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PENNSYL VAlU A The nerr yea: opened very pleasantly for both 11 Indiana" and Alpha Gamm~. In sp~te of the glorious vacations at home every member of the chapter was glad to lie bo.clc at school . Every one who was ~ere last term returned, and much to our delight the membership ~ae ~ncreased by the addition of Sara Campbell who was not vdth during the Fall Term o~nng to severe illness. ' · Altho A~pha Gamma has been rushing right along ever since seilool opened ~n September, still · the r:inter Term is the rushing s~ason par.exce~lence, for one has become acquainted with the new gl._rls and l.s qu~ te certain just whom one vrant~. Unfortunately the o her groups on the eampuo happen to like the same girls as ourselves prett~ generally, so we have to be right on the job every minute. Our ~~st at present contains ten rushees, all of them charming. The openl.ng party, given by Clara Ferguson and Lovell R.ehbun, was a buffet luncheon. Their color scheme of yellow and white was most eff€"'cti vely and artistically carried out. The immense calce was .froste c1 in vrhi te and carried our Sorority letters in yellow. The first big school aff . . . :.Lr on the calendar will be the Junior Prom, which is scheduled for February 17 t h . a lot of our girls are planning to attend. Just about the same time the Chapter will give a Valentine Party, which will be a rathor elaborate affair ac~.ording to present plans. This is only one of many rushing stt:mts that 2.re to be given, but it will be eiven by the Chapter, whereas the usual parties for the rushees ar e planned and given by two girls in the Chapter 1 thus dividing the res ponsibility and yet ?lacing it equally on all shoulf.l_ ers. The idea has vmrlced very we ll in Alpha Gamma. . The Basket Ball season is on and ha~ resulted thus far in victoriea for "Indiana" . \ ie always V.J:elcome this vrintor s ~) ort as it helps cons!lerably in our rushing, gi ving us opportunities to be with the new girls without any care for · en ~ ertainment or ~ny special planning. Our dancing teacher has added a nevr feature to our interests here by starting an aesthetic dancing class. This is quit e e. novel idea for 11 Indiana", as heretofore we have been taught only he modern dances. J~ll of u s would hav ~ been glad to enroll in the class but membershi ') vras by selection, s only our best dancers we r e talren: A nuiTiber or"" our pledges -rfere fer ·cunat e enough to be invited· . Alpha Gamma h a s be en particularly fortunate this yeat in having o.' great nurobor of its alumn~e back f or visits. Our most recent vi si ".:.or vm s Ruth Sellers, and it seeme d mighty gooc.1 to see her. All 0\)_r glJaduates say tha t th~~l' vdsh they coul d be actives again, that - ~:hey envy us menbcrshi p in a Nati onal during our s chool days~ ber, a ,_:t s e it i s meaning so r:.1UCh r.1oro to u s than the loc a l Gamma P~ Beta. rl:i.d -:, 0 them . They are all most a::.:Jro ci a ti VE: of their ovm membershl. p ir. /1-l];h a Si Gma Al pha. Florence Barclay , Historian.