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The Daily
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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. -XXIl NO. H.
LINCOLN. NKKRASKA, FRIDAY." MAY 5, 1933.
"PrtlCE 5 C ENT j
TWENTY -FIVE
UNIORS HONORED
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College Day Finishes Activities of Week
PICNICS ARE ON
PROGRAM TODAY
Engineers Will Climax Week With Annual Convocation
And Banquet; Hizmis Schedule Yearly Picnic
To Re Held at Antelope Park.
PHARMACISTS WILL HOLD PICNIC AT PIONEER
Ml DEADMAN IS
QUEEN OF MAY IN
VY DAY PROGRAM
Big Sister Board President
-Crowned in Traditional
Ceremony.
Medicine College To Play Hot to Hundred Pre-Med?
In Omaha; Geology Department To Continue
Activities With Yearly Outing.
Schools and colleges on theO
rumpus bring to a successful close,
today, a week's activity of parti
cipation In the nil university col
lege days with various forms of
entertainment ranging from open
houses and displays to picnics and
banquets.
Following- closely upon the an
nual open house which was held
last night on the university cam
pus, the Engineer's headline to
day's activities with their annual
convocation and picnic in the
morning and afternoon and a ban
quet in th evening, to be held at
the Lincoln Hotel.
Continuing the tradition started
in 1920, the college of business ad
ministration has scheduled their
Annual picnic for this afternoon, to
be hold at Antelope Park, with
Ijco Beck and his orchestra head
lining the days activities, Thar
macy college is listed for a picnic
to be held at the Pioneer Park,
where various form of entertain
ment have boon arranged for,
Pre-Meds to Omaha.
Over 300 pre-meds will travel to
1he Nebraska Medical College in
Omaha where a complete two day
progTam has been arranged. The
department of geology has also set
aside today for their annua picnic.
which will be held at Pioneer Park.
The annual college day on the
campus will be officially opened
today when the Engineer's blow
the traditional whistle from the
roof of the mechanical engineering
building blows at 30:50 a. m. The
engineering students will gather at
the electrical engineering building
for a parade down town and will
then march to the Temple Thea
ter, where the convocation is
scheduled to be held. Several skits
will be. presented by engineering
students, and the best skit, which
will be awarded a rrize of five dol
lars, will be judged by the audi
ence. The picnic In the afternoon will
be held at Antelope park fcnd the
annual engineers field day will fol
low immediately after lunch. Vari
ous athletic contests will be held
including golf, tug-o-war, a base
ball game, tennis, and horseshoe
tournaments.
Annual Bizad Day.
With Antelope park chosen as
the sight, and Leo Beck selected
to furnish the music for the danc
ing the students in the college of
business administration will cele
brate their annual field day. The
affair is being sponsored by the
Bizad Ad executive board, who
have arranged a complete program
of activities which will take up the
larger part of the afternoon.
Following the luncheon at noon
there will be matches in golf, ten
nis, baseball and horseshc. The
student and faculty members of
Bis Ad college will hold the tradi
tional baseball game. In addition
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AG STUDENTS ARE
TO GIVE PRE-FAIR
PAGEANT SHOWING
Manager Hecht States That
All Is in Readiness
For Opening.
VISITORS TO REGISTER
Eight Sorority Houses Have
Filed for Riding
Contest.
Dolores Deadman, Fairbury, a
member of Mortar Board, was
crowned May Queen at the annual Saturday afternoon, and the last
win oe Saturday evening at eight,
Friday evening at R o'clock huge
flood lights will illuminate the
pageant anipitheater at ag col
lege; the dancing maids and their
director. Miss Clarice McDonald,
will be there; Mr, William T.
Quick's Fine Arts band will be
playing; Mrs. Tullis' special chorus
will be ready to sing; and 400 ag
college students will be in costume
ready for the pre-fair presentation
of the "Progress of the Prairie."
The Friday evening pre-fair
pageant presentation is to be given
especially for Lincoln people and
university students, according to
pageant committee chairman Lor
raine Brake,
Second presentation of the page
ant. Farmers' fair's first and fore
most event, will be at one-thirty
Ivy Day celebration vesterday
Margaret Vpson, Odell, president
of Motar Board and a member of
Alpha Omicron Pi, was her maid
of honor.
Miss Deadman was president of
the Big Sister board, vice presi
dent of the A. W, S. board, a mem
ber of Pi Lambda Theta and Kap
pa Beta, She has served as presi
dent of Howard Hall this year.
Miss Upson was the first president
of Alpha Lambda Delta, senior
member of the A. W, S. board,
winner of the Panhellenic award
as a sophomore, and member of
Phi Betta Kappa,
Daisy Chain Leads.
The procession, presenting the
May Queen, started with the daisy
chain led by Carolyn Van Anda.
Kappa Alpha TbeU; Mildred Huff,
Alpha Delta Theta; Muriel M of fit.
Phi Mu; and Alice Pedley, Kappa
Alpha Theta. Ruth Bernstein,'
Sigma Delta Tau; Margaret
Reedy, Marjorie Quivey, Alpha
Phi and Harriet Dunl'ap, Alpha
Chi Omega, were the leaders of
the ivy chain which followed the
daisy procession.
The pages, who announced the
arrival of the queen and her
court, were Virginia Ross, Pi Beta
Phi president, and Alphia Catania,
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according to the announcement.
Everything Ready to Go.
"With the final pageant re
hearsal past, and everything ready
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MOW HOUSE
Members of Senate Accept
Report With 37 to
3 Vote.
H. R. 51, general appropriations
bill, was again defeated in the
lower house today 55 to 43, five
votes short of the number neces
sary for passage of the conference
report.
Members of tie house applauded
as Speaker O'Malley, for the third I
time, returned the same confer- !
ence group to represent the house !
consisting of Chairman Wells. La- j
Velle and Chase, The etoud re- I
ceived instructions from the !
I speaker not to report later than ;
'9:30 a.m. !
Earlier in the afternoon the sen- j
j ate concurred with the conference I
I report with a 27 to 3 vote, but it
I II ." uu V . V UTUU
' the members of the lower cham
j ber.
Representative O'Gara severely
criticized the university on several
Three-Year Reiqn of Beta!cunts' lhe mon important being
DELIA UPSILON WINS
Theta Pi Group Is
Ended.
Delta Vpsilon ended the three
year reign of Beta Theta Pi as
winners of the interfraternity
sing when they carried off first
honors in this annual event spon
sored by Kosmet Klub. Beta
Theta Pi placed second and Sigma
Alpha Epsilon was awarded third
place in the contest.
The winning Delta Vpsilon
songs were "Viva la Delta V "
I and "March On. Delta V." The
j fraternity sang under the direc-
Underclaiwien to Vote on on of CalLMCarl- Et!a Th,t
lv" 1 pi sang "The Loving Cup, and
PrOpOSal at Time Of r'Beta Stars.- the two numbers
. . which won for them last vear.
Registration. I Sigma Alpha Epsilon ofered "Vio
lets, ana Mere s to fcigma Aipna
attempted to block an attempt of
uovernor AJcKeivie some years
ago, when the governor tried to
set aside 10 percent of all state ex
pending agencies for a rainy dav
fund. The floor leader however. I
, failed to make any noticeable ef
fect upon the house members.
SENIORS WILL VOTE
ON TAX PLAN MAY 9
Senior students will vote on the Epsilon.'
Gwendolyn Thompson Wins
Second Place in
Contest.
May Queen and Maid of Honor
MORTAR BOARDS,
INNOCENTS ELECT
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j'rV j if
ill J ' if " ? ;-
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orri
Buntins. !lierney. Dais. Hoos. IIeihey,
Keilly. (eddes. Hnol. Klotz. Alden.
Ilitehcork Are !Maketl.
l.NNOl KM S JJOCILTY TAPS THIKTKKN JUMORS
j (oulliiii:. Muerave. Moruu. (rpon. ,Mf:ee, Sauer,
l.oomis Thiel. Killoy, I'illinj:, Kotour.
Lamhertus. Sehruiuek Pieked.
Willa Norris, member of Gam-
Clinixing Nebraska's traditional
Fho;o ty Hiiirk. Photo by Townsend.
Cturlsy of LliKnla Journ!.
MISS DEADMAN MISS UPSON.
Miss Deloris Deadman, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Deadman of Fairbury, was crowned
May queen at the traditional Ivy day ceremonies Thursday morning at the university. Miss Mar
garet Upson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Upson of Odell. was maid of honor. Both Miss
Deadman and Miss Upson are members of Mortar Board, and Miss Upson is affiliated with Alpha
Omicron Pi sorority.
j ma i-iu Beta and junior in teach- j Ivy day. marked by inclement
ers' college, w as chosen president ! weather for the first "time in over
! of Mortar Board, senior women's j twenty years, thirteen junior men
j honorary society, at the masking ! weir "tapped on the Administra
, ceremony yesterd.iy afternoon. Sheion gren Thursday afternoon by
. was masked by Margaret I'pson ! thirteen red-robed senior men as
i whom she succeeds. members of the Innocents society,
j Miss Norris comes fiom Inavale. senior honorary, for next year,
j She has been secretary and is now ; The Innocents also honored four
'a senior member of "the A. W. S. faculty men who were presented
t board, member of Tassels. Pi j as honoray members of the or
j Lambda Theta. and Y. W. C. A. .sanitation just before the tapping.
cabinet. I They were Prof. Gayle C Walker,
Anne Bunting Vice President. ' director of the school of journal
Other officers and members of is": Prof. H. J. Gramlich of thi
Mortar Board for next war aie! college of agriculture: Prof. Her7
i Anne Bunting, vice president. lHrt Brownell of Teachers college
maskt-d bv Helen Baldwin: Ruth i ""J R" Ramsay, secretary of th
;Chernev, 'secretarv. masked hv j alumni association, and Mrs. Her
I Eleanor PLxon; 'Donna Davis, i Brownell.
j treasurer, masked bv Mararet! George E. Condra, faculty
Chevront: Jane Boos, reporter. ' "dvistor to the Innocents since the
j masked bv Gertrude Clarke: I fnding of the organization in
; Martha Hershev. masked bv Alice ! 1905- gft presided at the Upping
Quigle; Lucille" Reillv, masked bv ! a lhe society commemorated its
Deloris Deadman: Alice Geddes. i thirtieth anniversary,
masked by Jane Robertson: Mar-j Juniors tapped for membership
garet BuoL masked bv Jane Ax- I weIt:B(.,,
tell: Valentine Klotz. masked bv ! , GOULDING, Omaha,
jLueile Hendricks: Jean Alden. j u,,..., w
! masked bv Helen Baldwin and' .FRANK MUSGRAVE, Omaha,
Gertrude Oarke: and Lucille I v,c P?'" . .
ta ry.
JOHN GEPSON, Omaha, treas
urer. WOODROW MAGEE, Lince n.
GEONGE SAUER, Lincoln.
LLOYD LOOMIS. Augusta, Kas.
ROBERT THIEL, Lincoln.
VERNON FILLEV. Lincoln.
ROBERT PILLING. Omaha.
OTTO KOTOUC, Kumbotdt.
HEYE LAMBERTUS, Gothen
burg. JOE SCHRAMEK, David City.
The tapping ceremony began
shortly after 3:30 when the mem
bers of the retiring Innocents so-
INNOCENTS.
Byron Goulding, president.
Frank Musgrave, vice presi
dent. Dick Moran, secretary.
John Gepson, treasurer.
Wood row Magee.
George Sauer.
Lloyd Loomis.
Robert Thiel.
Vernon Filley.
Robert Pilling.
Otto Kotouc
Heye Lambertus.
Joe Schramek.
RODGERS PLEADS
FOR LOYALTY IN
DAY ORATION
FRANCES
IVY
E
WILL SPEAK AT
Speaker Stresses Condition
Of Financial Structure
At Present Time.
MORTAR BOARDS.
Willa Norris, president.
Anne Bunting, vice president.
Ruth Cherney, secretary.
Donna Davis, treasurer.
Jane Boos, reporter.
Martha Hershey.
Lucille Reilly.
Alice Geddes.
Margaret Buol.
Valentine Klotz.
Jean Alden.
Lucille Hitchcock.
Miss Clara Wilson.
MEETING
MAY
9
"The loyalty of the alumni who
have gone must be stirred; and. ;
abov call, the loyalty to the school j
must be deeply instilled in the j
minds of these students who are ;
here today, for it is this loyalty !
that is needed to keep the high ,
position of the school which has I
taken so long to attain, from be-
inr threatened." This is the en-
1913 CLASS TO
BE HONORED AT
Hitchcock, masked by Eleanor I
; Dixon and Alice Quigle. 'Miss Clara !
Wilson was masked as an honor- j
' ary member of Mortar Board by
i Margaret Vpson and Margaret,
Cheuvront,
Miss Bunting, vice president. !
' whose home is in Lincoln, is a ;
j junior in the Arts and Science col- i
i lege. She is. president of her soro- :
nly. Pi Beta Phi: president of Tas
sels, vice president of A. V. S..
i president this year and last year
I of Phi Sigma Chi. national pep or-1
ganization. members of student
I council, and sophomore attendant
,io me jiay v"" cietv filed out of the Armory
succeeds Helen tvaidwnn. gowned in their scarlet robes and
Ruth Cherney Secretaiy. j hcx-ds. Following a short an
Miss Chernev. junior in teachers nouncement by Dr. Condra, they
college, and new secretary of Mor- j circulated thru the crowd and led
mci ur nonurary menioers o inr
throne. The. honoraries were r re
sented bv Dr. Condra as many
j form?r Innocents, attending the
ceremony, congregated near the
platform,
j Innocents Spot Successors.
( The "hooded devils" then strolled
1 thru the crowd once more, spot
: ting their successors. Then, after a
j short consultation at the platform,
j Jack Thompson, retiring president."
' 'took the field" in search of his
I successor. About ten minutes
elapsed when a scream and a cheer
announced that a new president
had been tapped. Thompson led
'.rouidmg to the first cf the row
of thirteen chaus lined up in roct
j cf the platform awaiting new oc
j t upar.ls.
The remaining new Innocents
tar Board, is from North Benu. A
member of Alpha Xi Delta, she is
vice president of Pi Lambda Theta.
member of Pi Mu Epsilon, mem
ber cf student council, vice presi
dent Y. W. C. A., member of Jun-
Continued on Page 4.i
GROUP HONORS LATE
Fifty Faculty and Student
Friends Hold Service
Thursday Morning.
ALU!
ROUNDUP
Gathered around a Linden trve
i winch he planted on May 9. 190."
to commemorate the centennial of
the death of Friedrick Johacn 1
Schiller, about fifty faculty and ,
Fo.sjer conducted a memorial
service :n his honor.
Prof. Fossler. who was chairn-jsn
of the German department of the
uaiversit;,, died Saturday. Jftn. 7.
at the a;e cf 75 years. After corn-
to America aoout sixtv years
were tapped in rapid succession,
vite president second, secretary
third treasurer fourth and t'-.en
the other nine.
Following are the new members
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iALPHA CHI CAPTURES
i Vi iTiJ?vai-v- i Simple and ECOnOmiCa Nebraska, first aa a student ana
irShip Board IS hll r,,, i. m -. hater as an instructor. He had
Former
Scholarship
On World Tour.
activity tax plan next Tuesday.
May 9. according to Howard Alla
way, chairman of the eommirte"
The final report cf the findings cf
a special committee of student
council members was submitted to
the council Wednesday night and
was approved unanimously by that
body.
Underclassmen will cast their
ballots for or against the pJan at
registration. Designed primarily
to benefit those students who do
not participate in student activi
ties at the present time, the tax
embodies provisions lor nearh
Difficult to Decide.
I In his address. P.odgers stressed I
the condition of the present finan-1
cial structure and the effects its (
Sir Francis Wylie. for twentv- ! Phnp over has had (i mj
five years Oxford secretary of tie Pff pf V??, iH
Rhodes Scholarship board cf Poetical and educational. He said,
trustees, will speak at a convoca- to e cause of the conplaut.
tion of university students May 9 1 fcave n t0 altenlPt djoP;
it was announced vesterday. n ,B"1 thereJiS nC SU.
Sir FV.nri.- vit i. ii.L. .Jwhich I find m.vseif moved to
Expressing the spirit of the ,r . u . t. i touch up here: that is. the result
served on the faculty longer than
-fii mpmhpr rf th nrpsprit staff
The Linden tree, which is lo-'
cated near the university library
Kappa Delta, Second, ana
Delta Gamma, Third, f y
Earn Places. .li
2r
.iZdll --.f VLZ Queen. I f oUoww his rl'iro " i the National field, particular- J
ircorrsruT ZTZZS't. ! i jl "-nee B
cian, and Miss Catherine Kimball, Day Poet delivered her poem fol
lowing the cere
monies of the
former chorus instructor. Thev
stated that this year's contest
was verv difficult to decide and !
that in fhoir r-r.i t,i. ....... I
- vfuuvu, . 1 1 1 jroj 1
contestants excelled those of 193Z
Fraternities were judged on a ba
sis of intonation, style and quality
of voices, and appearance of the
group.
Jack Thompson, president of
Kosmet Klub. presented the new
4
every campus funcion carried on ! smg trophv donate bv Ben Si
The final report which mwers
on the student ballot ia as follows:
The activities tax plan, as here
proposed by the Student Council,
is a plan for financing certain ac
tivities and enterprises of genera
student interest by spreading the
cost over the entire student body,
thereby reduring the cost to the
individual student and at the same
time, maintaining the necessary
revenues mr the operation of i
w ... . ....... .
mon and Sons, to Cil McCarl cf
the winning singers. Delta Upsi
lon thus becomes the first to win
a leg on the new cup.
Although fifteen fraternities
were entered in the contest, only
nine participated. Starting snortly
after nine o'clock, the fraternities
which sang in alphabetical order
were Beta Theta Pi. Delta Tau
Delta, Delta Upsilon. Farm House,
rvappa Sigma. Sigma Alpha Ep;
coronation of the
JUiy Queen
I' Thursday morn
s' ing. This is the
he will be the guest of Attornev
General Paul Good, who was a
Rhodes scholar between 19H and
1&17.
He will be here from May 7 to 9
and during that time will be en
tertained extensively. On May S
a banauet will fc h?lri in hi h Annr
-?t i i second time that I with other guests including former
i11 McReynolds I Rhodes scholars in South Dakota.
r.
which i
-I m ately
si-
lon, Sipma Chi. Sigma Phi Epsi-
Tbe propyl, if approved Lvi vZt '.'.
Wllljin this year s sing than in any
I other for the part several vears.
thia all studTt referendum,
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' has won the tra
$ ditional poem
. contest which is
" sponsored by the
.vSi Mortar Board.
The contest in
approxi-
fiftee
"n,!.? bv Dr. T.
Mrr Nrifiwite M. Rayser. llias
Lillian Found, and Miss Margaret
McPhee. The identity of the poet
was kept a secret until she was
presented by the May Queen. She
i is a senior.
Gwendolyn Thompson. Delta
Zeta, a junicr won s?cond place
in me coniest and Kathleen
Nebraska. Kansas and northwest
Missouri.
Returning ta East.
The veteran English educator's
retinue in the United SUtes has
included a journey across the
southern part cf the country and
his stop here will be part of his
return journey to New York. He
left New York on his journey
westward, Jan. 27. From here he .
will go to Iowa City. Ia.
The visit of Sir Francis has no
direct connection with the selec
tion of Rhodes Scholarship recip
ients this year altho at the convo
cation May 9 he will talk on Ox
ford arid tell something about the
Mc- , plan and workincs of thf arhnUr-
l JkTIfv hflnr.a 1 nha ThAl. - ,
... r r . . vo. m
freshman won third dace.
, ship committee
I SUtes.
in the 'United
Ivy Day Poem.
Approach, ye nymphs, and
elfin sprites.
And Pan, draw near, and
grace these rites.
For we come forth with joy
today
To crown our love! queen of
May.
See where -she comes in regal
state.
How all upon her aze, and
wait
To shout their glad acclaim
when she
Triumphant, sovereign queen
shall be.
Now see her there with all
her maids.
Their loveliness and youth
pervades
The very air, like incense
sweeL
Beloved Queen, we at thy feet
Our homage, joyously do pay.
On this, thy glorious Ivy day.
Mary Frances McReynolds.
Ivy Day Poet.
Program Is Planned.
A simple acd economical pro
gram will feature the annual
Alumni Roundup, to be held June has had practicallv no significance! Ttrt Rppciwrr MCWTIflM
5. Commencement day. Ray Ram- to many due to the fact that the; V nLUCIVL MCNI IUIM
say, alumni secretary, has an-j dedication plate was removed iu:-j
nounced. i ing the World war. It was pro-: Alpha Chi Omega was awa.deo
The affair this year will horoi vided with a new plate Thursday. ! first place in the intersorority amg
the class of 1913 on its twentieth ' which in addition to the original j yesterday afternoon. Kappa Delta
anniversary. Ralph Sweeley. of inscription included the words: took second place, and Delia Gam-
its nrportitnt oH ir "P!ntd bv Prof. Laurence f n.imi was tLird. ICanra ICsca Gss-
Bates, of Lincoln, its sec- ' ler." ! ma and Gamma Phi Beta were
retary. ! The service was opened by , given honorab!e mention.
Commencement exercises will Chancellor E. A. Burnett. wno The judges were unable to make
feature the program on the morn- j was followed by a selection by the 1 a decision at first and the five
ing or me roundup. At noon a University Glee cluo. under tne ui
combinaUon of the annual com- rection of Prof. Parvin Witte.
mencement and alumni luncheons Th the significance of the tree
wui oe neia at a place not yet de- a as explained by Dr. F. 11. Fling,
termined. The afternoon program Hfo lone- friend of Prof. Fossler.
will consist of individual functions
j by the various returning classes.
, No night function has been
planned.
Eleven Are Elected
To Fine Arts Society
! Eleven student were elected re
cently to Alpha Rao Tau, fine arts
group and given honorary fine arts
! scholarships. They were, Lucille
Ambrose. Clara Christensen. Cor
nelia Fehner. Sara Green. George
; Hart, Ruth Jefferson, Vita Karnes.
Mary Osburn. Sara Schellenberg.
Pauline Stickler. Marion Vesely.
Alpha Rho Tau corresponds to
; Ph Ber. Kappa in arts and sci
ence college. The high average for
the group was 95.29. The low av-
, craei was &S.04.
"This is not only a memorial
groups were requested to sing
again. Oscar Bennett, music uper
visor of Wesleyan university:
Alma Wagner, voice instructor at
the university: and Homer Comp
ton. also voice instructor at thu
service for Prof. Fossler, but also j school acted as judges.
a redeoication service to com
memorate the centennial of the
death of Schiller. German poet and
thinker, who was so ably interpre
ted by Professor Fossler made
necessary by the removal of the
dedication plate. It was removed
as the result of anti-Germany agi
tation during the war," Doctor
Fling declared.
The service closed with another
selection by the Glee club entitled
"An Die Freude." The first selec
tion was entitled "Der Dinden
baum." The Inscription on the dedica
tion plate reads:
"Dem Grossen Dichter und Den
ier Friedrich Johann Schiller.
Gewidmet AM 9 Mai 1905, planted
bv Prof. Laurence Fossler.
i neir decision was based i;pon .
the following- things: Tone quality,
25: phrasing and interpretation.
30; ensemble. 25; selection of song,
10; and appearance, 10. Tbe
groups sang chapter songs instead
of original melodies as has been
the case in previous sings.
Pi Beta Phi was given first
place last year. Gamma Phi Beta
second and Kappa Alpha Theta,
third.
The groups entering: the mg
this year were: Alpha Chi Omega,
Alpha Delta Theta. Alpha Omicron
Pi. Alpha Phi. Alpha Xi Delta. Chi
Omega. Delta Delta Delta. Delta
Gamma. Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa
Alpha Theta. Kappa Delta, Kappa
Kappa Gainnia, hi Mu and Pi
Beta Phi.
r .