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SEVENTH NATIONAL COlrvF.NTION Co:nventi~m ocllee t'-' :r·eorganize Alpha Sigmc. Alpha on a prosorority basis met at M'imul uni-:fJraity, CJxford, Ohio, N~·; e:nbar £7t:l and 28th, upon 1nvitatioh i':.: ~m the r: iam1 Chaptwr. All the cut-o:t to·.-m girls arri-:ed on Thursdc:y, \7hich ·:res Tho.."lks t; i·: ing Day. Th" !~o th er Chc.::>ter ct Vir~inia ~tate Hormal wn::'! re-prtisented by Dorothy B~tten, J.c.at jenr's ~resident. Beine u 1914 gra«ua te, she re~resented the &lumnas ns ~·ell c.s the lleti;·e Girls. Miesour i s ·~ v:i:;s n~ mal nt T:irks·tille, s ~nt t\70 c;irls, :a\'r. Doyle as oifieisl cl.eJ.ege.te a.nL l Lermye Tucker es a v1s1 t o~. Pennsyl":e.nin Stnte :rorm&.l sent :-cu:~h f< •. Jitche;:.. ::tuth Du:f:te;r, l t"3 t "rear's :Pro31Cen~ and r.: '14 0rcc1ne.te, rer>resentud the ~~ ia.mi plumnc.e. while t 11e uncerGre~uctes ~tteneed in a bo(y . There ~ere ~e7eral ~lumnae beai~es :uth :>uf:.:·ey , "i.ll.tt t~eir n.:.mes can not be [; iven, c a they hc::e not "ueen :recei·: eC ~ -~ ·.;he tiine of ;:, oin ~ : te ?Toss • .'.s most of the deles&tes 1~ad ·~re.velled mc.ny miles to reaeh O~ior e , :.nC. na ~uth ::-!itchey's trcin f. ic"t not c et in Ulltil verj lcte, no effor·t; nas ucee for nn7 formal soci&l cifuir, so there ~ere just jo~ly little ~ e t to:;ethera 'fo1· the ·~ur ;1ose oi bee om in~ c.c~usinted. '!'he Colle.:e 1 tsel::L , bor.e>er, lw.e :>ro~· iced en entertainment for tho:le stucents t"!la.t eouJ. 6 no t ~e~ home for ThankSG1~1ng, end this the ~ icmi ~irls, their ~~eats ~ & ~~o
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clumn~e ttten~ed.
The sirl9 ·uere Ul betimes the next mo1·ning, as the 3ua1neas Session ~as sobe~uled for 8 O'elock. !t ~as c~lled to or,er ~J Lou Lce[om, ll i aw i C~Yter ?l·esiC:.ent. ~e first o:ffici• · l act t:a.s the election of' c Con··; cntior.
Cb: irmcn r·nc:. ~ecretary. The bc.llotin..; l"e3ul ted in the selction of !>oro~hJ cs 1residin~ ofiieer end o! Elve. Doyle as aeribe. ~he first Gubject brouc;ht U) for C'.1~cua31on rraa the ne•1 Conati tu·uon submittee. 'b7 !~ra . ~e.rtin. Artiele by ~n·ticle l'O.s oarei\tlly aiscucs ea . r..ne ea.eh ...~s !innlly ato-:>ted. ':lilen the Constitution c a c. r.·11ole m::.s c.t~u~"> tc( tllua beoo&nin6 bindint; on all ~re3ent and :future ohz:r..,tera. ':'he Const i tu.1i:tv: ·.:e.a )l'intet t..ncl d1stribute'1 in connection ._,1·~ :1 the PHOEn~ ao t he r e is n o nee~ ·to enter in·to ·,.,rrticulcra, : !l it is :""~os~ible :for every r..lumna t(j ..... r-:> cure c co:~:· 'u~ subaori""..;inc i'or the m&g&zine, ~d all aeti·:e members het·.~ e oo:">1es , su-,)lecenteC: by Con·•ention :!fr_1orts oi ~"11eir dele ;:.:<-'tes. .~st er t:1e : t.o>tion oi' the Constitution the mee-r;1n& r:djournee to &ttend Chapel. i'be o.fteenoon :'lll.siness ~esaion \i&S oo.llec1 Jlio order Hith Doro ·iihy J::.t~en in ·the Chrir . It lt1SteCJ. from 1 to 3.~0 ,- ncl. ~o.a :!iven 'JYcr to n f iacussion of the Ch•·:>ter 3y-!.r't'1s rnc1 the :\eg\\le.tions submi ttel'i :;. or con :it:erc.:.ion 1>~ 1hs. !:o.rtin. I~~n., 1ntere3tinrc oecisions ''ere ret'che d . ·~he ~):le:1 ~~e ~·. co·._.,~... of the ·Chr:,t6r Ey-Lt.•rs ·.-~ ill e:1ahle every one to ::;ee jus·' · ·h·· t :·ules t•ill ":o7ern the ohc;ters henceforth. .\ mn.tter that n ill -.:> ro·\·c ~:.: L-,·~e~·es·~ to =.il ·..-a.R the l!eoi~ion boncernin "7 the nem\tn --: of e1K-,tel'S . T.le ::o"';;her Ch~:~ter retrins , o::: cour~e. its ele lette:·.!i.l;pha, ·uut : : i ~r.l i is l"en.:oce :~1 .1ha .:l">h,., ~· ·nile ? i i~r::on.1· i is t e be kno: · ::- s J~ l ")hc Botu c.nc~ '.' cnn::.;l·:c.!i& &'3 .::..l·_1hr G··mmc.. rro other aom"Jin .~ tion or .~l ?h& is to '.Je cllo·.:ed , ·~:::e let·.; F' :· "Lei~1 . : l'eaer·:etl .:":ore-;·er :!:or the u3e of the foul' chD.T!;ers th.-:t for~: ec: -~he reor,:::1iaec1 .~1"1hc 1isoc. .:'.l1hc. . The £J i.:;n1f icr.nce oi ~h e lette r !..l)hc is clenr to e ll those •.:~ 1 0 hc.Ye been in1tic te •1 1111 c~ e r t ::e neF :utuo.l. v.
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