Evening star., 1934-10-14
Fraternities-Sororities
Autumn Activities

celebrate the 36th anniversary OF the
| founding of the national organiza-
ton at formel dinner party to be
held at the home of Miss Beatrice A.
Clephane, 5000 Connecticut avenue,
Chevy Chase, Md, tomorrow evening.
On this occasion the members Of Beta
Alpha Chapter at George Washing
ton University and its ''rushees" will
be guests Of the alumnae. Mrs. John
Warlick. chapter president, will act
as toastmistress. The program will
include toasts by Mrs. Laurie Hess,
Mrs. w. Paul Briggs, Miss Elizabeth
McGeehee, Mrs. Lindell Leathers,
Miss Adelaide Woodley and Miss
Eleanor Boehs. Mrs. Rene Reixach is
chairman Of the Committee on Ar
| rangements, and will open the pro-
gram by singing the Zeta prayer
Zeta Tau Alpha was founded op
october Is, 1898, in Farmville, Va,
at the institution now known as Vir-
ginia State Teachers College, and
was a pioneer fraternity for women
in the South 1t was chartered as a
legal corporation on March IS, 1902,
was the first womans fraternity to be
chartered in Virginia, and the only
one ever chartered by special act Of
the Virginia Legislature. 1t is now an
international organization, has in
stalled 73 chapters, and Is seventh
largest of the 81 national Pan Hellenic
Congress fraternities for women.
Founders day, october IS, is formally
announced by annual proclamation Of
the grand president, and is impress
sively celebrated throughout the
United States and Canada with ap-
propriate observance.
In honor of its founders, and place
of birth, a health center was estab-
lished in November, 1923, in Currin
Valley, Va, and since then trained
nurse has occupied this picturesque
mountain cabin and has ministered to
needy people over a vast mountain
area.
Tau Beta Phi Sorority. Gamma
Chapter, held a novelty party for
social service at the home of the ma
tionaI president, Mrs Regina Haines,
Tuesday. Mrs. Roberta CroSman and
Regina Haines were hostesses. The
decorations were very attractively ar
ranged, and after an evening OF fun,
playing novel games. delightful re-
freshments were served.
A meeting of the Rho Chapter OF
the Beta Chi Sorority was held Tues
day evening at the home Of Miss Irene
Mcnamara The program for the COM
ing year was outlined by the presi-
dent. Miss Helen Farley. A committee
consisting of Mrs James Kane, Miss
Bessie Webb and Miss Madeline
Aueusterfer was appointed to arrange
for the chapters third anniversary
banquet and dance, to be given No
vember 10.
The members Of Alpha Chapter Of
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority will be
hostesses on Tuesday and Wednes-'
day. October Is and II, to the woman
students of the Graduate School OF
American University. Tea will be
served in the sorority rooms at 1901
F street.
Miss Peggy Smith. vice president OF
Alpha Province of Chi Sigma Sorority
was hostess to the officers OF Alpha
Province. the presidents of the nine
local chapters and the representatives
of the chapters on the Province Social
Committee at her home Monday,
october 8. at which time plans were
outlined for the entertainment pro-
gram for the coming sorority year.
The first affair planned is the an
nual Turkey Trot, a subscription
dance. to be held on Thanksgiving
evening at the Kennedy = Warren.
Mrs. Dorothy Newell is chairman OF
the Social Committee, which Is in
charge of ell affairs sponsored by the
province.
The formal rushing season has be-
o,,n and all chapters of the province
are planning many delightful teas
and parties for prospective members.
The first province meeting under
the new regime will be held at the
Mavfower Hotel wednesday, Octo-
Der "a.
The third anniversary Of Pt Chap
tre of Tau Phi Sorority will be ce!e-
brated at a banquet Tuesday in the
Admiral Hotel at 1910 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. The banquet table
win be decorated in a colorful ar
rangement of maroon and gold, the
colors of the sorority. An invitation
dance will Immediately follow the pan
Quet.
The guests of honor will be the ma
tional president, Miss Martha Bean,
and the council president, Miss Doro.
thy Ballard.
MI Chapter, Tau Phi Sorority, gave
the opening dance of its Autumn sea-
son Friday evening at the Ashton
in
Heights, Va. Dancing began at 10 and
lasted until 1 o'clock.
The committee in charge OF ar
rangements consisted Of Miss Mar
garet Carder, Mrs. William Pierce
Bragg, Miss Helen Bragg and Miss
Frances Callahan. About go guests
attended.
Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi,
international legal sorority, will install
its officers for the coming year this
evening at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Anna Moulton, A Fairview road,
Wynnewood park, Maryland. The off,
GERS to be installed are Mrs. Anna
Moulton, dean: Mrs. Vera Rhine, asso-
ciate dean: Miss Edith Boyle, cham
cellor; Miss Helen Goodner, cotre-
spending registrar; Miss Glenna Crow
der, recording registrar, and Miss Vir-
ginia Dulin, marshal. An interesting
evening has been planned by the COM
mittee.
The Executive Council Of the WASH
ington Alumnae Association of Kappa
Delta Sorority met at the home Of
Miss Virginia Sheffield, president,
Thursday evening, October II, to dis
cuss plans for celebrating the thirty
seventh anniversary of the founding Of
the sorority. Arrangements have been
made to hold the annual founders day
banquet at the Kennedy-Warren
Tuesday, october %, at $50 pm. AL
local Kappa Deltas are invited to at
tend. Reservations should be made
propmtly through Miss Sheffield, 3055
Porter street northwest.
Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi