Asa phoenix vol 50 no 1 fall 1964

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ALUMNAE EDITOR

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LONNA HENDREN

BONNIE KOENEMANN

COLLEGE EDITOR BARBARA MADDEX

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is published in the fall , winter, spring and summer of each year at Eden Pub lishing House, 1724 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 63103, olftci al publishers for the sorority. The sub cri ption price is $1.50 a year.

Send ~hange of address and business corresponde11ce to Alpha Sigma Alpha Central Office, 314-C Enst Pershing, Springfield , Mo. Address all correspondence of an editorial nature to the ed itor, Mrs. Stewart Koenematm. 1230 Hoyt, St. Louis, Mo. 63137.

Second-class postage paid at St. Louis, Missouri .

Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Alpha Sigma Alph a, 314-C East Pershing, Springfield, Missouri.

CONVENTION CAROLINA STYLE The 1964 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention was held July 6-10 at Grove Park Inn, Asheville, orth Carolina. lph a Sigs from all over the country converged on Asheville and made their winding way up the mountain side to the inn where they were to spend a most enjoyable time with their sister from all over the country.

REGISTRAT ION 1\!Ir . H arry P. Nelson, Tational Treasurer, and Mr . George J. Malone, Jr. , rational Memberhip Director, were in charge of registrations.

Frequently checking in at th e registration desk u adv iser, who wa Mr. George Baker, Tu organized a recep tion committee a nd met many of the delegates a t the airport. \ hile orne delegates were till arriving, the orLh Carolin a lumnae, lpha, and Beta Iota chapter were ho tes es to a delightful lunch eon erved on the terrace looking down over the hev ill e. pin e overed mounta in urrounding

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Mrs. \ 'V. Lawson Blackstone, ::\'at ion al Pre ident, presided and calle 1 the 1964 ational Triennial Convention to order. France Heath, lph a chapter delegate, led the convention body in the salute to the fl ag. Mr . Joe H. Brewer Nat ional Ritu al Chairman, gave the opening devotion.

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Relaxing after a cool dip in the pool are Karen Wagner, louanne McKelvey, Sharon Davis, Mary Kay Coll ier, Ann Fin nicum , and Sandra Locke.

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Mary Turne r G allagher XX and Elizabeth N. Johnsto n AA, pro ud SO.year members , are recognized by Helen L. Corey, center.

ROLL CALL Helen L. Corey, National ecretary, wa m charge of roll call with Mr . George J . 'Lalone, Jr., National Membership Director, introducing each college delegate and fr . lex 0 . 1ath ieon, Tational Alumnae Director, introducing ea h delegate apeach alumnae delegate. proached the platform to give her report i\Ir .

Robert J. \ 1\Tol£, National Art Chairman, placed a marker on the large map of the nited tate .

M i s all ewton, acco mpani t, rendered the background music whi ch indi ated without a doubt from whi ch tate or area that parti ular THE PHOENIX

delegate came. After a brief song session led by Mrs. Arthur L. HeUrich, National Music Chairman, the meeting was adjourned.

In keeping with the times of our nation the decorations at dinner in the Plantation Room were red, white, and blue. Each table had cute little elephants and donkeys to remind us of other conventions being held this year.

Miss Helen L. Corey was chairman of the dinner. To capture the spirit of the southland Mrs. HeUrich led the group in singing such tunes as "Carolina in the Morning," "Are You from Dixie?", and "Swanee."

The first business session was held on Monday evening with Mrs. Blackstone presiding. Mrs. Joe H. Brewer presented the Consecration Service. This was the first of several model services presented.

Mrs. George J. Malone gave the report of the credentials committee, and Miss Helen L. Corey presented the Convention program.

A reception was held in the Green Room so that the delegates might have a chance to meet their National Council personally. Mrs. William B. Niemeyer, National Scholarship Chairman, and Mrs. George Baker, u u adviser, were cochai rmen for this event and served punch and cookies to guests assembled.

Tuesday morning brought workshops for college and alumnae groups where they were given the chance to talk informally and to sh are their ideas with each other.

ROSE GARDEN MEMORIAL Following workshops a very impress ive memorial service was held in the rose garden on the

Delicious barbecue luncheon served on the terrace by the pool.

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NPC Luncheon-Miss Lillie Greer, chairman; Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, President; Mrs. Ellen Hofstead, guest speaker; Mrs. A. Howard Hall, NPC Delegate.

terrace in front of Grove Park Inn. Mrs. Robert C. Grady, Past National President, presided; and Mrs. George J. Malone, Jr. , read the names of those in whose honor the service was given.

NPC LUNCHEON "Alpha Sigma Alpha's place in the PC Conference" was the topic of Mrs. Ellen Hofstead's address at the NPC luncheon on Tuesday. She stressed the role that fraternities can play on today's campuses as they maintain their traditional high standards and emphasis on schol arship. Mrs. Hofstead is NPC Chairman of College P anhellen ics and a delegate from Kappa Alph a Theta.

Mrs. A. Howard Hall, National Panhellenic Dele-

Luncheon on the terrace-Around the table clockwise from left: Lois Bake r, Janet Welch , Nancy Mathi se n, Mary K. Reiff, Shirley Hellrich, Helen Corey, Edith Wolf, Lisa Hell rich , Karen Hellrich, and Maxine Welch .

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Scene fro m the White Supper in t he Pla nta t ion Room .

gate, introduced Mrs. Hofstead. ~iss Lillie Greer was chairman of the luncheon which was cleverly decorated with sorority pennant .

TRIP TO CHEROKEE One of the entertainment highlights of the Convention wa the excursion to Cherokee, N . C. Buses were loaded to take the entire convention bod y for a sce nic tour through the "Land of the ky. " t Cherokee everyone had a chance to brow e through the Indian shops and purchase a few little ouvenirs. delicious box supper was erved in the picnic area near the theatre by the Grove Park and their efficient staff of waiters and waitre es. Plenty of fried chicken and other deli iou picnic food was en joyed by all. fter the la t cup of coffee and ta ty goodie was fini hed, the group followed the foot path up the steep hillside picking up a few pine cones and twigs along the wa . By this time the theatre wa rapid) filling for the pageant, "Unto These Hills," whi h is the tory of the Cherokee nation. This drama, ba eel on true merican hi tory, i played again t the natural background of the Great mok 1\Iountain . '\Vedne day morning' bu ine e sion wa a ain pre ided over b Mr . Black tone, and Mr .

Brewer gave another model ser i e by pre enting the Phoenix degree. Mi Joan teinbecher r/\ wa th e model pledge.

WE NEED EACH OTHER "'\\ e "Need Each Other" wa the theme of the afternoon e ion which had been carefully planned by Mr . H arold C. Brown, National Vice 4

Dr. Ra lph Woods , guest speake r at t he Wh it e Suppe r, with prese nt and fo rmer Beta Nus. Na ncy Sha w a nd Mrs. Dona ld D. Olson on t he left a nd Mrs. R. L. Pete rson a nd Wayn e tte Doran on the right.

President. This provided a wealth of inform.ation as to the variou fund collected and distributed by our orority.

WHITE SUPPER The traditional vVhite Supper was held on Wedne day night with Dr. Ralph H. Woods, President of Murra State College, as guest speaker. Mrs. Stewart '\V. Koenemann, ational Fellowship and Philanthropic Chairman, served as toastmi tress and introduced Mr . Black tone who presented Dr. v\Tood . In his addres , "Changing Times and Re-di covery of Valu~s," following the convention theme, he urged the Importance of maintaining in thi changing world the feminine traits and qualitie that are a orority woman's heritage. .

Table decorations consi ted of a tall white candle urrounded by pine branches and pine cone which had been gathered at the picnic at Cherokee. Mrs. Koenemann, as chairman, wa ancy haw, a sisted by Waynette Doran and both from Beta Ju chapter, Murray, Kentucky.

INITIATION frs. Joe H. Brewer and her committee executed a very impressive initiation service with the following pledge being initiated into memberhip: Mary Helen Stolenberg AA, Martha Lee Hornor rK, Virginia Meares r/\, and Joan Steinbecher r/\.

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CROWN DEGREE BESTOWED The third business session on Thursday was one of surprises as Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone and Helen L. Corey had the Crown Degree (Mother-Patroness) bestowed on them. They were given the badge of this degree, the Crown, in appreciation of their many years given to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Mrs. Harry P. Nelson served as the presiding officer with Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. A. Howard Hall as sponsors.

For an exchange of rush party ideas the college girls assembled a fine array of centerpieces for Thursday's Topical Tables luncheon. Many of the tables were decorated representing the home state of the chapter. Each table was given a topic for discussion pertaining to some phase of sorority work by the co-chairmen, Mrs. Alex 0.

Mathisen, National Alumnae Director, and Judy Matthews, A".i.A Traveling Secretary.

A TIME OF CHANGE Proposed changes in the constitution were voted upon in the fourth and final business session on Thursday afternoon. Several major changes were passed by the convention body.

The composition of the National Council was altered by adding the Extension Director as a voting member, while establishing non-voting Council posts for the Editor, Central Office Executive, and National Panhellenic Conference Delegate. Further changes were the separation of the Treasurer and Central Office Executive positions; the establishment of alumnae dues; and the inauguration of compulsory life subscriptions to the Phoenix. Also authorized was

Beta Sigma pledges gave their best! Ann Chamberlain accepts for them the award for the pledge class having higher scholarship than the members from Mrs. Harry P. Nelson.

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Sandra locke Ar receives the coveted Frost Fidelity Award from Mrs. Harold C. Brown.

the granting of additional scholarships for the training of teachers for the mentally retarded.

Miss Lillie Greer, representing the nominating committee, read the proposed slate of officers for the new triennium which were then voted upon by the delegates.

The newly elected officers were installed with Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone as presiding officer and Helen L. Corey serving as Chaplain.

As the hour of suspense drew near many groups assembled before the huge fireplace in the lobby to have their pictures taken before going to the dining room for the Awards Dinner that is always a thrilling moment at any Convention.

AWARDS The Boston Alumnae chapter h ad decorated the tables very cleverly and were there to see that everything went well for the chairman, Mrs. Louis Fletcher, National Awards Cha irman. Recipients of the awards were:

Charlotte Nehring accepts Most Improvement award for Beta Phi chapter from Scholarship Chairman, Mrs. William B. Niemeyer.

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R U H P R TY CENTERPIECES-"Most original," Beta Kappa; "Mo t beautiful and relating to convention theme," Beta u; Best typifying home tate," Beta Chi .

TRAVEL-College non-delegate from greatest distance, Mary Elizabeth Wickham of Scottsdale, lumnae non-delegate from greatest rizona; distance, Dorothy Zoeller of V\ auwatosa, Wis., and Helen Hansen Martin of Milwaukee, Wis.; Male non-delegate from the greatest distance (with four children), Alex 0. Mathisen of Anaheim, California.

BEST SCRAPBOOK-College chapter, Beta Zeta; Alumnae chapter, South Bend, Indiana; commendation to Buffalo for newsletter.

SPECIAL-Chapter attending Convention with most delegates, Beta Theta.

SCHOLARSHIP-Highest average, Beta Eta; most improvement, Beta Phi. SPECIAL-Pledge classes with higher average than initiated members for three grading periods, Beta Sigma.

Beta Kappas beaming over their " most original" centerpiece from the Topical Tables Luncheon are Jan Robinson , Pat Benes and Gail Ward .

FROST FIDELITY AWARD-Sandra Locke, lpha Gamma ELIZABETH BIRD SMALL AW RD-Karen \V. Rasni c, Zeta Zeta

MY M. SWISHER GRADUATE FELLO\ \ HIP- Kathleen Geib, Alpha lph a I DIVIDUAL AWARDS-

WlLM WILSO ; SH RP AWARD-Ether Bucher, Eta Eta, member of Kan a City Alumnae hapter.

IDEAL PLEDGE A W RD- fary Irene Bavetta, Gamma Delta

PHOEN IX AWARDS: Bet college chapter feature article (3 yr.) , Glori Kerl, G amma Beta, "Ma id for a D ay" Fall 1962.

The Beta Ch i' s centerpie ce won an award as the one " best typifying home state."

National Council Trophy for Efficiency is presented by Helen L. Corey to Carolyn Wiltshire for Phi Phi chapter.

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Annette Maus accepts the award for best college chapter newsletter for Gamma Alpha chapter from Mary C . Goeke .

Membership Examination trophy is re ceived here by Carol Boxwell for Beta Beta chapter from Mrs. George J. Malone .

Best college chapter total contribution, Alpha Beta.

CHAPTERS IN IT I AT IN G 100% OF PLEDGES BY MAY 1- (1 yr.), Beta Epsilon, Beta Eta, Beta Lambda, Theta Theta; (3 yr.) , Beta Phi; Honorable mention, Gamma Beta.

Best Alu mnae chapter feature article (3 yr.) , Charlotte Kriebel Fisher of Philadelphia BuxMont, " AL..A Room Is Dedicated."

Best Alumnae chapter total contribution, Indianapolis.

Best college chapter newsletter (1 yr.) Beta Beta; Honorable mention to Alpha Beta, Gamma Delta, Zeta Zeta.

Best college chapter newsletter (3 yr.) Gamma Alpha; Honorable mention to Beta Upsilon, Beta Mu, Alpha.

MEMBERSHIP EXAMINATION TROPHY - Beta Beta.

ATIONAL COUNCIL TROPHY FOR EFFICIENCY- (3 yr.) Phi Phi. 50- YEAR RECOGNITION- Elizabeth Johnston , Alpha Alpha, and Mary Turner Gallagher, Chi Chi.

MAGAZINE A WARDS- (3 yr.) College, Epsilon Epsilon; Alu mnae, Akron .

Friday morning found everyone packing and bidding a fond farewell to Alpha Sigma Alphas and the Grove P ark Inn after a wonderful Convention. On hand in her usual gracious manner was Helen Corey, Convention Chairman. To her we give a special vote of thanks for a wellplanned Convention.

Beta Eta 's highest scholarship award is accepted by J ere lyn Peterson from Mrs. Harry P. Nelson.

Pa路f Talla presents Gail Ward with award for Mo st Original centerpie ce for Beta Kappa chapter.

TOP MAGAZI E SALES A WARD- ( l yr.)

Beta Sigma.

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NEW NATIONAL COUNCIL

New National Council standing from left: Treasure r, Miss Rose Marie Fellin, Springfield, Mo.; Alumnae Director, Mrs. Alex 0 . Mathisen, Anaheim, Calif.; Editor, Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann, St. Louis, Mo.; Membership Director, Miss Judy Matthews, North Little Rock, Ark.; Extension Director, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, South Bend, Indiana. Seated from left: Secretary, Mrs. Joe H. Brewer, Wichita, Kansas; President, Miss Mary C. Goeke , Cincinnati, Ohio, and Vice President, Mrs. George J. Malone, Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma. Central Office Executive, Mrs. Harry G. Rowe, Springf.eld, Mo., was appointed following Convention.

MARY EMERSON BLACKSTONE rething

rational President

HELEN L. COREY 1路etiring

ational Secreta1路y

MARGARET HAMMOND NELSON retiring Central Office Executive and Treasurer

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lpha who h ave gi en "full mea ure" to their oror-

it ' we ive our humble thank . Their untiring effort and m cere devotion h a e been an in pirati n to tho e 路who ha e had the privi lege of worki ng with them.

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IFOUINJDIEIR.S~ JDAY~ 1196~~ Founders' Day! To Alpha Sigma Alpha these two words evoke an immediate connotation, and are accepted and acknowledged in much the same way that a national holiday is taken for granted. How many of us though actually take the time to think about the origin and significance of these words. Let us pause now for a few moments and try to reconstruct the events which led to the founding of our sorority and to the subsequent commemoration of the women who played a part in it.

It was the fall of 1901, less than twenty years after the first school in Virginia admitting women to advanced work had opened its doors in Farmville. Already on that campus three local sororities had made their appearance: Kappa Delta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha; and during those first days of the fall term in 1901, these sororities had rushed and bid prospective members in much the same way that sororities do today. However, on that campus that year were five girls who had become good friends. Their names were Virginia Lee Boyd, Juliette Jefferson Hundley, Calva Hamlet Watson, Louise Burks Cox, and Mary Williamson Hundley. Each had been rushed and bid by one or more of the existing sororities, but they realized that if they accepted these bids, the five would not be sorority sisters. The only solution in their eyes was to organize another sorority to which all five of them would belong, and thus, on November 15, 1901, Alpha Sigma Alpha was founded.

It is hard to imagine what those five women anticipated for Alpha Sigma Alpha. We know that theY' intended for it to become national in scope, but we wonder if they even thought for a moment that the sorority they founded would grow to the proportions that it has. Could they have foretold that sixty-three years later Alpha Sigma Alpha would have forty-five college chapters, over one hundred alumnae chapters, and more than seventeen thousand members? Could they have anticipated that the sorority which was founded in a teacher-training institution would eventually include in its membership young women studying for degrees in business, the arts, the professions and the sciences? Did they foresee the obstacles that would be placed in the FALL 1964

path of Alpha Sigma Alpha and in the paths of other greek-letter organizations as they strove to maintain their individual liberties and fought for their rights and freedoms? Finally, did they realize that the sorority they were founding would, sixty-three years later, have chapters that were building houses costing several hundred thousand dollars, and other chapters that were competing successfully with sororities that had been founded many years before Alpha Sigma Alpha?

We cannot answer these questions ourselves for we were not there with those five young women sixty-three years ago. We can only contemplate what the answers might be. It is evident, however, that while those women could not look into the future and perceive what would actually become of Alpha Sigma Alpha, they did, by their careful planning, create a firm foundation for whatever may occur in times to come; and it is because of their forethought in so doing that we can take pride in the organization that Alpha Sigma Alpha has become.

This, in essence, is the significance of our observation of Founders' Day. Throughout the years many changes have occurred in most aspects of our sorority. The 1964 Convention theme, "A Changing Time," focused our attention upon the fact that change is constant and necessary to assure survival in a changing world.

As such, it is evident that one of the most valuable legacies that the founders of Alpha Sigma Alpha could have bestowed upon its future members was a base or foundation broad but firm enough to encompass and support whatever changes might occur. Fortunately, 路this is pre路 cisely what those five women did leave to us; and it is for this reason that all members pause once each year to pay tribute to them.

As the fifteenth d ay of November approaches, let us concentrate on making ourselves and our chapters aware of and thankful for the legacy of our foundation; and when Founders' Day has actually arrived, it will be a true inspiration to know that more than seventeen thousand sisters will be giving homage in many individual ways to our five founders of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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GAMMA THETA INSTALLED AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Take . . . 20 Gamma Theta pledge Mix in ... five A'LA National officers dd ... representatives from four college chapter Sprinkle in ... five alumnae chapters Pour all togetl1er ... in an initiation ceremony ow, you've got the recipe for a great A'LA weekend-the installation of the Gamma Theta chapter at Syracuse University.

The festivitie began with a get-acquainted party at the chapter house on Friday, March 13.

The Gamma Theta pledges had a wonderful time meeting o many of their new sisters from o many different areas, and the evening was spent socializing and exchanging orority idea and activities.

The Queens College delegation of ll Gamma Deltas was the fir t to arrive. Soon, the Kappa Kappa chapter at Temple Univer ity and the u u chapter at Drexel Institute of Technology repre entatives were pre ent. t the end ol the evening, two rather weary Gamma Etas from Penn ylvania tate University drove into racu e, tired from a very long drive. I\'o matter how exhausted they are, girl will be g irls, and everybody gathered into mailer group to talk until Jeep finally overcame them!

Ieverthele , aturday morning arri eel (it eemed earlier than u ual) , and the Gamma Thetas were greeted with the dreaded pledge te t . As oon a the word was out "everyone pa eel," preparation began for the initiation.

college representatives and alumnae to conduct the beautiful ceremony. As soon a the pledges were transformed into active member , the charter 路was installed officially.

Eating was never overlooked on the busy schedule of events, and all the gue ts enjoyed a buffet- tyle luncheon at the chapter house.

After lunch, the new Gamma Theta officers met with national officers to learn how to fill out all those famou official reports a curatel and were impressed with the fact that they mu t be in on time!

"Celebration time" was next on the agenda and approximately 80 gue ts gathered at the Univer ity Club in Syracu e for the In tallation Banquet aturday evening.

CHARTER PRESENTATION Highlighting the evening was the presentation of the harter to our pre ident, Mis Sandra Hine , by Mrs. Brown. fter accept ing the charter in the name of all the new initiates and pledge , Sandra gave special thanks to Miss Carol 't\Turthner, our affiliation chairman who had worked with ~[r . Brown throughout the

INSTALLING OFFICERS

A long awaited moment arrives as Sandra Hines receives Gamrna Theta's charter from Mrs. Harold C . Brown, Nationa I Vice-President.

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Proud Gamma Thetas at installation banquet: Lana Badertscher, Joanne Co11draski, Kathleen Gonsiorowski, Carol Young, Judy Porte, Carol Thorp, Mardie Crannel, Jane Sterback, Susan Low, Sandra Hines, Susan Slater, Harriette Peters, Jane Holleran , Ellen MacDonald, Carol Jantz, Gloria Desisto, Margot Flaherty, and Mitzi Sturgeon.

year, and also to Mrs. Frederick Knoff, our house mother who had supported us through our years as a local sorority.

The new sorority was welcomed to the campus

by Mrs. Eleanor Erickson, assistant to the Dean of Women. The installation of the Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter ,established the 23rd National Panhellenic Conference sorority to be represented on the Syracuse University campus.

ASPIRE, SEEK, ATTAIN Three toasts, modeled after the sorority's open motto, "Aspire, Seek, Attain" were given by Miss Judy Matthews, Mrs. Harry P. Nelson, and Mrs. William D. Sheldon.

Also present at the b anquet were Mrs. John Miles, the university's Panhellenic adviser, and her husband, and Mr. 路william D. Sheldon, director of the Reading Research Center at the university. In addition to the college representatives, alumnae groups were represented from chapters at Buffalo, Long Island, Rochester, Queens, and Syracuse.

After the b anquet, the Saturday night celebrations were still not over. All the new Gamma Thetas and the other college representatives met with several of the fraternities on campus for a dance at a local restaurant.

:Mrs. Sheldon entertained the out of town guests, repre entatives from the university administration, and fraternity and sorority chapters at a lovely tea in her home that afternoon.

A WONDERFUL WEEKEND All happy times must come to a close-especially in the busy worlds of A'LA college students and national officers-so "good-bye's" were heard continually all afternoon, and the new Gamma Theta chapter settled down for a long, but happy rest.

CHURCH SERVICES Sunday morning the guests attended church services with the Gamma Thetas, and then met at the chapter house for dinner.

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Gamma Th eta Adviser, Mrs. William D. Sheldon takes a place of honor along with National officers Mrs. Harold C. Brown, Miss Judy Matthews, Miss CharloHe Adams, Mrs. Harry P. Nelson , and Mrs. Louis Fletcher.

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GAMMA IOTA INSTALLED AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 31 CHARTER MEMBERS The members of Delta Omicron, a local sorority at the Rochester Institute of Technology campus for over forty years, fulfilled on May 22, 1964, their heartfelt dream as they became the Gamma Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

It must be admitted the girls approached the week-end with skeptical faces as they undertook their membership examination early Friday evening. However, their worried brows ~oon turn~d to joyous smiles with the news of their success m passing. A get-acquainted party marked the beginning of the festivities-and festive they were, for nowhere could be found thirty-one happier girls. Here the new initiates greeted and chatted with their nation al officers and alumnae. The air of excitement heightened with the scattered arrivals of real, live Alpha Sigma Alpha's from lpha Gamma, Indiana State College, Indi~na, Penn ylvania; Gamma Theta, Syracuse Umverity; Nu Nu at Drexel Institute of Technology and the Gamma Deltas from Queens College.

The decorations, flowers and even refreshments exemplified the red and white of their new fidelit .

week-end took place with the initiation into Alpha Sigma Alpha sisterhood of thirty-one girls and the installation of Gamma Iota Chapter. As the installation team, Miss Evelyn G. Bell, former Ta tional Pre ident; Mrs. Harry P. Nelson, National Treasurer; and Mrs. Robert J. Wolf, ational Art Chairman, conducted the beautiful ritualistic ceremony as the girls took the solemn oath and pledged their loyalty to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Also in itiated were six alumnae of the former local chapter and the girl' beloved adviser, Mrs. H. Brest Archer, wife of an R .I.T. professor. An engraved gavel was presented to Susan Gray, Gamma Iota's new president by Mrs. Harry P. Nelson.

HON ORED GUESTS AT BAN QUET

aturday, following a buffet luncheon, the most in piring and memorable event of the

As the dinner hour approached, all gathered to celebrate at Restaurant Lorenzo in Rochester for the formal in tallation banquet. Honored guests from the Institute included Mrs. Mark Ellingson, wife of the Institute's president; Dr. Smith, Dean of Education, and Mrs. Smith; Dr. James P. Campbell, Vice President of Student Personnel Services, and Mrs. Campbell; and Mr. . Stephen Walls, Director of Student ctivitie ,

Susan Gray, Gamma Iota president, accepts charter from Evelyn G. Bell.

. . . and delivers her acceptance speech as Mrs. Harry P. Nelson and Mrs. Robert J. Wolf listen intently.

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Speaker's table at Gamma Iota installation.

and Mrs. \Valls. Dr. Campbell welcomed the new sorority to the campus and expressed the Institute's pride in accepting "the responsibility of working with Alpha Sigma Alpha as an integral element of the total educational process."

Seated at the speaker's table were Miss Evelyn G. 路 Bell, who presented the charter to Gamma Iota's president; Mrs. Harry P. Nelson, Mrs. Robert J. Wolf and Mr. and Mrs. H. Brest Archer. In the tradition of Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Aspire-Seek-Attain- toasts were given by Judith Davis, president of Alpha Gamma; Diane Mercomes, past president of the local chapter; and Sandra Hines, Gamma Theta's president.

BROTHER FRATERNITY SHARES ENTHUSIASM A gala time was enjoyed by all, but the festivities were far from over for the collegiates. Sigma Pi, Gamma Iota's brother fraternity, sharing in the exuberance of their sisters entertained the girls and their guests at a "Western Roundup" party. Throughout the week-end, the brothers displayed the ir enthusiastic support in every way, as in the beautiful floral arrangements given by them for both the luncheon and b anquet. Their crowning touch was a serenade at midnight Sunday and presentation of a bouquet of long stemmed roses to the girls. Truly, brothers they were on this memorable week-end.

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Gamma Sigs.

Iota's "get-acquainted party" for visiting Alpha

GAMMA IOTA'S OFFICERS MEET WITH NATIONAL OFFICERS Sunday morning the Gamma Iota's and their guests attended church services after which an officers' conference was conducted by Miss Bell and Mrs. Nelson; an invaluable aid to Gamma Iota's new officers.

TEA AND RECEPTION GIVEN BY ALUMNAE In the afternoon , a tea and reception was given by the Rochester Alumnae at the home of Mrs. Stanley Widger, to which over two hundred college officials and campus organization representatives were in attendance. The stateliness of the Widger home and effectiveness of the decorations and f-lowers of white and gold together with a beautiful Spring day lent themselves equally in rendering the tea a magnificent success. A perfect endi ng to a long-lived memory in the h eart of each new Alpha Sigma Alpha.

PROUD NEW ALPHA SIGS Proud and honored we are to wear yo ur badge, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and we will strive always to ma intain the highest ideals of our sorority.

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THE 1964 AWARD WINNERS WILMA WILSON SHARP AWARD E ther Bucher HH has been selected as the 1964 "Wilm a V\ ilson Sharp ward winner. i\Ii s Bucher, who has a record of more than twentyfive years of service to Alpha Sigma lpha, is a very fitting recipient of this coveted award, which is based not only upon sorority service, but also upon professional achievements, community inlere ls, and personal realization .

Miss Bucher, who is as oc iated with the Better Business Bureau of Greater Kansas City, has worked over the year in a combination bu iness and social service career. She appeared before many women's groups presenting the scope of activities of the Better Business Bureau and its con umer education program. In 1961 she was elected secretary·treasurer of the organization , and, as a re ult thereof, her personal appearances were somewhat curtailed. However, she is still in demand as a lecturer in conjunction with vari· ous color and sound films which The Association of Better Business Bureaus lend to various groups for their programs.

Her positions in Alpha Sigma Alpha have been numerou , both n at ionally and on the local level in the Greater Kansas City Alumnae chapter.

The National Council benefited, during variou trienniums, from her services as Vice·President, ecretary, Trea urer, at ional Panh ellenic Con· ference Delegate, a nd Editor, which was the last po ition she held. he credits her interest in and devotion to lph a igma lpha to Mrs. h arp, who e outstanding example she consi stently strove to follow· and he Lrea ures tl1e m an y wonderful friend hip and the edu at ion in working with women with commo n aim and purposes which he ha acquired in her orority work.

The community too, ha benefited from Mi Bu h er' acti e participation in civi c affa ir . he i a member of the Kan a City "omen's Chamber of Commerce, and ha held variou office "ithin that a sociat ion. he ha erved a vice pre ident of the llru a Club of Kan a City, an internat ional en•ice organization for women in exe utive po iLion , and through thi ha ·worked to Limulate intere t in good government (bot h on the local and national !eve h) , afet y edu aLion , volunteer o ial work, and many other field . in e her office i in Kana ity, i\Ii ouri, 14

ESTHER BUCHER and her home in Kansa City, Kansas, she ha two sets of city and state governmetn in which to be interested.

Miss Bucher has a! o been act ive in supporting cultural programs in her community, and her attractive apartment reflects her intere t in the arts. Her hobbies include reading, particularl y history and historical novel ; music appreciation, and entertaining. She has traveled widely in the United States and Europe and enjoys stimulating friendships.

Alpha Sigma lph a has benefited in many ways throughout the years from Mi s Bucher's devotion and loyalty in her contributions. There could not be for her a more just tribute nor well deserved honor than the "\ ilma Wil on harp ward.

Wilma Wilson Sharp Award Candidates-1964 E THER B CHER HH, Kansas ity lumnae chapter R TH STEWART CR MER KK, outhern Tew Jerey Alumnae chap ter ELLE OWE! D LY ee, Boston lumnae chapter J u E FeRN AYS FARNAN n n , Kalamazoo lumnae chapter BERTH R NY N i\I FARL ' AA , Cincinnati lumnae chapter HELE J. FRA IE l\"YDER 00, kron lumnae chapter L CILLE "\'VoLFE " TE T AA, Dayton Alumnae chapter THE PHOE NIX

ELIZABETH BIRD SMALL AWARD

KAREN W. RA SNIC

Karen \V. Rasnic, Zeta Zeta, the winner of the Eli zabeth Bird Small Award for 1964, has that rare combin ation of qualities wh ich mark the true leader-"intelligen t, sincere, organi zed, creative, exciting to be around, and loved by all who are privileged to sh are her friendship."

Her college achi eve ments clearly indicate her superior ab ility: Chief Ju stice of Student Supreme Court (only woman in hi story of the college to be chosen for the highest honor and office on campus-received as a sophomore); Peopleto-People Stud ent Ambassador to E urope in 1962

-Program Coordinator; Parliamentarian for Alpha Lambda Delta, scholarship fraternity; SGA Honor Keys; Hall of Recognition, 4 years; and Rhetor Queen candidate.

In AZ..A Karen was the 1961 Best Pledge, 1962 Panhellenic Representative, and was awarded the first plaque in 1963 as Most Outstanding President. The Greater Kansas City Alum chapter presented her with the Margaret E. Smith Award for outstanding leadership. For the Greek World she originated and organi zed the CommunityCampus \ 1\Tork 路week, now a part of the annual Greek V\Teek.

Her hi gh scholarship brought her cum laude graduat ion honors; her selection t.o study Spanish in Mexico in 1963; and the Missouri University Curator's Scholarship, evada Business and Profess ion al Women's Scholarship, and CMS Board of R egents Scholarship.

Other campus activities were the Prexy Club; President's Advisory Committee, Student National Education Association, Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Phi Delta (scholarship), Association of \ tVomen Students, Foreign L angu age Club, Student Government Assoc iat ion, and Student Union Committee.

Karen not only h as ab ility to delegate powers, but is also a main source when act ion is needed .

H er objectivity brings her insight. in viewing all sides of a question. She h as the goal to become a Un ited Iations language interpreter, and we are certain that h er leadersh ip in whatever area she enters wi ll h ave a real impact.

Elizabeth Bird Small Award Candidates-1964 T he group of Alph a Girls listed below were nominated by their respective chapters for the top collegiate AZ..A award. Given each year in

memory of Eli zabeth Bird Small n n , qualifications include scholarship, leadership, and graciousness in d a ily living.

Beta Phi

Alpha

Nu Nu

Beta Eta

EVEL YN ROBI NS GRAY

PATRIC IA BARB E RA

MARILY N A. WO LBERG

VIRGINIA TRA UTMAN

Alpha Alpha

Rho Rh o

Beta Theta

Beta Chi

B ETH M . BIGL ER

MARY SCHWARTZMANN

KATHLEE N Gnu

MAR I LY

Alpha Beta

Sigma Sigma

VORHOLT

Beta I ota

Beta Psi

MARY SPR UYTTE

JoA NNE W E AR E

KATH ER I NE J o BARTON

BARBARA BURKHOLDER

Alpha Gamma

Phi Phi

Beta Kappa

Beta Omega

MARY ANN 0KLAMCHAK

BARBARA COMBS

LY N BR EHMER J o H NSTON

BARBARA E. GROS

Beta Beta

Chi Chi

Beta Lam bda

Gamma Alpha

KATHL EEN KAY McKEE

MARY Lo u LA NDis

STELLA CA H

J EANNE SLA

Epsilon Epsilon

Psi Psi

Beta Mu

Gamma Beta

FRE DA BoR NSC HIE N

YvoNNE FRAZIER

L EL A ANN FISHER

BAR BARA FRIT SCH

Zeta Zeta

Beta Gamma

Beta Nu

Gamma D elta

LI N DA M c Do N ALD

WILMA HooK

PATRIC IA B URKE

KARE N

w.

RA SN IC

I NGER

Eta Eta

Beta D elta

Beta Rho

Gamma Epsilon

SHARON MooRE

S ELEN A PARK ER

PATRI CIA CAROL D ESHONG

CAROL A

Theta Theta

Beta Epsilon

Beta Sigma

Gamma Zeta

FRA N EGA N

R EBECCA SusA N BLACK

MARY J o

B ETTYE D. KELLOGG

Kappa Kappa

Beta Zeta

Beta Upsilon

Ga mma Eta

PHYLLI S BuoNI CK I

KAY FRA NCES SEXTO N

J oYCE HARD E B ECK

R O B ERTA LENNOX

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FROST FIDELITY AWARD he Fro t Fidelity ward 1964 winner is Sandra Locke of Alpha Gamma. Sandy personifies the A'LA girl who by participation in her chapter's activities trengthens fraternity life. It was a real thrill at Convention to see her receive the award in per on.

Offices held in A'LA were cholarship Chairman, President, and Senior Representative to the Executive Council. The A'LA trophies and awards in volleyball, basketball, Homecoming floats, and Winter Carnival snow sculpture are attributed partly to Sandy's faithful efforts. Her enthusiasm and ability have been an important asset during rushing; she was selected to help in the installation of Gamma Eta chapter and on the panel for 1963 State Day. The quality of her devotion to the chapter good has been out tanding. During her enior year, in spite of student teaching, she found time to attend teas, open houses, etc. She was outpoken when she felt the majority was acting against piritual and ethical values, being coniderate of the feelings of the rushee as well a her i ters. Sandy wa chosen Sweetheart of Theta Xi fraternity; she was coordinator for the first orority-fraternity mixer ever held on campus.

Campus distinctions carne as Sandy represented the Mathematics Department at several conventions and wa chosen by the Dean of Women as a hall coun elor. She was selected for the Kaydeen Corps (a women' ROTC unit), as a Fallout helter Manager by the admini tration,

SANDRA LOCKE

as a campus leader to attend the Student Leadership Conference, and a Chairman of the SwingOut Tea (spring Homecoming) .

Sandy is interested in music of all kinds, a member of the college Concert Band as a freshman, and enthusiastic upporter of musical functions. Other active memberships included PSEAE , Mathematics Club, and Library Planning Committee.

Little wonder that Sandy was respected and admired by faculty, administration, and students -and now a national A'L A honqr cap the story of her accompli hments.

Frost Fidelity Award Candidates-1964 The chapter candidate for the Fro t Fidelity ward are indicated below. This award was etabli heel b Donald and Emma Fro t n n ba eel

on intangible fraternity values and "unsung" service.

uch a loyalty

Alpha

Nu Nu

Beta Eta

Beta Phi

ELIZABETH Am.; R Ex

HILDA AcKERMAN:-: SoRELLE

SHIRLEY DI ER

JoA NNE BowE

Beta Chi

I

Alpha Alpha

Rho Rho

Beta Theta

SHARO ' LEE FINK

SHARON SMITH

MARY ELLEN LAFRAMBOISE LI NDA CAR l OWSKI

Alpha Beta

Sigma Sigma

Beta I ota

CAROLYN SuE HANNA

jA NICE Ex TROM

MARGARET AI\:\ L

Alpha Gamma

Phi Phi

Beta Kappa

Beta Omega

A

oRA LocKE

Beta Psi CAS

ANcv RoBERTA WHEATON

Jo vcE ELAINE Owe:-:

LO NA EHLE N

Beta Beta

MARGAR E T PI

Chi Chi

Beta Lambda

Gamma Alpha

R

RITA ZA NS KI

TH FLETCHER

E

ALICE BERNINGER

MARTY ENDERLIN

Epsilon Epsilon

Psi Psi

Beta Mu

Gamma Beta

CHARLOTTE Fox

MA

jA NE KEA LER

PAT STROZINSKI

Zeta Zeta IRGINIA TAGGART

REEl\" MORROW

Beta Gamma

Beta Nu

Gamma Delta

DIXIE LEE AGliiRIE

LINDA VA GHN

PRYLLI

Gamma Zeta

MeLITA

Eta Eta L CY S YDER Theta Theta

Beta Delta

Beta Rho

J uov CARL

Juov LA Kow KI

Beta Epsilon

B ETTYE D . K ELLOGG

Beta Sigma

Gamma Eta

J

LINDA

S

ELAINE SPRECKELSEN

DY

LBERTO

Kappa Kappa 1ARYPAT GILTRAP

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c. PACE

Beta Zeta GLE

DA ERI:-1 THIBODEA

NORA LEE APPLEBY

Beta Upsilon X

MARVELLE , B l!RNSON

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· IDEAL .PLEDGE AWARD The Ideal Pledge Award has been conferred on Mary Irene Bavetta of Gamma Delta. Smiling and full of life, she was the morale booster of the pledge class, reminding the pledges often of their motto, "Give full measure." Her spirit fostered pledge relationships and her eagerness to give unselfishly of herself helped to join together in work both pledges and sisters.

Mary Irene's potential as a leader is already in evidence. Her first responsibility came with her election as corresponding secretary of her pledge class. Later she organized a Pledge Court-Pajama party for sisters and pledges at her house. She has been an active member of sorority projects such as making name tags for Pennsylvania State Day and assisting with the Easter benefit for deprived children. During the visit of Judy Matthews, Traveling Secretary, Mary Irene and another pledge planned, cooked, and served a dinner in Judy's honor with the A'LA sisters as guests.

Her willingness to work for Alpha Sigma Alpha is indicated in her participation in the Greek Letter Day skit. She arrived punctually and cheerfully for the 7:30 a.m. skit meetings, and then practiced by herself until she had perfected her p art. When one of her pledge sisters missed a r~hearsal, Mary Irene was the one who found the time to teach her the latest. routines.

For a charity donation, along with the rest of the pledges, she sold lollipops on campus. Dur-

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:k MARY IRENE BAVETTA ing her free hours she played on the sorority softball team, swam on the sorority team, and a ttended the Newman Club and Chemistry Society.

Her pride in the sorority was shown as she tried hard to follow the pledge point systemspiritual, physical, intellectu al, and social. As a chemistry major, she h ad a heavy laboratory schedule, but she kept her grades high and her performance commendable. With such achievements as a pledge, we are certain to hear in the future from Mary Irene.

Ideal Pledge Award Candidates-1964 The criteria for this award relate to the Alpha Sigma Alpha girl in her days as a pledge: (l) spirit and attitude during pledging period, (2) willingness to take responsibility and to accept constructive criticism, (3) evidence of growth in

ma turity, (4) ability to work within pledging group and with sorority sisters, (5) awareness of sorority obligations and traditions, and (6) potential leadership qualities for service to sorority, college, a nd community.

Beta Phi

Alpha

Nu Nu

Beta Eta

CAROLE ANN DAWSON

GERALDI NE ANNE YA NG

CHARLOTTE J uNE FmDLER

ELLEN LAHL

Alpha Alpha

Sigma Sigma

Beta Th eta

Beta Chi ANNALEE ZIMA N

SYLVIA JAN E TEMPLE

JUDITH FO NTANELLA

]A N ]AKIM IEC

Alpha Beta

Phi Phi

Beta I ota

Gamma Alpha

LINDA ELAI NE GoTTMAN

VmGINIA GooDWILLIE

CAROL CHRISTI NE PooLE

MARY B ETH GALASKA

Alpha Gamma

Chi Chi

Beta Lambda

Gamma Beta

PAT BALDWI N

J uDY MIKESELL

ELLEN Fu N K

PAU LA ALLE N

Epsilon Epsilon

Psi Psi

Beta Mu

Gamma Delta

SHARON KAY KA SSENS

CAROL LE E Du coTY

MARY LYNN BAL LARD

MARY IR ENE BAVETTA

Zeta Zeta

Beta Gamma

Beta Nu

Gamma Epsilon

PHYLLIS NICHOLS

DAPH NE ANN HA NSON

CAROLYN FR ESEN

MARY ELLEN HI C K E Y

Eta Eta

Beta Delta

Beta Rh o

Gamma Zeta

J u oy BucKLY

PATRICIA GAIL GREEN

ANNE S CHLUETER

KAY ENGLAND

Theta Theta

Beta Epsilon

Beta Sigma

Gamma Eta

LYNDA DoNDE RO

MARY CoLLEEN JoH NSON

STEPHA NIE SH UCK

EvA Honn '

Kappa Kappa

Beta Zeta

Beta Upsilon

MARY Lou BEAN

PA ULA MARIE KuRZW EG

BARBARA McPH E RSO N

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AMY M. SWISHER GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP AWARD

KATHLEEN GEIB i\Ii Ka thl ee n Geib, 1964 graduate of Miami Univers ity, has been awarded the my M. Swi her Graduate Fellowship to continue her tudie in the field of Spani h at the State Univer ity of Iowa. n o utstanding leader of the Alpha lpha chapter, Kathy served as treasurer, vice-pre ident, president and as chairman of 1963 Ohio State Day. Her activit ie were not limited to sorority li fe, she wa elected to member hip in the following honoraries: Kappa Delta Pi , Delta

Phi, lpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Delta Pi, SPER, and in her junior year to Phi Beta Kappa .

In two of the e organizations he held the office of president and secretary.

The recommendation that accompanied her application included such remarks a ; "Her indu try and efficiency do not detract from a naturally am iable personality. She give the impre ion of being relaxed, emotionally mature, friendly , pleasant to work with, intere ted in other people, and thoughtful of their welfare."

The Amy M. Swi her Graduate Fellowship originated about ten years ago with a gift from Miss Swisher who had been the adviser of the lpha Alpha Chapter at Miami. It wa available to any alumnae member of Alpha Sigma Alpha who desired to do graduate work and who met the scholastk qualifications. During these years it has been found that scholar hip, are becoming more plentiful for graduate work; therefore, at the reque t of Jiss Swi her, the cholarship ·will from now on be ava ilable to undergraduate member of Alpha Sigma Alph a who have a superior rating in perso nality, hone ty, campus leadership, and above average cholastic record.

Miss Swisher has resided in Delaware, Ohio, since her retirement from ~Iiami. However, she h as requested that a notifica tion of her change of address be made here: Miss my M . Swisher, 1804- 4 Riverside Drive, Columt?us, Ohio 43212.

CHAPTER OFFICERS' EFFICIENCY RATINGS THREE YEARS 1961-1964 TOP TEN Phi Phi _ Alpha Gamma Beta Eta Beta Epsilon Beta Beta Beta Kappa Gamma Alpha Beta Iota Beta Mu Alpha Alpha 18

1963-1964

TOP TEN

i'o 97.91 i'o

Beta Eta _

98.55i'o

Beta Iota Gamma Alpha Phi Phi _. __

i'o 98.11 i'o 98.0 i'o 97.77i'o

93.82 i'o

Alpha Gamma .

Kappa Kappa Chi Chi _ Beta Omega Beta Theta .

93.40i'o

Beta Beta --··----------- --· ...

.. 98.7

-·--·- -- -···-- -....... --- ------ .. ----- 97.05i'o 96.77% 96.69% 95.95% 95.83 i'o 93.89i'o

98.2

97.66% 96.83% 96.11 i'o 95.4

i'o

--· ......... 95.33i'o

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BETA ETA FIRST IN SCHOLARSHIP

By ANNE PETREE NIEMEYER, National Scholarship Chairman

It was an honor to be a participant in the Awards Banquet at our Convention and to see the expressions of pride when the delegates from the chapters receiving scholarship awards were called forward. Alpha Sigma Alpha has always encouraged scholastic achievement; and as I looked over the records before Convention, I could note that our collegiate members and pledges have given full measure in this direction. As a matter of record, the past year more than fifty Alpha Sigma Alphas were listed in "vVho's Who in American Colleges and Universities," and there were approximately 450 memberships in honor societies and on college honor rolls.

Due to an increase in chapter size, awards for chapters having less than 20 members was dis-

continued. BETA ETA chapter at Dickinson State College was awarded the trophy for having the highest accumulative for the triennium, BETA BETA at Colorado State College was a very close second and has had the largest number of straight A students. BETA PHI at Stout State College received the award for the most improvement during the past three years, and BETA SIGMA at Southwest Missouri State had more pledge classes achieving a higher average than the initiated members of the chapter.

Outstanding records have been made by other chapters during the past years and should not be overlooked. PHI PHI has been first in scholarship for five consecutive years, ALPHA BETA, BETA GAMMA and BETA RHO have achieved this distinction for three years.

MAGAZINE SALES TROPHY A traveling trophy will be awarded each year to the chapter with the highest profit recorded from the magazine sales. If the trophy is won b y the same chapter for three consecutive years, the trophy will be retired to that chapter.

The magazine chairman's reports have now been included with those for rating chapter efficiency. A report from the m agazine chairman will be due according to the dates listed in the

Officers' Calendar.

Let's help our magazine chairman and push for more sales this year. Remember, by helping sell magazines you are also helping those less fortunate-the mentally retarded child. Magazine profits are supplied to the scholarship fund for students interested in working with the retarded child.-SuE KING, National Maaazine Chazrman.

SOUTHEASTERN PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigs attending the Southeastern Panhellenic Conference, front row from left: Glenda Thibodeaux BZ, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, National Vice President, Wilma Hook BN, Sylvia Clark BN, Elizabeth Hanna Bt., and back row from left: Linda K. Vaughn BN, Waynette Doran BN, Mrs. Kenneth Haitt, Panhellenic Adviser from USL, and Judy Matthews BM .

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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA announce the pledging of

GAMMA KAPPA CHAPTER GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE AT GLENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA May, 1964 and

GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER LOYOLA UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS June 1964

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A~A

STATE DAYS, 1964

ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA Jackson Alums were the hostess group at the fifth annual Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana State Day which was held at the Sheraton-Charles Hotel in New Orleans on April 18. All meetings prior to this date were filled with work on programs, favors, registration, correspondence, and other details that go toward making a successful State Day. Marjorie Williamson Pugh Bfl was State Day chairman and presided at the business meeting and at the luncheon which followed. The devotion was given by Vera Phelps Davis Bfl, and Gail Sutherland Ates Bfl welcomed the delegates.

Roll call and reports on the previous meeting were given by Mary Tom Williams Bradley Bfl, and Evelyn Shoemaker Holmes Bfl gave the treasurer's report.

head table. Dolls dressed to represent the stages of Alpha Sigs- freshmen through graduation, marriage to active alumnae-were used on the adjacent tables. One doll was dressed to represent Miss University of Southern Mississippi, Pennie Webre Bfl. Members from Beta Delta, Beta Zeta, and Psi Psi entertained at the luncheon with original musical compositions, poetic sketches, and a presentation of the honors Alpha Sigs gather on a college campus.

The 1965 State Day will be held again in New Orleans with Beta Zeta as hostess chapter.MARY ToM \1\TILLIAMS BRADLEY

ILLINOIS The thirteenth annual Illinois State Day, "Around the \1\Torld with AL.A," was presented at the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, on April 18 by the Chicago West and South Suburban Alumnae chapters. Aside from the hostess chapters, there was representation of alumnae from the Chicago City, Chicago North Suburban, and Waukegan chapter as well as from Beta Rho and Beta Kappa chapters. \1\Te were also honored with the presence of M iss Judy Matthews, our traveling secretary.

Coffee hour gave us a chance to compare notes before Mrs. Doris Adams of Waukegan spoke to us on the intellectual role of the fraternal system.

An interesting discussion followed . The girls of Beta Kappa then entertained with songs.

After a delightful lunch, Mrs. Betty Hall, Chicago, presented Mrs. Jeanne Ramsey, Chicago,

Jackson al4m s serving as officers for A-Miss-Lou State Day are, seated left t o right, Vera Phelps Davis and Chairman Marjorie Williamson Pugh . Standing, Mary Tom Williams Bradley, Gail Sutherland Ate路s, and Evelyn Shoemaker Holmes.

Penny Stewart Currie Bfl of Hattiesburg moderated a d iscussion on the transfer from active college membership to active alumnae membership. After small group buzz sessions, ideas were written on a board. Lifetime membership was one prime suggestion.

Following the business meeting a luncheon was held in the Jackson room. An arrangement of white roses and red bird-of-paradise centered the FALL 1964

Participants in Illinois State Day were Betty Phillips Hall, NPC Delegate; Joan Grabarek; Dr. Marjorie Mills, speaker; Jeanne Ramsey, fifty year member; and Mary Beth Cooley.

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with a guard to honor her fiftieth ye~r as an Alpha Sigma Alpha. There were tears m man) eyes as we heard of her experiences in the early years of our sorority. Our peaker _was Alp~a igma Alpha's Dr. Mat)orie M~lls, Chtcago, pnncipal of Flower VocatiOnal Htgh School, _whose timely topic of "The Place of ¡women m the World Today" gave us much food for thought.

Our business meeting brought about several good resolutions for a do er relationship between alum and college chapters and left us looking forward to next year when Chicago City will be our hostess chapter.-MARY BETH CooLEY

INDIANA "AL.A's in Camelot" was the theme for decorations and program of the Indiana State Day held April II , at the L. A. Pittenger Student Center, Ball State College, Muncie, Indiana. Over 150 college members and alumnae represented chapters from Ball State and Indiana State colleges and alumnae from Ander on, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Muncie, Terre Haute, South Bend, and everal unaffiliated members from throughout the state.

The day started with registration and coffee in the Alumni Lounge. The morning business esion, held in the Forum Room, was opened by Mrs. Dona Beavers, Muncie, State Day chairman.

The morning program included a panel discusion moderated by Mary Lou Landis XX, State Day co-chairman.

The noon luncheon wa held in the Ball Room .

Tables were decorated to carry out the Camelot theme; all decorations were planned by Judy Keck XX , program co-ordinator.

The afternoon program featured Mr . Marie Brown, outh Bend, National Vice Pre ident, peaking on "The Simple Joy of Si terhood."

Her very intere ting talk cleverly included the amelot theme of the day. 1 o on the afternoon program wa Mary Lou Landi with information concerning the National Convention.

Two original skits were pre ented: "Tune of Glor " b Beta Up ilon and "King a' Ca tle"

by Chi Chi. The day do ed with a tea in the hi Chi uite in Rodgers Hall. The table featured a cook ie a tie de igned b â&#x20AC;˘ chairman arita Harrald.

The 1965 Indiana tate Da will be held in Fort ' a ne with Mr . irginia Burke acting a hairman and Judy Degler XX co-chairman.B RBAR RTER

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KANSAS-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA "Pack Your Future With AL.A" wa the theme for the 1964 Kansas-Mi ouri-Nebraska State Day held in the Student Union at Kan as State College of Pitt burg, March 13 and 14.

On Friday evening a dance was held honoring the visiting Alpha Sigs. Members of the five fr_aternities on campus were available to entertatn our sisters.

Bright and early Saturday morning activitie began with Eta Eta Alums servi_ng breakfa.st. Following breakfast an Open Busmess Meett~g wa held with Jan Trowbridge, State Day chatrman, presiding. Jan introduced the other State Day officers, Marian Prucha and Della Shaw. Honored guest for the day was Mary K. Reiff, National Alumnae Organizer.

After the open business meeting the group divided into discussion groups at which the following topics were considered: Financing and Hou ing; Rushing, Voting and Pledging; Campus an.d Social Responsibilities; NPC and Panhellentc Relations; Pledge Training; Scholarships; Alumnae Relations; Philanthropy; and Growth and Expansion. Reports of the various group discu sions were given by the secretaries of each group and the meeting adjourned for luncheon and afternoon program.

Miss Sharon Chapman, Eta Eta financial advisor, was guest speaker for the afternoon. Jan Trowbridge again acted as mistres of ceremonies, and chapter reports we~e given by each chapter pre ident. Mr . lleen Castellani presented Out tanding Achievement Award to a member of each chapter. Beta Sigma received a trophy for their out tanding exhibit. t the close of the meeting State Day activitie ceased with the formation of the friendship circle and the singing of the Sweetheart ong. Two hundred very tired and very happy lpha ig then left for home.-KARE CoAKER

MICHIGAN Michigan tate Day wa held on March 14 at the Hotel hieftain with the Beta Theta of entral 'lichigan Univer ity a ho te e . ttending were member from the Beta P i chapter, alumnae from the Grand Rapid and Kalamazoo chapter and alumnae from aginaw and Bay Cit . vVe met in the early hour of the morning at loan Panhellenic Hou e. There we had a urpri e candlelight at which Diane fartin 89 anTHE PHOENIX

nounced her engagement. After doughnuts, a chat session, and group singing Mrs. Marcia Palmer, housemother, told us about the Sloan Panhellenic House set-up. We toured the house and talked with girls from the other sororities about living in Sloan.

We moved in mass to the Hotel Chieftain where we all ate a delicious roast beef dinner.

Equally enjoyable was the speech of Dr. Rouner, home economics department at Central Michigan University, on the topic of "New Frontiers."

Later we held group discussions centering on the main topic of " Reviving Greek Life." Everyone participated in one of the four topics which were: New Ways to Rush, Old '"'ays to Rush,

Pledge Jan Jakimiec serves coffee and hot chocolate to the early risers at Michigan State Day.

Members at th e Michigan State Day listen attentively to guest speaker Dr. Rouner.

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Getting new A2A chapters, and Greek Housing.

We accomplished much by sharing our ideas.

The general theme of Michigan State Day was " Happiness Is ... Sisterhood in A2A." Ev Deering, Jan J akimiec, and Yvonne Kassons did a beautiful job with the Peanut cartoon decorations, name tags, and programs. The work of committee members Cindy Clemens, Dee Lorentz, and Nancy Wares was very commendable.

Judy Vance was general chairman.

The Michigan State Day next year will be hosted by the Kalamazoo Alumnae chapter.Juoy VANCE

OHIO The Alpha Sigma Alpha Ohio State Day was held April 18 at the Nationwide Inn, Columbus, Ohio.

The Toledo Alumnae chapter was hostess for the event. Helen Robinson Cook AA, general chairman, was assisted by Helen Klag Osmum '1''1', decorations; Clara Kuney /1/1 and Dorothy Brewster Cummins AA, programs; Grace Fultz Haworth /1/1 , reservations; Helen Bennett Pauly AA, typing and printing.

The theme for the day was "A Harper Holiday with Canvas and Camera."

The table decorations were simulated travel cases in bright colors as a centerpiece and small match-boxes decorated as suitcases at each individual place. Our program covers were road maps with a car or plane silhouette and appropriate lettering.

Harriett Eckel Harper XX and her husband, R ay, both accomplished artists in their fields, entranced everyone with their photographs, slides, and paintings of the West and Southwest.

Alumnae chapter reports were given from the following chapters; Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Licking-Muskingum, Ohio, and Huntington, '"' est Virginia. The Alpha Alpha and Rho Rho college chapters also told of their activities.

Mrs. Helen Boggess Swart and Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston, charter members of Alpha Alpha chapter, were present and were honored with flowers.

Mrs. Shirley Bone, National Alumnae Editor; Mrs. Anne Niemeyer, National Scholarship Chairman; Louise Stewart, past National Historian; Grace Fultz Haworth, past National Treasurer; Miss Amy Swisher, former adviser of Alpha Alpha chapter; and Mrs. Joseph Dial, adviser of Rho Rho chapter; and Mrs. Thelma B. Brown, Ohio state co-ordinator, were among the sixty-eight registered participants in a wonderful State Day.-HELEN BENNETT PAULY

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OKLAHOMA The fourteenth Annual Oklahoma tate Day was held April II at the Petroleum Club in Tulsa. Alumnae chapters from Oklahoma City, Bartlesville, Muskogee, and Tul a, and the Beta Gamma chapter from Northea tern tate College were well represented. Also attending from Northeastern was Miss Betty Ritch Bl, Beta Gamma Chapter Advi er. Tulsa Alumnae chapter president, Mrs. Rhetta Ne bitt Robinson Bl gave the welcome addre and presided over the day's doings.

Our theme was a very political " II the 'Vay With AL..A." We Tulsa girl were so delighted to find how much the Beta Gamma liked our decorations created by fr . Dawna Knight Shurtleff Bl and Mrs. Nadine Hirni Park HH that we donated everything to them for their next rush party.

Mrs. Vera Cullison, Dean of 'Vomen at orthwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma, was our guest speaker. Mrs. Cullison i an Alpha Sig alumna of Gamma Gamm a chapter, now inactive.

Mrs. George J. Malone Bl (our own Helen Hooper), National Member hip Director, led a panel discussion on, of all things, Sorority Membership. She was ably as isted by Isabelle Key Reeve AA and Sandra Deonier Bl. The chapter reports were h aphazardly enliv-

Oklahoma State Day speakers were, left to right, Helen Hooper Malone Br, National Membership Director; Vera Cullison Br, Dean of Women, Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma, guest speaker; and Rhetta Nesbitt Robinson Br, president of Tulsa Alumnae chapter.

en ed by Tulsa lumnae chapter's report skit patterned after TW3. Ours was "That vVas The Y ear That vVas." Mrs. Bobbie Thompson Burwell Bl, Mrs. Mary Harri on Matthew Bl, a nd Mrs. Pat Redding Bronson AB wrote the script which won raves and many laughs.

The Beta Gamma chapter entertained in the afternoon with a sk it entitled "The 1 ite Before State Day." Dorm life a nd the awe of meeting alumnae was brought vividly back to all of u who had forgotten. " ' e were honored to have several Tul a chapter charter members with us for this meeting. They were Mrs. D. Edna 路Kerst Cha~berlain II, who was Tulsa chapter's first president, iloam Springs, rkansas; Mrs. fary Lewis Darby HH, Independence, Kansas; ilrs. Jennie Vin on Fi k II, and Mr . Lora Patter on Sipes II, both st ill very active in Tulsa chapter.

II in all State Day, Oklahoma style, was a huge success. Much vi iting and renewing of old acquaintances wa done. The only complaining heard was from us chairmen who were too bu to vi it withe eryone.- E Jo~ ES LABORDE

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Pag e girls at Oklahoma State DayNorma Ledford Phelps Br and Pauline Carike-r Br.

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Penn lvania' Seventh tate Day wa held at the Hotel Her he , Hershey, Penn ylvan ia, on pril I with tl1e entral Penn yl ania lumnae chap er a hoste s. Forty- even college and alumnae delegate attended . The theme, "To Love Life and Jo ou I Live Each Day to It ltimate Good," was carried out in the da ' activitie .

Jane Peter , a member of the entral Pennlvania lumnae chapter, erved a general coordinator and called the meeting to order. J ane THE PHOENIX

Alu mna Fra nces Nu ch i and co lle g e me mb ers have lunc h with Mrs. W . Lawson Blackston e, Na t io nal President, a t Pa .

Stat e Day.

J a ne Peters, Pa . State Day Co-ord inato r, c hats with colleg e girls at lu nc he o n.

introduced Alice Hurst, chairman for the BuxMont Alumnae chapter, who outlined "A Stimulating Accomplishment." The Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter has been giving their time and talent to the Philadelphia Rehabilitation Center (Institute for the Advancement of Human Potential) . Charlotte Fischer discussed what. the alumnae group has done; Alice Hurst discussed the reading experiment with pre-school children and the alumnae group's room donation at the center. The film "Whatever Happened to Eight" helped the members present visualize how the center helps brain-damaged children through the stimulation of good brain cells.

Following a delicious luncheon, arranged by Betty Rost, the members assembled for the afternoon session. Frances Nuchi introduced Mrs. vV. Lawson Blackstone, speaker of the day. Mrs. Blackstone chose "The Joy of Living" as her topic. She presented a picture of the work the national officers do for AL:.A. Helen Corey then narrated films of three AL:.A National Conventions.

The Central Pennsylvania Alumnae chapter was in charge of the registrations and reservations, and provided the programs. The favors were made by Alpha Gamma chapter, and the

name tags were made by the Kappa Kappa chapter.

Kappa Kappa chapter at Temple University and the Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter will serve as hostesses next year.-NANCY Lou KuNKEL

VIRGINIA Virginia State Day was a great success this year. It was held April 11 at Radford College with Beta Iota chapter acting as hostess. The members from Alpha chapter at Longwood College arrived on Friday and spent the night in the dorms. An open house was held in the sorority room Friday night for them.

On Saturday many alums and more college members arrived, including the Beta Epsilon members from Madison College. Tours of the campus were conducted and a reception was held in Moffett Hall.

Following thi"s, everyone journeyed to the Governor Tyler Hotel for a luncheon, followed by a talk by Mrs. Hines, an alumna of Beta Iota chapter. Entertainment was also provided by the college members. This was a very successful and fun-filled State Day and was enjoyed by alLVICKI SIGMON

STATE DAYS-FALL, 1964 ARKANSAS DATE-October 2, 3, 4 PLACE-Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia, Arkansas HOSTEss-Beta Mu chapter CHAIRMAN-Jamie Sue Shell Box 739, HSTC Arkadelphia, Arkansas FALL 1964

WISCONSIN DATE- September 25, 26, 27 PLACE-Stout State University Menomonie, Wisconsin HOSTESS-Beta Phi chapter CHAIRMAN-Janet VanAmber 502 2nd Street West Menomonie, '1\Tisconsin

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA • Jan Rivir XX, was selected as an outstanding senior at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana. Throughout her college career she has had membership in the Student Orientation Corps, Student Center Recreation Committee, ACE Publicity Committee, Junior Marshal, Kappa Delta Pi, Association of Women's Residence Halls Governing Council, and Homecoming Publicity Committee. In addition she was elected United Student Association Representative. For her chapter Jan has served as Variety Show co-chairman, editor, and scrapbook chairman.

JAN RIVIR

• Norberta Wachter HH, is a chemistry major at Kansas State College, Pittsburg, Kansas. Her chapter activities include, corresponding secretary, treasurer, and assistant chaplain. She has also received the Jane Carroll Scholarship. She has served as secretary-treasurer of the American Chemical Society Student Affiliate and is a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon, an honorary mathematics society, is secretary of Golden Crest, a member of the Scholastic Honor Society, is a Superior Student and was listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." Norberta has received the Freshman Chemistry Award and the Chapman Chemistry Award. In her sophomore year Norberta was a Kanza Princess. Her over-all grade point is 3.9 on a 4.0 system.

NORBERTA WACHTER

• Joyce Hardebeck BY, of Indiana State College, Terre Haute, Indiana, served the past year as her chapter's president. She is also a member of Eta Sigma Phi, a Latin honorary, the English honorary, and student director of Picker! Hall, the residence hall in which she lives. She was formerly senior Panhellenic representative for her chapter and head rush captain during Indiana State's rush season. Joyce has a 3.57 index on a 4.0 system.

JOYCE HARDEBECK

• . Car.ol Young re, majoring in both journalism and sociology at Syracuse Umvers1ty, Syracuse, New York, was invited to a tea by the university's Chancelor after earning a straight A average last year. She is vice president of Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism honorary, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociology honorary. She has been elected to the Panhellenic Council for three years as a representative and has also served as editor-in-chief of the university's newspaper, "Greek Columns." In addition , she is a member of the publicity committee for Newman Club and was one of 20 junior girls selected to take part in the university's moving up day Lantern Ceremony. Carol has been rushing chairman and editor for her chapter.

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CAROL YOUNG

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SPOTLIGHT • Jeanne Slaninger I A, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, was awarded the Spirit of Creighton, signifying four years of contributions to Creighton. The recipients, one senior boy and one senior girl, are selected by the faculty. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double major in physics and math. Having received the Panhellenic honor of the sorority senior having the highest grade point average, Jeanne also accepted a fellowship from U.C.L.A. for graduate study. Jeanne was her chapter's Elizabeth Bird Small award candidate, served as chaplain this year, and was elected Senior Sweetheart. She was also president of Gamma Pi Epsilon, Jesuit honorary society for women, secretary-treasurer of the Physics Club, and active in the Coed Sodality and the math club.

JEANNE SLANINGER

• Marcia Hill BB, Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado, was recently tapped into Chandelle, a junior women's honorary. Marcia is also a new member of the Associated Women Students council and was elected secretary of the junior class for the coming year. She was chosen by Pi Lambda Theta as one of ten outstand ing sophomore women, is a past member of SPURS, and was a sophomore ball queen attendant.

MARCIA HILL

• Judith L. McCammon Letourneau is the recipient of the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter's Margaret E. Smith Award for outstanding service to her sorority and her chapter. Judy is a member of Zeta Zeta chapter at Central Missouri State College and graduated this spring. She was in the Hall of Recognition for two years and was president of Houts-Hosey Women's Dormitory. Judy is also a member of Pi Omega Pi, national business education honorary; historian for the Young Democrats' Club; sports director, magazine chairman, and panhellenic representative for her chapter. She was in student employment for three years.

JUDITH L. McCAMMON LETOURNEAU

PAT SEESE

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• Patricia Seese AA, has served her chapter at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, as alumnae relations chairman, special activities director, and scholarship chairman. She participates in the Honors Program at Miami, is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honorary sorority, and was recently elected by the sororities at Miami to serve as Panhellenic Homecoming float chairman. She is also a member of the Student Senate Publicity Committee and Artist Series Board. As a pledge, Pat received the scholarship bracelet for the highest grades in her pledge class and as an active received the rotating Scholarship Trophy. During four semesters Pat has managed to maintain a 3.7 average on a 4.0 system.

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ANGIE MOOREHOUSE HH Greek Goddness Kansas State College

ANN I FINNICUM AI Sweetheart of Theta Chi Indiana State Col lege

KAREN D'ANN GUNTER Bl Miss Northeastern State College

CAM\IPUIS QUI IE lENS CINDY CLEMENS 8 8 Sigma Tau Gamma Wh ite Rose Queen Central Michigan University

GERRY PETERSON BH Ph i Sigma Pi Sweetheart Dickinso n State College

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KAY RICHARD AB Fun Festival Queen Northeast Mo . State Teachers College

SHERRY HOQUE IZ Sweetheart of Phi Lambda Chi Arkanslls A & M College

SHERRY THOMAS B.t.

Pi Kllppll Alpha Drellmgirl Top Ten Beauty University of S. Mississippi

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NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTERS WHO, \VHEN, AND WHERE CENTRAL LOUISIANA Central Louisiana chapter was organized Febru ar y 15, 1964. Barbara Moles Brumfield AB is the first president. Barbara ·graduated from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College with honors and has completed her M.A. degree from the University of Mississippi. She is currently an instructor in English at the Alexandria branch of Louisiana State University, where her husband is an assistant professor of English.

Other officers are: Vice-President .............. Betty Lou Jacobs Secretary ............ Patricia Kennedy Davis Treasurer .................. Doris Carter Millet Editor .... .......... Evelyn Merrifield Carnal Magazine Chm ....... Carol Abat Edwards

A t the April meeting Barbara Brumfield AB and Betty L ou Jacobs \jl'l' reported on th e A-Miss-Lou State Day. Elizabeth Grisby '¥'¥, Ann Block '¥'¥, Kathy Sexton BZ, Nunie Roque BZ, and Judy Smith BZ told of their chapter's a ctivities and h ow we m igh t h elp them for rush.

Officers were elected and plans to visit each of the active chapters were made.

We are h oping to have a swimm ing party for the college members from this area a s soon as school is outEvELYN M ERRIFIELD CAR NAL

DEKALB, ILLINOIS The DeKalb, Illinois Alumnae chapter was organized in the home of Phyllis Ann Barker BY with the help of West Suburban Chicago alum Georgianna Calvert BP. Of major concern to the new alumnae group is the housing situation a t Northern Illinois University.

Officers elected were: President ........Mary Lou N elson Shaeffer Vice-President ........ Joyce Vlcek Lothson Secretary-Treas. .... Sally Lundin Preissig Editor ........................ Phyllis Ann Barker The orga nizationa l m ee ting of the D eK alb Alumnae of Alpha Sigma Alp ha was held a t the home of Phyllis Ann Barker BY. The purposes of the organization we re discussed . Election of officers was held . Phyllis Ann Barker was ap pointed to se rve as Beta Rho Alumnae adviser .

Georgianna Calve rt BP of the W est Suburban Chicago a lumnae group was present to help with the organizati on .

The housing situa tion a t N orthern Illinois Un iversity was the major item under consider-ation at this time. A housing corp oration has been fo rmed to hold the lease for the BP house, a nd p la ns are under d iscuss ion fo r a new house to be built within the next two years.

The nex t m ee ti ng date was set for Jul y 10. an d fa ll rush will be di scussed a t that time. - P HYLLIS ANN BARKER

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Barbara Moles Brumfield The orga ni zationa l meeting of the Cen tral L ouisiana Alumnae chap ter was held Febr ua ry 15 at the home of Barba ra M oles Brumfield AB . Ass istin g as co-hostess was Evelyn M errifield Carnal BZ. The group decided to hold fou r mee ti ngs a year and to delay th e election of officers u ntil the April mee ting whi ch was to be held at the h om e of D ori s Carter M illet \jl\jl with Carol Abat Edward s \jl\jl acting as co-hostess. Evelyn Carn a l was to check a bou t a phil anth ropic projec t. Plans were m ad e to in vite members from Beta Zeta an d Psi Psi cha p te rs to thi s meet ing.

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Originally Beta chapter of M ilwaukee was a part of the larger Alph a chap ter of iilwaukee.

Since m any of the girls were of the same age and h ad known each other in school, they decided to form their own smaller chap ter. T h ey will h old ten business mee tings a year and will meet jointly with M ilwaukee-Alph a for two social mee tings. At pre ent all members are from Gamma Epsilon chap ter but all alumnae in the area are encouraged to attend .

Officers elec ted were : Preside n t ............................ R u th Koestler V ice-Pre iden t .................... Kathy Zajicek R ec. Secretary .................... J oyce Ho u ton Corres. Secretary ....... ........... Joyce J acobs T reasurer ............................ J acki e T h ate 29

• • • • NEWS LETTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood Stat e Teache rs C oll ege Fa rmville, Virginia We won! Both the first and second prizes in this Spring's Marlboro Pack Contest were won by the Alph_a chapter. This contest was open for entry to any orgamzation on our college campus. On March 18 we submitted the largest collection of old cigarette packs, and our collection was sufficient enough to win the stereo record player and the tape recorder.

Also included in the March activities for the Alphas was an inspection and visit from Judy Matthews, Alpha Sigma Alpha's first Traveling Secretary. Miss Matthews gave Alpha chapter many excellent ideas to make ?ur _cha~ter stronger. Each of us enjoyed the stay of th1s v1vacwus Alpha Sig and hopes that she will return to our campus soon.

The month of April was filled with busy activities for the AL..A 's. The Panhellenic banquet and the traditional senior picnic were held during the early part of this month. At the picnic, we presented gifts to all the seniors and honored Alta Stricklin, our retiring president, and Mrs. J. H. Wamsley, our adviser. On April 10 many Alphas traveled to Radford College for our state convention. Here, we met our sisters from Madison and Radford College. Indeed, all of us enjoyed our stay! The pledges presented the next event which was a party based on the West Side Story. The pledges took some of the tunes of the songs and wrote lyrics to fit their theme of "Sorority Hall Story." We all received invitations shaped like switchblades telling us to "dress for action" and action was what we had.

We are proud of all of our sisters, but especially we honor Kathy Dugan, a freshman who was chosen first runner-up to Queen Longwood, and Evelyn Gray, a senior member of Chi, a secret honorary society.

A L.. A members will be active in campus affairs this coming school year. Henrietta Gilliam will serve as vicepresident of the Athletic Association . Judy Cundiff will serve on the Y.W.C.A. cabinet with Carol Rex and on the Assembly Committee with Ginny Petty. Also, Judy will serve as a dorm president. Judy Parr and Sarah Wolford will be leaders during the "rating" of the freshmen. The senior class m embers will serve as orientation leaders, and the junior class members will serve as assistant leaders .

This is to help us become better acquainted with the new freshman class.

Yes, we have had a busy year, and we are looking forward to our new plans for the future. To close our year of activities, the Alphas headed for Virginia Beach in June to relax and start the summer in refreshing spirits.J u ov CuNDIFF

Alpha Alpha Miami University O xfo rd , Ohio A still? Flapper dresses? What is it? It is Alpha Alpha's spring Prohibition Party. This event proved to be one of our biggest successes to date. The sisters gave brandy snifters with crests and Prohibition Party 1964 engraved in red on them to their dates. We decorated the

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party room as a speak-easy with decorations, the gi~ls made and a lso some things sent to us by Harold s Club m Reno. A band from Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Butler University came down that weekend to play for us. We had a cold supper buffet for refreshment.

On Mother's Day weekend we entertained our mothers at a banquet at which the pledges presented a skit they had written themselves. Also, preceeding Mothers' Club we had a luncheon in the suite and presented the Moms with red and white corsages. Other events of that weekend were an inter-fraternity sing and the spring play which our mothers thoroughly enjoyed. We bid our tired but happy mothers adieu at a breakfast in the suite Sunday morning. . .

We were quite honored to have one of our s1sters, Fa1th McKinney, chosen as chairman of the Homecoming float of Panhellenic for next year.

The year came to a close with a scurry of preparation for fall rush to which we are all looking forward. Our rush chairman conducted a rush school followed by a mock rush party. We feel this was quite successful, and we are all better prepared for rush.- KAREN YouNG

Alpha Beta Kirksville St ate Teachers College Kirksville, Mo. Spring quarter was really packed with events which were rewarding, enjoyable and exciting for Alpha Beta chapter.

The first event started early on Saturday when we began decorating for the Sweetheart Dance. The theme was "Moments to Remember" which was carried out on the wall decorations. The climax of the dance was when Susie Hanna was crowned our Alpha Sweetheart, her attendants being Mary Spruytte and Alma Anderson Bennett.

Our wonderful alumnae chapter literally made their way to our hearts with a banquet for us followed by an installation of officers. We so enjoyed the food, fun , and fellowship we were able to share with our alums.

The annual all-campus Fun Festival was another event in which our chapter shared the spotlight. We spent the day decorating and baking cakes for our "Sweet Beat," enjoying other side shows and especially the talent show.

We really cheered and applauded wild ly when our own Kay Richard was crowned queen of the Fun Festival.

Our other queen this quarter is Cheryl Mossbarger, Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweetheart. Peggy Steiner is a candidate for Echo Queen.

One bright Saturday morning at 6: 30 we got up to go to our last dance of the year, the Breakfast Dance. Our adviser, Mrs. Sara Wimp, presented the Alma K. Zoller award to Nancy Norton Bowden. Other awards were: Outstanding Pledge to Linda Gottman and pledge with highest honor point to Linda Winkleman. We all felt that the wonderfu l fellowship we shared was worth getting up so early.

One of the most thrilling accomplishments was the retiring of the President's Scholarship Cup-for having the highest honor point of all the sororities for three consecutive years. We really worked for the cup and this accomplishment.

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Yes, this really put the finishi ng touches on 路our wonderful year. All of this adds to one of the best years Alpha Beta has ever ha d. -R UTH H ALL

Alpha Gamma Indiana State College Indiana, Pennsylvania With mid-term break over, the first event on the agend a was sp ring r ush. This was the first semester in which the new rush rules were put into effect by the college P anhellenic. At our open houses we entertained almost three hund red girls, then reduced our rush list to seventy-five. I t was hard to select from so many nice girls, but our fina l choice of twenty-one great new p ledges was a wise decision. "April in Paris" was the setting for the spring pledge dance held on Apri l 10. The famous " Alpha Ia Sig," the spice of the continent, and her chorus girls, the "Babycakes," performed for us .

A new first on the camp us this year was a Winter Carnival in which a ll the Greek organizations were respon sible for build ing their own snow sculpture . Using the " Beatles" for our inspiration we managed to capture honorable mention despite our lack of artistic abi lity.

Scholastically, we are all working hard to maintain t~ e floating scholarship cup offered by the Student Counc1l.

For two semesters in a row we have had the highest sorority average, and if the ALA 's maintain that average, we get to keep the scholarship cup. On honors day the chapter received the Tau Kappa Epsi lon scholarship award .

Many of our members have been initiated into honorary fraternities. Peggy Pugsley, Susie Eckler, Carole Farver, and Jodie Wentz were initiated into Kappa Omi-::ron Phi, the honorary home economics fraternity and Marti Robert Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity.

The sorority is well represented in many of the campus organizations.

The Women's Collegiate Association elected Peggy Pugsley to be its new president. Barb Murarave was elected president of the W omen's Judicial Board, and Suzi Zip拢 and Polly Sinkus as members of the

Th ree Al pha Gamma ROTC Milita ry Kaydee ns are Dee As beck, Ann i Finnicum, a nd Su sie Shinol.

Judi cial Board. Peggy Pugsley was also appointed president of the college Panhellenic Association. The Alpha Sig's hold all three presidency's of the major women's organizations.

A very special event th is year was our move to a br~nd new sorority room. It was hec tic for a few days gettmg eve rything in place but we wanted ~t to be d~ne for the arrival of Mrs. Blackstone, our Nat1 nal Pres1dent. H er

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visit climaxed the year's sorority activities very successfu lly.

Alpha Gamma chapter has ended another year on the campus of Indiana State College, very proud of the accomplishments and honors we have received. We're looking forward to another school year after a welcome vacation.-LINDA KAUTZMANN

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado Spring quarter started off with a "bang" for the Beta Betas as we had our National President, Mrs. Blackstone, staying with us for the first three days of the quarter. It was a wonderful an d enjoyable experience for everyone.

Soon after, open bidding started and we took two new pledges.

April Showers came into our lives at the annual dinnerdance, held again at the Harvest House in Boulder. It was a beautiful night and everyone had a marvelous time.

Next on the agenda for the Beta Betas was the AllGreek Songfest. This year we sang a beautiful Indian lull aby, "Shoheen," and wore soft green dresses. The early morning rehearsals didn' t seem nearly so bad when we took the second place trophy. A week later, we " headed for the hills" and the annual mountain party held this year at Peaceful Valley Lodge. A heated swimming pool in the lodge got a good workout and the weekend ended with hilarious skits by the pledges and seniors depicting various phases of sorority life. The senior skit portrayed the sorority as the seniors see it, as our housemother sees it, as the pledges see it, and as other groups on cam pus see it. It ended with each girl imitating one of her senior sisters.

Spring quarter a lso brought many honors to Beta Beta.

Mary Helen Lopez was selected as one of ten outstanding junior women on campus, and was tapped into Gold Key. In addition to this, Mary H elen was crowned Miss Colorado State College by last year's CSC, Suzi Perry BB. Carol Boxell, our president, was also one of the five finalists in this big campus event. Marcia Hill was lapped into Chandelle, junior womens honorary, and we have four new SPURS Pat Haug, Bobbie Hay, Linda Ball, and Kathy Ehrh~rt. Lana Woods was named Miss NOVA national college queen candidate, and two of her attend;nts were Mary H elen Lopez and Suzi Perry. Jean H ovda was elected as a finalist for H omecoming Queen, and the new Modeling Board president is Sharon Losasso.

Barb Moore was elected commander of Angel Flight and Mary H elen Lopez was elected president of Pi Lambda Theta and Phi Sigma I ota, romance language honorary.

Gail Wimp was crowned junior-senio r prom queen and two of her attendants were BB's Carol Boxell and Kay McKee. Barb Mueller was chosen as the Swee theart of Sigma Chi and Carol Pa ine and Kay M cKee were her attendan~s. The quarter ends with Insignia D ay, and Sandy Coutts and Gail Wimp were attendants to Miss Cache La Poudre . Kathy Ehrhart and Pat Haug were named as two outstanding freshman women, and four of the outstanding sophomore women were Marcia Hill, Shirley Arns, Marty Parks and J ean Hovda. BIL~ e K ey, senior men's hon orary, selected Pat Ahern, Suz1 Pe~ ry, La_na Woods and Jeanne Haug as four of ten outstandmg semor women.

With the flurry of graduati on, finals, packing, a nd moving home for the summer, the Beta B eta~ ended a ~1ost successful year a nd look forward to returnmg to our little house on the co rner next faii.- LINDA MEYER

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Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers Coll ege Emporia, Kansas The Epsilon Epsilon chapter reflects on the past year with pride and pleasure and, at the same time, looks forward to the coming year with high expectations.

Second semester began with a very successful rush. We will never forget the fun we had preparing rush, meeting all the girls, and especially acquiring some wonderful new sisters.

Our pledge class demonstrated its imagination and skill by planning and carrying out the theme of "Alpha Traz" at the informal. All present joined in the spirit of the party by wearing costumes, and the guests were served white cake and punch which represented bread and water.

The year was climaxed for the E E Alpha Sigs when we won the Singing Bee. We competed against the other sororities on campus, and we were well rewarded for the time spent. We feel special appreciation for our song leader, Sherri Russ.

The first part of May we cheerfully rolled up our sleeves and went to work to earn money for our formal.

A shoe shine was chosen as the project so we visited the dorms fraternities and sororities to accomplish this task.

Aside 'from earni;g the necessary money, we found that nothing is more fun than sisters working together.

Our annual formal was the highlight of the year. The theme was "Harbor Lights," and it was established by the decorations and related entertainment.

We paid tribute to our parents with our Parents' Day program. We served a buffet dinner which was followed by entertainment and a tour of our new house.

We would like to express our appreciation to our alumnae who have helped us so much in financing our new house. They sponsored a very successful rummage sale which was one of their many projects designed to raise money. .

The Epsilon Epsilon chapter has many grand memories from the past year, and it is looking forward to many wonderful experiences next year.- NANCY SRADER

Eta Eta Kansas State C oll ege of Pittsburg Pitts bu rg, Kansas When the Eta Etas returned from Christmas, they opened their books and began to study for those inevitable final exams which were rapidly approaching. When we again returned after semester break, we found that our fall pledges had made their grades and would be initiated into the chapter.

We then began to make plans for our Sweetheart Formal which was held on February 14 at the Hotel Besse.

We presented our guests with lamps, the base of which were mugs with the A"i:. A crest. Several awards were presented at the dance. Judy Coonrod was honored as the member with the highest grade point for the preceding semester. Mimi Gudgen and Carol Crafton tied for the highest pledge grade point. Jan Trowbridge was presented with a trophy for being Most Outstanding Member and Carol McKay received the Most Outstanding Pledge Award. Terry Aikin of Sigma Tau Gamma was A"i:.A Man of the Year.

Following the Sweetheart Dance was the election of officers. Of course this is always an exciting time with lots of tears and screams.

At the annual -Apple Day Convocation we were proud to have Sharon Fenton and Raffia Campbell as candidates

Et a Eta 's Sharon Moo re, J o Ann Jurshe, a nd Ga il Dally be ing serve d breakfast by Eta Eta a lums at Kansas- Misso uriNe braska St a te Day.

for Kanza Queen. Rama was named a finalist. Also on Apple Day the candidates for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities were announced. We are proud of the five Alphas who received this honor, Barbara Dixon, Lana McCollough, Sharon Moore, Janice Reda, and Norberta Wachter. Norberta and Sharon were also elected to the Golden Crest, the highest honor possible for a KSC coed. They will serve as secretary and treasurer respectively of this organization.

Not long after Apple Day the A WS elections were held . Six Eta Etas will be serving in prominent positions this year. They are: Judy Coonrod, Janice Re~a, Koeta Dunham, Jo Ann Jursche, Jacque Helton, and Mimi Gudgen.

In March the Kansas-Missouri-Nebraska State Day was held on our campus. Jan Trowbridge was State Day chairman, and she did a wonderful job. Mary K . Reiff was our honored guest. I think State J:?ay was a memoable occasion and was enjoyed by all.

In the election of cheerleaders, Eta Eta came out v~try well. Five of the eight clieerleaders will be Alpha Sig搂.

Those elected were: Angie Moorehouse, Jacque Belton, JoAnn Jursche, Jeanne Dieu, and Jlidy Buckley. Jacque will serve as head cheerleader.

The last week of April was Greek Week 路.which was climaxed on Friday night with the Greek路 Ball. Eta Eta's Angie Moorehouse was crowned Greek Goddess at the Ball. Ail of us were very proud of Angie.

The first week-end in May found the Eta Etas travel ling to Rockaway Beach for their annual Spring weekend. The week-end was accented by sunburns and mosquito bites.

The members and pledges competed with each other in two individual money making projects to raise money for the chapter. The members held a highly successful ice cream social and the p ledges raffled off a transistor radio.

At the annual A WS banquet for graduating seniors the selection of outstanding freshman girls as members of SPARS was announced. Eta Eta's Judy Buckley, Jean Cox, Jeanne Dieu, Mimi Gudgen, and Jacque Helton were among those selected. SPARS membership is based on scholarship, personality, activities, and recommendations.

Two Eta Etas were chosen as fraternity favorites this past year. Pat Roberts was selected as Sigma Tau Gamma's White Rose Formal Queen, and J udy Way

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reigned as Xi Omega Playmate at the Xi Omega's annual Playboy P arty.

The climax of the Alpha Sig year was held at the Hotel Besse. T his was a breakfast held in the h onor of the graduating seniors. Each senior was presented with a mug and witty verse about some of her past experiences in college. Many tears were shed as we hate to lose these girls.

Well, that's about all from Eta E ta chapter. Hope all of you have as successful a year as Eta Eta chapter.KAREN CoAKER

Theta Theta Boston Un iversity Boston, Mass.

As a project for our philanthropy the T heta Thetas had a cookie sale selling cakes and cookies baked by our a lums.

While selling cookies in the fraternity houses, we were besieged by offers to clean the fraternity houses. So, on the fo llowing Sunday, armed with btooms and buckets we cleaned up an M .I. T . fratern ity house land earned $ 15.00 extra fo r our p hilanth ropy.

On May 6 the T heta T hetas drove out to the home of our adviser, Mrs. Louis Fletcher, in Needham, 路Mass., and had a Mother Patroness ceremony. We conferred the degree of Mother P atroness on Mrs. Edith Wieseman, the grandmother of Jacqueline Stubenvall.

Graduation exercises were held on June 7 at Nickerson Field in Boston. J acqueline Stubervall graduated from the School of Nursing cum laude .

With graduation over a ll the Theta Thetas went their separate summer ways. We are all looking forward to an exciting and successful rush in the fa lL- BARBARA RuTH SILETSKY

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Rush ! Rush! Rush ! That was the pass word for KK during the spring semester.

The beginning of February was time for our winter rush program with "The All American Girl" as our theme. By the all American girl we were referring to an Alpha Sig. The room was decorated with the crest of A"2-A and red and white crepe paper decorated the room .

There was a fashion show of the typica l dress for a ll American girls since 1924. Afterwards, banana splits with A"2-A pennants were served.

Another high light of the past semester was the annual Greek Weekend held at the Sheraton Hotel. Everything and everyone was lovely. The Alpha Sigs were especially happy because they won the Achievement Cup which is prized by the Greeks. KK sang "Till There Was You" in the sing.

We decided to travel the world for our Carnival theme.

The university's theme was the World's Fair and we chose the United Arab R epublic . A sultan's tent of white and purple carnation stripes, a palm tree, and an imitation camel decorated the entrance. The inside was of typical M iddle East style with oriental r ugs, exotic dancers in flow ing costumes, fruit and nut bowls, and of course a sultan. We were happy to have p laced twice in both the beauty and keep ing with the theme divisions. Coffee and paflava (a mid d le eastern pastry) were served by Alpha Sig waitresses a lso d ressed in billowing costumes.

Du ring March, the fall p ledges were in itiated in a beau ti ful and serene ceremony in the sorority house. Each

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initiate received a white carnation with red ribbons. A tea and the Mother P atroness Ceremony followed the initiation. T he tea was attended by members, pledges, and their mothers and our adviser Miss Helen Corey.

The mothers were given the same type of flower as the new initiates.

As the school year drew to a close everyone was happy yet sad. We gave our seniors a dinner in their honor and distributed sorority awards and remembrances to the seniors. Everyone had a wonderful time-except for clean up!

T his past semester many members received honors from the university: Suzie Chubb was elected president of the junior class, Melissa Savage was elected president of Magnet, a women's honor society; Virginia Taylor was elected vice president of the Panhellenic Council, Loretta Schebera was awarded the Temple University Award, and Karen Gendron, Dorothy Diehl, Christine Mayer, and Maryann Swetkoff were awarded WAA awards and blazers.

We are happy to announce that our adviser Miss Helen Corey was elected president of the Pennsylvania Association of Women's Deans and Counselors.

The Alpha Sigs worked hard during this past year and we ended it with joy-filled memories of things past.J oAN ' '\'EISBEIN

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Va. The Rho Rhos found this year to be exciting and full of fun. The second half of the school year was very busy for us . Spring rush began the second term with parties, parties and more parties. We were very pleased to take two lovely pledges, Maureen Cooksey and Carol Schwartz.

These new sisters were honored with a pizza party immediately after the bids were given out.

One of the big events of Greeks on campus this year was the Greek Week O lympics, in which Alpha Sigs participated.. Even though we didn' t walk away with the big prize, everyone had a wonderful time.

For R ho Rhos, the weekend of April 10 holds a special meaning. This was the weekend of our square dance. We worked for weeks making signs, posters, and preparing special advertising for the big weekend, and on the big night, Alpha Sigs and brothers from Sigma Phi Epsilon really shook the rafters with an old fash ioned barn dance.

This was truly one of the biggest, most enjoyable events of the entire year.

Life Planning Week found Alpha Sigs at a fireside chat at the Lambda Chi Alpha house listening to Dr. W. H. Perl, professor of German at Marshall, spea)<:ing on "Love, Sex, and Morality."

Another one of the biggest campus activities for Greeks and Alpha Sigs was Parents' Weekend, which was celebrated with an open house, and the Mother's Day Sing.

Song director, Judy Foster, and chorus alike worked with vigor and vitality. That day we were all especially proud to be Alpha Sigs.

Rho Rho honored the Huntington and Charleston al umnae February 16, with a tea at the suite. The tea commemorated our exemplar, St. Valentine.

April 12 Charleston alumnae were gracious hostesses for an excellent steak dinner, honoring the officers and graduating seniors of Rho Rho. The alumnae gave each honored guest a white corsage of carnations with red ribbons. Rho Rhos prepared a style show for their hostesses. 路路 ' '

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Dr. Ethyl Alpenfels, a most distinguished Alpha Sig alumna, spoke at Marshall, a nd was honored afterward with a banquet at our suite.

Ohio State Day in Columbus, Ohio, was a n all day trip for us Apri l 18. Two carloads of Rho Rhos converged on the Nationwide Inn . Coffee when we got there, a business meeting, an excellent steak dinner and a travel program, made the day worthwhile.

For one most important reason this has been an outstanding semester. Rho Rhos have moved to a larger and nicer suite. April 22 was moving day .. . the day members and pledges worked from dawn to dusk together.

The help of the Lambda Chi Alphas proved to provide an a dd ed attraction.

May 15, the Uptowner Inn, a m oonli t night and roses set the scene for Alpha Sigma Alpha's traditional " Stardust Ball. " Several awards we re presented including the M odel Pledge Award to D onna Broom, th e Rho Rho girl award to Carole Thornton, the Scholarship Award to Tish D ean, the M ost M erits Award to Brook Harzell. Other app recia tion awards; appreciation roses for Mrs. J. R. D ial, adviser, an Alpha Ring for Marilyn Vorholt, plus two very special gifts. Each spring our prospective brides are given presents.

March brought Tower Queen campaign. We were very proud of Linda Bouska, Sally Craven, Shirley Moore, and Diana Mitchell who were our candidates.

Before we knew it spring was here and the annex buzzed with ac tivity. With the coming of spring comes formal dances, and we began our preparations for the spring formal. We used the theme "Mardi Gras" and decora ted with masks, crepe paper streamers, confetti, and J apanese lanterns. Everyone had a delightful time .

Ann Trotter was chosen Sigma Tau Gamma's White R ose Queen at the frate rnity's Spring Formal. Linda Bouska was chosen Alpha Kappa Lambda's Sweetheart at the fraternity's Valentine Day Dance. Our congratulati ons go to these two girls.

The end of th e school year was upon us before we knew it and time to begin to make p lans for rush and homecoming for next fall had arrived . Plans are also being made for Alph a Sigma Alpha's table at an Organizati onal F air to be he ld next fall for new freshm en.

Phi Phi ha s come to the end of another successful school year and plans are being made for another one next year !- J u ov KIMMET

Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Ind .

Rho Rho 's a d viser Mrs. Jose ph R. Dial , Pre sid e nt Mari lyn Yor holt, a nd Vivi e n Mu ll ins we lcom e Judy Ma tt hews, se cond f rom righ t, t o a ban qu et hel d in her hono r.

Plans for a successful rush are being planned in rush workshops, directed by Sharon Cremeans rush chairman and a very important person to Rho Rho.' ' H ere's wishin g our sister chapters the best for the new year.- J uov Fos TER

Phi Phi Nort hwest Missou ri State C olleg e Maryville , Missouri Spring rush started Phi Phi's second semester. A "beatnik" theme was used for the rush party. Rushees and Ph! Phi's were entertained by several "original" p oems wntten by some of our more talented sisters. Rush was very successful.

Soon it was time to begin preparations for the annual Swee theart dance. "Cupid's Wond erla nd " was the theme and Karl ene H endrix was our Swee theart.

With th e new year came many exCitmg actlvJtJes for Chi Chi chapter. Rush season opened with the teas given for a ll girls going through rush . Our cost ume party was followed by our formal party, a nd we were excited with the enthusiastic pledge class we got on January 29. We welcomed them with a party. Then we presented them to th e campus at our Student Center.

The pledges had a very successful pledgeship. W e feel that they truly appreciate th eir new sisterhood. At the time of their initiation, th ey presented the chaptPr with a new vac uum cleaner. N ot tha t we did not need it ; the one we had only swept when it was in the m ood- and that wasn't often.

On Apri l 11 Chi Chi chapter was hostess to the Indiana State D ay. We chose "Cam elot" as our theme. With the help of our Muncie a lumnae we felt it was a very successful day. We were happ y to show-off our eve r expending campus and our suite.

Way ahead! Yes, the Chi Chi's were moving far ahead of everyone at the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Bike-a路thon when- OH, NO!- the handle bars flew off and we were ou t of the race. W ell , one thing for sure, we' ll be ready for th e big race next year - we've started practicing already.

We' re very proud of Mary L ou Landis and Patty Good win for their new m embership in C lavia, senior woman's honorary. Mary L ou has even been elected president for the coming year. Sharon Bradford and Janice R ivir have been named as outstanding seniors. Justine Derda was named as an outstanding junior in the education department, an d Ellen McCarron was named to the Dean's List.

Along with other activities, we a lways try to maintain scholarship. We have moved up to third place on campus .. We are hoping to still better this next fall when we return to school.

Every year as we "prepare our bride list, we try to think of appropriate gifts for each girl at our bridal shower.

In the past we have always given each girl something to fit her individual tastes. We selected a silver cake knife this year with Alpha Sigma Alpha engraved on one side.

We thought this would be something they could a lways keep as a gift from their sisters.

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When we return to school next fall, we will be excited to see our suite. We are getting new gold drapes to match our gold walls and carpet. We are also getting our chairs recovered. We think our suite will be very attractive for our annual Homecoming tea. Speaking of Homecoming, we can't wait to get our new outfits next fall. I don't want to tell you too much about next year's activities.

You'll read about our new outfits in the Winter issue of the Phoenix. See you then, we hope.- Junv K ECK

Psi Psi Northwestern State College Natchitoches, Louisiana Spring has come to us in Louisiana ; with it comes a flurry of activities. We worked in the yard of our h ouse planting red and white flowers for fall rush. We just hope they come up in time, none of us being real sure when they will bloom. Spring a lso brings house-cleaning, complete with waxing floors and cleaning out closets .

After we had a clean house, we invited a cosmetician, the mother of one of our members to come and give us a d emonstration of the correct application of make-up .

For the demonstration we invited other sororities as we ll as house mothers and the D ean of Women .

Our Spring Formal was a big affair on campus. We held it in the Student Center with a Spanish Fies ta as the theme. We used Spanish moss, hanging flower baskets, Spanish fans and pinatas. A photographer took pictures of the coupl es under an arch of flowers, but he forgot to turn a knob and none of the pictures turned out!

The final event of the year was the family picnic. Our families met at the house and we left caravan style for Gum Springs where we all picnicked togeth er. This year we started an award for the family of a member who has done the most for the sorority. It went to Mr. and Mrs. Gormley. Mr. Gormley is rewiring the house for us and is d onating a window fan for the kitchen.

Rush plans are being formu lated now and at our summer work shop we will work to get ready for it in the fall.

- BETTY BLOCH

Beta Gamma Northeastern State Colle ge Tahlequah, . Oklahoma

Beta Gamma' s first semester featured a hobo rush party.

Seen here are Sandy Raye and Pam Buchanan .

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"Alpha Get Your Gun!" was another Beta Gamma rush party. Two rushees, Margaret Simons and Pat Jennings watch Robbie Fiesher and Karen Gunter.

Beta Delta University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss.

Beta D elta's have had a busy second half of the school term working and playing together. Two projects marked our activities for charity, one of them being a car wash in the middle of J anuary. Although this is a rather chilly method of raising money, it proved to be fun for all the sisters, for the poor manager of the service station, who was a tremendous help, and of cou rse for all our customers, who stayed around to see that we d idn' t ruin their cars.

Our second charity project has not been quite so strenuous, but equally rewarding. For the p ast four months Beta D elta's have been collecting old bathing suits of all sizes and types. Their destination is Ellisville State School for the mentally retarded, which has just had a new pool completed , but had no bathing wear for their students.

The grimness of winter was broken by our annual winter dance in January, the theme being happy leap year.

If that night was any indication, then this year is full of promise .

April was th e month for our traditional R ed Slipper Ball, and like all traditi ons it was full of cherished memories for all. For more get toge ther fun, the pledges held a surprise Valentine's party for th e members, and a sunrise Easter egg hunt in th e chapter room with individual Easter baskets for eve ry m ember.

In M a rch the parents shared in the fun at the annual Parent-Daughter Banquet, during which a skit was put on introducing them to our year's activities.

On the subject of skits, we participated in Greek skit night, and although we won no trophy, we enjoyed it as much as if we had . Three of our girls, however, did receive campus honors individually. Pennie Sue Webre and Bonnie Turi were selec ted by the campus as top twenty beauties, and Sherrie Thomas was chosen Top Ten beauty and Dream Girl by the Pi Kappa Alphas. Pennie W ebre received one of Southern's highest honors when she was selected to represent USM in th e Miss Mississippi contest as Miss Southern Mississippi . N eedl ess to say, we all have our fingers crossed for her in the contest!

This spring we journeyed to N ew Orleans for A-MissLou Day. Here we had th e wonderfu l experience of finding new friends and sisters in the Alabama and L uisiana college and a lumnae chapters. The year was ended for Beta Delta's with a senior supper given to the chapter by our al ums in honor of our graduating sen iors. It was a sad moment for all when we joined hands to sing the Friendship Song knowing it would be the last time we wou ld a ll be together. H oweve r, A":i..A is far from b ing

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Beta Zeta University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana

Selena Parke r 8.6. is 路shown rece1vmg her chapt e r' s El izabeth Byrd Sma ll Award from Ad vise r Mrs. Pe nny St ewart Currie .

out of those graduates' minds. . . . I believe they will be great alumnae. For us undergraduates, there's always next year. See you in the fall !- ELLE N HATCHER

Beta Epsilon Mad ison College Harrisonbu rg, Virginia We closed the semester and spring rush with the happy reception of four new pledges on March 14, who became sisters in April.

Working on our philanthropic project, we have made several trips to Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia. Along with talking and visiting with the patients, clothes and various other articles have been collected and taken by our members.

On April 18, we celebrated our twenty-fifth anniversary on Madison's campus. A joint tea was held with Sigma Sigma Sigma, who also were celebrating their founding on our campus twenty-five years ago. We were very happy to welcome Mrs. Grady, past National President of AL.A, who helped share in our festiv ities.

Beta Epsilon was well represented in our May Day Court th is year. Mary Johnson served as junior class princess, Ellen Sandefur as junior class attendant, and Merle Kay as sophomore class attendant. Prior to the May Day activities, the Mother Patroness ceremony was held at Baker H ouse, when sixteen of our mothers attained this degree.

Spring is th e time for picnics, and Panhellenic kept right in step by holding its annual picnic for all sororities on May 11. The following week, all the Beta Epsilons enj oyed a d elicious cook-out at the home of our advisers.

The seniors were entertained at a picnic held by the Harrisonburg alumnae and also were guests of honor at a breakfast given by our new officers.

A number of us are starting the summer at the beach.

A large house will contain our girls at Virginia Beach during the week June 1 through June 7. Alpha sisters from Radford and members of Zeta Tau Alpha here on campus will be joining us .- MARGARET DoLLINS, Juov JARR ETT

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For the Beta Zetas the spring semester proved to be exciting, busy and rewarding. We started off the season by preparing for our annual Hula Hop. The theme for this year was the " AL.A Hawaiian Hootenanny." We all wore variously printed flowered shifts with leis to carry out our theme. The dance is given to raise funds for the national philanthropic project.

Next on our agenda was our bi-annual Parent-Daughter Banquet. This year it was held at Jacobs and it proved to be very successful as part of the program awards were given for this year. The Outstanding Member award was presented to Kay Sexton, our past president. Outstanding Pledge was awarded to Ann Schwalenberg and our nomination for national Ideal Pledge was Paula Kurzweg.

Also, during April, we took part in the A-Miss-Lou State Day which was held at the Sheraton-Charles in New Orleans. The discussion question was on the subject of keeping the alumnae active after graduation . D uring the meeting the Beta Zetas were elected to hostess State Day next year.

Our dinner dance marked the end of the season for the Beta Zetas . The dance was given at the Oakborne Country Club . We gave our dates favors of brandy snifters with AL.A and the date printed in gold on them.

Our Beau, Bob Dufour, was announced at this time.

Our first workshop was held the weekend of June 12 at which we discussed and p lanned for our five rush parties.- ANN ScHWALENBERG

Beta Eta Dickinson State College Dickinson, North Dakota "Alice In AL.A Wonderland" was the theme for our winter rush party. T he costumes we~ as imaginative and gay as the party. Our lovely girls were pledged in January. This was the first class to use p ledge merit books. Our busy pledges were running about doing everything and anything to earn points.

Everything turned "misty" on February 14 when we presented our Sweetheart Formal. A New York skyline set the background and three shades of blue carried out the misty atmosphere. All of us were so pleased when Jeanne Eckroth was crowned Sweetheart.

The girls gathered early on the morning of our Founder's Day banquet to scrounge around Dickinson for pop bottles to earn extra money. ' \'e all managed to appear in our "Sunday best" that evening at the banquet. It was to be our last banquet with Miss Leila Woods as our adviser. Miss Woods was adviser to AL.A since 1940. We were sorry to hear of her retirement but were confident that the choice of M iss Schumacher as our new adviser was a wise choice.

Three of our girls were nominated to "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." We are reall y proud of these sisters who are Marilyn Wolberg, Jeanne Eckroth, and Lola De Foe. Delta Kappa Gamma student teaching awards went to Velia M0ntemayor in elementary education and to Karen Herman in secondary education.

Congratulations are extended to Rose Kordonowy who has accepted an assistantship at 路Kansas State University.

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Jeanne Eclcroth was crowned Beta Eta's sweetheart.

Our school year closed with our sorority getting together with our Greek brothers for a picnic at Green River.- VIRGINIA G . BAILLOD

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Beta Theta has truly enjoyed a busy, exciting semester.

The spring semester was off to a "rushing" start, and Beta Theta gained wonderful new girls who, after ten full weeks of pledging, became members on Sunday, May 17. The new members presented the sorority with a new camera purchased through work on various money-making projects.

Beta Theta is proud of the honors she has received during the past six months.

During Greek Week, we placed in several events; third in Greek Sing and second in the sorority swim meet. Besides these events, we participated in the bowling tournament, the walk-athon, the canoe race, and the all-Greek community project. We a lso sponsored a Panhellenic football game.

C indy Clemens was chosen to represent the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma as their White R ose Q ueen this spring.

This year Beta Theta's candidate, Dave Roberts of Sigma Phi Epsilon, was elected by Central's women to be their Most .Eligible Bachelor for 1964.

Diane Martin, our membersh ip direc tor and song leader, was initiated into Delta Omicron, h onorary music fraternity.

Elsa Pressentine was initiated into Alpha Phi Gamma, honorary national journalism fraternity.

Karen Bjork was chosen as Pan hell enic's representative to Associated Women Students.

Two of our sisters were el ted as officers of Sloan Panhellenic House. Marquise Conaton is now vice president, and Shirley Steeler is secretary.

On May 18-19, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, National Vice President of Alpha Sigma Alpha visited us. While she was here, we held a mock initiation, mock mee ting, and a coffee hour, during which many of us became acquainted with her. We a ll enjoyed and profited by her vis it ve ry much.

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Throughout the course of the semester, Beta Theta held several member-pledge cokers, as well as cokers with other sororities. During a coker with the Delta Zetas, we saw a movie and heard a talk on "a girl's best friend"the diamond. This was, naturally, enjoyed by all.

This year we were hostesses to our sisters from Western Michigan Uni,v!!rsity for State Day on March 9.

M others' Week-end was held on May 1 this semester.

The presence of many of our mothers made the week-end a huge success. We dined, bowled, and, ali-in-all, became closer to not only our sisters, but to our mothers as well.

Beta Thetas and their sweethearts danced the night away at our Alpha Sigma Alpha dinner-dance, held at the Embers on Saturday, May 16.

On M ay 26, we honored our seniors at our annual Senior Farewell . At this time, the graduating sisters presented Beta Theta with a new cake knife to be used by a ll Beta Theta brides. We also held a surprise shower for our brides to be, where they were each presented with a gift.

As summer approaches we say farewe ll to our ten graduating sisters, but anticipate their return at Homecoming time in the fall . Eight Beta Thetas will hear their wedding bells ringing this summer, and many of us plan to be present at their marriages to sing the Alpha Sigma Alpha Wedding Song.-MABLE BINGHAM

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia This past spring quarter has been an exc1tmg one for the Beta I ota's. Various events have been keeping the Alphas busy.

D elegates from all over the state of Virginia arrived at Radford College to participate in Alpha State Day sponsored this year by the Beta Iotas. Following an open h ouse in Moffet Hall, one of Radford's new dorms, the Alphas atte nd ed a luncheon a t the Governor Tyler Hotel.

The guest speaker was Mrs. William Hines of Radford, a graduate of R adford College and past president of the Beta Iota Chapter. The Alphas throughout the state all seemed to enjoy the gathering, and are all looking forward to next year's meeting.

Saturday, May 2, was quite a day for the Beta I otas.

Our own Miss Suzanne Sheppard was crowned Queen of the May by Dr. Charles K. Martin, President of R adford College. The Beta I otas also claimed two a ttendants on the May court, Miss Gail Sheppard and Miss Cathy Siler.

We were all very proud to be so well represented in this event. This was the third consecutive year that a Beta Iota has held the title of Queen of the May. Following the May Day festivities, the Panhellenic s 路i ng was held.

We were all overj oyed to come in third in the Panhellenic Sing.- MARTHA ANN LATT ERMA N

Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Spring was fill ed with bu y days for a ll th e Beta Kappas this year.

Formal rush brought new pledges t our sisterhood at the end of J anuary.

The months of March and April were fill ed with acti ities preparing for Western's third an nual Gr ek Week .

The Beta Kappas were paired with th e m n of T a u K appa Epsilon for the week's a tivities whi h included

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Sigma Sing, Greek Olympics, and Greek Ball. Judy Kaiser, Gail Ward, and Tomi Kennedy worked hard as head of several of the week's events.

Beta Kappa was especially proud to be, once again, the only sorority to have two girls as candidates for Greek Ball Queen, who was chosen by T.V. personality Steve Allen. The girls were senior, Judy Sibrel, and sophomore, Jan Andreason.

On April 13, Judy Matthews, A"2.A Traveling Secretary, arrived to inspect Beta Kappa chapter. On April 18 Judy traveled with our representatives to a successful State Day in Chicago.

With Greek Week over the season of annual dinner dances and picnics arrived. The men of Theta Xi chose our Darlene Mulder as their sweetheart.

The Western Illinois room of our new University Union was the scene of Beta Kappa's Red Slipper banquet.

Theta Xi alum and fiance of Lona Ehlen, Don Robinson was chosen as our favorite guy.

Bonnie Ringel and Fran J anovetz were both chosen to head important positions on Western's University Union Board. Bonnie will be secretary of the board, and Fran will be head of the Host and Hospitality committee.

Pat Benes was re-elected secretary of All University Student Government and also chosen as a campus leader.

Cindy Jackson has once again been named to supervise the printing of Western's handbook for freshmen, "The Vector."

Perhaps the saddest thing for the Beta Kappas this year was the announcement by our adviser, Mrs. Elna Nail, of her retirement both as adviser and as third grade teacher at the Laboratory school. Mrs. Nail has been our adviser for twenty years. We will miss her very much in the coming years, but hope she enjoys the rest she well deserves.

Our last meeting of the year was held in the form of a picnic held in Macomb's Glenwood Park. There we said good-bye to our departing seniors and made plans to meet once again during the summer.-ToM I KEN NEDY

Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teach ers College Conway, Arkansas This spring semester has certainly been a busy one for all the Beta Lambdas at Conway. It seems as though we have been strictly sorority workers every minute. To prove this point all we have to d o is think of our new m embers.

Our informal rush party, "Aiphatraz," was held at St. Joseph's grade school in the cafeteria. All the Alpha Sigs were dressed as convicts in black and white striped shifts with "cell" numbers sewed on the left side. The program consisted of introductions, group singing of folk songs, and speeches by the warden. "A Touch of Heaven," our formal rush party, was held at the Town House Restaurant. At this party each rushee received a long stemmed red rose and an angel with a descriptive verse inside.

The Alpha Sigs participated in the Greek Song Festival on April 4 for Senior Day by presenting a three-part song from the "Music Man" entitled "Goodnight My Someone." We were all dressed in black dresses with black heels.

On April 14 the Beta Lambdas had their spring formal, "~1:oonlight and Roses," in the Student Center Ballroom.

At the dance Stella Cash was announced the Alpha Sweetheart and her husband Jerry was announced the Alpha Sig Beau. We were pleased with the dance and our band which played an excellent selection of melodies.

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Also, we enjoyed grvmg our dates ice buckets with the A "2.A crest on them. Especially happy were those of us whose parents attended the dance.

O u r annual Mother's Day was held on April 26. After church, we attended a luncheon where Mary Lou Womble was announced the Beta Lambda Alpha Girl and the Frost Fidelity Award was presented to Marty Enderlin.

When the luncheon was over, several of the Mothers received the Mother-Patroness degree. This ceremony was followed by a short reception in the sorority room.

Carolyn Whiley was elected president of the Westminster Presbyterian group and ACEI. Other new officers of campus organizations include Mary Ann Arnold, vicepresident of Alpha Chi; Wandeana Borgard, vice president of the Wesley Foundation and SNEA; Susan Henderson, historian of the T -Steppers; Pat Hendrickson, Bernard Hall Representative to the Student Senate, Carol Hoyt, secretary of the Newman Club; Jane Stallings, vicepresident of the Westminster Presbyterian group; Diana Thomason, secretary of the Bernard Hall Council and SNEA; and Carolyn Umsted, vice-president of ACEI and a Bernard Hall representative to the Student Senate.

The Beta Lambdas are especially proud of their adviser Miss Marie Schichtl who was awarded a plaque for fortyfour years of service to our school. We are equ~liy proud of Barbara J o Rogers who was first runner-up路 to M:ost Beautiful Greek.

As this semester closed, we all felt a little sad about those who graduated or who do not plan to return. But this bit of sadness does not keep us from planning for the year ahead and thinking of the good times we shall have next year. In fact, we are looking forward to our workshop on Petit Jean mountain on July 25-26 when we will again plan the work for another successful year.-DIANA THOMASON

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College A rkadelphia , Arkansas Winter's chill and spring's warmth brought much happiness to Beta Mu's this year.

January ushered in the pre-exam grind. Alpha Sig's thoughts turned from their plans for social activities to maintaining our scholastic status.

Just before the formal initiation of pledges, a party was given by the members honoring the pledges. The "Beatie Craze" was the inspiration for the party. We decorated the student union ballroom in the style of a cafe with red and white checked tablecloths. The festive atmosphere was enhanced by the serving of hors d'oeuvres and gingerale in champagne buckets. Four members thrilled us all when they pantomimed the Beatles. Placecards were made from blown-out egg shells with Beatie wigs made from black yarn and painted faces. The surprise of the night came when the p ledges were given pictures of themselves with construction paper Beatie wigs!

Formal initiation was held Saturday, March 21. That night our annual Mother-Daughter Banquet was held at the Wesley Foundation. The new officers and recipients of awards were announced. The next afternoon we gave a tea honoring our mothers. Installation of the new officers was also held at this time .

Helen Herrod was initiated in May. Just before school was out, Becky Easterling and Ginger Heflin began their pledging term.

Alpha Sigs were in the spotlight on Henderson's campus this year.

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All of the class favorites, except one senwr girl, were Alpha Sigs.

Ann Wells was selected as Phi Lambda Chi Maid, Jeannie James is the Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweetheart, Carol White is Sigma Phi Epsilon's Sweetheart, and Dianne Jameson and Helen Herrod join hands as Sigma Tau Gamma's Rose and Sweetheart.

Suzanne Lawson, Beverly Brockertt, Nelwyn Driggers, and Donna Carter represented us in the Miss Henderson Pageant. Nelwyn was second runner-up.

Six out of the seven girls selected to give the "Reddie Yell" next year are Alpha Sigs. They are Jody Endsley, Ann Wells, Mary Lynn Ballard, Jeannie James, Barbie Brookings, and Helen Herrod, first alternate.

Jamie Sue Shell, Tina Kurylas, and Almeda Graves were elected to the Senate and to serve as class officers.

Ann Wells, Jody Endsley, and Kaky Ferfuson stayed busy founding the first girls' tennis team at HSTC. They did well, too.

Dianne Jameson, Ann Wells, Helen Herrod, and Karen Tommey were Alpha Sigs representing campus organizations in the Beauty and Beast Contest.

Jane Keasler, our 1963 president, was elected as Best Dressed Woman.

We won the rope pull and several other races in the Reddie Day games. Six Alpha Sigs represented us in the Reddie Day Queen Court. Our own J amie Sue Shell was Reddie Day Queen. After the crowning of the queen came the Heart and Key tapping ceremony. Heart and Key is an honorary service organization. Almeda Graves, Wanda Hill, Nancy Shaw, and Judy Davis were tapped.

Wanda was, at a later time, elected to serve as reporter.

Just before exam time came around again, we relaxed mentally and physically at our semi-annual weekend party at Peter's Point in Hot Springs. This weekend created a sisterhood never felt before by the new members and strengthened the sisterhood of the others.

In the honors assembly the last week of school, it was announced that Jamie Sue Shell was Queen of Stars.

Lela Fisher, Barbie Brookings, and Beverly Brockertt were in the top four finalists. Queen of Stars is the annual queen who is elected by the student body.

Beta Mu's left college looking forward to next year with plans underway. Committees were formed to plan such things as State Day, rush, and new outfits. These things will be discussed at the summer weekend party.

Beginning in September we will share a Panhellenic House with the other sororities at HSTC. We hope the year will be as eventful and wonderful as this past one has been .

Love to all of our sisters in ALA.- ALICE WHEAT

Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky The spring semester of 1964 was a busy time for Beta Nu's as we hurried through one exciting event after another. Rush was opened with the Panhellenic tea on February 23, and then we literally "rushed" full speed ahead into the informal and formal parties.

The theme for our informal party was "Showboat ALA." Fifty rushees hurried up the gangplanks to be greeted by our beautiful southern maids in their long formals and were seated on the "deck" of the showboat to watch the show. As they sipped mint juleps (ginger ale) and nibbled gingerbread, the girls were entertained by a real ham Dixieland band and 10-fingers Moye on her miniature piano. Of course, there couldn't be a showboat

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without a rendition of "Old Man River," or a sing-along to get the audience into the act.

Favors were little pickaninnies sitting on cotton bales.

Our successful party resulted in really great pledges.

Some of the events which took place during the windy spring months were "Campus Lights," the traditional musical, in which several of our members participated, and the Sigma Chi "Derby Day," which pitted the teams of various women's organizations against each other in such activities as pole-racing, the tricycle race, and the messy egg toss. Judy Foster was selected as one of the Sigma Chi "Playmates."

Another of our activities was the Spring Carnival at which the Beta Nu's operated a dart throwing booth and awarded stuffed animals to the best shots. There was also an All Campus Sing where we competed against the other women's organizations again. The selections we presented were "Getting to Know You" and "To Alpha Sigma Alpha."

Beta Nu was represented by four delegates to the NPC Convention at "Old Miss," including our newly elected president, Waynette Doran. The delegates brought back many ideas, including ways to improve Greek spirit, and as a result, plans are being made for a Greek study hall to be furnished jointly by the three sororities.

The Bermuda Blast, an annual informal dance, was quite successful this year. The "Downbeats" were featured, and a prize was given for the sharpest set of outfits. The Spring Pledge dance was held at the Fulton Country Club.

In intramurals, our girls' basketball team had a very successful season, and the boys' softball team we sponsored was champ of its league. After the last game, the team members were treated to a hamburger party in the sorority room.

Beta Nu's Bobbie Lee Boyd and Benneta Trousdale were selected for competition in the Glamour Best Dressed Contest. Bev Fleming was first alternate as Pi Kappa Alpha Sweetheart, and Diana Lynn has been elected as secretary of the Woods Hall Council. Wilma Hook, assistant feature editor and columnist for the College News, was named to the Mademoiselle College Board in the national competition.

As an optomistic note for the year's end, we initiated eight new Mother Patronesses just before our Parent Banquet, another of our annual affairs. As we tearfully sang "In the Heart of Old Virginny" for the last time together, and with the sad farewells of the Senior Send-off, lumps rose in our throats with the memories of a very successful year with the security of a close bond of friendship.WILMA HooK

Beta Rho Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Northern's Alpha Sigs were found in all phases of campus activity this year. The most outstanding accomp lishment for us has been to receive the Panhellenic Scholarship award for the highest scholarship of all the sororities on our campus. We were pleased to accept this award for the fifth straight semester.

While maintaining this scholarship record we were pleased to see our girls receive honors in their special fields. Jacqueline Davis served as vice-president of the home economics club, Pat Deshong served as treasurer of Panhellenic council, and Patti Biers and Francine Gaughn served our dorms as resident advisers this past year.

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Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri

Beta Rho's enjoying themselves at the Pledge Banquet.

Marty Crews, Linda Lallow, and Sally Nelson were members of Cwens, the sophomore women's honorary for high scholarship and outstanding personality. Congratulations are due Karen Viscum for being selected for membership in Phi Beta Lambda, national business education frater~ nity, and Alice Thorsen a new initiate of Alpha Ps1 Omega, national dramatic fraternity. By participating in synchronized swim club, the student education association and student nursing association, Judy Jordan, Lori Huizinga, and Patricia Biers respectively helped to promote the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha and their own interests.

Judy Richolson, Lola Christiano, and Carol Ensworth have sung in the Treble Clef campus choir, Sherry Nichols was active in Sigma Alpha Eta honorary for speech correction, and Mary Rankin was a member of Student Senate.

Even though we seem to have our various interests, we as sisters have really enjoyed our past year of fun-sharing and working together. We put forth a maximum of effort when we entered Showtime which is Northern's equivalent to stunt night on other campuses . We used the theme The Empress's New Clothes and did song and dance numbers to this in three acts. Our pledge banquets this year consisted of the singing of each pledge class's song, and presentation of paddles to pledges by their pledge mothers.

We held many pre-rush affairs the outstanding of which was a spaghetti dinner prepared for prospective rushees at our house. We used red and white checked table cloths, candles in wine bottles, and Italian music to complete the theme. We are looking forward to fall rush with the theme of Caribbean Capers. Since we will all be living together in a 43 capacity house, rush will be our first cooperative venture for the house this fall.

One of our sisters, Betty Davis, was elected to the May Fete Queen's Court this spring. Jane Roubik was a finalist in the Miss Northern contest and we are very proud of this honor.

Four of our sisters will be attending the national convention this summer-we hope they get an opportunity to better know some of our othe.r sisters in other chapters.

Also we know they will come back with many new ideas for the whole chapter.

We have a new alumnae chapter in DeKalb which promises to be a marvelous help to Beta Rho in the future. We are eagerly awaiting the return to school this fall and seeing our sorority sisters for another year of learning, living, and sharing together.- MARY ALICE ERNST

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Valentine's Day was celebrated in a grand way by Beta Sigmas this year, when our Sweetheart Banquet-Dance took place at "Half-a-Hill." Sandy Daily was crowned " AZ:.A Sweetheart" by June Burk, "Sweetheart of 1963."

A special Mother-Daughter banquet was held in March, after which ensembles for on- and off-campus wear were viewed during a style show at the "Paris." Stephanie Shuck was named Ideal Pledge .

Seve ral Beta Sigmas attended State Day in Pittsburg, Kansas, this April. It proved to be a fun-filled and educational trip, and also acquainted us with many new sisters in AZ:.A .

Our campus will not soon forget our chapter's pledge project this year. We constructed a carnival on our house-lawn, complete with kissing booth and sponge throw. It was a great success, both fun-wise and moneywise, and will most likely become an annual pledge affair.

Work-day was held toward the end of March to get ready for spring activities, and our visiting national officer. We had an enjoyable visit with National Ritual Chairman, Mrs. J oe H. Brewer, when she visited us for two days in April.

Just before finals arrived, we forgot our books for a day and enjoyed a lake party at Bull Shoals. Sandy Beadle's parents granted us their lake resort for the occasion, which featured boat-riding, sun (burns), food, and fun.

We are proud of four Beta Sigmas who were selected queen-candidates ; Stephanie Selover and Vicki Henry for Ozarko Queen, Fran Stochl and Vicki for White Rose, and Sue Herd for Barnwarming Queen.

Lesley Fleenor became "Miss Springfield- 1964," and will participate in the Miss Missouri contest this summer.

Ann Chamberlin will be our delegate to National Convention this year, and we hope to meet many of you through her.- VICKI HENRY

Beta Upsilon Indiana State College Terre Haute, Indiana The girls of Beta Upsilon chapter had a very busy second semester this year.

In January the girls began looking forward to the annual Panhellenic Crystal ball. Linda Combs was our representative for the central committee and was in charge of obtaining the band for the dance. Everyone that attended enjoyed themselves amidst the Mardi Gras atmosphere which was the theme of the dance. The highlight of the dance is the announcement of each sororities' Ideal Sorority Woman. Our choice this year was Margaret Johnson.

In February we prepared for two major events. On February 16 we held our open rush party in the suite.

It was a coke party which enabled us to become better acquainted with the rushees and two days later we pledged three wonderful girls.

Also in February the Beta Upsilon girls participated in Co-ed Week-end, the one annual week-end when the girls ask the boys for dates and pay all expenses. The highlight of this week-end is the crowning of Miss Page One; Joyce Hardebeck was our candidate. Linda Hubbs, one of our pledges, was co-chairman of this contest.

As March came into view, the girls of Beta Upsilon

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doubled their efforts to finish sets, costumes, and dances that they had been working on since December. Finally on March 5, 6, and 7, we performed our skit in annual Campus Revue. Our skit was entitled "Tune of Glory" and was based on a Scottish theme. The girls were dressed as Scottish lads and lassies and danced to bagpipes and drums. All the hard work, effort, and strong enthusiasm displayed by our girls brought us a successful performance and won for our director the Best Director A ward of the 1964 Campus Revue.

March also found us preparing for ou r spring dance.

This year路 the active chapter honored the pledges with a banquet followed by a dance. The theme was Golden Gateways and was carried out in decorations of pastel coiors. Pictures were taken under a rose covered trellis.

During intermission the newly initiated members and Mrs. Lawrence LaJohn, our new Social Patroness, were presented with a yellow carnation and a white personalized scrapbook.

April found the girls of Beta Upsilon traveling to Muncie, Indiana, for State D ay, which was held this year at Ball State Teacher's College. " A"i:.A's in Camelot" was the theme for this year and it was cleverly carried out in the name tags, programs, and decorations. The day consisted of a morning coffee hour, a business meeting, a luncheon, and a tea in the Chi Chi suite. After the tea, we all started back for Terre Haute, tired but happy over a pleasant day.

In May we participated in the annual Songfest. We were all pleased when we received honorable mention for our rendition of "You Make Me Feel So Young" directed

by Pat Fech.

Our year's activities ended with our senior picnic which was held at Barbara McPherson's home . It was a funfill ed day with food galore, a swim in the pool. Presentation of senior gifts and the Ideal Pledge Award by the older members and presentation of gifts to the older members by the new members were made. Also at this time we gave a shower for our three seniors who are getting married this summer. We are all going to miss our seniors next year.

W~ were honored this year by a visit from Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, Mrs. A. H o\\'ard Hall, and Miss Judy Matthews. We enjoyed having them and were especially honored that they chose Beta Upsilon as Judy's first visit in her new position as traveling secretary.

So as usual, Beta Upsilon had a busy year. We hope that our other sisters across th e nation had as rewarding a year.- LINDA CoMBS

Beta Phi Stout State College Menomonie, Wisconsin Each year second semester signals the beginning of a very busy time for Beta Phi. Winter Carnival, a big event of the year at Stout, finds the girls preparing for the annual tug-of-war contest with the other sororities on campus. Alas! Stout's Beta Phis must excel in brain power for our muscle power did not bring us a victory.

Sadie Hawkins Week is really made the most of at Stout. All of the girls worked hard to make it a rollicking success. A surprise skit at the end of a student body convocation ushered in a week including a very successful hootenanny (financially too! ), shoe shines in the union, and a big dance held on Saturday night. Both guys and gals really enjoy having the tables turned for one week nut of the year.

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The annual FOB stunt night proved a success after weeks of labor. We took advantage of a local legend about an Indian maiden and produced a very lovely and effective presentation. Our work paid off for we received a second place trophy and a check for thirty dollars.

Rush- the always important word involving work, fun, the making of new friends and a great pride in the addition of new sisters to Alpha Sigma Alpha. The second semester found us initiating ten wonderful girls who are sure to preserve the high standards of the sorority.

Dinner Dance is one of the many fruits of our labor.

All Beta Phis look forward to this event as a time to relax and think back with pleasant memories of a long, hard, but very enjoyable year. This year dinner dance fell on May 1, so we used "May Time" as a very appropriate theme. The decorations were lacy and spring like with red and pink being the main colors.

Late in the spring of each year, the undergraduates hold a senior hum in honor of the graduating seniors.

The occasion is usually accompanied by the tears and laughter of parting.

Although everyone is sad to see a wonderful year end, each Beta Phi anticipates the beginning of a new year to be one of achievement and success.- MARJORIE BRAKER

Beta Chi Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Beta Chi started the second semester with a Valentine's Day party. It was held in the chapter room where our sisters exchanged valentines and played games, later refreshing themselves with cake and punch.

One of our sisters was honored the week of Feb. 16 as she was chosen to be queen of National Engineers' Week.

Beth Wickham is a senior student at ASU, majoring in engineering, and at present is our vice-president.

In March Beta Chi received a visit from our traveling secretary, Judy Matthews, whom we entertained at our annual Steak and Beans Dinner. At this dinner the members were rewarded for getting a higher grade average than the pledges, who graciously cooked our steaks and their beans over an open fire at South M ountain park.

Judy also attended a tea given by the alums.

Beta Chi proudly displays on th e chapter room wall the paddle Bet h Wickham won in the Sigma Chi Derby Day. The event in which she participated was called Musical Chairs, in which the girls quickly moved from the lap of one Sigma Ch i to another, hoping that they would not be the next to find their "chair" missing when the music stopped.

An initiation banquet took place at the Smokehouse for Gwen Gilsdorf, our newest pledge to become a member.

Mrs . Willia m Nielander spoke on her activities as a teacher and Alpha Sig overseas. Both Gwen an d Annalee Ziman were h onored at this banquet a outstanding pledges of their respective pledge classes.

Mar h 22 brought the beginning of Greek Week, and a great deal of activity, including the progressive parties, Greek Sing, Grecian Ball, and of course, Greek Games.

The latter was the event in whi h Beta Chi excelled.

Being teamed with Sigma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Alpha Rho Chi, we came through with flying colors, receiving our trophy for first place at the Grecian Ball.

April was highlighted by our Mothe r-Alum Tea, held in the Upper Lounge of the M emorial Union. While everyone enjoyed themselves coffee or punch with cake was served ..

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May was the last and best month of the semester, for on May 8 we had our Sweetheart formal. Linda Carnowski, graduating senior in secondary education, was . our Sweetheart. She is outstanding in A'2A, having received the Alpha Ring last year, and on campus, being voted outstanding senator of the year. The formal was held at the Safari H otel in Scottsdale. Several of our alums attended, as well as our adviser, helping to make the dance a great success.

We look back at this year with fond memories and wish to congratul ate some of our sisters. Sharon Goldberg was tapped by Pikettes early in the semester. This has been a very successful semes ter, and we are looking forward to a successful fall rush, as welL-SuzANNE HENSHAW

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Beta Psi began the new year with the introduction of her p ledges to the Greek world at the annual Panhellenic ball on J anuary 11. A lovely dinner was held before hand at Inman's, the pledges being honored there with favors of rose bowls.

Spring elections found many Beta Psi 's taking over important campus offices. Kay Krenke became the new president of her dormitory, Davis Hall, while Barb D ance began her new office as vice-president of Zimmerman Hall. Alpha Sigs captured some of the top offices of the Associated Women Students organization, with Sandy Rup ert becoming the publicity director, Carol Griggs becoming the vice-president of social affairs, and Carol Horton becoming the treasurer.

State Day, which was held on March 14, at Central Michigan University, found Beta Psis enjoying themselves immensely as they became acquainted with their sisters from various parts of the state. Of particular interest was the tour of Sloan Panhellenic House and a short talk about how such a house was run. Following a delicious luncheon at the Chiefton Hotel, buzz groups were formed, in which many worthwhile ideas were shared.

Alpha Pig became a new member of Beta Psi in April.

She happens to be a large bank which is passed around to sisters during meetings. The pennies which a ll contrib ute are helping our house fund grow slowly but surely.

During April, a Union coke-date party was held for our little sisters who came to the campus for Western' s Little Sister week-end . Through bowling, the singing of sorority songs, and light conversation, everyone had a wonderful time and felt the close bonds of fr iendship whi ch Alpha Sigma Alpha extends.

Greek Week found Beta Psis on many important committees to insure a worthwhile week of activities. Judy Bell was one of the five finalists for the honor of Greek goddess. The lighting of the Greek torch; the a ll-Greek songfest; the campus clean-up activity; the Greek games ; the enthusiastic picnic at Pottawatami Park; and the toga twirl were well attended by Alpha Sigs.

We were happy to welcome Mrs. Harold Brown, the National Vice President, to Western's campus for our national inspection . Her suggestions to all the officers were very helpful and were much appreciated.

The first week-end in May found us welcoming ou r mothers to the campus for the all-university annual Mothers Week-end. Carrying through the theme, "A Miracle Called Mom," we tried to give our guests a real taste of sorority and university life. May 1 found us com-

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peting in the ann ua l Sorority Sing, which this year had a theme of "L ove Makes the World Go Round." Wearing bright orange and red flowered sarongs and dark make-up, we created a T ahitian mood with " Retrospect" and "The Pagan L ove Song." "Our Very Own" was sung also. A tasting tea was held after this event. At th e tea, mothers were given the opportunity to taste prized recipes made by the Kalamazoo alumnae group and to buy those which they especially enjoyed. The profit made from this was given to the h ouse fund. The next day found mothers an d daughters enjoying a lovely luncheon at the Kalamazoo Country Club. Following a meal of a cold-plate and light sherbet, the mothers were serenaded with the songs sung at Sorority Sing. Barb Burkholder received the Alpha ring as our representative for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award. Nancy Wheaton was given recognition for her nomination fo r the Frost Fidelity Award.

Julie R othfuss was h onored as the ou tstanding pledge of the spring pledge class. Judy Cousineau received the Junior Pillow. H onored on Sunday at M ortar Board's R ose D ay which honors outstanding senior women were Dar L oza, J o Polakowski, Judy Bell, Barb Dance, Kathy Overholt, and Karen Wykstera.

During May, Toga Talk, a new Greek newspaper sponsored by Panhellenic and IFC, came into being.

Marge K ehlstrom and Ellen Runkel are Beta Psi's representatives on the paper, the name of which, inciden tally, was chosen by an Alpha Sig. At the annual panhellenic R ecogni tion Dinner, J eanne Moffat was recognized as our outstanding senior woman.

Invited to joi'h Alpha Lambda D elta, national freshman women's honorary, were Lucy Kline, D onna Ostrander, and D orothy Sasinowski. These girls also participated in the Daisy Chain for the campus-wide Spring Breakfast.

At the Breakfast K ay Krenke was tapped for Mortar Board .

The school year came to a close with the house party which was held by a lake near Coloma, Michigan. Goodbye's were said to a ll seniors, who were given small remembrances of sterling silver charms . All are looking forward to the opening of school in September when everyone will be working together again and getting ready for Homecoming and all of the other exciting fall activities.- ELLEN R uNKEL

Beta Omega Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Once again as the summer vacation comes to Bucknell, the sisters of Beta Omega pack all their belongings into trunks and suitcases, boxes and shopping bags, and overloaded cars. The now quiet campus is quite a contrast to the bustling campus of a hectic second semester.

Formal rush was moved up a week this year which caused the semester to begin in a flurry of excitement.

We were very fortunate in having the able assistance of Judy Matthews, the new traveling secretary, for our rush week with the eventual result that we were able to almost triple our pledge class this year. Of course, this raised spirits tremendously and everyone was filled with enthusiasm. With the added inspiration of a visit of National Vice President, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, our new pledges especially showed a great deal of spirit and eagerly j oined with the actives in our recently started improvement program.

April was a month of activity for us. One of the h igh-

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lights of the semester was the pledge formal which started the month in a pleasant fashion. Everyone agreed that it was one of our best pledge formals . The frantic preparation during the day was made worthwhile by the wonderful evening that followed. After a delicious smorgasbord dinner in the Hotel Edison, the night of dancing began with the arrival of the band. All the girls looked beautiful, but especially lovely was Lynn Bogert who was chosen Alpha Sigma Alpha Sweetheart.

The pledges were soon to trade formal dresses for blue jeans and sweatshirts for the annual Sig Derby. They did not prove to be very adroit at leapfrogging and potatosack racing, but they tried hard and we were proud of them.

In addition to State Day, the Pan-Hell banquet, and the Pan-Hell songfest (Alpha Sigs were third!), the chapter enjoyed a very interesting talk about retarded children

by Mr. Robert Dodge, who is the teacher at the Kelly school for retarded children. After the talk, the sisters were looking forward to the end of the week for the regular visit to the school.

As May approached, also approached the three senior recitals by Alpha Sigs. Barbara Gross was the first of the worried trio to give her recital on woodwinds. Peggy Pine had an anxious Parents' weekend because in addition to her piano recital, she performed with the Bucknell Orchestra the Concerto for Two Pianos by Poulenc.

Adrian Axtell gave a clarinet recital the last weekend of classes, and it was acclaimed by th e faculty to be one of the finest senior recitals given at Bucknell, which naturally made all Beta Omegas proud and happy.

However, with the end of the year, the sisters began to realize that soon the seniors would be graduating. Sadly, the offices were turned over to the underclass women, the seniors read their last will and testament, and presented their gift to the chapter. The chapter presented Barbara Gross with the Elizabeth Bird Small Award and Peggy Pine with the Frost Fidelity Award.

Nevertheless, with finals but a few days away, the spirit which had been slowly growing throughout the semester was stronger than ever as the sisters arose one fine morning to take the seniors to a breakfast on the golf course at 6 a.m.

The final activity was a very successful bake sale which was done at the h omes of our advisers, Mrs. Eicher, Mrs. McMullin, and Mrs. Drozen. Everyone joined in the baking except the suspected inept who were delegated to draw posters.

With the successful semester we have just completed and the many ideas being formed, we are looking forward to the next year with renewed hope and determination.SALLE E. RICHARDS

Gamm'a Alpha Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Spring sprang and so did what seemed like an endless variety of Gamma Alpha activities and awards. Early in April a "Sadie Hawkins" party spor ted our leap year spirit. Original invitations were sent to our dates to hint at what was in store for them. Angie Nestegard was chairman of the picnic, games, and dance in Hanscom Park. One of the game highlights was a catch-your-date chase through the hills . Some dates weren't recovered until we started serving the food. Burlap and other authentic costumes were donned by both Gamma Alphas and their dates. Pat Rice and her date reigned over the festivities. They not only came in the most original cos-

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tumes but roared up in a pick-up truck to top everything.

After the successful "Sadie Hawkins" party, Gamma Alpha switched to elegance for the Panhellenic dinner dance. At the dinner Joanne Novak, Jeanne Slaninger, and Mary Beth Galaska were honored as Best Active, Senior Sweetheart, and Best Pledge respectively. At the dance Jeanne was honored by the Panhellenic council as the senior sorority girl having the highest grade point.

A new Greek competition event was initiated this year at Ceighton's all school picnic. It was a five mile bike race. Our valiant Gamma Alpha relay bike team came in second after overcoming locked gears and brake failure.

In other events we gained eight first places and ten second places.

Another all-Greek event in which we fared well was the Ceighton Capers. The general theme of "Broadway off Broadway" led to our selection of "Damn Yankees."

It was successfully adapted to satirize Creighton campus life. Ann Mixon was chairman of this important event.

Gamma Alphas were elected to many offices in other campus organizations this spring. They include Eileen Bubnis, president of Women's Athletic Association; Carol Hoaglan, president of Student's National Education Association; Carol Duke, secretary of Gamma Pi Epsilon, Jesuit honor society for women; Ann Mixon, president of Alpha Psi Omega, honorary dramatic fraternity; Pat Rice, sophomore class secretary ; and Carolyn 'A/heel wright, secretary of Nurses Club.

Our spring beauties were bountiful. Ann Shaughness was candidate for Queen of Diamonds of Creighton's H onorary Lettermen's Association. Jane McCarty was candidate for First Lady of Iota Kappa Epsilon and Andrea Novo-Gradac was candidate for R ose of Delta Sigma Pi. Kay Daily was freshman Cotillon Princess.

Alpha Sigma's representative in the Prom royalty was Kathi Kissel.

The last event of the year was a dinner honoring the seniors and new officers, and then the busy spring schedule ended with plans for a summer newsletter to keep everyone in touch, and other innovations for the fall semester.- CATHERINE WATSON

Gamma Beta Wisconsin State College Stevens Point, Wisconsin Winter Carnival, rush parties, and the visit of Mrs. Blackstone, Mrs. Hall , and Miss Jud y Matthews- the hi ghli ght ~ of Gamma Beta Chapter.

After semester exam inations members of Gamma Beta eagerly awa ited Winter Carnival. The theme of the affair was "Fantasyland." We tried to add a bit of magic to the carnival with our entry in ice sculpture competition, "The Glass Slipper," and our candidate for carnival queen, Barb Jakubowski. Members also competed in pancakeeating, hair-do, and pipe-smoking contests. Athletic Gamma Betas took second place in games and races.

After Winter Carnival we were busy with rush parties.

Guests came in togas and tunics to the Roman festival , wh ere entertainment was R oman olympics. Our next party took us to Hawaii where we sat amid palm trees and south sea island decorations.

After rush parties and initiations of new members, Gamma Beta chapter happily welcomed Mrs. Blackstone, Mrs. Hall and Miss Jud y Matthews for national inspection . Their visit was May 5-7. During that time, we discussed chapter organ ization and possibilities of an alumnae chapter. We a lso decided on a new suite which will

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be in Roach Hall one of the new dormitories on campus.

Along with pre~aring for final examinations, Alpha Sigs "wrapped-up" the school year with the Panhellenic and Senior Recognition Picnics. We hiked out to the park to say good-bye to friends and give the senior Alpha Sigs a special pat on the back with gifts and farewell speeches.

Another end of year project was the Panhellenic Dance.

Our theme was "Younger Than Springtime,'' and decorations included maypoles, flowers, and a bird bath!

So another wonderful year has ended in Alpha Sigma Alpha, a year which has knit Gamma Beta members into a close bond of sisterhood.- BARBARA STRELKE

Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York Gamma Deltas began the new semester amidst the anticipation of the New York World's Fair, which is practically in our backyard.

Rushing began at school so that girls rushing more than one sorority wouldn't be inconvenienced by traveling from one house to another. At the Crimson Caper<; Rush, members entertained rushees by performing our past Greek Letter Day skits. Maureen Cuocci, the sorority baker, made a superb cake shaped like the Parthenon for our successful Greek Rush where sisters made togas out of bedsheets and wore crowns of laurel in their hair. Our fourth rush was a fashion show in which varied activities of the sorority such as the Greek Cotillion, State Day, intramurals, and the Coronation Ball were represented by appropriate costumes with AZ..A models.

We at Queens College were happy to hear that a new chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was to be installed at Syracuse Univers ity. Eleven excited girls from Gamma Delta were present at the moving ceremonies in which Gamma Theta became the ~econd chapter of AZ..A in New York State. The girls had a wonderful time at a banquet given in honor of the new sisters and at an informal party held afterwards.

At Easter, sisters decided to give a party for underprivileged children at a community center nearby. We bought Easter baskets and filled them with chocolate eggs and jelly beans and wrapped them in gaily colored cellophane. It was great to see how friendly and appreciative these youngsters were.

Both pledges and sisters alike resented the fact that nothing ever happens on April 10. We decid ed , therefore, to hold a dance by that name with a local fraternity, Pipe and Bowl. Attracted by the unusual titl e, many people came and the dance was a huge success.

Near the end of April, Judy Matthews, the traveiing secretary of AZ..A, visited our campus for one week. All the sisters had a great time with Judy as we gave her a tour of our campus, took her to dinner, and paid a visit to the World's Fair. Just before she left, Judy gave an inspiring speech about sisterhood and its obligations. We were all sorry to see her go.

At the beginning of May, Queens College holds Greek Festival Week in which sororities make posters advertising Greek Letter Day and the Cotillion, participate, along with various fraternities, in Athletic Day, and perform a Greek Letter Day skit. This year, our pledges placed second out of twelve for their skit about cleaning women and how they interpret and distort current events. The girls went on stage wearing colored mumus, starched aprons, petti pants, wide polka dot hair bands, and carried mops over their shoulders.

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Alpha Sigs have been distinguishing themselves individually also. Pat Burke, Kathy Costello, and Helen Willy were awarded Senate Keys in recognition of their outstanding service to the school. Pat and Kathy ' have o.rganized Queens College students for volunteer work 1?

Mexico and are members of the English Language Institute for Student Teas. They have a lso won awards from religious organizations for bettering ~uman r.elation~.

Helen Willy was president of Panhellemc Counc1l and IS now a senator.

All sororities are looking forward to the Spring Greek Cotillion sponsored by Panhellenic Council which will be the highlight of Greek Week. It is to be held at a ?ea~足 tiful night spot on Long Island and everyone attendmg 1s bound to have a good time.-NANCY HoPPER

Gamma Epsilon University Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin The semester started off with our "go to church together" day and a v isit by Mrs. Mary Blackstone and our new Traveling Secretary, Judy Matthews. Judy gave us many new ideas about rush which were a big help. Our rush this semester has been a success with many sharp new pledges.

February was a big month for us. First, there was informal rush. On February 16 we had initiation and our scholarship dinner. The winner this semester of the traveling scholarship bracelet for the one who increases her average the most was Bonnita Laper. February 27-29 was Peak Night, the school variety show. We presented our version of "Billy the Kid" ballet. Unfortunately, we missed winning a troph y by one point.

Once Peak Night was over, we had to start thinking about Campus Carnival which was the first weekend in May. The theme of our booth was "Through the Looking Glass," and carnival goers had to break balloons with darts. Ellen Grigg was our contestant in the Beauty and Blast contest. She was dressed as the queen of hearts.

For our philanthropic project at Easter we made Easter baskets for th e mentally retarded at Southern Colony. We gave small gifts for those too old for Easter baskets. We also had our "win a pledge" bake sale. Everyone who bought ten cents worth of bakery got a chance to win a pledge for a day. The proceeds were used for philanthropic purposes.

May was another busy month. It started with Campus Carnival. We were delighted to have Judy Matthews pay us another and longer visit. Our alums gave us a party on May 17 at one of their h omes . The p ledges also had their date party for us. On May 24 we had our graduating girls' dinner. The food was delicious. As their gift to the sorority the graduating girls gave us a lovely tabl e cloth with AZ..A on it. This dinner ended our activities for the semester. However, we'll be getting together in the summer to plan for the coming semester as most of the girls live in Milwaukee.- J uov R uscH

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A & M College College Heights, Arkansas R ecuperating from a ' 13-inch snowfall and the flurry of semester exams, the Gamma Zetas returned to the Arkansas A&M campus last January in eager anticipation

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of what the new year and spring term would bring to our chapter.

Prior to spring rush, we rolled up our sleeves and delved into paint buckets as we prepared to paint the sorority meeting room. As the result we now proudly boast sparkling :white walls and red curtains and slipcovers stitched up by our own A"Z.A seamstresses! Sandy Wells, one 路 of oUJ;. ta)ented a~tists, provided the chapter with a w"ooden crest for our west walL It is painted in the sorority"colors of crimson and white and stands about five feet in height. '" , , 路 Having spruced ourselves up a bit, we then began plans for rush. Our first party featured a Playgirl Club theme and was held in the sorority room. A canopy was used at the entrance and decorations also featured a billboard with pictures of our Playboy, A"Z.A Beau, Paul Harris, and individual tables accented with candles. Entertainment, nightclub style, was provided by various members. Following light refreshments the rushees and A"Z.A members joined Phi Lambda Chi fraternity and their rushees for a joint program and mixer.

"A Night at Mardi Gras" was the theme of our second rush party. This formal dinner, prepared by the members was served at the Monticello Country Club. Decorations featured gay streamers, confetti and masks. Entertainment included a monologue given by President Bettye Kellogg, and a medley of Broadway show hits were sung

by Marilyn Williams. At the end of rush we welcomed seven more girls into our sisterhood.

The month of April brought us a welcome visit from the A"Z.A Traveling Secretary Miss Judy Matthews. During her stay Judy was feted at an open house. She met many members of our college faculty and administration and also, our brothers in Phi Lambda Chi fraternity.

Honor-wise the spring semester brought additional good fortune. Mary Jayne Offut was selected for membership in Alpha Chi, a national honor society. Bettye Kellogg was named recipient of the Alpha Chi award, given annually to the member of this honor society with the highest accumulative gradepoint. Bettye's winning gradepoint was a 5.84 out of a possible 6.00. She graduated magna cum laude at commencement exercises, taking with her a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

From the Arkansas Collegiate Press Association Convention in H ot Springs came the news th at the student newspaper, edited by Beverly Bulloch , had captured second place in competition with 15 other college journals.

Spring also brought the results of our campus-wide election of class favorites. Alpha Sig's taking these h onors were senior Bettye Kellogg and junior K aye Bennett.

The annual Alpha Sigma Alpha Spring Formal drew a fun-fill ed and rewarding year to a close. At this time Sherry Lynne Hogue was announced as the Phi Lambda Chi Sweetheart for the coming year. -BEVERLY BuL LOCH

Gamma Eta Chapter Pennsylvania State University University Park, Penna.

Spring term offered a variety of activities for Gamma Eta. Spring Week, initiation, a Mother Patroness Ceremony, and Senior Weekend, as we ll as individual ~onors , provided numerous opportunities for strengthening the bond of sisterly friendship within our sorority.

Being a new chapter we are always most anxious to establish traditions. Inspiration week preceding initiation, served to instill in the sisters-to-be a feeling of the seriousness of th e step they were about to take and the respon-

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sibility that they were to assume. Skits, discussions, a serenade, and a review of the chapter's history all served to meet this end. On May 25 twelve pledges became our new initiates.

Another tradition which we hope to establish is an annual Mother Patroness Ceremony. Our first one was held on Mother's Day and we were pleased to have fourteen mothers participating in the program.

Senior Weekend is an established tradition, even in our three brief years of existence. A picnic was held at a nearby park followed by a party in the suite the next evening. "Jungle Party" was the theme, and everyone came dressed in appropriate tribal garb. A song dedicated to the seniors was followed by a more serious procedure.

Little sisters recited poems to their senior sisters and presented her with a personalized cup and a red rose-bud.

Those seniors engaged in the past year were given gifts also.

Individual h onors included four juniors tapped for an honorary, Scrolls, and several girls who were chosen for fraternity sweethearts.

Gamma Eta looks back on the year with much pride and a feeling of great accomplishments. We also look to the future realizing we have much to accomplish and anticipating every minute with enthusiasm and vigor for another successful year.- CHERYL BOND

Gamma Theta Syracuse University Syracuse, New York The birth of the new year paralleled the birth of a new A"Z.A chapter- on the Syracuse University campus. In January, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, national vice president, flew into Syracuse to conduct the pledge ceremony for the prospective Gamma Th eta chapter.

It was as if we received large doses of vim and vigor along with our new pledge pins as we plunged into freshman rush with more determination and eagerness than ever before. One of our first projects was to pour through our new A"Z.A songbooks, learning different selections for each type of rushing party. On the light side, we staged a R oaring Twenties party in our dining room, which was transformed overnight into a bustling, dark, mysterious speakeasy. J oanne Condraski dressed as ou r fake bartender and J ane Sterback was a flapper-girl waitress.

Each group of rushees was ushered out that even ing after a "raid" by sisters with police whistles, and cap guns. On the more serious side, we climaxed our rushing program with a beautiful ceremony, modeled from the A"Z.A "Wishin g W ell ceremony." Sandy Hines, our song leader, wrote a new wishing well song to the tune of "You'll ever Walk Alone" and it added that fin al "touch" to the party. The rushees were given small white pearls on red satin pillows. After throwing the pearls into our wishin g well, eac h rushee was given a white carnation to pin on her pillow and take for a souvenir. R esults of all our work: eleven of th e best pledges.

The following weeks were crammed with pledge coffees, and pled ge pranks, while plans were underway for our initiation weekend in March. What a time we all had at that!

Mid-term examinations brought the excitement to an abrupt end- and sp rin g vacation wa well-earned and very mu ch needed.

Spring might m an picnics, ga me of fri sbee with neighboring fraterniti es, and num erous a tivities all over campu , but it is al o a tim e for promotion , award , and honor .

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Judy Porte was promoted to Traffic Director for our campus radio station, WAER. At the end of her freshman year, she had been selected the Best Member of the freshman staff and was the first freshman girl to be named to the station's senior staff for her sophomore year. Carol Thorp is another radio station " bug" and was named Senior Staff Secretary for next year. Lana Badertscher was given a scholarship for academic excellence and loyalty to the uni· versity's Chapel Choir. Jane Holleran was elected president of the Business School's Student-Faculty Senate. Jane was also selected to take part in Syracuse's "Semester in Italy" program for the coming fall semester, so she'll have plenty of interesting tales to tell us when she gets back. Suzanne Hamilton was chosen to become a member of the Goon Squad, a select group of freshmen who help in orientation week.

Two roommates, Sue Low and Sue Slater, were chosen members of the Queen's Court for Theta Chi fra ternity and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity respectively.

Our biggest social event of the semester was our annual spring weekend, which started off with an informal get· together at a local restaurant on Friday evening. Saturday brought a dinner and dan ce at LeMoyne Manor during which our pledges were presented red roses, and Diane Wagoner was given th e Best P ledge award. Sunday, the

warm, sunny weather was with us, and we all spent the day at Green Lakes State Park, picnicking and sunbathing.

Meanwhile, we were all struggling through those first re· ports to national officers, trying to get them in on time, and trying to get them accurate!

The University's Spring weekend meant preparing a float and what a struggle that was this year-many worked until curfew on Friday evening, and then it was up again at 6 a.m. for everybody. We must have pasted about a million paper flowers onto the float that mornin g. In fact, some gi rls were running alongside the float still pasting them on as it drove away to get into the parade!

Just before final exams, Sue Slater and Sandy Hines went to Rochester to take part in the initiation weekend of the newest A"2.A chapter at Rochester Institute of Technology.

So our place as the newest chapter was taken over in less than three months! But we were certainly happy to hear of a new chapter in New York State.

Since this is the first newsletter from the Gamma Theta chapter to appear in the Phoenix, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all the colleges and alumnae chap ters and all of the national officers who remembered us with tele· grams, letters, and cards commemorating our installation weekend.-CAROL YoUNG

Information about and app lications for the AMY M . SWISHER UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP are obtainable from the NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN MRS. WILLIAM B. NIEMEYER Box 54, R. 2 Loveland, Ohio 45 150 Comp leted applications due by May I, 1965

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ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO

ANDERSON, INDIANA

Paddie Morgan Bruner AA entertained our group in her home in March where we enjoyed her hospitality so much. Imagine our sorrow at our May meeting when we were told that her husband was being transferred to Jamestown, New York, which is in the Lake Chautauqua area. We are sorry to lose Paddie, but our best wishes go with her and her husband on his promotion and to their new home.

At our meeting at th e home of Marian Traux M cLaughlin XX we not only made a sizeable sum for our treasury but had loads of fun with a "Talent Auction" wi th Mary Wi lhoit Graves XX as the auctioneer. She really kn ows how to get the highest prices for the articles, so ~aybe we co uld make more money by hiring ou t her services.

We are especially excited about National Convention this year. For the first time in our chapter's history, wf! are going to be represented. We know that our delegate, Martha Stuckey Glentzer XX, and the alternate, Mary Wilhoit Graves XX, will bring back many ideas and much enthusiasm to help us get off to a good beginning for the 1964-65 sorority year.

One of our most rewarding experiences this year was a bingo party held for thirty-four men and women at the Madison County Home near Anderson. We hope we can do this regularly now for we saw how much just a little of our time, effort, and money meant to them .

Our year closed in June with a very successful family picnic at the home of R ose Kaiser Baden XX.- D ELORES RI:>~EHART BAR NES

Three of our members, D orothy H ollinger Scott 6.6., Sue Gardiner McLemore BN, and H elen Strum Bunts 99 have moved into new homes recently. W e enjoyed meeting with Dorothy Scott in her new h ome in Cuyahoga Falls in April. It is truly a d oll house, so compact and convenient.

Our May Meeting was with Sue McLemore in h er lovely home in the northwest part of Akron which is quite near the homes of several other AZ:.A girls. At this meeting we made plans for a picnic at the home of Ann Sullivan Bajc BP sometime in the early summer. We also planned a potluck dinner for our O ctober meeting when our husbands will be our guests.

Five of our girls, Lillie Greer 6.6., Beth Kolger Washko

AI, Helen Frame Snyder 99, Louise George Holt 99, and Maude Murphy Barrere AA attended State D ay in Columbus. They all reported a very pleasant and profitable·session . We in Akron are happy to be chosen as hostess for the 1965 State D ay.

Four of our members attended the Panhellenic Spring Luncheon at the Woman's City Club on June 6. Those in attendance were L ouise Holt, Helen Snyder, Maude Barrere, and Rhea Yoder. Sue Gardiner McLemore wi ll be the AZ:.A representative to the Panhellenic Association for the coming year. Louise Holt, who has been Panhellenic Historian for the past two years, gave a very interesting resume of the history of the Panhellenic Association from its organization to the present time. A check for $1000.00 was presented to Mr. Hostetler of the Welfare Department of the Summit County Children's Home for their allowance fund. A style show furnish ed the entertainment for the afternoon.

BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA Our February meeting was held in the home of Flora Duffendack Sears ZZ with nine in attendance. We were happy to welcome Barbara Sloan Swabb Bl and Emma Lou Browning Cox Bl. After a short business meeting, everyone enjoyed a delicious Valentine's Day dessert.

In April eight members met at the home of Shirley Loyd Neal Bl. Norma J ean Loyd Bl was we lcomed into the group. Plans for State Day attendance and the coming election of officers were discussed, followed by refreshments.

Since this is convention year, four of our girls are bus y making plans to attend it. Louise George Holt <1><1> is our delegate to the convention. The girls who will accompany her wi ll be Ruth Yauger 6.6. , who is our president, Lillie Greer 6.6. and Dorothy Hollinger Scott 6.6. . All of them are looking forward to a wonderful time of meeting with old friends and making new ones at the Grove Park Inn , Asheville, North Carolina. Lillie Greer has been busy working on the nominating committee to help select a slate of national officers for Alpha Sigma Alpha. She will also be Toastmistress at the National Panhellenic Luncheon .

After a summer when many of our members and their families have enjoyed many interesting vacation trips, we hope to return to our task of carrying out our plans for achieving all our endeavors in the coming year.- RH EA FETZER YODER

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Beta Gamma alums from Bartlesvill e a ttending Oklahoma Sta te Day were left to right : Lois Beers, Ida Keefer, Joan Nichols Minor, and Jean Amos Mattox.

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Lois Beers Br, Jean Amos Mattox Br, Joan Nichols Minor Br, and Ida Keefer Br drove to Tulsa for State Day Apri l 11 for a most enjoyable time at the Petroleum Club, meeting new friends and visiting with old acquaintances. The Tulsa alums were wonderful hostesses.

Our election of officers was held in the home of Lois Beers Br in J une. Ten members were in attendance. Refreshments were served following the business meeting.

The next meeting will be a picnic in July at Sooner Park in Bartlesville.- I DA KEEFER

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS The Boston alums followed their usual custom of holding their winter meetings in town instead of braving the New England weather to hold house meetings. For the February treat this year, a party of about twenty went to the Boston Garden to see the Ice Follies . It was a great success, including the after show supper.

In April we had a work meeting at Charlotte Hadley's, in May we met at Leona Frederick's new home in Wellesley, and in March we met at Kathleen Kennedy's home .

The alums were well represented at the luncheon and initiation with the college chapter gals and at several rush parties held at M .I.T. fraternity houses near Boston University, as well as at a Mother P atroness party for J ackie Stubenvoll's grandmother.

Summer p lans include convention at Asheville for Ruth Fletcher, Awards Chairman ; Charlotte Adams, Historian; Kay Barclay, past chapter president; Leona Fredericks, and Jean Barbarick.

Ruth F letcher and Charlotte Adams were members of the installing team for Gamma Theta chapter at Syracuse University, March 13, 14, 15.

The Newsletter of Pi Lambda Theta, Honorary Sorority, announces that Irma J ane Krecker, formerly Theta Theta and Boston Alumna, now an officer in the Metropolitan New York Alumnae chapter and a primary read ing specialist, has been the recipient of a scholarship to the Sixth Annual Reading Conference at Syracuse University.

Happy summer to aiL-CHARLOTTE Lo u rsE ADAMS

fe llow Buffalonians. Also displayed was the works of H ans Hoffman, noted abstract artist.

In May we enjoyed one of our favorite activities . . . eating. Our Spring L uncheon was held in the French Atmosphere of the Cordon Bleu R estaurant. Sally Montgomery Morosini was chairman of this meeting at which we installed ou r officers for 1964-1 965, exchanged news, and visited with our sisters who live in othe r p a rts of New York State. O u r honored guest at th is meeting was Mrs. Carolyn Heyman, one of our favorite members. Mrs. Heyman retired in J une after a career as Professor of Art at the State University College at Buffalo.

Our May Board meeting brought together the members of the new and old boards. We met at the home of J ackie Vito; and, need less to say, J ackie and 路Cindy Theiss, cohostess, are excellent cooks. T heir fancy cakes were much appreciated at the end of a long meeting at which time we shaped the program for the coming year.

Plans were a lso made for the Buffalo group to send several represen tatives to the installation of yet another New York State Alp ha Sigma Alpha chapter. Several of us attended the initiation of Gamma Iota chapter m embers at the R ochester I nstitute of T echnology. We enjoyed ourselves th oroughly due to the hospitality of ou r newest sisters. We even got to see quite a bit of R ochester while trying to locate the New York State Thruway.

Saying "W'elcome" to new Alp ha Sigs was a wonderful end to a good year. At our June Board meeting new officers officially took over to launch us on what we hope will be another enjoyable and worthwhile year.- CAROL EDDY

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA A spring luncheon was held at the home of the president, Jane Shaffer Peters Ar, with Frances Nucci NN,

BUFFALO, NEW YORK A blowy spring night found an overflow crowd of Buffalo Alumnae scurrying to the home of Joan Grannis Roy for our April meeting. The charming atmosphere of Joan's home provided a sharp contrast to the setting of the movie, "Hope in Peru." This fi lm, loaned to us by Dr. K enneth Seagrave, a Buffal o doctor and member of the Hope team of doctors and nurses, vividly depicts the work done aboard the hospital ship during its stay in Peru . The Buffalo Alumnae chapter sent a check to the Hope fund as we wished to have some part in the wonderfu l effort that has gone into this floating hospital.

Following the film, a lively report on the experiences of the Buffalo Alumnae who trecked to Syracuse University for the installation of Gamma Theta chapter was given by Jackie Vito. At this meeting we also welcomed Nancy Goebel Sutherlin, a member of Gamma Eta at Pennsylvania State.

April was a busy month for us. On April 15 many Alphas attended the Panhellenic sherry party at the Albright Knox Art Gallery. We were fortunate that this date coincided with the annual Western New York Art Show as we were able to see th e works of many of our

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Central Pa. Alumnae. Back row, left t o right : Judy Kauffman , Nancy Lou Kun kel, Marion Lefeve r, Betty Wallick, Betty Post. Middle row, left to right : Ellen McMullen , Mary Jane W e ntzel , Gerry Smith , Ann Slifer, W innie Kentz, Lois Dunham, Dr. S. June Smith. Front row, left t o right: Jean Schen ck, Frances Nucci, Marion Got wa lt. Ali ce Beaver and J a ne Peters we re absent.

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and Mary Wilson KK as co-chairman. The time, place, and weather were evidently inducive to many for it was the best attended meeting of the year.

During the business meeting Nancy Kunkle BQ gave an excellent report of State Day, and we had election of officers. A tentative schedule for meetings was set up, and plans for the next year were discussed with enthusiasm and anticipation.

Mary Wilson Aungst KK was one of 39 persons selected to attend Western Reserve University for advanced training in an administrative capacity in the field of social work. Also busy this summer is June Smith KK, who will be teaching in the graduate school of Franklin and Marshall.

In August both Lancaster and York Panhellenics will hold college nights inviting all high school girl graduates in the counties. We will have Alpha Sigs participating in both of these affairs.-ELizABETH WILSON RosT

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-NORTH SUBURBAN The Spring of '64 was, as usual, a busy time for the North Suburban alums. Illinois A"i:.A State Day's theme, "Around the World with Alpha Sigs," was the highlight of the season, thanks to the successful planning of the hostess Chicago Alumnae chapters-West and South Suburban.

Six of our members- Sonnie Lubinetz Swanson, Sue Immel, Helga Winker, Jeanne Gulino Felcan, Gretchen Oster, and Mary Uecker (all of Beta Rho Chapter, NIU) - attended the $100 a plate Levinson Benefit Dinner Dance held at the Conrad Hilton H otel on May 9. These girls had worked extra hard on our fund raising projects -selling candy, name labels, Gourmet Books and serving at the Card Party during 1963-64 and were selected to represent the North Suburban A"i:.A Alumnae. Our philanthropic chairman, Sue Immel BP, made our donation to our philanthropic project, The Dr. Julian D. Levinson Research Foundation for Mentally Retarded Children, Cook County Hospital, Chicago.

Sue Immel BP was also our representative who attended the alumnae installation at NIU on May 17 and National Convention this summer.

Vice-president and Chicago City Panhellenic representative, Gretchen Oster BP gave a complete and comprehensive report at our May meeting concerning the Scholarship Benefit Luncheon and Spring Fashion Show held last February 15 at Carson's.

Our Annual Night Out on the Town was held on April 30 and started with dinner at La Strada R estaurant on Wells Street in the heart of O ld Town and ended with the show at Second City.

Our May meeting was held at the cozy apartment of our president, Sonnie Lubinetz Swanson BP, now of Highland Park, Illinois. The tentative outline for our 1964-65 meetings was planned after a thorough discussion of new projects and meeting topics. Our business meeting was followed by a surprise wedding shower for J eanne Gulino BP, our treasurer, who became Mrs. J ohn Felcan on June 21 at St. Steven of Hungary Church in Chicago.

Our new treasurer is Mary Uecker BP. Susan Lowe Kempner BK was an A"i:.A guest at our May meeting, and we were happy to make her acquaintance and welcomed her back to future meetings. Susan (Mrs. Thomas H. Kempner) resides at 1557 Chapel Court in Northbrook, Illinois, and is the mother of three children .

Our new officers were installed at our June meeting held at the home of Helga Winker BP . H elga departed for her teaching position in Germany on August 1 and

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will not be back for nine months. We all look forward to her return and the interesting stories!

Our June meeting concluded a successful year with plans for a hearty, warm welcome to a ll new and prospective members at our September ' 64 meeting. -FRAN CHUEY

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-SOUTH SUBURBAN C hicago-South Suburban chapter served as co-hostess with West Suburban for the Illinois State Day in Apri l.

We were highly pleased with the attendance and activities of the day. Dr. Marjorie Mills AA delivered a very interesting and informative address, " The Place of Women in the World Today." The La Salle Hotel provided an ideal location with very fine service and exceptionally good food.

The May meeting was held in the new apartment of Mary Beth Cooley BK, where we brought things to a close for the year, that is, the business end of the program.

Several reported that they had enjoyed the Panhellenic T ea in Park Forest, Illinois.

The finale of the year was a dinner and theatre party which included our husbands. We all enjoyed a delightful dinner and then saw "Claudia" with Jeanne Crain doing the lead at the Martinique in Chicago.-RUTH P ETREE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-WEST SUBURBAN Have you ever tried buffalo stew or elephant steak?

Well, neither have we, but the temptation was almost too great at Cafe Bohemia where we had a luncheon before a performance of "Camelot" in February. Our regularly scheduled meeting was held at the home of Sue Henderson King BK. We were delighted to be joined by two new Beta Rho members, Pat Ram os V lahos and Diane White, who helped us make cancer bandages.

Congratulations to Marilyn Chvatal BK who became Mrs . Russell and to Bev Walden BP who will be married this summer.

In May we worked on terry cloth kittens for the Aurora Association for the Mentally R etarded. We joined the association this year, hoping to contribute our time and efforts to it as our continual philanthropic project. As this goes to print, the association is in the process of selecting a name for its school. The kittens were stuffed with soap, tooth brushes, an d tooth paste. J oan K olar Grabarek BP was hostess for the meeting in her lovely new Naperville home.

Carol Sundell BP, the world ly traveler, "joined us for our May meeting. "Sunny" is home now after spending time in California and Europe. From the way she talks, though, she may soon be on her merry way back to the West Coast.

We seem to have many travelers this year. Lucky Marilyn Kanwisher BP wi ll be in Hawaii doing graduate work this summer. Sue King BK and Nancy Cepuder R eagan BP will attend convention in North Carolina.

Picnic time is here again, and we hope to have one again this summer to keep us in touch with each other.

Usually the hubbies come along, which makes the day lots of fun .

W e hope to see some of you June grads with us next year. Contact Sue King at 3109 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, or call her at ST 8-2792. See you in September !- NANCY CEPUOER R EAGA N

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CINCINNATI, OHIO Our spring schedule moved right along with the A2.A a lums well represented at the Panhellenic Card Party held March 7 at the Cincinnati Club.

State Day was Saturday, April 18, this year at the Nation Wide Inn, Columbus, Ohio. Those attending from Cincinnati were Shirley Palatto Bone AA, Mary Goeke AA, Shirley Sledz Wakefield AA, Gail Wagner Kaufman AA, Peggy Whitley Hawley PP, Lois Wuichet Beathard 1\1\, and Anne Petree Niemeyer AA. June 14 we had our annual picnic at the home of Bertha Rungan M cFarland AA. H er beautifully landscaped lawn provided a gay time for the children and relaxation for the parents.

We feel quite honored to have in our chapter in Cincinnati four members holding national offices for the past year. They are Mary Goeke AA, National Editor; Pauline Olson BN, National College Editor; Anne Niemeyer AA National Scholarship Chairman ; and Shirley Bone AA: National Alumnae Editor. They are anticipating a wonderful time at convention in Ashevi lle. Peggy Hawley PP and Evelyn L ong AA are joining them at convention for five glorious days in " The Land of the Sky." A mee ting was held in May at the home of Shirley Bone . Officers for 1964-1966 were installed that evening.

DES MOINES, IOWA The Des Moines Alumnae met in F ebruary at the home of Fae Shawhan for a pot-luck supper. Marsha Wheeldon <1><1>, K aren Tussy <1><1>, Penny Werntz <1><1>, and Margaretta Groth r A met with us for the first time . Husbands were guests. At a short business m eeting we elected offi cers for the coming year.

Saturday afternoon, Jun e 6, we were entertained a t a tea at the home of Christine Greenlee. Those attending were Marsha Wheeldon <!><!>, Margaretta Groth r A , J o Ann Shindler rA, Mary Ann Hicks ZZ, Ann Spicer AB, Betty Ann Stori B<l>, Cla re Fisher <1><1>, Betty Schnoebelen BB, and Christine Greenlee, Rita Selvy, D orothy Pryor, Florence Harley, Dorothy Whitten, Albertine Geist, Wilma D avis, Laurel Miller, Leona Myers, P aul ine Black, L ouise Boller, Grace Carver, an d Lillian Jacobson, a ll from I ota I ota chapter. We enj oyed visiting, getti ng acquainted , and seeing Christine's beautiful roses and gardens.

Our next meeting will be the first Saturday in November.-LILLIAN jACOBSON

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-DELTA PHI Our luncheon meeting on April 4 found us at the new Birmingham home of Kappa K appa Bernice L eonard Street with Pi Pi Mary Christiansen M owry serving as cohos tess. At the business meeting plans were made to host the D etroit Association of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

On May 2 Delta Phi Sara D odge Bumgardner opened her Bloomfield Hills home for this event, taking over for D elta Phi Florence Fagin Boening whose husband, Albert, had become seriously ill. The affair drew a record attendance.

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she had gathered from various countries of the worl d and placed in attractive settings throughout the house.

We were indebted to D elta Phi Louise McArthur for another enjoyable feature, a display of toys for hospitalized children, handcrafted by members of CWVS ( College Women's Volunteer Service ). Louise, co-worker with our representative to the organization, Delta D elta R eba Carey Fries, acquainted us with the makings of these life-like models consisting largely of dolls and puppets. H er request for discarded materials to aid in their further production met with a ready response.

May 6 saw us at the Panhellenic Luncheon and Fashion Show held at Oakland Hills Country C lub, Birmingham.

It was a pleasure to be met by our always-on-the -j ob Panhellenic representative, J uva Bisset Beeman, who escorted us to the table bearing our insignia.

Summer sessions are in the offing that we may finish our quota of medical pads pledged to various Detroit hospitals.-ESTHER BRYA NT SPRAGU E

EMPORIA, KANSAS The Emporia Alumnae honored the graduating seniors of Epsilon Epsilon chapter with a dinner in the private dining room at Blaylock's Cafe on May 11. The arrangements were made by Jo Ellen Elliot Blaylock EE and J o Markley T aylor EE . The quartet tables were gayly decorated with spring flowers. Miss Catherine Strouse, EE 's first adviser, gave a delightful talk regarding the former houses in which Epsilon Epsilon chapter has lived and many humorous incidents of bygone d ays. Each senior gi rl was presented with a red rose an d responded by telling of her plans for the coming year.

Our new al umnae are Frieda Bornschein, J ean D oty, Judy Diehl D annenfelser, Charlott Fox, Shirley J ohannsen, Sue Kin g, Ann L awler, Barbara P arker, H eide R onen, Karen Swartz, and Beverly Pankratz.

Our interest is still strongly centered in the new hom e.

The essential ex terior work is now completed, and the architect assures us that we can move in by the time college starts in September. All of the committees are functioning at full speed, and a lmost everyone is helping with money raising projects. Lucy Bender Foncannon EE a nd J erry Russel Edwards EE managed a rummage sale in M ay. It was held on our spacious front porch at the present house. They were assisted by Virginia Smith Pennington EE, Jo Ellen Elliot Blaylock EE, Kitty Reddinger Thornton EE, Virginia Brixx Lowther EE, and Ruth Staton Bloxom EE. W e made $125 on the sales.

Our largest project for the summer is the operation of an snack booth at the L yon County Fair on August 13, 14, and 15. We will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, pie, cake, ice cream and soft drinks. Practically every Emporia Alumna is working on this project. We expect to raise a sizeable amount from this venture.

All of you EE members be sure to come to Emporia for Homecoming on Saturday, November 7, 1964. The new house will be open for the viewing of every "nook and crannie !" We would also be p leased to have members from other chapters and our national officers come to see our new home at that time or at some other time more convenient for them.

Out of town visitors, former EE members, on the campus at commencement t ime viewing the new house were Agnes Nincehelser, Nell Nincehelser, D orothy Wingerd Tuggle, and Orvetta Phipps.- EDNA McC uLLOUGH

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FORT WAYNE, INDIANA Almost every A'2.A fought the snow drifts to our J anuary meeting, where we p lanned future meetings. In February we m et at J ane C oleman's home to make scrapbooks for the children's wards in the local hospitals.

The mothers of the college A'2.A 's were our guests at our March m eeting which was a flower arrangement demonstration . This was held in the lovely home of J an McClead XX, which was recently featured on the society page in the F ort Wayne paper.

We enjoyed our trip to the Ball State campus for our State D ay, especially the talk Mrs. Helen Brown gave on the "J oys of Sisterhood."

The May meeting consisted of a very profitable White Elephant Sale and wonderful refreshments at the home of J oy Helm. The annual June picnic was held at McCormick P ark. The girls h ome from Indiana State, Ball State, and W estern Michigan were our guests.- GINI D uNN BuRKE

Fort Wayne alum s-front row, left to right : Janet McCiead

XX Jane Coleman XX, Joy Helm BY, Carolyn McConald XX; back row, Marjorie Scott XX, Jan Markley XX, Margaret Dibert XX, Marjorie Harad e-r XX.

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI The Hattiesburg Alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha held their first meeting of the new year on Thursday, June 5, 1964. The occasion was the annual luncheon and installation of officers at the Hattiesb urg Country Club.

The table was beautifully decorated by the hostess and new president, Ethel Merle Graves. Arrangements of gladiolus and mums were placed in the center and at each end of the long tab le. In honor of a new bride-to-be, Selina Parker, cupid compotes and p lace cards wert" used.

Penny Stewart Currie, rush chairman, installed the officers for the coming year. Each was pinned with a white corsage. Seventeen a lums and one guest were present.

Plans were made for 3 alums and 2 members of Beta D elta of USM to attend National Convention in Asheville, N. C. The remainder of the summer will be spent in helping Beta D elta with recommendations and preschool Rush p lans.- MILDRED G. BAILEY

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Esther Bu rge XX was hostess for our March "Fun Night." In add ition to playing games, each member brought a n item for a "silent auction ." Besides providing fun and excitement, this added substantiall y to our treasury. Esther was assisted by H elen Emick XX, Sue Ann Engle M essing XX, and Florence Morris Lull BA. Emphasis on Noble School, our local school for retarded children, provided plenty of work for our April meeting at the home of Marie R auh Kingdon XX. Assisting were Eloise Proctor XX, Genevieve Steele Foltz XX, and Frances Shaw XX. Some of the gals knitted soft balls whil e others cut up nyl on hose for stuffing. Others cut pictures from Christmas cards and sorted them, wh ile other members worked on the visible card file of donors which we are compiling for th e school. Several members have also worked at home typing cards for the file.

Mary Sue Cox Taylor, Ethel M. G raves, Peggy Bowling Gates, Minni e V. Phelps, and Mildred Gill is Bailey following Hattiesburg installati on lunch e on.

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In May we invited our husbands to accompany us "Around the World With the Kings." Jean Baldwin King XX and her husband, Phil, had recently returned from an around-the-world trip by freighter and jet.

Jean's home was decorated with travel posters and many mementoes of their trip . Helen Selvage Noblitt XX, Bereneice Lamb Martin XX, Dorothy Thompson Williams XX, and Ruth Graddy Strickland BY, prepared the box suppers, which featured an international menu. After eati~g, we proceeded to the "American Room" for commumty singing and to see a few of the slides Jean and Phil made on their trip.- RUTH GRADY STRICKLAND

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Jackson alums were the hostess group for the AlabamaMississippi-Louisiana State Day held in New Orleans April 18. A complete account of the program is included with the State Day reports.

New officers for the coming year were installed in May. We are sorry to lose Susan Newton McDonald BL':. to Galveston, Texas. Her husband, Thomas, received his MD degree from the University of Mississippi Medical School on June 7 and will serve his internship at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital in Galveston.MARY ToM WILLIAMs BRADLEY

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN Spring activities opened with an interesting tour of Sharpes Colonial House, a well-known furniture store housed in a spacious old period horne. We were especially fortunate in our tour and interesting question session with Mr. Sharpe since the horne has since been torn down.

In April we attended a reception of our National Vice President, Mrs. Harold C . Brown. Marie was visiting the chapter at Western Michigan University, and we welcomed the opportunity to see her again. Also, in Apri l a large number of us enjoyed the Kalamazoo City Panhellenic Fashion Show at the Gull Harbor Inn overlooking Gull Lake.

In May we had our annual party for seniors of Beta Psi chapter and took them into alumnae membership.

Barb Born Glendening B'l' was hostess.

In June we had a picnic and plan session at Sandy Lang Lawrence's 6'1'. One new alum, Karen Wykstra 6'1', wasted no time in exercising her new status. A graduate on Saturday she attended alum chapter on Monday night.

A barbeque for husbands and guests will be held in August as will a coffee and juice morning affair for morns and kids.

Also meeting periodically during the summer will be an advisory and planning group of alums and area actives interested in sorority housing.- SA NDRA LA NG LAWRENCE

One hundred retarded children at Missouri State Training School No. 12 in Kansas City were our guests at a party held on March 25. A 16 rnrn. sound projector purchased from our Christmas Bazaar proceeds was given to the school along with mechanical pictures and coloring aprons. Refreshments of cookies and soda pop were served. After the party, the members were taken on a tour of the school and its facilities.

Assisting Jo Dixon McMillan ZZ with an afternoon dessert party given in her horne on Apri l 6 were Mildred Morrow Burks ZZ, Ethel Phillips ZZ, Dulcie Baird Calhoun 88, and Mary K. Reiff HH. Our guest speaker, Mrs. Lorena A. Meyers, Consumer Consultant of the Food and Drug Administration, presented an enlightening, informative program regarding the nature and functions of the FDA and demonstrated ingenious devices collected by the FDA which showed how the public is fooled by colored water curealls and arthritis ridding heat pads.

Eight Kansas City members represented Alpha Sigma Alpha at the Panhellenic open meeting held May 12 at a private club in Kansas City. The regular business meeting was followed by a luncheon. Concluding the day's activities was a fashion show presented by the Macy's store in Kansas City.

A joint meeting between the outgoing officers and the incoming officers for 1964-1965 was heid on May 4 at the horne of Jeannie Roelta Redmond B:L. Plans and activities for the 1964-1965 year were discussed.

Jerry Burt Aitchison EE was hostess for the meeting held in her horne on May 20 . Assisting Jerry were Esther Bucher HH, Dorothy Davisson Dallman ZZ and Marian Dieckman ZZ. A program featuring "Our Past Year and Our Future Years" was presented. The highlight of the evening was the installation of the 1964-1965 officers

by Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ, President Emeritus.

The Kansas City Chapter has established an annual award to recognize outstanding leadership and service given by a Kansas City Alumnae chapter member. The recipient of the award for 1963-1964 i5 Pat Strider ZZ .ARTYE E. MARX

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS To celebrate our first Christmas together we met at the home of Mrs. Joie Thompson Nutt. Part of the festivities were directed toward the collection of toys for retarded children at Fullerton Cottage here in Little Rock.

The month of May brought our first formal JmtJatwn at the home of Mrs. Sandra Whisnant Sullards. Our officers for the next two years were installed.

Our delegate to the National Convention at Asheville, North Carolina, will be Miss Francis Moudy.- DrANE DINGLER

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK GREATER KANSAS CITY Our traditional Valentine Tea was held February 16 at the horne of Evalyn Evans Larrieu <I>¢. Serving as cohostesses were Lora Patrick Williams AB, Phon Johnson Gillespie EE and Ruby Worley Swain BB. On March 21 our group gathered for a luncheon meeting at the Gold Buffet Restaurant in North Kansas City.

Hostesses were Carolyn Hilton Marker B:L, Beverly Hobbs Smith ZZ and Myrtle Grotjan Hoover ZZ.

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We, of the Long Island Alumnae, have spent the past several months organizing our program of assistance to the Nassau County Chapter of the Association for the Help of Retarded Children School in Brookville, Long Island. The group spent an entire morning visiting the school and observing the program.

At the March meeting held at the horne of Jola Williamson Tilley BQ , the school principal, Mr. Robert Sansone, showed a movie of the school activities. The group will assist the school by making teaching devices.

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A picture file on primary concepts for the school's teachers was begun at the meeting held at the home of Carol Canale Kelly BT. Mr. Sansone attended another of our meetings at which time he showed more detailed slides of the teaching methods practiced at the school. This meeting was held at the home of Virginia Dobbins Hess r Clio with Kay McSweeney Cross 88 acting as hostess.

We have also agreed to buy professional books for the teaching library.

The installation of the Syracuse University chapter was attended by Kathleen McCann O 'Shea r Clio, Karen Enterline Kerr BT, Barbara Hodgkins Smith BQ, and Jola Williamson Tilley BQ. The girls had a marvelous time calling and seeing old friends and renewing Alpha Sig enthusiasm and spirit.- SA NDRA CovERT FRIE ND

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI The Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae honored Mrs. Frank Felton, patroness, with a surprise luncheon and baby shower at the Maryville Country Club. Gifts were opened following the luncheon. Bridge was played and winners presented their prizes consisting of baby accessories to the honor guest.

Our annual picnic with the college members will be held in July at th e home of Mrs. Charles Bell in Maryville.

Katie Belcher, alumnae editor, is off to M exico on a fell owship to study Spanish.

Our beloved patroness, Mrs. Nell Kuchs, is improving after a severe heart attack. She is h ome and is able to receive guests.- GERTRUDE TINDALL.

Mary Turner Gallagher rides her new adult "trike" with the same pep and go she has displayed as A 'LA's proud 50year member.

Kelly Thomas and Mrs. Margaret Paul Tulwiler, vicepresident A'LA Alumnae, are also members of Miami Panhellenic and are cooperating in this program.

A trip by Greyhound bus to A'LA National C onvention a t Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina, July 6-10, 1964, will bring our president a day early for the convention.- MARY T u R ER GALLAGH ER

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Mrs. Frank Felton, patroness to <1><1> chapter, pleasantly surprised with gifts from Maryville- Alumnae.

GREATER MIAMI CHAPTER The Woman's Panhellenic Associa tion of Miami will be entertained by the Greater Miami Alumnae chapter of A'LA in cooperati on with 'L'L'L Alumnae group in July, 1964, at the new Mary B. M erritt Pa nhellenic Building a t the University of Miami. Mary Turner Gallagher, president of the A'LA Alumnae, also serves on the Rushing Information Committee and is vice-chairman of the M embership C ommittee of Panhellenic. Mrs. Hattie

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The Alpha chapter of Milwaukee Alumnae has had a busy spring.

In February we me t a t J acobus Park. Beta !:hapter sponsored the mee tin g, including Alpha chapter and Gamma Epsil on chapter a t the Unive rsity of WisconsinMilwaukee . Mrs. C ollin R esh of the Milwaukee Pa nH ellenic was th e speaker. Buzz sessions followed .

Donna D a uer Sullivan fE welcomed us to her h ome in March . Miss Hildegarde M a rtins gave a travelogue on her trip through Eu rope. Patricia Murphy D a leiden rE was elected as our delegate to the Na ti onal Convention, a nd L oraine Nienow H entschel fE was elected al terna te delegate.

The month of April found us a t th e home of J ean South co tt Biederm an rE . Election of offi cers for the coming year was held .

The second an nu al spring luncheon was held a t the Hilton Inn, Sa tu rd ay, M ay 23 , a t one o'clock. Miss J acqu eline Tha te fE was cha irman . Miss W ollaeger, D ean of W omen a t th e U ni versity of Wisco nsin- Milwaukee, was the m a in speaker. Installa ti on of offi cers for the executive board followed . M a rie Bye T erwilliger rE wi ll be chairman of the board .

In June we were a t the h ome of M eri el Goul et Treutelaar rE . A bake sa le was held , a nd the p ro fits went to our phila nthropic fund . Insta ll a tion of offi ers of Al pha chapter followed . J ane H enri chs Stadler fE was installed at president.

At Easter we m ade Eas ter baskets, fillin g them with cand y a nd a gift. These were sent to the mentall y reta rd ed children at Southern C olony.

W e will be toge ther again in fall, lookin g forward to another interesting year.- CHARLOTTE J ELENCHICK

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MURRAY, KENTUCKY

We in Milwaukee are a small but busy group even though you have not heard much from us. Last year, under the helm of Nancy Hagerty rE we kept active and busy, holding monthly social meetings and occasionally getting together with the other Milwaukee chapters.

Since most of us are graduates of Gamma Epsilon chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, we closely followed any news of our chapter and shared their joy at winning the homecoming trophies. At a pot luck dinner in November we had a chance to meet the college chapter girls as well as renew our ties with Milwaukee's Alpha alums.

In February we hostessed a joint meeting. This time we organized panel discussions on sorority life followed by an enlightening speech given by Milwaukee's Pan-Hellenic president. Ruth Koester and Joyce Houston co-navigated the affair.

Beta Nu Alumnae chapter is being revived again this year after being discontinued during 1961.

Recently we met at the home of Mrs. Letricia Outland Cooper and conducted a business meeting to help plan committees to work with the Beta Nu college chapter.

We planned a dinner meeting in February and a senior send-off for the June graduates.- DoROTHY SMITH NANNY

At Easter we decorated and filled milk cartons which became lovely Easter baskets to be enjoyed by mentally retarded children. Spring brought the annual luncheon, another j oint chapter affair. Jackie Thate chaired this event in which Miss Charlotte Wolleager, dean of women at UW-M was guest speaker. Also our new crew of officers was elected and installed.

Our final cast-off meeting was held June 10 to launch two members on new careers of overseas teaching: Lynn Good to Germany and Nancy Hagerty to Japan. We wished them Bon Voyage at a dinner held at Dietz's Continental Inn and thus closed another successful sorority year.- R uTH KoESTLER

MUNCIE, INDIANA The Muncie Alumnae chapter met at the home of Virginia Rooney Reber XX for our annual dinner-party for the sen.ior members of Ball State T eachers College.

At our March meeting in the h ome of Doris Morgan White our members met to work on the projects for State Day in April. Barbara Stout Carter was the co-hostess.

We salute Donna Pierce Beavers XX, who was chairman of the Indiana State Day held April 11, in the Student Center at Ball State T eachers College. We, along with the Chi Chi chapter, were very happy to be hostesses this year.

The sorority suite was the scene of the pledge party given by the Muncie alums for twenty-three very promising Alpha Sigs.

Our last meeting this spring was hostessed by Marlene Lippman Colvin. Plans were discussed for the different projects that are to be made for our philanthopic project, the bazaar for the Delaware County Council for R etarded Children. The slate for the new officers was presented and will be voted upon at our June meeting.

We are looking forward to the June meeting which will be a picnic at the home of Donna Pierce Beavers. It is being held a week later this year in order that the Chi Chi chapter members attending summer school will be able to attend.

Our thanks go to Virginia R ooney R eber for her good work this year as philanthropic chairman for the Muncie Panhellenic. The large project this year was the benefit card party. The proceeds will go toward a scholarship to Ball State Teachers College.-BETTY HusTON MILLER

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA The New Orleans Alumnae were hostesses to the Panhellenic Association at the home of Mrs. Mary Allen Warrick. Plans were made for the May luncheon and August tea.

We held our spring rummage sale in late March. The proceeds of these sales go to our chapter project, a class at the Lakeside School for Mentally Retarded Children.

At our monthly meetings favors are made for every child in the class and usually these gifts are in keeping with the season. Our Easter favors were piggy banks made from bleach bottles and decorated in felt.

For the second straight year "A Miss Lou Day" (State Day ) was held in New Orleans. Everyone had such a wonderfu l time it was voted to meet here again next year.

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA The Alumnae of Norfolk are beginning another new year in the Alpha Sig way-busy!

As soon as the horns of the New Year faded in our ears, we gathered around the bridge tables for our card party at the home of our president, Gayle Dixon Dickson A and Anne Ireland Gurkin BE. March found the Alphas "tripping the light fantastic" at the Fact Story Officer's C lub. Great fun was had by all.

In April our annual spring luncheon was held at the Ranch House. At this time we installed our officers for 1964-65. It was announced that Gayle Dixon Dickson A has been chosen to be Norfolks Panhellenic Association's president. Needless to say, we arc very proud and they are most fortunate!

We are delighted to have Lois Price Wootten B I serving on P anhellenic for the coming year.

Our schedule looks to be most interesting as well as busy. We are looking forward to our first meeting in the Fall.-VrRGINIA VANDE RmT GARDNER

NORTHERN VIRGINIA An informal evening was enjoyed in February by the Northern Virginia Alphas at the home of Bonnie Tipton BE, Betty Coghill BE, and J oyce Johnson BE. After the business meeting, we held our annual White Elephant Sale. Mrs. Esther Thomas, director of the Holly Hall Home for Exceptional Children, was guest at a spaghetti dinner in March held at the home of Lynda Lewis McConnell PP . We discussed p lans for an open house to be held on June 28 in celebration of the opening of Holly Hall's new building. Our group is making all arrangements for the occasion, including refreshments, invitations,

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and publicity. In April new officers were installed at the home of Barbara Tucker W heatley BE . May fo und u s at Pat Green L ong's AA, b usily ad d ressing invitations for the open house and making final p lans with Mrs. T homas. are looking forward to a festive opening for the new h ome and are anxious to meet other Northern Virginians interested in mental retard ation, who wi ll be guests at the party.-LYNDA LEwis McCON NELL

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OMAHA, NEBRASKA The Alpha Sigma Alumnae of Omaha have been engaged in a wh irlwind of social, cultural, and philanthropic activities under the leadership of our new president, Mrs. Pat Hallew r A . Sociall y, the Alpha Sigs meet once e\路ery three weeks for bridge at the home of one of our members. Not only do we learn finesse, but also we get to know each other better. Another social activity just being initiated by th e Omaha Alumnae is a sewing circle where each member can trade and supplement h er knowledge of one of the fin er arts.

Culturally, the Alpha Sigs are laying plans for a reading group. The members of this group will read books from a variety of categories and discuss them at informal get-togethers.

Philanthropicall y, the A'LA's have initiated a program of help for St. J ame's Orphanage and Children's H ospital.

These and many more activities are planned through the monthly meetings of the Oma ha chapter. In September the alumnae group is having a party for members a nd their escorts.-}OA:\':\'E SCHINDLER

~ ra l new A'LA faces appeared, making the luncheon a real success.

I n March a tea at the Scottsdale home of Mrs. William Nielander honored Miss Judy Matthews, National Traveling Secretary, who was visiting Beta Chi chapter at Arizona State University. A good number of alums turned out to meet Miss Matthews.

Beta Chi chapter was next on our list of fun things to do. We conjured a tasty punch and baked some of our fav orite cakes. It was a ni ce evening of getting re acquainted for some, new acquaintances for others.

Our new officers were elected and went to work p lanning next years activities. Miss Lynne Lawton assumes the duties of president. She foll ows Mrs. Billy Anderson , who retires after a two-year term with a warm thank you from all of us.

T wo of our members have been busy with Phoe nix Panhellenic this sp rin g. Mrs. H oward Neff has been selected to serve as head of the cen tral file committee for 1964路-1965. Miss Lynne Lawton was in charge of table d ecorations for the City Panhellenic Luncheon. This even t was held at the Arizona Biltmore wi th a fashion show by Saks Fifth Avenue.

Because of so many vacations, our summer will consist of seve ral informal workshop meetings designed to help Beta Chi girls with fall r ush preparations.

N ewes t members welcome this spring were Mrs. J ames E . Frasier and Mrs. H oward Ri ggs, both from Beta Beta chapter.- MRs. D oMINIC BERTOLINO

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIADELAWARE VALLEY The D elaware Val ley Alumnae ended the season's activities with a P otluck Supper on May 2. It was give n at the home of Anne Ristine Thomas NN, who lives in a charmin g farm h ouse, "Hidden Farm" in Lionville, Pa. , wh ich is a couple of h undred years old . Some of the guests took a tour of the spacious scenic farm .

Christine Carew T ownsend NN was co-hostess for the affair. Following th e deli cious dinner Chris a nd her husband showed slides and gave a ta lk on their trip to th e O rient which eve ryone enj oyed .

Our other dinner meeting was held in M a rch at Drexel I nstitute. Films were shown of the Drexel Europ ean Study T our of Architecture a nd H ome Furnishings and a talk was gi,ven by Mrs. Mary Epstein, who is h ead of the Applied Art, C lothing, a nd Textiles Depar tm ent of th e College of H ome Economics of Drexel.

The D elaware Valley alums' other activities this season in cluded a co uple of lun cheons, a coupl e of evening m eetings, and work on our project which is the study and work with the mentally retarded .

We arc looking forward to our next year's get路路togethers.

- DORIS RowA N FALI N

PHOENIX, ARIZONA F ebruary found us enjoying l unch toge ther at th e Islands Restaurant where Tahitian atmosphere is a delightful change of pace. During our lunch, we were treated to a fashi on show of exciting spring clothes. Sev-

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Ta hit ian at mo sph ere b reaks through in Phoen ix f or t hese a lu ms e njoyi ng lunche on t o gether.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1964 has been a good year thus far for the Richmond a lums. In Janu ary we enj oyed a business meeting at the home of Judy Pollard Hawthorne A . In February the AL.. As were we ll represented at the a nnual ard party of The Richmond Panhellenic Association at which time money in raised for the Panhelleni c Achievement Award given each year to a n outstanding graduating se nior girl fr om one of the Richm ond area hi gh schools. One girl is chosen for the award (a bracelet or engraved disc ) from each high s hool by her principal and from this gr up one girl is hose n to rc eive the mon eta ry award of approximately $200.

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At our March meeting at the home of Archer Cassada Williams A, we welcomed our speaker, Mrs. Sharon Smith, a teacher of a special class for mentally retarded and crafts teacher at Camp Baker, a summer camp for retarded children in the Richmond area. Mrs. Smith told us of the many activities and services of the camp and about her work. She illustrated her talk with scrapbooks and samples of crafts which the children had made. The Richmond alums are particularly interested in Camp Baker and are planning to serve as camp assistants for a two-week period again this summer. We save many odds and ends from horne which are used in the crafts program. We are also continuing the sale of butterrnints to finance our philanthropic activities.

At the horne of Jane Price Paret A in April we held election of officers and heard reports from Virginia State Day and the 25th Anniversary Tea held by AL.A and L.L.L. at Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Nita Hodnett Chandler BE, Anne Mays Magnusdal BI , and Elaine Pierce Palmer A, represented us at State Day at Radford College and Frances Jobson Francis BE represented us at State Day at Radford College and Frances J obson Francis BE represented us at the 25th Anniversary Tea at Madison College. Jean Raup Grady BE, past National President of AL.A and a former Richmond Alumnae chapter member, also attended the tea and gave a short talk as a representative of National Council.

Our installation of officers was held at the h ome of Nita Hodnett Chandler BE in May. We are happy to welcome Judy Amos BE as a new member of our chapter. We congratulate Dottie Nelson Duke A on the birth of her daughter the first of the year.

-FRANCES J. FRANCIS

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK " Something new has been added to R ochester," and we alums arc delighted. Gamma Iota chapter of AL.A was installed at R ochester Institute of Technology on Saturday, May 23, and it was a gala weekend for our "older girls" as well as for our new "little sisters." We tried our best to help whenever and wherever we could, and our group was well represented at the festivities. Rochester Alumnae welcomed Gamma Iota chapter and guests from R.I.T. at an Installation Tea on Sunday, May 24, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Widger. Ruth Puis did a marvelous job as chairman, ably assisted

by Betty Plaster Laubenstein n n.

Receiving the more than 150 guests were national officers Ev Bell and Peg Nelson from Buffalo and Edie Wolf from Rexford, N. Y.; Gamma Iota president and president-elect, Diane Mercornes and Susan Gray ; Gamma Iota's faculty adviser, Mrs. H. Brent Archer; R ochester Alumnae president and president-elect Betty Clancy Breese r Clio, and Pat Allen Hainsworth n n.

Assisting with other phases of the tea were Mary Mentesan~ Stevenson, Angie Mentesano Aspromonte, Grace Schremer Roe, Ruth Karnpland, Carol Small Miller Jane Terry Widger (all n n ), Sally Shipton Meisen~ zahl, Esther Palumbo Innes (both r Clio), Phyllis Early Coleman BE, and Marguerite Talbot Keating BZ .

All in all, the tea was a great success and we all fell in love with our Gamma Iota sisters and are looking forward to having them meet with us from time to time.- JANE TERRY WIDGER

Strom Bromolich AB and Shirley Flickinger Stewart AA assisting. June Cooly AB, who works with the mentally retarded children of St. Louis, was the speaker.

Jean Moore Weaver BN, with Helen Cudworth Mitchell BL., and Sue Fitzgerald AB were hostesses for the annual program planning meeting in March .

In April we met at the horne of Christine Basham Davis ZZ. Betty Carpenter AB and Elizabeth Fair Erwin AB assisted. Martha Ray Sweeney BL. taught us to make flower arrangements.

Our last meeting was a picnic at Tilles Park with our families.

We are looking forward to the reports from our delegate, Phyllis Pollitt Urberger AB, and from Bonnie Payne Koenemann ZZ to the National Convention.FRANCES Poi NTER CREWS

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA San Diego Alumnae met at the home of Marion Belford Milner QQ with co-hostess Ruth Crookshank Seidler AB for an experimental Saturday dessert meeting in March.

Alphas volunteered participation in the Spring Panhellenic Teas and cakes for the Y-USO. Election of officers was held in April at the home of Mary Jean Gladfelter Hogg EE followed by a fun demonstration of "Toulah" wigs and presentation of proper selection and care of wigs.

Beautiful San Diego Bay from the hilltop house of Ruth Walker Sweeney QQ was the setting for our installation meeting. Elsie Novy MM was co-hostess. The last of June will find many A :LAs gathering at the home of Kay Faust Davey XX for our annual potluck luncheon.

Alphas on vacation who will be missed this year are Jessie Walker McKillop QQ (in South Dakota), Buddy J ohn McCright BK (in Minnesota), and Ruth Crookshank AB (in Missouri). Ruth was installed a second term as Geriatric Therapy chairman for Chula Vista Garden Club and Bonnie Brough will be vice-president of San Diego City Panhellenic for the corning year.BoN NIE BRow N BRo UGH

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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The Alpha Sigma Alphas of St. Louis met in February at the home of June Lorenson Londeen EE with Judy

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Officers from San Diego Alumnae pictured here left to right, back row: Mary Jean Gladfelter Hogg EE, Myra "Tee" Aaron Low BE, and Marion Belford Milner QQ. Middle row: Margaret Kelly Fox ZZ, Barbara Tripp Friend A, Dorothy Wright Andersen QQ, Ruth Walker Sweeney QQ. Front row: Bonnie Brown Brough ZZ, Pamela Gelvin Miller B"o/, Elsie Novy MM, and Sue McGinnis BK. Officers not present were Shirley Cloud Rowley PX, Carolyn Mixon B~.

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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A birthday party was given by Barbara Etch inson Pearce XX at the February meeting to honor all members.

Each member was asked to contribute the same number of pennies to the treasury as her age- or give one dollar to keep the whole thing a secret. The treasury made considerable gains.

Iris K endall Weiss XX served as chairman of the ticket committe for the Annual Panhellenic Dance. T he affair was held in March.

The Indiana State Day, held in Muncie, was attended

by Joanne Steenburg Garrett XX, Iris K endall Weiss XX, Barbara Eitchinson Pearce XX, Marie Scanlon Brown B tl, Carolyn Fyfe W elch XX, and Sue W oods Snyder XX. It was very nice to visit the campus of Ball State again.

So many changes have taken p lace .

Our annual guest dinner was held a t the Lincoln Highway Inn with Joanie N eilson Williams XX acting as chairman. Prior to the dinner, a social hour was scheduled.

W e are h onored this year to have two members serving on the Panhellenic Board . They are M arie Scanlon Brown Btl and Iris K endall W eiss XX. J oanne Steenburg Garrett XX is representing the group in the planning of the Panhellenic Rush Party to be h eld in August. A combination style show and information hour will be held, entertaining prospective college freshmen from the South Bend- Mishawaka Area. It will be held in R obertson's Tea R oom.- SuE W o oos S YDER

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY The Southern N ew J ersey Alu mnae have met regularly during the winter and spring m onths . In our meetings we finish ed the D o-It-Yourself booklets and also made tom-toms for the retarded children in the ZaneNorth Sch ool in C ollingswood .

Pla nning for our mee tings next year will be going on through the summer months, and we are looking forward to a good summer and another successful year.- ELEANOR COM ER DILKS

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI The February meeting for the Springfield, Missouri, Alumnae was held in the beautiful home of Glenda Bennett M cCromick B~. F ollowing the business meeting and a tour of Glenda's new home, we settled d ow n to an enjoyable evenin g of bridge. A valentine th eme was used in decorati ons, and bridge tables we re covered with red tablecloths. C o-hostesses for th e evening were Elizabeth Hoover Sweet B~ , Pat C owden Dilday B~ , a nd Marilyn Kimball Crosswhite B~ .

Later in th e month, severa l alums attended the Beta Sigma's annual Sweethea rt D a nce a nd Banquet held in the Emerald room at Half-a-Hill Club . Susan Byers C hapin B~ was the guest speaker.

One of our special events of the year is the cove red dish dinner and style show we a lums hos tess in M a rch honorin g the mothers, members and pled ges of the Beta Sigma cha pter at SMS . The dinner was held at th e sorority house with Elizabeth H oove r Swee t B~ giving a

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welcome speech and leading grace. Alum members who modeled . for the fashi on show were Charlene Boyd Miller B~ , and Sherry McAdams Ball HH. Entertainment was provided by Lesley Fleenor B ~ active who is Miss Springfield of 1964. She sang "Hardhearted Hannah," her talent offering for the Miss Springfield Pageant. Alum members in charge of arrangements were Charlene Boyd Miller B ~ , Barbara Artz Cooper B~ , Peggy Brigance Marler B~ , and Libby Wyrsch J ennings B ~ .

In May Sherry McAdams Ball HH entertained us at her h ome with a quarter supper. C o-hostesses were C onnie Gesslein K ennemer B ~ , J ean J ones J ohnston B ~ , Linda Secrest Boswell HH, and Martha Poynor Wiseman B r . T entative plans were made for next year's activities, and the remainder of the evening was spent informally.MARILY N RAM SEY GARB EE

TOLEDO, OHIO The T oledo Alumnae chapter is relaxing a bit after the Ohio State Day on April 18 at which we were hostesses. In spite of the difficulties in long distance planning ( the Sta te Day was in Columbus ) we were most happy with the results of all our efforts . Everyone was hi gh in their praises of these results.

Now we are participating in plans for the T oledo Panhellenic M other-Daughter T ea for prospective college girls. It is always held at T oledo U niversity early in June and always well attended . We are also plannin g a trip to Bowlin g Green Unive rsity where D orothy Smelker Stockton lives.

Grace Fultz Hawoith will be installed as recording secretary of the T oledo Panhellenic C ouncil. H elen Bennett Pa uly will se rve as altern a te delega te.- H ELEN BENâ&#x20AC;˘ ETT PA ULY

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Tulsa alums have had a delightful yea r with a ttenda nce ranging from 15 to 25. Since the last M ond ay in Februa ry is so near spring, I'm going to report our " South of the Border" party complete with costumes a nd homemade chili by Nadine Hirni Park EE, and H elen H ooper M alone B r , in H elen's home. Then in March cam e our prepara tion meeting for Sta te D ay a t the home of Rita Gilstrap Miller Br, with D oris J ohnson Hill Br assisting. The p reparation continued, howeve r, into our April mee ting with Ruth R obertson Les ter Br and Sue J ones La Borde Br. Then th e great day came when 85 college and a lumnae members from Oklahoma, K ansas, and Arkansas came toge th er for our Fourtee nth Annual State Day. It wa held in the new, luxurious Petroleum C lub, thanks to Gertrud e Gree n r r . Since this is election yea r, it resembled a conventi on a tmosphere. R ed, white, a nd blue colors were used on our camp aign (registra ti on ) bad ges a nd a ttrac tive table decora tions with pa triotic bunting a round the speaker's table. Pa uline C a rri ker Br a nd N orma Ledford Phelps Br were cleve rly a ttired as pages. Ou r th eme was " All th e W ay wi th A~A ," a nd our gues t speaker was Mrs. Vera Cullison rr, D ean of W omen North western State C ollege, Alva, Oklahoma. Rhett a R obinson Br, in charge of the progra m, introduced the speakers on " A~A Platform": " Sorority M embership" by

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"South of the Border" down Tulsa way Rhett a Robinson Br, Dawna Shurt Br, Lora P. Sipes rr. display gay costumes as Nell Kosner Br enjoys a brief siesta. Tulsa president, Jo Edmiston, is at lower right.

Helen Malone Br, National Membership Director; "Fraternity Membership" by Isabel Key Reeve AA ; and "Codes for Co-eds" by Sandra Donier were all masterpieces both in content and delivery. The Beta Gamma college group came forth with their usual talent in a skit cleverly portraying the last weeks of the school.

Our last get together for the year was in May with our president, Rhetta Nesbit R obinson Br. Her home was cleverly decorated with sketches of baby poses on large placards captioned with appropriate remarks or poems about each officer who was installed at this meeting.

May 8 eight alums drove to Tahlequah to attend th e Senior Awards Banquet at the Miami Motel dining room.

We welcome a new member, Maggie McGill Br, and a visitor, Martha Lee Wiseman Br, from Springfield, Missouri.- LoRA P. SrPES

This spring has really been a busy one for Wichita a lums. Our February meeting was spent making some name tags for the tea we are going to be giving in September for the new president of our local Panhellenic Council. We a ll gathered at the new home of Glenna Burke Nimmo EE. Co-hostess was Donna Brown Manda EE. March got off to a fast start with the annual Panhellenic luncheon and fashion show. Funds received from this provide a scholarship award every year for one girl from each local high school. The turn-out was great and we are especially proud of our Panhellenic representative, Pat Stuckey Litsey EE and Catherine Green Colberg EE , president of the council this year, who both did a large share of the planning for the affair.

The March meeting was held at the lovely home of Gladis Sitton Carr EE with Sharon Porter Long EE serving as co-hostess. After our regular business meeting, we played bingo with "white elephants" given as prizes.

April brought something new to the Greeks in Wichita.

The first all-Greek workshop was held for both sororities and fraternities. The Womens Panhellenic Association was the sponsor. The purpose of the event was to inform fraternity members of the recent campus trends affecting the Greek system. Sis Caraway Brewer '1'\f', National Ritual Chairman and a member of our alum group, was one of the five speakers . Here again congratulations must be given to Catherine Green Colberg EE for the effort she put forth into making this a success.

Mary Sartain Chestnut ZZ was hostess and Barbara Beckmyer Doan EE was co-hostess for our April meeting.

Election of officers was held. We welcomed a new member, Ruth H enson from Illinois, and lost an old one, Lucia Wray Mitchell EE. Lucia was recently married and moved to St. Louis.

The month of May found things quieting down. We had a covered dish dinner at the home of Marilyn Santee Milhon EE and Sue Keyes Baumgartner EE was her cohostess. Our meeting and officer ins.tallation ceremony was held after dinner. Officers for the coming year were installed by President Judy Holloway Blackin EE . We were very happy to welcome into our group another new member, Jane Miser Balch EE and also several members whom we had not seen for a long time.-SuE K EYES BAUMGARTNER

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS Husbands and wives spent a pleasant evening together in February, enjoying games and food at the home of D oris Dowling Adams AA in Libertyville.

In March th e Waukegan Area alums enjoyed a book review, at the home of Martha Rinehart J ones AB in Libertyville. D oris Adams discussed the book, The Feminine Mystique.

Several of us enjoyed a delightful day in Chicago at Illinois State Day, April 18. We are very proud of Doris Adams who started a discussion by presenting some th oughts on the role of the alum chapter and how to make our meetings more stimulating. Freida Phillips BP helped Doris in the preparation of this discussion.

In May we met for a d elicious pot-luck dinner at the home of Alta Middlehurst Wallace Ar and welcomed as a new member, Joan Moerke BK from Libertyville.

Dolores Nystrom Petrosky BP, our Panhellenic representative, attended a tea for prospective college students.

We are looking forward to a picnic with our families this summer.- ALTA MIDDLEH URST WALLACE

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'memoriam Alpha

Th eta Theta

Louise Godwin Floyd (Mrs. Edmund)

Laura Hastings Holland Dixon (Mrs. Stanley)

Alice Ann Abernathy Phillips (Mrs. Calvin B.)

Penelope Zermas Kopley (Mrs. Nicholas) Helen \IV. Weeks LeMaire (Mrs. Hector) Evelyn G. Lindell

Alpha Alpha

Mary E. \1\Tinchenbaugh Neville (Mrs. Edward)

l\Iarie Miller

Grace May Harris Stauton (Mrs. Leo) Iota Iota

Alpha B eta Sue Betson

Letha Dailey Russell (Mrs. John W.)

Helen Vera Smith Fuller (Mrs. C. A.) Esther "Arlie" Harrison King (Mrs. Robert I.) Anna L. Fowler Swartz (Mrs. George F.)

Nn Nu

Emma Bennett

Charlotte Mae Hanson Thompson (Mrs. Morris)

Rho Rho Edna Blanche Spencer

Della Delta

Chi Chi

Lois Culp Hoover (Mrs. Donald W.) Alice Eliza Ottman Sauer (Mrs. Edward A.)

Rosalee Glesing Haney (Mrs. Edward) Rubye Bellmard Schaefer (Mrs. Edgar)

Beta Sigma Mary Catherine Robert

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• • • • • • ALPHA DIRECTORY FOUNDERS Mrs. W. B. Carper (Louise Cox), 4000 52nd St., Bladenburg, Md. Mrs . H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley) , Gresham Court Apts., Richmond, Va. Mi ss Mary Williamson Hundley, Gresham Court Apts., Richmond, Va .

Mrs. john Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd) , (deceased) Mrs. P. W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet W atson) , (deceased) NATIONAL COUNCIL President Emerit us-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson), 1405 H ardy, Independence, Mo. 64053 Pres ident- Mi ss Mary C. Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Vice President-Mrs. George J. Malone, Jr. (Helen Hooper) , 2614 S. Vandali a, Tulsa, Okla. 74114 Secretary- Mrs. Joe H. Brewer (Viola Caraway), 6214 E. Murdock, Wichita, Kan.

Tr~~~~er-Miss

Rose Marie Fellin, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield, Mo. 65804.

Extension Director- Mrs. Harold C. Brown (Marie Scanlan) , 3105 Rexford Dr. , South Bend, Ind. 46615 Membership Director- Miss Judy Matthews, 1818 Poplar St. , North Little Rock, Ark.

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Director- Mrs. Alex 0 . Mathisen (Nancy Gibson), 2453 W. Theresa, Anaheim, Calif. 92804 .

Editor- Mrs. Stewart W. Koenemann (Bonnie Pay ne), 1230 Hoyt Dr. , St. Louis, Mo. 63137 Off icer in Charge of Central 0 /Jice-Mrs. Harry G. Rowe, (Juanita Roberts), Wilhoit Bldg., 314-C E. Pershing, Springfield, Mo. 65806

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN A"f.A Store Chairman-Mrs. A. Howard Hall (Betty Philli ps), 342-D Higgins Rd ., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068 Alumnae Editor- Mrs. Gary Hendren (Lonna McComas), 92 Eileen Lane, Bridgeton, Mo. 63044 Alumnae Organizer and Chapter Alumnae Secretary-Mi ss Mary K. Reiff, 219 East 46th St. , Apt. 2W, Kansas City, Mo. 6411 2 Art-Mrs. Robert ). Wolf (Edith Gaupp), R. R. #I , Rexford , N. Y. 12148 Awards-Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher (Ruth Newcomb ) , 141 Marked Tree Rd ., Needham, Mass . 02192 College Editor- Mrs. Lewis J. Maddex (Barbara Kerls), 11 21 Ashford Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63137 Constitution-Mrs. Robert C. Grady, (Jean Raup}, Box 686, Oran~e. Va. 22960 Co nvention- Mi ss Helen L. Corey, 63 10 Sherwood Rd ., Philadelphi a, Penna. 19151 Fellowship and Philanthropic-Mrs. John H .

Allen (Sidney Gremillion), 1206 Carter Dr. , Hattiesburg, Miss. 39401 Historian-Mrs. Kendall F. Bone (Shirley Pallato) . 3263 Vittmer Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 Ho us in~-Miss Mary C. Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Dr., C incinnati, Ohio 45224 Magaz in e-Mrs. Allan E. Kin~ (Sue Ann Henderson), 3109 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, Ill. 60402 Music-Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich (Shirley Ainsworth ), 27 Abbington Terrace, Glen Rock, N. ) . 07452 Ritual- Mrs. Donald D. Olson (Pauline Smith ), 8632 Pringle Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 Rush- Mrs. Robert F. Redmond III (Jea nnie Roetto), 6408 Nail Ave., Mission, Kan .

66222 Scholarship- Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree), Box 54, R. 2, Loveland , Ohio 45150

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NATIONAL PANHELLENI C CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate-Mrs . George J. Malone, Jr. (Helen Hooper), 2614 S. Vandalia, Tulsa, Okla., 74114 COLLEGE CHAPTERS AND PRESIDENTS ALPHA-Longwood College, Farmville, V irginia: Pamela Gustafson, Box 469, Longwood College, Farmville, Va. 23901 ALPHA ALPHA-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: Linda Speelman, MacCracken Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio ALPHA BETA-Northeast M issouri Sta!e T eachers College, Kirksv ille, Missouri: Jane Miller, 603 South High, Kirks~ille, Mo. 63501 ALPHA GAMMA-Indiana Stat e T eachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania: Judith Davis, 236 Wahr Hall, Indtana State College, Indiana, Penn. 15701 BETA BETA-Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado: Carol Lee Boxell, 1729 lOth Ave., Greeley, Colo.

EPSILON EPSILON-Kansas State T eachers Co llege, Emp oria, Kan sas: Ruth Dawn Stoskopf, 226 West 12th, Empon a, Kan. 66801 ZETA ZETA- Central M issouri Sta! e College, Warrensburg. Missouri: Patricia Gosney, Houts-Hosey Hall , Central Missouri State College, W arrensburg, Mo. ETA ETA- Kansas State College, Pi'tsburg, Kan sas: Vicki Consolino, 2001 N. Michigan, Pittsburg, Kan .

THETA THETA- Boston Universit y, Boston , Massachusetts: Beverly Evans, 81 Bay State Rd., Boston, Mass . 02215 KAPPA KAPPA-Temple Uni versity, Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Maryanne Graham, 1953 North Broad St., Phil adelphi a, Penna . 1911 9 NU NU-Drexel Institute of T echnology, Philadelphia, Penns ylvania: Norren Malice, 3320 Powelton Ave., Philadelphi a, Penna.

RHO RHO- Mar shall University, Huntin gton, W est Virginia: Marilyn Vorholt, tJ.niversity Hall Room 31, Marshall Untversity, Huntington, W . Va. SIGMA SIGMA- W estern Stat e College, Gunnison, Colorado: Patricia McKendrick , Escalante Terrace, W estern State College, Gunnison, Colo. 81230 PHI PHI-Northwest Missouri Stat e College, Maryville, Missouri: Carolyn Wiltshire, Roberta Hall, Northwest Missouri State College, Marvville, Mo. CHI CHI- Ball State T eachers College Mu ncie,

Indiana:

Patricia Goodwin,

Beeman

Hal, Ball State Teachers College, Muncie,

Ps\n~SI-Northwestern

State College, Natchit oches Louisiana: Bonnie Frazier, Box 562, North,~estem State College, Natchitoches, La .

BETA GAMMA-Northeas •em State Co lle~e.

Th alequah , Oklahoma: Donna Rose Griffith, 503 N. Muskogee, Tahlequah, Okla.

BETA DELTA- Univers ity of Southern MISsissippi, Hattiesburg, Mississ ippi: Elizab~th Hanna, Box 772, Southern Station, H attiesburg, Mi ss .

BETA EPSILON-Madison Co lle~e. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Norma jean Heath, Box 402 Madison College, Harrisonbur~. Va .

BETA ZETA-Uni versitq of Southwestern Louis iana, Lafayet' e, Louisiana: Claudette

Colomb. 115 Cherry Street, Lafayette, La. BETA ETA-Dickinson State College, Dickinson, North Dakota: Jerilyn Peterson, Klinefelter Hall, Dickinson State College, Dickinson, N . D. BETA THETA-Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant , Michigan: Andrea Lorentz, Sloa n Panhellenic House, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48858 BETA IOTA-Radford College, Radford , Vir~inia: Kathleen Porterfield, Box 952, Radford Colle~e. Radford. Va. BETA KAPPA-Western l/linois Universitu , Macomb, l/linois: Patricia Benes, 719 Vv. Adams, Macomb, Ill.

BETA LAMBDA-Arkansas Stat e T eachers College, Conway, Arkansas: Wandeana Ann Borgard, Box 229, Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark .

BETA MU-Henderson Stat e T eachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas: Jamie Sue Shell, Box H-739, Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark. BETA NU-Murray State College, Murra y, Kentucky: Waynette Doran, 1603 Hamilton Ave. , Murray, Ky. BETA PI-Concord College, Athens, W est Virginia: Sue Evans, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia 24712 BETA RHO-Northern Illinois University, DeKalb , Illinois: Ioyce Durbin, 427 Normal Road, DeKalb, I I. BETA SIGMA- Southwes t Missouri Stat e College, Springfield, Missouri: Lou Ann Lambeth, 1510 Roanoke, Springfield, Mo. BETA UPSILON-Indiana State College, T erre Haute, Indiana: Joyce Hardebeck, 1018A Blumberg Hall, Indiana State College, Terre Haute, Ind. BETA PHI-Stout State College, Menomonie, W isconsin: Charllotte Nehring, 329 Park Ave., Menomonie, Wis .

BETA CHI-Arizona State University, T empe, Arizona: Mary E. Wickham, Palo Verde Hall ,

Arizona

State

University,

Tempe,

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BETA PSI-Western Michigan Universit y, Kalamazoo Michigan: Judy Cousineau, LeFevre Hali, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo , Mich.

BETA OMEGA-Bucknell Un iversity, Lewis· burg,

Pennslyvania:

Patricia

McGovern ,

Box Wll5, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Penna.

GAMMA ALPHA-Creigh•on Uni versit y, Omaha, Nebraska: Annette Maus, 1508 Ridgewood, Omaha, Neb. GAMMA BETA-Wisconsin State College, Stevens Point,

Wi sconsin:

Patricia Stro-

zinski , Steiner Hall 316B. Wisconsin State Co lle~e. Stevens Point, Wis. GAMMA DELTA-Queens College, Flushing, New York: Dorothy Kauff, 70-43 18th Street, FlushiM 66, N. Y. GAMMA EPSILON-University of WisconsinMilwaukee, Milwau kee, Wisconsin: Kathie Halverson, 8220 Red Arrow Court, W auwatosa 13. Wis. GAMMA ZETA-Arkansas A. & M. College.

College Hei~hts , Arkansas: Fonda Carol johnson, Colle•e Hei~hts, Ark. GAMMA ETA-Pennsylvania State University, Universitq Park, Pennsylvania: E. Ellen McLaughlin, 144 Simmons Hall , Penn State University, University Park, Penna.

GAMMA THETA-Syracuse University, Syra· cuse, N ew York: Sandra Hines, 415 Euclid Ave .. Syracuse, N. Y. 13210 GAMMA IOTA-Rochester Institut e of T ech nolog y, Rochester, N ew York: Susan Gray, 87 Astor Dr .. Rochester. N, Y. 14610 GAMMA KAPPA-Glenville State College, Glenville

W es t Virginia: Martha Horner,

Box 15!,' Women's Hall, Glenville State College, Glenville, W. Va. GAMMA LAMBDA-Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois: Marv Corr, 2711 86th Pl. , Chicago, Illinois 60620

CO LLEGE CH APTE R ADV I SER S Alpha-Mrs. Jacob H. Wamsley, 302-A Buffalo St. , Farmville, Va. Alpha Alpha-Mrs. Richard Fink, 194 Hilltop Rd ., Oxford, Ohio 45056 Alpha Beta-Mrs . J. J. Wimp, Northea t Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Miss Marianne Guzan, 978 Philadelphia St., Indiana, Pa. Beta Beta-Mi ss Darlene Conover, 829 19th St., Faculty Apts. # 18, Greeley, Colo.

Epsilon Epsilon-Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, 1426 Lawrence St ., Emporia, Kan.

Zeta Zeta-Dr . Velma Taylor, 209 Grover St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Mrs. Perva Hughes, 209 E. Monroe, Pittsbur~. Kan. Theta Theta-Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher, 141 Marked Tree Rd., Needham 92, Mass.

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Kappa Kappa---Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd., Philadelphia 51, Pa .

Nu Nu-Mrs. George W . Baker, Childhood Education Dept., Drexel Institute, 32nd & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 Rho Rho-Mrs. joseph R. Dial, Jr., 1107 Adams Ave., Huntington, W. Va. 25704 Sigma Sigma-Mrs. Seth Hamrick, 301 E. Gothic Ave., Gunnison, Colo .

Phi Phi-Miss Bonnie A. Magill, 204 Clayton, Maryville, Mo. Chi Chi-Mrs. Oliver C. Bumb, 1005 N .

McKinley, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi-Mrs. Robert H. Easley, 300 Stephens Ave., Natchitoches, La. Beta Gamma-Mi ss Betty R. Ritch, 302 Pendleton, Tahlequah, Okla.

Beta Delta-Mrs. William ). Maxey, 331 Park Ave., Hattiesburg, Miss .

Beta Epsilon- Mrs. Raymond ) . Poindexter, 750 S. Dogwood Ave., Harrisonburg, Va .

22801 Beta Zeta- Mrs. George F. Ballard , 131 Brentwood Blvd., Lafayette, La. Beta Eta-Mi ss Loraine Schumacher, Physical Education Dept ., State Teachers College, Dickinson, N. D. Beta Theta-Miss Marjorie Mastic, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

48858 Beta Iota-Miss Elizabeth D. Younger, 301 Madison Street, Radford, Va. 24124 Beta Kappa-Miss Jennette N. Terrill, 702 Orchard Dr., Macomb, Ill. Beta Lambda-Miss Marie Schichtl , 414 Conway Blvd. , Conway, Ark. Beta Mu-Mrs. Virginia Wilmuth, 1228 Henderson, Arkadelphia, Ark. Beta Nu-Mi ss Evelyn Linn, 1110 W. Olive, Murray, Ky. Beta Pi-Mrs. Harry Finkelman, Box 388, Athens, West Virginia Beta Rho-Miss Kathryn R. Huestis, 816 North 7th St., DeKalb, Ill. Beta Sigma- Miss Rose Marie Fellin, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield, Mo .

Beta Up silon-Miss Ruby J. East, Box 359, R. R. #I , West Terre Haute, Ind. Beta Phi-Miss Mary E. Killian, Tainter Hall, Stout State College, Menomonie, Wis. Beta Ch i-Mrs. james E. Frasier, 311 Encanto Drive, Tempe, Ari zo na.

Beta Psi-Mrs. Jack C. Bacon, 7043 Capri, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Beta Omega---Mrs. James M. Eicher, 1920 jefferson Ave ., Lewisburg, Pa. Gamma Alpha-Miss Betty Patterson, 8304 Decatur St., Omaha, Neb. 68114 Gamma BetaGamma DeltaGamma Epsilon- Mrs. George Dobbs, 3543 N. Maryland Ave. , Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 Gamma Z eta-Mrs. Carra Nell Tilley, Box 550, Arkansas A. & M. College, College Heights, Ark . 71633 Gamma Eta---Miss Edith Gray , 321 S. Carl St., State College, Pa. 16801 Gamma Th eta-Mrs. William D. Sheldon, 110 Scottholm Blvd., Syracuse, N . Y. 13224 Gamma Iota---Mrs . H. Brent Archer, 109 Campfire Rd., H enrietta, N. Y. 14664 Gamma Kappa-Mrs . Willi am Dee!, Louis Bennett Apts., Glenville, W . Virginia Gamma Lambda-Miss joan M. Steinbrecher, 92 Ri verside Rd ., Riverside, Ill.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Akron, Ohia--:Mi ss Ruth Yauger, 202 T\\'in Oaks Rd., Akron , Ohio 44313 Allentown-Bethlehem -Easton , PennsyluaniaMrs. joseph Hersh , Ravenswood Rd., R. D. # 2, AI entown, Penna .

Anderson, Indiana---Mrs. Aaron L. Sparks, . R. R. l , Box 71, Markl eville, Ind. 46056 Bartlesuille, Oklahoma- Mi ss Lois Beers, P.O .

Box 145, Bartlesv ille, Okla .

Beckley, W est Virginia-Mrs. Willie J. Chandler, 301 N. Vance Dr. , Beckley, W . Va .

Boston, Massachusetts-Mrs. Willi am F. Daly, 518 School St., Belmont, Mass.

Bristol, Virginia- Mrs. Willi am G. Grigg, I I 17 Long Crescent, Bristol, Va .

Buffalo, New York- Mrs. Casey L. Forrest, SOO Louvaine Dr., Kenmore, N . Y. 14223 Calumet Region, Indiana---Mrs. Francis J. McCabe, Jr., 7340 Nebraska Dr., Hammond, In . 46323 Central Louisiana- Mrs. Lyle E. Brumfield , Route I, Box 124, Lecompte, La .

Central Pennsly uania----Mrs. Ralph E . Peters, 402 Candlewyck Rd. , Camp Hill , Penna.

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Charl es ton, W est Virginia-Mi ss Sandra Goodall, 706Y2 Hall St., Charleston, W. Va . .

Chicago, Illinois-Mrs. Edwin johrison, 214 N. Fairview, Mt. Prospect, Ill. N orth Suburban-Miss Terse Norgaard, 2633 Hampden Court, Chicago, Ill. • South Suburban-Mrs. Mary Beth Cooley, 14623 Center, Harvey, Ill. 60426 West Suburban-Mrs. Allan E. King, 3109 S. Harlem, Berwyn, Ill. 60403 Cincinnati, Ohio-Mrs. Lewis Long, 5947 Cheviot Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 Colorado Springs, Colorado-Miss judith McCormick, 806 Orion Dr., Colorado Springs, Colo. 80906 Dayton, Ohio-Mrs. Hugh Ayles, 2674 Pentley Pl. , Dayton, Ohio DeKalb , Illinois-Mrs. Norman M. Schaeffer, 110 Alden Pl. , DeKalb, Ill. 60115 Denuer, Colorado-Mrs . john W. Allison, 2277 S. Tennyson, Denver 19, Colo.

Des Moines, Iowa---Mrs. Ra ymond Geist, 907 28th St., Des Moines, Iowa Detroit, MichiganDelta Phi-Mrs. Norman P. Sanborne, 265 Pilgrim Ave., Birmingham, Mich. 48009 Delta Rho-Mrs. Robert J. Trautman , 16010 Martin Rd., Roseville, Mich. 48066 Sigma Rho Chi-Mrs. Richard G. Turner, 21691 Mauer Dr., St. Clair Shores, Mich.

Dickinson, N orth Dakota-Mrs. Bruce Birdsall, 791 Tenth Ave. West, Dickinson, N.D. Elkhart-Goshert, Indiana-Mrs. DuWayne Bennett, R. R. #4, Elkhart, Ind. Emporia , Kansas-Mrs. john K. Willi ams, 1814 Maplecrest Dr., Emporia, Kan . 66801 Farmuille, Virginia---Mrs . Robert W . Catlin, 11 01 High St. , Farmville, Va. Florida-West Coast- Mrs. Norman Hartung, 821 Mandalay Rd. , Clearwater Beach, Fla. Fort Wayne, Indiana- Mrs. Don Scott, 4145 Meda Pass, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46807 Fox River Valley (Green Bay ) , Wi sconsinMiss joyce Hannemann, 1319 South Broadway, Green Bay, Wis.

Fox Valley - Elgin, Illinois-Mrs. Roger R. Russell , Box 204, Plainfield , Ill. Grand Rapids, Michigan- Mr s. Charles E. johnson, 1176 Ottillia S.E. , Grand Rapids 7, Mich .

Greeley, Colorado-Mr s. Earl L. Drake, P.O. Box 487, Eaton, Colo. 80615 G unnison , Colorado-Mrs. Robert F. Czillinger, 221 N. Boulevard, Gunnison, Colo.

Harrisonburg, Vir ginia- Mrs. Francis Bell , Jr., Rt. 11 Forest Hills, Harrisonburg, Va. Hatt iesburg, Mississippi - Mrs. Z. Butler Graves, 600 Bay St., Hattiesburg, Miss.

39401 Hays, Kansa s-Mrs. Robert N. Burtscher, 210 W. 24th St., H avs, Kan. Houston , T exas-Mr s. Cornelius J. Kehoe, 5439 Sturbridge, Houston, T exas Hu ntington, W est Virginia-Miss Glenna F. Bondurant, 527 30th St ., Huntington, W. Va. 25702 Indiana-Kentucky- Mrs. Irvin C. Reynolds, P.O. Box 17, New Harmony, Ind .

Indiana, Pennsylvania- Mrs. Richard M. Strawcutter, 510 Locust St., Indi ana, Penna.

Indianapolis, Indiana-Mr s. Chester H .

Castor, 934 Lesley, Indi anapolis, Ind . 46219 jackson , Miss iss ippi- Mrs. Don W . D av is, 92G Myrtl ewood, jackson, Miss. fnln, W es t Virgin ia-Miss Mari e Ann H all , ~ox 9, Bartl ev. W. Va. Kalamaz'1o, M ichi(~tm-Mrs . James F. W ebber. 4519 Crovden, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Grea ter Kansas C it y-Mrs. James ). Scheloski , RJ25 Barkley, Overl and Park , Kan. 66202 Kirksuille, Missouri- Mrs. l ames H . Neville, Roll ins Apt. 10 1, Kirksville, Mo. 63501 Lafayett e, Louisiana-Mrs. Norbert B. W atti gney, Rt . I , Box 155, Lafayette, La .

Lick i11 g- Muskinvum. Ohi~Mi ss Louise Stewart, 260 W . Willow Dr., Zanesville, Oh io Little Rock, Arkan sas-Mrs. Bob R. Sull ards, 2924 C irclewood, Little Rock, Ark. L on~ Island, New York-M rs . Nicholas F. O'Shea, 30 T emple St. , Williston Park, N . Y. Los Angeles, Ca lifornia-Mrs. T ed Scott , 90 11 Zelzah , No rthrid~e. Culif. 91325 Macomb , Illinois-Mrs. W alker Robb, Calhoun St., Macomb, Ill. Madison , Wi sconsin , Mr.;, Willam J. H ansen, 540 Cald y Pl., Madison, Wis. 5371 I Marr1uille, Missouri- Mrs. Edward F. Tind all , 517\1:, W . 8th , Maryville, Mo. Greater Miami, Florida- Mr s. Francis R. Gallagher. 3825 S.W . 60th Pl. , Miami, Fl a. 33 155

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Mrs. Ralph Terwilliger, 2430 N. 65th St., Wauwatosa, Wis. 53213 Mobile, Alabama---Mrs. Otis H. Brunson, 4705 Halden Dr., Mobile, Ala. Monroe, Louisiana- Mrs. W. D. Ballard, 606 Roselawn, Monroe, La.

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan-Mrs. Reno J, Maccardini, 1017 Glen Ave. , Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Muncie, Indiana-Mrs. Richard G. Phillips, 3500 Petty Rd., Muncie, Ind 47304 Murray , Kentuck y-Mrs. Donald R. Tucker, Box 630, Murray, Ky. M uskogee, Oklahoma-Mrs. Benjamin Y. Ruff, 2809 Elgin St ., Muskogee, Okla.

New Orleans, Louisiana-Mrs. Edward R. Galus, 1947 Iowa Ave., Kenner, La. 70062 N ew York State Capital District-Mrs. Alexander T . LaRocco, 1134 Highland Park Rd. , Schenectady, N. Y. 12309 Norfolk, Virginia---Mrs. Robert Tata , 311 Burleigh Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23505 Northern N ew Jersey-Mrs. Robert W. Steven· son, 31 Eardley Rd., Edison, N. J. 08817 Northern Virginia-Mrs . j ames E. Britt, 7803 Royston St., Annandale, Va. Oklahoma City, O klahoma-Mrs. Alvin L. Stamman, 4420 Northwest 44th St. , Oklahoma City, Okla. 73112 Omaha, N ebraska-Mrs. john). Halbur, 6002 Birch , Omaha, Neb. Paducah, Kentucky-Mrs. Max H. Brandon, !26 Lakeview Dr., Paducah, Ky. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBux- Mont-Mrs. joseph W. Sloss, 987 Victoria Rd., Warminster, Penna. 18974 Delaware Valley-Mrs. Robert K. j ohnson, 33 S. Swarthmore Ave., Swarthmore, Penna.

Phoenix Arizona-Miss Lynn Lawton, 1411 W. d arendon, Phoenix, Ariz. 85013 Pitt sburg, Kansas-Mrs. john D. Kelso, 725 W. 2nd, Pittsburg, Kan. 66763 Pitts burgh, Penns yluania-Mrs. Sidney S. Landau, 5612 Aylesboro Ave. , Pittsburgh, Penna. 15217 Pontiac, Michigan-Mrs. Andre DeWilde, 703 Sheryl St., Pontiac, Mich.

Portland, Oregon-Mrs. Dan R. Robinson, 6205 N.E. 34th, Portl and , Ore. 9721 I Queens, L. 1., New York-Miss joan Breglio 3 Sheridan Square, New York, N. Y. Richmond, Indiana- Mrs. Wilil am C. Weller, Jr., 214 S.W. 4th, Richmond, Ind. Richmond, Virginia---Mrs. Henry G. Chesley III, 467 Westover Hills Blvd., Apt. 103, Richmond, Va . 23226 Rochester New York-Mrs. George D. H ains· wo rth, ' 463 Reeves Rd., Pittsford, N. Y. 14534 Rock ford , Illinois-Mrs . Norman C. Fransen 20 12 East moreland, Rockford , Ill. 611 08 St. Louis, Missouri- Mrs . Donald E. Wilks, 402 E. Glendale. St. Lou is . Mo. 63 119 San Bernadino, California-Mrs. Fred R. Neuman, 3253 Grande Vista, San Bernardino. Calif. 92405 San Diego, California-Mr s. Lester D. Friend , Jr., 2255 Clove St. , San Dt e~o 6, Ca lif.

Sh reveport, Louisiana---Mrs. A. E. Hyde, Box 8005, Shreveport, La. 71108 S01 tth Bend , Indiana-Mrs. Willi am R. Schrader, 521 South 27th St. , South Bend, Ind . 46615 SoLLthern New Jersey-Mrs. Rudolph R. Ri ti, 1206 Eldrid.e Ave., W. Co llin ~swood, N .j.

Sprinefield, Missouri-Mrs . . Dorl R. Sweet, 1665 E. Grand , Spri ngfi eld Mo. 65804 S~tf{o lk. Vir~ in ia-Mrs. Robert T . Naylor, 202 Edwa rd Ave., Suffolk, Va. T erre Hau te, Indiana-Mrs. Mitchell Morri , 609 South Brown, T erre Haute, Ind. T oledo, Ohio-Mrs. Helen R. Cook, 3446 Da rlin ~t o n , Toledo 6, 0 .

T opeka. Kansas-Mrs. Max V. Stephens, 3304 W. 29th T errace, Apt. 6, T opeka, Kan .

T ~tc<on Arizo na-Mrs. James Ridder, 902 Ca rn~g i e , Tucson, Ari z.

T 11 lsa, Oklahoma---Mr s. Jo Edmiston, 1823 S. Joplin , Tulsa, Okla.

Wa rrCitS hurg, Missour i-Mr.;. ) . W. Eller, I 17 W . Russell , W arrensburg, Mo. W ashington, D. C.-Mrs. Nathani a! . H. Eiselman, 991 2 Dallas Ave., Stiver Spnng, Mel. 1Vaukegart, Illinois-Mrs. j ames L. Sorensen, 1540 Sunnyview, Libert yville, Ill. 60048 1Vichita, Kar>Sas-Mrs. Richard Long, !40 German St., Haysville, Kan. llfilmi"gtort, Delaware-Mrs . K e n n c t h Sway ne, Meetinghouse Rd ., Hacke sin , D el.

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• • • • • • ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA PRESIDENT REPORTS TO DE SENT TO NATIONAL PRESIDENT

October

10

Personal Letter Chapter Status Questionnaire Directory of Chapter Officers

November

10

Personal Letter

December

10

Personal Letter

10

Condensed monthly report Letter

December

10

Condensed monthly report

january

10

Letter

February

10

Condensed monthly report for meetings held since December 10

March

10

Condensed monthly report

April

10

November

OFFICERs· CALENDAR

Condensed monthly report FORM

u

Special report introducing

;~::~~~~G

NEW

recording

ELECfiONs-Letter from the NEW secretary

j an uary

10

Personal Letter

February

10

Chapter Check-up Report

March

10

Personal Letter

April

10

Annual Report Form Directory of New Chapter Officers

October

10

Form with personal and college personnel information

Personal Letter Summer Addresses of Chapter Officers

November

10

Report Form 1

j anuary

10

Report Form 2

10

May

10

May or not later than june 10

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

june

10

Personal Letter

February

August

10

Personal Letter

April or May or any time of your elections

Information Form REPORTS TO BE SENT TO CENTRAL OFFICE

October

10

Report on College and Chapter Directory and Returning Membership-Fall of 1964 Directory Report Form of Graduates and Undergraduates leaving college May-September 1964 Membership Report lor September Chapter Status Questionnaire Directory of Chapter Officers

November

10

Membership Report for October

December

10

Membership Report for November

january

10

Membership Report for December

February

10

Membership Report for January

March

10

Membership Report for February

April

10

Membership Report for March Directory of New Chapter Officers Form listing 1965 graduates

May

10

Membership Report for April Summer Addresses of Chapter Officers

june

10

Membership Report for May

10

Personal Letter Letter introducing th e

NEW

corresponding secretary

Report Form 3

TREASURER October

10

Financial Report lor Summer and September Personal Letter

November

10

Financial Report for October Budget Re port Contribution to Fellowship Fund Chairman ALL RETURNING FEES

December

10

Financial Report lor November

january

10

Financial Report lor December

February

10

Financial Report for Janua ry Personal Letter

March

10

Financial Report for February • File of Supplies Report

April

10

Financial Report for March Election Report Form for NEW Treasurer

May

10

Financial Report lor April Personal Letter from

NEW

Treasurer

Summer Address Report Form

REPORT TO BE SENT TO NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CHAIRMAN

November

Condensed monthly report to be sent following YOUR last chapter meeting

Copy of Chapter Constitution and By-Laws

june

10

Financial Report for May Annual Audit Report

july

10

Budget Report Form

REPORT TO BE SENT TO NATIONAL AWARDS CHAIRMAN

February

10

Material on National Awards

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR VICE-PRES IDE NT October

10

REPORTS TO BE SENT TO NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DlRECfOR

Letter to National Vice President

November

10

Letter to National Vice President

December

10

Letter to National Vice President

)anoary

10

Letter to National Vice President

February

10

Report on Philanthropic Work to: Mrs. john H . Allen, 1206 Carter Dr., Hatti esburg, Miss .

March

10

Letter to National Vice President

April

10

Annual Report to National Vice President

May

10

Introductory Letter from

june

10

Letter to National Vice President

NEW

10

FORM

I

Personal letter with emphasis on pledge activities

February

10

Personal letter with emphasis on pledge problems

May

10

Introductory letter from newly elected membership director

Special Reports: 1. Pledge Organization-Due after the largest pledge class has had 2 meetings.

2. Election Report Form-Due immediately after elections.

10

Personal Report Form

April

10

Election Report Form for

May

10

Membership Summary Report Form New Rush Chairman Report Form Summer Address Report Form

October

10

Ritual and Paraphernalia Report

November

10

Personal Letter

NEW

Membership Director

CHAPLAIN recording

secretary Condensed monthly report of chapter meetings

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Personal Letter

10

REPORTS TO BE SENT TO CENTRAL OFFICE

Chapter Vice President

Information concerning chapter

10

December

October

RECORD IN G SECRETARY October

October

THE PHOENIX

December

10

Personal Letter

Apri l

15

Election Report Form

January

10

Report: Religious Activities of Alpha Sigmas

May

10

Letter-From the New Rush Chairman describing fall rushing plans and introducing herself

February

10

A favorite devotional

March

10

Report on Ritualistic Ceremonies

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN

April

10

Annual Report with Record of Services from April 10, 1964 to April 10, 1965

May

10

Introductory letter from newly elected chaplain

The National Scholarship Chairman should be sent the scholars hip report on the provided fo rms at the close of EACH grading period. The fina l report must be in by August 10.

October 10 Letter outlining Chapter's scholarship program for the year

COLLEGE EDITOR June

10

October

10

Copy lor Winter Phoenix to National College Editor

January

10

Copy for Spring Phoenix to National College Editor

March

10

25-30 words about outstanding chapter achievement for the Alumnae Bulletin to the National College Editor

Copy for Fall Phoenix to National College Editor

May

10

T o the NATIONAL COLLEGE EDITOR-Letter from NEW Editor

May

10

To the NATIONAL COLLEGE EDITOR-Report of the

April

10

Election report form from retiring officer, introductory letter from newly elected officer

May

10

Evaluation of scholarship program; this should be a combined effort of retiring and newly elected.

COLLEGE PANHELLENIC REPRESENTATIVE September

Copy of College Panhellenic Constitution, By-laws and Rush Rules to ASA's NPC Delegate Panhellenic information (report form provided) to ASA's NPC Delegate The NPC Delegate should be informed instantly all during the year of any trends or actions affecting sororities on campus .

chapter's act ivities for the yea r

Some time during the year a Newsletter to the chapter's alumnae is to be published and mailed to all alumnae and National Officers.

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS

MAGAZINE CHAIRMAN

November

October

15

Informal introductory letter

January

Letter telling of chapter's plans for a magazine subscription sales campaign

May

Form on new magazine chairman and supplies needed

March

Amy Swisher Graduate loan applications to National Scholarshrp Charrman, Mrs. Wm B. Niemeyer, Box 54 , R. 2, Loveland, Ohio 45140

April

Sharp Award ballots to National Alumnae Director, Mrs. Alex 0. Mathisen, 2453 W. Theresa, Anaheim, Calif.

RUSH CHAIRMAN Ten days alter pledging

Rush Report Form-Two-one for spring and fall or formal and informal rush.

Ten days after School opens

T wo-page Fall Questionnaire

Ten days after formal rush

Best Rush Party Form complete with invitations,

May name tags, etc.

Annual contribution to National Fellowship and Philanthropic Chairman, Mrs. John H . Allen, 1206 Carter Dr., H attiesburg, Miss.

Prospecti ve Sharp Award Candidates' papers to ationa! Alumnae Director, Mrs. Alex 0. Mathisen, 2453 W. Theresa Ave., Anaheim, Calif.

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Also ceremonies and skits

Form on new magazine chairman and supplies needed to Magazine Agency Chairman , Mrs. Allan E. King, 3109 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, Ill. 60403

parties.

October

10

Letter-Evaluating your rush season if it is completed or discussing impending rush plans

November

10

Recommendation Blan k Info rmat ion Form

February

10

March

10

Letter-Discussing rush with emphasis on chapter relationship with administration and college Panhellenic.

Letter-Evaluating year's activit ies

ALUMNAE EDITOR

H ow does your chapter measure up to other sororities on your campus?

October

10

Copy for the Winter PHOENIX to the National Alumnae Editor

January

10

Copy for the Spring PHOENIX to the National Alumnae Editor

March

10

25-30 words for the Alumnae Bulletin to the National Alumnae Editor

June

10

Copy lor Fall PHOENIX to National Alumnae Editor

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