Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-11-14
THETAS INSTALL
LOCAL SORORITY
Efforts of Local Sorority Rewarded
by Oldest Women's Fraternity
w. s. G. Enjoys Distinction
of Being Only State Col
legePossessing Chap
ter of Theta

Chapter OF Kappa Alpha meta TOOK
place. This event puts w. -. G.
once more in the foreground in the
fraternity world, for no other state
College enjoys the distinction of
having a chapter of Kappa Alpha
Theta. 1t has been the policy in the
past of Kappa Alpha Theta not to
establish chapters in other than
classical schools, and this installa-
ton brings the distinction to w. S.
c. of being recognized by the Oldest
Greek letter sorority as leading
college of the United States.
The installation was conducted
under the supervision of Mrs. l.. +.
Carpenter, grand president of Kappa
Alpha Theta. Acting with Mrs. Car
pcnter were the Misses Norma Hen
bricks, district president; Helen
Highly, and Ruth Axtelle.
Alumni were initiated Friday
morning and the active chapter in
the afternoon. The charter men,
hers are: Olga Todd Gay, Mabel
Baker Hooker, Maude Putnam, Beryl
Flood, Pearl Flood Goldsworthy,
Elmina White, Lora Green, Florence
Waller, Verne Gaddis, Bess Fish
back, Orpha HuXtable, Marion Flood
McCroskey, Margaret Wilmer, Beu-
lab Wellman, Dorothy Fortier, Grace
Coulter, Marie Wilmer Kulzer, Marie
Vestal Melcena La Toilette, Viola
Vestal Gladys Waller, Gladys Per-
sells, Laila Egge, Margaret Brislawn,
Grace Baker, Marion Gray, Ella
Alexander, Ruth Boedefeld, Opal
Green, Grace Pritchard, Anna Wal
Ter, Jean King, Martha Miller, and
Edna Carnine Price. The following
will be the pledges of the new chap
ter: Laila Bryan, Juanita Strong,
Kathleen Dawson, Katherine Lewis
Eta Losee, HortenSe Williams, Mary
Ward, Iras Troy, Julia Vestal, Fran
ces Wilmer, Gertrude and Ethel
Thompson.
The visiting Thetas were: Vir-
ginia Peterson of U. of O., Stella Dun
can of u. of Montana, Ruth Axtelle
and Sophie Hogg of U. of w, Mrs.
Hart and Helen Highly of Portland,
Mrs. F. j. Mann. Mrs. e. w. Evan
son, Mrs. A. f. Steele. Mrs. D. C.
Newman, Bess Graham, Robin Nc
Kinley, Randie Jeldness, Margaret
Johnston, Mrs. Howard Clifford, all
of Spokane; Mrs. +. +. Ruby and
Laurentine Meisner of Walla Walla,
Mrs. Liyengood of Dayton, and the
resident Thetas, Mrs. w. G. Kreugel
Mrs. John R. Bender, Marion Swezey
and Alice Patterson.
On Friday evening over four hun
dred guests, consisting of faculty
members, students, and townspeo-
pie, were received by the newly in
stalled chapter at their home on
California street. The house was
Hastily decorated with palms and
chrysanthemums and the sorority
oolors of orange and black were
much in evidence.
Those who composed the receiving
line were Margaret Brislawn, presi-
dent of the active chapter; Mrs. L. F.
Carpenter, grand president; Mrs. E.
A. Bryan, Miss Norma Hendrich, dis
trict president; Miss Rhoda White;
Mrs. Jessie Persels, house mother;
and Miss Beryl Flood, a charter
member.
Saturday afternoon the installa-
ton ceremonies were completed and
after the football game Mrs. E. A.
bryan served tea to the visitors and
alumni, In the evening the banquet
which was grand finale to the oc.
caslon, took place in Van Doren Hall.
Mrs. w. c. Kruegel acted as toast
mistress. During the evening the
following toasts were given; "Theta
Welcome" by Mrs. Carpenter;
Theta in Prospect" by Mrs. Gay;
Theta in Realization" by Ella Alex
ander; Theta in Promise" by Jean
King; Theta Ministration, by Nor
me Hendricks; and Theta Posi-,
bilities,' by Mrs. Evanson.
ri Delta Phi was organized as a
local sorority November 5. 1906
with seven charter members, Olga
Todd Gay, Mabel Baker Hooker
Beryl Flood, Pearl Flood Colds
worthy, Nell Jones Sievers, Sophie
ormsbee, and Florence Kneppel
Grice. During the seven years of it,
existence Pi Delta Phi has been vel
represented in student activities b,
Its many prominent women.