2004 Winter ANCHOR

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president Patricia Klausing

Can dy Betts Nelson, Delta Nu Adviser, was initiated by Delta Nu as an Alumnae Affil iate. Mrs. Nelson is a 200 I Blackhawk Technical College graduate. While in college she served as an ambassador and on the Student Activities Committee, receiving recognition for her accomplishments for 1999-200 I. She is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. Candy has served as a Girl Scout Leader and as a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Petun ia C ity Square Dance Club.

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vice president Michelle Harvey-Meyers. BX

secretary Nancy Tyburski Rivard, B3

treasurer Andrea Klein-Yancho, B3

collegiate chapters Jennifer M. Kemmery.

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the family of Ferne Shumate Phipps My family and I w ish to thank my sisters in Alpha Sigma Tau for the cards, loving thoughts , monetary gifts , and memories which you shared at the passing of my sister, Ferne Ph ipps, and yours in ALT. It is at a time like this that one realizes how years have held togethe r our sisterhood. - Ruth Shumate Martin , Omicron, 1940

alumnae Lara Cegala-Williams, 'f'

expansion Christina Tierman, B

fraternity programs Karen Laursen Kessler, B3

publications Anna M. Golladay. X

ALT Foundation

president Lenore (Sybil) Seibel King, 'f'

first vice president Gail Shockley Fowler, AA

board member Julie Bell Bruington, I

symbol sightings In each ANCHOR issue, we will have a section for symbol sightings. So please send in any photos of ALT members by our symbols-the Anchor, Pearl, or Yellow Rose--and we'll make sure to publish them . The first two photos were submitted by our National President, Patricia Klaus ing Simmons. The pictures were taken in Savannah, Georgia, the sight of our 2004 Convention. Enjoy!

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secretary Charlotte Evans Floyd, 'f'

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scholarships/grants Ricki Bargman Trosen, AL

philanthropy Lynn Sullivan Hess, AA (1-r)Christina Tierman, lisa Redd , Mary Beth Kelley. Patti Simmons. Karen Kessler.

Nancy Rivard, Jenni Kemmery, Andrea Klein-Yancho and Michelle Harvey-Meyers

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in this issue . . . features 4

Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle: Anchored in Alpha Sigma Tau

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Emme: An Interview With a Supermodel

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Highlights of The 34 th National Convention

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2002 Convention Award Winners

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2002-2003 Foundation Scholarships/Grants Recipients

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Eternal Chapter

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200 3 Top Taus

columns 9

NPC Celebrates 100 Years: 1902-2002

news 26

Collegiate News

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Alumnae News

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2004 Convention Information

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Alumnae Dues Information

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mary louise mandrea cloy le ANCHORED IN ALPHA SIGMA TAU

BY SALLY A. B ELKNAP, ALPH A

here have been many women who have worn the Alpha Sigma Tau badge in the past . . . and many who wear it now. It is the women of the past who have influenced who and what Alpha Sigma Tau is and will be; women like Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle.

Mrs. Doyle,Theta (Detroit Teachers College, now Wayne State University), was born in St. Paul, Minn., on November 12, 1909.The Mandrea family lived on the outskirts of St. Paul, and Mrs. Doyle was the eldest of two children; her brother Nicholas was born in 1914.

She describes her childhood as "rather lonely, as there was only one other boy I could play with and he was a couple of years older than 1."

Life was busy.The Mandreas grew most of their vegetables and canned their vegetables and fruit because there were no grocery stores nearby.

Everyone in the neighborhood slaughtered a pig for the winter; and Mrs. Doyle remembers seeing the making of sausage, smoked hams and soap with lye for scrubbing floors. The neighbors helped each other and scheduled slaughter days.The pigs were not raised by the neighbors; farmers delivered the pigs on a scheduled arrangement.

The house that Mrs. Doyle lived in had no indoor bathroom or running water. They had a pump outside, which tended to freeze in the winter. Only by priming it with water heated on the stove would it budge.

There was also no electricity or gas; only coal and wood.

World War I came, and relatives who lived in Detroit wrote to the Mandreas of the money they were making-as much as $5 per day! Lured by that, they moved to Highland Park, Mich., a small city surrounded on three sides by Detroit. Life was not easier, even though they had an indoor bathroom, gas, water and electricity.They resided in an apartment, but coal was hard to come by and food was rationed. Influenza also struck, hitting whole families, and doctors practically went from house to house ministering to the sick.

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endure. Many families had nowhere to go and nothing to eat. Banks closed, and Mrs. Doyle's parents lost the $800 they'd managed to save for a new house.AII lost!

Nonetheless, Mrs. Doyle progressed through her schooling. Intermediate and high school were in the same beautiful building (Highland Park High School), which was actually two buildings joined by hallways. Highland Park High School was well furnished and a highly rated school, but it was some distance from the Mandrea home.

Mrs. Doyle had a long walk to and from school because there were no buses. She did much of her homework at school so that she didn't MRS. D OYLE RECEIVES T H E ORTO A WARD have as many books to AT T H E l OT H ATIO AL Co VE TIO I 19 5 2 carry on the walk home.

Because of this, she had a lot of time to read, play and crochet; the latter she disliked. Mrs. Doyle's mother would set a quota of how much crocheting she was to complete before she could read or play. Her mother was always crocheting if not working in the house or visiting with guests. Mrs. Doyle still uses items that she and her mother made!

During grade school, Mrs. Doyle attended summer school during various summers and was able to skip a grade from t ime to t ime. In 1925, at 15 112, she had enough credits to graduate from high school, and also received credit for a college course and a business course! She was Salutatorian. She wanted to go to medical school, but a counselor at the University of Michigan (U-M) in Ann Arbor burst her bubble. He told her she had a fine academic reco rd and o ne day would make a fine doctor, but suggested that she attend college in Detroit for a few years- the law in Michigan at the t ime was that one must attain the

THE UNSCHEDULED ADVENTURES OF A DISTRICT PRESIDENT Purse-capade Mrs. Doyle was on her way from the Psi Chapter in Harrisonburg, Va. to the Chi Chapter in Shepherdstown, W. V. The Psi girls had no classes when she was leaving, so they assisted in loading her car. She carried her car keys and wallet.

Along the way, she needed to fill the gas tank and pulled into a filling station.

The young man who filled the tank waited patiently for her to pay him ... and she couldn't find her wallet. She checked the trunk, her briefcase . .. no wallet. She did recall placing the wallet on the car's top while unlocking the driver's door! Mrs. Doyle had driven off with the wallet on the car's top! No money, no driver's license, her military ID ... all gone!

Mrs. Doyle explained what had happened to the attendant. With no money to even make a phone call, she tried to borrow a quarter from the attendant to call the Psi faculty adviser. She showed the man papers from her briefcase, to illustrate that she was on Sorority business.

He was insistent; she must pay him. He did relent and give her phone money. After hearing the conversation that Mrs. Doyle was having with the Psi Adviser, the attendant relaxed a bit. She then told him that she'd send a check immediately after arriving at the Chi Chapter. He let her go after close to two hours of bickering!

The Psi members had seen her purse fall off of the car as she left, but she was too far down the road for them to get her attention.

A Christmas to Remember The Alpha Lambdas in Radford, Va. were having their Christmas party at Miss Evelyn Fitzpatrick's house.

Mrs . Doyle's phone rang; it was the Alpha Lambdas! After asking if anyone else was home, Mrs. Doyle got Col. Doyle to pick up an extension. The girls serenaded the Doyles for about I0 minutes. They knew Mrs. Doyle loved and encouraged

age of 18 when applying--and then transfer to U-M.Apparently, that's what Mrs. Doyle's parents hoped he would say!

So, she applied to nursing school in Detroit and the school was delighted with her academic record; though they did comment that she looked young for 17'12. They said they'd ask for an exception for her, but when records arrived, they included her date of birth! When they found out she was only 15 '12, as Mrs. Doyle said, "My goose was cooked, to say the least!"

joining greek life Mrs. Doyle had never considered teaching. Someone talked her into going to Detroit Teachers College (DTC, now Wayne State University). DTC was only three years old and occupied an old high school building with very little ground around it for sports, parking, etc.There were no dormitories and just one classroom building. It was about I0 miles from where Mrs. Doyle lived, which, by that time, was in Dearborn.Transportation was a problem. Mr. Mandrea gave up the family car and walked to work so that Mrs. Doyle could avoid taking the street car and a couple of buses to get to college. As she put it, "nor was there any good reason to rent a room near the college, as most of the students did."

DTC offered a grade-school teaching certificate in two years. There were only two "education" sororities on campus and Alpha Sigma Tau was one of them. Mrs. Doyle said, "Incidentally, I didn't know anything about the sorority world and didn't care. I joined the staff of the weekly paper, a drama group, a riding group and a travel club:' Although both sororities wanted her, she did not consider it until Edith Mansell, a teacher she'd had at Highland Park High School, told one of the AL.Ts路 to tell her that Miss Mansell was one of the two faculty members of the chapter at DTC. She assured Mrs. Doyle that she'd like being an AL.T and that she was an AL.T. Mrs. Doyle felt as if she couldn't let Miss Mansell down so she joined! Later she found out that Phena Palmer, her third-grade teacher and both homeroom teachers in high school (Lina Ward and Lou Babcock) were AL.Ts! As Mrs. Doyle remarked, "I didn't know it, but destiny and my favorite teacher left me no choice!"

Because DTC was a small college (one building), Mrs. Doyle didn't think much of college life. Meetings were held in classrooms after school. Once in a while, groups would meet in someone's home, but transportation was a problem because most did not have a car at their disposal. Also, most of the second year at DTC was spent on practice teaching assignments.

Many sororities were seeking admission into the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), which would gain them National status. Seven education sororities failed to meet the criteria, which included a minimum of I0 chapters at four-year institutions.The education sororities (including AL.T) wanted to join NPC but couldn't meet the requirement of having I0 chapters at four-year institutions. It should be noted that many four-year colleges and universities did not even have departments of education!

The educational sororities decided to form their own "family." Through membership in the Association of Educational Sororities (AES),Aipha Sigma Tau was finally able to meet the I0 chapter requirement without having to have them within four-year institutions. AL.T joined in 1925, after having its first Convention and publishing the first issue ofThe ANCHOR. Mrs. Doyle recalls only two things about her initiation into Alpha Sigma Tau: being blindfolded (she's claustrophobic!) and being given a Greek name (hers being Irenemeaning "peace"). Aithough she saw other pledges being initiated, she would have enjoyed being able to see when she was initiated! In 1929, as a member of the National Council, she brought up the subject. The outcome of her input was that pledged members were only blindfolded while walking to the altar. In the years following, all fraternities and sororities had to discard the use of blindfolds. Insurance companies had declared them hazardous!

In earlier days, hazing kept some would-be Greeks from joining a fraternity or sorority. Today there are definite "dos" and "don'ts." Mrs. Doyle remembers one haz-

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ing incident that did not go well. She was blindfolded and told that there were worms in a jar which was given to her (the jar actually contained cooked spaghetti). She was to catch a few and eat them, using only one hand.As she moved her hand slowly to her mouth, she was told to hurry and eat it Instead, she threw up!

Theta Chapter was only two years old and quite small. However, they were assisted by their faculty advisers, Miss Edith Mansell and Dr. Gertha Williams.With guidance, they learned fast, sponsoring a formal dance at one of the best hotels. Since the college had no dances, almost the entire student body attended.The profits were enormous, as were those of a large bridge party given at the Detroit Women's Club.

Chapter meetings weren't usually held in private homes. For Thetas to meet at the Mandreas', the girls had to ride the bus or streetcar, enduring two or three changes. One memorable meeting at the Mandrea house, Mrs. Doyle had an aunt make three of her delicious lemon pies. Mrs. Doyle relates this,"Came dessert time and I started to cut the pies, to discover that they were a bit runny-not runnyrunny, but they should have been firmer. I was so embarrassed, and tried to smile as I said, 'Oh, I forgot to put out the spoons' and swiftly produced the same. Everyone laughed and the end of the story was that there wasn't as much as a tiny piece of pie crust or filling left on any plate! Those girls were sisters!"

ANCHORed in Sisterhood Graduation was in June 1927, and it was a relief. Mrs. Doyle hadn't forgotten her yearning to attend the University of Michigan but decided to remain in the teaching profession. Demand for teachers in Detroit was high; DTC graduates were paid $1 ,200 per year, with a raise of $ 100 a year for good performance. Compare this with the "country" schools, which only paid $800 per year.

Mrs. Doyle was assigned to the newly built Cerveny School and taught fourth grade the first year and sixth grade the next two years. She organized a Girl Scout Troop and "had the pleasure of leading a Boy Scout Troop for three months." Seems as though the Boy Scout leader eloped, taking their treasury money along, which was only about six or seven dollars. The boys pleaded with her to get them a sponsor because they had "nearly an Eagle Scout" in the troop and they didn't want to be disbanded.At the school, the rules stated that to be able to meet in the building, a teacher, adult or responsible person had to be in the building also. Mrs. Doyle tried in vain to get one of the troop fathers to take the job-no success-so she led the boys. She supervised but had the "soon to be Eagle Scout" conduct the meetings.The papers came from headquarters, and she signed them M.L Mandrea.They asked no questions and she offered no information! A legitimate leader was found over the summer.

In 1929, Mrs. Doyle spent the summer in Europe with her parents and brother.

However, the spring of 1929 changed her life and relationship with Alpha Sigma Tau.The winter and spring editions of The ANCHOR were due to be published, and the editor had to resign due to a family emergency.An editor could not be found. Edith Mansell, a member of the National Council and Mrs. Doyle's former teacher and faculty adviser for Theta, remembered that she had worked on the high school CAROLY ALEXA DER , MARY LOU! E D OYLE paper and had been editor-inA o MARY Au E P ETER o AT THE r96r PC chief of the DTC student A NUAL MEET! G

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singing within the chapters. As Mrs. Doyle said, "It was a most appreciated Christmas gift. as we were alone that year!"

"Fancy Cookie" Troubles Delta Chapter (Indiana, Pa.) was in trouble. They had been reported to NPC by the sororities on campus for serving "fancy cookies" during a recruitment party.

A new rule had been made concerning what could and couldn't be served at recruitment parties. Mrs. Doyle was sent to investigate the matter for NPC. She did not know any details when she left for Indiana, Pa. It should be noted that NPC has to have a strong and logical complaint before someone is sent to investigate.

The offending cookie was a vanilla cookie topped with marshmallow, dipped in chocolate and sported half a pecan on the top. They were bought at the grocery store.

When she arrived, Mrs. Doyle met first with the Dean ofWomen, then the A1:Ts, and then members of the other NPC sororities. As it turned out, two of those sororities always had special cookies made for recruitment, which identified their sororities! The other sororities wanted all groups to have plain cookies. It was simply a big misunderstanding, that, according to Mrs. Doyle, "could have been easily settled without having to travel the long distance from Washington, D.C.!"

The story doesn't end there. After everyone "kissed and made up" (about 3 p.m. that day), news came that there was a big snowstorm that was fast approaching the area. The Dean of Women begged Mrs. Doyle to leave immediately. Mrs. Doyle's sister-in-law lived in Harrisburg, so she decided to try to get there. After driving in treacherous conditions, Mrs. Doyle made it to the outskirts of Harrisburg. which was a virtual ghost town. She pulled the car into the yard of a garage. Lights were on, but no one was inside. She was exhausted, so she locked the car doors, opened the window a slit, pulled out a lap robe (no heaters in cars in those days!) and fell asleep. About midnight, a policeman knocked on the window. She told him her

weekly paper. She asked Mrs. Carrie Staehle, also a Council member, to interview Mrs. Doyle to see if she could help. Mrs. Doyle was teaching at the time and busy with the impending trip to Europe. However, Mrs. Staehle got her to agree by promising help if the projects weren't ready before she left for Europe.They were.

It just so happened that 1929 was a Convention year.Aithough no one had asked Mrs. Doyle if she would accept the position as editor ofThe ANCHOR beyond producing the winter and spring ANCHORs, she was elected to be the editor for a twoyear term. She held the position for 19'12 years!

While teaching at Cerveny School, she attended summer school twice at the University of Michigan. In the fall of 1930, she left teaching to attend U-M full time.

She had, incidentally, taken night courses at City College of Detroit while teaching because some of the courses she'd taken at DTC did not transfer to U-M. She graduated with honors in June 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She lacks only three credits of also having a Bachelor of Science degree!

The summers of 1929 and 1930 were spent in Europe. It was on the second trip that she met the man she'd marry after graduating from U-M. Justin Gregory Doyle was a lieutenant and assistant commandant of cadets at the Peekskill Military Academy in Peekskill, N.Y.They were married in late August 1931--a military wedding in Garden City, Long Island, N.Y.According to Mrs. Doyle,"there was a very troubled bride at that wedding, for she had barely gotten there on time:' She had been attending her first Alpha Sigma Tau Convention in Denver, Colo.The Convention ran late and the train schedules were not forgiving. Being the "youngster" on National Council, she dared not request special favors and remained to the end. That left her two days to get home to Detroit, join the bridal party and get to Long [sland! She did have the comfort of Miss Ada A Norton on the train from Denver to Detroit. Miss Norton, "in her motherly, quiet way joined the bride as occasional tears were shed and held her hand most of the ride."

Mrs. Doyle tutored, but The ANCHOR was her main occupation; she published issues twice a year. She had daughters Loyola in 1934 and Patricia in 1937. When they were older, she put them to work, either licking stamps or sponging the envelopes which contained the magazines. To save money, Mrs. Doyle hand-addressed each one . .. but the mailings weren't very big, "because Alpha Sigma Tau wasn't very big."

In 1938,ALT was growing fast, so Mrs. Doyle decided to compile a Sorority directory. Collecting information from existing and lost chapters was a large task. This directory, which replaced a regular issue of The ANCHOR, was, according to Mrs. Doyle, "a life-saver in years to come!" She did it herself; Mrs. Staehle knew and was delighted but didn't think it could be managed. Everyone was happy with the surprise issue, even though the statistics included changed quickly. It was a foundation to build upon.

Sorority magazines looked much different then; they were really "diaries." Girls kept them with college souvenirs because they contained roll calls of members, details of committees and parties, and lots of just Sorority news. Most of the girls in ALT were in two-year institutions, so they were fresh out of high school the first year and doing their practice teaching the second year. Many rarely had time to contribute to The ANCHOR. Faculty and alumnae sometimes sent in materials, but for the most part, the editor had to do extra work to get the issues ready for press.

Money was also an important issue; ALT did not publish an issue once because the money for the publication was in a bank that had closed! The decision was made between publishing that particular issue ofThe ANCHOR and holding Convention; of course, Convention won!

World War II Begins When World War II was declared, Major Doyle was immediately ordered to England via Governor's Island. He was in the invasion and fought in France and Germany. Mrs. Doyle remained in Peekskill (on the Hudson River, not far from New York City) with her two daughters. She trained to teach first aid and taught five classes. She also served well over I ,000 hours in the hospitals as a nurse's aide . Mrs. Doyle

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took her turn walking the streets at night to be sure no light showed through the window shades.

After the war ended in Europe, Colonel Doyle served in the Philippines, where he came down with "jungle rot;' which wouldn't heal; he was assigned to Korea-the jungle rot wouldn't heal there, either! He was sent to Japan, where he did finally recover. The family was able to join him in Japan in 1947. It was not an easy tour for the family, but it was "certainly interesting and educational."

They returned stateside to Ft. Monmouth, N.J. According to Mrs. Doyle, "living was good--until the Korean situation took a turn and more war was imminent." The Doyles first went to Ft. Lee,Va. and then to Ft. Harrison in Ind., which was a former air corps base that was shut down after WWII ... or so they thought! Daughter Loyola graduated from high school and went on to St. Mary of the Woods College, in Terre Haute, Ind. Reassigned again, the Doyles went to Frankfurt, Germany. But, before Mrs. Doyle, Loyola and Patricia could meet Colonel Doyle in Germany, he'd been re-assigned to Orlean, France. Patricia went to school in Chateauroux and could only come home on weekends. Loyola lived in Munich, Germany and was taking classes through the University of Maryland. Eventually, she worked in Orlean on the Army post.

In 1951 ,Alpha Sigma Tau met all qualifications for membership in NPC. Even though there were no ALT chapters in Japan, France and Germany, Mrs. Doyle enjoyed belonging to an Alumnae Pan hellenic (APH) through NPC. The APH sponsored concerts, trips and programs, and anyone who belonged to an NPC sorority could participate. So, according to Mrs. Doyle, "these were benefits and a touch of home-sorority!" Few if any National sororities had enough wives in any one place to form a chapter, but NPC considered them all "family: 路 The women did a lot of charity work for the local communities, which were grateful for the assistance.

Returning stateside in 1955 from France, the Doyles were assigned to Washington, D.C. It was there Mrs. Doyle discovered a fairly new alumnae chapter had been organized. She joined and has been a member of the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Alumnae Chapter since. Because she held National offices, she did not hold many local offices in NOVA. As she says, "it was all I could do to keep up with my Sorority and army duties, too!"

Mrs. Doyle was elected to be the Convention Chairman for 1958--60, and the Convention itself was held in Washington, D.C. She thought the Convention was beautiful because she called upon some of the embassies to provide entertainment, which, in her words, was "certainly colorful!" Mrs. Doyle was also the National Chaplain and Historian for 6'12 years. She was also a District President for 12 years.

She enjoyed this position very much because of her contact with the collegians and administrations of the colleges where ALT resided. (See the accompanying sidebars, beginning on page 5, for Mrs. Doyle's experiences as a District President.)

Mrs. Doyle was also an Alternate Delegate to NPC.After four years, she replaced Mrs. Staehle and served nine more years as the NPC Delegate. She thought this was an interesting position since she was familiar with the campuses that had problems, and she understood them first-hand. It is her opinion that NPC assignments are best done by women who have served as District Presidents.

She served as Public Relations Chairman for the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation for one year ( 1984) and the Sorority itselffrom 1969-1974.

The Board ofTrustees was established in 1992, but Mrs. Doyle believes it was "in the mill" after the 1990 Convention. She has been a Trustee from 1992 to 2002.

All told, Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle has "around" 67 years of service to Alpha Sigma TaU, and having been initiated in 1925, has been a loyal sister for 78 years.

According to her, having simultaneously held more than one job in the Sorority at a time helped save quite a bit of money, and she believes she was best suited to the positions she held.As she says, "I say this humbly, but proudly!"

What can be said about Mrs. Doyle, is that, for more than 67 years, she has helped Alpha Sigma Tau stay true to the course because she has been truly ''Anchored in Alpha Sigma Tau."

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given one of the member's rooms in the dorm. The university had been having trouble with their fire alarm system for some time. Of course, the fire alarm went off at 2 a.m. Mrs. Doyle went to the window and could see the fire trucks and many men standing around a building not far from the women's dorm-the men's dorm. But there was not much stirring in the women's building. Mrs. Doyle knocked on the door of the next room. The girl answering it said that their building's alarm had been malfunctioning and that they were to disregard any alarms until it was fixed! Mrs. Doyle showed them the fire trucks and the men standing outside. That got action! Going door-to-door. they became the alarm system. Everyone got out of the building and, of course, it was raining. One of the girls had a car parked nearby and offered to shelter Mrs. Doyle until they received the "all clear." The men's dorm suffered considerable damage from the fire that started as a prank.

The next day, all colleges and universities in West Virginia were ordered to immediately check their alarm systems.

Mrs. Doyle went to two more colleges in West Virginia and was "a victim of a fire drill at each!"

Winter Wonderland On another trip to Omicron, Mrs. Doyle was treated to an early snowstorm.

She traveled mostly two-lane roads, which were not in good shape. She did expect to run into snow but not a foot of snow! She got stuck in a small town which had no snowplow. Someone called the next town, which had a "private" snowplow. However, the man informed her that he had to finish plowing the roads in his own town before he'd rescue her! Apparently, the county did not plow the road she was traveling to save time. Mrs. Doyle always carried a blanket in the car, so she did not get too cold as she waited the three hours for the man to finish plowing his roads. No one asked her to come into their home. As Mrs. Doyle put it, "They probably thought I was nutty to be out on such a day. Maybe I was!"

National Pan hellenic Conference CELEBRATES 100 YEARS: 1902-2002

By Jamie Jones Miller, NPC I st Alternate Delegate

History of the National Panhellenic Conference Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of"rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities on various campuses, as well as stories of cooperation and mutual assistance.

However, no actual Panhellenic organization existed and no uniform practices were observed. By 1902, it was obvious that some standards were needed, so Alpha Phi invited Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta,Aipha Chi Omega and Chi Omega to a conference in Chicago on May 24.

Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were unable to attend.The remaining seven groups met and the session resulted in the organization of the first interfraternity association and the first intergroup organization on college campuses.

This meeting, and the next few, resulted in several mutual agreements, especially regarding pledging. Up to this time, membership guidelines had not been setwomen could be pledged to groups before enrolling in college and could belong to more than one group.

The fact that NPC is a "Conference" is significant to the NPC philosophy because the organization is a conference, not a congress. It enacts no legislation except for the conduct of its own meetings. Other than the basic UNANIMOUS AGREEMENTS, which all groups have voted to observe, NPC confines itself to recommendations and advice, and acts as a court of final appeal in any College Panhellenic difficulty. One of its greatest services is providing Area Advisors for College Panhellenics and Alumnae Panhellenics.

AES Merger with NPC

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Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Alpha organized the Association of Pedagogical Sororities on July I0, 1915.The membership consisted of sororities who, like the name indicates, were primarily located on state campuses where women entering the educational field were predominant. In 1917, Pi Kappa Sigma and Delta Sigma Epsilon joined the association, followed by Theta Sigma Upsilon in 1925,Aipha Sigma Tau in 1926, and Pi Delta Theta in 1931.At the third biennial conference, the name of the association was changed to the Association of Educational Sororities (AES). Later, the word "Educational" was changed to "Education."

TheAES was a strong group of leaders that focused not only on educational (providing scholarships) and womencentric issues, but cooperated to support issues outside of the sorority world, including defense projects during World War II. One of the projects started by the AES member groups resulted in what is today the worldrenowned Leader Dogs for the Blind School in Rochester, Mich.

On November 12, 1947, the six AES sororities were unanimously accepted as associate members of NPC. In December of 1951, the AES sororities became full members of NPC. Since that time, three have merged with other NPC member groups, leaving Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Sigma Sigma as the remaining former-AES members.

(Adopted from the NPC Web site: www.npcwomen.org.)

Alpha Sigma Tau and the National Panhellenic Conference have had a mutually beneficial relationship over the past 50 years. We have held several honors in recent years. Former NPC Delegate, Cynthia McCrory, served as Chairman of the Conference from 1983-1985, and the NPC Regional Scholarships have been named in her honor. In 1999,Aipha Sigma Tau was the Charter Donor to the NPC Centennial Endowment Fund, which endowed its first project, a series of educational lectures, in the winter of 2002-2003.

In addition,Alpha Sigma Tau announced the creation and sponsorship of the Pan hellenic Leadership Award at the 200 I

NPC Biennial Session. Alpha Sigma Tau participated in the National Panhellenic Conference Centennial Celebration at the 2002 NPC Interim Session by submitting items for the historical display including the Alpha Sigma Tau History (November 4, 1899-November 4, 1974) and a Convention photo from the 5th Biennial Convention in 1934.

Alpha Sigma Tau's National Panhellenic Conference Delegates serve the Sorority as liaisons between the National Sorority, individual chapters, and the other NPC member groups. In addition to their duties for ALT. the NPC Delegates serve on a variety of NPC committees, including the College Panhellenics Committee and the Alumnae Panhellenics Committee.

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Most recently, she has created her own line for full-figured women who are a size 12 to In March 2003, Emme's second !ok. U(e's Utt/e

Emergencies: Everyday Rescue for auty, Fashion, Relationships, and U(e, was publis ed.

Last year, Emme took a mo t to talk to former ANCHOR Editor Debbie Bonaminio about her career and her personal experiences with weight disorder and body image.

For more information on Emme's modeling career and other projects, visit www.emmesupermodel.com.

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large is the plus-size modeling industry?

nearly as large as a smaller-size industry (size 12 and below). There are a lot more opportunities for advertising that aren't currently taking place. In modeling aren 路thin the last five years, the full-figured retail industry has starte put more advertising money into its budgets.You will start to see more diversity in the magazines you currently read. It is crucial for women to see images of themselves that are sexy and inspirational.

I find it curious that more standard-size women are not shown?

We have to remember that we are all "regular" women within our own right. If you are a size 2 and you are walking up a flight of stairs huffing d puffing-you haven't been exercising and you haven't been ~tin 路 ht. You need to stop yourself and say. "Wow.

what have I put in my body today? I need styling, but not trendy. So you can have it ders with the on ly thing that is in their to change." That also goes fo r the very in your wardrobe for several years before control ? Do people think, "The rest [of large woman who is walking up the same you have to get rid of it. Something you my life] is out of control, but if I eat and flight of stairs and hasn't been exercising can go on a date in, something you can binge, then I'm in control of that?" and hasn 't been making the [right] food wear to a job interview, someth ing you choices. There has to be a point where can lounge around the house in.

I think that is a percentage of it. It is we ask ourselves, whether we are smallso hard to pin point because everymid-, or large-size women, "How are we' Can you talk about you r own perone's issue is different.That is why docdoing today? What have I been doing for sonal experience with weight disortors and parents have such a hard time myself?" You have to give your body the der and body image? diagnosing [eating disorders]. benefit of lasting as long as it's supposed For more informatio n, vi sit to. Not chaining yourself to the treadmill I came from a family that was www.nationaleatingdisorders.o rg.They or Stairmaster every day in the gym but extremely diet [conscious]. My stepare a wonderful clearing-house info rmaby getting outside and walking, biking, father used to draw on my legs at a very tion group that I work very closely with. cross-country skiing. Do it for the fun of it. Do it for [your] health('s] sake. Do it for stress reduction . Do "There needs to be a grass-roots effort to stamp out the issues of conit because you like to sweat. Do it formity and the need to belong. Without the knowledge of what it because it makes you feel like your head is clear. takes to belong, women will do anything to get there. I applaud AST

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for getting to the point where you want to educate your women.

Knowledge is power, and it is good that you are bringing this issue up. The initiative of bringing this [issue} up is to be commended."

the magazine in the industry for full-figured women. Now it has fallen by the wayside, and we now have Grace.Why do you think, considering that the majority of American women are size I 2 and above, that the fashion industry is catering toward one type of woman, rail th in and a size 2-4.

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It's a great question. Until recently we had Glamour magazine step up to the plate with more diversified images.

Vogue magazine has partnered with Yenizia jeans and had a huge issue in their magazine on "body image." It's a step in t he right direction. There are magazines out there that are showing diversity, and I think it is slowly changing. The more there is to choose from with the amount of full-figured models out there, you will start to see more models that are a size 12, 14 and 16.

It's still in the stages where the advertisers don't understand that there are three different body types. There are a lot of issues on the table, but I think that a lot of the motivation is capitalistic motivation. It then becomes up to us as路 women to educate. We know that muscle weighs more than fat and that body density has a lot to do with what you weigh.

We need to know that family history has a lot to do with weight as well.

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What is the focus of your clothing line?

To bring to the forefront wonderfully comfortable, lifestyle-focused, nicely shaped clothing. Clothing that is not boxy, has great materials, fashion-forward

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young age and show me where my fatpotential areas were. I was very affected by that act and the act of the body being the gateway from evil to good. Being told that if I was heavy, I wouldn 't get a boyfriend, a job or be popular. All that stuff that we are told at a young age.The premise is, "I'm doing this to help you . I'm doing this because I love you." When in fact it doesn't help. It promotes shame and discomfort with one's body. I grew up in a controlled atmosphere when it came to your body. I was not allowed to have seconds [at meals].

My mom dieted regularly but didn't exercise. I would take her to the t rack, but she couldn 't do the work. She tried, but I took the other route. I exercised a lot, but although I excelled in it, I real ized that I was using exercise as a pun ishment for overeating. I thought "this is ridiculous. I am married to a wonderful guy. I have this modeling career that has taken me all over the world. I have had great experiences that I could never even [have] imagined, and I'm still beating myself up that I'm not good enough." I had to get off that road.

I saw a therapist and it took some time for me to expose myself. One of them asked me about my experiences with food , and I was very uncomfortable.

I felt like a dam was breaking loose. I cried for weeks.

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Do you think that many people have associated their eating disor-

They will answer any questions, it's all confidential and can be do ne thro ugh the Web site.

I have heard so me pretty scary stories about sororities, like gro up vo mit parties after certain televisio n shows. I have had calls fro m co llege administrato rs who have to change t he plu mbing in sorority houses because the stomach acids eat th rough the pipes.

There needs to be a grass-roots effort to stamp out the issues of co nformity and the need to belo ng.W itho ut the knowledge of what it takes to belo ng, women will do anything to get t here . I applaud ALT for getti ng to the point where you want to educate your wo men.

Knowledge is powe r, and it is good that you are bringing th is issue up. The initiat ive of bringing t his [issue] up is to be commended.

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~se your voice. If you ~ ave a .ques-

A tion or you want to ra1se an 1ssue,

don't be afraid [to ask].Ask why until yo u get an answer that you are satisfi ed wit h.

If you don't see enough images t hat make you feel empowered, w rite a letter to a magazine o r to a movie studio. [Women] have a huge buying power in this co untry, and if we start us ing ou r vo ices, we will see change.

Use your voice. If you do n't use it, you lose it.

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Highlights of The ational Meet Me In St. Louis June 26-29, 2002 For the third time in 63 years, collegiate and alumnae women traveled to St. Louis, Mo. for an Alpha Sigma Tau National Convention (the previous two trips occurred in 1939 and 1986). The 34th National Convention Coordinators, Staci Jimison Wedermyer and Sally Brancheau Belknap, along with Janet Minnis Jimison, did a wonderful job of organizing and planning a busy, fun-filled four-day event for everyone.

While a large part of the Convention was devoted to business matters, most notably the Co st"tution revisions, sisters still found time to catc p with friends, make new friendships, and share ha'ppy: memories, especially of those sisters who passed a y. For two special AI.T women, this Convention was Fhe culmination of 50 years toget er. Sally. Wales apd Jean McNamara share their "50 Yecrrs of Sisterhood" on the following page.

CQJWenttons allow us to reach outside of our MdUal collegiate and alumnae chapters and renew our commitment to Alpha Sigma Tau and help build a better future for our Sorority.

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Third Place Honorable Mention

First Place Second Place

Detroit Boston

First Place Second Place

Gamma Iota Alpha

First Place Second Place

Gamma Delta Alpha Pi

Ypsilanti Tidewater,Va.

COLLEGIATE SCRAPBOOKS

Beta Theta Gamma Delta

Third Place Honorable Mention

SCRAPBOOK PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

WINNERS

Third Place

Ypsilanti Alumnae

ADVI ER CERTIFICATE

CHAPTER. ADVISERS Alpha Joyce Jean Berg Beta Epsilon Gamma Delta Gamma Xi Anne Gruber Delta Eta Tammy Hillebrand Alpha Lambda CHAPTER. CONSULTANTS Nancy Rivard Delta Nu

Linda Price Michelle Sunderland Dr. Edward Jervey

50-YEAR MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

2001

2002

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Anna Margaret Young Rhodes

MILESTONE ANNIVER ARIES

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Ypsilanti- Ann Arbor, Mich.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER TOP TAU

Boston Buffalo Detroit-Northeast Suburbs Greater Chicago Lehigh Valley Lowell Northern Virginia St. Louis Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor

Sailynn Doyle, Gamma Delta Florence Kuczma Sodus, Sigma Donna Pniewski Tiefenbach, Theta Stephanie Snow, Delta Delta Adrianne Hibshman, Delta Zeta Sarah Hefferan, Beta Tau Carolyn Kivi Nulf,Aipha Lambda Jeanne Schneider Laythe, Beta Eta Dawn Kandes Sackman,Aipha

ALUMNAE CEP LEVEL RECOGNITION

2000-0 I Emerald Anchor Level Gold Anchor Level

Alumnae Club Stars 2001-02 Anchor Level Pearl Anchor Level Emerald Anchor Level Gold Anchor Level

Alumnae Club Stars

Harrisburg, Pa. Baltimore St. Louis Tidewater,Va. Buffalo Northern Virginia Phoenix/Valley of the Sun Greater Chicago Lehigh Valley, Pa. Edwardsville, Ill. Lowell, Mass.

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Beta Eta- 'Time of Our Lives" Gamma Mu - "You're the One That IWant" Beta Pi - "Sisterhood Through Sisterhood" Gamma Pi - "Go the Distance"

All Original Words & Borrowed Music 200 1-2002 Beta Eta- "All American Girls" Beta Mu- "Alumna Song" Delta Eta - "Sister Take Me Away" Gamma Mu- "Meet the Sisters"

First Place Se~ond Place Th1rd Place .

Honorable Mention

All Original Words & Original Music 2000-200 I Beta Upsilon - "Special Sisters" Chi - "Sanctuary" Delta Nu - "Sound of Sisterhood"

First Place Second Place Third Place

200 I Alumnae Original Words & Borrowed Music

Baltimore Alumnae Chapter - "Sisters"

First Place

MEMBERSHIP IMPROVEMENT/INCREASE AWARDS

Beta Mu

2001

MARTHA DROUYOR BELKNAP DECAMP OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE CHAPTER PHILANTHROPY AWARD

2000-0 I

200 1-02

First Place Second Place

Buffalo First Place Northern Virginia Second Place Third Place

Northern Virginia Detroit-NE Suburbs Buffalo

MARTHA DROUYOR BELKNAP DECAMP OUTSTANDING COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PHILANTHROPY AWARD

2000-0 I First Place Second Place Third Place Finalists

200 1-02

Beta Omega Beta Iota Gamma Xi Alpha Epsilon, Beta Mu & Delta Zeta

First Place Second Place Third Place Finalists

Delta Zeta Delta Eta Beta Omega and Alpha Epsilon Gamma Pi, Beta Tau & Gamma Mu

PLEDGE AWARDS

200 I Best pledge program

2002 Best pledge program

Gamma Xi

Beta Omega RECRUITMENT AWARDS

200 I

Beta Mu

2002

Upsilon

MARGARET MACDONALD CONVENTION BEAU AWARDS

I Convention

Lou Cegala Jeff Rivard Dick Tyburski 4 Conventions Ralph Belknap

2 Conventions Sam DeCamp Christopher Williams

3 Conventions JeffYancho

S Conventions Don Rhodes

23 Conventions Jerry King

COLLEGIATE DISTRICT CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD

Alpha District Beta Tau (93.7%) Beta District Gamma Pi (96.9%) Gamma District Delta Theta (94.2%) Delta District Beta Omega (94.4%) Epsilon District Alpha Phi (83.4%) Zeta District Beta Iota (94.1 %) Eta District Gamma Zeta (93.2%)

Theta District Alpha Lambda (84.9%) Iota District Delta Rho (88.4%) Kappa District Delta Eta (95.4%) Lambda District Gamma Gamma (82.5%) Mu District Upsilon (81.2%) Nu District Gamma Xi (92.5%)

Xi District Alpha (92.7%) Omicron District Delta Delta (91.0%) Pi District Beta Pi (94.9%) Rho District Rho (86.4%) Sigma District None . .

Tau D1str1ct Alpha Omicron (95.6%)

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ELIZABETH WILSON CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD

2000 First Place Third Place 2001 First Place Second Place

Beta Pi and Gamma Pi (97. 15%) Alpha Omicron and Beta Iota (96.52%) Gamma Pi (96.72%) Beta Tau and Gamma Xi (95.99%)

MARGARET MACDONALD CONVENTION BELLE AWARD

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18 Conventions

Jenn ifer Cornelius

Patricia Klausing Simmons

Carolyn Conner Alexander

Teri Meyette Faillace Lara Cegala-Williams Elaine Hartin-Kneebone 19 Conventions Nadia Sawka Maddens I 0 Conventions Ed ith Elliott Jamie Jones Miller Deborah McCain Pyszka Charlotte Evans Floyd Linda Reese Neiderer Anna Margaret Young Rhodes Rose Marie Schmidt Diane Schmelzel Rand Janet Turner Ulrich 2 I Conventions TeenaJohnson Reasoner Martha Drouyor DeCamp Adline Santiago 15 Conventions Sally SturmWales Tiffany Street Nancy Cook Christina Tierman Patricia Nayle 24 Conventions Samantha Welch Lenore Seibel King I 6 Conventions Diane Wrightman Jean Ryckman McNamara SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

2000 First Place Second Place Third Place 2001 First Place Second Place Third Place

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AWARD

Beta Xi Chapter- Michigan Technological Un ivers ity ORDER OF THE YELLOW ROE

Tracy Bond, Zeta Karen Laursen Kessler, Beta Xi Emily Ashby Mcintire, Alpha Lambda Patricia Lynn Nayle, Phi Deborah McCain Pyszka,Aipha Nu Patricia Klausing Simmons, Delta LOIS SCHWEIKART O ' DELL ANCHOR AWARD

Cathy Millard Schreiner, Chi CARRIE W.

TAEHLE AWARD

Linda Price, Beta Epsilon MARY LO I E DOYLE PANHELLENIC AWARD

Jean Ryckman McNamara and Carol Zorger Mooney ADA A. NORTO

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Founders Centennial Scholarship Erika is a senior at Chowan College majoring in graphic communications and business.

2002-2003 National Foundatio1 Delta Rho Louise Mondreo Doyle Scholarship (First Award) Patti is a senior at Chowan College majoring in allied health biology and psychology.

Kristine Gutierrez, Beta Pi June McCarthy Scholarship (First Award) Kristine is a senior at Eastern Illinois University majoring in elementary education.

Adrienne Watson, Delta Nu Lenore Seibel King Scholarship (First Award) Adrienne is a graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in art history.

Traci Uncel a Gamma Elizabeth Wilson/Dorothy Bennett Robinson Scholarship Traci is a graduate student at Amberton University majoring in counseling.

University majoring in marketing/ human relations.

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June McCarthy Scholarship (Second Award) Kristine is a senior at Eastern Illinois University majoring in elementary education.

a Lambda Kristin Walker: Corrie Washburne Staehle Scholarship Kristin is a senior at Radford University majoring in English, secondary education and dance.

aime Chmielewski Beta Rose Marie Schmidt Scholarship (Second Award) Jaime is a graduate student at University of Northern Colorado majoring in community counseling.

Marisa Medo Roy Elliott Sewell Scholarship Marisa is a senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania majoring in criminology and sociology.

Tara Stu Gamma Delta Lois Schweikort O'Dell Scholarship Tara is a senior at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth majoring in psychology.

Scholarships/Grants Recipients Annie Frederi Beta Pi Mary Charles Adams Ashby Scholarship Annie is a junior at Eastern Illinois University majoring in communication disorders and sciences.

Gamma Edith Minerva Elliott Scholarship Nicole is a junior at University ofWest Alabama majoring in marine biology.

ore Seibel King Scholarship (Second Award)

Tressa is a senior at State University of New York-College at Buffalo majoring in art education and art therapy.

.:ouru""..-"''"u (Second Award) Kelly is a senior at State University of New York-College at Buffalo majoring in special education and elementary education.

Holly is a senior at Central Michigan University majoring in elementary education and child development.

Adrienne Zeta Dr. Sara H. Cree Scholarship Adrienne is a senior at Lock Haven University majoring in health science/pre-physician assistant.

Gamma

Martha Drouyor

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Katy is a senior at Henderson State University majoring in spanish.

Rho/Louise Einstein Scholarship Gwendolyn is a graduate student at Youngstown State University majoring in elementary education.

Delta Rho Mary Alice Peterson American Indian Grant Jasmaine is a junior at Chowan College majoring in physical education.

(not pictured) Vanessa Emch Florence, Zeta Rose Marie Schmidt Scholarship (First Award) Vanessa is a graduate student at Long Island University majoring in education/counseling.

Alpha Lambda Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle Scholarship (Second Award) Lisa is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University majoring in marketing.

Gamma Mu Thomas J. King. Jr. Scholarship Heather is a senior at West Virginia Institute ofTechnology majoring in print management and computer information technology.

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In Memory Sisters who entered the E.ternal Chapter June 2000 through June 2002 Initiation

Cha ter Alpha Mary Kain Brady Dorothy Martin Brodhead Ruella Fischer Dominick Gwendolyn Frostic Ola B. Hiller Helen Gorsline Hoffmeyer Lenore Douglas Kenworthy Carrie Washburne Staehle

1929 1921 1930 1925 1921 1929 1927 1924

Beta Ann Engelhardt Gerber Joyce Mayer Warner

1960 1949

Zeta Margaret Beeson Shirley Olt Hoover Sara Kline Schenck Winifred Heim Shaheen

1928 1962 1947 1933

Psi

Omicron Lou ise Barbery Bailey Virginia Bailey Helen Bailey Bryant Helen Roach Cecil Dorcie Shumate Covey Arthelia Bird Hatfield Lorene McReynolds Jarrett Ruth Hardy Rogers Shirley Parkey Skewes Patricia RatliffTaylor Alberta Donnelly Webb Ruth Bivens Webb

1938 1930 1932 1942 1933 1945 Unknown

1953 1951 1951 1931 1935

1933 1932 1932 1960 1930 1936 1948

Alpha Alpha Doris Hickman Devine Joan Schipper

1945 1946

Alpha Delta Mildred Pratt

1948

Christine Nugent Murray Lynn Baumgartner Panici Shirley Elder Shutwell

1974 1986 1953

Alpha Zeta Carol Volny Schroder

1962

Alpha Xi

Theta Milza Nicolena Atiyeh Lenore Filer Briggs Ruth Knisely Brundle Betty Reck Lofstrom Cynthia Terwilliger Maiorana Irene Babij McDonald Emma F. Young Meyer Joan Conklin Morrison Ruth Prange Plaxton Janet Beveridge Roberts

1950 1931 1928 1943 1954 1976 1947 1934 1939 1939

Rho Jenny Losinski

Heather Spoil

Iota Anna Mae Carey Caroline S. Dawson Louise Pruitt Hawkins Rieta S. Huddleston Pat Calvin Levy Ann Whitaker Smethers

1927 1938 1941 1950 1952 1928

Alpha Omicron Sigma Joan Bauer Chidester Dolerita D. Gavin Lucille Mitchell McGlynn Helen T. Parkes Fern Ryer Rice

1947 1951 1929 1931 1935

Dorothy Tullis Teach

Unknown

Lambda

Linda Kulp Arnhart Carroll Costello Bailey Nancy Jane Litz Braford Nancy Lee Wood Dowdy Frances Carroll Haynie Mary T Rawls Thomson

1938

Nu Elizabeth Carroll Strelesky

1929

Faculty Adviser

1966

Alpha Pi Mary Hannah Fox

Melissa Crownover

1977 1940 1945 1951 1936 1936

Betty Jo Doby Sharp Marjorie Simmons

1968

Mary Charles Adams Ashby Virginia Koonce Cosey Faye Hageny Ann Slonaker Shipley Birdalee Hiett Wagaman

1995

Alpha Omega Eve Felsenthal Schare

1961

Beta Eta Andrea Kay Sudbrock

1995

Gamma Epsilon

1951 1943

Chi

Lois Schweikart O'Dell

Sunda Cornetti Susan Powell Bauer

Alpha Tau

Phi Kappa

1995

1937

Zeta Tau

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1951 1971 1949 1952 1998

Alpha Epsilon

Pi Mary Rose Barter Virginia Herron Beare June McCarthy Sandra Mitchell Hazel Williams Morrissey Harriet Marschuetz Patterson Viora Fornshell Winkler

Dorothy Jean Crawford Allison Nell Gardner Mary Kasey Blanche Mays Sara Yakovac

1958 1943 2000 1956 1940

Anne Kretschmann

1991

Gamma Tau Nicole L. Weikel

1994

Delta Omicron Deborah Glover-Fischer

1999

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2003 Collegiate Top Tau Recipients Alpha

Beta Theta

Gamma Phi

Kate Kilponen

Lorena Faz

Katherine M. Toohey

Beta

Beta Iota

Gamma Chi

Bridget Murray

Kylene Frick

Aimee Silverstein

Zeta

Beta Mu

Delta Alpha

Adrienne Smith

Meagan Schlicht

Alexandra Zalewski

Omicron

Delta Beta

Laura Beth Waldron

Beta Xi Erica Valencia

Rho

Beta Pi

Sandy Jones Sigma

Carrie Jordan Beta Tau

Rebecca Pietrzak

Nicole Maretta

Stacey Fleury

Michelle Warren

Carrie Jo Hupp Delta Delta Delta Epsilon

Zeta Tau

Beta Upsilon

Delta Zeta

Catherine Vega

Dana Bertrand

Christa Woertz

Upsilon

Beta Chi

Delta Eta

Susan N. Erwin

Andrea Merritt

April Lyons

Phi

Beta Omega

Delta Theta

Suzanne Brumfield

Amy Brandenburg

Jennifer Tori

Chi

Gamma Delta

Delta Iota

Katie McCarrick

April Bunker

Catherine Price

Psi

Gamma Theta

Delta Lambda

Lisa Nixon

Becky Poling

Jennifer Gross

Alpha Gamma

Gamma Iota

Delta Mu

Katherine M. Lipscomb

Janine Sudlow

Alpha Epsilon

Gamma Mu

Becky Jones Delta Nu

Katherine Christopher

Jennifer Jarrell Honaker

Kate Lockard

Alpha Lambda

Gamma Xi

Delta Pi

Kristin Walker

Adriana Flores

Karen "Maggie" Bryson

Alpha Pi

Gamma Pi

Delta Rho

Jennifer Williams

Tracy Peterson

Patti Blair Pierce

Alpha Tau

Gamma Rho

Delta Sigma

Eva Torrado

Jennifer Rayho

Olivia Johnson

Beta Delta

Gamma Tau

Delta Tau

Susan Pracht

Kristin Conicelli

Raychel Galba

Beta Eta

Gamma Upsilon

Delta Upsilon

Sara M. Halbrook

Monica Flores

Rosanne DiCicco

2003 Alumnae Top Tau Recipients Buffalo

Elizabeth Syposs Maerten

Greater Chicago Detroit Northeast Suburbs Northern Virginia

Kristin Haskin Tracy McKellar Martin Chris Duggan Covington

St. Louis Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor

Janet Turner Ulrich Carlotta Salemi

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Events Hotel Check-In Convention Registration Chapter Voting Delegate Meeting District Meetings Convention Orientation Keynote Speaker- Erin Weed Reception Comm ittee Meetings

Attire

Casual Casual Casual

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Attire Ritual Ritual Ritual Ritual

Attire Business Business

Business

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Last day to contact Tevan Travel to book discounted airline reservations.

Last day to cancel your regostration for Convention and receive a partial registration refund .

Featured Speaker

Attire Business Business Business Casual Casual Casual Theme

'X;;t~~, f}~e- Z6 Events Breakfast - Speaker General Session IV Lunch on Your Own Closing Session

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Last day to register for Convention. New regostrations woll not be accepted after this date . There will be no on site registration

Erin Weed Shortly after graduating from Eastern Illinois Universoty, Erin Weed received a phone call that changed her life.

She learned that her Sorority sister and good friend , Shannon. was brutally murdered while attempting to fight off an attacker in her own apartment near campus Erin was haunted by the thought that so many young women lacked some of the basic self-defense skills that can make a difference in an attack situation . So began Erin's personal crusade to teach young college women around the country how to fight back against potential assailants.

Erin 's efforts have been showcased in The Chicago Tribune , Marie Claire , and Glamour. She was named the CosmoGirl of the Year in 2002 by CosmoGirl Magazine and was recently honored as a Hometown Hero on The John Walsh Show.

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Business Anire Pant Suit Dress Skirt Blouse Dress Pants Blazer Sweater Set Dress shoes

Nylons Sl ips if necessary

Don't Forget to Bring ...

Chapters Proposed Constitution amendments Chapter plaque - look for it now Chapter scrapbook National, Collegiate , Alumnae Constitutions

All Attendees Spending money for souvenirs, gratuities , meals on your own , Convention raffles , vendors , and photographer Secret Sister gifts (if you choose to participate ) Camera to capture Convention memories Items to donate to local philanthropy T -shirt for exchange

1-Jeltcn.V RCJ5e E>@vnq11et Formal I Sem i Formal Dress

Sigma Soiree' Attire for theme night - dress up in your favorite decade attire from the 1920's through the 1980's.

Prizes w ill be awarded !

'Ritua[ .Jtttire White dress White skirt suit Nylons Slip White dress shoes The fabric of your dress/su it MUST be an appropriate weight and material. Fabrics with spandex, and lycra, may not be suitable.

The length of the dress/ suit can range from ankle or calf length to two inches above the knee.

Thigh-length dresses/suits are not acceptable .

See-through materials or c li ngy knits are not acceptable .

Alpha Sigma Tau's ceremonials are rich in history and your attire should reflect this tradition .

Sweater (for cold meeting rooms ) Alpha Sigma Tau badge (You will not be admitted to a business session without a badge.)

Hotel Information AM /FM alarm c lock radiO All riverside rooms have a light to ind icate w hen a ship is passing Cable movie channels Electron ic door lock Full bath amen ities Hairdryer Individual climate control Iron & Ironing board Television with remote control Turndown ava il able Voice Ma il Computer data port In-room pay movies Telephone with message light Video check-out

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COLLEGIATE NEWS

OMICRON CoNCORD CoLLEGE

WV After formal recruitment and two interest meeting, the Omicron Chapter gave out fifteen bids and received fourteen positive responses.

For formal recruitment, they spent one night telling all of the girls Z ETA CHAPTER MEMBERS PARTICIPATE I THE SUSAN G. about Pine Mountain KoMEN RAcE FoR THE CuRE Settlement School, and the things done every tions on campus. Sisters helped assemyear to support the school. One of ble a six-foot Sigma sign, which was the interest meetings was called "Club placed on the front of the cart with the Tau", in this meeting everyone started rest of the cart in our school colors of out by introducing themselves and black and orange. telling the prospective new members some of the highlights of joining Alpha ZETA TAU Sigma Tau and then everyone danced in ATHENS,

BETA CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MT. PLEASANT, MI

The Beta Chapter began their year with a retreat at one of their active's house on Lake Michigan. Casey Russell's parents were gracious enough to supply their home and all of the food for the weekend retreat. The retreat's purpose was to get ready for recruitment. The chapter had a great recruitment during the week of Sept 12-17th. Then they had continuous open bidding for the two weeks following Formal Recruitment. In total, 13 great girls joined. During Formal Recruitment the sisters did their first Philanthropy event of the year.

Potential new members made cards and put phone cards inside for the Woman's Aide Shelter. The new members have monthly programs planned through Panhellenic Council; the activity for this month is a high-ropes course. Twenty-five of our members will be headed to Cedar Point during October 17-19 to work for a weekend to raise money for the Sorority.

ZETA LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

the lounge decorated with strobe lights, Christmas lights and streamers.

The second interest meeting had a Hawaiian theme, which was uplifting considering the cold temperatures moving in. Right now the Sorority is busy planning Homecoming, which is next week. Preparation for this includes: practicing for lip sync, making billboards, creating signs and making a float for the parade. This year they are running with Sigma Tau Gamma and the theme is the Adams Family.

LOCK HAVEN, PA

The Zeta Chapter's sweetheart, John Smeltzer, plays football for Lock Haven, so the Zeta sisters have made an effort to go as a sisterhood to support him and the team. It's a fun time for us to bond and let people see us at the game as an organization with our letters on. The weekend of October I0 is Lock Haven's Homecoming, and the chapter has many activities planned. The Rock-a-thon was held the same weekend as Homecoming.

Sisters had a busy schedule with the Rock-a-thon, the parade, the football game and the alumnae breakfast. The chapter put together an itinerary for the alumnae to follow during the weekend.

Members also planned a highway pickup on Route 220 where sisters pick up all the trash that is along the chapter's designated section of the highway.

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SIGMA STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO BUFFALO, NY

Helping Hands for the Homeless was one of the campuswide activities the Sigma Chapter planned for the fall semester. Members of Sigma slept outside on the campus quad to support the event. Sisters also set up tables to collect food and clothing for the homeless around Buffalo. The chapter also took part in the university's Union Bash. The women of Sigma volunteered to paint faces during the bash. Lastly, Sigma's involvement this semester with athletic events was great! The chapter took part in Homecoming by creating a float out of a shopping cart for the parade, along with the other organiza-

LONGWOOD COLLEGE F ARM VILLE,

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Zeta Tau 's recruitment theme this fall was ''The Wizard of Oz." Sisters decorated the hall like the yellow brick road leading to our chapter room, otherwise known as the "Emerald City." The Zeta Taus also made life-size replicas of the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion , and the Scarecrow and used them as themes for different rooms. The chapter planned a couple of open houses this semester to hopefully recruit some of the first semester freshmen for next semester. One open house was held in the Student Union at "Lankford Lanes," the Student Union bowling alley. There was quite a good turnout of possible new members for next semester.

Sisters also worked hard on fund raising this semester.

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CONWAY, AR

The Upsilon Chapter philanthropy chairman kept the women on their feet this semester with activities, such as volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club, The Conway Housing Authority, Dazzle Daze, and participating in Relay for Life. Sisters took pleasure in giving back to the Conway community. The chapter recently elected a new housing

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chairman, and she is doing a great job keeping our room clean and orderly.

The Upsilon sisters love their facility; it feels like a second home. Homecoming is right around the corner, and the chapter planned a luncheon for all of its alumnae. Alpha Taus are very involved on UCA's campus. It has members who are active in the Student Government Association, the Student Orientation Staff, Homecoming Committee, the Honors College, theater department, athletic teams and intramurals. The sisterhood chairman is hard at work this semester. She planned a trip to the Comedy Club to enjoy an evening together.

"Chicago." For instance, sisters sang and danced to the karaoke version of the "Cell Block Tango." The chapter made up lyrics that related to the school and the Homecoming game.

Members wore flapper outfits on their float, which had the slogan, "If You Can't Be Famous, Be Infamous ," taken straight from a Chicago poster.

Alumnae were notified by a newsletter about Chi 's annual Homecoming breakfast before the game. Members worked with the men's basketball team this year to promote Greek life while also promoting the team that does not get enough attention. The head coach set aside a section just for the chapter and made us T-shirts.

PHI IVERSITY

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HAMMO D , LA

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The Phi Chapter over the summer completely refinished the parlor, which included adding new paint, furniture , wood floors and a chair railing.

Recruitment workshops were also held during the summer. The workshops were a lot of work, and sisters came up with a new skit called "Alpha Sigma Tau Through the Years." The skit included information about the Phi Chapter from 1940 to the present. After recruitment, six wonderful women were welcomed into the chapter.

Sisters enjoyed the Big Sis/Lil Sis Week that followed recruitment. All of the new members were showered with tons of gifts , candy, roses , balloons and confetti. The chapter also participated with the Theta Chi Fraternity for the Homecoming festivies . Both organizations made a wonderful contribution to the Lion Pride on campus. The fall new member class also put together a "Tailgating Raffle" full of tons of SLU paraphernalia. The raffle was for an ice chest full of Cokes, T-shirts, mugs, chips. gift certificates and more.

HARRISONBURG , VA

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA U

The Psi Chapter completed a successful recruitment this fall by welcoming 45 new members into its sisterhood. The new members participated in two funfilled retreats, one of which included team-building events sponsored by the university. The chapter also kept up with its local philanthropy.Adopt-AGrandparent, at a local nursing home called Sunnyside. This year, the sisters adopted two new grandparents with whom sisters visited weekly and sent cards to frequently. Before recruitment started this semester, the chapter renovated the hallway and basement of its on-campus housing. With the aid of the Office of Residence Life, the chapter had sufficient funds to complete the projects. Sisters painted the hallway a pale yellow and added stripes, a chair-rail and black and white photos to the basement.

was " Hollywood Nights." The chapter gained 28 new members. The Taus had outstanding participation in Homecoming this year. They were honored that President, Sumer Allensworth , was on Homecoming Royalty Court. The sisters won first place in Paint the Town and second place in Deck the Campus. The Alpha Epsilon sisters are very exc ited about their philanthropy "Challenge of the Fraternities." They have also taken part in other fraternities ' philanthrop ies.

Participation won the chapter second place in Delta Tau Delta " Big Whee ls" Philanthropy. The semester is off to a great start, and everyone plans to end it with a bang! The chapter is striving to increase our participation in events and campus involvement.

ALPHA LAMBDA RADFORD

IVERSITY

R ADFORD , VA

The Alpha Lambda Chapter started off to a bright and busy semester. The first philanthropy for the semeste r was its annual Swing-A-Thon to collect money for the Pine Mountain Settleme nt School. Some sisters also worked with Habitat for Human ity, and new ideas were floating around about helping out the New River Valley Women 's Resource Center. Sisters started planning for fund-raisers by preparing for a magazine subscription sale and working concessions at the Roanoke C ivic

ALPHA EPSILON WESTERN ILLINOIS

CHI SHEPHERD COLLEGE SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV

The Homecoming theme this fall was "Takin' It Back." The Chi Chapter chose the 1920's as its time period. The Sorority chose to mock the play

UNIVERS ITY MACOMB , IL

The Taus of Alpha Epsilon started the school year off with excitement and happiness to be back! The theme this year for recruitment

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Center. The third fund-raiser is still being discussed . Sisters were thinking of a car wash or a joint fund raiser with a local fraternity. The chapter participated in the September I I Remembrance Ceremony, a campuswide event. As in previous years, sisters continued to support and participate in the "Take Back The Night" activities on campus.

participated in several philanthropic events that included a highway clean-up and collecting canned goods and empty ink cartridges. The chapter sold candles and held a few car washes to help fundraise this semester.

XI

The sisters of the Alpha Xi Chapter have had a great semester! The sisters have been helping the new members learn their National and local information by planning activities such as:ALT Jeopardy, Bingo, and Who Wants to Be an ALT Sister (like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire). You can hear the girls' enthusiasm from them singing songs such as: The Fraternity Hymn, In 1899, and various cheers. Homecoming was a blast, and with the help of everyone there was a wonderful picinic with the alumnae. Alpha Xi alumnae were proud and were delighted to take part in the many events here at Mansfield University over the weekend.

The sisters of the Alpha Pi Chapter have been very active both on and off campus this semester. They participated in the All-Campus Photograph and Clean the Highway. In addition, they were involved in this year's annual Homecoming parade. This year's theme was a Hollywood Homecoming. The chapter was partnered with the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and constructed a float. One of the sisters, Shannon Strang, was elected to the Homecoming Court. The sisters were also awarded first place in "Yell Like Hell" competition and placed third in Paint the Town. Both of these activities have become Homecoming traditions at the university.

During the last weekend in September, a group of sisters traveled to Cedar Point as part of a fund raiser. Eight new members were recruited this semester.

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During the first week of school, Alpha Omicron set up a table with flyers and sorority decorations at the Activities Day on campus. This event, hosted by the university, helped the women show off ALT to all the new students.

Everyone took part in recruitment. Formal recruitment was moved to the spring semester, so the chapter held various bid parties with different themes to make recruitment an exciting experience for everyone. For new member activities, the chapter planned a bowling, tye-dying, and ALPHA 0MI game night. Sisters also I TERS.

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SYLVANIA

EDINBORO, PA

This semester, the Alpha Tau Chapter

recruited eight new members through COB parties. The chapter participated in a campus clean-up as well as its adopted highway clean-up. Alpha Tau helped out at the local YMCA's Halloween party for children. Members of Alpha Tau adopted a family for Christmas. The chapter decided to sell candy bars for a new fund-raiser, and sisters also held a car wash. Sisters attended campus football games and wore ALT letters. Alpha Tau sponsored a fast pitch booth at the Homecoming Carnival, and the proceeds went to the Pine Mountain Settlement School.

BETA ETA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVER ITY EDWARD VILLE , IL

The Beta Eta Chapter decided on the theme for recruitment, a carnival, and they decided to perform " Grease" as the skit. Those who were participating in "Grease" began practicing at the beginning of the summer until recruitment, wh ich is held the second week of the school year. On the first night of recruitment, there was a mixer with all three sororities. On the second night, a ring toss, popcorn, duck game and puttputt to get ALT information across.

On the third night there was a performance of "Grease ," and it went very well. The new members worked hard on the ir new member-active social.

This is where the new members put on a skit or song for the active members of the Sorority. They are raising money for the new member-active social by selling Krispy Kreme donuts .

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The Beta Theta Chapter held a recruitment event at Classic Golf, where sisters were able to get to know possible new members in a comfortable environment. The potential new members were given a chance to see the sisters bond as a chapter.

The sisters had fun and the potential members

als~ had a great time with the "crazy" antics of miniature golf. The chapter held a cotton candy fund-raiser.

Members rented a cotton candy ma~hine and made cotton candy in the atnum of their University Center. The sisters had a great time interacting with the customers. At the end of the event, the sisters were coated with pink sugar. The chapter also sold pickles and bubble gum. This was a good opportunity to not only raise money but also to meet potential new members from our Saint Mary's Community.

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MILLERSVILLE , PA

The Beta Iota Chapter was off to an early start earning money to donate to its local charity, the Ronald McDonald House. The first fund-raiser was a very successful car wash in July, organized by 2003 Charity Queen Steph Olexovitch.

When the fall semester began, another T-shirt fund-raiser was in full effect. The chapter had an excellent turnout for recruitment this semester, and many young women came to various events, such as a dinner-and-a-movie-night.

Eight bids were extended, and seven women accepted . Beta Iota is looking forward to the initiation of these new members. The biggest part of the new member program is the Homecoming celebration.

BETA XI MICHIGA

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Ho uGHTON, MI

On October 4, the Beta Xi Chapter hosted a house tour of its own house and the historical house next door. The cost was $3 for general admiss ion and $2 for students, with donations welcome. To spread the word about the house tours , flyers were put up all around Houghton, Michigan, and a local store agreed to hand out flyers to their customers. Every active sister signed up to work a one-hour shift with some volunteering to work more. The goal was to raise enough money to replace some items in the house. Sisters also collected cans over the entire semester

to raise money for the house. At the end of the semester, when we know how much money was raised, it will be determined if there is enough money to donate some to the women's shelter here in Houghton.

BETA PI EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVE RSITY CHA RLESTON, IL

Sisters had a very busy and exciting fall semester here at the Beta Pi Chapter.

The semester started off strong with sisters diving head first into preparations for recruitment. The chapter continued with its Hawaiian theme for first-round parties, made gift bags for the local battered women's shelter and had an amazing preference night. The chapter welcomed 21 beautiful and fantastic new members who will make excellent Taus. After recruitment, Beta Pi kept the ball rolling by holding its annual World Series philanthropy. This year it was very successful. As the semester speeds by, members are preparing for Homecoming with the men of Phi Kappa. Sisters have also gone out to clean up the chapter's section of Adopt-A-Highway and made it look spectacular!

BETA TAU UNIVERS IT Y OF MA SACHUSETTS AT LOWELL LOWELL, MA

The Beta Tau Chapter of Umass Lowell has recruitment meetings every Thursday night at 8:30PM. Although it is

early in the semester, the sisters have already participated in a number of recruitments. The first recruitment was sister social pizza party. It was the fi rst chance for girls interested in jo ining ALT to come and meet the sisters. The second recruitment was an路on-camp us Bingo game. Another one of the recruitment events was feel -good notes.

A mix of sisters and girls who showed interest in joining ALT all pulled names of each girl out of a bag. Everyone then made cards with feel-good notes for the girl they received. This was a great way to start off the semester, leaving everyone in high spirits! Another recru itme nt activity was a red, wh ite and blue theme to remember September I Ith .

Everyone wore red , wh ite and blue and many of the sisters made red , wh ite and blue letters.

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NEWARK NJ

The New Jersey Institute ofTechnology Beta Upsilon Chapter is proud to be celebrating its 20th Ann iversary. So far this semester, they have had a very productive and successful fall 2003 . One of their many accomplishments was an award for the highest GPA. They are extremely proud and have made it a goal to keep the award for the years to come. The chapter had a successful recru itment period th is semester. It went very well considering the shortage路 of female students at NJIT. The recruitment was led by Audra

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Goodman. This semester's recruitment theme was the green M&M, with the slogan, "There's just something about those green ones." One of the recruitment events was Luau on the campus green where all the active members dressed in luau attire and rush, rush, rushed!! In addition to the traditional recruitment activities, they produced a recruitment brochure to share with the potentials all the positive aspects of Alpha Sigma Tau! As a result of a great recruitment period, Beta Upsilon pinned six new members this fall. As a chapter, everyone is very excited to be trying the Memory Books. The active members are putting a lot of time into decorating and being creative with their information pages.

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productive semester. Recruitment this semester was very successful. The chapter had 14 participants for its recruitment. On bid day, I I women accepted a bid. Sisters went to Talladega this semester as they usually do. This is one of the main fund raisers we do to support chapter expenses, and it was profitable . The chapter's intramural teams are doing extremely well this semester. As of the time of this report, the chapter is currently leading in the points standings. The Gamma Gamma Chapter is always involved in all campus activities. This past weekend we participated in a town clean-up project. This activity was to clean up Livingston, as well as spend time with a children's mentoring program our university sponsors.

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CALIFORN IA UN IVE RSITY OF PENNSYLVANI A CALJFOR lA , P A

On September 9, the Beta Phi Chapter started collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald Fund for kids on life support. Sisters asked for tab donations and for some other close friends to collect them as well. The Greek Advisor, Joy Helsel, donated four garbage bags full of cans with TH E B ETA PHI C H APTER E JOY HA GI G OUT tabs. After taking off the tabs , members planned to find somewhere to donate the cans or refund them and donate the money.

GAMMA DELTA This philanthropy event will last for the IVE RSITY OF M.ASSACH USETTS AT duration of the semester. On D ARTMOUTH September 30, the chapter made a $ I00 donation to a local Boy Scout NO RTH DARTMO TH, MA troop for a brick with the Sorority's Formal recruitment week began with name, the chapter's name, and the an information night. Tuesday was phisemester on the brick. This brick will lanthropy night. For the philanthropy, be used for the restoration of a flag everyone decorated bags to put dog pole and walkway that will be in the treats in to send to the local animal community forever. We saw this as a shelter. Wednesday night was a theme significant chance to give back to the night based on the Monopoly game we community. called "Greekopoly." The chapter had four different tables set up, each representing a different street on the GAMMA GAMMA Monopoly board. The green street repN IVERSJTY OF WEST ALABAMA resented the sisterhood where the L IVI GSTO ' AL women learned about the more perThe Gamma Gamma Chapter had a

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sonal side of ALT. The orange street represented philanthropy, in which the women learned all about the different types of philanthropies we participate in during the school year. The yellow street represented the new member process. There the women learned what different types of activities they will be involved in during their time as new members. The purple street represented the business aspect, where they were told about the meetings and what they should expect.

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EPSILON

POT DAM, NY

During early October the sisters took turns sitting at a table in a busy area on campus to attract interest on a walk to fights AIDS. Also while at the table , they collected donations to help this same foundation fight the disease. Then on Sunday, October 5, the chapter drove to Watertown, New York where the walk took place and participated in the event. For fund raising on Friday, October 3, the sisters held a carwash to raise money for the Pine Mountain Settlement School. The sisters also joined in with the Ph i Kappa Sigma for a pig roast to celebrate their alumni weekend.

GAMMA ZETA IVER ITY FRO TBURG , M D

For its philanthropy this semester, the Gamma Zeta Chapter attended the Walk for Diabetes, Bowl for Kids ' Sake, and participated in a coat drive .

Recruitment went well this semester, and the chapter welcomed six new members. For fund raising, the chapter held a ticket raffle, sold Sheetz coupons and sold Tupperware. The athletic events that sisters participate in are watching football games and playing intramural football. Homecoming is

approaching, and we are entered into the float, window, fence, and Homecoming Queen competitions. For Sorority Growth & Development, members attended picnics at Deep Creek Lake. Gamma Zeta also has cultural ethn ic dinners together.

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GRAND VALLEY STATE NJVERSITY

G AMMA THET A PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT BEHREND ERIE , PA

Fall 2003 has been packed with events here at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. Athletic events GAMMA TH ETA LADIES CLEA UP T H E HIGHWAY include varsity sports such as tennis, volleyball , soccer, The sisters participated in many fundand track. Intramural sports are also raisers for Convention, including bake popular here . Those activities include sales, sell ing Tupperware, selling candy, dodge-ball, flag football , and cross selling candles, and selling raffle tickets. country. Lectures on campus include a Current athletics include flag football creative writers series , including and soccer for intramurals.

Melanie Rae Than , among others , and Music at Noon . Music at Noon feaGAMMAMU tures chamber mus ic in the Reed Student Union. Th is fall , the Gamma WE T VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF Theta Chapter chose to go bowling for TECHNOLOGY a recruitment event. Adopt-A-H ighway MONTGOMERY, WV was the chapter's first philanthropy The Gamma Mu sisters kicked off the this fall. For some of the sisters, it was year with fall recruitment. During the their first time cleaning up the highway. week-long process, the chapter welThough rather chilly (and grimy) that comed four new members: Jennifer day, everyone managed to make the Hay, Carrie Legg, Angela Willis, and event fun and memorable .

Andrea Hill. The new member program GAMMA IOTA YORK COLLEGE

YoRK, PA The rush chairs' arranged for the theme to be Game Show Nights for recruitment this semester. There are four girls in the Alpha Gamma pledge class. There was an extremely good turn out for all of the recruitment events, which were nights of games, including a Saturday event, wh ich was a spaghetti dinner. Philanthropies this semester include Adopt a Block, an asthma walk, working a county fair, collections for homeless children and collecting can tabs for cancer research .

is do ing very well under the direction of Melan ie Hatfield . At the end of October the women dressed up in th e ir scariest costumes and worked at the local retirement home's haunted house. Each October the Gamma Mu women pa rticipate in the annual Pumpkin Roll sale, where sisters make pumpkin rolls in order to generate money to do various activities. This fund-ra ise r is a huge success and a lot of fun. Also du ring the month of October, the sisters went to a program sponsored by the WV Tech Campus Safety called Fatal Vision and learned what it is really like to drive a car drunk.

ALLE DALE, MI For philanthropy, the Gamma Xi sisters volunteered at the Humane Society and helped out at Liz's House , Adopt-AHighway, Rock Around the Clock and many other events. Fund-raising events started October I 0-12. The chapter's first major fundraising event consisted of members going to Cedar Point for two days and working an eight-hour shift each day. The chapter also planned a fund-raiser to sell cookbooks with family/friend recipes . Sisters participated in. bake sales, raffles , and worked at a haunted house around Halloween. The women of Gamma Xi try to get together, as long as class schedules don 't conflict, to attend services on campus such as the 9-1 I candlelight vigil.

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The Gamma Pi Chapter emphasizes the importance of philanthropic events and has already assisted many causes, National and local. The sisters helped work the Antique Road Show for the Historical Society ofWilliamsport, Pennsylvania; participated in a blood drive for the Red Cross; collected can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Williamsport; and also co-sponsored a "Stop Hunger in Haiti" campaign with another sorority on campus. Gamma Pi also participated in a campuswide fundraiser known as " Up 'Til Dawn" for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. The sisters held a letter-writing party asking for donations for St. Jude's and also donated all proceeds from a bake sale to the hospital. In addition , Gamma Pi cosponsored an "Adopt-A-Fish " fund-raiser for St. Jude's Hospital. The efforts of the goldfish fund-raiser alone raised almost $400.

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setting sun on the horizon among palm trees. The chapter also served the potential new members virgin pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris and gave them yellow and green leis when they entered the room.

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As sisters of the Gamma Rho Chapter, we make it a point to live up to the ideals of ALT in our daily activities here at Seton Hall University. For one of the chapter's main activities this semester, members participated in the university's annual SHU 500. The chapter contacted the campus' Division of Volunteer Efforts and entered in this annual event. As a Sorority, Gamma Rho was proud to have full attendance.

The chapter's task was to work with New Jersey's New Community Corp., an organization that provides housing for the disabled and the elderly in lowincome areas. For the day, sisters repainted and re-numbered the doors in a New Community Assisted-Living building. At the end of the day, they were able to re-paint three floors .

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VALLEY COLLEGE ANNV ILLE , P A

This semester, the Gamma Tau Chapter was involved in many fund-raising activities around Lebanon Valley College's campus. Before the semester began, the chapter gave parents of LVC students the opportunity to send "Welcome

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Mugs" to their sons or daughters. They consisted of a Lebanon Valley College mug with a few necessities inside, such as razors, toothbrushes, pencils, etc. The Gamma Tau Chapter was involved in many philanthropic activities as well.

Members volunteered, along with the Theta Tau Chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma, at a local battered women's shelter. This Halloween, sisters Trick-or-Treated for canned goods around the area. The chapter hosted a dance for LVC students in November, the proceeds from which benefited a camp.

GAMMA PHI ME RRI MACK COLLEGE No RT H ANDOVER , MA

Gamma Phi's recruitment event incorporated the "Tau-hiti" theme, and the chapter used the phrase from the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch: " Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten about." Using both that phrase and the concept of the Hawaiian theme , sisters tied it alltogether into recruitment. The Recruitment Chair purchased a small tiki hut, which was placed in the middle of the function room , and put sand beneath the hut to create a tropical island scene. A Gamma Phi sister's friend, who is an art major, painted a tarp that hung on one of the walls that resembled that of a

This semester the Gamma Chi Chapter organized and participated in various events across campus. Fund-raising chair, Esther Wolf, organ ized a "blanket bake," where each sister prepared a dish of baked goods and sold it together on a blanket outs ide the Victor Machuga Student Center. The dishes ranged from cookies to brown ies to cake and were all rece ived very well by the students who passed by, making the Sorority a substantial amount of profits to be donated to our ph ilanthropy, the Pine Mountain Settlement Schooi.Aiso, sister Karina Cam isa organ izes and runs a volunteer group assoc iated with the Catholic Campus Ministry that makes weekly visits to the North Jersey Developmental Center to visit and spend t ime w ith its patients.

GAMMA OMEGA LASALLE UNIVER ITY PHILADELPHIA, PA

The sisters of the Gamma Omega Chapter planned to give back to the commun ity. In September, a group of sisters attended a leadership workshop in wh ich they went to conferences and discussed how to become strong leaders not only in t he Sorority, but also in the school and community. On October 4, the chapter participated in Branch Out Day by travel ing to local elementary schools to clean classrooms and paint school buildings.

Members looked forward to improving the neighborhood so that the ch ildren have a clean, well-maintained learn ing environment. On October 12, sisters participated in the Alzheimer's Wal k.

This fall , the chapter has fun activit ies planned. Gamma Omega's sem i-formal is approaching fast, and sisters are looking forward to a great night of delicious food and dancing.

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This semester the chapter's main focus has been recruitment. The most successful COBs so far were the punch and cheese party at the house and the ice cream social hosted along with sister sorority Alpha Gamma Delta. Last year at Greek awards, the Delta Alpha Chapter won Best New Member Program, Outstanding Chapter Award, as well as Sisterhood Award. It's nice to finally have some bragging rights. They also placed second in Homecoming. The chapter worked with the brothers of Zeta Beta Tau and the theme was Through the 70s. For philanthropy, the chapter participated in campuswide events such as Give Day, Breast Cancer Research Walk and Golden Harvest, wh ich is a campuswide food collection for the 26th Street Food Bank in Erie.

Golden Harvest is by far the most fun because you run in and out of the van all day seeing how much food your group can get for the food bank. The girls delivered baked goods to all the sorority and fratern ity houses with an invitation to come to their Labor Day BBQ and check out the house. There was a very good turnout. Panhellenic puts on speakers every month to educate students about a particu lar topic of interest, and a few sisters signed up for the leadership program. To be in the leadership program you must attend so many speaker presentations a semester.

Fund-raising has been a big part of the Sorority lately. To raise money they have sold Pizza Hut cards, baked goods , and this semester held an on-going Tupperware sale.

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The sisters of Delta Beta have had a wonderful but busy semester so far.

Members had numerous activities in the past three weeks. Just as sisters were getting settled in for the new semester and getting back in the swing of college life, the chapter realized recruitment and Homecoming were just around the corner. September

21-25 was recruitment, which was very successful. Delta Beta is blessed with eight new members. For Recruitment 2003 , the chapter decided to go with a more dignified theme. The theme was "Alpha Sigma Tau is a Girl's Best Friend." For decorations , sisters cut out poster board, shaped them into diamond graphites and put little quotes on why ALT is a girl's best friend . Sisters wanted the women to know that within our sisterhood, they would find everlasting friendships .

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Aside from recruitment activities, the Delta Delta sisters were able to socialize with some fraternities on campus.

The chapter had a mixer with Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Xi. The mixer with Phi Kappa Psi was a Pajama Jam theme, so we all did away with our trendy clothes and wore our comfy, cute pajamas instead. Since Chicago had a breakout of Cubs Fever this fall , our next mixer was appropriately themed " North versus South" (North-side Cubs versus South-side White Sox). By the time everyone arrived at the mixer, it was clear that people dressed beyond baseball attire. Many of the sisters chose to dress according to some of the Chicago neighborhoods rather than just North or South. There were a few who dressed like the trendy women of Lincoln Park, while some dressed like the business people of LaSalle Street.

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bers. Delta Eps ilon 's Parents Bru nch is in its second yea r, an d th is year was even better than last. There was a huge turnout, and the parents all en joyed meeting each other and eating together. Sisters also we nt app le picking o n pa rents ' weeke nd. T hi s was an especial ly enjoyable event. The leaves o n the Hudson Rive r we re all beginn ing to change, and the scenery was beautifu l.

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DELTA EPSILON MARIST COLLEGE POUG HKEEPSI E, NY The Delta Epsilon Chapter had an excellent Fall 2003 semester. The chapter started off the semester with a Welcome Back Party. Sisters soon jumped right into planning and go ing through recruitment. Recruitment was an exciting experience. On our last night, members performed a skit that showed the potential new members how much fun it is to be a part of AI:T! The chapter has three new mem-

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Delta Zeta's ph ilanthropy activities fo r this semester have included sponso ring a blood drive on campus for the American Red Cross and participating in Special Olympics, where sisters made up a game and the Olymp ians we re able to play the game and interact wit h sisters at the Olympic Village . Fundraising activities consisted of selling Yankee Candles, hosting co in drops an d car washes. Campuswide activit ies co nsisted of Commun ity on the Quad where members set up a booth w it h pictures and information about the

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er and have a good time. The recruitment theme was "Taus of the Caribbean" and all sisters wore Hawiian outfits or dressed like pirates.

chapter. This gave anyone interested in ALT an opportunity to see what we are all about. For Homecoming, Delta Zeta had a queen candidate, and sisters also participated in the pep rally that is open to all organizations.

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Delta Eta has been working hard to strengthen its campus relations and involvement, as well as its internal group. The chapter had the pleasure of extending our love for sisterhood and ALT to 23 new members this semester. The theme for recruitment was "A League ofTheir Own." The chapter had baseball-type shirts made and wore baseball socks while sisters sang and danced to songs that showed who they were as a Sorority. Delta Eta held a luncheon for the AI.T parents, where members performed the recruitment musical/skit. The Social Chair did a remarkable job of having things organized and nice for the parD ELTA M u's ents.

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This year the Delta Theta Chapter had many important events. The traditions committee brought back the family day picnic. This was a great event held at the Sorority house. The house was decorated in ALT colors, and photo albums and other memorabilia were left out so parents could look at them.

A majority of the sisters brought their parents and family to share in an afternoon of eating, meeting sisters, meeting the adviser, and meeting each other.

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PROVIDE CE, RI This has been a very exciting year for the sisters of the Delta Iota Chapter.

On September 23 , the chapter held its first recruitment party. The outcome was very successful. The theme was called "Real." The chapter wanted to let

beautiful lake, the women were all about showing off Alpha Sigma Tau on the campus for the new incoming students. The sisters, along with the members of Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority and Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, helped the new students move in on one busy and hectic day. Soon it was time for fall formal recruitment to begin! 2003 marked a special year in the hearts of the sisters of Delta Lambda Chapter. This chapter was founded in September of 1998, marking 2003 as its five-year anniversary! Plans are in the making for an all out five-year anniversary celebration sometime in January of 2004.

others know that they are unique women brought together through shared qualities and love for one another. Throughout the month of September, sisters raised almost $700 dollars to donate to the "2003 Walk for Children," which was held on October 4th in Lincoln Woods State Park in memory of Gianna Lynn , a victim of the shaken baby syndrome.

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One of Delta Mu 's newest projects involved ushering at a Tennessee Titans football game. It was a great way to raise money, meet new people, and show students and the community what ALT can do.

Members also helped at Cumberland's football games. This fall , sisters started doing free face painting for the children at the games. Another project the chapter planned this semester was cleaning its Adopt-A-Highway stretch. This was a great way to beautify the community and spend time with one another. The chapter also decided to start requiring progress reports. This serves as a good reminder to each sister to keep her grades up and not to let her social life interfere with her studies.

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This semester the Delta Sigma sisters attended the AIDS Walk on October 19. The sisters hoped to raise at least

$250. The chapter also planned a "Haunted Hallways" event for its neighboring elementary school. The sisters worked together with other Greek organizations on campus to give the elementary students a safe Halloween event. This semester, Delta Sigma made casseroles for the homeless and made a donation to the Pine Mountain Settlement School. To promote alumnae involvement, the university hosted an alumni event on November 21 , wh ich the sisters of Delta Sigma attended. The chapter also hosted a holiday party to which the alumnae were invited to come and meet all the new members of the chapter.

DELTA TAU OAKLAND UNIVERSITY DETROIT, MI The lad ies of Delta Tau have been busy little bees. Recruitment was the third week after school started and with all the planning and preparation, the sisters were busy. Some recent activities that the Delta Taus have been involved in are Greek Week that took place during the fall semester instead of the winter semester. Delta Tau placed th ird in the Greek Olympics and second in the Greek Feud. The Delta Taus are always planning events. The chapter held its semi-formal in November, along with its Game Night that is opened to all on our campus. Sisters also are in the midst of having their annual fundraiser by sell ing pies for the holidays.

The chapter held a bake sale at the end of October.

DELTA UPSILON SAINT LEOS UNIVERSITY SAINT LEO , FL

The women of Delta Upsilon have participated in many activities during this first semester. Primarily, over the summer the chapter had a BBQ at one of the sister's house, where collegians and alumnae were present. This is one way that sisters all keep in touch over the summer. Also, as a philanthropy event, members walked in the American Cancer Society's Heart Walk. Sisters also assisted the Samaritans in the Christmas Foster Children's Party

sponsored on our campus. During the third week of school, Saint Leo University had a Go Greek Week.

During this time, the chapter had an interest meeting. After the interest meeting, the chapter handed out bids and grew to a sisterhood of 15. At the end of informal recruitment week, the chapter welcomed another woman , making Delta Upsilon the biggest sorority on campus.

DELTA PHI CoLONY NEW Y ORK UNIVERSITY N Ew YoRK, NY

The Delta Phi Colony had a very successful recruitment this year. Chapter numbers more than doubled . The new members had a food drive as part of thei r program and donated the food to the Food Bank for New York City. A continuous event the chapter has held throughout the semester is Thursday night " Friends" night, in which sisters can bring potential new members to watch " Friends" with us. Sisters have found this technique to be particularly useful. Other activities this semester included a Sorority workshop on alcohol and drug abuse awareness and a sisterhood retreat in which we did trust building exercises and other fun activities.

DELTA CHI CoLONY CHRISTIAN BROTHERS U N IVERSITY M EMPHIS, TN

In August, the Delta Chi Colony helped with its campus move-in day and movein party. Sisters spoke at the Greek Orientation event for the freshmen and their parents. The chapter also entered the campus banner contest and helped at the Diabetes Walk. In September, Delta Chi held a garage sale for its local ph ilanthropy, the Cynth ia Milk Fund, and helped the children at Target House by playing games with them. In October, sisters had a study break during midterm exams. The sisterhood activity event was visiting a corn field maze and enjoying a hayride. Members also prepared heavily for recruitment week, which was held October 27November I. At Bid Day, sisters ate

lunch at the Se rendipit y Tea Room.

Afterwards, everyon e went roll er skating. After ribboning t he new members, the chapter ordered pizza and watched the movie "Grease."

DELTA PI OGLETHORPE UN IVERSITY ATLANTA, GA

In the Spring of 2003 at Oglethorpe University in beautiful Atlanta, Geo rgia, the Delta Pi Chapter kept very busy with not only their school wo rk, but with many other activities. Along with rigorous academic schedules, fo ur of the sisters were leading members of the Oglethorpe cheerleading squad , whose season lasted from August through March and included pe rfo rmances at the OU Midnight Madn ess basketball games and du r ing half-time at the Homecoming basketball ce lebrations. Go Petrels!!! The sisters of Delta Pi held an informal recruitment week in January to kick off the te rm on the right foot. This wee k-l o ng event co nsisted of an activity schedule t hat varied nightly. On the first night , Monday, everyone played board games an d socialized with potential new members.

Tuesday was filled with aerobic dan cing in the gym where a few siste rs taught a cheerleading-based dance to the pote ntial new members and laughed about it over coffee afterwards. On Wednesday eve ryone watched movies while relaxing on pil lows in one of t he rooms of our student cente r an d started ou r weekends early on Thu rsday with mock-tails.

Editor's Note: The ANCHOR Staff would like to apologize for the publication delay. We appreciate that you've been timely with sending in your reports each semester. The collegiate news in this issue reflects the Fall 2003 articles you've sent in.

We'd like to let you know that we have posted all the Spring 2003 collegiate news on our Web site for you to look at. We're proud of all your accomplishments. Thank you for your patience.

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. ALUMNAE NEWS BALTIMORE Sisters participated in a special philanthropy project through the Salvation Army in which they adopted a family at Christmas time. Members donated clothing, food and monetary donations for the entire family. This has become a yearly tradition for the chapter. Members have been assembling the scrapbook and philanthropy items for Convention.An annual picnic is held every June.

BosTON The fall was a very busy time for the Boston alumnae.Two members were inducted in November.The new academic year began with a renewed commitment for another year of service and social involvement. Fund-raising efforts included a Yankee Candle sale. The Gamma Delta Chapter hosted a Founders Day potluck luncheon and a rededication ceremony, and our members participated in their fall initiation. Philanthropy projects included participation in the American Cancer Society's five-mile walk around the Esplanade on the Charles River. Gift bags with personal hygiene items were filled and donated to Market Ministries, a homeless shelter in New Bedford. Social events included a "Girls Night Out," a holiday social and a Holiday Yankee Gift Swap.

Despite the wintery conditions that plagued the Northeast for most of the spring, members continued to meet regularly under the leadership of their new president, Sailynn Doyle. Their former president, Stephanie Seel, resumed her former post as philanthropy chair. Fundraising efforts with their Tupperware sales organized by treasurer, Shan nan Hanson, resulted in a solid commitment from their group as they continue to build their treasury for future contributions to the Boston Area Pan hellenic group, Pine Mountain Settlement School, and to support their delegate to the next National Convention.

Their alumnae liaison ties to Gamma Delta, Gamma Phi and Delta Iota remain strong with vice-president, Michelle Sutherland, serving as the Gamma Delta

Chapter Adviser; treasurer, Shannan Hanson, serving as the Gamma Phi Chapter Adviser; and Katrin Mjos serving as the Delta Iota Chapter Advis .. er. They keep the groups nicely connected. Most recently, they decorated bookmarks and goody bags filled with highlighter pens, post-it notes, pencils and candy that were later distributed to the chapters. These treats were delivered to the collegiate chapters before their final exam periods began in May.They continue to be included in the Spring Formals sponsored by these three collegiate chapters.

Gathering at the Clayroom has become an annual rituai.They paint their own pottery and while doing so, enjoy each other's company.Their homes have become adorned with their artistic creations and become reminders of how they were created ... with their ALT alumnae sisters.

Summer time social activities are always something they look forward to as they celebrate summer with their spouses and significant others at their annual W ine Tasting in late June at Andrea KleinYancho's home and a summer picnic by the ocean at Michelle Sunderland's waterfront home near New Bedford.

BUFFALO Members of the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter opened the year with a picnic supper at the beach home of Jean McNamara. Members made plans for the coming year and celebrated the milestone 90th birthday of Lois Anne Cooke.The chapter's October meeting featured a discussion with two registered nurses of alternative health care.

Founders Day was celebrated with a luncheon at the Transit Valley Country Club.The chapter was thrilled to initiate five new members. Sisters were entertained by a wonderful local comedienne.

A collection of household items and monetary donations was taken up for Viva La Casa, an organization which helps immigrants.

In December, members looked forward to their annual meeting and gift exchange at Maria Lagona's home.The Buffalo Alumnae Chapter also donated toys and educational materials to the Buffalo Boys and Girls Club.

D ETROIT- NORTHEA T SUBURB Sisters of the Detroit-Northeast Suburbs Alumnae met casually through the summer to share a meal and chit chat They enjoyed a visit by Karen Kessler who was in town that night The chapter welcomed Traci Comer, who was initiated into the Sorority as an alumnae affiliate through the Delta Tau Chapter at Oakland University. They also helped support Delta Tau's recruitment efforts by participating in fall recruitment parties.

Philanthropy projects have kept the chapter involved in the spirit of giving. Sisters volunteered in Diane's Walk for Hospice (which raised more than $20,000). collected new shoes for the Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit, and once again did a shared project with sisters who attended Founders Day by collecting teddy bears for the Fifth Precinct of the Detroit Pol ice Department. The stuffed animals are given to comfort children involved in emergencies. Founders Day was again joyously celebrated together with sisters from the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Alumnae, Alpha and Delta Tau Chapters of Alpha Sigma Tau. At the luncheon, a birthday card was signed for Mrs. Mary Lou ise Doyle. It was personally delivered, along with yellow roses, by Nadia Maddens who visited the Washington, D.C. area the following week. Member Donna Tiefenbach was honored as a Volunteer of the Month and her volunteer group, the Guiding Stars at St. John

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Hospital, received an award as an Outstanding Volunteer Group. As their leader, Donna accepted the award on their behalf at a banquet.

GREATER CHICAGO The Greater Chicago Alumnae Chapter has enjoyed a BBQ at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bulthius, parents of member Chris Bulthius.The chapter invited the women of Delta Nu and Delta Delta to enjoy a day of food, swimming and socializing. The calendar was planned and officers elected. In October t hey met for a general meeting and potluck at the home of Kris Haskin.

Founders Day was celebrated at Buca Di Beppo.A sisterhood poem was read and members shared their memories of Alpha Sigma Tau. A delicious Ital ian meal followed t he celebration.Their annual hol iday party was held at the home of Aimee Hoyt. Each member brought a wrapped gift for the grab bag and an appetizer to share.

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ued to hold meetings on a monthly basis at several locations in the Lowell, Ma. area.The chapter typically has one or two "theme" meetings per year, most of which coincide w ith the Alumnae/Collegiate Chapter gathering. Programs for this semester included a Founders Day celebration at the November meeting and a Hol iday Cookie Swap at the December meeting. Sisters who reside in the Lowell area host meetings on a rotating basis.

In the fall , the chapter held its annual Pampered Chef and Discovery Toys fund raiser. As always, the fund-raiser was a

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The members of the Lehigh M EMBE R OF T H E D ETROIT N ORTH E A T S UBURB Valley alumnae are in high gear this A L UM AE C H APTE R ATTE DING fou DE RS D AY I year! They have embarked upon their biggest ph ilanthropic pro ject to tremendous success. date. They are working in conjunction The Lowell Chapter held a Candle with the collegiate sisters of Moravian Lighting Ceremony during its November College to make gift bags fo r the Women meeting in observance of Founders Day. ofTurning Point, an organization that proThe chapter's monthly business meeting vides services to victims of domestic viofollowed the ceremony. lence. Sisters sol icited donations from The annual holiday gathering was local businesses, and the PA Breast held with the Beta Tau Collegiate Chapter Cancer Coalition has donated twenty-five on December 12.This year, as in past boxes of Estee Lauder perfumes. These years, the collegians and alumnae held a donations, combined w ith personal donacookie swap. Each sister brings two dozen tions collected by the Moravian sisters of her favorite cookies to swap. The chapand alumnae sisters at advertised drop-off te r also sponsored a collegiate scholarpoints, were packed and wrapped fo r the sh ip for the Beta Tau Chapter. women ofTurning Point. In October the Appl ications for the scholarship were due gift bags were decorated w ith seasonal in October. designs. Lollipops were also made as For ph ilanthropy, members brought favors for the Founders Day Dinner. In unwrapped toys to the December meetDecember the gift bags for Turning Point ing.These toys were donated to a local were filled and given to their representacharity to spread holiday joy to those in t ive. Local newspapers covered the need. endeavor.

Member Sarah (Hefferan) Rine was recently promoted to Director of Campus Activities at Albertus Magnus L OWELL, MA College in New Haven, Conn. Member The Lowell Alumnae Chapter continChristyn Toomey received the Shirley

Kolak Award for Student Activism at the graduation ceremony for the class of 2003.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD Sisters celebrate Founders Day with a traditional potluck dinner, a business meeti ng and so cial outing.Their primary philant hropy pro ject is to participate in the annual Natio nal Race for the Cure event in W ashingto n, D.C. They are explori ng add ing mo re philanthropy projects to he lp the co mmunity.The chapter has undergo ne incredible trans itions but continues to look forward to new challenges.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA The Northern Virginia Alumnae C hapte r has been having lots of fun events thanks to our Mem bership Coordinato r and Top Tau, Chris Covington (Alpha Lambda). She has done an o utstanding jo b coordinating t he Alpha Sigma Tau Family Cooko ut this summer, a historical to ur of Marjo rie Merriweather Post's Hillwood Museum and Garde ns, visits with local collegiate 2 00 3 chapte rs Alpha Lambda, Zeta Tau and Psi, Alpha Sigma Tau Spa Day (to relax, rejuvenate, revive) and hol iday shopping Oust plain fun)!

Members also we re involved with philanthropy projects. In additio n to usual donations to Alpha Sigma Tau and Pine Mountain Settlement School, sisters kept busy by collecting school supplies for needy kids, walking in the Light the Night walk in memory of Sara Yakovac (Psi) to raise money fo r the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, assembling goody bags for ch ild ren at t he local Ro nald McDonald House and w rapping gifts at Tysons Corner Cente r to help the No rthern Virginia Pan he lle nic Association raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes.

The chapte r invites all sisters to visit its Web site to learn mo re about NOVA There you will fin d all so rts of info rmat ion, including chapter histo ry, favorite recipes and fu n pho tos. Sisters also are welcome to jo in o ur e-mail gro up and receive ou r onl ine newsletter.Visit the Web site fo r mo re details at www.alphasigmatau-nova-alum.org.

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Phoenix Valley of the Sun Club met on July 19, 2003, at the Powell House in Payson for our annual family potluck. Following the luncheon and planning meeting, we went to Green Valley Park for a tour of the Rim Country Historical Museum. Members attending were Karen Keller T HE NORTHER VI RGI lA AL UM AE CHAPTE R M EMB E R Anderson (Alpha Alpha), HOOL SU PPLY AND THEIR FAMILI ES P UT TOG ETH E R A Ginny Correa Creager COLLECTION FOR NEEDY KIDS (Iota), Daniele Gottlieb (Alpha Epsilon), Lisa Leffer PHILADELPHIA Webb (Beta Pi) and our Sorority mom, Members attended a Panhellenic Nellie Correa. Spouses and Lisa's children Luncheon at the Waynesborough also attended.

Country Club.A delightful time was had As an additional philanthropy project, by all present.A planning meeting was members agreed to help provide held at the home of Jeanne Sanitate. It Christmas stockings for the Sidewalk included a luncheon with a view of her Sunday School ministry in Phoenix. Filled beautiful gardens which include yellow stockings or donations were given to rose bushes. A luncheon at the Radnor Karen Anderson at the Founders Day Hotel included a birthday cake to celeMeeting held November 9 at the Ranch brate the 90th birthday of member House Restaurant in Mesa.Those in Rebecca Rooks. It was followed by a attendence were Karen Keller Anderson visit to the Chanticlear Gardens in (Alpha Alpha), Ginny Correa Creager Wayne , Pa. Founders Day was held at (Iota), Risa Yager Hodge (Theta), Daniele The Old York Road Country Club. It Gottlieb (Alpha Epsilon), Lisa Leffer Webb was hosted by Gwynne Davisson and (Beta Pi), Carla Olin Whitmire (Beta Xi) Emily Schopp and included a memorial and Nellie Correa (Sorority mom). service for Lois O'Dell. Member Laura Specht was initiated after the December ST. LOUIS meeting. Philanthropy projects included Business meetings at the homes of a donation to the National Fund for members have recently been preceded by Multiple Sclerosis and to the Lois O'Dell lunch. Elizabeth Wilson hosted a meeting Memorial Scholarship. These projects with a delightful meal served in the dining are supported by basket raffles held room of the complex where she lives. twice a year.

Members brought items for Our Little Recent meetings included a luncheon Haven, a philanthropy project helping chilat the City Tavern in Philadelphia followed dren with AIDS. In March kits were by a tour of the National Liberty assembled for the Women's Support and Museum. This is a museum created to Community Services. Hostess Mary Lou help combat America's growing problem Scott had the Foundation videotape ready with violence and bigotry by celebrating for viewing after lunch.The annual book our nation's heritage of freedom and the sale was held to support their wonderful diverse society it has proConvention fund . duced. Members also toured the James The Beta Eta Chapter of Michner Museum in Doylestown, Pa.They Edwardsville, Ill., celebrated thirty years of saw some of the original scripts of his writings and received a private tour of a sisterhood. Member Jeanne Laythe, one of hat exhibit ranging from the 1790's to their founding members, told of her 1990's.

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Saturday in June finds members at the Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon at a local country club. It is always a most impressive event hosted by rotating sororities and featuring their philanthropic endeavors. Members invite everyone to join them at any meeting to enjoy lunch and the blessing of sisterhood as they have through the years.

TIDEWATER, VA The Tidewater Alumnae Chapter did not meet in September due to Hurricane Isabel. Unfortunately, December finds some of us continuing to rid ourselves of hurricane debris.

In October, members gathered at Joy Wotherspoon's home. Sisters brought toiletries for the elderly and also prepared "goody bags" for Radford (Alpha Lambda) and Chowan (Delta Rho).

November found us celebrating Founders Day at the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club. Delta Rho sisters came from North Carol ina to join us. W ith both groups, 40 sisters were in attendence fo r a festive and memorable evening.

YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR Annual meetings have included the gift swap/pot luck dinner for the holidays, a January fun night consisting of a comedy/mu rder mystery dinner,Valentines fo r Vets, a Mothers Day Banquet, and an annual hot tub meeting hosted by Linda Shapona.This is always the best and most productive business meeting. Everything is done in double time and then it is "splash time." Fund-raisers included Tupperware Bingo, Little Caesar's Pizza Kits, Colonial Candles and Mary Kay cosmetics.

Proceeds replenished the Convention coffers. Joyce Berg was honored as the Eastern Michigan University Alumnae Adviser of the Year and several new alum路 nae were initiated, including alumnae affiliate Sally DeCamp, the daughter-in-law of Past President Martha DeCamp, who present for the special ceremony.The chapter hosted the Founders Day Luncheon where a tidy sum was generat ed by a raffle and donated to the Nationa Foundation. Teddy bears were collected and donated to local police to give to children in emergencies. Local Founders Day is always celebrated w ith a special dinner.

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