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• WERNERSVILLE, the site of Alpha Sigma Alpha's 1958 National Convention, is in the heart of famed Pennsylvania Dutch country. But more, it is within two hours' drive of some of the most treasured shrines in American history. L esser known, but just as interesting sights are even closer ... Ephrata Cloisters, Daniel Boone's homestead, Pottsgrove, Hopewell Village, Cornwall Furnace . . . all within an hour's drive or less.

Southeast Pennsylvania is an area of beauty and contrasts, even as the striking characteristic of Pennsylvania itself, today as in the past, is its remarkable diversity. Landscape and natural resou rces and people, the ir dialects, manners, customs and traditions, their religious beliefs, mental and social attitudes, and occupations all display seemingly endless variety.

The mention of Pennsylvania probably caBs up, first of all, picture of an industrial giant, with belching blast furnaces, teeming factories and all the spectacular features of an industrialized civilization. This is a one-sided impression. Pennsylvania's fertil e farm land s, with the quiet rural homesteads of Quaker Pennsylvania Dutch bordering the famous anthracite district, are among the richest and most productive in the nation.

There are regions, it is true, where the plow no longer turns the furrow. And fields no longer tilled are breached with quarry and mine shafts.

Yet such counties as Lancaster, York, Berks, Bucks and Chester, out of their rich loam or limestone silt, continue to yield yea r after yea r, abundant crops of corn, wheat, potatoes and tobacco, with

no dust storms or drought and no hard stony subsoil to com'bat.

The visitor with a predilection for history may think of such treasured shrines as Independence Hall, Valley Forge Park, and the G ettysburg Battlefield . . . the Keystone State always ha played, and still plays, a leading role in the Nation's drama . . . or there may arise a vision of drab colored garments and broad-brimmed hats and the peaceful ways of Quaker folk. There may even exist in some quarters the impression that it is the Quakers who still set the general tone for life, not alone in the City of Brotherly Love, but throughout a good part of the State as well. This needs correction. Much of the moral influence and spirit of the Society of Friends remains, and the Society always has been a force for good in Pennsylvania life. But just as the Quaker farmer today lives within earshot of mine or factory siren, so do the lingering vestiges of dignity and gentleness that marked the sect of William Penn now stand side hy side with a civilization in many ways more ruggedly competitive than that of Colonial times.

Today, Pennsylvania is dotted with countless communities, small and large, each astir with the unceasing life of industry, commerce and agriculture. At the same time forest lands of pine and maple, and lakes and mountain streams add to the scenic beauty. Over ha1f of Pennsylvania is forest land. There are no Rockies here, nor Painted Deserts, nor Niagaras; but there is more than a match for these scenic wonders in an end-

This scene from Bowman's Hill above the site of Washinton's crossing of the Delaware is typical of the neat farms and winding rivers of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Dutch barns, such as this one near Krumsville, are a unique and colorful part of Eastern Pennsylvania's scenery.

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Tim e to renew old acquaintances and make new ones.

T ime to exchange ideas and plans.

T im e to share the joy of each chapter's accomplishments.

Tim e to hear opinions on mutual problem s.

T ime to renew our pledge to A~A. Tim e to gain the broader vision and grea ter strength that comes through fellowship with A~As from coast to coast at convention time.

Yes, it is convention time again.

Make it your tim e to attend.

and Co u NTRY W ernersville, Pennsylvania Jun e 29-July 3, 1958

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Entered as second-class ma tter , Sep tem ber 4, 1923. a t t he post office at St. Paul , Minn esota, under the Act of Ma rch 3, 1879.

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IF you are a confirmed A!A Conventioneer, by this time you have filled in your reservation blank for the 1958 Convention next June at Galen Hall. This famous hotel on the side of a mountain in Pennsylvania, is at Wernersville near Reading (pronounced Red-ing).

If you have not attended an A!A Convention, you can't imagine the fun you've missed or the wonderful "national" feeling you get as you stand in the midst of a group of Alpha Sigmas singing songs so dear to all of us.

Your eyes will be opened when you realize the scope of Alpha Sigma Alpha operations: Guidance for collegiate members m their scholastic and social activities.

Opportunities for gracious living in A!A campus "home-away-from home."

Making it possible for members to continue study through loans both collegiate and graduate.

Aiding others in a philanthropic project.

You will find the formal business sessions interesting and informative.

Round table and panel discussions provide an opportunity for an informal exchange of ideas of benefit to every college and alumnae chapter.

One of the most important aspects of convention is the renewing of vows of loyalty, spiritual replenishment, and the forming of new friendships. It is with these goals in mind that the social side of convention is planned. NOW REALLY-CAN YOU RESIST IT?

L. CoREY Convention Chairman

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THEI95F ALPHA SIGMA CONVENTION PROGRAM GALEN HALL , WERNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA .. . SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1958 . . .

Forenoon R egistration- Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, National Treasurer.

Chairman Credentials- Mrs. William Niemeyer, National M embership Di·rector, Chairman 1:00 P.M. Buffet Luncheon, Main Dining Room Hostesses: Pennsylvania Chapters 2: 30P.M . Opening Business Session, Ball Room Evelyn G. Bell, National President, Presiding 4:30P.M. Recreation- R est-Swim-Golf 7: 30 P.M. Dinner, Main Dining Room Hostesses: Pittsburgh Alumnae, Mrs. George L. Baker, Chairman 9:00P.M . Officers R eception, Ball R oom . .. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1958 ...

7:30A.M. Breakfast, Main Dining Room 9:00 A.M. Business Sessions: Ball Room, Blue Room, Gold Room 11:00 A.M. R ecreation- Swim 1 :00 P.M. Lunch on T errace at the Pool 2: 30 P.M. Bus Trip to Reading, Valley Forge 4:00P.M. M emorial Service Valley Forge Chapel (Wea r White ) 6:00P.M. Initiation (Wear White) 7:30P.M. Awards Dinner Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton, Jr. , Chairman ... TUESDAY, JULY I, 1958 ..

7:30A.M. 9:00A.M. 11: 30 A.M. 1 :00 P.M.

Breakfast, Main Dining Room Business Session Recreation Gala Guest Lunch eon, Main Dining Room Pennsylvania Col lege Deans of A~A Chapters as invited guests 2: 30P.M. Panhellenic Discussion, Ball Room 4: 30 P.M. Recreation- Rest 6: 30 P.M. Supper on Terrace at the Pool 9:00 P.M.-A~A Entertainment, Ball Room ... WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1958 ...

7: 30A.M. Breakfast, Main Dining Room 9':00 A.M . Business Session 11: 30 A.M. R ecreation 1: 00 P.M. Lunch eon, Main Dining Room 2:30P.M. Final Business Session, Ball Room 3:30P.M. Insta llation of Officers Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, Chairman 4:00P.M. Recreation 7:30P.M. Formal Banquet 9:30P.M. Hotel Entertainment . .. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958 7:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M.

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• THE College and Alumnae members of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA are asked each convention year to make recommendations for National Council members for the ensuing three years. Each College and Alumnae chapter will be contacted by mail for suggestions, but members not affiliated with a chapter are asked for recommendations.

All names sent to the committee will be given serious consideration when the slate of officers is prepared, to be presented and voted upon at the National Convention, GALEN HALL HoTEL and Country Club, Wernersville, Pennsylvania-june 29-]uly 3, I958.

MRS. GEORGE BAKER, CHAIRMAN I 505 Woodland Avenue, Folcroft, Pennsylvania MRs. JoHN GILLESPIE 8507 Ward Parkway, Kansas City I I, Missouri MISS MARY 0TTIS w AITES Box II22, Station A, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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tion from the moment you decide to attend.

Avoid disappointment-make your reservation early.

R eview names of your National Officers and convention chairmen.

Study the convention program. A delegate is obliged to attend a ll sessions planned by the National Organization. Be punctual at a II sessions.

As the Convention is the governing body of the orority, a member attending as a delegate has a vital part in determining the future of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Jot down specific problems now confronting your chapter. Have them ready for discusion in the round table es ion , in order to help find a solution.

7. When you arrive at Convention check the list of delegates and visitors. Get to know them personally.

8. Capitalize on meal time hours. Many new friends can be made. The decorations will provide rush party ideas.

9. Make a list of new friends made at convention. Keep in touch with them after you return home.

10. Make the most of everything offered at Convention. You will be well paid for your efforts.

As a chapter delegate or vi itor, we hope the Convention will help you better to fulfill your duties to your chapter.

H ELEN L. CoREY National Convention Chairman.

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For Its Food • HAVE you ever dined in the Dutch Country?

If not, you will find a real treat in store! At all Convention meals you will find the traditional Dutch hospitality for here the bounty of the fertile oil is preached in the "gospel of good food".

Some of the well-known recipes are certain to be served during Convention. We hope you will be there to enjoy them. If not, perhaps you would like to try your hand at them at home.

Below are everal from the collection of Famous Dutch recipes of Marion Ball Wilson NN. MORAVIAN SUGAR CAKE Mix together in a large mixing bow I : 1 1 1 1

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In a small bowl mix: ~ tsp. sugar 73 cup lukewarm water Crumble one yeast cake over this. Stand 111 warm place and it will rise and get buibbly.

Mix yeast mixture with above (which should be lukewarm); add: 2 cups flour (generous) . Stand aside in a warm place for about 1 hour until it gets a bubbly foam.

Add: 1 or 1 eggs (beaten) % cup shortening (melted and cooled butter and lard ) 1 cup sugar (scant) 1 tbs. salt (small handful) Add flour enough to stiffen (about 7 cups) enough to handle or -until it drops heavy from spoon. Let stand over-night in warm place.

Spread into greased pans about one-half inch thick, let rise again for a!bout one hour. Gently push small pieces of butter into dough at staggered intervals and sprinkle generously with light brown sugar. Top sparingly with granulated sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 to 375 degrees until golden brown or about 20 to 25 minutes.

NoTE: All liquids, eggs, and shortening must be lukewarm when added. If. temperature is colder, batters must rise longer.

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cup butter (oleo or other shortening ) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour Y2 cup milk 1 tsp. mace or nutmeg 1~ tsp. baking powder 0 tsp. salt 2-3 tbs. caraway seed Cream butter, add sugar, eggs. Sift flour with remaining dry ingredients, add alternately with the milk. Bake one hour at 350° F. The above amount will make one large loaf (bread pan) or two small ones. One large 8 inch red ware cake mold.

BAKED DRIED SUGAR CORN 1 cup dried corn

2 eggs (beaten) 2 cups milk (hot) 2 tbs. sugar (brown ) 1 tsp. !butter salt to taste Pour hot milk over dried corn and let stand one hour. Then add beaten eggs, 1 cup cold milk, sugar, etc. Pour into buttered casserole top with crushed cornflakes. Bake 30 minutes in over 350° F ..

LANCASTER COUNTY CHRISTMAS PUNCH

4 cups cranberries 4 cups water 1 cup sugar 2 sticks of cinnamon 10 whole cloves Y2 tsp. grated lemon peel 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1 tbs. lemon juice *3 cups hot strong tea.

Cook cranberries in water until skins pop. Press thru sieve. Add sugar and spice and simmer 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Pour hot liquid into punch cup containing a small piece of butter. Serves 6-8. *For summer, ice cold gingerale may he substituted for the tea.

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• THE Penn ylva nia Dutch Country, famed in sono- story a nd of late, musical com edy, offers . you many tours. To help you plan side tnps either before or after the Alpha Sigma Alph a Convention reproduced here from the 195 7 Tourist Guide are six tours which are showcases for American folklore. ~

THE GARDE SPOT TOUR To tour the land of the " House of Amish" I S like going into another world. At Lancaster you will see an Amish F arm and House. The h ouse a nd the barn are furnished a the "old Ord er Amish" would h ave. The Ephra ta Cloisters is the strange religious community of 300 m embers founded in 1732 by Conrad Beissel. H ere you will find rare books and also buildings a nd furni-

SUGGES FOR BEFORE ture preserved. In Cornwall is Cornwall Bank and Furnace, th e oldest operating iron mine in the N ew World and the best example of charcoal iron furnace in Pennsylvania. H ershey, known to most of us as the town of the world's larges t chocolate factory, has a lso a museum containing "Pennsylvania Dutch," Indian and Colonial co llections.

The Union Canal Tunnel constructed in 1823, fir t canal tunnel in America, is located at L ebanon. At Schaffertown is the oldest waterwork .

M anheim is the home of Steige l glass. Here can be seen the home of Baron Steigel, the famed colonial glass and iron manufacturer. On week days at Litiz you can go through the oldest pretzel factory in America.

THE GETTYSBURG TOUR At C arlisle is the H essian Guardhou e, a museum on the site of a famous Indian War barrack .

In Gettysburg, the scene of one of the Civil War's most decisive battles, can b e found the N a tion a l Military P ark, the National mu eum and the Horse 'n Buggy museum. Also n ear Gettysburg is President Dwight D . Eisenhower's farm. Th e " Brick-end" Ba rns, a t Abbottstown , a re the fin e t classics of rura l American architecture. Harrisburg, the capitol of the "K ey tone Sta te" offer a number of historic sites a nd places of publi c interest.

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Bethl ehem known as American' Chri tmas ity, was founded by the Moravians from Bohemia and Saxony. In Allentown i the Reform ed Church which was the hiding place for the Liberty Bell and the Christ Chur h Bells during the Briti h occupation of Philadelphi a in 1777.

URS TER CONVENTION THE VALLEY FORGE TOUR At Reading you can ee the Farmers' Market, the Pagoda and the Berks County mu seum. You can vi it the home of John Pott , colonial ironrna ter at Pottstown. The Augu tu Lutheran hurch built in 1743, the olde t unchanged Lutheran Church in America, is located at Trappe.

Valley Forge, where the Continental Army camped the winter of 1777-78, is another historic area.

THE POCONOS TOUR In the Poconos, the touri ts can exp ct unlimited sports facilities. Special attractions arc found in the wild animal reserves, the innumerable waterfalls, the quaint mountain shops, the scenic panoramas, the Pocono and Bushkill Playhouses with their celebrated stars, the historic ite and trails of this once important Indi <1n country.

THE SUSQUEHANNA TOUR This tour takes you into the Pennsylvania countryside along the Susquehanna river. At Selins Grove i Su quehanna University and the home of "General" Jacob S. Coxey. At Winfield can be seen the Abraham Eyer barn where in 1816, delegates to the first general conference of the Evangelical Church were elected. A model of Fort Augustus, the largest and most important frontier stronghold, can be viewed at Sunbury. \

THE HEX SIGN TOUR In the heart of the hex country is Kutztown.

The gaily decorated barns are the most photographed sights of the Dutch Country. Legend ays that "Hex signs scare away witches," but they are really "just for fancy." Starting around July 4 and being held for four days at Kutztown is the Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Festival, the largest in the nation.

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'Joeede'td-' ~tat 'Pta~ue PRESENTED TO LONGWOOD COLLEGE â&#x20AC;˘ FIFTY-SIX YEARS AGO five girls attending State Normal School, now Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, formed an organization to unite their common bonds of fri endship, and named it Alpha Sigma Alpha. The five girls were Virginia Lee Boyd, Loui e Burks Cox, Juliette J efferson Hundley, M ary Williamson Hundley and Calva H amlet Watson.

Since that memorable year, 1901, each year on November 15, our founders are honored. Alpha chapter celebrated the anniversary with an annual Founders' D ay banquet combined with the dedication of a comm emorative plaque, on November 15 and 16, 1957.

Special gue ts for this auspicious occasion were: Mr . Juliette Hundley Gilliam, one of our founder ; Mr . Edna Elcan Jones, Alpha Sigma Alpha' s fir t national president ; Mi s H elen L. Corey,

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national secretary; Mrs. Hiwana Cupp Crompton, national scholarship chairman; Mrs. Gail Dixon Dickson, president of Alpha chapter in 1954; Mrs. Francis G. Lankford, wife of the president of Longwood College; Miss Ruth Wilson, D ean of Women, and Miss Thelma Souder, Panhellenic adviser, both of Longwood College.

Ellen Callaway A welcomed the guests and Anne Rountree A acted as mistress of ceremonies.

A program on the theme of the founding of Alpha Sigma Alpha was presented by Catharine Connor and Janet Chase, both of Alpha chapter.

On the second day of the celebration, Alpha chapter was hostess to the Ninth Annual Virginia State Day. Mrs. R. W. Catlin, president oÂŁ the Farmville alumnae association, was mistress of ceremonies at a luncheon held in Longwood Estate. Mr . Catlin introduced Mrs. Gilliam, Miss

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Pictured at the left: The unveiling of the Founders' Memorial Plaque by Master William Bidgood Wall, Jr. Pictured at the right: (from left to right) After the dedication Miss Helen L. Corey, national secretary; Mrs. Juliette Hundley Gilliam, one of the five Founders; and Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton, Jr., national scholarship chainnan.

Corey and Mrs. Crompton. Miss Corey, a guest peaker, addressed members of Alpha Sigma Alpha representing Virginia's three college chapters: Alpha, Longwood College; Beta Epsilon, Madison College; Beta Iota, Radford College; and representatives from Farmville, Richmon d, Charlottesville and Philadelphia alumnae chapters, on the subject, "Opportunities and Responsibilities Which Face Every Sorority Woman."

Activity reports were given by the three college chapters, after which Miss Corey announced plans for the national convention to be held in June, 1958. Guests who attended the Founders' Day banquet were present, also, for this lunc heon.

On Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the Rotunda of Longwood College was the setting for the unveiling and dedication of 'a bronz~ plaque commemorating the founding of Alpha Sigma Alpha on Longwood campus.

Mrs. Juliette Hundley Gilliam reaffirmed the high ideals and aspirations on which Alpha Sigma was founded.

These ideals were further emphasized by Miss Corey in her presentation of the plaque to Dr. Francis G. Langford, president of Longwood College, with the following words: "It is with feelings of deep humility and reverence that I share in the dedica tion of the plaque honoring the five founders of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

On this fifty-sixth anniversary of the founding of our sorority in the State Female Normal School, we see the past in retrospect, we are more keenly conscious of the present, and we look toward the future with its even greater opportunities for service.

"Fifty-six ¡years is not a very long time in the life of an organization, but it .is sufficient time for any group to test the strength of its foundation and to justify its right to continued life and service. We, of Alpha Sigma Alpha, can pay no greater tribute to the founder of our sorority than our tribute of fifty-six years of memorable history which they made possible.

"They founded A~A on ideals which were inspiring; they founded A~A on standards which were timeless; they founded A~A with a purpose whioh was challenging; and years, fifty-six years, have proved the strength of that foundation.

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"But what of our right to continued life and service? The history of civilization is replete with evidence of the fact that what is useful lives and what is not useful dies, or simply decays through disuse. It is our firm conviction that fraternal organizations will continue to live as long as they continue to be a vital force of usefulness and service. One of our founders wrote, 'I conceive that a sorority is more than a collegiate boarding house. It has a definite work to perform throughout the lives of its members, and through them, a great influence upon society at large.' With such a purpose the work of a fraternal organization can never be finished, but rather will continue to challenge each succeeding generation to a more useful life.

At the left is Mrs. Edna Elcan Jones, first national president, with her daughter, Miss Mary H . Jones.

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At the State Day Luncheon (from left to right) are Ellen Callway, president of Alpha chapter; Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton, Jr., national scholarship chairman; Mrs. R. W. Catlin, president of the Farmville alumnae chapter; Miss Helen L . Corey, national secretary; Mrs. Juliette Hundley, founder; Mrs. Edna Elcan Jones, first national president.

" Today as we meet here to honor the fiv e girls who were responsible for the founding of Alpha Sigma Alpha, we would also pay tribute to the Alma Mater of our Alpha chapter for whom we have a deep and abiding affection. It is significant that Longwood College, officially known as the mother of the teachers college, should also be the birth place of four na tional sorontJes. W e are proud indeed to be one of the four, and we are grateful beyond power of expression to th e college administration and to Doctor L ankford for th e interest, co-operation and faith in our ca pacity for service, they have shown.

"So, on behalf of Alpha Sigma Alpha, we dedicate this plaqu e to the founders of our sorority, to Virginia L ee Boyd, Juli ette J efferson Hundley, Mary Williamson Hundley, Louise Burks Cox and Calva Hamlet Watson. " We would also rededicate ourselves to carry forward in the spirit of our found ers that Alpha Sigma Alpha may continue to live and grow in meaning a nd in service to its members and to society as a whol e. " We present this commemorative plaque to Docto_r Lankford, president of Longwood College, With the hope it may symbolize Alph a Sigma Alpha's ever present desire to keep faith with h er found ers as well as with the place of our found ing."

Dr. Francis G. Lankford accepte d the plaqu e by expressing appreciation to Alpha chapter for the contribution made to Longwood College. The plaque wa unveiled by M aster William Bidgood

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Mrs. E. Southard, a member of the Farmville alumnae chapter, pours tea for Mrs. Francis G. Langford, wife of the president of Longwood College, and Miss Helen L. Corey, national secretary.

Wall, Jr. , great-nephew of Miss Virginia L. Wall, b eloved adviser of Alpha. chapter.

A prayer was offered by the Rev. J. A. Vach e.

The ceremony was brought to a dose with th e singing of Th e Shield of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Immediately following the presentation ceremonial, a tea was given by the Farmville alumnae association in the Student Lounge.

The plaque now hangs in the Rotunda. of Longwood College "that it may symbolize Alpha Sigma Alpha's ever present desire to keep faith with her founders as well as with the place of our founding ."

From left to right: Mrs. Kathleen G. Cover, co-adviser of Alpha chapter; Ellen Callaway, president of Alpha chapter; and Miss Virginia L. Wall, co-adviser of Alpha chapter; look at the Memorial Plaque.

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IJamma 'Detta INSTALLED AT QUEENS COLLEGE • GAMMA DELTA CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma Alpha was insta lled on Queens College campu , Flushing, New York, O ctobe r 19, 1957. The ceremonie and attenda nt festiviti es climaxed preparations which began with the pledging of Sigma Delta Chi sorority as a provisional chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

The installation tea m was comprised of the following national officers : Miss E velyn G. Bell, Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, Mrs. C layton A. Richard, Miss H elen L. Corey, Mr . Arthur L. Hellrich and Mrs. Robert J. Wolf, assisted by Susan Clark, Mary Lou Donovan, Peggy Bottai and Paula M a nning of Theta Theta, Boston Uni-

versity; Linda Wilson, Mar jayne Surlinc, Barba ra O 'Leary and Mary Ojenski of Nu Nu, Drexel Institute ; and J oan Sollfrey, Linda Purdy, J a ne Wiley and Susa n Smith of Beta Omega, Bucknell University.

The festivities of the week end began with a reception held in the home of June Petry to honor the national officer a nd other members of the installa tion team.

On the morning of Iru tallation D ay, officers of the new chapter met with the national officers in the H otel Biltmore. At eleven o'clock, these Gamma Delta officers were initiated into Alpha Sigma Alpha: H elen Williams, Barbara Morga n,

Charter members of Delta Gamma-First row {left to right): Carol Kopsay, Phyllis Perretta, Bette Seifried, June Petry, Elizabeth Linnekin, Christine P eet, Marie Rosetto. Second row: Mary Jane O'Brien, Dorothy Bracco, Helen Williams, Monica Romp£, Barbara Morgan, Back row: Barbara Miller, Katherine Frank, Baibara Banakus, Marie Patti, Aline Euler, Virginia Pic-

colo, Geraldine Jordan, Margaret McGoldrick, Eleanor Monaco, Florence D' Asaro, Helene Pascual, Marilyn Macchia, Beatrice Brodrick, Betty Klepac, Norma Cella, Gloria Catalano. Not pictured: Maureen O 'Connor, Ann Pietrafesa, Marie Law. Pledges of Gamma Delta: Arline O ' Hare, Arline Barbia, Georgetta Lang.

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Members of the Installation Team--Seated (left to right): Ba rbara O 'Leary, Nu Nu; Joan Sollfrey, Beta Omega; Peggy Bottai, Theta Theta; Paula Manning, Theta Theta. Standing: Susan Smith, Beta Omega; Linda Purdy, Beta Omega; Linda Wilson, Nu Nu; Jane Wiley, Beta Omega; Marlayne Surline, Nu Nu; Mary Ojenski, N u Nu; Susan Clark, Theta Theta; Miss Evelyn G. Bell, National President; Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich, Nat ional Music Chairman; Mary Lou Donovan, Theta Theta; Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, National Treasurer; Mrs. Robert Wolf, ational Art Chairman; Miss Hele n L. Corey, National Secretary ; Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, Na tional Vice President.

Bette Seifried, Marilyn :Macchia , Elizabeth Linnekin, Dorothy Bracco, Carol Kopsay, Eleanor Monaco, Monica Rompf, Katherin e Frank, Marie Law, Gloria Catalano and Mari e R osetta.

The music room of the H otel Bil tmore was the cttin{J' for the gold a nd wh ite luncheon. Carol

Kopsay was mistress of ceremonies fo r a program which included a vocal solo by Carol, a piano medley by June Petry, a transition song by members of Gamma D elta, a nd skits presented by th r various Gamma Delta pledge clas es.

In a second initiation service at two o'clock, the following became membe-rs of Alpha Sigma Alpha: Florence D'Asaro, Phyllis Perretta, Barbara Miller, Mary Jane O 'Brien, H elene Pascual, Mari e Patti, Virginia Piccolo, Margaret McGoldrick, Geraldine J ordan, Aline Euler, Barbara Banakus, June Petry, Norma Colla, Christine Peet a nd Beatrice Brodrick.

Formal installation of Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was conducted by Miss Evelyn G. Bell, national president.

Bouquets of gold and whjte chrysanthemum 路 decorated th e Vanderbilt Suite of the Hotel Biltmore for the installation :banquet, at which Katherine Frank was the toastmistress. Gold bracelets with the A~A crest were received as favors.

Three toas t were proposed: "Aspire" by Carol Kopsay r A; "Seek" by Linda Wilson N ; and "Attain" by Mi s Evelyn G. Bell, national prcsid nt.

Helen Williams, president of Gamma Delta, accepts the chapter's charter from Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, National Vice President.

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In the receiving line from left to right are: Eleanor Monaco; Marilyn Macchia ; Helen Williams, Delta Gamma president; Miss Evelyn G. Bell, National President; Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, National Treasurer, Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, National Vice President; Miss Helen L. Corey, National Secr etary.

Dr. George B. Spitz, dean of students, welcomed Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha to the campus of Queens College. Banquet guests included Dr. and Mrs. George B. Spitz; a nd Mr. Lou Palmieri, dean of student activities, and Mrs. Palmieri.

The music room of the Hotel Biltmore was the scene of the Panhellenic tea held on Sunday afternoon. Guests included: Miss K. Cox, faculty adviser of Gamma D elta; national officers and visitors from other chapters; president of campu organ iza tions; and college department heads. R eceiving th e guests were: Miss Bell, Mrs. Blacktone, Mrs. Rich ard, Mis Corey, H elen Williams, Marilyn Macchia a nd Eleanor Monaco.

Officers of Delta Gamma-left to right: Carol Kopsay, Inter-sorority council representative; Dorothy Bracco, business manager; Barbara Miller, sports manager; Elizabeth Linnekin, editor; Bette Seifried, recording sec retary ; Helen Williams, president; Marilyn Macchia , vice president; Eleanor Monaco, Inter-sorority council alternate representative; Barbara Morgan, corresponding secretary; Monica RompÂŁ, social chairman.

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At the tea table are Barbara Morgan, Bette Seifried, Elizabeth Linnekin, Ba rbara O 'Leary, Dorothy Bracco.

Committee chairmen for the installation week end were: Seated (left to right ) -Helen Williams, Bette Seifried, Katherine Frank. Standing-Barbara Morgan, Helene Pascual, Elizabeth Linnekin, Carol Kopsay, Eleanor Monaco, Norma Colla.

The quartet singing at the installation banquet. Left to right: Carol Kopsay, Bea trice Brodrick, Barbara Morgan, Christine Peet.

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QuEENS â&#x20AC;˘ QuEENS CoLLEGE, a co-educational liberal arts institution, was a uthorized by resolution of the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York on April 6, 193 7, as the fourth unit of the municipal system of higher education. A site of some fifty-two acres in Flushing, constituting

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of the student body reside in Queens County.

Dr. Paul Klapper was appointed President in 1937 and served until his retirement in 1948. Dr. Ma rgaret Kiely, Dean of Faculty, served as Acting President during Dr. K lapper's leave of absence from 1947-48 and continued in that office after Dr. Klapper's retirement until 1949. In July, 1949, the Board of Higher Education appointed Dr. John J. Theobald, then Dean of Administra tion at City College, as President of Queens College. On January 1, 1956, Dr. Theobald took a leave of absence to serve as Deputy M ayor of the City of New York, a position which he still ho lds . Dr. Thomas V. Garvey is currently President-pro-tem and Provost of the College.

Queens College offers courses leading to the bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences, including preparation for admission to professional school and pre-engineering work. In the Spring of 1948, the College introduced a program of Graduate Studies leading to the d egree of Master of Arts and in the Fall of 1948, N ew York State appropriated mo ney to support a teacher education program in the four municipal colleges.

Students can m a tricu late for the degree of Master of Science in Educa tion , a- program started in

Theobald, President, Queens College.

about half a tract already owned by the City and nine buildings that had been used .by the Board of Education, wa transferred to the Board of Higher Educa tion for the new institution .

In th e summer of 1937, the Boa rd of Higher Edu ca tion appointed an instructional and admini tratiYe staff of forty. The first college year opened on Oc tober 4, 1937, with the registration of four hundred stu dents, and dedicatory exerci es were held on O ctober 26. By June, 194 1, when the first class was graduated, there we re over two thousand stude nts and an instructional staff of one hundred and ixty-nine. At present, there i a day ession enrollm ent of about 4,000 students and an instructional staff of 350. In addition, there are over 5,000 students enro lled in the evening session. The majority of the m en and women 14

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ptemb r of 1954. Adult Educa tion a nd Exten ion Cour e are offered by the School of en ra l Studi in the la te afternoon and evening. In the Spring of 1952, a program 1 ading to the A o iate in A rt degree wa in troduced and in the pring of 1953, a program lea ding to the A ocia te in Applied Sci ence degree wa added to the curriculum . In the Fa ll of 1954, a progra m in Nu rsing Science leadin g to the ocia te in Applied S ience degree wa introdu ed . Currentl y, Queen C oll ege h as the largest two-yea r nursing program of its kind in the country.

In Sep t mber, 1950, I ra R em en H all , a n ew . cienc building, wa opened and in J anu ary, 1955 the Paul Klapper library was opened . In April of 1958, the new H ea lth and Physical Edu ca tion building will open its doors. Other building which oon will be constructed include a Music and Arts building, a n ew cafete ria a nd a new administra tion building.

Queens College has been approved by the Sta te of New York, the Middle States Association of Colleges a nd Secondary Schools and the Association of American Universities. In the Fall of 1949, a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa wa authorized and the Sigma chapter was installed at the College on January 9, 1950. ' According to a Ford Foundation survey, Queens College ranks as one of the leading colleges in the country in the production of scholars. Queens College is also a top-ranking institution in the fi eld of humanities, out-ranking many other colleges and universities including most I vy-League college , according to the same survey.

George B. Spitz, Jr., Associate Dean of Students of Queens College.

Miss Helen Williams President, Alpha Sigma Alpha Queens College Flushing 67 , New York Dear Miss Williams: It is with real pleasure that I e xte nd my con-

gratulations to your sorority upon its induction into the national sorority-ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA. Through the twenty y ears of your history as a local sorority y ou have compiled a record of which you should be just prouda record which spans the life of the College and a record which I doubt has been surpassed on our campus.

I know that with your new a ffiliation, the value of your sorority will continue to flourish .. I feel sure that with the support and e xperience of this respected national organization, our constant aims of scholarship, se rvice and social achievement will be enhanced .

May I, through you, officially extend a w arm welcome to ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA .

Paul K lapper L ibrary.

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Sincerely y ours, GEO RGE B. SPITZ, Jr. Associate Dean of Stu dents .

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Meets at french lick~ Indiana

BY MARIAN WILEY KEYS, Alpha Phi â&#x20AC;˘ THE thirty-fifth session of the National Panhellenic Conference, under the efficient and gracious chairmanship of Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan r<I>B, convened November 4-8 at the French Lick Sheraton Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. Mrs. Hogan set the tone of the conference when she said, "May our deliberations !be forthright, far seeing and productive, all in the best tradition of the ideals that founded this Panhellenic organization."

The entire executive committee won the admiration and â&#x20AC;˘appreciation of the .conference for the work well done during the biennium and for the fine spirit of the meeting. In addition to the chairman, the other members were : Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall AXO and Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby ~~~-

INCREASE IN SORORITY MEMBERSHIP Mrs. Nordwall, ecretary, reported th e addition of 68 new chapters and 69,515 new members and said it seemed safe to predict a million members for NPC by 1960. The past ten years have seen a 50 % increase in the number of chapters over the num!ber in 1947.

Mrs. Grigsby, treasurer, reporting a balanced budget, sugge ted that the budget of special committees be increased to cover a larger share of the expenses borne by fraternities whose delegate erve on the mo t active committees.

Several officer of each of the three hostess groups were pre ent to carry on the usual duties given the executive comm ittee fraternities at each se sion of NPC. R egistrat ion and pre entation

of credentials was smoothly accomplished by Delta Delta Delta. Alpha Chi Omega furnished the pages for the main meetings and made arrangements for group meetings. Gamma Phi Beta was in charge of the hotel arrangements and the social events.

"Co-operation at its !best," the theme of the final banquet address by Russell J. Humbert, president of DePauw University, was fully demonstrated during the week. Representatives of 31 memlbers groups (including Iota Alpha Phi, which was admitted to full NPC membership the first day), all intent on bettering and strengthening the fraternity system, came together at this biennial meeting, to report on the past two years, to exchange ideas, to plan for the future.

The NPC DECLARATION FOR FREEDOM, presented by the Research 1and Public Relations Committee, Mary Love Collins xn chairman, was unanimously adopted by the conference.

The reports of the hard working committees of NPC are always impressive, showing as they do the devotion to the fraternity principles and the prodigious amount of actual work done during the biennium. They were never more so than at this session.

WORKSHOPS Workshop meetings were held on three important phases of fraternity work. Administration (national officer ' meetings ) was under the chairmanship of Miss Maxine Blake A~II. Housing workshops, always numerous, were chairmaned

by Mrs. Robert S. Wild IIB<I>. Case Study workshops, under the College Panhellenic committee, Mrs. Crecene A. Farris ~Z, chairman, and seve ral group leaders also provided much food for thought and suggestions for possible solutions of problems. As in so much Panhellenic work, one of the important aim should lbe the education of our own members as well as student governments and administrations to the fact that fraternities are not activity groups, but friendship groups, private, voluntary socia l organization .

Mrs. Fred M. Sharp .A.:t.A. (second from left}, C hairman of the Awards Committee, presents THE FR ATER NITY MONTH trophy to the University of North Dakota Panhellenic President, Miss Gretchen Worden KAe. Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan I'<I>B, Chairman of NPC, is shown at the left, and Mrs. Crecene A. Fariss t.Z, Chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee, right.

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• STATEMENTS are frequ ently made advocating the. teaching of the theory and practice of communism. Because of our devotion to our country and alleaiance to God we a,gree with those who emp hasize that before communism is studied there must first be thorough and accurate education about the. Constitution of the United States and the debates that dealt with its purpose to avoid concentrated Federal power and the insistence upon the principles which became the first ten ame.ndments to the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights. Such knowledge is essential to the preservation of freedom in contrast with its destruction under totalitarian systems.

The freedom "peaceably to assemble" state.d in the first amendment to the Constitution makes

po ible a great array of clubs> societies and ornanizations kno wn as voluntary associations w hich pro vide div ersity of interests and satisfaction to m emb ers. W e are voluntary associations. W e are dedicated to th e preservation of fr eedom of citizens to choose their associates) w hich is a freedom characteristic of civilized cultures> a fr eedom prot ected by the Constitution of the Unit ed States and sustained by the courts of our country since the. time of its founding .

W e> the m embers of NPC>aaree that we have a responsibility to contribute to accurate an:d thorough knowledge about the Constitution of the United Stat es and Bill of Rights and to kno w the ideologies dest ructive of our country.- ADOPTED AT 1957 NIC MEETING AT FRENCH LICK.

Th~ editors had their usual clever and slightly hilarioas Brass Tacks Dinner the first night, and their helpful work meetings daily under the chairmanship of Mrs. Harold S. Eberhardt Ar~. Their witty representatives, Mrs. James Stannard Baker ~K and Miss Ann L. Hall AXO, cleverly i(lformed the conference of some of the problems of editws, sugar coating their pointed remarks and provided some of the laughter of the conference.

The Association of Central Office Executives, the other "conference within a conference" had a similar pattern of a formal dinner the first night, daily meetings and a report to a business session of NPC on central officers- the small office, the large office, and the national h eadquarters or executive house. Their interesting panel consisted of the president, Miss Roberta Abernathy ~r, Miss Clara 0. Pierce KKr, Mrs. J. Ann Hughes AOII, and Mrs. H. Winton Jenkins ZTA.

There were three guest speakers during the week. Mrs. Frances M. Lee ~~~ , spoke at the Tuesday night dinner on her work as vice president, Inter-American Commission of Women, and permanent delegate of the United States. D ean Fred H . Turner, dean of men at the University of Illinois, and President of IRAC, the Interfraternity Research and Advisory Council, spoke '1\Tednesday evening on "Purpose- ProceduresPlans" of that organization, with a question and answer period following.

The speaker for the final and formal banquet was Dr. Russell J. Humbert, president of DePauw University. After urging fraternity leaders to "stand tall in this dwarfing world," he gave a challenging Creed :

FRATERNITY MONTH AWARD The 1957 Fraternity Month Award) gift of Mr. and Mrs. L;eland F. Leland, t:he interfraternity publishers, was presented this year to the University of North Dakota, and the dean of women and the president of the College Panhellenic were at French Lick to receive it personally.

Another handsome and meaningful tangible traveling award is the gift of the outgoing executive committee and will be given for the first time at the next NPC meeting in 1959.

The new officers for the 1957-59 biennium were introduced at the final meeting: Mrs. Darrell R. Nordwall AXil, chairman; Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby ~~~, secretary ; Mrs. William Nash AE~, treasurer.

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I believe that the. common life of man is not the cruel joke) th e stupid laugh> bleating across the mystery of the centuries> that on the surface it may seem to be.

I believe. that there can be seen in men a greater mankind than our dull and uncreative societ)' reveals.

I believe that this greater mankind of t·o morrow is latent in the lesser mankind of today.

I believe that its capacity to leap forth at the touch of a divin e fire is already proven.

I believe that a flam e within the soul> a torch to guide the awakened e.rnotions> a plan of action for the footst eps of en nobled purpose) make this whole business of living wort h all the tragedy of its human and divine cost.

I believe that the task of the true leader is to create for others those. living situations in which this coal from the altar of the life of God will touch the lips of growing souls.

I believe that such is our task.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA â&#x20AC;˘ ALPHA SrGMA ALPHA recognize with pride and pleasure the following members who deserve commendation for outstanding achievements: STRAIGHT A AVERAGE Lorra ine J erome Alpha Beta; Lurly Hunsberger, Beta Beta; Dorothy Liefeste, Psi Psi ; Ann Towne Rober on, Beta Epsilon ; Betty Mitchell a nd Betty Robinson Burlas, Beta Iota ; Martha Garrett, Beta La mbda ; Freid a Riley, H elen Diehle and Mary J ane Fixer, Beta Pi ; Aleen Shinabarger, Beta Phi ; and Nancy Nelson, Margaret Kiefer and Sharon Gjermundson, Ga mm a Beta.

DEAN'S LIST Shirley Grizzard, Alpha ; Judith Campbell, Linda Crumb, Pa tricia Garnble, Susan Cook, Judith I srael, Judith Paetow, Shirley Pallatto, Constance Rifkin, Judith Theiman, Carol Tobin and Carol Fox, Alpha Alpha; Kay Moots, Ruth Black, Linda Brooks, Carmen Clavin, Eileen H ays, Francetta Hoerrmann, Lorraine Jerome, Eddie .Jo Johns, Barbara Moles, Lynne Anne Peterson, Shirley Yardley, Patricia Armato, Judy Bradley, J uciy Bromolich, Marilyn Gl aser, Sharon Hall and Carol H ays, Alpha Beta ; Mary Ball, Sally Barton and Lurly Hunsberger, Beta Beta; Nancy Kariger, Phi Phi ; Kay Snyder, Ann Torran, Diane Forbes and R eita Tullor, Psi Psi. Florence Moffett and Ann Town es R dberson, Beta Epsilon ; Barb Graham, M arilyn Burkhardt, M arion Ellsworth, J an H erm ann, Karen K erns, Kay Moes-

Left to right: Proudly displaying the scholarship cup awarded to Zeta Zeta chapter are Lois Graupner vice president; Sondra Kiser, president; and Marilyn Grider pledge mistress. '

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'P'loud4 'P'te4-~ sner, Jean Thorsen, Sanda Wal h, Barbara Birne and Myrna Maas, Beta The ta ; H elen Fowler, Pat Ladrade, Connie O'Berry, Judy Parson , Virginia Jo Pruner, Martha Sha ritz, Edith Gray, Margie Peckham, Peggy Lou Hopkins and Mary Jane W ebb, Beta Iota; Martha Garrett, Pat Graff, Shirley Ann Hall Watts, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Carolyn Poteet, M ary Wand a Root and Margaret Ann Sliger, Beta Lambda; Laura Hardy, Rho Chi ; and Lily Sturkol, Gamma Beta.

CHAPTER HONORS First place campus rating-Beta Beta, Epsilon Epsilon, Zeta Zeta, Beta Ep ilon, Beta Iota ( third consecutive year ), Beta Lam1bda (third consecutive year) and Rho Chi. INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Alpha Alpha: Patricia Gamble was elected to Pi Omega Pi ; Janet Wilke, Sigma Delta Phi; and Judith Israel, D elta Omicron. Janet Roehl received an undergraduate fellowship.

Beta Beta: Mary K . Swan was awarded The Outstanding Freshman Award, and Lois Dawson, Doris Wisehard and Lurly Hunsberger, The Outstanding Sophomore Award.

Chi Chi: Jo Laskowski and Reene Shue Alley were chosen for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Psi Psi: Rose Campbell was a member of th e Disciplinary Board ; Diane Forbes and Clois Warren were elected to Phi Kappa Phi. R eita Tullor

Judy Parsons, president of Beta Iota, holds the Panhellenic Scholarship trophy which was awarded to the chapter for the third consecutive year.

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and Dorothy Liefe te were members of the Purple Jack ts. Kay Synder was Lambda Zeta Sweeth art; Peggy K err, Pi Kappa Phi Sweeth art; and Ann Torran, Sigma Tau Swee theart. L oi Nell LaCour received the Freshman Award.

Beta. Z eta: The following girls w ere elected to honor ocieties: Joan Roche!, Sigma Alpha Iota and Lambda Omega ; Brenda M eaux, Sigma Alpha Iota; Margie Hanley, Sigma Alpha Iota; Julie Lalande, Sigma Alpha Iota, Lambda Omega and Kappa Delta Pi; Pat Tardy, Pi Kappa D elta; and Jackie Brewer, Sigma Alpha Iota.

Bet a Eta: Irene Bell was awarded a scholarship by the AAUW. Rogette Zahradnik was honored with membership in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Arlene Mayer and Leone Ehlis became m embers of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Beta Th eta: Marilyn Burkhardt was elected president of Tate Hall.

Rho Chi: Laura Hardy was a member of Wayne's Winter Carnival Executive Committee.

Beta Rho: Mar ha Bouley holds membership in Sigma Alpha Eta. Beta Phi: Aleen Shinabarger and Gloria McNcight were electe-d members of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Be.ta Psi: Marcia Smith and Jo Ann Warring were in the Daisy Chain. Nancy Dalrymple was honored by the National Secretaries Association.

Beta Omega: Many members h eld membership in honoraries. They were: Sanda Conert, Sigma Delta Pi; Carol Faust, Mu Phi Epsilon and Ka ppa Delta Epsilon ; Mary Emma Fetter, Alpha Lambda Delta, Chi Mu Epsilon and Phi Sigma ; Ruth Heidemann, Alpha Chi Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta ; Elsie Helme, Kappa Chi Lambda, Psi Chi and Phi Sigma; Louise Johnson, Mu Phi Epsilon; Elva Mae Nicholson, Alpha Lambda Delta and Chi Mu Epsilon; Linda Purdy, Alpha Lambda Delta; Margaret Schafer, Alpha Lambda Delta; Audrey Walker, Kappa Chi Lambda ; and Ruth Warren, Delta Phi Alpha.

Gamma Beta: Agnes Altmann and Gloria Richard were awarded scholarships. Allene Grimm was a Senior Cc;mnsellor in Women's Dormitory.

SPECIAL RECOGNITIO:!';

Beta Epsilon: Anne Townes Roberson was a four-year :business major at Madison College. She served Alpha Sigma Alpha as scholarship chairman and editor. She was also president of Carter House.

Anne was secretary of Sigma Phi Lambda and held membership in Pi Omega Pi, German Club and Standards Committee. She made D ean's List four consecutive years.

Beta Epsilon : Florence Moffett was also a business major at Madison. She, too, was scholarship

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Joan Sommers, president of Rho Chi, displays the Panhellenic Scholarship Cup awarded to the chapter.

chairman of th e sorority and was a m ember of the German Club, Sigma Phi Lambda, Westminster Fellowship and Pi Omega Pi. Florence received the Outstanding Sophomore Award for 1955-56 and was named on the D ean's List four consecutive years.

Be.ta Iota : Virginia Jo Pruner was president of the Honor Council at Radford College. She was elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Univ ersities and served as secretary of the Concert Dance Group and Panhellenic representative. Jenny Jo was a delegate to the Southern Inter-Collegiate Student Government Convention and to the World Trade Conference. She h eld membership in Westminster Fellowship, Choral Club and Kappa Delta Pi. She, too, maintained a high scholastic average.

Beta Lambda : M artha Anne Garrett was an outstanding student at Arkansas State T eachers College . She served as M Y F sub-district president, Head Wesley Steward in McAlister Hall, and treasurer of Wesley Foundation. Martha was Beta Lambda treasurer for two years, senior college representative of Student Council, secretary

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Mary uwis, president of Beta Lambda {on the left), receiving the Scholarship cup from Panhellenic President Linda Bush.

Jenny Jo Pruner Beta Iota

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of Bernard H a ll House Council, and treasurer of Student Christian Association. She was a member of Pi Omega Pi, Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta. Too, M artha received the United Business Education Association Smead Awa rd, and was graduated with honors having made D ean's list every semester.

Congratulations to all are definitely in order, but they are meager reward for such fine accomplishments. However, p ersonal satisfaction h as already sufficed in that capacity, for as H enry W adsworth Longfellow has said, " No endeavor is in vain ; its reward is in the doing."- HrwANA C uPP CROMPTON, National Scholarship Chairman.

â&#x20AC;˘ h is a lways with much enthusiasm that I write "Alpha Sigma Alpha Proudly Presents."

Members of Alpha Sigma Alpha should be proud indeed of the girls who are mentioned therein for attaining such high standards. Th ese sisters have given their time and talents for goals well worthwhil e. They have recognized the advantages of a good education, and they have valiantly endeavored to make the mo t of such an opportunity.

However, it is always with much chagrin that I view the other side of the picture. It is not a pleasant sight- Oh! that it were-for severa l reasons. The first, of course, is t>he individua l her elf. She, after all, is the one who will p ay t he deare t price and no doubt at a time whe11 to her the cost of living is high est.

Another rea on is as sorority members, we have a duty to the entire fraternity world. It is a well-known fa t that fraternity member are expected to set tandard in a ll fi elds on a can1pu s.

There are tho e who do not approve of such organization , and imagine what a boon this weak spot of cholar hip i to them. It i someth in g tangible on which they can bas their attacks.

There are many young people in the world ' ho do not have the privilege of recei ing a

formal education, and if they ever needed a helping hand they should be able to receive it f1rom those who should h ave it to give.

Actually, it seems as though it is simply a matter of taking a little time from the daily rush to examine one's standard of value . I ca nnot believe, a nd no one can make me believe, a person would deliberately take the attitude of " I don't care," concerning something of suc h vital importa nce as a college education- four long years, approximately one-sixteenth of a lifetime.

One gets so involved in routine and habit that every now and then it takes a little extra effort to change a p attern of living. This i the very thing which is needed most.

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L et's give this situation a few moment of con ideration. W e owe to ourselves the best, we owe to Alpha Sigma Alpha the best, and we owe to humanity the best. Humanity and sorority would make ou t very well if, first of all, we would just make certa in we a re getting the best for ourselve .

Do your elf a favor and do it today! Decide to take that which is rightfully yours-knowledge.

HrwA A CuPP CROMPTON, National Scholarship Chairman.

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Bv MARION BALL WrL ON N 1 reprinted from The Pennsylvania Dut chman • A PENNSYLVANIA Dutch Tree is an Eighteenth Century custom paying an artistic tribute to one of the greatest Christian Holidays, Easter.

A long time ago, o we are told, a Pennsylvan ia Dutch mother decorated a small leafless tree with brightly colored eggs to please and to surprise h er children on Eastern Morn. Her faith and devotion to the joyous Easter Season was expressed in thi simple display of color. The egg symbolized the rebirth of the earth; the triumph of Spring over Winter together with its promise of new life, new hope, health and prosperity. After the advent of Christianity it symbolized the R esurrection and its promise of a better world.

Usually a small thorny tree, such ,as a crabapple or the historic dogwood tree was ohosen to hang these colored shells on and this unique symbol of Spring brought love and sunshine into the simple farm homes of our Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors.

Gaily decorated eggs, according to historians, have been used for centuries as gifts to loved ones at Easter time. Interesting customs still prevail in many European countries concerning the egg cult. However, the Easter tradition of dyeing eggs in bright colors and applying various types of decoration to them was introduced into this country by the early German immigrants who came h ere more than 250 years ago.

These people from Central Europe succeeded in transplanting to Pennsylvania not only their language and religion but also many quaint customs and a Folk Art worthy of appreciation and study. These farmers and craftsmen, untrained artists, produced objects of decorative beauty, full of self expression, unique in ·design and bold in color. The same designs, such as the lily, tulip, birds, and angels, that appeared on all household articles as well as on tombstones were used to embellish this token of love, the Easter Egg. COLORING EGGS The homemaker evolved various ways of coloring the eggs. The most common method used was to boil eggs in water containing the skins of red onions. The shells took on a variety of pleasing shades of a rich reddish brown, depending on the strength of the fusion. Since red was their favorite color, beet juice was a common

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and economical dye a lway ava ilable in a farm house. Berrie , herb , and variou tr e barks produced many colors for dyeing the egg . The craftsmen used these homemade colors to paint designs on a white or colored shell using a goo. e quill pen ·or a cat hair brush.

Another method used by the thrifty housewife to add color and charm on her tree was a very practical one. Scraps of calico were saved from the sewing basket to provide bright colors and patte.rns which were transferred to the egg when it was tied up in the material and boiled long enough to produce color and design on the white shell.

Small leaves, flower petals, and tiny bits of fern were fa tened to the egg before dyeing. Then this plant was removed, leaving a simple design on the colored shell.

Although eggs were decorated in many ways during the Eighteenth Century one method so characteristic of this period was known as "Sgraffito" decoration. Extra beauty was obtained by scratching designs on a colored egg with a harp pocket knife, allowing the white shell to show through thus producing a two color effect.

Hours were spent "scratch-carving" all types of patterns, as well as the names of the giver and the recipient and the date, on an egg intended for such a choice gift. This was the same method used by the Pennsylvania Dutch potter to decorate his beautiful Pie Plates that are today prized possessions of collectors of folk art. Examples of old "Sgraffito" decorated eggs are almost priceless.

What fun it must have been for children to gather eggs on the farm of long ago when ducks, geese, turkeys and attractive Banty chicken provided an assortment of eggs for the Easter celebration. Variety in size and kinds of eggs used made this homey Spring-time decoration more interesting to all members of the family. · The eggs were blown. To do this the egg was pierced a t each end and by blowing steadily on one opening the contents were forced through the hole at the opposite end. After the eggs were dyed and decorated a piece of fine wire, yarn or ribbon was ·r un through the egg in order to tie it to the leafless twigs.

My Egg Tree contains examples of decorated eggs made lby artists of today who used the old technique and folk designs to duplicate thi s age old custom that had its beginning in Eastern Pennsylvania many years ago. A few of the eggs 21

have a rather modern appearance due to the type of paint used although the designs are traditiona l.

I h ave been able to acquire many different types of eggs for the tree.

a joy and inspiration to collect and use.

A rather rare toy made to delight children wa known as the "PIP-SQUEEK." These miniature birds and animals, particularly the gaudy rooster made of papier-mache, were glued to the top of cheap cloth bellows in which had been inserted n "squeek" button.

These toys so popular around 1840 are extremely difficult to find . Sitting hens of papiermache form the cover of boxes intended to hold tiny candles.

The "Putz" contains examples of " Chalk Ware" bunnies, lambs, and chickens, as this type of ornament (actually plaster of Paris ) was made and sold throughout the Dutch country by peddlers from 1850 to the end of the century. This primitive accessory appealed to the homemaker who couldn' t afford to buy the fancy Staffordshire figures which were made in England. Brown and white b unnies of a later vintage then "Chalk Ware" have been given to me as representative tokens of yesterday, carefully saved from a child's Easter basket.

BLOWN GLASS EGGS

OLD COUNTRY STORE

During the Victorian Era blown glass eggs painted with sprays of flowers and "Easter Greetings" printed in gilt, were very fashionable as gifts. Many of these colored or milk glass eggs were blown in our Pittsburgh district glass houses prior to the Twentieth Century. Artists d ecorated this type of egg with embossed flower cut-outs similar to the Valentine pictures. Two such eggs on my tree have paper and ribbon bands applied around the egg and one has a bow of red ribbon to enhance its beauty.

From Germany came beautiful decorated paper eggs, mad e in two parts lined with colored pa per and a frill; a container to hold a small gift or candy eggs for favorite loved ones. Examples of these beautiful creations also hang on m y tree to add interest, color and variety in telling the story of our American traditions.

Tiny chickens, birds, and baskets were hung on the Egg Tree also. Sometime ago I acquired an antique wax chicken which I place on a lower branch of the tree hoping this bam-yard fri end will keep an eagle eye on nearby birds and bunnies in the "Putz" below.

One of the unique custom of the Pennsylvania Dutch is the building of what they call a "Putz," (Putz is from the German verb, Putzen, meaning to decorate). Building a "Pu tz" t:hen is creating a scene of various types of Easter toys and decorations u ed at this time of year. So called "antique" Easter toy , eggs and decorations- the type loved by the children 50 years or more ago, arc

An old country store has made an interesting contribution of toys to my collection, such as a squeek-chicken in a coop and several large colored egg shaped 1boxes, one with a sitting hen and another with a family of peeps.

The Bisque covered hen was intended to hold the family's cooked breakfast eggs on Easter Morning, but it serves today as a container for candy eggs. Molded Bisque and China "peeps in a shell" no doubt were adult gifts and what-not trinkets.

Easter cookies, particularly the Bunny figures were just as important to the children and friends who came to view the Egg Tree as t:hose made by mother at Christmas time. The German bakers made a large "bread-dough" bunny with a red egg in his tummy to thrill the children of the past generation and I have been fortunate to find a baker who can provide me with this deliciou and uncommon Easter 'bread.

A bowl of Nationality Eggs, Russian, Greek, Romanian, and Hungarian, adds delightful color and :beautiful design to my domestic group. Although the methods used to fashion these gorgeous Easter gifts are quite different, never-th e-less the symbolism of this token is the same the world over.

For the past ten years I have made an effort to secure sufficient Easter decoration to mak a typical Pennsylvania Dutch "Egg Tree" as an endeavour to keep alive a Folk Custom considered worthy of praise a nd adoption by those interested in preserving American Folklore.

Marion Ball Wilson's Fig Tree, which looks different each year.

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RUTH LANE • Ruth Lane EE. a senior in special education. received the Emporia alumnae chapter's Outstanding Senior award. Ruth is a member of Omega literary society. Kappa Delta Pi, Women's Recreational Association. Wesley Foundation and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. She represented Kansas in February at the National Citizenship Seminar sponsored by the Methodist Student Movement.

She has been the recipient of three scholarships. Ruth is serving her sorority as vice president of Epsilon Epsilon chapter.

NORMA HATLEY • Norma Hatley Br. a senior in business education. has been listed on the Dean's Honor Roll every semester and on the President's Honor Roll one semester. She holds membership and offices in Rho Theta Sigma. Alpha Chi and Pi Omega Pi. Norma is a member of the Select College Choir. the mixed chorus and enjoys singing in vocal groups for sorority and community functions. During her freshman year Norma received the Panhellenic S'c holarship award for pledges and Beta Gamma's Outstanding Pledge award. This fall Norma was elected Wilson Hall Queen and selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Norma has served her chapter as chaplain and editor.

JOAN LOIS McCOWN • Joan Lois McCown BP. a senior at Northern Illinois University, has served her chapter as vice president of her pledge class. rush chairman and president. She has been active in debate and discussion groups at Northern. During her junior year. she was president of Pi Kappa Delta. forensic honorary. In the summer of her sophomore year. Joan represented Northern at Ashridge College, London. England, in a European study seminar. Her other activities include membership in Future Teachers Association. Associated Women Students, Women's Athletic Associaion and the Bowling club.

MARY LEE TEEL . • Mary Lee Teel A. a senior in elementary education. is president of Alpha Kappa Gamma. highest honorary fraternity on Longwood's campus. Mary Lee has been a class representative to the Student Government Association for two years and is now social chairman of the Y.W.C.A. She is a member of the Cotillion club and the Granddaughters club. During her college career she has maintained a high scholastic average. Mary Lee has been Alpha chapter's representative to the Panhellenic Council for two years.

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WITH 100 per cent in fall bidding of upperclasswomen, Alpha chapter was off to a good start. To continue this good beginning, we sent out a chapter newsletter to all of our alumnae bringing them up-to-date on Alpha chapter and its activities.

Founders' Day found the Alphas very happy to have Mrs. Juli ette Hundley Gilliam, one of the five founders; Mrs. Edna Elcan Jones, our first national president; Miss Helen L. Corey, national secretary; Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton, Jr., national scholarship chairman; and representatives of Beta Epsilon and Beta Iota chapters and the alumnae chapters of Virginia as our guesfs at the presentation of the plaque commemorating th e founding of .A~A at Longwood College.

We were proud when our president, Ellen Callaway, became a member of Alpha Kappa Gamma, high est honorary on campus; Mary Lee Tee! was selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities ; Bet McLoughlin became a member of Pi D elta Epsilon ; and Della Anne Higgins, a member of the Future Teachers of America.

Thanksgiving found us preparing a basket for our adopted family. Again at Christmas we played Santa Claus to th e six children of the family.

With Spring rushing at hand, the bidding period of underclassmen, we are busy with our rush plans.

One of the future plans of the chapter is to raise money to buy new furnishings for the chapter room.

We are planning to have a rummage sale for this fund.CATHARINE CoNNOR.

LooKING back upon th e semester recently compl eted, a number of enjoyable activities come to mind. October 10 marks fall pledging. That evening eve ryone en joyed a spaghetti dinner in th e suite and afterwards we went uptown to the footb all pep rally. Came Hallowe'en and each Alpha Sig revealed her suppressed desire in costume at our annual party. Another event of October was Homecoming with Shari K ah as our queen can didate. Brenda Engle competed for the Rose of D elta Sig and Betsy Cervone represented us in the R ece nsio Queen contest.

On Founders' Day we joined with our alumnae and patronesses for a d elicious dinner at the Grey Gables in Oxford.

On December 3, our pledges entertained us royally at a suite-warming party. A "roaring twenties" atmosphere was created by background music and flapper costumes.

At last, Christmas time and more parties ! Our nearby alumnae and patronesses were honored guests at a tea on Sunday, D ecember 14. The year 1957 was brought to a close with our annual Christmas party on December 18. Preceding a big-little sister gift exchange and refreshm ents, we and Santa carolled by candlelight at Oxford hospital, the recipient of our philanthropic efforts this year. -BETH DIETERLY.

Alpha Chapter's fall pledge quota (from left to right) Kathy Bell, Barbara Ensmann, Jill Greene and Frankie Click.

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Northeast Missouri State College HoMECOMING week was a busy one for Alpha Beta.

W e campaigned for our Homecoming Queen candidate, Liz Swisher; worked on our float ; and sold mums for the ga me and dance. This year being the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Founding of Northeast Missouri State College, the parade theme was centered around it. Our float, entered in the school spirit bracket, had as its theme, " With 90 Years Behind Us We'll Drive Those Bears Down." After the footb all game, the Kirksville alumnae gave their annual "Coketail" party for the visiting alumnae and our chapter at the home ·of Eileen McGinnis Kruse.

Our Founders' D ay banquet was h eld December 3, at the Old Trading Post Inn. This was also an occasion to honor Miss Alma K. Zoller who has served as our adviser for twenty years. At the banquet Lorraine Jerome Hackman was presented the Outstanding Senior Trophy and the Scholarship Award.

Starting Winter quarter meant the beginning of rush season. Our Saturday night party was entitled "Casa Del Toro," a Spanish night club. Our make-believe night club was decorated with a Spanish street scene and enormous murals of bullfights. The rushees were given as favors, castanets brought back from Spain by Barb Kerl who attended school there last year. Our entertainment followed our theme with different Spanish

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Esther Craft is a recent m1t1ate of Kappa Omicron Phi . home economics honorary. Norma Howart an.d Carolyn Hileman are initiates of Delta Omicron, mu â&#x20AC;˘c honorary.

Arlene Frontroth is serving as treasurer of the Math club while Sally Gill is president of the International Relations club. In the English-Speech departmental club, Fran Zigo is serving as secretary and Liz Ha~cock as treasurer. Judy Fletcher is president of her res1dent ha ll.- EuzABETH HANCOCK.

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Alpha Beta's Homecoming float, entitled "With Ninety Years Behind Us We'll Drive Those Bears Down." songs and skits. Barb tried to teach the rushees how to play the castanets which proved to be lots of fun. The refreshments were served buffet style and after the party we took our guests out for coffee.

"A~A Sun Valley Lodge" was the theme for our final rush party held at the Kirksville Country Club. The weather cooperated and furnished us atmosphere with plenty of snow and <ice. It was an informal party as we played games, put on entertainments, sang songs and ate doughnuts and drank cocoa out of A1:A mugs.

On January 27, we received our list of pledges and that night we took our new pledges to the Colonial Manor for supper. On the following night we had our pledge servi ce at the home of our adviser, Miss Zoller.

This completed the most successful rush season of Alpha Beta with the largest pledge class ever seen on our ca mpus.

Marg Gordy, Pat Armato and Lynne Peterson were selected for Who' s Who in American Colleges and Universiti es. Barb Kerls, Bobbi Moles and Marge Gordy were elec ted to membership in Cardinal K ey. Pat Armato is the newly elected president of Cardinal Key.Su ziE HARBAUGH .

Indiana (Penna.) State Teachers College ALPHA GAMMA has been in the a nnual whirl of rushing. On January 31 , a t the Pa nhellenic Open House ove r ten groups of fr eshmen rushees were entertained by a skit in th e cha pter room. Jeanne Cassidy, Diane Moore and Jud y Fletcher portrayed the aims of Alpha Gamma as a sorority on Indiana's campus. Virgini a Jury was chairm an of the Open House.

During rush a coke party was h eld each afternoon in the sorority room . Parties with various themes were held each night. Some of the th emes w ere: Circus, Fla pper, Come s You Would Like to Be, Sea and Cafe Ia Alph a.

The members of th e chapter a re still working to improve th e chapter room . The fall pledge class painted the room a nd recentl y the room committee selected new la mps.

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FALL quarter saw the A~As win the coveted volleyball championship trophy in the WAA intramurals. .

At Christmas time we gave a party for the Bluebud troop which we sponsor. The girls came to the sorority house for games, gifts and refreshments. It was a real joy to see how thrilled these little girls were. Also ~t Christmas we gave a food basket to a needy fam1ly m Grecl~ . . .

The main item of Winter quarter is rushmg wh1ch lS the only rush period for freshman women.

Our first party was an informal one with no decorations or themes. It was a type of party that we could visit with the girls and get to know them.

"The A~A Anchorage" was the theme of the second party. We decorated the house with a net hung from the ceiling; mermaids, fish, anchors, and octopuse~, the cardtables with checkered tablecloths and candle-d1pped bottles. The entertainment was given by the ship's crew.

The lights were dimmed and the members were. dressed like sailors to make it realistic.

"Alice in A~A Land" was our dress-up party. It centered around Alice, the March Hare and the Mad Hatter. The highlight of the party was the fashion show, in which we saw what Alice would wear for all h er many activities in .A1:.A Land.

W e were very sorry to lose our housemother, Elaine Jorgenson who graduated Fall 4uarter. Ruth St. John is now our capable housemother.

Mary K. Swan , Mary Ball, Sally Barton, Mavis McCormack and Alice Heintz were selected for membership in Pi Lambda Theta, scholastic honorary for junior and senior women having a high B average or more.

Mary Camblin and Jan Flint were Military Ball queen attendants. Betty Sch impf is a candidate for the yearbook queen. Mary Camblin and Mary K. Swan are new members of Delta Omicron, music honorary for women.

Six A1:As are members of the Choral-Aires, a modern vocal group being sent by the U. S. Government to entertain the U. S. troops in Japan, Guam, the Philippines and Hawaii. They left the States on February 9, and will be gone for five weeks. The .\.~As are Mary Camblin . Mary K. Swan, Sally Barton, Doris Wisehart, Barbara Groves and Jody Leonard.- MARY ARMSTRO NG.

Emporia State Teachers C ollege TH E members of the Emporia a lumnae chapter were hostesses for our annual Founders' Day dinner. Miss Catharine Strouse, first chapter initiate, spoke to the group about past days in A~.l on the campus. A highlight of the evening was the burning of the mortgage on th e chapter house. Ruth Lane was presented the

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In the foreground (left to right) are Cheryl Jameson, Jo Buchman Thurston and Blanche Dunshee working on Epsilon Epsilon's house decorations for Homecoming.

Alumnae Senior award in recognition of h er leadership and sch0l arship.

Epsilon Epsilon began holiday festiviti es with its an nual Snowball formal. Decorations were in silver and purple highlighted with a beautiful white rdndeer in the center of the dance floor. During this season the chapter also participated in the all school Y-Sing.

With the beginning of second semester came rush week. The chapter entertained the rush ees with the theme, "Movierama," featuring the following parties" Gone With the Pin," "Pajama Game," and "Showboat."

Many campus honors have come to the chapter in recent months. Epsilon Epsilon was recently awarded a trophy from the district Bloodmobile for giving the most pints of blood in the sorority division. This is the second time we have won the award this school year. Blanche Dunshee, Joann Ri tter and Ruth Lane were elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Joann Ritter pledged Xi Phi, leadership honorary, and Ruth Kirby is a new member of Omega, literary honorary. Ruth Lane was elected to represent Kansas at the National Citizenship Seminar sponsored by th e Methodist Student Movement and held in New York City and Washington, D. C., during the last part of February.

Joann Ritter will be a del egate to th e Kappa Delta Pi national convention to be held in Chicago in March.

Pat Shaver was selected as Emporia State's "Miss Santa."

Jerry Wisdom, representing Epsilon Epsilon, and Denise Dehler, representing Tau Kappa Epsilon, are candidates for Miss Emporia State. Jan Flair was an attendant to the 1'KE Bowery Queen while Rhond a Sutton was an attendant to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Pledge Queen a nd Janice Nance, an attendant to the Phi Sigma Epsilon Commode Bowl Queen.

On February 15, the first semester pledges entertained the chapter with an informal party after the basketball game. The chapter is now busily preparing for KansasMissouri-Nebraska State Day which will be held on our campus on March 15. We are also raising money for a television set.-MARILYN SANTEE.

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Zeta Zeta's rushees enjoy the "Luau."

Central Missouri State College OcTOBER 19 proved to be a beautiful day for homecoming on the campus of Central Missouri State College. Sondra Kiser was our candidate fo.r homecoming queen and served as an attenda nt. The theme for homecoming was TV commercials. Our float received a third place trophy. An Italian brunch was given for our alumnae.

On November 5, in commemoration of Veterans' Day, Zeta Zeta presented an American flag at convocation to the president of C.M.S.C. as part of our philanthropic project.

Zeta Zetas gave a go ing-away party on ovember 6 for Mrs. Loyd E. Grimes, one of its advisers. Mrs .

Grimes who has been our adviser for eleve n years is joining her husband in a two-year educational guidance trip to Pakistan.

We are very proud of Elizabeth Achelpohl, Pat Allison, Ann Corn, Marilyn Girder, Sandy Harlan and Cara Lee White who were listed as members of Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Our winter quarter rush party on J anuary 15 was built around the theme of a Lua. The invitations were coconuts made to look like natives' heads and we made red and white native head pillows for favors. The members were dressed in red and white sarongs (sheets that had been dyed red and stenciled with white flowers ).

We wore white leis of carnations (made from Kleenex ) and in our hair were red flowers made from crepe paper.

The rushees came dressed in sarongs or as shipwrecked people.

As the rush ees arrived on the Hawaiian island, they walked through the fores t and knelt at the high altar. Sondra Kiser, our president, placed real baby orchid leis on their shoulders. Our guests were then sea ted at the lua table which was white with artificial red and white flowers scattered upon it. The centerpiece was a large ice mound in a punch bowl decorated with pineapple and cherry hors d 'oe uvres and a small flame burned at the peak of the mound.

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The decorations were fish nets covering the walls with paper fish on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. One wall was covered with grass skirts, leis, posters, hats and artificial flowers. We received these decorations from a Hawaian travel agency and a department store in Kansas City. The place cards were enlargements of our pin, and a red and white kahelee was on the corner of each. We had a large kahelee next to red chair for our advisers.

The luau consisted of ambrosia in orange cups, coconut chips, Hawaiian nuts, poi, Hawaiian punch, pineapple pastry and hors d'oeuvres. For th e program we played a game, had songs, a hula, the Alphabets, and a brief summary of the sorority's accomplishments.

Needless to say we feel that this was one of the nicest rush parties we have ever had. One of our members has a sister living in Hawaii and this was a wonderful help.- PAT STRIDER.

l'ittsburg State Teachers C ollege HoMECOMING was a proud time for our chapter.

Jackie Richmire was elected Homecoming Queen . Our house decorations received the first place award. Thanks to these two first place awards, the chapter was awarded the "Sweepstakes" trophy given for the first time this year. In addition to the honors, our pledge class had the largest sale of mums in the chapter's history.

"Igloo Hide-away" was the theme of our Christmas formal which was held at the Tower Ballroom.

Immediately following Christmas vacation was "Greek Week." It was Courtesy Week for the pledges and a week of Joint-Greek activities. Our chapter singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Alpha Sigma Sweetheart" won third place in the Greek Sing which was the climax of Greek Week.

Judy Rupard, Sharon Holland and Delores Morris are among the top ten finalists for R.O .T.C. Queen.-JoLENE STEVISO N.

Boston University OuR winter initiation was held on January 29, at Betty C enter's home. After the initiation a slumber party was held. The following day a work party was held at Betty's to prepare for our coming rush parties.

Anne Merrill and Virginia Cavallaro Cassidy were named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Univer-

slUes. Anne Merrill and Peggy Bottai have been elected to membership in Scarlet Key, activities honorary.

Natalie Pirrello was a member of the committee for the recent Greek Ball. The dance was the most successful in the university's history.

Boston University is investigating the possibilities of individual housing for sororities on the campus. Susan Clark, our chapter president, is a member of committee.

-ROSALIE MATT.

Temple University KAPPA KAPPA proudly sent five members, Barbie Paul, Mim Stevenson, Pat Novatka, Mary Ann Leight and Ann Louise McKernan, to the United States Field Hockey Association National Tournament held at Vassar College. After a week end of competition, Mary Ann Leight was awarded "honorable mention" for this year's All American selections.

"Snowbound for Christmas" was the theme for our annual Christmas dance. With Ann Conway in charge, our industrious pledges transformed the clubroom into a holiday paradise complete with candlelight, presents and a tree.

Fran Chauncey was elected to Chimes Junior Honor Society.

With finals completed, plans are now being finished for Carnival and Greek Week End. At the Greek Sing this year, Kappa Kappa will be aiming for its fourth con1>ecutive win.-ANN LouisE McKERNAN.

Drexel Institute of Technology FALL and Winter terms were busy ones for Nu Nu. From the time of our summer meeting until the day before, everyone worked on decorations and favors for our Al:A Big Top Circus party. Favors were red and white clowns and red leather - notebooks lettered with "Al:A-1958. " The centerpiece for our buffet table was a merry-go-round made of cakes and cookies by Barbara O'Leary. Joan Stampee and Marge Chepiga turned the dorm living room into a circus tent complete with trapeze artists. Lu Simpson and Eileen Matthews did a wonderful job of coordinating the whole affair. We are also grateful to our wonderful Mother-Patroness club who served pop-corn, hot dogs and pink lemonade.

On January 24, we accepted our 1958 Pledge Class.

At_ the annual Pledge tea on January 26, the girls received their red and white hats and hairbows and "Alpha" pups.

The next major events on our calendar are the Pledge banquet on March 3, and the Al:A Spring dinner dance in ApriL- LINDA WILSON.

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Gus Gorilla has a field day playing with little tigers in Eta Eta's first-place house decoration.

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OuR annual winter formal was held on November 23, with Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity as co-sponsors. Pine and evergreens were used for decorations since the theme of the dance was the "Evergreen Ball."

The Mothers' club gave us a spaghetti dinner in November. The chapter held a bake sale and a rummage sale.

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Members of Rho Rho and their dates at the "Evergreen" Ball. " Sleigh Ride" was o ur co n tri bution to t he a ll-camp us Ch ristmas sing. J a net Kisor, the song di rector, led the group. W e wore red or whi te shi rts, m atching caps a nd blac k p eggers.

An informa l C hris tmas da nce was given by the ch apter . Afterwa rds th e girls ha d a slumber pa rty a t the sorority house.

The pledge class held an open house on F ebrua ry 9, fo r a ll the other pledge g roups on campus.

Our second semester r ush p a rty will h ave a "Southern Pla n ta tion" th eme.-JA NE T SAVAGE.

S~a SitJ""" Western State College R us H WEE K was h eld m N ovember. W e used t he theme of " Fa ntasyland" for our informal a nd our preferenti al ba nquet was based on th e th eme of " Cinderella."

Ba rbara Boor is secretary of the Student C ouncil while Treva Beam is presiden t of C hipeta H all. Roxy L ake was elected homecoming quee n and Sandra H ertzi was named queen of the Winter C a rnivaL- H ELEN M URR BRADFIELD.

Fort Hays Kansas State College AGNEW HALL' s open house w as held on Nove mber 17.

Miss Elizabeth Agnew fo r wh om the women's dormito ry was named is a cha rter m ember of T a u T au a nd d ean emeritus of women a t Fort H ays K ansa s Sta te C ollege.

M iss Agnew's portra it presented by T au T au a lumnae was huna in the living room. After the Open House, we visit;d Miss Agnew a t H adley M emorial hospi tal where she is confined to bed.

Ou r annual Ch ristm a s form al din ner-d ance was h eld on D ecember 14, a t th e L am er Hotel. The theme for the formal w as " W~ nte r Wonderla nd ."

After ou r ch apter Christmas dinner, D ecember 16, we went carolling with m embers of Sigma Tau G amma fra ternity. The next d ay w e gave a Christmas p a rty for the children of our alumnae. Velda Moyer, chapter president, portrayed Sa nta C la us for th e children .

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Tau Tau chapter and its guest, Mrs. Richard C. Carson, national philanthropic chairman.

Standing-left to right: Kay Norman, Elizabeth Gray, Mrs. Richard C. Carson, Karen Weber, Bobbie Rupp. Middle row: Phyllis Watkins Brian, Kian Kuehnert, Jeanne Baxter, Velda Moyer, Erma Fross, Marilyn Chastain. Sitting: Karen Laizure, Paula Schumacher, Marjorie Thyfault, Glenda Opitz.

T a u T a u chapter was honored J a nua ry 10-1 2 with a chapter visit by Mrs. Ri chard C. Carson, n ationa l p hilanthropi c cha irma n. On the aft ernoon of J anuary 11 , we gave a tea in honor of Mrs. Carson . Initi a tion services were held th a t night. On Sunday, we visited Miss Agnew a t H a dl ey M emorial hospital, a fter a ttend ing church services.

Pa ul a Schum acher 1s ed itor of ou r college newspaper.

- ELIZA BETH GRA Y.

Northwest Missouri State College O N Sunday, D ecember 15, Phi Phi cha pter held its a nnual Christmas pa rty for th e children from th e Noyes Orphanage, St. J oseph . The children and our me mbers a ttend ed church, had dinn er toge ther a t th e Student Union building and in th e afternoon was the C hristm as pa rty with Sa nta C la us attending. Since this eve nt is looked upon as a n outsta ndin g eve n t a nd does get ra ther expensive, our brothers f rom T au K a ppa E psilon fraternity shared the expenses a nd enterta in ment wi th us.

Peggy Hum phries. M argie O'Connor a nd D ea nie Shera rd were recentl y elec ted members of th e Stud ent Sena te. D eani e was also elected to fill the p osition of secretar y of this group. orm a L ong also is serving on th e Senate from th e previous semester and holds the offi ce of vice president.

The first semester p led ges ente rta ined the cha pter with a p arty o n J a n ua ry 7. -D EAN IE SHERARD.

Rail State Teachers College TH E th eme of our first costume rush party was " Under the Sea." The m embers wore bermudas a nd middy blouses a nd the rushees came dressed as underwa ter crea tures. The room was decora ted with crepe-

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paper sea weed, fish and an octopus. As is tra dition a l for our final rush party on D ecember I Al:A sisters wore form als and presented a Christmas skit entitled "The Littlest Angel." D essert was served to the rushees and flowers were presented to each girl.

Our pledge dance was held on Ja nuary 24, at the Top H at. We form ally presented each pledge and gave her an Al:A j ewelry box. Jane Worley was chairman of the dance.

Joy K ean and Elaine Ingram were selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Sally Weyler is an associate member of Sigma Alph a Eta, speech and hea ring honorary. Sue Ferguson is president of the Association of Women Students with Anita Smith as secretary and Nancy Russell as treasurer. Among the officers of Rodgers Hall are Sally Weyler, president; Judy Healy, vice president; Anita Smith, treasurer. Ginger Brady is president of North H all while Sue Miller is vice president of Lucina Hall .

Linda Caldwell was selected out of fifty coeds as one of the fifteen finalists in the " Miss Orient Contest."

Judy H ealy is Sweethea rt of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity a t Tri-State College. Nancy Russell, Sue Miller and Jody Reynolds were nomina ted as candidates for outstanding students of the Sophomore class.

Each Saturday morning we are holding coffee hours in the sorority suite for any Alpha Sigs who wish to come. At this time the girls can discuss and plan sorority activities a nd also can get better acquainted with our sorority sisters. We have also set up a &orority study table in the suite on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons.

Co-chairmen Sue Miller and Jan et La ne are busy making plans for the Kappa Sig variety show.-NANCY Ru ssELL.

Northwestern State College PEGGY Jo DuKE, junior speech th erapy major, was voted the outstan ding pledge of 1957. Peggy was a lso given the award for th e pledge with the highest scholastic ave rage. She has served h er chapter as rush chairman and junior representa tive to the Panhellenic Council. Peggy Jo h as bee n presid ent of the Davis Players, president of the Town Associated Women Students and secretary-treasurer of the D ebate club. She h as participa ted in d ebate tournaments in several states Peggy Jo Duke and has had leading roles in several college plays.- EMMA ].EAN BRADSHAW.

S'eta~ Northeastern State College BETA GAMMA has won again the first place award in the annual Stunt ight. The theme was "Around the World in Eighty Minutes" and each group selected a different country for its stunt. Our country was Ireland, and our pledges, draped in green crepe p aper,

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their faces peeking from behind clover leaves made of poster board, and singing a familiar Irish melody, were very impressive. Shirley Owens was chairman of our stunt night program.

Rosemary Castleberry, P at Wright, L a Quita Silver and Lanore Chapman are our ca ndidates in the annual yearbook queen contest.

We are busy working on our local philanthropic project which is giving aid to a needy family, the chapter newsletter to our alumnae and our Spring formaLMAGGIE SAULSBURY.

Mississippi Southern College BETA DELTA, as a chapter project, has redecorated the chapter room in an Early American design. A closet was removed enlarging the room and a built-in couch was extended around the wall. The couch was covered in green upholstery. After consulting an interior decorator, the furniture was rearranged in keeping with the Early American plan. Peggy Prescott made new drapes for the room. As a Christmas present, the Hattiesburg alumnae chapter gave us a large wall clock. " Wishing Well for Southern" was the theme of our Homecoming float. It featured a garden scene with a wishing well surrounded by garden furniture. The float received a trophy for second place in the beauty division.

Mrs. H. L . Thomsen and Mrs. Grady Tisdale were initiated as Mother-Patronesses on October 30.

The pledges surprised the members with a Thanksgiving party. Our annual Big-Little Sister Christmas party was held in the chapter room. We had a Christmas party for our dates at Pinehaven Lodge.

Annette lsdale was named in the top-ten beauties on Southern's campus. In the top-twenty, Lois Pravata represented il.A. Linda Lancaster and Lois Pravta were selected among Southern's Ten Best Dressed College Girls. -GWE N FORTINBERRY.

Madison College CLIMAXING the paramount of rush week ends, Beta Epsilon continued to top the Greek world at Madison by achieving the scholarship trophy awarded by the Panhellenic Council. Another year of "high scorer" secures the trophy permanently for Carter's mantel.

Wh en the 1957-58 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities was announced Al:.A proudly claimed four, Betty Johnson, Grace Manly, Priscilla Shafer and Bonnie Walker.

November's agenda called for pledging on the eleventh. Founders' Day, November 15, was semi-formally celebrated a t Shenandale with a banquet after which Hope M cAlpin, our president, and Louise Potts, our ch aplain, presented a program on " Wh at I s Our Heritage ?" State D ay, November 16, in F armville, found Hope, Louise and Betty Ball, secretary, impressively heralding Beta Epsilon's achievements and awards for the past year.

Sponsored by the YWCA is the M a donna Christmas pageant which presents se niors selected by the student body for special roles. Bonnie Walker represented AJ:A as an angel.

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prior to the vacation. Our philanthropi proj ect brought three welfare children into Carter House where Santa Claus, alias Be tty Johnson, showered them with toys a nd fo od. The Christmas tree, refreshments and holiday songs held th e children spe llbound as th ey opened their gifts.

Benefiting from th e pledges' gen rosity, our living room was transform ed with full, white, nylon orga ndy urtains in all the windows. Traditional was the pledges' kit which portrayed the "spirit" of Christmas. " F avo·ring" each member, th e pledges prese nted handmade red wool lobsters with which we promptly decorated curtains, pillows, bulletin boards, lamp shades and doors.

• In that pledging had been postponed two weeks because of the flu epidemic, initiation ha d to be delaye d until after the holid ays. Under the pretense of a social, Miss Louise Boj e, our adviser, was persuaded to "stop by the house" and on entering she was gree ted with a surprise birthday party.-GRACE MA NLY.

Beta Etas enjoying a song fest.

Southwestern Louisiana Institute BETA ZETA has been very busy prepari ng for the annual Stunt Night, sponsored by the Women's R ecreational Association. Beta Z eta was installed fifteen years ago and has won ten Stunt Night trophies.

We are planning a wiener roast and a slumber p arty.

Alpha Sigma Alph a was in charge of the M arch of Dimes on S.L.I. campus. This year we collected $202.83. We had fun and profited a lot from collecting money for such a worthy ca use.-JA CK IE BREWER.

Dickinson State Teachers College

party give n by our patronesses, Mrs. Harry Weinbergen an d Mrs. Charles Scott. Sylvia Haas was ch airman of the flo a t committee. The theme of our flo at was the " Twen ty-fifth Anniversary Graduate. " On D ecember 2 we held a Christmas gift-excha nge party at the home of Lois Grimm Nodland. ' Many of the m embers of our chapter h ave bought sweat shirts with the sorority insignia on them. They are red with a white insignia.

The money earned from our ca ndy sale on D ecember 10, was sent to the National F ellowship Loan.

The V a lentine's Ball on F ebruary 15, was our a nnu al semi-formal d a nce.-K AREN UPGREN.

DuRI NG Homecoming the alumnae and the members of the chap te r were entertained at the a nnu al coffee

Central Michigan College

Beta Epsilon's "Academy Awards" rush party ended on the note, " Getting to Know You."

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O N November 10, we enjoye d a delicious chili supper with members of Zeta T a u Alpha sorority a nd Tau Alpha Epsilon a nd Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterniti es.

The pledges from th e four gro up& prepared and served the meal to the members.

Founders' D ay was celebrated with a banquet at th e Hess Park Hotel in St. Louis.

Fall rushing is informal and consists of individual coke dates with upperclass women. We met our fall corority quota.

In a n effort to earn money for our house fund , we held a bazaar in a downtown store on November 23.

Over the summer, each girl made two articles to be sold a t the bazaar. The Mt. Pleasant alum nae a lso don ated a rticl es. The sale was a great success.

A coker with the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity was held on D ecember 3. at the Phi Sig house. The evening was spen t in d ancing. A hil arious pantomime of "Eloise" by one of the Phi Sig pledges highlighted the evening.

During religious exploration week. Beta Theta had as a dinner guest and speaker, Father Beaham of the Catholic church in Grand R apids. He gave a very impressive ta lk on the morals of a college girl.

Our adviser, Mrs. J ea n M ayhew, opened her home to us on D ecember 18, for ou r a nnual C hristmas party.

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Working on Beta Theta's homecoming float are (from left to right) : Kay Aitken, Jean Thorsen, Barb Graham, Marilyn Burkhardt and Ann Clements.

Earlier in the evening we went caroling. Instead of exchanging gifts, each girl donated money to CARE. Refreshments of hot spiced cider and cookies were served by Mrs. Mayhew at the close of the party.

Beta Theta prepared a basket of food for a needy family in Mt. Pleasant for Christmas. We also contributed $10.00 and helped prepare and give the InterFraternity-Panhelleni c Christmas party for needy children in the Mt. Pleasant area.

January 16 was the date of the pledge party. The pledges worked especially hard on th eir projects which was a point proved at th e party. A small example of their hard work was the knitted scarves they made for their big sisters and our adviser. They were of red yarn with Al:A in white yarn. Initiation was on January 19.

Rachael Tate Dormitory was dedicated on Sunday, January 19. Rachel Tate, a member of the English department at Central Michigan College in the early 1900's, organized the Rachael Tate Literary society which was later to become our own Beta Theta chapter of Al:A. Our group received a special invitation to the event and we went as a body, where we received special recognition. Marilyn Burkhardt, a member of Al:A and also president of Tate Hall, spoke to the audience on what having such a beautiful dormitory meant to the girls living there.

In the sorority volley-ball tournaments, Beta Theta won all honors. We were the only sorority going undefeated throughout the tournament. Ann Clements is to be commended for her hard work in organizing and coaching our tea m. W e are presently engaged in the bowling tournaments-singles, doubles and teams.

- SALLY BLACK EY.

Radford College OuR Founders' Day banquet was held ~0\' ember 15, at a nea rby restaurant. A Yery impressive program highlighted th e evening. \ irginia Jo Pruner was selected as our sweetheart.

Seven members of Beta Iota attended Virginia State Day at Longwood College, Farmville, on November 16. Many new ideas and much inspiration was gotten from this meeting.

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Our rush party was held in :"lovember. The theme, as in past years, was "Al:A ::\Teverland." The rushees came dressed as little girls and boys and the members as characters from nursery rhymes and story books.

The "children" were entertained in a land filled with large candy canes, teddy bears, tin soldiers, clowns and other figures. A red and white cas tle sat atop a cloud of angel hair.

A Christmas party was given for our little sisters in the sorority room. Fellowship, fun and good food was enjoyed by all. We also filled a Christmas basket for a needy family.

J.udv Parsons, Martha Sharitz, Mary Jane Webb Rush, Virginia Jo Pruner and H elen Fowler were elected to Who 's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Becky Prestwood, Connie O 'Berry, Marlene Burchett and Betty Jean Frost were named outstanding senior .

Student Government elections brought honors to our chapter. Ann Culton was elected president ; Joann e Young, vice president; Martha McDonald, treasurer.BoBBIE BuTLER.

Western Illinois University BETA KAPPA was given the opportunity to sell school directories with half the profit going to the sorority.

Most of the directories have been sold, and our treasury is much richer. The chapter is also selling shoe shines at a quarter a shine. This is the second time that we have carried on this. activity which we have found to be a very successful mon ey-raising one.

At the Winter Carnival, February 21 , the chapter sponsored a ring toss booth. Many organizations on campus take part in the carnival which is backed by the World University Service whose function is bringing relief to needy students the world over.

As Western will be the scene of State Day this year, Beta Kappa is busy preparing to entertain. Dr. Arthur Fritchel, a member of the education department, will be the featured morning speaker.

Mardelle Bruning will represent Beta Kappa as Greek Ball queen candidate. The queen of this annual ball will be chosen by TV Personality, Perry Como, on the basis of pictures sent to him. The Jimmy Dorsey orchestra, featuring Tommy Mercer, will provide music for the big social e\路ent.-SHARON MILLER.

Arkansas S tate T each ers College BETA LAMBDA was entertained December 13, by Miss Christine Calvert, our adviser, at a bunking party, at the Home Management house. On December 17, the sorority enjoyed a program presented by Jim Jared, a magician specializing in card tricks.

Gail Selph was presented an engraved silver bracelet for being chosen the best pledge of 1957-58.

Alpha Sigma Alpha received the scholarship award which is presented yearly by the Panhellenic Council.

This is the third consecutive year the chapter has received the cup.

At the meetings the group has been working together in making sock dolls to be taken to a children's home for our philanthropic project.-DELORES CoFFELT.

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Henderson State Teachers College Jo BICKHAM reigned as Home oming Queen with Diane Leverett, senior maid, and Sylvia Gipson, junior maid. Sanda Coley was selected as the 195 7 ROTC Military Sponsor.

Amanda Black, George Ann Holt, Bea Root and Sandra Coley were named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Sylvia Gipson was chosen as Phi Lambda Chi sweetheart. Linda Halbert is a member of the cast for " Inherit th e Wind ."- BEA RooT.

Christmas caroling to an old folks hom e at Presbyterian Village, Dearborn. Small holly sprigs were given to each of the old people.

The followin g week we all went back to our childhood, complete with pigtails and lollipops, but only for one day. Pledges entertained the actives at a "Back to Your Childhood Party."

February 24 was the date of our first rush party which was a Mystery Trip to Monte Carlo complete with roulette wheels, blackjack and dice tables.

On March 29, Rho Chi will be hostess for Michigan State D ay. -LORRAINE BuoZISCH.

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Murray State College "SILVER BELLs" was the theme of our annual Christ¡ mas dance. The traditional colors of Christmas were used in the d ecorations and small corsages of silver bells, net and ribbon were given to each girl.

Carolyn Lowe was elected Miss Murray Sta te by the student body. This is the highest honor a girl can receive from h er fellow students. Mary Harding capped the highest honor in beauty on campus by being selected Shield queen.

Marilyn Mahan, Anne Smith and Martha Stinson were elected to class offices. R ecen tly named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities were Nancy Cummins, Jean Norman, Jackie Mitchell, Anpe Smith, Priscilla Brinkley, Carolyn Lowe, J ane H enderson and Sharon Ballard.

Barbara Walker, M arie Grubbs, Carolyn Roberts a nd Pat Estes pledged Kappa D elta Pi, education honorary, while Margaret Terry and J ane Burke were initiated into Kappa Pi. art honorary.

Beta Nus can a lso dance and sing as was seen in the recent selection of the cast for "Campus Lights," annual musical production. Joyce Rudolph, Buddie Lee Tibbs.

Carolyn Houston, Devon J ackson, Betsy Clinard, Pat Owen and Sue Boone are scheduled to appear.

Nancy Cummins was elected ROTC Ba ttalion Sponsor.

Mrs. H elen B. Swart, national alumnae director, was our inspecting officer this fall. It was a wonderful experience having Mrs. Swart with us a nd learning what some of th e other chapters are doing.

Marilyn Mahan, Anne Smith, Nancy Cummins and Martha Schmidt were selected as "campus favorites" by the stud ent body.

Margaret Kincannon, D evon Jackson and Mary Harding were sele cted as representatives to Woods Hall Council.

We had a closed dance the last of J anuary and three parties with frate rnities the first part of February.

Beta Nu also h eld open house for the campu .- NANCY LA NIER.

WEST VIRGINIA State D ay was held on the campus of Concord College on November 16. The program consisted of an open discussion and a general assembly prior to the luncheon. In the afternoon, Beta Pi gave a tea in the social room honoring the members of Rho Rho chapter . The evening was climaxed by a banquet held at Bailey' s Town and Country.

Alpha Sigma Alpha a nd Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity ended the first semester's act ivities with the " Twin Twirl." Couples for the dance dressed as twins. During th e intermission Libby Oliver and her escort received one of the prizes for being the best dressed set of twins.

Several talented A~A members combined their efforts in making th e Procter's Council Variety show quite a success. They were Faye Sparks, Carol Arthur, J a ne McCor mi ck, M ari e Hall, Phyllis Fleshman and Sue Campbell.

Four of the new members initiated by D elta Gamma chapter of Kappa D elta Pi were Marie Hall, Eloise Lilly, Jane McCormick and Freida Riley. After the initiation Jan e McCormick was elected vice president and Marie Hall, historian. Cardinal K ey initiated eleven new members of which eight were Alpha Sigs. The new members are Carol Gwinn, Marie H a ll, J ane M cCormick, Sonya Markowitz. Freida Riley, Geraldine Smith,

Wayne State University ON J an uary 26, Rho Chi chapter was hon~red wit~1 a visit by Mrs. W. L. Blackstone, national vtce president. .

Prior to this date Rho Chi had been busy with vanous projects and parties. On December 21 , we went

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Beta Pi's working on their homecoming float.

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Linda Soto, Mary Katherine Walker and Louise Gunther. At th e business m eeting following the initiation, Freida Riley was elected president for the second semester and Linda So to, vice president; Marie Hall, treasurer.-BETTY VANCE.

ELOI E LILLY BIT, junior elementary education major, was chosen to represent West Virginia at the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, ovember 29-December 6.

Eloise has completed numerous sewing projects, food preservation and canning projects, interior decorating as well as animal projects and a study of West Virginia's wild life and vegetation.

On campus, Eloise is president of the College 4-H club, a m ember of Kappa Delta Pi, a memEloise Lilly ber of Women' s Hall Council and chaplain of Beta Pi chapter.

tions were written backwards and summertime was the theme of the decorations.

On January 19, initiation services were held for the fall pledges.

Beta Sigma is proud to have three of its members running for yearbook queen. They are Glenda Bennett representing A.2:.A.; Nancy Brown, Sigma Phj Epsilon; Betty Winchester, Sigma Pi. Our annual money-making project, the Sock Hop, was January 30, in the Bears' Den. To date, it was the most successful one given by Beta Sigma. Cardboard socks, with the names of the candidates for Sock Hop Doll and Mr. Wolff, were carried out in the decorations. Smaller socks with the dates' names inscribed served as favors. Cake walks, dancing and card playing fill ed the evening. Cokes were served for refreshments.

Gifts were presented to the Sock Hop Doll, Mr. Wolf and the boy and girl with th e most unusual socks.

The Sweetheart dinn er-dance was held at Riverside Dinner House, F ebruary 15. Liz Hoover, a senior, was crowned Swee theart of A~A by Donna Appleberry, last year's sweetheart. Decorations were carried out in red and white.

Beta Sigma's volley-ball team is competing in the intra-mural volleyball tournament. To date we have won all of our games and are hoping to win the tournament as we did last year. The chapter is also busy preparing a swimming team to enter the intramural competition in March.

Sarah Dunlap and Dottie Clinton have been elected to fill the cheerleader ,路aca ncies.-CONNIE WILKERSON .

Northern Illinois University FoR a long time Beta Rho has felt that the members of th e chapter really didn 't know its patronesses who so graciously helped the chapter. The girls felt that a personal contact of each member with the patronesses was missing.

Miss Kathryn Heustis, adviser, offered a plan to us last Fall to bridge the gap between the sorority and the patronesses. H er plan was to invite the patronesses to meet with smaller groups of Beta Rhos in a friendly and warm atmosphere instead of at a rush party or a rummage sale.

The first of such get-togethers was held when the senior women met with the patronesses. The results were greater than had been anticipated, for not only did the pa tronesses become better acquainted with the sorority women, but th ey became better acquainted among th emselves.

Beca use of the success, our patronesses: Mrs. James Parker, Mrs. Donald Frantz. Mrs. C. W . Freitag, Mrs. Donald M a nchester, Mrs. J. A. Spickerman and Mrs. Henry Embree will be mee ting periodically with groups of Beta Rhos to strengthen and continue relationships.

- BOBBIE BAKKE.

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~eta u~ Indiana {Terre Haute} State Teachers College THis fall 's rush was from September 29 through November 11. Our over-all theme of rush was "Alice in Wond erland." The theme for our coke parties was "Alpha Sig School Days." Other parties were "Under the Sea," "Club Alpha Sig," "The Colonial Party," and the "Crimson and Pearl" prefere'ntial dessert.

Ethel Hittle was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

The chapter is busy working on its skit for the campus revue. The act which is based on a circus theme is called " After the Show." -JuNE STRATTON GRAY.

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Southwest Missouri State College DuRING the Christmas holidays, the chapter house was gaily decora ted for the many festivities held before vacation. A Christmas dinner was given for the chapter and afterwards the big sisters and the little sisters of the fall term pledge class exchanged gifts. The chapter was presented with a blond hi -fi set and records by the pledge class.

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HoMECOMING at Stout, started Beta Phi 's year with a bang! Our float with the theme, "W Idolize Our Team" was carried out in vivid black, red and gold .

It featured a Chinese pagoda, a statue of Buddha and three Al:As adorned in oriental attire.

Beta Phi's Gerry Krueger reigned as queen over the festivities.

Gerry was escorted to the coronation by the football captain, Gus Trepp who was her date for the Homecoming dance.

Following the coronation, Queen Gerry introduced her court at a pep rally.

For our philanthropic work we have adopted two ideas. Sewing bandages for cancer patients is one project which we will do throughout the year. At Christmas time each member gave a Christmas present to a needy child in our county.

Plans are underway to organize an alumnae hapter in Menomonie. The college members met with the a lumnae at a n informal coffee hour in the tea room of th e girls' dormitory. Coffee an d d essert was served after the meeting. Rushing for second semester is well underway. Our first party was a chilli supper, afterwards we a ttended the basketball game as a group. Another party was our "Come As You Are" held on February 11. The rushees were taken from their work. rolled out of bed or disturbed from whatever th ey were doing and taken to th e party. Breakfast was served, games played and songs sung.

To a dd to the excitement, we have had two other parties with other sororities on campus. The first was titled "A Toast to the N ew Year" with Tri-Sigma and the second with Pallas Athene sorority was dedi cated to the seniors gra duating at mid-term.

Winter Carnival was held J anuary 3 1-February 1.

Adeline Boche was our candidate for qu een . For our ice sculpture, we carved a huge skunk of ice · a nd snow.

Our last big event for February was our annual " Sa die Hawkins" week, which was climaxed by an a ll sc hool da nce.-PoLLY Sc HOLLER .

Arizona State C ollege BEFORE Christmas, the pledges gave a dan ce for the chapter at Camelback Inn in Paradise V a lley. Our a lumnae and mothers were honored at a tea given by the chapter in the newly furnish ed chapter room.

The end of football seaso n saw a very producti,·e campa ign to keep th e ca mpus in spirit- the annual sale of red and blue voodoo dolls whi ch put a curse on visrung tea ms. The profits from the sale were used to ponsor a needy family at Christmas. At the chapter's Christmas party gifts were exchanged and the m embers contributed toys for th e fam ily.

The chapter presented our adviser, Mrs. Dan D evine, with a going away gift. We will miss her guidance and help. Her husband has been na med h ead football coach at the University of Missouri.

Many honors have come to members of Beta Chi this past semester. Jackie Wisherd was initiated into Beta Chi Epsilon, home economics honorary. Joy Wisherd was a delegate to the Associated Women Students State convention in Tucson. Linda Lewis was a candidate for the Phoenix Championship Rodeo queen. Ivey Sue Sleeman and Ethel Krieg were candidates for Pi Kappa

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Alpha Calendar Girl. Brenda Anderson was a candidate fo r Phi Sigma Kappa Moonlight Girl. Sherilyn Hill was ele ted pr ident of Palo Verde Hall, Win g B. - Jo v WI HERD.

Western Michigan University "G IRL OF THE MoNTH " was th e recent title bestowed on two of our members. Each month the Associated Western Women choose one outstanding campus leader to reign as "Girl of th e Month. " Ruth Clark was selected for J anuary and Artie Lyons for February. Earlier this year Jan Shaw was chosen for this title.

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Ruth Clark

Alpha Sigs enjoyed a fun -fill ed evening at the P anhelleni c banquet and ball on Janu ary 18. The banquet was held at a downtown hotel an d the pledges were presented at the ba ll .

The Alpha Sigs started off their second semester by having a casual get-together a t the home of one of their patronesses, Mrs. Skinner. H ere the coming Snow Carnival plans were discussed. We decided to enter a booth based on a "Snow Man" theme. We a lso elected Win Myers to represent us in the com ing Sweetheart BalL- FRA NCES DA NLEY .

'Beta()~ Bucknell University HoMECOMING week end was a big one for Beta Omega. We worked with the ~AEs on our flo a t for the para de. The entry was a large bison with a lawn mower running across the football field with th e titl e, "Mow ' Em Down." Four members of our group, Linda Purdy, Suzy Smith, Jo an Sollfrey and J ane Wiley went to New York City that week end for the installation of Gamma D elta chapter at Quee ns College.

In November we celebrated Fo unders' D ay by having an original service given by our chaplain, Audrey Walker. We also wore bla ck skirts, red sweaters and white blouses and had a special dinn er in the evening.

Later in th e month we enterta ined our patronesses and the new faculty wives at a form al tea.

Scotla nd was the theme of an excellent culture m ee ting given by Audrey W alker. Audrey spent h er junior year at St. Andrew's University last year a nd had many interes ting experiences to share with us.

As usual, we had our Christmas party in the suite.

Our final note for December was a set of formal rush teas at which we entertained all freshman women.

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Beta Omega girls thanking Mrs. Vivian Sinclair Eicher, their adviser, for the lovely Christmas gift which she gave to the chapter.

January bega n on the same note as December ended - Rushing. We had a round of informal teas which proved to be very successful. We are now working on the skits to be used at our Bid Parties.- JA:--~E WILEY.

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Creighton University GAMMA ALPHA has selected the candidates for the "Alpha Sig Swee th eart." They a re Rose Greco, Yvonne Heenan, Delores Linn enkamp, Elly Peter and Pat Potthoff. The members will vote for the Sweetheart and her identity will be revea led at th e Sweetheart dance.

Maureen Upington represe nted Gamma Alpha as " Miss Elegance" at the T enth Night Ball, an all-school dan ce sponsored by the University choir. Each so rority was represented and each sorority had a ca ndid ate for " Mr. Eyesore."

Initiation was held on February 12. at th e home of our president, Rose Greco. Following th e ceremony, the chapter gave a Valentine's party in honor of th e new members. Gamma Alpha necklaces were presented to the new members by the chapter. On F ebruary 15, th e Initiation Dinn er-Da nce was h eld at th e Hotel Blackston e.

A dance sponsored by Panhelleni c Council was very successful.

Gamma Alpha is busy working on a ten-minute skit to be prese nted at Creighton Capers on M arch 7. First prize is a traveling trophy which becomes a permanent possession of th e organization winning it for three co nsecu tive years. Coletta D enniston and Pat M angan are in charge of th e script.-CAROLE CHALOUPKA.

Wisconsin State College, Stevens Point GAMMA BETA's year has been one of many enjoyable activitie . One November 23, we had our annual Har-

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vest Festival dance. The theme was "Space Daze" and our guests viewed rockets, planets and men from outer space as they entered the gym. Our mistresses of ceremonies, Marianne Liebl, announced the floor show acts which included an interpretive dance of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," a silhouette dance to "Stardust," the Alpha Sig quartette singing "Earth Angel," a costume dance to "Around the World in Eighty D ays," and a Martian can-can done to the tune of " Buttermilk Skies. " We concluded the floor show with the entire sorority blending voices singing "Paper Moon."

Our chapter commemorated Founders' Day at the home of Mrs. Warren Jenkins, one of our patronesses.

We greatly enjoyed the skit and the singing of Alpha Sig songs. The evening ended with a pizza party.

On December 14, we initiated our fall pledge class at the home of Miss Vivian Kellogg, one of our advisors. First semester rushing began in the fall with a party planned around the theme of "Night on the Nile." As hostesses, we wore gold cobra headbands and sheets artfully draped in Egyptian style. Our guests received headbands inscribed with Egyptian symbolism as their favors. On November 3, we held our pledge ceremony and the pledge program began. This year the emphasis was on service projects.

Before th e holidays we sponsored a Christmas dance at the Student union. Our det:orations consisted of red and green streamers and a gaily decorated Christmas tree. We were entertained at a Christmas party given by Mrs. Herman Toser, one of our patronesses, at her home on D ecember 18. We sang carols to the accompaniment of piano and organ. Presents were exchanged and we presented gifts to our patronesses and our advisers.

February I was the date of the annual Inter-Sorority formal. The theme was "Twilight on the D esert" and th e decorations created a desert garden for the couples to dance in. Preceding the dance, we held our formal dinn er at the Sky Club. Janet Duranceau served :\S mistress of ceremonies.-SHARON G J ERMUNoso.-.;.

~'[)etta Queens College NovEMBER was the month of dances for Gamma Delta. Our first, the annual Freudian Fling dance. was held on November 9. Almost everyone came dressed as his or her suppressed d esire. We also co-sponsored with Phi Omega Alpha the Coronation Ball where the king and queen of the campus w ere chosen.

Pledge Day was held on December 18. The pledges of the sororities and fraternities put on skits telling about rushing, pledging, fraternities and sororities and college life in ge neral. Our pledges were " Three Little Words"-Alpha Sigma Alpha. They didn't win, but looked cute in their red corduroy costumes with white satin letters spelling out A,lpha Sigma Alpha. Bette Seifried and Marie Patti , the pledge mothers, were proud of them, as was all of Gamma Delta. They served the purpose of introducing Alpha Sigma Alpha to the Queens College campus.

We also took part in Christmas carolling the Sunday before Christmas. Each year we select a different neigborhood , ask the fraternities to join us and sing Christmas carols. D ecember 26 was our annual Christmas formal where we honored our pledges.

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W ma de quit e a n impression on ca mpus wh en we a ppea red th e first d ay of th new term in our c rimson orori ty blaz rs.

Pla ns for th new term include rush pa rti es. W e have scheduled a V a udevill or a C ircu rush a nd a wedish rush . W e a re also planning to p a rticipa te in the college' yearly outing to Jug End Barn in M assachusett . Also planned is our semi-annu al MotherD a ughter dinn er at which tim e w e honor our moth ers new members, new office rs and g ra du a tin g m embers.__: BETTY LI NNEKIN.

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"Three Little Words" of Alpha Sigma Alpha (left to right) Georgetta Lang, Arline Bardia and Arline O'Hare.

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IN November we celebrated Founder's Day as guests of the Canton-Massillon alumnae chapter. We were served luncheon from a beautifully decorated tabl e a t Canton's Mergus T ea Room. During November we also attended Panhellenic's annual ball which is given in order to provide spending money for the children in the Summit County Children' s Home. We were proud to receive the $5.00 award for selling the most tickets on a membership percentage basis. Special thanks to our Ruth Yauger AA who sold so many dance tickets.

Our Christmas party was held at the home of Dorothy Hollinger Scott AA with Harriet Edwards Capper AA assisting. It was a lovely party with a tree, gift exchange, table .decorations and Christmas musi c. A candlelight initiation service was held for two new members, May Isbell Davis rr and Jean Cooper Tucker NN. At this m eeting we voted to give $25 .00 to the Alpha Alpha chapter at Miami University and to buy cloth books, "Self-Help," for the retarded children of Summit County's Retarded School Classes.

We have been discussing plans to attend the Ohio State Day to be held on Saturday, April 19, at Mia mi University, Oxford, Ohio.

Our hearts are heavy with grief with the passing of our dear sister, Jean Cissna Bicket AA on January 22.

She wa one of our most faithful and dependable m embers and we miss her greatly. Our deepest sympathy is extended to her husband, Charles, their daughter and sen.-HELEN FRAME SNYDER.

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Bartlesville, Oklahoma OuR January meeting was held at th e home of J ea n Amos Mattox. Our president, Shirley Lloyd Neal, read a letter from the Menta lly Retarded children of the Sunshine Room in Bartlesville thanking us for the toy s we gave them a t Christmas. The evening was spent working on action toys to be used in trainin g muscular co-ordination. We completed three work boa rds consisting of cloth to be tied into bows, zippers, shoes to be tied and buckled, and buttons with button holes. These will be presented to the Sunshine Room.- WILLA D EAN CAMPBELL.

Bartley, West Virginia THE McDowell County a lumn ae chapter of Alph a Sigma Alpha had a very enjoyable first m eeting at the home of Joan Hurley, president. N ew office rs were elected and fund raising proj ects were discussed.

Since our chapter is being newly organized from graduates of Beta Pi, we are ce ntering our activities around the "house building campaign" for the college chapter.

In January a dinner meetin g was held a t th e Carter Hotel in Welch.- Liz CoNLEY.

Boston, Massachusetts IN Hazel toilet pital.

November, the alumnae held a work meeting in Vaux' s rumpus room wh ere we made favors, kits and Christmas tags for the Veterans' HosTh e December meeting was held at lngeborg

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Swenson's " Pony Boy Farm" in L exington, where we held our annual Christmas sale. The proceeds were turned over to Ellen Daley for her old folks' Christmas p rojects at th e Mt. Auburn Hospital Clinic in Cambridge. Mary McAuley entertained us in January at her apartment in Winchester. We enjoyed seeing the slides of Edith Howlett's trip to the W est last summer.

Our February gathering is always traditionally a theater party in Boston. This year we thoroughly enjoyed seeing " o Time For Sergean ts" at the Colonial Theater.

We attended the Theta Theta chapter's initia tion at Boston University on January 29 .

Ruth Fletcher was recently mod erator for the panel on state teachers' colleges at the first Govern or's Council Conference for Higher Educa tion held at H arva rd University.-CHARLOTTE L. ADAMS.

Buffalo, New York SA NTA musicians were the favors for Alpha Sigs on D ecember 27, at our annual mother and daughter Christmas tea held at the home of J eanne Biggane.

Ruth Krauss D ell and M a rgie Ba umler w ere co-hostesses.

M a ry Lou Marsolf and Pat Burno were co-chairmen for a ga me ni ght on January 23 at th e home of Babe O'Connor. Highlighting the evening was a parcel post raffie of a surprise package sent from Japan by Dottie Milano, an exchange teacher th ere this year.

In February, we and our "sweethearts" joined the college chapter at their a nnual Sweetheart dance.

Our February meeting featured a guest speaker from the Bell T elephone Company.-ELLY Z ARBO.

Canton-Massillon, Ohio OuR Founders' D ay luncheon in November was enhanced by the presence of Alph a Sigs from Akron. The M ergus Char-coal Grille was the setting. Our president, M a ry J ane Hughey AA, and secretary, Sally Frease West AA, gave an impressive reading of the Founders' Day service. We feel a very close friendship with the Akron alumnae, a nd hop e to see them soon to complete plans for meeting at th e national convention at Galen H a ll.

Emmy Schlott Ca lhoun, 00, w as our hostess for th e Christmas party. In addition to our gift exchange, we subscri bed to magazines through our A~A magazine agency for th e Molly Stark Hospital a nd contributed to the Stark County Welfa re Christmas Fund.

Our Valentine pa rty was held a t th e hom e of Kay F a ulk Giltz 00 in M assi llon.- BETTY LITTLE HARNER .

inspiring messages from the fall Founders' Day program.

Our sisterhood is a precious heritage, which we must not take for granted.-BETTY URBAN WALLICK.

Chicago, Illinois To celebrate Founders' Day in November, we went to Ethel Lewellyn Wilson's horne for luncheon. Dorothy Masters was our co-hostess. Mary Sue Palmer Parvin and Sue Henderson King presented the program. We again brought assorted items and filled bed bags for patients at Cook County Hospital for Christmas.

On D ecember 8, we had a pre-Christmas party with Beta Rho chapter members as our guests. Our hostess, Mary Weinberg Hohe, gave a wonderful resume of the stage play, " My Fair Lady," with the r ecorded music and words typed out so we could follow.

Betty Grigsby Foyer entertained us at the J anuary meeting with Nelle Gabrielson Raney assisting her. We enjoyed having Betty Paganini, Marilyn Erb Hos and Helen Schomaker join us.

Our Panhellenic representatives, Dorothy Masters and Nelle Raney, advised us that we were asked to furnish favors for the Panhellenic luncheon and style show to be held April 12. at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in the Boulevard Room.

Several girls indicated that they would represent our chapter at State D ay in April to be held in Macomb.

We were asked to contribute old white shirts and white sheets to be used for hospital gowns and dressings for cancer patients.

Our program was "Sharing Our Favorite Pastimes and Diversions." We found among us swimmers, bowlers, knitters, bakers, painters, baseball fans and mainly lots of readers.

The March meeting will be held in the Loop on Saturday, March 15.-BEss WALLWORK PETERSON.

Cincinnati, Ohio CINCINNATI alumnae began the new year with a social luncheon on Januaryt 25.

W e are planning a March meeting which will be a dinner party when husbands and dates will be special guests. At this meeting we will make plans to attend State Day. It will be held in Oxford on April 19.

W e are happy to announce Ruth Remele Lake A.A as our candidate for the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award.

Our chapter welcomes several new m embers: Hazel Brown V a ughn 'EE, Shirley Pallatto AA, Joyce Newton Bete r PP, and Carol Hayes AA.-GAIL WAGNER.

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D ECEMBER is usually a very busy month but our group was able to acce pt the clever Christmas tree invitat ions from Janet M cClea n, XX, who, beca use of her husban d's work, is goi ng to spend just about a year wit h our group. D ecember 7, the d ay named by J a net, fo und us at what must have been the most beau tifull y decorated door in L ancas ter, but the door was just a teaser compared to the inside. We think J a net's husba nd should definit ely lend some of his a rti stic talent to our Alpha Sig co nvention . The convention was the principal topic discussed at our business session. Our group is to have a part in th e formal banquet, but it would be divulging secrets to say a ny mo re. We hope to meet many old a nd new fri ends h ere in beautiful Pennsylva nia.

Prior to our business meeting. several of the girls read

OuR D ecember Christmas party a nd m eeting were postponed beca use of a snow storm ea rly the morning we were to have a buffet dinn er at M a ry M ae Mikesell M app's hom e.

H elen Stepleton Goodwin, M a rth a Smelker a nd Claire Thomas were hostesses at our J anu a ry luncheon a t Rike's Dining Room.

Our Panhellenic del ega te, Virginia Haga Black, organized a telephone crew who helped with the Porch Light Parade for Polio. All the sororities who are members of Panhellenic p ar ti cipated in this project.

The annual Panhellenic style show was h eld F ebruary 2 at the Miami Hotel. The Rike Kumler Compa ny directed and modera ted th e show this year. The proceeds will be used fo r scholarships.- THELMA BuTT F.RFIELD BROW N.

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Des Moines, Iowa How we wished you could have enjoyed our wonderful pot luck dinner and Christmas party at the home of Pauline Womeldorf Black. With us for the first timesince ollege days, was Myrtle Wolford Ely who is now teaching in the local school system.

Fae McClung Shawhan was honored recently for her thirty years as a member of Drake University faculty.

Rita Walters Selvy is president this year of the D es Moines Women's club.

W e were saddened at the news of the sudden d ea th of Hildegarde Browning Nissly in Iowa Falls, early in January. memorial gift was made to her church from our D es Moines group.- FLORENCE HARLEY.

Detroit, Michigan-Delta Phi ON Janu ary II, we met at the hom e of Isabelle Sparling Butterfield for our monthly luncheon meeting with Marion Landy Parker serving as assistant hostess.

Florence Fagan Bowning, Chairman of the Detroit Executive Counci l, reported on the Council's plan to establish new alumnae groups throughout the state. The hostess Isabelle Butterfield who is our representative to College Women's Volunteer Service, requ ested that we contribute to the Detroit Visiting Teacher's Fund which supplies the needs of und erprivileged D etroit school children. Past president of Panhell enic, Hazel Hall, current senior delegate, announced plans for the organization's April luncheo n to be held at th e Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Highlighting the afternoon were the slides shown

by Ruth Goodall Miller of her recent Social Study Tour in Russia.

F lorence Oakes Morgan is d irecting the Lower Junior Choir at Bushnell Congregational Church of Detroit in addition to her a ssociation with D etroit Women's Symphony as a violinist.

Our president, Mary Christiansen Mowry, has answered the call of AA UW for married women, former qualified teachers, to serve as substitute teachers in Birmingham schools.

Florence Fagan Bowning opened her home in February for a rushee dinner given by the college chapter at Wayne State University.-EsTHER BRYA NT SPRAG UE.

Detroit, Michigan-Sigma Rho Chi OuR January meeting was held at the home of Betty Sowell. The members brought their Christmas ca rds so that we might take them out to Our Lady of Providence School in Northvi lle, Michigan. This is a new school for retarded girls which we have made part of our philanthropic project for this year. The sisters are starting out with no equipment to work with so cards, games, books, e tc., are very welcomed.

Some pleasant news was passed along at this meeting.

Jon Parker announced her forthcoming marriage on January 25, and Phyllis I nwood Templin announced the arrival of daughter Susan Belle on J anuary 10.

We thoroughly enjoyed seeing our Alpha Sig friends at the D etroit Alumni Association's meeting in February at the home of Ellen l mboden.-R UTH RuDIE.

Detroit, Michigan-Delta Rho OuR annual holiday party was held on D ecember 28 , at Elaine Sortor Herfert's home with husbands and dates as special guests. Activities for the evening were

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plann d and charmingly can¡ied out by our social chairman, Joa n K ellogg. It proved to be a very festive and entertaining party.

Barbara Kuge l Riddl e was hostess at her home for our first meeting of the new year on J anuary 29.

On February 12, one of three of our an nu al :m etings with th e Detroit Alumnae Association was held. Sigma Rho Chi chapter was the sponsor f this event, a St. Valentine's Day tea. We do so enjoy these three opportunities a year where we can become better acquainted with our sisters in the other alumnae cha pters here in Detroit.

Our meeting in February was held at the hom e of Jo an Baxter Hamilton. Following the business meeting, we were entertained by travel films brought by Joan Kellogg and by a film on child care. We all enjoyed a lovely evening at Joan's charming new hom e.- ELAINE SORTER HERFERT.

Emporia, Kansas EMPORIA alumnae are proud to announce that Ruth Lane of McPherson, Kansas, has received th e Alumnae Award for the outstanding senior of the year of Epsilon Epsilon chapter. Ruth has had many honors including the Business & Professional Women's three year scholarship during her freshm an, sophomore an d junior years, the Vernita Rich scholarship for teachers of exceptional children in her junior year and the Kappa D elta Pi scholarship in her senior year. She was elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. In addition to her various college organizational duties, she is also an active Alpha Sig, having served as pledge train er during her sophomore and junior years and the vice president during her senior year. She is a very sweet and likeable girl and we are very proud of her.

We are eagerly looking forward to Kansas-MissouriNebraska State Day to be held on March 15 when we wi ll be hostess a t a coffee hour during registration.BETH CuRCHY.

Fort Wayne, Indiana WE all had a wonderful time at our Christmas party given by Margaret Allen Dibert. W e are happy to have Gene Anne Zimmerman Chaplin back in our group after a long absence. She and her fami ly recently returned to Fort Wayne from Tennessee.

Several members of our group are making plans to attend Indiana's State Day in ApriL-EuGENIA S. GREEN.

Fox Valley Area, Illinois THE annual Christmas dinner meeting was held at the "Milk Pail" near E lgin on December 17. Each member brought a gift for a child. They were taken later to Mount St. Joseph home for retarded children .

Alumnae residing in Aurora met several times during December and made Christmas cards. The first meeting was held at the home of Norma Jean Wheelock Baysinger, BK. The group met at a later date to complete the project at the home of Char Lyon, BP. Winter weather forced the alumnae to cancel the first meeting of the new year. The February meeting was held at the Tally Ho restaurant near West Chicago on February 18.-MARJORIE GALLOWAY.

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Indiana, Pennsylvania THE hom e of Anna M a uer was the scene of our annual holid ay White Elephant sale held on December 3.

Hostesses for the evening were Anna M auer, Sara St. Clair. Ruth Rink and Betty Luke. As in the past, the sale was a great success. Honored guests included Mrs. H elen Moorhead, Mrs. James Schnell, Mrs. William Hoey, Mrs. Ralph Beard, all mothers of Alpha Sigs, ~nd Mrs. Harry Neal, patroness. Among the unusual g1fts auctioned were articles from China, Switzerland, South America and some lovely hand made aprons.-MARCELLA WEYER MA KAMYER.

Indianapolis, Indiana OuR D ecember meeting was an "Eggnog" party held in the home of Mona Woodward and, in spite of the bad weather, we had a very good attendance. Helen Emick and Zelma Piner were co-hostesses.

Instead of having a gift exchange for members of the group we followed the same procedure as we h ave for th e p~st two years-bringing an appropriate gift for the patients in our mental hospital here, which is a citywide project.

A highlight of the evening was a book review given

by Mrs. Walter Dearing entitled "Wind in the Forest"

by Inglis F letcher. Her presentation was excellent and we enjoyed the review very much. Mrs. D earing is on the fa culty of Technical High School and is Mona's co-worker.-ZELMA A. PINER.

Grealer Kansas City FouNDERS' D AY was celebrated on November 16 at Bretton's Baltimore Room. Hostesses were Margaret Flottman Bryant HH, Beth Marsh Magers HH, Louise Smith Gillis <M>, Catherine Crowley Muller ZZ, and Eva Ann Me eel Andrews ZZ. Shirley Sanner EE and Margaret Angelcyk HH presented the Founders' Day program.

Our Christmas party was at the University Women's Club on December 10, with Mary Grubbs .AB, Marlene Markham Cox ZZ, Peggy Taylor Palmer ZZ and D oris Snodgrass Klein ZZ as hostesses. We circled a beautifully lighted Christmas tree and exchanged presents, enjoyed Christmas games, and sang carols.

It was with regret that we accepted the resignation of our Ways and M ea ns chairman, M a rjorie Pease Sharp lll-f who with the fami ly moved to D etroit. Margaret Angelcyk HH and Sh irley Sanner 'EE accepted the co-chairmanship of this office.

We started the New Year with our largest attendance at the January luncheon meeting held in the Empire Room at Wolferman's on the Country Club Plaza.

Vivian Nelson Fuchs ZZ was hostess chairman with Esther Bucher HH, Mary K . Reiff I-II-I and Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ as co-hostesses. Marilyn Baldwin , a trave l agent, gave us many good pointers on "How to Plan Your Trip. " After her ta lk , she freely a nswered questions from the group. -MARLENE MARKHAM Cox.

Kirksville, Missouri KIRK VILLE a lumnae a nd college members of Alpha Beta met on D ecember 3 at the Old Trading Post Inn for the annual Founders' Day banquet and to honor Mi s Alma K . Zoller on her twentieth year as the college chapter advi er. After a delicious turkey dinner Pat Moore Conner AB, alumnae chapter president, preided. A pecial letter from Wilma Wilson Sharp was

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At the dinner honoring Miss Alma K. Zoller, adviser of Alpha Beta are pictured: Seated-Left to right: Sarah Grim Wimp, Miss Alma K. Zoller, Pat Moore Conner, president of the Kirksville alumnae; Anna Lem~n Val~n足 tine. Standing: Mary M . Shouse Estes, Emily Sm1th King, Katherine Myers, Mrs. M. D . Campbell, Mrs. Paula Riley, patroness; Lynne Anne Peterson, Alpha Beta president. read to the group by Emily Smith King AB. The program was presented by Sarah Grim Wim p .AB who told us of her recent trip to the Hawaiian I slands and Mrs. Paula R iley, patroness, who spoke on h er trip to Europe last summer with particular emphasis on her visit to Paris. Anna L emen Valentine .AB presented Miss Zo ller a gift with appropri ate remarks entitled "Through the Years." The award to th e o utstanding graduate of last year was presented to L orraine H ackman AB by Lynne Anne Peterson, college chapter president. Group si nging of sorority songs led by the college girls and the traditional friendship circle and song closed the evening's events.-CATHERINE L. SPANGLER.

Licking-Muskingum Valley, Ohio OuR first meeting since Founders' D ay was held at the home of Eleanor D avis on J anuary 25. So excellent was her fri ed chicken th at both Minnie Brown, the M arch hostess, and Hilda Baker, a future hostess, were given permission to repeat the chi cken items. Business was devoted to checking req uirements to see that a ll chapter obligations to th e national office had been met to d a te. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to enjoying each other. As one of our chapter members remarked "We are like a family, and when we get together, it is invigorating to relax and enjoy the fellowship." -LouiSE . STEWART.

Long Island, New York W E arc so pleased to announce the tremendous success of our Christmas project. The W elfare D epartment wrote us and congratulated us on our work and expressed thanks to organizations like ours that give brigh tne~~ to the less ::ortuna te.

Our programs for the future are mostly s:Jr ial. The Alpha Sig meetings mean so much to all of us. For those of us with small children, it is our chance to keep in touch with our friends. For all o f us, it is an opportunity to do worthwhile projects; things we could not accomplish as individuals.

We are happy to welcome Marge Lauben D elisle BT to our group.-KARE N E . KERR.

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Greater Miami, Florida OuR Founders ' D ay mee ting was held ovembe r 16, at the Bisca yn e T errace Hotel in Mi ami . A Founders' D ay message was presented by two of our mem bers a nd .Ma ry Turner Gallagher, our pre ident, gave a n intr re ting talk about the new Alpha Sigma Alph a bronze plaqu e whi ch was u nveiled in th e R otund a of L ongwood College a t F a rmville, Virgini a, on Founders' D ay.

We' re happy to welcome two more Alpha Sigs to our alumnae cha pter. Evelyn Li vdur is living in Ft. L a ud erdale wh ere she teaches, a nd Elea nor Hickey Bet hel comes to us from N assa u in th e Ba hamas .- FRA NCF.s CoLLVER LoDER.

Muncie, Indiana O N J an uary 20, a lumnae enterta ined th e wonderf ul new cl ass of Chi C hi pledges a t the Alpha Sig sui te in Roge rs Hall. Ca rmi ne Cree Alvey, a dviser of the college chapter, was cha irman of the pa rty. After several games were played, tea and cookies were most g raciously served by P a t Ault W illiams, presid ent o f o ur a lumnae group.

Our ch apter decided upon a new phila nt h ropic p rojec t a t our D ecember m ee ti n g. W e h ave adopted a forgotten patient from th e N ew C astle State Hospital.

Seve ral of us volunteered to correspond with h er a nd send gifts. V irginia R eber will be our fri end 's p en p al in F eb ru ary, Ba rba ra Stout C a rte r in M arch, M a rl ene Lipman Colvin in April and N a ncy Ga li po Grove in M ay. From our treasury we a re se nding her spendin g money to use in the hospital store.-MARL ENE C oLVI N.

New Orleans, Louisiana THE N ew O rlea ns alumnae cha pte r celebra ted Founders' D ay a t th e home of J ean N ebel R icha rdson BZ. J ea n m a de a d elicious birthday cake a nd we a ll enjoye d spending the evening toge th er. W e were very sorry th at M a ry Lou Sutton Issac BZ submitted her resigna tion a s our alumnae president . Our n ew president is M a ry Allen C a raway W a rri ck -¥-¥ who wi ll fill th e vaca ncy for th e yea r.

Bobbie Isom Ba iley BZ was selec ted to be the Pa nhelleni c social cha irman for the yea r. She pla nn ed th e Ch ri stm as pa rty. Two representa tives from each a lumnae chapter were invited to a ttend a long with some local sorori ties of N ewcomb College. Our representat ives were H ilda Gira ud H ebert BZ and Bobbie Isom Ba iley BZ. R UTH Vo ETSC H EDDY.

Omaha, Nebraska TH E fa ll season of the Omaha Alpha Sigs ope ned t he midd le of September with a tea welcoming all the new members a t the home of J anis Amundson Knolla. Pouring a t our " Welcoming T ea" w ere a ll of our new office rs : Angela Pettinger, D r. Betty Garvey G alaska, O live Odorision Circo and Lois G alus.

On O ctober 6, th e Omah a alumnae gave a rush tea for Gamma Alpha ch apter a t the lovely suburba n home of O li ve Circo.

The picturesque country home of Louise Monaco Cimino was the scene of our November luncheon m ee ting. J a nis Knolla, our p hilanthropi c cha irma n, discussed our local proj ect for the yea r.

Our D ecember luncheon, a ga la holiday event, w as held at the O maha Athletic Club. H ostesses were Joann a Franco Vacanti and Lois L eibel. Mrs . L. D . McQuire

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a nd J ean Sulli va n were our gue ts of honor and were initi a ted as honorary pa tron sses of our g roup.

J an ua ry found us mee ting agai n at the home of O live C ir o. A ro un d ta ble di scussion led by Barbara R ichey com pleted ou r fin a l pla ns for the year. Barbara R i hey is also ou r Pa nh elleni c d elega te.

W e arc sorry to lose R ita Brenn an to Los A ngeles :1nd Lois Ga lus to New Orlea ns. Irma Pettin ger, our for mer P anh elleni c d elega te, has joined th e Thi rd Ord er o f Saint Francis i n Iowa.- J A:-< IS AMUNDSON K NO LLA.

Paducah, Kentucky TH E Pa duca h chap ter has had va ri ed ac ti vities th is fa ll a nd winter. In September, a ft er the summer vacations, we had o ur orga ni za ti onal mee ting. O ctober a nd Novembe r were busy mee tin gs wh en we ma de f utu re plans. Th e D ecem ber mee ting was a socia l pot l uck dinn er. The theme of our meeting on J a nu ary 26 a t th e home of Ba rba ra Ashcraft Brandon BN was " Personality a nd Cha rm ."- BETTY HARRI ON CREEKMU R.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TH E Pittsburgh Pa nhellenic Associa tion 's ma in moneym akin g proj ec t fo r this yea r is to be a p erform a nce at th e Playhouse on the eve ning of M arch 20. The fund s received a re to be used for schola rships for girls i n Pittsburgh colleges a nd universi ti es. L ast yea r ten schol a rships were awarded , and a member of A~A from I ndi a na, Pennsylva ni a, wa s one of the r ecipi ents.

J ane Bailey Ar is reco rding secretary-elec t of Panhellenic. I nasm uch a s the offices are on a rotating basis, J a ne wi ll be th e president in 1960. Need less to say, we a re pleased tha t J a ne is representin g us a nd Pa nhellen ic ca n count on work well don e with J a ne in official positions.

H azel Thompson Cra ig NN, recipient of the Wi lm a Wilson Sha rp awa rd several years ago. has been selec ted as a memb er of the committee for local arra ngements wh en th e Presbyteri a n Church US A a nd th e United Presbyteri an Church a re to be reunited in M ay. She is the only woma n chosen to be on this committee.

O ne of the ni cest m ee tings we have h a d was wh en th e members of th e Alpha Gamm a cha pter at I ndi ana, Penn sylvani a, came as o ur guests to a Christmas luncheo n a t the Women's City Club a t th e Penn-Sheraton H otel in Pittsburgh. They have a specia l invita tion to come to a ny of our m ee tin gs wh en th ey a re in the vicinity.

I va Arnold Rochez Ar wa s hostess a t our F ebruary mee tin g. We always look forwa rd to a gay time a t Iva's home. H er interesting house is used often in house to urs a nd she is a cleve r hos tess.- SALLY HoRTOR.

Richmond, Virginia TH E O ctober m ee tin g found the R ichmond a lu mnae a t the home of Fra nces J obson Francis B'E wh ere th e main topic of business wa s the Pa nhellenic bazaar. Alpha Sigs were called upon to contribute ca ndy. Ri chmond h as sixteen na tional sorority alumn ae groups a nd each was responsible for a booth at th e bazaa r. We were proud of our contribu tion of which the proceeds will go into the Pa nhellenic scholarship fund .

An n M ayes M agnusdal Bl was hostess for the November m eeting at wh ich time plans were m ade for progra ms for the coming yea r. There were also r eports from th e Sta te D ay celebration at Longwood College.

On ovember 16, P at Pumphrey C lark B'E, Frances J obson Francis B'E, Phyllis T homas M anning HH,

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Gwen Sampson Rennie AA a nd Hiwana Cupp Crompton BE made the trip to Farmville, and it was, indeed, a delightful exp erience. Our •Alpha sisters executed a perfec tly lovely luncheon. The presentation of the Founders' Plaque by our beloved national secretary, H elen L. Corey, was a thing of bea uty. It presented an a tmosphere of love and devotion which was an inspirati on to eve ry Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Christmas brought out the husbands for open house at th e home of Mary Elizabeth White Wallace A.-HIWANA CUPP CROMPTON.

San Diego, California FLORENCE KLI NGE R HALLI~A~ a nd Jana Wise Kriedeman joined our growing group at J essie Walker McKillop' s lovely hom e in L a Mesa for our October meeting. Pla ns were completed for our Founders' D ay banquet. We all found it difficult to concentrate on anything except the breathtaking view from J essie's hillside home. H er picture window looked out on twinkling lights in the valley below.

On Friday November 15, we held our Founders' D ay banquet at 'the Marine Corps R ecruit D epot. Billie Dean Minuth was chairman and our president, Bonnie Brown Brough , was mistress of ceremonies. Serena Englehart Lannue ZZ and H elen Seislow presented a dialogu e bringing to mind highlights in A:ZA's history and the family feeling we share in our sorority. Then came the part all Alpha Sigs love best- California bl ended with Arizona, New York, Virginia, Colorado, Missouri- we all sang our songs as one happy nostalgic voi ce. We were happy to welcome lone Wrigh t Richards and Priscilla Snyder Walsh to our group.- MR s. HERBERT B. STURTEVANT.

South Bend, Indiana Do NNA PIERCE BEAVERS XX and Betty Mathews XX entertained us in Donna's home in D ecember. W e brought gifts to be given to the Norman Beatty Memorial Hospital by our philanthropic chairman, Betty.

Prese nting gifts to th e patients at Christmas time was one of our philanthropic proj ects this year. Our treasury was increased by th e sale of Christmas ribbon and paper.

Helen Givens XX informed us that she would be leaving us. We are sorry to lose Helen and are sure the Ft. Wayne alumnae will be glad to welcome her.

In J anuary we m et at the home of Kay Huntoon Quirk Ar. During this mee ting three new officers were elected. After the business meeting, we played games a nd refreshments were served.

On January 11, five Alpha Sigs, their husbands or dates, went to the yearly Panhellenic D ance-Neptune's Nite.- BARBARA PEARCE.

Springfield, Missouri NoRMA ORTON EBLEN was hostess to the alumnae at the O ctober m eeting held at the Beta Sigma chapter house.

The Springfield alumnae were hostesses at a luncheon on O ctober 26, at the Kentwood Arms Hotel for a ll outof-town alumnae and the Beta Sigma college girls. Susan Hogan Cupp was in charge of the arrangements. The luncheon was a combined celebration of the Southwest Missouri State College Homecoming and the tenth anniversary of Beta Sigma chapter organized ovember I, 1947.

The third annual Lucy Mae Smith award was presented to Isabel Dunlap, an outstanding senior from

Linda Gorman Lumpe, alumnae president (right), presents the Lucy Mae Smith award to Isabel Dunlap, an outstanding senior of Beta Sigma.

Springfield. This awards pays $5.00 toward life membership and is based on leadership, loyalty and service.

Isabel's name will be added to the plaque which hangs in the chapter house in memory of Miss Smith who was faculty adviser for the chapter.

The November meeting was again held at the sorority house with Beverly Carroll a nd - Connie Gesslein Kennem er as hostesses.

In D ecember we met at the home of J anet Newton Stiefvater where the husbands were entertained with a Christmas buffet supper.

A potluck supper was given at the Bears D en in the SMS Student Union for the Beta Sigma mothe rs, the college chapter and its pledges. Linda Gorman Lumpe was in charge of arrangements.- L01 s AvEN ANDERSON .

Terre Haute, Indiana THE October business meeting wa s h eld at the home of Mary Fran Moore Wiley with the president, Rachel Grifiths, of Marshall, Illinois, presiding. Mrs. Carolyn Surrell Andrew, adviser to the college chapter, gave a report of the rush plans.

On ovember 5, Mary Fran Moore Wiley was gen· era! chairman for the City Panhellenic general meeting which was held in the new Home Economics building at Indiana State T eachers College. Patti Manning of the college chapter conducted a tour of the building.

Jann a Trautman and J anet R aines made name tags.

Mary Minor Foltz was general chairman for the alumnae rush party at the Women's D epartment Club.

Phyllis Barker is rush advisor.

We enjoyed a Public Service Cooking Lesson at the Public Service auditorium and the sponsor sent us a nice check for our attendance.

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EDITOR's CoRRECTIO N: In the N ovem ber i sue of TH E PHO EN IX th ere w as an article, " A Stud ent Abro ad ."

Th e w rong cre dit lin e w as give n ; it was writt en by A udrey Walk er, Bfl.

Th e a nnu al Christmas pa rty was held a t th e home of M ary R eilly Pennin gtpn. Our mystery p a ls w ere r evea led a nd we h ad a wond erful social eve ning. M a ry Ruth Siebenmorga n related her teaching experi ence in England . She told us of her special trips to ten d ifferent cou ntri es. We es pecially enjoyed her colored s lid ~ s :md experiences in Switzerl a nd a t Christm as. We welcomed Rost> mary Burkha rdt Conway b ack to T erre H a ute. H er husband is in the Industrial Arts d epa rtment at Indiana State T eachers College.

At th e hom ecoming luncheon a t th e T erre H aute House this year many of the girls ha d wond erful visi ts with th eir form er classmates a nd w e were especially happy to h ave with us Virginia n Marshall from Californi a.

W e held our fi rst mee ting of th e new yea r with a dinn er at th e Elks Club. Helen Pfieiffer a nd Odessysa H ylton were acting hostesses.

Our F ebrua ry m eetin g was held at th e h ome of M adol eon R eeves.- M ARY FRAN MoOR E WIL EY.

Twin Cities, Minnesota LIBBY WITZ EMAN X..\ : was hostess a t our November mee ting whi ch was h eld a t her home. W e wottJ<.e d on Christmas gifts for M a rth a L evis Morse TT who has bee n ill for some time.

Madine LeClara XX volunteered to selec t and wrap th e Christmas gifts fo r our a dop ted Vos family. W e have give n th em a Thanksgiving basket for th e p ast three yea rs. Our J a nua ry m eetin g was h eld at th eir home.-JoY EE STROUP STOMB ERG.

D ecember found us roya ll y en tertained at th lovely home of D otti e an d Ernie H ook. O ur husbands were ou r sp cia! gues ts. D o tt ie an d Ernie baked the h am a nd th e rest of us b rought our favoriate recipe d ishes. T he ga me of "wa-hoo" was a climax to the even ing and we were award ed for our efforts w ith lovely gifts obta ined at the exorbita nt p rice of a qu arter. Wh o says one ca n' t b uy a nything for a q uarter th se days ! M ee ti ng a nd get ting better acquainted gave us a wa rm feeling for th e spirit of t he Christm as season .

Our J a nuary meeting was called off because of illness a nd W ich ita's sha re of the K ansas C ity snow storm.

Ann ua lly the Wi chita Pan hellenic Associa tion sponsors a tea a nd style show as their money-making p roject.

This year it was held on F ebrua ry 26 a t the Trig, Wich ita's la rgest dan ce p avillion . Our Panhelleni c represe ntat ive, Dottie Cook Hook, was assista nt p ubli city cha irma n and our p resident, Polly Wilcox Wilson, served as a hostess. Proceed s from th e fashi on show was used by th e Wi chita Panhelleni c Associa tion in providing college scholarships. This is a most worthwhile p roject a nd all th e sororities work most dili gently for a successful and profitable event.- S1s BREWER.

Wilmington, Delaware OuR past few m ee tin gs have found th e Alpha Sigs in this a rea enjoying th e holid ay season . During N ovember we met a t th e home of Ann e Wolfe KK a nd shared our Christmas cookie recipes. Each mem ber brought some sample cookies a nd our h ostess sup plied the beverage. A Christmas dinner was held at th e home of JoAnn K eener Tully NN with each memb er co ntributing a ce rtain portion of the m eal. We welcomed to our chapter two new m embers, Lois Glass Benson Ar and Judy Bachma n KK . -KITTY V. BI EBER.

Washington, D. C. THE Washing ton alumnae ch apter met in September when Sarah L ee Eiselma n r )f entertained a t a d elightful tea.

In O ctober we m et for a d elicious luncheon a t the home of Alice L a rkin Craig ~~.

The November m eeting was a dessert party at the home of Claire Bowman W ells NN. At this mee ti ng, we brough t clothes a nd toys, both old and new, to be sen t to the Frontier Nursing Service a t H ayden, K entu cky.

As a result of th e a rticles don a ted we were a ble to p ack a nd ship four large boxes, two containing cloth es a nd two of toys for th e child ren . We were also h appy to send a ch eck for twice the amount we h a d contributed in 1956. The larger check was possible in th at we contributed to this fund rath er th a n excha nge gifts.- ¡ GEORGEANNE NEWBY PAGE .

Wichita, Kansas OuR 1 ovember m eetin g w as held a t a local r estau ran t whi ch caters only to priva te pa rties. The F ound ers' D ay progra m w as quite aptly presented by Ru th Evelyn Clark Graham ZZ a nd Dottie Cook H ook ZZ . W e, through it, renew our love and app reciation for Alpha Sigma Alph a a nd its found ers.

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Members of the Zanja alumnae chapter at a luncheon meeting at Liz Pribble's home in Riverside. Front row -left to right: Gerry Doyle, Mary Farr, Jane Simpson, Violet Neuman, Elizabeth Pribble. Back row: Mary Simon, Gladys Anderson, Mary Coffeen, Elaine Maramore.

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, , , MARRIAGES ALPHA Juanita J ea n J ennings to Frederick N elson Hall on April 21 ' 195 7.

ALPHA ALPHA Susa n Hawkes to Clarence L ee Cook on August 22, 1957.

Nancy Rose Kuhlm a nn to Ri chard Earl Martin on February 16, 1957.

Gretchen Scheibenzuber to Pau l S. Phillips , Jr., on August 31, 1957.

ALPHA BETA Elizabeth Swisher to AI Srkna on D ecember 29, 195 7.

ALPHA GAMMA Mar y Lou Andrews to Foster B. Van Dusen on November 11, 1956.

Jan et Louise Winslow to D onald Wa yne Taylor on D ecember 26, 1957.

BETA BETA J ana Wise to M erritt Kri edman Gertrud e Crance Glock to P erry Edmond Siebers on November 30, 1957 .

EPSILON EPSILON A1nn ette Follett to K enn eth L. Franklin on April 21, 1957 .

D ea nn a J o Kirby to L eroy J. Schelske on March 1, 1957.

Jo Ann Buchman to J ames R . Thurston on November 24, 1957 .

ZETA ZETA H elen J ea n Price to Thomas J . Price on August 18, 1957.

M arga ret K ephart to R ichard Smith on August 31, 1957.

Shirley Ann Grainger to D onald C . See on November 2, 1957.

ETA ETA Amelia Elizabeth Hoba rt to J erra ld Edward Schwindt on August 3, 1957.

M aril yn Shirley to John R . Cornelia on Augus t 25, 1957 .

KAPPA KAPPA Orlice A. Pierson to Ernes t J. Montgomery on June 19, 1957 .

Edith M . Alexander to Sherman P. Uhler II on June 22, 1957.

L aure tta Villa nd to Charles Wesley Bushar III on January 4, 1958.

NU NU Claire Swanick to David M cCorm ick on Jun e 22, 1957 .

PI PI Ma ry M entesana to R obert Stevenson on Jun e 22, 1957 .

Pa tricia Bj orklund to Edward Hu gh Zwi ck on Augu t 24, 1957.

May E. Frankenbac h to Dona ld W . Griffin on April 21, 1957 .

SIGMA SIGMA Carrie Lou Zobec k to J era ld R ona ld Burchert on September 14, 1957.

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Thelma Bea n to Ra ymond Albei>t R eece on August 10, 1957.

Patty Lou J enkins to William Chambers on August 25, 1957.

Carolann Marguerite Emge to H arold Newton McBride on â&#x20AC;˘April 12, 1957 .

Freid a P earl McDowell to James Lombardi on September 14, 1957.

Donna F erguson to Jack Strauss on September 14, 1957.

TAU TAU Kayann Hill to Charles T. Da y on October 12, 1957 .

J a net Joyce N epereny to George L . Norman on August 9, 1957 .

PHI PHI Beverly Blohm to Ches ter William Corder on September 8, 1957.

Kathleen Joyce F erguson to Jam es Bishop on August 11, 1957 .

Charlene Louise Olson to J ac k E. Stout on May 25 , 1957.

Nancy L. Kariger to Bremer L . Jorstad on August 3, 1957.

CHI CHI Catherine Bernhardt Ransom to T. D a le W eller on September 28, 1957.

Ina Eloise Van Hoy to James K. Van D yn on June 2, 1957.

Beth Schneider to L eonard R ay Draving on Jun e 29, 1957.

Sue M cCan n to William J. H eck on D ecemb er 29, 1957.

PSI PSI P a tri cia Jon es to Gordon W . Spigener on Jun e 21, 1957 .

BETA GAMMA Carma L ee Shannahan to Robert Moorer on November 8, 1957 .

H elen Brown to J. C. Castleberry on August 2, 195 7.

Kay Roberta Morris to J erry Adair on August 24, 1957 .

P atricia Durham to Malicio Joe Cruz on J anuary 11, 1958.

J oyce T errill to Joe Hurt on J anuary 25 , 1958.

BETA EPSILON Bessie C. Smalts to C. Robert Solenb erger on November 28, 1957 .

Shirley A. Sheffield to Thomas Michael Stowitts on September 2 1, 1957.

BETA ZETA Miriam Mae LaCombe to Philip F . Cossich on Jul y 27, 1957.

BETA ETA Colleen J ane Huber to Jasper Owen Kleinjan on September 22, 1957.

M ylo Scholz to D ale Unruh on August 24, 1957.

Janet B. N ygaa rd to Lowell Bill on June 23, 1957.

G eraldine M ae J esperson to Lawrence E . Schilla on Jun e 2 1, 1957.

Esther Werre to K enneth R . Olson on Jul y 6, 1957.

Carol Spoer to Louis Oldenburg on August 4, 1957 .

Lois Marie Grimm to Irvin Bern a rd Nodland on ovem ber 28, 1957 .

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BETA THETA Gwen Broc kle s to John N. Bind on, J r., on August 10, 1957 .

Frances Ros e Boswell to D a le E. Peotter on September 21, 1957.

Lois Green to Richard Sa ndbrook on August 16, 1957.

BETA KAPPA Linda Kay Holcomb to Dona ld K. T albert on Jun e 16, 1957.

BETA LAMBDA Margaret Ann Sliger to Willard L. Ha ynes on Jun e 9, 1957.

BETA NU Patricia Overshiner to Fra nk Fazi on Septemb er 9, 1957.

Vojai M eredith to Donald Dorris on Jul y 19, 1957 .

Emma Sue Beasley to Mark R . Williams on Jul y 19, 1957.

Jo Ann Sh ell to John Lynn Davis on August 25 , 1957.

BETA XI Mary Ann Smullens to Alexand er LaRocco on August 11, 1956.

RHO C HI Carol Roberta MacGregor to Robert E. Shelton on October 12, 1957.

Barbara Ku gel to Edward F. Riddl e on October 19, 1957.

Geraldine Harden to Thomas H arden Easton on November 23, 1957.

D anuta Bednarczyk to John H a rber t Pa rkin on on J anua ry 12, 1957.

BETA SIGMA D elma Su e Standley to Dale Bulling ton on D ecember 20, 1957 .

Jane Evelyn Willet to Ronald B. Wallis on D ecemb er 28. 1957 .

BET A UPSILON Joy Marlene DeVault to Russell D e Moss on August 25, 1957.

BETA PHI Barbara Bratley to Thomas R ay Johnson on December 28, 1957.

BETA CHI Joan Gloria Royba l to Raymond H. Stephens on ovember 23, 1957.

BETA PSI Joanne Haslam to Alexander Joseph Grille on August 31, 1957.

Francine A. Ertl to John Schutz on August 31, 1957 .

BETA OMEGA Gail Patricia Gilbert to John Shuttleton on Jul y 20, 1957.

Judy Na n Levine to John Phillips LeGrand on November 27, 1957 .

GAMMA BETA Marilyn J ean Granger to Charles Doyce Flenniken on February 7, 1957.

Ann Bruette to J erry Fischer on D ecember 7, 195 7.

Donna Weis to Thomas Sheldon.

BETA PI Sue Wilson to James Harsh on D ecember 15, 1957 .

Nanc y Kirby to Ra y Hopkins on D ecember 23, ' 1957.

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BETA RHO Priscilla Rauch to Gerald Anderson on October 25, 1957.

Louise Patterson to Richard Carter Scott on August 10, 1957 .

ALPH A ALPHA J ea n Cissna Bickett IOTA IOTA Hildegarde Browning Nissly

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NATIONAL COUNCIL President-Miss Evelyn G . Bell . 767 Lafayette Ave ., Buffalo 22, N. Y. Vice Preside11t-Mrs . W. Lawson Blackstone, 1122 Dartmouth, Wilmette, Ill. Secretary-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd., Philadelphia 31, Penna.

Treasurer-Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, 372 Argonne Rd ., Kenmore 23, N . Y. Memb ership Director-Mrs. William Niemeyer, 19 C ountry Le., RR #1, Milford, 0 .

Editor- Miss Esther Bucher, Suite 504, 1021 McGee St. , Kansas City 6, Mo. Alumnae Direct or-Mrs. Helen M . Swart, 4225 Shroyer Rd., Apt. 4, D ayton 9, 0 .

Officer in Charge of Central Offi ce-Mrs .

Cl ayto n A. Richard, 372 Argonne Dr., Kenmore 23, N . Y. NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Alum11ae Edit or-Mrs. Ora11 Kl ei11, 205 W. 114th St. , K a nsas City, Mo.

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Alumnae Organizer-Co-Chairmen: Mrs. Leonard B. Hebert, Jr. , 5519 Charlotte Dr. , New Orleans 22, La.; Mr5. S. K .

Eddy, 7534 Jeanette St., New Orleans, La. Art-Mrs. Robert Wolf, R.R. #1, Rexford, N.Y. Chapter Alumnae Secretary-Mrs . Walter Foltz, 59 I sle of Venice, Apt. 3, Fort Lauderdale, Fla .

College Editor-Miss Mary K . Reiff, 228 Brush Creek Blvd., Apt. 2E, Kansas City 12, Mo. Constitution-Mrs. Robert C . Grady, Box 686, Orange, Va. Con vention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd ., Philadelphia 3 1, Penna.

Fellowship-Mrs. Harvey E . Bumgardner, East Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills , Mich .

Historian-Mi ss Louise N. Stewart, 1330 Blue Ave., Zanesville, 0.

Magazine-Mrs. Annin J. Siegenthaler, 17303 St. Marys, Detroit 35, Mich .

Mu sic-Mrs. Arthur L . Hellrich , 35 Norwood St. , McKownville, Albany 5, N. Y.

Paraphenralia-Mrs . W . Lawson Blackstone, 1122 Dartmouth, Wilmette, Ill .

Philanthropic-Mrs . Richard C . Carson, 224 E. 33rd Pl., Tulsa , Okla.

Ritual-Mrs . J oe H. Brewer, 706 Hunter, Wichita 8, Kans.

Scholarship-Mrs. Eugene H . Crompton, Jr. , 7001 Spring Rd ., #3, Richmond 28, Va. NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Chairman-Mrs. Darrell R . Nordwall (Alpha Chi Omega ), 60 Sutton Place S., New York 22, N . Y. Secretary--Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby (D elta Delta D elta), Grigsby Station, Landover, Md. Tr easurer-Mrs . Willi am Nash (Alpha Xi Delta ), 410 Fairfax, L ittle Rock, Ark. Chairman of College Panhellenics-Mrs .

Crecene A. Fariss (Delta Zeta ) , 2997 S.W. Fairview Blvd. , Portland I, Ore. Chairman of Cit y Panhellenics-Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha Sigma Tau ), 481 Torrence Rd., Columbus 14, 0 .

Alpha Sigm a Alpha Delegat e-Miss Evelyn G . Bell , 767 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo 22, N. Y.

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And deep in many ea il y found gorge ar a wilde rness of rapid and fall treams who e pools hide angry trout, who e basins invite the traveler to a cool dip made more refr hing by h aling odors of urrounding woods.

In th e Pennsylva nia Dutch sec tions by co ntra t, the visitor wi ll m eet with stra nge Old Wor ld ways and cu stoms, with a speech that is like no other living idiom, with a wealth of native folklore. If he goes on to mining and stee l districts, he will enounter de cendants of immigra n t from virtuall y every country of Europe, drawn thither by th e lure of freedom and bringing with them mu ch that i di tinctive of their hom elands to add ri ch chords to the state's great social symphony.

Standing silently apart from a ll this a re the monuments of a historic and more other-worldly past, such as the Old Swede's church in P.hiladelphia. And there are living m emorial s, too, of that other-worldly past in the surviving representatives of the various religious sects tha t h ave flouris路h ed at one time or another on Pennsylvania soil . .. Me nnonites, Dunkards, Moravians, Schwenkfelder and others. Unique in dress and manners, one of these sec tarians may n~w and again be sighted in a crowded m etropolitan thoroughfare. Many of their communities still exist, though others have long since disappeared save in the careful restoration of state historical parks.

Out of this welter of peoples, faith s, customs and influences, Pennsylvani a has somehow wrought the miracl e of a homogeneous and, in a large sense, a truly indigenous culture. Colleges and universities, m edical schools and law schools are conspJCuous throughout the sta te. Pennsylva ni a

Cannon along Confederate Avenue at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania battlefield. More than 2500 monuments, markers and' cannon commemorate the turning point of the War Between the States.

Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge State Park is one of many historic shrines in the Keystone State.

ha a lways held an important place in th e field s of medicine and scientific research, and the old phrase " Philadelphia lawyer" meant a good lawyer, a learned one. From early days a ttention has always been paid to music and arts. Th e Phila delphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony are widely known ; museums and art schools are numerous; the state has distinguished itself in the theater movement ; and it has made contributions to litera ture of which the Nation may well be proud.

Sure Kipling was right when he wrote " they a re a ll in Pe nnsylvania this morning." From the widely beautiful Pine Creek to the placid Periomen, from the brick houses a nd narrow streets of the southern towns to the spacious lawns and white frame hou es of the north, from the oil country of the west to the fl am ing steel found ries of the L ehigh valley, Pennsylvania ... American's grea t and original melting pot, home of R evolutionary patriot and stouthearted pioneer . . . exhibits a topographic and hum an variety perhaps unequa led in any other portion of America.

To h elp in planning your trip to Pennsy lvania this summer the D epartment of Commerce, H arrisburg 1, Pennsylvania, will mail you on request any one of several booklets. There is a twentyeight page color booklet ca lled " More Vacation Fun for Everyone" as well as several useful pamphlet such as Historic Tours in Pennsylvania, and others on specifics as County Fairs and Plant Tours.

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PLAN TO ATTEND June 19-July 3, 1958 Alpha Sigma Alpha's Twenty-Second National Convention, Galen Hall Hotel and Country Club, Wernersville in Historic Pennsylvania.