The San Francisco call., 1907-03-28
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Berkeley Organization
Places Ban Against
Miss McReynolds

BERKELEY, March 27.-One of the
greatest social sensations ever known
in Berkeley has been caused by the
action OF the Delta Delta Delta sorority
in summarily expelling one of it's most
distinguished members, Miss Isabel Nc
Reynolds, who is to play the leading
part in the elaborate university dra-
matte production next week in the
Greek Theater.
The town was agog tonight with in
terest over the casting out OF the young
woman from the ultraexclusive or
ganizatfon. On all sides the question
was asked: What caused the sorority
to expel one of its most gifted and
talented members?
The sorority issued notices today, in
forming every similar organization OF
young women in Berkeley that Miss
McReynolds' name had been stricken
from the membership roll Members of
the sorority were called today before
President Wheeler and Miss Lucy
Sprague, dean of women at the unfver-
sity, to give their explanations as to
why Miss McReynolds had been ex-
PEELED from the organization. Follow
ing the conference Miss Sprague made
the announcement that 1t was unlikely
take any further action in the matter.
Miss McReynolds has been a notable
figure during her four years at college.
She was member OF the '0e class and
is now doing postgraduate work Her
home is in Los Angeles. She is to make
her appearance next week in the San
skirt play, The Little Clay Cart" at
the Greek Theater, and is 20 have the
leading role.
Preparations for the play, under the
auspices of the English Club of the uni
versity, have been going forward for
several months. An English actor,
Garnet Holme, is coaching a student
cast for the play. The people of Berke-
ley are now wondering whether Miss
rority will preclude her appearance in
the play
Miss Lucy Sprague said tonight that
the sorority was responsible for. it's
action and that the members had acted
within their rights. She declared that
Miss McReynolds' expulsion from the
organization amounted to nothing more
than a severance of relations. an event
which was not agreeable either to the
girl or to her sorority sisters.
In some quarters the mystery sur
rounding the affair was explained part
ly by the assertion that Miss Mercy
nolds had been charged by her fellow
members with being a bohemian in her
conduct. It was said also that the young
woman's interest in dramatic affairs had
failed to receive the approval of her
sorority sisters.
The girl has shone brilliantly in dra-
matte productions at the university for
years, and was apparently enamored of
theatrical interests. She was a charter
member of the exclusive Mask and
Dagger society. coed organization,
whose membership is limited to q se-
lect few. In student dramatics Miss
McReynolds was rated as the cleverest
amateur the university ever produced.
The extraordinary action which re-
suited in her leaving the Delta Delta
Delta sorority, where she had ruled as
a power for four years, is said to have
had its beginning months ago, when
various members objected to certain
phases of Miss McReynolds career and
suggested that she withdraw from the
society.
It was decided to pass the matter up
to the national authority in the So
rority in the East II is said that the
Eastern powers sent back word
last week approving the local chapters
action In removing Miss McReynolds'
name from the chapter roll.
Miss McReynolds was given some
newspaper prominence last year, when
versity girls who had used her dress
ing-room in a San Francisco theater of
taking toilet articles belonging to the