Asa phoenix vol 48 no 2 winter 1963

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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CONTENTS A~A STATE DAYS , 1963 ...... .... .. ... ..... ... ........ .... ........... ..... ...... ... .. .. ... .. .... . ....... .... .. .. .. .

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R E SPONSIBILITY ... .. ...... .......... .... . ··· ·· ·· ·· ··············· ··· ·· ··· ············· ·· ········· VIRGINIA CARPENTER A SAo L oss ........ .. ............ ..

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IN MEMORIAM · · · · · ······ · ·· ·• · · ·· ··············· · ············ · ······ · ·· ·· ······· · ········· ·· ····· · ·· ··· ·· ··· ·· ······· ·· ···· NATIONAL OFFICERS . .. ..................................................... .. . ..... .... . ...... .... .. ..... ... . .. .. ....... .

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SoNG CoNTEST WINNER .. ...... .. .... ...... .. . ............ .......... ..... . .... .

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NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTERS ... ........... . ..... . . . ····· ···· ·· ······ ··· ··· ·· ··· · ··· ·· ··· ·· ··· · ·· ······ ·· · ··· ······· · ·· AN OuTSTANDING CoNTRIB U TION . . ...... . .. .......... ..... .. .... ............ .. ........... .... . ....... .... . . . . .. .

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ALPHA SIGs SERVE AS STuDENT AMBASSAD ORS ABROAD .... .. .. ....... .. ............... . .... ...... .

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PANHELLENIC PRESIDENTS AND OFFICERS ............. .. ... . ....... . .......... .. ..... .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .

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CAMPus ScHoLARs AND LEADERS ............. .. ...... .... .. ..... .. . ...................... .. .......... . .. ....... .

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MoRE CAMPUS ScHOLARS AND LEADER s .............. .. .............. ............ .. .. ... .. . ......... .. .... .

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CoLLEGE CHAPTER N E wsLETTERS . .. . .. . ... .. . ...... . . . . . ....... . ..... ... .. ... .. .... .. ... . ....... . .. .. .. .. . . .... .

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ALUMNAE CHAPTER NEWSLETTERS .. .. .. ... . .. . . ... . .. . . .. ....... . ....... .. ........... . ........................ .

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

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

ALUMNA RECOMMENDATION BLANK .... . .... .. ....... . ................. . . ............... . ......... . ...... . .... .

ALUMNAE E DITOR SHIRLEY P. BONE

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ED I T O R

COLLEGE EDI TOR

MARY C. G O EKE

PAULINE S . OLSON

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is published in the fall, winter, spri ng, and summer of each year at 2642 University Avenue. St. Paul 14, Minn esota , by Leland Publishers , Inc. (T he F raternity Press). official publishers for the sorority. The subscription price is $1 a year.

Send change of address and business correspondence to Alpha Sigma Alpha Central Office. Suite No. 206. 2852 D elaware Avenue. Kenmore 17, New York.

Address all correspondence of an editoria l nature to the editor. ~1i ss Mary C. Goeke , 1473 Oak Knoll Drive, Cincinnati 24, Ohio.

Second-class postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota.

Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Alpha Sigma Alpha, Suite No. 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue. K enmore 17, New York.

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ALA STATE DAYS, 1963 COLORADO DATE- To Be Announced PLACE-Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado CHAIRMAN-Miss Carol Paine Decker Hall No. 53 Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado co-CHAIRMAN- Miss Hazel Lee White ILLINOIS DATE- March 16 PLACE- Illinois Beach State Park Lodge Zion, Illinois CHAIRMAN- Miss Terse Norgaard 2633 Hampden Ct. Chicago 14, Illinois co-CHAIRMAN- Miss Freida Phillips INDIANA DATE- April 6 PLACE- Wabash Room, Terre Haute House Seventh St. & Wabash Ave. Terre Haute, Indiana CHA IRMAN- Mrs. Robin J. Swenson 724 South Sixth St. Terre Haute, Indiana KANSAS-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA DATE- To Be Announced PLACE-Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri CHAIRMAN- Miss Mary Spruytte 602 South High Kirksville, Missouri MICHIGAN DATE- March 9 PLACE- Botsford Inn 28100 Grand River Farm ington, Michigan CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Robert J. Trautman 16010 Martin Rd .

Roseville, Michigan MI SISSIPPI-LOU ISIANA-ALABAMA DATE- March 16 PLACE- Roya l Orlea ns H otel Royal at St. Louis St. New Orleans, Louisiana CHAIRMAN- Mrs. J ames E . Bailey, J r.

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OHIO DATE- April 20 PLACE- Nationwide Inn Rt. No. 40 Columbus, Ohio CHAIRMAN-Alpha Alpha chapter Miss Barbara Ripp, President MacCracken Hall Miami University Oxford, Ohio OKLAHOMA DATE-April 27 PLACE-Young Women's Christian Association 301 North Sixth St. Muskogee, Oklahoma CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Ross Staggs 2124 West Broadway Muskogee, Oklahoma PENNSYLVANIA DATE- April 20 PLACE- Hotel Hershey Hershey, Pennsylvania CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Spurgeon T. Gotwalt 1219 Hillcrest Road Akron, Pennsylvania VIRGINIA DATE-April 27 PLACE-Thomas Jefferson Hotel Richmond, Virginia CHAIRMAN-Miss Beverly Burgess Box 334, Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia WISCONSIN DATE- To Be Announced PLACE- Wisconsin State College Stevens Point, Wisconsin CHAIRMAN- Miss Bette Gerndt Nelson Hall Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Complete Stat e Day plans were not yet availabu when this issue of THE PHOENIX went to press, and consequently, there may be changes in thl informat ion listed above. For confirmation or further information please contact the ChairmtJft of the State Day in whic h you may be interested.

RESPONSIBILITY BY

Mary Emerson Blackstone, NATIONAL P RESIDENT

REsPONSIBILITY-a big word, generally understood, but the meaning of which is often not accepted and applied by most persons as it ought t~b_e.

Often it is said that the person who assumes responsibility and gets things done, is looked up to by his associates, is a success. Often envied by those about him, he has no time to think about this- he is too busy "doing."

When a worthwhile project needs action to put it over, there is required someone who will say, "Yes, I'll do it," and does!

This "will to do" is a trait that all persons have in varying degrees. The big problem is how to "draw it out" and get it working. The person who can supply the answer to this will have made a noteworthy contribution to the good of mankind.

He will be doing a service that has many side effects- all good. A first result will be to free the overworked few who have habitually carried the burdens of civic projects for the many. As these many step forward to be counted and assume their unaccustomed share, they at once begin to grow.

In any organization, when this takes place, there is evident a leavening effect in the membership.

This " will to do things" takes hold, and enthusiasm for the positive becomes paramount. Projects which languished for want of helping hands and willing hearts now receive an impetus toward conclusion and all who see are astounded that the job was so easy.

With the assumption of new responsibilities, the person begins to feel that he "belongs;" he discovers a sense of satisfaction in accomplishment.

Power, talent and latent abilities he did not know were his suddenly provide a well-spring of strength for greater things.

It is a fact of living that most persons leave untar>ped greater ability than they ever use. Only when a crisis places them in a position where they have to do something will they perform.

Yet it is another fact of life that muscles left unused for long periods do not respond when called upon. The saying that we either "Use it, or lose it" is very appropriate.

We must get into the habit of first doing little things. As we continue to use our mental and physical muscles in the performance of small tasks, the muscles grow stronger. It is not necessarily being asked to serve on a committee or hold an office, but when we are asked to take a magazine subscription to aid the program of our sorority as it moves toward its goal in building a strong scholarship fund which will provide adequately trained personnel to teach some of the mentally retarded children of our generation, we know that our individual responsibility here, though small, carries great power when multiplied by thousands of other members just like us. As we act, we grow, and countless others grow with us.

It is true that all persons cannot be leaders, but each of us can be an intelligent, co-operative fo llower. What can a leader do, alone? He must have people behind him to help him get out the work. A one-man organization may accomplish things for a limited time, but over the long haul it is weak, and will faiL Our every-day life provides many lessons in the way success is achieved when each person assumes responsibility- pulls his own weight. In every sport where team play is required, there are classic examples of how responsibility, taken at the crucial moment by some, but consistently by all, is the difference between a won or lost game.

Our Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority is a fine example of many women who in years past have active ly laid their abilities on the line in response to specific needs.

The challenges of our time require us to take another look at our own individual contribution.

In the light of what we see, stacked up alongside of what is needed, we now should ask ourselves: "In what areas of the many activities in the Alpha Sigma Alpha program can my immediate assumption of one new responsibility be of the greatest service?"

How you answer the question, and WHAT you do about it will determine the rate of growth Alpha Sigma Alpha will experience.

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VffiGINIA CARPENTER A SAD LOSS Alpha Sigma Alphas everywhere were saddened to learn of the death on October 5, 1962, of Virginia Carpenter 00. Miss Carpenter, who served as National Alumnae Editor from 1940 to 1943, and as National Vice President from 1946 to 1957, was a graduate of Kent State University and had received her Master of Arts Degree from Western Reserve University. 路 At the time of her death M iss Carpenter was the Fashion Coordinator and Special Activities Manager for The Halle Brothers Department Store in Cleveland, Ohio, where she had been employed since 1946. Prior to that time she had erved three years in the U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. She had also been active in Zonta, in the International Service C lub for Women, and was a member of the Campfire Girl Public Re lations Committee. She was also a member of the Church of the Saviour in C leveland Heights, where she active ly participated in Sunday Schoo l work.

VIRGINIA CARPENTER

Miss Carpenter, who had earned the respect and gratitude of every member of the sorority, received the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award in 1959 in recognition of her many years of loya lty and outstand-

ing service to Alpha Sigma Alpha . It is with deep emotion that we mourn the loss of this devotrd sister.

IN MEMORIAM Peggy Ann Allen Cooper (Mrs. Charles C. ) A Emma Belle Hogan Greer (Mrs. Hugh P. )

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Jacqueline Rae Price Laughlin (Mrs. William ) HH Elizabeth Rath BT Florence G. Hassebroek Rudy (Mrs. Phi lip ) rr Pauline Stittsworth II Mrs. Fletcher McElhannon Patroness of Beta Mu chapter

IN SYMPATHY To Bonnie Payne Koenemann, National Fellow hip Chairman on the death of her father October, 1962

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NATIONAL OFFICERS

HELEN L. COREY

JO ANN BARNES

SECRETARY

RUSH CHAIRMAN

HELEN L. CoREY KK has served as N a tiona!

Secretary since 1944, Convention Chairman since 1941, and adviser to the Kappa Kappa chapter for many years, as she says, "I honestly do not remember the year I started." She was elected to the first edition of Who's Who in American Women and is also in Who's Who in American Education this year.

JoANN WARRING BARNES (Mrs. ~hillip D. ) B-It has accepted the position of National Rush Chairman for Alpha Sigma Alpha. Jo Ann attended Western Michigan University where she was Beta Psi's Rush Chairman for two years. She was a lso Corresponding Secretary, I.A.W.S. Chairman, and First Vice President in charge of the Womens' .Judicial Board of Associated Women Students.

She attended the A WS district convention at West Virginia University and the national convention at Arizona State University.

While she was a Senior she was honored by the Aristians at Rose Day, was Senior Speaker at the traditional June Breakfast, and was chosen the most outstanding Senior woman . She received her B.A. in Elementary Education in 1960, and the fo llowing year taught second grade while her husband earned his Master's Degree at Ball State Teachers College.

At present Jo Ann is li ving in Tipton, Indiana, and is busy caring for a new baby. She is active in Tri Kappa and A.A.U.W. R ecent Graduates.

Continuing work on her Master's Degree at Ball State is a goal for the near future. Jo Ann is looking forward to two very interesting years as National Rush Chairman.

As an outstanding educator, Helen shares her days with more than 1,100 students at the Drexel Hill Junior High School, Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where she is Dean of Gids and Director of Guidance. She is a member of the Association for Retarded Children of America, National Association of Women's Deans and Counselors and The American Personnel and Guidance Association. She served NAWDC as a board member and as Junior High School Chairman, and is a past president of the Philadelphia chapter of APAGA. Helen is a member of the Episcopal Church.

She shares a charming apartment with a co-worker and friend from college roommate days, Rae Desenberg. She enjoys all sports as a spectator, and especia lly enjoys music, reading and cooking.

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SALLIE NEWTON 1962 SONG CONTEST WINNER SALLIE AoA N EWTON ®® is the winner of the 1962 Original Song Contest. H er song, "Dedication," appears on the opposite page. Many of you will recall Sallie's outstanding performance as accompanist at the 1961 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention at which she was the delegate from Theta Theta chapter.

H er successes in the field of music are phenomenal for one on ly 22 years old. She has been on the National Honor Roll of the National Guild of Piano T eacher's Auditions of the America n Co llege of Musicians for 15 years, winning the Paderewski Gold M edal, and being one of five in the Un ited States in 1962 to receive the Irl Allison M edal. In the National Guild of Piano Teacher~s Record Contest he has been the winner of five first place go ld meda l , one bronze med al and four mon y awards. The State Federation of Music C lubs Annual Auditions have placed her on the State Honor Roll for eight years with six superior he wa a l o th e recipient of two Macratings.

Dowell Award .

H er professional r cord include ex perience as an organist and choir di rector in various churches ince he wa 15 ear old. At pre ent she i orga nist for the o enant Congr ga tiona l Church in Bo ton , and piani t for the Barrington College-Park t. hurch Ev ning chool. She is a member of the merican Guild of Orga nist , and i director of her own choo l of pianoforte and organ . he a! o doe con id rablc entertaining for Lion's, Rotary, women' and bur h club . a llie is a enior at th Bo ton ni ver ity chool of Edu ca-

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tion with a major in Youth Services and a minor in Music; and all of her college expenses have bern financed through her music.

Five scho larships have been awarded her, including the Massachusetts- State Federation of Women's C lubs Music Scholarship, the National Guild of Piano Teacher's Achievement Scholar hip and the Boston University Pi Lambda Theta Award.

Sallie has worked tirelessly for Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Theta Theta chapter nominated her a their candidate for the Frost Fidelity Award. hr has held the offices of pledge trainer, music chairman, and chaplain, and she served as alternate Panhellenic delegate. Her memberships in other co llege organizations include the Boston Univer itv chapters of the Music Educators National Conft'tence and the American Guild of Orga ni ts. tht• . tudent Christian Association and the Boston ntversity Chorus.

Congratulation to you, Sallie! Alpha Sigma lpha is proud of one of yo ur competence who helps hold high our sorority ideals and standard · RuTH NEwcoMB FLETCH ER, ational Awards Chairman

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NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTERS WHO, WHEN, AND WHERE MADISON, WISCONSIN ON

September 13, 1962, a petition was signed for the form ation of the M adison, Wisc on sin, Alumnae chapter. The first president of the new chapter is Mary Ann Koestler Stark rE. As Virginia Anderson Webb BB, the chapter Editor, writes, "The MARY ANN KOESTLER story of the M adSTARK ison group is an old one-'In the year ineteen Hundred and One, five college girls, a t the historic Longwood College located in picturesque Farmville, Virginia, form ed a sorority which they named Alpha Sigma Alpha.' " " And in the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-two, a group of Alpha Sigs, in Wisconsin, at M adison ( located on four picturesque lakes ) formed an a lumnae group of Alpha Sigma Alpha."

"These women we re interes ted in renewing their ties with Alpha Sigma Alpha. It is their hope that each Alpha Sigma Alpha member in the area will enter into the organization in some way this year. A varied program has been p lanned and a philanthropic project for the Children's Hospita l will be planned."

Their charter granted, the chapter plans to hold ten meetings a year.

OFFICERS President- M ary Ann Koestler Stark r E Vice President-Arlys H amann Hawkes B<I> Secretary-Trea urer- M ary L. Bloczynski Hanen rB PHOE rx Corre pondent- Virginia A n d e r s o n Webb BB M agazine Chairman- Rose M . J ohn ton Schreiber BP Other charter member include K ay Ben eman JW>, Grace M etzler Chri tian sen rE, M a rianne Liebel C lark rB, M argaret Leininger Doedens rE, Grace L audon B<I> J une C. Young M artin AB, and J ane T hom p on B<I>.

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APPALACHIAN AREA T HE new Appa. lachian Alumnae chapter held its first meeting at the H oliday Inn in Bristol, Virgin ia, at which time a petition for a charter was igned.

This chapter was organized primar. ily through the ef. forts of Elizabeth Anne McClun g Grigg A, who will serve as its first ELIZA!BETH ANNE McCLUNG president.

GRIGG The overall projects of the new chapter arc to help promote active chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha in one or more of the loca l colleges and to participate in other activities as befit an Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter.

Mrs. Grigg, who was the winner of the Frost F idelity Award in 1954, is on the faculty of Sullins Junior College in Bristol and she attended the White House Conference on Children and Youth in Washington, D. C. in 1960. She and her husband, William, have three young children, and she has a lso worked extensively with teen-age youth groups in the area.

A Founders' Day meeting and celebration was held in Abingdon, Virginia, as the second activity of the chapter. After the luncheon, the memben attended a matinee at the Barter Theater. Since the membership comes from a very large area, meetings will be scheduled at various site o as to increase attendance.

OFFICERS President- Elizabeth Anne McClung Grigg A Vice President- Maxine Calfee Hilton BE Secretary- M argaret Church Lincoln BI Treasurer- Mary Frances Currin Charles BI PHOENIX Correspondent- Lois Currin Rector Bl Magazine Cha irman- Sylvia Rye Ferguson Other charter members include Lorraine Compton BJ, Doris Holt Huffman BI, Marie Hutchins BI, Jo Ann Kitron BE and Ruth Campbell Lit路 ton BL

AN OUfSfANDINC CONfBIBUf/ON

CREDITS: THE GREEN AND WHITE

OF OHIO UNIVERSITY THE largest single gift in the 15 7-year history of Ohio University has recently been donated to the University by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Kennedy.

Mrs. Kennedy is the former Ruth Zimmerman of Massillon, Ohio, and was a member of the Delta Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Ohio University.

MR. & MRS. EDWIN L. KENNEDY

more powerful contribution to our Democratic Society."

The announcement of the endowment was made

by Mr. Kennedy on Baker Day, a day on which Previously the Kennedys had founded a "Disalumni, faculty, students and friends honored the tinguished Professorship Award" which is now to retiring president of Ohio University, Dr. John C. ' become a part of the John C. Baker Fund. Use Baker. The name of the fund will be the John C. of the remainder of the money will be left to the Baker Endowment Fund. discretion of the University.

The only request of the donors was "that it be used in the spirit of the man whose name it will bear, whose contribution to the University and American education can best be described as a constant search for ways to attaining advancing standards of excellence."

Mr. Kennedy told the convocation audience that "we do this as a tribute to John Baker's leadership, as a symbol of his inspiration, as an expression of belief in the ideals of education he stands forin recognition that an ever-increasing accomplishment brings ever-increasing needs. It is our prayer that Ohio University may make an ever richer and

The Kennedy family has been active for several years in advancing the prestige of Ohio University.

A partner in Lehman Brothers, one of the fore most private investment houses in New York City, Mr. Kennedy is currently a member of the University board of trustees, is a past president of the Alumni Association, and presently serves as president of the Ohio University Fund Board of Trustees.

A native of Marion, Mr. Kennedy graduated from Ohio University in 1927 while Mrs. Kennedy graduated in 1930. The couple now resides in New Vernon, New Jersey.

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Judy Baumgartner B-1' Homecoming Queen Western Michigan University

Betty Gail Hamrick BIT Homecoming Queen Concof'd College

Lana Green 4>4>, Homecoming Queen at Northwest Missouri State being crowned

by Ivan Lyddon, student body president.

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Leila Lewis BB Homecoming Queen Colorado State College

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Judy Klick BH, Homecoming Princess, and Dave Larson, Homecoming Chief, at Dickinson State Teachers College.

Sharon Wyss B<I> Homecoming Que路e n Stout State College

Beta Psi's Homecoming float, "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," won first place in the so路rority division.

(That makes two years in a row for Beta Psi!)

Sydney Smith ZZ First Princess to Homecoming Queen Central Missouri State College

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A HANDICAP OVERCOME

by Dorothy Otis Wyre

R eprint ed from THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE

"I'vE always known that I wanted to be a teacher, and that I wanted to go to college. I'd go if I had to scrub floors. I'm just that stubborn," say Ann Anderson .

But what's going to keep 19-year old Ann at Arkansas State Teachers College is not her ability to scrub floors , but her ability to practice the difficult art of lip reading.

Combining her stubbornness with alert hazel eyes and a small hearing aid, Ann plans to lip read her way through co llege in three years. " I must keep on my toes all of the time. If I let my eyes wander for a moment I may miss a word or two, and then the meaning of a sentence.

Sometimes at the end of the day I'm so tired I have a headache because it's such a strain."

Ann's biggest problem is getting used to hearing someone she hasn' t heard before, or someone who talks too fast. "I've only had one teacher who did that. Anyone who slaughters the English language bothers me also. And it's a little hard for me to read the lips of someone from the North, until I get used to that person's speech. But I just keep on trying. I'm stubborn, you know."

The problem of where to sit in the classroom depends on the size of the room. " I always sat up front in high school, but at college, if the room i small, and some of them are, I can sit in the back, and follow the teacher just fine, because she can't be moving too far . In a large room there will be more students, and one sound can drown out another. The teacher's voice isn' t the only one I hear. Too much noise comes to me as a jumble."

Ann mentioned that sometimes lab courses in high chool got out of control, and she had to-turn her hearing low or off. This does not happen in omething does at Chow Hall, college classe . howe er: t Chow Hall when the kids bang on their tray with fork and spoon ju t before a game, or ju t for fun I really ha e to grit my teeth. That sound goe right thmugh me, but I can't turn my hearing aid off there or e en lower the ound.

As a Ia t re ort I ha e to remove the ear mold.

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At times like that, when I have been able to turn it off, it seems like it's real dark inside. I can see lips moving, but I can't hear a thing. It's such a sudden change. I can't think.''

During her freshman term at Arkansas State Teachers College the gids at Bernard Hall took Ann's telephone calls, but telephone calls are a different matter this year. Ann is able to talk using the technique of holding her hearing aid up to the telephone, but, as she says with a smile, "I can't take out my hearing aid just anywhere. Sometime I feel uncomfortable using the telephone but I don't mind it too much. I'm much more comfortable when I can see lips."

Doctors have no way of knowing whether Ann was born deaf, or whether sickness and high fever as a baby caused the severe deafness. " I can remember being punished for doing things I must have been told not to do, but of course, I hadn't

路 eard. One day I almost fell into a well after ' first 路 addy told" me not to go near it. My parents' reaction to the possibility that their daughter was deaf was that such a thing couldn't happen to their child." But it was verified by hearing tests.

When Ann was three her tonsils and adenoids were removed with the hope that this would r'emove some of the deafness. The operation removed nothing but tonsils and adenoids. Hearing tests from then on indicated that a hearing aid would not help. Ann was eight when a home demonstration proved that she might be able to hear a little with a hearing aid.

"Mother wanted her voice to be the first one I ever heard. I'll always remember what she said.

These were the first words I ever heard. "Ann, go to the window and see if Quinnon is coming. I went to the window. Mother and I cried for joy."

"Daddy wanted me to have a hearing aid if I wanted to, but I was afraid I'd break it. I learned to wear one when I was in the third grade. At first, if someone coughed I jumped, and the wadding up of paper made me a nervous wreck. I remember one day when I was in the sixth grade and a very nice boy told me that one of my earrings was missing."

Year before last Ann graduated from high school at Cherry Valley. Since then her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. C. Anderson, have moved to West Memphis. An honor graduate and salutatorian, determined to attend college, she chose State Teachers in Conway because she had heard it was the friendliest college in Arkansas. Ann plans to graduate in three years by attending summer school three summers. This year she switched her major from English to math, and plans to teach math in a junior or Senior high school.

In addition to Physical Science, Trigonometry, Health and Safety, and English Literature, Ann is taking Basic Speech to help her with her own voice. Last winter she took Voice and Diction for the same reason and she has had help from the Speech Clinic. As a child Ann could not learn to speak by hearing 路and frequent repetition, the usual method of learning speech.

But she speaks remarkably well now, and has trouble only with the "s" sound, which is one of those she cannot hear at all. She was not forming certain sounds correctly, but the Speech Clinic helped her considerably.

"I just have to practice and practice those sounds, and slow down when I talk. I get excited and want to say something right away, a路n d then I talk too fast."

~nn practiced and practiced-and it paid off.

Wtt~out a lesson she finally mastered lip, or speech

readmg, a complicated process. In fact, she even learned to read her mother's lips from the side.

Lip reading is difficult for many reasons, one being that some letters like "h" and "k" have the same lip movement, and some words, smell and spell for example, look alike on the lips. In addition, the intonation and phrasing that help a person with normal hearing to understand what he hears, is missing entirely for a non-hearing person.

Ann's smile is always with her, al.t hough during this past summer session she may have felt like replacing it with a tear, especially during Art Appreciation. Often the shades were drawn, and lights turned out while the professor, Miss Marie Schichtl, showed slides and talked much about the works of art and artists. All students, but one, frantically took notes in the dark. If there were a way to read lips in the dark, Ann would master it.

Her solution to this problem was to read someone else's notes after the lights were on again.

Dr. Eugene Nolte, her advisor, says Ann did good work as a freshman . He mentioned that this is the first time since he had been a college professor that he has had a student who is so completely without hearing.

In addition to studying Ann likes to have a good time, and likes to be with people. She is a member of the Student Christian Association, Baptist Student Association and Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority, which she pledged as a freshman.

One of the sorority advisors remembers the girls talking about the ones they wanted to pledge last year. "Ann is quiet and reserved at first, but very friendly after she gets to know you," they agreed.

"Everyone who knows her likes her." And as an afterthought: "Oh yes, she's the girl with the hearing aid."

Hearing tests indicated that Ann's hearing stays about the same. One nerve in one ear is alive, which is the reason that a hearing aid helps a little. There is no operation which can improve her hearing and Ann must always wear an aid.

But before the next hearing aid replacement, which is every five years, Ann will have graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College and will be a teacher.

One definition of a handicap is that it is any encumbrance or disadvantage that makes success more difficult. It says nothing about making success impossible. Impossible is one word that is not in Ann Anderson's vocabulary. She has replaced all such words with, "I'm just that stubborn."

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IS YOUR CHAPTER'S SCHOLARSHIP SHOWING?

By ANNE P. NIEMEYER

National Scholarship Chairman THERE is no doubt that it is- but what kind of a showing- good or bad? Every sorority and fraternity includes high scholarship in its ideals, a nd in many cases the statistics show that Greek organization scholarship is above non-Greek. But we can t be sati fied with what we have. We must set our goa ls even higher.

Following is a list of honors brought to Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters and individuals. I s your name or yo ur chapter's name among them? If not, what can YO do to bring scholastic recognition to not only your chapter, but to your college, and better grades to yourself? No matter how we look at it, scholarship achievement is an individual's responsibility, and without the enthusiasm of each member and pledge, the chapter cannot reach th e top.

ALPHA BETA-Ellen Kaye Murphy, Sunn)路 Laird, Lonna Hendron BETA BETA- Darlene Conover, Marlys Jarrett, Rita Stacy, JoAnn Young EPSILON EPSILON- Suzanne Hendrickson KAPPA KAPPA-Joan McConaghie SIGMA SIGMA-Joy Beach Besse, Carla De\ inny Berryman CHI CHI-Pat Clock GAMMA ALPHA-Jeanne Slaninger

Information about and applications for the AMY M. SWISHER FELLOWSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDY are obtainable at the ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA CENTRAL OFFICE Suite 206, 2852 De laware Avenue Kenmore 17, New York

Since the last issue of THE PHOENIX it has been reported that GAMMA BET A should be added to the list of chapters ranking first scholastically on the campus. M embership in honor societies varies from cam pus to campus. However it should be noted that most chapter are well represented.

Completed applications du e by March 1, 1963, to MRS. WILLIAM B. NIEMEYER 19 Country Lane Milford, Ohio

The honor of receiving Straight A's, and thus bringing recognition to their chapters as well as to themselve , has been achieved by the following member :

OHIO UNIVERSITY

MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS Available to women interested in pursuing careers in :

student personnel, guidance and counseling,

community ervice, human relations educa tion psychology a nd administration .

Each graduate a i tant i a signed a single room in a residence hall. The tipend is $2,000 the fir ear and $2 200 the econd year plu wa i er of registration fees.

For add itional informa tion conta t: Margaret M . D eepen D ean of Women Ohio niversity Athen hio

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THE VALUE OF A CITY PANHELLENIC

By BETTY PHILLIPS HALL A~A D elegate to the National Panhellenic Conference

Cnv Panhellenics represent the greatest potential power of women's fraternities today.

The National Panhellenic Conference can give .assistance to a City Panhellenic by helping with the organizational procedures, the constitution, and the by-laws; by making suggestions for various types of programs; and then by following through with supervision of the activities. The City Panhellenic will thus be in direct contact with the .current affairs in the fraternity world.

The Report of the City Panhellenic Committee at the last session of the National Panhellenic I Conference states: "The field of Alumnae participation in fraternity affairs in communities both 路 with and without colleges is relatively untouched. ' 'The future needs to look toward this fertile alumnae field for more help in creating the kind of public relations which will be a positive attribute for fraternities."

As of September 1, 1961, there were 312 City Panhellenics affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference. Some are located in the cities {)f Alaska, Canada, Germany, Hawaii, Saudi-Ara1 ' bia, and the Philippine Islands.

Affiliated City Panhellenics can also provide a 路continued fraternity experience for some fraternity women who might live in a city where there .are not enough members of the respective sororities to have alumnae chapters.

The Houston,. Texas, City Panhellenic reported this five minute "chat" at one of their regular meetings. "Article One of the Bill of Rights, 1 United States Constitution, which protects 'the right of the people peaceably to assemble', grants approval of voluntary associations such as societies clubs and fraternities. The National Pan' ' 'hellenic Conference's Declaration for Freedom, a 路document unanimously passed and thereby binding on all member groups, dedicates us of the feminine fraternities to the preservation of our inherent right to choose our members. Also be -reminded of Judge Frank H. Myers' 'be lief that

membership by invitation into a college fraternity is a social privilege, not a civil right.' Yet look keenly and wisely at what is happening to our American College Fraternity. Our enemies are serious; they are busily about their work."

One of the resolutions adopted at the thirtyseventh session of the National Panhellenic Conference 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 City Panhellenics are the logical and ideal promoters for these campaigns, and it is only through strong City Panhellenic action that such an educational campaign will be fully effective.

The joint efforts of Alumnae chapters affiliated with a City Panhellenic can result in many achievements that would not have been possible without the central organization, the City Panhellenic. Information teas, scholarship benefits, and .many other events which bring favorable publicity to the fraternity world could not be successfully staged by a single Alumnae chapter, but when many Alumnae chapters work together within a City Panhellenic, all things are possible .

In some of our larger cities, it is difficult to obtain publicity for Alumnae chapter activities; whereas the newspapers are willing to devote space to Panhellenic activities. In these areas, a strong and active City Panhellenic can do immeasurable service to the member fraternities and to the fraternity world.

The values of a City Panhellenic are inestimab le. It is an integral part of our fraternity system which plays its part not only in presenting a true and favorable picture of fraternity women to the public, but a lso in joining together the member fraternities in ventures for their common good.

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Linda Crowe BM Sigma Tau Gamma Sweetheart Henderson State Teachers College

Linda Cox ZZ Fall Sports Queen Central Missouri State College

Sara Jo Fendley BA Campus Carnival Queen Arkansas State Teachers College

CAMPUS QUEENS Phyllis DuPuis TlZ Rebel Squadron Sponsor Major University of Southwestern Louisiana

Sydney Thompson AB Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweetheart Northeast Missouri State College

Nancy Smith I'Z Phi Lambda Chi Sweetheart Arkansas A. & M. College

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Kathy Jones BA Founders' Day Maid Arkansas State Teachers College

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ALPHA SIGS SERVE AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS ABROAD

by Gwen Hayes, ZZ

Four Alpha Sigs from Zeta Zeta chapter spent a very enjoyable ummer in Europe as Student Ambassadors under the University People-toPeople program. The girls were Linda Soper from Independence Mis ouri a June graduate in Elementary Education who is now teaching the fifth grade in the Denver school system; Gwen Hayes also from Independence, a June graduate in Business Education who is now working as a secretary for Spencer Chemical Company in Kansas City路 K aren Rasnic, a Senior from Nevada, Missouri ; and Shirley Ba chelot, a enior from Clinton, Missouri.

The aims of the program are to give the American students an opportunity to live with people of other countrie , learn their customs, cultures and problems, and to tell these countries of their own customs and cultures and to answer questions about them. About 250 students from Mid-we tern universities were those who participated in the program which is spon ored by service clubs The Halmark Foundation and other internationally oriented foundations and companies.

Aboard four chartered busses the group of students departed on June 4 from Kansas City for Wa hington D. C. In Washington the students were given two days of briefings on U. S. foreign and dome tic policy from various government officials including Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

Following this the group flew by jet to Brus els Belgium for a short siahtseeing tour of the city before going to Bonn, Germany. In Bonn each student lived with a family viewed the foreign mba sie located at Bonn (which i the head of the German Go emment ) , attended a luncheon at the America Club, and m t with student from the Univer ity of Bonn. till a a group the tudent pa ed through 120 mile of ommuni t Ea t Germany to arri e in B rlin. The ' eek p nt in B rlin living with a G rman family ' a certainly a worthwhile and 18

memorable experience. As guests of the German Government, the group toured the city, attended a luncheon at Congress Hall, attended the Berlin Opera, heard discussions on the Berlin situation by such men as Mayor Willy Brandt and U. Major General Watson, attended the famous "Day of German Unity" demonstration where Chancellor Conrad Adenauer was the speaker, and of course were very moved by the sight of the Berlin Wall.

Following this week in Berlin, the entire group parted for the remaining six and one-half weeks in Europe. Each student was allowed to travel to whatever countries he chose, trying to keep in mind the goals of the People-to-People program b meeting and exchanging ideas with these countrymen. This was a very worthwhile objective, because by separating, the students had more opportunities to meet more people.

Karen and Shirley toured nine countries with seven students, all from Central Missouri State College, in a Volkswagen Microbus. These countries were Belgium, Luxembourg, England, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

It is about the travels of Linda and I that I would like to write. We both traveled together the entire time in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

Linda's mother came from Germany to the United States at the age of 16, so Linda still has many relatives living in all parts of Germany. Visiting the e relatives in Germany was an unforgettable experience as they welcomed us so warmly. Both Linda and I gained weight after eating five meals a day! We visited relatives in Hamburg, Hameln, Heidelb rg Bielefeld, and in Gutersloh we stayed with the family of a German boy whom we met in Berlin.

In Vienna, Austria, we visited with Linda' brother, Phil, a scholarship student at Washington

University in St. Louis, who was in Vienna for the 路iimmer路 learning the German language since he will be studying this year at the University of frankfurt, Germany. In Vienna we also met rela-路 tives of my Austrian-born cousin.

You may be wondering how we traveled. Talking to many European students gave Linda and I the idea of hitch-hiking, as it is considered so differently in Europe than in the United States.

Hitch-hiking is looked upon as a very acceptable means of travel for young people, whether boy or girl, as the European students do not own their own cars and very often travel by hitch-hiking.

Skeptical and leery of this idea, Linda and I nevertheless decided to attempt hitch-hiking in Germany. Soon we found that people were so very nice to us that we could travel quite a distance in one day when we so desired, and the interesting countrymen we met certainly changed our entire attitude on hitch-hiking. We liked meeting the people and traveling this way so much that we hitch-hiked through six countries. While traveling this way, we met a Hungarian refugee who escaped in the 1956 revolution, a retired Frenchman who had been a purser on a ship between New York and France, a Belgian army officer, a man whose son had been an American Field Service exchange student in the United Sta~es, a family on vacation going to Amsterdam, a Swiss watchmaker, a Catholic priest, schoolteachers, a journalism student, a professor from New York University and many more people.

Another highlight of our trip was meeting an Italian lady who taught English in a school in Florence, Italy. She suggested that we might like to stay at the place where she lived. We assumed she meant staying at a hotel, but imagine our surprise when we discovered that we were at a Convent! We stayed at the Convent while in Florence and certainly were interested in the way of life in a Convent.

In the Black Forest of Germany we visited a family who were. friends of a professor at Central Missouri State College. This family owned a ''Gasthaus" or inn in a tiny village, and we took hikes into the beautiful forests with a German , family on vacation. The father could speak some English and when we questioned him as to where he had learned his English, he told us that ~e had been in the United States in 1944-45 as a pnsonerof-war at Ft. Riley, Kansas. Such experiences as this made us more aware of the kind of lives many Europeans have led, and we feel more of an understanding of our cultural differences.

Gwen Hayes, left, and Linda Soper pose during their travels as Student Ambassadors to Europe under the People-to-People Program.

Before returning to Brussels to meet the other students for the return flight to New York, Linda and I spent two days in Amsterdam, Holland, visiting with the family of a Dutch student we had met while hitch-hiking. The student insisted that we meet his family before returning.

It is really impossible to relate all of our experiences- the interesting sights and people of Paris, the charm of the tiny Swiss villages, the beauty of the French riviera, or the breath-taking views from the Austrian mountains.

Both Linda and I feel that we gained very much from our summer. We feel that because of hitchhiking and meeting so many people our experiences are incomparable to the travels of many Americans in Europe. The People-to-People program is certainly org anized around a worthwhile objective and is certain to be a big success. This summer was the first year for the program, and I am sure that all of the Student Ambassadors felt it a privilege to be part of the pilot group. Students were chosen by the individual's university or college, with over ten colleges having representa~ives.

Returning students, such as Karen and Sh1rley, will be active in the other phases of the program on their campus.

Since returning, I have been writing to many of the people we met during our travels, and .I sincerely hope that it will be possible to return ~n the near future to visit these people to whom 1t was possible to feel so very close- despite nationa lity and language differences.

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NATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA JULY 6-11, 1964 MIS

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CLASS 路oFFICERS

Frances McGrath BIT Senior Class Secretary Concord College

Alice White A Senior Class President Longwood College

Suzanne Walker <1><1> Senior Class Vice President Northwest Missouri State College

Sally Ferguson Ar Junior Class Secretary Indiana State College

Barbara Chick <1><1> Sophomore Class Vice President Northwest Missouri State College Dorothy Doran rB Senior Class Treasurer Wisconsin State College

Evelyn Gray A Junior Class Vice President Longwood College

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P ANHELLENIC PRESIDENTS

Mary Slowinski Be Panhellenic President Central Michigan Universit y

Marjorie Ann Rhea BN Panhellenic President Murray State College

Sherrill Hudlow A Panhellenic President Longwood College

l argee Holstine BX P anhellenic Pre ident Arizona ta te niversity

K ay nderson BIT Panhellenic President Concord College

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Carol Braatz Bl' Panhellenic Vice President Indiana State College

Charlene Ammon Ar Panhellenic Secretary Indiana State College

Liola Chemel rB Panhellenic Representative to Student Council Wisconsin State College

Julia Ward <I><I> Panhellenic Vice President ' Northwest Missouri State College

Mary Smith rB Panhellenic Representative to Student Council Wisconsin State College

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CAMPUS SCHOLARS

ludith Ann Laubscher Bfl Phi Beta Kappa-junior yea r, Alpha L am bda D elta, Phi Sigma, and pre-medical student at Buckn ell University.

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Iff· Nancy Lively BTI Cardinal Key president, Snow Flake Queen, and Chief justice of the Student Court at Concord College.

j oanne Sch indler l'A P ep cl ub president, cheerleader, Gamma Pi Epsilon, Yearbook layout editor a nd Homecoming p rine at Creighton ni vers ity.

Betty Ann R ex A College Choir treasurer ignta lpha Iota vice president, past class officer, and 1961 winner of cam pus song contest at Longwood College.

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AND LEADERS

Barbara Ripp AA Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, Kappa Phi and president of Kappa Delta Pi at Miami University.

Clara Bess Matson BA Co-Editor and Co-Business Manager of college yearbook, Alpha Psi Omega, Royal Rooters, and Debate Team at Arkansas State Teachers College.

Janice Leavell <I><I> Pi Omega Pi, Kappa Delta Pi, Editor of school yearbook, and an Honor student at Northwest Missouri State College.

J ean Droeger rB Sig!'lla D elta Tau, Home Economics club press representative, college paper feature editor, and six semesters on Dean's Honor Roll at Wisconsin State College.

Jean Haack NN Student Senate-2 years, Freshmen Camp Counselor, W AA officer, and Panhellenic Dance and Fashion Show chainnan at Drexel Institute of Technology.

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Sharon Doyle r A NEA president, Student Leadership Conference recorder, Gamma Pi Epsilon, and past class officer at Creighton University.

Nancy Hill BIT Cardinal Key, College Center Governing Board, and Hall Council treasurer at Concord College.

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Iartha Jones B ' Pi Omega corr ponding ccrctary and NE member at Murray tate College.

Faye Lighduss rB igma Zeta president and representative to its national convention, and Gamma Delta vice pre ident at Wiscon in tate College.

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AN-D LEADERS

Sheri Rzepka BK Welcome Week Counselor and first president of the new Corbin Hall women's residence at Westem Illinois University.

Kaye Ross BT Sigma Alpha Iota member, and played second female lead in campus musical comedy at Indiana State College.

Barbara Fritsch rB Class Officer-2 years, vice president of Women's Recreation Ass'n., Student Council, Dean's Honor Roll at Wisconsin State College.

Patricia Ann McGovem路 Bn Alpha Lambda Delta member and Bio-Chemistry major at Bucknell University.

Selena Parker BA Hickman Hall president, school Senator, and one of "Top Twenty" beauties at University of Southern Mississippi.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

• Elizabeth Newhall Johnston AA will be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of her graduation from Miami University in 1963, and in 1964 will celebrate her fiftieth year as a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha. "Mrs. J.", as she is affectionately known to many Alpha Sigs. was a member of Pi Alpha Tau, the local sorority which became the Alpha Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1914. Again, when Alpha Alpha was reinstalled at Miami University in 1950 after an absence of eleven years, "Mrs. J." played a major part by serving as adviser to the chapter. She has been an important and wellknown figure on the Miami campus. having served as manager of several residence halls, and having been chosen as "Mother of the Year." At present although Mrs. Johnston has retired from her University work, she is writing a column titled "Miami's Crimson Towers" for the Miami Alumnus publication.

ELIZABETH NEWHALL JOHNSTON

• Patricia Brady XX_ is a Senior English major at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Indiana, and the Alpha Sigma Alpha representative to the Senior Panhellenic on the campus. Pat who last year received one of the highest honors bestowed upon a junior woman when she was selected for membership in Clavia, the campus women's honorary, has been active in campus government since her freshman year. She has been a representative to Student Executive Council. a member of Student Senate, and on the Association of Women's Residence Halls Executive Council. Her excellence in academic studies is attested to by her membership in Sigma Delta Tau, English honorary, and Kappa Delta Pi. education honorary, and by her p resence on the Dean's List.

PATWCIA BRADY

• Freddie Sue Johnson BM is serving as President of three organiza· tions at Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia. Arkansas.

Not only is she kept busy as the Women Students President and Phi Beta Lambda President. but she also serves as the President of the Beta Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Freddie, who is active in many campus organizations, has been a cheerleader for three years. and has also been elected Pershing Rifle Sweetheart Phi Lambda Chi Fraternity Maid, Queen of Stars (Yearbook Queen}, Reddie Day Queen. Homecoming Queen. Freshman and Sophomore Class Favorite, Heart and Key member, and Phi Beta Lambda Outstanding Member.

FREDDIE SUE JOHNSON

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• Virginia Haga Black XX is presently serving as the vice-president of the Dayton Panhellenic Association and as such is in charge of comp~lin~ . recomll':endati?ns for ~II college-bound Dayton area girls.

Vug101a, who 1s servmg her s1xth consecutive year as a delegate to the Panhellenic Association, previously has held the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, Ways and Means Chairman, Social Chairman and Project Chairman of the organization, and next year she will serve as president of the group. She has been an active member of the Dayton Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter. now serving as its president, and she attended the National Convention at Makinac Island in 1961.

VIRGINIA HAGA BLACK

• Vicky Flick BY, a junior at Indiana State College at Terre Haute, has achieved a position on the Distinguished Honor List on her campus. An accumulative index of 3.75 on the four point system is the requirement for this honor. Prior to this achievement, she had been on the Honor Roll, which requires a 3.5 index, for three semesters. Vicky is a Medical Technology major, and will do her hospital internship next fall. She presently serves as membership director for the Beta Upsilon chapter, and th~s fall has served as a campus counselor for rush activities.

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• Marjorie Stafford LeHayne XX, a member of the South Bend, Indiana, Alumnae chapter, was recently named "Teacher of the Year" for partially-seeing children in the State of Indiana. The award, which was made by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, recognizes Marjorie's capabilities and exceptional efforts as a teacher of children with impaired vision. Marjorie, who taught in the South Bend schools, is devoting her full time to her home and family this year. She has been active in the Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter and presently serves as its secretary.

MARJORIE STAFFORD LEHAYNE

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WHAT? Order all your Magazine subscriptions through the ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA MAGAZINE AGE CY. All new and renewal ub criptions ar accepted. All "Special offers" made by publisher are met if offer accompanies your order.

WHY? All profits from the magazine agency are used for the Sorority' National Philant!lropic Project, the providing of cholarships and/or fellowships on the graduate level to train teachers and personnel to work with the mentally retarded child.

WHEN? NOW and every time you order a magazine subcription. The magazine agency operates twelv months of the year.

HOW? nd your order (or order ) with check or money ord r made payable to ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Magazine Agency. For your convenience an order blank appears on Page 56.

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NEWS LETTERS

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Farmville, Virginia ALPHA members have been hard at work on Fall rush plans and activities. Several informal gatherings with rushees were held during September. Among them were card parties, dinners at the College Shoppe, movie dates and a charades party.

Activities for October included an afternoon picnic held on Wednesday, October 3, at the home of Mrs. Minnie Button, the grandmother of Betty Ann Rex, an Alpha member.

Rush parties began Thursday, October 4. The them e party, "A Southern Lawn Party," was h eld Monday, October 8. On Tuesday, October 9, our last party was a presentation of Beta Upsilon's "Wishing Well' ceremony.

After rush has ended, Alpha members will begin working on plans for the Founders' Day Banquet to be held in the College Tea Room on November 15 .-ANN H UBBARD

Alpha Alpha Miami University Oxford, O hio THE key word for Alpha Sigs on Miami University's campus this Fall has been "Rush," and rush we did.

The theme of our third period rush parties was "Fashions

by A~A." Outside decorations consisted of an Eiffel Tower, a show window and candles lining the sidewalk .

Inside, the rooms were decorated with mannequins, and different clothing and dress displays. The rushees were entertained with a fashion show featuring Alpha Alpha girls as models. Our favors were curler bags, which were made from the same material of which we made our rush dresses. We also distributed booklets with all of the members' names and activities. The results of our rush were 26 wonderful pledges, whom we greeted with a spaghetti dinner at our new adviser's home.

On O ctober 4, Alpha Alpha had ac tivation, and followed it with the bi-annual Scholarship Banquet. After a delicious swiss steak dinner, K athy Geib was presented with the outstanding Active Scholarship Trophy. Also, Liz Benson received th e A~A Dog Award, and Sharon Fink won the Circle Pin Award.

Plans are now being made for a Charm School. Our first speaker will be Mrs. Ditmar of Miami's Physical Education Department, who will speak to us on "Posture," and then show us various exercises designed to help our posture.

Homecoming will be O ctober 27, and all the Alpha Alpha members have been busy working on our flo at.

Following the game, we will have an open house in our suite.

With Fall Greek W eek coming up soon, we are all proud of Mary Frances Fox who is representing all the sororities on campus by being co-chairman of the event.

This year's Greek W eek will include sorority-fraternity

exch~nge dinners, workshops, the College Bowl, and will be chmaxed by the Panhellenic Dance. . Dad's Day w!ll be November 10, and Alpha Alpha Sisters are plannmg on honoring their Dads with a banquet, block seats for the football game and an open house in the suite.

In November, Alpha Alpha m embers are looking forward to celebrating Founders' Day with the Alumnae chapter in Cincinnati.

Looking ahead into this semester the stars of A~A can see Alpha Alphas quite busy wi~h exams vacations and more parties, teas, banquets and open' houses!~ CAROL KLEFFMA N

Alpha Beta N ortheast M issouri State Teachers College K irksville, M issouri SISTERS of Alpha Beta ch ap ter .returned to find that during the summer Elaine Cunningham had been selected Miss Northeast Missouri Fair Queen. We are all very proud of Elaine and a lso of the girls who expressed th eir scholastic ability when they made the D ean's Honor Roll. They were Mary Flo Barnett, Beth Morley and Linda Durham . Acting as student m entors during Freshmen orientation were Mary Spruytte, Elaine Cunningham, Linda O 'Conner and Sunny Laird.

Many important offices for the year on campus are h eld by Alpha Beta girls. Lou Jones was elected secretary of the Student Council, and Alma Anderson was elected councilwoman . Susie Hanna, our president, also holds the title of president of the Panhellenic Council.

Carol M eyers is president of the PEM Club, an organization for physical education majors. Joan n Setzer is treasurer of Pi Omega Pi, honorary Business education fraternity. Sunny L aird holds a position on the Executive Council of th e College Band. Four of the five offices of the K-D ettes are held by Alpha Betas, and Maurice Bigger, Sydney Thompson, Jill Suman and Cheryl Mossbarger were recently selected for the Drill team. Sydney Thompson was elected treasurer of the Senior class and Cheryl Mossbarger was elected sophomore secretary. Carol Sue Simmons and Meg Durham were selected as two of the new cheerleaders. These Alpha ..B.e tas . are really busy gals!

All thoughts are with J enny Wells, our candidate for Homecoming Queen. We all have our fingers crossed for Jenny and another successful year in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

- LINDA DANIEL S

Alpha Gamma Indiana State Teachers College Indiana, Pennsylvania FALL quarter for A lpha Gamma chapter was filled with fun and h ard work. We began with a "Welcome Back" party at Burna's I talian R estaurant, which preceded a program of Fall rushing. On September 27 we

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pledged three nrw girls and we initiated three of our current pledges on October 18.

With rushing off our mind for awhile, float building took priority. The theme for Homecoming this year wa "Campus ationalities." The Alpha Sigs entered a float representing Switzerland. An Alumnae Tea was held in the sorority room during Homecoming. We were especially proud of the new drape , rugs, lamps and our telephone.

The sisters of lpha amma somehow find time to study, though. We plac d first amona ten sororities in scholastic averages for th e second semester of I he 1961-62 school year. Mary Ann Oklamchak and Roberta Tomb were initiated into Kappa Omicron Phi, honorary home economics fraternity, and sister Patti Wilson has become a member of igma Alpha Eta, honorary edu cational psychology fraternity. lpha Sigs were honored as royalty, a lso. Sandy Locke, president was named Theta Xi sweetheart, and Janet Hill was elected to the Theta Chi sweetheart court. Charlene Ammon represented the music department in competition for Homecoming Queen.

A sad note was inj ec ted into our busy lives when we lea rned of the death on August 6 of Mr. H enry Maurer, the husband of one of our charter members, Anna Shaffer Maurer. Mr. Maurer was more than kind to lpha Sigs. He lent us tools to build our floats. He furnish ed transportation for us many times.

He gave us Christmas trees from his fores ts. But above all he was interes ted in us a nd made our problems seem little with his lU llUE H high good humor. W e shall miss his jokes and friendly laughter and his friendship.

During 0 tober every Alpha Sig could be heard humming " I Can Dream, Can't I? " in anticipation of the forth coming Greek Sing.

Th remainder of this semester will be quite a busy period for us, with exams, vacations and Christmas partie , but everyone is looking forward to the cxcitement.- BO NNIE Lr.A RoBERT

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado HOM ECOM ING was tops for Beta Betas this year even though it was only two weeks after the opening of school. Home oming Queen was Alpha Sigma Alpha's Leila Lewis. Her attendants included another lpha Sig, Toni K etcios. To add to the excitement of having the ueen in our house, our decorations won the first place trophy. The over-all theme of Homecoming was " Poetry in Motion." Beta Beta's theme of "Pied Piper of Hamlin" was portrayed by a large storybook with a three dim nsional "bear" Pied Piper leading the opposing mountaineer into a deep waterfall. The opposite page had the word . "Th Pied Piper of C C led the mountain ers to de truction." fter th big Homecoming week- nd Beta Betas took a deep breath and then plunged into the activities of

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Greek Week. We attended a Greek Week speaker and had exch ange diners with other sororities and fraternitie each evening during the week. Beta Betas were in charge of decorations for the Greek Ball on Saturday night ending Greek Week.

With Formal Rush beginning in one week, Beta Beta are busily working on party decorations, costumes and entertainment. We are all anticipating a successful rushing period. Our party themes include an nchora!/:1' Party and a Hawaiian Party. ovember will see Beta Betas barefooted and in gunny sacks for our anual Sadie Hawkins Dance. This is a benefit put on each year, and all proceeds go to the Campus Chest.

Each week brings new activities for Beta Betas to do.

We are all looking forward to the coming events.ELLEN StPE

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas WE feel that we have started the year off "right" for we have 17 wonderful pledges as a result of our ru hin g efforts. Our rush theme this year was "Tea House of the Alpha Moon", and we found that it was a successful theme and one to which we could adapt decorations. refreshments and entertainment. At one party we served fortune cookies. They not only tasted and looked good. but also served as a key conversation piece.

We are happy to announce that we have two candidates up for the Miss Sunflower Contest ( Yearbook Queen ) this year. Judy Diehl is Sigma Phi Epsilon's candidate and Marlene Arnold represents the Alpha Sir: .

Last year Lucia Wray EE was the Sunflower Queen.

October 10 is election time on the KSTC campus.

We have two girls running for offices in the elections.

Sue Morgan is a candidate for freshman Student Council representative, and Freda Bornschein is the candidate for junior Student Council representative. The campu is bustling with campaign posters preparing for the election.

On September 23, we worked with the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon collecting for the Mentally Retarded Children's Drive. It was a worthwhile cause and members of the Emporia community gave generously.

KSTC is celebrating its centennial year with a big 1OOth year Homecoming celebration. House decoration will be designed with the anniversary in mind. Homecoming is ovember 10.

Marlene Arnold has been invited by Pi Omega Pi , the honorary business fraternity, to become a member.

Freda Bornschein has been elected secretary-treasurer of the International Club. Jud y Diehl was elected to be our model in the ewman's Department Store fashion show.

We are looking forward to a year of work and fun together.- FREDA BORN SCHEI

Zeta Zeta Central Missouri State CoiJege Warrensburg, Missouri TH E ZETA ZETAS are well on the way to another successful year with 40 members returning. During this bu1y

season our program of work has involved us in a variety of activities.

On Wednesday evening, October 3, we held an initiation for Kay Stark and Nancy Day, who pledged last spring. We also pledged four new girls th e same evening.

Linda Cox was crowned queen of the Annua l Acacia Pajama Fe ~tival on September 28 . She was also voted Fall Sports Queen by the varsity footb a ll team, and crown ed at the second home game of the season on Saturd ay, September 29.

Our main money-making proj ec t to h elp cover homecoming expenses was a sandwich and coke sale. The sale included all women' s dormitories, and it proved to be a fine way to get acquainted with freshm an students as well as with other new students.

Our th em e for th e homecoming float was- Bears Follies, "Strip ' em Bear." We presented a precision dan ce and song routine for the introduction of our homecoming qu een candid a te at the homecoming assembly. Our lovely candidate, Sidney Smith, was a credit to her sorority when she represented us . On homecoming day, O ctober 27 , the Alphas a ttend ed a brunch at the home of Dr. Jessie Juten, one of our sorority sponsors.

The Alphas elec ted to offices in Student Government were: Chief Justice of the Student Supreme Court, K aren Rasnic; Second Vice-president of the Association of Women Students, J ean ette Maty ; H outs-Hosey Dormitory representatives to the Student Government Assembly - Joyce Shaeffer, Marilyn Hill, Linda Cox, Virginia T agge rt and Janice Houtch ens ; Student Government Association Senator, Linda Gudde; a nd Student Governm ent Association Treasurer, Virginia T aggert.

J eanette Maty was also elected president of th e Associa tion for Childhood Education.

The Zeta Zetas elec ted as Houts-Hosey D ormitory offi cers were : Hall President, Jud ee M cC a mmon ; R ecording Secretary, Janice H outch ens ; and Historian , Linda Cox. Zeta Zeta Cha pter is also very proud of its two cheerleaders, Sidney Smith and Linda Wilson. They were two of eight ch eerl ead ers elec ted by th e student body a t a cheerl ead er convocation this fa ii.- J ANET BuscH

Eta Eta Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas E TA ETA began the school year quite successfull y with Fall ru shing activities. With this our first year as a school und er a quota system, we gained our full quota of 28 pledges, and have begun a revised pled ge program which, while st_rict, is proving to be quite sa tisfactory.

Eta Eta is a gain going out for th e Homecoming, and work on the events is a big item on our calendars. Also, the pledges have again orga nized the annu al Alpha Sig Mum Sale, which has become a well-known institution a t KSC . W e a re also happy that five of the Homecoming Queen nominees are from our cha pter.

Intensive redecoration on th e upstairs portion of our chapter house has been done, and the g irls are enjoying their n ewly furnished bedrooms.

Activities planned for the next few months include our annual Homecoming Tea for Patronesses, and a Founders' day observance with our Alumnae chapter.- ALLEEN DIDLICK

Theta Theta Boston University Boston, Massachusetts TH E PA NHELLEN IC activities on campus began with a "coke-tail" on September 2 1 for all Unive rsity women.

The Alpha Sigs wer e well represented a t this successful ev e~t as t.hree of our sp ring pledges delighted th e a~d1enc e with their humorous lyri cs to "There's Nothing L1ke a D a te." Joni Spitz, th e pledge class president, wrote her own words to th e original "South P acific" hit played the pia no and sang. Fra n Ega n and Anit~ M asterson sa ng th eir verses, a nd add ed several comica l gestures, ma king the skit a real su ccess.

On October 3 Theta Theta fulfill ed the Al: A goal "to initiate every pledge," as our spring pledge clas~ became full fled ged sisters . Theta Theta is especially proud of our five new sisters for th ey p roudly brought the honor to our chapter of being the third largest pledge class in th e 12 sororities tha t rush ed last spring.

After the ceremony both m embers a nd a lumnae enjoyed a delicious m eal a nd th e add ed entertainment of "old tim e" movi es a t th e Vienna Hoffbrau.

Looking a head, Theta Theta is busily preparing for our informal rush period which begins O ctober 15.

W e have sch edul ed four p ar ties for this rush which will involve transfers and u pperclassmen. On Tuesd ay, O ctober 16, we will serve warm cider a nd doughnuts for our first party a t the K appa Sigm a house, a nd on Thursday, O ctober 18, we will be rushing a t th e Theta Xi house. Pizza a nd co ke will be the refreshments for our third party in our sui te, a nd Sigm a Phi Epsilon will host our fin al rush p a rty this semester on O c tob er 25. All indications point to a n enthusiastic Fall ru sh, a nd The ta Theta is prep ar ing to tak e advan tage of it.

The campus is already buzzing with Homecoming prep a ra tions as this year th e T err ie rs will meet Army in the H omecoming contes t on November 3. It is expec ted th a t 1300 W es t Point Cadets will highlig ht our fl oat p arade a nd pre-g-ame fes tivities, a nd press and magazine coverage will include write-ups in Life a nd Look as well as in several larg e Eas tern pa pers.

Vl/e a re a ll an xious to bui ld a winning floa t aro und th e "Bea t Arm y" theme set for th e huge flo a t p a rade on th e morning of November 3, a nd we a re all workin g on ideas tha t will m a ke th e Al:A floa t sta nd ou t among the ten entries in th e soro ri ty di vision.- MA RY A NNE MAGIERA .

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE FALL semester at T emp le swung into high gear with th e beginning of ru sh season. K appa K appa gave three coke hours for th e rushees a t which movies of las t year's H omecoming an d ca rni va l were shown. A rush pa rty with a H awa iia n th eme, a nd a rush dinner, "Beneath th e Sea," will a lso be given for the future Greeks.

Once again Alpha Sigs head W AA . Ellen M essing is president of th e boa rd , with Loretta Schabera as vi cepresident ; K a ran G end ron, corresponding sec reta ry ; and Chris M ayer, publicity cha irma n .

Karen G endron , Chris Mayer, Loretta Schebera, Dottie Diehl and Sue Wright form the bac kbon e of the Owl-

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ette hockey team. K aren Gendron with her hot stick, scored two goal to win over Wilson a nd knocked the cage over with a viciou lam to tie Gettysburg.

Versatile K aren Gendron an d Chris M ayer not onl y play hockey but also coach the nur e ' ba ketball team at Presb terian Ho pita! a nd Women's M edical College, re pectively.

W e are very happy to have M i s Ellen Philbeck with u . The former A ~A adviser from Radford College will tak e command of the intramura l volleyball squads.

K appa K appas playing volleyball include Ellen M es ing, K are n Thorse n, Mar y nn we tkoff M a ry nn M a rtin, ancy M cLa ughlin, Barbara Frank , Evie Barrack , K aren Gen dron, Chris Mayer. Clare Angerm a n, Edna Lou Maclo ky and Joyce Smith.

A Greek ection with fla h cards in which Kappa Kappas will rend er active participation has bee n added to th e Temple football cheering section.- MARY A N MARTIN.

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A the warm summer days grow shorter, and the evenings, with their crisp cool breezes, grow longe r we approac h th e sea on called Autumn. Instin ctively, we ast a backward g lance to the sun-drenched, carefree days of summer as we move, ever so surely, into Fall. The long lazy days of Summer, with its warm and and deep g ree n-blue water fades into the realms of the pleasa nt past as the sparkling frost, herald to the wind an d snow tha t is to come, begins to change the gr en of the leaves to virbrant reds, purples, golds and browns. As a final tribute, ature marks the beginning of her winter' s hibern a tion with a color drenched salute to th e world . l thi tim e of yea r so comfortable and colorful, we find the st ud ents migrating back to the colleges and univer ities of th e land . We at u u a re no exception. Septemb er 28 marked the beginning of ano th er chool year. As we here at Drexel Institute start another sc hol as ti c year, we ca nnot but help to rem ini ce about the activities of th e summer. u Nu work never has a vaca ti on, be it ummer or winter. This could be ea ily ee n by that whi ch was accom pli hed during " work parti " at whi ch time we co ncen tra ted on our Ru h Party plans. fter mee ting at th e hom es of Pat Barbera. pre ident of u u, J ea n H aa k rush party co-chairman, and Hilda ckerman, we find that we are well on our way to ha vin g a wond erful p ar ty. s '~ compl te eac h project, the excitement a nd anticipation grow an d we wond er if th day will ever come when w ca n reveal the fruits of a ll the planning and working.

Bu t in looking back on the joys of the past, we only orne clo er to understanding th e fun and enjoyment t~at ,';"e -:vill h~ve in the coming term . Playing "big 1 ter to mcommg fr e hmen, foo tball game , pep rallies Homecomi ng and rushing are just a f w of the events to look forward to. \ e at Dre 路el are very proud of our new Drexel ctivitie enter. This new mu lti-million-doltud nt lar tru cture is omplete with every mod em convenien e po ible to in ure th e best in entertainment and relaxation for the Drexel tudent. Thi building al o erves as

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the h eadquarters for any sorority meeting or activity.

We at u u are especially proud because Pat Barbera was co-chairman of Dedication Day which was held O ctober 2. His Honor, James H. J. Tate, mayor of Philadel phia, was one of the principal speakers. The day proved to be a great success and all of u at u Nu and on campus recognize that a great deal of c redit is due Pat and the vast amount of work he did for this eve nt.

Our chapter had a wonderful opportunity to u e the facilities of this new activities cen ter on November 5 when we honored our Mothers' Club with a tea Using a Fall motif with appropriate refreshment , we paid tribute to the mothers for their unselfish donations toward our efforts and for our benefit.

When Alpha Sigs work together, Alpha Sigs have fun together. This was especially felt when we gathered for an "overnight" at the Drexel Lodge, near Newtown Squa re. After a lot of "rush" work, little sleep, and a lot of chatter, we all agreed that such events are too f~w and t?o far between . The true meaning of any Sisterhood ts felt when the members work together in a common effort. There grows a strong affinity and a very satisfactory feeling when all join efforts on a project whi ch will benefit alJ.- CAROL ZADOROZNY

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia RHo RHOS began the school year with a 3-day workshop on rush. Schedules for the parties were discussed and the entertainment en tered its fin al stages of completion. We spent th e evenings painting the house and catching up on the summer's happenings.

Classes began and two days later the rush period was upon us. Rush at Marshall begins with coke parties and the Panhellenic Tea. t our next party, which followed a "Teahouse of .A~.Al' theme, Alpha Sigs, dressed in brightly colored kimonas, met the rushee a~ the walk and guided them past the pagoda, provtded by th e Alpha Alphas at Miami, and into the teahouse for an evening of entertainment. The refreshmen ts were g reen tea served with fortune cookies. After the party was over and the rushees were departing for hom e, we stood on the porch and sang "Sayonara."

Our third party began with the showing of the latest fall fashions, and ended with the candle-lighting ceremony. During the ceremony, each rushee is presented with a ro e, from which she takes a single petal and drops it into the fountain. Rush ended and we pledged our n ew girls .

Founders D ay will be celebrated this month with our traditional dinner. We are planning to invite Mrs. Louise Cox Carper and sincerely hope that she will be able to come.

Th e lumnae Steak Dinner is rapidly approaching a nd again we will serve the dinner. We have done one other serving job this month which was at the annual nited Fund kickoff dinner. ' Rho Rhos and Alumnae have been working on a proje t that until now has been just in the planning stage, ~nd that is the establishment of a chapter room.

Our th1rd floor has been made into a study and chapter

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Rho Rho members who served the United Fund Kick-Off Dinner. room, thus g1vmg th e girls a quiet place to study, and -when meetings are scheduled, we have a perfect meeting place.

Homecoming will be held on October 27. There will be a reception for our Alumnae before the game on Saturday afternoon, and we hope to see as many of our Alumnae as possible.

Two of our new pledges, Cheryl Ne;wton and Sandy Smith, were candidates in the Miss Flame contest.

This year has been a busy one for us so far and we are all looking forward to the coming activities.-CoN.STANCE SARGENT

Sigma Sigma Western State College Gunnison, Colorado RusH week officially began on Friday, September 14, 路of this school year. It began with an a ll-Greek night which included 路speeches and a general get-together with the freshmen to better inform them of the different 路sororities and fraternities on campus and their purpose.

The Panhellenic Tea was held on Sunday, September 16, and the Ice Water Teas followed on Monday.

Approximately 150 g irls attended the ice water teas.

This proved to be the largest turn-out in the history of Western State College.

The theme for our informal party was "Alpha-Traz."

Everyone was dressed as a jailbird with black slacks and black and white striped shirts. Joanne Oleson, our president, was the judge. She was seated at a podium ready to sentence the rushees as they entered. Re1reshments consisted of angel food cake (bread) and

punch (water). Later in the even ing, we performed " Rom eo and Juliet in 'Alpha-Traz.' " The lovers, Romeo and Juliet, have been portrayed in many surroundings, but we feel that it must have been a first for them in a jail atmosphere.

The formal party was then held on Sunday with Monday designated as silence day. We were all anticipating the results of a week of planning, and we were very pleased to be able to congratulate seven new pledges!

Next on the agenda is Homecoming- not one, but two, the first being the Kappa Delta Mu Homecoming, and the second being the W estern State vs. Adams State Homecoming.

The Kappa Delta Mus have chosen three Alphas for royalty during their homecoming. Linda Crisjohn and Kay Babey were attendants and Jan Exstrom was Homecoming Queen.

The campus is bustling with the spirit of homecoming which is just around the corner. Th e theme of homecoming will be "A Fair to R emember." The Sigma Sigmas are well on th e way to adding what we can to make this homecoming a truly fine one. Our skit is entitled "C inderella at th e Fair." Our float, which we have joined with the Kappa D elta Mus in building, will be a carousel.

Two of our members, Joanne Oleson and Mary Ellen R eynolds, are queen candidates for Homecoming. Of course, we feel that both of these girls would make exceptional queens.

Another year has beg un for th e Sigma Sigmas- a year that will be filled to the brim with activities to draw each one of us closer in the sisterhood of Alpha Sigma Alpha.- JAN SHELDON

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Phi Phi Northwest Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri NoRTHWEST MissouRI STATE CoLLEGE campus is the scene of Alpha Sigs in action as we begin to work on Homecoming. The over-all theme is "Famous Broa dway Productions." Our homecoming float is in the making and should prove to be tough competition in the annual parade. The float , entitled "Teahouse of the August Moon," will be topped with a gian t red and yellow teahouse. The house decorations, taken from " Oklahoma," will be a bearcat, driving a surrey and whipping the "m ules." Its caption will read, "Yes Surrey, We'll Whip 'Em!" The variety show skit will be based on "West Side Story."

Our queen candid ate will be Lana Green, the second runner-up in the Miss Iowa-Miss Universe Contest. Another qu een is our president, Jacqu e Cockrill.

She was "Miss Platte County Fair," and a runner-up in th e qu een competition at the Missouri State Fair.

Since the opening of school several of our girls have received campus honors. Barb Combs is secretary of Roberta Hall ; Jane Porter is cheerleader; Suzanne Wa lker is S en ior vice-president; and Barb Chick is sophomore vicepresident. Jane Porter was on the summer session honor roll, and Lois Davidson became a member of Pi Omega Pi, business edu cation honorary.

Our second a nnual RumLOIS DAVIDSON mage Sale was our fund-rais ing project at the beginning of school. The children' s clothes which did not sell were taken to the Home for Little Wanderers in St. Joseph . Julia Ward was chairman of this proj ec t.

All in all, Phi Phi is off to a "roaring" start this year.

We plan to make this the most successful year yet, and to keep A::!:A "tops" on campus! - PEGGY WHA N

Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana CHI CHI chapter's first meeting for th e 1962-63 school opened with the tra ditional d edication ceremony. The m embers enjoyed exchanging stories about th eir summer experiences. Many Chi Chi members became engaged during the summer and some were married.

Time waits for no man and sorority activities wait for no Chi Chi. The first week-end after the opening of school Alpha Sigma Alpha sponsored a campus record hop. The members were very pleased with the large attendance. The proceeds from this money-making project have been placed in a special fund. The members have d ecided to buy a carpet for our suite with the proceeds from the year's money-making projects. We have made plans to sell Christmas wrapping paper as our second project for the year. We have found this to be an effective money-making project.

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At this moment Homecoming plans are uppermost in the minds of all Chi Chis. The date for Ball State's Homecoming is October 13. The general theme for the day will be "Roman Holiday. " During the past week the members d evoted their time and energy to the constructio n of Chi Chi's float. The caption on the float reads, "Don't Mickey Mouse Around, Ruin Them."

The float will feature two members, dressed as Mickey and Minny Mouse, standing amidst ancient Roman ruins. Marjorie Lappin will represent Chi Chi chapter in the queen competition. Marjorie typifies the personality and poise that is the goal of every Alpha Sig. The executive board of Chi Chi chapter is planning a fall workshop for a week-end in November. This is th e first year such a workshop has been organized.

All of the members will travel by bus to a nearby camp. There we will spend the night and the next day. During this time plans will be made for th e year's actJVJtJes. Some of the topics to be discussed will include: costume and formal rush parties, pledge program, scholarship program and pledge dance. By planning our activities together it is hoped that our bonds of sisterhood will be strengthened.-MARY ANNE YARLI NG

Psi Psi Northwestern State College Natchitoches, Louisiana WE of Psi Psi began plans for our biggest event of the year, Fall rush, late last spring when the theme was d ecided upon and committees were set up. August found us at workshop where we made favors , remind ers and decorations for the formal rush party. Workshop was held at Mrs. Melvin Hall's camp near Montgomery.

When rush season opened we were ready with our A::!:A Big Top Circus. The Student Center was converted into a circus fairy-land and all the Alpha Sigs were d ecked out as clowns or trapeze girls. With the arrival of 19 wonderful pledges on Pledge Sunday, we decided that this was our mos路t suc;cessful rush year.

This winter holds much in store for us. Homecoming is November 10, and we will enter a float in the annual parade. Following the football game, we will entertain the Alumnae at an Open House in our "little white house on th e hill."

Other plans for the year include collecting food baskets for needy families which will be distributed at Thanksgiving and Christmas, painting curb signs, pledge parties and, of course, the Spring Formal.

Psi Psi is very proud that we ranked second on campus among the sororities in scholastic averages, and that Brenda Nell Bridges, an August graduate, is now studying on a fellowship at Louisiana State University in the field of botany. -ELIZABETH GRIGSBY

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma BETA GAMMA began plans for the coming sorority year at the annual cabin party at Noel, Missouri, and marked the beginning of school with an exceptionally beautiful consecration service, a newly established cus-

tom for our chapter. Northeastern State College has adopted a policy of "deferred rush" which delays rush until the tenth week of classes and eliminates any firstsemester freshmen. We hope to use the deferment to our advantage by learning more about prospective pledges than was previously possible, and have almost completed plans for the formal and informal rush parties. Informal will be a "Cover Girl" coke party and then we will go night clubbing to the formal "Club Manhattan" fea turing the Alpha Sigs in a lively floor show.

Returning from the Spring pledge class were Shirley Callahan, Lois Hollopeter, Marty Stevenson, Janice Deese Luce and Carolyn Houghton Pippin, who are now fully initiated Alpha Sigs. The Alpha Sigs are ably represented on the new Redm en cheerleading squad by Dixie Aguirie, an old-timer, and Judy Morris, newly selected.

The girls of Beta Gamma were active campaigners in the class election of officers and Carol Eichling cap~ured the votes for secretary-treasurer of the junior class.

Here, too, Homecoming is fast approaching. Festivities begin early Saturday morning on October 13 with the annual parade; this year the theme is "Football in Orbit." The Beta Gammas have joined forces with their brother fraternity to build a bigger and better float whose slogan blazes "Send 'Em Skyhigh." The float will be a glittering composite of all the elements necessary for a successful football game. Main stars of our "skyhigh" float will be the cheerleader, twirler, football hero and, of course, his queen. Alpha Sigs in shining costume will shower the crowd with miniature footballs painted the college colors and carrying a challenge to the visiting team. Even if we don't make it into "orbit" we're certain to get well off the ground! Besides the float, the parade will star many Alpha Sirr beauties chosen to represent organizations. Dixie Aguiri~ is a lovely attendant of the homecoming queen, Marty Stevenson is royalty from Loeser Center, Shirley Callahan is queen of the Square Dancers' Club, and Donna Rebholz is the Alpha Pi Omega Sweetheart.

The Beta Gammas send best wishes to all their sisters across the nation as we look forward to a very busy and bright season!- CAROL EICHLING

Beta Delta University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi THE BETA DELTAS certainly had an excellent rush season. We came out of the pre-school rush with 23 sparkling new pledges. Our new pledges hail from many states and one even comes from the Canal Zone.

Our theme party during rush week was the "Chez Alpha." All members wore costumes typical of a French cafe, and everyone had an enjoyable time. Our formal party, "A Touch of Heaven," was highlighted with a skit depicting the dilemma of a rushee deciding which sorority to choose.

We are now making plans for the open rush season which begins on October 8. Perhaps we can add to our 23 pledges at that time.

Other activities on the Agenda for the Beta Deltas this quarter are the school elections, Homecoming, the Paddle Party, Song Fest and the Christmas Dance.

Several of our members have been elected to school offices here at Southern. Retta Justice is society editor of the Student Printz and vice-president of the Patriotic America Youth Organization. Katherine Busby is presi-

den.t of Jones Hall and secretary of Kappa Delta Pi, busmess honorary. Carole Hill is secretary of the South~rn Players, the school drama group. Mary Nell Maxey IS secretary of the Student Christian Federation. We are proud of these girls and of the entire chapter for their various achievements throughout the year. Our chapter has certain!?' had a successful and rewarding year, and we are lookmg forward to an even better one in 1963.BoBBI GILLEY

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia THE MEMBERS of Beta Epsilon returned to Madison on September 16, eager to begin the Fall rush season before the pressure of classes began. These first few days were :used as workshop periods, for rushing, and for decoratmg Baker House for the rush party which was held on October 3.

The setting of our rush party was Hotel Bak'-Aloha in Hawaii with the main theme being " Bak'-AlohaLuau." The rushees were given red and white flower leis, coconut shell mugs and red cushions shaped like crabs. The decorations were exciting and colorful with the accent placed on the beauty of the islands. An a?d<:d attraction was a paper mache pig in a roasting p1t m the center of our luau feast. The rushees wore m:uu-muus and the members wore colorful sarongs with le1s and flowers. The background of Hawaiian music also helped develop a casual atmosphere.

"Bak'-Aloha-Luau" was, without a doubt, a great success. After the rush party the seniors gave the juniors a "Thank You Party" for the work they had done.

Truly the spirit of Alpha Sigma Alpha and a deeper regard for the sisters were felt in the hearts of all present.

In addition to the formal rush party, Beta Epsilon had two open houses during which the members became better acquainted with the rushees as well as having a relaxing time talking, singing, and havin ~ fun .

On October 6, 11 new pledges walked to Baker House to affiliate themselves with Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Needless to say, Beta Epsilon chapter was thrilled.

The annual Panhellenic Singspiration was held on October 6 and all of the sororities on campus participated with song and spirit. Beta Epsilon was honored at this meeting by winning third place in the race for the scholarship cup. Our scholastic average for last year was 2.67. Since we have adopted a new scholastic program, we feel assured that next year Alpha Sigma Alpha will win the scholarship cup.

All of us in Beta Epsilon are proud of many of our sisters who have been honored by members of the student body. Elected vice-president of the class of 1963 is Virginia Wright. Virginia Davis is the treasurer of the class and also is the president of the German Dance Club. Dawn Marston and Sarah Urguhart serve the class as reporter and secretary respectively. Linda Pace has been elected as treasurer of Sigma Phi Lambda, a local society to honor those students who have shown great scholastic ability. Judy Oyhus, as well as being business manager of the college newspaper, has been elected to the Nominating Committee of the junior class.

Everyone in Beta Epsilon will agree that this will be a successful year for Alpha Sigma Alpha.-MARGARET WELLS

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Beta Zeta

Beta Theta

University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana

Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

SEPTEMBER brought with it this year a feverish rush.

We had just completed a very hurried sorority rush week when the fraternities started theirs. As soon as we were finished with that we started planning for Homecoming. This year our theme is "Gartin' Out the Spartans," with a huge bulldog pulling a cart of defeated Spartans.

Among our many Homecoming activities we are going to have open house and we are looking forward to seeing quite a few of our Alumnae.

Open rush is now in effect and we have been having a great time preparing for it. We have had a wonderful swimming party at the home of Mrs. J ean Bush an alumna of our Psi Psi chapter. We are now plan~ing for our next rush party. It will be an outdoor dance at which some of the fraternity men have offered to help us rush.

We are all happy that Phyllis Dupuis has been reelected Air Force R.O.T.C. Blue Darling. Phyllis now holds the rank of major. Each Blue Darling is a sponsor for a squad and Phyllis has the honor of being the sponsor for the Rebel Squad which is a select group chosen for their superb marching ability.-PATRICIA THOMPSON

Beta Eta Dickinson State College DiÂŁkinson, North Dakota THIS Fall quarter's activities for Beta Eta got off to a roaring start. Before our term started, we held a retreat for all actives and any Alumnae members that were able to attend. At our retreat we planned the events for the coming year. Another important reason for the retreat was to give us a chance to become reacquainted with each other after our long summer vacation.

We held our Second Annual Blue Tea for the incoming freshmen. The chairman of this event, Jeanne Eckroth, really did a tremendous job in preparing for this annual affair. About 50 freshmen and transfer students attended the event and expressed real satisfaction and delight at the chance of making early friendships.

We are very proud and thrilled to boast that one of our Sisters reigned as Homecoming Princess during our Homecoming activities. She is Judy Klick of Hebron, North Dakota. We must a ll say that she was a very beautiful Homecoming Princess.

We also used Homecoming as a chance to raise money for our chapter. During the week previous to the activities, we took orders for mums which were to be worn during the entire week-end of Homecoming events. W e underestimated the enthusiasm of the students toward a project such as this and sold every last one of the mums! In connection wi-th the mums, we based our float theme on this project. The theme was "Fall Time Is Mum Time." Chairman of our float committee was Sharon Honeyman.

Now, since the roar of Homecoming is over, we are busy working on plans for the rest of the year such as our philanthropic project, Christmas party and Valentine formal. Also, we are now getting ready to pledge eligible students accord ing to last spring quarter's reports.-FRAN BELOHLAVEK

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BEGINNING a new school semester involves preparation as well as excitement. For the first time the Beta Thetas participated in a chapter workshop. At this meeting we planned our semester activities and appointed committees to carry out each function. With this new procedure, we began a very successful and efficient fall semester.

Beta Thetas are not ones to let earnest work stand in the way of their social responsibilities as was clearly shown at a "Welcome Back Mixer" with the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon on September 21 , where everyone "swung out" and had a terrific time.

Fall Rush opened with Panhellenic Rush Teas at which we were given the opportunity of meeting the rushees prior to our coke dates with them. Our Fall pledge class consisted of three wonderful girls of whom we are extremely proud.

After Fall Rush we jumped right into preparation for Homecoming on October 20. The theme of Central's Homecoming was "The Best of Broadway," and the Beta Thetas chose The Sound of Music as our theme with the slogan, "Central scales Eastern," depicted by the musical notes, "Do, R e, Mi." Our Homecoming Queen candidate was Kara Leland.

It is traditional with Beta Thetas to welcome back our graduated sisters at an Alumnae breakfast held the morning of Homecoming. Fond memories were renewed, the latest news of our sisters was enthusiastically listened to, and the thrill of another Homecoming was shared by all.

On November 3 the Beta Thetas entertained and were entertained at an exchange dinner and mixer with the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma.

It must not be assumed that Beta Thetas have fun only with fraternities, however. On November 7 the Beta Thetas and the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta renewed old acquaintances at a coker, and generally had loads of fun as sisters will.

On November 11 Beta Thetas observed Founders' Day with a beautiful ceremony and a wonderful dinner at the Embers.

Another party was held on November 16 with the brothers of Theta Chi. This time the party took the form of a "High School Days Mixer." As usual, the Beta Thetas had the time of their lives.

Beta Thetas have excellent opportunities to work for our Philanthropic Project because the Michigan.

State Home and Training School for mentally retarded children is located in Mount Pleasant. This Fall we planned a Thanksgiving party and also a Christmas party for the children who live at the home. Besides this project, we attended a clinic at the home for the purpose o.f better understanding our project. Of course, we contmued our weekly visits to the home to entertain the children.

Beta Thetas always seem to hold many campus honors and this semester was no exception. Seven of our sisters' names appeared on the Dean's List of students with cumulative point averages of 3.00 or better.

Besides achieving scholarship hon~rs Beta Thetas stood out in other ways. Diane Marti~ was selected for membership in the Central Singers, a very select choral group.

Mary Slowinski presides as president of Panhellenic, and Marie Foerch as president of Associated Women Students.

With the satisfaction of a job well done, we Beta Thetas look back on our successful Fall events and eagerly anticipate the challenge of a new semester with all the fun, excitement, and dedication it entails..PATRICIA JoAN BABB

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia As sooN AS we returned to school in the Fall, all Beta Iotas began preparations for the rush parties scheduled for the first quarter.

The Panhellenic Coke Party was held September 28 for all sophomores, juniors and Seniors interested in soront1es. The next week, on October 3, sorority open houses were held for sophomores, juniors and Seniors interested in a particular sorority. Our first rush party, "Cafe La Alpha," was held on October 10.

For this party we all dressed in beatnik costumes. Our next party, "A~ A Big Top" was held on October 17.

This party took on the air of a big circus with clowns, games and hot dogs. A lot of hard work and time went into the preparation of these parties, but we all had a good time.

Beta Iota chapter has a new adviser this year. She is Miss Betty Younger, a physical education 'teacher from Tampa, Florida. She attended the University of Tennessee where she did her undergraduate and graduate work.

Our foster child, Mak Sui Ping, from Hong Kong, has written many interesting letters to us. Beta Iota adopted Sui Ping about two years ago when she was six years old.

Since then we have kept in constant contact with her.

We help clothe, feed and educate her. She is doing a splendid job in her studies for she ranks third out of a class of 42, and maintains a 92.2 average. We are all proud of Sui Ping, and hope that some day some of us might get a chance to visit her.- PAT PEPPER. MAK SUI PING

Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois UPON returning to campus in September we Beta Kappas immediately found ourselves busy with activities to make this year another great one. Exchange parties, campaigns, money-making projects, Homecoming and rush parties filled our busy calendar.

Our first view of W.I.U. seemed like a dream come true with new buildings in every direction, but we

especially looked with pride at our chapter house which received a fresh coat of paint during the summer months. The ambitious Alpha Sigs living at the house also spent many hours redecorating the interior and choosing new furniture for the living room.

Here to greet the new students were A~A's Judy Kaiser, Sheri Rzepka and Judy Evans who served as Welcome Week counselors.

Our congratulations went to Fran Janovetz, Miss Macomb, who was third runner-up in the Miss Illinois contest during the summer. Also, to Jan Carroll, Safe Boating Queen-1962, in Peoria.

Homecoming arrived and we Alpha Sigs worked especially hard to be "tops." House decoration chairman, Lynn Sargent, supervised the work in accordance with our theme "We're CHARMIN' the Northern Huskies into gentle puppies." Float chairman, Kay Keys, designed and organized our entry, "We're 99 44/ 100 % Sure."

Posters, banners and name tags publicized the names of our candidates, Joy Biers and Ginny Purcell, for Homecoming queen.

At the Homecoming game cheering the Western Leathernecks on to victory was Alpha Sig, Grace McKone. This was Grace's third year on W.I.U.'s cheerleading squad.

Porn Porn girls, Margie Joesting, Jan Carroll and Sheri Rzepka, participated during the half-time entertainment.

Madeline Gula, Carol Welch, Judy Yocom, Bobbie Welch and Pat Pattone are serving as resident assistants in the University resid ence halls.

As the year progressed the names of Judy Shields, recording secretary; Ginny Grenwich, chaplain; and Diane Ropp, co-rush chairman, were added to the slate of officers for the sorority this year.

A~A's Diane Ropp, Grace M cKone and Cindy Jackson are presently serving as student government representatives.

Western's new ultra-modern Corbin Hall is not only home to many Alpha Sig's but this residence hall for 700 women students also elected Alpha Sigma Alpha Sheri Rzepka as its first president. We are so proud of her! Other active members at Corbin are Trudi Tipler, activity chairman ; Judy Sibril, pep chairman ; Nancy Kester, social chairman ; Beth Baecker, foods chairman, and Jody Sims, a member of House Council. Serving on the Standa rds committee are Judy Kaiser and Judy Emmerson.

Grote Hall unit elections revealed Darlene Mulder as social chairman, and Jill Dolan as activities chairman. Pat Patton was elected to serve on Grote Hall house council.

Money, money, money- that being our big project for fall quarter-necessitated a busy work schedule headed by Ginny Purcell. A very successful car wash and a raffie in which we sold 2400 tickets helped us pay for house improvements, Homecoming and rush expenses.

Signing off at this time we Beta Kappas hope to get the best pledge class ever with the hard work of corush chairmen, Grace McKone and Diane Ropp. This year we plan to repeat our informal theme "Zombi Party" and our very impressive "Manhattan Serenade" as the theme for the formal party.-Juov EMMERSON

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Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Arkansas A succESSFUL week-end was spent atop Arkansas' scenic Petit Jean Mountain when the Beta Lambdas met on July 20 and 21 at Mather Lodge for a workshop to plan the coming year's activities.

Upon arrival in a conference room after registration everyone was presented a schedule of the two days' activities assigning them to various committees. Our adviser, Miss Marie Schichtl, and our president, Toni Zachert, welcomed us and explained objectives and assignments. The general meeting adjourned into theme, state day and sorority improvement committees. The chairmen, Joanne Crawford, Linda Limbird and Lou Vansickle, gave reports at the pre-luncheon meeting, and members were reassigned to rushing sub-committees which met after lunch. The committee chairmen submitted their reports at the afternoon meeting. The suggestions were accepted unanimously, and the girls eagerly began planning costumes for the rush parties.

After dinner th ere was a slight stampede as the girls rushed for the cabins to change into bathing suits or to get ready to explore the various attractions.

Sunday morning we met for a devotional conducted

by Linda Mead followed by the closing meeting summarizing the progress of the preceding day.

After this the Beta Lambdas met for their final meal at Mather Lodge. I doubt that the Alpha Sigs or the visitors at the lodge will ever forget the A~A Sweetheart Song as it resounded across the hills culminating the week-end's activities.

Exhausted, but with a feeling of fulfillment, the girls parted with the assurance of a highly successful approaching year.

Upon returning to school this fall, the plans we had made materialized, and rushees were greeted by a very

friendly dinosaur when the Beta Lambdas held their fall upperclassmen rush party on Wednesday, October 17. Continuing the theme of "Stone-age, A~A" the members wore costumes of leopard skins and burlap bags. The walls exhibited prehistoric animals and the entrance to the cave.

The Beta Lambdas have received many honors this fall. Toni Zachert has been selected choreographer for the A.S.T.C. T-Steppers. Sara Jo Fendley was chosen drill captain for the T -Steppers, and other returning T -Steppers are Suzy Rogers and Linda Mead.

K athy Jon es was elected president of the Future Business Leaders of America, and Suzy Rogers is state secretary for FBLA. Stella Cash was elected president of Colechon. This month Suzy Rogers, Clara Bess Matson and Vivian Watson were initiated into Royal Rooters. Shirley Deslauriers is president of the Bernard Hall House Council, a nd Judy Wilcher is treasurer of Pi Omega Pi, National Business T eachers Honorary Fraternity. Sue Cummings, who was graduated last summer, was named "Miss Future Business Executive of Arkansas" last spring. Clara Bess Matson was recently named co-editor co-business manager of The Scroll, the campus yearbook.-VIVIENNE RowLAND

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers Arkadelphia, Arkansas

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SINCE school began the Alpha Sigs have been very busy preparing for their Fall rush party. This year a new form of rush is being tried at Henderson. All the sororities are giving formal teas, and there will be three weeks of rush instead of the usual two weeks. Our first party was October 3.

Beta Mu members pose with the scholarship plaque their chapter wonâ&#x20AC;˘ in campus sorority competition.

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The theme of the formal tea will be concerned with the colors路 of the rainbow, with each color representing a tru e characteristic of an Alpha Sigma Alpha. All of the girls except six have matching white formals , and the six will wear matching dresses in the colors of the rainbow. Our program was prepared and arra nged by one of our advisers, Miss Pearl H enson.

For favors we are m a king painter' s palettes.

Two Alpha Sigs were elec ted to Student Senate vacancies on September 27. They are Sue Sinks, sophomore senator, and Ginger Cruse, junior representative.

Other Senate members are Jane K easler, Linda Crowe and Jamie Sue Shell.

For a philanthropic proj ect we have purchased a ra dio for the children's ward at th e Arkansas Sta te Hospital.

At this time of the year all ch apters are busy trying to make money and Beta Mu is no exception . W e are pla nning to sell chances on Barbie doll clothes.

We will begin this proj ec t before Christmas.

Two Alpha Sigs will be co-editors of th e school annua l. They are Joan Allison and Jud y M a tthews.

Wa nd a Hill, also an Alpha Sig, is editor of the school paper. Our "Reddie" cheerleaders are Sue Sinks, L ela Fisher a nd Freddie Sue Johnson .

Beta Pi Concord College Athens, West Virginia BETA PI is proud to a nnoun ce th a t three more m ajor offices on campus a re held by Alpha Sias . Na ncy Hill is a memb er of th e College C ente r "'Governing Boa rd, K a y Anderson is president of th e Pa nh elleni c Council, a nd K a ren M odebeck is treas urer of K a ppa D elta Pi. Past a nd future recognition goes to Becky Thompson who co-ordinated a ll activities for fr eshm an week a nd to Marga ret Vinciguerra who will represent Alph3.

Sigma Alpha in th e a nnu al Miss Pin e T ree contest.

Kappa Omicron Phi, nationa l home economics fr a ternity, claims Pa tty Jon es and Nina M a rkowitz as members. Nina, who serves as corresponding secretary of Kappa Omicron Phi, is also a member of Cardin al K ey, national girls' honorary. Two other C a rdin al K ey memb ers a re Pa tsy Skaggs, who serves as his toria n, a nd Brenda Grose.

Forma l initiation was held for Betty Raye Gillila nd and Jane Keasler on O ctob er 1.

Be sure to look in the n ext issue of the PHOEN IX for the results of our rush pa rty. -JoH NNIE MAc THOMA SSON.

Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky

PATTY JONES

NINA MARJi:OWITZ

l'ATSY SKAGGS

UH EN DA G HO S E

WE in Beta Nu started the school year with a feeling of excitement. We were glad to ren ew fri endships a nd once again get involved in all of the Fa ll activities.

W e will sta rt our rush season with a " bang" as Alpha Sigma Alpha entertains rush ees at a western round-up .

The scene of activities will be the "Big Alpha." As the ru shees arrive, they will be deputized and join th e sheriff's posse. They will each receive a small cowboy hat as a memento of their wild evening. The rush ees will enjoy a western skit concluded by singing.

O ctober 20 marks a social highlight at Murray. This is the date for A2:A' s annual semi-formal Harvest Ball.

D ecorations will carry out an Autumn th em e.

Beta Nu' s will conduct a rummage sale as a fundraising project 路 in downtown Murray on O ctob er 2 7.

Martha Jones has retary of Pi Omega Eugenia McCandless of Woods HalL Sue State College Young

been elected Corresponding SecPi, honorary business frat ernity. has been elected to the Council Allen is Secretary of the Murray Republicans' Club.

November 10, Homecoming, is rapidly approaching; and we are busy working on a float to carry out the theme, "Homecoming- 1962 ." Plans are being made for our annual Alumnae brunch which will be held in the sorority room immediately following the Homecoming parade.

Beta Nus are looking forward to another successful and rewarding year.-MILLY WILSON

Alpha Sigm a Alpha participa ted in a Pa nh elleni c T ea for freshma n girls on September 30. 'This tea was to promote interest i n a ll so roriti es on campus.

Much has happened in the past, and we expec t much more to happen in th e future. Beta Pi on Concord campus is looking forwa rd to a very successful yea r.NINA MARKOWITZ

Beta Rho Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois THE school year for the Beta Rho cha pter got und er way in a big hurry with rush beginning before classes

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started. For the Open Houses, all the Alpha Sigs wore red suits white blouses and black heels. The suits, a straight ;kirt and box jacket with white braiding,. were made by all of us this past summer. It was qutte an impressive and warming sight to see all Alpha Sigs dressed in our sorority colors. The formal parties were based on the theme of a German Beer Party. We dressed in the usual German outfit, using red felt suspenders as the name tags for the members and the rushees and we served root beer and pretzels for refreshm~nts. Rush was loads of fun, and we now have a wonderful pledge class of nine girls who are working hard at their pledge activities.

Homecoming, with the theme of "Great Expectations," will be held from October 11-14. It promises to be the best Homecoming ever since our new University Center is completed this year and will house many of the activities. Beta Rho chapter has entered their single entry float of "We Expect a Harvest of Victory," which will depict a horn of plenty and have girls walking beside it dressed as apples, oranges, bananas and lemons. The week-end should prove to be quite exciting.

During this semester the Alpha Sigs are doing volunteer work at the Opportunity House in DeKalb. This work consists of various girls working a few hours each Saturday with mentally retarded and handicapped men and boys. We have found this work to be very helpful and rewarding.

To add to our Scholarship Tray for the Fall semester of 1961-62, the Beta Rho chapter received the tray again for the Spring semester of 1962. Also the Spring pledge class received the Pledge Scholarship Trophy.

All the Alpha Sigs are very happy and proud to have been the recipients of these honors. We are hopeful that the year will continue to be as promising as it has been so far this semester.-JOAN ScHWARZ

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri WE were all so very happy to be back together this year and anxious to begin Fall Semester. We were also thrilled by our newly decorated basement and would like to express our thanks to our Alumnae for this improvement on our house.

Mrs. Finkbiner, our housemother for the past four years, retired this year. Our new housemother, Mrs. Nesbutt, has helped us to successfully begin this year.

Our candidate for Homecoming Queen is Oleta Werner. Last year Oleta was first runner-up to the Ozarko Queen, Military Ball Queen and a finalist in the Miss Springfield Pageant. Oleta is also active as one of the Jubilee Promenaders.

The campaign theme for Homecoming is "I'm a fan of Oleta." We got this idea from Phi Phi chapter at State Day this year.

Our float theme is "We Treasure the Bears." It consists of a pirate ship, an oversized pirate, and a treasure chest filled with the Alumnae children who will be dressed as bears.

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rush for Winter term. Open Rush started on October 1, and we are planning coke dates and informal parties. for the upperclass rushees.-JERI FREELS

Beta Upsilon Indiana State College Terre Haute, Indiana IT is always exciting to return to school each year,. but the Beta Upsilon chapter was particularly anxious to return this Fall. A new sorority suite was there to greet us. We have rolled up our sleeves and are kept busy with decorating the suite. The local Alumnae chapter has really been a great help to us this year and has presented us with several wonderful gifts. The Indianapolis Alumnae chapter also presented us with a check to be used to help in the furnishing of our suite.

The first big event on campus was Homecoming. The Beta Upsilon's spirits roared high as we participated in the yell competition of the Annual Pep Rally in our new winter sorority outfits. These outfits consist of kelly green suits coordinated with white blouses with tatted collars and cuffs.

Adding color to the week-end, we sold Homecoming mums for our fall money-making project. The chair-路 man was Meg Johnson, corresponding secretary of our chapter.

Saturday's parade and game spirits were dampened by a downpour, but the rain did not affect the beauty of our Queen candidate, Norine Miller, as the Queen's court led the parade. Norine is a junior and the vicepresident of our chapter.

A Homecoming luncheon was given to honor Alumnae of our chapter. Following the game a reception was: held in the sorority suite, where Ruby East BT, honorary faculty adviser, presented the chapter with a silver tea service.

With memories of Homecoming still with us, our thoughts are turning to rush. This year we have four parties planned: "A~A Peppermint Lounge," "The Roaring Twenties," "Oui Oui Mademoiselle," and "A~A Thru the Years."

We are very proud to have one of our sisters, Carol Braatz, as the second vice-president of Panhellenic Council. Carol is also in charge of all rush captains of Indiana State for Fall rush. Our own rush captain is Norine Miller and Vicky Flick is our rush counselor.

Janice Parham, a junior, has been chosen Head Sparkette in charge of a precision dancing group. She has been a member of the group for three years and is also the vice-president of the Sparkettes.

With our goals set high, we are looking forward to a most prosperous year. We wish our sisters across the States, "The Best of Luck to all of you!"-JANICE PARHAM

Beta Phi Stout State College Menomonie, Wisconsin SoRRY, no rush this semester. We're all filled up.

And so with no rush to concentrate on, we are working

wholeheartedly on Homecoming. Plans are bemg put into full action with the campaigning for our Queen candidate, Sharon Wyss ; the alumnae breakfast ; our float; and our mum sale.

The Beta Phis have received some honors. Barb Campbell was elected treasurer of the junior class.

The cheering squad has four peppy Alpha Sigs : Sharon Wyss, captain; Donna Leonard ; Sandy Carlson; and Judy Etscheid. Gloria Dallman is now president of our ever increasing Home Economics Club, and Kathy Ramaker is secretary of the girls' dorm.

The girls all got some good exercise at th e Alpha Sig-Delta Kappa touch football game. Try as we may, we could not break the tie to win the game.

Plans . for the Panhellenic Ball, talent night and Founders' Day make up the agenda for the coming weeks, but throughout the year the Beta Phis are in action-serenading, rushing, campaigning a nd having a delightful time working and playing together as a group, and combining our efforts with other sororities and fraternities on campus.-MARY LYNN KocH

Beta Chi Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona THE Fall rush began the new year for Beta Chi chapter. There were five parties spread out over a two week period. With the help of the Phoenix Alumnae chapter and the Mothers' Club, rush was a success. We welcomed rushees in our newly redecorated chapter room.

Our new pledges were presented to the fraternity men along with th e other sororities' pledges on October 5. Margee Holstine, Panhellenic president, and a member of Beta Chi chapter , was mistress of ceremonies. Over 200 pledges in formals were escorted and individually presented to the fraternity men.

On September 29, Beta Chi members teamed with the Theta Chis for a Barbecue dance exchange prior to the first home football game.

I On O ctober 6, Big and Little Sisters had a fish fry.

The event was given to further fri endships in the sorority between old and new m embers.

The annual Father-Daughter Banqu et has been moved up this year to October 27. Our Mothers' Club planned a spaghetti dinn er for our fathers. This is one time when the fathers can become acquainted with the sorority.

November 3 is Homecoming. Of course Beta Chi is working on the display. Loretta Padilla, president of the chapter, wi'il be our candidate for Homecoming Queen.-LINDA CARNOWSKI

Another event on our calendar was the annual A~A mixer, which was certainly a huge success. This year the name of the dance was changed from "The Fireman's Ball" to the " W estern Social" an d featured records. All of us were attired alike in our new sorority outfits, consisting of red straight skirts, red popover tops and white . long-sleeve blouses-they are really good lookin' !

Septemb er 25 was the begi nning of Panhellenic Formal Rush on Western's camp us. We' ll never forget th e fun we had at our "A~A or Bust" party where we sat around a glowing campfire and sang to the strumming of guitars.

We are looking forward to our trad itional candlelight party for th e fourth stage of rush and to an exotic Hawaiian party for the preference party. With oodles of wond erful girls rushing, we are anti cipating a n outstanding Fall pledge class.

Homecoming on the WMU camp us is O ctober 20 and the Alpha Sigs are busily preparing plans for our float.

This year our th eme is 0 klahoma and we will be riding a "Surry with the Fringe on Top." Along with the exci temen t of float building comes our pride in Judy Baumgartner, the Alpha Sig candidate for Homecoming Queen, who is one of ten fin alists . We' re a ll hoping the campus vote places th e Queen's crown on Judy's head.

The coming weeks will certainly find all the Beta Psis busy as we will be working on our float, on Dad's Day plans, or our philanthropic project, and on loads of other fun-filled ac tivities .- SuE MoDDERMAN

Beta Omega Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania BETA OMEGA members returned to Bucknell to find thei r newly redecorated suite had been slightly damaged during the rewiring of the building. The furnit ure was soon returned to it' s proper place and pictures rehung, so that order soon prevailed. The walls of the hall outside, painted a light beige, seemed to impart a gayer atmosphere into the room.

Very soon our thoughts turned to plans for th e Homecoming week-end, which will be O ctober 20. Working with us on the float this year will be the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha. Many alums, especially the g raduates of '62 and three of our members who are participating in the Washington semester are planning to return for an interesting and exciting week-end. An open house will be h eld in our suite immediately after th e Saturday afternoon game with Lehigh for parents, fri ends and our Alumnae.

Our first tea, in honor of our patronesses, is planned for Sunday, O ctober 14. We are looking forward to working with them in the coming year-one .that already looks fill ed with activities.- JuoY LAUBSCHE R

Gamma Alpha Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan WITH the Fall semester und er way, the Beta Psis find themselves caught up in many campus activities. One of our first projects was the construction of a gleaming silver satellite ring-toss booth for the Freshman Carnival.

Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska ENTHU SIASM was the theme of the Gamma Alphas this Fall in beginning rush. The annual Pa nhellenic Pepsi Party was held September 13 in order to get acq uainted with the new rushees. On September 15 the I ce Water Tea took place. The Alpha Sigs were dressed in their

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white blazers and red skirts and sweaters. They were bubbling over with the sisterhood of friendship. The forma l tea on September 16 was held at th e Student Center where the theme of pink was carried out in the name tags, flowers an d dresses. R ef reshments were served in conjunction with the other th ree sororities on campus in the main dining room. Yvonne Buresh, arts sophomore, was in charge of this tea a nd decorated a n Alpha Sig queen 's displ ay for the benefit of the rushe es.

Treasure Hunt was the theme of the Preferentia l P arty held at Commercial Savings an d Loan on September 20.

Ann ette Maus, chairma n, carried the theme through with an islan d , pirates' costumes and hats, lanterns as favors, and pieces of eight and cookies for refreshment.

A comical skit was put on in whi ch th e actives went hunting for future pledges .

A heartfelt welcome an d a spirit of sisterhood was the main course at th e pledge dinner held on September 30 at the Old English Inn. The pledge ceremony was an awesome sight for the 18 pledges. The pledge mother, Sharon Doyle, informed them of their duties to the sorority and to the school.

Creighton University Convocation Day was held on O ctober 2. Aft er the Solemn High M ass the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority met for a pancake breakfast. It was arranged by M ary Clare Moriarty, social chairman .

At the Convocation ceremonies, five Alpha Sigs were honored with membership in Gamm a Pi Epsilon , an honorary Jesuit sorority. They are Kay Krebsbach, Joann e Schindler, J eanne Slan inger, Sha ron Doyle and L ovie Ann J effrey. J ea nne Slan inger, who has attained th e D ean's list for the pas t four semesters, has a lso been spending 16 hours a week at the Joslyn Art Museum doing general office work and assisting in art classes for children. We are a lso proud of Mary Maus who was nominated for membership this F a ll in Pi D elta Epsilon, honorary journalism fr aternity. At present she is the society editor for the campus newspape r, Th e Creightonian, and is the recording secretary for the Student Board of Governors.

JEA NNE S LANIN GE R

M A RY l'IAUS

The annua l Miss Cutie-Mr. Ugly contest terminating on October 5 with the F a ll Frolic saw Ann Mixa n, arts sophomore, as one of the fin a l co ntes tants.

Events for the coming year include float building for Homecomi ng with the Alpha Kappa Psis a business fraternity ; the making and selling of mum; for the Homecoming .: parties for the pledges and the actives 路 and a general spirit of closer sisterhood. -DoNI STEI N~AMP

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Gamma Beta Central State College Stevens Point, Wisconsin G IGGLES, smiles, and many an anxious " How was your summer?" were th e first remarks at Gamma Beta's first fall meeting on Septemb er 11. The following Sunday, d esignated R etreat Sunday, found th e Alpha Sigs united in prayer as we attended church services toge ther. We were honored in th a t we were photographed a nd the pictures went to th a t church' s national newsletter and th eir filmstrip publication concerning the college student and his church . L a ter that same day we met to discuss our Fall rush plans. Amid coffee and coke we planned the rush, conclud ed homecoming pla ns and outlined a year of proj ects for A~A. Many sisters surprised three Alpha Sigs, Bonnie Scheelk , Beulah Poulter and Mary Moltzan with a housewa rming party for them in their new apartment. I t now serves a s a semi-h-eadquarters for A~A since the misfortune of th e disbanding of the Greek houses that were to have been built last year.

Miss Maij a J ekabsons, our adviser for the past three years, a nd this year' s patroness, gave an organ recital September 17. A m ember of th e CSC music fa culty, Miss J ekabsons has d evoted much tim e to her du a l role as instructor a nd adviser. Our p resentation, following th e recital, of a dozen red roses, was only a fittin g tribute of our gra tifi cation.

Pointer Jubilee, a carniva l type affair with booths of every cam pus organization, was our first big proj ect.

Again we had th e "Ring-a -Leg" stand. Hoops were thrown at leotarded legs, and a successful ring won a small lace garter. Barbara Fritsch was chairman of this big project.

September 28, the date of Harvest Festival, rolled around fast er than we h a d anticipated. Chairmen of this Daisy Mae-Little Abner dance were Kaye Blazek a nd Judy Matsuoka. F a ll leaves d ecorated the entrance, an d a preacher in a "murage butli." perform ed the wedding ceremonies for the girl who could catch h er y'ung 'un. A large still set the atmosphere for the refreshment stand where apple cider, nuts and chips were served. A special thanks was due to Carol Englebert, decorations chairman, who worked many long hours on the sets.

After the Dogpatch entertainmen t, Shirley Ojala a nd her date, J erry Mindock, were crowned Queen Daisy M ae an d h er Swee theart.

T eahouse of the Alpha Moon was the theme of our Fall rush party on Sep tember 29. Japanese lanterns, pictures, statues a nd cos tum es lent an oriental atmosphere. The rush ees' gifts were small cut glass perfume vials. Nine wond erful pledges were the result of our p~rty. Later in the pledge period, the pledges entertamed at the old folks home, had a car wash and mad e scrapbooks for th e m entally retarded.

Homecoming wa s in full swing on October 20. With the general parade theme of "Let There Be Music," Gamma Beta's float was a huge white and black piano keyboard with a revolving golden note on top and gold letters below proclaiming, "A Golden Note for Victory."

Liola " Lee" Cherne! was chosen by Aquinas club as thei r Homecoming Queen candidate. Coinciding with the Queen candida te campaign, we bought red wool sweaters and skirts. A 3-inch ribbon of white, draped from

shoulder to waist with LEE in gold letters provided an impressive路 campaign not only for Lee but for A~A as well. A large white mum sprayed with red, sporting two white ribbons with Alpha Sigma Alpha in red was worn to the game. Later that night we ate at the Club du Bay. It was good to see many Alumnae back with us.

Sandy Schlessner was mistress of ceremonies for the Homecoming banquet.

Grade points of the last semester showed that Gamma Beta led the other sororities in scholastic achievement.

24 girls had better than a "B" average.

Severa l honors were also conferred on our sisters. Jean Draeger is now the feature editor of the Pointer, the college paper ; Dottie Doran was chosen secretary of Delta Gamma, science fraternity ; and Barbara Fritsch was elected 路 Y -GOP secretary and appointed election committee chairman of the student coun cil. Lee Cherne! was elected to represent the Panhellenic council on the student council, Faye Lightfuss was elected president of Sigma Zeta, national honorary science fraternity, and Pat Van Sant was the only Senior music major chosen to give a full Senior recital. Pat is also a member of Alpha Kappa Rho, honorary music fraternity. Another member of Alpha Kappa Rho is Bonnie Scheelk who serves as its treasurer this year. Rita Stingle is a member of Sigma Zeta, national honorar;y science fraternity; and Cheryl Winkler has been elected president of the Hom e Economics Club.

Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York WELL it's back to school for Gamma D elta! Back from work and back from play. The summer found many girls working at resorts, at camps as counselors, or away on trips . But for Kathy Costello, Diane Lone, Pat O ' R ourke and H elen Willey, the summer of 1962 will be unforgettable. These girls work ed in M exico as part of a proj ec t initiated through the Maryknoll World Campus Organization . They lived in th e homes of th e well-to-do Mexican families, but their work was with th e poor people. The girls worked in a ca ncer hospital ; whitewashed the walls of huts ; built recreation areas; or did other work in the "barrio." Their visit to Acapulco a nd the bull fights were highligh ts of their visit, but wh at they loved most was the village fies ta thrown in their honor before they left. They all came home happy with a job well-done, and enthusiastic about M exico and its people.

They had enriched th eir outlook and th eir und ersta nding of other peoples, and we all wished we had gone with them.

Last semester's model pledges were initiated on th e Sunday before school reopened. These g irls presented the sorority with a hi-fi set, whi ch was enthusiasti cally and gratefully accepted. It occupies a place of hono r in the sorority house. Diana Bardia presented us with a hand towel on which she had embroidered the Alpha Sigma crest. As if this was not enoug h, the new girls gave a picnic party for th e whole sorority, at which everyone had a wond erful time.

Rushing season officially began with the Pa nh ellenic Tea on October 9. All sororities had a displ ay table at which repres entatives from th e group were stationed. All the rushees were graciously welcomed. Thus, th ey had a chance to see all the groups on campus, a nd they were a ble to have all th eir qu es tions answered. Th e sisters tri ed to be as friendly and helpful as possible to foster the spirit of sorority life in general.

PAT VANSANT

BONNIE SCHEELH:

Our first rush party will be held on Sunday, O c tober 14 and it will be th e first rush party held at our new house. All the sisters of Gamma Delta are looking forward to rush, for it means we will soon be acq uiring new sisters.

The semester a head holds man y things in store for Gamma D elta. W e a re busy working on a sk it for Dimes Follies which is a big campus affa ir held at Christmas time. Our Freudia n Fling will be held on October 29, and our annual Coronation Ba ll will be held on Thanksgiving Eve. Besides these, Gamma D elta has .been approached by other groups on campus to engage in joint activities, so we are going to be kept very, very busy.

IUTA STINGLE

CHERYL WINH:LER

W e are looking forwa rd to another year of service in and the many activities it entails throughout th e year; November's Greek dan ce, February's Winter Carnival March's lntersorority dance, th e spring rush, April;s Parents' Tea and our service project for the Cancer Society, our Maid for a Day campaign.-BARIIARA FRITSCH A~A

Club meetings and sports tournaments are also par t of our heavy schedule. Gamma D elta will be active in the Theater Group, the Newman Club, th e Student-C hristian Association, and the Education Club, as well as in basketball, volleyball, badminton , swimming and track.

We lost the sports trophy by one point last year, so we are out to win this year.

Yes, we will be busy, but that's what we like best. In our next letter, we' ll let you know how eve rything turns out.-CAROL AN N K u RELKO

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Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin WITH summer's memories still vivid in our minds, we, the members of Gamma Epsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha, h eaded back to school on September 17 . Immediately we h ad to tum to the problems of rush parties Homecoming and studies.

Rush on the UW-M campus always begins with the Chatter Date. It is an informal gathering of all sorority women and independents interested in rush. The whole rushing procedure is explained as well as the purposes of sorority life. Following this, rush registration occurs.

The rush period star ted with formal round robin teas on Sunday and Monday, September 30 and October 1.

This was followed by our second function, an informal coke party on W ednesday, October 3.

Because our third fun c tion is after the deadline for publication, we can only anticipate how well it will turn out. W e have a real cute circus theme worked out for the party. We are all going to be dressed as clowns in red an d white costum es. For entertainment, we have some carnival-type games for the rushees to play and a trained , dancing horse consisting of two members, as well as a tight rope walker and a trained worm. But what is a circus without cotton candy? Yes, we have that too! Now all we have to do is wait and pray that our efforts are well rewarded. Matching will be October 17.

Besides our rush activities, we have started to work on our Homecoming float. The theme of the parade is "An Evening of Broadway Musicals." We thought an d thought and finally came up with an idea from the musical "Wildcat," starring Lucille Ball. "Hey, Look M e Over," one of the songs from the musical, is the slogan of our float . A ten foot figur e of Lucille Ball overlooking an oil field is basically what the float consists of. We' re hoping to do at leas t as well as last year when we won second place. Homecoming is th e weekend of November 2 and 3.

But with all these activities, we realize that we are in school to study. We have inaugurated a new scholarship system known as the Study Buddy system. Two girls of similar grade points are paired off to study toge ther all semester. The one who improves the most is treated to a steak dinner by the loser at the end of the semester. It's quite an incentive, believe me. Well, since I don' t want to buy a dinner for someone, I had better cut it short for now. We hope everyone has good luck in their fall activities.-jACQUELI NE THATE

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A&M College College Heights, Arkansas ON September 12, 27 Alpha Sigs returned to the A&M campus, eager to begin Gamma Zeta's second year in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Upon arrival everyone was delighted to discover that Brenda Williams, a transfer from Arkansas State Teachers College, would now be a member of our group.

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brother fraternity, Phi Lambda Chi. We were all pleased to learn that Sandy Cox had been chosen during the summer as one of five finalists in the Miss Dixie Frolics Contest in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sandy entered the contest as Miss Hospitality of Arkansas.

Gamma Zetas could waste no time because Rush plans had 路to be made. A Get-Acquainted Party, a Mixer with our brother fraternity and a Country Club Dinner are the parties planned for Rush Week which begins October 16.

We are also involved in several money-making projects at this time including a candy sale, and the sponsoring of a drive-in movie.

Alpha Sigs are well represented in various positions of importance on the campus. Five out of six of the officers for the upperclassman dormitory are Alpha Sigs. They are Vice-president Jean Blackwell, Secretary Linda Cox, Reporter Bettye Kellogg, and Floor Representatives Linda Andries and Ruth Helen Wilbanks. Alpha Sigs who hold class offices are Carolyn Hibbs, Abbie Fennell, Carol Alvis Bettye Kellogg and Linda Cox. We hold three of the ;op offices in the Student Government Association.

Carolyn Hibbs is secretary, Nancy Couey, social director, and Bettye Kellogg, executive secretary. Sherry Jones and Barbara Hornaday are majorettes for the marching Aggie Band.

Gamma Zetas are off to a good start and all hope to make this year in Alpha Sigma Alpha one we will all truly remember.-BARBARA HoRNADAY

Gamma Eta The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania FALL is indeed an exciting time for the new Gamma Etas. Living together for the first time as a sorority is a wonderful experience as we are all discovering. Of course, many chores had to be done upon returning to school but the Alpha Sig spirit ~as undaunted and one "clean-up" party was all that was needed to put the suite back in shape for the new year ahead.

The renovated suite received its first guests when a get-together was held with a group of independent, upper-class girls living adjacent to our suite area. The party was very successful and we were happy to be able to initiate a feeling of co-operation between sorority and independent women in our dormitory.

Autumn brings to mind one important event to the sorority women of Penn State-Rush! Gamma Eta is well underway in its rush plans. Being new to sorority life, we are planning as carefully as possible all our parties, the first of which is November 11. We will let you all know the results in the Spring issue. Wish us luck!!

Not only is Fall a time of preparation for rush, but also for the annual Greek Week. This is a week in the Winter Term during which sororities and fraternities get together for exchange dinners and compete in various events, the most important of which is Greek Sing.

Gamma Eta has already begun practice for Greek Sing and with the help of Ginger Richardson, a transfer from Alpha Gamma chapter, we hope to take first in the Sing this year. The fun we are having learning the songs more than compensates for the long hours being spent.

Now we are looking forward to a busy Winter term climaxed by our first participation in Rush as Alpha Sigma Alpha.-KARIN WARD

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NEWS LETTERS

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

WE welcomed two A~A Alums, Paddie Morgan Bruner AA and Alice Simison Rice XX at our September meeting in the home of Helen Frame Snyder 88. We surely are happy to have them in our group. Lillie Greer t:.t!.. is serving her second year as our president. She still spends a great deal of her leisure time knitting the soft yarn balls that are used in many schoolrooms by retarded children.

THE BosTON Alumnae passed a pleasant, if uneventful summer, doing the usual mild traveling, home relaxing, etc., except for our courageo us Appalachian Club mountain-climber, Ethel Birrell Ramsd en, whose group's adventures in the Grand Tetons made the national headlines in August. E.thel was present at Camp August, th e base camp from which the ten skilled climbers left to attempt to reach Wyoming' s Grand Teton Peak. A young Massachusetts m a n died in the blizza rd which caught the group near the summit as he attempted a futi le one-man search for help for them. Later another young man from th e same Massachusetts town died in anoth er misadventure on this same expedition. Ethel has some thrilling slides of the mounta in climb to the base camp, which we are to see on O ctober 17 at our first m ee ting of th e season .

Our fall rummage sale was a success. Part of the receipts from it will be used for the Halloween Party our girls are giving for three classes of retarded teen-agers at th e East Akron YMCA . Helen Snyder is chairman of the refreshment committee for the card party to raise funds to aid retarded children . Eight hundred people are expected to attend.

Our group will be represented by 14 couples at the Children' s Home Ball for the Children's Allowance Fund.

They hope to make $1000.00 .

W e are working to top our record in Magazine Subscriptions for our National Project.

Founders' Day will be observed by a luncheon at the Woma n's Club.

Louise George Holt 88 is serving her second year as our Panhellenic R epresentative. A~A was a co-hostess at th e O ctober meeting of the Panhellenic Association.

Our Jean Cooper NN was a runner-up for th e Women's Golf Championship of the Firestone Country Club.

We are looking forward to a very pleasant year working together for Alpha Sigma Alpha.- RH EA FETZER YoDER

ANDE'RSON, INDIANA WITH most of our group being teachers or wives of teachers, summer often brings changes in our membership, and this one was no exception . J ea n Barlow Friend XX moved to Muncie where Bob is teaching at Garfield School. Carla McCray XX was married to AI Jon es this summer and moved into a new home near Middletown.

Carla teach es instrumental music in five elem entary schools in Muncie and AI is the new band direc tor at Middletown Hig h School. We were a lso happy to welcome back Mary Wilhoit Graves XX who was unabl e to be with us last year due to serious illn ess.

Our th eme for th e year is "Puttin' on th e Dog." Plans for the yea r were completed at our September "Meetin' at th e K ennel Club" with Lola Erne Sparks BT . "Say it with Flowers" will be our O ctober m eeting at the home of J ean Ann Ketn er Huffman XX with a floral d emon st~ation by one of our local florists .

We are looking forward to a most interestin g year and have already had fun and mad e money with a rummage sale held in the garage at the home of Rose Kaiser Bad en XX.- D ELORES BARNES RINEHART

Our plans had been to meet at Ingeborg Swenson's love ly N ew Hampshire farm on th e first O ctober Saturday with a beautiful ride for viewing the fall foliag e.

Alas, Nature decided otherwise, weatherwise, and nearly all Bostonians " stood home" on that d a y, when Nature visited the eastern seaboard with gales, two feet of water, disrupted communications, and almost non-existent public transportation. We shall have a strawberry party at Ingeborg' s in Jun e instead, when the wea th er will doubtless be less treacherous and we shall then see the spring display put on by the famous New England apple belt.

"No loss without, etc." We plan to meet at Charlotte Adam's (Charlie's) on October 17 to open our season.

One member, at least, h as had two honors dropped into h er life quite unexpec tedly. Charlotte Adams was elected first vice president of the Boston High School Women's C lub, and R ecording Secretary of Lambda Chapter of Delta K appa Gamma. No rest for the wi cked .

On O c tober 3, at the home of the College Chapter president Mary Magiera, fiv e pledges were initia ted into Theta Theta chapter. Ellen Daly a nd Charlotte Adams were present a nd took part in th e ceremony. A supper at th e Vienna Hofbrau follow ed.- CHARLOTTE LoUisE ADAM S

BUFFALO, NEW YORK SEVENTY-TWO enthusiastic Buffa lo Alumnae members m et on Thursday, September 27, for th e ann ua l supper meeting. Following a de lightful meal, President Bebe Chesley Webb and memb ers of th e Board presented th e program for the com ing season which includ ed plans for a "crea ti ve arts" sale, a dance a nd a card party.

The annual Founders' D ay Luncheon will be he ld on November 17 with Barbara L aV igne Bra un as ch airma n .

Pa nhelleni c representative, Isabelle Ba ker Race reported th a t our Buffalo group will assist the scholarship ch airman this year, and she invited m embers to a Pa nH e! sponsored sherry party to be held at the Albright-

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Knox Art Gallery where our own Marni Marshall Groh is m embership secretary.

As p a rt of our philanthropic proj ect for this year, Pauline Wiega n D odman suggested we sponsor and host a party for th e menta lly reta rd ed children .

Carolyn Mitch ell Kreu tz, cha irma n for the supper meeting, introduced Mrs. Jos eph Mattina of the L eague of Women V oters who presented a n interesting and inform a tive discussion about the forthcoming elections and distributed pamphlets entitled "Fac ts for Voters."

Although not a m a tter of old or n ew business, the following Alpha Sigs were appla uded during the evening: Treasurer, Donna Schultz M cN eil- a set of twins ; M arion Thomas Swenson- President of th e Amherst Garden C lub- and N ancy Cra ig Lamberson for a most u p-to-date a nd attrac tive direc tory.

Doris Wyatt Sherrie closed th e 路 meeting with a delightful description of h er trip th rough the F a r E as t and her stay in Cambodia, where her husba nd G eorge, work ed with a .team of edu cators to set up a teach ertraining school.

On O ctober 25, Alpha Sigs will hear all about "Flower Arranging" , the subj ec t to follow the regular business meeting.-R ENIE BARO N

CALU MET REGION , INDIANA O u R candy sale of last year was quite successful. It boosted our treasury up about $40.00 . W e pla n to sell again. Another m oney-making proj ect we plan is a Toy Party. W e will get a certain percentage from a ll toys sold. W e hope for a big turn-out since Christmas is just around th e corner.

The Philanthropic Project of last year was grea tly appreciated by St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond .

We provided gifts for the Children's Ward during Easter.

This yea r we pla n to help a mentally reta rded school in Calumet City, Illinois. Our January program will be on this topic.

For th e November meeting we will recognize Founders' Day by going out to a local restaura nt for dinner . We are looking forward to this event.

In October our President, Barbara Shanner Conaway XX, attended a lovely dinner at the home of our National President, Mrs. W . Lawson Blackstone. All presidents in the Chicago-Land area attended, and I'm sure they had a very rewarding tim e such as Barb h ad . Barbara Shanner Conaway is also the member of the Hammond Pa nhellenic Association from our chapter .

W e are very happy to increase our membership with three fin e girls : Judy H ealy Philip XX, Sue Fergusen Yerkes XX a nd Ange V ega XX. Ange will be our new secretary and Sue will hold the office of vi ce-president.

W e shall miss Pa t Garson Williams XX who moved to Muncie, India na, in June.

All in all, we are looking forwa rd to a fruitful yea r ahead .-CATHERI NE SLA NAC W EsLEY

CENTRAL PENN SYLVANIA FoR the first activity of the year we m et on O ctober 6 at the home of Mary Wilson Aungst KK for a luncheon.

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Jean Peters Ar, our P resident, was her co-chairman. The luncheon was enjoyed by 13 members. We are happy to welcome a new member, Judith Varney rB. In September Jean Rost Schenck KK, our SecretaryTreasurer, sent a very informative letter to all of our members. It included the dates of meetings for the coming year, and d a ta on local and life membership dues, and on local and national projects.

Olive Wirth Eckenroth KK is kept quite busy these days teaching a naturalization class, which is sponsored by the Daughters of American Revolution.

W e are elated to announce that Dr. Ethel Alpenfels, a n anthropologist in the School of Education at New York University, and a m ember of Alpha Sigma Alpha, will speak at Pennsylvania State Day on April 20, 1963, a t the H ershey Hotel. Girls, keep this date open and join us in H ershey.-BETTY WILSO N RosT

CHI CAGO, ILLINOIS CHICAGO Alums met in June for a picnic luncheon at th e home of Rosemary Northam Johnson XX. We h eld our installation of officers for the coming two years. We were also happy to have as a guest, Kathy Burkwest, a Beta Rho Active.

Then on the evening of August 18, we had our annual " Steak Fry" for our husbands at the home of Mary Emerson Blackstone Ar. When we met on September 22 for our first Fall luncheon meeting, we compared vacation notes, and found that we had covered Canada and the United Sta tes from Seattle to California and from Arizona to Florida . But then we found that two of our members had traveled even further. Dorothy Masters BB had just returned from a trip to South America, and our hostess, J eanne Willett Ramsey AB, surprised us by serving a lunch eon with an Alaskan theme, using decorations and souvenirs brought back from an Alaskan tour.

At this meeting we discussed _plans for our annual Founders' Day luncheon in November to be held with the suburban Alumnae groups.-RosEMARY NoRTHAM JoH NSO N

CHICAGO-NORTH SUBURBAN SoN NIE L u BINETZ BP of Evanston was re-elected presid ent of the Chicago-North Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha. National President, Mary Blackstone, initiated Sonnie and all other 1962-63 officers.

The Chicago-North Suburban Alumnae Chapter was represented at the President's Council Meeting on September 29. Along with th e Waukegan Alumnae group, we will hostess the 1963 Illinois State D ay, and it will be co-chairmen ed by Terse Norgaard of the ChicagoNorth Suburban chapter and Freida P hillips of the Waukegan chapter. T entative pla ns have been made for th e mee ting a t th e Illinois Beach State Lodge in Zion, Illinois, on either March 23 or April 27. The theme will be "Accent on Alpha Sigma Alpha" and the m eeting will feature a speaker and panel discussion and display booths of the Alpha Sigma Alpha outstanding works.-FRAN CH UEY

CHICAGO-WEST SUBURBAN OuR September meeting was held in the home of Ros~ Marie Huber Sawosko BP, Dorothy Grove BK,

pres1dent of the West Suburban chapter, opened the first fall meeting. We are placing special emphasis on making our meetings as attractive as possible this year. Plans for the Halloween Party are in progress. Florence Hannel McCarthy BK will be the hostess for this event with the assistance of Nancy Kolar Ehlschlaeger BP ' The November meeting will be utilized for the making of Santa Claus faces for the mentally retarded children.

The Santa faces will be stuffed with "goodies" for the children at Christmas. This is to be considered as a part of our Philanthropic project.

Fran Stellmach Ducey BP and Nancy Ehlschlaeger attended a meeting of the Chicago City Panhellenic on Wednesday, October 3.

We wish to welcome Pat Tighe BP to the West Suburban Alumnae chapter.

Beta Rhos of Northern Illinois University have asked us to save Phillip Morris cigarette packages.

DAYTON, OHIO . DAYTON Alums have been busy this fall taking part m many varied activities, and planning those for the future.

One of our Ways and Means proj ects again this year was the sponsorship of a carnival on October 5, 6, and 7 at a shopping center. Alma Molitor Snider AA, assisted

by Helen Boggess Swart AA, was in charge of the arrangements. . We were happy to have two visitors, Carolyn Savage F1~ch AA and Janet Willke Niekamp AA, at our meetings

th1s fall.

Our first meeting of the season was h eld in a lovely local restaurant. Alice Ottman Sauer ~~ was our hostess.

The October meeting was held in the home of Marlene Herbert Hammond AA. Assisting her were Carolyn Finch and Mildred McNaught Blankenship BT. On our regular meeting day in November we are going to serve in a booth at a "Bullwinkle Party." On that evening several of our members plan to attend the dance.

Both the carnival and the dance will benefit the construction of a modern, efficient children's hospital for the Greater Dayton Area.

Each month we will bring items of clothing to the meetings, and at the end of the year a fashion show will be given so that the members may display their costumes accumulated from these meetings. This should be quite interesting.-FLoRENCE McCARTHY

To commemorate Founders' Day Virginia Haga Black XX had a coffee in her home. Mr. David Higham, local interior decorator, presented the program.

CINCINNATI, OHIO

In December our meeting will be held in the home of Lucille Shively Herbert TT. Assisting her will be Virginia Black and Joyce Martin AA. A representative from a local garden center will demonstrate Christmas decorating ideas.-RuTH SMITH SNOUFFER

WE participated again in the Panhellenic Party for Coeds which was held in August at the Hall of Mirrors in the Hotel Netherland Hilton. The theme this year was "The Greeks Have a Word For It." It was a tea, fashion show and panel discussion . Our Dolores Brown Vinson BN assisted with registration and also as hostess.

Our first business meeting was held in August at the home of Gail Wagner Kaufmann AA. We are getting an early start this year on our Christmas wrapping paper project. All the profits received go for our Philanthropic Project. Mary Salmi Heffner PX and Ruth Remle Lake AA, our ways and means chairmen, are in charge.

Our annual trip to the Zoo for the retarded children of the Cerebral Palsy Center was held in September.

This proved much more successful than a spring trip as the Zoo is less crowded. The children, all wheel chair cases, were conducted around the grounds and past the animal cages in a special train. It was a happy day for the children and a rewarding experience for the alumnae who accompanied them. Anne Petree Niemeyer AA capably handled all the details of this trip.

In October another very profitable fund raising project was our style show and dessert bridge party. The affair was well attended and it was ni ce to see so many husbands present who seemed to enjoy the fashion show hugely. Prizes were ra:ffled off by Mary Salmi Heffner PX and Peggy Whitley Hawley PP, co-chairmen of the affair. Peggy was also responsible for the lovely table prizes which were both decorative and usefuL- DoRoTHY CLASON

DENVER, COLORADO FALL activities started with a pot-luck dinner at the home of Grace Dalby Davies BB. Twenty new members have joined the group this fall. Our president, Dawn Babcock Nicholson BB, reviewed the past year's activities.

State Day was observed in April at Gunnison, Colorado, with the Colorado State College and Western State College chapters participating. Initiation of Seniors into the Alumnae chapter was held at Greeley on May 3. An enjoyable bridge dessert benefit May party at the Butternut Inn netted $75.00 profit, and this money was given to the Sewall House for Crippled Children and Adults.

A late summer picnic was held with the Greeley Alums with a "White Elephant Sale" highlighting th e evening.

October 8 is our $$$ Rummage Sale Day. We are looking forward to a book review by Julia Mathews Stimson HH . Our hostess that evening of October 8 will be Faydene Carroll H anna BA. A Christmas Arts and Crafts workshop will be held November 27 with Esther Kauffman Gatseos BB as hostess. Until our next newsletter we wish you all a M erry Christmas.- LILLIA N ARCIERI BuRGER

DETROIT, MICHIGAN- DELTA PHI THE highlight of our summer get-togethers .to cemplete the number of medical pads promised to the Detroit

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hospitals was our late August work-and-fun day spent at the year-round home of Sybil Andrews Landry 6<1> on Lower Straits Lake.

We were still working on our commitment when we opened our fall schedule at the home of Mary Christiansen Mowry ITII with Bernice Leonard Street KK assisting.

Our vice-president, Marion Roberts Sanborne AA, discussed with us various entertainment features with which she hopes to spark our monthly meetings, and our newly elected representative to Detroit Panhellenic Association, Juva Bissett Beeman 6<1>, gave us a resume of the organization's opening meeting held at the Women 's City Club of Detroit.

Two absentee globe-trotters, Sara Jane Dodge Bumgardner ~<1>, on a world tour with her husband, Harvey, and Kathryn Stephenson Buchinger AB, doing Europe with her husband, Bill, are slated to share their experiences through the eyes of the camera or by informal luncheon-table talks as a part of our educational program.

Checking on our service-minded gals, I found that Reba Carey Fries 66 and our President, Louise McArthur A<l>, will be active another year in the College Women's Volunteer Service, exercising their creative talents in the making of Christmas toys for hospitalized children.

I am also proud to announce that Marion Landy Parker ~<I> has joined the Women's Hospital Auxiliary of Florence Crittenton an d will be in charge of the Hospital's Gift Shop.

As a lighter side to a leisure-time activity comes the report from Isabel Sparling Butterfield 6<1> that she has enrolled in a gourmet-cooking course. We are hoping to sample some exotic dishes when she hosts us in January.-ESTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-SIGMA RHO CHI OuR monthly meeting was held on September 19 at the lo:-rely home of Alice Bishop PX in Lavonia, Michigan, wrth co-hostess Ruth Mawson Hudie PX. It was the first ~ime most of us had been together since our family picnic m June. The latter event was held at Grosse Point Farms Pa~k. Everyone had a wonderful time, especially the chrldren who were fascinated by the ships on the Detroit River.

Everyone in the Detroit-Sigma Rho Chi chapter had a very interesting as well as a busy summer. Here are a few capsule comments about some of our members: . Alice Bishop PX was a busy one. She was camp dHector at the Bay City YWCA. For two weeks she was chief cook, cooking for 96 campers and 30 'staff mem?ers. She looked quite healthy at our September meetmg! Now she has returned to Cody High School where she is a counselor for 400 teen agers.

Margaret Berrin;an Dunn PX has returned to teaching the second and thud graders at Yost school in Detroit.

This is quite a change for Margaret as she had taught Latin to ninth graders for the past three years.

Betty Sowell PX is still busy with the alumnae at Wayne State University. She is President of the Women of Wayne State. This summer Betty wrote a research paper for her 30-hou r Education Specialist Certificate in Elementary Administration and Supervision.

Carmerita Talent BM attended Murray State in Murray, Kentucky, working toward her master's degree in Guidance.

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Mary Ellen Snider Busch PX will be hostess at our October meeting which will be a toy party with proceedt going to our Philanthropic Project. We hope to have all our Christmas shopping done after this meeting. t962-6 3 promises to be another grand year for the Sigma Rho Chi chapter in Detroit.-JANICE HINRICHS HAYDEL

ELKHART, INDIANA SINCE the last letter to you from Elkhart we have been very busy. In February we had a Valentine Sweetheart dinner at a local restaurant. Later we attended a dance.

On April 7 President Dolores Janeczek Watson BK, Sally Weyler Constantinou XX, Jan Schurr Hassel XX and Goldie Johnson Bennett B'Y' attended State Day at Anderson, where Dolores was elected State Vice Chairman.

Our May meeting was a fun night-a family potluck supper was enjoyed at McNaughton Park.

On June 26 the Ball State actives from Elkhart, Kay Newman, Luanne Schooley, Patsy Hartman and Sharon Lanker, were entertained at a card party in the home of Mary Etta Arnold Cripe XX. During a short business meeting plans were discussed, and members decided to participate in the Annual Tom Thumb Fair on August 11 and 12. Proceeds will go to the Retarded Children's School in Elkhart.

We are sorry to lose Jan Schurr Hassel from our Alumnae group. Jan has returned to Ball State to work toward h er Master's Degree.

We are looking forward to hearing from all of you in the next issue of THE PHOE NIX.-MARY ETTA ARNOLD CRIPE

EMPORIA, KANSA'S THE first fall meeting of the Emporia Alumnae was held on Monday, September t7, at the Epsilon Epsilon chapter house with Carrie Williams Patterson EE and Adah Wade EE as hostesses. Twenty-three members were prese~t, four of whom were recent graduates. A representative from the Epsilon Epsilon chapter was present to report on rushing success and yearly plans.

The business meeting centered around planning for our future home, the new Epsilon Epsilon chapter house.

Many money-making projects were discussed but no specific plans were decided on for the pres~nt. Our thanks go to other Alumnae chapters who gave ideas for money-making projects in the Fall issue of THE PHOENIX. Two car-loads of college and alumnae members will visit other colle.ge campuses in Kansas to inspect new sorority houses. Prctures of these houses will be taken for the stay-at-home members to view.

The Epsilon Epsilon chapter will entertain the Alumnae during Homecoming on November tO, with a chili supper at the chapter house following the football game.

Kan~as State ~eachers College is celebrating its tOOth ~n.mversary thrs year, so the house decorations, both msrde and outside, will center around the tOOth Birthday theme.

The Alpha Sigma Alpha Founders' D ay will be celebrated as near to November 15 as possible, when the Alumnae will give a "salad supper" for the college girls at the chapter house. In addition to the Founders' Day program, a scholarship award will be presented to the Senior who made the highest grad e average in the chapter路 during her junior year, and who was active in college activities.

A committee was appointed to check and correct our membership files to make sure there are two cards for married girls, containing the maiden name on one and the married name on the other.

Bridge and refreshments filled the remainder of the evening.-EDNA McCuLLOUGH

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN AFTER an inactive summer, the Grand Valley Alums met on September 1 7 to make plans for our second full year as an Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter. The meeting was held at the home of Jeanne Eyman Black B8.

On October 8 our second meeting was held at the home of Mary Lee Baker Pischner B8. We were all very pleased to have three new alumnae present at this meeting. Our group is small but growing, and we hope to increase our membership even more this year. We a ll brought colored pictures cut from old magazines to this meeting, and we started making the picture books for the children at the Lincoln School for the retarded. This is one of our local philanthropic projects for this year.SALLY BLACKNEY CALHOUN

INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA A LATE, unexpected change in the presidency did not deter the Indiana Alumnae chapter from starting the new club year with an early fall meeting and a full, well-planned program for the year.

When Richard Strawcutter, a member of the Science Department faculty at Indiana State College, accepted a Science Foundation Grant for an academic year at Ohio State University, we lost our President, Jean Johnson Strawcutter. They live at 3461 Kimberly Avenue, Columbus 24, Ohio.

Marcella Weyer Mankamyer, acting President, entertained a planning committee in the pleasant atmosphere of the family room in her home. From the conversation over tea and cookies emerged the plans for the year's activities. Attending were the alumnae members ; Bonnie Burnett, vice president of the Alpha Gamma chapter ; and Miss Joy Mahachek, our faithful liaison representative between the college girls and the alumnae.

Both Homecoming and Founders' Day will be observed at the college by the two chapters. Later in the year a project will be undertaken in the interest of the mentally retarded. Last year a Holgate United States map and an educational game were presented to the Horace Mann School for the Special Education classes there. The gifts were chosen by the teachers. Other plans for the year include a Christmas dinner, a spring business meeting, and a party to honor the Alpha Gamma Seniors.

Right now the alumnae are busy baking cookies for Alpha Gamma chapter's "Cookie Sale" to help finance the Homecoming float.-ANNA SHAFFER MAURER

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA GREELEY, COLORADO THE GREELEY Alums have once again begun a busy year. During the summer our annual picnic was held at the home of Dorothy Widlund. Attending our picnic and participating in our annual "White Elephant Sale" were several Beta Betas who were attending summer school at Colorado State College.

As fall cam~, our Beta Beta actives returned to campus for another busy year. We entertained them at a buffet dinner held in the Blue Flame Room of the Greeley Gas Company. During the dinner, attended by 25 college members and 11 alumnae, Mrs. Ross Kay, Alumnae chapter president, presented Mrs. Ruth Van Tine, recipient of the Wilma Wilson Sharp, with an engraved silver tray. Also introduced were Mrs. Joyous Chase, housemother at the Beta Beta chapter house; Mrs. William Boles, cook at the chapter house; and Miss Linda Phillips, President of the Beta Beta chapter. Miss Phillips told of the sorority activities for the Fall Quarter. The pledges sang an original song, after which the entire membership joined in singing several sorority songs.

TWENTY-SEVEN members and guests gathered at the home of Helen Selvage Noblitt XX for a September luncheon in honor of past presidents and prospective members. Helen was assisted by Catherine Allen Castor BT, Dorothy Thompson Williams XX, and Ruth Graddy Strickland BT. We were happy to honor 13 past presidents, including the former Jean Baldwin McCammon, now Mrs. Philip G. King, who has returned to Indianapolis after several years' absence; and five new girls: Judy Bastian BT ; Evelyn Johnson Boos PX; Barbara Glad Edmiston nrr ; Beverly Gilchrist Doster XX ; and Janell Morris BA, who is the niece of Florence Morris Lull XX .

Each past president gave us the date of her term of office and regaled us with th e highlights (especially th e comic ones) of her regime.

Our immediate past president, Paula Sierp McKay BT, attended the 100th convention of the National Education Association in Denver, Colorado, as a delegate from the Indianapolis Grade Teachers Association.

On October 6 we were special guests of the Beta Beta chapter at a tea held in our honor following the annual Homecoming Football game at Colorado State College.

In October, we were entertained in the new home of Barbara Kirkham Day BT, assisted by Paula Sierp McKay BT. Our meeting was opened with a prayer for peace, led

by Kathy Kah Sandberg AA. Helen Selvage Noblitt XX led us in singing "God Bless America" and "Hymn to Alpha Sigma Alpha."

Our next meeting will be our Christmas party on December 17 at the home of Bobby McKinley.-ANN 0GAN

Highlight of the evening was a "silent" auction. Each member had brought an article to sell. The bids were written on slips of paper and slipped under the item.

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Thus no one knew what others had bid on that item.

Our ~reasury was enriched by over $17 as a result.

Several of our members plan to attend the Dean's Luncheon sponsored by Indianapolis Panhellenic on Friday, November 2. The speaker will be Dr. Eugene Schwilk, principal of North Central High School.

In November, we will meet for a Founders' Day Program at the home of Letha Heckman Gaskins XX.R UTH GRADDY STRICKLAND

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI IN our first business meeting this year we discussed the profitable results of a clock-radio ra:ffie that we conducted as a summer fund-raising campaign. We also welcomed a new member, Jan Stacy Btl. to our group.

Our representative to City Panhellenic, Mrs. Marge Pugh Btl., has been elected corresponding secretary of that group.

On October 13 Mr. Chalmers Lane, executive secretary of the Mississippi Association for Retarded Child ren , will acquaint us with the work of his organization . We have donated our time to this agency as this year's philanthropic project.

The Hattiesburg (Mississippi) Alumnae Cha pter was invited to join us for the meeting and a Dutch luncheon afterwards.-SusAN N. McDoNALD

Davis Ill!.. We are planning to invite all Alpha Sigs we can find in the vicinity, and hope to have all of our own members present.-ELEANOR LLOYD DAVIS

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK WE Alpha Sigs on "the island" are busy indeed these days. We are again adopting a family for Christmas.

We present our "family" with food, necessities, the Christmas tree, toys and all the things to delight them at this joyous holiday. Our co-chairmen of this program are Kay McSweeney Cross B<l> and Jola Williamson Tilley B!1. At our last meeting at the home of Mary Chase Abrams IIII we completed the plans for our card party.

The party will be held in the home of Kathleen McCann O'Shea r Clio and the proceeds will enable us to buy shoes and toys for our "family."

We are pleased to welcome three new sisters to our group. They are Viola May Sullivan Lukehart Ar, Carol Canale Kelly BT and Sandra Covert Friend Bn.KAREN ENTERLINE KERR

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Los ANGELES Alumnae and their husbands recently enjoyed an outdoor barbecue at the lovely home of Ted and Martha Corrigan Scott ZZ. Hostesses were Lois Downey Backhaus ZZ and Juanita Hemperley Styer After a delicious meal everyone came inside where tables were set up for an evening of bridge.

Our Founders' Day Luncheon this year will be held at the Pasadena Huntington-Sheraton Hotel where the San Bernardino Alumnae will join us for the afternoon.

Hostesses for the luncheon will be Julie Bessire Hammond and Betty Begun Br. The San Bernardino Chapter will be in charge of decorations.-FRANCES THOLEN PRIEST

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LI'CKING-MUSKINGUM, OHIO AFTER a busy summer we are back on schedule again .

We usually plan our meetings for the year at an August meeting, but with Mary Agnes Cole Barbour Ill!. on a "Round-the-World Tour," Louise Stewart TT in California, and the rest of us scattered around the country, we could 路 not get together. Also, our favorite summer meeting place, the Headly Inn, between Zanesville and Newark, did not open at all this year.

Our first meeting was a dessert on Saturday, September 15, at the home of our President, Margaret Laycock House AA. Because of a mix-up on dates, only Newark members were there, but we did get caught up on current business and tentatively planned our meetings for the year.

We were all proud to learn that Ethel Straw Guthrie AA of Marietta is running for the office of Presidentelect of the Ohio Education Association. We are all . campaigning for her and hope that she will be successful.

After her fine work on the TEPS Committee of OEA for many years, we know that she is well qualified for the office.

Our Alumnae members have two daughters and a niece attending Ohio State University this year. Isn't it too bad that we don't have an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter there? Helen Brown Smith's daughter, Judy ; Margaret Laycock House's daughter, Ann; and Hilda Allen Baker's niece, Carol Allen, have returned to the campus, and are busy with many varied activities, proving that they would all be good Alpha Sig material.

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN-ALPHA THE ALPHA chapter of the Milwaukee Alumnae Association is busy in Fall activities under the new President Florence Devlin Ludwig rE. However, work isn't just beginning for us. In July, we had a day of Alpha Sig work and play at the summer home of Myrtle Swette O'Reilly rE. At the time plans were made for our coming year's activities which commenced the work of a number of committees . Oh, yes, we also talked, and laughed and ate!

Current activities at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus are making us "old timers" feel like actives once again. Gamma Epsilon chapter is thoroughly engaged in formal rush, and as we attend the rush functions many memories are brought to mind. We can almost see ourselves as actives-busy planning rush, full of spirit and so anxious to get another good pledge class! This is a good lesson for any alumnae.

Carol Drennan Cleland B'lr gave a talk to the chapter at our September meeting. The talk concerned Alpha

Sig traditions, aims and spirit. We were extremely pleased with the large attendance at the meeting, and the eagerness to do a better job, which everyone displayed.

In October, we are going to learn how "to be more beautiful" when a cosmetic demonstration will be given at our meeting in the home of Hazel Gachenauer Barkow rE. We have many other items on our agenda which I'll tell you about in the next issue, because at this point the Alpha chapter wishes to say, Welcome and Good Luck to our new sister chapter, Beta, of the Milwaukee Alumnae Association.-CAROL DRENNAN CLELAND

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY THE .Northern New Jersey Alumnae opened the new year With a luncheon meeting at the horne of J ean Murphy Kenn edy B:E:. A large number of Alpha Sigs tu~ned out to hear a Beauty Counselor give pointers on skm. care and make-up application. We had grea t fun h elpmg select colors for our two demonstration models Doris May Gilmore NN and Lois Flint Becker B:E:. Whe~ the Beauty Counselor had completed her task, we all agreed that the models looked terrific.

P:ior to o_ur program, Ruth Worm Duty BA, our new President, discussed plans for our philanthropic project for the Nancy Luzon SchooL-DoRIS KRAUS ER BuHL

MUNCIE, INDIANA OuR first meeting of the year was September 11 , held at the horne of Mrs. Paul Williams. At that time we installed the officers for 1962-63. ' During the meeting, Mrs. Rich ard Phillips gave a report of the program for the coming year. Starting with our October meeting, which will be at the horn e of Mrs. Everett Thresher, we plan to start making things which we hope to sell and give the proceeds of 路to the retarded children.

In November, we share Founders' Day with the girls at Ball State in the suite. This is a nice fellowship and we enjoy meeting all the girls.-MRs. LEwis WHITE

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ON March 24 a luncheon meeting was held at the Hot Shoppe Cafeteria. After a fashion show and a program featuring an interesting book review, the officers for the corning year were elected. At the conclusion of the meeting, the outgoing officers were congratulated for their successful leadership during the past year.

A lovely spring dinner dance for members and guests was held at the Little Creek Officers' Club on May 19.

A special honor was received by one of our alumnae in May. Frances Crigger BI was awarded a Fulbright Teacher Grant. She will spend ten months at St. Mary's Mission School in Maramba, Northern Rhod esia. The purpose of the program is to further goals of American foreign policy by teaching teen-age native girls such things as volleyball, archery and maybe even the cha-cha.

Franny has been teaching physical edu cation at Granby High School for the past three years.

Our alumnae participated in the annual tea sponsored by the Norfolk Panhellenic Association on September 5 at the Garden Education Center. Barbara Styron Tucker BE, who is serving as recording secretary of the Panhellenic Association , reported that 400 guests attended the event. Nineteen of the 28 National Panhellenic Conference soronties were represented by displ ays planned to show the purposes and values of the sororities.

On September 18 a board meeting was held at the new horne of our Presid ent, Gail Dixon Dickson A, to discuss plans for the corning year. Special emphasis will be placed on the philanthropic projects dealing with education of mentally retarded children.-VIROINIA PRUNER JoH NSTON

NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIGHLIGHT of our September "get re-acquainted" meeting was the welcoming of new members Martha Duke Britt BE and Sue Ball A. The meeting, a covered dish smorgasbord, was held at the horne of Michelle Nothacker McKinney BT. After dinner President Barbara Tucker Wheatley BE showed samples of Christmas cards, napkins, place mats and other Christmas decorations and accessories, and we decided to sell them to make money for materials to be used in mak ing and stuffing Christmas stockings for the children of Holly Hall Horne for Mentally R etarded Children, our philanthropic project.

In October an evening of cards was enjoyed at the home of Lynda L ewis McConnell PP, and alumnae Betty Hammack Tubaugh BE, J ean Maupin Mates A Addie Richardson A and Charlotte Smith BE wer~ welcomed to the group.

Two of our members, Naomi Workman Ellison BIT and Barbara Tucker Wheatley BE, attended a tea for th e new president of the Northern Virginia Panhellenic Association.-LYNDA LEwrs McCoNNELL

OMAHA, NEBRASKA SEPTEMBER signaled the start of a busy year for members of the Omaha Alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Rushing activ ities at Creighton University found many a lumnae m embers filling in as chaperones and supporting the actives at their rush party and tea in early September. Nineteen pledges were accepted by the Gamma Alpha Chapter this year, which showed both the alums and the actives that the work involved was well worth it.

Several items of interest will highlight this year's activities for the alumnae chapter. Dr. Galaska, whose husband is also a d entist, doubled as guest speaker at the September meeting and acquainted members with problems involved in taking chi ldren to the dentist, especially for the first time. She offered many pointers to make the trips easier on the parents, as well as the youngsters.

A tour of th e Douglas County Youth Bureau, visits by some of the members to the Omaha Opportunity Center, a center for the mentally handicapped and a book review make up most of the programs scheduled for the

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chapter through J anua ry. Luncheon meetings will be held in conjunction with some of the events.

of a busy person, we at once drafted "Clancy" to be our President.

The a lumnae chapter is also looking forward to a n increase in membership this year. Several graduates wh o have returned to th e Omaha area have indicated a desire to become active chapter p articipants and are now being contacted by the officers.- YvoNNE H EEN AN

In June, at the attractive horne of Esther Palumbo Innes r C lio, Esther and Sally Shipton Meisenzahl r Clio were hostesses a t a wonderful " Smorgasbord" picnic. Our officers were informally installed at this m ee ting, and talk naturally ran to planning a most important year for Alpha Sigma Alpha, for our own Mary M entesno Stevenson IIII has brought great honor to all Alpha Sigs by accepting this year's Presidency of the Rochester Panhellenic Association. She will be ably assisted by First Vice President, Marguerite Talbot K eating BZ, and Second Vice President, Mary Burns Sculley KK. Of course all the rest of us, even those of us who are not always able to attend meetings, will rally a round to help support these girls in any way we ca n, so tha t the entire Panhellenic Association will recognize th eir excellent backg round for exceptional leadershi p.

The first Panhellenic gathering of the season will be a luncheon h eld at "The Chatterbox Club" on Saturday, November 3.

PHILADELPHIA, PE'NNSYLV ANIADELA WARE VALLEY A FALL luncheon on September 15 a t th e Wild Goose Inn, Wawa, Pennsylvania, opened the 1962-63 season for the Alpha Sigm a Alpha D elaware Valley Alumnae. A very informative and interesting talk entitled " Current Affairs of Alpha Sigma Alpha" was given by N a tional Secretary H elen Corey KK. The program committee decided to hold the mee tings in the homes of members and to have the hostess or a m ember talk about her hobby. In O ctober th e Alpha Sigs will mee t with Gladys Clement Starner AA, with Carol Brinkman Scharff AA as co-hostess. The talk will be on " My Antiques. " Doris Rowan Falin NN will entertain at her horne on Founders' D ay, November 15, in Havertown, Pennsylvania, with Mary Bowman Cleland NN as co-hostess.

The subj ect of th e program will be " You and the Food and Drug Administration." It will be given by Anne Ristine Thomas NN.-GLADYS CLEMENT SLAMER

PITTSBURG, KANSAS THE PITTSB URG Alumnae held an ice cream social at College Lake in July to earn money for the Eta Eta house fund. We are now planning a joint meeting with the Eta Eta chapter to celebrate Founders' Day in November. We' re planning to present the chapter with stainless steel silverware to serve the 32 girls who eat a t the house.- MARJORY ANN SHARP

In addition to our pride in having an Alpha Sig presiding over Panhellenic, we were all proud of our Grace Schreiner Roe IIII, who received her Master's Degree in Library Science from Geneseo in June.

We all miss Margaret Dopp Rosch e IIII, but are always glad to hear about life in Cortland, New York, where Bill is heading an Insura nce Agency, and they and their four children are happily situated. Of course we secretly wish Marg and our other "far away" sisters would return to the fold like Marguerite and "Clancy" did this past year, so we could put them back to work. We can dream, can' t we ?

Our first m eeting will be held at Widgers' Woods with Betty Breese and Jane Widger as hostesses. If the wind keeps blowing as it now is, the girls will have to work for their dessert by raking leaves! Seriously our time will be well taken in helping our Panhel 1e~ders with their plans for the corning year!-JANE TERRY WIDGER

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ROCHESTER, NEW YORK . S u~E LY we in Rochester should all be "as happy as kmgs for our Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae world is fill ed with so many wonderful things. Our group h as gone through some trying times, situations th a t are common to all groups whose m embers have diversified occupations, problems and interests, but somehow we h a~e man aged to stick together because we all really e.nJoy, respect a nd truly love our Alpha Sigma Alpha s1sters.

How ha ppy it m ade us all to welcome back from years in the southlands, Marg ueri te Talbot K eatmg BZ, .who with her husband, daughter and son a re once agam Rochesterians. To add to our pleasure ?ur "Army wife," Betty Clancy Breese r Clio, fl ew back m to our midst after almost a d ecade' s absen ce during which time she not only managed to see th e world but " f oun d t h e time to h ave five babies! Knowing that ' if you need to have a good job done you enlist the services sever~!

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RocK.FORD Alums . began the new year, our third, by cornpletmg our ass1gnrnent for Rockford Panhellenic.

Eac? year a party is held to introduce high school Semor~ to the world of Greek sororities if they will be attendmg a college at which they are found. All Rockford Panhellenic sorority alumnae chapters share the planning and execution of the event on a job rotation basis. Our assignment this year has been to compile and duplica~e .information on the girls attending, a nd to do the statlS~lcal follow-up after the girls had pledged in th e Fa ll: Th1s year' s theme, " Alice in Sororityland," was well r ece1ve?, and we also had much fun helping in the en tertamrn en t. . Our September m eeting at the home of Judi Peterson BJur BP was h eld to install new officers. We also used that time to pla n our program for the year and to welcome Carol Politsch Heiman BP as a new member of our chapter.

For fund raising to assist our local philanthropy for the mentally retarded, the Rockford School of Hope we've had a seri es of individual coffee parties in our h~mes at

which we've taken orders for cards, wrapping papers, gifts and Christmas novelties. This is our first experience with this type of projec.t, and from all indications it is going to be highly successful. A local store supplies the items on a consignment basis and allows us a very generous commission.

Looking ahead, we will all be participating in the annual Rockford Panhellenic Scholarship Bridge held in our homes November 29. Our now traditional Christmas potluck will be held at the home of Mary Heimerdinger Osborne BP, with husbands in attendance.-BARBARA A. MANZKE

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI VERNEAL MEYER NEWHOUSE B~ has been elected President to replace Jean Doris Findlay Fleish ZZ who moved to Arvada, Colorado.

The Fall season opened with a luncheon on Saturday, September 29, at the Congress Hotel. Plans were made for the three Panhellenic card parties sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha. The firH was scheduled for Saturday, November 3, by the North county group.

Mary Ann Vogel Fitchett ZZ will be hostess for the Halloween party on Tuesday night, October 30.

The annual Christmas auction sale will be held on Saturday, December 1, for the benefit of the St. Louis Association for the Retarded Children.-FRANCES POINTER CREWS

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA THE SAN BERNARDINO Alumnae chapter held their first meeting of the year on September 27 at the home of President Gladys Ludlam Anderson ZZ. We were most pleased that the Los Angeles Alumnae chapter asked us to take charge of table decorations and name tags for the Founders' Day Luncheon to be held at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, November 17. We always look forward to our yearly get-together with the Los Angeles chapter.

We are delighted to welcome Sharon K . Chapman HH, National State Day Chairman, to our area; and we are looking forward to having her as a member of our group. Sharon has accepted a new position teaching science in San Bernardino.

Betty Kremith Wayne ZZ gave an interesting talk about her activities with the American Field Service group in Upland ." This is a group that sponsors exchange students which is the big community activity among many civic groups.

After our meeting concluded , our hostess served us delicious ice cream puffs and coffee. -MARY Lunu SIMON

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO Alumnae are looking forward to October 14 when we will have an opportunity to hear Mr. Karl Prussian, a counterspy for the FBI and a former member of the Communist party, give a first-hand account of the Conununist threat in America. Husbands and friends

are also invited to this discussion which is so vital to our future existence. It will be held in the home of our President, Barbara Tripp Friend A. A newly opened restaurant, Vacation Village, has been selected for our Founders' Day luncheon on Saturday, November 10, and the Christmas party we look forward to so much will be held in the home of T ee Aaron Low BE. We hope to be seeing the following Alpha Sigs, who are new to our area . throughout the year: Yvonne Agerton Glendenning BM, Marabeth Cheatum Marker EE , Mary Jean Gladfelter Hogg EE, Pamela Gelvin Miller B'lr, Margaret Campsey Tipton ZZ and Margaret Standish Woodhouse nn.

Many of us attended the San Diego City Panhellenic this month when we co-hostessed the luncheon with Chi Omega. Serena Engelhart Lannue ZZ gave the Alpha Sigma Alpha Grace for our blessing.- BONN IE BROWN BROUGH

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AFTER a busy summer the South Bend alums gathered for the first meeting of the year in the home of Sue Woods Snyder XX . During discussion of the program for the coming year we wholeheartedly decided -to have a Christmas and Easter bake sale to add to our convention and philanthropic funds. Our last year' s Easter bake sale held at our city market was the most successful money making project we have found , considering the amount of work involved .

One change in our officers was made. Ba rbara M echling Beehler XX will be inactive this year so Joan Steenbergh Garrett XX and Carolyn Fyfe Welch XX will work as Editor and Scrapbook Chairman, respectively. After the business meeting we had lots of laughs playing "White Elephant Bingo" with Jan Hays Schrader XX calling th e numbers.

Our second meeting of th e year was h eld a t th e hom e of Florence Taylor AB , where we played "Password" after th e meeting was adjourn ed.

Several of us are planning to attend Ball Sta te Homecoming, October 13, where we will have an opportunity to greet old fri ends and meet th e actives of Chi Chi chapter.-JOAN STEENBERGH GARRETT

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AFTER an enjoyable vaca tion the Southern New Jersey Alumnae chapter m embers started off th e new season with a very successful meetin g a t th e home of Wanda Curry Fitzpatrick KK. In our meeting we continued work on th e "do-it-yourself" booklets we have bee n making for th e retard ed children' s class a t th e ZaneNorth School in Collingswood, N ew J ersey.

During th e summer two of our members presented their families with new additions: M a rgaret M cCool Denham NN had a little boy, and Dorothy Jones H a rris NN had a little girl.

We wish to welcome two new sisters to our chapter this year: Dorothy Wild White BZ and Betty Marie Corkery Saxton IIII.- ELEANOR CoMER DILKS

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actives and alumnae will gai n from this correspondence.

We were sorry to lose Mildred George Bettis Br this year, but know that our Joss is Oklahoma City's gain.MRs. jrM LABoRDE

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI THE SPRINGFIELD chapter of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae held Consecration Services in September. Preceding the service, the speaker for the evening, Dr. Ned White, representing the Cancer Control Committee of Greene County, conducted a question and answer session. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Jim Johnston and Mrs. Paul Hickman.

Our annual Quarter Supper was held in October and was enjoyed by all present. Hostesses were Mrs. Ray McDanial, Mrs. Jack Ball and Mrs. Denton Richey.

The alums and actives always look forward to and enjoy their Homecoming and Founders' Day luncheon in November. This year the luncheon was held at the Kenwood Arms Hotel prior to the Homecoming Parade, and was followed by the Founders' Day program. The luncheon was well attended by both alumnae and actives. We always welcome the alumnae visiting from other cities.

Hostesses were Mrs. Paul Silkwood and Mrs. Ron McCormick.

Our money-making project for November was a bazaar, which, I might add, was very beneficial. Bridge and dessert followed the bazaar. Hostesses were Mrs. Ron Miller, Mrs. Harry Lamper, and Miss Rosie Fellin.MRs. HARRY MARLER, JR.

WI CHIT A, KANSAS THE WICHITA Alumnae met in September at the home of Evelyn Jones Lipperd HH for our first meeting of the year. Judy Holloway Blackim EE served as co-hostess.

We were indeed happy for the beautiful weather, which of course was ordered for the evening, since our wiener roast was held on Evelyn's lovely patio. Following the wiener roast, we retired to the living room for our business meeting. There the fun continued. We all enjoyed an hour of Monte Carlo and our winnings (?) were used to purchase white elephants which were auctioned to the highest bidder. Monies derived from this venture will be used to further our activities for the year. In all, it was a gay evening as well as a prosperous one.

Among the 16 members present that evening were Barbara Beckmeyer Doan EE whom we welcomed as a new member, and Elizabeth Manci Robinson HH and Helen White rr who haven't been able to meet with us in some time.

Also in September, Catherine Green Colberg EE and Sis Caraway Brewer '1''1' represented us at the annual Wichita Panhellenic Tea. They reported it to be an inspiring event and one which lent itself to "meeting the Greeks" of the Wichita City Panhellenic.

In October we're planning an interesting program on gift wrapping at the home of Judy D emasters Winter, and in November we are celebrating Founders' Day at the home of Erma Palango Coffey EE. Our vice-president, Judy Blackim, and our secretary, Judy Winter, are planning an outstanding program for Founders' Day. It is hoped that we will have our largest attendance of the year at this meeting.

Donna Brown Manda EE and her family have moved from Wichita to Newton, Kansas. Since Newton is only a short distance from Wichita, we hope that Donna will be able to return to visit us often-Donna has served in many capacities and we shall miss her.-Srs CARAWAY BREWER

TULSA, OKLAHOMA THE TuLSA alumnae held their first meeting of the '62-6 3 season on September 8. In November the Muskogee Alumnae chapter will be our guests for our Founders' Day Tea. The Christmas Party plans include members bringing clothing to be donated to Bacone College students for sale in their thrift shop. Also contributions will be made to our local philanthropic project, Sunnyside School for the Mentally Retarded.

Nadine Hirni Park EE is an officer in the Tulsa Panhellenic organization for this year. We're proud of Nadine and think this is quite an honor for our group.

We now have monthly contact with the Beta Gamma actives at Northeastern State College. We feel that both

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