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SUMMER 1979

In Memoriam

June 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979 ALPHA BETA Elizabeth Frazee Danclovic Mildred Nulton Puffer Julian Stephenson Phelps ALPHA GAMMA Anna Schade Murphy DELTA DELTA Hilda Allen Baker Reba Carey Fries GAMMA GAMMA May Isbell Davis EPSILON EPSILON Adah Wade Mary Gardner Scott Emma Jensen Hahn ZETA ZETA Josephine Marie Campbell ETA ETA Georgia Anna Oldham Mary Anderson Justice Katherine Rae

KAPPA KAPPA Joann Tyson Weber PI PI Joy Sandy Glover Zita Oliver Mahoney Mary Gazlay Carden TAU TAU Freda Brooks Conger

PHI PHI Mary Strecker Lemonds Mary Peck Hull CHI CHI Mayme Elizabeth Berns Marjorie Hutchins Scott

THETA THETA Mildred Whittier Richmond

BETA ZETA Vivian Ronsonnet Harper

BETA UPSILON Nelle Haton Perrin Lillian Champ Kruse

IOTA IOTA Stells Schalk Worth Faye McClung Shawhan

DELTA ZETA Donna Kjin Spores

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alpha Sigma Alpha National Philanthropic Fund. An acknowledgment of such a gift is sent to the family of the person in whose memory it is given and to the donor. Send gift to Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters, 1201 East Walnut St., Springfield , Missouri 65802 .

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Dr. Helenmorie Hofman 6225 Washington Blvd .

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Zipp the Clow n Meet the Province Directors Rhetta R obinson and R osemary Goss 4 An African Ex perience N els Backman 6 Restoring the "Big Yellow Sponge" Clare Campbell Hagan 8 Savings on Utility Bills 9 Delta Upsilon Installation Rhetta Robinson 10 Campus Sights and Sounds

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In Me moriam (Front Cover)

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Zipp the Clown " Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown." And that is just what Buddy McKnight, a Beta Kappa from Western Illinois University, decided to do. Buddy did a great deal of acting and directing when she was in high school in Minnesota and in college in Illinois. Several years ago she took a clown class at San Diego State University. Since she had been a " ham" all of her life it was only natural that she became Zipp the clown.

By day Zipp works as a nursing assistant surgical technician. During her "spare" time Zipp can usually be found in parades, circuses, or hospitals. When her job required that she move to Fresno, she found that they didn't have any clowns, so she began the Fresno School of Clownology. Zipp teaches perspective clowns in Fresno about makeup; balloon sculptures; performing for audiences, parties, and those in hospitals; ethics; and magic tricks.

Zipp began her fourth Clownology class in March.

This class would have begun earlier had she not broken her leg in two places while climbing in San Raphael. Although Zipp was in a wheelchair she still participated in several parades .

She believes that there is a little clown in almost everyone and feels that being a clown allows one more freedom of speech and movement. Her students have ranged in age from 17 to 62 years of age. She has had teachers, a pharmacist, a fireman, and a real estate saleslady to mention a few. People want to be clowns for many reasons. Some want to learn to be a clown just for fun. Others have specific reasons. For example, teachers often want to learn skills to help them reach their students.

During one recent week Zipp was only out of her costume two days. She gave a make-up demonstration to the Lions Club, and spent one evening at the Children's Hospital. She also spent the weekend at the Vintage Day Fair at Fresno State University where she blew up about 2,000 balloons.

Recently Zipp attended the National Clown Convention in Chicago along with 660 other clowns and in May she attended the reunion of the San Diego State University of Clownology - "Clown Black Tie of course." It's easy to see that Zipp can really get carried away when "clowning around."

Rosemary Carucci Goss National Feature Editor 2

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Meet the Province Directors Rosemary Carucci Goss, National Feature Editor and Rhetta Robinson, National Executive Vice President

Introduction The moments, the hours, the days we live are endless CIRCLES of movement with no beginnings, only continuance ... reflecting, redesigning, restating ... always refreshing and renewing our minds.

This reflection could easily describe a collegiate or alumnae Province Director.

Her job is never-ending. She is expected to be knowledgeable in all facets of sorority work. She must be ready to balance a budget, facilitate a rush party, train officers, or boost morale. She is a combination of a counselor, educator, and psychiatrist. Secretarial and clerk typist duties merely supplement her numerous responsibilities.

The Province Director serves as an important link with the National Council by showing collegiate and alumnae members personalization of the National Organization , rather than merely names printed on paper. She works closely with each of the chapters in her area. Through monthly bulletins, by chapter visits, in regular correspondence, and at province meetings , she assists and gives guidance to her chapters in matters of organization, personnel, techniques , and program. Another duty one must include is the Province Director's role in extension. The alumnae Province Director has been given the responsibility of organizing new alumnae chapters in her region and aiding organized alumnae chapters in increasing their membership by finding alumnae in their area. In collegiate extension the Province Director works directly with the Vice President of Development by sending her extension leads and making extension visits when asked.

The province program is coordinated by the National Executive Vice President. The Province Directors send bi-monthly reports to her, the Vice President of Collegiate Program , and the Vice President of Alumnae Program, informing them of the progress of their chapters. In June the Province Directors send a conclusive report on each of their chapters to National Council.

One can see that a Province Director must be a talented woman who loves Alpha Sigma Alpha , because her duties are infinite.

Rhetta Robinson Alpha Sigma Alpha is fortunate to have nineteen women who give so freely of their time and energies to serve in the capacities of collegiate and alumnae Provin ce Directors. This spring they were invited to submit a few sentences about themselves so that other Alpha Sigmas both within and outside

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their provinces or regions could come to know them a little better.

Collegiate Directors JOYCE ABLER, Province VIII Director, is a systems analyst at Central Michigan University where she has served as advisor to Beta Theta for the past eight years. She is active in her church as treasurer , choir member, and Sunday school teacher. Professionally she is active in the Data Processing Management Association where she now serves as president. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Saginaw Valley Chapter for the last seven years. Joyce, a Beta Theta, enjoys weaving, tennis, sports, music, and people.

The director for Province III is CYNTHIA CHRISTFIELD, a Delta Iota, who is studying law. Cindy is married to her college sweetheart, lives in a city wa lk-up flat and has a crazy Miniature Schnauzer named Macduff. Cindy is looking forward to a career in trial law. Being a Province Director is somewhat new to Cindy, but she feels that college women today are more sophisticated than a few years ago. "Sororities must adjust to fulfill today's women's needs and interests.

BONNIE GRIGGS , BI and Director of Province XII, is the wife of a stockbroker and mother of 5 year old Nicole. She is a second grade teacher and active in the education program of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Bonnie enjoys sports, sewing, reading, and is a member of the Springfield Alumnae Chapter. She has been a Province Director since 1974 and enjoys keeping involved with the collegiates' activiti es. One of her greatest objectives has been to emphasize the life-long experience that Alpha Sigma Alpha presents to its members from pledgeship through alumnae status.

Being able to attend the 1978 Convention in Indianapolis was a very special experience and being appointed Province VI Director was quite an exciting challenge and opportunity for BEVERLY HASENBALG, Bll. After graduating from Concord College in 1966, Bev studied a year at the University of Brussels in Belgium and then earned a Master of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Washington in Seattle. Bev and her husband Herb , a technical representative with E. I. duPont de Nemours, live in Noblesville, Indiana with their two boys Kurt and Matt. Bev now teaches French part time at IUPUI. DENISE MCGUIRE, Ba, is the Director for Province XIII. She enjoys being a wife , teacher, and active in AIA . Most days one can find Denise teaching physical education to 550 elementary school children. " Being friends instantly with AIA sisters I have never met is most rewarding to me as a Province Director." Denise does quite a bit of traveling in the South since he r chapters are spread from Mississippi to Texas. She says that she is often a little nervous when she meets a new group, but as soon as the

hellos are over and the talking begins it's as though they were long-time friends.

"After being out of school for several years the thing I enjoy most about the Province Director's job is being in contact with college-age girls again," says ELIZABETH (LIBBY) MOORE , BI and Director of Province V. Libby worked for one year as a social worker, taught for six years, and now stays home with her two and three year old sons. She and her husband Dennis live in St. Louis wh ere she is President of the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter.

CONNIE PEYTON, Province XI Director, is a Vocational Home Economics teacher, regional Future Homemakers of America Advisor and sponsor of the drill team, cheerleaders and local FHA. Connie, ZZ, says that she still feels the excitement of being an AIA pledge. "Everyday I continue to learn and grow with the sorority. The I Oth of the month is special because when I get home from school my mailbox is overflowing with special messages, ideas, and loads of information from my chapters."

Connie finds that being a Province Director provides her with many rewards and excitement.

"I was a member ofthe first pledge class of the Delta Zeta Chapter at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater and later their advisor for three years," says CHARLENE SHALLOCK, Province X Director. Charlene enjoys her alumna affiliation partially because there is a new outlook on sorority.

"Thanks to an understanding husband who stays with our two children , I am able to stay active, not only with AIA , but also with church and community activities." Charlene said that her most memorable experience as an AIA was when she attended her first Convention at Pittsburgh and had the honor of meeting Wilma Wi lson Sharp. "She is a joy."

LORI SUE TILLER became the Province IV Director in 1978. She is a 1976 graduate of James Madison University where she has served as advisor to Beta Epsilon for the past three years. Lori is a movement education specialist in the Harrisonburg, Virginia , public school system. She enjoys sewing, cooking, playing tennis and working with AIA . " As a ne w Province Director the experiences I enjoy the most are helping my chapters in times of need, plus being there to share the good times. I feel this is one small way in which I can repay AIA for all it has done for me."

Alumnae Directors DIANE ST EVENSON , fX , has be e n Province Director for Region I since 1977.

She also serves as co-advisor of Gamma Xi Chapter and is a charter me mber of th e Morain e Alumnae Chapter. In addition to soro rity activities sh e is ve ry involved with her church wh e re she teach e s Sunday school, is th e Sunday school treasurer , director of Vacation Bible School and active in (Continued on page 5)

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An African Experience

"A new perspective on values," was one of the primary benefits that Alpha Sigma Grace Backman gained from her three month experience as an IFYE (International 4-H Youth Exchange) delegate to Kenya, East Africa, in 1976.

Grace is a past President of Beta Eta chapter at Dickinson State College, Dickinson, orth Dakota. For the past year she has served as A~A advisor to Delta Lambda chapter at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she completed her master's degree in June.

As an IFYE delegate to Kenya, Grace represented the 4-H clubs of the United States, as well as her native state of North Dakota and the United States. She and another IFYE representative worked with personnel in the Ministry of Agriculture corresponding to personnel in the Cooperative Extension Service of the United States. Her primary responsibility was working with 4-K clubs which were similar to 4-H clubs in the U.S. However, additional time was spent with other interest groups and industry, as well as government.

Grace spent part of an African summer (AugustDecember) observing agricultural and cultural aspects of life in three of the seven Kenyan provinces (states).

She experienced African life by living with 11 rural families and participating in the same daily routines as the families . Personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture took Grace to special areas of interest and to specific club activities. As a result of this experience Grace says, "I am more tolerant of situations now . I have come to realize how wasteful we Americans are, how many things we own that we really do not need."

Geographically, Kenya is about three times the size of Grace's native North Dakota with a population 15 times that of her home state. "Two-thirds of the population live on one-third of the land. The remainder is either too dry , bush, or unhabitable," she says.

Agriculture is one of the most important occupations in Kenya. However, Grace found most of the farming to be subsistence , rather than cash value farming. The bush must be cleared by hand before any planting can occur. Machinery for farming in Kenya is rare, thus making the task both time and labor conummg.

Agricultural products that are raised, however, are used to the fullest. On shambas (farms) where coconuts are grown the families utilize the entire plant.

Th e fruit is eaten, of course, but other parts ofthe tree are u ed for a ariety of purposes. The makuti (leaves) are u ed for thatching, the terns for timber (as food is c oked over an open fire) , sap is tapped for making win e, the mature nuts can be crushed and oil ex4

tracted, and many mattresses and pillows are stuffed with the coir (fiber) of the coconut.

Accommodations that Grace found during her stay in Kenya varied from rural subsistence farmers in the outback to western-like accommodations in the bustling capital of Nairobi, the largest city in Kenya.

"Nairobi could be like any large city in the world, where everyone is in a hurry," Grace reported. This IFYE delegate said many Americans are not aware of what Africa is really like and most still consider it the dark continent, but she did not find this to be true. Life is very similar to that of life in the U.S. Although there is still emphasis on tribal customs and influences, Grace observed that things are changing. The country is becoming more westernized, in thought as well as in customs. This may be due in part to the increased access to transportation and mass communications. The resort, island city of Mombasa (Kenya's ~econd largest city) is like any resort city in the world with an atmosphere of a small town that is open, friendly, and relaxed.

Americans are not the only ones with stereotyped notions, Grace discovered. She observed that many of the Kenyans consider Americans extremely wealthy.

"They though t the U.S. was highly advanced. Some thought there were houseboys and housegirls to do all the work in the home and that almost everything was done by machines." She also found the Kenyans to be inquisitive about events occurring in the U.S. They asked a number of questions dealing with Watergate, the educational system that is free, and the situation of 路Black Americans." During conversations Grace learned that it is difficult for Kenyans to fathom the size of the United States. Even though they may not have traveled in their own country, they assumed that Grace had been to New York City, Chicago, Hollywood, and any number of other places that make newspaper headlines .

"It is good to live with another culture," she said. "It is the most valuable method for discovering what other people are really like and to learn more about yourself." Grace saw a motto in an office that she visited in Kenya with words she would like to share with all Alpha Sig sisters If I hear I forget.

If I see I remember.

If I do I know.

-Nels Backman Nels is Grace's brother who lives in Fargo, North Dakota. He took the time on a recent trip to Blacksburg, Virginia, to help Grace record the memories of her trip for A~A. THE PHOENIX

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the Women's Group. By profession Diane is a fourth grade teacher. She and her husband Kim, who is also a teacher , enjoy garde ning and traveling in their camper in the summer. "What I enjoy most about my work as a Province Director is the co ntact with AlAs all over the country and the warmth and friendship that is shared by sisters you may have just met or are hearing from for the first time."

"As one of the newest Province Directors the part I have enjoyed most so far is hearing from and corresponding with other AlAs who are as interested and concerned about our sorority as I am," says SUZANNE HEBERT, Region II Director. Susan, BZ, is an Engineering Technician for Tenneco Oil in the Reservoir Engineering Department of the Offshore Division. In her spare time she cares for her new patio house , her bromeliads and African violets, and her big, fat cat.

The Province Directors are a diverse and busy group of people who give a great deal to AlA. The importance of Alpha Sigma Alpha to each of us has been summed-up by CARMINE ALVEY, Region III Director: Tho' years may come and go, Alpha Sigma Alpha's there I know.

My friends are here and there, I hope to keep them for 'er and 'er.

Grace Backman displays some of the articles she brought back from Africa.

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For the past 10 years my husband and I have been restoring our 90 (or so) year old Victorian house. What started out as a desire to get the largest possible house for the least possible amount of money has become an ongoing creative project. From a strictly financial stand point I'm not sure that the idea has worked out as we expected. We have become so involved in the process of restoration that we are continually pouring money into what my husband calls "the big yellow sponge." What has evolved is a joint creative hobby involving many new skills and covering such diverse areas as plumbing, landscaping, woodworking, and Victorian history.

Since we both loved Victorian things we began to look for a big, inexpensive Victorian house. We found one we could afford, in the area we wanted, with a large front porch and a great front hall with a carved oak staircase. However , it has been used as a boarding house and showed the dirt of ages. In places the wallpaper was peeling off the walls and ceiling and all the lovely oak woodwork had been painted. However, most of the bad things were really only cosmetic. The house was structurally sound, had a good floor plan, some beautiful leaded glass windows, and the walls were fully insulated.

Over the years we have stripped and refinished all of the woodwork. We have tried different methods and chemica ls , but it is still a long, messy process. About half way through each room we have worked on I decide that we are crazy and the entire project should be abandoned. After several years we now recognize 6

this frame of mind as a signal that this particular project is nearing completion. It also helps to be able to step back and look at the whole mess with a sense of humor.

The rewards of the beautiful I 0 inch high carved oak baseboards and the many surprises we have found more than make up for the various messes. The dining room was filled with "hidden treasure." When we pulled up the ugly, spotted wall-to-wall carpeting we found the hearth to a bricked-in fireplace. When we opened it up using a sledge hammer to remove the bricks, we also loosened all the soot that had accumulated in the chimney. It was quite a sight to see all that soot come rolling out when the bricks were removed.

Fortunately I was standing quite a distance from the opening. My husband didn't think it was as funny as I did!

About the same time I noticed that one of the walls in the dining room was much thicker than the others. I immediately thought of the large built-in china cabinets in many Victorian homes. Of course by this time we had already removed old wallpaper and repainted the walls in the room. So we cut a hole in the wall in a spot that could be covered by my freestanding china cabinet- just in case .... Looking through the hole with a flashlight we found the central mirror of the china cabinet complete with carved oak frame and decorative shelf. Within a day we were tearing out that freshly painted wall.

In the kitchen we discovered that under all the dirt and old linoleum paste the original floor was hard rock maple. I was trying to nail down subflooring for a new THE PHOENIX

floor and the nails kept snapping off. My big strong husband had the same problem so we finally looked at the floor instead of the nails. Many people have questioned the idea of a wood floor in the kitchen but so far I am quite pleased. The kitchen comes from years of planning and years of gradually adding one part at a time. Once we decided on the overall plan it had to be completed one stage at a time- as we could afford it. I wanted a Victorian feeling with all the modern appliances. For convenience we added a dishwasher , trash compactor, selfcleaning oven , microwave oven , and ceramic tile counters. To add a Victorian touch we have added wooden wainscoating identical to what was in the house originally, open shelves, a new tin ceiling, and oak cabinets with white porcelain knobs . Soon I hope to have stained glass shutters at the windows.

Since we couldn't find any cabinets we liked ready made and couldn't afford to have a carpenter build what we wanted , my husband decided to do the job himself. His work is excellent but he is rather slow. For a year I had cabinet frames , all stained and finished, but no drawers or doors. As each one was built it was stained and finished and set in place. Now we only have a couple of doors to go.

I had begun to wonder what to do with myself now that the house was almost complete. Then, last summer my husband found a 65-year-old wooden racing yacht. She has beautiful lines but is in need of some restoration .... Fortunately the children and I discovered that we enjoy sailing as much as my husband does.

That should fill" our time unless we decide we are ready to work on the third floor.

Clare Campbell Hagan Clare Campbell Hagan is a Chi Chi from Ball State University. She and her husband Hugh live in La Grange, Illinois with their two sons Steve and john.

The built-in China cabinet discovered behind the wall in the upper right hand photo.

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The view of the dining room immediately after the opening of the bricked-in fireplace.

The f ireplace as it n eared completion.

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Simple Procedures Can Mean Savings in Utility Bills Chapter, Home or Apartment The single most important energy conservation item is chapter attitude about energy use. There are high costs involved in leaving lights, radios, fans, heaters, air conditioners, showers and other equipment operating when not absolutely necessary. Attention given to this factor alone can save hundreds of dollars each year.

With heating equipment: Shorten seasonal use. Don't turn the heat on until actually necessary; turn off as soon as weather permits.

Add caulking and weather stripping. Make sure windows and door frames are tightly caulked.

Set thermostats at 68 degrees. Each degree above th~t increases heating bills by several percentage pomts. Put covers over thermostats to keep settings from being changed.

Relocate thermostats away from cool areas. If a thermostat is located in an entrance foyer or near doors or open windows, the cool air will cause the heat to run when it is not needed.

Check attic insulation. Attic insulation is generally inadequate, and in some cases may be non-existent.

Clos~ fireplace dampers . The updraft from a fireplace ch1mmey can vent the air volume of several rooms in less than an hour, even when the fireplace is not in use.

Close off unoccupied areas. Enough heat will be picked up from adjacent areas to provide protection from low temperatures.

Check boiler controls. This service is offered free by many local utilities.

Check steam traps. Have a qualified contractor see that they are working properly.

With cooling equipment: Regulate use of window air conditioning units. Keep bedroom window units under 6,000 BTUs. Make sure all units are thermostatically controlled so they do not run continuously. Charge additional monthly rent to tho e room with window units . The local electric com pan y can estimate the proper assessment.

Set thermo tat at 78 degrees. Each degree below 78 increa es cooling costs by five per cent.

Change air filters. If the house has any forced air centra l fan units, filters should be changed regularly.

With hot water equipment: (20 per cent of utility co t) .

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Lower hot water temperature to 120 degrees (unless the kitchen dishwasher is not equipped with a preheater). For each I 0 degrees the water temperature is reduced , more than six per cent of water heating costs are saved.

Insulate holding tank. Be sure hot water holding tank, and adjoining pipes, are insulated.

Install shower flow restrictors. They have the potential of reducing shower water use by more than 50 per cent. Be aware that higher floors may need flow restrictors with slightly larger volumes.

Repair water leaks. Small continuous leaks are surprisingly costly. A Ys inch diameter stream of water amounts to 120,000 gallons per months. One drop per second wastes as much as 60 gallons per week.

With lighting equipment: (20 per cent of utility cost) Reduce wattage. Many light bulbs are candidates for replacement with lower wattage bulbs, especially for exit an d fire lights, and in non-activity areas such as halls and stairways. Replacing a 100-watt bulb with a 40-watt bulb reduces energy use by 60 per cent.

Use energy-conserv ing fluorescent lamps. Most major lighting manufacturers now sell energy conserving fluorescent lamps that can be substituted for existing 40 watt and 80 watt fluorescent lamps, offering savings of 15-20 per cent.

Remove lamps or fixtures. Many areas equipped with fluorescent lighting are overly lit. See if a portion of the individual lamps or entire fixtures can be removed.

Install time clocks on outside lighting. A time clock can be used to control decorative spotlights.

With kitchen equipment: Shut off exhaust fans when the stove is not in use . A large electric motor is the equivalent in energy use to many light bulbs.

Improve efficiency of refrigerators. Defrost frequently. Clean dust off the condenser tubing, or plates, on the back of the cabinet.

Eliminate excessive use of ovens. Turn ovens off slightly before meals are cooked, not after they are served. Let the latent heat keep late meals warm.

Minimize dishwasher use. Run only when fully loaded.

(Adapted from an article written for The Magazin t of Sigma Chi, by Jeffrey L. Weiler, Sigma Chi energy con ervation consultant in McLean, Va.)

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DELTA UPSILON INSTALLATION Delta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was officially installed on April 7, 1979, at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UST A).

Having been pledged in May of 1978, the weekend of April 6-8 was eagerly awaited by all the Delta Upsilon women. Their busy week began with the arrival of Miss Candi Lacy, National Field Representative, who administered the pledge examinations and supervised the final arrangements for the installation ceremonies.

GET ACQUAINTED PARTY A get-acquainted party was held Friday night in the lovely home of Clarissa Guarjardo, one of the charter members. Members of the Installation Team, Rhetta Robinson, National Executive Vice President, Marilyn Garbee, National Treasurer, Paula Halfast, National Scholarship Chairman, Denise McGuire, National Province Director, and members of Delta Xi Chapter, arrived to join the Delta Upsilons in songs, conversation, and refreshments. Many new arid lasting friendships were formed.

INITIATION AND INSTALLATION Formal Initiation and Installation services were held Saturday morning at the library on the university campus. Initiates of the new chapter included: Tracy Netting, Debora Baker, Melissa Chapman, Laurel Dodge, Kathleen Doyle, Margaret Drews , Farnaz Farmanesh, Volusia Finney, Sylvia Garcia, Alice Gonzales , Kerri Gooden , Clarissa Guarjardo, Denise Huron , Grace Huron, Mindy Mann, Elizabeth Pearce, Nancy Proctor, Mary Anne Sprague, Karen Ward , Diane Wehrle, Donna Williams, Salli Woltersdorf.

Following the Initiation and Chapter Installation, Sandy Haines, Delta Upsilon's Adviser, installed the new officers with the help of the National Officers.

Rhetta Robinson presented the gavel to the new President, Elizabeth Pearce.

WHITE LUNCHEON The traditional White Luncheon followed the Installation of Delta Upsilon Chapter with Elizabeth Pearce serving as Toastmistress. Mrs. Jane Duckworth, Assistant to the Dean of Students at UTSA was the luncheon sp~aker. Dr. Dora Houser, Dean of Students, was a guest at the luncheon. Also attending were four San Antonio alumnae members, seven Delta Xi members , Sandy Haines, Delta Upsilon's Adviser, the National Officers, and the twenty-two initiates. After the luncheon , congratulatory messages from National Officers were read by Mindy Mann. Rhetta Robinson presented Liz Pearce and Tracy Netting with many beautiful gifts from Alpha Sigma Alpha National Sorority, and from collegiate and alumnae chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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RECEPTION An afternoon reception honoring the new chapter took place in a private lounge in the library. Welcoming Delta Upsilon to UTSA we re University Officials, faculty members , parents, representatives of campus organizations, and visiting Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters.

The many beautiful gifts that the chapter had received at the White Luncheon were displayed for guests to view. Everyone enjoyed the casual atmosphere and offered congratulations and future happiness to the newly initiated members.

INSTALLATION BANQUET The La Mansion del Norte was the site of the impressive Installation Banquet held Saturday evening.

Miss Tracy Netting, retiring Delta Upsilon president, served as toastmistress. The traditional toasts to the new chapter were given. Miss Mary Ann Hurst, president of Delta Xi Chapter and representing all collegians, gave the toast to "Aspire"; Sandy Haines, representing all alumnae, gave the toast to "Seek"; and Marilyn Garbee, representing the National Officers, gave the toast to "Attain."

Alpha Sigma Alpha was honored to have Dr. Ray Patterson, Associate Professor of Life and Physical Sciences and the Director of Physical Therapy, address our new members , their parents and guests. Dr. Patterson welcomed Alpha Sigma Alpha to the University Campus and then charged the new initiates of Delta Upsilon Chapter with the responsibility of providing leadership and service, not only to the college but also to their communities.

Following Dr. Patterson's address, the members of Delta Upsilon Chapter were introduced by Denise McGuire and they were presented individual memento gifts. Rhetta Robinson formally presented the chapter charter to Tracy Netting, and read a special message from Betty Wallick, National President.

Elizabeth Pearce presented Tracy Netting with a plaque for special service in the colonization of Delta Upsilon Chapter. Richard Carter, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon , presented the Delta Upsilon Chapter with a beautiful gift of silver, honoring their Installation and recognizing their help to the Sig Eps during their installation weekend. To conclude the evening entertainment was provided by a musical group which included a member of the Delta Upsilon Chapter, Karen Ward.

Even though it had been a long day, and was late, the National Officers eagerly accepted an invitation to see downtown San Antonio and take the beautiful river walk. This was a perfect way to end the evening.

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CHURCH AND GOODBYES

Delta Upsilon members and their guests attended church services at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The long anticipated Initiation and Installation weekend was over, and Delta Upsilon Chapter had proudly assumed her position on the Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter roll.

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Campus Sights and Sounds

-Pre pared by Operation Brass Tacks, National Panhellenic Editors Conference

EXAMS RAISE BLOOD PRESSURE and should be e liminated because they are hazardous to students' health, according to an Illinois researcher who has conducted a stud y at DePaul University before, during, and after exams. Apparently less pressure was felt by students who took an exam while music was being played as the rise was less among this group.

A CAMPUS FOOD PREFER拢 CE study recently showed fresh fruit, soup, and salad rating higher than the All-American hamburger. Food service at Florida State University is offering ten food carts roaming the campus, one featuring fresh fruits and a blender for do-it-yourself liquid concoctions. Residence hall students may also call in an order and have it delivered.

RETAI INC STUDE TS is another increasing problem facing administrators. After the superabundance of applicants during the past decade- whjch immediately filled vacancies left by drop-outs, diminishing numbers of new students have made it increasingly important to retain those who want to leave after a year or two or who "want to take a year off."

ENTICI G ALUMNI to return to the campus has advanced far beyond "Homecoming." Summer vacation/education packages which include the whole family are popular coast to coast, and the University of Colorado Alumni Association with the Boulder Hotel-Motel Association offers alumni a four-day ski package at reduced rates, using the slopes where "CU's champion NCAA ski team trains."

ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE continues to be a major campus concern with up to 95 per cent using alcohol regularly , frequently to excess. There is no regional pattern; it is everywhere and is considered a significant student health problem.

FOREIG STUDENT POPULATION in the United States has been increasing steadily since the end of World War II and currently comprises 2% of the student population. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the growing number in graduate programs is causing concern among educators because of curriculum adjustments made to accommodate foreigners' needs.

AUXILIARY SERVICES is the term applied to all of those businesses which have become an integral part of most educational institutions - ranging down the alphabet from airports to word processing and including cookie stands, print shops, faculty clubs, etc. The profits shown by these operations through the years is showing a marked decrease, a fact which is causing still another worry as prices continue to escalate.

THE WRITING CRISIS is being met in different ways, and certainly "freshman English" has returned as a way of life. The University of Montana reported a summer spent teaching teachers to teach writing while others note a shift in departmental emphasis toward expository writing, writing labs to assist those students who 路:missed it" in junior high and high school, and more full-time faculty members teac:;hing composition.

The new Random House Handbook illustrates correct punctuation and grammar by using two campus characters, one a mystic and the other a revolutionary.

REFRIGERATORS have become a near-standard fixture in dorm rooms, so much so that Penn State is considering putting them in each room and raising room rates by $10 rather than making them available for student rental as an option.

ROOMMATES MAY MAKE CONTRACTS which spell out such things as how furniture and appliances are shared, how expenses are paid, standards of living and conduct regarding smoking, household tasks, etc.

The legally binding contracts for vff-campus roommates are available through UCLA's residential life office.

COST OF PRIVATE COLLEGES has been a matter for much concern as it has continued to rise in recent years. At least one institution has reminded its alumni, however, that the cost of a year's education (tuition, housing, etc.) is a smaller percentage of the average parent income than it was in the forties.

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COMPUTER FRAUD has increased as the use of these mechanical wonders. has grown. To aid businesses in temming the tide of computer misuse the University of Toledo offered a three-day seminar on "How to Protect Your Organization from Computer Fraud, Embezzlement, and Costly Information Leaks."

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December lst for Winter Issue March lst for Spring Issue June lst for Summer Issue THE PHOENIX

ENERGY CONSCIOUSNESS takes many forms.

Wittenberg University students observed a week (hopefully habit-forming) which featured Munchless Monday (no vending machines, corn poppers, etc.), Tuneless Tuesday (no radios or stereos), Washerless Wednesday, TV-less Thursday (to encourage groupwatching on a single television set), Fridgeless Friday (no refrigerators), and Shadowless Saturday (minimum lights).

SPECIAL SERVICES offered by educational institutions to communities have become a firmly entrenched way of academic life - and in the intercollegiate world are nearly as competitive as rival athletic teams. An act of the Oregon legislature has established on the University of Oregon campus a Center for Displaced Homemakers, a place for those who because of death, divorce or the illness of a spouse need help in coping with the loss of family income and/or the problems of a life alone.

ASSASSINATION GAMES are cropping up on several campuses, says On Campus R eport. "Using water pistols or rubber dart guns, students stalk one another for the kill and the sole survivor is declared the winner.

The rules of the game, which can go on for days, usually allow a hit to be scored only when fewer than three witnesses are present."

ALUMNI COLLEGES - under whatever name , a one- or two-week vacation-learning time at the alma mater - continue to grow in popularity across the country. Among this year's unique offerings: West Georgia College calls it " Fun and Fitness after Fifty" and restricts attendance to those over 50 years of age for a week of emphasis of learning more about health, fitness, and leisure time.

THE PAPER SHORTAGE is being felt by the academic world, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education . Stemming the flow of paper through

mimeograph and copying machines is the goal of paper-saving programs noted across the country copying on both sides of the paper, greater use of blackboards, eliminating the making of copies of material for each student are some of the recommended remedies.

DIRTY BOOK SALE was the way the University of Kentucky Press announced its offering of damaged and soiled books. The advertising ploy worked, and more than $3,000 worth of books were sold in two days.

COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS for fall, 1978 were down one-half of one percent over 1977. The greatest decrease was among full-time men students at fouryear institutions. Part-time enrollments, especially among women, showed an increase though these part-timers are taking fewer courses. Drop-outs- and how to prevent a temporary or permanent "vacation" from college - continue to concern educators.

A STUDENT LABOR POOL at Duke University has saved the university $130,000 a year while at the same time creating jobs worth $200,000 for participating students. The operation began seven years ago when a group of students contracted to clean up the football stadium and now employs 320 students in temporary, part-time jobs ranging from janitorial to secretarial services.

RESCUE SQUAD run by student volunteers at Kent State has proved an unqualified success during its eight years in operation. Between 11 and 16 minutes is shaved off ambulance response time as the Volunteer Ambulance Service operates out of the Health Center basement, each of the 60 to 100 volunteers being required to complete the state emergency medical technician's course offered at Kent each quarter. The service exists on student government allocations of $6,000-$8,000 annually.

Alpha Sigma Alpha -~

National Convention 1980 June 30-July 3 Niagara Hilton Hotel Niagara Falls, New York SUMMER 1979

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ollumnae Summer is the time most alumnae chapters take a break from the busy schedule of the rest of the year and just meet for a family picnic, if at all. But while the rest of the members rest the officers are busy planning next year's programs.

And just imagine planning the program for our feature chapter - 80 me mbers strong! The officers must be doing something right to keep them coming back. This article from the Buffalo alums gives us an introduction to the hostesses of the 1980 Convention.

It took planning of a different sort to accomplish what our second feature chapter did- start a new group. It takes a lot of hard work by a dedicated few to get an alumnae chapter going, especially in a small town-rural area like Central Illinois.

A few ideas for those hard-working officers.

The CHICAGO WEST SUBURBAN alumnae always have unique programs and they pay little or nothing for the speakers because they come from public agencies or public service departme nts of groups or companies. This last year they had a policeman speak to them on women 's self-protection , a community college staffer speak on children's nutrition and a physician on socialized medicine.

The SPRINGFIELD alums emphasized the physical in an effort to attract new members. They played volleyball in September and later in the year had a racquetball party.

Because they are a small group the new CENTRAL ILLINOIS chapter didn't tackle a philanthropic project by themselves the first

olction Nancy I. Z. Ruu, Editor

year, instead they donated items to the ST. LOUIS alumnae's auction and bazaar.

A good idea for promoting alum-collegiate relations was the LAFAYETTE, La. alums' "Slightly Older Sis" program. The alums chose a Christmas party to launch their "SOS" program with the BETA ZETAs. In MUNCIE, Ind . a lumnae aid the CHI CHI collegians by setting up an emergency loan fund in the memory of jan Schurr Hassell. An annual auction keeps the fund going.

And did you ever wonder where the money from the raffle of Letha Gaskins', XX, painting of Longwood College went? The IN· DIANAPOLIS alums used the raffle money raised at Convention 1978 and additional funds and donated $500 towards a luncheon for Special Olympics participants.

• Beautiful' 'Buffalo ts

by Margaret McMahon Horrigan What is it like to be a me mber of a large alumnae chapter? Probably mu ch like being a member of a small chapter. Often our working group is much smaller in size. Our potential in the BUFFALO and western ew York area is approximately 300 . Of th ese, 120 are active or semi-active and of this numbe r, about 80 are paid-up members. At our events we get anywhere from 35 to 60 peo pl e depending on the program. We have tried many ways to interest some of the non-active me mbers , but people in various stages of their lives find they have different commitments.

Our program planning for the year is d one in th e summer by the president and two vi ce-presidents afte r input by the board th e previous spring. We plan early in order to secure meeting places in various restaura nt becau se at our lun ch eo n or dinner mee ting we can usuall y expect 50 to 60, a fe w too many for th e ave rage home. We have found thro ugh experi e nce that meeting th at includ e lun ch or dinner are the bigges t dra wing card .

We o ft e n begin th e yea r with a upper mee ting in Se pte mber . This has va ried from dinn er to pot luck. We try to have a spea ke r on so mething pe rtin e nt to u or th e co mmunit y. In ove mber , we celebrate Founders· Day with a lun cheo n at a Buffalo or suburba n res ta ura nt. Eac h Dece mbe r we pl a n so mething differe nt. T hi year we had a coo kie excha nge a nd in th e past we have had cra ft wo rk sho ps a nd ju st pl ain oldfas hio ned hri tmas pa rti es. Th e months of

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January and February are skipped in deference to Buffalo's unpredictable winter weather except for a group of members who plan and produce a Valentine's or St. Pat's party for the local Parents Council School for Retarded Children. In the Spring we schedule a variety of events from dinners and speakers to Mother-Daughter teas and cooking demonstrations. We close the year with a May luncheon with installation of officers .

To keep our members informed of

events, a printed program is sent to each member along with their dues statement in the fall. To remind members of meetings we have a calling system which is directed by our two corresponding secretaries. They call their callers who in turn call the people on their lists.

We hope that all of you reading this article will be able to visit with us one year from now at Convention 1980 in Niagara Falls, . Y. and get to know us a little better. " Buffalo is Beautiful" - come see for yourselves.

So m~ of the BUFFALO alumnae offiu rs gather to begin plans on Convention 1980. They are,front row from l~ft, Pat Plante, Mary Ellen Randall, Sue Burns and president Rosemary Lett. Back row from left IS Danulle Pnest, Mary Beth Wright, Beth Lucia and past national prtsident, Ev Bell.

THE PHOENIX

Tracking down the CIA

by Laura Elliott Abbott

After many months of very hard work, the CIA was finally formed. just like the agency in Washington , D.C., this CIA is dedicated to a very special credo. The CIA being spoken of is the CENTRAL ILLINOIS ALUMNAE located in the MattoonCharleston, Ill. area. This article is being written in order to illustrate the procedures, problems and to hopefully capture the excitement involved with starting an alumnae group in a rural area.

At this point, many of you are thinking that you don't have the time for involvement in an alum group let alone start one. I must confess that after four years as a BETA SIGMA, I was ready for a break from anything that reminded me of college including AI.A. Five months after graduation from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., I married and relocated. A year and a half later my husband decided to attend graduate school at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. It wasn't long before he spotted an AI.A chapter on campus. Shortly thereafter, I went with him to school and we drove by the AI.A house which I later learned is the home of the GAMMA OMEGAs. The interest and love I had for AI.A was slowly being rekindled.

I wrote Paula Cyrus, vice president of development, and asked who the alumnae president was in the area. I was extremely disappointed to learn there wasn't one. Later, Paula continued to urge me to explore the possibility of starting a group. She put me in contact with Carmine Alvey, the Area III director.

When Carmine visited the area , I met with her one evening in january 1978. We searched the computer printouts of the names and addresses for potential members within a radius of 40 miles from Charleston. I was also put in contact with another interested alum in Mattoon named Marilyn Sanders.

Chinese auction

I contacted all the alums on the computer lists and provided postcards for their responses. In addition, I contacted the newspapers in both Mattoon-Charleston and Effingham.

Regretfully, responses showed that Alphas had not changed their addresses with National when they moved . Therefore, out of the 24 members contacted, there was actually only nine living in our area , but seven of these were interested, which in retrospect is a very good percentage.

As disheartened as I was at the time about the low number of alums in the area, in March I met with Marilyn Sanders and her daughter , Denise Fetchner. Together we decided to give a chapter the old college try. Knowing we had to have five members to obtain a charter, we crossed our fingers and forged ahead and planned an April meeting.

A little Alpha Angel must have been watching over us beca use we had exactly five members present and also we had the honor of having Marsha Brenner, field representative, and Ann Schofield , Gamma Omega president. We signed our charter that evening and beca me official. Charter members were Marilyn Sanders, Laura Abbott, Denise Fetchner, Cathy Schwartz and Sue Sparks. Since then, we have added two more members, Ann Disney and Virginia Butler, but unfortunately , we have lost one member.

We decided on two goals . One is to support the Gamma Omegas and two is to form a fellowship among the members of our group.

We are all rookies at being members in an alumnae group. The Gamma Omega chapter is relatively a new chapter and they have no experience of working with an alumnae chapter so it is a time of trial and error.

Forming a new alumnae chapter in a rural area .is not really as difficult as it is time consuming. However, I urge Alphas in areas where there are no chapters to contact Paula Cyrus for advice on how to organize a chapter. I also had a lot of help and support from my sister, Elizabeth (Libby) Moore, who is president of the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter and Province V director. Her enthusiasm and involvement with AI.A was a great inspiration .

I have found it a very rewarding ex perience, thanks to all the people I have met who were strangers but are now sisters and good friends. Perhaps CIA will never be a large chapter due to the community , but the important thing to remember is that a group of women are continu ing their sorority involve ment after college.

with a combined meeting with the MORAINE alumnae. Other meetings were at the home of Nancy Bieberstein , fS, Barbara Sparks, Af, and Michele Yasinsky, fO. Members also attended Founders' Day in November and the annual Christmas luncheon, planned by Connie Garrison, fS. Connie Garrison and president Angela Wezorek , XX, were co-c hairwomen for the Province Day at Slippery Rock in March.

As a philanthropic project, memb e rs made bibs from hand towels for a school for the mentally retarded.

The DAYTON alumnae had their first meeting of the路year at the home of the president, Caroline Savage Finch , AA , with Pamela Chambers Shoffner, AA, assisting the hostess. Marlene Carey, coordinator of community education for the Board of Mental Retardation of Montgomery County, presented slides and spoke on the program for retarded children.

Several luncheons were in the fall, one honoring Helen Boggess Swart, AA, on her 84th birthday. In November the chapter again joined the ALPHA ALPHA Chapter at Miami University in the celebration of Founders' Day. A Christmas brunch was served by Bonnie Baklini McElearney, f<ll, at her home. Co-hostesses for the brunch and successful Chinese auction that followed were Cheri Cummins Markle, BY, and Virginia Neibel Brodbeck, AA. The March salad lun cheon hosted by janet Backett Allen, AA, and Connie Hoover Gareis, AA , was followed by a movie on the area Special Olympics. In April the alumnae assisted with the Special Olympics at Dayton's Welcome Stadium.

Joint meeting

Handmade bibs

Garage sale benefit

The PITTSBURGH alums began the year at the home of Kathleen Geib Boykin, AA ,

The OMAHA alumnae had a garage sale and raised $262 to benefit the Madonna

SUMMER 1979

The MORAINE, Pa. Alumnae Chapter began the year with a co mbined meeting with PITTSBURGH alums at the home of Kathleen Geib Boykin, AA. In October the group made refreshments for rush for GAMMA XI and paper flowers for centerpieces for the Founders' Day banquet, organized by Diane Sauro Stevenson, fS .

December the meeting was at the home of Karen Tritsch Holmes, fS, for the annual gift exchange of crafts made by each member. In spring a Province Day was at the hom e of Laura Spraulin Kauffman , fS.

School for Exceptional Children. The garage sale was at the home of Lois Leibel Lechner, fA. judy Nieman Reiff, <11<11, was also in charge of this event. Twenty alums donated new and used items.

A Founders' Day dinner was at the home of Rosie Greco Wilson, r A. In February Charlotte Cox Dann, <11<11, hosted a cocktail party for members and their husbands.

Cottage helpers PI PI Chapter in Buffalo has as its main philanthropic project working with the girls in one cottage at the West Seneca Developmental Center. The girls are visited each month by a group of Alpha Sigs who plan an easy craft and prepare a simple treat to go along with songs and some hugs. The alums were awarded a special plaqu e honoring their work by the State Dept. of Mental Health at an awards dinner.

Activities this year have included a dinner and speaker on human relations in Se ptember. In November the chapter ce lebrated Founders' Day with a luncheon and December was a Christmas cookie exchange and small craft fair. A Mother-Daughter tea was on a Sunday afternoon in March, followed by a special St. Pat's party for Pare nts Council School for Retarded Children.

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Yule dinner-dance

Hospital donation

Convention memories

The ELKHART-GOSHEN, Ind. alumnae had a meeting dedicated to philanthropic in October. They heard a presentation by Special Olympics coordinators a nd aw a movie.

In Decem ber, the chapter had th eir annual Christmas party wi th husbands a nd boyfriends as gu ests. Dee Watson, BK, a nd husband Marshall hosted for cocktails before goi ng to the Elkh art Elks Club for a dinner-dance.

The FORT WAYNE, Ind . alumnae at Christm as time gave a donation to the Fort Wayne State Hospital and Training Center for gifts for the residents.

The March m eet ing was dedica ted to doing philanthropic wor k by the members.

Devices for lea rning ce nters were co nstructed for two school classes- o ne a special educatio n class.

" Me mories of Convention" and a welcome to Flore nce Amtsbuechler Patterson , XX, were highlights of the FT. LAUDERDALE area alumnae Se ptember luncheon meeting in a French resta urant. Ethel Ll ewellyn Wilson, YY , showed off h er 50-year me mbership silver tray and Elaine Rahaim Shiverd ecke r , B.:l, thanked the chapte r for sending fl owers to the convention in her honor.

By scheduling a n evening meeting the chapte r was able to celebrate Founders' Day on th e exact date in November, with Elaine Shiverdecker and Margaret Kin ca mmon Cicchella, BN , prese nting the program .

At the February meeting the chapter celebrated Valentine's Da y with each member bringing a different salad. In March members raised money by having a silent auction of white elepha nts in the home of janet Lue ker Bass, BK.

Out-of-town visitors EVANSVILLE, Ind . Alumnae Chap ter started the fall by welcoming six new members. In October a cou pl e of out-of-town a lums visited , and th e DELTA KAPPA Chapter hos ted a tea in their ho nor.

For Founders' Day in ove mber, all collegiate a nd a lumn ae members and their fami lies were in vited to dinn e r at a local smorgasbord a nd a program was prese nted .

In Decem ber the Evansville alums had a Christ mas luncheo n at a fancy restaurant.

The chapter was visited by a field re prese ntative in February and mem bers "wined and dined " her at a popular nightspot. The regular meeti ng that month was followed by a copper crafts pa rty hosted by th e president.

In March cha pte r me mb e rs invited a guest to dinn er at a discoth eque-restaurant.

In spring th e group participated in a March of Dimes walk-a-thon and the local Special Olympics.

'Getting to know you' SAN DIEGO Alumnae Chapter started th e season with th e th e me "Getting to Know You ." With this in mind th ey started with a Founders' Da y program a nd pot lu ck salad luncheo n at the home of Ellen Fane Sturtevant, nn. Me mbers th at atte nded th e Region V meeting in Ph oe nix gave a report.

A Christmas party was at th e home of the president , Mary jean H ogg. Everyone brought boxes of ca ke mix which were later taken to th e "A nge ls Unaware" ce nte r .

Members also excha nged gifts and coo ki es.

Th e chapter's Va lentine party was at the home of Anne Will. It featured a white elepha nt auction, with Ell en Sturtevant as au ctioneer.

Super fund-raisers The AKRON alums started their yea r with an annua l September back yard barbeque. They then set out with dete rmination to break all past money-making records on be half of the Special Olympics and area ho mes for the retarded . Their first project 1va to make fall and Christmas wreaths for a bazaar.

At th e chapter's Founders' Day luncheo n , at Little j oe's Pub in Hudson, Ohio, member voted to purchase a stereo system for the new ly con tru cted Hope Home, a residential fa cility for moderat e ly retarded adu lts.

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Philanthropic donations The alumnae of MARYVILLE, Mo. contributed funds to State School #26 for th e mentally retarded which is loca ted at Mt. Alverno School nea r Maryville. This mo ney was d esignated for purchasing books a nd records for students.

The alumnae also co ntributed to th e Ce re bral Pals y Dance Marath o n on the ca mpu s of Northwest Missouri State Unive rsity.

Special Olympics sponsors ST. LOUIS alumnae me t in Nove mbe r at the home of Pat Lumpe for a Founders' Day celebration (complete with red and white ca ke) and to view a fi lm about Special Olympics.

An auction of handmade ite ms and a raffl e were co ndu cted in Dece mbe r at th e Good Shepard School in West St. Louis Co unty.

The chapter was able to raise enough mon ey not only to d onate to the school, but to sponso r a youngster from St. Charles in the inte rnational Special Olympics at Brickport, N.Y. Other meetings this winter includ ed a luncheo n at La Hacie nda restaurant and a plant auction at the ho m e of jean Weaver.

Fall garage sale The COLUMBUS, Ind. a lumnae started off the year's activities with a garage sale and meeting at the home of Ann Becker Kloote, BY, in September.

Greensburg was th e site in Nove mber for the chapter's Founders' Day ce re mony and dinner. J ea n H offman , BY, was hostess, and chapter me mber& were joined for the evening by Alumnae Province Director Carmine Alvey.

Philanthropic activities ce nte r around helping the Special Olympics in the Columbus area. In March the group helped the children at the bowling ce nter and in May they assisted in the track meet. The alumn ae will a lso sponsor three children to enter the state Special Olympics at Terre Haute this summer.

AKRON alumnae tour Hope H ome where they view the stereo the chapter purchased for the home. M embers are, from left, H elen Frame Snyder, 00, Karen Frame Karpinski, rK, june Western Cowan, AB, and Dorothy Hollinger Scott, 6-.:l..

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Patio potluck

Sweetheart bingo

New alums dinner

The annual September patio potluck of the DENVER chapter was at the home of Grace Dalby Davies, BB. Grace received a gift in appreciation of the 30th year she has hosted this potluck. Her committee this year included Mary Jane Gallagher Beals, II, Annie Mary Raney Teal, II, and Madelyn Wheat Troutman, HH. At the October meeting in the home of Lynn Anne Dungan Salvatori, BB, the chapter participated in a program sponsored by the Colorado Assn. of Realtors, entitled, "Project: Heart Start." A film was shown and lecture given concerning signals of heart attack and choking and actions to take to aid survival of an attack victim.

Windsor Gardens was the setting for the chapter's Founders' Day program. Fiftyyear members, of which the Denver chapter has 20, were honored with special plaques.

The chapter's Christmas party was hosted

by George P. and Esther Kauffman Gatseos, BB.

The first meeting of the year for the TRI-CITY, Fla. alums was hosted by Emma Coleman Frost, TT, Adeline Hoffman Allen, NN, and Ethel "Billie" Barrett Cousins, KK, at Horizon House. After a pot-luck luncheon, president Sally Weyler Constantinou, XX, reported on National Convention .

The November meeting was a pot luck luncheon at the home of Viola Sullivan Lukehart, Af, followed by a Founders' Day ritual, presentation of 50-year pins to Viola and Helyn Brookhart Bishop, KK, and a presentation by Stephanie Hewetson, manpower director for Special Olympics of Pinellas County. Several chapter members later assisted at the Special Olympics basketball competition.

At the chapter's Project Cheer workshop in December at the home of Norma Nyce Heberling, KK, members wrapped 138 gifts for patients of state hospitals.

Phil and Suzanne Green Shettle, AB, opened their home for the group's annual sweetheart dinner in February. After dinner, members and their husbands enjoyed a lively evening of bingo.

Following the annual September covered dish dinner to welcome new alumnae, fall found the RICHMOND, Va. alums busy making items to send to James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. Each year small handmade items are contributed to be sold in BETA EPSILON's boutique.

Founders' Day was celebrated at the Blair House in Richmond with dinner and ceremony. Also in November, several of the alums traveled to Madison University where they attended Province Day. In February a representative from Special Olympics spoke to the group. In addition to helping at the track and field events in April, the chapter made a donation to Special Olympics.

Panhell lunch WILMINGTON, Del. area alumnae began the year with a Pan hellenic brunch to become re-acquainted and meet new members of area alumnae chapters. Fifty-year members were also honored.

The alumnae also met in the fall for a tailgate party and University of Delaware football game. Founders' Day activities included a get-together with DELTA IOTA chapter for dessert.

In january, Thomas Cope, president of Delaware Special Olympics, spoke with the chapter and presented a film. And in February, members hosted DELTA ZETA Alumnae Chapter at a craft party, making decorations for St. Patrick's Day and Easter.

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Martha Green Dimond, AA, Washington, DC alumna was one of the FIRST Alpha Sigma Alphas to visit China. She traveled in China and japan from March 3 to March 29, 1979.

Beta Iota women won the President's challenge cup at Radford College, Virginia, for outstanding academic, philanthropic, and athletic endeavors.

Frances Phelan, 88, of the Boston alumnae chapter was one of the Needle Point Guild members responsible for the Freedom Trail tapestry which is on permanent loan and hanging in the state house lobby in Boston.

Shopping mall lunch DELAWARE VALLEY, Pa. alums November meeting was a luncheon at a local shopping mall . Arrangements were made by Fran Sommers Dougherty, TT. Helen Corey, NN, shared her experiences at Convention.

A cookie exchange was on the agenda in December at lise Graenz Schwarze's, NN, and a dinner-theater party was arranged in January . .The chapter's annual pot lu ck dinner was at the home of Peg Yarnall Harris , NN , in May.

Slides of French tour TWIN CITIES, Minn. Alumnae Chapter met in january at the home of Dr. Joy Mahachek. Caryl Witters Minetti showed her slides of France taken last summer when she conducted a tour of France for her high school French students.

Becky Sauser Christoph erson, B<l>, hosted the February meeting. A food instru ctor with the St. Paul school system, Becky also gave a demonstration on microwave cooking.

A Twin Cities Area Panhellenic Assn. brunch, at the Decathalon Athletic Club in Bloomington in March, took the place of the regular monthly meeting. Dorothy Korthals Stock, fE, received Alpha Sigma Alpha's vote as Outstanding Alumna of the Year and was honored along with other outstanding alumnae for other Twin Cities area sororities. Penny Steele, AIA treasurer, was also recognized for her work on ticket distribution for the brunch.

OUTSTANDING ALPHA SIGS Alpha Sigma Alpha -

Beta Epsilon

Dean's List- Fall 1978 Julie Alden Barbara Bell jeanne Bonnafe Beth Broman Anne Conner Sherry Coor Nancy Crouch Linda Deacon Becky Edmunds Lee Fairweather

Sally jo Funck Mary Lou Hansen Connie Hogge Carlene Jones Virginia Joyner Beth Larmour Pam Neff Patsy Rozell Ann Sonnett Jan Soper

Who's Who Among University Students

jeanne Bonnaje Sally Jo Funck Phi Omicron Tau Fraternity

Virginia Joyner Debbie Yard

Ruth E. Mayo, 88, a member of the Boston alumnae chapter is currently inventorying a shell collection recently donated to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Mass. She has been a volunteer at the museum since 1972.

Virginia Neibel Brodbeck, AA, and Pamela Chambers Shoffner, AA, both members of the Dayton Alumnae Chapter, are currently officers in the Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Assn.

Mildred Warner Zoss, XX , member of the South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind. Alumnae Chapter, is treasurer of the Indiana division of the Ameri can Assn . of Un iv ersity Women .

Home Economics

Jan Soper

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Senior Citizen of the Year an Alpha Beta

Woman of the Year

Mrs. George Gatseos (Esther Kauffman), was selected as the Denver Arta 1979 Panhellenic Woman of the Year .

Montpelier's senior citiun award winner, 1979, Katherine Brown Kyn och, AB.

Montpelier (VT) nam ed its top senior citizen on June 2. Elected by a jury of her peers, Katherine Brow n Kynoch (Mrs. Robert P.) an Alpha Beta of Montpelie r was crow ned their senior citizen of the year. Kath erin e has bee n kn ow n to say she " has nothing to do with natural food beca use I need all the preser va tives I ca n get." An artist by hobby, she taught school for over 20 years as well as wo rked I 0 years for the ational Life Insurance Company. She has other work ex pe riences which include II yea rs at the Vermo nt Da iry Council an d I 0 year as a hostess at the Vermont College Dining Room .

In addition to her career work she is the mother of o ne child . Kathe rin e also has bee n very active in her comm unity over the yea r in 16 or mo re church and civic group a nd club . She has been a lead e r in such orga ni za ti o ns over these years beginning with holding the office of wort hy matron in the Order of ,Eastern Star. Katherine' ot her affiliati o n a lo ng with Alpha igma lph a includ e being presi d e nt of the Interchurch oun il , member of the tate boa rd of the American As o iation of U ni ver ity Women a pd Ve rmo nt Federation f Women 's Club .

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The highlight of 1979 for the Denver, Colorado Alum Group was the 72nd Awards Luncheon for Denver Area Panhellenic, held on May 5, 1979. Our own Esther Kauffman Gatseos was honored as the 1979 Denver Area Pan hellenic " Woman of the Year."

Twenty-five of our alum members were in attendance at Pinehurst Country Club in Denver to witness the presentation of this covetous award.

Esther was ch osen from a list of 16 candidates on the basis of her participation in local and national Pan hellenic activities, activities in her own sorority, and volunteer work in her church and community. Esther received a specially designed necklace commemorating the award.

She added this tremendous honor to her long list of awards and acco mplishments. Mrs. Gatseos is this year's National Chairman of Philanthropies for Alpha Sigma Alpha , in which capacity she is in charge of the ational Special O lympics program . She is a definite inspiration locally in our Special Olympics work . She has bee n a member of the Denver Area Panhellenic Board for five years and has held all offices in the local organization, including president. She has served Nationa l Panhellenic for six years and National Alpha Sigma Alpha for 13 years.

Esther has been quoted as saying, "Our member hip in the sisterhood of Alpha Sigma Alpha is a lifelong membership .... " She has certainly lived by her belief in our organization and shown it in all he r activitie .

The De nver Alum Group is extremely proud and pleased that Esther has been recognized for her d edication and hard work, not only in Alpha Sigma Alpha, but in eve r ything she doe .

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