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0d.ilor's Corner There are many things or people which inspire us to do whatever it is we wish to do . The case in point is the fall report and photos sent to me by the Upsilon Chapter.

Now that 's what I call a complete article . It may have a grammatical snag or two , and the photos could be a little clearer (not much ) but , when I read the article and gaze at the sweet smiling faces, my chest swells with pride because I, an alum , am reassured of the life of Alpha Sigma Tau. Near the eve of Eta District's Regional Day where I've been asked to speak on publicity , I am trying to decide which area of the subject needs to be emphasized. The basis of any good publicity campaign begins with the product - that's you.

How you act, what you say , how you look can say more than any $50 thousand ad campaign that can be created .

If you snob people , talk disparagingly about your sisters , give wind to your appearance , then what the heck do you need to know about publicity? In other words , negative attitudes and deeds cancel , two to one , good publicity .

Here's a list of things you can do to make sure your chapter/ AST rates last among other NPC sororities: I. Don't attend meetings. 2. Don't pay your dues on time. 3. Never hold a chapter office . 4 . Never participate in other campus activities . 5. Don't show up to work on social service projects , money raising activities , etc . 6.

Refuse to maintain your Q. P. average. 7. Gripe constantly on past mistakes. 8 . Talk again and again during chapter meetings. 9. Never send articles, reports , photos , to The Anchor. 10.

Never wear your badge or anything with the Sorority insignia. 11 . Forget about supporting the alum group after college. 12. Never RSVP when it is required - you lose Amy Vanderbilt points on that one! 13. Spend more time with a Fraternity as a little sister than with AST . 14. Be impatient with those who think differently than you. 15 .

Lose your officer's notebook. 16. Talk only to members during rush parties . 17 . Don't contribute to Sorority funds. 18. Assure yourself that only the pledge chairman need help the pledges. 19. Relate a better " poor me" story than your sister who needs to air her problems . 20.

Never do anything as a group for the school or community.

This is only the top twenty! Come on, 'fess up.

How many of you are guilty of one to five of these things . . .you and your chapter will get along; six to ten . . . you better shape up : 11 -15 . . . there goes the charter; more than that ???

You don 't even belong in society much less a sorority.

There is no sure way to guarantee success as others may s e it. But if you follow your good s ns and your heart and strive to do your best ,

things will shape up before you know it. I do know . I learned the hard way . I know what it means not to do my best in sorority and studies .

Taking the easy way out can cost you more than you 'll ever know .

Let's not dwell on past mistakes . Let's think about the positive . That's the key to good publicity and to a promising future for yourself.

Are you so busy with today's problems you have no time to plan for tomorrow?

If so, you 're missing something. People who want to go places have to do some planning .

They should know where they want to go and have some idea of how they expect to get there .

Too many of us are like the small boy who was trying to lead a large dog . "Where are you taking that big dog?" asked a man in passing .

"Don 't know yet ," said the boy. " But when he decides where he wants to go, I'll take him there. " What are your plans to the next year? Just to do a good job - everything that 's asked of you and then a bit more?

That's good , as far as it goes. But wouldn 't it be better if you thought big - decided exactly where and how you expected to improve ? If you set some specific goals and reviewed them occasionally, wouldn 't it stimulate you to see how well or how poorly you were doing?

Budgets have proven such a useful guide that most companies and organizations wouldn't know how to operate without them .

Sales managers use sales goals and quotas for the same reason . Specific goals stimulate salesmen to greater efforts . Why not set a few goals for yourself and see how they stimulate you?

Encourage the executive planning committee to set goals for the chapter. Sit down and write out a few things you expect the chapter to do better during the coming year. If possible , estimate how much better . A specific goal is more stimulating than an indefinite one.

Take a look at your weak points . How do you plan to do better? Review your good points too .

How can you make them stronger? Review these goals periodically . You'll be surprised at the difference they make . They'll show you in black and white how you are progressing - or vice versa.

Setting personal goals is the surest way to keep the chapter developing and moving ahead. But you have to do it , not just think about it. No one is going to do it for you . I also suggest that each of you as individuals try setting personal goals . I do it from time to time and find it actually works.

Begin by attending all the meetings . Pa due on time . Take an office in which ou can best assist the chapter. U e your talents . Be ci i - nd

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\,1 National Editor Mrs . Terry Dudley 3624 Hunters Hill Drive Birmingham , AL 35210 Assistant to the Ed itor Betti Shores 536 Crosscreek Tra il Pelham. AL 35124 Alumnae Chapter Ed itor Miss Rose Marie Schm idt 5106 Harvard Road Detroit, Ml 48224

IN THIS ISSUE: Welcome Back Beta Lambda and Beta Mu Chapters

Update

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TAlis

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A Lady Named Moses

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Alum News

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Collegiate News

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FALL '79 DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 1979

THE ANCHOR Is published in the Fall and Spring. Third class postage is paid at Birmingham, Ala. Send all editorial material to the Central Office, 6200 Hoffman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.

Copy should arrive not later than May 1 and December 1.

Send change of address, vital statistics, in memoriam notices, and all sorority business correspondence to Alpha Sigma Tau Central Office, 6200 Hoffman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.

Beta Lambda lnltlatea

In September 1977, three Beta Lambda charter members, Kathy Thompson, Donna Clark, and Nancy Crumrine, took the initial steps in introducing the Greek system to the University of Texas at San Antonio. After attending a tea given by the Beta Theta chapter at St. Mary's University, we approached Jane Duckworth, Dean of Students office asking about the University's policy on sororities.

Although we were encouraged by Ms. Duckworth's enthusiasm and willingness to help, we still had a long way to go.

The next step was to submit our request and constitution to the University of Texas Board of Regents and to the University's President.

As we awaited their decision, we were not idle. To increase our strength and show there was an interest in Greeks, we held several organizational meetings and pot luck dinners.

Though the University is a commuter campus, we as strangers, quickly became united in a common goal.

By December, we received our campus recognition at which point we submitted our petition to Alpha Sigma Tau. After our acceptance on campus we began working on money-making projects to help raise installation fees . Our first endeavor was on Valentines Day when we had a "jelly bean guess" and sold candy grams to campus sweethearts. A bake sale followed and a St. Patrlcks Day Dance-complete with green beer!

Through all of our hard work, we were beginning to learn about each other and the meaning 2

sisterhood. Although not all our projects were entirely successful we were having a great time and were anxious to achieve our goals .

Our next big project was a combined effort with other campus organizations on campus and was called Fiesta UTSA. This consisted of an afternoon spent at a festival with games, food, contests and fun. We held a ring-toss booth with prizes for all the winners. From here we had a carwash, garage sale, and paper drive while we began preparing to participate in the Helotes County Corney-val.

By this time it was evident to us that we would be unable to raise all of our installation fees.

However, this did not dampen our spirits for long. With the coming of summer, we began preparing for our first formal rush and our first delegate was sent to convention at National Bridge, Virginia .

The Panhellenic Council, as well as the sororities, were in their earliest stages, thus, our first rush was to be a real challenge. Our first formal rush was to consist of four parties. At this first party, we talked with each girl hoping to get to know each of them.

The second party was our theme party for which invitations were extended to rushees. We emphasized sisterhood, hard work, and individuality of each girl in Alpha Sigma Tau. We

1f2Jelcome .7Jela TH AN H R

Mra. King praent. charter

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dressed in mouse ears, leotards, shorts, and tails and belonged to a club house. We sang songs to suit each type of mouse from cheerleader to athletes-dainty and country mice.

After formal rush, we set up a table with all our insignia-bearing paraphernalia and the scrapbook for prospective members to see. After names were collected, we had a swim party and other informal get-togethers. By the end of open rush, we gained 13 girls.

The pledge period included carrying anchors, wearing sailor hats, signing pledge books, and asigning big sisters to the new sisters.

There were more bake sales and participation in the "Best Fest" a festival which represents all festivals in Texas. Beta Lambda's booth was a success. We sold chalupas, a type of Mexican food. We made money, enjoyed togetherness, and won first prize for best decorations.

After passing our pledge exams, preparation for installation began. During the Christmas holidays we finalized plans for installation ac-

Bobble Nichols: Director of Expansion

tivities which were to be held at the beginning of spring semester.

National officers and guests were to arrive the night before and stay in the Guest House at St. Mary's University. The first to arrive (earlier than planned) was Mrs. King . We nervously entertained Mrs. King while we awaited the arrival of Ms. Nichols, Ms. McCarley, and Mrs . (con't on page 25)

Bam bela Ghapler THE ANCHOR

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... and23ela 2/(u G.hapler,!7e6ruary 1, 197d

Ruob Sklt-"Tau lo tbe word"

Beta Mu at Regional Day at .lama Madl8oD Uolftnllty

Pin pledging (back row, l·r) Katby Grtffltbo, Dee Downey, Cyntbla Hoffoommer. Suoan McCartbey. Brenda Bradford. P .J .

Gabrielson. Cindy Leason, Susan Maxwel, Kim Rollinson. and Judy Blann . (Front row. l·r) Laurie Boruta. Donna Cappello.

Molly Hall. Cindy Cluster. Cindy Harmon. Susan Byrd. Donna Bytella. and Vickie Scott. Seated (left) Ms. Susan McCarley.

Coordinator of Expansion; Mrs. Harold Scott, Director of Collegiate Chapters.

Jenv Smott and Sue Maxwell at tbe dance

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Hello Beta Mu On February 1, 1978, the birth of a new sorority, on Salisbury State campus, became a reality. A group of twenty girls, organized by Gail Scott and Susan McCarty, pledged their oath to the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. (Beta Mu Colony).

During the three short months of working together, the girls accomplished having a couple of car washes, numerous bake sales, and stationery sales throughout the entire summer.

Four of these hard working girls went to convention in Natural Bridge, Virginia. They were: Donna Bytella (President), Debbie Flagg (VicePresident), Cindy Kirby (Social Service), and laurie Boruta (Pledge Trainer.) These four girls were initiated at convention and brought back many ideas to get us off to a good start.

The beginning of the fall semester was a busy time for Taus at Salisbury State College. This was our first experience at organizing rush. But thanks to two great sisters, Molly Hall and Susan McCarthy, we managed to come up with a great theme; ''Tau is the Word", from the movie Grease. Then we rewrote the songs , Grease Lightening, Sandra Dee, and We Go Together to fit the ideals and values of AST Our next party was entitled, "Country Time Taus."

Everyone dressed in jeans and checkered shirts and ate watermelon. Last a candlelight ceremony was held to represent a formal side of AST. Beta Mu sisters are very proud to have eighteen new fantastic pledges who pledged on September 28, 1978. They are: Lee Akers, Lynn Ashburn, Marilyn Barton, Tamela Burmwell, Nancy Clendaniel, Isabel Encarnacion, Carol Keith, Debbie Kilby, Marguerite Kimbrough, Karen Komisarek, Joyce Lauder, Wendy Lipkey, Christane Long, Virginia Lee Mears, Rochelle Nieves, Beth Raddie, Jennifer Smatt, and Debbie Waddell.

The pledges and the founding sisters, together had a profitable bikini car wash, numerous bake sales, an eighteen-mile-long walk for Mankind .

The pledges alone held a keg party in honor of the sisters.

Salisbury State homecoming was October 28. The theme was "Give my regards to Broadway". AST built a float tying in with the theme of homecoming. "We're the Top Hats over Keen," We built a top hat with canes on either side; and won third place which entitled us to fifty dollars.

Two AST sisters were on homecoming court, Donna Bytella and Brenda Bradford. Brenda Bradford reined as Homecoming Queen.

THE ANCHOR

Finally, our big day arose. November 18, 1978, the day of AST Beta Mu Colony Installation as a collegiate chapter, and initiation of 28 pledges. Several members of the National Staff initiated us in Trinity Methodist Church.

We were proud and honored to have Mrs. Sybil King , Mr. and Mrs . Julian Floyd, Mrs .

Harold Scott, Mrs . Charles Ashby, Mrs . Mary Ellen Willmitch, and Susan McCarty attending our banquet. Two area alums, Martha Robertson and Debbie Kuhn, honored us with their presence. Dee Downey said the sorority grace before our roast beef dinner was served. After dinner, Donna Bytella welcomed everyone and introduced the national officers. Congratulatory greetings from the chapters were read by Cindy Cluster. Then Susan McCarley gave a wonderful and very interesting speech. Mrs. Charles Ashby presented the charter to Beta Mu Colony installating us as a chapter. Mrs. Julian Floyd presented the plaque. Then Mrs. King presented the gaval to our president. Gift presentations were given by Mrs. Harold Scott, Beth Raddie (Pledge Class President), and Donna Bytella.

Gifts from National included a Bible, silver tea and coffee service, candle holders and a AST cushion.

Best pledge awards were presented to Debbie Flagg and Rochelle Nieves. Debbie then started the candlelight ceremony, at which time we sang, "In the candlelight." After this, the AST sisters started the evening off with a bang , by doing a couple disco dances to the sound of Steve and the Wonderful World of Music . Yellow roses were given to Debbie Flagg to show our thanks and appreciation for her hard work in organizing our banquet.

We are now planning a Christmas party to exchange gifts with our big and little sisters and to share the spirit of Christmas. Salisbury State College is holding a Christmas caroling contest in which we hope to win first prize.

Alpha Taus are looking forward to a promising spring semester with their excellent support from their new advisors, Kathy Schmitt and Janetta McNamara. Events such as keggers, bake sales and dances are planned for the up· coming new year.

Beta Mu Chapter sincerely appreciates all the support we received from our AST sisters. We are very proud to become a chapter of AST and will strive to fullfill its ideals.

-Kathy Schmitt

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1978 Anchor Awards Janet Bartlett (Sigma) . Buffalo Alumnae Chapter As an elected officer, Janet has served as hi stori an-judging scrapbooks at National Convention-chaplain, vice president , and recording secretary.

Janet has chaired the program committee and has been a member of the Founder's Day committee; has been ways and means chairman-including fashion shows and various sales; has served on the telephone com mittee; and has worked on the Buffalo Col legiate Expansion Committee contributing much to the reactivation of Sigma Colony. She has kept in touch with the national organization attending the 1958, 1960, 1968, and 1970 National Conventions. Janet always opened her home to meetings and social events-"she gives evidence of her loyalty and belief in the pur poses and ideas of Alpha Sigma Tau ."

Anita Gradwohl (Phi). New Orleans Alumnae Chapter Anita has been an outstanding member and friend to the New Orleans Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau . Anita has been a great help in keeping members together when times were rough .

She is always willing to volunteer her services without hesitation .

Bonnie Litchfield. (Alpha Lambda). Norfolk Area Alumane Chapter Bonnie has been an active and supportive member of the Norfolk Alums and is currently serving as recording secretary. Bonnie has also served as chaplain . She is current chapter con sultant for Beta Mu Chapter at Salisbury, Maryland. She was ceremonials committee chairman at the 1978 National Convention; assisted with the "Alpha Sig-Nal"; helped with photography; and was Norfolk's convention delegate .

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Molly Scanlan (Beta Eta) . Roanoke Alumnae Chapter Molly has served as vice president 1976-77, and p rogram chairman, and was responsible for compiling membership booklets. Molly was 1977-78 president. She took charge of the Roanoke fund-raising project for three years and served on the Founder's Day Committee for two years. She also participated in all social service projects helping tutor for Mental Health Services of Ronanoke City. Molly was the chapter's delegate to the 1978 Convention at Natural Bridge, for which she made aprons for the officer's reception . Molly serves as membership chairman for Roanoke .

Janet Ulrich (Pi).

St. Louis Alumnae Chapter A nine-year member of the St. Louis Alumnae , Janet has been recording secretary , vice president, president and editorhistorian. Janet attended the 1976 Convention in Birmingham. She was responsible for arraning the "Pevely Playhouse" for radio which involved AST . She headed the successful St. Louis Boutique for two consecutive years, and most recently , headed a rummage sale for the chapter .

Covey Earns

Fellowship

Athe ns, W . . - Jo manda Co e ha been gra nted a 1979-80 graduate fello hip a'" a rd

TH AN H R

by the trustees of the National Rotary Foundation .

According to William L. Sheppard , Prin ce ton Rotary Club President, Covey will study at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan .

In addition to the award for an academi c year, she ha s been ass igned a peri od of intensive language study of three months to be undertaken in Japan.

A graduate of Athens High School , Covey currently holds a law degree from W es t Virginia University College of Law . Prior to attending WVU , Covey rece ived a B.A. fro m Concord College in 1974 and a B.S. in Edu c ation in 1975 .

Following her WVU gradu at io n in 1978, she spent the summer pra cti c in g law w ith t he Legal Servi ces office in Clark sburg. She is currently stud y ing at th e University of Wa shington in its law sc hoo l' s Asia n Law program , working toward a master of law in Japanese law.

In the summ er of 1977 , she se rved as a prosec uto r' s intern , Govern o r' s Committee on Crime, Juve nil e Delinqu ency, and Co rrections, f o r M erce r County prosec uto r D avid W .

Kni ght.

Sponsored by th e Prin ceton Rotary Clu b, Covey w ill be one of m any stud ents stud y ing under Rotary Fo und at io n' s prog ram s whi c h has comm itted $30 milli o n fo r awa rd s in th e next t hree Rota ry yea rs. · She is a m ember of the W est Virgini a St ate Bar, Am eri ca n Judi ca ture Societ y, Ph i A lph a Delta lega l f raternity, Stu dent Bar, W o men' s La w Ca uc us, W . Va . Student Tri al Lawye rs' Assoc. , Ka pp a Delta Pi edu cat io n ho no rary, Ca rdin al Key leadership sorority, Al pha Chi ho no r so c iety, WV U and Japa nese Club charter m ember.

Ho no rs received inc lud e A m Jur Awa rd in Evide nce, 1976; Co ll ege Valed ictoria n; Su mm a Cum Laud e, 1975, Conco rd ; W. Va . Boa rd of Rege nts Aca demi c sc ho larship (four-yea r t ui t io n waive r); and a 1971 Natio nal M erit Sc ho larship fi nali st.

Shirley •t Blemhelm P•lace

Whil e sightsee in g, Shi rl ey enj oyed Bl enhei m Palace nea r O xfo rdshire, England , w here Churchi ll spent mu ch of hi s boy hood, and the Tin te n A bbey in Southw es tern England .

Current ly a first grad e teac her with the Fort Wayne Commun ity Sc hoo ls, Shirl ey has a B.S. deg ree f rom Ball State University, a M .S. deg ree f rom Ind iana Uni versity and has rece ntly com pleted a readin g specia l ist end orsem ent. She has been w it h t he Fo rt Way ne Commu nity Schoo ls sin ce 1957 and has taug ht in Ge rmany and Ok inawa w hile on leaves of abse nce in 1963 and 1965 .

Sh irle y is a member of th e Fo rt Wayne A l um nae Clu b of A lph a Sigm a Tau and the loca l A lpha Psi Chapter of Delta Kap pa Gamma .

GOOD MORNING BETSY!

Shirley Voisard Receives Grant Miss Shirl ey Vo isa rd wa s awa rd ed a $500 mini-grant by Delta Kappa Ga mm a, an in te rn at io nal ho no rary society fo r wom en edu ca tors. She used th e awa rd t o attend a t hree-week se min ar in En gland and Scot land in Jul y, 1 978 .

Shirl ey attend ed th e In tern ati o nal Prog ram in Comparative Readin g w here she o btain ed ideas for reading acfiv ities , stud y sk ill s, and material s as she vi sited sc hool s, attend ed lec tures and parti c ipated in d isc uss io n gro ups.

THE ANCHOR

It's no t eve n 7 a.m . yet when th e lights bli nk o n and th e new s set com es alive at WSJ -T South Bend , In di ana. " Good M o rnin g. We' re under part! ski es thi s m o rnin g, and we have 47 degree There' s a good chance of rai n later in the da , o tak e yo ur umbrel la with you wh en ou lea e th1

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morning. And we' ll have t he compl ete fo recast after th e new s."

It's mu c h too ea rl y f o r anyone to be t hat ch eerful. Bu t f o r Bet sy Ross, an alumn a of A lph a Alph a c hapte r of A lpha Sigm a Tau, it' s nea rl y her noo n-t im e. Beca use Bet sy is the " m o rn ing person" f o r th e news depa rtm ent at c hannel 28- a job t hat requires her to be in t he newsroo m by 5 eac h weekda y mo rnin g.

Durin g her fi rst five hou rs on t he job, she produ ces, writ es and an c ho rs fo ur m o rnin g newscas ts f o r the A BC-aff il iate statio n ... the f irst is o n t he ai r j ust before 7 eac h mo rni ng, and two ot hers com e o n during t he netwo rk " Good Mornin g, A meri ca" prog ram . Th e las t is a 15-minu te produ ctio n during a loca l ta lk show. " The ho urs do get rough, that's fo r sure. A nd it cuts into t he eve nin gs," Betsy adm its . " But I wouldn ' t t rade m y jo b fo r anyt hing in t he world ."

A nd she' s not o ne of t hese " pretty-face-nomind" personali t ies. Betsy ea rn ed a bache lo r' s deg ree in journ al is m fro m Ball St ate U niversity w hil e se rv in g as soro rity c hapte r pres ide nt. She also ho lds a M aste r' s in commun ication arts f ro m th e Uni ve rsity of No tre Dame. She also taught journ ali sm a yea r before jo in ing the South Bend Tribun e new spaper, w here she served as repo rte r and burea u c hief fo r fo ur yea rs.

Bu t she says her co ll ege yea rs helped her prepare fo r her job outs id e t he c lassroom , as we ll. " Bei ng in A lph a Sigma Tau was alm ost pe rfect train ing fo r t he news bu si ness, " she says . " In so ro ri ty, you represe nt your c hapte r o n ca mpu s. It's th e sam e wi t h t he te lev ision stat io n.

Everythi ng you do in t he publ ic eye ref lects o n yo ur sta ti o n. And as a reporter, yo u meet new peo pl e and m ust ta ke cont ro l of a sit uat ion imm ed iate ly. Wh en you' re a hostess in sorority ru sh, it's nea rl y t he sa m e ... you meet new peopl e and it's up to t he sis t er to m ake the ru shee f ee l at hom e. " Bei ng o n t he ai r eac h m orn ing has m ade Betsy a " pe rso nal ity" of so rts in t he South BendElkh art area , and eve ry so ofte n a so rority siste r wi ll w ri te o r ca ll afte r see in g her on te levision. " It' s nice of t hem to kee p in to uch," she says, " and I rea ll y apprec iate t heir thoughtfu lness."

So w hat's next fo r t he 1972 Be ll State grad u ate? Betsy says she' s not sure yet, but she has n' t rul ed o ut a network repo rti ng job. " I' ve wo rk ed too hard to get w here I am today, and I' m not goi ng to stop now. In t his day of more eq ual oppor tuni ties fo r wom en, it's an exce l lent time for qua l ified females to take great j umps in the emp loyment area. Co ll ege-t rained professiona ls are in dem and in any fie ld, and if you have the ta lent, nothing shou ld top you f rom you r goal. " So far, Betsy is we l l on her way of getting to h r own goa ls . . . and he redits her ist r at Alpha igma Tau for he l ping her get th r .

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

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

RETAINING STUDENTS is another increasing problem facing administrators . After the superabundance of applicants during the past decade-which immediately filled vacancies left by drop-out, diminishing number of new students has made it increasingly important to retain those who want to leave after a year or two or who "want to take a year off."

ENTICING 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 .

FOREIGN 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 con· cern among educators because of curriculum adjustments made to accommodate foreigners' needs.

GIFT CERTIFICATES are available on many campuses for anything from books and supplies to tuition itself.

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 off-campus roommates are available through UCLA's residentiallif offi e.

THE AN CHOR

' ':fa.ilhjufness lo 7hese gcfeas ' ' The Sorority Growth and Development Program is designed to expand the more serious side of sorority by furthering the ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau as set forth in the Creed .

The overall program format requires that each collegiate group has a local Sorority Growth and Development Chairman . She guides four experiences (programs) spread throughout the year following theme s based on the Creed and then reports on each to the National Sorority Growth and Development Chairman .

The four themes involve " Rededication", " Graciousness of Living", " Progress of Mankind" and one of each group' s own choosing, reflecting growth and development, based on a part of the Creed that the group selects .

The local Sorority Growth and Development Chairman is a vital person . She has a rea l responsibility to foresee and/or create opportunities that afford a time for her sis ters to work and play together, hopefully providing invo lvement and enjoyment among themselves and with others .

These program opportunities ca n help in c reating a loyal and binding friendship within eac h c hapter. They can promote a feeling that all AST's share common bonds and goals through their sisterhood .

Wi se program planning affords opportunities for each c hapter and each individual to feel needed and to be of service fulfilling the needs of others. It provides an easy, natural way for sist ers to I ive the Creed they profess sets t hei r ideals .

Each year a " Program Packet" is included in eac h collegiate group' s Fall supplies. It is intended to suggest overview, background and guidelines, as well as to provide stimulation and ideas, for successful program s.

At eac h co nvention a model Sorority Growth and Development Program is planned and presented, by co ll eg iates in attendance, under the guidance of the National Sorority Growth and Development Cha irman .

Growth and development of chapters and individual s ca nnot take place without con stru ct ive organization and pla nnin g of program s. Groups are encou raged to use the variety of opportunities offered them each day and to utili ze their resources to set program s with purpose . Th ey are then asked to evaluate and/or follow-up as needed .

The prim e objective of th e Sorority Growth and Developm ent Program is to encourage experiences that are inspirational and a cooperative effort of a chapter membership t o strengthen the bond s of siste rh ood . Expanding the more seriou s side of A lph a Sigma Tau can build a stro nge r, a more devoted and a more loya l sister, thus adding multifold to each chapter as well as to the whole so rority.

A d et ermin atio n to utilize our resou rce s and to contribute ou r talents, abi li ties and time will enabl e us as individ uals, chapters and a nation al organization to ac hi eve common unity. Hopef ull y, the Sorority Growth and Development Program will guide us to thi s.

Mar y Bolton Sorority Growth & Development Chairman

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

welcomes Delco Pakensey, PA Greater Pittsburgh, PA Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO .

San Antonio, TX Delaware County, PA

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JULIE STEVENSON, Beta, Central Michigan University, Broadcasting/Cinematic Arts, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Editor: Sunshine Girl ; Entertainment chairman; organizer of rush parties and rush favo rs; member of co-ed football team .

COLLEGE / COMMUNITY A CTIV/ TIES: member of National Speech and Hearing Club and community theatre group; volunteer for St. Vincent's Chil(jren' s Home, summer program for the mentally retarded , county speech program, and Red Cross Blood Drive; swimming instructor for the mentally retarded .

HONORS/AWARDS: Miss Saginaw County United Way; White Pine Best Actress Award; Advertising Award .

ELLEN P. WINTER, Delta, In diana University of Pennsylvania, Accounting, Junior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Panhel treasurer; Chaplain; Convention Delegate/Queen Candidate .

HONORS/AWARDS: Outstanding Woman of the Year; College Register.

NADIA SAWKA, Theta. Wayne State University, Business Administration, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Historian; Pledge mistress; member of Panhel committees .

HONORS/AWARDS: Dream Girl of Pi Kappa Alpha .

CINDY SPANGLE R, Omicron , Concord College, Music, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Music Chairman; Historian; Fundraising committee member.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Cardinal Key- Vice-President; member of Collegiate and Chamber Singers, Concord Commanders, Marching Band, MENC, and Gamma Beta Phi; organi st-Athens Methodist Church .

HONORS/A WARDS : Elle Holrody Music Sc holarship; Most Talented Greek ; co-wrote pi dge ong whi h won 3rd p ia e in national camp titian .

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JERRIE GOFORTH, Rho , Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Art Education, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Panhel President; Chairman of Homecoming, Panhel Re ceptio n Program, Back-to-School Program, Emerald Ball , Christmas Dance, Cystic Fibrosis; member of Pledge Board of Control; representative at NPC and City Panhel Alumni Luncheon .

COLLEGE/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES : President-Cardinal Key National Honor Society; member of Art Club, Marching Savages Flag Corp, and Order of Eastern Star; volunteer for jerry Lewis Telethon , American Cancer Society, and Special Olympics .

HONORS/AWARDS: Who' s Who; College Register of Outstanding Students; Homecoming Queen Candidate; Sigma Tau Gamma Little Sister.

ROSALIND CRENSHAW, Zeta Tau , Longwood College, Television/ Radio, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Chaplain; Member of intramurals.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Student Assistant; Orientation Leader; junior Class Secretary; member of Student-Faculty Committee, Freshman Commission , Curriculum Comm ittee, Legislative Board, Oktoberfest Klowns, Sophomore Roadshow and Head Colleagues.

HONORS/AWARDS: Who' s Who; Delta Psi Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Geist.

ANGELA PROPST, Chi , Shepherd College, English Education , Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES : Corresponding Secretary; Junior Panhel rep.; Music Chairman .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY A CTIVI Tl ES : member of Student Education Association , Center Board , Alpha Beta Alpha-Library Fraternity, 4-H . Luther League, and Choir.

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean' s List.

MARGARET LEE HONECKER. Psi , james Madison University, English, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Delegate to National Convention ; Ru h Chairman ; Member of Senior Sen_d-Off and Furniture Committees .

COLLEG E/ COMMU ITY ACTIVIT/£ : Member of Fencing Team, Gamma Gamma Honorary Fraternit , lpha Beta lpha Librar Scien e Frat rnit .

HONORS/AWARD : D an ' Lit.

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CHERYL WAGNER. Zeta. Lock Haven State College, Secondary Education-Communications. Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITI ES: Vice-President; Pl edge Train er; Panhel Alternate; representative to Al l Greek Council.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: m ember of fi eld hockey and softbal l team s; sports editor for coll ege newspaper; stage manager for theatrical produ ction .

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean 's Li st; Tri-captain of varsity softball team .

CHARLENE C. ATKIN SON , Io t a. Empori a State Unive rsity, Bu sin ess Edu ca ti o n. Senio r.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Ru sh and Mu sic Chai rma n.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Ph i Beta Lambda Bu sin ess Fraterni t y; Hom ecomin g M usica l member; Sigma Tau Gamm a Littl e Siste r.

HONORS/AWARDS: Wh o' s Wh o; Pi O mega Pi-Honorary Bu siness ; Pi Delta Phi-Hono rary Frenc h; Ca rdi nal Key- coc hapl ain .

JANE ESTES ROBERTS , Up sil o n. University of Central Arkan sas. Speech Pathology, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Pl edge Pres ident; Panhel-junio r representative. Vi ce-Pres id ent, and Pres ident.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Alpha Chi ; Gamm a Beta Phi-Exec utive Coun c il ; Royal Roo sters-Sec reta ryTreasurer; M ember of Speec h and Hearing Assoc iatio n.

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean ' s Li st; Who' s Wh o; Harvey Buffal o Sc holarship; Outstanding Young Wom en o f Am eri ca; M ost Spirited AST .

RITA ANNE BERTOLINO, Phi , Southeaste rn Louisiana Universit y, El em . Edu ca ti o n. Seni o r.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Vice-P resident; Rush Co unse lo r; Sweet hea rt; Chai rm an of Scholarship and Social Co mmittees .

COLLEG E/COMMUNITY A CTI VITIES: St. Albert' s Church Coun c il ; Li o nettes Hea d M ajo rette; Li o n' s Roar Adve rtisi ng Man ager; Ho meco m ing Court; A lpha Tau Omega Little Sister and Swee th ea rt; Treas urer. Vice-Preside nt, and President of Li t tl e Sisters of t he M altese Cross; St. Al bert's St udent Board ; Blu ebell es Boos ter Club.

HONORS/AWARDS: Wh o' s Wh o-2 ye ars; G ree n " S" Aw ard .

MARY B. WEBSTER . Alpha Lambda , Radf o rd Co ll ege, Hom e Economic s Education . Senio r.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Vi ce-Presid ent; Pl edge Mi stress; Ru sh Chairman; in charge of Founder' s Day, Alum W eekend .

Parent's Weekend . Senior Pi c ni c, and Swee th eart Dance .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: H o m e Eco no mi cs Club; Beehive Yearbook Staff.

HONORS/AWARDS: Omi c ron Delta Kappa - membership chairman; Kappa Delta Pi ; Dean ' s List.

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CHERYL COLE, Alpha Gamma, Henderson State University, Marketing/Management, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Pledge Class cotreasurer, Chairman of Social Service, Sorority Growth and Development Committees; Intramural sports .

COLLEGE/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES : Member of Miss HSU pageant, Gamma Beta Phi, Reddie Ripples, Swim Team, Baptist Student Union, Fe l lowship of Christian Athletes, and A lpha Kappa Psi .

HONORS/AWARDS: Ripples-4 year award; letterman on swim team; Who' s Who.

VIKI LYNN SMITH , Alpha Epsilon , Western Illinoi s University, Law Enforcement Administration, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Assistant Treasurer; Food Manager; Panhel Pl edge Trainer.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES; Orientation Board Leade r; Chairman of Panhel Special Events and Hom ecoming Royalty Committees; member of Greek Counci l, and SGA Committee for Co ntinuing Education ; Sigma Pi Little Sister.

HONORS/ A WARDS : Mortar Board Secretary; Charter member of Rh o Lambda Greek Women ' s Hon orary; Dean ' s List; Panhellenic Scholarship Award .

SUSAN CISAR, Alpha Kappa , Marietta College, Physica l Education, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Pl edge President; Custodian; Chairman of Ru sh; member of Parties, Seranades, Pl edge Committees.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Super Kids-Lung Association; City Softball Coach; P.E. Club; Volunteer for Friendship School , Special Olympics , Alumnae Telethon , Heart Fund Dance Marathon; member of Marietta Recreation League Volleyball, Varsity Sports, lntramu ral s.

HONORS/AWARDS: Best Pl edge; lettered in Field Hockey .

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JONI MAHURIN , Alpha Mu, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Office Administration , Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Vice-President; Recording Secretary; His tori an; Assistant Pledge Trainer.

COLLEGE/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: White Rose Sister of Sigma Tau Gamma; Candidate for National White Rose Queen .

HONORS/AWARDS: Homecoming Maid-2 years; Valentine Queen; Campus Favorite-2 years; Dean' s List.

SUSAN ELIZABETH PFEIFER , Alpha Phi , West Chester State College, Secondary EducationHis tory, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Recording Secretary; Rush Chairman; Panhel rep.; Panhel recording secretary; All Greek Rep.; member of Fundraising, Pledge, Music , Publicity, Program , and Social Committees .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: History Club.

DIANNE ELAINE ERDMAN , Beta Epsilon , Shippensburg State College, Business Administration/Ac counting , Senior .

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Treasurer; CoTreasurer; Member of Social , Pledge, Publi c ity, Ru sh, Ways and Means, Social Service, Homecoming, and Regional Day Committees; lntramura ls.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Accounting-Finance Club- Vice-President ; Tax Service Committee-Chairman .

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean' s List; Sister of the Week .

CAROL R. SCHOELLMA N, Beta Theta , St. Mary' s University, Accounting, Senior .

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Treasurer. Chaplain .

Housing Chairman; Student Senate Representative .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: " Shoestring Players" Drama Club- President, Vice-President, Secretary; Assistant Director of " Guys and Dolls"; Accounting Club; Freshman Orientation Staff; Chorale Club .

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean ' s List; Outstanding Scholar Athlete; Best Crew Head (Drama Club); Best Actress; Best Supporting Actress; Kappa Pi Sigma Professional Bu ine s Honorary Soci ety- President; Delta Ep ilon Sigma Scholasti c Honor Societ ; Alpha P i Omega National Drama Honor ociet President. Vice-Pre ident; Peat Marwi ck, Mitchell Foundation c holarship A ard - t o erag for ear; I tyear ; A T Award for 4.0 tered in ar it oftball Team .

CATHY RYNARD, Alpha Xi, Mansfield State College, Hom e Economics, Education Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Rush Chairman; Recording Secretary; Parlimentarian ; Vice-President of Panhel; Chairman of Initiation, and Planned Greek Week .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member of Omi cron , 4-H, PSEA, NEA, PHEA, AHEA, and International Federation of Home Economists .

LISA FRAMIGLIO , Alpha Omicron , Cla rion State College, Library Sc1ence, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Assi stant Pl edge Mi stress; member of Founder's Day Committee .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES : Marching Band member.

HONORS/ AWARDS: Best Pl edge; Lambda Sigma Hon orary Library Science Fraternity; Psi Chi Honorary- Psy-.: hol ogy Fraternity .

MELISSA POLLARD, Alpha Pi , Slippery Rock State Col lege, Special Education, Senior .

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Presid ent; Chairman of Social Service, Ways and Means, Standards Board , Ritual and Materials Committees; Custodian ; j ewe ler; Senior Standard s Rep .; Greek Week; Greek Skits .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Psi Sigma Epsilon Littl e Sisters- President; PSEA; Senior Community Blood Bank ; Leadership Workshop Conference-2 yea rs; Home coming Parade .

HONORS/ AWARDS: Lambda Epsilon Delta-Eiem . Ed .

Honorary; Sigma Pi Epsilon Delta-Special Ed . Honorary; Homecoming Representative ; Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweethea rt.

PAM RODGERS, Alpha Sigma, Northeast Missouri State University, Psyc hology/ Law Enforcement, Senior .

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Ru sh Chairman; member of Social Committee; Pl edge Class Song Leader.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Lambda A lpha Epsilon; Law Enforcem ent; Pi sto l Club; Tyquando; Outing Club; Para chute Club; Methodist Ch urch; Phi Lambda Chi D ame.

HONORS/AWARDS: Who' s Who in America .

JANIS MARY THOMA, Alpha Tau , Edinboro State College, Elementary Education , Junior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Vice-President; Recording Secretary .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member of Early Childhood Club, Association of Handi ca pped Students; Courtesy Chairman-Little Si sters of th e Shi eld .

HONORS/AWARDS: Dean' s List.

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CAROL MATTHEWS, Beta Zeta, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Accounting, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: Vice-President; Social Chairman; Member of Sorority Growth and Developm ent.

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES; Business Club.

HONORS/AWARDS: ODK; Beta Alpha Psi , Dean ' s List.

KIM FOJTIK, Beta Eta, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsvi ll e, Nursing, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Rush Chairman; Pledge Mistress; Delegate to National Convention .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Student Nurse Association; Women ' s Intercollegiate Gymnastics.

HONORS/AWARDS: Student Nurse Honor Society; Lettered in gymnastics.

KATHLEEN ANN GEDDES, Beta Tau , University of Lowell , Chemistry, Senior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Vice-President; Chairman of Rush , Social Service, and Social Committees ; Basketball Team .

COLLEGE/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Interfraternity-Sorority Council-Social Service; JV Basketball; Varsity Track; Sailing Club; American Chemical Society.

HONORS/AWARDS: Who' s Who; Dean' s List.

CATHY CREE FIELD, Beta Iota, Millersville State College, Economics/ Business Administration , Junior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President; Pledge Chairman; Member of Procedures Committee and Greek Council ; lntramurals.

COLLEGE/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Economics Club; Student Security Guard and Supervisor.

HONORS/AWARDS: Most Helpful Sister.

DONNA LYNN BYTELLA, Beta Mu, Salisbury State College , Business. Junior.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: President-two years; Convention delegate; Panhel representative .

COLLEGE/COMMUN ITY ACTIVITIES; Homecoming Chairman; member of Elections Committee; Dorm Secretary; R iden e Hall As ociation; Head Football Manager.

HONOR /AWARDS: Athletic Letter; Homecoming ourt.

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A Lady Named Moses Because of the wonderful work Lillian Moses did as president the first two years of the " life" of the Om icron Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau at Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, I wanted all A.S. T. 's who read the Anchor to know what a great person she was and is. I ask her to briefly summarize those years. The following article is a memory of the time she served as president of Omicron, from September 1930-}une 1931 ; September 1931-}une 1932.

Bula McNeill In May 1930 I was a pledge to Beta Theta Sorority at Concord College. The same month and yea r Beta Theta went national and became Omicron Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. I had never attended a sorority meeting, therefore, I was a "green horn " about sorority matters.

Eighteen girls were initiated May 31 , 1930.

Three members planned to return for the fall term. Imagine my dilemma when college opened and I was the only Alpha Tau there-the other two gir ls decided to teach .

My work was " cut out" and I felt so inadequate, but I must not give up. With the help of the alumnae, patronesses, faculty , advisor, and Dean of Women , the pieces began falling in place .

Miss Mae Hunter, a new facu lty member, came to Concord the summer of 1930. Soon she met alumnae members and patronesses of Beta Theta- now A lpha Tau , and li king these people soon became the officia l faculty advisor. All through the early growing period of Omicron , and long after, she was its " Rock of Gibraltar" , eve r faithful and helpful Bula McNeill, of near by Princeton , the girl who organized Beta Theta to begin with , was initiated November 21, 1930, along with two other alumnae, Pauline Overholt and Pansy Holt. who were not able to be present for the May 31 installation . She became the most helpful fr iend and member. She and Meade, her husband , did so mu c h fo r us-like picnics, breakfasts, theatre pa rties, and- oh, I don' t remember what all! She was always there in time of such great need .

Miss Ruth Perry, Dean of Women , was so gracious and helpful She knew which girls were being co nside red for membership by the other two sororities and gave me tips on names of gir ls I might consider rushing . I listened , and the tips proved helpful to me and profitable for Omicron . Fifteen girls were rushed-thirteen pledged and were initiated February 13, 1931 . The gi rl s were : Frances Groves. Lena Bary, Margaret Davis , Alberta Donally , Maymie Marshall , Thelma Bower, Virginia Marinelli, Thelma Foy, Mary Sidney B an , Jeannette Kyle, Myrtle Carr, Gula Hal tead, Ruth Payne, and an alumna, Julia D Lo z i r.

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Now, I began breathing a little easier. It was a wonderful feeling to know- now there are fourteen Alpha Taus instead of one ! They were lovely girls and I felt so encouraged .

After the pledges were organized , we began doing things as a group-attending Sunday School , having weiner roasts , hiking, having breakfasts together, bridge parties, birthday parties, and dancing in the gym on Saturday mornings. On some occasions our boy friends were invited, but we were always properly chaperoned .

From my diary of those days are a few dates, and things done and accomplished in the beginning days of Omicron .

September 1930-June 1931 December 2-6, Rush Week : December 2, 7:30 o' clock , Kid Party ; December 4, 7:00 o ' clock Theatre Party in Prin ceton ; December 6, 2:00 o' clock Treasure Hunt; December 8, 8:00 o' clock , Pan-Hellenic Dance.

January 11-Went to Sunda Schooi - Mis Hunter accompanied u -we were a ked to stand and be recognized .

January 26-We tarted making plan for our first formal banquet and dan e. Di u d date, place, fa or , or h tra, and gu t list Thi will be a r important ent f r u_.

Februar 5 - I mad n p h ts of th preps all

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" dressed up" wea ring their c ra zy hats, shoes, coats of odd colors . Th ey are doing ridi culou s and " nutty" things but are havin g a lot of fun- a cute group!

February 14-Several alumnae are here for a visit; C. Okes, M . Lilly, J. and M. De Lo z ier.

February 13 -A iumnae and I held the initiation today- how happy we are!

February 19 - First regular meeting -e lect ion of officers- I was honored to be elected the first presid ent of Omicron .

March 15- Mrs. Ralph Klingensmith conse nted to be a patroness-s he plays the harp -a nd will play for the banquet-we are so lu cky to have her.

March 28- Saturday . We gave " April Fool " dance for faculty and stud ent body- Benson ' s Orchestra from Bluefield-things going ni ce ly for Omicron , to date.

April 22- Di sc ussed final arran gem ents for banquet and dance. Bula McNeill and Evelyn Sim m s attended our mee tin g. Went to Bluef ield today with Dea n Perry .

April 23- Decorated co ll ege gy m for dance-C . Halstead, A. Donnelly, J. Kyle, R. Payne, F. Groves , and I, with the help of Addison McNeill , Meade' s brother .

Ap ril 24-0 ur banquet and dance was a huge success-ba nqu et in dining room of Girl ' s Dorm - dance in the co ll ege gym .

May 6-Eiection of officers was held tonig ht for next yea r. I, again , was honored by members of Omicron to be the president for the coming yea r. We see m to be " o n o ur way" at long last.

May 19 -We had a weiner roast tonig ht-boy frie nd s invited .

May 27- We decided to give Dean Perry a gift of app rec ia t ion . She has been so grac ious, consid erate, and helpfu l to us this yea r.

May 29-Fra nces G roves will represent Omicron at the National Co nve ntio n to be he ld in Denver, Co lo rado, August 20 and 21 .

The yea r 1930-31 was an unu sual sc hoo l yea r fo r m e-lots of work , plannin g, wo rryi ng, learni ng, -some days I wonde red if I could keep m y w its-ot her days I had lots of fun .

Yet, the year was very rewarding in many ways . I mad e m any new and dear f rie nds at the co ll ege-fac ulty, alum nae, patro nesses, pledges, and students.

The yea r of 1931 -32 was also quite su ccessfu l - m o re wo rk , some disappointments, but we initiated 27 love ly gi rl s. I could write anoth er sto ry about that yea r.

I would lik e to express m y deep app rec iation fo r the sacr ifi ces and lovi ng devot ion s to Omicron from the fo ll ow in g persons : Mrs. Mae R. Hunter, Faculty advisor, a lways faithful ; Bula McNeill and husband , Meade, who were always around to help; Mrs .

Smith Bradl ey, patro ness, so interested and a tireless helper; Mrs. Ralph Klingensmith , patroness, a talented and willing mu sicia n;

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Mrs. Ho race M cNee r, patroness, whose hom was always ope n to t he Alpha Taus; Miss Ruth Perry, Dean of Women, who gave me so much advi ce concerni ng sororiti es and Pan Hellenic; Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority for its thoughtfulne ss and courtesies .

One highlight of my l ife was when our daughter, Rita , beca me an A lpha Tau, April 6, 1955 . It was well worth all the effort.

- Lillian Moses Baumgartner

She Alone Was There " Lots of work , planning, worrying-some days I wondered if I cou ld keep my wits-other days I had lots of fun," reca ll s Lillian Moses Baumgartner, f irst Preside nt of Omicron Chapter.

Lillian Moses was a p ledge to Beta Theta, loca l sorority, when on May 31 , 1930, the loca l group of eighteen members and pledges was insta lled as Omicron Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau . " When co ll ege ope ned in the fall , I was the only Alpha Tau there," Lillian continues . " Imagine my dil em ma; I had neve r attended a sorority meeti ng. What was I to do?"

Lilli an asked for assistance from the Faculty Adviser, Mae R. Hunter, the Dean of Women, Ruth Perry, the few alumnae particularly Bula McNeill and the patronesses . " I listened" Lillian remembers, " as they offered tips on rush and suggested name s of gir ls that might be ru shed and their tips proved helpful and profitable . I ru shed a 'c ute group' of fifteen girls; thirteen pledged and all were initiated February 3, 1931 ".

The new members elected Lillian as the first President of Omicron and again as its second Preside nt. Li ll ian says, " The second year was more work and some disappointments, but we initiated twe nty-seven lovely girls". Omicron Chapter was on its way .

Lillian s' s two sisters, Lu c ille and Helen , and her sister-in-law, Marga ret Davis Moses, also joined Alpha Sigma Tau. Lillian married Auburn " Dutch" Baumgartner and contributed a legacy to the Sorority. " O ne of t he highlights of my life was when our one daughter, Rita, became an Alpha Sigma Tau , April 6, 1955" , Lillian proudl y says .

Lilli an' s devotion and dedication as an alumna contin ues to be an inspi ration to all. Lillian Moses Baumgartner, Alph a Sigma Tau salutes you.

Bula McNeill (Mrs. Meade) and Ferne Phipps (Mrs. E. C. )

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Alums • • . Working Together Alpha District Buffalo Mans the Phone The National Convention in June was especially meaningful for the Sigma Alumnae that attended, as they were joined by many of the collegiates of the Sigma Colony.

Sally Wales held a board meeting in August at her summer home in Wilson, N.Y. Plans for the coming year were finalized .

Lillian Gondree was hostess at our dessert meeting in September where convention reports were shared.

Howard Gondree, a lawyer, spoke on Estate Planning, at the October meeting at the home of Janet Bartlett. The program gave us some worthwhile ideas about planning for our futures, and pointed out the urgency of everyone "making a will".

Late in October ways and means chairman Helene Blackledge, was chairman of a fall fashion show held in the community room of the Erie County Bank Building. Our own girls modeled fashions. Prizes were given, items were raffled and orders for clothes were taken. A healthy profit was made .

In keeping with Buffalo's plans to revitalize the downtown area and bring everyone back to the heart of the city, our Founder's Day Chairman Edith Eckert, chose the Statler Hotel directly across from the new Convention Center to hold our Founder's Day luncheon.

Members visited the planetarium at the State University College of New York for a most informative program in November. A few days later the planetarium was destroyed by fire.

Near the end of November several of the Sigmas "manned the phones" to take pledges during a fund drive for Channel 17, our educational 1V station. Beverly Bollard, is a most dedicated worker for this station and many of the Sigmas work along with her whenever possible for the station's auction, flea market and fund drives.

The colony was visited by District VicePresident Anne Gruber in early December. A punch party reception was held at the college and the alumnae and collegiates attended .

Sigma Colony ribbon and pin pledged eight new members during the fall.

A Christmas party was held during our December dessert meeting at Dolores Schmidt's home . A gift exchange took place.

Florence Bates invited members and escorts to her lovely home in East Aurora for a Christmas punch party.

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planned for the remainder of the year by program chairman Lillian Gondree. We are of course looking forward to having Sigma Colony becoming Sigma Chapter.

Detroit III- District President At Founders Day September's meeting at Juanita Bouffard's home featured a re-cap of convention highlights as well as an opportunity for putting the final touches on the coming year's plans. As president, Juanita is providing strong and efficient leadership.

Kathy George's new home in Warren was an exciting place in October as a candy-making demonstration gave everyone a chance to mold and dip chocolates. Those fancy treats in their paper cups are not too difficult to achieve . All it takes is the right formula, the right temperature, and the right touch!

Founder's Day at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial was competently planned by Diane Peters. Members from Theta, Detroit I and Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor chapters as well as Alpha District President Anne Gruber were welcomed .

Theta Chapter president received Detroit Ill Alumnae Chapter's gift check earmarked for crested stationery. Anne Gruber provided information regarding Beta's plans for the district workshop in March . MADEC Christmas cards were sold to support their good cause.

A holiday gathering with alumnae members hosting the active chapter was held in December. With exams and the first quarter over, it was a relaxing and joyful evening.

-Rose Marie Schmidt

What's Ours Is Yours Traditionally as the holiday season approaches, one's thoughts shift to the age old adage, "It's better to give than to receive."

However, this has been the theme that our alumnae chapter has held all year long. We have given our time and energy to our social service activities and have been gratified by the letters we have received from the groups we have helped.

The profits from our diligent efforts at our garage sales, Stanley party, and purse party were donated to further support the Childrens' Benefit Fund at York Wood Center in Ypsilanti,

the library Fund at Pine Mountain Settlement School, and the Alpha Sigma Tau Memorial Fund. Our contribution to the Alpha Sigma Tau Memorial Fund was donated in the memory of Wanda Crawford Bates, our past chapter advisor for so many wonderful years. Mrs. Bates passed away last June just as our convention was concluding, and therefore her name was not able to be mentioned at our traditional memorial service. We all mourn the passing of Mrs. Bates and will cherish the fond memories of the days we were able to share with her during her fifty years of service to A.S.T. Another very special person in our group who has constantly given so much of herself to us, and often at the expense of her family and teaching profession, is Marilyn Christy, our president. We were all indeed pleased to hear that the Anchor Award for her outstanding service was presented to Marilyn at convention.

(She still can't talk about it without those spontaneous tears, though). Even her husband, Doug couldn't make out what she was saying that night at convention when she made the long distance call home to tell him about it! We feel that the committee is to be congratulated on the choice, and that Marilyn certainly exemplifies the criteria evidenced in this outstanding award.

Convention highlights and reports of constitutional changes were brought back and discussed at our September meeting. How fortunate we were to have had Ann Gruber, Martha Belknap, and Marilyn Christy in attendance at the convention.

Sue Slick opened her house and garage for our profitable rummage sale in September.

Watch out, Marilyn-Sue's getting your sale's pitch down pretty good lately! The competition is close on your heels!

Hand crafted purses by Helen Helgren were in abundance in November at the new and beautiful home of our hostess, Carlotta Wilusz.

Many of us were able to get that very special holiday gift shopping done a little earlier, and beat the hectic rush.

Founder's Day was celebrated in beautiful surroundings at the Veteran's Memorial in Detroit.

A very special thanks is given to the gals from the Detroit Chapter for such a lovely luncheon and program .

Friendship and felicity were shared in the holiday spirit at the December Christmas Dessert at Elaine Habel's home. Goodies were abundant and the variety exquisite. Recipes were exchanged among members as well as some very lovely gifts. This was our one meeting set aside for just socializing, and "oh, what fun it was".

How delightful it was to have among our guests, Carol Boisonault, Bev Rusnock, and Claire Brughman and renew past acquaintances again.

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Our spirit of happiness and friendship is extended to you and yours as we wish all sisters together a joyous new year.

-Joyce Berg

Beta District Greater Pittsburgh Area Alumnae Chapter Formed The alumnae chapter was installed on October 8, 1978. The installation and luncheon were held at Johnny Garneau's on McKnight Road. Louise O'dell installed the chapter with the help of Mary Ellen Willmitch, the National Chaplain. Two local alumnae dignitaries ; Barbella Kuenz, Area Alumnae Representative of Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Carol Ficeti, Youngstown alumnae chapter president, were also at the ceremony.

After the installation, the sisters held a business meeting to elect officers. Those chosen were: President, Patricia Pace; Vice President, Cheryl McDonald; Treasurer, MaryJo Tooey; Recording Secretary, Marisa Zippy Perdue; Corresponding Secretary, Diane DiRuzza ; Historian, Linda Trujillo, and Chaplain, Donna Aker Fielder.

The chapter wishes to focus particularly on aiding the district collegiate chapters in whatever way possible. The members plan to observe Founder's Day with the Beta Delta Chapter from Duquesne University with an afternoon tea on November 5.

-Denise Apple

Delta District Bucks-Montgomery Gifts to Young and Old The Bux-Montgomery Chapter had its first meeting on September 27th during which officers were elected and the meetings were organized for the coming year.

Some of the activities planned include a Christmas cookie exchange, wine and cheese party, shopping trip to Reading and an evening at the City Line Dinner Theatre to wind up our social calendar for the year.

For social service, the chapter is presently putting the finishing touches on a "GrannySquare" afghan which shall be donated to a local nursing home when visited for Christmas caroling . In the spring, Bux-Montgomery has been planning to spend several evenings with disadvantaged children playing games and making arts and crafts.

For a ways and means project, the chapter is sponsoring a wicker and plant demonstration .

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the total sales which will help finance projects in the coming year.

The highlight of the year so far was the chapter's celebration of Founders Day at the Cock N' Bull Restaurant in Peddlers' Village, New Hope.

Bux-Montgomery would like to extend best wishes for a good year to all sisters and to announce the birth of a son Jamie to Jim and Sue Gallagher.

-Margaretta Fry

Montgomery-Prince Georges Supports House of Ruth Warm clothing, food and items for personal use will be brought to our December meeting.

This will be the third year our chapter has given holiday donations to the House of Ruth . Cecilia Cunileo, Deputy Director of the House, gave an informative talk to our joint Founders Day with the Northern Virginia Chapter. She suggested ways Alpha Sigma Tau can help this non-profit organization which provides temporary shelter for destitute women.

Congratulations Northern Virginia sisters for reaching your goal for Children's Hospital!

-Sue Dingess

Philadelphia Alumnae Open Season In Colonial Mood Philadelphia alumnae opened their '78-'79 season being entertained at luncheon by Mabel Schreiber at the Hatfield home of her niece, Kate Chapman. Sparing everyone the long drive to her own home in Lebanon, Mabel combined convenience and an interesting colonial dwelling for the setting of their October gathering. Kate Chapman's home, an original log house, has been restored and furnished with loving care.

After luncheon, members drove to the nearby historic Morgan Log House in Towamencin Township. The Morgan House, entered in the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the finest surviving medieval log houses in the country, completely restored and furnished with authentic early 18th century furniture. Edward and Elizabeth Morgan, original owners of the house, built in 1695, were the maternal grandparents of Daniel Boone.

November Founder's Day celebration was observed at the Midshipman Restaurant in Strafford. Luncheon was followed by a program presented by Grace Talmadge of Talmadge Tours, who proved that travel can be exciting and adventuresome.

December brought a holiday-house tour of authentic old town houses in center city West Chester and country houses outside of town.

Winter meetings included films of Pine Mountain, Brlgadoon in dinner-theatre, and travel films .

- Carolyn Potser

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Epsilon District Shepherdstown- Dream a Vacation September was a time for planning the 1978-79 calendar. Ruth DeHaven's was the site of the planning and reports session. Ruth Seibert displayed her bracelet honoring her national convention attendence.

October marked the 200th birthday of Martinsburg . History permeated Elizabeth Salmon's house. Mrs. Betsy Dove, a teacher at Rosemont Elementary School, presented her slide history of the town with her fifth graders providing the musical background via tape. The Revolutionary period and the Civil War era dominate the local landscape; however, the alumnae were remembering as the sights and sounds of the 40's and 50's passed into the present. The evening was also Panhellenic since Mrs . Dove is a Tri-Sigma alumna from Shepherd College.

-Barbara Maxwell

Washington Achieves Hospital Goal Washington D.C. Alumnae began the new year with a pot luck dinner in September at Diane Helbing's home. The nineteen members and three visitors present were busily engaged in planning for the Charity Bazaar as well as eating! Four meeting dates were set when skillful and talented members would prepare craft items to be sold.

October's meeting was at Helen Sour's home, where the last craft items were completed, and plans finalized for the bazaar held at Tyson's Corner Shopping Mall on October 19 and 20.

More than $1000 was cleared, thus exceeding the goal of $1500 to be used for furnishing a room at the new Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. The group was surprised and pleased to have accomplished the task in two years .

Founder's Day was celebrated on November 4th with a luncheon where approximately forty members of Washington and Maryland groups joined together to renew acquaintances and initiate new members into both chapters .

Carol Jackson's home was the scene of the annual Christmas party on December 13th.

Members exchanged home made or handmade gifts and everyone had the usual merry time.

-Betty Elliott

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Goodbyes were said to a very much loved member Pat O'Rourke. Pat is continuing her education in Washington. Our chapter wishes her much success.

In July, a garage sale was held to fatten our treasury. Chris Ramspott was kind enough to lend us her garage for the occasion.

Many of the members will not be fortunate enough to take a trip to las Vegas but will have some idea of what the shows are like after having seen the las Vegas revue "1001 Nights" at the Plantation Dinner Theatre in St. louis. This was our social meeting for the month of August which was arranged by Jeanne Schneider.

Sharon Eberlin hosted the September meeting at her new home in Alton, Illinois.

Plans were finalized for the Founders Day dinner in November. The members also discussed buying T-shirts for children in an emotionally disturbed class.

The October meeting was not all pleasure as we met at Jeanne Brunworth's home to make favors for the Founders Day dinner. With many helping, the favors were soon finished. A few of the members then went bowling.

Founders Day and a Christmas party are planned for the rest of the year.

-Sharon Eberlin

To our delight, 28 young women pledged A.S.T.! Mrs. Debi Psyzka, an Alpha Nu alumna, from Blue Spring, Missouri, volunteered to supervise the new groups education and meetings.

On October 7th, the C.M.S.U . Homecoming, five alumnae and their husbands were surprised to see an entry in the parade by the new group .

Then the alumnae were treated grandly at a tea before the big game.

On Founder's Day, the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter held a candle lighting ceremony for the collegiate chapter at C.M.S.U .

A songfest followed. Cookies were donated by the alumnae for a bake sale to be held the following day.

-Kolyn Nancy Cochran

St. Louis Shares Rainbows of Friendship St. louis Alumnae Chapter enjoyed the traditional June luncheon at Alice Dunlop's home before starting on 1978-1979 activities . An entertaining program featuring slides was presented by a representative of the lorettaHilton Theater of St. louis .

A pot-luck supper opened the September meeting at the home of Dr. lillian Schippers.

Kansas Reactivates Alpha Nu On July 15th, a meeting was held on the C.M .S.U. campus at Warrensburg, Missouri, between Susan McCarley, Bobbie Nichols, the Dean of Women, a Warrensburg Alumnae Panhellenic representative, and Greater Kansas City Alumnae representatives - Marj Mellon, Nancy Cochran, and Sharon Richard. From that point on it has been an exciting and hectic time for all concerned. The reason for this meeting - the reactivation of the Alpha Nu Collegiate Chapter on the C.M.S.U. campus.

During the August meeting, all of the Alpha Nu silver was polished. Two weeks later Marj, Nancy and Sharon cleaned the Alpha Nu wing of the Panhellenic Dormatory and brought out all of the Alpha Nu furniture, which had been in storage. Material was purchased for several small throw pillows and three floor pillows in the Chapter room. Sharon Richard made all of the pillows.

September brought the C.M.S.U. Fall Formal Rush! Susan McCarley, National Expansion Coordinator, spent two exhausting weeks working on rush. Several alumnae attended the different rush parties given by collegiates from McComb, Emporia, and Edwardsville. The Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter donated punch for the preferencial parties held on September lOth. The punch was served by Nancy Cochran, Sharon Richard, and Marj Mellon.

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Founder's Day proved to be an enjoyable and meaningful evening. A banquet at the Flaming Pit Banquet Center was shared by alumnae from St. louis and Edwardsville. Beta Eta collegiates were in attendance also . They provided a musical program after the dinner.

The November meeting was held at Elizabeth Wilson's home. After eating authentic Chinese foods, slides of China taken by Marie Nemnick on a recent trip were shown.

Two fund raisers have been held . A dinner party was held at the Plantation Dinner Theater.

The play, "Everyone loves Opal" with Martha Raye was most entertaining. In July, a garage sale was held to add money to the convention fund.

St. louis Alumnae has established a $100 annual scholarship for a student at the University of Missouri at St. louis. Fifty dollars was also donated to the Susan Blow Foundation . The donation is to be used for the conversion of the city's first kindergarten classroom into a museum. logos School, a school for emotionally disturbed adolescents in St. louis, was also given a donation of fifty dollars by the St. louis Alumnae.

Several enjoyable business and social events during the rest of the year will be held . All area alumnae are invited to join us.

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Ginny Becker, outatandlng Alumnae 1978-79

(L-r) Dianne Scucchl and Suaan Vogt at Founder'• Day Brunch .

Birmingham Honors Sybil King Birmingham Alumnae began the 1978-79 year by meeting in late August at Betti Shore's home to work on craft items for the November bazaar. Members attending made Santa Claus containers from baby food jars decorated with felt and cotton. The jars were later filled with peppermints.

Sybil King invited members to her home in September to gather material for the alum scrapbook. Kathy Fagan, historian, collected photos and memorabilia from sisters.

Alpha Sigma Tau, Ginny Becker (president) in particular, was responsible for the successful October program of the Birmingham Alumnae Panhellenic Association. Dr. Aaron Lamar, Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. John D. Jones, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Ms. Brucie Beverage, Panhellenic Adviser, all from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, were guest speakers. Topics discussed were Greeks on UAB's campus; descriptions of AST and Alpha Gamma Delta at UAB and the success of the first Panhellenic rush; and how the Panhellenic might aid the sorority growth at that campus.

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Susan Vogt hosted the October meeting where Faye Kane and lynn Perrine (BZ's) were initiated into the Birmingham Alumae Chapter.

Plans were also made for Founder's Day and clothing and canned goods were collected for Northside Ministries.

November was a noteworthy and busy month-first Founder's Day and, next, the charity bazaar. Susan Vogt did a superb job for the second year planning Founder's Day. Alumane and BZ's gathered for the third annual brunch. Alumnae furnished dishes of fruit, sweetrolls, sausage rolls ... just to name some of the goodies. Collegians and alums met new faces and were reacquainted with sisters who had been away.

Beta Zeta's presented awards to outstanding members and alumnae made their presentations-Ginny Becker received the Outstanding Birmingham Alumnae Award. This year, the chapter named their annual scholarship award in honor of National President Sybil King.

Susan Vogt donated a pearl badge and Terry Dudley gave the BZ guard. The pin will be

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passed down each year to the BZ with the highest scholastic average for the previous year.

This year's recipient was Patty Smith.

That evening, sisters met once again for a banquet as they were joined by husbands and dates. Sybil King and Terry Dudley were guest speakers for the occasion.

A week later, Birmingham girls were busy working at their table of crafts for the annual Eastwood Mall Charity Bazaar. Aprons, Christmas ornaments, tooth fairy pillows, pin cushions ... even octopus bedecked the colorful table "wo-manned" by alumnae and help from BZ. All items were hand-made by members-time and material were donated and the result was a tidy profit of nearly $300 which was proportionally spent on MAEDC, Pine Mountain, and the Center for Developmental learning Disorders at UAB. The Bazaar wasn't the only source of income for social service! In September and October, Betti Shores, social service chairman, headed the sales of Current Cards and 25-cent gift raffles to gain a profit of over $50.

Members celebrated the Christmas holiday season with a cookie swap at Dianne Schucchi's home. They made dozens of cookies, divided them into small numbers and swapped them (and recipes). Hot spice tea, coffee and happy chatter were consumed for the festive occasion.

-Terry Dudley

Miami Member News Tops An open house at Kay and Hank Adorno's home was a substitute for the September organizational meeting. Therefore, the girls packed a lot into the Founder's Day meeting held at Bebe Dellinger's lovely home. A pact was promptly made not to lose touch between meetings.

Such catching up! Joan Cardwell, with husband in tow, spent a two-week vacation in Europe and is looking forward to the debut of her first grandchild in March . Sue Bossong started her master's degree program and announced that she and husband have an addition to their household, a Model A Ford. Hila Lane is serving as assistant principal at her school, while June Martin continues to serve "childrenkind" with seven of her own at home and a job at Variety Children's Hospital. Bebe Dellinger, an Eastern pilot's wife, conducts tours at Eastern and is continuing her rollerskating classes. Jan Granier, who surprised everyone by getting engaged during the summer, announced plans for a holiday wedding, while Kay Adorno's news was that her first baby was to arrive in April.

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the chapter treasury. Social service ideas for the upcoming year were considered. Methods for involving inactive Miami ASTs were discussed .

With appetites satiated, all departed Bebe's caught up on social and sorority news and looking forward to Jan's wedding and the Christmas meeting .

-Kay Adorno

Theta District Norfolk Gives Toys For Tots The Norfolk Area Alumnae have had a busy year! Our activities have included collecting favors and making salable items for the Convention, mailing the Ecology flag to Pine Mountain , and collecting toys that were delivered to the Mental Health Center for their playroom.

Our members have enjoyed a short course in cake decorating, a toy party, and our annual social, which included the husbands, at the home of Linda Johnson . We attended the Panhellenic luncheon, which featured Congressman William Whitehurst as speaker, and good food .

We proudly voted Anne Creekmore, our past president, for the Top Tau Alumnae award and Anna Margaret Rhodes for the Ada Norton Award. We welcome to our group some new members: Adrian Butler, Donna Bisgrove, Gail Guthrie and Doris Knotts.

Our officers include a great bunch of girls: Robbie Cool, president; Linda Johnson, vice president; Gail Guthrie, treasurer, Bonnie Litchfield, secretary; Betsy Russ, chaplain; Anna Margaret Rhodes, panhellenic delegate ; Donna Bisgrove, panhellenic alternate; Alma Hall, social service; Joy Wetherspoon, social chairman.

-Sandra de Foras

Princeton-Athens Alumnae Revisit Yesterday "Open House" was the attraction at the lovely new home of Phil and Nell Kessinger Jefferies in the Sun Valley Community, ending up with a covered-dish dinner on the patio in September.

October brought us to the home of our President, Bula McNeill, for a Book Review by Mrs .

Wilma Toothman.

Founder's Day was observed with the collegiate girls at Concord College, Athens , with fourteen Alumnae present. A delightful program was presented by Ruth Mayberry Elmore (Alumnae) the "War Years of Alpha Sigma Tau" at Concord College. This program was spiced with humorous events and beautiful songs sung by Ruth that were popular during the war-years .

December featured a Christmas-Luncheon at the home of Betty Sue Hedrick.

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Many social service activities have been given to Pine Mountain Settlement, Mental Health.

Our congratulations to Miss Marcella Whitlock upon receiving the annual Citizenship Award in Bluefield this month.

Princeton-Athens Alumnae Chapter is a dedicated group of "Sisters" who enjoy working and being together.

Richmond-Petersburg- Welcome Back Jane!

With the arrival of fall so began our new year.

Members gathered at the home of Ann Cook where sisters welcomed back Jane Ruffa after two years in Egypt. The following officers were installed: Margaret Nukols, president; Patti Bliley, vice president; Jo Ann Marshall, secretary; Carol Eubank, treasurer; and Ann Cook, panhellenic representative. Plans for the coming year were finalized .

In October, members and their spouses met at the home of Carol Eubank for a covered dish supper. Good food and good time was the theme.

Our candlelight Founder's Day ceremony was celebrated in Pat Sours' home. From there, sisters gathered at one of Richmonds' finest restaurant, The Tobacco Company, for dinner.

Roanoke ... Time To Care After spending their individual summers taking vacations, attending classes, attending CONVENTION '78, or just getting some much needed rest, the Roanoke alumnae were eager to get started on a new year of activities.

All the alumnae who either worked on the convention or attended it, reported a very successful and meaningful gathering of the sisters.

Donna Yuhas is congratulated on her hard work to make Convention '78 a great success.

A planning meeting for the year was held at Leslee Wade's apartment in August. The chapter will be led by the following officers for 1978-79: President, Leslee Wade; Vice President, Debra Padgett Grzanka; Corresponding Secretary, Karen White Farris; Treasurer, Judy Robertson Layman; Recording Secretary, Bittsy Reed Hall; Social Service Chairman, Donna Richardson Yuhas; Chaplain, Billie Miller Howell; Historian Wanda Austin, and Editor, Martha Donaldson Crute.

Ann Griffin hosted the September meeting at which Becky Heck, director of the Children's Center, was the speaker. The center is a residence for emotionally disturbed children in Roanoke. After hearing of the many needs the center has for donations of time and money, the chapter decided to make work at the center it's social service project for this year. The members expressed a desire to visit the center to see first hand the work being done there .

One of the great needs of the center is for oneto-one relationships with the children who range in age from six to twelve. Because of their emo-

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tional state or home situations, these children have been removed and placed in this home.

In October, the chapter held a tasting party at the home of Judy Layman. Each girl was to bring some 'goodie' and the recipe to share. It was a delicious evening. The cooking talents of this group proved to be superior. This was also the night for our fund raising project which was the sale of Current stationery.

November is the month for tradition, the tradition being the Founder's Day Banquet which was held at the Charcoal Steak House.

The meaning and bond of our sisterhood was renewed in the Rededication Ceremony.

-Martha Crute

Iota District Houston Talent Turns to Cash Chris Maletic and Pat Nayle attended the national convention in Natural Bridge, Virginia this summer where three Houston alumnae received awards. Chapter President and National Historian Pat Nayle received the Yellow Rose Award. Sharon Clarke, chapter VicePresident and Iota District President, also received the Yellow Rose Award . Chapter Treasurer Tana Wilkinson received the Anchor Award for Top Tau. Highlighting this fall's activities was preparation for the second Houston Pan hellenic Bazaar.

The bazaar was held in the beginning of November. Most of the items sold at the bazaar were made by sorority members . Some of the items made this year included braided Christmas wreaths, Christmas tree ornaments, baked goods, hand-painted shirts and tote bags, wall plaques, bread basket liners, dish gardens, and baby blankets, bibs, and toys . Houston Alumnae profited about $250.00. Much of this money will be used for the social service project.

New Orleans Alumnae Plan on Activities At the September meeting the idea of including more activities with alumnae sisters and their families, since many now have small children, was voted and passed .

During the month of October, a small Christmas Bazaar was held after our meeting in the home of Carol DiLeo Bandera. The first activity planned for members and their families was well enjoyed especially by the children as everyone met at the Elmwood Kiddieland Amusement Park where one could-POP-Pay One Price, and could ride an unlimited number of times from 6-lOPM. The "Bumping Cars" made the best hit of all, while the "Wizz" made many a parent ill as well as a few children.

Several alums volunteered to bring refreshments, cookies and punch , which would be available for all to enjoy.

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Brister Johnson, Kathy Anderson Seeger, Cheryl Ritchey Strauss and Marilyn Koch Teel to visit the collegiate sisters. The alums were welcomed and asked to give their advice on furnishing the collegiate's Chapter Suite. Many ideas came forth on draperies, carpeting, furniture and room arrangements .

Another trip took place, this time to Ethan Allen Galleries which proved interesting to many alumnae sisters. Slides showing "Louisiana Living" toured different areas of New Orleans, from a French Quarter home to an uptown home to a plantation home along the river bend. Tips and techniques were displayed by interior decorators who were present at the showing. A recipe from each kitchen was shown in the slides and after the presentation these recipes were available to all as well as booklets on types of interior designs .

In November, several sisters went to Hammond for Founder's Day and were glad to meet their sisters and to find out that about 10 girls who are graduating will be returning to New Orleans and are very eager to join our alumnae

group. A check was given to the collegiate sisters to help them In furnishing their Chapter Suite.

Also during Thanksgiving week, Gall Galatas Siciliano who is in charge of Social Services, delivered a Thanksgiving Basket consisting of a turkey, of course, and other staples for a needy family .

The Christmas Party this year will be held at the home of Anita Allred Gradwohl where everyone is asked to bring a delicious dish as well as an exchange gift. An invitation to our collegiate sisters has been sent and the alums are looking forward to having them participate in the festivities. After sampling everyones specialty, Christmas songs will be sung and maybe even Santa will stop to pass out the gifts .

The alums also provide one gift and toy for each of the children of the needy family in order that they might enjoy Christmas a little more.

In 1979 New Year and months ahead will bring many more activities for the alumnae sisters of New Orleans!

-Mignonne Bankston

Phl"o oklt: "Take me out to the Tau game".

Party for new Phi pledgee.

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Haggard whom we feared were lost. With the coming of dawn, the long night was over, everyone arrived safely and we were ready to proceed.

With 19 proud initiates, ceremonies at the Institute of Texan Culture began. Beta Theta joined other guests to make the whole experience even more special.

The charter members were initiated, then after a short break, the first pledge class was initiated. We all celebrated with an authentic Mexican lunch in San Antonio.

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was held for new members and National officers, and guests. National officers made speeches of congratulations and presented gifts.

A silver service set, a camera, a much-needed white table cloth and chapter plaque were on the list of gifts.

The new semester was underway and with the help of Susan McCarley we held open rush where we gained two new pledges.

Plans for the remainder of the semester include election of new officers, the second annual Fiesta UTSA, a Mr. Lovely Legs contest, and distributing Easter Baskets for emotionally disturbed children of San Antonio and participation in Greek Week.

Thanks to all who have given us ideas, support, kindness, and the true meaning of sisterhood.

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Chapter News Alpha District Busy Summer and Fall for Theta The Theta Chapter at Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan stated the fall quarter enthusiastically after a very busy summer.

Of course the big summer event was the 1978 Convention. There were 10 Theta's there, among them Laura Luc, delegate and Joyce Bury, queen candidate. A special award was given to designate Theta as having the largest collegiate delegation in attendance. Ideas from convention were conveyed to the rest of the sisters who could not attend.

Convention wasn't the only thing happening this summer. Installation of our new big brothers was held at an annual picnic.

The next big event for the sisters at W.S.U. was our Dinner Dance held on September 23.

Almost perfect attendance was achieved. The highest grade point average award was given to Teri Meyette, Theta vice president. The girl who helped the chapter out the most was Debbie Ziegler, best active. Laurie Jodway was awarded with a plaque for best pledge. The most improved average award went to Joyce Bury.

Joyce also won the "Ding Dong" award for the sister who seems the most absentminded.

Fall rush was exciting for the Theta's. At our informal rush party, the sister's performed the skit which won them the award for Best Song at W.S.U. Greek Week held last spring. Formal rush was a bit more solemn because our circle of friendship candlelighting ceremony was performed. Because of our efforts Marie Alvaro, Debbie De Lisle and Jayne Polczynski are the new pledge class for this fall.

At one of our meetings another type of candlelighting ceremony was held. The candle went around three times to announce the engagement of Karen Hurley. Congratulations.

Founder's Day was a big success. Held at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, actives and alumnae both enjoyed the luncheon. District President Ann Gruber came down for the weekend and got to know the Theta chapter's newest members .

On the social side of school, the AST's had mixers with the Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Pi fraternities. Also a Halloween party was held October 28 at the Sigma Pi house, which was a crowded success.

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A view of old Detroit was seen when the sisters, for a program meeting, went on a tour of the Detroit Historical Museum. Walking down actual cobblestone streets was one of the many highlights.

Some very important honors were bestowed upon the sisters, which included: Janice Garbarino, Theta Tau Sweetheart and Sigma Pi Sweetheart Court; Nadia Sawka, Pi Kappa Alpha Sweetheart; and new TKA little sisters are Laurie Jodway and Barb SkoU. The W.S.U. academic calendar allowed the Theta's to have the longest winter break of classes in recent history. Ski weekends and sledding and snowball throwing parties were already well past the planning stages, a whole six weeks before school was actually let out. Hope a great winter vacation was had by all and Love in AST to aU of you.

-Joyce Bury

Beta District Delta Chapter Lends A Hand "Alpha Sigma Tau forever the sisters who are more than friends we're not the first to know there's just no getting over Taus But now there's no turning back since you've brightened up our lives we're glad we found TAUS We're hopelessly devoted to TAUS" So sang Delta Chapter's eleven pledges to · their sisters at the Fall Pledge formal.

The Delta chapter was also "hopelessly devoted" to their community. Early in the semester, they lent their aid to the Indiana County Woman's Club, working booths at the County Carnival. Smiling despite the cold winds, the Taus painted faces on children, sold pumpkins, and manned the ticket booths.

When another campus sorority called on AST for their help in raising money for the Cerebral Palsey Fund the "delts" were not ones to tum them down . Baked goods were sold from three locations, earning $103, which was greatly appreciated by the home as they could now afford to buy needed equipment.

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The Tau's combined fun with work one December evening when they joined voices with the Delta Tau Delta fraternity to sing Christmas carols. Travelling from door to door, the Greeks harmonized "Silent Night" and other favorites to the tune of $28 for the children's ward in the Indiana Hospital.

Another purpose for the outing, was for the sorority to invite guests, and get to know them in a fun atmosphere without the pressure of formal rush.

Honors: Queens-Homecoming Queen nominee, Janice Quinn; Outstanding Woman of the Year-Ellen Winter; Outstanding Co-ed competitors,-Margie McCall, Jenny Bowers; Panhel Officer-Margie McCall, secretary; College Register-Jennifer Bowers, Ellen Winters ; Dean's List-Margie McCall, Mary Beth Kelley, Margie Sebak, Suzanne Pardo, Jennifer Bowers, Lisa Smith, JoAnn Jacobelli , Tammy Farren, Karen Rizzuto, and Kathy Bonetti; Gamma Rho Tau-Suzanne Pardo, Kappa Delta Pi-Lisa Smith and Jennifer Bowers.

Alpha Pi's Live on Stage The sisters came back to Slippery Rock from their active summers, to exchange stories about all that had happened while they were away.

Homecoming was soon around the corner, and the sisters were busy decorating and creating for the Homecoming parade. The theme was "Circus Days", and in front of the Executive board car were several clowns (sisters: Val, Julie, Laura, Kelley and Melissa). The makeup came off and the sisters enjoyed watching the Rock THE ANCHOR

victory over Shippensburg . Following the game was the Homecoming Tea. There were many new faces at the tea this year, and the sisters shared pictures and conversation over the refeshments supplied by the Alumni.

October was a busy month, with the coming of Formal Rush and the Annual Hayride. The hayride was held on a cold Saturday night, with a party following in Apt. 9, complete with hot dogs and refreshments.

Formal Rush began on Oct. 17, with the theme of Stage I being "Its a Tau World." Stage ll's theme invited the rushees to come over the rainbow to the "Land of Tau." The sisters and rushees enjoyed watching the Alpha Pi's version of "The Wizard of Tau", complete with Dorothy (Sheridan Churchman) and the rest of the cast , and Toto TOO!!! (Cathy Priegnitz) The Alpha Pi's are proud of their twelve new pledges: Laury, Vicky, Linnea, Amy, Natalie , Margie, Beth, Diane, Sue, Linda, Cathy, and Tish. Congratulations pledges!!!

Alpha Taus Back In Action Going back to school was not exciting for everyone but for the AST sisters at Edinboro State College, Edinboro , PA it was . Besides being back together again , the sisters held a plant sale the first week which was a huge success. Thanks should be extended to Mr . James McHenry, Homer City, PA who raised and donated the plants to the chapter.

During the summer the sisters had two workshops . At the workshops they worked on things such as fall rush ideas and signs to put on doors , and green and gold pillows for the women's pins after they are initiated. The chapter would like to thank Mrs . Jean Bittner for the use of her time and house for the workshops.

As rush chairman, Denise Ann Danforth did a fine job. She arranged for the chapter to have two rush parties. The first one featuring Sarah Coventry. The second being a "Snoopy Party" featuring a skit of the AST Peanuts gang. The chapter warmly welcomed two fantastic pledge classes. The first class, Janet Casali, Carol Gudewer, Darlene (Polly) McDonald, and Maria Thomas, was known as "small but select - The Fabulous Four". "We're #2, but we try harder" (the second group) was made up of Gunilla Johansson and Laura Kessler.

The chapter did not let the Halloween season go by unnoticed . An idea of Halloween-o-grams was carried out in order to raise money for the pledge dance . What is a Halloween-o-gram? For 25¢ the students wrote a message on the back of a paper pumpkin and the chapter delivered it and a piece of candy to the specified person on Halloween.

November turned out to be a busy month .

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Jamestown, New York. After everyone got over their tired feet they finished off the weekend with a local Founder's Day Rededication Ceremony and dinner. The middle of the month brought about initiation time. This was followed by a pledge dance the weekend before Thanksgiving vacation. A pre-party was held on Friday night at the apartment of the chapter sweetheart. On Saturday, the women and their dates went to Erie, Pennsylvania for dinner and dancing. ASTengraved, long-stemmed wine glasses for all were lasting momentos of the occasion.

The chapter finished off the semester with a Christmas dinner and party.

Though the chapter is still relatively small, it is most active. The chapter would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have helped them, especially Ms. Mary Ellen Willmitch, Youngstown, Ohio. We would also like to formally welcome new advisors Mrs. Charlene Fumi and Mrs. Denise Minor.

-Anne McHenry

Gamma District Zetas Have Fun Filled Semester The fall semester at Lock Haven State College has been a very busy time for the Zetas. Following rush we proudly welcomed four new pledges.

The girls are being led by pledge trainer Sue Richart. The fall pledges are: Kathi Byham, Marsha Peton, Kathie Rufolo and Sue Sypulski.

The weekend of September 22, 23, and 24 proved to be a very exhausting and rewarding weekend for four of our sisters. Debbie Buhl, Maureen Carey, Sharon Schwalder and Kim Wittich all participated in the Phi Mu Delta Dance Marathon, for the benefit of the Infant Development Center. We were proud of all of them for finishing the 48 hours. Maureen and her partner came in third place, while Debbie and Kim finished fourth .

October proved to be a very busy and profitable month. On October 6th and 7th, the sisters were treated to a mixer at Sieg Conference Center with the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Mu Delta and the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha. It was a fun time for all who attended. On Friday October 13th the sisters held a dance in Rogers Gymnasium. Every 13th person who attended the dance was let in free of charge. A month long candy sale was also started. Each sister is helping out by selling 24 candy bars. Hopefully this money will help defray the costs of Winter Weekend .

The rest of the semester also looks to be busy and funfilled. On November 4th the sisters are having a Rededication ceremony; this is being planned by Laurajean White . At the end of November at Thanksgiving party is being planned for the benefit of the underpriviledged

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children of the area. Once again everyone is looking forward to Winter Weekend to be held on December 8th and 9th. On Friday night a hotdog roast is planned to be held at Sieg Conference Center and on Saturday night the formal dinner-dance will be held at the Holiday Inn of Lamar. It is expected to be a fun time for all who attend.

Finally, Happy Holiday's to all of you, from all of us!

-Tara Mahoney

Those were the Days for Alpha Xi The Alpha Xi chapter at Mansfield State College gained five new sisters this semester. They are MaShelle Gullo, Mary Hazard, Elaine Kelso, Robin Mazuk and Robin Olkiewicz. Our rush theme was "Score with AST." It proved to be very successful. The pledge program ended November 19 with an initiation banquet.

Alpha Xi Sisters collected for UNICEF on Halloween and sold tickets for a balloon derby involving the March of Dimes. The chapter made Thanksgiving Day favors for the patients at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital, Wellsboro. The sisters are also planning a Christmas Party for the emotionally disturbed class of Mansfield.

ASTs homecoming queen candidate was Lori Werley . She made a very pretty candidate. The theme of homecoming was ''Those Were The Days." Our float was called ''The Stylish Ways of those North Hall Days." The sisters were dressed in styles from the twenties to the seventies. (North Hall is the oldest dorm on our campus. That's why everyone decided to use it in the title.)

Right now, the sisters are busy preparing for Christmas Panorama. It will be held December 9 and our presentation is called "A Christmas Dream." It is about a little girl who has a dream about visitors from space coming down to spend Christmas with her.

Alpha Xi would also like to congratulate our Top Tau candidate, Cathy Rynard, and all other candidates.

-Marianne Hodrick

Delta District Beta Deltas Keeping Busy This semester flew by very quickly, especially for the Beta Deltas at Duquesne University.

Centennial Carnival kicked off this year, and after over a month of practicing, the AST's. teamed with the brothers of Beta Sigma Pi, performed "All for the Love of Daisy." It was a musical comedy based on the production of "Some Like It Hot," and although the show did not place in the Greek competition, compliments were not spared for the outstanding choreography and costume. Congratulations go to Sylvia Pagan, Carnival chairman for the THANHR

Awaiting the pledges on Bid Day are the sisters of the Beta Delta Chapter, from left to right; Ellen Shogan, Andrea Orfltelll , Pauline Kotun, Marla Marie, Becky Porada, Stacey Glynn , Janice Melnyk , and Antoinette Chiodo .

ASTs, who dedicated many long hours in preparation for the Centennial event, and to all the sisters who helped make Carnival happen .

Rush followed the Monday after Carnival ended, and with the creative efforts of Rush chairman, Maria Marie, the AST's recruited a pledge class of 14 very energetic enthusiastic girls. They are: Mary Beth Allen, Leslie Cantin, Lynn Chestnutt, Lori Ciocco, Barb Cyr, Sandy Dahestrom, Ria Duffy, Gerianne Faziole, Denise Flynn, Erin McKenna, Jody Morello, Maura Naylor, Cookie Smyrnes, and Tricia Stickle. The sisters are very proud of this semester's pledge class. Their unity, determination, and sincerity was very impressive, and they have surprised the sisters by quite a demonstration of working together for a purpose. An example of their undying enthusiasm was their effort in this year's Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon. The pledges alone raised almost $1,200, and the AST's, as a whole, collected $2,150. Congratulations to our dancers, Eileen Flood and Jeff Sember, who managed to keep dancing the gruelling 52 hours of the marathon ; to Bonnie Borris, who collected more money for MD than any other sister individually; and to all the sisters who took time out from their busy schedule to collect for this worthwhile cause.

The semester closed with the annual Christmas Formal, and all the sisters, decked in their best, joined in the holiday festivities and celebrated the end of another £unfilled busy semester at Duquesne.

-Debra Slowikowski

Beta E's Work With Children The fall semester for Beta Epsilon got off to an enthusiastic start with plans for our social service projects, rush program and pledge program at Shippensburg State College. Our rush program consisted of rush parties, a formal rush and an informal rush. One of our more unusual rush parties had a "Mexican Fiesta" theme complete with a pinata filled with candy. Our inforTHE ANCHOR

mal rush, "Tau Wars", was fun and rewarding for both the sisters and rushees . Sisters and rushees dressed up as martians, and we were amazed at the cleverness of costumes which were an outlandish array of green faces! Our fo rmal rush theme was "Reflections of AST''. Here the sisters were formally introduced to the rushees, there was a slide presentation giving rushees a glimpse of pledge activities and a meaningful ceremony was performed by Kim Fogal, our chaplin . Rush chairman , Katie Gray, is to be commended, because at the end of our short but productive and exciting rush season we were proud to gain eight pledges . They are: Kathy Falvey, Geri Ann Heffren, Diane Javitt , Lauren Moore, Barb Orr, Patty Peters , Carol Ritter, and Donna Weibley.

Our next big event was Homecoming at Shippensburg State, where AST sister Julie Bihl was elected as the 78-79 Homecoming Queen. After the excitement of the crowning we entertained our alumni to an informal party. It was a great opportunity for all of us to get together again and share old times. Kim Lefever, our social chairman , did a fine job of organizing Homecoming and Founder's Day. For Founder's Day the sisters and pledges had dinner together at a nearby restaurant. Here we honored our sweetheart, Tom Strite, had a rededication of vows, and presented awards to those who received the highest grade point average in the past two pledge classes. There were also mixers planned with Theta Chi , TKE , and Sigma Pi. The social service committee, headed by Cindi Battinieri, has been busy planning activities for this semester. For Halloween sisters gave a party for the children at the school for veteran's orphans. At this party we entertained the children with songs, games and plays. The sisters dressed up in Halloween costumes and had just as much fun as the young ones. On Halloween night the sisters went to the Chambersburg Hospital to entertain the children in pediatrics. During the Christmas

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season we are visiting our penpals at a nearby nursing home. We are also sponsoring a clothing drive for needy people of the area.

Our ways and means chairman, Gina Well, organized a Plant Sale, Rice Krispy Treat Sale and a Clean-up Project which kept us in money for the remainder of the semester.

During Greek Week, AST joined forces with Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity sponsoring the Catapillar event where ten girls and guys are tied together at the waist. Still tied they walk or crawl to different spots on campus and do something at each spot. Winners are the team that does it the fastest and most accurate.

Greek Week is held to unite the sororities and fraternities, and to show the campus and community the rewards of being Greek.

Beta Epsilon always participates in college activities, and one activity in which the sisters excelled was the Sigma Pi All Sports Night where we placed first .

Congratulations are in order for Patti Roche who was awarded the Lisa Jo Ziegler Award as most outstanding senior. The award was given at the Senior Party last spring in memory of the late Lisa Jo Ziegler. This award will be given annually to the senior whom the sisters feel has done an outstanding job in working with the sorority.

-Kimberly Golden

formal, and helped with Saturday Recreation and SMED. Presently we are working on plans for Regional Day to be held at Millersville State College this Spring.

So, you can see that Beta Iota's have been pretty busy during the fall semester, and we're looking forward to a great Spring term .

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Beta Iotas Have A Busy Semester The Beta Iota Chapter returned to Millersville State College with a full schedule of events. The returning sisters had an active, yet rewarding semester.

It all started with a week of Greek Games .

Sororities and Fraternities got together to participate in many fun relay races . At the end of the week, Greek Council awarded prizes to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner. AST didn't take 1st, but we ran a close 2nd receiving a cash award.

In October we had our Formal meeting and Rededication. The following week was Millersville's Homecoming. We had our annual Mum sale and built a humorous float with Kappa Sigma fraternity for the Homecoming parade. After the football game, the Greeks held an Open House at the Greek House.

Refreshments were served to the parents, friends, and alumni.

In November AST caddied for the Annual Bridge Tournament at the Host Farms. This was a big money making project for us . We also had a slumber party at the Greek House and participated in Intramural volleyball with Kappa Sigma.

During December we initiated our new Chapter Advisor, Miss Tracey Mellor, addressed Christmas cards for the elderly with Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, had our annual Semi30

Chi Girls on the Go Fall semester meant back to school after a long summer, but it also meant getting into gear for the Chi girls. They started off by "dropping anchor" with door favors , and "munching out" with rush parties, all of which helped them gain three new pledges for their efforts-Ruthie Korzep, Vanessa Hudson, and Toni Palumbo.

First on their social calendar was the fourth annual "Dark Side of the Moon" camping excursion to which three of their members went. As one sister commented, "It was a great opportunity to get out and meet new people."

The next big event was homecoming and their annual Alumna Tea. Thanks to Angie Propst, Gail Kidwell, and Anna Mary Willingham , and their great publicity, the tea was a smashing success with about thirty people attending . They also raffled off a trip to Coolfont Resort in Berkley Springs, and had a picture-taking booth as homecoming projects. The weekend was topped by the Homecoming dance , which several of the sisters attended .

Parents Day weekend is always the biggest event of the Shepherd season, and the Chis followed in the festivities . They sponsored the first annual "Mr. Shepherd" contest which was won by Mr. Pat Randazzo of Delta Sigma Pi fraternity . They also hosted a re eption for parents after the game.

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The Chi girls also had the opportunity to visit James Madison University and Psi Chapter as they hosted a Regional Leadership Workshop.

They gained much useful and valuable information.

Other activities included a visit to Grafton School in Maryland to teach the girls crafts, as their social service project, a visit from their district president, Ms. Gail Scott, Founders Day celebrations with the Shepherdstown alumna group, and the proud recognition of their president, Gail Kidwell, on the Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

The Chi girls have been on the go and have many new things planned for next semester.

Psi Moves to Townhouse Psi Chapter at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, began its first semester in the new Greek Townhouses. With Debbie Hailey as housing chairman, the chapter has purchased furniture and carpeting. Money certainly was needed. The main fundraising activity was our yearly desk blotter project. The sisters and pledges sold six-packs of soft drinks for a profit of 150 dollars. Psi's fundraising disco was in November.

November proved to be a busy month for Psi. We hosted a Regional Leadership Weekend. Activities planned were rush, panhellenic and housing workshops, a songfest, scrapbook competition and a party with Sigma Nu. The traditional Yellow Rose Formal was also in November.

Along with the excitement of the house there were the two busy and exciting weeks of rush.

Highlights, included a hot dog cook-out with sisters and rushees and the second round party with a "Monopoly."

Psi now has seventeen enthusiastic pledges.

They have been busy raising money by getting Master Charge applications. The pledges were swapped with the TKE pledges to clean up each other's houses. November the tenth was Initiation Day. Homecoming at JMU was October twentyfirst with the theme Oktoberfest. Psi worked on a float with Kappa Sigma. The sisters welcomed back many Psi alums at the annual cocktail party. Activities included the Pledge's song and the revival of old AST songs.

As our social service project, sisters kidnapped the presidents of the sororities and fraternities for a ransom of non-perishable groceries. The 130 dollars worth of groceries we received was donated to the Harrisonburg JayCees.

A candlelight was held for Jackie Mollenauer who is now lavaliered.

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-Joyce Powell

Alpha Kappas Host Epsilon DP In September the Alpha Kappas of Marietta College began eight days of formal rush from which they gained six pledge sisters. They include sophomore Kim Noll from Mainville Ohio, freshmen Janeda Johnson of Ne~ Matamoras, Ohio, Ivy Petersen from Medina, Ohio, Lauren Siegel from Pittsburgh, Pa., Diana Norman from Warren Mass., and Helen Lekowski from Ottawa, Illinois. Alpha Kappas, continuing their rushing, designated October as informal rush month with one party per week .

Their goal: five new pledges by November!

The sisters were pleased to have Epsilon district president Gail Scott for a visit October 19 through 22. During that time Mrs. Scott met with all the sisters individually to discuss problems and questions. She observed a business meeting and attended Pledge Dessert, a traditional gift exchange between big and little sisters. This year's pledge class presented their big sisters with hand made koala bears (the chapter mascot) while their big sisters gave them decoupaged plaques .

Alpha Kappas participated in Marietta's homecoming by creating house decorations around the theme "Pioneers will haunt Cardinals and Marietta will harvest the victory."

Rushees were invited to a decoration-making party in which pumpkins were carved and caramel apples consumed. The chapter also held an informal tea for visiting and local alumnae following the football game.

Alpha Kappas have done several fund raising projects. Among them was the collection of aluminum cans, for a $500 prize offered by the Miller Beer Company. The chapter also sold raffle tickets on a formal and worked for Marietta College's physical plant picking up litter and raking leaves .

Recently the sisters had the pleasure of seeing an Alpha Kappa alumna named director of the college public information office. Joanne Bloom Heller graduated from Marietta in 1973.

The chapter's plans for the remainder of the semester include Pledge Shoeshine, Thanksgiving dinner with alumnae, a toga party, Founders Day observance, and a Christmas party with alumnae.

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and it proved to be worthwhile. Iota pledged 21 new sisters, the most on our campus.

In September we were asked to help in starting a new chapter in Warrensburg, Missouri.

We did our western skit from formal rush and everyone who went to Warrensburg came back with great memories. We wish the best to the new Warrensburg chapter.

September 22 and 23 we held a dance marathon for a money-making project.

Everyone stayed up aU night and had a lot of fun. At the end of 26 hours we still had three couples dancing. September 30 was Dad's Weekend. We treated our dads to a chili feed at our house and then we went to the football game. After the game everyone took their dad partying.

Our pledges had a car wash and a daisy sale to raise money. All the actives are real proud of the pledges. We had a Sisterhood night October 10 to celebrate the pledges getting their big sisters. The pledges also gave a pajama party for the actives October 28.

October 17 our senior took sneak to Warrensburg. They came home the next morning at 5 a.m. When they got home they made sure everyone knew they were home. For Homecoming we decorated our house and held a tea for our area slums. Our formal was held November 18. It started with a pre-party at the house and a dinner and dance later at the American Legion .

Congratulations go out to many of our sisters.

Amy McFadden had to wait all summer until our first meeting in the fall to announce her engagement. Barbie Heckart was married in September to Bob Ginavin. Charlene Atkinson was chosen to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and was also picked as a Delta Sigma, little sisters to Sigma Tau Gamma.

Other Delta Sigs are Cyndee Wilson, Dawn Davis and Cathy Castleberry.

Three girls were chosen to be Sisters of the Golden Heart, little sisters for Sigma Phi Epsilon. They are Joyce Ockenfels, Tammy Michels and Lisa Fox. Kim Chambers was chosen as Phi Delta Theta's Sweetheart for this year and Amy Wadsworth is a new Sigma Pi lit· tie sis.

The Iota's wish the best for next semester to all the other chapters.

Rewarding Semester for Alpha Epsilon Once again the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Western Illinois University has begun an exciting fall semester. Greek meets touched off our successful rush thanks to our Rush Chairman Mary Jo Niestrom and her assistants Nancy Kovach and Karen Olinger. After a combination of rush and an open bid party, we have twentyone enthusiastic pledges. They are a fantastic group of girls.

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Speaking of rush, the Alpha Epsilon Chapter did something unusual this fall. A group of sisters drove to Central Missouri College in Warrenburg, Missouri to aid the start of a new Alpha Sigma Tau Chapter. We performed formal rush ceremonies for two parties of girls. All in all it was a truly rewarding experience. A special thanks to the sisters that were able to attend the trip.

Homecoming was a busy time for the Alpha Taus. The festivities, which were centered around the theme of "A Brand New Day", included working on a float with the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, making a banner for the House for which our pledges were responsible, having a social gathering before the football game for the many alumnae that came to visit, and attending the "Yell Like Hell" pep rally, the parade and the football game. Our sisters are also proud to mention that sister Karen Olinger, nominated to represent the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority on the WIU campus, was chosen as one of the top five Homecoming Queen candidates.

She was able to have lunch with Governor Jim Thompson for the dedication of our new library.

We are grateful to the men of the Theta Chi Fraternity for also helping to sponsor Karen.

Two Alpha Tau sisters were also nominated for Homecoming Queen to represent two other organizations for which they were involved.

Congratulations to Laura Spanton and Nancy Kovach.

The day after Homecoming was our annual Powder Puff Football Tournament sponsored by the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Though we didn't place, we had a lot of fun together.

Thanks go to our Athletic Chairman, Barb Siedler, and to the determination of the sisters who played.

We have several money making projects planned. Thanks to sisters Laura Orban and Kim Ray, we had a successful fund raising Happy Hour selling popcorn , hotdogs and refreshments. Our next project is to sell assorted candies.

The Alpha Epsilon Chapter has been attending exchanges, social service lectures and trick or treating for Muscular Dystrophy. We also have been involved with other group functions with some of the sororities and fraternities on our campus.

Parent's weekend draws near. Our sisters will be busy practicing for "Sigma Sing" which is a musical production that our parents wiJI be able to see. Song Chairman Corrine Hills and her assistant Lori Holt will be involved in the preparations.

We, at Western Illinois University have done various landscaping projects to improve the appearance of our House . We obtained contributions from our alumnae and from the whole active chapter. A plan was designed for the landscaping by the parents of Sue Goding . Planting the trees and shrubs was complet d by all the

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Landscaping touches and coat of arms for Alpha Epsilon a WIU.

sisters. Also, with the craftsmanship and hard work of our sister Sue Goding, we now have AST's crest displayed in our front yard.

Special thanks go to our alumnae, Mr. and Mrs. Goding, and the Alpha Epsilon Chapter.

The great efforts of everyone involved shows the abundance of pride we have in Alpha Sigma Tau. -Laurie Smith

Alpha Nu Reenstated Early in the month of September, Susan McCarley came to Warrensburg, Missouri with one strong intension in mind , to reenstate the Alpha Nu Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. The goal was greatly achieved with ten girls willing and anxiously ready to start the new chapter. The girls: lvette Arango, Mickie Cleaver, Ida Cole, Becky Dayton, Alesia Dumas, Valerie Muller, Debbie Rash, Ann Westenhaver, Christie Williams and Peggy Worley.

After rush functions the girls were joined by: Jane Ackley, Becky Barger, Lou Cernko, Debbie Edwards, Mona Frazier, Teresa Greer, Sue Jackson, Jennifer Jones, Sally Kurt, Jody Light, Lynne McCafferty, Jan Schillermann, Cheryl Soltus, Debbie Steinbrueck, Ronnie Studley. All of these girls were to be the Founding Sisters of the Alpha Nu Chapter.

Since Susan left all of the girls have been very busy with rushing and learning pledge lessons themselves. Helping the Alpha Nu Chapter along with lessons is in alum, Debbie Pyska.

The months of September and October were very busy for the chapter. Participating in Homecoming Parade, a Formal pledge tea for all newly pledged campus Greeks, and an all campus "Push For Life," to help benefit the American Heart Association . The month of October ended with witches and ghosts at a Halloween Dance on campus.

During the months of November and December the chapter began writing their Constitution and By-Laws.

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Rushing was a continued and constant event as the chapter ribbon pledged several new girls.

At the close of the first term Jane Ackley, Teresa Greer and Alesia Du Dumas participated in the Miss Missouri Pageant held at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A Hay Party with a western theme helped to end the month of November a Kris Kringles brought in the month of December. Prior to the Christmas break the chapter had its Christmas party and gift exchange. Also during the month of December the chapter gained a Faculty Advisor, Mrs. Jean Bammford.

As the months progress, the Alpha Nu Chapter grows not only in number but in the experience of sorority living . With a goal of completing its Constitution and By-Laws and looking forward to their initiation in March .

Mom's, Dads Visit Alpha Sigma The Alpha Sigma chapter at N.M.S .U., Kirksville, Missouri has had a very rewarding fall rush and semester. After fall rush we received 11 new sisters; Bobbi Bontz, Denise Konrad, Susan Raney, Lesa Farrell, Cindy Henton, Betty Holman, Cindi Slightom, Diana Bradley, Robin Marcantonio , Annette Robinson, and Courtney DeReinzo. Next we started the task of Homecoming, which included building a float with the Delta Chi fraternity and running our queen candidate, Deb Gampp, who did a super job for AST. On October 28 we held our annual Halloween party at the farm of Carla Jerome in Green Castle. We also have been busy with mixers with the AGR's, Phi Lamb and Delt Chi fraternities.

Sue Fletcher honored with a visit in Oct. and we were all glad to see her. Parents Day was held in Sept. and we were happy to see everyone's mom and dads. We have two sisters who are hearing wedding bells : Val Lindbolm will be wed on Nov. 25 and Carla Jerome will take the big step on Dec. 30; we wish them the best.

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1. Beautiful new Upsilon Taus 2. Bid Day 3 . Party Time 4 . Big Sis and Little Sis 5. Welcoming pledges on bid day

On Nov. 4 we celebrated Founder's Day with our alumnae here in Kirksville. Our final party of the year (semester) will be the annual gift exchange in our chapter room and of course a date party that night. Best wishes to all the sisters of AST. Tau love to all.

-Pam Imboden

Beta Eta's Go International The Beta Eta Chapter at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill. began the fall quarter with high spirits and enthusiasm for the coming year.

The Beta Etas extend a warm welcome to our new assistant adviser, Cheryl Meyer.

Fall rush proved to be a busy and exciting time. We had two rush parties. One of these was an International Rush Party where each member brought a dish from a different country and also dressed in something to represent that country. At the other party we played volleyball, went canoeing, and ate watermelon. We were honored to have Chris Nugent, our district president, join us for our parties and we were very happy to gain three new pledges.

October 17 was Homecoming at SIU. It was very special for us since it was the first Homecoming here since 1972 and also because, one of our members, Denise Panyik, worked very hard to help organize it. We participated in the hayride, volleyball tournament, and by selling programs in the soccer game.

Our service project was on October 27. We took group pictures of emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded, and physically handicapped children at the Very Special Arts Festival which was held on our campus.

Founder's Day was again celebrated with the St. Louis Alumnae chapter at the Flaming Pit Banquet Center in St. Louis.

The Beta Etas wish all sisters good luck in all their activities .

-Elaine Hicks

Eta District Upsilon Pledges 32 The Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau began at the first of the summer preparing for our fall rush. Our President, Sandra Crick, and two other members, Jane Roberts and Susan McKnight, attended National Convention. They returned with many new ideas and songs. We held our annual summer convention Saturday, July 8th, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Some girls went to Hot Springs Friday and made a weekend of it. During our meeting on Saturday each Rush Party chairman met with their committees to make sure each person was doing their part.

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We returned to school in August full of excitement and enthusiasm. Almost all major things had been done for Rush, so we got around the campus to scope out the new freshman girls . We had song practice or skit practice every night until September 11th, the first day of Rush .

Rush parties were held each night except Wednesday. Saturday morning the 16th of September, our 32 beautiful new Taus ran into our sorority room with screams and tears . Pictures were taken and then all the members and pledges went to the cafeteria to eat. Saturday afternoon, the members took the pledges to our football game. We had to show everyone how proud we were of our new sisters. September finally slowed down, just to start again in October .

On October 3rd, we blindfolded our pledges and took them to the river for pin pledging. After pin pledging, we returned to the sorority room for a party. Each Thursday night is a pep rally.

The week of chant competition, we won the spirit paddle for the best chant. On October 11th, we held our annual Chili Chowdown, a chili supper we have for one of our money making projects. Each member and pledge were required to sell 8 tickets, and bring one dessert .

On October 15th, for one of our social service projects, we took 20 deaf children roller skating in Little Rock. Homecoming was busy working on our float and display. We built our float with the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and won 2nd place. Melia Kilby, one of our members was Homecoming Queen. We also had a tea on Saturday afternoon for the alums who were on campus for the game. October 31st, members went to the KAAY Haunted House and out to eat. We had Halloween T-Tau party. Michael Vacarro, a husband of one of our members, and Karen Sacrey, one of our members, were U.C.A.'s Halloween King and Queen.

November 3rd, we had a hayride and a weiner roast. Everyone asked dates . November 11th , a carwash was held for another money making project. November 12th, was our annual parents banquet and open house . Everyone invited their parents out to eat at Bowens cafeteria. November 14th, we went ice skating in Little Rock.

December 5, we held a Christmas T-Tau party in the sorority room. At this party each person makes decorations and strings popcorn for our Christmas tree. We exchange gifts and have a party with punch and cookies. On December the 8th, we are having a semi formal Christmas dance. It is at Otter Creek Clubhouse in Little Rock.

This pretty well takes care of the Fall Semester. Things get busy and hectic at times, but our Alpha Tau love and sisterhood pulls us through those hard times.

-Dixie Wilson

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Alpha Gamma- "Cra-a-zy" Girls The Alpha Gamma chapter began their Fall rush activities with helping the freshmen girls move into their dorms. On September 6 all the sororities had a lawn party at the Panhellenic House. Skits were provided for the rushees' entertainment. Our own resident hams, Brenda Jo Wells and Margo Evans, were the "Tau Craa-zy Greek Girls" a take-off on a "Saturday Night Live" skit. For our informal coke-party we welcomed the rushees aboard the U.S .S . Alpha Tau. Live gold-fish were the favors along with life-saver lollipops which we used as name-tags .

The second coke-party was "AST Sports Night."

Howard Cosell with wig and all was there for the festive ball-game atmosphere, (Brenda Jo was really Howard). This was the first year that this theme was used as a party and much to our delight it proved to be very successful. Favors were coke cans topped with whipped parafin wax, banners, and straws . . . (which could also be used as candles.)

We received 23 new sisters on bid-day. They were Terri Harris, Margaret Copeland, Debbie Roberts, Melinda Newton, Stephanie Hall, Judy Stewart, Janet Purifoy, Paula Howard, Kathy Wilkins, Pam Green, Becca Allen, Karen Towery, Dalynn Nutt, Jenna Scott, Glenda Alexander, Rose Ellen Bridges, Nannette Howard, Karen Weems, Betsy Newman, Julie Alexander, Robin Monk, Mirinda White, and Kim Muse.

The pledges have had one money making project-a car wash at the local Pizza Hut. They raised a sizable sum of money. On Oct. 30 they had a Halloween party at the Children's Colony in Arkadelphia for the children there. Bags of candy were given to the kids by the spooky pledges who had dressed in various different costumes. We are now in the planning stages for our first formal dance as a sorority.

Busy Alpha Mu's In September, we welcomed the freshmen girls to UAM with a cook-out. Hot dogs and homemade ice cream were served. Afterwards games were played and songs were sung.

At the end of September all girls were welcomed to our Alpha Sigma Tau open house.

Punch, chips, and other party foods were served. The following week was Open Rush .

On October 9, Tammi Lunsford, Joy Thompson, Beverly Worthen, Janice Ranieri, Edie Swain, and Trudie Tucker began pledging for the fall semester.

Our new District President, Susan Vogt, visited with us October 21 and 22 . It was an enjoyable and enlightening visit .

In October we also had a rummage sale and a bake sale . Friday the 27th of October was spent 36

working on our Homecoming float. One of our members, Joni Mahurin, was elected to the 1978 Football Homecoming court.

Pam Hitchcock is a cheerleader for her second year. Even with a broken arm her spirit and enthusiasm is not altered. This is the second year that Linda Farrar has been a majorette for UAM. Three girls of the Alpha Mu Chapter were united in bonds of matrimony in 1978. Laura "Rick" Dees said her vows June 2, 1978, Virginia Hinkle August 1978, and Karen Hill August 19, 1978.

November 5, 1978 was spent celebrating AST Founder's Day. We held an open house for all the girls and their parents.

Other projects scheduled throughout the year include; the fall pledges cleaning up the campus, holding a raffle, and giving an arts and crafts show.

Fall Rush Keeps Beta Zetas Busy With the installation of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, the Beta Zetas busily prepared all summer for their first panhellenic rush. A traditional tea and orientation meeting kicked off rush week for two Beta Zeta theme parties during the week. The traditional preferential party and bid day activities brought a close to rush week but opened the doors of Beta Zeta to six new pledges.

The Monday night theme party, inspired by the movie "Grease", was held at the sorority's apartment club house where all the participants dressed in the attire of the 50's. The chapter presented a skit in which a rushee had to choose between sorority and her boyfriend. After choosing sorority, the rushee's boyfriend suddenly realizes how beneficial sisterhood can be to a college girl. The finale of the skit occurred when each active took hold of a rushee and they bopped to "We Go Together." Then the rush chairman, Anna Cogg, lead everyone in an Alpha Sigma Tau sing-a-long. With the help of the Birmingham Alumnae, who provided the refreshments, all the sisters and rushees "twisted the night away."

The second Beta Zeta theme party centered around the funny pages and everyone dressed in costumes of cartoon characters. The funniest character of the evening was the Eta district president, Susan Vogt, who, dressed as Marmaduke, who explained the proceedings of panhellenic rush to the rushees. Panthers, Jenny Brown and Susan Waintraub , did a little dance to the tune of the "Pink Panther", whi h inspired the Daisy Mae's and Little Abner's to kick up their heels in dance to John Den er'

"Thank God I'm a Country Boy." Anna Cobb lead everyone In another sing-a-long to end the cartoon festivities.

After a very formal and solemn preferential party, the Beta Zetas are happy to welcome and congratulate their new pledges: Sherry Farris, Susan Fogas, lisa Johnson, Brenda Monroe, Natalie Stanley, and Susan Waintraub.

The Pledges and actives of Beta Zeta are now busy planning a formal banquet at the Birmingham Hyatt House in honor of Founder's Day, now that formal rush is over. Plans are also being made for the traditional turkey dinner and Christmas party to be held at Mary Yeatman's home. The Beta Zeta's are pleased and proud of their advisor, Diane Scucchi, who will be preparing the turkey for the Christmas celebration. The Beta Zetas would also like to extend their congratulations to sisters Lynn Perrine, who was crowned convention queen this summer, and Susan Vogt, who was appointed Eta district president and assistant chapter advisor. Many wishes from all the Alpha Taus of Beta Zeta.

-Carol Baril

Halloween treats with the children . It is undecided as to who enjoyed it most, the Taus or the children. Our own, Christie Osborne, carried out the role of "The Great Pumpkin".

Speaking of Halloween, we are preparing for a party held on the floor. It will be given Halloween night with such things as a haunted house and a scary skit.

Two more events in the horizon for the Con cord Taus are Founder's Day and the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Founder's Day will be a celebrated by having dinner in our college state room with entertainment. The Sadie Hawkins Dance, which will be held Nov. 11 , is hoped to be an exciting time. We are sharing the dance with Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and it will feature disco music . That just about wraps up our Fall semester and we are looking forward to an even better Spring semester.

We send the warmest wishes to other chapters and hope they are having and will have a wonderful year.

-Jane G. Damron

Theta District

Zeta Tau Chapter Takes Honors

Omicron Wins Greek Games

With the beginning of the 1978-79 fall semester the Zeta Taus found themselves diligently preparing for the best rush ever. We are proud to receive our eighteen new pledges which enabled us to make quota . They are : Donna Braden, Susan Towler, Jo Jacobs, Debbie Hogge, Sharon Harrup, lisa Lassiter, Bev Harris, Susan Melvin, Linda Sue Hall , Kim Fuhr, Barb Greer, Jean McCiairon , Karen Kilmer, Debra Spencer, Cheryl Steiber, Vicki Lowe, Kathy Renolds, Evelyn Gregnany. We also hit ceiling with an open bid accepted by Kim Garber. Needless to say our rush was in· deed a success.

Several of our sisters have been presented with various honors this semester. Cam Oglesby was selected as a member of Geist , a campus honorary for scholarship and leadership. Three Taus were selected as members of Delta Psi Kappa, the physical education honorary. They are : Maryjane Smith, Cindy Morris, and Myra Gwyer. Many of the ASTs were selected to perform during Oktoberfest at Longwood this year. Oktoberfest is an annual event held one weekend to promote class spirit and unity . Those selected were: Muffin Ames , Kim Fuhr, Brenda Fettrow, Kim Gilbert, Kim Furbee, Robin Young , Julie Dayton , Jan Jennings, and Lynn Plagman. A host of other AST's are also involved in this big campus event.

A great number of ASTs have given their ef· forts toward intercollegiate athletics this semester. The Tau field hockey team members are: Teri Davis, Julie Dayton , Kim Fuhr, Kim

The Alpha Taus at Concord College in Athens, W.V. started things out biz. In the first month they came back, they won Greek Games.

It was held September 10, in the afternoon, everyone turned out, even our alumni came and gave us a grand support by cheering and participating. Shortly after this came open bidding, during which we acquired two new pledges, Lenore Liddle and Darlene Martin. We are enormously proud of our pledges and we are looking forward to our Big Sis-little party to be held November 5 with the theme of "Candy Land. " A pledge hike held Oct. 28 was also a huge success with everyone turning out and the pledges going on a scavenger hunt.

Visiting us at this time was Debby Alexander, our district president. We thoroughly enjoyed her being here and celebrated the event with dinner out.

Everyone of the Omicron Chapter is enormously happy over this years' Homecoming. We went in with the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and won! The theme was Lori's Island Paradise. Winning two years in a row is a thrill that cannot be described!

Cathy Conner, a senior Tau, presented her redtal October 21 with a beautiful program.

We're glad she has done so well but we miss her.

Another of our musical seniors, Cindy Spangler, is also giving her recital November 30. We are very proud of our talented sisters.

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Garber, Kim Furbee, Susan Melvin, Karen Kilmer, Debi Kinzel, and Celeste Rodrigus. The AST volleyball team members are: Terry Johnson, Cindy Thomas, and Kim Gilbert.

Becky Webb is a member of the Longwood Golf Team. The Zeta Taus that fill three slots on the womens' basketball team are: Brenda Fettrow, Maryjane Smith, and Melissa Wiggins. All members are serving their respective teams well .

The Zeta Taus will hold an initiation in November for Debbie Daniels and Caty Rafferty.

The AST's of Longwood have also been involved in a variety of sorority relied happenings.

Debbie Alexander, our district President, came to visit us in October. We held a tea in her honor. Nicki Fallis, director of placement at Longwood (and also AST alumni) lectured us on ways to look for a job. In November we will hold a Founder's Day Banquet, and will travel to James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA., for District Day this year.

The Zeta Tau's are definitely on the move.

Through our determination we are attaining the goals we, as AST Sisters, believe in.

Alpha Lambda Rounds 'em Up The Alpha Lambda Chapter at Radford College, Radford, Virginia started the year off with many ideas that were brought back from the National Convention at Natural Bridge. Improvements in rush, pledging, and scholarship promised a successful year. Everyone was ready to get down to business as dorms opened September 5. Some informal get togethers helped rekindle old friendships and get everyone ready for a successful fall rush . "AST Round Up" and "Jigsaw Tau" were presented to eager rushees, resulting in ten spunky new pledges for Alpha Lamba.

October found the ASTers at Radford entertaining alumnae, parents, and our District President, Debby Alexander. Spaghetti dinners, singins, receptions, and meetings, meetings, meetings kept everyone hopping.

The Seniors were honored on October 18 with the traditional "Senior Mugs" night. The coveted mugs were delivered by all the underclassmen to the door of each senior, followed by a song and a party. The Seniors returned the favor by having the underclassmen over to the "witch's den" for a Halloween party.

Goblins, witches, and ghosts made an evening they will never forget!

The Alpha Lambdas celebrated Founder's Day with a banquet attended by all sisters and several honored guests . We are looking forward to a snowy winter, our Sweetheart banquet in February, and Cabin Parties in the spring.

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Iota District Homecoming Queen 1st Runner-up for Rho Fall of 1978 was one of Rho Chapter's busiest.

We started off with a members' picnic on the school lawn . This was lots of fun. Everyone wore their Alpha Tau shirts and brought sack lunches.

Rush began with a bang! After open house and bid house we were thrilled to pick up ten new pledges. They are: Charla Knight, Cindy Tircuit, Terry Carter, Cindy Spencer, Dana Peterson, D'Ann Clark, Renee Taylor, Lora Thomas, Janet Hill, and Valerie Cleveland.

Homecoming activities were exciting, as usual, with out float entry "Oklahoma" winning honorable mention. Our homecoming queen candidate, Debbie Webb, won 1st Runner-Up. Pam Haggerty, an Alpha Tau representing Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity, was elected 1979 Homecoming Queen. After the homecoming game we honored our alumnae with a tea .

Our "Professor of the Year" was Val Reneau, coach and physical education instructor. Other favorites were : Steve Byfield, Alpha Tau Beau, and Tim Billings, Pledge Beau.

Big sisters and little sisters helped collect for the United Way Fund. This was done as a community service. Other activities have included a costume skating party, rushee breakfast, party for the pledges at Lake Texoma, and a Founder's Day Celebration .

At our annual Christmas dance, we decided to have a OJ and light show instead of the usual live band. This way we saved money to spend on emerald ball in the spring.

Of our approximately 45 members and pledges, 25 are affiliated with the various fraternities on campus as Little Sisters. Three of our members are sweethearts of their fraternities: Pam Haggerty, Phi Sigma Epsilon; Lisa Hankey, Sigma Tau Gamma; and Brenda Tonubbee, Phi Sigma Epsilon Pledge Sweetheart.

We are looking at the possibility of locating a house for our members . This would be great. We do not have a house now, but we think we would really enjoy one in future years.

This has been a great semester, and we hope the spring semester will hold as many fun activities as this one has .

-Cheryl Peters

Phi Welcomes 28 Pages Phi Chapter of Southeastern Louisiana University came back from a successful summer workshop program ready to "rush" for new pledges. During formal rush week the Phi' held three parties, the first being a "Get A quaint d Party". where the rushees were orted t dif-

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ferent theme tables such as Scrapbooks, Big Sis Lil' Sis, and awards. Next was the "Skit Party".

The members wore costumes (portraying the different characters of the "Peanuts Gang" which is Phi Chapter's mascot), and put on a skit for the rushees called "Take Me Out to the Tau Game". The final party of this busy week was the Preference Party which was held in the home of Sheila Howard, one of Phi's members.

As a presentation, the members did the Tau Cross ceremony and closed with the song, "Let There Be Peace On Earth". As a result of all this hard work, Phi Chapter was gratified to welcome 28 new Pledges into the sorority. They are; Cindy Abbott, Julie Atkins, Robbie Blackburn, Dara Brabham, Nezida Braud, Debbie Broussard, Katrina Buras, Connie Burmaster, Sherri Bye, Cheryl Graves, Dine Green, Barbara Hamrick, Janelle Jarvis, Carol Keating, Becky McCoy, Lisa Parent, Shawn Slattery, Lindy Waites, Vicky West, Cheryle Westbrook, Lynn Willis. Pledge Class officers are; Sylvia Thompson, President; Kari Stentiford, V-President; Kerry Trauth, Secretary; Angie Tyrone, Treasurer; Becky Morgan, Chaplin; Deborah Lato, Parliamentarian and Robin Rampp, Sweetheart. A big "Thanks" goes to rush chairman, Karen Hudson for a job very well done.

Six pledges from the spring semester were initiated on September 9th. The night before, the Traditional Slumber Party was held at the home of Alumnae Ann Wainwright. There the pledges entertained the members with their many talents. Awards were given to; Gina Hymel and Linda Stanford, Big Sis Lil' Sis Scholarship, Susan Jung, President's Award, Patsy Hoffman, Best Scrapbook and Gina Hymel, Most Outstanding Pledge.

Five new officers were needed for the fall semester. Elected were; Suzy Carter, Treasurer; Lizz Roberts, Editor; Wilma Cresson, Courtesy Chairman; Janis West, Sorority Growth and Development, and Jill Worth, Assistant Pledge Trainer.

The one word to describe Phi Chapter's Homecoming Activities this year is Spirited! The Phi's took an active interest in school spirit and sponsored a "Wild and Crazy Pep Rally" with the Cheerleaders. Most of the organizations on Campus took part. Other activities for Homecoming were; The traditional pledge float with aU 28 pledges riding in the Homecoming parade, the honor of decorating the Stadium for the second year in a row, to the theme of "Sportsman's Paradise", and Kristi Soileau, our Sweetheart, rode in the Homecoming Parade.

She was also a participant in the "Miss Louisiana Pageant. Congratulations Kristi!

As part of this year's Sorority Growth and Development Project, Phi Chapter attended a workshop in the dorm, held by a member, Karen Hudson, on "Stop Rape". At the THE ANCHOR

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Other activities of community Interest which Phi Chapter took part in were the Special Olympics Punt, Pass and Kick games held recently at Southeastern, and working with the Circle K Chapter by taking Hammond State School students out for Trick or Treats.

The Phis also kept very busy participating in Intramural sports such as; football , basketball, baseball, and volleyball and a SororityFraternity Bowling League in which Phi Chapter placed fourth this year. One important occasion where members, Pledges and Alumni get together for good food and fellowship is the annual Founder's Day Banquet. The Pledges set up a table on which were the presents they received from their Big Sisters. A beloved faculty member, Dr. E. R. Wascom, spoke before the group on "Living and Enjoying Youth".

At this semester's Honors Convocation, Phi Chapter had many of their young women recognized for their Scholastic Achievement.

They were: Maria Luchuck, Cheryl Wattigney, Kristi Soileau, Linda Stanford, Leslie Lipps, Gina Hymel, Loretta Luchuck, Becky McCoy, Michel Scholl, and Maria Weeks. Those selected for membership in the 13 Club were: Maria Luchuck, Cheryl Wattigney, and Maria Weeks. Members who have been selected for membership in the 1978-79 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" are: Cheryl Wattigney, Julie Gagliano, Barbara Pereira, Janis West, Maria Luchuck, Leslie Lipps, Rita Bertolino, Suzy Carter, Kristi Soileau, and Carol Brian.

To the Seniors and all others leaving us this semester, we wish you the very best in life and may all happiness be yours .

-Lizz Roberts (For photos see page 25)

Beta Theta's Renew Vows This fall semester, the Beta Theta chapter has decided not to take on a pledge class, but rather to be pledges ourselves. Due to the assimilation of our twenty-two Spring pledges, we have decided to use this semester for the rededication and togetherness of our presently existing group . This process began with a day-long retreat given by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, in which knowledge of both ourselves and our sisters was stressed. All left with a renewed bond of sisterhood and unity .

Next, the group formulated guidelines for our pledge period. All members must update their pledge books, filling in current information about older members and interviewing newer 39

members . This information includes such things as class schedules, likes and dislikes, and current boyfriends.

Then comes a scavenger hunt in which two groups are formed who plant sets of clues on campus. That group which first finds all of the clues will be treated to a free pitcher of beer and nachos at our favorite country and western pub, Chelseas. All these activities are aimed at greater unity and just plain fun .

-Carol Ann Sawko

Need a Scholarship?

New York City Panhellenic proudly announces the continuation of the Scholarship Program which it has sponsored for many years .

There will be two (2) awards of $400 .00 each availab le fo r the school year 1979-80.

These cas h awards will be given to fraternity women who wi sh to pursue graduate studies in the New York City Metropol ita n area . The recipients mu st attend a sc hool located within a 50 mile radius of New York City which offe rs an accredited graduate program in the student's se lected fie ld .

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campus-minded so you can represent AST and spread the word. Be dependable. This trait or lack of it will follow you a lifetime. When your QP drops because you don't care , you hurt your sisters and their chances of chapter scholastic competition . You also look like a dummy!

Take a positive attitude . " If you can 't say something nice about somebody ... " John Stenbeck said, " Most people don't like themselves at all. They destruct themselves , put on masks and pomposities. They quarrel and boast and pretend and are jealous because they do not like themselves ... If we could learn to like ourselves even a little , maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away. Maybe we would not have to hurt one another just to keep our ego chins above

In the past th ese Scholarships have assisted many fi ne women working for advanced degrees in suc h sc hoo ls as ew York University, Columbia University, Adelphi University, john jay College, Ru tge rs University, Kean Col lege of New jersey, Hofstra University and many others. In some instances these awards have been the deciding facto r in enab l ing the stud ent to procede with her graduate work . It is t his so rt of experience that in sp ires New York City Panhell enic to strive fo r the conti nua tion of this program .

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Applications are avai lab le to a ll interested fraternity women and t he completed applications must be received by August 1, 1979. Inqui ries shou ld be made to the Scholarship Chai rman. (Miss) Marjorie W . Schleher. 57 Adams Street. Ga rd en City, N .Y., 11530 . It is hoped that we wi ll be deluged with you r app li catio ns.

Listen more than you talk . You can make intelligent interjections when you know all the facts.

Send in all reports for the chapter - including those to The Anchor. Don 't worry about the form (for The Anchor) as much as you do about the content. If you have to look at the secretary's minutes to remember what happened the last three or four months , then your article will probably not interest anyone reading it. Just be sure your article is typed and double -spaced . The Editor's full name and address should be on each sheet of paper and photo. Photos will be returned at the end of the year.

Who says you have to recite your planning calendar? Take the two or three most interesting activities and give an account. Send photos that say more than "Here are thirty girls on the library steps . You can't see their faces because they are so far away . But they 're there - count'em. Oops! That one's a smudge, maybe there's only twenty-eight. " You can lose members fast that way .

I want to expand on Mrs . King's article in the March COB , particularly when she spoke of numbers in membership . It stands to reason that one would notice fifty grains of rice on a plate wheras he may rake over a dozen grains to g t that last bite of fil e t mignon . The fifty grains

look more appetizing . It's more noticable. The large pile would do more to interest the stomach and satisfy a hunger. One could even get two bites , one for the tastebuds to recognize the flavor and the second bite to enhance the first.

There's not only safety in numbers , there's variety ... there 's learning . . . there 's impact . . there 's that special friend you wouldn't have found in the twelve to fifteen -member group.

Collegians , one of your most important and available forms of publicity is rush . As a matter of fact, rush is crucia l - it is the very life of AST , of any sorority or fraternity .

It takes three to four years to get rid of a bad pledge class or escape the title of the weakest groups on campus. You say, "Well , Delta Alpha Ta u (DAT) sorority has more money. Dat sorority has cuter girls , DAT sorority has a wardrobe for rush ... their house is nicer , blah . blah , blah .. . " Well , kiddies , grow up . How do you think the • became tops . They worked their prett little brains , hands and feet off instead of their even fairer bottoms nd gripin other group on ampu I

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You can believe DAT didn't sit back and let the rush chairman (RC) do all the work. The RC may have been in the planning of each party , but she delegated responsibility after she had planned well.

She started early and fall rush was planned the previous spring before school closed . Panhellenic rush rules were reviewed with all members .

Chapter stipulations concerning rush were made.

Individual talents were utilized for writing, decorating, songs , costumes, and food planning .

The point is that you are selling Alpha Sigma Tau. You must make sure you have the best product to offer. AST does not believe in false

advertising. (Besides the Federal Trade Commission will get you.)

After you discover you have a great product , you must make a nice package for it so peopl want to buy it.

Then you have to plan your campaign through rush, through campus activities, through T-Shirts , jewelery, by word of mouth , through posters , through newspapers . .. The list is endless .

Remember that gray matter between your ears can project the wannest, most colorful picture of AST. Just be sure and use it.

- Terry Dudley

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Collegiate Chapter_______Year of Graduation__Year of Initiation._________

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Directory ALPHA SIGMA TAU founded November 4, 1899-E.M.U. (formerly Michigan State Normal College), Ypsilanti, Michigan

THE FOUNDERS Mrs. E. A. Lyman • Adriance Rice • Helene M. Rice• Ruth Dutcher • May Gephard • Eva O'Keefe • Mayene Tracy • Harriet Marx • Mable Chase • (Mrs. C.F. Pfeiffer) •deceased

CHIEF PATRONESS • Ada A. Norton-Alpha . . .... ... . .... . 1925-1928 NATIONAL PRESIDENTS • Grace Erb Ritchie- Alpha .. .... . .. . . . 1925-1928 • Luella Chapman- Sigma .. ... . .. .. ... 1928-1934 Carrie Washburne Staehle-Aipha . . ... 1934-1949 •Dorothy Bennett Robinson-Pi. . ... ... 1949-1955 Mary Alice Seller Peterson -Iota . . . . ... 1955-1964 Elizabeth Wilson- Pi. . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . 1964-1972

CENTRAL OFFICE Executive Secretary-Mrs. Walter G. Meyer PRESIDENT EMERITA Financial Secretary-Miss June McCarthy Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha ) Typist-Mrs . Ralph H. Wilson

National Council National President Mrs. Thomas J. King, Jr. 1845 Lakeridge Rd. , Birmingham, AL 35216 National Secretary Mrs. Julian J. Floyd, 3899 N. Fairfax Dr., V-1304, Arlington, VA 22203 National Treasurer Mrs. Gary Forrester, 3565 Grand, Abilene, TX 79605 Director of Collegiate Chapters Mrs. Harold Scott,710-D Beauchamp St., Salisbury, MD 21801 Director of Alumnae Chapters Mrs. Robert O'Dell, 222 W. Tabor Rd., Philadelphia , PA 19120 Director of Expan· slon Ms. Bobble Nichols, 1420 Cantrell Rd., Apt. 304, Little Rock, A Director of Fraternity Programs Mrs. Phil Haggard, Box 421, Durant, OK 74701 Director of Publications Mrs. Emmett C. Phipps, 2611 Harrison, Parkersburg, WV 26101 NPC Delegate Ms. Sue H. Brown, 1117 N. 5th, Durant, OK 74701 ALPHA BETA GAMMA DELTA

District Presidents Mrs. James Gruber, 511 Adaway Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, Ml 49506 (Beta, Theta, Sigma Colony) Miss Joni Silipigni, 1501 3rd St., Beaver, PA 15009 (Delta, Alpha Pi , Alpha Tau, Beta Delta) Mrs. Donald Adomaitis, RD 2, Box 297AA, Lock Haven, PA 1745 (Zeta, Alpha IX, Alpha Omicron, Beta Nu Colony) Miss Diane McGaha, 515 Pine St. , Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Alpha Phi, Beta Beta, Beta Epsilon , Beta Iota)

EPSILON ZETA ETA THETA IOTA KAPPA

(Chi, Psi, Alpha Kappa) Miss Chris Nugent, 9726 South Hoyne, Chicago, IL 60643 Iota, Alpha Epsilon , Alpha Nu Colony,Aipha Sigma, Beta Eta) Miss Susan Vogt, 170113th Ave. S., Apt. #1, Birmingham , AL 35205 (Upsilon, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Mu, Beta Zeta) Mrs. Robert Alexander, 1112 E. Maple, Sterling, VA 22170 (OMicron, Zeta Tau, Alpha Lambda) Mrs. Robert Clarke, 7504 Clarewood St., A-362, Houston, TX 77036 (Rho, Phi, Beta Theta) Mrs. Eugene Hendriks, 133 Main St., Westford, MA 01886 (Alpha Chi, Beta Tau)

Committee Chairmen CHAPLAIN CONVENTION EDITOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY HISTORIAN HO US ING 42

Miss Mary Ellen Willmitch, 4811 Westchester Dr ., Apt . 21 7, Youngstown, OH 44515 Mrs . Anthony Crapet, 710 Mohave Dr., Forestdale, Birmingham , AL 35214 Mrs . Thomas Dudley, 3624 Hunters Hill Dr. , Birmingham , AL 35210 Miss June McCarthy, 6200 Hoffman, St. Lois, MO 63139 Miss Patricia L. Nayle, 4601 Sherwood Lane '"'191 , Houston, TX 77092 Mrs . Edward Marshall, 5935 Bishops Place, St. Louis, MO 63111

MUSIC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS FUND NOMINATIONS PLEDGE RUSH SCHOLARSHIP

Miss Lois Waninger, 5221 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63111

SOCIAL SERVICE SORORITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Mrs . Robert G. Willover, 168 Center St., East Aurora, NY 14052 Mrs. Robert Clarke, 7504 Clarewood St., A-362, Houston, TX 77036 Mrs. John Ward, 5120 North 7th Ave., Apt. 10, Phoenix, AZ 85013 Miss Linda Holllngshead, 216 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA 17692 Ms. Cheri Moran, Housing / Food Service, Penn, State U. , Altoona, PA 16603 Mrs. Marty Yuhas, 2239 Dunkirk Ave., NE, Roanoke, VA 24012 Mrs. Douglas J. Bolton, 60 Briarhurst Rd., Williamsville, NY 14221 Miss Jan Keen, 87 W. Main St., Hancock, NY 13783

Area Alumnae Representatives Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee: Mrs . Rh ea Patrick , 1114 Greendale Court, Macon , GA 3 1210 Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming: Mrs . Harold Gosselink, 1719 Bon ny Brae , Pueblo , CO 81001 Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas : Mrs . Sherrie Prince , 528 South Treating Plant Road , DeQueen , AR 71832 California: Mrs . Michaeline J . Lowright , 5337 Elsinore Way . Fair Oaks , CA 95628 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont: Miss Kath erine Keith , 70 Bindloss Road , Mystic, CN 06355 Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia: Mrs. Samuel W. Powell , Jr. , 101 Wileys Lane , Pasadena , MD 21122 Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina: Mrs . Kay M. Adorno , 9329 S .W. 6th Terrace , Miami , FL 33174 Indiana : Mrs. Charles McCrory , P.O . Box 5218, Ft. Wayne , IN 46895 Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota: Ms. Marti Meek , 722 East Ohio, Clinton , MO 64735 New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania: Mrs . Elizabeth H. Marconi . 907 Meadowview Lane . Mont Clare. PA 19453 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania: Miss Barbella Kuenz , 130 Chapel Lane , Canfield , OH 44406 Virginia: Mrs. Madonna E. Hoecker , 2210 Los Pueblos Lane 112 , Falls Church, VA 22043

Collegiate Chapters 1979 District

Chapter Beta President CA ACA

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Ml Karen Horner, 808 Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Miss Karen Perkins, 310 N. University 113, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Alpha

Delta President CA ACA Assoc. ADV

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA Diana Eshleman, 1670 Folger Hall, I.U.P., Indiana, PA 15701 Mrs. Robert Arrow, 290 Olive St., Indiana, PA 15701 Mrs . Michael Mundis, 395 S . Third Street, Indiana, PA 15701 Mrs. Mary Stella Wolfe, 212 Pratt, I.U .P., Indiana, PA 15701 Miss Donna Wetzel, 48 West Elm, Homer City, PA 15148

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District

Chapter Zeta President

Lock Haven State College, Lock Haven, Pa Maureen Carey, 206 Smith Hall, Lock Haven State College, Lock Haven, PA 17745 Mrs. George Mottet, 1201 N. Hillview, Plemington, Lock Haven , PA 17745 Mrs. Donald Adomaitis, R.D. 2, Box 297-AA, Lock Haven, PA 17745 Mrs. John T. Krupa, Forsyth Mobile Home Park, Box 4, Island Rt., Lockhaven, Pa. 17745

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Theta President CA ACA

Wayne State University, Detroit, Ml Laura Ann Luc, 7147 Waldo, Detroit, Ml 48210 Miss Kathy Pulice, 31430 John R, Apt. 220, Madison Hts., MI 48071 Ms. Debbie Kanigowski, 5332 Orchard Crest, Troy, MI 48098 Mrs. Donald Bouffard, 15504 Eastburn Dr., Detroit, MI 48205

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Iota President CA ACA

Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia , KS Susan Marshall, 1621 Merchant, Emporia, KS 66801 Mrs. Lenard Crowl, 526 S . Congress #44, Emporia , KS 66801 Mrs. Cheryl Stinson, Reading, KS 66868 Ms. Kathy Nerka, 1216 Beverly, Emporia, KS 66801

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Omicron President CA ACA

Concord College, Athens, WV Ivory Pauley, 605 A Womens Tower, CC, Athens, WV 24712 Miss Mildred Dransfield, Box 307, Athens, WV 24712 Mrs. Meade McNeil, Box 171 , 204 Weaver St., Athens, WV 24712 Miss Betti Sue Hedrik, 600 Island St., Princeton, WV 24740

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Rho President CA ACA

Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK Donna Grider, Parkwood Terrace Apt. 119, Durant, OK 74701 Mrs. Linda Lee Power, 1623 W. Beech, Durant, OK 74701 Mrs. Doris Andrews, 1121 Oak Ridge, Durant, OK 74701 Mrs. Paula G. Jackson, 1600 Chuckwa, Durant, OK 74701

Sigma Colony President

State University College at Buffalo New York Donna Sorady, P.O. Box 127, Bidwell Station, SUC, Buffalo, New York 14222 Mrs. Robert Wales, 85 Bassett Road, Williamsville , NY 14221 Mrs. Jean McNamara, 189 Cresthill Ave., Tonawonda, NY 14150

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Longwood College, Farmville, VA Lynn Ann Plageman, Box 758, LC, Farmville, VA 23901 Mrs. Carolyn Calloway, 215 Fayette St., Farmville, VA 23901 Mrs. William Watson, Rt. 4, Box 408, Farmville, VA 23901 Miss Cynthia Cain, 1903 Bridgewater Dr., Richmond, VA 23228

Upsilon President CA ACA

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR Kim Hillis, Box 1940, UCA, Conway, AR 72032 Mrs. Betty Young, 814 Watkins, Conway, AR 72032 Miss Judy Terry, 612 Fourth Ave ., Conway, AR 72032

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Phi President CA ACA

Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA Barbara Pereira, P.O . Box 3388, SLU, Hammond, LA 70402 Mrs. Doris Thomas, 306 Delmar Dr .. Hammond, LA 70402 Mrs . Catherine Rae, Two Ford Dr., Hammond, LA 70402 Miss Vickie Reynolds, P.O . Box 1178, SLU, Hammond, LA 70402

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Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV Joni Kline, Miller Hall Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Mrs. Howard N. Carper, Rt. 1. Box 116, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Miss Anna Mary Willingham, Rt. 1, Box 89 DE, Shepherdstown, wv 25443 Mrs . Richard Zigler, P.O . Box 746, Shepherdstown, WV 25443

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James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. Epsilon Jean Anne Gray, Box 1521, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Mrs. William R. Nelson, 2017 Windsor Rd ., Harrisonburg , VA 22801 Mrs. James Berrall, 2008 Windsor Rd ., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Mrs . E. Durston, Jr., Mcintosh, Jr., P.O . Box 1125, Front Royal, VA 22630 TH AN H R

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Alpha Gamma President CA ACA

Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR Jan Davie, Box H-3001 , Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Mrs. Beverly Gilbert, 819 N. 26th, Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Miss Mary Honeycutt, 4015S . 11th, Arkaldelphia , AR 71923 Mrs. Mike Smith, 816 Wade St., Arkadelphia, AR 71923

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Alpha Epsilon President CA ACA

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL Christine Viviano, #1Pollack Dr., Macomb, IL 61455 Mrs. David Kielpinski, 15 Cedar Drive, Macomb, IL 61455 Mrs. Richard Frowein, 506 E. Carroll, Macomb, IL 61455 Mrs. Dean Cada, 1909 56th St. LaGrange, IL 60525

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Alpha Kappa President CA ACA

Marietta College, Marietta, OH Sue Cisar, 219 Fourth St., Marietta, OH 45750 Miss Vicki Via, 203 Maple Shade Dr ., Marietta, OH 45750 Mrs. Richard Hill, 202 Chamberlain Dr., Marietta, OH 45750 Mrs. Joe Mester, 211 Montgomery St ., Marietta, OH 45750

Alpha Lambda President CA ACA

Radford College, Radford, VA Marcie Roberts, P.O. Box 5345, RC, Radford, VA 24142 Miss Martee Buchanan, 1022 Downey St., Radford, VA 24141 Dr. Bernd H. Kuennecke, 603 Clment St., Apt. 9, Radford, VA 24141 Miss Wanda L. Austin, 807 Whitney Ave. , Apt. A-202, Roanoke, VA 24012

Alpha Mu President CA ACA

University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR Lynette Bilgischer, Box 2678, UAM, Monticello, AR 71655 Dr. Jim Edson, Box 2451 , UAM, Monticello, AR 71655

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Alpha Nu Colony President

Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, MO Debbie ~dwards, A-208 Panhellenic Hall, CMSU , Warrensburg, MO 64093 Mrs. Robert Dyska, 2301 Paris Dr., Blue Springs, MO 64015 Mrs. Jean Bamford, Director of Housing, CMSU, Warrensburg, MO 64093 Mrs. Larry Sparks, 4105 South Ninth, Blue Spring, MO 64015

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Alpha XI President CA ACA

Mansfield State College, Mansfield, PA Judy Kromko , Laurel B, Box 113, MSC, Mansfield, PA 16933 Mrs . David Straub, RD #2, Box 236-B, Mansfield, PA 16933 Mrs. Mary Lou Blesh, 22 Second St., Mansfield , PA 16933 Miss Kathy Doyle, 303 High St. Westfield, PA 16950

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Clarion State College, Clarion, PA Nancy Appleby, 117 Ralston Hall, CSC, Clarion, PA 16214 Mrs. Suzanne P-Jobb, 41 Wilson Ave., Clarion , PA 16214 Mrs . David Parker, Harbor Hall, Corbett St., Clarion, PA 16214 Mrs . Gary Taylor, 1756 Bond St., Brockway, PA 15824

Alpha PI President CA ACA

Slippery Rock State College, Slippery Rock, PA Susan Lehman, 360 Towers Hall, SRSC, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Miss Mary Louise Isabella, 1604 Wilson Ave., New Castle, PA 16101 Mrs . Delores Cook, 2879 Talley Cavey Rd., Allison Park, PA 15101

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Alpha Sigma President CA ACA

Northeast Missouri State University, Klrksvllle, MO Pam Rodgers, 323 Brewer, Kirksville, MO 63501 Ms. Cathy Wombwell, Rt. 1, Box 48, Bucklin, MO 64631 Miss Cindy Mueller, 315 S . Marion Apt. #3, Kirksville, MO 63501 Mrs. AI Fletcher, 2014 Vine St., Davenport, lA 52804

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Alpha Tau President CA ACA

Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA Anna Mellas, Box #137 Scranton Hall, ESC, Edinboro, PA 16444 Mrs. Leonard Fumi, 25222 East 32nd St. Erie, PA 16510 Mrs. David Minor, 12381 Angling Rd., RD # 4, Edinboro, PA 16412 Miss Mary Ellen Willmitch, 4811 Westchester Dr., Apt. 217 , Youngstown, OH 44515

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Chapter Alpha Phi President CA ACA

West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Cindy Sattazahn, 831 Sanderson Hall, WCSC, West Chester, PA 19380 Mrs. Susan Burda, 1053 Neils Lane, West Chester, PA 19380 Ms. Diane Schettone, C-27 Ramsgate Apts ., West Chester, PA 19380 Miss Nancy Collins, 500 W. Rosedale Ave., C-5 Clare, West Chester, PA 19380

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Beta Beta President CA ACA

Widner College, Chester, PA Marilyn Pendleton, Box 1337, WC, Chester, PA 19013 Mrs. Theodore Locke, 813 Ridge Lane, Media, PA 19063 Ms . Terry McKissick, 821 Washington Ave ., Prospect, PA 19076 Ms . Kathkeen Paulson, 12 Mile Rd., Claymont, DE 19703

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Beta Delta President CA ACA

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh , PA Debra Slowikowski, SMC, 1345 Vickory St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 George Zeedick, 861 Livingston Dr. , Pittsburgh , PA 15216

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Beta Epsilon President CA ACA

Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, PA Kimberly Ann Golden, Apt. 7 CPA, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Dr. Mary Jane Urbanowicz, 400 E. King St., Shippensburg, PA 17257 Mrs . Sandra McConnell, RD #5, Lot #117, SME, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Mrs. David Hocker, #4 Valley Forge, Village Green Apts ., Elizabethtown, PA 17022

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University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Willy Brown, 1133-B, Greensprings Ave., Birmingham, AL 35205 Mrs . Thad Scucchi, 2024 Old Rocky Ridge Rd ., Birmingham , AL 35216 Miss Susan Vogt, 1701 13th Ave . S ., Apt #1, Birmingham, AL 35205 Mrs. Morris Becker, 3041 Dolly Ridge Dr., Birmingham, AL 35243

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Beta Eta President CA ACA

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL Kim Fojtik, 411 Cass, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Mrs. Jeanne Brunworth , 1439 Eberhart, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Miss Cheryl Meyer, 750 Oakwood Ave., East Alton, IL 62024 Mrs. Nancy Lafiore, 6612 Foothills Ct. , Florrisant, MO 63033

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University of Lowell, Lowell, MA Allison Molloy, Box 975, U. of L, Lowell, MA 01854 Miss Ellen Duggan, c / o Dean of Student Affairs, U of L, Lowell, MA 01854 Miss Barbara MacCaron, 3 Anthony St., Methuen, MA 01844

Beta Theta President CA ACA

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX Lisa Villafana , 4918 E. Beverly Mae, San Antonio, TX 78229 Sister Ann Semel, 3301 W. Woodlawn , #310, San Antonio, TX 78228 Mrs . Melba Fisher, 4138 Bikini, San Antonio, TX 78200

Beta Iota President CA ACA

Millersville State College, Millersville, PA Vickie Wilson, Box 3110 Gardiner Hall, Millersville, PA 17551 Miss Tracy Mellor, Landes Hall, MSC, Millersville, PA 17551 Miss Deb Blue, 51 Morningside Dr. , York, PA 17402 Miss Brenda Moose, Rt. 1, Box 126, Littlestown, PA 17340

Beta Lambda President CA ACA

University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Laura Sorro, 350 Leming, San Antonio, TX 78201 Dr . Kate Strickland, 11600 Hueber 1804, San Antonio, TX 78230 Miss Debra Ort, 5414 Timber Trail, San Antonio, TX 78228 Miss Karen McKinzie, 2001 Bandera Rd ., San Antonio , TX 78228

Beta Mu President CA ACA

Salisbury State College, Salisbury, MD Donna Bytella, Box 218, Choptank, SSC, Salisbury, MD 21801 Miss Kathy Schmitt, Box 64 Levin Dashielle Rd., Hebron, MD 21830 Mrs. Janetta McNamara, 225 Newton St., Salisbury, MD 21801 Mrs. Bonnie Litchfield, 1534 Michigan Ave. , Virginia Bea h , VA 23454

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Chapter Beta Nu Colony President CA ACA CA

Diatrlct Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, PA Trlsha Grosse, 115 N. St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Mrs. Carl Bomberger, R.D. #2, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

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Alumnae Groups •chartered • Akron-Canton, Ohio Mrs. Geneva Wood 447 Park Ave. Kent, Ohio

Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado Mrs. Nancy Horvath 100 Tyndall Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80916

• Appalachia Area, Pennsylvania Mrs. George Cowatch 1132 School Street Indiana, PA 15701

• Conway, Arkansas Ms . Judy Terry 612 4th Avenue Conway, AR 72032

• Arkadelphia, Arkansas Mrs. Marcy Smith 816 Wade Arkadelphia, AR 71923

• Dayton-Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Alva Martin 1144 Leaftree Vandalia, OH 45377

Beckly, West Virginia Mrs. Marian Treadway Box 535 Daniels, WV 25832

• Delaware County, Pennsylvania Miss Maryann DeSantis 7015 Hazel Ave. Upper Darby, PA 19082

• Birmingham, Alabama Mrs. Morris Becker 3041 Dolly Ridge Drive Birmingham, AL 35243

Denver, Colorado Mrs. James McKeeman 471 Uvalda Denver, CO 80010

• Bluefield, Virginia Mrs. Glen Buchanan 1903 Tazewell Avenue Bluefield, VA 24506

• Detroit I, Michigan Mrs. Carol Harvilla 262 Cherry Valley Drive Inskter, Ml 48141

• Buffalo, New York Mrs. Robert Wales 85 Bassett Road Williamsville, NY 14221

• Detroit III, Michigan Mrs. Juanita Bouffard 15504 Eastburn Detroit, MI 48205

• Bucks-Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Mrs. Barbara Begly 1914 Carriage Way Warrington, PA 18976

• Durant, Oklahoma Miss Brenda Orr Box 311F, Durant, OK 74701

Calumet, Indiana Miss Sarah B. Munier 6546 Nebraska, #20 Hammond, IN 46323

• Edwardsville, Illinois Mrs. Nancy LaFiore 6612 Foothills Court Florissant, IL 63033

• Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina Mrs. Carl Brown P.O. Box 233 Monroe, NC 28110

• Emporia, Kansas Mrs. Debbie Miller Crowl 526 South Congress, #44 Emporia, KS 66801

Chicago, Illinois Mrs. Sherry Wharton 243 Milton Lane Hoffman Estates, IL 60194

Fort Wayne, Indiana Mrs. Donna LaMaster 7617 Knights Wood Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46819

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Greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mrs. Patricia Pace 87 WenzeU Place Pittsburgh, PA

• Miami, Aorida Mrs. Suzanne Bosong 12315 SW 43 Street Miami, FL 33175

• Hammond, Louisiana Mrs. Laura Carter 135 LeBlanc Street Ponchatoula, LA 70454

• Muncie, Indiana Mrs. Steven L. Younce Route 1, Box 260 Gaston, IN 47342

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mrs . Lana McCaulley 10 Big Horn Ave. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

• New Orleans, Louisiana Mrs. Marilyn Teel 1541 Athis New Orleans, LA 70122

• Houston, Texas Ms. Patricia Nayle 4601 Sherwood Lane, #191 Houston, TX 77092

• Norfolk, Virginia Mrs . F.W. Cool Ill 4016 Rampart Street Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Indiana, Pennsylvania Mrs. Robert G. Sloaf RD 2, Hidden Springs Farm, Box 151 Punxsutawney, PA 15767

• Norristown, Pennsylvania See Bucks-Montgomery Co., PA

Indianapolis, Indiana Miss Kathy Orrison 1436-B, Weber Drive Indianapolis, IN 46227 • Kansas City, Missouri Mrs . Dale Mellon 10804 East 58th Raytown, MO 64133 • Kirksville, Missouri Ms. Cynthia Coffey 602 South Main Fairfield, MO 52556 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Miss Barbara Weiss 503 Golden Street Lititz, PA 17543 • Lansing, Michigan Mrs. E. C. Twork 47 S . lves Road Mason, MI 48854

• Northern Virginia (D.C.) Miss Linda Beth James 3820 El Camino Place Alexandria, VA 22309 Orlando, Aorida Mrs. Henry C. Brosius 2113 Mohawk Trail, Maitland, FL 32751 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mrs. Charles Allison 421 College Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041 • Prince Georges-Montgomery Country, Maryland Mrs. Jerry Dingess 1304 Caddington Avenue Silver Springs, MD 20901 • Princeton-Athens, West Virginia Mrs. Meade McNeill Box 171 Athens, WV 24712

Little Rock, Arkansas Ms. Bobbie Nichols 1420 Cantrell Road, Apt. 304 Little Rock, AR 72201

• Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia Ms . Margaret A. Nuckols 10110-B, Castile Road Richmond, VA 23222

• Los Angeles, California Miss Frances Higgins 1162 South Bronson Los Angeles, CA 90019

• Roanoke, Virginia Ms. Leslee Karen Wade 3729 Hollins Road N.E. Roanoke, VA 24012

• Marietta-Parkersburg, Ohio Mrs. Ernest Hartong 111 Bel-Aire Drive Marietta, OH 45750

• St. Louis, Missouri Dr. Lillian Schippers 5300a Sutherland Street St. Louis, MO 63109

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• St. Petersburg, Florida Mrs. Eileen Jandt 10611 661/2 Street, #237 Park Royale Pinellas, Park, FL 33565 Santa Clara, California Mrs. Dorothy Desplinter 2551 Mauricia Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 • Shepherdstown, West Virginia Mrs. Mary Staley Route 1 Scrabble, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 • Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Mrs. Diane Leary RD 2 Portersville, PA 165051 Springfield, Illinois Mrs. Bruce Johnson Route 1, Box 221 Illiopolis, IL 62539 •trt-City, Michigan Mrs . David Flora 6363 Stansbury Sagina, MI 48603

• West Chester, Pennsylvania Miss Mary Anne lacy One Mansfield Road Lansdowne, PA 19050 •wichita, Kansas Mrs. Barbara Foreman RR2, Box 201 Valley Center, Kansas 67147 • Wilmington, Delaware Miss Ann Chalmers 81 W. Delaware Avenue Newark, DE 19711 •Youngstown, Ohio Miss Carol Ficeti 1717 E. Market, #B Warren, OH 44483 • Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor, Michigan Mrs . Douglas Christy 15052 Piedmont Detroit, MI 48223

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