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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA â&#x20AC;˘ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ha d its !beginning in 1884, when a group of seven young men reques ted Dr. Russell H. Conwell , minister, lecturer, and philanthropist, to organize a program of evening study. Within a few years this mall group ha d increased to nea rly six hundred, and Dr. Conwell ec ured a college charter.

develop ment program, with a chedul e that calls for the erection of even new buildings m that period of time. In its present facilities, T emple serves over 18,000 tudents, including those in evening and part-time courses, making it one of the three largest Universities in th e Sta te of Penn ylvania.

During the tenure of Dr. Conwell , and its succeeding pre idents, Dr. Charles E. Bel!lry ( 192641 ) and Dr. Robert L . Johnson , its pre ent president, th e University continued its phenomenal growth . T emple units now include the Coll-ege of Libera l Art , the School of Bu iness and Public Administration, the Te::~ch e rs College, and the Stell a Elkins T yler School of Fine Arts, all offering graduate as well as und ergradu ate course . The other units of th e University include the M edical School , the chools of Nursing, Chiropody, D entistry, Ph armacy, Oral H ygiene, Theology, Law and Com~unity College, a two-year college offering an a oc1ate degree, in addition to the T echnical Intitu te, the University High School, and the O ak Lan e Country D ay School. At Âˇpresent the University is completing contruction of a $10,000 addition to it hospital fac ilitie . Work has begun on a fifty-classroom a ir-co nditi oned building which will b e ready fo; occupancy next fall. :S:hortly ground will be broken fo r a new 300-unit women' donnitory. All of these new faci liti e are a part of T e mple's ten-yea r

FRONT COVER PICTURE: On the staff of " The 1956 Templar," the yearbook of Temple University a~e four members of Kappa Kappa chapter of Alph~ 1gma. Alpha: They are: seated left to right: Kathy M~llw1g, b~mess manager; Floriana Manno, editor-inch~ef. Standmg-left to right: Laura ViiJani, executive ed1tor; Barbara Snyder, features editor.

Con.well Hall, in which most of the University's administrative offices and classrooms are located.

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• YouR editors hope you will enjoy the account of convention in this issue, with pictures by Mr. Bill Dennis, Buena Vista Hotel photographer . Interesting A~As have !been featured , college and alumnae chapters have reported their activities, and Central Office has released officers' directories and vital statistics. The January issue of THE PHOENIX, heretofore, has gone to our complete membership list. This year, the esoteric issue will be the March number, and January will join November and May as editions going to our regular subscription and exchange lists. THE PHOENIX is your magazine and we welcome news items and pictures at any time. The d eadline is five weeks prior to the first day of the month in which ' the magazine is pulblished.

MARY K. REIFF, College Editor MRs. 0RAN A. KLEIN, Alumnae Editor

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Checking in at the hotel desk {from left to right) Mrs. Wallace Chandler, Richmond alumnae delegate; Judy Goehring B, Cathey Engstrom BP, Elaine Kokenes BP .

Conventioneers being registered by {right to left) Mrs. Bernard Groh, Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, Mrs. Helen B. Swart, and Mrs. Bert C. McCammon.

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A table at Sun ' n' Sand luncheon. Mrs. John Allen (third from left) was one of the luncheon hostesses.

â&#x20AC;˘ THERE WAS GREAT excitement on the Gulf Coast as members of Alpha Sigma Alpha converged on the Hotel Buena Vista, Biloxi, Mississippi, to m ee t in national convention July 5-9. By air, by train, by bus, lby car they came. Alone, in groups, with families, they arrived to participate in the bus iness of a triennial conference and to enjoy the pleasures attendan t to a sorority convention. R egistration, in charge of Mrs. Bert C. McCammon national registrar, and Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, national treasurer, was followed by the opening Sun 'n' Sand luncheon. Hostesses for the luncheon were: Mrs. Annette Wilder, Dr. Angeline Watkins, Patricia Culpepper, and Catherine Bianca, all of Beta Uelta as. ' s1sted by Sidney Gremillion Allen (Mrs. John ) '11'11, whose husband

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Catherine Bianca B.A (center) with Miss Evelyn G. Bell, national president; Patricia Culpepper B~; Dr. Angeline Watkins and Mrs. Annette Wilder, Beta Delta advisers.

Mrs. Fred M . Sharp, Mrs. Robert Easley, Psi Psi adviser; and Miss Evelyn G. Bell, national president (left to right), as they appeared on the program of the first business session. Mrs. Easley gave the invocation.

is on the faculty at Mississippi Southern College. There was no doubt now we 'w ere in the D eep South a the welcome was in the grand manner of southern hospi tality. The 1955 na tional convention was called to order by our national president, Miss Evelyn G. Bell. The invocation was given by Mrs. Robert Easley ww part of which is quoted: "This convention is being held just one day after the nation has paused briefly to celebrate its birth ; and so, it seems fitting that we should open our sessions with a few minutes of sol路emn thought albout what America means to us who are privileged to live under h er flag, and a reaffirmation of ~ur faith in the God of our Fathers who presided over her travail of birth. . . . Nothing could accent the oneness of ideals, the freedom of thought and action characteristic of America, better than this meeting. Nowhere, except in America, could such a conclave be held. H ere we com e together with no fear or suspicion, no doubts about each other's aim and purposes, no hesitancy to open our hearts and speak our minds one to the other." R eports of the Credentials Committee and convention chairman were presented by Mrs. Bert C. McCammon and Miss Helen L. Corey, respectively. The processional of college and alumnae delegates was an inspiring ceremonial during which each delegate introduced h erself and submitted her report. Come to the Seafood Jamboree ! A mountain of sh rimp surround ed by sauces in conch ~h e lls and platters of salad, deviled crab, and 路chips, fill ed the

Miss Helen L. Corey (standing) presents of the convention chairman. Seated-left to Evelyn G. Bell, national president; Mrs. Grady, parliamentarian; and Miss Virginia national vice president.

the report right: Miss Robert C . Carpenter,

At the right a view of the buffet table at the Seafood Jamboree.

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Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich, national music chairman, .leads singing at Seafood Jamboree. Virginia Wertz BT IS the accompanist.

buffet taJble on the Hurricane Deck of the hotel the evening of路 the first day of con~ention. The beautiful talble decorations were designed by Id a Mae Parker Bollinger BA who, at the last moment, was unable to come to convention. Cameras were clicking as large white paper aprons w,ere d~n.ne~ before partaking of the Gulf Coasts delicious shrimp. An interesting :feature of the progr~m w~s ~he showin<T of a film of Beta Zeta's pnze-wmnmg Stunt t> Night presentation, entitled, "Eter~a l Triumph." The theme was a dance interpretation of the Triumph of God over evil. A song fest wa J-ed by Shirley Ainsworth H ellrich \Mr. Ar_th~r~ , national music chairman, accomparued by VIrgima Wertz BY. It was a grand night for singing, under the southern moon, and Sylvia Yak BY received applause of delight for her lovely Ha~aiian dances. Business sessions and group discussiOns fill ed the morning of convention's econd day. A.fter a bu Y morning the delegates and visitors dressed for the Gue~t Day luncheon programmed as "Creole Dejeuner." The main dining room took on ~ New Orleans Vieux Carre atmosphere. Posts m th e large room bore paper Vieux Carre lamplights and street names. Seven of the French Quarter stree ts which terminate on Canal Street were featured. Hilda Girard H ebert (Mrs. Leonard) BZ was in charge of arrangements, and she was assisted by other members of the New Orleans alumnae chapter. Individual taJble centerpieces were choice hands of ripe !bananas sent to the conve ntion by an officer of one of the large fruit companies in New Orleans. The yellow fruit rested on long .fan-like leaves from !banana tre which grow profusely along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in New Orleans. Beside each lamplight place card was a small sack of real sugar sent by the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Association in New Iberia, Louisiana. Lagniappe bags were distributed , filled to brimming 路w ith favors, samples of Louisiana and Mississippi products, recipe books, maps, and historical pamphlets. The term lagniappe, "a gratuity," i used by south Louisiana merchants as something extra, a way of thanking cu tamers for their trade. Special guests at the lun cheon were: Dr. R. A. McLemore, acting president of Mi issippi Southern College, and Mr . McLemore; Mrs. Lena Y. Gough. dean of women at the same college; Mrs. W. W. Stout, Delta Sigma Ep ilon; Miss Agnes

Seated at the speaker's table are honorees at the Guest Day luncheon.

Roth and Mis Agnes Edwards, of !Southern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Gimble, also of Lafayette; and Dr. Ethel J. Alpenfels BB, professor in the College of Education, New York University. A surprise feature was the presentation of a silver tray to J essie K eep Gimbel (Mrs. Fred J.) BZ in token of having been selected lby the awards committee to receive the Wilma Wilson Sharp alumna e award for outstanding s路ervices to Alpha Sigma Alpha, and community and professional achievements. The presentation wa made by our president, Miss Evelyn G. Bell. Mrs. Gimbel for many years was Beta Zeta's adviser at Southern Loui iana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana. The Vieux Carre street scene became so quiet vou could have heard a camelia petal fall as Doctor Alpenfels spoke on "The Responsibility of the Educated Woman in a Time of Change." Doctor Alpenfel is the onl y member of Alpha Sigma Alpha to receive our Recognition of Eminence, 'l nd is a national authority on anthropology and socia l behavior. Her delivery is dynamic, and she held her audience spell-bound as she described the

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Mrs. Fred J. Gimbel receives alumnae award from Miss Evelyn G. Bell, national president (at left), and ·Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (at right) for whom the Wilina Wilson Sharp award is named.

Dr. Ethel J. Alpenfels BB (center), the principal speaker at the Guest Day luncheon, shown here with. Miss Vi~ginia Carpenter, national vice president. (at left), and MISs Evelyn G . Bell, national president (at right).

changes in social science and cultures from Adam to the atom bomb. She explained that in the last ten years the whole world has changed and a new age has been born !because of the atomic and hydrogen bombs. "To the younger set o.f today this is no phenomena as they were Jborn or have spent the greater part of their adol escence and formative years in this new age." She stressed the important role to lbe played by educated women as leaders in this new age. A very interesting poin t was made when she said: "Self becomes the sum total of all the people you have ever known." After an interva l provided to give us an opportunity to digest Doctor Alpenfels' inspiring talk, we reconvened for the Panhellenic Discussion in charge of Wilma Wilson Sharp (Mrs. Fred M.) , former A~A national president and presently our delegate to National Panhellenic Conference. Mrs.

Willbur W. Stout, Delta Sigma Epsilon's delegate to NPC, spoke from the standpoint of the national group of Greekletter organizations. Polly :Schlosser (Mrs. R. W.), A~A's schol arship chairman and an officer in the Denver Panhellenic Association, represented city Panhellenic groups, while R ebecca Fizer A presented the case of college Panhelleriics. It was a great privilege for us to h ave Mrs. Stout with us in this meeting. A picnic dinner on the Hurricane Deck of the hotel , preceded a moonlight boat ride on Mississippi Sound. The third day of convention was opened with a general business session at which time Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, national ~reasurer, with the assistance of our art chairman, Edi Wolf (Mrs. R. J.), presented a visual report of A~A finances at the national level. As leaves bearing classi·fications of receipts an d dislbursements form•e d two palm trees, we all agreed we had never understood quite so well the presentation of a financial report. In the abs·e nce of the national philanthropic ch airman, Pat D etrow Byers (Mrs. Wayne), a report of our philanthropic program was read by Esther Bucher, n a tional editor. J ean Siegenthaler (Mrs. A. J.) , magazine chairman, presented a very interesting report on Magazine SU!bscription service. The college and alumnae workshops were so interesting, the morning was gone before we knew it. These workshops are th e 'backbone of a sorority

Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (at left), ilA's delegate to NPC in conversation• with Mrs. Wilbur Stout, ~~E's delegat~ to NPC.

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National council members and chairmen, first row-left to rig~t: Mrs. Bert C. McCammon, reg•strar; Mrs. Helen B. Swart, a lumnae director; Miss Virginia Carpenter, vice president; Miss Evelyn G. Bell, president; Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, treasurer; Miss Helen L. Corey, secretary and convention manager; Miss Esther Bucher, editor. Middle row: Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, scholarship; Mrs. Robert Wolf, art; Mrs. E. A. Kreek, alumnae organizer; Mrs. Fred •M . Sharp, A~A 's delegate to NPC; Mrs. Armin J. Siegenthaler, magazine; Mrs. Robert Grady, constitution. Back row: Miss Louise Stewart, historian; Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich, music; Miss Louise Me- ' Arthur, paraphernalia; Mrs. B. F. Leib, chairman of college chapter alumnae secretaries; Mrs. William Niemeyer, alumnae editor; Miss Mary K. Reiff, college edito r. Not in attendance at convention were Mrs. Harvey Bumgardner, fellowship; Mrs. Wayne Byers, philanthropic; Mrs. James Key, college chaplain.

c:onvention and provide the opportunity for delega tes to work with the na tiona l officers in making plans for the future. Bonni·e Moran BN was h o tess of th e "Sea She ll" lun cheon, a t which time we greeted a lumnae living on or nea r th e Gulf Coa t, in cl uding a form er national offi cer, Ruth M a rtin Stone (Mrs. B. M. ), M r. Stone, and two of the ir childre n.

Petree Niemeyer (Mrs. William ) , alumnae editor ; Mildred George, president, Beta Gamma; and Bonnie Moran, president, Beta Nu.

IDEAS UNLIMITED Th e chairma n and modera tor of a soc io-dram a, " Ideas Unlimited," was our na tional vi ce president, Virgini a C arpenter. The model cha pter cas t: Barbara Pax on XX, presi d nt ; Carolyn Fyfe XX , ru sh cha irma n ; N ancy Rai ney <f><f>, Ca rolyn Pipe r B:i, and Sue Humphrt>y BIT, pa rty committee; Flori ana M anno KK, 1:Vla rth a M ea ux BZ, Ph yllis Wa tkins TT, Carolyn Potee t B ·r, a nd M a ry L ou Bills AB. The Critic Pa nel was comprised of Mrs. Elizabeth J ohn ton, AA advi er ; M axine W elch (Mrs. R obert ) pre ident, Grea te r K ansas City a lumnae a ocia tion · Carolyn Andrew (Mr . Gl enn ), pre id ent T erre H aute alumnae associa tion ; Ann e

Party plans for rush week are being presented by Floriana Manno at the socio-drama, "Ideas Unlimited."

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Mrs. E. A. Kreek, alumnae organizer, was the chairman of the Magnolia Candlelight dinner. Seated at one of the tables at the dinner are, from left to right: Mrs. Wayne Haydel BZ, Sue Hadley B!1, Mrs. Byron Gentry ri', Mrs. Kreek '<l>, Mary K. Reiff liii, Mrs. J. J, Gilger, ~~. Miss Esther Bucher, national editor, presents National Council trophy to Patricia Lewis for Beta Epsilon chapter.

Scen e ! -chapter m eeting to discuss rush plans. Scene II- dormitory scene with two rush ees and two initia tes ( Pa nhellenic counsellors ) discus ing " Why join a sorority?" Scen e III-ch apter meeting to build the list for bids. A discussion by the Board of Critics highlighted the importance of emphasis on all phases of sorority activity during rush parties and in making rush plans; piritual, social, scholastic, and philanthropic, in addition to other points p ertinent to proper rushing procedures. The national registrar, Mrs. Bert C. M cCammon, presented a compilation of Rushing Ideas, to bring to a close this most enlightening session on "Ideas Uniimited." "WE BOW OUR HEARTS IN HUMBLE A WE TO THE!E" In a beautiful setting of live potted palms and flowers, Shirley All en of Tau Tau was initia ted into full membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Initiation serviCes were conducted by national officers.

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Immedia te-ly foll owing this impressive service, all members of ALpha Sigma Alpha a t convention, dressed in white, proceeded to an adj oining room for the M agnolia Candlelight dinner, for which D orothy Whitemore Kreek (Mrs. E . A. ), national alumnae organizer, had prepared a very appropria te program. Hundreds of magnolia blossoms form ed a ch ain h eld by Alpha Sigma sisters whil e Mrs. H eUrich sang "The 1Friendship Song." In asmuch as the narrative presentation before a di as rbanked with magnoli a blossoms an d leaves, lighted with electri c stars, will be used as F ounders' D ay program this year, all coll ege and alumnae chapters will have an opportunity to share this wonderful eXJperience. Our humble aJpprecia tion to Dorothy Kreek and h er hu band, AI , who worked so h ard in preparing this mo t impressive spectacul ar. A memorial service is an honored time we ta ke from work and play at a na tional convention to honor our members and friends who have died since the last convention . This lovely ceremony was conducted by our president, Miss Evelyn G. Bell, assisted by Mrs. Bert C. M dCammon and Mrs. Arthur H ellrioh. Special tribute was paid to our Founder, Virginia Lee Boyd Noell, th e first to break the circle of five young women who found ed Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1901 at Virainia F emale Institute, now Longwood Coll ege, Farmvill e, Virginia. Business sess ions and a Gulf Coast luncheon hostessed by Polly Schlosser (Mrs. R. W.) , n ational scholarship chairman, were followed by the presentation of a,wards. Officers for the 1955-58 term were elec ted and in tailed, and you wi ll rea d wbout them in another section of THE PHOENIX. Lou Ann Schepers, Beta Psi, W estern Michigan College, Kalamazoo, was announced vhe winner of the Frost Fidelity award for devotion a nd unswerving loyalty and allegiance to Alpha Sigma Alp ha. Clara B. White, Beta Pi, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, was awarded the Elizabeth Bird Small recognition based upon scholanhip, leadership, a nd graciousness in daily living. Beta Epsilon, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, won the national council trophy as the

At the Plantation and Garden Dinner on the last evening of convention.

chapter ra nking first in officer's efficiency, scholarship, an d activities over a th ree-year period. Southern hospitality reigned supreme on the last evening of convention, at the Planta tion Garden Banq uet. The Hurricane R oom was miraculously tran forme d in to a flowering ga rd en which marks the Old South. The setting was a garden of an old plantation. In the background was the veran da of an ante.Jbdlum home with stately columns. The garden complete with lily pond was

Mrs. Clayton A: Richard, national treasurer (center) , congra tulates Sh~rley Allen TT (at right ) on her initiation into membership at the convention. Phyllis Watkins TT (at left ) was Shirley's sponsor.

enclosed by a lattice fence covered with whitepetaled magnolia blossoms, azaleas in the peak of their glory, and roses resplendent in bloom. No garden party is 路complete without the presence of Southern Belles, personified by Adair Bates a nd Catherine Bianca. And, of course, the endeared mammy, Pat Collins, New Orleans alumna, who generously showered us with pecan pralines, "made fresh this morning in Mass'ah's kitchenyes ma'am." Virginia Car-penter, n a tiona:l vice president, was the Garden er who called upon The N arcissus, Sue H adley Bn ; The Palm, Mary Lou Bills AB; and The Aster, Wilma Wilson Sharp, to symbolize the joys a nd obligations of membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Four glorious days had come to an end. They were days路 of true friendship and h appiness. The plantation gard en party was indeed a wonderful climax to our sojourn in the southland. It exemplified the true hospitality, beauty, and tradition of the Deep South. Many highlights of the convention h ave not received the full illumination of recognition. Credit enough cannot be given to our vivacious convention ch airman, H elen L. Corey, also national secretary, for h er many hours of preparation for th is well managed convention. Unde r the leadership of H elen B. Swart, national alumnae director, the alumnae discussions were so interesting they lasted well into the night. The arrangemen ts for the beau tiful rituals were managed lby L ouise Stewart, !historian, and Louise M cArthur, paraphernalia chairman. Jean RaUipp Grady, constitution ohairman, served as convention parliamentarian.

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'Dhe exhi'bit hall ifeatured college and alumnae chapter scrapbooks, favors, posters of chapÂˇter philanthropic and social projects, a magazine stall, and Gen's General Store ably operated thy Genevieve Leib (Mrs. B. F.) . Shirley Hellrich's contribution, directing vocal groups, community sings, and her own lovely solos, will long !be remembered, as will Sylvia Yap's dancing, 'E di Wolf's art work, IFloriana Manno's solo at opening ession, and our college editor, Mary K. Reiff's efforts in arranging our many convention pictures. Apprecia.tion, too, to Kay Freeman B~, convention editor of The Daily H erald) Biloxi, for the excellent newspaper coverage. Friends and relations had a wonderful time, too. The husbands formed an auxiliary of their own, and a picture of a group of them with Al Kreek being pinned with a star fish by Catiherine Bianca, appeared in newspapers. Radio Station WLOX, operating from the Buena Vista Hotel, had AlA on its program, Jean's Notebook. Virginia Carpenter, Esther Bucher, and Ann Rhodes BN were interviewed by Jean. In addition to all the programmed events, there was time for swimming in 'Mississippi Sound, group singing, and many informal get-acquainted assemblies.

Gen's General Store was ably operated by Genevieve Steele Leib (center), chairman of college alumnae secretaries. To her left is Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, scholarship chairman.

A starfish, sacred emblem of the organization's highest office, is 'b eing presented by Catherine Bianca BA to E. Albert Kreek who was elected president of the Men's Auxiliary of A ~,A. Watching the ceremony are (left to right): Phillip Wallick, Jr., A. A. Gruber, Wallace Chandler, and B. M . Stone.

Some of the college girls find time for a sail boat ride. ~

Mrs. B. F. Lieb bids goodbye to the Philadelphia girls.

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Standing- left to right: J ea.n Foseid NN Donna G. L eshe Ar J ean Barbarick ee, Patricia' L ewis BE, P eggy Hopkins Bl Sue Humphrey BIT. Seated; R ebecca Fizer A, Sue Hadley BO, Floriana M anno KK, Tammy Orr PP.

Left to right: Gwen Backl ess Be, Marilyn Born BH, M ar y Frances K ing B'짜, Ruth Ann Churney AA, Virginia W ertz BT, Barba ra Paxson XX, Judy Goehring B, Elaine Kokenes BP, Joyce Schnickel BK.

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Back row-left to right: Mary Lou Bills AB, Carolyn Piper Bl:, Margaret Angelcyk HII. Middle row: Donna Fell BB, Patricia Swiercinsky EE, Annis Jones BX, Teresa Crabtree ZZ. Seated: Nancy Rainey <1><1>, Eleanor Shannon 2:~, Phyllis Watkins 'l'T.

(Left) back row-left to right: Mrs. William Niemeyer, Cincinnati; Mrs. Alex Mathisen, Los Angeles; Mrs . Robert Welch, Greater Kansas City; Lillie Greer, Akron; Mrs. Helen Miller, Columbus; Mrs. J. L. Crews, St. Louis; Mrs. M. P. Langhorn, Denver; Mrs. Paul Davis, Licking-Muskingum. Middle row: Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Houston; Mrs. J. R. Dial, Huntington, West Virginia; Mrs. Jeanne Ramsey, Chicago; Mrs. Juva Beeman, Detroit-Delta ·P hi; Mrs. Herman Shibler, Indianapolis; Mrs. Glen Andrew, Terre Haute. Front row: Mrs.

Catherine Back row-left to right: Bonnie Moran B Bianca Bll., Barbara Cheek ..Y..Y, Mildred George nr. Front row: Carolyn Poteet Bl:, Martha Meaux BZ, Joan Thompson BM.

Bernard Groh, Buffalo; Mrs. John Keating, Rochester; Mrs. Don Templin, Detroit-Sigma Rho Chi; Mrs. J. J. Gilger, Oklahoma City; Rose Marie Fellin, Springfield, Missouri; Mrs. Ted Snider, Dayton. (Right) standingleft to right: Mrs. Joe Lewellen, Muncie; Rae Blake, Philadelphia; Mrs. James Anderson•, Northern Virginia; Pat Collin, New Orleans; Mrs. Abe Zoss, South Bend. Seated: Mrs. Phillip Wallick, Central Pennsylvania; Mrs. W. L. Chandler, Richmond; Charlotte Adams, Boston.

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Some of the college viSitors with two of the pages, Patricia Culpepper B!l (left ) and Mary Ottis Waites B!l (right ).

A few of the alumnae visitors.

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• "You'RE going to be Kappa Kappa's delegate to Alpha Sig's national convention in Biloxi, Miss iss~pp i ." On h earing that many months ago, Biloxi and the Hotel Buena Vista sounded like a faraway dream. Upon arrival, there were so many things to do and people to meet, I soon came down to earth. At the opening Sun 'n' S and luncheon everyone began knowing th e ·Alpha Sigs from different ch ap ters. Everyone was so !friendly, one immediately felt at home. Roll call at the first business session gave u s a chance to see the national officers, the alumnae and college delegates; also my first real taste of an offici al convention. The n ext three days were .full of meetings, luncheons, dinners, singing under Shirley H ell rioh's dynamic direction , getting to know the officers, sharing ideas and fun. In the small workshop groups, there was an exch ange of ideas for homecoming floats, song for Greek Sings, ~n structions on how to construct a carnival ibooth, ways to stage skits for stunt nights, mon ey-raising projects, philanthropic programs, grollip plans with alumnae chapters, id eas for p ledging systems and rush parties, ways to work 1better in Panhellenic groups and schemes to improve- schol arship. These meetings always prompted more informal discussions in our hotel rooms. If omeon e expressed an idea you liked in the workshop, you could track her down afterwards and get all 'the " inside dope ." This was convention-getting n ew ideas, sharing your own p la ns, an d working out problems with others. There was also time for fun. We h ad a glorious dinner on the top ·deck of the hotel, a beautiful ride one evening in a boat ou t on. Mississippi Sound, tim e for sunbathing on the beach and wimming in the Gulf, lots of inging, and just good old get-togethers. Ceremony a! o h ad its part at Biloxi. The formal initiation service was most impres ive as we watched our n a tion al .president, Evelyn G. Bell, initiate Shirley Allen of Fort Hays State College into m embership in Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Part of the family groups (from left to right)-Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Gruber and daughters, Gretchen and Carol; Mr. and Mrs. E. Albert Kreek and son, David; Mr. and Mrs. Abe Zoss and sons, Tommy, Paul, and Bobby; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Chandler; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wallick, Jr. ; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown and son.

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Magnolia Candlelight dinner following the ceremony, with all of us dressed in white, will be long remembered. The in tallation of our new national officers and presentation of aJWards on Friday aifternoon again gave us the feeling that we were really a part of the administration of our own sorority. The final affajr-the formal banquet--was really breath-taking. The room was decorated as a plantation garden, complete with white picket fence, Chinese lanterns, flowers, a pond, a house surrounded by latticework, and hostesses dressed as Southern Belle . This plus all the Alp ha Sigs and their friends in formal a ttire was the perfect end to a wonde.11ful week. It has now been many months since th e convention, but all the memories I brought back are still quite clear. As I think back it was a time for making many new friends, learning how Alpha Sigma Alpha operates all over the country, acquiring id eas and p lans to help my own cha>pter, sharing our problems with people who had worked out similar problems, and exp eriencing wonderful southern living. For souvenirs, I have all the beautiful favors that the ·different hostess chapters made for us including the su.11prise-fiUed lagniappe bag, and a huge collection of snapshots of our trip. In addition to these tangible souvenirs, I have my recollections of new friends made among the alumnae, national officers, and college m embers. I r ecall gracious Virginia C arpenter in h er lovely plantation garden; the bubbling personality of our convention chairman, Hden Corey; Sylvia Yap and h er love'ly hula dancing ; the inspiring speech of Dr. 'Ethel J. Alpenfels-all these things bounce into my mind when I think of convention. But I think the most vivid m emory that I h ave is of the spirit of friendship and understanding that was such a lbig part of the convention, and what to m e is really being an Al'Pha Sig. You ask me about the 1955 convention? I say, " It was wonderful and I loved it!"

A moonlight boatride on Mississippi Sound.

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Sylvia Yap B1' entertains with a ·Hawaiian dance.

One of the tables at the Seafood Jamboree.

Time out between sessions for sunbathing on the beach.

The National Council-seated from left to right: Mrs. William Niemeyer, membership director; Mrs. Helen B. Swart, alumnae director; Miss Virginia Carpenter, vice president; Miss Evelyn G. Bell, president; Mrs. Clayton A. Richard, treasurer; Miss Helen L. Corey, secretary; Miss Esther Bucher, editor.

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swn department, and Miss Canpenter has been • ELECTION of members of the national oouncil was held on the last day of convention, the nom - vice president and officer in charge of extension inating slate having been read by the chairman of since 1946. Miss Car:pen ter is ·public re-lations director for Halle Brothers, Cleveland, Ohio. the nominating committee, Miss Louise .M cArNational secretary-Miss Helen L. Corey, rethur, in accordance with provisions of the by}" . - ~~ · laws. elected. Miss Corey ha held the office of secreDuring convention, a change had been made tary and h as served as convention manager since in the :by-laws whereby the office of registrar was 1941, and is adviser of Kappa Kappa chaJpter, discontinued and a new office to be called mem- Temple University. She is a counselor in the Upbernhip director was instituted. Tihe statistical per Darby high school and resides in PhiladeLphia, work of the former office will now he cared for fennsylvania. National treasurer-Jean Carmichael Richard in vhe Central Office. (Mrs. Clayton A.), reelected. In addition to !being J ean Baldwin MoCamrnon (Mrs. Bert C.), who had held the office of registrar, had asked that ~ treasurer, Mrs. Richard is the officer in Clharge of she not 1be considered a candidate for reelection. ' Central Office. She maintains a home in Kenmore, New York, and her f<limily consists of Officers e!<ected for the triennium between convention ( 1955-58) were : hu band, Clayton, two sons, William and James, National president~Miss Evelyn G. Bell, re- and her mother, Mrs. Carmichael. elected. Miss 'Bell has served A~A in several caNational membership director-Anne Petree pacities, including the offices of registrar, vice- Niemeyer (Mrs. William). J"ormerly serving as president, and alumnae director. She is a super- alumnae editor, Anne is the first person to hold visor of elementary education in Buffalo, New this newly created office, and this .is her first York. term as a member of the national council. The National vice !pTesident-Miss Virginia Ca.r.pen- Niemeyers live in Cincinnati where Anne is teachter, reelected . This office also .includes the exten- ing fifth grade this year. 14

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National editor-Miss Esther Bucher, reelected. Her experience as a national worker rbegan when she was fellowship chairman, and she has held council offices of secretary, vice-president, and treasurer. Miss Bucher is a staff member of the Kansas City Better Business Bureau. National alumnae director- Mrs. H elen Boggess Swart, reelected. This is Mrs. ·Swart's second term in this office. She is employed at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. National chairmen with the exception of alumnae editor, philanthropic chairman, and scholarship chairman, were rea:ppointments. Appointed to serve as chairmen for the 195558 term are: Alumnae editor-Mrs. Oran A. Klein. Alumnae organizer-Mrs. E . A. Kreek. Art-Mrs. Rdbert J. Wolf. Cha!pter alumnae secretaries-Mrs. B. F. Leib . College editor~Miss Mary K. Reiff. Constitution---'Mrs. Robert C. Grady. Convention-Miss Helen L. Corey. Fellowship-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgardner. Founders' Day- Mrs. E. A. Kreek. Historian-Miss Louise N. Stewart. Magazine-Mrs. Armin J. Siegenthaler. Music-Mrs. Arthur Hellrich. Paraphernalia-Miss Louise McA11thur. Philanthropic-Mrs. Richard C. Carson. Ritual (changed from College Chaplain ) -Mrs. James Key. Scholarship-Mrs. Eugene Henry Crompton, Jr.

of Zeta Zeta, Central Missouri College, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1949-50. She was selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, among her other honors while in school, and was Homecoming Queen. She is vice president of tlhe Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter. Her husband, Oran, is a member of K appa Sigma K·appa, and is associated with the well known greeting card firm, H all Brothers, in K ansas City, Missouri . PHILANTHROPIC

Jacqueline Phillips Carson (Mrs. Richard C .) HH will s·e rve as philanthropic chairman, succeed-

ing Patricia Detraw Byers (Mrs. Wayne) KK. Mr. ·a nd Mrs. Carson operate Carson Attractions, a theatrical and concert booking agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and have one son, Richard C ., Jr., age twelve years. Jackie has h eld several offices in the Tulsa alumnae cha!pter, including the presidency. As representative to the Tulsa Panhellenic association, she was second vice president, first vice president,

NEW APPOINTMENTS ALUMNAE EDITOR

Doris J ean Snodgrass Klein (Mrs. Or an A.), the newly a!ppointed alumnae editor, was president

and president. During her administration the Panhellenic association inaugurated a continuing project to finance endural-ea r operations for sohool children in cooperation with Tulsa surgeons and drug firms. R ecently elected to the Tulsa Panhellenic hospital board for a three-year term, she will be the board's secretary this year. Jackie has been on the rboards of vhe Polio Foundation, Community Chest, and R ed Cross drives, and is active in the women's auxiliary of the Variety Clubs of Oklahoma, a part of a national organization which supports Variety health centers all over the country. M embership in the Variety Clubs is composed

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of people in show bu ines , movies, stage, radio, T V, etc. H er experience in this tY'pe of work h as prepared J ackie for h er duties as philanthropic chairman . ScHOLARSHIP Hiwana Cupp C rompton (·M rs. Eugen e H enry, Jr.) BE will assume llhe office of n ational scholar hip chairman, succeeding Polly Schlosser (Mrs. R . W .) BB who asked she not b e considered for na tional work a t t•his time. Mrs. Schlosser has made a great contribution to Alpha Sigma Alpha in the years she was on the na tional council as treasurer, and la ter as scholarship chairman. While a t M adison College, Harrisonlburg, Virgini a, Hiwana served two years as chapter editor, was assistant editor of the yeai'book, and was selected for W ho's Wh o in American Colleges and Universities, Sigma Phi Lambda, K appa D elta Pi, and Scribblers . She received the Elizabeth Bird Small n a tional award at the Golden Anniversary convention in 1952.

Hiwana was m arried to Eugene H enry Crompton, Jr., in June of this year. They will m ake their home in Richard, Virginia, where Hiwa na 1s on the H ermitage high chool faculty.

To Attend NPC Meeting • M Rs. F RED M . SHARP, A ~ A' delega te to N PC, and Mi Evelyn G. Bell, n a ti on al p resid ent, will repre en t the sorority at the N a tiona! Panhellen ic Conference, ovember 14-18, at th e Greenbri er H otel, White Sul phu r Spring , We t Vi rginia. M r . Clayton A. Richard, officer in ch arge of Central Offi ce will attend the Central Office Execu tive mee ting. M is Esther Bucher n ational editor, will be a t the N PC Ed itor A ociation m ctino-. 16

ALPHA SIGMA ALP • As a1ways, Alp h a Sigm a Alpha is extremely proud to present those of its members who have a ttained excellence in scholarship, both indjvidually and as chapte r grou ps. I feel certain that our members, outsta nding in thi important field, w ill want to join me in offering the following achievemen ts as a tr~bute to our own Polly Schlosser, retiring n a tion al schola rsh i,p chairman. Polly, who has served so willingly and enthusiastically in this ca~pac i ty for nine years, h as encouraged many of us a t one time or another with h er wise counsel, a nd I am sure that the girls b eing honored in this article are no excep tion. They have added to such inspira tion their own concentDa ted effort and have proved once again tha t Alpha Sigma Alphas who truly seek and aspire, finall y attain. T o begin our fin e list of individual honors we would like to recognize several 1954-1955 reports. Beta Phi named three of its memlbers in Who's Wh o in American Co lleges and Un iversities a nd recorded an A fo r Joelene Chrys t in practice teaching. T wo 1954 gradua tes of Beta Omega, Lois Anne Cullen an d Lu Kinzie, h ad ou tstanding av- . erages, m aking the D ea n's list every semester. Both were m ember of tlwo na tiona! honoraries. L aura D avis and Sue H adley, Beta Omega, m aintained B averages. This year brought the ·following straight A average : Shirley W are M ack a nd Betty Wilgus, Alph a Beta; Ann Notarnicloa, Alpha Gamma ; Barbara R eiman , K appa K appa ; M arian Whitney, Sigma Sigm a; Frances Phend, Sa rah Stahluth, M arian Truax, J ea n K etner, a nd Collen Callsen, Chi Chi ; Pauline Frank, Beta Gamma ; Suzanne Sub lett, Beta Ep ilon ; J eanette Huber, Beta Eta; Sandra K ellogg, M ary L ynn R eaves, and Freddie Ruble, Beta L ambda; Martha Aldridge, Lucy Sheffer, J ane T aylor, Pa t Kincannon, a nd Nancy Cummings, Beta Nu ; Pa t Schumate and Leah J ean Ord, Beta Pi; and M a rilyn Maier, Beta Psi. Then there are our fu ture teachers with an A in practice teaching- Betty Stewart a nd Georgia Schroeder, Beta Beta; Judy T eichgraeJber, Helen Naylor, Frances Clemn an, Ru th Ann Rice Geral-dine Wall, Pa t Swiercin ky, Pa t R arig, Marilyn T weedy, and Betty Kirk Potter, Epsilon Epsilon ; J ean Lew.i , Pa tricia M dDaniel, and M ary Ann Stevens, Zeta Zeta; Pat T hom as and Janette Walker, Eta E ta ; Phyllis Phelps, Theta Theta ; Baiibara R eim an and M ary Burns, K a ppa Kappa ;

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UDLY PRESENTS Hanna Pillow, Norma Jean Souder, Mary Rohn, Carolyn Orr, Frances Phend, -M arian Truax, and Shirley Lefler, Chi Chi; Pauline Frank, Jane Carrico, Ann Morris, Dawna Knight, Rh etta N esbitt, and Carol Staubus, Beta Gamma ; Mildred Ladner, Ann _Leggett, and Chr.istine Wing, Beta Delta ; Agnes Stephens, Barbara Smith, Suzanne Sublett, and Joyce Gwaltney, Beta Epsilon ; Carol Spoer, Marilyn Born, Jeanette Huber, Eunice Strom, and Arlene Mayer, Beta Eta ; Norma Johns, 'Mari ue Bruning, and Jean Mace, Beta Kappa; Beulah Ashbrook, Lillian Smith Jones , and Lucy Sheffer, Beta Nu; Margaret Warrick, Beta Upsilon; and Colleen Gamins•ky, Dorothy Brownell, Mary G ebler, and Gloria Voi~ht, Beta Phi. Many of our ohapters also did weB scholastically as groups. Those achieving first in campus rating are Theta Theta, Beta D elta, Psi Psi, Rho Chi, and Beta Pi. Who's Wh•o in American Colleges and Univer sities claimed 46 Alrpha Sigma Alphas, and 228 sisters were listed in honorary societies. The spotlight now falls on those girls who, in addition to gaining sdholastic importance, have been active in other areas. Extra-curricular activities are essential in the forming of personalities that are to go with us through life, and it is for that reason we encourage such among our members. Betty Wilgus AB was recently initiated into Cardinal Key. She is a member of the Student Council, as well as Alpha Phi Sigma. Esther Cootie Ar received ohe Secondary Department award of $50.00. This award is given for good scholarship and service to the group. Patty McDaniel ZZ ranked second in her graduating class i June, 1955. She has made straight As since her freshman year and -was very active in campus organizations. She was also editor of the college yearbook. Janet Hendrixon J ewitt NN was the recipient of the Lois Pearson Scholastic Award, 1954-55. Besides holding first place in her class during her four years at Drexel, she held memlbership in the following organizations: Panihellenic Council, Women's Rifle Team, Key and Triangle, Omicron Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, and the Glee Club. Patricia Culpepper B~ -was initiated into and elected president of Pi Kappa Pi, the highest scholastic recognition on her campus.

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Betty Gibson, A~A, president of Panhellenic Council (left), presents to Etta Jean Lester, president of Beta Pi, the Scholarship Cup.

Carolyn Mixon B~ was also initiated into Pi Kappa Pi. Anne Townes BE has won the Pi Omega Pi Scholarship cup which is presented to the most outstanding sophomore. Lucy 1S heffer BN was elected as tlhe Outstanding Senior girl on her campus. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi . Terry Werner BP is very active in organizations and maintains a high scholast-ic average. She is president of her music fraternity . Earlynne Crossiant, Doris Wisehart, and Lurl y Hunsberger, all of Be ta Beta, received Phi Lambda Theta awards for freshm en and sophomore women. Beta ·Beta's Donna Fell and Virginia Anderson were chosen as two of the top ten outstanding junior and senior women on the campus of Colorado State College of Education. Officers of Clavia, Ball State's senior women's honorary, are Joanne Steenbergh, president; Janet McColl, treasurer; and Janet M cCI•e ad, secretary. Three 'Beta Nus were selected for -membership in D elta Lambda 'Alpha, freshman honorary. They are Nancy Cummins, Nancy Melvin, and Pat Kincannon. There we have it-our A:lpha Sigma Alpha scholarship report for 1954-55, and it is indeed one of whioh we can be proud. Many, many hours of -work have gone into the building of such splendid record, and various factors are responsible for the fact that students do put s.o much emphas.is on scholarship. Floriana Manno of Kappa Kappa has compiled these influencing circumstances .in her article, "What Inspires a College Student to Study?" which we, wit:h pleasure, present to you.-HiwANA CuPP CRoMPTON, national scholarship chairman.

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WHAT INSPIRES A COLLEGE STUDENT TO STUDY? Bv FLORIANA MANNO KK • THIS question has no single answer. The sense of individual achievement in good scholarship is the most important inspirational factor. To many students the prospect of the sense of pride that comes with good grades and uhe knowledge that they will have learned some worthwhile material is enough of a spur to give them that extra bit of ambition to fors.ake personal entertainments for an extra few hours of study. Special recognition given to the outstanding students in a class is the incentive that has stirred many college students to more studying. Another factor that contdbutes to making a college girl study is the idea of keeping up sorority pride by presenting a high average for the group as a whole. Each girl knows that she plays an important part as an individual. She must do h er part to get good grades so that the scholastic reputation of her sorority won't suffer. Faculty inspiration is one of those intangible influences that inspires college students to study. I.f a professor ta:kes a special .i nterest in a particular student, the student may do well in this professor's course just to prove that the interest was well placed. A student will return the professor's interest by putting more time into that course. Th e fact that a student knows she will be pleasing her family by getting good grades also inspires students to study. They want their families to be proud of them. Most student realize that giving them a college education is quite a financial sacrifice for a family. Good grades in some way repay the parents. All these factors contribute to ma:king college students study. Personal achievement is probably foremost in influencing them, but the other reasons also weigh heavily in inspiring a student to put a few more hours into each course .

SCHOLARSHIP • No sorority chapter program would be complete, and no lifetime can be completely enjoyed, without the ability to learn. Through knowledge comes understanding of human problems, and the ability to meet and bring to a successful conclusion the problems facing every adult in a democracy. Therefore, high scholar hip is high on the list of attainments set for every chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.-VIRGINIA CARPENTER, national vice president.

PuRSUIT

From the NPC Citizensh~

Mrs. Robert S. W i

• A NEW WAY of life for over a hundred aliens from thirty countries, most of them with tragic stories b ehind them of escape from persecution in other lands, all turning their eyes toward America with hope and courage, makes a naturalization ceremony, when these aliens become citizens, an inspiring and impressive sight. When the U. S. Marine Corps Color Guard preceding a black robed Judge enter a Courtroom to receive the petitions and to administer the Oath of Allegiance there is a noticeable hush of solemnity. Such ceremonies take place in m any cities in the United States of America hut in only a few do patriotic and civic organizations offer to help the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization IS•e rvice to make the occasion a friendly neighborly one. In Washington, D . C., conceded by most people to be one of the busiest place in the world, there was found a year ago, many groups willing and pleased to contribute to a citizen welcome to these n ew Americans after the formalities of the ceremonies. On August 9, the present and past members of the National Panhell enic Conference Citizenship Committee offered their help. They were assisted by the City Panhell enic with delegates from twenty-six national sororities who comprise the Washington, D. C., Panhellenic. Also in attendance were representatives of the D.A.R., the Women's Bar Associa tion and the District Bar Association. Judge Burnita Shelton Mathews, the only woman Judge on the federal bench in the District of Columbia, administered the oath of allegiance in the C eremonial Court Room of the beautiful new United State District Courthouse in Washington and then she joined the sorority members and their guests in a nearby room where fruit punch and sandwi ches were provided by Panhellenic and each new citizen received a friendly hand hake and congr::~tulations on his n ew status. Commis ioner H erbert W. R eichelt of Prince

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FE, LIBERTY, AND HAPPINESS !

(Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby,

Fritz J. Groeneveld)

Georges County, !Maryland, Speaker at the ceremony, told the new citizens: "History shows that the progress of America has been built by men and women, and their descendants, who came from other countries, as you did, to establish a home. Today it is your privilege to become a citizen of our United States, but with this privilege goe~ a responsibility of citizenship incumbent upon each and every one. You must be loyal to your adopted country, obey the laws of the land, and be ready to defend it against all enemies." Among the many interesting individuals and families was one family consisting of four members, a Father, Mother and their 19-year-old twin son and daughter who are now students at George Washington University. They came from Latvia and reached the United States through the underground after spending four years in a German displaced persons camp. Another family of three was Chinese forced to flee with their small daughter. Another was a German-born woman who was just completing her residency as an intern at the Doctor's and Garfield Hospitals. There were a dozen young children, one of the most appealing being four-year-old Rickey White, Canadian born adopted son of an attractive Air Force Colonel and his wife. To see Rickey salute the flag was a highlight of the ceremonies. Participating in a naturalization ceremony and becoming acqu ainted with those who take the Oath of Allegiance to our country dramatized for the sorority members the basic concepts of good citizenship they try to exemplify in campus and community life. Fraternity and sorority members h ave a littlee-"plored avenue of community service in many cities in the United States of America in connection with these naturalization ceremonies held there. Why not volunteer assistance to the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Services and the local Bar Associations as did the NPC Citizenship Committee in Washington, D. C.? NOVEMBER

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YOU ARE AN AMER,IOAIN and the Citizenship Committee of the National Panhellenic Conference helps explain what it means to some of the children of the hundred and six aliens naturalized at the U. S. District Courthouse in Washington, D. C., last summer. Reading from left to right: Mrs. Joseph D. Grigsby t.Llt., chairman; Sylvia Stark, age seven, born in Germany; Col. H. H. Rice of the Sertona Club, a civic group which presents each new citizen with a copy of the Declaration of Independence; 'M rs. Robert S. Wild llB, member of the NPC Citizenship Committee and seated on her lap, Canadian born Rickey White, four-year-old adopted son of Col. and Mrs. Romert White of Boling Air Force Base; Mrs. Fritz J. Groeneveld r<t>B, member of NPC Citizenship Committee; Mr. Eugene F. Lane, representing the ceremonial committee of the District Bar Association and Commissioner Herbert W. Reicheit of Prince Georges County in Maryland who is also District Governor of the Lions Club.

Changes of Address MUST reach Central Office, 372 Argonne Drive, Kenmore 23, New York, five weeks in advance of the next publication date.

sure to give both the old and new addresses.

Zeta Zeta P~te4ent4 e~~' to

Children's Mercy

in Kansas City, Missouri. The money is used by the hospital to buy much n eeded equipment. This is the third consecutive year for the chapter's gift to Children's •M ercy. Four years ago the cha pter began this yearly rphilanthropic proj ec t with the first gift !being presented to the polio rward of General Hospital in Kansas City. The girls ea rn the mon ey for this annual gift by hiring themselves out as workers for a day in hom es, baby sitting, and gifts of money instead of exchanging Christmas pre ents. Last year they added to their f und for this project a Sock Hop .for all the student body of Central Missouri coll ege. Because of bhe worthwhile 'Purpose of the dance, it received the support of all campus organizations. Votes were sold for the selection of a "Doll" and a "W oH," and during the "hop," whil e the guests' shoe were checked at the shoe stand, Zeta Zetas shined them for a dime a pair.

Sara Thoma, president of Zeta Zeta (center), and Mary Werner present a check to Russell W. Preston, field representative of Children 's Mercy Hospital.

• IN M ay, the m ember of Zeta Zeta 'Presented a check for $250 to Children's M ercy hospital

EDITOR 's NoTE: The 'good of .an underta.king of this kind is not only a gift to Children's Me11cy hospital but in th e personal gra tification .and enthusiasm derived from a group end eavor well done.

CHAPTER OFFICERS' EFFICIENCY RATINGS THREE YEARS 1952-55

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o/o

Ep ilon ·E psilon ooOOoooooooooOoooooooooooooooo oooo oooooooo100

Epsilon Epsilon OO OOOOOOooOoOOoooo ........ oooooooo .... oo .. oo 99.28 %

Zeta Zeta OOOO oo oooooooooooOOoo oo oo .......... OO .... oooooooooo. 100

Beta Nu ...... ... ........... ... ................. .......... ..... . 98.33%

K appa K appa ··ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo • 100

Beta Rho OOoooooooooooooooooooo oo oo oooooo oooooooo oooooooooooooo 97.61%

Beta Epsilon ooooooooooooooo .• ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 100

Alpha Beta

Beta Theta oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo·ooooooo 100

Beta Ep ilon OOOOOOooOooooooooooooooooooo oo OO OO oO oo oooOoooooo 100

97 ..17 %

Beta Eta oooo .. oooooo ..... OOOOOOoooooooooooo oooooo.oooooooooooo 97.14% ;<

AI p h a Be t a

K appa K appa oooooo.oooooo.oooooo ooooooo oo .oo.oooooooooo. 97.04%

Beta Mu ·oooo oooooooooo .oooooooo.oooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo o 98.42%

Beta Mu

96.56%

Beta Eta .................. ........ ..... ... ... ..... ............ 97.85 %

Alpha ··········· ·· ······· ········································ 95.86 %

Beta Pi ............... ........ .. ... .............. .......... .... 97 .85 %

lpha Alpha ooooooo.oooooooooooooooooooooo.oooooo .... oo ... 95.71 o/o

Beta Nu oo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 97.71%

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AI~PHA

SIGMA ALPHA

MISS EVELYN G. BELL NATIONAL PRESIDENT

767 LAFAYETTE AVENUE BUFFALO 22, NEW YORK

November l, 1955

Dear Alpha Sigma

Alphas~

In charting our course for the next three years, I am reminded of George Eliot's statement, "we are apt to measure ourselves by our aspirations instead of our performance".

Lofty aspirations are empty

unless followed by equally high attainments. The traditions and standards of Alpha Sigma Alpha are well known to each of us.

They provide

a sound basis for consistent and realistic growth. Let us strive to develop the potentialities of each individual, mindful of the fact that as we help others we help ourselves. ASPIRE - SEEK - ATTAIN.

So, together let us

1955 Wilma Wilson Sharp

• JEsSIE KEEP GIMBEL (M rs. Fred J. ) BZ, recipient of the 1955 Wilma Wilson Sharp alumnae award, was presented a silver tray :by Evelyn G. Bell, national -president, at the Guest Day luncheon of convention. Until her retirement in 1951, J essie was associate professor of Health and Physical Education at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, and was adviser of Beta Zeta from the time it was installed. She was salutatorian of h er high school graduating class, J ennings Louisiana, attended Louisiana State Normal, Natchitoches, and received a Bachelor of Science d egree from George Peabody College, Nashville, T ennessee; a .M aster of Arts from Columbia University, New York; and took graduate study at Louisiana State University and the University of Colorado. H er professional activities have included membership in the Kentucky Association .for Health and Physical Education and bhe Louisiana Association for Health and Physical Education, serving as chairman of the college section, the executive committee, and as president 1949-50. She has been a member of the National Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation ince 1922; served as a membership chairman representing Louisiana 1942-1950, and was representative to the National Convention, Dallas, Texas, 1950. Article by Mrs. Gimbel h ave been published in H ygeia, Today's H ealth, Kentucky Journal of Education, and Louisiana Schools. Communi ty interests have included serving on the Lafayette Girl Scout Council, and as chairman of th e Home Safety Committee. ·Mrs. Gimbel .was vice president of the Pre byterian Women of th e Church, 1954-55, and member of the executive board 1953-55. She has been active, too, in Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi, and the American Association of University Women. Under her leadership, hundred of dolls have been dressed for the Community Christmas Tree by the A~A al umn ae group in Lafayette, of which Jessie i a charter member. Valuable a sistance

Jessie Keep Gimbel

was given by her in bhe organizatwnal mee ting of the NeJw Orleans alumnae chapter. Among h er hobbies are gardening, fishing, camping, and pets, -particularly .fox terriers. L ady III, the current fox terrier, is one of a long line of fortunate pets in h er home. Jessie's love of the beautiful may be considered one of the dominating forces of her life. Beautiful to all of their friends was the relationship which existed between J essie an d h er mother for whom she made a home until Mrs. K eep's death in 1949. Mrs. Keep was admimble and truly worthy of the loyalty and love of h er own family and hundreds of Beta Zetas who frequented her home. Not only has J essie brought out the most beautiful qualities of girls in bhe sorority, tbut with her natural talent for the growing an d arranging of flowers she has received many honors as winner of the Best 1Flower of Louisiana Camellia Society Show (with Mr. Gimbel); blue ri'bbons on camellias throughout the years, and ·winner of Garden of the Month, Septernber, 1954. The grand prize of the state Camellia Show in 1954 for the most outstanding single camellia blossom was the most significant of all her trophies in flower shows. Preserved n ow in a water color painting, the beauty of this flower is still admired by A~As and other friends. All of these manifestations of love of people, pets, flowers, and her record of service to her sorority, community, and profession have endeared her to the hundreds of Alpha Sigma ALphas who have known her.

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• CLARA B. WHITE, Beta Pi, h ~s been designa ted the winner of the Elizabeth Bird Small award for 1955, given each year in the memory of a former A~A councilor, to the one chosen from the Alpha girl candidates submi tted by coll ege chapters. Scholarship, leadership, personality, and character are the principal points on which this award is granted. On the campus of Concord College, Athens, We t Virginia, Clara was A~A editor and president, co-eclitor of the college yearbook, and editorial editor of the school ne-wspaper for 1954-55 ; secretary of K appa Delta Pi ; secretary of her senior class; publicity chairm an for Student Government Associa tion, and treasurer of Women's Hall Council. She was one of five on her campus ohosen to be inc.Juded in Who's Who in American Colleges andllniversities, and was crowned Queen of May. Adjectives such as "tactful," "sincere," "trustworthy," "friendly," and ".i ntellectual" <rbound in her chapter's description of Clara, known to her friends as " Cotton." Upon being notified of the award, Clara wrote: "I am overwhelmed at having received the Elizabeth Bird Small award. I am deeply honored, and I shall strive to uphold always the -ideals that a re inherent with this award." Clara is now teaching in Sarasota, Florida, and her address is 2174 Wood Street, Sarasota, Florida.

• Lou ANN ScHEPERS, Beta Psi, was selected to receive the Frost Fidelity award, given' annually by Emma an d Don Frost, for service to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Announcement ·of this honor to Lou Ann was made at the 1955 n ational convention.

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A ch arter member of Beta Psi, she h as been one of the main forces behind Alpha Sigma Alpha's growth and success on the campus of Western Michigan College at Kalamazoo. She h as served her chapter .i n the capacity of pledge mistress, registrar, and first vice president. For two years she served as Beta Psi's representative on Panhellenic Council, and was a member of the Council's rush committee. She was chairman of the Michigan Panhellenic Workshop and the Panhellenic Ball. Althou~h A~A has been Lou Ann's principal interest, she was secretary of Colopha C lub and a member of House Council for two years. She represented Western Michigan College Panhellenic at D etroit's ·Panhellenic D ay to interest senior girls in the college, and appeared on WKAR-TV as W estern's delegate working with Kalamazoo City Panhellenic to acquaint listeners with the various phases of sorority and Panhellenic activities.

Lou Ann has given freely of her time and services to assist her chapter in gaining an established place on the campus of Western Michigan College.

Charter members of Gamma Alpha and members of the Omaha alumnae are pictured, first row-left to right: Mrs. Charles Beattie, Janice Wurth, Rose Marie Greco, Rosemarie Saitta, Angela Pettinger. Second row: Mrs. J. E. Frazer, Rita Brennan, Pat Potthoff, Carleen

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Hess, Erma Pettinger, Mrs. Kelly Manning, Elly Peter. Back row: Janet Sheridan, Mrs. William Hughes, Mary Head, Lois Nell Leibel, Pat Graham, Miss Hanna Doyle, Mary Donna Clear, Mary Bremenkamp, Miss Ruth Clarkson.

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AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY • GAMMA ALPHA of Alpha Sigma Alpha was intailed on the campus of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, M ay 7, 1955. The busy week end started on 1Friday evening, M ay 6, with an informal get-together of ple"dges, local alum nae and the installa tion team which was om posed of: Wilma Wilson Shanp (M rs. Fred M .), NPC delegate; Miss Virginia Car:penter, na tional vice president ; and Miss Esther Bucher, na tional editor. C ollege members of the team were : Su ie M cCullough, Pa t R edding, a nd M ary Lou Bill , AB ; Sandy H arl an, J ean ette Da vi, T eresa CraJbtree, ZZ· N ancy R ainey, K aye Fcrgu on, Carol Gamble, and Norma Long, . T h e offi cer of the new chapter conferred \ ith nationa l offi cer a nd college vi itor in the lounge of the La• Library the morn ing of at urday, :y{a 7 fo llowed by a luncheon at the

Blackstone Hotel. H o te se from the Omaha alumnae chapter were: M a rlene O sburn Hughes (Mrs. William ) ; Phyllis Thomas Manning (Mrs. K elly) HH ; Patricia Norton Beattie (Mrs. Cha rles) BB ; and J ea n M orrill Frazer (Mrs. J ame ) BB . In a 'beautiful setting, ini tiation ervices were held, Saturday afternoon, for : Miss Hanna Doyle, adviser; Miss Ruth Clarkson, pa troness; Rita Brennan ; Angela Pettinger; Ell y Peter ; Lois L ei:bel; Carleen Hess; Erma Pettinger ; Pat Potthoff, Janice Wurth ; Rose Greco; M a ry Brem enkamp ; Pa tricia Graham· M ary H ead, and Janet Sheridan . Installa tion of Gamma Alpha chap ter was followed by pledge ceremonies for M ary Donna Clear and Rosema rie Saitta. The charter members and pledge were addre sed by Mr . Fred M. Shavp,

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NPC delegate, who poke on the ubject, "The Sorority a a Part of College Life." Rita Brennan wa toastmistress at the formal banquet held in the Fern Room of the Blackstone Hotel. Mis Virginia Carpenter, national vice president, presented Gamma 1AJ.pha's Charter to Rita, who is president of the chapter. Erma Pettinger, of the newly installed group, spo:ke on "A pire." Mrs. W.i lliam Hughes, president of the Omaha alumnae chapter, had as her sU'bject, "Seek." Mrs. Fred M. Shanp, A~A's delegate to the National Panhellenic Conference, spoke on "Attain." The V ery Reverend Carl M. Reinert, S.J., president of the university, graciously wekomed Gamma Alpha of Al:pha Sigma ,A lpha to the campus of Creighton University. Honor guests, in addition to Father Reinert, were: The Reverend Lawrence F. Jansen, S . J., assistant dean of arts; The Reverend Vincent L. Decker, S.J., spiritual adviser; The Reverend Austin E. Miller, S.J., dean of men; Mrs. C. W. Hamilton, Jr., dean of women; D ean of the school of commerce, Floyd oE. Walsh, and Mrs. Walsh ; D ean of the school of pharmacy, William A. Jarrett, and Mrs. Jarrett. After the hanquet, a dance was held at the Paxton Hotel, under the sponsorship of Theta Phi Alpha and Theta Upsilon sororities. On Sunday morning, Miss Ruth Clarkson, patroness, who was initiated with the group, and her sister, Miss Helen Clarkson, were hostesses at a brunch held in the Omaha Woman's Club.

Miss Virginia Carpenter, national vice president, presents Gamma Alpha's charter to Rita Brennan, president of the chapter.

A tea was given at the home of Mrs. K elly Manning, Sunday afternoon. Guests were the deans of the vavious schools of vhe univer ity, faculty m embers and their 'wives, officers of other sororities and the fraternities. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. William Hughes, Mrs. Gharles Beattie, Mrs. J. E. Frazer, and Mrs. Howard H ale.

Members of the installation were (seated-left to right): Sandy Harlan :l.Z, Pat Redding .AB, Kaye Ferguson M, Norma Long M, Mary Lou Bills AB, Nancy Rainey M. Standing: Carol Gamble M, Susie McCullough AB, Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, NPC delegate, Teresa Crabtree ZZ, Jeanette Davis ZZ, Miss Virginia Carpenter, national vice president; Miss Esther Bucher, national editor.

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BETTY RUTH JOYCE BECOMES AHEA FIELD SECRETARY • The Fraternity Month in its April, 1955, issue carried a feature article on the fortieth anniversary of THE PHOENIX of Alpha Sigma Alpha. THE PHOENIX began as a weekly in 1914 and was edited during its early years by the na tional council committee on publications. vhe 1918 convention made provi ions for the magazine to he published monthly but wartime restrictions on paper made it expedient to publish it quarterly, and from November, 1919, until the present THE PHOENIX has been publi hed four times a year. However, THE PHOENIX was not Alpha Sigma Alpha's first magazine. Alpha Sigma Alpha Magazine made its appearance in May, 1906, and was printed by the State Company, Columbia, North Carolina. In May, 1908, the n ame was changed to Th e A egis of A~A. The m agazines during the 1909-12 period bore the coat-of-arms in crimson on a grey cover with the legend, "D evoted to the interests of all A~As." The present editor is Esther Bucher. Assisting her are •M ary K . R eiff, college editor, and Doris J ean Snodgrass Klein {Mrs. Oran A.), alumnae editor.

• CoLUMBUS alumnae were sa ddened by the death of Grace Dickson Lutz on August 14, 1955, after a prolonged illness. Grace was a member of Alpha Gamma, Indiana Sta te T eachers college, Indiana, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband, G ar on A. Lutz and a six-year-old daughter, J anet Louise. A !beautiful candlelight memorial service was conducted at the mortuary :b y Dorothea Windom a nd Margaret Martin while Jan ice Borror played the piano in the background and other Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters form ed a semi-circle about the bier. God must have lo ved her very much, and we have loved her too. We know how many things her kind hands have found to do, But till we reach the happy place w here griefs are all consoled, W e'll never know the joy she's found beyond the sunse·t's gold.

• BETTY RUTH JoYCE BA has joined the headquarters staff of the American Home Economics Association as field secretary. Betty Ruth was formerly assistant professor of Home Economics at Henderson State T eachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Her duties will include working wioh affiliated associations and counseling state associations on general organization. She will devote much of her time to the college clubs section of the Association, and will represent AHEA on the hoard of the Future Homemakers of America. Also, as field secretary she will be a member of the AHEA executive board, the executive committee, and the council. Betty Ruth is a graduate of Arkansas State T eachers College, Conway, and received a master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1954. She has been state chairman of the family relations and child development committee and member of the executive board uf the Arkansas Home •E conomics Association . She is a member of the American Vocational Association, the American Association of University Women, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and was president of the home economics section of the Arkansas Education Association. When she was on the faculty of H enderson State Teachers College, Betty Ruth was adviser of Beta Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Alice Petitt Attends Dedication Of Rug To United Nations • ALICE MoNTGOMERY PETITT (Mrs. P. A.) HH, alumnae award winner in 1951, attended the official dedica tion of the Eucadorian rug made by the women of Peru and given by the Presbyterian Women U.S.A. to the United Nations. Those taking p a rt in the ceremony, h eld September 13, a t the United Nations !building in New York City, were D ag H ammarskjold, secretary-general of the United Nations, Dr. Eugene Blake, president of the National Council of Christian Churches of the United States, and Mrs. J. Russell Salslbury, national pre ident of the Presbyterian Women U :S.·A . Following the dedication, the group attended a semin ar and were guests for luncheon in the United N ations dining room, after which they visited an official meeting of the United Nations. Mrs. Petitt is a member of the General Council of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.

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LUCY SHEFFER • Lucy Sheffer BN served as A~A treasurer in 1953-54 and editor in 1954-55. She. was secretary of the business club in 1952-53, president of Pi Omega Pi in 1955, YWCA secretary for two years and reporter one year.. She has been on the Baptist Student Union council two years and secretary of Kappa Delta Pi. Lucy was a member of Delta Lambda Alpha, freshman honorary, was voted Outstanding Senior girl in business education, and listed in the 1954-55 edition of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."

MILDRED GEORGE • Mildred George Br is president of her chapter this year and was treasurer in 1954-55. She was Wilson Hall Queen attendant and Alpha Sigma Alpha Sweetheart in 1954, and Phi Lambda Chi Sweetheart of 1955. Mildred is a member of Women's Athletic Association, and is historian of Phi Omega Pi, honorary Business fraternity.

JOYCE JENKINS • Joyce Jenkins BI is a senior majoring in mathematics and chemistry at Radford College, Radford, Virginia. She has served as sophomore class president and vice president of TriJM Club. She has been Beta Iota's Panhellenic representative, and is now president of German Club, secretary and treasurer of Chi Beta Phi. and treasurer of Beta Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

IV A GRAY RILEY • Iva Gray Riley BII is secretary of her chapter and has served as vice president of Kappa Delta Pi, treasurer of Cardinal Key, and has a 3.9 (B +) scholastic average. She is a member of Student Government Association, Women's Hall Council. and the only student member of the committee for Expansion of Buildings and Facilities, at Concord College, Athens, West Virginia. Gray is taking directed teaching, and is secretary to Mr. Cook, the mayor of Athens. NOVEMBER

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ILLINOIS • ILLINOIS STATE DAY was held at Watch Tower Inn Blackhawk State Park, Rock Island, Illinois, on April 30, 1955. Mrs. Joe Ruberg was chairman, Marge Galloway, ecretary, and Janis Wood, treasurer. ReO'istration and a coffee hour was followed by t:> several -discussion groups. Miss Betsy Brodal, Dean of Women, Augustan a College, Rock Isla~d, was the guest speaker at luncheon. Her topic was, "What An Individual Can Contribute to a Sorority or Other Organization." State tDay next year ·will be held at Northern Illinois State Teachers College, De Kallb. OHIO • OHIO STATE DAY was held in Cleveland, May 21, 1955. Miss Virginia Carpenter, national vicepresident, was general chairman, and acted as toastmistress at the luncheon. Mr. Ralph Besse, executive vice president Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, whose wife is Augusta Besse AA, was th e principal speaker. His topic was "Education Mter College." The 1956 Ohio State Day chajnna n is Mrs. Paul Davis, Zanesville, Ohio. INDIANA • INDIANA STATE DAY was h eld April 16, 1955, at Indianapolis with Betty Presnall ·Bliss (Mrs. Henry W.) XX as chairman and Joe Ann Ruddle BY, co-chainnan. The guest speaker was Mrs. Helen B. Swart, national alumnae director. Chi Chi chapter presented several songs, and Beta Upsilon's Barber Shop Quartette added musical entertainment to the program which also induded group inging of "The Hymn to Alpha Sigma Alpha" with the compos·e r, Helen Selvedge Noblitt (Mrs. William) XX at the piano, and Hawaiian dances in native costume by !Sylvia Yap BY. The round ta:ble discussions were led by Caro-

lyn Fyfe XX and Mona Woodward, Indianapolis alumnae chapter. MISSOURI-KANSAS • MissouRI-KANSAS STATE DAY was held in Prairre Village, Kansas, April 23, 1955. The planning committee was composed of: Mary Carolyn Cooper HH, Mar Jean Olsen TT, Vivginia Bohon EE, Mary Lou Bills AB, Mary Anne Stevens ZZ, Gerry Struck ~~' Rosemarie Fellin B~, and Maxine Humlbard Welch (Mrs. Robert) HH, president of the Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter. Introductions, a get-acquainted period, and group singing filled the morning. Wilma Wilson Sharp (Mrs. Fred M.), Alpha Sigma Alpha's delegate to National Panhellenic Conference, was a luncheon speaker. The afternoon discussion was participated m by college and alumnae chapter members. OKLAHO:MIA • OKLAHOMA STATE DAY was held in Oklahoma City, April 23, 1955, with Dorothy Gilger (Mrs. J. J.) AA, presiding. Louise -Buchanan, State Day chairman, was the luncheon toastmistress. Panel discussions covered subjects pertaining to alumnae and college chapter activities. The 1956 Oklahoma State Day will he held in Tulsa. VIRGINIA • VIRGINIA !STATE DAY was held at the KennedyWarren Hotel in Washington, D. C., April 23, 1955, and the Washington, D. C., alumnae chapter was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Myrtle L ee Johnson A welcomed the guests, and each college and alurrmae chapter delegate reported orally on the activities of h er group during the year. Miss Helen L. Corey, national secretary, was a luncheon speaker. Martha Dimond (Mrs. John ]. ), president of the W ashington, D. C., alumnae c:hapter, was the luncheon toastmistress.

The Oklahoma City alumnae were hostesses for Oklahoma State Day. Pictured seated from left to right: Louise Ewalt Buchanan, Vella Frazee, Dorothy Raw Gilger, Lucille Lister Haller, Janice Hinrichs Haydel, Glenda Hand Nees, Maurine Camblin Gebetsberger, Alice Allen Mauk. Standing: Freda James Burtner, June Lorenson Londeen, Mary K. Stewart, Ella Tallis Bardwell, Reba Anderson Ruster, Jeannette Vaught, Jonnie Lane Gentry, and Helen Ann Biswell.

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~~teiU Longwood Collrg-c ALPHA members are busy working on rush week and planning the ·CaoJendar of activities for the year. During the summer our president attended .the national convention at Biloxi . Becky has returned to Alpha chapter with many ideas on how to improve our chapter's program. Through •her reports we have learned to appreciate even more fully the benefits and opportunities offered to •US through our sisterhood in Al:A. Alpha chapter will celebrate its Founders' D ay on November 15. W e, a t Loillgrwood, feel particularly the importance of this date for our chapter since th e actual founding of our sorority did take place here.-NANCY R . QUARLES.

Miami University As soon as we unpack ed after returning to school this faH, we were swept into th e whirl of rushing. We were a ll excited abcut our formal rush parties which were enti tl ed "The Greek Pa rty," "The .Chinese Party" and "The Italian Party. " ' For th e Greek party a ll of us wore togas with laure ls as name tags. The ru &hees were given red, gold, and brown pillows ·w ith Al:A initia ls as favors. For entertainment Ba rbara M essine r, .M a rge And erson, Alice Lantz, Marilyn Turner, an d Ghar Odenweller presented a skit entitled "Night Life with th e Gods." Our rushees were serenaded by Sigma Phi Epsi lon fraternity. At th e Italia n party titled "Three Coins in a Fountai n," ·th e rushees received straw covered bottles. The party was h eld outside around picnic tables co;ered with red checkered tablecloths, an d pizza was served with cokes. The soro rity members wore peasa nt blouses and dirnd l skirts.

Our final party was th e Chinese party wi-th the sorori ty girls dressed in C hinese cos tumes. Our favors were coolie hats with black yarn braids attached. The name tags for the rushees were fans and our girls had small paper umbrella s as name tags. Marge Anderson goave an interpretive d ance as part of the entertainment. Now we are eagerly looking forward to Homecoming and plans for our float are being enthusiastically carried out. As our th eme we are using, "Gone But Not Forgotten," with a huge dinosaur d epicting it. Also plans are under way for our informal rush parties ·w hich will come immediately after Hamecoming. One of the parties will be a wild west and the other will carry out the theme of Sta te Fair. Next on our calendar will be our Found ers' Day banquet.-ALICE LANTZ.

Northeast Missouri State College ALPHA BETA is now making pl·a ns for our two rush parties. The fir.st one is to be a "Pink :Pood.Je Party" and the second, "Jailbreak." Elections of officers hav e been h eld in many of our campus organizations. Alpha Be ta is proud of her girls who were elected to an office. Shirley Yal'dley is secretary-treasurer of the sophomore class, and Betty Lou W ilgus ho.Jds the same omce in the senior class. Carol Wegehoft and Judy Strom were selected cheerleaders. In Pi Omega Pi, business honorary, L eila Pete rson was cho~en vice president an d M ary Lou BHls, pwblicity charrman. Pia ns are now in prqgress for our hamecoming float .RoaarE MoLEs. .

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Indiana (Pa.) State Teachers College OuR f,a ll party was held at the college lodge and we: mad e plans for Homecoming. The them e for sororitv and fraternity fl oats is restricted to book titles. w~ Alpha Alpha's Mothers' Club. Mrs. John F. "Churney .. hav.e chose n " The E·g g a nd I " as our th eme and we are working every spare moment to make ou; float as is president and Mrs. Anton Havlena, secretary. attrac~ive as possible. Following the Homecoming game, a tea IS to be held for our families, friends, and alumnae a t the apartmen t of one of our alumnae, Mrs. L eroy Schnell. The sonJrities on our campus have acquired chapter rqoms . on t~e ground floor oo the girls' dormitory. A committee rs busy making plans for furniS>hing a nd decorating. Our ?resid_ent, Donna L eslie, returned from na tional conve nt~ on wrth many new ideas for us to use this year. ~ushmg for upperclasswomen will soon be in full swmg.-JAN WINSLOW.

Colorado St.1tc College of Education RusH! G was very successful spr1"ng quarter.

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principal party had a Chinese theme. The rush ees wore Chinese hats, and everyone sat on pillows on the floor. The house was d ecorated with Chinese scenes and dragons. One of our important events spring quarter is Greek Song Fest. We pla ced first in the sorority division by singing the winning songs, "Who" and " The Alpha Sigma Sweethear.t Song." In May, we had our annual spring dinner dance at the Welshire Country Club in Denver. The decorations were in a pink and white theme with spring flow ers a nd candles. Our annua1 mountain party was at Olympus Lodge in Estes Park. W e spent the week end there and had a wond erful time horseback riding, sight-seeirug, attending church, and j.ust being together. Earlynne Crossiant, TKE Swee theart of Colorado State College of Education, was chose n among the ten top 'fKE S•weethea rts in the nation and her pi·c ture appeared on th e 1956 TKE calendar for the month of April. Juhbie Chung was chosen as Lei Dance Queen. Earlynne Crossiant, Doris Wisehart, and Lurly Hunsberger received P.hi Lambda Theta a,wards for freshmen and sophomore women. Donna FeH and ViDginia Anderson were chosen as two of the top ten outstanding junior and senior women on campus. Virginia Anderson was elected secretary of the student body, and Helen McKee as representative at large. Pat R ein is vice president of A WS. Marline Chavis is secretary of the senior class and H elen Mc:Kee is secretary of the junior class. Jean Harnnet and Earlynne Crossiant were initia ted into Pi Omega Pi, honorary business fraternity.---'CAROL ANN CUDNEY.

Emporia State Teachers C oJiegc OuR summer rush pa·r.t y was held at our chapter house. After enjoying games at the Empo-r ia Recreation Center, we returned to our house for a 11lumber party. Mrs. Al~ce E. Lawrence, our housemother, returned from Purdue University's Housemother's School with many new ideas to· improve our way o.f livilllg effectively. We have remodeled our dining room and ;purchased bal'\quet ta,bles with the help of our alumnae chapter. Rush week started the first week of classes with open house, parties and picnics. Themes used for this occasion w ere, "See Yourself As An A-lpha Sig," "Phoenix Club," and "&ware Freshmen ."--GERALDINE WALL.

Central Missouri State CoJiege THE winning of ;Song Fete for -t he fourth consecutive year was a highlight of ·the 1954-55 school year. "!All The T:hings You Are" was the winning selection. It was sung by Alphas gowned in princess style dresses in shades of rose. We are aH very proud of our leader, Jeanie Le wis, who played such a large role in our victory. The theme of our spring fo,r rnal dance was "Paradise and <Pandemonium." The room was divided into two sections, Paradise with fluffy clouds on one side; Pandemonium with ·tongues of flames on -t he other. The "Wolf and Doll Sock Hop" was climaxed with the crowning of a Wolf and a Doll selected from candidates chosen from the other sororities and the fraternities. The annual summer picnic was held on campus in July. A business meeting was held and plans were made

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Eta Eta's Paradise Island Rush party. for the ac tivities of th e fall term. Homecoming 1s our next project. All th e basic plans have bee n made for th e fl oa t, house and the campaign. Fa ll rush is also very mu ch in our minds. With the large increase in enrollm ent this yea r, we h::ve concentrated upon getting to kn ow as many of th e girls as is. possible.-ELrZABETH RINKER.

Eta Eta Pittsburg State Teachers College GoiNG BACK to last May, we ended school with our annual senior breakfast, honoring our graduates. It was held on Baccalaureate :Sunday in the Stud ent Center . The -theme of th e breakfast was "Aloha." D ecorations were carried out by miniat·ure Hawaiia n girls decorating the tables and the programs. When vacation .began, Colleen R ecob, our rush captain, started planning our fall rush parties. With "theaid and hard work of several other actives, Colleen made us aU very proud of our parties. Our summer rush party was a Planta tion G a rden Party held on the lawn of Jackie Hunt's horne. Wedecorated the yard with Japanese lanterns, a backdrop of a plantation house, a fountain, and tables with roses on them. W e served box dinners of southern friedchicken. Several skits were given -pertaining to the South, and we had group silllging aJCCOmpanied by ukeleles. .To Huklc;:nbruk, our beloved M ammy. passed· out ou-r f-avors, which were pralines from N ew Orleans. The Mother-Da.ugh ter Tea, September 11, was held a t the horne of Mrs. Frank Drunagel, a patroness. Para di se Island was our nex t rush party. We wore sarongs, and the lawn of Mrs. Ernest Mahan's homewas decorated with palm trees, a wishing well, and a pool. W e served H awaiian style hamburgers, nut mix,. and pineapple punch. The favors were ba1by orchids, carnation, or rose corsages. The preferential banquet was the las-t rush p ar-t y before bids. The theme of the banquet was Magnolia Candlelight. We used p-aper magnolias and fans madefrom PHOENIX covers as our centerpieces. The m enuwas also put on individual fans. After the banquet, a d emitasse was held in the horne of Mrs. C . F. Spencer, patroness. Songs and visiting at th e demitasse ma de th e evening complete. With the end of rush activities, we have a wonderful

group of pledges. We all feel that ru s.h was so suc~ess ful because of -the wonderf.ul cooperation of the actives, alumnae, and patronesses. Homecoming is O ctober 15, and we had a house, floa~, a nd car to decorate. Our pledges have completed their sale of mums for Homecoming. Even though we were busy, we had a lot of fun decorating. and working toge th er. Several Alpha Sigs were candtdates for Hornecoming qu een. Doris Smith, Charliss Kiser, Carol Sue Jackson, a nd Greta Meyer were elected cheerleaders. Looking ahead a little, we have set the d a te for our C hristmas forma·! as December lO.~MARY ANN ELLIOTT.

Boston University Mtss HELEN L. CoREY, national treas urer, visited our chapter th e week end of September 24. We were p leased to have Miss Corey ; our a dvise r, Mrs. Ruth Fletclter ; an d several Boston al umn ae p arti cipa te in the initiation ceremonies. After the initiation service, Miss Corey held conferences with our chapter officers. W e a ttend ed the Panhellenic T ea •as a group, on Friday, S eptember 23. W e are now preparing for th e formal rush par ty.---1M URIEL CHETWYND.

'Kappa 'Kafl{ta Temple University MoviNG ! This word became the most important one to Kappa K appas at the end of last term as we moved out of our sorority house into t:he Panhellenic Hous ~ with T empl e's other sororities. Carol Baldwin directed the move. The last few months in the house were full ones for us. The highlight was the senior dinner when we gave knockers and pen and pencil sets to our g·raduates. At this dinn er Hildie Veihl a nd J ean L eCates were honored as outstandifllgl p ledges for the year. Following the dinner, we .had a farewell party in honor of our seniors. A block party to raise money for the new dormitory gained our support, and we sold " Ice Balls from :Iceland" und er the chairmanship of Barb S nyder. A tea for our parents in M ay gave us a chance to get a.c quainted with each other's parents, while our moth ers did a wond erful job on our Baribecue Dinner where over 200 p eople were served. The money from this dinner helped to send some of our girls as visi tors to convention and also went to our needy family. On th e university sce ne, sen iors Pat •B uckwalter and Jun e Fraps were selected fo r the M ay Queen's Court. June was also chairman of th e fund-r aising proj ect for th e May Dance. Ath letic members of Kappa Kappa won the intramural lbasketball championship by wi nning an their games. Coach Ru th D e rstine led the girls on to victory. Ru th, by th e way, was a contestant in the Cape May, N ew J erse y, beauty contest and played in the D iamond Concert Band. Our •L aura Villani was chosen as Sigma P i's sweetheart at their Orchid Ball, while Claire R effug e was the choi ce of Sigma P,hi Epsilon for the same honor . . Holding university offices this year are many Alpha Stgs. A th e cover shows, our presid ent, Floriana Manno, the new editor of The 1956 Templar, our

yearbook, while Laura Villani serv~s as executive edi~or. Business manager is K a thy Mellwtg, and feature edttor is Barb •Snyd er. Floriana and J.udy Bachman were on the rF res.hman Camp staff. Judy who is very active in the physical educa tion d epartment, is .this year's chairman of th e all-university White Supper. Studious K•appa Kappas also made the news. Betty Wurst was initiated into C himes, junior honor society, while Carol :Baldwin and Floriana M a nno became members of M agnet, senior honor society for women. Flori·a na was elected rpresident of Magnet and also was initiated into the honorary history society. Ruth D erstin e was honored a.t the WA·A Banquet with th e presentation of a white blazer, the highest award of .the 'Women's Athleti.c Association. The new term found us working d ay and night on our Homecoming float. Under the direction of our chairman, Angie N eal, we turned out a float with a hurricane vheme, which we hoped would " wow" the judges. Homecoming week end was a whid of parties, open houses, d ances, and a pep rally. Rushing also claimed our attention early in the fall . A Panhellenic-InterFr.a terni ty mixer opened the season and a round of open houses, buffet dinners, and parties. Betty Wurst a nd Diane Foster, our chai!'men of rush, really h ave kept us stepping to ha·v e a successful rush week.-IEDITH ALEXANDER.

Drexel Institute Ju sT to make sure we didn't get too much sleep at th e end of the first week of Fall tei'm, we planned our annual over-night party a t Drexel Lodge for Friday, September 30. The N u Nus am·ived en masse at our opening footJbaU ·g ame with West Chester, and then "reti.red" to th e Lodrge for a ga:b fest, and news of the Biloxi convention at tend ed b y our adviser, Mrs. Zimm erman; president, J ean Foseid; and rush captain, Charlotte M cinnis. Sparked b y these three, we really boomed out the Alpha songs. 'A t last we are on our way to replacing our commercial robes tha t must b e older vhan we are. Our mother pa tron esses accepted willingly the task of ma·k ing the new robes, our design has been a pproved, and the material :has b een bought. Nu Nus capped a ll offices for th e senior class this year. M ercia Grassi was elected president; Nancy Neilson, vice presid ent ; :EI!ie Comer, secretary; and G erry Fenner, treasurer. Nancy is also trea1>urer of Key and Triangle and recreation director of the •W omen's Athletic Association. Judy W eber is senior representative in the Wo men's Student Government Association. Elaine Hille is :president of W AA. Under the lead ership of Charlotte Mcinnis, we are getting a .head start on rushing rplans, the .party to ta:ke place in J anuary. Our theme was chosen last spring and the ski t has been written by Nancy Neilson and Gabe Sisca. Norw the ideas that have been buzzing around in our ·c ommittee chairmen's heads a-r e fast taking form .-ANNE CoWING.

MaiShall College DuRING the summer regular workshops were h eld and materials for our rush parties were assembled a nd prepared. W e also planned our calendar of activities for

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president, Tamara Orr; an d Mary Catherine Adkinson a ttend ed th e n a tion a l convention in Biloxi. Betty J ane Dickson is president of our Panhellenic this year.- THARON FRANCES WILLIAM S.

s~s~ Western State College

One of Rho Rho's summer workshops. Pictured from left to right: Karlene Spohn, Janet Adkins, Tamara Orr, Helen Mary Cronin, Elaine Strock, Mrs. J. R. Dial, Jr., and Betty Dickson. the year and appointed aH ohairmen of special events. Since the opening of Fall term we have had four wke parties and are ready for our first special rush party. This will be .an "Undersea Rhapsody." All of us wiH be dressed either in green or blue and will wear name tags in the form of sea horses. The house will be decorated in an undersea theme using shells, huge fish, and treasure chests. Favors for our guests will be key rings with shells bearing A~A painted on them. Our second party is "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat." The invitations are clocks with dogs and cats painted on them and carrying bits of the rpoem. The house wrll lb e turned into a nursery with our girls dressed as little girls, boys, dogs, and ·c ats. Name tags are bits of gingham and calico. We will serve ice cream cones, animal cookies, and a drink . Favors for this party .are stuffed animals, cats, and d01gs . Our third pa·rty is our traditional Rose Banquet. Rose corsages are our favors, with specia•l wooden jewel cases. The place cards are replicas of our pin similar to those used at the N a tional Convention. Our alumnae president, Mrs. J . R. Dial, Jr.; our ·

SINCE the beginning of the school yea r, we have been in a -whirl of activity whioh started with initiation of new members on S eptember 211. The first Sunday we had a "come as you are" breakfast, after which we all a ttend ed church. The following week we had a pot luck supper a t th e summer cabin of one of our alumnae, Mrs. J ean Bessie. Homecomi ng a t W estern State College was Oc tober 1. Our pa11t in the festivities included working on campus d ecomtions, putting on a successful skit for Mountain oDe-wins, and madcing a flo a t. Our efforts were rewarded by our winning first place honors in the float competitiOn. Our secretary, Roxy L ake, was elected Homecoming Queen attendant by the student body.RoBERTA CAsAoos.

Members of Phi Phi in their sorority room.

Fort Hayes State College

Some of the members of Tau Tau dressed for their Roaring Twenties Party.

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MRs. FRED M. SHARP, ilA's d elega te to the National Panhellenic Conference, was on the program of our summer Greek conclave, and IWe were happy to have h er as our guest following the meetilllg. We are very proud that Shirley Allen was initiated into full membership at the nationa l convention in July, which was attended, also, by our president, Phyllis Watkins. Plhyllis's sister, Mrs. Robert Faurot, is now our a lumnae adviser. Considerable remodeling has been done on our house, and a n ew automatic washer has !been installed. W e are in the midst of working on Homecoming house and float decorations, and making plans for rush week.MAR .lEAN OLSON .

Northwest Missouri State College ON July 23, Phi Phi's college a nd a lumnae members had a picnic. The first major event that is to take place will be the informal rush party with a foovball th eme. The members will be dressed as cheerleaders, referees, football players, and popcorn venders. The place ca rds and d ecorations wiU all carry the theme of football by the use of m egaphones, mums, and goal posts. Phi Phis a re looking forward to having a dinner for th e foreign students on our campus and a coke party for th e other sororities. O ctober 29 has been set as the d a te of our Founders' D ay Banquet for th e alumnae and active rnernb ers.CAROL £RESSLER.

the other new teachers on campus to our annual faculty tea. Fall aJ.wa ys m ea ns football, and that means Homecorning. Sin ce we a re all think,ing of the oncoming winter we d ecided to use a winter scene theme, "Slide to Vi~tory. " Sally W eaoles, our queen candidate, received a lot of publicity from us. We serenaded men's dor~s, frat ernity houses, a nd passed out books of matches with Sall y's name a nd A~A on th em. Panhellenic Council •has ruled for rush activities there will be four informal .teas and two formal parties. Working and h aving fun together is a goal for Chi Chi. We are sponsoring a dance with the members of Chi Omega, Sigma Phi Epsilon, an d Kappa Sigma K appa. We are planni111g on having a name 'band for the dance on November 12. What would we do without our student staff? Ball State h as three women's dorms, each having ·t wo senior women as student staff; in which eacll dorm has an Alpha Sig as a student staff.-MARILYN MARTIN.

Ball State Teachers College 'LAST spring Ball 'State's senior women 's honorary, Clavia, tapped three Alpha 1Sigs for membership a nd also elected ·them as officers. They are Joanne Steenbergh, .president; Ja net M C:Coll, •t reasurer ; and J ane t McClead, secret·a ry. Barbara Paxton, our president, a nd Carolyn Fife, rush captain, 'brou.g"ht ;back many idea•s from convention for us to use this year. The following Alpha Sigs received scholarships for this school yea.r: Mary Miller, J oan Steenbergh, Sarah Stahlhuth, seniors; Susan ne Perigo, R enne Shue, juniors; and Collen Callsen, Elaine Ingram, sophomores. Some of us arrived at school early to prepa re to be "big sisters" to freshman women. W e were proud of R enne Shue, who· was in cha rge of the bi·g and little sister program . R eene Shue is presid ent of our student governing body, and Ruth Ingram is secretary. A hig fa.Jl event on Ball Sta te's campus is Greek Night, when al l the sororities a nd fraternities mee t to work together and also finish th e activities with a da nce. W e, a t Ball State, feel very fortunate in h avifllg twen ty foreign instructors from thirteen different count.ri es visiting our campus a nd par-ticipa ting in classes for one quarter. Chi Chi members asked th em along with a ll

Pictured are Beta Gammas at State Day in Oklahoma City. First row-left to right: Helen Kay Smith, Connie Kisner, Janice Willis, Pat Nicholson, Marjorie Johnson, Penny Young. Middle row: Miss Leola Spellman, adviser; Connie Ramsey, Shirley Goble, Dawna Knight, Nadine McCall, Billie Roberts, Maxine Norwood. Back row: Carol Morris, Doris Deaton, Mildred George, Gaytha Croswell, Norma Hatley, Barbara Havens, Mary Harrison, Shirley Lennox.

Northwestern State College A NEW semester has just begun and plans for the forthcoming rush season are well underway. Our first party is an informal. The rush season will be climaxed by the formal party with its theme, "Roman Holiday." Natchitoches, th e oldest town in the Louisiana ·P urchase, is well known for its beautiful decorations at Christmas. It has been the night of t he lighting of all the Christmas lights that has been chosen for an alumnae gathering. Our president, Barbara Cheek, attended the national convention in Biloxi, and ·s he is sharing with us a ll the wealth of ideas she re ceived .------DoLORES TAYLOR .

~eta~a N ortheastem State College ON August 19, the Tulsa alumnae chapter entertained Beta G ammas and th eir rushees with a "Back to School" rush party a t the horne of Mrs. Nell Kisner in Tulsa. The hllwn looked beautiful for the party. The main table had a huge centerpiece mad e of red and white pennants bearing th e symbols of A~A. Eaah rushee was presented one of these pennants as a favor. After a delicious buffet dinner, there was a style show with Beta Gammas mod eli ng clothes for every occasion on the campu s. The next day thirty members a nd alumnae went to Noel, Missouri, for our a nnual ca1bin party. Ou r form al rush p arty was September 22, in the Student Center ballroom. The invita tions for the party were p ri nted cards with lace and ribbon 'glarters around them. The theme was ''Evening in Paris," a nd we converted the ballroom,into a gay sidewalk ca~fe. We had a 60-foot red and white strrp ed awning along one side of the room. On the other sid e there were large French murals pa inted by one of our members. The favors were stuffed ·French poodles. At one end of the room, th ere was a lighted old~fashioned lamp post. The place cards were also lamp posts. The programs were white fans with the program printed in red on a paper a ttached to the back. For en tertainmen t, we had a ca n-can dance and Parisia n songs. The waiters were members of Phi Lambda Chi, our brother fratern ity.

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Beta Epsilon chapter officers and their adviser, Miss Louise Boje, proudly show the National Council trophy presented to their chapter at the Biloxi convention. Next on the calendar was a party at the horne of one of our rnother-<patronesses honoring our wonderful new pledge class. The Phi Lambda Chi rush smoker was September 25. Alpha Sigs served and presented part of the entert·a inrnent. Pat Wilson Nicholson was elected Wilson Hall Queen. In class elections, Shirley ·L ennox was elected senior representative on the student organization committee; Regina Brooks, junior class secretary; Anita Cearley, junior representative on the student organization committee; and Kay Morris, freshman class secretary. Two of our new pledges, Kay Morris and Anita Cearley, were recently selected as cheerleaders for the Northeastern Red men. Homecoming is Octdber 15 and we have started plans for our float.--IDoRIS DEATON.

Mississippi Southern College OuR annual Septernlber faculty tea honored Mississippi Southern's new .president, Dr. W. D. MoGain and Mrs. McCain. The reception room of Panhellenic house was decorated with roses and greenery. Punch and cookies were served to the faculty members attending. Highlighting the affair were the tiny little matchboxes, embossed with Al:A, which were distrilbuted throughout the reception ro rn. Beta D elta's lovely Adair Bates recently won the title of Homecoming Queen. Ad•a ir, an outstanding member of the chapter, is a 1954 beauty and a past Sweetheart of Phi Kappa Tau fraterni•ty. She is presently serving as secretary of the Student Government Association. Another Beta Delva recently elected to office was Pat Culpepper, our chapter president. Pat led the race for senior class vice president. We are now busily preparing for rush we t>k.-KAY FREEMAN.

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Beds were scarce at Beta Theta's annual houseparty, but there was plenty of floor space. out doubt our cllapter receiving the Council Trophy presented at the national convention in Biloxi. The trophy now occupies a ve-r y prominent place on the mantel in our beloved Carter House. ·E arlier in the summer, we journeyed to Virginia Beach for a weekend full of sun and fun. We have all been very busy on our .plans for our fall rush party t-o be held on October 27. On this night ol' Carter House will be transformed into the gay spirit of a Mexioan Fiesta. One of our projects for this year is to purchase a much desired television set. Our heartfelt thanks go to all of our alumnae members :w.ho have "b een oo kind as to send us contributions for this project.---<F'RANCES DINWIDDIE.

Southwestern Louisiana Institute BETA ZETA is buzzing with excitement as rush week approaches. Our girls took a bow at the "Sailor Hop," the official opening of rushing, in new red gabardine, empire styled jumpers with white sport blouses and red caps with ilA stitched on in white felt. October 10 and 18 have been assigned as dates for the reception and tea, both to be held in private homes in the city. Plans are being made for our float entry in the Homecoming parade.-DOROTHY .MAoCANDLEss.

Dickinson State Teachers College ONE of Beta E·ta's patronesses, Mrs. Charles E. Scott, fell and broke her hip last May. She ha-s been in the hospital in Dickinson, until the third week in September when President C. E. Scott took her to the Mayo Clinic for further surgery and treaJtrnent. Homecoming was October 7 and 8. Following the game on 'Saturday, a coffee party was given by two of our patronesses, Mrs. Harry Wieii'bergen and Mrs. Charles E. Scott, at the horne of Mrs. Wienbengen. Our president, Mari!.yn Born, was one of the candidates for Homecoming princess.-MARLYS HoNEYMAN.

Central Michigan College OuR last big acti vity las t spring was our annual houseparty. It was held in H arbor Bea·oh, . a t_ the summ er home of Betty Brisse. We had a p1cmc on the beach, with hot dogs and watermelon, and a few of th_e braver on es went swimming, though Lake Huron IS pretty cold in tM,ay, so they didn't stay long. One of the high points of th e week end was th e outdoor worship service we held Sunday mornin~. Sue Mit~hell ~as in charge of music, and she orgamzed a oh01r wh1ch sang several hymns. Our chaplain, Myrna W entworth, conducted th e service. The week end was real success not only for th e good times had, but beca use it hel;ed so much to draw us togeth er into a closer sisterhood. Another item from last spring which we did no t have a chance to tell a!bout was th e Panhelleni c-Intelfra ternity Sing. Alpha Sig.ma Alpha ·won second prize with its ren dition of " Stodola Pumpa" an d " Easter Parade." Du ring the summer, Beta Thetas kept in touch with each other throug.h two chain let ters, started by our president, Gwen Brockless. She was full of en t?usi asm about the good time she h ad a t national conventiOn an d had many ideas and plans to share with us. Each girl sent the letter on, ad di ng a page of her OIWn news a nd ideas for Homecoming a nd other fall activities. With summ er over, we have plunged in to plans for our Homecoming breakfast an d our floa t. With the help of the Campus Vets ·Club, we are running Louise Davis for Homecoming qu een. Fall rushing begins on October 3 and ends on O ctober 3 1.- WILMA ELL SWORTH.

Joyce J enkins is president of the Germa~ Club; _G~ace D raper, president of the Women 's Athletic AssociatiO_n ; and Glenna Grim, president of the home econon:ncs club. Ri ta Ashworth is edi tor of the 1956 Bee Htve, our yearbook. . Peggy Lou H opkins, our d el e~ate to . natiOnal. con_v~n tion shared with all of us the mterestmg and m spmng con~ention activities a t our first meeting of the year. Alpha Sigma Alpha participated in the Pa nhellenic tea given in honor of the freshmen class on September 24. Preparations are being mad e for rush week, October 24-31.- BOBBIE HAMPTON.

Western Illinois State College OuR summer meeting was held July 10. Joyce Shickel, our delegate to convention, gave an interes ting resume of th e conclave. After th e meetintg a small social hour was held . W e have d ecided to get a new sign for our hous e. It will be made to resemble our sorority pin. On September 19, we held form aJl initiation services for our spring pledge class. A rummage sale is being pl·a nned for O ctob er 8. As a highlight of R eligious Emphasis W eek, the Beta K appas had as their dinner guest, F a ther Donald Werr, assistant d ea n and assistan t chaplain of Quincy CoHege. After dinn er Fa ther Werr a nd the girls gathered in the living room for an informal discussion . Father Werr, who has served as cha plain in the Air Force a nd recen tl y returned to• the Sta tes, told of many of his experiences in J apa n a nd K orea . Charlotte Eva ns a nd SaHy Gates were elected as cheerleaders. Homecom ing will be h eld O ctober 29. " Wond er-a ma" has bee n selected as th e th eme of our fl oat a nd house decora tion s.- MARIO N IMBERY.

Arkansas State Teachers College

Beta Iotas chee r their team on at the A:ZA-faculty volleyball game.

Radford College LoADS of fun wa s had by all a t our annu al cabin party held a t Ca mp Coffee th e wee k end of May 15. Beta Iota was award ed the Panhellenic Scholarship Cup for th e sorority having th e highest schol a ti c average for the yea r. On May 28, our chapter entertained with a MotherPa trones tea, in honor of th e gradu a ting members and thei r moth er .

ON Sunday, SClptember 25, the Panhellenic tea offici a lly opened rushill@ on our campus. Sandra Ke llog.g, Bobbye Whitaker, Carolyn Poteet, and Nancy Barr Hall were selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Boblbye Whitaker was elected vice president of Aipha Ohi, th e honorary scholastic fraternity. Sand ra K ellogg has been nomina ted for Scroll Queen . Di ane Alvis has been ekcte d secretary of the sophomore class. Barba ra M eacham is vice presi dent of the Spanish cluib. Beta Lambda entered a fl oat in the Homecoming parad e. -DIANE !ALVI

Henderson State Teachers College OuR summ er party w a s a w ee k end a t Hunter' s L ake Cottage on Lake Ha milton in Hot Springs. Of CO·u rse, th ere w as much good old il.A fellowship and chatter. J oie Thompson, our president, had just returned from national convention and brought a scrapbook of all the acti vities for us to see. It must have been wonderful, and w e are going to take a dvantage of the ideas on rushing and other information J oie gleaned there. W e invited our patronesses to be with us for our Conse-

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Wayne University A MEMORABLE occasion in June, was an initia tion service .for new members, following which they were en terta ined a t a smorgasbord a t Topinka's. In July, the new m embers entertained us with a picnic a nd •beach party a t Camp [) earbor n. 'C?ur rootin', .too tin ' rush party on O ctober 5, h ad as Its th eme the old fronti er days. Ma ry [)uncan was th e sheriff, ·M a rge Ya~blon sky w as an lndi·a n princess in a n auth enti c costume, a nd J an Millma n W a lls in barugles a nd beads was a dance hall ·girl. These were only a few of the colorful costumes. Along the walls were signs a dve11tising the local bl.a cksmith, the lha·rlber shop, and other businesses typi cal of a frontier town. Joan Sparks was in charge of the plann1ng d this party . Our a.llldTlnae were most generous in giving of their time and talents to rna·k ing the rush .p arty a success. Now, we a re planning our formal rush party a nd homecoming. -MARY SALMI.

Beta Nu's spring pledge class. cration Service on September 15 . W e were so happy to ha ve Mrs. Whitten back after b ein,g away for a year. Miss Claire J enkins, a member of the .physical education depa rtment, wi·ll be co-adviser of Beta Mu with Mrs. R ebecca Turner. Right now, th e first order of business is rushing. Informal rush was .held last week . T.he rnem:bers were divided into groups of three and each gave two parties. · W e ha d spaghetti suppers, enchilada swppers, and dessert parties. For our formal rush party we have cl10sen "Ship Ahoy" as the theme. We will d ecorate the room to resemble the deck of a ship with bridge and cap·t ain's quarters at one end, fish nets, an chors, and buoys as wall decorations, with a large mural depicting an island scene with waves splashing on the shore. We will dress in sailor suits, ·a nd the program will be r eally seaworthy. We hope our rushees wiH like the SS Beta Mu and deci de to sign on for a three-year stretch.~LIBBY WIMBERLY.

Murray State College PLANS are und erway for aH the exciting events of fall. Homecoming, alumnae coffee, trips to Fort Campbell, the Mistletoe Ball, and, of course, our fall rushing are marks on our calendar. ' '!Mother Goose" and aU her favorite nuvsery rhyme characters ente11tained rushees at our first rush party. Ou guests wal•k ed throUiglh a book cover to enter the land of childhood fantasy. We were ha ppy to welcome .to our chapter Becky Stump from Beta E·ta c.ha~pter, Dick·i nson State T eachers Colle ge, Di·ckinson, North Dakota. 'Summer activities included a wondel'ful week in Biloxi attending A~A's nationa:l convention. Bonnie Mom n was our delegate; Ann ~hod es, Rosemary Cummins, H ylda iBoggess, and Jean Ann 'M oore were college delegates. Another event was the annual summer gettogether .on July Hi, at Kentucky !Lake. New members of Delta Lambda Alpha, freshman honora ry, include Nancy Cummins, /Nancy . Melvin, and Pat Kincannon. Sammylane !Poore pledged 'Kappa D elta Pi. Shirley .Geurin is drum m a:jor again ·t his year.R.osEMARY CuMMINS.

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Members of Beta Pi whose highest scholastic average won for them the scholarship cup.

Concord College To our delight we were informed, a.t convention, our past president, 'Clara Wihite, was chosen to receive the 1955 ElizaJb e~h Bird .Srna.H national laJWard. This called for a celebration ·a t our ·first meeting, 'aJfter .w hich each of us .g ave a :report of our summer activities. Sue Humphreys, convention del ~t e, ·g ave an interesting report and displ·a yed nume rous souvenir~ a nd favors. She brought back to us m a ny new ideas for parties and a lively discussion of our plans ifor the year ensued. We a!'e very proud of Kay Karen Taylor who was a princess a t th e Mountain Srtate Forest Festival in iE.Jk1ns, West ViPginia. Louise Carper was elected secretary of the senior 'Class. Nancy Brown '55 ·h as been appointed Girl Scout direotor [or our a rea. Miss Betty Bodell has accepted our i nvitation to be co-adviser wi<tlh Mrs. Harry ·Finkelma n who has 'been our adviser for seve!1al years. 'We are striving for an even better s·cholarship record after !being first a mong the sororities in scholarship last year. Our next project will be our entry in the Hornecoming float contest, and we are <busy with tentative plans for a TIWin Twirl 't o ibe held .w ith our fraternity !brothers soon.~PAT GILBERT.

Northern Illinois State Teachers College

DAD's DA v TEA, Homecoming floa t, rush 1parties, and

numerous money-making projects are among our fall ac tivi ties. •Scholastically, Beta Rho has achieved one of the highest averages on Northern Illinois's sorority grade It st. We received great acclaim for the winning contribution to the NI May F ete in which we collaborated with D elta Phi Zeta fr<aternity. Yes, A~A took th e gold cup for an outstandi!l(g performance of an exo tic skit entitled, "The Magnificent Mandarin." A 50-foot smokebreathing dragon and acrobatic ladder-dancing A~As dad to d epic t p agod as, were fea tured. Cathey Engstrom an d Elaine Kokenes presen ted an inspiring report of th e conven tion in Biloxi. -T ERRY WER NER.

'Beta SbJ-ma Southwest Missouri State College WE are grieved at th e loss of Miss Lucy !Mae Smith who ha d served as our advise r for three years. Miss Smith passed a way Jun e I 0, 1955, after sufferi ng three months from cancer. M ary Lou M eir, an A~A a lumna, is our new a dviser. Springfield is h er hom e and she was graduated from Southwest Missouri where she is now teaching physical education a nd taking tgTadu ate work. Beta Sigma is w ell represented on the SMIS campus this year: J ean Ann Fuge is vice presiden t of th e senior class; Donna Appleberry is secretary-treasurer of the sophomore class and a cheerleader; Sa undra W ebb is Student Se nate secretary; K ay [)onica is on the staff of The StQfTidard, our school paper; Pa t iBirkenmeier is a member of <Dolphins, girls' swimming club; Dorothy C riswell is president of Dol pJhins; Carolyn Piper and Judy •E ngelage are in the choir, which is a selected group. Our "Gypsy Caravan" rush party was h eld at Idlewild again this year, with th e hostesses dressed in traditional gypsy co stum es. The history of A~A wa s presen ted in th e form of a poem, a nd each member of B~ was intro du ced with a vene. Bavbec ued chi cken, French bread , and a pple cider were served . T ambo uri nes were th e favors .

At the bon voyage party for Dr. Katherine Turner, (from left to right) Charlene Sontee, hostess and a member of the Phoenix alumnae chapter; Annis Jones, president of Beta Chi; Doctor Turner; and Mrs. Hascoll Henshaw, our new faculty adviser.

The th eme of the second rush party was "Las Vega s." Our adviser's home was converted into the "Flamingo" compl ete with the famous revolving pillar. From th ere we went to th e home of ·M rs. Pa t ·Ca11ter, an alumna, where play money was issue d an d we pr~tended we were at "The Sands." To co nclud e th e even mg w e return ed to the "Last Chance Cafe," otherwise known as the A~A house. Big Success ! . M any improvements h.a ve been ~ ade s1~ce v.:e mo~ed into our present .house m th<; sprm~g of 53, u~cludmg a new refrigerator, a utomatic washer, carpetmg for th e stairs, and other new furnishings.- PATTY WILLIAMS.

'Ceta Uft4l{<ue Indiana (Terre Haute) State Teachers College THE Panhellenic T ea fe r all freshm en women, was held on Sunday, September 25 . The pu~se of t~e ~ea was to acquaint them with the ·Pa nhellemc orgamzatlon and sorori ty li.fe in general. E ach sorority had a display of national m agazines, song hooks and jewelry. Homecoming w as O cwber 1, and the theme of our floa t was " W e'll Snuff ''Em." A large blue candle wa~ the center of interes•t, with a girl standing on the stairs snuffing the candl e. The candle w ent off and on by means of a n electri oal breaker switch. The bulib was covered with red cellophane to give the appearance of an open fl am e. The other girls on the float held small candl es, and all wore red flannel short pajamas. Arlene Wild was flo a t ch airman . The Homecoming luncheon was held at the Demi!l(g H otel and Fra nces !Eastridge was co-cha irman of arl'ange:Uents with tMary 'Fran Wiley of the Terre Haute alumnae cha pter. Several of us are planning to visit Beta Nu for Murray's Homecoming on November 5. Sylvi·a Yap, our senior P anh ellenic d elegate, is president of Panhellenic Council t his year. Frances Eastridge is secretary of Alpha Beta Alpha, library science fra ternity.- Jov D EVAU LT .

Stout Institute BETA PHI opened the 1955 rush season with "Corona tion Capers." H eralds carried the party invitations in th e form of scrolls to th e rushe es on a satin pillow. Our ceremony room was transfi gured into a me dieval castle with trumpeteers sta ndin g a t the gates to h erald the arrival o f each guest, Wlh o in turn was escorted to the Queen (presid ent Ginny Ehlers ) by pages dressed in proper costum e. The Quee n placed upon each girl's head a crown with her name in gold inscribed thereon. Enter ta inment was furnished by the ·COurt jesters, an d a traveling minstre l, J a ne Spurget, stopp ed in to do a dance. L ater, everyone joined in singing and games. At the tea table set with cakes topp ed with crowns and ice cream sundae's each guest found a silver d emitasse poon with A~A engraved on th e 'back. Ginny Ehlers, our president, is being sponsored as a candidate for Homecoming Queen by one of the fraternities.--C AROL SCHILSTRA.

Arizona State College DocToR K ATHERI NE TuRNER, our faculty a dviser, is

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with a keepsake for her commenda!ble work throughout her college years. A spaghetti dinner has been planned in celebration of Dad's Day. Following lihe footiball game, the girls and their Dads will meet in th e Pan hellenic House wh ere games will be played and the girls will prepare the dinner. W es tern has inaugurated a new method of rushing this semester, and we are working hard to make it successful. Committees are well und er way in preparation of the three rush parties. -JoAN AALBRE9TSE.

~eta~~ Bucknell University

Beta Omegas with their guest, Miss Virginia Carpenter, national vice president, at their annual spring picnic.

on a leave of aJbsence from Arizona State College and received the honor of being sent to Formosa to teach English. Beta Chi, wi·th the Pihoenix alumnae group gave a bon voyage party for Doctor Turner on September 14, two days before she left on her interesting assignment. Our informal rush party had a gypsy theme. Dressed as gypsies, we sang the ilA versions of "Golden Earrings" and "Hernando's Hideaway." Our formal rush party .w as held at the Sands Hotel in Phoenix. Initia tion services rwere held on October 16, for our last semester pledges, followed by a di nner in their honor. Homecoming is October 29, and we are working on our float whi·ch will have a Disneyland theme, "Snow White a nd the Seven Dwarfs." D eene Kring and Kathy Bowersock are th e artists in our group, and they are working very hard to help make this project a great success . ~REBA L. HoGUE.

THE recipe for summer fun, as the Beta Omega connioisseurs have selected, has tbeen trips to Europe, sea 'n salt air, and jobs flavored -w ith ~good old-fashioned relaxation. Once ag·a in, we havt;: infiltrated the 300 acres of Bucknell University, and glancing into our crystal ball, the coming year looks as delightfully promising as the past season has been. Traveling back •a bit, we ha ve pleasant memories of the spring picnic when Miss Virginia Carpenter, national vice president, visited us. Synonymous to true polar !bears, 'brave souls braved the icy waters in th.e pond at Nancy Strassner's cabin. The year ended with our ,Mother's Day 'breakfast, and the annual senior pi·c nic. Our plans this fall include red ecorating the suite, a project which will be challen11:ed ove r the Thanksgiving vacation, read·y for appmisal during Rush Week in February. Turquoise, chocolate tb rowns, and a StpJ.a&h of spicy coral predominate in our color scheme to enhance the tAXA castle. Along with failiil!g leaves the month of November brings Homecoming week end. We are working with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and our enthusiastic tribe is looking forward to a prize-wi nning float. BARBARA HoPF.

t'JaHema ,4~a Creighton University

Western Michigan College of Education THE Freshman Carnival broug.ht the first week of fall term to a soaring climax. •All of the campus organizations participated by entering a booth. Ours, "Dent-A-Car," placed third in th e judging. A hammer was used to knock a part from an old car with prizes being given to the successful persons. The annual Fireman' s Ball was held September 23, in the Ballroom and proved to h e a ·tremendous success. Fireplugs and hats were used to carry out the theme with a fire engine a s the center of attraction. We are anxiously awaiting Western's Homecoming. The theme of our float is "Alice In Westernla nd and How She Grew, and Grew, and Grew." This theme will typify the growth of the college. Mary King, our president, is our candidate for Homecoming Queen. The candid ates from all of the campus organizations will lb e judged at a special assembly, and the Queen will be chosen lby lihe male students from ifive finalists. Preceding the Homecoming dance there will be a tea in honor of Lou Ann Schepers who received the 1955 Frost •F idelity award . Beta Psi is presenting Lou Ann

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SrNCE we were installed as Gamma Alpha of Alpha Sigma Alpha only last May 7, this is our first letter to appear in THE PHOE NIX. We are wearing dark skirts wi•t h white blouses and red scarves on Wednesdays and Fridays to signify Alpha Sigma Alpha on our campus. Our first social tfunction was a Ca rnation Tea on October 3. The theme of our initial rush party is "China," and we are busy wo11king out the d etails.PAT PoTTHOFF.

CoLLEGE d·ays are days of reception in which we receive the benefits of frat ernity life. In the following years we can repay our frat ernity for thos e privileges . . . . If, when you leave college, yo u feel that association with your fraternity has ended, you a re not only weakening your group, but you are losing the opportunity to enrich vour own living with the continued giving of your helpfuln ess.- Lors BARRY LYNCH, President of ·eA in Th e Compass, via Frat ernity Month .

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Akron, Ohio THE first meeting of the new season was held at the home of Gwen O 'H ara Spiers for an 8 o'clock d essert bri dge. Lillie Greer told us of her wonderful trip to Biloxi and promised to report more a bout the convention a t our next mee ting. Ruth Yauger, our Panhellenic representa tive, had tickets for th e formal to be held in November a t the Sheraton-M ayflower. Plans were made for a rummage sale for ovember. Orders for magazines and Christmas cards were tak en.- GWEN O 'HARA SPIERS .

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania OuR first meeting for the fall .was h eld at the horn e of H elen H eckert. We managed to squee;e a little business in bellwee n the chatting abou t vaca tions. We were all saddened by th e news tha t Janet Fackenthal ' s beautiful hom e near th e D ela wa re River had been flood ed a nd m a ny of her lovely antiques h a d b ee n ruined . W e had several fir st hand accounts of the flood disas ter a nd voted to· ma ke a co ntribution to the flood relief fund. Our next mee ting will be a Saturday luncheon in D ecember.-RuTH WALP.

Boston, Massachusetts I N the abse nce of charpter ac tiviti es to report, we should like to tell a bout some of our members a nd their interesting summer activities. Louise Lund took part in th e a nnual convention of the United Fed eration of Doll Clubs of America, held a t th e H otel Sta tler, Boston . She was elected treasurer of th e fed era tion. Beth H agar was accepted by Fred Wa ring's Workshop in elementary music a t Delaware Wa ter Gap, ·a nd Katherine Barcl ay helped her minister husband show pictures of his Holy Land trip. Another minister's .wife is our Arlene Hoffman who recently ca me to ~h e Boston alumnae cha pter from Indiana, Pennsylva ma. Amid all th e heat and humidity, Irma Wrenn pursued her calm and cool course of summer schooling th e wee ones at histori c Dux;bu ry, Massachusetts. Ruth Fletcher combined civic duty with pleasure, a ttending the M assachuset ts Conference on Educa tion held a t ·the Universi ty of M assachus etts. She repre ented the Massach use tts L eag ue of Wom en Voters and appea red on th e program with th e president of the University. She was also, a p a nelist on th e "Questi on and Answer" hour o~ CBS network. Your reporter was Boston's d elegate to th e A~A conven tion, making the trip •by auto, ·tota ling 4,110 miles. he .had a fabulous tim e and found th a t Dixie was no hotter th an New Engla nd !- CHARLOTTE LoUi sE ADAMS.

Buffa lo, New York OuR president. M a rni Groh ( Mrs. Bernard ), return ed

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from convention with such enthusiasm we foun d it very contagious, as she gave us a review of convention activities at our ,first mee ting of th e year in S eptember. A representa tive from a local dress shop was on hand to inform us of pla ns for a "dress club," ·the profits of which !Will go into our philanthropic fun d . In October, our mee ting was held in the b eautiful new College Union . Miss Mina Goose n, prof essor of English at the college, was our guest speaker. Her subject was "Recent New York Plays." November, of course, will be set asid e for our Founders' D ay luncheon, whi ch will be held this year at ·the Sheraton Hotel. We will have, also, a repeat performance .o f our Childre n's Puppet Show wh ich was such a success las·t year.- SUE FLYNN .

Central Pennsylvania THE Central Pennsylvania alumnae held its fall me etinS' on Sa turday, September 17, a t th e home of Frances Shirley P eters in K enn ett Squa1 e. Our new presiden t, Winifred Eitneier L entz, was in charge o.f the mee ting a nd w as assisted hy our new secre·tary-treasurer, Lois O liver Dunham. After a d elightful luncheon, we listened eagerly to Betty Urb a n W a llick's report on th e na tional convention. We had a long discussion on th e suggestions mad e at th e convention for increa sing a lumnae group activ ities, a nd are earnestly trying to a da pt these suggestions to our pa rticular group. Winifred appointed various m embers of th e group to tak e ch a11ge of carrying out or exploring the possibilities of th ese suggestions; some of which includ ed support of the national magazine campa ign, greater conta ct with a nd support of the active college chapters in or near our di stri ct, a new philanthropic project, and increased pu!blicity of our group activiti es as a mea ns of increasing active membership. M ary Wilson Aungst, an active R ed Cross worker, gave man y hours on duty durin g th e rece nt flood in Pennsylvani a. Although not called to th e actual d isaster area, she carried a heavy load durin g those weeks at the Harri ~burg charpter office. In ·a ddition, Mary j ust recently unpacked her luggage a ft er a ttending a Women of th e Church convention in ea rl y October at Cleveland . There is a !.ways the possibility that th ere are some Alph a Sigs in our area with wh om w e arc not acquanted, a nd we hope th a t they will join us b y contacting Mrs: Gilbert L entz, I 0 Broa d Stree t, Ephra ta, ·P ennsylvania.- ] EAN RosT Sc HE NC K.

Cincinnati, Ohio OuR first m eeting of th e fa ll was .held at the lovely hom e of Miriam Harbin the ea rl y pa rt of Sep tember. After a d electa ble dinner, .plans were discussed for the coming yea r and th en we listened breathlessly to Anne Niemeyer's account of the conve nti on a t Biloxi. . W e were d elighted to have as o ur gues ts, Virginia F1lmore an d Connie Rifkin, members of th e Alpha Alpha chapter a t Miami Universi ty. They told us a bout their clever plans for rush parti es this fa ll. W e are plan ning a family picnic in October in order

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that wr m ay have a n opportunity to meet th e fam ili es of th e A::::A in Cineinnati.- HEL EN Kt G STAMM.

Chicago, Illinois TWELVE Chicago a lumnae and their husb a nds gathered for ·a picnic on August 13, at Ethel Lewellyn Wilson's home. Our first m eeting this fa ll was at th e home of J eanne Willett R amsey on :Septemb er 17. We all enjoyed th e report of th e N a tional Convention by Julia Palmer, our new president, a nd J eanne Willett R a msey. W e then selected Christmas cards, our first money-making proj ect of the year, and discussed philanthropic ·p rojects. Our next Julia Palmer, mee ting was to b e October 15, at new president. Mary Sue Palmer Pa rvin's home in Lomba rd.- RosEMARY NoRTHAM JoH NS ON.

Columbus, Ohio LooKI NG BACK on the many pleasurable times we have h ad with our sis.ters in A~A during -the past year, it is very hard to single out any particular ones. For instance, the night at Peg Durstine's home wh en 'P eg told of h er ·trip to an isla nd off the coast of Florida an d her collection of shells .that she explained so vividly; Millie Greager told of her experience a t Las Vegas during the Bomb T es.t, and Harriett Sutton had jus·t !'eturned from a n exciting vacation in Mexico. Or the night at Ethel DeVore's when we were surprised iby the 31ppearance of Carol Ti1bbals who now lives a nd teach es in Elyria, Ohio. Or the meeting at D ottie Windom's ·a nd the lovely addition to h er home. Then -t here was the ni.g h t at Dori ~ Little' s wh en we all heLped to make the table d ecorations for State D ay a t Cleveland, a nd lef.t the mess for Doris to d ean up, a nd when at the home of Clara Oden we all took a test to see "how much we reli ed on old opinions and convictions," and many of us failed to pass. W e enjoyed Helen Miller's vivid description of her trip to Biloxi a nd the wonderful -time she had at the convention. The Eas•t er lurrcheon will not be fovgotten when we got together with former members of our cha~p·ter. How delicious was th e Marzetti a nd watermelon we ate at the picni·c given by Thelma Glick and H arriett Sutton in thei r b ackyards. Sounds like fun, doesn' t it? But it •was no t all fun, for we lost one of our bes·tliked members, Grace D ickson Lutz, on August 14, 1955, after a 'long illness. She was always one we ·c ould rely on wh en .there was work to do, and we will miss her very mu ch . Our plans ·a r not yet complete for this year, but you can be sure our president, Vi Siples, will come up with something interes.ting. If there are any Alpha Sigs in this a rea, please contact h er at BR. 9-9346 or phone Carolyne Southard at .BR. 4-6920 . We would love to have you join our group.--CAROLYNE SouTHARD.

Cumberland, Maryland WE ended our last season' s mee tings in June with a luncheon a,t the Ali •G han Shrine C ountry Club where we elec ted our officers for the coming year. During th e summer, we enjoyed several lovely outings given by our members. We .had a picnic in s ,aJishury, Pennsylvania, a t the summer ih ome of Becky McClure KK. W e enjoyed a luncheon at •E llen Ki·ght's KK co ttage at Deep Creek Lake.

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Our fi rst meeting of the fall was held a t the home of Mary Cornelius BE in September . T he members h ad a pleasant eveni ng sh a ring .th eir summer activities. W e all looked forwa ro to our October m ee ting when we lined up some in teres ting proj ec t s. --~DoRt s WtLLtAMS.

Dayton, Ohio H ELEN STEPLETON GooDWI N a nd Ruby Carey Ball were hos-tesses for our M ay mee ting a t H elen's lovely new home. W e had installation of officers for th e coming year. Plans were m ade for our Alpha 1Sig picnic in Jun e. The next •t hing on our calendar was State Day in C levela nd on May 21. H elen 'Boggess Swart, Alice Ottm an Sa uer, Mildred Cockrell M cClure, a nd M ary H elen Clark Ferguson a ttended the State D ay from D ayton. W e had a very good representation of Alpha Sigs at the Panhellenic luncheon a t th e "Wishing W ell" in C enterville on Jun e 11. On Sunday, Jun e 12, we had our picnic a t the ihome of Lucille Wolf W est. Co-hostesses were M·a deline W atson Knost, Dorothy Brunkhorst Gillette, and M arth a Smelker. The families of th e alumnae were invited . Our firs.t mee ting of the fall was -another picnic at "The Cabin" on the grounds of the home of Alice Ottman Sa uer. Co-hostesses were Lola Pierson Lakin EE and Katherine Young1 1Moore A. W e decided to continue our 19·54-55 phila nthropic project of making things for use in the 'School for R etarde d Children. We plan to sell .c andy and have a rummage sale to raise money for this p-roject. At our October mee ting we h eard -the convention report by our delegate, Alma M olitor Snider, an d H elen Swart, n a tional alumnae director.-MARY HELEN CLARK FERGUSON . .

Denver, Colorado SINCE our spring activities were not reporte d in .th e May issue of THE PHOENIX, we will give a short resume of those mon ths, •beginning with the month of F ebruary. Our c ha rming hostess was N adine Miller, ·a nd Julia Stimson, in her own inimita:ble style, gave a hook review o,£ that .charming story, No High Adobe, a tale of the Southwes t. On a snowy night in March we trekked to Polly Robinson's home and spent the evening hemmin•g, infa nts' blankets for the N eedlework Guild, one of t he D enver Panhellenic social service projects. Betty M cE.w en was our hostess in April for the " fun " party; it was all of tha t a:nd more. Our last gathering in May was o ur "one" card pa!'ty which was followed by th e election of officers. At this mee ting ·i t was voted to send contributions to Beta Bet-a chapter for th ei r co nvention fund . Polly .Schlosser was a most grac ious .hostess. After a very :busy summer for our group we were ready to start th e year with a great deal of enthusiasm und er th e able leadership of our new president, Lois Stott. In our directory we list 125 A2:As representing ten chapters. .Every Alpha Si.g ma Alpha in •t he D enver a rea is invited to all functions and on request are contacted by th e telephone committee for reservations to ·the social fun ctions. Our September party was a " Patio" Pot Luck supper with Grace D avies as .hostess. Our annua.! sale of Christm as cards was started . The D enver Pan:hellenic Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show was O ctober 8, at the

Shirley-Savoy Hotel and October 28, .t he Founder's Day Luncheon was held at the Tiffin Dining Room. Plans are being made for our bi-annual rummage sale in November to increase the funds in the treasury so that we may again make contributions to our Colorado college chapters.- FLORENCE WoLF.

Detroit, Michigan-Delta Phi HAZEL HALL and her husband, Wallace, spent three months last spring touring Africa, Greece, Italy, Y~go slavia, France, Spain, and Portugal. One of the highlights of their trip was a visit in J erusalem. We are anxious to see the many beautiful slides which she brought back. . .· . . Louise Stirton's husband, 'Dr. B1ll St1rton, who IS vicepresident of University Service an d Development of Wayne Universi ty, headed a four-man team to surv~y the Educat ional and T echnical situa tion of Indonesia for the U. S. Government. This group was sent for a three months' period. Upon his return, Dr. Stirton has been named by Secretary of Defense, C . E. Wilson, to a joint Civilian Orientation Conference composed of sixty-four nationally known business men and educators. They will be on a week's tour of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and M arine installations for the purpose of becoming acquainted with th e status and problems of the defense program. Our retiring president, Juva Beeman, and Louise McArthur attended the convention in Biloxi this summer.BERNICE L. STREET.

Detroit, Michigan-Sigma Rho Chi OuR September meeting was held at the home of Ru th Hudie. In October we held our annual Bingo night which is always fun and includes non-sensical prizes as well as prac tical ones. Our hostess wa s Barbara Grisdale. We are all excited about the formation of The Detroit Alumnae Association of Alpha Sigma Alpha. It is to be composed of the three D etroit alumnae groups, Sigma Rho Chi, D elta Phi, and D elta Rho. Three m ee ting~ are scheduled, the first will b e late in November. The purpose of the new association is to organize the more than three hundred a lumnae, to exchange ideas without infringing upon th e ind epend ence of the individual groups, an d to b etter coordinate our philanthropic projects. A mixed bowling party is also to be h eld in ovember where we all mee t for dinn er and an evening of bowling. W e recently learned th at Lillian Demetral was in Germany. Only a few months ago she returned from H awaii, where she taught in a high school fo·r American children. W e know that she would enjoy hearing from all her sorority sisters. Her address is: Miss Lillian Dernetral, K aisers-la utern, American High School, APO 227, ew York, ew York.- PATRICIA WooLEVER.

Detroit, Michigan-Delta Rho SEvERAL of our members attended .the formal dinner dance arra nged b y Rho Chi chapter, Wayne University, on Jun e 4 on the roof of the Park Shelton Hotel. The evening was warm so there was dancing outdoor which made a very lovely beginning for our round of sum mer activities. Later in June we h ad a sp aghetti dinner to raise money to send a crippled child to the Sarah Ben tley Camp for two weeks.

A day of swimming and sunning followed by a ·wie~er roast in the evening was planned for July by our soc1al chairman, Gerry Bennett Kurcz. The day. was _co<;! and rainy but did clear up in ti'?e for our evemng p1cmc and a little swimming by moonlight. . . Dorothy Phillips Stoner planned a moonlight boat nde to Bob-Lo Island .for a Saturday in August. A group of us with our d ates enjoyed the hour and half ride down the D etroit River and the hour at the island trying out the various rid es in the amusement park. . For our first fall meeting to be held at Ruth Heidemann's house we planned a travelogue with everyone bringing films, slides, and snapshots .taken during the summer. We were particularly anxious to hear aJbout the ten ·weeks Betty Jones pen t on an American Youth Hostel bicycle tour of Europe. Joan Baxter Hamilton offered her hom e for our second meeting to which husbands and friends were invited to join in a taffy pull. W e are looking forward to helping Rho Chi college chapter with their two rush par-ties, the first of which will be based on a gold rush theme.- JoAN CuNNINGHAM.

Fort Wayne, Indiana THE summer has brought some changes in our group. We are happy to we lcome Marjorie Harper Harader, Jan et Smith, and Ma11tha Worster Quinn. Marjorie's husband , La V ern e, is teaching English a t South Side High . M art ha Quinn has returned from Gary and is teaching in a county school. Janet is teaching kindergarten at New Haven, Indiana. We are sorry to lose as a member of our chapter, Martha Stuckey Glentzer, whose husband, L ee, is now principal of the high school in Winchester, Indiana. An in te re&ting program of ac tivities has been planned for the coming year.-THELMA ZUMBAUGH.

Houston, Texas GREETINGS from the newly - reorganized Houston alumnae cha;pter. •Since last May, we have been meeting regul arly each month with fairly good attendance for th e busy summer months. Even though we had barely gone through the proper procedures for becoming a chapter, the National Council •g.raciously invited us to send a repre sentative to the national convention in Biloxi . Raving someone at those wond erful mee tings has meant a great deal to our chapter in added enthusiasm and appreciation of membership in a na t:onal organiza,tion of the caliber of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Our August meeting was planned to give a full report on the activities of the Convention and to pass along to all the members as much of the material as possible. The first m ee ting of the fall found us gathered for a luncheo n meeting at th e Briar Club. At that time, we laid plans for the activities of the coming year. We now have membership in the City Panhellenic Council, so as you see, we are truly planting our roots in Texas soil. If any of you know of Alph a Sigs in the Houston area, please send their nam es and a ddresses .to Central Office or to me at 725 North Post Oak Road, Houston 24, T exas.-GENEVA RICHARD JoH NS ON.

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should like to tell you aJbout our June meeting, a breakfast in the garden of Eloise Proctor's new home. Eloise's roses and other spring flowers were in full bloom. Betty Presnall Bliss, our Pa nhellenic representative, has been made corresponding secretary of the Indianapolis Panhellenic association. Our September meeting was h eld in the home of our president, H elen Campbell Sh~bler, wi·th Jo Ann Ruddle and Frances Shaw assisting. Caroline Orr a nd Frances Phcnd were introduced and welcomed in the group. They are Alpha Alphas now teaching in Indianapolis. Genevieve Steele Leih presented the program for the year. J ean Baldwin McCammon, formerl y of Indiana polis and now living in Fort Lauderda le, Florid a, w as our honor guest. Jean has just completed a term on the national council, having h eld the office of registrar. Mrs. Shibler, Mrs. McCammon, an d Mrs. L eib brought us an interes ting and informa tive word picture of th e Al:A convention which they ha d attended in Biloxi, Mississippi, in July.-ADELAIDE M cCARTY.

for teachers and child welfa re lead ers in creative dramatics. She is a member of the national ·board of the Children's Thea ter conference of ·th e American Educationa l Theater association. -HELEN ToEL.

Licking-Muskingum Valley, Ohio THE June meeting was a cook out a t Sara Ernst's in Newark, at which time we installed new officers for

1955-56. The first Saturday in August found us havin g our annual luncheon a t historic Headly Inn near Z anesville.

Greater Kansas City THE climax of last year's activities was th e insta llation of new officers at the May meeting, after which we spent the evening making magnolias for the convention in Biloxi. J erry Aitchison's hom e was a maze of green stems a nd white p etals, but there was evidence of the Alpha Sig whole-hea rted spirit. ·Maxine Humbard W elch entertaine d the old and new board members at her hom e this summer. The evening was spent in making d eco rations for th e m agnolia candl e light dinner of which 'Dorothy Kreek was the chairm an.

In the garden at Headley Inn are (from left to right): Minnie Brown, Louise Stewart, Jane Jackson, Eleanor Davis, Sara Ernst, Margaret House, Helen Smith, Hilda Baker. Luncheon favors were shell key rings brought to us by our convention-goers. Louise Ste·w art a nd Eleanor Davis repo·r ted on convention. They introduced us to the "lagniappe bag," so we all felt as though we, too, had been to conven tion . Our September meeting was held in the horne of Eleanor Davis in Newark. W e enjoyed th e movies Louise S·tewart took while attending convention. This will be a busy year for our alumnae chapter, and we are loo·king forward to being hostesses for Ohio State D ay in April, in Zanesville.- HILDA ALLEN BAKER.

Los Angeles, California

High school senior girls receive information on sorority life at Kansa City's Panhellenic Counselling bureau The first rneet<ing of this year was h eld September 2;1at Maxine's horne with Esther Bucher, Mary K . Reiff, Dorothy Kreek, Wilma Wilson Sharp, and our d elegate, Maxine, as hostesses. A resume of th e convention was given and souvenirs were shown to all the members. The philanthropic program for our chapter h 2s been enlarged for this corning year, as we are going to follow Dayton's project of mechanical educational pictures which will he given to the Kansas City School of Exceptional Children. Our talented president, ·Maxine, and her sister, Mrs. M arjorie Ellis, decorated an e~h~bit<ion house on the Homes Tour Show held in Kansas City in September. Anne Munch Viola (Mrs. A. G. ) AB will b e the lec turer for the University of Kansas City's new course

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THE Los Angeles alumnae met for their fint rneetin:g of the year on Sa turd ay, September 17, at th e San Fernando Va lley home of Lois Downey Bockhaus. Assisting Lois were Charlon M obley Gaskey and Inez Napier Tomlinson. Our new president, .Jua nita H emperley Styer, conducted the m ee ting, aJt which time our philanthropic proj ect, the Adams School for M entally R etard ed Children, W'lS discussed. MMerial which has been collected by the members dur.ing the summer months will be · ta ken to the school very soon. Thanks are indeed in order for several of the husbands who so kindly donaJted their services and constructed such equipment as painting easels, bean bag boards, and bulletin boards. A d elightful account of the national convention was given by Nancy Gilbson M a thison, after which th e group retired to the Bockhaus pool for a lazy afternoon swim. W e were very happy to welcome three new members a t our first meeting: Shirley Spencer Spickard BB, Ella Louise Wiebener Reedall rr, and Catherin e Wiebener Bergland rr.- RUTH BRIGGS HALDEMAN .

Macomb, Illinois THE M acomb alumnae have started on anot her en-

joyable and profitable year. With no mee tings during the summer months, we were a ll glad to get together for our fir t meeting of the fall and me et our new member. With Beta K appa chapter in M acomb, we hope to ·be of .help to them. At our last meeting we voted to gave the college chapter $25.00 for th eir house fund. orma J ahn was the recipient of th e life membership award given at our third a nnual Sta!te Day held lilt Rock Island. For th e past three years, Beta K appa alumnae have given this award to th e most outstanding senior girl.-R uTH MooN.

Maryville, Missouri OuR fir t mee ting was held a t th e hom e of Mrs . Frederick Maie r, Tu esday, September 1.3, with th e officers serving a h o~t esse s for a combined business a nd dessert-<bridge. Pla ns were made for the year, and particularly for the O ctober mee ting, which was to be held with th e college chapter and visi·ting alumnae during Homecom ing. Mrs. Albert Kuchs, patroness and fo·rmer adviser of th e college chapter, was chairman of this eve nt. Inci denta ll y, this was the Golden Anniver~ry of th e Northwe t Mi ssou ri Sta te College. The an nual summ er picnic was held during July at Faustiana Fa rms, owned by Mr. a nd MI'S. F. M. Townsend, patroness, a nd was well a tt end ed by the alumnar. and college gi rls.-KATHERI NE KRA USE BELCHER.

Muskogee, Oklahoma THE Muskogee alumn ae were hostesses at a summ er rush party on ugust 5, a t 8:00 p.m. Th e theme, " Garden of Star ," fittingl y described th e setting. The garden of Mrs. Alv in Stamman's home glittered with silver foi l stars which were placed among outdoor lights. College. members of Beta Gamma who were in Muskogee durrng th e summer, helped wi·th the plans and fashion ed clever favors from pipe clea ners and . construction paper. The favors were dolls in long skil'ts. E ach held a s•tar o? which was written a g uest's nam e. Our guests were hrgh sc hool gradu a tes from Muskogee an d surrounding a reas w.ho planned to at tend Northeastern Sta te College. Mrs. J. W . Patterson an d D awn a Knight gave short t~ lk ~ on the history of Alpha Sigma Alpha and its actrvr_tres. We . then played "galloping bingo," a ga me in whrch th e wmner may selec t a n unopened prize or one which has. been previously won. There was much goodnatured nval ry for one prize, a tiny toy poodle. Befor e th e "good-nights" we re said, the Beta Gam mas sang several lovely numbers including "Alpha 'Sigma Swee thea rt" a nd then we left the " Gard en of Stars" with wonderful memories.-jOAN M uR RAY.

porta tion expenses to the 1955 conven tion. The group worked hard making door prizes for the event and homemade cakes were auctioned off a t •the benefit to raise additional money. W e se nt a d elegate and out of the proceeds were a:ble to send money to the National Philanthropic Fund. During the summer, Jun e Ames, membership c-hairman, was hard a-t work in olbtaining a list of more th an one .hundred m embers of Alpha Sigma Alpha residing in th e area. Each will be con tacted and told of our c.ha.pter and its activities. Two functions ~onsored by W ashington Panhellenic were attend ed by three of our me mbers ·t his summer. K a thryn Hale Hammond ee a ttended ·a reception given for immig11ants who took their oath of citizenship this pas t Augus•t. Lillia n Shumway EE a nd Irma P age Anderso n A a ttend ed a -tea in August honoring higih school girls in the area who will be college freshmen this fall. Northern Virginia sorority alumnae groups are starting th eir own Panhellenic organiza:tion . W e have been gra nted permission by NPC an d ·liwenty-·three sororities will be represenrted. Irma P age Anderson served on the organization committee of this group, representing Alpha Sigma Alph·a . Our fint fa ll meeting, September 21, was held at Irma Page Anderson's ,home. After a social hour, a short business m eeting was h eld, and •Irma, convention d elegate, gave !her conven tion report. Convention favors were displayed a nd a small " lagniappe b rug" containing souvenirs of the .C onvention at Biloxi was given to each m emlber. Dolly T a rrant ·BE w as appointed the new m agazine chairman. After welcoming Marjorie Piner Zimmerman BB into the gro up, we appointed her to serve with Kitty Hammond as our Northern Virginia iPanhellenic altemate. In October ·th e group enjoyed a flower arrangement class, a nd in November we will work on our philanthropic project. We have adopted a n Old Folks' Home a nd will make Thanksgiving and Ohri;;tmas favors for their trays. 'M emb ers are to visi•t th e home monthly to read a nd talk with the aged p eople th ere. A Christmas party is being planned for them by our group.- lRM A PACE ANDERSON.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma OKLAHOMA C!Tv Alpha Sigs have been very active during th ~ summ~r _months. ew members of our chapter are Erleen Gr es rck Love EE, Gera ldine Russell Edwa rds EE, and Ba~bara Have ns BI'.

Northern New Jersey FTER a b~ Y summer, our new offi cei'S were read y to t?kc ove~ th err new duti es in O ctober. We plan to contrnu~ With our .last year' ph ilanth ropic project of makrn g ~ e f~l artrcles for the children's in titutions. W e arc contrnurng havjng our mee ting in our homes on at urd ay a ft ernoo ns, tar ting with a dessert.- R uTH H . HOLLI CWORTH.

Northern Virginia N Ma 2, the Northern Virginia a lumnae held a benefit bridge to ra ise money for our d elega te's trans-

P!ctured from left to right are officers of the Oklahoma

Ct~ aiun:w~e: Lucille Lister Haller, PP, vice president; Jaruce Hmnchs Haydel BZ, president; Helen Ann Hiswell BI', secretary; Janet Vaught BI', treasurer.

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And now for a summary of our actlvJtJes in recent months. At our April meeting we had a rather full evening, with a p ersonally conducted tour of Louise Ewalt Buchanan's rr new lakeside home, plans for State Day and the national convention, and then installation of new officers. As co-hostess for the evening, R eba Anderson Ruster HH served some of h er famous pies, which were enjoyed by all. The May meeting was held at the hom e of the new president, Janice Hinrichs Haydel BZ . At •t his time we planned our philanthropic program for 1955-56 and appointed Reba Anderson Ru ster as chairman. Our project is making layettes for needy mothers, working with the Child's Walfare Committee of the city. In June we met at Betty P!'a!tz Sham's HH home for a ~hort tbus·iness meeting. Following th e business, Wayne Haydel showed an interesting movie which characterized the American way of life throughout the United States. We were well represented at the national convention in July. The four members atten ding from our group were Dorothy Rame GiLger a~, delegate ; Janice Hinrichs Haydel BZ; ,LuciHe Lister Haller PP; and Jonni e Lane Gentry rr. The July meeting was a luncheon held at Dorothy Rawe Gilger's, wioth M·a urine Camblin Gebetsiberger Br as co-hostess. ~hose who attended gave a detailed account of the national convention. At this meeting we voted to send $25 to the Tuba alumnae for favors for the Beta Gamma rush party given for girls in the TulS3. area. The annual family picnic was held in Will Rogers' City Park in August with good <11ttendance and lots of fun and food for all. T!he Septemlber meeting was he ld ·a t R eba Anderson RuMer's home with Helen Ann Bis·well Br as co-hostess. After the business session we .had a bingo game with "white elephants" as prizes. Next month is our chance to unload those too shol't, tight-fitting clothes where they will be valuable -it's RUMMAGE SALE t·ime a•g ain. Here's hoping it will be even more success.ful than befeore. -jEWEL WEATHERBEE MATTHEWS.

Olean, New York WITH the onset of la-.;·t ~ring, the Olean alu mna~ came ourt of their cocoons and cr.ammed several interesting meetings into their busy calendars. In March we met at Mary Keller's home in S·a larnanoo. With nearly all members present, eruthusiasm ran high, and t!he next meeting was planned for M•ay. This took place at the home of Ginny Twichell in Gowanda. A surprise stork shower fo·r Ginny was the main feature of the af.ternoon. In June we met at th e New Century Hotel in Olean for a farewell luncheon in honor of Romayne Williams, who moved to Darien, Connecticut. July found us up in t!he Al•l egany hills as gues·ts of R Uithie Wing's mother at their summer home. One of the noteworthy incidents of this past year is the fact th<l!t even though Ruthie lives in Lansing, Michigan, she was present at all but one of our meetings. Suc h Alpha Sig spj.rit!- MARY KAYES KELLER.

Phoenix, Arizona OuR last spring meeting was a joint meetiTI® of th e Beta Chi chapter and the Phoenix alumnae chapter; our first meet>ing this fall was the same, only in the form of a Bon Voyage party for Beta Chi's ·a dviser, Dr. Katherine Turner, who is on a year's leave of absence to

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Formosa, on an assignment in the English d epartment of the college t!hcre. We arc mos•t halppy that she can have this wonderful experience; our most sincere wis.hes go with her. She certainly had a busy time flying to Washington, D . C ., back to Phoenix, then on to Formosa. ·W e a lso had th e pleasure of meeting Mrs. H ascall Hensham, who will guide the girls through the rush season. We a:re mo~t happy to welcome to our chapter Janice Rate Marsh a nd Jean Grey.---..!Lo1 s TuTTLE ]E STER.

Pittsburg, Kansas ON O otober 10, a family picnic was h eld at Lincoln Park. This gave us a chance to know th e famili es o.f our members. The 1955-1956 Pittsburg State College Homecoming was held Octdber 15. Everyone anxiom;ly awaited this great event in order to meet former graduates and friends of past college days and sorority life . O'Ur proj ects for the forthcoming year include food basket, Christmas card sale, and turkey raffle.

Miss Eulalia Roseberry with Joyce Platz, winner of the 1955 Eulalia Roseberry award.

TIWo scholarship awards, the Eulalia Roseberry award an d the alumnae scholarship, are given each year to ou:s.tanding mern!bers of Eta E·ta. Joy;ce P.latz was recipient of the Eul•a lia Roseberry a ward. The al.umna e scholarship award was presented to Mary Carolyn Cooper.Jo ANNA SINGLETON NELSON.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania THE Pittsbur.g>h alumnae .had a luncheon meeting at the home of I va Arnold Rochez on October 15. We formul <l!ted plans for the corning year at this m ee ting. The program comm·i ttee has an interesting progra:m planned for the year. The th eme is "Alpha Sigs Speak Up." We plan to learn more ahout each ot!her's hobbies and maybe find some new and interes•ting ones. Aot some meeti!ligs we expect to hav e authorities on various hobbies teach us more. The year will be climaxed at a "Hdbby Who Dunits" mee~ing at the home of Ada St. Clair Meyer in June. Each member will bring a sample of her favori.te hdbby to be mffied off to the highest bidd er. The funds raised at this meeting will be used for local phil·a nthropic projec ts. -BARBARA C. LoGAN.

Richmond, Virginia THE Richmond alumnae ha d a ve ry busy summer an? m ade many plans for the months to come. At our Apnl m ee ting the group decided to sell ch ances on a $50 . ~0 gift certificate as a m eans of ra ising mon_ey _for our philanthropic projects. These chances were di stnbuted at the M ay mee ting which was held at ~he ca ncer ~e nter. M a ry "Elizabeth Wa llace, our vi ce president, was m charge . of the event. We are h appy to report tha t we ha d a ni ce profit and can help several worth y causes, including the Cancer Society which is our main projec t. In June we had our annu al picnic. The husbands and children are invited to this each year a nd everyone alw ays has a good time. Jo Vau~h a~ T~ ompson and Jo Garber were in charge of our piCniC this year . Barbara Tripp Friend had th e Jul y ~eeting a t ~ er home. We hea rd all about the conventwn from Nita Chandle r an d Fra nces J obson . In Au ~·u s t we enter tained husbands and d a tes M Sue H a 11per Sohum nan's home outside Ri chmond . This is a n annu al a ff air and this year it was again a huge success with a large atte nd ance. We a dopted a new constitution, elected officers, and passed on th e coming year's prog11arn at our September meeting. Ruth Sayar was the hostess.--iHARRJET MooMOW LEEK.

Rochester, New York THE first of our four yearly meetings, which incidentally are su pper m eetings, was held at the horne of our president, Ma rgu erite Talbot K eat·ing, on September 15. W e were happy to welcome Doris Dapp Roche, 'Mho recently moved to Rochester from Buffalo. Sally Shipton M eisenzahl was again with us. We a•r e pleased to hear th at Ruth Kirnpland is now Rochester's Chief Consultant on Homemaking Educa tion . During the summer, Mary M entesana has been working with reta rd ed children at th e Genesee Settlement House. She will mak e a list of their needed rn a.terials whi ch we plan to help supply.- BETTY PLA STER LAuBE NS TEIN.

South Bend, Indiana Su MMER activities for So uth Bend alumnae rush ed us right into fall. In la te June we got togeth er a t the Lido R es•ta ura n t for a surprise luncheon for Dona Pierce Beavers XX, w:ho recen tly moved to Roa noke, Virginia. In July we h ad a dinn er party a t th e Volcano Restaura nt to bid Mary H :JUghton XX fa rewell. Mary left August 15 for Ireland to teach a t the Air Force Dependents School. M ildred Wa rner Zoss XX a nd Maiie Sca nl a n Brown Bt. showed souvenirs and told about those four wond erful days in Biloxi . The Ci ty Panhellenic orienta tion tea was in August. M arie Brown served as chairman of the d ecora·ting committee. Both moth ers and d aug'hters enjoyed and apprecia ted lea rn ing about college life. C olleen Callsen XX and Barbara M echling XX a ttended the tea. Mildred Zoss was appoi nted Pa nh elleni c social cha irman for this year. A sp ring va riety show is bei ng pla nned . O n September 15, ou r first meeting was held at Mildred Z oss' home with Betty M a th ews XX, vice-president, as co-hostess . Yea rbcoks we re d istributed. They are att ract ive in red with white A ~A letters on th e front and the hield on the back. This yea r we a re starting each m eeting with the creed followed by a n Alph a Sig song . The co-ho tess is to be in charge of the social pa rt of

each meeting. Our meetings for the year incl~de Fountenth birthday, a d ers ' Day, a Christmas party, our . · · M Valentine party, and the final busmess meetmg. m . ay. Florence Roberts T aylor AB did a spl~ndid Job as general cha irman for th e opening Panhellemc tea on Octob er 8.- MARiE ScANLO N BRoWN.

Southern New Jersey OuR firs.t meeting was held on October 19, at the home of our president, Ruth Stewart C,rarner K~. Edna M eunier Hutchinson's husbands name IS on the November ballot for selection as a member of the fiveman committee of their townSJhip.-EDNA MEUNIER HuTCHI NSON .

Terre Haute, Indiana WE joined the girls from Indiana State Teachers College in entertaining gues ts at a "steak fry" the home of Mary Minor Fo1tz of "Crestwood." Kenrut Cochran, Girl Scout Director of T erre Haute, was in ch~rge of the entertainment. A quarte t from the Beta Upsilon chapter led us in singing during the even ing. The steaks were prepa red by Sylvia Ya p. . . In May we held our annual picmc su~r at th e c_ountry horne olf K ermit CochTan ne·a r Ril ey, Indiana. Madelon Reeves was assisting hostess. A social evening was held a,t the home of Mary Fran Moore W·iley in June. Carolyn Surrell Andre:"', our official delegate, told us of h er plans for attendmg the national convention at Biloxi, Mississippi. A luncheon was held at the horne of Wy.g onda Ralston Foltz, honoring Mrs. Helen Brown Smith and her children of Zanesvme, Ohio. The regular monthly meeting in August was held at the home of Elsie Veit, with Blanohe Helen Johnoon as assisting hos-t ess. FollowJng the business meeting, Mrs. C arolyn Andrew gave an interesti!l@ rewme of the national convention. Her report was so outs•tanding that we actually felt th at we we re closer to the A·l pha Sigs of the n a tion. W e were so happy to have with us at this meeting Dr. Dorcas And erson, professor olf biology at K ent S~te T eachers College, K ent, Ohio. W e wish to congra tul a te M a ry H a ndrick, a member of Beta Upsilon, who won the sweepstakes ribbon in op~n class handicraft compe tition at the Wabash Valley Fair, T erre Haute, Indiana. The September meeting was held at the Bratt Tea Room with H elen Pfeiffer as hostess. Final plans were mad e for the Indiana State T eachers College Homecoming. In O ctob er Frances Ea stridge a nd Ma1y Fran Wiley we re co-cha irmen for the 1955 Homecoming lunoh.eon held in the Hoosier Room of Hotel Deming.-MARY FRAN MooRE WILEY.

Toledo, Ohio THE M ay meeting at Cla!'a Kuney's home in Perrysburg, Ohio, was our election of officers. We were very proud to present our first Alpha SLgma Alpha scholarship to a senior from W aite high school who is entering Toledo University. In June, we journeyed to Bowling Green, Ohio, where we met in the horne of Dorothy Srnelker Stockton. After a picnic lunch, we had a personally conducted tour of the campus of Bowling Green University where Dorethy is a librarian. Our July m eeting at Dorothy Brews-ter Cummins' hom e was concerned with our pa r t in Panhellenic Week.

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This wa a new venture of t·he Toledo Panhellenic Council, held August 22 to 26. Four hundred invitations were sent to prospective college entrants in this area. The nineteen national collegiate sorority a lumnae chapters in the Council sponsored a Panhellenic Center in the college shop of one of our department stores. Represe ntatives of the alumnae groups were ava.i·l able to answer ques tions about sororities and an attr·a ctive hand book was given to each girl who attende·d. College sorority memb rs mod eled school clothes. Dorothy Brewster Cummins was our representative to appear on a television program in connection with Panhellenic Week. In September, we met at M a rjorie Rairdon FUiller's home. R eports of Panhellenic W eek were given, and we were all of the op·i nion it h ad been a most worthwhile venture, and one which might have far-reaching results. We brought our husbands to a de'lightful evening meeting at Dorothy Brewster Cummins' home. This started our year off in good fashion and we are looking forward to OUT wiruter plans.-HELEN BENNETT PAULY.

Tufsa, Oklahoma ALL Tulsa Alumnae are delighted and proud that our own Jackie Phillips Carson is the new national philanthropic chairman. l·t is the biggest thing that has ever happened to Tulsa a:J.umnae chapter, and we know she will serve most albly.

"Here's s-ome cash, bu·t do nothin'g rash, It's not /or hat or shoes, but instead J,t's earmarked for a bedspread!" Our president, Sis Garaway Brewer, had just re turned from Biloxi, complete with souvenirs, and regaled us with accounts of National Convention. On August 19 we held a rush pa rty a t the home of N ell Neal Kisner for girls planning to a ttend Northeastern State College at Tahlequa:h a nd th e Beta Gamma members. The mos·t important part of the evening was th e "Getting Acquainted" of rush ees and actives which was accomplished over games, a style show, a picnic supper, songs, and pennant souvenirs. The style show was presented by the Beta Gammas and went from P. ].'s and a teddy bear for the dorm, ·blue j eans for work on ·the Homecoming floa~t, and a Sadie Hawkin's Day cos·tume, to dressing for church an d a formal dance. Our Doris Johnson Hill was th e a lumna returning for Homecoming . W e received a generous check from Oklahoma City al.umnae to help finance th e affair. Nadine Hirni Park ope ned th e faH season in September with a covered dish luncheon . W e we•re h appy to welcome two form er Beta Gammas, R:he•tta Nesbitt and Da.wna Knight. They gra duated last spring and are ,now sharing an apartment and both are teaching in Tulsa this year. We a re already planning for State Day here next &pring.-RO SELLA RIGGIN.

Twin Cities, Minnesota

Tulsa alumnae who attended State Day in Oklahoma City were (seated-left to right): Helen Hooper Malone, Viola Caraway Brewer, Virginia Provost Arnot, Isabelle Howell Halladay, Cathy Davis Moss. Standing: Raymondine Gee Roller, Lee Dean Epps Laird, Nadine Hirni Park, Jackie Phillips Carson, Dorothy Neal Morrison, Nell Neal Kisner.

As this issue goes to press, we have not yet had our first fall mee ting, so we will tell you of the spring n ews. L as t M ay we met a t Betty Dreyer Flaskamp's new home . We were happy to we lcome two new membe rs, Nadine LeClare and Libby WitL7IIlan, both o£ C:hi Chi. Nadine is working for the telephone company and Liblby for Pill~bury Mills. During th e summer, our secretary, C a therin e Wie;bener Bergl a nd, moved to California. We will elect a new se·c reta ry; the other offi ce ~ will continue for another year. - MARTHA L EVIS MoRSE .

Wilmington, Delaware

We had supposedly ended the year wJth a meeting at Juanita LaFerry Ridgway's in April and brunch with Isabelle Howell Halladay and Louise Howell Reynolds in May, but July found us gathering at Rosella Tewell Rig1gin's for a lawn party honoring our most recent bride, the former Dorothy Bactlett Neal, who is now Mrs. Verrell V. Morrison. Helen Hooper Malone assisted wi·th the party. Dorothy was showered with a box fuJ.l of dollar bills and the following admoni·tion :

OuR fin~t meeting of the year was h eld a·t Carol Frazee Swayne's home. We discussed various pwjects to work on during th e year as well a:s g;uest speakers who might come to our meetings as a way of stimulat_ing our own thinkirug. Our speaker for the October meetmg was Elsie Crouthamel NN who taJ.ked about "Modern Textiles." If you know of any alumnae in this a·rea who would be interested in corning to our meetings, please send their n3JI'Iles and a ddresses to our president, Mrs. K e nneth G. Swayne, Meetinghouse R oa.d, Hookesan, Ddaware, or Mrs. John E . M ellin, 32·1 Stahl Ave nue, Wilmington Manor, Nerw Castle, D elaware.---iBEVERLY BARLOW MELLIN.

IF we a re ever to achieve th e real knowledge a nd unders ta ndirug which is th e only sound foundation on which world p eace can the built there must b e an a wakening of women- in th e democratic countries esp ecially-to their triple responsibilities, spiritual. social, a nd political. It is the women who set the moral standa rds. The time

is long overdue for us to restore to fashion some of th e old-fashioned virtues such as hon esty, thrift, chastityand others which have long fall en into d es uetud e in man y quarters.- SE NATOR NANCY HoDGES o£ Victori a, British Columbia, in Th e Acf> Quarte·rly, via Fraternit y Month.

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ALPHA-Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia: Ellen Davis Callaway, Tazwell Ave., Bluefield, Va. ; Mabel Jane Carron, Christiansburg, Va.; Charlotte Lockhart Chadwick, 3522 Hanover Ave. , Richmond, Va. ; Mary Parke MacFarland, 4{)6 tMaple A':e. , Richmond, Va.; Mary Lee Tee!, 1314 Oxford Pl. , Cbarlottesv~l~, Va.; Jeanne Vestal, Rt. 1, Box A., Princess Anne, Va .; Patnc1a Ann Worrell , RFD 1, Courtland, Va. AIJPHA ALPHA-Mialni University, Oxford, Ohio: Shirley Ann Flickinger, 7013 Woodland Ave., Takoma Park ~2, Md:; Shari Lee Kah , 2413 Christie Ave., Middletown, O?io; Do~s Martha Meister 7811 Dearborn Ave., Cleveland 2, Oh10; Bonme Lou Thomas, S03 East Main, Lebanon, Ohio; Sandra Orlisse Bray, 1014 Warren Ave ., Lima, Ohio; Ca~oline J~ . Fox, RR 1, Middletown-Hamilton Rd., Middletown, Oh10 ; 'PatriCia Ann Gamble, 2308 Iota Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio ; Barbara J~et Messinger, 31 Lowell Rd. , Port Washington, N . .Y.; Char!Ss Odenweller, 230 S. Franklin, Chagrin Falls, Oh10 ; JoAnn Ardeth Perrine, 1219 N. West, Lima, Ohio; Baroara Ann Peterson, 4950 Lunt, Skokie, Til .; Constance Jean iRi!kin, 211 N. Mechanic, Lebanon , Ohio; Judith Ann Strunk, 2124 R eyburn Rd ., Cleveland 12, Ohio. ALPHA BE'I'A......JNortheast Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri: Shirley Ausmus, Atlanta, •M o. ; Lily Bergmann, Ethel, Mo.; Anne Glick, 438 Dickinson, Chillicothe, tMo.; Carolyn Han.,, 8665 Kingsbridge, University City, Mo.; Lorraine J erome, Browning, Mo.; Sharon Johns, Milan, Mo .; Janice Loumaster, Atlanta, Mo.; Jacquelin e Mason, i.a Plata, •Mo. ; Barbara Moles, 2750 Tamm , St. Louis, Mo. ; Lynne Anne Peterson, 223 S. Owenby, La Plata , Mo. ; Judy Strom , 3440 Charlock , St. Louis, Mo.; Carolyn Turn er , 218 Dingle Ave. , Palmyra, Mo. ; Shirley Yardley, Meadville, Mo.; Sue McCullough , 4434 Prospect Ave. , Kansas City, Mo . ALPIHA GAMMA-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania: Constance Paula Dickson, 146 Floral Ave. , Leechburg, Penna.; Betty Kay Hooker, M ercer Rd. , ew Brighton, Penna.; Donna Gayle Leslie, 224 Maple Ave. , Altoona, :Penna.; Nancy McNitt, 561 lOth Ave. , New Brighton , 'Penna.; Monica Ruth Sinai , 712 Kenny, West MiiBin , Penna.; J anet Louise Winslow, 319 S. 6th St. , Indiana, •P enna.; Susan Gay Leibfreid, 311 Sherman St., Johnston , ~Penna.; Pat Muse, Franklin , 1Penna. ; Doris Tritin· ger, Pittsburgh, Penna. BETA BETA-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado: Barbara Lofgren, 1225Y. 8th St., Greeley, Colo.; Patricia Hein , Box 396, Arvada, Colo.; Helen Monell, 316 N. lOth St. , Canon City, Colo.; Sonya 'Ra mussen , Rt. 2, Longmont, Colo.; Dorothy Deiken , 3250 S. Marion, Denver, Colo.; Sue Ford, Box 70, Greeley, Colo. ; Enid Miyada, 356 Haiti St. , Hilo, Hawaii ; Patricia McHeffey, 847 W. Quartz St., Butte, Mont .; Helen McKee, 506 16th St. , Greeley, Colo .; Naomi bigeta, Box 321, 1P aia !Maui, Hawaii ; Lue Ford, Box 70, Greeley, Colo. ; Mary Armstrong, Englewood, Colo.; Loi Dawson, Ft. Collins, Colo.; Barbara Downing, Denver, Colo.; Georgia Drake, Anaheim, Calif. ; Dolores Ekstrom, Arvada, Colo. ; Sonya Engstrom, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; Anna Hogiwara, Honokoa, Hawaii ; Maile Lovell, Honolulu, Hawaii ; Beverly Martin , Denver, Colo .; Doris Sisehart, Caputa, S. Dak . ; Joyce Yingling, Englewood, Colo. EiPSILON FJPSILON-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas: Alice Lee Bailey, 705 West St., Emporia, Kans.· JoAnn •ucbman, Burdick, K ans.; Ethel Blanche Dunshee, Cottonwood Fall., Kans.; Joellen Elliott, 642 Garfield, Emporia, Kans.; Annette Follett, Goodland, K ans.; Ruth Ann Kirby, Ruleton, Kans.; Ruth H elen Lane, McPherson, Kans.; Margaret Ann Lynch , St. John , K ans .; Carol Ann Park , Ottawa, Kans.; Kay Yvonne :Pogue, Minneapolis, Kans.; Joann R itter, Junction City, Karu.; Shirley Sanner, ewton, Kans. ; Jo Hannah Sisson , Great Bend Kans.· Lilia !Mae Stohr, Ensign, Kans.; Patricia Joann Warta, Elli~ Kans .: Sandra Stieben, Ness City, Kans.; Winifred Brown, Juncti~n City: Jeans. ; Phyllis Loeckle, Junction City, Kans.; Virginia Meyer, Bern, Kam .; Sarah !Price, Emporia, Kans .; Glennis Uhrich, Oakley, Kans.; Carol Su e Wiesedeppe, Seneca, K an•.; Cathie Wilson Overbrook , Kans.; Elaine Warren , Eskridge, Kans. '

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ZETA ZETA-Central Missouri State College, Warrens~urg , Missouri: Janice R ae Kurtz, 1522 Elmwood, Kansas C1ty, Mo.; Jeanette Davis, Box 235, Adrian, Mo. ; Mary We';'er, S137. Wayne: Kansas City, Mo. ; Sue Basye, 406 W. !st •. Lees Su'l'm1t, ~o . , Elizabeth Achelpohl, St. Charles, Mo.; J_ack1e A~drews, ~err1am, Ka ns.; Ann Corn , Lee's Summit, Mo.; Sh1rley. Gramger, Ch1 l how~e , Mo. ; Sandra Harlan , Kansas City, Mo. ; Phyllis Lampe, _Conco~d1a, Mo. ; Janet McNeel, Kingsville, Mo.; Sue Moore, Exc~ls1or Spnngs, Mo. ; Shirley O ' Neal, Independence, Mo.; Sharon IPngeon, Ka?sas City, Mo. ; Mary Lou Sante, Kan as City, Mo.; Lee Ann Sappmgton, Holden , Mo. ; Pat Shively, Braymer, Mo .; Georgean!'e Str~ub, K a nsas Ci ty, Mo. ; Donna Warren , Oak Grove, Mo.; Elatne Ze1kle, Independence, Mo. ; Marilyn Grider, Kansas City, M~.; Ann Hamlin Vandalia Ohio· Elizabeth R enken, Jefferson C1ty, Mo. ; Pat St;ider, Kan;as Ci~, Mo. ETA ETA-Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas: Velma Joyce Coomes, 2921 Broadway, 1Parsons, Kans.; !Mary Ann Elliott, 3021 K entucky, Joplin, Mo .; Amelia Elizabeth Hobart, 930 N. Moffett, Joplin, Mo.; Katherine Suzanna Huffman , 1302 N. 7th, DeQueen, Ark. ; Barbara Arlene Lightfoot, 731 S. Grant, Chanute, Kans.; Jacqueline Hunt, 1202 S. Joplin, ·P ittsburg, Kans.; Betty Bethell, Pamona, Kans.; Reva 'Deems, 907 E. 14th, Pittsburg, Kans.; Sylvia Rinehart, 104 Lincoln, Carthage, •Mo.; June Snyder, 1412 E. 4th, Winfield, Kans.; Marilyn Shirley, 1007 E. lOth, !Pittsburg, Kans.; !Mary Kay Thomas, 303 E . 15th, •P ittsburg, Kans.; Winifred Ward , 1804 S. Joplin , Pittsburg, Kans.; Madelyn Wheat, 323 W. 5th, Chanute, Kansas.; Charlene Woodard, 1402 Sargent, Joplin, Mo. KAPPA K·A!P>PA-Temple University, ·P hiladelphia, Pennsylvania: Edith Alexander, 24{) W. Haines St., 'Philadelphia, 'Penna.; Ruth Derstine, Vernfield, Penna. ; Joan Le Cates, 516 Marks Rd., Oreland , Penna. ; Joanne McKeown , Welsh Rd ., Bethayres, Penna.; Angela Neal, 3020 Croskey Ter., Philadelphia, ~enna.; Patricia Planas, 433 Edge Hill Rd. , North Hills, Penna.; Antoinette Presby, 3225 Salmon St. , Philadelphia, Penna.; Doris Rapp, 737 Longshore Ave ., Lawndale, Penna.; Claire 'Reffuge, New Hope, :Penna.; Lauretta Villani , 102 Campbell Ave., Havertown , Penna . ; Josephine Wright, 116 Campbell Ave. ; Havertown, •P enna.; Frances Adacusky, Philadelphia , !Penna.; Loretta Dilelsi , Haddonfield , N. J.; Matti Hoch, Philadelphia, !Penna. ; Jean Rodger, Holmes, Penna . NU NU- Drexel Institute of Technology, ·P hiladelphia, Pennsylvania: Mary Budd, 470 Clothier Rd. , Wynnewood, Penna .; Ardis Glenn, 26 Miller Blvd., Syosset, L . 1., N. Y.; Jeanne McD ermott, 1015 Old Huntington Pike, Huntington Valley, •P enna.; Katherine Matsuo , Bridgeton, N. J. ; Mary Ann Clare, 25 Orange Pl., Hackanack Lake, N . J. ; Carol 0. Cool, 453 Mac Dade Blvd., Collingdale, Penna. ; Barbara Hoff, Great Meadows, N. J. ; Frances Mooney, Sun Hill, Scott Run , Penna.; Charlotte Mcinnis, 2101 Delancey Pl. , Philadelphia, Penna.; Kathryn Stackhouse, 102 Church St., Malvern , Penna.; Mary Claire Wargny, 7102 Clover Lane, Upper Darby, Penna.; Lillian Zadorozny, Coatsville, Penna.; Gabrielle Sisca , Norristown, Penna . RHO RJI~Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia : Elise Hess, 2114-9tb Ave. , Huntington , W . Va.; Gayle Slagle 2778 Elmwood Ave ., Huntington , W . Va.; Karlene Spohn, 519-!0th' Ave .• Huntington , W . Va .; Frances Wicklin e, F ayetteville, W. Va. ; Wanda Gay Hensley, Huntington , W . Va .; Janet Irene Atkins Huntington, W. Va. ; Mary Lee Nixon, North Kenova, Ohio. ' SIGMA SIGMA-Wester;n College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado: Leora Buzzard, K1m, Colo.; Ilia Jean Elmer Gunnison Colo.; Eleanor Shannon, Kim, ~lo.; Molly Riley, 470 Hoyt, Lake: wood, Colo .; Roxy Lake, G1Inmson, Colo. TAU TAU-Fo~ Hayes . Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas: ickerson Kans · Pa tty Boekbaus, R1chfield, Kans. ; J oan Anderson Viola Vincent, Ulysses, Kam.; Mary Ellen Walke~ Brownell' Kan;; Pbylli• E. Watkim, Sublette, Kans .; Nancy Paut' Randall' Jeans·: Ilene Tipp, Osborne, Kans. ' ' ·'

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PHI 'N-Il-Northwest Missouri State College, Marysville, Missouri: Patricia Adatru, 709 Joy St., Red Oak, Iowa; Colleen Beggs, 515 S. Main, Maryville, Mo.; Kathleen Ferguson, 1604 Bluff, Hamburg, Iowa; Nancy Kariger, Box 1054, Balboa, Canal Zone; Lorraine ·M au, 1732 Democrat St., Honolulu, Hawaii ; Nancy Rainey, Stanberry, Mo.; Carol Bressler, Grant City, Mo.; Judy Beemer, Bedford, Iowa; Judy Cross, Bedford, Iowa ; Carol Gamble, Plattsburg, 'Mo.; Norma Long, Grant City, Mo.; Marilyn M oKern, Leon, Iowa ; Beverly 'MuJl)by, 1919 Faron, St. Joseph, Mo. ; Charlene Olson, St. Joseph, Mo.; Ann Schilling, Marysville, Mo.; Margaret Young, Trenton , Mo. CHI OHI-Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana : Colleen Collsen , 1601 Belmont Ave. , South Bend, Ind.; Nancy Fickle, R. R . I, Clarks Hill, Ind.; Joan Foxworthy, 7219 Williams Creek Dr., Indianapolis, Ind. ; Ellen Harvey, Modoc, Ind .; Joan Hays, 817 W. North St., Muncie, Ind.; Janet Johnson , 746 Broad St., Griffith, Ind .; Nancy Howard, 501 S. Harrison , Frankfort, Ind.; Elaine Ingram, 411 N . lOth, New Castle, Ind.; Joy Kean, 714 W . Washington, Alexandria, Ind. ; Marilou Kirkwood, 528 State, Kendallville, Ind .; Nancy 'Martin, 943 Watkins, New Castle, Ind.; Barbara ·Mechling, 1328 E. Third, Mishawaka, Ind. ; Rosemary Mitchell, Fremont, Ind.; Virginia O'Connell, 1611 Frances. Elkhart, Ind .; Phyllis Orr, R. R. 3, Frankfort, Ind .; Rosalyn Shoemaker. R . R. 1, Westfield , Ind.; Jane Ann Tiemeyer, 352 S. West 1st St. , Richmond, Ind.; Ina Van Hoy, 628 S. 22nd, New Castle, Ind. ; Anna Lou Willis, 5102 Crittenden , Indianapolis, Ind . ; Sue Woods, 1522 Marquette Blvd. , South Bend, Ind. •PSI R !- Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana: Sylvia Davis, Greensburg, La.; Billie Fincher, 1000 Civic, Monroe, La .; Beverly Gourdon, 715 Bassier St., Natchitoches, La .; Helen K eith , 610 W. 16th St., North Little Rock, Ark. ; Nanette McDonald. Greensburg, La. ; Margaret Rub in, Box 506. Sulphur , La.: Betty Wilson, Carried #27, Alexandria, La. ; Carol Ann Abat, l108 Maryland Ave. , Alexandria, La . ; Joan Amos, Box 8, Monroe, La. ;

Gloria Broun, 104 Lillian St., Bossier City, La.; Mary Cain , Pitkin , La. ; Doris Carter, 201 Roberts St., Alexandria , La .; Clara Chat win , 1306 Wilkinson , Shreveport, La. ; Faye Gaines, Box 3, Oil City, La. ; Vashti Ham, Fairbanks , La .; Rozel Hightower, Old Monroe Rd., Bastrop, La. ; Linda Jones, 3231 W. College, Shreveport, La.; Shirley King, 515 Elliott St. , Winnfield , La.; Kay Frances Lang, Box 25, Montgomery, La .; Gloria Lawley, 432 W. Lafayette St., Winnfield. La . ; Marcelle Lee . Rt . 4, 'Box 192, Shreveport, La. ; Mary MuJl)hy, Rt . 2, Many, La. ; Mary Carolyn Robson, 129 N St. , Natchitoches, La.: Shirley Russell , Box 95, Greenwood, La.; Betty Jo Semple, 2519 Hill, Alexandria , La. ; Sylvia Lee Smith. 1412 McCreight, Bastrop, La . ; Reeta Gayle Tullos. Box 425 , Chatham, La.; Sara Jacobs, Converse, La. ; Elsie Garrett, 319 Odom St., Bastrop, La. BETA GAMMA-Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Betty Joyce Bryant, 1341 N. 80th East Ave., Tulsa, Okla. ; Rhetta Faith Nesbitt, Preston, Okla.; Margaret Lou Wilson, 219 E. Freeport, Broken Arrow, Okla .; JoAnn Hull, Rt. 1, Cartersville, Okla.; Sue Jones, Box 96, Mounds, Okla.; Faro! Low, North Coo-Y Yah, Pryor, Okla.; Patricia Bond, 4689 S. Troost, Tulsa, Okla.; Rosemary Castleberry, 1919 Delaware, Muskogee, Okla.; Sue Chilcoat, 2427 Arline, Muskogee, Okla.; Jeanne Ford, Council Hill, Okla.; Lorraine Garrett, 8 S. Wheeling, Tulsa , Okla .; Shirley Gdble, 1634 S. Aberdeen, Muskogee, Okla.; Janet Graham, 625 S. Cherokee, Picher, Okla. ; Mary Harrison, 414 Elmira, Muskogee, Okla. ; Norma Hatley, 4003 W. 42nd PI., Tulsa, Okla;; Marjorie Johnson, 2014 S. Cherokee, Muskogee, Okla. ; Conme Kisner, Claremore, Okla. ; Joan McDuffy, 1401 Indiana, Muskogee, Okla.; Carol Morris, 1503 Callahan, Muskogee, Okla.; Jane Nesbitt, Preston, Okla.; Connie Ramsey, 2126 S. Olympia, Tulsa, Okla.; Billie Roberts, Rt. 2, Coweta, Okla.; Barbara Ruff, 2809 Elgin St., Muskogee, Okla. ; Sally Skidmore, 24 S. Hickory, Sapulpa, Okla.; Carma Shanahan, 220 Church St. , Wagoner, Okla.; Helen Kay Smith, 4805 Oklahoma, Muskogee, Okla. BETA DEL'I1A-Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi: Betty Loeffel, Long Beach, Miss.; Rose Aplin, 410 Ronie St., Hattiesburg, Miss. ; Theresa Clegg, Crystal Springs, Miss.; Mary Janice Eaves, Louisville, Miss.; Dorothy Head, Gulfport, Miss.; Saralyn Lee, Robertsdale, Ala. ; Jennie McAlpin, Memphis, Tenn.; Ruth Mauldin, Baldwyn, 'Miss.; Carole Pinnix, Riverside Dr., Jackson, Miss.; Ann Waddell, Petal, <M iss.; Mary Ottis Waites, Waynesboro, Miss. BET-A EPSILON-Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia: Jane Barber, 515 Lincoln Ave., Grove City, Penna.; Beverly Belt, 2203 Stadium Rd., Charlottesville, Va .; Jane Chitwood, 1101 Wasena Ave., Roanoke, Va.; Nancy Dixon, 24th and Chestnut Ave., Buena Vista, Va.; Mary Anne Marcus, 432 W. Cecil St., Winchester, Va.; Phyllis Meyerhoeffer, 916 Belleville Rd., Roanoke, Va.; Lois Myers, "Lonesba," Waterford, Va.; Sue Peters, 301 Greenwood Dr. , Portsmouth, Va .; Lynn Ramsey, 108 Westover Blvd., Lynchburg, Va.; Katherine Sam!ord, Alberta, Va.; Bessie

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Smalts, 656 Berryville Ave., Winchester, Va.; Jean Burns Smith 1037 MoCormick Blvd., Clifton Forge, Va. ; Anne Colston Towne•' 2413 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va.; Wilma Anne Via 1941 S. Ar: lington Ridge Rd., Arlington, Va .; Audrey E. Wats~n , 4629 Ha nover Ave., Richmond, Va.; Virginia Brown, 107 High St., Strasburg, Va.; Jean Hamilton , Lynch Station, Va.; Carolyn Belle Wise, 20(}1 Richland Ave ., Roanoke, Va .

B~!A ZE!A-South~es tern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Lom_SI:'na: D1ane Cama1lle, Parchester Apts, New Orleans, La .; Patr1~1a Green, 376 J efferson Heights Ave., New Orleans 21, La. ; Merrill Le Blanc, Box 357, Golden Meadow, La. ; Maxine McBri~e, 105 Catherine St. , Lafayette, La.; Sally Meloncon, 123 Adnenne St. , Lafayette, La .; Heartsease Armand Box 32 C~ata i gn ier, La.; Shirley Archer, Rt. 2, Waitsburg, W;sb.; Marth~ Bnggs, 416 St. Joseph St. , Lafayette, La. ; Priscilla Rozas Box 132 Chataignier, La.; Imelda Broussard, Box 66, Lottie, La.; Ann; Lynne Martin, Norca, La .; Audrey Rush, 805 W. Congress, Lafayette, La .; Jeanette Lan~linais , 901 E. College Ave., Lafayette, La .; Barbara Barras, 412 Chnton St., Lafayette , La. B!ETA ETA--8-tate Teachers College, Dickinson North Dakota: Lynell Fettig, Killdeer, N. Dak.; Sandra Modiseti, 646-1 Ave. W. Dickson, N . Dak.; Eunice Stom , Beulah, N. Dak.; Joanne Cummings, 543-3rd St. E. , Dickinson, N. Dak .; Jean A. Dayton, R . R. I, Lemmon, S. Dak. ; Sylvia M. Haas, Mott, N. Dak .; Marlys Honeyman, R eeder, N. Dak .; Arlene M . Mayer, Hebron, N. D ak.; Janet B. Nygaard, Bowman, N. Dak. ; Shyrla F . Wachsman, 700-3rd Ave., N.W ., Mandan, N. Dak . BE11A THET.A--{":entral Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan: Eloise Ackerberg, R . R . I, Whitehall, Mich .; Joanne Bement, 4493 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Gwen Brockless, 1509 N. Ames, Saginaw, Mich.; Angelia De Ceglie, 816 N . Bond, Saginaw, Mich.; Lois Green, 111 Harold St. Midland Mich. ; Carol Kingsbury, 310 Campbell, Alpena, Mi~h. ; Ann; Mantei, Cowers, Mich.; Phyllis •Palmer, Millington, Mich.; Beverly Brooks, Lansing, Mich. ; Marie Deegan , Ha~bor Beach, Mich.; Janet Green, Midland, Mich.; Jan et Hermann, D etroit, Mich .; Carol Keith , W. Branch, Mich. ; Nancy Knight, Lincoln, Mich. ; Dorothy Leroy, Owosso, Mich. ; Florence Peterson , Cadillac, Mich .; Kathleen Weihe, Jackson, Mich . RETA IOTA-Radford College, Radford, Virginia: Sue Dillon , 1007 Airport Rd., Blacksburg, Va.; Shirley J enkins, Hood, Va .; Ruth Jackson , Rt. 2, Newbern Rd., Pulaski, Va.; Jean Mays, 117 N. Crenshaw Ave., Richmond, Va .; Ida Dean Cock , 509 W. Oldtown St., Galax, Va. ; Mary Katherin t R easor, Rt . I. Box 169, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Ann Story, Courtland, Va.; Suzanne David, Pennington Gap, Va.; Betty Lee Robinson , Box 4, Lebanon , Va .; Nancy Wolfe. Rt . 1, Box II, Chilhowie, Va.; Nancy Kellam , Rt. 4, Barrett, Va.; Joyce Johnson , Box I, Hendersonville, N. Car.; Loretta Pruit , Box 574, Fieldale , Va .; Ernestine Hoffman , 1411 Rivermont Heights, Martinsville, Va . ; Shirley Harcum, Lebanon . Va. ; Nancy Stout, Ben Hur, Va.; Peggy Owen , Skipwith , Va.; Ann Chumbley, Rt. 1, Pulaski, Va. ; -Peggy Spradlin. Rt. 1, Vinton, Va .; Cordelia St. Claire, 2019 Col~ate St., N .'E. Roanoke, Va. ; Glenna Grim, River, Va .; Barbara Warner, 71 E. Fifth St., Pulaski, Va . ; Betty Mitchell , 1003 Heatherwood, Bluefield, W. Va.: Barbara Hamoton , 301 Calhoun St .. Galax, Va.; Mary Clare Sutton , Dublin, Va .; Louise Johnson, Saltville, Va. BET-A KAIPM-'Western Illinois State College, Macomb, Illinois : Lois Meyer, Kinderhook, Ill. ; Barbara Yeakel, Meredosia, Ill.; Ruth Brittenham, Barstow, Ill. ; Margaret Bruington, Alexis, Ill.; Norma Bullock, Washington, Ill.; Harriet Campbell, Macomb, Ill.; Joan Carr, Pekin, Ill .; Janet Clark, Erick, Ill. ; Jeanine Connole, Springfield, Ill.; Diane Daly, Camden, Ill. ; Charlotte Evans, Bluffs. Ill.; Mary Gamage, Macomb, Ill. ; s.. lly Gates, Springfield, Ill.; Yolanda Gebbia, Skokie, Ill.; Janet Gumz, Aurora, Ill.; Evelyn Jinks, Rock Island, Ill.; Joyce Kelso, Macomb, Ill. ; Carolyn Lynn, Springfield, Ill.; Janice Melow, Rock Island, Ill. ; Ruth Meyerchick , Chicago, Ill. ; Diane Rigoni, Chicago, Ill.; Nancy Sehnert, Chicago. Ill. ; Mary Turn er, Elgi n, Ill. ; Delma Zost, Galesburg, Ill.; Shirley Kimmel, Rock Island, Ill.; Darlene Duff, Skokie, Ill. BETA LA<:M®DA-Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas: Dolores Schneider, North Little Rock, Ark.; Diane Alvis, Rt . 2, Box 7, Dermott, Ark. ; Geraldine Bowls, Rt. 2, Box 149, Scott, Ark.; 'Marian [)aoiel, 511 W . Arch St., Searcy, Ark.; Reva Dodd, 220 Middle St., North Little Rock, Ark .; Pat Epson, 504 W. Gulf, Bayton, Texas; Jeanette Harris, 300 E . "B" Park Hill, North Little Rock, Ark. ; Joyce Johnson, Rt. 2, Box 75, Fordyce, Ark. ; Joi Lyons, Rt. 3, England, Ark.; Barbara Meacham, Rt. 1, Brinkley, Ark.; Gail Meyer, Box 116, Jones Mills, Malvern, Ark.; Eva Nell Ward, Coy, Ark.

BETA MU-Jlenderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas: Bette BerT)'Ulan, 324 Cherry St., Arkadelphia, Ark.; Hesta Fay Cowan, 1412 Evans St., Arkadelphia, Ark.; Patricia Cox, Hartsville Rd., Arkadelphia, Ark .; Carol Jean Adams, Monticello, Ark .; Florence Evans, Box 337, Ashdown, Ark .; Georgia Ann Holt, Rt. 5, Box 416, Little Rock, Ark.; Jonalee Piper, 100 W. 22nd Ave., Pine Bluff, Ark.; Catherine R edding, 440 Clifton St. , Cam· den, Ark.; Twyla Reese, Box 431, Murfreesboro, Ark .; Frances Sam ple, Rt. 2, Ashdown, Ark .; Mary Ann Templeton, 2700 Ringo , Little Rock Ark .; Martha Williamson, 923 E. Elm St. , Eldorado, Ark .; Da ph~ a Kn ight, Searcy, Ark.; Jan et Young, Carlisle, Ark. BETA U-Murray State T eachers College, Murray, K entucky : Charlotte Reagan; Clara McC'lelland, Rt . I, Hickman , Ky. ; Patri· cia Overshincr, R . R . 3, Hopkinsville, Ky.; Joyce Salyer, R . R. 2, Paducah, Ky.; J acqueline Timmons, Rt. I , Cunningham, Ky.; Emma Sue Beasley, R eed, Ky.; H ylda Lee Boggess, Madisonville, Ky.; Priscilla Porter Brinkley, Clinton, Ky.; Fra nces J ean Brown , Springfield, Tenn.; Carolyn Sue Carraway, Murray, Ky.; Nanc.y Carlton, Arlin~ton, K y.; Margaret Jane D~wcs, Fulto.n, Ky. ; LotS Walker Franklm , Morton's Gap, Ky.; Sh1rley Geunng, Murray, Ky.; Elea nor Ann Greenfield, Murray, Ky. ; Carolyn E . J enkins, Fulton , Ky.; Pa t Kincannon, Jackson , Ohio ; Carolyn Low~, Lowes, Ky. ; Bill e Jo McKenzie, Herndon , Ky .; Nancy Phyll10 Melvin , Mayfield, Ky.; Jacqueline Meredith Mitchell, Paducah, Ky. ; Eula Jean Norman, Detroit, Mich .; Anna June S~effer , Cla.y, Ky.; Jo Ann Shell, Murray, Ky.; Harriett Anne Smtth , SturgiS, Ky.; Margaret T arry, Murray, K y.; Sue Emelyn Timmons, Paducah, Ky.; Barbara Nell Ward, Clinton, Ky. ; Barbara J ean Watkins, Murray, K y. RHO CHI- Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan: 14176 Brady, Detroit 39, Mich.

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BE~A PI-Concorn College, Athens, West Virginia : Nancy Bailey, Squire, W. Va.; J anet Browning, Man, W. Va. ; Louise Carper, Cranberry, W. Va.; Marrianna Hughes, Bramwell, W. Va .; Lillian Jenkins, Prosperity, W. Va.; Mary Margaret Lynch, Dun· bar, W . Va. ; Patricia McNeill, Mar!Jnton, W . Va.; Amelia Shunk, Eccles, W. Va.; Ida Mae Tabor, Dunbar, W . Va.; Beverly Webb, Anawalt, W. Va. ; Dorothy Alvis, Oak Hill, W. Va.; Elizabeth Banton, White Sulphur Springs , W . Va.; Shelby Brewer, Sophia, W. Va .; Naomi Conley, English, W . Va .; H elen D iehl , Pin ey View, W . Va .; Peggy Herndon , Caretta, W . Va. ; Ca therine H uddleston , Crab O rchard , W. Va.; Alice Kincaid, Beckley, W. Va .; Shelma Maines, Squire, W . Va .; Lou Ann McClung, Smoot, W. Va .; Janet Meader, Crab Orchard , W. Va. ; D elores Perez, North Fork, W. Va.; Edna Stevens, Alderson , W. Va. ; K aren Taylor. Oak Hill , W. Va. ; Su e Carol Wilson , Eccles, W. Va .

BETA RHO- Northern Illinois State Teachers College , DeKalb, Illinois: Lorna C. Patton , Ashton , Ill. ; Mrs. H erbert Collin (Ad· viser), 223 Curler St ., DeKalb, Ill .; Betty Jean Ronnings, Yorkville, Ill .: B!ETA SJGIMA-Southwest Missouri State College, Springfi ed, Missouri : Janice Chastain , 724 N. R obberson, Springfield , Mo .; J ean Ann Fuge, H artville, Mo .; Kay Goss, Rt. 5, Box 361 Springfi eld, Mo.; J ea n Williams, Licking, Mo. ; Bonnie Kelley: 636 S. Robberson, Springfield, Mo .; Donna Appleberry, 1106 W. Atlantic Springfield, Mo. ; Barbara Bolley, Clever, Mo. ; Saundra Webb, Seligman, Mo.; Patty Williams, Hartvill e, Mo .; Bonnie Winn ' O ceola, Mo .; Dorothy Criswell , Thayer, Mo .; Mary Beth Colton' Hartville , Mo.; Kay Donica, Aurora, Mo .; Judy Engelage, Lock: wood, Mo .; Ann Gardner, Ash Grove, Mo. ; Loretta Kinder, 1604

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Spencer, Rolla, Mo .; Carolyn Timmerman, Golden City, Mo.; Marilyn Timmerman, Golden City, Mo. BETA UIPSitL ON- Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Hau te, Indiana: Frances Eastridge, French Lick, Ind. ; Arlene Wild, 1605 S. 25th, Terre Haute, Ind.; Audrey Brunsman, 422 N. Center, Terre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. Madelon W. Reeves, 525 Park St., Terre Haute, Ind. ; Judy Graham, 2215 Crawford, Terre Haute, Ind .; Lois Sarver, R . R . I, Bloomfield, Ind . BE1'A PHI- The Stout Institute, Menomonie, Wisconsin: Judith Goehring, 1014 North Shore Dr. , Menomonie, Wise.; Rita J ackson, Box 163, Independence, Wise.; Helen King, 1109 Hth St., Menomonie, Wise.; Violet Kirk, R . R. I, Omra, Wise.; Gloria McNeight, Stratford, Wise.; Evelyn Rosenstiel, Pearl City, Ill.; Kathryn Seal, Rt. I , Box 65, K enosha, Wise.; Aleen Shinabarger, Box 452, Long Prairie, Minn. ; Nathalie Wick, Pearl City, Ill.; Phyllis June Brodt, Eau Claire, Wise.; Helen Miller, Middleton, Wise.; Diane Darcy, Mazeppa, Minn .; Jane Spurgat, Racine, Wise. B.E TA Clll- Arizona State College, Tempe, Arizona: Mary Kobashi, Rt. I, Box 751 A, Glendale, Ariz .; Renee Kosak Rose, 3111 Maple Ave. , T empe, Ariz. BETA PSI- Western Michigan College, Kalamazdo, Michigan: Patricia Cooper, 736 Wheaton, Kalamazoo, Mich .; Betty Evans, 7721 Jeffery Blvd., Chicago, Ill. ; Mary Catherine Harger, 9911 Beaconsfield , Detroit, Mich. ; Carol Hillard, 110 Hillsdale St., Hillsdale, Mich.; Luj ean Howe, 406 Pine St. , Paw Paw, Mich.; Maxin.e Hurt, 53 S. Edith St. , Pontiac, Mich.; Mary King, 130 Lakevtew Dr., Avon Lake, Ohio ; Madah Mack, 1520 Benevenue Pontiac, Mich. ; Kay Peterson , 1606 Roys Ave., Elkhart, Ind.; Judith Powell, 1429 Milton, S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Josephine ·Prybylski, 1792 Superior, Wyandotte, M.ich.; Joan Ryan, 5140 Palmer, D earborn, Mich.; Carol Schuman, 7748 West Morrow Circle Dearborn , Mich.; Barbara Waterson, 2614 Pegole St., Flint, Mich.; Joan Aal~regtse, Battle Creek, Mich.; Nina Armstrong, Edwardsburgh, Mtch. ; Nancy Aurit, Gary, Ind.; Nancy Davis Hillsdale Mich.; Lenore Falvey, Kalamazoo, Mich. ; Laura Grlnnell E: Lansing, Mich . ; Judith H arris, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Shirley Hierholzer, Grand Haven, Mich .; Sandra Lang, Battle Creek, Mich.; Ruth Lindsey, Otsego, Mich .; Ann M ansfield , Muskegon Mich.· Patricia Schnepp, Riverdale, Mich .; Janet Shaw Marcellu; Mich .: Sy~via Superits, !<alamazoo, Mich.; Joyce Swiit~ey, Grand' Haven: Mtch.; Caryl Wttters, Kalamazoo, Michigan . BETA OMWA-Jlucknell U niversity, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Katherine Anne Habel , R . D. 5, Box 5, Schenectady, N. Y.; Nancy Hierwarter, Boonton Ave. , Boonton, N. J.; Jane Ann Bolte, T eaneck, N. J .; Sandra Ann Covert, E . Rockaway, N. Y .; Carole G. Faust, R ydel, Penna.; Ruth W . Heidemann Upper Montclai~, N . ]. ; Elsie J ean Helme, Westfueld. N . J.; Judith Na? Levme, West Englewood, N. J .; Janie Emily Roehl, Warren, Oh10; Audrey Jean Walker, Carnegie Penna.; Nancie Evelyn Lucas, Strat ford , Conn. GAoMMA ALPHA-Creighton U niversity, Omaha, Nebraska : Mary Bremenkamp, Colby, Kans.; Rita Brennan, Omaha, Nebr.; Pat Graham, Tacoma, Wash. ; R ose Greco, Omaha, Nebr.; Carleen H ess, Carroll , Iowa; Angela Pettinger Cumberland Iowa· Erma Petti~ger, Cumberland , Iowa; Pat Potthoff, Halbur', Iowa; Janet Sh~rt ~an , Lombard, Ill .; Lois Libel, Elgin, Nebr. ; Mary H ead, 0 Netll, Nebr.; Elly Peter, Omaha, Nebr.; Janice Wurth. East Omaha, Nebr.

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MARRIAGES ALPHA Edith D avis Brooks to J acob H aigler W amsley on March 5, 1955. t home, Farmv ille, V irginia. ALPHA ALPHA Lillia M ae Yount to R oger W. D avis on May 29, 1954. t home, outh W eb ter, Ohio.

Marlene H er'bert to John H . H ammond on June 11 1955. At home, 11 3 Shaw Avenu e Apt. 7 Dayton' Ohio. ' ' ' Marta Kreider to R obert Paul Krebs on June 7, 1955. At hom e, 100 East Walnut Oxford Ohio Alice Bai ley to J ames D . L~cas on June 1, 1955. At home, Camden, Ohio.

Al.JPHA BETA Arlene Benjamin to H arold Owen on February 25, 1955.

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At home, 3309 Lincoln Boulevard, Omaha, Nebraska . Pa tricia Ellett to Paul Danclovic on June 4, 1955. At home, 21 North Louisville, Tulsa, Ok·l ahoma. Garnita J. Morrey to Jack N. D avis on D ecember 26, 1954. At home, 27 North Adams, Carthage, Illinois. Laneta Brand to John Chadwick on May 19, 1955. At home, 608 South Florence, Kirksville, Missouri. Lavada Rose to Dr. Salvatore Calise on June 15, 1955. At home, 615 Tancahua, Apt. 7, Corpus Christi, T exas. Shirley Wa res to R aymond M ack on August 6, 1955. At home, 825 South Arrow, Marshall, Missouri. Joyce Brittain to Robert Montgomery on August 14, 195~ . At home, College Housing Unit, Marshal-1, Missoun . P.h yllis Bragg to Ronald M . Belt on August 21, 1955. A t home, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary Ann Turner to James N ewman on September 4, 1955. At home, 54 South First, Tooele, Utah. BETA BETA Joyce P eterson to At hom e, 230~A necti cut. R enee J arma n to 1954. At home, Washington. Pa tricia Kruse to 1955. At home, South Dakota.

Rob ert B. D ell on August 17, 19-54. Whitney Ave., N ew Haven 11, ConGlenn Dix Williams on March 28, 506 South McDonald, Opportunity, Donald Cunningham on April 22 , 603 Quincy, Apt. 105, Rapid City,

EPSILON EPSILON Betty Kirk to M a hlon Porter on May 29, 1955. At home, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Barba ra McGill to L ester Duckett on April 6, 1955. At home, Emporia, K ansas. J eanne R ae Beattie to Raymond Murphy. ZE'IlA ZETA Dorothy Richardson to Joe Collinson on August 14, 1948. At home, Westo~, Missouri. June Burr to Galen M. Ford, June, 1955. At home, 1717 C oncord Court, Village Green, Kansas Ci-ty, Missouri. ETA ETA Marjorie Pflug to Paul J. Santori on September 18, 1954. At home, 1750 Elpyco, Wichita, Kansas. Mitzi W. Williamson to John W. Loss on June 29, 1955. At home, 18 L eibingstrafe, Unterhocking b, Munich, Germa ny. M ary Nell Clark to L ewis C. Boys, Jr., on May 31, 1953. At home, 115 South Second, Indep end ence, K ansas. KAPPA KAPPA Barba ra Pogu e to William Joseph Mack on October 18, 1954. At home, Box 503, Pleasantville, N ew J ersey. Virginia Bahmueller to William Schilling on April 3, 1955. At home, Yorkto~n , Virginia. ElizaJbe~h Reimet to Dr. H. Bernard Bechtel on May 28, 1955. At home, c/ o Lt. William Schilling, 458th Trans. Co., Ft. Story, Virginia. NUNU Ma rian Irvine to Robert Stevenson on June 16, 1955. At home, 617 Williamson Road, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

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XI XI Theda Case to George D ell on June 19, 1954. At home, 4350 Rosewood Avenue, Los Angeles 4, California. PI PI Elenie Dcllas to G eorge ·B. Bas il on 1M a y 1, 1955 . At home, 780 Englewood Avenue, K enmore 23, New York . Carolyn Turner to Brooke Vindin '11horley on August 21 , 1954. At home, 30 Fleetwood Avenue, Mt. V ernon, N ew York. Olga Milic h to Richard Logan. At home, 19 Morton Avenue, ,A,l bany, N ew York. June M. Courtney to Arthur D. Kobu s on M ay 21 , 1955: At home, 28~ Grand Avenu e, Tonawanda, N ew York. Ca rol A. Funcheon to John C . Brueckman, Jr., on June 19, 1955. At home, 14 Shirley Avenue, Buffalo, N ew York . Marilyn K yser to Donald Charles Fisher on June 25, 1955. At home, 2007 East Gadsden Street, Apt. C-5, Pens acola, Florida. J ean E. Tisehendorf to Donald J. Braash on June 25, 1955. At home, Lakeview Avenu e, Lakeview, N ew York. Joa n M. Grannis to Alfred Donald Roy on July 16, 1955. At home, 5909 Buffalo A·v enu e, Niaga ra Falls, N ew York. Consta nce Batt to Thomas J. McDonnell on July 16, 1955. At home, 189 Castle Shannon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Georgia Chamberlain to John Frederick Lane on June 3, 1955. At home, 119 Bidwell Pa rkway, Buffalo, N ew York . M ar.g ery Grotzka to Gerald A. Baumler on Jul y 23, 1955. At home, 356 Olympic Avenue, Buffalo, N ew York . Mary Ellen Seibert to Lt. Frederick F . Rosenzweig on June 11, 1955. At home, Rosliae Apts. , Honolulu, H awau . Elizabeth Sleep er to Richard A. K endall on August 6, 1955. At home, 126 Liston Road, K enmore, N ew York . Sally Blaufuss to Raymond J. Labinski on June 18, 1955. Blanche Butler to Robert Charles Potter on Au.g ust 20~ 1955. At home, 181 D Davey St., Bloomfield, New J ersey. M a ry Rose Harrington to Richard <A.J.fred Huettner on August 20, 1955. At home, 48 East 81st Street, New York, New York. PHI PHI Barbara Coy to Herschel R . Martin on January 27, 1954. At home, 317 North Noyes, St. Joseph, Missouri. Gwenda Barnes to William Raymond Hooker on May 22, 1955. At home, 407~ West Second Street, Maryvi.Jle, Missouri.

CHI CHI Jaclyn J. Farry to Robert E. Wilson on July 30, 1954. At home, R .R. 3, Box 209, Chesterton, Indiana. Maralee Spear to Marion Baumgardner on April 10, 1955. At home, No. 3 Aibbott Court Apt., Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Jayne Loudenback to Carl Thomas Eaton on April 1, 1955. At home, 1829 West Ninth Street, Anderson, Indiana.

Janet Limpert to C. Fred. Van Deusen on J~ne 19, 1954. At home, 200 South Peter, Garrett, Indiana. Marian Truax to Keith McLaughlin on June 28, 1955. At home, 1359 North Street, Noblesville, Indiana. Lenore Knoebbcr to Aristotle Boras on March, 1955. At home, Denver, Colorado. Charlotte Kaysen to William Mitchell on August 26, 1955. At home, Boulder, Colorado.

PSI PSI Barbara Robson to William Norman on May 5, 1955. At home, 614 Williams, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Elaine Kill en to Robert S. Douglass on June 4, 1951. At home 4504 Odessa Street, Fort Worth, Texas. Betty Sue Choate to Jimmy Bob Key on June 2·5, 1955. At home, 25 Guadalcanal, Brunswick, Maine. Jean Knipmeyer to James K. Lee on November 23, 1953. At home, 335 Second S·treet, Natchitoches, Loui~iana .

Virginia Winn to Gerald Watkins on April 24, 1954. At home, 203 Mulberry, Monroe, Louisiana. . Ann Hungerbeeler to William C. Baker on Apnl 3, 1955. At home, 216 E. 66th Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Mary Murphy to Buddy Thomas, August, 1955. Dorothy Tullos to Elliott Wilson Robertson on June 9, 1955. At home, 429 Adelaid , Natchitoches, Louisiana. Virginia Spiller to Kenneth Brister on August 20, 1955. At home, 200 J efferson, Natchitoches, Louisiana. BETA GAMMA Jo Anne King to Robert Cotes on June 1, 1955. Maurine Camblin to Charles Gebebberger on October 9, 1954. At home, 630 N.E. 13th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dorothy Bartlett Neai to Verrell V. Morrison on June 18, 1955. At home, Tulsa, Oklaihoma. BETA DELTA Dorothy H ead to Maurice Clayton Salvant on May 12, 1955. Carole Pinnix to Lowell Russell Pounds on May 13, 1955. At home, 815 Riverview Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Shirley Thigpen to Donald W. Munson on June 17, 1955. A-t home, 1528 Mandolin Street, Apt. C, New Orleans, Louisiana . Geraldine Yawn to Jacob Gerald Thorn on September 17, 1953. At home, Rt. 2, Box 87 A, Pascagoula, Mississippi. BETA EPSILON Hiwana Cupp to Eugene H . Crompton, Jr., on June 18, 1955. At home, 7001 Spring Road, No. 3, Richmond, Virginia. Shirley Kay to Michael Wallace Moncure III on M arch 31, 1954. At home, 919 K ent Road, Richmond, Virginia. Sara Wells to Robert Gary Wa ugh on August 19, 1953. At home, 387 Piedmont Street, Orange, Virginia . Marjorie Anne Dyer to Lloyd Samuel Saulsbury on August 7, 1954. At home, 99 Linden Avenue, Greenville, Tennessee. Barbara Holland to Mills R aymond Piland III on July 16, 1955. At home, Apt. A- 3, Indian Springs Road, Williamsburg, Virginia. Sarah Cousins to Herbert Gordon Tiller, Jr., on June 25, 1955. At home, 3126 Stuart Avenue, Apt. 5, Richmond, Virginia.

Diane Hunter to Walter Stuart Ashbaugh on June 25, 1955. At home, 2013 East Belleview Plaza, Milwaukee 11, Wisconsin. Mary Ann Palmer to Hubet Robins, Jr., on March _27, 1954. At home, 218 South Boulevard, Apt. 12, Richmond, Virginia. . Constance Simms to Fred K. Betts HI on Apnl 3, 1948. At home, Box 454, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Sue Deaton to William L. Ross on October 5, _19?~· At home 2826 Oakland Boulevard, Roanoke, V1rgm1a. Susie S~blett to Edward F. Mitchell on August 20, 1955. At home, 620 Park Street, Charlottesville, Virginia. Gilda. Gray to John R. Jones, Jr., on April 3, 1953. At home Stony Creek, Virginia. Jeraldin'e Morris to Robert Martin Tata. on June 11, 1955. At home, 139 East Third Street, Dugway, Utah. BETA ZETA Marie Elise Lemoine to Harry Hebe11t · on December 18, 1954. At home, 208 General Gardner, Lafayette, Louisiana. Lois Owen to Robert L. Giraud, Jr., on June 26, 1954. At home, 2235 South Gayoso Street, New Orleans, Louisana. Martha Lyons to J. Alvin Th~beaux on December 23, 1954. At home, 8217 }/.2 Apricot Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Patricia Ann Green to Edwin L ~uis Ziemer III on March 13, 1955. At home, 376 J efferson Heights, New Orleans, Louisiana. Diane Camaille to Harold F. Buhler, Jr., July, 1954. \A.t home, 3917th Hdq. Squadron Sect., APO 212·, New York, New York. Ma.Pguerite C . See to David Eugene West on July 30, 1955. At home, c/o Magnolia Petroleum Co., Ardmore, Okla·homa. BETA ETA Gertrude Starling to Raymond H. Kooh on June 16, 1955. At home, !Box 465, Velfield, North Dakota. Lynell Fettig to Thorris E. Sandvick on August 20, 1955. At home, Killdeer, North Dakota. Alice Nodland to Edward Darwin on June 27, 1955. At home, Killdeer, North Dakota. J eanette Huber to Milton Hertz on August 21, 1955. At home, Box 43, Edgely, North Da.kota. BETA THETA Elizabeth Moore to Andre D eWilde on June 18, 1955. BETA IOTA Phyllis Bunch to William Patterson Gill on February 26, 1955. At home, Box 669, Orange, Virginia. Frances I. Cantrell to James Clifton Raberson on June 9, 1952. At home, 2357 Nunnally Avenue, Richmond, Virginia . Joanne Bradley to Frank J. Copeland on August 6, 1955. At home, P.O. Box 905, Anawalt, West Virginia. Peggy Pat Anderson to Thomas E . Musick on June 4, 1955. At home, 407 East Main, Marion, Virginia. Betty Lou Farmer to Larry R . Sanders on July 23, 1955. At home, Lynn, Massachusetts. JoAnne Bradley to Frank J. Copeland on July 6, 1955. At home, Anawalt, West ViPginia. Charlotte Hagy to Lt. Lades R. Warriner, Jr., on July 2, 1955.

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Alice Mae Young to Harry Judson Skinker on J un~ 11 , 1955. At home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Betty Jo Thierry to Donald Merritt Martin. Charlotte T:homas to Barry Neal Lichtenstein on July 9, 1955. At home, Richmond, Vir.ginia. Anastasia Neofotis to Ralph H. Barr on July 27, 1955. Elizabeth Sykes to Stephen Chase, Jr. At home, Richmond, Virginia. BETA KAPPA Mary Ellen H erndon to Robert Walker Robb, Jr., on June 20, 1954. At home, 316 South Ninth Street, Monmouth, Illinois. Erva Montgomery to Robert V . Wilson on August 8, 1953. Alt home, 1216.!/1 Locust Street, El Dorado, Illinois. Donna Johnston to Richard Weber on April 16, 1955. At home, 329 South Dudley Street, Macomb, Illinois. Marilyn Von Hoff to Marvin I . Zickert on June 13, 1953. At home, 335 South LaSalle, Aurora, I.Jlinois. Gretchen Nolting to Les Plotner on August 2·6, 1955. At home, Springfield, Illinois. Norma Bullock to Richard Max-well on September 24, 1955. At home, Washington, Illinois. BETA LAMBDA Bar.bara Duncan to L ee Von Zant on April 23, 1955. At home, Crossett, Arkansas. BETA MU Caryl Hailb urton to William Linton on May 30, 1955. At home, 110 Wilson Drive, Columbus, Georgia. Bar.bara Bridges to James Barnes on April 3, 1955. At home, Camden, Arkansas. BETA NU J ane English to William B. Taylor on June 19, 1953. At home, Apt. 46, Or.c ha rd He ights~ Murr ay, Kentucky. Dorothy Spencer to Brent D . Thompson on June 5, 1952. At home, 236 Gray Plaza, Apt. 58, Daly-Lewis Acres, Scott A1FB, Illinois. Lois Elaine Sundmaker to H erbert M . Darn~ll · on December 29, 1951. At home, Box 200, Brookport, Hlinois. M arilyn G regson to Fra nk Atbrams, J r., o n ·M ay 15, 1955. At home, 130 Y2 M oreland Avenue, Owen boro. K entu cky. Joyce Salyer to Larry Jo Grimes on June 4, 1955. Sue Gardner to Oliver McLemore on June 5, 1955.

Dorothy Trent to ~onald Mlekus·h on June 7, 1955. At home, 9600 F1fth Street, Norfolk, Virginia. BETA RHO M ar y Lou N elson to Norman M. Schaeffer on June 11 , 1955. At home, 603 Spring Street, Aurora, Illinois. Donna Eioh to Arlen Winterton on March 5, 1955. BETA SIGMA Bonnie K elley to James Statler on January 7, 1955. At home, 1934 East High, Springfield, Missouri. Wanda Hacker to Ellis Dodge AUen, Jr., on April 17, 1955. At home, c/o Am. Express Co., A•PO 175, U . S . Army, Darmstadt, Germany. P egg y Brigance to Harry William M arler, Jr., on October 23, 1954. At home, 419 Burbank Street, S.E., Apt. 4, Washington 19, D . C. Virginia Batte to Sam Bass, March, 1955. At home, Orange, T exas. Wanda Sallee to Nick Carras on June 18, 1955. At 'home, 611 North Jefferson, Carrollton, Missouri. .Janice Chastain to Ri ch ard 'D . H ouk on July 16, JCJ5 ."i . Frances Van Wagn to Gene Gibson on June 25, 1955. A't ~orn e, Rt. 7, c/ o Fred Van Wagn, Springfield, Missoun. Janice Bryant to William B. Presley on May 29, 1955. At home, 905 Washington, Beeville, Texas. Dawn Morgan to Clifford L. M erck on March 6, 1955. At home, Rt. 6, Box 415, Modesta, California. Patricia Roberts to Ri chard E. Carter on August 12, 1955. At home, 731 East Walnut, Springfield Missouri. Donnye Potts to W. K. Theerman on August 7, 1955. A.t home, Fulton, Missouri. Patricia Cox to J. C. Loveland on February 19, 1955. At home, 727 South Street, Apt. 16, Springfield, Missouri. Suzanne Grant to Virgil C. Walden on June 5, 1955. At home, Box 95, Pilot Grove, Missouri. Lou Knight to Joseph C . Merseal on February 2·8, 1953. At home, 628 Hunter Drive, Wichita, Kansas. Barbara Bolley to D enton Richey on September 4, 1955. N ancy Ann Anderson to Donald Lawler on August 28, 1955. BETA PHI Patricia Casberg to Riohard W ersin ~ke on April 27, 1955 . At home, Box 21 3, Hol men, 1Wisconsin. BETA CHI

RHO CHI Marion Storesetter to Robert A. Leishman on April 15, 1955. At home, 8601 Arnold, Detroit, Michigan. Winifred Willis to David Fraser on June 25, 1955. At home, 14782 E. State Fair, Detroit, Michigan. J ean Rosenbalm to Raymond Farson on June 30, 1955. At home, 146 Cameron, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. BETA PI Peggy Herndon to Roy Baldwin on April 10, 1955. At home, Athens, West Virginia. Arlene Gail Miller to Charles Meadows on April 7, 1955 . At home, Beckley Avenue, !Beckley, West Virginia. Patricia Shumate to Jack Barger on June 2, 1955. At home, Box 793, Athens, W est Virginia.

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Yvonne Kirkham to F. Shelby Bennett on June 1'2, 1954. At home, 3816 B. Ward Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida. Maxine Stocks to William Eugene Boggs on May 24, 1954. At home, 537!/1 Paulin Avenue, Calexico, California. Sara L. R eynolds to John J. Young on August 7, 1954. At home, 1400 Duke Drive, Bakersfield, California. Charl ene Lynn to R obert Evan Santee on Ju ne 5, 1954. At home, 4414 E. Clarendon, P·hoenix, Arizona. BETA PSI Barbara Place to W. Lee Waters on June 11, 1955. At home, 8215 East Outer Drive, Detroit, Michigan. Jane Lesni·ck to Philip A·. Trapp on June 18, 1955. At .h ome, 1125 Greenwood, Apt. 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

BIRTHS ALPHA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Finney (Lucille W. Hill), a daughter, Susan Jean, March 10, 1955. ALPHA BETA Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dixon (Carol Sparks), a daughter, M arch 26, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner (Jean McGregor), a son, . Robert, Marc-h 19, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ledbetter (Manlyn Hayes), a daughter, Latricia Lyn, May 12, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William Bullock (Ann Hertzler), a son, Larr y Allen, May 2, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William Haines (Rita Welty) , a son, Alan K ent, September 1, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Shinn (Anna Ruth Bailey), a daughter, Amy Ruth, May 11 , 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallatin (Beverly Hull), a son, William, June 28, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiss (Jod y Williams ) , a daughter, D ebbie Sue, September 2路1, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Shoemake (路Margaret Lee Bullock), a daughter, Lee Ann, !August, 1955. ALPHA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs . William Pringle (Betty Lou Shank ) , a daughter, Gaye Nell, February 28, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William Altmier (Ruth Wissinger), a son, February 4, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Seyler (Isabel Opel), a daughter, Kathleen, February, 1955. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Martin (Martha Perry), a son, Michael, May 5, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Quirk (Kay Huntoon), a son, Francis David, Jul y 11 , 1955. BETA BETA Mr. and Mrs. R obert Wa rdwell (Patricia Maloney ), a daughter, Charalette Ann, J anuary 27, 1955.

ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. James Benelli (Claire Marsh), a son, William Blaine, February 1~, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. H e11bert Medhn (Irene Moore), a son, Kenty, June 28, 1954. . Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martm (Eleanor Heslop), a daug路hter Linda Lou, July 22, 1954. Mr. ;nd Mrs. John Brumbaugh (Shirley Ellis), a son, Steven Thomas, September 6, 1954. . Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Williams (Dorothy Tustm), a son, Michael David, March 30, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Wiles (Amy Maninger), a son, Jeffery Jay, May 14, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seifers (Joan Babcock), a son, Bob Kevin, July 25, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson (JoAnna Singleton), a daughter, Barbara Ann, July 17, 1954. THETA THETA Mr. and Mrs . Robert Tu (Lily Chin), a daughter, Mary Ann, April 23, 1955. KJAIPP A KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. Edmund W. White (Nathalie Cadwallader ), a son, William, August 7, 1955: Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Ritz (Ann Detwe1ler), a daughter Susan Ann, November 12, 1954. Dr. ;nd Mrs. Spurgeon Gotwalt ( M arion 'Gladfelter) , a son, Thomas, December, 1954. Mr. and M rs. Edgar A. Yale (Ann Karns), a son, May 11, 1955 .

NU NU Mr. and Mrs . Elliot Shull (Jean Reimet), a son, Elliott III, September 10, 1955.

XI XI Mr. and Mrs . William Harris (Lilis Nerling), a son, William Stanton, M ay 19, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hoyt (Eloise Gasper) , a son, Bill Kauhane, November 1, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Chapman (Caroline Koswig), a daughter, Lucile, November 6, 1954.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ric路hard Flott (Nancy Fate), a daughter, Paula R eenee, April 23, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Riohard Paganini (Betty Parks), a daughter, Ann Drew, May 7, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Merrel Flair (JoAnn McClelland), a daughter, Krista Jan, June 2, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Sunter (Jo Porter ), a daughter, Cynthia Theresa, Jul y 13, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe (Pat Mitchell), a daughter, Dia ne Kim, April 9, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Douglas, Jr., (JdAnn Everett), a son, William Harrison III. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H ammond (Dorothy Losey), a son. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bra nt (Joyce Griffith ), a son, Wayne Eugene, April 12, 1955.

Mr. and Mrs . George Richmond (Joan Steinmiller), a son, Mark Gerard, August 28, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C . Twichell (Virginia Lawrence), a son, June, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bernreuther (Marjorie Platt), a daughter, Ann Marie, September 14, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William Suggs (Marjorie Frisbee), a son, David, March 20, 1955. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Rutecki (Mary Nowakowska), a daughter, Barbara Mary, May 3, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Goff, Jr. (Donna Cunningham), a son, David Albert, May 5, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reilly (Doreen Newman), a son, Timothy John, July 9, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. O 'Conner, Jr. (IA.ngela H urley), a son, Frank Eugene III, August 13, 1955. Mr. and Mrs . Robert Anderson (Lyn Berry), a daughter, Debra Sue, June 17, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. W elch (Janet Benedict), a daughter, Doris, October, B54. Mr. and Mrs. La,wrence C. Wright (Joan Finley), a son, James Norman, May 24, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William O ' Brian '(Rita Lawler), a son, William Joseph III, !August 13, 1955.

ZETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. William Green (Eugenia Smith ), a son, David Guy, September 6, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. William Brock (Georgeanne LeVeske), a son. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer ( Peggy Taylor ) , a son, Jesse Charles, August 24, 1955.

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Mr. and ,Mrs. Donald Munson (.M ar ion ·Mollnow), a daughter, Pamela .Susan, September 5, 1955.

RHO RHO Mr. and Mrs. L eo Wa}"bright (Geneva Springer) , a son, David Allen, O ctober 28, 1954. Mr. a nd Mrs. W . C. L a ng (Jean tL a ng ) , a son, Jul y,

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Boudrea ux (Gwen Falk ), a son, William Wayne, May 24, 1955. Mr. a nd Mrs. Fra ncis Dartez (Wilma D avis), a son, M ark Stanley, Jul y 29, 1955. Mr. a nd Mrs. Robert McBride (Sohir·ley Thiac), a daugh ter, M a ry Patr icia, May 19, 1955.

SIGMA SIGMA Mr. and Mrs. Alex 0 . M athisen (N ancy Gibson ) , a son, Theodore Alan, Jun e 5, 1954.

BETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. V ernal Anderson (Janette Trzynka) , a d aughter, April 9, 1955. Mr. a nd Mrs. Robert Grumann (Catherine Ku ylen), a daughter, Coral Ann, May 9, 1955.

PHI PHI Mr. and Mrs. J am es Vil es (Arlene Crocket), a da ugh .. ter, Cynthia, April 2, 1955.

BETA IOTA Mr . and Mrs . Dick Graves (Selma Out-land ), a daugh ter, .M a rtha Diane, June 8, 1955.

CHI CHI Mr. a nd Mrs . K enny Widmeyer (June •W ilkenson ), a daughter, D ebbie Jo, F ebruary 24, 1955. M r. and Mrs. Clyde Colvin (Marlene Litman ), a daugh ter, Elizabet·h Ann, D ecember 6, 1954. Mr. a nd Mrs. Roger .Gay (Velva Bere), twin d a ughters, Pamela J ea n and •Patricia Ann, June 19, 1955.

BETA KAPPA Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Smith (Peggy Sleight ) , a son, Stephen Douglas, April 8, 1955. Mr . and Mrs. Arthur Wullbrandt (Jeanne Simon ), a daughter, D ebra J eanne, October 25, 1951 , a daug·hter, •M erry Gail, December 21, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simpson (Jane Powers) , a daughter, Cynthia Lou. Mr. a nd Mrs . Maurice A ten (Geraldine Reck ), a daughter, Tracy Ann. Mr. and 1Mrs. Joseph Schwerer (Patricia Langford ), a son, Douglas Craig . Mr. and Mrs. K enneth Morgan (Jea n Mirely), a daughter, Jo yce J ean. Mr. and Mrs . Richard Ril ey (Kathryn H endricksin ) , a daughter, Charlotte Linn . Mr. a nd Mrs. Robert Wittikiend (Norma Rob eson), a daughter, Anne Marie.

1954.

BETA GAMMA M r. and 'Mrs. 'William M cClintock (Ann Ringo ), a daughter, M ary Ann, M arch 23, 1955. Mr. and oMrs. Ralph Campbell (Mari·l yn Stroud ), a son, Michael R alph, F ebruary 6, ·1955. Mr. a nd Mrs. Donald G. Creekmore (Barbara H errin.g ) , a girl, Canice Dia ne, June 26, 1955. BETA 'DELTA Mr. and Mrs. L. fMiller Bankston (Emma Lawrence), a son, David Malcolm, April 30, 1955. Mr. and Mrs . Ewell Singleton, Jr. (Billie Jean Meyers), a da ughter, Nancy, September 5, 1955. BETA EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. John D eCourcy (EJ.len Bradfield), a daughter, !Susan Crawford, April 25, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. George Frey (Bernice Ba}"butt), a son, Paul, February 9, 1955 . Mr. and Mrs . Stanley Widger (Lois J a ne T erry), a daughter, Joan Marye tte, April 5, 1955. Mr. and Mrs . Victor Astromonte (Angela Mentasano ), a daughter, Cynthia Marie, D ecember 26, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burton (Julia Peters ) , a daughter, Caroline Lark, September 14, 1954. BETA ZETA Mr. a nd Mrs . Olin E . Borton (Jessica Cozine) , a son, Gary Eugene, D ecember 14, 1954. Mr. and Mrs . James E . Bailey, Jr. (Bobbie Isom ), a son, James E. III, J anuary 22, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert L. Giraud, Jr. (Lois Owen) , a daughter, Suze tt e L ee, M arch 27, 1955. Mr. and \Mrs. Pe ter B. Benimtor, •Jr. (!Lorraine Morel ) , a daughter, Laurie Martha, J a nua ry 27, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. George J. L e'Blanc (Marjorie Landry), a daughter, Mary Catherin e, May 19, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sanders (Evelyn Paine), a daugh. ter, Susan Paine, December, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sinicrope (Mildred Bowles) , a daughter, Louise Marie, iApril 12·, 1955.

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BETA MU Mr. and Mrs. William Robey (Doris Chambers ) , a son, April 3, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William R etting (Nancy Hunter) , a son, J effr ey, March 13, 1955. GAMMA CLIO Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips (Carole Willsey) , a son, Brad Ca rroll, April 13, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E.Jlis (Anise Dumbleton), a daughter, Laurie, April 21, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Art Furr (Anita Ferrucci), a son, Randy, August, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. William Novado (Beverly Davies ), a daught er, Lauri e Madeline, September 12, 1954. BETA NU Mr. and Mrs. Eugene !A.Jlen (Jackie Robertson ) , a son, Leslie Maurice, January 23, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williamson (Betty Robinson ) , a son, Stephen Scott, Maroh 10, 1955. BETA XI Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Zachow (Mary Schmidt), a son, D avi d Arnold, F ebruary 22, 1955. BETA XI Mr. a nd Mrs. George Meyer (Elinore •M assey), a son, David Randa.Jl, March 7, 1955.

RHO CHI Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Maki (Charlotte Marburger), a son. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hamilton (Joan Baxter}, a daughter, Nancy Jean, January 8, 1955. BETA SIGMA Mr. and Mrs. Rex Steelman (Sandra Sherman), a daughter, Deborah Lynn, March 29, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pierson (Jolene Evans), a daughter, Cheri Jolene, July 18, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Deitrickson (Rita Kennemer), a daughter, Ann, June 20, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. John Dobyns (Jean Reilly), a daughter, Deborah, December 12, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stiefvater (Janet Newton), a daughter, Kristin Marie, October 23, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Max Buchanan (Mary Anne Daley ), by adoption, Melissa Ann, January 15, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Jack W.hite (Mary Jane Tharp), a son, Edward , May 29, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coonrod (Sally Potter }, a daughter, Melanie Ann, March 31, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Diemer (Ru<by Findley), a son, October, 1954. Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Dillard (LaUna Morris), a son, D ecember, 1954.

A L PHA

Mr. and Mrs. James Statler (Bonnie Kelley), a daughter, September 17, 1955. BETA PHI Mr. and Mrs. Miller (Zoe Muelhauser), a daughter, R andy Lou D ecember 15, 1953. Mr. and Mrs: Wilmer Thomack (Marilyn Eckstein), a son, David Wilmer, !April 19, 1955. BETA CHI Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Koehler (Edie Lou Rugenstein), a son, Stephen Carl, August 22, 1955.

IN MEMORIAM ALPHA BETA Mrs. George Atkinson (Maxine Fielder) ALPHA GAMMA Mrs . G. A. Lutz (Grace Dickso n) RHO RHO Ethel Catzen Cohen BETA SIGMA Lucy Mae Smith (adviser)

SIGMA

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN

Scholarship---;Mrs. Eugene H. Crompton, Jr., 7001 Spring Rd. #3, Richmond 28, Va.

Alumnae Editor-Mrs. Oran Klein, 7069 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. FOUNDERS

Mn. W. B. Carper (Louise Cox), 505 Montrose Drive, South C.l1arleston , Y,' . Va. Mrs. H . E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley), 4303 S. Ashlawn, Richmond, Va. Miss Mary Hundley, 506 N. Blvd. , Richmond, Va. Mn. John Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd). deceased. Mrs. 1'. W . Wootton (Calva Hamlet W•r son), 2020 Matrax Ave., Petenburg, Va. NATIONAL COUNCIL

l'rrsident-1-fiss Evelyn G . Bell, 767 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo 22, N. Y. Vi&tJ Pr•sid•nl-Miss Virginia uC:~henter , 14325 D.rexmore Rd., Shaker • ta 20, Ohio. 1

Secretary-Miss Helen L . Corev. 6310 Slo•rwood Ave., Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, Penna. TreaJ u rtr-~fr

Alumnae Organizer--'Mrs. E . A. 7141 Paseo, Kansas City, Mo.

Kreek , NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE

Art-Mrs. Robert Wolf, R.R . I , Rexford, N.Y. Chapter Alumnae S1er11<Jries-Mrs. B. F. Leih, 3515 N. Pennsylvania, Apt. 8, Indianapolis, Ind. College Editor-Miss Mary K . Reiff, 228 Brush Creek Blvd., Apt. 2-E, Kansas City 12, Mo. Constitution-Mrs. Robert C. Grady, Box 6!!6, Orange, Va . Cunuention-Mi.s Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd ., Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, Peooa.

Treasurer-Mrs. Darrell R. Norwall (Al· pha Chi Omega), 5607 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Calif. Chairman of College PanheUe11ics-Mn. William R. Greig (Sigma Kappa), 6217 Acacia Ave., Oakland 18, Calif.

Founders' Day--Mrs. E . Albert Kreek, 7141 Paseo, Kansas City, Mo .

Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate----:Mrs. Fred M. Shal'p, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo.

Hi.rtorian-Miss Louise Stewart, 1330 Blue Ave., Zanesville, Ohio

Membership Director-Mrs . William Nie~~er, 4937 Ralph Ave., Cincinnati 38, Ohro.

MU.Jic--Mrs. Arthur L. Hellricb, 35 Norwood St., McKnownville, Albany 5,

Secreta,.,.._;Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan (Gamma ll'hi Beta), 9219 Mintwood St., Silver Springs, Md .

Chairman of City Panhellenics-Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha Sigma Tau), <!at Torrence Rd., Columbus 14, Ohio.

Magazi11 e--Mrs . Armin j . Sie~cnthalc., 17303 St . Marys , Detroit 35, M1ch.

O{fiur in Chart• of c,ntral 0/fiu- ~1 " Oaytoo A. Richard, 372 Argonne Dr ., Kenmore 23, N. Y.

Chairman-Mrs. Robert C. Byars (Delta Gamma), 7327 Staffordshire, Houston 21, Texas.

F.Ilowship-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgardner Ea>l Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills. Mich .

. Clayton A. R ichard, 372 Argo nne Dr. , K enmore 23, N. Y.

Editor-Miss Esther Bucher 1 Suite 226, 1025 Grand Avenue, Kansas City 6, Mo. Alumnae Director-Mrs. Helen B. Swart, 13~ Stockton Ave. , Apt . 3, Dayton 9, Ohro.

ALPHA

N. Y.

Paraph ernalia- Miss Louise McArthur, 11 535 Bryon Ave., Detroit, Mich . P/Ulanthropic-Mrs. Richard C. 224 E. 33rd Pl., Tulsa, Okla.

Carson

COLLEGE CHAPTER ADVISERS

Alphtz--<Miss Virginia Wall, College, Farmville, Va .

Longwood

Alpha Alpha--Jvlrs. Elizabeth Johnston, Ogden Hall, Miami University Oxford Onio. ' ' Alpha Beta- Miss Alma Zoller 207 E. Patterson, Kirksville, Mo. '

Alpha Gamma- Dr. Joy Mabacbek 135 ' S. 6th St., Indiana, Penna.

Ritual--'Mrs. Jimmy Key, 25 Guadalcanal, Brunswick, Me.

Beta Beta--Mrs. Dorothy Roukema, 1714 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

THE PHOENIX

Epsilon Epsilon- Mrs. Otis Thornton, 909 Oak , Emporia, Kans. Ztta Z e ta~Mrs. L . Grimes, 205 Broad, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta- Dr . Jane M. Carroll, 819 S. B10adway, Piltsburg, K ans. Mrs. ·P erva Hughes, 209 E . Monroe St. , Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Th•ta- Mrs. Ruth Fletcher, 141 Mark Tree Dr., Needham, Mass. Kappa Kappa- Mi ss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd. , Philadelphia 31 , Penna. Nu Nu---<Mrs. Decima Anderson , 1536 S. Hicks Ave. , Philadelphia, il'enna . Mrs. Mary Zimmeruoan , 220 Crawford Ave., Lansdowne, !Penna .

Rho Rho- Mrs . A. M. Foose, 2569 3rd Ave., Huntington. W. Va. Sigma Sigma- Mrs. Seth Hamrick, Gunnison, Colo. Tau Tau~Miss Doris Stage, Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kans. Phi Phi- Miss Bonnie Magill, Residence Hall, N.M.S.C. , !Maryville, Mo. Chi Chi-Mrs. Oliver Bumb, 1005 N. McKinley, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi- Mrs . Robert Easley, 300 Stephens Ave ., Natchitoches, La. B• ta Gamma-Miss Leola Spellman, Northeastern State College, Tahlequah , Okla . Beta Delta- Mrs. Annette Wilder, 902 W. Pine, Hattiesburg, Miss. Beta Epsilon- Miss Louise Boje, Maw•on College, Harrisonburg, Va . Beta Z eta- Miss Helen Nichols, Home ·M anagement House, S.L .I. , . Lafayette, La. Beta Eta- Mi ss Leila G. Woods, State Teachers College, Dickinson, N. Dak. Beta Th eta-Mrs. Jean Mayhew, 516 Preston Rd. , Mt. IPieasant, Mich. Beta Iota- Miss Ellen !Philbeck, Radnor Apts ., Radford, Va. Beta Kappa-Miss Elna Scott, Hickory Gro...e, Macomb, Til. Beta Lambda-Miss Christine Calvert, Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark. Beta Mu-Mrs . Rebecca Turner, Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark . Miss Claire Jenkins, Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark . Beta Nu-Miss Evelyn Linn, 1110 Olive St. , Murray, Ky. Beta Pi- Mrs. Harry Finkelman, Athens, W.Va. Miss Betty Bodell, Athens, W . Va. Beta Rh t>--'Mrs. lf'erbert Collin, Gurler St., DeKalb, Ill. Beta Sigma---Miss Rose Marie Fellin, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield, Mo. Miss Mary Lou !Meir, Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, !Mo. Beta Upsilon-Miss Ruby East, R .R. #1, Box 359, West Terre Haute, Ind. Beta Phi-Miss Mary E. Killian, Tainter Hall, .Stout Institute, !Menomonie, Wise. Beta Chi-Dr. Katherine Turner, 1216 Maple, Tempe, Ariz. Mrs. Hascoll H enshaw, Arizona State College, l'empe, Ariz. Beta Psi-Mrs. Lindsey Farnan, 955 Walwood Pl. , Kalamazoo, Mich. Beta Om ega-Miss Grace Colton , 323 S. 6th, Lewisburg, •Penna.

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Gamma Alpha- Mi ss H annah Doyle, 5119 'Pacific, Omaha, Nebr. COLLEGE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

A/pha-ffi.ebecca Fizer Box 231, Longwood College, Farmville, ' Va . Alp~a

Alpha- Ruth Ann Chorney, 243 Richard Hall, Miami University Oxlord

Ohio .

Alpha Beta- L eila Peterson , 316 E. Filmore, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma- Donna G. Leslie, Room 44 Clark Hall , I.S.T .C. , Indiana , Penna. ' Beta Beta- Donna Fell, 17'15 lith Ave., Greeley, Colo. . Epsilou Epsilou- 'Patricia Swiercinsky, 929 West, Emporia , Kans.

Z eta Z eta-'Sara B. Thoma 279 Yeater Hall , Warrensburg, Mo. ' Eta Eta-Mar_garet Angelcyk, East Hall , K .S.T.C. , P1ttsburg, Kans . Th eta Th e ta~Paula Manning, 861 Y, Broadway, South Boston, Mass. Kappa Kappa-.F ioriana Manno, 1953 N. Broad St. , Philadelphla, Penna. Nu Nu-Jean Foseid, H3 N. Concord Ave., Havertown , Penna .

Rho Rho- Tammy Orr, 1550 Rugby Rd., Huntington , W . Va. Sigma Sigma-Eleanor Shannon , Box 546 Gunnison , Colo.

Tau Tau.....JI>hyllis Watkins, 1405 Elm, Hays, Kans. Phi Phi- Nancy Rainey, Residence Hall, N.M .S ..C., Maryville , Mo. Chi Ch~-Barbara Paxson, 312 N. Calvert, Munc1e, Ind. Psi Psi---;-Barbara Cheek , Box 1181 , N.S .C ., N atch1toches, La. B eta Gamma-Mildred George, 307 Wilson Hall, Tahlequah, Okla. Beta Delta- Patricia Culpepper, Box 373, Sta. A., Hattiesburg, 'Miss. Beta Epsilon-Katherine Harwng, Box 334, Mawson College, Harrisonburg, Va. B eta Zeta~Martha Meaux, 917 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, La . B eta Eta-'Marilyn Born, Klinefelter Hall , D.S.T.C. , Dickinson, N. Dak. Beta Th eta-Owen Brockless, 205 Barnard Hall, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Beta Iota- Jean F errell , Box 563, Radford College, Radford, Va. B eta Kappa-Marisue Bruning, 719 W . Adams, Macomb, Til. Beta Lambda---carolyn Poteet, Box 275, A.S.T.C. , Conway, Ark. Beta Mu- Joan Thompson, Box H-103, H:S.T.C., Arkadelphia, Ark . Beta Nu-'Bonnie Moran, Box 146, College Station, Murray, Ky. Rho Chi-Arlene Wilk, 4751 Orchard, Dearborn, Mich. Beta Pi-Etta J ean Lester, Concord College, Athens, W. Va. Beta Rho~Freida Phillips, Willston Hall, N .I.S.T.C., De Kalb, Ill. Beta Sigma-Garolyn Piper, 845 Kings, Springfield, Mo. Beta Upsilon-Virginia Wertz, Women 's Residence Hall, I .S .T .C. , T erre Haute, Ind. Beta P-hi- Virginia Ehlers, 715 Wilson Ave. , Menomonie, Wise.

Beta Chi- Annis Jones, Alpha Hall, A.S.C., Tempe, Ariz.

B eta Psi-Mary Francis King, 124 Davis Hall, W.M .C., Kalamazoo, Mich. Beta Omoga--Susan Hadley, Box W-270 Bucknell University, Lewi•burg, iPenna. ' Alpha--Rita Brennan, 3918 Gamma Biondo St., Omaha, Nebr. ALUMNAE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

Akron, Ohio- Mi ss Lillie Greer, 393 H oll ywood Ave ., Akron , Ohio. Albuquerque, New M exieo-Mrs . S. G. Wright, 1204 Truman St., S.IE., Albuquerque, N. Mex. Allentown-Bethlehem-Ea.!ton, Pennsylva!UttMrs. Donald 0 . Walp, 1011 Howertown Rd ., Cata•auqua, Penna. Baltimore, Maryland-Miss Jean L . Shelley, 2423 K en Oak Rd . Baltimore 9 ~' ' BoJto n, Massaehusetts-Mis• Laura McQuide, 42 Wall St., Wellesley, Mass. Buffalo, New York- Mrs . Bernard Groh 108 Fl eetwood T errace, Williamsvill; 21 , N . Y. Canton-Massillon , Ohie>-Mrs. Emil Oeffin ger, 308 - 38th N .W., Canton, Ohio. Central Pennsylvania-Mrs. Gilbert E. Lentz, 10 Broad St., Ephrata, Penna. Charlotte, North Carolinia-Mrs, J. M. H esser, 3131 Country Club Dr. , Charlotte, N. Car. Chicago, lllinois-Mis• Julia Palmer 416 Meadow Rd. , Lombard, Dl. ' Cincinnati, Ohio-.JMrs. Lewis Long !1947 Cbevoit Rd., Cincinnati 24, Ohio: Cleveland, Ohio--Miss Catherine Landolf 13433 D etroit Ave., Wewood 7, Ohio. ' Colorado Springs, Colorado- Mrs. Howard W. Wood, 2914 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbus, Ohio-Mrs. Richard Siples 91 llelvidere Ave ., Columbus, Ohio. ' Cumberland, Maryland-Mrs . John Montesant, 29 Frost Ave., Frostburg, Md. Dallas-Fort Worth, T exas-JMrs. J. W . Scott, 3264 Kingbridge, Dallas 12, TCJ<as. Dayton, Ohio-Mrs. William Goodwin ' 1439 Neva Dr. , Dayton, Ohio. D enue~, Colorado-Mrs. Charles Stott, 2863 Poplar, Denver, Colo. D etroit, Michigan-Delta Phi---Mrs. William Shepley, 381 Chandler Dr. , Romeo Mich. ' D etroit, Michigan-Sig ma Rh o Chi--Miss Alice Bishop, 12886 Steel, Detroit 27 , M ich. Detroit, M ichigan-Delta Rho-Miss Ruth Heidemann, 20491 Revere Detroit 24 Mich . ' ' Dickinson, North Da~ota---<Mrs . · Leo St. Michel, 146 W. 4th, Dickiruon, N. Dak. Emporia, Kansas-MU. Carol Koch, 917 Rural, Emporia, Kansas. Florida West Coast-Mrs. Norman Hartung, 821 Mandalay St., Clearwater, Fla. Fort Wayne, lndia=-Mrs. Don Scott, 4145 Meda Pass, Fort Wayne, Ind. Fox Valley, Illinois-Miss June Mirely, 818 Spruce St. , Aurora, Til. Har riso nburg, Virginia---<Mrs. Robert Stickler, RFD No. 3, Harrisonbu~, Va . Houston , T exas-Mrs. E. Bartolett Johnson, 725 N. Post Oak Rd ., Houston, Texas. Huntington, W est Virginia---<Mrs. ] . R. Dial, 1107 Adams Ave., Huntington, W. Va.

Indiana, Pennsylvania-Mrs. James L . Davis, 227 Clymer Ave., Inruana, Penna. Indianapolis, Indiana-Mrs . H . L. Snibler, 1936 E. Kessler Blvd., Indianapolis, Ind. Grealer KanstJJ City-Mrs . Robert E. Welch, 4531 W . 74th Pl. , Prairie Village, Kans. Kirksville, Mis1ouri-Mrs . Vernard Hunsaker, 302 N. Lincoln, Kirksville, Mo. lAfayette, Louisana-Mrs. George LeBlanc, 913 S. Washington, Lafayette, La. lAke Charle1, Louisana- Miss Vera Smith, 727 Broad, Lake Charles, La. Licking-Muskingum , Ohio--<Mrs. Paul Davis, 241 Woods Ave., Newark, Ohio. Los Angeles, California-Mrs. Irvine Styer, 6205 Blucher, Van Nuys, Calif. Lynchburg, Virginia-Mrs. Lewis Richards, Inglewood Road, Lynchburg, Va. Macomb, Illinois-Mrs. LaVerne Thrush , Roseville, Til. Maryville, Missouri-Mrs. Robert Gregory, 331 E. 4th St., Maryville, Mo. Greater Miami, Florida-Mrs. Francis R . Gallagher, 2542 N.W. 79th St. , Miami, Fla . Muncie, Indiana-Mrs. Everett Thresher, 1420 E. Main St., 路M uncie, Ind. Muskogee, Oklahoma-Mrs. Ben Ruff, 2809 Elgin, Muskogee, Okla. New Orleans, Louisiana-Mrs. William P. Richardson, 2328 Lowerline St., New Orleans, La. New York City, New York~Mrs. Harriet Baylis, 81 Lone Oak Dr., Huntington , N.Y. Northern New Jersey-Mrs. Kennerly Woody, 515 Melrose IPI., South Orange. N.J. North ern Virginia-Mrs. James T. Anderson, 335 Riley St., Falls Church , Va. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-...,:\frs. E. Wayne Haydel, 1144 N.W. 39th St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Olean, N ew York- Mrs. Glenn Bernreuther, 8 Happy Holiday Rd., Olean, N. Y. Omaha, NebrtJJka-Mrs. W . R . Hughes, 7056 Spencer, Omaha, Nebr. Paducah, K entucky-Miss Betty Ann Cook, 1227 Hill St. , Paducah, Ky. Peoria, lllirtois-Mrs. Frerua Yentes, 513 Mathis, Morton, DJ. Philadelphia, Pennrylvania~M:iss Rae Blake, 1316 Fayette St., Conshosocken, Penna. Phoenix, Ar~-zona-Mrs . Voorhees R eed , 1746 E. Glenrosa, Phoenix, Ariz. Pittsburg, KarutJJ-M rs. Leroy Stuckey, 1604 N. Joplin, Pittsburg, Kans. Pittsburgh, Pennrylvnia-Mn. W. H . Marshall, 134 Virginia Ave. , Pittsburgh 15, Penna. Portland, Oregon-Mrs . Edward Davis, 2723 S.E. 24th, Portland, Ore . Richmond, Virginia-Mrs . W. L. Chandler, 6302 W. Franklin, Richmond, Va. Roan oke, Virginia- Mrs . Douglass Kidd , 27 16 Cedarhurst Ave. , N .W. , Roanoke, Va .

Rochester, N ew York- Mrs. John W. Keating, 60 Willowbrook Rd. , Roche<ter 16, . Y. R ock Island, 1/linoiJ-Miss Betty Mae Riffie, 706-4th Ave ., Rock Island, Ill. Saint Louis, Misso uri-M.rs. Larry Cinotto, 8719 Florence Ave ., Brentwood, Mo.

South Bend, Indiana-Mrs. Roger Gay, 2628 Larchway, South Bend. Ind. Springfield, Misso uri- Mi ss Rose Marie Fellin, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield , Mo. T erre Haut e, Indian a-Mrs. Phyllis A. Barker, P.O . Box 483 , Terre Haute, Ind. Tol edo Ohio--<Mrs . Kenneth Fuller, 2319 Wild~ood, Toledo, Ohio. Topeka, Kansas-,"frs. Robert , Daughtery, 3410 Avalon Lane, Topeka, Kans. Triple Cities, N ew York- Mrs . William ovado , 2743 Yale St., Endwell, N. Y. TulJa Oklahoma- Mrs. J. H . Brewer, 247 E. '35th St. , Tulsa, Okla . Twin Cities Minn eso ta- Miss Leota Swanson, 3440' Girard Ave. , So. , Minneapolis, Minn. Warreruburg, Missouri-Mrs. J . W. Eller, 117 W. Russell Ave. , Warrensburg, Mo. Washington, D . C.- ,\1rs . John ]. Dimond, 4028 20th St. , N .E. , Washington 18, D . C. Wichita, Kansas-Mrs . Jason Robinson, 2217 S. Belmont, Wichita , K ans. Wilmington , Delaware-Mrs. Kenneth G . Swayne , Meetinghouse Rrl ., Hockessin , Del. CHAPTER ALUMNAE SECRETARIES

Alpha-Mrs. J . Elam Holla nd . 8514 don Dr. , Richmond, Va . Alpha Alpha-'Mrs. Edward A. Sauer, Mad River Rd., Dayton, Ohio. Alpha Beta- Mrs. R. E . Valentine, 305, Kirksville, Mo . Alpha Gamrna-'Mrs. Henry Maurer, 442, Inruana, Penna. Beta B eta- Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, Dexter St. , D enver 7, Colo. Gamma

Gamma- Miss

Auri ce

Wel4995 Box Box 2800

Hugule y,

Northwestern State College, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta- Mrs. Helen Mill er, 77 Eldon Columbus, 0.

Epsilon Ep1ilon- Mrs . Nina Fish, 811 Sta te St ., Emporia, Kans. Zeta Z eta-'Mrs . Irving Sparks, R .R . 4, Charleston, Til. Eta Eta- Mi ss Mary K . Reiff, 228 Brush Creek Blvd., Apt. 2-E, Kansas City, Mo. Th eta Th eta-Miss Irma J a ne Wrenn , 941 Furnace Brook Pkwy., Quincy 69, Mass. Kappa Kappa-Miss Dorothy H arris, 14 Barbara Rd ., Hatboro, Pa. Lambda LambdtZ--'Mrs. Charles Cummings, 63 Arden Rd. , Columbus 14, Ohio Mu Mu- Mrs . Charles Butterfield , 14425 Greenview Rd., Detroit 23, fi cb. Nu Nu~Mrs . George W . Baker, Box 45, Folcroft, Penna . Xi Xi~Mrs . Bruce Bagley, 2914-4th St. , Santa Monica, Calif.

Omic ro, - Mrs. Robert S. DeTchon , 23705 E. Sibley Rd. , Beechwood, Cleveland , Ohio

Omicron

Pi Pi-Mrs. Wm . uggs, Le Boeuf Gardens, R.F.D. No. 6, Waterford, Penna. Rho Rh o-Mrs. Lawrence Roberts, R.R . I , Chesapeake , Ohio Sigma Sigma-Mrs . Charlrs Sweitzer. Gunni ~on ,

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Tau Tau - Mi ss Mary Mae Paul , Apt. 4, Lewis Field . Hays, Kans. U p.<ilon UJJJilo n- Mrs. A. C'. Herbert , IQ Rockhill Ave. , Dayton , Ohio Phi Phi- Mr . L. Robert Geist, 403 W. Third St. , Maryville, Mo. Chi Chi-lndiarwpoliJ- Mrs . Wm. Kingdon , 7520 N. !Pen nsylvania St. , Indianapolis 20, Ind. Chi Chi-Ball State-Mrs . Gordon Carter, R .R. , Gaston, Ind. Psi Psi- Mrs. Joe Hutch Brewer, 247 E. 35th St. , Tulsa, Okla. Beta Garnmll'-Helen Ann Biswell 330 East Side Blvd., Muskogee, Okla .' Beta Delta- Mrs. W. J. Maxey, 33 1' Park Ave. , Hattiesburg, Miss. Beta Epsilon- Mi ss Frances Lee Jobson , 5307 W. Fra nklin St., Richmond 28, Va. Beta Z eta-;M r>. Leonard B. Hebert Jr. , 4735 Ann ette St., New Orleans. La.' Be路a Eta-Mi ss Patricia Manning, 425 Second Avenue, W. , Dickinson , N. Dak. Beta Th eta--Mi ss Petrene Churchill 535 Madison, S.E. , Grand Rapids, Mic'h. Beta Iota-Miss Nancy Courtney. 4764 Clifton Rd ., S.E. , Washington 22, D. C. Beta Kap pa- Mrs. Henry Hoh e. 105 South Ken si ngton, La Grange, TIL Beta Lambda- Miss Doro thy Hudgens, Box 242, ASTC, Conway, Ark. Beta Mu~Mrs. Margaret Day Martin 220 Belle Ave., Ft. Smith, Ark. ' Gamma . Clio-Miss Joyce T. Cavanagh , 141 Rtchardson Ave. , Syracuse 5, N. Y. Beta Nu- Mrs. Raymond Peterson 1108 Portsmouth , Westchester, Ill. ' Beta Xi-Miss Jeann e Murphy. 16 Kenwood Rd ., Garden City, L. I. , N. Y. Rho Chi-Mrs. Vincent Hudie 9121 Riverview, D etroit 39, Mich.

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CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY OMAHA, NEBRASKA • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY is a young, vital institution se t in the heart of the Midwes t a t Omaha, Nebraska. It was founded in 1878 as a •college for lboys when Omaha was a frontier town of 15,000. Omaha has grown into a thriving city of 275,000, and Creighton has ·k ept pace. Today the co-ed University has more 450 faculty members in its seven schools di stinctions is that it is the only private sissi ppi River to the W est Coast off·e ring hea ling arts.

than 2,500 students and and colleges. One of its university from the Miscomplete training in the

The school, founded by an endowment left by the Creighton brothers, Edward and J ohn, is operated by the J esuit Order. The two Creightons were guiding lights in construction of the telegraph line which linked East and W est. Until the early T wenties their three and one-hal.f-million dollar b equest provided tuition-free educa tion fo r thousands at Creighton University. Students in the !Schools of Medicine, D entistry, and Pharmacy and the D epartment of Nursing receive practical training with their education. Creighton stude nts work in the Creighton Dispensary, Creighton-Memorial St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Catherine's Hospital, and ten other institutions in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, Iowa, area. The College of Arts and Sciences, with a staff of more than 100, is the oldest unit in Creighton University. In line w ith its policy of building .for tomorrow, the Arts College has pursued a vigorous plan of fitting young m en and women to meet an ever-changing world. Despite its comparatively small size, Creighton became a pioneer in television and has developed an advanced training program in the radio and TV field. Students work closely with local radio and ·television outlets as well as operating a complete campus radio sta tion . The College of Commerce and the School of Law have received many honors for their outstanding ·c ontributions to the business and lega l life of the community and the nation. J esuit training is availahJ.e at Creighton from the beginning of high school in Creighton Prep through the Graduate School and professional schools. The Graduate School offers work leading to the master of science, master of arts, master of science in education, and master of science in medicine d egrees. More than 15,000 graduates are on the rolls of the Creighton Alumni Association. H er graduates are located in all 48 states, the District of Columbia and 30 foreign nations.

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