Evening star., 1924-10-26
MARYLAND u. WOMEN ORGANIZE
CHAPTER OF ALPHA OMICRON PI
Sorority Members Take,,
Into Fraternity at
Meeting Here.
Many activities Under
Way Among Students
at College Park.
From 4 Stan Correspondent.

From q Staf Correspondent
COLLEGE PARK, Md. October 25.-
Marking the first establishment of a
chapter of national Greek letter
woman's fraternity at the University
of Maryland, members of the Lambda
Tau, one of the two local sororities
functioning at the institution, were
officially initiated today as the Pi
Delta chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi
Installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted at noon by the officers Of the
national grand council at the Grace
Dodge Hotel in Washington.
Maryland made the twenty-ninth
| active chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi.
This Fraternity is one of the oldest in
Barnard College. Columbia Univer-
sity, on January 2, 1897 Initiation
OF the new chapter is the result of
petition sent by the Lambda Tau
group to the national organization in
May of last year.
Since it's inauguration in Novem-
Der, 1920, when group of seven
| girls signed the petition to President
Albert F. Woods for his permission
to organize a local sorority, Lambda
Tau led an active existence. Today
20 members attending college and 5
graduates dropped the old Lambda
Tau to take the pledge of Alpha
Omicron Pi.
OMcers Chosen.
Officers of the chapter are Eliza
! beth Swenk, president; Elizabeth
Flenner, vice president; Nadia Wright,
| recording secretary; Alice Cushman,
corresponding secretary; Ellen Jane
keiser, treasurer, and Gertrude Chest
| nut, critic. All are from Washing
ton. except Miss Flenner and Miss
Chestnut. who are from Tyrone. Pa.
| and Hyattsville. Nd, respectively.
Laura A. Hurd, Mrs. Joseph S.
Pratt of New York City and Mrs.
James Cantine Huntington Of Utica,
n. Y, national president, vice presi-
dent and superintendent of the At
| lantic district of the Alpha Omicron
Pi. respectively, conducted the in
stallation services. for the new chap
ter. They were among the guests
of honor at tea given at the col
lege this afternoon by Marie Mount,
dean of the college of home eco
| nomics, and Adele Stamp, dean of
| women at University, to women
students, women faculty members
| and wives Of faculty members.
The newly installed Pi Deltas were
hostesSes to the national officers and
members of nearby chapters at the
| Grace Dodge Hotel tonight.
| Assists Government.
| Dean Frederic E. Lee of the college
! Of Arts and Sciences is continuing
his activities as expert consultant in
| far eastern finances for the Depart
| ment of Commerce. The work was
| begun two years ago at the request
of Secretary Hoover. Dean Lee was
granted permission to do the work
| by the board of regents of the uni
| versity.
! While serving in China several
! years ago as American economist
| consul. DIR. Lee began an intensive
| study and investigation of the COM
| plex situation which prevails in re-
| lation to Chinese currency. The re-
suits of this research are now being
put into final form for publication by
the Government as "a Handbook on
Chinese Currency, Banking and
| Finance"
| Patrick Murphy Malin, known as
a student leader, spoke before the
| Students Assembly on Wednesday.
| He dealt with student problems from