{"id":2219,"date":"2018-05-05T21:42:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T21:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=2219"},"modified":"2018-11-29T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:03:15","slug":"may-12-1942-evanston-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/chapter-3-northwestern-university-spring-of-1942\/may-12-1942-evanston-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"May 12, 1942, Evanston, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\n Zoe has told Tom about her being asked to accept a fraternity pin. He accepts that it is up to her, but hopes that will be the end of it. Tom is not doing well in his studies. He tells Zoe that he still goes out on dates, but waits until the last minute to ask someone. His last date, with “Betty” lasted 15 minutes.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>Tues. morning<\/p>\n
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Dearest,<\/p>\n

Sorry I didn’t get a letter off over the weekend. I just received your letter it was really a surprise to get a letter two days in a row. About the pin hanging ceremony that Illinois will soon be experiencing. Its up to you if you want to take it and I will understand. I hope thats all the farther it will go. By the way what name does the person go by and also what do they call the fraternity. I hope its not\u00a0\u03a3\u039d[1]<\/sup><\/a>Sigma Nu, Tom’s fraternity at Northwestern<\/span><\/span>