Whittier College - Acropolis Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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tKeatre . . . Executive Committee members, officers of the Associated Women Students, and those of tne As- sociated Men Students were introduced to explain tKe functions of their organizations . . . then there was the picnic in Penn Park . . . everyone rough-housed and school spirit was instilled with songs and yells . . . there were informal dances . . . there were many teas for the new women students . . . the Cap and Gown gave a tea . . . and later on each women ' s society gave a friendship tea to acquaint new girls with the members of the society . . . within the first few weeks each women s dorm gave a mixer, to which two fellows for every girl were asked by formal invitation . . . during Orientation Week the off-campus freshman girls were organized into the Green Pepper Club, which gave them a fellowship similar to that of dorm girls . . . the week was climaxed by the Freshman Reception at the Women ' s Club, where frosh officers were announced. 17

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Orientation Week preceded registration ... it was planned to acquaint freshmen and transfers witK campus traditions and personalities . . . the Sosecos and Knignts saw that the girls and fellows got settled in the dorms . . . new students got to know each other, old students, and faculty members . . . each one was thrilled hy his first talk with genial and friendly Dr. Mendenhall . . . numerous get- togethers and mixers were planned . . . one of the first of these was a barbecue in the Herbert E. Harris amphi- 16

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