Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-16
Rushing System
Colby W0men's Div.
Closes Wednesday

Ing new fuShlnE system of the
Women's division of Colby college
came to a close yesterday it has
proved very successful. The sorori-
ties as whole are much pleased
with this new system which limits
the rushing system to three weeks
instead of five as in former wears.
One rushing day week is permitted
each sorority or which it's members
rush from $50 in the morning until
40 at night. On one of these rush
ing days the time is extended until
10 t. NJ. to allow for an evening
party. The sorority members are
not permitted to talk about their So
rority to the Freshmen and the sys-
tenn Is called closed rushing and pro-
hioits the hour of discussion of So
rorlties under the old system.
The freshmen have a meeting at
which the president of Pan Hellenic
tells them about sororities and ad-
vises them. at the close of the meet
ing each freshman Is given a leaflet
printed by the Colby Pan-Hellenic
association telling the facts about
each sorority and giving the names
OF its members. The preferential
bidding rules are also contained in
the leaflet. Each sorority places it's
magazine in the library with any
other material it wishes for the
freshmen to consult.
TIE preferential bidding rules are
a special council of five faculty menu
bers. including the Dean of the wom-
en- shall be chosen by the Pam
Hellenic council. On Saturday morn
sfNr NJ hot
give their stated lists of the names
of the girls they desire, to the Dean.
of the Women at her office. On the
evening of Oct. IL the faculty coun-
Gil will mail notices to each girl who
has resolved bid requesting her to
make a list of sororities in the order
OF her preference. On the evening
of Oct. 10 not later than 100 each
girl who received said notice from
the faculty council gives to the Dean
of the Women the list of sororities
in the order Of her preference. The
faculty council shall then check the
slips and at 9 p. NJ, the Senior PAN
Hellenic delegate Of each sorority
shall call at the Deans office for her
list. On Oct. II, formal invitations
are to be mailed from the sororities
to each freshman. On Oct Is fresh
men must mail their replies at the
post office SO that they shall be re-
ceived not later than $50 P. NJ.
Last evening the date determined
by the rules Of the new rushing sys-
tenn the sororities pledged their
freshmen. hTe pledges are as fol-
lows:
Sigma Kappa: True Hardy, San
ford: Helen Wyman. Medford. Mass:
Evelyn Ventress, Rock5ort, Mass:
Dorothy Daggett. Watervil!e: Pearl
Grant. Sherman Mills: Elizabeth |
Gross, Portland: Ruth Tilton, Port |
land: Helen Merrick. Augusta; |
Louise Bower. New Bedford. Mass: |
Nellie Dearborne. Portland: Margar-
ct Salmond. Waterville: Grace Syl-
vester. Woodland; Marion Daye.
Chi Omega: Emma Tozier. Fair
field: Mildred Alley. Waterville; Es-
tel!e Pott!e. Otisfied: Mildred Fox. |
Cornella Adair. Brown
willie: Olt-e Richardson, Waterville:
Clare Richardson. Watervil,e: Muriel
Lewis. Watervtl!e: Emma SAWYER.
Chareston: Harriette Towle, Win
throp
Delta Delta Delta: Charlotte Clary.
Falls; Theora Doe, Wat i
erville: Dorothy Ste:nert. New York
City: Mona Heron. Waterville: Mar
garet V:gue. Waterville; Marion
Jacobs. Auburn.
Alpha Delta Pi: Gladys Bunker.
Charleston: Margaret Davis. Mon
son: Ruth Hutchins. Waterville; /
Prudie Moore. Moors Mills: Viola
Philbrook. Kittery Point: Merriam
Scott. Presque Isle; Pauline Sinclair,
Waterville; Susie Stevens. Mill
bridge; Ruth Thompson. Syrmna
Mills: Alberta Van Horne. East
Ruth Williams, Water
Vile.
Phi MI: Marguerite Ames. Char
lesion: Thalia Bates, Sangervflle:
Ava Dodge. Newcastle; Marjorie
Dunstan. Portland; Evenlyn Foster.
Joyce Gordon. Fairfield;
Myra Stone. Lawrence. Mass: Alice
Taber East Northfield: Arlene War
burton, Lawrence, Mass.