Asa phoenix vol 48 no 3 spring 1963

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

SPRING 1963

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OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

\'OLUME 48

NUMBER 3

SPRING, 1963

CONTENTS A~A

State Days. 1963 ....... ............ .... .. ..... ...

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Greeks Bearing Awards .. .... ..... .. .................. ... .. .................. ... ...... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .......... ... .

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Scholastic Achievement

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Rewards of Alumna Participation .... ... ...... ...... ...... .. .... .... .... .... ............... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .

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Pa nhellenic Awards Competition .. .. ...... ... .. .... .. .... .... ....... ... .. ........ .. ......... .... .... ..... ........ .

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New Alumnae Chapter .................. .. .... ... ...... .. ....... .. ... .. ..... ......... ....... .. ..... .................... .

Pulley Hall Dedicated at U.S.M ...... .... ... .. .... ......... .. .. ...... .... .. .... .. .. .......... .. .... ... ...... .. ..

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Who's Who in " Who's Who in American Coll eges and Universities"............. .. .......

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N u Nus in Alphalot. .. .. ......... ... .. ... ... ...... ... ... .. .. ...... . .. . .. .. .. ...... .. .. .... ... .. .. . ...... .. .. .. .. ..... .... .. 13 A~A Room Dedicated ..... ... ......... .... ... ......... .. ... .. ......... ..... .. .......... ... ..... .. ... .......... .. .... ..... 14 Campus L eaders ...... .............. ...... ....... ................... .. .... .... .... .... ... .. ... ....... ................ ... .. . 17

Alpha Sigma Alphas Lend a H elping Hand .. ...... .. .. ... ............... .. .... ............. ... .. ........ 18 Alpha Sigs Are in th e Limelight at H enderson State .... ... .. .... ......... .... ........... .... ....... 20 One Extended Highlight..... .................. .. ........ .. .... ...... .. .... .. ............. ....... ...... ............. ... . 22 Alpha Sigma Royalty ........ ....... .......... .. .... ........... ... ..... .... .... .. ... .. ..... ......................... .. ..... 23 Pledging . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . . .. .. .. ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . ... .. ... . .. .. .. .. ... .. . .... ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . ....... .. .. . .. 24 In M emoriam ... .... ........................ .. ....... .. ........... ... ....... .. ......... ....... ... ..... ........ .. .... ......... 25 Alpha Sigma Alpha Spotlight.. ... ..... .... ....... ... ......... .. .. ...... .. ...... ...... .. .... ............ ........... 26 College Chapter Newsletters .............................. .... .... ........... ...... ...... .. ...... .... .... ............. 29 Alumnae Chapter Newsletters .................. ..... .............. ......... ..... ....... ............... ... ... ... ... . 43 Alpha Sigma Alpha Officers' Calendar ..... .......... ............................. .. .. .......... .............. 57 Alumna Recommendation Blank ............. ............................ ... ..... ... ... .... ......... .... ....... ... 58 Alph~ Sigma Alpha Directory ........ ... ... ............... ................ ..... ... .... .. ......... .......... ........ 59

ALUMNAE EDITOR SHIRLEY P. BONE

EDITOR MARY C . GOEKE

COLLEGE EDITOR PAULINE S. OLSON

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is publi shed in the fall, winter, sprino;. and summ er of each year at 2642 University Avenue. St. Paul 14, Minn esota. by Leland Publishers, Inc. (The Fraternity Press ). official publishers for tbe sorority. The subscription price is $1 a year.

Send change of address and bu siness correspondence to Alpha Sigma Alpha Central Office . Suite No. 206, 2852 D elaware Avenue. Kenmore 17, New York.

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JULY 6-11, 1964 MISS HELEN L. COREY, Convention Chairman .

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ALA STATE DAYS, 1963 COLORADO DATE- To Be Announced PLACE-Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado CHAIRMAN-Miss Carol Paine Decker Hall No. 53 Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado co-cHAIRMAN- Miss Hazel Lee White ILLINOIS DATE-March 16 PLACE-Illinois Beach State Park Lodge Zion, Illinois CHAIRMAN-Miss Terse Norgaard 2633 Hampden Ct. Chicago 14, Illinois co-CHAIRMAN- Miss Freida Phi llips INDIANA DATE-April 6 PLACE- Wabash Room, Terre Haute House Seventh St. & Wabash Ave. Terre H aute, Indiana CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Robin J. Swenson 724 South Sixth St. Terre Haute, Indiana KANSAS-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA DATE- To Be Announced PLACE-Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri CHAIRMAN-Miss Mary Spruytte 602 South High Kirksville, Missouri MICHIGAN DATE-March 9 PLACE- Botsford Inn 28100 Grand River Farmington, Michigan CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Robert J. Trautman 16010 Martin Rd. Roseville, Michigan MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA-ALABAMA DATE-March 16 PLACE- Royal Orleans Hotel Royal at St. Louis St. New Orleans, Louisiana CHAIRMAN-Mrs. James E. Bailey, Jr. 1112 Peggy Avenue Metairie, Louisiana

OHIO DATE- April 20 PLACE-Nationwide Inn Rt. No. 40 Columbus, Ohio CHAIRMAN-Alpha Alpha chapter Miss Barbara Ripp, President MacCracken Hall Miami University Oxford, Ohio OKLAHOMA DATE- April 27 PLACE- Young Women's Christian Association 301 North Sixth St. Muskogee, Oklahoma CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Ross Stagg 2124 West Broadway Muskogee, Oklahoma PENNSYLVANIA DATE-April 20 PLACE- Hotel Hershey Hershey, Pennsylvania CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Spurgeon T. Gotwalt 1219 Hillcrest Road Akron, Pennsylvania VIRGINIA DATE-April 27 PLACE- Thomas Jefferson Hotel Richmond, Virginia CHAIRMAN-Miss Beverly Burgess Box 334, Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia WISCONSIN DATE- February 22-24 PLACE- Wisconsin State College Stevens Point, Wisconsin CHAIRMAN- Miss Bette Gerndt Nelson Hall Stevens Point, Wisconsin Complete Stat e Day plans were not yet available when this issue of THE PHOENIX went to press, and consequently, there may be changes in the information . listed abo ve . For confirmation or further information please contact the Chairman of the State Day in which you may be interested.

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Theta Thetas of Boston University proudly display their scholarship cup (center ) for achieving the highest average among the campus sororities, and their silver cup for winning second place in the Greek Week Variety Show.

Jacque Cockrill, Phi Phi President, accepts the Scholarship Trophy from Dr. J. W. Jones, President of Northwest Missouri State College.

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Panhcllenic President, Ann Neuhig, presents a special award to Beta Zeta President, Glenda Thibodeaux, left.

A~A was awarded this trophy for contributing so much to the Greek spirit at the University of Southern Louisiana. This award is the first of its kind to be given by the Panhellenic Council.

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT BETA BET AS SET AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE IN CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

By ANNE P. NIEMEYER National Scholarship Chairman Since the beginning of Alpha Sigma Alpha more than sixty years ago, high scholarship has been regarded as a vital force in the success of the sorority. When one chapter continues to be outstanding year after year, it is only right to give special recognition to that chapter. BET A BET A Chapter at Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado, has, for the past fifteen years, been first in campus scholarship for almost every grading period. Numerous times it has been presented awards by both the Colorado State College Panhellenic and the Denver City Panhe!Jenic. During this period of time th e chapter average has always been higher than 3.6 (5.0 equals A ) and for the first quarter of the present school year the forty-six members achieved an all time high average of 4.3. Thirty-five of the forty-six m embers received a B average or better. Twelve of the members have a straight A average. There are twenty-four memberships in nine honoraries which do not include the Dean's List or selections for Who's Who in American College and Universities.

How is this fin e record achieved? The Scholarship Chairman, Shirley Major, has outlined the program as follows: " We have reserved a room in the college library for two evenings a week a nd have required every girl to be there one evening or the other regardless of grade average. Vve are still posting a Gold and Silver List on the bulletin board." These lists show the names of members who earn 4.5 or above and 4.0 to 4.49. "The scholarsHip program is something which we must constantly be on our toes to improve.' ' Since the last issu e of THE PHO F.NIX , scholarship reports have listed th e followin g : Straight A ALPHA ALPHA- Kath leen Geib BETA BETA- Joanne Young Aschenbrenner, Kay Collett, Linda Cornish, Mary Harms, Dorcas L eila L ewis, Shirley Major, Marilyn Ollhoff, Evelyn Shepherd, Janet Smolik, Valmarie Strovas, Conni e Anderson Teilborg, Barbara Wallace.

BETA ETA- Shirley Diers BETA KAPPA- Tammy Pulver BETA RHO- Eil een DeMichaels, Sue Narten.

D Pa.n's L ist and H onor R oll ALPHA ALPHA- Sondra Hinkley, Pa n1 ela Chambers, Sharon Fink, M ary Frances Fox, Julie Jones, Mary Macklin, Pamela Molen, Donna Mounts, Jane Paetow, Elise Ri ce, Barbara Ripp, J ane Swartsberg.

ALPHA GAMMA- Georgia Clark, Rosemary Dennis, Mary Ann Oklamchak, Diane Elefante Ferary, Marti Robert.

THETA THETA- Linda Bowman, Sherry Ehmann, Jacki Stubenvoll .

BET A DELTA- Patsy Koonc.e, Linda Landry, In a Jo McElhaney, M ary Nell Maxey, Lind a Hannon Patterson .

BETA ETA- Shirley Diers, J ean Eckroth, Karen Stav, Diane Ellingson, Lorella Sayler.

BETA RHO-Carol Gillespie, Judy Laskowski, Carole Lopac, Judy Pagen, Julie R ehev, Joan Schwarz.

BETA CHI- Linda Ban, M arilyn Butler, Zee Chapman, M argaret Holstine, Donna Poston, Mary Schwartzman, Cay Walters.

BET A OMEGA- Judy L au b s c h e r, Barbara Gross, Pat M cGovern, Alice Thiessen.

H onor Societies ALPHA ALPHA-Sondra Binkley, Sharon Fink, Julie Jones, Donna Mounts, Jane Paetow, Elise Rice, Barbara Ripp, Kathleen Geib.

BETA BETA- Shirley Major, Lana Woods, J eanne H aug, Mary Ann Stevenson, Kay Collett, Linda Cornish, Ruth Fletcher, Barbara Moore, Sharron Palmer, Linda Phillips, Suzan Perry, J eri Huck, Kay M cK ee, Carol Paine, Linda M eyer, Sue Cummins, Joan Richardson.

ALPHA GAMMA- Patti Wilson, Mary Ann Oklamchak, Roberta Tomb, Eileen K ean Boughner, Rosemary Dennis, Georgia C lark , Jane Robbins.

THETA THETA- Andrra Mill er, Sally Selesnick.

BET A DELTA- Catherine Busby, Carole Hill , M ary N ell M axey, Patsy Koonce, M argaret K aliff, Gloria Byrd, Linda Davis, Linda H awkins, Jack ie Sartin.

BETA ETA- Rose Kordonory, Marilyn Wolberg.

BETA KAPPA-Chri s Borowski, Judy Evans, SuP Stevenson, Bobbi Welch, Lona Ehlen .

BET A RHO-M arilyn KanwischPr BET A CHI- Margaret HolstinP Chapters first in scholarship on the campus include: ALPHA GAMMA, BETA BETA, THETA THETA, BETA RHO.

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REWARDS OF ALUMNA PANHELLENIC AWARDS COMPETITION PARTICIPATION

By MARY EMERSO

By BETTY PHILLIPS HALL

BLACKS TO E

National Presiden t

N PC D elegate

As a college girl the undergraduate finds much of her social life and individual friendships revolve closely around sorority and chapter associations.

College Panhellenics are invited to be candidates for the "Fraternity Month Award". The trophy is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Leland (who, incidentally, print this magazine ).

This award, which stands for Community Service, Health, Scholarship, College Ideals, and Social Standards, is given to the winning College Panhellenic for a two-year period. In other words, it rewards Good College Citizenship which also serves as a guide for alumnae days.

When she "gets out" these close group feelings give way to the pressures of living in a competitive business or professional world. As family ties are developed, they, in turn, assume prominent present interest. She looks back upon those happy college days through a warm, glowing, rosy haze.

She is an alumna. She has had her sorority affiliation and experience. Yet there is more to be said and done. If she will but recapture the spirit of the pledge, to give of herself, to share with others through fine experiences, she will b egin to take part in activities designed to help her fellowman along the way of life. The basic reason for being a sorority woman will assert itself.

Fulfillment in encouraging others to strive for self-improvement, in giving strength to the weak, and in helping the under-privileged will be hers.

NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTER WHO, WHEN, AND WHERE

The "National Panhellenic Award", a trophy presented by the E xecutive Committee of the National Panhellenic Conference, is also a traveling award. This award is given to the College Panhellen ic that has prepared for wide and wis:: human service through panhellenic cooperation and relationship, sorority education, mutual respect, and helpfulness.

Alpha Sigma Alphas are presidents of their College Panhellenics on one-fifth of the campuses where we have chapters. Most of their pictures were in the last issue of THE PHOENIX. Many more Alpha Sigma Alphas hold high offices in their Panhellenic organizations. It would truly be an honor if a College Panhellenic in which an Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter played a predominant role were to win either of these two awards.

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA A petition was signed on October 7, 1962, to activate the Lafayette, Louisiana, Alumnae chapter. Seven A~A alums m et for this event. They plan to hold four meetings a year. The first meeting of this newly formed chapter took place in November before Founders' Day.

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PULLEY HALL DEDICATED AT

U.S.M. NAMED IN HONOR OF FIRST ADVISER OF BETA DELTA CHAPTER

By MARY ELLEN HATCHER Ell Pulley Hall, the recently completed women's dormitory at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, is a fitting tribute to the late Miss Mary Pulley, first adviser to the Beta Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at that school. Miss Pulley, who began her career at Mississippi Southern College (now University of Southern Mississippi) in 1918, retired in 1951 after thirty-three years of service to the college in various capacities, including service as Registrar from 1930 until 1951.

The following quotes from the R esolutions of Board of Trustees of Institutio'ns of High er L earning made upon her retirement in 1951 expressed the sentiments of both faculty and students. Miss Pulley rendered "a distinctive and highly meritorious service to the institution" and "retained during her entire career a sympathetic and helpful attitude toward students and colleagues, in spiring and encouraging all those with whom she dealt."

MARY PULLEY

Miss Pulley died the following year, 1952. Ten years later, Pulley Hall was dedicated in her honor. It is a six-story brick building, completely air-conditioned, and containing one hundred and sixteen rooms. The photograph of Miss Pulley which accompanies this article is a reproduction of an oil painting which hangs in the lobby of the dormitory.

Miss Pulley was extremely well liked by the Beta Deltas, and her advice was always sought and honored. To quote Dean R. A. McLemore: "She made many contributions to the welfare of the institution and to the thousands of young men and young women who attended the college. We feel that she is one of the founders of a greater Mississippi Southern College."

Pulley Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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WHO'S WHO IN BE'TA IOTA CHAPTER AT RADFORD COLLEGE CLAIMS SIX LISTINGS

KITTY BAR TON

• Kitty Barton BI is vice-president and president-elect of the Panhellenic Council, a member of the YWCA cabinet, and a member of house council. A junior from Arlington, Virginia, she is majoring in elementary education.

• Diana Cox BI was the day student representative to Student Government, vice-president of the freshman class, Student Government reporter, and Grapurchat feature editor. She is a member of Cotillion dance Club and on Panhellenic Council.

• Ronnie Crumpler BI is secretary of the Seni1>r class, secretary of the German dance club, and a member of the curtain clan. She is past president of Alpha Psi Omega, an honor fraternity in dramatics, and a member of the student education association.

• Billie Hailer BI is vice-president of the PEMM club, a club for physical education majors. She is also a member of Cotillion dance club, and house council, and she has represented her class on Student Government and the May Day Commission.

• Pat Pepper BI has represented her class on Student Government and has recently been elected first vice-president of Student Government.

She is a member of house council, biology club, PEMM club, athletic association, and German dance club.

DIANA COX

RONNIE CRUMPLER

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NOT PICTURED: Carolyn McPherson BI

BILLIE HAILER

PAT PEPPER

Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities • Sherrill Hudlow A is secretary of Alpha Kappa Gamma, honorary fraternity, and a member of Boerc Eh Thorn, honorary English society.

She has served on House Council and at present is president of the Panhellenic Council at Longwood College.

SHERRILL HUDLOW

• Alice White A serves as president of the Senior class at Longwood College and as historian of Alpha Kappa Gamma. She is a member of the Lychnos Society, honorary Science and Mathematics society, and was a 1962 member of the May Court.

• Jenny Wells AB was Homecoming Queen at Northeast Missouri State Teachers Co!lege this year. She is also president of the Trojanettes and Urbonettes, and she is serving as the treasurer of the English Club.

• Carol Myers AB is president of the Physical Education Majors club, a member of the Women's Athletic Association and the Student National Education Association, and a national member of the American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.

• Hazel Lee White BB was secretary of the New Student Orientation Program and is on the Board of Directors for Wesley Foundation. She was Freshman Ball Queen, Miss Congeniality in the Miss Colorado State College Contest, and Blue Key Sweetheart.

ALICE WHITE

JENNY WELLS

CAROL MYERS

HAZEL LEE WHITE

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LOOK FOR THESE Who's Who In American • Shirley Major BB is a member of Gold Key Women's Honorary, SPURS, and Pi Lambda Theta. She is also a member of Angel Flight and was a finalist in the Miss CSC Contest. Last year Shirley was selected one of the Ten Outstanding Junior Women.

SHIRLEY MAJOR

SHARON PORTER

FREDA BORNSCHEIN

SUE McCORD

• Sharon Porter EE is co-chairman of the United Students Political Party, secretary of Associated Women Students, and a member of Xi Phi, honorary leadership fraternity. She was also Sigma Phi Epsilon's Golden Heart's Ball Queen.

• Freda Bornschein EE is chairman of the Brother-Sister Sign-up Committee in People to People, secretary of the International Club, and Junior representative to Student Council. Recently she was initiated into Xi Phi, honorary lead'ership fraternity.

• Sue McCord HH is vice-chairman of the Kansas State College Young Republicans. She has been a member of the Student Council and a class officer, and was chosen Honorary Cadet Colonel of the R.O.T.C. and secretary of "Voice" , a campus political party.

ALLEEN DIKLICH CASTELLANI

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• Alleen Diklich Castellani HH is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, music honorary; Sigma Tau Delta, English honorary; Kappa Delta Pi, education honorary; Theta Alpha Phi, dramatics honorary; and Pi Kappa Delta, forensics honorary.

ALPHA SIGMAS IN 1

Colleges and Universities • Barbara Slate BE is serving as president of the Student Government Association. In previous years she has served as president of her Freshmen dorm, president of the sophomore class, and director of Junior Class night at Madison College.

BARBARA SLATE

BETTY LOU EDWARDS

VIRGINIA WRIGHT

GRACE McKONE

• Betty Lou Edwards BE is serving as associate editor of the school newspaper. She is president of Sigma Phi Lambda, a member of Kappa Delta Pi, and was the second student at Madison College to be accep~ed to participate in the Honors Program.

• Virginia Wright BE is vice-president of the Senior class and of the German dance cl~b. This Senior from Richmond, Virginia, is a member of the college orchestra and of Sigma Alpha Iota, natioaal music fraternity.

• Grace McKone BK has been a varsity cheerleader for four years and was chosen to reign as Queen of Western Illinois University's Greek Ball. She is a member of Student Government, and the Home Ec Club, and has participated in musical productions on campus.

• Chris Borowski BK served as co-chairman of Greek Week at W.I.U. this year, and at present serves as Treasurer of Pi Omega Pi. She is also a member of Panhellenic Council, Westerfins Swim Club, Grote Hall Council, and the Freshmen Orientation Committee.

CHRIS BOROWSKI

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THESE SISTERS ARE ALSO INCLUDED

SHIRLEY DESLAURIERS

JUDY BEAN

• Shirley Deslauriers BA is vice-president of the American Childhood Education International, president of Bernard Hall, and' a member of Alpha Chi and the International Relations Club. She is on the Dean's list and participates in the honors program.

• Judy Bean BN, a biology and mathematics major at Murray State College, is historian and secretary of Beta Beta Beta. This Senior from Paducah, Kentucky, is also a member of Delta Lambda Alpha and the YWCA, and an Honor student.

KAREN FOSTER MODEBECK

• Nancy Lively BIT is president of Cardinal Key at Concord College and Chief Justice of the Student Court. A Senior majoring in English and Social Studies, she was also Snowflake Queen and' a candidate for Homecoming Queen.

• Karen Foster Modebeck BIT is treasurer of Kappa Delta Pi, national education fraternity, and a member of Cardinal Key and the Concord College Theatre. She is a Senior and is majoring in home economics and speech.

• Patsy Skaggs Cantley BIT, who at present is serving as historian of Cardinal Key, girls' honorary fraternity, was vice-president of Women's Hall Council, and has reigned as Sigma Tau Gamma Sweetheart at the White Rose Formal.

NOT PICTU RED: Catherine Busby Bll Patricia Fesenmaier Bell Ruth Kunz Bell Virginia Trautman Bell

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PATSY SKAGGS CANTLEY

On the twenty-fourth day of January A decree was made to banish all worry To venture forth and find good lot In the fantasy town of Alphalot.

With a trumpet fanfare and minstrels merry, To say nothing of our own Punch and Judy, After a most pleasant duty of welcoming our guests We settled ourselves for a tale of sad quest.

As the audience settled- with the lights growing dim, We heard of a quest and a conflict within.

Fair Guinevere, the queen of gay Alphalot, Was lost from her land, Oh what a sad plot.

Her subjects, they missed her and mourned for her loss, And she, in her plight, sought comfort and crossed The land far and wide in search of some mean To return to her land for she was their queen.

In vain she did search, her hopes growing dim, And so she sought help of a magician.

Giving her share to her sisters all.

And then in return she receives from the rest The greatest reward, true happiness.

And then our fair queen, after this wise review Found that her Alphalot soon came to view.

She and her subjects rejoiced in their finding Each other and their true mutual binding.

As most stories end with a bright happy ending, Ours to this fine old rule will be bending.

Before all could leave with gaieties ceasing, We settled and decided to do some feasting.

With playing and singing we gathered around Our great laden table, near touching the ground From being be-decked with fine delicacies, Fit to satisfy most fickle fancies .

With games and songs we did entertain !

I Our friends and guests inor' to maintain The general goodwill that always exists At the meeting of one or more Alpha Sig Miss_.

To wise Merlin's realm she ventured in fright, To see if his wizardry could solve her sad plight.

Though well versed in magic, alchemy, and such In this case wise Merlin's arts did run amuck.

He could not unite the queen with her land Try though he did with his quick slight of hand.

With fear and remorse our fair queen did cry, So saddened was she, she thought she might die If never she found her sweet Alphalot T'would prove to be a very sad lot.

And then with a greater serenity We proceeded with our own ceremony.

In a circle that has no beginning or ending, We gathered in order to show our real blending.

With tapers aglow we sang without reserve The praises that our very own Sweetheart deserves.

While she passed among us and gave to each guest A perfect carnation, the finest, the best.

To stand for our aims and appreciation, And last but not least, our dedication To the one organization that forever will be Truly, our own national sorority.

But then with. his wisdom of ages; renown Great Merlin began in firm voice to resound That Alphalot is not a place to be reached Through hocus or pocus or a great witch's screech .

It is rather found by a feeling sublime, A joining of spirit, heart, and mind.

It is where these come into one common being, Containing love, joy, and a mutual feeling Of sharing the many things, both great and smallSad, happy, sweet, and sentimental, With each member being a part of the whole,

And then we did give them a treat they would savor, Bright ruby silk nightgowns to serve as their favors.

As surely as day and night always blend All good things must come to an end.

And at this fine hour we brought to a close Our rush party with both joy and repose.

That such great fun should come to an end But also with the knowing that its fruits would send The finest of these, our honored guests To us as pledges - our goal, our conquest.

ASA ROOM IS DEDICATED AT THE REHABILITATION CENTER AT PHILADELPHIA BUX-MONT ALUMNAE CHAPTER FURNISHED ROOM AS A PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT

By CHARLOTTE KRIEBEL FISCHER KK "There is but one temple in the world, and that is the body of man . . . . Nothing is holier than this high form. . . .

We touch heaven when we lay our hand on the human body."- NovALIS. A miracle is being performed in Pennsylvania.

In a most publicized story, "A Boy Who Would ~ot Die," fourteen-year-old David Posnett of Buckingham Valley, Pennsylvania, has been nationally described in the July 31, 1962, issue of Look and in the September, 1962, issue of Good Housekee ping.

The Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha wanted to have some small part in this miracle. As the culmination of a great financial effort on the part of these Alpha Sig alums from the northern Philadelphia suburbs, there is now a room furnished and dedicated in their name at the new Rehabilitation Center at Philadelphia.

Some of the members of the Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter knew personally children and adults who had been dramatically helped by the dedicated group of workers at the Rehabilitation Center. These surgeons, therapists, and psychologists are becoming world-famous for their revolutionary method of treating damaged brains, for this miracle of restoring life to brain-damaged bodies.

These persons who are being thus helped all had normal brains at birth, but some accident or severe illness caused severe brain damage which until a few years ago would usually have been termed hopeless.

The Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter is a young organization, slightly more than three and one half years old. During its first year the group was barely able to meet expenses, but now it is a wellestablished chapter proud of its first major accomplishment.

In 1959 seven Alpha Sig alums who lived in or near s11burban Glenside met to form and char-

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ter an Alumnae chapter. Most of the group were strangers to each other, but each felt that the sisterhood and friendship known in Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority was one of life's great joys, and they were determined that an active Alumnae chapter should be formed to further these relationships. The charter members were Evelyn Roos Aucott KK, Charlotte Kriebel Fischer KK, Alice Ferguson Hurst KK, Laura Irvin Myers KK, th e late Frances Holden Peltier XX, Eleanore Temple Shiner NN, and Jane Large Stringfield NN. Charlotte Fischer was elected the first president. During the first year the names of seventy-five women were "tracked down". Most had been members of the Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters at the two Philadelphia Colleges, Temple University, and Drexel Institute of Technology, but some, whose names had been furnished by the Central Office of Alpha Sigma Alpha, had been members at other colleges throughout the cou_ntry. The first year the chapter was purely a social group, but a need was soon felt to make the organization have a significant meaning.

Despite the number of names on the mailing list, the paid members and the really active workers were too few to take on a great philanthropic undertaking. Jane Stringfield was elected the second president, and the group still searched for the right undertaking for this aspiring group of alums.

And then came a movie on Philadelphia television describing a surgical miracle that had restored new "life" to a young boy. This was followed by other accounts of nearly hopeless cases in which children and adults, who otherwise would have remained as vegetables for the rest of their years, were aided by the new techniques devised by the doctors and therapists at The Rehabilitation Center.

The Bux-Mont Alumnae were thrilled at the feats being accomplished iri their own city, and they Were determined to play some small part in

the miracles being performed. The money which could be given by the Bux-Mont chapter, it was felt, would. be small in amount, but every dollar used to help restore life to one of God's "temples" would be a gift which would make each and every one proud.

Under the . leadership of the chapter's third president, Nancy Myers Chiodo KK, the mailing list of interested Alpha Sigs in the Bux-Mont area swelled to one hundred and fifty women. Although many of these never -joined the Bux-Mont Alumnae chapter, most gave donations or attended the dances, card parties, fashion shows, etc., which were given to raise the money for this project. Excitement for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter rose with the growing excitement of having a room at The Rehabilitation Center at Philadelphia furnished and dedicated in the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha. At a luncheon meeting at Fort Side Inn, awards were given by the Bux-Mont chapter to Charlotte Fischer and Nancy Chiodo for their service to the Alumnae chapter.

Alice Ferguson Hurst became the fourth president of the Bux-Mont chapter, and after more cake sales, fashion shows, etc., the pledge to The Rehabilitation Center was fulfilled this past Christmas. Needless to say, there was a great sense of accomplishment in the hearts of the members of this young Alumnae chapter.

But the needs of The Rehabilitation Center at Philadelphia are just beginning. With its name and fame being spread throughout the world, letters are flowing in by the thousands from parents, husbands and wives, begging the Center to take loved ones for treatment. There is a great need, but the limitations of staff and capacity necessarily limit the number of persons who can be helped.

It is the dream of The Rehabilitation Center to further expand, to open other branches in major cities throughout the United States. This expansion is naturally dependent upon financial resources available for procuring new facilities and training more help.

The Bux-Mont Alums have had a great dream, which many locally felt was impossible. Bolstered by the motto, "Aspire, Seek, Attain," the chapter feels encouraged by their first small success. Further money-raising affairs are being planned to provide further help at the Center as it is needed.

If this dream spreads nationally, as it has been doing locally, to many, many interested groups and persons; and if The Rehabilitation Center should perchance open a branch in a city where there is another Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter, then perhaps other Alpha Sigs will join in this dream. No one dare venture a guess at the size of a tree which might grow for the planting of a tiny seed.

The Rehabilitation Center at Philadelphia.

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Suzie Hannah AB Panhellenic President Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

Becky Norman B~ Pep Commissioner Southwest Missouri 路 State College

Cheryl Mossbarger AB Sophomore Class Secretary Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

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Sondra Lee Binkley AA Representative to T.E.P.S. and N.E.A. Miami University

Alma Anderson AB Student Council Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

Marilyn Kanwischer BP Pi Omega Pi Northern Illinois University

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHAS LEND A HELPING HAND1 Beta Psis entertain students at the K alamazoo School f or the Mentally Retarded.

The Alpha Sigs at Western Michigan University are enjoying their philanthropic work at the Kalamazoo School for the Mentally R etarded.

Every two weeks, two Beta Psis and two of our alums go to the school and spend an evening with the students. Generally there are about eleven students ranging in age from fifteen to thirty.

Their mental age, however, is from two to six.

The evening includes a creative time, recreation, and refreshments.

The creative time is spent in work with crafts.

The girls who plan on going devise a handicraft before they leave and then help the students learn it. Also the students enjoy dancing and playing games. R efreshments follow and the students help in serving them. This semester we have not only enjoyed spending the evenings at the school, but it also gives us much satisfaction to know that the students look forward to seeing us come.SusAN MoooERMAN

The Arkansas Children 's Colony's volunteer recreational directors are Beta Lambdas.

Beta Lambda chapter at Arkansas State T eachers College has chosen as its Philanthropic Proj ect to work at the Arkansas Children's Colony in Conway. Our first visit to the Colony was a guided tour by one of the Colony's recreational directors. Prior to the tour he exp lained how the children wou ld react to us and how we should act toward them . We toured the grounds and most of the buildings while the director continued with the history and general facts concerning the Colony and the children. We visited three of the girls' cottages and talked with the girls present. The Colony has approximately 400 children enrolled at present with 32 chi ldren to each

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cottage. The tour gave us an idea of where we would be working and the age groups with which we would be working.

Our job at the Colony is to serve as volunteer recreational directors. We are working mostly with the older girls at present, ages sixteen to twentythree. We work at the Colony for about two hours on week-days and for most of the afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays.

Our contact with these mentally retarded children is one of the most rewarding experiences each of us has had. Their enthusiasm radiates and makes our time spent with them even more pleasant. -VIVIENNE RowLAND

Phi Phis play Santa Claus at the Home of the Little Wanderers.

Santa Claus came early for the children of the Home of the Little Wanderers in St. Joseph, Missouri. It happened when the Phi Phi Chapter of Northwest Missouri State College and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity from the same college joined forces to entertain the children. The children arrived in Maryville on Sunday morning, D ecember 9, and we escorted them to ch urch.

After church our groups separated. The boys were taken to the TKE house for dinner, while the girls were served at th e MSC Un:on cafct路: r:a .

Children gathered around Santa Claus at the Phi Phi Christmas party for the children from Noyes Home, St. J oseph, Missouri.

The afternoon was spent at a Christmas party in the J. W. Jones Union Building. After watching three cartoons, the children, who ranged in age from four to fourteen years, were amused by several readings. The children then entertained us with a choral number.

As Barb Combs led the group in carols, Santa Claus made his "surprise" appearance, presenting gifts to all the children. It was truly a wonderful experience as they "oh'd" and "ah'd" when they unwrapped their presents.

When the children had returned to their home each of us felt the warm glow of the Christmas season.- PEGGY WHAN

Gamma Alphas work with the children at St. /ames Orphanage.

This year Gamma Alpha chapter of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, is continuing its philanthropic project which began last year. We do volunteer work through the United Community Services in Omaha which provides opportunities for group activity. Our project consists of working with the children at St. James' Orphanage every Saturday morning. Each Saturday two girls go to the orphanage to help feed, dress, and play with the children who range from one to two years of age. We work on a rotation basis so that no girl is overburdened. In fact, the Alphas are eager to go as often as possible even though the schedule permits each girl to go only once during the year. The girls enjoy giving their time at St. James' Orphanage since it hardly seems like work and the sight of the children's laughs and smiles makes the project very rewarding. The Gamma Alphas agree that we are very fortunate to be able to do such work.- ELAINE NEMEC

Bucknell's Beta Omegas teach music and art to the Mentally Retarded.

JusT outside of Lewisburg, Mr. George Dodge runs the Kelly Township School for the Mentally Retarded. The school is small, there being only fourteen students, but without any help, Mr. Dodge had been fairly swamped. When Beta Ome-

ga. decided to change its philanthropic program th~s year, Mr. Dodge, therefore, came to their mmd, and now every Friday, some of our girls go over to help him.

Mr. Dodge has a free reign with his classes, and, therefore, what he teaches is his own decision.

In main, he is interested in preparing his students for a high school vocational course. When asked what we could do to help him, he asked if we would work with the children in music and art and under the direction of Jill Barlow '62 Bar~ bara Gross '64, and Janet Wells '62, we ' have' been doing just this. We have correlated the two, and lesson plans have been prepared around the records, "Peter and the ' t\lolf' ' and "Rusty in Orchestravi lle."

But, perhaps a word shou ld be said about the students themselves. They are all between the ages of seven and fourteen, with none having a mental age beyond the third grade level. Almost all are from underprivileged homes, with most coming from families of nine or ten. Therefore, it is readily seen that these children receive little attention at home. What they do get, comes at school, and now with more help, Mr. Dodge is able to give just this.

At Christmas time, the A~A's gave a party for the children. About two weeks prior to Christmas, the children were asked to draw a picture of what they most wanted for Christmas. Back came pictures of everything from batons and dolls to cameras, fire engines, and little red wagons, and these are just the presents they got, for two Alpha Sigs chipped in for each gift. The gifts were gaily wrapped and labeled "To Jane, from Santa," etc.

But gifts do not necessarily make a party in themselves. After the children had gone home the night before the party, Alpha Sigs and a few helpful guys from Sigma Alpha Epsilon went to the school and decorated it, complete with tree.

And so, the Friday before vacation, a party was held.

But for all the surprises the Alpha Sigs had planned for the children- the nicest was one we never expected. At our own Christmas party we were presented with a huge Christmas card, approximately 36" x 32". It was made of cardboard , and pictured a calendar of December, with a picture drawn for each day. The entire card was in a huge envelope, complete with stamp and return address. Although crudely done, it represented a lot to us, and we still have it- for it was a card from our little friends a Mr. Dodge's schooLMARLENE KRESGE 19

ALPHA SIGS ARE IN AT HENDERSON

FREDDIE SUE JOHNSON "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" Senior Class Favorite A.W.S. President Cheerleader Phi Lambda Chi Maid Phi Beta Lambda President Homecoming Maid

LELA FISHER "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" Junior Class Favorite Cheerleader

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This has been an outstanding year for the members of the Beta Mu chapter at Henderson State Teachers College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Not only have they been exceptionally busy in campus organizations and activities, but they have received the scholarship plaque for being first in campus sorority competition. The girls pictured on this page with their current activities listed, are only a few members of this outstanding chapter. Other members are equally well-known on the campus for their achievements.

JUDY MATTHEWS "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" Alpha Chi Dormitory President Co-Editor of Star (Annual)

LINDA DEDMAN "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" Alpha Chi

THE LIMELIGHT STATE

BEVERLY BROCHERT Freshmen Class Favorite

GINGER CRUSE Student Senate Military Sponsor Junior Class Favorite

JOHNNIE MAC THOMASSON Homecoming Maid Phi Sigma Epsilon Maid Military Sponsor

JANE KEASLER Student Senate Military Sponsor

SHERR! SMALL Freshmen Class Favorite Queen of Stars Finalist Cheerleader

LINDA CROWE Student Senate Sophomore Class Favorite Sigma Tau Gamma Sweetheart

SALLY MEEK Sophomore Class Favorite Queen of Stars Finalist

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"ONE EXTENDED

HIGHLIGHT" KAY GLENN'S DESCRIPTION OF HER SUMMER SPENT AS A MISSIONARY

By VIVIENNE ROWLAND BA

Kay Gl enn, a member of Beta Lambda chapter at the Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway, served for ten weeks this past summer as a mtsswnary for the Baptist Student Union of Arkansas. Each year the Arkansas State BSU selects six to nine students from applications received from throughout the state to be sent to places throughout the world to work with home and foreign missionaries by serving in churches, vacation church schools, camps, and hospitals or by taking the census. Kay, a Senior English major, ,,路as sent to th e states of Washington and Oregon. H er summer's work included teaching in vacation Bib le School, taking a survey in Vanco uver, Washington, and working in a girls' camp and a boys' camp.

K ay says of her summer, "They sent me out to h elp in those small struggling churches, but I'm certain I gained more from the experience than I possibly co uld have given. My summer was one extended highlight. I'm sure my feet never once touched ground for the excitement of n ew experiences practically every minute-but here are just a fe\ of the higher highlights: " 'Catching' the light of sudden first understanding of spiritual valu es dawning in the eyes of children in a Bible School.

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KAY GLENN

"Seeing a whole new part of the United States for the first time. . .

"The letter received the week after from one of 'my girls' from camp saying 'knowing you has helped me decide'. . . .

"The terribly efficient doctoring this English major did on the boys at camp with nothing but alcohol, aspirin, Pepto-Bismol, and tweezers. . .

And the thanks she received after curing their home sickness. . .

"Knowing the fin e people who so patiently kept the forty of us summer workers the weeks we were in the Northwest. ..

"And finally , though not least of all, the wond erful trip to the World's Fair at Seattle after the 10 weeks were up. " Kay served Beta Lambda chapter as chaplain.

She has served her local Baptist Student Union as social chairman, missions chairman, and publicity chairman. She is a member of her church choir and teaches a Sunday School class.

Oleta Werner B~ R.O.T.C. Queen Southwest Missouri State College

Jo Anna Harris rz Miss Bollweevil Arkansas A. & M. College

Janet Hill Ar Alpha Tau Omega Sweetheart at Washington and Jefferson College

Sue Evans BIT Snowflake Formal Princess Concord College

Cary Holst <1><1> "Spirit of Christmas" Northwest Missouri State College

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PLEDGING WHAT IT MEANS TO A PLEDGE Claudette Kaeberle, a freshman pledge of Gamma Alpha chapter at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, wrote this poem to express why she joined Alpha Sigma Alpha and what it means to her. Claudette hails from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has as her special interest, the baton.

A senior in high school Has made herself a name.

She's done a lot for others And deserves her hard won fame .

Everybody knows her Her warm and friendly way The faculty is certain She'll go a long, long way.

Then suddenly, at graduation, She finds herself alone Alone, she faces college And life in a brand new home.

As her days at Creighton lengthen She finds that for friendliness and zest There's one particular sorority That's way above the rest!

The girls have warmth and spirit They're lively, bright, and gay Always helping you and others In almost any way.

This warm prevailing spirit Is part of every day Of every minute, of every hour With members of A~A. The girls are out to serve others By serving them, to gain Knowledge under the Red and White Banner Of "Seek, Aspire, Attain".

I know that the friends I make now And the girls with whom I belong Are the girls, and the friendships I'll cherish After memories of college are gone 24

CLAUDETTE KAEBERLE And now that you've heard my story As an end I'd like to say I'm proud to be your sister And a member of AlA.

WHAT IT MEANS TO A CHAPTER

By SHARON DOYLE Gamma Alpha Pledge Trainer

On September 30, 1962, Gamma Alpha honored nineteen girls with the Phoenix degree of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Since that day, the pledges have been a very worthwhile addition to our group.

Our pledges are distinguished around campus by red and white hair bows initialed with AlA, which they wear everyday while on campus.

Each week the pledges have been required to perform a special favor for the members. Some of these have been to carry goody bags, to cokedate a member for a Hallowe'en treat, or to recite

Gamma Alpha p I e d g e s decked in Al:A sweatshirts for a skit at a pledge party are, left to right, Jane McCarty, Peggy O ' Connor, Pauline Jirik, and Sally Gerhardt.

a nonsense poem upon meeting an "almighty active". They are also required to perform duties for any member who might request a task. They have been doing everything from bedmaking to typing term-papers. One might think that they would tire of such menial activity, but they seem to perform each chore more happily than the last (we stress the word, "seem") .

Though much of their activity is accomplished in jest and humiliation, the pledges have been involved in some very worthwhile projects this semester. They have been helping on our philanthropic project by working on Saturday morn-

ings at St. James' orphanage. M any of them have also helped on several school projects such as working on elections, selling memberships for different organizations, and filing for our University Spiritual Director.

Each semester the Gamma Alpha pledges have involved their group in a special project devoted to service to the school. This year the group has decided to work in the library, helping to stamp the books. This project has taken about twenty hours of work from each pledge; and they were all very cooperative. Such a project shows the real spirit of A~A in wishing to help others.

IN MEMORIAM Clio Allen 'It'll Former Adviser of Psi Psi Chapter Bonnie Andrews II Betty Poeppel Espy (Mrs. Charles)

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Barbara J. Farrington XX Ethel McCormick Hansen (Mrs. Magnus ) II Katherine Webb Martin (Mrs. Robert) 6.6.

Mayme Clapp Meston (Mrs. Archie) II Inga Tesdahl Schreiber (Mrs. H. E.) II Helen Edwards Shoup (Mrs. Daniel) AA Ethel Cordry Warmick (Mrs. Raymond) ZZ

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA • Joyce Russin BI . vice-president of the Beta Iota chapter at Radford College, was recently chosen by her chapter to be their Alpha Sigma Alpha Sweetheart. Joyce. a French and English major from Garfield, New Jersey, has been active in many clubs and organizations on campus. She was vice-president of the German dance club. secretary of the Panhellenic Council. and is now Senior representative to Panhellenic. She was also Campus Carnival Queen, May Day Princess, and the Beta Iota delegate to the Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention at Mackinac Island.

JOYCE RUSSIN

• Lana Woods BB. a junior from Albuquerque. New Mexico. is majoring in speech and minoring in English at Colorado State College where she now posseses a 4.57 scholastic average on a 5.0 system.

Lana. who serves as treasurer of the Beta Beta chapter. is also a Student Council Representative at Large and a member of the Modeling Board and Pi Lambda Theta. She has served as Stu,d ent Director of her dormitory. Orientation Leader. and was the Sigma Chi Derby Day Queen. She was also chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Sophomore women last year. and as one of the Ten Outstanding Freshmen Women during her freshman year.

LANA WOODS

• Mary Frances Fox AA is presently representing ·all of the sororities at Miami University by serving as co-chairman of the Greek Week on that campus. Mary Fran. who is Scholarship chairman and Standards Board chairman of the Alpha Alpha chapter. was the recipient of the chapter's Outstanding Pledge Award. She has also served as Membership Director of Alpha Alpha, Publicity Chairman of last year's Greek Week. and was chosen for membership in S'PURS, honorary society for outstanding sophomore women.

MARY FRANCES FOX

• Janet Klapste B<I> is presently serving as president of Alpha Psi Omega. national Dramatics fraternity. at Stout State College. Janet. a home economics business and education major, is one of the most active girls on campus. She has been on the Tower staff for four years and has served as Social Editor for the past two years. She is also a member of the Stoutonia staff, the Home Economics Club. the Stout Student Association. and the Panhellenic Council. of which she is cu rrently serving as vice-president.

JANET KLAPSTE

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SPOTLIGHT

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• Elaine Cunningham AB is presently serving as Scholarship Chairman for Alpha Sigma Alpha at Kirksville State Teachers College. Elaine is active in many campus organizations such as Sigma Zeta, a national honorary science and Mathematics honorary; Wesley Foundation; and the Student Social Committee. She was elected Northeast Missouri State Fair Queen and was a candidate for the Queen of Fairs. She also represented Alpha Sigma Alpha as a candidate for the American Royal Queen Contest. In addition to all of her activities.

Elaine also has a high scholastic rating as shown by her presence on the Dean's Honor Roll.

ELAINE CUNNINGHAM

• Bertlia Runyan McFarlan AA, a member of the Cincinnati Alumnae chapter. is presently serving as a National Committee Member representing Region Four. including Ohio. West Virginia, and Kentucky. of the Girl Scouts. Previously she has served as vice-president of the Greater Cincinnati Council of Girl Scouts. Volunteer Trainer of Leaders. Instructor of Volunteer Trainers. and as Chairman of many committees within the organization. Bertha. who has served as Philanthropic Chairman of the Alumnae chapter. was a consultant to the Program Director of the first camp for Mentally Retarded Children. Her hobbies. which she shares with her husband. include gardening. photography, and crafts.

BERTHA RUNYAN McFARLAN

• Sara Jo Fendley BA. a Senior home economics major at Arkansas State Teachers College, was elected state secretary of the Arkansas Young Republicans Club at the last Executive Council meeting in Little Rock. Some of her past honors include "National Strawberry Queen," The Student Christian Association Carnival Queen, Drill Captain of the !-Steppers, Hendrix College cheerleader, Hendrix Beauty, first runner-up to the "Arkansas Forestry Queen," Alpha Sigma Alpha songleader, and a leading role in the ASTC production of "Showboat."

At the present time she is a candidate for "Scroll Queen," "Best Dressed Girl on Campus," and "Greek Beauty."

SARA JO FENDLEY

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COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood State Teachers College Farmville, Virginia THE MEMBERS of Alpha chapter celebrated Founders' Day on November 15 in the traditional manner. A banquet was held in the College .Tea Room. All the members and pledges, our advisers, several alums, and our Dean and Assistant Dean of Women enjoyed both the delicious dinner and the program which followed.

For our meeting on November 27 we had as guest speaker Dr. Helms, a history professor at Longwood.

He gave a brief summary of the curent world affairs.

However, he also led the members and pledges in a discussion concerning conformity, the general rule; and individuality, the exception.

On December 8 the Longwood Senior Dance was _held. The chapter room was opened during intermission to both sorority and non-sorority girls and their dates and to faculty members.

The annual Christmas party was held on December 10 in the sorority room for the members, pledges, and our advisers. We all exchanged gifts, enjoyed refreshments, and sang Christmas songs. Everyone was thankful for the opportunity to get together in close companionship during the busy week before departing for the Christmas vacation.

At present all Alphas are engaged in a scholarship contest. We have divided into two competing groups.

The group with the lower grade average will treat the winning group to a spaghetti dinner in February.

Several members have received honors within the past two months. Evelyn Gray and Ann Hubbard were extended bids into Pi Gamma Mu, national social science fraternity.

All are now preparing for examinations and the semester break vacation.-ANN HuBBARD

Alpha Alpha Miami University

We have been working hard on our philanthropic project this winter by making games, signs and various teaching devices for a retarded ch ildre~'s home in Hamilton, Ohio. We all have fun working on this project, in addition to enjoying the satisfaction that comes from helping others.

Alpha Alpha members were active in the intramural basketball tournament this winter, coming in second in our league. We are continuing our participation in this intramural program with our bowling team.

Presently, Alpha Alpha' s are preparing for final exams. The suite is being used for study, with the exception of a few times set aside for relaxation. As an added impetus for studying, the whole chapter has been divided into two teams, the Alpha's and the Sigma's who are vying with each other for the honor of eating spaghetti rather than beans at the annual spaghetti-bean dinner. We are also looking forward to our Exam Blues Party on the weekend preceding finals.

Following our semester break, we will again begin open rush parties, since Panhellenic has decided not to have a formal rush second semester. Starlight Week, activation of our fall pledge class, and our spring formal are included in our many plans for the spring semester. -CAROL KLEFFMAN

Alpha Beta State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri CHEERS and screams fill ed the a1r as Jenny Wells was crowned Homecoming Queen to reign over all Homecoming activities. During Homecoming week we sold cowbells with a purple ribbon on the handle with K . S. T . C. '62 in white letters down the center of the ribbon. After the Homecoming game the annual "Coketail" was held at the home of Mr. a nd Mrs. Morris Thompson.

Rush began with our first party, "A Morning in Alpha Traz." D ecorations, refreshm ents, favors, and entertainment were all based on a satire of prison life.

Oxford, Ohio ALPHA ALPHA members teased the pledges for a week with anonymous poems and notes until we received our Big and pule Sisters on November 19. We met in the Student Union at 7: 00 A.M. to greet the pledges with gifts and wishes for success.

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was a busy time for Alpha Alpha chapter. Besides our monthly spaghetti dinner in the suite and our weekly Saturday breakfasts, we had our annual tree-trimming party. Our annual Christmas and suite-warming party was held in the home of our adviser, Mrs. Fink, who, with the help of our patronesses, served us a turkey dinner. Dr. Phelps, a Miami University professor and the husband of one of our patronesses, and Gail Johnston, representing the pledge class, acted as Santa Clauses by handing out gifts.

Alpha Beta's first rush party, A Morning in Alpha Traz.

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Scene at the Pledge Dinner given by the Alpha Betas after the pledges have accepted their bids.

The theme of the second party was "Midnight in Madrid." Mrs. Sara Wimp, Alpha Beta adviser, gave an impressive talk on, "The Meaning of Sorority." After "Silent Sunday" ended, twenty-two wonderful girls became Alpha Sigma Alpha pledges.

Our Founders' Day Banquet was November 13. Two pledges, Claire Jean Benhardt and Carol Behn, sang an Alpha version of "Side by Side." Marilyn Black sang "Lady of Spain" and Diane Farris played a solo on the piano.

For our philanthropic project we work with the mentally retarded children. We gave them a Christmas party. Santa Claus, better known as Bette Lon Mechlin, distributed the gifts. As another project we are sending textbooks of all kinds to a former Alpha who is now a teacher in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, Africa.

Alphas were asked to be hostesses at rush parties given

by Phi Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Kappa Lambda, and Tau Kappa Epsilon, three social fraternities.

So far our year has been very prosperous and our future plans are focused on State Day in the Spring.

Here's hoping all our sister chapters have a successful year in Alpha Sigma Alpha.- LINDA DANIELS

Alpha Gamma Indiana State College Indiana, Pennsylvania BETW EEN classes and studying, th e Alph a Gammas have ma naged to sandwich interesting a ctivities and fun. M ary Ann Oklamchak was recently chosen Junior C lass Attend ant to th e M erry-Go Queen. This is th e annu a l da nce held by th e Home E conomics D epa rtment.

In N ovember th e Alpha Sigs held open house a nd played hostess to ove r 200 freshmen wom en. On November 28 J a net Hill represented Alph a Sigma Alph a, a nd R obert a Tomb represented th e Home E conomics D epartm ent in th e ROTC Quee n Selec tion. Jan Hill is a memb er of th e new 1962- 1963 K ayd een Corps.

Our fa ll pledge class was in itiated on ovember 29.

Somethin g new wa s introdu ced a t ISC this year. November 30, 196 2, bega n th e first annu a l Greek W ee kend . This wa s a coopera tive effort of th e Panhellenic a nd Interfra ternity Coun cils. It is intend ed to promote cooperation among the Greek organiza tions . There was a twist dan ce held Friday night and a househopping

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safari on Saturday afternoon, including four fraternity houses at which open house was held. "Greek Sing" on Monday night climaxed the weekend. "I Can Dream Can't I" and "Alpha Sigma Sweetheart" were presented by the Alpha Gammas.

A Founders' Day Tea was held in the sorority room on December 18. A beautiful and delicious variety of cookies and candy was donated by the Al:A alumnae of the Indiana area.

Recently we won a trophy designating the Alpha Gammas as volleyball champions of ISC. Two sisters have made plans to travel abroad this summer. Judy Weaver, a sophomore and a Spanish major, will be living and studying in Spain from June to December.

Going farther north, Betsy Puskar is going to work in Finland this summer. The old year was good to us, and we are looking forward to an even better year in 1963.-BoNNIE LEA RoBERTS

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado WITH a fire crackling in the fireplace and the tree lights glowing, Beta Betas enjoyed our annual Christmas party. We exchanged gifts and even received an early visit from Santa. After enjoying our Christmas tree, we took it to the Children's ward at the Weld County Hospital.

Earlier in the Fall Quarter Beta Betas were proud to say that we had six members on the College Modeling Board. These included Carol Boxell, Barbara Bump, Mary Jo Dedrick, Peggy Jones, Carol Paine, and Val Strovas.

During an annual Band banquet, Leila Lewis and Kay McKee took several honors. Leila was awarded the Gold Honor Key and the Senior Blanket Award.

Kay was awarded the Silver Key Oustanding award and also the Blanket award.

Winter rush begins one week . after the beginning of Winter Quarter. The party themes include " Around the World in 80 Days" and "Bali Hai." We a re looking forward to a successful rush period.

All Betas Betas are thankful and happy to hea r of th e healthful return of our sister, Linda Cornish . Linda und erwent major heart surgery in November a nd IS now recuperating a t hom e in Denver.-ELLE N SIPE

Beta Betas on Sadie Hawkins Night.

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas WITH final exam week just starting and rush week soon to follow, the EE Alpha Sigs are frantically preparing for both.

During Homecoming we participated in the Homecoming previews which is an evening of entertainment introducing the Homecoming candidates. Our skit was entitled "Martian Melocj.rama" but it could hardly have been called "professional" since it required little actual dramatic talent and a lot of nerve. We had three candidates up for Homecoming Queen . Sharon Porter was nominated from Alpha Sigma Alpha, Ann Lawler from Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Judy Diehl from Sigma Phi Epsilon.

"Sadie Hawkin's Day" was the theme of our pledge informal which was held on Novem ber 18. Everyone went all out, especially in costumes, to participate in the dogpatch activities. This party was given for th e members by the pledge class and it was enjoyed by all.

Karen Swartz was elected president of the Council for Exceptional Children, a new, but very active organization on the campus. Freda Bornschein was elec ted to serve as one of the three junior representatives to the Student Council where she serves as chairman of the Human Affairs Committee. She was also elected and initiated into Xi Phi, the honorary leadership fraternity on campus.

Our annual Christmas party was held at the chapter house on December 16. At this party we always have our "big and little" sister gift exchange follow ed by caroling.

For one of our Christmas projects we bought toys and sent them to needy families in the area. We also made scrap books and donated th em to a state school for the mentally retarded .

Rush for next semester begins January 25 , and we are all working hard preparing 路for it.-FREDA BOR NSCHEIN

Zeta Zeta Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri THE Z ETA Z ETA chapter winter ac tivities began with the ann ua l Founders' Day banquet held on November 15 . M embers wore white to honor the sorority founders.

Several alumnae members attended a long with the chapter sponsors. The banquet was held in a private dinin g room in the Student Union.

Four Alpha Sigs were initiated into Alpha Phi Delta, an honorary scholastic society on campus, on Tuesday evening, November 13. The g irls are Sally Parish , Margaret Ahle, Janet Busch, and Rita Hayes. This society accepts only women students attending C.M.S .C. who have an accumulative three-point grade average and show qualities of leadership and good character.

Plans are und erway for our Spring Sweetheart Formal which will be held on February 16. Special favors . for the "guys" have been ordered.

Linda Wilson was our candidate for Popular G irl, and we presented a skit to introduce her in an allschool convocation . For the Beauty and the Beast contest our candidate was Nancy Day. Sh e was a lso introd uced formally in an a ll-school convocation.

This year our formal rush parties followed a Greek theme. Thirty girls were chosen to receive invitations to our final party, and from this list the girls to receive formal bids were chosen. D ecorations included replicas of Greek columns and a large mural portraying Greek life, and our girls dressed in Greek costumes.

For Christmas our chapter sent a food basket to a needy family in Warrensburg. We are also making plans for our philanthropic projects. Among the projects yet to be completed is the Alpha Sock Hop , which will be an all-school dance held in the spring. The proceeds will go to M ercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Also a party will be planned for th e children at the Higginsville State School and Hospital, Higginsville, Missouri. This institution is for the mentally retarded .- jANET BuscH

Eta Eta Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas THE TRADITIONAL Founders' Day celebration was held at the chapter house by Eta Eta members and pledges and the Pittsburg Alumnae chapter. The pledges presented entertainment, the Founders' Day Service was performed by th e members and the alums furnished the refreshments for the evening. Best pledge theme awards went to Linda Stanley and Rama Campbell.

The alumnae chapter presented us with much needed stainless steel for our chapter house's eating program.

Eta Eta is very proud of her new Sweepstakes Trophy.

In the Homecoming contest this year we placed first in house and float competition and second in queen car competition to again possess the . traveling trophy presented by local merchan ts.

Our annual Christmas Party was held in th e Pa rrott Room of the Pittsburgh YMCA. The chapter enjoyed a dinner plus a short program and the trad itiona l biglittle sister gift exchange.

For a Philanthropic Proj ect, Eta Eta trave led to the Parsons State Home, where th ey held a Christmas Party for th e boys at one of the cottages. Games, ice cream: and toys were on the agenda for the party, which proved to be a rewarding experience for each Alpha present.

Advance plans for the coming semester include our February Forma l, State Day, Spring Trip, and Greek W eek.-ALLEEN CASTELLA NI

Theta Theta Boston University Boston, l\1assach usetts As ouR first semester nears its end, we of Theta Theta have mu ch to reAecL upon here at Boston U. Alpha Sigma Alpha is slowly but surely making its way to a prominent place in the sun here on campus.

With th e close of informa l fa ll rus h on October 28, we were happy to find th a t eight wond erful girls accepted th e red an d white ribbon of A~A. With eigh t pledges, we gained th e honor of havmg the larges t pledge class for that rush. Among ~h ese pled ges, we are proud to note, is Miss Nona Smith who wor~ the "Miss Massachuetts" crown in 1961. Nona, as President, led the pled ge class through a very rewarding and activity-filled pledge period.

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On November 15 the new pledge class capably conducted their first activity. Our pledges were responsible for setting up and making all of the arrangements for a combination Founders' Day and Mother Patroness Tea. Mrs. Selesnick, mother of our Rush Captain and Pledge Trainer, Sally Selesnick, was inducted as an A~A: Patroness at this ceremony h eld at th e Alpha Kappa Ps1 fraternity house.

This year the annual festivities of Greek Week were moved up to first semester. The week of December 3 through December 8 was proclaimed Greek W e.ek and, as all good Greeks should, A~A took a very active part in the activities.

The first part of the week was spent in last minute rehearsals and scenerey painting for the Variety Show.

All of th e effort put into the preparation for the show showed its worth as the curtain was opened on December 5.

With a backdrop depicting the deplorable condition of the living room at the single sorority house on campus, "Revolution of the Chapters" unfolded as the A~A entry. Joni Spitz accompanied as the Theta Thetas sang out pleading words that Joni had written to the tu~e of "Officer Krupkie". The song was followed by a sk1t written and directed by Anita Masterson. Here we pointed out the crowded conditions of the pr~sent sorority house in a fashion that kept the aud1e~ce laughing. With a closing verse the A~A plea for mdividual sorority houses on campus ended.

Tensely we awaited the judges' verdict. Our efforts were rewarded with a beautiful silver Revere Bowl which was awarded to us as second place winners in the Greek Variety Show.

On December 6 A~A sent our talent representative to help entertain at a Panhellenic sponsored Christmas party for the polio patients at the Boston Veterans' Hospital. This was the annual Greek Week service project.

The highlight of the week, as always, was the Ball which was held on December 7. The roof of one of Boston's popular hotels was the scene for the festive occasion attended by some 275 couples. A~A was well represented as usual. We all arrived together after attending a pre-ball party at the home of the chapter president.

During intermission activities, Theta Theta proudly accepted the Dean of Women's Scholarship Cup for having the highest average among the thirteen sororities on campus. Also during intermission festivities we watched our Greek Queen candidate place second only to the queen herself in the queen contest that was climaxed at that time.

After a few days spent recuperating from Greek Week festivities A~A met Sigma Kappa in a bowling match on Dece~ber 12 . In an attempt to further intersorority relations and also to promote a little competition, Theta Theta challenged Sigma Kappa to the match. It proved to be a very enjoyable and fun-filled evening for all of us.

Christmas and the season of parties came fast. Theta Theta gave the children at the Greater Boston Association School for Mentally Retarded a Christmas party on December 14 as part of our first semester philanthropic activities. And, at our chapter Christmas party, Mrs. Ruth Fletcher, our adviser, was the guest of honor in appreciation for her untiring efforts with the chapter.

Anita Masterson was Mrs. Santa and a swell time was had by all.

In a fitting close to our first semester activities, we initiated our fall pledge class on January 5. We were

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honored to have several members of our Boston Alumnae chapter attending the ceremony held in one of the U niversity Chapel rooms.- MARY ANNE MAGIERA

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia RHo RHos held a hayride at the Melody T Farms near Huntington on October 20. A wiener roast followed and then everyone returned to the chapter house for dancing. It was a perfect fall evening for a hayride and the party was thoroughly enjoyable.

The West Virginia Centennial was the theme of Marshall's Homecoming on November 27 . In accordance with the theme, Alpha Sigs erected a winner's garland in front of the chapter house with the Centennial bear and the Marshall bison guarding it. The bear waved a centennial pennant and the bison snorted.

On the day following a slumber party held by the pledge class, the pledges held a car wash. November 3 was a chilly day for washing cars but the weather could not dampen our spirit nor hurt our business. We washed cars from morning till night and returned cold and wet, but we were delighted with the success of our efforts.

Mrs. Niemeyer, National Scholarship Chairman, was able to be with us for our Founders' Day celebration, After a wonderful dinner we had an inspiring program followed by group singing.

The Mid-American Panhellenic-Inter-Fraternity Council Conference was held on Marshall's campus this year.

The rainy November weekend was filled with fellowship and business sessions, including dinners and discussions on "Greeks in a New Frontier". We were delighted to meet Karen Wykstra of Beta Psi. Rho Rhos served the annual banquet for Marshall's football team.

Our winter informal was a Yuletide Party. The chapter house was decorated with the traditional greenery and the game room had just - been remodeled. The pledge class had done the redecorating as a surprise present for the members, and had finished the room in two shades of blue. Two of the pledges had made collages out of velvet and corduroy in the shape of two cats. The room is a perfect spot for dancing, and provides a quiet place to study during the day.

One of our alumnae members had a sewing bee at her home in early December. After sewing doll clothes for the Stella Fuller Settlement we enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies.

As the Christmas season drew near we went caroling at the homes of local shut-ins. After caroling we were entertained at a party at Sondra King's home. Our traditional chapter party was a gay and festive time.

Along with our alumnae, we spent the evening with 路 a gift exchange and a song fest. The high spot of the party was the presentation of the pledge class gift to their pledge trainer, which turned out to be a survival kit, containing gag gifts, to be used in case of nuclear attack.

After the Christmas recess we returned to school and a slumber party. We are now in the process of preparing for final examinations and are eagerly awaiting second semester and the Greek Week activities.--CoNSTANCE SARGENT

Sigma Sigma Western 路state College Gunnison, Colorado ALTHOUGH W estern State was defeated during the Homecoming game, th e Sigma Sigma ch ap ter reigned victorious. "Cinderella at the Fair" was the title of our skit which won third place in the Mounta in Doins' competition. Mary Ellen R eynolds was a lovely Homecom ing Queen, and J oanne Oleson was a lovely attendant.

Founders' Day was celebrated at the home of Mrs. Rose Ell en Goad. Our Alumnae prepared an exquisite meal and all shared in making a tru ly memorable Founders' Day. Winter quarter brings the m errim ent of Christmas at Weste rn State. It is generally a busy, happy tim e of the year for us, and this Christmas proved to be no exception . To celebrate the occasion we began with a banquet with the K appa D elta Mus. After the ba nqu et we went Christmas caroling and presented a needy fam ily with a food basket.

Open rush has begun and we have ad ded six new members to the chapter, giving us a grand total of sixteen pledges.

Visions of new ac tivities are dancing in our heads as we greet the New Year with zest an d expectation. W e are hoping that the year will be filled with many sa tisfy ing experiences for a ll of our sisters throughou t th e country.-J AN SHELDON

Phi Phi Northwe&t Missouri State College

Maryville, Missouri THE CHRISTMAs spirit prevailed at the Phi Phi Christmas Party. The girls exchanged gifts, sang carols, recorded them, and played them back. Over-all chairman was Colleen Faga.

A Christmas party was h eld for the children of Noyes Home from St. Joseph, Missouri, with Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

W e would like to announce that we have three new sisters, and Phi Phis are also proud of C ary Holst, who was chosen as th e " Spirit of Christmas" for the 19th annual "Hanging of the Greens," a Christmas program presented by the upperclass women on campus. Cary is also Student Senate treasurer. Suzanne Walker, another Phi Phi in the news, was elected to the Student Senate.

Although things seem calm now, a whirlwind of activities is scheduled. Tower qu een elections are coming soon, and our A~A Sweetheart D ance and Spring Formal will follow.-PEGGY WHAN

Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana 1963 IS already showing the promise of many busy, happy days for all Chi Chi members. Rush will be in full swing during the month of J a nuary. "Evening in Egypt" has been chosen as the theme for the costume party. The setting for the party will be a Pharaoh's palace. A large sphinx, constructed of cardboard, and a mummy will add interest to the setting. The mem-

Chi Chi members at their retreat at Camp R edwing.

~ers will be att_ired in the cost umes of Egyptian slaves.

When You Wish Upon A Star" will be the th eme of t?e formal party. Entertainment for th e party will con51St of A~A songs and a skit which wi ll depict the happiness of A~A sisterhood .

Our charming new pledges will be honored at the annual pledge dance, "Valentine Ventures", in February. The members will present them with A2:A jewel boxes at this time. . Chi Chi members attended a weekend workshop this wmter. The purpose of A~A and the goals of sisterhood were among the many topics discussed . The success of this workshop prompted the members to plan a similar worksh?p for _new pl~dges and members in February.

The pnmary aim of this workshop will be to become better acquainted with our new pledges. The purpose of the pledge program an d their pa rt in the program will explained at_ this time. We hope that this workshop, 1f successful, will become a Chi Chi tradition.

The .Chi Chis have been "tuning up" for Spring Sing.

A portwn of each business mee ting is devoted to song practice. We are trying to improve our favorite songs and to learn additional A~A songs.

Santa stopped by the Chi Chi suite this Christmas and left a beautiful gold wa ll-to-wall carpet. We are all very pleased with this new addition to our suite. The members also had a Christmas party for th e suite. Each member bought an item that was needed to better equip the suite. Dishes, cooking utensils, vases, table centerpieces, tools, and many other useful items were presented . -MARY ANNE YARLING

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Beta Delta University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi THI S HAS been a busy time for the Beta D eltas!

Working on our Homecoming Float and practicing for Song F est were two of our major activities. The theme of our Homecoming Float was "Hats Off to Victory", a nd it featured a large white top ha t with several of our prettiest girls seated around it. We thought it was the best float in th e parade even if th e judges didn ' t!

Our A~A president, Selena Parker, was also in the Homecoming Parade. She was the Junior Class Maid in the Homecoming Court.

The weekend of Homecoming a lso found us celebrating Founders' Day. The Beta Deltas and our wonderful Alums had an open house in our Panhelleni c House

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room , and we ended the week with a Founders' Day Banquet on Sunday, November 18.

Another event which is looked forward to each year is our Faculty Tea. This year the attendance was good, and everyone deemed our Tea a success.

We had our Fall Open Rush party in November also.

The chapter was fortunate to receive nine new pledges to bring our pledge class up to thirty-two sparkling and happy new pledges.

Several Beta Deltas have received honors. Linda Hawkins was initiated into Phi Chi Theta, honorary business fraternity. Pledged into Phi Chi Theta were Margaret K a lif, Gloria Byrd , and Jackie Sartin. Selena Parker was elected Vice-chairman of the Women's Affairs Socia l Standards Board. One of our pledges, Rosemarv Puckett is a member of the famed Southern Dixie Darlings. An~ther of our pledges, Pennie Webre, is a professional model.

Our en tire chapter, members and pledges, has purchased red blazers and skirts which we wear on campus every Monday to cheer up our fellow students. We also sported these new outfits at the annual Song Fest.

The last event of the year was our Big Sister-Little Sister Christmas party. This year we not only exchanged gif ts with our sisters, but also gave gifts to a retarded child who attended the party. We all had an en joyable time and realized the true meaning of Christmas.

The year 1963 will hold many surprises for our chapter. Practice soon begins for skit night which, of course, we plan on winning.

We Beta Deltas are having a good time and a successf ul year in Alpha Sigma Alpha.- BARBARA GtLLEY

We are happy to announce that our chapter ranked second in the nation in magazine sales for the A~A magazine agency.-PATRICIA THOMPSON

Beta Eta Dickinson State College

Diekinson, North Dakota MERRY WINTER from Beta Eta! At the present time we are busily going about campus business in sub-zero temperatures. Strangely, this is actually the first really cold weather we've had all winter.

Our winter rush party, under the chairmanship of Jean Eckroth, turned out as a tremendous success. The theme of the party was Indian in nature. Rushees were presented neck pouches as favors. Introductions were made as rushees ran a relay. While they were donning headbands, "moccasins" (tongs), and "Indian clothes" (Petti pants), they gave their name and their Indian name. The sisters were attired in Indian garb and all had a fabulous time.

The next big item on the calendar of events for us is our annual Valentine Formal. This year it will be held on February 16. Plans are presently well under way.

Of course, I must say that the new year has added zest to college life. Our Christmas vacation was a welcome breath of fresh air and now that we have gotten our second wind, I hope I am right in saying that the rest of this school year will be eveP more bountiful than the first ha lf for Beta Eta .-FRAN WACHSMAN

Beta Theta Beta Zeta University of Southern Louisiana

Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan BETA THETA begins 1963 with many busy and exciting plans for a successful rush and a tremendous new

Lafayette, Louisiana ANOTHER year is under way for A~A at U.S.L. In October the pledges surprised the members with a Hallowe'en party. Then we started preparing for our Founders路 Day which we observed with a buffet supper and program. Presen t were members of the sorority, advisers and members of the Lafayette Alumnae chapter.

During the supper the sorority was surprised by being presented with a trophy by the Panhellenic Council.

This trophy was o-iven to A~A for helping to promote Greek spiri t on cam pus.

On D ecember 5 we had our annual Officers' Tea. The office rs of each sorority were present at this informal gathering. the purpose of which was the promotion of closer relations among th e Greeks and the exchange of id ea.

Our Christmas party was held on December 19 at the home of Frances Kurzweg. Santa Claus even made a special ap pearance to give the pledges their A~A nightgowns a nd the m embers their sleeping caps.

J a nu ary was a big month for our sister Phyllis Dupuis.

She was elected First Maid on th e Commerce Court and. out of fifty-six nomin ees, Ph yllis was elec ted by th e stud en t body to be one of th e ten gi rl s chosen All School Favorit e . This is a very big honor at U.S.L. We are now in th e midst of plans for our Hula Hop which will be held on th e first Tuesday after we return to school for the spring semester. The proceeds will go to help mentally retard ed children.

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Traditional with Beta Thetas is the practice of eating t?gether the second Tuesday of each month, a~ which ttme the pledges have the pleasure of carrymg the trays.

~ear. llut we also look back to 1962 with many rewarding memories.

On November 10 Beta Thetas were fortunate to hear the famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead, speak on "The Dynamic R ole of Women."

Sunday , November 13, Beta Thetas enjoyed a traditional Founders' Day dinner at the Embers. Following the dinner was a very impressive ceremony succeeded by entertainment by our own Diane Martin.

Another tradition at the Founders' Day ba nquet is the awarding of the Jean B. Mayhew Schola rship award to the Beta Theta with the highest point average. This year the award and plaque were earned by Beth Bigler whose accumulative average is 3.43.

A new award was created this year for Beta Thetas to strive to earn. This is the Beverly Arment award, in honor of ou r former adviser, Miss Beverly Arment. It will be given to the Beta Theta whose point average improves the most during the semester. It appears that Central's Alpha Sigs are going to be very grade conscious during the new year.

But not all is study for Beta Thetas. On November 16 a mixer was held with the brothers of Theta Chi. With the theme of "High School D ays" , bobby socks, pin curl , scatter pins, and varsity sweaters rocked and ro lled to the music of high school hits.

Following the Theta Chi mixer, a party was held with the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma which was followed by mixers with the brothers of Phi Sigma Epsilon and Tau K appa Epsilon .

Formal initiation was held December 6, and our new members took their places that very evening at th eir first meeting.

Christmas came to Beta Theta with a Christmas Ball with th e brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma followed by our annual Christmas party at the home of our Mother Patroness, Mrs. Margaret Maccardini , on December 12.

Christmas was very good to all Be ta Thetas, and with vacation over, we enjoyed our sister' s "special gifts" with three exciti ng Candlelight Ceremonies.

Now Beta Thetas are concentrating on final exams, but already plans are being put into operation for a tremendous Spring Rush which begins shortly after the new semester begins.

Plan are being made to spend our Houseparty at a Ski R esort for the first time. If plans are completed, a new tradition may have beg un with Beta The ta.

Our new officers have been elected, and are anxiously awaiting their installation.

Beta The tas are anticipating all the act ivit ies of the new year. W e look forward to Central Michigan Greek Week and plan to take first place aga in in the a nnu a l Greek Week Sing.

As the act ivities of the past year glow in our memories, the new year promises to be equall y as bright.-PAT BABn

Beta Iota pledges, Lynn Barrett, left, and Suzanne Cover, at the informal initiation.

Bohemian style. Our second party, "A~A Big Top," saw us all enjoying the circus while eating hot dogs and popcorn. Near the end of October we pledged eighteen new girls into Beta Iota.

During the month of November our new pledges went through informal initiation. This year we held our inform a l initiation in one evening. The pledges dressed in unusual costumes-ash tray, A2:A pin, etc. Our next big ac tivity was the Founders' Day Banquet. We were all delighted to find that our A2:A Sweetheart was Joyce Russin .

In D ecember we held our annual Christmas party for all the pledges. W e sang Christmas carols and were entertained by Santa and his little h elpers.

During the winter quarter many Beta Iotas were elected to high positions on campus. Pat Pepper was installed as first vice president of the student body, Betty Pugh was installed as secretary of the student body, a nd Mary K . Martin was installed as treasurer of the student body.

This qu arte r we are looking forward to many more interesting activities. State Day, Alpha Week, and Cabin Parties are just a few of the events planned.PAT P EPPER

Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois

Bela Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia UPON reaching the last quarter of this term. we can all look back to the many activ ities which kept us busy the firs t two quarters of the term.

In October we held our rush parties. The first, "Cafe La Alpha," took us a ll to a night club somewhere in Greenwi ch Village where we dressed and entertained in

WITH seventeen new pledges and many new year's resolutions, we Beta K ap pas bega n 1963 with high hopes an d a n action packed calendar.

Congratulations to Diane Ropp who has been elected a member of W.I.U.'s cheerleading squad. We are proud a lso of Grace McKone w:w was elected as a Junior C lass Personality.

Shortly before Christmas, Alpha Sigma Alpha captured second place with its skit "Gigi," in the Community Chest Show, to come home with a trophy. In add ition there is another new trophy on our mantle

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smce we A~As topped all other sororities on ca mpus in donations for th e Student Government Blood Drive.

Of course, the Alpha Sigs pa rti cipated in the Best Dressed Girl Contest, frat ernity exchanges, and m any money making projects, especially a gia nt size rummage sale.

When Grace M cK one, Greek Ball Queen, a nd Fran Janovetz, Miss M acomb, relinquish their titles soon we a ll have our fingers crossed tha t other Alpha Sigm a Alphas will wear th ese crowns!

W estern's second annual Greek W eek will be a busy tim e for us too. C hris Borowski will head the big event as Co-chairman a nd G a il Ward will serve as co-chairma n of G reek Ball- the eve nt that will climax the big week.

And it is certain tha t we' ll all strut our stuff as we sing our selec tions at Sigma Sing in our new m a tching fhe.ss~! -J u nv EMERSON

Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Arkansas Ole ! Es Ia fi esta M exican a! The honored senoritas are none other tha n the freshma n rushees. Casting dark eyes from behind old Spanish lace, Toni Z achert, our president, em erges, castinets in hand, to entertain expectant faces with the world famous Flamenco. Before the gasping is silenced, th e pinata is burst showering ~ushees with gifts brought directly from Old M exico by Toni.

The scen e is changed completely for "The Enchanted Isle of A ~A , " our form al rush party. L eis flown directly from Hawaii welcomed rushees upon arrival.

Songs of " Aloha" continued throughout the luau, and the visit to th e mystic isle end ed with " Now Is the Hour."

Beta Lambda continued the tradition of caroling with the Phi Sigma Epsilons on December 16. Mr. William H. Osborne, Phi Sig sponsor, and his wife, entertained th e Alpha Sigs and Phi Sigs with a tea in their home on D ecember 17.

Janie Ba lmaz has been selec ted as a junior patroness for Beta L ambd a.

Joanne Crawford, Joan Bender, Ann Anderson, Sheri Rothchild, and Sa ra Jo Fendley are Alpha Sigs in the Best Dressed Girl on Campus, and Shirley Deslauriers and Sharon Long have been initiated into Alpha Chi, a n honora ry scholastic fraternity-VIVIENNE RowLA ND

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia, Arkansas O uR form al rush pa rty was h eld on October 10.

This year we h:1d three weeks of Rush, including formal teas. Our theme was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

During Rush we extend ed bids to nineteen girls.

The pledges h ave had various work projects this winte r such as shoe shines, candy sales, and rummage sales .

This year each member is responsible for g1vmg one pledge a sm all gift each week. We have found that this brings us a little closer to each girl.

Our sorority outfits this year are red wool jumpers with white long-sleeved blouses that have A::EA monogrammed on th e collar.

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Beta Mu chapter's Fall pledges.

All in all Beta Mus have had a very successful semester, and we' re looking forward to an even bigger and better second sem ester. -JoH NNIE MAc THOMASSON

Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky WE OF BETA N u started our holiday season with our a nnual " Mistletoe Ball. " The ballroom was d ecorated in yuletide red and green with mistletoe hanging from the ceiling. As the p eople a rrived, the girls were presented with a bracelet m ade of mistletoe. A wond erful time was had by all at this elaborate dance.

Beta Nu h eld a surprise, informal party for our "mother," Miss Evelyn Linn, in llonor of her birthday.

Refreshments were served and all of th e A~As joined in singing Christmas carols.

Before we left school for a two-week holiday, we entertained with a Christmas Coffee and Open House.

We opened the doors of our sorority room for all 路t o see and enjoy. The decorations were very festive and greatly added to the holiday spirit.

W e gath ered winter clothing to be distributed at Christmas-time by the R ed Cross for our Phila nthropic Project. W e a lso donated to the annual Paducah Telethon for crippled children.

Athletics are playing a large part in the lives of Beta Nus. W e p a rticipated in the Women's Intramural Volleyball Teams and enjoyed a successful season. Now we a re taking a little breather, while we warm up for our basketball season. We are sponsoring a Boys' Intramural Basketball Team and enjoy rooting for "our boys."

W e were recently honored to be invited to participate in Sigma Chi's annual "Last Resort" musical variety show. Our skit entitled "Ivy Grove Literary Society" contained many humorous implications on things familiar to our campus.

W e are now in the midst of plans for our gala Spring activities. A::EA will sponsor a juke box dance after one of our last home basketball games. Our Spring rush

Beta Nu members in their chapter room. party will have a Hawaiian theme. For at least one night, we plan to "move" our sorority room to Hawaii via decorations, refreshments and atmosphere. Plans are underway, but incomplete at the time, for our many other annual Spring traditions.-MILLY WILSON

Beta .Pi Concord College Athens, West Virginia THE CHRISTMAS season brought a special wave of elation and gaiety for Alpha Sigs at Concord College when two Beta Pi girls reigned at the annual campus Snowflake Formal. Nancy Hill was elected Snowfla ke Queen by the Upperclassman Dorm and Sue Evans was chosen Snowflake Princess by the Freshman Dorm . Being active coeds around campus, Nancy is a member of the College Center Governing Board, C a rdinal Key, Kappa Delta Pi, treasurer of the Upperclassman Dorm, and treasurer of Beta Pi; and Sue is Beta Pi's Junior Pan-Hellenic Representa tive, Student Governor R epresentative for the Women's Dorm, and a member of the Home Economics Club.

Christmas festivities also included the annu al "Jingle Bell Rock" given with our brothers, the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. A huge crowd of college students danced to the music of the Blue Chords. A Christmas open house was held for us by our brothers the Saturday night before Christmas vacation at their fraternity house. Refreshments were served, and Christmas decorations added much to the holiday atmosphere.

Our sorority Christmas party included giving the gifts

we had bought after drawing names. Howeve r, instead of bringing a gift for the girls, we brought toys that were later given to underprivileged children.

This fall semester has been a busy one for Beta Pis. October brought a visit from Miss Mary Goeke, Alpha Sigma Alpha's National Editor, and Mrs. Pauline Olson, Alpha Sigma Alpha's National College Editor, to give us our national inspection. A reception with all sorority members attending and a dinn er with the officers were held in their honor.

November brought our annual Founders' Day Banquet at the Town and Country R estaurant with all officers, members, and sponsors attending.

In December we supported our philanthropic project by visiting Wade School for retarded children . We presented a skit, "The Night Before Christmas" for them, and a Beta Pi Santa Claus gave out Santa Claus beanbags that we had made for them.

"Fantasyland" was the theme of the party our first semester pledges gave for us in D ecember. . Each girl came as a nursery rhyme, and decorations, favors, a nd the program were buil t around this theme.

With our newly initiated Beta Pis from first semester, we are working hard thinking up new id eas for second semester rushing.

We are looking forward to our annual dance, the "Twin Twirl," with our brothers, which h as been postponed until second semester.

So with finals soon to get underway and the approach of a new semester, we of Beta Pi end the year of 1962 with a feeling of accomplishment and start the new year with a feeling of eager anticipation.- NINA MARKOWITZ

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and they reciprocated with a heart-warming rendition of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." A Christmas basket of food was distributed to btighten a fam ily's Northern Illinois University ho.liday.

De Kalb, Illinois All the members returned to Springfield on January THE BETA RHo chapter was the victor of the first I for winter term and deferred rush. An open house place trophy in the Homecoming parade with our float, was held for all prospective rushees. Our first party "We Expect a Harvest of Vi ctory." Shortly afterward, will be held in the sorority house which will be transwe had a party with the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity 路 formed into Al:A Peppermint Lou~g.e. Becky Norto view the movies taken last May of our first-place man will en tertain us with "Misty" and "Up a Lazy double entry May F ete skit, "Supposin' th e Shoe Didn't River" and Marty Pullen will give us ,her rendition of Fit?" "Happy, Go Lucky Guy." The second party is the "Las Vegas Party ." June Lynn, Skaggs Compton, Carol Lechner, and Sandy Gehrs will present numbers from "Gypsy." After being served mock cocktails at the Flamingo 路 Club, the rushees will be taken to Harold's Club for gambling and the floor show, and then proceed to The Last Chance Cafe for coffee and doughnuts.

Juanita Roberts is our candidate for Otarko ( yearbook) Queen and Mary Jo Lakey for Barnwarming Queen. We are confident that their winning personalities will help us win the titles. Becky Norman , cheerlead er for three years, has been appointed pep cornmissioner for the 路remainder of the year.

Preparations for our annual Sweetheart Dance are now und erway. It' will be held February 22 and the favors this year are black football blankets with our crest and Alpha Sigma Alpha in gold. Practices for the volleyball tournament are to begin soon and we are hoping for a repeat of the championship for the sixth year in a row.-JoANN BLACKBURN

Beta Rho

Beta Rho's Homecoming float which won first prize in the Single Entry division.

Other activities of our chapter include the continua tion of the volunteer work at the Opportunity House in De Kalb where several girls work a few hours every Saturday night with mentally retarded and handicapped men a nd boys. On Thursday, January 3, we held a Spaghetti Dinner for all our members and their frien::ls.

It proved to be a very enjoyable evening. Then on Saturday, January 5, our Fall pledge class held our annual informal dance at Log Lodge in Rockford , Illinois. It was an evening of fun which started with a hayrid e and was followed by a dance in the rustic lodge to the theme of "Cold H ands, Warm Hearth."

The relaxed, fri endly atmosphere was heightened by the humorous entertainment of the pledges who did a take-off on "Snow White and th e Seven Dwarfs ." It will always be a night to rem ember.

After a hectic semester of pledging, we initiated seven new Alpha Sigma Alpha m emb ers. They m a ke a wond erfu l addition to our chapter. The next few wee ks will see the members of the Beta Rho chapter busily preparing for th e Spring rush which will take place a t the beginning of the second semester. W e are all hoping the year will co ntinu e to be as rewarding as it has been so far.-JoA ScHWARZ

Beta Upsilon Indiana State College Terre Haute, Indiana As the old year ends, Beta Upsilon is opening the new year with many plans for the spring semester.

Memories of the activities of the past year still linger in our minds.

Rush began with a split party- titled "Al:A Peppermint Lounge." Two "cigarette girls" greeted the rushees as they entered the red and white candy-striped room . A floor show entertained our guests, with the main attraction being a twist number by Kaye Ross, Mary Ellen J ackson, Mary Lou Douglas, and Janice Parham , chairman of the party.

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri D u RI NG the holid ays Beta Sigma held th eir a nnual C hristm as party for the mentally retarded a t Springfield Training School. After we sang several Christmas carols, Doris Klingsborn read "The Night Before Christmas. " Stockings of candy were given to eac h child

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Beta Upsilon members at their 'A~A Peppermint Lounge' rush party.

The pledges and members enjoyed a Christmas party in the sorority suite. Instead of exchanging gifts, we bought things we needed for the suite.

Our Terre Haute. alumnae chapter has been a wonderful help to us this year. Presently plans are being made for a dinner party for the alumnae, pledges, and members.

This spring we are trying something new. Each girl has chosen a "help" project. Among these are working with the mentally ill and handicapped, adopting a patient, visiting with an elderly person, and being a big sister to a delinquent girl.

By the time this is in print the chapter will be en. joying the new furniture for the suite. The room has pale green walls and will be entirely carpeted except for the kitchen area. The furniture is Danish Modern, with walnut wood frame. Colors to be used are brown, beige, and black with turquoise and burnt orange accents.

In closing we would like to congratula te our sisters in other chapters on their new pledges and we hope their fall semester was as rewarding as ours.-JANICE PARHAM

Beta Phi Stout State College Menomonie, Wisconsin

:Beta Upsilon's pledges on Preference Night.

"Roaring Twenties" was the theme of our first informal party with Meg Johnson and Maryellen Brunson as co-chairmen. The room was transformed into a Soda-Shoppe, complete with red and white checkered table cloths. A huge mural of a combo covered one wall.

The second formal party was a style show with the theme "ALA Thru the Years." Co-chairmen were Mary Lou Douglas and Shirley Koch. A store window formed the setting for our "mannequin" models. D ecorations were carried out in palm green and gold.

As rush drew to a close, co-chairmen Janet Lautner and Kaye Ross presented "Oui-Oui Mademoiselle."

Janice Parham did a modern jazz to " Poor People of Paris" with her pink and black poodles, Norinne Miller and Mary Lou Douglas. Judy Swenson, Janet Lautner, Joyce Hardebeck, and Kaye Ross presented a style show of the latest " Parisienne" styles.

December路 8 was the big day! Beta Upsilon greeted thirteen new pledges at their preference pledging party held at the home of Judy Swenson, president. The pledges were presented with green felt paddles with A~A Pledge in gold. Welcomed back into the sorority were Vicky Flick, who served as a counselor during rush, and Carol Braatz, vice president of Panh ellenic. Carol was in charge of all sororities' rush captains. Both girls had been divorced from the sorority during the wee ks of rush.

On December 11 the pledges were formally pledged and presented with their pledge pins. Initiated into the alumnae chapter was Mrs. Norma Walker.

WITH the writing of this article the Beta Phis are concentrating on final exams and rush. With so much to look forward to, it is hard to look back and consider what we accomplished. Most of our activities relate to Christmas.

The Christmas season found us all happy, eager, and anxious to get home. We started by making tray favors for the Menomonie City Hospital and fixing up toys for the retarded children. Gifts were presented to the people at the Dunn County Hospital while Christmas Carols were sung by the Beta Phis in the true spirit of Christmas. Enjoying this so much, we also caroled at the dorms and the frat houses.

Kathy Ramaker was our candidate for Rose Queen announced at the annual Rose Dance every year.

With a whole semester of school left, Stout's campus will find the Alpha Sigs busy preparing for the winter carnival, Sadie Hawkins week, the Valentine' s Tea, and Rush. A fun schedule, but fun for alL- MARY LY NN KocH

Beta Phis fighting for victory in a touch football game against Delta Kappa fraternity.

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Beta Chi

Beta Omega

Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona

Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

THE FouNDERs' DAY BANQUET was celebrated at Neptune's Table this year. The chapter was honored to have as the guest speaker, Miss Pat Talla, National Constitution Chairman. Miss Talla, a charter Beta Chi member, talked on the growing chapter. The Founders' Day Program was then presented.

Beta Chi members also had a National visit during the month of November. Mrs. Alex 0 . Mathisen, National Alumnae Director, stayed a weekend and then met her family to start their vacation. The girls received a chance to visit with her entire family.

December 1 was the date for the annual Christmas formal held at the Phoenix Country Club. This dance is traditionally given by the pledges. They selected Mr. Gary Brown as the "Monsieur Noell" of the dance.

Two of the girls passed the candle to announce their engagements during the dance.

On December 7 the Beta Chis were invited to the Phi Kappa Psi house for a Christmas party exchange.

The tree was decorated ; Christmas songs were sung ; and there were refreshments and dancing.

Loretta Padilla, president of the chapter, played Santa Claus at the chapter Christmas party. Prior to th e party the girls caroled at a local hospital. After the party presents that were to be sent to the hospitals in the valley were wrapped. Some of the girls also served as hostesses for the Valley of the Sun Christmas party for the mentally retarded children.

With the new year beginning plans are starting for second semester activities, such as the Steak and Bea ns Dinner, the Spring Formal, Greek Week, election of officers, and initia tion of new members.-LINDA CARNOWSKI

THE EARLY WINTER has been a busy time for the sisters of Beta Omega. Six of our members joined with. members of the other campus sororities to serenade the freshmen women with songs of each sorority as a part of the Inter-Sorority Panhellenic program. As another phase of the same program, stuffed and yarn toys were 路 made for the children of the town.

The highlight of our Halloween costume party was a Happy Halloween cake sent by the mother of one of the girls. Besides the party for the members and friends. of Bf!, we also held a party for the retarded children. of Kelly Township School.

At one culture meeting, with our patronesses as. invited guests, we saw colored slides taken by Lorrie Muller during her summer trip to Europe. Beta Omega proudly welcomed another member. Lee Winiarski, of Ru therford, New Jersey, was activated December 13.

After activation, everyone helped to erect the large Christmas tree in the suite and decorate it. The tree was complete with a set of electric trains, provided

by Barbara Gross. Refreshments were served after the decoration was completed, and we chatted and'. enjoyed the beauty of the lighted tree. Our mother patroness, Mrs. Eicher, invited us to her house for our Christmas party. According to tradition each member gave one other member a funny gift and an appropriate poem.

In addition to buying a toy for each boy and girl' in the class for retarded children, we also made felt stockings. One of the fellows of the Senior class, dressed in full Santa regalia, distributed the gifts at the party given for the children.

This semester, our sorority is developing and carrying out a system for facilitating the buying and selling路 of used books, titled "The Book End." It is hoped that this method will prove more effective than the present method of individual advertisement.

We bid a sad farewell to graduating Seniors, Diana Bird, Jean Polifka, and Judy Laubscher; and sophomore Marty Glenn, who is also leaving after the first semester. At the same time we welcome back three members who have participated in the Washington semester : Marcia Ingols, Marny Root, and Barbara Roberts.J u mTH LAUBSCHER

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan THIS WINTER has been a busy one for the Beta Psis at Western Michigan University. Our Dad's Day Banquet was held in November and both the Dads a nd their daughters had a great time. December found us involved with the Alpha Sig annual proj ect, the Christmas Bazaar. W e were aided by our hard-working alum group. We also had a Christmas exchange party a t our last meeting before the holidays.

The Alpha Sig pledges have also been keeping themselves active. L ast month they attended Western' s Panhellenic Pl edge P arty where th ey got to know the pledges of other sororities and p a rticipated in a Christmas skit. They also hosted our traditional big and little sister breakfast which was just oodles of fun.

The Beta Psis are proud to have had Kay Krenke and DiDi Weaver honored a t the Sophomore Honor Chocolate sponsored by Arista.

The fin a l sorority fun ction of this semester is the Panhellenic Banquet and Ball. W e are all looking forward to the presentation of our fourteen wonderful pledges to th e Greek world.

The first weekend of the spring semester will briw-;the Snow Carnival with its many activities. Snow carnival booth, sled race, and the snow sculpture contest are but a few of th e festivities planned.-SusAN MonDERMAN

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Gamma Alpha Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska FIRST semester of this school year has closed with a. bang. Never has there been so much sisterhood and participation in group activities. Spirit is at a high peak that will continue to soar throughout the year.

M iss Mary K. R eiff, nation al magazine chairman, spent a weekend with Gamma Alpha in November. She interviwed the officers and chairmen and gave them pointers for a more successful chapter. On Saturday, November 17, a tea was given in her honor at the home of Dr. Betty Galasha, an alumna. Sunday there was a breakfast in her behalf at which she gave the Gamma Alphas some ideas for unity and prosperity.

A Halloween Party at Yvonne Buresh's home received a large turnout of pirates, bears, pumpkins, flappers, ;md clowns. Ann Mixan and her date won fi-st prize

Alphas have graduated.

Mrs. Mary Ellen Herx, Gamma Alpha adviser, will be leaving the Alpha Sigs this semester. Although she'll be greatly missed, she'll always be there in spirit and all the Gamma Alphas wish her best of luck with the new "arrivaJ." -DoNI STEINKAMP

Gamma Delta Queens College New York, New York

National Inspection weekend was highlighted by a breakfast given by the Gamma Alphas for Miss Mary K. Reiff, center. for the best costumes. A scavenger hunt attracted the enthusiasm of all after which followed dancing and refreshments.

"Alpha Sigma Cellar" was the coffee house theme of the pledge party given at Ann Morrow's. The pledges entertained the members with a parody on " West Side Story" and how "cruel" the members are. The ties of sisterhood were strengthened at this time.

Homecoming was festive and excttmg. Co-chairmen of the float, Alice Bowman and Annette Maus, rallied Gamma Alpha to third place in the float contest. The Alpha Sigs worked in cooperation with Alpha Kappa Psi, business fraternity, to build a float based on "Progress" an d the "Route 66" theme carried out in a surrey, model T , and modern car. At this same time Theresa Foley and Karen Schepers were busy as co-chairmen of the Homecoming Mum Committee. Five hundre:l mums were assembled with ribbons and a letter "C" and sold for the big dance on December 7.

Christmas gifts were exchanged at an informal pariy and the girls enjoyed a box lunch. At this gathering, just before Christmas vacation, songs were sung and laughter was bountiful.

This year the Alpha Sigma Alphas h ave been more than busy with their philanthropy project in caring for the orphans on Saturdays at St. ] ames' Orphanage.

As a beginning of the project "Greater Promotion of Creighton" Sharon Doyle and Doni Steinkamp gave a tea for some high school seniors in Denver, Colorado, at Christmas time. Plans are in the making for sending letters to each high school from whi ch Gamma

Gamma Alpha "Trick or Treaters"., left to right, Mary Elaine Sullivant, Yvonne Buresh, and Linda Waldeck, pose with their dates before going on a scavenger hunt.

ALPHA S!G at Queens College has had a very busy term. The year started off with the Panhellenic Tea for all new rushees. The girls were greeted warmly by all sororities, and were given an over-all view of sorority life on campus. The rush parties followed, and Gamma Delta was kept busy with preparations. The first rush was the Autumn Leaves Party which was held at the sorority house. The atmosphere was pleasant and informal. Coffee, tea, cake and cookies were served. The second party was our traditional Crimson Capers. This rush is always the most fun, and it proved so again.

The sisters performed for the rushees, who were an enthusiastic audience. The rush ended with a community sing in which everyone took part. Franks, salad, and popcorn provided the nourishment during the activities. The third party was the Mexican Rush in honor of our sisters who had gone to Mexico last summer to work in the barrios. As souvenirs, the rushees received Mexican puppets which had been brought from Mexico. The sisters wore Mexican costumes and the whole spirit of the rush was lively and exciting.

With the last rush over, the sorority found that we had again added nine more girls to our ever-growing number. Nine must be our lucky number because it is the third time we have had nine pledges.

The pledges were lucky for us this time, for they walked away with all the pledge honors. They placed first in the Greek Letter D ay skit competition. Their skit dealt with President Kennedy's physical fitness program and the New York Mets. The pledges were a credit to Alpha Sig in their adorable baseball uniforms, with their enthusiastic performance. Our thanks goes to ]o Ferrugia for her wonderful job as pledge mother.

But the pledges were not to be stopped here. They also walked away with first prize in th e poster contest, and first place in over-all pledging among all the sorontles. The crowning accomplishment came when Andrea Jaconski was crowned as Quee n of the Panhellenic Pledge Cotillion . This was a high honor, especially because Andrea was th e first Queen, since the Cotillion is a newly initiated event. Let's hope we have started a precedent to be followed by our following pledge classes.

The other social events which Gamma Delta held this season were the Freudi an Fling and the Coronation Ball. The Freudian Fling is a costumed affair to whi ch everyone comes as their suppressed desire. The prizes for the bes t costumes were won by Valerie Schimol of Gamma Delta and her date. They h ad come dressed as Little R ed Riding Hood and Grandma-Joe came as Grandma.

The Coronation Ba ll was held at the Astorian manor and was our big dress-up affair, during which the King and Queen of campus were crowne.d . Pipe .a nd Bowl and Alpha Delta Pi walked off wtth the titles this year. In conjunction with the Coronation Ball, Gamma Delta put out a journal which was a success for the sorority.

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Gamma Delta did not hold its semi-annual Pledge Formal this time because of the Pledge Cotillion. Instead we held a cockail party at Carl Hoppel's in Baldwin on the night of the Cotillion. At the cocktail party the pledges performed their award-winning skit. The best pledge award was given to Arline McLaughlin.

Besides these social activities, Gamma Delta was very active in sports. We came in second in the swimming meet, but won first honors in basketball and badminton.

We are looking forward to a very active spring semester, and we are anxious to get under way. One of our first events will be to turn out en masse at the school's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," in which Joan Breglio, our president, has one of the important leads. See you next semester.-CAROL ANN K URELKO

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin ALTHOUGH the Christmas season is over and final exams are nearly upon us, we still look back to the events of the last two months with happiness.

We are happy to announce that our fall pledge class consists of nine sharp pledges. Priscilla Dix was elected president of the pledge class. The pledges are planning a progressive dinner for the members and their dates sometime during the semester break.

On November 30 we held a hayride date party. It was one of the most successful parties of the year.

After the hayride we had a party at the home of Mary Beth Bordsen. A folk singer friend entertained us and later there was dancing and food .

Our Christmas party and philanthropic project were held together on December 11 at the home of Betty Lubbert. Instead of buying presents for our secret pals, we bought toys or personal items for the mentally retarded at Southern Colony, Union Grove, Wisconsin.

Our semi-annual bake sale and Win-a-Pledge-for-aDay contest took place on December 19. Five of the girls were won by fraternity men and kept quite busy on December 21 getting lunches, carrying books, etc.

One of our pledges, Meribeth Hodges, was lucky enough to go to the Rose Bowl to see Wisconsin play Southern Cal. , even if we did lose.

Classes resumed January 7 and finals start on January 18. Right after the new semester starts formal rush begins. Later in February is the State Day at Stevens Point, so we' ll be kept busy as usuaL-JAcQUELINE THAT]" .

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A&M College College Heights, Arkansas WE WERE very pleased with our success in Fall rush.

We issued eight bids and pledged seven girls. W e feel that our good fortune can be attributed to our rush activities. We had a mixer with our brother fraternity Phi L ambda Chi, and a Country Club Dinner. Mar; Wooley was selected as best pledge.

Gamma Zetas are very proud of the excellent representation on campus that we have had by our m embers during first semester. Five Alpha Sigs were members of the 1962 Homecoming Royalty. They were Abbie Fennell, Carol Alvis, Lynn Patching, Carolyn Hibbs, and Linda Cox. The nine weeks' dean 's list included Bettye Kellogg, Carolyn Hibbs, Barbara Hornaday, and

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Sandy Cox. Merrellyn Stark held one of the buliug roles in the play "On the Night of January 16th" which was presented by the Little Theatre. We were well represented in the all-college beauty pageant with ten members as contestants. The winner and three finalists were Alpha Sigs. Jo Anna Harris was crowned Mill Bollweevil by Sandy Cox, also an Alpha Sig and last year's queeen; anrd Linda Cox, Nancy Couey, and Anne Reaves were finalists. Alpha Sigs won third place in the Christmas Window Contest sponsored by the Student Senate. Diane Davis and Brenda Williams were our artists for the window.

The highlight of this semester was our annual Christmas Formal with Phi Lambda Chi. It was a tremendous success. During the holidays we were also entertained with a Coke Party by our sponsor, Nlrs. Carra Nell Tilley.

We are now making plans for Spring rush and arc looking forward to the activities of next semester as Alpha Sigs.-BARBARA HoRNADAY

Gamma Eta The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania IN A happy state of confusion the Gamma Etas began a mass production of shifts to begin their preparation for rush. Armed with pins, scissors, and thread, we transformed yards of corduroy into a very successful outfit for rush. After the first round of open houses, the jumpers which had become known as a part of Gamma Eta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, were poignantly stored away for future use. Delighted with our Alpha Sigma Alpha seamstress success, we continued our preparation. For one section of rush, Bermuda Junctions, we enacted a short play entitled, "Alice in Alpha Land," where a very curious Alice encountered a strange little rabbit from Rabbit U who explained the legend of the wonderful castle of Alpha Land. This unusual sounding plot unwound itself in an entertaining manner to explain some of the story of Alpha Sigma Alpha to prospective pledges. We are taking the last moment to relax now before the final sfages of rush are upon us.

During this moment between rushing, we would like to share our pride in the Gamma Etas who have helped further the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha through their service to the school. Both Ellen McLaughlin and Sue Brown were selected to the Association of Women Students. The college councils were added to by the presence of two more Alpha Sigs. Jane Allardice and Marian Abowitz were elected to the Education and Liberal Arts Student Councils respectively. Roberta Lennox was unanimously chosen to be a dorm representative in the Student Government. We were very pleased that Barbara Edmunds was selected to be one of the cheerleaders to represent Penn State at the Gator Bowl in Florida. The Gamma Etas are especially proud of Dianne Lamb who through her talents as a speaker and debater presented Gamma Eta with their first big trophy. Elected to the Art and Architecture honorary, Pi Gamma Alpha, were Elaine Spreckelsen and Carol Rupp.

The last few seconds of our minute of respite have passed, and the Penn State Alphas must hurry back for the final stage of rush. Wish us luck in this our first Alpha Sigma Alpha rush, and we'll see you next issue with the best pledge group at Penn State.-MARIA:-1 ABOWITZ

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NEWS LETTERS

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, O HI O HELEN FRAME SNYDER ee, Harriet Edwards C a pper 66, and Rhea Fetzer Yoder rr assisted at a party given for thirty-six retarded teen-age young people. It was such a r ewarding experience for us all and the young people seemed to enjoy it so much that I am sure our group will want to entertain them more often in the future. Our group also gave a gift of twenty-five dollars. to the building fund of th e Summit County Counctl for the Retard ed Child .

Our Christma s party was a very happy affair even though we all had to driv e over snow-covered roads to reach the home of Lillie Greer till where the party was held . We were delighted to greet each other a t this happy season a nd there were so many pretty and interesting Christmas d ecorations everywhere for all to admire. Needless to say they were the theme of our conversations. We spent part of the evening playing bridge and later had our gift exchange and d elicious Christmas dessert. We were so gla d that Paddie Morgan Bruner AA could be with us for h er first Christmas in the Akron area.

Louise George Holt ee, our Panhellt>nic representati ve, is busy with the Panhellenic Bridge and R affle for th e Summit County Child ren' s Home Spending Money Fund . In February the Annual Tea Dance will be held .

It is a social affair for the en joyment of the m embers and th eir g uests. Louise is hostess for our January meeting a lso. W e hope the wea therman will cooperate so more of our girls will be able to get to this fi rst meeting of the new year.

Our State Day is going to be held a t th e Nationwide Hotel near Columbus on Sa turday, April 20. W e a re going to try to have a large d elegation there.-RH EA FETZ ER YODER

So far we have had a very interesting year and a re looking forward to more of the same.-DELORIS BARNES RI NE HART

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AN DE'R SON, INDIANA

TH E BosTO N AL UMS held th eir November meet ing, as usual, a t the home of H azel Hunt V aux in Swampscott. After our Founders' Day program, we went down the cellar to Hazel' s pine pa neled playroom to make our annu a l work session pay off in terms of ta rl eton hearts and Christmas card tags for the Chelsea N ava l f_lospit a l boys who send us such wonderfully a ppreciallve letters each year. Come St. Valentine's Day, th ey' ll " have our hearts" complete with candl es dona ted by th e chapter.

Our Christmas m eeting wa s held a t Doroth y C urrier' s wh ere we made a sizeable sum with ou r sale to divide between our social workers, Ellen D aly a nd Leona Fredericks, for th eir charges in Cambridge and Wellesley, respectively. Ellen has just received her twen tyyear pin from the Mt. Auburn Hospita l, Cambridge.

The January m eeting took the form of a luncheon .

Cha rlotte Ad ams ( "Charlie") led us into M aitre Jacqu es' restaurant where we "ate flu ently in French" such delicacies a s Boeuf Bourguigon, Roulad e Maison ( this was lobster mit crepes. Yummy !), a lso Coqa u vin a nd Coquilles Sa inJ acques ; all with the traditiona l vin rouge. followed by pa tisseri es assorties and Pot A Creme a u Chocola t (see A2:A cookbook and mak e some! ), and glace moka (coffee ice cream to you! ) .

R ecovering from this feast wa s easy; it took a leisurPly ha lf-hour up at th e Boston University cam pus in t~e lovely lounge benea th th e Marsh C ha pel visiting wtth th e college chapter m embers while the initia tion wa s being set up. Then, six pled ges were received into Theta Theta in one of th e most beautiful of a ll its ini tiations . W e attend ed to the number of twen ty-nine.

The new girls a re a ve ry p romising grou p, ta le nted

TH E ANDERSO N ALUMNAE observed Founders' D ay by " Steppin' Out" with a dinn er m eeting at Popes' Party H o use with J oan R eber Pugsley XX as hostess .

During the m ee ting, C a rl a M cC ra y Jon es XX was m itia ted into our group.

Th e D ecember m ee ting, "Gree tin' th e Seaso ns," mcluded our husba nds a nd was h eld a t the home of Ph yllis Wi er N orris BT with Rose K a iser Ba d en XX as co-hos tess. This is an a nnua l socia l m eeting enj oyed by a ll. This yea r, a s a n extra Phila nthropic Projec t, we provided a C hristm as basket and a toy for each child fo r a fa mily of nin e. " Prettyin' Up," th e J a nu a ry m eeting will be held a t the hom e of Martha Stuckey G lentzer XX with a hair styling demonstra tion by one of our local bea uticians. M a ry Wilhoit G ra ves XX will be co-hostess.

"Ge ttin' to Know You," our F ebruary m eeting a t the hom e of M a ria n Truax M cL a ughlin XX, will introdu ce us to a fo reign stud ent a ttending And erson College. W e always look forw a rd to m eeting one of these students and learnin g mo re of th eir coun try.

Boston Alumna e having fun a t a recent work me eting are, left to righ t, standing, Emaline Heath and Edith Lundquist; and, seated, Kathleen Kennedy, Frances Phelan, Ruth Fletcher, and Florence Haley.

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ary 19. Kathy Ryan Vantine and Sue Erckert Swain had delightful prizes for each table.

Mary Hendricks Goulding and Carol Winegar Schmitt were busy with our Alpha Sig D ance held on February 22 at the Charter House. This event was fun for our men as they, too, renewed old acquaintances.

The spring months will find us actively participating in our Creative and White Elephant Sale, the Panhellenic Theater Party, and our Spring Luncheon.RENIE BoRON

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

Bringing the files up to date was the job of these Boston Alumnae. Show, left to right, are Charlotte Adams, Kay Barclay, Ethel Ramsden, Ellen Daly and Leona Fredericks. and attractive. One of their number received the Best Pledge award, an A~A lavalliere, for her work on th e Pledges' project. This was Nona Smith, "Miss Massachusetts of 1961." Who ever heard of Beauty and Brains???? Answer: Theta Theta! The service was greatly enhanced by the music of Joan Spitz and Fran Eagan during the initiation.

The alums have been taking a deep interest in the College chapter's doings. We were represented at several rush parties, at the Kappa Alpha House, at Theta Xi, and at Sigma Phi Eta, these being M.I.T. fraternity houses near the B. U . campus. We also attended a most successful Pledges' Tea given at the Alpha Kappa Psi magnificent quarters "on the water side of Beacon" looking across the light-studded Charles River Basin to their Alma Mater, Massachusetts Institute of Technology! (Attention all former Proper Bostonians, doesn't this create a large nostalgia in you?) The pledges did a fin e job and made an excellent impression on us old Gals! The little ceremonies which followed were SO nice ; Sally Selesnick's mother receiving her Mother Patroness pin, and the chapter's other Mother Patroness, Viola Newton, being presented her daughter Sally's Music award for the lovely song of her' s that won th e National prize.

W e are planning our annual theater party for February 9 with tickets for "Photo Finish" at the Colonial Thea ter. If this occasion is as enjoyable as the J anuary meeting, it will be THE MOST wonderful beginning for the Boston Alums New Year.-C HARLOTTE LO UISE ADAMS

BUFFALO, NEW YORK THE BuFFALO ALUMNAE have been very busy smce our last report.

Our Founders' Day Luncheon on November 17 was held at the O ld Post Road Inn with Betty Barber Barre lead ing the inspiring Founders' Day Program.

The Mother-Daughter T ea on December 27 at the lovely home of Marni M arshall Groh brought together many darl ing "prospective" Alpha Sigs all bedecked in their holiday fin ery. Sue Weiss Steen and Carol Funcheon Brueckman were co-chairmen.

Fur and millinery fashions modeled by our own Alpha Sigs hig hlighted our Card Party held on Janu-

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WITH Holiday Season close at hand fourteen girls journeyed to Ephrata, Pennsylvania, for a delightful Founders' Day luncheon and program. It was held at the home of Winifred Eitneier Lentz, Ar, on December 1. When the girls discovered the menu for the luncheon was taken from our A2:A Cook Book our sales were again boosted.

Jean Rost Schenck KK was in charge of the business meeting in the absence of our president, Jane Shaffer Peters Ar. Marion Gladfelter Gotwalt KK has accepted the chairmanship for State Day since Jane Shaffer Peters Ar finds it impossible to serve in that capacity at this time.

J ean Liddicoat Hall Ar was a guest of our hostess and we all enjoyed seeing and having her with us.ELIZABETH WILSON RosT

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA O N OcTOBER 19 the Charleston Alumnae Chapter held its first meeting at the home of our President, Wini West BII. We discussed our general plans for the coming year and the goals we hope to achieve. We elected the following people to offices that were vacant: Sandra Goodall BII, Editor, and Gail Fitzpatrick BII, Panhellenic Representative.

Joanna Humphreys Dunlap BII was hostess for our November m~:eting. Plans were made for our Christmas party. Participating in our Founders' Day program were Wini West, Joanna Dunlap, Gail Fitzpatrick, and Sandra Goodall.

Our December meeting was held at the home of Betty Jean Porter PP on December 8. Our members brought small packages containing toilet articles to be given to the mentally retarded children of a school in W est Charleston. R efreshments were served and Santa Claus favors were given to all members.-SA NDRA GooDALL

CHICAGO', ILLINOIS CHICAGO ALUMNAE held their regular monthly luncheon on October 20 at the home of Betty Grigsby Foyer AB. In November we had an enjoyable Founders' Day Luncheon with the suburban alumnae groups at The Spinning Wheel Restaurant in Hinsdale.

In December we had a good time at our annual Christmas pa rty for our husbands at the home of Francis Nelson Weegar IIII, although we were very sorry that our scheduled hostess, Bess Wallwork Peterson BN, was ill.

Two of our members moved this past fall . Doris Dowling Adams AA, our last year's president, moved to Libertyville, but we are happy that she is still in the Chicago area. We were sorry to lose Cathy Bianca Sconiers Bll from our group. Cathy moved from Chicago to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

One of our members, Dottie Kreig Bauer rE, has an important office this year in the Chicago City Panhellenic. She is busy as Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Betty Phillips Hall AB is also a member of the committee.

Our January luncheon is to be at the home of Nelle Gabrielson Raney lUI on January 19.

We are looking forward to Illinois State Day this spring, to be held at the new lodge at Zion State Park.RosEMARY NoRTHAM JoHNSON

CHl'CAGO-NORTH SUBURBAN THE ANNUAL Christmas party held at the apartment of Terse Norgaard BP of Chicago was another huge, gala festive holiday success, thanks to the gracious hostesses, T erse and Sonnie Lubientz BP. Enthusiastic North Suburban Chicago Alums gave a hearty Alpha Sigma Alpha helping hand by serving refreshments at the February Card Party of the "Make a R etarded Child Happy" organization. All proceeds were donated to the Julian Levinson R esearch and Treatment Center for Mentally R etarded Children of Chicago. This was a portion of our philanthropic project for this year.

Our March meeting, following the highly successful Illinois State Day-"Accent on Alpha Sigma Alpha"on March 16 at the Illinois Beach State Lodge in Zion, was a Jewelry Show held at the home of Margie Cox BP of Wilmette. Each alum brought three fri ends to the show and all the women of the "Make a R etarded Child H appy" organization were our guests. This philanthropic project donation also went to the Julian Levinson Center.

The report of the Illinois State Day will be mailed to all chapters which participated in the very near future.

Plans are in progress for our "Night Out On the Town" which will be held in lieu of one of our Spring meetings. Last year a marvelous time was had at Mister Kelly's, and we are looking forward to another happy evening 路 in the Chicago Loop at which time Terse Norgaard will give all details of her ski tour through Europe!

If you are an A~A who is graduating this Spring and planning on living in the North Suburban Chicago area, please contact our president, Sonnie Lubinetz at 800 Hinman in Evanston (UN 4-3023). We want a ll A~As in this area to join our Alum group and take part in our many inspiring and heart warming events.-FRAN CHUEY

era! children of The Odgen Avenue Annex School LaGrange. ' Founders' Day was observed on November 17 at the Spinning Wheel R estaurant, Hinsdale, Illinois. This was attended by Dorothy Grove BK, Joan Kolar Grabrak BP, and Sue Henderson King BK. December 15 was our annual Christmas party held in the Willowbrook ballroom. Each person was asked to bring a small gift for the gift exchange. Rose Marie Huber Sawasko BP did the name tags, and Audrey H erbert Gedart BP and Carol Catanzaro BP were in charge of the favors.-FLORENCE HA NNEL McCARTHY

CINCINNATI, OHIO O NE of the enjoyable fall meetings of our group was the Founders' Day Luncheon in November, when the members from Alpha Alpha chapter at Oxford were our guests. After a delicious luncheon, the girls from Miami put on the Founders' Day Program . Bridge ended a very pleasant afternoon. Mary Goeke AA was chairman of this affair.

Our December meeting was h eld at the home of Dorothy Clason AA. Due to the favorable weather, snappy and cold but good for driving, we had a fine turnout. A very interesting program of Christmas films was given by R . G. Graham from the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. We were happy to meet J ackie Long PP, who is teaching in Amelia this year, and we hope she becomes a permanent member of our chapter.

Miriam H ershey H arbin AA told some interesting highlights of her trip last summer to England, Scotland, and France.

Dolores Brown Vinson BN is again busy with the City Panhellenic Card Party and Fashion Show to be held this year in February at the Cincinnati Club. She is handling publicity for this big annual event which raises money for scholarships.

We're looking forward to our business and social meeting in January at the home of Anne Petree Niemeyer AA. Anne lives a "fur piece out" but she has sent everyo ne a map and directions for reaching her home. We' ll hope for good driving conditions.DoROTHY CLASON

CHICAGO-WEST SUBURBAN WE welcomed six Alpha Sigma Alpha a lums, Cathy Carraro BK, Marylin Chratal BK, Joyce Forsberg BK, Marylin Pratcher BK, Tobi Teegard BK, and Carol Catanzaro BP at our November meeting in the home of Dorothy Grove BK. We are very pleased to have them in our group.

A portion of our philanthropic project for this year was the sewing and stuffing of Santa stockings for sev-

Cincinnati Alumnae sho路w n at the January meeting are, left to right, Dolores Brown Vinson, Ruth Snedaker Kohl, Shirley Sledz Wakefield, Evelyn Fetter Long and Bertha Runyan McFarlan.

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DAYTON, OHIO THE DAYTON ALUMNAE members met for their Christmas meeting at the home of Lucile Shivley Herbert TT. Assisting Lucile were Joyce Martin AA and Mary Hefner AA. Lucile fashioned a lovely table decoration from a milk glass sleigh, reindeer, and red candles. Punch, in a large milk glass punch bowl, and homemade Christmas cookies were served. Mrs. Clarence Siebenthaler, a representative from a local nursery, spoke on "Decorating with Greens and Candles." Her presentation was well received and will aid our members in m a king their own candles. We were delighted to have Marie Pierson Lowery EE with us at this meeting.

Mari e. who is a sister of Lola Pierson Lakin EE, had been listed as lost in the files.

To raise money for our philanthropic fund it was decided that each member would be responsible for earnin g fiv e dollars by March.

We are happy that Janet Beckett Allen AA was able to return with her husband to our area and will again a ttend our meetings.

Our January meeting was held at Rikes', a local department store. Helen Stepleton Goodwin AA was hostess. Assisting her were Zelma Sargent Kah AA, Mary Helen Clark Ferguson AA, and Mildred Cockrell McClure AA. In February we met at the home of Thelma Butterfield Brown AA. Acting as hostesses were Alma Molitor Snider AA and Juanette Greber AA. Also scheduled in February was the annual baton twirling contest sponsored by Panhellenic. Our group was in charge of all r eservations.-RUTH SNOUFFER

DENVER, COLORADO OuR group got off to a fine start this year with thirty-four members attending our annual Pot Luck Dinner at the home of Grace Dalby Davies BB m September.

We were quite proud of Barbara Ware BB who was chosen as a fashion model at a Denver City P anhellenic Tea. This tea was given for girls just graduating from local high schools. Barbara also m o d e I e d in a Bridal Fashion Showing BARBARA WARE presented

by Alpha Delta Pi Sorority for the D enver Society of Crippled Children .-LILLIAN AR CIERI B u RGER

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-DELTA PHI W E were represented at the Founders' Day Celebration h eld a t Wayne's M cGregor Memorial on the eve of November 13 by President Louise M cArthur Ll4>, Doroth y Zimmer Rice :\IM, Reba Carey Fries ~Ll, Isabel Sparling Butterfield ~4> , and M a rion Landy Parker Ll4>.

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We were very proud to see Marion a participant in the traditional candle-lighting ceremony and to hear her sensitive reading of the several stanzas from Van Dyke's

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Jan Howland, Director of the Advisory Committee on R etarded Children, speaking on the retarded child's training and care, said that he felt its well-being was best served, .in the home environment rather than in the institutional environment.

On January 5 we met at the Detroit home of Isabel Butterfield with Kathleen Shaw Schwab Ll4> serving as co-hostess. The brightly pictured walls of the living room with its French windowed bay draperied in white was a fitting setting for the gala plan-making for State Day on March 9 to be celebrated at Detroit's historic Botsford Inn. With the other Detroit Alumnae chapters, we will host Alpha Sigs from Michigan's Central College and Western University. Isabel will serve as chairman of the committee for decorations.

In closing, we proudly announce that our Panhellenic Chairman, June Bissett Beeman, will serve on the committee for the Association's dance to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Cadillac on the eve of J anuary 18.-EsTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-SIGMA RHO CHI THE SIGMA RHo CHI ALUMNAE CHAPTER wishes everyone health and prosperity in a world blessed with peace during the new year.

Founders' Day was celebrated by the three Detroit Alumnae groups with a joint meeting at the Wayne State Alumni House in Detroit. The guest speaker was Mr. John Holland, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Advisory Committee for R etarded Children.

Plans for Michigan State Day are taking shape.

Monica Kopchick Troutman PX is the chairman. We hope to have more news about State Day soon.

In December the lovely home of Jeanne VanDeWalle VanBever PX was the scene of our annual pot luck Christmas dinner followed by a g ift exchange and a typical Alpha Sig gab session.

Betty Sowell PX will be hostess for our meeting to be he.ld on January 16. Barbara Grisdale PX will be cohostess. After a business meeting a white elephant sale will be held. We will also be anxious to hear all about Betty's trip to Florida. Betty left for the Sunshine State in early January while in Detroit we a ll shivered and battled inches of snow and below normal temperatures.

Until we meet again, may all your news be good news.-JANICE HINRICHS HAYDEL

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA AFTER a leisurely summer, the Dickinson Alumnae had a potluck luncheon at the home of Marion Meier Brown. This luncheon was held in Marion's back yard and we all had a nice visit.

Our next meeting was in September at the home of Cathy Kuylen Gruman with Bertha Kostelecky Ellenbecker as co-hostess. At this meeting we decided to help with Homecoming decorations. In charge of this committee were Carol Spoer Oldenburg, P eggy Bergstresser Birdsall, and Cathy Gruman. We also helped make penda nts for the college girls' rush party.

In December we hacl our annual coffee party for our college sisters, their adviser, and the mother patronesses.

This affair was held a t the home of Myrtle Ericson Dynes with Hattie Parker serving. We enjoy getting together with our college sisters and learning to know them better.-CATHY KuYLE N GRUMAN

ELKHART, INDIANA AFTER a busy summer we held our first Fall meeting on Wednesday, September 26, in the home of our President, Dolores Janeczek Watson BK. We decided to sell magazines again this year, the proceeds to go to the nationa l philanthropic project. At this time we welcomed a new member, Suzanne Waltz XX, to our group .

At our meeting on October 24 at the home of Goldie Johnson Bennett B'Y', we made Thanksgiving tray favors for the R etarded Children's Center of Elkhart. It was announced that we had sent silver nut dishes to the college chapters at Ball State Teachers College of Muncie and Indiana State College of Terre Haute for their respective homecoming teas.

A most delightful evening was enjoyed on November 28 at the home of Sally Weyler Constantinou XX where Founders' Day was observed with m embers participating in the ritual service. During the social hour a shower was held for the infant son of Sally, who made his appearance on October 28. Later we work ed on scrapbooks for the Retarded Children.

On December 3 Dolores attended a luncheon where she received the first prize of twenty-five dollars from our &orority for the most original booth at the Tom Thumb Fair in Elkhart. A major portion of this prize will be given to the Retarded Children's Center.

We sincerely hope you all had a wond erful holiday season.-MARY ETTA ARNOLD CRIPE

EMPORIA, KANSAS THE FouNDERs' DAY Salad Supper given by the Alumnae for the college chapter on November 19 at the chapter house was an interesting change from the usual dinner held downtown. Twenty-three alumnae brought or sent two salads each, and the buffet table presented a luscious appearance. There were over one hundred members present and, of course, everyone ate too much.

Miss Catherine Strouse, former advisor of EE, gave an informal talk concerning many humorous and informative items concerning the happenings in EE chapter since they were installed in 1917. We are extremely conscious of our past history since we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.

Nancy Karolik Williams EE presented the Alumnae award which is given annually to the college Senior who had the highest scholarship and activity participation record during her junior year. Sharon Porter was -this year's recipient. Sharon is the president of EE chapter this year, and we are proud of her many accomplishments. 路 Margaret Abildgaard Sparks (Abby) was a visitor at several of our November events. She and her husband, Dr. George Sparks (who is on Sabbatical Leave from the University of Arizona), were on their way to Europe for the year. They will spend the first several months

on the Canary Islands. Abby was a n EE president during her college years.

For Christmas the college and a lumnae cha pters combined in making u p a box of toys, gifts and food for the needy in Emporia, m aking our contribution through the Emporia W elfare Association. The Alumnae chapter gave twenty-four large supper trays to the girls for their Christmas gift.

Carrie Williams Patterson EE is writing the history of EE chapter an d the local organizations which were the forerunners before we were Alpha Sigma Alpha members. It covers th e time from 1901 to the present. This undertaking is in response to a request from officials at the college as a con tribution to the lOOth anniversary celebration of the founding of the institution . Carrie has spent m a ny hours in writing and talking to "old" and present members. Among those who have contributed much information are N ell Grant, Emma J ensen Hahn, Gladys Thomas Sughru e, Edna M cC ullough, Isabel Milne Lowther, Virginia Brixx Lowther, Lucile Laughlin Jon es, H elen Brickell, Kitty Redinger Thornton, Catherine Strouse (all of Epsilon Epsilon ), and Katherine K eefer Whyte (a m ember of K appa Theta, an old local organization ). Members of EE should ge t many nostalgic momen ts reading this history. -EDNA M c CuLLOUGH

GREELEY, COLORADO THE DECEMBER meeting of the Greeley Alpha Sigm a Alpha Alumnae was h eld at the home of Bobby Ehrman McKinley on D ecember 17. A short business meeting was h eld with Grace Belwood Kay, President, presiding.

Following the meeting we had our Christmas Party at which time we played games, exchanged gifts, and were served delicious refreshments.

We were sorry to h ave one of our members, K ay Corder Smeaton, move to Santa Fe, N ew M exico, in early December. Her husband, Don, accepted a teaching position in that a rea a nd after his graduation from Colorado State College, they moved to New Mexico.

Everything remains fin e here in Greeley, and we are anticipating a busy spring. W e invite any of you to visit us to enjoy our wonderful Colorado weather ! It's almost like " June in January!"-ANN 0GAN

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI THE HATTI ESBURG ALUMNAE were hostesses at a tea given for rushees of the University of Southern Mississippi in the home of Mrs. Selby Bowling. The large lawn was the scene of an interesting skit g iven by a group of sorority actives. Rose of Montana, ivy, and numerous potted pla nts along with a fountain a nd other garden furnishings formed a background for the p erformance . Guests were conducted to the dining room where they were served punch, cakes, nuts, and mints.

The tea tabl e spread with a ruffied organdy cloth over pink satin w~s centered with an epergne of pink roses, fern, and ~rapes. Rushees, alumnae and actives alike enjoyed the afternoon.

Our alumnae group highlighted th e Christmas season on the afternoon of December 9 with a party for sorority members at U .S.M. This traditional event was given in

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Officers of the Hattiesburg Alumnae chapter are, left to right, Minna V. Phelps, President; Ethel Merle Graves, Editor; Rose Shelton, Vice-President; Penny Currie, Treasurer; and Caroline Drake, Secretary.

by the presentation of the beautiful Founders' Day program. We were also interested in hearing Letha tell about her recent trip to Hawaii, and especially of her visit with Sylvia Yap Chung, whom many of us knew wh en she was a member of Beta Upsilon chapter at Indiana State College, Terre Haute.

Nine of our members attended the annual Panhellenic D eans' Luncheon. December found us enjoying a bountiful holiday dinner at Hollyhock Hill. Hostesses were Marie Rauh Kingdon XX, Genevieve Steele Foltz XX, Esther Burge XX, and Helen Emick XX. We were happy to have two new girls-Sue M aehler BT and Sh elley Belt B'l'. Each member brought a gift for a mental patient. Jean Baldwin King gave us a most interesting talk about her experiences as a teacher at Pressly M emorial Institute in Assuit, Egypt. Her talk was punctuated with the showing of slides and articles she had brought from Egypt. Nancy Martin Williams XX was the lucky winner of a beautiful ha ndmade Egyptian tarha (a sca rf) for g uessing the average annual income in Egypt ( $82).

Some of us will be attending the annual Evening With Panhellenic on January 21 at the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Francis Hughes will be the speaker.-RUTH GRADDY STRICKLAND

the lovely new home of Rose Shelton . Decorations, including a han dsome Christmas tree, emphasized a silver and pink color scheme. 路 In support of the national philanthropic project, the girls brought gifts for a child in the school for the menta lly retarded.

Following a gift exchange, Christmas Carols were sung and refreshments were served from an especially appointed table.

Mildred Bailey, Peggy Peden, and Louise McElhaney assisted the hostess in serving punch, tea, sandwiches, and cakes to sixty-five members and guests.

With the new year our group is looking forwa rd to th e 1963 Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama State Day which will be celebrated in th e historic City of New Orleans.ETHEL MERLE GRAVES

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IN November, Indianapolis alums met in the home of Letha H eckman Gaskins XX, who was assisted by Frances Shaw XX and Wilma Wolf XX. We were all inspired

The Christmas party of the In~ianapolis Alumnae was enjoyed by, left to right, Lena Headington Grumme, Wilma Wolf, Frances Shaw, Florence Morris Lull, and J anell Morris.

KALAMAZOO, MirC HIGAN

Indianapolis Alumnae enjoying the speaker at their Christmas luncheon were, left to right, Bereniece Lamb Martin, Catherine Allen Castor, Shelley Belt, and Sue Maehler.

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WE have had a very busy and successful year thus far.

W e are pleased that our group has enlarged by several members.

Dorothy Cook Hook ZZ was a very gracious hostess inviting all of us, including husbands, to a lovely buffet dinner in D ecember. Dottie and her family had just moved into their beautiful new home, so it was a very special treat for all of us. Joa n Ryan Webber B-lr was co-hostess.

Patricia Friedly Hogarth B-lr is our Panhellenic representative. She was co-chairman for a Panhellenic luncheon held on January 12 at Kalamazoo College.

Patricia Scannell Hogoboom XX is our philanthropic chairman. Pat has done a truly commendable job of building our philanthropic program into something that is worthwhile and m eaningful. We have our get-together twice a month with the older retarded children who no longer attend school. There are always two alumnae

and two Beta Psi members supervismg an evening of entertainment and refreshments. We donated twenty-five dollars to 路 the K.A .R.C . school for them to buy necessary equipment and we put twenty-five dollars into our own fund for craft materials to be used during our evenings with the children . Pat is now la un ching us into an educational prog ram on retardation.

Sylvia Superits Bacon B-1', a Beta Psi sponser at Western Michigan University, plans to entertain all of th e new Beta Psis at her home la ter in the spring.

Having th e new m embers in has become traditional with us. I t g reatly helps a s to know the girls on campus.

Patricia Hogarth plans to have the entire Beta Psi cha pter a t her home for a casua l evening of entertainment and refreshm ents. W e always enjoy our ge ttogeth ers with the girls.

State路 Day will be held in D etroit this yea r and many of us are pla nning to attend.- M EilLYN MoTT DmsTERHO F

GREATER KANSAS CITY SEPTEMBER found us at the home of Connie Foelgner R eeves EE in Mission. Assisting hostesses were D elores Morris K eiter HH, Sarah Dunlap B~ , Pat Strider ZZ , and Ruth Johnson Griffin HH. The program, " Alumnae Through the Years," was a presentation of th e history of our alumnae chapter. Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ gave the highlights of the various activities of our chapter through the years.

In O ctob er we went to Independence for a luncheon at the home of Mildred Hanthorn Trenchard ZZ . Assisting hostesses were Anita Begole Wade AB , Bonnie Pilkenton Willard HH, Lois Aven Anderson B~ and Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ. "What to Look for in Advertising," a film of the Better Business Bureau, was shown

by Esther Bucher HH, a member of the staff of the Better Business Bureau. After the film Esther gave a short talk on the work of the Better Business Burea u and what to look for in advertising.

Our Founders' Day was observed in November at the home of Dorothy Tustin Williams HH in Merriam. Assisting hostesses were Barbara Wheeler HH , Jun e Burr Ford ZZ and Janie Carrico Shoemaker Br. The Founders' Day program was beautifully presented by past presidents of our chapter. After the program, we had an exhibit of Arts and Crafts made by various members of our chapter. Some of th e items were a uctioned for th e benefit of our treasury.

Our annual Christmas party was held at the U niversity Women' s Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hostesses were E thel Phillips ZZ, Pat McClanahan Van Ness HH, Ursula L aidler Pecinovsky HH, and Catherine Crowley Muller ZZ . Affer a dessert, Christmas carols were sung and gifts exchanged .

In January Dr. James Brett K enna from Cousins gave us a very informa tive talk on Interior D ecorations. The mee ting was a d essert at the home of H elen Taylor McGuire ZZ. Assisting' hostesses were Beverly Cooper Burns, Laura Patrick Williams AB , a nd J eannie Roelta R edmond B~ .

Our annual Valentine's T ea was held at the home of Phon Johnson Gillespie EE with assisting hostesses, Doris Snodgrass Kl ein ZZ, Ruby Worley Swain BB, and Evalyn Evans Larrieu 4>4>.

M a rch will find us having a luncheon a t th e Wishhone. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Gerald Chaffin of

t~e Kansas University M edi cal C enter Staff. Dr. Chaffin Will speak to us on ways to help th e "Mentally R etarded Child ." Hos tesses will be Billie T yler Owens BE, Joyce M cG ee Ba rton B~, LaN e!! L inn Boese HH Beverand ly Hobbs Smith ZZ, C arolyn Hilton M arker Ginny Rich a rdson Blakey ZZ. ' _Apri l will_be a pot~lu ck luncheon at th e home of Jo D:xon M cMillan ZZ m R ed Bridge. Assisting hostesses will be Connie Cockerill H embree HH, H arlene R eed S c~ofield ZZ, Dulcie Baird Ca lhoun 00, a nd Mary K. R eiff HH. Our program will be A~A Songs.

In M ay our dessert will be in K ansas City K a nsas at. th e home of Esther Bucher HH . Assisting' hos tesse~ will be Betty Kullman G regory ZZ, Vivian N elson Fuchs ZZ, J erry Burt Aitchison EE, and Joyce Padfield Shaffer HH. This will be the insta lla tion of officers.

As in past yea rs we have traveling bas kets going aro~nd to earn money for our chapter's philanthropic proJ ect.. From the proceeds of the baskets we will give a don a tion to the K a nsas University M edical C enter for the Training School for the M entally R etarded Child a nd will pay th e costs for one child to a ttend the summer camp for M entally R etard ed children.- BARRARA WH EELER

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LAFAYETTE-WE ST LAFA VETTE INDIANA ' ALTHO UGH th e Lafayette-W e拢t Lafayette, Indiana chapter is still in the process of ge tting itself organized and esta blished, th e g roup did hold two mee tings this fall.

On O ctob er 8 we m et at the home of our president Patricia Jackson Sla tton BT to discuss the year's pro~ gra m. W e elected as our city Panhellenic representatives, Patricia Jackson Slatton and Betty Bobbitt Smith XX. Alternates nam ed were Barba ra Howat Fox XX and M ary Ellen Brown Dick XX. Plans for a Founders' Day observan ce were also discussed .

The November m eeting was held at th e home of M a ry Ellen Brown Dick where we held our Founders' Day observan ce. The beauty and simplicity of the service recalled to all of us the high ideals for whi ch Alpha Sigm a Alpha sta nds, a nd a wakened memories of the beautiful initiation ritua ls of our college days.-MARJORIE M c FARLA ND

LONG ISL AND, N E W YORK ALPHA SIG alums on Long Isla nd are busy indeed m a king tray favors for the elderly in a local h om e. We are concentrating on the less celebra ted holidays wh en a gay rem embrance might brigh ten th e day for these senior citizens. Our imagina tive a nd ha rdworking chairman of this proj ec t is N a ncy D a ly B;E;. W e a rrived for our Janu a ry meeting armed with scissors, paper, glue, etc. to m a ke Valentine favors an d ha tchets for Washington' s birthday. This meeting was a t the love ly home of Lois Price Ba nta r Clio. H er hostesses for the evening were Pat O 'Brien M a lloy r Clio and Mary Chase Abrams IIII. The F ebruary m eeting was held a t the home of K a ren En terline K err BT . H er hostesses were Carol Canale K elly BT and Virginia Dobbins H ess r Clio. The girls concluded th e business meeting and then m ade shamrock

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favors. Other favors to be made ar.e Easter baskets, May posies, and fire crackers for the Fourth of July. Final plans were made for our biggest social event, the Valentine party. This party with our husbands is always great fun with dancing and fine foods. Our culinery expert, Kay McSweeney Cross Bel>, is in charge of the menu.

The party will be held at the home of Barbara Hodgekim Smith BD who has a beautiful, newly decorated, rumpus room.

We have heard via the grapevine news that many Alpha Sigs live on Long Island or are soon moving here. We would be so pleased to welcome these alums into our chapter and urge them to contact Karen Kerr (Mrs. James) of 223 Belmont Ave. , East Meadow, New York.-KAREN ENTERLINE KERR

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THE Los ANGELES Alumnae Christmas party was held at the lovely home of Katherine Taylor Hunsicker :=;:=;. Everyone brought a wrapped gift and our Christmas exchange became quite involved as we can "take" anyone's opened gift, and if one is lucky, they get a chance to open many gifts. There are a lways several gifts that become extremely popular an d this just adds to the excitement of the game, as they change hands many times. After our exchange (?) we played charades and this is always lots of fun because it produces many laughs and some hidden talents. Co-hostess for the party was Margaret Lennox Bagley ZZ. Our January meeting was held at the home of Virginia Tebbets Anderson ZZ in Studio City. Our Philanthropic Chairman, Ruth Briggs Haldeman BB, introduced a teacher from the Exceptional Children's Foundation School in Santa Monica who gave a most informative talk on the instruction of the mentally retarded child. Co-hostesses for this meeting were Catherine Kelly Sargent ZZ and Norma Power Marshall BK. Husbands joined us in February for our annual Valentine Party at the Palos Verdes home of Bob and Elaine Cole Erb ZZ. After dinner everyone enjoyed an evening of bridge. Co-hostesses for the evening were Julie Bessire Hammond ZZ and Frances Tholen Priest EE. President Lois Downey Backhaus ZZ has a most interesting program arranged for our 1963 calendar and we all look forward to the White Elephant Bingo party at the home of Juanita H emperley Styer ZZ and the Theater Party-both money making projects to take place in the near future.-FRANCES THOLEN PRIEST

banquet, program, and a birthday cake complete with candles to celebrate the event.

After that the weeks flew by bringing us to the new year.

Thus far our agenda looks very stimulating and spirited. To show you why we're so enthused, here are a few of the things which we have planned: a mixer for husbands, boy friends and Alpha Sigs; a h at-o-rama to help raise philanthropic money; several state day trips; Gamma Epsilon chapter's formal rush; and a luncheon in honor of Hermes Day. Before closing our report for this issue, we want to say congratulations and good luck to Jo Ann Warring Barnes, the new National Rush Chairman.-CAROL DRENNAN CLELAND

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THE NoRFOLK Alumnae held a Founders' Day luncheon on November 14 at the Ranch House. Phyllis Epperson Gray BE had made all the arrangements, and she greeted each arrival with an attractive name card.

During a brief business meeting led by President Gail Dixon Dickson A, the following philanthropic projects were adopted: collection of children's clothing for nonwelfare families to be distributed through the Norfolk public schools; donation for retarded children to be raised by means of a card party; and participation in the Norfolk Panhellenic Association's dessert bridge party to raise funds for a scholarship to Old Dominion College and other educational projects.

Barbara Shafer Ohmsen BE, our vice-president, presented the special Founders' Day program with the assistance of Nancy Garth BE, Virginia Ball Scales BI, and Virginia Pruner Johnston BI. We were happy to welcome the following new fac es to our group: Virginia Van De Riet Gardner A, Ruth Schaaf Kenny B-1', Barbara Banks Lisle A, and Katherine Davis Schear BE. A busy new year looms ahead: on J anuary 16 we will be working on the Panhellenic card party; we wiii be collecting clothing and holding our bridge benefit in February ; and making plans for a spring luncheon and dinner-dance.-VIRGINIA PR UNER JoHNSTON

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN-ALPHA THE ALUMNAE of Alpha chapter are beginning a new year in the typical Alpha Sig way-busy. In fact, we haven' t had much time to catch our breath from 1962's activities.

One of the closing highlights for '62 was Founders' Day. We decided to have a genuine birthday party honoring our great sorority's maturation. Under the chairmanship of Muriel Gou let Treutelaar rE with Jane Henrichs Stadler rE, Carol Drennan Clela~d Bv, and Lynn Good rE assisting, our wish came true. At the John Ernst Cafe on November 15 we had a delicious

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Norfolk Alumnae shown at their Founders' Day luncheon are, left to right, Phyllis Epperson Gray, Treasurer; Virginia Clingenpeel Gardner; Barbara Shafer Ohmsen, Vice-President; and seated, Gail Dixon Dickson, Pres._ dent.

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY OuR SE.COND meeting of the year convened at the home of Mildred Mahoney Stiffler BZ. Fran Mooney Duffy NN, Mary Lib Harvey DeMallie A, and Edna Morse Ryan Oneonti Clio, the co-hostesses, served a delicious lunch.

Ruth Worm Duty BA called the meeting to order following lunch and a great deal of chatter. The details for our annual New Year's party in January were ironed out and tentative plans for a theater-luncheon party to be held in New York in March were made.

After the business meeting closed, we settled down to working on our philanthropic project for the Nancy Luzon School. As in past years, we made stencils for the children to color. This is one project the school has asked us for annually as their supply is constantly being depleted.-DORIS KRAUSER BuHL

NORTHERN VIRGINIA FouNDERs ' DAY was, as always, a memorable occasion for the Northern Virginia A~As, as it is so nice to renew acquaintances in the Washington, D. C. chapter and to join with them in the honoring of our founders. This year's Founders' Day was especially pleasant due to the gracious hospitality and delicious refreshments of Martha Green Dimond of the D. C. chapter.

Due mainly to the efforts of our tireless and efficient president, Barbara Tucker Wheatley BE, our first attempt at the sale of Christmas cards, wrapping paper and other Christmas accessories was highly successful, and we were able to buy many nice toys and games for the children of Holly Hall Home for Mentally R etarded Children. Ginger Blair Ralph BE and Martha Duke Britt BE did an inspired job of selecting gifts to correspond with the children's ages and preferences. We met at Martha's home to wrap the gifts and make a stocking for each child. The Christmas party itself was a great success-a rewarding experience for each of us and a pleasant an d exciting treat for the children. After the party, we met at the home of Pat McDaniel Walochik AX to exchange Christmas decoration ideas.

In October we welcomed Dorothy Shaw BE to our group. Dorothy is librarian at an elementary school in Alexandria.

We are all looking forward to our annual spaghetti dinner to be held at the home of Pat Green Long A.A. in January.-LYNDA LEWIS McCoNNELL

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA THE OcTOBER meeting of the Oklahom City Alumnae was held in the home of Freda James Burtner Br. We were happy to welcome Mildred George Bettis ~r as a new member. Tulsa's loss is our gain. We discussed philanthropic projects and various ways to raise the needed funds to carry out such projects. It was decided to repeat last year's successful candy sale, much to the dismay of weight conscious members. Patterns of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus dolls were shown and skillful members volunteered to stitch and sell.

November found us at the home of Dorothy Rawe Gilger .1.1. After an inspiring Founders' Day program led by our president, Bob bye Parker Parrott BN, Dor-

othy captivated us with beautiful colored slides and comments on her summer trip to Europe.

The annual Christmas party and dinner for husbands an d boy friends was held in the new home of J annie Lane Gentry rr.

January will bring our annual white elephant bingo an d plans will be made for a Spring rummage sale, our big money-making project of the year.

See you at State Day in Muskogee. -HELEN BrswELL BAss.

PHILADELPHIA, PE'NNSYLVANIABUX-MONT THE Bux-MoNT alums of suburban northern Philadelphia have had a fabulously successful year under the leadership of President Alice Ferguson Hurst KK. Two September meetings included a luncheon meeting at Fort Side Inn, Whitemarsh, and an all-day luncheon meeting at The R ehabilitation Center in Philadelphia.

A social evening was held in October at the home of Charlotte Kriebel Fischer KK followed by a bake sale several weeks later to raise funds for the organization's Philanthropic project, the R ehabilitation Center.

In November the Bux-Mont group shared Founders' Day with the Kappa Kappa members at Temple University, with a special program written by Bux-Mont's Gertrude Nyce KK followed by a Koffee Klatch. Also that month there was a business meeting at the home of Mary Fretz Lauder KK, at which time the mother of Laura Irvin Myers KK put on a Christmas decoration program.

The January business meeting was held at the home of Bernadine Vavra Collins KK and the speaker was the director of the Children's Library of the Philadelphia Free Library. She was also the d irector of the Children's Library at the Seattle World's Fair. Also in January was the annual punch party held at the home of Marith Potter KK. A Koffee Klatch with the Nu Nus at Drexel was held in February. There was also a business meeting at the home of Laura Myers at which time a Rose Bowl Film was presented .

The March activities were a theatre party in Philadelphia, and a hair styling demonstration at the home of Nancy Myers Chiodo KK. In April the group is looking forward to attending State Day at Hershey, and the third annual dinner dance which is planned in a Hawaiian theme. The April business meeting will be held at the home of Claire R efuge McKinley KK. May will be a big month, too, with a card party planned to be held at the John Wanamaker Community Room, J enkintown. The May business meeting will be held at the home of Hermione Traub 路 Layton KK. The annual covered dish supper and installation of new officers will be held at the home of Alice Ferguson Hurst KK. Because of the number of interested persons in the Bux-Mont chapter, daytime meetings have. been sc~ed颅 uled in conjunction with the larger evenmg meetmgs.

Charlotte Fischer and J ane Large Stringfield NN are in charge of this group. Luncheon meetings were held in October and November. Twenty-two persons were present at the November meeting, a smorgasbord at the EbbTide in Glenside.

The J anuary luncheon was a lso held at the EbbTide because of its central location in the Bux-Mont area.

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Several other luncheons and breakfast coffees will be held during the rest of the season. Three fashion shows have been held to raise money for the Philanthropic project at th e hom es of Alice Hurst, Charlotte Fischer, and Su e Buckley Sloss KK. Clara H elen Rice Mabry KK is pla nning a luncheon meeting at h er home this spring for th e Bucks County alums.- CHARLOTTE KRIEBEL FISCHER

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIADELA WARE VALLEY W E did not have a D ecember meeting, but our past president Jan et Benedict W elch IIII co ntacted the Director of the D elaware County Associa tion for retarded children and sold eighteen candles in gift arrangement among the chapter a nd friends. The profit was sent to this organization for the m enta lly retarded.

The Janu ary meeting should be very interesting as the program is "Variety of Art M ediums" given by Pat Rushy Young KK at h er hom e in Havertown, Pen nsylvania.

Our dinn er on March 12 will be h eld at Drexel Institute Picture Gallery in Philad elphia. A tour of Drexel Institute Picture G a llery's Historic Costume Collection and a talk by Mrs. M ary Carter will m a ke a most enjoyable evening for all th e D elaware Valley Alums. -GLADYS CLEMENT SLAM ER

Philadelphia- Delaware Valley Alumnae at one of their recent meetings are, left to right, first row, Janet Weick, Gladys Slamer, and Pat Young; second row, Doris Williams, Frieda Lenthe, Christine Townsend, and Anne Thomas; and standing, Loretta Johnson, Ruth Fooskas, Doris Falin, Miriam FitzGerald, and Dorothy Fredd.

The chapter had a pleasant evening entertaining Mrs. Alex 0. Mathisen, National Alumnae Director, on November 10 at the Smokehouse Restaurant in Phoenix.

Mrs. Mathisen help ed our alumnae-college relationships.

Founders' Day wa s hig hlighted with an introduction of wh at A~A really means by Miss Pat Talla, National Constitution chairman. Lun ch a nd a program at The N eptun e's Table completed the day's events.

Several m embers attended the Christma s Formal at th e Phoenix Country Club as g uests of the Beta Chi chapter. It was a beautifully decorated ballroom and all attending had a most enjoyable evening.

The Christmas gift exchange party was held at the hom e of Pat Talla. A most enjoyable time was spent watching a wig demonstration.

This year the m embers have b een collecting stuffed toys for the Children's Colony in Florence, Arizona.

W e are happy to h ave a new member in this area, Mrs. Margaret Angelclk N eff from the Kansas City area.

- Joy WISHERD

PITTSBURG, KANSAS WE alums are so proud of Eta Eta chapter for having such an enthusiastic group this year. Their Homecoming d ecorations in O ctober were outstanding, and their parade entries were b eautiful. They certainly deserved the elegant Silver Sweepstakes Award which th ey won. W e all enjoyed the lovely tea they had for Alumnae after the football game.

In November we had a grand time at a joint meeting with Eta Eta chapter for Founders' Day. The Activ es presented th e impressive program, "The Radiant Life," and the peppy pledge class entertained us with a fascinating "To Tell the Truth" skit, with the "real pledge" being reveal ed to us in a clever way! Pledge Judy Coohrod's original song entertained us to close the program. We alums fed the girls many dozen pretty open face sandwiches, potato chips, pickles, luscious cho colates, and cases of Pepsi's!

Nikke Irwin Foster HH was in charge of the arra~gements for the Alums.

We presented the Eta Eta chapter with forty-on e place settings of stainless steel flatware as a special gift.

Our Christmas white elephant exchange was a riot and we a ll enjoyed filling a basket with staple foods , turkey, and all the trimmings for a needy family in our community.

Beverly Mattivi Tustin HH, our Christmas card chairman, did a fine job in helping us to sell almost $165.00 worth of Christmas cards and wrapping paper, which n etted us a nice profit.

W e' re pleased to welcome Marilyn Bavaro Sa iabade HH to our group a nd Anne Cheatham Smith ZZ to Pittsburg. Anne's husband, George, is the new General Secretary of the Pittsburg YMCA. It's time for us to make plans for our Senior Dinner and for presenting the June Scholarship Award and the Eulalia E . Roseberry Award to deserving Eta Eta girls.

- MARJORY SHARP

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

THE VALL EY O F THE S uN chapter has spent a successful year encouragi ng all a lumnae m embers to work together in service as well as in social a ctivities.

A LOVELY Christmas luncheon was served at the second meeting of the Pittsburgh alums. It was held at the home of Mrs. Thelma Trusal Gober Ar. Although it

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was our second meeting this year we were happy to see many of our members whom we had not seen over the long summer months.

Our president, Ruth Gulbra ndsen Ar, spoke a bout the play held at the Pittsburgh Playhouse by the Panhelleni c Association of Pittsburgh to raise money for th eir scholarship fund. W e were given a pep talk about buying m agazines for Christmas and I 'm happy to report that Mrs. Bla nche Ball L a ndau NN was kept busy taking orders.

W e are looking forward this year to m a ny va ried and interesting programs. In April we plan to invade the home ground of the Alpha Gamma chapter at Indiana State College, Indiana, P a. W e are anxious to meet the girls and hope to add many of them to our group after graduation this yea r.-GERTRUDE LrsENSKY R u ssELL

P ORTLAND, OREGON PoRTLAND ALUMNAE chapter has had a busy fall schedule. Following the Founders' Day Program at the hom e of Edna Mitchell Ceglie AB , the group heard a discussion of a recent trip to M exico City taken by Shirley Swayze Dearth BB and Gretchen Mathews Otness BB . Many colorful slides were featured . C lothing was brought to this meeting to be used for helping high school girls-a philanthropic proj ect in which many sorority chapters participate.

Of course December found everyon e wound up in holiday activitres-but before the hustle and bustle began in earnest, we all m et to enjoy a lovely party at the hom e of Marie Dolgan Mockford BB with Edie Whitney BB acting as co-hostess. Inexpensive gifts were exchanged a nd it was fun to see the variety of presents brought and distributed. At this m eeting we collected over ten dollars by voluntary contribution for the Portland Children' s C enter, a school for m enta lly retarded chiJdren . -WINIFRED M ULFL UR

RICH MOND, VIRGINIA THE RrcHMOND AL UMNAE observed Founders' Day with a dinner at Cox' s Resta urant on Thursday, November 15 . A most impressive program was presented and a ll enjoyed the dinner . afte rwards.

The Panhellenic T a sty Supper was also h eld in November and was a grea t success.

The annual Christmas party on Saturday, D ecember 1, was a dinner a nd dance held a t the Willow Oaks Country Club. It was so nice having the husbands and dates of the members join us for this occasion .

The J a nuary meeting will be a dinner meeting at the Holiday Inn. Plans are also being mad e for the benefit bridge party, sponsored by Panhellenic on Friday, Februa ry 8. -ANN E. JoNE S

On November 3, twelve strong, we represented A ~A at th e Pa nhellenic F a ll Luncheon a t the Chatter-Box Club. Wha t a n a pp ro priate place fo r such a m eeting !!

Our own Mary M entesano Stevenson IIII, as this year's Panhellenic president, welcomed one of the largest gatherings in Panhellenic history. H ow proud we were of her, and of M arguerite T albot K eating BZ and Mary Burns Sculley KK who had charge of the luncheon. The tables set th e mood for the a pproaching Thanksgiving season, centered with d ecora tive wicker cornucopias, and with individua l favors of minia ture horns of plenty, overflowing with colorful mints. The centerpieces served a s prizes for the lucky bridge playe rs.

Another big "hit" was th e awa rding of gifts to th e three sororities having th e la rgest proportiona te representation in a ttendance. Since ours is a sma ll g roup we easily qualified!!

Our Christmas m eeting on D ecember 6 wa s a delicious dinn er at Rochester' s quaint old " SPRING HOUSE ," one of th e historic stopping places on the ba nks of the old Erie Canal. Instead of exchanging gifts ourselves, we felt it would be more in kee ping with th e tru e spirit of Christmas to each bring a gift for a h andica pped child . We all were sorry tha t our president, Betty Cla ncy Breese r Clio, had to miss th e m eeting as the eldest of her fiv e little ones came hom e with the measles that very d ay.

In looking over the clever little calendar-program made for us by artistic Angie M en tesano Aspromonte IIII, our secretary-treasurer, it is easy to predict that we will have a n enjoyable dessert-m eeting in March at th e n ew home of Phyllis Ea rly Colem an BE . Then, on April 4, Pat Allen H a insworth IIII will be hostess for a dinner m eeting.

In addition to th e two big spring affai rs pla nned

by Panhellenic, our own A ~ A g roup will have a desse rt m ee ting in May, and th en end our year with a June 13 dinner including husbands a t th e Honeoye Falls home of Sa lly Shipton M eisenzahl r Clio. W e all will be keeping our fin gers crossed for a beautiful evening.

As college stud ents, our Alpha Sigma Alpha train ing launched us a ll in to various fields of service. In spite of th e fac t th a t our sma ll group is comprised of girls who are busy teachers and housewives who have ta ken on additional responsibilities in the community, it has bee n gra tifying to see our Alums ra lly around to give support to our city Panhellenic president, M a ry, and in so doing, we hope that Roches ter Alpha Sigs will be knit even more closely toge th er in the future. In attend a nce a t all or some of this pas t yea r's events, in addition to th e above mention ed girls, h ave bee n the followin g of our sisters: Pi Pi girls, L ou F enton Ba ldwin, Betty Plaster L a ub enstein, Joa nn e Dowling M alach, Ruth Puis, Grace Schreiner R oe, Ca rol Sma ll Miller, a nd Ruth Kimpl and ; a nd from Beta E psilon, Ann Goug h Hitch and Bernice Baybu tt Frey, a nd from G amma Clio, Esther Palumbo I n nes.

W e hop e that th ey will keep up th e good work in 1963, and we urge those who have bee n unable to join us in the past, to d o so in th e future.-jANE T ERRY WIDGER

ROCH EST ER, N EW YORK Ro c HESTER Alpha Sigs have had a busy Fall and are preparing for an equally a ctive and "fun" time this spring. Our first meeting at the home of J a ne T erry Widger IIII was a planning one, yet we had time to "catch up" on all the news.

SAN BERNARD INO, CALIFORNIA WE joined with the Los Angeles Alumnae to commemorate Founders' Day, Sa turday, Novemb er 17, a t a luncheon m eeting at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel,

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Pasadena, California. Our chairman, Gladys Ludlam Anderson :=;:=;, participated in the traditional ceremony.

Also seated at the head table was our new member, Sharon K. Chapman HH, National State Day Chairman.

Other members who attended were Geraldine Rundell Doyle BB, Violet Ranallo Neuman BP, Betty Kremith Wayne :=::=:, and Mary Ludu Simon XX. Our group was in charge of table decorations. We were very fortunate to obtain the donation of individual bottles of Vin Rose Wine from the Regina Winery, one of the many wineries located in our area. These pretty little bottles of pink wine at each place setting, together with clusters of red grapes on crystal and silver (simulated) epergnes, drew many exclamations of praise from all who attended .-;-MARY Luou SIMON

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA DuRING the Thanksgiving holidays Anne Will PX came to San Diego to visit with Shirley Cloud Rowley PX. Anne now teaches retarded children in a hospital outside of Phoenix. She was honored at a tea given in the home of Serena Engelhart Lannue ZZ. Co-hostess was Shirley Rowley. I t gave all of us an opportunity to welcome her and visit after an absence of a lmost two years.

Alphas turned out in force at the Christmas party held in the home of Myra "Tee' Aaron Low which overlooks the Mission Bay. We each brought various types of package mixes for Scout Troop 600 for Mentally Retarded that we sponsor. Barbara Tripp Friend A, our president, made the presentation to them.

Th e January meeting will be held at the home of Margaret Standish Woodhouse nn of Bonita. She joined us for the first time in December.

Tentative plans have been set for a Valentine Sweetheart Night in February. This has become a tradition in the San Diego chapter. Co-chairmen for the event are Margaret Kelley Fox ZZ and Buddy John McCright BK.

On March 21, in cooperation with the City Panhellenic, we will provide cakes for the Armed Forces Y-USO and women to cut and serve them. This will be the sixth year that we have participated in this work.-B. BROUGH

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA THE most important thing to happen to anyone in South. Bend in December, including Alpha Sigs, was our btg snow. Our December meeting was scheduled just a day before the worst of the storm so we had very good attendance. It seems everyone makes a little extra effort to get to the home of Millie Warner Zoss XX. Naomi Pehrson MM was co-hostess. After our business meetin~ we were in high spirits while gathered around a btg table making Santa candy dishes from lamp chimneys and felt.

Our Christmas bake sale was scheduled for later in the month and the weather did stop us this time. All the snow, zero temperatures, and the early hours that a bake sale requires, made us decide to cancel this one and work extra hard on another sale at Easter time.

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We started the new year with a meeting at the home of Barbara Etchison Pearce XX on January 3. Janice Hays Schrader XX took over in the absence of our president, Joanie Nielson Williams XX, who was out of town for the holidays. Marie Scanlon Brown BA gave the report on our Christmas ribbon and paper sale which was very gratifying. We planned our annual guest dinner for February 9. On this one evening of the year we take our husbands out, trying to plan it as close to Valentine's Day as possible, so we have a special occasion to look forward to next month.JoAN STEENBERGH GARRETT

SOUTHERN NE:W JERSEY THE SouTHERN NEw jERSEY Alumnae chapter had a busy fall season. We have continued work on the do-it-yourself booklets we've been making for the retarded children's class at the Zane North School in Collingswood, New Jersey, the recipients of our philanthropic projects.

At our D ecember meeting held at the home of Dorothy Wild White BZ we started making bean bags in the shape of frogs. They are made of denim with shoe button eyes.

How happy we were at this December meeting to welcome back J ean Reimet Shull NN, the founder of our alumnae chapter in 1949. J ean has been in the South several years while her husband was taking his internship and residency in radiology at Duke University in North Carolina. They are now back making their home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.-ELEANOR COMER DILKS

TOLEDO, OHIO THE CHRISTMAS rush is over and we can look back on our Fall meetings and preparations for Christmas with much pleasure.

Our November meeting was at the home of Grace Fultz Haworth when we observed Founders' Day. Grace is our representative to the Toledo Panhellenic and is serving as Treasurer this year. She is fulfilling her dutil!s in her usual capable manner. We participated in thf.ir project for raising money for their Scholarship Fund.

The project this year was sponsorship of a film showing.

In D ecember we met at Helen Klag Osmun's home for a smorgasbord luncheon. We were happy to have Harriet Eckel Harper of Napoleon, Ohio, with us.

She is having a showing of some of her paintings in water-colors and oils at one of the branch libraries in Toledo during the month of December. We are proud that she is one of our group.

Two of our members, Helen Klag Osmun an::! Dorothy Brewster Cummins, are using some of their spare time knitting bandages for a leper colony.

Sue Gaynon Greeley adds much to our group. She attended summer school at Miami in Oxford Ohio and completed the work for her degree. ' ' We were pleased to hear from Amy Swisher. She told about a weekend in November that she spent in Oxford, Ohio. The Alpha Alpha chapter entertained her with a tea. She was impressed with the chapter and the group of pledges.

A very successful money ralSlng project of our group was the ra.ffiing of a hand-knit sweater.

We are looking forward to our meeting in January at Helen Robinson Cook's home, and also to the Ohio State Day in Columbus on April 20. We commend the Alpha Alpha chapter for assuming the responsibility of planning this event.-HELEN BENNETT PAULY

TULSA, OKLAHOMA TuLSA ALUMNAE chapter held its Founders' Day tea in the horne of Doris Johnson Hill BI' on November 17. It was a lovely tea, but Doris said her family ate red and white sandwiches all weekend.

Lora Patterson Sipes I'I', Helen Hooper Malone BI' (our own National officer) and Nell Neal Kisner BI' attended Beta Gamma chapter's 25th anniversary dinner in November. They reported that it was an inspiring dinner and ceremony. Nell is a charter member of the chapter and Lora took part in the installation ceremony. Our alumnae chapter sent the Beta Gammas an engraved silver tray as an anniversary gift.

We had a lovely Christmas party in the home of Jennie Vinson Fisk I'I'. Everyone had a wonderful time except Jennie who was ill and unable to attend her own party. The co-hostesses were Lora Sipes I'I' and Rosella Tewell Riggin BI'. We were all delighted to have Ruth Robertson Lester BI' home from the hospital and able to attend the party for a short time.

February's meeting will be a buffet-bingo party in the home of Nadine Hirni Park EE. Co-hostesses will be Helen Malone BI' and Jackie Phillips Carson EE. Last year's magazine chairman, Billie Roberts Commer Br, has moved to Doroville, Georgia. We'll miss Billie and her humor.-SuE JoNES LABORDE

blessings in the New Year-a wish that each and everyone of us echoes for all Alpha Sigs wherever they may be.-HELEN B. LoRTZ

WlCHIT A, KANSAS OcTOBER found Wichita Alumnae meeting at the home of Judy De Masters Winter ZZ, with Barbara Beckmeyer Doan EE as co-hostess. Entertainment consisted of a floral arrangement program presented by Dean's Designs. Judy Holloway Blackim EE, program chairman, is to be congratulated for a very interesting and informative evening. We were happy to welcome Dene Balentine Meyer EE and Virginia Eicholtz Carbiener EE. Virginia was elated over the recent pledging of her daughter to Epsilon Epsilon chapter in Emporia. Door prizes, by coincidence, were won by Dene and Virginia which we thought was most appropriate.

Founders' Day was celebrated at the home of Erma Palango Coffey HH, with Catherine Green Colberg EE as co-hostess. Judy Winter presented an outstanding Founders' Day Program. Judy correlated our National sorority with our local chapter giving a brief history and interesting highlights of the twelve college chapters which are represented in our Wichita Alumnae Chapter. A candle was lighted during the program for each college chapter represented by an alumna in our a lumnae chapter. Betty Elimon HH, who lives in Newton, Kansas, was our guest; it is our hope that she will be able to attend all of our future meetings.

The Christmas season was the time for our traditional Christmas dinner to which our husbands are always

WASHINGTON, D. C. AT the first two meetings of the 1962-63 club year, held at the homes of Sarah Lee Eiselman NN and Ora Davis Poole AB in September and October, Washington, D. C., Alums spent the time working on scrapbooks an::! useful training objects for a school for retarded children. The chapter selected the school some years ago as its philanthropic project and contributing to the needs of these children continues to be a source of great pleasure and satisfaction to all of us. As has been our custom in previous years, we again donated money to help defray expenses of the school's annual Christmas party.

In November several members of the Northern Virginia chapter jqurneyed across the Potomac to join us in honoring Founders' Day at the home of Martha Green Dimond AA. Jane Ann Lindig NN, our president, presided over the simple but impressive program, a part of which was a few minutes of delightful "reminiscing" by Georgeanna Newby Page A on "how it all started" at Longwood College so many years ago.

Following the program, we all enjoyed a lovely tea and coffee hour which afforded an opportunity to get reacquainted with our Northern Virginia neighbors.

December snow and Santa Claus seemed to arrive at about the same time this year, but that still didn't deter several of our members from gathering at one of our well-known local restaurants for a pre-Christmas luncheon to wish each other Merry Christmas and many

Officers of the Wichita Alumnae who presented the Founders' Day program were, left to right, Judy DeMasters Winter, Secretary; Judy Holloway Blackim, Vice-President; Glenna Burke Nimmo, Treasurer; Sis Caraway Brewer, President; and Joanne Huggins Eaves, Editor. Each candle symbolizes a college chapter represented in the Wichita Alumnae chapter.

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invited. A social hour, which proved to be a fine opportunity for ge tting acquainted, and the dinner was held in th e home of Sis Caraway Brewer -짜-짜. Glenna Burke Nimmo EE and Elizabeth M a nci R obinson HH were co-hostesses.

M a ry Sa rtain C hes tnut 'hZ , phi lanthropic chairma n, was res ponsibl e for helping a t Christmas on e of our senior citize ns a t th e Woodlawn Nursing Home here in Wi chita. l a ry a nd Sis Brewer visited the littl e lady

and presented her appropriate gifts for Christmas on behalf of the chapter. I t was a warm feeling to know that, with a small amount of effort, we helped makr her Christmas happier and less lonesome.

Barbara Rou sh Baker <J><J> is to be our h ostess for the January meeting. We p lan to welcome the new yea 1 with a bridge an d gab session . Since the weather is somewhat unpredicta ble, we have set aside this meeting stri ctly for fun .- Srs C AR AWAY BREWER

Wichita Alumnae members at a recent meeting are, left to right, on floor, Sis Caraway Brewer, Judy Holloway Blackim, Glenna Burke Nimmo, Joanne Huggins Eaves, and Judy DeMasters Winter; s e a t e d, Donna Brown Manda, Catherine Green Colberg, Pat Stuckey Litsey, Lois Oliver Hull, and Gladis Sitton Carr; and standing, Betty J. Elimon, Erma Palango Coffey, and Barbara Beckmeyer Doan.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

DIRECTORY FOUNDERS

.\frs. W. B. Ca r per (Louise CoK) . 505 Montrose Dr., South Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley), Gresham Court Apts., R ichmond, Va .

Miss Mary Will iamson H undley, Gresham Court Apts., Richmond , Va. Mrs. John Walton Noell (Vi rginia Boyd ), (deceased ) Mrs. P. W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson), (deceased )

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President Emeritu ~M.rs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson), 1405 H ardy, Independence, M o. /'reside nt-Mrs. W. Lawson Blacksto ne (Mary Emerson), 1740 Central Ave., Wilmette, lll.

Vice President-Mrs. H a rold C. Brown (Marie Scanlan), 3105 Rexford D r., South Bend 15, Ind .

Srcretary-Miss Helen L . Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd., Philadelph ia 51 , P enna.

Treasurer-Mrs. Clayton A. R ichard (Jean Carmichael Vedder ), Suite 206, 28!>2 Delaware Ave., Kenmore 17, N . Y. Memb'!lrship Director-Mrs. George J .

Malone, J r. (Helen H ooper ), 2614 S. Vandalia, T ulsa 14, Okla .

Editor-Miss Mary C . Goeke, 1473 O ak Knoll Dr., Cincinnati 24, 0.

Alum nae Director-Mrs . Alex 0 . Mathisen (Nancy Gibson ), 2453 W. T heresa , Anaheim, Calif.

Officer in Charge of Central Office-Mrs. Clayton A. Richard (Jean Carm ichael V edder), Suite 2CJ?1 2852 Delaware Ave., Kenmore 17, N. l" ,

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN

Alumnae Editor-Mrs. Kendall F. Bone (Shirley :P allatto), 3263 Vittmer Ave ., Cinci nnati 38, 0 .

Alumnae Organizer-Mrs . Leonard B. H ebert, Jr. (Hilda Giraud ) , 551 9 Charlotte D r ., New Orleans 22, La. Art-Mrs. Rober t ]. Wolf (Edith Gaupp) , R .R . No. I, R exfor d , N. Y. Awards- Mrs. Louis E . Fletcher (Ruth Newcomb ), 141 M arked T ree R d., N eedham 92, Mass.

Chapter Alumnae Secrttary-Mrs. J ohn J .

Dimond (Ma rtha Green ), 4028 20th St. N.E., Washington 18, D . C .

College Editor-Mrs. Do nald D . Olson (Pa uline Smith), 8632 Pringle Dr .. Cincinnati 31, 0 .

Constitution-M iss Patricia Talla, 4531 E. Quar tz Mt. !Rd ., Phoenix, Ariz.

Convention-Miss Helen L . Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd ., Philadelphia 51, Penna .

Fellowship-Mrs. Stewart W . K oenemann (Bonnie Payne), 1230 Hoyt Dr ., St. Louis 37, Mo .

Founders' Day-Mrs. William B. Barre 395 H opkins Rd ., (Betty Barber), Willi amsville 21, N. Y. Historian- Miss Charlotte L. Adams, 29 Carver Road, Watertown 72, Mass.

Housing--Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone (Mary Emerson) , 1740 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mafiazine-Miss Mary K. Reiff, 219 East 46th St. , Apt. 2-W, Kansas City 12.

Mo. Music- Mrs. Arthur L. Hellrich (Shirley Ainsworth) . 27 Abbington Terrace, Gle n Rock, N. ].

Philanthropic-Miss L. Geraldi ne Smith 207 N. Lime St., Lancaster, Penna. ' Rit ual- Mrs. Joe H. Brewer (Viola Caraway ) . 62 14 E. Murdock, Wichita 8, Kan. Ru.< h- Mrs. Phillip D . Ba rn es (Jo Ann W"·ring) , 829 N. Independence, Tip ton, I ndiana.

Scholarship- Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree), 19 Country Lane, Milford, 0 .

Stat e Day--Miss Sharon K. Chapman, 3837 Sierra Way, San Bernardino, Calif.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE

Alt>ha Sigma Alpha D elegat e-Mrs. A. Howard H a ll (Betty Philli ps), 342-D H iggins Rd ., Park R idge, Ill.

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.-------ALUMNA RECOMMENDATION----.

FOR MEMBERSHIP IN ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA MAIL TO ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA CENTRAL OFFICE, SUITE 206, 2852 DELAWARE AVENUE, KENMORE 23, NEW YORK Fwl nrume of gir路L_______________________________________________________________ Adm~-----------------------------

Candidate plans to atten!L____________________________________________________________ Collegc: Father's nrume.__________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ Relatives in Alpha Sigma Alpha (state relationship and chapter) ________________________________

Previous Education: High or preparatory schoob attended________________________________________________________ Address.______________________________________________________

Graduation Date ____________

Junior or other colleges attend eo_______________ - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Scholastic Rating: What was the approximate size of high school graduation class? ________________________________ What was the candidate's scholastic rank in the high school graduating class? __________________ List special scholastic honors received by candidate in high schoo'------------------------------

Activities During High School Course: Underscore the ones in which the candidate participated. In space below list special recognition. Student Council; Glee Club; Dramatic Club; Class Officer; Orchestra; YWCA; School Band; Art Groups; Athletic Teams; Literary Clubs; Honor Societies; Service Clubs; 4-H Group; School Publications_______________

Special Interests or Talents:

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Personal Qualities: Underscore the qualities that you believe the candidate has to a moderate degree. In case of unusual qualities, put two lines.

Personally attractive; dresses appropriately; friendly manner; shy; well-mannered; outspoken; thoughtfw of others; selfish; loyal; aggressive; enthusiastic; rumbitious; tolerant.

Does she work well in a group? (Yes - No) Is she likely to place her personal rumbitions ahead of those for the welfare of the group? (Yes- No) Financial Responsibilities: Is the candidate attending college on a scholarship? ___________________________________________ Is she working to augment her college money? ________________________________________________ Could she financially afford to join a sorority?

Recommended by ---------------------------- -------------------College Chapter-___________ Signature Address _____________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ______________________

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OFFICERS' CALENDAR

Ylay

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

REPORTS TO Bl!. SENT TO NATIONAL PRESIDENT

10 10 10

June July August

10 10 10

Chapter Scholarship Aims Annual Report Form Personal Introductory Letter from NEW Chapter Presi dent Directory of NEW Chapter Officers Summer Vacation Plans R eport of Chapter's Summer Activities Plans for F all Activities

REPORTS TO BE SI!.NT TO CE NTRAL OFFICE

March April

10 10

May

10

June

10

:\fembership Report for February Election Report Form on NEW Presiden t ~ c mbers hip Report for March Form listing 1963 Gra duates and Undergraduat s Directory Report Form of NEW Chapter Officen ~embership Report for April Summer Address Report Form :\<lembership Report for May

VICE-PRESIDENT March April May

10 10 10

June

10

Letter to National Vice-President .-\nnual R eport to National Vice-President Introductory letter from NEW Chapter President Letter to National Vice-President

V ic., .

10 10

May or not later than June 10

Co ndensed monthly report Condensed monthly report FORM II Special report introduci ng new recordin! secretary FOLLOWING ELECTIO NS-Letter from the NEW sec retary" Condensed monthly report to be sent following YO UR last chapter m eeting

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY April or May or any time ol you r elections

L e tter introducing R~ port Form 3

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April

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May

10

June July

10 10

Yfay

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:\1embership Summary Report Form :\"e w Rush Chairman R eport Form Summer .-\ddress R eport Form

Ylarch April

10 10

Ylay

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Report on Ritua listic Ceremonies .·\nnua l R eport with Record of Services from .-\pr il 10, 1962 to Apri l 10, 1963 In trod uc tory let ter from new chaplain

CHAPLAIN

COLLEGE EDITOR Ylarch

10

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10

May

10

25-30 words abo ut outstanding chap ter achievement for the Alumnae Bulletin to the ::'<ational College Edi tor To the NAT IONAL COLLEGE EDITOR- Letter from NEW Editor To the NATIONAL HISl'ORIAN- Report of the chapter's ac ti vi ties for the year

Some time during the year a NEWSLETTER to the Chapter's Alumnae is to be published and mailed to all alumnae and :-lational Officers.

RUSH CHAIRMAN Rush R eport Form Per,onal le tter [rom new Rush Chairman with plans for fall

r u>h

COLLEGE PANHELLENIC REPRESENTATIVE The NPC delegate should be informed instantly a ll during the year of a ny trends or act ions a ffec ting sororities on campus.

College Pa nhellenic representative sends ASA's Housing Chairman , (Mrs. Blackstone) information . (r epor-t form provided ) SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN

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corresponding secretary

The National Scholarship Chairman should be sent the · scholarshiire port at the close of EACH grad ing period. The final report must be in by AUGUST 10 y(ay

TREASURER March

Introductory letter from newly elected membership di rector

R EPO RTS TO BE SENT TO CENTR.\ L 0FFl CE

10 days afte r pledging :\lay 10

RECORDING SECRETARY Maroh April

10

Special Reports: I . Pledge Organization- Due after the largest pledge class has had 2 m eetings .

2. Pledge Evaluation-Due in the spring at the time of chapter elections.

3. Elec tion Report Form-Due immediately after elections .

PRESIDENT

March April May

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR REPORTS TO BE SE.NT TO NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

10

Letter evalua ting the chapter's Scholarship Prog ra m

Financial Report for February File of Supplies Report Financial R eport for March .-\nnual R eport from Auditor Election Report Form on New Treasure r Financial R eport for April Personal L etter from New Treasurer Summer Address R eport Form Fina ncial R eport for May Rud~et Report Form

ALUMNAE CHAPTERS March

Amr wisher Graduate loa n applica tions to Nationa l Scholarshi p Chairman, Mrs. Wm . B. Niemeyer, 19 Country Lane, Milford, Ohio Shar p .-\ward ball ots to Na tional Alumnae Di rector , Mrs. Alex 0 . Mathi en, 2453 W. Theresa, A na hei m , Ca lifornia

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