- SIGMA: KAPPA ' ,I • ' TRIANG·EE·

AUGUST. 1911

Sigm.a Kappa Triangle

VOL.V AUGUST, 1911 No.4

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF SIGMA KAPPA. SORORITY

GEORGE BANTA, Official Printer and Publisher, 450 to 454 Ahnaip St., Menasha, W isconsin. TRIANGLE DIRECTORY

E dit01·-in-Chie f. HELEN F . GILMORE. 273 W.altham St., West Newton, Mass.

E xchange Editor. HELEN ROWELTJ. Central College, Lexington, Missouri.

Committee on Finance. Lulu E . Conner, Chai1·man, ,727 Mass. Ave., N. E., Washing­ ton, D. C. Ellen P eterson, 129 Main: St., Waterville, Maine. Elsie Gulley, Cherry Creek, N. Y.

Sigma Kappa TRIANGLE is issued in November, F ebruary, May and August. MANUSCRIP'l' must be sent to H elen F. Gilmore, 273 Waltham St., West Newton, Mass. (Boston P. 0.) on the F'i1·st of the preceding months. Price $1.25 per annum.• Single copies 35 cents.

Ente1·ed as second-class matte1· October 15, 1910, at the Post Office at Menasha, Wis., unde1· the act of March 3, 1879. SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY Founded at Colby College_ in 1874

FOUNDERS MRS. L. D. CARVER, nee. Mary Caffrey Lowe, 99 Sewall St., Augusta, Maine. ELIZABETH GORHAM HOAG, (deceased). MRS. J. B. PIERCE, nee Ida M. Fuller, Kilbourn, Wisconsin. LOUISE HELEN COBURN, Skowhegan, Maine. MRS. G. W . HALL, nee Frances ,E. Mann, 221 ESt,, N. W., . Washington, D. C. ·

GRAND COUNCIL · President MRS. GRACE COBURN SMITH, 2137 -Bancroft Place, Washington, D. C.

Vice-President HILA HELEN SMALL, 232 Highland Ave., Somerville, Mass Secretary MRS. EULA GROVE LINGER, 109-14th St., Buffalo, N. Y. Treasurer MRS. OLIVE ROBBINS HAVILAND, The Knoll, Lansdowne, Pa.

GRAND REGISTRAR JOSIE B. HOUCHENS, . Champaign, Ill. Delegate to Inter-Sorority Conference HILA HELEN SMALL, Secretary of Inter-Sorority Conference MARGUERITE B. LAKE, D. r Crannog, Forest Hill, Maryland. ROLL OF CHAPTERS

ACTIVE ALPHA, 1874. Colby College, Waterville, Maine. BETA AND GAMMA. Consolidated with Alpha. DELTA, 1904. Boston University, Boston, Mass. EPSILON, 1905. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. ZETA, 1906. George Washington University, Washing­ ton, D. C. ETA, 1906. Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill. THETA, 1906. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois. loT A., 1908. University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. KAPPA, 1908. Brown University, Providence, R. I. LAMBDA, 1910. University of California, Berkeley, Cal. Mu, 1910. University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

ALUMNAE Waterville Alumnae Waterville, Maine. Portland Alumnae . Portland, Me. Boston Alumnae Boston, Mass. New York Alumnae ew York City Rhode Island Alumnae Providence, R. I. Washington Alumnae Washington, D. C. Bloomington Alumnae Bloomington, Ill. Colorado Alumnae, . Denver, Col. California Alumnae Berkeley, Cal. Central N. Y. Alumnae Syracuse, N. Y. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appointments ...... 237 Introduction ...... 237 Minutes of the 37th Annual Convention of Sigma Kappa Sorority ...... 238 Grand Council Reports ...... 249 Grand President ...... 249 Grand Vice President ...... 250 Grand Secretary ...... 251 Grand Treasurer ...... 253 E xecutive Committee ...... 254 Official's Reports ...... 255 Editor in Chief ...... , ...... 255 Custodian of Pin ...... 256 Grand Registrar ...... 256 Pledge Pin Committee ...... 256 J eweler Committee ...... 257 Extension Committee ...... 257 Summary of Chapter Reports ...... 259 Inspection Reports ...... 262 Sigma K appa E xaminations ...... 263 Subscriptions for Year 1911-1912 ...... 269 Notices ...... 270 Editorials ...... 271 Chapter Letters ...... 27 3 Advertisements ...... 287

APPOINTMENTS The Grand Council announces the following appointments for 1911-1912- Triangle Editor in chief-Helen 1\IL Gilmore, Delta Triangle E xchange Editor-Helen Rowell, Iota. Triangle Finance Com,mittee-J.Julu E. Conner, Zeta, Chair­ man, Ellen Peterson, Alpha, Elsie Gulley, Epsilon. Delegate to Inte1·so-rority Confer·ence- Hila Helen Small, Delta. E xtension Committee-Eva Solsman, Alpha, Chairman, Grace Ada Small, Delta, Mrs. Adelaide True Ellery, Alpha. Inspectors-East, (not yet appointed), W est, Mrs. Eula Grove Linger, Epsilon. • • INTRODUCTION Convention has come and gone! Like all good things, the realization was much shorter than the anticipation; and like few things it was much better . Never from a business point of view has a convention of Sigma Kappa accomplished so mnch ! This issue of the Triangle is to set before you as fully as possible all the business of convention. The November issue will introduce to you all the new officials and picture the social side of the 1911 Co:q.vention. These two issues will serve then, to place before you who were unable to be present the matters most vital to our sorority ; and to refresh the memories of those fortunate enough to attend. The most important work accomplished was the adoption of a new constitution! This, together with the standing rules of the sorority, is to be printed separately and sent to every member whose correct address we have. Please consider all reports made here as absolutely official! 238 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

MINUTES OF THE 37th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY JULY 11-14, 1911 The thirty-seventh annual convention of the Grand Chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority was called to order at 8 :30 a. m. on July 11th, 1911, at West Newton, Massachusetts. Hila Helen Small, Grand Vice-President, presided, in the absence of the Grand President, l\irs. Grace Coburn Smith. The session opened by singing "Mystic Bond," followed by the ritual service. Credentials were then presented; the examination of which found the following list of delegates present: Grand Officers: Hila Helen Small, vice-president; Mrs. Eula Grove Linger, secretary; Mrs. Olive Robbins Haviland, treas­ urer; Grace Ada Small, chairman of executive committee.

NAMES OF DELEGATES . Alpha Chapte1·-Alice Beckett, Laura Day, Alma Morris­ sette, Mildred Ralph, Helen Robinson, Margaret Skinner, Ethel Stevens. Delta Chapter-Joyce Bisbee, Edith J. Clark, Lucy Davis, Katharine Hilliker, Eva G. Smith. Epsilon Chapter-Nina Becker, Mildred Brown, Jessica Leland. Z eta Chapter-Mabel Chapin, Lulu Connor, Marion Craig, Jeannette Geschicker, Lelia Scott, Olivia Taylor, 1aie Zirkin. Eta Chapter-Eliza Alexander, Lora Jones, Sarah Munroe. Theta Chapte1·-Clara Brooks, Josie B. Houchens, Daphne Rex winkle. Iota Chapte1·-Elizabeth Swank. Kappa Chapte1·-J essie Barbour, Helen Barrett, Irene Be­ dell, Marilla Bogle, Isabelle Brownson, Lyla Crapo. Lambda Chapter-Elda M. Eggert, H elen Phelan. Mu Chaptet·-Adelaide Moody, Ruth 1oody, Eleanor Jones, Josephine Buckley. W ateTt ille Almn.nae-Caro Chapman, Ellen Peter on. MINUTES OF CONVENTION 239

Po1·tland Alumnae- May Tolman. Boston Alumnae- Mildred McCann, Eva Salsman, Grace Ada Small. New York Alumnae-Mrs. Rhena Clark Marsh. Rhode Island Alttmnae- Blanch M. Crapo. Washington Alumnae-Mrs. Olive Greene Newhall, Mary Hurley. Bloomington Alttmnae-. ColMaclo Alumnae-Helen Rowell. California Alumnae- Mrs. Irene Popert. Puget Sound Alumnae- Vera M. Brown. The Address of Welcome was made by the chairman of the Executive Committee, Grace Ada Small, and responded to by Elda Eggert, Lambda. The motion was made that the ~eading of the minutes of the last convention be waived. Motion adopted.

REPORTS The report of the Grand President, Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith, was read by the secretary, and was accepted. The reports of the Grand Vice-President, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Grand Registrar, and Chairman of the Executive Committee were then read and accepted. The report of the Editor of the T1·iangle followed and was accepted. The reports of chapters, active and alumnae, were next r ead and accepted, every chapter having a representative except the Central New York Alumnae and Bloomington Alumnae. The motion was made that during the next year, each active and alumnae chapter pledge itself to do at least one · philanthropic act. Motion accepted. Moved that reading of the minutes of the past year of Inter-Sorority Conference be waived. Motion adopted. It was moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the reports of inspectors and to give a condensed report of the same at a future session. Motion 240 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

carried. The committee was appointed as follows :- Josie Houchens, Theta; Eva Salsman, Boston Alumnae; Mrs. Irene Popert, California Alumnae. The report of the Triangle Finance Committee, Isabelle Brownson, chairman, followed, and was accepted. The Custodian of the Pin, Agnes Gilmore, reported· on her work as custodian, on the selection of a national jeweler, and on the proposed change in the pledge pin. The reports were accepted. Moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to inspect the pins submitted and bring in their decision at a later session. The following committee was appointed­ Jessie Barbour, Kappa; H elen Rowell, Colorado Alumnae; Mrs. Mildred McCann, Boston Alumnae. The Coat-of-arms Committee, Eliza Alexander, as acting chairman, reported and submitted designs. The report was accepted. Moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider the designs for the coat-of-arms. Adopted. The committee was appointed as follows-Mrs. Eula Grove Linger; Mrs. Rhena Clark Marsh, N.Y. Alumnae; Leora Jones, Eta. A committee on resolutions was also appointed as follows­ Isabelle Brownson, Kappa; Jeannette Geschickter, Zeta; H. Elizabeth Swank, Iota. Adjournment until 2 p. m. SECOND SESSIO The afternoon session was called to order at 2 p. m by the Grand Vice-President. Roll was called and the minutes of · the preceding session read and adopted . .

ExTENSION The Extension Committee, Eva Salsman, chairman, then gave its report, including an account of the institution of Lambda and Mu, and petitions from Middlebury and Brenau. Reports accepted. MINUTES OF CONVENTION 241 .

Motion made that the petition of the group at Middlebury. College be· granted. Discussion. Moved that the vote on the Middlebury petjtion be laid on the table. Motion adopted. Moved that the matter of extension be thrown open for discussion before any definite motion be made. Motion car­ ried. Discussion by chapters followed. Motion made that discussion concer:o.ing extension policy be closed. Carried. After a recess of ten minutes, copies of the proposed new constitution were distributed for consideration and announce­ ments were made. Adjournment. THIRD SESSION The third session of the 37th annual convention of the. Sigma Kappa Sorority was called to order by th_e Grand Vice­ President at 8 :30 a. m. The regular ritual service was fol­ lowed by the roll-call. The minutes of the preceding session. were read and approved.

EX'l'ENSION ( con#nnecl)

Moved that the motion "that the petition of the ~roup of girls at Middlebury College be granted'' be taken from the table. Motion adopted. A discussion followed on the origi­ nal motion. The vote was then taken, resulting in a unani­ mous vote in favor of the Middlebury petition. The motion was made that the Alpha Chapter be instructed to grant a charter to the petitioning group at Middlebury. Carried. Moved that the Middlebury girls be notified and a repre­ sentative sent for. Adopted. The chair appointed Evaline Salsman to attend to this matter. The secretary then read Mrs. F. M. Padelford's letter to the convention, presenting a detailed plan for extension work. 242

Motion was made that this letter be thrown open for discussion to both visitors and delegates. Carried. Moved that plan of Mrs. Padelford be referred to the extension committee, tha,.t shall be later appointed. Carried. Moved that present method of electing an extension com­ mittee be abolished and present committee dismissed. Carried. Moved that the Grand Council be empowered to elect this committee on extension. Adopted.

PIN COMMITTEE The pin committee, Jessie Barbour, Kappa, chairman, rec­ ommended that Auld's pin be kept and Jacobsen's pin be sub­ stituted for Roehm's; and that the old pledge pin be kept until a more satisfactory design be found. The report was accepted. Moved that the name of Roehm be dropped as official jeweler of Sigma Kappa Sorority. Carried. Motion was made that we have a sole official jeweler. This was amended to read "this sole official jeweler shall be Auld." Amendment carried. Original motion carried. Moved that the convention instruct the Custodian of the Pin to inspect each pin sent out, from now on. Adopted. Moved that each chapter send the names of each initiate to the custodian of the pin, that she check up the list as she receives orders from the girls and if any name is not received, that she investigate the cause. Moved to lay the previous motion on the table. Carried. Moved that each chapter provide each initiate with a pin which shall be her own, at the time of initiation. Adopted. Moved that the serpent design of the original pin in the size of the smaller pin be submitted, and u ed as a pledge-pin. and for nothing else. Motion adopted.

COAT-OF-ARMS The coat-of-arms committee, l\Ir . Eula G. Linger, chairman, submitted Helen Gilmore's adaptation of the coat-of-arms sub- MINUTES OF CONVENTION 243 mitted by Alla Brewster, Epsilon, and Susie Bell, Eta. Report was accepted. Moved that the recommended coat-of-arms be adopted. Mo­ tion was carried. Motion made that the. coat-of-arms committee have a colored form made and submitted at a later session. Adopted.

INSPECTION Motion made that two official inspectors be appointed by the Grand Council. Adopted.

PIN RECORDS Moved that we take from the table the · motion ''that each chapter send the names of each initiate to the Custodian of the Pin, that she check up the list as she receives orders from the girls, and that if any name is not received, she investigate the cause.'' Motion carried. The original motion was then adopted. Adjournment. FOURTH SESSION The fourth session convened at 2 p. m. with the Grand Vice-President in the chair.

INSPECTORS' REPORTS The committee on inspectors' r eports, Josie Houchens, chairman, gave a condensed account of the reports of all the inspectors. The report was accepted.

CoNSTITUTION The proposed new constitution was next presented by one of our founders, Louise Coburn, who .had acted upon the constitution committee. The motion was made that those articles of the constitution which meet no objection when read, shall be considered ac­ cepted. Motion adopted. The secretary then read the constitution and by-laws. All articles not questioned were allowed to stand, and those objected to were marked "questioned" to be discussed at a later session. • 244 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGJ~E

Moved that hereafter in designating Sigma Kappa, the term "sorority" be used in all official papers. Adopted. Art. V., Sect. 2, of' the constitution. Moved that we substitute on our Grand Council, the Editor-in-chief of the ·Triangle for the Chairman of the Ex_ecutive Committee, thus keeping the number :five. Adopted. Moved that the name Chapter "Recorder" be changed to ''Registrar.'' Carried. Moved in connection with Art. VI. Sect. 2 of the by-laws "that each active chapter shall be entitled to send to the convention two active members and one alumnae member!'' Adopted. Adjournment until Thursday at 8 :30 p. m. FIFTH. SESSION 'rhe fifth session was called to order at 8 :00 by. the Grand Vice-President. The ritual service was followed by roll-call. Moved that the reading of the minutes of the preceding day be waived. Carried. Jessie Barbour, Kappa, was appointed reading secretary pro tern. CONSTITUTION (continued) The consideration of the I?-ew constitution and by-laws was theri resumed. · Moved that Art. IX of constitution (amendments) be changed to read ''where the amendment is voted upon, each active chapter shall be allowed its full quota of votes. If such chapter is not fully represented, the remaining votes may be given according to the vot~ of the delegates of the chapter present.'' Carried . .Part IV, Art. II. was voted changed to accord with the above motion. BY-LAWS, PAR'r I For Art. IV., Sect. 3 of the by-laws, the following wording was submitted by fiss Coburn: ''Each alumnae chapter shall be entitled to send one delegate for every ten members up MINUTES OF CONVENTION 245 to thirty members, but the number of delegates shall not ."exceed three.'' Moved that we adopt the above wording. Carried.

ExPENSE AccouNT Moved in connection with Art. V., Sect. 5, that the following ·expense account be added to our standing rules : ''That each delegate be allowed by the ·Grand Treasurer, her. minimum railroad fare, her Pullman fare, baggage expenses direct, and ·fifty cents per meal.'' Motion carried. Moved that Art. V, Sect. 4, read as follows: ''The specified expenses of one delegate,'' etc. Carried.

BY-LAWS, PAHT II. Motion was made that in Art. I., Sect. 1, we insert after the word '' eligible,'' the phrase ''to admission and to the ·rights .of.'' Carried. Moved that in Art. I., Sect. 3, the word (( th1·ee-jourths" be substituted for ((unanimous." Adopted. Motion was made that Art. I., Sect. 4, be added to read "A chapter may withdraw the privilege of admission from an accepted candidate by a three-fourths vote.'' Adopted. It was voted that Art. II., Sect. 1, should be altered to read: ''It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the chapter, to call special meetings, to sign all official 1·epor-ts of the chapter, and to see that the provisions of the constitution, by-laws and chapter regulations are ful­ 'filled. She shall formally acknowledge as a member of Sigma Kappa any student who shall have been 1· eg~~ la1'l y elected by the chapter, taken upon herself the required obligations, and signed the constitution, by-laws, and chapter regulations.''

E NTERT .UNMENT Motion was made that the matter of entertaining the dele­ gates be left to the Grand Council and Executive Committee. Carried. Adjourned until 2 p. m. 246 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

SIXTH SESSION The final session of the 37th annual convention was called to order at 2 p. m.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-IjAWS (conclt~ded) Sister Louise Coburn presented the final form of Art. VIII. of the constitution as follows: Sec. 2. The pledge badge shall be a small gold pin, consisting of Kappa, interlaced with a serpent in the form of Sigma. Sec. 3. The colors of the sorority shall be maroon and lavender. Sec. 4. The sorority flower shall be the violet. Sec. 5. The official seal shall consist of the letters, Sigma Kappa, surmounted by a dove with outspread wings, all surrounded by a serpent in the form of a circle; these shall be enclosed within two circles; the inner, a fine line; the outer, wider and with a rope pattern, between which at the top shall be the words, Sigma Kappa, and at the bottom, the words, Founded A. D. 1874. The above wording was adopted. TRANSFERS It was voted to add Part II., Art. 1., Sect. 5 as follows: When a member of Sigma Kappa leaves her college or univer­ sity to attend another where a chapter exists, her chapter may be a three-fourths vote, grant her a transfer card, which shall be signed by its President and Secretary. When a member of Sigma Kappa, bearing a properly signed transfer card, enters a college or university where a chapter exists, the chapter shall recognize her as a member of Sigma Kappa, but shall admit her to active membership only after one month's residence and by threefourths vote of the chapter. Motion was made that the word "society" be kept in the preamble and Art. I., Sect. 1 in the constitution. Adopted. Moved that entire constitution and by-laws should be adopted as corrected. Carried. It was voted to allow Alpha Chapter to initiate 35 members during the next year. MINU T}<}S OF CONVENTION 247

ALUMNAE CHARTERS Motion was made that the Grand Treasurer have charge of the alumnae charters. Carried.

CoNVENTION REPORTS Moved that the Grand Secr etary prepare a tabulated form for the r eports of active chapters at convention, to be elabo­ rated informally. Adopted.

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Evaline Salsman as chairman of the Extension Committee next read a letter from Theta Sigma of Allegheny College r egarding an application of that society for Sigma Kappa.

RESIGNATIONS The resignation of Mary H. Caswell as Grand Registrar was then read by the secretary. Motion was made that this resignation be accepted. Josie Batcheller Houchens, Theta, was nominated. It was voted to close the nominations. A vote taken by ballot resulted in the unanimous election of Sister Houchens. The resignation of Grace Ada Small as . Editor-in-chief of the Sigma Kappa Triangle was next read. The motion was made to accept this resignation. Accepted.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE The chair then appointed the following nominating com­ mittee for next convention : Mrs. Eula Grove Linger , Evaline Salsman, H elen Rowell.

CHAPTER REGULATIONS Moved that the two following suggestions be considered as standing rules for one year 's trial : 1. The chapter regulations and by-laws to be legal must be approved by the chapter inspector. 2. A council composed of the senior and graduate members and one other responsible member of the active· chapter, and the house mother in case of a chapter house, shall have power 248 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE to enforce chapter regulations and by-laws, even to the extent of suspending from membership and social privileges of the chapter, any girl who has violated these regulations, until such time as she shall conform to the requirements. 'rhe motion was adopted. Moved that the convention grant $100.00 extra from the Grand Treasury to Delta Chapter for convention expenses. Carried~ Lambda Chapter through Helen Phelan then extended an invitation to the Grand Chapter to convene at Berkeley in 1915, the Panama Exposition year. The invitation was en­ thusiastically accepted. Motion was made that the matter of financing the T1·iangle be left in the hands of the Grand Council. RESOLUTIONS The committee on resolutions, Isabelle Brownson, chairman,, then recommended that letters of appreciation be sent to the following: Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith, Grace Ada Small, Mary H. Caswell, Mrs. F. M. Padelford, Miss Louise Coburn, Evaline Salsman, the Boston Alumnae and Delta Chapters, H elen Gilmore and the other members of the coat-of-arms committee, and to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Starr Jones. The report was accepted. A rising vote of thanks was given to Hila H elen Small and to Grace Ada Small. Moved that an official letter be sent to the petitioners at Brenau University, stating that the petition has been received but that no possible action could be taken at this time. Carried. 'l'he minutes of the whole convention were read and ap­ proved. The motion was made and carried to adjourn. The Grand Vice-President then declared the Thirty-Seventh Annual Convention of Sigma Kappa Sorority adjourned V~rithout date. Respectfully submitted, E LA GROVE LINGER, G1·. ec 'y. GRAND COUNCIL REPORTS REPORT OF GRAN D PRESIDENT Rep01·t of the Grand President to the National Sorority of Sigma Kappa in convention assembled, West Newton, h~ly 10-14, 1911. The past year has been one of marked progress and interest in the history of our beloved Sorority. Her borders have been pushed to the Pacific coast by the successful installation of two new active chapters immediately after the last con­ vention. These are Lambda of the University of California, Berkeley, California, and Mu of the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Both of these chapters give promise of carrying high the Sigma banner. The loyalty of our splendid body of Alumnae, of which Sigma Kappa, as one of the oldest Sororities, may be justly proud, has been demon­ strated this year by the formation of four new Alumnae chapters as follows: Colorado Alumnae, Denver, Colo., Cali­ fornia Alumnae, Berkeley, Cal., Central New York Alumnae, Syracuse, N. Y., and Puget Sound Alumnae, Seattle, Wash. Delegates from these six new chapters are cordially welcomed to this convention. While unable to visit all of the chapters, on our chapter roll, as I would have liked to have done, I am pleased to record visits on several of the older chapters of the Sorority. After sharing in the hospitality of Theta chapters during the last convention, a short but pleasant visit was made on Eta chapter. Last fall, I attended the regular meeting of Alpha chapter when Sister Padelford of Seattle, Washington, was the guest of honor, telling of the SiO'ma sisters of Mu, our newest chapter. The very impressive initiation of Alpha was attended later and the welcome to new members given. In December, I had the pleasure of attending the regular meeting of Delta chapter and one of Boston Alumnae chapter. I was entertained over night by Kappa and had opportunity to visit the College and Dean of Women. During the season 250 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE in Washington I enjoyed a lunch with Zeta chapter at their chapter-room, a supper during their house party at Vacation Lodge and a meeting of the Washington Alumnae chapter at my home. Three conferences with members of the Grand Council accessible have been held in Boston in November, December and June, respectively. The correspondence with the chapters has been carried on. The most arduous duty of the Grand President has been the preparation of the text of the Revised Constitution of Sigma Kappa as sent to each chapter. In this I desire to acknowledge the untiring effort of my sister, Miss Louise H. Coburn, the assistance of Miss Cora E. Robinson, and the parliamentary advice of Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, the official parliamentary authority of this Sorority. In conclusion, permit me to extend cordial greeting to all, with best wishes for the complete success of the convention of 1911. GRACE CoBURN SMITH, Skowhegan, Maine, July 10, 1911. Grand P?· esident.

REPORT OF GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT July 2, 1911. To the G1·and Chapte1· of Sigma Kappa in the Thirty-Seventh Convention Assembled : In accordance with the annual custom, on April 28, 1911, to each chapter president were sent the ranks of the examina­ tions of 1910, of each girl in her chapter; the chapter averages; and the statement of the grolmd to be covered in preparation for the questions of the coming examinations. On May 2, 1911, the graded e aminations for that year were forwarded, with a letter of directions concerning the r equired form, etc., to the alumnae appointed to take charge of giving to their r espective chapters the said examinations. Respectfully ubmitted HILA HELEN MALL, Grand Vice P1·esident. GRAND COUNCIL REPORTS 251

SECRETARY'S REPORT TO SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY In Convention Assembled July 11, 1911. The sorority year of 1910-1911 has been marked by unusual activity both in our own circles, and in the sorority world at large. Most significant, perhaps, is the large number of new chapters instituted this year. Announcements have been received from the following:- Aug. 25, 1910- Alpha Omicron- Kappa Alpha Theta, Univ. of Oklahoma. Oct. 13, 1910- Rho-Alpha Chi Omega, Univ. of Wash­ ington. Oct. · 21, 1910-Theta Delta-Delta Delta Delta, Univ. of Oregon. Nov. 5, 1910-Lambda--Alpha Omicron Pi, Leland Stan­ ford. Dec. 9, 1910--Washington Chapter-Delta Upsilon, Univ. of Washington. Jan. 21, 1911-Theta-Delta Zeta, Ohio State Univ. Feb. 1911-Iota. - Alpha Omicron Pi, Univ. of Illinois . March 4, 1911-0micron- Alpha Phi, Univ. of Missouri. June 14-Epsilon-Delta Gamma, Ohio State Univ. Mu-Phi Mu, Brenau Univ. Lambda-Phi Mu, Randolph-Macon. On Dec. 15, 1910, Kappa Alpha Theta asked for a list of our chapters instituted between 1905-1910, in order to compile an extension chart. On Feb. 10, 1911, Delta Gamma asked for an account of our scholarship fund, how supported and how given. Unfor­ tunately Sigma Kappa could give no information on that subject. On April 18, 1911 came a letter from Kappa Alpha Theta asking about our method of chapter inspection and district organization. On June 19, an inquiry came from Pi Beta Phi as to the standard of scholarship required by Sigma Kappa, and also as to our attitude toward sophomore pledge day. 252 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

Much work has also been done within our sorority during this year, petitions for alumnae charters have been received from four groups. On Aug. 26, 1910, recognition was given to the Colorado Alumnae Chapter. In September, the Cali­ fornia Alumnae chapter was recognized. In November occurred the organization of the Central N. Y. Alumnae, and in May of this year, the Puget Sound Alumnae Chapter. On April 26, 1911, cards announcing the institution of Lambda and Mu Chapters were ordered from Dreka. There was much delay in getting the announcements, but by July 18, 175 cards had been sent to the grand officers, the chapters of Sigma Kappa, to the presidents of the other national sororities, and to the editors of the sorority publications with which we exchange magazines. On June 30, typewritten convention r eports of the thirty­ sixth convention were sent to the grand officers and the chapters. · On Aug. 9, arrangements were begun for inspection, which finally resulted in the following list of inspectors- • Alpha-Isabelle Brownson- Kappa. Delta-Addie Larkin- Alpha. Epsilon-Mrs. Adelaide True Ellery-Alpha. Zeta-Mrs. Haviland-Alpha. Iota-Mary Louise Gay-Theta. Kappa-Grace Small-Delta. Lambda-Mrs. Edith Davis Flegel-Delta. Mu- hs. F. M. Padelford-Alpha. Owing to a series of misunderstandings Eta and Theta were not inspected this year. On Dec. 19, a correspondence was begun in regard to printing the music-the initiation odes. l\Iiss Sara Collins finally consented to undertake this task. On l\Iarch 4, a circular letter wa sent the chapters, active and alumnae a king for items of convention bu ine. . On l\Iay 16, the typewritten list of convention topic wa ent each chapter for con ideration. GRAND CouNCIL REPORTS 253

I n all 175 announcements have been sent; 178 letters and 21 postals written. Respectfully submitted, · EULA GROVE L INGER G1·and Secretary.

GRAND TREASURER Report of the Grand TTeasurer for the year ending July 10, 1911. Receipts: Balance in Treasury, April 14, 1910 ...... $385.89 Received from Active and Alumnae dues ...... 600:00 Received from Convention assessments ...... 307.40 Received for Membership Certificates ...... 33.45 Received for Interest on Deposit ...... 6.44

Total Receipts ...... $1333.18 Expenses: Paid Delegates' Expenses to Convention ...... $296.90 Paid two Grand Officers' expenses to Convention 78.90 Paid expenses of Inspectors ...... 93.63 Paid Running expenses of Grand Council ...... 50.27 Paid for Engraving (Announcements and Cer- tificates ...... 41.50 Paid for Appropriation for Convention 1910 . . . 75.00 Paid for Appropriation Triangle Supplement . . . . 35.00 Paid for Pan-Hellenic Dues 1910-11 ...... 15.00 Paid for Printing-odes ...... 7.50 Paid for Telegrams, Register etc...... 4.10

Total Expenses ...... 4i697.80 Balance in Bank July 10, 1911 ...... 635.38

$1333.18 Examined and found correct, Olive W. Greene Newhall, July 11, 1911. Auditor . .& .& REPORT OF E XECUTIVE COMMITTEE 'fo the Grand Chapter of Sigma Kappa in Convention as embled July 1911, the Executive Committee offers the fol­ lowing report : On July 21, 1910 it held its first meeting to discuss "' ays 254 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE and means of entertaining the 1911 Convention-the Com­ mittee consisted of Grace A. Small, chairman, Mildred Jones McCann, Eva Salsman, Helen F. Gilmore, and Gladys Wilson. At this first meeting held nearly a year ago, the following methods were decided upon :- 1st-that the only feasible way of entertaining so large a number as would probably be present was to find a means of having all Sigma Kappas together. 2nd-to have the entertainment proper very sirnple. 3rd- to hold a house-party at Peakes Island the week after convention. 'rhe question of finances was a stupendous one with which to deal and the committee wishes to recommend to the Con­ vention careful consideration of some other means of financing Convention than the one now in use. We at once set to work to find a place-several were in­ spected and after we were almost discouraged Mr. Jones of ''The Allen School'' was glad to welcome us here. The entire year has been spent chiefly in raising funds and preparing in detail for the convention. Careful direc­ tions have been sent to each chapter in regard to stunts and exhibits. The following program has been decided upon- Registration-Monday, July 10. Grand Council Meeting at 4 :30 P. M. Social evening and musical at 7 :30 P. M. · Business Sessions each day at 8 :30 and 1 :45. Tennis Tournament, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons at 4. P. M. Stunts Tuesday at 7 : 30. Lawn Party and Dance, Wednesday evening. Banquet at Hotel V en dome, Boston, Thur day evening, pre­ ceded by model initiation at the school. The approximate co t of thi Convention will be $ 00. The Chairman of thi Committee ha al o 0. Ked all bill sent by the Trea urer during the year. Respectfully ubmitted, GRACE AnA SMALL Chairman of th Cmmnitlee. OFFICIALS' REPORTS

R E PORT OF EDITOR I N CHIEF OF SI GMA KAPPA T R IANGLE To the Gmnd Chapte1· of Sigma Kappa in the 30th Anni~al Convention Assembled: Since last Convention four issues of Sigma Kappa Triangle have been printed, the last number of volume IV and a Convention supplement and three issues of volume V. At the beginning of the current year a change was made in printer-the work being transferred to Geo. Banta Pub­ lishing Co., Menasha, Wisconsin for two reasons- better finan­ cial rates, and less clerical work for the editor. The method adopted for financing the T1·iangle at the last Convention has proved most successful, and even with a debt of $200 which was carried over, we have more than met expenses for the first time in the history of our publication. On the whole, chapters have not been so careful in sending in material as usual and more fines have been imposed this year than ever before. Alpha, Delta, Lambda, and Iota are the only active chapters who have not been subject to fines­ Epsilon having failed to send material twice. Alpha, Zeta, Eta, Iota and Lambda are the only chapters whose active subscriptions are paid to date. Inasmuch as this Convention sees the close of the term of office of your editor, she has no further recommendations to offer, but prefers to leave those to her successor. Respectfully submitted, GRACE ADA. SMALL.

REPORT OF CUSTODIAN OF PIN To the Grand Chapter of Sigma K01ppa1 in Convention Assembled: · The Custodian of the Pin desires to report that during the 256 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE past year eighty (80) Sigma Kappa pins have been purchased of our official jeweler, The D. L . Auld Co. This :firm has proven itself thoroughly competent. Its work has been very satisfactory in every way and it has been a great pleasure to transact business with such courteous and obliging people. The Custodian would like to recommend that for the present as long as there is no chance for complaint against the quality or excellence of the work, that the D. L . Auld Co. be retained as sole official jeweler to the Sorority. Respectfully submitted, AGNES 1\II. GILMORE Custodian of the Pin.

REPORT OF GRAND REGISTRAR To the Grand Cl-wpte1· of~ K: I have the honor to submit the report of the Grand Regis­ trar for the year ending July 1911. The work on the catalog of the members of Sigma Kappa was never :finished but it has·gone steadily onward during the past year. It is yet too soon after the close of the college year for all the cards to be in but in the main the girls have been accurate in their records and prompt about sending them in. Respectfully submitted, MARY HELEN CASWELL Grand R egist1·ar.

R E PORT OF PLEDGE PIN COMMITTEE To the Gmnd Chapter of Sigrna Kappa in Convention Assernbled : The Pledge Pin Committee reports that in accordance with a motion made at the Convention of 1910, Irs. Miller's pin was obtained and ent to The D. L. Auld Co. to be copied in miniature. 'l'his pin, the ommittee presents for the consid­ eration of Convention with the following ugge tion :-that OFFICIAL'S REPORTS 257 the Kappa be a plain gold letter instead of a chased one as in the sample since this would make ·a more legible distinction between the two letters. Respectfully submitted AGNES M. GILMORE Chairman of the Committee .

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL JEWELER To the Grand Chapter of Sigma Kappa in Conwmtioer,; Assembled :- The committee for the selection of a second official jeweler to act in conjunction ·with the present jeweler desires to submit to the consideration of the Convention the accompanying sample pins which have been received from Burr, Patterson and Co., Detroit, Michigan, and The Wright, Kay, Co., Detroi t, Michigan, with prices as quoted in the letters. Respectfully submitted AGNES M. GILMORE Chairman of the Committee.

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REPORT OF EXTENSION COMMITTEE APRIL 1910-JUNE 1911 Two new chapters of :S K have been instituted, Lambda and Mu. Reports of their initiation are on file. Pi Mu Epsilon of Middlebury College, Vt., has been thoroughly inspected and is recommended for acceptance at Convention, July 1911. A petition from a group of girls at Brenau University has been received, but too late for recommendation at 1911 Con­ vention. A letter from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., in regard to r enewing negotiations for a charter, which were begun in 1905 has also been r eceived. A report of financial conditions of Extension Treasury accompanies this report. 258 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

FINANCIAL REPORT Balance, April, 1910 ...... $23.50 Received from Lambda Chapter at Initiation ...... 651.00 Received from Mu Chapter at Initia,tion ...... 288.00 Received from Sale of one Pin ...... 3.50 Received from Kappa Chapter ...... 10.00

$976.00 Paid for Institution of Lambda and Mu Chapters $915.99 Incidentals, Postage, Typewriting ...... 3.00

$918.99 Balance June 1911 57.01

$976.00 July.13, 1911. EVALINE A. SALSMAN. SUMMARY OF CHAPTER REPORTS ALPHA: Membership in September, seniors, 3, juniors, 10, sophomores, 10; total, 23; initiates, 8; grand total, 31; left,2; membership in June, 29. Meetings held, regular, 34 ; special, 5 ; total, 39. Honors : 1st and 2nd prizes freshman reading; 2nd prize in German; 1st and 2nd prizes in sophomore declamation; 2nd prize in Junior exhibition. College Activities: class officers, Y. M. C. A., Mandolin and Glee Clubs, Honorary Societies. Social Life: each class entertains annually, alumnae chapter entertains at least once, Commencement reunions, 50 alumnae present. DELTA: Mernbe1·ship in September: seniors, 1; juniors, 3; sophomores, 3; total, 12; initiates, 6; total in June, 18. Meetings: regular, 32; special; 2. Hon01·s: Grace Winship Studley, '12, elected Junior Procter by faculty, the highest undergraduate honor. College Activities: nine girls on Y. W. C. A. committees; two delegates to Silver Bay; six girls on Gamma Delta com­ mittees; treasurer Sophomore class; vice-president, Sophomore class; Art editor of college annual; cast 1913 play. Social Life: each class entertains annually; 1 Hallowe'en party; mothers' reception; annual dance. Guests: Mrs. G. 0. Smith, Grand President; Mrs. F. M. Padelford; Mrs. E. Varney. Treastwy: Balance in June $67.06. EPSILON: No report on file. ZETA : Membe1·ship in September 1910, 6; initiates, 2; total, 8. Social Life : Rushing stunts; annual Christmas party; reception to Dean and wife and Grand President; chapter birthday party. 260 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

Guests : Mrs. G. 0 . Smith, Grand President; Louise Coburn and Miss Hall, founders; Mrs. Haviland, Grand Treasurer. ETA: M embe1·ship in September 1910: seniors, 2; sopho- mores, 7; specials, 1; total, 10; initiates, 19; Grand total, 20. Meetings: regular, 32; special, 1. Honv1·s: seven girl on Honor Roll. College Activities: Senior secretary-treasurer, vice-presi­ dency of freshman class sophomor.e class, literary society and Y. W. C. A. Social Life : pledges entertained, reception to faculty aud wives, annual dance, annual picnic. T1· eas1wy: balance in June, $54.35. THETA: Membe1·ship in September, 15; initiates, 10; totat, 25. College Activitie : Chr. Pan Hellenic; 2 cabinet members Y. W . C. A.; 2 girls in literary society play. Social Life: faculty dinners, annual dance, Christmas party, birthday party. IOTA: No r eport on file. KaPPA: Membe1·ship in September, seniors, 3; sophomore, 3; total, 9. Faculty ruling for Sophomore pledge day. Annual reception to college casts in college plays. Gnests: Mrs. G. 0 . Smith, Grand President; Hila Helen Small, Grand Vice President; Grace Ada Small. LAMBDA: Membe1·ship, August 1, 15; initiates, 8 active and 2 alumnae, the latter members of Em Tara; left, 1 ; active members in June, 22. Hono1·s: 2 members Pryteneau, members of woman' honor society; secretary German Honor ociety; Senior honor society. Colleg A ctiviti s: l\Ianager boating club ; Finance om. of A. W. S.; Intercollegiate tenni ; hr. reception committee: 'l'rea urer Y. W. . A.; ub. Chr. Dormitory OUllllittee. I : M rnb rship in eptember, enior , 3 ; Junior , 4; initiate , 12; left, 3; total in June 16. M etings : regular 37 ; pecial 4. SuMMARY OF CHAPTER REPORTS 261

College Activities: Y. W. C. A. Committees, Woman's League Scholarship Com.; Woman's Editor for University Daily; Freshman basketball team; Pan Hellenic constitution committee; Campus day committee; 2nd prize given by Bankers' Association of Washington. WATERVII"LE ALuMNAE CHAPTEI~: Membe1·ship, 24; average attendance at meetings, 9; meetings held, 4 regular; 1 with active chapters; 50% of members subscribe for T1·iangle. BosTON ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Membership, 27; meetings held, 7 regular, 1 special; work accomplished during year: Christmas sale which netted $70; chapter incorporated under the state laws of Massachusetts; experience party in February, Birthday party in March, April Fools' party given to Delta: entertained Convention in July. PoRTLAND ALUMNAE: No report on file. NEw YORK ALUMNAE: No report on file. CENTRAL NEw YoRK ALUMNAE: No report on file. WASHINGTON ALUMNAE: Membe1·ship, 20; meetings held monthly ; reception was given to Zeta Chapter; Zeta's birth­ day celebrated; assists active chapter financially. BLOOMINGTON ALUMNAE : Mmnbe1·ship, 15; meetings held every two weeks; chapter sends 1 member to each acti'' C' meeting; aid active chapter in entertaining. CoLORADO ALUMNAE: Member-ship, 14; meetings, held month­ ly; this Alumnae Chapter belongs to the Woman's Pan Hellenic of Denver; chapter presents a :S K seal ring to til P :S K freshman at Denver making the highest grades for the year; plans to have at least one alumnae at each active meeting. RHODE I SLAND ALUMNAE: Membership, 13 ; meetings, 4; bought piano for active chapter; aids active chapter in all ways possible. PuGE'l' SouND ALUMNAE: Chapter formed l\Iay 27, 1911 ; meetings held, 3; a formation period; plans for active work in fall. C.I.LIFORNIA ALUMNAE CHAPTER : Jo report on file. INSPECTORS' REPORTS Inspectors were appointed as follows for the past year: Alpha: Isabelle Brownson, K. Delta: Addie Larkin, A. Epsilon : Adelaide True Ellery, A. Zeta: Olive Robbins Haviland, A. Eta: not inspected. Theta : not inspected. Iota: Mary Gay, 0. Kappa: Grace Ada Small, .:1. Lambda: Edith Davis Flegal, .:1. Mu: Jessie 1\II. Padelford, A. Several chapters were most highly commended for correct initiation and pledge services; for well kept books; for well attended and business like meetings. One chapter has been criticised in regard to the value of its literary programs; evidently there is little original work done along that line; another has been criticised for lack of formality during busi­ ness sessions; a third' for very poor financial management; a fourth criticism was for errors or irregularities in initiation service; all scholarship grades are average or above; some very commendable. 'l'he reports show that each chapter has improved along several lines during the past year. SIGMA KAPPA EXAMINATIONS 1909-1910 Owing to the thorough and searching character of the questions, and the gratifying r esults, in general, of the 1909 examinations, those of 1910, of an entirely different nature, were given with the .expr ess purpose of making the Active members r ealize that Sigma Kappa ideals are valueless to them and to their Sorority unless practically applied in their individual lives. For the arrangement of material, see the Letter of Direc­ tions, pages 198-200, of the April Triangle of 1909.

SENIOR FORM. 1. Name the other national Sororities m your college. Mention jou1· methods or customs found among them, that you think might be adopted to advantage, by ~ K. 2. Among other things, Sigma Kappa should be charac­ terized in :the Sorority world as second to none in ~cholar ship. Mention th1·ee means which seem to you best to effect this r e­ sult so far as your own Chapter's responsibility is concerned. 3. State, in detail, what plan has proved most effective in promoting a spirit of unity in your Chapter. 4. Cite in full, an instance in your Sorority life in which you have done or said something worthy, consciously pro­ moted by the thought of your ''secret motto.'' 5. You are about to cease being an Active member of your Chapter. What fiv e means do you propose to employ which will keep you in close touch with your Sorority as an Alumnae ~ 6. As a result of your experience, state the five most essential things to be avoided and the fiv e to be strongly encouraged in Sorority life, if its members are to realize the richest possibilities of Sigma Kappa's ideals. 264 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

JUNIOR FORM 1. Cite in full, an instance in which, at some time during your Sorority life, you have been actuated to·do or say some­ thing worthy, consciously prompted by the thought of your ''secret motto.'' 2. Being a member of Sigma Kappa should mean only ''a means to an end.'' Explain, in this connection, your idea of the meaning of ' ' a means to an end. '' 3. The responsibility of guiding the affairs of your Chap­ ter, next fall, .will be yours. State th1·ee policies which you hope to put into operation, which must needs be an improve­ ment over anything yet adopted by your Chapter. 4. Sorority life, locally, might tend to foster exclusiveness, false pride, and selfishness among the members. Mention fiv e ways in which, as a Sigma Kappa girl, filled with the spirit set forth in your Sorority's ideals, you will successfully avoid these faults. 5. If you have attended a ::S K Convention, state fiv e per­ sonal benefits derived from the experience. If you have never attended one, state what fiv e benefits you have derived.

SOPHOMORE FORM 1. Cite in full, an instance in which, at some time in your Sorority life, you have been actuated to do or say something worthy, consciously prompted by the thought of your ''secret motto." 2. State what meaning the following have for you per­ sonally: (a) the pin; (b) the violet; (c) the grip; (d) the colors; (e) the T1·iangle. 3. If, through circumstances beyond your control, you could not return to college in the fall, what tlwee things would you do that you might not seem to have severed your active connections with your Chapted With your Sorority. 4. l\Iention fiv e ways in which you, individually, can help to make the Sorority life of your Chapter better, next year than you have made it thi . Why are you bound to do thi . SIGMA KAPPA EXAMINA'l'IONS 265

FRESHMAN FORM 1. State fiv e reasons why your college year has, or has not, been benefited by your being a member of Sigma Kappa. 2. State five meanings that your Sorority pin has for you. 3. Give six reasons why every member of Sigma Kappa should be a subscriber to, and a reader of, the Triangle. 4. Write a paragraph, weaving in ten facts, which may be appropriately entitled: ''The Short History of My Sorority.'' 5. State fo'ur reasons why it is wise tq have annual Sorority examinations. (Signed) Hila Helen Small, Grand Vice-President.

E XAMINATION RANKS 1909-1910 (Marks are based on originality of ideas literary form and arrangement of papers.) CHAPTER AVERAGES

Alpha B+ = 4.6 Theta B = 4.3 Kappa B+ = 4.6 Iota B = 4.3 Epsilon B = 4.4 Delta B = 4.1 Zeta B = 4.4 Eta F+ = 3.6 ALPHA SENIORS *Robinson, Helen, A Chapman, Caro, A P erry, Cassilena, B Herring, Pauline, B- J-UNIORS Kennesno, Cora, A Day, Laura, A Buzzell, Louise, B SOPHOMORES Ralph, Mildred, A Goodwin, Ruth, A Carll, Florence, A Buswell, Mary, A Leighton, Emma, A Stevens, Ethel, A Ros , Jessie, A Skinner, :l\Iargaret, A Cummings, Bessie, A 266 SIGMA K APPA TRI.A.NGLE

FRESHMEN Hanson, Pauline, B­ Beckett, Alice, A *Ingersoll, Florence, A Thompson, A vis, A Dutton, Bessie, B­ Morse, Merve, E-­ Winslow, Clara A- St. Clair, Phyllis, A DELTA

SENIORS *Karnan, Gertrude, A Young, Florence, F + Jaques, Aroline, B Wilson, Helen, F + *Davis, Carrie, A Phelps, Evelyn, F + *Norton, Charlotte, A JUNIORS Davis, Lucy, F SOPHOMORES Wilson, Gladys, A Smith, Eva, A Ticknor, Marjorie, B Clark, Edith, A FRESHMEN Bisbee, Joyce, A Hilliker, Katherine, B Rogers, Clarette, F + Grainger, Louise, B *Studley, Grace, A Travis, Ruby, A Linekin, Carrie, A Hunt, Helen, F+ EPSILON SENIORS Bailey, Mabel, A Pierce, Margaret, B­ Gulley, Elsie, A Brewster, Alla, B­ Kupfer, Edith, B+ Roberts, B+ Bohl, Sally, F + Bailey, Jenny, B+ J NIORS Brown, Mildred, A­ Lang, Nan, F Jone, Edith, B- Perkins, Polly, B- SOPHOMORE Brace Marian, B Bullock, Charlotte, B Shaylor, Genevieve, F Hull, Edna, A­ Peters, Dorothy, A Billings, 1\Iarion, B+ SIGMA KAPPA EXAMINATIONS 267

Leland, Jessica, A Bishop, Lillian, B Billings, Ida, B FRESHMEN Thalman, Lois, B P erkins, Marjorie, B-­ Bibbins, Beatrice, B W arner, Marion, B­ Ball, Ethel, A- Connaughty, Lillian, B- ZETA

SENIORS Foster, Esther, B Davis, Rena, B Alden, Ruth, F+ SOPHOMORES Foster, Ruth B+ Geschickter, Jeanette, A- H eilprin, Marion, A J<'RESHMEN A Chapin1 Mabel, B Taylor, Olive, Scott, Lillia, A '-'' Kelley, Eva, A ETA

SENIORS Pursin, Louise, B Johnson, Lois, F + Wullenweber, Maude, F- J uNIORS Engle, Beth, B SoPHOMORES Hofford, H azel, B­ Sykes, Florence, B Pierce, Arlie, F + Myers, Hazel, F + Vail, Marguerite, F + Evert, Ethel, B­ Crum, Madge, B Alexander, Eliza, F+ THETA

SENIORS *Gay, 1\Iary, A Cessna, Maude, F + Houchens, Josie, B+ Teal, Lois, A Straight, Gladys, B- 268 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

JUNIORS Litchfield, Beulah, F Brooks, Clara, A Erlbacher, Harriet, B James, Louise, B- Nichols, Catherine, A- SoPHOMORES Rexwinkle, Daphne, B Gay, Amelia, A Shumway, Nona, B- FRESHMEN Winton, Leota King, B+ McClintock, Margaret B+ Shreffler, Franc, F Wheeler, Irene, A Jefferey, Eva, F Williamson, Belle, A Rohrbach, Eva, B- Ryder, Olive, F + IOTA

SENIORS Davis, Ethel, B+ Miller, Ethlyn, B McKean, Florence, A *McLeod, Marie, A SOPHOMORES Pleasant, Eunice, B Rector, Belle, A Dinsmore, A.my, F + FRESHMEN Bayles, Nellie, A Skelley, Mary, B­ Gray, Gertrude, B Sweet, Zeta, B KAPPA

SENIORS Sears, Bernice, B Maile, Alice, A JUNIORS Crapo, Lyla, A Bedell, Irene, F + Hatch, Mildred, A FRESHMEN Holt, Sarah, A Barrett, H elen, A SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YEAR 1911-1912 If your name does not appem· below, your subscription has expired and should be r enewed at once.

DISTRICT No. 1

.A-LPHA Chapman, Caro. Ellery, Adelaide T. Morrie], Frances. Campbell, Helen. Herring, Pauline. Breneman, Helen. Chase, Marie. Pierce, Ida Fuller. Howard, Ethel. Eastman, Evie. Chester, Mrs. W. Stearns, Mrs. Louis. *MacBurnie, Ella. Parmenter, Harriet. Cochrane, Jenny. Morrisette, Alma. Emery, Miriam. Eastman, Clara. Priest, Edith.

DELTA Bliss, Mrs. T. K. Parks, Joanna. *Rowe, Annie. Mabey, Virginia. Mansel, Bertha Taylor, Doris. Titus, Marion. Holder, Lillian. McAron, Ruth.

EPSILON Bailey, Mabel. March, Harriet. Bixby, Alice. Brewster, Calla. Pierce, Margaret. Thompson, Alta. Harwood, Nina. tKinne, Emma. Shogren, Mrs.

KAPPA *Hopkins, Bertha. Bloomfield, Violet. :j:Brownson, Belle. Bogle, Marella. DISTRIC'l' No. 2

ZETA Kent, Lavinia. Zirkin, Maie. E·rA Heffernan, Ruth. Munroe, Zelma. *vVullenweber, Maud. Thomas, Eula. *Payne, Helen Ruth. *Means, Erma. Jones, Mirah. Reaney, Grace. *Sykes, Florence.

THETA Baker, Geraldine. Straight, Gladys. Fellows, Harriet. Brooks, Fanny. Winton, Leota King. Rohrbach, Etta. *Williamson, Maude. Chase, Katherine. tWilliamson, Florence *Brown, Vera. Leake, Grace. :j:Straight, Ethel Roge "\Vin term eyer, Elsa. Denny, Maud. 270 SIGMA KAPPA TRUNGJ,E

DISTRICT No. 3

IoTA Green, Evelyn. Iota Chapter. B'ass, Etta. Skely, Mary. Oviatt, Ellen. Colby, Florence. Swank, Elizabeth. Stevens, Mary. Hicks, Grac·e.

LAMBDA Kennedy, Eva. Griffith, Mrs. M. V. Marshall, Florence. Mattoon, Ethel. Ligda, Mrs. Paul. Marshall, Frances. Millerick, Helen. Marshall, Star. Parma, Rose. Mu Lawrence, Pansy. Davies, Myramry. Bickford, Ethel. White, May. Rosaaen, Evelyn. *Expires February 1912. :j:Expires August 1912. tExpires August 1914. All others printed here expire May 1912. A A NOTICES Special attention is called to the changes in official names and address as given on page 2. Do not send your subscription money to the Editor but to the chairman of the Finance Committee, Lulu E. Conner, 727 Mass. Ave., Washington, D. C., or to the member m charge of your district. All subscriptions which expire with this issue are due at once. Personals sent for August issue will appear in November. Chapters will please send names and address of the chapter editor for next year to H elen M. Gilmore, 684 Western Ave., West Lynn, Mass., at once. D. L. Auld of Columbus, Ohio, has been appointed sole official jeweler. Every pin ordered hereafter is to be inspected before its delivery, by the cu todian. EDITORIALS With the next issue, that of November-our One mm·e Sorority paper starts its sixth volume. Glanc­ plea ing at the financial report for this year, you will note a slight balance in the treasury. For the first time since its inception our TTiangle is out of debt. Sigma sisters, can we not keep it so! You begin a new year with a new editor- will you not do all in your power not only to help her but to keep the paper where it should be. You will find in this issue the names and addresses of the new Finance Committee; you will also find a list of subscribers whose subscriptions have not yet expired; if your name is not there wili you please renew at once. It is "better late than n ever" I admit, but no one knows save she who has had experience how much harder it makes the work for all con­ cerned to have the subscriptions come straggling along all during the year.

Soon rivalry will be rife between contem- The Power porary sororities, and enthusiasm for new of the Ballot members will run high; it is well for you to stop and consider, active girls, the enormous responsibility r esting upon your shoulders-or rather upon your vote. One thing never should be done under any circumstances : that of forcing a vote, or, in other words, forcing a girl into a chapter. First, it is wrong to the girl in question, because no girl should ever be admitted till she can be received with unani­ mous love and enthusiasm, with a hearty welcome from each and every member-else what is the value of the unanimous vote ? Second, such an action shows lack of unity in the chapter , for no girl should want one of her si ters in the chapter 272 SIGMA KAPPA 'l'RIANGLE to vote against her will,-and no girl should be so weak­ willed as to do so. Each girl should have the courage of her convictions-although she should be sure first that her con­ victions are right. If the matter be one of pe1·sonal prejudice, then an earnest effort should be made to overcome it, but until it can honestly be done, then the prospective candidate against whom it is directed, has no place within the bonds. Third, a girl in a chapter is a girl in Sigma Kappa. If she is undesirable to the chapter she is also undesirable to the sorority at large. If a chapter thinks that, by ridding itself of an undesirable member, that is all there is to be considered·, remember that the girl still ·wears the pin, still may seek admission to our meetings, still has a right to demand our interest and support- for have ·we not sworn allegiance to her as much as to any other? Once a Sigma, always a Sigma. Therefore it behooves each one of us to consider carefully and thoughtfully before casting a vote. The future, not only of one chapter, but of Sigma Kappa lies in the hands of you who hold the ballot. CHAPTER LETTERS

ALPHA-COLBY COLLEGE Address-Foss Hall, Waterville, Me. Dear Sigrna Siste1·s: Once more the Commencement time has come and gone, marking the close of a very happy year for all of us and for three of our numbers, the end of active life. Yet even the prospect of losing some of our girls could not quite dim our joy for over fifty loyal alumnae were back to give us new en­ thusiasm and interest. Especially glad were we to welcome two former members of 1911, Esther Robinson of Oberlin and Mollie Hanson, our honored Phi Beta Kappa from Smith. One of the pleasantest memories of the year is that of the dinner and entertainment given us by the Waterville Alumnae i.n April. The active girls are always so glad of opportunities to meet and know the alumnae. The fraternity examinations soon after this brought us down to the stern realities of life but followed as they were by delightful evenings spent with the Junior and Senior delegations, they did not trouble us long. For Colby women, the great day this spring was Ivy Day. The planting of the ivy by the Seniors was followed by an interclass May Party. In the competitive drills and dances, 1913 won first place in an attractive Scotch dance and 1912, second in a graceful waltz series. Emma Leighton, '12 for the second time has won the tennis championship. In the prize awards at Commencement time several Sigmas were represented. Marjorie Meader tied with a Chi Omega girl for first place in Freshman reading while Emily Hanson again won the second prize. In Sophomore Declamation, Clara Winslow won first prize and Phyllis St. Clair, second. Alice Beckett was also appointed to speak. Florence Carll 274 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE won a second prize in Junior Exhibition. In the German awards, A vis Thompson, '13 received the second prize and Phyllis St. Clair, honorable mention. We are glad for the ·year that has been. W ith the inspira­ tion which our delegates will bring back from Convention, we look forward to a year still happier and ever closer to Sigma ideals. Yours in the Bond, FLORENCE SARGENT CARLL, '12.

DELTA- BOSTON UNIVERSITY Address-688 B oylst on St., Boston Dear Sisters in the Bond:- By the time this letter reaches print, many of you will have enjoyed the hospitality of the .Boston Alumnae and of your Delta sisters through the days of convention. You will know then how the girls of the Hub have been working for your pleasure, and you will have tested by experience the warmth of sisterly feeling by a meeting "heart to heart, and hand to hand.'' This letter, coming as a prologue to the convention, though actually, in point of time, following it, can be scarcely more than an resume of our social happenings during the last two months, and the story of the joy and inspiration of our meet­ ing in July must wait until the fall issue. Our class celebrations were the principal festivities we en­ joyed before ''exams'' set in. The freshmen gave a delight­ ful May-party with r efreshments, and favors in the form of dainty violet may-baskets. The juniors, and our senior, dur­ ing Junior week, combined to entertain us with a novel affair, representing for us the ''elements'' of the week through. which we were passing. The programme, a spoked wheel, itself sug­ gested the "Hub," the Junior year-book, while the play, prom, and mu icale were featured in minature. The Junior picnic, of cour. e, ended the affair, and refre hments were served in " outing" style. CHAPTER LETTERS 275

At Lynn, near Sister Hilliker's home, the Sophomores gave a canoeing party where the full advantages of a large pond were enjoyed and a delicious luncheon was spread in a pine grove on the shore. It was here that our President who has been such a strong leader this year, was presented with a bar pin bearing the pledge-pin in r elief, as a little expression of our love, and the appreciation we have of her splendid work with us. Exams and senior week came on apace, and on June seventh, Lucy Davis graduated with the A. B. degree, while we had the great honor of an alumna among those receiving the A. M. degr ee, Hila H elen Small, '96, Grand Vice-President of Sigma Kappa. Dr. Lemuel Murlin has been elected President of Boston University to succeed Dr. William Edwards Huntington who finished thirty years of service this June. Dr. Murlin has been eminently successful as President of Baker University, Bald­ win, Kansas, and promises to be a splendid leader in his new field of work. Dr. Huntington remains, to the gratification of all, as dean of the Graduate School,-a position made vacant by the death of Dr. Borden P. Bowne, last year. Already we are beginning to anticipate next year's doings, with college closing only three weeks ago. Pan-Hellenic rules are altered to some extent, with "rushing" limited to two parties,-the date of one to be set by the Pan-H ellenic society while no personal " rushing" is permitted. Again we have a new scheme to work out, and indeed we are hoping for its success. With best wishes for a splendid convention, Yours faithfully in Sigma, GRACE w. STUDLEY, '13.

ZETA- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Address-1538 Eye St., N. W . , Washing-to n , D. C. Dea1· Sigrna Sisters :- 'l'he past year seems to have taken unto itself wings and flown away, but when we look back and consider all the good 276 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE things we have done and all the good times we have had we certainly can say that it has not melted away like the Febru­ ary snows and left no traces behind it. Our frat meetings, held every Wednesday night in our room in the College Building have always meant evenings thoroughly enjoyed by all. They have also been the cause of a course in domestic science-not listed in the official College Catalogue-as we usually have supper of our -own preparing, beforehand. However all of our pleasures have not been mere­ ly of the domestic variety. W e have enjoyed numerous dances and parties of which we have been the participants and not the preparers. On Tuesday, April the twenty-fifth, Zeta Chapter had its usual spring dance at the Post-Office Hall. The hall was prettily decorated with pennants. Everyone had a thoroughly good time. On Friday, April the twenty-eighth, Pan-Hellenic held its annual entertainment to which all of the girl students of the University were invited. The entertainment took the form of a masquerade in which each person personified the name of some book, a prize being offered to the one who guessed most. One of our girls, lVIaie Zirkin, carried off the laurels of the day. The evening was :finished off with dancing. We had a week-end party out at Cherrydale at the Y. W. C. A. Vacation Lodge, lasting from Friday afternoon, June the second to the following Monday. Everyone decided that we had the best time of the year. Tuesday, June the sixth, the active and alumnae chapters held a joint meeting preceded by a most delectable spread. The evening was passed in discussing convention to which a goodly delegation is going up from Washington. Ruth Alden gave her annual picnic at Great Falls, Wed­ nesday evening June the fourteenth. There was moonlight and dancing for all. Ru hing rule are to be much simpler next year than thi . It i to la t only one week in tead of two and i to begin one ·week after the opening of college. Thi i entir ly a igma CHAPTER LETTERS 277

Kappa idea and though at first opposed by both the other sororities, we finally got our way and now it only remains for us to make it a success. We had no seniors this year so next year all of our girls will come back. Altogether matters look very rose-colored. Yours in the bond, OLIVIA TAYLOR, '13.

ETA-WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Address-706 East Grove St., Bloomington, Ill. Dear Sympathizing Sisters : Can you appreciate the fact that we are already planning our rushing· season for next fall, when I tell you that we have only one week for it ? One week for rushing, think of it! And there are hard and fast rules for it all- can anyone send a suggestion as to how we may entice rushees into our hall on the first day of registration, and keep them interested there until the next Thursday night when the season closes~ If you can they will be most gratefully accepted. Three of us at least are looking forward to knowing you­ many of you, very much better by the time the next Triangle appears. Until then, we are as ever- cordially yours in Sigma, with best wishes to you all for the dreaded, but fascinating rushing season. LEORA JoNEs, Eta.

IOTA- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Address-Box 136, University Park, Col. Dea1· Sigrna Sisters : Commencement over, the girls scattered, and summer rush­ ing on! Our minds are full of thoughts of convention, of the work that will mean so much for our beloved Sigma Kappa. Iota would like to be there in a body to hear every word that is said, and benefit from that and from the associa- 278 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE tion with Sigma sisters from Atlantic to Pacific. How glad we shall all be to meet the girls from Lambda and Mu at their first convention ! Iota hopes to meet them on their way to Boston and on their return,-indeed expects them to stop over in Denver and let us know them. Elizabeth Swank will represent the active chapter; Bessie Neighbor and Helen Rowell will represent us from the alumnae. Helen Rowell left a few weeks ago and will visit on the way. She, at least, has made definite plans to be one of the care-free ones at the house-party. How we all envy them, especially after r eading the details in the May Tt·iangle! Commencement week was the last week in May. Our seniors were Belle Rector and Mary Rich. Belle Rector will teach in the high school at her home, Slater, Missouri, next year, and Mary Rich we hope will be back for a post graduate course. It would make us very happy if she would decide to r eturn. By fall, we expect to use the new college chapel which is nearly finished. It is a very handsome and costly building. We are still planning, too, for our chapter house and will describe it to you when it is a reality. At the annual High School r eception in May, we met many charming high school girls. Iota, assisted by her men friends, entertained a good number of them at the home of Coral W ear near the university campus. A delightful time is reported. Another 1:ay party was given-a luncheon-for the high school girls, the day of the D. U. h\gh school track meet which is held annually on the University Athletic Field. ow we are planning for summer rushing. You all know what that means, the list of theater parties, automobile rides, lunches, campus camp-out and so on. 'l'he pring dance was given April 28 at the Adams Hotel and was most enjoyable. There are wh isper of engaaement and wedding. -but we'll not tell more until fall. CHAP'l'ER LETTERS 279

W ith good wishes for a glorious vacation .for every Sigma girl and with a rouse for convention and the house-party. :B"'aithfully your sister, MARY C. McLEOD.

LAMBDA- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Address-2225 College Ave. , Berkeley, Cal. Dear Sigma Sisters:- All of our ''exes'' were over with on the 12th of May and we sighed with relief and were glad. The Senior Extrava­ ganza was staged that evening in the Greek Theatre. Every­ one went and pronounced it one of the best ever given. Three of the seniors, Elda Eggert, Patty Marshall and Winifred Hunt had great fun being in the choruses as "English Chap pies'' and '' Baby Dolls.'' On Saturday, May 14th, the Baccalaureate Sermon was preached. The night before, the men and women of the class had had their banquet. Monday morning the class pilgrim­ aged from building to building, speeches being made at each. The girls wear white dresses and carry white parasols, and the boys wear white duck trousers, and the pilgrimage is very picturesque. The next night, the Senior Ball took place. It was a very elaborate and enjoyable affair. Winifred Hunt was chairman of the reception committee. rrhe graduation exercises were on Wednesday morning in the Greek Theatre and all festivities closed with the President's Reception that evening. Now all the girls are scattered about the state enjoying their vacations. Just before examinations, our Women's Tennis Team met Stanford's and defeated it. We won all the games. The team is composed of 6 girls, Winifred Hunt, 'll,having fifth place. Hazel Hotchkiss, who holds the Women's Tennis championship of the United States, is fir t on the team. Grace Hamilton, '12, and Winifred Hunt, '11, were recently elected to the Prytanean Honor Society. 280 SIGMA KAPPA T RIANGLE

Elda Eggert, '11, was elected to the Torch and Shield Society, for graduate girls. The Lambda girls hope all of your vacations will be jolly ones, and each one wishes she might be at the convention. WINIFRED HUNT.

MU- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Address-761 N. 74th St., Seattle Dea1· Sister Sigmas: Commencement is over and three Washington Sigmas have joined the ranks of the alumni. Eloise Pratt, Ruth Moody and Elizabeth Carey have become ''things of the past'' in undergraduate life at our state university. The lovely seal rings with the heavy raised Sigma Kappa monogram which constitute Mu chapter's annual gift to her seniors, and the equally lovely ''Sigma'' spoons presented by the girls and women· whose names will appear among the Puget Sound alumnae offer compensation for the lost joys of active sorority life. Needless to say, the new graduates have gone out plentifully admonished as to the ills of our present day civili­ zation and the proper means to surmount the difficulties before them. Baccalaureate, class and commencement speakers per­ formed their full duty in the agreeable task of " lighting us on our way.'' J esting aside, it was a truly beautiful com­ mencement. A Ph. D. of Munich described graduation day as the ''prettiest commencement'' he had ever seen. To each of the two hundred eleven ''Bachelors'' and each of the twelve ''Masters'' his characterization seemed eminently :fit­ ting. We all laughed a great deal, but in one case at least it was a laughter that was '' clo e to tears.'' The class-day exercises closing with the traditional ivy­ planting was interesting throughout. The cla. s prophecy wa a unique feature in the annals of class days. Elizabeth Carey was selected to deliver the la t will and testament of the cla of '11. Sigma girls have played an active part in college life thi. year. Beatrice Au tin upheld the honor of the orority and . CHAPTER LETTERS 281

won new laurels in dramatics. Her election to the dramatic club followed upon her selection for the leading role in the "American Citizen" from the "All-University" tryout. May Donovan was secretary of the chemical club. Eloise Pratt played a prominent part in debate and oratory. She acted as secretary-treasurer of the Athena Debating Club during the past year. Her essay on ''The Best Form of Municipal Government'' won honorable mention in the con­ test promoted by the Bankers' Association of Washington. Ruth Moody has served on various Y. W. C. A. and Women's League committees during the year. She was a member of the successful Senior Informal Committee. Adelaide Moody, Ruth A . Moody, Leila Kohler, Grace Tack were active workers on Y. W . and Women's League standing committees. Ethel Bickford has been elected secretary of the Y. W . for the ensuing year. Elizabeth Carey was Women's Editor on the University of Washington Daily, chairman of the Women's League Scholarship and of the Finance Committee for the second semester, and a member of the Y. W. C. A. member­ ship committee. Our girls are becoming matrons at an alarming fast rate. Florence Arment, ex-'12, is a new Nu chapter bride. Her marriage to Norma Nelson, '10, took place on April 21. It was a quiet affair unattended by any but immediate relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are spending a happy summer at Taylor's Mills in King County. Geraldine Baker will be married to Mr. George Willis Johnson on July eighth. Mrs. Baker has invited all of us to Gerry's wedding. We forget at times that Gerry is not a member of 1\Iu chapter. She has been very near and dear to us since her coming to Seattle in 1909. Convention will be over and you will have met our repre­ sentatives before this letter goes to press. Aren't you glad that four of us were able to be in Costa for the grand event? All of us desired to go, but unhappily, desires do not pay railroad fares from Seattle to Boston. Our love goes to you all through our active and alumnae delegates, Josephine 282 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

Bulkeley, Elecia Jones, Adelaide and Ruth Moody. Two new initiates add their greetings. On June -- Janet Twyman and Mina Sowerly became Sigmas in reality. An enjoyable feast with the usual appropriate toasts followed the cer e­ monies. A happy vacation to you all! Yours in the ' 'Bond,' ' ELISABETH CAREY.

BOSTON ALUMNAE CHAPTER Address-16-2 Highland A ve., W ollaston, Mass. Dear Sigrna Siste1·s: The last mad rush to get everything done that is necessary before July tenth leaves little time for writing. W e are expecting to have the best convention yet. No doubt you will have heard all about it by the time this letter reaches you. May fulfillment prove even better than expectation. Meanwhile Boston Alumnae is too busy to think and besides, it is hot! One thing we must say, however, and that is that we have proved without a doubt that the harder one works for a thing the more that thing means to one. Never has Sigma meant so much as it has this winter. After convention we will make our bow to you all and withdraw from so conspicuous a place-to rest- of it does not sound too much like boasting to say so-upon our laurels. EvA A. SAL MAN.

PORTLAND ALUMNAE Address-108 Spring St., Westbrook, Me. Dea1· Sigrna Siste1·s, one and all :- How Convention-mad we all mu t be after reading the May T1·iangle! How attractive the place elected, and how ideal the quarters provided for the entertainment of Sigma sister from the Ea t and W e t, from .r orth and outh ! How we all echo Si ter Davis' wish that every . ingl e Sigma girl might be pre ent! At lea t we all hope either to attend CHAPTER LETTERS 283

. in p erson, or to hear an account of preceedings from some one who enjoyed that pleasure and privilege. Portland Alumnae Chapter hopes that two or three members, in addition to its delegate, will be present at a part, if not all, of the sessions, and the stay-at-homes will wait eagerly for news from them. Since the writing of the last letter to the Triangle, we Sigmas here have enjoyed the last two regular meetings scheduled for 1910-1911, one on the twenty-second of April at the home of the secretary, Sister Small, the other with Sister Grace Farrar Linscott on the third of June. Sister Linscott invited us to stay to tea with her, and in the evening, four of the number present formed a little theatre party and enjoyed '' The White Sister.'' On June the tenth, Portland Alumnae had an additional treat in the form of a Sigma Pa,rty with Sister Gould at her summer home on Cape Elizabeth (Right here, let me advise all of you vvho come to the Sigma House Party, not· to miss spending a day, or a part of a day on Cape Elizabeth, ~or it is one of the most beautiful places around Portland. ) Sister Gould has a lovely cottage of Swiss architecture at Birch Knolls, very appropriately n amed "Marigold." It is within fifteen feet of the cottage of Sidney 'roler, the leading man at K eith's Theater, where the girls saw " The White Sister;" and they had the pleasure of the honored Sidney's eat's company at lunch. A typical coll ege "spr ead" it was, too, consisting of rarebit, olives, sandwiches, cake, ice-cream and fruit punch. Sister Grace Linscott created much amusement by announc­ ing that she had intended to bring her baby, but had entirely forgotten her until she had nearly reached her destination. All felt, as they departed, that they were deeply indebted to their hostess for a most delightful afternoon. And now Portland Alumnae· Chapter wishes every Sigma a most happy summer, and hopes to renew old acquaintance­ ships and make new ones at Convention and at the House Party. Yours for our beloved sorority, JI.IOLLIE S. SMALL, S ec. 284 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE

NEW YORK ALUMNAE CHAPTER A ddress-195 H illside A ve., Glen Ridge, N .Y. D ea1· Siste1·s of Sigma Kappa: We have held and enjoyed our meetings as usual this year. Our March meeting was held with Mrs. Jenney of Delta and we were much interested in studying the ·work in which she and her husband are associated. In May we met with Mrs. Marsh of Alpha. We had a delightful time. This year our chapter has been interested in studying the Child Labor problem of New York, and we have taken par­ ticular pains to investigate the Child Labor Exhibit given this year. It has been profitable. We hope our little waif has been made happier through our efforts. Vacation is approaching and we shall be scattered far and wide until September. Nevertheless, if any Sorority Sister comes here this summer, we hope she will communicate with us to find out who is within calling distance. MARTHA c. MESERVE.

COLORADO ALUMNAE A ddress-558 D oronin g, D enver, Col. Dea1· Sigmas :- Vacation is here again and many are away for the summer so at present our chapter is rather small. During the winter we met the :first Saturday in the month. We devoted part of our time to business although most of it was social. How can a group of Sigma girls get together for an afternoon without talking, and singing Sigma song ? The Women's Pan-Hellenic of Denver gave their annual luncheon at the Brown Palace in April and we all had a delightful time. H elen Rowell ·gave the toast for Sigma Kappa. At our June meetina \Ve were entertained by l\fr . IcAlli ter one of our patronesse who always proves a deliahtful ho te . Our annual busine s meeting took place ometime ago but CHAPTER LETTERS 285 we are rather late in sending in our list of officers. They are as follows: President-Bernhardina Johnson Vice-President-Helen Rowell Secretary-Bess Neighbor Treasurer-Grace Hicks By the t;me the next issue of the Triangle reaches us we will all be ~orne planning and looking forward to another busy and happy year. Yours in Sigma, BESS NEIGHBOR.

CALIFORNIA ALUMNAE Address- 2225 College Avenue, Berkeley, Cal. Dear Sigma Sisters:- Our last meeting was held April 2, jointly with the active chapter at the chapter house in Berkeley. P erhaps the most important motion of the meeting was that made by Sister Grace Good·win-Waterman. It was that the alumnae join with the active chapter in_a cordial invitation to Sigma Kappa to hold the National Convention here in 1915. Needless to say, the motion was enthusiastically carried. Our officers for the ensuing year ·were cho"sen as follows : President, Grace G. V.,T aterman; Vice-President, Florence Chubb; Treasurer, Leonore Bar.stow; Secretary, Frances Marshall. Sister Irene Popert was chosen as delegate to the National Convention. She left for the East, June 17th, going by way of the Grand Canyon, where she stopped a few days, and after enjoying Convention will return via the Canadian Pacific. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Griffith are the· happy parents of a little daughter, Helen Griffith, born March 20, 1911. To quote from H ello: "She weighed eight pounds but will need to gain 100 more before she is eligible to ~ K. We hope to have an opportunity to rush her soon though.'' June 12 we had an impromptu meeting at the house in Nell John on's honor before her departure for Los Angeles. She 286 SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE has a 'very good position at Whittier, Cal., near Los Angeles. Those who could be here to see her were :-Mrs. Edith Ligda, Mrs. Leonore Barstow, Mrs. Grace Waterman, Mrs. Irene Popert and sister, Jean Smith, and Frances Marshall. Now word comes to us that Nell Johnson, Mable Mattoon, Eva Kennedy, Grace Bird, Dr. Mary Croswell, Alpha, and Lena Cooper, Iota, are having happy times together. A week­ end camping trip up Mt. Wilson was their latest adventure. Jean Smith and Helen Millerick are spending some delight­ ful weeks at Mt. Hermon in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Jean is taking the summer school course in basketry, etc., but Helen is simply having one grand good time. They report appetites keener than razors. Leila Hibbard stopped in Berkeley, June 20-22 en-route to Long Beach where she Vlr:ill . spend the summer. She found Greenville delightfully "Bret Hartey" but hopes to teach in Southern California next year. Rose Parma began work as librarian of the beautiful new Boalt Law Library of U. C., June 21st. Instead of touring Europe or jaunting across the pond to China this summer the Chubb sisters are having a reunion at their old home in Bakersfield, Cal., with many side trips into the mountains. How we all wish that we might meet with our Sigma Sisters in Boston. But wait until1915 ! Yours in the bond, FRANCES B. fARSHALL. Sigma Kappa· Badges anct Novelties

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