The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
SORORITY BOASTS
SECRET WHISTLE
Alpha Chi Omega Members Must B,
Able To Purse Lips Properly
Convention Opens.

With all the Accomplishments OF any
wellregulated secret organization in
Guiding the grip. the password. the
jeweled pin, and in addition. a real
ladylike, musical whistle. the Alpha
Chi Omega sorority Is IN Detroit 10
the number 81 200 for the twelfth bien-
NAL convention. with headquarters In
the Hotel fuller.
The sorority Is one of the strong
est OF the college secret organizations
for women, and numbers Is active
chapters, four alumni chapters and q
grand council. Detroit's Epsilon Ep-
silon chapter IL an alumni chapter,
while the nearest active chapter Is
Theta, in Ann Arbor. Epsilon and
Theta are acting as hostesses to the
grand council consisting OF IL men,
'Ders, 20 accredited delegates and about
200 members at large who are here for
the convention. An attractive parlor
In the Hotel Tuller-No. 215-is the
meeting place for Alpha Chi Omega
members TO gather. Another parlor
Is used by the grand council for their
deliberations, while the assembly
room and the roof garden will both
be pressed into service for the social
side OF the convention which contin-
ues until Saturday. Executive ses-
sions will be held every morning.
while the afternoons and evenings are
given over to amusement and sight
seeing.
The entertainment features will
open Monday evening with Rushing
party" to which only members have
been invited. The program prepared
by Epsilon and Theta girls with Miss
Leonard, of Detroit, as chairman, in
cludes cotillion. vaudeville program
and number OF amusing stunts"
bound to bring joy to the sorority
girls heart as a reminder OF similar
rushing parties at school. A river
ri le with basket picnic supper on
the boat coming home from the Flats
will be the order Of the day, Tues
day afternoon; Wednesday evening, q
musicale, to which members will In
vite their friends, will be held on the
fuller roof garden; Thursday evening,
a dance with real live man for a
dancing partner for every guest; Fri
day afternoon and evening individual
entertainment by different hostesses;
Saturday a trip tc Ann Arbor 10 De
the guests o. the Theta chapter at
their sorority home there, the enter
tainment to Include drive around
the university town and dinner at
the Country club.
Many important matters are to come
up for action by the grand council but
their nature and the results Will for
ever remain dead secret except to
those who can execute the bef0re-men-
toned musical whistle, take the grip
or wear the little jeweled Tyre pin
which marks the wearer as one OF the
elect In the Alpha Chi Omega.
The Offices OF the grand council
are: President, Mrs. Edwin Loud, Al
bon, Mich; vice-president. Mrs. Hor-
ace Kent, New York; recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Elmer Soule, Detroit;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ralph
Dennis; Traer, Iowa; inspector, Mrs.
Richard Tenant, Terre Haute. Ind;
Mable II. Siller. Evanstown,
Ill. The election of new officers will
take pace Wednesday.
In ParlCr 215, there Is an interesting
exhibit OF chapter banners. books, pen
nants, etc, and a large silver loving
cup from a Nebraska chapter, which
finds a temporary home for one year
in the room of the girl who makes the
best showing for her chapter during
the year previous. Many chapters
have these loving cups which have
proven one OF the best incentives 10
good work the sorority has evolved.