebrities of old U. C. being pre ent, imperwnated by Beta Rho girls,-cheer leaders, starters, umpire and even the "peanut . pop corn and chewing gum" man. On January IS, we entertained the four other sororities with a Pan­ Hellenic tea at the home of Flora Sabbert. The house wa attractively decorated with the chapter flower, the red carnation. By far the mo t important event of the New Year was pledge da~ · which occurred on February IS, and which resulted in the pledging of seven girk Beta Rho takes great pleasure in introducing her new members-Lucy Tranter, Esther Sauer. Genevieve Phillip , Eugeni:l Remelin, Minerva McGregor, lone Diggs and Eleanor Hayne . On Feb­ mary 27, these seven were initiated into the "wonderful my teries of Kappa". In the evening a banquet at the Hotel Sinton followed. Between course our freshmen introduced one another in limericks, and after­ wards there were toasts. The local chapter of Chi Omega entertained with a Pan-Hellenic tea on February 26, at which Beta Rho wa well represented. The occasion of our first in spection will long be remembered. We anticipated with great pleasure the visit of Mrs. K olbe for all of"us wi heel to renew the friend hip formed last May when she came here to install our chapter. She stayed four days with us. i\lrs. Carrol L. Beck gave a luncheon Thursday, and we had a dance in the evening· for our new members at the "Play House". On Saturday Mrs. Colter entertained with a luncheon at the Automobile Clubrooms, after which we had a chapter meeting, followed by a pread, at Helen T aylor's. We th o rou gh ! ~ · enjoyed Mrs. Kolbe's visit and were sorry when she left us to visit other chapters. 1 ow, all the fraternity girls are looking forward to a Pan-Hellenic banquet, hoping thereby to strengthen the bonds of friend hip. At thi banquet. the chapter having the hio-hest scholarship is to be pre ented with a silver lovin g cup. IRENE M. TAYLOR.

DELTA PROVINCE

IOTA, DE PAUW NIVERSITY Iota ha been unfortunate in not having had a letter m THE KEY this year. On October 12 we initiated the following girl Florence Stonns, Ruth Fraley, Hazel Vermilion, Ro e Singleton. Ethel Davi , and Mary John- son. On November 21, we initiated: Mary State man and Ruth Burton. Rosiland Gant, Ruth Irvin, Katherine Benedict, Grace I-Iarcley, E um­ mers, Glyde Brown, Jeannette Halla way, Majorie Campbell and i\J rs. Letta Trowbridge McGlothlin of outh Bend who wa in school some year ago. The K ey r6 1

One of our prettiest parties o f the year was given for us by i\Irs. Clara Summer . A t this pa rty we had our usual Christmas festivities. De P auw at last has a theatre of its own located in West coll ege. Duzer Du the dramatic club presented Bernard haw's Anns and the Man in the n ew theater on January 22. Mona Summers and Rowen,\ Cosuer, two K appas, took the two leadin g r o les. De Pauw has been having a system of se::ond semester pledging this year. After a strenuous week ending February 5 we pledged Francis Neff, Ester Toole, Helen Martin, Virginia McNutt, Josephine Dages, and K atherine Alli son. K appa ha been given the biggest coll ege honor of the year. Mona ummers, one of our senio r s has been elected president of the student body. · De Pauw has had r eli g iou "stirring up". We have had lectures by Dr. White of Indiana U., Dr. J. Stanley Hall, Tii shop McDowell and Bishop Henderson. March 2 1, we had the hono r and pleasure of entertaining Bishop Hen­ derson at dinner. On Founders' and Benefactors' Days, K appa had an impromptu alumnae reunion,-Emily Cha rles of Marion, Helen Ruthenburg H o rine of L ouisvill e, J anette Grey of Harrison, O hio, M aude Gwinn and Lillian eale of Noblesvill e, Ester Cooms o f Lebanon, M rs. Morris of Terre H aute and Hazel M ill er of Peru. A t last we ar e to r eali ze the dream of our long-talked -of gymnasium. O u March 19, we broke ground for our $roo 000 gymnasium which will be ready for use by the opening of the year 1915-16. Y[ ABEL LOVE ?\{ILLER.

I\I u, BuTLER OLLEGE The lirst important thing tha t has happened since my Ia t letter, is the pledgin g of F lorence \ Vilson which occurred on January 19. On :tviatriculation Day, February 4, we had a "spread" at the room. That afternoon there was great rejoicing there for we pinned the color~ on anotlHc1· girl, Lorine P earson. Our other guests fo r the day were th alumnae: June Fry of Iota, Minnabel M o rri ~ Hunt, Mary James, and Mary 11cBride. The next e\'ening initiation was held at my house, and four mo re gi rl s were acl:ni tted into the bond of Kappa: Edith Hendrin, D orotll\" Segur, and Florence Wit on, o f Jndianapoli .. and Virginia McCune of Kokomo. Founders' Day was u. hered in with the u ual f . ti\'il)', the Pan-Hellenic reception n the a fternoon ofF bruary 6, and the banquet at the Claypool in the evening. P i Beta Phi entertained u · with a lo\'ely "-oo" party at ?.Iildred Hill\ on February r 1. The tally card were in Valentine de ign , and th e The Key decoration were m keepin g with the occasion. The only regret I have about th e party is that ] was not as lucky as F ern \/\fright who "carried off" the prize. I uppo e that by thi s time everyone knows what a succe s th e State Dance was, which was given on February 13 in the H enry IV Room of the Claypool Hotel. This is the first time the K appas o f Indiana haY e ever undertaken such an elaborate affair, but we feel n w that we want a State Dance every year. W e girls tinted th e programs which were ap­ propriate for St. Valentine's Day. The next event of importance was the Junior Prom at which K appa was well represented. Charity and Edith Hendrin entertained us at their home during the latter part of February. On March 6 the :.ru Club entertained us with a St. Patrick's party. Then on f-Jarch IS our thoughtful and considerate ''pledges" gave '1. delightful in formal dance at the Maennerchor for us. They wore wrist­ bands of dark and li ght blue tulle, and were dressed in frocks of the same color. There were "circles," "baskets," "Grand right and left," etc .. and we had a mighty good time. The Tri-Delts invited us to an O ld Engli h T ea on March 25 but il had to be postponed on account of the death of Florence Moffett's father. We now have a "spread" every other Tuesday at the room to which we in vite guests from the other sororities. Ruth Brayton and Mary Merker a re not in school this tenn, the latter is devoting all her time to music. Only a few more weeks of school­ th en vacation, but, we're ready for it again! LOU ISE H GHEL.

DELTA, I ND IA A STATE :\f i VER IT\' Winter term has just closed, after a busy three months. W e were fortunate in havin g some excell ent entertainments. J ohn Drew wa here in Rosel/lary, and fl laucl e Adams in The Legend of Leo11ora. The Y. W. C. A. gave its annual "County Fair," and the ''Kappagraph Moving Picture Show" wa one of th e chi ef attractions. Kath erine F ee and Maude Vos, Bloomington, Incl ., and Ruth Alexander. Boswell, Incl., are winter term pl edges. W e were proud to have A li ecla Van Vessem make Phi Beta Kappa before she had fini shed her sen ior work 1\Iildrecl Kuhn, from Fortville, has reentered school. On February 9, Delta gave her annual dance and house party, enter­ taining more than thirty guests. Mrs. Beryl Showers Holl and, a siste r! by a few alumnae and acti ve members, gave a tea for the vi itors. Elizabeth Deming, a Delta Kappa, from St. Paul, Minnesota, \\as recently married to J oel Williamson, Beta Theta P i, of Indianapoli .. Delta has been fo rtunate in having several girl s back as visitor recently, among them ).fr . Genev ieve Chapman Lucas, '1\frs. Kathleen The K ey r63

Stilwell E dwards, K ate Depew, Lorena Moore, Mabl e Irwin . Ruth l c·· Cracken, and Ruth Reeves. Doris H offm an, president of the Student Volunteer , attended th e Indiana Student Volunteer Conference at Franklin, Ind. Delta girls were greatl y interested in both the K appa state dance and luncheon held in Indianapoli s, and many attended. Our latest news is to tell you of our two spring term pledges, Cha rl otte W agner, Chi cago, and George nne Moore, F rankfo r t, I ndiana. EDITH FITZPATRICK.

BETA CH r, UN IVERSITY OF KENT C KY The fi r st event o f importance to Beta Chi during th e last three months was the initiati on, which took place Februa ry 6, one week after exam ina­ ti ons. It was held at the home of Mamie and M il dred T aylor and we had with u s, besides the acti ve member s and two alumnae, J ane Shannon and Martha vVeakley of Shelbyvill e, K y., and M rs. Dwight Green and Mrs. W ood of Chi cago. The initiates were Alice Gregory, Elizabeth Booker, Anita Crabb, and Catherine Snyder o f Loui svill e, Etta Potter and Mildred T aylor o f Lexin gton and Lavinia McDannall of Warsaw, K y. The fo ll owin g F riday we had our annual banquet at the P hoenix Hotel. A number of girls came back fo r it, and for the freshmen it was the first real K appa function ; so, with this mix ture of the loyalty and love of the old girls, and the enthusiasm of the new ones it was the jolli est, most satisfactory banquet in our hi story. T he Stroll ers, the dramatic cl ub of the university presented its annual coll ege play not long ago. • li ce Gregory and Katherine Mitchell took important parts. Beth Bogert, our own province president visited us. W e hope the1e wi ll be many pleasures in store for our Kappa sister as well a for our elves during the pring and ummer. MARTHA V>hLLJS.

EPSILON PRO\ -INCE

BETA D ELTA, u 1J\'ERS1TY OF I\fJCili(;A)l

April 1 was th ni ght the seni or went to see th e junior girls' play. Then for the f1r st time we wore our cap and gowns, which herald the beginni ng of the end. Many of us will go to the Opera All That Glitters to , an annual play given by the Mime of the University. Helen Hum­ phreys i assistant chairman of th junior girls' play and Nena Macintyre, Jessie Spence and H onor Gaine have part in th e ca t. Margaret Bassett and Elizabeth :1\lcRae were initiated into Deutscher Verein on March 26. T he Key

A few weeks ago one of the houses where three of our freshmen were li ving was burned, and they came to li ve with u . W ith them came Grace Hagen, who i now pledged. W e are glad to have th e e girls with us fo r the rest of this year. Besides Grace, there a re two other new pledges, Berneda P ierson and Aure H yatt, ophomores. February 20, we had an in formal dance. February 27, we initia ted Rita Lee, Harriet Glas , Loui se Williamson and Margaret Bird ell. Then came spring examinations and a great deal of studying and a li ttle pace of rest. M rs. Bonner has had the seni ors and juniors at her home for luncheon. • irs. Crane had tea one a ftem oon for u to meet her i ter, who was visiting here. All o f these things, you see, help to make us enj oy coll ege, and occasionall y to take our minds f rom studying. Beginning with next S unday, we are pl anning to have a series of tea , and an informal reception for M ichigan men. This is a custom whi ch is foll owed by some of the sororities here. Our Detroit alumnae a re coming out to spend orn e Saturday with u .. W e want to get better acquainted with them and to have them feel that they know some one here, so that they may feel freer about coming out when they want to. ELIZABETH P LATT.

X r, ADRIAN CoL LEGE W e send g reetings at this happy springtime to our sister chapters. Our initiati on service this year was especiall y beautiful, and impressive, and a number of our alumnae were with us. A cl ay that we shall not won forget was St. Patrick's clay, when all th e Kappas, active and alumnae were entertained at six o'clock dinner a t the home of M rs. Seger. A Marion, who became a K appa last year, came home from the South just a short time before wear:ng a beauti ­ ful diamond ring, we made a guess a to the occasion of this banquet. It was the announcement of the engagement of i\Jari on Seger to M r. J_:> seph Judd of T all ahousa, T ennessee. Anoth er good time was a maple ugar party given by one of our most loyal alumnae, M rs. Hood. It has been very good to keep in touch with Mrs. H elen Baker Lake of Detroit through her occasional visits in Adrian. I wonder what we would do without Ruth Anthony to run in every once in a while with a big whi pped cream cake, or somethi ng el e equally fi ne. We were enj oyin g a vi it from E lm a Elli s, ' 12, when the office o f lib rarian of the Coll ege wa made vacant, and she wa secu red for that po ition. MARGARET E 10 LORJCH . The K fy r6s

KAPPA, HILLSDALE OLLEGE

The week after college opened in J anu a ry the seniors presented th ~ clever mu ical com edy, The Pe11nant, in w hich Doris Mauck took th e leading part. The pled ges entertained the active chapter and friends at a deli ghtful dinner at the hom e of Helen C rum. We were proud indeed to pledge Edn a Seger on F ebrua r y 19. K appa ch apter takes a n active part both in Student Council and Y. W. C. A., two of its m ember s holding offices in these organization s. aturday. March 27, was on e of o ur "red-letter" days as tha t was the elate of the initiatio n banquet. Never were the tables more attractive than w ith their rose-laden baskets and n a rcissus plant , a nd smil ax ever y­ wher e in profusion. A ltii::·:tg h a ll the toasts were enj oyable, the chapter toast was especia lly clever an d o riginal. It was in rhyme an d was illu - tratecl by pictures of the d ifferent girls. A t a r ecent m eeting of the Girls' G lee Club, three Kappa were elected to office, Gladys H ayes, Ruth Harnden an d Helen Crum. Of a ll the variou s o rganizations ( liter a ry societies, fraternities, etc.) in coll ege, K appa stands h ig h est in schola r ship fo r last sem ester.. It is no t to be wondered at then , that the nam e of Doris Mauck, Edna Sege.-, H elen C rum a nd Frances Mauck appeared on the ho no r r oll. We a r e pleased that Doris Mauck is valedictorian of the class of 191 5. Saturday night we enterta ined in the " Frat R ooms" at a potluck supper, our g uests bein g Mrs. F. R . Smith, Mrs. Cleve Wescott, Mariou Wilder a nd F lorence E lliott. K appa A lumnae ! we a re hoping to see you in june at the Quinquennial R eunion, for we anticipate that at that time we may join in greatly enla rging "our circle of the golden key." HELEN GooDRICH . ZETA PROVINCE ETA, UNTVERSIT\' OF \ VJSCONSJN

O n March 2 we initiated Dorothy Loomi and Helen Porter, two pi clge from last fall who had full sophomore credit this semester. The fo urth vocati nal con fcrence on "opportunities open. to women'' , as h lei in February. The con fercnce laid special mphasis on the occu­ pation s other than teaching. ,\mo ng those who poke wa Mi Helen Bennett, manzger of th hicago Coll egiate Bureau of Occupatio ns. Th occ upati n s or vocations discussed were the various phases of h om~ economtcs. ocial service, Dr. Graham Taylo r, president of the Chicagn 'chool of iYic and Philanthropy, addres ing u on the o ppor- tunities for women trained in chemistry, journalism, and library work. The lectures gave u an idea of the problems we wo uld meet, as well as the sa tis faction and ucce , '' e would derive in the professions di - CUS ed. r66 The Key

Last week-end the Univer ity exposition was held. The variou choolo; or colleges of the univer sity had displays illu trating the work pursued in each. Helen Peterson, 'r3. and Blenda Kjellgern, 'rz, spent the week-enrl with u . We have received the news of the engagement of Margaret Eberle, '13. to Mr. Rosencrans of Evansville, Indiana, a former graduate of Corne]; , and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. The engagement of Katharine i'vleyer to fr. Edward athan, '14, is announced. The marriage of Ruth Peckinpaugh to Mr. Robert Curd, Sigma Nu, took place on February 11. A daughter, Mary, wa born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelatt, F ebruary 15. Eta ends best wishes for a successful fini sh of the school year. IRENE JENNINGS.

UPSILON, NORTHWESTERN U TIVERSITY Thirteen new pledges on March 13! Who says thirteen is un- lucky? Upsilon is a veritable old woman in the shoe with all her new children-from Hester, who has blue eyes and the pinkest of cheek . clear down to Ivlinerva, whose hair is as dark as Hester's is fair. But they can't all be described, so I suppose the proud chapter will have to content herself with ~tanding them in a corner and naming them down the list. Kathryn Goss, firiam Wagner, Hester Walrath, Clara Vernay and Adele Hall come from Evanston; Lillian Stephenson, Margaret Frank­ han er, Vera Lutz, Marion Davies and H elen Gale from Chicago; two live in Wilmette, Margaret Sample and Minerva Fouts; and El a Farn­ ham is from Calumet, Mrchigan. On Pledge Day Evelyn and "Sis" Guthrie served the best post;ible luncheon at their home. In the afternoon we went to vVilmette to take dinner with Minnie Anderson, and in the evening. tired but happy, we watched the University of Illinois- orthwestern track meet. An exhibition of paintings done by Mr. Roy Brown, the noted artist. was held in the University that week, and we were happy to have Mrs. Brown, a Kappa from Psi chapter. with us for luncheon. Initiation will take place on May I, followed by a banquet and dance. The Campus Players have been busy this winter. Evelyn Guthrie appeared in Arnold Bennett's f{l hat the P11blic Wa11ts , and Helen eegar will take part in the Junior Play, The Co~t111)• Chairman. Both Gertrude McKown and Pauline Bundy have had to return home for the remainder of the year because of illness. Margaret Raymond's marriage to Mr. DuBois i\larqui of Blooming­ ton, Illinois, took place early in March, and on April 14, the marriage of Lois Williams to Mr. Geo rge 1elson, Sigma Chi will occur. At the in vitation of the women's organizations on the campus, and the Univer ity itself, Dr. Mabel U lrich of Minneapolis delivered a eri e of lecture on Social Morality to all Univer ity women during the week of The K ey r67

March 8-14. Dr. U lrich is a K appa from P si chapter at Cornell U niver­ sity. vVe have all seen her pi cture in K appas Knawu TO Fam e, but to come in touch with her in spiring pe rson ality is better. Caroline Guthrie led Seni or Prom with Wilbur Hightower. followed by Hazel R obbins and 1\Jaurice J ames president o f the senior class. Be fore closing thi long a nd rambling letter, I must tell you of North­ western's latest rampus craze-roll er skating. Everybody roll er skates­ f reshmen, sophomores, juniors and even the most dignifi ed seni ors. They look like water bugs skating madly to cl asses from a ll directi ons. Not only do they skate during the cl ay, but there are moonlight skating parties. Even our most seri ous appearing psychology P rofesso r said he would buy a pair of roll ers if he did not have so fa r to fall. Try this over on your campu ! U psil on sends her very best wishes to a ll her K appa sisters. IRENE J ENNI NGS.

E r SJLON, I LU NOJS \ VESLEYA N The State basket ball tournament was held in Peori a this year, and the K appas went over in a body to support the team. The seni ors are busy thinking of commencement, and accordin g to the established custom the seni or class gives a pl ay. It is to be T he First Lady of th e L and and M argaret Mer win takes the leading part, so the Kappas will be well represented. The S tudent Council sy! tem has been establi shed here, and so far has proved a success. The cl1·amatic club is producing E levatiug a H usband and O rtha Scri ven. one of our fre hmen, take the leadin g par t. 'vVe are \·ery fortunate in having t wo g]irl s who are talented in this line. The Kappa Clu b enterta in ed us with a party at Mrs. H ar t's and en1·y­ onc had an enjoyable time, as we always do when we are entertained by our alumnae. Constance F erguson who ha been in Switze rl and for the last year and a half is expected home soon. She was delayed, bein g un able to get pa ~sage through, and we expect many excitin o- ta le E le anor Sa wyer, one o f our freshmen, ha been elected to the Y. \11/ . -. A . cabinet. On April r we enterta in ed the men with an April F ool P arty at th e home of L ucia N eiberger. \11/e are planning evl' ral pa rti e. to ta ke pl ace before commencement. As soon a. the weather permits we shall have our annual breakfa t and near commencement \\ e shall have a boat trip. \1\le are not all owed to give dances, and o we ha\·e decid ed on thi s as a . ubstitute. O ur l a~ t year's boat trip pra Yed to be a succes . 168 The K ey

Irene eibel Green, 'os, di ed F eb rua ry 5, two weeks a ft er the birth o f a on. HELEN S T A U T Z.

B ETA L AM BDA, U N IVERSITY OF lLLIN OI pring ha come to Champaign; the troops are drilling on th e campus to the agony of all in the library; and th e Bird Clas says that robins arc an old story. Instead o f having the cu toma ry crepe paper treamers and fl owers at our formal party, M arch 19. we attempted a springlikc touch with cherry tree decorations. At odd hours the ister came to the hall , and twisted or pasted all over some medium siz ed appl e trees resur­ rected from the Horticulture Department, va riou shade of pink ti s uc paper fl owers. Thes e trees, standing alone to artfully hide a radiato r, or grouped together, and hung with J a pane e lanterns, gave the effect o f a J apanese orchard. On March 6, we held in the W omen's Building the mo t successfu : P an-Hell enic pa rty ever given at Illinois. Each sorority girl was re­ sponsible for three nonsorority girls, whom she call ed for and "played with" all the a fternoon. W e found th at by not wearin g our pin s the restraint of such a party vanished, and a friendly feeling was marked through ut. Yo M a, the sophomore intersorority society, has tried a new sc heme this year for dinner exchanges. Whereas formerly two girls from each sorority went to another house for dinner ev'ery other W ednesday, now six girls of one cl ass move. Thus, six of our freshmen may go to the Delta Gamma house, and six of the Pi Phi juniors may come to our h? use. The plan has proved such a great succe s that we always look forward to the girls' coming. Irene Liggett was elected president of W omen's L eague by a la rge majority. Beginning with her administrati on a new clearing hou e fo r chool acti vities has started. The presidents of W omen's L eague, Youn g­ Women's Chri tian Association, Athletic Association and a representati ve from the litera ry societies form a cl ea ring house. throu .,.h whi ch all school acti vities have to go. School activities here overl ap one anoth e:-. so that much unnece ary work is done. By mea ns of thi clearing hou c, the Y. W . C. A. will adhere only to those things pertaining to reli gion; the Athletic Association, to athletic , et cetera. We entertained our friends at a tea for l\ Ir . Burle on, our chaperon. on March 13. Laura Alband ha been elected to P hi Beta K appa. Laura Hirth ancl H arriet Barto have been elected to Omicron u, the honora ry hou. e­ hold science sorority. Dorothy Harmel is th e new ecretary of Y. W. C. A. Mi ldred D rew wa initiated into K appa Delta Pi, the honorary education f raternity. Eleanor Jewett ha become a member of lethenai. The K ey r69

Dorothy Chew, Laura Alband, Harriet Barto and Laura Bardwell have been taken into the H ousehold Science Club. Oli ve H a rmel has been elected to the Illinois Magazine Staff. E leanor J ewett and Mildred Drew joined the Scribblers' Clu b. Marvine Campbeli made the freshman basket bali team. Helen Gabl e has been initiated into the Athenian Literary Society. Dorothy Harmel is pledged to A lethenai Literary Society. Georgia Castleberry is a member of 111i ola Literary Society and Masque and Bauble. L a ura Hirth was on the junior prom committee, L aura Bardwell led the prom with Dudley Crane, '¥ T. MILDRED DREW.

ETA PROVI NCE

Tr.l ETA, UNJV ERSJTY OF lVI JssouJu

Greetings from Theta. We started the econd semester by pledgin ~ Geneva Drinkwater, who entered with junior standing, and Jessie Hill, the President's daughter. On February 25, we initiated Helen Cla rk, J essie Hill. Mary Louise Brown and Grace Reeves; and we hope to initiate Sue Williams, Sallie Halliburton, Geneva Drinkwater and Marie Smith soon. Our new house is now fill ed to overfl owing with twenty-five girls. We have enjoyed the visits of some of our alumnae-Marion Sanders, Catharine W ell s, Berenice Sturges, and Margaret Corbin. A lso we en­ joyed the visits of Esther Boley, Iota, and Katharine Nelson, Beta Mtt. The latter is at the head of the Camp Fire movement in Kansas City, and came here to organize Camp Fire clubs among town school girl s and university girl . Several of our girls are acti vely interested in this movement. Sin ce our plans for paying for our new chapter house a re de,·elopin;;· satis factorily, we have started a fund for interi or decoration, and hope to be able to have the wall s of the fir st Ao or and o f the upsta irs hall s decorated befo re next eptember. All our odd funds from th e candy store and rebate checks will go into thi fund. \\'e shall accept contri­ bution , but do not expect to oli cit from our alumnae. Jn athletics, Glady dell i captain of the junior hockey team a n•l has made the 'varsity squad. Three of our freshmen, Norah J ami eson. Mary L ui e Bro\ n and Florence m;th play on the fre hman hockey team. N orah Jamieson ha al so made the freshman basket ball team and Geneva rink\ ater the junior ba ket ball team. K atharin e Barne, '13, wa married on J anuary 1 to Ur. S. Mill r Williams, Jr. Mi s lara Hickman, one of our town alumnae, was married on Janua ry 18 to Mr. William Jes e Booth. Gertrude McLain, ' q , will he married in June to 1lr. J . E dgar _ tewart, 4> K '¥. The Key

Mrs. L. G. Courts (Elizabeth Robinson), '07, died at her home m Columbia on November 16, 1914. Mrs. Logan H. Zintgraff (Mary I bell ), , l I, died at her home m Washington, Mo., on February 2-1, 1915. GERALD INE THOMPSON.

OlllEGA, KANSA. UNIVERSITY I believe some one suggested in the last KEv that we tell more about our pledges than just names. Well, how shall I describe them? Agne Smith came from Springfi eld, Ill., and Edith Musson from Korborne, Mo. Both of these are freshmen in school. Helen Hurst i from Kansas City, Mo., and is a junior, and Lydia Ainsworth is a sophomore. Lydia has a Phi P si brother in school, and a sister who i a Kappa. Phyllis Burrough, '13, was married to Alonson Buzick, Kappa Sigma, and the Kappas and K appa Sigs went in a body to the train to see them off. The next week the Kappa Sig entertained the K appa chapter with a dinner party in honor of the bride and groom. Crete Stewart was married December 31 to Bliss Darnell, who is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Kansas won the Mi souri Valley championship in basket ball, beating both Nebra ka and Missouri who are our ancient enemies. For the first time in the history of the school the girls gave a Prom at which men were strictly forbidden. Everyone went, and the girls came home con­ vinced that men are not at all a necessity at parties. Pan-Hellenic give a party of the same kind every year. In February the students gave an all-University dance to entertain the faculty. The gym wa decorated like an old-fashioned garden, and about twenty couples danced the minuet in colonial costume. Madeline Xachtmann has been chosen to take the leading part in the dramatic club play The M 011 fr·om H ome, and Beulah Davis has the lead in the junior farce. The first week in March, th e Univer ity had a eries of reli giou meetings lead by John R. Mott and Raymond Robbins. During this time we were fortunate to have Mi s Halsey of Beta Lambda, and K ate elson of Beta 1\Iu with u . I wish that every K appa in the country could have heard the helpful talks which Mis Halsey gave about K appa id eals and Kappa tandards. This is the best ' ish that Omega could extend to 1h e other chapters. VIRGINIA \VzL~:s LucAS .

SIGMA, UN IV ERS ITY OF ))EIIRA. KA Sigma' actiYity is confined to dramatic , ju t now. Phoebe Folsom had the leadin g ro le in the junior play, The Road to Yestcrcay. and Lucill e Leyda played the econd part. For the pa t three year. a K appa has been chosen fo r the lead. E ll a Williams. who won thi eli tinctio;1 Ia t year, will be th e leading lady of the sen ior play. During spring The Key vacation, which is university ex tension week, three of our girls went on the road, and played at various small town throughout the state. The Leyda twins are in Galatea, a musical comedy, and E ll a Williams i playing with The Man /1'0111 H ome. About ninety couples attended our formal dance at Lincoln H otel, on :Ma rch 2 0 . Mrs. Miller, who has chaperoned us fo r six years, ubmitted to an operation, a month ago, and will not be able to be with us for several weeks. During her absence. Ruth MacDonald of Omaha has been stayin g at the hou e to keep a watchful eye upon us. When the Phi Beta K appas were announced for this year, we were proud to di scover that Bertha Rathke had won the coveted honor. She is our only senior who has attended this university long enough to be eli gible. Our eight fre hmen were initiated at the beginning of the new semester, an d another, Lillian Thinn of Lincoln, v-ras pl edged. DOROTHy STEPHENS.

BETA Mu, CoLORADO STATE UNJVER lTY

On February 2 0 , we held initiation in the chapter house for J osephin f' Zeliff, A li ce Martin, June Magnan, Katherine Knisell, Orien Henry, Helen Sowter, J ane Waters, Constance Libby, \"'inifred White, Marian Van Zant, and Ruth Edwards. It was an in piring initiation, and seemed to brin g us all a little nearer the id eals o f Kappa sisterhood. It was fol­ lowed by a banquet down at the Boulderado. The next week we had a d <'.nce in the chapter h use. One of the most interesting " ttmts" of the university year is th ~ annual W oman's L eague ;\Jasquerade Ball at which onl y women are all owed. Prizes are awarded. and the one for th e most ori ginal costume was given to one of our fre hman, Orien H enry, who was dressed as a ~ kcl e ton . Even though the faculty arc raisin g the academic standard of tht: uni,·er ity, we can boast of tlu e~ Phi Beta K appas this year, l\Iabel Pari h, Louise Enni , and K atharine 1\[o rley. 'VIl e are o proud of them. Th n two of our sophomores, Gladys Low and Virginia Van l\feter have been asked to join "Hesperia," the honora ry junior society. Though we cann t look forward to eein g you all at a convention this ttmmer, we d hope that we can ce many a you pa s through Colorado on the way to the Fair. vVith all best wi shes from Beta l\Iu for a wonder­ ful summer and succes in the fall. ELFRlDA . V .\N 1\[ETER. lj2

THETA PRO\ INCE

BETA TIIETA, UNJVER ITY OF O KLAHOMA O kl ahoma Univer ity is to have a new Science H all , $IOo,ow having be2 n granted for this purpose by the Legislature. Monday ni ght, March 6, all the women of the univer ity join ed 111 a general mass meetin g at the gymnasium. A mong the representative girl' who poke on problems of student life, were two of our seniors, ellie J ane McFerron and Annie Laurie Robey. vVith F ebruary came the first semester finals, but the gloom of th e week wa broken by a surprise spread, g iv en by two K appa sisters ''in urbe," Mrs. H elen Orton Monnet, Beta Zeta, and Mrs. Ivy Campbell Dwight, Beta Mu. "Exams" pas ed and we were glad to find that all our pledges reached the required standard for initiation. February II, we initiated Clover Gorton, Dorothy Snedaker, E lain e Boylan, Nannie E ll en T aggart. Ruth Lowe, Clara Swatek, and Maude Walker. After initiation we held our first annual banquet. Mrs. 1\ laud Spinning mith, Iota, came from Okla­ homa City to attend our initiation service. Other Kappa alumnae here were Mrs. Ivy Campbell Dwight, Beta Mu; Mrs. Mary Burwell A ll ey. Omega; M rs. Helen Orton Monnet, Bet2 Zeta; M rs. E lva ~l cFerron Gittinger. Beta Theta; and Miss Addie Maloy, Beta Theta. Sin ce our last letter, Beta Theta has pledged three gi rl , Lottie Conla n, lris Baughman and Beun a King. All fou r are from Oklahoma City high school, where they took a prominent part in cia s and Utcrary acti vities. \Ve a re counting ourselves fortunate to have affi liated with u , Mary Reid from Omega chapter. Our alumnae sent us a cedar chest for our archive . \ Ve are proud o f it, especially as it fill s a long-felt need. On March s, we entertai ned with a matin ee dance. Vl/ e a re eagerly loo king forward to a visit with our province president, Helen Devine, and are al;;o hopin g for the half-promised vi it o f !eor:1 \\'heeler. Our time of meeting has been changed to eight-thirty every Monday ni ght at our chapter house. We would be alad to welcome any visiting K app~s. ALINE PELPHREY.

nETA x,, T ExAs. TATE Ul': I\'ERSIT\' Beta Xi i recovering from the agoni e of winter term examination,. The winter is alway the harde t term of the year in Texas becau e most o i the fo rmal dances. the cia s affair and J unior week are crowded ;n eleven short weeks. After we returned from the hri tmas holiday. , and before . erious <;tudy in g had begun, we had a short ru bing sea on. When it wa<; ended. The Key 173 we found we had won a m ost attractive little freshman, Agnes Doran of Dallas. In spite of the press of studies we managed to win four of the fourteen T's a warded in basket ball. The winners were Flavia Wignall, Gladys Scaling, Eugenia Welborn, and Della Lawrence. Gladys Scaling was captain of both the sophomore cla s team and the univer sity team. Kappas have led two of the dance . Agnes Doran led the fresh­ man reception and Carrie Hopkins the junior prom. W e a re so deli ghted that Helen Devine, one of our charter members, is now president of Theta P rovince. Margaret Batts, the li ttle Beta Xi sister who was at the conventio;1 last summer, has had to withdraw from school before she could be initiated. H er family has gone to Iew York for a year. We hope some of the Kappas up there will look a fter her. MAY FENET.

BETA 0M l(R0N, T ULANE U1\ l\" ERSTTY Spring is here to stay down here in New O rl eans ; and with it has come the in evitable loafing fever, the uncontrollable desire to lounge around on the campus with a guitar, the latest magazine, or a plate of fudge. P.tta Omicron boasts five seniors this year. And fo r them at least, there is no time for loungin g, with the cia s play, the senior hou se­ party, and al l of commencement to plan for. Ou r basket ball sea on is over. after a most thrilling series o f games. Charlotte Frere, a K appa senior, played on the Varsit y team for the second yea!' sin ce she has been in college. E leanor Lu7e nberg also found time to squeeze in a basket ball game, on the alumnae team, in the midst of a mad whirl of debutante happen­ in gs. lt seemed so strange this year to have E leanor a real debutante. smiling graciou ly at u <; from her exalted position of maid or queen of one of the Carnival Ball s. Eleanor and July Breazeale di stin gui . hed th emselves by going all the way to Kentur ky during the lui tmas holidays to he in the weddin g of our Grand , ecretary. Fr m thei r accounts it was the mo t wonderful event in the history of K appa. and Beta hi i. unfortunate to lose Mrs. \ illiam Leaphan to the :Vlissoula girl . f\ most exciting event occurred at coll ege this week. :\ <;enior honorary society was e tablished and tweh·e member o f the class were elected by a committee of al umnae. for membership. Two little Beta Omicron are ju. t bursting with pride at being made members. Some of Beta Omicron'. most deli ghtful time. this year have been at the informal gatherings at the homes of our thre

Helena Karr of Epsilon and her mother were 111 New Orleans for a short visit, and we were delighted that they found time to come up to Newcomb and let the girls of Beta Omicron meet them. We are looking forward to the fir st visit of our Province President, Helen Devine. J U LY BREAZEALE.

IOTA PRO\ INCE

BETA PHI, UNTVERSITY OF MoNTANA

F ebruary 1, pledge day, Beta Phi, a usual was succe s ful. bidding and pledging eight girls: Alice Jordan, Mary Brown, Myrtle Wanderer, Dorothy Donohue. Eileen D onohue, Ruth Barnett. Doris Prescott, -a nd Lewina Ain sworth. .-\ formal dinner in their honor was given at the Palace Hotel. Initiation took place on Beta Phi's birthday, l\Iarch 2 0 . Mrs. Roy Jeffrey (Caroline White). Beta Lambda, and Farrar K ennett, Mildred Ingalls, and Lillian Scrogin, Beta Phi, came from different parts o f the state to be pri!sent and to attend the annual birthday banquet which tollowed. It occurred at the Palace Hotel and cover were laid for forty. The table wa artisticall y decorated with baskets of sp ring flower s and yellow . haded candles. and the menu cards were little booklets with mother of pearl covers in Kappa blue, on which were tiny owl done in gold . Ona Sloan made a charming toastmistre s, and the following is th e program of toast · and speakers: The Owl, Grace Leary; The Cross on the Key, Mary Rode Leaphart; The Grip, Abbey Lucy Swift ; igma in Delta, Alice Jordan; The Fleur de li s, Gertrude Skinner; The Rap, Vir­ ginia Dixon ; The K ey, Ruth Cronk The beginning of th e new semester was a happy time for more than one reason. At thi s time th e li st of honor students for the preced ing seme ter is published, and the Kappas ranked fir t among all th e frater­ nibes. ince we had just pas ed through a long and unusually gay rushing season, the record of our eleven honor tudent makes us especially proud. They are Ruth Cronk, Grace Mathew on. Beth H er hey, Evelyn Thomas, Alberta Stone, Virginia Dixon, Carol O'Donnell, Edith Feather­ man, Alice Jordan, Mary Brown and Ruth Barnett. Mr. and 1Ir . George Wei el (Thula Toole), announce the birth of a son, George F erdinand. Gertrude Sb::inn er pent two weeks in F eb ruary in Great Fall . March 2i, the acti,·e girl of Beta Phi chapter entertained at tea at the chapter house. The guests were the Kappa mothers who rc. ide 111 ~1issoula. Jessie Rail sback pent Ea ter and the following week with her parent in Billings, attending a hou e party at a typical we tern 'lock ranch near Ballantine. The Key 175

Miss Ellen H owe of :he U ni ver si ty of Washington, made her official visit of inspection during the first week in April. An in formal tea was given in her honor at the chapter house. Irene Murray, '16. has been initiated into the honorary society, Pene­ tralia. We consider ourselves fortunate in having our grand secretary li ving in Missoula. At the home of P rof. and M rs. F . C. Scheuch, we gave a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Leaphart. During the afternoon hours several hundred students of the University called, and from six to eight o'clock a buffet supper was served to tho e who assisted us in receiving. After­ wards we danced until our guests for the evening arrived. From eight to eleven, Mr. and M rs. Leaphart met the members of the University faculty and a la rge number of people in the city. The l\fissoula Cl ub orchestra played during the afternoon and evening. Ruth Cronk, Irene Murray, and Grace Leary expect to make a trip to the western part of the state during interscholastic week. They will stop at Plains, Sand Point and Libby, and from the latter place will make the trip overland to Glacier Park in Mr. Leary's touring car. On their return they will visit Josephine Hunt and .Alvina Hodgson, Beta Phi, ir~ Kalisp_ell. ]ESS IE RAILSBACK.

BETA Pr, UN IVEHS LTY O F VI/ ASH! NGTON Semester pledging at the U ni ver sity of Washington cl osed on the after­ noon of January 30, and from fou r until six o'clock. we girls of Beta Pi held our breath with excitement waiting for the fre-hmen to a rrive. And now we can proudly introduce to the Kappa world: Hazel Benjamin, Marguerite Grant. Beatrice L ee, Dorothy Church, Rosamond Par s on ~ . Louise Gates and nne Holmes o f Seattle; D oris Smith o f P ortland, 1 orma H olman of E ugene, Oregon: Marguerite Carlberg o f W enatchee; E leanor Smith o f Mt. V ernon; Zeli a Thompson o f Pendleton, O regon. and atherine Burnsid e o f Raymond , together with om· two s i s t e r ~ . tlt a rgar t rahan and Mildred \\'al h, making fifteen in all. 'Jii e held our initiati on and banquet at th e Rainier Clu b, Thur day evening, April 1. One hundred of the acti1·e. and alumnae, more than have ever beea present a t a Beta Pi banquet be fore, sat a roun d the g reat U -shaped tab] ,• all(\ sang th e songs we love so ' ell. Pan-H ell enic gave a "See meri ca" trip aturday a ftern oon, February 13, to rai e m o n e ~ · for the new H ome Economics buil din g. Tt was :l progre sive stunt from sorority hou e to orority hou e. each one repre­ senting a different part o f the nited tate . K appa had the station, and I don't belieYe there was any part o f the modern station that we left out. '0/e scoured the A1·enue for suitabl e igns and placard . we had a penny weighing machine 1h at spoke your weight, we had a boot­ blacking parlor. with the toughe t little bootblack and ne\\'sboy running it that you ever saw, we had an in fo rmati on bureau. magazine counter, r;6 The Key mechanical piano, lunch counter, ticket agent, ladies' wartmg room, with a neat little maid to take care of the visitors, baggage room policeman, station matron and two colored porter that kept th e gue ts in a state of merriment from the time they were within a block of the house. Blanche Troutman, 'I7, wa on th e committee that made the trip a uccess. The County F air, the annual stunt given by the Women' League was held in the gymnasium March 27. Roszelle Milburn, I 5, and Beatrice Lee, 'IS, were members of the committee. Jessie Lee Poole, '15, wa chairman of the Senior Kirmess, given March 11. The evolution of the dance was depleted by a cleverly a r­ ranged playlet, and over one hundred student were in the cast. More than two hundred dollars was raised to help the Home Economics fund. Anne Holmes, 'IS, is president of the freshman girl ' club, and Margaret Crahan, 'IS, i secretary. Doris Smith, ' 1S. is a member of th e point honor committee; Blanche Troutma n, ' I7, is chairman of the Pan­ Hellenic rushing committee for next year; Catherine Burnside, 'IS, is chairman of the Publicity Committee of the Y. W. C. A. and is a member of the cabinet; Margaret Breck i a member of the junior prom com­ mittee and Genevieve Thompson, '16, took the leading part in the English club pl ay, The Kuight of the B11rning Pestle. Margaret Griffen, ex-'16, of Portland, and Rita tiener, ex-'17, of Salem, Oregon, spent over two months at the K appa house. It seemed like old times to have them back with us. RuTH THOMPSON .

BETA 0MEGA,'UNIVERSJTY OF O nEco W e a re glad to announce that we have pledged six girls this semester, making twelve we have taken in this year. We wi h you could mert them, and see that we have quality as wei! as quantity. Our newest gi rl ~ are: Hertha H anssen, Lillian Littler, H elen Purington, Gladys Conklin. Cora H osford and Hazel Wymore. The first three have had a semester's work at other colleges, o we initiated them with our last fall freshmen on February 15. Several alumnae from Portland, Corvalli , and Lebanon, came down. We held initiation at the chapter house and then had a banquet, wh ich we hope will become an annual affair. Pan-Hellenic gave a big college fete in Portland to rai e mort ey for a scholar hip fund, and of course we all wanted to have a part Kapp:t had a J apanese booth, and sold ice during the dance. Alva Wilson and Grace Reed have been elected member "Kwoma," the ophomore honorary society.

\\'e received \ ith great plea ure a vi it from our JHO\'ince pre~ident, ~[iss E ll en H owe, Beta Pi, on pril 5 and 6. The Key l77

E lizabeth Fox, Beta Epsilon, the traveling secretary for the North­ west field of the Y. W. C. A., vi ited us in l\farch. Beta Omega hopes to meet a great many of her sister s at the Fair this summer. MARIAN H EED .

KAPPA PROn N CE

Pr, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA W e on the Pacific Coa t can think of only one thing these days and that is the Panama-Pacific Exposition. P i chapter spends every minute that is not otherwise accounted for ·'At the Fair," and we have made several pleasant excursions across the bay with girl s who are coming to the Univer si ty next August. The freshman show, a producti on of five acts, was staged at the Kapp:l house on the evening of March 6. In the audience were many alumnae who make it a point to be present at this annual event, as it is considered one of the best times of the year. It holds a humorou ly perverted mirror up to all our foibles, and we experi ence the somewhat doubtful pleasure oi seein g ourselve as others see us. The sophomores, no less dramati­ cally ambitious than the freshmen, also put on a hi ghly successful comedy the proceeds of which were used for the replenishment of the fl ower garden. On February r6 we held a reception for the faculty, and on March 1:2 our seniors entertain ed with a formal dance, the gue ts being repre­ sentatives from each of the ororities. Among university affairs the P rytancan F ete was the most recent. Its general character was Hawaiian, ·but the variety of the costumes worn i beyond description. We had an informal rushing dinner be fore the Fete at which our guest appeared in the most origin al of festive gar bs. The P artheneia. a pageant in which women alone participate, demand much energy in preparation. Many o f our girls are attendin6 rt hca rsals, and entering into the dancin g with enthusiasm. mong our guest thi seme ter we have been proud to welcome 1\Ii s Katharine J ewell Evert o f Chi . who i a t present holdin g the interest of the niversity public with her interpretations o f literature. \Ve hope that all our si ter in K appa may come out to the coa t and sec our two wonderful E xpo ition thi s summer. SARA H E. GATCH . The Key

DIRECTORY OF MEETINGS

CHAPTERS

Any member of Kappa Kappa Gamma IS cordially invited to attend meeting of the active chapters. PHI meets every Thursday afternoon at five o'clock at the chapter rooms, 236 · ewberry Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

BETA ALPHA meets Wednesday evenings at half-past seven at the Kappa room, 300 'Nomen's Dormitory, University of Pennsylvania, 122 S. 24th Street, Philadelphia.

BETA IOTA meets at seven-thirty on Wednesday evenings in a room set aside as a chapter room, in the girls' dormitories, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Psr meets in room 330 ot Prudence Risley Hall, Ithaca, New York, every Saturday evening at eight o'clock.

BETA T AU meets every Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock in the chapter house at 907 Vv'alnut Avenue, Syracuse, New York.

BETA Psi meets every second Saturday at eight o'clock at the homes of the girls in the city. Definite information may be had by telephoning Miss Helen Scott, Hillcrest 227.

GAMMA RHo meets every Saturday night at eight o'clock in the chapter room · on the fourth floor of Hulings Hall, Meadville, Penn ylvania.

BETA UPSILON meets each Tuesday evening at 6:45 at Peabody Hotel, Morgantown, West Virginia.

LAMBDA meets every Thur day afternoon at three o'clock on the third fl oor of Curtice Cottage, girls' dormitory, on the campus of kron University, Akton, Ohio.

BETA Nu

meets at the homes of th e different member 111 Columbus, Ohio, every other Saturday night.

BETA RHO meet every other aturday afternoon, at the home of th e girl . The K ey I79 loT A meets every Saturday night at seven o'clock at the chapter house on the corner o f Bloomington and Anderson Streets, Greencastle, Indiana. Mu meets every Tuesday afternoon a r 2 : IS a t the homes o f the Irvington girls. By calling E lsie Fult, Irvington go6, the place may be learned.

D E LTA meets every Monday evening at the chapter house 111 F orest P lace, Bloomington, Indiana.

B ETA C HI meets on Thursdav afternoon at four o'clock at the fraternity hoose on Maxwell Stree t; Lexin gton, K entucky.

B ETA D ELTA meets in the chapter house, on the corner of Church Street, r204 Hill Street, Ann A rbor, Michigan. Xr meets at half a fter seven o'clock on Saturday evenings, in the chapter rooms, in South Hall , Adrian Coll ege, Adrian, M ichigan.

KAPPA meets e\·ery Saturday night at seven-thirty in the chapter rooms at the coll ege, Hillsdale, Michi gan. Communicate through Marion Wil­ loughby, 225 W est Street. T elephone I7IR.

C HI meets every M on day at 5 p. m., at the chapter house, r728 4th Street, S. E ., Minneapolis, M innesota. It may be reached from downtown district in aboot twenty minutes by the Oak and Harriet street car. upper i served after meeting.

ETA mee ts every Monday evenin g at seven p. m., a t the chapter house, 425 Park treet, [adison, Wisconsin.

UPSILO meets on }.[onday a fternoon from five to 1x o'clock in Room 62, Will ard Hall, Evanston.

E P ILON meets on Monday a ft ernoons at four-thirty in the K appa Hall in the main building of the univer ity. The last aturday evening in each month Epsilon ha a dinner at the \/\loman's Exchange at five-thi rty for all Kappa

BETA L AMBDA meets every Monday evening 111 the chapter hou. e, 502 Chalmers Avenue, Champaign, Illinois. 180 The Key

BETA ZETA hold fraternity meeting at seven o'clock every Monday evenmg m the chapter house, 431 East Jefferson Street, Towa City.

THETA m

OMEGA meets every Monday evening at seven o'clock at the chapter house, 1602 Louisiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas.

SIGMA meets on Monday evening at seven-thirty o'clock at the . fraternity house. 330 North 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebra ·ka.

BETA Mu meets in the Kappa house, 1221 University Avenue, Boulder, Colorado, at seven on Monday evenings during the college year.

BETA THETA meets Monday evenings, 8:30. chapter house, ~ orman, Oklahoma.

BETA Xr meets on Saturday at two o'clock m the chapter hou e at 23o8 Kio Grande Street, Austin, Texas.

BETA OMICRON meets every Friday afternoon at four o'clock.

BETA PHI meets every Monday at four-thirty o'clock at the chapter house, 418 Daly Avenue, Missoula, Montana.

BETA PI meets every Monday from four to six, at the chapter house, 4504 18th Avenue, North East, Seattle, Washington.

BETA OMEGA meets every Monday evening at seven o'clock in the chapter house.

Mu meets every TuescJa,· afternoon at 2 :1 .). at 5432 Univer ity Avenue, Inclianapoli , Ind. ·

Pr meets every Monday evening, at seven-thirty, in the chapter room of the Kappa hou~·~. 2725 Channing 'vVay. The Key I8I

AL UMNAE ASSOCIATION S

B o sTON Assoc iATION meets the first Saturday of each month during the college year. For places of meetin g address Miss P lorence McArdle, 284 P ark Street. Dorchester Cente~, Massachusetts.

New YoRK AssociATioN meets the third Saturday in October, November, J anuary, F ebruary, March and April. For places of meetin g address Mrs. G. M. Vv'a lker, 924 \Vest End Ave., New York City.

PHILADELPHIA AssociATION

m er~ts once a month except in July and A ugust, alternating Saturday afternoons and Tuesday evenings. For exact dates and places of meet­ ing address Miss Sophia .E. Foell, S7II Kingsessing Avenue, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Phone, Woodland 4074L.

BETA IoTA AssociATION meets in J anuary, March, May and October, on the second Saturday in the month. For dates and places of meeting address Miss Susanne Willets, 219 Greenwood !\.venue, Tren ton, New J ersey. ~~·4- "SYRACUSE AssociATION meets once a month. For dates and places of meeting address Miss Georgia A. "Well s, ro The Cronin, Syracuse, New York.

\ lVESTERN NEw YoRK C LUB meets in Jan·uary, March, May, June, September and November. For elates and places of meeting address Mrs. Byron A. Johnson, SII \1\l oodbine Avenue, Rochester, New York.

CoLUMBUS AssociATION meets monthly at "The Sign of the Samovar." For further particulars address Miss J osephine Neff, 162 W. 8th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.

PITTSBURGH CLUB me t the ecand Saturday of October, December, February and April at 2 :JO at McCreery's in the Tea Room.

LAMBDA CLUB meets for luncheon th e first Saturday of each month at one o'clock at the Portage Hotel. 1Ii s Ruth Harter, 544 E. Market Street, Akron, Ohio, Secretary.

FRA KLIN u AssociATION Mrs. J e ie Grubb Coons, 404 E. Pearl Street, Lebanon, Indiana.

I N DIANAPOLIS AssociATTO meets the third Saturday oi each month. For places of meeting address Mrs. L. H. Millikan. 414 E. 17th treet, Indianapolis, Indiana. J82 The Key

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AssociATION meets the first Monday of each month at the homes of the members. For places, address Miss Leafy Davis, 513 E. 8th Street, Bloomington, Indiana.

FALLS CITIES CLUB meets the second Saturday in January, March, May, September and November. For places of meeting address Miss Alice Cary Williams, 1387 South Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

ADRIAN CLUB meets once a month at the homes of the members. For places and dates address Miss Florence Louise Reynolds, 7 Broad Street, Adrian, Michi­ gan.

CHICAGO AssociATION meets the last \iVednesday of each month from November to March, in Room A, at the Chicago College Club, Stevens Building, r6 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago. The room will be open from 3 until 6 to all Kappas.

MILWAUKEE AssociATION meets the third Friday of each month from September to June at the home of the members. For places of meeting address Mrs. l athan Wilkinson, 301 37th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

BLoOMINGToN, ILLINOis, AssoCIATION meets twice a month from September to June. For places and dates address Mrs. Frank Vv. Phillips, 4o8 E. Monroe Street, Bloomington, Illinois.

MINNESOTA CLUB meets the third Friday of each month. For places of meeting addres Miss Mary Knight, 3220 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

ST: LoUis AssociATION meets for luncheon at one o'clock on the third Saturday of each month from October through June at the homes of the members. For places of meeting address Mrs. Robert G. Miller, 6041 Waterman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri.

KANsAs CITY AssociATION meets the first Saturday of each month. For places of meeting address Miss Mira Luce, 327 N. Indiana Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri.

DENVER AssociATION meets the last Saturday of each month from September to June. For places of meeting, address Mrs. Kate 1oore, 74 r Elizabeth Street, Denver, Colorado.

IowA CITY CLUB meets the econd Friday of each month at the homes of the members. Address Mrs. Willis Mercer. Iowa City, Iowa, for particular . ihe Key

IOTA meets every Monday ev.ening at 6 AS at the chapter house on the corner of Bloomington and Anderson Streets, Greencastle, Indiana.

BETA ETA meets in the chapter house at Stanford University every Monday evening at seven-thirty.

LINCOLN CLUB meets for luncheon at the Lincoln Hotel at 12 :30 the second Saturday of each month.

OMAHA CLUB meets the first Saturday of every month at the different homes. Call Miss Mary Alice Duval, 4902 Underwood Avenue, Dundee, Omaha, Nebraska, for definite place.

SEATTLE CLUB meets the first Saturday of each month at the homes of the members. For places, address Miss Lois Bronson, 239 29th Avenue, N., Seattle, Washington.

PI AssociATION meets the first week of every second month beginning with January at a place and time varying according to the convenience of the mem­ bers; also 011 the third Monday of each month from four to six, when tea is served, in the alumnae room of the Ka.ppa house, 2725 Channing Way. For further particulars address Miss Helen Powell, 2703 Dwight Way, Berkeley, California.

Los ANGELES AssociATION meets October r6, November 21, December 12, January 23, February 22, March 24, April 18, May 24, closing with a moonlight picnic some time in June. These meetings wi ll be held at the homes of the members. For places address Mrs. A rthur M. Hadley, 325 South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles. California. Telephone 511 86.

SouTH BEND AssociATION meets the third Monday in October, December, March, and May. For places of meeting, address frs. Eli F. Seebirt, 507 N. Saint J oseph Street, outh Bend, Indiana.

ORTH HORE AssocrATIO meet the first Wednesday of every month at the home of the mem­ bers. For places, addre l'vf rs. . E. Cromer, 1219 Oak Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.

PORTLAND SSOCJATJ ON meets once a month at the home. of the members. For place . address Mr . John R. Leach, Portland, Ore. The Key

THE ALUMNAE SARAH B. HAI~Rrs. Au..r M 1 AE EorTOR

WHAT KAPPA :VIEAN TO THE ALUJVIN E Mr, NIE RovsE-\\ ALKEH, Iota P1'esident New Y or/;: Alumnae Association J f all the fraternity critics would listen I would divulge a ft·aternity secret. Kappa Kappa Gamma's chief purpose of oruanization is for service; first, as active college women, a group of congenial girls striving to help in their own development so that they may be better women in the college world; second a alumnae, to help the active girls in attaining high ideal , and to help one another so that by strengthening ourselves, we may the more ably fill the various relationships of life. So those alumnae who have continued in the active work of the fraternity have found that it means opportunity for the expenditure of time and energy in helping the active girl to solve their various problems. To many alumnae Kappa has opened a door to a very special form of social service, that is in helping our scholarship fund. To the alumna who travels, and there are many, the little key has opened doors of friendship with congenial spirits, both Kappas and members of other fraternities. What an inspiration in many ways Mrs. Tade Hartsuff-Kuhns, our first Grand Pre i­ dent, was at the 1906 convention! I shall alway remember how he said "I had been out of touch with the fraternity for a long time when an invitation to attend a convention came. I wa not enthusiastic but my husband said, '\i\Thy don't you go? Your fraternity may mean a great deal to you orne day,' and I often hope that he can know how good the clear girls have been to me the world around." Her husband left her alone soon after this episode, and she ha traveled continually since, always wearing­ her badge, and through it making friend wherever he ha gone. Kappas forced to England Ia t summer by the war know what Kappa meant when they found :vir . Hoover and Jr . Palmer at the head of the merican relief work. The Key r8s

But it is in the city that Kappa can mean the most to alumnae. A Kappa coming to any of our large cities either temporarily as a student, or permanently as a worker, or young married woman, can find at once in our alumnae associations friends of congeniality such as sh e might never meet otherwise. She will meet people who a-re interested in her, for there is a bond which we cannot describe to others, a bond different f rom all others. which binds us even if under other circumstances we might not give each other a second thought. To a stranger in a strange city this opportunity can mean much. One li ving in a small place where she has always been known cannot realize the difficulty of a young girl moving to a city with her family, to make congeni al friend s. Last fall a western gi rl who no Kappa knew was in Jew York, lost her badge. After six month her little plain gold key came back to her and she writes that he is so glad that it was lo t because so many plea ant thing have come to her in its finding. Kappas working for suffrage or any other cause a k assi tance more confidently of another worker who i a Kappa though sh e be a stranger to her. A book might be written on ''\ Vhat Kappa Has Meant to Alumnae"; but Kappa will mean nothing to an alumna if she doe not wear her key, or make herself known to Kappa ,,·herever she mav be. O ur Kappa Alumnae A oc iations all over the country not only stand ready to welc ome thi class gradua t· in g into alumnae. and all other alumnae. but we beg you to make yourselves kn own to us. \\"e need you and you need u . Take the K ey. join an lumnae As ociati on, and you will receivP in spirati on. you will make lasting friend hi p , your life will be broader, and Kappa will mean more to you than you ever drea med it ,,·ould a. an active member. If you do nothing your­ self. Kappa will mean nothing- to you.

)J E \\' \"OR K IX:\t NAE Assoc i ATION Because the luncheon of the Pan-H ell enic ongre s came on the date of our regular meeting. the fir~t meeting o f the New York Alumnae As ociation was an afternoon meeting held at the home of 11rs. Minnie Roy e-\1\ alker. October 13. The hostes. gave an interesting report o f the convention at Este. Park. 186 The Ke·y

The regular ovember luncheon and meeting wa held at the home of Mrs. Mary Morgan-Brewer, Delta, in Staten I sland. Although Mrs. Brewer is chairman of the Woman's Suffrage Party for taten I land, and is giving all her time to "the cause". she neve r fails K appa. The January meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Walker. 'Mrs. A. B. Hepburn, Beta Beta, led a di cus ion on " uffrage and the Home". Mr . Virginia Viskni klci, Beta Iota, was ho tes for the February meeting at her homr in Montclair, _ ]. The annual luncheon was held at the Hotel McAlpin, March 20. Mi . Julia Shubrich, Iota, Miss Florence A rmstrong, Beta Lambda, and Mrs. Walker were the committee in charge. Mi s £artha Willetts, Beta l ot:t, our Grand Treasurer, and Mi s Theodora Irvine, Upsilon, were the guests of honor. In the ab ence of Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Minnie l\1ahr­ Wolf, Omega, our secretary, presided. Miss \Villetta gave a short talk, urgin g all to subsc ribe for THE K EY. Following thi Miss Irvine enter­ tained mo t deli ghtfully by reading Bernard Shaw's P)'gmaliou. The last meeting for the current year will be held the third Saturday in April when an auction sale will be held for the benefit of the scholar­ ship fund. Meetings of the New York Alumnae Association are held the third Saturday in October, November, January, February, March and April. These meetings are preceded by a luncheon which is given by a com­ mittee of ten. A ll Kappas whether member s or not, are welcome, and all Kappas coming to New York are urged to communicate with the secretary so that they may receive the notices of the meetings. MINNIE ROYSE-\ VALKER.

SYRACUSE ALUMNAE AssociATION On March 5 the monthly meeting of the Beta T au Alumnae Associa­ tion was held at the home of M rs. Burn , at which the active chapter was present. The Stuntfest, held in the John A rchbold Gymna ium under the auspices of the Syracuse Alumnae Association early in March, proved a success in every way. There were about fifteen hundred women present, alumnae and undergraduates. Each of the four classes pre ented a stunt. The object was to increase the fund for the \\' oman's Building. 1r. and M rs. Clifford earl have been in California attending the Exposition. On March r8, at the home of the bride, occurred the marriage of H arriett Curtis, 'oo, to Charles Vllilliam Gaylord. M r. and :'If rs. Gaylord will li ve at Sodus, N. Y. In the March number of the Pictorial Re'l.•il''l.< ', Mabel Potter Dag"'ett had an a rticle on "Mothercratt in Germany''. GEORGIA VI' ELL .

BETA GA:\0-IA AL MNAE A SOCJATI ON Clara Louise Barrett. the only member of Beta Gamma now left in college at Wooster. and who graduates in June, i arranging for a re- The K e31 union to be held during the spring. With the pre ent condition of affair" at Wooster, it is likely that this reunion will be the last one held under old conditions. Clementine Taggart a fter spending a year at Simmons in Boston, re­ turned to coll ege. She is now at Champaign, Illinois, where she hopes to take her degree next year. Margaret Moore is more interested than ever in Y. W. C. A. She went east in its interests during the winter . Carman Boyce has announced her engagement to Marshall Caldwell o f Pitt bu,rgh. J eanette Jones is attending the U ni vefsity of Wisconsin . Agnes F orman is improv in g after the oper ation whi ch was pe rformed in September but will be at the Sanitarium at Clifton Springs, New York, until M ay. H a rriet Bretz and Lenore H attery a re teaching in the hi gh school at Celina, Ohio. Ella Murphy will be graduated from Smith ColJ ege this year. A nne E wing's engagement to Robert Smith, Sigma P hi Upsil on, Vv'o oster-came as a climax to a coll ege romance. At present Anne is Y. W. C. A. Secreta ry at E lkart, Indiana. The marriage o f Edith Jones to Robert Caldwell , Alpha T au Omega, will take pl ace in June. J'vlr. Caldwell hold s the chair of political science at Rice Institute, Houston, T exas. Mildred H arrold is at National Park Semina ry. She was maid of honor at the christening of the new dreadnought P hiladelphia at New P ort N ews in M arch. Florence Revennaugh is teaching in Shelby, Ohio. During the Christmas holidays, A li ce Showalte r and K a rl E. Barton, ~ T ~ . Wooster, were married at the home of the bride in Van Wert, Ohi o. Mr. and Mrs. Barton are now Ji ving at rs6 H uron St., T oronto, Ontario, Canada. H elen Ewin g has brought honor not on ly to her self but also to B r . She has been giving concerts un der the auspices of the Redpath Chautauqua platform, and i the youngest pianist on thei r ci rcuit. F lorence Forman is teaching in a school for mi ssionarie ' children, 1.885 mile from her home in Maiupurie, U . P .. India. She writes that he ec ve ry few of the <>'O lden keys, lut when she and Mary Compton Rice visit one anothc1· they alway · sin g, "In the hu h of the quiet evening", and give the ca11 before parting. She ays the work is wonderful and she cl oe enj oy it but often thinks of H r and it. sweet companionship of the old days. ANNA A. DuRHAM.

K A 'SAS JT\' AL MNAE ASSOCIATION The K ansas City Alumnae sociation was entertained m January by Mrs. L. E. 1\foses and }v[is Amy Mer stetter. t88 The Key

In February, ~he associ::ttion gave a card party for the growth o f its cholarship fund, at the t. Regis, one of K ansas City' best hotels. The ho. te ses, Mrs. Harry H. Cupit, Mrs. L. 0. Mcintire, Mrs. T. . Ridge and M rs. Raymond De Lano supplied not only a plendid place of enter ­ tainment, but also the prize . The association may now pay its scholar­ ship fund with promptness. A luncheon was given to the member of the association in March, by Mrs. John C. Grover, 1\'frs. 0. . Green, Mis Helen Ro s, and Miss May Kelly. Thi season, three members of the association have become bride : Mrs. Alonson Bugick (Miss Phyllis Burrough). and Mrs. Bliss Darnell (Miss Crete Stewart), and 1\.liss M ira Luce was married to M r. Edgar Good peed Hill, April J. HAZEL B. CLARK.

TRl CITY CLU II On February 27, a Tri City K appa Club was organized. compo ed o i K appas living in Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline Ill., th e latter two cities being just across the Mi sissippi River. We met at the home of Ethel McKown, Chi, and the following were present: Mrs. L. R. Blackman (Julia Sohrbeck, Up il on), Mrs. C. R. Rosborough (Nellie Ball, Upsil on) , H arriet Cooper, Beta Xi, Henrietta Sohrbeck. Upsilon, Eluvia Wright, Beta Zeta, M rs. G. W. Banning (Mary Cald­ well, Beta Tau ) , Mrs. George Feiner (Verna Jouvenat, Sigma) and Grace Seaman, Helen Copeland, Mr . Martin Smith, Mrs. John T anner , M rs. 0. T. 1 elson and Florence von Ach, all of Beta Zeta. The follow­ ing will be with us during the ummer montbs : Dorothy Zench, Ch i, Mary and Florence Beatty, Eta, Alice 'M uel ler. Pearl Bennett, E ll a Searle and K atherine Hayes of Beta Zeta. We have been unable to locate Mrs. J. H. McCullough (Harriet 0 good, Upsilon and Mr . R. I. Peck (Maud Richey, Omicron) in Davenport, perhaps some of their chapter may be able to help us. We hall meet for luncheon the third Saturday of every month, the place to be named at the preceding meet­ ing. Any Kappa in our vici nity is most welcome to meet with us. Please tt"lcphone Ethel McKown for place of meetiw:r. ETHEL McKowN.

PORTLA ' D ALUi\!NAE S OC IATIO r Tht' Portland A lumnae Chapter ha in reality existed for orne time as a club, but it has only recently been dignified by national affiliation. 'l/lh have about twenty-five members at pre ent, with a pos ibility of fifteen more. Our meetings are held once a month at the homes of th r girls. with occasional lu ncheon at the Univer ity Club. Our main activitie are in connection ' ith the Pan-H ellenic .\ ssocia­ tion, which is large and Aourishin"'. Pan-Hellenic i plannin a ollcgc F(•te to be given in :\pril for the benefit o f th e Uni\'er~it y of Oregon The Key scholarship funrl, and the Kappas are to sell ices under a Japanese cherry tree, and show they have not forgotten the stunts of college days by a suitable number on the program. Pan-Hellenic, at the last meeting, was entertained at the home of 1\IIrs. Frederick Kiehle, Chi chapter. Not only Professor A. F. Reddie's reading of Shaw' Caesar and Cleopatr,l, but the dainty Japanese furnishings, and the correspondingly appropriate decorations added interesting features to th e afternoon. W e hope to see a great many K appas in Portland this summer, and in order to facilitate the meeting of friends, Pan-Hellenic will maintain headqua rters in the Turkish room at the Portland H otel. MRs. jOH N R. LEACH.

Los ANGELES ALU:\1NAE Assoc iATION Our February meeting was a Washington party given at the charming colonial home of Miss Julia B. Tubbs, (Beta Eta). The powdered hair and patche were pleasantly remini scent of convention banquets. Mrs. Buckley and Mrs. Blake received prizes for modeling the best likeness o f the father of his country. Several vi<;iting Kappas were present. A Pan-Hellenic Association is being formed in Los Angeles. Mr~ . H adley and Miss Lindsley are our delegates. Mrs. Morris Tusk (Olive H ays, Iota), gave an interesting talk March 4, before the Travel Section o f the Coll ege Club on "A Journey in Alabama". Mrs. Marion Craig vV entworth, Chi, recently left fo r ew York to see the initial presentation of her drama, The War B1·ides. Mrs. Belle Brown W alker, Kappa, of Pullman, W ashington is expected soon on a visit to her sister, Mrs. C. P. Railsback. Mrs. George E. Simms of Canton, N . Y ., is spending the winter in Los Angele. VVe hope, owing to the Expo~ition, to have the pl easure of welcoming many visiting K appas during the next few m nths. N otices of meetin gs wi ll be fo und in THE KEY and al so in the K appa Direc/01'3' in the room s of the oll ege \1\ioman's lub. } ES SIE J. R OBERTSON.

CAMPAIGN IS ON Subscriptions! Subscriptions! Subscriptions! HONOR ROLL

111 the October K EY for the chapters who ecure Life Subscriptions or ten new alumnae subscriptions. The Key lln 11!lrmnrtam ALICE HUIW ·wrLcox, Gramd Secretary 1884-1886 Alice Hurd was born in one of the beautiful towns of Centrdi New York, but came to live in Minneapolis when about thirteen years old. A few years later she entered the University of Min­ nesota, was initiated hortly after by Kappa Kappa Gamma anrl became one of the staunchest of Chi's daughters. In r887 she married A a teams v\ ilcox, who, with one son survives her. At the Kappa convention of r884 held in Canton, N. Y., she was elected Grand Secretary. with Charlotte Barrell as Grand President. This wa the Grand Council that tarted the "Greater Kappa" movement. Mrs. Wilcox' fraternity interest was one of the strong passion , of her life. It never failed her, and the undergraduates in Chi chapter had always her tenderest consideration. One of her many sorrows was the death of her only daughter just before she was ready for college, and all young girls \>Vere in some measure dear to her for the sake of the one she had lost. Her illness of more than two years wa a valiant .struggle to live for those who were left to her. he was only conquered by a heart, never strong, at last worn out. KATE CROSS SHENEHO .. The K ey

EXCHANGES R osE AFFOLTER K indly send exchange magazines to Miss Eva Powell, 2703 Dvvight Way, Berkeley, Cal. ; Mr . Howard B. Mullin, 62 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Miss Rose Affolter, River­ side, California. 'Ill e wi . h to express our appreciation of the following exchanges received since our last issue: December: Sigma Kappa Triangle, A rgaliad of P hi Mu Gamma; A lpha Xi Delta, Banta's G1·ee!? Exchange, A delph ean of Alpha Delta Pi. January : M as!~ of Kappa Pi, S igma Pi Emerald, Rainbow of Delta Tau D elta, Crescent of Gamma P hi Beta, A lpha Phi Qum·­ terly, Kappa Alpha Theta, Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Zein Lamp, Garnet and W hite of Alpha Chi Rho, Scroll of P hi Delta Theta. February : Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, T hernis of Zeta Tau Alpha, To Drar;ma of Alpha Omicron P i, Delta Chi Qnarterly, E leusis of Chi O mega, Angelos of Kappa Delta, Trident of Delta Delta Delta, Phi Gamma Delta. March: rlglaia of P hi Mu, A lpha Xi Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, A lpha Phi Q 11a.rterly, Ar·ro w of Pi Beta Phi. April : Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega.

The interest which are finding the most space 111 the various fraternity magazin e at pre ent come under three or four general head , about a follows: "\ hat to do with the Alumni ( 0 1- ae )-and the best way 'to do' them." ''Con enti c, n"--Tantali zing forecasts to coax the nickel out of any little iron :wings bank. "Efficiency''-all tyles. " ocial ervice"-Heport of really amazing work being done in every quarter. \Ve pre ent a fe\\' of the idea of the various fraternitie on each of the e topic . The fir t extract, taken from a chapter Jetter in the -:-lrgaliad of Phi 1\Iu Camma, contains a little hone t confe sion which we haYe been told is good for the oul. 192 The Key

At last we think we have hit upon a cheme for a rou in g interest among our alumnae. We are goin g to send three typewritten letter s a year to all alumnae of three years' standing, and to tho e of longer standing, a yearly letter, telling them of what the chapter is doing. H eretofore it ha been a one-sided affair. We have expected the alumnae to be faithful to u by w riting letters about their work, and by ending in th eir alumnae dues; but we have sat back most complacently w1th folded hands giving them only spasmodi c reports about the chapter, all the while expecting letter and money to pour into our hands.

Pi chapter has tarted a new venture thi yea r. She is going to pub­ li sh for the first time, a chapter paper, which will be somewhat in th e form o f a newspaper. The object of the paper, which will be published tw·ice a year, is to keep the alumnae in touch with the active chapter by .l relati on of the events in which Pi is especiall y interested and ma tters of personal interest to the girls. The paper will be known as The Pi.

Rho is adopting a new plan through whi ch she thinks it po ibl e to keep in touch with all the alumnae members. Each girl choo es one or more alumnae as th e ca e may be and promises to w rite to her, to tell her all th e doing of .the active chapter, college happenings and any other points of interest. The secretary keep the li t. The girls are remind ed of thei r duty at fraternity meeting. A penalty is imposed upon th e ac tive girl if she neglects her duty. If for any reason the alumna does not receive her letter she must notify the ecreta ry. Rho is adopting this pl an and is hoping it will be a succes ful methoci .-Chapter Letter of Alpha Xi Delta. B. EHLERs. Rho.

GETTING A CQ'CA I NTED vVITH OuR ALU?.I ' AE This idea, which we hope to make a custom, is that all alumnae of Omicron hall be in regul ar corre pondence with some active girl of the chapter, and shall, if possible, be heard from three or four time a year. To be able to reach each alumna, all are appointed among the active girl s. who see that their alumnae have all fraternity o r school new . The answer s are either read or reported on in fraternity meetin g. 'vVe are reali zing more each clay how thi practice will help us in many a pu zz lin g situation.

T o those of u who have just had the thrills of what eemed a perfect convention. there come just a bit of yearning a we read the tempting plan of the many ororitie who are to hold their convention this ummer all along the Pacific. Did ever a year offer more alluring inducement to fraternitie for holding convention ? year when all America will perhaps for the fir:;t time be playing on its own playground, when railroad T he K ey IY3 rates are at their minimum, and when th e best art of our country has added to natural beauty the wonderful Exposition. Only dire poverty or more dire circumstances coul d keep one away from convention especially if everyone knew how delightful those conventions themselves are. Kappa Alpha T heta has planned a most attracti ve excursion by pecial train via Glacier ational i=> ark and Seattl e to Gearhart­ by-the-Sea near Portland, concluding with a house party at San F rancisco the week after convention. Gamma P hi Beta i anticipating an equall y glori ous time at Asil omar, the national ummer camp of Y. V\T. C. A. at Pacifi c Grove, a spot on the map of California whi ch i one of the most entrancin g to be found anywhere and Sl·t ch a place for a conven­ tion! F rom here a charming ride of four hours lands you in San F rancisco where the biggest and nicest party in the wOI:ld is being held. J ust across the bay at Berkeley will be the unique gathering of six so rorities in conve ntion during the month of July. These are Delta Gamma, P i Beta P hi , Alpha Xi Delta. Alpha Delta P i, Sigma Kappa, and Alpha Omicron P i. On a truly mutual-intere t plan they are to cooperate in solving the " food, hou ing and entertainment'' problem by turning all six houses over to each successively. Alpha Chi Omega has chosen Long Beach in sunny Southern alifornia fo r convention. \ 1\T ith mile of beach and surf, Lo Angeles close by and San D iego with its Exposition not far away. th e place promi se a happy time to visitors. n esicl e the e, a goodly number of f raternities are to convene in San 1-rancisco during the months of the Expo ition.

Kappa lpha T heta i running a et·i e of artie! n "Effi - cien cy. T o promote this, the writer ay . it i neces ary to do away with the " rushed-to-death" feelinu o prevail ent amonu col­ lege- gi t~ l . This may be done by having proper provision for tudying under good phy ical c nditions in the chapter houses. T hese condition should be in ve tigated by the national offi cer of a fraternity, and by the co ll ege authoritie .

Chi Omeo-a at its 19 12 con\'ention ruled that every member of 0 - th e f r atern i t ~ , be id entified with at lea t two coll ege activitie and The Key to the end of choosing these activities wisely, each chapter has an advi ory committee on which one faculty member erves. There i carcely a sorority that is not in some way contributing something to the active interest in Social Service, which has taken such a hold on all thinking people. No better or more final argu­ ment in favor of sororities could be found than this one between the covers of mo t of the sorority magazines, telling of the or­ ganized as well as individual efforts in the cause of unfortunate mankind. \Ve already know what Pi Phi ha accomplished and the in­ terest Chi Omega take in public se rvice. Vve append orne ex­ tracts from the Alpha Phi Quarterly showing the interest and attitude of that sorority :

There are about forty-five A lpha Phis engaged in welfare work among city girls and three interested in the country girls of the mounta in dis­ tricts of the so uth. Six are concerned in the feminist movement in its na rrower sense and five in child labor re forms and factory in spection. Vocational guidanc-e-surely it is social service, too-claims the in­ terest of half a dozen or so. and many are interested in charity o rganiza­ ti on and baby welfare work.

Funds for the Chi cago performance of the P rinceton Triangle Club' production will be turned over to the Chicago Red Cross for use in Europe. The books, lyrics, music. costumes, scenery, posters. effect and orchestra are the work of tudent .-Greek E.1"Change.

The March number of the A rrow has thi which it happily calls a "collect" on the front page. Wouldn't it be rather a good thing to have on your desk or up near your mirror-whichever claims most of your time, so your eyes would rest upon it often? Keep us, 0 God, from pettiness: let u be large in thought, in word. in deed. L et us be done with faultfinding and leave off sel £-seeking. May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face-without elf­ pity and without prejudice. !\lay we be never hasty in judgment and always generous. Let us take time for all thing ; make us grow calm , serene, gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impul ·e . stra ight­ forward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize it i the little thing' that create differences: that in the big thing of life we are as one. ,\ncl may we stri ve to touch and to know the great, common woman· heart of u all. and 0 Lord God, let us forget not to be kind !-:\lary tuart.

(Reprinted from The Ade/phean of . lpha Delta Pi.) The Key 195

In lighter vem, thi s from A lpha Xi Delta also contains good sentiment :

TliE B EATITUDES OF A FRATERNITY MEMBER I. Blessed is the fraternity member who thinketh all good of hi s own breth ern and some good of hi s neighbors. 1 II. Blessed is the man who looketh not to the letter of the pin, but to the spirit of the fraternity. III. Blessed is he who in his rushing forgetteth not the rules of the game, for he shall be in good repute among hi s fellow Greeks, and among them who a re call ed Barbari ans. IV. Blessed are the m eek and lowly, for they shall n'ot · be disappointed but shall gather into themselves many pledges. ' V. Blessed are they who admonish their pl edges in due season, for by so doing they save themselves much future trouble.

Chi Omega begins the February E leusis thus : Rushing is an in cid ent, not the main business. o f all organized social life. A fraternity is one form of organized social li fe. Two o f the rarest gifts of the gods are a capacity for friendship and a sense of humor. The possesion of th.ese gifts is essential to the attainment of Chi Omega's standards of selecting new member s. These standards are: I. Choice, not competition. 2 . Good manners. 3. Sportsmanlike conduct.

Vle venture to predict Kappa ,.-1 /ph a Theta gets results with this: Chapter Editor : P lease remember that the ch apter letter in the March issue will be printed just as received from you. Neither editor nor printer will co rrect misspellings, punctuation marks, decipher s crawl ~ . or do any o f the other countl.e s things you a re in the habit of leavin g unci ne. \•Vh en you know that just ni ne chapter letters, one-fourth of them. in this issue were in form for printin g when received, you will re­ alize how much it is up to you, if your chapter isn't to be ashamed of your March contrilution.

Alpha Xi Delta liked our ti ckers that we put on our trunks when we ·went to E stes Park Ia t August. They may use the idea. Help yourself Alpha Xi Delta.

A lpha Gam11ta Delta announces the establi hment of Omicron chapter at the U ni ver ity of Cali fo rnia, Berkeley, Cal. The Key

Of general interest: A Pan-Hellenic Restroom ha been establi shed in Medford, Oregon. by the Pan-Hellenic ssoc1at10n there. The :\lerchant ' A ociation has gi,•en aid to the enterprise. The two room which the a sociation has fur­ nished as tea room and reading room respectively, are kept open from eleven to five and each member· of the Pan-Hellenic has her clay to preside.

A ha eventeen B K's this year. Having fewer chapters than many of the ororities, this gives them an enviable ratio.-G1'ee k E:rclwnge.

Merrill 1vlartindale of Spokane, Wash., ha started a movement to have a ''Fraternity Sunday." His plan is to have every church in the country have special sermons on fraternalism preached on the elected clay, with all of the fraternitie present en masse.-Rrjl! ·r e t~ ce Bureau Bu/leti11.

The editor of the igma Nrt Delta announces the following inno\·a­ tion: "Following the suggestion offered hy Past Regent Bennett in a recent number of The Delta an effort has been made in thi issue to rename the active Chapters. The Greek nomenclature ha been discarded and the Chapters a re named either after th.e name of the University or Coll ege or of the city in which they are situated. There were some difficulties. but we believe the experiment is not wholly un satisfactory. The diffi­ culties which we encountered do not strike us as erious a the difficultie of the average brother to remember the Greek names." Here is a sample of how the scheme works out in the heading of a chap­ ter letter: EMORY CHAPTER, Emory College, Oxford, Ga. For the life of us we can see no advantage in thi over giving the chapter's Greek letter with coll ege-as we have done in The Rai11bow for a "OOd many years. It is true that the older alumnus forgets the Greek letter of all but a few chapter.. But is not this all the more rea on why he hould be kept reminded, but not confused, by the method that we have followed? -The Rainbow.

We like Banta's Greek Excha11ge. It is a clearing house of all that i_ good in broad usefulness to fraternitie in general-a melting pot in which the nugget from the various mines of fraternity wi dom and advice are run together in to coin of common u efuln e s and availability. .\nd, in addition, it is interesting. We believe the Exchange worth more than it sub cription price, and we have an idea a! o that it can he made to pay if enough uh cribcr are found for it. In our mall way, therefore, we should like to say that C\'ery man who i intere ted in fraternity affair from other th an the mo t narrow point of view, ought to send for a copy of the J?..rc/ulllgl!: and having once had it, he will find it difficult to be without it.-Aiplra P/11 Quarterlv. The K ey 197

The problem of house chaperonage is being so lved in a most satisfac­ tory way by Chi Omega. At present, in five of our chapter houses we have a Chi Omega, who is taking graduate work or work in a professional department of the univer sity. W e believe that this plan of chaperonage will tend to make our chapter home no longer a private residence, but a do rmitory with academic atmos­ phere prevailing. Moreover, the fellowship plan will reenforce whole­ some standards of undergraduate living, and aid the uni ve rsities in their administrative problem s.-Elu esis of Chi Omega.

TEXAS SAVED A special message to the College F raternity Reference Dureau from our representative at Austin says, "Anti-fraternity bill was today postponed indefi nitely in the H ouse. This kill s the bi ll."-­ R eference Btweau. Alpha Tau Omega has se lected Claude T . Reno, editor of The Palm, to write its hi story.-Referell ce Bu.rea.n Bulletin.

Sigma Alpha E psil on held its annual convention Ill Chicago, Dec. 2 1, 22, 23. It granted cha rters to Washington State Coll ege, Oregon State Coll ege, Beloit Coll.ege and the Unive rsity of F lorida. It elected Don Almy of New York City its ch ief executive and reelected its other na­ tional officers. Its banquet was attend.ed by 435. The next convention will be held in Pittsburgh in 1916.-Rejere11re Bm·eau Bulletin .

President Hadley of Yale has uttered recently some pregnant worrls on coll ege men and coll ege ways. He says: "A boy goes to coll ege not wholl y for the sake of pursuing certain studies but fo r the sake of breathing a certain atmosphere. of competi ng for ce rtain traditional re ­ wards of undergraduate li fe, of entering societies that hi s father has known and meeting certain men, or the successors of ce rtain men, whom hi s father has met. uch an atmosphere, and uch intangible opportu­ nities cannot he created in a day.-Referellre Bu1·ea11 Bulletin.

\\'e wi sh to express grateful thanks to the .-ldelphean, _,..Jtpha Xi Delta, and Banta's Creelt F..rchangc for kindly mention of our KEY and it editor. The K ey

PAN-HELLENIC SURVEY B·y th eir chapter letters )'0 11 shall know th em. A fter taking a per onally conducted tour (conducted it our­ selves) through m iles of chapter letters in order to make up the S un·e:,•, and meeting on all side expres ion uch as "examina­ ti on are casting a heavy cloud over us", "con ternati on reign ", "fatal exams", " tortures of final ", '·horror of examinati ons''. we are left with the impression that a veritabl e reign of terror grips the college world for a period following the holidays and we are constrained to wonder what it is all about. I the fault with tho. e who draw their alaries for thinking up questi on none can answer, or with you yourselves and that little devil-Pro­ crastination ?

SI GMA K A PPA H az in g at Boston U ni versity, among the "coed ," IS confined to the Gamma Delta, a society compri ed of the women tudents. This year th e stunts took a practi cal turn. P lacards, appropri ately decked with green ribbons, announced that each freshman must report for duty every morning of Gamma Delta week armed with soap, broom and apron. The innocent freshies were then marshall ed into squad and proceeded to pol­ ish door knobs and hunt down any dust overlooked by janitor J ack and hi s sta ff . Friday, Octobe r 9, th e freshi es were taken into Ga mma Delta vi a Gamma Delta goat .-BosiOtl.

On the last of this month our chapter will conduct a booth at the F air for the establi hment of a Baby Hospital. It will take pl ace fo r three cl ays and the house will respond by relays. At the fir t of the seme ter the Alpha Omicron P i girl , who are our nearest neighbors, entertained us at a tea. It was spl endid and mo t hi ghly apprec iated. vVe will respond with a jinks in their honor.- C a lifornia.

AL P H A PHI The mother's tea that we have once a year was given in our chapter room a few weeks ago. With a cheerful g rate fi re whic h upplied all th e li ght except that whi ch came from under pretty red candle hacle , and with fl ower profu ely decorating the table and othe r piece of furni­ ture to add to the cozy appearance of the place, thi year's tea turned out tu be better than ever. The next week we entertain ed the P i Beta Phi , and Kappa Alpha T heta chapter ha al o gi\·en a tea for us this winter so we have become much better acquainted with other fratern ity people in thi ''ay.-Tor01rto. The Key I99

The beginning of the new term marks the approach of a turning point i.t our college life not only becau e of the passin g o f the class of 1915 but because of the passin g of Barnard fraternities as well. ?llu chapter, we fear, is enjoying its last "active" semester, for by now we a re pretty cer­ ta in that fraternities cannot be readmitted to the coll ege.-Barnm·d.

Our annual Christma party thi s yea r was just a dinner for all of the g irls. Instead of giving each other ten cent presents with verses attached, a~ we have always done, we wrote the same sort of ver ses and fastened them to pi ctures cut from magazin es. This was just a much fun for us, and w ith the money we saved we dressed two little girls fo r the Asso­ cia ted Charities.-Michigau.

The association ha also taken a commendable step towa rd the raiSin g of scholarship standard among the fraterniti es. At the beginning of last year, it was announced that a "schola rshi p cup'' would be awarded to the fraternity having the highest average during the year. The trophy is a beautiful silver cup upon which is to be eng raved each year the name o f the f raternity with the highest average fo r that year. \Vhen all avail able space has been engraved, th e fraternity whose name appear thereon the greatest number of times will receive it as a permanent trophy. F or this year, Chi Omega is the proud pos essor of the cup. which occupies a merited place in the chapter house. The a sociation may well feel proud of the results o f thi pl an, for th e improvement in scholarship has been marked ince its establi shmen t-Syracuse.

K APPA ALPHA THE T A This fall we began a custom which we have kept and in tend to keep for all the year. On the thi rd F riday of each month we are "at home" from 4 :.JO to 6 :oo to any of our soro rity or non-sorority fri ends. \ \'e serve tea or coffee, sandwiches, little cakes and candies. These teas have b en a source of great pleasu re to us, and have evid ently met wi th fa vor wi th other s. for they are always \\'ell attended.-ll'isconsin. \ e are wondering what steps a re being taken in other unive rsities in re ard to the peace movement I egun by Janc Addams in vVashington. D. .. and how rapidly spreading throughout the eastern state s. A Peace League ha beeu formed here at Ithaca. week ago a meeting was helci at the Univer ity lub during which Dr. ndrew D. \1\lhite, Prof. Burr, Dr. ?'\ eedham, and many others poke. It is hoped that through constant dis­ cu s1on ome so lution o f the prollem may ari se. It has been sugge ted in thi . connection that the fraternity girls gi ,·e expression of th eir ap­ pro,·al or disapproval of the formation of a Gi rl s' Cosmopolitan Club, tl, e chi ef purpose of whi ch would he the ad,·a ncement of peace.-Come/1.

The suffragettes of our Eastern chapter will be glad to know that we ha,•e been through an acti,·e political campaian and merged none the le s \\' Omanly. The uni,·ersity applied to the state for the is ue of $1, oo.oco 2 0 0 T he K ey buildin g bonds and the whole student body entered into the campa.ign. We are ure that pa rt of the glori ou victory wa due to our work, ending out printed matter and even canvas in g among women on the g reat day. Soon· we hope constructi on will be started on a new agricultural hall. on fini shin g our li brary building and repl acin g one o f the old hall s.-Califo r­ nia.

,\t a Pan-Hell enic banquet in October D elta D elta D elta received th ~ sil ve r coff ee-urn given each year to the >O rority hav in g the highest scholar hip. K appa Alpha Theta stood second. Year before last we toorl fir st. -Ohio. LP I-IA CHI OMEG

O n D ecember 17, we entertained forty- fi ve little newsboys with :1 hri tmas party at the "house". Some o f our brother and friends brought them out in automobil es. They all regi tercel in th e guest book and then pl ayed games till upper was serveci .-James At/illikiu Universif:y, Decatur, Ill.

Yo M a, the girls' sophomore intersorority ociety, has inno,·ated a n<:w id ea. It is thi : Take for instance two sororitie , K appa lpha Theta and D elta Gamma. The freshmen and sophomores from the K appa Alpha Theta house will go to the D elta Gamma hou e for dinner while the D elta Gamma, juniors and senior s will o-o to the T heta hou e. Thi will leave all freshmen and sophomores at one house, and juniors and seni ors at the other. The e dinners will occur once a month, and the girls are hoping that it will create a more fri endly spirit among the d iffe ren t sororitie .-Universit y of Illinois.

In order that our fraternity meetin g shall be made more broadenin"', interesting and in structive, a committee \\' a appointed to plan a defi nite program for each Tue cl ay evening. T he committee decided to alternate Current Events, P rominent Modern Composer s and :Musician , :\l oder n Xov.els and Noveli ts, and The D rama and Great D ramati st . Each girl in the Chapter will have charge o f a program for one evening. Thus fa r Anna E li za vVhitten has given u a ,·ery comprehensive talk on current events. and .. ern ice Gay told u many interesting things conce rni1 g th e li fe and work o f K rei ler. Jo ephin e D urrell then ~ l ayed to u a number of Kreisler's compo itions in her own intimitable tyle. Our next pn•• gram will he devoted to Alfred ~oyes.-B o sto n .

GA1I MA P HI BET A :\s Gamma Phi nati onall y are talking a great deal about ocial en 1ce work, I must tell yon what our chapter i. doing in thi line, e\·en though it is not a g reat deal. Tn the fi r t place, we have fo r everal year 'liP­ ported a schola r hip and ar e, 1 1-elieve, the onl y sorority at \\ ' i~con< : n \\'hich doe. so.-ll 'isconsin . The Key 201

The D ean of \Vomen, Miss French, has advised that each sorority have a few girls, nonsorority as well as sorority, to the chapter each week to dinner. W e have tried it and we find it one of the best ways to reall y learn somethin:s about each other, thus helping to develop a more demv­ cratic spi rit among all the students.-! daho.

There is a gr.eat fie ld for Social Service work at this time and Beta is trying hard to do her share. I spoke a short while ago of the fun we had in Social hour. During that time we have also done some real earnest work such as sewing on flannel "nighties" for the children in the hospital. Then the member of a very progressive little church are making clothes for the Bel:sians-Michigan.

The sororities of eb raska University are to be commended for the active part they a re taking in charitable work here in Lincoln. The Delta Gammas are active in the Russian settlement in the western part of the city; the K appa A lpha Thetas in the poorer clas es of north Lincoln. Many of the sororities spend an afternoon a week in the O rthopedic H os­ pital reading, telling stories or in some other way making brighter the li ves of the little children there. vV e Gamma P hi s are makin g arrangemen ts to provide a Christmas tree for th e children in the Detention Home and so bring orne o f the Christmas spirit to them.-Neb raska.

In addition to work in the league, which supports a settlement in one o f the poorer ecti ons o f the city, and which offers exceptional opportunities to hear good speakers on social subjects, the Zeta Gamma P hi s are quite notorious for the enthusiasm and genero ity with which they work for the I sabelle Thoburn F und. This fund is made up of private subscriptions from th e student and goes for the support of a pro fessor in th e Isabell a Thoburn Coll ege, m Tndi a . -Go~tcher .

. LPH. DELTA PI o far Pan-Hell enic work has consisted largely o f enforcing rushing rules and in forming a new Court of ,.-\ppeals. This Court is composed of five sorority alu mnae elected by the vote o f the chapters here rep re­ s nted, and havin g as a purpose the formation of a counci l capable of settling fairly and impartially the difference. arising between . ororiti es which ee m beyond the juri diction of the local Pan-Hellenic.-1.'/inais.

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The T enncs ee tudents thi year are upporting a l~rd Cross nurse 111 Belgium. The mo,•ement o riginated among the "coeds" Lut the boys were allowed to help. B side thi. we contributed to the " - hristmas Ship", which carried reiief to so many de titute women and .c hildren in the war eli trict.-Trnnessee. 202 The Key

Our bungalow fund is not increasin g amazingly, yet it steadily grow . Our late t idea i to build a mile of pennies. I suppose a mathematics major could fi gun: just how many pennies that would need.-De Pmtw.

KAPPA DELTA For some time local Pan-Hell enic ha been interested in att.empting, in various ways, to raise enough money to be of some real assistance to the poor people who have been almost pauperized by the cotton condition in this part of the South.-.fudsou Co /lege.

CAMPAIGN IS ON Subscriptions! Subscriptions! Subscriptions! HONOR ROLL m the October KEv for the chapters who ecure Life Subscription or ten new alumnae ubsc ription . The Key 203

OUR CHAPTERS Psi chapter you'll find at Cornell , Of famous alumnae they're-well­ Three dozen or more ; One is off to the war,- ''Doc :\Joll y,''-of her you've "heard tell."

Beta Tau has a chapter house nifty,­ They're busine slike, cleve r and thrifty; If you ask Bera T au, She will gladly tell how To rat e forty thousand or fifty.

Beta Psi cr irls knit mufflers. and sing At their meetin gs their "God Sav.e the K in g." They're brave and they' re plucky, , nd Kappa is lucky T o have such fine girls in her ring.

oy Kappa: "I've promi sed to go to the prom with omeone else, .\Jr. Beta, but I'll introduce you to one of the gi rl s at our hou e who is yery hand s me and clever." .\fr. Beta: "But I don't want a hand some and cJeyer girl: I want you."

\'OTES F R \\'0?\IE.\"! ,\ chap! r of one of the men's fraternitie coll ecting data for a catalogue, sent li ts of question to its alumni. One f the questions wa : "\\' HoM of your relative are members of---?"

0.\JE HOOTER An owl once sat in a tree. nd hooted long and lu tilee ne hoot for the owl, One hoot for the tree, .\nd three long hoots for K K r . KAPPA KoNTRIIJUTOR, Decatur, Til . 204 The Key

THE O'v\"L I:\ A MOi\lE:'\T OF GAY ABANDON Oh. the Owl sat swinging on a Fleur-de-lis, And hi twinkly eye were blue . . nd he winked with glee, and he laughed he-he. Oh, the Owl sat swinging on the Fleur-de-lis,­ H e was certainly as happy a an owl can be, And he whistled to-whit, to-whoo. Oh, the Owl sat swinging on the Fleur-de-lis, And hi s twinkly eyes were blue. -S. i\f. oP., Beta S ig llt cl.

Alumna of 18;8: "How useless th e gi rl s are today. don't belie,·e they know what needle are for." Freshman: "How absurd! Of course we kn ow what needles are for­ they a re to make th e Victrola play."

Chapter Treasurer: "Th~s Chapter is recklessly extravagant." Secretary: "\Vhen have we made a u eless purchase?" C. T.: "\Vhy, th ere's that fi re extin gui sher we bought a year ago: we've neYcr used it once."

ON CH OOSI NG 1\ C.A. HEER My patience ! (The doctor) Law me ! (The attorney) Oh fudge! (The school gi rl ) T YO\\'' (The bride) Darn it! (The hou ewife) Good land! ( The fa rmer) Search me ! (Robber) Oh suga r! (The confectioner) M. E. W., Kappa.

young woman, who came to Columbia to take her degree of doctor of philosophy, married her professor in the middle of her second year. \1\ihen she announced her engagement one of her friend said : "But, Edith, I thought you came up here to get your Ph.D." "So I did," repli ed Edith, "but I had no idea I would get him so oon." -Kew York EHning Post. Ra11ta's Greek E.rrha11gr.