College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons - Cortex Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Dessa Thompson, in Pasadena, to which all the new girls were invited. Another outstanding event of the year was the Atlas-Axis reception dance at the home of Dr. Longyear in Alfadena. Initiation was held January 5, for Mary Emig and Jac- quelin Bryson. Two weeks later a dinner was given in honor of our new members and for the rushees. This past year we have continued our bimonthly professional meetings under the direction of Dr. Georgia Smith. The Kappa Psi Delta sorority was an outgrowth of the A. S. O. It was started in the spring of 1904 and was incorporated according to the laws of Iowa, with ten charter members. When the S. S. Still College of Des Moines was sold and the student body divided, the majority of members came to Los Angeles, where a new chapter was established in the fall of 1905. There are now chapters in Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Kansas City and Los Angeles. On October 2, when school opened, we were pleased to welcome thirteen new girls. The premier of our rushing season was a dinner at McDonnell ' s, followed by a motion picture at Loews State Theatre. Kappa Psi Delta ' s annual reception sponsored by the Alumni was given at the home of Dr. Wade Morris in Los Angeles. Following the reception twenty-one girls spent the week-end celebrating hdallowe ' en at Edith Putman ' s delightful cabin at Redondo Beach. As a special treat for the December meeting Dr. Eleanor Keim of Melbourne, Australia spoke on practicing in a British Province. In February, the alumni and actives entertained new members with a dinner given in Dr. Charles Weston s home. The April meeting of field members and actives was held at Dr. Amanda Lowe s home in FHoilywood. In the second week in April the field members entertained the girls on Kappa Day, April 19, with a delightful dinner given at the home of a field member. Kappa Psi Delta ' s formal dance of the year was given in the beautiful country home of Dr. Katharine Gibson in San Fernando Valley. Page Seventy-one

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W. Jackson Scott presenting Sigma Sigma Phi Scholarship Award to L. W. E. Dawe of Etc Nu Chi. HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL Pi .ijf Siit il)-tbic ' c-