Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-17
EIGHT INITIATES
Enter Alpha Chapter Sig
ma Kappa Of Colby.
The Excess Of Fun They Have
Pays for the Trouble.
The Sor0rifv Has One of the Rest
The Sorority Has One Of the Best
Times In Its History.

Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Kappa
Sorority held Friday evening it's 3Sth
annual initiation banquet at The Elm
wood, Waterville. During the early
part of the evening the initiation of
the eight new members, one Sopho-
more and seven Freshmen, took place
at the Chapter hall, Main street. The
banquet for all who were present, in
cluding the some 80 members of the
active Chapter and that many more
of alumni of Waterville and from 9TH
er parts of the State, in every event
proved to be the pleasamtest in the
history of the Chapter. With the boun-
tiful and satisfying repast over, the
real significance of the gathering be-
came manifest, when the toastmfstress
of the occasion, Helen n. Hanson. '13,
of Calais, after stirring words of
greetings to the new Sigmas, in
troduced other sisters, each of whom
responded to their toasts with unusual
love and devotion to Colby and to
Sigma Kappa. The principal guests
of the evening were Grand President
Hila Helen Small, head of the depart
ment of English of the Brockton,
Mass. High school, and Grand Sec
retary Mrs Helen Hayward Western
of Madison. Frequently during the
evening, songs of Sigma Kappa, un-
der the direction of the choragus,
Lois Osgood, '1s of Medford, Mass,
were sung, adding deeper significance
to the welding of the new link of the
golden chain-1917.
The toasts follow:
rro,s+ristress Helen Nelson Hanson
January-"A Joyous New 1eaI ~ Aoo
ALL"
"And so let us be cheerful
without regret for the past,
with contentment in the present.
And with strong hope for the future
cboragus, Lois Marjorie osgood
L .sMusic. when soft voices die
yibrates IN the memory
odors. when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken"
Greeting
This night we hoid an old accussom'd
whereto we have invited many q guest,
Such as we love-"
Adelaide Lounsbury Klein
February-Sigma's Sphere. sz
Tho years may sunder us and distance
N
Grand President, Hila Helen Small
March-Sigma's Purpose.
sswhat we want is not learning but
knowledge: that is the power to make
learning answer its true end as a quick
ener of intelligence and g. Wfoener OF our
intellectual sympathies."
Alice Maud Beckett.
Aprils Gifts
TT isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining yiolets."
Mabel Allan Bynon.
"3reat nature had a million words
In tongues of trees and songs OF bros,
But none to breathe the heart OF man
Til music filed the pipes o Fan.
May-The Month Of Memories.
kind memories fragrant as the breath
of flowers
Add grace and sweetness to the passing
hours"
DR.. Mary S. Croswell.
June-Sigma Kappa's Tribute
"Colby fair! Hail to thee!
Daughters thine, loyal we.
May it ever be we'll
Alma Mater, with thee'
Cora Amelia Patterson
Life is in tune with melody so deep
That when the notes are lowest
Thou still cans't lay thee down in peace
and sleep
For God will not forget
July-Pan-Hellenic.
"Sir Roger said with the air of man
who would not give his Judgment rashly
that much might be said on both sides. =
Ella MacBurnie.
Augusta-Denver, Colorado
Sigma sisters, one and all,
Flocking to convention nail.
Helen Odiorne Thomas.
"l9l7'
Fruit that is green in September
In October, remember.
Is turning maroon for November"
Marion Elizabeth Wyman.
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