The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
BIZARRE EFFECTS And
COLOR IN RUSHING PARTIES

Sorority rush week is in full swing, ano
the various chapter houses are furnishin.
brilliant entertainments for their guests
In the events of yesterday, the emphasi.
appears TO have been upon foreign effect.
and costumes and co!orful settings.
Both the afternoon and evening parties
al the Kappa Kappa Gamma house were
Bohemian indecoraliOns, costumes. re;
freshments, and amusement. There were
short programs and dancing at each en-.
teriainment.
4 picnic at the McAlester home yester-
day afternoon was given for the guests of
Pi Beta Phi, while the evening party took
the form of carnival at the chapter
house
Kappa Alpha Theta entertained last
evening at the Sigma M house. Music
I for dancing was furnished by the Quad
rangle orchestra. and a male quartet gave
short program. Refreshments were
served.
The Delta Gamma parties at the chap
ter house were japanese. In the after
noon tea shop was featured and at
night there was dancing.
A bit of the Netherlands moved into
the Gamma Phi Beta house yesterday.
Windmills, tulips, Dutch silhoueties and
wooden shoes appeared in a decoration
scheme Of blue and white. The members
Of the sorority were dressed in those COL
ors.
The Phi Mu sorority entertained yester-
day afternoon with personal dates. and
with japanese party at the chapter
house in the evening. The most inter-
esting feature was the japanese garden
on the third floor of the house.
The guests of the Alpha Phi sorority
we're entertained yesterday afternoon
with a garden party at the home of Mrs. !
Bob Hill, 706 Stewart road. The color
scheme was pink and white. A black and /
white party was given at the chapter
house in the evening, the girls in the din
lng-roOm wearing costumes in those
Colors.
The Chi Omega parties were Oriental
in every detail. Music, dancing. programs
and refreshments furnished the amuse.
ments.
The afternoon party at the Alpha Delta
Pi house took the form of an indoor pic
lic. or bandbox luncheon. In the even.
ng there WAS a Mardi-Cras frolic.
Midsummer re-appeared at the Delta
Delta Delta house yesterday afternoon
when the guests were welcomed at a beach
ca, featuring miniature ocean. sail boats
md beach costumes. In the evening
here was japanese roof festival at the
hapter house.
A -happers' frolic' at the chapter house
# Alpha Chi Omega yesterday furnished
for a number of guests. In
he evening the party was at the home of
Hiss Ruth Miller, 903 Virginia avenue.
here was dancing on the porch, and the
decorations were in the sorority colors Of
live green and scarlet.
Alpha Gamma Delta entertained at the
iome Of Mrs. Max Meyer, SOB Stewart
Dad, with a cabaret dinner. A program
'as furnished by several of the members.
Lester Bailey, A. B. 20, VI. A. '2I, who
as been guest at the Pi Kappa Alpha
ouse, left this morning for St. Louis. Az
er spending several days there, Mr.. Bal
y will return to Columbia and then 90
, his home in Oregon, Mo. Mr.. Bailey
ill enter as a student in Yale this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard o. Bannon. who
ave been staying at the Daniel Boone
avern, returned 10 their home in Buffalo.
To-, today after spending a few days l
ith their son. Fred Bannon. who is en-.
ring his sophomore year at the Univer-