Asa phoenix vol 33 no 4 may 1948

·THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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1948 To Our Alpha Girls ....... ...... ... . ....... .. . 2 VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 4

Regional Meetings

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Hobbies

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News Letters-Alumnae Chapters ...... . .. ... .... 24

Keeping Pace with our Graduates ...

News Letters-College Chapters

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Announcements ... ....... ... ........... . . ..... 49

Directory ..... ...... .. .

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TO OUR ALPHA GIRLS Each year we pause in our busy campus and sorority programs to honor those who have given full measure of their talents to Alpha Sigma Alpha and to their college.

These outstanding personalities wear a gold ring wi.th our sorority crest as a symbol of our esteem .

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each of you who have been chosen as ideal Alpha Sigma Alphas by your sisters; we extend our sincerest congratulations.

You have personified our fourfold aim: the highest development physically, intellectually, socially and spiritually.

May your attainments and high ideals be

an inspiration to all your sisters everywhere so they too can climb to similar heights.

Our founder, Louise Cox Carper wrote, "The fundamental object of a sorority is to cultivate those qualities which will help its members meet more happily and successfully the events of life."

In each of

you we find these qualities, and we are hoping through your influence we can vitalize our Alpha Sigma Alpha creed .

As each of you leave your college days be-

hind; we feel certain you will fulfill the promise we find in you .

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JEANNE BENTLEY State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha is proud to submit Jeanne Bentley as its candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award.

Jeanne has many capabilities. She is now o member of Student Standards and has served as on officer of our Student Government for the post three years, being Vice-President this year.

In her junior year, Alpha Kappa Gamma , our leadership fraternity, topped her and she is now President of this organization .

Jeanne has se rved on the Athletic Association Council for four years and has been on outstanding member of the basketball and hockey varsity teams.

Her many interests include our community where she is Girl Scout Counselor and coach for the Farmville High School Basketball Team . She is also interested in the plan for establishing a Catholic church in Farmville .

All of these ore examples of Jeanne's character. Her inspirational leaders hip and unfailing loyalty to her church, family, school and community ore greater than mere words. Surely a finer girl was never a port of any chapter-we now shore her with you.

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ELSA WEBBINK Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri

Alpha Beta Chapter would like you to know Miss Elsa Webbink, our Elizabeth Bird Small Award candidate. Miss Webbink has the respect and admiration of all her siste rs and the whole school a s was evidenced when she was chosen Homecoming Queen for 1947 . Bes ides thi s, she is a member of the following honorary societies: Kappa Delta Pi, Cardinal Key, Alpha Phi Sigma, Women's Athletic Association and the Pep Squad as well as being chose n for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and Who's Who Among Greeks. Before coming to college she was Carnival Queen in her senior year in high school and was active in 4-H work. For the post three years, her port time job in the health office has given her opportunities to meet many people and they oil remem ber her cheerful smile. Our candidate likes sports, dancing and her major subject of study-mathematics, in which she excells .

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PATRICIA McDANIEL

State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania Patricio McDaniel, a capable miss from Cochranton, Po ., is on outstanding member of Alpha Gamma Chapter. A junior in the Home Economics Deportm ent, she claims cooking as her big interest in that field , especially if the recipes call for onions, and if she con experiment with various concoctions. She is on overage, well-rounded, normal college girl, interested in sports, music, art, current affairs, and horses. Of the Iotter, her father owns several and they claim her interest when she is home. Basketball heads her sports list with swimming, tennis, volleyboll, ice skating, and tobogganing close behind. She enjoys classical and sem i-class ical music, being especially fond of the Warsaw Concerto; and she loves to go dancing .

Pointing fascinates her, but knitting leaves her cold.

As to Pot's contributions to her community of Cochranton: she was in Red Cross work, being one of those active in collecting contributions for their annual drive.

A member of the church, she taught a Sunday School class several years.

A wholesome, vivacious, likable person, who has proved her worth in her untiring efforts as president of Alpha Gamma chapter this post year, we give you our own "Pot."

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Velma Louise Nickelson was born on a ranch in Woods County, Oklahoma , along the Cimmoron River. She has one brother older and two younger, to whom she is very devoted.

Velma finished her elementary school at Edith, Oklahoma, where, even then, she showed her leadership qualities as secretory and project captain of 4-H. She graduated from Freedom, Oklahoma , High School. During her high school, she was on active participant in the Glee Club, Home Economics Club, and Pep Club.

Her hobbies include sewing, cooking, and such outdoor sports as swimming, riding, fishing and tennis.

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Missouri We believe that the Alpha motto-"Aspire, Seek, Attoin"- must be the motto by whic h Ruth Eve lyn Clar k has always tried to live; for she is truly attaining the full life which results from a happy and wholesome socia l life, sp ir itual and mental development, and physi cal well-being .

For her outsta nding scholarship, personality, and leadersh ip, she has been honored by membership and officersh ip in the following organizat ions: Alpha Phi Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Alpha, Association of Ch ildhood Educati on, and Future Teach ers of America. Recently Ruth was se lected al ong with five other outstanding C.M.S.C. st ud e nts as mem bers of the Great Greek Society.

Sati sfied not only with scholastic achievements, Ruth Evely n tokes on active inte rest in her home church choir, and teach es th e Chri stia n Church nursery sc hool ir1 Warrensburg .

Above all, we believe Ruth truly gives "full measu re" whenever she und e rtakes anything, whether in friendship , work, lesso ns, community or sc hool projects. She is an exa mpl e of the high-minded, friendly, and a spi ring Alpha girl which we all wish to be .

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ORLANDA MANCI Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

Eta Eta Chapter is proud to presen t its most outstanding me mber of the year, Orlando Monci , Editor-i n-ch ie f of the College newspa per " The Col legia," for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award of 1948 .

Orlando, definitely on outstanding leader in every organizat io n to which she belongs, was se lected as our candidate for he r leadership, outstan d ing achievements, ever lasting friendliness and individuality, high moral s and character, ho nesty and fairness in her endeavors, genuine interest in other people's proble ms, above overage scholarship, reliability in word and deed, and her service to A-:i.A. She has he ld important offices in the many organizations to which she belongs and has filled each office ve ry capably. This year she has se rved a s Editor in A"2:-A. Her high degree of leadership, dependability, and sc holarship hove all warranted her selection to Who's Who in Amer ican Colleg es and Unive rs ities. Here is our Alpha girl of the year!

ANNA RAVESI Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Anno, our Elizabeth Bird Small Award candidate for 1948, was graduated from Mol den High School in 1944 . She e ntered Boston Unive rsity the so me year, in Se ptember . Her major field of work is Secondary Educat ion with Social Studies as a major and Spanish a s a minor.

While in sc hoo l, Anno has participated in activities including Eta Delta Phi, a women's club at the School of Educat ion, Gl ee Clu b, and Dramatic Club were fortunate to hove he r as a member. She has held the offices of editor and president in so rority and also was vice-preside nt of her jun io r class. Now she has a working sc ho larship in the li brary where her magnetic charm radiates the whole room.

Anno's outs ide activities include playing the piano, making knick-k noc ks an d traveling when she has the ti me . Her sec ret talent is drawing and pointing photographs . Her latest interest is in projecting mach ines.

Anno is the type of g irl who ma kes us all proud to soy "there goes on Alpha Sig" when she walks by. She is quiet, sweet and as nice as she can be. We ore proud of our Anno and know you a ll would be if you could meet her.

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Our blonde Eileen Anderson is o ne of Alpha Sigma Alpha's claims to fame on the T emp le Un iversi ty campus. She has achieved distinction in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in Student Government and in many othe r phases of extra-curricular activities. Her charm and personality ore things that worm all those who come in contact with he r. The Kappa Kappas ore not the only ones who feel this. Recently, the Dean of Students Office issued its choice of the Outsta nding Seniors for this year, 1948. The fact that Eileen was included pays great tribute to her ability and effectiveness in campus leadership. It is a wonder to all of us, how Eileen manages to remain so efficient, in her many jobs. She has a great deal of sou nd judgment, and budgets her time wisely. She has demonstrated her unswe rving loyalty by her willingness to work and cooperate in all of our chapter's endeavors. Because of her well-rounded character and personality, in all phases of development, we feel that she truly exemplifies the spirit of Alpha Sigma Alpha . Kappa Kappa is proud to nominate Eileen Anderson for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award.

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Five feet and two inches of personality and pep, that's " M ike"!

A warm smile and a friendly "Hi," that's "Mike"!

The center of a group, whether it's a lecture reha sh in the library or a soro rity gob session in the court, that' s "our Mike"!

She is "Mike" to one and oil, from the President to the janitor.

In order to give our sister chapters on ink lin g of what a prize pac kage we hove, we will list some of her accomplishments at Drexe l: Presi dent of Women's Student Government Association by a unanimous vote, Phi Koppe Phi honorary fraternity, Who's Who in American Colleges and Univ ersities, Pi Nu Epsilon musi cal honorary fraternity, Women 's Sports Editor of the Tr iang le because of her abilities shown on the varsity softba ll and hockey teams, Key and Triangl e honorary for Scholarship and activities, and Alpha Sigma Alpha vice -president. Isn't that on imposing list?

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University of California, Las Angeles, California

I sho uld li ke to introduce to you , our candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award, Patricio Anderso n. Pot is enrolled in the College of Letters and Science , with a General major . She plans to receive her B.A. in February of 1 949, and her Kindergarten Primary in June of that year. Pot ha s al wa ys been interested in education, and ha s done a great deal of work along that line in her years at the Uni versity. In this vein, she has done on excessive amount of obse rvati o n at Nary Sterry, U.C.L.A. Training School, Westwood Grammar Schoo l, and University High School.

Hoving token on active port in education work, she al so participated and helped to plan a school festival for a class. Our Swim Shows on campus ore maj o r eve nts of ou r sc hool years . .. Pot ha s been active in the Bruin Swim Club , and ha s participated in the Bruin Swim Shows. Enjoying Folk Dancing , she ha s participated in recita ls, including one at the home of Edward Everett Horton, and the Clar ke Memorial Library. Also, she has been a faithful worker in th e Christian Science Organization o n Campus, in committee work, acting a s Cler k for the Organization , and a s a Boord Member. In the line of her ed ucation work, she ha s worked in Extended day core at Nary Sterry, U.C.L.A. Training School during one complete su mmer, and has done a very interesting case study of a second grade student.

Pat's smiling face ma y be see n wherever the real wor ke rs of A'J:.A on our campus con be found, a s she is a very conscientious Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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MARILYN GROTZKA STAHLKA State College far Teachers, Buffalo, New York

Symboliz ing everything that is ideal not only to her soro rity sisters but to her classmates a s well , Pi Pi proudly announces their candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award-Mrs. Mar ilyn Grotzko Stohlko .

Efficiency, modesty, and responsibility ore combined in our Grotz . She was elected Vice-President of Alpha Sigma Alpha and is now Acting Pres ident, ste pping in to maintain our sorority's high positio n on campus.

Grotz has al so been President of Costing Hall , Circulation Manager of om campus newspape r, Stude nt Director of the Spring Plo y and was chose n for membership in Art Kroft Klub; Nu Lambda Sigma , ho norary literary society; Alpha, campus leadership organization; and Kappa Delta Pi , noti o nal honorary fraternity .

In appreciati o n for all Marilyn ha s done for soro rity and for our 路college, we elect her as our ideal , a true Alpha girl.

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ANN BLOSS Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia

Ann Bloss, president of Rho Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha ( 1 94 7 -48) has bee n on ardent worker for the so ro rity. Her charming personality ha s wo n her the unfaltering friendship of all the girls. We ore indeed so rry to lose our excellent president. Ann has been on o utstanding student and very acti ve in the co llege's extra-curri cu lar act ivities. She ha s been on the Dean 's List for eight co nsec uti ve se mesters.

Ann is majoring in Home Econo mics. She will be graduated in June and plans to enter the teaching profession .

She's got personality, pep plus, Rho Rho solutes its Alpha girl, Ann Bloss.

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IVA JEAN JONES Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado Sigma Sigma ha s chosen Iva Jean J a nes a s its ideal in Alpha Sigma Alpha fo r her tireless e ffort s to make Alpha Sigma Alpha the fine st sorority at W estern . She is loved and respected by every sister.

Iva J ean is a leader. Everyo ne cheerfull y follows her because of her sincerity and grand personality. Not o nly is Iva Jean a leader, but a good foll ower-h er cooperative spirit ha s endeared her to us all .

Iva J ean is an ideal in sorority and also on the campus. Her various extra curricular activities bring her into contact with faculty and students; she is admire d and res pected by all .

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Hays, Kansas Those who have come to kn ow Delores Griffing , thro ugh many a ssociations during he r college years, realize wh y we believe she represents the ideals that Alpha Sigma Alpha tries t o foster. Belying the old belief that red-haired people have f ie ry di spositio ns, Delores is amiable, friendly and devoutly loyal to her many friends .

Her friendline ss and geniality come naturally, however, a s she is one of the old est of a large family and learned from an early age to share with others and give unstintingly of her time and efforts . She entered the teaching profession when th e need for capable teachers became imperative and wa s awarded the di stinction of membership in Delta Kappa Gamma for outstanding contributions to the profe ssion .

Her campus activities are many and varied . She ha s been an active member of the Y. W . C. A during the time she has been in college. She served as a cabinet member for two years as devotional chairman and secretary . She wa s one of th e Fort Hays State amazons -a Women's Athletic Association member. Other activities in which she ha s participated are International Relations Club, Panhelleni c Council, and Debate Club, of which she wa s president. Speech ha s remained her chief interest and she has won high honors in speech and debate . Last year she become an active member of Pi Kappa Delta and was elected president of Nu chapter the following term. She has maintained an enviable record in college, both scho lastically and socially, in spite of the fact that s he is wholly self-s upporting .

In view of her many achievements, we salute Delores Griffing a s an outstanding student, member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and deserving winner of the cove ted Elizabeth Bird Small Award.

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Phi Phi Chapter's candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award is Marilyn Partridge, an attractive redhead from Skidmore, Missouri .

Marilyn, who is a Home Economics major, ha s capably held man y offices on th e campus, developed a capacity for leadership and has made many lasting friend ships .

Her even temper and level-headedness have helped many of us over the blues and have straightened our outlook on life.

Thi s year Maril yn wa s chosen as one of the outstanding stud e nts on the college campus and wa s li sted in " Who 's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Uni vers ities ." She wa s Missouri 's repre sentative to the American Home Economics Association co nven t ion last summer and ha s been State President of the Missouri College Home Eco nomics Clubs this year.

Our chapter is glad and pro ud to present o ur candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award-Mi ss Marilyn Partridge.

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ROSALIE GLESING Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana

Attra ctive Rosa lie Gl es ing came to Ball State Teache rs Co llege to stud y home econo mi cs a nd bus iness educati o n.

She mad e rap id progress in he r scho last ic attainme nts, a s wa s evi de nced by th e fact that she wa s in itiated into th e bus iness, ho me eco no m ics, and educatio n ho nora ry f rate rnit ies by th e e nd o f he r seco nd year. Thi s year she is serv ing a s hi sto rian o f Pi Omega Pi , and preside nt of The ta Sigma. She ha s al so bee n acti ve in he r res pec t ive de partme nta l c lu bs, ha v ing bee n president of Re kamemzh Club .

As a true Alpha Sig, she ha s a we ll -round ed pe rsonal it y, and ability to get a long wit h people of a ll ages and both sexes .

As Ch1 Ch i' s Chaplain , she ha s co ntr ib uted much to o ur spiritua l deve lopme nt .

As a toke n of o ur appreciat io n a nd es tee m, we are ho no ring Rosal ie a s o ur Elizabe th Bird Small Award candidate .

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MARGIE BETH BARNETT Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiono Margie Beth is perhaps one of the most versatile persons on our campus. Characterized by her sparkling smile, she has won her place in the hearts of all who know her. Cheerful , energetic, always willing to help in any way possi ble, Margi e Beth has held offices in numerou s organizations on the campus. She ha s upheld the standards of Alpha Sigma Alpha .

She ha s been Chaplain of our sorority, Secretary of the B. S. U., Secretary of the Demonettes, a Big Sister, a Panhellenic Representative . Margie holds a high sc holastic average .

The Psi Psi's are proud to announce Margie Beth Barnett a s the culmination of Alpha Sigma Alpha achievement.

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JO ANN WHITTENBERG

Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma The sloga ns "pretty as a picture" and "busy as a bee" must have been coined with Jo Ann Whittenberg, Beta Gamma 's candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award in mind, for truly she is just that.

Though every hour of her very busy day is filled to the brim with classes, office work, church duties, studies, sorority activities, and sports, Jo Ann still finds time to make new friends and keep her host of old friends, both on the campus and in the community.

We discovered early during pledgeship that dependability was one of Jo's many assets. As o pledge, she was assigned many tough work details on big sorority affairs. Because of the efficient way in which she always delivered the goods, she developed into a member on whom we could depend to lead and train each new "crop" of pledges.

Jo Ann's ability to smooth out difficult situations, to think clearly and without prejudice, to be fair in her dealings with all girls, whether sorority or non-sorority, has earned for her o coveted place of outstanding leadership in intra-sorority affairs , her church organization, scholastic organizations, and the student council.

Jo Ann is a four-square person . She daily seeks to be o well-rounded personspiritually, physically, mentally, and socially. She pions to be a sec retary and in preparation for this, she has been secretory to the president of our college for four years. Her scholarship is excellent; her interest in Wesley Foundation and sports affairs keen and alive; and her ability to adapt into situations gracefully are note worthy.

Jo is no paragon of virtue but we believe that she is an ideal young womanone of whom oil A~A's everywhere could be proud'

ALTHEA Z. STONE Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Beta Delta Chapter has selected Althea Z. Stone because of her outstanding work in Alpha Sigma Alpha, her high scholastic rating, her qualities of leadership, her pleasant personality and high character.

Althea is an honor-roll student, a member of the Senior Class, Vice-President of Beta Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha , First Vice-President of M. S. C. student body, a member of the International Relations Club and a member of Y. W . A. Althea has outstanding qualities of leadership. As Vice-President of Beta Delta Chapter, she has been a capable leader in all sorority activities: She is quiet and reserved, makes her decisions very carefully and always to the best advantage of the sorority. â&#x20AC;˘ The Alpha Sigs of Beta Delta Chapter are sure Althea fulfills the requirements for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award .

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Throughout her college days at Madison, Margaret Reid has reflecfed glory on Alpha Sigma Alpha. In leadership, scholarship, personality, and character, Margaret shows the highest possible development.

Since her freshman year, Margaret has been an active member of the staff of "The Breeze," our college newspaper. Under her leadership this year, our paper has become bigger and better. Resourceful and energetic, she planned a huge celebration of the anniversary of the newspaper.

Other organizations have claimed Margaret's time and talent. She is an active member of International Relations Club, German Club, Kappa Delta Pi , and Association ot Childhood Education .

As attractive as she is capable, Margaret with her poise and her friendly manner is well liked by all on campus. Whether it be in a class discussion, at an Alpha Sigma dance, or as editor of " The Breeze," she has always been a great asset to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Beta Epsilon is proud to present Margaret Reid .

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BEVERLY STAFFORD Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana

I met "Becky" my third day back at school. She was smiling, happy, selfa ssured ; and I felt that somehow no matter how long o r how far owa y yo u mo y wancler from your home chapter, on your return you 'd find an Alpha Sig who bridged the time and di stance .

Our candidate is a physical education major. Not the now out-moded schoo l of hardened muscles and narrowed outlook, but the kind who brings to mind the s ingular charm of a healthy, active all-American.

She is outstanding in her field ; anci will be successful throughout her life . We consider her the g irl we'd like most to have you meet- Beta Zeta's Alpha Girl.

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HELEN JONES State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota

Forever present with a cheerful smile, a helping hand, and a wealth of excellent ideas is tall , blond; Helen Jones. When she graduates this year she will leave behind many friends and a very grateful sorority chapter. Although Helen is a Math and Science major, she still finds time to be active around the campus.

At present she is treasurer of A'2:.A, having served as Chaplain the previous year. An able leader, Helen was president of Future Teache rs of America and Lambda Delta Lambda . She ha s also served as secretory of Women's League, Commi ssioner of Publications on the Student Council, and Society Editor for the Slope Teacher. Helen has been a delegate to o conference on Higher Educatio n and olso represented the college at Intra-State Student Action Committee meetings.

In the fall of 1 947 , Helen was elected Homecoming Princess. Energetic Helen ha s been a lively teacher in her home community.

So it is with pleasure that we present our Alpha ideal-Helen J o nes.

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BEVERLY MARZOLF Central Michigan College of Education Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Beta Theta's "first lady" candidate for 1948 is Central 's outstanding dramati c arti st, Beverly Marzolf. Bev has demon strated her stagecraft ability in the major productions for the past two years. She has also been an officer in both Masquers and Alpha Psi Omega, dramatic organizations.

Bev has not restricted her talents to the field of dramatics, howeve r. An accomplished piani st , she ha s been an important cog in the Music Department wheel.

She ha s twice held an office in Delta Omicron, national music fraternity.

During her junior year, she became a class officer. Also during that year she wa s listed in Who' s Who Am o ng Students in American Co lleges and Uni vers ities.

An officer of our chapter for the past two years, Beta Theta ha s known th e e fficiency of o ur candidate . Friendly, considerate, and industri o us, Bev is ou r idea of a true Alpha Sig . We are proud to prese nt her to you .

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PENNY MELLOTT Radford College, Radford, Virgi.nia

Beta Iota's no m inee fo r t he El izabe th Bird Small Award, Pe nny Me ll ott , ha s no t o n ly bee n an outstandi ng m embe r of Alpha Sigma Alpha , but an outstanding stu de nt o n th e cam pus as we ll. She wa s e lected t o Who 's Wh o Among American Co ll eges a nd Uni versities and wa s chosen by the seni o r class a s on Outstanding Senior . Pen ny ha s se rved o n th e Stude nt Gove rnme nt Assoc iation for two years. She wa s Secretory-Trea sure r he r jun ior year and presi dent of th e student bod y thi s post yea r. Pe n ny ha s assisted in t he Bio logy De partme nt at Radfo rd Co ll ege. She ha s been o n th e Ma y Cou rt fo r two years.

Not on ly has Pe nny g ive n he r t im e to Stude nt Co uncil but to ma ny other orga n izatio ns. She ha s been a me mbe r of t he Ho no r Co uncil , Kappa Delta Pi, Ge rman C lu b, Fu t ure Tea chers of Am e rica , W est m ini ste r Fe ll owship, Y.W.C.A. , and Alpha Sig ma Al pha . Pen ny ha s se rved a s Trea sure r of Pi Gamma Mu , Reg istrar of Alpha Sigma A lph a , par lia menta ria n of Ge rma n Clu b and preside nt of he r sophomo re class.

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MARJORIE GALLOWAY Western Illinois State Teachers College, Macomb , Illinois

May I present Beta Kappa's candidate for the Elizabeth Bird Small Award Marjorie Galloway. Marg e has supported herself throughout college days with " number pleez" from 6:00 to 10:00 each evening and at th<:! some time maintained a high scholastic standing, via th e midnight oil. She nos served Beta Kappa's as registra r and preside nt, ha s been Secretory, Treasurer, Vice-President and President of other campus organizations, p lus holding a member seat on th e W .A.W.S. and Ponhellenic Council s. Her popularity with all students and faculty is attested by her recent duo-hor>or of choice a s Campus Leader and Campus Perso nality. Her smile is spontaneous, her cha rm all -e nfolding ; life to her is "j ust a riot" (her fa vorite express io n). Sandwiching her many duties, interests and friends into he r college hours, Marge, to us, is the pe rsonification of Alpha Sigma A lpha's ideal.

"For after all is said and done, there is really only oneMargie, Margie, it's you."

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WILMA ADAMS Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas

A bright smile and a cheerful disposition ore o nly two of the assets claimed by Wilma Adams, preside nt of Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at Arkansas State Teachers Co llege. These a ssets combined with intelligence and a willing ness to work hove no t o nl y mod e Wilma president of A~A, but a member of the Women 's Residence Hall Co uncil , Y.W.C.A. , Library Club and hove placed he r in Who's Who in Ameri can Colleges and Uni versities.

Wilma is the only woman represe ntati ve on the Student Counci l and has don e a wonderful job presenti ng a woman's viewpoint on various problems .

Don't you agree that she' s a perfect Alpha Sig?

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MILDRED SUDMAN State Teachers College, Cortland, New York

Our chapte r has chosen Mildred Sudmon a s Alpha Girl for 1948.

M ildred is one of the most outstanding leaders on the Cort land campus. She is a member of the Notional Honorary Society, Kappa Delta Pi . She will graduate cu m laude this June, one of the ten h1ghest in a class of 240 . Her overage is th e highest in our chapter.

Mildred is Editor-in-Chief of the College Yearbook, the mos t important posi ti o n held in the senior class. For four years she ha s been active in women 's spo rts, and one of the nine members of the college Tumbling Team . She ploys in both the Bond and the Orchestra . 路 In Alpha Sig she is one of our most enthusiastic members. Her initiative, talent, and helpfulness ore appreciated by all . There is no other girl in our chapter mo re worthy of th is honor.

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NELL SMITH

Murray State Teachers College, Murray, Kentucky

From leading her team to victory on the hardwood to seeking out need y families at Christmas time, Dorothy Nell Smith is st rictly " tops."

A local Murray gal , Dorothy , a junior at Murray State , is maj oring in com merce and hopes to teach' or do secretarial wor k. She naturally tokes a great in terest in the Commerce Club and has se rved as secretory. A lover of sports, Beta Nu's "Al pha Gal" is active in the Wom e n's Athletic Association, acting as trea surer. She al so has been on active member of the Off-Campus Girls Club and Sock and Busk in. " Dot" was a charter membe r of Beta Nu and served as its sec retory boc k in the hectic days when it was petitioning as Alpha Zeta. She ha s been vice-president for the post year. Her main work in thi s capacity has been with the Murra y Girl Scouts. She has attended almost all the ir meetings and worked tirelessly with them and their leaders. She has used her influence in developing other Beta Nu Scout leaders. Dorothy was recentl y e lected a s one of Beta Nu's delegates to the regional co nvention .

With all her activit ies and her high scholastic record , our candidate finds time to attend Sunday Schoo l and church every Sunday, to sing in the choir, and be active in the young peo ple's g roup. Eve ry Thanksgiving and Christma s she helps fi nd need y families for the local church, Alpha Sig , and ot her organizations.

A true exemplar of " graci ousness in doily living" is Dorothy Nell Sm ith, Beta Nu 's candidate for t he Eliza beth Bird Small Award .

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MILDRED MAHONEY State Teachers College, Oneonta, New York

Mildred, according to her college pals, has "blossomed forth" these past couple of college yeors to take in many voried activities of college life. Sometimes we wonder if there's o committee going with which she is not in some way connected.

Elected to the office of Student Leogue Treasurer in her junior yeor, she assumed the oil important duties her senior year . . . and busy tosks they are! Besides her regular "Leogue" work os treasurer, she, with another board member revised the college bookkeeping system for oil organizations receiving Student League funds. She was active in "league" sponsored drives to help children in Europe by collections of clothes and money. In fact in our drive she was the college bank!

As chairman of our Conflict Night for Freshmen, she had the tosk of seeing thot everything wos in order-from the toll house cookies to the "Snake Chain" down Maple Street. And speaking of cookies, she's chairman of S.T .C.'s " Cookie ond Punch Brigade" for the Senior Boll.

Every Thursday, so the program book reads, should find her either ot a Kappa Delto Pi meeting or an Alpha Sigma Omicron meeting. Writing takes up almost as much of her time as does reeding. For as you know being Chapter Editor is a pleasent, but time consuming job, just as is her reporting for the college paper, "Stote Times, " for which she writes book reviews or covers "on the spot" college doings!

So with the time that's left she does her history, Biology, ond Drama and crosses her fingers that she'll have time to graduate . . . come June.

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JUNE ELIZABETH FISK Woyne University, Detroit, Michigan

Only through on understanding of how on urban college in integrated with the city can one reolly appreciate the extent to which June Fisk has given full measure to her sorority and to her professional ossociotes. Wayne University is located near the downtown area of Detroit while June's home is neor the outskirts of the city.

This meons that two or three hours are subtracted from each of June's days just for traveling .

June is majoring in Physical Education, specializing in the field of modern dance .

Since her first semester at Wayne, June has been an enthusiastic worker for the Women ' s Athletic Association . As the dance is June's first love it is only natural that she is prominent in the Student Dance Group ond in the Donee Workshop . In foct she is the student in charge of these groups. The Heolth Education Club utilizes her abilities on the program ond publicity committees. Over at Webster Hall, the student center, June is on the Youth Hostel Committee of the Association of Women Students.

Outside of school, the Girl Scouts are June's favorite project. She is an assistant leader of two troops besides being program consultant for song leading ond dancing. She conducts swimming classes for the Girl Scouts ond teaches o Senior Life Saving course. During the post year June hos also devoted time to a Sunday School class.

June proudly wears the bodge of A'J:.A ond the Alpho Sigs of Rho Chi proudly name her os their Alpha Girl.

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CARMEL AUCIELLO Concord College, Ather.s, West Virginia

M iss Cormel Auciello, junior, of Welch , West Virginia, is pres ident of Beta Pi Chapte r of th e Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority at Concord College. She is also record ing secreta ry of the Newman Club, me mber of the Panhellenic Council , Future Busi ness Leade rs of Am e rica , Co llege Choir, and is student a ssistant to Mrs . K. C. Tul ly of th e News Servi ce Departme nt.

She is th e possessor o f a lovel y vo ice and personality end ha s entertained mem bers of th e faculty and g uests o n num e ro us occas io ns with he r talent. She is one o f th e charte r me mbe rs and first presi dent o f the Beta Pi Chapter, and is a neverfai ling wo rke r.

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JEANNETTE BELL Southwest Missouri Stote College, Springfie ld, Missouri

Jeannette Bell, Beta Sigma's candidate far the Elizabeth Bird Small Award has a finger in almost every pie at S. M . S. She is a member of Delta Phi O~ega , honorary art fraternity , and Alpha Psi Omega , honorary dramatics fraternity. She is vice-president of the Radio Club; a reporter on the Standard staff, the college newspaper; and is a member of the program committee of the College Theater.

Besides finding time to take an active part in d rama tic productions, Jeannette also is an inter-collegiate debater. Just recently she won o championship at 0 tournament in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. And to top it off, Jeannette makes straight E's. Yes, we're awfully proud of our Jeannette . She truly deserves to be our Alpha Girl.

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~~!!o~~~~ T~!~~~~ge, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

" Oily," as her close fr ie nds know her, is a short, brown-eyed, dark-haired junior from Benton, Arkansas. A loyal A':ÂŁA, s he has se rved as editor and secretary of he r chapter. Now she is our Alpha Girl ond a very capable o ne, we think. No where could we have found a sweete r, more dependabl e, and more loyal candidate.

In her freshman year at He nderso n, she was a member of the debating team. She has served on the Editoria l and Business Staff of th e Oracle, weekly college newspaper. A member of the Student Christia n Association, Lorra ine was Queen of Hallowe' en for 1947 . Also, " Oily" is Jr. Representative to the Women's Dormitory Council and Reporter for the Business Educatio n Club. Hats off to our own Alpha Girl- Lorraine Larsen.

A DUAL MEMBER SPEAKS In November, 1947, A~A was dissolved and the six education sororities were admitted to membership in The National Panhellenic Conference . With this act a new species came about-a Dual Member came into being . This was a creature with two N .P.C. greek letter pins, divided loyalties, torn friendships - an impossibility. There just wasn ' t any such . So a decision had to be made t or I was such a one-a Dual Member. Battles had been fought for us and lost. We faced the bitter truth-to one and only one must we cleave, forsaking all others.

To my first pledging I felt I must be true . The first pin on my heart had the prior claim . On this basis I made my decision . I faced it, shorn and lonely. But with meditation came truth and light again . Feel sad, rejected? Oh , no. For with this step the Sisterhood I revered was slated for bigger and better things. More women would know her influence . I wasn ' t important, but her future was . It lay ahead, golden and promising. Being an Alpha Sig is not a physical thing . It is a state of mind .

So I' ll 'always be one . Through the years, rich experiences in friendship and service are mine because of this sorority.

A:SA memories are with me for all time . The glow of Founders' Day candles green and gold and chrysanthemums. Red and white and Valentine 's Day. Fun with firelight and starlight on dear Alpha faces. Convention and the joy of having Wilma Wilson Sharp. The College Chapter-the hush of initiation-young voices blending in the Sweetheart Song . Forever I have a creed to live by, grow old with . For who can take it from me~ " To fill my days with satisfying activity-to find beauty in nature, friendships-to love life and joyously live each day."

Say, " Good-bye? " Never! Say " Thank you, Alpha Sigma Alpha."

Irene C. Holland, Beta Beta-Ex.

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Region II Approves First "Blueprints" of 1948 "Design for Building" Regional Conventions Leading off the 1948 "Design for Building" Regional Conventions, Region II Alpha Sigma Alphas met at the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan , on April 1Oth and 11th . Mrs .

Harvey Bumgardner of Detroit Alumnae Chapter was the Chairman of the Convention, with Evelyn Bell and Virginia Carpenter (National Alumnae Director and National Vice-President) acting as National Officers in charge .

According to the Alpha Sigma Alphas in attendance, the highlight of the meeting was the enthusiasm and sorority spirit that gained momentum as the two day sessions of social and business events progressed!

A quick review of two days of inspirational fun begins with the Registration Table on the fourth floor of the Book-Cadillac at 11 :00 on the morning of April 1Oth . Isabel Butterfield, Louise MacArthur, and Ambrosia Ford presided at the Registration Table, under Isabel's guidance . Once again our hats are off to the efficiency of our Detroit Alumnae Sisters. One hundred and twenty-five Alpha Sigmas were registered before the afternoon was over.

Mrs . Bumgardner was Toastmistress at the Luncheon . The Speaker's Table was decorated with large crepe paper letters "A-:i. A" in green and gold . Little wooden building blocks marked A-:i. A decorated each place, holding place cards. Honors for the gay decorations go to the gals of Beta Theta Chapter at Mount Pleasant, Michigan . National Officers and Chairmen were introduced at the luncheon .

Miss Hazel E. Graham, Rho Chi Adviser, and a Hostess for the Convention, gave a short welcome . Miss Lillian Greer, Akron, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter gave the response to Mrs .

Bumgardner's official welcome, for Alumnae Chapters, and Miss Anne Lowry, Beta Nu Chapter, gave the College Chapter response to the official welcome . (P .S.-We also enjoyed the delicious food served by the Hotel') Dr. Robert Drews, eminent Detroit Psychiatrist, spoke to the Convention after the Luncheon . His subject "Women Historically and Hysterically," made an interesting basis for an excellent discussion of woman's place in the complexity of modern living patterns .

Everyone at the convention carried away several bits of fact and suggestion to be mulled over at a later date . Our only concern was

that there was not time for as long a question hour after the talk as we would have liked .

The general Business session answered many of the questions concerning Associate Membership in the National Panhellenic Conference, cited several fields for greater sorority endeavor, and reported the status of the national organization at the present time .

Significant points were carried from the Business Session into the College and Alumnae Round T abies for further discussion . Both College and Alumnae Delegates reported that in the short time available for Round Table discussion, much was accomplished in exchanging information and in making real plans for the future . The Round Tables were certainly the heart of the "business" side of the meeting .

The Italian Garden at the Book-Cadillac was cleverly decorated by the Chi Chi girls and the Muncie, Indiana, Alumnae for the informal Dinner Party . Centerpieces on each table were small model rooms, completely furnished down to the electric clock on the fireplace mantel! (Clever place cards were furnished by Beta Kappa Chapter.) A Model House, loaned by W. J. Cole, Designer and Builder of Royal Oak, Micnigan, held the spotlight in the center of the room . Familiar sorority songs were sung with great enthusiasm under the leadership of Jean Whiting, Buffalo Alumnae Chapter . Virginia Carpenter was Toastmistress for the Dinner, and the Pi Pi girls took over the after dinner "Unseen Drama ." The impression of the Alpha Sig Castle was real, not imaginary, when the drama was finished .

The special Ceremonial following the Dinner made us aware of the rock foundation of sorority ideals upon which our future building program will be placed . The ceremonial, written by Mrs . Sharp, National President, was impressive, thought provoking, a fitting end to a day of inspirational meetings.

Mrs . Earl Powers of the Detroit Sigma Rho Chi Alumnae and Patroness of Rho Chi Chapter entertained convention guests at a midnite Snack Party at her home on Boston Boulevard in Detroit. Not only the snack, but transportation was provided to her home . It was there that the College Delegates really got together

MAY, 1948 to excha nge songs and less serious tales that had to be neglected in the more formal sessions. We thought Mrs. Powers was the perfect Co-Hostess, ope ning her home as well a s offici ating at the Hotel .

The Convention was closed at the Final Business Session on April 11th at 10 : 15 a . m .

Recommendations of the Round T abies were read, the 1949 " House Party" Convention at Gratiot Inn was announced. As the Alpha Sigmas left to catch busses and trains for home, it was with the resolve that they would meet again at Gratiot Inn! One Convention just calls for another, don ' t you think?

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ter read from Mrs. Sharp telling about the work accomplished by Alpha Sigs and the plans they hope to make, that I listened intently . Then Ev Bell , the National Alumnae Director, continued the meeting with reports from the college chapters about their act ivities du_ring the year . Sure wish I could get to some of those Rush Parties and Dances .

Mrs. Rice showed them some . of t he work that had been done at the Cold Springs Veteran 's Hos pital and I was amazed! The Alpha Sigs have sent money and gifts to help with the occupational therapy and how grateful the hos pital must be .

Mrs. Wolf gave an important report urginJ them to contact other colleges in any way an d MEMOIRS OF THE "MOUSE" AT to follow up leads that might mean a new THE BOOK-CADILLAC Alpha Sig Chapter ! I'm go ing to see what I I live on the fourth floor- and what a can do along that ·line because they asked all weekend I've had! (Sometimes think I' d get of us to try . more sleep in a nice quiet subway train ... ) Eloise Proctor and Joan Ste inmiller told But it was worth it to see th ose Alpha Sigs. them about publicity and the Phoeni x (That's You see, my favorite bell-boy, Tommy, told a very special book just about A~A, and I me that they were checking in Friday night, understand that it's outstanding in its field.) and that I had better find a good spot beI didn't know where to go when they discause things would be popping . appeared in two groups . Decided to follow the They started pouring off the elevators Sat-· Alums, and heard part of their Round Table urday morning , and at least I had the pre- led by Eloise. They were exchanging ideas for se nce of mind to hide behind the registration N .P.C. , additional publicity, finances and prota ble . I heard Mrs. Butterfield take the grams so fast that I just couldn ' t keep up with names and chapters of one hundred twenty- it, so I scampered out to find Joan and the five people-actives and alumna from all over college girls. Well-from frying pan into the Region 11 . My, they were pleased with the fire! Ideas were buzzing just as fast for proprograms and name tags designed by Edi gram material , rushing , pledge activities and Wolf, the National Art Chairman . publicity work .

Such enthusiasm as they settled for lunchSuddenly, they rushed to elevators and eon in the Ital ian Garden (they were so busy thought I, "a nap at last, " but before I had getting acquainted, they didn 't even see me one eye closed, they were back-clothes all come in .) I had a nice piece of cheese , but changed and as bright and spark Iing as ever. they were all raving ab out the delicious ham. How they did enjoy that banquet! They didn't I heard Mrs. Hall give the blessing and then leave a scrap of roast beef for me, so I conMrs. Bumgardner welcome them . Her name tented myself by hiding under the new-look was Sarah Jane, and she was a great favorite • skirts to listen to Jean Whiting lead their for she was such a charming hostess and favorite songs . chairman . Ann Lowrey and Mrs . Washko And then to find one of my second cousins res ponded to her welcome, and then we ate on the program-Just thin k, he really lived some more . Of course, they sang some peppy in an Alpha Sig house and knew all about the Alpha Sig songs and before long , I really strong foundation to which their " Design for Building" will be added. After that program, I wish ed I were an Alpha Sig !

Suddenly they moved into the Crystal Ball- began to see why conventi ons are so important room, and there was Dr . Robert Drews . Well , in building stronger tenets in Alpha Sigma they never moved all through his talk about Alpha .

The ceremonial after the banquet was woman's place in society and I heard them say equally impressive . Most of them sa id they they certainly would like a copy of it.

I usually nap during business meetings, but were so happy to have an opportunity to reI was so interested in the letter Ginny Carpen- new their faith in their sorority.

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was lonesome when they left, so you can imagine how happy I was to see Ev Bell go into the Normadie Room Sunday Morning . In fact, I just squeaked when I heard them telling about the midnight snack with the Wayne Chapter, talking until the wee small hours, and keeping elevators busy as they gathered in different rooms.

Their program started with a mast inspiring talk from Evelyn . She certainly gi ves full measure to the group and how they appreciate itl The devotions were led by Miss Duffey and Mrs. Kurtz . I could feel a serene, peaceful

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After the closing business meeting led by Ginny and Evelyn, I knew they were leaving; for thanks were given to Sarah Jane and the co-chairmen for the splendid prtilgram.

Tommy told me later about the frenzied line of check-outs as they were homeward bound-each filled with a desire to build higher and higher for Alpha Sigma Alpha .

Do you see why I've had such a busy weekend::> Just let me say thou ~ h , that I wouldn't have missed it for anything, and I only hope they'll come back again to the Book-Cadillac !

Marjorie Suggs, Buffalo, N. Y.

â&#x20AC;˘ Region Ill Convenes 1n the Heart of America The Alumnae Chapter of Greater Kansas City was hostess to the Regional Convention held April 17th and 18th at Hotel Continental, Kansas City, Missouri . Attending the meeting of Region Ill were our National President, Wilma Wilson Sharp; Esther Bucher, Treasurer; Phon Johnson, Alumnae Organizer; and Nell Martindale Kuchs, Constitution Chairman . Eighty-eight delegates and visitors from the seven College and eleven Alumnae Chapters in Missouri , Kansas, Oklahoma , and Iowa made reservations, according to Mary K. Reiff, HH , Registration Chairman .

Esther Bucher, HH , presided at the Luncheon served in the Georgian Room of the Continental on Saturday and introduced Evalyn Evans, Ph i Ph i, President of the Kansas City Alumnae group and official hostess, who gave the welcoming address . Patricia Baugher, Beta Sigma, responded for the College Chapters . Betty Cremer Johnson, EE, gave the Alumnae response .

Careers open to College women were attractively presented by Alumnae members successful in their chosen fields . Alice Montgomery Pettit, HH , wife of a Paola , Kansas, physician, d iscussed woman 's role in Homemaking and Community Serv ice . Mary Hamlin Moore, AA, North Kansas City, school teacher, recommended the teach ing profession , while Phon J ohnson, EE, Kansas C ity business executive, ex pressed he r views on the bus iness field for women .

Al l meet ings we re interspersed with lively sing ing of soro rity songs led by Polly Lash brook, EE, with Dorothy Kreek, Ph i Ph i, at the p iano.

At the gene ra l busi ness sessi on, W ilma

Wilson Sharp, in her usual gracious manner, gave an inspiring message in conjunction with her annual report. Sorority activities and hon ors on the College Campus were reported by the following girls: Alpha Be ta ..... . .. Norma Shearer and Bever ly Hu ll Gamma Gamma ... Mildred Gu in and Velma Nic ke lso n Epsilon Eps ilon . ... . ... . ..... Pat Ford , Eunice Grass Zeta Zeta . . . . . . . . . . . .. Peggy Pearce and Elle n Bur k Eta Eta .... . ... . Po ll y Lashbrook and Eliza beth Nanc i Phi Phi ... . .... . . Beverly Osborn and Kathryn Krau se Beta Sigma ... Patr icia Baughe r and Mary Ann Do nnell

These splendid reports made us of our girls and indicated thQt the as usual really ranked at the top ship and in popularity .

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very proud Alpha Sigs in scholarwere :

Des Mo ines, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . Fl orence Harley, Iota lata Emporia, Kansa s. Betty Creme r Johnson, Eps ilon Eps ilo n Kansa s City, Mo . . .. Doroth y Whi t more Kreek, Phi Ph i Maryvi lle, M o . . .. ..... . ... . ... Jesse Jutte n, Ph i Ph i Kirksv ille, M o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doris Boho n, Alph a Be ta Pittsb urg , Kansa s ... . .... Be tty Dean Sheward, Eta Eta Spr ingf ield, Mo .. . .. Ruth Kaufman Palme r, Beta Sig ma Wichita , Kansa s . ....... Mima J e nnings, Be ta Gamma

Aurice Huguley, Gamma Gamma , Alva , Oklahoma , acted as Secretary of the meeting .

Esther Bucher announced the National Convention to be held at Port Huron . Marian Fischer, Phi Phi , made an appeal to heed our National President in interesting a group in forming a new A~A chapter. Later in the afternoon, members were assembled into Round Table groups for discussion of pert inent problems .

Saturday even ing Evalyn Evans was toastmistress at an informal banquet. She presented Kansas City alumnae members Marty West, EE, Dulc ie Calhoun , Theta Theta, Ruth

MAY, 1948 Fle isc haker, HH , Rubye Waterbury, Lora Murrell , AB , and Dorothy Kreek, Phi Phi , in a one act skit, based on the Convention theme "Des ign for Building ." Cleverly designed pro~rams resembling architectural blueprints, and placecards in the form of miniature houses aided in carrying out the program idea . Tables were beautifully decorated with spring flowers and red birds, arranged by Ruth Pennell , ZZ , and he r committee .

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Philadelphia Welcomes Region I Convention The City of Brotherly Love, opened its arms wholeheartedly to all of our Alpha Sigma Alpha girls from Massachusetts to Virginia over the week-end of April 24 , 25 . Trains started arriving in the wee hours of the morning , but there was an Alpha to meet each one-often it was Helen Corey or Marion Powell themselves .

The opening Luncheon was impressive with its " Foundation" for Building theme . All the decorations and favors carried out this theme from the block Greek letter forms to the wheelborrows . Our speaker Miss Gertrude Peabody, Associate Dean, Temple University, in her Topic-Design for Building-gave us a clear and precise picture of the human element as the most important factor in Building . Thus the processing and strengthening through Sorority Sisterhood aids us in community and family life to preserve individual integrity.

We had a grand total of one hundred sixtyone girls registered from nine College Chapters, ten Alumnae Chapters, and seven Alpha visitors from other regions.

The Convention Business Session gave us a clear picture of what is ahead for us in our individual endeavor to make A:S A grow and expand in this area-we want to put many more houses on our horizon . Just imagine before this Convention officially started, Helen Corey had already located our site for '49 National Convention , August 22-26 on the shore of Lake Huron-90 miles from Detroit.

The Round Table discussions of both the College and Alumnae Chapters were very enthusiastic. The Alumnae dwelt mainly on the Internal problems of bringing out the older members and ways and means of having different types of programs to hold the interest

of the varied age groups . Also discussed was the Relationship of Alumnae Chapters to the National Organization - Alumnae financial help is needed in order to have more visits from the National Officers. The need to enlarge the National Income was carried on in discussion after the banquet, and it was agreed that the best way to do this is through Life Membership . We also decided to work closer with the College Chapters, and plan special affairs, so we could come to know our new graduates better.

Our Banquet was lots of fun with its theme "Planning," and there were Sweetheart Castle namecards, red roses at each setting, and the program covers were blueprints . An inspiring Ritualistic Ceremony written especially for the Convention by Wilma Sharp, was held directly after the Banquet.

Thanks to the New York Alums for an amusing hour at midnight-Wedding Gown Fashion Parade aside from the wedding gowns once wore by our Alphas, we had a dress dating back to the Civil War Era, and a 1900 trousseau gown owned by Mrs. Vanderbilt . The funniest port of the show was to witness the girls with the 25-inch waists squeezed into the 21 and 22-inch waistbands .

One of the girls had to walk down the aisle sidways-she just couldn't make those buttons meet. To climax the show we were honored by a visit from the Andrew Sisters-Em Frost, Marion Powell, and Ethel Barrettdecked out in baby bonnets, flannel night shirts, and decorated long underwear . Quite an act! What Alpha affair would be complete without a Pajama Coke Party;> The perfect end to an inspiring and accomplishing day.

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changed to an hour later-to the rei ief of everyone-because that was a full day we had put in .

Our Future Dream Theme was carried away with us from breakfast in the form of baloons, placecards suspended from tufts of cotton clouds, and corsage bouquets of yellow rosescolor scheme being green and gold .

After the closing remarks from Marion Powell and Helen Corey, and a farewell from

Em Frost, we joined hands and sang the Shield, and departed with a feeling of strong ties of Sisterhood.

Every Alpha would like to pay tribute to Mrs . Emma Frost, Miss Helen Corey, Miss Marion Powell, Miss Ethel Barrett, Mrs . Violet Richman , Dr. June Smith, Mrs. Harriet Johnson, Mrs. Isabelle Scott Anderson , and Miss Jean Reimet, our wonderful Convention leaders.

Roses and Honeysuckle Greet Region IV Members in Hot Springs " Honeysuckle blooming round our little cabin door, Sleep, dear Alpha Sig .

Yes, even Mother Nature cooperated in making the Region IV Convention a success by decorating the Jack Tar Court Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with the Alpha Sig colors . The reddest roses imaginable and the whitest, most fragrant honeysuckle climbed over and around the Court to provide an ideal setting for the meeting . , Amid shrieks of joy from returning alumnae and cries of "Hey, another bunch is here!" registration got under way Satwrday morning, May 1. Miss Betty Ruth Joyce from Bald Knob, Arkansas, and Mrs . Frances Mclean from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were registra tion chairmen and smiled unabashedly as they mentioned such mundane matters as registration fees in the same breath with " Welcome to Hot Springs ." By night fifty delegates and visitors had registered. This number included two national officers, three regional officers, four alumnae delegates, eleven alumnae visito rs, twelve college delegates, and eighteen collge visitors . Four alumnae Chapters were represented : Tulsa , Oklahoma ; Lafayette, Louis iana; Natch itoches, Louisiana ; and Little Rock, Arkansas .

Delegates from si x College Chapters were present : Beta Ga mm a ....... . .. .. .. .. . .. . T ahlequa h, Okl o .

Beta Delta .. . .... . . ... ....... .. Ha tt iesburg , M iss.

Beta Zeta ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafa ye tte La Beta Lambda .. . ........ . .. . . ..... . . Conway, 'Ark: Beta Mu ......... . . ......... . . . Arka de lph ia Ark Psi Psi .... .. .... .... ...... . . .. . Notch itoc he's, La .

Presi d ing over the one o'cl ock luncheon in t he Jack Tar Ra inbow Room was Mrs . Barbara McDona ld , the very eff ic ient and tireless Con-

vention Chairman . Barbara is president of the Little Rock Alumnae Chapter which was the hostess Chapter. Mrs . B. F. Leib, national officer in charge, was introdu,ced as was Mrs .

Fred Sharp, who had come along " to play /' to quote her own words . Miss Marie Schichtl adviser of Beta Lambda Chapter was i ntra~ duced as the official hostess and her group presented the program .

Following the luncheon, the first business session was officially opened by Mrs . Leib, who called for reports from each Chapter represented . Every Alpha Sig present beamed with pride as we heard reports of such honors and achievements as : an annual caroling service for shut-ins, Beta Gamma ; helping furnish Panhellenic House , Beta Delta ; top honors in debate and dramatics Beta Zeta 路 Homecoming Queen and scholarship cup, Bet~ Lambda ; Hallowe 'en Queen, Queen of Hearts, and highest individual grade average , Beta Mu; own sorority house and campus beauty, Psi Psi . Then as the alumnae reported and mentioned activities ranging from giving teas to helping sponsor a Babies' Milk Fund each person present realized anew that Alpha Sigma Alpha does develop women of character, calibre, culture, and charm.

Mrs. Emmadell Mitchell , Philanthropic Chairman for Region IV, gave the convention a report that left each of us with a warm feeling and a deep pride in A~A. On the preceding Thursday, " Emmy" and Barbara McDonald had presented on behalf of Reg ion IV a rad io-record player to the Ft. Roots Veterans Hospital at Little Rock . Inc identally, before the convention broke up on Sunday mo rn ing we had the thr ill of see ing a picture of th e presentation in the Litt le Rock papers. Plans were made to furn ish such items as comfo rt I

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MAY, 1948 kits, games, reco rds, etc ., to the hospital from time to time .

It is impossible in so short a space to summarize all the valuabl-e suggestions and worthwhile ideas which came out of the convention . The suggestion by Marie Schichtl that we adopt as a sort of slogan for each chapter " Let's give a new chapter to ~ " was good . The round table discussions revealed an alertness and willingness to work on the part of college members, and a neverfailing interest and deep devotion from the alumnae .

The banquet under the direction of the Psi Psi 's, the luncheon by the Beta Delta's, the breakfast by Beta Gamma's, the ceremonial by the Beta Mu's were high points of the meeting. Irene Calloway, our lovely soloist at the Ceremonial has just been chosen Reddie

Day Queen at Henderson . She won this honor over all sororiti~s and two independent groups competing for it. The "coketail" party, the long bull fests, the giggles and jokes, the mid night snack which a certain group just had to have, and finally the drifting off to sleep at "one-plenty" with the fragrance of honeysuckle in every room are things we shall not soon forget . Neither can we forget the charm and enthusiasm of Mrs . Sharp and Mrs . Leib, the graciousness and hard work of Barbara McDonald , the loyalty and friend Iiness of " Totsie " Schichtl , and the dozens of new friendships that were made . As we sat quietly at the Sunday morning devotional after breakfast and heard the fami Iiar words " . . . and the greatest of these is love ," we felt again the close sisterhood of Alpha Sigma Alpha and were glad indeed that we had attended the Region IV Convention .

Alpha Sigma Alpha Hobbies the stones she had cut and some of her books and magazines. From that I floundered " The brotherhood" calls me a rockhound, around with ever increasing enthusiasm, until but my husband says I' m plain nuts. Howfound the Mineralogical Society.

I ever, there sure are a passel of mighty inI soon found that most of the amateur gem terested nuts loose-if you con judge by the cutters were located in the west where cutting turnout at the Philadelphia Mineralogical Somaterial is plentiful . What I needed was some ciety meetings. Hell-fire-Or-brimstone keeps few home from them . They start with a din- personal help in set~ing up a shop, and learnner at 6 o' clock, retire to the Museum of Na- ing how to operate it. And what a time I had tural History at 8 :00 for a formal meeting and locating someone . programme and then hold individual conNot the least of the pleasure has been the fobs far into the night. fact that it is a hobby I can shore with my We are just overgrown children . All chil- children . They love it. Of course my sevendren love to collect rocks and it was a holdover year-old mostly "roms" on a trip, but he has from my childhood that started me off. I re- a wonderful time . Connie is eleven, and she membered how crazy I was about Geology in really hunts . She gets as big a kick as I do out college and how I always used to say I hoped of finding a new variety or a fine crystal speto find an amethyst, cut it and set it myself cimen. We get into blue jeans and drive to a someday. So when I got to the place in my likely site which we have previously learned silver working hobby that I was able to set about. How do we know about it? Well, we stones, I ordered myself a few gems. Soon I study our books and geological maps, we go to found myself so much in love with them that the museum of Natural History (where there I was just getting them out to look at for is a wealth of informat ion and where you can get much help directly from the curator if you themselves .

Then I met a WAC in the occupational just ask). Sometimes we hear about a rich therapy shop at Fort Dix where I was teaching area from another rock hound or we read for the Red Cross . She was about to be dis- about it in one of the magazines devoted to charged, but before she left, I did see some of minerals. We have probably learned someROCKS

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thing about the geology of the area before we start and know what minerals we ore likely to find there. You look up the characteristics of those minerals and gather anything you think fits the description or anything odd.

It is a wonderfully healthful exercise (without being too strenuous for us who ore fortyish) and there is nothing to equal the thrill of a "find." Sometimes you do not know you hove a find until you begin to study your days accumulation with a magnifying lense at home .

My husband watches me with puzzlement when I start classifying my specimens, but I om having fun all over again . If you hove the instinct, you understand why a rockhound loves his rocks but if you haven't it, you just can't see what good they ore . But believe me we get a real pleasure out of them. If you hove some nice ones you cart them to the next meeting and trade, and most of the contacts you make that way ore very pleasant.

It is not so. hard for the overage person to understand why a rockhound tokes up gem cutting . Many go in for it because it pays off, but a real lover finds it mighty hard to port with his best specimens . We sympathize with the granny in "So Dear To Our Hearts" who refused to sell her "kivers" at any price, and when asked why not, explained : "My kivers pleasure me, that's why not and cosh money ain't everything ."

It is a joy to cut a common looking hunk of rock, polish it and produce a gem that makes your friends "Oh" and "Ah-h." Most of them won't look at your mineral collection even once but they will certainly look at them after they hove been cut and polished . Just let your youngster find a pretty pebble, hove it cut and polished for him and watch the results.

Even my husband, who is positively allergic to any kind of field trip and who has no collectors instinct at all, likes a polished rock .

If there ore any rockhounds or lapidaries among my readers, it would give me a big thrill to hear from you. I om a very inexperienced beginner myself, but if there is anyone interested who doesn ' t know how to start, I would consider it a great privilege to give you a helping hand . Here 's to more and bigger " nuts" fo r we " sure hove fun ."

Ed ith M . Harper, Nu Nu

WORMS Nobody loves me, everybody hates me I'm going out in the garden and eat worms; Big long slimy ones, wee, teeny, tiny ones; Golly how they tickle when they squirm .

Is there anyone reading this who has not at one time or other repeated the above jingle?

Do you suppose that could hove been what inspired Louise Ketterer to toke on worms as a hobby? No-knowing Louise, I om quite certain that something else prbmpted her course of action for to know Louise is to love her and to wont to see her more and more .

Louise Ketterer is a charter member of the Lambda Lambda chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha . She come to our Easter luncheon after on absence of quite a few years and it was grand renewing acquaintances and those who never knew her before went away hoping they could know her better. She is just that way.

Louise is head of the English Deportment of Maple Heights High School. She and her friend Groce Bahls, a teacher in Teo Room Management at Collinwood High School hove given quite a bit of thought as to what to do after retiring from the teaching profession.

Gift Shops with their handcrafts and colorful merchandise, teo rooms along the coast of Moine in the summer and Florida in the winter, held magnetic interests-but upon consideration, these proved confl}sing and much too strenuous for worn out school-marms, so they decided to turn to Nature for the peace and quiet they so longed for and anticipated .

They heard about the growing interest in Organic forming and turned to earthworms and their products for their interesting and paying hobby. Louise raises her pets (earthworms) in her basement. They ore kept in wooden boxes about three by five by two feet in size . They ore fed leaves, dried blood, beet and celery tops, lettuce, coffee grounds, in fact most all table scraps with the exception of acid foods . Manure is added to the pits from time to time . At the present time she has seven pits .

It is only recently that the people in this country ore beginning to realize the need for Organic Forming, in which the earthworm is the most diligent worker . He works twentyfour hours a day grinding , digesting and oerioting the soil. In this way he makes the food in nature 's locker available to the tiny root hairs of the plants . Thus he brings the much needed m inerals and vitamins to the plants which

MAY, 1948 provide food for man, poultry, fish and ani mals . The almost miraculous results after using the earthworm and his products brings pleasure to the outdoor gardner of any age .

Louise and her friend ore now known as the Boy-Kette Earthworms and Products . They put out a most attractive folder which glowingly tells how the Boy-Kette Earthworm Products benefits the inside gardner, how they help man, form animals and poultry, and describe how their worms provide a balanced diet for fish hatcheries and they tell how the outside gardner is benefited in at least twelve ways when he uses their product.

If you would like to read one of these most interesting folders just write to the Boy-Kette Earthworms and Products, 2627 ldlewood Rd ., Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio.

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grows in popularity and control, it also will grow in volume . Until then, it is on ly twelve weeks old, a nucleus, it will remain somewhat as Sidney Gothrid, the editor, and Sam Bushman , the business manager, o riginated it.

That is, with these various columns and features. Theatre and the Lively Arts, Sports, Food (from the 'where to eat' angle) , Radio and Television , Society, Stock Market, News, Announcements, Fashion .

This is where I come in . Fashion . If I knew something about economics and political science it might be more impressive . But no gal will deny the spell that the fashion whirl binds.

My job is to know what is featured for the whole world in fashion news, and also, where to buy it in Philadelphia , and also (subtly) if it should be bought. We've featured rustling petticoats, copes, raincoats, spring suits, tots FASHIONS wear, household gadgets, perfumes, beauty Connie Pennypacker asked me to write a patches (what do you think of them?) . It is feature on one of my hobbies. Connie and I truly 路 a dream job. I only looked about five ore Nu Nu sisters, and in the undergraduate months to find it; but now I' m so wrapped up days (well, now it wasn't that long ago) at in it I don't know whether it is a position or a Drexel we rubbed elbows in some art classes . hobby. But let's talk only about fashion.

There's a novel feature written under the Once in life class, when Connie was posing for us, for art's sake, our instructor demon- editor's nom de plume, (or better still, his strated a complete water-color pointing on house nome) " Wolfgang O'Rourke ." Incidenmy pencil drawing. So one of these days, tally, Sidney Gothrid won the notional compewhen I sell enough pencils or shoe laces to tition lost year for the Dr. Christian Award buy a frame, Connie's pose will adorn one of for writing the prize-winning ploy. He is a grand person . Well this feature is fictionour walls .

Our respective jobs since graduation over- fable written in a slick city-lingo that sort of lopped once. Hence, Connie heard about the sparkles in texture and rhythmn . Let me quote new weekly feature publication in Philadel- a few Iines describing a country kid that phia , the Center City Times, with which I hove crashes into the big city. " The first thing a recently become associated. The ideo is joe does when he relaxes is reach out for the unique in Philadelphia. That's one reason bottle of pressed grope with one hand and the I'm so anxious for its success . It is moiled to other mitt grabs for something soft and worm. the center city residents in the heart of the The something soft and worm is . always a city as a community interest. The entire luscious filly and from then on it is like givmake-up is slanted to the center of the me- ing a merry-go-rour:d a mickey. It spins like tropolis. Even you Westerners and Southern- crazy ." The style is just different and hits ers know the push and pull from theatre and home . The plots ore usually tricky-ending music to the swankiest shops and clubs in this city sagas. I could talk all day about Wolfcity of brotherly love. There isn't a spot- gang . So would you if you read him . on art gallery, a foreign settlement, a pork, This could go on for ever. Just wanted you a square-that doesn't manifest a tremen- to know the Center City Times exists and that dous Philadelphia quality. Especially in the my port is fascinating. What I would love to heart, the possibilities for human interest and do is ask-ore Alphas in favor of the new路 reflection ore endless. So the Center City look?-Do swamp me with letters, pro or con, Times was conceived. let's get violent.

Vilma Liacouras, Features and columns ore printed (in offPhiladelphia , Pennslyyania set) on on eight-page spread . As the paper

20 MUSIC Music is my business! No, more correctly, I should say, music is my pleasure . My particular position in this wide field is to lead junior high school students to a greater appreciation of the varied phases of music and help them to find their own capacities for expression in music . To me it is definitely a challenge, a great responsibility and much fun .

The adolescent youngster goes through a most difficult period emotionally, physically and socially. He is no longer a child but a young adult. Unpredictable is the word to apply to him . He may be painfully shy, overpoweringly agressive, awkward, vain, loud, given to sudden weeping or unrestrained fits of "the giggles." He travels usually with a gang and is timid about showing his innermost feelings . This is where we feel, in the hands of the student, music becomes a tool for his pleasure and satisfaction .

1 The junior high school period in education is usually considered a period of exploration .

Here, many new experiences are entered into by the students. New fields of learning are opened to them.

The music program in our school consists of two class periods (weekly) of general music .

These are class lessons in voice, general appreciation and understanding . Often special singing for assembly arises from general class work . An example is an eighth grade class who had recently successfully worked out a three-part song, "America, Beloved Land ."

When a patriotic program presented an opportunity for its use the students were most eager to sing for the assembly group. In addition, there are regularly scheduled class lessons in instruments . These instrumental classes not only increase the student's technical skill, but are also the basis of a much improved band and orchestral group .

Of equal importance with the class work are the extra-curricular musical activities .

The above -mentioned band and orchestra are for the instrumentalists and there are Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs for the vocalists . Out of these groups arise small combinations as trios, quartets, and small ensembles. Through these activities the students experience coordinate expression physically, emotionally, intellectually. The group work covers the " gang complex" and helps the students to

THE PHOENIX practice working together. For those with special abilities, there are ample opportunities for solo work . The value of these groups is seen partially by the eagerness of the students for entrance into the organizations and by the carry-over jnto senior high school and community musical activities. Although at present our Girls' Glee Club is limited to sixty members it is thrilling to have over twice that number show interest in the activity and seek entrance .

A teacher experiences many pleasures when working with this adolescent group. The days are not dull. The students are frank, as definite in their dislikes as enthusiastic about the things they enjoy. Changeable, yes, but willing and eager to try new things and hard workers when special effort is requireGl . It is a thrill to have them come in with their musical experiences outside school life-their private lessons, choir, what they heard on the radio, the music in the movie they saw last Saturday. The surprise and satisfaction of the boy whose voice has come through the period of breaking unexpectedly and has found that he possesses a resonant baritone or the beginning of a fine tenor voice . Again, we find that music has a place in the recreational experience of students when a group will come in unsolicited after school and gather around the piano to sing 路 "just for fun ."

Through these activities we feel that one of the big aims of public school music will be accomplished-namely that such a love for music be instilled within the student that it carries through to his adult life and makes his life richer and fuller .

The culmination of all musical activi.t ies both curricular and extra-curricular i~ our annual Spring Show . Here, in musical fantasy form, are united the efforts of instrumental and vocal groups . The script, words for songs, dances, stage settings, all elements of the production are original and teacher-pupil prepared . This year over one hundred pupils were members of the cast. Through advertising , ticket selling, and ushering every student in the school has some part in the production.

There is a unity of purpose, a oneness of spirit with music as the guide . Fun teaching music in junior high school? I say, yes!

Mrs . Hester Snyder Null , Central Pennsylvania, Alumnae Chapter

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"RAGS" TO RICHES Or How We Solved Our Housing Problem

" Married veteran interested in a home in the country in exchange for work, please contact Dean's office ."

This small unassuming notice thumb tacked to the bulletin board in the Great Court at Drexel Institute solved the housing problem of one veteran student and wife .

When Bill, my husband, was discharged from the Army we were faced with the problem of completing his education . Also the old question of, where to Iive, gave us some trouble .

When desperation had turned the corners of our mouths decidedly downward, and our feet ached from chasing imaginary apartments, about to be vacated (maybe) by imaginary people-we answered the above ad, with no little doubt in our minds .

After the usual interview we found that we had acquired a house of our own in the country, on a Iorge beautiful farm; unlimited use of a private swimming pool; the best of food; a nice salary; and last but not least, two wonderful new friends. Our part of the bargain?! cooked all the meals and kept general order in the K's (our employers) house, while Bill served dinner at night after school and did a half-day's chores on Saturday. One day a week and Sunday afternoons were ours to enjoy.

Just like every situation in life there was the bod with the good hours were long, 路 guests appeared at the wrong time, souffles didn't always look like souffles, and of course there was that first breakfast when sweetbreads were the fore, and sweetbreads and I weren't very well acquainted but looking bock-(now that our school days are over) the bad things seem insignificant and we hove added two years of invaluable experience to our possessions.

One of the highlights in our adventure occurred when the K's were transferred to Chicago and we moved with them-Bill transferred to Northwestern University. Not only have I hod the fun of seeing new places and things, but I've met so many more of those wonderful Alpha Sigs .

Gerry Eaton Burkhart, Nu Nu

Exce rpts from le tte r to J ea n Richmond Kilday (Mrs. Richard J . Kilday, Jr.l fr om Frances Say lor La wre nce (Mrs. J . S. Lawre nce, Jr.l. Mrs. Lawre nce graduated in 1936 from Drexe l Institute o f T echnology-Nu Nu Chapte r.

"It still doesn't seem possible to me that I om in my house in Tokyo, writing to friends in the U.S.A. Three months hove passed since we left Philadelphia , but to me it seems more like three weeks! So much has token place, so many new faces, so many new things to see, so many adjustments to be made, and everything so new and strange. Consequently I have seemed thoughtless to all of you bock in the States who were kind enough to remember Fran on her birthday. She is enjoying the magazine more than I can soy and her teacher at school has told me more than once how much the whole class is enjoying it-she says it's been a godsend to her for school books and supplies hove just now arrived in Japan!

However, "they" ore doing a fine job over here for the school children (ours, that is) considering they hod to start from scratch .

You see, there was no American school lost year in Tokyo so they campaigned all last year for funds to build a school and equip it and bring over from the U.S. qualified teachers.

The Occupation Personnel contributed over $150,000 in less than three months so "they" got busy and built a brand new modern school building, fully equipped with cafeteria, library, playground, etc ., and it's a dandy. They hove a complete bus system composed of some forty odd buses to toke core of every American school child in Tokyo and its suburbs . This bus system also operates on Sunday for Sunday School. Of course transportation is a great problem over here-there were practically no trains, trolleys or buses left after the war so the Occupation Forces hod to supply its own transportation . Needless to soy, if you don't have your own car you just remain at nome' However, most of us brought our own cars over (thank heaven, and to think I almost didn't!) .

The roods ore simply awful-beyond description except for a few main ones right in the center of Tokyo.

I hove put off writing to people because I just didn't know how to begin-there 's so much to tell but it's hard to tell it without giving a lot of background first . This will no doubt all sound very confused mostly because "we ore all confused people living in a confused country in utter confusion!" No kidding that's just about the way it is! So if you'll bear

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with me I'll attempt to soy a little more, then when pronounced correctly they hove a very maybe in another few months I will hove beautiful sound. "come out of the clouds" and feel a Iittle All I hope is they stay with us but it's very more " at home ." hard to keep house servants for the Japanese Do I like Japan::> Yes, I love it. So for government pays them practically nothing , Stuart and I love the life here and think now and of course we ore not allowed to. We do we would be content to remain four or five supplement their food ration (although th is is 路not allowed either but we all do it) and give years more!

We hove a perfectly beautiful home sur- them "presentos" of soap, sugar, cigarettes, rounded by typical picturesque, quaint Jap- and candy of which they hove scarcely any.

They ore all so dainty, petite , very pretty anese gardens with gold fish pools, Iittle stone bridges, lanterns, all landscaped in typical and oh! so polite-you just can't help but love Japanese fashion many beautiful trees, them . And when they dress up in their flowering bushes, shrubs-gardenia bushes al- kimonos and obis, which they do when most one story high and eight feet in circum- "Colonel and Madame" (as they call usference-azalea bushes eight to ten feet in isn't it killing!) entertain , they ore something diameter-zinnias toller than I! And chry- out of this world . To me, modern style clothsanthemums! October is the month of chry- ing cannot compare in 路the least with the santhemums in Japan and truly you hove beauty and grace of a Japanese girl or lady in never seen the like of tbem! Such brilliant, her kimono and obi. The material, colorings bright colors and many of them wired so as to and design of the kimonos and obis are begrow in on artistic fashion - again typical yond my power of description ."

Japanese- I don't believe anyone con grow and arrange flowers as beautifully as the Japanese .

ARTS AND SKILL CORPS The Japanese owner of our house, a Mr. OF RED CROSS and Mrs . Dolmen, ore perfectly lovely people .

The Arts and Skills Corps was started no Hove lived in the U.S. many years-he's a big tionally in 1943 and the Boston Metropolitan business man here in Tokyo and they hove crossed the Pacific over twenty times to come Chapter started teaching in Veterans hosto New York . He just built this particular pitals March , 1944 .

Crofts hod been taught, but the Arts and house (he has three others) in 1937 and it is all Skills Corps was to go a step further teaching western style except for two Japanese beda type of work that took a little more time to rooms upstairs which ore our children's rooms . learn or developed as on "art" or "skill ."

As you approach the house it looks more like From a teacher's standpoint it is the most something you'd see in Hollywood--- kind of satisfactory teaching I hove ever done . The Spanish and modern mixed together. We hove work is done with on appreciative group who five excellent Japanese servants, two who wont to do the work and are usually making come from one of the Imperial families of long the finished article for a wife, mother, ch ild generation and who also hove lived in New or sweetheo rt.

York' for twelve years-so speak and underThe first day the work was taught at a stand English very well . They are mother and Veteran's hospital another worker and myson who lost almost everything during the war, self approached our first word with misgivings two of their three houses burned to the ground as to our reception . We asked the Word Nurse and they lost practically all their clothing , ii; it were all right to teach " rug hooking " furniture , etc. But they are not at all down of all things-to the patients . She said "yes, trodden , depressed or the Iike but act happy- and here is your first pupil ," speaking of a go-lucky, wonderful people . The mother, sailor, nearby. It was as easy as that. There Teruko by nome , is our "head" and cook 路 her was not much more to do in that ward in a son , Nobi , is house boy and chauffeur, 'then short t ime and we started to the next. The we hove on amah (nurse ), Chibo, and two boys enjoyed seeing the colors, handling the maids, Tooru and Midor i. How do you like mater ials and soon in order to handle the th ose names::> I hod a terrible t ime at f irst and number we were to teach we hod some b ind used to pract ice saying them to myself for ing rug frames , others hemm ing patterns to

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be sew n on the f rame, wh ile anoth e r patte rn m ight be tempo rar ily ta cked to the f rame to de monstrate how to hook. W e were overwhe lmed . We took frame s and rugs home with prom ises to have them ready the next wee k. Of course a patient who is due for an ope ra tion may decide to discontinue his work, a nother may be transferred to another ward a nd our pupils are always com ing and going .

Alwa ys needing new mate rials, losing some they had, chang ing their m ind about colors .

In one ward where competition became keen about half the men were hooking . They c la imed they started after breakfast and hooked most of their free time and again after the ir e vening meal. As a result some striking and very fine work was done . Some individuall y designed patterns by the hookers themse lves and others drawn by artists in answer to spec ial requests.

The hardest thing we ever tried to teach and ma ybe wrong in trying to attempt it, was a copy of a picture of Christ standing behind a sa ilo r at ship's wheel. His nephew had sent him the picture and it meant much to himnow he wanted to work this picture for a member of his family . An artist transferred the picture to burlap. We had the patient hook

other patte rns so he wou ld learn the tech n iq ue of hook ing and could make the picture a s f ine a s needl e poi nt. It caused so much inte rest we found a line wa iting for us on ou r day at hospital .

And then there was th e Marine who wanted a hemmed piece of burlay to draw hi s own design . The patte rn was a Japs路 head with a dagge r through the throat and dr ipp ing bl ood .

Wh e n anyon e asked , " Have n' t you had enough of the Japs," he answered , " Oh ! I am making thi s for a doormat so everyone wh o comes to my house can walk on a Jap." Rug hooking is not the only thing taught in the Arts and Skills program . Te xt ile painting is the most popular as a patient can finish a handkerchief, a kerchief, apron , luncheon set, baby bib or scarf in an afternoon . There is also leather work, finger painting , fly tying , weaving , shell jewelry, etc .

There will be a demand for Arts and Skills workers for a long time to come as the peak number in Veterans hospital will not be reached until 1975-so either you, your pupils or your children may have a chance to do th is work .

Bernice L. Galloway, Boston , Massachusetts

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Mary Crumpler Appleton (Mrs. Maurice) . . .. Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk Naomi McAllen Bransom (Mrs. Richard) . .. . Washington .. . .... .. ....... . . Richmond Anne Lee Cowling ... . .. . ..... .. .. . . . .. . Washington Rowena Mayse Cremeans (Mrs . C. Odell ) . ... Washington Helen Lortz . ... . ......... . . . . . ... . . . . . Washington Bett ie Purdy . .. ... .... . ... . .. . . .. . .... Washington Lois W iley . . . .... . . ... . . . . ... . . . ...... Washington Norma Brake ..... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . ... Richmond .

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Josce lyn Gellum . .... .. .. ............ . . Richmond Al ice Johnson Haworth . ... . .. .. .. .. . .. . . Charleston, W . Va . . . . . ..... Greeley, Colo .

Lo is Long . ... . .. . .... . . . . .... . . . .. . .. . Cleveland .. . . . ... . . . . ... .. .. Huntington Chr istine Dav is . . .. . . . ... . .... . ..... . .. New York Elizabeth Romans Woody (Mrs. Kennedy) .. . . New York .. . ... . . . . . .. . .. . ... . St. Louis Eula Arnold . .. . .. . ..... : . . . . .. .... . . . . New York ...... .. ..... . .... Des Moines Margaret Cornay Glass (Mrs. G. A ) ... . .. . . Akron ..... . . . .. . .. . .... . . Lafayette, La .

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NEWS LETTERSAlumnae Chapters BUFFALO, NEW YORK

A KRON , OH IO Dear Girls, With spring pushing so hord at Akron's door, ond the lost Phoenix letter due, we begin to realize that our year is nearly over. Just three more meetings before summer again.

Our March meeting was he ld at the home of Peggy Sands at which time we welcomed as a new member Margaret Glass from Louisiana. We also planned for the coming Regional at Detroit. Beth Washko, our official delegate, was unable to attend the Regional because of the death of her father, April the eighth. Lil Greer and Dorothy Scott represented us. They came back with glowing accounts.

Yours in A"'l:.A, Dorothy H. Scott

ALVA, OKLAHOMA The A"'l:.A alumnae of Alva have met regularly during the winter months. Each meeting has been one that drew the group closer in the bonds of Alpha Sigma Alpha .

The " dinner dance" in February was most outstanding. Perhaps it was because it gave us a chance to meet the husbands and the sweethearts. Such gatherings do make us know and love those "brother-in-laws" who have so wisely chosen their life partners. Also they are encouraging to those who hove yet to make "the" choice.

The engagement of Pauline Haworth to Harold Huneke was announced this post week . Congratulations ore due to both of them . Pauline is wonderfully fine ; Harold is likewi se a wonderfully fine man. He is the dean of the Mathematics Department of our college; an Alva boy who is honored and respected by every one.

Indeed, we are proud of both of them .

Both undergraduates and alumnae are planning to be prese nt in Kansas City for the Regional Conference . In foct, the entire membership is so enthus iastic that Kansas City may be full of Oklahoman's at that time .

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Perrin (Wilma Greer) of Goodwill Oklahoma, ond Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wil son (lol~ Ricks ) of Alva, are rejoicing over the arrival of their first born. To them hearty congratulations.

We are glad to learn that Erlene Cline Bozzacco is getting fine results in getting responses from Gamma Gamma 's lost alumnae.

Please remember that we A~A 's of Alva are happy to hear from every one .

A joyful summer to oil of you.

Minnie Shockley

Dear Alpha Sigs, The Great White Woy unfolded before our eyes as Miss Goossen thrilled us with her reviews of three current New York ploys. We sat tensely as she re -enacted scenes, typical of Judith Anderson's portroyol of Medea's " . . . loathesome hatred" for Jason, and her supreme barbaric revenge.

Changing from historic Greek tragedy to the Shavian subtleties of "Man and Superman," Miss Goossen delighted us with quotations of the clever drawing roam repartee .

"Streetcar Called Desire," a contemporary American tragedy, completed the reviews of " . . . a very serious season."

Incidentally, before the program, Dot Ferrand and AI Hanley were co-chairmen responsible for luscious cake and coffee. More than forty of us had gathered at Edie Wolf's apartment far the occasion .

A few days later, the Directors were ot my house for our March Meeting. T he informa l disc:ussion was reminiscent of college gab-fests with abundant new and energetic ideas. Seemed like old times to have Gige Finn present. (She has taken over the June newsletter since Flossie Hamlin moved.)

Mory Blackstone opened her lovely home far the March Dinner Meeting . And such o delicious dinnerwish I had the spoce ond words to describe it' Our distinguished "K.P's" who served forty-eight people were Edna Gramp, Mary, Dot Pierson, Louise Coe, Evel yn Bell, Ellen Fleck, Mary Lenny, Jean Vedder, Dorie Fisher, and Kay Strickland.

We were glad that someone let us in on the secret that Evelyn was celebrating a birthday. It was fun singing to her!

We have decided to have nome tags since our group is constantly changing . President Kay located the celluloid pins and Bea Nies and Corinne Kuhn were busy with India Ink. Now we each have an artistic and permanent name card which Bea has promised to bring to each meeting for us.

Director's Meeting is at Kay Strickland's, and I suspect we'll be very busy with Detroit Convention plans. In fact, I should be packing right now!

Hope you'll all have a wonderful su mmer, and we'll hove lots of news for you next fall.

Love in A"'l:.A, Marjorie F. Suggs

CA NTO N, OHIO Our Morch meeting wos held ot the home of Betty Harner. We were delighted to have Marilyn Krider with us. We wish she could attend more of our meetings .

Margie Crawford was elected delegate to the Detroit Regional Convention .

Mary Miller entertained us in her home for ou r April meeting , and what a session! Margie gave us a complete report on the Detroit Convention. How we envied Margie and her cohorts, Janice Marsh and Dottie Oeffinger. The three hod a marvelous time, ond come bock bursting

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MAY, 1948 w1th enthusiasm and ideas, plus high praise for the Detroit Alpha Sigs who mode the Regional such o success.

At thi s meeting we welcomed o new member, Martha Young of Massillon, formerly of Akron . Martha was no stronger. Many of our girls knew her. So with typical Canton hospitality, we elected her Publicity Chairman for the Massillon area . Kay Giltz, of Mass illon, was elected our Ponhellenic Representative, and Betty Horner put in charge of publicity for Canton.

After plying the delegates with questions about the Regional , we mode tentative plans foro Big Day in June.

We ore hoping to hove o formal initiation and teo on June 6th . Evelyn Bell and Virginia Carpenter hove promised to be here plus other Alpha Sigs from Columbus, Detroit, Cleveland and Akron .

Following the business meeting, Dottie Oeffinger entertained us with several reading s. Mary served a delicious buffet lunch and so good-byes 'ti l our next meeting .

EXTRA! EXTRA! A boy-Richard Charles-born April 6th to Dottie and Richard Roth . Congratulations.

Margie Crawford was elected acting Recording Secretory at the Convention . We foiled to see any Bondaids on her write hand.

Betty Little Horner

CENTRAL PEN NSYL VAN lA The lost lovely luncheon meeting was held in Red Lion at the home of Betty Wilson Rost. There were six alumnae members there and two active college chapter members who were home for the Easter vocation.

Weddings for Spring were much in the conversation.

Hester Louise Snyder was married Morch 20th and Martha Perry and Jane Shaffer announced that they were planning to be married this summer. Not to be outdone , Margie Heisey announced that the stork was expected in Rheems in about a month.

Naturally the Regional Meeting was a big topic of interest . Hester Louise Snyder Null was elected official delegate . Martha Perry, Mary Aungst, Jane Shaffer, Betty Rost announced they also expect to attend. From the Lancaster area the following ore added to the list of convention goers-Virginio Hoffman, Jerry Smith , June Smith, Eleanor Brown and some other hopefuls .

Within the post year several members of our chapter hove lost parents by death . Mary Aungst-her father ; Geraldine Smith, June Smith and Kitty Hill hove each lost a mother during the year .

Helen Witmyer is serving OS local chairman of a program committee for the Lancaster Health, Recreation and Physical Education Association annual Spring Meeting . June Smith is planning to teach at Northwestern University this Summer and will appear on a Cleft Palate Clinic Seminar at the some University during the Summer .

S. June Smith

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Hello Alpha Sigs: Wish you too could hove shored our special treat in having Helen Carey as our guest at our Morch meeting .

She came to us from a visit to Rho Rho, which is only 50 miles from Charleston . She arrived by train an Monday evening, March 22 , was met at the station by Eloise Keller , Alice Hayworth , Annette Gruber , and Myrna Jo Pointer. They dined on West Yo . ham at " The Terrace "

on the beautiful Kanawha Boulevard . After dinner th ey joined the rest of us at the home of our hostess, Pauline Haile, far our regular meeting . It wa s good to have Helen talk with us. She did most of the talking and wa s literally hoarse from having done so much of it the previous days.

At the business part of our meeting Alice Hayworth was chosen as our special delegate to the Regional Convention in Philadelphia in April. 路 Myrna Jo Pointer and Mary Stover are planning to go along too. That will be wonderful! Later in the spring there will be a bake sale to help replenish the treasury. Hel en Corey so ably presided 'at the installation of the following new officers: President, Annette Gruber; Vice -President, Alice Hayworth; Recording Secretory, Roanne Simms; Corresponding Secretary, Myrna Jo Painter; Phoenix writer, Edith Shafer . Our outgoing officers have dane o "swell" jab.

Congratulations! Our new ones will have sp lendid help .

At 11 p.m . our hostess, assisted by Roonne , called us to the dining room for a light buffet. All the so rority colors were attractively used in the food and decorations.

We "chatted" until it was midnight, when we said goodnight.

After a good morning's rest at the Daniel Boone Hotel , Helen had lunch downtown with Evelyne Elliott, Alice Hayworth, and Pauline Haile . She went to Annette's for "stew" and that evening left for Richmond on the C & 0 at 11 p.m. It was grand having you, Helen! Do come again.

A happy summer to all of you everywhere!

Edith Shafer

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS February and March flew by so quickly that it hardly seems possible that it's time for another news letter to report on our last two month 's activities . However, we have had two lively luncheon sessions during that time.

Martha Dimond, with the help of her eight-yeor-old Johnny, entertained us in her northside apartment in February, and in March we met at Ethel Wilson's home in Evanston, where we were joined late in the afternoon by her cute youngsters, Judy and Jimmy.

We were delighted to have several new alums with us at both of these meetings. Mary Sue Parvin (Alpha ) was able to leave her small son and come in from Berwyn for the afternoon , and we hope she'll continue. Ruth Tyler Hindman (Mrs. W. J .J has lived in Wilmette for several" years but because she has three young sons she hadn't been able to attend before. Gladys Schabinger (Mrs. Arthur) of Eta Eta, confessed that she had been living in Evanston for ten yeors but was now .able to find time to join our group. We are more than happy to have them in our Chicagoland family of A'i:.A. Alice Jones told us about her unusual new job with the Woodlawn Cemetery Association, which she enjoys very much . She is now sharing an apartment with Joyce Harris and Erva Montgomery, all Beta Kappa's, on the south side. Joyce and Erva ore both airline stewardesses for United Air Lines and on March 23 , Joyce left for a three week's vacation trip in Europe . She flew to Paris, Brussells, Rome and Geneva , Switzerland, with a stopover in Bermuda on the way back. Our April meeting will be held in the girls' apartment and we are all anxious to hear more about Joyce's trip.

Martha Dimond was our representat ive at the regional meeting in Detroit and we will have a full report from her at our next get-together. We are very sad to report that Martha and her family will be moving to Ft. Worth, Texas, on June first . She has been a loyal work-

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26 er and a sincere friend and we shall miss her more than we con soy. However, we certainly wish them the best of luck in their new home.

Dorothy Masters

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO A simple Candlelight Ceremony, October fourteenth , 1944, marked the birthday of the Colorado Springs Alumnae Chapter and the installation of officers. The charter members were ten and now we boost of being a lucky thirteen in number. However small, the actual count, we try to make the nome A"':i.A a familiar one in our contacts.

Continuing through the years of our organized life, we hove strengthened bonds between us and two institutions in our Pike's Peak Region . The fact to be understood is that we do not consider ourselves the indispensable aids to these institutions, but we do believe in these institutions and their achievements. Our aim is to di rect such support to them as a group of otherwise busily engaged women con afford .

The Crogmor Sanitorium is located in a sunny volley northeast of Colorado Springs . It is supported by state and private fund s on a non -profit plan-at present there ore sixty-five mole and female patients, all veterans, making the fight for returned health . Our own personal magazines toke on a club atmosphere as they ore passed o n to the patients. To realize the importance of current reading material is to see the eagerness with which new magazines ore accepted .

Another pet interest is keeping in touch with children living at the Christian Home for Children. This home is unique in that solicitations ore never mode for the support of th e home . The fund s received ore free-will offering s from public spirited citizens who hove maintained gro unds, home, and fed the children si nce 1941. The children, numbering twenty -three boys and nineteen girl s, come from broken homes only and remain in the hom e a s long a s there is no unified home or until required schoo ling has been completed and they ore employed.

Our alumnae group ha s added clothing 路and food to the store ho use of the hom e. The opportunities for the replacing of household linens and supplies neve r cea se.

We neve r wonder "What to do."

There is nothing original or se nsational in the everprese nt need of feeding , clothing or sheltering the body.

I guess we ore unse nsational A"':i.A's, a s piring to he lp with tasks at hand, the attainment of which rema ins co nsta nt a s each new year follows in cl ose succession th e o ne just completed.

Mrs. Don Shoup

COLUMBUS, OHIO Dear Alpha Sigs: Dea r, dear, after this letter I con sit bock and rela x for a whil e. It really is too bod, th ough , for our next meeting promises to be a very inte resting o ne and maybe you won't ever hear of it. We ore ha ving a talk o n the Romance of Old Jewelry, and from o ne who really knows, too.

In February, we hod our annual pot luck dinner. We hove several annual affairs. You know things that we just hove so much fun over we hove to repea t them yea r after year. A lot of Pot Lucks get rather boring but one a yea r is truly fun. Th is t ime we met at Martha Bell 's with Mary Gaol , Bessie Mason and Loui se Kromer as assisting hostesses. Heretofore we hove never hod a good pot of baked beans at our suppers. The girls just

seemed to shy away from them for some unknown reason.

Well, that has all been changed. We hod five pots!

Almost blew up trying to sample them all but I did !

After we hod gorged ourselves to the very limit, Groce Lutz hod some games for us to ploy, such a s cootie, dominoes, pick up sticks and such. Fun? My yes, and prizes too.

Another annual affair of ours is our Easter luncheon .

The Saturday before Easter we always get together for lunch and bridge. This year we hod our party at the Columbus Athletic Club . We thought we were quite grand and it was a very nice affair. We real ly drew some out of towners this time which is what we were after. Sarah Ernst and Margaret House come from Newark . We got a promise from them that they would come to the family picnic in June, too. Then Loui se Ketterer come from New Bremen and we were so happy to see her for she has not been around these ports for some time.

And our good old standby, Corral Tibbals, come from Elyria. Of course we would hove been quite upset if she hod not come for this is the first year she ha s been away from this group and we aim to kind of hold o n t o her if we con . We were thrilled to hove Helen Buchanon with us again and ore going to keep after her so she will become one of the regulars . And speaking of regulars, we missed quite a few of our own.

Easter being such a nice three day holiday, seve ral of our girls left town. But we will see them this mon th .

All in all we hod twenty at the luncheon and fourteen stayed after to ploy cords. Some of the girls ho d to buy that lost minute hot or a tie for the best boy friend.

Helen Miller is going to be our delegate to the Detroit Conference and we con hardly wait to hear all the news about that affair .

Do rothea Windom

DES MOINES, IOWA Dear A"':i.A's: The big news promised you from the lost issue is: Edith Burr is going to toke a year's lea ve of absence from teaching beginning in September. 路She will spend the school year next year a s a student at Thomas Evans Institute, University of Pennsy lvania , in Philadelphia . When she returns to Des Moines she will be a Dental Hygienist in the city sc hools. We ore all thrilled with her plans and think she has mode a very wise de cis ion . Edith is looking forward to getting acquainted with Alpha Sigs in the Philadelph ia area . She is taking her cor with her and expects to reall y get around wh ile in the east.

Foe Shawhan entertained the Des Moin es alumnae o n February 20 . He r recently remodeled home looks like those you see in Better Ho mes and Gardens or the American Ho me. It is very attractive and inv iting .

Wish you could all drop in (a few at a time) and relax.

It real ly is love ly.

Albert ine Geis t and her husba nd hove returned from their winter's sojourn in th e sout h . Th is year they included New Orleans and the Mardi Gras before going to Florida for several weeks. June Douglass Owe n is expecting something pretty special along about May. Isn't that nice? Dorothy Battershell Pryor is enjoying Des M oines and her growing up daughters with their many activities. P.T .A. president, Cub Scouts den mother, and a number of other activities keep Lillian Jacobsen a very busy and interesting person.

Groce Carver's daughter, Margaret Rose , is so crazy about her mother she never lets a holida y pass wi t hout

MAY, 1948 a gift for her . On Ea ste r, Groce received three ve ry nice presents from Margie . Then along come April Fool's day but Margie wa sn' t fooling . Fo r that day she got her mother a lovely lip stic k.

Wish it hod been poss ible for Dorothy Whitten, Myrna Hutchinson, Rita Selvy, Fe rne J o hnson, Julio Butle r, Bernice Stevens, Leona Wilcox, and eve ry one of the rest of you Iota Iota 's to hove gone to Kansa s City with Edith and m e for the Regional Conve ntion .

Since this has to be written before we go, all we con soy is that we will do our best to represe nt you worthil y and to report to you when we get bock .

It ha s been so nice to hear from Alpha Sigs from other chapters who ore in Des Moines or the vicinity .

When we hove a teo at my hou se some Sunday proba b ly in May, we shall hope that all of th ese girls con be with us.

Eulo Fisher Arnold of Hamden, Conn ., is coming to vis it me this summer, and I om looking forward to tha i路 time.

We ore expecting Hildegarde Niss ly to keep her promise to come to Des Moines from Iowa Falls, the next time we hove a get together.

Greetings to you all- everywhere . Hove a happy summer.

Yours in A ;::. A, Florence Harley

DETROIT, RHO CHI As we mentioned in the lost issue, thi s section will be devoted to telling about some of our members . For thi s purpose we chose two people who were the founders of our local college chapter, a s it ex isted under its most recent form, before becoming a member of A""J:.A in 1947 .

First, however, let me tell you that I om writing thi s article in sunny Florida-Northerners please note! Yes, th is is the Rho Chi Chapter 's section of the "Phoenix, " however. I om at present at our first visiting place in Winterhaven-a beautiful spot, in the center. of Florida , near the famous Cypress Gardens. From here Mother and I plan to spend some time in St. Petersburg and Miami before returning North along the Atlantic to Savannah, Georgia, up across the Great Smokies, through Indianapolis where we will stop again and thence bock to Detroit. We hope that the weather will again have returned to a reasonable facsimile of Spring . As the rest of the A""J:.A's in the U. S. A. may nat realize- Detroit has two seasons - Winter and Summer. What passes for Spring is labelled as "Indian Winter" by the local columnists. As one of them laves to soy, " It "is winter until May 27, May 28th is Spring , and the fallowing day Summer is here, in full measure. " Maybe that is the reason that sa many Michiganders amble down to Florida each year.

But to get to the subject at hand . Our local chapter is proud of its founders-Laura Hamlin Powers and Margaret Dunford . Bath of these women have been very active in sorority affairs, bath while in school and later in alumnae activities. They've seen us through o ur ups and dawns and have made themselves almost indispensable to our chapter.

Laura Elaine Hamlin Powers was born in Adrian , Michigan-an undetermined numbe r of years ago. She attended Meadowbroo k school in New Jersey through t he Junior High School , after which she returned to M ichigan to co mplete he .- High Schaal education. During the four summers while in H. S., Lee and her mother toured Europe and vi sited various co untries in-

27 eluding th e British Is les, Be lgi um, France, Ita ly a nd Switze rland.

Lee atte nded ba th th e Uni ve rsi ty of Mi chi gan , in Ann Arbo r, and Wayne Univ e rsity, in Detroi t, wh ere she rece ived he r degrees of Bache lo r of Scie nce ond Moster of Sci e nce in Edu cation. Whil e in co ll ege she be long ed to vari o us ho nor soc ieties, and a ss isted in History and Elementary Methods courses, at Wayn e U. In addition she hod time to be a me mbe r of the dra mati cs group, the Wayne Choral Society, and be a me mber of the "Detroit Coll egian, " Wa yne U. stud e nt newspaper.

It was a s a student at Wayne Unive rsi ty that she and Margaret Dunford founded Sigma Rho Chi sorority, in 1 934 , from a group formerly known a s the Rho Chi Club .

At the present time Mrs. Powe rs is o n the Wayne Univers ity staff as a critic teache r fo r student teacher training, and teaches at the Roosevelt elementary school. In addition, she is teaching Psycholog y for Parents at the University of Michigan exten sion courses in Detroit. At the pres ent she is al so working an her Doctorate degree- A Dissertation in Psycholog y.

As if she had nat already been doing enough to keep three people busy, Lee is the New Elementary Chairman for the State of Michigan for the National Association of Supervisors of Student Teachers; vice -president for the Association of Childhood Educatio n; an the newcomers committee of the Wayne University Faculty Women 's Club; a member of the Association of University Women . She was formerly a member at the Board of the Progressive Education Association; is a member of the Michigan Schoolmaster 's Club. Last, but not least, she is one of several patronesses of the Wayne University college chapter of A""J:.A- o very active patroness-active beyond the call of duty. There is more-yes, Lee was recently appointed a hostess for the Regional Convention to be held in Detroit on April10-11.

As if Lee has not been leading a hectic life at best, she took time aut a couple of years ago, or so, and presented pappa Earl K. II with baby Earl K. Ill . He's a cute bay, but unfortunately not a future legacyunless we start a gentlemen ' s auxiliary to A""J:. A .

Just as near to o ur hearts, and our chapter bac kground is Margaret Dunford-a member tried and true . She was barn in Detroit, Michigan, and atte nded Detroit schools right on through Wayne Unive rsity, where she received both her Bachelor of Science and Moster of Science in Educati o n degrees.

While in college Margaret was co-founder of Sigm"a Rho Chi , which is now the new Rho Chi college chapter of A""J:.A. She wa s a member of various honor societies, President of the Moth Club, and mem ber of a Wayne honor society.

At the present time Margaret is a Moth teacher at Southeastern High School in Detroit and also teaches in the Mathematics department at Wayne University She is in charge of the Girl Reserves at Southeastern High, where she is able to make contact with stude nts o utside of class activities. Margaret is a mem ber of the Wayn e Faculty Women ' s Club and a member of the Michigan Schoolmaster's Club . Bath she and Lee are past pres idents of Sigma Rho Chi alumnae chapter and 路 co ntinue to be very active in our A""J:. A alumna e affairs.

Although nat having been ab road, Margaret ha s travel ed extensivel y around the U. S. A. and ha s many pleasant memories of her travels.

Perhaps thi s will give you , fellow- me mbers of A --:i. A ,

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28 the beginning of a look into our new alumnae chapter in Detroit. We enjoy reading about other chapters throughout the country, through the pages of the Phoenix and we ore looking forward to wider and wider experience in A -:5:. .

Sincerely, Ellen Imboden

GREELEY, COLORADO Fo r most of us, the war is over. However, the many boys who ore still in veterans' hospitals all over the cou ntry ore still fighting a co urageou s bottle for health and happiness in this post-war world of ours .

The Greeley, Colorado, community has been particularly e nthusiastic in providing interesting programs and other entertainment for the veterans at Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado, which is about fifty miles from Greeley. We Alpha Sig Alums hove felt that one of our year ly projects should be that of offe ring our time and our services to aid this general program in every way possible.

One of the most interesting projects, sponsored by the Red Cross chapter here, is that of organizing hobby groups to provide programs for these patients . The hobby groups were first organized on July 11, lost summer. In the ten months s ince their first program , the hobby gro ups hove given a total of four hundred and forty-two performances at Fitzsimons-which is quite a record, we think ! During lost month alone , the gro up gave 1 07 performances, and th e number is steadil y increas ing .

A wide variety of hobbies and inte rests ore included in the program, such a s stomp collecting , photography, sports, mu si c, art, sculpture, geology, and gunneryto nome only a few. In add ition , t he college, under the spo nsors hip of the Red Cross, has sent the college bond and orchestra , and various skits and dramatic programs to provide entertainment for the patients.

Our Beta Beta alums ore proud that we hove so many members participating in these hobby groups.

Mrs. Wallace Wait, Mrs. Hugh Dro ke, and Mrs. R. C. McPherso n in particular hove given much time and effo rt to the whole project. Mi ss Gloria Scrogin, our president, ha s mode many trips to Denver to sing for the bedridden patients. Several of our alum husbands hove al so been active participants. Dr. Wallace Wait, a member of our co llege faculty , ha s bee n most popular with hi s beautiful Kodachrome sli des. Mr. H. D. Ninemires, al so on o ur faculty, has given several talk s on the art of ma ki ng fish flie s. Mr. Hugh Dro ke ha s given demonstrations o f colored s lide pro ject ion and photography.

The rest of us, who aren't particularly talented in mus ic or art, ho ve collected all sorts of objects such a s clothes pins, bott les, scraps of cloth and felt, buttons, and trimmings, for the patients to use in creative wor k and occ upati o nal therapy.

We ore all proud to hove eve n a small port in what we think is a most worthw hile program . It ma kes us feel that we ore making some effort to do what we con to repa y these war vetera ns who hov e given us, and ou r cou ntry so much .

You rs in A'2A , Joello Kirton

GUNNISON, COLORADO Dear Alpha Sigs: This is the month that the Gunnison alumnae cha pter spo nso rs the county-wide drive for the American Cancer Society. Jean Besse is the chair man and is really busy

these days with the drive . The active chapter is helping to canvass for donations.

One of our members, Ruth Stell , who teaches sixth grade at the Pine Street school, received on award in the " Quiz Kids" notional Best Teacher contest. We agree with the student that Ruth is one of the best.

We met April 1 at the home of Joan Wilson . Hostesses were Clytio Fleetwood, Rosellen Mclllwee and Joan Wilson . As usual , Kay Andrews left with the high score prize. By unanimous decision the alums decided to give Kay the prize when she arrives, to save arithmetic, etc., at all future meetings. Billie Swope took low prize .

Mrs. C. A. Helmecke just returned from a trip to Phoenix, Arizona , where she visited with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Jonny (Robertq Helmecke, 00), another Alpha sig. There Mrs. Helmecke sow her new grandson .

We ore still trying to get our alumnae files up to dote and ore receiving cords every day.

From La Junto, Colorado, comes word that Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Griffee (Frances Gozzoli ) ore parents of a baby girl born in March.

We will lose several of our members this spring .

Barbaro Larsh , Lauro Jean Goffreddi , Helen Vetter and Do ri s Zeiger will not be here next fall.

There ore rumors of a picnic in Mov at Besse's cabin on the Gunnison with the actives as guests. That is, afte r the Cancer drive is completed and we ore all ready to go again .

Trout season opens on the World -Famous Gunniso n May 25 so our lost meeting for the year will be in May. Dor is Zeiger

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA Dear Alpha Sigs, Old shoes, rice and wedding bells! One of our charter members was married April 3rd. Connie Simms is now Mrs. Fred K. Betts Ill. At our. February meeting we gave Connie a surpri se kitchen shower at the home of Betty McGrath F.orkov itch . 路 We vi sited with old friends in our April meeting.

Madi son College hod home coming thi s month , and we went to the "open house" held at Beta Epsilon 's sorority house . Lots of old friends were there.

It's a short note but we'll be bock again next fall .

He re 's wi shing you all a wonderful vocation.

Yours in A 'i:.A , Betty For kovi tch

HAYS, KANSAS Tau Tau Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha were th e honored hostesses to Wilma Wilson Sharp, notional pres ident, at our Twentieth Anniversary, March 17, 1 948 . The dinner and program were held in the Lamer Hotel , Hays, Kan sa s, with a good number of alums atte nding and , of course, the undergraduate chapter.

Thursday, March 1 8 , the a lums hod planned a buffet luncheon honoring Mrs . Sharp at the home of Mrs. Flore nce Mar kwe ll , but train sc hedul es interfered and we were unable to hove it. We needn't so y more than that we were both proud and happy that Mrs. Sharp could visit us at this time.

I didn't se nd in a report in Feb ruary and I hove no exc use save my "de licate condition!" Our alum chapter has no for mal organizat ion in that we hove no regular meeti ng time and it is hard to kee p in touch with enough of th e girls to ma ke our news interesting .

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In March, Ruth Twenter Reissig, daughter and hus band moved from Hays to Clifton, Kansas, where they will manage a movie theatre. It is hard to lose Ruth for she is a tireless ~ \ worker and Tau Tau will miss her. In December and January, three of our alums presented proud husbands with baby girls. Shirley Clark Ccrmichoel, Geraldine Hop ley Huff, and Mary Scherer Stewart ore the mothers.

The end of school is approaching and no doubr the active chapter has many plans for sum mer rushing with which we alums con be of help. In June, For t Hays College Greeks hold their annual conc lave and A~A alums hove their election . So, there are activities, sum mer or winter and it keeps us all on our toes for the good of A""i:.A. Goodbye now, and hove happy times this vocation .

LoyallyMary Earl Pearson

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA We have had one meeting si nce the lost Phoeni x.

It vas held at Adelaide McCarty's charming apartment with Esther Burge as co-hostess. Nearly all the girls were there and Adelaide was wondering where to seat the next arrival-however, we Alpha Sigs believe in the saying, "The more the merrier" and there 's always room on the floor- and that's my favorite seat. Mrs. H. Mark Cowan, whose husband is the Recreational Director of Indianapolis, gave a talk on the various activities enjoyed by the Teen-agers of thi s city. Mr. Cowan is due much credit for his contributions to the recreational program of the youth of Indianapoli s. Beside the pork facilities , swimming pools, and Canteen groups, there ore classes for groups in writing, dramatics, Symphonic listening, Charm school, and other interest groups which are sponsored by well known citizens talented in each field.

Our new officers were elected and will appear in next fall's Phoenix issue . Since we belong to Region II , our Regional meeting in Detroit was uppermost in our minds. It is now stored away in our book of memories - a nd very pleasant ones they ore, too. Two cars went from Indianapolis. Our official delegate was our president, Mrs. Florence Lull (a misnomer if I ever knew one:, there's never a lull with Lull) and we hove two notional chairmen , Mrs. Billy Rice, Philanthropic choirman and Eloise Proctor, Alumnae Ed1tor. Bes ide these Jean McCommon, Adelaide McCarty, Evelyn Hall, Esther Burge and Helen Emick attended Regional.

We all spent Friday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, finishing our journey Saturday morning . Regional wa s all we hoped it would be under the able leadership of Evelyn Bell and Virginia Carpenter. What capable girls the the Alpha Sigs! The Detroit chapters, as hostesses, were perfect! The Book-Cadillac did everything within their power to make it pleasant for us and as for the program each chapter with their usual style gave "FullMeasure" as contributing members . A round of applause goes to Virginia Carpenter for her inspirational theme, "Design for Building ," and the outstanding dinner program. Everything must be highly organized to cover the necessary subject matter in a twenty-four hour regional and Evelyn Bell is the one to ma ke this possible.

Whispers were heard from each group; " Aren't the Alpha Sig girls attractive! " " How talented they ore." "We're anxious to get bock to our chapter and work for A~ ." Everyone was truly inspired and I'm sure our prcgrom and activities of the next year

will reflect the inspiration gained at our Regional. know this will be true of all Regionols.

We hod two disappointments before our Regional : Genevieve Leib and Jane McDavitt had planned on going to Detroit but fate would hove it otherwise .

Fronk Leib, Genevieve's husband, was rushed to the hospital three weeks ago for on operation and it was impossible for her to attend . However, we're g lad to report Fronk came home Thursday and is doing nicely .

As usual Gertevieve does all things well, even to playing nurse . Jane McDavitt hod a bod fall and couldn't make the trip. She hod looked forward to going and it was with deep regret she could not attend . Though Jane is the mother of four children, and gives book re views, she is one of the most enthusiastic Alpha Sigs.

Our next sorority affair will be a luncheon in honor of our mothers to be given at the Highland Golf and Country Club . We always look forward to these gatherings with our mothers.

Yours truly is busy getting ready for another convention, Association of Childhood Education convention in St. Louis, so I must away to the chore of pocking.

Before I start, the Indionopol is chapter wi shes for all Alpha Sigs a pleasant summer. We 'll be bock again next fall and tell you our plans to help A""i:.A for closer unity and fellowship.

Loyally, as in A""i:.A, Eloise Proctor

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Gosh, the time does fly and again it is time to tell you what is happening in Kansas City Alumnae. It seems that there is always something on fire and we seem to get a lot accomplished .

The February m"eeting was a one o'clock luncheon at the Brookside Hotel on February 2 1 . The hostesses were Rubye Waterbury, Dorothy Clifton, Mildred Hanthorn, Georgia Oldham and Vella McKeon . It was on interesting meeting . Mrs. R. W . Retford reviewed " Ten O'Clock Scholar." Since most of us hod either taught at one time or were teaching now, we were amused by the story.

The February Boord meeting was held with Mary K. Reiff on February 23 . We made plans for regional mee ting to be held in April.

The March meeting was o Sunday afternoon teo held on March 21 at the Heortstone . The hostesses were Evelyn Evans, Phon Johnson, Frances Yeolton, Ruth Pennell , Virginia Corder and Kathryn Keirns. Anne Viola told of her trip to Mex ico.

The March board meeting was with F~onces Raine on the 29th. We worked on plans for regional.

Regional Convention will be held in Kansas City at the Hotel Continental on April 17th. We ore to be the hostesses at the meeting. The evening meeting will be in charge of our chapter. Esther Bucher and Phon Johnson ore the directors of the meeting . They ore being assisted by Evelyn Evans, Mary Moore and Mary K. Reiff. We are looking forward to a big time.

The April meeting will be on the 24th. As yet the time and place hove not been set. But it is the election of officers. The hostesses ore Louise Gillis, Margaret Bryant, Vera Salyer, Beth Magers and Dophene Copenhaver.

The Ma y meeting will be on the 22nd . The hostesses ore Virginia Edwards, Anne Viola, Jerry Aitchinson and Marion Vail. This is the installation of new officers.

So, I guess that brings you up-to-dote on the K. C. Alums. Next year you will hove o new reporter. I've

30 enjoyed writing the happenings of the chapter and I know that my successor will, too. Will be reading about all of the A'i:A's in the Phoenix.

Mary K. Reiff

NEW YORK, NEW YORK Hello again!

Well , here it is, time for the last newsletter of the year, and as usual there is a great deal of past and future activity to be reported from these walls of brick, little old New York .

On February 13th, a group of New York Alums aided a group of eleven Philadelphia Alums off the rockin' , joltin' Pennsy, and so began a weekend from which it took weeks to recover. But it was worth it! Perhaps I should say, "they came, they saw and , thank goodness, they survived."

Yes, the eleven, including Helen Corey, Jean Reimet, Eugenia Griffith, Mae Sweeten, Shirley Clair, Annabelle Miller, Anne Innes, Thelma Detweiler, Barbara and Eleanor Walsh, and Helen' s "roommate," Rae Desenberg , were whisked through a weekend that we hope they won ' t forget . It all started with a broadcast at the studios of the National Broadcasting Company, "Highways of Melody, and then before they knew it the gang was on its way downtown to Wyn Allen's apartment on lower Fifth Avenue for a late supper. I I don ' t know which was more prevalent, food or chatter-but there was plenty of both-and before long we were all well acquainted and set for a super weekend.

Unfortunately Wee Willie Winkie also attended the party, and we had to split three ways to find a spot to rest weary bones. Some stayed with Wyn, others traveled to Jersey with Ruth Zapp, and a third group headed for the old hang out at 32 East 65th to find floor space . Oops, I have prevaricated! Em Frost, mistress of the establishment at 32 East 65th is very proud of the fact that Saturday night she had fourteen girl s staying there and each of them found a bed, or should I say " bed."

It was indeed very fortunate that that weekend included Saint Valentine's Day, far it made it easy for the New York Alums to settle on a theme for decorations, programs, and name tags. Heart-shaped programs for the weekend were given to each girl at Wyn Allen's supper . These were made by Jane Livingston, Bette Reimet, and Em Frost . At our Saturday lunch and business meeting, Bobbie Shaffer, our hostess, used heart-shaped place cards. I made heartshaped name tag s for those who came to my apartment for buffet supper Saturday eve ning, but I forgot to give them to the guests until th ey were ready to leave ! Sunday, Em had twenty-two for dinner and had her tables decorated with a welcome centerpiece, ballerina doll favors , handmade by Em, mint cups with red candies and mints, and last but not least lace heart place cards. For name tags at the tea which followed that afternoon at the Park Avenue apartment of Ann Dannreuther we had red heorts tied with wh ite ribbon. Yes, it was indeed fort unate that that wee kend included 'Saint Valent ine' s Da y!

Our busi ness m ee t ing that wee ke nd foll owed a su perb luncheo n at th e ho me o f Bobbie Shafft! r in Flushing , Quee ns. At th is time we voted t o spe nd one hu ndred a nd seve nty-five doll ars of ou r substant ial trea sury to a ssist any mem be r who wis hed to at te nd the Region al in Philade lph ia thi s mo nth . We have a bout twe nty gi rl s who a re pla nn ing to go, so each of us rece ived aver eigh t dolla rs as ou r share . Isn' t t ha t

THE PHOENIX something to be proud of? Marie Zavislan was elected our official delegate to the convention and with twenty of us to tell her what to do and why, she will have quite a job. But Marie can do it. That is why we chose her.

Also at this business meeting we elected our nominating committee to select a slate of officers which will be presented at our annual election in May. About twenty girls found their way from Bobbie's to my apartment in another part of Flushing where they had been told they would have a buffet supper . It was buffet all right. I mean, if buffet means balancing food, they balanced-a paper plate with chow mein , it was supposed to be chicken chow mein but no one found the chicken, and soy sauce which sooner or later left the chow mein for the pores of the paper plate .

But somehow they seemed to have enough to eat. From my place the group dispersed to find some sort of excitement an a Saturday night in New York. I understand that quite a number found Ye Olde you know what House on 54th street, while another group supervised the landings and departures at La Guardia airport for the few brief minutes that they could brave the gale blowing across the observation deck.

After a night on Em' s "beds," breakfast, church, and then dinner at Em's followed . Then to the home of Ann Dannreuther for tea . Ann is r.ot an Alpha Sig, but is a very dear friend of Em Frost, and through Em has been more than very sweet to our chapter. The tea was lovely. Wonderful sandwiches, cook ies and all the goodies of a tea-my mouth waters when I think of it. I found my tape worm unusually de manding that afternoon, and I probably consumed more than my share but I don't think many others were very far behind! Thank you again, Ann, far a love ly affair.

The bouquet of white flowers cannot begin t o express our appreciation for such a treat.

We New York Alums provided the entertainment for the tea . Em wanted to give a brides show-Alpha Sig brides, old and older. But unfartunqtely we didn't seem to have enough brides so the brides show turned into a showing of wedding dresses and any unusual gown we could rescue from the moth balls. Phyl Traudt looked beautiful in a brocaded satin gown of the pre-World War I era . It had a hobble skirt and a magnificent bustle.

Margie Hart modeled a wedding dress of the twe nti es . It was a lovely satin dress, but oh how sty les have changed .

The lack of a waistline, and the length of the skirt brought out more smiles than tears. To complete our bridal parties Ginney Duffy was superb as a mo ther-inlaw in a gorgeous beaded creation and Clare Ross' new hat. Clare says that she will never feel the same toward that hat. Billie Barrett completed the show by po rtraying the bride on her wedding night-how she kept that poker face we will never know-and then a s a decided afterthought and with the assi stance of 0 pillow she did just as well as "nine month s later." Mast of us laughed so much that we cried. The show wa s such a success that we are repeating it with a few alterati o ns at re gional.

So ended the weekend . But did it end? Em, Billie and Hel e n Corey wound up in bed nursing co lds, and perhaps there were others that I do n' t know about. I will be ce rtain that all others needed more tha n the usual eight hours to catch up o n los t s leep and expe nded energy.

The next big event of o ur cale ndar was .:1 supper meeting fo r Alpha Sigs and th e ir sweethea rts at the ho me of the Reverend and Do t Good in Garden C ity, Lo ng Isla nd . Dot served a love ly buffet supper and

MAY, 1948 once again my tapeworm was unusually active. Why is 1t that food always tastes so extra super wonderful away from home? These New York Alpha Sigs are wonderful cooks, take it from me. The raffle was won by Billie at this meeting-and so, she went home richer by plastic playing cards. Doc, and I am sorry that I don't know his last name, but a friend of the Frosts and a guest at this party, entertained us with his store of tricks-a magician in our midst. Military bridge entertained us far the greater part of the evening. Ann Dannreuther was also our guest at this meeting .

Our meeting this month was a theater party. On the Saturday following Easter a large group of us and our guests attended the matinee performance of " Finian's Rainbow," which was full of the pleasant music you all know sa well, and unusual dancing-a musical which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

Our plans for the remainder of the year ore just as wonderful. As I said before about twenty of us ore planning on a weekend of fun, fellowship, and inspi ra tion at the regional meeting in Philadelphia . After that comes our Mothers' Day Teo, which we hod last year for the first time, and ore planning to keep a s on annual event. On May twenty-second, we will meet at the home of Marie Zovislon for our final business meeting of the year. At that t ime we will elect our officers for the coming year.

I think that all the members of the New York Alumnae Chapter will join me in thanking Billie Barrett, our president, Marie Zovi s lon , our vice-president, Sandy Pevney and Olive Watkinson, the secretaries, Mody Vorrichia, our treasurer, and Em Frost, program choirman, and all the others who worked so hod to make this year in Alpha Sig one that will not soo n be forgotten. I know that they, too, would wont to thank all those girls who were so faithful to the group, who did all sorts of jobs from washing di shes to making paper hearts and roses, for it was this cooperation that he lped realize such a successful year.

Best of luck to all the Alpha Sig graduates of this June. If your career brings you within a commuting radius of New York we will plan on your being with us next year. And believe it or not, someone will find a job for you to do!

We raised our convention money by seve ral cord parties, se lling earrings, a monthl y raffle, and a white elephant sole . . . Kitty Hole Hammond has returned to the Navy and is now stationed at the Naval Air Station at $quantum (7), Massachusetts . . . Kitty is a Lt. Commander and a specialist in oerology . . . Pot Ward is teaching . at Bridgeport University, Bridgeport, Connecticut . . . Gloria Lloyd Lisy is living at 34 Donelson Street, Dickens, Providence, Rhode Is land, and is working as a home economist with the extension se rvice .. .

Luckey Miller, Beta Xi, has transferred to Queens College from Oneonta . . . Cora Durland has been seriously ill-we wish her a speedy recovery .. . Cath y Lynn was born to Joan Mason Horwitt on Novemberl9, 1947 . . . Elinore Meyer has moved to Lynchburg , West Virginia, and is expecting the stork . . . Sue Sate Taylor has returned to Buffalo . . . Alice Forster and Nicky Cutting ore new mothers . . . Helen Lortz has transferred to Washington, D. C. . . . Em Frost is in charge of the plans for our regional in Phill y-wos helped by Jane Livingston and Bette Reimet when it come to planning table decorations, favors , etc., and se nding samples off to the various chapters who ore to make them . . . That is all!

Virginia Whidden

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Dear Alpha Sigs: Have never known a sea son to 路 go so quickly-here it is our lost news letter-1 think it would be a good idea to start out by congratulating the new Beta Rho Chapter installed, February 7th, at Northern Illinois State Teachers College, De Kolb, Illinoi s.

Our Philadelphia Alums ore stil l raving about the wonderful time they had with the New York Alums over the week-end of February 13th. Unfortunately, yours truly hod to cancel the trip at the lost minute, so Barbara Walsh and Annabelle Miller, KK, are going to tell you all about it in the following: " Three cheers to the New York Alums for the wonderful hospita lity they showed us on our recent visit with them . It is sti ll a mystery how the ideo of the weekend originated, but any -hoc we hod a super-du per time. We had planned to go over Friday (the thirteenth) right after work and arrive in time for " The Highways of Melodies" broadcast sponsored by City Service at eight o'clock but only the girls who went on the five o'clock train arrived in time to attend . The later trains that most of the girls used were at least on hour late because of a tie up in the tubes under the Hudso n River. Most of us missed the broadcast. The New York alum s hod gotten about twenty-five tickets for the broadcast and about five really attended. Helen Corey told the sto ry that a s they filed into the studio, bag and baggage in hand, someone exclaimed, " What, a luggage sole tonight!" I wonder what they would have said if all of us hod been there.

After the broadcast Win Allen entertained us for a buffet supper at her apartment in Greenwich Village on Fifth Avenue right off Washington Square. We got to know each other and gabbed until it was quite late.

We visitors were then parceled out to either Win Allen's, Em Frost's or out to Ruthie Zopp's home in New Jersey for the night.

About 11 :30 an St. Valentines day we rounded up at Em Frost's Pork School of Cookery on Si xty- Fifth Street and shoved off in a boffeling journey by subway and bus to Flushing, Long Is land, to Bobbie Shaffer's home where we sot down to a delicious A"2.A Volentine luncheon (and you con guess that we song "Alpha Sigma Sweetheart between courses.) After lunch we hod a joint meeting and talked and mode plans to all meet again at our Regional Convention in Philadelphia in April.

Pretty soon someone said it was time to eat again and away we went to the other side of Flushing to Virginia Widden's apartment for a Chow Mein dinner. We all hod to loosen our belts at this point and declare that New Yorkers must think that Philodelphians 路are starving .

Most of us headed bock towards Times Square later in the evening, and finding all the theatres jammed, we walked around awhile and finally decided to call it a day-and a wonderful day it was.

Sunday morning found some of us in bed, some in church, and some brave souls out in the cold peeking in windows and gaping up the quaint streets in Gree nwich Village.

At one o'clock we met up at Em Frost's and hod onother scrumptuous meal and more valentines. After dinner we were invited to a very lovely teo given by a friend of Em's, a Mrs. Wolter Donnreuther, on Park Avenue, no less, and in a beautiful apartment with two maids, lots of silver and everything. The New York gals put on a unique fashion show of bridal gowns, old ones, new ones and even one from the flapper era. Billie Barrett. also modeled "the bride a year later" as a specialty number. It was a Iough a minute!

32 Everyone come bock to Em's after the teo to soy goodbye. We cerlainly hod a completely super time . So join me, won ' t you, in three- cheers for some real swell Alpha sigs-the New York Alums.

Sincerely, Barbaro Walsh " The February Luncheon Meeting was held at Connie Pennypacker's. Entertainment was supplied by the Philodelphi a Electric Company, who showed us two filmstechnicolor trip through the Corribeon, and a musical film of Straus Waltzes. Thanks to Mrs. Haines and Mr. Smith for on enjoyable hour . Nancy Keene Miller, NN , mode the delicious casserole for the luncheon, Norma Bossett, KK was a wonderful dish washer-and, the three of us dashed between the kitchen and living room, catching snatches of the films . Mrs. Haines set us thinking of working on another new project-supplying the TB patients of Rush Veterans Hospital in Philadelphia , and their branch in Molver with reading matter and records which ore so badly needed , as these ore not regular Army or Navy Hospitals. Georgia Dintimon, KK , and Thelma Detweiler, KK , volunteered to go out to the hospital to see exactly what the patients con use in the way of magazine subscriptions and record albums.

We elected Helen Corey, KK, Nancy Keen Miller, NN, and Moe Sweeten, NN , as our nominating committee for next year's officers, and they will be ready to submit their draft at next month's meeting .

Our President Jean Reimet will be the acting Hostess for the Region I Convention, of which Helen Corey is in charge, and we know that Helen has many surprises up her sleeve and will make this one super affair to re member.

Just lots of news from Alphas this post month: Mary Fridy, NN, informs us that she is now Administrative Dietitian in the Montefiore Hospital , New York.

This is a fine opportunity for Mary, as she is working directly with Miss Lenno Cooper, co-author of "Nutrition in Health and Disease ," who received her honorary degree of Doctor of Science at Drexel lost December.

Frances Lawrence Powell, NN-now living in New Hampshire-vi si ted Philadelphia in March, and hod a teo for several of the Nu Nu's.

Peg Whorton Smith and her husband AI hove moved from Oaklyn to Audubon, New Jersey. Judith AnnJonn for short- was born on December 9th . AI is coming along in his vocalist career, and was fortunate in being a finali st in the Gordon Thunder Scholarship Contest, and song over WFIL with Clarence Furman's orchestra . Keep up the auditions, AI , you hove all the Alphas on your side .

Hod another long letter from Inge Rihm Harwick, NN , who has been living in Boston s ince lost June . Warren is attending Harvard Graduate School of engineering and Harvard School of Business-come June he will hove his Moster 's Degree, and they will leave for ports unknown . lnge hopes they will settle in Philadelphia and be near so many Alpha Sig friend s . Their Viko Ann is all of a year and a half old now, and a s lnge was able to find on exce lleAt baby sitter for her, she has been able to to ke a position at the Charlestown Girl 's Club in the afte rnoon. Here she has a class of seve n to nine year a ids, call ed th e " Little House keepers. " They ore all girls fro m the s lums who need lots of patience, love, and gu id ance. Needless to soy, lnge f inds th is very satisfying wo rk. lnge is al so a me mbe r o f Harvard Domes and

THE PHOENIX Graduate Engineering Wives. She hasn't met on Alpha Sig as yet, but is going to look up the Chapter in Boston and get in touch with Miss Currier . We'll be looking forward to that visit in June or July, she promises us.

Thelma Rottler Booth, NN , has been a secretory to the Notional Soles Manager of General Line Products at the Dixie Cup Company in Easton for o year now. She finds her job most interesting , but her greatest problem .is finding time to do all the things connected with keeping on apartment, working at Dixie, and keeping up with her very active husband, Dick Booth, whom you Nu Nu's should remember from Drexel. Dick is on the Announcing staff at radio station WEST-and he is on the go day and night for seven days of the week-writing, organizing , announcing, selling ideas, and keeping sponsors happy. There's never a dull moment. Thelma says that even if they don't get down to Philly as much as they would like, you con bet your boots if they ever moved here, she would be on active Alpha Sig Alum .

Vi Grambling Stoop is also living in Easton now-and would love to hear from any of you girls . Her address is 828 Wolfe St., Easton .

Carolyn Murphy, NN , was married to Bob Thomas (student at Temple) in September.

Jeanne Kellet Gordon, NN, is so thrilled over the apartment, she and Dick were lucky enough to find .

Virginia Hutton, NN, chaperoned the Nu Nu active's Rush Party and Lodge Weekend .

Ellie Schofield Courtney, NN , is working in the Personnel Deportment at Gimbles.

Bernice CBuck) Boddorff, NN, plans to move to Boston, where her husband will hove his own soles territory for Universal Cement Co. Her address will be 2 Greebwick Pork, Jamaica Plains, Boston .

Peggy Reid, NN, is working in Kerue, New Hampshire.

Vilma Liocoures, NN , is Fashion Editor for the Center City Time-new weekly newspaper in Philadelphia . Yo\.J con read Vilma ' s feature article obou"t this paper in thi s issue of the Phoenix .

Jonathon, arrived at the home of Groce Willis Rumpf, NN , on Nevember 30th .

Eugenio Griffith, NN , tell s me that several of our Philadelphia Alums attended the mottinee performance of "Joy to the World" the other week, and hod a most enjoyable afternoon .

Betty Shone, NN, is engaged to Robert E. Dodge of Highland Pork, Pennsylvania . Bob is a graduate of Oberlin College, Ohio.

Betsey Trotter, NN, ' 44 Treasurer has announced her engagement.

Marion Houtz is engaged to Chet Smith of Haddonfield , New Jersey. Marion tells me that the soror ity was portly responsible for this-because when she was introduced to Chet at Temple, the conversation centered about the Kappa Kappa Chapter there- see how simple it con be girls'-listen to the old ma id talking! Chet graduated from Temple in January, and is now working in Atlantic City in the Commercial Dept. of the Bell Telephone.

The wedding is set for September 25th (all Alpha Sigs invited). Put thi s advance notice down in the little book !

Girls don ' t forget our Spring activities which ore coming up, among them is a baseball game and a picnic to which you con bring along those husbands or beaux.

Hope to see you all at the Regional Meeting . As your Hos tesses-A Hard y Welcome !

Conn ie Pennypac ke r

MAY, 1948 RIC HMOND, VIRGINIA Dear Alpha Sig Sisters : Our March meeting was held at Gloria Pollard's house.

We enthusiastically discussed plans for our donee to be held in April at the Glenwood Country Club, which by the way, was a big success. The night was cool and the sce nt of lilacs and daffodil s was in the air. It was truly a de lightful spring night. There were about twenty couples present and everyone was in a goy and hearty mood .

After the donee several of us went to " Kitchen 's Kitchen" for barbecues and coffee-and a good time was hod by oil!

We ore excited about the Regional Convention to be held in Philadelphia . Only two of our members will be going but the rest of us wish we could be there too. We ore sure it will be on inspirational meeting because A"J:.A's olwoys hove a fine time whenever they get together . . We ore sorry to hove Mary Elizabeth Harvey leave us, as she has been a faithful worker and a great incentive to our chapter. Good luck with your new job in Wilmington, Delaware!

Joyce Davis was married to Carl Hunter Freed in March. Congratulations' Our program for the year is quite varied and we ore anxiously awaiting the approaching meetings.

Bye for this time, with fondest regards to our sisters everywhere.

Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha , Jeon R. Grady

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Dear Alpha Sigs : Mind if I pinch-hit for this issue) Marge Stafford, our editor, is o victim of the mumps, and I om taking over in her absence.

Now that I hove o hand at the wheel, I think I wi II tell you all about the members of the South Bend chapter. As o chapter, sometimes the news mellows mto just " chapter news" and the indiv idual loses their identity for o time. Some of you may be wondering what o certain person is doing now, and read in vqin for o glimpse of her nome or o little personal note . So I will try to tell you o little of each one to bring you up to dote .

Betty Mathews, is head of the physical education deportment at Central High School here in South Bend, and is constantly on the go teaching additional classes at the Y.W.C.A. (one of which I was o member this winter), orranging ploydoys, directing swimming classes, etc. Betty is really doirg o wonderful job here . Marge Stafford, our editor, has o very interesting line of work-that of teaching the hard of hearing in Monroe School. This is a comparatively new field in our school system, and Marge seems to be having excellent results with her students. V. M . Roberts is at home with her two children , Mickey and Steven, also o very busy girl. Mary Houghton is teaching in the elementary grades at Muessel School. Martha Stuckey, our president is on elementary teacher at Bingham School in Mishawaka .

Naomi Pehrson is in charge of the library at Riley High School , and quite active in civic affairs. Naomi was one of our fortunotes to attend convention this year in Detroit; and os she is o graduate of Ypsilanti , I imagine she sow o lot of her friends there. Midge Boss Bender, our new mother, is holding the fort while her husband is finishing his senior year in college at Muncie. We hope they will decide to keep South Bend as their home when he graduates in June.

33 Peg Mountjoy Seeber is in charge of two doctors' offices in Nupponee, and her little boy, Bobby, is a darling . Lost of all I will tell about myself. Along with my two little boys to core for , our Rubber Shop keeps me very busy. At Estes Pork convention I could talk noth ing but the Rubber Shop, and so it has remained . It is a most fascinating place, and we eat, s leep, and talk rubber at our house all the time.

Lost month our chapter hod a luncheon at the Robertson Tearoom, and though our number was small , we really enjoyed our little get-to-gether. We hove a picnic planned for the spring, but I will let Marge tell you all about that when she is on her feet again . It has been nice being with you for thi s issue, and I hope you hove enjoyed my little resume of the South Bend Alums.

Love in A"J:.A, Millie Worner loss

T ULSA, OKLAHOMA Dear Alpha Sigs: "As we go to press" we learn of the birth of David Malcolm Toff, son of Franci s and Edith Toff. David was born April 5th and weighed in at 1 0 pounds, 6 ounces.

Though he will never be on Alpha Sig, we're thrilled over his birth and shore with Edith and Francis in their happiness.

We Tulsa alums hove been busy since our lost letter to you. Our February meeting was held at Elaine Estel's.

In spite of snow and ice we hod twelve present for our Volentine meeting . In March we were the guests of Isabelle Reeves. She was such a gracious hostess, a s always, and there were twenty of us present. Isabelle used St. Patrick's Day as her theme and everything, including Isabelle's green pigs, honored St. Pot. Reno Moe played and we joined in singing our Alpha Sigs songs.

We were very pleased to hove Mrs . Miner, Margie Jeanne's mother, with us-and hope she will come again .

In April we met at the home of Sis Brewer and elected our officers for the coming year. Isabelle Holladay heads the list as our president. She has long been a member of our group and we know she is capable, opt, efficient, and most worthy of the position. She has a tremenous job in taking over Margie Jeanne's job, but Isabelle is the one for it. Our roster of other officers include : Helen Malone , Vice-President; Louise Reynolds, Secretory-T reosurer; Wando Chronister, Corresponding Secretory; Isabelle Reeves, historian; Jackie Corson, Ponhellenic representative; Lora Sipes, publicity. With this group of officers we T ulsa Alums just con'~ foil to hove another grand year.

We welcome Mrs. James Conner from Psi Psi Chapter to our group. Beth and her husband hove recently moved to Tulsa from O klahoma City. We ore specially proud of her since she is relenquishing her membership in Chi Omega in favor of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Not only that, she has a remarkable Southern drawl that astounds us .

We ore looking forward to being the guests of the Dick Corsons in May for a week-end jaunt to their home on Grand Lake . We know it'll be such fun, and with Dick and Jackie as hosts-well we couldn't wish for a nicer week-end.

Now for our plans fo r the summer: Margie Jeanne Miner is hoping to return to the University of Wisconsin to complete work on her Masters; Reno Moe Long is heading south to Georgia where she is to teach speech at a college there; Jackie Corson plans to spend most of the summer at Grand Lake "replenishing" the worn-out ton achieved lost summer; Lora Sipes hopes to spend

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34 some time up Chicago and Evanston way, we understand she is quite a fisherman . Then there ore some of us, Isabelle Holladay, Louise Maxey, Jackie Camp, Wando Chronister, Helen Malone and others who simply plan to work all summer in Tulsa and toke their recreation here when time permits . Then there ore others of us who plan to spend their time with their families and household duties; Isabelle Reeves, Jennie Fisk, Elaine Eitel , Helen Solomon, Belle Beck, Jane Mills. Then there are still others of us-Nadine Pork, Sis . Brewer, Edith Toff-who plan to wash diapers, fold diapers, wash · diapers, fbld diapers! So you see, though some of us hove a more exciting summer planned than others of us, we ore all anticipating a nice summer full of good times.

We wish each of us could attend the Regional Convention in Hot Springs; we know it's going to be a real Alpha Sig week-end . Since all of us can't go, Isabelle Reeves will be there as our delegate . We think we are ably represented. Isabelle recently modeled for us in the annual Panhellenic Spring Tea and Style Show and was • indeed charming .

Jeannie Fisk, Jackie Carson, and Isabelle Reeves, with Alpha Phi as co-hostess, entertained the Pan Hellenic representatives at Jennie ' s in February. From all accounts the party was quite a success and we want to thank each of them far it and far their untiring work in Ponhellenic thi s year.

Its been fun writing to you in the Phoenix this year.

Somehow it seems that in so doing I feel closer to the Alpha Sigs I know scattered here and there-and I feel I "know" the many I "don' t know." Wanda Chronister tokes · over where I' m leaving off. She's a darling little bland from Tahlequah and should have many interesting things to relate to you in the Phoeni x next year. I predict a bigger and better newsletter from us next year.

Happy summer to all of you from all of usSis Brewer

WASHINGTON, D. C. Once again our alumnae is bringing our chapter into the news.

Mrs. Bessie Ferguson Cary lost her san, Francis Hansan Cary in World War II, and she has established a memorial in his honor. Books ore distributed to various Veteran 's hospital s. The Washington Chapter has joined her in thi s work and contributes funds for this project.

The self-improvement type of books purchased ore those that a ssist disabled veterans to fit themselves in civilian life.

Mrs. Cary is engaged in another activity. As chairman of the Not ional Philanthropic Project far Region I, she is presentl y active in securing a wire recorder, two record players, and individual ash trays far Mt. Alta Veteran Hospital. A report will be forthcoming at the Regional Convention in Philadelphia . The Washington Alumnae wishes each Alpha Sig a pleasant and happy summer.

Harrietta Peters

WICHITA, KANSAS Hi There!

Here it is April! Come April 17th, real early in the morning Mirna Jennings, our president, Gladys Carr and Hertha Plagens Baenisch are heading for Regional in Kansas City. Lucky gals! Mirna (Beta Gamma) you know is secretory to Judge Roy Rogers at the Wichita Police Court. Come to think of it perhaps you'd be interested in some of our other working Alpha Sigs here in Wichita .

Chorion Mobley Broden (Eta Eta ) now is quite a versatile gal acting as secretory to on attorney, on oil operative and a cement company . . . Almedio Dickerson Lapin <Beta Beta) was just married March 7th and not only is she keeping house but is staying on as a case worker for the County Welfare Board . Virgil Ferrebee (Epsi Ion Epsi Ion) works for the Kansas State Employment Agency. Virginia Ford (Epsilon Epsilon) is the physical ed instructor at North High . Then Evelyn Jones Holderman (Eta Eta) teaches kindergarten . Incidently Evelyn and her husband Tully took on interesting trip to New Orleans during the Christmas holidays. Trips! Jane and Bill Wright drove bock to New London, Connecticut, to visit her brother and his wife Marjorie Anderson Findly (Epsilon Epsilon). Bert is in the regulc.r Navy. Marjorie hod seen Freida Squire and her husband in Dover, New Hampshire, and Winifred Donnelon and her husband in Boston . They both are former Epsilon Epsilon Alpha Sigs.

Back to our career girls, there ' s Ferne Clifton Jackson (Gamma Gamma ) who works with her husband in the ir insurance office. Helen Loveless (Epsilon Epsilon) is the physic therapist for the leading bone specialist Dr. Rom bold here in Wichita . Aline Martin Morfield (Epsilon Epsilon ) who has traveled abroad for many years now has her own school of ballet and is patiently teaching some of the A'2:-A youngsters along with many others of course. Laura Bucher Sherman (Eta Eta ) is teaching in the grade schoo ls here as is Ruth Yockey (Zeta Zeta ).

Jo Helduth Volentine (Eta Eta ) is in a real estate company . Cleis Boys besides being a career gal ploys first violin for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra .

Moving Day-Phyllis Manning recently moved back to town . She hod been living in Joplin, Missouri, where she says they ore trying to organize on alumnae chapter.

Sorry to see Ellen Jo Richmond Wolfe move from here to Des Moines. Tom is with the Pontiac Company there .

Also sorry to see Margaret Hillyard move bock to Attica .

Glad for Beverly Swanson Innes (Eta Eta ) Leo and Tommie as they hove just moved into a cute new house in Meadowlark Edition. Janice Mellon Rogers , Chuck, Jacqueline and Potty Jo have just built on ultra modern mosonory house near the Country Club. Jane Osborne Jolitz and Gordon also have a lovely new ranch style home on Roosevelt Drive.

Talking about lucky girl s. Janice Mellon Rogers and Vernelle Worrel Bergerhouse and their husbands are driving to beautiful Lake Louise, Canada , in May. Will be there for the credit convention.

Yours in A '2:. , Jane Findly Wright

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Keeping Pace With Our Graduates and then by the time Rho Rho has an Alumnae Secretary I'll just write gossipy letters.

Evelyn Haws Elliott

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia

CLASS OF '42 Class Representative: Rowena Mayse-Cremeans (Mrs.) 2034 Pierce Mill Road, N . W . Washington, D. C. I'm sa sorry ta have to inconvenience Miss Bell by having her forward this to you, but it really was the only way I could think of to get it to you. The sad fact is that I have last your letters. Just sa you won't be tao harsh on me, here's my explanation' In December we last our posessions when our apartment hou se co llapsed.

Since that time we have been struggling to get ourselves together, and soon I hope to have a desk with a special pigeon hole far A"22A communications. Meanwhile I have used friends' homes , my office desk, an old shoe box, my parents' home and jl!st about every other available place as headquarters, so that is the reason that I have misplaced some valuable information.

Rho Rho '42 news is rather conspicuous by its absence for this issue of the "Phoenix." I think the big issue for ou r consideration is that three of our girls are in new communities and would like very much to be able to join an alumnae group as a means of becoming acquainted . Our December bride, Lenore Mossor-Abel, has just recently gone to live in Erie, Pennsylvania, and she seems to think that in a city of that size there certainly would be er.augh Alpha Sigs to get together over tea so me day. Margie Via-Miller is in Cincinnati and she even goes further, saying she'd be happy to support any attempt to organize an alumnae chapter in that fair city!

Jean Oxendale-Moore has recently moved to Mongomery, West Virginia, where there is no chapter, but as Montgomery is only a short distance from Charleston, I have s uggested that she contact that group.

And this is one of my own ideas which might be passed on to someone who could do something about it. I, among othe rs, am not a subscriber to the " Phoenix." I seriously doubt if anyone of the girls on my list is a regular subscriber. Well, it seems to me that if the chapter representatives had some sort of little subscription card that we could include in our letters to the various classmates, we might greatly increase our subscription and thereby increase sorority activity, in view of the fact that so many girls have lost contact with other sisters which is naturally conducive to a lessening of sorority interest.

What could we do?

Loyally in A"22A, Rowena Mayse-Cremeans CLASS OF '45 Class Representative: Mrs. V . L. Elliott (Evelyn Haws ) 1 002 C ircleway, S. W ., South Charleston, West Virginia .

I' ve no news from anyone since early Febraury, but in this issue, I want to pass on my address list and birth list,

CLASS OF '47 Class Representative: Mi ss Ruth M . Fisher, 634 Fourth Street, Huntington, West Virginia .

So far, I have not been notified as to who our chapter Alumnae Secretary will be, so I will se nd the informa tion and number of girls who left school last year. It is not too complete, but as soon as I have more information I will se nd it on to you.

Norma Faye Brake's address is unknown at prese nt.

Mary Margaret Thomas is married and her name now, as much as I know of it, is DeSale . She graduated Magna Cum Laude and is teaching in East High School in Huntington, West Virginia. Jo Ann Parcel Dobie left campus chapter a year before graduation . Ruth M .

Fisher did graduate work at Univef'si ty of Cincinnati for one semester. At present s he is looking for a position .

Carol Jean Kaiser ll:!ft a few month s before graduation, and at present her address is unknown.

Lois Lee Long is attending school in Cleveland studying Medical Technology. Her address while there is 13736 Euclid Ave., E. Cleveland, Ohio.

Anna Elizabeth Skeens is teaching sc hool. Mildred Smith and Leona Thacker, who is in Chesapeake , Ohio, are also teaching . Betty Thompson Ling did not finish her degree, and her address is not known ot present.

I will send any other information os soon as it comes to me and will try to complete these addresses.

Classmates please write to meRuth Fis her

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pa. Alumnae Secretary : Miss William Croo k, 2936 Berkley Road , Ardmore, Pennsy lvania .

CLASS OF '42 Class Represe ntative: Betty Baringer, 122 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville , Massachusetts.

Guess you think I've ignored your letter of .January 26 , regarding news for the "Keeping Pace With Our Graduates" section of the Phoenix .

There really was no item of interest I could se nd along on Nu Nu 1 942 graduates for the February deadline .

The only item I can report for the next issue is the arrival of Barbara Ann Simon at the beginning of March to Virginia Cameron Simon (Mrs. Edward M ., Jr.).

There have been no address changes to my knowledge, no marriages and no more births. However, Elizabeth M. Shone (NN, '42) announced her engagement at the end of February to Robert E. Dodge . Betty is secretary to the Vice-President in charge of Sales at Scott Paper Company in Chester, Pennsylvania. She is planning a June wedding. This report may also come from the Philadelphia Alumnae, but you can watch for it, I reckon.

Sorry that I have so little to tell you about our gang ; maybe there'll be more to report in the fall.

Betty Barringer

THE PHOENIX

36 BETA THETA Central Michigan College af Education Mount Pleasant, Michigan Alumnae Secretary: Mrs. J . D. Rase, Jr., 5434 Haverford , Indianapolis, Indiana .

CLASS OF '44 Class Representative : Larrame M . Griffiths (Mrs. Robert A. ), 1205 Stanton Street, Bay City, Michigan.

I'm sorry I couldn' t make the February deadline, but your letter went to another Mrs. Robert (B) Gri ffiths in the city-our name is Robert A. It causes no end of conf usion. When I finally received it, it was too late to do anything about it.

I've had difficulties in contacting some of my sistersthey kee p moving so! However, I'm still trying.

Dorothy Lang of Saginaw has switched to a new jobdisplay advertising at the Saginaw News. I am the Saginaw County Speech Correct ionist. Ru ral speech correction is still a baby. I started the first such program in Michigan at Bay County three years ago. It' s proving quite successful.

I' ll do my best to send more news to you soon.

Sincerely in A"':i.A, Larrame M. Gr iffiths CLASS OF '46 Class "Representative: Miss Shirley J. DeGrass, 1 617 4 Prest Ave ., Detroit 27 , Michigan .

It just doesn't seem possible that it is time to write a ll my A"LA friends once again . The time seems to be just flying by these days. As yo ur reporter writes this message she thinks of the gay time that will be had by all at the regional meeting to be held at the BookCadillac this week-end . I do hope I get to see many of you lassies there.

Last week-end I spent a glorious time with Barbara Gelow in Cleveland , Ohio. Barb is assistant supervisor in the kitchens at the Hotel Stat ler . We took a tour of the hotel and, of course, I got to see where she works.

Believe me, gals, yo u sho uld visit her. Whereas Barb has been away from us for so lo ng , she really enjoys seeing an A"':i.A .

Also had a chance to trip over to Chelsea , Michigan , to see our other A"':i.A siste r, Mary Lou La rson . While I was there I saw the junior play which Mary Lou directed .

It certainly was cute and our Ho me Economics teacher did a swe ll job. She tells me she plans to stay at Chelsea another year. So if yo u gals want to get in touch with her just write her at the high schoo l. She had had a visit from " Hoppi " and said " Hop" is very happily married.

Jane Bradshaw was home at Royal Oak during Easter vacation and we managed to get in a few telephone calls.

I get to see Jane quite often whereas we are so close. The lassie is very busy teaching physical education at Sexton High School in Lansing. Also has been busy playing on a badminton team in her spare ti me.

Our "'2:. sister, Peg Gaff ield, is just in love with her work at the Girls' Training School at Adrian, Michigan .

Peg often gets to Pontiac to see her ole roomie, Jayne Gellespie Shearer. Jayne is also teaching physical education in Pontiac.

My college roommate, Betty Sack, writes that she has been directing a play in Reed City. So many of these lassies have talent we knew nothing about in college.

Amazing what teaching brings out in a soul. Betty says she plans to stay in Reed City next year and continue teaching mathematics. Betty often gets over to Mt. Pleasant, so she really keeps in touch with her sorority

pa ls. She wrote recently to tell me Lou Hayes plans to continue same of her studies at Ann Arbor next summer.

She and Betty went there last su mmer.

I suppose most of you have heard the glad tidings of Shirley Heilbronn . She is now Mrs. John Charles Heger, Jr. Through the grapevine I hear Shirley is living in Chicago.

Well , gals, this is about all of the news I have now.

Would love to hear fro m you if you are ever in Detroit.

I plan to be here for awhile yet. I'm still working at the Ethyl Corporation here in Detroit. Here's best wishes far a nice lazy su mmer and lots of tan.

Sincerely in A"':i.A, Shirley J . DeGrass

ALPHA BETA Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri Alumnae Secretary : Mrs. Ralph Vorhees, P. 0 . Box 356 , Kirksville, Missouri .

CLASS OF '47 Class Representative : Nancy Cox, 212 N . Adler, Toppenish, Washington.

I' m sorry to report that I have no contribution from Alpho Beta for the next Phoeni x. I think all of my classmates have broken arms as I see m to get no response.

Sincerely, Nancy Cox

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia CLASS OF '47 Class Representat ive: Jeraldine Morris, 121 Shamrock Rood, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mi ss Betty Jo Stretchberry, graduate of 1947, was wed to Mr. L. I. Hammer, Jr ., of Elkton , Virginia. Mrs. Hammer was for merly employed at the Merc k Chemical Plant in Elkton.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilso n Ill, the former Claire Bennett announce the birth of a son, William IV, born January 29, 1948. They are living with her parents at present. Her husband is li ving at Copely Hill , Charlot tesville, attending the University of Virginia .

BETA LAMBDA Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkan sas Alumnae Secretary : Mi ss Ruth Worm, School for the Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Arkansas

CLASS OF '44 Class Representative : LaNelle S. Copp, 407 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, Indiana .

Mrs . R. D. Gill , the former H ilda Eidson is now teaching at Tyronza, Arkansas. Mrs. Dale Hanna (nee Faydene Carro ll) is now a clerk-typist and lives in Vet Village 84 , Fort Collins, Colorado. Mrs. Gilbert E. Copp, the former La Nelle Siegel , is an instr uctor of Spanish and French at Valparaiso Uni versity. She lives at 407 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, Indiana . She wa s married on August 31, 1 94 7, at Madison, Wisconsin, where she had just received her Master's degree in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin. Her husband is o graduate cum laude of Harvard Un iversity where he also majored in languages. He is at present assistant d irector of the T rode Practice Div ision, General Merchandi se Office, Seers-Roebuck and Company, Chicago.

Mrs. William Dale Minor, the former Virginia Sue Brooks, and her husband are bath students at Oklahoma

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MAY, 1948 A. & M. College. He is o senior in the Division of Commerce and she is a senior in the Divi sion of Home Economics. They were married February 1, 1 946, in the Camberland Presbyterian Church in Russellville, Arkans:~s. Their address is 623 West 6th Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma . She writes that she end the ather Alpha Sigs on the campus are attempting to charter an a lumnae chapter there .

Mrs. Harald Cooper, nee Mar ian Wilkerso n, sta tes that they s till have their grocery and market ot Brinkley, Arkansas, and that they have just built and moved in to their new home . Roger is three and Paul is one year old .

Mrs. Charles A. Dorsey, who wa s Doris Powell , now resides ot Veteran Housi ng 39, Nicholson Dri ve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since Dorot hy Wilkerson is at L.S.U. working on her Moster's in music , they see each ot her often .

Mrs. John Harnac k, nee Sarah Goode, lives at 1720 Johnson , Son Lui s Obispo, Califo rnia . She was married September 18, 1946, and after having resided in Ham mo nd and Gory, Indiana , dec ided to move to Califo rnia , taking s iste r Martha Goode with he r. Johnny is enrolled in Californ ia Pol ytec hnic in the field of Mec han ical Engineering while Sarah is teaching typing, shorthand , and bookkeeping in Arroyo Grande High School. She is the solo ist and he is a member of th e M et hodi st Choir.

This sum mer she plans to give voice lessons at her home .

Love in Alpha Sigma Alpha , LoNelle S. Copp CLASS OF '45 Closs Representative: Do rothy Wilk e rso n, 423 S. 20th Street, Bato n Rouge , Louisi ana.

I om st ill unable to locate many of my soro rity sisters who graduated when I did . Howeve r, I am se nding the news I hove , and ho pe to hove a comp lete list for our next issue.

Virginia Chaney at present is at 26 Wood land Rood, Neath, So uth Wales a s on "Exchange" teacher . Frances McGinni s is teaching in the elementary school at Fo rrest City, Arkansas. Frances . Burkett is a reservation clerk with American Airlines in Memphi s, Tennessee , and ha s recently moved into a new apartment which so unds very nice . Jean Fraser Pate (Mrs. Raymond) is bei ng a model ho usewife in Stuttgart, Ar kan sa s. Jean Frances Trice is teach ing Home Economics in Co rning , Arkansas, o~d holding a state office in that divi sio n of the A.E.A. Mau rine Loman Turner, (Mrs. J oe) is a ho usewife in Belzoni , Mississ ippi. Jackie Duncan Spruce (Mrs. W . M .), is a ho usew ife in Austin , Texas. 路She has a job al so, working on high sc hool and col lege onnuGis. Do rothy Wilkerson is doing graduate work in Education and Mus ic at Loui s iana State Univers ity. She was recen t ly initiated into Delta Omicron , Notional honorary music sorority.

Th is leaves Marj o rie Brown Mo ke pence; J oyce Li ve ly Cox; Alexa Williams; Joanne Do ugla s; Marinette Thornton; Pegg y White; and Rosemary Smith Gray unaccounted for. Hope to hove news of them soon . Please keep me info rmed of any way in which I con help .

Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha , Do rothy Wilkerso n

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri CLASS OF '45 Class Representative: Berniefe Wohlford , (M rs .

Edward ), Guilford, M issouri.

Here's hopi ng my smal l bit of news will reach you in time to ma ke the April deadline . In the process of mov ing to a new apartment, I seem to hove gotten behind with my correspondence.

Shirley Anderson Scruby had a' daughter, Susan Jane in January . In addition, she has a new address which is Apt. 8 -2 College Hgts., Maryvi lle, Mi sso uri . So have June Morr is Croece, Mary Bruce, Bety Jo Montgomery, Mary Mari e Smith, Mrs. Ardins Combs Place, Mrs. Vir ginia Rogers Cook, and Miss Norma Rob inson .

Again I find myse lf gathering togeth e r news of the Alpha Sigs leaving Phi Phi Chapter in 1 945 . W e see m to hove scattered for and wide .

Margaret Bo ker Cott rell writes that she and her hu sband ore still temporarily in Ceda r Falls, Iowa. There Melvin is atte nding sc hoo l and Margaret is teaching mu sic and literature in nearby Waterl oo. Seems to kee p her busy when she contacts around 250 students each week.

Jodie Montgomer'y and Mary Bruce are both teaching in the Clayton Schoo ls in St. Lo ui s. Jun e M aori s Croece with her husband and small daughter ore living in Richmond , California . Mary Marie Smith is junior chemist for Phillips Petroleum Company in Kansa s City. Norma Robinson is teaching Fifth Grode in Bedford , Iowa .

Sounds a s if she may be changing her nome before too long, too. Ardine Combs Place is liv ing in Cameron with her husband and young son . Jerry is nearing two years and from what I hear, he is quite a boy. Gordie, li ke so many of us, fi nd s her time occupied with domestic duties .

Hod a long lette r from Virginia Rogers Cook. She and her hu sband operate a cafe and service station in Came ron . Their so n, Donnie Lee, was born Nove mber 2, 1 946, and right now he ha s reached th e age to orrange and re -arrange everything within hi s reach .

Sow Shirl ey Anderso n Scruby and Phyli s Price Agl er while I was ho me for Easter. Shirley's baby was not quite two months old when I so w her. Lots of block hair and big blue eyes . Phy llis Jean is kee ping .house while her hu sband is in school and to help keep her b usy she is Preside nt of Maryvi lle Alumnae . Joyce Agler Martin is living near Maryv ill e. Another domestic Alpha Sig .

As for me, my husba nd is still in ' the Navy. As a navy wife, I find it rather hard to kee p up with myse lf at times. We hove just moved to on apartm e nt near the bose . Rother my husband moved us while J immie (ag e 1 8 mo nth s) and I were home on two weeks vocati o n for Easter . This post week I hove been atte mpting to get unpac ked and the apartme nt in orde r. With Jimmie's a ssistance sometimes I can't see m to ma ke much progress. Eno ugh about me . Ho pe to hear from all you girls again soon. M y permane nt address is always Guilfo rd , Misso uri .

Love in A"J:.A, Berniece Wohlford

THE PHOENIX

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BETA NU

State Teachers College, Buffalo, Ne:w York

Murray State Teachers College, Murray, Kentucky

Alumnae Secretory: Miss Marion G. Thomas, 220 E. Delevan, Buffalo 8, New York.

Alumnae Secretory: Miss Sarah Rhodes, 409 Huntingdon Street, Lexington, Tennessee .

CLASS OF '45 Closs Representative : Mary (Cosey) Kayes Seneca Street, Solomoneo .

Kell~r,

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News seems a little scant this time . Must be my Alpha Sig Sisters went into hibernation during the winter months, or om I the one?

One person who surprised us was little Ann Andrews.

On March 27, the day before Easter, Ann become Mrs. James Hall, at the Navy Chapel in Son Diego, California .

Ann and Jim , who is a navy ensign , will live in Son Diego until June, and then head for Florida. All our best wishes, Annie!

Ellen Fane is now teaching in Olean, New York, her home town. May 15 , was Janet Gibbons' big day. She is now Mrs. George Collins.

Wouldn ' t we love to see "Rot your socks" Wincenc again! The lost report was that she is teaching in Niagara Falls. Arline Guenther is a social studies teacher at Kenmore Junior High School.

Another of our future A"'2.A brides is Helen Schroeder.

She plans a summer wedding. Helen is still teaching at Eden Central.

Guess I never told you Nicki Grener Morrison is living in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, which is about forty miles so uth of Binghamton, New York . If anyone is ever in that vicinity, be sure to drop in to see Nicki. She has a little son you know-born lost July.

The lost we heard, Jeanne Thornton will be living next ye ar at Yale, or is it Harvard' Bill plans to continue his education there.

Here's hoping by the next writing in the Fall , that man y exciting things will hove happened to our 45'ers so we'll hove lots ' n lots of news.

G'bye for now, Mary Kayes Keller (" Cosey")

CLASS OF '47 Closs Representative : Miss Elenoro Vonnerson, Box 27 4, Moweoguo, Illinois .

The 1947 grads of Beta Nu Chapter, Murray State College, Murray, Kentucky, ,were all at Murray for Campus Lights, the big musical show of the year in February, but it worked out in such a way that we didn't all get together. Maybe sometime soon, though we'll be able to.

Eris Terry is kept busy with a darling baby son and a new home purchased in November. Eris lives in Bordwell, Kentucky, as does Annette Mix, who teaches home economics there . The two house-wifes get together quite often for visits and dinners. Annette has been redecorating her home with the help of her husband, Hershel.

Mildred Chapman has been playing on on independent basketball team in Tylertown, Mississippi. She's thinking about attending the University of Missouri this summer to work on her master's degree in journalism. Best of luck, Mickie. Corky Healy's such a good physical education teacher and coach that her basketball team won the county tournament at Cannelton, Indiana . She says that she doesn't know who played the hardest, the girls or her. Levonne Smith has the luck of being down south in Summitt, Mississippi, where she teaches in a junior college. She says there is a lake right on the campus where they swim and fish. Tennis ha s been in full swing for a month . Elenoro Vonnerson is planning to work on her master's in business administration this summer at the University of Illinois. She started a letter recently which is called the "Round Robin ." Whenever a girl gets it, she tokes out her old letter and odds a new one. Thus, when it comes around there 's always a big envelope of news, six letters. - Our college chapter initiated the newspaper "Through the Keyhole " this year, which they send out to the grads. It is a mimeographed paper just filled with news of the grads, the chapter and its activities, and illustrations. It's a swell ideo, and the grads sure do appreciate it.

Since this is the lost issue for this school ye ar , we wont to wish all of you A"'2.A's a very happy summer.

May you all hove a wonderful time.

Love in A"'2.A, Elenoro Vonnerson

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NEWS LETTERS College Chapters

AL PHA State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia

Dear Alpha Sigs : We started off this very busy month with a most successful rush season. We ore all very proud of our eleven new sisters. They ore oil really fine girls ond ore going to be leaders in the school as well as in Alpha Sigma Alpha .

The interior decorator come from Richmond on Wed nesday of this week and gave us suggestions as to a change in color scheme. We ore planning to hove the room redecorated during the summer months.

We ore very proud to hove five of our A""2.A girls in the May Court this year. Alice Ann Abernathy will reign as queen of the May Day o.nd louise Brooks will be the maid of honor. The other girls in the court ore Frances Minter, Caroline Page, and Katie Lawrence.

Jane Taylor has been elected president of the Panhellenic Council for next year and is the choirmon of our Pan Hell donee which is to be held this month .

Our post president and vice-president, Nancy Taylor and Violet Ritchie, hove been chosen to represent us at the regional convention this month in Philadelphia. How we wish that all of us could go and join in the fun that we know they ' re going to hove .

Major and minor elections were held on our campus lost month and A""2.A did quite well in both . Jessie Lee Pickett was elected president of the Athletic Association and Roy Phillips will work with her as secretory of A.A. Martha Gillum was elected president of the House Council, Patsy Ritter as secretory Gf the Student Government, Jackie Wright was chosen as treasurer of the Y.W.C.A. Jane Taylor, in addition to being president of Ponhellenic Council, is president of Orchesis, the modern donee organization on our campus. In the class elections Violet Ritchie was elected president of the in-coming se nior class and Bet.ty Jefferson was elected vice-president. Two of our new members ore officers for the in-coming sophomore class; Romine Mahood is vice-president and Helen Agnew is secretory.

A""2.A has really led on our campus this year and we ore looking forward to our next years achievements under the able leadership of our new president "Tootsie" Hamilton, with Roy Phillips as vice-president, "B" Hylton as sec retory, Jackie Wright as treasurer, Helen Agnew as registrar, and Betty Anne Barker as editor.

Love in A""2.A, Martha Hatcher

ALPHA BETA Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri

Hello Alpha Sigmas : Now we hove a new group of officers, namely, Beverly Hull, President; Norma Shearer, Vice-President; Lois Me-

Cullough, Secretory; Dina Pickens, Treasurer; Lorraine Pietsch, Registrar; Jociel Taylor Pearson, Chaplain ; and Janice Vorhees, Editor. We're off to another year of success and prosperity. I con go no farther without mention of the retiring officers who did such a wonderful job, and they ore largely responsible for Alpha Beta's success thi s post year.

In a few short weeks, our annual Breakfast Donee will be here . On the morning of May 1, many sleepy heads will be arriving at 5 :30 a. m. for fun, dancing and a de-lish-us breakfast to be followed by the Sweetheart Song. The lucky engaged, pinned, or married girl s who make this song so popular ore: Jean Penehouse, Pot Parsons, Morguriete Williams, Noomy Gomez Jibbens and Jociel Taylor Pearso n. And tribute will be paid to those plutocratic graduating se niors : Trudy Fleming Johanna Ziegel, · Edie Norton, Noomy J ibbens, Evely~ Phillips, Betty Jane Goldman and Martha Brockman We're sorry to lose them, and think they ore just a we~ bit sorry to leave us, too.

A'£.A,'s pretty formal s and a lovely setting , that' s our Mother s Day Teo . It is then that we realize how lovely and sweet our mothers ore, and con express our appre ciation to them .

We ' re mighty proud of Loi s McCullough and Jean Penehouse who hove been chosen candidates for the Annual Echo Queen Contest. They ore both in the highest whist le-bait brocket, so it's a pretty close draw.

Best of luck 'n see you next year.

Love in A'£.A, Lorraine Pietsch

AL PHA GAMMA State Teachers College, Indian a, Pen nsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigs: I om happy to introduce to you our eleven new Alpha Sigs. Alpha Gamma presents: Alto Middlehurst, Potty Mock, Rose Seboly, Jean Herrington , Solly Budinger, Roberto Hortman, Marilyn Chelgrin , Dorothy Hawk, Barbaro Reid, Inez McGreevey, and Lois Jean Gloss-al l wonderful girls who will make our chapter one of which to be proud .

These marrying Alpha Gems. One of the Joh~so n twins " middle oisled it" and the other Johnson twin become engaged lost month, and one of the new pledges is the proud possessor of a sparkler, too. Potty Mock is the girl with stars in her eyes, here's hoping we con keep her with us long enough to shore her brand of sunshine with our chapter.

Alpha Gamma is traveling this weekend. Pot McDaniel , our post president, is in Philadelphia attending the l.C.G. Conference . Jean McCullum and Sylvia Gustafson ore headed for Detroit and the Regional meeting and hove been in a lather all week preparing for the exciting two days. We k now that the rest of the delegates will find Alpha Gamma certainly full of pep and interested in so rority.

Best wishes to Gloria Bleeker our new president; the new secretory, Donna Fis her; vice-president, Jean McCollum; treasurer, Sy lvia Gustafson; chaplain, Yvonne

THE PHOENIX

40 Johnson; registrar, Betty Lou Shonk; Ponhellenic officers, Ann Moyer and Marjorie Opel; and our new editor Jean Johnson. You'll be receiving news about Indiana State from Jean; you'll find her a capable and interesting correspondent.

Yours in A"i:.A, Lois Maize

GAMMA GAMMA Northwestern State College, Alva, Oklahoma

Dear Alpha Sigs : Our buttons almost burst with pride this post month, when Wando Peach, from Moreland, Oklahoma, was chosen "The Rose of Sigma Tau Gamma " for this year.

With only one more week of waiting, the girls of Gamma Gamma ore anxiously anticipating our Regional Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, April 17 and 1 8.

Miss Pauline Hayworth, one of our co-sponsors, is to wed Mr. Harold Huneke, a professor of mathematics on the Northwestern campus, April 23, 1948.

Our traditional "Stardust" formal is to be held April 24, in the Bell Hotel Ballroom .

Your A"i:.A sister, Dell Russell

EPSILON EPSILON Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: As another eventful year posses in Epsilon Epsilon, we ore still realizing what a grand thing it is to be members of Alpha Sigma Alpha. We ore ever thankful for the meaning those three simple Greek letters, and for the memories that they wi ll always bring to us all.

Epsilon Epsilon girls ore planning the big spring formal donee at present. It is to be held on April 24th in our Student Union Ballroom . The main theme for the donee is "Southern Plantation." We hove planned darling decorations and ore quite eager for the big night to arrive.

If I attempt to give any details of decorations, refreshments, etc., I shall surely go overboard; so I shall just hove to leave those things to your imagination! We ore wishing you could all be with us; for I know you would enjoy it too.

We keep our motto, "Rushing, Never Ends," going in full swing here at Kansas State. We hove at least one rush party per week. We find that covered dish suppers at the house work out well. At our lost meeting, we hod a picnic lunch on the lovely lawn of our new home. The flowers ore blooming , the gross is "ris'," and the trees ore almost ready to leaf out. It was very pretty and lots of fun.

Some of our talented girls took some candid pictures for the Intromurol Photography Contest. As a result, (hold your breath !) we won first, second, third, and fourth prizes in the contest-and, Honorable Mention! Isn't that simply grand? We were so happy! That puts us up near the top as for as lntromurols as a whole ore concerned . We also won first in basketball recently.

By the woy 1 Pot Ford (our new president) won the crown at the Kansas University Sweetheart Swing! Remember I told you about her going up to compete? But we knew we could count on Potty.

About s ix of our girls and our grand alum, Mrs. Betty Johnson, ore going to the Alpha Sigma Alpha Regional Convention April 17 and 18 , in Kansas City, Missouri.

It should be a grand experience, and they will surely bring boc k some wonderful suggestions for next year.

Well , that 's about all for this time. Things ore hop-

pening so fast that I con hardly think of all of them to tell you. It's fun trying, though!

Love in A'i:.A, Neva Mulsow

ETA ETA Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

Dear Sisters, Eta Eta chapter still tokes the honors of the campus here at KSTC. Lovely Ruth Payne was selected by Bing Crosby to be our Konzo yearbook beauty queen for 1947-48. Helen Overman, a cute little red headed Alpha was chosen as the first of her two attendants. Of the nine candidates for queen, five of them were Alphas.

The five queens were Evelyn Whitaker, Jackie Brown and Polly Lashbrook and of course Ruth and Helen . Every Alpha went around walking on clouds at the coronation boll held at the Tower ballroom . Ted Weems and his orchestra helped to make the occasion even more thrilling.

Peggy Patton was selected by judges at a campus variety show to represent KSTC in the Kansas Relays to be held at Kansas University. She will go there for three days with all expenses paid. Harriet Hilboldt was chosen as one of her two attendants.

The wearers of red and white ore well represented as candidates for campus officers in the coming election .

All of the Greek organizations ore supporting Joan Hughes, Polly Lashbrook and Margaret Ann Benson.

Susan Gee, a pledge, has been elected president of the Art Club. She is a very talented young artist whom we ore路 very proud to hove as on Alpha .

The "Pittsburg Sun" recently carried a picture 路of Evelyn Whitaker, a beautiful blonde, pointing a portrait.

This lost week our College newspaper also carried the some picture. In the preceding issue of the "Collegia," a feature story was written about Miss Whitaker, featuring her as one of the prominent campus personalities.

We ore certainly proud of her.

Elizabeth Monci has been elected as the new presi dent of the Home Ecnomics club. Her sister, Orlando, a senior, was the retiring president. Elizabeth will copably fill the office Orlando has held so successfully this year.

We held a rummage sole in March that netted us $35.00 and ore having another which we hope will be as successful. At the present we ore selling magazine subscriptions to earn more money. We receive one-half of the price of each subscription we sell which makes it all clear profit. With ev: ryone working hard, our finances will be well established for next year too.

Congratulations to Susan Gee and Pot Scarlet our lovely engaged girls and Mary Elizabeth Anderson who heard wedding bells.

Eta Eto chapter held election of officers for next year.

Pot Scarlet was elected president; Joan Hughes, vicepresident; Norma Volentine, secretory; Elizabeth Monci , treasurer; Jane Stroup, registrar; Marjorie Pease, choploin; and I om the new editor .

Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, Irene Moore

ZETA ZETA Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri

Hello Gals !

Spring is in the news, bringing with it our wonderful Spring Formal on April 24 . The theme will be " April in Paris." Sounds like fun . Then there ore also the

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Annual Spring Contests between the high schools from the surrounding countryside here in Warrensburg this week.

March 24th sow our new Alpha officers stepping into the honored positions of: President, Ruth Lee Swigert; Vice-President, Jean Sontag; Secretory, Marilyn Mereness; Treasurer, Mabel McKinstry; Chaplain, Sereno Englebert; Editor, Patricio Eppinger; and Music Director, Catherine Crowley.

Also, lost month, yours truly and escort were crowned " The Little Dutch Girl and Boy" at the annual Yeater Hall (Dormitory) formal donee.

Along with the other indications of Spring ha s come the Most Popular Girl and Boy contests in which Pot Eppinger was our Alpha candidate. However, this isn't the lost you'll be hearing of our auburn -headed browneyed Pot, for the next news from our C.M.S.C. campus will be signed with her nome . So I guess I'll soy goodbye to all you grand people-its really been fun-1'11 hand my pen over to Pot with, Love in A'2:A, Jeannie Sontag

THETA THETA Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Dear Alpha Sigs: We of Theta Theta Chapter certainly hove been kept busy this second semester. Two weeks ago we pledged seven new rushees and ore planning for initiation the twentieth of April. Then with Mother's Day soon coming, we ore busy making plans for o teo to be held at the school.

April is also the month that the Regional Convention is being held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Right now one of our sisters, Betty Michelioni is in charge, busy with the place cords for the Convention. Her motto is, "If you hove any spore time, make place cords." Anno Rovesi , our President, Priscilla Congdon, Chaplain, Betty Michelioni , Marie McKeever, and Janet Hoss ler, ore getting ready to visit the Quaker City. The girls ore surely looking forward in having a grand time.

Our Seniors ore surely going to be missed . by their sisters, and we hope we con corry on our Alpha Sig traditions and projects as successfully as they hove .

We certainly give our heartfelt thanks to Anno Rovesi, our President, Frances Di Natoli , Vice-President, Marilyn Shore, Secretory, who were very capable, and Leslie Eltenib, Registrar, who kept busy with the rushees.

The Senior girls ore very anxious for September, when they will begin their teaching , and you con bet that they will make good, because they ore Alpha Sigs.

Yours in A'2:A, Janet Hossler

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear A'2:A Sisters : The Alpha Sigma Alphas here at Temple University ore planning for a wonderful weekend, at the Regional Convention . With the convention right here in our home city, it is even more exciting.

We're all in o dither just now because so many things ore happening all at once. The Kappa Kappa's ore in the midst of rushing, and you all know what that means!

Our informal rush party on March 18, was o terrific Easter affair. Two rabbits (Shirley Robinson and Carolyn

Cook, but don't tell anybody) welcomed the rushees at the door. There were little nests of colored eggs all over the house, that Pot Rhodes and Isabe l Swan arranged .

Why we even hod Bugs Bunny on o ne of the mantels!

Eileen Anderson hod o goy time the afternoon of the party. She spent hours writing the names of the rushees on the cocoanut eggs that they received. If anyone wonts o coke decorated just coli on Eileen- she' s hod practice! The guests all hod a chance to design some "new look" hots. There were some scrumptious big ones mode of yellow and purple paper. And the gals put on on impromtu fashion show that would put J . Powers to shame.

When is on Alpha Sigma Alpha not on Alpha Sigma Alpha? Why it's when she 's hoarse, practicing for Greek Sing . That's one of the events that is port of Greek Weekend here at Temple. The Sing will toke place on Friday afternoon, April 30, and the winners will be an nounced the next night at the Greek Boll . That's a long time to wait for the results. We're really working hard, because we hove won for the post three years. This year we ore singing o beautiful song. It's o big secret, but we'd love you all to know that we're singing on arrangement of " Deep Purple" that Vi Stuart Richman has written .

Romance has come to our fair house along with spring.

Gladys Harlan, Claire Fritz and Bobbie Owens ore wearing shiny new fraternity pins .

On this cheerful note, I'll end for this month .

Lots of love, Elaine Swigart Burns

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dea r Alpha Sig Sisters: Nu Nu chapter is really stepping high wide and handso me this term . We started off with o bong up weekend at Drexel Lodge. On Saturday night we hod o "doggie" roost and entertained our dotes with o great deal of zest and did we consume food. The meals were all out of this world . By combining the ravenous appetites that were built up at the Lodge with that delicious food, we nearly ate the food committee out of house and home.

Regional I is meeting in Philadelphia! Could anything be more exciting than to hove o convention in your own town held by your own sorority? Well, we of the Nu Nu chapter can't think of it if there is! Helen Corey, our Notional Secretory, come to one of our meetings and told us all about what was being planned for Regional ond now we ore so excited we con hardly think of anything else. You con bet your bottom dollar that o great many Nu Nu girls will find a way to attend-by hook o r by crook! Need I soy that knowing that our own beloved Marion Powell will be there is enough incentive for most of us.

Hoving obtained such nice pledges we ore looking forword to our Initiation Banquet which will give us a chance to officially welcome each and every one of them into Alpha Sigma Alpha. We ore also looking forward to another gala affair, our Sen ior Farewell Dinner. Of course this won't be quite as happy o get together, but what it locks in gaiety, it will gain in solemnity. It will be a long cherished memory for all of us. So we must toke the bitter dissoppointment of losing our beloved seniors, along with the sweet inspiration of gaining our newly initiated sisters.

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42 I just can't go any further until I tell you how striking our pledges have looked this post week. They wore some combination of red and white, with their Alpha Sig hots.

As a climax to the school year, Nu Nu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha always has what is known as Shore Weekend . This is always a stupendous undertaking, for we invade a hotel in Ocean City, New Jersey, for a Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. What a marvelous vocation!

It is typical of all vocations however, yes we need to recooperote for a week after we return. It has always been a highlight of Spring Term and promi ses to be so this year. I wonder who the sun will pick as victims this year?

Before closing this letter, I wont to soy good bye and God bless you to all of Nu Nu's senior girls and to all Alpha Sigs everywhere who ore leav ing their alma meters this year. Our love and best wishes go with you, but the knowledge that you will be near us through Alpha Sigma Alpha's active alumnae associations makes this temporary porting less sod .

So until we meet again in the Phoenix next yearLove in A"'J:.A, June Solneu

XI XI University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Hi Alpha Sig Sisters: Spring has truly sprung! Around campus ore seen signs of Spring Fever, students with the longing look in their eyes for the good old days of surf-riding and basking in the sunshine . Not only that, but, we hove some wonderful news from one of our members. Marguerite Gray has been awarded the Notional Music Federation Award for California . Not only is she a wonderful pianist, but she has dt>ne many wonderful things with he r music in motion pictures. We ore very proud of "our own" Marguerite .

At one of our meetings before Easter, we hod the privilege of making Easter baskets for the soldiers in the hospital at Sawtel le . These baskets were filled with Easter candies and presented on Easter morning to the men in the various words. Among the many activities of the U.C.L.A. actives, ore those of our st udent teachers. We hove Betty Greeley who is doing a marvelous job with her children at McKinley Grammar School; Lois Murphy giving her students some wonderful instruction at Overland Grammer School ; and Mary Aitken, helping develop the intellect of the students at the Nursery School on our campus .

Lost Monday night, Xi Xi met at the home of our Mother-Patroness, Mrs . Hunsicker, for a dinner meeting.

Our Pledge entertainment was second to none-superior, in fact . What a marvelous dinner we did hove! And another happy event of the evening , was the revelation that Cupid is still hard at work. His latest "bulls-eye" was in evidence when we all enjoyed chocolates from the mammoth box being passed by Carolyn Kosswig to reveal her engagement to Lee Chapman.

Hoving elected new officers, we ore looking forward to another year of growth, under the leadership of Lucy Colovin as President, to be assisted by Pot Anderson in the office of Vice-President.

We welcome your letters at any time, and extend on invitation to all of you to visit the " land of sunshine" and your sisters in California . It is with real joy that I recall the pleasure I hove hod recounting for you the events marking the Xi Xi calendar. Shoring our plans

with you, and hearing of the wonderful work your chapters hove been doing has been a most gratifying experience to me, and I should like to express my sincere thanks for the opportunity to exchange plans and suggestions. It has been wonderful writing to you, sisters in A"'J:.A .

Love in A':拢 , La Trelle Fredricksen

PI PI State College far Teachers, Buffalo, New York Hi Alpha Sigs, Everywhere: Once again we're bock at the books, busy with practice teaching, 'n A"'J:.A projects.

Pi Pi is preparing for another "best year." Why? Election of officers. Congratulations to the many grand and capable Alpha Sigs who will toke office soon, among them ore: Ann Stork, President; Carol Thalman, VicePresident; Pot Heal y, Secretory; and Alice Brinkle, Treasurer.

It's wedding bells again for Alpha Sig, this time ring ing for on Easter bride-Sue Wagner, now Mrs. Charles Wensley. And with Helen James' marriage coming in June we ore in a constant state of excitement.

Our Alphomoids certainly brought a huge crowd to the pool at State Fair. They wore red and white swim suits with luminous bathing hots. They created quite a sensation when they formed the letters A"'J:.A while the ligh ts were out. People ore already looking forward to the next Alphoquode.

However, it isn't only the social headlines that Alpha Sigma Alpha is noted for. The girls hove been baking cookies every week for the U. S. Morine Hospital. I'm sure we con all realize how appreciated they ore.

Red jackets and jeans could be seen going to school during the vocation. No, we knew what we were doing .

Girl s who never hove held a mop or brush ore now post masters at 路the art of housecleaning-everything from walls and floors to drapes and furniture for these const itute what is known as the Smoker . It's a job nobody hod time for so we put in our bid. (I hope we don't get encores.)

House party discussion is in full swing now at meetings. Long Beach is again the designated place for June 12 to 19. We consider it the official ending of a school year and the beginning o.f a well-earned summer vocation (so we thinkl.

Congratulations and best wishes to all you Alpha girls and especially to Pi Pi's Mrs. Marilyn Grotzko Stohlko . We were all tearful as she received her award .

We were as happy as she .

Hove a wonderful vocation, kids, and come bock next year for a better-than-ever year. Congratulations again for those who will graduate. Because we hove to soy good-bye is the only reason we hate to see June.

See you next year.

Love in ~ Fanny Ertel!

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia Hi, Alpha Sigs : This is Rho Rho Chapter saying hello to one and all again and bringing news and greetings from Marshall.

Easter brings cheer to all and especially Rho Rho since we are giving an i11formol party right after Easter. I om sure fun will be hod by all.

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MAY, 1948 We hove certainly been working hord this yeor since we hove a big object in mind, a house . Yes, since our Alums hove been working like beavers here lately and our dear Notional Secretory, Mi ss Corey, wa s down to see us it see ms we will really ot lost get one. Anyway our fingers ore crossed .

We hod on e lection about two weeks ago and the fol lowing girls were e lected os off icers: President, Ruth Corter; Vice-President, Wilda Rogers; Secretory, Jean Wright; Tresurer, Billie Kothyrn Woods; Chaplain , He len Gollohen; Registrar, . Betty Jane Groves; Editor, Joan Hood . Best of lu ck, but such wonderful leaders plus A'i:.A don't really need it.

We ' ll sig n off now-hope to see many of you in Philadelphia.

Love and Lu ck to all A~A, Joan Hood

SIGMA SIGMA Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, Colorado Dear Siste rs, The calenda r says "spring ha s sprung," but our weather man still has us back in mid -winter. Amid ou r winter garb, snow and winds, we soy "hi" and envy yo u sis ters who hove had a touch of spring .

Our A ~ days ha ve bee n filled to the bri m- but Sigma Sigma sisters were indeed sadde ned to lose their fo rmer prexy Iva Jeanne Jones, who transferred colleges.

The pledges gove the acti ves th e annual breakfast and Iva J eanne wa s guest of ho nor. We all wish J eanne a lot of luck and we all mi ss her.

New officers hove been elected and installed. They are : Virginia Osborne, Pres ident; Anni e Mary Teal , Vice President; Susan Gonzales, Secretory; Joy McCracken , Treasurer; Collette Limauro, Choploin; Estelle Adams, Registrar; and Ann McK ee, Editor.

At the Co-ed Pro m, A'i:.A had two queens -Estelle Adams reigned a s M iss Perso nality and Ginger Osborne as Mi ss Democ racy. Alpha was indeed pro ud of these two sisters.

Brains were buzzing , ideos aired , ot a recent meeting-we were hunting for our spring formal theme. We finally decided to use the Castle Song a s our theme , decorations following the lines of the song , and with plenty of brain work plus brown work we hope to make '48's dance the best yet.

Plans and practices ore under way here for Sigmo Sigma 's part in the annual sorority-fraternity si ng , to be held May 2 . 路 The event will be competitive this year, though it hasn't been in the post. " The wonderer's returned," or some such quote can appl y to us now with the return of two of our girls to WSC. June Copley, who dropped out lost quarter, and Maril yn Gotterer, who dropped out last year, have both returned . They are mighty glad to be bock, and we are more than mighty glad to hove them back .

With the fir st of April , comes the annual Cancer Drive. Mrs. Jean Besse, Alum , is County Captain, and the girls have pitched right in to help her. Award will be a buffet supper some time soon. The girls canvassed the houses in o ne section of the town for donations to the fund.

Unt il next year and more exciting Sigmo Sigma activities we oil sendLove in A'i:.A, Ann McKee

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri Dear Alpha Sigs: The Dickey bird whispered haven 't you heard Spring is here . It cer ta inly is here ot Maryvi ll e ond we're oil dragging out our cottons in preparation for that lazy worm weather.

We 've been caught up in a whirl of activities with plenty more to come . On February 21st our annual Sweetheart Donee wos held at the Country Club. Everyone had a fine time and we are already looking forward to next year. Dorothy June Masters, ou r charming outgoing President, was chosen as "Sweetheart Queen" and reigned over the donee.

An All -Greek Donee with a clever circus theme was he ld lost month wit h members of the six campus Greek organizations attending . Moy 15th will be the dote for o ur Spring formal and co mmittees are at work already .

Aren't donees fun .

We hove o ur ser io us hord working side, too. Mony of the Alpha Sigs are in the mi dd le of helping to put ove r a W orld Student Service Fund Drive . A most wo rthy cause and we are helping to make our fellow stude nts conscious of other stud ents in foreign countries much less fortunate thon we .

Eight fine girls were recently pledged to Alpho Sig, we're sure better pledges were never hod .

Katie Krau s was chosen a s our new Alpha Sig president. Katie's little and quiet but capable . She and our new vice-president, Beverly Osborn , are going to the Regional Convention at Kansas City and will come back brimming ove r with new ideas. Her e's look ing fo rward to o bigger ' n better year for all A'i:.A's.

Lovi ngl y, Do ri s J ean Hamilton

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana Greetings, Alpha Sigs, A yeor ha s flown swiftly by and o ur new officers have ta ken over at the controls. Our able pi lot (pres.) is Nadine LeClere; the co-pilot (v ice ) is Eva Kiewitt. The remaining crew members are: Elizabeth Warschko, secretary; Barbara Kimball , trea surer; Ge ne Anne Zimmerman, regi strar; Janet Smith , chaplain; Ruth Ann Brown, a ss istant chaplain; and Ma rtha W o rster, editor.

We have had very successful flights si nce the last report was posted . Fo llowing our " Mexi can 路Fiesta " we got ten new members in ou r sq uadro n . " Deanie," our new preside nt, and Eva, ou r vice-president, are now attending the regional convention at Detroit and we are anx ious ly awaiting their ret urn flight to hear the ir report . We know they are having a grand time .

Our most important flight of the seaso n is our se mi closed dance which is scheduled for April 17 . Our crew members have been hard at work to ma ke it a successful trip. Marty and Junice are o ur able navigators far the flight .

We are los ing ten of our crew members in June when they dan their long awaited caps and gowns to get their diploma from B.S.T .C. We are sorry to lose them but they will be entering branches of service where they are needed .

Love in A'i:.A, Janet Sm ith

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44 PSI PSI Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Dear Alpha Sigs, Since this semester is drawing to a close, I su ppose that everyone is busy either trying to catch up in order to pass the examinations that ore coming up, or else busy trying to keep-up. We Psi Psi 's ore certainly having to rush around.

We hove been without a sponsor for severa l months now. Some of you ho ve probably hod the experience of trying to pick a new sponsor. If you haven't-then, all I con soy is that you ore luc ky.

Friday night we hod a wiener roost. It turned out to be the best party of the year. Everyo ne climbed on two trucks which were loaded with hoy, and rode ou t to Normal Wells where games were played and food consumed. We rode through t he campus si nging good o l' A-::EA songs on the way bock.

Plans ore now being mode for our Mot her- Daugh ter Banquet and also fo r ou r Spring Fo rmal. Our Spring Formal will toke place on the tennis courts. We hove decided to hove it the week-e nd afte r the A-::EA Regional Meet so that we con hove real Spring weather. We ore going to use a Sweetheart May donee theme.

We ore really proud of our new officers for next year.

Johnnie Moe Campbell is our new President; Marg ie Beth Barnett, Vice -Presiden t; Yvonne Edwards, Secretory; Barbaro Slawson, T reasurer; and Ma rilyn Findl ey, Ed itor.

We hove hod a most satisfyi ng yea r and I om sure that everyone has enjoyed work ing together.

We ore really going to mi ss Jinx Jines, Bobbie Myers, and Virginia Winn next year. They ore going to graduate this May. All three of these gir ls ho ve worked hard during their years as members of ou r sorority and we hove real ly been proud of them .

This will be the lost time that I will be writing to you-so may you all hove a pleasant vocat io n this su m mer .

Love in A-::EA, Mary Lo u Hardy

BETA GAMMA Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklohomo

Hello Alpha Sigs: Even though six-weeks exams ore schedu led for next week. Beta Gammas ore excited ly planning a weiner roost for tomorow night at the state por k.

Everyone will be there with their dotes for a goy time.

At the beginning of the second se mester Ponhellenic started a class in parliamentary precedure for the officers of all campus organizations, and Alpha Sig officers hove been taking advantage of the opportunity. You con bet we toe the mark now, Robert's Rules 'n all.

On March 6 , we hod o ur annual "Sweetheart" donee.

Petite, blue-eyed, blonde Solly Hurst, one of our newly initiated girls, was chosen as the " Alpha Sig Sweetheart." She was presented with a boquet of red and white carnations by El ois Fry, who song the sweetheart so ng .

We ore quite proud of Betty Lou Williams, who placed second in the yea rbook queen contest, and of M innie Belle Crittenden, who ranked in the too ten. The beauties were chosen by movie actor, Victor Mature.

Lost Tuesday night we chose Barbaro Johnson and El a,is Fry to be our chapter delegates to the regional convention which will be held May 1-2, at Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Ponhellenic will hove its annual teo for the installation of office rs a week from today. Alpha Sig president, Elois Fry, will be the secretory-treasurer. Another of our girls, Dot King is the retiring president.

Six Alpha Sigs hove received diamonds during the= yea r and two more ore sporting frat pins. They ore : Leona Spicer, Dot King, Betty Furr, Rosemary Kirkwood, Lou Ida Lookabaugh, Elois Fry, Althea Herring , and you rs truly.

Thi s is all for now but we 'l l be bock with the latest news next fall.

-:::.A: Love in Shirley Lloyd

BETA DELTA Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, M ississippi

Hi, Sisters : Spring is here again and everyone seems to be very happy. The surroundings all hove a coot of new po in t - that is, the new green leaves, you ng tender gross, and the beautiful flowers . It is indeed a time for happiness .

Plans ore bei ng mode for our Regional Co nvention which will be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas . We ore eorgerly looki ng forward to the oct;vities of the conventi on and meeting Alpha Sigs from other Chapters.

We think thi s will be very educational and also very enjoyable.

A born donee has been planned by the Alpha Sigs to rai se mo ney for o ur Pan- Hellenic building at Southern. A group of st ud ents known as the " Primitives" ore going to furnish th e music. Hotdogs and cokes ore to be sold for refreshments. The gym should look very much like a born . Lanterns hung from 1o wagon wheel in the center of t he gym will odd to th e effect . We ore planning to hove quite a bit of born equipment to accent the ru stic effect. The girls ore wearing blue jeans or skirts and blouses . The boys ore to wear sport clot hes or jeans.

We hope this - hoy-down hoe-down wi II be a great success.

Our new officers for the coming year ore as follows: President, J ean ette O'Neal ; Vice-President, Maureen Robertson; Secretory, J eanne Patch ; Treasurer, Stella Cloy; Registrar, Betty Jean Barber; Chaplain, Emma Jean Bradshaw; and Edito r, Verno Stewart.

We ore looking forward to a good year in Alpha Sigma and wish for each Alpha Sig a year filled with good luck .

Love in -:5:.A , Jeanette O' Neal

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Harrisonburg , Virginia

Hello Dear Alpha Sigma Sisters : Easter vocation and spring hove both come and for tunately, spring still remains.

The perennial April showers hove mode the flowers blossom all ove r the campus.

Almost as plentiful a s the spring showers hove been the various elections at Madison . Two of our girls who will hold major offices next yea r ore Betty Lou Henshoy.-, who will serve as chairman of th e Honor Council , and Lou Goettling , who was elected president of the Athletic Association . Among the minor office rs elected we find Betty Weller, vice-president of Student Government Association; Betty Gra y Scott, secretory-treasurer of S. G. A.; Betty Jean Smith, editor of the Hondbok; ond Betty Retterer, secretory of Y. W . C. A.

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MAY, 1948 Then , too, new chapter officers hove been chosen and installed. With Jennie Snowden os our new preside nt, the next year will be os succesful os the one just post.

March 13 marked Homecoming weekend he re ot Madison . Meetings, o basketball game, o luncheon , open house ot the sorority houses, on orchestra concert, and o formal .s:Jance, were among activities enjoyed by all. Beta Epsilon's graduates of 1945 staged o reunion of their own down in Carter House .

Pions for the rest of the year are so numerou s that I hardly know where to begin . As usual , we are going to entertain the seniors ot the annual Senior Breakfast around Ma y 1. Somewhere in there we mu st find time for a celebration of Beta Epsilon 's birthday on Ma y 13 , for open house, and I mustn't forget our annual picnic.

Everyone is getting excited about the prospect of attending the regional convention in Philadelphia . Since about ten of the girls are planning to go, you can see how much fun and how many ideas there will be from Beta Epsilon.

We'll be back ne xt fall with loads of news about a ctivities and summer fun.

Love in A ':5:. A, Ethelene Smith

BETA THETA Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Dear Alpha Sigs : The Beta Theta 's are really in a rush this week, what with spring rushing having started and the Region II Convention at Detroit, thi s weekend.

Several of the girls will be attending the convention and they are really looking forward to it. The Rho Chi Chapter at Wayne University has very graciously invited us to be guests at their so rority house on Saturday and Sunday, so it looks like a big weekend.

For our informal rushing party on April 11 , we will use the traditional' "Blind Pig" theme . Mary Curto will be Tillie, the hostess; Vernie Gilbert will be mixing drinks behind the bar (cokes); and Rowe Slavik and Mickey Cherette will pass out flowers and cigarettes to the rushees. We hope the party and our rushing season will be a great success.

We are happy to have Rowe Slavik back on campus after a trip out west. Rowe made the Beta Thetas very proud last fall when she was elected Queen of the Homecoming here at Central.

On March 23, we had election of officers. Vernie Gilbert will again be president.

Vernie did such a splendid job . this year that we unanimously re-elected her. Barb Webber was elected Vice-President; Flo McConnell , secretary; Margaret Bockstohler, treasurer; Ginny Steiger, registrar; Fran Colver, chaplain; Mickey Cherette, Panhellenic representative ; and Fran Huzarick will be the new editor .

Well, guess I'm just about out of news for this time .

Before I sign off however, I'd like to wish all you Alpha Sigs a really fine vacation. I'll be looking forward to reading about all of you in the Phoeni x next year.

Love in AA"J:., Flo McConnell

BETA ETA State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota â&#x20AC;˘ Hi , Alpha Sigs: Ah at last the "battle of the books" is just about over. ' The " End" is in sight but yet, it still seems such

o long way off "cuz spring is here !" That old "i t' s such a beautiful day, let's cut classes" feeling is here and even the most studious have fallen by the way side.

Well, enough of that airy feeling- now down to earth and news of the current doings of our chapter.

Six new members have been pledged to the rank s of Beta Eta chapter.

We proudly prese nt Mildred Da ebe, Mavis Busch, Pat Manning, Corrine Purdy, Marlys Swanso n, and Elaine Sackman .. They are won derful A'i:.A's to be .

Our new cha pter officers have been e lected and will be duly installed April 26th .

Our new cabinet inc ludes Shirley Bakke, president; Jean Manning , vicepresident; Mary K. Zarah, secretary, Pat Patton, treasurer; Alice Dynes, chaplain; Burnadette Tillguist, regi st rar and Janice McBride, editor. We know Beta Eta can expect great things with such capable leaders directing its activities .

Beta Eta will sponsor the Annual Spring Formal this year. We're all busy a s bees, hoping to make it th e biggest and best yet here at Dickinson.

Pions are also moving forward at a rapid pace for our Founder's Day banquet which will be held May 15th, at the St. Charles Hotel.

Here 's hoping you have a lovely summer with oodles of fun. Best wishes for the coming year are extended to all of you from Beta Eta Chapter.

Lotsa love in A'i:.A, Jean A. Manning

BETA IOTA Radford College, Radford, Virginia Dear Sister A'i:.A's: Here at Radford things have really been buzzin'.

Spring for us held many nice things. April the tenth , we gave our Spring dance in honor of the other two sororities on the campus. The dance was attended by around two hundred and fifty and was quite a success.

The decorations consisted of the shields of the other two sororities done in black and silver.

The A'i:.A shield was done in red and white, and the punch table was adorned with red carnations and white candfes to follow out our color scheme of red and white. A receiving line made up of Dot Carter, president of Beta Iota ; Sibyl Woodford, vice-president; Mary Ja~¡e Dudley, president for next year; Mrs. Jean Einstein, sponsor; and their respective escorts, met the guests.

May Day was the next big thing on the list. Our gal , Freda Simms, was crowned May Queen . Several other A'i:.A's were on the court and we are proud of each of them .

The last of May, we are planning our annual cabin party on Little River, a few miles out of town . As usual when Saturday morning, May the twenty-second, comes, there will be the Alpha Sigs, with their blankets, bags, jeens, and decks of cards waiting for the trucks to take them to their abodes. Perhaps a few may even be playing just one hand while they are waiting. We are really looking forward to the cabin party, even though it may result in a few burned backs and many, many red-faced Alpha Sigs.

Jane Cunningham, one of our alumnae of last year, recently gave a voice recital at school. We sure are proud of Jane, since last year she brought in the honors by winning the State and Regional Voice Contests .

For the past month all of us Beta Iota girls have had to listen to Dot Carter, Isabelle Mottesheard , Mary

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46 Jane Dudl ey, Dot ?trader and Jeanette Moore talk about their trip to Philadelphia.

They attended the regional co nve ntion there, and what a marvelous time they did have.

Well , anyway it is over.

For two months before they went, they greeted each other by, " Where are you going? " " I'm going to Philly."

This year has been one of very great progress for Beta Iota. We have shared our fun as well as our troubles, and each one of us hope 's that in same way we have helped attain the best for Alpha Sigma Alpha . It is then with a sad heart that we say goodbye to the o ld and look onward into the futur e far new and be tter thing s.

Love in A"LA, Isabelle Motteshe::rd

BETA KAPPA Western State Teachers College, Macomb, Illinois Greetings Alpha Sigmas : Spring has overtaken the B. K.'s again-that is, in spurts; one day finds us in shorts, the next in our woolens and winter coats. But winter coats or no, April 10, marks the date of our Cotton Ball . Every girl wears a new cotton dress came goose-bumps or chillblaines!

Let's pray far a warm day. We've got a big floor shaw ready and come Saturday night, we'll have the best of the five annual Catton Balls-wish you could be here !

We're all A"'2:.A aunties.

Norma Wittekiend, last year's prexy, is the proud mother .

Ja Lewis has finally admitted to a long suspected engagement to her Andy. The wedding will be in June, the ho neymoon in Canada .

Today our two attractive delegates, Mary Lu Johnso n and Analu Painter, started off for the Alpha Sig Regional Co nvention in Detroit, clutching their 1 25 place cards under their arms. We at home are eagerl y waiting for the reports they'll bring.

Seven of our girls are leaving in the spring ; four to change their names and try some housekeeping , three to grapple with minds just dying to learn the square root of Pi and the date of the Lower Slobovian Rebellion-and some of them to both .

See yo ' in the Phoeni x, J o Lewis

BETA MU Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas Dear Alpha Sigs : Here I am again and I' m just bubbling over with exci teme nt. Far you see " tonite 's the nite." Eve ryone is running aro und in blue jeans with her hair rolled up today wait ing for the super-collasal bang-up formal which is to ta ke place at Mrs. " Mac's" Magnol ia Manor. It's the ideal place for a formal affair. You can just ask the o ld me mbe rs who attend ed last year 's dance out there. Co mm ittees have been working hard on food , decoration, e nte rtainment, and invitations, this past week, so I'll tell you in advance what a wonderful dance it will be.

We have a grand group of new officers which we're very proud of. Phena Daniels, o ur prexy, wa s su ch a goad leader that we re-elected her .

This year we're start ing earl y far o ur Reddie Da y skit and songs so that we can be assured of winning first prize . Oh, but we're an ene rgetic bunch of gir ls.

Then, too, the softball tournament far girls is well underway and our athletic girls are going aut far that

in a big way. Also, we have twa Alpha Sigs working faithfully an our swimming team .

With spring well in bloom and everyone sa light hearted, it' s a wonderful time to be alive-especiall y on our beautiful campus.

It helps to make college wonderful and helps us to appreciate more each day our wonderful friends in A"'2:.A . We ' re looking forward to meeting some peppy sorority sisters at our Regional Convention in Hat Springs, May 1-2.

Lave in A"'2:.A, Elizabeth Day

BETA LAMBDA Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas Dear Alpha Sigs: As another year draws to a close we realize how rapidly A"'2:.A time goes by. It seems only a short while since we said "he llo" and made plans for a successful year and now we are facing the preparations for exams which means the end of another year.

1947-48 has been a busy year, but a successful and happy one.

The fall semester was chuck full of events but our annual Birthday Party of the spring semester fills our red-castle scrap book with many unforgettable memories.

The Beta Lambdas have added to their roll six new names-six Iavely pledges. They entertained the members with a party at the home of a Conway alumIda Mae Parker Ballinger. Fun, food and frolic combined with Alpha Sig songs and chatter mad e a perfect evening.

Our last formal takes place on April 24 .

Plans far a colorful "Umbrella Dance" are in full swing . It is going to be a very special affair. It will be the fir st spring formal for a few of us, and the last for our seniors. We ' ll be singing in the rain you can bet.

Seniors-yes-we hate to see them leave .

Regi strar, Peggy Beelan, full-of - life Marinette Thornto n, our faithful and attractive song bird Betty Swaim , and charming, friendly little Pas ie Cook- we ' ll m iss them but being loyal A"'2:.A's they really have a future . Congratulations, girls.

Loo king back we can truly say-"lt has been a great year" -and as to the future it is time to say " Happy vacation ."

Regional Convention is calling us to Hot Springs, May 1 and 2, and later our annual Beta Lambda summ er convention with the alums at Little Rock.

Yes, Alpha Sigs, are busy girls but we love every minute of our sorority fun .

See you next yea r- and a wonderful sum me r to A"'2:.A's all over the U. S. Sisterly, Mary Ann Warm

GAMMA CLIO State Teachers College, Cortland, New York Hello Alpha Sigs: Spr ing has came in Cortland, and it certainly is a relief to see the grass instead of piles of snow on the lawns. All the se niors are running around bemoa ning the fact that it's their last spring . The house is in a turmoil over jobs for next year, and sa fa r seven gals have put their name on the dotted line. It won't be lang now-moving-up day is practically on top of us .

Twa of our Alpha Sigs were chosen a s co-editors for next year's yearbook, and we're plenty puffed up about

MAY, 1948 that- they ore Jill Priester and Kay O' Brien . Also, four of ours were elected to Delta Ps i Omega, the Notional Honorary Dramatic Society (Helen Hunter, our president, is also president of that organization ).

March was h igh - lighted by a dinner-donee given at our house . We hod a marvelous time getting two gi gantic turkeys ready, pounds of potatoes and peas, tossed sa lad, ice crea m, coke and coffee . I bet no one ever hod such a huge quantity of dressing; We hod cord tab les all over the main floor, green and yellow for spring, doffodills and candles. The m en ate scads of food and raved about it. Millie Sudman (our "A"E.A girl") gets th e credit for most of the cooking . We decided she' s wasting her time in phys ed .

Also in March , we partic ipated in the Beta Frolics.

Each so rority put on o fifteen minute skit. We used on Indian theme with so me of those really lovely Indian songs. The center of attraction was a real , live fire o n the stage made from two dozen candles-really effective.

The next thing we have on tap is a faculty tea , and following that our last dance of the sea so n.

Hoping you all have a wonderful su mmer.

Love in A"E.A, " Winn ie Fuller"

BETA NU Murray State College, Murray, Kentucky

Dear Alpha Sigma Sisters : " Spring fever" is the order of the day here at Murray. Yep, spr ing is here and Alpha Sigs are ha ving a hard time keeping their minds on math and hi story.

The roofs of the dorms and all ot her a vailable places are once mare over-crowded with gals, shorts, sun tan lot ion , and pee ling noses .

With spring comes the Murra y State annual Spr ing Carnival and Beta Nu once more will try its hand a t th e fortune telling booth plus so mething else special.

Our three delegates to the r.egional convention, re tiring president, Viv ian Outen; new prexy, Ann Low ry; and Alpha Girl , Dorothy Smith , left today for Detroit, excited to pieces. Lucky gals-we know they'll reall y bri ng us back the " dope."

An Easter Hunt was featured at Beta Nu 's initiation banquet on March 24 . Presi dent, " Viv," opened the hunt; Ann Lowry gave the high points of the hunt; on " Easte r Parade" featured Jane Johnson; a new initiate, Ann Crisp, told us about the "New Life of Beta Nu's Easter; " and " Easter Entertainment" was furnished by Wando Farmer and Clara Jane Miller. The climax came when the president announced the winners of the Easter Hunt. From the center-piece of gaily colored eggs, she chose two bearing the names of Ideal Pledge and Alpha Girl. On crac king the first o ne, the nome of Clara Jane Miller was announced a s Ideal Pledge .

The name of the Alpha Girl , which everyone was breathlessly waiting to hear was our ow n " Dot" Smith . Cohgrats to two wonderful persons!

Following the initiation service for new mem bers, ou r new officers for 1948-49 were installed : Ann Low ry, president; Bonnie Kingins, vice-presi dent; Mary Lou Simons, secretary; Virginia Gra y, treasurer; George Ann Upchurch , chapla in; " Mic kie" Tur k, registrar; and Jane Wood, editor. Five of our ret iring officers wi ll be graduating in June, a s will many of our other members. To those who remain, we ' s like to wish the best of luc k and a long, long life for Beta Nu . We know our new

47 officers will carry our chapte r forward to great accomplishments.

The best wi shes to all A;:;:.A 's and a wond e rful sum me r !

Love in all A':iA's, Aledo Forme r

BETA XI Oneonta State Teachers College, Oneonta, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs : With March winds and Easter vocation behind us, we here in Oneonta, ore untwining ourselves from the whirl we were in, and ore making plans for the re maining weeks of sc hoo l. Alumni weekend is just around the corner and that includes our own plans plus a joint picnic with the other sororities " On the Hill."

We hove with us now a fine group of Freshmen .

They look fine now , but how funny t hey were during in formal initiation a few weeks bock!

But the frivolity of informality changed late r to the pure white dre sses of our formal initiatio n when each girl attained one of her fondest "college dreams." She hod become a full fledged Alpha Sig! We had elections of o ne ki nd o r another s ince our last letter. Yours truly had the unique hon o r of being se lected Alpha Girl , while seve n others were voted into office . Our best wishes to : Pres ident, Betsy Elder; Vice -Preside nt, Betty Jean Olmstead ; Treasurer, Virginia Dayle; Editor, Dorothea Georgules; Chaplain, Patric ia Burke; Secretory, Jean Carpenter; and Registrar, Jean Stratton, for a wonderful " next year."

Synonomou s with Spring at S. T . C. is a Senior Ball.

And so once again the halls of sc hool and so ro rity hou se alike bu:zz with talk of gowns and flowers. Two of us are activel y engaged in trying to make it o big success . " Lambie" Bush ha s much to do with decora tions, while I' m heading the " punch and cookie b ri gade ."

Wedding bells ore in the air for some of o ur mem bers come June, July and on in the summer.

"Lambie" Bush is floating about o n a little white cl o ud since Easte r, but it reall y does n't obscure the bright "sparkle" on her engagement finger . Just before Easter she became engaged t o Robert Colburn of Oneonta and Hartford .

Our College Sports Club sponso red its yearly Cabaret Supper o few weeks ago. And just to show 'em we're right their kicking the " Alpha Sigma Rockettes" welcomed their guests with the now famous k ic k routine.

Wh y it' s getting to be a tradition for the red and white bedecked girl s to donee a we lco me .

And if there were eight of us here now we'd dance " goodbye" for now , for that's all the news from he re . ' Cept do hove a delightful summe r.

W e' ll be waiting for you next fall!

Yours in A"E.A, Mi1dred Mahoney

RHO CHI Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan

Dear Alpha Sigs: The Alpha Sigs at Wayne have been busy as beavers during the past two mo nth s. A rushing season has come and gone and five new pledges have been a dded to the A"E.A roster.

At the first rush party t he Alpha Sigs gave the guests a pleasa nter view of school than they may have gotten at the university. The gym class and art class were just for fun but History and Ma thematic lessons we re

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48 about Alpha Sigma Alpha . The tea table was a fac si mile of the school snack bar and sported a replica of the school tower, a s const ructed by Jacqueline Joly.

The Alpha Sigs were "bursting their buttons" almost at the second party. They were showing off for the first t ime the ir new " house ." The guests were given corsages and then served a dinner fit for a king.

But more about the " house." Actually the Rho Chi 's haven't a whole dwe lling but they do hove a Iorge recrea tion room which ha s been turned over to them .

Patroness Mrs. E. K. Powers, Lee for short, recentl y purchased a Iorge and beautiful house. She says she got it for her "daughters" and has given them 路the recrea tion room . Of course the girls sort of overflow the house .

They hove a Iorge room on the second floor for their slee ping room . Some girl s do sleep at p. j. parties ! I could go on for pages telling you about how the girls hove pointed and scrubbed but it would be better if you come to see it. And that's on invitation .

As this is being written the girls ore very busy and excited about the coming Regional Convention at the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. Beta Theta Chapter from Mt. Pleasant will be the first sister guests in the new " house." They will be entertained at a p . j. party on the Saturday night of the convention .

There's so much to so y but some will hove to be saved for next time.

Sisterly, Mary E. Onuskovitz

BETA PI Concord College, Athens, West Virginia Dear Sisters : It doesn ' t seem possible that the winter rs gone and spring is here and that means of course that so me of our sisters will be deporting from our beloved AY.A .

Graduating seniors ore: Nellie Ellison, Carmel Aucellio, Betty Lou Lilly and Barbaro Guy. Our annual prep "Candy Cane" formal was a success; for pledges and actives both hod a "super" time .

It wa s held Friday night, March 5 , and wa s given with the preps of our brother fraternity on the camp us , the Phi Sigma Phi .

Sunday morning, April 4, we held our initiation ceremonies at 7 :30 a . m ., and after the se rvi ce a breakfast路 was given in honor of the new A'2.A's at the Athenian Restaurant in Athens. We initiated six members a seve nth was ill at the time of the initiation. ' At our meeting Wednesday, April 7 , officers for the coming year were elected. They were : Presi dent, Doris Whitten; Vice-Pres ident, Joan Lusk; Secretory, Betty Von Renen; Treasurer, Florence Kozakiewicz ; Chaplain, Mary Dolinger; Registrar, Sarah White; Editor, Shirley Wristo n; Intramural Manager, Florence Purtee .

We ore all looki ng forward to an other successf ul year under the leadership of these officers .

Our president, Carmel Aucellio, annou nced her engage ment to Joc k Lawl or on W ednesday , March 31 , by passing o box of candy to the girls at soror ity meeting .

Unt il next year we all se ndLove in ~ A , Mary Dolinger, Editor

BETA RHO Northern State Teachers College, DeKalb, Illinois Dear Alpha Sigs : Spring , beautiful spring, is here again-that season of snoozing and da ydreaming-for others, that is . Yes, even spring fever can' t hold bock these Northern Alpha Sigs with their vim, vigor, and vitality.

Our group has really grown and we're going places.

Of course, we won't tell you everything, but just to give you an ideo , Leila Mariotti is next year's president of Ponhellenic, she was chosen delegate to the Notional Association of Health and Physical Education Convention in Kansas City, Missouri , and is on active mem.ber of Northern's debate squad. Mary Lou Spickerman was chosen delegate to the Notional Childhood Education Convention in St. Louis, Missouri .

Henrietta Sogolow, one of our new pledges, is kept quite busy with dramatics. Her important role in " Night Must Fall" is now followed by another in " Craig 's Wife" and she still manages to stay on the honor roll. Yours truly is prexy for the Spanish Club and was in charge of one of the college's weekly assembly programs . W e could go on and on but we ' re just too modest (a -hem ).

Recently we elected new officers for next year. They ore : Jean Lew is, president; Audrey M-:Gorry, vice-president; Lupe Ponce, secretory; Mary Lou Spickermon , treasurer; Connie Perino, regi stra r; Joyce Street, chaploin; and Mylroe Lone, editor.

On Wednesday, April 14, Mrs. Paul Corney, our patroness, gave a teo for the group at her home . We welcomed Mrs. Earl Hayter as our second patroness at thi s time .

Well , I must be off to learn a new Alpha Sigma Alpha song . We devote time at each meeting to harmonizing.

Practice makes perfect they soy.

Love in A'2.A, LupE: Ponce

BETA SIGMA Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri Hello Alpha Sigs : We Beta Sigmas have just elected our officers for 1 948 and we think we've really outdone ourselves.

Mary Ann Donnell is our new president; Francis Davis, vice-president; Mary Jean Shoffner, secretory; Rose Marie Fellin, treasurer; June Routh, registrar; Emmodeen Mens, chaplain ; Martha Mongan, editor, and Solly Potter, social chairman .

We 've been making big plans for the Regional Convention at Kansas City, April 17.

Pot Bougher and Mary Ann Donnell hove been mode our official dele gates. Several of the other girls plan to attend .

Besi des planning for the Convention, we ' re reall y outdoing ourselves planning our spring formal, which will be held April 23 . We hove hod quite a time finding a bond, deciding on a theme, and ironing out all the little detail s which pop up at the lost moment . But if everything goes a s we hove planned, we'll hove a bong up donee. Wish us luck!

Love to you all , Frances Von Wogn

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Lois Koenig to Charles H. Stott on October 1 0 , 1 94 7.

Home-3507 Ames Street, Denver, Colorado.

Mary Elizabeth Philips to Richard Borger o n Jun e 14 , 1947 . Home- 206 Virginia Apartments, Butte, Montano .

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MARRIAGES ALPHA

Lor rain e Be nder to Merle Fettke on October 22, 1947 .

Home-702 Flynn Avenue, Alva, Ok lahoma.

DELTA DELTA

Barbaro Surface to Wa rren Douglas Kidd on February 9 , Home- 11 7 Clinton Street, Roanoke 12, 1 946.

Virginia .

Aliene Arndt to DeWight Kersc h on November 3 , 1947 .

Home- 3643 Balboa, Conal Zone .

Lillian Elliott to Thomas Bondurant on September 7 , 1947 . Home-1633 W . Grove, Richmond, Virgin ia .

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Sue Harper to Louis A. Schumann, Jr., on June 28 , 1947 . 'vEvelyn Cooper to Ronald Koorbo on November 2)2, 1947 .

Home-2825 Welligton, Richmond, Virgin ia.

Home-1328 Lincoln, Topeka , Kansa s .

Dorothy .F. Dorrocott to Fronk E. Duarte on February 6 , ..-raVone Craig to Robert Cell on August 17, 1947.

Home-925 Bluemont, Manhattan, Kansas.

1945. Home-3908 W . Groce, Richmond , Virginia . dna Loui se Turner to Fron k S. Miller, Jr. , on Jun e 14, Ann Hurff to Robert Bollard on September 20, 1947 . / 1947. Home- 59 Federal Street, Emporia , Kan sa s.

Home- 209 W . Washington No. 3 , Suffol k, Virginia . \A:orol Drum to Elword H. Wright on August 12, 1947 .

Barbaro Lee Meyers to Harry Collie, Jr ., on August 30 , Home-1 32 E. State, Baton Rouge , La .

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Home-127 Mallette Street, Chapel Hill , North Carolina.

ZETA ZETA Mary Lou Bagley to Will iam Pichordt on December 31, 1947. Home-Farmville, Virginia .

Vuanito Payton to Woody Dahmer on February 22, 1948.

Home-Bates City, Mi sso uri .

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~o rothy Louise Irwin to Howard Krohn on February 1,

1 948 . Home-7730 Summit, Kansas City, Misso ur i. vE5 1odys Belle Johnson to Roy Shumway, Jr., on June 21, Dorothy Cook to Ernest Hoo k on July 27 , 1947 .

1947 . Home-Box 161 Everson, Washington .

Bettie Lee Asbury to Edward L. Forboch on June 15 , Kathryn Powell to William Bouduront.

1947 . Home-2113 Erie, N. Kansas City, Missouri . V Betty Urban to Phil Wall ick on August 10, 1947 .

Lorraine Gillum to R. J. Knoernschild on February 18, Home- 21 East College Avenue, York, Pennsylvania.

1945 . Home-146 Riverside Par kwa y, Iowa City, Gene Wheeler Po ck to Fred Handley in June, 1947.

Iowa .

ETA ETA Margaret Quinn to Jock Wolter in August, 1947 .

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Dorothy J. Block to James C. Bradford on June 10, 1944.

Home-'-R.F .D. 3 , Wolmo, New Castle , Pennsylvania .

Mary Gwen. Davison to Roy W. Cra ig, Jr ., on June 15 , 1 944 . Home-Little Summit RFD 1, Dunbar, Pennsyl vania .

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Slagle to Kenneth Mechl ing on December 26,

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Florence Theda Schatz to William Curley on August 27 , 1947.

Home-314 S. Michael Street , St. Marys, Pennsy lvania .

Esther Moe Myers to Sim G. Wright on Octobe r 14, 1947.

Colleen Vercoglio to Francis Ryan o n October 10, 1946.

Home-120% W . T ent h, Pittsb urg , Kansas .

Mary Marge ry Wil son to Don Kubler, Jr. , on August 20, 1947 .

Anita E. Fulton to Carl D. Garri son on June 20, 1947.

Home- 509 B Street N. W ., Ardmore, Okl ahoma .

Rhome Schmidt to Stanley Seymo ur on Dece mber 27 , 1947 . Home- Great Be nd, Indiana .

BETA BETA

Chris Cottre ll to Ike Loy on Dece mber 28, 1947 .

Harriette Gene Parsley -to Arthur S. Washburn, Jr. , on March 28 , 1 942 . Home -232 W. 5th, Junct ion City, Kan sas .

Gerald ine Knott to Gerold N imms on April 26, 1947 .

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Marilyn Hortman to Virgil Jester on June 8 , 1947.

Frances Mary Smith to Edward Phelan on January 3 , 1948 . Home-198 School Street, Somerville, Ma ssachusetts.

Roberto Ehrmonto to Roland McKinl ey on June 14, 1947 .

Hame-l 66 Jackson Boulevard, Greeley, Colorado.

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Karnes to Robert Sass an February 21, l 948 .

V Margie Wright to Jack Coo k on Octobe r 17, 1947.

Home -8208 Fulton Avenue, Margate, New Jersey.

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Helen Mitchell to Robert Maruska on November 26 , 1936. Home- 4 863 N. Hermitage, Chicago, Illinoi s.

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Vivienne Gramling to James Stouppe on September 6, 1947 . Home-828 Wolf Ave., Easton , Pennsylvania . v.feon Kellett to Richard Gordon on December 20, 1947 .

Home-Lansdowne, Pennsylvania . yl(mily Aitken to James Schwartz an August 16, 1947 .

Horne-ll 09 Mifflin Street, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania .

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Eloise Gaspar to Lt. Robert Probyn on April 29, 1947 .

Home-451 Kanekapolii Place, Honolulu 37 , Terri tory of Hawaii .

Lois Keith to J . D. Rush on December 21 , 1947. Home614 W . Second Street, Maryville, Missouri.

Helen Davis to William Wells an March 18, 1948.

Home-Maryville, Missouri .

Geraldine Gebert to Kyle Rex Adams an July 26 , 1947 .

Home-121 W . ll th Street, Maryville, Misso uri .

Lois Johnson to Rjean Black an December 21 , 1947.

Home-Independence, Missour i.

CHI CHI Katherine Joan Whitcraft to Joseph Bell an November 22 , 1947 .

Geraldine Fennimore to Kenneth Poucher an November 27 , 1947 .

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Bernard to Lawless Robicheaux, Jr ., on November 24, 1946. Home-Box 488 , Franklin, Louisiana .

,joy Dav is to Robert Tucker on February l , 1946. Hamel 01 2 Rio Grande, Austin, Texas. ,)-gnes Smith toR. G. Russell , Jr ., on January 23 , 1943 .

Home-Box 406, Winnsboro, Louisiana .

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-;louise Hawkins to James G. Caldwell on November 29, l 946 . Home-31 0 Linderman Avenue, West Monroe, Mary Jane Gallup to Dr. James E. Whitford on December Louisiana .

27 , 1947 . Home-Memorial Hospital, Roe Avenue, Elmira , New York. .h lizabeth Brock to John Wm . Allison an May 4, 1946.

Dolores Mergler to John Ragde on November 22, 1947 .

Home-908 Indiana Street, Graham, Texas.

Home-230 Albany Avenue, Cambridge, Massa- Jathryn Lay Dowty to Holmes Brightaupt on December chusetts.

21, 1947. Home-Joana, Louisiana .

Lois Argy to Kenneth Foley on October 18, 1947 .

Home-Cozy Dell, Ft . Eriem, Ontario, Canada .

DELTA PHI Dorothy Rowson to Robert Dobbins an December 27 , 1947 . Home- Cato, New York.

Caroline Ruth Evans to Robert A. Dove on July 12, 1947. Home-429 Ardmore Drive, Detroit, MichAmy K. Smith to Harry Roesch, Jr., on February 14, igan .

Home- 21 9 Summer Street, Buffalo, New l 948 .

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BETA GAMMA Elizabeth . D. Lynch to Clarence Schneider on July 14, l 942 . Home-27 S. Tionesta Avenue, Kane , PenDorothy June Hartman to Ray Athey an December 28 , nsy lvania .

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Home-Kaufman Apartments, Tahlequah, Adelia Harper to Donald Cramback an May 26 , 1947 .

Oklahoma .

Home-Wolcott, New York .

Maurine Proffitt to James Graham an February 28, Ruth Harvey to W illiam Donnelly on October 21, 1939.

1948. Home-Jenks, Oklahoma .

Hame-l 0 l S. Norwinden Drive, Springfield, DelaMildred Wasson to Wm. Carl Lagani, Jr ., on July 7, ware County, Pennsy lvania . l 946 . Home- SOB Deni son, Muskogee, Ok lahoma .¡ Ann Andrews to James Farmer Hall , March 27 , 1948 .

Janet Katherine Gibbons to George W illiam Collins, BETA DELTA May 15, 1948 .

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RHO RHO Leonore Massar to Walter Abel on December 13 , 1947 .

Doris Weekley to Wm. Joseph Burns on March 7, 1945 .

Home-Fairview, West Virginia .

M ildred Kincaid to Richard Bussell on Feb ruary 20 , 1947 .

Janice Cook to Corbett Block an June 20 , 1947. Home 306 11th Avenue, Hu ntington, West Virginia .

SIGMA SIGMA Jay Gaither to Ned McCracken an December 15 1947.

Home-Bonnie Courts, Gunnison, Colorado. '

Martha Miller to Richard Wm. Nims on December 21 , 1947. Home-H umboldt, Nebraska , Box 88 .

Mary Pickering to Allen Wilson an August 16, 1947 .

Home- Canton, Mississi ppi.

Mildred Brame to Wayne Whitt an September 7 , 1947 .

Home -271 0 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee.

Bill ie Steel to Frank Brow n on December 19, 1947 .

Home-Rawle Springs, Mississi ppi .

Hilda Gean Cox to Dr. Emery W . Olsen on March 12, l 948 . Home-6322 M ission Street, Dal y City 25 , Cal ifo rn ia .

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Goye Ne ll Ellis to Lt. Cal. Ca rl yly Burde tte on Dece mber 26 , 1 946 . Home- 800 S. Wash ington Stree t, Apar tme nt 107 B, Al exand ri a, Virg inia .

Ruth Campbe ll to Ja ckson Litton on Dece mbe r 27 , 1946.

Home - 1401 W . Sulli van , Kingsport, Te nn essee.

Doris Scott to James E. Hale , Jr., on Novembe r 1, 1947 .

Home -Pulask i, Virgin ia .

Sara Olivia Sti ckley to Ri chard L. Hummel on Septe mber 7 , 1947 .

J une Payso n to Al a n Kinne o n June 14, 194 7 . Home63 Innes Street, Cambridge, Massa chuse tts.

Grace A lmy Aponte to Pa ul Schubm ehl o n Fe bruary 3 , 1948.

Mary Sue Stull to Edward Ne lson Watts o n June 29, 1946. Home -Buchanan , Virginia .

Ma gg ie W ood Brett to James Sharp, 2nd, on August 22 , 1944 . Home -332 51 s t S.tree t, Newport News, Vir-

gin io .

BETA KAPPA Antoine tte McClure Ea stham to Arthur Jolly, Jr., on January 13, 1943 . Home- 703 Irving Stree t, Form- vftelen Sowder to Noah Hic kmon , Jr., on August 10, 1947 . vill e, Virginia .

Home -635 N. Campbell , Macomb, Illinoi s.

Be tty J o Stretchberry to Claude Hammer at Elkton, Vir- / une Sandell to Lee Gamage on December 27 , 1947 . / Home- 313 W . Jackson Street, Macomb, Illinois. g inia , on November 27 , 1947 .

Catharine Eliz . Clodfelter to John Patrick on August 2, V _0arion Hozelleaf to Charles Cobb Ill. 1947 . Home- Box 1272, Trenton, Flonda . t/'Juanita Opperheimer to Haydn Murra y.

Ann Ingle to Henry Elksnin on June 8 , 1 944 . Home75 -C Elizabeth Road , Hampton, Virginia .

BETA LAMBDA Ruth Poole to Graves Wampler on August 24, 1946.

Nell Byrd to John Rolph on January 29, 1 948 . HomeHome-509 River Road, Martinsville, Virginia.

Parkdale, Arkansas.

Phyllis Earky to Allan Coleman on October 25, 1947.

Vivienne Clifton to Carl Henson on December 21 , 1947 .

Home- 345 Lake Avenue, Apartment 101, Rochester, Home-Von Buren , Arkansas.

New York.

Joyce Livley to Samuel Cox, Jr., on May 8 , 1945 .

Home- A.S.T.C., Conway, Arkansas.

BETA ZETA Ruby Shamberger to Herschel Lingle on August 8, 1 94 7 .

Linda Vollrath to Raymond Ollis, Jr. , an June 14, 1947 .

Home-Lavaca, Arkansas .

Home-435 Exchange Street, Geneva, New York.

Marrine Laman to Joe Turner on December 26, 1 945 .

Emma Caillouet to William Pander, Jr., on September 2, Home-Belzoni, Mississippi .

1946. Home- Box 396, Welsh, Louisana .

Jacqueline Ann Duncan to William Spruce on DecemMary Margaret Corney to G. A. Gloss on September 1 6 , ber 28, 1945 .

Home-4007 Avenue D, Austin, 1947 . Home-392 Kenilworth Drive, Akron, Ohio.

Texas .

Winifred Richard to E. J . Champagne .

Mary Ellen Hartje to William Foreman , Sr. , on June 10, 1946. Home-1403 Scott, Conway, Arkansas.

Carolyn Lewis to Herbert Hyman on February 15, 1948.

Home-4 125 St. Charles, New Orleans, Loui s iana .

Alexa Willjams to Robert Hooper on July 13 , 1947 .

Home-215 Y2 W . Elm, Apartment A, Stillwater, Oklahoma .

BETA ETA Hilda Eidenn to Rex D. Gill on January 12, 1947 .

Alta Barstad to Roy Schaar on February 14, 1948.

Home-Tyronza, Arkansas.

Home-Almont, North Dakota .

Virginia Sue Brooks to William Minor on February 1, Lilly Bakke to 0. R. Bratvold on August 6, 1 946. Home1 946 . Home-623 West 6th, Stillwater, Oklahoma .

Box 42 , Route 2 , Poulsbo, Washington.

Wanda Green to William Strick land, Jr., on June 2 , 1 946 . Home-31 8 Hobson Avenue, Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

BETA THETA Marilyn Joy ~lackford to Gene Glanton on April 5 , 1947.

Hame-5348 Flushing Rood , Flushing , Michigan .

Betty Ann Dreyer to William Flaskamp on June 21, 1947.

Home-151 0 Sudbury Court, Willow Run Village, Willow Run, Michigan .

Ann Wyman to Howard Dell on September 2, 1947 .

BETA MU Charley Dickey to Oliver Kelley on December. 28, 1947.

Home-Hat Springs, Arkansas .

BETA NU

Home-812 N. State Street, Big Rapids, Michigan. ~ oyce Cox to Garrett Gordner on September 13, 1947 .

Kathleen Harrigan to James Brishois on 'December 27 , Home-1229 Corrigdon, Evansville, Indiana .

1947 .

Home-408 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Anna Mildred Ford to William Clayton on August 31 , Michigan .

1947 . Hame-1123 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

BETA IOTA Cordelia Jane Burkin to Robert Healy on May 29, 1947.

Home-509 Taylor, Cannelton, Indiana.

Margaret Louise Simmons to William Puryear on August 19, 1947 . Home-223 Dearborn Street, Buffalo 7 , V Annette Byassee to Hershel Mi x on July 27 , 1947.

New York.

Home-Bardwell , Kentucky.

Kather ine Waddell Karnes to Edgar Martin an Octobe rV Eris Lichtenberger to Stenson Terry on May 27 , 1947.

12, 1946. Home-Pearisburg , Virginia .

Home-RFD No. 3 , Bardwell, Kentucky.

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EPSILON EPSILON

Janey Leonard to Franc is Leonard on August 24 , 1947.

Home-907 N. Roosevelt, Bloomington , Illinois.

BETA SIGMA

Mr. ond Mrs. William Musgrove (Marie Shover) a son, Gregory Allen on July 19, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Dorrell Stiffler (Kathleen Connon) a daughter, Lindo Kay on October 19, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bell (Wando Long ) a daughter, Lindo Ka y on September 13 , 1947 .

Mr . ond Mrs. Virgil Burns (Dorothy Jane O' Don nell ) a son, John Michael on July 15, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Poul Knoeppel (Beverle Jordon ) a daug hter, Mary Johanna on August 31 , 1947.

JoAnn Kuhn to Horry Corr, Jr., on November 30, 1947 .

ZETA ZETA

Jean Tuth ill to M itchell Kroft on February 7, 1948.

BETA XI v'Jeon DeGolye r to John Davison in June, 1947. vl'shirley Armstrong to W illiam Bonner in December, 1947 .

Suzanne Madison to W . F. Rohman on February 21 , 1948 .

Harriet Bloir to Jomes Neely on December 27 , 1947 .

Home-946 Delmar, Springfield, Missouri .

Betty Jeon Hooker to Lons Williams on December 28 , 1947 . Home-1328 S. Notional , Springfield, Misso uri .

RHO CHI ldobelle Sm ith to Fred Todd on October 24 , 1947 .

Home- 250 Highland Avenue, Highland ork, Michigan .

BIRTHS ALPHA Mr. ond Mrs. Tom Parvin (Mary Sue Palmer) a son, Cordell Manning on February 20, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. William Roper (Groce Wallace) a so n, W illiam Young Roper Ill on January 18, 1948 .

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zacharias (Ann Robins) a son , Charles M ., Jr., on Decembe~ 18, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blakey (Genevieve Richardso n) a daughter, Kathryn Sue on January 7 , 1 946 .

ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Bill Waggoner (Helen Reeder) a son, Michael in December 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ridlon (Margaret Nay lor) a son, Evon Anthony on May 18, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson (Nod 1o Brannum) a son, Ronnie Wye on April 18, 1947 .

Mr . and Mrs. Joseph Begondo (Virginia Suttee) a daughter, DeVille Joboyne on July 5 , 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs . Jock Randle (Barbaro Botten) a so n, John William on August 23, 1947 .

Mr. ond Mrs. Gordon Myers (Dolores Sheward) a son, Gregory Mottin on July 11, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Culbertson (Margery Leome n), a daughter, Lindo Dione on July 29, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy (Moribell Menchetti ) o daughter, Potty Sue on July 18, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. W . F. Pork (Nodine Hirn il a daughter, Barbaro Ellen on December 15, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. William Lovelace (El sie Marshburn ) a son, William, Jr., on August 22 , 1946.

IOTA IOTA

Dr. and Mrs. J . V. Westcott (Katherine Roberts) a daughter, Katherine McFarland on March 7 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Wolter Hutch inso n (Myrna Treimer) a son, Raymond Dole on August 1, 1947 .

ALPHA BETA

KAPPA KAPPA

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goldman (Betty Rinehart) a daughter, Hele n Jo on January 20, 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Troxe ll , Jr., (Eleanor Oo kes) a so n, Harry Emerson Ill on Nove mbe r 27, 1947 .

ALPHA GAMMA

NU NU

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Catte rall (Bertha Motz) a son, Clifford Paul on June 29, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rochez (Iva Ar~old ) a daughter, Virginia Lee on Apr il 14, 1947 .

GAMMA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. David Brewer (Ann Cleveland) a son James Cleveland on March 31 , 1 94 7 . ' DELTA DELTA Mr. and Mrs. Fred Powell (Florence Rannells ) a son, David Rannells on October 18, 1 945 .

Mr. and Mrs. John Rumpf (Groce Willis) a son, Jonathon on November 30, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. A lfred Pierce (Betty Lou Smith) a son Alfred Stan ley o n Nove mber 21 , 1 946 .

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sillors (Mar ie Svenson) a daughter, Carole Le ig h on Apr il 17 , 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. F. W . Squ ires (Virginia Gu lick ) a daughter, Wendy on Mo y 26, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruch (Margaret Kirk) a son, Douglass on January"31 , 1 948 .

Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Fisher (Mary Rasmussen ) a daughter, Mary Jane on July 24 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hubiok (Doris Boskwelll a so n, Gory Raymond on August 7, 1 94 7.

MAY, 1948 Mr. and Mrs. Robert See ley (Marjorie Chambers) a daughte r, Deborah Elizabeth o n January 28 , 1 948.

Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Dona ldso n (Helen Buck) a daugh ter, Juli e Ellen on February 2 0 , 1948 .

Mr . and Mrs. Edward M . Simon, Jr. (Virg in ia Cameron) a daughter, Barbara Ann, March 1948.

XI XI Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Backhaus (Lois Dow ney) o daughte r, Beve rly J ean on October 24 , 1947 .

Mr . and Mrs. William Rol ey (Margaret Furnivall ) tw ins, a son William Henry, and a daughte r Susan Lynn , on May 13, 1947.

53 RH O RHO Mr. and Mrs. Edward Straight !Josephine Pete rs) a daughter, Sarah Lou on June 17, 1947 .

Mr . and Mrs. John W . La wson (He len Herbst) a daughter, Sollye Warren, February 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wessell !Juanita Johnso n) a son, Michae l Jay, January 1 946 .

Mr . and Mrs. Wiley Hicks (Eloise Campbe ll ) a daughter, Theresa Ann, April 1947.

Mr . and Mrs. V. L. Elliott (Eve lyn Howes) a daughte r, Barbaro Sue, on April 13, 1946.

PHI PHI

Mr. and Mrs . L. F. Snyder (Helen Frome) a so n, Donald James on December 8, 1 946 .

Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Campbell (Sue Sanford ) a so n, Chri stopher Stuart on January 22 , 1 948 .

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wi Iso n (Nodine El k ins) a daughter, Sandra o n January 23 , 1948.

Mr. and Mrs . Robert Ge ist (Be lva Goff ) a so n, Robert Ill , on Qctobe r 5 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scruby (Shirley A nd e rso n) a daughter, Susan on January 28 , 1 948 .

PI PI

CHI CHI

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fi sc her (Pauline Setter) a so n, Donald M. on January 11 , 1 948 .

Mr. and Mrs. William Bende r (Mildred Bloss) a daughter, Barbaro Loui se ~n . December 3 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs . J ohn William Alli son (Elizabeth Brock) a daughter, Betty Jo on May 6 , 1947 .

Mrs. Virginia McCarty Kaiser a daughter, Caro l Jane on September 24, 1947 .

Mrs. Eva Marie Watson a son, John Phillip on Nove mbe r 3, 1947 .

OMICRON OMICRON

Mr. and ruary Mr. and Mary

Mrs. Alfred Dixo n (Jane Colby) a so n, on Feb1, 1 948 .

Mrs. Loftus Hanley (Groce Martiny ) a daughter, Frances on February 23 , 1948 .

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schneider (Elizabeth Lynch ) a daughter, Margaret Mary, on September 16, 1945, and a son Anthony Joseph on April 29, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs . Robert King (Margaret Smith) a son, Denni s Robert, on Nove mber 22, 1 944.

Mr . and Mrs. Raymond Radtke (Eleanor Williams) a son, David William, on April 7 , 1946.

Mr . and Mrs. Claude Lutz (Frances Skidmore ) a daugh ter, Claudio Marie on September 1 9, 1 946 .

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Noonan (Muriel Sullivan ) a daughter, on February 25, 1948 .

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Thomas (Eleanor Thom ) a daughter, on February 25 , 1 948 .

Mr . and Mrs. A. R. Brink (Ma ry Martin) a so n, Daniel Martin on November 27, 1946 .

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Laubenstein (Betty Plaster) a son, Mark Andrew on December 20, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. 路John Clinton (Catherine Moore ) a daughter, Kathleen Ann on November 9 , 1947.

Mr . and Mrs. Wilbert Rosche (Margaret Dopp.) a daughter, Linda on March 19, 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kahn (Reva Fi sh) a son, Norman on December 8 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs . Garfield Miller Uohonne Cunningham) a daughter, Sally Elizabeth on December 23, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Downey (Ruth Benzinger) a daughter, Moure~n on December 28 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. William MacKenzie (Katherine Burlingame) a daughter, Barbaro Elizabeth on December 12, 1947 .

Dr. and Mrs. William Smith (Ly nette Smith) twin daughters, Deborah and Delaney on January 4 , 1 948 .

Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Carlin (Victoria Lauer) a son, Brain Timothy on December 21 , 1947 .

PSI PSI Mr . and Mrs. Everett Harvell, Jr. (Barbara Groves) a daughter, Charlotte Ann on January 2, 1947 .

BETA GAMMA Mr . and Mrs . Cecil Casey (Na omi Emerson) a son, Michael Allen on February 1, 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Crone !Julie t Stolper) a so n, Warre n Hugh, Jr., on February 28 , 1948 .

BETA DELTA Mr. and Mrs. E. J . Slonaker (Kathr yn Robbin s) a son, Jerrold Clark on January 27, 1946.

Mr. and Mrs. B. M . Stone (R uth Martin ) a daughter, Anno Ruth on November 23 , 1947 .

BETA EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wil son Ill , (Cl a ire Be nnett) a son, William IV, January 29, 1948 .

Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Montooth (Mary Sue Ire land ) a daugh ter, Rebecca Ann on January 21 , 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Lohr (Mary Ann Choplin) a daugh ter, Marianne Wilma on June 24, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. James Britton (Ellen Mitchell) a son, Eml yn James II on May 19, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. Bever ly Appleton (Elizabeth Deter) a so n, Beverly Lynn on July 11 , 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Long (Frances Mullen ) a son, Allen Christian on November 16, 1947.

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54 Mr. and Mrs. Nickolas Forkovitch (Betty Ann McGrothmo) a son, Nickolas Jr., on September 3, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath (Margery Shonk) a daughter, Pamela Gage on October 9, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Appleton, Jr. (Mary Foyd Crumpler) a son, on March 27, 1 948.

IN MEMORIAM ALPHA Charlotte Elliott ( 1 936) Agnes Lee Barlow ALPHA BETA

BETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ehli (Shirley Siegel) a son, Dole Max on November 10, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Scianna (Marjorie Berdahl) a daughter, Gail Lynn on December 10, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bacon (Jeanne Partridge) a son, James Duane on August 29, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin (Betty Brovold) a daughter, Carolyn Joyce on October 24, 1947.

BETA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Duckett (Shirley Burkwist) a daughter, Donna Marie in December 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gaston (Barbaro Mathis) a son, Donald in December 1947.

Gladys Fowler (December 1947) was the second initiate in AB Chapter. She was the sister of Anna Fowler Swartz, also an Alpha Sigma.

Alma Vaughn (September 2, 1947) was the assistant principal in the Paris, Missouri, High School. She was the sister of Alice Vaughn Fawver, who was also an A'i:.A. /

GAMMA Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold (March 1, 1948) who has been an active member of the Washington Alumnae Chapter. Mrs. Arnold had done National A'i:.A work by serving as Editor-in-Chief of "The Aegis."

GAMMA GAMMA M~s.

Ray Fuzzell (Clara Baxter) in 1936.

DELTA DELTA BETA LAMBDA

Lola K. Spies (April 1936)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bollinger (Ida Moe Porker) a daughter, Martha Beth on November 20, 1947 .

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Loibner (Polly White) a son Michael Thomas on March 5, 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. W . H. Greeson (Georgianna White) a daughter, Patricia Evalin on January 25, 1948.

BETA MU Mr. and Mrs. Garland Loy (Sara Margaret Bissell) a son, Michael on January 12, 1 948 .

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BETA XI

/Mr. and Mrs. William Horwitt (Joan Mason) a daughter, Cathy Lynn in December 1947.

EPSILON EPSILON Molly Wi Ison Vera May West Mrs. Wilbur D. Smith (Mina Scranton) Mrs. Scott (Mary Gardner) Mrs. Harold Platt (Freda Greer) Geraldine Phillips Mrs. Leslie W. Ott (Aura Anderson) Mrs. L. C. Osborn (Helen Travis) Lora May Lock Mrs. Jasper Lindsey (Rebecca Ott) Ruth Gardner Mary E. Forde Mrs. Edmund Dumm (Marie Purdy) Flo Brawn

BETA NU Mr. and Mrs. Stenson Terry (Eris Lichtenberger) a son, Stenson Jr., at Bardwell, Kentucky, December 1947.

ETA ETA Twyla Ewen (February 18, 1948) was an active college member in the EE Chapter.

BETA SIGMA THETA THETA Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Zerr (Ailsa Seifert) a son, Jackson Michael on January 25, 1 948 .

Margaret Roberts (January 3, 1948) at Milton, Mass.

PI PI

DELTA PHI

Mrs. George E. Baldwin (Myra Barth) on March 10, 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Klein (Verna Young ) a son, Allen on October 8 , 1947 .

TAU TAU

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rapson (Helen Pointer) a daughter, Linda on June 12, 1947.

Leona Rabl (December 1, 1947) was the Adviser of the Tau Tau Chapter at Hays, Kansas .

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Directory Theta Th eta- Anna Ravesi, 85 6 Main St., Walden, Massachusetts.

T<appa T<a ppa- El ai ne Sweigart Burns, 116 Shelmire A ve., Philadelphia 11, Pennsylvania .

Nu Nu- June Salnue, 104 Millard Lan e, H avertow n, P e nnsy lva nia.

Xi Xi -La Trelle Fredricksen, Rudy Hall,

National Council 1946-1949 President - Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 H a rdy Ave., Independen ce, Missouri.

Vice-President- Mi ss Virginia Carpent~r, 13605 Shak er Blvd., Cleveland 20, OhiO. Secretary- Mi ss H elen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia, 31, P ennsy lvania.

T reasurer - Miss Esther Bucher, .Suite 226, 1025 Gra nd Ave ., Kansas City 6,

Lou is iana.

Missouri.

R egis trar-Mi ss Marion S. :Pow ell, 3.301 Lansmer e St.. Shaker H eights , Oh10.

Almnnae Director- Mi ss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lafayette Avenue , Buffalo 9. N ew Y ork .

Editor- Mrs. 13. F . L eib, 3540 N . P en~­ sy lvan ia Street. Apartment T, Indian!lpolis 5, India n a .

National Chairmen Alumnae Organizer-Mi ss Phon Johnson, • 221 E. 46th Street, Kansas City 2, Missouri .

Alumnae E di tor - Miss Eloise Proctor, 18 E. 40th St., Apt. 3, India napoli s 6, Indiana.

Aluntn ae SecretariesMiss Ethel E . Barrett, 9 Vincent P lace, Montclair, N ew J er sey.

Mrs. Dona ld Frost, 32 E. 66th St., N ew York 21, N ew York.

Const itution- Mrs. Albe rt Kuch s, 614 N. Market Stree t, Maryville, Missouri .

Fellowship - Mrs. Sn ead Camden, Chatham , Virg inia.

Scholars hip-Mrs. R einard Schlosser , 2800 Dex ter St., Denve r 7, Colorado.

Historian - Mi•s Louise Stewart, 1330 13lue Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio.

Conven tion Miss H elen Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road , Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, P ennsylvani a.

A1·t-Mrs. Robert J. Wolf, 151 St. James Place , Buffalo 9, New York.

College Editor- Miss J oan Steinmiller, 89 K eswick Road, Eggertsville 21, N. Y. Music- Mrs. Arthur L. H ellrich. 76 W. Ge nesee St., N o. 4, N ew H artfort, N ew York.

Editorial Stoff NATIONAL E DITOR- Mrs. 3540 N . P e nns ylvania St., dianap olis 5. Indi a na.

COLLEGE EDITOR - Miss miller, 89 Keswick Road, 21, N e w York.

Alpha-Martha H atcher , Box

B. F. Leib, Apt. T. , InJ oa n SteinE ggerts ville 73, S. T . C.,

Farmville, Virginia.

;ll pha Beta- Jackie Sue Watkins, 211 E .

McPherson, Kirksv ille , Missouri.

Alpha Gannna - L ois Ma ize, 257 John Sutton H a ll , Indiana , P e nnsylvania.

Beta Beta - J o Briggs, 1212 15th St., Gre ley. Colorado.

Gann>ta Gmnma-Dell Russell , Alva, Okla homa.

Epsilon Epsilon-Jan e Drum, 52 1 State, Emporia, Ka nsas.

Zeta Zeta -

1017 Tiverton, Los Angeles 24, Calif o rnia .

Pi Pi- Edith Ertell, 272 Vorhees Ave. , Buffalo, N ew York.

Rho Rlu>--Frances Hickman , College Hall, Mars hall College, Huntin g ton, W. Va. Sigma S ig·ma- E stelle Adams, 228 Chipeta H all, Gunnison, Colorado.

Tau Tau- Bertina Johnson, Cus ter Hall, H ays. Kansas .

Phi Phi -Doris J ean H amilton , R es idence H a ll, Maryv ille, Missouri.

Chi Chi Jan et Smith, Lucina Hall, Mun cie, Indian a.

Psi Psi- Mary Lou H ardy, N orthwestern State College, Box 873, Natchitoch es,

J an Sontag, Yeater H all.

War re nsburg, Missouri.

Eta Eta-Orlnnda Ma nci, 20 1 E. Williams, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Betct Gamma- P eggy P erdue, Wilson Hall, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Beta Delta- J ea nn ette O'Neal, Station A, Miss issippi Southern College, H attiesburg , Mississippi.

Beta Epsilon - Ethelen e Smith , Madison College, Box 466, H arrisonburg, Va. Beta Z e ta- Daphne K errison , Southwestern Loui sia na Institute, Lafayette, Ln. Beta Eta.-J ea n Ann Manning, 425 Second Ave. W, Dickinson , N. Dakota.

Betct Theta - F lorence McConne ll, 311 R onan H all, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Beta I ota- I sabelle Mottesheard, Radford College, R a dford, Virg inia.

Beta Kap )Ja - Laura Jo L e wis, 717 W. Adams, Macomb, Illin ois.

Betct Lan•bda- Mary Ann W orm, Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas.

Beta Mu- Eli zabeth Day, H e nder son State T eac hers College, Arkad elphia, Ark. Gamma Clio - Winifred Fuller, 22 W. Court St., Cortland, N ew York .

B eta Nu-A leda Farmer, 1002 Main St., Murray, Ke ntucky.

Beta X i -Mildred Mahoney, 91 Maple St., On eona, N ew York .

Rho Chi- Mary Ellen Anuskavitz, SOH Prairie Ave ., De troit 4, Michigan.

Beta Pi - Ma r y Dolinger, Concord College, 13 ox 367, Athens, W es t Virginia.

Betct Sigma - Frances Van Wagn, 927 Be lmont, Springfield, Missouri.

Beta Rho - Lupe Pon ce, 240 W. Locus t St., DeKalh, Illinois.

ALUMNAE EDITOR-Miss Eloise Proctor, 18 E. 40th St. , N o. a. Indian ap olis, Indiana.

Akron, Ohio--Mrs . D orothy H . Scott, 800 Wall St., Akron , Ohi o.

ALva , Oklahoma-Miss Minnie Schockley, 520 Ce nter , Al va, Okla h oma.

Boston, Massachusetts- Mrs . Ern est Poland, 49 George Road, Wollaston , Massachu setts.

B~tffa!o, New Y01·/c-M r s. William Suggs , 179 St. J a m es Place, Buffalo, N ew York.

Canton, Ohio--Mrs. Rona ld H ar ner, 306 37th St. N .W., Ca nto n, Oh io.

Central Penns yl uania-Dr. S. June Smith, W . Chestnut St., Lancas te r, P nnsylvnnia.

Charleston, West Virginia - Miss Eloise K elle r, 32 1 22nd St. S.E., Charleston , W est Virginia .

Chicago . Illinois- Miss Dorothy Master s, Eastgate Hotel, 162 E. Ontario, Ch icago, lllin o is .

Cleveland, Ohio--Mrs. J. J . Greer, 1662 Crawford Rd., leveland 6, Ohio.

Colorado Springs. Colorado - Mrs. Dan houp, 16 N . She ridan, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Columbus. Ohio - Mrs. Loren Windom , Reyn oldsburg. Ohio.

Denver, Colorado--Mrs. John E skridge.

2606 S. Milwaukee, Denve r 10. Colo.

Des Moines. I owa- Mi ss Florence Harley .

900 36th St., D es Moines 12, Iowa.

Detroit, Mich igan- Mrs. William Stirton, 14140 Artes ian , Detr oit. Michigan.

Detroit Michigan (Rho Chi)-Miss Ellen Imboden, 1863 7 Cherry Lawn, Detroit 21, Michigan .

Emporia, T<an sas - Mrs. William Litch fi eld , 1216 Highland . Emp oria, Kan sas Greeley , Colorado - Miss J oella Kirton , 1803 7th Ave., Greeley, Colorado.

Gunnison , Colorado--Mrs. Delmar Ze ige r.

Gem Court, Gunnison , Colorado.

Hampton Roads, Virg inia- Miss Mabel Brumley, Box 43A, L askin Road, Virg inia Beach, Virginia.

Harrisonburg, Virg·i nia Mrs. N. J .

Forkovitch , 210 N ew York Ave., Harri sonburg, Virginia.

Hatt iesburg, Mississippi- Mi ss Marcelle Sumrall, Purvis, Miss iss ippi.

Hays, Kansas- Mrs. Mary Earl P earson, 129 Church, Ellis, Kansas.

Houma, Louisiana-Mrs. Raymond Thiboudaux, 711 Suthon A ve., Houma, Louis iana.

Hunting ton. W es t Virginia- Mrs. ·wilsie Malon e VanO sdol, 2809 1st Ave., Huntington , W es t Virg inia.

Indianapolis, I ndiana- Mi ss E loise Proctor, 18 E . 40th St., No. 3, Indianapolis , Indiana.

Kansas City, Missouri - Miss Mary K. Reiff, 3105 East 36th St., Kansas City, Missou ri.

K irks ville, Missouri - Miss Emilv King.

111 E . Patter son, Kirksv ille, Mis ouri.

Lafayette, Louisiana-Mi ss Kittie Manley.

Lafayette , Louis iana .

Little Rock, Arkansas Mrs. W. H .

Greeson , Box 172, Harrison, Arkan sas.

Los Angeles , C"lifornia Mrs. Loi s S tega n , 705 S . Prairie, In g lew ood .

California.

Maryville, Missom·i-Mrs. Sue White. 401 S outh Buchanan, Maryv ille, Missouri.

Mtmcie, In diana-Mrs . Harold Bull, 3 17 As hland Ave ., Muncie, Indiana.

Nat chitoches, Douis ianct - Mrs. George Himel, Wadhington St. , Natchitoch es, L o uis iana.

N ew Y01·/c, N ew York ·- Mrs. Calenda r Whidden , Jr., 142-41 Franklin Ave., Flus hing, Long Is land , N ew York.

Philadelphia, Pmmsylvania-Mi ss Connie Pennypacker (Nu Nu) , 808 Powder Mill Lane , P enfield Dow ns, Pennsylvania .

Plu ladelplt ·ia, Pennsylvania - Miss Annabelle Mille r (K. K.), 2526 Cor al St. , Philadelphia 25, P en nsylvania.

P itts burg, T<ansas-Mi ss Camilla Bumgarn er , 312 Globe Building, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Pittsburp h, Pennsylv ania - Mrs. Philip Meyer , 233 Third St. , A s pinwall, P enns ylvania.

Richmond, V ira inu•- Mrs . J ean R. Grady.

4105 Patter son Ave., Richmond, Va. Rochester, N ew York Miss F lore nce Ge rris h , 204 Chili Ave., Roc heste r, N ew York.

South Bend, Indiana-Mar jorie Stafford.

02 N. L afayette Blvd., South Be nd , Indi a na .

Springfield, M issouri -Mrs. L eon Palm er.

R.F.D. 8, No. 352 , Springfield, Missouri.

St. Louis, Missouri - Mrs. S. J . H a ll, 9019 Eage r R oad, Richmond H eights 17, Mi ssouri.

Suffolk , Virginia-Mrs. R. R . H e witt, Jr., 212 athe rine St., Suffolk , Virginia.

T opeka, Kansas - Mrs . Janus Ru e, 6 12 Medford, Topeka, K ansas.

Tulsa, Oklcthoma - Mrs. J . H . Br wer, 1726 S. Vi cto r , Tuls a, Oklahoma.

Washington. D. C. - Miss H ar rietta S. P eters, 17th a nd K Sts. N.W., Was hing ton , D . C. Wichita, Kansas-Mrs. William Wri g h t.

6212 E. Central, Wichi ta, Kan sas.