Before You Read Your Lyre- THE LYRE With the exception of the Prov- ince convention articles and pic- tures this issue is entirely devoted of to the active chapters. The amount of material supplied was unbeliev- able and we are deeply indebted ALPHA CHI OMEGA to our active editors, who, we trust will understand our grateful- ness even though all copy sent in Theodora Maltbie Collins, Editor could not be used. A great many of this years hon- Vol. 39 No. 4 orary achievements could not be pictured because of the lateness of elections on the various cam- puses, or perhaps we should say, June, 1936 due to the early deadline for ma- terial. In order to have this issue reach the chapter houses before the end of the college year the CONTENTS absolute last day on which copy Frontispiece 306 could be received had to be April fifteenth. Province Conventions 307 Epsilon Epsilon Cup Winners 320 The chapter house pictures were taken from the new history which Phi Beta Kappas 321 is just off the press. Alpha Beta at Mortar Boards 322 Purdue will have started building Phi Kappa Phis 323 their new home in May and ex- Alpha Lambda Deltas 325 pect to be in it this fall. Campus Queens and Beauties 326 No space could be arranged for Theta Sigma Phis 328 our regular Announcements and Phi Chi Thetas 328 Comments page so we must in- clude here a message to the active More Honoraries 328 chapters from our Song Book LYRE Editors 348 Chairman, Mrs. George Wadley, Interesting Alpha Chis 351 of 518 Elinor Street, Saginaw, LYRE Cup Awarded to Nu Chapter 355 Michigan : A Chairman's View of Recommendation Blanks 355 "We are making another re- Summer Addresses of Rushing Chairmen 357 quest for new songs. We are most anxious to have more songs for Eklektas 358 the new edition so please try to Poems by Alpha Chis 361 send some to me by the first of Alpha Chi Omega Chapter Homes 365 June. We have all the material Marriages 389 sent in last year and are only ask- ing for more to add to what we Births 389 already have on hand. Good luck In Memoriam 390 to you composers, and I shall be Our Calendar 391 eagerly waiting for the postman." Fraternity Directory 392 At the Province Conventions many excellent original Alpha Chi songs were sung and it is hoped that all of these will be sent to Mrs. Wadley at once. Entered as second-class matter May 19, 1913, at the postoffice at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Congratulations are extended to Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 31, Alpha Beta chapter for their tre- 1918. mendous gain in scholarship which Subscription price per year $2.00, payable in advance. Per entitled them to the Epsilon Ep- copy, 50 cents. silon award. We are also proud of THE LYRE is published in January, April, June, and Novem- all the other chapters that im- ber, by the George Banta Publishing Company, at 450-458 proved their rating this year and Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wisconsin. All matters for publica- tion should be in the hands of the editor by the fifteenth of hope that next fall will find all September, the fifteenth of November, the thirty-first of Janu- groups determined to put Alpha ary, and the first of April. Chi Omega at the top in campus scholarship.