ACQUA INTING new ~'u dcnlS w ilh Ihe w omen 's social clubs , open house helps them determine which club they would like 10 join. Dormito ry direclorl M rs. Cornyn end M rs. Hubbard serve ref reshmen ts 10 Vi rgi nia Gri ff in in the lounge of the N ew Dormilory where the open house was held, PLEDGE WEEK New friends compensate for lowly life of pledge GUEST books are a feolu re of each cl ub s booth 01 open house Ihal make II pOSSibl e for members 10 become (l{ quoln led wllh the ir prospectIv e pledges, Anti cs performed by curi ou sly clad pledges \ycrc [I common oceu rrf" ncc during the seventh week of school-traditi ona lly known as pledge week. Open h ou se in th e basement of the new women 's dormitory introdu ced th e new girls to each women 's soc ial club through di spl ays prepared by th e different g roups. Club preferences were turn ed in by each n ew student who wisbed to jo in a club. and bids were anxiou sly awaited by th e prospect ive pledges. The acceptance of bids bega n a long week of pl edging ac tivities. which included collec ting sign a tures on raw eggs and large pas teboa rd keys. writing themes. carry ing books in \\' as tebaskets, sa ndwich dates, and any th ing else to pl ease stern pledgemasters . The week \\'as climaxed by a rough night of initi a ti on when th e pl edgemas ters vented their gri eva nces aga inst th e lowly pl edges. Another init iati on foll owed for th e women when they spoke th e ir vows in a formal ceremony.
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