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FRONT COVER PICTURE: Arkansas Hall on the campus of Henderson State T eachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Built in a V-shape, this building is a unique college structure. One wing houses a 52,000library, record volume library, and listening rooms, and the best equipped museum in Southwest Arkansas. The other wing houses Henderson Auditorium, which seats 1,000. The auditorium stage is one of the most modem in the South. The entire building is air-conditioned.

â&#x20AC;˘ HENDERSON STATE TEACHERS CoLLEGE i celebrating it twen tyfifth year as a teachers college. Wh ile one of the younges t statesupported colleges, the school's history da tes bac k to 1890 when it was established as Arkadelphia M ethodist College. L ater it was renamed H enderson College and at a still later date the name wa changed again to H enderson-Brown College. In 1929, after the M ethodist Church had turned the campu property back to the City of Arkadelphia following a merger of M ethodist colleges at Conway, the Arkansas legislature voted to give state aid to the orphaned college. Since that legisla tive grant of $600,000, the co}lege has increased the value of its phy ical plant to approximately $3 million. Much of the progress of HSTC has come during the admini tration of Dean B. McBrien who became its president in 1945. Some $2 million has been spent during this period on the improvement of campus facilities. The building pictured on the front cover, Arkansas Hall, is one of seven principal addition to the phy ical plant. Other new buildings include three modernistic residence halls, a cafeteria and commons building, an audio-visua l and clas room building, and a physical education gymn asium. H enderson has gained nationa l recognition fo r its progres ive work in the field of general education. Eight basic courses a re offered in the general college: American institution , comm unications, human relations, humanities, prac tical logic, physical and biological sciences, and fund amental mathematics. Some advanced courses are being introduced into the senior college curriculum thi year, too. Senior college students may pecialize in courses leading to any one of five degrees: bachelor of cience in education (which a majority of HSTC graduates receive), a bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, bachelor of music, and bachelor of music education. H enderson is a pioneer in off-campus student teaching. H aving no laboratory school, the college program is designed to place enior education majors in actual public chool teaching ituations for a nine-weeks period in which they do not return to the campus. R egul ar members of the public school ystem serve as counselors with college supervisors making periodic visits. The college is cooperating in the Ford's Foundation Arkan a experimen t in teacher education, which calls for a five-year in tead of a four-year program. In 25 years the coll ege has come a long way. The H endersonBrown graduating cia s had 22 members; the three classes graduated from HSTC in 1953 totaled 200. The college had some 450 student when Dr. M cBrien became president; today more than 1,000 students are enrolled.

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.......... ~. 1954 ........ . • THE editorial staff urges Ye R ea der to give a second thought to an article herein entitled "The Privilege to Vote Equ als R esponsibility" released by the National Panhellenic Citizenship Committee, and to weigh carefully each word of " If Youth But Knew" by Dr. Hubert Work, form er U. S. Secretary of the Interior. The lines, " H youth but knew that which men them selves must learn, That faith in someone, or something, anchors u s" is in true h armony with sorority princi ples. From the candidates for the Elizabeth Bird Small and Frost Fidelity awa rds, listed herein, a winner will be chosen for each, to be announced in the November PHOENIX. The candida tes are typical of college girls of today, with high ratings scholastically, as campus leade:-s and willing workers to carry high the standards of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The editors, college and alumnae, cieserve a big hand for their cooperation in h elping us provide material and pictures of interest to Al.As everywhere, near and far, in school and out.

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Presenting Alpha Girl Candidates. .... ... Frost Fidelit y Award Candidates.... ...... The Privilege to Vote Equals R esponsibility .. ........... .. ..... ............. ..... Conventi on ................ ........ ...................... Wichita Alumnae Sponsor Therapy R oom................ .......... .......... Coll ege a nd Alumnae Chapters R eview Their Philanthropic Projec ts ...... ........ Mi chiga n Sta te D ay..... ....... ....... .... ......... lllinois State Day ..................... ........ ..... Ceramic Indian Village ......... ... .......... .... Indiana Artist ... ...... ...... .. .. ........ .... ......... A!:A Spotlight .......... ......... ......... : ...... ..... National Council Announce;; ........... ..... It's in the Air.......... .... ... ......................... College Chapters' News Letters ........... . Alumnae C ha pters' N ews Letters .. ... ..... Alpha Sigma Alpha !Announcements ....

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•••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••• Published in November , J a nuary, March , a nd May of each year at 2642 Univenity Avenue, St. Paul 14, M innesota, by Leland Publishen, Inc. (The Fraternity Press), official sorority publishen to Alpha Sigma Alpha, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority, having headquarters at Kansas City, Missouri . Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and cor-

respondence concerning the same should be addressed to Miss Esther Bucher, Suite 226, 1025 Grand Avenue, Kansas City 6, Missouri. PosTMASTER : Send Form 3579 to KansllS City culdress. Entered as second-class matter, September 4, 1923, at the post office at St . Paul, Minnesota, un der the Act of March 3, 1879. Application for special permit mailing has also been made .

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BARBARA MAZZIOTTI

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Alpha Beta Northeast Missouri State College

Alpha Gamma Indiana (Penn.) State Teachers College

Beta Beta Colorado State College of Education

VIRGINIA H. BAHMUELLER

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Kappa Kappa T emple University

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology

JOYCE MITZNER

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BARBARA KANE

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Sigma S ig ma Wes te rn Stat College of Educa tion

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JANIE CARRICO

Beta Gamma Northea tern State College JosEPHINE EAVE S

Beta D elta Mi sissippi Southern College

BARBARA H . CoLLIN

Beta Rho Northern Illinoi State Teacher College PATRICIA BIRKENMEIE R

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Beta Epsilon Madison College

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7i-e 'PWdte~ta 1/ote EQUALS RESPONSIBILI TY From the NPC Citizenship Committee (MRs. JosEPH GRIGSBY, MRs. RALPH E. DIPPELL, jR., and MRs. RoBERT WILD) â&#x20AC;˘ PRIVILEGE never comes cheaply. The privilege of citizenship and of casting one's vote in a free election is no exception. Taking part in the democratic processes of government is too precious a prerogative to be exercised lightly. It is a duty which should be performed thoughtfully. The lever on the voting machine should not necessarily be pulled just because one's parents or friends support a given party and its platform; the vote hould be cast out of conviction for the rightness of the action. The price then for the privilege of the voting franchise is responsibility-responsibility for being an informed voter or responsibility for taking the consequences of irresponsible action. WOMEN NEEDED TRAINING TO VOTE From 1848, when the First Women's Rights Convention was held, until 1920, when the 19th Amendment became a part of our Federal Constitution, it was a constant struggle for women to win the right to vote. The organization which had led the crusade became the L eague of Women Voters, and through it th e women of America set about to prove that the 20 million new voters were worthy of the trust. It meant education- learning the simple mechanics of marking a ballot, understanding the processes of government, knowing the issues (pro and con), and the candidates who would eventually settle them when elected to office. WILL THE 18-YEAR-OLD BE READY? Now comes the proposition to extend the voting privilege to 6.3 million more voters, of which 3.1 mill ion in 1954 are young women. This would mean a total electorate of an estimated 104.7 million people. In 1952 less than two-thirds of the eligible voters went to the polls. Would the new voters be any less apathetic? Perhaps what we really need is a law such as exists in New Zealand and Australia, which makes it compulsory for eligible citizens to cast their vote. Would the proposed ne"'( voters have the time a nd opportunity to be informed voters? Many would still be in classrooms where government is till more theory than practice. Responsibility for helping to indoctrinate these newly enfranchised

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citizens would fall upon the teachers, possibly under circumstances of pressures and criticisms. IN SOME PLACES THEY DO Just why 21 was selected by our Founding Fathers as the minimum voting age is not known. It may stem from the Anglo-Saxon law which allowed a man of 21 to become a landholder. The Soviet Union, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Turkey currently permit 18-year-olds to vote, as does our own State of Georgia. Our Constitution sets no voting age; the matter is now determined by the individual states. Of 44 legislatures which met last year, 33 considered bills to permit 18-year-old persons to vote. In none of these did the bill receive sufficient support to be enacted into law. Present circumstances permit or require 18-yearolds to assume many of the obligations of citizenship. They may work and if they do, they must pay taxes. They are subject to draft calls. They may secure driver's licenses, make legal contracts, receive inheritances and, finally, they may marry and assume the responsibilities of family life. Should they then be given a voice in the laws which govern their lives? Or is the proposal to lower the voting age merely a "If he's old enough to fight, he's old enough to vote" reaction? Whatever the answer, the young should be helped to comprehend that privilege equals responsibility. While their elders need to accept the fact that preservation of freedom is their responsibility as the young await their turn to cast their votes, all must be prepared to pay the price of privilege. Citizenship is not a static thing. It is vital. It is "by the people and for the people." The voter, be she 18 or 80, has an obligation to cast her vote. Do you think the 18-year-old has the necessary understanding and the maturity of judgment to be a first-time voter? WHY NOT DEBATE THE QUESTION? On a large State University campus in the Middle West the campus newspaper recently polled the student body on this question. Opinion was divided fairly even on the pros and cons, but

with a higher proportion of the women than men favoring granting suffrage to 18-year-olds. When President Ei enhower propos d in January, 1954, that suffrage be extended to the 18-yearold , he reopened a question of vital interest to the nation. Will his recommendation secure a hearing for this proposal? Do you think it should? Will our nation be tronger for thi potential? If you are 18, will you vote? If you are 80 do you think they should? IF YOUTH BUT KNEW If youth but knew that which men for themselves must learn. That faith in omeone, or something, anchor us. That incerity is essential to intellectual hone ty. That one act does not establish a habit, but its repetition does. That we are but a composite group of habits. That character i the truth of a man. That nothing will pay that i not right. That "duty" m eans to do in the best possible way the thing that lies nearest. That duty daily performed invite peace of mind. That each succeeding day hould profit from yesterday, for tomorrow is al o a day.

â&#x20AC;˘ I the word " Convention" a magic word to you? If you hav ever attended an Alpha Sig National Convention , you will quickly sa y " ye ." Our fiftieth nniver a ry Convention till very fre h in our mind. lph a igma lph a i now looking forw a rd to it twenty-fir t Nation al Convention to be h eld a t the Buena Vi ta Hotel in Biloxi, Mi is ippi, Jul y 5-9 1955. Biloxi is a delightful city loca ted on a p cnin ul a r reaching into th e Gulf of M exico. bea utiful a ndy beac h xtend a long in front of the hotel. Biloxi , over whi h ha fl own ight different flag i the cond la rge t city in Mi i ippi, a nd wa ttl cd b Pi rre d'Iberville in 1699. It i an exotic ity fill ed \ ith rom a ntic hi tory and I gend . There a r ma n place of int r t u h a the

That only those can rule who have fir t learned to obey. That the Je son of obedience must be learned in youth. That disloyalty to authority penalizes it elf. That the head should control, but the joy of living come from the heart. That he best erves himself who first erves other . That happiness cannot be captured; it come to u . That nothing happens; everything i brought about. That we get from the world an equivalent for what we give to it. That what we .see in the faces of others is reflected from our own. That because man's instinct prompt him to appraise, youth i not unobserved. That introspection is wholesome for correction, but morbid self-cen ure deteriorate moral fibre. That fear, most baleful to adolescence, i dispelled by understanding. THEN YOUTH COULD APPRECIATE that the future promises to contribute more than the pa t of that which i true and good, to the happiness of those coming forward to do the world's work. HuBERT WoRK, M.D. Form er U. S. S ecretary of th e Iut erior

c ntury old lighthou e, beautiful ante-bellum homes, including Beauvoir the Ia t hom e of Jeffer on Davis. Th re i old world ch a rm and color to th 900 hrimp and oy ter boat that op rat from the local fi he ric . Th e air i balmy and the a pphire blu water of th Gulf will be mo t inviting for wimming, boa ting a nd fi h ing. Our hostc chapter P i P i, B ta D Ita, and B ta Zeta a re wa iting to welcom us and will do e er thing th y can to ma ke u realiz th tru m a ning of Southern Ho pitality. ta rt now to think of next y ar' vacation . New Orl a n i ju t a f " mil e from Biloxi and . hould by all m an b includ d in your itin ra ry if you h v n v r vi sited that fair city. HELE COREY Con ve ntion Chairman

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'H/tdita //tee~ SPONSOR THERAPY RooM AT TRAINING ScHooL • As one approaches the small city of Winfield, Kansas, three hills are plainly visible. On the first hill is a city park, on the second is the Southwest-

ern College, and on the third i a egregated community of buildings known as the Winfield State Training School. This school is home to 1400 mentally-retarded "children," ranging in age from infants to octogenarians, many of whom al o have phy ical handicaps, or are spastic or polio cases. Since August, 1951 , when Col. John B. Smith became uperintendent, the keynote at the Home has been physical and mental education of the children to the limit of their abilitie , and conditions have improved by leaps and bounds. The Wichita alumnae of Alpha Sigma Alpha had made donations to the school for some time and are proud to be a mong the first organizations to recognize the great need for outside aid. Then in the summer of 1953, th e ch apter was approached by a representative of the school and was asked to "adopt" the th era py room as a philanthropic proj ect. Although th e therapy program was only a few months old, th e room wa gaily decorated with circus murals a nd was supplied with basic equipm ent. However, there was a n eed for m a ny additional items, and these the chapter agreed to suppl y to the be t of its ability. Under the guidance of Miss Tress Kill, head of Physical Therapy Room in action at the Winfield State · Training School. the physio-therapy department, ~ho coopera ted so ably with Mrs. Ve rnelle Worrel Bergerhouse, project chairman for th e alumnae, the following items have been donated : two infant swings, u ed to soo the restless patients; six football h elmets to protect the h ea ds of those learning to walk; six dolls; a record player an d record ; stuffed animals; pull toys ; old magazines a nd Chr· stmas cards ; com ic book ; color books and crayon ; clay; beginners' piano music and a pproximately fifty primary a nd elementary reading a nd story books. These things are but a small part of what is needed, but the Wichita alumnae will continue th eir work to suppl y more. A recent letter from . th e chaplain of the school de cribed the u e of the items, a nd the story of one small, very disturbed girl who became socia ble and h appy after receiving one of the doll s, was particularly gratifying. M entally retarded children can truly be called :'God' s chosen peopl e," being incapable of wrongdoing, a nd with God's help, life can be made a bit brighter for the e unfortunates.- DoROTHY LosEY The Baby Ward, a comfortable air-conditioned room, at the school.

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CoLLEGE AND ALuMNAE CHAPTERS

â&#x20AC;˘ THis in piring resume of the philanthropic activities of college and alumnae chapters indicate how Alpha Sigma Alphas have served others. ALPHA- ha adopted a thirteen-year-old girl who ha been provided with food, clothing, and gifts. ALPHA BETA- filled Christmas boxe for men in the armed forces and stuffed and addre sed envelope for the Red Cros . ALPHA GAMMA-gave a Christmas basket to a needy family . EPSILON EPSILON- had a Christmas Santa project which included making place cards for a hospital. Pledges sold candy bars, were baby sitters, and performed other services until each had earned "$2 .00. The money was used to pay for a correspondence course for a fifteen-year-old girl who is unable to attend high school as she must care for her two brothers and a sister who have muscular dystrophy and her parents who have serious heart conditions. ZETA ZETA-earned money for a yearly contribution of $250.00 or more to Children's M ercy Hospital in Kansas City, for much needed equipment. Nu N u-entertained children from the Bishop Ryan Home at a Christmas party. These children are deaf mutes. Social visits to a veterans ho pita! were part of the service program. Pr Pr- furnished Thanksgiving dinn er to a famil y adopted Ia t year. SIGMA SIGMA-worked with the Gunni on alumnae chapter in the loca l Cancer Driver. Psr P I-made Eas ter basket for children in the polio ward of Shreveport Charity Hospital. BETA GAMMA- adopted a needy family a nd remembered them in some way each month . BETA EPSILON- pon ored the ca mpu R ed Cro s dr:ve and vi ited the loca l hospital weekly in group of two to read to the p atient or to a i t where needed. BETA ZETA- pon ored a cholar hip which has ent a Korea n gi rl Wan Su Kim to Southwes tern Loui iana In titute. A traditional project i to ponsor the campu M ar h of Dime drive. BETA ETA- a ttempted to brighten the Christrna of a family adden d by an automobile ac ident which took the mother's life. A committ e

purcha ed a toy and article of clothing for each of eight children. They had no gifts or tree until the A:IAs brought their Chri tma.s cheer. BETA IoTA- remembered a needy family at Christma and gave toys and games to a little boy who is a polio victim. BETA KAPPA--continued this year to work with the Girl Scouts and Brownies, and a sisted with the ~Red Cross Blood Mobile by filling out pledge cards. BETA LAMBDA- gave a Christmas gift to a needy family . Instead of exchanging gifts to each other, gi fts were provided a mother and six children. BETA Mu- worked through the Child Welfare Agency. The m embers made 10 red stockings which were filled with fruit, nuts, candy, and firework for underprivileged children in foster home . BETA Nu--took an hour and a half program of songs, dances, and kits to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. At Christmas time new article of clothing were purchased for a family who e home had been d estroyed by fire . BETA Xr-each member has igned up for Civil D efense work. In addition, the girls have given clothing to the alvation Army, and are collec ting books and magazines for Tuberculosi , Home Folk and Fox Hospitals. BETA RHo- ponsored a booth at the school carnival for the Polio drive and contributed clothing to an Ind ian mi sion. BETA SIGMA- as isted in the campu Cancer drive. BETA TAu-worked with the Girl Scout teaching arts, crafts, and homemaking. BETA UPSILON-a si ted with the office work during Vigo County Community Chest drive and served a ho tes e at the Cerebral Palsy center. BETA PHI- offered personal ervice to a nuring home for the aged, and plan are being made to redecorate the s: tting room at the home. BETA Psr- helped a needy famil y who e fath er was kill d in ervice by giving clothing and trea ting them to a th a ter pa rty and a picnic. The girl meet once a month to fold and tuff teril e fluff for the Cancer Society. ALvA, OKLAHOMA- made five twin-size comforter for the Episcopal Holine Orphanage for

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boys ranging from four to nine; the money was raised through a rummage sale. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND-checked mailing lists against telephone directories for the Maryland League for Crippled Children. Boys living in one of the cottages at Strawbridge Home for Orphans were sent flannel sport shirts for Christmas, and were taken to a college Lacrosse game. BuFFALO, NEw YoRK-assisted at the Veterans Hospital and with the R ed Cross Blood Mobile, and collected clothing for Koreans. CANTON-MASSILON, OHIO-contributed money to the Stark County W elfare group at Christmas. Needy children at Molly Stark Tuberculosis Home were rem embered throughout the year. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-sent magazines to Hines Veterans Hospital, and gowns were made from men's shirts for the Cook County Hospital. CINCINNATI, OHIO-made Christmas gifts for underprivileged children. CoLORADO SPRINGS, CoLORADo- furnished clothing for children and adults for tubercular Indian patients at Cragmoor Sanitarium, and assisted the English teacher at the hospital. CuMBERLAND, MARYLAND - packed Thanksgiving baskets for Associated Charities and stuffed Christmas stockings for underprivileged children. A shampoo chair and an afghan were given to the women at the Alleghany County Old Folks Home at Christmas. Pocket book editions and records were sent to veterans in Newton T. Baker Hospital. D ayton, Ohio-clothed a needy family of nine chi ldren ranging in age from eight to fi fteen years. DENVER, CoLORADo-contributed 22 garments to the Needlework Guild, and assisted with the Crippled Children' s Society Eas ter Seal drive. FARMVILLE VIRGINIA- served as hostesses at Southside C~mmunity hospital every Saturday night. INDIANAPOLis, INDIANA- provided three camping tuitions for undernourished children and contributed toys to Indiana State Epileptic Village. White materials were collected for the Cancer Society for dressings. GREATER KANSAS CITY-made monthly VISits to Children's Convalescent Center devoted to the care and trea tment of rheumatic fever patients between the ages of three and seventeen. Instructions were offered in lea thercraft, painting, and costume jewelry making. LICKING-MusKINGUM, Onro - provided funds for use by girls of Zanesville high school. A shorthand pen was given to an indigent girl who is doing outstanding scholastic work.

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M uNciE, INDIANA-filled a Christmas basket for a needy family and held an alumnae meeting at Ball Memorial Ho pita! to wrap bandages. NEw YoRK CITY-since members are so widely sca ttered, activities have been on an individual basis. One alumna reported to a military base on week ends for taxi service; several erved at a Salvation Army Canteen; another collected clothing for Koreans. NoRTHERN VIRGINIA- don ated a new chi ldren's ward a t Arlington Hospi tal and adopted a needy family for Christm as. PEoRIA, ILLINOis -purchased warm clothing for Korean children, and made favors for children in St. Francis Polio Ward. PHOENIX, ARIZONA- contributed to the "coffee fund" of the Phoenix Service Men's Canteen, and coi!ected clothing for Indian R eservation children. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - contributed to H eart House, a home for children convalescing from heart ailments. PATRICIA DETROW BYERS Philanthropic Chairman

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• MICHIGAN STATE DAY wa held on the campus of Central Michigan College, Mount Pleasan t, M arch 20, with Beta Theta chapter as ho te . In a ttend ance were national officers, Mr . H arvey Bumgardner, fellow hip chairman, and Miss Loui e M cArthur paraphernalia chairman, of Bloomfield Hill and Detroit· repre entatives of Beta Psi, We tern Michigan College, Kalamazoo ; Rho Chi, W ayne Univer ity, D etroit ; D elta Phi and Sigma Rho Chi a lumn ae cha pter , Detroit; and guests. The evening preceding the official State D ay, Miss M cArthur conducted a leadership conference for the coll ege chapters' delegates. R gi tration on Saturday morning was followed b a luncheon in the K eeler Union Ballroom. At the pea k r' tabl e were: Mr . William Buching r, D elta Phi ; Dr. D. Louie Sharp D ean of Wom en Central Michigan college; Miss J anice Bovay, Beta Theta, pr ident· Mi G raldine Bennett, Rho Chi, toa tmi tre ; Mr. J ame D avey, D elta Phi ; Mis H elen Bogandovi ch Sigma Rho Chi. Mr . D avey pok on Panh llenic · Mis Bogandovi ch on R e pan ibilitie of the Alumnae chapter to the Colleg chapter· Mr . Buchinger on Who's Who in lph a Sigma Alpha. Mi B tty Moore Rho Chi, led a-roup inging, and B ta Theta chapter preented a kit on ru hing. Honored gue t at the luncheon were Mr . Bumgardner Mi McArthur Mr. J ame Cornett Ph .D. , Rho Chi advi er · Mr. J ea n Mayhew, Beta Theta advi er · and Dean D. Loui Sharp. \ ark hop ions were held on ru hing a nd a lii d ubj e t for college repre entatives, led by Mr . Bumgardn r, and Mr . Buchinger and Mi

Miss Louise McArthur, National Paraphernalia chairman; Dr. D. Louise Sharp, Dean of Women, Central Michigan College; and Mrs. H.uvey Bumgardner, National Fellowship Chairman; are pictured at Michigan State Day.

College chapter presidents and adv'ser who participated in the State Day activitie are from left to right: Cora Schenck, Rho Chi president; Mrs. James Cornett, Rho Chi adviser; Mrs. jean Mayhew, Beta Theta adviser; Katie Reed, Beta Psi president; janice Bovay, Beta Theta president.

Boga ndovich wer in charge of alumna orga nization di cu ions. four o'clo k coffee hour clo ed th 1954 Mi higa n tate Day.

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HELD IN MACOMB â&#x20AC;˘ ALPHA SIGMA ALPHAS from various points in Illinois met in Macomb, March 28, with Beta K appa cha pter, Western Illinois State College, the hostess group. Beta Rho chapter, Northern Ill inois State College, D eKalb, was well represented , as were the alumnae chapters of Aurora, Chicago, M acomb, and Rock Island. Mrs. G eorge K erm an and Mrs. Binnie Wolfe, Beta K appa p atronesses, presided at the coffee table during the morning registra tion and coffee hour. Discussion groups were conducted on co.Jlege and alumnae organization. R ed and white form ed the motif at the luncheon in the L amoine Hotel. R ed carnat-ions and other appo in tments using the sorority emblem decorated the tables. T he afternoon program was opened by J anis Wood with pantomime songs, Wanda Adkins' piano solo, " Love L etters," and M arisue Bruning's and Norm a J ohn's Sleepy Time Gal tap dance. Norma Godsil Wittikiend and M ary Alice Whitsit t, Peori a alumnae, presented a song they ha d wri tten honoring Alph a Sigma Alph a . A panel discussion entitled " Milestones in Soror-

ity Life" had M ary Weinberg Hohe, Chicago, as moderator. Pa11el m embers were J anis Wood, Beta K a ppa; Doris Dowling, Chicago ; Ginnie Drew, Peoria; El eanore Smith Thomas, Chicago, representing college chapters and alumnae of varying periods, respectively; Elna Scott, speaking for the advisers; R osemary John on, Chicago, representing Panhellenic organiza tions. K a thy Pecaut, Western college senior, was presented a life m embership in Al.A by the M acomb alumnae, an annual award. Mrs. Ruth Moon, M acomb, who with Norm a Jones served as co-chairmen, p resided at the business m eeting. Joyce Sehickel, Beta K appa president, is secretary of the Illinois state organiza tion, and Mrs. Norma Powers M arshall, Adair, is treasurer. State D ay will be in Rock I sland, next year, with M a ry L ee Johnson Stoic of Clinton, Iowa, chairma n ; Miss Wood, treasu rer ; M arjorie G alloway, W auconda, secretary. M iss Elna Scott and Miss J ennette T errill, advisers of Bet a K a ppa ch apter, poured at the tea in the sorority house honoring the out-of-town guests. They were assisted by Mrs. Lucille Bishop, a patroness.

Participants in the A~A State Program included W estern Illinois and Northern Illinois college chapters and alumnae chapter m embers. On the front row, left to right: Mary L ee Stoi c, president of the Rock Island alumnae chapter; Elna Scott, adviser of Beta Kappa chapter ; Norma Wittikiend, president of the P eoria alumnae chapter; Eleanore Thomas, Chicago alumnae chapter. Back row: Ruth Moon, president of the Macomb alumnae chanter and chairman of State Day; Jenn ette Terrill, co-advisor of Beta Kappa chapter; Mrs. Welton Marquis, adviser of Beta Rho chapter; Joyce Schickel, president of Beta Kappa chapter; Gloria Dallagracomo, vice president of Beta Rho chapter; and Mary Hohe, president of the Chicago alumnae chapter and the first president of Beta Kappa chapter.

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CER AMIC V ILLAGE-Shown above is Conny McDonald Martin, HB, with a miniature I ndian village which she has modeled entirely in ceramics.

TINY CERAMIC INDIAN VILLAGE CREATED FOR ART GUILD • A MINIATURE Indian village, depicting tribal life in intricate detail was created in ceramics for the South Plains Art Guild exhibition at Texas Technical College, by Conny McDonald Martin (Mrs. C. B.), BB, of Lubbock, Texas. Twenty-five tiny separate pieces were modeled, glazed, and fired. The vill age is peopled with "tenlittle, eleven-little" Indians about five inches high, including an Indian chief, squaw, maiden, skin man, drummer, weaver, dancer, and others, all engaged in every day life activities. Also in ceramics is a tiny pinto pony pulling a travois, a teepee, totem pole, cacti, and two fires with meat drying. The village is mounted on an oval board about two by three feet in size. The background has been painted with glue and sprinkled with sand. Actual textiles coated with clay .slip were used for th e Indian blankets on the tiny figures. A combination of glaze and stain were used in the colors. The id ea for the village came to Conny as she read an Indian story book to her two small daughters, Jody and Jan. H er first thought was to make one mall Indian figure. The complete village developed as she began working. She estimates she spent about 70 hours on the project, and says she will probably add more pieces from time to time. In addition to maintaining a home, this energetic young artist teaches two classes in ceramics, drawing, and painting for elementary and high school tudents and d·oes commercial illustrations for several printing firms. H er ceramic jewelry is on sale at two exclusive .shops in Lubbock. In the Fir t National Bank and at the 0. K. Slaton Junior High School hang portraits of the late 0. L. Slaton, executed by Conny who has made portraits of several Texas businessmen and educators.

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• WHEN Letha Heckman Ga kins (Mrs. 0. K.), Chi Chi, boarded a Mississippi River boat, the deck hands thought little of the kit she carried, until they watched her pull out pallette, paint box, and brushes with which to sketch the variety of subjects viewed from the boat. She calls herself a "vacation painter," sketching on trips she and her husband take, then painting when 0. K. is out of town, often neglecting to eat "until hunger drives me to it." Growling bears in Wisconsin didn't daunt Letha. She painted alone while her husband hunted the horses that had run away. Armed with a kitchen knife, she set up equipment and painted an abandoned gold mine. On week ends, with Mr. Gaskins at home, L etha is a homemaker. Both play the piano and are interested in photography. In her home in Indianapolis, she believes in warmth, restfulness, and beau ty and her house shows it. She likes warm colors, particularly reds and greens, and on the walls hang her oils and water colors, winners of prizes. Mrs. Harry Heckman, L etha's mother, has been an interior decorator, designer, and builder of houses, and she encouraged Letha to paint from the age of three when she sketched the family at Christmas dinner. Of her paintings, Letha has ·s aid the pictures are her spiritual children, and "like any mother, I'm proud of some and not of others but I love every one." Versatile in subject matter and approach, Letha does work suitable for reproduction on fabrics and linoleum block prints of churches, u.sing them on Christmas cards. H er cards won a first prize at the Indiana State Fair. Although she has attained professional standing as an artist, she says she is primarily a homemaker. In her kitchen there is a shelf of pottery from the Pennsylvania Dutch country from which her family came. Over the cabinets are Dutch recipes and on one wall are block prints made by Pennsylvania Dutch children. Among her hobbi es is prepa ring unusual dishes, recipes for which she pick.s up on vacations. At the annual mother-daughter tea of the Indianapolis A~A alumnae chapter, guests were treated to a showing of some of the river paintings_ One of the outstanding canvas es is a mid-night electrical storm Letha sketched in the dark on an oil tanker. Painting is one-tenth talent and nine-tenths work according to Letha, who should know, certainly_ She is the president of the Indiana Artists Club. 15

1-\ s 1-\ sPo ~r t t G 1-1 ~r LOIS CULLEN • Lois Cullen, a senior chemistry major at Bucknell, has served Beta Omega as chapter secretary. Lois is regional director in the Middle Atlantic Province of the National Newman Club Federation, and is vice president of the Bucknell Newman Club. She is president of the Student Affiliate chapter of the American Chemical Society; is a member of Kappa Delta Epsilon. national education honorary sorority; and is secretary of Pi Mu Epsilon, national mathematics fraternity.

EVELYN SCHERER • Evelyn Scherer, a senior member of Pi Pi chapter, is president of the College Union Board of Governors at Buffalo State Teachers College. She has achieved outstanding recognition in scholarship and extracurricular activities. Evelyn is a member of Alpha Honor Society, highest honorary on the Buffalo campus, and a member of Kappa Delta Pi. national honorary education fraternity. She played the piano accompaniment when our national music chairman recorded the Golden Anniversary Album of ASA Songs.

CLEO HASTINGS • Cleo Hastings, a member of Beta Epsilon chapter, is the editor of "The 1954 Schoolma'am,'' Madison College yearbook. She has served on the Panhellenic Council for two years and on the Standards Committtee. Cleo is active in Pi Omega Pi. an honorary business fraternity; in YWCA; in the German Dance Club; in the Future Business Leaders of America; and in the Baptist Student Union. Cleo, a senior majoring in business education, was elected to "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."

GEORGIA ROSEMAN • Georgia Roseman has been activities' editor of the yearbook of Oswego State Teachers College and a representative to the Columbia University Press Conferen ce. a cheerleader for three years, president of the Modern Dance Club, a member of the Intersorority council and the WAA Council. on the " Oswegonian" staff and a member of the Women's Chair. Georgia has served Beta Tau as vice president and last year she received the Outstanding Sorority Girl Award, a chapter honor given in recognition of outstanding service and loyalty to Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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• THE National Council Council has accepted with regret the resignation of the National Alumnae Direc tor, Mrs. Zelma Kah, Alpha Alpha chapter. During the past year serious illness and deaths in her family have made it impossible for Mrs. Kah to carry on her sorority responsibilities. As she leaves our National Board we want Mrs. Kah to know that the good wishes of our Alpha Sigma Alphas are hers. The National Council, in keeping with the National Constitution and By-Laws regarding Council vacancies occurring between conventions, an nounces the appointment of ·Mrs. H elen B. Swart, Alpha Alpha chapter, as National Alumnae Director to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Zelma Kah. After April 19 all alumnae matters should be referred to Mrs. Swart, 42 Gl enbeck Avenue, Apt. 4, Dayton 9, Ohio. As Mrs. Swart assumes this important sorority post we wish her success in all her undertakings. EvELYN G. BELL, National President

• ORGANIZED officially on March 13, 1954, the Charlotte alumnae chap ter is hopeful of growing within a short time. Anne Ruppin He er, KK, is communicating with college chapters to secure information about other members in North or South Carolina. Lucy Elcan Gilliam (Mrs. E. R. ), A, and Juliette Hundley Gilliam (Mrs. H. E.), A, one of the Founders of Alpha Sigma Alpha, are sistersin-law, and both attended the 50th anniversary convention in Roanoke. Mrs. E. R. Gilliam has offered to give the Charlottee alumnae chapter ten per cent of each sale made to a new customer in her dress shop, to swell the young treasury. CHARTER MEMBERS Carrol K ennette D avis (Mrs. Philip A.), BE Lucy Elcan Gilliam (Mrs. E. R. ), A Anne Ruppin H es er (Mrs. James M.), KK Mary Elizabeth H arvey D e Mallie (Mrs. S. P. ), A Carrol K ennette Davis is the president of the new alumnae chapter.

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Longwood College OuR pring semester started with a bang! During the month of February the Alpha Sigs were busily making plans for the rush parties. T.he theme, "Aspire Seek Attain," was decided upon, and each day one phase of this theme was carried out. W e not only h ad a scrapbook on th e members of our sorority, but we a lso had a scrapbook with pictures and honors our rushees had received. As a result of Rush W eek, we now have ten wonderful pledges. We are happy to report tha t we were fortunate enough in having our room completely redecorated in time for the rush teas. In April we plan to have a "rummage sale," which will enable us to buy addi tional furniture for our newly decora ted room. During th e mon~h of March mu ch excitement was in the air over the major and minor elections, class elections a nd AKr tapping. The A~As came through with th e following honors: J ean Carol Parker, president of YWCA.; M ary Ann Ward, vice president of th e Athletic Association; Patsy Abernathy, secretary of YWCA ; Ann Snyder, treasurer of th e Athletic Association; a ncy Inge, treasurer of the senior class ; Ann Carter W e nd enburg, Student Government representative for the se nior class an d president of Alpha Kappa Gamma; Becky Fizer, secretary of the junior class and presid ent of Panhellenic Council ; Loretta Brooking, Student Standards represen ta tive for th e junior class; Mary Davis, treasurer of the junior class; Elea nor Everett, Student Standards representative for the sophomore class; Pa tsy

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Sanfor and Lou Kitts were tapped for Alpha Kappa Gamma. Along with th ese honors, we are very proud of th e fact that our five student teachers all received "A" on their student teaching. Right at the prese nt we are in th e midst of making plans for our cabin party in April and our beach party in June.-MARY Lou BARLOW.

Miami University OuR second semester act1v1t1es began with a Top Hat Rush Party. Our chapter suite was decora ted like "The Top Hat Club" and the favors were little black plas tic top ha ts with white gloves laid across the top. When the gloves were removed, a little white rabbit popped out . After the party we pkdged three wonderftrl girls bringing our total of pledges to ten. After first semester grades came out, we had our a nnual scholarship banquet for everyo ne who had made a t leas t a three-point average or h ad raised their average by at leas t fiv e-tenths of a point. W e were proud that nin eteen of our girls were able to attend. On Sunday, February 28, Alpha Alpha chapter ent rtain ed at a tea honoring th e charming wife of Miami University's new president. Our guests were the presidents and advisers of the other sororities on the campus and girls who are active in student government. Our twelve pledges who were eligible to become active members started off th eir help wee k with a clever skit based on "Casey at the Ba t." La ter in the week the big a nd little sisters had brea kfast together. The long week for pledges ended when th ey clea ned a nd polished the chapter suite. On Sunday initiation servi ces were held for the girls. ft er initiation the new members were honor guests at a dinn er given by the chapter. Even though we have only a little tim e left thi year we have many plans. W e a re working with the Phi D elts on a booth for the O.O.K Carnival. Soon after this even t comes Greek W eek with its meetings, contests, parties, and dance. "Star and Crown" is the theme for our pring formal dinn er-dance which will be held on April 9. Plans are also being made for our Mother's D ay week end . W e hope that it will be as successful as was last year's .- MARJOR! E ANDER o •.

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Alpha chapter's 1954 initiates. First row-left to right: Kitty Nelson, Iris Arne, Judy Harris, Adele Donaldson, Ellie Everette. Second row: Pat Morgan Mary Davis, Euphan Carter, Sarah Lou Wendenburg, Nancy Quarles.

ALPHA BETA came through again when Mary Lou Bills was crowned Queen of H earts an d our kit, " You Like It," won second place at our school's Trump Night in February. And as if that excitemen t wasn't enough, the next week end on February 12, we held our Sweetheart Dance. Mis Alma Zoller, our advisor, crowned Evadine Wilson as our Alpha Sweetheart. Doane Laughery and Cathy Nicol were her a ttendant .

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For the third consecutive year an AJ.pha Sig was selected to reign as Echo Queen of our yearbook. This year the "pretties t of the campus" is our Ann Hertzler. Not only did we have the Queen, but Evadine Wilson was chosen as one of her attendants.

ternity of Delta Omicron. Mary Jane O'Leslie has been initiated into the honorary home economics fraternity of Kappa Omicron Phi. Preceding the Panhellenic dance on March 27, a banquet was held at the Indiana Country Club for the sorority members and their guests. Plans for the Alpha Sig's booth at the Campus Carnival are under way. Betty Seaman and Esther Contie have been appointed chairmen of the booth . At present, plans for our traditional senior breakfast and Mothers' D ay luncheon are being discussed.EsTHER CoNTIE.

Colorado State College of Education

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CHAMPS Alpha Beta's championship team is pictured first rowfrom left to right: Nina McAllister, Edna Snyder, Shirley Wares, Carol Wegehoft, judy Greene, Delores Jones. Second row: Ann Hertzler, Betty Wilgus, Carla Derrick, Mary Ann Turner, Leila Peterson. In competing for the Women's Sports Trophy, we capped the championship in basketball an<;! placed second in volleyball, to tie with the Independents in points as we enter the home stretch. F9ur Alpha Betas, Mary Lou Bills, Mary Ann Turner, Betty Wilgus and Ann H ertzler, participated on the college volleyball team at Sports Day. We are keeping our fingers crossed for the scholarship trophy to be presented April 6, at the Panhellenic banquet. On March 23, our alumnae chapter honored us with a delicious dinner. Mrs. J. J. Wimp gave an interesting book review after dinner. Events which all Alpha Betas are looking forward to are: Mo-Kan State Day in Kansas City on April 24, our annual Mother's Day tea on May 2, and our breakfast-dance honoring our seniors on May 15.SHJRLEY WARES. I

Indiana {Pa.) State Teachers College REo and white turtles were the souvenirs given to the rushees of our formal party of which the theme was "Coronation." The evening began by having each member escort a rushee to a throne where Mrs. Walker, our adviser for the semester, placed a gold crown upon her head and presented her with a scepter. Pledging of six new Alpha Sigs took place on February 25, at Mrs. Neal's home, a patroness. .For refreshments, Mrs. Neal served tasty tea sandwiches and tea. Mary Ann Edwards and Ruth Ann Remal ey have recently been initiated into the professional music fra-

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FoLLOWING a chapter dinner at the house on Mond ay night, March 29, we held th e installation of new officers. We are busy making plans for this quarter's rush, our mountain party in Estes Park, and our dinner dance at the Lakewood country club. We held initiation services April 4, and we are busy planning our Mother-Patroness luncheon. Our alumnae gave us a swell party at the house and they are planning a bake sale to help us raise money for our new piano. We have a new house mother, Betty Malakowsky, who is going to help us a great deal this qu arter. Several of our members have taken honors this quarter. We have two candidates for president and one up for each o.f th e other offices in th e final A WS elections. Betty Jo Stewart was elected president and Thelma Hayes vice president of the Women's Residence Hall Council. Esther Lowery and Connie Lund·g·ren are among th e finalists for the Junior Prom Queen. Norma Stark Miller was a candidate for queen of the Kappa Kappa Psi dance. Juliette Chung, Georg ia Schroeder, Nancy Groleski, Jan Jaroze, Betty Jo Stewart, and Thelma Hayes were initiated into Pi Lambda Theta, a n educational honorary. Betty Jo Stewart, Juliette Chung Georgia Schroeder, and Thelma Hayes were initiated 'into· Kappa D elta Pi, an honor society in education. Julie tte Chung was chosen Blue Key Swee th eart.- DONNA SELBY.

WE would like to introduce you to one of our chapter's most active members and also one of the most outstanding personalities on campus. Juliette Chung is a math major from Honolulu, Hawaii, and is planning to teach when she finishes school. Her many and diverse activities include being treasurer of the junior class, a member of the A WS council for two years, and being our chapter's rush captain for next year, and serving on Student Council. . Some of the honors she has won are bemg recognized as one of ten outstanding freshmen and sophomores for two years ; being an officer and a member of SPUR sophomore women's honorary; this year she was reco~ized in Who 's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Her honoraries include SPUR, Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa D elta Pi, and Lambda Sigma Tau. The highlight of all her activities and her scholastic record came when she was crowned Blue Key Sweet-

senior showing the most promise in her junior year, and Pat Murphy was the receptor of this award. Alpha Sigs went into the ranks of leaders in early March, with Lila Miller being elected to head Future Teachers of America, and Ruth Staton to serve a vice president. Ruth Staton also received top honors by being elected president of Ep ilon Epsilon chapter. This added quite a bit more to her duties for next year, but we believe he 's capable. We tried another Work Day on Saturday, March 27. The plan for this day was advertising our services, th en doing odd jobs for th e townspeopl at 50 cent an hour. W e added a healthy urn to our fa t-dimini bing funds. On April 2 came our pring formal having a colonial th eme with th e steps of a realistic mansion for the band and the remainder of the floor was designed as th e front yard. W e gave, as favors, modern bronze ash trays with crested wooden handles.ANCY FATE.

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Donni Morrison crowns Juliette Chung as Blue Key Sweetheart. Donni reigned as Blue Key Sweetheart last year. hear t for the coming year. The girls are chosen for cholarship contribution to the school and are chosen from th e ;me standards as th e members. She succeeds Donni Morrison, one of our Alpha Sigs who will be graduating this spring.

Emporia State Teachers College FEBRUARY wa its usual- busy- beginning with the lntersorority formal span ored by the Panhellenic Council on February 12, and calling on all sorority girls for help in reproducing Cupid's paradise. Shortly a ft er, we began practicing for th e Singing Bee, an inter orority a nd interfraternity competitive sonS' match ponsored by Phi Mu Alpha, honorary music fraternity for men. W e had won for th e second tim e last ear enti tling u to keep the trophy, o this year, in order to conceal our greed, we settled for second place. S riou ly, though, we had a wonderful song leader in Pat Swiercinsky, an d we did th e best we could, but, we're going to do better nex t year, and try for another troph y. Later in February, we were guests of two fraternity bou c the Sig Eps for dinn er, and the T ekes for a Friday a ft ernoon coffee hour. 11 agreed both were fun! n annual award i given by our alumnae to the

ZETA Z ETA members are just beaming with pride that our Carol Cox was elected the mo t popular girl on our campus. Our campaign theme to elect Carol was "Carol will reign ." W e covered our umbrellas with ~hite cloth and trimm ed th e edges with a red and white polka-dot ruffle. Carol wore white and the rest of th e campaigners were dressed in all red except white bucks, white scarfs and sailor hats. We wore a white rain drop with a picture of Carol on our jackets and our songs were sung to th e tunes of " April Showers" and "Singing in th e Rain. " Carol has bee n our capable president this year. She has served as Yea ter Hall counselor, P anhellenic representative and on the U ESCO committee. She is listed as a m ember of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Carol is a member of the Dolphins, a Cappella choir, Kappa D elta Pi, Alpha Phi D elta, Kappa Omicron Phi, and Colhecon. The chapter presented to Sue Coit the best pledge bracelet. On March 24 we held pledge services for three spring term pledges and also we initiated our fall pledges as full m embers. Janice Kurtz was unanimously selected to reign as APO qu ee n. Rosemary Huxol has been elected to serve as our song fe te director. R o emary has directed us to two consecutive wins and we are working hard for the third one so that the cup will be oul'6 permanently. Work day wa held on March 27. We washed cars, windows, ironed, and various other tasks. The money earned was add ed to our philanthropic fund. Virgie Hayter coached our basketball team to second place in our intramural conference.-SHIRLEY NEFF .

Pittsburg State Teachers College FEBRUARY was one lucky month for Eta Eta chapter. During tho e 28 days we succeeded in winning the Pep ight Trophy for the third consecutive yea r, thus it comes into our possession perman ently ; Pat Thomas wa chosen by an MGM talent scout as an attendant to th e queen of th e Kanza Ball ; and Dati Sm.ith was selected by th e ROTC cadets as an honorary sponsor of th e Military Ball .

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We had a r ush party in the Student Center which proved to be lots of fun an d a real good mixer. We set up eig;ht tables and rotated, playing bridge, pinochle and even "slap jack." Afterwards we sang some sorority song's. We have p ledged five girls this semester and we really think they are tops. Our new officers were elected and installed m March, and we feel we really made good choices. We have been very proud of the work done this year by our retiring officers and, as always, we owe a great vote of thanks to our advisers, Dr. Jane M. Carroll and Mrs. Perva Hughes. Now we are looking forward to th e Panhellenic Dance w.hich will be in April an d our spring formal on May 8.- CAROLYN BucKLEY.

7~eta 7~eta Boston U n iversity THETA THETA chapter has been kept busy with inform a l rushing and pledging. At th e home of Mrs. Crotty, our adviser, we had an informal rush pa rty carryi ng out the theme of St. Patrick's Da y. Mandy an d Mo entertained our guests with a n Irish Dance, th eir original work . On February 22, we were honored to be hostesses to our national secretary, Miss H elen Corey. At Betty Mo's home we gave a dinner in honor of her visit to our chapter. The Bosto n a lumn ae have been very close to us this year. At man y of our functions, one or more of our alumn ae have been present. In February, th ey invited us to a d ay of touring Boston, its historical places, a nd then dinn er. W e are indeed grateful to our alumn ae who have helped us so much this year. Our ex tra thanks go to Ruth Newcomb Fletch er a nd Charlotte Adams who have been a ttending our m ee tings a nd ,g,i ving us a dvice wh en it was n eed ed. On our bouquet list is Mrs. Crotty, o ur a dvi ser who has given us her time and a lso th e use of her home for some of our socia l fun ctions. From now until th e en d of the college year, th e following activiti es have been plann ed: a square dance instead of a dinn er dance, a wiener roast and beach party, plus atte nding som e movies a nd baseball games.MADELINE Mooov.

Theta Thetas get together at the home of their adviser, Mrs. Crotty.

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Temple University THE big event about th e Kappa Kappa house these days has bee n the preparation for the Greek Sing. Wirh Floriana Manno directing, we hope to bring victory to A~A . Our selections are " Where, Oh Where But in America" and "Alpha Sigma Alpha Sweetheart Song. " On St. Valentin e's Day we had a semi-formal dance at the sorority house which was gaily decorated with hearts, cupids, and streamers. l'he Kappa Kappas w ere recently entertain ed a t a party given by the Alpha Phi D elta fr a ternity. On April 2, we entertained the members of D elta Sigma Pi and Sigma Pi frat erniti es. The middle of M arch found us partici pating in the all-school carnival of which the proceeds 'g o to th e scholarship fund . The theme was " T elevision" and cur booth represented "The Lone R a nger." The th eme of our recent rush party was Temptation. All of the girls came dressed in dungarees, shirts, old hats, and burlap bags. The highlight of the eve ning was a skit, "Clem a nd L em," with Bernie V avro, Betty Dickert, P a t Lillie, Jun e Fraps, Betty Hippensteel. an d Pa t Buckwa tten having the parts. The rushees really enjo ye d it and we had a great tim e producing it. Three girls from th e newly installed Bucknell cha pter visited us from M arch 14- 17. They were elementa ry edu ca tion majors a nd were in Philadelphia to visit some of our schools. It was nice to h ave them as ou r gu ests a nd we hop e they will return soo n. Among our coming ac tivities are a barbecue, a t ea for t.he facult y, a dinn er for the seniors a nd a Mother's D ay tea. W e are also planning to have a L ea d ers' D ay at the end of ApriL- BARBARA L EVENSTEIN.

Drexel Institute TH E closing of this sc hool year is one that th e Nu Nus h ate to see arrive. Both our se nior a dviser, Mrs. Do rothy H olverson, an d our junior a dviser, Miss M ary Fetter KK, will be leaving. Mrs. H alverso n, who has b ~ co m'e the embodim ent of th e Alpha Sig spirit to us, is moving to the W est w.h ere her husband will begin practice as a m edical do ctor. Miss Fetter, who is one o.f the best saleswomen th e Nu Nus eV'er ha d , will To take sti ll be a member of the college faculty. th eir places, the N u Nus feel fortunate to have Mrs. M a ry Zi mm erman, who became a pledge in February, an d M rs. D ecima A nd erson, who graduated from Drexel last Jun e with th e high est Alpha Sig scholastic average of th e year. Our Mother-Patroness group is busy planning an Apri l bake sale. Each term this group seems to become more valuable to us. For our second rush party this year, the mothers cooked and served a delicious ham dinner for seventy actives an d rushees. Speaking of mothers brings to mind the fashion show that Mrs. Holverson' s Fashion Show Production class put on for ou r alumnae, actives, and moth ers. " Potp ourri" was the th eme with the girls modeling clothes from M a drid, P aris, R ome, and London. One of our pled ges, P a t Budd, was chosen by the fac ulty to represent Drexel a t the Washington's Bi~h-

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Above: Who wou ld have guessed? The A~A clowns are Tau Tau's Von Slingerland, Kate Stewart, Bette H offman, and Mary Wilson as they performed at the Fort Hays Follies.

mucker TT, practices her ballet dance before going on at the Fort Hays Follie . Right:

ue Etchieson, Beta Mu is ROTC Military at Henderson tate T eachers CoUege.

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Above: Three Beta Omega member off their new piano.

Above at top: The Beta P i and original photos as specialiti from left to right are everal arti tic Janice Rivard, Merlyn Mott, Marilyn eated before the

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Left: Ann Hertzler reigns as 1954 Queen of "The Echo," yearbook of Northeast Missouri State College.

~ Alpha Sigma Studio, with profiles

reshman Carnival. Pictured with their creations: Barbara Place Joanne Haslam, and Mary Hamilton: are Jeanne Strand and Jean Lucas.

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Center: The student body selected Alpha Beta's Mary Lou Bill as their 1954 Queen of Hearts. Right: Dr. J. W. Jones, president of Northwest Missouri State College, crowns Annie Lou Cowan as the A:I:A Sweetheart.

day program at Valley Forge. Pat, who is a sophomore, has managed to compile a very imposing list of activities to her record during th e past two years. Along with J ean Foseid Joan Albanese, and Joan Keers, she recently became ; member of Alpha Psi Omega, th e dramatic fraternity here at DIT. Another event of the past term which 路brought honors to one of our girls was th e election of Elaine Hille as vice president of the WAA. Our social pla ns for spring term includ e Spring and Shore W eeke nds, th e Senior Farewell Banquet, and a par ty a t th e Pa nh elle ni c House. Surprisingly enough, we are th e first of th e four sororities on campus to hold a social function a t the House. Thanks to D ee Corso, ou r socia l calendar has bee n crowded with many good times this year and we are looking forw a rd to th e closing eve nt of th e year with a great d eal of an ti ci pation .ANCY NIEL EN.

Nu Nu Presents Mercia Grassi CuRLY black hair and d ancing brown eyes characterize M ercia Grassi who is u Nu chapter's Alpha Sig Sweetheart. R e c e n t I y crowned ewm a n Club Quee n at Drexel Institute of T echnology, M ercie is a scphomore in the retail manage ment course. On M a rch 10, 1954, she was the recipient of th e Eta Mu Pi a ward given to th e outstanding Drexel tudent interested in retailing a a career. M erci e's d eep intere t in r e t a i I management is proven by the fact that he serves as a dvisor to th e John W anamaker Mercia Grassi, Nu Nu's T ee n C lub in Philad elAlpha Sigma Alpha Sw eetphia-a big job ha ndled heart. ve ry capably by thi girl who i onl y nin eteen herself! Be id e teigning as its Queen, M erci e is al o th e ocial chai rman of th e N ewman C lu b. She erve the coll rgr as ecreta r y of th e R etai ler ' Club a nd a a mr mb er of Ga mm a Sigma igma, na tional ervice sorority. Du ri ng her fr hm a n yea r, M erc ie wa a m ember of th e \'ar ity ba ke tba ll squ ad. This yea r she was a big fa tor in th e ucce s of th e ;\!u u team in intrath a lon ba ketba ll compe tition . The city of Phila delphia has a l o tak n notice of thi popula r girl. Ea rl elby' column in Th e Evening Bullet in gave her a wri te-up upon her election a president of th e M elrose .'\eadem 路 Alumnae Group--the yo un ge t in th e hi to ry of th e chool. While a nior a t M lro e, M ercie served a s th e chool pre ident. With her glowing e nthu ia m, ever ch ee rful smile, a nd incere fri e ndlin c , M ercie 1 rea ll y a " we th ca rt" to all th e u u . I it a ny wond er?

Buffalo State Teachers C ollege Low LIGHT S and dreamy music and once again we were gathered at th e annual Sweetheart Dance, one of the highlights of Pi Pi chapter' ocial life. H eld at the Buffalo Launch Club on February 13, the event was wonderfully successful and was climaxed with th e prese ntation of a dozen red roses to th e Swee theart Couple of th e yea r, Elenie Dellas and G eorg Ba il. Following th e dance, we work ed enthusia ticall y for m a ny wee ks on "Alphaquade," an a quatic show which was our chapter' contribution to "State Fair,' an a nnual college event. Held in the pool, its th eme this year was a Beach Part y and the spectators were e nter ta ined with three wa ter balle t and a p a ntomime to the so ng, " D a dd y." R e: ponsible for the success of the show are Pi Pi 's two swimming tars, Zip Ba ker a nd Doris L aRosa. On th e wee k end of M arc h 20, Pi Pi chapter, a t th e invitation of D elta Sigma Ep ilon sorority., njoyc d a d elightful two da ys at th e College Camp a t Franklinville. Outdoor sport , indoor games, a nd ghost stori es were on th e age nd a. Three of our girls, Carol Funcheon, M ario n Bowm an, a nd Joann e T ay lor, attended a wee k end conference a t Oswego, with Buffalo. O swego, a '1d On eonta chapters rep rese nt ed. An excha nge of pla ns a nd id eas b rought th e girls hom e with lots of inspiring info tmati on. On M arch 30, th e college chapter h eld a card party for th e Buffa lo a lumnae chap ter a t the college union. Th e highli g ht of th e evening was enter ta inment by a few of th e chapter girls a nd, o f co urs , refreshm ent were served. Pi Pi is lookin g forw ard to entertaining our mothers a t a M other's Day tea in M ay. C ha pter life ha not been limited to ocial functions, eighPi Pis are don at ing th eir time and money to a borhood House in th e less fortunate sec tion of the ci ty an d are planning to send an Easter ba ket filled with good solid food to a need y famil y.

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Fort Hayes, Kansas, State College IT's no wonder that members of Tau Tau have been walking on clouds th ese past few weeks; March has been an eventful an d ex tremely successful month. Just to bring everyone to date on things-our carniva l which was February 19 was a huge success from which we cleared over seventy-five dollars. In 'intrar~JU r als we are still at th e top in the race for participatiOn. Baske tba ll season found the Alpha Sigs winners

Pi Pi chapter committee meets at central office. Pictured first row-left to right: Dorothy Milano, Joanne Taylor, Marlene Garfield, Elenie Dellas. Second row: Jane Staebell, Doreen Newman, Mrs. Carolyn Heyman, adviser, Carol Funcheon, Nancy Wright. Now, in culmination of our school year, we are looking forward to a glorious ten days a t our summer cottage on the lake immediately following Jun e exams.ELENIE DELLAS .

Marshall College RECENTLY we had our first informal for th e new semester. This dance was our ann ual costume ball. Jackie and Cecil Schulze won th e best costume award with their gay nineties bathing suits. W e entertained our alumnae with a tea in M a rch . Now we are busy practicing for the Interf ra ternity Mother's D ay Sing which wilJ be h eld on May 9. Since Alpha Sigma Alpha won the blood donor trophy last semester, we are keeping our fing ers crossed th at we win it again this semester. W e ha ve h ;~rl al-T'"' ~ l 00 per cent turnout, but we will not know th e outcome for a couple of weeks whether or not we won th e trophy for th e third time. -JACKIE ScHULZE.

Western State College THE Winter Quarter one-ac t plays were presented in March with two Alpha Sigs represented, Irma Wilson a nd Phyllis 'Bell. The chapter is now busily writing a skit to be given in an hour-long all school assembly in competition for a ten dollar prize. The annual Grid Banquet is coming up and ideas for a skit for it are being gathered. Plans are also being made for our coming Spring Formal, tentatively set for May 8. Formal initiation for our pledges will be held within the next few weeks. Goat Day was held on April Fool's Day- very appropriate! The pledges gave us a rough time a ll day, then surprised us with a picnic that evening. We had a wonderful, though hectic day and I 'm sure Goat Day-195'4 wilJ be a pleasant memory for us all . The officers for next year were elected at th e end of March . W e know next year's cabinet wilJ live up to the fine example set by this year's officers.-PHYLLIS BELL.

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Winners of League I of the basketball intramurals and second place winners in the tournaments is Tau Tau's team. Pictured on back row-from left to right: Julia Smuchek, Von Slingerland, Bette Davis Hoffman, Nan Larmer. Front row: Jan Mountain, Helen Libhart, Dot Nuckolls, Kate Stewart. of their league and second place winners o.f th e entire tournam ent, in an ex tremely low scori ng game 11-8. Softball and shuffieboard will be the next even ts. M arch 5 was th e d ate for th e second annual Fort Hays Follies. T a u T a u presented an act entitled "Circus Playd ay" which consisted of a clown d ance, an acrobatic tumbl er, and a tight-rope walker. Juli a Smerchek was our " barker" and the music was furnish ed by our own band. On March 15, we had installation services. for our new officers. H elen Libhart will be our president for next year. March 17 was the date of our third annual St. Patrick's Day tea for faculty women. This project is designed as practical social training for Tau T a u pledges. Spea king of pledges, we are terribly proud to report that we now have ten new pledges. The lntrafraternal Sing is next on our agenda ; this year we plan to take first.-VoN SLINGERLAND.

Northwest Missouri State College DR. J. W. JoNES , president of Northwes t Missouri State College, crowned Annie Lou Cowan as our Sweetheart Queen at our annual Sweetheart D a nce. From bÂŁ>neath a canopy of red and white streamers, cupids, and hearts, th e chapter sang our Sweet heart Song to our Quee n. Shirley Motsinger presided at the refreshment ta ble which was decorated with an .A1:.A sparkling in silver and banked with green leaves and candles. Mal-

lerd Maune, mistres of ce remonies. announced J ean Goodson who sang " With A Song in My Heart .' Johnny elson's ba nd starring one of our sorority sisters, Sandra Almquist, played many wonderful dance tunes.

Schurr is co-chairman of Ball State's annual aquaticus. March 18, our pledges gave u a party . We had to dress like pirates, an d we even had to walk th e gang plank in the door where we were presented with eye patch nam e tags. W e were sent all ove r campu on a treas ure hunt. We had a good tim e playing a ga me that was new to some of u . W e were divid ed into m a ll g roups, and one of us a fter being told th e nam e of a song had to go bac k to th e group an d try to draw th e title on a piece of paper. W e soon found out th a t we were not very good artists. Our closed dance will have the Mardi Gra theme. Pat Morrison Ribord y is th e general chairman. The affair is going to be a dinn er-dance a t th e D elaware Coun-

Phi Phi chapter members are shown in their sorority suite. The M aryv ille a lumnae chapter entertain ed us with a buffet supper. St. Pa trick 's Da y d ecorations were carried out. After the dinn er our n ew pledges were introduced and prese nted with red carnations.-MALLERD MAUNE .

Ball State Teachers College WE, of Chi C hi, are very proud of our alumnae, beca use th ey a re always doing something nice for us. February 22, they honored our senior girls with a buffe t upper. The seniors received memo pa ds with A ~A on th em. On M arch 5, we had one of our most uccessful dances. It was called " Spring D ebut," a nd was our fir t dance honoring our pledges. The evenin g was climaxed by singing th e swee thea rt song a nd prese nting eac h pled ge to th e group. The big sisters prese nted their little sis t r with A1:A lapel pins. R efr es hm ents were served with th e decorations of spring Aowers on th e serving ta b! . J o R eger a nd Lind a Fish were co-cha irmen for th e dan ce. W e a re happy to have been invited by a number of fra terniti es on ca mpus to ha ve exchange parti es with th em. On M arch 3, we had a " Y-All Com e" party with th e Sigma T a u Gammas. We wore blue jea ns and plaid shirt and carried out th e th eme of th e Old W es t. Both groups provided entertainment; an d a ft er refres hm ents were erved, we squ are da nced a nd had a song fes t. On M a rch 16, was our circus pa rty with th e Kappa Sigma K a ppas. Th e ent erta inmen t consisted of every thing from a ba ton tw irl er to many da nci ng clown . After playing charad es, we da nced a nd a te th e eve ning a way. We ar looking forw ard to a pi cnic with th e The ta Chi , M arch 30. R ece ntl y some of ou r gi rl s a tt end ed th e regiona l lead er hip co nference at Mi am i University. They enjoyed mee ting with th e other girls th ere. We are in th e process of organizing a volleyba ll tea m with Jo L askow ki as its captain. Our basketball tea m came in th ird this year, and we have two bowling teams in th wom en' recrea ti onal as ociation leag ue. J an

Some Chi Chi actives at a pirate party which the pledges gave for the actives. try C lub on May 14. The way th a t pla ns a rc shaping up this should be one o( our most colorful a nd gayest dances. We a re thrill ed that one of our advisers, Mrs. Primm er, is going to be initi a ted a long with th e rest of our pledge into our sorority, a nd will soon be a n lpha Sig. The song, we ha ve chose n this yea r to sing a t th e inter-sorority and fra ternity sing on Parents D ay, is " W e' ll Build a Stai rway to th e S.tars." Carolyn Miller is directing us aga in this year.-Juov HALE .

Northwestern State College A the lyrics of the ong go, " lpha Sig a re high mind ed, believe to my soul they' re doubl e-jointed, they ju t work a nd don t mind it, a ll d ay long," th e Psi P i have b en doing ju t th a t. Our pring form a l is to be May 8, a nd we have ha d several proj ec ts this yea r to help build our treasu ry up. W e would like to tell our sisters on th e other chapters of one of our v ry original idea . The sorority purcha d a bolt of red cotton Aannel and white seam tape. W made long, shirt-tail gowns like grandpa used to

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wear and put a huge red pocket on the left side. W e mad e the letters "A1:A" out of the white seam tape and stitched them on the pocket. Our alumnae here in Natchitoches h elped us to make the gowns. W e have enjoyed wearing these gowns and th ey are always a "must" for our slumber parties. Some of the other sorori t,ies here liked the idea so well that th ey want to try it next year. Why don ' t some of you try making these gowns and selling them to your m embers for a small profit? You will be helping yo ur sorority as well as having something tha t you will always treas ure. We want to take this opportunity to express our thanks. to our alumnae who helped us m ake these gowns. W e do apprecia te th eir coopera tion a nd they are a lways willing to h elp us wh enever we call on th em. So, thanks !-from a ll of the Psi Psis.

Members of Psi Psi chapter show their red A1:A gowns like grandfather used to wear.

Our philanthropic proj ec t IS progressing nicely. Each month we give ou r a dopted family somet hing that they need in the hom e or for th emselves. This month we bought new Easter frocks for the entire family. N ext month we pla n to give them sheets for their home. Saving th e bes t for last we are mighty proud of Beta Gamma's grade point average for th e semester, 2.8 3. This was seco nd highest among the sorori ties on the cam pus.- GAYLE VAUGHT.

Mississippi Southern College WITH th e arriva l of spring, we, Alpha Sigs here at Southern haven' t had ti m e to catch "Spring F ever. " This year has rea ll y bee n an outstanding one for us. H onors galore have been bestowed on us durin g this year. W e h ave three sweeth earts, two sis ters , two nam ed to Who 's Who tn American Colleges and Universities, a nd one named to that very excl usive spot of Southern ' s Hall of Fame. Our Presid ent J oyce Magee, who is th e editor of th r: 1954 Southerner, MSC 's yea rbook, is a lso th e dream gi rl of Pi Kappa Alpha and a hold er of a position in W ho's Who; Peggy Bowling was crowned swee th eart of the Yellow J a ckets ; A'da ir Bates, one of our cutest and smartest pledges, was presented as the swee th eart of Phi K appa Tau ; C h ristin e and Mildred L adn er, sisters, were chosen as the Southern ch a pter of Sigma Phi Epsilon's sisters ; Lou Lawra nce, our vi ce-presid ent, was named to th e Hall of Fame a nd Wh,o's Who. With all these honors, we are sti ll planning more activities. We plan to hold a mother-daughter banquet soon. At this banquet we wi ll present a loving cup to our

A rummage sale and a cake sale are in the making for April. W e will let you know of the outcome of this next time.- BETTY Lo u HuR ST.

Northeastern State College BETA GAMMA has just given one of the finest dances in its chapter's history . The theme, " Star Dust," was carried to perfection by th e d ecora tion cha.irman, Pat Myers, and her able committee. The bandstand was a huge crescen t moon with silver stars placed around it. In the center of the ballroom, a cascade of sm aller stars formed one huge star tha t hung from th e ceiling. Blue spots were used throughout th e evening. Another crescent moon was placed in a corner of the ballroom for the Alpha Sig Swee theart to step through. During intermission the master of ceremoni es, J ack Campbell, introduced a sextet of girls who sang " Moonglow," an d "Stairway to th e Stars." The girls were P a t Nicholson, Margaret Wilson, Louise Freeme n, Penn y Young, Jo a n King, and Harriet Powell. Following th ese numbers all the Alphas came forward a nd breathlessly awai ted the swee th eart to come throug.h th e moon. Mildred George, a sophomore a nd our ch a pter treasurer, was crowned Alpha Sig swee theart b y Howard Topping, Phi L amb president. The Alphas sang their sweethear t song to the lovely young lady. Beta Gamma is still raising money with those wonderful bake sales. The mon ey is now being raised for our state day, which is to be held here April 24. We are dail y making plans for this even t.

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Mildred George receives congratulations for being elected Beta Gamma's 1954 Sweetheart.

outstanding pledge. Of co urse, th ere will be our annual spring house party. This tim e we will have a spend-theday party on th e Mis issippi Gulf Coast- wh ere th e convention next summ er will be held . Social life doesn' t tak e all our time-we placed first schol astically during the Fa ll quarter a nd las t qu arter m a ny of our names a ppeared on th e Honor Roll. During th ese busy days, we haven' t overlook ed in our tim e budge t, a chan ce to help others. We rece ntly helped bu y a heari ng aid for a little boy in th e South rn Speech C linic. All of us have beg un our banks for the ' 55 co nvention. W e hope a ll of yo u h ave ado pted our plan. W e hope to see all of yo u th cn. -JoA NNE WALDR UP.

Madison College MAJOR an d minor elections were held rece ntl y a t M adison and a mong th e newly elec ted campus lead ers are six A2:As ! They are Lib J efferson, secretary of th e Student Government Association ; Joyce Gwa ltney, trea urcr of SGA ; M eg Covey, editor of th e Handbook ; Jud y Freem a n, ch a irma n of th e Socia l Committee of SGA ; Barbara Shafer, business manager of Th e Breeze, our ca mpus newspa per ; Jun e Holt, treas urer of th e YWCA ; and Anne H arris, busin ess man age r of th e Athle ti c Associa tion . Then wh en th e elec tion of next year's senior cl ass offi cers came along, M yrna H a rris was chose n to se rve as r porter a nd M ary Fred Turner, as sergeant-a ta rm . J oyce Munford a nd D iane Hunter will serve as Stud ent Governm ent represe nt a tives for th e class of '5 5. Another grea t honor was brought to Beta Epsilon by Ani tamae Snead, who was rece ntl y elected M ay Quee n. On M ay 8, Anita will be crown ed in a bea utiful outdoor ceremony a nd will be surround ed by a co urt of thirty-eight lovely g irls . Llew Swa nn a nd Betty Jan e Frame will be maids in th e co urt. Those who were elected to be a tt ndants are : Eliza beth Browning, D light Strole, Mildred Gunn, Joan Thompson a nd Billi e Tyler. Earlier in th e semester, on F e,bruary 27 , th e G erman C lub, presid d over by Anita mae Snead, sponsored a spectac ul a r " Pink Fa ntasy Ball," th e musi c for which was provi ded by l'om my Tucker a nd his orches tra. Other A::!:As who, as G erman Club officers, were in th e fanha ped fi gure were Jud y Free man Di a ne Hunter, a nd Betty J ane Frame. A gay rece ption was given by B ta Epsilon in hon or of Betty La nd ers a ft er h r "senior recita l. " Betty a sopra no, gave a plcndid performa nce, si ngi ng diffi cult arias and ballads in four different la nguages. The man y flow ers th at she received brightened th e house for weeks aft erward â&#x20AC;˘a n d made us feel th a t spring was alread y upon us. Mild red Gunn, who is now concert mistress of th orche tra will give a violin concert on April 25. When th e second semes ter dea n's li t ap pea red, A2:A was w ll represe nted . Those whose na mes ap pea red on it were Elinor Ashby, Elizabeth Brow ning, Frances Dinwiddie Connie Eakin, Betty J ane Frame, Jud y Freeman, Lib J effer on, Lor tta K och , Betty L a nders, and Llew Swann. Three of th girls, Elinor Ashby, Be tty J a ne Fra me, a nd Lore tta K och, receiv d all "A" 's ! On M arch 13, three n w sist rs were welcomed a t Carter House. after whi ch we had a n informal supper a nd1 our usual slumberl es slumber party. Beta Epsilon grad who came back for the week end were J acki e

D ederi ck, M ar ia n Marshall, J ea n Shelley, Sondra M eyers Trent, Dot H arris Emily Woodford, Anne Das lcr, Betty Hiner, Laura Dunavan t Turner, a nd Carle Shufflebargcr Phibbs. Our la test philanthropic proj ec t was th a t of sponsoring th e R ed Cross drive on our campu .- LORETTA Ko c H.

Anitamae Snead Reigns As Queen of May ANITAMAE S NEAD BE has been elected M ay Quee n by th e stud ent body of M adison College. On M ay 8 she will reign over a court of thirty-e ight lovely girls in an outdoor celebration and will occ upy th e ce ntra l float m th e M ay D ay parad e. Anita is majoring in home economi cs a nd plans to do demo nstra tion work after gr adu a tion . Besides being ac ti ve in sorority affairs, she is president of th e German D a nce Club a nd holds membership in th e Modern D ance Club, YWCA Franc s Sa le H ome EcoBeta Epsilon's An itamae nomics Club, and R ecAnita Snead reigns as May Queen. rea tion Council. also has served on th e staff of The Breeze, M a dison College's new paper.

Southwestern Lou isiana Institute TH E BETA ZETA girls have been g1vmg Old G ra ndfa th er Time a race. Prepara tions are almost com ple ted for th e an nu al Stunt ight whi ch is to be held on April 7. Needless to say th e rehea rsals h ave bee n long and haPd as we are tryin g extra ha rd to win first place. If we take first place we will have permanent possession of th e Stunt Night troph y. R ecentl y we held initiation services fo r our pledge class. After th e ceremony we honored th e new members a t a party held a t th e hom f! of D ea n a nd M rs. Thomas J . Arceneaux. Chapter elec tions a re over a nd th e new officers are busy ass uming th eir duties.-BETTY JEA N GuiDRY.

Dickinson State Teachers ColJege OuR ann ual spring banquet is scheduled for May 22. All of Beta Eta's old members come back a t this tim e to renew old fri endships and mee t th ir new sisters. Alpha Sigma Alpha and Phi Sigma Pi, our brother fraternity, will h ave a combined picnic in M ay. E veryone is waiting anx iously for this big event. On April 6, th Be ta Eta girls had an assembly program. A fashion show wa given, showing th e styles from

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the " R oaring Twenties" to th e present time. Va leria Kuhn wrote the script for it. Gi lbert and Sull ivan's opera, "Trial by Jury," was given M arch 22, wi th Elsie Benz, Alice Nodtl and, Ruth McConnell, Marilyn Born, Eileen Privrotsky, and Isa bel Lapp from Beta Eta taking part in it.- ]OAN NE BICE.

The entire sorority is busy making fin a l pla ns for the annual " Cotton Ball," an all college orchestra da nce sponsored by th e sorority. This dance is to be held April 3. Many pla ns are also being made for our a nnual asse mbly program whi ch will ha ve for its theme, the "Birth of th e Blues." This will be M ay 11 , a nd will be our las t big eve nt of th e year besi·des our many picnics. - MAR ILY N MAYES .

Cen tral Michigan C ollege FRIDAY, March 26, we held a "Su itcase Dance" with our brother fraternity, Tau Alpha Upsi lon, a nd we celebrated All Fools' Day with th em on Thursday, April 1, with "Fools' Frolic." Saturday, M ay 8, we enterta ined our mothers at a Mothers' Day Party in K eeler Union . The hig event of spring was our spring formal at the Mt. Pl easant Country C lub. Togeth er with th e TATs we will swirl around th e floor to th e musi c of Berni e M ay hew's orchestra on Saturday, May 15. The following Tuesd a y will find us at Island Park, here in Mt. Pleasant, for a picnic with th e m emb ers of T a u Kappa Upsilon, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Phi Sigma Epsilon. On M emorial D ay week end, we will have a house party at P entwater at th e summer home of P etrine Churchi ll, past president of Be ta Theta.- MARILY N UPTO N.

Radford College SPRING is h ere again, but th e Beta Iotas h ave no tim e for spring fever. Everyon e has been working to mak e th e R ed Cross drive a huge succcess. Th e drive is sponsored! annually on our ca mpus by A~A. To raise money we challen ged th e faculty to a vo lleyball game, gave a minstrel, and h ad a n auction sale a t whi ch we a uction ed away articles of clothing donated by members of th e fa culty. Somethin g new is h a ppening to us in th e way of spring rushing. This is a first for us. W e are all excited about h avi ng more new m embers. Spring qu ar ter m ea ns cabin p ar ti es . E veryo ne is looking forward to thi s tim e as it m eans fun for a ll. Too, many of our a lumn ae come back to "party" with us.M ARY ANN PERRY .

W es tern Illinois State College M ARILYN THOMA S was crown ed "Sweeth ear t" of th e ann ua l Greek Ball, th e Valentine dance of th e year sponsored by the frat ernities on cam pus. Marilyn was spon ored by the interfrate rnity co un cil. Our spring dinn er d a nce, th e " R ed Slipper Ba ll," held on M arch 20, was well a ttend ed. The highlight of th e evening was th e crownin g of our mod el pledge, Rh eta Rob eson. The M acomb a lumnae and th e Beta K appa ch a pter were hostesses this yea r for th e a nnu a l sta te meeting. It was held a t th e Lamoine Hotel in M aco mb on M arch 27. Various gro up s met a nd co ndu cted di scussions concern ing ways to b etter our college ch apters a nd to h elp the community. The m ee ting was well a ttend ed, a nd it proved to be a most enjoy able an d profitable experience.

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Arkansa State Teachers College THE Beta L a mbd as recen tly held initia ti on services for 18 n ew m embers in our chapter room . W e were very happy a nd proud of our pled ge gro up a nd now we arc looking forward to a gra nd new year with our new mem bers. Rita F rarrante was chosen as th e bes t pledge. We arc looking forward with a great deal of eagern ess to the visit of our na tional presiden t, Miss Evelyn G. Bell, in April. We are bus y making plans for her visit. Our a nnu a l spri ng formal will be h eld on April 24. The theme is to be Wilma McClain is Beta " M oon light a nd R oses ." for Lambda's cand idate Committees are busy Scroll Beauty. working on the da nce. Th e Beta L a mbd as helped in enter ta ining wh en ou r brother fr a ternity Phi Sigma Epsilon was th e host to its regio na l conclave on our campus.- P AT BoLLE ' ·

Introducing Ch ri st ine Cal vert CHR I TINE CALVERT, one of Beta Lambda's o utstanding a lumn ae and a charter member, i now serving as co-adviser of th e chapter. While atte nding Arka nsas State T eachers College, she m ajored in hom e economics and . th en ta ught for several years in hi gh sc hool. Af ter r ece iving her master's d earec in clothing from the University of Arkansas, Ch ristin e became a staff member of th e home economics d epartmen t a t ASTC. H er loyalty and interes t in the chapter stands out as a striking example Christine Calvert is coto th e Beta Lambda girls. a dvisor of Beta Lambda The chapter loves her chapter. d early as C hristine typifi es th e tru e m ea ning of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Henderson State Teachers College MoLLY SuE STAUBER a nd Joy R amsay were tapped to H ea rt and K ey. Marjorie Rowell and J ean Bryant were elected to Alpha Chi. J ea n is also vice president of the Business and E conomics Club. Sara Redding is a member of th e square dance team, and Maggi Culpepper is publicity direc tor of th e mod ern dance group. Mary Lillian L ee and H esta Faye Cowan had roles in the college production of " Everyman," and Mary Lillian was also in cast of "Alice in Wonderland." Wanda Brown was one of th e outstanding freshm en first semester. On th e D ean's List were Greta Owens, Sara R edding, Sunshine Dilla rd, J ean Bryant and Libby Wi~liamson . Practice teaching this semester are Sue Etchieson, p,a t Racop, Wincie Davis, Mary D ell McKee, Wanda H ensl ee and Joy Ramsay. Our initiation weekend was one to remember. The soon-to-be-memb ers were guests of honor at a coffee given Saturday mornin g at the lovely home of Mrs. Jack K enn edy, one of our patronesses. Saturday night the Alpha Sigs enterta ined th eir dates with a hillbilly party at the legion hut. Faded, patched blue jeans and shirts, painted fr eckles, and slouchy hats set a gay tempo for the evening. Entertainment included games, contests, and da ncing, a nd was climaxed by a hilarious skit presented by the pled ges. Sunday morning the Alpha Sigs attended church in a group ; Sunday aft ernoon the initiation ceremon y was held, a nd Sunday night the new members sha red honors with th e mothers at our annual MotherDaughter ba nqu et. Big sisters exchanged gifts with their little sisters at this tim e, a nd Charlotte Cooper was announced as the recipient of th e Best Pledge award. She received a n Alpha Sig bracelet. W e have also held pledgin g for a new pledge class. Custom a rily the memb ers entertain new pledges, but these pled ges surprised us by serving coffee and red-andwhite Alph a Sig ca ke to th e members after the pledge service. A new set of officers has bee n installed a nd th ey a re going right to work on plans for R eddie Day, th e a nnua l wee kend a nd summer parties, and other proj ects. LI BBY WI LLIAM SON.

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SPRI G came to K entu cky and found Beta u busily working toward the end of the school yea r. Ru shees entered Al:A-la nd this tim e to find fierce Indi a n war ri ors dressed in burla p acks an d India n bla nk ets. L ip ti ck took th e place of a uth enti c wa r pa int. H ighlight of the eve ning was th e entra nce of our head qu a w a nd her sleeping pa poose. Ou r pi d ge cia s i an exceptiona ll y large one. Emphasi this emes ter in pled ging has cha nged to become mo re b enefi cial to th e pledge as well as th e active. Followin g the installa tion of offi cers three of ou r M oth er Pa tron ce es were officia lly insta lled . They are M rs. H a rl a n Hodges, Mrs. George Hart, a nd Mrs. A. M . Wolfson . mong ou r ph ila nth ropic activi ti es, we aga in sponored th e campus R ed Cross d rive with thi year's quot a doubl th a t of las t yea r. Also to be included is ou r second trip to th e ho pita! a t Fort C a mpbell .

Events to tak e place in th e immediate future are the Spring Carnival and Panhellenic Workshop. Alpha Sigma Alpha is always well represented in this carnival. In th e previous year we carried away more than our share of honors with our hill-billy show and queen of the carnival. The Panhellenic Workshop will tak e place at Kentucky Lake also th e site of our annual hay ride. Both of th ese ac;ivities offer a diversion for Alpha Sigs. In May we will have our Mother-Daughter Banquet. This month also includes the end of pledgeship and we welcome our new sisters with a dance h eld in their honor.- ANNE LINTON .

Oneonta State Teachers College RusHING proved to be very successful this yea r. We have pledged eleven freshmen, our quota for spring rushing. Plans are now underway to initiate these girls. We have made great plans for a Parents' Week e nd to be held on May 7-9. Invitations ha ve been sent out to all our parents and a gala week end is being anticipated. The annual Junior Prom, held on February 7, brought anoth er honor to Beta Xi chapter. Fay Ogden was crowned Queen of this all-school da nce. .Our favorit e weekend, Alpha Sig Spring week end, is being planned for May 14-16. A formal banquet, a picnic and the Senior Ball complete the events of this week end. W e even have party fa vors for our dates. J a net Fippinger, G eraldine Bisgrove. and Eleanor Borgelt as president, treasurer, and chapiain, respectively, attended an officers' conference at Oswego on March 20-21. Pi Pi, Be ta Tau, and Beta Xi chapters a ttend ed and plans were formulated for the sorority activities of 1954-55.- SuE SNELL.

Wayne University SPRING has sprung a nd Rho Chi memb ers ar pressing form a ls in a nticipa tion of th eir third annu al Dinner Dance. It will be held this yea r on M ay 15 in th e Sola rium Room of the Park Shelton . Last M a rch th e Michigan Alpha Sigs met at Mount Pleasant wh ere Beta Theta was hostess a t our ve ry first a nnu a l Sta te D ay. W e' re all in favor of having m a ny man y more, and a re looking forwa rd to a fall house pa rty for a ll three chapters. Ou r fo rm al Ru sh Pa rt y was h eld Thursday, M a rc h 25, in th e University Room a t Student C enter . Ru shees were served dinn er a nd were given flowers a favors. President Cora Schenck ga ve a brief talk on th e history an d mea ning of Alpha Sigma Alpha. A ide fro m this th e girls exercised th eir vocal chords with inging and talking. Pl a ns a re a t this moment just getting und er way for Pa nh ellcnic Sing wh ich is scheduled for th e e nd of Ap ril. Be tt y Moore, music ma jor who transferred from M t. Pl ea a nt, will be in cha rge. Also in th e pla nning stage is the tea which will be h eld in th e middle of M ay to show Rho Chi mothers how mu ch we appreciate th e help which they have so gladl y given. e t aside for th e annual PanhelM ay I is the d a t leni c Ball which will be held this year in the Hotel Tuller . Also on th e agend a of semi-formal da nces is

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the senior ball which will be May 22. As in previous years, before and after parties are being planned. Dr. Milton Covensky of the history department will be our entry in the Ugly Man contest. This campus-wide contest is to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy research. It wiU be preceded by a dance this year. Alpha Sigs are planning parties around this too. Alpha Si·gs said bon voyage to Joan Hamilton at a party at their faculty adviser's house. Joan and her mother sailed for England on April 1. There she will join her hus-band who is in the air force. Her sorority sisters are already looking forward to her return in 1955. --JEAN RosENBALM.

Northern Illinois State Teachers College PLANS for our Spring Rush are well under way. Anita Scholz, our rush chairman, reports our theme will be that of the "Down South." All the actives will be dressed in formals . The entertainment will include the singing of Southern songs, a minstrel show, and also two soft shoe dancers. We entered a basketball team in intramural competition with other organizations and sororities on campus. The team was led by ·C aptain, Eadie Ocenasek. The other players were: Pat Straessle, Be tty Lentzner, Rita W.i lson, Babs Hirt, Doris Lutsch, D ee Zarn, and June Ocenasek. Our sorority finished the tournament as champions. Sixteen of us attended Illinois State Day. Saturday, M arch 27, at Macomb. W e were accompanied by our sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Marquis. Some of the girls spent the night at the Al:A sorority house. Everyone enjoyed themselves and are awaiting another opportunity in th e near future to visit with our sorority sisters. A tea has been planned in May by the Chicago alumnae for us. We lt11e looking forward to meeting former friends and alulnnae. Plans are under way for May Fete, May 21. The theme is "Under the Big Top."--J.uNE 0CENASEK.

Oswego State Teachers College SPRING is here, the bees are buzzin' and so are we, Alpha Sigs,-never an idle moment for this industrious hive! Taking first things first, Marilyn Olsen was first attendant to the Snow Queen at ur annual Winter Carnival Weekend, and Shirley Ullmann reigned as queen of Lambda Chi fraterni ty at Norwich College, New Hampshire, during their Winter Weekend. We have qu eens and we have "wheels." Terry Geonnone was recently elected consulting editor of The Oswegonian and Maureen Powell was elected treasurer of the ·Associated Women students. Two very successful teas, in honor of our, Alpha Sig Honoraries, were held recently. It gave th e lower classmen a chance to become better acquainted with this very active group and the sen'IOrs h ad a wonderful time reminiscing with them. As chairman of our Spring W eekend to be held m May, Mike Nothacker promises a week end never to be forgotten. An old clothes party was held Friday night, March 26. Mrs. Ridgeway, one of our honoraries, offered us her spacious barn for the evening. The Farewell Formal in honor of our graduating seniors was held the next night. Then on Sunday afternoon the Seventh Annual Alpha Sigma Alpha Sing was held. The sing has become a favorite tradition on Oswego's campus a nd every fraternal organization par ticipates in this event. 'IMusic on Parade" is th e theme for Sigma Tau D elta's an nual Float Parade. Diane Beaver, chairman of the float parade committee, has her creative cohorts busily planning "The Emperor's W a ltz" which will be our entry. Our Senior Banquet will be a time for mixed emotions. The talk will be light a nd gay, with just a touch of nostalgic undertone as we relive our wonderful funfill ed four years in Alpha Sigma Alpha, but when we finally join ha nds an d raise our voices "with a key of golden friendship"-the links in that chain will never fe el strof\ger, the wo!'ds in the song will never be more meanful.-KATHY BARBARO.

Southwest Missouri State College BETA SIGMA's calendar of events, including rushing, initiation, parties, and other school activities, will be climaxed by the annual spring dance. Plans are now under way to make this dance one of th e brightest affairs of the year. Also, th ere is th e inventory of honors to be tallied. Carolyn Piper was chosen to rei·g n as 1954 Sigma T a u Gamma Rose. Verneal Meyer, chapter president, was a candidate for queen of the annual Standard-Ozarko prom. Ra·l ph Flanagan chose the queen and her attendants, and Vernea l was a lovely member of th e queen's court. Miss Esther Bucher, n a tional editor, visited Beta Sigma in March, for an official inspection of the chapter. Miss Bucher was honored a t a brea kfast at th e chapter house by the college members, and by th e Spring,field alumnae group at a luncheon. We are looking forward to Missouri-Kansas State Day in Kansas City, on April 24.--HELEN KRISTEK .

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Indiana (Terre Haute) State Teachers College OuR first big event of the spring quarter· was our formal dan ce whi ch was held on Saturday, April 3, at Allendal e Lodge. We used a "Spring Festival" theme this year with high flying angel ha:ir clouds a nd loads of pas tel flowers around the d ance floor and on the tables. The next big event on our calendar is Indiana State D ay on April 24. Beta Upsilon is looking forward to welc<mling the Chi Chis of Ball Sta te and the a lumnae to our India na State camp us this year. Then on M ay 12, is Son~ Fest. Pa ulita Martin has been chosen as our director. And, on May 22, is the campus carnival in which we will be com peting for the most beautiful an d most successful booth. W e will close a wonderful year for Beta Upsilon with a farewell banquet for our seniors.-MYRNA WILD.

Stout Institute AMID campus elec tions and plans for the annual Stunt Night, the Beta Phis are a pretty busy group. The plans for the Stunt Night include various dances representing the 1920's, .30's, 40's, 50's, and an extra special dance of the future. Costume5 and scenery are being made or hunted up and pract路i ce sessions are taking place. Our ca ndidate fbr the position of treasurer of th e Stout Stud ent Association is Jolene Chrys.t. A2:A joined with the other campus sororities in spo.nsoring a St. .Pa trick's Day dance . Clover-leaf cookies and green punch were served. Everyone will agree th a t a "swell tim e was had by all." The newest business on the agenda was the elec tion of nex t year's officers and plans fo r th e Dinner Dance on M ay 22. On March 26, the Alpha Sigs attended church in a group, installed th eir officers, and th en had dinner togeth er in th e Tea Room. -Jo BREHM.

Arizona State College W E have been quite busy th e las t few weeks working on Greek Week. It started out Monday night with an as embly. Friday night, th e " Quee n for a Day" program was on campus. There was a picnic Sa turd ay, which included races of all kinds. W e won the Greased Pig race. The week was climaxed with a formal Sa tu rda y night where Di a na a nd Apollo were crowned. W e have a cake sale and rummage sale planned for next week end. In hopes of bringing more interes t in th e girls, w e are holding a cake baki ng party the night before, where a ll of us can get our cakes ma d e, an d h ave a good time at th e same tim e.- ANNE HI NKLE .

together. Alpha Sigma Alpha is tea med up with D elta Sigma Phi for the Chapel Service, picnic, skit night, da nce a nd track meet. we' started making plans way back in February and are hoping that Alpha Sigma will come out on top. Kati e R eid has been nominated as Gree k Goddess to reign over th e week. The winner will not be announced until the beginning of the Greek W eek. All the Beta Psis turn ed sewers for th e informal functions of th e Gree k week. W e each mad e a pa ir of red pedal pushers and white blouses. Our year will be climaxed with a house party to be held over M emorial D ay week end. We can think of no better way to end a year th a t has been as enjoyable as that of Beta Psis. - ]AN RIVARD.

~eta (')1Het}4 Bucknell University TH E most exciting week in February for Beta Omega chapter was Rush W eek, which lasted from F ebruary 17-21. Bids were sent out on th e seventeenth, and on the eightee nth we held our first bid pa rty. The th em e was the "Gay Nineties," in whi ch we presented an authentic melodrama, complete with th e "villains" and a chorus of can-ca n girls. The th em e of our Kid part y on th e ninetee nth was "Hill Billies. " At this party kits were giv:en, and a true mountaineer a tmosphere was produced with blue jeans, big straw h a ts and bare fee t. Preferenti al parti es were h eld on th e twenti eth, an d Beta Omega's th eme was " Toyla nd ." Everyo ne came dressed either as toys or as nursery rhyme characters. The suite wa lls were d ecorated with nursery rhyme sce nes, and stuffed to ys a nd anima ls were lined up around the

Western Michigan College of Education TEN new members have been a dd ed to the Beta Psi ro ll as th e result of spring rushing. Th e girls were pi dged on March 15, an d have now become official members. On March 27, the K alamazoo a lumn ae ha d the Beta Psis out to breakfast. The aff air was held at th e home of our p a trone s, Mr . Gielke. This was th e fir t gettogeth er of th e two group and from now on we hope to do it more often. pril 18 was our first birthday and we ha d a pecia l program . It hardly seem pos ible w e ha ve pent a wh o! yea r on W estern 's campu . D uring th e Ia t few month severa l honor ca me to th e Beta Psis. Pat D oppel wa elected as Topsy Turvy Quee n. The stud ent paid a penny a vote and th e mon ey wa turn d over to th e March of Dimes. Barbara Place was elec ted to member hip in Kappa Delta Pi, nation a l ducation honorary ocie ty. She was al o cho en cha irman of th e ociated Women Student June Breakfast. Cited for high scholar hip and a a n outtanding ophomore by Arista, honora ry wom en organiza tion, wa Marilyn H amilton. She also received the hi award of Sigma T a u Chi, bu ines fraternity. On M a 1-2, we entertained our Mothers for th e wee ke nd. On Friday eve ning we ntered the annual orority ing a nd Sa turda y we had a luncheon for th em. Greek Week will be celebrated from May 10-18. ll th e ororities and frat erniti es will enjoy a week of fun

Beta Omega's pledge class. First row-from left to right: Gay Gilbert, Lane Roess, Sallie Phy. econd row: Sheila Kraus, Sue Hadley, Donna Davie, Lois Reitz. Third row: Nancy Strassner, Lu dams, Barbara Hopf, Nancy Fleming. entire room. R ibboning took place the next day. ow th e chapter, and our twelve pledg , are making eag r plan for our Pled ge D ancr , which will be held on Apri l 3. The Phi L ambda Theta house will be the seen of th e dance, and it th eme will be " pril Shower . ' The Phi L ams, a local fraternity chap ter, are our brother frate rnity. On March 16, Beta Omega' n w officers for the coming year were in tall d.- LA RA DAVI .

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Akron, Ohio

Boston Introduces

AKRON alumnae h eld their February meeting at th e home of Jean Cissna. Our March meeting was with Dorothy Hollinger Scott. Our business meeting was turned over to making name cards for our State Day in Dayton.- LILLIE GREER.

Charlotte L. Adams

Baltimore, Maryland AFTER spending a weekend with my sisters of Beta Epsilon at Madison College where I witnessed the spring rushing, I fe el very strongl y tha,t more of our alumnae should return to their college chapters. The weekend proved to be ver y heartwarming in many respects . I knew absolutely no one and came away with many new fri ends and a renewed interes·t in my own alumnae chapter. Our Baltimore alumnae m et recently at th e hom e of Z cl Messenger at which time we completed our plans to entePtain the W ashington a nd Northern Virgini a chapters with a lunch eon a t Hampton House on May 15. Ha zel Taxacher, our phi la nthropic chairman, reported tickets had bee n secured to th e Hopkins-University of Virginia lacrosse game, for the cottage of boys at Strawbridge Home. J ean Sh elley was recently nom,i nated for president of the Madison College alumnae chapter. Our newest m ember is Amy Ruth Hodges H a rtl ey who comes to us from th e Philad elphia chapter.- JEA N SHELLEY.

Boston, Massachusetts OuR F ebruary m eeting took th e form of a tour through some of Boston's famous his·toric bui ld ings. It was enjoyed by many of the alumnae and th eir guests from th e college cha pter. The tour ended with a tasty tou ch of th e mod ern- a fe ast of pizzas. In March a good ly number gathered fo r a delicious luncheon at the famous Blue Ship Tea Room, after which many a-ttended a show. W e are looking forward to our April meeting a t Charlotte Hadley's wh en Hockey will show us some of her colleotion of antiqu e dolls . I Our May meeting at Charley Adam's is listed a s "Nuf Gniteem." Can you translate it? I can't so I'll just ,have to be pat•i ent. In J une we're having a "Back Yark Barbecue" at Edith Lund quist's-D oT CuRRIER.

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CHARLOTTE ADAMS, a Theta Theta alumnae, has bee n th e busy president of the Boston alumnae chapter this year. She may well be known as the travelling Theta Theta, a s it seems she is a lways on th e go. During th e school yea r of she 1948-49 was one of th e fi rs t exch a nge from teachers th e United S tat e s; and taught English a t th e L ycee d e J eunn es Filles, Ann ecy, H a uteSavoi e, France. Out of th e Betty Moberg, presiden t of Theta seven excha nges Theta chapter, and Charlotte Adams, to Fra nce, two presid ent of Boston a lumnae chapter, A I ph a were are pictured in front of Boston's Sigs, th e other H istoric C h rist C h urch . Betty is a C a rol yn w as former p upil of C harlotte. Clifton of Xi Xi, Lcs Angeles, a nd a noth er Boston a lumnae, Ruth M ayo taught in London, England. Cha rlotte claims she was purely lucky to be one of th e pioneer excha nge tea chers but we know th a t her witty humor, bouncing persona lity, and wid e store of knowledge .had a lot to do with her selection. Following h er exch a nge yea r she won two successive schola rships fo r fo reign study and travel. Th ese scholarship3 ena bl ed h er to spend th e summ ers of 1950 a nd 1951 in French a nd G erm an spea king countries. She also spent th e summer of 1952 in London, Paris, and 1\ nnccy- just enjoying herself! · Cha rlotte is a true Bostoni a n by birth a nd educa tion. Sh e a ttend ed Charlestown High School which practically sits on th e famous Bunker H ill. She attend ed Boston T eac her's College and Boston Univers•it y and has a B.S. in edu cation a nd a M.A. in roman ce langua ges. While a t Bos ton Univer ity she pled ged Alpha Sigm a Alpha a nd, i-t will be h a rd er to find a more loyal, sta unch supporter of A~A. She is also a m emb er of D elta Kappa Gamma, a national honor sorority for "key women in education." S-he has taught at Dorchester High School for Girls, T. A. Edison Junior High School and is now head of th e D epartment of Modern Foreign Languages a t Brighton High School. She is in charge of the Cercle

Francais and th e Music Club at th e high school and keeps her students busy and informed with such extracurricular activities as eating in French restaurants ( they call it "eating fluently in French"); attending th e M etropolitan Opera Company p erfo rmances and entertaining foreign speakers. It seems as if Charlotte works twenty-four hours a day. I have never seen anyone with such limitless energy. ot only satisfied with her teaching duties and sorority activities she is also a busy member of her community. She plays the organ at her church each Sunday and is active in her church group. She has helped with all the big, nation-wide charity appeals such as the Heart Fund and R ed Cross. She is now eage rly looking forward to the Convention in '55. She says this will give her a chance to see more of her own country and mee t some more of those wonderful Alpha Sigs.

Buffalo, New York ALONG with spring cleaning the Buffalo alumnae are looking forward to our annual party with the Pi Pi college chapter. Carol Funcheon has set the date for March 30. An evening of cards, conversation, and cute entertainmen t is in the offing. We' ll all have a wonderful time at the college union that evening. Also we plan to collect clothing for Korea. Several large bundles have been sent and were much appreciated. Our nominatin:g committee Kay Strickland, D ee Coleman, Joan Richmond, and Connie Batt, has been hard at work choosing candidates for offices to be filled next year. We are all very appreciative of the fine work done by our retiring officers. A big and hea rty cheer a nd a vote of thanks to Connie Batt, Dot Kraw, D ianne Roseberry, Fanny Gross, Jean Biggane, and Marion Clack . ew officers will be elected at our May luncheon honoring brides and graduates.-JoAN RICHMOND.

Canton-Massillon, Ohio KAY FALK GILTZ was hostess for our February meeting in h er new home. Martha Steiner Young, our president, told of plans for State Day to be held in Dayton on April 24. A report of our local philanthropic program was given by Betty Little Harner. We have "adopted " th e children at Molly Stark Tuberculosis Sanatorium. For Christmas we gave the littlest ones a box of toys, th e older girls were given toilet articles, an d th older boy received paint sets and puzzles. In February, we took all of them a candy bar and a box of juvenile books. For March we gave each of them a t. Patrick's D ay handkerchief and selected comic books. For Eas ter we are pla nning to give each youngster an Easter basket. W e are a lso collecting wool for making hooked rugs for th e occupational therapy department of th e ho pita!. Our program was doubly delightful. Laurette Suntheim r Leininger AA and her husband, C.B., gave an illustrated talk on their trip to Germany and Switzerland. W e were also pleased to have with us Viola Doxsee Fiscus llll. Plans are in the making for a get-together with the kron alumnae in June. Sue Sanford Campbell will be our hoste s at her Congre s Lake home.-BETTY LITTLE HAR ER.

Chicago, Illinois PLANS for our March meeting were changed at the last minute. T•he meeting was to have been held at Mary Sue Parvin's with Julia Palmer, her sister, as cohostess. Mary Sue came down with mumps and Julia was starting to "swell." With true Alpha Sig spirit, th e girls met for a potluck luncheon at Frances Weegar's home in Villa Park. The main topic of discussion was State Day which was held March 27, in Macomb.- JuLIA PALMER.

Cincinnati, Ohio W E are looking forward to and are making the programs for our annual State Day which will be held in Dayton ~his year. The Dayton chapter will be the hostess. The day begins with a business meeting preceding the luncheon and followed by a program in the afternoon. This affair gives us all a grand oppol'tunity to exchange ideas with other chapters and to visit with old fri ends. Our last meeting until fall will be a picnic the last part of May.-RuTH HERSHEY WILLITS.

Cleveland, Ohio IN March, we departed our half-dozen suburbs and met downtown at the Woman' s City Club. It's a favorite meeting place of ours, and one that usually attracts some of our members who are immobilized by the very thought of the distance between some of our homes. Cleveland is a big place, and the alumnae members are, alas, mostly scattered in three directions outside its boundaries. Of necessity, we developed a system of parliamentary procedure that woul d leave Robert's gasping. Our president, Catherine Landolf, was on her lunch hour, so by all talking at once and all talking very fast, we covered an incredible amount of business in that time. We reelected last year's officers. (They didn' t have time to decline.) Bern·ice De Tchon is going back to Panhellenic as delegate, and Martha Borch will be alternate. Martha and Ruth Duffey volunteer d for the next two days' work at the Cleveland Rehabilitation Center. Panhellenic supplies a volunteer for every day, and our turn comes around about every six wee ks. April 24, which could be known just as the last day of Metropolitan Opera week here, has mana!ged to get very complicated indeed. A number of our members, cheered on by a le tter from Helen Swart, are enthusiastically planning to go to Dayton for State Day. Those not quite so venturesome will attend the annual Panhellenic luncheon. We are hoping to get togeth er for a dinn er in May, to compare notes.-JA E FRY.

Cumberland, Maryland HERE in Cumberland, March came in like a lion and now, with spring approaching, we're all looking forward eage rly to the activities we have planned for our remaining mee tings. Three boxes of pocket book editions and playing cards have been sent recently to Newton Baker Veteran's Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and we' re collecting more to send at a later dat e.

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Becky McClure who lives in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, has invited us to the Maple Sugar Festival which is held each year. We are looking forward to an extend ed tour o.f the sugar camp soon. In April we're ·g oing to pack our annual Easter food basket for the Associated Charities to give to some n eed y family in Cumberland. The last of A•pril will find us working hard collecting everything we can find from relatives and friends for a rummage sale. Funds raised from the sale will be used for next year's projects. With our May meeting, when we'.Jl have a few useful tips on flower arrangements, and our Jun e luncheon, we come to the end of another successful .A~A year.HELEN GROSH.

Dayton, Ohio OuR February meeting was well attended and full of business and sociabil·i ty. Our president, Alma Molitor Snider, presided at the meeting. Martha Smelker and Phyllis Bryant, both of Alpha Alpha chapter, were weicorned as new members of our group. The hostesses were Lucille H erbert an d Erma Schmidt North. T·he vice-president, Thelma Butterfield Brown, presided at the luncheon meeting at Rike's in March. Plans for a rummage sale to provide funds for State Day were completed. The hostesses were Helen Boggess S.w art and Florence K.i ng Ballard. Our election of officers will be held at the April meeting at the home of Mary Mae Mikesell Mapp. H elen Stepleton Goodwin will be the co-hostess. Madeline Watson Knast and Mary Landis W eaver will entertain when the new officers are installed in May. Then we will •a ll look forwaTd to the big event of th e year, the picnic at Sauer's Cabin . The ho, tcsses will be Alice Ottman Sauer, Mary Helen Clark Ferguson, Mildred Cockrell McClure, and Vir.ginia Haga Black. April 24 is a b ig day in our calendar as on that day we will be the hostess chapter to Ohio State.--'LUCILLE SHIVELY HERBERT.

Detroit, Michigan-Delta Phi You have all h eard that Michigan has had Sta te D ay, held on the beautiful campus of C entral College of Michigan at Mount Pleasant. W e were well represented with our president, Mrs. Louis Landry, our national officers, M rs. Sara Bumgardner and Miss Louise McArthur, and Mrs. T. J. Davey, our Panhellenic d elegate attending. T.hey were supported by Mrs. W. C. Shepley, Mrs. Wm. Buchinger, Mrs. R. M. Mowry, and Mrs. Clark Butterfield. Luncheon was served at Keeler Hall on Satu rday. Kay Davey gave a talk on Pa nhelleni c a nd Kath erine Buchinger spoke on "Who's Who in A~A."

The girls all reported haV'ing a wond erful time and they enjoyed meeting th e lovely Alpha Sigs of Beta Theta at Mount Pleasant, Rho Chi at W ayn e, and Beta Psi at Kalamazoo. We are planning our annual husbands' night party to be held at the home of Sara J a ne and Harvey Bumga rdner's Jun e 6.- MARION PARKER.

Detroit, Michigan-Rho Chi IT surely seems good to have spring with us again . Plus th e nice weather it brings such good times for A~As . Among other things is th e college chapter' s annual dinner-dance which we are eagerly awaiting. Our first State Day is now a thing of th e past but the memories will linger on for a long tim e. The big day was March 20 at Mount Pleasa nt. Our own presid ent, H elen Bogdanovich, was one of the speakers. The March m ee ting was out in S·t. Cla.i r Shores at J eanne Turner's new home. Naturall y, we were all anxious to see her place so her two young sons conducted us on a tour. It was a pleasant surprise to see Jane Neeb and Betty Ludwig at the m ee ting. W e had nominations of officers so next month will be the big one when we elec t our leaders for the next year.JANE CHARVAT.

Florida-West Coast

Des Moines, Iowa OuR February mee ting was held in the home of Dorothy Pryor with D orothy and Pauline Black, assistant hostesses. A new m ember of our group is Lela Stringer, a charter member of I ota Iota, who is now working m the Board of Education office in D es Moines. Leona Wilcox, form er national secretary of A~A, attend ed this meeting. She is a busy person, being principal of two large grad e schools. She never seems to be in a hurry. Perhaps that is why she accomplishes so much. Last summer, Leona attended a mathematics conference at UCLA, returning by way of Lake Louise and Banff. Florence Harley is an associate editor of Blue Cross publications, and gives fr eely of her time to church and to Quota Club activities. Albertine Geist is teaching in a county school nearby. She says she has six grades with 25 pupils. Dorothy Pryor was elected president, an d Pauline Black was elected to the office of vice president. Plans were made for our next meeting in May.- LILLIAN R. JACOBSON .

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At the organizational meeting of the Florida-West Coast alumnae chapter are from left to right: Norma Nyce Heberling, Margaret Spry Snedeker, Helyn ~rookhart Bishop, Jane Guy, Ethel Belden, and Carmme Cree Alvey.

WE a re receiving new names for prospective members as we go a long. Mrs. Wm . H. Wishard is liv·ing in T a mpa a nd workin g a t the Tampa Elec tric Company. Sh e has bee n contacted by two of our members, and we look forw a rd to seeing her a t ou r April meeting as it has been pla nned in the evening to accommodate our work•ing girls. Marcia Anderson works for th e T elephone Company in St. Petersbu rg so that we hope to see her in Ap11il, too. Another new m ember who has been contacted by our Clea rwa ter Girls is Helen Bu hiveil H a rting from MM. -JA NE Guv.

Fort Wayne, Indiana I N M arch we had a social a nd business mee ting a t th e home of M a rth a Stucky Glentze r. Our April mee ting is being ca ncelled so we ca n go to State Day a t T erre H a ute. Thelma W altz Zumbaugh will be hostess in M ay for a potl uck luncheon. L a ter in rh e d ay we will fill sc ra p books to be given to th e children's wa rd of a loca l hospita l. W e received a membership award from th e Pa nhellenic Associa tion a nd a re helping with its yea rl y projec t of sp onsoring a Civi c Thea ter pla y.- M ARGARET LLEN DIBERT.

Indiana, Pennsylvania O u R February mee ting a t Billie M cGra in Kl ine' home was a bu iness mee ting. Following th e business pa rt of th e mee ti ng, th e wh ole group ga th ered around th e table in Billie's charmi ng k·i tchen and busied ourselves m a king favors, place cards, a nd ce nterpi eces for the annu al se nio r pa rty in Ap roil. Dottie Hoey D avis, ou r proj ect ha irma n, di rected us in th e m ak ing of ce nterp iece dolls, d eke d out in ca p a nd gown a nd diploma. O ur nex t activ ity was a noth er a nnu a l eve nt, th e p arty for th e college memb ers of Alpha G a mm a a nd th ei r newl y acqui red pledges. This ge t togeth er was held a t th hom of one of th e pa tronesses, Mrs. H ar ry B. eal, a nd th e a lumnae members who so abl y ha ndl ed th e a rra nge men ts were Ruth Rink a nd Ann a Shaffer M a urer. Eve ryone enjoyed this evening a nd it's a lways a privi lege to mee t with ou r Alpha Ga mma gi rl s, a gra nd bunch . Officers were elected a t our M a rch 23 mee tin g.H ELE STRA NE R Ru ssELL.

Indianapolis, Indiana T HE February meetin g was h eld a t th e home of Jul ia H am let G erlac h w:ho was assis ted by D oro th y K ar rma n, F rances Sha w, a nd Betty Kidw ll Sola nd . J ulia' lovely new home was opened for inspection a nd we ce rtainly en joye d this treat. H elen Campbell Shibler, ac ting presi dent, opened th e mee ting. Bereniece L amb M a rt in had a most enj oyable program for o ur St. V a le nti ne. Our meeting was a busy one with the many report a nd new bu iness to disc uss. Lorene K endall ad zeika was our hostess for ou r M a rch mee ting a nd she was assisted by Olivia Ca ca dden and L eth a H eckm a n G a kins. H elen Shibler opened th e meeting for bu iness wh ic h was bri f · the n he turn ed the m eeting over to Leth a Gaski ns. She introduced the spea ker of th e evening, R ay D a vis, the Public R elation Direc tor of th e Goodwill gene , who spoke to u on "Bent But ot Broke.' H e h ad a wond erful

message bringing before us the need and the part that eve ry citizen can share in this worthwhile business. On April 6, Sue Anne Engle Massing was our. ho tess 'I sisted by Bereni ece Martin, Jane Foltz McDavitt, and Catherin e Allen Castor. This was a very busy and working meeting making fa vors and decorations for the luncheon at Sta te Day. How the fing ers worked and th e good cha tting time we had. Our mothers will be our •g ues ts for luncheon on May 15, a t the M a rott Hotel in the Hunters Room. ~h e committee for our Mother' s Luncheon have been makmg interesting plans for this party. The committee consists of Eloise Proctor, G enevieve L eib, L ena Grumme, a nd M a ri e W ynn Rice. They plan to have Mrs . Arthur R obinson as speak er, an informal talk of her life in W ashi ngton, D . C., wh en her husband was sena tor. Of course th ere will be the singing of our sororit songs for our mothers always enjoy th eir daughters vocalizing. They enjoy singing with us so we must h ave our A~A Song Books. Bereni ece Martin will direct and H elen Selvage Noblitt will accompany. This is always our ha ppy party of th e season so we a re looking forw a rd to a wond erful tim e. For Jun e we will travel man y miles to Brownsburg to meet with Lucy Hall Fullerton who will be assisted b y Jo Ann Ruddl e, Ann Page Hickman, a nd Florence Mo rI'is Lull. I am making a wish h ere; th a t this may be a "pitch-in pi cnic.' ' How much fun th ese a re. But fol·l owing our progra m committee's requ est, th e hostess a nd assista nts will make this decision. Oh, yes, installation of our new officers will be th e business of th eveninog.-H ELEN S ELVAGE NoBLITT .

Greater Kansas City OuR M arch mee ting was a luncheon held a t Beni h's a t th e Twin O a ks. No ra Wittour showed colo red slides of her recent trip to Australia. Hostesses were K a thr yn K eirns, Be tty D a nclovic, Virginia C a rder, a nd Ruth Penn ell. Big pla ns a re be ing mad e by th e K a n a C ity Cha pter for Misso uri-Ka nsas Sta te D ay to be held in K ansa C ity a t th e Pasco M ethodi st Church on April 24 from 10 to 3 : 30 o' clock. Alpha Sig Sing will be th e th eme of th e day. Invita tio ns in th e form of bells were se nt. E ach college a nd a lumnae cha pter is to submit a n original song. A tra ining progra m for th e college cha pter office rs will be held in connec tio n with Sta te D ay. Esth er Bucher is in cha rge of th e trainin g.- M AXI Nf: H UMBARD W ELCH.

Licking-Muskingum Valley, Ohio ON Februa ry 20, we were invited to th e home of ou r pres id ent, Louise Stewart, in Zan sville. W e a re looking forw a rd to Sta te D ay in D ay ton on April 24. The programs we rece ive d ce rt ai nl y look like a gr a nd tim e i pla nn ed fo r us. Ou r next mee tin g will b e spent in ma kin g place ca rd for this day.-ELEANOR DAVI .

Los Angeles, California TH E M a!'Ch m ee ting featured a baby shower fo r our pre id ent, Mrs. Alex M a thi en, a nd pla ns were m ade fo r a th eatre pa rty to a ttend the play, M r. Rob erts. Ou r members ha ve been faithful with bi-monthly visits to our adopted wa rd a t Wadsworth V etera ns Hospital, Sa nta Monica. Every one looks forwa rd to h r

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turn to help bring a little cheer into the lives of these often forgotten men. On April 14, we entertained them with an Easter party. The hospital staff often expresses appreciation for ou r con tributions, including the recreational room chairs donated by R egion V of Alpha Sigma Alpha.-Lucv CoLAVIN.

Maryville, Missouri THE March meeting, as has been the custom the past few years, was th e covered dish supper which the alumnae gave for the actives, pledges, and sponsors. This is one time d uring th e year when everyone can informal.Jy get together and get acq uainted. Harriet Wray was the chairman of the p lanning committee. Mary Margaret Phares Quinn, al u mnae president, presided and welcomed the actives, and Annie Lou Cowan, college presi·d ent, introd uced the new pled ges. The evening was closed sing·i ng sorority songs.-KATHRYN BELCHER.

Muncie, Indiana MuNCIE a lumnae chapter ha d its senior buffet dinn er and entertained twenty-three Chi Chi seniors at th e home of Ve lma Thresher. We, of the alumnae group, were very delighted that Mrs. Mary Whitcraft was able to attend . At the ~ime most of us were in school, she was an adviser of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Ball State. Mrs. Oliver Bum, present adviser of Chi Chi, introduced her to th e seniors who were very interested in learning of her former association and how she suffered growing pains wiVh Ch1 Ghi chapter. There were also three charter members of the alumnae group prese nt- Betty Miler, Velma Thresher, and Grace R ankin . We are looking forward to State D ay in India na for the Alpha Sigs. Last year we were on th e Ball State campus and in April of this year, we a ll journeyed to Terre Haute and th e I ndiana Central campus. In June the alumnae came to my hom e just outside Marion for th eir annua l picnic and wi ener roast. Eating outdoors, campfire, elec tion of officers-all bring a note of fri ends,hip and mellowness as we bring our activities to a close until September.- LORRA INE RIEBELINC LEWELLEN .

It was also announced at the March m ee ting that our annual eleotion of officers would be held at our regular meeting in April, w.hich will be held in the horn e of Mildred Schenendoah Davis who has so capably served us as president this yea r. Since this will be my last letter to you, may I take this opportunity to speak for the entire Muskogee alumnae when I say that we have thoro ghly enjoyed reading our PHOENIX magazine this year. We get quite a "kick" out of hearing wh a t th e other alumnae groups are doing and very o~ten get some very va luable ideas that we can use too. It is also quite a thrill to be able to keep up with A~A news on our old college campus. So in short, ma y we say thanksthanks for a fin e sorority magazine that we just couldn't do without.- VIRGINIA BuRLESON PATTERSON .

Northern Virginia As this issue win d s up th e first real year of Northern Virginia alumnae, we would like to ex press through th e PHOENIX our .heartfelt thanks to our presid ent, M ary Wamsley Hinson. H er sincere interest and devotion to this new chapter has truly made it a success. As she says, though, she could not have don e it without th e cooperation of Mary Hodges Maupin, secretary; Lillian Clough Shumway, treasurer; Carolyn Ra y Cary, Panhellenic delegate; and all th e other m embers. W e hope by writing this year of our philanthropic proj ect and how we have gone abou>t to raise money for this purpose has been of interest to other chapters. W e ha d one or two self-improvement programs-for example, a cooking d emonstration, whi ch we enjoyed and feel that we should have more of this type of program next year. W e have had social meetings a nd also met jointly with th e Washington alumnae. In M ay we have been invited to Baltimore to join th e W :tshington and Ba ltimore alumnae for luncheon. W e feel by meeting with other chapters and comparing notes we grow. We have cooperated in full m easure with our P a nhelleni c in Washington. St. Pa trick 's Day we attended a nd sold tickets to our guests fo · th e tea and fashion show at th e Statler Hotel sponsored b>: this group. It was for the benefit of raising money for their annu al scholarsh-ip fund a nd was a most successful affa ir.IRMA PAGE ANDERSON.

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE nicest thing ~hat has happened to us s·i nce las t ta lking with yo u is having J anice H ay d el join our group. J a nice comes to us from th e Oklahoma City alumnae chapter. Our February m ee ting was held in th e hom e of Ann Benefiel Stamman. Ann, who is such a clever person, u ed the Valentine motif in celebration of St. Valentin e's Day. I ndividua l pink iced cakes were served with heartt-shaped candies and coffee. A huge red a nd white heart centered th e serving tabl e with va lentin e trees m ad e from candy h earts carrying ou: th e valentine them e in the living room . Mary Hayner Dalgarn enltertained the chapter in M a roh. Tu a nita Wisdom Kilgore, our Panhellenic d elegate, an~ounced that th e Muskogee Panhellenic association was giving a benefit bridge in Apri l with the proceeds to be used in sponsoring a scholarship for a senior girl. The scholarship will entitle the girl to attend any Oklahoma college of her choice. Juanita is chairman of th e scholarship committee.

FoLLOWING a luncheon a t th e Ru skin on Februa•y 13. our chapter held a silent auction on White E lephants and a raffle on a standing rib roast from H elen Ellsworth Ball's fr eezer. W e added about $40 .00 to · our Phil antropic Fund and had a wond erful afternoon concluded with a bridge game. W e welcomed Marion Burchfield Ar back with us aga in. -MARY PvLE .

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Richmond, Virginia SPRING is th e tim e of th e year when things begin to grow, and our Richmond alumnae chapter is no exception. At our March m eeting we welcomed seven new mem bers to our group. Pat Collins came to us from th e N ew Orlea ns chapter, and Clair Bugg Holland tra nsferred from th e Suffolk group. W e added two Beta Iota graduates to our roster, Ann e Mays Magnusdad,

and Mary Thomas. Anne Holmes, Alpha, was with us for the first time, as was Jackie D ederick, Beta Epsilon . W e were glad to have June Perry Hauser from Pi Pi join us as she is our first New York gal. It is wonderful to add so many grand girls to our Richmond alumnae chapter at one time. Anne Will, Rho Chi, who has been with us this winter, is returning to her home in D e troit, where she will join the Sigma Rho Chi group. We enjoyed having Anne with us, and hate to see her go. Our March meeting, held in the home of Ella Marsh Adams, was quite deligh tful. W e were all thoroughly entertained by Suzanna Farley who showed slides and gave an informal talk on Germany. Miss Farley spent a yea r teaching in Germany, and she told us many interesting things about her visit th ere. Her slides were beautiful, and we felt that we had seen at least a glimp5e of Germany. April will find us meeting at the Cancer Society again, rolling ba ndages as we have our mee ting. W e will distribute free litera ture for the Cancer Society from th e Capit-ol Theater during the first week of April. Our group has bought a record player for th e Woodrow Wilson R eha bilitation C enter at Fishersville. The presen ta tion is to be made in the n ear future, and we hope to have a picture of this occasion to send to you soon. Pla ns are under wa y for a grand glorious State Day. This year, we will journey to the Ingleside Hotel, nea r Staunton, for th e event. Ingleside has made special golf rates available to husbands and dates, a nd we anticipa te a lange representation.-Jo GARBER.

time we gave another basket to another family. Now that spring is just around the corner, we have planned to make fifty-five May Day baskets for a pediatric ward a t a local hospital. ' As all of our members are former members of Beta Kappa college chapter at W es tern Illinois State T eac hers College, we attended their annual R ed Slipper Ball on March 20. It was nice to see all of our sorority sisters again. For April 30, we have pla nn ed to hold a bake sale in th e lobby of the First National Bank.- BETTY MAE RIFFEL.

St. Louis, Missouri ST. Louis alumnae celebrated St. Valentine's D ay with a tea on Sunday afternoon February 14, at th e home of Lola Brandenburg L eedham, HH. Our program was a book review, "Mother of the Groom," give n by Mrs. Leslie Post.

Rock Isf and, Illinois ALTHOUGH we have 路been organized only smce September 1953, we a re growing. If you know of a ny Alpha Sigs living in th e quad-city a rea, won ' t you send us their names a nd ad dresses? Our first big phila nthropi c proj ect was th e givi ng of a Thanksgiving basket to a need y fa mily. At Christmas

Members of the St. Louis alumnae chapter are pictured at the tea table in the home of Lola Brandenburg Leedham. Our spring projec t is helping with th e Pa nh elleni c Bridge Par ty which will be gi ven on April I 0 in the Women's Build ing of W ashing ton University. Pro ecds from th e party will be used for scholarships to W ashington University a nd Missouri University.- LO LA B. LEEDHAM.

Shreveport, Louisiana

Pictured are members of the Rock Island alumnae chapter. First row, from left to right: Elaine Sperry Ruberg, ue Thompson Thomas, vice president-treasurer路 Mary Lee Johnson toic, president路 Betty Mae RiJiel: secretary-editor. Standing: Lucille Shrader Reed Lavon Lundquist, Wilma Overby Lund, Betty An Schaum Dunn.

O uR February mee ting was held at the home of Daphne K errison. T entative plans were mad e at that time for furth er work on our philanthropic proj ec t. To date, plans are to take individual Easter bask ts to th e children in th e polio ward of Confed rat M emorial Hospital. Panhellcni c delega tes for th e current year are Evelyn Songe Scott and Dee Go tz Baker. lpha Sigs will be hostesses for th next meeting of th e Shreveport Panhellenic which will take place in M ay.-D EE GoETZ BAKER

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South Bend, Indiana BECAUSE of Indiana's unpredi ctab le winters we seldom schedule m eetings during January or February. Naturall y th en, our March m ee ting is awaited with great anticipation. On March 4, we met with Donna Pierce Beaver in h er home. This night managed to be one of the coldes t of the winter, but not so at Donna's. Florence Taylor, our president, presided at the business meeting. The main topic was th e presentation a nd discussion of certain revisions to our Constitution. As our group grows so do our needs for better governing practices. Thanks to V elva Bere Gav Marie Scanlon Brown and Florence Taylor for their' ;fforts. W e furth ered our philanthropic proj ec t by providing funds for a basket of Easter cheer to be given to our adopted eJ,derly couple. A partial slate of officers was presented and accepted by the group. Our bigges t bit of business concerned th e announcement of State D ay. The annual event will be held at Terre Haute on Saturday, April 24. It's great fun meeting new fac es but it is especia lly enjoyed if we are able to reunite for a 5hort time with A~A girls whom we see much too seldom . H ere's hoping this will be the biggest State D ay yet. With th e business thoroughly and efficiently taken care of we spent th e remainder of th e evening just chattering. Donna served a luscious dessert which really topped the eve ning. It doesn ' t seem possible but here it is, the last issue of the PHOENIX for th e year. The past year has b een an unusually fin e one for the South Bend chapternew fac es, profitable money raising projects, lots of fun a nd companionship. Already we are planning for an eve n brighter year ahead.-JA NICE BAUMGARTNER.

Suffolk, Virginia FoR our J anuary meeting we gave. Mully Holland a surprise China Packing Party at a Fa<rewell. She is now in Richmond all settled and we can happily report not a cracked piece of chin a in th e barrel. Of course, we could have packed th e china in just h alf the time had it not been for those interes ting old newspapers and th en it seems that we had to pose no less than a dozen times for that s.pecial "candid" shot. H ere it is a PHOENIX deadline, andl th e two photograph ers haven't come up with pictures from a ll of those shots. R emember Jud y Smith Broth ers, in th e limelight at th e Sand F es tival, h as scored again with a major office in the Junior Woman's Club. Annette R ogers Carter is now one of Suffolk's teachers. She is quite in th e n ews a~ of late with her class as th ey are making a study of our city.-MRs. J. BALLARD.

Terre Haute, Indiana MA NY of you will be interes ted to know that one of our A~A girls was given an interesting "write-up" in the Akron Beacon Journal. She is D <r. Dorcas And erson of K ent State University, K ent, Ohio. You will remember Dorcas as a science student at Indiana State Teachers College and then as working and teaching~ at Purdue University where she received her advanced degree. D octor Anderson is assistant professor of biology at Kent State University. The article in th e paper told of her in-

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teresting hobby- that of collecting vertebraes-in the form of various animal pins in costume jewelry. She has more than 200 ·different pins. Kath erine Becker from our local gro up presented a pia no recital at th e Student Union Lounge, Indiana Sta te T eachers College. Katherine is well known in music and educational circles over the state and is supervisor of music in the city schools. At the present she is president of the alumnae chrupter of Sigma Alpha Iota, national professional music fraternity for women. The regular business meeting of J anuary 'Vas held a t th e home of Mary Ruth Siebenmorgan with Katherine Becker as assisting hostess. A social evening follow ed the business session. Th e F ebruary meeting was held at the Public Service building with R achel D avis as chairman of the affair. The other members of her committee were Helen Pfeiffer, V erna Foos and Jo Ann Hammond. The active g irls at the college were our guests at the dinner. We heard a report by the college girls of their meeting at Miami University. The committee in charge of the March meeting was Marilyn Erb, Wygonda Foltz, and Helen Egly. The April meeting was h eld at the home of Martha Erwin with Mildred McGrew as assisting hostess. The business included the planning of State Day Activities and the showing of colored films by Helen Egly of her recent trip to Europe. Katie Schoentrup and Phyllis Barker are chairmen of the State D ay Activities which will be held at the Union Building at Indi ana State Teachers College.MARY FRAN WILEY.

Toledo, Ohio ELECTION of new officers and plans for attending State D ay in D ayton April 24 h ave been our main topi cs th e past month.-MARJORY FuLLER.

Washington, D. C. How gmnd to be writing the PHOENIX newsletter aga in after so many years! Our elected correspondent, Barbara Wensel, BE, moved to New Orleans shortly after her election, and it was decided that members would take turns writing the newsletter. At prese nt our chapter is quite small but we seem to have kept rather busy. Perhaps this is an example of the so-called "vicious circle ." We seem to be unusu a lly busy because there are fewer of us to do those things which must be don e and therefore ·we are constantly "doubling in brass." It does make for a closely knit group, however. Our J anuary meeting was a most pleasant one. Helen Lortz, HH, entertained us at her lovely apartment and also invited the girls from the orthern Virginia chapter who participated with us in · the inspiring Consecration Service. Later H elen initiated her new slide proj ector by showing some of the very interesting pictures sh e had taken while she was in Europe in connection with her job at Foreign Opera tions. St. Valentine's Day always sees us sipping tea and nibbling goodies. This year we went to the home of Rowena Cremeans, PP, in nearby Kensington, ·Maryland. The Northern Virginia chapter had been invited to join us but the cold-catching season had taken its toll, so

Wichita, Kansas

Around the tea table at the Valentine Day tea are from left to right: R owena Cremeans, Sarah E iselman, Irma Anderson, Martha Ayres, Margaret Banks, Georgeann Page, and Alice C raig. I rma Page And erson, A, was th e onl y one who braved th e el ments a nd th e dista nce to join us. The W ashington Pa nh elleni c As ociation had its annual b nefit on M a rch 17, this year in th e form of a fashion show a nd tea, whi ch was held in th e bea utiful Presidential Room of th e Hotel Sta tl er. G arfin ckl e's, one of Washington 's leading specia lty shops, prese nted th e la tes t styles. Lu cky winner received a mink stole and a trip to Bermuda.- RowE NA MAY E CREMEANS.

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Wilmington, Delaware THE Wilmington Alph a Sigs h ave been busy making scrapbooks for D elaware's Governor Ba co n H ea lth Center. Our final mee ting of this year will be a pitch-in ba rbecue in Jun e.- ANNE LOFMA N WoLF.

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MARRIAGES LP H BETA Eilee n M cGinnis Higbee to William P. Kruse on Apri l 25, 1951. At home, 70 I E. ormal Ave., Kirk sville, Mo. ALPH A GAMMA Marion Broderick O ' Donnell to William Morga n Pra tt on O c tober 3 1, 195 3. ', t home, 3636 16th St . .W ., Wa hington, D. C. EP I LON EPSI LON Dixie Lee D ay to Lawrence Sigler on D ece mber 23, 1953 . t home, 1104 Olive, bilene, K a n . J o nn Porter to T homas unter on Septemb er 18, 1953. t hoh1 e, Emporia, Kan s. ZET ZET Mary J ean ne he perd to J ack MacDonald on D ecembrr 24, 1952. At hom e, M a ville, Mo. J anice ichol to D onald Clax ton on February 5, 1954. t home, er aille , Mo . Ellie Langston to R obert Hunt, ovember, 1953. home, 5701 R oe ve., Kana City, Mo. ETA ETA oleen D ieu to J im Yoakum on D ecember 26 1953. hom , 201 E . William, Pi tt burg K an . '

O N th e afternoon of Sund ay, F bruary 1+. we held our V alentine tea at th e home of Edith H eaton Johnston . Co-hostes es were Mary Emily Russell Elving a nd Dorothy Los y Hammond. J a ne Findly Wri ght pre idrd a t the tea ta ble, whi ch was a ppropria tel y deco ra ted in a red a nd white motif. Twen ty-five girl vere presen t to enjoy tea, conversation, and a tour of Edith 's lovely home. Pauline H ayworth Huneke' deft tou h a t the pi a no added mu ch to th e occasion. This tea is a n a nnual affair with us, a nd we all look forw ard to it as a n opportunity to renew acqu ain tan e with some of th e less active memb ers a nd also with th e A~As fr om nea rby towns. F ebruary 16 found m a n y of us a ttending th e spring fashion show sponsored by th e Pa nh elleni c Associa tion . Dorothy Weed Beth el ac ted as one of th e modrl a nd mad e us a ll proud of her grace and poise. Pa ulin e Huneke, our co un cil represen ta tive, was bu y b hind th e scenes. The March mee ting was at th e hom of Vern lie Worrell Bergerhous e, a nd Nell was a si ted by Eve lyn W enri ch M a wdsely a nd Dorothy Montgomery Dixon . After a short business mee ting, th e remainder of th e eve ning was ·d evo ted to bridge a nd conver ation.DoROTHY Lo EY I-lAMMO ND.

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T H ETA TH ETA Emil y Ba rtl ey to Peter Sinclair on D ecember 14, 1949. ,At home, Box 3 c/o Bartley, Hypoluxo, Fla. KA PPA KAPPA Marion P hillips to K en Schroyer on J a nua ry 13, 1954. At home, 5 34 K erp er St., Philadelphia, Penn a. NU NU Fried a Born em a nn to Willia m T. Lenth e on Jun e 2:1, 1951. At hom 335 W . Second St., M edi a, Penna. Jose phine Moore to K enn eth Von ieda on J anuary 2, 1954. At home, Philadelphi a, Pe nn a. ancy Grosve nor to Dou glas W all a e on J anuary 30 195+. PI PI ngela M ent esa na to Victor spromon ti on Decemb( r 26, 1953. At hom ... , :30 Otis St., Ro ·he ttr, . Y. Edith F ran rs Ertel! to Lowell rosse on D ecember 19, 1953. At hom e, 2406 M a in St., Buffalo, . Y. R HO RH O Olive nn W a llace to ndrew Maze on J anu:: ry 9, 1954. At home, Rio Gran de, Ohio. Linda Morri to Leonard Bays on D ecember 26, 1953. PHI PHI Lona Lu oon to Robert Ball on F ebruary 28, 1954. home, J ack onville, Fla.

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CHI CHI Elva Mae Farmer to Glen Hamilton on August 16, 1953. At home, 12 3 N. High, Muncie, Ind . Pa'rici a Morrison to D ean Ribord y on D ecember 26, 195 3. At home, W es t LaFayette, Ind. Ar: n Martinsen to Alvin McDermit on D ecember 20, 1953. At home, Tipton, Ind . PSI PSI Flcrence Wilcox to Frank Holloway on D ecember 12, 1952. At home, 380 1 G erald, Monroe, L a. K a th eri ne Elliott to Curtis Hoglan on J a nuary 29, 1954. At h0:11e, I 03 Beha n, Natchitoches, La. Mildred Young to Lt. E. Jordan on January 30, 1954. At home, Fort Bliss, T exas. Bl a nche Butler to Leslie Alpha D av is on February 20, 1954. At home, Shreveport, La. BETA D ELTA I-lughlene Roberts to James L . August on F ebruary 9, 1952. At home, HQS, AF1AC, Box 158, Eglin AFB, Fla . BET A EPSILON J a ne Hill Cure to Robert Price Taylor on D ecember 28, 195 3. At home, Lynchburg, Va. BETA IOTA Anne Silverman to Lowell Rothchild on F ebrua ry 10, 1954. At home, 3648 E. Pima, Tucson, Ari z. Anne D abney M ays to Th eodore A. M agnusdal on Jun e 5, 195 3. At home, 117 N. Crensha w, Ri chmond, Va. BETA RHO Nancy J ane W oni c h to Erhard G eo rge Kugel on August 29, 1953 . At home, 9 10 N . Broadway, Urbana, Ill . J a nr Johnson to Norman Fra ns en on Jul y 5, 1953. At hom e, 3 103 W . Sta te St., Rock ford, Ill. BETA SIGMA . M ary Ann Morris to R ay C hasteen on Janu a ry 24, 195+. At home, M a rsh a ll, Mo . .Beverly Ri ce to Bob Brown on F ebruar y 23, 1954. Barbara K essinger to Larry Umlauf on M arch 26, I 95+. At home, Springfield, Mo. BETA TAU Luann e Beha to Anthony lgnash er on February 20, 1954 . At home, 144 Grant St., Fa rmingdale, N.Y. Marilyn Youcheff to H arold Smith on July 11, 195 3. At home, 75 Archer St., Goversville, N. Y. BETA PSI .Janice Gregerson to D avid Carlyle Fra ncisco on F ebruary 6, 1954. At hom e, 920 S.W . Fifth St., Miami, Fla.

BIRTHS ALPHA ALPHA Mr. a nd Mrs. Robert B. K err (Joan K eel ) , a son, Rob ert Bruce, Jr., on Jul y 18, 195 3. ALPHA BETA Mr. a nd Mrs. John Conner ( Pat Moore) , a son, D avid Michael, on February 4, 1954. Mr. a nd Mrs. E . L. Forbach ( Betty L ee Asbury ) , a son, Gerald L ee, on F ebruary 7, 1954. ALPHA GAMMA Mr. a nd Mrs. Ben Hill ( Grace Divve ns), a son, R obert Divvens, on J anuary 18, 1954. BETA BETA Mr. a nd Mrs. James Aubrey (Donna J ac kso n ), a d a ughter, M elissa, on January 30, 1954. ZETA ZETA Mr. a nd Mrs. J ames Graham (Ruth. Evel yn Clark ) , a son, James Timothy, F ebruary, 1954.

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ETA ETA Mr. an d Mrs. T ed Hoffman (Faye ne Polston ), a daughter, T edd y Ann, on November 16, 195 3. Mr. a nd Mrs. W. T. H embree (Connie Cockerill ) , twin sons, Gregory Mark an d Bradl ey K ent, on March 15, 1954 THETA THETA Mr. an d M rs. Peter S. Sinclair (Emi ly Bart ley), a son, P eter Stewa rt, on April I I, 1951. PI PI Dr. a nd Mrs. J oseph Rutec ki ( M ay Nowa kowska ), a daug hter, Ann, on J anuary I I , 1954. Mr. a nd Mrs. Marvin Hollan d (Clair Crocker), a son, on M ay 15, 1953. D r. an d Mrs . M a uri ce Carlin (Victoria L auer), a d a ughter, Tama D enise, on March 17, 1953. Mr. an d M rs . D avid Cox ( Betty Bowman), a da ughter, J am ie Elizabe th, on August 29, 1953. Mr. and M rs. Thomas Milsap (June V alle tt ) , a son, M a rk Thomas, on F ebruary 6, 1954. Mr. an d Mrs. Fra nk O 'Connor (Angela Hurley) , a d a ughter, Colleen M a ry, on March 7, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Morley C. Townsend (Marjorie Duthie) , a son, Bradl ee Wright, on February 8, 1954. CHI CHI Mr. a nd Mrs. Don Scott (Marjorie Hutchins), a d a ughter, Camille, on M arc h 3, 1954. PSI PSI Mr. a nd Mrs. Fra nk H olloway (Fiorr nce Wilcox ) , a son, Steven C lay, on O c tober 25, 1953. BET A EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. J ames Grosh ( H elen Smith ), a d a ughter, K a thr yn Ann e, on April 30, !953. Ensign a nd Mrs. Ri chard H arris (L ois Stine), a daughter, Anne W ebster, on D ecember 27, 195 3. M r. a nd Mrs. Hugh Garrett Overstreet ( Elea nor Gregory ), a so n, M ars ha ll Ga rrett, on Novemb er 8, 1953. Mr. a nd Mrs. Ri chard Burton (Julia Pe ters), a son, Ri chard Arlo, Jr ., on Jun e 12, 1953. Mr. an d M rs. J oseph Owens (Martha Armstead ), a son, J oseph J a mes, III, November 18, 1953. BETA ETA Mr. a nd Mrs. Vincent Buresh (Donna Mae J orge nson ), a son, Timoth y Brent, on F ebruary 4, 1954. Mr. an d Mrs. R ex Cook (Ann Aberson ) , a daughter, Sall y 1Ann, on Februa ry 2, 1954 . BETA THETA • M r. an d M rs. Wa lter Wend (Verna Gilber t ) , a daughter, Barba ra J ea n, ovember 19, 1952. BETA KAPPA Mr. a nd M rs. K eith Lund ( Wilma Overby ) , a son, Gregory Thomas, on M arc h 7, 1954. Mr. an d Mrs. Ric ha rd Thomas (Sue Thompson ) , a son, Richa rd H., on D ecemb er 20, 1953. BETA NU M r . an d Mrs. D a il Gibbs ( J enni e Mitchell ), a son, J ohnny D a il, O ctober I 4, 195 3. BETA XI Mr. and M rs. Joh n ]. M cCoy (Jan et Polley), a son, John J . M cCoy, Jr. , J a nu ary 6, 1954. BETA RHO Mr. an d Mrs. Wickline ( Glenn a Murph y), a daughter, J ean Marie, August 24, 1953. BETA SIGMA Mr. a nd M rs. Floyd Sweeney ( Martha Lou R ay), a d aughter, Pa tricia Ellen, September 19, 1953.

Mr. an d Mrs. J . D . Long (Jo Anne McKnight ), a daughter, Kalon Ann, September 7, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buyon (Kay Busse), a son, Charles, Jr., July 24, 1953. Mr. an d Mrs. John Batten (Marilyn Tucker), a son, John William, October 17, 1953. BETA TAU Mr. and Mrs. Theodore D eVinne (Janet Miller ) , a son, Charles, on January 25, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Don Guterman (Marie St. Phillips ), a daughter, September, 1953. Mr. a nd Mrs. Gene Midnight (Jean Wise ), a son, Michael Guy, ovember 10, 1953. Mr. a nd Mrs. Robert Knight (Rosemary O 'L eary), a on, Robert Emmett, ovember 11, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. R obert McDaniel (Nancy Wilson ), a son, Robert, on J anuary 3, 1954.

ALPHA FOUNDERS Mn. W . B. Carper l\IoutrO! e

Dri ve,

(Louise Cox), 505

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C.11arlcston,

Vo. Mrs. H. E . Gilliam (Juliette Hundley ), 100 West FrankHn St., Richmond, Va. Mios Mary Williamson Hundley, Gralynn Ilotel , Miami , Fla. Mrs. J ohn Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd), 617 Alli;on Ave., Roanoke, Va. :\Irs. 1'. W. Woouon /Calva Hamlet w,.. son), 2020 Matrax Ave., Petersburg, Va . NATIONAL COUNCIL /'resident-Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lalayelte Ave ., Buffalo 22, N . Y. Vice

Pr esideni-Miss

Virginia

Carpenter,

14325 Drexmore Rd. , Shaker Heights 20, Ohio . Secretary-Miss Helen L . Corey, 6310 Sherwood Ave ., Overbrook, Philadelphia 31 , Penna. Treasurer-Mrs. Oayton R ichard, 372 Argonne Dr., Kenmore 23, N. Y. Registrar-Mrs. Bert C. McCammon 201 Hendricks Isle, Fort Lauderdale Fla. Editor-Miss Esther Bucher, Suite T.!6, 1025 Grand Avenue, K ansas City 6, Mo . Alumnae Director-Mrs . H elen B. Swarb, 42 Glenbec:k Ave. , Apt. 4, Dayton 9, Ohio . Ul/1ur i11 Clwree of Cflllral O[ficr- 'vlrs. Clayton A. Richard, 372 Argonne Dr., Kenmore 23, N. Y . NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Alumnae Editor-Mr . William B. iemcyer, 4937 Ralph Ave. , Cincinnati 38, Ohio. Alum11a• Orga11iu r- Mr.; . E. A. Kreek, 7141 Pa eo, Kan as Ci ty, Mo. Art- ~lr; , Robert Woll, R.R. I, Rexlord , N. Y. Chapter Alumnae Secre laries~Mrs . B. F . Leib, 3515 . Pennsylvania, Apt. 8, Indianapolis, Ind . College Chaolairu-Miss Betty Sue Choate , Box 170, atchitoches, La . College Editor- Miss Mary K . R eiff, Apt. 318, 3000 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo . College Rush- Mrs . Roger Chraverio i, 136 :'<orth A\'e. Batlle Creek Mich . Consti/ullo11- 'Mrs. Robert C. Grady, 2400 Y.artwout Ave., Ric-hmond 28 , Va .

Conut nlion-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 herwood Rd .. Ovtrbrook. Philadelphia 31 . Penna. Fellowshit>-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgardner East Long Lake Rd ., Bloomfield Hills. ~li ch .

BETA UPSILON Dr. and Mrs. Richard Egly (Helen Burke), a daughter Diana Gail, on ovember 13, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith (Helen Brown), a daughter, Carol, on D ecember 27, 1953. Mr. and Mr . Joe D ean Shaffer ( udrey John on), a on, Bryan Lewi , September 29, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Charles trickland (Ruth Graddy ) , a son, Tommy, on February 10, 1954. BETA PHI Mr. and Mrs. Bud Miller (Zoe Muelhau er ), a on, Randy Lou, J anuary, 1954. BETA CHI Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon (Donna Hoyt), a on, William, Jr., on D ecember 17, 1953.

IN MEMORIAM NU NU Louise Johnston Briggs

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Founders' Day-Mrs. William C. Thomas, 649 Spruce St., Glenview, Ill. · H i.flnrian-Mis~ Loui!'r Stewart, t::S30 Blu r Ave., Zanesville, Ohio Mal!azine- Mrs. Armin J. Sicl(rnthaler . I 7303 St. Marvs. Detroit- 35. Mirh MrHic-Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich . 55 Hunt · ington Ave., Buffalo 14. N. Y. PnJai,Ju'r,nlia-

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11 535 Byron v~ .. nrrroir. M;rh . Philanthropic-Mrs. Waynr W. Byers 525 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Penna. Srhnlar.rhit>--Mr<. R ri nard &hlo«rr. 2ROO Dexter St.. Drnvrr 7. Colo . NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Chairman-Mrs. Robert C. Byars, 7327 Staffordshire. Houston 22 . Trxa . A'LA D elegat e-Mrs. Fred M . Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave .. Tndependenrr. Mo . CHAPTER ALUMNAE SECRETARIES Alpha- Mrs. J. Elam Holland , 1215 Foxcro ft , Richmond, Va. Alpha Alplra- Mrs. Edward A. Sauer, R. R. o. 7. Box 710, Dayton, Ohio. Alpha B eta- Mrs. R . E. Valentine, 705 South Franklin, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma- Mr.;. Henry Maurer, Box 442, Indiana, Penna. Beta Bela-Mrs. Reinard Scblo er, 2800 Dexter St., Denver 7, Colo. Gamma

Gamma-Miss

Aurice

Huguley,

Northwestern State College, Alva, Okl a . Epsiloll Epsilon- Mrs. Nina Fi sh, 811 State St. , Emporia , Kan . Z eta Z eta- Mrs. Irving Sparks, 24B Carnpuo City. harl es ton, Il l. Eta Eta- Mi Mary K. Reiff, 3000 Tracy, Kamao City, Mo. Tire /a Th eta- Miss Irma Jane Wrenn , 94 1 Furnace Brook Parkway, Quincy 69, Mass. Kappa Kappa- :\<liss Dorothy Harri , 14 Barbara Road , Hatboro , Penna. u Nu- Mrs . George W. Baker, Box 55, Folcrolt , Penna. Xi Xi- Mr . Bruce Bagley, 338 East Rustic Road , Santa Monica , alii. Pi Pi- Mr . Wm . Suggs, Lc Boeul Gardens, R . F . D . No . 6, Waterford , Penna . Rho Rho-:\<lr.; . Lawrence Roberts , Rt. I, Chesapeake , Ohio . Sigma Sigma-~lrs . harle weitzer, Gunni!on , Colo . Tau Tau- Mi Mary Mae Paul , pt . 4, Lewis Field, Hays, Kans . Phi Phi- 'vl rs. L . Robert Geist, West Third t., Maryville, Mo .

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Clri C/ri- Mr.; . Gordnn Carter, R . R. , ton, Ind . Psi Psi- Mrs. Joe Hutch Brewer, 247 35th St. , Tulsa, Okla. · Bela Gamma- Helen nn Biswell, 330 Side Blvd. , Muskogee, Okla. Beta Delta- Mr.;. W. J. Maxcy , 331

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Park ve. , Hattiesburg, Mis . Beta Epsilo11- Mi Frances Lee jol, on , 3414 Monument Ave, No . 12, Richmond, Va. B eta Z eta- Mrs. Leonard B. Hebert, Jr., 4735 Annette St., ew Orlean , La. B eta Eta- Miss Patricia · Manning, 425 2nd Ave. We t, Dickinson, . Dak. B eta Tlr eta-Miss Petrene Churchill . 535 Madison Ave., S.E., Grand R apids, Mich . Beta Kappa- Mr. . Henry Hohe, 105 outh Kensington, La Grange, Ill. B eta Mu- Mrs. Margaret Day .Martin , 220 Belle Ave. , Fort Smith, Ark. Bela Nu- Mrs. Raymond Peterson, JIOS Portsmouth, We tche ter, Ill. Gamma Clio- Miss Joyce T. Cavanagh, 141 Richardson Ave., Syracuse 5, N. Y. Beta Xi- Jeanne Murphy, 16 Kenwood Road , Garden City, L. I., . Y. Rlro Clri- Mrs . Vincent Jludie, 13514 Southfield, D etroit 23, Mich. Beta Pi-Mrs. Guy Wiles, Jr., 6544 McCorkle Ave., . E. , harleston , W. Va. Beta Rho- Miss Damna Bednarczyk, 511 Normal Road , DeKalh , Ill. Beta Sigma-:Miss Ro£e Marie Fellin , 1001 East H arrison, Springfield, Mo. B eta Tau- Miss Georgia Roseman , 140 W"' t 5th t. , Oswego, . Y. Beta U pJilon- Mr . Glenn ndrcw , 1142 North 8th St., Terre Haute, Ind . Beta Phi- Mrs . Ardjth Breitzman , 404 East Main, Durand, Wise. B ela C/ri- Mi Edi Lou Rugen tein , lpha Hall , Arizona tate ollege, Tempe, riz . Beta Psi- :\<li Dorothy Wright, 268 iedschlag Hall , Kalamazoo, Mich . B rta Om rga- Mi s andra Wandcrman . Hunt Hall , Bucknell niversity, Lcwiburg , Penna . Della Dd ta- :\1 1">. H~len ~Iiller . i7 Eldon , olumbu , Ohio. Lambda Lambda-~lrs . Char:e ' ummin~ .. 63 Arden Road , Columbu 14, Ohio. Mu Mu- Mr.;. Charle Butterfield, 18435 Ohio, Detroit, Mich . Chi Clri-lndianapolis-Mr . Wm. Kingdon , 7520 orth Pennsylvania t. , Indianapoli 20, Ind.

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a! ARKANSAS STATE TEACHERS CONWAY, ARKANSAS â&#x20AC;˘ THE ARKANSAS STATE TEACHERS CoLLEGE was established as the Arkansas State Normal School by the General Assembly of Arkansas, May 14, 1907. The city of Conway made an offer of more than $50,000 for this new institution, and in July, 1907, the board of trustees of the Normal School accepted the offer and chose Conway as the location for the new school. On September 21, 1908, the Arkansas State Normal School was formally opened for instruction with the first registration of students and the beginning of class work. In 1910 the faculty of the Normal School offered work for students who wanted to attend during the summer, and a summer session has been operated every year since. At present, the college offers two summer terms of five weeks each. The first diploma granted by the Arkansas State Normal School was the Licentiate of Instruction (commonly spoken of as the L.I.) Degree of Diploma. In 1920 the faculty and the board of trustees decided to offer the baccalaureate degree, and the catalog of 1920 outlines the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education. The name of the institution was changed from Arkansas State Normal School to Arkansas State Teachers College at the biennial session of the Genera:! Assembly of Arkansas in 1925, and by legislative enactment the board of trustees was given authority to grant appropriate degrees. Arkansas State Teachers College has had presidents, as follows: 1908-1917, J. J. Doyne; 1917-1930, B. W. Torreyson; 1930-1941 , H. L. McAlister; 1941-1953, Nolen M. Irby; and 1951-, Silas D. Snow. For a time during 1929-1930 H. L. McAlister was made acting president during the illness of Dr. Torreyson, and in 1930 Dr. Torreyson was given the status of president emeritus. After President McAlister was called for active duty with the 153rd Infantry, Arkansas National Guard, in December, 1940, Dean A. J. Meadors was named acting president and served in that capacity until Dr. Irby became president, in August, 1941. Silas D. Snow was elected president on July 1, 1953, by the board of trustees, and Dr. Irby was given the status of president emeritus. Valued at more than $2 million, the college plant provides excellent facilities for instruction, housing, and recreation. Advantageously located on a beautiful campus, the buildings present an attractive ensemble. In recent years, more than 85 per cent of the graduates have continued in the field of education.

BACK COVER PICTURE: The Administration Building on the campus of Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas.