Asa phoenix vol 37 no 2 jan 1952 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

路THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA JANUARY, 1952

Volume XXXVII Number 2

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA IS NOW A ' MEMBER OF NPC By Wilma W . Sharp Dear A'2.A Family: Under the above formal and factual headline, I am writing to all of you, our thousands of A'2.A alumnae and college members, in a most informal, personal and esoteric manner. The salutation includes EVERY A'2.Aall members and officers. It is good to write to you thru our annual Alumnae Bullet in which is for A':i.A's only. Alpha Sigma Alpha 's admittance to membership .in Notional Panhellenic Conference on November 27 at the biennial conference at Williamsburg, Virginia, highlights my twenty years as your representative in interfraternity relationships and work. Into those two decades have gone toil, sweat and prayers-and pleasant, rewarding friendships, too. A steadfast purpose has run through the years -to act in the wisest wa y for the good of our soror ity and you, its individual members. It is extre mel y gratifying to assure you "the records show" that A':i.A has maintained a highly respected place in circles of interfraternity leadership throughout the years. Hold proudl y to thi s <Jchievement for you have had a large part in attaining it. I humbly thank you for your confidences and helpfulness. It was a momentous occasion in my interfraternity career, when, following a closed executive session, the associate members and visitors were recalled to the NPC meeting room to hear Mrs . Edith Crabtree, KKG, gracious <Jnd capable Chairman, say, " I om happy to announce that the following associate members have been admitted to membership in NPC-"ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA .. . " (fi rst in alphabetical order on the list!) While the other ten names were called, my mind and heart were flooded with intimate thoughts, vivid memories and fervent hopes. We had been given frequent assurance particularly during the last two years that membership in NPC would be automatic when the four year period of a ssociate membership required by the NPC Co nstitution was completed . Consequently, we have worked and planned accordingl y and we have placed no undue emphasis throughout our college and alumnae chapters upon the final action . For the past four years A'2.A has been affiliated with NPC, now we take our place as a member, with the " field problem" n~ longer a mooted question with A"拢A's fra (Continued on page 2)

ALUMNAE BULLETIN

ALUMNAE ALL "No North, no South, no East , no West,

No yours, no m ine, but al wa ys o urs, Merged in one power ou r lesser powers For no one 's fa vor great or smell , But all for Each and each for all. "

These well known words of Edmund Coo ke might well characterize our Alpha Sigma alumnae through the years. The provincialism so often associated with college disappears when Alpha Sigmas from all parts of our country are banded toget he r in one strong Alumnae Chapter, named for the city where located. In recent years alumnae membership has new meaning . Our chief concern no longer is the soc ial aspect of our program. Rother are we spurred on by an awareness of greater service to ou r sorority through wider friendships, interest in all colleges training young women, thoughtfulness of others through local and national philanthropies, and leadership in the better community activities . Our fraternal interests can include the recommendation of stude nts for rushing by college chapters and possible colleges where an Alpha Sigma chapter might be established . Such tangible gifts can be given by each A ~ A alumnae . Through the years alumnae have se rved well but late ly our sph ere of activity has widened. The NPC biennial report showed Alpha Sigma ranking third among the 31 member groups in th e number of new alumnae chapters established since 1949. Our 36 new alumnae groups were surpassed only by T ri Delta 's thirty-seven and Delta Gamma 's fifty-eight . Among the former Associate me.mber groups we rated fir st with . 93 Alumnae Chapters. The further ex pansion of our alumnae program is up to each A"i.A for onl y through chartered Alumna e Chapters can we prese nt a tru e accounting of the rich heritage that has been ours-TH ROUGH THE YEARS' Evel yn G. Bell

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Convention Business In compli ance wi th the A'i:A constitution , pg. 7, Art . I , Sec. 6 , the N otional Preside nt , has appointed a nominating committee that wi ll submit a slate for the election of Notional Co uncilors at the 1952 Natio nal Convention . The comm itt ee invi t es yo ur suggestions. MRS. RICHARD A . RICE, Chairman 4651 Ken wood Avenue, Ind ianapoli s, India na MRS. W ILLIAM THOMAS 3404 Linnem an Street , Gl enview, Illinoi s MISS SHIRLEY LI V ESAY Longwood College , Box 79, Farm vi ll e, Virginia

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2 ALUMNAE CAN COOPERATE Rushing is one of the most important aspects of a sorority. Upon the success or failure of rushing depends the continued strength and growth of the sorority. It is the duty and responsibility of each alumnae member to recommend to our college chapters girls who have desirable personalities and who show promise of capable leadership . In this way, we may each have a part in helping to insure the future of our organization . Our college chapter girls seem to be left with the full responsibility of rushing . Each chapter must choose an unusual theme and then work very arduously to carry it out in every way. During rushing season, if the local Panhellenic rules permit, alumnae members could help make favors , decorate, serve or furnish refreshments and so many other little things which would be received gratefully . College chapters welcome recommendations! Our Constitution states "All recommendations for membership shall be courteous ly acknowledged and considered ." We olums are such a massive group, and if each of us would recommend one person each year, think what wonderful results could be obtained through our cooperation . Won't you please sit down right now, take a recommendation blank in hand and fill it in? Then you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have done your duty . Let us work together and prove that we wont to and con cooperate with our college chapters. Con you be depended upon to do your port? Recommendation blanks may be obtained from Miss Evelyn G. Bell , Notional Alumnae Director, 7 67 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo 22: New York . Jean Grad y

GOLDEN DAYS AWAIT YOU! at ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia August 19-23, 1952 Plan your individual or fomi ly vocation to center around happy A'i:.A days in picturesque Virginia . A cordial welcome to husbands at Hotel Con vention rate s. American Plan . 2 in a room-$1 1.50 per day per perso n (including tip and State ta x) REGISTRATION FEE FOR MEMBERS $10 .00

ALUMNAE CAN ASSUME RESPONSIBI,LITIES Let's Check on Life Membership! In the SO years of A};.A history, a few changes hove been mode in the financial obligations of members. Not as many as in some organizations, but to make the record clear on Life Membership - Life Subscription, PLEASE READ : ' Prior to 1 930-Life Membership-Life Subscription was $50 .00 . 1 930- Life Membership without life subscription reduced to $25 .00. 1 945- Beginning this year, members completing their $25.00 payment become Life Member-Life Subscribers . At the time, it was hoped all $25 .00 Life Members would receive the magazine for life, but publication costs hove not mode this possible to dote . All changes were approved by Notional Conventions in sess ion . Members inifioted in 1930, 1931 and 1932 through August , ore credited with $10 .00 from initiation fees toward Life Membership, leaving balance of $15.00 . Members initiated prior to 1930, hove no credit from initiation fee , but any annual payments mode by alumnae ore credited to Life Membership. Since August, 1 942, the $5 .00 pledge fee has been crediteÂˇd to Life Membership, leaving a balance of $20.00 . The 1949 Convention voted a $1.00 annual alumnae fee for all members who were nat Life Members, the $1 .00 annual fee to be credited toward completion of Life Membership-Life Subscription . Th is annual fee applies to alumnae whether associated with on alumnae c hapter or not. You may choose to pay the $1 .00 annual fee if you ore not a life member or you may make a $5 .00 payment on your Life Membership and receive The Phoenix for one year, then, within a few years you will hove completed the $25.00 fee. The $25 .00 Life Members who paid during the period which did not include life subscription, rrioy receive The Phoenix at $1 .00 a year or 3 years for $2 .00 and ore not required to pay the $1.00 annual alumnae fee . ALL ALUMNAE SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE SORORITY'S FINANCIAL WELFARE IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU! Send all payments to Esther Bucher, Suite 226, 1025 Grand Avenue, Kansa s City â&#x20AC;˘6 , Mi ssouri. Please make checks payable to Alpha Sigma Alpha. Esther Bucher

HOTEL RESERVATION BLANK Send to : Miss Helen L. Corey 6310 Sherwood Rood Philadelphia 31 , Pennsy lva n ia

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ternity classification FIRMLY ESTABLISHED as a member of NPC. At Williamsburg very gracious consideration was shown A'i:.A and all newly admitted NPC members . Voting powers were established early in the first session . (The official report of the conference will be written by Miss Amy Onken, Pi Beta Phi , and released for publication at a later date l. As always I felt a deep pride in our A'i:.A officers . Evelyn G. Bell served as A'i:.A ' s alternate delegate-renewing old friendships, making new friends, attend ing as A'i:.A's official representative many of the smaller special-campus-conferences which were scheduled between sessions and into the night . Helen L. Corey and Jean Grady joined us for the weekend activities . Helen (Continued o n page 4)

JANUARY, 1952

ALUMNAE OF THE FUTURE

ALUMNAE CAN SERVE

Hello Everybody! We, the alumnae of the future, ore now living the activities that are pleasant memories to you and may our activities refresh those pleasant memories of college days.

Have yo u ever stopped to consider how many ways our alumnae chapters are constantly se rving the college chapters;>

Like all of you alumnae , we have recently observed our Founders' Day and renewed our vows to A'2.A. Our first chapter, Alpha, had an especially nlce banquet. A beautifully new decorated suite greeted Alpha Alphas on their return to school this fall. Forty rushed, thirty pledged is the score of the Alpha Betas. "The Fireman 's Bride," a gay farce, is being rehearsed by the Alpha Gammas for the " Laughter" show. These wintery nights will soon be filled with the caroling of the Beta Betas. After a joint Founders' Day program, the actives and the alumnae of Epsilon Epsilon relived the post ond looked forward to the future. "Sound Off," Gayle Von Meter, the Zeta Zetas hail you os homecoming queen of 1951. Cutting out and stuffing rag dolls for the orphan girls' Christmas and stenciling towels and handkerchiefs for the bezoar hos kept the Theta Thetas rather busy the lost few weeks. They are also saluting Betty Gallant and Shirley Tyler who join three other sisters as members of the Scarlet Key soc iety. Did you see Daffy Dilly on TV in Phila delphia's annual Thanksgiving Parade? You did-Daffy was none other than Kappa Kappa ' s president, Joan Holden. Redecorating the Panhellenic house and the annual Harvest Moon have been some of the highlights of the Nu Nus. Pi Pi is still talking about their SilverGolden Jubilee . From the looks of things the athletic cu p will be in the possession of tbe Tau Taus. Baby orchids as favors helped the Phi Phis carry out the Hawaiian theme at their rush party. Jan Schurr, Chi Chi, was a member of the Homecoming Queen 's court. Another group of campus carolers will be the Psi Psi ' s. Beta Gamma 's were very proud of Wilma Jane Broy les as she reigned over the homecoming activities. There is nothing like taking all the major offices in Pep club and that is just what the Beta Delta's did . Calling at the City Home with gifts will be Santa in person of the Beta Epsi Ion's. Another queen of home coming activities was Joan Reilly of Beta Eta . Beta Theta's fall calendar was first circled for the visit of the national alumnae director, Evelyn Bell , and now the big circle is for the annual Christmas Ball held with their brother fraternity. December 1, found the Beta Kappa's journeying to Peoria for a state day luncheon. "The Seventh Nite Ball " was the theme of the Beta Lambda's semester dance . Beta Mu is busy making plans for their initiation banquet and the Mistletoe Ball. Among those helping to fill fhe college quota for blood donors were the Beta Xi's . The Rho Chi booth at the Wintermart was quite profitable . Midst the rush of pre-Christmas activities you will find the Beta Pi 's . "Sleigh Normal" was a win-ner in the homecoming floats for the Beta Rho's. Another homecoming float winner was the Beta Upsilon's. Yes, the news is good from our college chapters and it shows the pep and enthusiasm of the girls and that they are living up to the traditions set by the alumnae . Join us in reading The Phoeni x for more detailed accounts of our college activities . Mary K. Reiff

Each year alumnae are ever al ert to girls entering colleges with Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters. Recommendations of these girl s are sent to the Rush chairman as possible candidates of our soro rity. 2. As part of their year ly program alumnae groups entertain the collegiate chapters and their rushees with attractive parties. 3. Homes and club courtesies of alums are available to college chapters for parties and meetings. 4 . Undergraduate chapters are recipients of gifts and donations for their chapter houses and suites from 路alumnae. 5. Alumnae groups join collegiate chapters in their philanthropic programs, local and national. 6. State Days have gained publicity for chapters on campus as well a s providing fellowship and solution of similar problems of undergraduates. 7. Alumnae publicity brings recognition for community se rvice which in turn builds an awareness on the part of sorority minded individuals of the high standards of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Each of our alumnae chapters does so me if not all of these areas of service for local undergraduate chapters. Let us read the concrete evidence of Alumnae Can Serve from chapters all over the United States. AKRON , OHIO-"We served State Day in Columbus by providing the favor s for the luncheon. Five of us drove to Columbus to attend State Day. We are also taking an active part in the Akron Panhellenic." ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM , EASTON PA.-" For our community philanthropic program we are knitting an afghan for the Red Cross to be used at Valley Forge Veteran Hospital. " ALVA, OKLA.-"We sponsored a rush party and dinner for t he Gamma Gamma chapter at the Country Club ." BUFFALO, N. Y.-"We presented Margaret Jolly our Scholarship Award and to Carolyn Turner the Activities Award." CUMBERLAND, MD.-"Decorating baby beds and providing doll s for the Associ ated Charities to distribute has brought us much pleasure ." DAYTON , OH 10-"We brought canteen books and small personal gifts for thirty-nine patients of one ward at Veterans Administration Hospital and presented them Christmas morning ." FORT WAYNE, IND.-"A box of gifts was sent to Cold Springs Hospital in Indianapolis for the veterans." HAMPTON , V A.-" We gave a Coke party for new st udents going to Longwood this fall." INDIANA, PA.-"The alumnae entertained the Alpha Gamma girls to their new pledges after Pledging Ceremonies in the home of Dr. Mahacheck." INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-"Aiumnoe provided Christmas cheer to a child of a war veteran at Cold Springs Veterans' Hospita I." KANSAS CITY, MO .-"With Ruth Pennell a s chairman, the alums entertain the children ot the Convalescent Center the first Saturday of each month ." LOS ANGELES, CALIF.-"Aipha Sig alumnae and their husbands have adopted a word ot Wadsworth's Veterans Hospital and visit them once a week." MACOMB, ILL.-"The Beta Kappa chapter was our (Continued on page 4)

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4 ALUMNAE KEEP IN STEP! I am very appreciative of the continuous support af our National Fellowship and Philanthropic Program through the ten dollar or more contributions by many Alumnae Chapters . However, there are some chapters from whom we have had no response , and it is to those I wish to make this appeal. LET US MAKE A PERFECT RECORD FOR 1952, THE YEAR OF OUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY, BY HAVING A CONTRIBUTION FROM EVERY ALUMNAE CHAPTER! The College girls do it every year, and I am sure the Alumnae can keep in step with concentrated effort. As you know, some of your dollars are used for scholarship loans and some for aid to hospitalized Veterans. With the addition of Korean casualties to those of the past two wars, V. A. hospital patients need our help even more desperatefy now . SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO MRS. HARVEY E. BUMGARDNER, 201 0 ROSELAND, ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN . Besides your money, there is great need for Volunteer Services. Wherever possible, try to organize such groups in the name of A}:.A and "Fill your days with satisfying activity." If there is no Veterans Hospital in your Community, or if there is doubt as to procedure, contact your local Red Cross Chapter 路and extend a helping hand . Marie W . Rice , National Philanthropic Chairman

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA IS NOW A MEMBER OF NPC (Continued from page 2) Corey arrived in the NPC meeting hall Friday morning just as your delegate was speaking as 路 a member of the special Americanism Committee! Jean Grady drove down to Williamsburg, (putting her car at our disposal) after a busy week in her office at Richmond, to add her charming presence to the remaining events. Many NPC magazine editors whose biennial meeting ran concurrently expressed regret that illness prevented the attendance of our popular A}:.A editor, Genevieve Leib. What now, A A? I repeat some statements made in our 1950 Alumnae Bulletin: " With the advantages of NPC membership come additional obligations. Competition will be keener. Strong alumnae support, therefore, becomes really essential to our college chapters. Our entire membership must be aroused to our enlarged opportunities. The place A}:.A will make and hold in NPC depends upon YOU." NPC member organizations are becoming better acquainted with A}:.A's program and the campuses we serve. Thirteen of our college chapters are already competing with chapters of NPC fraternitie s . . . Our alumnae members are now eligible to membership in City Panhellenic organizations which are affiliated with NPC. Not all City Panhellenics are affiliated. NPC - has no advisory contact with unaffiliated City Panhellenics. If you have questions about this, 路please send them to the National Alumnae Director or to me . . . Your official NPC delegate has been placed on an important NPC Committee , College Panhellenics, of which Mrs. Gladys Power, Alpha Chi Omega , is again chairman THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Published in November, Ja nuary, March and May of each year at 30 N. Ninth St. , Richmond, Ind iana, by the Nicholson Pnnting Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Soronty havmg headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind iana. Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and co rrespo ndence concerning the sam e should be addressed to Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3515 N. Pennsylvania St., Apartment 8 Indianapolis 5, Ind iana . ' Postmaster: Send Form 3578 to Indianapolis, Indiana, address. Ent_ered as second-class matter, September 4, 1923 , at the oost off1ce at R1chmond , Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

for the ensuing biennium . The achievement of a goal must serve as incentive for higher endeavor . An A}:.A goal has been reached but "the work never is done while the power to work remains. " And what is work, especially within our beloved A}:. A except "love made visible ."

ALUMNAE CAN SERVE (Continued from page 3) guest at a tea given at the Western High Training School. These social affairs bring us closer together." MUNCIE, JND.-"Homecoming in October is always a gold letter day for alums and undergraduates to get together from all over the state. We enjoy our many joint activities with our Chi Chi girls throughout the year." NEW ORLEANS, LA.-"Our Founders' Day Banquet was ~e lebrated at Josef's French Restaurant in the Vieux Carre." NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, VA.-" Although we are only one year old we participated in and attended the Virginia State Day at Farmville. During Christmas holidays we entertained the collegiate Alpha Sigs of this vicinity with a buffet supper." OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.-"Publicity through local newspapers can create an interest to bring new alumnae members into our group which builds and strengthens all chapters. Through these chapters we can give more support apd get more pledges for our colleg1ate chapters." PEORIA, ILL.-"December first was the date for the Peoria alumnae, Macomb alumnae and Beta Kappa undergraduates to gather at Peoria for a day 路of fellowship. It was such fun to see old acquaintances and meet new friends." ROCHESTER, N . Y.-"We travelled to Buffalo to share in Pi Pi's Silver Anniversary." SOUTH BEND, IND.-"Mildred Zoss is serving as Social Chairman for the Panhellenic Association of South Bend . and Mishawaka ." WASHINGTON , D. C.-"We are financing our local philanthropic project by selling cards and stationery." Eloise Proctor

DIRECTORY NATIONAL COUNCIL

President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave. , Independence, Missouri.

Vice-President-Miss Virginia Carpenter, 13605 Shaker Bl vd., Cleveland 20 , Ohio. Secretary-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road Overbrook, ' Philadelphia 31 , Pennsylvania. Treasurer-Miss Esther Bucher, Suite 226, I 025 Grand Avenue, Kansas City 6, Missouri . Reqistrar-Mrs. Robert C. Grady, 2400 Swartwout Ave., Richmond 28 , Virginia . Editor-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 3515 N. Pennsyl vania Street, Apt. 8 , Indianapolis 5, Indiana. Director of Alumnae-Miss Eve lyn G. Bell, 767 Lafa yette Ave., Buffalo 22, New York. NATIONAL CHAIRMEN

Alumnae Editor-M iss Elo ise Proctor, 3110 N. Delaware, Indianapolis 5, Ind iana. Alumnae Organizer-Mrs. Donald L. Frost, 220 Brush Creek Blvd. , Kansas City 2, Missouri . Art-Mrs. Robert Wo lf, R. R. I , Rexford, New York. College Ed itor-Miss Mary K. Reiff, 3000 Tracy, Kansas City, Mtssoun .

Constitution-Mrs. Wayne W. Byers, 1696 Skyline Dr., Apt. 5 , Pittsburgh 27, Pennsylvania. Convention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Road, Overbrook, PhiIadelphia 31, Pennsylvania. Fellowship-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgardner, 20 I 0 Roseland, Royal Oak, Michigan. Founders' Day-Mrs. Robert T. Naylor, 230 N. Main Street, Suffolk, Virginia. Historian--Miss Louise Stewart, 1330 Blue Avenue, Zanesville, Oh10. Music-Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich, 55 Huntington Avenue, Buffalo 14, New Yo rk. . Philanthropic-Mrs. R. A. Rice, 4651 Kenwood Ave., Indianapolis, lnd1ana. Scholarship-Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter Street , Denve r 7, Colorado.

THE PHOENIX Âˇ OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

MARCH

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CONTENTS

1952 Silver Anniversary of Pi Pi Chapter VOJ.UME XXXVII NUMBER 2

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The Thirty-second Biennial National Panhellenic Conference

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The All-American Conference to Combat Communism . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapters in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 It Happened in Richmond, Virginia . . ... . ... . ..... 12 Virginia: A~A is on its Way . ..... ... . ..... ...... 16 Convention Reservation Blank ..... .... .. .. . .. ... 26 Convention Program .. . ........ .. ... ... . .. . ... . 27 Greek Letter Women Participate in Know Your America Week .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 News Letters, Alumnae Chapters ................. 30 News Letters, College Chapters ... ...... ... ...... 46 Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Directory

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â&#x20AC;˘ Published in November, January, March and May of each year at 30 N. Ninth St., Richmond, Indiana, by the Nicholson Printing Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority having headquarters at Indianapolis, Indiana . Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and correspondence concerning the some should be addressed to Mrs . B. F. Leib, 3515 N. Pennsylvania St., Apartment 8 , Indianapolis 5, Indiana.

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A MINE OF GOLDA VEIN OF SILVER Golden Anniversary of A :i A Silver Anniversary of Pi Pi Chapter

A DM IN IST RAT IVE OF FI CERS OF BU FFA LO ST A TE Left to r ig ht : Dr . George Sherr ie, Act ing Dea n ; Dr . Ral p h H orn, Act i ng President; Dr . H a rry W . Rockwell , Presid ent Em eri tus .

Alumna e Director, Eve ly n G. Be ll and N a tiona l President, Wi lma Wi lso n Sharp.

CHAPTE R PRESIDENTS Carol M . Small , 195 1 Pi Pi Chapte r President. Mrs. Wm . Swenson , 1951 Buffal o Alumnae President.

GOLDEN-SI LV ER ANNI V ERSAR Y COMMITTEE Left t o r ight : Mrs. John J . Fl y nn ( Boo k let ); Donna M . Cu nningham (M a i l ing ); M rs. Lou ise Co e, M iss Gerda W i lli a m s (General Co-Cha i rmen ).

MARCH, 1952

PI PI CLASS, 1937

l PI PI CLASS, 1943

Pi Pi Wealth Keeps Steadfast Through the Years

PI PI CLASS, 1950

PI PI CLASS, 1942 Dr.

SOME OF PI PI COLLEGE CHAPTER

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Pi Pi Chapter at Buffalo Celebrates Golden-Silver Anniversary Tribute Paid to Evelyn G. Bell, National Alumnae Director

When the twenty-fifth anniversary of Pi Pi and the fiftieth anniversary of Alpha Sigma coincided this year, t he Buffalo chapter realized that it was an occasion for a real celebration . Production began many months in advance with the formation of a hard-working committee headed by co-chairmen Mrs . Louise A Coe and Miss Gerda Williams . Other committee members were : Mrs . W . Lawson Blackstone, Mrs . Bruno Kraw, Mrs . William Barre, Miss Donna Cunningham, Mrs . Norman H. Vedder, Miss Heidi Lyon , Mrs. John H. Finn, Mrs . James Finley, Mrs . Robert Biggane, Mrs. John J . Flynn, Jr., Mrs . David Nies, Mrs . Bernard Groh, Mrs . Arthur Hellrich, Miss Margaret Lienert, Miss Dolores Goldsmith and Mrs. William Swenson . The decision of the committee was to hold a formal luncheon on Oct. 27, at the Twentieth Century Club . The behind-the-scenes preparations were finally done and the big day arrived when we gathered in the spacious dining room of the club. The lovely oval room was dominated by white columns and a sparkling crystal chande1ier overhead . At one end of the room was a stage on which was grouped the Pi Pi chapter choir. In front of the stage was a long speakers table, centered with a bowl of red roses . Rising from among the roses were golden stars and our symbolical Phoenix . The smaller tables about the room were again centered with red roses and golden stars. The addition of about 200 Alpha Sigs and friends to the picture set the scene for a fitting opening by the choir, singing the Alpha Sigma Alpha Grace . Toastmistress Betty Barber Barre then arose and in presenting our theme, said, " .. . the vein of silver for our own local chapter's 25 years and a mine of gold for National's 50 years is an apt -theme for the anniversary we celebrate today ." Ruth Swenson (Mrs. Wm.), Buffalo's Alumnae Chapter President extended greetings to all guests and members present. Among the honored guests introduced by Betty were many representatives from Buffalo State Teachers College . Some of these were : Dr. H. Rockwell, president emeritus,

and Mrs . Rockwell ; Mrs . Harvey Rice, wife of the new college president; Dean and Mrs . Ralph Horn; Dean Catherine Reed; Mrs . Carolyn Heyman, our sorority adviser; Frances Hepinstall, patroness; Dr . and Mrs . Albright; and Dr . and Mrs. George Sherrie . Evelyn Bell , on behalf of the national association , presented a silver tribute in the form of a check, with which she is to purchase a piece of silver to be engraved as a commemoration of this silver anniversary . A solemn moment in the program was the lighting of five candles by five former Alpha girls . They and Donna Cunningham, a Frost Fidelity girl, spoke about our "Golden Dreams" (to elevate womanhood in the world.) as follows : Founders' Day, 1951 Mrs . Geo. E. Richmond , Jr. Freedom . ... . .. .. . Miss Mary Montesano Faith .... . . . ... . . . . . . Mrs. Gerald Braun Fellowship . . . .. .... .. .. Miss Edith Ertell Fidelity ... . . . ... Miss Donna Cunningham Future .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . Mrs. Bernard Groh A tribute was paid to Evelyn Bell for her many years of service to Alpha Sigma Alpha . Betty said of Evelyn, "Through the years she has set the key for what we call the A::拢 A spirit. She has given of herself so unstintingly as to be an inspiration to us all. These 25 years would not have been possible without her." As Eunice Tietjers says, "Beautiful and rich is an old friendship . Grateful to the touch as ancient ivory, Smooth as aged wine or sheen of tapestry Where light has lingered intimate and long. 路 Full of tears and warm is an old friendship . That asks no longer deeds of gallantry, Or any deeds at all-save that the friend shall be Alive and breathing somewhere like a song." On this note the program ended with each person taking away with her a red rose-a symbol of all the sorority has meant to us in friends~ip for these twenty-five years . Lois B. Conroy

MARCH, 1952

The Thirty-second Biennial National Panhellenic Conference By Amy Burnham Onken ( Edi to r 's Note : Alpha Sigma Alpha is g rateful to Mi ss On ke n Grand President and NPC Delegate of Pi Beta Ph i f o r th i~ g rap h ic ye t . co m p rehens ive report w hich she gracio usly prepared fo r release 1n fraternit y p u blications. )

With the commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa by Interfraternity Research and Advisory Council designated as a " Thanksgiving for Freedom" celebration each of the associated national Panhellenic~ must inevitably have found , as did National Panhellenic Conference, that its discussions and its decisions, as never before, were marked by a deep consciousness of the importance of the college fraternity as an integral, not an isolated, part of the American way of life and of its responsibility fo~ proving itself an effective weapon against the forces which would destroy the basic freedoms of American democracy and for those which would preserve them . NPC,路 at its 32nd Biennial Meeting , held in Williamsburg, Virginia, November 27 to December 1, 1951, left no room for doubt of its determination to work towards the goal set by its Chairman, Mrs . E. Granville Crabtree, Kappa Kappa Gamma, when in opening the convention she called upon it to " hold fast to its responsibility and to implement it more effectively." NPC Now Has Thirty-one Member Groups

Following the admission to full membership of the eleven national fraternities which had held associate membership for four years, National Panhellenic Conference met with the longest list of full member fraternitiesth irty-one-and the greatest number of fraternity officers present-one hundred and fifty-five-in its history. The good fellowship of the conference again gave proof of the friendships between fraternity officers which inev itably lead to understanding and mutual helpfulness between fraternities . The officers of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi , and Delta Gamma, the fraternities whose delegates had served as members of the Executive Committee since 1949, made up the Hostess Committee whose helpfulness and thoughtful courtesies were greatly appreciated . The special social events under this Committee's direction were a tea at The Inn, honoring the eleven new full member fraternities; a dinner at the

Lodge at which Mr. Lloyd Cochran , president of Alpha Sigma Phi, spoke inspiringly of the value and the service of fraternit ies 路 and a formal dinner at The Inn wi th Miss Ma rgaret Bannister, of the Office of Publ ic Informati on Department of Defense, emphasi zing t he part which fraternity members as ind ividual cit izens must play in the defense of Ame rica . An Inspiring Program Feature

One of the most inspiring and delightful features of the conference was the presentation by Louise Leonard, NPC Delegate for Alpha Gamma Delta, as a part of her discussion on "What It Means to Be an NPC Delegate," of a pageant, " This House We Build," written by Constance Frazier, a past nationa l officer of Alpha Gamma Delta . The pageant depicted the stages through which a fratern ity member must pass if she is to progress from a pledge to an alumna willing to serve and capable of serving with distinction the cause of fraternities . The beautiful music by the Women's Section of the William and Mary choir was a lasting delight. Miss Leonard was hostess to the choir; its director, Mr. Fehr, and Mr . Albert Hook of the college; and the cast, at dinner, preceding the presentation of the pageant. Alpha Gamma Delta has graciously given permission to make the pageant available to college and city Panhellenics. 路 The active chapters and the College Panhellenic at the College of William and Mary gave many evidences of their pleasure in having NPC meet in Williamsburg and the tea , given by the Panhellen ic, in the Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall , was one long路 to be remembered for its warmth of hosp ital ity. Public Relations Program for the Fraternity System

NPC was highly privileged to have as speakers at its program devoted to IRAC, Judge William Bayes, Phi Delta Theta, past president of N IC; Dr . Clyde Johnson, Phi Kappa Sigma , incoming editor of the IRAC bullet in; Mr. L. G. Balfour, Sigma Chi , past president of N IC, and president of IRAC; and Mr . C. Robert Yeager, Pi Kappa Alpha, treasurer of IRAC. Mr. Yea-

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6 ger presented the report of the Foundation Committee of N IC with its recommendations for a Pub Iic Relations Program for The Fraternity System, to be supported by National Interfraternity Conference, Professional Panhellenic Association, Professional Interfraternity Conference, and National Panhellenic Conferenc:e . Since NPC later moved to "accept as a privilege its opportunity to have a part .. . in the intensive effort towards excellent public relations through the National Interfraternity Foundation," as outlined by the Foundation Committee, this plan should perhaps be br [efly outlined here . The Foundation Committee recommended two ways in which all fraternity members" can help preserve the rich expertence of fraternity living" as they have known it : by "helping raise the necessary money to improve fraternity scholarship, conduct, attitudes, and pub Iic acceptance;" and by taking "an active interest" in making their own fraternities better "physically, morally, intellectually, and socially." Fraternities as such will be asked only to give space three times a year in their magazines to the public relations program and to the planned "National Interfraternity Week" which would be celebrated annually during late April or early May; each member of a fraternity will be asked to make a one dollar contribution, during each Interfraternity Week, to the Interfraternity Foundation; and Panhellenic and fraternity groups will be urged to give, during that week, service to some campus, civic, or national good citizenship project. Surely through such a program, fraternities can "win and hold the respect and support of the colleges and communities where they are located as well as of the public in general" to a degree never before attained. Instead of the usual-and usually hilarious -skit presented by the Editors, NPC heard this year from Editors a panel on "Our Magazines," with discussions on the proper presentation of material in these fraternity publications, on the ways of utilizing magazines to the fullest extent, and on the value of the magazines from a public relations standpoint.

Executive Secretaries spoke on sources of income for conventions, on choice of sites, on frequency, and on costs. The statistical report of one fraternity on its convention costs is undoubtedly typical and it showed that in nine years the over-all expense of its convention had increased 222%, with hotel rates showing an increase of 300%; travel, 209%; and tipping, 628%! Since, according to the Executive Secretaries, no more than one out of every hundred fraternity members normally attends a national convention, it is not to be wondered at that fraternities are weighing the relative value of national conventions and of increased chapter inspections and regional workshops; that some fraternities are considering quadrennial national conventions only, with biennial chapter workshops; and that some are considering even a six-year interim between national conventions. The Executive Secretaries expressed their belief that this evaluation of big national conventions "is a practical recognition that the inflationary trends of today necessitate holding the line" financially . Deans of Women Attend

NPC was delighted to have present at some . of its sessions Dean Stamp of the University of Maryland, Dean Wynne-Roberts of William and Mary College; Dean Williams of Tulsa University, and Dean Mason of Northwestern University. Mrs . Mason, as the representative for National Association of Deans of Women, gave an informative, stimulating, and inspiring message to fraternities when she spoke on "A Dean Looks at Today's Campus." Constructive Work of Committees

The regular program of NPC "again reflected the constructive work of officers and committees" as each standing committee gave a review of its special field and work, discussed needs and trends, and recommended policies for the future. Of understandably special importance were the reports of the surveys of the Committees on College Panhellenics and on City Panhellenics. These should be carefully studied when the printed reports are available .

Executive Secretaries Discuss Fraternity Conventions

Important Decisions Made

The Executive Secretaries discussed fraternity conventions and gave data to show why fraternities are being forced to give serious consideration to the idea of holding national conventions less often than biennially. The

Among the decisions of NPC which have special significance are those embodied in the following resolutions : "Believing that over-all student government associations can condition students to collec-

MARCH, 1952 tivism and its authoritarian spirit, and in recognition of the purposes and needs of women student groups, National Panhellenic Conference urges that all women's activity groups and all women's social groups arrange, through the office of Dean of Women such regulations as best serve their purposes and the educational functions of colleges and universities, and that these resolutions be sent to all Deans of Women, to Presidents of Colleges and Universities, and to Regents of colleges and universities . Whereas, NPC recognizes the value of women's student organizations as separate entities on the campus and as an essential part of student life, Be it resolved, That this Conference affirm the necessity of making 路a concerted effort to strengthen the positions of these organizations. Whereas a fraternity officer in visiting a campus may discover a situation demanding immediate attention or action, Be it resolved, That NPC formulate procedures to be followed for reporting and taking action . 路 Resolved, That the 1951 NPC reaffirm its belief that a short, ope~ rushing season and early pledging best serve the college community. Resolved, That the NPC continue to emphasize the importance of (a). Simplifying rushing rules and procedures, and (b). Keeping to a minimum the expenses of rushing, social affairs, and campus activities. Resolved, That the membership of affiliated City Panhellenics be limited to alumnae members of active and associate member groups of National Panhellenic Conference, with the provision that the action is not retroactive. Resolved, That each NPC delegate urge her own fraternity to cooperate in disseminating authentic and pertinent Panhellenic information to their respective delegates in City Panhellenics, recognizing that the varied and substantial activities of such groups witness well for Fraternity. Resolved, That the National Panhellenic Conference reaffirm its position of November 13, 1947, that the 'National Panhellenic Conference use its influence to assure the position of qualified women in administrative and policy making personnel positions on campuses of American colleges and univers ities.' Resolved, That National Panhellenic Conference reaffirm the part of the 1949 agreement which reads, ' that no questionnaires or

7 requests, oral or written, will be answered during the coming biennium until such time as these questionnaires or requests have been reviewed by the NPC Committee on Research and Pub Iic Relations, and informat ion released as to their validity.' Resolved, That NPC, in order to broaden its services to college Panhellenics, empower the members of the Executive Committee of National Panhellenic Conference, the Chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee, and the NPC College Panhellenics representative of the region involved, to send an official visitor to a campus when necessary, the expense incurred to be defrayed equally by the national member groups having chapters on the campus to be visited, upon advance approval by National Presidents of such chapters ." NPC was honored to have its Chairman, Mrs. Crabtree, Vice-President of IRAC, serve as the presiding officer at the program presented under the auspices of IRAC, which commemorated the 175th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa, and to have the Chairman of its Committee on College Panhellenics, Mrs . Harry H. Power, Alpha Chi Omega, speak as its representative on the program. In honoring Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek letter college fraternity, all fraternities expressed their adherence "to the opinion that the American college fraternity, having been conceived in an atmosphere of struggle for political independence, came into being as an expression of self-government" and-further to quote Mr. Verling Enteman, Delta Phi, NIC representative-"in defending the individual 's right to liberty and equality of opportunity" has "adhered steadfastly to social , economic, religious, and political democracy as the only sound ba~is for a satisfying personal and national life," and "with pride in their heritage and courage in their hearts, with belief in their country and faith in their God/ ' hailed Phi Beta Kappa! The concluding event for NPC and for IRAC was the huge banquet held at the Hotel Chamber! in, Old Point Comfort, presided over by Judge Frank H. Myer, Kappa Alpha, past NIC Chairman . A musical program was presented by a negro choral group, by Joan Frances Melnike, by Carol Smith, and by the 50th Army Band . NIC awards for distinguished service to fraternities were made to Dean Ray Warn ock, Beta Theta Pi , posthumously; to D2an Joseph Park, Alpha Tau Omega , Ohio

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NPC EDITORS' CONFERENCE By Ann Hall, Alpha Chi Omega ( Editor 's Note: Miss Hall ' s interesting report is doubly appreciated by the editor of the Phoeni x whose attendance at the Ed ito r 's meeting wa s preve nted by illness.)

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Jean Grady, Nati onal Reg istrar; Hel ent Corey, National Secreta ry; Wi lma Wilso:1 Sharp, National President.

State Uni versity; and to Judge William R. Bayes, Phi Delta Theta , past N IC Chairman . Mr . A. D. Chandler, president of the College of William and Mary, spoke briefly, and the address of the evening was given by Dr. Arthur Sherwood Flemmin J, president of Ohio Wesleyan University and Chairman, Manpower Policy Commission, Office of Defense Mobilization . The demonstration of inter-fraternity cooperation and unity, seen in the tremendous IRAC celebrations, surely foretells a future for fraternities worthy of their great past! With Deepened Determination

The 1951 NPC brought a renewed appreciation for the privilege of fraternity membership and interfraternity fellowship and a resulting deepened determination to make the college fraternity an increasingly recognized factor in the forming of good character and in the building of good c itizens. which must mean that the incoming Executive Committee-Mrs. W. Harold Hutchinson, Alpha Phi, Chairman; Miss Mavis Mann, Delta Gamma, Secretary; and Mrs . George M . Simonson, Gamma Phi Beta, Treasurer-knows beyond question that it is assured of the cooperation and support of all the fraternities which make up National Panhellenic Conference .

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Twenty-four of the thirty-one Panhellenic editors met for the five-day National Panhellenic Conference held in Williamsburg, Va. , from November 27 through December 1. Under the chairmanship of Marian Wiley Keys, editor of the Alpha Phi Quarterly, the sorority journalists discussed and compared notes on the problems of Panhellenic magazines from costs to chapter letters . At one of the business sessions it was agreed that any editor obtaining an article (from someone outside her organization), that would be of general Panhellenic interest, should try to get permission for the use of said article by the other Panhellenic magazines. The other editors would then be notified that such permission for reprinting had been secured. Plans were also made to cooperate with the Citizenship Committee of National Panhellenic in presenting material, arranged by this committee, to the combined fraternity-woman readership of more than half a million . At an "Editors' Hour/' given at one of the general sessions of the Conference, the following speakers represented the editors : Frances Warren Baker, Sigma Kappa Triangle, mistress of ceremonies; Kim Rose, Triangle of Sigma Sigma Sigma, who spoke on the "Purposes of Our Magazines;" Julia Fuqua Ober, formerly editor of the Angelus of Kappa Delta (and now Kappa Delta's national president) , on "An Editor Looks at Her Past/' and Dorothy Hummel Marshall, director of publications, Alpha Phi, on "How Do Fraternity Magazines further a Public Relations Program?" The 1951 session closed with the election of Ann Hall, editor of the Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega , chairman for the next biennium, and Kim Rose, Tri-Sigma Triangle, secretary-treasurer.

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"Take Time to Read, it is the Foundation of Wisdom" THE ALL-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TO COMBAT COMMUNISM REPORT OF NPC DELEGATES TO AAC By Mrs. Mary Love Collins, Chairman NPC Committee on Research and Public Relations

The All American Conference To Combat Communism was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dece mber 14 and 15, 1 951. The two day session was the final activity of the Freedom Week Conference observed in Milwaukee . About 100 .persons attended the AAC representing 66 organizations including religious, frater.nal, business, labor

and professiOnal groups.

There was one general session and the rest of the meetings were divided into workshops and panel discussio ns. The dual t~eme might be interpreted as understanding our freedoms and understanding communist techniques. Dr. Norman V1cent Peale, noted Cle~gyman, spoke at the banquet on Friday night. The main thought of his talk was, that we should recapture the thrill of Freedom of our ancestors, and Dr. Don Wilson, National Commander of the American Legion , speaking at one of the lunches, emphasized that each organization in th e AAC must talk not only to its people at large, but the organization itself must talk. At one of the workshops, Dr . Gene Stone International Society of Christian Endeavor, said "We must alert our young people to the dangers of Commu~i s m足 shallenge our young people to a greater faith in God ." And added, that young people today are looking to us and we must st ir a new faith in them. The slogan for the program adopted for 1952 was, "Each Group in its own field and in its own way, having its own Freedom program ." .. . The program to carry through Pearl Harbor Day to Bill of Rights Da y was outlined as follows: Sunday, December 7, 1 952, PEARL HARBOR DAY. Theme : United for Freedom. Monday, December 8 , 1952, CITIZENSHIP DAY. Theme : Freedom of Choice. Tuesday, December 9, 1952, FREE SPEECH AND PRESS DAY . Theme: Free of Voice. Wednesday, December 10, 1952, EDUCATION DAY. Theme. Free to Learn . Thursday, December 11, 1952, OPPORTUNITY DAY. Theme : Free to Earn . Friday, December 12, 1952, LIBERTY UNDER LAW DAY. Theme: Free Under Law . Saturday, December 13, 1952, FELLOWSHIP DAY . Theme: Free in Fell owship. Sunday, December 14, 1952, FREEDOM OF WORSHIP DAY. Theme: Free in Worship. Monday, December 15, 1952, BILL OF RIGHTS DAY. Theme : Free Under the Bill of Rights. Also on the affirmative side of Freedom is the project of the American Library Association . Groce Stevenson, Director of American Library Association, speaking on "Know Freedom's Heritage," told of the research work that the Library Association is doing in our country. The Ford Foundation made a grant to the Associ ation to carry on this work. The Association selected six demonstration areas : Los Angeles; Denver; La Crosse, Wi sconsin; Athens, Georgia; New York and Vermont State. In these areas they are providing discussion groups and training leaders to interpret "American Heritage ." They are listing books which apply to the American situation and trying to find out how these books can help citizens to understand America . From the panels the following seemed to us to be especially important in understanding Communist techniques: Communists work "under masks," or as another speaker said, their "greatest weapon is deception ." They are interested in "all o rganizati ons," infiltrate them and dev.elop "factions" in them . Communists are " disciplined" and "fanatical." One of the first objectives of communists was Hollywood, in order to "soften up" the people of the United States. That effort included the Unions and the creative elements, i.e., the writers, actors, etc. Greatest aids to communists are non-communists and anti-communists who innocently follow communist objectives without knowing the origin of those objectives. This is accomplished by deception, which includes the use of words and ideas thot have for Americans, meanings which communism would destroy but they try to trick Americans by the use of those words. The slave labor camps are a part of the "social structure" of Russia. They see m to exist everywhere except near certain cities. Persons are sent to them for trivial offenses as well as major offenses . It is estimated that there are 15,000,000 persons in such camps, which means a total of 40 to 45 million persons directly or indirectly affected by such experiences. The slave labor camps accompli sh much of the gigantic production undertakings of the government at low cost. However, in spite of the abolition of individual ownership of property, class differences exist, even in s lave labor camps, among those who direct the various activities and exercise degrees of control in such camps. Because of the vast numbers sent to such camps, a story used in Russia runs a s follows: "You were in a slave labor camp, or you are in a slave labor camp, or you will be in a slave labor camp. " Food is supplied on the basis of maintaining enough hunger to stimulate work and much of the money earned is kept by the camp. There is much brutality in the slave labor camps although legal provisions imply the contrary. Another exa mple of deception: In the field of religion in the satellite countries the pattern of deception is of especial interest. First there is issued laws declaring for freedom of conscience and religion. Then follows the steps that lead to a national church under communist control. These steps are confiscation of church property, control of clergy and finally arrests and trials to dispose of those who have religious convictions. The technique of proclaiming freedom of conscience and religion, followed by coercive tactics to destroy them, is paralled by some students on American campuses who talk flamboyantly about freedoms and then promptly deny freedom to other students and even call belief in Chri stianity a form of bias . In Russia young people do not go to church out of fear of the government.

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10 Rho Chi's Four Fold Plan

Little French Girl Adopted by Phi Phi's

While the philanthropic program upon which the Rho Chi's have decided is mostl y plans, it actually is four-fold. First, and this is something we have already started , we are cooperating with our alumnae group, Sigma Rho Chi, in giving a series of parties at a local orphanage. The first party was held November 4. We donated candy bars for each child and several of the girls attended the party to help with the entertainment. A second part of our plan is helping as sort of nurses' aids at the Ch i ldrens ' Hospital at Michigan. This hospital takes care of many charity cases and desperately needs help. The girls read to the children, play with them and help feed them, as well as work in the supply rooms. The last part of our plan is to send clothing and toys and perhaps a little money to the Nav aho Indians i n Arizona . We are each planning to bring things from home and hope to make this a school-wide project if permission is granted by the Panhellenic Council and school officials. I have written letters to Mrs. Robinson , who is a first grade teacher on the reservation and to Mr. Shine Smith, a man who has devoted his life to the Novahoes because they once nursed him back to health.

For our Philanthropic project , Phi Phi Chapter at Northwest Missouri State College, has adopted a little French girl through the Foster Parent Plan. She is Lillian Gleiles and she is twelve ye ars old. This sweet and very lonely little girl is greatly in need of friends and assistance . Her mother is a widow and cannot support the two on her small income. We are sending a total of $180, $18 a month for 10 months , which may be used for anything she needs . This plan has been highly endorsed by well known people . At Christmas time, our Chapter also sent a basket of food to a needy family in our town. The pledges supplied a chicken and the actives bought a variety of food to complete the su;>~ly .

Beta Lambda's Contribute Time And Money Before Christmas Beta Lamdo 's sold Christmas seals in the ' Book Store. We did this one day and every Alpha Sig was assigned to stay in the Book Store for one hour to sell. We also contributed to the March of Dimes.

MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS EARN FUNDS FOR BETA ETA'S To keep the wheels of Fellowship rolling, and to add to community service, Beta Eta 's have added these contributions: We started out by tr y ing to raise mo'n ey for the fellowship and Philanthropic fund. We did so by selling Harper's Bazaar Magazine subscriptions. We were very fortunate in selling a great number of these magazines. Just before Christmas time the sorority girls took the responsibility of selling the 1951 Christmas Seals. ·

We helped an unfortunate famil y have a happier Christmas by giving the children some nice Christmas gifts. Also during the Christmas season, almost all of the Beta Eta girls participated by singing , for a charity program called Kris Kringle. Its purpose was to raise money for needy families in our community. And also to further our community service, we are , at the present time, doing all we can to promote the local hospital drive.

Fort Wayne Alumnae Expand Their Activities

Beta Mu's Send Records To Convalescent Center

Besides the national contribution and regional box of gifts for the Indianapolis Veterans, the Ft . Wayne Alums have done or plan to do the following a s philanthropic activities: 1. Sent birthday cards to seve ral older people in the Allen County Infirmary. 2. Are gathering used Christma s greetings to be used at a cerebral palsey childrens' w ard to gain use of hands again. 3. Are gathering pictures from magazi nes and calendars to make scrapbooks during a • sp ring meeting to be sent to a childrens ' hospital. We frequently have to plan our projects so that they can be done together at m eeti ng s or indi vid uall y , since o ur members are so scattered and few Jive in Fort Wayne area .

This year we of Beta Mu Chapter are se nding money to the Arkansas Childrens ' Convalescent Center at Jacksonv i lle for ph :mograph records.

Beta Pi Cooperates In College Project College chapter members of Beta Pi have contributed to the support and care of a French orphan who has been adopted by Concord college .

• • • • CHAPTERS TWO WORTHY PROJECTS CHAbLENGE NEW BETA TAU MEMBERS We of Beta Tau ha ve become interested in our own Fellowsh ip and Ph il anthropic Program in our community. Since this is our first year in Alpha Sigma Alpha , we are just beginning our program. When we discussed this program, we felt that it was important that we look into all possibi lities of where our serv ice could be used. The important aspects that we considered were, whether the project could profitably be continued from year to year, an organization which needed our help , and whether the job was suited to our capabi I ities. As chairman of the committee, I consulted Miss Mott, our Dean of Women, and one of the Social Studies teachers, who is very active in social work in the city. I recei ved several excellent

suggestions from them. The t wo that we ha ve decided to look into further were, the Y.W.C.A.'s Teen Town in Oswego, and service in the Children's Ward at the hospital. The work at the Y.W.C.A. entails working with teen age girls who need help in social development. At the Children's Ward, we would spend time reading and entertaining the very lonesome little ones . We felt that these projects were ve ry worthwhile and that they were projects we could do well. As yet we have not started actual work because of the big job of organizing ourselves and getting together with the organizations. Beta Tau Chapter has already started to feel the warm satisfaction that so often accompanies helping others who need it.

Panhellenic Council Plan Subscribed To By. Epsilon Epsilon

Beta Theta's Join Blood Bank Staff

The main philanthropic project of Epsilon Epsilon chapter this year was at Christmas time . In previous years, each sorority on the campus has had an individual project. Howeve r , this year, through the Panhellenic Council the five sororities on this campus worked together, and thus, the entire project was on a larger basis . Each sorority gave an equal amount of money. This was used to buy everything necessary for a Christmas dinner for families whose names were gi ven us by the City Welfare Agency. Canned goods and meats were purchased , but all cakes, candies and cookies were made by the girls of the v arious sororities. The Home Economics Department facilities of the college were used for this. The girls , twelve from each sorority, worked in grou ps of fifteen together with the Panhellenic Council Faculty sponsor. Thus inter-sorority relations were made closer, and also the project meant more personally to the girls as individuals. The money used for the project has been collected during the year by means of a raffle held each sorority meeting . Two girls a week buy some little gift and raffle it for a dime a chance . Between $5 and $6 are collected each time, and is all profit . The girl

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THETA THETA PLAN PROGRAM FOR BOSTON HOSPITALS Theta Theta 's ha ve decided to start ~Ions for a short program which may be carried to the vari o us hospitals in Boston. Pre vio us ye ars the sororities, have entertained at the Vet-

erans' and Childrens ' Hospitals and it has been successful in that it was greatly appreciated. The · sorority as a whole has not taken over any large philanthropic project.

Members of Beta Theta at Mt. Pleasant, M ichigan , are happy to report we are helping with the local Red Cross Chapters Blood Bank. Each Wednesday evening three of our ASA's go out to the hospital and serve as receptionists, filers, and typists, and will continue through the spring semester.

Denmark Student Finds Friends In Alpha Beta's This year Alpha Beta's are again contributing to the support of a foreign student on our campus . This year we ha ve a new girl from Denmark who is very charming and something of an actress. We feel she is indeed a very nice contribution to both our campus and community.

Allentown-Bethlehem Alumnae Knit Afghan Our Allentown - Bethlehem , Po ., Alumnae Chapter is busy knitting an afghan for the local Red Cross, and we have other projects in mind when that is completed. The seven of us who make up this chapter, earned money for the wool and for this small contribution by selling Christmas cards .

Variety Shows At O'Reilly Veterans' Hospital Continued By Beta Sigma Here in Beta Sigma chapt er, we are continuing our variety shows at O'Reill y Veterans ' hospital. We try to present three shows each time we go in three different wards. They have had an excellent reception and the men seem really appreciati ve.

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IN ACTION • • • • DAYTON VETERANS' HOSPITAL PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY ALPHA ALPHA This has been a very busy year for the Alpha Alpha's. From the day we arrived on campus last September, we have had a stead y st ream of activities and added respo nsi bilities. Because of the cooperat io n between the sororities here on campus, we entered easi ly into all phases of intersoro r ity life. The coope ration of the alumnae groups i n Oh io has been invaluable . We loo k pa rt icul arl y to the Dayto n Alumnae who are ve ry close to our hearts. We contacted the Veteran ' s Administration and found that they we lcomed our plan to contribute to their hospital. They gave us many worth while suggestions. They suggested that we keeP. ou r first visi t relati vely simple so that we could ·concentrate on getting acquainted with thi! lay-

out of the hospital. They a ssigned us to a post-surgical ward , and it is the same ward that the Dayton Alumna e help. Our first visit wa s after Christmas recess, and no wo rd s can express the satisfaction that we f elt in helping to boost the morale of t he ward. We kept o ur program simple and did some group singi ng . Our refreshments consisted of fruit. The wa rd 's response wa s very gratifying to ou r group. By launching our first chapter philanthropic project, we found that this wo r k is not only beneficial to the patients, but to us individually. All the Alpha Alpha 's are now eagerly looki ng forward to a return vis it to Dayton i n the spring . Meanwhile, we plan to se nd needed articles to the Veteran 's Ad mini st rat io n .

NEW BETA UPSILON'S STEP FORWARD We wish to report that Beta Upsilon chapter has pledged a minimum of $ 15 to the Red Cross to be used to buy needed articles for the Veterans' Hospital in Indiana polis.

At Thanksg iving we gave a basket of food for a needy f am i ly. Three of us-Mary Jo Smith, Dorothy Henry and m yse lf-gave pints of blood duri ng the Blood Campaign.

Alpha Gamma's Surprise Gifts

Zeta Zeta's Plan To Assist In Children's Polio Warrl

One of the projects Alpha Gamma 's have completed thus f ar this year is to present Christmas baskets to two needy f am ilies in Indiana. The new pledge cla ss formed the committee and all of the m embers contributed money, food, or clothing towards the ba skets. The families were taken completely by surprise and t hey appreciated our gifts.

Th is year, the Zeta Zeta chapter has chosen to help a children ' s Polio ward. I have wri tten to t he General Hospi tal in Kansas City, Missouri , t o see if our services would be accepted and , a s yet, I have received no answe r . We should hear from them by the m iddle of the week.

Goals Set High By Beta Iota

Many Plans Keep Beta Epsilon's Busy

Our Beta Iota chapter has been active thus far thi s year and we hope to do much more in our social service program . At Chri stmas, we sent gifts to the Veterans ' Hospital ih Roanoke. While I was student teaching , I had the opportunity of going to this hospital in connection with the Red Cross chapter in Rocky Mount, Va. I enjoyed th is very much . We hove also contributed to the World Student Service Fund and the March of D i mes.

We Beta Epsilon ' s have had many projects so far this year. Each Chri st mas we have a project of doing something for the children at the orphanage. We also co llected two big boxes of clothing . These were sent through our campus Y.W.C.A. to the Korean War refugees . Right after Christma s, we collected old Chr istmas cards and sent them to the cerebral palsy children. Our next project will be to make tra y favors for the local hospital. We will do this for St. Patric k's Day.

Library Material Sought By Pi Pi Chapter The girls of Pi Pi chapter so enjoyed knitting afghans for the Veterans' Hospital last year that we are continuing this a s part of this year 's Ph i lanthropic project. In addition we are all searching attics and deserted book shelves for unused books and other reading materials. These will go to t he University of Buffalo Medical Research H ospital.

Twenty Pints Of Blood Given By Beta Kappa's Besides contributing $10 to the National Fellowship and Philanthropic Fund, Beta Kappa's contributed $5 quarterl y to our Panhellenic council. We are al so very proud of our individu al members who have given over twenty pints of blood to the Red Cross Bloodmobile w h ich has been in Macomb twice this year.

Crusade For Freedom Receives Support From Eta Eta At Christmas time Eta Eta 's helped the Salvation Army by all giving a 25 cent toy for the underpri v iledged children here in Pittsburg. We al so gave sam e money for the T.B . Chr istmas Seal Sal e . I must not forget the Crusade for Freedom that wa s an i mpo rtant campaign here on the campu s, Pittsburg, and all ove r the United States. Each organi zat ion wa s responsible to get so many donors and we went wa y pa st ou r goal. And speaking of donors, several of us twenty-one yea r o lds gave some of our blood to the Red Cross . It was a first time for me but you can bet that a s lang as my blood will do someone any good, I ' m in there all the way.

Alpha chapter 's fellowship program for th is school year has been a very successful ~ne. We have made our contribution to the National Fellowship and Philanthropic Fund . At Chri stmas, ours was the only sorority on campus that attempted some p lan to help ot hers less fortunate than we. Alpha chapter " adopted " a needy family here in Farmvi lle through the local Red Crass chapter , consisting of a mother, father, and seven children. Instead of planning a party for ourselves , each of our members contributed severa l things i n the way of clothing, food , or toys far this fami ly. Our total collection wa s ext reme ly good, considering the size of our chapter.

North Dakota Indians Helped By Beta Rho's The Beta Rho members have been contributing their old clot hes to an Indian Reservation in North Dakota . We ha ve heard severa l times from the p riest telling of his a pp reciation. We are collecting clothes aga in to send another package and we feel this is a very worthwhile project and rewardi ng .

RED CROSS COLLEGE ACTIVITY PROGRAM IN CHARGE OF BETA XI WORKERS We of Beta Xi have volunteered ou r services a t the local Red Cross chapter, a t the Ci vil Def ense office, at the city hospital , and at the Cou nty Tuberculosis hospital. We have been wo r ki ng a t the Blood Ban k each m onth , and have

found it ve ry interesting for us. We have also been trying to fill the co llege blood quota each m ont h , and provided ten doners one time . We took charge of org ani zi ng the college acti vity program of the Red Crass at the college .

Kappa Kappa's Become Foster Parents

Beta Nu Talent Goes To Ft. Campbell

Kappa Kappa's plan to " adopt " a war orphan was realized Monday night at sorority meeting . After much investigation , we decided to accomp l is h our plan through the Foster Parents' Plan for W ar Chil dren , Inc. Accordingly we wil l make monthly payments of fifteen dollars, whi ch will aid in giving "our" child food, shelter, clothing , m edi cal care , schooling and i nstruction in the religio n of his or her birth . Also, after we fi nd out the age

and sex of "our" child, we plan to collect and send toys , clothing , candy, etc. , to him o r her.

EASTER BUNNY TO BE ASSISTED BY NU NU'S This year Nu Nu chapter has planned same interesting welfa re projects . We have planned a different project for each school term . In the Fall we gathered toys from our own homes and painted them and made all the necessary repa i rs a nd gave them to a children 's home. We gave them to the home at Chri stmas time. The girls had fun

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doing this, and it certa i nl y was a worthwhile project we thought at t hat time of the yea r . Th is term we have decided to send a Care package . This is also a wo rthwhi le project we thought due to the situat ;- ., th~ world is in today. Then in t he Spri ng we th~ught we might help the Y.W.C.A. at Easter time in gi vi ng an Easter egg hunt.

Beta Nu chapter has been busy with its Philanthropic program for the year . Thanksgiving and Chr ist mas we sent baskets to needy families. Thi s year, a s in previous years, we have the responsibility of sponsoring the Red Cross activities on the campus.

My Dearest Aunts: Here is a letter received from the Veteran-'s baby, t he Ind ianapolis Alums have been interested i n for all of hi s eleven months : " My dearest Aunts: I am sorry I haven 't written you sooner and t han k you for the pretty shirt, socks and the beautiful su it. I wa s sa busy cutting teeth , and I f i nall y have six with two more on the way. My Mommie says I am growing l ike a weed, and I keep her rea l busy getting into everything . I can now wa lk through the apartment holding o nto things. All in all I am a very happy little bay, and like the world I live in. I also like the people, especially m y " Aunts " who gave such goad ideas to Sa nta for me.

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IT HAPPENED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

A-:i.A Founders, Mi ss Mary Williamson Hundley (left) and Mrs. H. E. Gilliam, rec e ive from Mrs. Norman Lee k tokens of appreciation bestowed by th e Richmond Alumna~ Chapter o n Founders' Da y. The two Founders ore residents of Rich mond and both plan to attend A-:i.A's Go lden Anniversary Conve nti o n.

At the completion of the impressive A-:i.A Fou nd e rs' Day Program held at the home of M rs . William Y. Roper, Jr., A-:i.A's smile happily ave r the fe ll owship and accompli shme nt of th e so ror ity. The photog raph above is of the parti cipants in the Founders' Day Program. Left to right: Mrs. Norman Leek (Harriet Mooma n ), Alpha; Mrs. J . G. Adams (Ella Marsh Pinkington), Alpha; Mrs. Fran k Rennie (Gwendolyn Sampson), Alpha ; M iss Rebecca Ann Settle, Beta Epsilo n; Mrs. Wi se Lowe (Betty Beale), Alpha ; Mrs. Robert C. Grady Uean Roup ), Beta Epsilon .

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Our National President, Mrs . Fred M. Sharp (center) is greeted by Mrs. John G. Adams (left), President of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter, and Mrs. Robert Grady, National Registrar, at Byrd Airport, Richmond. Mrs. Sharp was en route to Williamsb urg, Virginia, for attendance at the Thirtysecond National Panhellenic Conference as A"2:.A's delegate. Later in Williamsb urg, she was joined by Mrs. Grady who attended the latter sessions of the Conference.

AT THE FALL MEETING OF THE VIRGINIA DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

Ann Pinney, A"2:.A Chapter Vice-President at Madison College, receives a we lcoming handclasp from Mi ss Erna Mae Behrend, President of the Virginia Dietetic Association . With Ann are two other Madison College Seniors also majori ng in dietetics, Miss Augusta Epperson (far left) and Miss Ja:kie James .

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ALPHA'S LOVELY ANN KEMP HAS HER SILVER WINGS Ann Kemp, beloved 1950-51 president of Alpha Chapter, now wears the coveted silver wings of an American Airline Stewardess. Ann's college days at Longwood College were notable for her popularity on campus and her service to her sorority. She held the following chapter offices : Chaplain 1948-49, Vice-President 1949-50, President 1950-51 . She was also a member of the Commercial, the Richmond H 2 0 and Cotillion Clubs . In the sum' 1950 she represented Richmond, her mer of home town . as a Princess for the National Sea Food Festi~al. In 1951 she was a member of Longwood College's May Court . Ann was graduated from Longwood in June 1951, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in business education. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Verbon E. Kemp of Richmond . Her father is executive director for the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce .

on the Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois Flood Program . Her work necessitates tireless hours as the losses are terrific and as they take family by family to rehabilitate them . Forty-six of our forty-eight states are represented with workers on this staff. It is claimed to be the greatest piece of disaster work which has ever been undertaken in this country. Meat packing, grain elevator managin;J and all the mid-western isms were of special interest to Mary. She had also planned to visit the Ozarks before her return to the east. She noted with interest the absence of "swept out corn field corners" which are so characterist ic of rural eastern Pennsylvania. In the "wide open spaces" and where land does not sell at $1,000 to $2,000 per acre that is not considered necessary. GEORGEANNA PAGE

. Georgeanna Page's many friends in A~A wiH be interested to know of her retirement from government service . Twenty-seven of her twenty-nine years' service were with the Department of Commerce where her duties have always been in international trade, her last position being that of a Commodity Industry Analyst and Specialist with the Pulp, Paper

Stewardess Ann Litchford Kemp (right) of American Airlines has her si lver wings pinned o n by Chief Instructress Mil dred Jackson.

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The Ce ntral Pe nnsylvan ia Alumnae members are very proud of the unusual work being done by one of its members Mrs . Mary W ilson Aun gst of Harrisburg , Pennsylvania . Mary has been working with the Red Cross at their " Disaster Center," Kansas City, Missouri,

G e~ rgeanna Page with the Sec retary of Commerce, Mr. Charles Sawyer .

MARCH, 1952 and Paperboard Division of the Notional Production Authority in Washington, D. C. On the eve of her retirement on September 28, Georgeonno was given a Iorge official party by her many friends in the Commerce Deportment, and was presented wi.th a scroll, flowers, and a generous check, and she re ceived a letter from the Secretory of Commerce, Mr. Charles Sawyer, in which he praised and thanked her for her long service and her contribution in her "duties for the long period of fine pub Iic service.': Attached is a picture of Mr. Sawyer with Mrs . Page on the occasion of her retirement. Mrs. Page (nee Georgeonno Word Newby) was graduated from Longwood College, Formville, Virginia, in June of 1908, and was initiated into Alpha Chapter by the founders of our sorority. She is a charter member of the Washington, D. C. Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha . Shortly after her retirement from government service, Georgeonno soiled for Tunis, Tunisia, French North Africa, to visit the family of her cousin who is serving in Tunis as American Consul General. After a visit of several months she will return by way of Europe to her home in Washington, D. C. ALICE HAWORTH

Mrs. AI ice Howorth of Beta Beta Chapter has been teaching at Morri s Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia, until June, 1951,

15 when she took a position as a civil service recreation director for the U. S. Army and civilian personnel at Nuremburg, Germany. Erlongen, Germany Decem ber 1 1, 1 9Sl Hell o, Dear Charleston Gals Really, I have n't forgotten you. With the excitement of the st rangeness of everything plus some travel and my work I really haven't been on the boll with my letter writing. The golden leaves hove fallen; there is no noise of the oxen carts clatter on the cobblestones as the cabbages ore token to the local Sauerkraut factories; the frous do not leon out of the windows to gaze at the pedestrians below-and so-winter has come to Germany. Thi s is a beautiful country because of the thoroughly cultivated land . True-the form equipment is med ieva l but the results ore good. Land is not wasted but when one realizes the tremendous population count and compores it with area, the necessity for cultivated land is easily understood . The people? Basi cally the some-seeking happiness. The customs make for the difference and this odds color . They ore quite old fashioned in dress except for the area around Berlin . Here the women ore quite chic. Make-up is almost unheard of except for those who hove become chummy with our G.l. 's. They hove learned a few tricks. An American woman stands out noticeably. I took a group of enlisted men to Luxemburg to ottencll one of Perle Mesto's parties . It was a real party a s the chompoigne flowed li ke water and there was food galore. Mrs. Mesto posed for pictures and seemed to be quite charming. I also conducted a tour to Salzburg, Austria. This is the most charming of cities . You probably recall that it is Mozart's birthplace. Conseq uently, it has many music festivals. The spirit of Mozart st ill hovers over the city. The music over here is super and one con always hove coffee (I hove teo which disgusts them) to the stra ins of Mozart Chopin, Wagner, etc . The waltz is the most populo; dance 路 and the G. l. 's hove become quite adept at it. The favorite recreati on area in Germany is Gormisch. The Ol ympics were held there a few winters ago. There ore lovely hotels perched high on the Bavarian Alps. These ore run by Americans for the government. Skiing is most popular and Americans con rent clothing and" equipment for SO cents a day. The night's lodging is SO cents too. Actually it is considered a rest center for army personnel. I om going to spend a lot of time there 路this winter and most of it will probably find Alice buried in a snowdrift somewhere down the mountain . I work five CJoys a 路 week, having one weekend off a month . Hoving days off during the week is on advantage because of not having to get reservations. I like my work although at times I do miss the college .. I'm路 just a schoolmarm at heart. But I wou ldn 't hove missed this opportunity for the world. Christmas is almost here. The decorations here ore different but charming. I om sending a cord with my picture-it was mode in our photo lob. here at the club so the picture is definitely not professional . But you con see some of my uniform. My love to each one of youAlice

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convenience with the charm of the old English architecture . This completely air-conditioned modern version of an old English Inn exemplifies the charm and hospitality of Virginia. Each room in the hotel has an individual temperature control. Delegates and visitors

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to our convention will have full use of the facilities of the Roanoke Country Clubswimming, golf and tennis . This club boasts a most excellent golf course . The comfortable Hotel Roanoke is situated high in the blue ridge mountains of South

Western Virginia 1,000 feet above sea level. Roanoke is the "Star City of the South, " nestled under the world-famous, man-made star atop Mill -mountain, beaming for miles up the valley and shining throughout the year. The Hotel Roanoke is situated in the midst of

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its own ten-acre park where guests may enjoy the quiet, restful atmosphere of a country estate. Yet it is but a short five minute walk to the center of the business district of the city . Virginia offers many excellent pre- and post-convention trips. Within fifty miles ~f Roanoke are found Washington and Lee University/ the Virginia Military Institute , the Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and the World Famous Natural Bridge . For Alpha Sigmas who wish to spend more time in Virginia, there are countless historical and scenic spots throughout the state farther to the East . The map on the preceeding page shows many of the places of interest. Heading east, our trip takes us on to Petersburg. Leading luggage, cigarette, tobacco and fountain pen manufacturers, and peanut and tobacco markets . Petersburg National Military Park and numerous historic shrines are open to the public . A short drive and we reach the East coast. THE LANES OF EMPIRE There are four great tidal rivers in eastern Virginia, all of them known to history-the James, the York, the Rappahannock, and the Potomac - and a dozen lesser but equally pleasant ones . There is also the Cheasapeake Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean washing the shores of extreme southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, the peninsula which lies between the bay and the ocean . Seafood in these inland waters is one of Virginia's greatest natural assets, and the Hampton Roads port of Norfolk-~ortsmouth-Newport News is one of the major shipbuilding and shipping centers in the nation . This is a grand vacation land as well as an industrial area . Fishing, boating and swimming are tops. There are many resorts along the Virginia Beach . Between the James and York Rivers east of Richmond is one of the most historic areas in America . Within a few miles of one another are located Jamestown, site in 1607 of the first permanent English settlement in the new world; Williamsburg, Colonial capital of Virginia, now restored at a cost of millions; and Yorktown, where independence was won in 1781 with the surrender of Co rnwallis and the end of the Revolut ion . Do plan to take time to explore and enjoy this section of the country. Be sure to include the presentat ion of the drama "The Common Gl ory" given every night except Monday t hroughout the summer in Williamsburg .

Statue af Ca ;:>t. John Smith, Jam esto.wn

Termed by critics as a "must for all Americans." "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ."-this is the "common glory" of us all . RICHMOND IS GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH There is an unmistakable feeling of "deep South" to the outsider 'who visits Richmond for the first time . Richmond has been poetically referred to many times as "gateway to the South" or "down where the South begins." Actually both descriptions fit this thriving southern city, for it is here the northern visitor first notices heavy southern accents in speech and sees indications of the graceful charm that has long been a part of the South. Many of Richmond's buildings bear the stamp of belonging to an era of long ago. Churches, built in the early eighteen hundreds, are still used for services from the same well worn pews where worshipped some of the founders of America . Many streets running up and d~wn the slopes of the city's seven hills, are still paved with smooth cobblestones laid out in fan-like designs, having been used for over a century . But for all its southern charm, Richmond is one of the leading industrial centers in the South. Here billions of c igarettes are made annually, giving Richmond the title of "Cigarette Capital of the World." It is also an important

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. Sect ion of the gardens o t Ma ym o nt, beautiful p ubl ic park i n R1chmond, Va. , wh 1ch always has som e bloom i ng flo we rs and shrubs.

railroad center, both for freight and passengers moving from Washington, D. C., and from Florida to Maine . Situated on the James River, Richmond makes use of this historic waterway along concrete and steel municipai docks where freighters put in to take on and discharge their cargos . . One of Richmond's, and Virginia's proudest achievements is the thoroughly modern Medical College, drawing students from many states . Educational foci Iities in Richmond rank with the finest in the country. Within the city limits are two universities, the University of Richmond and the Richmond Professional Institute, a branch of the College of Will iam and Mary and the rapidly growing Virginia Union University. The city's shopping areas offer complete department stores and speciality shops, making it a fashion and shopping center for the ent ire state and adjoining ones. Preserved throughout the city are many statues, buildings and other historical shrines seen by thousands each year. Richmond's famous Monument Avenue is lined with statues of Lee, Stuart, Davis, Jackson and other well known Virginians . Richmond, with it's many points of interest as well as it's modern improvements, is also proud of the art of fine old Virginia cookery which flourishes there . Such favorites as spoon bread, Old Virginia ham and Brunswick stew are served in many of Richmond's fine restaurants . In the South, Richmond stands clearly as one of the cities and communities which is successfully combin ing the richness of the past with the growth and en! ightenment of the future .

St. Joh on 's Episcop al Chu rch, Rich mond , V a ., where Pat rick H enry f ~red t he flam es of t he Am er ica n Revo lut io n wit h his speech w h ic h ended " Giv e m e li berty or g ive m e deat h ."

The lovely "Dower House" is where Mary, the mother of George Washington , entertained Lafayette in her beautiful boxwood garden . It is now known as the "Mary Washington House ." While here do not fa il to see the magnificent " Kenmore" the home of George Washington 's only sister Betty Fielding Lewis . The furnishings at "Kenmore" and its beautiful boxwood garden will thrill the visitor as well as the tea and gingerbread served every afternoon in the kitchen of this old colonial mansion .

Fam ed H oudon Stat ue of Wash ington , made from li f e by the great French sculpto r, in Richmond , V a .

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MOUNT VERNON

MOUNT VERNON-HOME OF WASHINGTON Fami Iiar to every American and to countless foreigners is the gleaming white piazza of Mount Vernon-the beloved plantation home of the first President of the United States, and now a national shrine. Here, overlooking the Potomac River close to the nation's capital , George Washington lived the life he loved best-that of a prosperous country squire . The central part of Mount Vernon was built in 17 43 . Between 1773 and 1778 the house was enlarged on the north and south ends to its present proportions . Nearly 20 out-buildings formed a small village in which fifty or more Negro house servants and artisans lived and worked to make the plantation an almost self-contained community. Here the tired and honored general died on December 14, 1799 . and was buried on the estate, beside his bel oved wife Martha .

Wakefield, reconstructed birthplace af George Washi ngton in Westmoreland County, V a. It is maintained as a shrine by the National Pa r k Se rv ice.

From Richmond to Fredericksburg, the boyhood home-town of George Washington, the residence of John Paul Jones, the place where James Monroe started in life as a modest lawyer, a city that furnished Washington with nine of his generals, and which contains one of the greatest national battlefield parks .

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Returning from Washington to Charlottesville and Monticello "Where the Spirit of Jefferson Lives ." The spirit of Thomas Jefferson lives in the hearts of civilized men everywhere, but particularly in Charlottesville, and, indeed, in the whole of his native Albemarle county . Jefferson, architect as well as statesman, designed and built his home, Monticello, on its gracefully rising mountain, in a then new style of great beauty and far-reaching effect. Overlooking Charlottesville, the mansion, now a patriotic shrine maintained by the non-profit Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, is a marvel of variations on classic themes . Among the many accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson, including the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, , and the Purchase of Louisiana / one of his favorite achievements was the founding of the University of Virginia in 1819. The original buildings, now the center of many later constructi ons, were designed by him . Spaced in four

parallel and connected rows headed by the Rotunda, they stand today across terraced lawns and tree-shaded gardens as one of the finest collegiate groups in the world . Woodrow Wilson and Edgar Allen Poe were students here . Charlottesville is a beautiful city in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is surrounded by numerous palatial estates, many dating to col onial times . Besides Monticello we find Shadwell / birthplace of Thomas Jefferson; Ash Lawn. home of James M onroe; George Rogers Clark's b irthplace.: and a score of others of outstanding beauty . SKYLINE DRIVE-SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

You motor out of Charl ottesville and climb to 路 an average elevati on of 3,000 feet . The forest-trimmed roadway foll ows the o ld Appalachian Indian Trail. Skyline Drive a broad , modern "highway in the sky" extending 107 miles from Front Royal on the North to Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro on the South, Linking with the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Jefferson, who once owned it; John Marshall, who called it "God's greatest miracle in stone"; and Henry Clay, who described it vividly: "The Bridge not made by hands, that spans a river, carries a highway, and makes two mountains one."

View from Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Va .

An alternate trip on return from Mount Vernon and perhaps Washington is by way of Winchester or Luray and down the Sky! ine Drive taking the trip East from the Drive to Charlottesvi lie. Returning to Skyline Drive we motor South along the Blue Ridge Parkway then down to the Shenandoah Valley to Lexington, Natural Bridge and Roanoke . Lexington is the home of two notable institutions-Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute . Here is beautiful Lee Memorial Chapel. Virginia Military Institute is widely known as "The West Point of the South" and was opened in 1839. The beautiful Valley that lies between the Blue ~idge Mountains to the East and the Alleghanies to the West was named Shenandoah by the lnd10ns-meaning "Daughter of the Stars." In this rich and lovely land, overlooked by the famed Sky! ine Drive atop the Blue Ridge, are many delightful towns, fascinating caverns and the miraculous Natural Bridge . This rare rock formation, 215 feet high, impressed the Indians , who revered it. It was admired by Thomas

The lure of Old Virginia is not restricted to any one section. From Tidewater to the mountains visitors are enchanted by the variety of scenery. Famous beaches, awe-inspiring natural wonders, fine homes and excellent highways are among Virginia's many attractions. Throughout this vacation land you'll find up-to-theminute accommodations. You'll enjoy famous Virginia foods . Genial hosts will be eager to make your holiday in Virginia an unforgettable one. Make your convention reservations early so that you can combine it with a summer vacation . If you are not driving to convention you will find the Norfolk and Western Railroad can take you to all the places of interest. Bus tours can also be arranged. Enchanting Old Virginia offers you a glorious adventure in living.

Blue Ridge Parkwa y

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AT THE SOUTH GATE OF THE GOVERNORS PALACE

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG This quaint little southern City has been painstakingly restored just as it was under the old British Colonial Governors more than two hundred years ago-You ore surrounded by life as it was in your country's childhood. A shrine that AlA's will wont to visit, before or after the convention, is Colonial Williamsburg, a short drive from Richmond . For this is the spot where the ideal of liberty and independence grew most strongly from the earliest days. Williamsburg was the capitol of Virginia for almost 100 years (during most of the 18th century), and here the great Americans listed above come together regularly for meetings of the Houses of Burgesses, and of the General Court, for trade, and for social good times. Here Tom Jefferson, among others, went to college at William and Mary (the second college founded in the colonies, Harvard being the first) . Here most of the great planters hod

their town houses, and here were built the great buildings at the college, the Capitol (at the other end of the main street, called the Duke of Gloucester Street), and here also the Governor's Palace, all probably designed by the great Englis'h architect of that period, Sir Christopher Wren, and done in the Georgian Colonial style . Williamsburg has been restored to its eighteenth century Colonial appearance through the munificence of another great American: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. He has poured many millions into the restoration and reconstruction of Williamsburg, during the lost 20 years, so that today, visiting Alpha Sigs may view Iife as it was Iived in those great, unhurried Colonial days. Williamsburg has two fine hotels, Williamsburg Inn and Lodge, where AlA's may secure accommodations reasonably. The fee for admittance to the state bu ildings is mode rate, and many ore open to the public without fee . Here we will wont to spend several days .

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CAVERNS ARE SCENIC WONDER

A famous author after his recent visit to Luray Caverns in Virginia stated that "the Beautiful Caverns of Luray are a long-to-beremembered adventure in underground travel, with glittering stalactites, cascades of snowwhite limestone, and deep pools of crystalline water." The author did not exaggerate . Nestled in the northern area of Shenandoah National Park is the attractive town of Luray, with the lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge Moun-

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After leaving Williamsburg/ we should head for the coast where they will want to visit Virginia Beach and Fortress Monroe at Old Point Comfort, where the battle of the Merrimac and the Monitor was fought during the War Between the States, and where Truman's favorite battleship "Mighty Mo" went aground in the Chesapeake Bay mud flats. So plan your vacation for Virginia to coincide with the A::S A Convention . What we have given you here is but a small sample of the wonders, the beauties, the historical interest that await you.

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tains looming in every direction. In catering to visitors for the past three quarters of a century, this friendly little town has prepared a vacation land for the pleasure of explorers, scientists, and tourists with its beautiful parks, its winding roadways, its museums and civic centers, and its hotels and restaurants . Above all else, Luray has accentuated the gift of nature in the beautiful Caverns with modernization for comfort and convenience. In approaching the entrance of the Caverns, the visitor sees the famous Singing Tower of Luray with its Carillon of forty-seven imported bells . A few feet further through the beautiful park is the massive native stone Entrance Building containing writing desks, information racks, souvenir and refreshment stands,

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and wash rooms . Here the vacationing parties meet their friendly guides who prepare for the one and three quarter mile tour of the underground wonderland . A few minutes later the visitors ore decending a modern stairway deep into the cool, exhilarating atmosphere of the earth, entering the Elfin Ramble . Here these guests take their first glimpse of this fairyland of glittering stalactites, fluted columns, draperies in broad folds and a thousand tints, and cascades of snow-white stone illuminated by electric light. The Elfin Ramble is an open plateau nearly 400 feet long . Pluto's Chasm, a wide rift tn the walls, contains a spectre clothed in shadowy draperies. Hovey's Hall is adorned with statuary and stalactite draperies . And Giant's Hall is a vast space embracing several chambers . Through the miles of winding stairways, cement walks, bridges, and railings, heroic stone sentinels loom on every side, guarding the beauty of Titania's Veil , watching over the crystal waters of Diana's Bath, the Saracen 's Tent, and the Cathedral with its grand organ . The Promenade leads to the Bridal Chamber of a thousand beauties, and the Ball Room with its gorgeous furnishings, and Campbell's Hall fluted with enchanting ornamentation . The route continues through chambers of strangely delicate beauty, contrasting with the massive splendor of other parts of the Cavern . Dreamland ... the Sacred River . . . the Silver Sea . .. the Sunken City . . . the Palace of Splendors. Many visitors see the beautiful <:;:averns of Luray as th'e y pass t hrough the Shenandoah

National Park. Others extend their visit for weeks, enjoying the accommodations of the excellent hotels, inns, and other tourist headquarters, and seeing the nearby attracti ons of the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley at their leisure. Many return again and again to the beautiful Caverns of Luray during their sojourn to see the solid formations of stone and crystal , the numerous crystal lakes, and other wierd and beautiful creations of nature's underground . And returning home, the visitor must agree with those. who have ventured before him in remembering the spectacular wonderland as something altogether novel-something indescribable something to remember eternally. The Beautiful Caverns of Luray, a rare treat in stone, seems to be a fairy story come to life. The Shenandoah Valley area contains numerous large caverns of picturesque form with an abundance of decorative formations . They appear to be buried cities of geologic wonders. Great stalagmites and stalactites are congealed here in grotesque and awe-inspiring shapes, comparable to great masterpieces of sculpture . The brilliant colorings of the wall draperies might well have flowed from the brush of an inspired artist. Nine of the largest caverns have been developed and are now open to the public . They are : Battlefield Crystal, on United States Route 11, one mile north of Strasburg; Dixie, on United States Route 11, fourteen miles west of Roanoke; Endless, three miles south of New Market, on United States Route 11 ; Grand, at Grottoes; Luray, just west of the town of Luray, on United States Route 211 ; ) Massanutten, six miles east of Harrisonburg, on United States Route 33; Melrose, six miles north of Harrisonburg, on United States Route 11 ; Shenandoah, three miles north of New Market, 45 miles south of Winchester, on United States Route 11; Skyline, about one mile south of Front Royal, on Route 12, near the northern entrance to Skyline Drive . For further travel informati on write to ou r host, Mr. Kenneth Hyde, Hotel Roanoke or to Travel Bureau, State Capitol , Richmond . If interested in a post-Conventi on bus tour, send your nam e and address to Mr. Hyde, Hotel Roanoke.

" Tur key Wing," Di xie Cave rn

( Pictures courtesy of the Vi rg in ia Conser vat ion Commissio n and the Roan::.ke Chamber of Com m erce.)

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GOLDEN DAYS AWAIT YOU! AT

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION HOTEL ROANOKE, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

August 19 through 22, 1952 Plan your individual or family vacation to center around happy A~A days in picturesque Virginia . A cordial welcome to husbands at Hotel Convention rates .

AMERICAN PLAN 2 in a room-$11 .50 per day per person (4 days) (including all tipping and State tax) REGISTRATION FEES FOR ALL MEMBERS $10 .00

HOTEL RESERVATION BLANK Send to Miss Helen L. Corey 6310 Sherwood Road Philadelphia 31, Po . Name (print) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Address

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earl~.)

MARCH, 1952

A "Peak" at CONVENTION August 19-23, 1952 TUESDAY-12 NOON BUFFET LUNCHEON Afternoon, Opening Program Session . Evening, Formal Ini t iation and ??::> WEDNESDAY-"ALL AMERICAN DAY" Big things in store for us . THURSDAY-"COLLEGE DAY" Rush Party Luncheon Afternoon, Bus trip over Blue Ridge Parkway to Lexington, Virginia. Memorial Service in Washington and Lee Chapel. To Natural Bridge (Photographers get busy) . Smorgasbord dinner at Natural Bridge Hotel. Night Pageant at Natural Bridge . Return to Hotel Roanoke via Shenandoah Valley. FRIDAY-IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO BE MADE Final business session . Installation of Officers. 7 p . m . Formal Banquet (Informal for husbands). SATURDAY-8-9 a . m . INFORMAL BREAKFAST Departure by noon . Many wonderful and happy times are planned in between those already listed . Large meetings, small meetings, round table discussions and fun for all. DOESN 'T IT SOUND EXCITING? HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE !

REGISTRATION FEE

ROANOKE COUNTRY CLUB

$10.00 for all Members

Available to Convention Registrants

Thi s fee includes all ti p ping fo r baggage in and o ut of t he hot e l, ma id an d d ining roo m se rv ice , (any oth e r pe rsonal se rvices must be paid for by th e ind iv idual ), banqu et and co nve nt io n programs. It wi ll cover th e trip to Lex ing to n, whe re th e M e mor ial Service will be he ld in t he Washing to n and Lee Chape l. The return t o Natural Bridge inc lud ing th e fam ous Smo rgasbo rd d inn e r at Na t ura l Bridge Hote l, the pagean t a t the Bri dg e and expe nses incide ntal t o runn ing a conve nti o n .

Swimming . .. ....... . 50 cents per person Tennis . . . .. . . .. . . . . 50 cents pe r pe rson Green Fees .. . . .. $3 .00 per pe rson 18 hol es Required caddy fee .. . . . $ 1.25 fo r 18 ho les The Clu b ma y be used a ny ti m e dur ing Co nventi o n ex ce pt Wed nesda y afte rnoo n . Br idg e Ta b les avai la ble .

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Train of th e 1 902 Era

The Powhatan Arrow- ] 952

ROUND TRIP COACH FARES TO ROANOKE, VIRGINIA (including 15% Federal Tax)* FROM Alva, Oklahoma ... ... . ... .. .. . $ 78.37 Arkadelphia , Arkansas .. .... . .. . 54.28 Athens, West Virginia (Bluefield) . . 7 .98 Boston, Mass . via Washington ... . 51.47 Boston, Mass . via Hagerstown .. . . . 49.11 Buffalo, N . Y. via Washington . . . . 48 .36 Conway, Arkansas . .. . . . . ..... . 52.33 Cortland, New York ........ . .. . 40 .37 Detroit, Michigan .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 38 .81 DeKalb, Illinois . .. . ... .. . ... .. . 63 .31 Dickinson, North Dakota ....... . 96 .60 Emporia, Kansas ... .. . . . . . . . .. . 71.42 Farmville, Virginia . . . . . .. . .. . . . 7 .98 Greeley, Colorado .. . .. . .. . . .. . . 98 .73 Gunnison , Colo. (Salida, Colo.) . ... 100 . 15 Huntington, W. Virginia ... . ... . 21 .28 Hays, Kansas . . . ..... ...... .. . 80 .56 Hatt iesburg, M iss iss ipp i .... . .. . . 47 .61 Harrisonburg, Va . (Elkton, Va .) .. . 9 .91 Kirksvi lle , M issouri 61 .81

FROM Lafayette, Louisiana Maryville, Missouri Muncie, Indiana . . . .. ......... . Macomb, Illinois .. . .. . . ... .... .

65.90 67 .62 36. 17 58.02

Murray, Ky . (Bruceton, Tenn .) .. . .

37 .26

Natchitoches, Louisiana . . . . . . .. .

63 .37

Oneonta , New York . ... ...... . .

42.61

Oxford, Ohio (Hamilton, Ohio) . .. .

31.35

Oswego, N . Y. (Syracuse,

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42 .26

Philadelphia, Po. via Washington

24 .61

Philadelphia, Po . via Hagerstown . .

24 .27

Pittsburg, Kansas .... .. .. . .... .

70 .90

Radford, Virginia . .. . .. .. ..... .

3.47

Spr ingfield, Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . .

59 .34

Terre Haute, Indiana . . . . . . . . . . .

40 . 14

Tahlequah , Okla . (Muskogee, Okla. )

67 .85

Mt. Pleasant, Mich . (Saginaw M ich .)

4 5 .89

Warrensburg , Missouri . . . . . . . . . .

69 .00

Ind iana, Po . (Torrance, Po .) . . . . . .

31 .40

*Courtesy of Norfo lk an d Weste rn Ra ilroa d.

Fo r Further Travel Info rma t ion Wr ite T o :

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NEW YORK CITY c/o J . V. FAGAN

MARCH, 1952

Greek Letter Women Participate In Know Your America Week BY THE NPC CITIZENSHIP COMMITTEE, Mrs. Joseph Grigsby, Chairman, Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan and Mrs. Beverley Robinson.

How well do you know your America? Do you know what the American freedoms are and why we treasure them? In hundreds of cities and towns throughout the Nation on May 14 to 20, 1952, National Fraternity Women will participate in Know Your America Week. The benefits and opportunities of the free way of life are increasing in importance to more and more people in every American community. Citizens will rededicate themselves to the preservation of the basic American principles which will be exemplified and dramatized through numerous and varied programs planned in the respective communities during Know Your America Week . VVhat can you do? Fraternity Women can plan programs with in their Chapter:; and Panhellenics as well as volunteer their services to the local organizers, or if no organizers, can volunteer such leadersh ip themselves to the civic authorities or broadcasting studios in their communities. In observing Know Your America Week, Fraternity Women can volunteer to present or take part in historical pageants.: college Chapter Houses can display the Flag throughout fhe Week (do our Chapter Houses own such emblems::> They should!) Fraternity Women can contribute choral groups; they can offer to staff booths for the dissemination of information; they can speak on radio and community programs; and they can offer organizational experience or the "know how" to get things done . Fraternity members are among the most experienced and devoted group of volunteer workers in the United States. Put the leadership training and organizational experience your Fraternity helped to develop in you at work during Know Your America Week . All programs throughout the United States will highlight the story of our Nation; its laws ond liberties, its faiths and national origins; its schools and churches; its clubs and free associations; its rights and responsibilities . We College Women have responsibility as

Citizens because we enjoy the freedoms our forefathers won for us . In recognit ion of this responsibility, the National Panhellenic Conference joins with 54 other National organizations representing approximately 800,000 Citizens all associated in the All-American Conference in urging their memberships to observe and participate in Know Your America Week. At a called meeting of Delegates of the National Panhellenic Conference on March 29, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: "The National Panhellenic Conference be路comes a member of the All-American Conference to Combat Communism, as a demonstration by the College Greek Letter societies for Women of their opposition to the philosophy and techniques of communism, and as evidence of their devotion to American freedom." The All-American Conference whose present headquarters are located at Room 406, 1624 Eye Street, N . W. , Washington, D. C. , is an informational, educational and advisory body . Each participating organization speaks for itself on matters of policy. It does not speak for the Conference . The Conference does not speak for it. Dr. Daniel A. Poling who serves as Chairman of the All-American Conference in an address on World Peace on June 27, 1951, before the Supreme Council Session of the United Commercial Travelers of America said among other things : "The price of freedom first of all is knowl edge . We need to know these United States of America . . . We need to know what is going on in America . "Freedom is not free . Always freedom has its price . And that price has been paid . Freedom is both an inheritance and an achievement ... We have it from those who went before us, who in their time paid the price ... Theirs is a finished work . But in some sense , at least, this freedom must be re -born in me, it must become alive in me . I must make my contribution here and now." Fraternity Women have their opportunity to contribute here and now in Know Your America Week, May 14-20, 1952.

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NEWS LETTERSAlumnae Chapters

AKRON, OHIO

AKRON ALUMNAE First row, left to right-Rhea Yode r, Secy.; Helen Bunts, Treas.; Maude Barrere, Vice-P res.; Louise Holt , Pres. Second row-Lillie Greer, Jean Bickett, Jean Lang , Beth Washko. Third row-Helen Snyder, Dorothy Scott , June Cowan .

Dear Alpha Sigs: A brand new year and we are looki ng forward to our "50th" co.nvention. We started a birthday gift drawing to make some extra convention money. It is fun along with a good cause. Five of the girls (Dorothy Scott, Helen Snyder, Beth Washko, Maude Barrere and Lillie Greer) we11t to Columbus for State Day. It was a wonderful gathering and a grand chance to see and meet new Alpha Sigs. Newark is planning another State Day i:1 April. I was hos tess to the girls at our Christmas party. It was ni:e to have the girls here at suc h a happy time of t:1 e y:ar. Beth Washko was hostess in January. We were eleven strang greeting our friend Harriet Copper back to our group. She has spent the last three years in Wolverhampton , England, and told us so me of her experiences. We will probably hear more at each meeting. It is wonderful to have her back. We se nd greetings to all. Yours in A"J:.A Lill ie Greer

ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA Hi , Sisters' I suppose thi s winter weather has affected all alumnae chapter meetings with out dampening th e fun of the small groups who were abl e to gather each month , nor

lessened their enthusiasm for bigger and better meetings as Spring approaches . Ah! blessed Spring! We finally got together in December, handed aut our woolen yarn and began knitting our Red Cross afghan. What fun and confusion over how many stitches to cast on for a six inch sq uare! And the sti ll-unconcluded discussion about which of the seven of us will learn to crochet in order to put a border on the -finished product! Our January meeting we suddenl y held a week early because "Katzie" was visiting in town- Marie Katz Brobst- and we were so pleased to have her with us again after a year. Her current "home" is with husband Don in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Don is working on research for the Govern ment and , at the same time , using much of the work for his doctorate thesis in Geol ogy. Katzie spends her time typ ing for him and using her " home ec" talents-baking, sewing, te xtile painting, etc. The January meeting also turned out to be a surpri se baby shower for Carol Sway ne and June Kelhart. Hostess Carol Williams had made such a prettily decorated container for the gifts-all pink and blue bows and cut-outs of babies. The babies will have arrived by the time you read this-perhaps in time to be listed in Announcements. Do look and see. Spring activities are alread y on the minds of some of us . Marty Arbogast is looking forward to a trip to Florida in A:Jril. She' ll be covering territory which Helen Heckert had planned to see in December but was unable to travel because of car trouble and sickness and everything else interfering! Carol , Williams is busy with spring concert plans at Junior High School and with the Allentown Civic Opera Company's production of "Hit the Deck" which has been in rehearsal since January. Anne Woolley, after a seemingly everlasting cold thi s fall , recovered in time for Christmas rush and has been busy trying to keep up with her family and community demands and keep from getting another one. Again I say, Ah , blessed Spring! Come soo n! We'll be able to gather Janet Fackenthal back in the fold when driving gets decent again and she can make the trips to our meetings. ' Best wishes to all for a grand New Year. Carol Swayne

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Dear Alpha Sigs : Since last writing to you, we have been busy, as usual, with our many activities. The November business meeting , he ld at the home of Zil Messenger, was followed by the always inspiring Founders' Day Program, conducted by our pres ident, Mabel Mathias. And, as usual, we crocheted , hoping to sa me day complete an afghan for one of our nearby Veterans Facilities. Since that work is do ne largely at our meetings and since there are reg ularly on ly an average of five or s ix at our meetings, never the sa me five or six yo u unde rstand, progress is s low. You know , last fall we were hoping for an "al l prese nt" meeting . Those hopes are very dim these days and if any of you hove the sesame for averting this type of frustration , would you let us know?

MARCH, 1952

Our January meeting was held at the apartment of Dottie Michel and we could "see for ourselves" the cause of her recent absences at meetings. She had moved in the fall and had been redecorating in her spare moments. The result is a most charming and relaxing spot to call home and typical of her, for Dottie is a Home Econom ics major, dietitian at Friends School. At that meeting it was decided to bring any worn clothing that we could collect to the next meeting . This wiil be given to some worthy cause as yet undecided . Also at this meeting, we read , reread, and praised the November issue of The Phoe ni x. It was a wonderul anniversary edition and we think that congratulations are especially in order to the editors. How grand to read of so many new chapters, both active and alumnae, in our siste rhood . Best wishes to the Northern New Jersey group . Billie Cousins' challenge with regard to writing lengthy newsletters won't be accepted by thi s correspondent but we hope that she finds some others. Loya II y 1n . A"'A ~ , Zil Messenger

BUFFALO, NEW YORK Deer Alpha Sigs: All other events faded to near obscurity for the Buffalo Alumnae in the light of the grand Golden-Silver Anniversary celebration on October 27 , at the Twentieth Century Club . The event is covered fully in an ot her article in this issue. Our first meeting, in September, was at the home of president Ruth Swenson, where plans were made for the Anniversary celebration. The November meeting was at the home of Betty Klute, with Miss Frances Hepinstall as guest speaker. Librarian at Buffalo State Teacher's College, Miss Hepinstall pays us a yearly visit to bring us up to date on the latest books. Her vivid description of the new books caused a determination in us to read every one. Our literary development insured, we were introduced to matters artistic by Dr. Howard Conant at the January meeting . At Fanny Ertell's home, the doctor showed us slides of paintings and explained the qualities which go to make up a fine painting . Sincerely, Lois B. Conroy

CANTON-MASSILLON, OHIO Dear Alpha Sigs : Our October meeting at the home of June Do Hinden in Massillon was most interesting. We had, as our guest, Harriet Edwards Copper, a member of the Akron Alumnae Chapter. Harriet has recently returned from three years in England where her husband was sent by the Firestone Rubber Co. Her firsthand accounts of life in England were very interesting but made all of us glad . we were Americans. Harriet has had an enviable experience however, and one which would be Jots of fun, for a limited time. We ended the year with a lovely tea at Jane Urban's home in Avondale. Jane, as you know, is an accomplished musician, and she entertained us with beautiful Christmas music on the harp. Can you imagine anything more perfect than harp music at that season of the year? It was a real thrill for all of us and we hope to make it an annual affair. In January we were entertained by Betty He lm in Canton . Mary Miller and Dotty Oettinger were in Fl or ida at that time and Sue Campbell was about to take off for

Fort Meyers Beach, Florida . The rest of us are drooling -Janice Marsh hopes to make it in March . Sounds like a good start for a Florida chapter. Sincerely, Kay Giltz

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Dear Alpha Sigs: August is getting closer all the time and we continually find ourse lves referring to " Convention this summer" in our plans for soro rity doings and vacations. Now that we are all full-fledged National Panhellenic Members we have sa much to celebrate at this Jubilee Convention . We have had a busy year kee ping ourselves going . Sa many of our steady members are leaving us we are hard put to keep our ranks continually filled up. Myrna Ja Garges is stil l in San Diego, California, with her navy husband and darling daughter. Since she was home the month of Dece mber, most of us were oble to see them both! Alice Haworth is in Germany as a recreational director for the army and civilian personnel near Nuremburg. She writes engrossing letters of her do ings! Lillian Maynard has moved to Mt. Vernon, New York. Her husband enjoys hi s new job and she is busy getting acquainted with such " foreign" ways! Eloise Keller is threatening to leave for California again and stay there ! Several ot hers from our regular membership have not been in regular attendance because of illness-their own or their family. You know-always so mething! In October we all enjoyed a covered dish luncheon and endless chatter at Jo Straight's home in Dunbar. In November it was endless chatter and more food at Evelyn Elliott's home in Spring Hill. (Bot h suburbs of Charleston!) At Christmas time we held our annual open house for husbands at the lovely big home of Dorothy Callicoat. Her Chri stmas tree and decorations added so much festivity to our party. We were all glad to see our husbands get together and compare notes again! They really do look forward to these affairs now. In January, Roo nne Sims arranged for us to meet downtown for luncheon at the Quarrier Diner. We had their private dining room for our use-but you could hear the A~A chatter the minute you opened the front door . We were very happy to welcome two new Alpha Sigs-Betty West and Elizabeth Martin Taylor, and hope they'll join us often now. Our sale of Christmas cards and wrapping paper was again a success s路o we hope to use part of the proceeds to have a special birthday party on our 5th anniversary this March . Plans are underway to make it a great success. If there were only some way we could share with you our favor ite member-Mrs. Louise Carper! She always has a funny story, she always come to our r11eetings when she's in town, and she's never once said a word against anything we've done . We are very proud to have her with us so often and hope all of you will get to know her better this summer at Roanoke . Until next time, Annette Gruber

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA Charlottesvi lle Alumnae Chapter celebrated the Fiftieth Anni ve rsary of the founding of our sorority with a candlelight serv ice and dinner in the home of Mrs. Betti e Lilly, Charlottesvill e, Virginia. The theme of " The Golden Drea m of Womanhood" was carried out with d ecorations of golden chrysanthemums and the program

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32 was rendered by five members of the Charlottesville Chapter. Miss Martha Gillum, President of the chapter presided as toastmistress. Invited guests were Miss Jackie Gilbert of Stanardsville, Mrs. Robert Groves and Miss Mary Miller of Madison, Virginia, Miss Alice Hannah and Miss Virginia Mossey of Charlottesville. We ore glad to report that since our Founder's Day program Virginia has become a member of our group. Charlottesville Alumnae, though small in number, ore great in enthusiasm. We ore as busy as bees working up our State Day program . We hope to hove the largest attendance ever to our State Day in April at Charlottesville. Won't you come join us? Just drop a note to Miss Martha Gillum, President, Charlottesville Alumnae, A"'2.A, 111 Altmont Circle, Charlottesville, Virginia. Mrs. Bettie Lilly

aids and gadgets, plus a can of spice with each gift. Patricia married Robert Wardwell Jr., November 23 , at o lovely wedding-many of our group attended. The Wardwells are now in Memphis, Tennessee, where the bridegroom is attending the Naval Air Training Technical J center. At Christmas time the group gathered at Gertrude Glock's for a sumptuous dinner and an evening of bingo, gifts, prizes, and of course, the traditional tree . Since then we have retired to our varioys individual activities and to recuperate from the holiday season. The present January Sun is so gorgeous, and glowing, we shall probably burst forth with renewed energy, and a flurry of activities. Until then, Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha , Maxine Timmons

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

DAYTON, OHIO

Dear A"'2.As: Mary Sue Parvin and Frances Weegor were hostesses to our chapter on October 20. Eleanor Thomas was busy all during the meeting delivering Christmas cords and wrappings, and taking orders for more . Frances Weegor reported on a magazine article entitled, "Con You Spot a Communist?" The article concerned those Communist party members that ore attempting to join and become leaders of well-known organizations here in this country, such as labor unions, parent-teacher associations, and even church congregations, and that we, as Americans, need to be able to recognize this movement and deal with these people accordingly. Dorothy Masters gave a report on Communist infiltration in Pasadena schools as given in an article by Dr. Richard Kennen . Group discussion followed these worthwhile reports . Several of our members attended the December meeting of the Chicago Panhellenic Association at the Fair Store. The president of Panhellenic was the guest speaker. We voted to support a Ponhellenic Tea and Style Show to be held in April at Marshall Field Teo Room for the purpose of gaining funds for our philanthropic project. We will sell as many tickets as possible and furnish a door prize. A delicious luncheon was served by Nelle Raney and Marge Mills on January 19. We were happy to have a guest, Albertine Geist, from the Des Moines, Iowa, alumnae chapter. Ethel Wilson gave a detailed report of the Panhellenic luncheon mentioned above. Eleanor Thomas told us about her trip south during the Christmas holidays. Cities included New Orleans, Gulfport and Biloxi . We all envied her, especially those of us who spent the holidays here in Chicago literally "stuck" in several inches of snow. Be seei ng you ne xt issue! Love in A"'2.A, Alice Jones Carson

Dear Alpha Sigs : Our November meeting was held in the home of Helen Steepleton Goodwin. In spite of the weather we hod ten members present. Our President with the assistance of some of the members held the Founders Day Service. It was impressive and very pretty. At this meeting we were happy to welcome into our chapter a new member from the Terra Haute, Indiana, group, Mrs. William Blankenship . Mrs. Blankenship gave vs a splendid report of the installation at Terre Haute and had with her many interesting clippings from the local papers and college pope~. Since many of us hod attended the reinstatement of Alpha Alpha at Miami University just a year ago it brought bock many happy memories. In keeping with the season, our hostess served us deficious pumpkin pie with whipped cream, nuts and coffee . For our December meeting we went to the home of Dorothy Gillette. Dottie ushered us right down to the rumpus room which is most attractive. This time we did not hove rain and sleet to travel through but bitter cold weather to endure. There was a very short snappy business meeting because we hod work to do--the wrapping of the Christmas gifts for the boys at the Veterans Hospital. We hod adopted a word of thirty-nine beds or should I soy patients for each bed was occupied. At the suggestion of the hospital we gave each boy a "coupon" book . The tickets in these books buy much more in the hospital than on equal amount of money. Then the girls brought candy bars, chewing gum, cigarettes. Each book, candy, bar, pock of cigs were wrapped separately. Great credit is due Dottie Gillete and Thelma Brown who deserted their families on Christmas morning and drove over icy roods to the Veterans Hospital and delivered personally these gifts to our adopted word . We cleaned up the mess mode by the wrapping of packages and then played a couple of rubbers of bridge after which Dottie served us delicious eats. Ordinarily we hove every other meeting a luncheon meeting down town but in January we again went to one of the member's homes. This time to the home of one of our new members, Katherine Young Moore. Katherine come to Dayton from Washington, D. C. All three of Katherine's children were visible for just a few minutes and they are all darlings. I can't seem to remember many details of this meeting except that we all had a grand time . In fact we were so busy talking that no one of us hod been aware of what hod token place at the Moore's bock door about nine o'clock. As we were leaving at midnight Katherine told us that friends hod arrived unexpectedly to spend the night. All the friends hod with them were two or four more children . I don 't

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Dear Alpha Sigs : We mi ssed the boat last time, but we were as busy a s Santa Claus chasing his reindeer around to get them harnessed for the mad da sh across the world on Christmas night. Perhaps our sins of omission will be forgiven and we will be permitted a backward glance at November's ac tivities which mainly consisted of a kitchen shower for Patricia Maloney. Vena Crowder was our hostess, and Pat, the ever sweet and charming daughter of Virginia Moloney, was presented with a wide variety of kitchen

RCH, 1952

.remember how many and I doubt if it makes much difference when there are three already there! That girl Katherine is a marvel. She was calm and undisturbed all eve ni:-~g and a perfect hostess to boot. It was a sight to :see the Alpha Sigs scattering when the truth was learned . Five of us went to Columbus, Ohio, this year to our State Day, Alice Sauer, Mary Helen Ferguson, Florence Bland and Helen Swart. And from Miami came Mary Jane Huey and Bev Scott. We had lots of fun, met girls we had not seen for a long time and brought home some -good ideas for our chapter. Our National Vice President, Virginia Carpenter, was there . It is not just a pleasure to see Virginia, it is just plain n ice. The Cincinnati Alums invited us to come to their meet'ing in January and four of us planned to go. Even though it rained all evening as it never rained before, Mary Weaver was not daunted and she drove us to Cincinnati. Fifty miles each way. The meeting was held in the home of Miriam Harbin and a lovely home it is . We all met people we had not seen for years and we dis'cussed our alumnae problems. Of course, it ended in the usual gossip fest . We hope to have a joint meeting with the Cincinnati girls here in Dayton sometime in April. But we will tell you about that next time . Yours in A"2A, Helen Swart

DES MOINES, IOWA Members of Des Moines Alumnae met January 18th at the home of Edith Burr Lieurance. Since we had not been together for some time, it was nice to visit and hear letters from absent members. Those present were Dorothy Pryor, Myrna Hutchison, Albertine Geist, Louise Boiler, Florence Harley, Edith Lieurance, Lillian Darnell and Lillian Jacobson . Since June Douglass Owen, who was elected President of the group last year, has moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was necessary to elect a new president. Albertine Geist who has served so well before and is always enthusiastic about A"2A was elected with Edith elected Secretary-Treasurer. We plan to meet about four times this year. It was nice to have Lillian Darnell as a visitor. She is teaching at Grand View College in Des Moines . Those who had enjoyed her classes at Drake were telling her how the practical work in her science classes had helped them, especially in teaching . Lillian al so gave us news of Bonnie Andrews, one time adviser to our group. M1ss Andrews is living in California where she is writing a book of the experiences of her family in South Dakota. This is a book we will all want to read . There was a letter from Hildegarde Nissly, Iowa Falls, Iowa . She thought she might get down but was unable to at the last minute . Her daughter Ida Grace was married last June and is living near Shepherd Field , Texas, while her husband is located there. Alberti ne had been out to see Mrs. Barr . She is about the same, enjoys hearing from friends but is unable to go out. We planned some flowers for he~ birthday which was January 26th. Mildred Nighswonger, now Mrs. Buck Hendricks, is living in Riceville Iowa . Dorothy Pryor was all thrilled to be movmg into' a new home. We are all planning to visit her as soon as she is settled. We had a nice letter from Loi s Sweeney. They are moving to a new farm, still near Carlisle . The fifteen year old boys are at home and Margaret Ann is a Freshman at Drake. Speaking of college freshmen, Bernice Stevens' Paula is at Grandview and Ann Jacobson at Iowa University.

Now that A"2A is a membe r of the NPC severa l of us thought we might attend some of their meetings and will also have delegates. Next Monday is a banquet with Mi ss Helen Reich of the Uni versity of Iowa as speaker. We plan to attend . Lillian Jacobson

DETROIT, MICHIGAN Dear Alpha Sig Sisters : We had such a good turnout on Saturday at our last meeting . There were twenty girls. It was at my home and Marion Shepley was my excellent helper. Rho Chi Alumnae have invited us to meet with them on February 20 . So several of us will go. It's nice to meet with the younger gals once in a while . We, of Delta Phi , call ourselves the gals with the graying locks. We try to accomplish something toward a philanthropic project at each meeting . We mode stuffed toys and gave them to Children's Hospital at Christmas time. Also we gave twenty-five dollars to the Ruth Alden dress fund and they wrote saying fifteen little girl s were made very happy at Christmas time a s a result of our gift. At our last meeting and two preceding ones we worked on quilt blocks. When they are done they will go to the homes of cancer patients . Several of us will go and work at the Cancer Clinic on March third. Our next big event is a benefit bridge and sty le show at the Grosse Pointe Memorial in May. The War Memorial was originally a beautiful mansion on Lake St. Clair. Yours in A"2A, Kay Davey

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-RHO CHI Greetings Gal s: Don't the holidays seem a long way away? We're still recalling with mi xed feeling s the Chri stmas meeting we had in December. Mixed, because it was a dreadful night; cold and wintry and not all of us made the supreme effort. Those of us who went had a wonderful t ime. Hostess Jean Siegenthaler entertained us with Chri stmas decorations, plum pudding-and all in her newly rejuvenated "rec" room. We had exchange gifts before we pl owed home through the deep. In December, also, so me of us attended two active-sponsored functions ; their initiation was held at the home of Dr . Koehl , one of the Wayne University sponsors, and a Chri stmas party was given for "us" on the l 9th. December gave us four important events for our own girls; Kay Hellier become Mrs. Ray Ballbach, Evelyn Weed was married to Mr. Charles DeMars, Julie Ann Busch arrived to bless the home of Mary Ellen and Don, and Marion Houts, regretably, left to live in Mi ssiss ippi . 路 In January our meeting at Jeanne Turner's brought forth a surprise-her coffee man . Complete with dividends, exhibits, and lots of freshly made coffee he met our group and signed some of us up a s future customers. Our February meeting 'with hostess Jane Charvat took us . over to Grosse Pointe (a trek for the west-side Detroitersl. As guests we invited our companion alumnae group, Delta Phi , and the active chapter at Wayne University. At this writing we're looking forward to our Bridge Tea in March and our meeting at the home of Helen Bagdanovich . But more of that will come nex t time . Mid-winter wishes to you all , Bobs Dickieso n

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34 FT. WAYNE, INDIANA

INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA

Since our January meeting we hove lost one of our faithful members. Even though we ore sorry to lose Ruth Smith we wish her every success in her new job as County Home Demonstration Agent for Wayne County, with headquarters at Richmond, Indiana. Just a few days after our lost meeting little Miss Jomo Marie Choplin put in her appearance. Gene Anne and James Choplin ore the proud parents . Bet you con guess what some of the conversation at our next meeting will be. The weatherman has certainly been against us for the post two months so our crowd has been small and news a bit scarce. The recent unpredicted snow doesn't make the prospects for our next meeting look too good but we ore keeping our fingers crossed. Martha Stuckey

Our January meeting was held at the home of Mrs. James L. Davis and the group worked on the yearly project of compiling and publishing on alumnae directory and news letter. We ore so happy for two of our members, Lillian Sutton and Ruth Heiges, who hove moved to their new homes. The February meeting was a real gob session and Helen Russell certainly fired our enthusiasm for traveling this summer with her geographical heart games. Each year we look forward to entertaining the seniors of the college chapter. This year nur "Farewell Bridge" to lasting sisterhood will be in Lillian Sutton's new home .

HAMPTON, VIRGINIA The Hampton Alumnae Chapter is working closely with the Alpha Chapter at Longwood sending in a total of fourteen recommendations for new girls at Longwood. Enclosed is a picture of four Alpha alumnae:

Front row-Julia Jones (Mrs. Burnice C.) . Second row-Marguerite Bradford Lee (Mrs. R. L.), Gertrude Sugden Rogalla (Mrs. F. M .), Bebe Russell Barnes (Mrs. Leonard) .

Ann Ingle Elksnin

HAYS, KANSAS

Tau Tau 's college and alumnae members hono red Wilma W il son Sharp with a dinner during her v isitation of th e chap ter . Alumna e prese nt are , si tt ing , left to right: Elizabeth Agnew, Mrs. Sharp, Beth .Renning, Mrs. Roland , Naomi Turner. Stand i ng : Verna Fane Carmichall , Mary Pea :so n , Do ris Burtcher, Alic e Jon es, Sh irl ey Carmichall and Bett y Schl egel.

Mrs. Robert Kline

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Dear Alpha Sigs: We hod our first meeting of the year lost Tuesday night in the home of Jane McDovitt-Sue Anne Messing and Bereniece Martin were co-hostesses, along with "yours truly." It was a dinner meeting and inasmuch as Bereniece and I ore "working girls" (Bereniece with her school and I with my secretarial work), the load fell on Jane and Sue Anne, who did themselves proud with the dinner and also the table decorations, these being in honor of St. Volentine . The meeting got off to a flying s art because there were so many interesting things to discuss, one of the most important being STATE DAY, which is scheduled for Saturday, Apri I 26th, in the Columbia Club and Frances Show is the chairman for the event. With the addition of the Terre Haute Chapter, Beta Upsilon, we ore expecting a record breaking crowd and we ore all looking forward to this "get together"-remembering the post two STATE DAYS! One of the highlights o路f our spring program will be the Ponhellenic party, for which our Jean McCommon will be hostess in her lovely home. This party is for the Indianopolis Ponhellenic Council, which consists of the president and a delegot~ of all the sororities who ore members of the Ponhellenic group. As you con see, this will be quite on "event" and the most exciting feature is that Dr. Ethel Alpenfels, Associate Professor of Education at New York University, will be our honored guest, along with the various presidents and delegates. Dr. Alpenfels is appearing before the Woman's Club of Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon, and has kindly consented to come to the "Alpha Sig" party on Tuesday night-could be that she has a warm spot in her heart for Alpha Sigma Alpha, for -she IS an Alpha Sig! We feel quite honored on this occasion, for Dr. Alpenfels is noted for being one of the most outstanding anthropologists in the country. To add to this occasion, we are inviting Dr . and Mrs. M. 0 . Ross, of Butler University, and Dr. Herman Shibler. Dr. Shibler is superintendent of the Indianapolis City Schools and, incidentally, is the husband of our own Helen Shibler, who has been such an enthusiastic worker in the Indianapolis Alpha Sig Alumnae chapter since coming here from Detroit a couple of years ago . There is just one regret that Helen has for that evening-and that is, "Dr. Herman" is her favorite baby sitter for their five year old twins (boys)! We're sure, however, that Helen will relinquish him for one even ing for such a gala occasion! Doesn't it sound like we ore going to have a wonderful time come spring in Indianapolis! On December 5th, we had a rummage sale at St. Phillips Episcopal Church and, in addition to the fun we

MARCH, 1952 h:Jd, we cleared around sixty dollars which is going to swell our "Convention Kitty" considerably. Bereniece Martin was the chairman in charge of the sale and worked tirelessly for several days to make it the success it was. If you have ever worked on a rummage sale you know what hard work it really was, and Bereniece was really in there "pitching" al ong with Eloise Proctor, Betty Presnall, Lena Grumme, and two " hu sbands"-Howard McDavitt (belonging to Jane) and Eloise Proctor's brotherin-law, Bill, whose sister was so nice to lend her husba nd! We were most happy to see Marie Kingdon back with us at this meeting of the new year, for she had been absent most of last year, and her sunny smile and bubbling enthusiasm were sorely missed by all of us. Happy Valentine to all of you Alpha Sigs ! Sincerely yours, 路Z e lma Piner P. S. The Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter would like to toke this opportunity to thank all of those who so kindly remembered us at Christmas-time.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

35 by Maxine Humbard Welch, Ethel Phillips, and Pat Ford Turner. In Maxine's beautifully decorated home we certainly got the Yuletide spirit' Gifts were exchanged and prizes were given to those with the highest scores at cards. The Alphas here started the new year with a meeting held in the Alemeda at Helzbergs' Jewelry Store. This was a new place for our meeting and the special invitation by Helzbergs' was greatly app reciated. Some of our spec ial projects are se lling cards, stationery, magazine subsc riptions, and useless nylons. We are collecting clothes to give to needy students in the sc hoo ls here. Our work with the children at the Conva lescent Cente r will be continued. These children greatly appreciate new games and entertainment and people to talk with them. February brings to mind valentines. Our annual Valentine Tea is to be held Sunday, February 17th, 2 :30, at the home of Evel yn Evans Lori eir. A program is being路 planned so we are oil looking forward to this. Plans are being mad e for a tea in March with our guests the alums from Kirksville, Mi ssou ri , and Pittsburg, Kansas. More news about this next time. Cong ratulations to our two new chapters at Indiana and New York State Co lleges. We welcome you to A'2:.A. We are anxious to hear the news from sisters everywhere. Best wishes in ' 52 and lets all strive to make this. the most successfu l year for Alpha Sigma Alpha. Sincerely in A'2:.A, Doris Snodgrass Klein

KENTUCKIANA

Wilma Wilson Sharp presents her Award to Alice Montgomery Petitt.

Dear Alpha Sigs: Greetings to Alphas everywhere! Another successful year is starting for our sorority and here in Kansas City it has come in with a bang! We have been very busy with our plans for '52 and have some exciting meetings to look forward to but, first back to last year. Our gadget bazaar was held in October at the home of Presi dent Dorothy Propst Clifton. It was a great success because no one could resist suc h lovely things to buy. Aprons, tea towels, vases, and plants were some of the items auctioned by Mildred Henthorn Trenchard . What fun and a good way to add to our treasury 1 On November 17th at the Women's City Club, Kansas City, Mi ssouri, our Founders' Day luncheon was highlighted by the presentation of the Wilma Wilson Sharp Alumnae Award to Alice Montgomery Petitt. Our National pres ident was there to present Mrs. Petitt a beautiful s ilver tray . We are very proud that Alice Petitt, a me mber of our Kansas City Alumnae Chapter, was chosen as the most outstanding alumnae of all the chapters. We feel that thi s is a great ho nor to her and to us in our fiftieth year of the sorority. We closed 1 951 with a lov ~ ly Christmas party given

Dear Alpha Sig s: Once again Kentuckiana is heard from! I' ve stopped being o homemaker and have gone back to teaching school since my last letter and I'm 'way behind with my reporting . Quite a few things have happened to us so I'll try to bring you up to date . We had a lovely November meeting at the home of our president, Wanda Gamble . Not only was it Founders Day, but it was also our first anniversary as an alum chapter so that called for a real celebration. Wanda had us for dinner and it was delicious! We were especially happy to have Wanda's mother with us that evening. Mrs. Farson has attended the Alpha Sig Mothers meetings in Indianapolis many times and I'm sure the Indianapolis alums know her . Mrs . Farson took over the kitchen after dinner and we had our Founders Day program. It was very impressive despite the fact that we had but five members. Carolyn Montgomery brought her portable organ and we had a nice but noi sy time singing A'2:.A songs. We are proud to say that we have a n!'!W member . Miriam Abbott of Jefferso nville joined our group. Miriam was a former member at Indiana State. We're mighty glad to have her. Our January meeting was held at Jerry Holtons. Most of the meeting was taken up by loo king at the Phoenix and trying to line up some philanthropic work. It see ms that work should be falling into our laps but we have almost begged for work and haven't found a thing. The working girls out-number the housewives now so the meeting broke up rather early (fo r us ) after Jerry served delicious refreshments. I would like to thank everyone for the beautiful Christmas cards that we received. We enjoyed them a lot_ Sincerely in A'2:.A, Virginia Haga Black

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36 liCKING.MUSKINGUM, OHIO Our chapter celebrated in the Christmas Spirit with a party an December eighth in the home of Mrs . Clark Barbour in Zanesville. Dessert and coffee were served to nine guests at the lovely table decorated with white candles. Gifts were exchanged and a good time enjoyed by everyone. At the January meeting in the home of Sara Ernst of Newark, Mrs . Raymond Guthrie gave an interesting report on the history of the status of women in our nation. Talk of saving our pennies to go to Convention and also plans for the Spring Luncheon were other subjects under consideration . Yours sincerely in A}:,A, Mrs. Paul V. House

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Dear Alpha Sigs : All the alums from Los Angeles greet you. We are all suffering from a premature case of spring 路fever. The thermometer outside my door says that it is now 83 degrees. Believe me though, we weren't so joyous three weeks ago. We had a travel talk scheduled at our monthly meeting but we had to postpone it because of the (ahem) California Dew. The roads were too flooded to reach Barbara Held's home where the meeting was supposed to have been held . We were all extremely sorry about the sad turn of events. In November we had a grand Founder's Day Dinner. It was held at the University Women's Club in Los Angeles. The decorations were very special. Marion Chabot and Nell McMahan did an excellent job on them . Edith Titley, our president, presided at the speaker's table . Our speakers were: Nancy Mathisen, Marie Berry, Eleanor Fenar, and Nell McMahan. I'm sure we all felt a renewed fai~h in Alpha Sigma Alpha as we left the dinner. Our philanthropic project is progressing very nicely. At Christmas we gave eoch of our men in the ward money to buy anything that they would find useful. 路 They all seemed to appreciate this very much. All the alums that make visitations to our ward are certainly repaid for the little time and effort that is put into these visits by the appreciation that the men express. Some of them are so lonely 路 thot the smallest favor is always met with the greatest of enjoyment. We had our Christmas party at the Hollywood Women 's Club . Elaine Mirsky was in charge of the Christmas party and she did a wonderful job of entertaining us . Her decorative ability was nicely expressed in the usual Christmas motif. We sang Christmas carols and played Christmas games. I'm sure that our husbands and boy friends had as good a time as we did. We are路 busily raising money to send an alum delegate to convention so that we, who have to stay behind, may hear all the news about what the rest of you are doing throughout this big and wonderful country of ours. Until we can get this firsthand information from her we will have to be content reading about you in the Phoenix which we all enjoy very much. Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha , Julie Hammond

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Dear A}:,As: The biggest thrill our small chapter of six or seven has experienced this year was our Christmas project. Usually we choose a family where there are children, or a chil-

dren's ward in the hospital. But this year we chose an elderly couple. Both were eighty and had very little to look forward to when Christmas came. Their monthly income is thirty dollars, and they have never had children who usually take pride in helping their deserving parents. When our committee took the basket loaded with meat, fruits, vegetables and about everything one could need, the little old lady threw up her hands and said, "Christmas has really come at last." We have decided to sort of adopt them and visit them again with a basket when Easter comes. Our Founders Day celebration was a wonderful gettogether at the Virginian Hotel for dinner. We look forward to the day when other A}:,As can join in our fun. Best wishes, Grace Allen Sydnor

MACOMB, ILLINOIS Dear Alpha Sigmas : Greetings to all Alpha Sigs wherever you are- a cheery, friendly greeting is in my heart for all of you . A new year is really upon us and let us hope it is an interesting but also successful year for all our members. Now to give you a glimpse of what we Macomb alums have been doing these past few months. In November we met at the home of Norma Munemarts who lives in Macomb . We elected officers for the coming year. The rest-of the afternoon was spent in trying to get together something for our share of entertainment while visiting the alumnae group in Peoria. When a count was taken, however, it was rather difficult with the majority of our members expecting new arrivals in very near future . We felt it best to skip our December meeting since we were being entertained by the Peoria group December first. And may I take this time to tell you what a grand job they did. It was sa much fun to be together with that large a group of Alpha Sigmas again . The Beta Kappas were present in a large number and I think it boosted everyone's sense of national participation. Everyone found the luncheon exceptionally delightful. Carol Cramer pla"yed hostess to our group in her mother's home in January, but due to school functions I was unable to attend. It is my understanding that they decided to charge yearly local dues instead of paying each meeting. The selling of Christmas cards was discussed t~ finance our local chapter and some philanthropic activities. In Morch we are planning our annual tea for the Beta Kappas. We found this a good way to keep in contact and meet new actives on campus. It doesn't take long until there are so many new faces. Mrs. Victor Moon, formerly Ruth Ward, is the mother of a new baby daughter arriving a couple of days before Santa. Ruth has two other children, a boy, Dennis, and a girl, Vicky Lynn . She is our hostess for the coming meeting in February. At this time I would like to give the Macomb Qlumnae a small pat on the back. It seems that quite a number of the group have from twenty to fifty miles to travel for each meeting and since the forming of our alumnae chapter most of the girls have been faithful in attendance. It is worth any effort made and we thoroughly enjoy our visits with one another. This goes to press on a beautiful day so I feel the most recent bit of news is that Spring is just around the corner. Betty Jean Ekelof

MARCH, 1952

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA

Dear Alpha Sigs : Our annual Christmas meeting was held at Mrs. Albert Kuchs' home, as is our usual custom . Her home always carries the Christmas spirit in every nook and corner. The evening was spent playing bridge for a short time ·and then we read together some highlights from the Phoenix Golden Anniversary Number. Mrs. Mary Kurtz is the first alumna in our group to have a daughter to pledge Alpha Sig . We hope that mony will follow in her footsteps. We were happy to know that Mi ss Jessie Jutten, our sponsor of the active chapter, has been elected state president of the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. On Feb. 12 our alumnae chapter entertains the members of Phi Phi chapter with a pot luck dinner . It makes a large group and it takes a lot of food but we always enjoy this get-together. Sue White

Hi, Alpha Sigs, Hallowe'en , ham, and husbands! T o clarify this strange exclamation, let me say that Peggy Perdue Crane (BG) and her husband Walter were hosts to Alpha Sigs and their husbands to a delicious dinner of ham and a costume party on Hallowe'e n. All present reported they had a wonderful time! Ruby Lee Goodson (BG) was hostess to our group in November in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of our sorority. A spec ial se rv ice honored the five A"2.A founders . A Panhellenic luncheon and book review in the Pioneer Room of the Severs Hotel was the highlight during the first of December. We were glad that several members of our small alumnae group could attend . Our president, Millie Wasson Lagoni (BGl, was hostess to the group for our December meeting . Thelma Knowles Ruff (GG) presented the devotionals carrying out the Christmas theme. The report on Chr istmas card sales. showed that Ann Benefiel Stammen (GG) was the leading saleslady. Katherine Quinton Mclain (GG) was the hostess at the January meeting during which plans were made for a social for our husbands for that month. Since our group· has only one copy of "The Phoenix," we used this opportunity to look at the grand new anniversary edition. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stammen were hostesses to a lovely buffet dinner in their roomy new home during January. We had a gay time playing "Bunko" after the dinner. We almost had 1 00 % attendance at this affair . W e· missed our president, Millie, who was ill with the flu . We· were glad to have Dix ie Hobbs (BGl with us for the fir~t· time in quite a while. Yours· in A"2.A, Katherine Quinton Mclain

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Dear Alpha Sigs : Twin City Alumnae Chapter met at the home of our president, Mrs. Virginia Taylor, for a meeting in December. Guest of the evening was Mrs. Perva Hughes, faculty adviser of Eta Eta chapter at Pittsburg, Kansas. Mrs . Hughes is doing graduate work at the University of Minnesota while on leave from Pittsburg State Teachers College. Marguerite McCue

MUNCIE, INDIANA Dear Alpha Sigs: Our big scoop of news today is the recent announcement of Pat Doyle being sent to Arizona State College to colonize for Alpha Sigma Alpha . Even though she was an active member of Chi Chi we alums here in Muncie had an eye on Pat as her home is here in Muncie and we looked forward to her being a member of our group. She is a wonderful gal and I am sure she will do well in Arizona . The active and alum chapters had a joint meeting in November which was a luncheon at the local country club after which followed the lovely and impressive Founder's Day program . The tables were decorated in the Golden Anniversary motif. In December, five of our members managed to get to Grace Ritchey Rankin's home . The weather was really against us and our president, Lorraine Reibling Lewellen, was also ill. Our group contributed food for a Christmas basket given to a widow and thr~e children. Kay Behendt and Edna Evans Bagley (more about her next time ) visited the family December 24th. In January again we met with the active group at Ball Memorial Hospita I to wrap dressings. We started a money making sc heme at this meeting. Hope we can kee p it going . We auctioned off a cake-the winner brings so mething of at least a dollar value to the next meeting to raffle off. Maybe we will make a little . We have big plans for our February meeting. It is to be a potluck and party for the Chi Chi girls graduating from Ball State this year . I am afraid one o.f the girls who finished in December will not make it. That is Berneice Bradley who was married in Dece mber and is now in Montgomery, Alabama, with her husband who is stationed near there with the army. We are all loo ki ng forward to State Day in April. Carmine Cree Alvey

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Dear Alpha Sigs: . Since our secretary was swamped with work I hav etaken over the job of writing the news letter to the Phoenix so bear with me while I try my first a ssign ment· as 0 re~orter . Who knows, I may even get a job a s a foreign correspondent with the Associated Press,, a s a. result of becoming New Orleans Alumnae Chapter s ed1tor. Now let's see just what have we done since the last time we wrote to you? To begin with, we had a wonderful Founders' Day Banquet on the 1 5th of November at Josef's French Restaurant in the Vieux Carre (French. Quarter, that isl. The food was "out-of-this ~wor ld " and so was the talk. Did we chatter!' Sounded l1ke a bunch of hens at dinner time. Co lleen Ryan from Kansas State Teachers' College joined our group for the first time and of course we had so much to tell her and vice ve rsa . .The banquet room was decorated with y~llow and white chrysanthemums and after everyone had had their fill a most impressive candlelight service was conducted by the office rs in commemoration of Alpha Sigma Alpha's 50th Anniversary. It was a tremendous success and everyone claimed to have enjoyed it thoroughly. In December we had our annual Chri stmas party for members and the1r dates or husbands, at Hilda Hebert's (the former Hilda Giraud BZl home in Gentill y. Mr . 'and Mrs. S. K. Eddy (t he former Ruth Voetsch, BB) are the very proud and happy parents of a darling littl e Alpha Sig, called Katherine Elizabeth. · The soronty has. already put in their bid for her by presentmg Kathenne

38 Elizabeth with a silver spoon engraved "To K. E. from A"'J:,A." We lost a real A}:.A when Janice Henricks (formerly Janice Haydel , BZJ moved to Dallas, Texa s. She was a very active member of our alumnae chapter here and we really miss her. However, we wish her luck in her new home ond we know she will make a fine member of some other alumnae chapter. That is just about it for now. See you again in May . Love in Alpha Sig, Lily B. Staehling

NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH, VIRGIN lA Dear Alpha Sigs: The Norfolk-Portsmouth Alumnae Chapter is proud of the growth and activities of its first year under the leaders hip of our president, Phyllis Gray. Naturally, the first few meetings were largely devoted to organizing the chapter. However, we did find time to address the invitations to Virginia State Day. Four of us were fortunate enough to attend the State Day meeting in Farmville. In May, the Suffolk Chapter was hostess to six of us at their May luncheon. This annual event gets more enjoyable every year. We were happy to have the Suffolk chapter with us at our Founders Day Dinner in November. We entertained the active A"'J:,As in this vicinity at a buffet supper during Christmas week. We enjoyed participating in the activities of the Norfolk Panhellenic Association. As we look forward to our second year we feel confident that it will be bigger and better than this one. Best wishes to all in the New Year. Yours in A"'J:,A, Ann Ireland

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Hello again Alpha Sigs, it's nice to be greeting you again . We've come a long way into the new year, but not so far that we have forgotten the friendly Christmas wishes so many chapters sent to our brand new chapter. Thank you one and all-it was most thoughtful of each of you. Elizabeth Woody, our new President, was hostess for this meeting and prefaced our meeting by serving dessert. Following our brief business agenda, Charlotte Hartman Sprenkle (KKJ gave a splendid review of quite a number of the most current best books. Without telling the story, s he sketched the author 's point of delivery, the philosophy and the style impression of the various books. At this meeting we were nine . As usual, when Alpha Sigs get together they enjoy each other's company so much, they want to meet soon again . We had planned at our first meeting to make it every three months, but at Elizabeth Woody's meeting - good fellowship rose so high we decided to meet more 路often, and what doy could be more apropos than one neor St. Valentine's Day. Callye Still offered her home, plus a special program, which I shall tell you about soon, for I' m off in a few minutes to thi s very meeting and another get-toget her with Alpha Sigs. Before I tell you of our third meeting at Callye's, let me tell you of o couple of people whom we contacted by phone, but, for the most part, because of the current wave of virus, couldn't be with us today. I called a Mrs. Herbert Sturtevant, who turned out to be none other than Ellen Fane (Pi Pi ) whom I had met at one of Em

THE PHOENIX Frost's famous parties in New York. At that time she had driven down from Buffalo with Ruth Puis and Evelyn Bell at the time a group of Clio alums were initiated into Alpha Sigma Alpha and the New York Alumnae Chapter . Ellen's in Montclair now, but will be moving to a nearby town-Bloomfield-about April first, soon after a second little Sturtevant is expected. I also talked to Margaret Peeling Hall , Nu Nu , who lives in Hanover, New Jersey. At the moment, her family has been a victim of the virus too. So was the case of Maxine Fielder Atkinson, Alpha Beta ; Irma Gilbert Hanson, Beta Beta, however had gone home to help celebrate her parents' golden anniversary, and Dorothy Chitterling Hodenpyl, Nu Nu , found it difficult to get away because of the illness of her mother. Even though we didn't see these girls, it was good to hear of them, and I thought you readers would enjoy hearing about them too. I so often feel that the Phoenix is our only contact with the Alpha Sigs we went to school with, or met in some other way, and it's wonderful just to hear how and where they ore through the Alumnae News Letter. All in our chapter feel and wish that many of you Phoenix writers would impart more news of your individual members once in a while. Our chapter roll call alone shows that our members are from all parts of the United States, and they, like so mariy of us, have not kept up a close contact with yesteryear's friends. Hence, Phoenix News Letter is our only contact now . Time has elapsed and our third meeting is now past tense. Callye Davis Still was our hostess and her lovely home was typical of her charm and hospitality. Betty Still, her daughter, is a carbon copy of her lovely mother. The personal contacting of our members paid off in an increased attendance, and at this meeting we were thirteen. After a de licious dessert our President Elizabeth Woody called a short business meeting to order, after which she had each of us introduce ourselves and give a brief sketch of our present doings. Little did each realize that this "Walter Winchell" had her ear bent for Phoenix material. It was interesting to hear so I pass it on for old friends of our members to be brought up to date on their activities. Ruth Hasenfuss Hollingsworth, Nu Nu, is a mother of three children who are now teen age approximately, and keep her stepping with their activities. Juanita DeMott Cutting, Beta Epsilon, lives in Englewood, teaches in Little Ferry, New Jersey, and has a four year old son. Billie Heimdale Kva rtunas, Eta Eta , is a kindergarten teacher and has (only) seventy-five children a dayalone . Carolyn Cokerill Lozier, Eta Eta, lives in Westfield and is very busy civicly as well as bringing up her little boy and girl. Catheri.ne Blunt Pierson, Kappa Kappa, went back to full time teaching in Hawthorne when her youngest of three entered school-has since obtained her degree , and is now watching her three through their teen age antics end first year of college. Oh no, "C. B." hasn't a thing to do! Georgia L. Sherred, Nu Nu, joined us for the first time yesterday, and it was grand knowing her. Georgia taught for a few years, then became affiliated with public utilities through the Home Service Bureau in Perth Amboy, where she is now director. Charlotte Hartman Sprenkle, Kappa Kappa, is a busy mother of two boys and a girl; divides her "free" time midst church, choir, A.A.U .W ., piano lesso ns, cub scouts, etc., and as I pointed out before, gives book reviews to groups. Callye Davis Still , Alpha Beta, is wife to a busy doctor and mother to the charming Betty. Martha Rosebrook Tomlinson, Alpha Alpha, is mother to a daughter and two boys who have now tucked college years behind them 路

MARCH, 1952 and are doing interesting things aut in this world. Adah Wade, Epsilon Epsilon, is a teacher at Battin High in Elizabeth (the school which just missed the second air crash there). She has been teaching math lo two decades or more and has the pep and spirit of a new graduate. Carolyn Wasgatt, Theta, Theta, has been teaching Social Studies at Hackensack schools for about the same time as Adah, and in addition has become interested in China Institute. She wrote and put on a program for them, which was recorded and beamed as the first "Voice of America" which China ever received. Congratulations Carolyn. Elizabeth Romans Woody has a busy civic life along with welcoming home her sonsone in the Army (after his Dartmouth graduation) and the younger now at Yale. Yours truly is stil l teaching commercial subjects and still trying to beat the "yardage" for Phoenix produced by any other alumnae chap ter. We heard from a few other Alpha Sigs who have not as yet visited with us-but we have hopes. We were pleased to have a long letter from Edith Harry (Beta Beta) from Ankara, Turkey. She has been traveling the world over with her husband Colonel John Harry and her experiences have been colorful and exciting. She expects to be back to the U.S.A. this sp ring , so we have hopes of seeing her. Also, word from Maril yn DeNooyer Murphy, Kappa Kappa, who will be with us after the new little Murphy arrives. Ruby Fitch Nelson and her three children at the moment are confined by a quarantine sign, so Spring will bring Ruby back I know. After the thumb-nail sketches of ourselves, our program for the meeting was a most interesting talk by Betty Still on her trip through this side of the Iron Curtain. Betty spoke so colorfully and descriptively we felt we were by her as she recaptured her trip from the Mediterranean north to the fjords of Norway and Sweden. I've occupied a lot of space with this recount-but truly where else can one find such things of interest to speak of than the activities and personalities of those who are A~As. As a sorority she has much to be proud and jubilant about in this her golden anniversary year if she only surveys the caliber of the girls and women she has produced. It is with pride in just being one of her women, and allowed to wear her badge, that I say, "I'll be listening"-especially to you other Phoenix writers who could tell us so much of y0ur members whom we know. Loyally yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, Billie Barrett Cous ins

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Dear A~As: In October I reported that we were holding an alumnae breakfast in honor of all Alpha Sigma Alpha teachers in the State at the Black Hotel. M rs. Alice Mauk was general chairman for the breakfast and everyth ing was lovely. The program was in the form of an envelope with the Menu and program printed on the inside of it . The favors were Alpha Sigma Alpha note paper. Jonnie Gentry and Freda Burtner were responsible for this clever idea and decorations. The program was in charge of Louise Buchanan which was very good and interesting. We were rather disappointed in our out of town attendance, but we did enjoy seeing all of our Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters again and it was a happy get together as all A~A meetings are . We are very happy to have as a new member to our group, Mary Jewell Thomas Sparks of Beta Sigma Chapter.

39 Our regular monthly meeting in October was a buffet supper honoring our husbands in your reporter ' s home. We had a very good time, with a good attendance and wonderful food to eat. The November meeting was held in the home of June Londeen and Dorothy Hammond as co-hostess. We had a short business meeting, then we held our Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration program for Founders Day which was very impressive and pretty. Our President, Jonnie Gentry, and Violet Johnston attended Founders' Day Celebration on November 17th with the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter at Tulsa, Oklahoma. They reported a very good meeting and a lovely tea was given in the home of Jenny Vinson Fisk. After a social hour at June's, very delicious refreshments were served. We had a delightful Christmas ' dinner party at Freda Burtner's home with co-hostesses of Jonnie Lane Gentry and Jewell Thomas Sparks. All reported a very good time and wonderful eats as usual at this annual affair. We had a business meeting at that time since it could not wait until our January meeting. Our philanthropic project for Chr ist mas was the donating of ten dollars from our treasurer plus three dollars from the A~A girls. We also gave a box of good used children's clothing to the State Department of Public Welfare. Miss Gwen Carpenter, the visitor from the State, wrote us thanking for all the donations. She told us she had purchased a snow suit for a one year old boy with the money we gave her, and that the children's clothing had made a lot of children a happie r and warmer Christmas. The girls also donated old jewelry which was cleaned up and repaired, then boxed and wrapped for Christmas gifts to be given to the women at the State Hospital at Norman, Oklahoma . The tickets for the Panhellenic Benefit Bridge and Canasta Party were given out to be sold for the party to be held January 23, 1952. Our January meeting was held in the home of Alice Allen Mau k. We had a good number out for this meeting as well as a good business and social affair afterwards. A very delicious lunch was served by Alice. At this meeting the tickets for the Panhellenic Benefit was turned in, as well as the raffle tickets. Our chapter filled two tables of bridge and donated fifteen dollars or the equivalent in prizes for this affair. Our two represe ntatives, Frances Reiff Patterson and Freda James Burtner, have been attending all the Panhellenic meetings. Alpha Sigma Alpha was well represented at the benefit with Freda James Burtner acting as Arrangement Chairman. Our President, Jennie Lane Gentry, was one of the official hostesses for the occasion. The benefit was for the purpose of raising money for the Panhellenic philanthropic project which was the Children's Convalescent Hospital here in the city. The money is to be used to furnish the older boys classroom there. On February 15th, the Oklahoma City Panhellenic will sponsor and be in charge of the Blood Donation Bank. Our group is responsible for six representatives for this worthy cause. We are also planning to celebrate State Day with our Tul sa alumnae sisters . The tentative date is set for April 26th. Let's all try to go and have another happy get together on State Da y at Tulsa. The February meeting will be held in the home of Betty Sponaugle Hosler and we will be hearing more on State Day plans then. Until next time, Sincerely, Dorothy Rowe Gilger

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40 OLEAN, NEW YORK Dear Alpha Sigs: , No news from us for a long time, however we have stayed quite active . Perhaps I should start out by telling of our Christmas Party with Ruth Benzinger Dow ney in Cherry Creek . Instead of exchanging gifts among ourselves, we packed (and it really was packed ) a basket of food, clothes and toys for a needy family. It contained everything from soup to a large ham. We were very pleased with our contribution and well repaid by the expressions of gratitude from the family . At thi s so me meeting we had a surprise variety shower for our own organizer Ruth Smith Riley whose marriage to Charles Wing took place just before the New Year. Ruth and her husband are living in East Lansing, Michigan, now and how we miss her ! Perhaps our loss will mean th e gain of a new alumnae chapter in the East Lansing area. Our January meeting was held at the home of our President, Mary Keller, in Salamanca. Rhea Krompf taught us the steps in the etching of glass above a constant stream of chatter. Surprising as it may seem we had some very handsome glasses when the finished products were di splayed . The February m'eeting will find us in Olean helping Marge Bernreuther's daughter celebrate her first birthday. More of that in April-until then, Regards to all, Gertrude Rogan

PEORIA, ILLINOIS Dear Alpha Sigs: A lot has happened since we were last in touch with you . December l st, we held our first "State Day." The Beta Kappas from Western State College, the Macomb alumnae chapter and other Alpha Sig alums from this area were our guests. We chose the theme "Winter Welcome" for our big day and decorated our tables with fir boughs, Christmas balls and strafoam trees. Entertainment was provided by each group . We were so busy visiting and catching up on everyone's lives, we hardly had time for business. We did explain the meaning of State Day and made pions for the one next year, which will be on a bigger scale. It will include all the Alpha Sigs in Illinois. The Peoria Alums ore growing-we were happy to welcome two more members. Mabel Ci sse ll and Juanita Wolford came to us from the Beta Nu chapter at Murray State Co llege, Murray, Kentucky. Another Alpha Sig , Mrs. Virginia Drew, from the Beta Theta chapter at Central Michigan Co llege, has been di scovered and we hope to see he r ot our next meeting . W e have been busy making plans to increase our membership, and ou r treasury-both of th e m are big jobs, a s we have found. But the Alpha Sigs never say die . So unti I next time, Love in A"J:,A , Mary Lee Johnso n

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Dea r Alpha Sigs : Migh t a s we ll start calendar-wise with the news from the Fall up to the present. After the Octobe r execut ive meeting at El sie Siebert's, Dottie Harris held a lingerie demonstration at her house . The treasury is eig htee n

dollars mo re solvent as o result. The demonstration also gave us a chance to socialize with a few of the girls we hadn ' t seen for awhile-Janet Lappin and Wanda Kul pinska among them. In the October 6th issue of the Saturday Evening Post, we hope you recognized the Dr . June Smith mentioned in the article on the Lancaster Cleft-Palate Clinic as our June Smith of Kappa Kappa. It goes without saying that we have always been very proud of June's work, and now the whole reading public can be equally grateful and proud of the clin ic's work. Several girl s had Fall vacations that missed the last issue of The Phoe ni x. Cherry Locher, NN, made a trip to Bermuda where it rained the whole time. Anyone who gets a chance to vacation in Bermuda should complain! Betty and Paul Tomlinson returned from Florida about the same time . Betty is our treasurer and got back in time to collect dues-gentle hint to those who have for gotten them! Marion Harris, KK, started teaching at Germantown Friends School last Fall; and lssy Anderson, husband, and daughter Christina moved out to Minnesota. During the Fall, Dottie Howe, KK, became engaged and Anna Mae Schneider, NN, and Hope Polishuk, KK, became brides. The November executive meeting was held at Nancy Miller's house where we made plans for the Christmas meeting and January card party at the 路 Gimbel's Clubwomen's Center . Both affairs were social and gossipfests and enjoyed by everyone, as you can well imagine. Doris Rogers and Virginia Folk are to be thanked for doing the honors at the card party, and Eleanor Shiner, NN, for her hospitality at the Xmas party. We have three births to proudly announce-two future Alpha Sigs and one small-sized quarterback. The lone boy, Gunnar Keene, was born to Nancy and Barney Mil-. ler on December l 9th . Dotty Hutton Kase , NN , was blessed with a little girl, Phyliss Beverly, on the next day, December 20th; and Norma Elwert Miller, NN, had Tina Lee on November 8th out in San Diego. We are very glad to hear that Norma and Jim are moving back East soon. So is Norma-says the weather is terrible out there-Southern California chapters toke notice! Our next event will be the Valentine Day tea to be held February l 6th at the Kappa Kappa House with Frances Peltier, XX, as hostess . This is always a speciae event for us and this year promises to be even nicer . See you there. Nancy K. Miller

PHOENIX, ARIZONA Dea r Alpha Sig s: Well things have reall y been popping about Phoe ni x. First of all our Christ mas sea so n opened with a very successful Panhellenic Open House. Then Jeanne Whitney Ragsdale returned from her vacation with a new husband . As if this was not wond ~ rful enough, Lee Sparks Howe returned to Phoenix with her new husband . (So me of you girl s should come out here, the hunting is really good.) We have been fortunate to have Pot Doyle come to e nroll at Arizona State College at Tempe. She wa s formerly enrolled at Ball State Co ll ege, Munci e, Indiana. She is a Chi Chi and it is our fond ho!)e that she路 may be able to colonize an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter on the T e mpe campus. Our next meet ing will be a social one with our husbands and families at the beautiful new hom e of Lee Garland . We are hoping to have a real good turn out . Potentially, Arizona and the Phoeni x area can have a large alumnae chapter. The reason is because of the路

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many people who ore moving to this area and some of them must be Alpha Sigs . If we could be given the address of such people who ore out here or who ore on the way out here we could contact them for our alumnae group. An example of our situation is a recent experience I hod. I invited one of the new teachers at our school to come to my house and ploy cords. I was wearing my Alpha Sig pin that night and when she sow the pin, she asked me what sorority I belonged to and when we found out we were both Alpha Sigs we both let out a loud sc ream . The girl is Elizabeth Pringle and she went to Indiana State Teachers College, Pennsylvania. So you see we hove to depend upon luck to find out who ore Alpha Sigs. Help us eliminate the luck foetor and inform us of the presence of those who ore out here so that we may keep them active in our Alumnae Group. Love in A""22A, Betty Chadwick

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Dear A""22As: The Pittsburgh Alumnae Chapter has had a very successful year so for. Our first meeting was a lovely luncheon meeting which was held in the home of Ruth Miller at McDonald, Pennsylvania. On November third we hod a dessert party in the home of Dorothy Bruggeman . The annual Christmas party was held in the lovely Christmas setting of the College Club and was sponsored by Marion Wilson. We hod a very delicious luncheon and spent the rest of the afternoon playing bridge and socializing . Everyone hod a wonderful time at our White Elephant Party at Mary Lou Marshall's home in January. Besides being lots of fun for all this annual affair al so increases our treasury . We ore looking forward to our next three meetings, but with special vigor to the lost one which will be held May seventeenth. It will be a joint meeting with the Indiana, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland alumnae groups. We ore also planning a Golden Jubilee Celebration in. connection with this meeting . Our group was very happy to hear of Rhoda Hunter's recent marriage to Earl Wynn in Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Rhoda , before going to North Carolina, was a very faithful . member and also president of our group. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wynn ore engaged in radio technical work at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hi ll. Ann Schade Murphy, another faithful former member is now located in her lovely new ranch style home at Melbourne Beach, Florida , and eager to welcome any Alpha Sigs who might be near that vicinity. Our lucky Helen Ball will be leaving the middle of February for her annual four weeks stay at Pass-a-Grille, Florida . Loyally, a s in A""22A, Groce Hill

Glenn Eva Markley, President

Don , to print our yearly programs in hi s printing shop. We really feel like quite on elite group having these to use . Lost month we joined the Portland Ponhellenic and feel that we will obtain beneficial ideas on the port on alumnae chapter shou ld toke here on the coast in establishing sorority chapters on a college campus. If anyone of you knows of any alumnae of our A""22A out here in Portland or vicinity please get in touch with our president. Here we go into 1952 with all sorts of hopes and plans for our chapter. We hove been officially token into the Portland Ponhellenic Council and so we feel more a port of things . We ore sponsoring a table this month at the Panhellenic teo-style show which the Council sponsors every spring. We will be a year old ne xt month and we hope to establish more of a foothold here on th e coast in the year to come. Love to yo u all , Enid Ehrman

PORTLAND, OREGON Dea r A""22As: The Portland Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was organized after several attempts lost April. There ore six members and we ore also proud to hove a patroness. The strange thing about our chapter is that we ore all alums of Beta Beta Chapter at Greeley, Colorado. Since April we hove had a house worming for our patroness and her husband, Bonnie and Rolph Wampler and the engagements of Marie Dolgon Mockford and Enid Ehrman hove been mode known to our chapter. Frances Logson Willkinson persuaded her husband,

Left to right : Ruth Dav is, Marie Mockford, En id Gleneva Markley, Gretchen Otness.

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42 QUEEN CITY, NORTH DAKOTA Dear Alpha Sigs: Practically everyone was present! That's at the lost meeting of our Queen City Alumnae Chapter of A}:,A . We also hove two new members. They ore Cherry Schaffner and Virginia Underwood . The school year is half over. We ore especially interested in school because most of our members ore teachers. Marjorie and Virginia hove new teaching positions. Marjorie teaches in Vallejo, California, and Virginia in Roy, North Dakota. During the Christmas holidays Alice Dynes become Mrs. Pete Lenhardt. She and her husband ore both teachers in the Mott Public School. The project for our alumnae chapter this winter is to make on afghan and during next summer we plan to raffle it and then donate the proceeds to some charitable organization . Here's hoping 1 952 brings prosperity and happiness to all in A}:,A! Best wishes to all, Kathryn Kreitinger

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Dear Alpha Sigma Alphas Everywhere : So much has happened here in Richmond since our lost letter, that it is hard to decide just where to begin with the news! I will start with the Founder's Day program. On November 15th we hod the beautiful Founders Day program at Groce Roper's home. We were thrilled because two of our beloved Founders met with us, Mrs. Gilliam and Miss Hundley. You con imagine how deeply we felt the wonderful fellowship of that day. I con not describe the f~eling I hod when we lighted the golden candles on our fiftieth birthday, and then looked across the room and sow two of the original A}:,As watching us. In December we hod a dinner p~Jrty at the Plantation night club. This was attended by husbands and .dotes and started the Christmas season for all of us. At the January meeting we met at Betty Lowe's home and installed the new officers. They will be headed by Ella Marsh Adams as president. We also voted to continue our project of helping at the Cancer Foundation on the first Wednesday of each month . We enjoy this work and feel that we render a real service in making bandages for cancer patients. That's all for now-hope to hove more news next time. Love in A}:,A, Becky Settle Reynolds

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Dear Alpha Sigs: It has been a long time since the Roanoke Alums reported to the Phoenix but our chapter has grown in membership and activities, so from now on we will be telling you of our fun . We hove been seeking out A}:,As in Roanoke who might not know of our chapter by getting as much publicity as possible and tracking down every lead given us. I' m happy to soy we hove been most successful! Barbaro (Surface) Kidd was elected president of our group at the September meeting-and what a wonderful prexy she is! Our girls were delighted to attend a teo given by the Notional Officers when they were here lost August making plans for the coming convention . I missed it, being on vocation at the time, but heard many wonderful reports. And how excited we ore that the convention is to be held in Roanoke this year! We ore looking forward to meeting so many of you and renewing old acquaintances.

The Welcome Mot is out and we ore anxiously awaiting. you all. Helen (Jackson) Willis hod us to her new home for a bridge party in October. She has on adorable baby girl, and we ore now wondering just what the stork will' leave on Nancy Cheek's doorstep in March. She will: be in her new home by then, too. An elegant pot-luck. supper was held in Barbaro Kidd's rumpus room in November. Everyone brought along husbands or dotes ondi I assure you that they hod just as much, if not more, fun than the girls. They all expressed a desire for more路 of the some so we plan to include them in more of our activities. Our January meeting was a luncheon at Hotel: Roanoke, where we will be seeing so many of you this. summer, and this month we ore meeting at the home of Frances (Washington) Thigpen with a surprise Stork Shower for Nancy Cheek. Nancy was our president lost year and did a splendid job. State Day will be held in Charlottesville this Spring and a number of us ore planning to attend. This brings us up to dote on all that we hove been doing , but will hove more news for you as time goes by. Love in A}:,A, Evelyn MacDonald Reo

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Dear Alpha Sigs: Here in St. Louis we hove been go ing from shivers to shirtsleeves and bock to shivers. In November we hod a big "bong up" auction of candies, cokes and embroidery work and what fun! Through Dotty Hook's "I hear $1.00, do I hear $2.00, $3 .00?" we mode a nice little sum which was given to the city hospital nursery. Our annual Christmas party was held at the home of Gladys Marsh. After "sliding in" (and I do mean sliding) we were greeted by beautiful Christmas cords on the mantel, the dining table decorated with greenery, snow men and two Iorge red candles. After indulging in delicious sandwiches, salad and dessert, we played games which Mr. Marsh planned for us. This month we ore having our Ponhellenic cord party at the home of Dotty Hooks. Everyone is looking forward to a "grand slam" or "a natural canasta." We ore soddened this month by losing two membersCarol Conkin who is moving to the South, and Martha Ayres transferring to Washington, D. C. Martha planned our year book and is a post president. We were all delighted over the big news- NPC of course! Till the next newsletter, Love in A}:,A, Dorothy J . Myers

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Dear A}:,As: This time I hove three meetings to tell you about plus a word or two about vocations of '51. Our first meeting in September was held at the home of Mary Houghton. Mildred Worner Zoss, our new presi dent, presided at the business meeting. Teo was served later from a most attractive table. Mary's choice of flowers were red and white "Glads" and with them she used several pieces of Victorian cut gloss to further delight the eye. Our Founder's Day meeting was held November 10 at my home. Donna Jean Beavers was assisting hostess. We hod a very lovely Founder's Day program directed by Mildred Worner Zoss. Mary Houghton was invited to preside at the teo table which was cen-

MARCH, 1952 tered with white mums and gold candles. Junice Martin Dick (our new bride married last May 20) and Marjorie Miles from Elkhart, Indiana , were with us for this meeting and we were so happy to have them . Our Christmas party was held at Naomi Pehrson's apartment. It was a gay and enjoyable evening from the time we entered through the gayly trimmed door until the time we said good night. After a short business meeting we wrapped gifts brought by members for our chosen needy family . Mary Houghton is this year's Philanthropic Chairman and just before Christmas she delivered the gifts and a large basket of groceries to the family which "consists of a mother and four children. This Christmas project is ever dear to hearts of South Bend alumnae. Naomi 's Chri stmas party table was delightfully festive and over the holiday punch, fruit cake and coo ki es we had a nice visit with Florence Taylor (Mrs. L. L. J Alpha Beta . This was the first meeting she was able to attend since her arrival in South Bend and her prese nce did please us. Now for that ever enchanting subject-Vacations. Three of our members went south. Donna Jean Beavers, her husband and (then) 14 month old Randy went a s far south as Key West, Florida . Mary Houghton too had a Florida vacation and participated in some deep sea fishing . Mildred Warner Zoss, her husband and three boys spent time in Atlanta , Georgia, and the Smoky Mountains. Three seems to be a favorite number since the next three members either worked on degrees or received them. Junice Martin Dick before her marriage in May became a Registered Laboratory Technician . Betty Mathews received her M .A. in June '51. Betty teaches at Central High School and has had remarkable success with the Water Ballets which are given each year . During the summer months she was Head Guard at McMillian Pool, Ft. Wayne. Naomi Pehrson was in Manistee, Michigan, this past summer and took short trips into northern Michigan. Naomi's mother is a wheel chair invalid but a more cheerful person it would be hard to find . It was our privilege to meet her .this past August when my husband, two boys and I went north for a week. Sincerely, "VM" Pearce Roberts

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Dear Sisters: Our Christmas meeting welcomed another alum to our chapter, Natalie (Cadwallader) White, KK. Elaine Schneider, our hostess for the evening, had refreshments after the business meeting and we exchanged gifts. A food basket was filled with groceries and our President, Edna Hutchinson, donated a turkey and with our monetary contributions bought the trimmings for a Christmas dinner that was enjoyed by a local needy family. Pat Floyd , who is an American Airline hostess, has recently announced her engagement to Captain Ma rk L. Nagel, USAFR. Nice flying, Pat. Jean Reimet donated the profits from her Christmas card sales to our treasury at the January meeting. Edna Hutchinson entertained at her new home, 6708 Githens Ave., Merchantville. Irene Milewski won the polyanna, which was a stuffed cocker spaniel paper weight. Lois Oliver, KK, from Millville, was welcomed into our chapter. Edna topped off the evening with a delicious frozen fruit salad and other refreshments. Each month our members contributed pictures of themselves, newspaper clippings, and any other news of the

43 chapter for our scrap book. It's red and white cover, with a large A'2A emblem, holds within it our memories since we organized less than two years ago. A few of our mem bers visited the Drexel Open House in February. How good it was to see the new Alpha pledges and Nu Nu actives wearing their red and white hats. They're fine new pledges too. The February meeting was held at the home of Natalie White in Moorestow n. Plans were discussed to encourage all of our members to attend the convention in Roanoke this August. We' ll see you there. Our small but happy group is growing steadily. New grads from KK and NN chapters, and transfers have been joining us each mont h. Love in A'2A, Elaine Schneider

SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA Dear A'2.A's: Its been quite a long time since you've heard from us here in Suffolk, but we are still here and active even though our members have dwindled to almost f ive "regulars ." Judy Smith Brothers is our Pres ident this year, but we will probably lose her before the year is out. As soon as Bill finishes all his flight training, Judy and little Bill expect to join him at Cherry Point, N. C. Frances Beaton Hewitt has recently accepted a new job a s Society Editor on The Suffolk News-Herald and I know she will really make good . "Mully" Bugg Holland has also recently undertaken a new job-one that a lot of us are old hands at-that of caring for her new son. Mully and Elam are certainly proud of their big boy-nine pounds, twelve ounces at birth . Dorothy Justice Holland , who always ~eeps us laughing at our get-togethers, is doing substitute teaching in the grammar schools again this year. I hear that the children just love her-she must entertain them as much as she does us. Dorothy Batten Kitchen, who is principal of one of the grammar schools here, finds. time now and then in her busy life to join us. When she does, we always linger later than usual catching her up. on all the A'2.A news. As for me, Harriett Naylor-well my two sons keep me so busy at this point that I have路 little time left for anything else. Betsy Bullock Walker was in town during Christmas and it was grand seeing her again. Betsy and H. T. are living in Buffalo, New. York, now and Betsy will be a wonderful addition to the Buffalo Chapter, I' m sure . During our December meeting at Judy Brothers, we路 made the most 路 attractive tray favo rs for the patients at the new hospital in town . They were cellophane bags filled with ca~dy and topped off with red balls lettered in white, of course, they were designed by Paula Ballard ,. our stand-by when it comes to thinking up cute favors, etc. Paula really does have the most original ideas. We are also planning to make tray favors again at Easter for the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth. Our Hospital Library project, which we originated about five years ago, has now come to an end since we have a brand new hospital in town and the othe r hospitals were closed. Part of our collection of books we turned over to the Negro Community Hos pital in Suffolk and the rest of them were asked for by a hospital in Newport News. Dorothy Holland and I journeyed to Norfolk in November and attended a dinner meeting with the NorfolkPortsmouth girls. We had a grand time seeing so many

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44 路old friends and meeting new ones. We listened to their pions for a Christmas party for the College girls. It was held at Winnie Rew Shields and from all reports was a bong-up affair. All of us dawn this way are looking forward to August and Convention time when we con "show-off" our state to all the A-:E.A's from all the rest of the country. So until then-Love from all of us . Harriett Naylor

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA Dear Alpha Sigs: We have hod a busy season with regular meetings each month, Homecoming, special activities during the holidays, parties for the college plus the arrival of a new Alpha Sig to be! Congratulations to our president, Mrs. James Gleason who has a new baby daughter, Catherine Ann, born Jan. 8, 1 952. The Gleosons have a son, Mike. Our first meeting as Alpha Sigmas was held at the home of Mrs. Herbert Hylton at which time the plans for rush were discussed. Mrs. Wygondo Foltz, Vice President was in charge of rush activities. Our president, Bonnie Gleason discussed the duties of the officers as suggested by the Alumna hand-book. In November several of the Beta Upsilon college girls met with us at the home of Mrs. Phyllis Barker. We took this opportunity to congratulate them upon winning first prize with their float in the Homecoming Parade . The Homecoming Luncheon was well attended at the Deming Hotel. Mrs. Richard Egly held open house at her home during the afternoon. Teo was served . Many girls attended following the football game. The Christmas Party was held at the home of Mrs. Richard Egly. Secret Pals were revealed and the girls received lovely gifts. The spirit of Christmas was carried out in the window decorations and lovely tree. Twa of our girls Mary Ruth Siebenmorgon and Rachel Davis who ore active members of the Story League told stories during the holiday season to various organizations. The traditional Colonial Dessert was held for the College chapter members and thei'r guests January 12, at the Woman's Department Club. The clever decorations carrying out the colonial theme were artistically designed by Mrs. Glenn , Andrew. The program of entertainment included a story appropriate to the occasion told by Mrs. Conner of the Story League, and a group of delightful songs by Mary Ruth Siebenmorgan ac'c omponied by Edrice Bennett . The program was followed by refreshments at the candle lighted table. Hostesses presi.ding at the table were Mrs. Raymond Barker and Mrs. Glenn Andrew . The Alumnae members gowned in formal s were hostesses for the evening with Mrs. Raymond Foltz acting a s general chairman. The sorority meeting nights hove been changed to the fourth Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs . Raymond Foltz, 18 South Ninetee nth Street, Thursda y, February 28. All girls are to bring their white elephants for the sale. The March 27th meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Lee Davi s, 2101 North 11th Street. A'2.A girl s living in our area are invited to our meetings. Love in A-:E.A , Mary Fran Wiley 路

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Dear A-:E.A's : How long has it been since you hove heard from us? Too long I'm sure so since I hove been appointed to fill in again I may bock track a little and bring you up to dote. However we hove enjoyed reading all your newsy notes. The last (golden) issue of Phoenix was beautiful and so informative. We hove been very much olive and having good times together-happy to gain our new members but sod to lose a few. Inez Tomlinson moved back to her chinchilla ranch in California, Beth Connor to Ft. Worth, Sora Francis McKinley to Shreveport, Louisiana : and Vivian Bartlett to Houston. We hove welcomed Lee Lukenbill, Martha Poyner, Lois Hall and Barbaro Johnson. Our first fall meeting was in September with Louise Reynolds and Isabel Holliday. Morcette Homm, our new president, presided and a very excellent one she is . Our Rummage sole in September was a greater success than ever. In October we hod a no host luncheon in the Oval Room of the Town and Country Club. We enjoyed doning our fall togs and stepping out for this occasion . Our Founders Day Teo was in the home of Jennie Fisk-each one helped to make this a very special occasion for our fiftieth anniversary . We were glad to hove as our guests Johnnie Lone Gentry and Violet Johnston from the Oklo City chapter. The five parts of the service were given by Dorothy Neal, Louise Reynolds, Helen Malone, Isabel Halliday and Nelle Kisner to a background of music by Jennie Fisk with Somma Lou Roper as soloist. In December we met in the home of Lava Sipes for a luncheon. Helen Solomon and Vivian Bartlett were cohostesses. Three bushel baskets of food , clothing and gifts were brought to be taken to our needy family . Our January meeting was a dessert party in the home of Jane Mills. Somma Lou Roper assisted. Also in January we were co-hostesses with Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Xi Delta at a coffee at Philbrook. We have been extra proud this year as we attend Panhellenic with our Jackie Carson presiding-perhaps also because it's the second time they have elected one of our A-:E.As as president. Jennie Fisk served a few years ago. Sis Brewer and Helen Malone will be our hostesses in February honoring one of our patron saints. We can hardly wait for a peek inside Helen's new home . Helen is also chairman for our state day meeting in April and she has some very interesting plans in the mail alreadythat too we are anxiously looking forward to. So you Oklahoma girls be sure 路 and plan on meeting us at the Tulsa Hotel 'cause we're going to be looking for everyone of you-so don't disappoint us, will you? 路 'Till then, our love and best wishes, Lava Patterson Sipes

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI Hi A-:E.As: We gave the little baby '52 a big push into a successful new year by gathering January 5 for a pot-luck luncheon at the home of Vivian Eller, our new president. In our business meeting we unanimously agreed we have the perfect candidate for the Wilma Wilson Sharp Alumnae Award . Plans were also made for a tea to be held February 1 7 at the home of Mrs . Ray Warnicks for the active chapter-patronesses and all Alpha alums. We found time to catch up on all the news and to ask " Where is so and so now?"

MARCH, 1952 We ore very happy to welcome a new member, Mrs. Leland Pollock, to our group. An afternoon meeting was held January 31 1 at the home of Elizabeth Hull. How's that for a new start? Sue Raker Eppright

WICHITA, KANSAS Dear Alpha Sigs: Our October meeting was to hove been a picnic in Mrs. Chos. (Vernelle) Bergerhouse's bock yard, but because of the weather it turned into a chili supper indoors. Charles and Vernelle hove spent the summer building a barbecue pit and making their bock yard into a most delightful picnic spot of which they ore very proud. We were disappointed when Wichita received on early wintry blast that changed our plans, but we hod a wonderful time indoors eating chili and all the good thinas that go with it. Co-hostesses for the party were Jane Wright, Clarice Blamer, Beverly Knoepple Ol'ld Evelyn Mowdsley. In November we celebrated our 50th anniversary with a Founders Day program at the home of Mrs. W . W . (Gladis) Carr, 3733 Sleepy Hollow. The beautiful service was read by Vernelle Bergerhouse, Mime Jennings, Irma Coffey, Groce Terrell and Eleanor Smith, around a table adorned with five gold topers set in crystal star holders. Virginia Ford, Helen Loveless and Ann Brewer assisted Gladis with the lovely refreshments . Our Christmas party was held in the home of Mrs. Don (Irma) Coffey, with Beverly Knoepple, Nodine Smith and Elizabeth Robinson assisting her. The dining table was gaily decorated with a lighted Christmas tree surrounded by pretty packages for our gift exchange. "Stockings were

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45 hung by the ch imney with core, in hopes that St. Nick would soon be there." Mime Jennings mode a good Santo Claus and the girls all received beautiful handkerchiefs. We all brought extra gifts to go into a box for Mrs. Don (I rene ) Wilhelm , who is our shut-in lady that we remember all through the year . The chapter gave her a pretty gown al so. January 1952 . My, how fast time rolls around-time to start another year and try to do better than the lost one. We hod a very lovely party at the home of Mrs. A. J. (Hertha) Boenish . Bridge and canasta were played after our business meeting. Plans were mode for our Volentine teo to be held February tenth. Each girl was a ssig ned a new girl to bring to the teo , so we hope to hove a Iorge crowd . This is al ways one of our prettiest parties-it's the time to get better acquainted. We hove so many new girls moving to Wichita , the air center of the United States . Dorothy Field , Marguerite Edwards, and Margie Goodwin were co-hostesses for our January · Meeting, and delicious refreshments were served . We hove lost a few g irls and gained some new ones s ince I wrote lost . Mrs. Robert (Ardis Jean ) Lemons has. moved to California where her husband is now stationed. Bob is a navy man . Mrs. L. F. (Margaret) Weaver is also moving to California where her husband will be in postal work. Mrs. E. W . (Ruth) Yockey has moved to Arizona and Betty Dunbar Yoder has moved to Colorado. I hope these girls will contact alumnae chapters wherever they ore . We hove Virginia E. Corbinier, Lila Hepner, Mary Lou Haines, Evelyn Lady, Mrs. Fred Colberg and Mrs . Thomas Cox as new members this year. Ollie Moe Alexander

FROM TO Patricio Allen Hoinesworth (Mrs. George) . . . . . . .... . . . Rochester, N. Y . . . . .... . . .. ...... . . . Buffalo, N. Y. Barbaro LaVigne Brain (Mrs. Gerold ) .. . .. .. .. ....... Buffalo, N. Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochester, N. Y. Norma Jean Power .... .... .... . .. . . . . . ... . .. ... Peoria , Illinois Mary Ellen Herndon ... .... .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... Peoria, Illinois Freda Sowers Yentes (Mrs.) .. ... .. . .. . . . ... ... . . .. Peoria, Illinois Mary Lee Johnson .. .. ..... .. ... .. . . ...... ..... . Peoria , Illinois Marjorie Hutchens Scott (Mrs. Don ) .. . . . ..... . . . .... Ft. Wayne, Indiana .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . Muncie, Indiana, Louise Andrews Broford (Mrs. Robert) . . . . . . . . . ..... . Suffolk, Vo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harriso nburg, Vo . Betty Myers Hedrick (Mrs. Richard) .. .. .. ... ..... . .. Richmond , Vo . . . . .. . .. ..... ... . . Charlottesville, Vo . Juanita Hodnett Chandler (Mrs. W. L.) .. ... . . . . . . . . . Richmond, Vo . Janet Hernimon Brunner (Mrs. David) .... . . . . . . . . . . . Olean, N. Y . .. ... . . ...... ... . . ... .. Buffalo, N. Y. Estelle Adams Borton (Mrs . Will) . . ... ... . ..... . .. . . Denver, Colo . . . . . . . . .... ... ........ Gunnison, Colo. Joy Gaither McCracken (Mrs. Ned ) ... ..... . . .. ... .. Denver, Co lo . . . . . . . . ... . . .. .. . ... . . G~nni so n ~ Colo. Louise Johnston Buggs (Mrs. Robert) .... . . . . . . . . . . .. Baltimore, Md . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Po . Barbaro Smith Mann (Mrs. Claude) ... .... . . . .. . . .. . Baltimore, Md . ........ ... ....... Charlottesville, Vo . Lindo Sue Bockman (Mrs. Guy ) .. .... ... .. ... . . .... Macomb, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murray, Ky . Marie Scanlon Brown (Mrs. Harold ) . . ... . ... ........ South Bend, Indiana Lenore Knoebber .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ..... ... South Bend, Indiono . Betty Taylor Vance (Mrs. Roy) .. . . ... ....... .. ..... St. Loui s, Mo . . .. .. ... .. ... . ...... Kansas City, Mo . June Ozenberger Lord (Mrs. Philip) ..... . ...... . . ... Kansas City, Mo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · · Empono , Kansa s Jane Morgan Peek (Mrs. Daniell . .. . . . . . . . ........ . Charlottesville, Vo . . . . ..... . .. .. . . · · · · · Norfolk, Vo . Jacqueline Robertson Allen (Mrs. Gene ) ... .. . ....... . St. Louis, Mo . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . · · · · · · · Mu_rroy, Ky. Marie Beard Dick (Mrs. James ) ... .. . .. . .. ...... . .. Columbus, Ohio . . . .... . . .. . .. . · · · · · · lnd1ono , Po. Gertrude Helmecke Reed (Mrs. V. H.) ... .... . . . . . ... Phoenix, Arizona . .... . ... . . . . . . . . . . Gunnison, Colo. Betty Shanks Pringle (Mrs. William) . ... .. ... . . ... .. . Phoeni x, Arizona . . . .... . .. .. . . · · · · · ·. · · Indiana, Po . Helen Osborn Long (Mrs. William) . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... Akron, Ohio .. .. . .... . .... ... .. Huntmgton , W .. Vo . Frances Davis Precup (Mrs . David ) ........ ... . . . . ... Cleveland, Ohio ..... . . . . . .. . ... . .. Munc1e, lnd_1ono Anne Petree ... . ... ...... .... . . . . .. . ... ... ... . Dayton, Ohio .... .. . . .. . .......... Ch1cogo,h .lllm~1S lise Groenz Schwarze (Mrs . William) . .. ... . .. .. ... . . Dayton, Ohio .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... Philodelp 10, a . Lola Pierson Lakin (Mrs. Clarence) . ....... .. .... .. .. Dayton, Ohio . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Emporia , Ko7sos Mildred McNaught Blankenship (Mrs. William ) . . . ..... Dayton, Ohio ... .. ...... .. . .. .. .. Ter:e _H aute, n~ . Thelma Detweiler Foster (Mrs. Theodore) .... . ....... . Southern New Jersey ... .. .... . · · · · · Wilmmgton, De· Nathalie Codwollder White (Mrs . Edmund) .... . ..... . Southern New Jersey · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Alle~towKn , Po . Kathleen Markowitz .. ...... ... ......... . .. . .... Los Angeles, Calif. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Empor~o, Konsos Frances Tholen Priest (Mrs. F. J.) ... ... . .. . ... . . . . . . Los Angeles, Calif . . . . · · · . .. · · · · · · · · Empono, 0~~~s 10' Harriet Edwards Copper (Mrs. C. L. l . . .... .. ........ A kron , Ohio . .. . . . . · · · · · . · · · · · · · · · · Col umbus,

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NEWS LETTERS路college Chapters

ALPHA l.ongwood College, Farmville, Virginia Dear Alpha Sigs: With spring rushing upon us, the Alpha chapter room is filled to the brim with excitement. By the time you read this letter, we will have our new pledges. But as for now, we must, with anxiety, let the subject rest. Since our last news letter, Betty Scott Barkey and Martha Alice Wilson have been nominated to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities." They certainly deserve the honor they have received . Betty Scott is the editor of our annual and Martha Alice is president of student government. We 路a re also proud of Margie Hood, who is in charge of .d ance for our May Day festivities. Returning recently for a visit to our campus were five of our last year seniors. They were Patsy Ritter, Nancye Gillie , Mary Miller, Iris Wall and Frances Minter. Needless to say, the parties were endless! That's all the news for now. We of Alpha are looking forward to reading about the activities going on in other c hapters. ' Ti II then, Love in A'J:.A, Betty Barnes

ALPHA ALPHA Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Hi A'J:.As: Did you make it through exams? Boy, it sure was a struggle. But when I stop to look back on all the fun we've had I realize it's been a wonderful semester. Soon after homecoming we had a huge slumber party where we all just cut loose and really talked ourselves to sleep. In November we had a tea for the members of Panhellenic 1,\ssociation and the women head residents on campus . It was so pleasant to visit with t hem in a non business capacity. The next big event was State Da y at Co lumbus. Mary Jane Hughey, our president, and Bev Scott, secreta ry, represented us at the fe stivities . Here they met many of t he alums and told them of ou r chapter activities. Just before we went home for Christmas we had a party complete with a beautifully decorated tree and carol s. It was one of our nicest parties of the year for we all had such a love ly Christmas spi rit.

ALPHA BETA

China , desse rt in America, and mints in Alpha Heaven Uean Moore and Twila Michael were the angels who allowed us to enter). The second was our annual Gypsy party. The favors were golden earrings and gypsy story book dolls . All in all it was a very successful rushing series because for the second year in a row we have earned the distinction of "rushing the least and getting the most." We were really thrilled getting all those wonderful little sisters. Two girls we are mighty proud of are Jeanne Jones Shinn and Peggy Cullen os they both mode Who's Who this year. Our Sweetheart dance wos one of the most successful we have ever given. The pledges chose the queen and her attendants . Jean Moore made a lovely queen while Peggy Cullen and Dot Valuck looked as pretty as always. Alpha Beta girls helped address and stuffed all the March of Dimes letters for this community this year. We are now working on a skit for K.S.T .C. 's new Trump night. Year before last we won third prize and last year second prize at the Carnival which Trump night is replacing . Now we're really hoping for this year. We are also planning a rummage sale. Wish us luck in both. Love in A'J:.A, Dixie Bawling

ALPHA GAMMA State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania Dear Alpha Sigs: Last week here at Indiana was a very exciting one for all sororities and fraternities on campus. Each group planned a funny skit and the program was entitled " Laughter." The audience chose the winner and two cups were awarded . Our was entitled "Firehouse No. 5 Y2 ." The girls were dressed as firemen with red suspenders, black jeans, white skirts, hip boots and firemen's hats. Barb Mazziotti was Ruby Smearcase, a gal the fellows were all crazy about. She was dressed in a red dress with sequin glittering all over it, a huge black

Love in A'J:.A , Barb Snow

Northeast Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri Dear Alpha Sigs : We have had our rushing season si nce our last newsletter. The first party was a progressive one to all the countries. We had appetizers in Hawaii, dinner in

So me of the Firemen in Firehouse No .

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hat, and held a sequin covered pale. The chorus sang ·a nd danced to "The Fireman's Bride." Jackie Garnic climaxed the program with a dance.

cent months. Our efforts are now on the annual Forensic Follies contest. We hope all of you are having as successful and prosperous year as Beta Beta . Love in A"2:.A, Mary Nelson

EPSILON EPSILON Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas

" Ruby Smearcase in Firehouse No. SY2"

Our Christmas party was held at the home of Dr. Joy Mahachek, our sorority adviser. We exchanged gifts with a real Santa Claus distributing them. Chri st mas songs were sung, ~efreshments were devoured, and the November Phoenix was passed out to us. We planned on evening to go caroling and did so around the dorm and the houses nearby. The pledges had charge of making a Christmas basket for a needy family. They gathered old clothes, toys and food and took it to the family.

Dear Alpha Sigs: Hi everyone! Second semester is in full swing now for the Alpha Sigs at Emporia . After finals, rush week and other parties we have settled down for another se mester of work. The Inter-Sorority formal is next week end. Everyone is excited about that-hurrying around getting dates and formals ready to wear. We have been very busy with intramurals. At the present time we are playing basketball. The "Singing Bee" is March 5 and we have been practicing for sometime. We are striving for first place this year. Two of our girls, Marilyn Patterson and Joyce Griffith, were just initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota . Joyce Griffith also is a member of the Treble Clef. 'Til next timeLove in A"2:.A, Gl oria Harris

ZETA ZETA Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg, Missouri

Love in A"2:.A , Norma Trimble

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado

Dear A"2:.As: Beta Beta chapter has just been through a breathtaking swirl of Rush Week. A Hawaiian Luau complete with hula dancers and costumes and an Alice in "Alpha Sig-Land" featuring the Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee and Tweetle Dum were the themes for our rush parties. We ore proud of our twelve new pledges who are so busy with pledge training now. Lovely Jane Andrews was crowned "C" Club queen, the lettermen's club . We are so proud of Janie who competed against four other candidates . During the Fall Quarter, our philanthropic project, the Campus Chest Dance, was a huge success and the Alpha sigs were able to donate over $1 00 to the Community Chest Drive . In the theatre, Joan Bailey starred in "Light Up The Sky" production. Our Jackie Mangan was a finalist for Homecoming Queen . Beta Betas represented in Who's Who in American •Colleges and Universities are Margaret Kirchoff, Joan Bailey and Mary Nelson. Scholastically Alpha Sigs rated high. This year our member of Spur, national honorary .sophomore organization, are Harriet Jaggard, Kay Nissen, Shirley George, Harriet Ball, Donnie Morrison, Betty Santos, Polly Hostetler and Bev Alsbaugh . Three of our members were recently ·initiated into Pi Lambda Theta . They are Patricia Reed, Virginia Becker and Mary Nelson . Two weddings, four engagements and one pinning :have made additional excitement for our chapter in re-

The crowning of Zeta Zeta 's Gayle Van Meter a s homecoming queen at C.M. S. C.

Dear Alpha Sigs : Finals are just around the corner and you will find most .everyone kinda cramming . "Hearts in Harmony" will be the theme of our annual Sweetheart Dance which is just a week away. This particular week will be a busy one as the Popular Girl election is February 1 5 . Our candidate is Rose mary Huxo l who we naturally think would be the ideal girl for the title. Cupid has been acti~e since Christmas-six of our sisters have become engaged. Congratulations go to Ruth Havener, Marlene Brumfield , Maril yn Moeck li ,

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48 Georgeonn LeVeske, Jackie Shields and Mary Ann Vogel. For our ph ilanthropic project thi s year we are sending toys and games to a children's polio ward at General Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri . The basketball seaso n is underwa y and we have only lost one game . We're hoping for fir st, surely secondlet you know next time . A gypsy band entertained a t our rush party in December. All actives ware black ski rts with coins dangling at the hem line, peasant blouses and red scarfs and sashes. " Carmen" entertained in her fashion as the evening turned into a gala gypsy affair. Patricia Brown, Marilyn Moecklin and Mary Ann Vogel were selected to represent CMS in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universi.ties. On December 12 we pledged eleven g irls and you will have to go a long way to find so good a group. On February 17 these girls will be initiated as members of Alpha Sigma Alpha . A new patroness, Mrs. Bernice Craig, will be initiated then, tao. The alumnae chapter of Warrensburg has invited us to a Valentine Tea following the initiation services. That's about the picture brought up to date at this particular time . We are looking forward to a very busy Spring term with the Rhetor Ball , Song Fete and the softball season in view. Until the next timeLove in A'2.A, Mary Ann Vogel

THETA THETA Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Dear Si sters : Theta Theta Chapter wishes yo u all best wishes and success in 1 952 . We hqd a wonderful Christmas party at the home of our president, Louise Pec k. One of our sisters, Shirley Tyl er, received a present with a new twist, but refuses to let me tell just what it is. . Two new girls were pledged around the first of January making six, our total number 路 of pledges for this year. We plan to initiate four of them this month . A few of the girls plan to do recreational work at . the Children's Hospital in Boston . Once or twice a week they go over to the hospital and entertain the boys and girls with games and s'tory-telling. We are also happy to announce the marriage of one of our very close alumnae, Eleanor Kancevitch, who is working for her master's degree in education here at Boston University, became the bride of Arthur Edward Lozeau on Saturday, February 2. They are now living in Hudson, New Hamps.hire . We were very proud to have one of our sisters, Jo-Ann Isbell , selected as one of the "chosen few" to go to Germany tD represent the University Glee Club. They plan to go the week of spring vacation. That's all for this month . Love in A'2.A, Judith Black

ETA ETA

KAPPA KAPPA

Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Alpha Sigma Alpha Sisters : We, girls here at K.S.T .C., are busy beginning the second semester. It seems impossible that the first semester of 1 951-52 school year is only a memory. As we look over the events of the past month, Homecoming stands out among the events that run through our thoughts. One of our pledges, Lucile Leibert, who was路 nominated as a queen candidate by the Phi Lambda Chi fraternity, received the coveted honor of being Homecoming Queen. Our house decoration won third place in the contest, our float brought us the second place award and our A'2.A queen candidate's car received a second place rating. Two of our girls, Jo Ann Barr and Sue Grant were recently pledged to Kappa Delta Pi, national honor society in education . Dorothy Cressap, another one of our girl s, was already a member of the organization. Our Religious Emphasis Week begins nex t week. Several of our members are busy working on the various committees . Martha Lasley is co-chairman of the week. After a week. of fun and formality, our Courtesy Wee k came to a grand close. We now have sixteen new members in our chapter. Do lly Jean Murty was chairman of Courtesy Week. Jo Ann Barr and Ruth Menninger, two of our outstanding membe rs, were chosen for membership in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. A committee is now ma k ing plans for our Valentine party. All of the girls and their dates are anticipating a grand t ime. Sue Grant wa s recentl y chosen to be our new vice pres ident and Charlene McClanahan wa s elected a s editor. Best wishes to all the chapters. Love in A'2.A, Charlene McClanahan

Hi! all you Alpha Sigs: Happy New Year to you from all the Kappas here at Temple. We hope that your exams weren't too bad and that you have all survived and are ready to get back into the swing of things. Here at Temple we have been rushing around trying to sandwich studies in between social activities. On December 1 4, we held our annual Christmas Ball at the house. What a time we had! I don ' t think .we could have picked a worse night. It snowed, rained and all but stopped traffic so that very few of our girls got here at all. However, everyone who was here had a wonderful time. I hope the committee has better luck next year. Congratulations to Joanne Gracey Harner who was married on December 21 , and to alum Dottie Carter, who was married on January 14. Dottie Post is engaged to Sig Ep, Ed Garret, and our little redheaded majorette, Jane McDearmid , is expecting to take the fatal step in August. We are all glad to welcome back our housemother, Mrs. Lamb, who has been away since Christmas with a broken arm . Speaking of broken limbs, one of the star basketball players here at school, A'2.A's Rae Blake, fell on the court and broke her ankle-the squad sure mi sses Rae 's great playing . We have been busy studying for our exams and haven't had any meetings for ages. It will be nice to get back to sorority and see all our friends . If you saw Philly's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV you probably saw Daffy Dilly. It was really KK's President, Joan Holden, who was chosen by the Philadelphia Safety Commi ssion to help them with their program of safety for children . Joan has vi s ited many schools, movie theaters and TV stations in order to help hundreds of children understand the need for safety. Kappa Kappa is very proud of their president.

MARCH, 1952 Betty More, Camille McDonald and Carol Cummings are new pledges taken in dur ing open rushing . Our annual Valentine's Dance will be held on February 16 and we know it will be a huge success. Greek Weekend is arriving and this means lots of work to retain the award we have held for two years as the first place winners of the Greek Sing . I hope to have more news for you , later; good luck in your new se mesterLove in A'X.A, Eleanor Whitehead

NU NU

Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Po.

49 PI PI Buffalo State Teachers College, Buffalo, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs : Buffalo's mid-winter winds have been whipping through the c ity and have lifted our spirits toward the new semester. When we came back from Chri stmas vacation we found that Santa brought those wonderful diamonds to the stockings of "Bebe" Chesley and Ruth Franier of the Art department and Dianne Lebrenz of Home Economics. Thi s year the La Margne was the sce ne of our formal initiation banquet, January 27th. The following Wednesday, January 30th, the newly initiated members gave the chapter a suppe r party. February 2nd, PP chapter held its annual "Sweetheart Dance. " This year it was for members and their esco rts. It was held at the "Lampost" in Cheektowaga . Punch was served preceding the affair. Dianne Lebrenz and Chuck Ramsey were elected Sweetheart couple. Our Alpha Sig hearts are ser ious ly turning to Spring events, Alphaqudde at "State Fair, " Moving-up- Da y and entertaining the alums in the Un ion. Yours in A'X.A, Martha Richard

RHO RHO Marshall College, Huntington, West Virginia

Dear Si sters : Can you believe that half the year is gone already? We at Nu Nu have at last caught our breath after those r ush parties we had in January, and now are enjoying the friendships of our seventeen new sisters . Our first rush party was headed by Elaine Yerger who did a marvelous job down in "Li'l Alpha Halla ." Our second rush party starred Cinderella . The girls ou tdid themselves on the favors, invitations, etc. The invitation was a red paper three-dimensional pumpkincoach. Entertainment theme was Cinderella-the fast slinky type played by Evie O'Dell, who was besieged by a horrible godmother. But as all sto ries end happily, this did tao, and Cinderella lived happily thereafter with her prince in Sing-Sing. Chairman Ann Bertas hit upon the wonderful idea of carrying out the dinner in red and white-spaghetti with meat sauce and red jello with whipped cream for dessert. Our mother patro nesses worked hard helping us prepare the meal. Under our sponsor, Do rot hy Holverson, they have developed into an active group which elected office rs and meets regularly to help us earn money (bake sales) and ma ke drapes, etc., for the A"2.A rooms in the Panhellenic house. We've had so much fun this year at fraternity parties, and even decided to hold an informal Chri stmas party for just o ur dates at the Panhellenic house . After being the victim of a shoe salesman game, none of us think that Dee Ansink will ever walk into a shoe store again. Mrs. Pearson, our adviser, is leaving Drexel, but expects to remain our adviser. Love in A'X.A, Jean Langzettel

Dear Alpha Sigs: The new se mester has gotten underway here at Marshall with all the turmoil and chaos that always accompanies new classes. The most important event for Rho Rho Chapter during the past two months was "the visit of Miss Virginia Carpenter, National Vice-President, on Founder's Day. Our Golden Anniversary in December in honor of Alpha Sigma Alpha 's 50th anniversary was a huge success. Two of our girls came back from Christmas vacation with Diamonds! Connie Waite, our chapter president, is making plans for a wedding sometime in August. Jo Summer's plans are incomplete . As for the rest of the girls-they' re still working! Seven preps will go active in about two weeks. Plans are now being made for rush parties for this semester. Our house funds are increasing slowly-but surely. Each month for the rest of the year a definite project has been worked out for raising more money for this goal. Our goal now is for a house at least by September. Here's to happy sailing to all of you through the new semester. Love, Pauline Daniels

SIGMA SIGMA Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado

Hi Alpha Sigs: To most of you, Spring must be right around the corner, but here in Gunni so n, we Alpha Sigs are still sk iing and snow-shoeing to classes . Thi s only means that the weather conditions will be perfect for the all -campus s now-sc ulpturing contest to begin soo n this month, which we plan whole heartedly to enter and bring home the cup. On the social angle, Sigma Sigma just entertained her alums at a pre-valentine as thanks for the super-delicious pot-luck dinner they had prepared for us. Talking about food, Miss Harri son, our sponsor, keeps us making fudge and popping popcorn every Wednesday after chapter meetings .

so To share in all of this merry mc;Jking is our new pledge, Lillian Arceri. She, with the other pledges, is busy writing songs, and doing jobs for the actives, sa when that big day "now I'm an active" comes along, they won't be left behind . Mary Alice Prinz and Irma Wilson, Sigma Sigma pledges, rated high in discussion rounds for the local Borland Intramural speech trophy. With more encouragement we should bring it home next year to add with the three consecutive wins last year. Virginia Tessman, your editor, has been off galavanting to debate tournaments, so at least we don't sit back with our mouths shut. Not all of our talents have been wasted on speech-Anne Schmuck starred in the One-Act Play Fest ival in a play directed by Virginia Tessman . As we bid farewell to our prexy, Barbara Bell, we welcome in Mary Alice Price who finds time to be a very capable president and to do her student teaching this quarter-also to pass chocolates to announce her betrothel to her favorite football player. Enough for now, so send us a bit of sunshine to melt our snow and we'll send you our love in A'J:.A. Yours in A'J:.A, Virginia Tessman

TAU TAU Fort Hays State College, Hays, Kansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: With a new semester under way we are very proud to be able to report that two-thirds of our chapter were listed on the honor roll for last semester. The second week of February our Panhellenic Council approved open bidding. Mrs . Sharp discussed this while she was here visiting us and suggested to the council that it would be an excellent idea . We are very enthusiastic over the new ruling and have already begun many plans and activities. The pledge class is busy making plans for a Faculty Women's Club tea later this month . The pledges will have charge of the entire arrangements and the actives will come as guests. After winning the soccer, volleyball and basketball intramural tourneys, Phyllis Aley taking first in golf singles, Phylli s Aley and Nancy Larmer taking golf doubles, Bette Davis winning second in tennis singles, and Nancy Larmer being on the winning tennis double team we feel that we are well on our way to winning the athletic trophy for the year. Our president, Patsy Earl, was recently honored by having a feature article written on her many college achievements in the campus newspaper. Love in A'J:.A, Phyllis Aley

PHI PHI Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri

Dear Alpha Sigs: Much ha s happened here in Phi Phi chapter since last wrote. Right now we're in the midst of preparing for our annual Sweetheart Dance to be held at the Country Club on February 16. The theme of this formal affair will be an old fa shi oned valentine dance with red and white ceiling decorations. A large heart (made of paper napkins stuffed into chicken wire) with a silhouette of a boy and girl in the center wil l be stand ing in the doorway. Through the Foster Parents' Plan we "adopted" a twelve year old French girl. Th is "adoption" is for one year.

THE PHOENIX Homecoming brought us the Supremacy trophy for the second consecutive year. This is obtained by points won from the variety show, parade, house decorations and over-all participation. We also had our Founders' Day banquet at this time . President of the college, J. W . Jones, was principal guest and speaker. Twenty-six girls pledged Alpha Sig during the Winter quarter after we had a rush party with a Hawaiian theme. We wore grass skirts and padded about in bare feet. This made for a chilling evening, but one with appropriate atmosphere. We gave baby orchids as favors . Elaine Hunt, from our chapter, placed first in the Maryville March of Dimes amateur show with her blues singing. She received $75 as her prize. Receiving the honor of being the first " M" club queen was Mordy Ingels, our pledge captain . Joyce Bailey, our vice-president, was one of her attendants. Joyce also was elected attendant to the yearbook queen . Two of our girls made Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. They are Jean Long and Jean Short Trest. The members of the Alumnae chapter are planning a dinner for us February 12. An annual affair, we always have such a good time getting together and singing sorority songs. It's fun to see if the "alums" can still remember the Greek Alphabet song. Love in A'J:.A, Sue Condon

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana

CHI CHI 'S HONOR PAT DOYLE Pot was recently honored at a party by her friends and Chi Chi's before leavi ng to colonize a new chapter at Arizona State Teachers College, Tempe, Arizona. Left to right : Pot Doy le, Joyce Hoffman, Nancy Gollipo, co-chairman, and June Beehler, president.

Hello you Alpha Sigs : We're taking our turn in the run for talent. We won second prize in the Kappa Sig Variety Show ! We presented "Little Red Walking Hood" in pantomime. We are happy to announce that Jan Schurr and Nancy Gallipo were selected by fraternities as candidates for the Blue Key Sweetheart. We sure are wishing these girls the best of luck. Of thirty seniors chosen to represent Ball State in the 1952 edition of "Who's Who in Ame rican Colleges and Universities," we have four Alpha Sigs-Berniece Bradley Warner, Barbara Brandt, Evelyn Gerke, and Lois Grade less Webb. The Alpha Sigs and Lambda Chis were hosts to a

MARCH, 1952 dance, "Snowflurry." We hod a wonderful turnout and lots of fun too. Girls, we are happy beyond all means to tell you all of our latest excitement and most wonderful honor. You remember less than a year ago we had a girl chosen to colonize a chapter at Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan . Dot Tremple has performed a wonderful job and we're very proud of her. Because of this, Chi Chi was asked to select a girl to go to Arizona State College at Tempe to colonize another chapter. We selected Pat Doyle and within a week, she left for Arizona . Pat was a great loss to Ball State, but an excellent choice to undertake the job which lies ahead . I think we, a s Alpha Sigs, should be proud of the girls colonizing new chapters. It's truly a thrill to be getting new chapters. And we want you all to be as proud of these girls as we are . We are all looking forward to State Day, April 26th . Here in Indiana we have huge crowds attend and have a wonderful time! Love in A"J:.A, Yvonne Watso n

PSI PSI Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Dear Alpha Sigs: This has indeed been a busy year for Psi Psi. Our spirits were considerably lifted by the addition of twelve new pledges following a very, very Chinese rush party, complete with slanted eyes and dyed hair. In return the members were honored with a decorative Christmas party at which the pledges were hostesses. Our annual hayride was a big success this year, also. We rode out on "bales" of hay to the country club, roasted weiners, ate, sang, and danced away a wonderful time . We are giving all the fraternities on the campus a small party this week in return for the help they've given us during the past year. All has not been a gala succession of parti es, however, for the Alpha Sigs. We've been working, too, in the belief that "all play and no work makes Jill a dull girl." We've tried hard to pep up our house. We have new green drapes far the living roam and we've completely redone our kitchen. Twice a month we make sandwiches to se ll in the dormitory, and last week we, with the help of our alums, s.ponsored o cake walk downtown. As always, we find a new semester full of hopes and ideas, and as always we wish only far the fulfillment of our dreams as we clraw from the wealth of material .which we find in each Psi Psi member. Good luck to yo u and your plans-our A"J:.A sisters! Love in A"J:.A, Jo Housto n Fragala

BETA GAMMA Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Dear Alpha Sisters: Last minute plans are being made and the decorations are beginning to take shape for the Beta Gamma annual "Sweetheart Dance," February 16. An election will be held in the next few days to se lect the "Sweetheart of Alpha Sigma Alpha," although she will not be disclosed unti I during the intermission of the dance. Thi s annual affair will take place in the college gymnasium at 8 o'c lock p.m. The sweetheart theme will be carried out in all the decorations. An unusual feature of the dance wi II be the hug e punch-bowl carved from a black of ice from which the punch wi II be served .

51' Entertainment during the intermission will feature路 Maurine Campbell singing, " Lover Come Back to Me" and the singing of "Alpha Sigma Sweetheart" by all the members. Invitations have been issued to all the social organizations on the campus and a number of rushees. Our hearts swelled with pride this week when three路 Alpha Sigs were li sted in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. They were Betty Campbell , our pres ident, Sarah Jane Brandon and Catherine Vance . This week the Alpha Sigs are donating over two. hundred books to the negro library in Tahlequah . When it was learned that these negro children did not have an adequate library in the city, Beta Gammas banded together collecting five books per member in an effort to su pply these children with a larger and better su ppl y of reading materials. Before signing off for this issue, yo ur editor thought she better explain why she can 't sign her name Burleson. any longer. On January 26, 1 952, she became the bride of J. W. Patterson and sa from now on she will be saying ,. Love in A"J:.A, Virginia Leigh Patterso n

SARA H JANE BRANDON

Any Beta Gamma would de sc ribe Sarah Jane Brandon, as the Alpha Sig with a sparkling sm ile and a personality to match! This Alpha Sig, who came to Northeastern only three路 years ago and is graduating this se mester, has been among the most outstanding members in the history of our chapter. Some of the activities in which she has participated' are .the Student Christia n Association of which she is. president. Sarah Jane has also served he r class a s represe ntative to the student council for two years and is a member of the two scho last ic fraternities on the campus, Rho Theta Sigma and Alpha Chi. Sarah , a business major is secreta ry-treasurer of Pi Omega Pi . She al so enjoy; participating in various speech contests and dra matic events, being a member of Au-Ger-Du-Lo Pla yers, Alpha Psi , Congress Debate Club and Pi Kappa De lta , the largest forensic fraternit y in the world. Recentl y she

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52 was listed in "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges." Besides this outstanding record, Sarah Jane has maintained a very high scholastic standing with a record of straight A's in her practice teaching. As busy as Sarah is, she also holds down a position as secretary to the business manager. Another feature in which this Beta Gamma certainly isn't Jacking in is looks! She was featured as one of the campus beauties in last year's yearbook and from glancing at her picture it is easy to understand, This all-around girl has been an outstanding and loyal member of Alpha Sigma Alpha for three years and is chaplain of the sorority this year. All the Alphas at Northeastern join hands in saying, "we certainly hate to see her go."

BETA EPSILON Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Dear Sisters : Now that the thrill of Christmas with all its splendor is past and the strain of examinations i,s over, Beta Epsilon is indeed looking forward to the second semester with all the activities it will bring. However, not to be forgotten from the holiday rush is the wedding of Peggy Anne Turner, our chapter chaplain, to Bobbie Garrett Johnson at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church on December 22 at Bedford, Virginia . Previously, Peggy had been the guest of honor at a miscellaneous s hower given by Jo Hobson and Ginny Saunders at Carter House, and really, nothing could lend excitement to our house the way the flurry of a sister's wedding preparations did. Then, too, our list of brides-to-be is steadily growing. lorraine Warren has become engaged to Bob Strickler of Har.r isonburg. Ginny Saunders has set October as the month for her wedding to Sam Hall. Annette Younger is engaged to be married in June to Bobby Adams. On January 7, to the strains of "Happy Birthday," we entertained with a surprise party in honor of our adviser, Miss Boje . Also in the social limelight was the theater party for our new sisters. When the Dean's list was published, Beta Epsilon's hours of study were well rewarded for the following names appeared there: Hiwana Cupp, Mary Dillon Dovel, Mancha Holland, Joe Ann Ketron, Marian Marshall, Grace Matz, Marilyn Miller, Peggy Turner Johnson, Virginia Saunders and lorraine Warren . Another announcement made by the college revealed the sixteen students chosen to represent Madison in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities . The ALAs to receive this distinction were Kathryn Chauncey, Hiwana Cupp, Betty Hiner and Marilyn Miller. Beta Epsilon must say goodbye for now, and we shall be looking forward to hearing from all of our sisters again in the next Phoeni x. love in A"'J:.A, Hiwana Cupp An anx ious ly awaited event at Madison College is the Christmas Pageant sponsored annually by the Young Women' s Chri stian Association and the Young Men's Christian Association. At thi s time, the identity of the Madonna is made路 known , and on December 1 6, 1 951,

Maril y n Miller Portrays Madonna in Christmas Pageant.

Marilyn Miller, a member of Beta Epsilon Chapter, was revealed as the portrayer of this role in the traditional presentation . The Madonna, as well as the First Angel, is chosen by the student body on the merit of genuine Christian interest and spiritual beauty. Another BE, Betty Hiner, was selected as ,the First Angel. This year Marilyn is serving as president of the Y.W.C.A. while Betty is president of the Student Government Association. Beta Epsilon was indeed happy to have had this honor bestowed upon two Alpha Sigma Alphas.

BETA ZETA Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, Louisiana

Hi Sisters! Have we been busy here at S.L. l. getting the new semester started! It looks as though it is really going to be one we won't forget. Religious emphasis week begins March 2 so we are planning a meeting with our brothers to hear a lecture from one of our professors concerning this subject. Another event which we are planning and looking forward to is stunt night. The rehearsals for the dances have already begun so here's hoping we win or should I say there's no doubt we are going to win this year. At our meeting last Tuesday night, we initiated twelve new members into our chapter. We are so proud of them because we know that they are twelve of the loveliest girls on our campus . Three of our 'g irls made Who's Who in America Among College Students. They were Pat Collins, Margaret Lewis and Savilla Lambousy. Another honor received by members of our chapter was that of the Vermillion Honor Society. Those receiving this honor were Willie Foss, Wilma Davis and Marleen Roberts . Pat Collins was a maid in the DSP carnival ball last Saturday night. Yours in A"'J:.A, Vera Smith

MARCH, 1952 BETA ETA State Teachers College, Dickinson, North Dakota

Dear Alpha Sigs : The past few months have been busy ones for the Alpha Sigs at Dickinson . We pledged two new girls, Alice Nodland and Elsie Benz. A lovely social hour followed the pledging service. Beta Eta also sponsored an assembly program in which several Alpha Sigs told about the sorority and the Reverend Hagamen gave an inspirational talk. At the present we are preparing for the Valentine formal. This is one of the most important occasions of the year and we are hoping it wi II be a great success. The best of luck to all Alpha Sigs everywhere. Love in A"2.A, Isabel Lapp

53 ended this wonderful party by the old members joining hands and singing the " Hymn to Alpha Sigma Alpha ." We were a happy but a tired bunch of girls who watched the boat leave for the mainland . Alpha Phares, who will be graduating in March with a B.S. degree, made Who's Who in America Among College Students this year. Beta Iota Chapter is very proud to have her as one of its members. Connie Pendleton was elected president of the student body in therecent elections. This weekend Mrs. Robert Grady, national registrar, is. coming to visit our chapter. We are all anxious ly awaiting her arrival. That's all the" news for now. Hope to hear from all of you soon. Love in A"2.A, Rosemarie Campagna

BETA THETA

BETA KAPPA

Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Western Illinois State College, Macomb, Illinois

Hi Alpha Sigs: Candlelight, yellow chrysanthemums and "Fiftieth Anniversary" place cards formed the central theme for our pledge dinner given at the Park Hotel in St. Louis last fall . Honored guests were our pledges, Mrs . Katharine Oppenheimer, sorority patroness; Dr. Louise Sharpe, Dean of Women; and Miss Evelyn G. Bell, national alumnae director. Miss Bell's week end inspection was climaxed by pledging service for Helga Strietzel, Katy Sullivan and Doris Klauka . Shirley Hansen was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Elaine Ireland and Joan Hollister became members of Kappa Delta Pi, national education sorority. In December we held our annual Christmas Ball with our brother fraternity, Tau Alpha Upsilon . The country club formed the backdrop of our "Holly Hop" and was decorated with evergreens, candles and a big Christmas tree. January brought initiation , finals and plans for a rummage sale to be held in February. Needless to say our new sisters are in charge of the sale. We also have a busy spring rushing schedule and plans for aiding the Red Cross Blood Bank at the community hospital. Love in A"2.A, Nan Bondy

Dear Alpha Sigs : The new Beta Kappa chapter editor is here to report the activities at Western . We just initiated some new members and pledged some new pledges . Sunday, February 3, after initiation ceremonies, the old actives, new actives and the pledges had breakfast and went to church tog et her. Now, all are busy getting ready for our annual dinner-dance to路 be held March 1. We are also preparing for a busy week-end welcoming our chapter inspector, Mi ss Mary路 K. Reiff. We're planning a tea and a dinner party to entertain our A"2.A visitor. After that, our talented group will present an assembly program to the college students . . Our assembly is scheduled for April Fool's Day, so you, can imagine the theme. It's all work, but a lot of fun. One of our campus fraternities gave a party for us not long ago. The group really had a good time singing, dancing and eating. Our chapter basketball team and our bowling teams. (the Big Sigs and the Little Sigs) aren 't doing so well , but we still have time to improve. That's all for now. I'll see you next issue and tell' you about our dinner-dance and assembly. Love in A"2.A, Charlotte Mclean

BETA IOTA

BETA LAMBDA

Radford College, Radford, Virginia

Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Arkansas

Dear Alpha Sigs: Are we ever busy! Bet you are, too. Right now we have just finished our rush season . Last Tuesday, January 29, we had our rush party. The theme of our party was "Beautiful Hawaii ." The old members, dressed in either gay shirts and white duck pants or sarongs, greeted the boat which docked with thirty-seven Alpha Sig rushees dressed in gay summer apparel. Entertainment included a Hawaiian selection sung by five of our old members, a Hawaiian hula-hula dance done by two talented Alpha Sigs, and then a very comical love scene followed by the s inging of our beloved Alpha so ngs. Pineapple salad, tuna fish sandwiches, coconut cake and coffee comprised the r芦<freshments. The rushees were then brought through a Hawaiian hut and introduced individually and asked to do the hule-hula . Each rushee was then given a lei. We

Dear Alpha Sigs: Since we didn't get a newsletter in the last Phoen ix, I s uppose that I should start back in September with our news . Twenty-six of the members were prese nt at our路 first meeting . It was so nice to be together again . Our president, Doris Smith, was elected by the students as Scroll Queen . We have eight members in Royal Rooters, the leadership organization on the campus. Carolyn . Worm is editor of The Scroll , our yearbook, and' also of The Echo, our paper. We are very proud of all these girls. In October we pledged seventeen girls. We were proud' of every one of them. Now we are working on this. semester's rushing and rush parties. We hope to be just as successfu I as last semester. Signing off until the next iss ue. Love in A"2.A, Effigene Prince

54 .BETA MU Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson Alpha Sigs have really been busy "gals" -t his year. Some wonderful parties, awards and results •of recent elections serve the two-fold purposes of proof and reward . We had a "sok-hop" to end the first semester and .honor the graduating se niors. Alpha Sigs, their dates, and chaperones all left their shoes at the door , and everyone had one "Big Time ." President "Burt" and Keeta Kinard were among the Henderson students elected to "Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities." These two scored ·again when the campus Who's Who election was held . A lot of Alpha Sigs call themselves "sweethearts," but -only one can say it the woy Ann Rankin does. She has 'been named the Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity sweet.heart for the coming yeor . And, incidentally, we are certainly proud of her . One thing that mustn ' t go unmentioned is the foct thot we now have a sorority room that we can call "all our own . As yet, the furnishings don't picture the .ideal home atmosphere. However, for the time being, having no furniture at all couldn't keep us from feeling -a little swelled with pride . We'll be telling you about every new trinket and stool. March 1 will be a real occasion. We are initiating our new members, after which we are having a different kind of banquet from the ones heretofore. Rather than having the usual initiation banquet with old and new members, ·this time we are inviting our mothers. We have great expectations of setting this as a tradition to be carried on in the coming years. I suppose I've chatted enough about Henderson and Beta Mu chapter, but there never seems to be a time "to stop. I will for now though . Love in A~A . Keeta Kinard

THE PHOENIX pie were served to a large number who enjoyed the gathering very much. With love in A~A, Fran Marion To spend a year in England may be a dream to most Alpha Sigs, but that is just what Ernestine Carroll Clark, Beta Mu, is doing. Last May, Joe Clark was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom, but at that time he was to be married in June to Ernestine. After their wedding on June 17, they spent the summer making .arrangements, plans and packing for the voyage to "Merry Ole England." They sailed from New York on September 15 on the S.S. America, Flagship of the U.S. Lines. After arriving in London they spent three days sightseeing. There they saw many interesting places, such as the House of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, crossed the Thames river, rode the "tube," saw Big Ben, Grosvenors Square and the statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt. And most of all, they attended the Festival of Britain.

GAMMA CLIO Cortland State Teachers College, Cortland, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs : Gamma Clio sponsored a "jam session" on December 7 to which everyone was invited. Featured was a four piece "combo" which provided the music for the evening . Punch was served to a more than capacity crowd. "Gay Nineties" was the theme that started off our frosh parties and with this came some nice ideas along "the line of entertainment and refreshments. For the rush parties of Wednesday, January 30, and Friday, February 1, our theme consisted of a review of -the 1 951 Broadway shows with excerpts from "South Pacific" with Carol Masteller doing "Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair." Our final party, built around a Southern Plantation Tea, was a colorful scene with the varicolor formals provi ding the background . A happy ending to our rush parties was when we welcomed thirty-seven new pledges on February 6 . On Thursday, February 7 , the alumnae sponsored a .b ridge party at the sorority house . Coffee and cherry

Ernestine wrote that the Festival was one of the most interesting places she has been to. The festival gardens and fireworks were very beautiful. While in London they attended a cocktail party given by the American Ambassador at the Embassy. It is interesting to learn about the rationing in Britain. Ernestine writes that their rations for one week are approximately one-fourth pound of tea, one pound of sugar, one-half pound of margarine, one-half pound of butter, one-fourth pound of shortening, from two to four eggs and two pounds of meat-all fresh meat except rabbit, chicken and fish are rationed. Ernestine was graduated in January, 1951, from Henderson and taught home economics at Watson Chapel high school the remainder of the school year . Ernestine

MARCH, 1952 was active in many activities while a student. She was a member of Heart and Key, State President of Arkansas Home Economics clubs, a member of the Future Teachers of America, a member of SCA, sweethea rt of the Star, White Rose of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and a Beta Mu Alpha Girl. Naturally Beta Mu is proud of Ernestine and Joe and naturally Joe is a full-fledged member of the Beta Mu's auxiliary (husbands of Alpha Sigs).

BETA NU Murray State College, Murray, Kentucky

Dear Si sters: Beta Nus returned to school this semester s lightly diminished in number but with plans and ideas worthy of A:i:.A. The round of showers, weddings and going-away parties kept us quite busy lost semester and several of those loyal A:i:.As ore now active homemakers. Plans hove been mode to further our philanthropic project . We ore sponsoring the entertainment being sent to the veterans hospital at Fort Campbell and the Red Cress drive which begins in March. We ore still in the process of furnishing our sorority room. This week we purchased a console model radio and phonograph combination and it is quite the pride of all the Beta Nus. Rushing season is just around the corner and we ore planning for the various parties and activities. Here 's hoping they're a big success! Love in A:i:.A, Betty Robison

BETA XI Oneonta State Teachers College, Oneonta, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs: Another semester is underway and it doesn't seem possible Rushing is all over and February 3 is our annual Conflict Night. We hove planned on evening of enjoyment for the freshmen and I' m sure we'll all hove a good time . We ore looking forward to welcoming our new sisters ond for the next couple of months we'll be busy with pledging , initiation and all that goes with it. One of our biggest concerns at this time is the sponsoring of the Union Glee Club at our campus in the interest of the school and the townspeople . We plan to hove them in March sometime. Another topic under discussion is our " Clima x Weekend." It was suggested to us by the Pi Pi girls from Buffalo. This event will be a week directly following graduation . The entire sorority will charter a bus to a luxurious Joke (we're figuring on 7th Lake Inlet) where we will stay for a week. This week has many purposes : it will serve as a get-acquainted time for our new members, oct as a final good-bye to our seniors rush party planning and song writing time, time to pldn next year's calendar and revise the constitution and lost, but certainly not least, it will be a time for all' members of the sorority to hove a hand in planning to make next year more efficient and hence more successful. It sounds great doesn't it? I forgot to soy we think the vocation will do everyone the world of good . Thanks to Pi Pi! We ore all looking forward to the opproochi.ng Winter Carnival and Gardenia Boll, so till the next issueLove in A:i:.A, Joan Kenrick

55 RHO CHI Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan

Dear Alpha Sigs: Once again finals ore over and a new semester has started. On November 12, we hod our Formal Rush Party at the Veterans' Memorial Building. T he main entertainment of the evening was a fashion show put on by our own members. Our models were Jane Highsmith, Zoro Bogdonovich, Betty McRoberts, Joan Baxter, Marilyn Mock and Betty Jones. The musical background was provided by Barb Kugel . On Friday and Saturday of the following week we participated in Wintermort, the annual carnival here at Wayne. We called our project the "Cig Toss." It consisted of the contestants tossing coins and attempting to land them on cigarette wrappers placed on a flat board . For publicity purposes, we mode costumes which were rather eye-catching . Betty Jones, Joan Baxter, Zoro Bogdonovich, Jane Highsmith and Ruth Randall wore short flared red skirts and white sweaters. Jane Highsmith and R~th Randall represented our pin . Janie wore a '路 Iorge cardboard replica of the notional pin and Ruth wore a replica of our local chapter. A paper chain between the pieces of cardboard held the pins and the girls together. Marion Storsetter, dressed formally in a tuxedo, was the barker and was to draw the crowd in once their attention hod been aroused . The project was very profitable and at the some time provided us with a good time . On December 1 0, we hod our pledging ceremony for nine at the home of our sponsor, Doctor Koehl. Informal initiation for these girls was held February 2 at the home of Shirley Cloud. We ore proud to announce that Joan Baxter was a member of the Sweetheart's Court of the Soph Prom . Our annual Christmas party for the Alums took place shortly before the holidays at the home of Joan Baxte r. Each person received a gift from the grab bog. Carols, entertainment and refreshments were abl y handled by the pledges. They really did a good job and a good time was hod by all. A dinner commemorating our fiftieth anniversary was held November 16 in the University Room of Wayne University. The affair was very well attended by both actives and alums. We hove mode elaborate plans for the new se mester. We see in the near future a dinner given for the actives by the pledges, a teo open to all students at the Uni versity, the Ponhellenic donee, formal pledge initiation, rush parties and new pledges . More about them in the next issue. Yours in Alpha Sig , Mari on Storsetter

BETA PI Concord College, Athens, West Virginia

Dear A:i:.As: Well exams ore over here at Concord. We hove begun a new ' semester, and things ore really beginning to happen. Rushing starts on T uesdoy, February 12. We hove planned a grand evening for the rushees. We hove planned on informal Spanish Cabaret. Our formal rush party will follow in about two weeks. Spring formals ore also on everyone's mind . As yet, we haven't decided when, and where, but when we do, we will let you know our plans.

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56 January marked the leaving of our president, Norma Jean Ellis . Norma received her bachelor of science degree in library science at the end of the first semester. She will be greatly missed by all of us for she has done so much for Beta Pi . Pansy Howell has been elected to toke her place. Until next timeLove in A'i:.A, Louise Magyar

BETA RHO Northern Illinois State Teachers College, DeKalb, Illinois

Hi Alpha Sigs: After a busy quarter of rushing, sponsoring our Stocking Stomp and preparing our Stunt Night entry, we of Beta Rho ore finally finding time to relax. Rushing for us was highly successful this year. After a series of parties centered around themes of "College Days" and the "Alpha Ale Inn," we climaxed rush week with our "Alpha Sigma Castle" banquet at which we ribbon pledged twenty wonderful sisters. Next on the calendar came our "Stocking Stomp" of which our pledges took charge and mode one of the mast successful ever given at N I. "MocBessie," a toke-off on Shakespeare's "MacBeth," is our stunt night entry and we're working hard in on effort to take a prize. But Beta Rhos hove also proved that social activities do not absorb all their time, as we compiled the highest scholastic average for fall quarter among the sororities on campus. Delta Psi Kappa, notional physical education sorority, claimed three of our members as pledges. They ore Maureen Sullivan, Pot Porker and Jane Heidorn. Jackie Mueller was initiated into Kappa Pi, national art sorority, and Kappa Delta Pi pledged Pat Chadwick, Donna Frankfather and Carolyn Werner. Sigma Alpha Iota includes Norma Rex as one of its pledges. Nu Alpha Lambda, the freshman women's honorary sorority, has included Barbora Kane and Lois Smith in its membership. As we look over our calendar for the future, we find plans for an all-sorority party, election of new officers and initiation of our pledges, but we'll have more about these in our next letter. Love in A'i:.A, Carolyn Werner

BETA SIGMA Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri

Dear Alpha Sigs: The new year started off in a flurry with all of us campaigning for Mary Lou Meir, our candidate for Ozorko queen . The Ozorko is the SMS yearbook and to receive this title, which is quite on honor, one must be selected by student body. To our great delight Mary Lou was crowned Ozorko queen for 1 952 on January 15 at the Woody Hermon Dance with Woody himself placing a beautiful silver crown on Mary Lou's head. This is the second "queen" title captured for Beta Sigma this year. The first was homecoming queen by Marilyn Tucker. Parents' Day at SMS was a lovely affair with a special program and luncheon for our parents and the afternoon

was spent showing our folks around the campus . We entertained our parents with a coffee at the A'i:.A house. Our former pledge class gave a buffet supper in honor of the actives on Friday before their formal initiation on Sunday, January 27 . Through the week of January 24-30 all of us collected funds for the March of Dimes at the Fox Theatre downtown. This is one of our philanthropic projects. Our annual Sweetheart Dinner-Donee was a gala affair where all of us feasted on fried chicken and danced. Highlighting the evening was the crowning of Joey: Mitchell as Beta Sigma chapter's Sweetheart of 1952. Joey was escorted by her brother-in-law, Roger, who substituted for her husband, Cy, who is stationed at Lockland Air Force Bose, Son Antonio, Texas. Plans ore already underway for our spring formal that will be held with the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity sometime in May. Yours in A'i:.A, Wando Sollee

BETA TAU Oswego State Teachers College, Oswego, New York

Dear Alpha Sigs: Everything ' s in a whirl in BT chapter . Rushing is in full swing and everyone's working like mod to make our open house on February 1 0, and rush party on February 28, tremendous successes. Our theme for the rush party is "Memory Lone ." We're going Qll out to recreate the atmosphere of the "Gay Nineties" by means of everything from "Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage" to a rio.tous script, prepared by a member of our English department, dealing with a switch on the villion, hero, heroine skit. Bedimpled Vi Norman is our candidate for the SnoQueen contest which is taking place on 路 campus right now. I'll report on the results next issue. Beta Tau is also competing in a snow sculpturing contest, another event included in the Winter Carnival weekend . Alpha Sig mode quite a record lost semester, winning every competition that come up on campus except the Greek Games which we lost by one point. Our list of wins includes the House Decorating contest at Christmas, participated in by fraternities, sororities and dormitories; a cake contest sponsored by Pi Alpha Sorority, which we won with a coke surmounted by a miniature carousel designed by Joan Galvin; and the distinction of having our president, Jon Miller, voted temporary presiding officer of the Association of Women Students, now being formed on campus. Lost semester also saw the annual "Cinderella Boll," our open formal of the year. A fresh was selected, as is the custom, by our board of faculty judges, and at the stroke of twelve she was presented with a floral crown and a gloss slipper, then she and her "prince charming" led the other c9uples in dancing to the musical accompaniment by the bond of "A Wish is a Dream Your Heart Makes." At Christmas we hod an informal party preceded by a hilarious two hours of tobogganing. Rosy cheeked and "dead tired" the couples gathered around the fireplace in our large living-room to hove cocoa and cookies, toast, marshmallows and of course, singing .

MARCH, 1952

A celebrity in our midst-Karen Enterline who received a 3.50 index out of a possible 4 .00 has been invited to speak before a group of Westchester County high school juniors and sen iors to encourage them to attend New York State Teachers' College. The speech is a yea rl y event sponsored by the Westchester County Teachers' Association . Beta Tau would like to express its appreciation for the wonderful write-up we received in the November issue of the Phoenix; we plan to live up to every word Mary Mentesano wrote. Bye for now! Love in A'2:-A, Joyce Siebers

BETA UPSILON Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Indiana

Dear Alpha Sigmas: Practice' Practice! Practice' That is ou r main theme . The annual Campus Review is under way and is slated for February 22 and 23. We have worked out a skit with on Indiana motif which I think has very interesting ideas. Thus far tliis term we have had rush with the traditional parties of dramatic atmosphere, also have participated in " Squeal. " This event on our campus signifies the acceptance of new pledges into the seven sororities, who "squeal " their approval. Our main philanthropic project this term is aiding vete ran 's hospita ls. Those receiving honors are Murlea

Fl oat of Beta Upsilon Acti ve Chapter, Homecoming Parade, November 1951. Slogan : " Watch Us Purr-Form With De Paws."

Webb and Dorothy Henry who were awarded the title, "The Ideal Sorority Girl" at the highlight dance of the year, the Crystal Ball. Verna Foos has been initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary educat ion sorority . Loya ll y you rs in A'2:-A , Virginia Barrett

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ZETA ZETA Lulu M. Sparks to John H. Howe on November 7, 1951. At home, Taliesin West, Phoenix, Arizona. Jane Ann Lambright to Harrison Milne on November 24, 1 951. At home, Oregon, Mo.

MARRIAGES ALPHA Ann McMullan to E. 0. Willis, Ill, summer 1951. At home, Rapidan, Va. Gloria Pollard to John Taylor Thompson, Jr., on September 29, 1951. At home, 919 Kent Road, Apt. 4, Richmond, Va . ALPHA BETA Anita Ford to Clifford Pate (no date given). Lois Dye to Dick Sheppherd on June 9, 1951 . Jeannie Jones to Bill Shim on August 19, 1951 . At home, Kirksville, Mo. Dena Pickens to Warren Hamilton on May 27, 1951. At home, Kirksville, Mo. Mary Lynn Cox to Thomas Brook Martin on June 1, 1951. Lorraine Plelet to Thomas Kessen on May 26, 1951. Constance Chapman to James T. Walker on May 1 8, 1951. Patsy Ruth King to Parks Delahunty on April 15, 1951. Jeanine Watson to Warren Keith on December 23, 1951. At home, Lucerne, Mo. ALPHA GAMMA Alta Mary Middlehurst to John Harry Wallace on September 2, 1950. At home, 109 N. 8th, Indiana, Po . Margery Lou Beck to James Lewis Berriman on March 17, 1951. At home, 508 Forest Ave ., Johnstown, Po. Anne E. Schade to Walter L. Murphy on February 1 0 , 1 951. At home, Melbourne Beach, Florida . BETA BETA Edith Douglas to Victor Nottingham on December 23, 1 951 . At home, 1314 15th, Greeley, Colo. Ruth Wood Arthur to William E. Burns on December 24, 1950. At home, 616 " F" St., Salida, Colo. Vera Beaty to Thomas C. Jones on April 18, 1951. At home, 922 Y2 E. 1 1th Ave., Denver, Colo. Mary Frances Logsdon to Donald Wilkenson in August, 1 951 . At home, Portland , Oregon. Loui ~e Lorraine Shain to Rodney Payne in June, 1951 . At home, Powell, Wyoming. GAMMA GAMMA Ruth Ann Hyde to E. Fred Birdsall on August 20, 1951. At home, 51 0 Hapgood, Boulder, Colo. EPSILON EPSILON Doris Well s to George Lisenby in December, 1 951. At home, Emporia , Kan sas. Maryann Haffner to Edwin L. VanSickle on September 9, 1951 . At home, Wichita, Kansas. Rita Kemmerer to J er ry Deitrickso n on September 3, 1 951 . At home, Emporia, Kansas. Mary Jean Robbins to Wende ll Lady on June 3 , 1951 . At home, Manhatten , Kansas.

ETA ETA Freda Elmore to Edwin A. Weegar, Jr., on January 19, 1951. At home, 659 Pomona , Coronado, Calif. Betty Jean Allen to Rex Ernest Roberts on June 2 , 1 951. At home, Hillcrest Apts., Pittsburg, Kansas. Mitzi Jost to Harold Wallace on June 14, 1951 . At home, 603 Oak Ridge Drive, Neosho, Mo. Doris Gail Evans to Robert Lee Scroggins on June 17, 1951. At home, Terre Haute, Ind. Marilyn Ann Ransom to August Charles Junge on June 21, 1951 . At home, 914 West 17th St., Joplin, Mo. Jane Marie Williams to Charles Buddy Ball on June 10, 1 951. At home, 1 505 S. Elm, Pittsburg, Kansas. Lois Curless to Louis T. 路Crowe, Jr. , on February 14, 1 951 . At home, Liberal , Kansas. JoAnna Singleton to Robert Scalet on Dec. 24, 1950 . Sylvia Ann Silvia to George Spruk on May 26, 1951. At home, Westwood Apts., Mineral Wells, Texas . Virginia Sullivan to Alfred Ortolani on June 2, 1951. Marianne Smardo to Joseph W. Wachter on June 17, 1951 . At home, 513 Y2 W. 2nd, Pittsburg, Kansas. Mary Louise Canny to Donald Lesso on January 3, 1952. THETA THETA Dorothy Booth to Charles H. Whitehouse, Jr. , in November, 1 951 . At home, 20 Faun Bar Road, Winthrop, Mass. KAPPA KAPPA Joann Gracey to Mr. Harner on December 21, 1 951 . At home, 204 Woodlawn Ave., Willow Grove, Po. NU NU Jocelyn Pratschler to Dennis M. Boyd on October 20, 1 951 . At home, RD 1, Port Jervis, N. Y. Shirley Thompson to Richard E. Prosche on September 22, 1951. At home, Haddon Hills, Haddonfield, N. J. Geraldine Beach to Robert Clark, Jr., on November 18, 1951 . Joyann Frank to Robert C. Jones on December 27, 1 951 . Joan Walker to John J. Toon on December 23, 1951. Florence Muckinhaupt to Ira Reid Howland on February 3, 1 951. At home, 1 9C-4 Sheridan Village, Schenectady, N. Y. LAMBDA LAMBDA Violet Ginder Reusch to 0. G. Talbot on May 25, 1951. At home, 457 Tompkins St., Columbus, Ohio. PI PI Charlotte Miller to Richard Janes Hogan on November 17, 1951. At home, 2107 18th St. , Niagara Falls, N.Y. Eleanor Josephine Dombrowski to Richard Leon Wylegala on November 24, 1951. At home, 562 Humbolt Parkway, Buffalo, N. Y. Esther Drake to J . Raymond McCo lgin o n November 19, 1951 . Ruth Smith Riley to Charles Edward Wing on December 29, 1951 . At home Grand River Terrace, Apt. 2715 , East Lansing , Mich .

MARCH, 1952 Gloria Howland to Murray Gibson on February 1 6, 1 952 . At home, 587 Ft . Washington Ave. , New York, N. Y. RHO RHO Lois L. Long to Delbert W. Smith on June 17, 1951. At home, 122 6th Ave ., Huntington, W. Yo . TAU TAU Barbara Hale to J. D. Norcross on January 27, 1952. At home, Apt. 40, Lewis Field, Hays, Kansas. PHI PHI Beverly Johnson to William Word on September 21, 1951 . At home, 547 W . 2nd St., Maryville, Mo. Jane Bovard to Frank Johnston, Jr., on September 13, 1951 . At home, Apt. 10-2 College Heights, Maryville, Mo. Bernetta Cushman to Mr. Younger in August, 1951 . At home, 316 Y2 S. Buchanon, Maryville, Mo . Lillian Mantzey to Mr. Peas in August, 1951. At home, Maryville, Mo. Norma Jean Miller to Mr. Tanner in August, 1951. At home, Stanton, Iowa . Shirley Jennings to Mr. Tweedol in August, 1951 . At home, Ottumwa, Iowa . Jean Short to Jack Trost on November 22, 1951. At home, Tusco, Arizona. CHI CHI Margaret Mountjoy Seeber to Harold L. Hoffer on November 1 8 , 1 950. At home, North Hartman, Nappanee, Ind. Junice Martin to Donald Dick on May 20, 1951 . At home, 524 Y2 Sycamore, Niles, Mich . Elinor Keller to Paul Ritchie on June 17, 1951 . At home, Rt. 1, Gaston, Ind. Genevieve C. Wood to William C. Weller, Jr., on August 18, 1950. At home, 1 01 Y2 S. 11th, Richmond, Ind . Berniece Bradley to Lt. Leslie Warner on December 28 , 1951 . PSI PSI Mary Jo Houston to Laurence Fragale on December 23, 1951. At home, Natchitoches, La . BETA GAMMA Virginia Fulps to Bob Perry on September 1 6, 1 951 . At home, 902 E. Broadway, Muskogee, Oklo . Jean Vaughan to Tommy Yaden on December 29, 1951 . Virginia Burleson to H. W . Patterson on January 26, 1952 . At home, Talequah, Oklo . BETA DELTA Marie Scanlon to Harold Brown on April 7, 1951 . At home, 1845 N . O'Brien , South Bend, Ind . BETA EPSILON Juanita Hodnett to Wallace L. Chandler on February 25 , 1950. At home, 301 Oronoco St. , Apt. 1, Richmond, Yo . Patricia Pumphrey to G. W . Clark on June 16, 1951. At home 1005 Westland St., Charlottesville, Yo . Eleanor Andrews to Robert Hunter Braford on August 13, 1949. At home, 219 Bonk St., Suffolk, Va. Becky Settle to Arthur McKinley Reynolds on December 27 , 1 951. At home, 214 W . 30th St., Richmo nd, Yo . Peggy Turner to Bobbie Garrett Johnson on December 22 , 1 951 . At home, Bedford , Yo . Laura Dunnavant to George Turne r on Jul y 21 , 1 951. At home, Winchester, Yo . Margaret Elliott to Andrew McCulloh on June 30, 1951. At home , Alexandria, Yo .

59' BETA ETA Jean Ann Manning to Leo St. Miche l on Septe mber 1, 1 951 . At home, 21 18 Pillsbury, M inneapolis, M inn . BETA THETA Eloi se Lodewyke to Larry Madi so n on April 23 , 1950. At home, Twining, Mich . Verna Ruth VanZyl to Andrew J . Post on February 3 ,. 1951 . At home, 710 East Ann, Ann Arbor, Mich . BETA IOTA Drusilla May Russell to Amos William Barb, Jr., on December 27, 1951 . At home, Marshall ,Yo . BETA KAPPA Shirley Ziegler to Donald Wittekiend o n November 1 8 , 1951 . At home, 615 W. Jac kson St., Macomb, Ill. Lerita Pence to Donald Reeder on December 30, 1951 . At home, 51 0 N. Nevada Ave ., Colorado Springs, Colo. Marion Brauns to Merlin Hopper on December 29, 1951 _ At home, Chicago, Ill. Patricia Dolan to J. Kutcher, Jr., summer of 1 951 . Patricia Kin sella to Stanley Potter, summer of 1951 . At home, 1100 W. Adams, Macomb, Ill. June Miller to Robert Ni xon on August 1 9, 1 951 . At home, 340 Sherman Ave., Macomb, Ill. Jo Lierly to Maurice Hill, summer of 1951. At home, Mendon, Ill. Sophie Southard to Francis Mcinerney, summer of 1951 . At home, DePue, Ill. Jo Copeland to AI Lindsay, summer of 1951 . BETA LAMBDA Emmadell High Mitchell to Lloyd Clayton Willman on November 1 9, 1951 . Shirley Freeman to Jimmy Foust on February 3, 1952 _ At home, White Hall, Ark. 路 Mary Lou Poteete to Curry Martin on January 20, 1952 _ At home, Warren, Ark. Bettye Sambola to Robert Arthur Kittrell (no date given). At home, Sarasota, Florida. BETA MU Janet Miller to Calvin Just is on September 2, 1951 . At home, Ar kadelphia, Ark. Evelyn Bobbitt to Joe Chaney on June 17, 1951 . At home, Murfreesboro, Ark. Nadine Carroll to Franklin Ault on August 5, 1951 . At home, Malvern, Ark. Carolyn Lee to Jack Broyles in August, 1 951 . GAMMA CLIO Joan Lois Brumber to Donald H. Youngman on August 30, 1951 . At home, Springfield, Ma ss. Anita Perrucci to Archie L. Furr on December 29, 1 951 _ Virginia Ann Dobbins to Milton E. Hess on June 9, 1951 . At home, Baldwinsville, N. Y. Pauline C. Crosier to Donald Forbes in Jul y, 1951 . At home, Cortland, N . Y. Barbara Carpenter to Jerome Quinn in June, 1951 . At home, 523 Elm St. , Groton, N. Y. Grace Kleinsang to Claude Rodman Bill s o n August 18, 1. 951 . At home, 107 Prospect Ave ., Hamburg , N. Y. BETA NU Alta Chambers to Rodney Herrold o n Nove mber 25 , 1951 . At home, San Antoni o, T exa s. Shirley Carte r to J oe Casey on Dece mbe r 26 , 1 951 . At home, Murra y, Ky. Norma Davidso n to James Fra nk on Dece mbe r 2 6, 1 951 . At home, Clay City, Ill. Lo is Sundma ke r to He rbert Darne ll on Decembe r 29 , 1951 . At home, Murra y, Ky.

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60 RHO CHI Kay Helliar to Ray Balbach on December 28, 1951. At home, 13657 Troester, Detroit 5, Mich . Evelyn Weed to Charles DeMars on December 22, 1 951. At home, 4130 Springle, No. 9, Detroit 10 , Mich. BETA RHO C harlotte Arnquist to Fred Weber on October 27, 1951 . At home, 918 Broadway, Rockford, Ill. Joan Mott to Arthur Wensky (no date given ). At home, 827 Y2 Caswell , Belvidere, Ill. Joan Wright to H. S. Crossland (no date given ). At home, 33 Gould St., New Port, R. I. Rita Burke to George Heth, Jr., on February 2, 19 52. BETA SIGMA Betty Boyd to James Dunlop on November 2 , 1 951 . At home, 744 S. Market, Springfield, Mo. Maril yn Bales to Carol Hicks on January 15, 1950. At home, 1244 Linwood , Springfield , Mo. Martha Jo Lethco to LeRoy Daugherty on January 1 1, 1949. At home, Ava, Mo. Janet Newton to Jerry Stiefaler on January 15, 1 950 . At home, Humbolt, Kansas. Joetta Seamon to Ronald Rimbey on January 5 , 1950 . At home, Wichita, Kans. Linda Stair to Pete Morgan on January 14, 1951. At home, Carthage, Mo. BETA TAU Mary Thomson to Kenneth Jahelka on May 26, 1 951 . At home, 1 81 W . Bridge St. , Oswego, N. Y. Jacqueline Meyer to Nicholas Karamessini s on December 22, 1 951 . At home, 140 W. Fifth St., Oswego, N. Y. Mary Condon to W illiam Hendricks on December 29, 1951. At home, Elmont, N. Y. BETA UPSILON Margaret Best to James Russell Bogard on December 26, 1951. At home, 815 Beech , Terre Haute, Ind . DELTA DELTA Helen McClaflin to C. P. Williams on June 16, 1951. At home, 305 Chestnut St., Fairport Harbor, Ohio.

BIRTHS ALPHA Mr . and Mrs. F. Wise Lowe (Betty Fahr) a son, Frederick Wise, on July 4, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Williams, Jr. (Virginia Rudd ) a son, Douglas Holloway, on Jul y 27 , 1 951. ALPHA ALPHA Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brod bec k (V irginia Neible ) a daughter, Sara Ann , on December 30, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt (Margaret Hiner) a son, Richard Ray, on Octobe r 24, 1951 . ALPHA BETA Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Winn (Sue Brummall a daughter, Susan Bla ke, on November 8, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. John Goe ke (Martha Bates) a son, Stephen Hugh, on October 10 , 1951 . ALPHA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. Xen Hosle r (Betty Sponagle) a son, Fred William , on May 24 , 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. James Davis (Dorothy Hoey) a daughter, Nancy Jane, on April 17 , 1 951 . Mr. ond Mrs. Berwyn Russell (He le n Strassner ) a son, Steven Lynn, on Ma y 1 8, 1 951 . BETA BETA Mr. and Mrs. M . E. Wheeler (Kay Stream) a son, Thomas Edward , on July 30, 1951.

Mr. and Mrs. P. S. McEwen (Betty Barnes) a daughter, Patricia Ann, on July 1, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stott (Lois Koenig ) a daughter, Julie Ann , on May -9, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison (Dorothy Litch) a daughter, Cecilia Marie, on November 21, 1 950 . Mr. and Mrs. George Gatseos (Esther Kauffman ) twins, Suzanne and George, on September 20, 19S1 . Mr. and Mrs. E. W . Remley (Vivien Sullivan) a daughter, Patricia Ann, on May 23, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs . S. K. Eddy, Jr. (R uth Voetsch ) a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, on October 14, 1951 . GAMMA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Bergland (Cather ine Wiebener ) a son, John Edward, on November 1 6 , 1 948 , and a daughter, Norelee Denise, on August 9, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hall (Mildred Guin ) a so n, Larry Wayne, on October 10 , 1 951 . EPSILON EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. Larry Collins (June Adams) a daughter, June , on October 7 , 1951 . Dr. and Mrs. Robert Doering Uean Scott McFarlane) a son, David Robert, on September 1 9, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller (Edna Louise Turner) a son, Jay Frank, on September 24, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. John B. Johnson (Dorothy Wil so n) a daughter, Jacqueline, on August 6, 1951. ZETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nieuhaus (Shirley Malone ) a daughte r, Cynthia Annette, on October 6, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Grube (Ruth Sandford) a son, Mark Sandford , o n October 31 , 1 951 . ETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. William McCullough (Helen Postai ) a son, Michael Neil, on January 1, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw (Betty Protz) a daughter, Janet Loui se, on September 22 , 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Alva Whitney (Doris Halfhill) twin daughters, Paula Lyn and Cynthia Kay, on December 31 , 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest 0 . Calvin (Betty Corbel a so n, Garry Arthur, on August 31 , 1951. Mr. and Mrs . Louis Postai (Rose mary McCluskey) a daughter, Krista Kay, on January 4, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fry (Phyllis Fields) a daughter, Annabeth, on August 14, 1951. Mr . and Mrs. Richard Seymour (Rhoma Schmidt) a daughter, Jean, on November 22 , 1 951 . Mr . and Mrs. Donald C. Lynn (Joan Hughes) a son, Douglas Craig , on Nove mber 16, 1951. THETA THETA Mr. and Mrs. Nathan H. Sanderso n Ill (Natalie Shedd) a so n, Nathan Herbert IV, on September 1 9, 1951. KAPPA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. John W. Anderson, a daughter, Christina , on December 19, 1950. Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Seagrave (Beulah Arbogast) a so n, Mark Arthur, on September 3 , 1951 . NU NU Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Miller (Nancy Keene ) a so n, Gunnar Keene, on December 1 9, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Claude Schlanger (Gladys Turner) a daugh ter, Pamela Turner, on November 6 , 1951 . XI XI Mr. and Mrs. Leland Chapman (Caroline Kosswig ) a daughter, Sylvia, on June 4 , 1951 .

MARCH, 1952 PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Albe rt Lane (Mario n Brunea ) a so n, Albert John, on December 17, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson (Ly nn Be rry) a son, Robert Jr., on Nove mber 29, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rapp (Mary MacDonal d) a son, Dav id, on Octobe r 25, 1 951 . Mr . and Mrs. J ohn G. Mathias (Patricia Butchart) a so n on October 9, 1 951 . M r. and Mrs. W . H. McKe nzie Jr . (Katherine Burlingame) a so n, William Henry II I, on June 3, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hause r (June Pe rry) a daughter, Sally June, on August 5 , 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kohn (Reva Fish) a so n, J ohn Frederick II I, on Jul y 16, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. William Jansen (Patricia Joyce ) a so n, William Robert Jr., on Nove mb e r 9, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Chri stian G. Koelbl Jr. Uanet Stowe ll ) a so n, Richard Dewitt, on October 5 , 1 951 . Mr . and Mrs. Harry Roesch (A my Smith) a daughter, Chri stine Elizabeth, on Nove mbe r 28, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jasko (Marcia Urban ) a daughter, Donna Marie, on November 27, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kingston (Marce lla Tatu ) a daughter on December 6 , 1 951. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Haus le (Ph ylli s Tatu ) a so n, on December 10, 1951 . Mr . and Mrs. Kenneth Swayne (Caro l Frazee) a daughter, Deborah Fraser, on January 6 , 1 952 . RHO RHO Mr . and Mrs. Harry Nolan (Helen Clovi s) a' daughter, Linda Loui se, on October 2 , 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. 0 . F. Cavendi sh (Frances Watt) a daughter, Nancy Ellen, on August 3 , 1 951 . TAU TAU Mr. and Mrs. Carol Thomas (Mary Lu James) twins, Denny Lee, Deborah Kay, in October, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 0 . Campbell Uane lssacks) a son, J ohn Bruce, on May 31 , 1 951. PHI PHI Mr. and Mrs. Harold J ob (Shirley French ) a so n, Larry Steven, on January 17, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. J . D. Rush (Loi s Keith ) a son, John David, on July 10, 1951. Mr . and Mrs. Charles Cramer (Dorothy Co ile) a daughter, Martha Ellen, on December 5 , 1951 . CHI CHI Mr. and Mrs. John Rasor (Patricia Aker) a daughter, Rebecca Sue, on January 23 , 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence LaHayne (Marjorie Stafford) a son, Dan Edwa rd, on October 12, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. George Karsnak (Anglyn Yovich ) a daughter, Kyle Jeneen , on February 1 1, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bray (Dorothy Arn o ld ) a daughter, Bonita Carol , on September 24 , 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. James Chaplin (Gene Anne Zimmerman ) a daughter, Jama Marie, on January 22, 1952. BETA GAMMA Mr . and Mrs. C. E. Campbell (Willa Dean Place) a daughter, Dianna Linn, on October 22, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Arman Franklin (Althea Herring) a son, Clay Edward, on August 21, 1 951 . BETA EPS ILON Mr. and Mrs. George Frey (Bernice Baybutt) a so n, Peter, on December 15, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs . David H. Coo ley (Lois Phelps) a so n, David Harllee Jr ., on July 30, 1951 .

61 Mr. and Mrs. Allan Co leman (Phyllis Early) a son, Richard Charles, on Moy 10, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mann (Barbara Smith) a daughter, Barbara Kaye, on September 23, 1 951. Mr . and Mrs. Oliver H. Stoneburner (Anna Bowman) a daughter, El izabeth Marie, on November 13 , 1950 . At home, Tim berville, Va . BETA ETA M r. and Mrs. Leslie Austin, Jr. (Helen Anderson) o daughter, Joyce Eliza beth, o n June 26, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Winchester (Ardyce Zemple) a son, Bruce M ichae l, on Jun e 30 , 1949, and a daughter, Ann Marie, on Octobe r 6, 1 951 . BETA IOTA Mr. and Mrs. Fran k Cer ill i (Peggy Hornsby) a daughter, Pamela Ray, on Dece mber 29, 1951 . Mr. a nd Mrs. Shelby L. Spradlin (Lucill e Cox) a son, Shelby Leland, on April 6, 1951. BETA KAPPA \ Mr. and Mrs. Me l Tappe (Wanda Wiseman ) a daughter, on October 30, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crame r (Carol Johnson ) a daughter, Chri sti ne, o n June 1, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gamage U un e Sandell ) o so n, Ma rk Lee, in June, 1951 . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones (Analee Painter) o daughter, Jane Elizabeth, on Septe mber 2, 1951 . Mr. and M rs. Victor Moon (R uth Ward ) a daughter, Dennise A. , on Septemoe r 2, 1 951 . BETA LAMBDA Mr. and Mrs. John Ta ylor (Virginia Harrington ) a daughter, Marilyn DeMaris, o n July 1 1, 路 1 949, and a son, Marc Elliott, on June 16, 1951 . BETA MU Lt. and Mrs. Harry A. Fite (Eloi se Lewis) o so n, Robert Anderso n, on November 1, 1951 . GAMMA CLIO Mr . and Mrs . Donald Forbes (Pauline Crose ir) a so n, Bruce, on January 20, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mcleod (Frances Cooney) a daughter, Diane Louise, on October 20, 1 951 . Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reif (Shirley Young) a daughter, Ellen Elizabeth , on October 3 , 1951 . BETA NU Mr. and Mrs. Ellen Kaye, Mr . and Mrs. on January

Gene Simons (M ild red Tur k) a daughte r, on October 21, 1 951 . Richard Groves (Anne Lowry) twin sons, 27, 1952.

RHO CHI Mr. and Mrs. Don Busch (Mary Ellen Snider) a daughter, Julie Ann, on December 6, 1951 . BETA PI Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blume (Shirley Wr isto n) a son, Stephen, on January 5, 1952 . BETA UPSILON Mr. and Mrs. James Glea so n (Bonnie Day) a daughter, Catherine Ann, on January 8, 1 952 . New add ress : 1101 South Fifth Street, Terre Haute, Indiana .

IN MEMORIAM NU NU Mr. Rowena Nause Reichley died December 22 , 1951 .

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Directory 1951-1952 EDITORIAL STAFF

FOUNDERS

Mrs. W. B. Carper (louise Cox ) 505 Montrose Drive, South Charleston, W. Va . Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley) 2608 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va. Miss Mary Williamson Hundley, ' so6 N. Boulevard, Richmond 20, Va. Mrs. John Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd) 617 Allison Ave., Roanoke, Va. Mrs. P. W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson) 2020 Matoax Ave., Petersburg, Va. NATIONAL COUNCIL

President Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo . Vice-President-Miss Virginia Carpenter, 13605 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland 20, Ohio . Secretary Miss Helen L. Corey, 631 0 Sherwood Rd ., Overbrook, Philadelphia 3 I, Pennsylvania. Treasurer-Miss Esther Bucher, Suite 226, I 025 Grand Ave., Kansas City 6 , Mo. Registrar Mrs. Robert C. Grady, 2400 Swartwout Ave. , Richmond 28, Va . Editor-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 35 I 5 N. Pennsylvania St., Apt. 8, Indianapolis 5, Ind. Director of Alumnae Miss Evelyn G. Bell , 767 Lafayette Ave ., Buffalo 22, New York. NATIONAL CHAIRMEN

Alumnae Editor- Miss Eloise Proctor, 31 I 0 N. Del ware, Indianapolis 5 , Ind. Alumnae Organizer Mrs. Donald L. Frost, 220 Brush Creek Bl vd ., Kansa s City 2 , Mo. Art-Mrs . Robert Wolf, R.R . I , Rex ford , N.Y. College Editor-Miss Mary K. Reiff, 3000 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo. Constitution-Mrs. Wayne W. Byers, I 696 Skyline Dr ., Apt. 5, Pittsburgh 27, Po. Convention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 63 I 0 Sherwood Rd ., Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, Po . Fellowship-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgardner, East Long Lake Road , Bloomfield Hills , Mich ig an . Founders' Day-Mrs. Robert T. Naylo r, 230 N . Main St., Suffolk, Va. Historian-Miss Louise Stewart, I 330 Blue Ave. , Zanesville , Ohio. Music-Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich, Apt. 502B Allenhurst Rd ., Buffalo I 4 , N. Y. Philanthropic-Mrs. R. A. Rice, 465 I Kenwood A ve., Indianapolis , Ind . Sc holarship-Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter St., Denver 7, Colorado. NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE

Chairman-Mrs. Harold Hutchinson , 5545 Penrith Road, Seattle 5 , Washington . A~A Representati ve-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, I 405 Hardy Ave ., Independence, Mo.

NATIONAL EDITOR Mrs . B. F. Leib, 35 I 5 N. Pennsylvania St., Apt. 8 , Indianapolis 5 , Indiana.

Beta Tau-Joan Gal vin, 64 E. Mohawk St. , Oswego , N. Y. Beta Upsilon Virginia Barrett, 2708 Crawford St., Terre Haute, Ind.

COLLEGE EDITOR-Miss Mary Kay Reiff, 3000 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

ALUMNAE EDITOR-Miss Eloise Proctor, 3110 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis , Ind .

Alpha-Betty Barnes, Box I 07, Longwood College, Farmville, Va . Alpha Alpha-Barbara Snow, I 49 Swing Hall , Ox ford , Ohio. Alpha Beta-Dixie Bowling, 701 E. Normal , Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Norma Trimble, 102 John Sutton Hall , Indiana , Po . Beta Beta-Mary Nelson, 813 2 I st St., Greeley, Colo . Gamma Gamma-Rita Roessler, Shockley Hall , Alva, Okla. Epsilon Epsilon-Gloria Harris, 929 West, Emporia, Kansas . Zeta Zeta-Mary Ann Vogel , Yeater Hall , 278 , Warrensburg , Mo. Eta Eta-Charlene McClanahan, 20 I E. Williams, Pittsburg , Kansas. Theta Theta-Judy Black, 4 Charlesgate East, Boston, Mass . Kappa Kappa-Eleanor Whitehead, 1938 N . Park Ave. , Philadelphia 22, Po. Nu Nu-Jean Langettel , 3 I 9 Old Forrest Road, Carroll Park, Philadelphia, Po . Pi Pi-Martha Ric hards, North Hall , State Teachers College , Buffalo, N. Y. Rho Rho-Pauline Daniels, I 858 5th Ave., Huntington , W . Va . Sigma Sigma-Virg in ia Tessman , Chipeta Hall , Gunnison , Colo. Tau Tau-Phyllis Aley, Custer Hall , Hays, Kansas . Phi Phi-Sue Condon , 3 I 6 N. Fillmore , Maryv ille, Mo. Chi Chi-Yvonne Watson , Lucina Hall , Muncie, Ind . Psi Psi Jose ph ine Houston Fragale , Northwestern State, Natchitoches , La. Beta Gamma-Virginia Burleson , 330 Wilson Hall , Tahlequah , Okla. Beta Delta Joan Waldrup, Station A, Hattiesburg , Miss. Beta Epsi lon Hi wana Cu pp, Box 64 I , Madison Coll ege, Harr isonburg, V a . Beta Zeta Vera Smith , Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Lafayette, La . Beta Eta-l sabell Lapp, South Hall , Dickinson , N. D. Beta Th eta-Nan Bond y, Sloan Hall , Mt. Pl e a sant , Mich. Beta Iota-Rose mari e Campagna , Radford College, Radford , Va . Bet a Kappa-Charlotte Mclean, 307 E. Carroll , Macomb, Ill . Beta Lambda-V irqi nia Leig h Patterso n, Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark. Beta Mu-Marque tta Kinard, Box 5 I 4 , Henderso n State Teachers Coll ege, Arkadelphia, Ark . Gamma Clio-Frances Marion , North Hall , Cortland , N . Y. Beta Nu-Betty Robinso n , College Station , Murray, Ky. Be ta Xi-Joan Kendrick, 50 Maple St ., Oneonta , N. Y. Rho Ch i-Marian Storsetter, I 7204 Huntington Road , Detroit, Mich . Beta Pi-Louise Magyar, Box I I 8 , Athens, W.Va. Beta Rho-Carol yn Werner, Adams Hall North, DeKalb, Ill. Beta Rho-Wanda Sallee, 927 E. Belmont, Springfield , Mo .

Akron, Ohio Miss Lill ian Greer, 393 Hollywood Ave., Akron 3 , Oh io . Allentown-Bethlehem , Pa .-Mrs. Kenneth Swayne, 900 Graham St., Bethlehe m , Po. Alva, Oklahoma-Mrs. Essie Noll , I 029 Center St., Al va , Okla. Baltimore, Maryland Miss Z. Minerva Messenger, 4416 Marble Hall Road , Baltimore I 8, Md. Boston, Massachusetts Mrs. Louise Hockaday Lund, 26 Hillsdale Rd ., Medford , Mass. Buffalo, New York-Mrs. George Conroy, 91 Portland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. Canton , Ohio-Mrs . Bryon Glitz, 868 Phillips Rd ., N. E., Massillon , Ohio . Central Pennsylvania Miss Virginia Hoffman , I I 1 W. Broad St., New Holland, Po. Charleston , West Virginia-Mrs . Alfred A. Gruber, I 629 Woodbine Ave ., Charleston, W.Va. Charlottesv ille, Virginia Mrs . W. H. Lilly, 308 Park Place, Charlottesville, Va. Chicago , Illinois - Mrs . Richard Carson, I 06a lndianwood , Park Fo rrest, Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio-Miss Wilma Hutchison , 3420 Middleton Ave. , Cincinnati 20 , Ohio . Mrs. Richard E. Fry, Cleve land , Oh io 1552 Wyandotte Ave., Lakewood 7, Ohio . Colorado Springs, Colo. - Mrs . J . J . Timmons, 34 Brookside, Colorado Springs, Colo . Columbus, Oh io Mrs . Loren Windom, Reynoldsburg , Ohio . Cortland, New York Mrs. Ra ymond Thames , 3 I Maple Ave. , Cortland , N .Y. Cumberland , Md . - Miss Margaret Reid , I 23 Cumberland St., Cumberland , Md . Dayton , Ohio-Mrs. J. A. Swart, 59 Ce ntral Ave ., Apt. 502, Dayton 6 , Ohi o. Miss Virginia Scioli , De nve r, Co lo rado 381 I Julian, De nve r, Colo . Des Moines , Iowa-Mrs. E. N. Jacobson, 740 Che rokee, Des Moines, Iowa . Detroi t , Michigan (Delta Phi )-Mrs. T. J . Davey, I I 75 , Grayton, Grosse Po inte 30, Mich . Detroit, Michigan (S igma Rho Chi)-Mi ss B. Dick ieson, 9660 Burnette, Det roit 4 , Mich. Emporia , Kansa s-Mrs. Marjorie Corbett, I 427 Merchant, Emporia , Kansa s . Fort Wa yne, Indiana Mi ss Martha Stuckey, 4432 S. Anthony Bl vd., Fort Wayne, Ind. Gree ley, Co lorado-Mrs. Earl Drake, 2440 8th St ., Greeley, Colo. Gunn ison , Colorado Mrs. Lou Anna Mien, Gunnison , Colo .

Hampton, Virginia-Mrs . Henry Elksnin, Hidde n Acres, Seaford , V a . Hartford , Connecticut Mrs. Stuart A. Bristol , Collinsv ille , Conn . Harri so nburg, Virginia-Mrs . W . L. James, Jr. , 149 W . Gratton St., Harri sonbu rg , Va . Hays, Kansas Mrs. 0 . D. Carmi c hae l, 5 I 0 W. 20t h, Hays, Kansas . Huntingto n , West Vi rg inia-Mrs . Emma Ritti ng er, I 225 8th St., Hunt ington , W.Va.

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64 Indiana, Pennsylvania-Mrs. Robert Kline, 1122 Washington St., Indiana , Po. Indianapolis, Indiana-Miss Zelma Piner, 41 Bonkers Lone, Apt. D, Indianapolis, Ind. Joplin , Missouri-Mrs. Patricio Stuckey, 406 West First, Joplin , Mo. Kentuckiono-Mrs. James Block, 21 09 S. 39th St ., Louisville, Ky. Kirksville, Missouri-Mrs . Jociel Pearson , 408 S. Elson, Kirksville, Mo. Lafayette, Louisiana-Miss Rosina 路 Landry, 515 W. Congress, Lafayette, La. Licking- Muskingum , Ohio Mrs . Paul House, 1220 Evansdale Ave. , Newark, Ohio. Longwood, Virginia - Miss Emily Clark, Farmv ille, Vo . Mrs. Floyd Los Angeles , California Hammond , 1051 9th St., Hermosa Beach, Calif. Lynchburg , Virginia-Mrs. Kendall Sydnor, 2507 Link Rd., Lynchburg , Vo . Macomb, Illinois Mrs . J . D. Ekelof, Oquawka, Ill. Maryville , Missouri Mrs. Dav id White , 408 N. Walnut, Maryville, Mo. Middletown, Ohio-Miss Nellie Lash , 2909 Grand Ave., Middletown , Ohio. Muncie , Indiana Mrs. Charles Alvey, 3001 Torquoy Rd. , Muncie, Ind. Muskogee, Oklahoma-Mrs. Thomas MeLoin , 1205 Ash, Muskogee, Oklo. New Orleans, Louisiana-Miss Olive Bourgeois, 5606 Catino St. , New Orleans, La. New York City, New York Miss Lois Price, 618 Bergen St., Bellmore, N . Y.

Niagara Falls, New York-Mrs. Nosseo Hodge, 4804 Lafayette Ave ., Niagara Falls , N. Y. Norfolk-Portsmouth , Virginia-Mrs. Ann Ireland , 208 37th St., Norfolk, Vo. Northern New Jersey Mrs. Leonard Cousins , 419 Volley Rood, Upper Montclair , N. J. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mrs. J. J . Gilger, 612 N . W. 54th St. , Oklahoma City, Oklo. Oleons, New York-Mrs. Donald Rogan , 60 N . Franklin , Cattaraugus, N . Y. Peoria , Illinois-Miss Mary Lee Johnson , 411 Reservoir, Peoria Heights, Ill. Portland , Oregon Miss Enid Ehrman , 1134 S. W. Harrison , Apt. 44 , Portland , Oregon . Philade lphia , Pennsylvania-Mrs. Nancy ,K. Miller, 425 Newton Rd. , Moreland Forms, Hatboro, Po. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-Mrs. Ben Hill , 3263 Wa ltham Av路e ., Pittsburgh 16, Po. Phoeni x, Arizona-Mrs. Don Chadwick, Rt . 1, Box 91 , Tempe, Ariz. Queen City, North Dakota Mrs. AI Krietinger, Belfield, N. D. Richmond, Virginia-Mrs. A. Mok Re ynolds, Jr ., 214 W. 30th St. , Richmond, Vo. Roanoke, Virginia-Mrs. Carroll D. Reo, 2241 Windsor Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Vo . Rochester, New Yo rk-Mrs. Gerold Broun , 2018 Browncroft Blvd., Rochester 1 0 , N.Y.

St . Louis , Missouri - M iss Dorothy Jean Myers, 5617 Clemens, St. Louis 12, Mo . Son Diego , California-Mrs. Ellen Orebert , 4002 Hamilton, Son Diego, Calif . So uth Bend , Indiana-Mrs. H. A. Roberts, 251 7 Erskine Blvd., South Bend, Ind. Southern New Jersey-Miss Elaine Schneider, 12 West Browning Rd ., Collingswood 7, N . J. Suffolk , Virginia Mrs. Robert Naylor, 230 N. Main St., Suffolk, Vo. Terre Haute, Indiana-Mrs. Albert Wiley, 830 Collett A ve. , Terre Haute, Ind. Topeka, Kansas-Mrs. Wm . Yearout, Jr., 1422 Eden Court, Topeka , Kansas. Triple Cities, New York-Mrs. Raymond Westling , 2817 Cresent Drive, Endicott , N.Y. Tucson, Arizona-Miss Margaret Sparks, East Stadium Dormitory, U. of A., Tucson, Arizona.

Tulsa , Oklaho ma-Mrs. Lauro Sipes, 1227 S. Evanston , Tulsa, Oklo. Twin Cities, Minnesota-Mrs . Marguerite McCue, 5729 S. Oliver Ave., Minneapolis , Minn . Warrensburg , Missouri, (Wilma Wilson Sharp Chapter) Mrs. John Epright, Centerv iew, Mo. Washington, D. C.-Mrs. C. 0 . Cremeans, 1277 Brentwood Rood, N. E. , Washington , D. C. Wilmington, Delaware-Mrs. Harry Gorman, 700 Tyronne Ave., Woodcrest, Wilmington, Delaware. Wichita, Kansas-Mrs. Claire W . Alexander, 731 S. Hillside, Wichita, Kansas.