In 1978, five young women—Amy Mathews, Jennifer McMillan, Marilyn Burns, Ann Huling, and Cindie Davis—created a long-lasting legacy by founding Sigma Alpha. Recently, there was a chance to catch up with now Amy Mathews Viets and Jennifer McMillan Rubin about their lives since Sigma Alpha.
Viets remembers the five getting together to work on the Sigma Alpha structure and the constitution. “There were no sororities for females in ag, so we focused on what we wanted to do and what we wanted it to be,” Viets said. “We had no idea it would turn out this way.” After Viets finished her degree in horticulture, she reconnected with the group after Purdue wanted to start the Beta chapter. “We needed a national organization if this is going to grow,” she thought. They formed the idea of the national board and the criteria for new chapters. Amy (Matthews) Viet with Son, Aaron
Sigma Alpha Founders
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