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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 18, 1955.
On The Hill
Parties Add To Homecoming Activities
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Delta Pi social sorority held an exchange dinner recently with Pi Beta Phi social sorority.
Alpha Delta Pi social sorority held its annual Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. Guests were Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, and Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha social sorority held its annual Introduction to Winter dance Saturday at the chapter house. Chaperones were Mrs. A. W. Patterson and Mrs. Alberta Frye.
Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi social sorority held an exchange dinner with Triangle social fraternity Tuesday.
Chi Omega
Chi Omega social sorority held its annual Pirate Party at the chapter house Friday. Chaperones were Mrs. John Skie, Mrs. Ralph Park, and Mrs. Ruth File.
Chi Omega social sorority held its Fathers' Weekend last week. They entertained their fathers with dinner and dancing Saturday night at the Dine-A-Mite.
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta social sorority held a pledge-alumnae dinner Monday.
The pledge class of Delta Delta Delta social sorority hold an hour dance with Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity Tuesday.
Delta Delta Delta social sorority will hold a Founders Day banquet Monday.
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta social sorority recently held a Founders Day tea at the chapter house. Suzanne Schwantes, Winfield senior, was named as the most outstanding senior, and Mary Ann Tinkler, Leavenworth, the outstanding junior.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority will hold its annual Thanksgiving dinner Monday.
Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority recently held an exchange dinner with Alpha Omicron Pi social sorority.
Crimson,Blue Not KU Colors
Crimson and blue are not the school colors of the University. The minutes of the Board of Regents say that maize and blue are the University colors, at least officially.
It is believed that maize and blue were adopted by the first graduating class in 1873 and later made official. In the early years of the University, the colors were used at oratorical contests and worn by the rowing team when it competed in meets on the Kaw River.
Students Wanted Crimson
With the appearance of football, maize and blue seemed too delicate to be worn by the players. Student backers wanted to use the Haward crimson in honor of Col. John J. McCook, a Harvard graduate who provided money for a University athletic field.
The Athletic Board recognized crimson as the color to be worn by the football team in 1891. That fall it was worn for the first time at the Missouri-Kansas game. Kansas won 22-8.
Color Criticized
Crimson remained the school color until 1895. That year an anonymous letter received by authorities said that the University was imitating Harvard's color. Something more original should be chosen, the critic said.
Col. McCook was consulted, and he suggested either crimson and black or crimson and blue. So, in May, 1896, crimson and blue were approved by the Athletic Board.
For 59 years Crimson and Blue have belonged to the University, but the Board of Regents never have rewritten those out-of-date minutes.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority held its Fathers Weekend last week. The dads were entertained at dinner at the Flamingo Saturday night and a brunch Sunday morning.
Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority had Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, and Miss Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women, as dinner guests Tuesday.
Sigma Kappa social sorority had Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lawton,Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Brewster, Dr. Edwin Price, and Mrs. Charlotte Van Bebber as dinner guests Thursday.
Sigma Kappa
Lambda Chi Alpha
The Mothers Club of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity held a tea Wednesday.
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity held its annual Shipwreck Party Saturday. Chaperones were Mrs. Ross Cole, Mrs. Helen Failing, and Mrs. Sarah Stevenson.
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity aeld its annual fall formal Saturday. Chaperones were Mrs. Sebonia Hancock, Mrs. Edward Dicks, Mrs. Ralph Rosebrough, and Mrs. Marie Trego.
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity held an exchange dinner recently with Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority.
Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity held a hayrack ride last weekend
hea a hayrack ride last weekend.
Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity will hold a party at the chapter house following the Homecoming Dance tomorrow night.
Delta Chi
The pledges of Delta Chi social fraternity held their annual Honeymoon Party Saturday.
Delta Chi social fraternity recently held an exchange dinner with Gamma Phi Beta social sorority.
Sigma Chi social fraternity will hold an open house after the football game tomorrow.
Sigma Chi
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Sigma Chi fraternity will hold a house party tomorrow night in honor of Xi Xi chapter at the University of Missouri. The Jack Keith Band will play.
Early Shopping Saves Time
Only 31 more shopping days until Christmas! Although this may seem like a great deal of time, the 25th will arrive before you know it. The smart young woman will start her shopping early in order to find the appropriate gift for each person and miss the last minute rush.
The easy way to miss the department store crowd is to make the gifts yourself. And, a handmade gift is always more meaningful than one that is bought. The most popular gifts with college girls are the knitted socks and sweaters which make wonderful presents for fathers, brothers, and boy friends.
To make the job easier companies have provided the knitter with kits containing the yarn and patterns for several styles of socks. Plaid and argyle are the most popular. The girl who does her own designing can always find a great variety of color in yarns.
The ambitious knitter will find many sweater patterns from which to choose. To provide variation there are also patterns for gloves, loafer socks and scarfs.
When doing your Christmas shopping, remember that mail orders should be sent early, and if color is a factor give more than one choice.
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