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VM: So the most famous Theta is probably Janice Mirikitani. Did you know her? Did you meet her through being in the sorority?

AU: She had graduated before I came in, because she was in the initial group that started Thetas. So I found out about her when I began to be interested in poetry and the Asian American Movement. And so I found out about her as well as Lawson Inada, and so they were the two Japanese American poets I really, really admired.

VM: So you found out about her and Lawson outside of your sorority activities?

AU: Outside of it, definitely.

VM: So you didn't know that she was a sorority member?

AU: I found out, but I'm not sure... when I first started reading her poetry, I don't think I knew she was a Theta at that time. I'm not exactly sure when I found out she was in Thetas. But like I said, I've got a bad memory. [Laughs]

VM: Do you remember if, in the years that you were active and hanging out at Powell Library, did the Thetas hold joint events with, for example, the Asian American fraternities?

AU: I think those fraternities were just starting up. I don't remember any joint events, but like I said, I became less active, too, in my junior and senior year. Now I'm guessing they do have joint activities, but I haven't really kept up with Thetas as an organization, just with certain Theta alumni.

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