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Ida Shaw Martin - a woman worth remembering

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Six new leadership consultants ready to hit the road

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COVER Under the 16-year leadership of Ida Shaw Martin, Alpha Sigma Alpha went from the brink of obscurity to a strong educational sorority.

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The influence one individual had upon Alpha Sigma Alpha

Ida Shaw Martin Consultant, 1905-13 National President, 1914-30 Editor, 1914-19 Chairman, Association of Pedagogical Sororities, 1915-17

Nora M. Ten Broeck, BK

Ida Shaw Mat1in

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Mrs. Martin was born as Sarah Ida Shaw Sept. 7, 1867, the daughter of Eliza Poynton and Edwin Herman Shaw.

Among the first generation of women who attended college, she graduated from Boston University. While at Boston, she founded Delta Delta Delta sorority on Thanksgiving eve 1888. She later served Tri-Delta as its first grand president, grand commissioner of education and grand historian.

Sarah Ida Shaw chose one of the few careers open to women and became a teacher upon graduation. She taught Latin, Greek and German in the Boston Public Schools. In 1896, she married William Holmes Martin and shortened her name to Ida Shaw Martin. In 1901 , she became ill and was relatively homebound until 1905. The centennial history of Delta Delta Delta notes that she was diabetic, although not diagnosed until much later, and one of the first to use injected insulin. Because of her condition, she developed a large goiter, which she concealed with a scarf,

and served 16 years as its national president.

This woman, Ida Shaw Martin, charted a new course for Alpha Sigma Alpha when it nearly slipped into oblivion during 1912-14. But while she rescued Alpha Sigma Alpha from certain death, her involvement with the sorority ended in 1930 with a scandal that was broadcast in newspaper headlines. She departed as a woman disgraced and someone "to be forgotten." As Alpha Sigma Alpha nears its centennial year, the story of Ida Shaw Martin deserves to be told. She is a woman worth remembering.

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Among the delegates to the 1914 national convention that first elected Ida Shaw Martin as president were, from left, Ruth Duffey, AB, Elva Doyle, AB, Dorothy BaHen, A, and Lennye Tucker, AB .

and rarely appeared in public.

The years between 190 1 and 1905 were both formative and tragic for Mrs. Martin. In these years she conceptualized 'The Sorority Handbook," a book that would launch her into a career of consulting Greek-letter societies, and she lost her step-son in a drowning accident near the family home. Her marriage began to deteriorate, and the Martins divorced in 1908.

The Sorority Handbook 'The Sorority Handbook," Mrs. Martin's guide to Greek-letter organizations, was published in 11 editions between 1907 and 1931. The handbook quickly was adopted as the official reference for numerous Greek-letter organizations. Annual membership examinations were based upon Mrs. Martin's handTHE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

book, and many organizations required that each member own a copy.

The handbook catapulted Mrs. Martin into the Greek world. Students. advisors, local and national groups besieged her for advice in person and by correspondence. As a Latin and Greek scholar, she advised organizations regarding the creation of ritual services as well as the extension and merger of organizations.

Her consulting became more professional when she established the Sorority Service Bureau in the 1920s. Between 1921-25, she founded five new national Greek organizations through the bureau.

Alpha Sigma Alpha's first contact with Mrs. Martin was in connection with 'The Sorority Handbook" in 1905.

The early Alpha Sigma Alpha Founded in 1901 at Virginia State Normal School, later Longwood College, Farmville, VA. Alpha Sigma Alpha existed as a national women's organization with no formal affiliation with the National Panhellenic Congress, the equivalent of the National Panhellenic Conference that exists today. In its early years, the sorority established 13 chapters.

But then a strong wave of anti-Greek sentiment swept Southern states. One by one, Alpha Sigma Alpha's early chapters were closed because of anti-sorority legislation, low membership and a lack of returning members. Following the lead of Sigma Sigma Sigma, also founded at Longwood, and the advice of Mrs. Martin, Alpha Sigma Alpha decided in 1911 to become a professional sorority within the field of education.

By 1912, the sorority was in dire straights. According to 'The Years Behind Us - A History of Alpha Sigma Alpha," the sorority was bankrupt and could not obtain alumnae commitment to serve as national officers. With only four chapters left on its roll, Alpha Sigma Alpha convened its national convention THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

in Norfolk, VA. There, three of the four remaining chapters requested an honorable release from Alpha Sigma Alpha so they could obtain charters from NPC sororities.

With Alpha at Longwood as the only chapter left with continued interest in the sorority, Chapter President Dorothy Batten contacted Mrs. Martin and asked for her assistance. Mrs. Martin helped the struggling group contact local sororities interested in national affiliation, and in May 1913, Pi Tau at the normal school at Miami University, Oxford, OH, was installed as an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter.

The reorganized Alpha Sigma Alpha During 1913, Alpha and Pi Tau chapters elected Mrs. Martin to sorority membership, and she began making plans for a national convention to reorganize the sorority. Under the editorship of Mrs. Martin, the first weekly issue of The Phoenix of Alpha Sigma Alpha made its debut Nov. 1, 1914, several weeks before the Miami convention. The first issues contained an outline of the convention schedule, the constitution, bylaws and duties of national officers.

The Miami convention convened Thanksgiving weekend 1914 with 28 women in attendance, 24 from Pi Tau Chapter. Delegates from state normal colleges at Kirksville, MO. and Indiana, PA. were present to be initiated. Alpha (Longwood). Alpha Alpha (Miami). Alpha Beta (Kirksville) and Alpha Gamma (Indiana, PA) formed the basis of the reorganized sorority.

Dorothy Batten, Alpha, served as the presiding officer at the convention, which adopted the constitution, bylaws and ritual provided by Mrs. Martin. The convention body elected Mrs. Martin, in absentia, as national president and voted for Alpha Sigma Alpha to restrict its charters to institutions that supported the field of education.

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The Association of Pedagogical Sororities Shortly after the reorganization, Mrs. Martin contacted Sigma Sigma Sigma with a plan to unite the two under an umbrella organization that would promote education sororities.

In Mrs. Martin's own words, 'The field that we have entered is almost virgin soil. There will be no dearth of petitions and little rivalry. for there is only one Normal (in reference to normal school) national at present." In September 1915, the Association of Pedagogical Sororities was formed , and Mrs. Martin was elected as chairman for the 1915-1 7 biennium.

From the beginning, Mrs. Martin attempted to obtain a statement from the NPC sororities that its member organizations would respect the "field" of education sororities at normal schools and teacher colleges by not expanding into it.

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The sorority loses its Alpha Chapter Alpha Sigma Alpha continued to solidify its foundation and grow. and by 1918, eight chapters were on the sorority roll.

Now at war, the countty solicited support for its fighting militaty men and women. Mrs. Martin pledged the support of Alpha Sigma Alpha in the amount of $4,000 in Victoty Drive Bonds. Each chapter was expected to contribute $500 to do its share. The Phoenix details the successful chapters with Alpha Beta, Kirksville, "first over the top" to meet the goal, followed by Gamma Gamma, Alva, OK, and Alpha Alpha, Miami, OH. In its chapter reports to The Phoenix, Alpha, Longwood, detailed its frustration over the lack of alumnae support to the victoty drive in comparison to the other chapters. At the same time, Alpha Gamma, Indiana, PA, wrote to describe the university's desire for all sororities to give up their national charters by June 1919. By November 1919, both Alpha and Alpha Beta, which had been involved in the sorority's reorganization, had their charters reclaimed.

In her presidential address in the November 1919 issue of The Phoenix, Mrs. Martin briefly described the closing of Alpha and Alpha Gamma. She explained, "Wherever it may already be established, but learns the faculty is not in sympathy with expressed purposes, or that its group is not thoroughly in accord with the ideals for which it stands, the sorority will withdraw its chapter."

In the March 1920 issue, Mrs. Martin further explained, "In the case of the Virginia chapter . . . the basic reason for withdrawing the chapter was faculty antagonism. For years the faculty of the institution had discouraged sororities."

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Mrs. Martin asked for the resignation of all Alpha Chapter undergraduate members and informed the group It could no longer operate as Alpha Sigma Alpha. The sorority would not regain its founding chapter until1933.

Competing interests Competing interests continued to be an issue between NPC and the education sororities. Normal schools were converting to liberal arts colleges and state teachers colleges, and the fields of NPC and education sororities were becoming mixed. In addition, faculty at two-year normal schools were no longer welcoming sororities. To keep abreast of the growing problem, Mrs. Martin decided to restrict charters for new chapters to those institutions with four-year degrees and leave the normal school field behind.

With the absence from the national roll of Alpha and Alpha Gamma, both at two-year schools, Alpha Sigma Alpha was the first of the education sororities to make this move. The other members of the Association of Education Sororities, as it was now named, did not adopt the same policy until 1921.

In 1921, Mrs. Martin petitioned NPC for admission of the education sororities under the reasoning that it was becoming impossible to keep the two fields separate. Membership was denied, and Mrs. Martin's multiple memberships in Greek-letter organizations became an issue. By this time, Mrs. Martin held memberships in at least four organizations and had composed the ritual services of many more. According to the centennial histoty of Delta Delta Delta,

Delegates to the 1930 national convention ended the 16-year presidency of Ida Shaw Martin by electing Wilma Wilson Sharp, zz, (center in dark dress) as national president.

NPC "resented the prtmaty role she played in the AES conflict, the interference of "The Sorority Handbook," and especially her professional consultation via the Sorority Service Bureau."

The conflict over the competing fields issue continued for many years. Mrs. Martin repeatedly requested a statement from NPC prohibiting the chartering of NPC groups at state teachers colleges.

The AES claimed state teachers colleges, once normal schools, were their "inviolate property." Finally in 1926, NPC and AES agreed not to enter any fields other than their own.

From A2:A star to allegations ofmisconduct Ida Shaw Martin was re-elected to serve as national president at both the 1921 and 1926 national conventions.

In the June 1922 Phoenix, Minnie Shockley, Gamma Gamma, national vice president, described Mrs. Martin as the "polaris of the A'ZA heavens, the pole star that never sets, ever watching, ever guiding." No one could have predicted at the time that Mrs. Martin's star would eventually fall.

The sorority began in 1929 to suspect the actions taken by Mrs. Martin on behalf of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Later accounts in The Phoenix allege that Mrs. Martin revoked the charter of Rho Rho Chapter, Huntington, WV, in THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

Februaxy 1929; withdrew Alpha Sigma Alpha from the AES in May 1929; and brought a lawsuit against a national officer on the grounds of misappropriation of sorority funds.

Other allegations included the dismissal of chapter advisors and forced resignations of national council members; the "seemingly high rates for membership badges," which could only be ordered through Mrs. Martin; the rate of dues and fees in comparison to other similar sized national organizations; and the complex relationship among Mrs. Martin, the Sorority Service Bureau and several other Greek organizations.

All these allegations aside, the most serious charge came from outside the organization and had serious consequences for the sorority. According to The Phoenix, 21 of the 23 presidents of colleges at which Alpha Sigma Alpha had chapters signed a petition that stipulated the investigation of the administration of the sorority. Failure to do so on the part of Alpha Sigma Alpha would cause the immediate dismissal of all chapters located at these institutions, according to the petition. The very future of Alpha Sigma Alpha was threatened by its continued relationship with Ida Shaw Martin.

The Swampscott Convention Shortly before the 1930 national convention convened in Swampscott, MA, members of the national council met with the Association of Teachers College Presidents legal representative, whose services had been loaned to Alpha Sigma Alpha on behalf of that organization.

It was determined that the national convention, the supreme legislative authority of the sorority, was the only way to remove Mrs. Martin. That was the plan until she understood what was about to occur and took steps to prevent the convention from taking place.

Monday, June 30, 1930, the Alpha Sigma Alpha national convention was to convene at the New Ocean House in Swampscott at 11 a.m. By 2 p.m., members of the national council appointed a committee to meet with THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

Mrs. Martin; she refused to see them.

Members of the national council then attempted to begin the convention In the scheduled meeting rooms and found the entrance blocked by plain clothes policemen under Mrs. Martin's employ.

By 2:40 p.m., the convention body secured a new room and Vice President Minnie Shockley, Gamma Gamma, called the convention to order. The first order of business was the nomination and election from the floor of Wilma Wilson Sharp, Zeta Zeta, to serve as national president. Immediately following her election, Mrs. Sharp entertained a motion for the selection of a board of trustees, which assumed the protection and ownership of all sorority monies and investments. A committee was then appointed to Invite Mrs. Martin and other national officers with her to join the convention that was then in progress.

Mrs. Martin and her supporters declared the action illegal and refused to participate. They claimed the convention could not begin without the consent of the national president. However, in her 16 years as national president, Mrs. Martin had not once attended a national convention, much less convened one.

She always was elected in absentia and another person had chaired the convention. Ironically, the 1930 meeting was to be the first convention she actually attended, and it ended up being her last.

Security concerns for national officers and the national treasury prompted the convention body to check out of the New Ocean House and move to the Hotel Statler in downtown Boston. The move of the delegation sparked media interest, and reporters descended on the convention body and Mrs. Martin.

The headlines read "Sorority Split Over President" and "Sorority Factions Fail To End Fight."

In the final address of the 1930 convention, Wilma Wilson Sharp encouraged all present to let the close of the convention mark the close of the sorority's relationship with Mrs. Martin. She encouraged Alpha Sigma

Alphas to look forward and forget about the past: "Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,

Forgotten as afire, that once was singing gold, Let it be forgotten, forever and ever, Time is a kind friend, he will make us old. if anyone asks, say it was forgotten Long and long ago. " Sixty-six years have passed since Mrs. Sharp spoke those words.

Both women are gone now, one remembered as president emerita of the sorority and the other quite literally forgotten.

It's time to remember Ida Shaw Martin, a woman who believed in the sorority when its own members did not. A determined leader, she charted the sorority through difficult times and set a new course for its existence.

Ida Shaw Martin lived, talked, dreamed and worked for Alpha Sigma Alpha and convinced others to do the same. She is a woman worth remembering.

Historical information for this article was gathered .from The Phoenix of Alpha Sigma Alpha, ''The Years Behinds UsA History ofAlpha Sigma Alpha" and 'The History of Delta Delta Delta." Special thanks to Margaret Paddock Haller of Delta Delta Delta. Ida Shaw Martin died May 11 , 1940, and was inducted into the Fraternity Hall of Fame in 1976.

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Recent graduates will visit A lpha Sigma Alpha chapters across the country during the coming school year.

BY ANDREA J. TUNIA, EI Director of Collegiate Chapter Services Five leadership consultants will travel for Alpha Sigma Alpha during the 1996-97 school year.

One additional consultant will begin travel in January 1997.

Sharon BusceHa Sharon Buscetta, Delta Eta, graduated in May 1996 with a bachelor's degree in biology from DePaul University in Chicago.

As an member of Delta Eta Chapter, she served as secretary and chaplain. She was a founding member of DePaul's panhellenic council and served as vice president of rush and president.

Daphne Reitz Daphne Reitz has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Rockhurst College in Kansas City.

She served in Rockhurst's student senate and worked to bring sororities to the campus. She was a charter member of Zeta Eta Chapter, for which she held the positions of parliamentarian and standards chairman. She also served as a rush counselor during formal rush .

Marna Ridenour Marna Ridenour graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from Miami University, Oxford, OH. A charter member of the reorganized Alpha Alpha Chapter, she served as assistant rush chairman and was the chapter's nominee for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award. In other campus activities, Marna was a squad leader for the Miami University marching band and president of her residence hall.

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The 1996-97 Alpha Sigma Alpha leadership consultants are , from left, front row , Patti Balwanz, BL, Sharon Buscetta . ~H. Jill Whittenburg , Br; back row , Daphne Reitz, ZH, Marna Ridenour, AA, and Shannon Steele, Er.

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Shannon Steele graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

She served Epsilon Gamma Chapter as rush chairman, standards chairman, membership director and vice president of alumnae. She was a rush counselor and was active in Order of Omega. She was honored at VCU as the 1995 outstanding Greek senior of the year.

Patti Balwanz will graduate in December 1996 from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. with a bachelor's degree in social work and a minor in sociology. She will begin travel in January 1997 and travel through May 1998.

She served Beta Sigma Chapter as president and membership director.

She has been active on campus as a member of the president's council, student alumni association, the association of student leaders and the risk management council.

She also has worked at Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters for the last two years.

Jill Whittenburg Jill Whittenburg graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech pathology from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. As a member of Beta Gamma Chapter, she served on the sisterhood council and as chapter treasurer.

In panhellenic, she served on the expansion committee and as a rush counselor.

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SCHOLARSHIPS nvo more women were awarded financial assistance for the 1995-96 school year.

Most of the 1995-96 scholarships were featured in the winter 1996 Phoenix.

Special Education For a member or nonmember pursuing graduate or undergraduate work in the field of special education.

EstabUshed in 1967 by the natto,nal. organization.

Non-member Mary M. Gillette, nominated by the Gamma Beta Chapter, was the winner of the 1995-96 Special Education Scholarship for non-members.

Mary M. Gillette Mary is pursuing a degree in elementary education with a certification in early childhood exceptional educational needs at the University of

Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She expects to graduate in May 1997.

Mary returned to school after taking time out to raise her three children. She chose this field so that she will be able to Influence children and their families in a positive way.

Founders' Memorial For undergraduate members who exemplify the vision, academic pursuits and leadership skills of the founders. Established by the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation, the first scholarship was awarded at the 1994 convention.

Amy Nicole Petitjean, Epsilon Epsilon, is the winner of the 1995-96 Founders' Memorial Scholarship.

NEWS TO NOTE Centennial Convention logo contest underway

Epsilon Beta alumnae plan homecoming reunion

Are you creative? Artistic? Or just have a good idea?

Then submit your suggestions for a theme and/or logo for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Centennial Convention. The theme and logo will be on all materials used to promote the Centennial Convention and 18-month, nationwide celebration. Contest winners will be featured in The Phoenix and will receive free registration for the Centennial Convention.

The theme should be short so It can be incorporated into the logo. The logo design should leave space for the theme.

The logo will need to be developed in color and black and white.

Send you theme and/or logo Ideas by Nov. 1, 1996, to Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters, 1201 E. Walnut, Springfield, MO 65802.

Epsilon Beta alumnae of the University of Illinois-Champaign are planning a reunion during homecoming on Nov. 2, 1996.

The alumnae will attend the game and a party aftetward in Champaign.

For more information, please contact Mary Sidhu Pittman, EB, 609 S. Main St. , Mt. Prospect, IL 60056, 847-5774536.

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Know someone who's not getting The Phoenix?

If you know a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha who is not receiving The Phoenix, please contact A'i,A National Headquarters immediately.

New computer equipment at headquarters now makes It possible to check membership status and update addresses quickly and easily.

Fill out the form on the back of this magazine or call 417-869-0980.

Amy, a May 1996 graduate of Emporia State University with a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation programs, plans to pursue a Amy Nicole Petitjean graduate degree in social services.

Amy served her chapter as scholarship chairman, rush chairman and assistant membership director and was involved on campus with Order of Omega and the ESU ambassadors.

For more iriformation about scholarships, please contact the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation, 1201 E. Walnut, Springfield, MO 65802.

LETTERS On vital statistics Wouldn't it be neat to have a section of The Phoenix devoted to the events happening in various members' lives, like births, marriages, jobs, etc.?

The Ball State University magazine has a section like this, and that's the first place I tum upon receiving the publication. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

PamBemard ChiChi Editors Note: While the magazine has grown and made many changes in the past year, we do not yet have the space to devote to such a section. It has been discussed, however, and wUl remain "on the table. " We are always interested in hearing more about members' careers and accomplishments (Alumnae Stars) and hope that alumnae support chapter newsletters that carry such vital statistics.

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FOUNDATION

More than one way to give Sometimes giving means rrwre than a financial contribution or a few hours of donated service. In January, foundation trustee, Suzanne Hebert, experienced a different kind of giving - that of donating her bone marrow.

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never knew anyone with leukemia.

When it was determined that a petroleum engineer I worked with every day had leukemia and was a candidate for a bone marrow transplant, his entire family was tested. There was no match. His only hope to return to a normal, productive life would be to find an unrelated bone marrow donor.

In 1989, my company sponsored a bone marrow donor drive. It was rewarding to see so many individuals unselfishly interested in giving a "chance for life" to a co-worker.

We were told the odds were 1:20,000 of finding an unrelated, compatible donor. We also were told that we would probably not match the person we were trying to help. But our awareness of bone marrow transplants was raised.

I wasn't sure I really knew the function of bone marrow. I learned that it is a gelatinous material inside your bones that manufactures various components of blood and the immune system: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

Being tested does not legally bind a person to be a bone marrow donor. It is hoped that those who are tested will feel a personal commitment to follow through and become a marrow donor.

At each stage of testing, the donor is supplied with more information about the process and signs a consent for the next blood test. A series of three blood tests is necessary to determine compatibility.

In 1992, I was called for the second blood test. I was not

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compatible, but the additional information was added to my me at the American Bone Marrow Donor Registry. The third blood test in September 1995 had to be scheduled around my attendance at a foundation seminar in Indianapolis. I was a potential match for a 39-year-old female in Austria, and eight viles of blood needed to be couriered to Vienna during a certain time frame.

'My friend, whose search for a bone marrow doner had originally gotten me involved nwre than seven years earlier, told me that if it had not beenjor Phil in Iowa, he wouldn't be here today.'

Just before Christmas, I was notified by the registry that I was a match for the Austrian woman. I was overjoyed and remembered the excitement we all experienced when we learned our co-worker finally located a match.

Officials in Austria suggested three dates for the harvest. Again, I had to schedule around an Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation meeting, this time in Tampa, FL, in January. The bone marrow recipient had to undergo preparatory procedures to destroy her diseased bone marrow. If I decided not to donate, she would be placed in immediate and irreversible danger.

During my pre-operative work at Tulane University Hospital in New Orleans, I began to realize what a big deal this was. I was thoroughly counseled by a transplant surgeon. I had a physical exam. I had a chest X-ray.

I had an electrocardiogram. I gave more blood for testing. I started to get

scared. My friend, whose search for a bone marrow donor had originally gotten me involved more than seven years earlier, told me that if it had not been for Phil in Iowa, he wouldn't be here today. I was back on track.

On the morning of the harvest, I was "out" about 80 minutes.

A specially designed needle was inserted into each hip bone several times to withdraw the marrow. The transplant doctor from Austria came to pick up my donation for her patient. I met her as I lay flat on my back in the recovery room. She thanked me and said this was the only remaining chance for her patient.

The American Registry received a fax the following morning saying the doctor had returned safely and the transfusion had taken place. After the transfusion, the marrow finds it way to the proper place in the interior of the major bones of the body and begins to work immediately. Experts still do not understand the exact body mechanisms controlling this miraculous migration of the marrow.

I was released from the hospital that evening. The discomfort I felt was like an ache in the lower part of the back, and my energy level was reduced for a few weeks.

The support I received from The American Bone Marrow Donor Registry continues to be outstanding.

They check on me and will give me progress reports on the woman in Austria during the next year.

For the opportunity to discuss bone marrow donation and the opportunity to give a chance for life, which is really living each day to its ultimate good, call the American Registry at 1-800-7-DONATE.

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BY DOLLY PURVIS LOYD, Bll Chairman of Philanthropies

Since 1958, Alpha Sigma Alpha has supported as its national philanthropy aid to those who are mentally challenged. Since then, two organizations have been chosen by the sorority as designated national philanthropic projects.

Special Olympics a world of winners Special Olympics is the world's largest program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental retardation. Since its beginning in 1968, Special Olympics has proven that people with mental retardation can develop in the same way as everyone else through sports.

Although winning is considered important as a measure of achievement, the true spiiit of Special Olympics is found in those qualities of character and heart that are measured more in effort than in victory.

Every regional and state Special Olympics program needs volunteers to organize, coach, recruit, train, raise funds , publicize and provide transportation. Since 1976, Alpha Sigma Alpha has played a significant role in Special Olympics by being a part of this volunteer force. o Members of Gamma Xi Chapter, Slippery Rock University, PA, volunteered as buddies to athletes. They worked in volleyball, soccer, long distance running and the Olympic village. o The Zeta Eta Chapter at Rockhurst College, MO. participated in a weekly unified Special Olympics volleyball league.

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The members played in volleyball games with Special Olympic athletes.

Alpha Sigma Alphas can take pride in knowing the sorority is an important part of this program that offers opportunities to athletes with mental retardation. If your chapter is not actively involved, call a local Special Olympics chapter today and join the world of winners.

S. June Smith Center caring, nurturing, preparing The S. June Smith Center, established by Alpha Sigma Alpha memberS. June Smith, KK, is a nonprofit preschool for children with mental retardation and developmental delays. The center provides an individualized program of identification, training, education and therapy to help each child obtain his or her fullest potential.

Since 1990, each Alpha Sigma Alpha collegiate and alumnae chapter has been asked to support the S. June Smith Center by making a donation to the center through the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation.

Duiing 1995-96, chapters donated nearly $5,000 to the center.

Gamma Zeta Membership Director Mandy Henderson and President Jennifer Dean accept the Arkansas Special Olympics organization of the year award from Area 12 co-directors, Elaine and Rick Donham.

Chapter wins Special Olympics award The Gamma Zeta Chapter at the University of Arkansas-Monticello was chosen organization of the year by the Arkansas Special Olympics.

The chapter has worked closely with Special Olympics for the past three years, providing both fmancial support and serving as volunteers for Arkansas Area 12 Special Olympics, which covers eight counties in southeastern Arkansas.

"Not only have they supported us themselves, but they have encouraged other UAM and Greek organizations to raise funds for Area 12," said co-director Elaine Donham. "If it wasn't for Alpha Sigma Alpha, I'm afraid there wouldn't be an Area 12 Special Olympics."

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QUOTA/TOTAL Chapters taking quota, mnking total or both for the 1995-96 school year, according to records received at Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters as ofApril30, 1996

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Zeta Zeta, Central Missouri State University

Alpha Beta, Truman State University, MO

Nu Nu, Drexel University, PA

Alpha Gamma, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Beta Theta, Central Michigan State University

Beta Beta, University of Northern Colorado

Beta Pi, Concord College, WV

Epsilon Epsilon, Emporia State University, KS

Beta Sigma, Southwest Missouri State University

Eta Eta, Pittsburg State University, KS

Gamma Xi, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Beta Gamma, Northeastern State University, OK

Gamma Pi, Missouri Valley College

Beta Epsilon, James Madison University, VA

Gamma Omega, Eastern Illinois University

Beta Iota, Radford University, VA

Delta Epsilon, Mansfield University, PA

Beta Kappa, Western Illinois University

Epsilon Alpha, Southern Arkansas University

Beta Lambda, University of Central Arkansas

Epsilon Gamma, Virginia Commonwealth University

Beta Rho, Northern Illinois University

Epsilon Eta, Virginia Wesleyan College

Gamma Eta, Pennsylvania State University

Epsilon Theta, Pennsylvania State University at

Gamma Lambda, Loyola University, IL

Erie-Behrend College

Gamma Mu, Adrian College, Ml

Epsilon Lambda, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA

Delta Eta, DePaul University, IL

Epsilon Rho, William Paterson College, NJ

Delta Iota, University of Delaware

Epsilon Tau, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Delta Kappa, University of Southern Indiana

Epsilon Upsilon, California University of Pennsylvania

Delta Nu-A, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Ml

Zeta Beta, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Delta Nu-B, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Ml

Zeta Delta, North Adams State College, MA

Delta Upsilon, University of Texas at San Antonio

Zeta Epsilon, Averett College, VA

Delta Chi, Bloomsburg University, PA

Zeta Iota, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Epsilon Kappa, Millersville University, PA

Zeta Lambda, Rowan College, NJ

Epsilon Mu, Trenton State College, NJ

Zeta Mu, Missouri Western State College

Epsilon Nu, State University of New York at Brockport Epsilon Chi, Goldey-Beacom College, DE

TOTAL

Epsilon Psi, Plymouth State College, NH

Phi Phi, Northwest Missouri State University

Zeta Alpha, Missouri Southern State College

Beta Nu, Murray State University, KY

Zeta Gamma, Gannon University, PA

Gamma Zeta, University of Arkansas at Monticello

Zeta Kappa, Mankato State University, MN

Delta Rho, Elan College, NC Zeta Eta, Rockhurst College, MO

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THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

FOUNDEDLongwood College, Farmville, Virginia, November15, 1901 FOUNDERSLouise Cox Carper, Juliette Hundley Gilliam , Mary Williamson Hundley, Virginia Boyd Noell, Calva Watson Wootton

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1201 East Walnut, Springfield , MO 65802 Phone: 417-869-0980 FAX: 417-869-3429 Email: asa@pcis.net Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., CT, Monday-Friday

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS STAFF Executive Director- Lisa A. Tait, fH Director of Collegiate Chapter Services- Andrea J. Tunia, EI Collegiate Records AdministratorEsther Baier Office Manager- Cindy Carlton National Financial AdministratorGeorge Ann McClain

LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTS Sharon Buscetta, ~H Daphne Reitz, ZH Marna Ridenour, AA Shannon Steele, Er Jill Whittenburg , Br Patti Balwanz, B ~ (January 1997)

Alpha Sigma Alpha National Officers 1996-97 NATIONAL COUNCIL

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN

President- Suzanne Kilgannon Preston, BI (Mrs. Alan), 205 Hampton Circle, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 Vice President of Extension- Lori White Scott, EE (Mrs. Jack), 4513 W. 54th St., Roeland Park, KS 66205 Vice President of Collegians- Barbara Pennington Struble, ~N (Mrs. Robert) , 12180 Townline Rd ., Grand Blanc, Ml 48439 Vice President of Alumnae- Debbie Sharp Craig, ZZ (Mrs. Randy) , 2300 Norwalk Dr., Colleyville, TX 76034 Vice President of Programs- Silvana Filippello Richardson , r A (Mrs. Robert) , 337 4 East Ave. South, La Crosse, WI 54601 Vice President of Finance - Kim Ramsey Meyer, BB (Mrs. Mark), 7736 S. Centaur Dr. , Evergreen, CO 80439 Vice President of Communications- Marianne Busch Bullock, B0 , 13715 Blazey Dr., Houston, TX 77041

Bylaws Chairman- Mary Sidhu Pittman, EB (Mrs. Garret), 609 S. Main St., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Chairman of Chapter Advisors- Brenda Rua Chappell, HH (Mrs. Paul), 506 E. Pearl, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Chairman of Colonies- Eleanor Barbas Williams, A (Mrs. Tyler) , P.O. Box 59, Drakes Branch, VA 23937 Chairman of Housing- Barbara Lombrano Williamson , HH (Mrs. John) , 312 Timber Ridge Lane, Coppell, TX 75019 Chairman of Membership Education- Maria K. Malayter, XX, 209 W. Court of Shorewood #2A, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Chairman of New Chapters- Mary McGuire, NN, 10 Conant Rd , Framingham , MA 01702 Chairman of Philanthropies- Dolly Purvis Loyd, B~. 225 Sherwood Dr. , Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Chairman of Ritual- Marilyn (Marty) Manion Stratton , BB, 6106 Spring Time Dr., San Antonio , TX 78249 Chairman of Rush- Jennifer L. Richard , E<l>, 333 Columbus Ave ., Apt. 46, Boston, MA 02116 Chairman of Scholarship- Elizabeth Zubinski Heidel, r n (Mrs. James), 1410 ?1st St. , Downers Grove, IL 60516 Chairman of Standards- Sandra Phillips Brzezinski, fE (Mrs. Wayne) , 7041 W. Tri poli Ave ., Milwaukee, WI 53220

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Delegate- Diane Yencic James, HH (Mrs. Don L.), 966 S. 260th St. , Pittsburg, KS 66762 First Alternate- Sidney Gremillion Allen , 'IJf'\II', 1355 Sheppard St. , Apt. 205, Minden, LA 71055 Second Alternate - Lori White Scott, EE Third Alternate- Suzanne Kilgannon Preston , BI

THE PHOENIX STAFF Editor- Nancy I.Z. Reese, BY, 1312 E. Kensington Rd. , Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Alumnae Editor- Karen Miller Walker, fH (Mrs. Larry) , 657 Berkshire Dr., State College, PA 16803 Collegiate Editor- Nora Ten Broeck, BK , 1508 LaPorte Ave., Valparaiso , IN 46383 Feature Editor- Lori Muehlbauer Robinson , ~K. 2148 Waggoner Ave., Evansville, IN 47714 Historian- Sue Zorichak, BB, 6890 Athena Way, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077

FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman- Rosemary Carucci Goss, BIT (Mrs. Robert) , 2355 Mt. Tabor Rd., Blacksburg , VA 24060 Vice Chairman- Suzanne L. Hebert, BZ, 138 Richland Dr. South , Mandeville, LA 70448 Secretary - Marilyn Ramsey Garbee, m: (Mrs. Everett), 49 St. Andrews Circle , Broken Arrow, OK 74011 Treasurer- Deborah Fields Dietrich , BN, 12908124th Ave . North , Largo, FL 33774 Trustee- Leslie Maxwell Ziringer, fH (Mrs. Fred), 4082 Hilty Rd ., Export, PA 15632 Trustee- Suzanne Kilgannon Preston , BI (Mrs. Alan) , 205 Hampton Circle, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 Trustee- Kim Ramsey Meyer, BB (Mrs. Mark), 7736 S. Centaur Dr. , Evergreen , CO 80439

National Collegiate Provinces PROVINCE I Director- Janet Crook Conroy, BIT (Mrs. Bill) , 30 Sidney St., Dorchester, MA 02125 Plymouth State College, Epsilon Psi- Plymouth , NH 03264 Bentley College, Epsilon Omega- Waltham , MA 02254 North Adams State College, Zeta DeltaNorth Adams, MA 01247

PROVINCE II Director- Kim Benson , aN, 85 Leeward Court, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Wagner College, Zeta Theta- Staten Island, NY 10301 State University of New York at Stony Brook, Zeta Iota- Stony Brook, NY 11790 St. John 's University, St. John's Colony, Staten Island, NY 10301

PROVINCE Ill Director- Susan Osborn , fi, 499-1 Robert Quigley Dr., Scottsville , NY 14546 Rochester Institute of Technology, Gamma IotaRochester, NY 14623 Mansfield University, Delta Epsilon- Mansfield, PA 16933 State University of New York at Brockport, Epsilon Nu- Brockport, NY 14220

PROVINCE IV Director- Kimberly Teconchuk Jensen, rH (Mrs. Christian) , 3119 Highland Rd ., Erie, PA 16506 Edinboro University, Gamma Psi- Edinboro, PA 16412 Pennsylvania State University-Behrend College, Epsilon Theta- Erie, PA 16563 Gannon University, Zeta Gamma- Erie, PA 16501

PROVINCE V Director- Michelle Do hey Wile, EA (Mrs. Robert) , 526 Foster St. , Greensburg , PA 15601 Pennsylvania State University, Gamma Eta University Park, PA 16802 Clarion University, Gamma Omicron- Clarion , PA 16214 Slippery Rock University, Gamma Xi- Slippery Rock, PA 16057

PROVINCE VI

Director- Jennifer Neale, ra, 156 E. Pine St. , Grove City, PA 16127 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Alpha Gamma -Indiana, PA 15701 University of Pittsburgh at Johnsto wn, Epsilon Lambda- Johnstown, PA 15907 California University of Pennsylvania, Epsilon Upsilon- California, PA 15419

PROVINCE VII Director- Susanne Withsosky Alfonso, NN (Mrs. Edgar) , 1001 Highland Ave ., Ft. Washington , PA 19034 East Stroudsburg University, Gamma Rho- East Stroudsburg , PA 18301 Bloomsburg University, Delta Chi- Bloomsburg, PA 17815

PROVINCE VIII Director- Jenny Friedman, NN, 387 Thornden St. , South Orange, NJ 07079 Trenton State College, Epsilon Mu- Trenton , NJ 08650 William Paterson College, Epsilon Rho -Wayne, NJ 07470 Rowan College, Zeta Lambda- Glassboro, NJ 08028

PROVINCE IX Director- Chayna L. Wilson , EM, 122 William St. , Hightstown, NJ 08520 Drexel University, Nu Nu- Philadelphia, PA 19014 Millersville University, Epsilon Kappa Millersville, PA 17551 Kutzto wn University, Epsilon Xi- Kutztown, PA 19530

PROVINCE X Director- Rachel Sochol Solomon , ET (Mrs. Eric) , 9714 Softwater Way, Columbia, MD 21046 University of Delaware, Delta Iota- Newark, DE 19711 University of Maryland- Baltimore County, Epsilon Tau- Baltimore, MD 21228 Goldey-Beacom College, Epsilon ChiWilmington , DE 19808

PROVINCE XI Director- Cindy Vukelich, EA, 280 S. Roberts Rd ./Carruage House, Bryn Maur, PA 19010 James Madison University, Beta Epsilon Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Radford University, Beta Iota- Radford , VA 24141 Concord College, Beta Pi- Athens, WV 24712

PROVINCE XII Director- Nancy Clohisy, EH, 7316 Bryn Athyn Way Apt. 269, Raleigh , NC 27615 Longwood College, Alpha- Farmville, VA 23901 Virginia Commonwealth University, Epsilon Gamma- Richmond , VA 23229 Virginia Wesleyan College, Epsilon Eta- Norfolk, VA 23502

PROVINCE XIII Director- Cindy Kelley, BIT, 1700 Dogwood Mile , Laurinburg , NC 28352 Elan College, Delta Rho- Elon , NC 27244 Averett College, Zeta Epsilon- Danville, VA 24541 Coastal Carolina University, Coastal Carolina Colony- Conway, SC 29526 University of West Alabama, West Alabama Colony- Livingston , AL 35470

PROVINCE XIV Director- Tricia C. Sanok, aN, 113 Fieldcrest #301 , Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 Central Michigan University, Beta Theta- Mt. Pleasant, Ml 48858 Adrian College, Gamma Mu- Adrian, Ml 49221 GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Delta Nu-A- Flint, Ml 48504 GMt Engineering and Management Institute, Delta Nu-B- Flint, Ml 48504 Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw Valley Colony- Saginaw, Ml 48710

PROVINCE XV Director- Jennifer Russom , AB, 1319 Timberbrook, Kirkwood, MD 63122 Miami University of Ohio, Alpha Alpha- Oxford , OH 45056 Murray State University, Beta Nu- Murray, KY 42071 Indiana State University, Beta Upsilon- Terre Haute, IN 47809 University of Southern Indiana, Delta Kappa Evansville, IN 47711

PROVINCE XVI Director- Kristen Krope, XX, 1640 Ogden Ave ., Lisle, IL 60532 Northern Illinois University, Beta Rho - DeKalb, IL 60115 Loyola University, Gamma Lambda- Chicago , IL 60626 Eastern Illinois University, Gamma Omega Charleston , IL 61920 DePaul University, Delta Eta- Chicago, IL 60614

PROVINCE XVII Director- Kelly Gillespie Miller, EH (Mrs. Carl), 10528 W. Cortez Circle #22, Franklin, WI 53132 University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Gamma Beta- Stevens Point, WI 54481 University of Wisconsin- River Falls, Zeta BetaRiver Falls, WI 54022 Mankato State University, Zeta Kappa- Mankato, MN 56001

PROVINCE XVIII Director- Christina R. Schmidt, m;, 2353 Romaine Creek, Fenton, MO 63026 Truman State University, Alpha Beta- Kirksville, MO 63501 Western Illinois University, Beta KappaMacomb, IL 61455 Lindenwood College, Lindenwood Colony, St. Charles, MO 63301

PROVINCE XIX Director- Kim George Carlos, B'ÂŁ (Mrs. Scott) , 8013 N. Hickory #738, Kansas City, MO 64118 Central Missouri State University, Zeta Zeta Warrensburg , MO 64093 North west Missouri State University, Phi PhiMaryville, MO 64468 Rockhurst College, Zeta Eta- Kansas City, MO 64110 Missouri Western State College, Zeta MuSt. Joseph, MO 64506

PROVINCE XX Director- Dana J. Glover, Br, 4804 Haverwood Ln. #412 , Dallas , TX 75287 Southwest Missouri State University, Beta Sigma, Springfield , MO 65804 Missouri Valley College, Gamma Pi- Marshall, MO 65340 Missouri Southern State College, Zeta AlphaJoplin , MO 64801

PROVINCE XXI Director- Amy M. Sutton, EE, 513 Ford Hall, KS U, Manhattan , KS 66506 Emporia State University, Epsilon Epsilon Emporia, KS 66801 Pittsburg State University, Eta Eta- Pittsburg , KS 66762 Northeastern State University, Beta GammaTahlequah , OK 74105

PROVINCE XXII Director- Tanya D. Trumbla, 1:!. Y, 3112 Bonniebrook, Plano, TX 75075 University of Central Arkansas, Beta LambdaConway, AR 72032 Henderson State University, Beta Mu Arkadelphia, AR 71923 University of Arkansas at Monticello, Gamma Zeta - Monticello, AR 71655 Southern Arkansas University, Epsilon Alpha Magnolia, AR 71753

PROVINCE XXIII Director- Kendy Clark Blake, BB, 7044 S. Spruce Dr. East, Englewood , CO 80112 University of Northern Colorado, Beta BetaGreeley, CO 80631 University of Texas at San Antonio, Delta Upsilon - San Antonio, TX 78285

National Alumnae Regions REGION I Director- Kathleen Thompson Pilecki, 1:!. T (Mrs. Larry) , 16 Eastwood Dr. , West Seneca, NY 14224 Boston, Massachusetts- Mary McGuire, 10 Conant Rd., Framingham, MA 01701 Buffalo, New York- Marcia Kinbar Goldstein , 331 New Rd., East Amherst, NY 14051 Central New Jersey- Lisa MacDonald Turnbull , 346 De Matt Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 Central Pennsylvania- Marilyn Bashore, 814 Scott Lane, Lititz, PA 17543 Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania- lise Graenz Schwarze, 3 Longpoint Lane, Media, PA 19063 Kutztown, Pennsylvania- Elisabeth Yoder, 837 N. 12th St. , Reading, PA 19604 New York Metro- Jennifer Comforto, 145 Bergen Ave., West Babylon , NY 11704 Philadelphia Metro- Kathleen T. Gaughan , 1812 N. Hills Ave. , Upper Dublin , PA 19090 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Bonnie Oswald , 1504 Evergreen Rd ., Pittsburgh , PA 15209

REGION II Director- Deborah Fields Dietrich , B , 12908 124th Ave . North, Largo, FL 33774 Atlanta, Georgia- Tiffany Jacobi, 8125 Colquitt Rd . Apt. C, Dunwoody, GA 30350 Baltimore, Maryland- Rachel Sochol Solomon , 9714 Softwater Way, Columbia, MD 21046 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida- Kitty Gooch Milum , 717 N.W. 30 St. , Wilton Manors, FL 33311 Hattiesburg, Mississippi- Dolly Purvis Loyd , 225 Sherwood Dr. , Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Huntington, West Virginia- Charla Grass, 6003 Baker Rd ., Huntington, WV 25705 Mississippi Gulf Coast- Davona Dougherty Mitchell, 9010 Hillside Rd ., Biloxi MS 39532 Richmond, Virginia- Karen Golbek Graham, 907 N. Hamilton St. Apt. B, Richmond , VA 23221 Tampa Bay, Florida - Sheri Hendren First, 10510 97th St. North, Largo, FL 34643 Tidewater, Virginia- Wende Davis, 3458 Marabou Lane, Virginia Beach , VA 23451 Washington, DC- Judith Whipp Parkison, 16560 Emory Lane, Rockville, MD 20853 Wilmington, Delaware- Emily K. De Wese, 122 Walnut Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003

REGION Ill Director - Joanne Burroughs Zabaldo, B速 (Mrs. Dennis), 3609 W. Cleveland St. , Tampa, FL 33609 Akron, Ohio- Mrs. Lawrence Banner, 3430 Montrose Ave. , Akron, OH 44314 Cincinnati, Ohio- Karen Bader, 92 Thompson Ave. #2, Ft. Mitchell , KY 41017 Columbus, Ohio- Pam Free, 565 Laurel Ridge Dr. , Gahanna, OH 43230 Dayton, Ohio- Anita Reichling , 1135 Dexter Ave., Kettering , OH 45419 Detroit, Michigan- Mary Ellen Busch , 1709 Gardenia #3, Royal Oak, Ml 48067 Detroit Suburban, Michigan- Lisa Manning , 6647 Cross Creek Dr., Washington, Ml 48094 Flint, Michigan- Deneen Munerance, 6256 Kings Crown , Grand Blanc, Ml 48439 Grand Rapids, Michigan- Cheryl Schaub, 5873 Larkwood Ct. 3B, Kalamazoo, Ml 49001 Mt. Pleasant, Michigan- Gerrilin Kimmel , 300 Western Ave. Apt. 44, Lan sing , Ml48917 Newark-Zanesville, Ohio- Mrs. Norman Cogswell, 1070 W. Church St. , Newark, OH 43055

REGION IV Director- Cindy Fund is Smith , EE (Mrs. Craig), 29 E. 113th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64114 Anderson, Indiana- Deloris Reinhart, 313 Vasbinder Dr., Chesterfield , IN 46012 Chicago West Suburban, Illinois- Joyce Kroeger Shelton , 1805 Arabian Ave., Naperville, IL 60565 Chicago, Illinois- Mary Hohe, 429 Kensington, LaGrange, IL 60525 Chicago North Suburban, Illinois- Christine J. Martin icky, 429 S. Abbey Hill Lane, Palatine, IL 60067 Chicago Metro- Lynnette Sherwin Brent, 913 Wellington Circle , Aurora, IL 60506

Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana- Jill H. Szyarto, 1627 Evergreen Place, Elkhart, IN 46514 Indianapolis, Indiana- Susan Smale, 2703 Napoleon St. , Indianapolis, IN 46203 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Nancy And rus Gerwin , 5311 S. Cambridge, Greenfield , WI 53221 Muncie, Indiana- Doris White, 1200 N. Buckeye, Muncie, IN 47305 Southwestern Indiana- Karla Kamp Cook, 3319 E. Mulberry, Evansville, IN 47714 Terre Haute, Indiana- Patricia Read Hammett, 1820 N. 6th 1/2 St. #25C, Terre Haute, IN 47804 Windy City, Illinois- Stacey Rae Coscino, 10618 S. Walden Pkwy. , Chicago, IL 60643 Wiscota Area- MaryJo Sylwester, RR 2 Box 157A, Wautoma, WI 54982

REGION V Director- Ellen Funk Morris, BA (Mrs. C. Robert), 10905 Omaha Lane, Parker, CO 80134 Central Arkansas- Lauri Stroud, 3436 Hwy 4 E, Hope, AR 71801 Dickinson, North Dakota- Bertha R. Geiger, 425 Sims St. Apt. 21, Dickinson , NO 58601 Emporia, Kansas- Leslie Hess, 1102 Parier, Emporia, KS 66881 Kansas City, Missouri- Collen Haag, 5704 W. 97th , Overland Park, KS 66207 Maryville, Missouri- Carol Brown O'Riley, 8 Faustiana Place, Maryville, MO 64468 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- Shannon Lee , 3140 W. Rock Creek Rd. #717, Norman , OK 73072 Omaha, Nebraska- Heidi Onstot Johnson, 16155 Douglas Circle, Omaha, NE 68118 Pittsburg, Kansas- Teresa Eskina, 902 Village Dr. , Pittsburg, KS 66762 Reunion, Arkansas- Cheryl McKim , 4901 Gum St. , North Little Rock, AR 72118 Springfield, Missouri -Kim Horton, 3646 Sheffield Way, Springfield , MO 65804 St. Louis, Missouri- Christina Merriman Breeding , 8668 Delmar, Apt. 2W, St. Louis, MO 63124 Tulsa, Oklahoma- Theresa Laws , 12510 E. 33rd, Tulsa, OK 74146

REGION VI Director- Angela Dantzler Bauldree, BZ (Mrs. Phillip), 2104 Whitehurst Lane, Carrollton, TX 75007 Austin, Texas- Cathy Moss, 1900 Georgia Landing , Austin , TX 78746 Dallas, Texas- Angela Dantzler Bauldree, 21 04 Whitehurst Lane, Carrollton , TX 75007 Denver, Colorado- Linda Clark, 6687 Vivian St. , Arvada, CO 80004 Houston, Texas- Trudy Lewis Higgins, 8015 Marisol Dr., Houston, TX 77083 Phoenix, Arizona- Meri Helaine Berger, 5812 N. 125th #7, Phoenix, AZ 85014 San Antonio, Texas- Mindy Mann, 12012 Maple Rock, San Antonio, TX 78230 San Diego, California- Tiffany Hall Harvey, 1120 Birch Ave. , Escondido, CA 92027

ALPHA

SPIRIT

This section features photos of Alpha Sigma Alphas who have caught the Alpha Spirit-

an attitude of excellence. Our campuses and communities benefit from the personal and chapter achievements and involvement of collegians and alumnae.

Gamma Rho Chapter members Dina Frank, Denise Bradshaw, Bard Gustis and Heather Zaorski participate in walk to benefit AIDS in East Stroudsburg, PA.

The Toys for Tots campaign in Tulsa, OK, kept these women in the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter busy during the holiday season.

The campaign is sponsored by local firemen each year.

Members of Beta Beta Chapter, University of Northern Colorado, were honored with academic awards at the panhellenic academic reception.

They are Heidi Kane, Michelle Perkins and Allison Curran .

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Members of Alpha Beta Chapter, Truman State University, MO, collected donations door-to-door for the American Heart Association in Kirksville. They are Tammy Fiscella, Jean Omi, Kimberly Fenter, Allie Poehling and Courtney Folino.

Gamma Xi Chapter member Jennifer Starry recently became a member of Order of Omega at Slippery Rock University, PA.

Alpha Chapter members Aimee Merrill, Heather Rumsey and Melissa Ferrufino with a Special Olympian during a competition at longwood College, VA.

Christy Silvia and other members of Beta Nu Chapter at Murray State University made the holidays a little brighter for underprivileged children in Murray, KY, by assisting with Toys for Tots.

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Members of Delta Rho Chapter at Elon College , NC, make life in Elon a little cleaner by participating in the "All Greek House Clean-Up. " They are Allison Long , Wendy Schott, Therese Schifano, Christy Godfrey and Aimee Dick.

Dr. Ann Rowlette , <f><f>, Phi Phi Chapter advisor and member of Maryville Alumnae Chapter, serves as tour coordinator for the Shepherd 's Center of Nodaway County, MO. The center is designed to add to the quality of life of older adults. Dr. Rowlette is an associate professor of human environmental science at Northwest Missouri State University.

Members of Zeta Eta Chapter at Rockhurst College, MO, volunteered to take tickets at the door and assist with crowd control during a celebrity fundraiser for Special Olympics in Kansas City. They are Sherri Paulus, Marrisa Ferrara, Monica Stack, Elena Parsons, Sara Hesse and Katie Cross.

Members of the Zeta Zeta Chapter at Central Missouri State University participated in an international program last summer. Enrolled in the 14-day London/Wales study tour, sponsored by the university, were Cami Collins, Teri Cooper, Lisa Bruner, Jenn Fritz and Leah Crowl.

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Members of Delta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Texas-San Antonio made Halloween a special day for residents of The Unicorn Center by hosting a costume contest.

Ann Marie Weitzel of Delta Nu Chapter, GMI Engineering and Management Institute, recently participated in the Michigan Governor's College Student Leadership Forum, a two-day leadership conference at Ferris State University, MI. Only sixteen Michigan campus leaders are selected each year through a competitive application process to participate in the program.

"It's a hard knock life" for these Epsilon Rhos at William Patterson College, NJ, who won first place for their lipsync from the musical "Annie."

Denver Alumnae Chapter members recently were in the panhellenic spotlight. Louan Nevin was nominated for woman of the year, Marlys White was nominated for the achievement award and Zee Hickok was Denver Area Panhellenic President.

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ALUMNAE

ACTION

New and old, alurrmae chapters are back in action!

They raise money, they donate time andfunds to worthy causes, and they have jun.

Here they report on 1995-96 activities.

Maryville, MO

Chapter presents awards

Hattiesburg alumnae at the 1995 Founders' Day reunion in Biloxi: Dorothy Holifield Thomsen, B~; Dolly Purvis Loyd, B~; Ursula Jones, B~; Lynn Jones Meador , B~; and Ann Kennedy Tornyos, B~ .

Hattiesburg, MS

Chapters celebrate together The Hattiesburg Alumnae Chapter celebrated Founders' Day on Nov. 18, 1995, with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Alumnae Chapter in Biloxi.

Featured luncheon speakers were Alumnae Region Director Deborah Fields Dietrich, BN. and National Chairman of Philanthropies Dolly Purvis Loyd, Bll, a Hattiesburg alumna.

In December, members enjoyed a covered dish luncheon and exchanged ornaments. During the spring, members visited Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile, AL, and had a Hermes Day luncheon in May. The chapter contributes to the local Civitan Camp and the S. June Smith Center. A chapter president's newsletter keeps everyone informed of chapter and sorority events.

new members were welcomed.

Other programs included making silk flower wall hangings, visiting a recycling center, a silent auction fund-raiser, and a travelogue of a trip to Europe by Susan James Legg, XX. Traditional programs included a holiday party, Super Bowl party with spouses and a night out for dinner at a local brewery.

The Maryville Alumnae Chapter recently presented a silver compote to Dr. Ann Rowlette, Phi Phi chapter advisor, for her devoted service.

The chapter presented the 1995 Ruth Jean Price Award to two Phi Phi members, J ean Hupka and Stacy O'Sullivan. The award is given annually to a Phi Phi member who exemplifies the ethical attributes of former Mother Patroness Ruth J ean Price, who served Alpha Sigma Alpha for over 60 years. The chapter presented the Ruth J ean Price Award for 1996 at its annual "Campus Senior Send-off' in April at the Northwest Missouri State University Alumni House.

The alumnae attended a holiday party and chili luncheon sponsored by the Phi Phi Chapter.

The alumnae chapter made a monetary donation to Phi Phi and to the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation.

LaVona Stalcup Reid, Phi Phi

Joan Kolar Grabarek, Beta Rho

Lynn Jones Meador, Beta Delta Chicago West Suburban

An activity-filled year Chicago West Suburban Alumnae began the 1995-96 year with their annual salad supper, where old and

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Chicago West Suburban Alumnae members made silk flower wall hangings at their September meeting.

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Above: Members of the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter at Lindenwood College.

Former Maryville Alumnae Chapter president, Carole Brown O'Riley, <1><1>, presents the Ruth Jean Price Award to Jennifer Hupka, <1><1>, and Stacy O'Sullivan, <1><1>.

Tulsa, OK

Basket auction raises funds Is the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter a "basket case"? Not exactly, but there was some "madness" as the Tulsa alums continued to raise bids on their favorite theme gilt basket at a recent silent auction.

The baskets were designed by individual members and raised funds to help send a delegate to convention.

Also included on the spring activity roster was a game of "Dub's Bridge," in which each hand is played with a dllferent set of rules. When having no trump can even make you a winner, there's a bit of excitement.

The chapter also had a guest speaker on gemstones and jewelry design.

Wrapping up Tulsa's busy spring were the traditional work session at

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the local Special Olympics office and the salad supper and officer transition in May. Paula Haifast Brown, Beta Gamma St. Louis, MO

Alums help with colonization The highlight of 1995 for the St. Louis alumnae was their participation in a presentation to Nu Sigma Sigma, a local sorority at

Lindenwood College, St. Charles, MO, on Nov. 18.

Twenty members of the alumnae chapter, as well as active members from Missouri collegiate chapters, attended. Vice President of Extension Lori White Scott, EE, Vice President of Finance Pat Lumpe Hawkins, BL, and Province XII Director Christina Schmidt, BL, made an excellent presentation. The women became the Lindenwood Colony in January, making Alpha Sigma Alpha the second national sorority on campus.

In December, the chapter had its annual ultimate auction at the home of Suzanne Merriman, AA .

Everyone went home with a new holiday item and funds were raised for the ALA Foundation's National Scholarship Fund and the S. June Smith Center.

Kay Prange, Chi Chi

San Diego, CA

Alums visit Planet Hollywood San Diego alumnae met for a Valentine luncheon at Planet Hollywood restaurant in San Diego.

Members enjoyed the glitzy decor, movie memorabilia, pulsating music, fantasies and fun at the theme restaurant.

A potluck luncheon and officer installation was held in May at the home of Shirley Cloud Rowley, PX. Bernita Offerman Sipan, Omega Omega

Tulsa alumnae Carol Leslie Wright, Bf, Rhetta Nesbitt Robinson, Bf, Carol Bitting Carter, Bf, and Helen Hooper Malone, Br, enjoy a hand of "Dub's Bridge."

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ALUMNAE Dickinson, ND

Chapter makes donations to others Dickinson alumnae began the 1995-96 year with a homecoming celebration on the campus of Dickinson State University. Following the football game, alumnae gathered for doughnuts and coffee at the home of an alumna.

The chapter held a successful "phone-a-thon" in the fall for an Alpha Sigma Alpha scholarship to be awarded to an honor student at the university.

The chapter held a holiday dinner in December. Donations were made to Joleen Skalsky Praus, BH, and her husband Les, who lost their hou se in a fire.

In the spring, the chapter had a dessert luncheon and card party, where money was raised for the Dickinson Special Olympics and for Dickinson State University

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scholarships. In June, the chapter traveled to Theodore Roosevelt National Park for lunch at the Rough Rider Hotel and a tour of the town.

Bertha Geiger, Beta Eta

Elizabeth Dickieson Martino, Rho Chi

Detroit, MI

Dayton, OH

Detroit alums "Give Full Measure"

Chapter sews pillows for kids

The Detroit Alumnae Chapter meets monthly at the homes of variou s members, all of whom are currently enjoying retirement.

This fall and winter season, Detroit alumnae donated 1,578 hours and two quilts to philanthropic causes.

Gerry Modzel Mrozowski, PX, volunteered time for the Herb Society of America, and donated two quilts to Ann Arbor Safe House and to the Children's Home of Detroit.

Carolyn Pisek, BY, volunteered time for NCA Elementary Visitations and the public schools.

Elizabeth Dickieson Martino, PX, volunteered for the Detroit Public Library.

Ruth Mawson Hudie, PX, volunteered for Health-o-Rama in Detroit.

Alice Bishop, PX, volunteered for Health-o-Rama and Central Woodward Church in Detroit.

Chapter president Mary Ellen Snider Busch, PX, volunteered for the Detroit

San Diego Alumnae at Planet Hollywood. Front row: Louise Peterson Hindes, XX; Serena Engelhart Lannue, ZZ; Tiffany Hall Harvey, E<t>.

Second row: Jacqueline Wisherd , BX; Anne Rumney Will , PX. Third Row: Shirley Cloud Rowley, PX; Bernita Offerman Sipan , 00.

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Historical Museum, Grace Hospital of Detroit, World Medical Relief and St. Dennis Catholic Church of Royal Oak, MI.

Dayton Alumnae held a winter meeting in the home of Pam Chambers Shoffner, AA, for "simmering soups" and to welcome three new alumnae.

As part of its philanthopic project, the chapter sewed "boppy" support pillows for children that need aid in sitting up. The pillows were donated to the Montgomery County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, where alumna Caroline Savage Finch, AA, is a teacher.

In May, the chapter participated in the Dayton Area Panhellenic Council auction to generate college sorority scholarships.

Cheryl Junkins Hartman, Beta Sigma Denver, CO

Projects help community The Denver alumnae have had a busy year helping in their community and earning money for various philanthropies.

One project was taking inventory for the Smith & Hawken store.

Another was selling packaged beans for the Women's Bean Project, which gives work to indigent women and helps them to acquire skills to improve their lives.

The chapter also bought and/or made many articles of clothing and household goods for the Needlework Guild and helped to distribute them to the needy charities in the Denver area.

The Denver alums also enjoy helping and socializing with the Beta Beta Chapter.

Dawn Babcock Nicholson, Beta Beta

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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Ten new alumnae chapters formed during 1995-96 Richmond, VA

New alumnae welcomed by reorganized chapter The Richmond Alumnae Chapter, which was the host chapter for the sorority's 75th anniversary convention in 1976, was reorganized in September 1995.

In April, the chapter welcomed members of Epsilon Gamma at Virginia Commonwealth University into alumnae status at a ceremony and reception at the Richmond Country Club.

Another spring activity was a meeting to discuss new furniture and decor for the Epsilon Gamma Chapter house. Jenny Andrews, Ef, chairs the Housing Project, the committee working on remodeling the house.

Nicole Brown, Beta Epsilon Central North Carolina

New chapter flowers in North Carolina Twelve women met in April at Duke University in Durham, NC, for an organizational meeting to form the new Central North Carolina Alumnae Chapter.

Officers were elected and plans made for future meetings. The young

group met again in June for dinner at a Japanese restaurant in Greensboro, NC. A tailgate party is planned in the fall at Elan College to welcome Delta Rho collegians back to school.

Laura A. Frederick, Delta Epsilon

Greater Atlanta, GA

New alumnae chapter is formed Members of the newly formed Central North Carolina Alumnae Sixteen alumnae from the Atlanta area Chapter take time to enjoy the Sarah P. Duke Gardens during met in December to their organizational meeting. reorganize the chapter in Mt. Pleasant, MI, resulted in the in Greater Atlanta. Convening in an apartment clubhouse in Alpharetta, formation of two alumnae chapters in Michigan - Grand Rapids and Mt. the group elected officers and set the chapter's direction for the coming Pleasant.

The Grand Rapids chapter met in year. A highlight of the event was the "Yankee Swap" drawing for January for its organizational meeting gift-wrapped holiday ornaments. to elect officers and make plans for future meetings. A second meeting Members brought appetizers to was held in an apartment community share during and meeting at the home room in Grandville, MI. of Lisa Limoncelli, BI, and Mary Lee Ward, BI, in February.

The Mt. Pleasant chapter submitted its petition for a charter in October Members discussed upcoming activites and installed immediately following their meeting with Joanne. officers.

The chapter held an More new chapters outing to Zoo Atlanta in Other new chapters organized April for members and their since early 1995 include: families and took a rafting o Suburban Detroit, February 1995. trip on the Chattahoochee o Wiscota Area, MN, February 1995.

River in June. o Tidewater, VA, March 1995.

Lou Anne Rossi, Gamma Psi o Windy City, IL, March 1995 o Central Arkansas, August 1995.

Grand Rapids, MI Mt. Pleasant, MI

New chapters formed Interior Designer Jenny Andrews, Ef, shows fabric samples to Richmond alumnae at a business meeting where they recommended new decor for the Epsilon Gamma house.

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

An extension visit by Region III Director Joanne Burroughs Zabaldo, 80, during homecoming 1995 at Central Michigan University

For information on joining an alumnae chapter orforming a new one, contact Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters, 1201 E. Walnut, Springfield, MO 65802, phone: 417-869-0980.

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• There will be a national proiect to plant narcissus bulbs on every college campus and in every town with an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter.

• The Centennial Convention will be in Virginia in June 0 and include a visit to Longwood College.

• At Longwood, Al..A will d icate the Panhellenic Centennial Clock, a gift to the college from the Farmvi e Four - the four sororities founded at Longwood, Kappa Delta, Zeta Tau ~ ha, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Alpha.

• A 100-year Alpha Sigma Alpha ·story will • Start y contest to create a log

be unveiled at the Centennial Convention.

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tennial Celebration in 2000!

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