The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1926 Page: 3 of 8
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TO THE PROSPECTIVE GIRLS CP
SOUTHWESTERN
Dear Girls:
With the spring comes gr;i dilation
and the thrill .,f being dignifie 1 Seniors.
Put ns the nwtuirin leaves b‘‘gi 1 to t ill,
there is in store for you a still greater
experit nee, t ;.t of goieg t > co'lege.
rlhis experience will be magnified, we
hope, because you have chosen South-
western. Most of yon will be Fres'i-
Jnen and this will be vour first experi-
ence away from home. \ ou may need
a little help or perhaps you will lie a
little homesick, but this all comes i i
our round of College life, and who
knows, perhaps we will become better
women because of it.
Girls, we want you to fee! that South
western is looking forward to your
-coming and that, even now, we are plan
Jiing many things for your happiness
I am sure . on have heard quite a bit
about our new girls’ dormitory. It Is
really a beautiful building and every
girl will be proud to call it her home.
Not only is Southwestern prepared in
material way to make you happy, b it,
there is on our campus a fine spirit of
sportsmanship and good feeling among
the students. We are not so large in
number, but when you come next fall
we want you to feel that we have a big
heart and a personal interest in every
one of you.
Girls, I know you will have a “thou-
sand and one” questions to arise in your
minds as you prepare for college. You
will find, in another portion of this pa-
per, the names and summer addresses of
a group of girls who are members of
the Y. W. 0. A. Cabinet. If there is
anything you would like to know, in
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S SORORITIES
ZETA TAU ALPHA
Miss Blanche Stirling has been for
four years a student of Southwestern
University and during this time has re-
ceived well earned honors. Miss Stir-
ling is a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority and has held membership in
the Young Women’s Christian Associ-
ation, the Southwestern Orchestra, the
Nominating Committee, the University
Honor Council, the Choral <Hub. Be-
cause of her charming personality and
appearance, Miss Stirling was elected
to the 1924 Sou’wester Beauty Page.
At present she is president of Lambda
Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
DELTA DELTA DELTA
ALPHA DELTA PI
PHI MU
Delta Delta Delta was founded ;F
Boston University on Thanksgiving eve,
INNS, by Sarah Ida Shaw. Eleanor Dm
eas Pond, Florence Isabelle Stewart an l
Isabel Morgan Breed.
The fraternity has grown until its
present membership totals Io.iHK). Then
are sixtv-eight active chapters and six
inactive.
The government of the fraternity is,
vested in a national council composed '’ a11^ "I" n
A Greater
Southwestern
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and Hardware
Voss & Koock
A I j 111: ■ Delta Fi Sorority was foumle I
Wesleyan *'allege, Macon, Georgia,
on May lo, lNnl, under the name of
the Adelphcan Society. In lPOn *!io
name was changed to Alpha Delta Phi.
but when a chapter was installed in a
college where then* was a fraternity of
the same name, it was changed to Alpha
Delta Pi. The colors of the Alpha Pelt i
I Pi are blue and white; the (lower D the
tto is, "We live
for each other.” The aims of Alpha
Delta Pi are good scholarship, high so
rial standing, and a democratic feeling
toward all. Alpha Delta Pi is the oh!
fraternity. The other ‘‘st vv,,,,,:in's «»r^ai.iz:it ion in tli ■
world.
Zeta ( liapter of Alpha Delta Pi was
installed in Southwestern I’niversirv
on February 9, 1 i")7. There were eleven
charter members, namely, Marv Mann,
Madge Cooper, Gladys Graves. Glades
Snyder, Early Price, Martha Samlm ;,
Nannie B. (’lamp, Mabel Tavlor. Gene
D,'Might rey, Louise Belford and Father-
ing < ’liesslier.
j The first national convention was hel 1
j :11 Macon, Georgia, in 11*07. Zeta has
j sent delegates to all conventions since
j that time. The convention was held
here in 1909 at the Kappa Alpha House,
j which that fraternity loaned to us for
| the occasion. A national inspector vis
its every chapter each year.
J Zeta had a hall in the Woman’s Build
ling, which was, until the time of the
I fire, well furnished and attractive.
I Ten old girls returned in the fall of
192a. During the three months’ rusn-
of nine officers. The [(resident., secre-
tary and treasurer constitute the execu-
tive committee; the vice president, with
three deputies, presides over the tine,
provinces of the
officers are National Historian, Nation
al Marshal, Alumnae Picctor, Panhel-
Ionic Director and Editor of the Trident,
and its allied publications.
The publications of the fraternity are
The Trident, a journal issued quarterly;
The Triton, a private quarterly bn lie
tin; the Trireme, a triennial private bul-
letin, and The Triglyph, a monthly mag
azine.
The badge is a crescent, inclosing
three stars and bearing three Deltas.
The pin of the first degree is a silver
trident. Graduate members wear in
'equilateral triangle of white enamel,
| supporting on its sides three Deltas of
| gold and inscribed in a golden circle
surrounded by six spherical triangles in
blue enamel. The pledge pin of green
enamel is an inverted delta surrounded
by three deltas. The recognition
is a Roman gold monogram of three
Deltas.
The colors are silver, gold and blue; in« s,'v,'ral s,M'i:li !,ffi,irs w‘>r,‘
the flower is the pansy; the tree, tiu, , the outstanding function bo.rig a p.rat
pine; the jewel, the pearl. Open motto, j
"Let us steadfastly love one another. ’ i
The last national convention was held ^>ai 100,11 'M ing tin
! party, given in Wilcox Hall. The house
lecorated to resemble a saloon, - he
h iof a 11 ract ion.
January 11. 192b, Zeta pledged Mary
Denson, Granger: Lila Martin, Lam-
in Glacier National Bark in 192.1.
Theta Epsilon Fhapter of Southw
, ,. ,, ,, . ,. inasas; Marv Russell, Liberty Hill; Ten
tern was one or the college enaprers of | 1
o• o• ... i i, , | nessee Soenecr. San Antonio; Hoik' ('ail
Sigma. Sigma, Sigma, honorably relwis ' ’ ’ 1 i , ,, , ,,
. , tl . ' . .. . Del Rio; Josephine Hurt, Athens; -in 1 Kotlinnmn. Mary Lawlis, Mary
ed from the latter when it became a | 1 I ,, , ,
| Sha rp and <. Indys Shook.
ror i t v L tin1 second oldest
j uoiiianN >ecret organization in our
j country and was founded at Wesleyan
j Foliage, Macon. Georgia, tin March 4,
j lNf)2. Although southern in origin, 1’lii
t Mu now lias forty seven active chapters
land twenty two alumnae asseiations
I scattered over thirty states. Since 1904
I'lii Mu lias been a member of National
I Fun-Hellenic Foiincil and is a recognized
| factor of fraternity fields. The sorority,
j lies it las acting as an agency for the pro-
1 motion of scholarship and preserving <d
Soul hern ideals, has entered actively into
i tlu1 fields of philanthropy. During the
I recent war a soup kitchen was main
j taineil in Trance and at present the Dili
Mu Heat lilmobile is doinug remarkable
I work among the mountain people of
(Georgia.
XI KAPPA
The Local Xi Kappa, was installed in
j 1907 and lias been very active in all
j campus activities since t lit1 date of in
| stallation. Among some of the honors
! and positions' of trust, that have been
i held are May (jtieen. president <>f V \V.
| F. A. cabinet members, honor counsil
j members. Mask and Wig players, Fi
] Kappa Delta, I’i Gamma Mu, l’i Alpha
I Mu, Blue Key. Scholarship Society.
Methodist Student Federation, Student
j assistants, choral club, class officer1'.,
j life president senior class, pep squad,
| and only recently two of our initiates
i were elected to the Honor Roll.
I'he chapter lias over one hundred
alumnae, numbering prominent women
I all over the state of Texas, among such
j as Anita Storrs Giedke and Julia Moiiz-
jon. At present there are in the chap-
iter Martha Rowntrce, Ruth Lawlis,
Jt'laire Hancock, Mildren Stansel. Fearl
|('laire Hancock, Era. Harper, Fearfl
I Harper, Ena. Mae < 'ooke, Alice Hitch-
cock, Edith Wilkes, Lois Williams, t iara
[Bell Bybet1. Katherine Bryson, June Ed a
I dun
normal fraternity. This chapter peti
t.ioncd Delta Delta Delta and the cha.
ter was granted in October, 1911.
Theta Epsilon now has 291 members, i
The officers for 192b are as follows:
President, Marv Nash Buttery; vice
president, Mary Patterson; recording
secretary, Dorothy Ayres; correspond-
ing secretary, Ruth Sadler; treasurer,
Ruth Stewart; marshal, Eula. Mae Ross;
chaplain, Alta Karbaeh; historian, Sun-
ny Saunders; librarian, Mary Young.
regard to courses, rooms, or anything,
just write to these girls anti they wdl
be glad of tlu1 opportunity to serve you.
Southwestern semis to you, her future
eo-eds, a hearty welcome. We will be
as glad to see you next fall as we were
to see the rajji last fall!
Yours for service,
JOHNNIE MARIE BROOKS,
President Young Women’s Chris-
tian Association.
Scott Ledger, Killeen, who were initial
oil at flic beginning of tlu1 spring term. | Martha Kowntree lias been very sue-
The other members of Alpha Delta I . j cesstnl as our president this year. Mar-
art1: Marv Gusman, Dallas; Marv III- j tha. not only holds a responsible position
leu Young, Georgetown; Lherba Thom is , in the sorority, but she also enters active-
Walker. Georgetown; Jen litis Dace, i ly into work of quite a few campus or-
Temple; Tofsv Lee Mail's, Georgetown; I ganiza t ions. Among the honors that slid
Elizabeth Hodges, Georgetown; Velma holds are. Lniversity Honor Foiincil,
iBggs, San Antonio; Mollv Da vis. | Woman's Building llom.r Fi cil, Y. \V.
Georgetown; Imogene Sutton, Georg;1-] t • A. < abmei. Seliolarsliiji Society, Blue
town; Olga Jancik, Caldwell; Ha/."l txey, Di Gamma. Mu, and the SouthwesL-
Morgan, Bronson; Lm-ile Elliott, (’or- ern Honor Roll.
sienna; and Lois Lawrence, Hempstead.----
DID YOU EVER STON TO THINK’
That this is the largest edition that
has ever been published, and that sonu
people think
manager were unable to make enough I thus i \\ lin ,iri so,( *’t lls
oul of a rgular edition ami had to iu
crease the size in order to hasten their
order ofr a Ford—not a collegiate model
eit her.
We robbed certain students in the
Cyntheae Greer was with friends in j popularity contest, and when we try to
S. R. D. in Austin this week-end. | give them something to aid them—even
l liougli they lost — they refuse to give i s
the copy—a good wav to get even; only
wit h t hemselves.
We sincerely appreciate the cooperi-
atiou given us by Miss N'eas, Miss Kuv
kemlall ami a number of students. To
not li ing,
iu tact, you owe ns, and we have no
•apologies to offer for what is in tli'-t
edition ami for vvliat isn't there—we
have labored faithfullv. for over a month
and—we don't have our Ford YET!
THE STAKE.
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Tin1 San Jacinto Literary Society met
Monday, April 2b. A verv uniipie, ami
interesting program was given by the
members of the program committee.
The following numbers were rendered:
Shalk Talk...........Thomas Bishon
Talk.................Howard Onstot
Solo. . . ........... Mar vice Payiii
The society °iypyod a talk given by
Mr. Logan. Ho told of San Jacinto
when he was a member. All old San
Jao members- are urged to renew their
efforts toward building a greater San
Jac and thoso who aro interest d are
cordially invited to attend the meeting
next Monday morning at 9:110. It is
not too late for new members to join.
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Onstot, Edward. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1926, newspaper, April 27, 1926; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth620518/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.