Asa phoenix vol 31 no 4 may 1946 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

THE PHOENIX OF ALPH A S IGM A ALPH A

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CONTENTS

1946 VOLUME XXXI NUMBER 4

Wilma Wilson Sharp .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . .. 2 Invitation to Convention ..... . .. .... .. ..... . . ...... . 3 Tentative Convention Program .. . . ...... 4 What About It? ... 5 Convention and Travel Plans 6 College Convention Delegates . . . .... . . .... 16 Calling All A.S.A. Alumnae 25 ........... . Railroad Rates . .. 26 Hotel Reservation Blank . 28 Geographical Regions . . ........ . . 29 A.S.A. Cheering Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Spotlight on Alpha Sigma Alpha . . . .. . . .. .... . 31 W auld You Like Her to be an Alpha Sig .......... . ... 32 Recommendations for A.S.A. Consideration ..... . .. .. . 33 Wearers of the Ruby and Pearl Badge . . . . . .. . . . 34 Fellowship Loan Fund ....... . -35 Our Campus Queens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 New Chapter Installations . . . ..... . ...... . . . . . .. .. 37 N. Y. Alums Take a Gastromic Excursion .. 39 N ews Letters, Alumnae Chapters ................. ·40 Keeping Pace with Our Graduates .. ·53 News Letters, College Chapters . . .... . .. ... . .... . . . . ·57 Announcements ....... . .72 Directory .. ·75

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1946 National Convention â&#x20AC;˘ Dear Alpha Sigma Alphas Everywhere: This is an invitation to you, the members of our "great and wide-spread family," to attend our ASA reunion August Park, Colorado.

22-26,

at the Stanley Hotel, Estes

It has been five years since we have been together in a general national meeting. During that memorable half-a-decade, the Alpha Sigma Alpha spirit of service and sisterhood has surely guided our sorority to worthy attainment. Now again we are to know the buoyant joys of reunion. There are ASA plans for us to make together. There will be family talk and fellowship and fun, dearer after years of separation. The place of our

1946 convention is right, for the mountains "are on the frontier of the visible where earth and sky seem to meet." This will be the spirit of our 1946 reunion. Alpha Sigma Alpha invites you to come! WILMA WILSON SHARP,

National President

THE PHOE I

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA REUNION

TENTATIVE CONVENTION PROGRAM The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado August 22 - 26, 1946 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 "We're Back Together, Again!" Fore noon- rn a\ and Regi tration I :00- olorado Luncheon 2 :00-3 :00--Regi tration

3 :00-- pening u m · :30-Dinner-In H nor f N w hapter 9 :00--Family euni n i ht

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 unri e Hike :00-- utdoor Breakfa t :30-12 :00--Di cu ion roup lleae Round Table lumnae Pan I Special Intere t r up

12 :30-Lunch on ue. t 2:00-3 :00-- neral l\[ tingpeaker 3 :30-5 :00-Di cu i n d. up · :30- inn r- R gi nal :00--A \ .' ervice f fnitiati n

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 :00-Breakfa t 9 :00-10 :00--

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akfa t :30-Family \\ r hip 10 :00- 11 :00-- lpha igma lpha Plan - for the Future- eneral ~[ etin II : - L :00-- on ultant en ·ice , mmitt e ~Ieetin

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MO DAY AUGU T 26 :00-Far well r akfa t nv ntion • ward -

What About It? 1-Witcre do ·we eat?

6-When do we leave Denver for Estes Park ?

lost of our meals will be in one section of the main dining room. We will have a private dining room for several special occasions.

A ll aboard at 9 :40 a. m., August 22, ASA buses leaving for Estes Park. Buses will wait late trains.

2-The question: "What shall we wear?"

7-If I m•n going by bus or fly to convention, how will I get to Estes Park ?

Come prepared for Estes Park's bright, sunny clays and cool mornings and even ings. The street and campus clothes you now have, suits and summer cottons too will be just right. For that "time off" sport and riding clothes are always in order. Shorts, slacks, and blue jeans, wool shirts, sweaters. Blue jeans and other typical western attire can be inexpensively purchased in Estes Park. A pair of heavy shoes for hiking. A formal for our banquet Sunday night. A white dress for initiation service. A warm top coat and a sweater or jacket for evenings. It is cold at night in the mountains.

3-Can 'll'e swim ? Play tennis ? A natural rock-bordered swimming pool IS available at the Stanley. Also a swimming pool in the village of Estes Park. Brrr! the water is cold. Bring your rackets along if you are a tennis fan.

4-/ s there a tov:.•n close to the Ito tel? Yes-the town of Estes Park-half a• mile frop1 the tanley. "Main Street" has some interesting little shops, Post Office, bank, movies, all sort of stores and services to meet the daily needs of park visitors. In addition Estes Park has garage , swimming pool, go! f courses, and Protestant and Catholic churches.

Be sure to let me know the time of your arrival in. Denver and special arrangements will be made if you cannot reach Denver in time to make the 9 :40 a.m . bus. Don't be late or you will miss a grand "opening."

8-U p early Friday M oming ? Sunrise hike and outdoor breakfast. Hmm!

9-Shall I pla.n to return to Denver by Grand Lake .? By all means. You must n·ot miss this two day trip. Read all about it elsewhere in May PHOENIX.

10-Where can I park

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Ample parking space close to hotel and a garage is available. 11-M ay non-delegates stay at the Sta:nley on

European plaid $5.00 per day for single room. $4.00 per day per person for room occupied by two. $3.50 per day per person for room occupi~d by three or more. Meal rates are: Breakfast from $.60 to $1.00; Luncheon from $.90 to $1.50; Dinner from $1.25 to $2.50. 12-How 111.1tch is the rate to ride horseback ? Horses rent for $4.00 for full day, $2.50 for one-half day, and slightly less by hour.

13-Who will win the Convention Song Co ntest? 5-May parents and friends come to Convention ? Yes. They may make a reservation at the Stanley but this reservation should be made early. There are two hotels in Estes Park village, namely, The Hupp and the National Park. Adjacent to Estes Park village you will find the Crags, and the Elkhorn Lodge. Within a distance of ten miles you will find several other resorts, such as Long's Peak Inn, Stead's Ranch and Fall River Lodge.

14-Have yo£t looked at the calendar? It will be "Moonlight in the Rockies" during Convention. COME AND SEE'. August 22-26, Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Rocky Mt. National Park, Colorado. HELEN CoREY,

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ALL ALPHA SIGS I Just

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in case you neglected to jot down the date on your calendar,

the convention is scheduled for August 22nd thru the 26th. And there couldn't be a better '

reason for making this a "Must" in your plans. Come on, Gals: Let's get away from it all!! YES, YOU:

AND YOU:

AND YOU TOO:

Who would have had the wildest dr~am that the Alpha Sigs would stake a temporary claim in the Majestic Vacationland of nature's perfection? There will be fun for all in the wide variety of

a_;;;eation. The Stanley Hotel

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be group singing and our own brand of entertainment. And of course, you'll have

spare time for sports, sightseeing, and leisurely lo.afing in Technicolor luxury. Incidentally, your families are invited, too, and reservations for rooms may be made (through Helen Corey) in the nearby lodges. What a holiday! So plan now to join the festivities with the Alpha Sigs .•• ih Estes Park, Colorado. ~

P.S. Don't forget "Brownie"!

For further information; HELEN L. COREY

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All good things must come to an end and our onvention Reunion must close after breakfast Augu st 26. You will not want to miss the wonderful return trip to Denver by way of Grand Lake and through Rocky Mountain National Park. Bu leaves Estes Park at 2 :30 p. m., August 26 whi ch will arrive at Grand Lake Lodge at 5 :30 P.M., where you spend the night or longer if you prefer. Grand Lake Lodge is situated among the pines on a heavily forested hillside in

Rocky Mountain National Park. It looks across Grand Lake and ove r the vast expanse of M iddle P ark spreading out along the mighty Colorado River. Substantial two r pom lodges are grouped about a large central building which encloses the lounge and dining room. The rustic lobby, constructed of native pine logs, is decorated with a more tha n ordinary collection of game heads. These heads include buffalo, elk, deer, moose and mountain

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Victory Vacation Yea r begins June 1st. Pent 20 to Sept. 10, is th e country's largest national up demands of travel minded Americans should park and presents a mysteri ous wonderland to be a stimulating influence in making the A lpha the visitor-geysers, hot springs, lacy waterfalls, Sigma Alpha Sorority Convention at Estes Park trout streams, forests, lakes and rivers , a wealth a success. of wild life and picturesque canyons. The Burlington Denver Zephyr is now ready Yell ow stone is within easy reach on many of to serve you with direct service from Chicago to路 the routes to and from the Pacific To rthwest. both Denver and Colorado Springs. The Bur- . If driving the entrance fee to Yellowstone is lington affords a wide choice of routes, enabling $3.00 per car. one to enjoy the glori es of the West in one grand California too has eve ry attraction for the circle tour. summer vacationist-mountains, lake and seaIn planning your trip to the convention, see shore, giant trees, orange groves, missions, g reat the Colorado Rockies, then continue west to bridges and interesting cities - the capital of Yellowstone, California and the Pacific Coast . movieland. Return the Golden State Route through the picThere are four ational Parks in California turesque Southwe t. -Yosemite, Sequoia, King's Canyon and Lassen All the vast vacation areas of the West, infamous in its own right. Volcanic, each cluding the ational Park and Monuments are Fo r comparative purposes in planning your getting ready now to receive visitors thi s summer. vacation it may ' be pointed out that the round Colorado ha more than two thirds of the trip coach fare from Chicago to Denver i $41.05 nation's reall y high mountain s, with famed Pikes cl ass with sleeping car in coaches, $51.30 first J'eak and Longs Peak among its mountain treaspatrons paying th e additional charge for the type ur . Enjoy the gorgeous scenery in cool bracing ational Park-E tes of accommodation selected. Federal Tax is extra. air of Rocky Mountain Park, th e Grand L a ke eli trict, San Isabel and Fares to Yellowstone from Denver are $ 15.35 Mesa Verde ational Parks-yes, all of Colorado for the round trip in coaches. Round trip first may well be considered for an extended vacation. class $ 19. 15 with P ullman fares and Federal Tax Yellowstone National Park, open from June extra. The standard 2_0 clay tour for tourists

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ntering Y Ito\\" ·tone \·ia any of the at \\"ay · \\"ill be $-1-.2.5 plw ~3.75 federal tran. p rtation tax. Fares to ·alif rnia- From "hicago t :an Franci co. Lo . \n gele· an Diego routed through · I ra I in on n arc 11.:0 round trip in coache · , and round trip in ·tan lard leeping car ·. plu ' xtra co: t for Pullman spac and fed ral tax. \ \'hethe r you mak y u r trip t th c m · nti o n \'ia direct r ut e in b th directions. r plan an xt ncled trip. you may b as ·ur cl of "\\·i ft, comfortable . c urtcou · n ·ice on th nurlington. ,· pecifi and compl te travel information. in clu ling th actual a ll-expense cost f r any tour t Dcn\'er or bey n I \\"ill be furni h d. ~end

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Trip . Planning

Time: planning a time schedule depends largely upon the driving habits of the individual and the ection of the country through which one is driving. The driving time given here is figured with normal traffic conditions and dry roads. ~Iuch better time can be made in the west and in the outh than can be made in the more densely populated northeastern states. For an overall average for a long trip allow three hours for each 100 miles. This will give sufficient time for luncheon and rest stops during the clay. Cost: Here, again, there will be a variation depending upon personal habits ahd the size of the car. The medium size car will average about one and one-half cents per mile for gasoline and oil, larger cars a little more, lighter cars a little less. Hotel accommodations will average $3 .00 to $5.00 per person per night. The better class motor courts will average $1.00 to $2.00 per person per day with two in a room. The better tourist homes, about $1.00 per day per person with two in a room. Motor courts are plentiful

in the south and west. Tourist homes are more plentiful in the eastern states. At the height of the travel season one can not expect to arrive unannounced, late in the day, and get a choice of accommodations. Wise travelers make reservations ahead of their arrival to insure the type of accommodations desired at the price they wish to pay. To avoid disappointment it is suggested that you wire or telephone ahead to your next stopping place for reservations and give approximate time of arrival. It is best to stop before supper unle s you have definite reservations. Reservations not claimed by 7 :00 p. m. are usually released to other guests unless a definite time of arrival is specified. The cost of food will average about the same as eating out at home. Tips will be about ten per cent of room a~1d food costs. And of course, there will be some bridge and ferry tolls. Ample parking space at Stanley Hotel, garages also available. See you on a Mountain Top in August.

Aerial view of De1we路r, the "Mile High City" 1

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1563 miles 1834 miles 1896 miles

41 hours 48 hours SO hours

1907 miles 1632 miles

51 hours 43 hours

14-NORTH DAKOTA Dickinson via Glendine, Miles City, Cheyenne, Loveland and Estes Park .......... . .. . . . .. . .......... . .... .

777 miles

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SYLVA IA Indiana via Pittsburgh and Ft. Wayne . . . .......... . ... . Johnstown via Pittsburgh and Ft. Wayne .. . '....... . ... . Lanca ter via Pittsburgh and Ft. Wayne ............... . Philadelphia via Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Peoria . . ... . . Pittsburgh via Ft. Wayne and Peoria . . ......... ... ... . York via Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Peoria . . .. . . . ..... .

18-VIRGI IA Farmville via Roanoke, Lexington, St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver . .. . . ... . .. . ............ . . Hampton Roads via Roanoke, Lexington and St. Louis ... . Suffolk via Roanoke, Lexington and St. Louis ...... . ... . Harrisonburg via Clarksburg, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Joseph .... . .... . ................ . ....... .. Radford via Lexington and St. Louis . .. .. . .. ... ... . .. . Richmond via Roanoke and St. Louis .... . ...... . .... , .

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1715 miles 1665 miles 1880 miles

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19-W SHir GTON, D. C. Washington via Clarksburg, Cincinnati and Indianapolis

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44 . hours

20-WES1 VIRGI I Huntington via Cincinnati and Indianapolis

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34 hours

The driving time indicated on this chart is computed for the average driver under normal driving conditions. Obviously, the time will be too fast for some drivers, too slow for others because of their personal driving habits. Mileage is not the only factor to be considered in computing driving time. Whether the highway crosses flat or mountainous country, whether the roads are straight or winding, whether the country is densely or sparsely populated are all important factors. In or near metropolitan areas, the peak hour of traffic retard the traveler. Local speed regulations and weather conditions also affect the driving time for all motorists. Taking all of these factors into consideratio n we have endeavored to compute what might be considered average driving time for the average motorist.

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Pre enting Om路 Convention Del gat LU ILE UP HER Alpha tate Teacher

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FERN WOODS, Alpha Beta Northea t Mis ouri State Teacher

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lpha Beta i beaming all ove r while announcing that Fern \ V I i. h r delegate to the 1946 ati nal nv nti n. F rne, ur pre idt.nt, hail f r m l ar~m: l\[is o uri. h i a me mb r lpha Phi igma and a rdinal K y. h al. o lx long to Modern Dance lub, oil ge Playe r , R a cler R unci Table; and .Ill路 ,, to be in the three-act play to be pr e nt ecl th is pring. Ferne i a c nt tant 111 a phot -g nic c nte t, th e queen f which i t be ch en by J hn R b rt - P O\H r he i a l o a candidate f r the yea rbook queen to be elec t d by ing -r by . . h~: work in the uidance office at th e J uni r Hi h ch I.

MADOL YN CONRATH, Alpha Gamma State Teacher

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I7 ROBERTA TAYLOR, Gamma Gamma Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma Roberta Taylor, our new president for 1946-47, is a Sophomore who will graduate in 1947, from the School's Department of Science, having a major in bioloo-y and a chemistry minor. Our Roberta is very scientific minded but all work and ~o play makes Jill a very dull girl so she is very active in the field of drama having the leading role~ in the Little Theatre plays. ' Her extra-curricula activities include membership in A lpha Psi Omega of which she is treasurer, Little Theatre of which she is treasurer, Future Teachers of America, Vice-President of Y.W.C.A. in both her Freshman and Sophomore years. Bobby is an all around girl. Her pleasing personality, leadership, and popularity make her one of the most outstanding girls on the campus of Northwestern State. Her smile and eye are very captivating. Before coming to Northwestern State College she was a National Honor Society member during her four years in Jefferson High School, was given the American Legion A ward for being the most outstanding Senior gi rl and was valedictorian of her class. Following her g raduation, national duty called her to work on B-29's for thirteen months. Afte r this she enterei:l N.S.C. and was pledged to A.S.A.

CAROL DRUM, Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas Ep ilon Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha has chosen Ca.rol Drumm as our delegate to the Alpha Sigma Convention this summer. Carol is our new president. She is very active on the campus and is a friend to everyone. We are all looking forward to the convention as several of us expect to attend.

BETTY URBAN, Zeta Zeta Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Missouri If you want proof of Betty's ability and popularity with Zeta Zeta Chapter you have it in the fact that she has been reelected as chapter president, as well as our convention delegate. Since coming to us in 1944, Betty has made a record of which Zeta Zeta is proud. Besides serving as chapter president she has been treasurer of Pan Hellenic, member of A lpha Phi Delta, Speech Arts Club, the Student Council, President of the Women's Self Governing Association, and served as the Student Chairman of the World Student Service Fund and the Community Chest Drive.

MARY NELL CLARK, Eta Eta Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas Our president, Mary Nell Clark, will be our delegate to the National Convention to be held in Estes Park. Mary Nell is a cute blond with plenty of personality and a big smile for everyone. She is outstanding in both her studies and social life. She is president of the Pep Club, member of the Future Teachers of America, and a Kappa Phi.

THE PHOE.'I.

EMILY BARTLEY Theta Theta Bo ton

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NAOMI HARTMAN, Kappa Kappa T e mple U niver ity, Philadelphia, P enn ylvania tn pril will b a 1 ng rem mbcred •vent in a mi' !til-, we kn \\'. F r h \ a n t nly elected new pre id nt ror next y ar, but con venti n delegat a well. Frankly, th re' - been n calming h r d \\'n in ·! .\mway a ll the K.K.' a re ju tly pr ud f "H nny" Hartman f r h r heart ha ah\a) be n nc hundred percent for lpha i . harming, helpful, and happy, lion \\ill mak a grand pre ident and we kn w her convention report - will b • a nthu ia,ltr a h • i her elf.

JUDITH MAINWARING Nu Nu Drexel In titute, Philade lphia, Penn ylvania July Mainwaring i our vivaci u brunette, with the blue C)" , fr kle . ami four-year cholar hip to Dr x •1, he not only U(lr tudi , and mad • hon rary K ry amf Tria~r•il• 111 to take part in all campu a ti\·itie fr m \"\\ \ Judy wa unanim u ly elected n xt y ar ' pr id •nt of our hapt r. ,\ tru lpha ' ig thr ugh and thr ugh, her uti ok n life and chool i mature, o uht nrl in~. fun-loving. int lli ent. \\ e ar pr ud t have h r repre. ent our hapt\·r Y u'll h ar 1 t · m rc ab ut Judy; he ha a lot t gi,·e ...

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MARY ELLEN SEIBERT, Pi Pi State Teachers College, Buffalo, New York With pride Pi Pi sends Mary Ellen Seibert to the National Convention. She is affectionately known as "Sy." " Sy" was treasurer of the freshman class and freshman chairman of the War Rel ief Drive. As a sophomore she became Pi Pi's vice-pre ident, and chairman of the Newman Club dinner-dance. As a junior she was chairman of Favors of the Junior Prom. Mary Ellen has held offices in the Dramatic Club, has been active on: the Newspaper staff, and has been appointed chairman of the War Relief Drive for next year. A sports enthusiast, "Sy" prefers swimming, sailing, and tennis. H er other favorites include: circuses, water-melon, blue berry pie a Ia mode traveling Braeman s'Y~ater s, Tina Leser batl~ing suits, Edgar Allen Poe, the b~11et, oper~ and the legtttmate theatre. Her maJor loves are: New York, sleeping late in the a. m., bridge, and dancing. We send her with a smiling face, and open heart and all our lo路ve.

LOIS LONG, Rho Rho Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia Rho Rho has selected Lois Lang, to be their delegate to the National Convention in August. Lois has taken an active part irr the sorority. She previously held the position of Secretary, and is now the newly elected president of Rho Rho Chapter. For the past two years Lois has been one of the Alpha Sig representatives in the Panhe11enic Association holding the office of Corresponding Secretary for the past year . During her spare time Lois works as a laboratory technician for the St. Mary's Hospital here in Huntington.

MARY JANE GALLAGHER, Sigma Sigma Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado Sigma Sigma's delegate to Convention is Mary Jane Gallagher, president-elect for the year 1946-47. "I rish" as she is known to all on campus will be a junior next year. She is a primary education major with a minor in hi story. Hailing from Te11uride, Colorado, her Irish qualities are proclaimed by hair of a red hue and the well-known Iri sh humor. This year Mary Jane served as a member of the Cbipeta Ha11 Women's residence counci l. She was secretary of Alpha Sigma Alpha and participated in women' athletics. She spend most of her free hou rs in the nursery school that bas been set up by the college for the care of veteran couple's children while the parents attend school. This year " Irish" served on the Panhe11enic council. Truly, Irish is a loyal Alpha Sigma ever endeavoring for the highest. She is our typical "Alpha Sigma."

ELEANOR MEYER, Tau Tau Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas She's full o f vim vigor, and vitality. That's our Eleanor Meyer, better known as "Su ie." Her sna1;ping black eyes are full of laughter and on her face there is always a mil e. Susie came to Fort Hays Kansas State college the second semester of 1945, and in a very short time pledged Tau Tau. She became active last fall. Her first office was chaplain. In the recent election she received the office of registrar. Her energy and pep have made her the l eader in many sports. In addition to sorority she takes active part in Art club, Women's Athletic Association, and Tigercttes. S he was a l o a candidate for Revei11e Queen. In fact, we think "our Susie" will make a perfect representative at the A.S.A. Convention in August.

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Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Missouri "Tex" is our ideal A lpha S ig. She is an outstanding personality on the campus, well-known to students and faculty alike. P ossessing great leade rship ability"Tex," a Sophomore in college, was chosen as president of our chapter this year. High physical, social, spiritual and intellectual qualities enable her to make herself one of the most efficient officers of our chapter. Recog nized for her athletic ability, "Tex" was appointed Sports Manager for the Women's Athletic Association this year. She takes active part in swimming, basketball, tennis, hockey al)d dding . A tall attractive dark haired gi rl, "Tex" was queen of our Sweetheart Dance, attendant to the basketball queen of this season and candidate for Tower queen. "Tex" radiates with friend liness, good will, charm and character-an inspiration to all members of the chapter and their choice for a representative to the 1946 Convention. 路

FRANCES MILLER, Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana The Alpha Sigs of Chi Chi would like to introduce our delegate to the National Convention-Frances Mi ller. Fran is our newly elected president and we are quite proud of her. The best way I know how to express F ran's radiating personality is by our own ASA song-When an A lpha Sig walks down the street. Fran's home is Syracuse, Indiana. Before coming to Ball State she attended Depauw University. Our delegate is active in various activities, but her speciality lies in the field of physical education. Fran is president of the newly organized swimming club, and she also is chairman of the Physical Education Counci l. Besides this she has attended State Women: Athletic Association conferences at Depauw and Butler U ni ve rsities. When you meet Fran at Na tional Convention, I know you will agree- she is a real A lpha Sig.

BETTY SUE ALLISON, Psi Psi Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana Our president, Betty Sue Allison, was selected by the sor ority to be our delegate to the Nation路a l Convention. It is only appropriate tha t she have this honor, because she is the best one to represent us at such an important affair, and can bring back much information that will help us in our plans for next year . Betty Sue is a very good leader and ranks high in her scholastic average. Before she started her term as President of this chapter, she held the office of Editor.

BETTY LOU WILLIAMS, Beta Gamma Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Since yo u will meet her at National Convention in August, I'd like to make the proper introduction now. A lpha Sigs, this is Betty Lou Williams, Beta Gamma's delegate to National Convention. Just to prove how much we like Betty Lou, otherwise, we've elected her as our president for '46-'47. She holds two oth er offic es, vice-president of Panhellenic and vice-president of the sophomore class. The Women's Athletic Association has Betty on its roll, also. If you want an all-round athlete, just call Betty Lou. Swimming, tenni s, softball, bowling, dancing and basketball a re all her favo rites. As her part in our community service program, she is one of the assistant gi rl scout leaders. Betty Lou enter ed Northeastern last yea r at mid-term and didn't waste too much time in pledging A lpha Sigma. Prior to her路 entering school, she played a vital part in our national defense by working for Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa for two yea rs. Look fo r her at Convention.

BILLIE JEAN MYERS, Beta Delta Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Bill_i e J ean M ~e r s. is an outstanding ~embe r of Alpha Sigma A lpha. H er scholastic average IS htgh and she has contnbuted much to the intellectual growth of her many associates. She is now serving as president of Beta D elta Chapter. Last year she held the office of secretary. Her winning smile and her lovely personality, al ong with her genuine interest in Beta Delta Chapter make her our ideal convention delegate.

BETTY JO STRETCHBE.RRY, Beta Epsilon Madison COllege, Harrisonburg, Virginia H ere, A lpha S igs, is B etty J o Stretchberry, Beta E psilon' s new president and offi cial delegate to the National Convention. You will want to remember her fac e for when you meet the路 per sonality that goes with it, you'll be charmed by this typical A .S .A. E ntering college in September, 1943, " Stretch" became a member of the Gl ee Club, the Student Council , the Cotillion Club, Sigma Phi Lambda, the hockey team, and, best of all, A lpha Sig ma A lpha. During her second yea r, she was elected to the Y.W. C.A. cabinet and the H onor .Committee. Of course. you all remember her as our editor since Christmas of 1945. That i s the official story of Betty J o Stretchberry's college career so far. H owever, when you meet her, you will want to add such definitely unofficial qualities a her winning smile, that Southern accent, her quick way of understanding, those lightening comebacks, her willingness to work-all the ve ry human qualities that make "S tretch" the lovable girl she is. K nowing her as we do, we are' sure you will want to meet this girl of ours, so dig out your road map and be sure to be in Estes Park in Aug ust!

ELAINE FACIANE, Beta Zeta Southern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana We are very proud of our Southern B eauty, Elaine Faciane, who will represent Beta Zeta at the N ational Convention. E la ine is a junior and pres ident of our chapter. She is a lso a member of the R ed Jackets, honorary marching corps, Sigma Delta Pi, honorary S panish F raternity and of the N ewman Club. Elaine was pictured as one of the beauties in the year book "L 'Acadieu," was a maid in the V ictory Ba ll s and was a ma id in the H omecoming Court.

CECIL BROOKS, Beta Eta State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota Because of her fine personality, school spirit and cooperative attitude, Cecil Brooks is very popula r on our campus, and as our newly elected President we a re sending her as our de l eg;~ t e to the N ational Convention. S ince enterin g college here, where she transf erred fr om Jamestown, she has J>articipated in many activities. ecil is a member of the Future T eachers of America, Secretary and T reasurer of the W omen's Athleti c Association, and h'!s recently been elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Sophomore Class.

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JESS MILNE, Beta Theta Central Michigan COllege of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan You say you want to have a good time, f ull 'o f laughs and activity? Our Jess is the gal to see and meet. She's full of pep and versatility, and you'll all .love· her when you meet her at the convention this summer. J ess is our newly elected chapter president, and has really started the ball rolling with a bang with numerous plans for spring. E nrolled on an Early Ele"menta ry course and excelling es pecially in her A rt major, she a lso find s time to take part in all the activities on campus. J ess is a super little g irl and one whom we are plenty proud to have represent our Beta Theta Chapter . W e who remain at home hope you all have· the best time of your li fe at the conventi on!

RUTH ANN GODBEY, Beta Iota Radford College, Radford, Virginia You will recognize Ruth A nn Godbey at the Convention. Who wouldn't take notice of one who has such a beautiful smile and dynamic personality. She reall y shines on our campus. Dependability, leadership, and character are stamped all ever Ruth Ann. Because she is the best exponent of these virtues, she has been elected president of Beta I ota Chapter for next year.

NORMA ROBESON, Beta Kappa Western Illinois State Teachers College, Macomb, Illinois N orma Jean Robeson has had an active participation in ASA affai rs ever since her initiation into the Beta Kappa Chapter in 1944. In her Sophomore year, from fa ll of '45 until the recent re-e lection, N orma was chapter secretary, and with the new insta llation of offi cers, she is now president of Beta Kappa. N orma comes from Rushville, Illinois, and has proven herself a very capable Commerce major, being active in Commercial Club, and secretary-treasurer of Green Door, W estern's dramatic club. A s for the H omecoming dramatic play, she starred as lovely Eil een in the· production, "My Sister -Eileen," and she has a lead in the spring production, "D eath T akes a H oliday." She has a lso made a popular name for herself in this vicinity as vocalist with the local orchestra. Beta Kappa is proud to be represented by Norma R obeson at th e anticipated convention.

DOROTHY HALL, Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas When you see ·this girl coming down the street you can't keep f rom nottcmg her and askin g who she is. Doroth y H a ll , better kn·o wn to us as "Dot," is not onl y charming, but alluring to everyone she meets. When it comes to pe rsonality she can' t be beat. Dot is well known on our campus as well qS being liked by everyone. She has served as secretary and registrar of Al pha Sig ma A lpha and is now serving as President. She is Treas urer of Royal R ooters, Treasurer of Y .W.C. A., President of A rt Cl ub, and a member of A lpha Chi and the Student Interest Committee. At socia l activities, things wouldn't be complete without Dot ther e to keep things rolling. Othe r than her wonderful personality and good spirit she is dependable.

JOY WILSON, Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas Joy Wilson is convention delegate of the Beta Mu Chapter at H enderson State Teachers College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She is also the president of the sorority for the term 1946-'47. J oy is a sophomore and is majoring in Social Science. She is a reporter for the college paper, an active member of the Y.W.C.A., and a cheerleader. Her home is in Camden, Arkansas.

MARION SUE PHILLIPS, Beta N u Murray State Teachers CQllege, Murray, Kentucky I would like to introduce to you Miss Marian Sue Phillips, Alpha Zeta's delegate for the National Convention in August, and also our chapter president for 1946 and 1947. Sue, a nineteen yea r old red head from Highland Park, Michigan, is a third quarter freshman, and is maj oring in music. In her first year at Murray State she has become a prominent coed on the campus. The freshman gi rl s at Swann Dormitory elected Sue as their house president. She pledged to Sigma Alpha Iota, a music fraternity, during the winter ('[Uarter. Sue also takes an active part in the Vivace Club, and the college social committee.

LOUISE WALDRON, Beta Xi State Teachers College, Oneonta, New York Louise Waldron, President of her Clio Chapter and of the Beta Xi Chapter at the time of installation has been chosen as our Convention Del"egate. Loui se has had a busy college year and her activities have been many and varied. She has served on the advertisement staff of the yearbook, on the circulation staff of the college paper, has been secretary of the Friendship Committee, Intersorority Council representative, class representative in the Sports Club and Sophomore Class ~tudent adviser. Add to these her duties as H ouse President, and you will see路 what .1 competent person our Convention Delegate is.

NADINE TETER, Gamma Clio State Teachers College, Cortland, New York Nadine Teter from Williston Park, Long I sland, has been selected president of Gamma Clio Chapter and will be our delegate to the National Convention. Deanie has completed her cadet teaching and will be a senior when she takes office. She is a general education student and is active on campus in School Athletics, Junior class committees, Student Lounge Committee, "D idasculeion" (yearbook) Staff, Newman Club, Association of Ch ildhood Education, and has held the office of Corresponding Secretary fo r her chapter this past year.

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The one who said, "Go West, Young Man," Had no idea sincerely, That later on in years to come, \1\Te'd take his heed so dearly. Yes, Alpha Sig is moving West, In August 路 for Convention. The time and place and plans are set 路w ith wonderful intention.

, There'll be barbecue supper, a horseback ride, Open air meetings and sings, Sports, stunts, and surprises, formal banquet for all, 路 And millions of glorious things. " A.S.A. Antics" is the daily newspaper. It will tell of awards and addresses Ideas for programs will be freely exchanged The best that each Chapter possesses. RosEMARY BAWN,

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Calling All - A. S. A. Alumnae Hotel Stanley is the place for that grand old Alpha Sigma Alpha reunion. You can't afford to have anything else on your alendar for AUGUST 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Bring the family! Mothers, fathers, husbands, and children are all welcome. There will be plenty to keep all ages busy while those A.S .A. programs are m progress. Now we are fourty-three, we should have at least fourty-three accredited alumnae delegates plus many interested alumnae visitors. Alumnae Chapters that have paid at least $30 in alumnae dues since 1941 are entitled to a delegate with:

1. F ull hotel expenses paid for four days at the Stanley Hotel. 2. Round trip bus fare from Denver to Estes Park. Check with our ational Treasurer, Miss Esther Bucher, to learn the standing of your chapter. Our Department was in its infancy in 1941, but now we are growing. 1\htters vital to each A . .A. Alumna as well as to all Alumnae Chapters will be our concern on August 23rd when we meet as a group to discuss particular problems . Air your super ideas, aspirations, and ambitions at a Chapter meeting before your del egate packs her bags for Estes Park so she can speak for all of you! Some o! the pressing issues of th e day: 1. W hat can be done to make College-Alumnae Chapter relationships more vital ? 2. As Alumnae what can we do to further promote the interests of Alpha S igma Alpha locally and nationally to make it a vital factor in the Fraternity World ? 3. What have been your b,est sellers in program and social meetings? 4. When we were college members we were 路vitally concerned with our responsibilities as citizens of a college community. You know the lpha Sigmas always held Class offices, managed the Student Government, stood ready to assist with all college undertakings. What contributions are you making now as alumnae and alumnae groups to your community? Is your comm unity benefitting from th e leade rship training you received during college days? 5. Have you enjoyed A.S .A . Alumnae in news and pictures in the PHOENIX this year? Do we make the most of the local press? A re we alert to good publicity leads? You should Go West toEnjoy the Alpha Sigma Alpha family reunion. Show your interest in th e welfare of th e best so rority ever. Revel in the fellowship with Alpha Sigmas from all parts of the United States. Have a delightful vacation with congenial friends in the Majestic Rockies. WE'LL SEE YOU, ALUM NAE, I AUGUST AT THE HOTEL STANLEY

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Railroad 路Rates to Convention

AKRON, OHIO . ....... . .. .. . . .. . ........ . . . $81.65 Leave Akron, 10:22 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

DETROIT, MICHIGAN Leave Detroit, 8:25 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8:20 a. m., August 22nd

$79.55

ALVA, OKLAHOMA ................. . ...... $45.40 Leave Alva, 7:40 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 7:45 a. m., August 22nd

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA ........... $67.80 Leave Dickinson, 8:54 p. m., August 20th A rrive Denver, 7:15 a.m., August 22nd

ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS . . .. ... ...... $92.22 Leave Arkadelphia, 6 :00 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a. m., August 22nd

EMPORIA, KANSAS . . . .............. . ..... $39.90 Leave Emporia, 12 :30 a. m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 12:30 p.m., August 22nd

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS .......... .. $144.55 Leave Boston, 3 :20 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9:30 a.m., August 22nd

FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA . . .. . ..... .. ...... $128.05 Leave Farmville, 5 :04 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a. m., August 22nd

BUFFALO, NEW YORK ...... . ............ . $85.80 Leave Buffalo, 7 :50 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9:30 a.m., August 22nd

GREELEY, COLORADO ..................... $8.00 Leave Greeley, 10:15 a. m., August 22nd Arrive Estes Park, 12 :40 p.m., August 22nd

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS .. . ........... . . . ..... $68.20 Leave Chicago, 5 :30 p.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a. m., August 22nd

GUNNISON, COLORADO . . .............. . . $11.10 Leave Gunnison, 8 :00 p.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 7:15 a.m., August 22nd

CLEVELAND, OHIO .. . ....... . ..... : . ..... $81.15 Leave Cleveland, 11 :20 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA .. . . . ~ . .... $121.80 Leave Roanoke, 2:30 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9:30 a.m., August 22nd路

COLUMBUS, OHIO . ............... .. ... . ... $80.10 Leave Columbus, 8 :35 a.m ., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA ............. $124.85 Leave Harrisonburg, 3 :00 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9:30 a.m., August 22nd

CONWAY, ARKANSAS ........ . ....... . . . . $75.90 Leave Conway, 12:10 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 6:00 a.m., August 22nd

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI . . ......... . $121.30 Leave Hattiesburg, 8 :07 p.m., August 19th Arrive Denver, 6:00 a.m., August 22nd

CORTLAND, NEW YORK ............ . ... $136.20 Leave Cortland, 12 :33 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a. m., August 22nd

HAYS, KANSAS .......... .... ... . ..... . . . . $14.00 Leave Hays, 7:20 a. m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 3 :35 p.m., August 21st

27 HUNTI GTON, W. VIRGINIA ............ $84.25 Leave Huntington, 4:54 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

NEW YORK CITY ........................ $136.20 Leave New York, 6:45 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

INDIAN A, PENNSYLVANIA .... . ......... $122.75 Leave Harrisburg, 10:15 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8:20 a.m., August 22nd

ONEONTA, NEW YORK .................. $136.20 Leave Oneanto, 6 :48 p. 111., August 20th 路 Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ........... . ... . $76.05 Leave Indianapolis, 10 :30 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., A ugust 22nd

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ..... . $120.10 Leave Philadelphia, 8':14 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

JOHN STOWN, PENNSYLVANIA ......... $110.95 Leave Johnstown, 9 :38 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

PITTSBURG, KANSAS .............. ..... .. $46.35 Leave Pittsburg, 2 :08 p.m., August 21st A rrive Denver, 8:20 a.m., August 22nd

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ............. .. . $41.20 Leave Kansas City, 6:00 p.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a. m., August 22nd

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA ......... $104.60 Leave Pittsburgh, 11 :21 a. 111 ., August 19th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI .................. $41.20 Leave Kirksville, 9 :30 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

RADFORD, VIRGINIA ... . ..... .. . ... ... . . $122.55 Leave Radford, 6 :32 a.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANNA ............... $81.90 Leave Lafayette, 12 :30 a. m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :15 a.m., August 22nd

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK ... . .. . . . . .. ..... $96.40 Leave Rochester, 6 :08 a. 111., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a. m., August 22nd

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS . .. . ... ........ $74.70 Leave Little Rock, 2 :40 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 6:00 a.m., August 22nd

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI ...... .......... ... . $52.30 Leave St. Louis, 10 :00 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ............. $91.90 Leave Los Angeles, 6 :30 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 12 :30 p. m., August 22nd

SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA .. ... ... . . .. ... . ... . . $121.80 Leave Suffolk, 2 :00 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

MACOMB, ILLINOIS ........ .... . . ......... $60.70 Leave Macomb, 4 :45 p.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA .... . . ........ $59.65 Leave Tahlequah, 8 :30 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8:20 a. 111., August 22nd

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI ... ..... . ......... $42.10 Leave Maryville, 8 :45 a.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

TULSA, OKLAHOMA ..... . . ....... . ....... $52.50 Leave Tulsa, 11 :59 a. 111 ., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a. 111. , August 22nd

MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN .............. $82. 15 Leave Mt. Pleasant, 11 :23 a.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 6 :00 a. m., August 22nd

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI .. ........... $43.80 Leave Warrensburg, 12 :28 p. 111., August 21st Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

MUNCIE, INDIANA ............ . .. ......... $82.70 Leave Muncie, 10 :37 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

WASHINGTON, D. C. ...... ........ ....... $125.55 Leave Washington, 1 :15 p.m., Aug ust 20th Arrive Denver, 8:20 a. 111 ., August 22nd

MURRAY, KENTUCKY ................. ... . 88.79 Leave Murray, 8 :00 a.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 9 :30 a.m., August 22nd

WI CHIT A, KANSAS ........... .. .... . .. ... $39.15 Leave Wichita, 1 :40 p.m., August 21st Arrive Denver, 7 :45 a. 111., August 22nd

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA ........ ..... ... . $59.61 Leave Muskogee, 11 :30 p. m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8 :20 a.m., August 22nd

The round trip rate Denver to Estes Park via bus is $8.00. The bus leaves Denver at 9 :45 a. 111., arriving Estes Park at 12 :40 p.m. The above rates do not include the 15% Federal Tax which should be added to each fare quoted.

ATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA ........... $75.75 Leave Natchitoches, 9: 10 p.m ., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8:15 a.m., August 22nd NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA .... . . . ...... $88.60 Leave New Orlean , 10:45 p.m., August 20th Arrive Denver, 8:15 a.m., August 22nd

For those going to convention by way of ChicagoMr. C. W . Plagemann, AGAPD, Burlington Route, Adams and Clark Streets, Chicago 3, Illinoi , will make all train reservations for you. Put in your application early, and enjoy ASA fellowship enroute.

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CONVENTION RATES: AMERICAN PLAN. When three occupy room with bath, $30.00 for four nights and meals beginning with luncheon on Thursday, August 22, and ending with breakfast on Monday, August 26, 1946. When two occupy room with bath-rate is $32.00. When one occupies room with bath-rate is $36.00. Colorado Sales tax on meals for four days-32 cents.

S_end this reservation blank before June 10, 1946, to: MISS HELEN L. COREY, Convention Chairmmz 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, Pennsylvan ia.

or From J une lOth, to July 15th, send to : M ISS HELEN L. COREY, Box 1035, Hollywood, Florida.

NOTE TO NON-DELEGATES: The nearby village of Estes Park in the Stanley H otel area is expecting its largest tourist season this summer and you are advised to secure reservations for your accommodations before planning you r convention trip. IF YOU DO NOT STAY AT THE STANLEY: Mrs. R. W . Schlosser 2800 Dexter St., Denver 7, Colorado, may be abl'e to help you secure reservations if you write at once.

DON 'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY.

Geographical Regions of Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapters REGIOI

College

REGION III Alumnae

Alpha, Farmville, Va. Kappa Kappa, Philadelphia, Pa. Nu Nu, Philadelphia, Pa. Rho Rho, Huntington, West Va. Beta Epsilon, Harrisonburg, Va. Theta Theta, Boston, Mass. Beta Iota, Radford, Va. College Chapters (7) Alumnae Chapters (10)

Boston, Mass. Central, Pa. Hampton Roads, Va . Huntington, W. Va. New York, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Radford, Va. Richmond, Va. Suffolk, Va. Washington, D. C.

REGI01 II Alpha Gamma, Indiana, Pa. Pi Pi, Buffalo, New York Chi Chi, Muncie, Ind. Beta Kappa, Macomb, Ill. Beta Theta, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Gamma Clio, Cortland, N. Y. Beta Xi, Oneonta, N. Y. Beta Nu, Murray, Ky.

College Chapters (8) Alumnae Chapters (13)

Akron, Ohio Buffalo, New York Chicago, Illinois Canton, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Detroit, Michigan Indianapolis, Indiana Johnstown, Pa. Muncie, Indiana Pittsburgh, Pa. Rochester, New York South Bend, Indiana

A lpha Beta, Kirksville, Mo. Alva, Oklahoma Gamma Gamma, Alva, Okla. Emporia, Kansas Epsilon Epsilon, Emporia Kan. Kansas City, Mo. Eta Eta, Pittsburg, Kan. Kirksville, Missouri Zeta Zeta, Warrensburg, Mo. Maryville, Missouri Phi Phi, Maryville, Mo. Muskogee, Okla. St. Louis, Missouri College Chapters (6) Pittsburg, Kansas Alumnae Chapters (9) Wichita, Kansas

REGION IV Psi Psi, Natchitoches, La. Beta Gamma, Tahlequah, Okla. Beta Delta, Hattiesburg, Miss. Beta Zeta, Lafayette, La. Beta Lambda, Conway, Ark. Beta Mu, Arkadelphia, Ark.

Hattiesburg, Miss. Lafayette, Louisiana Little Rock, Arkansas New Orleans, La. Tulsa, Oklahoma

College Chapters (6) Alumnae Chapters (5)

REGio r路 V Beta Beta, Greeley, Colo. Xi Xi, Los Angeles, Calif. Sigma Sigma, Gunnison, Colo. Tau Tau, Hays, Kan. Beta Eta, Dickinson, N. D. College Chapters (5) Alumnae Chapters (6)

Grand fm~ in Estes Park . .. a steak fry under the brilliant stm-s, with cowboy minst1'els providing musical en tert(!Jimnent.

Colo. Springs, Colo. Denver, Colorado Greeley, Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Hays, Kansas Los Angeles, Calif.

THE PHOENIX

A. S. A. Cheering Section! Since this iss ue of The Phoenix is not an exchange, it affords an excellent opportunity to record a few of oL~r recent achievements in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

* * * * In Virginia, state of our . Founding, Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters have had a most successful year. Our Alpha Chapter will close the year with forty-eight initiated members- ( no carryover pledges!) and a fine scholastic record. Alpha had two members selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Editor of the 1946 yearbook is our Lillian Elliott. ASA's have held the presidency of the Freshman and Sophomore classes. Outgoing chapter president, Jackie Ritchie, modestly reports, "Results of this year's major elections for next year ( 1946-47) showed ASA's leadership in campus organizations. The general outlook is very pleasing."

* * * * And speaking of recent elections, those held at Madison College, Virginia, show ASA's succeeding ASA's in the following major campus offices: President of Student Government, President of Y.W.C.A., Editor of The Breeze, college newspaper. The 1946-47 officers, elected to the offices in the order named, are Hilda Davis, Laura Virginia Foltz, Emily Leitner. The 1947 Editor of the college annual is Claire Bennett, ASA's efficient 1945-46 chaplain. Beta Epsilon feels it has a great responsibility in that so many of its members hold major and minor campus offices. The chapter had 5 members in Who's Who this year. Our youngest Virginia chapter, Beta Iota, has one worry-how to maintain its unusually high campus leadership! Readers of the PHOENIX College Tewsletters wonder, too. A dded to all those class presidents, Alpha Sigma Alpha holds the editorship of The Bee Hive, college yearbook of Radford College, Radford, V irginia, for the third consecutive year. The 1945-46 Editor is Elizabeth Covey voted by her class as an outstanding senior. J o lovelier May Queen will ever reign at Radford College than Polly Lester, BI's beautiful chapter president.

Eta Eta chapter's Colleen Michie was crowned 1946 Kanza Queen at the coronation ball in March at State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas. Her maid of honor was Betty Lance, ASA chapter vice-president. Editor of the Kanza, college yearbook, is ASA chapter president, Freda Elmore. Eta Eta prides itself on its enthusiastic participation as a group in community and college projects. There are letters of commendations and appreciation as proof of the chapter's activities.

* * * * At Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Beta Zeta chapter won a $25 war bond for staging the winning number, "Symphony in White," on stunt night during March Homecoming festivities.

* * * * Our 1945 Founders' Day Program has been highly praised by our college and alumnae membership. The theme<,"Builders of High Gates," has had special meaning for Alpha Sigma Alphas. It is pleasant to know that other PHOENIX readers appreciated its appeal. An editorial from the November issue of THE PHOENIX, "Builders of High Gates" is reprinted on the first page of Kappa Alpha Theta, January issue. It appears opposite an inspiring Founders' Day Message to Thetas.

* * Two sets of ASA twins in the merry month of May ! Did you notice that the four installations of new chapters fall on two dates? Charter members in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Cortland, New York, will take their vows on the same day. May 4th. And on May 18th, girls at Murray, Kentucky, and Oneonta, ew York, will add their chapters to our lengthening ASA chapter roll. I

This could continue for pages but then, this is the kind of cheering news you read in THE PHOENIX Newsletters every issue. It is a preview of the good reports to be heard at convention, too. At convention seeing will be believing. And one would hardly be]ieve that so many ASA's are editors of college papers and yearbooks. A visit to convention exhibits will convince you. There will be ASA cheering then with just cause!

Spotlight on Alpha Sigma Alpha "So you're an Alpha Sig. I read about your fashion show to benefit the crippled vets. It was a wonderful idea." How much better publicity of this type is for our sorority than-"Oh, you belong to a sorority-they may have their 'good points, but did you read that article about how undemocratic they are, and all the harm they do?" Publicity good and bad produced these opinions. It's up to u to show how our sorority helps its members become well-rounded personalities. To do this we need to spotlight all aspects of our program. Most people outside sorority know only about our social functions. Of course, we wouldn't miss working and playing togetherfun is definitely a part of sorority, but we do have other aims and activities. How to live and work together is one of the most important things for every American girl to learn. What could be a better opportunity for favorable publicity than a write up and pictures of life in a orority house. Sometimes the girls do their own cooking and housekeeping-these provide many opportunities for good action pictures. The girls learn to give and take, and many a girl without a sister soon learns to adjust to a house full of them. College papers and THE PHOENIX might use such stories-and good pictures add so much.

service, some路 in the Red Cross. 'vVe learned first hand from these girls about their interesting expenences. Now that A.S.A. has assumed the task of purchasing projectors for veteran's hospitals, we should publicize this activity. The Buffalo Alums sponsored a fashion show for this purpose and were given excellent publicity-a picture of the committee, a write-up about the purpose of the show and another article about the models and the cause. Your program and project would also provide good copy. Now just a few hints for your publicity. Whenever you mention Alpha Sigma Alpha remember to include our title, National Education Sorority. Remember that you will find newspapers will be willing to feature your activities if they are given ample notice and accurate information. Don't forget that other Alpha Sigs are interested in your pet projects so how about an article with a few good pictures for our own magazine, THE PHOENIX. Now that we have a few ideas lets really get to work. Let's really turn the spotlight on Alpha Sig.

Recently a Buffalo paper featured an article about the co-operative sorority houses and included several fine pictures. Perhaps your local paper would like an invitation to visit your house. Cooperation is a sorority keynote and there are many fine examples of it. We should publicize our national social service projects such as the Frances Cary memorial library whjch is a timely worthwhile undertaking. Would your school or local paper run a story or pictures of ASA's collecting books or working on that novel way of raising fund s. I'm sure you'd find them very cooperative. How about giving it a try? The alumnae chapters also need to show their part in sorority life. Too many people feel that sorority ends with college graduation. We must how them that it continues all through life. Especially during the war our alums were treated to letters from girls all over the world-some in

"Now let's see: A pinch of salt-stir well-This is fun."

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Would You Like Her to be an Alpha Sig?

HE title of our new rushing manual for the college chapters is "Rushing Never Ends"and that is the situation in the proverbial nutshell! Some of us as alums are under the impression_ that the headaches and cares of rushing were passed at our day of graduation. But that is not so! Perhaps most of the burden is upon the shoulders of the college chapters ; nevertheless, we alumnae groups are still in a position to recommend new girls for membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha. It is not only a privilege but also an obligation to pass along to the various colleges information concerning new students in that particular schooL In this way we can speed-up the "getting acquainted" period which in most instances is very short . . . (the majority of our chapters rush during the opening weeks of school) . Any help we could render would be welcome. 路路 And if we look upon this problem through telescopic lens, we realize .that every new pledge is a new alumna in just a few short years. We ourselves are publicity agents and drawing cards for prospective sorority girls! Through our community activities and social affairs, we are unknowingly "on display" as Alpha Sigs-thus her standards and reputation balance upon our individual carrying of the colors! From this approach, we can easily see how we influence new students in college regarding their sorority attitude. And how we are indirectly selecting the new alums who will become a part of our own chapters. How can we of the alumnae help the college chapters with their rushing? This is a question with much "food for thought." Since I assumed this chairmanship of rushing activities, I 路have been sending a stream of notes to the colleges for rush problems and suggestions. As the middleman, I wish to be helpfuL And I believe the alums can assume an active portion of rush activities, .if we wi!l use the following suggestions as a guide. First of all, we alumnae should be interested in the college chapter from which we graduated . We would profit by not allowing ourselves to become so busy as to overshadow either our college activities or chapter functions. Those still in college are unconsciously living by our standards thus any encouragement we can offer personally

would be eagerly , and enthusiastically accepted. It is truly amazing to rewrn to a chapter meeting and realize that there are present the same type personalities that we desired "in the good old days." Yes, the spirit is the same; the joys are the same; and the burdens. are the same. The girls would be proud of your interest in them-and you would be thrilled by their enthusiasm toward the alumnae. A ' second way we alums can help is to be aware of High School girls who are considering attending college. In smaller towns it is relatively easy to kl)ow or hear about these prospective students and a personal welcome to the alma mater would help make a more "old shoe-like" feeling. By being alert to future possibilities, we are helping Alpha Sigma Alpha grow ! And the final means of assistance to the chapter rushing is to be active as an alumna. That sounds strange but it is a basically simple truth. By being active in our community and alumnae, we are making ourselves agents of propaganda and spreading our name further. This also means that we should initiate action when we have suggestions or recommendations for the chapters. On the opposite page is a recommendation blank which. may help you pass along some important information to any college group where you know a prospective student. You may send this completed form to the college chapter president or to our National President (addresses will appear in each issue of the PHOENIX) . This personal information will be considered confidential and will be treated as such. Incidentally, information about a new student who would not be desirable as an Alpha Sig would also be well received. Being alumnae, we must realize that our recommendations are just that-recommendations. The actual choice is made by the college chapter and we abide by their decisions. Thus we see that we alumnae members do still have an active part in rushing though our college days are passed. Our only hope of new blood in the alumnae is through the colleges so remember that every new girl we suggest now (who is acc.epted) will be a new alumna very shortly.

P. CLARK, Chairman of Rushing Activities. MARION

Recommendation for A.S.A~ Consideration Name of girl: Addres : Relationship to you: PERSONALITY 1.

Is she a good mixer?

Does she take an active part in organizations of her choice?

Does she adapt quickly to a group?

Is she a good listener and follower?

5. Can she initiate action? 6.

Does she control her emotions well?

7. Is she easily dominated? ' SCHOLARSHIP

From what High School did she graduate?

Was she an excellent, average, or fair student?

3. Was she active in extra-curricular activities? 4.

What has she done since graduation?

5. How many years will she probably attend college? SOCIAL STANDING

Would you be proud to have her in your organization?

Would you welcome her as a guest in your own home?

3. Is she financially able to join a sorority? 4.

Does she depend completely upon her parents for money for her education?

5. What is her parents' attitude toward sororities? 6.

What is her own feeling toward sororities?

Do you think we have a favorable/ doubtful chance of pledging this candidate should the college chapter find her desirable? ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Recommended by :

Address Member of ......................................................:................................................................chapter in 19................ .. arne .............................................................................................................................................................................................

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Wearers of the Ruby and Pearl Badge AVE you seen the sparkle and sheen of the Alpha Sigma Alpha pearl and ruby bife MemberH ship Badge? It is beautiful. And, did you know you may have ruby points inserted in your own · pearl badge when you become a Life Member? Statistics prove a person who has a vested or financial interest in an organization is more concerned with its welfare and progress. This is true· of your church, your school, your government and your sorority. Why not start paying on your $25.00 Life Membership at once? Your $5.00 pledge fee has been credited to your life membership account. Under the new plan, you will receive a life subscription to THE PHOENIX upon completing the life membership fee. Send your payments to the Nati-onal Treasurer, and add the needed brick to reinforce the walls of the beautiful structure of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The names below are taken from the reco rd s of those who have completed life member fees since the 1941 convention. Many others have made partial payments. Mary St . Clair Bugg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Virginia Blake . Finn .. . .... ...... ..... IIII Jo McKinley Wady . . ... .... ..... . .. . AB E udene Schenk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Lucille Rose Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ar Ha rriet McM illan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Martha Chestnutt Eskridge . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Joan Steinmiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Gertrude Crane Glock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Lois June Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Sue Covey Sparks . ... .. ... ....... .. . . ZZ Lillian V iner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Doris Baltis Boley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZZ Jean Vedder .... .. .. ... .... . .... ... . IIII Alfa Guyer McCabe . ....... . . .... . . .. ®® Dorothy Kuhn York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Gertrude C. York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ®® Nancy Gibson .... ... . ...... . : . ... .. . . ~~ Patricia Detrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KK Geraldine Hutton Holton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Marie Louth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KK Edith Baum Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Grace Williams Walti . ........ .. . .. . . KK Margaret C. Schofield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Betty Baker . . .. ... .. . . ..... .. .. : . . . . KK Frances Shaw .. ·.... .... .. . ........ . . . XX Jean Lentz Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KK Esther Arnott S\lden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Lois W ui chet Bethard . . . . .. .... . ..... AA Elizabeth Kidwell Soland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Mary Kinkade Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Jean Maxine Moulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Carolyn· Southard ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Viola Ca raway ....... .. . . . . . . ..... ... '11'11 Clar Oden .. ........ . .. . .. . ... . .. .. . AA Mary C. Beers .. . ..... . ..... . ... : . . . . Br Lois Meadowcroft Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . NN Lois V . Beers . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Br Marion Powell Clark ........ .. ... .... NN Penny Stolper Goodall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Br E leanor Temple Shriner ........... ... NN F ranees Waddell Camden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BE Marion Tollickson F ischer ....... ..... .P<P Jean Raup ... ... . ..... . . . .. ...... ... BE Betty Barber Barrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Margaret Thacker ... .... . .. ...... .... BE Edith Snedecor Beatty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII J anice Hinrichs Haydel .. ........... . . BZ Anna Lou Marks Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Annie Laurie Gillis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BZ F reida Beck ........ . ... ... . ... . ... . IIII Edna Paula Gampp .. ..... . . ... . . ... . IIII Betty Lu Straugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BZ Annette Pausewang Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Lilly Bakke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BH Betty Stratemier Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Margaret Knapp Conlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BH E liz_abeth Murray Hamlin ........... . rrrr Hattie Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BH Janet Benedict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII J oella Akin Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bl Reva Fish Kohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IIII Betty Jo Lawless ... ............ . ..... BK Katherine Burlingame MacKenzie . . . . . . IIII Jean Frances Trice .. .. . . ..... . ... ... . BA Margaret Leinert .. .. ... ....... ..... . IIII Marie Schichtl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BA E leanor Brant Miller . . ....... . ....... IIII _ Ida Mae Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BA R uby Fitch Nelson .................. IIII Harriet R. U msted .. .. ...... . . ... .... BA

Fellowship Loan Fund Alpha Sigma Alpha is proud of her Fellowship Loan Fund and the service it has rendered her members. The Fund was established in 1926 by the National Convention and has grown from its original $64 to its present balance of approximately $8,000. This revolving Fund is built from voluntary chapter contributions and the money is contin~ally loaned to our members, repaid, and loaned again to other Alpha Sigs. One hundred thirty-five loans totaling $18,109.00 have been made to Alpha Sigma Alpha members and pledges. One hundred nineteen of these loans have been paid in full. Sixteen loans totaling $1,558 are now outstanding.

An Open Letter to Our Members: Dear Alpha Sigma Alpha A few days ago I received a check from our treasurer for your very generous contribution to the Fra,ncis Hanson Cary Memorial. The $452.90 will buy many fine books that will consume untold hours for our service men in hospitals throughout America. It is impossible for us to estimate the great amount of joy and information that will come to our heroes because of your fine gift.

I feel sure that Francis would dearly love each of you if he knew you. He had a broad understanding and love of people and the things that One member wrote, "You know, I can't help interest them. His hobby was collecting fine feeling closer to Alpha Sigma Alpha because it books, and enjoying them thoroughly for the inhas been of such wonderful service; first socially, spiration and help they brought. Your establishand now, financially. I hope that someday I can ; ment of so grand a memorial, named for him, be a part of helping someone who has need of though really a memorial to all our men who lost their lives in World War II, is something that Alpha Sig consideration." Another Alpha Sig wrote, "The sorority has would make Francis and the others who made the been so patient when I could not make payments supreme sacrifice feel that it had not been in vain. With all my heart I thank each of you for on mx loan. If every loan has helped the girl 路as much as mine helped me then we have done a your part in this great undertaking. Later I shall give you a story of the operation of the memorial. great deal for our members." A third A.S.A. wrote, "This will be my last I pray that each of you may derive a blessing benote to you since my loan is paid in fu ll. I have cause of having had a part in so beautiful a project. not minded paying at all. People have told me it's Faithfully yours, so hard to pay after you have borrow~d and spent. BESSIE FERGUSO CARY. Maybe it is because it's Alpha Sig's Loan Fund and I know that putting back what I borrowed leaves that much more for some other sister of mine who needs it . Place Orders for Copies of the "It certainly gives one a feeling of security to ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA CREED know while in school you have something like our with the National Editor, Mrs. B. F. Leib, Loan Fund to fall back on." T

The Fellowship Fund chairman is always very happy to make a loan to our members and render any other service. Our " ational Fellowship Week" was observed during February 14-21, and contributions for 1945-46, are still being received by Mrs. A. Snead Camden, Chatham, Virginia.

3540 N. Pennsylvania St., Apt. T Indianapolis 5, Indiana

Framed Copies.-$2.00 each Unframed Copies-$ .SO each An Appropriate Graduation Gift Make check payable to Alpha Sigma Alpha

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Our Campus Queens May we present-Queen Katie! From thirtyseven other candidates, Katie Karns was chosen

This year at Western State's annual Co-ed Prom two of Sigma Sigma's women reigned as

by popular vote to reign at Temple University's queens over the affair. Chosen as Miss Western Regalia Day on May 10. We Alpha Sigs are State was Helen Rossi, Ouray senior, and preshonored to give to you-our Queen. . ident this year of Sigma Sigma chapter. Helen received her degree in March but is now working * * * * at the college as assistant Librarian. While in Doris Ogsbury-commonly known as Duffy- college she was active in music and sports. She was elected Miss Leadership by the associated wo- was elected to "Who's Who" this year. She is in men students of the college. She served as pres- Women's Athletic Association and served this ident of Sigma Sigma chapter during the year year as president of the local Panhellenic organi1944-45. During her college career she was very zation . active in college publication work and was editor * * * * of the "Top o' the World," campus weekly newspaper, last year. She also served on the college Board of Publications and was awarded a letter

for outstanding work in journalism. She is also in W.A.A. and Press club. Doris will receive her degree thi s June and expects to teach next year.

Lovely Polly Lester of Beta Iota who reigned as May Queen at the Radford College May Day celebration. -

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Announces the Acceptance of Petitions for College Chapter Affiliation from the Following Organizations: GAMMA CHAPTER OF CLIO State Teachers College, Cortland, New York BETA CHAPTER OF CLIO State Teachers College, Oneonta, New York

WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHAPTERS! Alpha Sigma Alphas everywhere extend a warm welcome to our four new chapters. The November Phoenix will carry a full account of the chartering of each chapter. The dates of installation are as follows: Beta Mu . ... . . . . . Henderson State Teachers College . .. ... May 4, 1946 Arkadelphia, Arkansas Beta Nu .... . .... Murray State Teachers College ...... .. May 18, 1946 Murray, Kentucky Gamma Clio ...... State Teachers College . ............ .. . May 4, 1946 . Cortland, New York Beta Xi .. . ..... . State Teachers College . . . . ......... .. May 18, 1946 Oneonta, New York

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N.Y. Alums tal~e a Gastronomic Excursion or-Romance in a Kitchen

you remember that as a chil d, the wa rm, ri ch odors of baking bread or brow ning pastri es called yo u away from the most concen trated play and magnetically drew you to the kitchen ? A nd do yo u recall how even today the sweet necta rs of a rose gar den or a honeysuckl e vine cause you to draw yo ur breath deeply, halt your pace and make yo u want to linger aw hil e? W ith the first olfacto ry experi ence you found you r mouth watering and you probably tea eel 'til you had a tasting, or li cked the f rostmg bo wl. W ith th e second-you probably then, and still, close your eyes, breathe deeply of the heady scents and find your thoughts dri fti ng off toward roma ntic and tender reveri es. But imagine-if you can, the combination of the two together- the healthy ri ch smells of golden brow n pastry-and the ta ntali zing scent of so me honey blossom, some st ra nge essence of oriental perf um e. Yes, such a co mbination in one spot wher e pastry con fections cater to the tastes of th e epicure and dip its recipe histo ry into a famil y secret that has served European wealth and nob ili ty fo r gen-

erati ons. P icture, if you can, a pastry made of fo rty sheave o f paper-thi n crusty browne s 路'layered" with frui ts and nuts of fo reign vineyards, embelli shed and mellowed by wine-li ke amb ro ia from lotus and lemon blossoms or rose petal nectar ! How easily the thoughts can take off on roma ntic tales of "Arabia n N ights" likene s or the "Cali ph of Bagdad" when these exotic taste and scents bespeak of the O ri ent and its magnificent scale of li ving a thousand or more years ago . T he preceding ge nerations of N icholas E . Abaid neve r lost th e a rt nor the touch fo r these Damascus pastri es and co nfec ti ons which have come dow n to him through the centuri es . And today . A baid and hi s children hold the secret of these perfections closely a a famil y jewel. And, as one woul d think o f such delicacies, that time woul d un pleasantly change them and make them unfit fo r any palate, but Abaid claims that his pastri es a re so made tha t in twenty-fi ve-even fifty years, they will keep and be as fresh as the day they were made. T he rein lies hi s secret, and

39 the secret is in the use and treatment of goat's milk and the way the dough is prepared. The Tew York Alumnae Chapter visited Abaid's kitchen one afternoon and, try as we might, we could get no more information than that. But we did see his technique of throwing hi dough-and throwing is really the literal term. Ahaid starts with a piece of dough about one inch thick and a foot in diameter. Addressing his huge 9 x 12 worktable-and us as we stood and watched -Abaid began his dough throwing and telling us the history of his establishment as he worked. Hi clenched fists (fingers would perforate dough) worked from under the dough, and his arms gyrated up and down like huge pistons on a turbin motor. The circle of dough spun slowly, was flung up in the air, and steadily grew larger and larger in circumference as the air "rolled it out." Soon Abaid gave it an extra toss and drew his hands away-allowing it to settle genly like a huge umbrella upon the table top. Then, with a timely droll remark, he picked up a corner of the "igloo" of dough, out came the supporting air-and down came the balloon. On talked Abaid-telling us of history, family, rose

petals, wine, and nut fillings-all strange, all exotic. And as he talked he slowly walked about the table tenderly tugging at the edges of this huge circle. As he tugged it grew larger and thinner. Finally, as it covered the ent're table like a diaphanous cloth, Abaid halted his walks . With a huge knife he cut the thin dough into many squares, each about a foot. We looked closely and agreed the thinness was like the ever-precious nylon. It was forty of these thin sheaves that went into 路 the making of one pastry tin-along with the fruits, nuts and nectar honey imported from Dama cus . As for us and that child-like habit of mouth watering-Abaid and his wife took care of that by passing around generous and many tastings of his Bakalawa (pastry filled with pistachio nuts) and Knafie (walnut fillings), or Kall-ou-schkoure (almond with rose petal honey). Soon we, who had had our tastes tantalized and our thoughts colored by stories of the East, left his unique shop on Washington Street in downtown New York firmly convinced that Abaid's "exquisitries" befitted their trade mark of "Fit for a Princess."

All travel cuts u.sed were furnished us by the courtesy of the Burlington Rail1路oad and the Rock)' Mounta-iH Motor Compa.n y.

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AKRON, OHIO Dear Girls, Spring is truly here in Akron, as it's unusually warm for this time of year. Cherry trees are blooming and our maple tree has leaves two inches in size. This warm weather is a month ahead of time. Spring is the nicest time of the year-but of course house cleaning kinda spoils it. Well, we have good news! Our president Martha Young is overjoyed to welcome home her husband, Don, who's been in the service from three to four years. It has been a long time for Martha and for their son who has just met his daddy for the first time, and we are all happy that he is back. In February we met at the home of Catherine Loechler. Twelve girls were present-which was just the right number for three tables of bridge. At this meeting we saw the many samples of cards which we will sell. There are cards for all occasions-birthday, convalescent, etc. and gift wrappings. W e were pleased with them and handed in our orders. Catherine served delicious refreshments and we -ate by candlelight. The table centerpiece was a beautiful bouquet of cut flowers. Our March meeting was held at the big home of Dorothy Slife. Her darling little children, a boy and girl, ushered us in. At this meeting our cards were distributed as orders had been filled. We feel we will have no trouble selling them as they are attractive and reasonably priced. Ten girls were present and Dorothy served a nice luncheon and of course we played bridge. Our next meeting will be at Gwen Spier's or at Dorothy Scott's. 'Bye for now, HELEN SNYDER.

ALVA, OKLAHOMA D ear PHoENIX Readers, The Alva Alumnae have been very lucky in the dates chosen for our monthly meetings. In February we had a very spring-like evening and enjoyed the hospitality of Naomi Paris' home with Minnie Shockey as co-hostess. The March meeting had just as delightful weather and we went to Lucille Kramp's lovely tural homeFrances Hyde, her A . S. A. neighbor was also her assistant hostess. Added to the joy of being out there we also found that Ruth Ann Hyde had taken an ex-

tra day for holiday from the University just to meet with us. Isn't that a real joy? _ We are rejoicing with several of our alumnae over the safe return of their husbands from overseas and who are now "at home". These are: Lenore Dunning, Doris Goodwin, Phyllis Rahe and Joyce Mann. All are lovely A. S. A.'s. Erline Cline Bozzacco has joined her husband, Joe, in his hometown, Youngstown, Ohio. Won't the Alphas in and near there go to see Erline at 587 Cossina Ave. She will be very, very glad to meet you. Mrs. Hollis Warrick, one of our most loyal patronesses has a new baby. We hope this youngster may fall in love with an Alpha when he is older. Edna has been very busy these past weeks. It is the season for debate and play contests in Oklahoma high schools. Edna, being Alva High School coach for these, has plenty to do--does it well and "brings home the bacon". Last week her play was graded "Excellent" by a master in dramatics. Congratulations to Edna! The college chapter is doing well. It has initiated every one of its pledge~ and is planning well for next year. In April the chapter is to give the Assembly program. It will be pleasing and it will be well done. Recently we have been saddened by the sudden death of one of Gamma Gamma's charter members and its second president, Helen Fitzgerald of Watonga, Okla. She was a most excellent teacher and a noble woman. Cordial greetings to the new chapters. We welcome you with joy. MINNIE SHOCKLEY.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS The undergraduates played host to us on March 2nd at Kimmies. As usual we were all fascinated with her adorable apartment. Alums present included Mabel Peterson, Edith Howlett, Ruth Mayo, Char路 lotee Adams and Handley, Irma Wrenn and Ruth Fletcher. Also there were two alums from the class of '45:- Ann Gallagher who is_ teaching in Norton and Polly who is teaching in Connecticut. We accepted the resignation of Connie Sparm, our VicePresident, who became the bride of David Eaton on February 26. The meeting was spent in telling the group about our experiences. Kimmie narrated her travels here and abroad. Ruth Mayo described her European travels, as did Edith Howlett. We learned that careful planning and ample, but not surplus, luggage are

"musts" for a small trip or an extensive tour. We gasped and swooned over the nylons that several were wearing. Eddie Howlett informed us her pupils "located" rayons for her. (I must start to train my fifth graders likewise). During February vacation Edith Howlett journeyed to New Hampshire on the snow train. It was below zero and a blizzard kept Eddie from leaving for home on schedule. Our next meeting will be a "swap party" at Charlotte Adams' in Watertown. Last year we all arrived with something we didn't want and after much heckling and swapping, we all came home with something we did want. Since I started writing this, one of my "pets" (at least he is now) brought me a pair of nylons and a pair of rayons.' One of the joys of teaching!

sponsored for the purpose of donating to the nationwide project of purchasing ceiling projectors and films for wounded service men in hospitals. The Dessert Bridge and fashion party was held from 2 until 5 P. M. at the Twentieth Century Club and the following chairmen assisted ''Connie": Mrs. William Blackstone, Publicity; Mrs. Howard Braun, Reservations; Miss Johanne Cunningham, Models; Miss Marjorie Frisbee, Music; Mrs. Bernard Groh, Refreshments; Mrs. Justus Holzman, Arrangements; Miss Joan Steinmiller, Tickets, Mrs. Robert Wolf, Prizes. On April 13th Frances Hepinstall will present one of her interesting book reviews at our luncheon meeting. This will be held at Lyons Tea Room. Then May brings election "of officers, the Surprise Party meeting of which we haven't even an "inkling" what will take place and finally we close our program in June with a party for the graduates and recent brides. As we bid farewell till September, we extend our congratulations to the New Chapters and wish them all the luck and happiness we have received from being a part of Alpha Sigma Alpha. S.incerel y, MARY RAPP.

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Until we meet again in September, the Boston Alums send love to all you Alphas near and far. But I expect to be seeing you before that, as I have been selected to represent our chapter at the National Convention in August. IRMA JANE W'RENN.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK How wo.uld you like to receive a half pound of butter (precious gold in these parts) for seventeen cents? That was one of the interesting items auctioned at our White Elephant sale held at the home of Louise Coe. Another was the crocheted fluffy green edged doily which Harriet CacMillan Smith (fondly known as "Mac") obtained and attempted to make into a hat. This must have been an incentive for "Mac", because a few days later she attended the Auction Sale of goods seized at the Canadian Border which was held at the old United States Custom house in Buffalo. Spurred on by the antics of the Customs men over a box of French hats, Mac bought 9 of them for the small sum of two dollars . We are now awaiting the moment when she models them. Hats off to Constance Batt, General Chairman of the Fashion Revue and Dessert Bridge which Pi Pi

JANICE MAY MARSH

The Canton, Ohio, alumnae are proud to present their delegate to the national convention-Janice Rate Marsh. Those who attended the regional meeting in Cleveland will recall Janice's initiation. She attended Kent State University and was pledged there. We were very happy to have her initiated and made a life member at the Cleveland meeting. Janice is a past president of the Town Garden Club and has always been active in the Canton Junior Woman's Club. Her talents as a homemaker and hostess are many. She has a seven year old future Alpha Sig.

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It is with great pride that we send her to represent our group. It will be a pleasure for all to meet her. And I know she is looking forward with great anticipation to meeting all of you.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA A new and revised list of names and addresses of chapter members for Central Pennsylvania is in the process of compilation. This list will go to all members and to college chapters near our area. Helen Witmyer is home from Pearl Harbor and the Waves and again at her old job as supervisor of physical education in the Lancaster City Schools. She is the envy of all who meet her and that wonderful "tan"', which she insists is fading! The two newest babies in our chapter are reported as doing well. Young "Larry" Rost takes up the complete time of his fond mother as none of us have seen her since his arrival. The still younger baby boy announced by his mother, Helen Wenger by a surprise note at our last meeting is reported as "husky". Mary Wilson Aungst has so thoroughly enjoyed her work with the Red Cross that she plans to attend Summer School, possibly at Smith College School of Social Work, to further prepare herself in this interesting area of work. Geraldine Smith and June Smith are members of the newest service club for women leaders in Lancaster. The Soroptimist Club of Lanq.ster was duly installed on March 30th. The next meeting of our chapter will be held in May at the home of Lillian Gish Eshelman and the fall meeting is scheduled for Siousca, Coatesville at the home of Kay Lowry Pratt. S. JuNE SMITH. 1945路46 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA A. S. A. ALUMNAE MEMBERSHIP ROLL r-Aungst, Mary (Mrs. Spencer W.), 78 N. 17th St., Harrisburg, Pa. 2-Beaner, Alice H. (Mrs. Ralph), 4000 Lexington Ave., Harrisburg, Pa. 3-Baker, Suzanne, R. D. 2, Lancaster, Pa. 4-Brown, Eleanor D. (Mrs. George), 324 Marshall St., Lancaster, Pa. s-Cockill, Mary, 3ro Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn 5, N.Y. 6-Duffy, Frances Atkins, 65 Orange St., Elizabethtown, Pa. 7-Eshelman, Lillian G. (Mrs. Frank), Neffsville, Pa. 8-Eckenroth, Olive D. (Mrs. John), 8ro Willow St., Lebanon, Pa. 9-Hoffman, Virginia, roo West Main St., New Holland, Pa. ro-Hill, Kathryn B. (Mrs. Sherman), 211 Manor Ave., Millersville, Pa.

II-Heisey, Margarietta H. (Mrs. J. D.), Rheems, Pa. 12-Murphy, Lauretta W. (Mrs. Wm. J.), 252 Sunbury St., Minersville, Pa. 13-Nolt, Marion, Landis':ille, Pa. 14-Pratt, Catherine L. (Mrs. H. Victor), Siousca, Coatesville, Pa. 15-Rost, Elizabeth W. (Mrs. Alvin), 425 N. Franklin St., Red Lion, Pa. r6-Slifer, Anne, 3425 Boyer St., Laureldale, Pa. 17-Smith, Geraldine, 312 W. Orange St., Lancaster, Pa. r8-Smith, S .. June, 125 Manor Ave., Millersville, Pa. 19-Wenger, Helen H. (Mrs. Melvin), 441 College Ave., Eizabethtown, Pa. 20-Wentzel, Mary Jane K. (Mrs. Alton), 330 Moor路 land Ave., Carlisle, Pa. 21-Witmyer, Helen, 910 New Holland Ave., Lancaster, Pa. 22-Gotwalt, Marion Gladfelter (Mrs. S. T.), 43 S. Dewey St., York, Pa. 23-Perry, Martha, R. F. D. No. 6, York, Pa. 24-Snyder, Hester, r7 N. Russell St., York, Pa. 25-Worley, Ginny Bond (Mrs. Carson Robert), 433 Lincoln St., York, Pa.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS When Merna Johnson told us last Spring that she had found an apartment we all asked "How did you find it?" and when we assembled there for our February luncheon we still asked "How did you find it?" for, in spite of very explicit instructions, about half the crowd managed to get lost before arriving at the proper corner. This was the first Chicago meeting for Leanna Deadrick, who is working here for Scott, Forsman and was promoting their readers that day. Joyce Harris was new to us Chicagoans also and we all were impressed to learn that she is a stewardess for United Air Lines, flying at present between Chicago and Cheyenne. Norma Brown was thrilled about her new position with the Chicago Musical College and hopes to write a column in the new music magazine for high school students which they intend to publish. Merrill Boyer, who was visiting in Chicago that weekend, helped to swell the ranks of Beta Kappas at the luncheon. Merna and Earline had prepared a lovely luncheon for us and we decided Merna deserved special credit when we learned that she had worked down at the office that morning and scurried home in time to get those "nummy" apples a-baking which she served with ice cream topping. Her set of candlewick glass was something which we all might covet, even if those of us with young children might use it with fear and trembling. (By the way, we just learned

43 that Eddie has been transferred from Springfield to Chicago so will be able to spend all his nights at home instead of just every other weekend.) Lora Mabel Smith wrote us from Cleveland that her husband had accepted a position in Chicago and that she and her two children hoped to join him here before long. All he has ta do is find someplace for them to live. Knowing that Frances Weegar still hasn't had any luck finding a place, we couldn't be too optimistic for Lora Mabel, but do hope it won't be long before she'll be able to join our group. We can well imagine, though, that the Cleveland gals will miss her. Fifteen of us traveled to the Loop on March 9 to lunch at Carder's as guests of the two Mary'sMcCrea and Weinberg. Merna's gay new bonnet of blue flowers made us all think of Spring and Betty Foyer made us all envious with a new spring print which she had purchased that morning. Jeanne Ramsey had received compliments on her new grey outfit the month before and Dorothy Masters was bemoaning the fact that it wasn't quite warm enough for her to sport her new suit. ' Nelle Rainey wrote that she'd be thinking of us that day while she was traveling in California and we'll be anxious to hear of all she saw and did while there. From the conversation at our table we won't be surprised if we hear that Mary Weinberg has decided to be a stewardess like Joyce Harris mstead of teaching in Oak Park next year. Guess Joyce had been grounded in Cheyenne that day as she didn't make it to Chicago for the luncheon. With plans for convention sounding so enticing we'll all wish we might fly or find some other means of meeting you in August. 路 Right now we're saving April 20 for another luncheon in the Loop, May 18 to travel South to Betty Foyer's and June 15 to Eleanore Thomas' in Glenview. ETHEL LLEWELYN WILSON.

CLEVELAND, OHIO Since last deadline found us "left at the post" we'd like you to know what transpired at our January meeting. Betsy Besse entertained us at luncheon, the 16th at the Womens City Club. Aside from its other attractive features, the City Club food is, as Toni put it, "Simply out of this world," and we all repoice when we have the opportunity to have a meeting there. More invigorating than a week's supply of vitamins was the fact that Lora Smith, Martha Borch, and Toni Rowe all could be there. The two smaller Besses, Bill and Jean, who accompanied Betsy, helped to keep us amused. Ruth Klein offered to have us to dinner on February 15, but when that date drew nigh so few of us could make it that, although we talked about the possibilities of three handed rummy and Ring-aroundthe-rosie, we finally gave it up in despair and decided to concentrate on getting everyone out for the March get-together.

The first of March saw Betsey and Ralph whipping off to New York for ten days vacation, and-they reported later-seve.n shows! Pause here-while your correspondent curls up and turns mildly chartreuse with envy. March also brought wonderful news for Lora and Ron Smith. Ron accepted a position in the engineering department at Western Electric in Chicago. After having been wined and dined every evening for days and days, Ron took off for Chicago armed to do battle with the housing situation. Lora recently flew up to join Ron for five days at the Stevens, and reports that they were fortunate enought to buy a house in La Grange, which they hope to be able to move into by June, but are keeping their fingers crossed lest it be Septe!Tiber. The Chicago chapter will find Lora a most welcome addition to their ranks, but I am very much afraid there will be an irreplaceable spot left in our small group to which Lora's wit and sparkle have contributed so much. Here's wishing you the best from all of us, chums, but what'll we do without you? Esther Cofltes combined a luncheon (such elegant food!) and stork shower for Jane Fry when she entertained us on March 16. Jane and Dick are expecting the impending offspring this month and we are all agog. We all got a vicarious thrill out of oh-ing and ah-ing over the tiny things. The note of hilarity was introduced by our suggesting names for the baby. Jane, herself ca~e up with the two most impressive offerings-Fish and French. There is nothing like a Lakewood meeting to lure out the west-siders! They were there in force, including Ruth Duffy, whom we've missed at the last few meetings. Although Martha Borch wasn't able to come, she sent word that she would like to have the April meeting. That will be fun, for Briar Hill is lovely in spring. Last minute flash! If anyone is lucky enough to . find the May issue of Mademoiselle left on the newsstands she might notice who won first prize in the May Design contest. Yep!, none other than your obedient servant, PHYLLIS JoHNSTON GREER.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO In March, Winifred Hay entertained our members at a snappy bridge party-1 remember distinctly because the hands held by the majority were plenty good for a change. Some of the gals really know their hearts and spades but never really play for blood. Of course it may. come to that any day. At this meeting, we held a major discussion on Postwar Rehabilitation Work. The work at Camp Carson has dwindled to nothing, so the Red Cross have offered several interesting projects. We decided on a magazine supply for Government Tubercular Patients now being used at Cragmoor San. Just how permanent this set up is going to be we do not know. However, we are going to buy magazines each month for them until another change comes along.

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GRACE HARRIS LLOYD April 3, our Brunch meeting will be at Virginia Maloney's. This is certainly a super-special meetingour very first baby shower since our installation will take place at that time. Who for? Did about forget to say its for Lois Young Borst. May through September will not be a close down for the chapter and we have a number of interesting meetings planned. High spots for the season being - a summer picnic, a garden par,ty, hay ride, ;md the convention in Estes, where Grace Harris Lloyd will represent us officially. MELVA SHADY Ross.

DENVER, COLORADO The Denver Alums, 23 strong, gathered for their Spring party on Saturday, April 6 at the Home of Vivi Dobbins. Vivi has a lovely new home. From the enormous fireplace and inglenook to the garden pool, it was pronounced perfect by those pesent. Then we were hilariously entertained by a clever book review of "The Egg and 1", given by our President, Grace Dalby. · Polly Schlosser told of the Red Cross work being done by Alpha Sigs in region 5· Convention was also discussed. We all are hoping there will be room in Estes Park for the members from our group who wish to attend. We enjoyed having Maurine McMullin with us again after a long absence during which she went with her husband. He is now a Commander stationed in Tokyo. We will have a business meeting in May to elect officers and a Convention delegate. Polly Schlosser will be our hostess. Then late in the summer we are planning a summer rush party. Vl e feel we have had a very successful year. Our parties have been unusual and lots of fun. The attendance has averaged about 20. So it is with anticipation, that we look forward to another year of satisfying activity with Alpha Sigma Alpha friends. IRENE C. HoLLAND.

The Des Moines Alumnae wish to extend greetings to all Alpha Sigs everywhere and to Iota Iotas in particular. It is good to be alive ,in days like these and to have a part in trying to help the world to hecome a better place in which to live. There is trouble and turmoil everywhere but that too will pass. Instead of emphasizing "what a mess things are in" let us look for and speak about the conditions that are better, the things that are good. We are planning a spring picnic meeting before · the end of the school year when many of our members scatter to the four winds for the summer. Some of the girls and their families go to the lakes in northern Iowa or Minnesota for the summer. Others individually or with their families will be taking a vacation trip somewhere this summer, the first for ~everal years. 'Speaking of trips, it seems as if they have already started. Nelle Gabrielson Raney (now a member of the· Chicago Alull?-nae) wrote from California: "I am having such a very nice trip thru California. I am with Ruth Hooks now and called on Doris Hubbard Comfort today. Will see Mildred Voiland Tholl in a day or two. Everyone looks so well and happy. Love, Nelle." ' Rita Walters Selvy with her husband, and son Larry enjoyed a trip to Washington and New York early this spring. There was an item in our local paper about Ruth Mcintyre of Vineland, N. J. visiting in Des Moines. I haven't learned just who did get to see her. Some of the girls saw Pearl Kugler Patterson when she was in Des Moines for a visit. She lives in Waco, Texas and has a girl and two boys in her family. Dorothy Curtis teaches in Waterloo. She had bought a house there and a year or two ago her father and mother moved from their home in Red Oak to live with her. Susan Hart Bergmann has a new son. She lives in or near Chicago. Lillian Jacobson hears from her often. • Former Kindergarten students at Drake will be sorry · to learn that Irene Hirsh passed away at her home in Buffalo, N. Y. a few months ago. Lora Shipley is librarian in her home town of Sheldon, Iowa. Opal Callison Moore lives on a farm near Peru, Iowa. Leona Wilcox is principal of two grade schools in Des Moines, as she has been for several years. She is just as sweet and charming as ever. Grace Davis Carver and Rita Walters Selvy were assisting hostesses when Fae McClung Shawhan opened her home for the golden wedding ·anniversary of her parents on March 16. It was a delightful occaswn. June Douglas is a bookkeeper for Republic Pictures Des Moines office. Myrna Treimer Hutchinson's little daughter is a real little dolL Pauline Womeldorf Black is just as pretty as she was when she was in school. She is a busy gal with two lovely children, Jane and Joe.

45 Helen Wilcox has a very interesting position with the Department of State. She recently returned from an assignment for the Department in the West Indies. Here is just a little news of former Drake University girls. But wouldn't it be wonderful if I could hear from a lot of you scattered over the good old U.S.A. and could pass on thru the PHoENIX a word about where you are and what you are doing? I hope I hear from YOU. Love in A. S. A. FLORENCE HARLEY.

GUNNISON, COLORADO Dear Alpha Sigs, This has been a grand year for Alpha Sigma. To end that year-the alums of Sigma Sigma chapter are happy to learn the chapter at Western State has pledged four new pledges who are simply tops, which means our girls will start off with a bang next fall. We are always happy to learn about alums through the PHOENIX. Helen Ruth Willcoxen Hoffman had her name in print from the chapter in Colorado Springs. Then Marie Zavislan's picture with the New York chapter, both are alums from Gunnison. Louise Nordstrom is proudly wearing a beautiful ring which means sometime we will read Mrs. Bill Andreas of Sigma Sigma Chapter. Wednesday, April 3rd is to be a pot-luck supper given by the alums for the active chapter at the home of Mrs. G. Lewis Miller with Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Carl Helmecke and Mrs. Milton Zeigelder as hostesses. We were happy to have Gertrude Helmecke Hardin and daughter Linda with us again . They have spent the winter in Arizona with Mr. Hardin who is in the Army. We are beginning work on our big undertaking -the cancer drive-which takes place during April. Mrs. Max Fleetwood, a patroness, is district chairman and Mrs. George Besse is county chairman. Last year we raised about a thousand dollars and we hope to do better this year. Here's to a bigger and better Alpha Sigma Alpha and to a wonderful convention this summer. Yours m A. S. A., RosELLEN MclLWEE.

HAYS, KANSAS Dear Alums: The Hays alums were h.appy to be able to renew their acquaintance with Mrs. Polly Schlosser, National Vice-President, during her recent visit to Hays. An informal "coffee' was held on Sunday, March 17, at the home of Mrs. Kathryn Mermis. We were so happy that so many of the girls could be there. We were especially glad to see Dorothy Morrison and Mrs. Kathryn Ryan since their residences have been away from Hays for so long. We are all glad to hear that Elizabeth Agnew :s able to be at her office each day and has 路 recovered from her illness of the past year. We are hoping for a speedy recovery for Leona

Robl from her recent illness. She has been a patient at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Mrs. Louise Holm and family have pust recently moved to Pueblo, Colorado, where they plan to make their home. We all hated to see Louise leave Hays but do hope that she will be able to come visit us soon. Mrs. Bernice Rhoades and family have returned from Flor~da. Her husbaod was just recently discharged from the Navy. They visited for several days in Hays but went on to Denver, Colorado, where they plan to make their home. Now that the war is over and all of us are again endeavoring to set up permanent homes the Hays alumnae are earnestly trying to set up a complete record of Tau Tau !Chapter names and present addresses. We would greatly appreciate hearing from all Tau Tau alumnae. Please drop a card to Ruth Reising, Box 537, Hays Kansas, giving us your maiden name, married name and address. Sincerely, RuTH REISING.

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

EvELYN JoHNsToN The January meeting was held at the Club Continental in the form of a dinner and show afterwards. The meeting in February was held at the home of Doris Hart, and the high point of interest was the engagement announcement of Eloise Campbell to Mr. Wiley Hicks of South Charleston, West Virgtma. March meeting is to be held at the home of Mary L. Gorsuch, and I have been informed by our president, Mrs. Evelyn Johnston that we are to discuss the possibility of a "rush" party for all alumnae who are now living here in Huntington in order to interest them to attend and become one of us. I am enclosing a picture of our chapter president, Mrs. Jimmy Johnston (Evelyn). She is an excellent

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president. Possessing enthusiasm and ability. s.he has encouraged and stimulated each member to mamtain a chapter of which all could be proud to be a member. For the past two years she has been employed by the Chesapeake & Ohio Ra.ilway Company here in Huntington, as well as canng f~r her ro year old son, Jamie. These two occupatiOns. have kept her quite busy. Last week her husband, J1m~y who has been in the Navy as Storekeeper was discharged and they are again bac~ to happy living . again. We are all very much thnlled_. In addition to Evelyn's husband bemg discharged there are three other members whose husbands are home from the service. Josephine Peters Straight, husband Edward, returned in November. Mattie McCorkle Lett, husband James, returned in March. Freda Noble Paul, husband Bosher, returning in March. Also, we are happy to welcome back Ma~ga.ret _Yirgini~ Paul Fulwiler, who has been vacatwmng Ill Flonda for the past three months. Before I close let me tell you how thrilled the girls were to read about themselves in the PHOENIX. Sincerely, FREDA NoBLE PAuL.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA The regular meetings of Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter were held in March and April. Betty Rice and Florence Lull reported on the Book Projector and program to be installed at Vereran's Hospital, Indianapolis. A report of the nominating committee was read and accepted. The new officers will be installed at the June meeting. Adelaide McCarty and Frances Shaw are our honored members this month. On Saturday, April sixth, Adelaide became a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society at a State Initiation at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Delta Kappa Gamma honors outstanding women in the teaching profession. Frances has been chosen Second Reader of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, for a period of three ye:irs. This is considered quite a compliment for one so young. Congratulations to Adelaide and Frances! And, now, the date of May fourth. What is it? It is our first Mother's Party for several years. Leatha Hickman Gaskins' home will provide the setting and Sue Ann Messing, as chairman, with competent assistants, will be hostesses. Sue Ann, just returned from a holiday in New York City and Washington, D. C. will surely be brimming over with ideas. Now, every one, come and bring your mother. We'll be looking for you. Sincerely, BERENIECE J. LAMB.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Since we have only one meeting to report since our last publication, this will be brief. In March we had a very lovely luncheon at "Mrs. Cooks Tea-Room" with .Rubye Waterbury, Ruth Grube and Dorothy Kreek as hostesses. Following a lovely St. Patricks Luncheon we had our business meeting and were privileged to hear two "Thumb Nail Sketch" book reviews. One by our own Jean Hutchison, and the other by Mrs. Cornelius Ashby, a friend of Jeans. At present I cannot give a report on our April meeting except it is election of part of our officers for next year. We are sorry to lose Jerry Aitchison as president. Jerry has s~rved he~ two years :ery faithfully and we all appreciate the time she has g1ven to us. Kansas City membership is continuing to increase, even as we lose some of our faithful members. Eta Eta Chapter, find they have a large representation in Kansas City and are planning a luncheon in honor of Dr. Jane Carro!! and Perva Hughes, advisers from K. S. T. C. Pittsburg, Kansas, on April I 3th. This being the date of the Annual K.S.T.C. Alumni Banquet of Greater Kansas City. Our minds are on National Convention, naturally. We hope many may be able to attend. May it be the biggest and best ever. Kansas City hopes to be. w~ll represented and share with you other Alums Ill Its success. MARY ALICE LANCE-HAMILTON.

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI As we had no report in the last PHoENIX we will go back and give you an account of meetings held earlier in the year. In November we had a most enjoyable evening at the home of Sarah Wimp. Two alumnae who were back in town and were guests that night were: Mrs. R. J. Morey (Dorothea Grim) of Parkersburg, Va. and Mayme Foncannon Deegan of San Antonw, Texas. Delores Peterson Kanan, with Bernice Humphrey Clark and Florence Cassady Sears assisting had the Christmas party for the alumnae. Gifts were exchanged and great merriment ensue~ with. Helen Zeigel clowning as Santa Claus. At th1s meetmg the chapter subscribed to the Book-Projector for the Vet路 eran's Hospital at Springfield. One of our very dear patronesses, Mrs. ~路 .B. Lacy, invited the alums to her home and hospitality in January. In spite of snow and slush there we:e eighteen present anxious to visit and be ~o~ether agam in the warmth of the common bond ex1stmg between all A. S. A. Our February meeting was hostessed by Helen Campbell Young with Betty Sue Thompson a?d Marjory Davis Roberts helping. An out of the oty alumnae guest that night was Helen Mayor Clark, daughter-in-law of Grace McGinnis Clark. Helen

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47 now lives in New Jersey but we are planning to have her with us again when her husband is discharged from service. Gladys Howey Neville invited us to her home for our March meeting. Eugenia Moorman and Christine Chapman Denby were assisting hostesses. This was an eventful night. We had our pictures taken fo~ the PHOENIX and Lt. Corn. Harvey Neville showed us gorgeous slides he had taken in the environs of Richmond, Va. The Nevilles spent two years in Richmond while Lt. Corn. Neville was in command of a Navy V-r2 Unit at the University of Richmond and Galdys spent the last year as Director of Girls in the Westhampton College Dormitory. The April meeting was Hostessed by Eileen McGinnis Higbee and Grace McGinnis Clark. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Marie Wheatcraft Dougherty; Vice-President, Emily Smith King; 路secretary-Treasurer, Lorraine Taylor Williams; PHOENIX Editor, Marjory Davis Roberts. We did not elect a delegate to Convention at this time but we did ask one of our patronesses, Mrs. Edgar Myers, to be a guest a,t the Convention. We hope all you convention-goers will meet Mrs. Myers and learn to love her as we do. She is one of our outstanding leaders in Kirksville. We are to be entertained by Dorothy Sens Lewis and Avis Wheatcraft Lindley at the horne of Marie Dougherty on the first Thursday in May. At this time we will lay our plans for a picnic in June to be a reunion for all Alpha Sigs in Northeastern Missoun. Our chapter is definitely picking up with girls returning after journeys to all parts with Servicemenhusbands. A few are: Helen Campbell Young, Lorraine Taylor Williams, Mary Tiddle Thompson, Virginia Hymer Gleason, Sarah Rose Maize Grossnickle and Emily Smith King . MARJORY RoBERTs.

A GROUP OF KIRKSVILLE ALUMNAE Top Row-Sarah Rose Maize Grossnickle, Sarah Grim Wimp, Ruth Selby Vorhees, Virginia Heimer Gleason, Marion Gardner Jayne, Marry Tittle Thompson . 2nd Row-A lta Lorenz Fair, Eugenia Ringo Moorman, Charlotte Burdette Eggert, Eileen McGinnis Higbee, Alma Zoller, Gladys Howey Neville. 3rd Row- Anna Lemen Valentine, Sue Warden Nagel, Marie Wheatcraft Dougherty, Helen Gardner Zeigel.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA The Los Angeles Alumnae has had no meeting since February as reported in the March PHOENIX. But we are hoping to have one in April. A bit of good news to Xi Xi alums is the birth of Audrey Joyce Anderson to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Anderson( Gladys Ludlam) on Feb. 7, 1946. The Andersons reside in Valparaiso, Indiana where Mr. Anderson is an instructor at Valparaiso University. Loyally yours, BARBARA HELD.

MUNCIE, INDIANA We Muncie Alums held our last meeting at the horne of Betty Miller Saturday, April 6.

MRs. LEROY Mr~LER Betty was chosen as our delegate to the National Convention. Jean Moulton was elected as alternate. Both girls have certainly been loyal to ASA. Betty never misses a sorority meeting and she is the mother of two fine young boys. - While in college she was collegiate representative and secretary for 3 years of the Alumni and vice-president for 1 year. Jean is teaching in the D esota High School. She was PHOENIX correspondent for one year and has been an excellent president this year. Plans were made for our last meeting to be held May 11 in the Burris recreation room. After the meeting we are entertaining the Seniors of the college chapter with a bridge party. We are hoping this to be the biggest and the best party of the year. Two of our Alpha Sigs are Muncie residents again. They are Angeline Yvoick Karsnak and Carmine Cree Alvey. We are glad to have them back witfi us. This ends our news and now, I might add, we are all looking forward to the convention and as many of us that can plan to attend. Lots of love, GRACE RANKIN.

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Janice Haydel, Hilda Giraud, and Polly St. Clair.

Here we are way down south in N'Orleans where it is time to put away your fur coats and look up that bathing suit. Our last meeting was held in February at the home of Hilda Giraud in Gentelly. Hilda's yard was a beautiful sight- full of came\lias and azaleas. Our newest member is Polly St. Clair from Alpha chapter. She is living in New Orleans where her husband, Dr. Harvey St. Clair, is working at the Marine Hospital. Polly has been doing substitute work at the grammar schools here. New Orleans was full of excitement and gaiety during February and March. Of cours~ I mean Mardi Gras! There were balls every mght from January 5th until Carnival Day, March 5th which was the climax of the fun. Two members of our chapter enjoyed the day from a very colorfully dec9rated truck. Polly St. Clair and her husband were there as well as Janice Haydel and of course Wasyne and little two year old Amy Beth. Polly was a very charming blond haired Spanish lady in a costume of red and black, Janice was a tan and green clown and little Amy Beth stole the show in her red, yellow and green gypsy costume. The truck with 49 others joined the Rex parade. It was a wonderful day and I do wish a lot of other A. S. A.'s could have been with us. This week-end (March 30-31) was the date of the Southwestern Homecoming. Beta Zeta had a banquet for the alumnae. I was unable to attend and haven't had any news about it yet. Next issue I'll tell you all about it. . Emma Dell Givens and Noella Oregeron were m New Orleans a month or so ago and we had a grand time talking while we had a delicious lunch at one of the famous restaurants in the French Quarter. Just had some good news from Hilda Giraud . Lenard Herbert who has been overseas for over a year returned to Louisiana Saturday. Hilda and Lenard have been engaged for about a year. . Our next meeting will be in April-as yet the place and time is not known, but we'll see you then. JANI C E HEINRICHS HAYDEL.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Hello again-since the last bit of news from the New York Chapter, that wonder of wonders is here again. To be sure, just one look from the window and the sight of the pink magnolia blossoms, blazing forsythia, and a wiff of that air,-1 know at long last 'tis Spring. We had a slightly warm time of it at the last meeting-but temperature was a matter of inner feelings rather than outer balmy climate. We lunched, in oriental fashion, at an Indian restaurant, the Rajah, and had curry and spices from start to finish. Oh, excuse please-we ended with rose petal coffee-a new one to me! Did you ever hear of it before? Or taste it? ! ! ! We really had a grand turn out though-with a goodly showing of the regulars and a grand bunch of new gals. Ferinstance, here's some of the "Who's Who" we now have with us, and some gossip about each. Lynn Davis, (Kappa Kappa) is now the librarian at Columbia High school in South Orange, New Jersey. Lynn gets us all excited about the new car she's planning to get soon. Sez she's going convention -way if she gets it in time. Elsy Jessup (Theta Theta) our present secretary, is teaching in Mt. Vernon, N. 짜. A new gal this year is the peppy Pauline Haworth, (Gamma Gamma) who makes us all green with envy with the thoughts of her grand jobs-( she just hops from one gold heap to another), her talented piano playing-and her second honeymoon (now that her husband is out of the service for-but good). Incidently Alva, Okla. Chapter, I sure guess you miss Pauline a lot-but your loss is certainly our gain. And there's that Polly Holland-from Psi Psiand way down South. She's majoring in banking research at Columbia University and is a real asset to us. We certainly hope the banks of N . Y. C. know about Polly soon so that she can be with us for good . I forgot to tell you before that Glad (Pi Pi) Kaiser's husband is home now, has been since before Christmas. We're all tickled about 1t as is she. Glad's still teaching in Sayville, Long Island. Esther Manson (Theta Theta) has been returning to the fold and we hope her teaching job in Ridgewood, N. J. doesn't keep her from attending more often. Betty "Murph" McGrath has a smoothy job in New York City which keeps her pretty busy. Martha Morse is kept stepping quite lively with almost-yearold daughter Gill, as is Ethel Peterson with her son. We had a new girl from Theta Theta at the last meeting-Helene Schnurbush, who is studying . at Union College at Columbia University. It was so mce to have her join with us, and we do hope she will be able to continue meeting with us. We have a new Alpha Sig incidentally-at least we hope she'll look at A. S. A. as fondly as we do in 1974. She's Christine Alice Sprenkel, daughter of

49 Charlotte Hartman Sprenkel, born March 28. Charlotte is living in Livingston, N. J., and she is a former K. K. Pat Ward of Nu Nu is another newcomer and we certainly are glad to have her. She's teaching commercial subjects at Dumont High School in New Jersey. Carolyn Wasgatt (Theta Theta) is still teaching at Hackensack High School, and even though she doesn't join us regularly, we do enjoy having her. Ruth Zapp (Nu Nu) is also a newcomer and she . has a most interesting 1路ob with Hoffman-LaRoche Biological Company in Nutley, N. J. doing research about glands. Someday we're going to have Ruth enlighten us about the real reason why we tick. Another newcomer is Marie Zavislan, (Sigma Sigma) who is living in Forest Hills, Long Island. In case you come into LaGuardia Airport in New York by plane, do look for Marie, who is with Eastern Airlines out there. Then of course there are our good old standbysEm Frost and Gertrude Yorke of whom I've been telling you a lot recently. Em's still busy teaching princesses and debutantes how to cook and clean at her Park School of Cookery. Gertrude is busy as a staff member of the Women's Prison Association of New York counselling girls who have gotten a wrong start in life, and, no doubt, she is writing more songs. Gertrude you know, wrote our sorority "Pledge" song and the "Initiation" song too. Maybe one day soon you'll hear one of her songs on the air. We hope so anyway. As for me-l'm doing part-day teaching of commercial subjects and part day as guidance director at the high school in Little Falls, N. J. It seems as though the rest of the day is spent in writing articles and newsletters for "PHOENrx"-and thereby wearing your poor eyes weary by it. But I think you'd like to hear what all we're doing, 'cause, no doubt, it's been a long time since you've seen many of us-or heard from us. Annette Pausewang Gruber, who went from the New York Alums to Little Rock, Arkansas, (with her Army husband) and then back again to New York (after his discharge) has left us again to live in Charleston, W. Va ., where hubby Al has a new job. She has given us her address which will be only temporary because of better quarters being made available soon (she hopes). It is ror2 Seventh Ave., Charleston 2, West Virginia. Any Alum Chapters in the vicinity will get a lucky break if they tow Annette in. If not, you Alpha Sigs in that area will find you've been put on the front burner to perk and that you'll soon have a new alumnae chapter formed under Annette soon. She's just that kind of a live wire. As for our next meetings of the year-April, we have a theater party with luncheQ_n first at Schrafts on Fifth A venue, then to see the famous Lunts in "Oh Mistress Mine!" In May we have a Jersey meeting at Ruth Zapp's in Upper Montclair. She promises that her tulip garden will be about right then for us.

Then June we go out to Martha Morse's Manhasset home on Long Island. From then-it will be only a matter of waiting till we meet at Estes Park, Colorado-and I do hope to see you there. Bye for now-and happy traveling to Convention. BILLIE BARRETT.

PITTSBURG, KANSAS The alumnae of Eta Eta Chapter gave a benefit bridge, Thursday, March r6, at the Hotel Besse. Nylons were given as first prizes for women in contract and auction, and double decks of cards for the men. A large angel food cake was given fot the door prize. Part of the proceeds will go towards gifts and a buffet supper for our seniors next month, and part will go as a donation to the veterans of World War II. . Ruth Fleischaker and Mary K, Reiff, with the help of Esther Bucher, are preparing an up-to-date roster of the Eta Eta Alumnae. This will be a great help in keeping our alumnae chapter together. The Eulalia Award, named for our beloved sponsor Miss Eulalia Roseberry, is presented each year by our alumnae to the outstanding active of Eta Eta. This year's recipient will be Betty Lance, a senior. Betty has been outstanding in her dramatic ability and scholarship. She also won second place in the Kanza Queen contest. The Award is in the form of a yellow gold bracelet with the A . S. A. crest. "Eulalia, '45" is engraved on the back. This will be presented during Commencement Week. Pittsburg Alumnae have subscribed to the bookprojector fund. Part of the money was raised by donation and part by our benefit bridge. 路

DR. JANE M. CARROLL Dr. Jane Carroll, one of Pittsburg's beloved A. S. A.'s and co-sponsor of Eta Eta, closed a successful year on March rst, as president of the Kansas State Teachers' Association. Dr. Carroll was the eighty-

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second president and the fifth woman to hold that office in the eighty-two years existence of the Association. IRENE wILSON.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Dear A. S. A.'s, Our chapter in Richmond, Virginia laid out its "Welcome" mat for Mary Elizabeth Harvey and Mary Ann Chaplain at the April meeting. Both of the girls when in school were members of Beta Epsilon Chapter at Madison . We are happy that they are now making their home with us. Also at our April meeting we made plans for our Mother's Day meeting and banquet to be held in May. Each year we look forward to this meeting which .is usually enjoyed by all. It is fun to meet Mothers of A. S. A.'s and to have them meet each other. The chapter is proud to send as its representative to the National Convention this year Virginia Rudd. Rudd, as she is often known, has made a fine president this year offering many new ideas to better our chapter. June will find the Richmond Chapter enjoying a weenie or two at Gwen Sampson's house . Groups are . already making plans for the event so that it will be a long remembered good time. The girls too are are already debating what man to bring and those lucky married ones are trying to settle the question as to what should be done with Jr. while Mama and Dada are out. Best wishes for the summer months. Love in A . S. A. GLoRIA U. PoLLARD.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Our February meeting was held at Margaret Sutton Hall's apartment with Karol Greeson as assisting hostess. We all enjoyed seeing Margaret's attractive apartment as she is our "newest" bride. The pink and blue which she used in her color scheme and the light wood in her lovely furniture made you feel it was all "made to order" since Margaret is a real blond. As there were twelve of us, we played bridge after the business meeting. Margaret and Karol served the most luscious fudge pie with whipped cream, coffee, and salted nuts. Margaret said she had made the dessert so we know that she is a wonderful cook as well as one who has excellent taste in horne furnishing. It was so good to see Laura Briska, Berrien Williams and Irene Smith Cole again . It was the first time this year that they had been able to attend and everyone was very happy to have them with us . Irene has moved back to St. Louis after living in Springfield, Illinois for four years. We had been hoping that this transfer would come as we have missed her so much . A little son, Jack who is two years old joined the family while they were away and we are

quite anxious to see him. We all remember what a sweet baby Patricia was. She is now five. We were saddened by the news that Margaret Johnson Gallagher, A. B. and a sister of our Helen Griffith had lost her husband, Dr. Edward Gallagher, the first of February. Dr. Gallagher had gone to the hospital for a slight sinus operation and developed meningitis after the operation. His death carne as a great shock to all and our deepest sympathy goes to Margaret and their little five year old daughter, 路 Peggy Pat. ~argaret plans to continue living in Alton, Illinois where her husband had a fine dental practice and where she taught before her marriage. We hope she will find time to attend some of our meetings next year. On March 26, we met with Louise Barnes Moore. Louise and her fam ily moved into a lovely home some time ago and this was our first meeting with her since the "move." We heartily approved of their selection and are delighted that Louise can have such a sweet horne. We enjoyed looking at every nook and corner and seeing the pictures of her children. Mayilyn is a freshman at the University of Illinois and Joe is in high school. The meeting was unusually interesting. We were told to tell of or to bring something very old which belonged to our family . Louise had some lovely old china and a diary of some relative which had been written in 1819. Helen Griffith also brought a diary which told of her great, great, great (we think) grandfather's trip from England to Canada. Those of us who had nothing to show told of very old things we do have in our families . 路 Louise's dining table looked beautiful with a lace cloth, pink Bowers from her yard and tall pink candles. All ten of us sat at the table and chatted much too late as we enjoyed her delicious refreshments. At last we have met Gertrude Brandstetter Swartz who was an Alpha Sigma Alpha at Miami University and whom Georgeana Moser wrote about at Christmas. We all hope she will be able to attend our meetings regularly because she is as nice as Georgeana promised! She told us of seeing Georgeana when she passed through St. Louis from Dallas for a visit with her sister in Lorraine, Ohio about a month ago. How we wish she might have been here long enough for all of us to have had .a glimpse of her! We will hope for better luck next time. Sarah Grim Wimp and her husband were in St. Louis for a medical convention over the week-end. We would have been thrilled if Sarah could have remained over for our meeting on Tuesday. We know that baby Joy, who arrived January 30, could not spare her for long. We saw the three other Wimp children at our family picnic last spring when Dr. Wimp was stationed at Lambert Field. We wish they could drive down for a "get-together" this spring and we could see the new daughter. Betty Dodson Carpenter had just gotten back Sunday from a week in Philadelphia and Atlantic City

where she had attended the Girl Scout Nation-al Convention. She was fortunate enough to have the moon or the sun on the ocean during her entire stay. That alone was a thrill-not to mention a fine time at the convention. She is about to burst with pride over the sixteen youngsters in her Sight Saving Class who "carried on" alone the entire week. The teacher who was to be with them became ill at the last minute and the youngsters decided they could work alone with only the principal "looking in." It was understood that if they failed, someone would take over. The record was a wonderful one which made the trip perfect. It called for a big party in the park on the following Friday afternoon! Alice Brown had returned from her trip to Buf-' falo and was with us at our March meeting. She told us that they are to live in St. Louis permanently which is good news to us. We are not surprised that Alice is teaching a class of adults in "Clothing" several times a week in connection with our City School System. They recognize a talented girl almost as quickly as we do! We feel very fortunate that the Coast Guard decided to station Commander Brown in St. Louis. Christine Davis is in New York with her husband to look for a house. We hope she and Ed are successful for their sakes but we really hate to see them leave St. Louis. Our president, Freida Maduas was feeling 100% at our last meeting. Freida was feeling miserable at our January and February meetings and it was a real struggle for her to attend. We found her with her usual pep this time and we were glad to know she felt like a million dollars on that lovely spring evening. She had not remained ill in between meetings but it had just happened that both times found her "under the weather." Freida has made a fine president this year and has attended every meeting which is an excellent record. We plan to have our next meeting at the Camele Tea Room. We are hoping that several of the girls who teach in near-by towns in Illinois can join us at our one o'clock luncheon on April 13. The annual picnic with our families will be held the last of May or the first of June. This Sunday afternoon supper must depend upon the weather as it is an outdoor affair. We wish our friends who live near enough to St. Louis to drive in, would try to attend this meeting. It is the only time of the year that the children of our members can become acquainted. It is a time of fun for all. 路 Another year will soon be over. We feel that it has been a good year for our Alumnae in St. Louis. The interest and attendance have both been exceptionally good. We will be looking forward to an "old fashioned" su~mer-one with peace, gas, maybe a new car, and a few nylons! We wish for each. of you, a wonderful three months with a nice vacatiOn tucked in it-just when you want it most! Sincerely yours in .A. S. A. BETTY DoosoN CARPENTER.

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA On April 2nd six of us got together to chatter with Sis Arnold who was in town for a few days. And chatter we did! Sis is teaching in Ft. Wayne now. Among subjects discussed last night were plans for the National Convention this August. Unless something unforseen happens, our grand president, Mildred Warner Zoss, will be seeing you gals in Colorado. We plan to have a bridge party soon after th~ Lenten Season has ended. The proceeds will-go into our much depleted treasury. It will be held in the lounge of the Y. W. C. A. We have chosen as our project to aid in any and every way, the people who live in an Old Folk's Home here in South Bend . More plans will be discussed at our next meeting. Just now the Home is being investigated to see just what can be done to help them. Will be writing you again soon. MARGARET SEEBER.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Dear Alpha Sigs: Our March meeting was at Isabelle Reeves', with Rena Mae Long and Mary Lee Waggoner as co. hostesses. Jackie Carson presided in the absence of our prexy, Helen Solomon. Helen is ill, and must remain in路 bed for two or three months. We're wishing you a quick recovery, Helen. Julia and Frank Sliger are moving to Washington, D. C. Frank is going into Walter Reid Hospital for further treatment and Julia plans to join him as soon as school is out. Our April meeting was a no-host affair, at the Marine Room, in the Mayo Hotel. We had one vi~颅 itor at the luncheon, Mrs. J. Homer . Sharp (Av1s Jenkins) of Epsilon Epsilon chapter. She was the guest of Mary Darby-her college roomrpate. W c were very happy to have her with us at this time. We elected officers for the coming year at this meeting. They are as follows: . . President-Jackie Carson; V1ce-Pres1dent-lsabelle Halladay; Secretary-Mary Lee Waggo.ner; Treasurer-Harriet Umsted; Corres. Sec.-M1ldred Cox; Historian-Odessa Herriman ; Panhellenic Representative-Hazel Row; Panhellenic Alternate-Mary Darby. And let me thank our nominating committee, they suffered many hardships, but came through. Thanks gals! Mary Darby has invited us out to h~r house for a weiner roast in May. We are all lookmg forward to that party, too. Our convention delegate has not been chosen yet. But we'll have someone there. And though we all wish we could go, we'll be thinking of you duri~g that time . . Here's to good luck, lots of fun, and b1g plans to come from convention. It's been fun to write these news letters for. you this year. Good-bye for now. Good luck for next year and all the years to come in A. S. A. HARRIET UMSTED.

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WASHINGTON, D. C. Dear Alumnae Sisters, Here it is, time for the last newsletter of the season again, and we Alpha Sigs here in D. C. can truthfully report we have had a wonderful one. A_s I told Y?u in our last letter, our February meetu~g w.as With Frances Spencer and in spite of the wmtensh weather six were present. We had a lovely evening visiting and being entertained by the young man of the household, Bobby, who had won our hearts in a very few minutes. A buffet supper was the program for March with Ellen Mitchell and her mother as our hostessesurn m m such delicious food. We welcomed back into our midst Mrs. Lib Hoffecker and a new member ~rs. Clara Teller from Indianapolis. At this meet~ mt? Ellen s~ggested that we might assist the D. C. Cnppled Children's Society in getting out their Easter Seals and several of the girls volunteered their services for an evening the following week. We also attempted to take some pictures for the PHoENIX but everyone unanimously agreed that they did not turn out well enough. Pat Magee, our newly elected president, should

be issued a certificate for her short tenure of office as she presided at one meeting before bidding us goodbye for Shanghai, China to work for UNRRA. Ellen Mitchell has now taken over the helm. To nip our spring traveling bug, we went across the border to Alexandria, Virginia, for our April meeting w!th Mrs. Bessie Cary. She has a lovely apartment m the Daughters ~f the Confederacy Building and we all had to admit that It was most difficult keepi~g our .minds on b~siness as she had so many beautiful antiques and pictures to admire and talk about. The main business of the meeting was discussion of the plans for the next season and a vote to buy a book for our chapter to present路 to the Francis Hanson Cary Book Memorial at Walter Reid Hospital. Best wishes were in order for Ellen who has a lovely diamond on her finger. We hav~ two more meetings this season-in May, we meet With Mrs. Georgianna Page and in June a picnic supper is planned with Sarah Eiselman. We hope that all of you will have a pleasant summer and a most successful convention in Colorado. Love in A. S. A. WILMA OPEL.

l(eeping Pace with the 1945 Graduates

ALPHA I awaited wntmg the news this time so I could tell you about our Richmond Alumna Chapter. Mary Ann attended the March meeting but I was unable to be there. Tonight we met at Ann Robbias (Zacharias) with about fifteen present. Two of the girls were in our class of '45- Gwen Sampson and Myrtle Lee. Since my last letter I've seen many ASA's from both Farmville and Madison. Mary Ann and I went to Madison to the German Club dance February 26-27th and we stayed in the sorority house. They surely have a lovely group of girls there, and quite popular too, for four of them are major officers next year. Alpha didn't do quite that well but Betty Parrish is the new president of the Athletic Association. I haven't visited the college at Farmville since I last wrote, but for a few hours. One addition just recently is the appointment of Dr. Dabney Lancaster to fill the vacancy which came when Dr. Jarman resigned. Dr. Lancaster has for several years been State Superintendent of Public Instruction . Mary Walker Watts is home in Amherst just having a nice long vacation. Miss Virginia Wall, our adviser at Farmville was at the Mosque lqst Saturday to hear Jussi Bjoering and we had a nice chat about Alpha. She said someone should have sent you a report on rushing. I've been thinking seriously about going to the Convention in Colorado in August. I think I can arrange my vacation accordingly. Do you know who Alpha is sending? I want a trip out there and I've never been. I plan to stay there and then go to California. Best love in A. S: A. MARY LIB HARVEY.

BETA BETA Since I last wrote we have been on the move. Upon receiving George's orders we came directly to Colorado and visited in Greeley then on here to Delta where he has me parked as he is now ferrying planes out of San Diego. Really though it isn't such a bad parking place as last Wednesday he ferried a plane into Grand Junction which is about 40 miles from here. Therefore spent three days together and now he is very hopeful of getting a chance for some permanent orders.

~ast week I received the '45 members Round Robm . Such domesticity! It's full of food costs, re~lt, laundry problems and the likes, except for Joella Kirton, '45 senior class president, who is now teaching school in Hila, Hawaii. Charlotte Herman D rake who after teaching one month in Powell, Wyoming turned her teaching certificate in for a life M. R. S. a?d at the t~me she wrote was living in San Francisco where In a half hour's time they could reach the beach to which Joella scoffed- saying she was only fifty feet from it almost any time. I almost forgot to add that Joella has had her heart turned by a Marine named Joe. . Mrs. Dallas Kelley, the former Loydean Haworth, IS . now living in Kansas City where Dal has a job with bankers hours-what it is I haven't quite figured out, but she's very happy even though when last heard from they were looking for even a dog house to rent. She also wrote that all but one of the fraternities at Greeley have reorganized . Also that Ruth Votsch, a '41 graduate, had spent New Years in Greeley, and that June Snowberger Genessy and family of Greeley all are mighty happy. June IS a Beta Beta from Greeley. Jeanie Morrill Frasier in Detroit, seems to be wrapped up in teaching and married life. She really seems to be having fun what with school activities and her social life which has included several wonderful concerts. Sounds as if she's a mighty good cook besides. Now for a little news of other Beta Beta alums. Louise Williamson, who is teaching here in Delta and a Greeley graduate in 1944 is changing her name to Mrs. Dwight Poland early in June. Plans are for a big church wedding. Alameda Dickerson another "44 Beta Beta alum has quit her job in the Grand Junction Welfare office and is leaving someti111e in April for New York to be married. Betty Peterson Painter is now in Ft. Collins with her husband while he finishes his college work. Verna Shull, "44 graduate, has just changed her name. I'll try to find out more information about her. Dorothy Avery Sutter graduated winter quarter and was keeping house and working part time until Ted received his degree in March. I haven't heard what their future plans are . Mr. and Mrs. Russ Widlund of Longmont, Colorado were planning to spend a week this spring with the Jim Frasier's in Detroit. I hope they were able to complete their plans cause they'd have lots of fun for sure. Connie McDonald another Beta Beta whose home

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54 is Lubbock, Texas married her Seabee, C. B. Martin the week-end before Christmas, so I'm sure the Martins and the Dallas Kelleys had a beautiful and special Christmas season since they incorporated their honeymoon with it. I'm about written out now so I'll quit. I am sending five dollars in on my life membership, because if I'm going to be moving around all my life I shall most certainly want to contact Alpha Sig alums. I hope some of the others have paid on their membership, too. Sincerely, MARJORIE ZIMMERMANâ&#x20AC;˘

PHI PHI Hello Alpha Sigs, Time for more news of the '45ers, and per usual they've been getting 'round . Y. Carnival Âˇat the college was absolutely jammed with 'em, including Bea, Dee, Hawth, Hare and Annie Andrews. Hawth and Ann have both signed their contracts for Canisteo next year, but it's a woman's privilege to change her mind. Been seeing Ellen Fane here and there. She's going to relax at home this summer and return to Rochester in the Fall. In celebration of her husband's return from overseas, Ruthie Riley took a vacation for the whole month of April. Jannie Tliornton's another one who'll be busy as a housewife. The alum fashion show in April was absolutely perfect and like old home week for the Alpha Sigs. Please note that three of our '4 sers were connected with its success. They were Josie Cunningham, Connie Batt and Joan Steinmiller. As of Easter Monday, Pat Hansen shall be known as Mrs. Joe Connelly. Lots of happiness to Pat and Joe! Ruthie Christman's big day is June twentyninth. She has decided to continue teaching next year. Can't say that I blame her with that huge raise. Janet Gibbons has a very exciting job in the Agfa office. Arline Guenther will not return to Eden next year. She has decided to try some other type of work. Judging from the usual postcard from Alice Wincenc, she's having the time of her life. . Did we ever see Winnie when she wasn't! Janie Harris is still keeping the buses busy between Lockport and Cooperstown. Also Betty Plaster makes frequent visits to Rochester to see Eddie. Plas is still driving Anastasia, the jalopy. Bette Treiber's Paul is home so she'll be Mrs. Boeckel soon . We're all wondering when Helen Schroeder and Phyllis Tatu are going to take the leap. Lucky Joannie Steinmiller! She was chosen to go to the Alpha Sig National Convention in Colorado this summer. Yours truly and her Cuba cronies are seriously thinking of running the proverbial hot dog stand at Cuba Lake. All Alpha Sigs are invited to visit us at our cottage. Hope to see you . MARY KAYES.

PSI PSI It seems as though I just make the deadline each month with my letter to you. This time I have been waiting to hear from the letters that I sent out about three weeks ago to the girls. Only half of them responded and I can't wait any longer to hear from the others. Let me give you the new particulars right now. Gloria Bayard is teaching in the physical education department of the Morgan City High School. Her address is 926 2nd Street, Morgan City, Louisiana. Gloria is engaged to Norman Truitt and plans to be married June 9th. Annie Sue Miller is at the same address in W. Monroe. She is an active member of the Little Theater there in Monroe. Freeda Higgs became Mrs. Alva A . Byars in November. She will continue to teach in the home ~conomics department of the Ellisville, Mississippi, high school until the end of May. At that time she will join her husband in Carbondale, Illinois. Her address is Box 56, Ellisville, Mississippi. Maurine Ned is at the same address in Baton Rouge and works as a stenographer in the Administrative Division of Chemical Products Division of the Standard Oil Company. She is the Vice-president of Sigma Omicron, a local sorority of the single girls who work for the Standard Oil Company. Evelyn Horn McMillon's address has been changed to 8r I Grand A venue, Scotia, New York. No information is available as to the present occupation, marital status, and address of the rest of the girls other than that you already have. As for myself, I have become an active member of the alumnae chapter here in New York. It is certainly unfortunate for me that . I was unable to join them sooner. Never before had I realized just exactly how much I had missed the sorority. It's just wonderful to meet girls from all over the country whom I can call my sisters and who speak the same language, so to speak. Em Frost is everything you said she was, and I can easily understand why she received the Wilma Wilson Sharp .a ward . Gertrude Yorke, the president, is very nice too. In fact, they've all just been wonderful to me. This past Sunday I attended on~ of the famous officer's parties given at Em's apartment and then this coming Saturday we shall have our regular monthly meeting. I hate to keep repeating myself but once again, it's just simply grand to be able to anticipate sorority activities. Hope to see you real soon. Love in A. S. A. PAuLINE HoLLAND.

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P~rdue University, which by the way, is only 20 The time is spring, and that means the time of the miles from Crawfordsville (as we have it from " B. B."), so I suppose those "past" pastimes have been most fun on campus; the formals and new cotton somewhat neglected. dre~ses, hikes and weiner roasts, house parties, and, Jeanne Coolman seemed to be well satisfied in her for the seniors, extern teaching. Some of the gang work, too. She is teaching three classes of seventh will be down here for a month, and I'm looking forgrade English, and spends the remainder of her day ward to some parties if we can all get together. Lee Bennett was in town last week-end to visit as librarian in her school at Plymouth, Indiana. Doris Hall and Dierda Kimball are both in Arimy room-mate and me in our apartment. We had a zona. Doris is teaching school in Florence, Arizona, gala time shopping and seeing the Civic Light Opera presentation of Strauss's "Die Fledermaus". At the and likes both the climate and the profession. Dierda same time Shirley DeGrass called, and we路 had a is in Tucson working toward a Masters Degree in long talk about all the goings-on Mt. Pleasant way. English at the University of Arizona. At the present we hear she is plodding through a thesis, but Mary Jean Blazo has joined her husband in having a good time, too, as usual. Her present inMaine. She stopped on her way to the station about four weeks ago, and I saw her for all of twenty min- tentions are to find an apartment and remain out utes. And so it goes. The contacts are really dis- there and teach. She, also, loves th~ climate. Wedding bells rang on Dec. 23, for our Helen rupted at Graduation, much more so in these times. So I find myself very news-hungry, and finding out "Hepburn" Herberger when she became the wife of one John Hudson. Helen is teaching in Connersless and less about school and the Beta Thetas. Jessie Milne is now our new president. Congrat- ville, Indiana, where her dealings are in the department of speech. At the last notice from her she was ulations, Jess, and I know you'll make a good one. anticipating finding a car in which. to trek from one Lots of luck too; it's a hard job, but a satisfying one. Pat and Don Harrington have announced the to another of her seven schools, which we can guess keep her mighty busy. birth of a son too, I hear. They are now living in Genevieve Lee and Russell Arthur were married Niagara Falls. And Jean Loyster, another Saginaw girl, who announced her engagement in February, a year ago this June at a pretty informal wedding was married three weeks later. She had a lovely at Gas City. "Jinny" is teaching the 4th and 5th grades at Washington School in Marion. When last wedding, wearing a gown of real silk Johnny had heard from "Russ" was being kept plenty busy helpbrought from Japan. It seems odd to write to Mrs. John Donnhaiser. I'm not sure where they're living ing to grade papers. However, he was going to . start to either Purdue or Indiana University in Febnow, but the grapevine says they're in Mt. Pleasa'nt. Fran and John Rose are in Indianapolis and are ruary. planning to build their own home there whenever Betty Mathews, our vivacious prexy of "44-'45, possible. They have a darling little girl named Vicki. is physical education instructor at Washington Clay I have a new job in Detroit and was even lucky High School, South Bend, Indiana, as well as filling enough to move into a very nice apartment on Dela- 路 the positions of G. A. A. head, Frosh class sponsor, ware and Second. So with these bits of news gleaned and aide to cheer leaders, all thrown in together. from rumor and letter, I shall end the year as Alumni Betty was elected secretary of the South Bend AlumRepresentative of our Beta Theta Chapter. I wish nae chapter, petitioned on Dec. 8, 1945, and installed love and happiness to all the Alpha Sigs, and hope Feb. 9th, 1946. we remain united in loyalty through the rest of the It has been rumored that Rosemary Northam's years. name was changed at Christmas time-so far I have Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha. received no confirmation from her. She is teaching JOYCE VAN PETTEN. at Raleigh, Indiana, a small town near Rushville. CHI CHI Martha Ritchey and Maud Scherer were two of Hello, hello, hello! (one for each issue-the two we those persons I was lucky enough to see in Indianapolis. "Marty" is teaching social science at Pendlemissed and this one.) It can honestly be said that a whole lot has hap- ton, and commutes from her home in Anderson, pened to our class since you last heard from us . Some Indiana, each day. Maud teaches English at Marion, of us managed to get together way back in October and is looking forward to changing her name to Mrs. Jim is an exat the Teacher's Institute in Indianapolis, and at that James Davis sometime this summer. time I was more "up" on the "latest" than right now. marine, also of Marion. I had just about given up ever hearing from However, I'll share with you the bits of news that I Virginia Russell when I received a short, but efferhave gathered from scattered sources. The last time I heard from Barbara Bray she was vescing note from her. Her teaching career will teaching kindergarten at Crawfordsville, Indiana, and come to a close at the end of this year, for, as Gin loving every minute of it. At that time she was puts it, she has a "boss" by the name of Robert spending her spare time knitting, bicycling, and lis- Curtis from whom she received a beautiful solitaire tening to recordings. Since then her fiance, "Bud" shortly before Christmas. Ginny has been teaching Arnold has received a discharge, and is attending physical education at Lowell, Indiana.

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Helen Webster has her hands full, too, teaching in the Liberty grade and high schools. She is also secretary to the Superintendent of City schools as well as treasurer of the school. And I thought I was busy. As for myself, I've been very, very happy. Walt and I were married last August and have a three room apartment here in Richmond. I'in teaching senior shorthand, 7th and roth grade English, and 8th grade math at Cambridge City, commuting every day. Take it from me, teaching and housekeeping can keep one busy, so maybe you'll excuse my "unprompt" corresponding. But, don't let me scare you-its wonderfu~, and we couldn't be happier. Best wishes, good luck and much happiness are now in order for all you sisters-actives, graduates, graduating, alums, etc.-wherever you may be. And with that I bring this much belated news letter to a close. Have a wonderful vacation. Love in ASA, "LEE" SPERLING PILGRIM. 1

P. S. I just have to add the fact that Walt's father is Foreman of the pressroom at Nicholson Print~ ing Co., our sorority printer, which is here in Richmond. Hi, pop!

With the 19 4 3 Graduates CHI CHI News-time again, and this time I have lots to tell; so you girls pay close attention to this column and take mental note of all the happy events! Dottie Amsler Bray has decided to become a farmerette. She and Byron operate a farm on the outskirts of Monrovia, Indiana and are really working for a living. Needless to say, we envy you all that home-made butter, Dottie. I understand they have real cows. Sis Arnold is teaching Physical Education at Harrison Hill Jr. High School in Fort Wayne and is deb~ting whether to play Professional Softball this summer with the all American Girl's Baseball League or start her Masters Degree at Wisconsin. Harriett Eckels Harper writes that her husband Ray was discharged February 21st and she finished her teaching in Indianapolis May rst to be with Roy in Napoleon, Ohio. They will be in their own home by September, but at present her address is 1139 Woodlawn, Napoleon. Mary Houghton is teaching first grade at Muessel School in South Bend and is going to Wisconsin for work on her Masters this summer. Also of interest is the fact that Betty Mathews, President '45 will go with her. Rose Ellen Smith George announces the birth of her first child, Ronald, on December 4th. Her husband was discharged from the Navy in September and has accepted a position with a realty company

in Newport News, Virginia. Rose Ellen and Ronnie will join Russell in June, but may be reached at her home in Warren, Indiana until that date . Lorraine Riebeling Lewellen also is living on a farm. In December she left Chicago with her husband and new son, Michael Thomas, and moved to a little 6-acre farm with a cute little house and a stream in the yard and the name is Woodhaven Ranch. Their livestock consists of chickens, a dog and two, cats. She described the home and it sounds perfect. Maybe we'll all visit you one of these days at the new address- R. R. No. 6, Box 359, Marion, Indiana. Elizabeth Lee Gardner wrote from Celina, Ohio. Joe was discharged December rst and is now working with Woolam Aircraft Plant making Pontoons for sea planes until June, when he will enter the School of Mortuary science in Indianapolis. Libby is substituting in the Celina schools but I'd say it was almost permanent as she hasn't missed a day since January 21st. When Joe goes to school Libby plans to go back to teaching at Winchester again. Her present address is 323 E. Market Street, Celina, Ohio. Here is a 路wedding! Dona Jean Pierce is now Mrs. Charles Beavers. Charles was discharged in October after serving three years in Africa and Europe; and they were married October 28th. Dona is teaching in Cambridge City, Indiana and Charles has returned to Indiana U . to finish the training he started before the war. Our best wishes to you and your husband, Dona. Donnabelle Cortner Wright writes that they are the proud parents of a little girl, Donita Kay, born March 6, 1946. She may be reached at the same address, 312 E . 38th Street, Anderson, Indiana. Mary McCrea is doing us proud . She is "now working with great zeal and enthusiasm on a special advertising campaign for the rather new and tremendously popular magazine 'Seventeen' and is using a new technique in the bra-gals." She's writing her own copy for all the Seventeen ads. Please look for her work next month when her first ad appears under the heading "Did you Ever See a Majorette in a Mother Hubbard?" Incidentally, Mac and I hope to make convention together this fall. Mac is an active member of the Chicago alum which is growing by leaps and bounds. Please note Mary's change of address 2253 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. That winds up my report for this time but I have another item foi: you. This week seven of the Sigs had a get-together here in South Bend. Attending were : Midge Boys Price, Margaret Mountjoy Seeber, Sis Arnold, Mary Houghton, Betty Mathews, Margaret Dinsmoore, and myself. We had a fine time and hope to get together again in the near future. Hope to see a lot of you at Estes Park in August. Love in A. S. A ., MILDRED WARNER Zoss.

NEWS LETTERSC,ollege Chapters ALPHA 路BETA Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri

ALPHA State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia

Dear A. S. A.'s, Alpha Chapter has really been busy since last you heard from usl Our seventeen pledges are now full-fledged members, having recently been initiated. They "got in the groove" right at the start by giving the old members a picnic at our ever-lovin' cabin at Longwood. Also as our guest we had Miss Hall, our past adviser. After the hamburgers, cream puffs, etcetera were devoured, and after a "ripping" game of farmer-in-the-dell, some hiked back to the college and braver members decided to spend the night. Playing bridge, eating, and dancing were the main attractions of the night. During the excitement, the door blew shut and all thought it was locked from the outside. Dismal visions of being marooned for the rest of the quarter disappeared when "Hillbilly" proved it was only stuck by kicking it open. We had an intermission party in our chapter room after the Cotillion dance, March 30. "A lovely time was had by all"-around the punch bowl! And are we proud of Alpha Sig's representation in College offices! Betty Parrish was elected president of A. A.; Nancy Parrish, vice-president of the house council, Patsy Dale, vice-president of the "Y"; Jean Bentley, secretary of student government; Alice Ann Abernathy, treasurer of student government; Lucile Upshier, senior representative to government; "Tootsie" Hamilton, president of the sophomore class; "Peep~ie" Brooks, president of the junior class; Ellen McMullen, treasurer of the house council; Marth:1 Gillum, secretary of the house council; and-well, that's not all. There are other officers, but the list is growing kinda long. Our new officers for '46 and '47 were elected recently, and installed at our meeting qn April 9路 Our new president, Lucile Upshier, told us with one of her big, friendly grins that she would do her best to keep up the standards set by Jackie. We have all the confidence in the world in "Lu" and our other new officers. With love in A. S. A. PATSY DALE.

Dear Alphas, , Spring has sprung, we're here to tell, and we are happy about the whole thing! The campus is heavenly, tulips, shrubs, magnolias, and MEN and these perfect evenings. THE BUG has bit all of us just a little, some more than others, like MerriU going to his home in Chicago for the week-end, and Nancy and her long automobile rides, and Dee studying campusology so energetically in the ol' porch swing, and Lierly over-exposing herself to the sun and the view from next door! And Pat and Jean Mac and Jeannie taking a stiff toughener-upper basic and dreaming day and night, 'cause the fleet's about - to dock, bringing in the long-awaited Slapsie and Bill and Jerry! Poor guys! Even with Geishi-girl-Germanbeer-garden experience, they haven 't got a ghost of a chance-they'll never know what hit 'em. Uh-huh, we've got it bad, like all the r:est of you. So we're really going to give vent to our feelings by reviving our old seniors' breakfast dance this spring. We'll roll out at four o'clock in the morning, slither into our springiest spring dresses and our brightesteyed expressions, and buzz off with our dates to dance like mad in old Sociability Hall to the solid sending of the K . S. T. C. Five Spots, till we drag the sun out of his nice soft bed of clouds; then we'll sit down to a yummy breakfast, while Alpha songs float around in the air and our lucky "engaged women" who've received frat pins and diamonds during the year make the traditional "ring." Gee! we can hardly wait! If it dares to rain-!! We want it to be 'specially perfect for our swell bunch of seniors who are bowing out . soon-sniff, sniff! Martha and Carolyn and Wilma Ruth, our senior musicians, will leave this spring, after giving their final recitals in May. And Jeanie and Nancy and Margaret Quinn will join the "dear departed" next fall-we're afraid "next fall " will come awfully fast, doggone it! Our new officers are all installed and standing by to take over came the merry month of May. Jeanie, Martha, Nancy, Carolyn, Wilma Ruth, Johanna, and Ferne are retiring after an excitin' and somewhat exhaustin' year, and the Quinns, Pat, Betty Jane, and Betty Ruth are coming in "on the. beam"-Nancy and Ferne managed to make it back "on a wing and a prayer," too! We had a wunnerful get-together recently when La Bentley breezed in from Glasgow for a short visit.

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Really seemed like ol' times when we trooped off on a weiner roast. We tried to interest her in all these new veterans on the campus (we didn't mention their WIVES!), but it didn't take at all-Detroit still holds the ONLY ONE for her, especially since His recent visit to Glasgow! M-m-m! Frankly, we heah weddin' bells in the distance. Ex- prexy Mittendorf-oQps! we mean Ruddy and her husband are back on the campus. She's taking more French, der language of LOVE-says her homework is awfully easy any more! And Mary Fritsinger's name will return to the Rogue's Roll this summer, and Dixie "Belle" Reid's even sooner, short spring term. We've tipped off police to strengthen their forces in the vicinity of where she will stay on South High! And that, what with all the spring dances and picnics and general finishing up of the year's unfinished business and planning for the summer sort of sums up our activities for now. We're expecting a visit from Mrs. Sharp soon, and our alumnae are going to help us entertain her. Don't know what we'd do without our grand alumnae! And something else we're looking forward to is our super convention at Estes Park! Several Alpha Betas are planning to spend the summer there, so we hope to be represented in force to help paint the place RED 'N WHITE! Poor Betty Ruth, our poetic muse, is having her nose really held to the grindstone dreaming up a killer-diller ASA song for said event, in between the dreams she's having about her 100-watt diamond from Vernard; and we're nobly trying to renovate what was left of our schapbook after the horrible jam-up of moving day when we left 1 our old Alpha house on South Franklin. In fact, it all reminds us of rush season! Like we said, spring has sprung, and it's really sending us round in circles. So bye for now-see you in August! FERNE wOODS.

ALPHA GAMMA State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigs, As I pick up my pen for my last letter to the PHOENIX, a feeling of sadness overwhelms me. I have enjoyed writing about all the news that happens to us around campus. It's going to seem funny not to be working for a deadline every other month. However I am quite sure that our new editor, Margery Beck, will be able to present the news to you in a very capable way. Now to get on with the brighter side of things. I told you in the last issue to be sure and find out what h路appened at our Formal rush party. Well, we really had a super time. It was held at the Indiana Countrv Club. Fifteen of our rushees attended . It was su~h a nice evening to be in doors and dance around in front of the fire place since Mother Nature had decided to adorn her earth with an abundance of tear drops, known all over the world, to people, as rain. But regardless of the weather outside, inside

1st row-Margery Beck, Lucille Howard. 2nd row-Natalie Keller, Ruth Johnson, Florence Schatz, Madalyn Conrath. Center- Jane Nissley. 3rd row-Marjorie Llewellyn, Audrey George, Betty Keller, Elizabeth Politoske, Eleanor Wilson.

we were all full of happiness and gayety connected with the party. After a most delicious luncheon consisting of chicken salad, potato chips, baked corn, hot rolls and butter, . sundaes and coffee, we had a delightful evening dancing and just listening to the golden voices of Eleanor Wilson and Frances Line, who gave forth with 路 very beautiful lyrics. The highlight of our whole party was the balloon dance in which each rushee had a balloon tied around her ankle. The last girls to retain her balloon won a prize. We all laughed until the rafters rang and until our sides ached. Just to prove to you that our party was a success, the following Thursday night, you know the kind, pacing back and forth across the room, biting nails, wishing, hoping-eleven of our fifteen hopefuls joined our ranks and took their oaths as pledges. For this big event we journeyed down to Pat Johnson's home where this ceremony took place. After most of the excitement of the event had calmed down we stuffed our pledges and ourselves with all kinds of goodies. Incidentally eight of these new pledges took their last vows April fourth and are now anxiously awaiting their jeweled A. S. A. pins. We are all proud to have them as sisters and we all take this opportunity to welcome them. In the spring an Alpha Sig's fancy turns to thoughts of the strawberry festival. Oh boy, the night we all stuff ourselves with ice cream smothered with strawberries is fast approaching. Wish you all could be here to enjoy it with us. Then comes the day when all of we Alpha Sigs entertain the best little women in the world, our Mothers, to a luncheon. Of course you know already that I am referring to Mother's Day. Last but not least the senior breakfast. It is at this time that suddenly all of us realize that another year has gone by and that the fast approaching commencement day will find us with another gap in our

59 midst. We all know them wdl but to those of you who don't I point with pride to Eleanor Wilson, Elizabeth Politoske, Mary E. Carroll, Mary Louise Knepper and Pat Johnson, our graduating seniors. We wish each one of you the best of everything, ever. We hope that you all will come back soon to visit us. My task is finished I I bid a fond farewell to my pleasurable task as being editor of Alpha Gamma chapter. From one Alpha Sig to another I hope all of you will have a very pleasant summer. See you all next September-well, almost all. Love in A. S. A. JANE NISSLEY.

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education. Greeley, Colorado

It's SPRING again and the Beta Betas have more or less taken a new lease on sorority activities. Beginning this spring quarter the following girls have assumed the duties of their newly elected offices. President, Vera Bell 路 Smith; Vice-President, Louise Sittler; Secretary, Patsy Whitman; Treasurer, Jackie Rosling; Asst. Treasurer, Edna Southworth; Chaplain, Anna Lee Holmes; Registrar, Gerry Hanselman; Editor; Thelma Holzmeister; Rush Captains, Janel! Haworth and Lou Huber; Song Leaders, Francis Danielson and Ruth Montgomery. Filling our quota, on April 7, we pledged Vera Beatty, Roberta Cameron, Betty Durham, Joan Dirk'son, Pat Kaminke, Phyllis Nickerson and Bonnie Vanlaningham. On that same Sunday active services were held for Gleneva Markley and Barbara Scott. Now for some last quarter news. Mina Jo Jones, known to everyone as "Mike", was one of the candidates for the Sophomore Sweetheart Ball. And speaking of dances, with the Frats back on campus we were once again able to hold an "All Greek Dance". The climax of the dance was when each Greek organization gathered beneath its symbol and sang its sweetheart song. A short time ago Ruth Baker passed candy announcing her engagement to Lowry Mallory from Alabama. First -it was a frat pin, now a diamond and in June it'll be a wedding band. Wedding bands fit in nicely with the news about alumn Verna Shull. Wouldn't it happen and between publication of the March and May PHoENIX? She has done both, announced her engagement to Leon McRob rts and married the same. They're living here in Greeley and such a happy girl she is. As usual the stage-loving Beta Betas took part in the campus production "Green Grow The Lilacs" with Patsy Whitman and Shirley Swayze playing leading parts. Oh yes, the talented ASA's, we sing too, Vera Bell Smith organized a "Triple Trio" whose song arrangements are out of this world. Another newly organized group is our Greeley Mother's Club who have been so grand serving Sunday night suppers, cleaning our robes and being just wonderful. And that Sisters, is the news.

And now a bit of plugging for the Convention. Take it from the Beta Betas, we know! Our college is only forty miles from Estes Park, the heighth of our good times is to go there and we're warning you, if you don't come "you'll be SORRY!" Everyone loves our mountains and it'-ll be so much fun seeing Alpha Sigs from all over the country. This time it won't be so long until next fall, but see you at Estes in August! Love in ASA, Lou HuBER.

GAMMA GAMMA Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma

All Gamma Gamma Chapter and the Alva alumnae are so excited-so delighted over our Barbara Chandler being crowned Queen of the Campus, that we scarcely can see, or talk or even walk straight-. Yes, our sophomore class representative was chosen Campus Queen over three other class candidates. She was crowned by The Student Council in appropriate ceremony held in the Ranger Room in Shockley Hall. This is really an honor which we think is well placed. Gamma Gamma has been quite busy with college spring actlvtttes. The sorority girls on our campus are given certain social duties to perform where ever there is any outstanding affairs taking plece. Recently the college has been host to a Music Festival-an Academic High School Covtest and an afternoon and evening program honoring all high school graduates of '46 in this the 8th Congressional District. Each sorority chooses five of its members to be special hostesses on these occasions. We try to be ideal in this special opportunity to meet and know prospeqive rushees for the coming year. That reminds us that in September our campus will follow the University's plan of entertaining rushees the week before school begins and sending out bids so that class work shall not be disturbed by sorority parties. Miss Aurice Hugeley, one of our sponsors was honored by being sent as a delegate to the Annual Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi-a co-educational scholarship fraternity. We are feeling quite proud of this. Another good thing that causes us pride is that we shall close the year without any of our pledges failing to be initiated. Yes and another source of pride is that during this year of 1945-46, Gamma Gamma did not lose a single pledge becouse of poor scholarship. We are the only group on the campus that did not lose one or more. Best of wishes for every chapter. Hope to meet you in Estes Park. Lo EvA KRAGH.

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6o EPSILON EPSILON Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: On March 7 we held election of officers for the Sorority and on March 14, we had formal installation. Our new officers are: President-Carol Drumin; Vice-President-Lucille Bender; Recording Secretary -Ann Harrison; Corresponding Secretary- Mary Ann Mann; Treasurer-Martha Berndt; ChaplainMaurene Murphy; Registrar-Naomi Minen; Editor -Nanette White; Social Chairman- Mary C. Cladfelter; Rush Captains-Joan Calhoun and Ina Lou Conklin; Intramural Manager - Willmetta Wilson; House Manager- Virginia Moore; Song Leader-June Drum. Each month our chapter has a social meeting. This month the chapter went to Lake Kahola (a lake 20 miles from here) to Mary C. Cladfelter's Cabin. It was really wonderful. We built a huge · fire and gathered around to roast weiners. We built our fire on two rocks-supposedly-but by some unfortunate accident- the grass around caught on fire. Amid stamping of feet and pounding with boards we finally got it under control. Afterwards we all sat around the fire and sang. It was an ideal evening for the picnic-the moon-the stars-everything ·was perfect . On April 6th we had our annual Spring Formal at the Student Union. Lee Johnson and his orchestra played for us. (The orchestra is made up of returned veterans). Our formal was one of the first dances the Band played this semester. The ballroom was decorated with simple boquets of lovely Spring flowers. Everyone had a wonderful time. The Intra-Mural Basketball Tournament here on the ·campus has been completed. The Alpha Sigs are still first in Intra-Murals. On May 6 we will have our Mother-Daughter Tea. At this time the mothers of the new initiates will be initiated into the Mother's Club. This is all for nowLove in A .S.A. LucE BENDER.

ZETA ZETA Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Missouri

Dearest Alphas! Another quarter has rolled around since we were together last, arid it seems like everyone is studying harder than usual. Consequently, this is mid-term and is everyone "putting his shoulder to the wheel," so to speak. First, we send our best wishes to Helen Jennings, who was married about two weeks ago. The week of March 28 was a busy week and an important one for the Alpha Sigs at CMSTC. On Thursday, the 28th, student election for popular boy and girl took place and the girls were stationed at their respective posts in the administration building,

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"plugging for our candidate, Betty Mailman, of Kansas City. Betty Urban, chapter president, from Sedalia is our candidate for Student Rhetor Queen. The popular girl and queen will be presented at a homecoming dance to be held here on Saturday evening, May I nh. Wouldn't it be nice if the Alphas could carry away the honors for most popular girl and Rhetor queen, too? We're surely hoping and have our fingers crossed. CMSTC's two fraternities, Sigma Tau Gamma and Phi Sigma Epsilon, were reactivated this quarter. It's really nice to have boy's organizations functioning again, and they are right in line in all a~airs as usual. Seems like old times. On March 20, we had formal initiation at the home of a patroness, Mrs. Maude Nattinger. One girl, Ann Henry of Kansas City, joined our chapter. The following week, 'we had formal installation of officers and Betty Urban, chapter president of last year, is our president for the new year, also . After installation we all went to town and had' cokes. Spring has made her arrival on the campus here. Everyone is so reluctant about going to classes and missing the wonderful weather. We are practicing very diligently on our songs to be given at the spring Song .Fete, Wednesday night, April 23. We're doing our best to win, so our good record of last year won't be broken. We'll let you know in the next issue of PHoENIX if we are successful. , We are also planning an informal dance to be given at the Shelter House, Saturday evening, May 4· We are making big plans and are expecting to have a lot of guests and heaps of fun. Bye and love in A . S. A. RuTH LEE SwiGERT.

ETA ETA Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

DEAR ALPHA SIGS: This is your Alpha Sig Editor bringing you the latest news from the campus of K.S.T.C. What a month! At the Coronation Ball our own lovely Coke Mickie was crowned Kanza Queen. The first maid of honor wa~ also an Alpha, Betty Lance. Not only did we walk off with the crown but we won the prize for selling the most tickets. Everyone is busy with crepe paper and hammers getting ready for our lush spring formal to be held in a couple of weeks. Here comes the bride! That seems to be the theme song of the Alphas. Lavon Masquelier, now Mrs. H. H. Suker, wa·s married in Nevada last month. Charlotte Miller will be Mrs. Arthur Van Leuven after Easter Sunday. During the past month we held a "Greek Coke Date" for the sororities on the campus. A grand hour was spent drinking cider, eating doughnuts, and just talking. The Alphas have made two trips to Camp Crowder to entertain the hospital unit there. They really loved the show which made us feel

grand. With the first sign of spring, several car loads of Alphas and their dates made a trip to Roaring River for a picnic. Overlooking the flat tires and sore muscles, a grand time was had by all. Spring is really here because the Alphas have moved to the front yard to play bridge. This is goodbye for now. INAE MARIE WHITE.

THETA THETA Boston University, School of Education Boston, Massachusetts

Dear Alpha Sigs, It seems impossible that it is time to write you again. All of us have been so busy with a variety of activities that a day seems too short for our needs. I guess March blew by extra fast because we had a week of vacation. (It is called "vacation" becausÂˇe the professors can have a rest.) But even that period was of little help. February slipped away with only a few meetings, but March 2 brought together a large group of alums and actives at Kimmie's house on Beacon Hill. (And it really was good to sit down after climbing up all those stairs.) Upon the conclusion of a short alum business meeting the undergraduates were entertained with travel tales and tips from the more experienced members. Kimmie took the lead, taking us to Lake Placid and West via air. Others took us across the ocean to France and Spain. We were particularly impressed by Ruth Mayo's narratives on glaciers and measles. The afternoon was quickly spent in just listening to those who had traveled here and there around the world. Meanwhile, backstage-or rather in the kitchenthere were preparations in progress for the buffet supper which was to follow. When the final trimmings had been added, the group lined up to see the results. The two tables used were laden completely with all the most choice delicacies. For a first course was served a delicious iced mixture of chicken broth and tomato juice prepared by Kimmie the night before. Jams, jellies, peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, cheese spreads, all vied to be chosen as the favorite sandwich-filler. Cooked ham, minced ham, and bologna made a big hit. Of course there were the usual bread, pickles, olives, lettuce, potato chips, and the other necessaries. Coffee was served next, followed by cookies, ice cream, and chocolate sauce! The supper was a success, judging by the number desiring second helpings. But you should have heard the oo's, ah's, and oh's that were uttered when the servings of ice cream appeared . There were quite a few perishables left over. They were auctioned off to the highest alum bidder. Need I say that everyone was well pleased before the party broke up? On March 12, the pledging ceremony for our newly chosen members was held. Miss Kimball's office, center of all ASA activities, was appropriately decorated for the occasion. At the close of the pledging all took ~n evening walk up Newbury Street.

We had fun trying to find the restaurant where reservations had been secured for us. Having tried several places with no success, we did arrive at our appointed destination. The menu was varied so that one could have steak, chops, or ham, according to taste. There was a whole dining room reserved just for us, and we really enjoyed being able to eat together with no rush for classes. Unfortunately or not, as the case may be; there were no exciting incidents which I can recreate for you. It was a completely novel evening for the regulars and an exciting one for the pledges. Then the next week w_as spent away from school, or at least as much as possible. I'm sure that everyone appreciated the rest. Rest for what? Why the JUNIOR PROM, of course! And from what I've heard, all the girls in this sorority who went really had a wonderful time. We were all particularly excited because one of us was the representative of the School of Education junior class for Prom Queen. This honor went to Edith J. Smith, known to us as Edie. And Edie did look sweet that night as she walked down the aisle formed by participants in the Grand March. We were all quite proud of our attractive sister. Junior Nite also saw four of us tripping around the stage in an illustrated monologue. Emily, Edie, Barbara Mulcahy, and I were the actresses involved. So it seems that wherever one goes, one will usually see some member of ASA in action. And at the Prom it seemed like one of our parties with a total of twelve members present. It was the hit of the year, with Ina Ray Hutton running a close second as she wielded her magic baton. â&#x20AC;˘ As for the individual members, it is really getting beyond me to keep up with them. There are now thirteen plus six new initiates. My successor will certainly be busy. Scoop! I've got the news on our second initiation of the season. It was held April 2nd at the B. U. Women's Building. Six new girls were added to our chapter. The ceremony was beautifully carried out. And the reports on the supper afterward were quite enthusiastic. The place cards and programs, decorated with hand-painted ellow daffodils, were made by Anna Ravesi. The table was most attractively arranged, too. After the dinner Doris introduced Ruth May(), president of the alums, who brought greetings from them. Betty Ann Sugrue spoke for the initiates, followed by a welcome from Miss Kimball. The speaker for the evening was Miss Pamela MacDonald, a senior at Simmons, who gave a talk on color and color personality. She told the group about a recent fashion show she had attended in Boston. She described the sleeves, hem lengths, styles which would be worn in the summer. Miss MacDonald promised to give each girl a color reading at a future meeting. The meeting was brought to a close by request numbers of rounds and comic songs lead by Edie

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Smith, Song Leader. The last song was appropriately Auld Lang Syne. Just yesterday at a formal sorority meeting it was voted that Emily Bartley be the member to attend the Convention. Emily is also next year's president. The other officers are as follows: Vice-President, Marion Walsh; Secretary, Gloria Thomas; Treasurer, Frances di Natale; Chaplain, Theresa Farrington; Editor, Anna Ravesi; Registrar, Edith Smith; Social Chairman, Betty-Ann Shrugue; Song Chairman, Mary Bonsignor. Next year looks like a promising year for Theta Theta. Plans are under way for installation of officers, a night at "Pops" Concert, a picnic, a farewell party to the seniors. And need I say that a get-together of any kind with us is an occasion! I'm sorry this is the last letter I'll be writing to you. We've enjoyed reading all the other letters and will be looking forward to your articles in the fall. Have a happy vacation all! MARION s. wALSH.

Well, all you Alpha Sigs, have a wonderful summer, and we hope you have had as happy and as successful a semester as we have. Rosemary Bawn, our new editor, will have as much fun as I have had writing to you, and I'm wishing-for Kappa Kappa -the best of luck to all of you-wherever you are. 'Bye nowLove in A. S. A. CAROL ZAHN.

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hi Alpha Sigs Everywhere, So much has happened since our last PHOENIX that I hardly know how or where to begin to bring you up to date. Alpha Sigs at T. U. are, at present, getting their first good dose of spring fever but have so much to do that they can't let it catch up on them. Our two rush parties, a formal and an informal, were loads of fun and now we have twenty-four of the peppiest pledges ever. They are having a wonderful time doing their daily pledge duties at the house, and we actives are thrilled by their A. S. A. enthusiasm. Greek Week-end this season was a grand success from start to finish. The competition at the sing was terrific, but Vi Stuart's original number won the coveted trophy for us again . It was a thrilling feeling to be a part of four rows of Alpha Sigs singing together. Open House and the Ball were wonderful too, and for our senior especially, they were never-to-be-forgotten affairs . We have much to be happy about this semester. Our lovely Katie Karns ha~ been chosen May Queen from 37 other candidates, and Cricket Jack, our Alpha Girl, is on the court. Isabel Scott, Ginny Wright, and Carol Zahn have been elected to Magnet Senior Honorary Society, and Virginia Clark was voted Sig Ep Fraternity "Sweetheart of the Year." Then, too, Mary Sell, Katie Karns, and June Housekneck have joined the ranks of diamond wearers, and we welcomed Louise Jordan McClain back to T. U. as a special student. Are you as thrilled about Convention plans as we are? Naomi (Hon) Hartman was elected delegate to convention and new President on the same night, and has been up in the clouds ever since. We've been having cake sales all semester to raise money for co.nvention goers, and hope several can go. Colorado here we come!!

N u N u CHAPTER Dear Alpha Sigs, . Spring is here in Philadelphia. Brrrrr. Hurrah for the West where it is always warm . It's hard to believe that the school year is on the last lap. It has been fun . . . .. . Looking back over our activities, outstanding were our Harvest Moon dance in the fall, and the weekly Bake shop, proceeds of which are going toward the delegate's trip for the convention. Another informal dance we are now planning for the same purpose is an "April Showers" dance. (We searched and struggled for a word which would complete the ASA, and found "Array"; so our dance is April Showers Array.) We are proud of our three seniors who made "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities"-Marian Hautz, president, Rae Schaeffer, registrar, and Trudy Carney, treasurer. And two juniors -Ellie Schofield and Thelma Rottler, were bid into Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatic society. Keep up that stage work! Ellie Kingman is now Mrs. Neil Miller; Jeanne Kennedy is Mrs. Edward Donohoe; and Dottie Weniger is Mrs. Julius Reutemann. Our warmest wishes to them! You should have seen Lois Young sparkle in with her ring after Spring vacation. Jimmy's a lucky man (and he's cute, too, Lois). (Incidentally Lois was elected Rush Chairman next year. Lucky for us two heads are better than one. Pat Floyd, one of our engineers (of course women make fine engineers), is back in school this term after her industry period. Sounds like fun, but we are

wondering if she ever discovered what the farewell gift was when she left work. It's a long story . . . . We can't wait till our annual May weekend at the shore. It won't rain, it Won't rain, it WON'T ram. Look for our delegat~, Judy Mainwaring at the convention. She has black curly hair, freckles, vivid smile-hubba hubba. Wish we could all go. . . . We'll be there, "On Wings of Song"-beloved one, let's go!! With love in ASA, VILMA LIACOURAS.

XI XI University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Dear Alpha Sigs: Xi Xi's have been so busy these last few weeks we hardly know where to begin to tell all the news. Right after our final examinations as many of the girls as were able spent a week-end at Big Bear in the mountains. Everyone had a wonderful time in the snow. Here is a picture of the group in front of their little cabin which had "all the comforts of home".

From left to right the girls are: kneeling-Virginia T ebbets four lawyer), Mary Ellen Long, Naomi Aim, Evelyn Gates, Mary Savage; and standing--{)ur Prexy " Dottie" Holland, Merrily Allen, Margaret Echols, Lucille Stevens, Carolyn Nobles, Lois Murphy, Pat Anderson, and Cathy Schwartz.

The rest of us wished we had been able to spend those two sleepless nights up there with them. The first Monday in March, after the business meeting, a shower for Dorothy Lallier was given at Mary Ellen's Âˇ home. Dorothy will become the bride of Mr. Evans Connally at ro:oo a.m. April 22nd at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. After the honeymoon Dorothy and "Ev" will set up housekeeping in Minneapolis. We'll all miss her but wish her the very best of everything. After the meeting of April rst Lucille Stevens passed candy to announce the engagement of Alice Munro. Alice will take her vows on May 4th. Right now she is doing her first real teaching. Xi Xi's have given Los Angeles two other new teachers this semester, Dolores Aitken, and Naomi Aim. Two of

our girls are in the last stage of teacher training, practice teaching-Marian Major and Margaret Campsey. At our last meeting we elected new officers to take office in May and we planned to have several informal rush parties so we will be busy these next few weeks. Now we are all looking for ard to going en masse to see the New York production of "Oklahoma" when it comes next month. Until next timeSincerely in A. S. A . HELEN HARTWICK.

PI PI State Teachers College, Buffalo, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs, As spring comes again, Pi Pi shakes off the winter gloom and is preparing to gambol on the green . To start the season we entertained our fathers with a party. Sedate fathers were seen running relays, singing, and eating box lunches, to their own amusement and their daughter's as well. These parties seem to grow in spirit as each year passes. We were treated to a hay ride by one of the "frats". It is unbelieveable that men are back on the campus. After the ride we returned to Tudor Castle for dancing and refreshments. A bridge party was held at the house mainly for the purpose of making money, and was very successful. Some of our more recent "alums" returned from their schools for the week-end. Terry, Bernita, Casie -welcome back. Dee Mergler, too drops in to see us. The Senior Ball brought some of the old glamour girls back to town. We are making plans for our Mother's Day Tea. House party will find us in Canada for a week w e look forward to lovingly. As another year passes, we bid fond farewell to our grad uating sisters-Pi Pi's best wishes to all of you. Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha, BETTY AESCHBACKâ&#x20AC;˘

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia

Dear Alpha Sigs, At the early hour of 6:30 A . M. on a beautiful Sunday morning, around March 24th, the Alpha Sigs, their dates, and advisers went on a breakfast hike to Memorial Park. Everyone had a grand time cooking over the open fire . One of our alumna, Elouise Campbell, who was very active in the sorority last year, was married to Wiley Hicks in Florida the last of March. Our brother fraternity, Alpha Kappa Pi, gave a hayride for us to the Boy Scout Camp, which is about ro miles out of the city. Just as we were leaving town the rains came. All the kids got soaked, but managed to survive. . Rho Rho elected new officers for the coming year.

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They are as follows: President-Lois Lang, Huntington; Vice-President-Jean Hippert; Secretary-Bonnie Gilliam; Treasurer- Ruth Fisher; Chaplain- Ann Bloss; Registrar-Mary Margaret Thomas; EditorJane Dunbar, Charleston; Pan-Hellenic Representative-Mary Stauer. About the 27th of April the Alpha Sigs are having a Benefit Bridge on the 2nd floor of the Bradshaw Diehl Building. All the girls are runni.ng around like mad selling tickets to anyone who plays bridge. Rho Rho is reviving their annual spring formal this year. It will be a Dinner Dance to be given at the Hotel Governor Cahill on Friday, May 3rd, 1946. The Dinner will be for the Alpha Sigs and their dates from 7 till 8 P . M. Then dancing from 9 till I to the music of Bill Twill and his Orchestra. Many out-of-town guests have been invited and the .dance promises to be quite an affair. JANE DuNBAR .

SIGMA SIGMA Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado Dear Alpha Sigs: Sigma Sigma has really been buzzing with activity since we last wrote to you. Our Valentine tea for the patronesses and alumnae was the 14th of February and was given in the sunroom of Chipeta hall. March seemed to mean something besides income taxes and "Ides" 'to thf girls here. Gail Ann Young, our chaplain passed the traditional five pounds of chocolates on the 6th announcing her engagement to Robert Dollard of Gunnison. The Co-Ed Prom, annual affair of the Associated Women Students of Western State, was held March 9 at the College Club. Helen Rossi , senior and president of the chapter this year was chosen Miss Western State, Doris Ogsbury, "Duffy", last year's chapter president and senior this year was chosen Miss Leadership. On March 20 Doris Og~bury, not to be outdone by her roommate Gail Ann, also passed chocolates announcing her engagement to Delmar Zeiger, Kappa Delta Mu. At the home of Mrs. Louis Miller members of 路the active and pledge chapter were guests of the alums at a dinner. As usual we ate and ate. At this meeting Louise Nordstrom passed the five pounds announcing her engagement to Bill Andreas, Theta Chi . The last week in March was pledging again and the Alpha Sig got the four best pledges ever. The Annual Press Club Grid Banquet is this Friday night and we are practicing hard to have our skit in condition for it. Our spring formal is scheduled for April 28. April 20 almost all of the girls are going to Colorado Springs to attend Gail Ann's wedding to Bob Dollard . We are all looking forward to National Convention in Estes Park this summer. We hope to see all of you there and we know you will love Colorado. Love in Alpha Sigma DoRIS OcsRURY.

TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas Hi! Alphas, "I Can't Begin to Tell You." Do those words sound familiar? I know they do but right now I'm not thinking of a song. There is just so much to tell I hardly know where to start. Let me begin by telling you about our visitor. We felt very honored to have with us March 16 and 17, Mrs. Polly Schlosser of Denver who is national vicepresident of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The week-end was a merry-go-round of social events and conferences. Mrs. Schlosser held a conference with each individual officer of Tau Tau. Just to mention a few of the events, we had a picnic supper Saturday evening and Sunday a dinner at Lamer Hotel. Following the dinner initiation services were held for Gwen Morrisey and Betty Lee Hall. Also during the services Mrs. Schlosser presented the scholarship award placque won by Tau Tau. I hardly need to say that we are very proud of this award and are doing our best to keep it. This occasion was especially memorable because it was the 18th anniversary for Alpha Sigs at Fort Hays State. Yes, on March 17, 1928 Tau Tau chapter was founded here. Let me introduce you to our newest member who was pledged Monday night April 8. She is a brownhaired, blue-eyed girl named Ruth Ann Biehler. We think she makes a perfect Alpha. Right now we are plann~ ng and looking forward to our annual "May Fete." The Alpha Sigma Alphas have charge of the decorating and already have made big plans. The big event, to be held May II, is sponsored by Panhellenic and the benefits will be given to the Memorial Union Building fund. Somewhere along the way we forgot to tell you about the six girls we initiated February 4路 Active services were held . I might add that most of these girls are now officers in Tau Tau . Perhaps I had better tell you right now about our new officers for 1946 and 1947. We elected Ella Mae Koffman, President; Betty Lee Hall, Vice-President; Carmelita Singe!, Secretary; Arlene Lebsack, Treasurer; Marian Chase, Chaplain; Eleanor Meyer, Registrar; and Louise Stillwell, Editor. Amidst all of this happy news of work and play I must tell you about our sponsor, Miss Leona Rob!. She is now at St. Mary's Hospital at Rochester, Minn. recovering from an operation. We are路 happy to say that Miss Rob! is up and about now and in a few more weeks will be able to return to work. She has been on a leave of absence from Fort Hays State this semester and has been attending the University of Denver working on her master's degree. However, she will be back with us next fall and what a happy day that will be. In her absence Miss Ruby Cox, adviser to women at Fort H ays State, has been meeting with us and has done much more than her share of he! ping us . As the girls put it, "She is really a peach." Also gone from our group this semester are

tw~ of our members~ Jo Monsen and Betty Stithem. Jo IS at home recovenng from an illness but she plans to retur.n ~ere next fa.ll . And everyone knows why Betty d1dn t return this semester. She is busy keeping house for "that man of hers" who came home from the service. Cupid has been carrying his arm in a sling around here lately. The reason? He has been shooting so many darts his little arm is almost worn out. The three proud girls wearing smiles on their faces and rings on the third finger, left hand, are: Roberta Brown, Arlene Lebsack, and Mary Clark. Evidently cupid doesn't believe in strikes. He seems to be right on the job. That's all for now. Tau Tau will be looking forward to this little "chat" with you next time. Love to all you Alpha Sigs LoursE STILLWELL路

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Missouri

Dear Alpha Sigs: . All signs of spring have really turned up in Maryville-including a reluctance to go to classes on ac路 count of spring fever. To get the full benefit though of the fine weather here, many of we Alpha Sigs have had picnics in College Park. We've had one bi<r date picnic at the Country Club. Everyone had fu~ roasting weiners out of doors, dancing in the Country Club and later going to the midnight show. Another sign of spring here are the camera fans who are running around taking every possible picture. . The Alpha Sigs have all had lots to do this spring wah our classes and all the outside activities, but study hours at the library have lielped out. Many Alpha Sigs are taking part in the Dance Club program to be given soon. We were well represented too in the group of girls who went to St. Louis for the Physical Education Convention. . Two of our nicest Alpha Sigs have gained outstanding honors this quarter-Jeanne Stewart was crowned basketball queen and Roberta Finke as a representative for Tower queen. The Alpha Sigs helped with a style show at Maryville High not long ago. One of the best Alpha Sigs and the most talented along journalistic lines, Cathy Aldrich, is now editor of our weekly news bulletin, the Co-Edition. She is doing a wonderful job of it, and by the way, she's our new PHoENIX reporter for next year. We're all real happy that "Clem" Shively, a former president of Phi Phi chapter is back with us again. Then last quarter another Alpha Sig returned -Gloria Lee Thompson. Janie Bowers and Gloria Lee Thompson are now wearing diamonds and it's rumored there'll be wedding bells soon. Th Greek Letter Dance was a big success on this campus. We are now looking forward to our nicest ?ance of the year-the Spring Formal, which is comIng up soon. This month we have contributed our part to the World Student Fund which goes for a very worthy

caus~-helping send foreign students to college. We're helpmg too, to furnish a college Student-Faculty Lounge which is to be open soon. Miss Lemaster, our sponsor, has certainly done wonders for Phi Phi chapter. Every one of us is truly grateful for her assistance. We k ow that next year wi~l be a great year for Phi Phi chapter. You'll be heanng from us again next fall. So until thengood luck to all Alpha Sigs. MARY MARGARET GANTT.

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana

Hello there Alpha SigsYes, this is. ~~i Chi chapter again ready to relate to you our actiVIties of late. Find a comfortable seat and relax. Say, ~ere's a girl I want you to meet person~lly-Fra~ M1ller, our new president. She is quite ~ g1rl! P~ys1cal education is her specialty but she is mterested 111 many other activities. Installation services were held April 2 and also initiation services for Jean Taylor. We were very happy that Mrs. Leib was able to be with us that day. Not long ago we had a rush party "Pirate's Cove" . Everyone present was dressed as a pirate. We always enjoy these parties as much as the rushees. Rose, Eva, and Martha are our brand new pledges. "Arabian Fantasy", the theme for the annual music depart~en.t production, Campus Chords, provided an Aladdm-hke atmosphere for the variety show. Jean and Susy were in charge of the program arrangements. Also a Junior production is coming up called "Blueberry Street". The entire program is a college boy's dream which is highly exaggerated. There are a number of ASA's taking part in the program and working behind the curtains. Everyone is talking about the beeg dance that is .:oming April 27. It has been named "Reynbow Rythm" with Alvino Rey and his orchestra. This formal dance is being sponsored by lntersorority. All the Alpha Sigs are dashing around talking about their dates and their formals. In June will be the Junior Prom again-first Junior Prom for a long time. Everyone is wondering who the queen will be. There have not been very many activities of late. In the future we see Sophomore, Junior, Senior convos and also Senior Follies. Soon there will be spring concerts, recitals, baseball games, track meets, and tennis tournaments. Oh-but I'm out of breath! Love in ASA, JoAN WHITCRAFT路

PSI PSI Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Dear Alpha Sigs: The months of February and March have this chapter very busy. We had the pleasure tiating seventeen new members on February 5, is the largest number that has been initiated last few years.

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To lead these new initiates, alo~g with the old members, we have elected new officers for the coming year. "It was necessary for us to elect our officers early this year because of the resignation of both our president and vice-president at mid-term. The election of new officers was held on February I2. An impressive installation service was held the following Tuesday. On February 14, Psi Psi had a very jolly time at a Valentine Rush Party" given in honor of two rushees. Both of these girls accepted bids and were pledged to ASA on February 26. They are really an asset to the sorority. An honor was bestowed upon Psi Psi路 Chapter this week when it won first place among all the sororities and fraternities on this campus, for a float we entered 路in the annual Red Cross Parade, March 2. The theme of this float was "Angel of Mercy", which was brought out by having a Red Cross nurse on the float watching over a few types of the many people aided by the Red Cross in time of need. The prize given us was a ticket for a pair of nylon hose, a rare commodity in Natchitoches. Also given was a $5.00 check. We received an invitation ,to attend the birthday celebration of Beta Lambda Chapter at Conway, Arkansas on March 8, 9 and IO. Psi Psi Chapter is very interested in this chapter which she helped to install; but none of our girls were able to- attend . We gave a lovely dinner-dance on Saturday, April 6. The members of the sorority and their guests, which included their dates, and representatives from all the Greek-letter sororities and fraternities, enjoyed a delightful evening of dining and dancing. Honor guests included: Mrs. Iona Berry, Dean of Women; Dr. Joe Gerber, Veterans Adviser; and Miss Clio Allen, our faculty sponsor. At the dinner Betty Sue Allison; President, made the welcoming address, and Dr. Gerber made the response. Kathleen Killen introduced the honor guests, then each girl introduced her date. During the dinner a niece of an Alpha Sig sang "I love a Wabbit." The field house was decorated with gay colors carrying out the Easter theme. The dance was a program dance, with each girl having two dances with six other men, and then the rest with their dates. The dinner-dance lasted from T30 to I I: 30. The music was furnished by the Demonaires, the college swing band. The present plans of our chapter are to send five girls to the National Convention. We all hope that this will be possible. I'm sure the convention will be a success this year. We are now pl~nning our Mother-Father-Daughter Picnic to be held sometime next month. We have always held a banquet before but this year we decided to change to a less formal affair. Well, that's all the news for now, until next time, Love in ASA, BARBARA RICHTER.

BETA GAMMA Northeastern State College, Talequah, Oklahoma

Dear Alpha Sigs, On February I6, as we trudged back to the dorm black and dirty from- decorating for our Alpha Si~ dance, we were met at the door by the Dean of Women with the news that we had won the Scholarship Plaque for the first semester of this year. This plaque is awarded by Panhellenic to the sorority having the highest grade average among its members. This helped to make our dance even more successful. I'm sorry to say that our girls lost the basketball tournament to the Independent team. One consolation, however, is, that we were tops among the Greek letter sororities. We're playing a round-robin tournament in softball now. So far, one game has been forfeited to us and we've lost one game. At this point, I'd like to order dozens of orchids for our out going officers. Under their guidance we've had a marvelous and a most successful year. Now let me introduce our officers for the coming year. Betty Lou Williams is our President. Jo Ann Whittenbery will be our Vice-President again; Althe Herring, Secretary; Galene Cathey, Treasurer; Wanda Chronister, Registrar; LaVelle Short, Rush Captain; Norma Juergens, Chaplain; Peggy Perdue, Panhellenic Representative and Doro~hy King, Editor. In our last meeting we elected our new president as our delegate to the National Convention. We're sure that Betty Lou will da Beta Gamma justice JS our representative. When the Alpha Sigs go out to raise money, they really go all out. We've had two rummage sales and made close to $4o. Besides that, some of the girls are washing . the boys shirts and giving them 24 hour service. With the laundry service as it is, you'd be surprised how the boys go for our work. Some of you other girls might try this idea if you want to raise any money. Each girl is to raise at least two dollars, some way. Another thing we're doing is giving seven cents every week to our "piggy bank", and each girl is putting in the bank as many pennies as she is old. We should be rich at this rate. Two of our former members have taken the "fatal" step. Virginia Spohr is now Mrs. Winfrey Boyd and Ernestine Cathey is Mrs. J. L. Pierce. Louise "W eeze" Wamble visited her sister and also her Alpha Sig sisters, last week-end. Louise is now employed at the Army Air Base in Independence, Kansas. Shirley Ainsworth, National Music Chairman, will be 路our_ guest~ this week-end, when she comes to judge a mus1c festtval. All of us are anxious to meet another of our national officers. . If you hear anyone going around singing somethl?g queer, don't be alarmed, it's only an Alpha Sig trymg out a new song for National Convention. In order to have some really good songs, were having a contest within our chapter. The girl writing the

best song, will be exempt from ra1smg her two dollars, mentioned before in our money making scheme. Since this is our last news letter of this school year, 路 here's hoping that all of you have had a successful year. Love in A. S. A. DoROTHY KrNG.

BETA DELTA Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

, Dear Alpha Sigs, Spring is really in the air around this part of the country. The weather has been beautiful for the past few weeks, and despite the fact that quarter examinations are to be held within the next few days, everything is running smoothly. There is, of course, a bit of Spring fever on the campus, and students are reluctant to meet classes. I can't imagine why! Tennyson once wrote; "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." This seems to have been proved countless numbers of times. Already two of our members, Bessie George Smith and Margaret Ann McCann, have taken the "fatal" step. Bessie George married a young man from St. Louis, while Margaret Ann's love interest hailed from Oregon. We wonder what we southern girls have that the "yankees" can't seem to compete with. Maybe it's the "you all"--<m second thought maybe it's 路a misconception. Since I last wrote we have increased in number. Last week we admitted thirteen pledges. We know they will all be credits to Alpha Sigma Alpha and we are p'roud of them-just as we are proud of you, our distant sisters. Lovingly yours m A. S. A. SARAH ALEXANDER.

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Ha;risonburg, Virginia

Dear Alpha Sigs, Spring, with its blossoming trees and singing birds, has come to Madison College and we Beta Epsilons are almost ready for our Easter vacation. A lot of important things have happened to us since our last news letter appeared. Student Government elections were held in March and our girls were elected to four of the five major offices: Hilda Davis, president of the Student Government Association; Emily Leitner (you remember her as our editor last fall), editor of The Breeze; Claire Bennett, editor of The Schoolma'am; and Laura Virginia Foltz, president of Y. W. C. A. You can imagine how proud we are of them. To top that though, four more of our girls won minor offices in these organizations. While we're speaking of elections, we must tell you of the May Queen's Court, which includes another four of our lovely ladies. These are the beautiful and charming June Payson, retiring president of German Club; athletic Cordelia Robbins, former Breeze editor; Lucia Zeigler, dignified _outgoing presi-

dent of Student Government Association; and Melba Frost, our dark-haired Madonna in the Christmas pageant. Plans for the rest of the year are flying thick and fast now. Holding to our past custom, we are going to entertain our beloved seniors at the annual Senior breakfast around May 1. Soon after that, May 13, we are to celebrate Beta Epsilon's seventh birthday in a big way. Somewhere in there, we plan to include open house so that the rest of the college can see where Alpha Sigs live and work. Already we have begun compiling our rush list for next fall. There is so much Alpha Sig material in the incoming sophomore class that we aren't taking any chances on missing a bit of it. Among the news coming from our alumnae is the announcement of the birth of a daughter, Susan, to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Miller. She was Betty Clougherty before her Christmas, 1944 marriage and has been dropping in to see us now and then since her graduation last June. We can't leave without telling you of the thrill that Claire Bennett and Pat Pumphrey, Madison's delegates to the Kappa Delta Pi convocation in Milwaukee, had when they met several other Alpha Sigs there. 'During our first meeting after their return, they fairly bubbled over with enthusiasm when they told us of it! That is all the news we have this time but next fall, we hope to bring details of a wonderful rush party and a marvelous new group of Alpha Sig pledges. Love in A. S. A., PHYLLIS EPPERSON.

BETA ZETA Southern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, 路 Louisiana

Dear Alpha Sigs: Beta Zeta really has been busy these past weeks, but gosh, it was worth it. Before homecoming everyone was just busy, then at homecoming, well, I simply can't find a word for it. Yes, it was wonderful, especially since . we won the $25 war bond for our ballet "Symphony in White" which we presented on stunt night. Our thanks go wholeheartedly to Merry Joy Munch who spent so much of her time coaching us, although she is not in school this trimester because of illness. That was only the beginning, however. Beta Zeta was so proud to have Elaine Faciane, our prexy, in the homecoming court. My she looked pretty! We were honored to have many Alpha Sigs who are now working girls with us the weekend of homecoming. The sorority room was open all that Saturday afternoon, and many an Alpha Sig was there for open house. It was so nice to get together and see all the girls that hadn't been with us for some time. Unfortunately, the time was much too short. That night, we had a lovely banquet. Everyone looked so nice, the dining room looked enchanting with candlelight and roses, in fact, everything was

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68 simply beyond words, including the steaks. Our model pledges, Frances Galino and Merrilee Hoyt were presented with corsages, and were they surprised! Recognition pins were given to our new initiates. Faces certainly beamed that night. Mrs. Givens, one of the charter members of the chapter, gave a very interesting and entertaining talk on how the sorority became affiliated with Alpha Sigma Alpha, and its development from that time. It was indeed a grand and glorious weekend . Last, but certainly not least, Beta Zeta welcomed as pledges four lovely girls. They are: Aureline Detraz, Elizabeth Darden, Myrtle Leger, and Gloria Simon. With women's intramurals in table tennis and badminton ahead, we are looking forward to !?ads of fun.

Love in ASA, CATHERINE ARCENEAUX.

BETA ETA State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota

Hello everyone: Time passes on, it has almost brought another school year to a close. We can all have memories of the good times we have had at D. S. T. C., especially the B. A. and Standard graduates who will be leaving. I guess its springtime in the Dakotas, birds are singing, people are raking their lawns and watering them. Cotton dresses, frills and play shoes are being worn by young and old. Oh, yes, picnics are in路 full swing too. Initiation was held on March 25, 1946. Elizabeth Nolan and Leota Swanson were present at the initiation ceremony. A delicious lunch was served in the student lounge following the ceremony. A spring formal is one of the thoughts we all have on our minds at the present time. We plan路 to make it an affair we'll all remember. Elizabeth Nolan and Leota Swanson have been visiting at their respective homes. The girls are attending school in Minneapolis and were home between quarters. Election was held April 8, for the coming year, the new officers. being, President: Cecil Brooks, VicePresident: Roberta Roberts, Secretary: Arlene Hansen, Treasurer: Ethel Gion, Registrar: Shirley Bakke, Editor: Joyce Wellsandt. Installation of these officers will be held on April 27. We have decided to have a tea Sunday May 5, at the home of Cecil Brooks. This tea is being given in honor of the mother patronesses and Mrs. Parker, alumnae chapter member. Mrs. Weinbergen, a mother patroness entertained the Sorority girls at a theatre party and later at her home on April 8. She served us the most delicious lunch, and we are all very grateful to her for such a lovely evening. We are having a Founders Day banquet, it will be at the St. Charles Dining Room in Dickinson.

Committees have been appointed and are working at that at the present. For those of you who will be attending the National Convention have a grand time, we'll be thinking ou you about that time. Love in A .S.A., VIRGINIA WEST.

BETA THETA Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Dearest Alpha Sigs, Say, don't the plans for the convention sound wonderful? At our last meeting, we decided that Jessie Milne, our newly elected president should represent us. We aren't just sure how many more will be able to go, but Jess is planning to meet Grace Woodrow in Colorado, and they will be there together. Grace was just married and she and her husband now live in Boulder, Colorado, so we will surely be represented by two of our girls. Our rushing season ended with a bang last week and our eight pledges are super gals. We started out with our annual "Blind Pig" and everyone of us had a big time reacting the scenes of a Gay Nineties evening. Mary Lou Larsen was our hostess, "Tillie", and we had the "Can Can路 Dance", "By the Sea dance", and our own "Leg dance", as we call it in our floor show. Our preferential party was held at Melanie Pety's home, and we played games which were such fun that we laughed until we cried. Then the pledge service; and the new sisters are now proudly displaying their pledge pins. Our patroness, Melanie Pety, is sporting a beautiful diamond these days. She and Jack Benford are planning to be married this summer. Jack was recently discharged from the Army. We elected officers recently, and Jess is our new prexy. Bess Ballantyne is Vice-President; Shirle Andrews, Secretary; Bev Marzoff, Treasurer; "Tink" Brietzke, Registrar; Peg Gaffield, Chaplain; and yours truly will be Editor for another year. Betty Sack, Shirley Lagesen, and Peggy Gaffield "did us proud" when they placed high in the Telegraphic bowling meet which has been newly organized in colleges and Universities nation-wide. We have two more months with our senior sisters, and then we will have to bid a sad adieu to them, but they have all promised to come and see us often. Before graduation, though, we have our house party at Walloon lake, our A. S. A . spring dance, a bowling and theater party, splash party, picnics, and our senior breakfast to which to look forward, so we are going to have plenty of fun before they leave ... Here's hoping you all have a good spring, and a wonderful summer, and a perfect time at the convention. Be seeing you, INA GAYLORD.

BETA IOTA Radford College, Radford, Virginia

school and grades of a Belgian mtsswnary were bombed severely by the Japanese during the war. Consequently, in the burning of the schools, they lost all of their books, including several thousands of texts. This project was very successful for our chapter and we feel that we have made a worthy contribution to a good cause. MozELLE PoRTER.

Dear Alpha Sigs, Beta Iota is on ~he top again! 01,1r Spring rush season proved to be better than we had dared anticipate. We entertained twenty;three lovely Freshmen at our annual Cover Girl Party and eighteen of them accepted bids to Beta Iota Chapter. We were extremely happy and they are all just super. On the BETA KAPPA evening of their pledging service, we entertained them Western Illinois State Teachers College, with a Coke Party. And gee! it looked wonderful Macomb, Illinois having fifty-seven girls in our Chapter room. Dearest Alpha Sigs: Soon after that the pledges really gave us a surprise when they issued certain Jittle invitations to With the closing of another school term, election a "Come As You Are" Party. No one was expecting time came again. We have a fine set of ASA's filling such, for it is certain that we would not have been the offices. Those who were installed are 'Norma caught in such plights as being asleep, taking a bath, Robeson, President; Jane Schaffenacker, Vice-Presicarrying loads of packages, or in the general condident; June Sandel, Secretary; June Anderson, Treastion of getting ready for bed. But certainly everyone urer; Dorothy Tipton, Chaplain; Marge Galloway, Registrar; and Barbara Mathes, Editor. must have gone with no additions or subtractions. Anyway, everyone had a gorgeous time, dancing, playAs our social event for the month of March, we ing bridge, or just talking. Much talent 路was disBK's bought the necessities for a picnic and everyone covered when the pledges entertained with a radio gathered at Glenwood Park to have "chow." Miss program. Then came food and such food it was! It Elna Scott and Miss Jeanette Terrill attended the all added up to the fact that those eighteen pledges picnic and the per usual rollicking grand time was were delightful hostesses and made possible a pleashad by all. On Wednesday, March 13, a matinee ant evening for the members. dance was sponsored by the A lpha Sigs in the student . When the Beta Iotas really want to have a super lounge. Carolyn Stewart was appointed chairman time they plan one of those exciting week-end parties. for this after-school hop. And that is just what we did. On a certain Saturday Back to visit Western's campus for a day have in April one could easily have detected that some- come Alpha Sigs. Betty Jo Lawless was home from thing was in the air for the Beta Iotas. About one the University of Minnesota, 'where she is working for o'clock we were gathering up the last bit of food we her Master's Degree in the field of physio-therapy. had prepared and rushing madly around finding blan- Mary Weinberg, who guided Beta Kappa while it kets, cups, and silverware to take to a cabin we had was a "baby" chapter, visited us while on a short varented on the river. When it was all packed firmly cation from her teaching in Oak Park, Illinois. Betty in the bus, we drove off for a week-end of funAlice Miller, who grad uated in the fall of 1945, spent making and ecstasy. The river was lovely and boat a week-end with us. B. A. teaches physical education riding was very much in demand. at the Y. W. C. A . in Chicago. While here she took her cross-coutry flight and final tests for her flight Saturday afternoon, while some strolled in the woods, waded in the river, or rowed in boats, others license. It was surely wonderful to see you all again . We're sorry you can never stay longer. were busy preparing for the revels of the night. Late in the evening we gathered around the camp fire Helen Sowder was recently initiated into Sigma where we served oodles of delicious food. Then as Tau Delta, the honorary English fraternity. Congratulations, "Lefty"! we gradually became contented we cheerfully reminisced and sa_ng our favorite songs around the smolPat Ball attended the Mid-Western Regional Condering fire. ference of the Intercollegiate meeting of Western students at Northwestern University, Evanston, IlliDuring the wee hours of the morning we managed nois. Pat was president of the W. A. W. S. for 1945to get a few hours of sleep, even if it was on the floor. 46, and also registrar for Beta Kappa. But everyone woke up feeling wonderful (Can you The big banjo, bales of cotton, the white picket imagine?) and came back to the campus marvelling fence, and "nigger gal" dummies, will decorate Morat the heavenly time we had. We hear rumors that the Radford Alumnae Chap- gan gymnasium Saturday night, April 13. Yes, it is ter is going to entertain us but we have had no offi- again time for the annual Alpha Sig Cotton Ball. Coeds will slip into their first new cotton dresses of cial notice of it. But naturally we are quite excited the season, just to dance to the music of Karl Aldrich's about the prospects. We hardly think they know band. A special floorshow is planned consisting of that we have something planned for them when they Bill Boise and his Minutes of Magic, a male quartet have their next meeting in Radford. We hope it will singing southern tunes, and "Lefty" Sowder giving be a heap big surprise. . Beta Iota's spring project has been that of collect- out with some of her boogie. Phyllis Swanson and her committee have done a fine job on publicity. The Ing books to be sent to the Philippines where the high

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Cotton Ball has always been the dance of the year given 路by Alpha Sigma A~pha. Norma Robeson, BK's new president, was recently pinned to Bob Wittekiend, a Sigma Tau Gamma, of Macomb. "Pike", as he is popularly called, attended Western in 1942 and '43, and is a veteran of the European Theater. Best wishes, Norma and "Pike!" This will be my last newsletter to the PHoENIX. I have really enjoyed writing for the Alpha Sigs, and I wish all of you a pleasant summer vacation. Love from Beta Kappa, RAE JEANNE HASTEN.

BETA LAMBDA Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark.

Dearest Alpha Sigs: Whiz-That's the way this -year has flown for the Alpha igs. We have been so busy we haven't had time to stop to see what has actually happened to us this year; so let's do that thing now. Let us journey back to the beginning of the year when we started things off w'th our rush party, which consisted of a banquet at Miss Schichtl's. The party was a huge success; and the Alpha Sigs ended up with eleven new pledges. About the time we had settled down again we had our first social date, which was a hay ride and barn dance out at the Country Club. Everyone was comfortable in their blue jeans and plaid shirts, eating 路 hot-dogs with all of the trimmings. The next time you saw the Alpha Sigs, they were wearing red and white ribbons, celebrating their founders day with a banquet in the lounge of the Commons. There was snow on the ground, Christmas came, and everyone was excited about going home. The Alpha Sigs had so much fun Christmas, they decided they must continue having fun by having a New Years Formal. White streamers with a touch of red enclosed the dance 路floor, with clusters of red streamers hanging from center of ceiling. At one end of the room the face of a huge clock with hands fixed at midnight was placed on a large panel. In the center of the clock, 1946 had broken through in the form of Baby New Year tipping his high silk hat to the audience. After our successful dance we decided to settle down to work . Then Peggy Hime was chosen Phi Sigma Epsilon Sweetheart and that started the ball rolling. Donnie Brown was elected President of ~aptist Student Union. Nell Byrd was selected as

the Alpha . Sig beauty for the Scroll. Mary Jean Larson was chosen to represent Arkansas State Teachers at the province meeting of American Home Economic Association of College Clubs held in Little Rock. Margaret Heerwaggen was selected as the outstanding freshman of the year and will represent Arkansas State Teachers at the annual summer convention. Just about this time came the initiation of our pledges. Before we had time to hardly turn around it was time for another social date; so we decided to celebrate Valentine Qay with a party and dance at the Country Club. Several weeks passed and it was time for the Alpha Sig's birthday. OUii National President, Mrs. Sharp, whom we enj'oyed most of all, was our special guest. We had a number of alumnae back, which helped to make our week-end complete. Friday night we started off with an informal party in our sorority room. The next night we had a semi-formal banquet in the lounge of the Commons. The next morning all of the guests had breakfast at Miss Schichtl's, and then we all went to church in a body. After church we had dinner together in the lounge of the Commons, ending our perfect week-end. The next few weeks we studied pretty hard since tests were coming up. We pledged' four new girls. Then came election of new officers. Dorothy Hall succeded Betty Joyce for Presidency. We really hate to lose Betty Joyce, Peggy Hime, Jean Lile Baker, Betty Moore, and Martha Goode, our graduating semors. In our spare time the Alpha Sigs became interested in the girls on Henderson State Teachers College campus since they were so close. We decided we would like to install a chapter there, so in March we pledged twenty-three girls into Alpha Sigma Alpha. It was time for another social date so we decided to have an Easter Dance. The pastel colored decorations made things look like spring. At one end of the room sat the orchestra in a huge, pink, Easter bonnet, while, at the other end of the room stood a large note on a staff covered with flowers. Around this note were lighted words reading "In your Easter Bonnet With all the Frills Upon it." This was our last social date until next year, so we must say good-bye for now, but we will be back soon with lots more news of Beta Lambda girls. Love in A. S. A., PosiE CooK.

List of Missing Addresses The following is the list of names and addresses from which the PHOENIX has been returned. If you know of any corrections, please send them to the National Editor, Mrs. B. F. Leib, Apartment T, 3540 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis 5, Indiana. ALPHA ALPHA Mrs. Rufus A. Healey, (Viola Warren) 1303 Wilmington Ave., New Castle, Pa . ALPHA BETA Mrs. J. Cuthbert, 337 E. Moreland, Phoenix, Arizona. Mary R. Early, . 9318 Woodside, Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Howard A. Hall (Betty Phillips) Murtaugh, Idaho. Mrs. C. E. Vallentine (Marjorie Cross) Carrolton, Illinois. EPSILON EPSILON Mrs. Taylor (Thelma Myer) Wynona, Oklahoma . Olive G. Clark, II8 s. sth Street, Burlington, Kansas .

IOTA IOTA Mrs. Ray McDonough, (Alberta Esslinger) II8 Pine St., Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. W. C. Weissinger (Clare Lockhart) 1241 Sweet Briar Road, Madison, Wisconsin. KAPPA KAPPA Mrs. Craydon Smart (Helen Stranahan) 409 N. Fraley, Kane, Pennsylvania. · Mrs. Randolph Wimmer (Evelyn Kratz) 721 N . Laurel Ave., Los Angeles, California.

MUMU Mrs. Harold Riggs (Dorothea C. Lyons) 932 l'enniman Street, Plymouth, Michigan . Mrs. Raymond Boysen (Florence M. McGee) California Institution for Women, Tehachapi, California.

ZETA ZETA Mrs. John Garrison (Ann Draper) n9 Yz N. Holden St., Warrensburg, Missouri. Mrs. Eugene A. Logan, Jr. (Ernestine Thompson) Beaman, Missouri. Mrs. R. Fred Sessions (Flossie L. Arnold) Kenwood, California.

TAU TAU Mrs. C. A. Marrs (Catherine Lewis) Gilbert, Arkansas. Mrs George Claw (Geraldine Reinecke) Britton, Okla.

THETA THETA Vera E. Libby, 8r Strathmore Road, Brookline, Massachusetts. Maude F. Wheeler, r2 Greenleaf St., Quincy, Massachusetts.

UPSILON UPSILON Mrs. Herbert Hulburt, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Mrs. Victor Lawrence (Geraldine Stone) 303 E. Division St., Villa Park, Illinois.

Transfers Ruth Martin Stone (Mrs Betram) ........ . .. . . . . New Orleans . Esther Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . ... .. Kirksville .. . .. . Maudine Clift Murphy (Mrs. William) ........... Wichita .. . . . Wilna Lane Armour (Mrs. Robert) . ... .. ...... Pittsburg, Kansas Alice Westherton Brown (Mrs. Ray) .. .. ... .... St. Louis . . Gertrude Brandstetter Swartz (Mrs. Harley) . St. Louis .. . Irene Smith Cole (Mrs. J. H.) . . . . . . . . . St Louis ... .. .... . Pauline Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York ........ .. . Helene Schnurbush .. ....... .. . . ..... . . . . . .. . ... New York .... . . . . Pauline Haworth .. ...... . ..... . . . . ............. New York .... . . . . .. . . . . . . ...•.. New York Ruth Zapp ..... . ..... . ...... . ·. . .

Marilyn Davis ............. . ... . . New York .. .. . . . . .... . Polly White Loibner (Mrs. L. A.) .......... Little Rock ... . . Marjorie Pierce . . . . . . . . . . ......... . Richmond Mary Keith Hinshelwood ... . ........ ... ....... . Richmond .. . . . Dorothy Alcorn .. .. . .. .... . .. .... ......... . .... Pittsburgh, Pa . Eleanor Conrad . . . . . ... ... ............ . .... Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hattiesburg New York Pittsburg, ·Kansas Alva, Oklahoma N ew York Kansas City Natchitoches, La . . . . . . Boston, Mass. Alva, Oklahoma Philadelphia, Pa. . . . . Philadelphia, Pa. . ....... . ... New York

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Announcements THETA THETA Constance Soyard Spavin to David Cranston Caton on February 23, 1946.

MARRIAGES ALPHA BETA Martha Jane Rinehart to Lt. Ralph W. Jones on D ecember 30, 1945· At home Memphis, Tennessee. Carol Jea n Trunnell to Lt. Robert A. Conkin, on January 12, 1946. At home 405 S. Halliburton Street, Kirksville, Missouri . ALPHA GAMMA Geraldine Shanabrook to Robert F. Mendler on March 25, 1945· At home Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. BETA BETA Miriam Lancaster to William Edward Baldwin on January ro, 1946. At home St. John's Military School, Salina, Kansas. GAMMA GAMMA Wilna Lane to Robert Armau~ of Pittsburg, Kansas on January 17, 1946. At home 1717 South Olive, Pittsburg, Kansas. EPSILON EPSILON Marie Shaver to William Musgrave on February 24, 1946. At home Montrose, Colorado. ETA ETA Dorothy Butler to Rev. Milton S. Good on November 2, 1945· At home 51 I s. Broadway, Pittsburg, Kansas ., . Lucille Mallard to John Clemets on November 7, 1945. At home 3119 Flora, Kansas City, Missouri. Sammy Lou H eaton to Edward Roper on December 22, 1'945· At home 612 W. Kansas Avenue, Pittsburg, Kansas . June Mardelle Lowe to Elwin Arthur Welbaum on November r8, 1945· At home 6r8 W. Frost, Pittsburg, Kansas . Martha Lou Payne to Arnold Eugene Worger on March 12, 1945. At home 5121 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Missouri. Mary Jane Keller to Warren Rex Anderson on July 23, ~945· At home 4740 Oak, Kansas City, Missoun.

KAPPA KAPPA Lt. Virginia Lee Straw, U.S.N.R. to Lt. Col. Wm. Bradford Bailey on November 9, I945· At home ro9 E. 73rd Street, New York 2r, New York. Grace Williams to John J. Walti on December rs, 1945. At home 1938 N. Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Norma Adnee to Henry Bassett III on August r, I945· At home 2276 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Laura Wolf to John Carson on January 26, 1946. At home 479 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey. LAMBDA LAMBDA Margaret DeWitt to Paul W. Conrad on December 15, 1945. At home 199 Helen Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio.

XI XI Lou Edna Putz to Irl Eugene Ward on November 10, 1945. At home 1304 N. Main Street, Rushville, Indiana. PI PI Jean Mitchell . to Malcolm D. Smith on October II, 1945· At home 565 St. Lawrence, Buffalo 17, New York. Rena Joyce Boyne to Philip Luther Mattice on March 2, 1946. At home 519 N. 33rd St., Apt. 105, Sec. · C., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Anna Wulf to Hughes Kenneth Ives on March 2, 1946. At home 144 North Street, Buffalo, New York. RHO RHO Elouise Campbell to· Wiley H. Hicks on March 18, 1946. PHI PHI Louise Gwen Kearn to James Farris Corken on December 23, 1945. At home 501 Linn Street, Atlantic, Iowa. Betty Lou Gregory to Donald Dean Cockayne on October 9, 1945. At home 316 North Fillmore, Maryville,' Missouri. Georgia Schulte to John W. Airsman on August 19, 1945· At home Oregon, Missouri.

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Flora Louise Sperling to Walter William Pilgrim on August 5, 1945. At home 38 South r6th Street, Richmond, Indiana. Margaret Mountjoy to Leonard Seeber on August 14, 1942· Dona Jean Pierce to Charles Berrers on October 28, 1945. At home Cambridge City, Indiana. Jeanne McCarty to Robert J. Harrington on January 31, 1946.

Lois Gayle Akers to Major Trudean J. Hogue, Jr. on June r8, 1943· At home 724 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.

PSI PSI Carrie Nell Rodgers to James Ralph Barrett on December 1r, 1945. At home Sulphur, Louisiana, Box 169. Barbara Evelyn Graves to Everett Wesley Harvell, Jr. on December 26, 1945. At home 920 W. Brooks, Norman, Oklahoma. BETA GAMMA Mary Charlotte Beers to Everett Thompson Wiggins on December 14, 1945. At .home 925 W. Front Street, Plainfield, New Jersey. Faye Levey to Warren Prater on December 30, 1945. At home Pryor, Oklahoma. Henrietta Stolpher to Capt. Albert Goodall on February 3, 1946.

BETA LAMBDA Glennie E. Trumble to Lt. (j.g.) Conrad J. Hardy on November 28, 1945· At home 3622 Herschel Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Barbara Shuffield to Harold Lee McDonald on November 24, 1945. At home 1909 Booker Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Georgiana White to William Henry Greeson on January r6, 1946.

BIRTHS ALPHA Mr. and Mrs. Ratph A. King (Shirley McCalley) a son, Ralph Arthus, Jr., on September 12, 1945. Chaplain and Mrs. Walter Taylor Reveley (Marie Eason) a daughter, Caroline Christian, on December 26, 1945. Mr. and Mrs. John . George Adams (Ella Marsh Pilkington) a son, John George, Jr., on December 27· I945· ALPHA BETA

BETA DELTA Matty Lynn Smith to Russell James Evans on January 2, 1946. BET A EPSILON

Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Wimp (Sarah Grim) a daughter, Joy, on January 30, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. Gramsch (Florence Ralston) a daughter, Margaret Rose, on December 14, 1945. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson (Mildred Griffith) a son, Donald Parker, on September ro, I945· Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burton (Helen ·Campbell) a son, Harry Burton, Jr., on September 2, 1945.

Evelyn Jean Raup to Robert Charles Grady on December 15, 1945. At home Delray Beach, Florida, c/ o General Delivery . Margaret Wilson to Capt. R. L. Bank on January 12, 1946.

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Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Devalan, Jr. (Peggy Cullen) a daug~ter, Sharon Ann, on D ecember r8, 1945·

Hazel Theriot to Ulysses Pierre Melancon, Jr. on September r8, 1945. At home III Smith Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.

GAMMA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Brewer (Ann Cleveland) a son, David Criss, on December 30, T945·

BETA ETA Helen Elizabeth Reardon to Kenneth Joseph Moran on December 29, I945 · At home 356 Chase Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington.

EPSILON EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. R. C . ,Aitchison (Hila Beth Burt) have adopted a daughter, Rilla Ann, born April 25· 1 945·

BETA THETA Jeanne M. Loyster to John Neale Donhaiser on February r6, I946. At home 50 Ethel Street, Saginaw, Michigan. Grace Gilbert to James Woodrow on February r6, I946. At home Traverse City, Michigan.

ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sheward (Betty Quier) a daughter, Marsha Dean, on October 23, 1945. Mr. and Mrs. George Sea bough (Helen Taylor) a daughter, Judit~ Lynn, on June 1945.

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74 Mr. and Mrs. Ephrim Glasser (Betty Frolich) a daughter, Candi Sue, on February 17, 1945. Mr. and Mrs. Corman Pennock (Margaret Myers) a son, Gordon Cave, on July 12, 1945路 Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Vance (Betty Taylor) a daughter, Linda Carol, on December r6, 1945. THETA THETA Lt. and Mrs. John F. Foley (Doris Cordett) a son, John Francis, Jr., on January 12, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Calhoun (Dulcie Baird) a daugh路 ter, Pamela Joyce, on February 4, 1946. KAPPA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. James W. Reynolds (Dorothy Wolf) a son, James W ., Jr., on April 9, 1945. OMICRON OMICRON Mr. and Mrs. Miller (Mary Douze) a son, James Carlisle, adopted October, I944路 PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fischer (Pauline Setter) a daughter, Ellen Pauline, on February 3, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Beal (Mary Hussey) a daughter, Lucy Ann, on February 25, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Moore (Joan Rick) a son, John Joseph, on March 7, 1946. New address: 565 St. Lawrence, Buffalo, N ew York. SIGMA SIGMA Mr. and Mrs. W . F. Wallace (Ruth Dunn) a daughter, Jerrie Lynn, on November ro, 1945.

CHI CHI Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Seeber (Margaret Mountjoy) a .son, Robert Browning, on September r r, 1944. Mr. and Mrs. Russell George (Rose Ellen Smith) a son, Ronald, on December 4, 1945. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright (Donnabelle Cortner) a daughter, Donita Kay, on March 6, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Harader (Marjorie Harper) a daughter, Carol Anne, on 路 February 24, 1946. BETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. James Paul Newman (Beryl Dutsch) a daughter, Judith Ann, on August 25, 1945. BETA THETA Mr. and Mrs. John D . Rose, Jr. (Frances Mewmaw) a daughter, Vicki Ann, on January 28, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. Don Harrington (Pat Bates) a son, Gregory David, February, 1946. BETA IOTA

Mr. and Mrs. Slusher (Hilda Amonette) a daughter, Dona Lynn. BETA LAMBDA Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Loibner (Polly White) a son, Steve Allen, on February r5, r946. Ensign and Mrs. Charles A. Dorsey (Doris Powell) a son, Dwight Duane, on January 5, 1946.