T. 28, 1932 THE MICHIGAN DAILY CAMPUS SOCIETY E :r wel Themes Mark Parties At Sororities Halloween and Hard Time Parties Entertain Guests at Rushing Dinners Original decorative schemes are being employed by the various houses for the rushing dinners this week. Although the new Panhellenic ruling requiring utmost simplicity is being enforced this year, novel ideas are not lacking, and many attractive parties have been planned. Alpha Xi Delta Novel ideas have featured the Al- pha Xi Delta rushing dinners this week. Effective color combination was used in the Monday dinner which featured the Hallowe'en mo- tif. Pumpkins were used as center- pieces, and black tapers added a con- trasting note. 'Last night a cat din- ner was given, miniature kittens and pink tapers forming the centerpieces. Tonight a hard times dinner is planned. Tapers of odd lengths will be used, and newspaper clippings will serve as place cards. Alpha Chi Omega The Alpha Chi Omegas are hold- ing a Dutch dinner tonight under the direction of Roberta Dellman. The menu ',will be entirely Dutch and decorations will consist of fall flow- ers and yellow tapers. Tomorrow night there will be a cabaret with Betty Lyon in charge. The color scheme will be in red and black with red roses and fall flow- ers and black tapers. Alpha Delta Pi Gold and green was the color com- bination used by Helen Olson of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority for dinner last night. This scheme was car- ried out in the choice of flowers, place-cards, and candles. Alpha Gamma Delta Mrs. Grace Koepel and Miss Flor- ence Plymale of Detroit, and Miss Helen Chapin and Miss Josephine Compton of Ann Arbor will be pres- ent at the dinner to be given to- night by the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. The table decorations will be pink roses and green tapers. Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Epsilon Phi entertained 20 rushees at dinner last night from 6 to 8 p. m. Simple decorations were carried out in yellow and green. A similar number will be entertained tonight at another informal dinner. Chi Omega -,To announce the arrival of Hal- lowe'en, a clever setting was car- ried out in the table decorations at the rushing dinner given last eve- ning at the Chi Omega sorority house. Grotesque faces peered from the center of each of the four tables in the dining room, and greeted the guests with disarming grimaces as they entered. The grinning mouths were illuminated with eerie yellow lights. Collegiate Sorosis 'Collegiate Sorosis used orange and yellow flowers, yellow tapers, and yellow linen for attractive decora- tions at last night's dinner. Mar- garet Allen, '34, was in charge of the affair. Mary Sabin, '35, will use autumn flowers to arorn the table on Thurs- day night. Delta Gamma Delta Gamma used fall wreaths and flowers for decorations at dinner last night. The center-piece decora- tion consisted of a pumpkin sur- rounded by red-fall leaves flanked by orange tapers. Tonight, the sorority are having a German dinner with German hos- tesses and table decorations of steins and pretzels. The placecards are to be written in German script. Delta Zeta A cabaret dinner will be served at the Delta Zeta sorority tonight at small tables with table decorations in fall flowers. A rain or shine dinner will be held tomorrow night with novel decora- tions. Vari-colored umbrellas at the tables and artificial rain-drops. There will also be flowers fastened on the umbrellas to give the fall shades in the color scheme. Mrs. Lucille Cooks, Province Director, of Cleveland, and Mrs. Margaret Day- kin also of Cleveland will .be guests of the Sorority for the rushing sea- son. Gav ma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta sorority enter- tained its guests at a buffet dinner last night. The decorations were carried out in shades of brown and yellow with zenias and snap-drag- ons. Tonight the sorority is having a progressive dinner. The color scheme is to be carried out in black and white with white flowers in black bowls, black tapers, and domino place-cards. Miss Linda Eberbach was a guest of the sorority. Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta entertained at dinner last night. Among the guests were Margaret Seaman, '27, of De- troit; Mary Mullen, '32, Marian Wid- man, '30, Mrs. Robert Sinclair, Es- telle Holp, '32, Dorothy Brown, '32, all of Detroit; also Agnes Davis, '32, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Eliza Pow- ell, '31, of Ann Arbor. Mary Stirling, '35, used autumn leaves and fruit, charmingly ar- ranged, as the center-piece. Kappa Delta Ella May Broome, '35, arranged an attractive dinner for Kappa Delta last night. A black and white ef- fect was carried out in white astors and tapers in black holders. The highnote of the decorations was the unusual placecards which were sil- houettes of college girls waving pen- nants. Red and white will be used tonight with sailboats for a motif. Martha McIntosh, '34, is in charge of the dinner. Bettina Rightmire of Detroit will be among the guests. Kappa Kappa Gamma Maurine Knox, '32, of Richmond, Indiana, Pauline Bowie, '32, of Mt. Clemens, and Katherine Ferrin, '32, of Mt. Clemens, were guests at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house this week-end. Baby mums of yellow and bronze hues and ivory tapers were used at the rushing dinner held at the house last night. Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma Sigma held a formal initiation for Lillian Fine, '35, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Helen Green- wald, '33, of Chicago, Illinois, Fri- day, Sept. 23, which was followed by a dinner. An informal dinner was held last night for rushees. Decorations were carried out in blue and yellow and fall flowers which were donated were used. There were about fifteen guests. A cimilar number will be entertained tonight at another dinner. Sigma Kappa, The Sigma Kappa Sorority will entertain its guests this evening at a Radio Dinner. The centerpiece decoration will be radios and the ra- dio motif will be carried out on the place cards. Other table decorations will be red roses with black tapers. Tomorrow night the dinner will be Oriental with decorations in the same key. Theta Phi Alpha Mrs. George Burke, patroness, was guest of honor at Theta Phi Alpha's rushing dinner Tuesday evening. The decoration scheme of crimson and white was carried out in tapers and roses. Alumnae guests who attended were Marian Ferency, '31, Ann Robb, '30, Mrs. Roy Batie, '31, Mrs. Paul Ryan, '31. Zeta Tau Alpha The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will entertain its guests at a French ca- baret dinner tonight. The dinner will be served cabaret style at small tables with red and white checkered table cloths and the decorations will be carried out with red roses and white tapers. The place cards are to be small French flags stuck in red gum-drops and the menus will be entirely in French. League Social Direc'tor Plans FallProgram A new program of social activities in the League Building has been an- nounced by Miss Ethel McCormick, social director of the League. Tea dancing from 3 to 5 p. m. every day in the Grill is the main feature of the program. There will also be supper dancing from 8 to 10 p. m. on Wednesday nights. As was announced the game room is now open and both men and women may participate in the playing of bil- liards, pool, dominoes, checkers and card games. A ping pong table will also be placed in the concourse. The radio has been moved to the second floor and may be used by anyone. Houses Ready For Opening Fall Parties Fraternities Dances for cial Season Plan Start First of So- 150 Freshmen Attend Annual Fete at Union Brumm Addresses First Year Men at Banquet; Yost, Kipke Speak The first official meeting of the class of 1936, the Freshman Ban- quet, which is annually held at the Union, drew more than 150 first year men last night who heard faculty and campus leaders welcome them to the University. Prof. John L. Brumm of the jour- with the Michiganensian, Gargoyle, and The Daily. John Huss, recording secretary of The Union, was the toastmaster at the banquet. He stated that the purpose of the banquet wastoacquaint further the entering students with the Union equipment and functions and to al- low them to meet leaders in various phases of University extra-curricula activities. More fraternity parties, both for- mal and informal, are appearing on the social calendar every day. Both the Princeton and Northwestern game week-ends are particularly popular, many houses planning to entertain returning alumni at dances. Among the alumni returning to - 44410 the Alpha Rho Chi house last week- nalism department, was the princi- end were Herbert E. Wilson, '31, of pal sneaker on the program. He Windsor, Harper Fowley, '29A, De- urged freshmen to develop them- troit, Willoughby Ralston, '28A, De- selves for later life while attending troit, Frederick W. Fuger, '31, Grosse the University. Pointe, and Lyle K. Sisler, '32A, of "In order to get away from the Detroit. The house is planning a boredom of living," Professor Brumm formal dance for the night of the said, "it is necessary for everyone to Princeton game, do more than just his regular work." A large number of alums returned He said that organized play, day to the Alpha Tau Omega house last dreaming and enjoyment from the Friday and Saturday, i n c 1u d i n g arts were methods that were em- James Taylor, '26, Detroit, Carl ployed by truly happy people to es- Brandt, '10, of Detroit, William Mc- cape from the routine of regular Gregor, '10, Willard Cornelius, '06, living. Clarence Wilcox, '05, and Ben Lyon, Coach Harry Kipke was also a '19, all of Detroit, Wesley Shott, '26, of Mt. Clemens, Ralph Smoot, '29, of speaker at the banquet. He said Wheeling, W. Va., Everill Plank, '31, predictions about the outcome of Jamestown, N. Y., Howard Baldock, the football game with Michigan '32, of Canton, O., Charles Sanford; State on Saturday, he was certain '32, also of Canton, William Worboys, that the team was doing its utmost '32, of Towel, Carl Marty, '32, of to get into condition. Huntsville, Pa., Patrick Nertney, '22, of Detroit, and Carl Schneider, '30, "A defeat for Michigan in the of Detroit. A pledge formal is sched- game Saturday," Kipke said, "might uled for sometime in the near future. have a good effect on the squad, do- The Lambda Chi Alphas were hosts ing the same thing that the beating to David Wilcox, '32, and Charles from Ohio State last year accom- Wilcox, '32, of Grand Rapids, David plished." Nichol, '32, of Ann Arbor, and Milton Coach Fielding H. Yost welcomed Smith, '32, of Detroit. The Lambda the freshmen and explained the or- Chis will have an informal dance the ganization of athletics at the Uni- night before the Northwestern game. versity. The Phi Kappa Psi house enter- Ivan Williamson, '33, football cap- tained T. K. Wright, '86, on Sunday. tain, told the members of the class Mr. Wright is visiting' with Dean of 1936 that he believed the team John R. Effinger and Mrs. Effinger. this year has the possibility of being The Phi Kappa Sigmas had Carl a good and even a great eleven. Turner, '20, of Allegan, and Russell John Lederle, '33, president of the Edison, '20; of Detroit, back for the Union, greete the freshmen and week-end. They are planning a for- urged them to use the Union build- mal dance for the night before the ingWe have the physical equipment Northwestern game. Wehv"h hsia qimn Nortwestrn gme.of a great organization here," he Douglas W. Miller, '31, of Buffalo, said, "but the Union is what the N. Y., and Ruther Boes, '30, were students make it. We invite the guests at the Sigma Nu house. members of the class of 1936 to make the Union their headquarters." Mortarboard Members Frank B. Gilbreth, '33, managing editor of The Daily, explained the Puri Meeting for Today workings of student publications on Members of Mortarboard, national the campus and urged the freshmen senior honorary society for women, to co-operate in every way possible will meet at 5 o'clock today in the Directors' room of the League build- ing: Barbara Braun, '33, president Dressmaking and Remodelling of the organization, will give a report "For Those Who Care" on her trip to the national conven- SHIRLEY'S tion, which she made last June. Plans for the fall activities will be 523 E. Liberty In the Hat Box announced soon, she stated. -- i REVITALIZATION OIL PERMANENT Regular $8, Now $3 We're specializing this semester in youthful chic accessories, shnes aindgarments that will carry you smartly thru classes and Shampoo and Marcel $1.00 Specials Shampoo and Fi ngerwave 75c H I LDA'S BEAUTY SHOP "Over Chubb's" Phone 7249 Student's Supply Store 1 111 South University Avenue "_ -- , ; ice. '~ - . 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