Asa phoenix vol 47 no 2 winter 1962

OF ALPHA

WINTER

1962

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

VOLUME

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W I NTER,

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CONTENTS GAMMA ZETA INSTALLED

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NATIONAL

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PANH ELLEN IC CoNFERENCE

A TRIBUTE TO EDNA McCuLLOUGH ........ .... ...... .. .. ............ .. .. .... ........... ...... ....... .. ........

A~A STATE DAYS ,

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA SPOTLIGHT .. .. .......... .. .... ... .... .. ......................... ........ .. ........ ......

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ScHOLASTIC AcHIEVEMENT ......... .. .. ... .. .................... ...................... ... .......... .... .. .... .. .... .

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MoRE NATIONAL OFFIC ERS

HoMECOMING CELEBRITIEs ,

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ALUMNAE NEWS LETTERS

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA DIRECTORY .................................................. ............................

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA OFFICERS' CALENDAR ................... .. ............ .. .......... .. .. ....... .. ..

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ALUMNAE EDITOR SHIRLEY P. BONE

EDITOR

COLLEGE EDITOR

MARY C. GOEKE

PAULINE S. OLSON

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is published in the fall , winter, spring, and summer of each year at 2642 University Avenue, St. Paul 14, Minnesota, by Leland Publishers, Inc. (The Fraternity Press), official publishers lor the sorority . The subscrip路 tion price is $1 a year.

Send change of address a nd busin ess correspond ence to Alpha Sigma Alpha Cen tral Office, Suite No . 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue , Kenmore 17, ~ew York .

Adclre's all correspondence of an editoria l nature to the editor, Miss Mary C. Gocke, 1473 Oak Knoll Drive, Cincinnati 24, Ohio.

Second-class postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota. l'ostmast er: Send Form 3579 to Alpha Sigma Alpha . Suite No. 206, 2852 Del aware Avenue, Kenmore 17, New York .

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GAMMA ZETA INSTALLED ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA FIRST NATIONAL SORORITY ON ARKANSAS A & M CAMPUS GAMMA ZETA C HAPTER of Alpha Sigma Alph a was formall y insta lled on the campus of Arkansas A & M College, Co llege H eights, Arkansas, on O ctober 21 , 1961.

INSTALLATION TEAM Five nationa l offi cers condu cted the ritua ls : M rs. W. Lawson Blackstone, na tiona l presiden t; M rs. H arold C. Brown, na tiona l vice-president ;

Mrs. J oe H . Brewer, na tiona l ritua l chairman; Mrs. Stewart W. K oen ema nn, na tional fellowship chairma n ; and Mrs. A. H owa rd H a ll, National Panhellenic D elegate a nd na tiona l constitution chairman. R epresenta tives from two college chapters of Alpha Sigm a Alpha were a lso present. They included Mi s M a rie Schichtl and Miss Christine Calvert, advisers of the Beta. Lambd a Chapter a.t Arka nsas State T eachers College, and eight members of tha t chapter : Linda Limbird, Ann Berry, D oris White, Pa t Lee, Ann And erson, Cla ra Bess M a tson, Sara. Fendley, a nd M a rty Enderlin. Psi Psi C ha p ter a t Northwestern Louisia na Sta te College was rep resented by Glenda Blevins a nd Brenda Bridges.

Charte t· t~t embet•s of G anuna Ze ta seated , l e ft to rig ht: J e rri Bro wn , Bat·bar a Bonne t te, l\1artha Ch a mbless, mte we.ll. Standi n g , le ft t o t•i g ht: ~lar-'J Broo k s ' Carol Wilbanks • Ca 1·ol Stie H an ki n s , N anc y s nu·t h,J a Dt ·~ nBus -' e Da n s, Conni e Quimby, i\J rs. E lizabe th Chandle r· (·a dviser·), Faye Han·od Jo Ann D .

Ctu•o l Alns, arol y n Hibbs .

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Garruna Zeta chaptet' officers are-seated, left to right, J ·erri Brown, historian; Connie Quimby, membership director; Carol Wilbanks, corresponding secretary; J ·a mie Buswell, treasurer; Faye Harrod, editor. Standing, left to right, Barbara Bonnette, vice-president; Ca.rol Sue Hankins, chaplain; Mat·tha Chambless, president; Jo Ann Dew, r ecording secretary,

The festivities of the week-end began Friday evening with a lovely get-acquainted party in th e sorority room. The centerpi ece at this party was in the form of the A~A pin, done in A~A red and white; and the other decorations pic ked up the yellow and gold secondary colors of the sorority.

E veryone joined in group singing after each girl had introduced herse lf and h ad told something a bout herself.

On Saturday morning m the Administra tion Building, th e membership examina tion was given, and needless to say, everyone p assed with fl ying colors. Following this were th e officers' conferences, and later a genera l qu estion a nd answer period .

Shown left to right are Martha Chambless, Ganuna Zeta president; Mrs. W. La.wson Blackstone, national president; Barbara Bonnette, Gamma Zeta vice-president; and Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, Gamma. Zeta adviser,

Garruna Zeta m e mbet•s pose on the Arkrunsas A. & M. campus.

FORMAL CEREMONY The fo cal po~nt of the week-end, the insta ll a tion of Ga mma Zeta Chapter, was a beautiful a nd impress ive ceremony led by Mrs. Joe H . Brewer, na tion a l ritu a l chairma n, a nd held in th e two lo ve ly sorority rooms in Horsfa ll H a ll. The new initi a tes and cha rter members of Gamma Ze ta cha pter are : Martha Stuckey Cha mbless of M onti ce llo, Arka nsas, president ; Ba rba ra Bonnette of Dumas, vi ce-president ; Jo Ann D ew of W a rren recording secre tary~ C arol Wilbanks of Wa rre n, corres ponding secreta ry ; J a mie Bu swell of T exa rka na, treasurer ; F aye Harrod of Ingalls, editor ; J erri Brown of Grayson, Louisia na, historia n ;

Sce n e at Gamma Ze ta lnsta.llation Luncheon.

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Carol Sue Hankins of Monticello, chaplain· Connie Quimby of Warren, m embership director; Carol Alvis, Dermott· Mary Brooks, H ermitage; Diane D avi , Pine .Bluff ; Carolyn Hibbs, Little Rock ; Mary Jane Ryburn, Monticello· and :1ncy Smith, Warren.

At the luncheon following the ceremony, a delightful and entertaining program was presented by 01e new initia tes. In the afternoon more conferences were scheduled.

BANQUET

Dr. Jack ,V. Mea•·s, preside nt of Arkansas A. & l\1.

College, and Miss Floy Ealey, dean of women, look ove r plans for the n e w girls dormitory to b e erected on the campus .

The Installa tion Banquet wa h eld Saturday evening . Honored gue ts included Dr. Mears Pres ident of Ark a nsas A & M , and Mrs. Mear · Miss Floy Ealey, D ean of Women ; Dean a nd Mrs. Claude H. Babin ; Mrs. Dude McCloud; and Mrs. Carra N ell Tilley, a faculty m ember a nd an Alpha Sigma Alpha. After everyone a ng grace, the Invocation was given by J erri Brown. Mrs. E lizabeth Chand ler, the adviser of Gamma Zeta C hapter, made a welcomina speech; and Martha C hamb less then introdu ced th e guests.

Dr. M ears welcom ed Alph a Sigma Alpha to Arkansas A & M Co llege, noting that it was an especially m eaningful occasion since Alpha Sigma

Gamma Ze ta m ember hown at Faculty Tea are l e ft to right, Martha Chambles , Carolyn Hibbs, Mary Brooks, Bru·bara Bonnette, Cm'Ol S u e Hankins, Connie Quimby, Faye Harrod, J erri Brown, Jamie Buswell, l\Ja1·y Jane Ryburn, Diane Davi , Carol Alvi , Carol Wilbank , Nancy mith. Seated is Mr . Elizabeth Chand le r, advise t·.

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Alpha is the first national sorority on campus, although · there are three national fraternities on campus.

Three toasts were proposed to the new Gamma Zeta Chapter: "Aspire" by Linda Limbird BA, "Seek" by Mrs. A. Howard Hall, and "Attain"

by Mrs. Harold C. Brown.

The highlight of the evening came at the football game, which the national officers attended as guests in the President's Box, when the announcement of the installation of Gamma Zeta was made over the public address system.

Sunday morning the members of Gamma Zeta and their out-of-town guests attended church services at the Methodist or Catholic churches.

FACULTY TEA The Faculty Tea on Sunday afternoon was held in Horsfall Lounge. The decorations for this Tea were in gold and white, and there was almost 100% attendance from the faculty and student representatives.

Alpha Sigma Alpha can be proud of Gamma Zeta Chapter and can be confident that its members will endeavor to uphold the high ethical , social, and scholastic s-tandards of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

ARKANSAS A & M COLLEGE ARKANSAS Agricultural and Mechanical Co llege was founded in 1909 when the need for a college to serve the southeastern part of Arkansas became evident. It is situated on a 1,616 acre tract in College Heights, three miles south of the city of Monticello in an area of rich delta plantations and prairie lands where cotton and rice are the chief crops. T'here are also vast tracts of pine and hardwood forests which support a large lumber industry, and the oil fields in the area account for a flourishing petroleum industry.

The college operates on a. semester basis and offers programs in six fields: Language and Li tcrature Natural Sciences a nd Math ematics, Social Scie~ces, Business Admini tration, Teachers' Education, and Technical Training. As the enro llment has increased, new buildings have been erected and severa l more are now on th planning boards. '

NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTER WHO, WHEN, AND WHERE CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA ON October 24, 1961, ten alumnae signed a petition to form the Charleston, West Virginia, Alumnae Chapter. They plan to hold 10 meetings a year, each meeting to be held the second Friday · in the month.

OFFICERS President-Sonya Markowitz BIT Vice-President- Helen West BIT Secretary- Carol Sue Kellman Greer (Mrs. W.) BIT Treasurer- Joanna Humphreys Dunlap (Mrs. D. ) BIT Phoenix Correspondent- Teresa Halsey Bli .

Magazine Chairman-Eloise Lilly Jarrell (Mrs. Roger ) BIT

PHI PHI AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP TROPHY ON October 11, Thelma Lou Gerdes, President of Phi Phi Chapter, accepted for Alpha. Sigma Alpha the Scholarship Trophy from Dr. J. W. Jones, President of Northwest Missouri State College.

The Panhellenic Council awards this trophy to the top-ranking sorority; this is the second consecutive year for the Phi Phi Chapter.

It is the endeavor of the chapter to earn this trophy next year. If this becomes the case, the trophy will be forever theirs, and they will be very proud of this achievement. Aspire, Seek, Attain is truly their motto in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

~rhelma

[,on Get•des, Phi Phi president, accepts the Scholat·ship Tl~ t·ophy f•,om ])r·. J. W. Jones, pt·esid e nt of N01·thwest Missoul'i State College.

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NATIONAL P ANHELLENIC CONFERENCE

By Genevieve F. Morse, Kappa D elta

37TH SESSION CONVENES AT CHANDLER, ARIZONA ON November 13, 1961 , the thirty-seventh session of the ational Panhellenic Conference, meeting at the San Marcos Hotel, in Chandler, Arizona, was called to order by Mrs. Joseph D . Grigsby, Chairman of the NPC Executive Committee.

Co-hostesses with D elta Delta Delta were Chi Omega and Alpha Xi Delta.

Mrs. Grigsby welcomed those in attendance, and presented Mrs. William Nash, Alpha Xi Delta, Secretary; and Miss E lizabeth Dyer, Chi Omega, Treasurer. Also, Mrs. R . L . Bowker, who has assi ted Miss Dyer, was presented.

In her report for the biennium, Mrs. Grigsby reviewed accomplishments of the various standing comm ittees of NPC; reported that a collegia te chapter had been installed every 5.5 days during the past period, la rgely because of the new campuses interested in having NPC groups, and the need to add more chapters on campuses where enrollment has shown a marked mcrease.

"Due to increased enrollment and interest in fra ternity," Mrs. Grigsby said, 'it seems evident that fraternity membership shou ld be made availab le and possible for more young women on campuses. Indeed, there should be additional chapters p laced and perhaps even some new fratern ities added to the list. In spite of this, the pres ure on some campuses to bring about conformity on local autonomy continues .... The cause and source of pressure should be recognized and the methods a nd res ults need to be studied."

Registration and Credentials were taken care of by Chi Omega; arrangements with the hotel, including those for the social functions, were the responsibi lity of Delta Delta Delta; and the p lans for the group meetings, made by Alpha Xi De lta.

NEW CHAPTERS REPORTED Mrs. Nash, Secretary, reported that 112 new chapter had been installed between November, 1959 a nd 1961 , a nd 40 additional groups pledged or co lonized for in tallation in_ the next few months.

Nine of the 20 chapters closed were on the Ran-

Mrs. Jos ph D. Grigsby, Delta De lta D elta, le ft, retiling Chairman of NPC, is shown with the members of t.he Executive Committee fo1路 the n ext biennhun: .Mrs. William Na h, Alpha Xi De lta, Chairman; Mis Elizabeth Dyer, hi Omega, Secretary; and Mr . J\arl Millei路, Sig路ma l\..appa, Tre a m 路er.

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Representing Alpha Sigma Alpha at the Na.tional Panhellenic Conference were, left to right, Mary C. Goeke, delegate to the Editors' Conference; Jean C. Richard, delegate to the Central Office Executives' Conference; Mary E. Blackstone, A~A president and first alternate to NPC; Betty P. Hall, s e c o n d alternate; and Martha G. Dimond, A~A deleg路ate to NPC.

dolph-Macon Woman's College campus. New alumnae groups organized were 344 in number, and the total number of n ew members, 84,988.

Miss Dyer, Treasurer, said that there had been so many demands for the revised Manual of In formation ( 1958 edition ), that a second printing had been required.

Those in attendance at the meeting totalled 151-29 delegates; 50 alternates; and 72 visitors.

Mrs. E. Granville Crabtree, Secretary of the IRAC Committee, gave an interesting report of the work of this committee, including the Resolution adopted at the meeting held in Williamsburg, in June. She stated that there are three major issues to be considered at the present time: 1) the need for a new intellectual dimension in fraternity life; 2 ) plans evolved to m ee t the inroads of subversive influences on college campuses; and 3) protection of our lega l right to contro l our insignia.

Young Americans for Freedom now have 180 or more clubs,. according to Mrs. Robert W. Preston, Delta Gamma. Last year, this organization received an award from Freedoms Foundation.

Panels were conducted by the City Panhellenics Committee, Mrs. Russell T. Costello, D elta Zeta, Chairman; the College Panhellenics Committee, Mrs. James W. Hofstead, Kappa Alpha Theta, Chairman; and the Research and Public Affairs Committee, Mrs. M a ry Love Co llins, Chairman. " The College Woman Today- Her Opportunities and Influences"- was the topic chosen for her talk, by Dean Lillian Johnson, of the University ()[ Cincinnati. This was an exce ll ent talk, and

carried additional weight by virtue of the fact that Dean Johnson is the Chairman of the National Association of Women Deans and Counsellors.

Mrs. Robert S. Wild, Pi Beta Phi, and Chairman of the NPC-NAWDC Liaison Committee, presented Miss Johnson, and presided during the question and answer period which followed her talk.

PUBLIC RELATIONS POLICY One of the resolutions adopted at the thirtyseventh session was to the effect that: "The National Panhellenic Conference undertake an educational campaign directed toward bringing to the public a fuller knowledge of the organization, operation, structure, purpose, and benefits of the national fraternal system."

The IRAC Resolution adopted June 3, 1961, was reaffirm ed, as was the D eclaration of Freedom, adopted in 1953. In addition, the following was unanimou ly adopted : " WHEREAS, carefu lly documented reco rd prove the initiating forces in political, economic and socia l conflicts in every country including our own, and "WHEREAS, the found ers of our co untry pledged 'their lives, their fortun es and their sacred honor' to achieve for themse lves and posterity 'the blessings of liberty' "THEREFORE, as inheritors of that liber ty, National Panhellenic Conference ndorses the IRAC Resolution and the members of Nationa l

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Panhellenic Conference accept responsibility for the educationa l effort among their members to accomp lish under tanding of the principles of the IRAC R e olution and the National Panhellenic D eclara tion for Freedom."

In her report as College Pa nhellenic Chairman, Mrs. Hofstead emphasized the need to remind college Panhellenics, a nnually, of the various PC Agreements.

"Among 48 campuses, 56 new chapters were installed ; 10 new campuses opened ; and one closed to sororities," reported Mrs. Edwin D. Liss, Chairman of the Extension Committee. Twenty-one inquiries were made by City Panhellenics, local sororities, and others ; twenty-nine inquiries were received from the dean's office of other universities.

A booklet, Additional Ex tension Pro cedures, is being prepared for publication.

Mrs. John ]. Dimond, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Chairman of the Citizenship Committee, reiterated that: "the National Panhellenic Conference ( recognize ) the value of keeping constantly before ourselves a well defined appreciation of our American H eritage a nd at the same time an awareness that citizenship implies a positive personal activity directed toward the preservation and perpetuation of the heritage."

In her report as Chairman of the City Pa nhellenics Committee, Mrs. Costello said that 35 new city Panhellenics have been added, 34 by new affiliation, and one by reactivation. The total num ber, a of September 1, 1961 , was 312. A Manual of In struction, for use by area advisor , was pre-

A~A d elegation with their guests at the NPC formal banquet. Shown, clockwi e, t.arting in the lowe r left-hand co•·ne r, ·a re 1\'lrs.

Gaino E. Sente•·, official pal'liame ntarhm of NPC; 1\lrs. \V. Lawson Blac kstone; Miss Mal'ilyn Nielande •·, Phoenix Alumnae c hapte •· Ine mbe r; M r .

John J. · Dimond; Mrs .

Clayton A. Ric hru·d; M•·s .

A. Howard HalJ; Mis l\lary C. G-oe k e ; and Mis Patri ci·a Talla, president of th e Phoenix A lunmae chapter.

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pared by th e Chairman, and adopted by the Conference.

The Housing Committee report included the information that in the nited States, the value of houses owned by sorority and fraternity groups a mounts to over 112 million dollars, the number of houses owned being 904. Mrs. Gerald Arnold , Gamma Phi Beta, is chairman of this committee.

Mrs. Collins, in the report of th e Research and Public Affairs Committee, declared that: "greater intensity and speed of efforts by persons or groups to control Greek letter societies in the choice of members by 1) asking college Panhellenics to poll their members ; 2 ) by separating chapters from national and alumnae influence; 3) by twisting a 'political' issue into a 'mora.!' issue; 4 ) by slanted questionnaires to individuals or chapters ; 5 ) intercampus cooperation."

Inspector W. C . Sullivan, Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, chose communism as the topic of his address on Tuesday night. He stated th a t college students have a significant role in the fi ght against communism.

"The recurrent shock of our age," he said, "is that a more secure past is no longer valid." It is the first time that we have been faced with the need for effective opposition to communism, therefore, " it is a far-reaching revolutionary period in history; we are faced with a total challenge of our entire body of thought and practices; and there is a conflict of values. The central issue is not capita lism vs. communism, but the threat to freedom of thought, action , inquiry, association, and worship." ' t\lomen a nd young people are targets,

especially educated women. The approach to them is through the desire for peace.

The guest speaker for the formal banquet, Thursday night, was Dr. Homer G. Durham, President of Arizona State University. His topic was "The Educational Frontier and the Role of Deliberate Choice." He emphasized that the development of human character is an urgent political necessity the year round.

AWARDS PRESENTED Mrs. W. C. Roberts, Zeta Tau Alpha, Chairman of the Committee on Awards, presented Th e Fraternity Month Award, given by Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Leland, to the Auburn University Panhellenic. Miss Sandra Reilly, president of the Panhellenic, accepted the award. Present for the occasion was Miss Katherine Cater, Dean of Women at Auburn University. The NPC Award was earned

by Auburn in 1959.

The NPC Trophy, presented by the NPC Executive Committee of 1955-1957, was awarded to the University of Cincinnati Panhellenic. In the absence of the president of that group, Dean Johnson accepted the trophy.

An interesting event of the Conference was the address made by Kay Wonderlic, whose article on NSA has been reprinted numerous times.

The NPC Editors' Conference, of which Mrs. James J. Marek, Gamma Phi Beta, was chairman, held its biennial meeting concurrently with that of National Panhellenic Conference. A special lee-

ture was given to the group by Mr. Edward E. McClellan, Manager, Advertising and Promotion, Motorola Military Electronics Division, followed by a workshop. A second workshop was held with the Central Office Executives. The Brass Tacks Dinner, a traditional event of this Conference, was held on Wednesday evening.

New officers of the NPC Editors' Conference are: Margaret Knights, Alpha Phi, Chairman; and Mrs. Robert H . Simmons, Kappa Kappa. Gamma, Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. James J. Marek, Gamma Phi Beta; Mrs. Stanley A. Striffier, Alpha Xi Delta; and Mrs. Ralph Larson, Sigma Sigma Sigma, are members of the Advisory Council.

The Central Office Executives of NPC Association, of which Miss Hannah Keenan, Alpha Chi Omega, was president, also held its biennial meeting at Chandler. Its new officers are as follows: Mrs. J. Ann Hughes, Alpha Omicron Pi, President; Mrs. H. C. Flemme{, Alpha Gamma D elta., vice-president; Mrs. W. M elton Dunham, Sigma Sigma Sigma, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. Robert D. Hutto, Theta Phi Alpha, program chairman.

The Central Office Executives also held their customary banquet.

The Projects Committee, of which Miss Helen Glenn, Alpha. Delta Pi, was chairman, reported that a survey had been made concerning the scholastic standing of sorority members on college campuses in the United States and Canada. Dean Johnson, when discussing scholarship, remarked that greater emphasis should be placed on the development of a love of learning, rather than on high marks.

Principals at the Awards presentations were, left to right, Mrs. W. C. Rob e rts, Zeta Tau Alpha, Chairman of the Awards Committee of NPC; Miss Lillian J;oblnson, Dean of Wome n at the Univet路sity of Cincinnati, who accepted the NPC A ward for the Panhellenic Associ路a tion at the University of Cincinnati; Miss l{atlterine Cater, Dean of Wome n at Auburn University; and Miss Sandra Reilly, Pwnhellenic Association president at Auburn, who a.c cepted The Fraternity Month Awm路d in b e half of the Auburn Panhellenic Association.

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At the conclusion of the C0nference, the gavel was turned over to Mrs. William Nash, Alpha Xi Delta new Chairman of the NPC Executive Committe~. Miss Elizabeth Dyer Chi Omega, will erve as Secretary during the coming biennium; and Mrs. Karl Miller, Sigma Kappa, as Treasurer.

Mrs. Mary Love Collins will continue as Chairman of the Research and Public Affairs Committee; Mrs. James W. Hofstead, as Chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee; Mrs. Russell T. Costello, Chairman of the City Panhellenics Committee; Mrs. Gerald Arnold, Chairman of the Housing Committee; Mrs. Robert S. Wild, Chairman of the Joint PC- AWDC Committee. Mrs. A. Howard Hall, Alpha Sigma Alpha, will serve as Chairman of the Survey and Projects Committee.

Mrs. Kinnard Jones Alpha Chi Omega, will serve as the new Chairman of the Awards Committee.

Extension and Eligibility will be combined, with Mrs. Arthur L. Bergmann, Alpha Epsilon Phi, a chairman; and Education and Citizenship, under Miss Eleanore Dufour, Beta Sigma Omicron .

A delightful tea was given at the Memorial Union, at the Arizona State University, in Tempe, Friday afternoon, by the local Panhellenic, for those in attendance at the National Panhellenic Conference. Thus ended the stay in the Valley of the Sun.

EDITORS' CONFERENCE THE Editors' Conference was again held in November in conjunction with the National Panhellenic Conference, and it was my good fortune to be able to attend. I feel that it was especially beneficial to me as the new Editor of THE PHOENIX because it .gave me an opportunity to lea rn many of the policies and mechanics of editing from some of the more experienced editors of other rpc publications. It was a most pleasant and rewarding experience to be able to meet and work with these other NPC editors, and to be initiated into their organization at the traditional Bras Tacks Dinner.

Dr. Homer G. Durham, President of Arizon a State University and guest speaker at the formal banquet.

CENTRAL OFFICE EXECUTIVES' CONFERENCE ONCE again, it was my privilege and pleasure to attend, with the other representatives of Alpha.

Sigma Alpha, the National Panhellenic Conference.

This year the meeting was held in Chandler, Arizona. I was not there as the official delegate of the sorority, but attended the meetings of the Central Office Executives, which are held in conjunction with the other meeting.

I also had the opportunity at this Conference to meet Mrs. Leland F. Leland, whose company publishes our PHOENIX, and this, too, was an enjoyable and beneficial experience.

We held daily discussions concerning the problems and management of the various National Headquarters. It was a most worthwhile gettogether. New ideas and procedures were exchanged, but most of all, I enjoyed the congeniality and friendship of the Executive Officers of the other National Sororities. We are all looking forward to the next meeting in two years.

I am most grateful to Alpha Sigma Alpha for enabling me to attend thi Conference. Thank you.

Thank you all for making this opportunity possible.

MARY C. GoEKE ational Editor

jEAN CARMICHAEL RICHARD Executive 0 fficer, C entrtJJl 0 ffice

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A TRIBUTE ON Saturday, October 14, the Emporia, Kansas, .

Alumnae chapter held a dinner at the Broadview Hotel in Emporia, honoring Miss Edna McCullough, the 1961 Wilma Wilson Sharp Award winner. About one hundred Alpha Sigma Alphas were present, coming from all parts of Kansas as well as from neighboring states. Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, president emeritus of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and the woman for whom the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award is named, was also a welcome guest, as were the college girls from Epsilon Epsilon chapter.

Mrs. Marshall Randel, who has been a close friend of Miss McCullough for many years, was in charge of arrangements for the evening.

Following dinner, Mrs. Sharp gave an impressive talk which was enjoyed by all, and which she ended by presenting the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award to Miss McCullough. Since Miss McCullough had been in Europe at the time the award was announced at the National Convention, she had not received the remembrance until several weeks before the dinner. Her thoughtfulness for others was shown by the fact that she did not open the remembrance when she received it, but rather waited until everyone could share her pleasure at seeing the beautifully engraved silver plate for the first time at the dinner.

The Emporia Alumnae chapter then presented Miss McCullough with a large square silver tray, as well as with a basketful of letters from alumnae who could not be present.

The girls from Epsilon Epsilon chapter entertained and delighted everyone with many of their songs, and everyone was enthralled with the presentation of Miss McCullough's life story, complete with pictures shown on a screen of Miss McCullough and the important times and events in her life. Some of the pictures were taken when Miss McCullough was only six months of age, and others ranged to the present time.

The decorations consisted of atitumn leaves and candles on the tables, with a large bouquet on the head table. Also on the head table were two small dolls dressed in costumes for gym. One wore

Miss Edna McOullough, left, is shown receiving the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award from Mrs. Fred M. Sha.r p, president emeritus of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

the black bloomers and middy which were popular when Miss McCullough began to teach in 1917, and the other was dressed in the 1961 gymnasium outfit.

Mrs. Gene W. Bloxom, president of the Emporia Alumnae chapter, introduced the out-of-town guests. They included Lois Koontz Jarvis, Winfield, Kansas; Mrs. Evora Martin Williams, Liberty, Missouri; Jennie Williams Adler, Kansas City, Missouri; Patricia Shaver Idhe, Olathe, Kansas ; Virginia Bohn Ramble, Lawrence, Kansas; Margaret Richardson Wolf, Marion, Kansas; Phon Johnson Gillespie, Kansas City, Missouri; :6arbara Beverly Drake, Conway Springs, Kansas ; Betty Cramer Johnson, Hutchinson, Kansas; and Elaine Woodbury, Lawrence, Kansas.

The happy evening closed with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

MARIANNA McCLENNY, Editor, AlA Emporia Alumnae Chapter

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Al:A STATE DAYS, 1962 ARIZO A-COLORADO-NORTH DAKOTA CHAIRMAN-Miss Holly Harrington Alpha Sigma Alpha Western State College Gunnison, Colorado

OHIO PLACE- Columbus, Ohio CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Charles West 209 Beacon Hill Court Columbu 4, Ohio

ILLI OIS PLACE- orthern Illinois University, De Kalb INFORMATION- Miss Marilyn Anzelone 138 Park Avenue De Kalb, Illinois

OKLAHOMA DATE-April 7 PLACE- Burlingame Hotel Bartlesville Oklahoma CHAIRMAN-Lois Beers INFORMATION- Mrs. I. C. Clayton 1508 Penn Bartlesville, Oklahoma

INDIANA PLACE-Anderson, Indiana CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Keith McLaughlin Daleville, Indiana KANSAS-MISSOURI -NEBRASKA DATE- March 31 PLACEorthwest Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri THEME- "Standing in Sisterhood" CHAIRMAN- Miss Joyce Owens 623 North Main Street Maryville, Missouri KENTUCKY PLACE- Murray, Kentucky INFORMATION- Miss Beverly Williams 67 Woods Hall Murray State College Murray, Kentucky

PENNSYLVANIA DATE- April 7 PLACE- Hershey Hotel Hershey, Pennsylvania SPEAKER-Miss Gertrude Nyce A~A Award of Eminence Winner RESERVATIONS: Mrs. Phillip Wallick 676 Park Avenue York, Pennsylvania Actives $4.00-Alumnae $5 .00 ew York and Delaware A~A's are also cordially invited.

VIRGINIA PLACE- Richmond, Virginia CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Maurice A. Long 6433 Hibbling Avenue Springfield, Virginia

MICHIGAN DATE- March 10 PLACE- Western Michigan University Student enter, Kalamazoo, Michigan CHAlRMAN- Mi s Judy Schafer c/ o Alpha igma Alpha We tern Michigan niversity Kalamazoo , Michigan Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois A~A s are also cordially invited.

WISCONSI -Mil E OT A PLACE- Milwaukee, Wisconsin CHAIRMEN- Miss Grace Miller Miss Carol Sohrweide c/ o Alpha Sigma Alpha University of Wi consin- Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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JEAN RICHARD

JEAN CARMICHAEL RICHARD (Mrs. Clayton A.) lUI has served Alpha Sigma Alpha as National Treasurer during the past 10 years. In addition to this, she is the executive officer in charge of the Central Office located in Kenmore, New York, and she recently supervised the relocation 路 of the Central Office in a new office building.

Jean graduated from Buffalo State Teachers College where she was an active and devoted member of the Pi Pi chapter. She has since been a tireless worker in the Buffalo Alumnae chapter, serving as its treasurer and president.

Jean has attended various NPC meetings 路 in recent years, and in 1955 was elected vice-chairman of the NPC Association of Central Office Executives.

The Richards live in Kenmore, New York, and center much of their attention around Jean's two sons, William and J ames. Jean is also the proud grandmother of two grandchildren, namely Peter and Gretchen, and she plans to welcome a new grandchi ld to the fold in the near future.

ALUMNAE DIRECTOR ANCY GmsoN MATHISEN (Mrs. Alex 0.) ~~ is the Alumnae Director of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Nancy attended Western State College, Gunnison Colorado where she was chaplain, vice' ' president, and president of her chapter. She also served as treasurer of Panhellenic and was an active member of Women's Athletic Association, Pep Club Cecelian Chorus and Newman C lub. ' dramatic fraternity She was 'also elected to the honorary, Alpha Psi Omega.

Nancy served as S/ Sgt. in the WAAC ~uring World War II and spent eighteen months m the Provost Marsha.! office on New Guinea and in the Philippines. She received her Master's degree in 1948 from Western State.

The Los Angeles Alumnae chapter has benefited from Nancy's membership, and since 1952 she has served it in various capacities, including terms as president a.nd vice-p resident. The Mathisens make their home in Anaheim, California, where Nancy is kept busy with their four children, Tommy ( 11), Terry (9 ), Teddy (7 ) , and Monica (5).

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AWARD S CHAIRMAN R uTH NEWCOMB FLETCHER (Mrs. Louis E. ) 00 serve as Awards Chairman of Alpha Sigma Alpha as well as adviser to the Theta Theta chapter. A graduate of Boston University, she was formerly the registrar of the Boston University School of Education and i now the editor of the bulletins in the Office of University Affairs.

Ruth-has also been active in community affairs, and served as chairman for the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts for four years. She is also a member of the National League of American Pen women.

N eedham, Massachusetts, is where Ruth and her husband, Louis, make their home. They are the parents of two daughters, Carol and Martha.

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CHAPTER ALUMNAE SECRETARY MARTHA GREE N DIMOND (Mrs. John J.) AA is serving Alpha Sigma Alpha as Chapter Alumnae Secretary. Martha, a graduate of Miami University, served as National Panhellenic Delegate from 1959 to 1961, and attended the National Panhellenic Conferences in 1959 at Boca Raton, Florida, and in 1961 at Chandler, Arizona. She was also chairman of the Citizenship Committee of NPC .

Martha lives in Washington, D. C., with her husband, John, and her son, who is now a junior in college. She has been an active member of the W ashington, D . C., alumnae chapter, and is currently serving as it presid ent.

MARTHA DIMOND

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BETTY PHILLIPS HALL (Mrs. A. Howard ) AB is serving Alpha Sigm a Alpha in a dual capacity.

She is the National Panhellenic Delegate as well as the Constitution Chairman.

Betty, who attended ortheast Missouri State College, has been active in the Chicago Alumnae C hapter, and has served as a member of the Chicago City Panhellenic for ten years. ationally , Be tty served as Magazine Subcription Chairman from 1959 to 1961, and was a member of the installation tea m for several chapter . She attended the recent NPC meeting at Chandler, Arizona, where she was made chairman of the Survey a nd Projects Committee of NPC. Betty and her husband , Howard, live in Park Ridge, Illinoi .

FOUNDERS' DAY CHAIRMAN BETTY . BARBER BARRE (Mrs. william) rrrr is the national Founders' Day Chairman of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Her experience in the field of writing began at Buffalo State Teachers College. She was a contributor to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and has also had verse published in the Saturday R eview of L iterature and in several poetry anthologies.

Betty lives in Williamsville, New York, with her husband and her two children, Shelley and Todd.

She is an active member of the Buffalo Alumnae chapter and has served as president and vice-president of that group. She is also often the popular toastmistress for sorority functions.

BETTY BARRE

HISTORIAN

CHARLOTTE ADAMS

CHARLOTTE L. ADAMS 速速 is serving her first term as national Historian. She is a graduate of Boston University where she became a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and she received her M.A. in romance languages from that university.

In 1948, Charlotte was one of the first exchange teachers from the United States to be sent to France to teach English, and in the succeeding three years she won scho larships for study and travel in French and German speaking countries.

Charlotte now teaches in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Brighton High School where she is in charge of the Cercle Francaise. She is a lso active in the Boston Alumnae chapter and has served as its president.

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN ANNE PETREE NIEMEYER (Mrs. William ) AA has assumed the duties of Scholarship Chairman for the present triennium. She served during the past six years as Membership Director and previous to that time was Alumnae Editor.

Anne was a charter member and the first president of Alpha Alpha chapter when it was reinstated at Miami University in 1950. She has been active in the Dayton and Chicago alumnae chapters, and during the past eight years has been an active member of the Cincinnati alumnae chapter.

Anne and her husband, Bill, live in Milford, Ohio, with their two sons, Billy (5) and Kurt (3).

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SPOTLIGHT MARIAN BRODERICK PRATT • Marian Broderick Pratt Ar has the distinction of having served as manager of Garfinkle's Garden Tea Room in Washington, D.C. for nineteen years. This year she is retiring to live in Hallandale, Florida.

At the Tea Room she was in complete charge of all food preparation, and also supervised the training of the entire staff. Many of her own recipes were favorites on the Tea Room menu. Marian also enjoys dancing and won first place in a ballroom dancing competition last year at the Desert Inn in Miami Beach. Marian has two children and five grandchildren.

GLORIA DALLMAN • Gloria Dallman B<l> was recently elected president-elect of the home economics club at Stout State College. Gloria, who has been a representative to the Home Economics Council. has also been treasurer of Stout's student section of the Wisconsin Education Association, program chairman of Gamma Delta, and vice-president of the girls do:mitory council. She is an active member of Phi Upsilon Omicron.. home economics honorary, and is also a councilor in the girls dormitory. Gloria was recently named to "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges."

YVONNE RUSSELL • Yvonne Russell B~ has been tapped for Arista at Western Michigan University and thus is one of the ten women recognized for their achievement of a high standard of efficiency in campus activities and in high scholarship. Yvonne, who is Vice President of Beta Psi chapter, is also pledge trainer of Pi Theta Epsilon, Occupational Therapy honorary. She was also chosen for membership in both the Freshman and Sophomore scholastic honoraries. Yvonne has served on the Student Council Elections Board and on Smith Burnham Hall's social committee.

RITA LYNNE TAYLOR • Rita Lynne Taylor BA, a 1961 graduate of Arkansas State Teachers College, has been placed in charge of the school paper at Forest Heights Junior High School in Little Rock where she is teaching English. During her college days Rita Lynne held various offices in the Beta Lambda chapter, had roles in many dramatic productions ~n ' campus, and was a member of Alpha Psi Omega, honorary dramatic fraternity. She was also Student Senate secretary, Junior Homecoming Maid, Founder's Day Queen, Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweetheart. and a member of the T-steppers at ASTC.

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SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT

By Anne P. Niemeyer, National Scholarship Chairman

DuRING the past sixty year many changes have taken place on the college campus-the living facilities, the activities, the dress, the fads, and the bui ldings, but the one thing that has remained the same is the purpose. Even that has seen changes, but the changes have been in the methods only.

Since the beginning of the fraternity system almost two hundred years ago, college chapters have experimented with the problems of improving scho larship, and chapters will continue to experiment in the years ahead. The difficulties confronting the chapter many times can be so lved by general rules that can be adapted to the chapter situation. Mr. Alan W. Johnston, Phi Gamma Delta, twelve years ago wrote an article that has been reprinted in the October, 1961 , issue of Banta's Grt-ek E xchange.

I urge all chapter officers to read and evalu ate the chapter's scho larship program. I wish to briefly quote some of the suggestions he has included in his article.

1. "Scholarship is more a matter of just the attitude of the membership than anything else.

2. House regu lations do play an important part, if they are consistent ly enforced.

3. Study tab les are good, but only when well run and when the physica l faci lities are sati factory.

4 . A wise limitation of the degree to which a man may participate in extracurricular activities if his grades are suffering shou ld be made.

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election m rushing is an important factor.

6. The Big Brother plan, if carefu lly admini tcred , can prove an a set."

Ipha Sigma Alpha has many fin e representative Ii ted in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, many who are members of the nwnerous honorary ocieties, and many chapter ti}at rank first in group scholarship. BETA BETA chapter ha achieved this first place for the last five years. Following is a listing of college members whose cholarship merit recogn ition .

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STRAIGHT A's BETA BETA- D arlene Conover PHI PHI- M arlene Hizer BETA DELTA-Marion Busby BET A ET A-Hollace Paulson BETA IOTA- Diana Dodd BET A U-Margaret Kipp BET A PI- I zetta Norris GAMMA EPSILON- Betty H artu ng a nd Karen Fendrick DEAN'S LIST ALPHA ALPHA- Sondra Binkley, Kathleen Geib, Cheryl Harless, J a11e Paetow, Barbara Ripp BETA BETA- Darlene Conover and J anet Wenger PHI PHI- Marlene Hizer, Thelma G erdes, Cary Holst, J a ne Porter, Evelyn Robison BETA DELTA- Elaine Baldwin, Gayle Ates, Mary Carruth, Kitty Carter, Linda Hannon, Carolyn McLean, Mary Ma..xey, J ean Myatt, anci Offut, Vera Phelps, Pa.ttye Walley BETA EPSILON- Evelyn . Cox, Betty Edwards, Barbara King, Dawn Marston, Carolyn Ryburn BETA ETA- Shirlee Christen on, Agnes Cysouev, Bette Dettman, Karen Herman, Rose Kordonoug, H o llace Paulson, Lorella Sayler BETA lOT A- Diana Dodd, Suzanne Martin, Teddie R easor BETA NU- Judy Bean, Sue Hobbs, Margaret Kipp, Hilda McCain, Carol Van Wingen BET A PI- Mary Alice Epling, Nancy Hill, Ella Hudson, l zetta Norris, Nina Markowitz BET A RHO- Pat Zelinka BET A SIGMA- Audrey Klein GAMMA ALPHA- Jeanne Slaninger a nd K ay Krelsbach GAMMA BETA- Margaret Epple, Jacqueline Fritsch, Marilyn Sp ar, Judy U ngrodt, Marilyn Wemberg GAMMA EPSILON- Betty Hartung and Karen Fendrick

ITWO BETA BETAS NAMED JEAN MAYHEW SCHOLARITO DEAN~ s HONOR LIST SHIP AWARD SHARED At the annual Insignia Day program at Colorado State College, two members of Beta Beta were 1 named on the D ean's Honor List.

To be eligible 1 for such an honor, one must maintain a 4.76 or 1 better accumu lative average on the basis of a 5.00 system . This year Darlene Conover and Janet I Wenger were named. Darlene has been on the Dean's List for three consecutive years while it was the second time for Janet Wenger. Also at the Insignia Day program, Beta Beta received the I Panhellenic Scholarship Award for having the highest grade point average among the sororities on campus.

In addition to scholarship, both Darlene and Janet have participated m many campus and sorority activities. Darlene, a senior physical education major, has served as the president of Beta Beta and was a d elegate to the national convention. Her college activities include Gold Key ( secretary ), senior women's honorary, Pi Lambda DARLENE CONOVER Theta and Kappa Delta Pi (president), educational honor fraternities, AWS Council, Panhellenic Council, Spurs ( vice-president), Women's Athletic Association, and Blue Key Sweetheart Attendant. Darlene was also named one of the ten outstanding fr es hman and sophomore women, was A WS outstanding junior woman, is listed in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, won the Dorm Scholarship award, and the Panh e ll e nic scholarship award for outstanding freshman and sophomore women, and is active in the honors program.

JANET WENGER Janet Wenger, a senior elementary education major, is currently secretary for Beta Beta. Her campus activities include Angel Flight, Kappa Delta Pi and Pi Lambda. The~a, education honoraries, and Gold Key, semor women's honor society. She was a finalist for junior prom queen, and was on the planning committee for the junior prom.

Judy Spitler and Marge Ramsey of Beta Theta are the joint winners of the J ean Mayhew Scholarship Award. This award, which is given annually by the Beta Theta chapter, was originated in 1955 by the sorority in honor of Jean Mayhew, who served Beta Theta as an adviser for ten years, and in J une of 1961 became one of their Mother Patronesses.

This award is presented to the girl who has the highest accumu lative point average in the chapter, and her name is then placed on a permanent plaque. This year Judy and Marge tied for the award.

Having this goal to work toward, Beta. Theta members have worked hard, and as a result their chapter has attained the highest semester and accumulative point average of the sororities on campus. -MARY ELLEN MACAULAY.

HOME ECONOMICS AWARD ONE of the highest awards given in 4-H has been awarded to Judy Whitaker, Beta Upsilon, a sophomore majoring in medical technology at Indiana State College. She was selected to represent the state of Illinois in general home economics at the Fortieth National 4-H Club Congress held in Chicago, from November 25 to December 1, 1961. She will be representing more than forty-four thousand Illinois 4-H members enrolled in Home Economics projects this year.

The Home Economics a ward is given annually to one girl enrolled in home econonncs whe JUDY WffiTAJffiR shows o u t s t a n d i n g achievement in certain projects directly related te the home, such as clothing, canning, foods, frozen food , home improvement or home management.

To be eligible for this award a girl must have had six years of club work, have been selected as State Outstanding, be a Key club member and have demonstrated quality and leadership in all 4-H projects and activities.

The award donor is Montgomery Ward. In addition six girls from the fifty states will be selected a.t Club Congress to receive four hundred dollar College Scholarships.

Judy serves her sorority as chapter editor.

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S hirley Little field Br H o m ecoming Queen North ea s t ern Oklahoma State

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Joanne Schindlet· rA Homecoming Pl'incess Creighton Unh·e rsity

Sharon Doyle r A Homecoming Princess Creighton University

Beta Rho's candidate t'ot· king, Lyle Haskin, reigned over Northern Illinois Univer·sity's Homecoming. Joan Sch'\Wl.rz, an A~A a.nd Lyle's pin-mate, was a member· of the royal court. ',

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COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Farmville, Virginia PRESIDING over one of the biggest campus events of the Y,ear was ~lice White-ch_osen ringmaster of Longwood s fall Cucus. Dressed m traditional attire this Alpha member tipped her hat and welcomed students parents, frien?s, and alumnae to the Big Top. Oth e; members leadmg the way to the gala event were senior P~t Hickey, who served as co-chairman of the entire Circus and Mary Beth Olson, co-c ha irman of the junior class festivities.

This f_all the chapter opened its doors to greet eleven outstandmg pledges. Winding up the first season of early rush at Longwood, the A~A gi rls h ere learned much in relation to the new system. They are planning now for an even more successful spring rush in February.

The pledges are busy with there training and doing good deeds for the chapter by selling donuts for the philanthropic project.

Alph_a Kappa Gamma, national hono rary leadership fraternity tapped Alice White in November. Pat Hickey was elected vice president of the organization.

Also in November Mary Beth Olson brought high honor to Alpha as she took the stage in the lead role of the college fall play.

Already in the high swing of camp us activities is our new pledge, Pam Gustafson, who is freshman house president and had an important part in the class circus skit.

November 15 the girls celeb rated Founder's Day with a banquet and ceremony in the tea room at the school.

The theme was, appropriately, "Dedicat ion of Six Decades." How proud we are that it a ll began here. EvELYN GRAY

se~ted the A~A Dog Award. Also, Cheryl Harless reCeived the . Outsta?ding Active Scholarship Trophy, and K~thy Geib rece1ved the Oustanding Pledge Scholarship Trophy. At this time, the H eart Sisters presented paddles to the new pledges.

Preceding active meeting on Wednesday, October 25 , the chapter held a tea in honor of the Dean of Women, Miss Warfel. She proved to be a fascinating person and cond ucted an interes ting discussion on " The Rol e of the M~d ern Woman." The following Sunday afternoon, the Sisters were entertained by the brothers of Alpha D elta Phi at a costum e party. We all enjoyed the afternoon and are looking forward to a repeat performan~e! That . same evening, the pledges entertain ed the actives at th eir annual Hallowe'en Party. The theme was "Come As You Are," and several gi rls were caught at m opportune moments!

Alpha Alpha has initiated a monthly spagh etti dinner to be held in the suite. We have found that it promotes a close~ unity between pledges and actives, besides being a relaxmg an d pleasant gathering.

Miami University Dad's Day was November 4 1961 and Alpha Alpha honored her Dads with a chick~n ban~ quet in Indiana, block seats for the football game, and a nd open house in the suite.

Miami Greeks have recently completed the Fall h alf of Greek Week. This is the intellectual and cultural portion, involving work shops, the College Bowl , and a Glenn Gould Concert, and climaxed by the Panhellenic Dance. ~he remainder of this semester will be quite a busy penod for us, with exams, vacat ions, Christmas parties, and more teas, banquets, and open houses. But we're each looking forward to it, because the stars say, " It's a great year for Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Siu. " rna Alpha !" - BETSI McKINLEY

Alpha Alpha Miami University Oxford, Ohio R usH at Miami has been extended to continue thro ughout the semester. All Greeks have met this with approval as it is increasing campus-wide sorority membership as well as providing immediate opportunities for interested girls to pledge. Alpha Alpha's pledge class is still growing, and we are certainly very proud of our new sisters.

The first three weeks of October were spent at enthusiastic tufting parties for our Homecoming float, captioned "Miami CAN-CAN O.U." Following the game, we had an open house in the suite.

On October 4, Alpha Alpha held activation and followed it with the bi-annual Scholarship Banquet. After a delicious fried chi cken dinner, Marge Klein was pre-

Alpha Alpha sistet·s, with the help of Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston, right, pt•eptw e fot· a rnsh party.

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Alpha Beta Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri BA NQUETS! Parties! Pledges! This is the season for which we have been waiting. Seventeen attractive campus coeds pledged Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha this season. A banquet was held for the new pledges at Elaine's Dining Room.

Our Founders' Day banquet was h eld at Bonfoey's on Tuesday evening, November 14, with our alums. Six of our girls sang "Ole Man River," "Here Comes the Showboat," an d "Dixie." These talented singers included Zoie Hayden, Lou Jon es, Mary Spruyette, Lucy Lair, Lonna Hendren, and Mary Jo McGowin. A dance was performed, using tamborines, to "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" by Charlotte Grassel, Linda Lantz, Syd Thompson, Pat Duffey, Sue Mayes, and Barb Freise.

A Hallowe'en Party was held for the Alphas by the members of Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity. It was an informal party held at the fraternity house. Linda Durham and Bill Brendel gave their version of the "twist," which was thoroughly enjo·yed by everyone. - BARB FREISE

Alpha Gamma Indiana State Teachers College Indiana, Pennsylvania AFTER washing off the paint an d paste from float building, we settled down to plan improvem ents for our suite. The walls will be painted a soft white with coordinated furniture to enhance the color scheme. A set of shelves will also contribute to the n ew look .

Demonstrating the Alpha Sig talent at the homecoming musical were Rosemary D ennis and Charlene Ammon. A combination of hard work a nd talent made " D a rling Cory" a success.

The officers found time to plan a Hallowe'en party for th e rest of the sisters on O ctober 31. Everything was kept as a surprise, even decorating was don e behind locked doors. But when the sisters arrived they were greeted by a blue g lowing ghost and a headl ess horseman. Cider and doughnuts insured a good time by a ll.

Our president, Georgeann Clark, was invited to join Kappa Delta Pi which is a n honorary mathematic fra tern ity. Her high average over the years proves h er · ability.

CHARLENE Al\11\lON

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Every year each sorority nominates a candidate for R.O.T.C. queen.

This year our choice was Charlene Ammon who we think is really the best.

This semester we have begun to hold cu ltural meetings where a noted figure on campus addresses us on interesting topics. These will be given four times this year and are looked forward to by all.

November 1 popped up earlier than expected, but we presented a lively program for Greek Sing. We sang "Me and My Shadow," with original soft shoe danced by "Me"-Gini M cCready, and "My Shadow"-Penny Hirth. Naturally they were dressed in red and black.

In athletics our volleyball team holds down first place.

There is a lot of fun and support in the program.DIA NA B. K UHL

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado FALL quarter for the Beta Betas was filled with fun, activities, and hard work . On the week of October 4, the annual Greek W eek, Exchange dinners, speakers, fun day, barbecue, and ball dominated the Greek Week activities.

Open house the following week began Fall Rush and was the first party. "Roa ring Twenties" and "Hawaiian" were themes of th e other parties. The Beta Betas received fiv e enthusiastic pledges.

Homecoming weekend again came during the C.E .A. conve ntion time, giving the Beta Betas more time to spend on house decorations. With the theme "Sound of Music" and the sorority house located on T enth Avenue, the Beta Betas chose for their •heme " Slaughter on T enth Avenue." A night scene of a city was used as a backdrop with a large phonograph with a rotating disc.

Colorado State bears, music, and night lamps added to the decorations to award the Beta Betas honorable mention. L eila L ewis was a Homecomi ng qu een attendant.

The highlight of the quarter was Beta Beta's own " Sadie Hawkins" dance held on November 4. The dance is one of the favorit es on campus for the women are give? opportunity to ask the men . To this girl-ask-boy affa1r, the people wear hillbilly clothes and "let their hair down. " Marryin' Sam was there to hitch quite a few coupl es. Prizes were awarded for the best costume and a prize was given to th e "Ugly Professor." All pro~ ceeds from the dance go to the l:J nited Campus Chest Fund .

Hazel White, Beta Beta president stands before "Marryin' Sam" at Sadie Hawkins' Dance.

The Alphas continue to capture many honors on the E-State campus. Sandy Wenderott was initiated into Pi Omega Pi, honorary business fraternity; Peggy Jarvis was elected secretary of Spanish Club and pianist of French Club; Norma Huston was our candidate for Homecoming queen; Susan H enso n was a candidate for Phi Sigma Epsilon's Commode Bowl Queen.

Our final activity for this issue was the Founders' Day dinner given for the actives by the Emporia Alumnae Chapter on November 13 . The dinne r was two days early due to conflicting meetings on November 15 .KAR EN SwARTZ

Zeta Zeta Beta Beta actives dressed for "Roaring Twenties"

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Also on November 4, Hazel White, our president and Jan Smolik attended the annual scholarship luncheon sponsored by the Denver City Panhellenic to accept the scholarship tray given to Beta Beta for the highest chapter average on the esc campus.

At the I. K. Carnival, Beta Beta sponsored a dance marathon booth which went along with the theme, " Roaring Twenties."-GAIL HA NAMURA

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia Emporia, Kansas HoMECOMING preparations and festivities, mingled with mid-semester tests, have occupied the Alpha Sigs at Emporia State during the last month. A new production, the Homecoming Previews on O ctober 27 , was well received. A great deal of work and many hours were spent preparing the skits, but the humor an d originality made the evening enjoyable for a ll.

Due to many conflicts and lack of time, six sororities an d fraternities constru cted large "Welcome Alum" signs, donating the money usually spent on decorations to the United Fund. The only organizations on campus competing for decoration trophies were the independent organizations-Morse Hall, Men's Dorm, and the Hawaiian Club.

Our annual mum sale was again a big success, with sales passing the one thousand mark. Sharon Smith an d Suzanne H end erickson, co-chairmen of the sales, organized the activities like clock-work. This is the first year for several years that rain has not dampened the homecoming spirits . It seemed unusual to see the sun shine for the game. Homecoming festivities were brought to a close with a buffet dinner for the alums at th e chapter house at 5: 30 P .M. The 1961 Wilma Wilson Sharp Award winner, Miss Edna McCullough, is an EE a lum . A dinner was held in h er honor at Emporia's Broadview Hotel on the eveni ng of October 14. EE a lum s from a ll over the state attended. The program consisted of a series of slides covering Miss McCullough's life. Wilma Wilson Sharp was our speaker; we were all thrilled to meet such an inspiring woman.

Central Missouri Sta.t e College Warrensburg, Missouri HoMECOMING is over, and another trophy is added to the Zeta Zeta's collection . Our float placed third in th e parade. Our candidate for Queen was Marijean Derstler, and she was certainly lovely. The Alphas can relax now only long enough to start making plans for our winter activities. Among these are plans for our Founders' Day banquet, our philanthropic project parties, and winter rush. ' The Zeta Zeta sisters have been quite busy since school started and we are proud to announce that Katie Tieman is our new president and Shirley Batsch elet our n ew secretary. Marilyn Hill and Virginia Taggart were elected to our Student Government Assembly, and Sydney Smith was chosen to represent Miss December on the Acacia calend ar.

We were very thrilled when our singing Alphabetes, Shirley Batschelet, Kati e Tieman, Judy Fritts, and J an ette Maty, sang over a Kansas City television network, and when our dan cer, Lynda Gudde was asked to perform at the Panh ell Coke Party and the Student-Faculty Talent show. Jody Kennedy just finished playing the lead in the fall dramatic production, and is now preparing for the annual Tau Kappa Epsilon musical c:omedy.

All in a ll we are a busy group of girls. Come and see us sometime!- Jonv KENNEDY

Eta Eta Kansas State College of Pittsburg Pittsburg, Kansas ETA ETA Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha participated in mid-term rush on October 28 with a formal rush party. A Hallowe'en theme was used with "boiling caldrons," ghosts, and a "horror" room carrying out the "spook" effect. The Eta Etas pledged twelve new girls, bringing our pledge total to forty-two for the year.

Homecoming festivities were held the week-end of October 21. The Eta Etas had five girls as homecoming candidates. We all worked hard in preparing for the homecoming activities, and were well rewarded for our efforts by taking first place for our house decorations.

The Eta Eta's were a lso proud to announce that two of our pledges, Barbara Dixon and Barbara Moore, were two out of three girls chosen as Honorary Commanders of the ROTC organization, which consist of 850 men on the campus.

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This fall it has been easy to recognize any of the eighty-five Eta Eta's on camp us. All the Etas are sporting new dyed-to-match red skirts and sweaters with white blazers. We call this our "official" Alpha outfit.

They are worn every Tuesday, pledges and actives alike.

Founder's Day was celebrated on November 14, with a program and party with our alumnae. The pledges presented a skit for entertainment, and the alums served refreshments.- SHARON KoTZMAN

Theta Theta Boston University Boston, Massachusetts WITH Jack O'lanterns smiling a blazing welcome, and the inviting aroma of warm cider just beyond the door, sophomores and upperclassmen at the U n~versity were informally welcomed to the Greek world with fall rush.

An unrestricted rush offered Panhellenic a chance to present itself in various settings, picturing sorority life in many different colors and forms.

Rush ees were given a deeper and much broader insight into Greekletter life by being able to view each sorority in a number of varied activities. The usual monotony of the typical rush party was broken by the uniqueness of ventures ranging from bowling parties to buffet suppers.

The sisters of A~A thoroughly enjoyed and benefited greatly through this unrestricted rush.

It not only helped us interest rushees, but it provided opportunities for the sisters to get together and have fun.

With the finish of informal rush, we turned to a most pleasant task of initiating three of our current pledges. The ceremony was held at the home of our Chaplin and Pledge trainer, Sally Newton. Many of our Alumnae were on hand to lend both color and a special meaning of sisterhood to the beautiful occasion.

Looking into the future, A~A is looking forward to this coming weekend as it is our homecoming. Also, we are planning to schedule a pajama party work shop for up-coming formal rush next semester.-MARY ANNE MAGIERA

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WE woN!!! Yes, once again Kappa Kappa received top honors for its float in the homecoming parade.

"Snow 'Em" was our theme, and snow 'em we did , as the judges awarded us a sterling silver trophy for the best float in the sorority division, and a grand prize of fifty dollars for the most beautiful float in the entire parade. We are especially proud of winning this prize, as we were in stiff competition with twenty-nine other lovely floats.

At the pep rally, immediately following the parade, Billy Wolfe was presented the "Miss Diamond Band" award by last year's winner, Marith Potter, also a KK. This award is given annually to the majorette who has given the most service to the group. This is the third consecutive year that the award was presented to an Alpha Sig. Fall rushing ended with a real victory for Kappa Kappa. And we now have seven enthusiastic pledges sporting red suspenders and sneakers.

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Pledge Merry Thomas is a candidate for "Miss 1ncoming Freshman," sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.

Kappa Kappa, Lynn Giancaterino, was chosen Queen of the forthcoming Military Ball recently. Members of her court include J anice Schnell, Evie Barrack, and Clare Patchell. At the ball, Lynn will be crowned honorary Cadet Colonel and will reign over the ROTC dinner in May. On November 6, our chapter, together with Nu Nu, gave a reception honoring Miss Gertrude Nyce, KK, who has done missionary work in India for the past twenty years. Miss Nyce addressed the girls in a beautiful Indian sari, and told us some of her interesting experiences in Asia and Africa. At the end of her speech, Miss Nyce was presented a bouquet of red roses. Refreshments were served by the alums and mother patronesses and a good time was had by all.

Alpha' Sig Peggy Estes was elected president 0f Magnet Senior Women's Honor Society this fall. Doris M;rtin and Sally Roberts are also members. A limited number of senior women are elected to this society on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and service exemplified during college years.

Bringing honors on the athletic field are seven Alpha Sigmas, members of Temple's varsity hockey team, which has just concluded another undefeated season. Players named to the All-College First Team were Joan M cConaghie and Doris Martin.-CARMELLA A. PousANO

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania O N O ctober 6, Nu Nu chapter caused quite a commotion during the p ep rally. During 路the second chorus of the Drexel Fight Song, the sisters and pledges dropped 3,000 pieces of red and white paper imprinted with pep slogans down upon the students assembled in the Great Court. Members of the student b0dy, as well as the faculty , commended路 us for giving school spirit a much needed boost. However, you can imagine their reaction when several of us, armed with brooms and mops, set out to clean up after the "snowfall".

On October 13, we traveled to our country campus in Newtown Square, for a midnight initiation followed by a slumber party. Jeanne Haack, president of Nu Nu, celebrated her twentieth birthday at the surprise party which occurred after the initiation ceremony. We also put the finishing touches on our Rush Party decorations and favors.

During Homecoming week, everyone was in a festive mood. We joined in the festivities by collaborating with Pi Kappa Phi, Tau Kappa Epsil0n, and Phi Sigma Sigma to present a skit which portrayed "Yankee-Rebel Days" , our Homecoming theme. We also wore blue and gold corsages on Friday and Saturday to promote school spirit and retain the festive mood of the week's activities.

On November 5, all sororities attended the informal Panhelleni.c Tea and met potential rushees. After the Tea, our sorority was feted at a spaghetti dinner given by our brother fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi. The dinner was delicious, and when everyone finished helping with the dishes, the brothers entertained us for the rest of the evening.

On November 6, we of Nu Nu had the great pleasure of attending a reception given by KaptDa Kappa chap-

ter at Temple in honor of Miss Gertrude Nyce, who received the Award of Eminence this summer at MackiNac Island. Miss Nyce told us about her missionary work in India, and of many interesting customs practiced there. Both Mothers' Groups attended, as well as many alumnae, and we used the occasion to become better acquainted with our sisters at Temple. We are pleased to announce that they will attend our coffee hour on November 21., and that they have helped us to arrange a social with Phi Kappa Theta of Temple.

As a final item, it pleases us to announce that Maryanne Smith, vice president of Nu Nu, has been chosen as one of the ten semifinalists in the Miss Philadelphia contest. Maryanne is very active in school activities and will appear in an original musical comedy written and produced by the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi here at Drexel. With that item , I bid you farewell until next issue.-MARIE PoRRECCA

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia MACABRE is the best word that could describe our homecoming house decoration . We purposely worked out a gloomy and bleak theme using a tombstone, human skulls, and buzzards. We appropriately captioned our decoration "Marshall Buries the Eagles in Tombstone Territory."

"Come to the Fair" we sang as we invited rushees to our "Fraternity Fair" , an informal rush party. Our chapter house served as the fairgrounds. The party was educational in nature and we set up carnival booths in each room of the house dealing with various aspects of A~A, such as sorority growth, our philanthropic project, and V.I.P.'s in A~A. The party was climaxed with a sideshow of Rho Rho talent.

Rho Rho's and Huntington alumnae will celebrate Founders' Day with a dinner at Stone Lodge Restaurant on November 19. Our own "Dischords", Jackie Long, Sug Crabtree, and Rosie Morris will help with the entertainment.-JANE McGANN

Sigma Sigma Western State College

Gunnison, Colorado Ru sH for Sigma Sigma is filled with fun and an air of excitement experienced at no other time of the year.

November 1 was our informal party which was held at the Elk's Lodge several blocks away from the campus.

Our theme was "Alphas in the Alps." The bus that was used to pick up the rushees and the cold snow gave a perfect setting to eur "Alpha Chalet." We decorated the inside as a ski lodge, including a roaring fireplace , bear rugs, p~&pcorn , and hot cider. Songs were sung and the skit was "The Alpha Ski Meet." Within this atmosphere, everyone had a lot of fun and wasted no time in making friends.

Our formal party was held on November 6. Pastel pink blue red silver, and white colors ; angels and candles路 cl~uds ~nd s0ft lights were the decorations used to give' the appearance of our "Alpha Sigma Alpha Dreamland." The tables were covered with white table

cloths and the nut-cup name tags were little angels made of paper cones and round sponge balls. The centerpiece of each table was a huge, delicate angel. The highlight of the evening was the moment each rushee, when her name was called , went to th e high altar and lit her candle from the large fri endship candle. Dessert and coffee were served and speeches were given by various members including a speech given by Miss Lorena Hamrick, our adviser.

Ruth Green was chosen as Kappa Delta Nu sweetheart. Joanne Oleson was chosen by our Alpha Sigma chapter and Theta Chi fraternity as a candidate for Playgirl at the Veterans' dance. Also Holly Harrington and Janice Exstrom were chosen by Kappa Delta Mu as their candidates for Playgirl at the Veterans' dance.

This year Sigma Sigma chapter distributed advertising tickets to each student, the student in turn could take the ticket to Kennedy's Drive-In and deposit it.

The deposited ticket made one eligible for a full year tuition scholarship. Mr. Kennedy gave our sorority an amount of money equivalent to th e cost of the scholarship to be used for anything we deemed fit. W e decided to use it as 路a loan for our pledges to go active.

Christmas is on it' s way and combined with the adventures of our new pledges the rest of the year of 1961 will go by pleasantly and fast.-SANDI ScHIPMA N

Phi Phi Northwelit Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri "QuEsT for th e Best-ANNE of Northwest" or " I'm a fan of Anne" : these slogans are held high in the heart of each member of Phi Phi chapter of A~A for they represented our candidate for homecoming qu een.

Miss Anne Chick reigns as Northwest Missouri's 1961 homecoming queen, and we are very proud of her.

With the homecoming spirit, the weekend of Novelli路 ber 3-4, came hours of float and house decorating time, but it was enjoyed by all. Although our studies tended to slide a wee bit, the fellowship between Phi Phi sisters grew an d endeared A~A deeper into our h earts.

The theme of this 1961 homecoming was "Famous Firsts and Lasts." Our float theme was "Magellan's Challenge-The World." Three ships with the words "Aspire, Seek, Attain" upon them were set in a shining blue ocean while glittering silver sails towered above them. House decorations consisted of the "first flatiron" pressing down a member of the opposing football team. It received honorable mention. Our skit entitled, "Th e First Visit To Maryville," was a musical using " South Pacific" as the original th eme with the "South Pacifi c" songs paraphrased to fit the occasion . . It received third place. In our prize-winning clowns Peggy Whan portrayed Emmett Kelly, and Millie Cockrill represented the first Northwest Missourian . And , again, our crowning glory was and is our queen-ANNE CHICK On November 4, we held our Founders Day Banquet.

The homecoming theme again found its place here. Mrs. Gertrude Wray Tindall, a charter member and the first president of Phi Phi chapter, was seated next to Thelma Lou Gerdes, the latest president. Mrs. J ane Judge, whose mother had been an A~A sorority member, represented the first member with a legacy. Dr. J. W. Jones, president of Northwest Missouri State College, was guest speaker.

The Alpha-Bets trio, Juli a Elmore, Cicily

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Spicer, and Carol Bugg, sang sorority songs.

The Founder's Day ceremony was presented by Julie Elmore, Jane Porter, Diana Mitchell , and Cary Holst. Mrs. Charles Bell, Mrs. Albert Ku chs, Mrs. J. W. Jones, and Mrs. Clun Price, patronesses, and Mrs. John Mauzey and Miss Bonnie Mag ill, sponsors, were present. Over one-hundred past and present members were in attendance.-CARY HoLST

Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana GREEK unity is being stressed at Dall State more than ever. An all-Greek party is in the process of being formed , and other programs are being planned to bring th e members of the various Greek organizations closer together. Chi Chis took an active part in Greek Week, November 6-12. The activities planned for a ll the Greeks on campus included a bonfire, banquet, and dan ce. " No Gyp-See Our Ba ll State Victory" was the theme of our Homecoming float this year. All Chi Chis took an active interest in makin g th e float and in having a Homecoming tea for our families, fri ends, and alums.

Judy R ehling was our ca ndidate for Homecoming Queen.

As a money-making project we are selling Christmas wrapping paper.

A surprise Halloween Party was given for the members by the cabinet. All were surprised as they walked into the suite for a m ee ting and found glowing pumpkins, skeletons, and their costumed officers awaiting them .

After our annual Founder's Day ceremony the Muncie alums held a punch hour for us.

Carey Matson is WRA representative for Chi Chi volleyball team, the Squirts. The Squirts are doing very well in competi tion against other sorority and residence hall teams.

Plans a re now in full swing for rush under the direction of our rush chairman, Angela Vega.- GRETCHE N KRUGHOFF

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma R usH was enjoyabl e, a long with being successful this fa ll, as Alph a Sigs received twenty new pledges!

Our Mother Patronesses h elped us welcome them with a lovely acce ptance party.

Homecoming followed Rush on the schedule for this Fall , and A2:A certainly came out on top. Our own Shirley Littlefield was chosen Football Queen , with Sondra Ag uiri e serving her as Alpha attendant. Also representing us in the parade and festivities were Gloria Graham, Northwes t Hall Queen; and Janet Pugh, Phi Lambda Chi Swee th eart. W e proudly entered "Winnie the Pooh" as our "Book Title" float, but the judges didn ' t agree with our enthusi asm this year!

Another category in whi ch we are labeled as "tops" this fall is class office rs, A~A having six. Those sporting "leadership badges" were: SENIORS: Barbara Frick, Organizations Committee ; JUNIORS: Ann Leinn Bowles-secreta ry ; Patricia Roberts- treasurer; and Sandy D eo ni er- Organizations Committee ; SOPHOMORES: Carol Eichling-treasurer ; FRESHMEN: Mary Abbott- Stud ent Senate R epresentative. _As Sadie H a wkins W eek rolled around, Carolyn Goodwm, A2:A pledge , won th e high honor of being "The Best Dressed Girl " at the d a nce. The next dance slated is to be h eld Novem ber 17 when " Freshman Queen" will be announced. Our entry is a brunette beauty from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dixie Aguirie. She has already been chosen as a R edm en cheerleader this fall and we' re expecting to add this to her list, and to 'ouR list, of titl es and honors.

Stunt Night at NSC is to be held on November 21 this year. Alpha Sigs a re entering the comedy division with " Famous Moongazers," such as Sampson and Deli!ah and L_i'l Abner and Daisy Mae. Our hopes are h1gh on takmg first place two years in a row!

All A2:A' s know that Founder's Day is November 15 .

T~e Beta. G ammas are planning a banquet to honor th1s day m OUR sorority life. We have invited two alum chapters, along with our Mother Patronesses as

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Chi Chi's Kathy O'Conner and Lucy Moyer in costume for the A2:A Hallo":e'en party.

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Also on the agenda for this semester is Greek Week the All-Greek Dance, Scholastic Contest between th~ ~embers and pledges, and, of course, Christmas activities: . The fall semester of 1961 has proved to be an exc1tmg and rewarding one for the Alpha Sigs here at _Northeastern ; and we are loqking forwa rd to the spnng semester.- URA LEE STUMBOUGH

Beta Delta Mississipp-i Southern College Hattiesburg, Mississippi FALL quarter has certainly bee n a busy one for Beta Delta! During the first week of October, members surprised their little sisters with small g ifts showing some facet of th eir personalities, and from these hints the pledges were to guess their big sisters' names. On O ctober 5, the pledges were g iven their paddles, and those who h ad not guessed trea ted their big sisters to chocolate sundaes. The paddles were to be signed by each member after the pledge had spent at least thirty minutes with her.

At the October 4 meeting, Beta D elta was pleased to have Dr. Foltz of the music department speak to us about the musical opportunities at Southern. Friday night, O ctober 6, Beta Delta entertained with a hayride to Shelby State Park.

Then on Sa turday morning, O ctober 7, two pledges were initiated in the D a nforth Chapel.

Following initiation both pledges and new initiates were honored with a ba nqu et at Speed's Restaurant. This fun-filled week ended with all the members of Alpha Sigma Alph a going to church together on Sunday .

The theme of Beta Delta's open rush party, O ctober 19, was "Autumn Leaves. " W e entertained in the chapter room and served punch and cooki es for refreshments afterward.

On Sunday, O ctober 22, we very proudly pledged eight girls, and th is number gave us our quota of fifty-five members.

The Homecoming Para de was on Saturday, O ctober 28 , and although Beta Delta' s float did not win, we had a good tim e working on it and getting to know our pledges better.

They honored the m embers with a Little Girl Party on November I, including entertainment, refreshments, and appropriate costum es.

The men of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity entertained Beta D elta with a Pledge Swap on Sunday, November 5. We were treated to a supper centerin g around barbecued hamburgers and had a dan ce afterward which ended the evening. Tuesday, November 7, Be ta D elta honored the faculty of Mississippi Southern College with a tea in the Panhellenic House.

Friday night, November 10, we had a date party in the Panhellenic lobby before a Spend-th e-Night Party for the members in the chapter room. This was th e occasion for our Paddle Party-those who had not gotten th eir paddles signed by each m ember had to pay their "consequences."

We had our celebration for Founders' Day on November 12 . We were pleased to have several a lumnae present and concluded the social hour with a candlelight c~remony 路 and refreshments. Wednesday, November 15 we wore the tra ditional red and white ribbons in hon'o r of our birthday.

Not all of our ac tivity at Southern has been social, Many of Beta Delta's members have won however. honors and offices. Linda Hawkins, Martha McBride, and Patsy Koonce pledged membership in Phi Chi Theta, honorary business fraternity ; and Mary Nell Max.ey joined Kappa Omicron Phi, honorary home economics fraternity.

Ish Seamen, Kitty Carter, and Carolr:n McLean were elected to membership in Who's Who zn American Colleges and Uni versities. In addition to this honor, Kitty Carter was e lected senior class treasurer.

Other girls winning campus honors were: Gay Kihyet

-freshman secretary and senator, Marion Busby-graduate class secretary, Selena Parker-sophomore homecoming maid, and Linda Hannon-secreta ry of the Women's Affairs Board.

Linda Kinton was chosen from Alpha Sigma Alpha to represent a month on the Pi Kappa Alpha calendar, and Cha rlien Cotton has been selected to run for Sweetheart of the Pi Kappa Alpha pledge class. R etta Justice is working as feature editor for th e "Student Printz" as well as writing a column for th e "Jackson Daily N ews."

Beta Delta's are concentrating on intramural actlvitJes and practice for song fest now, and we hope to have big news concerning both in the next issue !- LINDA HAN NON

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia NI NE new pledges walked to Beta Epsilon on O ctober 21. After "walking" the sponsors presented each pledge with a corsage of red and white carnations.

The sorority m emb ers and p ledges had dinner at th e house and a slumber party at th e Baptist Stud ent Union center.

Pledging and initiation of three new office rs was h eld on Sunday, O ctober 23 ; the newly-installed officers were the secretary and the co-editors.

On Halloween night sorority members were summoned by senior "witches" to an impromptu costume party.

Carter House became a haunted house comple te with dark empty rooms and eerie hands that popped out of the darkness. The members thrilled to g host stories told in a dimly lighted room.

On November 1 three pledges, who received open bids, walked and were pledged .

On Founder's Day, the sorority had a formal banquet.

The program was centered around the six decades of Alpha Sigma Alpha. J anis Simms, Jeanette House, and Dorothy Shaw were speakers.

On e of our pledges, Jud y Oyhus, led the figure at th e annual ring dan ce at Virgin ia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.

Two Beta Epsilons, Lynn Cox and Betty Edwards, rep rese nted the college newspaper at the National Collegiate Press Association Convention at the Hotel Fontain eblea u in Miami from November 1-5. -BETTY EDWARDS, BETTY CoGHILL

Beta Zeta University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana BETA ZETA is pleased with the results of Open Rush.

We pledged six girls out of the ten going through Rush .

The next morning the pledges were given a surprise breakfast. The pledges were awakened by their big sisters who presented them with an Alpha Sigma Alpha throw pillow.

Beta Zeta extended congratu lations to Nina Claire Breaux, Phyllis Dupuis, and Frances Kurzweg. Nina

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We were planning a retreat into the Badlands this fall but the North Dakota wea ther turned extra chilly on 'our weekend so our retreat had to be postponed until next spring. It was a disappointment to all of us, but we feel we will all have more fun when we don't have to worry about keeping warm.

One of the highlights of fall quarter was the social evening we spent with the Phi Sigma Pi Frate~nity. We all had a great time talking, dancing, eatmg, and listening to records. All of us hope we can do this again soon.

Winter qu arter promises to be a busy twelve weeks too with our formal ; o ur act in Hilltop Holiday, a campu; variety show ; and more work on our Philanthropic Proj ect. W e are a lso keenly interested in doing extension work at several of the colleges near us so that one day we can have a sister chapter closer to us.K AREN STAV

Beta Zeta pledges at the Surprise Breakfast ·a re left to right: bottom row, Louise Leblanc, 1\'lary Bradshaw; 2nd row, Dale Lee, Laura Lee Kelly, Donna Walter, Kay Sexton; 3rd row, Ella Taylor, Kolleda. 1\'lagree, Betty Tauizin, Maureen 1\'lm·tin; 4th row, Toni D'Agostino, Ellen Oousson, Jo Ann Dellahite, Terry Lee Starding; 5th row, Amanda Higgs, Judy Landry, Diane ,1\'lars, Frances Ktnzweg, Diana Gayle 1\'lelacon.

Claire is now a member of the Student Council. Phyllis Dupuis is one of the beauties that were chosen as R .O.T.C. ( R eserve Officers Training Corps) sponsors.

Frances Kurzweg, pledge president, has recently been pledged to Sigma Alpha Iota, a national honorary musi c fraternity.

The Beta Zeta pledge class has just given a Coke Party for all of the fraternity pledges on campus. This is an annual ·event of our chapter.

W e are looking forward to the Founder's Day celebration on campus and the annual Open House.CHARLOTTE WALKE R

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan THIS year Beta Theta chapter took in fiv e pledges during fall rush. They are a very active class, participating in campus activities, their philanthropic proj ec ts, and sorority proj ec ts.

For Homecoming this year we built a huge rocket ship takin g off with the slogan, " Send 'em into Orbit" along the sides of the wagon.

Our annual Founders' Day Dinner was held at the Embers, on Sunday, November 12. Judy Spitler and Marge Ramsey were the joint winners of the Jean Mayhew Scholarship Award for the highest sorority point average.

This fall we have had three sisters elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. They are Jane Dalton, Judy Spitler, an d Elaine Hackett.-MARY ELLEN MACA ULAY

Beta Iota Beta Eta Dickinson State Teachers College Di€kinson, North Dakota IT is hard for us in Beta Eta chapter to believe that one third of the school yea r is gone. We have been having such a busy and interesting time. With such a large increase in enrollment, we have all been busy meeting and learning to know all the new girls. W e see some outstanding students eligible for Alpha Sigma Alpha and we look forward to working with them.

The fall rush party centered around a Halloween th eme and a gay, but spooky time was had by all. Three transfer students pledged this fall . We are happy to have them with us.

After one of our regular business meetings we had a coffee party with our Alum Chapter. It was such fun to visit with these girls and we have discovered that many more activities can be done by both the college chapter and the alumnae chapter.

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Radford College Radford, Virginia A c ooo time was had by all at Beta leta' s two rush parties. Both old m embers and the rushees shared in the fun . Cafe La Alpha, our first party, had a beatnik theme. The rushees and th e m embers dressed appropriately. The A::ZA Big Top was a gala circus event.

The parties required a lot of time and work and their success was proven by our wonderful pledge class of twenty-three girls. The Pledge Service was held November 6 in the sorority room.

Our Founder's Day Banquet was November 15. The n ew pledges attended the dinner for their first serority event following their pledge service. It was enje!ryed by all, but especially by our president, J0an Winterberger, who was selected our Alpha Sigma Alpha Sweetheart.

Several of our rushees are helping to keep Beta Iota in the spotlight at Radford . Sue Shepperd was · recently selected homecoming queen, Pat Pepper and

This .was quite an eve nt in Western's history, because our candidate was married. We also took Honorable M ention for both our float and house decorations. An Open House was held after the game for our alums an d friends.

Beta Kappas were hostesses to an international lecturer, Mrs. Yasmaya Sidky, from Egypt. who led a discussion about her native land after dinner.

Fall activities also includ ed a United F und show skit " My Fair Leatherneck," which was written by Mad e~ line Gu~a. It was a take-off on the Broadway play, " My Fair Lady."

Billie Knight ·p oses as a tight-rope walker at Beta Iota's Big Top rush pat·ty.

Two Beta Kappas were recently elected to Who's Who In American Uni ve rsities and Colleges.

They are Pat Graham and Nancy Minnaert.

Serving as Treasurer of Kappa D elta Pi, ed ucation honorary, is Judy Praul. Working on the production staff for th e recent play, "The Inspector General" were Jo Stevenson and Nancy Reli c. The make-up committee consisted of Madeline Gula, Lynn Brehmer, K ath ee Murray, Chris Barowski, a nd Jan Smith.

Founder's D ay was celebrated by a banquet at a hotel and our tradi tiona! ceremony.

Beta Iotas Alice Applegate and Sue Dick e n •a re seen with rushees at the Cafe la Alpha rus h party.

Diana Cox are serving on Student government, J oan MacDonald and Judy Blackburn are in the Aquatics Club, Judy Grubb is president of her dorm, and Kay Duffy is president of the Physical Education Club. Our pledges and all our old members working toge ther help to make Alpha .the wonderful sorority that it is.-CAROL DELAND

Rush starts the first week of D ecember, and the Beta Kappas have everything ready. With two months preparation we ha ve gone a ll out to make this the best ever. Our first party, " Round Robin ," which is a tour of every sorority hous e, will show a display in our house on "What a Sorority can do for You, an d What You ca n do for a Sorority. " Our next two parties will be informal and we are using two themes, "Zombie Jamboree" and "A lice in Wonderland. " At our Zombie party we will give favors whi ch are chicken leg bones covered with three coats of shellac, and tied with a bright red ribbon. Decorations will include kettles of dry ice, witch doctor masks on the walls, and a room lighted with red lights. Entertainment will include a dance to " D em Bones." The second party will take on a forest atmosphere, a rabbit with a watch running around, "Eat M e" cakes, and a skit. Our traditional formal party will take on a night club atmosphere as we present "C lub Manhattan. " Favors for this party will be cocktail glasses with A~A engraved on them. The next day is the big one, and we will close with our fingers crossed !- CHERYL WATKINS

Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Arkansas

Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois

"HEAD for the hills!" This was the cry h ea rd 'round th e Arkansas State Teachers Coll ege campus, O ctober 27 , as our fall rush party bega n. Everyone was dressed in true hillbilly fashion from ba re feet to corncob pipes.

Of cou rse, no mountaineer would be caught without some of those 'co rn squeezins.' I a lso might add that our advisers carne dressed to fit the occasion.

FALL quarter found the Beta Kappas once more in the spotlight. Homecoming is over, an d this is the quiet before the storm- RUSH! Our chests are swelled with pride over W estern's Homecoming Queen, Alpha Sigma Alpha Virginia Uhe.

The meetin' began with the introduction of members to g uests who were appropriately named . Next was a typical scene at Possum Waller which was just over the closest hill. Four little g irls from Teachers College came by and sang "Molly and Poll y an' Tilly an' Flo."

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Our original hillbilly band sang "Mountain Dew" and we concluded the program with a shot-gun wedding.

Refreshments were then served.

They consisted of apple cider, potato chips, and sandwiches. The members then sang and presented "Scarlet Ribbons" to the rushees. "Happy Trails," back home, signaled the end of our adventure. we are very proud of some of the honors our members have received.

Sheri Rothchild is serving her second year as cheerleader, and Sara Jo Fendley, Jan Morris, Suzy Rogers, and Linda Meade are new TSteppers for 1961-1962. Three Beta Lambdas are on the executive staff of The Future Business Leaders; they are Kathy Jones, Suzy Rogers, and Sue Cummings ; and Clara Bess Matson and Linda Limbird pledged Alpha Psi Omega, drama fraternity.

Jan Morris was initiated into membership in Royal Rooters, and Sue Cummings and Ann Berry have pledged Alpha Chi, scholastic fraternity, and Phi Alpha Theta, historical fraternity.

On October 21, Beta Lambda was indeed honored to be a part of the installation team for our new chapter, Gamma Zeta. Those attending from our chapter were: Ann Berry, Marty Enderlin, Sara Jo Fendley, Doris White, Pat Lee, Ann Anderson, Clara Bess Matson, and our advisers, Miss Marie Schichtl and Miss Christine Calvert.-Suzy RoGERS

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia, Arkansas BETA Mu chapter is very proud of its sixteen new pledges. We are sure that everyone of them will be an asset to our chapter.

Beta Mus Lela Fisher, Sue Sinks, Freddie Johnson, Betsy Garner, Pat Pine, Sally Meek, Judy Krug and Gloria Neece were selected to run in the top twenty for the Queen of Stars. Freddie Johnson, Betsy Garner, and Judy Krug were elected to be in the five finalists.

In the elections for class favorites, Alpha Sigma Alphas a lso took honors. Sally Meek, Linda Crowe, and Sue Sinks were elected favorites of the freshman class; Lela Fisher and Freddie Johnson of the sophomore class ; J eri Thompson of the junior class; and Sarah Shugart of the senior class.

Freddie Johnson, who is co-captain of the cheerleading squad, made a very lovely Homecoming Queen. Lela Fisher and Sue Sinks are a lso on the cheerleading squad.

The Pershing Rifles Sweetheart will soon be chosen and again three Beta Mus are candid ates. They ar~ Betty Garner, Sarah Shugart, and Freddie Johnson.GLORIA NEECE

The weather was warm and sunny for Homecoming weekend this year. The theme of the annual Homecoming Parade was "TV Programs" and we worked very hard for three nights constructing our float, "The Untouchables." Immediately after the parade, we welcomed the Beta Nu alumnae to a Homecoming brunch held in the sorority room.

During Religious Emphasis Week, we attended the nightly religious programs on the campus as a group.

We are now preparing for our annual Mistletoe Ball which will be held a week before Christmas vacation.

It will be a formal dance and a Sweetheart Couple will be presented at the close of the balL-PEGGY KIPP

Beta Pi Concord College Athens, West Virginia THE crowd cheered, and the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha-Sigma Tau Gamma rang throughout the stadium for the third year in a row as first place winners of the float competition. The base of the float was covered in black, and it featured an 8 foot red devil sinking his pitchfork in the tail of a ram. The edges were lined with flames, and cans of dry ice kept us steaming all day. The caption was, "Get 'Em In The End Zone."

At half time, Eva Sue Williams was presented as first attendant to Homecoming Queen. Preceding the game, we welcomed all of our visiting alumnae with a tea.

A~A and the Sig Taus also gave a street dance during homecoming weekend. The Fairlanes, a rock and roll band, provided the music for the affair. It turned out to be a grand success.

On October 11 , pledge services were held in the Social Room for our seven new pledges. The pledges were honored October 6, after giving out bids, with an ice cream social in the recreation room of the dormitory.

Founders' Day was celebrated at a banquet at the Town-Country Restaurant in Priqceton, November 12.

The Beckley, Bluefield and Charleston alumnae chapters were invited to celebrate with us.

A party will be given for th e mentally retarded children at the Wade School, Bluefield, November 28. The children will be entertained by a skit, songs, games, and a rhythm band. R efreshments will be served and favors will be given to the children. ' The Alpha Sigs and Sig Taus will sponsor a Mountain Lion dance in the student union, December 8.

"Jingle Bell Rock" will be the theme of the dance.SANDRA GOODALL

Beta Rho Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky BETA Nu had a successful rush party this fall . The theme was "Alpha Sigs in the Dorm." Humorous skits combined with the various singing and dancing talents of our members illustrated our impression of life in a dormitory.

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Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois FALL Rush was a huge success at NIU. Beta Rho pledged fourteen wonderful girls. They have already electc? officers and are really getting into the swing of t~mgs-paddles have been temporarily stolen and beames forg~tten!

By the end of the semester we know they w1ll all make a terrific ad dition to our chapter.

We are all proud of Sue Ball who was a Finalist in the Miss Illinois contest.

A wake-up breakfast given by the pledges was held in the Student Union on Monday, October 30. The next morning, October 31, a Halloween breakfast was given by the chapter members for the pledges.

Beta Rho took a numSUE BALL her of honors during the recent Homecoming activities. Our candidate for king, Lyle Haskin, reigned over the week-end festivities, and Joan Schwarz, an A2:A herself, was a member of the royal court. The first annual bike race was won by Delta Phi Beta fraternity and was sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha. The sorority's float won third place in the single entry division of the Homecoming Parade.

On November 3, an informal party was held at the Student Union for A2:A's and their dates. The theme was a "German beer party" with refreshments being served in authentic beer glasses. As part of the evening's entertainment, old G erman drinking songs were sung.

November 4 was the date of NIU's annual Dad's Day and Alpha Sigma Alpha had a dinner at the Fargo Hotel in nearby Sycamore in honor of their fath ers.Jo ANN SPENCER

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri THE Beta Sigma's were busy with Homecoming this fall. The float entered by the Panhellenic Council took second. At our Founder's Day banquet O ctober 28, Faye McCrory was presented the Lucy Mae Smith Award, given annually to th e outstanding Beta Sigma senior.

Nancy Presley, chapter vice-p resid ent, has been planning a series of program meetings. At the first one a local cosmetologist spoke to us on hair style and care.

June Lynn Skaggs was recently named to Who's Who In American Colleges and Unive rsities.

Susan Byers, Sherri Brennan, Ann Bentley, Becky Norman, Faye M cCrory, Nancy Presley, and Carol Lechner are appearing in the Folio Follies, an annual revue at SMS. June Lynn Skaggs is student director of this year's production.

The chapter gave a Christmas basket to a needy family in Springfield , and h eld its annual Christmas party for the students at the school for mentally retarded children.-KATHY L ENT

Beta Upsilon Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute, Indiana CRIES of ". . . where's the hammer; why did you put that there; where's the staple gun . " rang out

when the Beta Upsilons took their trip to Geishaland.

Our homecoming float was entitled "Geisha Know We'll Win. " Work began in April of last year when cochairmen, Sue Maehler and Karin Shoemaker with their committee of Shelley Belt, Peggie Bell, Med Johnson , and Judy Whitaker started to make their plans.

The flo~t bed was shaped like an hour glass, twentyfive feet m length. The back section was twelve feet wide curving to ten feet across the front section. The back section had a rock garden of sculptured green crowned by an eight-foot, double-roofed pogado of red, gold, and black. On the front section a red and gold bridge spanned a small lily pond. From the bridge to the pagoda was a white path bordered with vari-colored blossoms.

There were three "geishas" dressed in proper Oriental costumes with head gear of black yarn and chopsticks.

The costumes were made and arranged by Judy Whitaker and Peggie Bell. The three "geishas" were Mary Lou Douglass, Mary Ellen Jackson , and Norine Miller.

Our Homecoming luncheon was a success with quite a few of our alums retu rning. Sandra Steelman was chairman of the luncheon. Our yell for the Pep Rally was directed by Fran Funk and was very rhythmic and peppy.

W e' re extremely proud of our candidate for Homecoming Queen, Judy Ely. Judy is a varsity chee rleader this year and membership director for Beta Upsilon.

Rush was very successful for the Beta Upsilon chapter this year. This success can be accredited to D eanna Osborne, th e rush captain, and the girls who worked with her on the individual parties. \ November 17 marked the opening of rush with split parties. Three parties were given that evening and four were given on Saturday afternoon, November 18.

All seven parties had the same skit and the same theme.

The girls working on these parties were D eanna Osborne and Norine Miller. The theme for the skit parties was "Alpha Sigma Castle." The skit was a revised version of "Three Little Pigs." It depicted three girls leaving their mother to go to college. They each decided to pledge a different sorority. One pledged the sorority whose house was of straw, th e second one pledged the sorority whose house was of twigs, and the third went to the Alpha Sigma Castle. The houses of straw and twigs were blown down by the Evils of College. But the Alpha Sigma Castle stood despite the huffs and puffs of the Evils of College. So a ll three girls pledged A2:A because they kn ew it would never fall. The three gi rls were dressed in short pleated skirts, blazers, and green beanies, which were exchanged for red and white beanies at the end of the skit. The Evils of College wore slacks, a sloppy sweatshirt, and tennis shoes. The mother had grey hair and wore glasses. The girls not in the skit wore th eir mint green sorority outfits and fla ts. Decorations for this party were done in. accorda nce with the theme. There were three houses: one of straw, one of twigs, and the A2:A Castle. The doorway, through which the rushees entered, was built into a castle. Pennants depicting all the A2:A chapters were displayed around the room. The walls of th e room were covered with mirrors. On these mirrors were caricatures of the A2:A pin, the guard, and the pledge pin. On the display table was a styro-foam castle, the sorority jewelry, the sorority flower, the scrapbook, and the chapter's composite. The active's name tags were red castles with white trim and th eir names were printed in white.

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Its theme was "A~A Horoscope." The costumes for the girls represented their signs. The girls not dressed for the skit wore wool dresses and heels.

In the skit each girl told what her sign of the zodiac represented and how, because of it, she was destined to go A~A. Judy Ely was narrator for the skit. The name ta~s for the rushees were crescent moons with two stars dangling from each moon ; the name tags for the members were stars with crescent moons danglin~ from them .

The decorations were a zodiac wheel. which was used in the skit, and table decora tions. displaying the sorority jewelry on a small zodiac wheel.

The second formal party, given on December 2, was a fashion show originated by Vicky Flick and Mary Lou Douglass. Its theme was "A~A Throug-h the Years."

The skit portrayed fashionable A~A girls through the years. It began with the fashions of 1901. the year A~A was founded. Fashions were shown for the years 1920, 1930, 1940. 1950, and 1961. Songs accompanied each fashion. Meg Johnson was announcer. The name tags for the rushees were tickets to the fashion show. Active name tags were blue ribbons, symbolizing winners of fashion shows.

Decorations for the party were the runner, on which the models walked . and a screened backdrop, through which they appeared. The disp.Jay table was in the form of a showcase. displaying the sorority jewelry.

The third formal party, o路i~inated by Me<?; Johnson and Judy Nanemacher, was a Aaoper partv. Its theme was "It was true in the ' 20's; it's true today ; the best way to go is A~A." This party was given December 9. Each active was in costume for this party. They were divided into couples, each dressing according to whether she was portrayin~ a boy or girl. The skit was centered around the idea of college kids sitting in the drugstore, trying to decide which sorority is best. After much deliberation, the girls decided to join en masse.

This pleased the boys. who had decided to drop these girls if they should join any other sorority.

Intertwined in this skit was a Charleston number. Decorations for the party were a jalopy, in which the girls arrived, a soda fountain with stools and a bath tub from which 7-Up with marachino cherries was served' depicting "Bathtub Gin." Name tags for the actives wer~ lacy garters, while rushee name tags were feathery hats.

The fourth party, on December 10, was Preference Party, for which the chapter used its annual "Wishing Well" ceremony.

Sandra Steelman president an~!

Deanna Osborne worked on this cere~ony. This' party was semi-formal.

J?ecember 11 , was the Day of Squeal ; the day on wh1ch rushees received their pledge ribbons from their res~ective sororities. The Beta Upsilon chapter is proud of 1ts rush season and proud of its new pledges; and they are confident that these pledges will be an asset to Alpha Sigma Alpha.-Juov WHITAKER

Beta Phi Stout State College Menomonie, Wisconsin STOUT's campus was the scene of Alpha Sigs in action as the semester reached the half-way mark, and a sharp group of pledges began training for membership.

"A~A Cover Girl" was the theme of Beta Phi's formal rush party.. A style show presented on a large hatbox and featunng clothes worn by a typical Alpha Sig

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through her college days was the highlite of the program.

Rushees were invited as buyers representing large department stores and came dressed in hats and gloves.

Games, chatter, and songs climaxed by a lovely brunch of assorted fresh fruit , rolls, and coffee brought the party to a very successful end. Red and white cosmetic bags were presented as favors to the rushees.

The annual "A~A Burmuda Blast" was hailed a success as students appeared in burmudas of all colors and designs to enjoy an evening of casual dancing. Refreshments of popcorn and apple cider were served.

Alpha Sigs continue to receive honors. Pat Fesenmaier is a new initiate of Phi Upsilon Omicron, home economics honorary. Members on the girls dormitory council include Virginia Trautmann , Sandy Spath, and Donna Leonard. Representing their respective classes on the Stout Student Senate are Jane Lutey, Sandy Spath, and Sharon Wyss. Donna Leonard is representing the girls dormitory. Shirley Strac:hota is representing the senior class on the Student Union Board.

Fall cheerleading elections placed four peppy Alpha Sigs on the squad . They include Mary Schultz-captain, Coralee Seelow, Donna Leonard, and Sharon Wyss.

The Alpha Sigs candidate for the annual "Most Beautiful Woman on Campus" contest was Shirley Strachota.

Pennies served as ballots, each penny counting as a vote. Alpha Sigma Alpha had a total of $29 in pennies -just $1 short of the winner.

All dressed in pink, the new pledges were hostesses at a "Pink Tea" given for Beta Phi members and the pledges of the other sororities.

Plans for the Panhellenic Ball, talent night, Founders Day, and formal initiation make up the agenda for the coming weeks-SHARON Wvss

Beta Chi Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona BETA CHI chapter welcomed Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone to Arizona State University this fall . Mrs. Blackstone spent November 10, 11 , an.d 12 before leaving for the National Panhellanic Convention in Chandler Arizona. This was Mrs. Blackstone' s official visit. ' Late last semester Norma Butler was tapoed by Crescents, which is an organization affiliated with Lambda Chi Alpha. She is a charter member. This year Sandra Holmes was also tapped for Crescents. Both girls will help Lambda Chi's with open rushing in connection with the Crescents.

The pledges had a car wash November 4, to raise money for their Christmas Formal.

The Delta Chi pledges helped. The members and pledges had a party to help make posters beforehand.

Beta Chi members just finished with Homecoming.

Norma Butler was our candidate for Homecoming Queen. She represented us well. We also had a display typifying the theme of "Mythology."

November w~s Voo-Doo Doll selling time again. Here, the chapter ra1ses money for our Philanthropic project by selling Voo-Doo Dolls to students on campus. They are sold each year before the big game between the UofA and ASU. Their purpose is to hex the University of Arizona.

Margie Holstine, vice-president of the chapter and current secretary of Panhellanic will be President of ~anhellanic for next year. Her t~rm in office will begin m February.

Kathy Lund, President, was nominated for Who's Who. Kathy has been an outstanding student at ASU both in seholarship and in extra-curricular activities. ' Members have bought official outfits. They are white blazers with red skirts and black accessories.-LINDA CARNOWSKI

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan REGARDLEss of the cold and rain on October 28 the faces of the Beta Psi girls beamed as their home~ coming float took first place in the sorority division.

"The Old Woman and Her Shoe" was our entry in the parade which was based on the theme of "Once Upon A Time." Our float was a shiny red shoe housing a few of the "Old Woman's Children" who were from our fall ple~ge class of seventeen while the other pledges ran along stde of the float singing nursery rhymes and chants. After the parade and the victorious game a "coffee" was held to greet the visiting alumnae.

November 4 a banquet was held at the Harris Hotel in honor of our fathers during Dad's Day Weekend at Western Michigan University.

At the game in the afternoon the Alpha Sigs and their Dads sat as a group to cheer Western on to victory.

To make extra money this fall we are having several candy sales as well as a rummage sale with the alumnae of Kalamazoo. These activities provide good times in working together and give us a chance to become better acquainted with our alums.

Last year we initiated a ceremony of recognizing a sister who has been recently outstanding in the sorority.

We present her with our recognition pin which she will be able to wear until she passes it on to another sister the following month. It is our way of thanking the girls who do so much for our sorority and ask for so little in return. Many exciting and memorable moments occur during this ceremony.

Exciting plans have been made for the remainder of the semester. Members and alums will be working with Miss Carlson's school of mentally retarded on Wednesday evenings by sponsoring parties filled with games, dancing, and singing for the students.

During the Christmas season we will be having a Christmas party with Pi Kappa Alpha for the orphanage in Kalamazoo.

We hope that Santa will be ab le to come that night.Juov SCHAFER

Beta Omega Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania WITH the fall semester under way, Beta Omega found itself caught up in the rush of activities. Chief among these was homecoming. This year, we worked on a float with the brothers of Delta Upsilon. Our theme was "Shave the Knights" of Rutgers, and the float depicted a barber shop- pole and a ll . The weather was beautiful as our girls worked stuffing napkins on the D.U. front porch. With the completion of the project, everyone was quite pleased with the result. However, on the day of homecoming, the float fared sadly as torrents of rain caused the paint to run, the napkins to

droop, and the crepe paper to fade. Before the parade was over, our four barbershop cuties who rode on the float-Barbara Roberts, Duanne Formigli, Dale Burkho~der, an~ J ean Polifka-were completely soaked and qutte cold m their red and white striped D.U. pajamas.

Ho.._-vev.er, . we we~e well rewarded for our efforts by an mvttatwn to dmner at the D.U. house.

After the game, a tea was held in the suite for returning a lumnae and parents. We were especially happy to welcome back two alumnae who were members of Beta Omega when it was chartered .

The first play of the year, Goldoni's "Servant of Two Masters" was presented the last of October. Several Alpha Sigs were active in its production. Most prominent among these were Jill Barlow, who ~cquired a role in the play, and Janet Wells who served as housemanager.

No Halloween would be complete without a party, and Beta Omega lived up to the tradition. An informal meeting was held in the suite, and coke and pizza were served. Most of the members came in costumes. These ranged anywhere from spooks and goblins to Hawaiian girls in muu muus.

Beta Omega's ranks were enlarged in October when Marilyn Rockey joined us. Marilyn, who hails from Elmira, New York, is a sophomore biology major.MARLENE A. KRESGE

Gamma Alpha Creighton UniveTsity Omaha, Nebraska WtTH eighteen new pledges, Gamma Alpha began her 1961-62 scholastic year. To develop our intellectual side we have set up a scholarship file. This file , when completed, will be open to actives and pledges. It will be compiled and kept by the scholarship director. Also, to help the pledges make and maintain their grades the actives are setting up a system of study tables in the seminar rooms of Creighton' s new library.

Social development has also been taken up by the Alphas. The actives invited an instructor from a local modeling school for an evening.

Both pledges and actives profited from the experience. To improve ourselves still more the sorority has set up a Red Angle system. Two actives have been appointed , one for the actives and one for the pledges. The identity of the Red Angles is known only by our adviser.

Gamma Alpha is very proud of her three members of Gamma Pi Epsilon, national Jesuit honor society for women. They are Marlene Bluvas, Jeanne Kurtz, and Judykay Raymer.

We also ha ve three girls, . Sharon Doyle, Joanne Schindler, and Ann Mixan, elected to the twelve member cheerl eading squad .

Members of Gamma Alpha worked behind the Mr. Ugly-Miss Cutie contest booth. Jane Bernica, the Alpha' s candidate, won second runner-up in the Miss Cutie contest. The winner was selected by the amount of money donated in her name at the university to the United Fund.

Homecoming, December 1-2, is just ahead. After preliminary elections the Alpha found that five of their members had been nominated for Homecoming Princess.

They are Sharon Doyle, Kay Krebsbach, and Kathy Kissell from the Arts School, Joanne Schindler from the Law School, and Judykay Raymer from the Dentistry

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The final elections revealed that Joanne Schindler and Sharon Doyle have been elected Princesses. The Queen's name will be announced November 30, 1961.

Once again this year the Gamma Alphas have been given permission by the Student Board of Governors to sell Homecoming Mums. The biggest project of Homecoming facing us is the building of the float with Iota Kappa Epsilon, service fraternity.

We hope to take the float contest with the determination of the Alphas and the IKEs. -ALICE BoWMAN

Gamma Beta Wisconsin State College Stevens Point, Wisconsin GAMMA BETA chose "Every Dog Has Its Day" as its theme for the homecoming float. It followed the general parad e theme which was "Famous Quotations ."

The float featured the black and white pointers of Stevens Point and cardinals representing our opponents.

Chairman of the float was Mary Moltzan. A banquet at Hotel Dixon in Wisconsin Rapids followed the football game on Saturday. Sharon Moesch was Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening.

On Saturday, October 28, Gamma Beta welcomed seven new members. The initiation banquet was held at the Hot Fish Shop with 路Mary Smith as Mistress of Ceremonies. The traveling medal for the new member with the highest grade point average was presented to Liola Cherne! at this time. Guests at the banquet were our advisers, Miss Maija J ekabsons and Mrs. Robert Murray ; and our patronesses, Mrs. Edgar Pierson, Mrs. Nels R eppen, and Miss Elvira Thomson. The banquet was the climax to a very successful fall pledge season.

During the four weeks of pledging the seven pledges presented a tea for the Gamma Beta members and pledges of other sororities. Entertainment included a reading, "The Creation," by Shirley Ojala and group singing of "Blue Moon" and "Friendly Persuasion" accompanied by J ean Wanke on the piano. Another event of fall pledging was the surprise party in honor of the pledges. This was an informal get-together with coke and chips served for refreshments.

The annual Greek dance was held November 11 at the Stevens Point Country Club. Gamma Beta members joined other Greeks on campus for an evening of dancing. The banquet which preceded the dan ce was h eld at the Hotel Laurel.

Founders' Day was celebrated with a special program and party on November 11 in the Student Union.BARBARA WILMOT

Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York GAMMA DELTA began the rushing season with a first rush party entitled, Alpha Sigma Alpha's "Great White Way." The theme was carried out by playing records of top Broadway plays, the album covers decorating the tables. Each rushee was given a "playbill' containing a history of Alpha Sigma Alpha and its goals. At our

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Gamma Deltas entertaining 'a t the Crimson Oapers rush party.

traditional second rush party, "Crimson Capers," Alpha Sigs wore their vaudeville outfits consisting of black leotards, bermudas, sweaters and our red blazers. Skits and a song fest filled the evening. The third rush party, "Autumn Leaves," was a tea. Our rushing season concluded with the capping of our nine wonderful pledges.

Socially, Gamma Delta held its informal dance, the Freudian Fling, at which everyone was requested to come as their suppressed desire. We are looking forward to the Coronation Ball, a semi-formal dance, which we co-sponsor with the Dead End Boys, a local frat ernity.

Scholastically, we are very proud to announce that Jus tine Schneider passed the Queen's College compreh ensive Language, Literature and Arts Examination with distinction .- BARBARA PAULS EN

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee homecoming weekend of October 20-21 brought honor to Gamma Epsilon. Our chapter' s float won the plaque for second place in the overall competition. Homecoming theme was "UW-M: Key to Community Progress." Working around this theme, we designed and built a huge white songbook and keyboard, with the slogan "Community Harmony by UW -M" lettered in bright blue aluminum foil on the songbook.

More honors came to our chapter this fall when Grace Miller was delegated to go to the Association of Collegiate Press convention at Miami Beach, Florida.

Grace was also elected to Pi D elta Epsilon, national journalism honorary.

Gamma Epsilon has decided to use the holidays as a time to further our philanthropic project, mentally retarded chi ldren. Instead of the usual chapter Christmas party and exchange of gifts with our Secret Pals, the money that would ordinarily be spent for this will be used instead to buy toys for the retarded children at the Southern Colony hospitaL-MARY BETH BoRDSEN

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NEWS LETTERS

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO OuR PHOENIX Editor, Rhea Felzer Yoder rr is vacationing in California and looking forward to the Rose Bowl game, so you see she will be there for some time.

The joys of retirement.

Our year started off with a bang, a good rummage sale for our retarded children's Christmas . W e are working hard on Magazine Subscriptions for our National Project.

Louise George Holt ee, classroom teach er has been appointed chairman of the Citizens Advisory 'committee to the Juvenile Court. She is very much interested in the welfare of our children.

We have two golf enthusiasts, Harriet Edward Capper !:!.~ and Jean Cooper Tucker NN. J ean h as a lso tak en a job of teaching bridge. Dorothy Fedigan M erkle <I><I> has been spending much time painting .

Founder' s Day will be a joint luncheon with Canton Massillon Alums. Happy 60th Birthday, A~A. Louise Holt is our Panhellenic Representative and Historian . Lillie Greer !:!.!:!. is M ember at Large.

Gwen O ' Hara Spiers ee represented us at the Panhellenic dance. She is back in the schoolroom working hard as ever.-LrL GREER

ANDE'RSON, INDIANA WE enjoyed the fellowship of five sophomores from the Chi Chi chapter at our O ctober picnic at th e home of Joan Reber Pugsley XX. Celebrating Founders' Day and initia tion service for Jean Barlow Friend XX and Nancy Gallipo Grove XX were important items at our November meeting at th e home of Martha Stuckey G lentzer XX . We a lso voted to add a new philanthropic proj ec t to our list. W e are going to adopt a forgotten patient at one of our state hospitals. Each month we will see that the p a tient receives cards and letters and on special occasions will have packages to open.

"A Night on the Town" will be the them e for our next meeting on D ecember 6 wh en we meet at Pope's Party House for dinn er and a g ift exchange.

We hope 1962 will be happy and prosperous for all our Alpha Sig Sisters everywhere.- MARTHA ST UC KEY GLENTZER

lengthy one, with many business matters to settle for the coming season. Then came the Convention reports fr_om Emeline Heath, the chapter delegate, followed by slides taken by Charlotte Adams alumnae visitor and Sallie Newton, college delegate. W e missed our Na,t ional Awards Chai~man , Ruth Fletcher, who was unavoidably absent, but will have her report at the next meeting.

The November m eeting was held as usual at the home of Hazel Hunt Vaux in Swampsco tt, with Bernice GalIowa~ as co.-hostess. The Founder's D ay program was very 1mpress1ve, the parts being taken by Emeline Heath, Ellen Daly a nd Jean Barbarick. Then we proceeded to our ~nnual work pa rty during which we m ake pretty and mteres ting articles in Hazel's rumpus room these being designated for our local Philanthropy, the Chelsea Naval V eterans' Hospital. W e made tarleton h earts to be fill ed with candy for Valentine's Day, and Christmas tags from o ld Christmas cards . They are used by the b?ys on th eir Christmas presents a nd are mu ch appreCiated.

Hazel and Berni ce are th e New Eng land pie makers supreme, as their g uests this day could testify. There were three kinds, one was pumpkin chiffon with whipped cream yet ! Not to mention the famous Cla m Dip on saltines! Oh well , we can' t all live on the edge of the Atlantic O cean , but do consult the Alpha Sig cookbook for some real Yankee recipes li ke thes e.

Between the meetings, the Alums managed to attend the Alumnae Rush evening and met the rushees and pledges. W e furnish ed th e refreshments. It was fun for the college gals to see us and our convention doings as shown by Charlotte' s slides and Emmie's and Sallie' s talks. Then on November 9 cam e a lovely initiation at Sallie N ewton's, and by special requ est each initiate had an alumnae "godmother." It was particularly appropriate for the new National Historian to be godmother to the ·prospective co llege chap ter editor, a journalism

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS THE Boston Alums began their 1961-6 2 season quite pleasantly with a plan for an out-of-door New England luncheon at the home of J ackie Brookhciser, but Nature and New England conspired to give us a dull and drippy day, so the luncheon tasted just as delicious indoors in Jackie's pleasant dining room. Our program was a

Boston Alumnae s'hown at the annnal work meeting at the home of Ha.z el Vaux are clockwise, starting· at lower center: JJeona Fredericks, Dorot h y Currier, J{·a.therine Barclay, Charlotte Hadley, Fr·ances Phelan, Emeline Heath, Florence Haley, Edith Howlett, Dol'iS l{eane, and Charlotte Adams.

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major, who will be sending her report to Charlotte all the way across the Charles River from Boston to Watertown, Mass.! The initiates are very promising, attractive and capable. Another clever A~A from the Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts is designing the chapter's float for Homecoming Day. The Alums helped financially with this project.

Our next meeting will be our Annual Christmas sale, to be held at Laura McQuide's in Wellesley, with Ethel Birrell Ramsden as co-hostess. - CHARLOTTE LouisE ADAMS

elected: President, Sonya Markowitz; Vice President, Wini West; Secretary, Carol Greer; Treasure~, J o An?a Dunlap; Editor, Teresa Halsey; and Magazme Chairman Eloise Jarrell.

T~ntative projects for the year include sponsoring a State Day for the West Virginia chapters, and assisting in a money-making project for Beta Pi chapter.

A schedule of meetings for the year was composed.

The first project to be emphasized is increasing membership in the Charleston area.-TERESA HALSEY

BUFFALO, NEW YORK CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON November 14, about fifty Alpha Sigs attended a sprightly presentation of " Skylark" givm by The Amherst Players in Eggertsville, a suburb of Buffalo. The Buffalo Chapter of Panhellenic sponsored the play to aid in the scholarship fund as part of our philanthropic work. Doris Glunz Fisher was chairman.

A toast to Alpha Sigma Alpha's 60th year! Founder's Day found a large group of Alpha Sigs saluting the organization. Also, 35th year anniversary charter members present included Evelyn Bell and Lois Bell Conroy IIII. On November 11 , rustic "Old Post Road Inn" was the setting for the annual luncheon of whi ch Marcia McCormick Silover, Gloria Bucella Miller and Betty Barber Barre were chairmen. With tables adorned by red and white carnations, the program "Dedication of the Sixth Decade" was presented by Rosalie Majka Skurski, Marian Mandley LaVigne and Patricia Sansone Boreanaz.SYLVIA KowAL

OuR October meeting was held at the new home of Nelle Gabrielson Raney IIII with Betty Phillips Hall AB as co-hostess. At the conclusion of the meeting, we held a White Elephant Sale to boost our treasury. We are also selling "Krispy-Kans" as a money making project.

To observe the 60th Founder's Day, we held a JOint luncheon meeting at Marshall Field. Members from all Chicago area groups were present and also an Indiana group from Calumet City area came. The North Suburban chapter was in charge of the luncheon. Mary Blackstone's proclamation and Betty Barber Barre's convention dedication speech were read. Both were very inspirational. In conclusion the Founder's Day program was presented.

We will have our annual Christmas party in December. Husbands and friends are included at this party.MARY SuE PALMER PARVIN

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ALICE Hart Beaver KK, our very clever Alpha Sig hostess, had an A~A pumpkin as part of the table decorations at our first fall luncheon meeting. This seemed t0 be the keyn0te for a rewarding afternoon of sorority participation. Jane Shaffer Peters Ar, Ann Karns Yale KK, Mary Wilson Aungst KK, and Alice Hart Beaver KK presented the Founder's Day program , which so beautifully retold our sorority heritage. The seven girls present were c0mpletely filled with A~A enthusiasm after hearing the rep0rt of our co nvention delegate, Geraldine Smith KK. Much discussion followed , relative to keeping alive this spirit of sorority and our purpose as a national group to not only our colleges but a lso our communities. We are vitally concerned about what we do as sorority women and how we can serve more effectively in this role.

Our meeting ended with a most unusual auction of baked g00ds and other foods to be taken as part of each girl's evening meal. We have added greatly to our small inc0me in ways such as this, and hope soon to have available another scholarship.-BETTY URBAN WALLICK

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA THE Charleston Alumnae met on October 22 for reorganizatien purpeses. Alumnae from Beta Pi and Rho Rho chapters were present. The following officers were

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CHICAGO WEST SUBURBAN OuR O ctober meeting, held 路 at the home of Joan Barnes Palmer BK, was the setting of initiation of alumnae into membership. Sue Henderson King BK, President, was presiding officer in charge of the initiation, assisted by Joan Kolar BP, Chaplain.

The business meeting was also held, f0llowed by a card party. This is one of the many ways of obtaining money for the treasury.

The annual Founder's Day Luncheon was held on Saturday, November 18 at Marshall Field and Co. This was our sixty-year celebration.

Welcome to our new members, Gail Soggee BP, Sue Ball BP, and Fran Ducey BP. Membership has been increasing every meeting and we plan to continue contacting girls in our area who are possible members.

Miss Dorothy Grove BK was hostess at the November meeting. At this time we filled and cut out Christmas stockings for twenty-two children of Sequin Scheol for Mentally R e tarded , Berwyn, Illinois. This is our philanthropic project, as well as making cancer bandages.

Plans for our annual Christmas 路 party are in process at the present. Florence Hannel McCarthy BK, Barbara Cortelyou Lesch BK, and Joan Barnes Palmer BK have volunteered to inquire into various establishmeats for the Christmas party. We are inviting our husbands to be with us on this event.-FLORENCE McCARTHY

Black XX, were able to attend the Cincinnati chapter's Benefit Bridge which was held in the party room of one of the large local stores. A delicious strawberry tart was served and an Accessory Style Show was given by the Fashion Coordinator of the store. It was nice to be able to visit with our Na tional Officers and Chairmen from Cincinnati and to renew friendships made at Convention .

We held our own annual Ben efit Bridge O ctober 26th and it was a big success. Alma Molitor Snider AA and her committee did a wonderful job. We were especially happy to have Cheryl Harless from Alpha Alpha with us.

Chicago West Suburban Alumnae shown at the Initiation of Al1ll'nllae into membership. Top row, left to right: Nancy Kola.r Ehlschaeger BP, Frau Ducey BP, Gail Soggee BP, Audrey H e rbert Gedart BP, Georgiana Jaglinski BP, Sue Ball BP, Susan Stapel Maek BK, Dorothy Grove BK, Rose Marie Huber Sawosko BP. Bottom I'Ow, l eft to right: Lorraine Mosher Griffiths Be, Barbara Cortelyou Lesch BK, Joan Kolar BP, Joan Barnes Palmer BK, Florence Hannel McCarthy BK.

CIN·C INNATI, OHIO IN October, the Cincinnati chapter plunged into a new money making venture with a Card Party and Fashion Show. The party turned out to be equally enjoyable and profitable. A dessert and coffee were served before the fashion show. Between rounds of bridge, prizes donated by local merchants were raffl ed off and a door prize was given. Anne Petree Niemeyer AA, our Ways and Means Chairman, was in charge of the event assisted by Peggy Whitley Hawley PP. We were happy to see a table of Dayton alums who came down es pecially to be at this party.

We met at the home of Shirley Sledz W a kefi e ld AA for our November meeting. An impressive Founder's Day observance was led by our president, Lynn Peters Fountaine BE . Gail Wagner Kaufmann AA, Connie Allison White AA, and Ruth Hershey Willits AA, also participated in the presentation. Anne Niemeyer was presented with a silver remembrance from the National Council for her six years of service on th e Council.

Following the business meeting, we ad journ ed to play cards and socialize.

For the second year now, we are busy selling Christmas wrapping paper, all-occasion paper, and ribbon.

This proved to be very successful last year since we do get a large share of the profits from the sale. All th e money we get from this project goes to the menta ll y retarded children at the Cincinnati C e rebral Palsy Cen ter. -SHIRLEY PALLATTO BONE

DAYTON, OHIO THE Dayton Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha has had a flurry of activities this fall season.

Thelma Butter.field •B rown AA, Helen Boggess Swart AA , Mildred Kinsey Beeghley AA, and Virginia Haga

The regular November meeting was a luncheon held at a lovely new cafeteria in town three days before Election Day. This m ee ting was very enlightening and we are indebted to Helen Stepleton Goodwin's son, Bill, who spoke to the group and explained the Charter question that was to go on the ballot for th e first time this year.

He answered many of our qu estions and was very well informed. Bill will be running for membership on th e Charter Commission and we wish him luck.

Beca use Founder's Day falls in th e month of November, Helen Boggess Swart gave a brief history of Alpha Sigma Alpha which brought us up to date on our sorority and made us all proud to be Alpha Sigs.

"Molly" Snid er a lso urged the girls to donate rummage which was collected and taken to an auction house and sold. The proceeds will be added to our Philanthropic Fund in order to support the M entally Retarded Council of Dayton. I ' ll let you know the results of this venture in my next letter.-VIRGINIA HAGA BLACK

DETROIT, MICHIGAN- DELTA PHI AT OUR opening fall meeting at th e Birmingha m home of M a rion Rober ts Sanborne AA, we were happy to see after a long absence Roberta Hooks Vogwill t.<l> of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Brighton, Michigan.

Roberta's visit brought back many pleasurable memories of her spacious suburban Pleasant Ridge home whi ch was annually th e scene of our bridge benefits . Incidentall y, she has asked to host a May or June meeting at her farm-home in Brighton.

Another long absentee receiving a royal welcome was Louise Straight Stirton t.<l>, who had been freed from a week-end of official entertaining wh en her husband , vice president of Michigan University, depa rted on a business trip to the Pacific coast.

We had a full house on November 11 wh en Kathleen Shaw Schwab 6<1> entertained at her home.

Isabel Sparling Betterfield t.<l> was co- hostess. As usual, we took th e "grand tour" to see what was new in Kathl een's outstanding collection of minia tures a nd figurines.

A feature of the afternoon's program was th e reading of the Founders' Day ritual by our president, Louise M cArthur 6<1>. We were thrilled at the beauty of its composition. A number of us will have the opoprtunity to hear it again when we join the two other A~A Detroit Alumnae chapters in a business meeting and Founders' Day celebration on November 20.-EsTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN-DELTA RHO WE started off the year in September with our annual reunion dinner at the horne of Joan Baxter Hamilton PX . We filled up on a d elicious Italian style dinner featuring lasagne, tossed salad, Italian bread, a lemon chiffon dessert and all the coffee you could drink. After our short business meeting we had a convention report , illustrated by some interesting slides, given by Laura Hardy PX, our delegate to the convention.

September also found us gatheri ng for another traditional event-o ur family picnic. We are always surprised at how much the children grow from year to year.

Our October meeting was held at the home of Margot Lesley Davis PX . Following the meeting we had a baby shower for Monica Trautman PX-a bit late perhaps since her baby son arrived in September.

Preceding our November meeting at the horn e of Monica Kopchick Trautman PX, our Chaplain, Joan Cunningham Kellog PX, led us in a Founders' Day Service which inspired us all. November also found us gathering with other Detroit al ums for an Association meeting hostessed by the Sigma Rho Chi group at Wayne University.

Now we are looking forward to our Christmas party which this year takes the form of a Christmas Tree Tour. With our husbands, we will visit the hom es of several members and end with dinner and dancing.

We have lots more interesting plans for the year which you will read about in the next issue of THE PHOENrx.-BETTY MoBERG ScHUCK

HAMILTON-MIDDLETOWN-OXFORD, OHIO THE fall meeting of our group was on Saturday, September 30, at the 1809 Room at the University Center, Miami University. We held a luncheon.

Our business session was followed by a report of the Hamilton Panhellenic by Midge Urban AA, our representative to the group. Also, Elizabeth Newhall Johnston AA told of the National Convention at Mackinac Island, Michigan.

On Saturday November 18, we met with Ruth Hoffman Reiner AA at her home in Hamilton. This being the 60th anniversary year of our founding, Paddie Morgan Bruner AA gave an excellent program. Looking back over the years, each one present recalled the most outstanding event for us during our college daysvery interesting.

This month our philanthropic project is to help the active Alpha Alpha girls with their Christmas party for the Hamilton R etarded Children.

Midge Urban AA entertained the Hamilton Panhellenic at her home on Jackson Road in Overpeck on Wednesday, November 8.

We are looking forward to our next meeting, a buffet supper at Sofia McSherry Spegal's AA new home. At this time, the executive board of the active Miami chapter will be our guests .- ELIZABETH NEWHALL JoHNSTON

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA DETROIT, MICHIGAN-SIGMA RHO CHI FouNDERs ' Day for D etroit area Alpha Sigs will be a joint meeting of our three groups to be held in Alumnae House on Wayne State University Campus.

December brings our pot-luck supper and Christmas gift exchange at Barbara Grisdale's horne. At this meeting we exchange new ideas for holiday decorating, mdoors and out.-JEANNE TYLER TuRNER

GRAND VALLEY, MICHIGAN ON October 14, our second meeting of the year was held in the horne of Mary Pierce Horning. This meeting was held on a Saturday afternoon and some of our members from Muskegon and Grand Haven were ab le to attend . A social hour and refreshments made up the program fo llowing the business meeting.

Jeanne Eyman Black was host to our next meeting held November 1_3, 1961. After the business meeting, we had a very effective Founders' Day program in which we all took part. Mary Pierce Horning entertained us later in the evening with slides from her European trip. This was not only entertaining but also educational.

Doris Betzner Green has accepted the position as our new Vice President. She replaces JoAnn Dietz who has moved out-of-town.- SALLY A. BLACKNEY CALHOUN

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OcTOBER 3rd was headlined- Jewelry Party-not A~A jewelry, but pretties for friends. One of our girls, Barbara Evans Johnson B-Y is in the jewelry business, so we "snitched" a percentage of her gross sales from our October meeting for our philal}thropic fund. Another Ways and Means project is the selling of Christmas ribbon and trimmings. The committee, Barbara Johnson , Burdella Nease GuUeson Ar, Maxine Stafford Preda XX, and Frances Shaw XX took orders at this meeting an d delivered in November. A short program consisting of singing led by Helen Selvage Noblitt XX and -d evotions by Ina VanHoy VanDuyn XX preceded a short but informative business meeting.

An announcement was made that the Dean's Luncheon, sponsored by the Panhellenic Association, would be held November 3 at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. This lunch eon is in honor of College deans and high school counselors. The annual program is part of Panhellenic's project of educating college sorority women to the danger of Communism. Each sorority alumnae group has been asked to schedule such a program. Dr. R evilo P. Oliver, professor of classics at the University of Illinois will speak on Communism and the part universities and colleges have played in its growth in the United States.

The hostesses for this profitable meeting were Burdella Gulleson, Catherine Allen Castor BT, Elizabeth Presnall Bliss XX and Jan e Foltz McDavitt XX. Our Founders' Day meeting began with a candlelight ceremony taken from the pledge manual and used at National Convention. Paula Sierp McKay BT, our President, was ass isted by Nancy Martin Williams XX, Vice

President, and Ina VanDuyn and Judith Adams Elder XX. We were led in singing the Hymn to Alpha Sigma Alpha by J:Ielen NoJ:>litt and Sue Ann Engle Messing XX, our DevotiOns Chairman, concluded the program with a prayer. Each of our meetings has been spiced with a little bit of the National Convention. We are very fortunate to have such a conscientious president. We were reminded before the business meeting was adjourned to bring our gifts to our Christmas party. In turn they will become the possession of some mental patients in one of our state hospitals.-DOROTHY WILLIAMS

GREATER KANSAS CITY SEPTEMBER found us as busy as ever. At our September meeting, we were very happy to install two new alumnae members, Joyce McGee Barton B~ , and Sarah Dunlap B~.

A very successful garage sale was held in October at the home of Jeannie Roelta R edmond B~. As a result of this sale, our chapter was $70.00 richer. We plan another garage sale in April.

O ctober 25th found us at the home of Martha Albers Byron HH. Assistant hostesses were June Burr Ford ZZ , and Jeannie R edmond. Our program was presented by the Florida R ealty Company of Mission, Kansas. We enjoyed a film of Port Charlotte, Florida, the planned city. Door prizes of travel kits and real palm trees were won by Mary K. Reiff HH, Doris Jean Snodgrass Klein ZZ, Betty Tyler Owen BE, June Ford, and Peggy Irwin Scheloski HH. At this meeting, Esther Bucher HH was presented 路 a silver revere bowl from the National Council for her years of service as a member of the National Council. We also welcomed another new member to our alumnae chapter, Delores Morris Keiter

The new cook books were distributed and we all enloo~ing through them, and finding our own recipes prmted along with recipes from all over our country. We agreed that the books are lovely and will be treasured additions to our kitchen libraries as well as presents we will be proud to give to our fri~nds .

Ethel Straw Guthrie AA of Marietta was not able to attend, but sent along the announcement that she had bec?me a candidate for the office of president of the Oh10 Education Association for the year 1962. We are all proud and happy to assist in her campaign.

Our November meeting was held at the home of Louise Stewart TT in Zanesville. A novel arrangement for the luncheon was the serving of dishes selected entirely from the new A~A cookbook. Each member contributed $1.50 to the treasury for her lunch which helped to enrich the treasury successfully. ' The Founders' Day program was held around the luncheon table which was centered with a candelabra using candles in the appropriate colors. -ELEANOR Lovo DAvis

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It was decided that we would continue our trave ling baskets again this year as they have met with such success in years past. The proceeds from this goes into our philanthropic fund in order to pay camp fees for two or more mentally retard ed children to attend a special camp .

A very inspiring Founders' D ay luncheon was held Saturday, November 18, at the Embassy on the Plaza .

The hostesses were Vivian Nelson Fuchs ZZ , Joyce Barton, Peggy Taylor Palmer ZZ and Sarah Dunlap.

Vivian Fuchs ZZ our a lternate delegate to Panh ellenic is serving on th e committee for th e open m eeting which will be held in April.-PECGY IRWI N ScHEL路OSKI

O u R a lumn ae group recently enjoyed a wonderful Founder's Day celebration here in Los Angeles, with the San Bernardino Alumnae chapter joining us at the Sheraton-West in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, November 18. In charge of decorations and reservations was Virginia Tebbetts Anderson :=;:=; with Marion Lee J ones Myers :=;:=; designing the very pretty 60th Anniversary place cards. Those taking part in the program were President Lois Downey Backh a us :=::=:, Martha Corrigan Scott ZZ, Elea nor Bohn Kowal ewsky :=;:=;, and Geraldine Doyle, President of the San Bernardino Alumnae. There were m a ny chapters represented at our luncheon and everyone had a wond erful time renewing old friendships.

Our annual Christmas party to be held D ecember 13 will be at the valley home of Martha Scott. Her committee is working feverishly to make this one THE BEST yet.

Future dates on our calend ar include a Valentine's party at th e home of Juanita H emperley Styer in Hollywood . This party is a "date" affair a nd gives a ll th e husbands another cha nce to get together for bridgeth e minute the dish es are cleared away! W e also have pla nn ed a Theater Party for March. This is a n excellent way for us to raise money for our Phil a nthropic Proj ect- the Sa n Fernand o Valley School for the mentally retarded.- FRANCE THOLE N PRIE ST

LICKING-MUSKINGAM, OHIO

GREATER MIAMI, FLORIDA

OuR first meeting of the year was the annual luncheon at H eadley Inn, near Zan esville, Ohio, in late Aug ust. After lunch, we gathered in the garden to hear a glowing report of the convention at Mackinac Island _given by our president, Margaret Laycock House AA. It mad e us all wish again that we co uld have been there.

THE Greater Mia mi Alumnae Chapter, Mi am i Florida was entertained at T ea on Sunday, N ovemb er 19, a t the home of Mary Turner Ga llagher XX from 2 to 4 o'clock. We celebrated our Founders' D ay and the prog ram was presented by M argaret Pa ul Fulwiler, Ann Page and Georgiana Lewin . Our con tribution was mailed for the Fellowship Fund .

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We were honored to have as our guest one of our A~A alumnae members, Letha H eckman Gaskins XX, from the Indianapolis, Indiana, Alumnae Chapter.

Mary Gallagher gave a report of the A~A Nati_on~l Convention at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, M1ch1gan. It was a very wonderful convention at a lovely location. Mary showed pictures taken there and gave all the highlights of the Convention.-MARY TuRNER GALLAGHER

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN OuR October meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Ralph Terwilliger, co-hostesses being Joan Badley, Mrs. Alvin Barkow, Mrs. Joseph Bloedorn , Mrs. Walter Burmeister and Kathy Zajicek. Those who had been to the convention gave us many side-lights of their trip and Mrs. George Treutelaar brought slides along that she had taken. Plans were announced for our Annual Founders' Day Dinner whi ch this year was held at the El Dorado Restaurant.

The decorations for the dinner consisted of a floral centerpiece and several of the lovely red and white cand le decorations which our group had used at convention time. Mrs. John Hercher won the floral centerpiece in a drawing at the end of the evening. The program was given by Mrs. Larry Matzel who did a splendid job.

As part of our philanthropic work we are collecting from our members used formals for a mental hospital in West Bend, Wisconsin. Each Christmas they have a formal dance for their patients and the women like to get dressed up for the occasion.

H ere's wishing our sisters a very happy New Year.]A NE STADLER

Many of the members are active in church groups.

Nathalie Rae Wick Hanson B<I> and her husband head the Walther League, a youth group, for ' the Missouri Center Lutheran Church. Marion Irvine Stevenson NN and her husband are co-chairmen of the steering committee for the "Come-Doubles" group in Plainfield's First Presbyterian Church. Pat Budd Kepler NN is a Junior High Advisor for the Englishtown Presbyterian Church.

The January cocktail and dinner party will be held in the home of Mildred Mahoney Sti:ffier BZ. The March luncheon will take place at Marion Stevenson's in Edison followed by the May 5th luncheon in the new home of Doris May Gilmore NN. Mary Elizabeth Harvey DeMallie A was designated as our new magazine chairman. - jEANNE MuRPHY KENNEDY

NORTHERN VIRGINIA OuR first meeting of the year was a pot-luck picnic held September 18 at the home of Barbara Tucker Wheatley BE. The members had an enjoyable dinner and were glad to greet new members, Averil Olsen Conway AA, Kitty Rogers BE, Barbara ]. King BE , Naoma Workman Ellison BII, and Nina Gowen BE. On O ctober 23, we had a ve1y profitable white elephant sale at the home of Michelle Nothacker McKinney BT. The proceeds from this event will go toward purchasing special toys for a private home for mentally retarded children. Members and guests especially enjoyed bidding for the items they wanted at this sale.

This year on November 18 our group in Northern Virginia entertained the Washington, D. C., alumnae chapter for a Founders' Day celebration at the new home of Patricia Greene Long AA. We had a beautiful fall day for our meeting, and we always look forward to seeing and meeting Alpha Sigs from another group.PATRICIA GREENE LoNG

MUNCIE, INDIANA WE started our fall program with a cook-out at the home of Mrs. Charles Beavers. In O ctober we met with Mrs. Clyde Colvin. The November meeting was with the actives at Ball State in their lounge. We observed Founders' Day with the actives giving the candlelight service. We brought baked goods and candy and the actives quickly bought us out.

In December our meeting will be an "Eat Out" at the Hotel Roberts.

Again we are selling Christmas cards, ribbon and paper.- VELMA THRESHER

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA THE Pittsburgh Alumnae chapter held their first meeting of the fall on September 30, 1961, in the lovely home of Mrs. Arnold Rochez Ar. Following a delicious luncheon, we adjourned to the game room for our business meeting and program.

Our program was a report of the National Convention at Mackinac by Ruth E. Guldbrandsen Ar. Ruth showed slides and dis cussed many new ideas and suggestions brought home from the convention.

The group is especially proud of Mrs. Sally Baxter Horter NN who won the Feature Article Award at the convention. Our congratulations go to her for a splendid job for our alumnae group.-RUTH GuLDBRANDSEN

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY THE November luncheon was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Duty of Summit. Louise Cosby Quick AB and J eanne Murphy Kennedy BZ were the cohostesses. The fifteen members present prepared five hundred stencils for the mentally retarded children in the Nancy Luzon School in Roselle as well as donating a supply of crayons.

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PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, November 15, we had our monthly meeting at the home of Glenn Eva Markley Riggs BB. A new alumna was with us, a recent graduate of Colorada State-BB chapter of A~A.

Deanna Cerise BB gave a "brush-up" chat on our sorority, it~ origin , aims and meaning. Everyone enjoyed it and gained from it, since we forget so many things so easily.

Most of the members brought gifts of handiwork to be donated to the Portland Children' s C enter, a school for mentally retarded, to be used at th eir bazaar n ext month. Proceeds of this bazaar will be used for a special need .

Our alumnae chapter has a list of twenty-three members which is a long way from the five that originally made up the group in 1948.-WINIFRED O ' BRIAN M u LFLUR

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA TH E Richmond Alumnae Chapter h eld its O ctob er meeting in th e home of Gloria Allen K ent A. A demonstration on Christmas decorations and nove l gift ideas was presented by Mrs . W. B. Gregory of the Cavalier H andicraft-Richmond Leather Company. It was quite interesting and informative. W e were also happy to have four new members with us at this meeting, Judy Pollard A, Carole Brown A, J ean L ennon BI and Archer Cassada A. The Panhellenic Association h eld a " T asty Supper" on November 7th at the Tri-Club Community C enter .

Our Founders' D ay Dinner on November 15 at th e Hot Shoppe was highlighted by having as our honored guest and speaker, J ean Grady, form er national p resident. Cong ratulations to Jean on recently being named to " Who' s Who in American Women." W e were also happy to welcome another n ew m ember a t this time, Franki e Click H a rrin g ton A.- ELAINE PIERCE PALMER

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA O u R meetin g in O ctober was held m th e home of Mildred W a rner Zoss XX. Miss Naomi Pehrson MM told of h er recent trip to Europe a nd showed some of the a rticl es she had brought back with h er. N eedl ess to say the evening was ve ry enjoyab le a nd interes ting.

On Thursd ay, November 2nd , we m e t in th e home of Su e Woods Snyder XX. A Founder' s D ay observance was held . Pa rti ci pating in th e ritu a l were J a nice H ayes Sch rad er XX, I ris K end all W eiss XX, Carolyn F yfe Welch XX and Sue Woods Snyder XX .

A Tupperware demonstra tion party was held November 13th in th e hom e of Florence Roberts T aylo r AB. W e a ll h ad a fa bulous tim e a nd it was such a wond erful way td m a ke mon ey for our treas ury.

Since th ere won ' t be a ch a nce to do this again, we in the Sou th Bend a rea wa n t to wish a ll of you around the count ry a very M erry Christm as a nd a m ost p rospero us N ew Year.- BARBARA M EC HLING BEE HLE R

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THE O c tober m ee tin g was h eld a t the home of Ela ine Schn eider NN in Pennsa uken . It was d ecided to continu e our work for th e classes of menta lly retard ed children at the Z a ne-North School in Collingswood . This is

part of the public school system and our contributions are g reatly appreciated. W e worked on the scrapbooks m ade up of pictures of anim a ls, forms of transporta tion, and food . W e a re delighted that M rs. Louise Rogers KK is one of th e teachers of this gro up. We have h ad a requ est to extend our efforts to th e class of older boys a t th e Sha rp School a nd hope to do so soon. W e h ave dona ted books and toys to the g roup. The PTA of th e Sharp School in Collingswood also donated some books from th eir a nnu al fair to each class in the name of our group.

The Novemb er m ee ting was held a t th e home of Virginia Burtis Seaton NN in M erch a ntville. Our President, Nancy Gingri ch Riti KK , presented " Thoughts for Founders' Day. " Fortuna tely our meeting was well attend ed because we m ade favors for Tha nksgiving D ay for our adopted classes. Work was also continued on more scrapbooks . Since we d o not have a D ecember m eeting, we closed with wishes for a Happy Holiday!DoROTHY BATES HARRIS

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI O u R O c tober M ee ting was h eld a t th e Missouri School for th e Blind . The hostess, Betty Carpenter II is one of th e teachers. Assis ting her were Elizabeth Fair Erwin AB and Christian Bas ham D avis ZZ . Mrs. J ames H a rn ett gave a book review, "C a tfish a nd C rystal"

by Ernest Kirschten . It is a story about th e early history and first famili es of St. Louis.

Our newly elected N a ti ona l Fellowshi p Chairman, Bonnie Payne Koenemann ZZ , a m ember of th e St. Louis Alumnae, went with severa l other N a tional Officers to College H eights, Arka nsas, to install G amm a Zeta cha pter, the first na tional sorority on th e campus of Arka nsas A & M .

M a ry Ann Vogel Fitchett ZZ and J ean Findlay F leisch ZZ a ttend ed Homecoming a t Wa rrensburg, Missou ri, on O c tober 2 1.

W e were sorry to lose one of our memb ers, M ary Lou F er rell Brunley BN wh o has moved to Bedford, Ohio .- FRANCES Poi NTER C REWS

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA TH E T erre H a ute Alumnae C h ap ter h as been very busy raising fund s to h elp Beta U psilon at Indiana Sta te Co llege furni sh a n ew so rority room whi ch will soo n be ava ila ble at th e Coll ege. T o accomplish this, Tup pe rwa re p a rti es are being give n by the Alums in th ei r homes. The fir st pa r ty was given at the home of M ary F rances M oore Wiley in the ea r ly fa ll. It was a mea ns of bringing a ll of th e members togeth er after a summ er of no m eetings. I t was fun an d many a ttend ed with g ues ts a nd it was quite successful. Other parties were schedul ed at th at time for th e fu ture .

An oth er m eans of raising m oney for the project is by taking a silver collec tion at each mee ting to pay for chai rs need ed in the new room. Som e of th e Alums have very graciously offered to p urchase one chair each for th e new Beta U psilon room wh en it is ready.

Homecoming was a gala affair O ctober 1st, a nd it was good to see so m a ny of our sisters at our noon luncheon. All of the T erre H a ute Alums were ve ry proud of the beautiful J ap anese fl oat m a de by Beta Upsilon for th e Homecoming pa rade.

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At our November meeting held at the home of Mary Ruth Seibenmorgan, plans were made to help the active cha pter with their Rush parties. It was decided that the Alum Chapter would furnish the place and the refreshm ents for the preference party at the close of Rush. Each Alum also agreed to attend as many of the Rush parties as possible. We are all looking forward to a successful Rush. We are very proud of the growth made by the Beta Upsilon Chapter this past year due to the fine efforts of our lovely and talented group of active girls. NELLIE MAY LEMMONs MoRRis

TOLEDO, OHIO OuR chapter has had three meetings since the last letter was sent in to the PHOENIX. On Sept. 27th, we met at Grace Fultz Haworth's home for a social evening, during which we received our copies of the A2:A cook book.

Clara Kuney entertained us on O ct. 27th at her home in Perrysburg, Ohio. Dorothy Stockton was abl e to be with us from Bowling Green, Ohio. We discussed money making proj ects, and planned for our Founders' Day celebration.

On Nov. 24th we had our Founders' Day recognition service at Helen Bennett Pauly's home. We planned to have our next meeting during the holidays so the actives could be hom e from school to join us at this time. HELE N KLAG OsMUN

TULSA, OKLAHOMA T uLsA alums have been having some good tim es toge ther and trying to build up attendance.

In September, we had a watermelon party with the husbands on the lovely patio of Billie Roberts Comer

Br. The O ctober meeting was a Hallowe'en Costume Party with three tabl es of Bunko. The raffle prize was an A2:A cook book donated by Helen Malone Br, and the door prize was a water color sketch of Mackinac Island by Lora Patterson Sipes rr.

Each meeting is injected with a little more from N ation a l Convention since we are still so enthused .

In November our sixtieth anniversary was observed with a coffee in the home of Isabelle Key R eeve AA. Yellow mums surrounding a gold 60 was the centerpiece. Assisting Isabelle as co-hostesses were Louise H owell R eynolds AB, Dorothy Ba rtlett Morrison Br, a nd Isabel Howell Stevens AB. The Founders' Day Service, in keeping with National, used the wide satin ribbons from shoulder to waist and candle tap ers in red, gold and green . The speakers, Maurine Camblin Gebetsberger Br, Nadine M cCall Todd Br, and Dawna Knigh t Shurtleff Br, carried the emblems, the Sta r, Phoenix and Pa lm Leaf. Lora Sipes presided. At this meeting the $10.00 fellowship fund was a llowed and sent to National.

Our Christmas party will be with J ennie Vinson Fisk rr. E ach member will bring a ha nd-made gift to exchange and contribute their dollar to the Philanthropic Fund which is presented to the Sunny Side School for M enta lly R eta rd ed.

From our rummage sale in October we were able to make a donation to the Bacone Indian College at Muskogee.

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Our attractive new year books, complete with illustrations, were made by the husbands of Ruth Rob. ertson Lester Br and Sue Nolan RoBards Br. We welcome back Beth Ricks Conner --¥--¥ who has been living in Chicago for several years, and Jo Ed. miston.-CAROLYN MoRRIS BIGELOW

WASHINGTON, D. C. I N September, Washington Alums met with our President, Martha Green Diamond AA to discuss plans for our 1961-62 monthly mee tings and our philanthropic project, retarded children . Martha also told us about our National Convention at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island on Lake Michigan. She served as our chapter delegate as well as the Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate to National Panhellenic Congress. After delicious refresh. ments, we made a complete schedule for all monthly meetings through May 1962 including hostesses and tentative programs.

In October, Judith Levine LeGrand BN was hostess for a delightful dessert party at which time plans were made for several of the chapter to have lunch and attend a fashion show at a local Tearoom where Georgeanna N ewby Page A serves as a part-time hostess. We also voted to continue to financially aid the same small local school for retarded children and to mail them a check toward their annual Chri3tmas party.

On November, th e Washington Alumnae Chapter was invited to m ee t with th e Northern Virginia Chapter in attending an afternoon tea at th e home of one of the Northern Virginia members in Springfield, Virginia. Sev· eral of our members attended.

Our December meeting will be a Christmas Luncheon to be h eld at one of our more popular restaurants.

We are happy to welcome back to our active chapter, H elen Lortz EE who for two years has been serving in our American Embassy in Madrid, Spain, as an Agricultura l officer. She will now serve in Washington, D. C ., with the A.I.D., D ep artm ent of State.

- GEORGEANNA N EWBY PAGE

WICHITA, KANSAS O u R alumnae group has been keeping very busy this fall. The O ctob er meeting was held at Viola (Sis) Caraway Brewer' s --¥--¥ . Sis's co-hostess was Pat Stuckey Litsey EE . After th e business m eeting we took a Hawaiian tour via a film a nd lecture on th e customs of Hawaii sponsored by a local travel bureau. Since we couldn't a ll actually take this ela bora te vacation, we enjoyed seeing it through the camera's eye.

W e celeb ra ted Founder's D ay with a dinner meeting held a t Wichita's historic Cow Town. This year we Kansans are celebrating our state's Centennial birthday anp appropriately h ad dinn er in the setting of "Old Wichita." Jud y Blackum EE and Marilyn McBrayer were hostesses. Dottie Cook Hook ZZ Susan O'Con· nor Sattgas t EE , Glenna Nimmo EE and Donna Brown Manda EE presented the Founder's Day program.

W e are a ll looking forward to our annual Christmas dinn er for our husbands.

Jimmy L eed er, our Philanthropic project at the State Hospital at Winfield, Kansas, has been receiving cards and gifts from different members each month.-PAT CouGHENOUR

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DIRECTORY FOUNDERS Mrs. W. B. Carper (Louis Cox). 505 Montrose Dr ., South Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juli.ettc Hundley ;, Gresham Court Apts., R•chmond, Va .

Mis. Mary Williamson Hundley, Gresham Court Apts., Richmond, Va. Mrs. John Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd), (deceased) .

Mrs. P. W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson). 2020 Matrax Ave .. Petersburg, Va.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President Emeritu.r-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson), 1405 Hardy, Independence, Mo .

President-Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone (Mary Emerson). 1740 Ce ntral Ave. , Wilmette, Ill. Vice-President-Mrs. Harold C. Brown fMarie Scanlan), 3105 Rexford Dr. , South Bend 15, Ind .

Secretary-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd., Philadelphia 51, Penna.

Treasurer-Mrs. Clayton A. Richard (Jean Carmichael Vedder) , 2852 Delaware Ave. , Suite 206 , Kenmore 17 , New Y01·k.

Membership Director-Mrs. George .T. Malone, Jr. (Helen Hooper ), 26 14 S. Vandalia , Tulsa 14. Okla.

Editor- Miss Mary C. Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Dr., Cincinnati 24. 0.

Alumnae Directo r-Mrs. Alex 0. Mathisen (Nancy Gibson), 2453 W . Theresa Ana: heim, Calif. ' Officer in Charge of Central (i)ffice-Mrs. Clayton A. Richard (Jean Carmichael Vedder ), 2852 D elaware Ave. , Suite 206 , Kenmore 17 , New York.

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Alumnae Editor-Mrs. Kendall F . Bone (Shirley Pallatto l. 3263 Vittmer Ave ..

Cincinnati 38, 0.

Alumnae Organizer-Mrs . Leonard B. Hebert, Jr. (Hilda Giraud), 5519 Charlotte Dr. , New Orleans 22, La. Art-Mrs. Robert J , Wolf (Edith Gaupp).

R.R . No . 1, Rexford , N. Y. Awards--<Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher (Ruth Newcomb), 141 Marked Tree Rd. , Needham, Mass.

Chapter Alumnae Secre tar y-Mrs . John J. Dimond (Martha Green) , 4028 20th s·t.

N.E., Washingto n 18, D . C. C ollege Edit or-Mrs. Donald D. Olson (Pauline Smith ), 8632 Pringle Dr. , Cincinnati 31, 0 .

Constitution-Mrs. A. Howard Hall (Betty Phillips), 342-D Higgins Rd. , Pa rk Ridge.

Ill.

Con vention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd ., Philadelphia 51, Penna.

Fellows hip- Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann (Bonnie Payne), 1230 H oyt D r., St. Loui s 37, Mo .

Found ers' Day-Mrs. William B. Barre (Betty Barber), 395 Hopkins Rd ., Williamsville 21, N . Y. Historian- Mi ss Charlotte L. Adams, 29 CJrvcr R oad, Watertown 72, Mass.

H ousinJ?- Mrs . W . Lawson Blackstone (Mary Emerson), 1740 Central Ave ., Wilmette, Ill .

Ma gazine-Mi ss Mary K. Reiff. 228 Brush Creek Blvd., Apt. 2E, Kansas City 12, Mo .

Mnsic-Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich (Shirley Ainsworth), 27 Abbington Terrace , Glen Rock, N. J. Philanth·r opic-Miss L . Geraldine Smith, 412 W. Walnut St., Lancaster, Pa .

Ritual-Mrs. Joe H . Brewer (Viola Caraway), 6214 E. Murdock, Wichita 8, Kan .

Rush- Mrs . M. Madalene Groh (Madal~ne Marshall), 108 Fleetwood Terrace, Williamsville 21, N . Y .

Scholarship--M rs. WiJJjam B. Niemeyer (A nne Petree), 19 Country La ne, Milford, 0.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha D elegate--Mrs. A. Howard H ai l. 342-D Higgin Rd ., Park R idge, Ill.

HAVE YOU MARRIED OR MOVED?---· Cut this out and mail to the Officer in Charge of Central Office: MRS. CLAYTON A. RICHARD Suite 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore 17, New York Please change my address or name and address on the Al.A files as follows: COLLEGE CHAPTER ..... .. ......... .... .. .. DATE OF LEAVING COLLEGE ..... ... ................ DEGREE .. ... .. .

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December January February

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March April May

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June July August

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Personal Letter Fall Rushing Holiday Plans Copy of Chapter Constitution and By-Laws to National Constitution Chairman Philanthropic Activities Campus and Community Activities Chapter Check-Up Report Form Material on Elizabeth Bird Small Award and Frost Fidelity Award to National Awards Chairman: Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher, 141 Marked Tree Road, Needham, Massachusetts Chapter Scholarship Plan Annual Report Form Perso nal Introductory Letter from NEW Chapter President Direc tory of NEW Chapter Officers Summer Vacation Plans Report of Chapter's Summer Activities Plans for Fall Activi t ies

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YOUR

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Return government postal card upon receiving packet of materials Form with personal and college personnel information

November 10 January 10 February 10 April or May OR at time of

Letter R eport Report Letter Letter Report

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vo ua elections REPORTS TO DE' SENT TO CENTRAL OFFICE

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November December January February March April

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R eport on College and Chapter Directory and Returning Membership--Fall of 1961 D irectory Report Form of Graduates and Undergraduates leaving coll ege May-September 1961 Membership Report for September Membership Report for October Membership Report for November Membersh ip Report for D ecember Membership Report for January M embership Report for February Election Report Form on NEW President M embership R eport for March Form listing 1962 Graduates and Undergraduates Directory Report Form of NEW Chapter Officers Membership Report for April Membership Report for May

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Letter to National Vice-President Letter to National Vice-President Letter to National Vice-President Letter to National Vice-President R eport on Philanthropic Work to: Miss L. Geraldine Smith, 412 W. Walnut St., Lancaster, Pa .

Letter to National Vice-President Annual R eport to National Vice-President Introductory letter from NEW Chapter VicePresident Letter to National Vice-President

RECORDING SECRETARY

Financial Report for summer and September Personal Letter Financial Report for October Budget Report Contribution to Fellowship Fund Chairman Financial Report for November Financial Report for December Financial Report for January Personal Letter Financial Report for February Fi le of Supplies Report Financial R eport for March Annnal R eport from Auditor Election Report Form on New Treasurer Financial Report for April Personal Letter from New Treasurer Financial Report for May Budget Report

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Personal Letter Personal letter with emphasis on pledge .a ctivities Letter summarizing pledge program, pledge activities and initiation to date Introductory letter from newly elected membership director

Special Reports: I. Pledge Organization- Due after the largest pledge class has had 2 meetings.

2. Pledge Evaluation-Due in the spring at the time of chapter elections.

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Personnel Report Form Election Report Form on New Membership Director Membership Summary Report Form New Rush Chairman Report Form

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November

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February

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April

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CHAPLAIN October 10 November 10 January 10 February 10 March 10 April 10

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Ritual and Paraphernalia Report Personal Letter Report: Religious Activities of Alpha Sigmas Description of a favorite devotional Report on Ritualistic Ceremonies Annual Report with R ecord of Services from April 10, 1961 to April 10, 1962 Introductory letter from new chaplain

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN The National Scholarship Chairman should be sent the scholarshiJ. report at the close of EACH grading period. The final report must be in by AUGUST 10

COLLEGE EDITOR October November

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Copy for Fall PHOENIX to the National College Editor Copy for the Winter PHOENIX to the National College Editor Copy for the Spring PHOENIX to the National College Editor Short article about outstanding chapter activities and personalities for the Alumna Bulletin to tbe Nationa l College Editor To the NATIONAL COLLEGE EDITOR-Letter from NEW Editor To the NATIONAL HISTORIAN-Report of the chapter's activities for the year

October

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April

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May

10

Letter for the Letter Juan Letter

outlining chapter' s Scholarship Program year introducing the new Scholarship Chairevaluat ing the chapter's Scholarship Pro-

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ALUMNAE CHAPTERS

Some time during the year a NEWSLETTER to the Chapter's Alumnae is to be published and mailed to all alumnae and National Officers.

November

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November

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RUSH CHAIRMAN 10 days after pledging September (10 days a f t e r opening of school )

Who to ru&h?

A list of 10 criteria for a chapter yardstick Successful rush party (form letter) Personal letter discussing rush with emphasis on college relationship with administration and colJcge Pan hellenic Election R eport Form Letter eva luating rush activities of year Personal letter from new Rush Chairman with rush p la ns for fall

Rush result form Personal letter discussing the effect of convention on your chap ter ; your c ha pter aims for the year

March

April

Annual con tribu tio n to ' ational F ellowship and Philanthropic C hairma n, Mrs . Stewart Koenemann , 1230 Hoyt St., St. Louis 37, Mo. Prospective Sharp Award Candidates' papers to ational Alumnae Di rector, Mrs. Alex 0 .

Mathisen, 2453 W. Theresa Ave. , Anaheim, Calif.

Amy Swisher Graduate loan a pplications to National Scholarship Chairman, Mrs . Wm. B. Niemeyer, 19 Country Lane, Milford , Ohio Sharp Award ballots to National Alumnae Director, Mrs. Alex 0. Mathisen , 2453 W. Theresa, An aheim, Californ ia

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