Asa phoenix vol 31 no 2 jan 1946

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

JANUARY 1946

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Convention Announcement

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VOLUME XXXI NUMBER 2

Marion Powell Clark, Rushing Chairman

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Alumnae in the News

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Dean Peabody Returns to Temple

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Our Fellowship Loan Chairman Reports . . . . . .

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National Interfraternity Conference Luncheon . .

Suffolk, Virginia, Alumnae Chapter

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News Letters-Alumnae Chapters . .. . . . . .. . .......... 14 Keeping Pace with our Graduates

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News Letters-College Chapters

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Exchanges ......... . ...... . . ~ .

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Announcements

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Directory

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The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, where Alpha Sigmas will meet for National Convention in August, 1946.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA ANNOUNCES

NATIONAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD AUGUST 22,26, 1946 AT THE STANLEY HOTEL ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK -AND ESTES

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Marion Powell Clark- National Chairman of Rushing Activities

MARlON POWELL CLARK

our ideal of an A lpha Sigma Alpha SHE'S girl!" That's the description that the present college members of her own chapter, Nu Nu, give for :Marion Powell Clark, recently selected N ationa} Chairman of Ru shing Activities. PHOENIX readers are already familiar with Marion's name.

In fact, PHOEN"IX snatches of news about her read like a biography. l\Iarion was an enthusiastic and capable member of Tu Nu's delegation to the Regional Meeting in 路w ashington and the 1941 l ational Conventi on. She was graduated from Drexel Institute of Technology in June 1942-and that fall Tu N u college members feasted on the candy she sent them upon announcing her engagement_ to Townsend E. Clark, Jr. , who immediatel y upon his own graduation in 1942 enlisted in th e army air corps. The 1943 January PHOENIX reported Ma rion's affiliation with the ASA lumnae Chapter in Columbus, O hi o, where she had a responsible position as production manager at the famous Maromor Restaurant. That little item gave insight into :\larion's ASA loyalty and energy-it read: "We arc glad yo 1t fo uud us, .M ariou !" In 1944 Marion wac; li sted as the ecretary of the Columbus 1\lumnae Chapter. Then, according to her own words: "Life began in 1945." If you look on page 18 of th e PnoENix, March 1945, you'll see why- for th ere is a beaming picture of Lt. and l\Irs. Townsend Eugene Clark. The wedding was

on Janua ry 7, 1945, at Marion's home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In the span of a few short months, Marion lived in A ri zona, ebraska and Florida near the air fields where Lt. Clark was stationed . Now they are again settled in \tV est Chester and are recovering from the excitement of their return to civilian life and its househunting, job-hunting and reunion with family and friends . It is typical of Marion that she has found time in the midst of personal adjustment to become affiliated with the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter.

Marion is especially well qualified for her new ASA office. She is young, enthusiastic and resourceful and for three years was rush chairman for Nu Nu Chapter. Her ASA idealism is balanced by .a fine practicality and her sorority loyalty finds expression in helpful action.

Alumnae in the News MARY LOUISE PHINNEY, American Red Cross TEL Aviv, Palestine, Oct., 1945-From Head recreation worker at Stark General Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, to Director of American R ed Cross activities at the Middle East Leave Center in the Holy Land, has been the Reel Cross career span of Mary Louise Phinney, daughter of Mrs. A rthur W. Phinney, 1204 East 35th Place of Tulsa 5, Oklahoma.

The Leave Center, Camp Tei-Litwinsky, near Tel Aviv, Palestine, is operated by American Reel Cross and the Army. It is from here that tours are arranged to sites of Biblical significance, several of the tours conducted in tvvo-clay periods .

An average of 200 servicemen, on furlough from Egypt, Persia and Italy, visit the post weekly. Most of the men remain for five days, some longer, and during their stay enjoy the recreational and tour program conducted by Miss P hinney and her staff of six.

"Reel Cross at home and abroad'' can easily be a conversational topic for Mary Lou. Prior to her arrival overseas on May 30 of this year, she served the organization at La Garde General Hospital in New Orleans and Stark General Hospital in Charleston.

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4 She reported for duty in Palestine on June 5, after receiving the assignment at American Red Cro s Middle East Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

In civilian life, Mary Lou taught school at the Iarine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, with sons and daughters of :i\larine Corps officer as tudents.

Mis Phinney was graduated from Boston U niversity and received her Master's degree at orthwestern niversity, Evanston, Illinois. She lpha is a member of Pi Lambda Theta and 1gma lpha sororities.

BY VVI IFRED L. ENGLISH American Red Cross Staff Correspoudent

AUGUSTA BESSE, Interested in World Affairs

The Council has a member hip of 3,800, the large t of any similar group in the country. It employ a director and everal secretaries. Outstanding experts in foreign affairs are brotwht often to Cleveland for public lectures. It al o sponsor men's and women's di cussion group , radio programs, distribution of literature, conducts a two day Institute each pring and Ia t year inaugurated a StQdent Conference on International Affairs for high chool students.

Mrs. Besse has given various talks for the Council. Some of her titles have been: "Development of Co-operatives," "The Future of Cooperative ," "The Development of Political Parties in the United States" and 'Nationali m.''

Sharing his wife's enthusiasm for World ffairs is Ralph M. Besse, a graduate of Heidelberg College and the University of Mich igan and legal representative of the Cleveland Electric Illumiliating Co. Mr. Be se is a member of the Speakers Bureau maintained by the Council and has addressed clubs, appeared on forum and delivered commencement addresse .

The interest and zeal of the Besse's for public affmrs could well be summed up in the word of the late Newton D. Baker, Secretary of v\ ar under President Wil on when he aid, "The ideal of democracy i an informed public opinion.''

1embers of the Council and the people of Cleveland may well be proud of their leadership in promoting public understanding of world problems.

MRS. THOMAS D. EASON

MRS. RALPH BE

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Mr . Ralph 1\I. Be se (A ugu ~ta iitchell) an alumna from Lambda Lambda, pa t president of the Cleveland lumnae Chapter and holder of a Ph i Beta Kappa key from Ohio State, is playing a prominent part in the World ffair Council of Cleveland.

The 路w orld \ffair Council was tarted in 1923 as a ort of clearing house of information for women' organizations intere ted in intern'ational co-operation. In 1933 it became connected with leveland College with Newton D. Baker a Honorary Pre ident. It i also affiliated with Yanou a ociation for the tudy of international relation .

Mrs. Thomas D. Eason is not only our mo t outstanding Alumna of Alpha Chapter, but she is the mother of three other wonderful A .\ member . Mrs. Eason i a very active church worker, having served C!S President of the verbrook Presbyterian Church uxiliary and First District Chairman in Ea t Hanover Pre byterial. t pre ent she is secretary for the Development of Spiritual Life in Overbrook \.uxiliary. he ha al o erved a Pre ident of the Ea t Hanover Presbyterial. She i now erving a Chairman of White Cro s in the Virginia ynodical. :;\Ir . Ea on has al o erved a Pre ident of George Thorpe P.T ... and held many other office in the A ociation. he erved as YicePre iclent of the General Federation of the P.T. \. in Richmond for a term of one year. he i a member of the \Yilliam Dyrd hapter of the

5 D.A.R. and has held minor offices in the Chapter.

She is now serving a second Vice-President of the Richmond Chapter of the Virginia Cancer Foundation, Chairman of the work rooms under 路 the hospital service committee of Richmond Chapter Virginia Cancer 11oundation, also a member of trustee of that organization. She has been the director of ational Association of Farmville Alumnae. Mrs. Eason also helps with the Red Cros , U.S.O . and O.P. A .

Those three wonderful girls of Mrs. Eason's have gradually graduated from Farmville, leaving an outstanding record behind them. Marie, who graduated in 1940, was President of the Student Body her senior year. She also was a member of Cotillian Club, Dramatic Club, College Choir, and many other school organizations . he was in "Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities." Ma rie married soon after graduating-her husband is the Rev. Taylor Reveley of Churchville. A t present he is a chaplain and is overseas. 1\Iarie and her son, Taylor Jr., a re living in Richmond with Mrs. Eason.

Caroline, that tall attractive brunette daughter who graduated in 1942 not only was an outstanding ASA t oo, but she was on the Student Council, belonged to Cotillian, Y.W.C.A., Chairman o f Campus L eague her sophomore year and V ice-President of Student Government her senior year . Caroline i teaching in Richmond now and in between school days, she helps the US .O. and Red Cross .

Julia, the youngest, who graduated in 1944 had a big family name to live up to when she came along, and don't think he didn't do it. Besides being a member of almost every organization on the campu and holding minor offices in them, she was P resident of H ouse Council her senior year, which is one of the four major offices.

In September, following her graduation in Jun e, Judy married Lt. Roger W. Mercer, Jr., a graduate o f V .P.I. She lived with him in Kentucky until "Sonny" had to go o~erseas. She is now with her mother in Richmond doing substitute teaching th ere and taking quite an active pa rt in the R ed Cross Motor Corps.

T here are oth er things this family of ASA's have done and a re doing, but it seems obvious enough that we should and do proudly take off our hats to them-Mrs . Eason, Marie, Caroline and Jud y-they' re real Alpha Sigs.

CATHERINE E. STROUSE Because Miss Catherine E. Strouse, a charter member of Epsilon Epsilon chapter is known and loved by all of the Alpha Sigmas in Emporia, I would. like to have all ASA's know of her. Miss Strouse who has made a name for herself in the musical world is always a smiling and welcome guest at our chapter house.

Miss Strouse at present is on the Emporia State College music faculty where she has taught for ab'out thirty-five years. She is widely known for influenc~s upon music education and has worked to develop school music for a number of years. She has taught methods of music- instruction and has been supervisor of music in the laboratory school.

The Treble Clef club, which was organized on the campus by Miss Strouse in 1910, is the oldest vocal organization at the college. The club has for its purpose the study of art songs. The members strive for the arti tic interpretation in the presentation of these songs. Each year a recital is given by the club. They also sing on programs in Emporia as well as out of town entertainments.

A charter member of Epsilon Epsilon Chapter, Miss Strouse was instrumental in helping Alpha Sigma Alphas to organize and begin their activities on our campus. Miss Strouse, known by many of us as our "story telling friend " has many times told us beautiful stories pertaining 路t o our ASA ritual, or other stories pertaining to the growth and development of our Chapter. Our annual Christmas parties are brighter affairs because Miss Strouse always is present to lead us in singing Christmas Carols.

In 1942, Iota Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity presented Miss Strouse with the "Ring of Excellence." This honor which is the highest honor to be conferred

by Sigma Alpha Iota, is awarded to those who have distinguished th emselves as outstanding musicians, teachers or composers.

Another honor came to Miss Strouse in 1938 when she was elected to " \ iVho's Who" in the Musical World." The book has the photographs and biographies of the world's greatest musical artists and educators. Miss Strouse has written several articles for the E ducational Music Magazine and has served as president and treasurer of the Southwest Nhtsic Educators conference which includes music instructors from nine states.

Her ideas of theories of music education have culminated from time to time in the articles she

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ha written appearing in the "School 1\Iu ician," '.i\Iusic Educator's Journal," and the "Educator' Music Magazine .. , Miss trou e is also well known for her work 路with 4-H clubs at the tate fe tival in l\Ianhattan, Kansa . In the ten or more years of her judging there, 25,000 students have studied under her supervision.

Recent activitie into which l\Iiss Strou e has entered i the "Radio Clas room" which is a series of broadca ts from the college given dai ly to hundreds of school children over Kansas. Once again Miss Strouse is endeavoring to stress the need of more effective teach ing of music in Kanas schools.

WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

By Claire Bowman Burton

CLAIRE BOWMAN BURTON

Experiences that a person has had with the American Red Cross are a little difficult to recount-because as you look back on them they are so extremely varied. Tragedy, comedy, and everyday plodding existence under difficult phyical condition -pictures of all of these flash through your mind! Fortunately it is the happy and gay experiences that eem to remain the most vivid.

People often a k me where I wa in England, and I start spouting off numerous names of town they never heard of. The reason there are so many place i that everytime I had my footlocker just about unpacked and tarted to feel at home in a pot ( 4 months in one place wa my Ionge t a ignment ) the Red Cro would crook its little finger and ay, " ome on, Claire, we have another place for you over here." The rea on the town were rather mall and unknown wa that I wa tationed with the Air Corp which

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necessarily had to be out in the cOLmtr) where there wa enough room for air field .

You couldn't work, eat, and live with a group of our fellows the way we did without learning to re pect them for the job they did, and th unassuming manner in which they did it. You also get quite a different view of the war. To read a new paper account of a mis ion give you one picture-to sit down to dinner and hear fir t hand accounts from the fellows that flew the mi ion gives you an entirely different angle. In the paper you read of so many planes going out, and a certain number not returning. The usual reaction is-"Weren't we lucky that such a small proportion failed to return." It effects you quite differently when one of those planes was carrying ten men that you knew ! You knew who wa married, who was having "girl trouble," who wa expecting to become a father-you had seen pictures of their girls and families and had listened to many stories about them .

Christmas is usually a time of gay festivitie .

T here is one Christmas that I will remember a long as I live. A couple of days before Christma I was sent out with my assistant, another Amerever rely on ican girl, to open up a new cl ub. the judgment of the Army Engineers to tell you when a building is completed. I learned very soon that their idea of a completed building and mine were extremely different-anyway the wall were up and they had their hearts set on a Christmas Eve dance-it was the first really organized recreation that the group had had, and they were counting on it.

We arrived on the base on a typical eveninO'. omething had gone wrong with the electrical system and everything was pitch clark, this happened at regular intervals-so our tour of inspection had to be postponed until the next day.

It was then that I was ushered into a gigantic group of issen huts, planted in the middle of a mud field, which was to be my domain. It wa 路 then that I discovered that in their estimation a completed building didn't have to have paint, window , finished Aoor , heat or plumbing. The mud which was everywhere out ide had been tracked in on many a working G.I. boot, so that there was a deposit of everal inche over the concrete floor. A detail of men wa set to work hoveling, scraping, and crubbing to get the Aoor in condition for a dance.

11 around the room coke fires were built in infinitesimally mall tove , which couldn't begin to warm such a barn of a place-but we hoped would dry the floor for the big event.

7 Decorations had to be produced with a maximum amount of imagination and a minimum amount of materials. One G.I. volunteered he knew where some holly was growing, and if I could get a jeep, he would get the holly. I secured the jeep expecting him to return with small sprigs of holly-much to my amazement he came back with huge trees. One learns quickly not to question a source of supply-but I'm sure that section of England won't have much holly for years to come.

The big night arrived with everything beautifully decorated-the mess se rgeant came through with wonderful refreshments-they had their own orchestra which had been practicing for weeks and would never be mistaken for one of the big name bands, but was much appreciated under the circumstances-the local belles came in all their finery-everything seemed to be working out perfectly-but the floor wouldn't dry. If you have never danced for a whole evening on damp cement, you can't imagine how my feet felt-we weren't on speaking terms for several day -nevertheless a wonderful time was had by all, and it was in watching the boys joy on occasions such as this that we received our reward for the long hard hours we worked.

ELIZABETH ROMANS WOODY Probably no tudent who was in Kirksville tate Teachers College in the early 1920's was better known and played a more important part in the college and in her sorority than did Elizabeth Romans. Elizabeth was president of Alpha Beta and is remembered as one who was "on her toes" to see that everything went exactly as it should. o doubt, she was a big help in keeping Alpha .Beta's grades at the top.

After her graduation from college, Elizabeth taught in Kirksville and was as interested in the alumnae as she had been in the undergraduate Chapter whi le she was a college student: She was ever watchful for a girl who would make a fine Alpha Sigma and always willing to help with the rushing and other activities.

In 1928, E li zabeth married Kennerly who was from Moberly, Missouri, her "home-town." (Ken, now General Information Manager of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in St. Louis, was then with the Advertising Department of the company. It was fine for the Alpha Sigmas who lived in and around St. Louis, as Elizabeth lost no time in calling all of the girls together. Several of the girls had not lived here tob long and

as they often had only a room, most of the "gettogethers" were at Elizabeth's. Even with two babies coming to the 路woody household during the first five years of their marriage, the meetings continued. After the St. Louis Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alumnae. was organized, . he served as president and as every other officer gave her best each time.

Elizabeth is a devoted wife and mother and has seen that her two fine boys, Kennerly and Melvin, have all the advantages possible. The boys' musical training, their hobbies and sports have had a big place in her life.

The Sunday School and Church have taken much of the vVoodys' time. Ken taught a class for years and Elizabeth and the boys contribute much in their resp~ctive classes. When gas rationing came, we found the family saving its gas to attend services at St. John's Methodist Church in the city as this had been their church for so many years.

In 1936, Ken and Elizabeth built their attractive home in Webster Groves which is one of St. Louis's nicest suburbs. It was then that Elizabeth began to take an active part in the many clubs in Webster Groves. She and Ken belong to the Dancing Circle which keeps her dancing as enjoyable as it was in their college days. 路 Elizabeth has served on the boards of the Monday Club and the Parent-Teachers Association and is now president of the League of Women Voters.

The Alumnae has been very fortunate in having Elizabeth to share much of her worthwhile information with us. We have asked her to write a short article which tells something of the work of the League of Women Voters so that others may know something of its valuable work.

The St. Louis Alumnae wishes her every success in her club work and is proud of her many achievements.

Do You Love Your Country In Peace Times?

During the war most women, urged by patriotic fervor, gave freely of their time and effort to Reel Cross, U .S.O., and other volunteer organizations. Busy housewives found that they could, if they tried, give one or more days a week to serving as a nurse's aid, or a hostess in a U.S.O. center. Some of this work is still going on, but most of us will soon be relieved of these tasks.

This war-time patriotism was fine, and we can all be proud of the way American women responded to the calls made upon them, without a lot of sentimental "flag-waving." But now that

8 the war i over, can we j u t relax? Or doe patriotism demand something of u in peace time?

The rise of Nazism, Fasci m, and Communism posed a big question mark before Democracy.

The leaders of these other creeds maintained that Democracy-our Democracy-was soft, decadent, corrupt. Some of their criticisms, alas, were only too well justified. The large masses of people in this country were indifferent toward the processes of government, were uninformed as to issues and candidates, neglected to vote, and thus allowed selfish politicians and special interest groups to usurp the power which they should have exercised.

The consciences of large numbers of our citizens were jolted into actio'n by the sneers of Hitler and Mussolini, and still more by the calamity of war. Civic-minded groups have found that the public interest in strengthening democratic government is much more active than before-- the war. Educators are realizing that our youth must be filled with enthusiasm for democracy. Church leaders realize that only in a democracy can Christian principles be put into practice.

Even more vital, perhaps, is the determination to prevent future wars. In other words, people are realizing that they must become citizens of the world, and that a strong world government must be created to preserve peace. \iVomen especially believe in the necessity and the possibility of peace, and feel the urgency of working for it.

Personally, I feel that only by working hard for these objectives can I express my appreciation for the blessings of living in a democracy, and for the sacrifices of those who fought in this most terrible of wars to preserve these privileges for me and my children . The only way in which those acrifices can be j u tified is for us to make ou r country worthy of them, and to do all in our power to see that war shall not happen again.

How can the individual woman expre her patriotism in peace time? I should like to recommend to you, the League of Women Voters which i a non-partisan organization whose purpo e i to help the individual to become an informed , thoughtful participating citizen.

The League believes that democracy begins at the bottom. Local Leagues work for the olution of problem in the home town: Better chool . high tandard for welfare, health and recreation ervice , city manager charter , and city planning are ome of the e thing . Each local

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League is affiliated with a tate League, which supports such measures a tate aid for education, health and housing, equitable tax law , and modern state constitutions. tate Leagues are affiliated with the I ational League, which, with the support of all the members, works for international cooperation, an improved federal merit sy tern. the control of inflation, and the reorganization of Congress.

The League reminds citizens to go to the poll and vote. It conducts candidates' meetings, where all candidates are invited to explain how they stand on issues. It distributes information on constitutional amendments which are submitted to the voters. It neither support nor oppo e candidates for public office. Its action is in no way influenced by political parties. It doe support or oppose selected issues in the general welfare . The League's position is ba ed upon fact and a thorough canvass of all points of view.

The League offers women an opportunity to work for democracy and for peace in an intelligent, effective way. It offers to women who have had college training and who have had experience as teachers, social workers, or in other professions or in business an 'opportunity to continue to use their talents in a worth while, stimulating way. I recommend that, if there is a League of Women Voters in your community, you become a working member. If there is none, perhaps you can form an interested group and start one. A letter to the Iational League of Women Voters, 726 Jackson Place, Washington.

D. 路c., will bring you information as to how to go about it.

We have won the war. v\ e have kept democracy for our natio~. But we cannot afford to relax. vVe have all heard the quotation, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." What you and I do and say about government can make democracy strong. The united effort of the women of America could go a long way toward making the world safe from want and fear. Won't you help furnish the power for a dynamic democracy?

ELIZABETH ROMA

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WOODY.

"The major thought I would bring you today is this: cultivate mutual understanding with anyone you think you have to get along with. To my mind that is the whole civilized world."

From General Eisenhower's West Point Speech.

9 MARION THOMAS BALDING Buffalo, New York

in a year? l\Iarion just miles and wishes she could see all who have patronized her Shop.

These few hours are not given over entirely to business for Marion is well acquainted with all th e current literature and there are letters to her Captain-husband, to many A lpha Sigmas from coast to coast and her friends with whom he taught on Long Island and at Gowanda.

Even th e best of Shops can't boast of the cherry atmosphere and sparkle of its owner as this one does . Certainly here is an A lph a Sigma who has kept up her enthu iastic support and interest in the so rority-even 'though it mu st be done in absentia.

AND SO TO BUFFALO (or Excerpts 路from "My Daze") Diary of the Wilma Sharp Awardee-Em Frost

In every communi ty a person can usuall y find a ::\ovelty shop filled with the unu sual-att ractive gifts that will delight the heart of anyone-young or old. These little shops usually have a touch that makes you reali ze that some of the craft has been clone by one closely connected with the S hop.

Today-come and visit a littl e nook that doe n't have the u ual setting of a Gift or Novelty hop but from it have come man y and unu sua l wares. It is a pleasant bedroom with bookcases on one side to display the small articles and on the other side the work boxes and basket that hold the material and tools. Here during the few hours she i permitted to be up a real craftsman turn . out dainty tatted earrings to match yo ur every costum e or sequin ea rrings or hat pins to brighten up that dinner or cocktai l frock or hat. The book shelves do not hold man y items for long as the order book tells of people who are expecting earrings on a certain date and never yet has anyone been disappointed.

To Conventi on-goers of 1938 and 1941 this craftsman need no introducti on for she is Mar ion Thomas Balding, P resident of P i P i College Chapt er and later Nevv York Alumnae President.

Since June 194-3 1\Iarion has been spending much u f her time in the hospital. However-in Jannary, 1945, when she was permitted to return home to recuperate she began to think of ways of using her time. The ea rring and hat pin idea sta rted on a small scale for her fri end but now A lph a Sigmas and their friends in many states of the Union wear these attractive wares and orders still are comi ng. J Iow many have been completed

BUFFALO

FOUNDER ~'

DAY LUNCHEON

New York City-November 15th. T oday's th e day, o r rather the day before the big day,-my bag's all packed; my train ticket's intact; Park School of Cookery's locked up for one week ; Don'll meet me at the station; a nd "Colonel" will be feel and walked on Park Avenue by that very willing cooking student. Everyone has been so nice to pitch in and help out here and th ere while I sojou rn to the home of the Pi P i's for the awa rd they tell me the so rority is giving to me. Well, here's my taxi,-off to Buffalo for me.

Later on the train. Hubby Don met me at the station with a great big most-go rgeou -I've-everseen " mum" and best wi shes for a grand time .

For all the pomp and elation that goes with thi s award, I feel that I have something on Katie Hepburn as the "\tVoman of the Year." But I gues the alumnae award does that in the eyes of A lpha Sigs, and that's what matters most. I certainly feel grateful and honored by what they are doing to and for me.

Saturday - November 16th. Niagara Falls.

Ah! home with my family, and they're as ex-

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cited as I for the pecial occasion today will bring.

This morning was a riot. The phone rang constantly with Pi Pi Alums welcoming me home.

Sister Agnes had to pre s my dress I was gabbing so much. Dad kept urging me to watch the time, and now it is time for the bu -so it's off tb Buffalo again.

Left to right-Mrs. Jean C. Fetter, Mrs. Emma C. Frost, Miss Evelyn G. Bell, Miss Mary E. Siebert, Miss Kay Strickland.

The Award Luncheon was at the Buffalo Athletic Club and 110 undergraduates and alumnae attended. A receiving line prefaced the luncheon and Evelyn Bell headed it-with me next to her. How good it was to see the old gang again, and what a bunch of darling gals the Pi Pi's are.

Something happened in that line I've been waiting all my life to have happen-! knew some day it would-but 路when and where I knew not. But there in the reception line a very cute girl said to me-"My Mother went to school with you."

And there it wa -the day had come-that which we all know will happen to us some day had happened.

Then the luncheon. What a beautiful array the tables were-especially the speakers table .. It had a floral center piece the size of our divan at home. And in the center was a group of candle -each repre enting one of the original founders of Alpha Sigma Alpha forty-four years ago. It was Pi Pi's celebration of Founders' Day as well a my Award Day. In front of each place was a program place card following the theme of the High Gate. ll of the program were made by Marion Thomas Balding, Pi Pi-er and former Jew York lum.

The thing that amazed me in connection with the e place card and the eating arrangement wa the lack of btt tie and "where-do-l- it" confu ion that u ually accompanie the eating of o many by definite placement. Dut the an wer to that I know wa in the excellent organization of tho e Pi Pi- and the poi e of the ho te ses.

Early in the meal Evelyn Bell, toast-mi tres ,

announced that this luncheon was in my honor, and that she had a big surprise for me from my ew York Alumnae Chapter-and then she handed it to me-a gorgeous big white orchid(the first since the day I was married). How lovely-and how thoughtful of you New Yorkers, and how I wish you could have been here with me today.

Then later in the luncheon agenda, Jean Carmichael Vedder, told the "how and why" of why the sorority had chosen me for this year's Wilma 路w ilson Sharp Alumnae Award. I felt myself all warm inside and out-they said such nice thing , and then she presented to me a beautiful silver plate with the award inscription engraved in the center. It is lovely, and for it, and the warm thoughts that are wrapped around this award from Alpha Sigma lpha-I am deeply touched and grateful.

Somehow or other, I gave my little speech, but I guess I scared the gals when they saw me unfold sheaf after sheaf of paper-no doubt many resigned themselves to a "one-opportunityin-a-life-time" long win_ded speaker.

After the luncheon, fifteen of us drove over to see Marion Thomas Balding who couldn't be at the luncheon. But there she was waiting for us-looking like a princess in a gorgeous pink and blue satin outfit.

That evening I was entertained for dinner at the Prospect Hotel by Caddy Daw Suitor and her hu band. Everyone was feting me like a queen.

After a grand dinner w.ith them to climax a gloriou day-I finally wended my way homeward to reflect warm thoughts of lpha Sigma Alpha and the joy they _had brought me by their award.

ALV ADEE HUTTON ADAMS Temple University, Class of 1941

lvadee Hutton came to Temple U. from ew Cumberland, Pennsylvania and enrolled in the Journalism Course. 路while at school she took part in practically every campus activity, and wa known and liked by all for her friendline and charm. Her holiday were pent on the Grace team hip Lines where she was a waitress, and he had many thrilling and worthwhile experience . Her voyages took her to the Panama anal,_and he was cho en to be waitres to the aptain's table. fter Alvadee graduated from T. U. she won a Fellow hip to Columbia University and a year' tudy at Columbia was followed by the winning of the Pulitzer Prize for a year's traYel. 路 o

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Alvadee went on to Iexico, South America and Alaska-writing as she went. As . Alvadee went from port to port she was met by various newspapermen and she was "warned" about one.

"You'll fall for him !" said the editor, and so she did! John Adams still broadcasts from Manila every morning, and Alvadee is in Maryland taking care of her family.

The Kappa Kappas are proud of Alvadee Hutton Adams and wish you all could meet her some day. She came to Temple last year for the Career Conference, and all the Alpha Sigs were on hand to meet her. We wish her all the luck in the world for her future plans, and know she will meet with success in whatever she undertakes.

DEAN GERTRUDE D. PEABODY Returns to Temple University

The faculty and students at Temple Univ'ersity will have to get used, starting in February, to seeing their Dean of Women wearing that little gold pin which stands for an honorable discharge from the Service of the United States avy. Dean Peabody left Temple in August of 1943 to enter the V-l.A .V.E.S. as a full Lieut. and will return to the University next semester.

Miss Peabody came to T. U. in 1923 as a member of the department of Home Economics.

She started the Department of Nursing Education and served as director of the Home Economics and Nursing Education Departments from 1926-1930. She served the University as Dean of 路w omen from 1930 until she entered the avy, and gave invaluable service to the students and MARJORIE MILLS, CHICAGO faculty. Dean Peabody is a member of the NaWorks with Veterans tional Education Association, and is honored by l\Iarjorie l\Iills is having a very interesting 路 .being in Who's Who in America.

Dean Peabody was in the Waves from Auopportunity to observe at first hand the many ways in which our returning service men with gust 1943, until October of this year, and held psychoneuroses are being aided. One afternoon the rank of Lt. Commander when she received a \yeek since June she has been assisting Dr. her discharge. She did personnel .work in New Helen Schacter, chief p ychologist of the Vet- York and Washington with 4,000 Waves, and erans Rehabilitation Center, Chicago, with re- was sent to Pearl Harbor this past year. Much search and has been able to observe the latest of her work was of a secret nature.

We of Temple University are happy and psychological procedures. She has also been able proud to welcome Dean Gertrude Peabody back to attend the psychodramas which are a psyto the Campus again, .and know that she will conchiatric procedure used at the hospital. tinue to serve us in countless ways.

In the psychodrama the patient writes an autobigraphy which the psychiatrist reads aloud WHAT SORORITY MEMBERSHIP and interprets to the audience. Then certain cenes are played, with the patient playing him- OFFERS YOU Membership in a national sorority means a self and professional actors and actresses playing the other parts. These scenes are to show the. great deal to a girl during her college life, and is patient's reaction to parents, sisters, brothers, a source of great satisfaction in the years after sweetheart, etc. From the patient's reaction to graduation. Have you ever mentally listed the these others the psychiatrist can determine the many advantages your sorority offers you? There . points of conflict which will aid in the interpre- are a few that come into my mind.

First, and very important, is the democratic tation and also aid the patient.

The audience for these psychodramas is re- way of living evidenced by the fact that every stricted to staff members, visiting doctors, nurses member has the right to express her opinion. Yet studying p ychiatric work, patients and former all must abide by the majority decision when a vote is taken after the discussion. Living with patients. others over a period of time offers the development of friendship and character. It helps you to grow in knowledge, and to bring out the very best President of the Kenmore Welcome Wagon Ne"vthat's in you-your talents, ambitions and ideals. comers Club, Publicity Chairman for Buffalo FederaIt helps you to adjust yourself to new situations tion of Women's Clubs, Director of Newcomers and offers a challenge of accepting responsibilities Choral Society, and Quest Club is Mary Emerson and leadership. It aims to develop the ideal Blackstone, AG and Buffalo Alumnae Chapters. woman of America. Too, it is always there to

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offer a helping hand when the need ari es whether it be ocially, intellectually, piritually, phy ically or financially.

It is the la t pha e of help about which I want to write a word. 1\ow that the war is over, there will be many women to re ume their education and many of the e ame women are going to be on limited funds . If orority member hip i offered, but i declined becau e of finances, then Alpha igma will be proud to acquaint them with our Fellow hip Loan Fund.

This Fund was e tablished about twenty years ago to offer aid to its pledges and member and is maintained by annual contributions from each

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college and al(m1!1ae chapter. During February 14-21 lpha igma lpha ob erve a ''Fellowhip Loan Fund \\ eek." \\"hen this i brotwht to your attention, won't you remember it i a privilege and obligation to help thi - Fund to grow so that it may continue to offer many the aiel necessary to share and enjoy the aclvantaCYes of membership in a nationwide orority.

FRANCE

C.\1\lDEX,

Fellowship Loan Chairn1011.

On December JO, I9.f.5, a son, Rodney Carl Camden was born to our National Fc!lml'ship Chairntan.

National Interfraternity Conference Luncheon thirty- eventh annual luncheon of the T HE National Interfraternity Conference was held on November twenty-fourth in the Grand Ballroom of the \Valdorf-Astoria Hotel in.New York City. About five hundred repre entatives, onethird of whom were women and two-thirds were men, from all the fraternities and sororitieshonorary, professional and social- in the nitecl lpha Sigma Alpha State and Canada attended. was rep re entecl by Emma Coleman Pro t, a pastpresident of the New York City lumnae Chapter and the 1945 winner of the \Vilma \Vilson harp Alumna ward, Ethel chutt Peterson, also a past-president of the New York City Alumnae hapter, and Gertrude Cu hing Yorke, president of the New York City Alumnae Chapter.

The Waldorf ballroom, colorful with the flags of the United Nations banked on both sides of the great rose and gray stage curtain and the two balconies gay with red, white and blue bunting and ilver tar , was a fitting etting for this "victory luncheon." The speakers' table was on the tage so that even those who at at distant table could ee and hear perfectly. ?dr. V. . Enteman, Chairman of the ::\ationa! Interf raternity Conference, pre ided and introduced the toastmaster, John W. \ , andercook. the well-known and much bewi kered radio commentator for the National Broadcasting ompany. \\"ho with hi u ual urbanity presented the fir t peaker Pre iclent Edmund E. Day of Cornell -niver ity. Dr. Day empha ized the re pon ibilitie of reek letter ocietie in the po t-war world, warning that the mo t erious threat to .-\.merica today i ' piritual la itude." He then went on to ay that ' \ e are all weary of war' and there is an '·oyerwhelming urge" to hun re-

spon ibilities. He al o pointed out that the ·ame pirit after the first world war led to 'political i olationi m," but that now the time i pa t \\·hen "liberty-loving people can think of \'ictory 111 term of spoils.''

The econcl speaker was Commodore John K. Richards, commanding officer at the l\Iid hipmen's School. p to this point the program had been "on the air" over a coa t-to-coa t net\\·o rk, so that probably many of you listened in. Commodore Richard spoke about the great contribution to the war effort which re ulted from Reserve Officers' Training, and he paid tribute to the colleges of merica for their whole-hearted support of this program.

The next speaker was Drigaclier-Gen ral Frank Hart, Field Commander of the Pourth Division of Marine . He is ju t back from overeas where he served both in Europe and the Pacific. He told how splendidly college men acquitted them elves under fire, giving vivid clecriptions of almost superhuman undertaking · which the marine accompli heel by sheer phy ical endurance. He poke enthu ia tically about the education program which the college haYe et up for returning veteran , but he pled for a health-education program which would in ur in the future the physical fitne of the young adults in the colleges of me rica. lie urged the Greek letter ocieties in particular to initiate and empha ize uch a program among their member .

The luncheon program wa. concluded with mu ·tc.

Your lpha igma Alpha repr entative · all felt that it wa a great privilege to haYe the opportunity of bein(Y pre ent on thi gala occa ion.

ERTRUDE

USili:'\G YORKE.

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It's in the Air!

We're Everywhere!

Welcome Suffolk, Virginia Alumnae Chapter Charter Members Chapter

Jlfaiden Name

Married Name

Deta Epsilon ........... . ......... l\Iyra Ernestine Aaron lleta Iota . ..... .... . ............ . Paula Butler .. . ..... ... ..... ,. . . . . . l\Irs John 1I. Ballard Jr. . \lpha ........ .. ..... .. . ..... . .... Mary St. Clair Bugg Alpha .. ...... .. .................. Elizabeth Bullock Deta Epsilon ..................... Mary Foyd Crumpler Beta Epsilon .................... . Frances Beaton ... . ........... Mrs. Robert R. Hewitt Jr. Heta Ep ilon ..................... Harriett Brown ... . ............. Mrs. Donald 11. Johnson Dcta Epsilon ..................... Elizabeth N. Smith r\lpha ................. . . .. ...... Viola 11 . Sursnig . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... Mrs. Don Baker Deta Epsilon ..................... Annette Bogers . . ... ....... . .. . .. . .. . Mrs. T. L. Caster Jr. Alpha ......... . ................. Carolyn Harvey

Date of Petition, October 19, 1945

OFFICERS President-1lary St. Clair Bugg \ "icc-President-Mrs. Robert R. Hewitt Jr. Secretary-Mrs. Donald 1. Johnson Treasurer-1\Iy ra aron P IIOENIX Co rrespondent- Iary Foyd Crumpler

MARY S. BUGG, PRESIDENT

Vve are most happy to announce the new Alumnae Chapter at Suffolk, Virginia, and to welcome them to our midst. Their organization dates to October 19, 1945, when a group of Alpha, Beta Epsilon, and Beta Iota girls living in or near Suffo lk met to sign the petition for a charter, to elect officers, and to make plans for future meetings. It was especially ,significant that they were organized in time to take part in the Founders' Day Program at their November meeting and thereby join the other Alumnae Chapters m a like recognition of th e day.

For four year many of these girls had traveled twenty miles to attend the meetings in Torfolk, but fina ll y decided it would be advantageou to organize their own chapter, and they are proud of the fact that they have membe rs from all three of the Yirginia Chapters. Modestly, they state that their present project is a small one, but they have started a lending library in the two Suffolk hospitals and plan to extend their work as they can.

All good wishes for growing interest and enthusiasm and the Alpha Sigma Alpha variety of real enj oyment to th is new chapter. May it be an incentive to our sisters elsew here!

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NEWS LETTERSAlumnae Chapters

AKRON, OHIO Our October meeting started •with a bang, for out of our membership of fifteen girls, fourteen were present. We were very happy to welcome three new members to our fold:-Katherine Fuller Loechler (Ohio State) , Marguerite Bauer Lowmiller (Ohio State), and Harriet Edwards Capper (Ohio University). Harriet used to belong to Akron chapter before she moved away. This October meeting was held at the beautiful home of Marjorie Miranda and was our first meeting under the new slate of officers.

We thank our old officers for their untiring efforts during a successful year. For as we look back, we see that we did get a lot accomplished·. The war was on and made us feel energetic and we found ourselves forgetting about our beloved bridge games and centering all our efforts on worthwhile projects. We knitted an afghan for a hospital, made many cartoon scrapbooks for Crile Hospital, Cleveland, gave candy and books to Akron's Children's Home for Christmas, and raised money through selling jello to give ten dollars to the National Fellowship Fund . Now this year we're playing bridge as well as carrying on some projects.

Our November meeting was held at the home of our President, Martha Young. Due to the pouring rain, our attendance consisted of only eight girls.

To this meeting we were each supposed to bring several items for the Veterans Convalescent Hospital, Camp Carson, Denver. To the D ecember meeting we are bringing books and candy which we will donate to Akron's Childrens Home for Chri stmas. We have decided to sell jello again thi s year and are awaiting its arrival.

Congratulations to Ellmore Miller Du Bois w ho has a baby boy that arrived on Armistice Day. We had a very impressive cand le light service for Founders Day. We were sorry more girls were not present to enjoy it. ew hostess calendars were distributed at our meeting and they're e pecially nice. Our next meeting will be a Christmas party which is always an annual affair at Lil Greer's house.

Bye for now, Sincerely in A. S. A. HELEN SNYDER.

MARTHA YOUNG AND HER SON TOMMY

Martha Young, Akron Chapter President I would like to introduce the readers of the PHoENIX, to our new president of the Akron chapter, In college days she was known as Martha Steiner, but now she's Mrs. Donald Young. Martha joined the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority while attending Kent State university, but she graduated from Ohio Northern. She is an attractive blond and very energetic, which always goes for a good president. She has been a member of our Akron Chapter for a good many years.

Her husband, Capt. Donald Young has been in the service over three and a half years and has been out of the United States for twenty-one months.

Stationed now in Osaka, Japan, he's hoping to get home to be introduced to his son, Tommy, aged Ii months. The Young home is at 586 Storer Ave., Akron.

ALVA, OKLAHOMA Hearty-cordial Christmas wishes for Alpha igs everyw here-May this be a season of "good-will" and understanding throughout the world. May the Heavenly Father make His face to shine upon u~ and give to us everlasting Peace.

The autumn months have been so lovely here in western Oklahoma that we have felt richly blessed.

Such gorgeous coloring of the trees seems miraculous. Perhaps that is why our Founder's Day celebration was such a delightful success. Edna Donley, our president had everything so well organized that not a number of the program was missing.

I5 The Rainbow Room at Nail's was indeed an A. S. A. rainbow of decorations, of young girls, older girls and matrons. The story of the founding of A. S. A. "Some High Lights Along the Way" by Louella Harzman, gave the newest members a vision of the glories of the past. The special musical numbers and Anna Mae Hauseholder with her accordion made the evening complete.

Some "Personals" should be a part of this letter.

We have learned the whereabouts of some of "out of state" alumnae-this gives extra thrill to our hearts.

Alma Lois Rodgers has given up Girl Scout work and is now one of the faculty at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska . Her mother is with her. They are quite happy in their new home.

Her brothers are still in the service of Uncle Sam and are on the Pacific.

Gertrude Stricklan, who has been teaching in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has gone to Carthage, Illinois, where she is the head of the physical education of girls in the large Lutheran University i(l that city.

She too, is delighted with the new place.

Lieut. Beatrice Ball, Gamma Gamma's Spar, is now stationed in Alaska and is in charge of all Spars in that territory. She was for some time in the office of the Spars in Miami, Fla. She was transferred in August to Alaska and given greater responsibilities.

Two of our members have had a siege of hospitalization within the past month. Erlene Cline Bozzacco had an appendectomy from which she is recovering now. Her husband has been transferred to another camp and she is with her parents while convalescing. 路 Eva Ames Wood took a rest in the hospital while she was being treated for tonsillitis and the removing of her tonsil s. She is rapidly getting over it.

The college chapter wi ll entertain us fo r the Christmas party. As always they will be most charming hostesses. We are delighted with the present membership of the chapter and with their two sponsors, Misses Frances Donnell, and Aurice Hugeley. The chapter is very lucky to have such interested sponsors.

Again Alva alumnae wish you a very merry Christmas and a most happy and lucky New Year.

MINNIE SHOCKLEY.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS It may not have been exactly "October's bright blue weather," but it was one of the best samples of the season on the 2oth when eleven Alpha Sigs accepted the invitation of Wilma Wolf and Ethel Wilson for luncheon at Cooley's Cupboard in Evanston and a meeting following at Ethel's new home.

There Judy-Llew Wilson (age 5~ months) managed to monopolize our attention until Jimmy Jr., fin路 ished his nap.

That was Homecoming Day at Western so the Beta Kappa girls were in Macomb instead of Evanston. W e did learn that Merna Johnson's husband had obtained his discharge so would be in Chicago to enjoy his wife's company again.

Betty Foyer's son John made "Ship's Company" and now is stationed at the Armory in Chicago so is even closer to his home than Great Lakes where he started his training.

Dorothy Masters had been serving on the grand jury and had many tales to tell us. She was looking forward to the "special features" of the final week of service when they would see the police show-up and visit the jail.

The girls in one of the cars driving up to Ethel's saw Roland House where Wilma Wolf now has only 14 girls to worry about instead of 140 as she did this summer at Pembridge.

By getting the Wilson family to drive Eleanore Thomas home that day, Ethel stole a march on the rest of the Alpha Sigs who may not see Charles Dwight and the new home until next spring.

In order to avoid the busyness of Thanksgiving and Christmas we chose December r as our meeting date for November-December. We certainly enjoyed the spaghetti and Italian bread and extra special dessert which our hostesses, Myrle Patterson and Martha Dimond, served in Martha's apartment. The flu bug kept Jeanne Ramsey, Betty Foyer and Mary Weinberg away from this meeting, and Sally Jo Cluever was expecting her son-in-law for the weekend.

Frances Weegar wasn't sure whether or not she should be househunting since they had received no official notice that their house had been sold. She, Eleanore Thomas and Ethel Wilson talked about their children until Dorothy Masters was probably bored but just too polite to show it. Barbara Carney's Michael also appeared in the conversation and her husband appeared in person so that we had .t chance to meet him.

We all were fascinated when Marge Mills told us about the Psychodramas she had been observing in the Chicago Veterans Rehabilitation Center and those of us who are parents realized anew the responsibility we have when she told us of 路the reactions of some of the patients to the influence of their parents.

After Dorothy Masters mentioned a course in makeup which NBC is sponsoring for their staff (here's where Dorothy rates) and their actors and other artists, we prevailed upon her to give us a demonstration. When she finished we were all so jealou s and self conscious that we were glad it was dark as we scurried home to try out some of the new techniques. Ethel Wilson was quite distressed with the darkness for she had planned to take a picture of the grou p for th January PHOENIX. She had completely forgotten this assignment which she had planned fo r the October meeting when her husband could have taken the picture for us. It

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looks now as if we won't even have a picture of Marge Mills for this issue so we'll hope our corcorrespondent for next year has better luck.

Happy ew Year to all.

ETHEL LLEWELLY

WILSON.

CLEVELAND, OHIO Our October meeting was a luncheon held at Brown's Cottage. Since there were not so many present, we decided to defer all important business until a later meeting. The afternoon started out with a good laugh though, we all stood in front waiting for Leota Merion's arrival, and doing a little toe-tapping, only to find when we got back to our dining room that Leota was not only very much in evidence but had been doing a 1ittle toe-tapping herself wondering where the rest of us could be!

We were all glad to see Betsy Besse looking so well after her long bout with anaemia. She proved to be a real heroine-after discovering a robbery in her home, she chased the thief to the rapid transit line, demanded, and got back her stolen jewelry and clothing, and marched stolidly home! Can't you just see her dusting off her hands?

I've always wished I could rise to the occasion like that. Recently Betsy and Ralph have been spending much of their spare time at the Cleveland Skating Club.

Betsy says they are only beginners, but anyone who dances as well as Betsy must be a whiz on icei Sonya had better look to her laurels!

The November meeting, a Founder's Day luncheon, was held through Esther Coates' sponsorship, at the Cleveland Athletic Club. Quite in keeping with the day Esther had thoughtfully provided candles in star shaped holders, and beautiful flowers, which made us all feel festive. We reminisced a bit about the wonderful Founder's Day luncheons we'd had at Ruth Vorhees' home in former years. After the program a collection was taken to contribute to the Cary Memorial Fund. Conspicuous by their absence were Georgia Kurtz and Ruth Klein, both of whom were on the sick list. The sparkle in Leta Crawford's eyes came from the fact that Bob, Leta 's eldest son, who spent 32 months in the European Theater had recently been discharged from the • army, and is planning on going to school. Howard, the sea-faring one, was home on leave for Thanksgiving. All in all, things were a bit hectic at the Crawford's. Leta said it was such fun da hing downstairs each morning to see who would be sleeping on the davenport. Their middle son Don, now stationed in California has amassed enough points to be eligible for discharge and we are crossing our fingers with Leta hoping the army will get around to him soon. Leta is busier than e er, and making plans to start her choral group again the fir t of the year.

The grapevine tells us that Ruth Duffy has been working on the ictory Loan drive and that Jane and Dick Fry establi hed ome sort of a record by

entertammg seven week-end guests in one month!

Helen Boggess Swart has moved to Garfield Heights.

We surely hope her being in the "hinterlands" will not prevent her coming to meetings. Speaking o( the hinterlands, since there is no kindergarten for the Briar Hill young ones to attend, Martha Barch and four other enterprising young mothers have started one of their own, and take turns instructing the small fry. Martha says it is working out quite nicely, too.

Eleanor Loyd Davis, her hu band and two children were recent week-end guests of Lora and Ron Smith. Many of you will remember Eleanor as the Delta Delta girl who played the piano so beautifully-and still does! Lora says she is just as peppy a ever, too. Lora's sister Dorothy, and her husband, Captain Joseph Hutchison, are the parents of a baby boy born September 23. They are living in Washington where Captain Joe is stationed at the Pentagon building. Lora still can't quite believe she is an aunt, and is waiting for the pictures of the baby to arrive and prove it! Your humble servant is rapidly approaching a state of complete disintegration we fear. After several weeks of doing battlt: with a gum infection, we have just tied on the gloves for a couple of quick rounds with an eye infection. I must have a very infectious nature; but have no fear, lassies my minor tribulations have not worn me as thin as a willow wand, drat it!

We are skipping our December meeting, and hoping everyone will make an extra effort to come to the January one. Betsy is making arrangements for a luncheon at the Womens City Club on January 19.

PHYLLIS JoHNSTON GREER.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO The Colorado Springs Alumnae Chapter was organized Oct. 14, 1944¡ Polly Schlosser, National Vice-President, presided at the meeting. The ten chapter members that met that evening were mostly strangers to each other. It has been most interesting to see the growth of friendship through the pa l year. The first meeting after our organization meeting, was spent in doing War work for the Memorial Hospital. We rolled cotton balls hundreds of them and of course talked. After that, our meetings were called for the first Wednesday of each month and as the year rolled by our friendship grew like the cotton balls of our first meeting. For the sake of brevity-a meager sketch of other meetings-and you can use your best imagination as to the very good times we had: A Valentine party at Gertrude Glock 's that included husbands and sweethearts; a bridge party at Mildred Truman's; an evening spent in mending clothing for the children of the Christian Home; a rush tea at Grace Lloyd's; a family picnic (and what do you think? It rained.) We will also remember the bridge parties at Helen houp's, Winifred Hay's, Grace Lloyd's and Virginia Maloney's;

I7 one evening looking over Mrs. Shady's collection of antiques, comments of Melva being disregarded; a covered dish dinner at Mildred Truman's, chicken and all-Founder's Day at Mildred Harmon's, each member brought a gift for the birthday packages for boys at Camp Carson.

Grace Harris Lloyd has been appointed Regional Director of the 5th Province for our Rehabilitation work at the Convalescent Hospital at Camp Carson. She is also Red Cross Chairman for this district and at this time busy preparing for Christmas work to be accomplished by Alpha Sigs.

Other news about our members-Helen Ruth Wilcoxon Hoffman plans to join her husband in Germany where he will be stationed in the Army of Occupation. Gertrude Crane Glock is ma.k ing her home in Colorado Springs. Her huband has been discharged from the Army and is now with the U. S. Postal Department. Hazel Lee's husband has returned from Alaska and they are living in Greeley, Colo. Betty Smith has returned to Manhattan, Kansas.

MELVA Ross, Editor.

COLUMBUS, OHIO

part of our calendar. The November meeting was at my home with Thelma Glick and Lois Beathard assisting. This tim~ marked Lois' last meeting with us, as she moved to Harrison, Ohio to live. Lois is waiting for her soildier husband to come to stay.

Lois has been very much a part of us for a long time, and with our best wishes for her future good luck, go a wealth of friendship and love. At this meeting the Daffodil Sisters were revealed, and new ones drawn for the coming year. No doubt you are familiar with our custom of each drawing the name of a sister and religiously following through with cards and gifts on the important calendar dates of the year, with the anniversaries and birthdays as very, very special dates. It is surprising how some girls sense who their Daffodil sister is, before the year is up, for in this, little personality traits come to light, revealing significant clues. For instance, all _year Ethel Waofgram just knew that Johnnie Jones was her secret sister because Ethel received a basket of pansy plants to put in her flower garden at Easter, for these two are great flower garden lovers- yes, Ethel was right! Before the girls played bingo, Rachel showed the finished dolls. They were darling. Two sweet to be turned over to the Goodwill Incorporated to be sold. The average price for these is about $r .50 but one brought $6.75-the one d ressed by Ruth Siples. Rachel made a sweater girl out of hers, with a hand-knit sweater and tam of deep yellow yarn, and a plaid skirt, a Ia Ann Sheridan. Complete even to that look in her eye!

The December meeting should be crowned with the S. R. 0 . sign out, as it is to be a pot luck dinner at Ruth Siples and we girls love to eat. Just say food and the line forms at Fight-anyplace. The program tells us that Carolyn Wells once wrote:

If any of you ever lived in Columbus during the football season, you know what I mean about the whole town having football fever. Why, just bringing home the bacon from the grocery required someone along to run interference for you if it were the week-end of a game here. Frankly, when the Michigan game ended the season, a hush-like air descended on the town and we haven't had the same pant and punch since, nor shall we have, until the first kick-off next fall. On and off the campus, there is no difference in the spirit.

In my last letter I mentioned the dolls we were "I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, to repair and dress at Rachel Van Hook's home at I notice this, each year I live: our October meeting. But Rachel, being a wellI always like the gifts I get liked teacher at South High and a good bridge But how I love the gifts I give!" player to boot, managed somehow to make our work into a project for her class so that we spent and then we are warned to bring a dollar 路 gift to the time allotted for the dolls at bridge. Oh, what a exchange. I shall tell you more on this the next teacher with an education can accomplish! This ISSUe. Now to say that Jo Ambacker was very recently game proved profitable to Perlina Albright, Johnnie operated upon, and her present progress is a bright Jones and Clara Oden as they won the prizes.

By now our girls have their green and white spot in her long, long illness. By the way, if Dottie programs, promising good times ahead for us. Some Windom gets smart with any of you, here is likely of our meetings are small in the number present to be the reason. Col. Loren her husband, was redue to conflicts in social events and other diversions, cently presented with the silver star as an award but the general spirit of oneness prevailing, is com- for gallantry in action on Luzon. He can add this forting to note. The motto for our November many other honors already received in this war, meeting was given by Henry Burton, "Have you Dottie expects him home next week to stay, and stay had a kindness shown? Pass it on." The program 路 and stay. With this account of greatness, I shall chairman, Carolyn Southard and her assistant Ra- wish you all a great holiday season, and be hoping chel Van Hook, showed great ability in unearthing that you make a happy year of the new one we the right motto for each of our meetings, printing soop shall face. this as a preface in the announcement on the proLove and Christmas greetings to all, gram. These have proved so popular this year as VIOLET RousH. well as last, that no doubt they will always be a

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN Our first meeting following vacation was scheduled for October sixth . That was just when Detroit gasoline delivery truck drivers were on strike and our cars, with empty tanks, were idly waiting in their respective garages. Since distances here are so great for bicycling and streetcars and busses were crowded far beyond capacity, we had no choice but to postpone seeing each other until our next regular meeting.

On November 3rd, twenty members gathered at my home at one p. m. for "Dessert Bridge." Isabelle Butterfiield and Caroline Evans, our president, were assisting hostesses. Caroline, though a very capable executive, found it most difficult to call :1 business meeting to order. There was so much for each to say to each other. With happy voices momentarily stilled we managed to arrange our pro· gram for the year, to vote to contribute ten dollars for the Cary Memorial Library and to examine the two elegant afghans which Louise McArthur had so artfully crocheted together. (Members knitted the squares last spring.) The afghans are to be given to one of our veteran's hospitals.

The December meeting was held at the home of Hazel Baker (Mrs. Ray) in Berkley with Sara Jane Bumgardner and Louise McArthur assisting. We were especially glad to have Lt. Gladys Rambler with us again after three years overseas.

Gladys joined the army on Nov. 13, 1942 a nd has been head dietitian for the 17th General Har· per Hospital Unit since that time. The unit landed at Casablanca Aug. 3, 1943, went to Iran Sept. 15, and from there to Naples where they served in "The Twenty-third of March" Hospital. That hospital had been Mussolini's pet project and had been named to commemorate his march on Rome. The hospital is located 18 miles across the valley from Mt. Vesuvius and occupied a front row seat for the eruption of the volcano in March I944· Gladys told us of the bombing of the hospital on March 15, 1944· There was great excitement, some damage, but no casualties . She remained in Naples with her unit for twenty-four months. ot content with three years of work well done, Gladys has decided to remain in service until January, 1947.

Our meetings are always most enjoyable but when held in a "Dream House" such as Hazel's colonial, they are doubly enjoyable.

Each piece of furniture is an antique----ca refully elected for its beauty as well as utility. I do so wish you might see this charming home with its dropped leaf (the leaves go to the floor) dining table, on which was a blue ivy soup tureen filled with red roses white baby's breath and huckleberry greens. Then there were the needlepoint chairs, the chest of drawers, rosewood corner cupboarc! filled with ruby and pressed glass, the beautiful hand carved clock on the mantel, davenport of rare old mahogany, oil lamps turned electric, marble topped tables, the pinning wheel on the landing, the sam-

pier and old prints on the wall. The bedroomswell, they are just out of this world in their colonial elegance. I can't describe those antique twin beds with their graceful lines, fine carvings and rubbed finish, nor the poster beds, quaint chests, etc.

It has taken Hazel eighteen years to bring all this charm together. Such a lovely place for their son and daughter to call "Home." . I mustn't forget to mention the $15 we voted to give for "Projected Books."

Norma Aliber will be our hostess in January.

FLORE cE BoEI c.

HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA

FIRST ROW - Mary Sue Ireland, Harriet Brown John on, Annette Rodgers Carter, Anne Ireland.

SECOND ROW - Marguerite Clark. Martha Halloway, Ann Gough, Frances Beaton Hewette, Mary t. lair Bugg.

Happy New Year to all of you . I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will be ready to begin a New Year of good work in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

In October we had a luncheon meeting at the Monticello Hotel. We spent a very enjoyable time.

Our Founder's Day luncheon was held at the Algonquin. We were happy to welcome Sarah Hargroues into our alumnae chapter at this meeting.

She is from the Beta Epsilon Chapter in Harrison· burg, Va .

Wedding bells will be ringing fo.- Ann Gough around the 12th of January. She was one of our past presidents. We will certainly hate to lose her Good bye, good luck and happiness in the year ahead.

MARTHA HoLLOWAY.

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA We are a growing alumnae chapter. During the last two years the chapter has added at least seven new members to its roll.

On October 28, the group attended John on Memorial Methodist church in a body. Afterwards snapshots were made on the steps of the HeraldDispatch ewspaper Co., by the president of th;: alumnae chapter, Mrs. Jimmy Johnston.

entertained the Indianapolis Alumnae chapter in December.

Our members are pleased to participate in the Sorority sponsored Rehabilitation Veteran's Hospital program, and voted $25 for the Book Projector Fund.

Betty Rice and Florence Lull are serving as cochairmen of the project for Region 2.

Book plates bearing the A. S. A. insignia are being presented to the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Society to be placed in the Anne Fern Memorial Books.

Marie Kingdon was a happy mother when she welcomed Victor, one of her three sons, home from three years' service in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany.

We hope that m any families will be reunited with the coming of the new year.

Sincerely, BERE 1 IECE J. LAMB.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

J rO\'ember 3, a Dutch luncheon was held at 1 p. m. at the Hotel Frederick, which was very successful , since we were especially honored . to have present Mrs. Wil sie Malone VanOsdol, . a charter member of the chapter.

Al so, at our la st monthly m eeting we learned that our cha pter has been asked to assist the active chapter of Marshall Coll ege in the Rehabilitation Program outlined by th e National Chapter. I am happy to report th at we have already made plans to help.

Sincerely, FREDA PAUL.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Betty Rice, one of the Chi Chi 's charter members, w ho recentl y returned from Michigan, pre sented the Founder's D ay program at the home of Mrs. Lena G rumme. Mrs. Dorothy Karrmann assisted.

Emma Ja ne Cowen, Ohio State University, and recently of Roa noke, V irginia, and Pattie Smith Kaylor, Alpha Chapter, Farmville, Virginia, were welcomed into India napolis Alumnae. Mrs. Kaylor was a Red C ross worker in England where she met and m arri ed one of our home town lads, Captai n D on G. K aylor.

Letha H eckman G askin s, has done it again. Her oil painting "Snowy Roof Tops" was awarded first pri ze a nd ad judged as the outstanding picture of the ex hibition by m embers of the Indianapolis Art Students League shown at Block's auditorium in Nove mber.

Florence Lull and her family enjoyed a two week 's vacation in Florida. She and Frances Shaw

Greetings Alpha Sigs: Since our last publication Kansas City Alumnae have been very busy. In October our meeting was a D essert Bridge at the home of Ruth Pennell with Mildred Hanthorn and Virginia Carder assistmg.

In November of course, came Founder's Day. We had a lovely luncheon at the Woman's City Club. The table set for over thirty was beautifully decorated. A large "Open Gate" was at each end of the table . These were used during the "Founder's Day" program which followed the luncheon .

The luncheon and program was arranged by Mary Moore, . Esther Bucher and Vella McKean. Each person present gave a gift of 44 cents to go to Cary Memorial Library fund.

Kansas City Alumnae donated $25 toward a Movie Projector to be bought for the Veterans Hospitals. We want our donation along with enough others from this vicinity to go toward a Projector for Rielly Hospital at Springfield, Mo. We are particularly interested in this hospital because John Hodgers is a patient there. John is the husband of one of our very active m embers, Dorothy. Hutchison Hodger~. John was injured in Germany. He expects to be there for quite some time yet. Dorothy, who teaches in North Kansas City, is able to spend almost every week end with him.

We are proud to say our Christmas card and stationery and paper sales have gone over the $200 mark. Much credit is given to Mary K. Reiff and Frances Hunt, who seem to be natural born saleswomen.

Our December meeting will be a covered dish dinner in the home of Beth Magers in Kansas City, Kansas on December 14th. Beth will be assisted by Bettie Lee Asbury and Evelyn Evans.

Our Christmas project is collecting playing cards and men's handkerchiefs to send down to Rielly Hospital for the veterans' use.

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May the New Year bring happiness and prosperity to you all, is the wish of Kansas City Alumnae.

MARY ALICE LANCE-HAMILTON.

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI

CHARLOTTE BURDETTE EGGERT, President

We, too, of Alpha Beta, observed the 44th National Founders Day-a day to be proud and thankful for-and an evening to strut the formals and talents of alumnae, pledges and actives, as well as become better acquainted and renew again the pride that is our inherent right as Alphas.

At 6:30 in the Travelers Hotel Dining Room, we encircled the beautifully planned table holding hands. Our sorority colors of red and white were used in the red and white runners down the center of the "T" formed tables, and the red and white water lily candles, as well as the programs made in red and white decorated with a large design of our pm.

What a thrill to see sixty-five Alpha Sigs and prospective Alpha Sigs together! ow for the evening. Eugenia Moorman, a founder of Alpha Beta, was toastmistress- and that makes us really one happy family . For, Mrs. Moorman, English instructor in Kirksville Senior High, in her easy fluent way talks to all yet seems to nod at each. Anna Lemen Valentine gave a toast to the alumnae, Mary Margaret Shoush Estes toasted the Actives, Jean Reid proposed a toast to each pledge while Sarah Grim Wimp spoke of our patronesses and Sponsor, Alma K. Zoller.

Oh yes, there was music-group singing of Alpha songs and our more talented were called upon individually. Delores Fairchild and Johanna Zeigel sang accompanied by Martha Reynolds. Also

a reading by Lois Bentley, "If You Knew Me and I Knew You," was greatly enjoyed.

The following alumnae attended: Charter members of Alpha Beta-Eugenia Ringo Moorman, Eileen Higbee, Marian Gardner Jayn , Esther Robinson, Anna Lemen Valentine, \Ita Fair, Ruth Tansil.

1915-Grace Clark, Virginia Reeves, Gladys eville.

1917-Helen Zeigel.

1920-Lena Buckingham.

1922-Ruth Selby Vorhees.

1923-Christine Denby, Bernice Ray. 1924-Bernice Humphrey Clark, Dorothy ens Lewis, Marion Flinchpaugh.

1926-Sarah Grim Wimp.

1930-Florence Sears, Marian Daugherty, Berniece Maitland.

1933-Erlene White.

1934-Avis Lindley, Doris Kanan.

1935-Geraldine Bondurant Bartlett.

1936-Charlotte Eggert, Charlotte Whitman.

1937-Helen Hunsaker, Mary Margaret Este , Betty Sue Thompson.

1938-Dorothy Jean Duell, Jane Givens Rohweder, Gertrude Curry.

1939-Marjory Roberts.

1940-Aimie Roseberry, Mary Thompson.

1941-Sue Naegle.

1942-Sarah Rose Grossnickle.

NEWS ITEMS Back home after an interesting two years lived in Virginia is Mrs. J. H. Neville (Gladys Howey) of Kirksville, Mo., where her husband is superintendent of Schools.

While Mr. Neville was commanding officer of a Navy V-12 Unit at the University of Richmond, Mrs. Neville served as Director of Dormitories and Assistant Dean at Westhampton College.

Always an interested A. S. A., she took time from her busy life to visit the Richmond Alumnae Chapter and Alpha Chapter at Farmville. This year she is secretary-treasurer of the Kirksville Chapter.

One of the busiest and most efficient persons in Kirksville is our Sarah Grim Wimp. Besides being a director of the Grim-Smith Hospital, a member of the Kirksville Board of Education, extremely active in the Presbyterian Church, she is head of the Sojourners' Club, which maintains the Public Library and a Clubhouse of its own.

Ruth Bailey Beal is the new Superintendent of Schools at Durham, Mo., and Virginia Sparling Revves is Supervisor oi Music for Randolph County, Mo. Isabel Robinson is on the Art Faculty at the State Teachers College at Canyon, Texas. In 1943, she staged a "one-man show" at her alma mater, Kirksville State Teachers College.

MARJORIE RoBERT .

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LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA The Lafayette, Louisiana Alumnae Chapter met the evening of October 15th at the home of Jessie Keep, faculty adviser of the Beta Zeta Chapter at Southwestern Louisiana Institute. The group was happy to see Jessie looking so well in her convalescence following an operation in September. She expressed her thanks to the alumnae chapter, who, together with the undergraduates had presented her with a jeweled Alpha Sig badge as a birthday present and "welcome home" upon her return from the hospital. A short business meeting was held, during which the following officers were elected to replace members who had recently moved from LafayetteTreasurer, Pearl L'Herrison; reporter, Noella Orgeron; PHOENIX editor, Ethel Burleigh. The evening was completed with a card party at the home of Bolivar Lee Hait.

At this meeting the chapter enrolled their first returned veteran, Ethel Burleigh, formerly first lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps Women Reserves. Ethel served in the Women Reserves from March 24, 1943, until the expiration of her terminal leave in November of this year. Most of her service career has been spe.ot in Marine Corps Aviation at Cherry Point, North Ca'rolina. Her job assignment was technical librarian for the Assembly and Repair Department. She reports meeting an interesting and charming Alpha Sig, former Alumnae Editor, Second Lieutenant Virginia Carpenter of the Cleveland, Ohio Alumnae Chapter, also stationed at Cherry Point.

The Lafayette Alumnae Chapter participated in the civic Victory Loan Campaign by taking charge of the Victory Bond booth in front of the Jefferson Theater on Jefferson Street for November 9th. In addition each member pledged to buy at least one cash bond during the current bond drive . .

On November 19 with the advent of the first chilly nights and the attending boost in energy, it was off to the bowling alley for the Lafayette "alums." Through the patient coaching of Kitty Herrin, the girl who knows how, the group picked up quite a few good points on bowling technique.

Even though no championhip scores were tallied, the party was enjoyed by everyone. Over hot chocolate afterwards a short informal business meeting was held. Plans for a Christmas party were discussed, and a committee consisting of Emma Dell Givens and Noella Oregeron was selected to handle the details. The President, Emma Dell Givens, brought to the attention of the group the request from the Denver, Colorado Alumnae Chapter for help in making Christmas stockings for the use of the Colorado Springs Red Cross Chapter. Volunteers were recruited to work on this project.

During the past three weeks the alumnae have been helping the actives on the Southwestern campus with a busy rushing season. Two main events at which alumnae have assisted were the formal reception for rushees, the evenir1g of November r6th

at the home of Mrs. Emile Soulier, patroness of the Beta Zeta Chapter, and an afternoon tea held at the home of another patroness, Mrs. George B. Claycomb on November 30. Both events were huge successes and seem to forecast another triumphant pledge day for the Alpha Sigs.

A last minute conversation with our President, Mrs. Givens, brought word that the Christmas stocking project is well under way and the first shipment has already been made to Denver.

Yours in A. S. A., ETHEL M. BuRLEIGH,

MUNCIE, INDIANA Another Christmas has passe'd and a new year has arrived.

Our last meeting was a lovely luncheon held at the home of Mary Whitecraft, December 8. We certainly enjoyed eating, especially the Italian spaghetti that Mary had prepared for us.

During our business meeting, we voted to contribute to the Post War Rehabilitation program. Several letters were read from some of our girls.

June (Wilkinson) Wiedmeyer has a new arrival (future A. S. A., we hope!) Nancy June, born November r, and was unable to be with us.

Martha Stucky has been released from the Red Cross and is now working at the General Electric company in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We are very fortunate in having some of our girls back with us as their husbands have been discharged from the army and are attending college here in Muncie.

The representative from the Chi Chi chapter gave a very interesting report of the work they have been doing and we, the alumnae are very proud of them.

After the meeting, we enjoyed visiting and catching up on late news and we Alpha Sigs do love to talk on our every day problems and especially what little Tommy or little Susie have been doing. And also tqere were other topics such as our new president, Jean Moulton is swamped with teaching, sponsoring plays etc. at Parker High School.

This is all for now and hope to receive the Round Robin for my next write up and then will have lots of news.

Goodbye and best wishes.

Yours in A. S. A., GRACE RANKIN.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA Although small in number we Alpha Sigs in Muskogee still keep getting together once a month, if not oftener. At our second meeting this fall we elected officers for the coming year. We elected Juanita Wisdom Kilgore our prexy, Lois Beers our treasurer and your truly editor. Last month a group of the Muskogee alums went over to the local chapter at Tahlequah to attend their lovely Founder's day banquet and the i1ppressive ceremony of donat-

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ing our pennies to· such a worthy cause as the Francis Hanson Cary memorial library. We are all looking forward to our annual Christmas party which we give for Beta Gamma chapter. We are glad to have with us again Marian Spraker ethery, who is using Muskogee as a stop gap till hubby finds housing quarters in Texas. The alums are looking forward to seeing our own Mary Beers become Mrs. Everett Wiggins this month-our loss is Everett's gain. A special word should be said for Mary and her tireless effort in getting out those wonderful news letters.

Muskogee alumnae chapter had its third birthday last March . Early in 1942 several girls instigated the idea of the chapter and by March we had the quorum necessary for a chapter. Fond memories of that evening are the lovely dinner set before us by Dessie Dickinson Hobbs and the nice feeling of knowing that several g1rls came into Muskogee from out of town to attend the meeting and sign the petition. We have met regularly. We have had rush parties in August, usually a picnic, our Christmas party for the undergraduates and we have always appropriately celebrated Founders day. As to our community activities both Mrs. Ben Ruff and Juanita Kilgore are active in Girl Scout work and all the Alpha Sigs have put in many hours at the U. S. 0 . and other service organizations. Our selfish group aim is for all of our Muskogee members to have life memberships. Our group seems to lose and gain according to the homecoming of the husbands and boy friends; we have lost our two Marys, Stevens and Beers through marriage; while Juanita Kilgore is waiting impatiently for Charles to come home from Okinawa.

Signing off till our next 1ssue.

BETTY

BEGUN.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK The last news from us was a follow-up of the New York Alumnae's September luncheon at B. Altman's Bird Cage Restaurant-and a preview of our October meeting at Gladys Kaiser Young's Sayville home. That was some day, too. A drenching down· pour tried to dampen everything, and succeeded in many ways, and one group that drove out had a complete tour of Long Island in a "wrong-way-Corrigan" fashion. But the theme of the day-a "Hardto-Get" auction sale plus Glad's luncheon were huge successes.

Marg Collins Houston played auctioneer, and a good one at that, 'cause she netted the profit department a cool eight dollars. Of course, writing this now, makes the "Hard-to-Gets" sound a bit antiquated, but the October meeting was back in the days of red points and rationing. There was sugar, canned fish, tissues, and one pound of butter wrapped in its separate quarters, which, when each quarter was auctioned, netted the whole pound at $1.50.

(Hope no 0. P. A.-er reads this). Sounds like "Shades of ye old Yukon days" to me. Even a net

little package contammg red points brought heateu bidding from "point-poor" people.

The pay-off was a curiously shaped box-brought

by Mary Salway-who said it would need a ' coupon," but enlightened us not at all as to whether it was to be a red, blue or sugar variety. She kept whispering in Em Frost's ear that she could use it and should bid on it. Talk about buying sight un. seen-or trying to pry into the unknown!! So, game-spirited Em bids and bids, and the Houston hammer falls on Frost's bid as final. As curiOth necks craned, and the gals gathered around to set• this "prize," Em sits back with her arms wrapped around the box and states that all who wished to see must pay a nickle. Nickles dropped and the price of the bid for the box was almost matcheu by the insatiably curious.

Then wrappings opened-lid came off-and there was the nicest pair of Dorothy Dodd's high lacedpointed toes-French heels-1905's latest style shoes.

A real sample of Salway antics.

The November meeting was a theater party for the show "On the Town ."

Our December meeting will be at Em Frost's Park School of Cookery in the form of her wellknown Christmas luncheon. Em is planning her menu in red, green ·and white foods, and her decorations of Santa Clauses, snowmen, bells, angels, and Christmas bells. I know, cause I'm still sticky from the glue. During Christmas holiday the New York Alums are also giving a tea. Also, the Chapter is planning it's Christmas party for the Officers on the night before Christmas. Did I tell you before that at last year's Officer's party a romance budded, bloomed and culminated in a wedding bouquet Ia t October for a Wave and Navy officer guest. And did I also tell you we're inviting the men from the rehabilitation hospitals now as our guests? Last party we had a few P. W.'s and others who had seen an awful lot, but who were grand sports and seemed to have the time of their life at the party.

Yes, the New York gang have been a busy bunch , but it's been so much fun.

I received a letter today from Alice Weatherstonc ew York Chapter, and Brown, Pi Pi, and former more recently Boston Alum, and she's now at 4962 Maple Ave., St. Louis, Mo., with her be-travelled Coast Guard husband. She was wondering if there were an Alumnae Chapter out there cause she feel5 lost without Alpha Sigs nearby. Take note any one who knows, and you who know Alice-she want to hear from you.

BILLIE BARRETT.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA With the falling of the leave~ our program began. The first meeting on October 4th, was, o( course, for all new alums and with our first welcome to them we also opened the doors of the Kappa Kappa house wide for many of the favorite faces we've missed for so long. The chairman, Giv\'y

23 Maslin and Janet Lapin, had a stimulating get-together planned, but with the continual buzz of our "yah-tah-ting, yah-tah-ting" it took considerable effort to force us into groups. However, we gathered into several groups long enough for each to choose a favorite movie, the title of which was hilariously presented to our recipient sisterhood in the form of a charade.

The atomic announcement of our evening was dropped by Helen Corey who announced that the powers that be are working arduously on a dynamic but accessible spot for the long anticipated convention.

How we all ache to belong to the "national suggestion committee," for without a doubt there are as many favorite spots among us travel-broadened women as there are ways and means of getting there.

Our chairmen n ever thought of permitting a mass exit of forty hungry women, thus the impressive evening was tastefully closed; but still the "chipping of the teeth" continued far into the night.

Hard! y before we had breathed the last of our first meeting, Ruth Taylor and Mary Hall were hot on our heels for the November "convo." November 14th, the one day before Founder's Day, uncovered once again the abundance of cooperation among our Philly Alums; for this meeting was a covered dish supper. Each of us brought some designated "covered-dish" which produced a delightful Smorgasbord.

A more serious note entered when we proudly celebrated our birth and each humbly donated forty-four pennies for the new veteran's library founded and sponsored by our Sister in memory of her son.

Socially a success, spiritually inspiring, bu~ economically petite this meeting celebrated the event that all of our other chapters were observing simultaneously and was planned mainly for that purpose.

We were again delighted to welcome the presence of many who have finally returned with their husbands to take up the strings of peace and tie strong knots for its security.

Love in A. S. A .

HELE N HuTcHENSON, LYNNE MuNDER.

PITTSBURG, KANSAS Our officers for the year are: Mrs. Dorothy Butler, President; Mrs. Helen Carney, Vice-President; Mrs. June Wellbaum, Sec'y-Treas., and Mrs. Irene Wilson, Editor.

Last year we had wonderful attendance at alumnae meetings all year. There were so many of the girls staying at home for the duration. This year we are having a little difficulty, as so many husbands are home and there is a lot of moving going on.

Things are a little unsettled right now, but we are hoping that we will have the girls all catalogued before long and know who is permanent.

The Alumnae Chapter gives each year the Eulalia Award, a lovely bracelet, to the active girl rat-

ing the highest points for scholarship, leadership, activities, personality, etc. The award is named for Miss Eulalia Roseberry, our beloved sponsor for so many years. She is retired now, but still keeps in touch with the girls and comes to our meetings when able.

Mrs. J. H. McCleskey (Ruth lone Pease) and son, Joseph, aged 21 months went to Honolulu, T. H., in May, 1943, to join her husband, a radio technician for C. A. A. They moved to Koloa Beach, near Koloa, Kauai, T. H. in August, 1943路 There she was Girl Scout Director for the Island of Kauai.

She also taught English to Japanese women for the Adult Education Extension Department of the University of Hawaii.

Mrs. McCleskey served as Club Work Director for the Kauai County Y. W. C. A. in Girl Reserv.: work and Business and Professional Clubs. These three important activities kept her quite busy and made her stay a pleasant one.

She returned to the Mainland in July, 1945 and visited with her father, Dr. Samuel J. Pease, professor at Pittsburg State Teachers College. Mrs. Mc- Cleskey was initiated into Eta Eta in 1934路 IRENE WILSON,

Editor.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Hello gang, Back again-just ' beating the deadline to get the letter in for this issue and tell you a little about what has been happening in Pittsburgh.

The most recent meeting of our chapter was held at the Pittsburgher Hotel Saturday, November 23 . Fourteen members were present for a grand luncheon which turned out to be sort of a goodbyehello affair, several members leavi ng and some new officers and m~mbers taking over.

Rhoda Hunter, president of the chapter since last spring, has bid us all farewell and told us about some exciting plans for the future . She is now at the University of North Carolina studying radio, as we understand it. Rhoda's leaving called fo r a new election and Janet Benedict moved into the office of president. Ruth Eckert, one of our new members from W est View, Pa., was elected to Janet's old post, treasurer.

Also saying good bye were our good friends and faithfu l members Kay Davies, Ann Viola, and Gerry Shannabrook Mendler. Kay is going to li ve in Detroit where her husband is taking over hi s father's business. Ann's husband has been transferred to Kansas City, and Gerry, who has been teaching in New Kensington, Pa., is going to live with her husband near Harrisburg.

New faces with the group were Vivien Kennedy Ste_venson of New Kensington, Indiana State Teachers graduate, and Ruth Sutherland Miller, Drexel graduate.

Lt. Virginia Lee Straw, one of our girls, a.

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time stnce she joined the WAVES a couple of years ago. She was married in New York during ovember to Lt. Col. William Bradford Bailey of the U. S. Air Corps. Lt. Col. Bailey, a graduate of Duke University, is an executive officer in the 353rd Fighter group of the 8th Air Force based in England.

He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Silver Star.

November is a big month in the year for mel always head back for Alumni Homecoming at Temple University and have a swell time visiting with all my A. S. A. sisters. Grace Williams, president of Kappa Kappa was a lovely hostess to all those who came back together with the grand bunch of girls in the chapter this year. It was nice to see Helen Corey again. You can always count on seeing her at one of those affairs.

The Kappa Kappa house was beautifully decorated. It has a gracious air about it together with all the "rah-rah" college atmosphere you would want.

That winds up the news for this time. Be back with you again.

Yours in A. S. A., FRANCES PARRY.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Dear A. S. A.'s, The Richmond chapter seems to be perking up quite a bit after a slight lull during the summer.

We have had very good meetings these last few months and hope that we can keep it up. 路 We had elections for officers in November and were very pleased with the results. Virginia Rudd, our capable past secretary, is our new president; Barbara Friend, who has just settled in Richmond witl1 her husband and baby, is our new vice-president.

Our secretary is Opal Maddox; Corresponding secretary is Gloria Pollard; Treasurer is Sue Harper; and Scrapbook Editor is Ann Pettis. They were installed at an impressive ceremony during our December meeting at the home of Grace Foulkes. All these are hard working, conscientious girls, and we feel sure that the chapter will go forward steadily under their leadership.

We have one new baby to introduce during this period. He is Richard Johnson, Jr., son of Myrtle Lee Holt Johnson, and was born October 30, 1945.

We are all very much interested in these book projectors that are to be put in veterans' 路hospitals.

And the idea of everyone contributing forty-four cents because this is our forty-fourth anniversary is a sensible as well as a fascinating idea.

Our plans haven't really materialized yet, but we are planning several parties after Christmas. Our first will be a tea the Sunday after Christmas and will probably be held at the Country Club of Virginia. A Valentine Bridge party to raise money for the group, was discussed at our last meeting. We will plan the details at our January meeting.

I have enjoyed very much keeping in contact with all of you by these letters for the PHOENIX

and will now bid you adieu as I turn you over to our new corresponding secretary, Gloria Pollard.

The best of everything in the New Year.

ELLA MARsH ADAMS.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK November was an exciting month for the Rochester Alumnae. We had our first dinner meeting at Rupert Gray's after which we had our business meeting. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We were pleased to have Mrs. Jewett Butler, (Jean Clark), Pi Pi, attend for the first time.

Grace Schreiner Roe became the mother of a baby boy, Peter Thomas, and Lucille Fenton Baldwin also had a boy, Jon Jeffrey. We now have two young mascots.

Mrs. Lindsay Farnan (June Fernaays) left us this month to be with her husband who is stationed in California. Pleasant journey, Ski! A few of the girls were able to attend the Buffalo testimonial dinner last month. They brought us lots of news, and we were particularly glad to hear about Doris Fisher. She left us last month and is now residing in Buffalo.

Grace Almy Aponte and her year old daughter, Mary Richelle, are spending the winter months in Tampa, Florida. Surely do wish we could be with you, Grace.

The Misses Ruth Riley aod Ellen Fane will entertain at a Christmas party this month. After the business meeting we will play bridge and also will have a grab bag.

Yours i~ A. S. A., BERNICE BAYBUTT.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI "When the Lights Go On Again," has been a song which has been hummed often during these past few years. How happy we are this December to know that the lights can really be turned on in the hearts of all as well as on our own little Christmas trees.

This fall has been ideal. St. Louis can not only boast of a cool summer but of a grand and glorious fall with very little nippy weather. Hearts. seem lighter and nerves steadier as we hurry through the days.

The first meeting of the year was in October at Frienda Madaus' beautiful home in Glendale. Frieda had us路 all sit at her dining table for a deliciou luncheon and later presided as our new president.

She proved to be an excellent president and hostess.

We were happy to have Lola Brandenburg Leedham's mother with us. It was good to get back together and we were sorry that several were unable to attend.

The November meeting was at Elizabeth Woody's home. Everyone was thrilled to have Gretchen Mathews Otness, B. B. with us. Gretchen lived in Sf. Louis for six years before moving to Portland,

Oregon in 1940. When we learned that Gretchen planned to visit in St. Louis we wrote her of our meeting and she arranged her visit to be here at that time. Her two youngest children, Margaret, three, and Harold, seven, were with 路her. It was a treat for us to see them and the snapshots of Elizabeth, nine, and her nice husband who were keeping the home fires burning. Gretchen had not changed at all and it seemed like "old times" to have her with us. Karol Greeson, Phi Phi, was also at the meeting. Karol leads such a busy life with her teaching, her home and her attractive young daughter that she is seldom able to spare a Saturday which is regretted by all. The day was another beautiful one and everyone lingered long after the luscious luncheon was finished. Even though there was much visiting to be done, the girls voted to have a part in the Frances Hanson Cary Memorial Library and in the A. S. A. Projector which is being given to the O'Riley General Hospital at Springfield, Mo. We wish that our membership were large enough for us to do much more for the boys who did so much in this great war.

Everyone was saddened to hear that Christine Basham Davis, Zeta Zeta, and her family路 will be leaving us to live in New York as soon as Ed finds a home for them. Christine was president of the Alumnae last year and everyone will miss her fun and the good times we enjoyed in her sweet home.

We are all delighted over her husband's advancement. As field representative of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, Ed has more than "done himself proud" and this call to the New York office shows that not only his friends realize his great ability. It is with happiness that we learn o拢 this advancement but with regret that we think of losing Christine.

The girls decided to have our next meeting on the fourth Tuesday evening in January. Saturday is such a busy day for all that we are hoping this will make it possible for more of us to attend.

Plans were made for the annual Christmas party at Helen Griffith 's. Karol Greeson and Margaret Sutton Hall will be assisting ~ostesses. Helen i~ always so sweet and willing for us to enjoy her most attractive home. It wouldn't be Christmas without our exchange of gifts and evening with the members, husbands, and friends. December r6 is the date with a big red circle around it! We do appreciate Helen and Warren sharing their home with us each year for this happy occasion.

We are hoping that you and yours will have a very, very Merry Christmas and a New Year which will long be remembered as a happy and prosperous one.

Yours in A. S. A., ELIZABETH CARPENTER.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Dear Alpha Sigs, Our regular meeting for November was held at Lora Sipes (Mrs. M. M.), with Mary Darby (Mrs. H. C.), and Belle Beck (Mrs. Paul) as co-hostesses.

Following our business meeting, our impressive program for Founders Day, led by Rena Mae Long was given; after which tea was served. Helen Solomon, our president, poured.

Instead of the December meeting, we held our annual rummage sale the first Saturday of this month. We made over $5o, so it was quite worth the time and effort of all of us . We are also to be co-hostess for Panhellenic meeting the rsth of this month. It'5 to be a book review, given by one of the faculty from Tulsa University.

Just heard that Miriam L~ncaster is leaving for Colorado, soon after the rsth, to be married. We will all miss Miriam, and want to wish her the best of everything, lots of happiness, etc. 路 As for the rest of us here, think there is nothing else special to tell. We, like everyone else, are rushing around getting ready for Christmas.

So, for now, so long, Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to each and every one of you.

Love in A. S. A., HARRIET UMSTEAD.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Dear Alumnae Sisters, Since we weren't 'around' for the last issue of the PHOENIX except to tell you our officers for the year, I would like to give you some of the high lights of our meetings thus far.

We started the season with a meeting at the home of Mrs. Georgiana Page, our retiring President, and had a most delightful evening reviewing summer happenings, electing officers and discussing plans for the following meetings which will be on the first Tuesday of each month.

In November we met with Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold and had a nice gathering in spite of the streetcar and bus strike that left all of us walking except our charming and genial President, Mary Allen Warrick, who is one of those lucky people with an auto and was kind enough to chauffeur us home.

The Washington Alpha Sigs feel very fortunate indeed to have so many new A. S. A.'s choose D. C. for their home this year. New additions to our roll are Kathryn Day of Rho Rho Chapter, Geraldine Harmon of Pi Pi, Ellen Mitchell and Margaret Wilson of Beta Epsilon, Lt. Eleanor Conrad of Kappa Kappa and recently of the Pittsburgh Alumnae and Patsy Magee of Zeta Zeta.

We also are very proud of our two new babies.

Frances Barnard Spencer of Beta Epsilon has a boy, Robert Nye, born October 21, and the Eiselman's (Mama-Sara Lee) have a little girl, Emily Ann, who arrived on October 28.

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December 4, we celebrated an early Christmas our newest member Patsy Magee still a bit in the clouds over her new job with UNRRA and wondinner party with soft lights and music furnisheJ . by Michel and his gypsy violin music.

Gaily dering if she could get to Missouri for Christma wrapped gifts were placed on the table as a center- since she had only been in D. C . a couple of week . piece to give it that Christmassy atmosphere. It was We always find it very difficult to interrupt our conutterly impossible to listen in on all the interesting versations for a business meeting but we did squeeze conversations around the table but I did hear Geor- in a few minutes for such at which time Bessie gi a na Page speaking very enthusiastically about a trip Cary told us more about the Francis Hanson Cary to New York City next week. Helen Lortz worrying Memorial Library which she has established and whaL about having to move again in February, Bessie Cary part the A. S. A.'s are contributing. We further so profuse in her praise of Texas-too bad ther~ discussed the possibilities of our helping with this wasn't a native present; however, Mary Allen War- work and will make our contribution at our January rick said she could agree with her since her husband · meeting which will be a buffet supper at Mary Alwasn't within hearing distance, Lt. Conrad wonder- len 's. ing how it is going to · feel being a civilian again This brings the Washington Alums up-to-dat·~ and then there were Ellen Mitchell and Marga ret but befom we close, we here in the Nation's Capital Wilson in their very sophisticated red dresses, Sard want to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Ne\ Lee Eiselman beaming as only a proud new mama Year to all the A lpha Sigs. can, Kathryn Day looking very pert in black and WILMA L. OPEL. Yours in A. S. A.,

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l(eeping Pace with the 1945 Graduates

ALPHA Keeping in contact with Alpha's members of the '45 class should be comparatively easy, for there were only four of us. I have either seen or written each of them during the past month-Elsie Thompson has probably been the happiest one of us, for she has been Mrs. Robert Burger since September.

Mary Walker Watts must be all aglow for she will lead the Senior Dance figure with the President of the class the night of December 8th. Mary Walker is working at Piney River using all that physics and chemistry she learned at Farmvil-le.

Martha Anne Upshur is teaching in Berryville.

As for me I'm working in the laboratory at DuPont. Mary Ann Chaplin from Madison is working with me . At the present we are on shift and have made no contacts with the Richmond Alumnae Chapter; however, after Christmas we plan to do so.

MARY LIB

in the Hawaiian Islands, but I do not have her ex act address yet, either. I think of her often and wonder how she and the Marines are making out.

That being a standing joke at the Beta Beta house last spring.

For the excitement, Charlotte Herman at one of the first meetings of the sorority this fall walked in with the traditional box of candy, except it seems she really surprised everyone for instead of announcing her engagement she announced her marriage on October first. I believe that is the correct date, if my memory doesn't fail me. The following evening Mrs. Earl Drake left for California with her husband where he will receive further trainincwith the Navy. To see them off at the train wer~ the members of Beta Beta Chapter with rice anJ songs for the newlyweds. Neither have I received an answer from her so I cannot give you her exact address.

I have started a round robin letter on its way to the '45 alumnae and I'll try to keep in contact with them even if we are scattered all over the globe.

MARJORIE PI NER ZIMMERMAN.

HARVEY.

PI PI

BETA BETA Lots certainly has happened since June of this year when five more Alpha Sigs from Beta Beta became alumnae. Perhaps I'm prejudiced as since then I spent the summer working路 on the old hometown paper, and on a week's notice made a flying trip to Corpus Christi, Texas for a certa in cadet's graduation and then the same evening which was August first to become his wife. Whoop拢! Such excitement! After a short stay there we then came to Ft. Lauderdale where we have been for almost four months. Now we're hoping for a leave to spend Christmas in Colorado.

But, that wasn't the only marriage for the fortyfivers. Jean Morrill became Mrs. Jim Frasier at c1 lovely home wedding on August 12-home being Morrill, Nebraska. Jean and Jim met while they were in school at Greeley, in true college fashion.

Mrs. Frasier is teaching this year at Grosse Point, Michigan and Jim is teaching in a high school not far from hers. Jean writes they have a lovely apartment and that she loves married life.

At present, I don't know where Loydean Ha worth is, although I believe she's teaching . Of: course, if her fiance has returned to the States from India it's hard to tell. I will let you know more on her later.

And Joella Kirton- the adventurer- is teaching

Hi Alpha Sigs!

Pi Pi's i945 grads, as usual, are enjoying gab fests and good times together. A few managed to get together for an informal week end at Allegheny State Park last October. Such excitement-catching up on what had happened during the summer.

Then, in November, we joined the 1943 and 1944 grads for an extra-super reunion. Even Nickie Morrison was there-just in from Alabama. We misse"d Ellen Davy Reickert. Have n't seen her since she s'prised us all and became a Mrs. last July.

Seems as though quite a few of our gang hav路.:: big plans for the near future. Ruthie Christman's new diamond means a June bride. Pat Hansen is planning a February wedding.

Not much news from Dottie Fedigan, but we did hear, via the grapevine, that she has Weedsport all enthusiastic over her dance group . Connie Batt and Joanie Steinmiller lead a busy life attending all the Alpha Sig's functions and reporting the news to their "country" sorority sisters. The last we heard from Arline Guenther, she had just bought two cars. Alice Wincence hasn't lost an ounce of pep.

She is even training cheerleaders in Alden .

Caught a glimpse of Betty Plaster the other da y, loving her position as a social worker in Lockport.

After an eventful summer in New York City, Ellen Fane is supremely happy in Rochester. She is with

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Ruthie Riley, naturally. Janet Gibbons is now attending business school. Dottie Hawthorne and Ann Andrews have gone sophisticated on us-arrived at the reunion with new sleek hairdos. Nancy Diggins, lucky girl, spent part of her summer in California.

Jane Harris hasn't forgotten good ole 17 Tudor Place. She drops in every so often, looking very smooth in her new fur coat. Jeanne Thornton is learning to play bridge, passing time 'till Bill comes home from Germany. Marty Yeager may be seen in Flint's college shop.

We missed Phyllis Tatu and Josie Cunningham at the reunion, also Dee Mergler, who was ill that week-end. Betty Trieber's Paul is still overseas, but she is busy being our big sister to the actives. Helen Schroeder has moved to Hamburg to be nearer her little Eden kindergarteners. Bea Palmerton is the same loyal Alpha Sig-saw her at the actives' fashion show and the reunion. Yours truly is having a wonderful time. Dogpatch (Cuba, to you) turned out to be a lively place after all, and evening classes at St. Bonaventure's College, twice a week keeps us in th swing of things. ' uff talk for now, more m a few months.

Mary Marie Smith whose home is Blythedale, Missouri, is now working as a chemist in Kansas City and resides at 1723 Tennyson, Kansas City, Kansas .

Joyce Agler is now married to William- Martin and claims as her address Maryville, Missouri. 路Norma Robinson whose permanent address is Bedford, Iowa, is teaching somewhere in Iowa.

Virginia Rogers whose home address is Osborn Missouri, is teaching at Corning, Iowa. ' Thelma C. Shively whose home address is Hamilton, Missouri as to my knowledge is at home.

Virginia Akers, Joyce Agler Martin, Norma Robinson, Virginia Rogers, and Thelma C. Shively have not completed their degrees, but they did not return to school after the summer of 1945.

Mary Lou Rush-whose home is Mt. Ayr, Iowa, is supposed to complete her degree at the end of November unless something has happened recently.

I will be at the present address until Christmas.

After that time, my mail should be sent to mv home address, Guilford, Missou ri, until I have e;tablished an address near the base where my husband is stationed.

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MARY KAYES.

PHI PHI I was married early in May and J;ame with my sailor husband to Indiana. Consequently, I have not had as close contact as I might have had with the girls.

June Marris Croece whose permanent address is Krenton, Missouri is now at Oakland, California with her 'hmband.

Margaret Baker whose home address is Maryville, Missouri is teaching Music at Macedonia, Iowa.

Virginia Akers-whose home address is Lawson, Missouri, is teaching in the Intermediate Grades at E_xcelsior Springs, Missouri. Virginia has not com pleted her degree but is teaching on an elementarv certificate. ' Shirley Anderson-Whose home address is Maryville. I have no record of her present addtess.

Mary Bruce-Whose home address is Browning, Missouri is teaching at Knoxville, Iowa.

Betty Jo Montgomery, whose home address is Maryville, Missouri, is teaching Kindergarten in Denver, Colorado.

Phyllis Jea n Price is now married to William Agler and is teaching the Kindergarten at Ladve Village, St. Louis, Missouri. Her home address is Maryville, Missouri.

Jea n Wright Woodburn whose home address i;; Maryville, Missouri, finished her degree in 1945 and then went to Ames, Iowa to study dietetics. However, he was not active after returning to school in the spring of 1944 and the report of her husband as mi sing.

PSI PSI I have written to every graduate of 1945 from Psi Psi Chapter, Natchitoches, La., and here are the results.

Gloria Bayard-Her home address is Franklin, Louisiana.

Rivers R. Dowty's mother has been ill so she ts still in Natchitoches, Cane River Road.

Barbara Graves is enrolled as graduate student at University of Oklahoma. No other address than Box 549, Winnsboro, Louisiana.

Evelyn Horn married Andrew Bee McMillon, Jr., and is no~ living at 2202 Bird Drive, Wesleyville.

Pennsylvama. Her husband is working there.

Pauline Holland enrolled as graduate student at Columbia -University. New address-Johnson Hall, Box 74, 4II W. n6th Street, New York 27, New York.

Freeda Higss home address is Box so, Ellisville, Mississippi.

Annie Sue Miller is teaching school in Sulphur, Louisiana. No address other than 906 Pine Street, W. Monroe, Louisiana.

Maurine Nee! is working for Standard Oil Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her new address is 4576 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Carrie N. Rodgers graduated in the summer, 1945. She is teaching school in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Ella B. Tomlinson is working for Social Securit Board in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her new address is 1738 Milan Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PAULINE HoLLAND.

NEWS LETTERSCollege Chapters

ALPHA State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia

Dear Alpha Sigmas, Another quarter has flown by. It seems like only yesterday that we were just returning to Farmville from our summer vacation. But let's think back over the term and see what has happened.

Our Founder's Day Celebration was our highlight of the quarter. It is our custom to have a banquet on Founder's Day, and we followed thatc custom this year. The banquet table was lovely with candles and flowers decorating it. The girls and guest looked lovely too, in their evening clothes.

We had turkey with all the trimmings!-and was it good! After we had finished our dinner, we had the Founder's Day program. 路 Another. speciality of the quarter was the Senior Dance, December 8th. Mary Walker Watts, who was elected as honorary member of the Senior Class, was back to lead the figure at the dance. We were all so proud of her. Our Chapter room was a very attractive spot during intermission for three reasons-food, Christmas decorations, and the people.

At the end of the quarter, we're always thinking of Christmas. And right now I'rn thinking of our Christmas party, December 15th. We had a plate supper which was a dream . Under our little Christmas tree, each of us found a gift with an original (though often not literary) poem. Our party was lots of fun and put us all in the Christmas mood.

And with this bit of news, I think you"re up-todate on the Alpha Chapter.

Love in A . S. A., PATSY DALE

ALPHA BETA Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri

Alpha Beta has officially-no, we DIDN'T say conditionally"-finished a quarter of school. Everyone passed, believe it or not-nuff sed-and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving vacatiol). and came back so full of turkey we still gobble every morning at sunrise.

To top it all off, rushing season is all over, we have fifteen fine pledges, and we THINK we'll live till next year. We really knocked ourselves out those last two rush weeks, though. Our traditional Gypsy

Caravan blossomed with hay bales, corn shocks, empty bottle candle h'olders, and whirling square dancers.

And our dessert bridge at the home of one of our alumnae, Mrs. Edgar Myer, was lovely. We used "Carousel" as our theme-and after all the crazy bridge we played and that "conventionalized vodka;, we drank, everyone was about ready to go for ::t ride on the miniature merry-go-round.

It was lots of work, but fun, too-and was it worth it! May we introduce Alpha Beta's fifteen new members? Noemy Gomez and Nidia Saenz, our two South American belles, are from down Costa Rica way; Betty Ruth Lackey, Kirksville, who sings and dances; Kathleen Willoughby, a red-haired glamour gal, Betty Jane Nelson, our "bottle" baby, and athletic Martha Brockman, all from LaPlata; "Smiles-Girl" Joy Johnson, from Purdin; Doris Weaver, Frankford, our Alpha "Dark Eyes"; mischievous Jean MacWilliams, from Bucklin; lovely Dorothy Saar from Cantril, Iowa; magnetic Merrill Salisbury from Memphis; Bernadine Fleshman, Lucerne, who can bake a mean cherry pie; cute little Mona Beary, from Unionville, Iowa; goodnatured Mary Lierly from Boomer; and home-townqueen-of-love-and-beauty Elsa Webbink, from Augusta. And there they are-the "fruits of our labor"and we're simply pickled tink. Even if we are being a little rough on the poor suckers during orientation week, it's for their own good. They'll never forget how to duckwalk and say the creed forward, backward, and sideways.

But time out now for sack cloth and ashes. We've lost a wonderful active, because Lois B~ntly from Glasgow has grrrrraduated, the plutocrat. We feel a little lost without her-they say it's a cold ole world Out There, but we think maybe Lo.is will find the Detroit climate plenty hot New Year'sat least the postman who delivered her letters from there always wore asbestos gloves!

We told you about our grand alumnae Chapter last time, didn't we? They've been doing the nicest things for us. For instance, they planned and worked out all the decorations and program for our formal Founders Day banquet. Red and white ribbons decorated the tables and red floating -water lily candles lighted each place. The red and white programs were designed by Mrs. Joh~ Cu.rry, Jr., and carried a large design of our soronty pm. We even had a路n anniversary cake, served by Mrs. E . 0.

Lacey, one of our patronesses.

Mrs. Eugenia Moorman, one of Alpha Beta's original founders, served as toastmistress. Delores

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Fairchild sang "Love's a Merchant" and Johanna Ziegel sang "The House on the Top of the Hill ," accompanied by Martha Reynolds. Toasts to the alumnae, actives, pledges, patronesses and sponsor were given by Mrs. Anna Valentine, Mrs. Mary Margaret Estes, Doris Jea n Reid , and Mrs. Sarah Wimp.

About sixty "past, present a nd future" Alphas were present, a nd as usual, we thought it was our "ni cest ever"-only this time 路we really meant it!

Bye for thi s time. See you " next year"-in the PI-tOE

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ALPHA GAMMA State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Whew! Gosh, but I'm tired . All the excitement of today 's visit to the Sea Side Shanty have at last caught up w ith me and the rest of th e ga ng.

The day's experiences of playing sai lor hosts to thirty young fres hmen was a pleasant task thoug h a tiri ng one. The sailor blues and whites we wore were rather tight in spots a nd too bi g in other places.

Guess girl s just aren't the type to wear a uni fo rm.

After using a shoe horn in some cases and belts in others, we picked up our dates at 2:30, and all started for our fling at our sailors' paradise.

We were greeted at the door by a very handsome sai lor, with long hair, however, a nd after toasting ourselves in front of the fireplace we danced, played bridge a nd had some fun. The highlight of our frolic making was the bathing beauty contest put on exclusively fo r the benefit of all us wise old sa ilors.

Of course, the climax of the afternoon was the good food all of us devoured, and, oh, the usual things we had to eat-cold waves (chili), sea biscuits and whale oil (rolls a nd butter) , sea squirt (pickles), murky sea water (hot chocolate). For dessert we had foa my sponge (cookies) and bite-bait (apples).

The red and white table cloths, sailboats made from sea shell s, candles dripping with tallow, small pails of salt water taffy and sea shell ash trays all helped to g ive the "Shanty " a bit of seashore atmosphere.

While singi ng our Alpha Sig songs we sa ilors ado~ned our dates with brilliantly colored sea shell earnngs.

Our Founder's Day luncheo n was held ovember 17th . We used the theme suggested by the l ational Officers. We had a love! y program highli ghted by a solo by Eleanor Wilson. The table wa colorfull y decorated with red and white carnations.

The chicken was devoured with little or no effort. t one of our meetings not so very long ago we ancy Coombs. Nancy had apsaid good-bye to plied fo r a teaching job fo r the last nine weeks of student teaching. I know we all shall feel the big gap she leaves in our group. Good luck to you 1 a ncy! Come back and visit us soon.

But then looking at the brighter side of things, Mary Louise Knepper has come back on campus to finish her last nine weeks of student teaching. It' good to have you back again Mary Louise.

Thanksgiv ing vacation is only a few week behind us and yet here we are, all enthusiastically looking fo rward to our Christmas vacation which starts on the 19th of this month. The first peaceful Christmas fo r a long time. I hope all you Alpha Sigs will have a complete fa mily around your Christmas tabl e.

A ll the girls have really bee n "on the ball" with ru shing thi s yea r-theater parties and dinner parties have been of common occurrence. It is almost a habit. Of course, the old time gab sessions of the g irl s a nd rushees are still a favor ite pastime too.

Such topics as men, movies and mu sic top the li st as being most popular. Then there is the other type of gab sess ions-the type that becomes a bit divided in opinion at times, the discussion of our rushees! We h ave a very good g roup of freshmen this year, a nd our prospects are excellent.

Miss Mahachek is having us down to her homL next Saturday afternoon fo r our Christmas party.

Don't know what's going to happen, but will let you know next time I write. Until then I hope Sant.t Claus brings yo u everything you want.

Yours in A. S. A.

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BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado

H appy N ew Yea r greetings from the Beta Beta chapter!

W asn't it only yesterday that we were all eager! y starting our fall quarter? Probably not, but it's unbelievable that already our second quarter ha begun. And has our time been filled with activitie !

Participation in clubs and organizations is great.

An Alpha Sig holds an office in many of the orga ni zations on campus. The president and vicepresident of Alpha Psi Omega are Shirley Swayze a nd Thelma Hol zmei ster. Vera Bell Smith is president of the Junior class. Ruth Baker has the tremendous job as editor of the Cache La Poudre, our a nnual. Our president, Edith Joppa, holds the office of president of the Colvin Club and is bookkeeper of the Associated Students. A number of A. S. A.'s are on the Student Council. And we are proud of our pledge, Elsbeth Holbrook who play 路 string bass in the Denver Symphony Orchestra.

This past quarter has been a very eventful one.

Jonell Hayworth, a Greeley girl, was presented the award as Honor Pledge for 1945 at the annual alumn luncheon. Most of the girls from our chapter attended this luncheon in Denver, Colorado.

The Beta Beta's had a big time at the first Homecoming since the outbreak of the wer. "Wd路 come Back Vets", was the theme for and for the Alpha Sigs. Our sorority house cf..~路or:atrll~

in red and white made its debut once agam 1nto Alpha Sig Gerry the competition for the cup.

Hanselman made a lovely candidate for the "Mum" queen.

Another outstanding event was the Founder's Day dinner commemorating the forty-fourth anniversary of the sorority. Individual contributions for the Francis Hanson Cary Memorial Library were made during the dinner.

The Dramatic Club of CSCE, in which many of the Alpha Sigs are members, presented Noel Our own Sammy Coward's, "Blithe Spirit".

Holzmeister starred as the "spirit", and another Alpha Sig, Gerry Hanselman did a fine job in her part.

One week-end we were happy to have Mrs. Polly Schlosser, national vice-president, with us. And we also received a pleasant surprise when Vera Bell Smith passed the candy announcing her engagement to AI Muckerlon.

I could write on and on telling you about many other things such as, the fun we had during our Christmas activities, but it's best that J stop for now.

So 'til then.

Yours in A. S. A. Lou

EPSILON EPSILON Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas

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and our patronesses. We plan to end up at Jane Ladner's, our sponsor, for coffee and doughnuts.

At last we are going to have a Christmas Formal.

The men are definitely back. This year we ar::: combining our Pledge Formal and Christmas Formal.

This will be December 21 at the Student Union.

Bye for now LucE

BENDER.

ZETA ZETA Central Missouri State Teachers CoUege, Warrensburg, Missouri

Hello Alphas: Groups of things have happened to Zeta Zeta since last we met. We had our Founder's Day Banquet Nov. 14 at "Rigs". Everybody ate heartily and enjoyed themselves immensely.

Next, and perhaps most important, we have .1 new sponsor. She is Mrs. 0. L. Houts, the former Dean of Women here. W e are really happy to have Mrs. Houts. She is a grand woman and we consider ourselves lucky to get her-.

Two weeks ago eight of our pledges joined the ranks of the actives. After the initiation we all journeyed down to "Rigs" for a coke. The evening went off beautifully and we're glad to have the new gals aboard.

The Navy has left the campus of C. M. S. C. and the manpower shortage here is critical, in fact it's practically nil. We sure miss those "bell bottom trousers".

Our best wishes go out to an Alpha of last year, Marian Wade. Marian, or Becky as she was known to us, was married to Lt. George Whitehouse Dec. 9 in Sedalia.

I'll cut this line of chatter for now. See ya!

Love in A. S. A.

Dear Alpha Sigs: On November 15th the Alumnae chapter gave us our Annual Founder's Day dinner. These dinners are always so much fun and we always look forward to them. It's nice to see the Alumnae again and to talk over our Sorority activities.

The Sorority House was buzzing with activity this month. Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, our National HELEN JENNINGS. President, was a guest for a few days. Some of th~ ETA ETA girls met her for the first time. We all enjoyed Kansas State Teachers College, her visit very much. While she was here Pan- Pittsburg, Kansas Hellenic Council gave a Tea for her.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry announced the engagement Dear Alpha Sigs: 'Twas really wonderful getting together againof their daughter Barbara to Eldin Cillam. Barbara is one of our pledges this semester. We were all 路 and what a homecoming! Yes, the Alpha Sigs here at K.S.T.C. happily welcolmed their alumnae. And very happy for her. 路 With Christmas just a few weeks away the Alph:~. what a hearty welcome! .The Alphas showed their enthusiastic Homecoming spirit when they arose bright Sigs are real! y busy.

This year we decided to adopt a family to take and early one morning for a sunrise and singing care of over the holidays. We're collecting food and service. "Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning!" toys and are also getting a tree for them. The girls might well have been our theme song. However, have really entered into it. It will make us all very we were soon wide awake and peppy as ever. After happy to know that we've made some family happy stuffing themselves full of bacon and eggs, we buzzed over to the "Alpha" house and commenced our decoon Christmas Day. Our Annual Mother's Party at Christmas will be rating in full swing. And you should have seen our December 16. This is when the Pledges present their thrilling results! Our float also looked "snazzy" after original songs. Also we have our Christmas tree and we had put our finishing touch to it. Now, for the main feature of our Homecoming parade -our exchange presents.

On December 19 the Sorority is going Christmas Alpha queen candidate! To see that gorgeous bruCaroling. This year we plan to sing to the hospitals, nette, Charlotte Miller, pass by in a red convertible, Dr. MacFarland (our College President) the dean decorated with red and white roses, was a treat for

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anyone. And don't think we weren't all mighty proud of her! Betty Lance and Rhoma Schmidt, both Alpha Sigs, were also queen candidates. Betty was nominated by the Phi Sig Upsilon fraternity and "Ronnie" by the Sig Tau Gammas.

After the Homecoming game, cider and doughnuts were a welcome treat for the alumnae. True to tradition, the guests chatted about "the good ole days" and met the new Alphas. Mrs. Perva Hughes, one of our sponsors, and Freda Elmore, our chapter president, received the guests. The entire chapter played hostesses. Betty Lance presided at the cider bowl.

We were so happy to be able to hold our annual open house while the Navy was still here. Nice timing! Agree? We had a delightful time entertaining our guests- approximately 100 in all. Our little pledges especially got a "big bang" out of it, for we appointed them as guides and thus they had the honor of taking the sailors on a tour of the house. More fun! However, we actives managed to keep them from feel~g too "high-hat" at this special privilege, by letting them "clean up" afterwards. We were dressed in our best "bib and tucker" - formal attire, and so we made it quite an event.

We observed our Founder's Day at the Hotel Besse. Mrs. Dorothy Butler, president of the alunnae, was the toastmistress. The theme of the program was "Builders of the High Gates". One of our talented little pledges, Pat Scalet, sang, "My Hero".

A golden gate and candles served as the decorations.

Mrs. Butler, Dr. Jane Carroll and Mrs. Perva Hughes, sponsors, and Freda Elmore participated in the program which carried out our theme. Mrs. Homer J. Hand extended the welcome. The program was concluded by group-singing.

Right now we are in the midst of our Xmas shopping and making plans for our big Christmas formal which is to be held on Dec. 15th at the Hotel Besse- with Steve Stevens' Orchestra. And how do you all find the "man situation"? So far, we haven't found it too bad, but oh! How are we ever going to find sixty eligible men? Quite a problem! And what a headache! There are a few of those "more fortunate" Alphas whose "one and only" is home on leave. For instance, there is Johnie Thomas, one of our pledges, whose "dream-man" has even received a discharge! And then there's Mary Anderson who has the one happy thought constantly running through her mind -"Ah, Charles is home!"

With Mary Cronin, it's "Jack"; Freda Elmore, "Jimmy" and Mimi Just, "Jim". This could go on for hours, but we're so happy that so many are home again and will be able to attend this big affair! Our theme is going to be Winter Time and we have the cutest programs! We're all so excited over the dance, the whole house in hummin' with activity.

But our Christmas spirit doesn't stop here! We're proud to say that we've rounded up canned food and fixed several baskets and are making plans to

"sack candy" for the hospital and sing Christmas carols to the patients. About fifteen of our girl have gone to Camp Crowder sometime during the week to entertain the hospital unit there and serve the boys tea and cookies afterwards.

Guess we'll say bye for now Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha JA IE A DER ON.

THETA THETA Boston University, School of Education Boston, Massachusetts

Dear Alpha Sigs: Greetings from us B. U.-ites who have not been able to look up from the landslide of events dumped into our paths!

A tragedy struck in the midst of all our good times. Our president, Doris Bartone, was suddenly stricken with appendicitis and had an excursion to the hospital. .Of course, we know what really happened- she just wanted to get out of preparations for initiation. Doris got a well-deserved but undesired rest, eight stitches, and mail by the carrier load. Her complete confidence in the rest of us carrying on smoothly was justified when the vice路 president, Emily Ba.rtley, stepped into Doris's shoes and conducted the meeting successfully on almost five minutes' notice. It won't be too long now before Doris will be back with us.

Before this sudden disappearance of Madame President, we all had completed the pledging ceremony and had spent an enjoyable evening at the Boston Skating Club in Brighton. Supper over we watched the youngsters-some of them candidates for the Junior Marathon-practice figure eights and spirals. Finally the thrilling part came when w~ saw couples waltzing and skating in time to the music being played. As the saying goes-"you learn som thing new every day"-and so we did that evening.

Did you know that hot steam sprayed on ice will not only recoat the ice but will permit faster freezing?

Well, we discovered that and were most interested in watching the ice being processed.

We'd heard rumors that Kimmie, our adviser, was a fancy skater. So we hinted all around the subject .of a demonstration. But Kimmie was wise to us and said that she would display her talent after a little more practice. We expect invitation any day now.

Before our ranks would be reinforced by the initiates, we "oldies" decided to have a spree. Conveniently it was planned to combine our party with the Founder's Day celebration. Kimmie kindly let us overrun her house on Beacon Hill for the occasion.

The meeting and service were held on the balcony in candle light while the fireplace glowed below us.

Emily, Claire Torrey, and Marion read the various letters, and Edith Smith skillfully conducted the musical part. After we had all contributed our forty-four pennies, we went back downstairs where the table was set and Kimmie's dinner was waiting to

33 be served. As it turned out, the three juniors-Emily, Edie, and I-feted the seniors throughout the dinner. We all were infected with mirth and nothino"' disturbed us- not even the thoughts of homework.

Long remembered will be the sister who ate so many olives- and in her ice cream, too. Ditto for that sister who, while trying to retrieve a lost article under the table, tickled the ankle of her water pouring sister. The latter shrieked, "There's someon:: under the table. I know there is!" and had presence of mind to hang onto the water pitcher. If Doris had not had appendicitis already, she probably would ha \路e felt it that night.

After a sumptuous feast on iced grape juice, pot roast, baked potatoes, fresh peas, pickles, olives, hot rolls, coffee, macaroons, and two kinds of ice cream, the "47 ers" washed and put away the dishes, much to Kimmie's delight. The time passed quickly as we three harmonized on popular and semiclassical melodies. Even -while we were making our way down, across, over, up the streets on Beacon Hill we continued our serenade. I don't know what the Hill people thought, but two officers of the law offered their services for the bass part. As we walked across Boston Common, the wind was blowing, but it didn't bother the sailors who applauded our rendition of "Anchors Aweigh".

As we jogged across the corner .of Boylston and Tremont streets, we were nearing our destination.

That evening of November 28, the Shubert Theatre was presenting the play "Billion Dollar Baby" with Mitzi Green and Joan McCracken. To this we wert: going at long last, after I had tried to get tickets for almost every other play in town. I think we were all satisfied when we left-except that we would have liked to see it again. The play was a satire about the late twenties with its speakeasies, dance marathons, bathing beauty contests, and other features. The dancing was excellent and the show as a whole was spectacular, amusing, and thrilling.

Right now we are up to our necks in preparations for initiation which will take place December 12.

We have five pledgies quivering about what we may do to them. Soon they will find out. The program as it is now set up looks very interesting and amusing. You'll hear about it in the next issue.

The big dance on the I sth is causing a Burry of excitement in our circle. And it's the dance of this season. For the next meeting of F. T. A. Club, Emily, Edie, and I are supposed to present the annual Christmas program. We just finished the annual installation of officers program for that same organization. Ann Nardone is busy arranging for the Scarlet Key Ball. Lately I've seen Norma Driscoll hu~tling through the corridors and drilling the pledges for their exam. Barbara Murphy is struggling with Shakespeare and his plays- and doing fine, too.

Priscilla Kelley is still entertaining her pupils, and Claire Torrey is still nursing a jaw lacking two bad wisdom teeth. Then we are all trying to get time

for Christmas shopping. It looks so hopeless right now.

The season will be past when you read this-but we're wishing all Alpha Sig Sweethearts a joy'ful season and a successful year ahead.

That's enough for now.

MARION S. wALSH

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigs: So much has happened at Temple since I last wrote that I hardly know where to begin. We're in the midst of just about the busiest semester ever at T. U. and all the Kappa Kappas are leading a pretty busy life.

Our fall rush party went over with a bang. We turned the house into a stadium and played football games. Everyone was really jn the mood for a football party this season at T. U.-we won seven games, you know, and fun was had by all. The hot dogs, pop, pretzels, etc., that went with the party must have added just the right touch for eight of the peppiest guests are now wearing red and white ribbons and we'll have the Pledging Ceremony next week.

Memories of Homecoming Week-end are still preqy vivid in our minds, and we won't ever forget those last minute preparations to "Bury Lafayette".

Our float for the parade depicted a graveyard in which the vanquished Lafayette team was being buried. Smaller graves on children's wagons representing the burial of the five teams defeated by Temple this year, were pulled along. We all walked along in dungarees carrying picks and shovels and wearing signs saying A. S. A. Gravedigger's Union.

I 路 doubt whether Jinny Wright will ever forget making those tombstones, or Cricket Jack will ever want to drive another Austin down Broad Street.

It was fun-even digging the dirt for the open graves at 6:oo A. M. Saturday morning-and the entire week-end was a never-to-be-forgotten one for Alpha Sigs. The fact that we all almost fell asleep during the game didn't seem to matter!

Several of us have been active in Templayers, and Pat Derrow was stage manager for the last show, "My Sister Eileen". Fifteen of us ushe.red at one performance, and the pl ay was very well done.

I suppose you all are getting ready for your Christmas activities at this point. Our Christmas Formal is scheduled for the Fourteenth and we have a committee to find just the right tree-and a piece of mistletoe. It's going to be plentiful this year-did you know?? The White Supper, sponsored by the Students Christian Association is coming soon also, and the Alpha Sigs will be there in full force. We're also entertaining at the "Last Straw", our student hang-out, next week. These activities along with Carol Singing and two concerts given by the music eds will keep us going till the much-looked-forwardto holidays starting the Nineteenth.

Well, all you Alpha Sigs, we must get busy and

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study for that Sorority Exam we'll take this week .

I suppose you're all doing that at this time. You know, it was good for us to review our Creed again.

I'm just realizing how beautiful those words are- .

We of Kappa Kappa hope you all-where ever you are-have a wonderful Christmas and the Happiest of New Years this season. Until next time thenLove in A. S. A. CAROL ZAHN.

dinner since her graduation. Her husband, Burdette路 Fuller, is also a Temple graduate and they live in Philadelphia.

We all had a very wonderful time at the dinner, but are sure that these girls had many gloriath Alpha Sig memories to talk about. It was fun to meet them, and we hope you enjoy reading abom them.

There were many alums at the annual dinner given by the Kappa Kappas on November second and we are especially proud of the members of the Class of 1932 who came to be with us . We thought you would like to see this picture and hear about them .

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Reading left to rightMiss Z. MINERVA MEssENGER, member of the Class of 1932-physical education major, who is now re 路 laxing at th~ home of her parents in Salisbury, Md. after nearly three years of service with the U . S. 0.

Previous to that she taught Phys. Ed. in Salisbury High School for ten years .

MRs. R uTH MERCER FoRTIN, another member of the same class-Phys. Ed . major. Ruth traveled from ew Bedford, Mass. with her young children to be with u . She has been married eight years and has two children: Philip Jr., 5 years, and Gwen, 22 months. Ruth's husband is Dr. Philip Fortin, also a Temple路 graduate . Previous to her marriage, Ruth taught in orristown.

MRs. CHARLOTTE HARTMA PRE!I.IBLE, Class of '32, music major. Charlotte came from Livingston, . J. to join her classmates. She has two handsome young sons of four and six years .

MR . EvELY HARTMAN RAYNOR, Class of '34another Physical Education Major. Evelyn and Charlotte are sisters and both married Penn men. Evelyn taught Phys. Ed. at Quakertown, but now has three acrobats of her own to train-all girls.

MR . JEA LE TZ FuLLER, Class of 32 and a physical education major. Jean is still connected with the Alma Mater as assistant to the Business manager of the Book Store. She has attended every alumnae

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Dear Alpha Sigs: The months of July and August found tht Xi Xi Chapter very busy. Several meetings were held at State Beach and a couple of the meetings terminated at the l}ll-U-Sings which are held in Royc~: Hall Auditorium and are attended by all Uclans.

On the evening of August third all of the Xi Xi's were seen at Lucas, an Italian Restaurant, enter路 taining Ethel Tobin, one of our favorites and especially active alumna, who is leaving her Beverly Hill teaching assignment for an administrator's position in Fresno.

Fifteen of the girls who were still in town on August the twenty-fourth attended the performance of "Song without Words", at the Philharmonic Auditorium. All of the girls were pleased with the music, but were even more favorably impressed with the colorful costumes and scenery.

With the termination of the six weeks summer session only four girls were left on the campus and it was decided that there would not be any more meetings held until the opening of school on tht twenty-sixth of October. However, with the arrival of invitations to the wedding of our president, Elizabeth Broggi, to Frank Dickson a change in plans was made and in the third week of September the pledges and actives attended a bridal shower for "Liz" given by Mrs . Katherine Hunsicker and Dottie Holland. Games were played, a gab session was held and Liz following hints from Nurser Rhymes made her way from one end of the hou c to the other gathering together her gifts. Later Mrs. Hunsicker served us some 'out of this world' angc:l food' cake and tea .

On ovember thirteenth, "Liz" became Mrs. Frank Dickson in a lovely ceremony held at the Pasadena Wedding Chapel. All of the Xi Xi's were mighty proud and just a mite envious of Liz as she walked down the aisle to meet Frank.

The first meeting of our fall semester was held on ovember fifth after which we attended tht: first ll-U-Sing of the semester. On Friday, November sixteenth the active and the alumnae group met at Westwood House where we celebrated Founder\ Day with a banquet. Our pledge group had charge of all arrangements.

On Monday, November nineteenth we held our initiation at Pat Anderson s home and at the end

35 of the evening we were able to add the names of Patricia Anderson, Catherine ' Mary Aitken, Schwartz, Helen Hartwick, Caroline Nobles and Maralee Allen to our roster of actives.

Our third meeting of the semester turned out to be quite an eventful one when Elizabeth Dickson resigned and Dottie Holland was elected president.

At the same time Katherine Schwartz became our treasurer filling the shoes of Virginia Tebbets who is now attending the Law School at Southern California. Best of luck to you Ginger. We also decided to make scrap books for use in the government hospitals.

Today, December ninth we held our first rush tea at Pat's house and were pleasantly surprised when Helen passed a box of chocolates containing the names of Lucy and Joe. Lucy is to be married on the eleventh of January, but is going to continue going to school here at UCLA until June, when she expects to go to Baltimore, Maryland. We Xi Xi'3 wish her all the happiness in the world, but. we surely are going to rriiss our Lucy.

As our calendar now stands we are going to be very busy the next few weeks. Our plans include a Spaghetti dinner, our Preference dinner to be held at the Town Club and a Christmas party given at our vice-preside_nt's house, Margaret Campsey. Until the next issue of the PHOENIXSincerely in A. S. A., DoLORES AITKEN.

PI PI Buffalo State Teacher s CoJJege, Buffalo, New York

The Alpha Sigs at Buffalo are literally "hanging from the rafters", since we have grown so in number.

Rushing is finally over. Our efforts were rewarded to the tune of thirty-six of the lovliest, most active girls on campus. By the way, they all look charming in red and white. Our starry-eyed pledges give us a determination to keep the meaning of Alpha Sigma Alpha on top.

The Pi Pi's gleefully note that they have made the headlines. The "Dazzling Decades", our fashion show, rated two pictures in the Buffalo newspapers.

We salute our glamour girls. The event was a tremendous success, we even attracted some men, although a fashion show is supposed to be a woman's territory. Last Sunday Pi Pi found itself in the middle of the Buffalo Courier Express society section. The paper ran an article on life in the local universities and colleges. Ev Benson, Sandy Pevney, and Jane Gallop were our typical girls, pictured as they did some last minute preparation before meeting their "dates". 17 Tudor is doing itself proud.

We were so proud to say "That's our Em", at a luncheon honoring Emma Coleman Frost here in Buffalo. It's no wonder the charming Mrs. Frost is the winner of the Wilma Wilson Sharp Alumna Award. Betty Ansell, Mary Ellen Seibert, and Nancy Weisbeck spoke for the active chapter. There was :t

whirl of small talk, weighty conversation, and greetings which almost over-shadowed luncheon.

Our informal rush party, was a pirate party. We amused ourselves by painting on mustaches and tat路 toos to the further amusement of our guests. The president received the guests on the bridge of our ship where they signed their names in blood. Further piracies held our captives fast in the lair.

On Saturday the rsth; is our gala Christmas dance here at the house. Most of the girls have escorts, which up to this time was one of the seven wonders of the world. The chairman has plans which she says will send us away for the holidays with an abundance of the Christmas spmt.

May we wish you the very best of luck in the new year.

Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha, BETTY AESCHBACK.

SIGMA SIGMA Western State CoJJege of Education, Gunnison, Colorado

Hello AI phas: As we write to you this time we have six new pledges acquired last weekend.

Our formal rush dinner was Wednesday night, November 7 in the dinner room of the Allen Hotel.

Calling for the rushees at six o'clock we went to Dos Rios Rancho for cocktails. The banquet room was decorated lusciously (we're sure of it) in red and white with table decorations of red and white tapers and gardenias. After dinner we all went to Mrs. S. J. Miller's home for games.

Our first snow came the night of our rush banquet consequently we serenaded with a white background.

Skiing begins soon and so Gail Ann, and Duffy will probably become permanently attached to "those boards" for the winter. The Pioneer Ski Course has been reconditioned and the chair tow will agaiq be in operation this year. Western State will again take its place as the Collegiate Sports Capital of the West.

Until next time Love in A. S. A. DoRIS OcsBURY.

TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State CoJJege, Hays, Kansas

The Tau Tau's bid farewell to Miss Leona Roble, sponsor at their Christmas party Sunday evening, December r6. Miss Roble left for Denver University, where she will take courses in library science. She will resume her sponsorship in the fall semester.

A Mistletoe formal was held in the Fort Hays Room of the Lamer Hotel Friday evening December 14. Decorations were predominated by blue and white lighting effects. Before the dance the couples gathered at the home of Mrs. R. S. Markwell for a buffet supper.

Captain Dale Stithem returned from overseas to his wife Betty several weeks ago.

Betty is vicepresident of Tau Tau Chapter. Captain Stithem

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has re-enlisted and Betty has left school in order to be with him. The chapter regrets losing such an able officer, but wishes her happiness.

Tau Tau Chapter joined the other sororities on the Fort Hays Campus in raising money for the World Student Service Fund. The Alpha's had two booths at the W. S. S. F. Carnival put on by the Panhellenic Council. Miss Leona Roble, sponsor, donned a star-spangled shawl, and under the pseudonym of "Mada m Youtellum" read palms. The other copcession was an Alphagram booth. For varying prices, telegrams, singing telegrams, and boutonnieres could be wired to anyone on the dance floor, by anyone on the dance floor.

A circus theme predominated the Panhellenic fo rmal given November r6 . Another formal, the Benefit Ball, an all-school formal, was sponsored by Panhellenic on December 7· The proceeds of this formal are to be added to the fund for building a student union building on the campus.

Yours truly, ELEA OR MEYER.

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Missouri Hello Alpha Sigs, Mid-year finds us all in th<; swing of thingsthe usual last minute rush to catch an eight o'clock class each morning, nothing on our minds but this year's basketball team, and we have settled back into the "five-day-a-week-till-spring" routine.

Seriously though the past two months have been busy ones for us. In our last letter w~ told you what a grand group of pledges we had-they inaugurated a new custom here at Maryville when they proclaimed ovember 8 as "Pledge Day." Actives shined shoes, cl ea ned rooms, made beds, and did various other "pledge" duties, but we were well repaid at the end of the day with a lovely dinner given in our honor at the Hotel Linville. The place cards for the active members were small red a nd white devils a nd for the pledges, red a nd white angles. The center piece was of red and white ch rysa nthem ums. The dinner was one of the nicest things that has happened to us thi s year.

Our an nual Founder's Day dinner was held at the Countr y Club, ovember 26, honoring the founder of Phi Phi Chapter, Mrs. J. W . Jones, patroness, a nd J. W. Jones, president of the college.

Four tables branched out from the speakers table which was centered with five tapers in brass holders, urrounded by smilax representing the five fo unders.

A golden gate wa arranged on each side of the tapers, repre enti ng the theme "Builders of High Gates."

I o ar ranged on the tables were six bouquets of chrysanthemums in golden crowns. Th crow ns were surrounded by smilax . Miss Mary Lee Wharton, president, was toastmistres . The program opened with the readi ng of the sorority creed and group si nging of "We Love Thee Truly, D ea r A.S . . '

Mrs Clun Price read a letter from the national council stating that a former member of the council has founded a library in honor of her son killed in action. Birthday pennies were given by member to help furnish books that circulate in navy and army hospitals. Mrs. Albert Kuchs read a message from Mrs. Sharp to Mr. and Mrs. Jones and they were presented a silver tray in appreciation for thr work that Mrs. Jones has done as patronbss of the sorority and to honor President Jones for his new position in the College.

We held formal initiation for nineteen pledgc::s Wednesday, December 19. Following the initiation we were guests at a Christmas party and chili supper at the Elk's Club given for us by our patronesses, Mrs. Albert Kuchs, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mrs. F. M. Townsend, Mrs. Clun Price and Mrs. Charles R. Bell.

Since you last heard from us, we have had orne Alpha Sig marriages. Our former president, Mary Lee Wharton, is now Mrs. Gene Polk. In October we had two weddings; Betty Gregory who married Donald Cockayne and Betty Chaves, an alumnae. who married Turner Tyson. The latest marriage was Gwen Kearn to James Corken on December 23.

To each couple we wish the best success and happin· ess.

And now we say-"So long." We'll be seeing you soon .

M ARY

MARGARET

GA 'TT

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana Hello Alpha Sigs: How time flies-again it is time for a chat with you. We of Chi Chi have just finished finals. After finishing the last minute notebooks, papers, and art projects we are now relaxing for a couple of days.

By all indications Christmas is coming-for when you enter an Alpha Sig's room you are greeted with Christmas cheer. Van and Fran have a bea utiful tree again this year.

Shall I look into my crystal bowl and reveal the Chi Chi's past? Marjorie tafford was chairman of Founder's Day. The ceremony was very impressin: with cand lelight and with everyone in white. Whil refreshments were being served Lou Stuttler, a pledgL, played the piano, Ruth dkins, a pledge, sang a song with Susy Mitchell accompanying and Kathl een Mabus entertained with her magic violin.

The pledges gave the actives a ' ome as you are" party on ovember 6th. We never had suspected our pledges were so talented till they presented a number of skits which kept us rolling in the ai le. Lou Stuttler provided music fo r singing and dancing.

A Friday afternoon in November all student were dismissed from classes. Students and faculty alike cleaned up the campus. That night we had a huge bonfire and a snake dance . We ended up at th•; theatre downtown where we had a theatre rush. The

37 next day was a great day for the Ball State Cardinals The sorority house was really "ye old bee hive" for we won a victory over Butler University, Indiana- , on Tuesday evening, November 2oth, when the polis. Thus ended our football season. pledges gave the actives a Thanksgiving banquet.

Last Friday night, December 7 the girls of Lucina The Thanksgiving motif was everywhere evident.

Hall held a "Hanging of the Greens" party. The girls The pledges were appropriately dressed for the decorated the huge tree, hung wreaths and mistletoe occasion in waitress costumes, complete even to tho:: between mouthfuls of popcorn, cookies, and candv. caps and aprons. After a delicious dinner, sororitv The aroma of evergreen intermingled with the wood- songs were sung by all. . smoke from the fireplaces and popcorn-everyone Big plans are being made for a merry Christmas had the Christmas spirit. Many Alpha Sigs joined season, with a big Christmas tree, and gifts to be the fun. Fran Miller took pictures of the decorating. exchanged between big and little sisters. The memEvery year the ASA's are in charge of selling Christ- bers of Psi Psi Chapter join me in wishing all mas seals on campus. This year Maxine Stafford Alpha Sigs the merriest Christmas possible! and Ruth Adkins are the chairman.

BETTY SuE ALLISON. Jean Taylor has again organized the chorus. The chorus is presenting a Christmas program Decem- BETA GAMMA ber r8th for the actives, pledges, advisers, patroness, Northeastern State College, Tallequah, Oklahoma dean of women, and faculty wives. The program will include Christmas carols interwoven with the Christ- Dear Alpha Sigs: Among our other activities we have been spending mas story read by Mary Frances Patterson. After the program we are going caroling and then the cabinet is some time in community service work. It is helpful planning a surprise party in the Lucina Recreation and truly interesting. Some of us are working with the Girl Scouts. We are going to assist the American room. It sounds like fun .

We of Chi Chi are busy knitting six inch squares Association of University Women in promoting :1 for the afghan and collecting cartoons for comic local Negro library. The one hundred green and red scrapbooks. This is one of our projects for rehabili- cambric Christmas stockings, for the national retation. The afghan and scrapbooks are for conva- habilitation program are almost completed. lescing soldiers.

Mary Beers, Beta Gamma's alumna from MusSpotlight is giving a one act Spanish play kogee, is to be married in the St. Paul's Church "Soldadera" for convocation December r 3th. Isabelle December 24th. They have waited for this day for Starkey is the leading lady, Concha, and Mary Dawn some time now for Everett has been overseas two Thees is playing Tomasa. If you hear someone years. Best of luck, Mary! speaking with a Spanish accent you know it is either . The idea of getting married seems to be spreading.

Starkey or Mary Dawn.

Two more of our girls are wearing diamonds. They After the first of the year there will be manv are Dorothy King and Berdena Clark. Yours truly activities such as the big three act Spotlight play, i-s thinking of getting married soon, too, now that the Aquaticus, with Barb Mullins co-director:, Campus "the one and only" is back in the United States.

Chords, Follies, and dances. It looks lik~ a full year In our last meeting the pledges sang us this song. for the Chi Chi's.

The words were written by Nita Gayle Burris, JoAN WHITCRAFT .

See you in _r946.

Tulsa.

I'm a little Alpha pledge, I love to go to school, PSI PSI I love to make the members' beds Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana And live by my teachers' rules.

Dear Alpha Sigs: But if it ever comes to pass We Psi Psi's are really "on the beam" this month .

A member I should be, We've pledged five new girls to our chapter, bringing I promise that for a half a year our total membership to fifty-seven. This means A pledge shall work for me. that we lead the other four sororities on the campus, Chorus: not only in quantity, but in quality as well.

Who am I sir, an Alpha girl am I We actives entertained our willing little pledges I'm an Alpha Sig and will be 'til I die at a Hallowe'en party on October 30th. Black and orange were dominant colors in the weird decorations.

The Christmas spirit is in the air. Plans 路 for Each pledge was asked to do the witch dance-with a broom, of course. The best dancer was presented the chapter party and others are really milling around.

So we have big plans for the next few weeks. One prize of one bobby-pin.

Our Founder's Day program was very impressive. party is to be given by our Muskogee Alum chapter The Founder's Day message was read by the light and we are very excited about going.

Love in A. S. A. of candles burning on the mantle and forty-four MILDRED WASSO N . candles gleaming on a huge white birthday cake.

38 BETA DELTA Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

THE PHOENIX

Christmas will bring us the loss of one of our members, Catherine Clodfelter, who graduates. We shall really miss "Kappie."

Until next time, love in A. S. A., EMILY LEITNER.

Dear Alpha Sigs, Soon Christmas will be here, and with its coming there is much merriment on our campus. Es- BETA ZETA Our Southwestern Louisiana Institute, pecially have the Alpha Sigs been busy.

Christmas party was a big success. We had dinner Lafayette, Louisiana in a local restaurant, after which we attended a Dear Alpha Sigs: mov1e. Everyone had a lovely time.

Hello again from Beta Zeta!

Since I last wrote to you, Beta Delta Chapter Being in the full swing of our trimester and havhas increased. W e have many new pledges, and ing just completed a very successful formal rush all of them, we are certain, will be credits to Alpha season, we are still trying to catch our breath.

Sigma Alpha. Most of our pledges are freshmen, Our formal reception was a terrific success. Mrs. but some are upper classmen who have transferred Emile Soulier g raciously offered us her lovely home fro m other schools. and we followed our traditional "old-fashion" theme Speaking of pledges: They plan to give the mem- for decorating, using our fall colors, green and gold, bers a party in January !! Everyone is looking for- set off by candle light. The invitation committee, ward to this event with eager anticipation. The par- Margarette See and Betty Porche, did splendid work ty, we all know, will be a great success. For after on the invitations and name cards. Our alumnae all, isn't success characteristic of Alpha Sigma Al- chapter . of Lafayette was well represented-Mrs. Empha? ma Givens, Misses Pearl L 'Henison and Noella OrThis quarter will soon be finished. With its com- geron poured tea and coffee. In the receiving line pletion will come the Christmas holidays. Beta were Ouida Sue Ristom, president; Ethyline DanneDelta chapter wishes all of you a very merry ker, secretary; Jackie Savoie, registrar; Patsy BouChristmas. dreaux, treasurer; Linda Volrath, Miss Jessie Keep, SARAH ALEXANDER. Miss Alpha Mayfield, Mrs. K. Hait, and Mrs. E. Soulier.

BETA EPSILON Mrs. G. B. Calycomb's most fascinating home Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia was the setting for our tea. This time the decorating committee, Frances Golino, Beth Odom, and Dear Alpha Sigs: Elaine Faciane arranged beautiful red roses and This issue of the PHOENIX finds Beta Epsilm, white camellias.

A special word of praise to the chapter nearly half-way through a school year that is and chairman, 路 Jewel Hoffrefreshment committee passing fas ter than we believed could be possible pauir, for the hot spiced punch which made a big away back 路 in September. hit with everyone. Along with the punch, assorted Our three pledges were initiated into the sorority nuts, mints, open-faced sandwiches and cookies last week and are now ready to take an active part were within reach of everyone. To Mrs. K. Hait in all our work . and all those who did so very much to make our For once, most of us are welcoming the coming parties sucessful, we owe our deepest gratitude. exams because with the prevalence of so much influSaturday, December 7, was really our big dayenza on campus we want to get home as soon as bidding! Results were great - as sixteen rushee possible. Of course, we are slightly influenced, too, signed their bids. After bidding was over we all by the fact that the end of exams means Christmas! went over to the sorority room where Ouida Sue All of us are looking forward with much excitement Ristom and Miss Keep welcomed our new pledges. to our fi rst Christmas at peace in several years.

Amidst singing and dancing and hugging each Thanksgiving turned out to be the perfect holi- other, refreshments were served .

Showing off our genius fo r picking beauti ful day for our president, Mabel Brumley. She came back to school sporting a diamond from Junior. women, we elected Beth Odom as our candidate for Lucky is he! We're having a wedding in the "fam- Camellia queen .

Welcomed back by all the girls was Miss Keep, i!'y," too. On Saturday D ecember 15, Jeanne Raup, a graduate in the class of '45, is to be married to our fac ulty adviser after her absence during her Lt. Robert Grady, better known to us as "Rube." serious illness. We are also happy to announce that It's going to be a real A. S. A. wedding, with the Miss Mayfield, acti ng fac ulty adviser during Mis bride, atte ndant, soloist and orga nist all members of Keep's absence, has accepted our invitation to beBeta Epsilon. come co-faculty adviser.

And so, I close with predictions for lots more Betty Mae Womack, also a class of '45 alumna, visited us for a few days during the first part of exciting news from Beta Zeta next time.

Love in . S. ., from all of us, December. We always enjoy having our old girls back with us.

MARY L AMBOUSY.

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BETA ETA

BETA THETA

State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota

Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Dear Alpha Sigs:

Hello Alpha Sigs: Once again Central has resumed it's normal peacetime routine. The Navy V-12 Unit has been discontinued and the girls on campus now occupy the three dormitories, Ronan, Keeler, and Sloan.

We are all "quietly" living two girls in a room; quite different from last year's four girls per room.

Our sorority social calendar for the coming semester is full of interesting and wonderful plans, including bridge parties, a splash party in the gymnasium pool, and a Valentine's party. For our Christmas get together, Mrs. Thorpe, our adviser, has invited us to· her home. Earlier in the evening we are going caroling.

Every Monday night, the A. S. A. volley ball team competes with other sorority and non-sorority teams. It's really great sport for both the players and our staunch sister supporters who come to cheer us on. Bessie Ballantyne is captain of the team . . . .

Peg Gaflield is captain of our two bowling teams.

We have a Class A team and a Class B team, with the Class A team made up of the high average girls. For the past few weeks, the gals have been bowling to maintain an average, and next week the tournament begins. . . . It won't be long before we organize our basketball team, and you ·can bet we're going to try our best to walk off with the top honors .

Right at present we are thinking seriously of having a winter house party soon after Christmas vacation. It has been some time since we've had a mid-year house party, but we certainly hope we can, and Tink Breitzke has been appoi nted chairman of the affair.

Our fall rushing ended Wednesday and Sunday we are having our pledge service in the Women's lounge at KeeJer union, before which we are having breakfast together.

Jane Bradshaw has recently been selected to represent Central in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities," and Shirley DeGrass has been elected senior class vice-president. Beverly Marzo££ and Gracie Gilbert have been chosen to act as choristers at our sorority meetings.

"Tudy" Breitzke, Betty Chauvin, Jeanne Wile, Maxine Elliott, and Janie Faust, Beta Thetas who were here last year, have been back to visit us.

We had a lovely Founder's Day dinner includ- · ing our rededication program. Mary Lou Larson and Ina June Gaylord were co-chairmen of the dinner, and Jesse Milne was in charge of the decorations, which had the general motif mf red and white. The programs were also cleverly designed in red and white.

Just in closing we Beta Theta's hope you all had a Merry Christmas and that you will have a happy New Year!

Until next time, INA GAYLORD.

Who said "tempus fugit?" Well, I don't care which of the ol~ Latins coined that phrase-truer words were never spoken. Can it be possible that one-third of the school year is gone, and we are already into the second round? Not only "can it be," it is!

While others are heaving huge sighs of relief following quarter exams and getting set for the "nose-to-the-grindstone" business again, yours truly is relaxing and very slowly becoming accustomed to the fact that my college days are over, and I am now a dignified (?) graduate, Keeping me company is Mrs. Cara Reitz-a very recently initiated member who also received her B. A. degree at the end of this quarter. We do not have any too definite plans as yet, but do expect to begin teaching after Christmas.

Our six pledges are now honest-to-goodness members, and what a fine bunch of girls they are. Besides Cara, whom I mentioned before, we initiated Helen Anderson, Cecil Brooks, Leo Nora Liedtke, Roberta Roberts, and Virginia West. Following ininitiation we were entertained at the home of alum Leota Swanson.

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We learned recently that our last year's editor will be married Dec. 29th to her soldier who has just returned from the South Pacific. Betty lives in Pullman, Washington, now, so we won't be able to attend her wedding, but we do extend her our best wishes for all the happiness in the world .

Two of the alums we've been seeing a lot of, Liz olan and Leota Swanson, will be leaving in January for Minneapolis where they will attend a school of medical technology. We wish them lots of luck, too.

The flu is still playing havoc with life in Dickinson, but most of the Beta Eta's have so far been lucky enough to escape it. Among the unfortunates • who didn't escape were president, Marge Kransnobel and our adviser, Miss Woods.

After Christma the girls are planning to g1ve a big "fun-for-all" carnival. Object will be to earn ' money for the projected book fund we have all heard about by now.

Much as I hate to say it, the time has come for good bye. I hope to be coming back often in the future though, and I won't soon forget all the fun and wonderful associations I've had in our sorority.

Love in A. S. A. CHARLOTTE PARKER.

THE PHOENI X

BETA IOTA Radford C91Iege, Radford, Virginia

Hi, Alpha Sigs, This has been one of the busiest quarters in the history of Beta Iota Chapter. Really so much has happened I hardly know where to begin. Still, I don't want to depri ve you of any of the interesting things we have done so I'm going to start where I left off last time.

At our meeting on October 24, we were thrilled to have Miss Sylvia Sublett, of Radford, back with us.

Sylvia was president of Beta Iota in 1943-44路 She had many interesting experiences to relate to her sorority sisters since she entered Red Cross service August rst. S_he was one of the ninety-four Red Cross workers enroute to France for duty aboard the Army transport Thomas M. Barry, when it collided with the fishing boat, Medford, off Nantucket Light, Massachusetts. After a few days' leave which she spent at home, she was transferred to a French liner enroute to France. Recently her family had a card from her from Pari~. She expects to be moved to Germany soon.

Sylvia brought back to the sorority maay ideas and suggestions concerning the work of the sorority, and her experiences in Red Cross work were indeed helpful as well as humorous and entertaining. From her enthusiastic and colorful description, we are sure it is a very interesting type of work-even though she has already looked at at least one million five hundred thousand baby pictures. But we know she does a good job of keeping up morale.

Sylvia still maintains her name as one of the sweetest songbirds of the Radford campus. She majored in public school music and voice and was 路one of the well-known and outstanding students on the campus at the time of her graduation. We Alpha Sigs are certainly proud of Sylvia.

I've never seen any other twenty-nine girls so happy as the Beta Iotas were on Monday, November 19, when Polly Lester, our president, presented the outcome of our rushing season . Directly after lunch the presidents of the three sororities met with the president of Clubs and Organizations who opened the replies to all bids. We other Alpha Sigs were gathered in Polly's room, hardly saying a word but waiting patiently with crossed fingers for the returns. When Polly came in and said, bubbling over with joy and excitement and flashing that lovely smi le of hers, "We have eleven out of thirteen," one big loud yell roared down the halls and everyone knew Polly had broken the good news to us. fter we gained our senses--cause we really were pellbound-we went scouting all over the dorms and campus greeting our new acceptees. nd everyone of them are fine girls a nd outstanding on the campus. What makes us feel so wonderful about i~ all i that six of the eleven were bid by one or both of the other sororities. The whole campus was amazed because Beta Iota had never before made uch a landslide and are we proud! We eem to

be gaining each rush season. After the silent period several of the girls we rushed told us what a lovely time they had at our rush party. So I guess if it', that good it's worth passing on to you . SoOn November 6 we entertained thirteen lovely rushees in the Starlight Room of the Waldorf-A)toria. Of course, it wasn't the real one but our own S. A. B. transformed it into a reasonable facsimile with it' soft blue lights twinkling and sparkling amidst the heavenly music of Kay Kyser ami his orchestra. Kay Kyser was Master of Ceremonie' and gave out with his usual line of jive and ad libbing as his orchestra beat out the latest songs and selections.

The vocalists featured were Georgia Carroll and Harry Babbitt with Frank Sinatra as guest star. "Oh, Frankie, Frank-ie," petite Ruth Davi\ screamed as she slowly keeled over in a state of profound insensibility. Two alert waiters were right there ready to assist in carrying out all overcom~ victims of Frankieitis.

At regular intervals one could hea r Kay com~ out with "Come on, chillun. Yet's dance., and immediately the floor would be filled with the most divine dancers . That could well be expected because there were really some very distinguisheu guests there including Tyrone Power, Carmen Miranda, Clarke Gable, Gypsy Rose L ee, Ginger Rogers and many other famous celebrities . Tony and Margo were a wonder to behold when they favoreu us with a most beautiful and delightful rhumba.

The night would not have been complete without the witty Red Skelton. His impersonation of a woman-Daisy June confidentially-taking a bath was all "reet'' and the guests literally shook with laughter. A truer interpretation of females has never before been given as that given by " I-dood-it" Skelton.

While all this was going on ye ole bartender was kept plenty busy shaking up all sorts of drinks for the members and their guests . And what a variety! Cokes, 7-Ups, Orange, and Grape . Yum, yum!

But that was not all. Just then the waiters began bringing out plates heaped with Waldorf salad, chicken sandwiches, pickles, olives, carrot strips, potato chips and coffee. A little later delicious pineapple sundaes.

During the midst of the drinking, eating, anu being merry, sudden flashes of light were seen around in different parts of the smoke-fllled room, and it was none other than two photographers snapping pictures of the celebrities. nd most of them turned out swell too. Another main feature of the party was the selection of an Alpha Sigma Alpha queen of 1945 from the rushees. The judges' decision wa a good one and she really looked stunning. The last feature of the party was the singing of the Alpha songs with the rushees joining in .

On November 19, we ga e a Coke Party in honor of the girls who were pledged on November

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I just wish everyone of you could see what a wonderful group of girls these eleven are!

We are thrilled to announce our new sponsor, Mrs. William E. Einstien, who was initiated recently. Mrs. Einstien is one of _the best loved and most popular teachers on the Radford campus. She is teacher of public school music and路 violin, is sponsor of the Cotillion Club, director of the Choral Club and Glee Club, and was President of Clubs and Organizations until she resigned this position to accept the invitation of Beta Iota to become its sponsor. She has aided in the development of musical appreciation throughout the college community and Southwest Virginia. Beta Iota is extremely happy to have her for sponsor.

But our rush season did not take all of our enthusiasm and interest. We had the biggest and best Founder's Day celebration we have ever had. It not only lasted one day-but a whofe week-end. On Thursday, November 15, every member wore white.

On Friday we wore our red and white outfits. Friday night found twenty-eight girls looking their loveliest in their most alluring formals on their way to the Hotel Governor Tyler where we held a banquc:;t in honor of our birthday. The table was beautifully decorated with our sorority flowers, and a very impressive program prepared by national was given by the members. Our president, Miss Polly Lester, acted as toastmistress. At the close of the program, Miss Jenoese Spradlin led the members in singing several of our songs.

It was interesting to hear us talk amidst food and bits of program, because we made believe the occasion was a Founder's Day Banquet in 1965 at which all alumnae attended. And from all indications, most of us seemed to have had quite an interesting and exciting life with Johnny, Steve, Greg, et cetera. And a great many of us were still having some swell times in our alumnae chapter.

Miss Mickey Clement, president of Beta Iota last year and a member of the Radford Alumnae Chapter, was guest of honor.

On Sunday morning we attended the Baptist church in a group, and climaxed our week end with a Thanksgiving dinner in the President's Dining Hall. 路 Next time I want to tell you just how high we Alphas are rating on our campus as shown by the offices held by Beta Iotas, so until thenLove in A . S. A., ELIZABETH CovEY.

BETA KAPPA Western Illinois State Teachers College, Macomb, Illinois

Dearest Alpha Sigs: Our winter quarter has begun, and Beta Kappa is well on its way for a big year. Our ten pledges were given the final initiation service, which to us is a sure sign of a prosperous year. They are grand Alpha Sigs, each and 路everyone of them.

The previous week, the pledges struggled through "orientation" week which really was a wicked ordeal, as the rumor goes. However, it is usually as wearing on the actives as on the pledges. All actives agreed?

A big old Alpha Sig dance was given December 8 after a winning W. I. S. T. C. basketball game.

The main object of the dance was reached-to promote finances for an Alpha Sig Dinner Dance, an occasion we're anxiously awaiting.

After Western's Christmas vacation the Alpha Sigs again will be shining down the floor at the girls' basketball tournament. We're hoping for a victorious team.

So until the next PHOENIX-love in A. S. A ., RAE JEANNE HASTEN.

BETA LAMBDA Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark.

Dear Alpha Sigs: As time for another newsletter rolls around we find the Beta Lambda's in the middle of Christmas plans. We are all looking forward to singing Christmas carols early (6 a. m. to be exact) on the morning we leave for the holidays. Caroling has become another tradition on our campus. Plans fo r January include a New Year's dance, with all the trimmings.

To celebrate Founder's Day we had a special candle lighting service at the home of "Totsie" Schichtl, our sponsor. Before the service our fourteen wonderful pledges entertained us with a Mexican fiesta. Delicious Mexican food was served while the pledges entertained with song, and Mexican mUSIC. Our " prexy" Betty Joyce has added another honor to her roll by her selection as Campus Personality, an honor bestowed upon outstanding students on A. S. T. C. campus. Gladia Garrison, another active member, has been named Business Manager of the Scroll, college annual.

Wedding bells have been ringing loud and long this past week for Glennie Trimble, a Junior, and Barbara Shuffield (Little Rock Alumnae) whose fiancees have recently returned from overseas. Glennie and her husband, Lt. Conrad Hardy, will be at home in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. 路 Harold McDonald are living in Little Rock. We are also looking forward to the Christmas nuptials of Jackie Duncan, on Dec. 28. Yes, with all these diamonds floating around-surpri-ses never cease!

On Sunday, December g, we initiated Virginia Herrington, a former Zeta Sigma, who has been a member of the Spars for the past year. Although "Pan" visited our campus only two days, her one desire was to become an Alpha Sig before she returned to her home in Lincoln, Nebr. In February she plans to return to college at the University of Nebraska.

And now again, this letter must close.

Love in A. S. A. IDA MAE PARKER.

THE PHOENIX

Exchanges

"Poets and painters, through the ages, have used as their ideal of Beauty and Loveliness, a young girl.

I like to believe that the sorority idea is an outgrowth of their ideal of beauty, and the desire to develop and preserve it."

Just as orthwestern believes in athletics, so we believe in fraternities and sororities as valuable features in undergraduate life. The loyalties which they engender mean much to the university as a whole. Especially in a large institution it is worth much to have these well organized, carefully supervised, and relatively small living units. Our open houses are patterned after the fraternity houses, architecturally; socially, they are organized much as are fraternities.

Dr. Franklin B. Snyder, President, Northwestern University.

Banta's Gt路eek Exchange.

Dean of Women Emeritus, Fanita Houts, Central Missouri State Teachers College.

AN OPENING PRAYER New editor of The Shield of Delta Sigma Epsilon is Mrs. Alton Riddleberger. No novice to sorority work, Mrs. Riddleberger has served the organization as active, committee member, interested alumnae, Province officer and for the last two years as General Province Director.

A native of West Virginia, Mrs. Riddleberger has traveled widely over the United States, but always returns to Kentucky at Derby time. Her hobby is horses and she seldom misses the races at Churchill Downs. She has long been active in war work in her country and has spent many hours doing Red Cross work.

In taking over the editorship of The Shield, she assumes the post of Catherine Langen, editor since 1939, who resigned because of the press of other duties.

Shield of Delta Sigma Epsilon.

"Grant us, 0 Lord, the royal gift of courage that we may do each disagreeable duty at once; grant us a keen sense of honor, that we may never give ourselves the benefit of the doubt; that we may be especially just to those we find it hard to like, and may own up manfully when we have done wrong.

Grant us a true sense of humor; may its kindly light and its healing power relax life's tension.

Grant us restrained and well-ordered ambition so that we may not miss the things that are noble and beautiful.

And grant this, that we may be true and loyal to the best and the highest we know, and we may show this truth and loyalty in every activity of our common life, and so live to Thy glory." Amen The Triangle of Sigma Sigma Sigma

I've a story to tell, and it's one...I could yell From housetops, in towns, and in city Life membership it involves; 25 dollars it dissolves And all those who negl_ect it, we pity!

So when you're a pledge, the first 5 dollars you pay The remainder is paid any time And when this is done, a high honor you've won On your pin, the four rubies can shine.

So Esther Bucher will be very happy to see Your next payment arrive in the mail.

National Treasurer from Mi~souri does her job with great fury.

Send your check in today without fail!

RosEMARY BAu , K. K .

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Announcements GAMMA GAMMA Betty Lou Jesperson to William D. McCool on May 30, 1945. At home 819 Adams Street, Montgomery, Alabama.

Erl Lene Cline to Joseph Bozzacco on September 5, 1945· At home Alva, Oklahoma.

MARRIAGES ALPHA Lelia Montague Dowell to Dr. John George Ringler on June r8, 1945. At home Manassas, Virginia.

Pauline Carroll Keller to Dr. Harvey Ray St. Calir on June 23, 1945. At home Audubon Apts., 615 Exposition Blvd., New Orleans, ]5, Louisiana.

Dorothy Nelle Quinn to Dr. Lewis George Richards, Jr., on June 23, 1945. At home Apt. 105, 414 W. 120th, New York, New York.

Mae Justin Derieux to William Roy Winder on June 23, 1945.

Elsie Thompson to Robert Burger on September 29, 1945. At home Boydton, Va. ALPHA BETA Dorothy Holcomb to Dr. Virgil L. Sharp on September 9, 1944. At home 8o3 West 5th Street, Marshfield, Wiscon-sin .

Betty Anne VanLaninghafu to Gene Chapman on August 12, 1945. At home 5902 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri.

Gladys Louise France to Richard Lee Sorrell on September 27, 1945. At home r6o5 N. Green Street, Kirksville, Missouri.

ALPHA GAMMA Alice Moorhead to Robert H. Forster on July 28, 1945· At home 610 Arlington Avenue, 'Plainfield, New Jersey.

Mary Jean Licastro to Samuel John Campagne on August 14, 1945· At home 55 Vine Street, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania.

BETA BETA Betty McDonald to Frank Edward Winner, Jr., on August 30, 1945. At home 2221 r8th Street, Lubbock, Texas. ivfarjorie Piner to . George Zimmerman on August r, 1945. At home 305 N. E. 2nd Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Jean Morrill to James Frasier on August 12, 1945.

At home 1206 Lakewood, Detroit 15, Michigan.

Charlotte Herman to Earl Drake on October 1, 1945·

ZETA ZETA Lyda Gertster to Rex Taggert on October 7, 1945.

KAPPA KAPPA Dorothy May Colville to J. Edward Welsh, Jr. on August 28, 1944· At home 7148 Dicks Avenue, Philadelphia 42, Pennsylvania.

Ruth Taylor to Lt. (j.g.) John Gregory, on August '27, 1945· Challiss Hains to Lt. Bert Simmons on June 9, 1945.

LAMBDA LAMBDA Ethel Marie Straw to Raymond G. Guthrie on July 14, 1944· At home 512 Fourth Street, Marietta, Ohio.

NU NU Roberta McCarty to James Garst Willingham on August 9, 1945· At home Garfiield, New Mexico (Box 6r).

Phoebe Maxfield to Winston Sherman Bailey on September 8, 1945.

Roberta Wilson to Ensign William Poole on June 25· 1945 · Pauline Steinberg to Norman J. Williman on June 4• 1945· Nancy Keene to E. Clarence Miller, III, on September 5' 1945· Esther Wells to Donald Harrison on September 4, 1945· XI XI Elizabeth Broggi to Frank Dixon on September 30, 1945·

PI PI Mary I. McDonald to Lester A. Rapp on October 17, 1945. At home 14 Junior Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. Jane Fairbank to Stuart L. Carlson on August r8, 1945· At home 412 N. E. rst Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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ALPHA GAMMA

Helen Herbst to John Warren Lawson on October 19, 1945. At home 1000 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Balwan (Mary Jane Altenburg), a son, Michael Peter on March r, 1945·

SIGMA SIGMA Helen Ruth Wilcoxen to Howard Milton Hoffman on September 2, 1945· At home 114 1-2 S. Weber, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

PHI PHI Berniece E. Laughlin to Edward V. Wohlford on May 6, 1945. At home Guilford, Missouri.

Lt. and Mrs. Donald L. Eckert (Ruth Werner), a son, Donald Edward on October 19, 1944.

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Eicher (Vivian Sinclair), a daughter, Linda Ann .

GAMMA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Dunn (Barbara Card), a son, Blake, on April 27, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Thornhill (Clara Williams), a son, Barry, in May, 1945·

Joyce Ellen Agler to William Albert Martin on June 14, 1945. At home Maryville, Missouri (Box 216).

Mr. and Mrs. Hindinger (Wilma Jean Fullerton), a son, Thomas, on August 28, 1945.

Phyllis Price to William E. Agler on July 14, 1945·· At home 5835 Bartmer, St. Louis, Missouri.

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CHI CHI

Mr. -and Mrs. Howard Emmons, a son, Scott Nelson, on July 14, 1945.

Angeline Yovich to George Donald Karsnak on June 2, 1945. At home Wheatfield, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cogswell (Grace Gowan), a New adson, Alan Dale, on June n, 1945. dress, 1306 W. Springfield St., Urbana, Illinois.

Beth Bartholomew to William Howard Eiler on December 28, 194r. At home R. R. 3, Valpa~aiso, Indiana.

LAMBDA LAMBDA

yla Joan Loudenback to James W. Gardner on August 4, 1945. At home 427 W. Broadway, Shelbyville, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummings (Dorothy Porter), a son, Geoffrey- Porter on April 3, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Simpson (Edith Miller) son, Harold Allen, on May 25, 1944.

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NU NU

Zoe Marie Bridges to Billy Watham Bolton on November 6, 1945. At home, 617 Madison Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Landan (Blanche Ball), a son, Richard Ball, on June ' 27, 1945·

BETA THETA Patricia L. Bates to Donald W. Harrington on July 26, 1945. At home 1434 Barnard, Saginaw, Michtgan.

Yvonne Bates to Ensign Joe Bogusz on November 22, 1945· BETA IOTA Doris Cole Brown to Everette Elwood ewman on July 27, 1945 . At home Galax, Virgini a.

BIRTHS LPHA Mr. and Mrs. William H enry Johann (Mary Jane Ritchie) a son William H enry III on September 16, 1945·

PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Taber (Geraldine Hatton), a daughter, Jerry Anne, on September 24, 1945· Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Roe (Grace Schreiner), a son, Peter Thomas, on October 16, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robertson (Margaret Miller), a son, Alan Wallace, on March 1, 1945· Major and Mrs. Hugh Haslett (Natalie Williams) , a daughter, Donna Joy, on October 23, 1945· Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Upton (Lucille Swick), a son, Terence Lee on November 6, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tierney (Mary Dwyer), a son, Thomas John, on October 27, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Twing, Jr., (Margery Mason), a daughter, Nancy Carol, on October 18, 1 945· Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Clack (Marian Goss), a son, William Edward, on March 14, 1945·

45 Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wedekindt (Frances Cummins), a son, Ronald Charles, on September 2, 1945. · Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth F. Baldwin (Lucille Fenton), a son, Jon Jeffrey, on November 21, 1945.

CHI CHI Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewellen (Lorraine Riebeling), a son, Michael Thomas, on October 16, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Eiler (Beth Barthalomew ), a son on July 30, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. William Noblitt (Helen Selvage), a daughter, Quinta Grace, on November 2, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDavitt (Jane Foltz), a son, Joseph Patrick, on November 30, 1945.

BETA EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Branson (Naomi McAllen) , a daughter, Suzanne Lynn, on July 18, 1945· Mr. and Mrs. A. Snead Camden (Frances Waddell) , a son, Rodney Carl, on De~ember 30, -945·

IN MEMORIAM The Buffalo Alumnae and Pi Pi College Chapter extends sincerest sympathy to: Mrs. Carolyn Heyman on the death of her Mother, Mrs. Weber on December 6, 1945.

PSI PSI

.Mrs. Wilbur Kraft (Rose Begy) whose Mother died in November, 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dowty -(Rivers Rhodes), a daughter, Amy Beth, on November 5, 1943·

Mrs. Thomas Tierney (Mary Dwyer) on the death of her father, Mr. Dwyer in November, 1945.

A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF EUNICE NIBLICK SMITH As a student Eunice Niblick was one of the leaders in Zeta Tau Alpha as well as in the founding and organizing of its successor, Mu Mu Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. After her marriage Mrs. Smith became patroness for the chapter. She was always interested in the girls both as a group and individually, always giving of her time, her ideas, and her hospitality in order that the chapter might be a functioning one on Michigan State Normal College campus. All members of Mu Mu will be grieved to learn of her passing and to know that her lovely smile and gracious presence will not be here to greet them when they return for sorority activities.

Pippa passed this way. That to us her n~me was Eunice matters not at all. What only matters is that she passed this way, and that wherever the sweet song of her life was heard, our little world was better and brighter because of her passing.

So it was in her home within whose walls the song rang gay in the sunshine, brave, and full of high courage in the shadows. To her husband it was a. tender song, full of deep sensibleness, delicate sensitiveness and helpful understanding. For her son there were in it, even in the lullabies, those overtones which set standards high and made fine ideals desirable to be achieved . To the guests her song

rang a gracious welcome, a sincere hospitality, which made the hours spent in her home a blessing.

It was so with her friends, especially those who were knit closely with her in the sisterhood of Zeta Tau Alpha, and later Alpha Sigma Alpha. To them her song was always an inspiration, always a stimulus and a• delight.

So it was within the various organizations of the community; civic, literary, service. Here her song rang out so very clear in tones of efficient leadership and untiring service.

And so it was in her church, where her song was heard in its rarest beauty. From her church she carried away those harmonies which made an altar in her home, and of her home an altar of gracious, rich and full living.

She passed this way. And beca use of her passing our little world was made better and brighter. It was too brief-her sweet unforge ttable song-but its echoes will always be with us and we shall surely hear it again, someday.

JoHANNA ALPERMANN

SABOURIN,

Zeta T au Alpha.

EsTELLE BAucr-r,

Alpha Sigma _Alpha.

THE PHOENIX

List of Missing Addresses The following is the list of names and addresses from which the PHOENIX ha been returned. If you know of any corrections, please send them to the National Editor, Mrs. B. F. Leib, Apartment T, 3540 . Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis 5, Indiana.

ALPHA BETA

KAPPA KAPPA

Mary R. Early, 9318 Woodside, Detroit, Michigan.

Mrs. Howard A. Hall (Betty Phillips) Murtaugh, Idaho.

Mrs. Craydon Smart (Helen Stranahan) 409 North Fraley, Kane, Pennsylvania.

Mildred H. Christman, N. Charlotte Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Randolph Wimm<;r (Evelyn Kratz) 721 Laurel Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

ALPHA GAMMA Mrs. Paul Brown (Mildred Weber) 416 Todd Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.

MUMU

Mrs. Charles Blythe (Emma .Gotchall), 288 Kenelworth Drive, Akron, Ohio.

Mrs. Harold Riggs (Dorothea C. Lyons) 932 Penniman Street, Plymouth, Michigan.

Mrs. Raymond Boysen (Florence M. Gee) California Institution for Women, Tehachapi, California.

EPSILON EPSILON

NU NU

Mrs. Taylor (Thelma Myer) Wynona, Oklahoma.

Alice S. Kay, 5 Pangbor11 Road, Hackensack, New Jersey.

DELTA DELTA

ZETA ZETA Mrs. John Garrison (Ann Draper) u9Yz North Holden Street, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Mrs. Eugene A . Logan, Jr. (Ernestine Thompson) Beaman, Missouri.

Mrs . R. Fred Sessions (Flossie L. Arnold) , Kenwood, California.

IOTA IOTA Mrs. W. Ray McDonough (Alberta Esslinger) rr8 Pine Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

TAU TAU Mrs. C. A. Marrs (Catherine Lewis) Gilbert, Arkansas.

Mrs. George Clow (Geraldine Reinecke) Britton, Oklahoma.

UPSILON UPSILON Mrs. Herbert Hurlburt, Cornell University, Ithaca.

New York.

Mrs. Victor Lawrence (Geraldine Stone) 303 E. Divison, Villa Park, Ill.

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Directory Affiliated Panhellenics MEMBERS National Panhellenic Congress Association of Education Sororities Professional Panhellenic Association COUNCIL MEMBERS Chairman-Miss Amy Onk en, National Panhellenic Congress.

Secretary-Mrs. Herbert Stevenson, Professional Panhellenic Association.

Chairman of Publicity Committee-Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Association of Ed-

National Council 1945-1946 President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Hardy Avenue, Independence,

1405 Mis-

souri.

Vice-President- Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 De.der Street, Denver, 7, Colorado.

Secretary-Miss Helen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia, 31, Pennsylvania.

Treasurer - Miss Esther Bucher, 602 Lathrop Bldg., 1005 Grand Ave., Kansas City 6, Mo. Registrar-Mrs. Clinton Berry, 281 Wapello Lane, Altadena, California.

Director of Alumnae-Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, 9, New York.

Editor-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3540 N. Pennlylvania Street, Apartment T, Indianapolis, 5, Indiana.

National Chairmen Alumnae Organizer-Miss Phon Johnson, 221 E. 46th Street Kansas City 2, Missouri.

Alumnae Editor- Mrs. Ralph Vorhees, 502 E. Normal Avenue, Kirksville, Missouri.

Con8titution-Mrs. Albert Kuchs, 614 N. Market Street, Maryville, Missouri.

Fellowship - Mrs. Snead Camden, 908 West Street, Apt. 2, Richmond 21, Virginia.

Scholarahip -Mrs. Bertram M. Stone, Picayune, Mississippi.

Historian-Miss Louise Stewart, 1330 Blue Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio.

Convention - Miss Helen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia, 31, Pennsylvania.

Paraphernalia-Mrs. John Horter, 1480 Corporation Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Art-Mrs. Robert J. Wolf, 151 St. James Place, Buffalo 9, New York.

Rushing-Mrs. T. E. Clark Jr., 423 W. Barnard Street, W est Chester, Pennsylvania.

Officers of Association of Education Sororities Chairman-Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon, 210 Sagamore Road, Brookline, Pennsylvania.

Secretary- Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau, 161 Highland Avenue, Highland Park, Michigan.

Treasurer-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Missouri.

Director of Local PanheUenics-Mrs. C. P. Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma, 1503 First National Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chairman of Publicity-Mrs. Robert S .

Hill, Delta Sigma Epsilon, 816 Columbus, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Chairman of Interfraternity Relationships-Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma, P. 0. Box 108, Clermont, Florida.

ucation Sororities.

Editorial Staff NATIONAL EDITOR- Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3540 N. Pennsylvania St., Apt. T., Indianapolis 5, Indiana.

Alpha Patsy Dale, Box 213 , S.T.C. Farmville, Virginia.

Alpha Beta-Fern Woods, 606 S. Franklin, Kirksville, Missouri .

Alpha Gamma - Jane Nissley, 316 N. John Sutton Hall, Indiana. Pa. B eta B eta-Louise Huber, Snyder Hall, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma Lo Eva Krah, 917 Fourth St., Alva, Okla.

Epsilon Epsilon Luce Bender, 1527 West, Emporia, Kansas.

Zeta Zeta - Katie Powell, 105 Broad, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Janie Anderson, 422 W . Jefferson, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Theta Theta--Marion Walsh, 214 Great Road, Bedford, Mass.

Kappa Kappa-Carol Zahn, 6531 Park Ave., Philadelphia 26, Pa. Nu Nu - Elizabeth McFadden , 243 S .

38th St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Xi Xi-Dolores Aitken, 6102 Citrus Ave., Los Angeles 43, Calif.

Pi Pi-Betty Aeschback, 933 S. Park, Buffalo 10, New York.

Rho Rho-Ann Bloss, 322 Eighth Ave. , Huntington, West Va. Sigma Sigma - Doris Ogsbury, Chipeta Hall, Gunnison, Colo.

Tau Tau-Jo Monsen, Custer Hall, Hays, Kansas.

Phi Phi - Mary Margaret Gantt, R esidence Hall, Maryville, Missouri.

Chi Chi-Joan Whitcraft, Lucina Ha_Il, Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi - Betty Sue Allison , Box 372, Northwestern State, Natchitoches, La. B eta Gamma-Mildred Wasson, 320 Wilson Hall Tahlequah, Okla.

Beta Delta:_Sara Alexander, 406 Williams St., Hattiesburg, Miss.

Beta Epsilon--Emily Lei.tner. Box 196, Madison College, Harnsonburg, Va. B eta Z eta--Mary Lambrousy, _Box 219, Southwestern Louisiana Institute , Lafayette, La. B eta Eta - Virginia W est, South Hall, Dickinson , North Dakota.

B eta Theta--Ina Gaylord, Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

B eta Iota- Elizabeth Covey, Box 224 A, Radford College, Radford, Va. Beta Kappa- Rae Jeanne Hasten, Monroe Hall, Macomb, Illinois.

Beta Lambda--Ida Mae Parker, 235 Locust, Conway, Arkansas.

ALUMNAE EDITOR-Mrs. Ral?h V:orhees, 502 E. Normal Ave., Kirksville, Mo. Akron, Ohio-Mrs. Leo~ard Snyder, 450 Reed Ave., Akron, Oh10.

Alva, Oklahoma--Miss Minnie Shockley, 520 Center, Alva, Oklahoma.

Boston, Massachusetts-Miss Irma Wrenn, 140 Elliott Ave., Wollaston, Mass.

Buffalo, Neto York-Miss Mary McDonald, 23 Junior Ave., Buffalo 10, N ew York.

Central Pennsylvania Miss S. June Smith, 125 Manor Ave., Millersville, Pennsylvania.

Chicago, IUinois - Mr&. James Wilson , 2319 Hartrey Ave., Evanston, Illinois.

Cleveland, Ohio-Mrs. J. J. Greer, 1662 Crawford Road, Cleveland, Ohio.

Colorado Springs, Colorado-Mrs. Melva Shady R oss, 1327 N. Weber, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Co!umbus, Ohio-Mrs. James Roush, 886 Copeland Road, Columbus, Ohio.

Detroit Michigan--Mrs. Albert F. Boeing, 18080 Fairfield, D etroit 21, Mich.

Emporia, Kansas-Mrs. Marianna Wh~te McClenny, 127 Exchange, Emponn, Kansas.

Gunnison, Colorado-Mrs. Rosellen McIlwee, Gunnison , Colorado.

Hampton Roads , Virginia-Miss Martha Holloway, 800 Baldwin, Norfolk, Va. Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mrs. W. J. Maxey, 33 1 Park Ave., Hattiesburg, Miss.

Hays, Kansas- Mrs . Ruth R eising, 101 E. 17th St., Hays, Kansas.

Huntington. West Virginia-Mrs. Bosher H. Paul, 122 Cedar St., Huntington, West Va. Indianapolis Indiana-Miss Bereniece J. Lamb, 4509 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. Johnstown, Pennsylvania-Mrs. Janet W. Stevens, 1642 Franklin St. Johnstown, Pa. Kansas City, Missouri-Mrs. C. E. Hamilton, 1851 East 76th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. Kirksville, Missouri Mrs. Russell Roberts, Kirksville, Mo. Lafayette, Louisiana- Mrs. Malcolm M. Burleigh, 207 West Congress Street, Lafayette, La. Little Rock, Arkansas - Mrs. Frances Burkett, McCrory, Arkansas .

MaryviUe Missouri-Mrs. Vincent Scott, 403 W. 3rd St., Maryville, Mo. Muncie, Indiana--Mrs . . Richard ~ankin, 1302 Burlington Drive, MunCie, Ind. Muskogee, Oklahoma Bett:9' Begun, Muskogee, Oklahoma.

New Orleans, Louisiana - Mrs. Janice Haydel, 2824 Audubon Street, New Orleans 18, La. New York, N ew York-Miss Ethel ~­ Barrett, 9 Vincent Place, Montclair, New Jersey.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Miss Lynne Munder, 51 S. Scott Ave., Glenolden.

Pa · Miss Helen Hutchensen, 1925 69th Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg Kansas - Mrs. Irene Wilson, 707 W. 3rd St., Pittsburg, Kansas.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-Miss. Fra':'ces Parry, 14 Lehigh Avenue, W est VIew, P enn sylvania.

Radford, Virginia;-~i~s Katherine Karns , Pearisburg, VIrgmia.

Richmond, Virginia-Mrs. John_ George Adams, 619 Maple Avenue, Richmond, Va. Rochester, New York-Miss Bernice Baybutt, 2400 Latta Road, Rochester 12, N ew York.

St. Louis, Missouri Mrs. Elizabe~h Dodson Carpenter. 3815 Magnoha Ave., St. Louis, Mo. South Bend, Indiana- Mi ss Margaret F .

Seeber. 1051 E. Market, Nappanee, Indiana.

• Suffolk Vi1·ginia-Miss Mary F. Crumpler 'n4 Franklin Street, Suffolk, Va. Tu!sa.' Oklahoma-Miss Harriett Umsted, 14lll/:i S. Quaker , Tu~sa , Ok_lahoma.

Washington, D. C.-Miss Wilma. Opel, Apt. 414, 3033 16th St. , Washmgton, D. C. Wichita , Kansas-Miss B everly ~w~nson .

323fl Country Club Place, WIChita 6, Kansas.

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