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THE ANCHOR sorority pins. Transportation was provided by a chartered bus from Emery's Motor Coach Line. The girls entertamed the bus driver by singing on the way back from Hagerstown . As it is our turn to elect a chairman for the Panhellenic we selected Gladys Lewis. Several of our memb ers and pledges participated in a play "Out of the Frying Pan" that was presented to th e student body and public on March 27. Inez Ansel was "Kate Ault," Eileen Bergdoll was "Mrs. Garnett" and Laura Jean Burch, a pledge played the part of "Marge Benson ."' Laura Jean and Eileen were later initiated into the Alpha Chi cast of Alpha Psi Omega dramatic fraternit y. For May Day on May 9, many of our girls participated and one of our gtrls, Rosalie Moore, was May Queen. Agnes Flook Gladys Lewis, Naomi Fourmer, anc? Manuel, Virginia H~ggs, Aida Hayes, Marjory Shirley and Etleen Bergdoll were so me of the members of the Queen's Court. Dorothy Brandenburg played the piano for the en.ttre. progr.am. Two of our girls were tmttaled mlo the Delta Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi National Honorary Fraternity on March 22 in the Gold Room of the Shenandoah Hotel in Martinsburg, West Virginia. These two girls were Agnes Hull and Patricia Lynch. Many of our girls have received hono;s this year by being elected to offices t.n other organizations. Cora Rou!ette ts president of the Home Economtcs clu.b for 1947-+8 while Agnes Mason IS president of the Young Womens Christian Association for next year. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Lynch of Eva nston, Illinois have announced the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Ann to Mr. Edward B. Rogers of Shepherdstown, West Vir"inia. Pal is a graduate of Stevens C~llege, Columbia, .Missouri and araduated from Shepherd m June. She been very active in Chi Chapter. In assembly, on May 21, we were happy to hear the names of two of ~ur crirls announced as being Outstandmg Freshmen. Virginia Higgs was outstanding in English and History while Aida H ayes was outstanding in Art. Senior members of Chi Chapter who araduated in June and will not be back in school in September are Agnes Flook, Pat Lynch, Jane Gold Dean , Inez Ansel, May Bohon , Kathleen Zombro and Rosalie Moore. EILEEN B ERGDOLL, '48
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PSI CHAPTER Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia Psi Chapter recently installed its offtcers for the coming year. They are : Joan Holbrook, president ; Ann Williams, vi~e president; Betty Milia Cox, recordm secretary; Johann a Shallcross, correspond ing secretary; Leslie Hall, treasu rer ; Gladys Farmer, chaplain; Ruby Ann Horsley, custodian; Ruth Thompson, editor; J ean Jessee, historian. . Twelve girls recently accepted the shield of AST during open bidding. After the initiation service, in which they pledged to live up to the ideals and standards of Alpha Sigma Tau, the new sisters w~re entertained at Lincoln Home. The gtrls taken into the bonds of friendship and se rvice were: Betty Lou Brooks, Willie Mae Buckner, Betty Milia Cox, Nancy Ellis Catherine H orst, E leanor Palmore, Belt~ Riggins, Vivian Ritenour , Norma Rutter, Velner Sowers, Doris V. White, and Doris W. White. Two members of Alpha Sigma Tau , Mar"0 uerite Coffman and Margaret Ritchie have been selected to be in Who's Who In American Colleges and Univ ersities . Both airls are seni ors and have been very active o in campus activities. Marguerite and Margaret were presidents of the ColJeae Orchestra and Kappa Delta Pi, Nati~nal Educational Society, respectively, during the past year. Other members of Alpha Sigma Tau who have been honored and have brought our sorority into the limelight on the campus by being elected to fill major offices are: R ose Marie P ace, president of Kappa Della Pi, and treasurer of Athletic Association; Gladys Farmer, prestdent of the Home Eco nomics Club and president of The Wesley Foundation; Frances Hundley, president of the Business Clu.b and Business Manager of the Athletic Association· Ann Williams, treasurer of Pan hellenic' Co un cil , Ruth Thompson, editor of the Student H andbook ; and Betty Milia Cox, assistant editor of Student Handbook. Psi Chapter is losi ng twenty-three graduates this spring and one adv iser. At a social in May, Miss Marbut was pre ented with a portable radio from the chapter and the seni ors were given A T hair barettes. R u TH
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