The Arrow Of Pi Beta Phi Volume 30 No 3

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER LETTERS ALPHA PROVINCE ONTARIO ALPHA--UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (Chartered 1qo8) Initiates (Initiated November 27, 1913) Mary Barclay, '17. Eardley Greene, '17. Marjorie Campbell, '17. Christie Sneath, '17. Bessie Ewan, '17. Margery Stauffer, '17. The beginning of the new term finds twenty-one girls in our active chapter, for since the last chapter letter appeared, Ontario A has ushered six new members into Pi Phidom. We held our initiation at the chapter house on November 27. The rooms were too small to hold us all comfortably, and many were the makeshifts contrived to increase the seating capacity. To be sure, one improvised bench broke and deposited several girls on the floor, but we were rather pleased than otherwise at our little inconveniences, for they prove what a large chapter we are becoming. In December we reached the mature age of five years and had a birthday party with Edith Gordon, '09, to celebrate the event. The banquet was spread on the floor in true Pi Phi fashion, a big bran pie forming the center-piece. Each girl received a present as a hit upon some special hobby or pet fault, with a little verse to explain the point. Our chief pride, however, was the birthday cake with its five flaring candles. Last week our freshies gave a dance for the active girls at the home oi Eardley Greene, '17. Everyone had a good time, for the new girls proved to be most excellent hostesses and needless to say we were sorry when the party broke up. As we are the only women's fraternity in our college which has a chapter house, we decided it was our place to entertain the other fraternities. Accordingly, before Christmas, we gave a tea for each of the other three fraternities in our own college and intend inviting the K K F chapter from...