Asa phoenix vol 49 no 2 winter 1964 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

WINTER 1964

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

VOLUME49

WINTER, 1964

NUMBER 2

CONTENTS A Changing Time, A Rediscovery of Values... .... ................ ....... ..... ....... ......... ..... .... How to Get the Most from Your ASA Convention.. ........ ..... .............. ................. ...... Our Convention Site-lrresistable...... .. ........ .......................................................... ... . North Carolina-Variety Vacationland ............................. .............. .. ... ................. ..... The 1964 Nominating Committee .. .... ................... .......... ........................................... Scholastic Honors ...... .... ....... ........ ..................... .... ..... ..... .. .. .... ........ .. ............... ... ... ..... .. In Memoriam ...... .. .... ... ........ ...... .. ........ ....... ............. ...... ...................... ...... ................... ASA State Days, 1964 ........... ... ......... .................. .. ... .. ... ...................... ......................... First In Arkansas ..... .... .... .. ........ .. .... .... ... ....... ... ... ..... ........ ... ....... ... ... .... ....... ... ... .... ....... New Alumnae 'C hapter ... ............ ........ ..................... .. ........................................... .. ..... Panhellenic Officers ................. ................ ........ ...................... .... .. ............................... .. ASA Alumnae Doing Their Part in City Panhellenics ......... .. ... ........... ........ ........... What Is Your Answer? ......................... .. ........................ ....... ...................................... Resolution by the National Panhellenic Conference ....... ............... ............. .......... ... Have You Tried This Rush Party Idea? ........ ......... ... .. .. ... .. ............................. .. ... ....... Epsilon Epsilon Unveils Plans for New Chapter Home ...... .. ................ .................... Class Officers .......................................... .................... ............ ......... .. .............. ............. Peace Corps Volunteers.. ......... .. ................................................. .. .......................... ........ Alpha Sigs on Campus . .... .......... .. .. .. ............ ................... .. .. ................. .... ...... ...... ...... .. . Zeta Zetas Go "People to People".. .... .................... .. ....... .. .............. ............................. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas .. .................................... .................. .................... .. Alpha Sigma Beauties ........... .. .. .. ............. ................... ...... .. ........ .. .... ........... .......... .. .. .... Fraternity Favorites ... ........ .. ......................... ..................................... ................. .......... Convention, 1964 ... ............. ... ..... .. .. .. .. .... ......... .. ... ..... ... .................................... ............ Convention Reservation and Registration Blanks..... .. ........... ............ .......................... Pertinent Convention Information .......... ...... .. ....... ...... ....... ......... ............................... Convention Preview ... ........ ... ........ ................. .. .......... ...................... ............................. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, .. . 9. Whatever Happened to 8? .................. ........... .. .... ....... .. .... Alpha Sigma Alpha Spotlight . ...... .... .. .......... .... .. ........ .. .. ... .. .... .. ...... .... .. ........... ....... .. College Chapters News Letters .................... ..... .. .. ............ .. ......................................... Memories ....................... .... .... .. ...................... ...... ........................ ...... ...... .. ..... ..... .. .. ...... . Alumnae Chapters News Letters ...................... ................... ............. .................. ... ..... Alpha Sigma Alpha Directory ....................... ........ ........................ ......... ............ .. ...... ALUMNAE EDITOR SHIRLEY P. BONE

EDITOR MARY C. GOEKE

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COLLEGE EDITOR PAULINE S. OLSON

THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA AIJPHA is published in the fall, winter, spring, and summer of each year at 2642 University Avenue, St. Paul 14, Minnesota, by Leland Publishers, Inc. (The Fraternity Press), official publishers for the sorority. The subscription price is $1.50 a year. Send change of address and business Correspondence to Alpba Sigma Alpha Central Office, Suite No. 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue. Ken路 more 17, New York. Address all correspondence of an editorial nature to the editor, Miss Mary C . Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Drive. Cincinnati 24. Ohio. Second-class postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Alpha Sigma Alpha, Suite No. 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue, K enmore 17. New York.

A CHANGING TIME, A REDISCOVERY OF VALUES Most of us are aware that we are in a changing time. Religion industry, science, transportation, education-all have had tremendou leaps of knowledge and accomplishment. Yet the rapidity of change leave us breath less and confused. We are used to the familiar, but are thrown constantly into situations that are so n ew and challenging that we wonder what to do n ext. Often a first reaction is to want to back off, and let the swirling current of life, and the multiple problems that it brings, weep on by. But this we cannot do . We realize that this current of life has us in its power-we are caught up in it ; we are not looking at it objectively- it has a mighty influence upon us. In our daily lives we must fight continually to keep our sense of balance and direction, or we go under. To do this sensibly and purposefully should be our aim, and while so doing to maintain all of our strengths- mental, physical, and spiritual to allow good performance both today and tomorrow. By facing the fact of life that CHANGE is inevitable and constant, the h ealthy, forward-looking

person should joyfully anticipate all of the responsibilities, penalties and rewards that are a product of CHANGE. Basic values do not deteriorate- th e foundation stones of human behavior are today what they wer yesterday and many yesterdays before. Only ou r approach to them may be different. To maintain a well-balanced view, we need association with women .from many sections of the country, women who are a product of varying cultures. For our specific group in ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA this association and this fellowship comes at CoNVENTION! Here the sharing of experiences and ideas, and the search for methods to weigh the values placed on approaches to daily living, ar given ample expression. And besides, there is PLENTY OF FUN! The Bra YEAR is 1964 because this is ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Convention time! Will YOU be there? We' ll be looking for YOU! MARY E. BLACKSTONE

National President

HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR ASA CONVENTION IN 1964 1. Plan your own participation in the convention from the moment you decide to attend. 2. Avoid disappointment- make your reservation early. 3. Review names of your National Officers and convention chairmen. 4. tudy the convention program. A delegate is obliged to attend all sessions planned by the National Organization. Be punctual at all sessions. 5. A_s the Co ~vention i. ~h e governing body of the sorority, a member attending as a delegate has a Ita! part m determmmg the future of Alpha Sigma Alpha. 6. Jot down speci~c pr?blems now confronting your chapter. Have them ready for discussion in the round-table se sions m order to help find a solution. 7. When you arrive at Convention check the list of delegates and visitors. Get to know them personall . 8. apit~lize on meal-time hours. Many n ew friends can be made. The decorations will provide rush party Idea. 9. Make a li t of new friends. made at Convention. Keep in touch with them after you return home. 10. Make the most of everythmg offered at Convention. You will be well paid for your efforts. As a hapter delegate or i itor we hope the Convention will help you better to fulfill your duties to our hapter. HELEN L. CoREY

National Conven路tion Chairman 2

OUR CONVENTION SITE- IRRESISTIBLEI By M . MADELINE GROH

Con vention Publicity Chairman The GROVE PARK INN , s:::ene of the 1%4 National Convention of Alpha Sigma Alpha, is situated on a hill -top setting of incomparable beauty. The first and foremost resort area of the South, with its high altitude, gentle summer breezes, and mild climate, together with spectacular scenery, combine to make it th :: ideal convent ion site. Asheville, North Carolina, is an interesting city. Garden lovers, especia~ly, will be thrilled by the imaginative and fascinating landscaping and the tremendous variety of flowers and plants that flourish on every hand. The beautiful Dogwood Trail, a two-hour drive to po:nts of interest and historical shrines and through th e residential sections oÂŁ Asheville, will delight every Alpha Sigma. The most popular attraction for sight-seers is Biltmore House and Gardens. Built by George Vanderbilt, the 365 room chateau is patterned after the French R enaissance Chateaux, and is filled with priceless treasures centuries old . The Gardens, which are in constant bloom, are said to be the finest example of landscape architecture in AmerICa.

Another favorite of visitors is the home of Asheville's famous son, Thomas Wolfe. " Old K entucky Home," the boarding house made famous in his

The Biltmore Estate

novel, Look Ho meward, Angel, is full y preserved and is a perfect exan1ple of early Americana . A quaint little English village hou ses Biltmore Industries, where one may see all the processes of turning raw wool into sturdy a nd beautiful handloom ed cloth. The Industries were started by Mrs. George Vanderbilt in 1901 when she opened a small craft school to enco urage the mountain people to use the skills and crafts of their Scotch and

An aerial photograph of the 'Grove Park Inn

English ancestors. Very few will be able to res1st buying yards of the beautiful Biltmore Homespun. The Industries are adjacent to the Grove Park Inn (a three minute walk ) . You can't miss this. In th e Asheville area turing pottery, carving, handicrafts interpreted ancient crafts but also slant in design.

there are other shops fea= silver, and wrought iron in the tradition of the with a new and modern

The 1964 Convention will be a thrilling experience. Every Alpha Sigma Alpha should seriously consid er attending. With all of these added attractions, we hope the invitation is irresistible! See you at the Grove Park Inn- in Asheville-the beautifu l " land of the sky"! The inviting pool at the Grove Park Inn

NORTH CAROLINA-VARIETY VACATIONLAND In North Carolina you have a choice of vacation lands- beach or mountain or the piedmont in between- or all three for variety. The Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway and the other fine highways make sky-driving a thrilling adventure. The mountains, the ocean coast, the lakes offer endless opportunity for recreation of a ll kinds. The Great Smoky Mountains National Pa rk is America's most visited nationa l park . On th e Outer Banks I slands off North Ca rolina's north ern stern coast, Cape Hatteras Nation al Seashore R ecreation Area xtends for seventy miles between Nags H ead and O cracoke. Campsites and vacation cabins are ava ilable for famili es in any of the twelve state parks. At Chimney Rock Park, a short distance from Asheville, you wi ll see one of nature's unusu al phenomena, as well as a maj estic view of bea utiful Lake Lure and th e Piedmont Valley stretch ing away to the horizons. An elevator is avai lable to take yo u to the top of Chimney Rock if you do not feel up to climbing the hundreds of steps. The Sky Lounge and gift shop are found on th e top of the Rock . Numerous hiking trails lead one to such wonders as D ev il's H ead and Hickory Nut Falls. North Carolina is a state rich in history. It is fascina ting to visit along the paths of histo;路y in the Tar H eel State of today. One of history's great mysteries, The Lost Colony, is a na tional histori shrine at restored Fort R aleigh on Roanoke Island. Th e pioneer outdoor drama, "The Lost Colony," is perform ed a ll summer long for thousands of visitors to the shrine.

N earby at Kitty Hawk is the large monument which marks the flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903. A modern museum containing Wright memorabilia is maintained by the National Park Service. The whole family wi ll enjoy driving through the bright leaf tobacco plantations and having a guided tour through the efficient, spotless cigarette plants.

Chimney Rock, North Carolina A natural wonder

The cliffs of Chimney Rock with beautiful Lake Lure shown in the distance.

Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, at Boone, another summer drama, "Horn In The West," is presented. This depicts the adventurous struggles of Daniel Boone in western North Carolina. Within the city of Winston-Salem is the charming restored village of Old Salem, an 18th century Moravian Congregation town . At Bern, one may see Tryon Palace, the seat of the last Royal Governors, and called the most beautiful building in

colonial America. In the beautiful capital city of Raleigh is the restored home of Andrew Johnson and a monu ment to North Carolina's three presidents, Jackson, Polk, and Johnson . All Alpha Sigma Alphas and their families will enjoy discovering for themselves why this is truly a vacationland of infinite variety, interest and charm .

THE 1964 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Each convention year COLLEGE AND ALUMNAE CHAPTERS oF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA are contacted and asked to make recommendations in writing for National Counci l members for the ensuing three years. However, we realize that there are other members who are not affiliated 路with a chapter who would like to suggest well-qualified members for consideration as National Officers. Your committee is fully aware of the importance of this work and all names submitted will be given serious consideration. From your recommendations of women of ability and with qu alities of leadership will come the slate of officers to be presented and voted upon at the National Convention, GROVE PARK INN, Asheville, North Carolina, July 6-10, 1964. MISS EVELYN G. BELL Chairman 767 Lafayett e A venue, Buffalo 22, N ew York MRS. JOE H . BREWER 6214 E . Murdo ck, Wichita 8, Kansas

MISS LILLIE GREER 393 H ollywood, Akron, Ohio

SCHOLASTIC HONORS Bv ANNE P. NIEMEYER, National S cholarship Chairman THE sc HOLARSHIP records are kept in periods of three years, and at each Convention awards are presented to the two chapters with the highest average and to the two chapters showing the grea test improvement. It has been customary to list on this page the cha pters receiving the high honors ; however, in this issue I wish to give recognition to the 12 cha pters that have shown appreciable improvement prior to the present school year. They are: EPSILON EPSILON, ETA ETA, THETA THETA, KAPPA KAPPA, PHI PHI, BETA LAMBDA, BETA NU , BETA RHO, BETA PHI, BETA OMEGA, GAMMA ALPHA, AND GAMMA BET A.

DO YOU KNOW THAT???- Alpha Sigma Alpha had more than 200 members on the Honor Roll or D ean's List last year? ALPHA ALPHA had three Phi Beta Kappas? Eleven chapters ranked first in scholarship? Of these eleven, more than half compete with more than eight sororities? ALPHA GAMMA had 10 on the Dean's list? BETA BETA had 34 memberships in 12 honoraries? NU NU had three with straight A's for the spring semester? BETA MU had 14 on the Dean's List? BET A PHI had four m embers who received M eda llion Awards for outstanding achievement? BETA CHI'S straight A student is a freshman? BETA OMEGA's pledge class received the scholarship trophy? GAMMA ALPHA's pledge class average was higher than the members' average? This is only a sampling of the outstanding scholarship and achievem ents of our members. Each chapter has put forth greater effort to improve its scholarship and a variety of m ethods have been employed ; but the most important and rewarding achievem ent is that the results have made stronger chapters.

Informat ion about and applications for the

AMY M. SWISHER FELLOWSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDY are obtainable at the ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA CENTRAL OFFICE Suite 206, 2852 Delaware Avenue Kenmore 17, New York Completed applications due bâ&#x20AC;˘y April I , 1964, to Karlene Hendrix, Phi Phi president, accepts the Panhellenic C~uncil Scholarship TroJ?hY from Dr. .J. W. .Jones, pr~sident. of Northwest Missouri State College, thus makmg this the fourth consecutive year that the Phi Phi chapter has earned this trophy.

MRs. WILLIAM B. NIEMEYER 19 Country Lane Milford, Ohio

IN MEMORIAM Kathleen McClenaghan Marshall (Mrs. E. C.) AA Maude Christopher N attinger (Mrs. Orlo R. )

ALA STATE DAYS, 1964

ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA DATE-April18 PLACE-Sheraton-Charles Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Edward L. Pugh 4260 Brussels Drive Jackson 6, Mississippi

OHIO DATE-April 18 PLACE-Nationwide Inn Rt. No. 40 Columbus, Ohio CHAIRMAN-Mrs. H elen R. Cook 3446 Darlington Road Toledo 6, Ohio

ILLINOIS DATE-April18 PLACE-LaSalle Hotel Chicago, Illinois CHAIRMAN-Miss Mary Beth Cooley 15201 Page Street Harvey, Illinois INDIANA DATE-April 11 PLACE-Pittenger Student Center Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana CHAIRMAN-Mrs. Charles Beavers 1208 Brentwood Lane Muncie, Indiana

OKLAHOMA DATE- To Be Announced PLACE-To Be Announced Tulsa, Oklahoma CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Jim LaBorde 1910 E . 50th St. North Tulsa, Oklahoma PENNSYLVANIA DATE- April 18 PLACE-Hotel Hershey Hershey, Pennsylvania CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Ralph E. Peters 402' Candlewyck Rd. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

KANSAS-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA DATE- March 14 PLACE-Student Center Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas CHAIRMAN-Miss Van Trowbridge 107 W . Adams Pittsburg, Kansas

Complete State Day plans were not yet available when this issue of THE PHOENIX wen路t to press, and consequently, there may be changes in the information listed abo ve. For confirmation or furth er information please contact the Chairman of the State- Day in which you may be i nterested.

FIRST IN ARKANSAS by JOANNE CRAWFORD Beta Lambda Publicity Chairman

DELEGATES FROM FIVE COLLEGE CHAPTERS PRESENT AT THIS SUCCESSFUL FIRST ARKANSAS STATE DAY THE BETA LAMBDA CHAPTER held the first Alpha Sigma Alpha State Day in Arkansas on October 4, 5, and 6, on the Arkansas State Teachers College Campus in Conway. The theme of "First in Arkansas" was carried throughout the weekend activities, and it was a very successful first for Arkansas and for Alpha Sigma Alpha. The general committee for organizing State Day was Shirley Deslauriers, Marty Enderlin, Clara Bess Matson, Bert Wulff, Vivienne Rowland, and Barbara J o Rogers. The general secretary was Frankie Price; official hostesses were Stella Cash, Joan Bender and W andeana Borgard; the social chairman was Vivienne Rowland; and the publicity chairman was Joanne Crawford. The other college chapters that were represented at this first Arkansas State Day were Beta Mu, Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas; Gamma Zeta, Arkansas A&M College, College Heights, Ar~ansas; Beta Zeta, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana; and Beta Nu, Murray State College, Murray Kentucky. Also present was Mrs. W. Lawson Blackstone, National President of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Registration began Saturday morning and, following this, a general meeting was held with Shirley Deslauriers, Beta Lambda, president, presiding. Wandeana Borgard, Beta Lambda chaplain, began the meeting with a devotional. Shirley Deslauriers then introduced the chapters present, their sponsors and Mrs. Blackstone. Mrs: Blackstone was presented with a corsage of white. daisies. Miss Marie Schichtl, Beta Lambda adviser, was recognized for being the first Alpha Sig to be initiated in Arkansas, and she was also presented with. a corsage. A welcome song was sung by Shawn Fort, Noel Harlow, Diana Thomason, Carolyn Umstead, Delores Clark, and路 Pat Hendrickson all Beta . ' Lambdas, to the tune of "Mr. Sandman". This song was written by . Sharon Fort and was so

well received by the group that it was called for again in the afternoon meeting. Following the welcome and the introductions, the hostesses were introduced and the program was explained. Beta Mu chapter at Henderson State Teachers College volunteered to be host to the 1965 Arkansas State Day. To end the general meeting, a skit was presented by Clara Bess Matson BA in which she portrayed the poem, "A Peach". A luncheon was held in the west dining hall on the ASTC Campus following the general meeting. Several of the faculty and administration members at ASTC were present at this luncheon. They were Mrs. Olive Ferguson, Dean of Women; Miss Frances Webb and Miss Gladys Sachse, Panhellenic sponsors; and Mrs. Edith Reynolds, dormitory hostess of Bernard Hall. The Alpha Sig sponsors that were present were Mrs. Virginia Wilmuth BM, Miss June Reynolds BA, and Miss Marie Schichtl BA. The main speaker for the luncheon was Mrs. Blackstone. After lunch the guests were invited to visit the Beta Lambda sorority room which has just recently been refurnished. Discussion groups were then held in the student center ballroom. The- first three groups were philanthropic led by Joanne Crawford BA; .rushing

The General .Committee for the Arkansas State Day were, left to nght, front row, Bert Wulff, Frankie .Price and Barbara Jo Rogers; back row Clara Bess Matson Marty Enderlin, Shirley Deslau~iers, and Vivienn~ Rowland.

NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTER WHO, WHEN, AND WHERE

GREATER LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS

Registrants at the Arkansas State Day.

led by Jane Keasler BM; and your responsibility to your sorority led by Betty Lou Maxwell l'Z. Three more discussion groups followed a tenminute break. They were your responsibility as a Greek to your school led by Betty Kellogg I'Z; pledging led by Toni Zackert and Stella Cash BA; and finances led by Jamie Shell BM. A general meeting followed these discussion groups in which reports were given from each group. An alumnae discussion was held with all representatives present. The discussion was led by Judy Matthews BM; Mrs. Sally Powell, president of the Greater Little Rock alumnae group; and Mary Lou Womble, Beta Lambda membership director. Saturday night all of the Alpha Sigs attended the ASTC-College of the Ozarks football game. We sat in a group and were recognized during the half-time presentation. Sunday morning the remaining representatives attended the First Methodist Church along with the Beta Lambda members. A luncheon was held following the church service at which Mrs. Blackstone was presented with a charm in the shape of Arkansas. The first Arkansas State Day was concluded at the end of this luncheon. This state day was a wonderful first for Arkansas and a wonderful beginning for the state days that will follow. As Shirley Deslauriers, BA president, phrased it in her introductory speech, "With the help of all present, this will be another star in AlA's crown to light the way for the success of the state days to come." And with the conclusion of the first Arkansas State Day we all felt that we had added another star to AlA's crown.

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA alumnae in the Greater Little Rock, Arkansas, area met on August 15, 1963, to reorganize their chapter. They selected their chapter name, Greater Little Rock; and J u d y Matthews BM, Shirley Deslauriers BA and Clara Bess Matson BA explained the requir eme nts of an alumnae chapSALLY M. POWELL ter and gave guidance in its organization. The officers elected are as follows: President- Sally M cK elvy Powell BM Vice-President-Mary Ann Glenn BM Secretary- Rita Taylor Rodgers BA Treasurer-Lillian Smith BM Phoenix Correspondent-Judy Whorley Pouzar BM

Magazine Chairman-Jeri Thompson Rowe BM

The first meeting after the re-organization was held September 24 at t!he home of Sandra Whisnant Sullards BA with 18 members present. Sally McKelvy Powell, president, read letters of congratulations from the Beta Mu and Beta Lambda chapters on the reorganization. It was voted to have six meetings a year and local dues were set. A committee was appointed to study other alumnae constitutions and to draw up one for the chapter to b e presented at the next meeting. Several of the members attended the first Arkansas State Day, October 4, 5 and 6 on the Arkansas State Teachers College campus, and Sally McKelvey Powell was on a panel which discussed alumnae activities. The next meeting will be a Founders' Day celebration and t!he first Alpha Sigma Alpha initiated in Arkansas has been invited to be the speaker.

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Karen Wykstra B~ Panhe11enic President Western Michigan University

Sandra Appleby m:: Panhellenic President Southwest Missouri State College

Joanne Bowe B.P Panhellenic President Stout State College

Jane Keasler BM Panhellenic Secretary Henderson State Teachers Collc'ge

Ellen McCarron XX Panhellenic Secretary Ball State Teachers College

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Stella Cash BA Panhellenic President Arkansas State Teachers College Barbara Chick 4>4> Panhellenic President Northwest Missouri State College jody Sims BK Panhellenic President Western Illinois University

Nancy Adams XX A.W.S. Representative to Panhellenic Ball State Teachers College Sharon Smith PP Panhellenic Treasurer Marshall University Linda Moore AB Panhellenic Treasurer Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

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.ASA ALUMNAE ARE DOING THEIR PART IN CITY PANHELLENICS JusT as College Panhellenics coordinate Sorority activities on the College campus, City Panhellenics form the nucleus around which Alumnae Chapters function. A strong City Panhellenic Association can provide immeasurable services for its member sororities, but, as in every organization, it can only be as strong and functional as its personnel. Alpha Sigma Alphas throughout the country are shouldering their share of these jobs, with the result that both the City Panhellenics and Alpha Sigma Alpha are benefiting from their serv1ces. One of the Akron Ohio, Panhellenic's mos~ active me m b e r s is Louise George Holt 00 who is currently serving as h i s t o r i a n of that group. She was also one of the models in their recent style show. Another alumna, Lillie Greer ~~' is one of the seven Honorary Life Members of the Akron Panhellenic, a memberLO UISE HOLT ship awarded for outstanding contributions to the Panhellenic. Dottie Krieg Bauer rE wound up a very successful year as Chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Chicago City Panhellenic by introducing the five scholarship winners at the Panhellenic Award Luncheon. The Cincinnati City Panhellenic again has the services of Dolores Brown Vinson BN as Publicity Chairman, a position that has been held by an Alpha Sigma Alpha for the past several years. The Dayton, Ohio, Panhellenic Association held its annual luncheon on June 8, to which all sorority members were invited for the installation of officers, including the installation of an Alpha Sigma Alpha as president. The event took an ironic twist and was met with mixed emotions. Virginia Raga Black XX had served in various chairman and officer capacities for six years, working her way toward the presidency. When she was presented with the presidential gavel, she was forced to announce that she and her family were being transferred to Wausau, Wisconsin, on August 1, whereupon she handed 路rhe gavel to an-

Virginia Haga Black, left, with Lucille Wolfe West at the Dayton Panhellenic luncheon.

other very capable member of the Dayton Alpha Sigs, Lucille Wolfe West AA. The home of Elizabeth Brock Allison ww was the scene in September of the Denver City Panhellenic I uncheon at which other members of the Denver Alumnae chapter were hostesses. Margaret Allen Dibert XX is representing Alpha Sigma Alpha for the second time on the Fort Wayne Panhellenic Council, and will be the hostess this year for the annual Presidents' Party. Pat Friedly Hogarth MARGARET DIBERT Bw is the newly installed Secretary of the Kalamazoo City Panhellenic. Her two-year term in that office will climax many years of active representation in that organization from the Kalamazoo Alumnae chapter. Another Alpha Sigma Alpha also holds the office of Secretary in her Panhellenic Association- Donna McGinnis Gilbert rrrr, who represents the Northern Virginia Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae chapter in the local Panhellenic. On August 14 the Greater Kansas City Panhellenic Association entertained 500 high school graduates and their mothers at the "Campus Caucus" held in the Kansas University Medical Center Auditorium. Billie Tyler Owen BE, who served

as chairman of the representatives of the 24 area colleges at the event, will serve as Chairman of the 1964 "Campus Caucus." The St. Louis Panhellenic Association annually sponsors bridge parties, the proceeds of which go for scholarships. Valerie Severance Ferber, Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae delegate, served as Chairman of the Bridge Committee last year, and under her chairmanship, nearly Two Thousand Dollars was collected. The Toledo Alumnae chapter is well represented in the Toledo Panhellenic Council this year. Grace Fulworth Haworth 6.A, who has served in many capacities, is the Corresponding Secretary, and Helen Robinson Cook AA is a member of the Ways and Means Committee. They have plans to bring Captain Kangaroo to Toledo in February as a fund raising project for the Panhellenic Scholarship Fund.

Nadine Hervi Park EE is serving as Co-Chairman of the Hospitality Committee of the Tulsa Panhellenic Board, and Wichita Alumnae are proud of Catherine Green Colberg EE who has become President of the Wichita Panhellenic. Catherine has been active in Panhellenic for some time and held the office of Secretary last year. She also had served on the tea committee for the annual Panhellenic Style Show, the purpose of which is to raise money for scholarships. CATHERINE COLBERG

WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER? Are we good citizens? Certainly, we reply; we are law-abiding, we attend church, we pay our taxes, and we are good neighbors to all with whom we come in contact. We love our American way of life. So goes complacency in our time. We read the headlines in our newspapers regarding communism and its ruthless path to obtain its goal of world domination and, ordinary citizens that we are, do not show our concern. We can continue along our "everything's rosy" path until one day it is no more, unless we alert ourselves to our danger. As ordinary citizens we can alert ourselves, and NOW! The following, taken from the booklet, " Challenge to Americans," under copyright by The Advertising Council, Inc., New York, New York, is most apropos:

A CALL TO GREATNESS This nation was forged in the crucible of rebellion. It is no stranger to struggle. Today's American has emerged from the challenges of yesterday. The challenges to our growth, and to our very existence, which we face today are awesome but not insurmountable. We can meet them and go on to greater heights as a nation-if every citizen will help. The country's strength is the sum of the strengths of each American. Na tions grow great as the integrity of their citizens rises. They fall when their people grow abnormally selfish and morally slack. We are in for a long struggle. Let us use this struggle to challenge the best in each of us. It is a time for each of us to do something for his country-something extra, something more than routine-which contributes to our Nation's strength, unity and progress . . The Na_tional Panhell_enic Conference has long been aware of the communist threat to our way of hfe, and m 1961 unammously adopted the Freedom And Responsibility Resolution. As college women, let's be responsible citizens, NOW! HELEN H. MALONE

National Membership Director

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

fittton~~ Unanimously Adopted November 16, 1961

WHEREAS, the following resolution was passed .by IRAC June 3, 1961; WHEREAS, college Greek Jetter societies had their birth in our country's revolutionary period; and · WHEREAS, the Constitution and Bill .of Rights formulated for the people of our country protection of life,. liberty, property, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, peaceable assembly and privacy of houses and papers·; and · WHEREAS, Greek letter societies, lodges, fraternal orders and other voluntary associations reflect those principles; · · THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows: 1. It is the responsibility of the Conferences represented in the Interfraternity Research and Advisory Council to aid Greek Jetter societies interpret those principles to undergraduate and alumni members. · · 2. It is the responsibility of the Conferences to help clarify for their members the differences between our country's revolution and revolutions now current in various parts of the world. 3. That in harmony with constitutional principles the Conferences can supplant the present coercive attitudes by the principle of mutuality of respect for natural desires to preserve religious convictions and ethnic integrity which may be diluted by intimate social relations. · Also, WHEREAS, the recent concept of colonialism as "the white man's burden" has been replaced by strong nationalism throughout the world; THEREFORE, be it resolved, That it is the responsibility of the Conferences to assist undergraduates and alumni in understanding the constitutional structure and personal rights which have made our country the most stable country in the world. AND WHEREAS, the same source of principles was emphasized in ·.the 1957 National Panhellenic Conference Declaration of Freedom which was as follov:rs: Statements are frequently made advocating the teaching of the theory and practice of communism. Because of our devotion to our country and allegiance to God we agree with those who emphasize that before communism is studied there must first be thorough and accurate education about the Constitution of the United States and the debates that dealt with its purpose to avoid concentrated Federal power and the insistence upon the principles which became the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. Such knowledge is essential to the preservation · of freedom in contrast with its destruction under totalitarian systems. The freedom "peaceably to assemble" stated in the first. amendment to the Constitu· tion makes possible a great array of clubs, societies, and organizations known as voluntary ' associations which provide diversity of interests and satisfactions to members. We are voluntary associations. We a.re dedicated to the preservation of freedom of citizens to choose their associates, which is a freedom characteristic of civilized. cultures, a freedom protected by the Constitution of the United .States, and ,sustained by the courts of our country since the time of its fo1,1nding .. We, the members of NPC, agree that we have a responsibility to contribute to accurate and thorough knowledge about the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights and to know the ideologies destructive of our Country. AND WHEREAS, the members of National Panhellenic Conference recognize the historic concept that the United States of America is a government under God, and WHEREAS, the members of National Panhellenic Conference know that the Ten Commandments and Christ's teachings, which together form the Judaic and Christian ethics, are historically related to our country's culture but without involvement with any school of theologians, and WHEREAS, carefully documented records prove the initiating forces in political, economic and social conflicts in every country including our own, and WHEREAS, the founders of our country pledged "their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor" to achieve .for thems~lves and posterity "the blessings of liberty," THEREFORE, as inheritors of that liberty, National Panhellenic Conference endorses the IRAC Resolution and the members of National Panhellenic Conference accept responsibility for the education~! effort amon.~ their members to accomplish understanding of the principles the IRAC Resolution and the National Panhellenic Conference Declaration for Freedom.

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THEME: ALPHA TRAZ INVITATIONS: HANDCUFFS. Red handcuffs joined by a white paper chain with a gold key attached form the invitation sent to each rushee. The rushee returns the key to RSVP. The handcuffs are made movable by the use of .brads. They have Alpha Sigma Alpha and the rushee's name in white lettering on the front and pertinen,t information on the back. NAME TAGS:

BALL AND CHAIN. This is hung around the rushee's neck.

COSTUMES: CHAPTER PRESIDENT wears a judge's robe and sentences the rushees to Alpha Traz as they are introduced to her at the entrance. CHAPTER MEMBERS wear jail costumes (black and white shirts and black skirts or slacks} and paint scars on their faces, adding bandaids and blood (catsup} for effect. '

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WANTED POSTERS with question marks instead of faces with desired qual-: ities of prospective pledges listed underneath. CAPTURED POSTERS with an 8" by 10" picture of a member with her achievements on campus and in sorority listed underneath.

REFRESHMENTS: BREAD (unfrosted angel food cake) and WATER (clear punch); or chili and crackers.

ENTERTAINMENT: A MOCK TRIAL and songs which can be obtained on request from Carmen Peltier, Escalante Terrace, Western State Col'lege, Gunnison, Colorado. JOANN WARRING BARNES National Rush Chairman 16

EPSILON EPSILON UNVEILS PLANS FOR NEW CHAPTER HOME THIS PAST YEAR has been an eventful one for the members of the Epsilon Epsilon chapter and the Emporia, Kansas, Alumnae chapter. Not only did they take an active part in celebrating the Centennial Year of Kansas State Teachers College, but they have also been busy making plans for their new home. In the spring of 1962, feeling that because of the increase in the college enrollment and growth of the sorority chapter it would soon be necessary to expand their present housing facilities, the Alumnae chapter decided that steps must be taken to provide an adequate and fireproof home with ample provision for off-street parking . .With that in mind, they purchased the property at 226 West 12th Street in Emporia, and began planning for the home they would build there. Letters were sent to all Epsilon Epsilon Alumnae requesting their help, and architects were hired to submit plans for the proposed structure. Carrie Williams

Patterson EE added impetus to the growing enthusiasm over the new home by researching and writing an interesting history of the Epsilon Epsilon chapter. This past summer the architects submitted plans and drawings of the proposed handsome threestory brick colonial building which will provide living quarters for forty girls. The old house on the future building site has been razed, and the financial details are now being worked out. The overall Committee on Planning of the Emporia Alumnae chapter consists of JoEllen Elliott Blaylock, chairman; and Virginia Briix Lowther, Ruth Staton Bloxom, Jerry Russell Edwards, Margaret Pugh O'Conner, Lucy Bender Foncannon and Martha Burch Williams. Chairmen of other comm ittees to date are Dixie Day Sigler, Interior Decorating; Virginia Smith Pennington, Landscaping; and Virginia Wiand Traylor, Projects.

Architect's drawing of the future home of Epsilon Epsilon chapter.

CLASS OFFICERS Marilyn Hammond BB Senior Class Vice President Colorado State College

Pat Duncan B~ Sophomore Class Secretary-Treasurer Southwest Missouri State College

Susie Hanna AB Senior Class Treasurer Northeast Missouri State College

Charlene Ammon Ar Senior Class Secretary Indiana State Teachers College

Bonnie Dickason BB Senior Class Secretary Colorado State College

Jamie Sue Shell B M Junior Class Senator Henderson State Teachers College

Carol Louise Behn AB Sophomore Class Councilwoman Northeast Missouri State College

Mary Linda Wilson AB Sophomore Class Treasurer Northeast Missouri State College

Toni Ketcios BB Senior Class Treasurer Colorado State College

Della Shaw B~ .Junior Class Senator Southwest Missouri State College

Kay McKee BB .Junior Class Vice President Colorado State College

Gayle Snyder AB .Junior Class Secretary Northeast Missouri State College

.Jean Boxler Ar Junior Class Secretary Indiana State Teachers College

Sunni Olive BM Sophomore Class Representative Henderson State Teachers College

Kay Richaro AB Freshman Class Secretary Northeast Missouri State College

PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS Since 'the Peace Corps was found ed less than three years ago, many Alpha Sigma Alphas have volunteered their services to this worthwhile organ'ization. All of them are grateful for the opportunity to serve their country, but th ey are also especially appreciative of the wonderful experiences it has provided for them. Th e following letters are good illustrations no路t only of how these sisters are serving their country, but also of why their endeavors can make us proud that they are our Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters.

ASA SISTERS: "I am very grateful for the opportunity to write a letter for The Phoenix. Not only do I get the chance to tell you of our wonderful experiences, but also I can send a special hello to Beta Beta chapter. "My husband, Steve, and I had an eight weeks training course at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., prior to our arrival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After a brief orientation in Addis Ababa we were assigned to the town of Jimma. Jimma is at an altitude of 6,000 feet and is surrounded by mountains. Usually the climate is wonderfully warm in the daytime and pleasantly cool in the evenings. However, because Jimma is "DEAR

Steve and Pat ~arnha.m ~ith Dagne, one of their eighth grade students m . Ethiopia.

very close to the equator, it does get very hot in the afternoons, and we have a rainy season during the months of June through September. "Steve teaches 7th and 11th grade mathematics, and I teach 7th and 8th grade English. We also teach night school five nights a week to young businessmen, police officers, and other members of the community. Starting in the 7th grade, the students are taught in English, so we do not have to teach in their language, Amharic. We have no textbooks, no electricity, and in some cases, no blackboards. The students sit three and four at a desk made to hold two. All of the students walk to school, although many of them live five to ten kilometers away. "The students at first were not at all receptive to the American method of teaching. Until the Peace Corps came, they were taught only to memorize. We were quite a shock to them with our "American accents" and methods. They were patient with us though, and we are understanding each other fairly well now. English is started in the 1st grade with the ABCs. In the 2nd grade they learn common nouns, and from the 3rd grade through the 6th grade they learn grammar and vocabulary. By the time they reach the 7th grade the students can make themselves understood, but 'just barely.' I have received several 'cuties' on students' papers such as the following definitions: ankle, your father's brother; and coffin, a place to have coffee. We have som~ very rewarding days such as the day a student told me, 'Miss, this is the first time I have every understood English.' On the other hand we have rather 'blue' days when the class can't tell a verb from an article. "We live in a house made of cow dung and grass with a thatched roof and are quite comfortable. We also have an 8th grade student who lives with us. I cook on a kerosene stove and heat our bath water with charcoal. We boil our water 20 minutes and cook all meat very well because of the danger of worms and tuberculosis. "For entertainment we spend much time reading the interesting and educational books the Peace Corps furnished us. We have a tape-recorder which we use for learning Amharic as well as for pleasure. We sometimes go out at night with a spotlight to see the abundant game in this area. We have seen a hyena, gazelle, wild boar, hippopotamus, and leopard. We also have a cinema which shows American films twice a week. Steve has organized a s~ort club after school for boys and I am working w1th some of the girls. "We are very thankful for this opportunity to

Pat Farnham teaching her seventh-grade English class.

serve our country. We'd like to think we are doing what we can to further peace and understanding throughout the world . The situations we meet are challenging, and we only hope that we deal with them correctly. We feel that we have learned much more than we have taught. One year is over and another is beginning. The time has gone very fast and we are looking forward to another fruitful year. "We would enjoy hearing from some of you. We would rather read mail than eat! Love in

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Box 234, c/o Peace Corps Jimma, Ethiopia." Alice John son R eynolds) who wrote the following letter) is currently on a leave of absence from San Jose State Co.ZZege) San Jo se) California, where her main responsibility w as to train elementary school •teachers in the fi eld of physical education. At present she and her husband are serving the Peace Corps by training volunteers. "DEAR ALPHA Sms:

"I am most happy to tell you something about my experiences with the Peace Corps training program in Puerto Rico as I feel that our Peace Corps, yours and mine, is making a most valuable contribution toward world understanding. "There are two training camps in Puerto Rico, Camp David Crozier and Camp Lawrence Radley . These camps were named for two young volunteers who lost their lives while serving their country in Colombia. "My husband, Tom, and I are on the staff at Camp Radley. We have been here over a year, and, as a consequence, have worked with many

trainees. It is always difficult to see the trainees leave even though one knows that a new training cycle is imminent. The program here is quite rigorous. Our day starts at 6:00 A.M. with conditioning exercises led by your girl, Friday. After breakfast, language study enters the picture and then the day really begins. The trainees are divided into groups and they rotate through such activities as rock climbing, hiking, swimming, and recreational skills. In the evenings we have films, speakers and panel discussions which are prepared by the trainees. · "My area, recreational skills, is planned to help the trainees learn how to teach games and dance skills to the children in the host country. Although the Volunteer's project might be in the area of health or agriculture, he spends his 'free' time with the people, too. Working a nd playing side by side breaks down barriers and misunderstandings. You might say that a really fine Volunteer is a "Jack of all trades"-if you will pardon the cliche. He is fl exible, creative and ingenious. "In the area of swimming (which mainly consists of a technique called drown proofing ) , rock climbing and hiking, the trainees learn that they are capable of many things that they did not dream possible. I'm afraid that most of us put limitations upon ourselves and it is a great feeling to discover that we have much so-called hidden potential. We like to feel that the trainee has an opportunity to 'discover himself' in the camp program. I feel that most of them do. "Since we are in a Spanish speaking culture most of our trainees are preparing to go to Latin America. In the Community R elations aspect of the program the trainees are given an opportunity to work with the people in the various towns throughout the island. If you could visit them you would find them working in construction, health and sanitation, education, agriculture, etc. The list is endless. Our hosts, the Puerto Ricans, are warm and generous people. We could not function without their support. "You would be very proud of the young people who are representing your country overseas and I wish that it were possible for each one of you to see them as they diligently prepare themselves for the work that lies ahead. Personally, I feel very fortunate to be a part of this worthy causethough my role is, indeed, small. Y ours for peac e) ALICE JoHNsoN R EYNOLDS

Peace Corps, Camp Lawrence Radley Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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Claudette Kaeberle r A Majorette Creighton University

Ann Finnicum Ar Women's Judicial Board President Indiana State Teachers College

Bonnie Jean Ringel BK Vice-Chairman of the Union Board Western Illinois University

Linda Layman XX Residence Hall Secretary and Student Staff Member Ball State Teachers College

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Pat Benes BK Secretary of the AU-University Student Government Western Illinois University Julie Redmon XX models the 1963 Homecoming outfit selected by the members of the Chi Chi chapter at Ball State Teachers Colle路ge.

"Laugh at Lafayette" was the theme of the Kappa Kappa chapter Homecoming float which won first place in the sorority division at Temple University.

Susan McConky 4><1> Assistant Editor of the Year book Northwest Missouri State College

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Judy Fritts, Lynda Gudde, Janette Maty, and Marilyn Hill, left to right, before their departure for Brussels.

Sleep on a luggage rack in Valencia, Spain, after frantic efforts of the Spanish police to find us a room? Oh, but this is only one small segment of the marvelous and usually riotous summer that was shared by four Alpha Sigs traveling through Europe on the University People-to-People program. Lynda Gudde, Judy Fritts, Janette Maty, and Marilyn Hill are the four, and since it is impossible to share all of our experiences we shall limit ourselves to a few of the unforgettable ones. We arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for a week of orientation, then traveled to Holla nd for a previously arranged conference with the mayor of Amsterdam. Our itinerary then took us across the English Channel to England for a few days, then through the "gorgeous by night" Paris. Versailles, France, was our next stop and we soon found ourselves at Marie Antoinette's Palace. We began our tour here and were quite disappointed because our guide spoke French and only Marilyn could understand h er. Half way through the Palace, we heard this voice .. . "Could it be English she is speaking?" we asked? Yes, it was. So immediately we joined the group of Americans and struggled to the front of the group in order to h ear every precious bit of information the guide was giving. We felt so fortunate to find English spoken but we found out, to our dismay, that the guide h ad been contracted by this group of people and they were paying h er especially for this tour. What could we do but laugh when we were informed of our mistake in joining this special group as the

G uooE ZZ guide explained to us we wouldn't have to paythis time! It was then to Bordeaux, France, to pick up our fifth person, Gerry D eFusco, who was also a n ambassador and an Alpha Chi Omega from the University of New Hampshire. Since there were four Missourians and now one Easterner, Gerry's accent soon became the cause of many laughs. Gerry had been staying with a family in Bordeaux as one of h er arranged home-stays, and the family insisted that we stay for the week-end in one of their cabins on the Ocean. It was here that we introduced our good American peanut-butter, which we had been saving, to the French, and you know, th ey could almost stand to eat it! We then spent three weeks in Spain seeing the Prado Museum in Madrid, several bullfights, and we even met an Alpha Sigma from Wisconsin while staying in a youth hostel in Valencia. From the Picasso collection in Barcelona, through Nice and Monaco, we arrived at the Eternal City of Rome. We fell in love with this magnificent city of Roman ruins, and with fond memories of the classical art, the Pope, and the outdoor concerts (Continued on Page 49)

While in Germany, .Janette, Marilyn, Judy and Lynda took time to pose in front of the world's largest Cuckoo Clock.

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A ffPICAl ASA CHRISTMAS lVl!?! 'Twas the night before Ghristma~ when all through third West Not an Alpha Sig was sleeping, they're all studying for tests; The stockings were hung on the doorknobs with care, In hopes that the Grate Claus soon would be there; The house mothers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of catastrophes danced in their heads, My roomie in her hair net, and I in my roller cap, Had just settled our brains for a short five-'hour nap, When out in the court there arose such a clatter, I tore across the hall to see what was the matter Away to the window I flew like a flash. Tore open the shade and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the bright Christmas tree Gave the luster of midday to all we could see.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a group of those Phi Sigs we all hold so dear, With a little old leader, so full of pep I knew in a moment it must be ole Shep. More melodic than sparrows his colleagues they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name. Now Gilbert! Now Ted! you, too, Kenny Red! On Pruit! On Penn~ On David and Ken! To the utmost let your voices all soar So they can be heard ' on the very top floor. Now sing away sing away! Let your voices all roar. Ere the final note of the . last carol was heard 路 Away they all ran like a thundering: herd; But I heard them exclaim ere they 路 ran out of sight, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night

About the Author .. .

SHIRLEY DESLAURIERS

Shirley Deslauriers is a member of the Beta Lambda chapter at Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway. She is a senior from North Little Rock, majoring in E lementary Education, and has participated in the Honors Program. At present she is serving as president of the Association for Childhood Education International路 sec' retary of Alpha Chi, honorary scholastic fraternity; and vice-president of the Beta Lambda ohapter. She has a lso served as vice-president of A:CEI, president of Bernard Hall and publicity chairman of Newrna~ Cl~~; and was elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Unwersztzes. She was also nominated by her chapter for the路 Frost Fidelity Award in 1963.

ALPHA SIGMA BEAUTIES • • •

Mary Jo Lakey B~ R.O.T.G. Military Ball Queen 13th Annual Barnwarming Queen Southwest Missouri State College

Linda Bouska ~~ American Royal Beauty Queen Candidate Northwest Missouri State College Martha Rose Bishop AB American Royal Beauty Queen Candidate Northeast Missouri State College

Lola DeFoe BH Homecoming Princess at Dickinson State College with the Homecoming Chief

Sharon Powell ZZ First Runner-up to "Miss Warrensburg," Missouri

Diane Mitchell <P<P Tau Kappa Epsilon Sweetheart Northwest Missouri State College

Loretta King XX Delta Chi Sweetheart Ball State Teachers College Oleta Werner B~ National Province Kappa Alpha Rose Southwest Missouri State College

Dee Asbeck Ar Theta Xi Sweetheart Indiana State Teachers College

Sally Ferguson Ar Theta Chi Sweetheart Court Indiana State Teachers College

Priscilla Thomas B~ First Attendant to the Sigma Pi Orchid Queen Southwest Missouri State College

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This is the slogan of the Grove Park Inn located one mile above Asheville, North Carolina! This is the setting for the 1964 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention!

"A hilltop setting of purest eharm serene, overlooking verdant valleys and forest-filled mountain ranges, while the very air you breathe is tinged with the seent of sweet pine and balsam." Relax in superb accommodations-the finest to be found in any hotel! Savor the gourmet cuisine! Absorb the North Carolina sun at the swimming pool or on the tennis courts! Ride and hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains! Golf at the 18-hole championship golf course of the Asheville Country Club! End your day in front of one of the handhewn stone fireplaces where great eight-foot logs are burned in the cool of the evening .... And all of this in the company of wonderful Alpha Sigma Alphas from all over the country! If you have never attended a national convention before, this is the ideal setting for a few days you will cherish forever. You will renew old acquaintances, make new friends, visit with your nationa'l officers, and meet the active, attractive young women who are carrying on the traditions of Alpha Sigma Alpha on their college eamruses. As a delegate or visitor, you will be a vital part of the Convention, the governing body o Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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--PERTINENT CONVENTION INFORMATION-THE REGISTRATION FEE covers favors, programs and special events. Non-member guests do not pay the Registration Fee.

A CONVENTION REGISTRATION BLANK must be sent for each person attending the Convention except for a husband and wife and/or children, all of whom should be listed on one blank.

A HOTEL RESERVATION 'BLANK must be sent for each person路 attending the Convention except for a husband and wife and/or children, all of whom should be listed on one blank. Everyone must make their own Reservation to avoid duplication. Room assignments will be in order of receipt of Reservation Blank provided that a Convention Registration Blank has been filed and a Registration Fee paid. If no roommate is specified, we shall assign one of approximate age.

HOTEL RATES (all rates American Plan, which includes room and three meals): $18.00 per person Single Room with bath 16.00 per person Double Room with bath (twin beds) Triple room with bath (three twin beds) 14'.00 per person Rates for children occupying the same room as their parents: Up to and including 11 years of age 1/2 of adult .rate 12 to 16 years of age 2/3 of adult rate Added to each hotel bill with a 3% North Carolina State Tax and a 15% Gratuity Charge.

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES: Bellman tipping Limousine from Airport to Hotel Taxi from Railway Station to Hotel Parking at Hotel Swimming at Hotel

$ .25 per bag 2.25 2.00 (approximate) Free Free

TRANSPORTAriON: Asheville, North Carolina, is served by United, Eastern, Delta and Piedmont Airlines; the Southern Railroad; and Greyhound and Trailways Bus Companies. Asheville is a popular mountain summer resort and you are urged to make your reservations early so as not to be disappointed. Make your return reservation at the same time. Check the schedule from your part of the country so that you will arrive by noon of July 6th. Some approximate round-trip air and rail coach fares to Asheville are as follows: From City Air Rail Rail From City Air Memphis, Tenn. $ 70.73 $ 33.50 $ 15.35 Atlanta, Ga. $ 32.12 48.90 70.28 Miami, Fla. 99.33 121.99 Boston, Mass. 69.80 Minneapolis, Minn. 152.90 71.74 95.04 Buffalo, N. Y. 44.72 92.62 New Orleans, La. 9.90 19.80 Charlotte, N. C. 49.43 92.07 New York, N. Y. 46.42 35.91 Chicago, Ill. 125.07 60.45 Oklahoma City, Okla. 36.95 75.60 Columbus, Ohio 42.50 85.60 Philadelphia, Pa. 208,01 105.77 Denver, Colo. 71.17 45.49 Pittsburgh, Pa. 46.59 90.20 Detroit, Mich. 228.80 125.90 Phoenix, Ariz. 81.00 175.00 Fargo, N.D. 55.60 22.50 Richmond, Va. 34.65 69.19 Indianapolis, Ind. 50.49 99.77 St. Louis, Mo. 26.90 62.37 Jacksonville, Fla. 217.25 118.58 Tucson, Ariz. 60.23 122.98 Kansas City, Mo. 29.15 69.52 Washington, D. C. 21.12 43.67 Lexington, Ky. 138.05 72.50 Wichita, Kan. 81.24 142.08 Manhattan, Kan. By July, 1964, all travel rates may be changed. Many "special rates" will be available. A new airport has been opened and air travel schedules are increasing. If you plan to drive, Asheville is accessible from North, South, East or West. It is a beautiful and interesting trip from any direction.

Asheville is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It is the Eastern gateway to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which includes the highest mountains in Eastern America. In this exhilarating climate, surrounded by colorful mountain splendor, you'll meet, play, eat and sleep. An interesting program awaits you. Make it a family vacation.

COME TO CONVENTION! YOU WILL FIND A WARM WELCOME AND IT WILL BE A HAPPY AND STIMULATING EXPERIENCE!

Helen L. Corey, Convention Chairman

CONVENTION PREVIEW MONDAY, JULY 6 A.M.

12:30 P.M.

Registration

Buffet Luncheon

3:00P.M.

Joint Session

6:00P.M.

Dinner

9:00P.M.

Opening Business Session Council Reception

10:00 P.M.

All morning delegates and visitors will be regist~. You will catch your fint glimpse of the Great Hall of the Grove Park Inn wtth its great stone fireplaces. After you are assigned to your room, you will have a chance to unpack, relax, take a swim, and enjoy the beauty of your surroundings. The North Carolina hostesses will greet you on the beautiful Sunset Terrace. This will be a wonderful time to become acquainted with other Alpha Sigma Alphas. A Roll Call of all College and Alumnae Delegates will take place in the Laurel Convention Hall. The famous Grove Park cuisine; the beautiful Plantation Room; and you will be there, looking your prettiest for this first Convention eve! All Delegates will be in their assigned places in the Laurel Convention Hall. You will have a chance to meet and chat with each of your National Officers.

TUESDAY, JULY 7 8:00A.M. Buffet Breakfast 8:45A.M. Workshops 10:15 A.M.

Memorial Service

11:00 A.M.

Workshops Cont'd

1:00 P.M.

Luncheon

3:00P.M.

Excursion

Plantation Dining Room College Delegates-The Mountaineer Room AIUDIDae Delegates--The Laurel Room We will gather in the Formal Gardens of the Inn, a lovely setting for our service in memory of Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters who have died in the interim betweCll Conventions. College Delegates--The Mountaineer Room Alumnae Delegates--The Laurel Room The Plantation Dining Room will be the SCClle of our luncheon devoted to the National Panhellenic COnference and Alpha Sigma Alpha'& place in that organization. Trailways buses will pick you up for a fifty-mile trip to the Great Smokiea' MountaillSide Theatre, Cherokee, North Carolina. After a delicious bOll: supper provided by the Grove Park Inn, you will enjoy the moving drama, "Unto These Hills," a true story of the Cherokee Indians. The pageantry and artistry of this production make seeing it an unforgettable experience. You will also have time to visit the Cherokee Indian Village and browse through its interesting shops.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 8:00 A.M. 8:45 A.M.

Buffet Breakfast Second •Business Session 1:00 P.M. Luncheon 2:30 P.M. Joint Session 7:00 P.M. White Supper

9:00 P.M.

Initiation

8:00 A.M. 8:45 A.M.

Buffet Breakfast Third •Business Session Luncheon

Plantation Dining Room Laurel Convention Hall Sunset Terrace All College and Alumnae Delegates will meet in the Laurel Convention Hall. Everyone will wear white at this traditional White Supper in the Plantatioo Dining Room. This most iliSpirational service conducted by your National Officers is a highlight of every Convention.

THURSDAY, JULY 9

1:00 P.M.

2:30 P.M. 4:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M.

Fourth Business Session Installation Formal Banquet

A.M.

Buffet Breakfast

Plantation Dining Room Laurel Convention Hall The Topical Tables Luncheon in the Plantation Dining Room will be another enjoyab~e experience. Each table is assigned a provocative topic-and then the fun begtns! New ideas or views on sorority topics are bound to result from these "hash" sessions! You'll thoroughly enjoy this stimulating luncheon. Laurel Convention Hall New Officers will be installed in an impressive ceremony in the Green Room. This is always an eve~ng to remember. The lovely Alpha Sigma Alphas in formal ¥0Wl1S; the ~xcttement of the pr~entation of a~ards; the singing; the fellowship-:111 c~~me to mak~ the last mght of Convention a glorious memory. The Plantation Dinmg Room will be the scene of this unforgettable evening.

FRIDAY, JULY 10

!Jte last hurried conversation, the good-byes to old and new friends, the exchang· mg of addresse~-"Remember to write! l'll see you again for sure in '67!" are all a part of thiS final breakfast in the Plantation Dining Room.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO

By CHARLOTTE KRIEBEL FISCHER KK Philadelphia-Bux Mont Alumnae Chapter AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT and a crushing brain injury take the eighth year out of a boy's life, take away his senses of smell and touch, and leave him paralyzed, unable to see or hear. Who wouldn't feel sorrow, even pity, for this young boy whose life is shattered, 路his childhood ended? Perhaps some of you saw the awesome story of rebuilding, re-education and rehabilitation that restores this child to his family. It appeared on a television show on October 2. It is hoped that it will be re-run nationally this season. This great task of rehabilitation is not simple! It is a community and area effort, and the Philadelphia-BuxMont Alumnae are proud to have been adding their small financial contribution as their philanthropic project to the Institute which helps make all of this possible. The effort is founded on the stark courage of the mother and father of the child. Men, women and children pool their efforts to help. And in the beginning, they did it with no real hope of success. But as the boy learns ... as he creeps, learns to stand and take his first steps . . . as he learns to speak and write again, all those who've helped him come to know that by their acts, they've forged a bond of life-giving love-and worked a miracle. Each day, said the narrator on the program, a little more of the world seems to get in, somehow . . . and more of you gets out. While this is true of the boy, it is also true of his family, and the community and the entire area in which he lives. It is true of all the people connected, even in a small way, with The Institutes for the Achiev_ement of Human Potential (formerly The Reha:btlitation Center at Philadelphia:) . The dreams of growth of facilities for this rehabil~tation wor~ are slowly becoming a reality. There IS The Inshtute of Language Disability, The Ins~itute fo_r Neurological Organization, The Teaching Institute and the Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential. Many of the Bux-Mont Alums with young children have been aiding the latter Institutes for some time by bringing their children to the Center a Fun Program of Reading for the Well Child.

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Children from 18 months of age to five years of age have been taught words and then reading in a Love to Read program. The younger children: often learn faster than the older children. This fact has been realized for some time, but invaluable additional knowledge has been gathered through this comparison of the learning of the well child with the Institute's normal work of the teaching of the brain damaged child. T1he Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential are endeavoring to aid in the establishment of other work centers throughout the country. Teaching and training to accomplish this end is going on in Chicago and in Atlanta. The Institute methods are also being utilized in Spring Church, Pennsylvania, and in South America. Local television now has a weekly series featuring the early learning program of the Institute, the same type of reading program as that in which the Bux-Mont Alums' children participated. Many educators now believe very young children are ready and willing to learn at an age when most of them are left to nothing more than aimless play. Some educators now have three-year-olds learning to read, write, take dictation, and compose their own stories. Many believe that the years from two to five are the most creative and intellectually active periods of our lives, the time when we first acquire speech and begin to classify our environment. Out of the many controversial educational doctrines prevalent today has grown the Doman Reading Exposure Method, developed by Glenn Doman director of the Institute for the路 Advancement ;f Human Potential. It is based on the premise that the language aptitude of a young child is a transitory condition of the central nervous system, which can be applied equally to all forms of language, written or spoken. "Love to Read" believes that learning is intuitive . . . further, that it is one of life's greatest experiences. It has been a pleasure and a thrill for the Bux-Mont Alums to add their small contribution to this great work.

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA • Carolyn Wiltshire <I><I> has been appointed Art. ~ditor of. the '¥~ar book at Northwest Missouri State College. In add1bon to thlS pos1hon, she serves as a member of the Union Board and a representative to the Student Council, and has furthermore been selected to be a member of the President's Advisory Council. She has also been active in the Phi Phi chapter and is presently serving as Rush Chairman. CAROLYN WILTSHIRE

• Joy Weber BX has recently become a member of the Ice Capades by signing a one year contract that holds a four year option. Joy, who began training to become a professional skater at the age of ·l hirteen, won the Arizona State junior ladies championship in 1959, and her record is still unchallenged. While a student at Arizona State University, Joy was selected for membership in Alpha Lambda Delta, freshmen women's honorary, and was tapped for Crescents, Lambda Chi Aipha auxiliary. JOY WEBER

• Jean Eckroth BH has been elected president of the Association of Women Students at Dickinson State College. Jean, who is also the Senior Class representative to and secretary for the Student Affairs Council, is a member of the Women's Recreation Association, the Student Education Association and the Newman Club. She furthermore serves as secretary of the Student Union Board of Government, and is the vice-president of the Beta Eta chapter. JEAN ECKROTH

• Joyce Leipold AA is presently serving as vice-president of the Panhellenic Association at Miami University and is in charge of all sorority rushing. She is also the Panhellenic Standards Board Chairman, the Greek Week Workshop Chairman and the YWCA-YMCA Dating Panel Co-Chairman. She is a member of the Student Senate and serves as Secretary of the Pi Kappa Alpha Pin Plant Club. Joyce, who is doing her student teaching this semester, has also served Alpha Alpha chapter as Rush Chairman and Social Chairman. JOYCE LEIPOLD

SPOTLIGHT

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• Donna Leonhard B<I> was chosen the 1963· Homecoming Queen at Stout State College, Menomonie, Wisconsin. Donna, a senior, was also recently elected treasurer of the Stout Student Association, an organization in which she has been very active throughout her college career. She was furthermore chosen as captain of the Stout State cheerleading squad, and has served the Beta Phi chapter in many varied capacities. DONNA LEONHARD

~ Mildred Gillis Bailey Bll is listed in the most recent edition of "Who's Who of American Women." Mildred, who has served as president of the Hattiesburg, Mis~issippi, Alumnae chapter, is also active in PTA and scouting. She is the wife of Dr. Paul E. Bailey., dentist, and the mother of three sons. At present she is secretary of her local Dental Auxiliary, first vice-president of the Mississippi Dental Auxiliary, and president of the Hattiesburg Amaryllis Society. Her hobbies include gardening and antiques.

MILDRED GILLIS BAILEY

• Carolyn Ellison XX, who is presently serving as Chi Chi chapter's vice-president, is also serving in the Student Orientation Corps and on the Student Staff and Freshman Class Steering Commission at Ball State Teachers College. Carolyn is also on various Hall Committees and on the Executive Council, and is a member of the English Club, the Student Education Association, and Sigma Alpha Eta, speech and hearing Honorary. CAROLYN ELLISON

• Linda Carnowski BX has been appointed chairman of the Senate Finance Committee at Arizona State University. This Committee budgets over a quarter of a million dollars a year to various Associated Students activities. She has represented Panhellenic in the Senate for two years and has served as Chairman of the Membership and Election Committee. Her other campus activities include W .A.A., Associated Women's Council, Coed Cues Committee, Freshmen Hostesses, and Newman Club. Linda's offices in the Beta Chi chapter have included those of Editor, Activities Chairman, and Panheilenic Delegate. LINDA CARNOWSKI 35

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NEWS LETTERS

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Farmville, Virginia THE ALPHAS were busy at work this school year even before everyone arrived. Many of our seniors served as Orientation Leaders, with the juniors as assistant leaders. They advised and tested the freshmen on all 1he traditions and rules of the college. This fits into our fall rush plans as we hope to use this opportunity to become better acquainted with the freshmen. Also, several of the members returned -to begin their winter jobs. As soon as everyone arrived, we were all eager to tell one another about our summers. But we soon began to think about rush. Since the rules for rush h~ve been changed this year, we all were carefully mstructed on what we would be doing. During freshman rating, many of the upper classmen (mostly sophomores) got to know the freshmen. Then, we started having our parties. We have had a charade and a "get-to-know-you" party, as well as a picnic at Longwood Estate and a luncheon in the college's Tea Room. Included in our plans for the future are a Halloween party and a party given by each of the classes. There are so many nice freshmen and transfers. All the A~As here at Longwood wish all of you the best of luck with your rush! During the first nine weeks of school, we find Betty Ann Rex and Brenda Mitchell student teaching. We will all be glad to have them with us next month . Two of our seniors will be finishing in November. Sandra Burnett will begin her teaching and Ann Hubbard will be getting married. We will miss them very much, and we wish them all the happiness and success in the worlcl.-}UDY CuNDIFF

Alpha Alpha Miami University Oxford, Ohio WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS and big smiles, Alpha Alphas greeted each other the second week in September for fall rush. A week of th irty-six first period parties and eighteen second period parties preceded the opening of classes, and the most familiar sounds from the suite were "What are you majoring in? ", "Where is Podunk?", and, under the breath, "Oh, my feet are killing me!" Wi·th over nine hundred girls going through rush, our work was cut out for us, but just the same, we had a good time meeting everyone. But the best was yet .to come-third period parties! As last year, Alpha Alpha's theme was "Fashions by A~A." Entertainment was in the form of a style show, with our sisters modeling their own clothes appropriate for different college functions. All of the decorations were in pink and white, with pink and white sodas for refreshments, and pink and white curler bags as favors . Every year these last parties are h eld in fraternity houses, and we were fortunate to have the Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Delta Phi, and D elta Kappa Epsilon houses. Formal rush ended with the acquisition of our wonderful new pledge class, but open rush is now under-

way, and Alpha Alphas have already had a rush breakfast in the suite. After an impressive activation of last spring's pledges, our annual scholarship banquet was held with active chapter honors going to P·a t Seese, and pledge honors to Peggy Porter. This year our banquet tied right in with one of Alpha Alpha's immediate goals-to work for and obtain the scholarship improvement trophy. In line with this goal, new pledges are having study dates with members instead of the usual Coke dates. In this way our new sisters get to know us better, so that when the time comes, they can pick a Big Sis. Homecoming plans are well underway now, and this year's theme is "Horne Comics." Because sorority floats were abolished, each sorority was assigned a comic strip character and is to make a sign depicting this. Members dressed as ·the characters will carry the signs in the parade, and the entries will be judged at half-time of the football game. There will also be a Panhellenic float on which the King and Queen and their Court will ride. Linda Glascock is Alpha Alpha's candidate this year, and we wish her all possible luck. With plans for this year well underway, Alpha Alpha is eagerly looking forward. Here's hoping all of our sisters have a good year in Alpha Sigma Alpha!SHERRIE HEWITT

Alpha Beta Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri ALPHA BETA started off the year by delving into fall rush plans. Our first party, a tradi.tional one, "Alpha-Traz," was a huge success. This party carries out the prison -theme and always seems to impress rushees! Then after our "Pink Poodle Club" party we welcomed the twenty top pledges into our sisterhood. Honors have come fast and furiously for Alpha Beta this quarter! Sisters -that have been invited rt:o join honorary organizations are: Mary Flo Barnett, Kappa Delta Pi; Jill Suman, Pi Omega Pi; Jane Miller and Nancy Hitt, Alpha Phi Sigma. We also had three student mentors this fall, ~usie Hanna, Linda Moore and Mary Spruytte, and two cheerleaders, Judy Wade and C. J. Benhardt. Barbara Wright was chosen by the Dean of Women to be a College Usher and Marilyn Black was elected Secretary of the NEMOs, the college choral group. Plans and preparations are now in the process for the 1963 Homecoming. Our float has the ·theme of " Press ' Ern" and will be entered into the spirit division. Cheryl Mossbargar has been chosen to represent the Alphas in the Homecoming Queen contest and we hope that we will again receive the crown!-GAYLE SNYDER

Alpha Gamma Indiana State College Indiana, Pennsylvania THE RETURN of Alpha Gamma chapter to campus in the fall was only the first step into the hectic Greek world. The fil'st formal gathering of the sisters was on September 19, as a combination "Welcome Back" and post-initiation p arty, and held in the quaint, Italian at-

mosphere of Bruno's R estaurant. Just one week later, on September 26, two wonderful rushees pledged themselves to Alpha Sigma Alpha, thus concluding fall rushing. Alpha Gamma was proud once again to receive the trophy for attaining the highest scholastic average of ten sorontles on campus. We won recognition for an overall average of 2.760 (on a 4.0 system) for the second semester of the 1962-63 school year. We' re hoping to do as well this semester. While not completely neglecting studying, we found ourselves busily engaged with plans for Homecoming festivities on October 19. The campus-wide theme for the floats was "World Cities" and our entry entitled " Tokyo Taxi" did great justice to th at great city. The .traditional Alumnae Homecoming Tea was held in the. sorority room wi·th the sisters serving capably as hostesses. Individual sisters gained much campus-wide recognition as holders of various offices and queen candidates. Gretchen Helwig won election to treasurer of the Senior Class. In other elections, Peg Pugsley and Suzi Zip£ were elected to offices in the Women's Collegiate Association ; and Barbara Musgrave and Dee Asbeck were elected to membership in the College Women's Judicial Board . Also, well-deserved congratulations went to Leanne Shober for her selection as Miss Lamb and Wool Queen of 1963 in a contest held at Pennsylvania State University this past summer. Alpha Gamma also has a celebri·ty abroad in Jud y Weaver. Judy will be returning to campus in December after spending the summer and fall semester as a language student in Spain. Betsy Puskar enjoyed her summer in Europe where she served as an English instructor to a Finnish family. At a recent Cultural Meeting, Betsy showed slides of her European tour. Although much of the fall semes-ter has already slipped b!!hind us, we, of Alpha Gamma chapter, are eagerly looking ahead with Alpha Sigma Alpha as our guide.-BoNNIE LEE MALOBISKY

Beta Beta Colorado State College Greeley, Colorado SPARTACUS didn't win, but we certainly had fun "·training" him. Spartacus? He's the turtle the Beta Betas en-tered in the turtle race on Fun Day, which was a part of annual Greek Week. The activities also included exchange dinners and a Greek Ball. But the highlight of the entire week is the naming of Mr. Fraternity and Miss Sorority, and we were very excited a?d proud that Miss Sorority, Pat Ahern, is an Alpha S1g. Homecoming festivi•ties are now approaching, and we are working to. create "Moments to Remember." The theme of our house decoration is "Ah, Well I Remember" which is the title of Colorado State College's Alma Ma,ter. Two elderly people, wearing freshman beanies, are sitting in rocking chairs and watching a home projector show Homecoming scenes-from the parade, 1he game and the dance. We are hoping .to repeat the hono;s we received last year by winning first in house decorations and also having one of our two queen finalists, Jan Hollifield and Mary Jule Conrad, receive the Homecoming crown. Right on the heels of Hom ecoming comes Fall Ru~~· ... We are using the themes, "Around the World w1th ., A2:A" and "Aloha." Our final rush party and cere- · mony is always very enjoyable and inspirational to

both the Alpha Sigs and the rushees, and we are anxiously looking forward .to it. One evening in November we will lay aside our books, social graces, and shoes, and pick up gunny sacks, corncob pipes, and our dates (in the back of a straw-filled truck) and attend our annual Sadie Hawkins Dance, the proceeeds of which go to the Campus Chest. R egardless of the many activities, Beta Beta is still having study ·table twice a week in an effort to keep the Panhellenic Scholarship Trophy.-MARY ANN STEPHENSON

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas ScHOOL started in a rush this year, " Sorority Rush" that is! We chose Flapper Frolics as our theme this year. It was fun wearing flapper dresses and re-living the "Roaring 20s" for entertainment. The pledge class is now working on our informal which will be October 25. The theme this year will be " Halloween Haunt." The chapter is working on several money-making projects at the present time. We are selling light bulbs, and raffiing clothes certificates. We will also sell Mums at homecoming. Several of the girls have received individual honors. Barbara Parker was chosen by .the men's dormitory as their candidate for homecoming queen. Our candidate this year is Freda Bornschein. Sherry Sears was elected party co-chairman for the USP, and is very busy with campaign work. Our candidate for " Miss Sunflower," yearbook queen, is Judy Navatni. Homecoming is rapidly approaching and we have many things to do before it arrives. The theme this year is "Fantasy Land." Our deco ration will be a coloring book. On one page we will have a gorilla being colored by a hornet and it will be labeled "This is a gorilla; color him defeated." On the other page we will have Mother Goose characters walking out of the page watching the hornet. After the homecoming game we will have a dinner for our alums. We have this every year, but this year we want it to be especially nice to show our appreciation for all .that they are doing for us. They have all been working very long and hard on geHing us a new house. We are very proud and happy that we received the magazine award again this year. We are all looking forward to a busy and rewarding year in A2:A.- NANCY WALKER

Zeta Zeta Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri FALL TERM at Central Missouri State is well underway again for Zeta Zeta chapter and with it the planning of activities to come. Honors which were awarded over the summer went to Sharon Powell, who was chosen first runner-up in the Miss Warrensburg Contest, and Becky Holmes, who was chosen first runner-up in the Miss Kansas Ci·ty Contest and also "Miss Congeniality" in the same contest. Plans are well under way for our Homeco ming, October 19. The theme of our float •this year will be "Finian's Rainbow" patterned around the all-school

theme of "Great American Plays." Our homecomi~g skit will be a take-off on a pep rally where we :"111 announce our queen candidate, Jewel Bell. Homecommg day we will have a brunch after the parade for the returning Alpha alums, followed by the game and the homecoming dance that evening. Cheerleading tryouts have just been completed and Alpha Sigma Alpha has captured two places on the squad-Linda Wilson, who will serve as head cheerleader and J ewe! Bell. Wi·th the beginning of fall term informal rushing began and we pledged Sue Henrikson and Sherry Lowery. Formal rushing will not begin until winter term. The Zeta Zetas are off to a big start for the 1963-64 school year and are looking forward to many honors and activities to come.-BECKY SPENCER

Eta Eta Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas FALL RusH was a huge success for Eta Eta chapter as we pledged our full quota of 32 pledges. The Rush parties were great fun for both rushees and actives. We borrowed a live horse to add realism to our "Mountain Dew" party. As you can see from !the "girls" in the picture, there truly was realism at the party. The girls living in Piusburg worked hard all summer to surprise the returning members with our newly redecorated house. This fall it has been easy to recognize any of the Eta Etas on campus as we are all sporting new whlte corduroy shift jumpers and red blouses. The new ou'tfits are worn every ·Tuesday by both pledges and members. Our school activities have included a Panhellenic Picnic and a Get-Acquainted Tea with the faculty. Of course we have had several parties with the fraternities to introduce our new pledges. Homecoming saw the Eta Etas again in the spotlight. Five members were candidates for Homecoming Queen, and the chapter again won the traveling Sweepstakes Trophy by placing first in the house decorations with the theme "Cool the Tigers" pictured with a thirteenfoot gorilla moving a tiger enclosed in an ice cube. We are looking forward to Founders' Day and to our trip to the Parsons Home for Retarded Children.PAT WAGNER

Eta Eta members at their "Mountain Dew" Fall rush party.

Theta Theta Boston University Boston, Massachusetts THETA THETA opened the school year with an Open Sorority party at its President's apartment. The party was a get-together for all of the sisters who had not seen each other since June. Our first meetings were busy ones. We had to reorganize some of the old offices because some of the sisters did not return. Appointments have been made for the various activities ah~ad. The chapter is looking forward to participation in Boston University's Homecoming by either entering a float or by helping Panhellenic plan and build their entry. The Greek Sing and Greek Week activilties are being discussed and looked forward to by all. Informal Rush began Monday, October 7, wi,t h a Coketail Party in the Student Union. The official rush parties began Monday, October 14. With Informal Rush in the immediate future, Theta Theta begins its year of busy activities and good times. -ROBIN CONRAD

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania KAPPA KAPPAs were so enthusiastic this year that we could not even wait until school started to have our first meeting. We had one in the beginning of September in order to plan for the successful year that we wish to have. We chose chairmen for the homecoming float, planned our rushing activities, and discussed with our adviser, Helen Corey, ways to get our treasury back into shape. All this was accomplished in between our chatter over all we had done during ·the summer months. Here are a few of our plans. For rushing we will entertain all interested girls aJt a mother-daughter tea and .three coke parties where we will show our scrapbook, slides of our activities, and sing our Alpha Sig songs so that all the girls the.re may see what a wonderful sorority ours is. Then we will have a dessert with the theme "Tea House of A~A." The girls, seated on pillows, will watch a play where Confusion (our version of Confucius) will have the leading role. After the show, we will serve cake and ice cream decorated wi·th little Japanese parasols. Our last rushing activity will be our show which this year has the theme "Alphatraz" (again our version of Alcatraz) . We will have posters saying "WANTED: YOU." The rushees will be given black and white striped pajamas which look like a prisoner's outfit for favors. We are confident all our plans will result in a large and good pledge class. The girl responsible for a great many of the ideas for rushing and much of the work is Judy Fenton, our membership director. Meanwhile, Maryann Graham and Mary Pat Gil·trap as co-chairmen, are channeling their energies and imaginations toward homecoming. Our theme will be "Laugh at Lafayette." Our float will have a twelvefoot clown made of red and white carnations waving his hand. There will also be a jack-in~the-box that plays our school songs with a leopard, Lafaye~te's mascot, who pops up only to be pushed down again since Temple is in control of th is float. Five girls dressed in little clown costumes will add the finishing touches of decoration to the float.

We greeted into our chapter a Penn State Alpha Sig who has transferred to Temple. Welcome to Kappa Kappa, Joan W eisbein. While participa!ting in all our sorority functions, many of our girls still have enough energy and time to be active in other activities on campus. Karen Gendron is president of the Women's D orm~tory Council. Janet Carmichael i.s chairman of Greek Week-end, a week-end where all the fraterniti es and sororities at Temple participate in singing competition which is then followed by a dinner and dance. Suzie Chubb, a cheerleader, h ad ideas for improving school spirit at Temple and started a Pep Club which has sponsored pep rallies, organized cheering sections at our football games, and sold ribbons to raise money. Cecilia Di Angelo, an a lternate for our winning college bowl team, h as been granted an assistantship in English from the university. D outie Diehl, K aren Gendron, Chris Mayer, and Maryann Swetkoff are h elping our hockey team have a victorious season. Moreover, we emphasize •scholarship and try to improve the grades of all our members by having a tutoring system. Thus one can see, in Kappa Kappa we are attempting to utilize every opportunity the university offers to make ourselves better young women.-MELISSA SAVAGE

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia RHo RHos began the school year quite successfully with fall rushing activities. Mi-ss Mary C. Goeke, national editor, visited Rho Rhos and interviewed the officers. At a luncheon, sh e gave us ideas for a more successful rush and a greater chapter unification. A.t our two day workshop, plans were made for the dutch treats, coke parties, open house, Panhellenic Tea, and our th eme parties. For dutch treats, Alpha Sigs and prospective rushees went dutch to Robin Lanes for an enjoyable evening of bowling, cokes, and fun. A!:As brightened the campus with their crisp, wh ite shirtwaist dresses made especially for rush and to wear at the coke parties. They were accented with red stitch ing, a red h emp belt, and of course, A!:A monogrammed over the h eart . Saturday, September 2 1, the Panhellenic Tea was held. Rho Rhos served as publicity chairmen for the tea. We made posters and displayed them for a ll to see. W e made sure •that the school newspaper and the local newspaper had editorials advertising rush. On Monday, September 23, Alpha Sigma Alpha held open house so that rushees could visit our new chapter room. Again, we were delighted to have with us Miss Goeke for this . important event. Many girls came to see the all white room decorated with royal blue draperies and Danish cane furniture. Rho Rho's charter, composits, paddles, scrap books, and trophies, told all <that we were really on the ball and were heading straight for th e stars. Wednesday and Friday of .that week our them e parties were given at the local fraternity houses. Our second party theme was a " Hawaiian Hoolaulea:" Members dressed in colorful sarongs, met th e rushees m front of :he Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House where our party was held. Rushees were given the traditional Hawaiian greeting and leis. Soft background music was very effective to the Hawai ian setting t hat we had created ,by using fish nets, shells, palms, and scenes of the islands obtained from a travel bureau. Low tables

and mats on the fl oor gave more of an outdoor mood for our theme. Palm trays were filled with fresh fruits and nuts. Coconuts, pineapple canapes, and punch were the refreshments. Games concerning the islands were played and Sonra King entertained the gro up by dancing the beautiful hula. Being a dance instructor, Sonra found no problem in teaching our rushees the hula a nd a short Hawaiian song. The favors were presented to the rushees and shrills of surprise and excitement co uld be heard above all th e music. Miniature turtles-all with the name of "Alphie" -were indeed appropriate gifts. The last th eme party, " Star and Crown of A'1:-A," was h eld at the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity House. Pat McGrath, Vivion Mullins, and Cheryl Newton served as models for our style show depicting styles for fraternity informals to be held during .the year. The candle-lighting ceremony highlighted the party. Rushees were presented wi-th a long stemmed red rose, and, after the ceremony, each girl dropped one rose petal in the A'1:-A wishing fountain. The bids were out and Rho Rhos were thrilled with their new pledges. Rho Rhos were also honored this fall with an Alpha Sig transfer. She is Pat McGrath, a junior from Gamma Alpha chapter, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. Pat has helped in more ways than one with her ideas and active participation. W e're certainly proud of her! On October 1, Alpha Sigs served for th e annual United Fund Kick-off Banquet. Rho Rhos are glad that they can help our community by this small task each year. Rho Rho's Sara Lipscomb was initiated into Fagus, senior women's scholastic honorary. She is past Rho Rho president and is now corresponding Secretary for the Rh o Rho chapter. Two of our other members need mentioning here. Sharon Smith is Panhellenic Treasurer and Barbara Thomas is serving as varsi•ty cheerleader for the Thundering Herd here at Marshall. Many activities are planned this semester for Alpha Sigs. A retreat will take place at Owens-Illinois R od and Gun Club, O ctober 12-1 3. T his is for the members and the pledges to get better acquainted, and to complete other plans. O ctober 19 will find the Alpha Sigs washing cars as one of their money-making projects for the semester. Rho Rho's annual hayride at Melody T Farms will be October 25. There will be a weiner roast and dancing later in the evening. Founders' Day will be observed November 23, with the Alumnae in Cincinnati, Ohio. All Rho Rhos plan ·to attend, and are anxiously waiting for Nov. 23. Marshall' s homecoming is sla ted for November 8-10. Rho Rhos will h onor their Alums with a tea and reception on Saturday, November 9. Alpha Sigs are sponsoring .two girls as candidates for the Queen' s Court. Pat McGrath will vie for the title of Junior Attendant and K ay Huff for the title of F reshman Attendant. So far this year has been busy for us but we're all looking f~rward to the upcoming events with confidence and anticipation.-VrvroN MULLINS

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Western State College Gunnison, Colorado AFTER SUMMER VACATION all of the girls were anxious to get back in the swing of school. Our first meeting was

held at the home of Mrs. Cam Oblander Sparlin. After the meeting, we had a pizza di?ner. Homecoming was our first brg event of. the year. ~or Mountain Doings, we presented a skit, whrch was a mmstrel show under the direction of Kay Babey. Kay has proven herself to be a very outstanding playright and producer in our sorority. Zona Zaradkha was in charge of the float for Homecoming. The theme of our float was "Corset's A Cinch ." Zona, with the help of sorority sisters, did a very fine job on this project. This year we're having deferred rush, so that's next on our calendar of events. Carmen Peltier, our rush chairman, is energetically working on making rush a success this year. With the help of her committees everything has been moving along smoothly. Thus another year has begun with much to look forward to in making this a successful year.-Lou ELLEN SANCHEZ

silon. Miss Mitchell was named Miss June 1964 on tile annual Teke Sweetheart calendar. Several of our members have received campus honors. Sally Craven is president of the dorm council of Roberta Hall; Kathy Johnson was chosen head cheerleader; Peggy Whan and Geneva Darnell became members of Kappa Omicron Phi, home economics honorary. Much has happened in the past and we anticipate and expect much in the future. Phi Phi is looking ahead for a successful, busy and bright semester!~CAYE CRoss

Chi Chi Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana

UPON RETURNING to campus in September we of Phi Phi chapter immediately found ourselves busy with homecoming preparations and festivities, mingled with fall rush and pledges! When rush season opened we were ready with our A~A "German Beer Garten Party." The rushees wore red felt suspenders for name tags and small A~A mugs were given as favors. The results of our rush were seventeen attractive campus coeds which will help make this a most successful year. The campus is buzzing with that homecoming spirit and we are all anxious to build a winning float around "America The Melting Pot" theme. Our skit "The Competitive Spirit," taken from the overall theme of "The American Image," will be presented through a precision dance and song routine. The varit>ty skit is taken from the musical score of "Bye Bye Birdie." Our congratulations went to Diane Mitchell, a runnerup to the International Sweetheart of Tau Kappa Ep-

CHI CHI SISTERS returned to Ball State Campus with enthusiasm and high expectations for another busy year of campus activities. Peals of laughter and squeals of delight filled the suite as sisters of Alpha Sigma Alpha were reunited for the first chapter meeting of the 1963-64 year. The freshly painted suite provided a lovely setting for the annual consecration ceremony. Chi Chi chapter has undertaken a long-term redecorating project, and is working closely with an interior decorator in planning for future improvements in the suite. A formica table and chairs are the latest additions to the suite. Chi Chi members were pleased with the big turnout at their first money-making project, an all campus record hop. Sisâ&#x20AC;˘ters in Chi Chi were inspired and drawn closer together by an A~A retreat at Camp Munsee. After rousing card games, singing, and uke strumming, Chi Chis informally discussed rush procedure, parties, Homecoming, and plans for the coming year in A~A . Alpha Sigs will be well represented by Linda Harless as A~A Homecoming Queen candidate. Another Chi Chi sister, Sharyn Bradford, has been elected by her residence hall, Baker, as their candidate for Homecoming Queen. The theme of Homecoming this year is "Festival of Fame." Plans and preparation are well under way wiâ&#x20AC;˘th Jo Petry serving as Float Chairman and Sarita Har-

Phi Phi members and rushees at their "German Beer Garten" rush party.

Chi Chis busily apply papier-mache for Homecoming Day.

Phi Phi Northwest Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri

rell as Tea Chairman. Our float is centered around the theme of the Tournament of Roses and is entitled "Our Victory Bowl." Chi Chi chapter was honored by being selected to serve as ushers for the convocations on campus this year. Three A~A sisters who have been elected to offices in their respective halls are Ellen Keith as Recording Secretary, Ju~tine Derda as Vice-President, and Judy Heath as Recordmg Secretary. Chi Chi sisters who recently became members of the national education honorary, Kappa Delta Pi, are Alice Berninger, Sharyn Bradford and Jan Rivir. Ellen McCarron is claimed as a mem~ ber by both Sigma Zeta, national science honorary, and Phi Gamma Mu, national social science honorary. Patty Goodwin and Sarita Harrell are members of Phi Upsilon Omicron, national professional home economics honorary. Although the year is just beginning, A~A is already busily making plans for guest coffee hours, Student Center Birthday Party, Little Sis Week End, State Day, and Greek Week. With .these and many more fun-filled activities in store for Chi Chi chapter, we're anticipating another successful and memorable year in A~ A.-JAN RIVIR

Psi Psi Northwestern State College Natchitoches, Louisiana ANOTHER NEW YEAR dawns in colleges and universities all over the nation and students from every town city, and village return to or start out for college. With this annual revival of learning is the renewal of friendships and the revival of the now-ingrained h abit of studying and working hard to become something of wor.th in this demanding world of ou!'s. It is a new opportunity for all of us to try to make this year better than the last and that is one of the many aims of our sisterhood in every small college or great university. This fall has been no exception in this never-ending cycle of growing day by day and year by year as we become women through our college and A~A. Our Fall workshop was held in the latter part of August, in ~he very deep southern town of M ermentau at the home of Kate Thibodeaux, one of our Spring pledges. While there, we made many plans for our rush parties this year. The system that Northwestern used this year was a new one to incoming freshmen as we ll as to the Greeks themselves . For a week each sorority gave several parties every day, finall y bringing the week to a close with our Preferential T eas on Friday. The first parties we gave were very informal and all of the members wore black wrap-around skirts, plaid shirts, and tennis shoes. We all wore white gloves and sang a Howdy Song to all the · rushees. It made quite a hit and some wanted to hear it again the ne~t night. The followin g night we all wore simple fall dresses and sang our songs of A~A. Wednesday night, we all wore red dresses made from the same pattern. This really made our sorority stand out. Thursday night was costume night for us and since our theme was "A~A Big-Top" some of us dressed as clowns and some of us as high-wire artists. Our refreshments t his night were very appropriately hot dogs and cokes with potato chips. Needless to say we all had a memorable time. Friday night we had our Preferential T eas. We all wore long formals and the tea was h eld in th e living room of the Home E conomics Building. Saturday morning the preference lists were made out and Sunday we learned the good news. Psi Psi is very happy with her

pledges this year and we know our sisterhood will be stronger because of them. Our Pledging took place on Sunday afternoon. Our new sisters were welcomed happily into the sorority and we are looking forward to the best year yet with them. Now we are looking forward eagerly to the winter and to our Spring formal. We are now in the midst of teas and open houses for Homecoming on October 26 to welcome back our alums who will be on campus for that weekend. An alumnae chapter has just recently been organized in Shreveport, Louisiana, and we are so glad about this. This year holds many new experiences for us and our sorority and we hope to m eet each one with ever-increasing maturity and knowledge. We hope that A~As all over the country look forward just as much to the coming year as we in Psi Psi chapter do.-SHERRY KoLB

Beta Delta University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi THIS YEAR Alpha Sigma Alpha was among the three sororities on campus to get their quota during pre-school rush. There are eight national sorori·ties at Southern. We entertained with a series of five parties : "Meet the Greeks," a theme party, a coke party, and a formal. As in years previous to this, our theme party depicted a Paris cafe. For favors we presented matches with "Chez Alpha A~A" printed on them. Our formal party was held at the home of Mrs. Paul Baily. The Alpha Sigs all wore white. For entertainment, a ballet was presented for the rushees. Red roses were given as favors. On October 3 we held our first open rush party. The rushees were given a spaghetti supp er. Seven new girls were pledged following the party. The Panhellenic Dormitory opened this year with Chapter Rooms for each 5orority on their respective floors. The Alpha Sig room is decorated predominately in turquoise and features a marble centerpiece. At present we are hurriedly trying to finish our float for homecoming. The theme is " Pin Em Down Southern."-LrNDA LANDRY

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia TwENTY-TWO new pledges walked to Beta Epsilon on October 5. After walking the sponsors presented each pledge wi-t h a corsage of red and white carnations. Following •the Panhellenic Sing, pledges, members, and alumnae attended a smorgasbord a;t the Belle Meade R estaurant. Upon return to campus, the girls spent the remainder of the evening at Baker House. Pledging of •t he rushees was held on Sunday, October 6. Preparations were made for the Inter-Sorority Sing on October 7. At this time, the local Pan hellenic Council presented the scholarship trophy to the ~";Orority with the highest ·s cholarship. Out of •t he seven sororities on campus, Beta Epsilon placed first in the competition. The average for the sorority was 2.89. On October 14, one rushee came to Baker House on an open bid. Beta Epsilon has some new cabinet members. They are Sharon Leinart, vice-president ; Elizabeth Wright, corresponding secretary; and Yvonne Fisher, junior panhellenic representative.- ]ANET IKENBERRY AND SARAH FITZWATER

Beta Zeta University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana THIS suMMER the Beta Zetas held three rush workshops. The first one was held at the horne of Mrs. Marion Russell, our adviser, and the other two were held at the horne of Nancy Kennedy. We had a very good time during rush week this year. Mrs. Harold C. Brown, National Vice President, carne dow n to assist us with rush and some of the rnernbeq of our Psi Psi chapter and our Beta Lambda chapter carne over also. We enjoyed getting to know these A2:As from other chapters very much. Our theme parties this year were a lot of fun and were very successful. We gave a pirate party, a ski lodge party, and a Phoenix Ball. At the end of rush week we pledged fifteen girls and have pledged four more during open rush . To celebrate pledging, we had a swimming party at the horne of Frances Kurzweg. Mrs. Russell gave us a barbecue at her horne and every one had a wonderful time. We have our regular meetings on Tuesdays and on Thursdays we have a li btle "get-together" in the sorority room, then attend our various religious meetings as a group. -PAT THOMPSON

Beta Zetas at their Fall Workshop.

Scene at the "Phoenix Ball," the Beta Zeta formal rush party.

Beta Eta Dickinson State College Didunson, North Dakota FALL QUARTER's activities for Beta Eta got off to an early start. Before our term started, the girls got together for a retreat at Camp Nyoda. At the retreat we

planned the events for the corning year. Another important reason for the retreat was to give us a chance to become reacquainted with each other after our long summer vacation. A2:A sponsored a Blue Tea to which all freshmen and transfer women were invited. President Marilyn Wolberg explained the objectives and social activities of 路the group. Miss Woods, faculty adviser, gave the women a history of A2:A. They were then entertained by Beverly Agnew, who sang vocal selections. On September 30 the sorority had a western rush party. This was a closed rush which several girls attended . Pledging will take place October 14. Our present project is a float and the selling of mums for Homecoming. This is the second year that the sorority has been selling mums and this has been very successful. The theme of our float is "Let's Toast To Victory. " After the game the sorority is invited to a Alumnae Homecoming tea at the horne of Mrs. Wienbergen, a mother patroness of A2:A .-BoNNIE ZALESKY

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan BETA THETAS returned to campus this fall eagerly anticipating life in the new Panhellenic House. With many of us living together here, sorority life has taken on a new meaning. We have been able to share more experiences together and have thus gained a greater understanding of ourselves and our neighbor sororities. We set the ball rolling this fall with a chapter workshop, where we planned our semester activities and organized committees to carry out each function . All is not work in the life of an Alpha Sig. We soon found ourselves in the midst of a social whirl. On September 28 we treated our dates ;to an evening of records, dancing, and eats! Soon to follow were mixers with the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma, and Theta Chi . It must not be assumed that Beta Thetas have fun only with fraternities, for on O'ctober 10 we got together with the sisters of Delta Zeta to renew old friendships and discuss the la test! We a lso enjoyed cokes with the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Chi Omega. New, along with our Panhellenic House, was Panhellenic Family Day at Island Park on October 20. We all rounded up our families for a picnic and had loads of fun together, as sisters will. Another project of the Greeks in the Panhellenic House was a party to raise money for the Korean Orphanage which the University supports. One of the big highlights of Homecoming, November 9 was our annual Alumnae Breakfast. We were d elighted to see so many of our graduated sisters again and had a grea t time renewing fond memories and sharing the news. With the excitement of all the Homecoming festivities slowly fading, we see fall drawing to a close. But for Beta Thetas, .the closing of one door only means the opening of another. We are now looking forward to the many activities which the winter season will bring.BETH BIGLER

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia WITH SEPTEMBER come many important events. The most important to all members of Beta Iota are the re-

Beta I otas entertaining rushees at their "Cafe La Alpha" rush party. turn to school and the onset of rush . On September 25 a coke party was held for all nonfresh~en interested . in. s~rorities. After a period of getting acquamted and soc1ahzmg, ·the rush rules were explained to the potential rushees. Each sorority held an open house on October 2, and then on October 9 ·the first invitational party was given. The theme used by Beta Iota was "Cafe La Alpha." Members dressed as "beatniks" and rushees were requested to do the same. In a dark and smoky "cafe" the guests were served special cocktails of ginger-a le and seven-up. They were entertained wi-t h readings of "beat" poetry and other suitable nightclub performances. "Alpha Big Top," the second and final invitational p~rty? was held on O ctober 16. Many little girls with p1gtails attended ·the gala opening of the circus. While they ate · their popcorn and h ot dogs they thrilled to the .. . ' exc1tmg Circus acts. Now, with all our new pledges, our sorority room will once again be fill ed . Many of our members will be responsible for keeping the campus running smoothly this year. Winnie Pierce and Beth Kane will be serving on Studen t Government with Pat Pepper, first vice-president, Mary K . Martin, treasurer, and Betty Pugh, secretary. Joan MacD onald will be serving on the honor council. In addition, the four major officers of the German Club a dan ce club are members of Beta Iota, with Judy G~ubb serving a~ president. Several other organiza;tions have our members serving as major and minor offi cers. We know that all m embers and pled ges will continue to work within the sorority and in oth er activities on campus. In this way we will strive to fulfill the aims and ideals of Alpha Sigma Alpha.- BETH KANE

Beta Kappa Western I llinois University Macom b, Illinois BETA KAPPAs were a surprised group of girls when they returned to W estern this Fall . They found themselves on a much bigger and newer-looking campus. In addition to the two 14-story m en's dorms that overlook our house, a new Union Building, Field House, and Classroom Building are under construc tion. A~As Diane Cofield, Judy Emmerson, Bonnie Ringel, and Jody Sims were busy during Welcome Week working as Freshmen Student Counselors. We were happy •t o welcome our new housemother, Mrs. Keyes, who has been a great help already.

Lynne Brehmer Johnston, who spent her junior year in France as an exchange student, is back with us, and we feel. we have profited much from hearing about h er expenences. Lynne has been in demand as a speaker to share her year with many groups on campus. The first few days of class found the Alpha Sigs at the house up to th eir ears in paint, due to •t h e re-decorating of be_droorns. The real challenge, how ever, was making curtams and sanding floors! All this industry was spurred on by our first Fall Rush at Western. This was a small informal rush for upperclassmen. The rushees were entertained at a ·tea where a short skit, depicting the "•togetherness" of soro;i ty life was illustrated. We were delighted to welcome the largest and (we think) the best fall pledge class of 13 sophomore girls. The unseasonably warm weather was especially conducive to serenades and fraternity exchanReS. We were serenaded by the Theta Xis, and after receiving our Fall pledge class, we serenaded the fraternity houses and presented our new pledges. Much work and fun took place on Saturdav rnornin ~s when we had work exchanges with the Theta Xis. "Western Shindig" was the theme of a picnic exchange with the Tau Kappa Epsilons. Fun was also had at a coffee hour with the men of Sigma Tau Gamma. Senior Sue Stevenson, who is our candida,te for Career Carnival Queen, was the first to receive our chapter's new scholarship bracelet for having the highest grade point average last Spring quarter. Sue Hansen was elected Activities Chairman of Corbin , and will probably be quite a h elp to h er sisters Nancy Kester, who is Vice-President of ·th e hall. and Tan Andreasen, who is treas urer of Corbin . Pledo;e Carol Hendricker is Activities Chairman of Grote Hall. We are all hoping that the Sig Tau candidate we are sponsoring for Ugly Man on Campus will be a winner. Jody Sims played a leading role in the performance of "Blythe Spirit," presented by the University Theatre. Pledge Jan Robinson is the Fashion Editor <this year of Western's newspaper, The Courier. If you had attended a WIU football game .this season, you would have observed pledges Lorene Tuttell and JoAnne Lasher on th e Porn Porn Squad and Diane Ropp yelling h erself hoarse as a cheerleader. One of our projects this quarter is to have a few of our guest professors come to dinner at the house, or at.t end a coffee hour after a sorority m eeting. Seve ral members have been helping as hostesses on the Union Hospitality Committee. They acted as ushers and guid es at special events on campus. We are all getting excited about our h omecoming on November I. The theme will be "Around the World ." J o Scott, H omecoming Float Chairman, is planning a float in which the bed will form a globe, on which gi rls costumed from different countries will stand . A heliumfilled balloon will be attached to the top with the slogan , " W estern Scores R ound the World ." Chairmen Kathee Murray and Lyn Sargent are using an E gy ptian motif in our House D eco ration. The Sphinx, wi-t h pyramids and sand dunes in the "background" of our front lawn, will bear the tide, "We'll Sphinx ' Ern." The Sphinx will move up and down our sidewalk! Senior Judy Sibril, who is Secretary-Treasurer of her class, is being sponsored for 1963 Homecoming Queen by the Vets Club. All the Beta Kappas are working hard for Judy's elec tion and keeping ou r fingers crossed.BONNIE RINGEL

Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Arkansas Have you ever spent the weekend on the top of .a mountain? This summer we held our workshop at Petit Jean Mountain near Morrilton, Arkansas, on July 20-21. The purpose of this workshop was to make plans for ~ll of the activities of the coming year. One of the mam events for which we made plans was our fall informal rush party. The theme is "Hootenan~y," and th~ decor~ tions ente11tainment and favors w!ll all fit mto th1s them'e. We are goin~ to have a hayride and party which will be held at the home of one of our members. Plans were also completed for State Day and our spring rush parties. On Saturday, October 12, we are having a shower for Sherry Lilly one of our alumnae at the home of Mrs. Emmadell Willman, an alumna, who resides in Lonoke. ASTC is having their homecoming football game on O ctober 26. We are entering a float in •the homecoming parade which will be held on that afternoon. The float will be entitled "A Flower for my Lady," and will consist of a big clear plastic box wi:th a purple chrysanthemum corsage placed inside. We have recently painted and refurnished our sorority room. The Beta Lambdas and friends had a grand time painting it one Saturday. W1th the money in our treasury we purchased new furniture. It is metal covered in tangerine, olive green, and gold. Alpha Sigs selected forT-Steppers, the ASTC precision drill team, are Wandeana Borgard, Sharon Fort, Pat Hendrickson, Judy Stakemiller, Diana Thomason, and Carolyn Whiley. Toni Zackert is the choreographer for this group; and Barbara Jo Rogers was selected as a T-Stepper last year. Joan Bender, Mrs. Stella Cash, Shirley Deslauriers, Sharon Long, Vivienne Rowland, and Toni Zackert have been nominated to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities." Vivienne Rowland was elected secretary of Phi Beta Lambda, business fraternity; Delores Clark was elected •s ecretary of the Women's Recreational Asso ciation; Judy S•t akemiiler was chosen as a Colechon Repo11ter ( Colechon is an organization for Home Economics maj ors); Dorothy Andrews was elected to serve on the Student Christian Association Council ; and Pat Hendrickson was elected to represent Bernard Hall in the Student Senate. The friendships established and strengthened during our State Day weekend have brought us closer to our sorority as a whole. Ideas exchanged will help us in our activities and the mutual goals for success among us will prompt us toward new horizons in A~A . -NoEL HARLOW

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia, Arkansas BETA Mus returned ·to school ·t his year full of pep and new plans to make this year even bigger and better for Alpha Sigma Alpha on the Henderson campus. Last spring Panhellenic voted to change our rushing period from the first nine weeks of school to the second nine weeks in order to give the sororities more time for preparation and to become better acquainted with the new faces on campus. There will be two weeks of rushing, November 11-22. During the rushing period visiting between freshmen girls and sorority members is permitted

anywhere and anytime. I~trod';lctory -!lar~i~s during t~e first week of rushing are gJVen m the mdJvJdual soronty rooms on the same night and at the same time. Rushees will rotate to each of the five sorority rooms. For these introductory parties, Beta Mu has undertaken a "facelifting" job for its room. We are doing all the painting and re-decoraJting ourselves to save expenses but we've also gained more •t han a few pennies in the bank. We've discovered how much fun it is to get together to paint the walls and each other! We've begun saving all types of trading stamps and have even established our "Alpha Sig Piggy Bank" to help with our re-decoration and rush expenses. The formal rush pa11ties will be held in the Student Union Ballroom. Our party will fall on Thursday evening, November 21. We have planned our ceremony identically the same as last year's. "The Rainbow Ceremony" is very impressive! All of the girls wear identical whi•te formals, except for six which will be representing the colors of the rainbow and the characteristics of A~A. Our favors are small painter's palettes with •the six colors and inscribed with the date and Alpha Sigma Alpha. We are hoping for a very good pledge class and are striving in every possible way to make rush this year a profitable and memorable experience. Beta Mu has four members who are among our Reddie Cheerleaders. Sue Sinks, Lela Fisher, Sherri Small and Jody Ensley are really working hard to generate school spiri·t and pep. We're very proud of one of our members, Shirley Hartsfield, who was recently named editor of the year book, the Star. Shirley is doing fine work for the school as well as the sorority. Incidentally, this is the second straight year Beta Mu has had this honor. We have recently chosen our winter outfi.ts and we are certain to make quite an impression in our red shift jumpers and white oxford shirts. There's just something about dressing alike one day a week that makes us feel. ever more like sisters! We have big plans for our work projects this year. We've undertaken several projects in order to contribute to our national philanthropic cause and also for our own personal state project, the children's home of -the Arkansas State Mental Hospital. Several of our members toured the children's home this summer and came back with inspiration enough for all of us to really work hard and help these children. We'll close our newsletter with love and best wishes for a very successful year to all of our great sister chapters across the country!- LAURA ADAMS

Beta Nu Murray State College Murray, Kentucky "HELP" was one of our first words this year as the first week of school included a night of sorority and fraternity open houses. We had an overwhelming response to our open house. In fact, we had planned refreshments for one hundred people and three hundred and fifty attended! Boy, were we thankful for some kind fraternity friends who helped us obtain some extra punch very quickly. Besides this open house, we have had a party at Kentucky Lake, a party in the sorority room, and several parties in our wing in the dormitory for prospective members. We greeted the new freshmen this year with A~A welcome notes which we had printed during the summer. Other special summer projects were a new A~A bulletin

board -for the Hut (the sorori•ty and fraternity hangout) and the addition to our sorority room of a map showing the placement of our active chapters and alumnae chapters throughout the U.S.A. This map is framed on a white board with Alpha Sigma Alpha wri·bten in script across the rtop. "Go Team Go" is our theme for the coming weeks as our sorority-sponsored football team takes on other campus organizations. Also we will be yelling especially loud in a school sponsored yell contest on October 17. If you happen to hear cow bells, a fog horn, or lots of noise on that particular night, have no fear, it's only the Alpha Sigs at MSC. We are busy Alpha Sigs this fall. "Judy Foster for Secretary of the Senior Class" is our present well-known slogan on campus. Only last week, Diana Lynn was elected rto the Woods Hall Council, a dormitory position. Two of our Alpha Sigs, Joni Benson and Lucy Yarborough, have recently been honored as being elected President and Publicity Chairman respectively of the local Student National Education Association. Several of our girls are to participate in fraternity smokers next week. Nexrt Thursday night our sorority room will become an oriental land for our informal fall rush party. While swishing his tail, dry ice will spray out as our Homecoming float proudly rolls down the street displaying "Shunk 'Em" on November 9. Our fall semi-formal dance, tt he Harves t Ball, has been set for October 26. We will also sponsor a formal dance this semester on D ecember 13. Other plans are popping up constantly as we continue rtrying to make this a very great year for A~A in Murray, K entucky.-Jo NI BENSON

Beta Rho Northern Illinois University De Kalb, Illinois PAsTEL CLOUDS and angels in flowered robes set the scene for Beta Rho's "Alpha Sig Heaven" fall rush theme. While sipping ambrosia w1th angel food cake, Alpha Sigs in flowered shifts met •their prospective pledge sisters. "What is Alpha Sig Heaven?" was the question asked by Beth Scheidt in the skit given for rushees and members. The answer was provided by three elves as they called on the moon goddess, the falling star and the angel. As •t he evening neared its end, the recreation room, transformed with •s uspended silver stars over pillow clouds became dark. Each rushee made her wish by candl~light as she .dropped her pearl in the wishing well. Twelve wishes are coming true as our new pledges begin sorority life with the excitement of helping with our homecoming float, "Grant'em No Lee-way." Following the homecoming 'theme of "Gone With the ~ind," rthe Alpha Sigs with Alpha Phi Omega fratern1ty are building on the float a giant Uncle Remus surrounded by his animal friends. We are looking forward to homecoming day with extra enthusiasm since two of our sisters, Jan Sward and Pat Deshong have been nominated for homecoming queen. We hope this will prove the beginning of a very eventful year for Alpha Sigma Alpha.-MARILYN LAMM

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State College Springfield, Missouri FALL SEMESTER has begun with thirty returning girls, a wonderful new housemother, several honors, and big

plans for ·the year. Mrs. Elinor Norman, housemother, comes to us from Parma, Mo., and has already won mu ch respect and love from her girls. Honors received last spring include Suzanne Taylor, first runner-up ·to Miss Springfield and TKE Sweetheart; Sandra Appleby, first in senior women's debaite in MidSouth tournament, first in oratory in Amarillo, Texas, tournament, and sophomore senator; Becky Norman, cheerleader; Sandra Gehrs, wardrobe mistress for summer tent theatre and a lead role in "Ah, Wilderness"; and Carol Lechner, best actress in one-act play for third consecwtive year. The chapter took second place in intramural volleyball. A successful rummage sale was held at the sorority house during the first week of school as a money-making project. Under the leadership of Suzanne Taylor, chapter president and Sandra Appleby, vice president, plans are being made for homecoming, the annual mum sale, and rush. Our homecoming queen candidate is Mary Jo Lakey. Our theme is "Go Gung Ho For Mary J o"; the house decoration will be a bear in cowboy uniform using the slogan "Gun 'Em D own Bears!"- OLETA WERNER

Beta Upsilon Indiana State College Terre Haute, Indiana BETA UPSILON has been quite busy as the school year opens on another year. Five of our members participated in a new event for Homecoming-The Powder Puff Derby. This is a tricycle relay and the captain of our team was Shirley Koch. We had lots of fun as we cheered on our riders. The derby opened the 1963 Homecoming year. Margaret Johnson was our Homecoming Queen candidate. Margaret was both radiant and beautiful as she rode rthe Queen's Float in the Parade. After the Parade was over Alumnae and members gathered at the Annual Alumnae luncheon, where we renewed old friendships and made new ones. After the luncheon we held open house in our suite and we had a tea for our alumnae. Next on the agenda was preparation for Rush. Janet Lautner represented our sorority as Rush Counselor. During the time she counseled J arret lived in Sherer House with ·the other Rush Counselors. Maryellen Brunson was our Rush captain and was responsible for the organization and smooth running of our Rush Activitie~. The Skits performed were A~A R ound-up for spht parties and A~A Soda Shop; Oui Oui, Mamselle; and High Hopes ; for th e first, second, and third formal parties. . . Somerthing new has been ad ded to our su1te th1s year otoo! We want to thank the Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter for th e. money which bought the new drapes we now have in our suite. As we look ahead we know this year is going to be exciting and rewarding and we wish our sisters across the land the best of luck for this new year.-SHIRLEY J . KocH

Beta Phi Stout State College Menomonie, Wuconsin WELCOME BACK BETA PHIS! We started our 1963-64 school year off with our annual Retreat Sunday. ln-

stead of the usual announcement of plans for the coming year, we divided into groups and held a question-andanswer session concerning sorority rules and activities. I.t was a great help to the newer members, and also kept the older members on their toes. Following the meeting, we all attended church ·together. Only special bids were sent out to prospective pledges, and Beta Phis are very proud of their new pledges. Our pledge mistress, Barbara Campbell, has put a lot of time and work into "overhauling" our pledge program. Any girl who gets more than five wrong on her pledge test has to carry an oatmeal box filled with goodies for the members for a week. This, plus coke dates, home visi•ts, study hours, and their other duties, keep them hopping. We've heard rumors about a surprise or something on the members, but you girls should know by now that you can't "pull any wool over our eyes!" Marge Braker is often seen driving her fellow pledges around in her red "pledge jeep." The pledges have also worked very hard on Homecoming. They showed true Alpha Sig spirit. For ·the third straight year, Beta Phi chapter has a Homecoming queen, our own Donna Leonhard . Her campaign was based on the "All-American Girl," which Donna truly is. For our serenades to the fraternity houses and •the dormitories, we wore our black skirts and sweaters with our white blazers, and made black top hats with a red, white, and blue band on it. Donna was escorted by none other than "Uncle Sam." Her victory made this a truly successful Homecoming for Beta Phi members and alumnae. Barbara Campbell was elected social chairman of the senior class, and Mary Baker was elected treasurer of the sophomore class at class elections this fall. The same day, Judy Kuns was elected to the cheerleading squad to join Beta Phi members Donna Leonhard and Sandra Carlson. We are also very proud of our three new advisers. Mrs. Halvorson, who is an instructor in the clothing department at S•t out State, is our financial adviser. Mrs. Shirley Strachota Graham is our social adviser, and Miss Janet Klaptske is our Panhellenic adviser. Mrs. Graham, a Beta Phi alumna, is now the star of "Romper Room" over WEAQ-TV in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Janet, a 1963 graduate, is working on her double major. We are off to a very good start this year, and with that good old Alpha Sig pep and go, we should have continuing success.-LINDA HonNE

Beta Chi Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR began with Formal Rush for Beta Chi chapter. There were five parties over two weekends. These parties included an open house two coke parties, a theme party and the preference ;arty. This year our theme party was Oriental in flavor. The chapt~r room was decorated with lanterns, mats, prints, doll d1splays, fans, chopsticks, games, and various other items that gave an Oriental effect. Each of the members wore Oriental costumes and make-up. The rushees were served shrimp salads, fortune and almond cookies, and punch. · On September 30, before our meeting we celebrated all •the birthdays of our members that feli .;·n the months of June, July, August, and September. This will be a ·monthly event so as to honor these important dates. Pledge Presents was on October 4. This is an event

where we present our new pledges to the fraternity men. Each sorority on campus presents their girls at this time. The pledges are escorted by fraternity men and presented individually to the other fraternity members. It is an exciting, formal affair. We are now participating in Open Rush and have already pledged some wonderful girls. Beta Chi is using a strong Big and Little Sister program. We have had very happy results. On October 11 we will have a VooDoo Doll making party. We will each make yarn dolls to be sold before the annual Arizona State University-University of Arizona football game in November. Proceeds from the sale will go for our philanthropic project. October 20 is the date of our Father-Daughter banquet where the girls can introduce their fathers oto their sororioty sisters. This year the banquet will be held at the Buckboard restaurant in Scottsdale.-SHARON MILLER

Beta Psi Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan WITH MEMORIES of summer still vivid in our minds, the Beta Psis returned to campus brimming with enthusiasm for rush, homecoming, and studies. The first event on the Alpha Sig calendar was ·t he annual freshmen carnival booth which was designed by the spring pledge class. The large mechanically operated bull, and colorful background attracted a crowd anxious to .try their skill at our Mexican ring-toss game. Outfits were black slacks, white blouses, and red cummerbunds. Friday, September 27, was the beginning of formal rush on Wesotern's campus. The theme of Beta Psi's first party was "Go Greek"; favors were .A:Z.A matches, and we wore our brand new red and white checked shirtwaist dresses which we had made during the summer. Pictures of .A:Z.A at work and play adorned the walls for the second stage-"Candid Camera." Our outfits were basic red wool skirts and- popover tops, complete with white long sleeve shirt. During stage .t hree, the officers of .A:Z.A modeled typical campus clothes and entertained rushees with songs from last years' sorority sing. For fourth stage, Beta Psi used the national wishing well ceremony and watched glowing candlelight mirrored in the bright faces of a wonderful group of enthusiastic rushees. Favors were glass rose bowls monogrammed with .A:Z.A.

We are now looking forward to our Mexican preference party. There will be exotic Mexican food and many games and dances. We are hoping to be able to add, "A good time was had by all." Other activities this past fall have been assisting the "Pikes" with their rush parties, sharing in the cleaning of their fraternity house, and sponsoring our annual Alpha Sig dance which added much needed money to our house fund. Homecoming is the next campus activity on the agenda, falling on October 19. Our pride is in Jeanne Moffat, this Year's candidate for homecoming queen. The main theme is "Our Fabulous Fifty States," and Beta Psi's float will represent the state of Kansas-complete with the huge reclining figure of a farmer garbed in plaid shirt and overalls. Pledges will promenade beside the float wearing our red and white dresses, carrying sunflowers and singing.-MARJORIE KEHLSTROM

Beta .Omega Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania CoNGRATULATIONS were in order for everyone in Beta Omega who worked hard for the sorority scholarship cup which was presented to A~A at Convocation, September 18. Our biggest surprise came when our pledges also received an award for the highest pledge class average. Fall term we welcomed back Alice Thressen from a summer in Europe, and Joan Katagiri from the west coast where she spent three months working with migrant workers. Barb Gross and Adrian Axtell were busy welcoming freshmen at Bucknell's band camp, and the re&t of us returned from our summer jobs at the shore or mountains to our winter jobs on the campus. Inter-sorority sports opened sorority activities. The girls of Beta Omega participated in tennis, badminton and swimming with the accompanying complaints of aching muscles and tired blood. Sunday, September 29, Beta Omega held a tea for our adviser and patronesses. Everyone discussed their summer; and ·t he Alpha Sigs told all present their plans for the coming year. Barb Gross will be busy as student director of the Bucknell Band; Adrian Axtell has her work cut out as student director of Women's Glee Club. Marcia Ingols has her trials and tribulations as head resident for a house of freshman women; and the Alpha Sigs all will be busy preparing themes for open houses and teas 'to begin fall rush . Homecoming weekend meant a lot of fun, but also a lot of work with the men of D elta Upsilon with whom we constructed our Homecoming Float. We also enjoyed welcoming the Alumnae of A~A with an Open House, Ootober 19 and a symposium breakfast on October 20.-BEVERLY ETTWEIN

Gamma Alpha Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska THE GAMMA ALPHAS have started off the school year with spirit and drive. Rush activities kept sorority members busy the first few weeks of school. On September 14 the Ice Water T ea was held in the Student Center. Wearing red skirt·s and sweaters with white blazers, the friendly Alpha Sigs became acquainted with the rushees.

Marion Prucha, left, and Carol Scholl admire the Alphalot Cookie Castle at the Gamma Alpha Preferential Party.

Gamma Alphas at their Preferential Party, "Alphalot," are Doni Steinkamp, Yvonne Buresh and Kathy Kissel. Ice water was served and sorority scrapbooks, newsletters, jewelry, and trophies were displayed. On September 15 the formal Pink .Chrysanthemum T ea was held at the home of an alumna, Mrs. Lewis Cimino. The beautiful, white-carpeted room where the tea was held provided an enchanting atmosphere. The Gamma Alphas, dressed in pink, pinned the rush ees with nametags capped with ·tiny pink ribbon and net roses. Pink cake and punch were serve<:\ as refreshments. Alphalot was the theme of the Preferential Party, based on the Broadway play, "Camelot." The party was held at the Schimmel's Indian Hills Inn on September 24. Rush chairman, Lovie Ann J effrey, and committee chairmen, Virginia Hogan and Marion Prucha, did a fabulous job decorating the room like the royal court of Alphalot, complete with a cooki e castle that was used as a centerpiece on the refreshment table. Sorority officers were dressed as royalty, while other members wore evening attire. Favors consi&ted of princess hats that were presented to the rushees, who were entertained by an amusing skit, depicting a knight of the court of Alphalot coming to the rescue of a distressed Creighton co-ed. Future pledges were eagerly welcomed at an acceptance dinner that was held at 1the home of Lovie Ann J effrey on September 27. With great pride the Gamma Alphas pledged 20 enthusiastic girls at the home of Annette Maus on October 6. At this •time sorority members were especially pleased to make their facu lty adviser, Miss Betty Patterson, a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha. After the initiation and pledge ceremonies, a dinner was held at Caniglia's Venice Inn . Creighton University Convocation Day was .held on October 8. After the Solem n High Mass, Convocation ceremonies were held. At ~the ceremonies four Alpha Sigs were among 18 girls who were honored with membership in Gamma Pi Epsilon, an honorary Jesuit sorority. Members include Jane Bernica, Carol Duke, Mary Lee O'Keefe, and Doni S't einkamp. Full of pep and school spirit, three Gamma Alphas became members of Creighton's cheerl eading squad. They are Ann Mixan, Pauline Jirik, and Nancy Cisar. Another ·s orority member who helped to boost the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha on campus was Mary Lee O 'Keefe, who was one of the final candidates in the annual Miss Cutie-Mr. Ugly contest. Striving for even higher accomplishments, the Gamma Alphas are looking forward to an even better Homecom-

ing this year than last year when two sorority memb~rs were princesses in the Homecoming Court and a third prize was captured in float competition. Plans ~o~ Hom~ coming are already on the way, and float bmldmg will be with the Alpha Kappa Psis, a business fraternity. The months ahead will bring much fruitful sorority activity. A Halloween party and hayrack ride will take place in October and the Founders' Day Ceremony will be celebrated by having a dinner with the alumnae on November 12. The new future will bear evidence of the success of Gamma Alpha' s newly ini•tiated cultural program, which is to heighten interest and knowledge in culture for its members. Prominent speakers in the fields of art and music and Gamma Alpha members with talent in playing musical instruments, singing, or dancing will participate in the program. The cultural program will be incorporMed into regular meetings. Proud of their many accomplishments, the Gamma Alphas look on to even higher goals and a closer spirit of sisterhood .-RrTA ZANSKI

Gamma Beta Central State Teachers College Stevens Point, Wisconsin THE VARIOUS COLORS of the leaves not only announced the beginning of another school year but ·also announced the beginning of a busy year of various activities for the Alpha Sigs in Gamma Beta chapter. Our school year began with a Pointer Jubilee. Each organization on campus displayed its activities and functionings in order 1to acquaint the Freshmen with the different sororities, frMernities, and organizations on campus. Our sorority had a "Ring-A-Leg" booth. Each member took turns displaying her black leotarded legs through a hole in a painted and decorated cardboard. The students would try to ring •this leg. If successful, they were rewarded with a guitar made by the Alpha Sig members. Pamphlets were distributed informing the students about A~A. Fall Rush was another big activity for Gamma Beta. "Jacque le Cafe" set the mood for our French party. Members dressed as artis·t·s, French waitresses and French girls. The rushees came as tourists. Decorations included a flower garden surrounded , with scattered tables of red-check ered cloths all of which were viewed from the Eiffel Tower which was in the background. French street signs lined the ·walks. Our refreshments include? small hors d'oeuvres and "champagne"-7-up. Rushmg was followed by pledging a fine group of girls. The members who are class officers this year are: Arl~ne Smith, Senior Class Secretary; Karen Yarkie, J umor Class Secretary ; Peggy Lou Bartels, Sophomore Class Treasurer ; Dottie Doran, Senior Class Treasurer and Lorraine Fredrich, Junior Class Treasurer. ' Activities which are coming up are Homecoming, the Songfest, and the Harvest Festival. At songfest each organization sings one serious and one humorous song. Each group is judged and the winner receives a trophy. Alpha Sigs are hoping to win it for the second consecutive year. Harvest Festival is sponsored by ·the Alpha Sigs annuall.y. It's an all-school activity including dancing, entertamment, and refreshments. The dance is entided "Dog Patch Days" and participants dress in L'il Abner costumes. Much has happened in the past, and we expect much more to happen in the future. Gamma Beta on the

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Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York As A PLEASANT RESPITE from finals, most of the Gamma Delts, accompanied by their mothers, went to a beautiful restaurant on Long Island for our annual MotherDaughter Dinner. We entertained our mothers by doing pledge skits from two years ago up to t?e present, and then by having a singing interlude, recalhng songs of our mothers' youths. Awards were presented to the graduating seniors in honor of the work they had done during the past three years, and Marilyn Latter was recognized as the best pledge of the Spring 1963 pledge class. As finals were drawing to a close, most girls began working for the summer, but a few were already packing for a summer of volunteer work in Mexico. Pat O'Rourke and Kathy Costello, who had won the B'nai B'rith Award for their work on this project, were among the first contingent to go down. They were soon followed by Eleanor Marine, a June graduate and ex-president of Gamma Delta, Renita Carusello, Cathie Winter, our sports chairlady, and Carolyn Ziegler. We have been back to school less than a month, but we are already out of breath after having our successful Freudian Fling-a dance to which everyone comes as his or her suppressed desire. Dotty Kauff, our membership director, and her date from Alpha Lambda Alpha, who came as the Yellow Pages and a telephone, won first place for their costumes. Our fir·; t rush, held two weeks ago, was a fashion show, showing A~A through the year. In the twelve calendar months, we participate in such varied activities as a Pledge Cotillion, intramural sports, Mexican volunteer work, and sorority State Day. Recently we had our second rush, the traditional Crimson Capers. A favorite rush, it gives both rushees and sisters a chance to get acquainted in an informal setting. We are eagerly awaiting our upcoming third rush, _which has for its theme "Ancient Greece." The sisters will wear long togas and gold and silver sandals and will sport laurel wreaths in their hair. Atmosphere will be provided by Greek music, paintings, pottery, and other artifacts of antiquity. Upcoming events on our agenda include a theatre party to see Shakespeare's "As You Like It," and the Coronation Ball, at which the King and Queen of the Campus are crowned. This semi-formal dance will be held the night before Thanksgiving, and the school is looking forward to this affair.-CAROLYN ZIEGLER

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin WELCOME BACK A~A Sisters! The new semester has just begun and already we have many new ideas and many interesting things to share with you. At present we are in the midst of rush activities. Our first function was the round-robin teas. We really looked attractive in our new outfits. Last spring we had started making plans for the fall rush and this idea of look-alike outfits certainly was one of the best ideas for making an impression. J,t is advisable for any group that wants to stand out as being "special." We chose a dark blue wool suit with the jacket lined with red taffeta. We wore our

sorority crest over the heart. The skirts are pleated. To enhance the beauty of the suit, we all wore white blouses and red heels. We chose suits because they are versatile enough that they can be worn for formal or informal affairs. Our second function was a coke party. Our third function was a costume party with the theme "The Alpha Sigma Alpha Big Top." All -summer long the Alphas of , Gamma Epsilon worked ·to make this function the best of any we have ever had. Our new rush adviser, Mrs. Barbara Langdon, helped us wi•t h ideas for our circus theme ·a nd gave us the necessary encouragement and confidence that this would be a "quality" rush. The pavilion on the night of our third function was decorated beautifully and as each rushee entered by jumping through a tissue-covered hoop she saw colorful booths the center ring, many games, and prizes. The tables we~e decorated with red and white tissue paper clowns. All in all, everything had been planned and carried through very well. On September 22 another exciting first took place for Gamma Epsilon chapter. This was the date of our Mother Patroness Tea. This ceremony was an introduction to the mothers as to what Alpha Sigma Alpha is really all about. We told them how important a sorority is to each and every girl who is a member of one and the mothers met one another and were also united in the bond which makes the girls loyal to Alpha Sigma Alpha. We are presently completing our float for Homecoming. The theme of the float will be "Let's Whale 'Em!" The structure is rather obvious, being -a whale over twenty feet iong. We are also campaigning for Rena Rohleder for Junior Homecoming Court Representative and Mary Ellen Hickey, our nominee for Sophomore Cour.t Representative. Good luck Rena and Mary Ellen! Our activities will not be lessened after rush and Homecoming end. We have planned a birthday party, Greek Holiday, a party for the aphasic children, and

MEMORIES Bv

ANN HowELL STUMP B~

Oh memories, fond memories, In days of AlA. Linger with each sister, In a very special way. As we build each memory, A monument to all that's good, Solidify our hopes, our aims, Into one sisterhood. And as the time draws nigh, To close our memory book, May each Alpha Sig sister Be proud to take a second look. The above poem is recorded on the opening page of the Licking-Muskingum Alumnae chapter scrapbook which was given to the chapter: by Mrs. Stump .o n August 24, 1963.

participation in U-Sing. We hope this year will be especially successful for Gamma Epsilon and our very best wishes go out to all of our Sisters all over the nation. -BoNITA jANE LAPER

Gamma Eta The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania WITH STRONG FEELINGS of optimism for the coming year, the Gamma Etas returned to school. The Penn State Panhellenic Council had initiated a new rush program which called for rush sessions coinciding with the beginning of the fall term. At this time only transfer students could rush. Rallying the enthusiastic spirit that gave us such a fine pledge class last year, we faced the problem of organizing on such short notice. Under -the very efficient direction of Dee DeBolt, the problems were solved and our positive attitude proved to be valid. The fourteen girls we chose to be new Alpha Sigs were equally anxious to join our number. The weekend after ribboning, we introduced our new girls to the Gamma Eta alumnae at a brunch celebrating our homecoming. Because of the newness of the school year, we had no other report of new activities; therefore, we discussed •the events to come. Old sisters, the alumnae and new ribbonees alike shared enthusiasm for a successful year. Plans were tentatively formulated for participation in Greek Week and th e Greek Week Sing. With unanimous support the philanthropic project of the year was proposed and a committee formed to organize it. Individually the Gamma Etas are campaigning for positions on the different governing councils. In order to help with the campaigning and the organization of the year's activities, we shall end this letter of anticipation and add hard work to the hope for another successful year.-MARIAN ABOWITZ

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and operas, we departed for Florence. The leather goods here are of excellent quality and quite inexpensive so we were forced to leave after one day so that we would have enough money with which to get home. Our next big stop was Berlin, East and West. The problems presented by the thirteen mile long wall, guarded by ten thousand German soldiers, became almost too realistic to us, and we developed a deep compassion for the people who are trapped on the East side. The most significant impression we brouuht back was that of the generosity and kindness of European people. They were continually going out of their way to help and guide us in any way possible, and were always so understanding of the language barriers. We came home four very happy Alpha Sig sisters, anxious to share our adventures, appreciating America even more, y_et ready at a moment's notice to go back and share another great summer as Alphas in Europe.

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ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO SEVEN of our girls attended a picnic at the lakeshore home of Elmore Miller Dubois 00 on August 6. Those enjoying the pleasant summer day together were H:l~n Frame Snyder 00 Maude Mul'phy Barrere AA, Lillie Greer At:.., June Western Cowan AB, Gwen O 'Hara Spiers At:.., and Rhea Fetzer Yoder rr. Alice Simpson Rice XX and family are returning to their former home in Muncie, Indiana. We are sorry to lose Alice, but are sure that her A~A sisters will be happy at her return. The first meeting of Akron Panhellenic was a very interesting style show at which our L ouise George Holt 00 was one of the models. Lillie Greer, Maude Barrere, D oro thy Hollinger Sco tt At:.. and Rhea Yoder were present and enjoyed the style show very much. Panh ellenic is sponsoring the Children's Ball to be held at the Silver Lake Country Club on Saturday evening, O ctober 12, to make money for the allowance fund for the children of the Summit County Children' s Home. A~A will be well represented at the dance as a great many tickets have been sold by our members. Our September meeting was held in the home of Helen Snyder with twelve members present. Our new president, Ruth Yauger At:.., presided and gave us a preview of the proposed activities for the coming year. We are all looking forward to a very interesting and happy year of fellowship. We were happy to welcome to our group a new member, Ann Sullivan Bajc BP. We hope she can meet with us every month.- RHEA FETZER YODER

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS THE Bos TO N ALUMS had a very enjoyable spring season with the Annual Patriots' Day Parade passing the home of our Alum President, Ellen Daly, in L exington where the Theta Theta chapter's entrant for "Miss Lexington," Anita Masterson, won the title. W e spent a very rainy day at Leona Frederick's in Watertown in May, but let it rain ; we had a fine time just the same. Then we learned that Leona was to enter N ewton-Wellesley H ospital for surgery. We' re glad to say that everything went well and she is so much better that she and her family have now moved to Wellesley where Leona can be near her Social Service work. The regular Spring meeting and election of officers was held at Frances Phelan's where we were entertained by our seasoned traveller, Edith H owlett, with gorgeous slides of her Alaskan trip. A great occasion for us was the visit of our National Officers and the ·Convention of Deans of Women held in Boston in April. This gave us the opportunity of visiting together ai a Faculty Club dinner, and later, Charlotte Adams and three National Officers got together at Maitre Jacques French restaurant for an informal dinner a Ia francaise. Then a large group attended the Greek Sing at Boston University where our Theta Thetas won a First Participation Prize.

NEWS LETTERS

As usual, Ingeborg Swenson did us a fine turn by providing a beautiful setting at her New Hampshire farm, a toothsome lunch, and perfect New England weather, an unbeatabl e combination for a meeting. When we met for our first Fall meeting, it was at Ellen Daly's new home, now an apartment in Belmont. Again our Edith took us on a trip, this time to Mexico, followed by Charlotte Adam's New England foliage pictures. The crowning event of the O ctober meeting could have been "burning the mortgage" figura:tively speaking, for we paid off the last amount due on the Building Fund for ·the Boston University Education building to which we had pledged five hundred dollars. Thanks to our chairman, Laura M cQuide, we went over the top, and it took only two years. We've become quite addicted to sales of all kinds. They're painless and lots of fun . CHARLOTTE LOUISE ADAMS

CALUMET REGION, INDIANA IN JuLY we had a picnic with our families at the home of Barbara Shanner Conaway XX. A good .t ime and good food was enjoyed by all who attended. Marcia Wibble Williams XX joined our group near the close of last year. We are happy to welcome Pat Garson Williams XX back again . She was in Muncie, Indiana, for a year. We were all so happy to have Pat Suroviak Hildebrandt XX as a guest a:t our October meeting. She came all the way from South Carolina to visit! We hope to see other sisters in our area who are able to join us as new m embers. Our money making project this year will be selling Christmas cards, stationery, and all occasion cards. We hope to have a good profit. This will be used toward philanthropic projects and activities of the chapter. We hope to have an exciting year ahead.-CATH Y SLANAC WESLEY

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CHICAGO ALUMS met for their September luncheon at the home of Betty Phillips Hall AB with a small group present. It seems many of our members were involved in family activities such as taking students back to college and watching offspring play football. We enjoyed our annual steak fry for our husbands in August at Mary and Lawson Blackstone's. Coming up on the calendar is a tea at Beta Rho on O ctober 13 at Northern Illinois State College which some of us plan to attend. Betty Phillips Hall attended the Panhellenic Information Tea in August at Caron's Restaurant in Chicago and plans to attend the fall luncheon there on October 23.RosEMARY NoRTHAM JoHNSON

CHICAGO-NORTH SUBURBAN OuR SEPTEMBER meeting was held at 1the beautiful Chicago home of Delores Puchi BP. We were all pleased and honored 'to have Mrs. A. Howard Hall, Alpha

Sigma Alpha DelegMe to the National Panhellenic Conference, ·present at our first meeting of the year. Three of our outstanding key members have left our group. Terse Norgaard BP moved in early fall to San Francisco where she is now an Editorial Assistant for Bancrof.t-Whitney Publishers. Joanie McCown Skipper BP and family have moved 'to Hamden, Connecticut. Mary Tod Brown BE is now living in Chicago Heights and has joined the South Suburban group. We miss the fine qualities of .a ll three of these girls, but we know that they are sharing their loyalty and assistance with other alum groups just as they did with the Chicago Nonth Suburban Alums! A special committee is currently working on the suggested· idea of having a mon1thly newsletter between all the Chicago Area A~A Alums with the hopes of increasing communications and togetherness. Two of our girls are busy working on rt:heir master's degrees. We are proud of Helga Winkler BP who is doing her studying at Loyola, and Mary Uecker BP who is completing her studying at Northern Illinois Universi.ty.-FRAN CRUEY

CHICAGO-WEST SUBURBAN As SUMMER ENDS and we swing into fall, the West Suburban alums have prepared themselves for a busy, fun-filled year. We and the South Suburban Alums have taken on the task of State Day for 1964. Committees were established at our September meeting which was held at the home of Marilyn Chvatal BK in Berwyn. We're on our way to make this a successful day for Alpha Sigs. For our October meeting we are planning a "house" shower for our sisters at Northern . Each member will bring a useful item to be given •to the sorority house. This meeting will be held at the home of Fran Stellmach Ducey BP. Congratulations to Sue King BK who has been chosen as National Magazine Chairman. Seems like Alpha Sigs are always on the move. We'd like to welcome Georgiana J aglinski Calvert BP back to our group. Georgie and her husband have moved back upstate to Aurora after spending time in Urbana at the University of Illinois. Dorothy Grove BK has left for the excitement of California for an indefinite period of time. Joan Kolar Grabarek BP, her husband, and son, Gregg, will soon be moving into a new home in Naperville. Here's hoping that some of you new graduates in the west suburbs will look us up. We' d surely like to have you J Oin us. Contact Pat Zelinka Tight BP at 1119 Bellwood Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois.-NANCY CEPUDER REAGAN

One of our first and most rewarding projects to come up in September was the annual trip to the Zoo with the mentally retarded children from the Cerebral Palsy Center. We transport the Children, all wheelchair cases, to the Zoo where they are put aboard a sightseeing train which takes them through the Zoo with stopovers at the various houses and exhibits. A highlight on this trip was a stop at the Ape House where the keeper brought out a chimpanzee who shook hands with each child . Anne Petree Niemeyer AA was in charge of arrangements. After the train had made the full tour of the Zoo, we returned the children to the Center where we all had refreshments. Needless to say, after a morning at ·t he Zoo, the Alumnae members enjoyed the refreshments as much as, if not more, than the children. We are particularly indebted to Dolores Brown Vinson BN, who is the librarian at the Greenhills High School, for bringing some of her students to help with the children. There are about twenty-five girls and boys from the Center who are able to participate in the Zoo trip, and sometimes it is difficult for that many Alumnae members to attend on a Saturday morning. In line also with the national philanthropic project, we are members of the Hamilton County Council for the Mentally Retarded, and are planning to catalogue the 300 plus books for the Hamilton County Diagnostic Clinic for ·the Mentally Retarded. Anne Niemeyer will supervise this work. Mary Goeke AA, Anne Niemeyer AA, Dolores Brown Vinson BN, and Lynn Peters Fountaine BE went to Miami in September to help the girls with rushing and reported a very successful party. Our next big affair concerns finances, always an important part of any organization. This year, we are making one big all-out effort with our evening bridge party and style show. It will be held in October at the Pepsi Cola Auditorium with free snacks and soft drinks, bigger and better prizes and raffies, and the always alluring style show put on by Shillito's. Peggy Hawley is chairman, assisted by Mary G oeke, reservations ; Bertha Runyan McFarlan AA and Lynn Fountaine, tabl e prizes; and Gail Wagner Kaufmann AA in charge of food. We are now looking forward to the Founders' Day meeting in November with the Miami and Marshall chapters at the Clovernook Country Club.- DOROTHY CLASON

CINCINNATI, OHIO THANKS to the very able and active officers in the Cincinnati Alumnae chapter, this should be an interesting and profitable year. They have put forth much time and effort in planning it. Our first meeting in August was held at the lovely new home of Peggy Whitley Hawley PP. Peggy has many irons in the fire, but always finds time to do a little extra. At ·this meeting, we were given a resume of the aims and plans of our group for the coming year. We were happy to welcome Judy Rose, a pledge from Miami, and Dorothy Bell from Indiana State.

Cincinnati Alumnae members, with the hdp of local high school students, get ready to take the children from the Cerebral Palsy Center to the Zoo.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO CoLORADO SPRINGS ALUMNAE met 3!t the home of Winifred Hay BB on September 10 to start the year's activities. New officers were installed, and Judy McCormick BB, president, outlined some very interesting ideas for the year. The rest of the evening was ·taken up with giving and getting news of everyone's summer activities. On October 1 we met for dinner at the Swiss Chalet, the annual celebration of the chapter's founding. It was another get re-acquainted evening, and plans were made for an old clothes auction to be conducted at the next several meetings, to end with a "dress up" party in April when we will all wear the clothes we have bought. Should be lots of fun and add a few dollars to our treasury. No philanthropic projects have been picked out for the year as yet.-VIRGINIA RoMANS MALONEY

DAYTON, OHIO DAYTON ALUMNAE gave a buffet party on June 25 in honor of Virginia Haga Black XX who is moving to Wausau, Wisconsin. Ginny, who had been the Presidentelect of the Dayton Panhellenic Association, had been presented with a gold gavel charm from that organization when they learned of her impending move, and the Dayton Alumnae took this opportunity 10 present her with a gold bracelet for her gavel charm. Lucille Wolfe West AA, who assumed the presidency of th e Panhellenic upon Ginny's announcement of her move, is looking forward to a busy year in that po~ition. Panhell's activities for •the forthcoming year include 1he presentation of the Mary Ruth Kerr scholarship to an outstanding college girl. Each year calendars are sold for a ways and means project. Another ways and means project is the annual mid-winter baton twirling contest, with Lucille as mistress of ceremonies, and the ASA alumnae chapter working on registration. On August 7 at the Stratford House Hotel, Pan.hellenic had an information party, style show, and skit for approximately 600 girls in the area who will be fall freshmen at colleges with sororities. Lucille welcomed the girls and played a large part in the ski1. The last event of the year is the June luncheon, with Lucille presiding until she hands the gavel to a Tri Sig.

Lucille West is also the President of •t he Dayton chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, the oldest teachers' honorary in the nation. She is a primary .teacher at Drexel Elementary School. Her active memberships, some as officer, are Association for Childhood Education, Dayton Classroom Teachers, English Club, discussion leader for Human Relations Program sponsored by the Board of Education, Textbook Committee for city schools, block captain for her poli-tical party, Dayton Women's Club, and College Women's Club. Her past memberships, which also include some offices, were Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, Daughters of American Revolution, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, American Colonists, Eastern Star, and PTA. She was President of the A~A Dayton Alumnae. She directed a church choir and taught primary and church school for 13 years. She was the first hostess on a television show, Bless This House , sponsored by the Church Federation. She has two sons, one a graduate of Duke University Law School, and the other a graduate of University of Arizona.-BEVERLY ScoTT AYLES

DENVER, COLORADO WE WANT TO begin this new season by telling about our last meeting back in May. Alumnae treated their husbands and friends to a dinner party at the "new" home of our President, Elizabeth Brock Allison ..Y..Y. This large, lovely estate was once owned by orchestra leader Paul Whiteman. Working on the committee for this elegant meeting were Libby Richmond McWilliams Bl, and Doris Sunderlin McFarland BB . When September came, we again hosted at the Allison home. This was the annual Denver City Panhellenic Luncheon. About 60 members attended . Alumnae of Alpha Sigma Tau were the co-hostesses and our committee members were: Annie Mary Raney Teal ~~. Glenda McKnight Norblom BB, Faydene Carroll Hanna BA, and Nadine Deitrich Halstead EE . Flowers from the Allison garden were used as the centerpieces. Finally, our own annual Pot-Luck dinner meeting on September 18 at the home of Grace Dalby Davies BB. OH!! These alums make good cooks. There was lots of business to discuss after a full summer, and we were quite pleased to welcome to our group Barbara Dalrymple BB, Jane Roths BB, and Ruth Duff BB.-DAWN NICHOLSON

DETROIT, MICHIGAN- DELTA PHI WE OPENED our fall schedule on October 5 with a luncheon and business meeting at the Grosse Pointe home of Esther Earhard1 Richardson AA who had just returned from an extensive European junket with her husband, Ralph. Kathryn Stephenson Buchinger AB, also a "Grosse Pointer" served as co-hostess. Our deepest gratitude goes to Reba Carey Fries /it:t. who tore herself away from her summer home at Bay View, Michigan, just when Autumn was wearing its loveliest of reds and golds ·to attend our first meeting and to agree once again ·to be our representative at CWVS (College Women's Volunteer Service). Assisting her will be Louise McArthur A4>. Dayton members at the Panhellenic luncheon are, left to ri~ht, Thelma Brown, Lola Lakin, Mary Helen Ferguson, Ahce Sauer, Mildred Beeghly, and Carol Sowder.

At the business meeting, chairmanned by Sara Dodge Bumgardner A4> in the absence of President Marion Roberts Sanborne AA, we voted to skip the November meeting to insure a good attendance on Founders' Day

to be held on the Wayne State campus at the McGregor Memorial, popularly known as Alumni House.-EsTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-SIGMA RHO CHI ONCE AGAIN we extend our wishes to all of you for a most profitable and happy year. May we all continue to grow in service and fellowship. Our fall meeting started with enthusiasm at the St. Clair Shores home of Mrs. Richard Turner. There, over coffee and dessert, we heard about the wonderful summers spent by all. The three Detroit groups annually commemorate Founders' Day together. The ceremony is so much more meaningful when we are all there together. The Sigma Rho Chi Chapter will certainly miss Janice Heydal, but know that the Chicago group will be having a fine new member. We would like to invite all A2:A members in the Detroit area to join us for Founders' Day, and of course, for the rest of the time, too.-EVELYN J. DEMARS

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA THE DICKINSON chapter began its year by holding a rummage sale in September. This has become an annual affair of the group. Our chapter will be in charge of table decorations for the homecoming events to be held at Dickinson State College the weekend of October 16. A social meeting was held at which time plans were made. We are looking forward to the coffee party to be held at the home of Mrs. H. J. Wienbergen after the homecoming football game. This enables us to visit with many of our sorority sisters whom we have not seen in some tirne.-MRs. Louis OLDENBURG

EMPORIA, KANSAS THE FIRST EVENT of the 1963-1964 college year was a tea honoring the Epsilon Epsilon chapter's new housemother, Mrs. W. L. Clayton, on September 28. The college chapter and the Emporia alumnae club were hostesses and the guests were the housemothers of the sororities, the fraterni·ties, and the residence halls; the wife of the President of Emporia State and ·the Dean of Women, Assistant Dean, and the sorority presidents. The tea table was attractive with a bouquet of autumn flowers in yellow and orange, arranged by Ethel Ireland Randell EE, and trays of delectable sandwiches and cookies made by .the alumnae. Our attractive new pledges who helped with the serving were a decorative addition. Those who poured were Mesdames T. F. Marbut and Lloyd K. Jones, patronesses and Kitty Redinger Thornton EE and Bess Weaver Adam EE, alumnae. The bouquets in the living room were handsome arrangements by Virginia Smith Pennington EE. The guests were received by Miss Sue King EE, college chapter president; Mrs. W. L. Clayton; Martha Burch Willi:ams EE, alumnae president ; and Jerry Russell Edwards EE, adviser. Our November meeting will be a salad supper at the Epsilon iEpsilon house for the chapter. Jerry Russell. Edwards will .be in charge of arrangements and the salads will be donated by the alums ..·.

The college chapter will have a homecoming buffet supper on Saturdayj November 2, to which all alumnae are invited. Out of town EE visitors at the Epsilon Epsilon house this summer were Jo Porter Sunter, Rochester, Minnesota; Barbara Scott Robbins, Okinawa (who is -teaching in American Dependents School) ; Darleen Deitrich Unger, Omaha, Nebraska ; Pat Swiercinsky, who is working rtoward a Master's Degree at Northwestern University; J oyce Birney Dewell, Eureka, Kansas; Norma Dahlberg Shields, Kansas City, Mo.; and Margaret Barber Wyman, Washington, D. C.-EDNA McCuLLOUGH

FT. WAYNE, INDIANA IN JuNE a picnic was held to climax a successful year for our local chapter. Members from Ft. Wayne and the surrounding area were invited to join us and we exchanged ideas and invitations for the future. We hope to visit the girls at Ball State Teachers College this coming year. The September meeting was held in New Haven in the home of Janet Smith Markley XX . Officers were installed. Thelma Waltz Zumbaugh XX introduced and welcomed Jane Coleman XX. Jane graduated from BSTC in June, 1963 and is now teaching elementary school in Ft. Wayne. Another new member who joined us last summer is Shirley Frye XX. Shirley is Service Assistant with Indiana Bell Telephone Company. We are happy to have these girls with us! In October, we celebrated a group birthday party at the home of our new Vice-President, Margaret Dibert. Joy Helm showed slides of her trip abroad which we all enjoyed. -VIRGINIA DuNN BuRKE

GREELEY, COLORADO EvEN THOUGH all the Greeley Alums had a busy summer, we all found time to enjoy our annual summer, picnic which was held at the home of Jo Whitlow Sanders. Among our guests was Mrs. William Bowles, the Beta Beta cook. Attending from the Beta Beta chapter was Ruth Fletcher. Following the picnic, we held our White Elephant Sale, the proceeds of which go to our project of helping the handicapped children. Our September meeting was held on September 25. At this tim e we entertained the Beta Beta chapter at a buffet supper. Charlotte H erman Drake BB, Alumnae President, welcomed the girls, after which th ey presented entertainment for the evening. This included several talks given by girls who spent •t h e summer touring Europe and other places of interest. Guests for the evening .i~ cluded Mrs. Joyous Chase, H ousemother, and Mrs. William Bowles. We hope Alpha Sigs everywhere had a wonderful summer vacation. As fall gets under way, we know you all a re anticipating a busy year as we h ere in Greeley are.~ ANN 0GAN

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI THE sUMMER of 1963 has not been an idle one . for .t 4e Hattiesburg Chapter. We began ·t~e new year with a lovely June luncheon at the Hatti~&burg Country Club wi·th Ethel Merle- (;liaves as hostess .. Plans were staFted

for assisting the decorator for Beta Delta's Cha~ter ~oom in the new Panhellenic Building on the Umvers1ty of Southern Mississippi campus. In July a workshop was held in t~e Selby Bowli~gs' enormous new air-conditioned den w1th homemade ICecream and cake to delight us. More than 200 letters were mailed to Alumnae. We are extremely grateful to Margaret Magee Peden for making new initiation robes for the Beta Delta Chapter. Others have been purchasing (with grocery coupons) new Stainless Steel flatware for their new kitchen. At the August meeting, Recommendation forms were prepared for mailing by Carolyn Enloe Drake, pre~ident, and her committee. Plans for Pre-school Rush part1es, on ~nd off campus, were made. Mary A. Pickel Maxey, Peggy Bowling Gates and their committee did their usual wonderful job on refreshments for our girls. Mildred Bailey was again hostess for the Beta Delta Formal Rush party on her large lawn. About 75 girls were served from a huge pink organdy covered tea table in a setting of velvety green grass and shrubs bordered with enormous white Caladiums. Garden furniture and candle light made the evening almost perfect for a group of beautiful girls dressed in white hoop-skirted formals.MILDRED GILLIS BAILEY

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS ALPHA SIGs have had to become travelers in order to attend our last two meetings. On a Saturday in June we headed east for a pitch-in luncheon at the lovely new home of Kathy Kah Sandberg near Greenfield. It was fun to sample each other's cooking; and we all enjoyed the hamburgers grilled for us by Louis Sandberg and Bob Williams, husband of our president. In September we traveled southwest for a luncheon at the new country home of Paula Sierp McKay, near Martinsville. Miss Ruby East, adviser of Beta Upsilon chapter, and six of •the members from Indiana State were our guests. It was a do-it-yourself party, and each gal helped herself to lunch, and also made her own corsage, which turned out to be a net pot-scratcher when it was finished. Several of us will attend the Dean's Luncheon given by ·the Indianapolis ~anhellenic on November 1.-MRs. CHARLES B. STRICKLAND

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN KALAMAZOO ALUMS filled in the summer months with a coffee at the home of Pat Friedly Hogarth B'l' and a picnic with spouses at the home of Jan Shaw Strong. We resumed our regular .s chedule of business meetings in September at the home of our new president, Joan Ryan Webber B'l'. Our speaker, Mr. Robert Cain, a well known local architect, gave his ideas on -the proposed Fraternity Village at Western Michigan University. Jan Strong and Sylvia Superits Bacon B'l' continue in their busy rolls of advising Beta Psi Chapter. Jan is also representing Beta Psi and the building corporation formed by area Alpha Sig Alums in •the Fraternity Village. Almost all our- 111embers attended one or more of the Beta Psi rush parties and .took an active part in getting to know the rushees, an iJilportant alum function in the long range sorority picture, especially wi·th houses in the offing on the campus. In October we met with Sylvia Bacon who demonstrated her creative cake decorating skin. Many of us

also renewed friendships at Beta Psi's Homecoming Coffee in October. Brightening .the gray November skies was our Founders' Day Celebration held with Beta Psi.-SANDRA LANG LAWRENCE

GREATER KANSAS CITY THREE NEW NAMES have been added to the Kansas City alumnae roster with the initiation of Lee Ann Sappington ZZ, Pat Ledbetter Shepard HH and Vicki Sue Adams Gruver ZZ at the September meeting held at the home of Vivian Nelson Fuchs ZZ. Vicki Gruver was elected Philanthropic Chairman to replace Beverly Cooper Burns EE who is moving to Jefferson City, Missouri. Delores Morris Keiter HH reported an increase in the treasury of $70, the profit from our Spring tulip bulb sale. Guests at the meeting were Laura Bucher Sherman HH from Little Rock, Arkansas, who was visiting her sister Esther Bucher HH, and Helen Roesing ZZ from Branson, Missouri, who was visiting Irene Pecoraro Brown ZZ. Hostesses for the September meeting were Jeannie Roelta Redmond B~, Ginny Richardson Blakey ZZ and June Burr Ford ZZ . The Kansas City Nelson Art Gallery provided the background for the October meeting. The group met in the Gallery's Roselle Court for lunch, which was followed by a guided tour of th!! valuable and unique Chinese art collection. Connie Foelgner Reeves EE and Ruth Johnson Griffin HH were hostesses for this meeting. Rush week activities have created particular interest for the Alumnae Chapter since three A~A pledges are related to members of the Chapter. The pledges are Linda Carol Vance, daughter of Betty Taylor Vance HH, Jan Adler, daughter of Jennie Williams Adler EE, and Sharon Cassens, niece of Phon Johnson Gillespie EE. Linda pledged Eta Eta; .and Jan and Sharon pledged Epsilon Epsilon.-ARTYE E. MARX

LICKING-MUSKINGUM, OHIO THE FIRST MEETING of the - summer was held 111 the home of Mary Agnes Cole Barber .t.ll. Mary Agnes :;hared with her sisters many enchanting wonders of her "Round-the-World-Tour." After enjoying her famous orange hot rolls, along with a splendid chicken salad we viewed a lovely wardrobe, jewelry, materials, hand~ade shoes, and other beautiful items native to Egypt and the countries which she toured. At the close of the meeting, officers for •the new year were installed. The second meeting of the summer was held in the newly purchased home of Ann Howell Stump BD. in Zanesville. The hostess was pleasantly surprised with miscellaneous household gifts. The hostess in turn surprised ·the members with the gift of a cha~ter scra~book which she had designed and which bears the sorority crest. The first meeting of Autumn was held in the home of Margaret Laycock House AA, in Newark. Plans for the yea;'s pr~gram, which centers around sorority dates of nahonal Importance, were presented. Members enjoyed a fr~sh fruit salad, small crescent rolls, and a pineapple up-s1de-down cake. We are especially proud of Ethel Straw Guthrie AA of Marietta: who was recently elected to the post of State President of AAUW Ohio Division. With busy, but happy days past, we anxiously await the next meeting which is ·to be held in the hom& of Sara Long Earnest AA. We are all looking forwar!l to

presided at the business m eeting and presented a gift to Mrs. H obar t Quinn who is moving to J efferson City Missouri. ' Mrs. Albert Kuchs, p atroness, and Mrs. Ed Wohlford won first and second prizes respectively at bridge. H ostesses were Mrs. Tmdall, Mrs. A. J. Dinsdale, Mrs. Gweldon Long, Mrs. David White and Mrs. Luther Belcher, Jr. The philanthropic project of assisting the ungraded room will be continued again this year. The alums welcomed back Marty Ingels Buckridge who moved from Ind ependence, Missouri, when her husband became basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State College in M aryvilk We also welcomed D onna Hall L ynch who just moved to Maryville.- KATHRY N KRA USE BELCHER Licking-Muskingum Alumnae members at a recent meeting are, left to right, front row, Louise Stewart, Mary Agness Cole Barber, and Ann Howell Stump; back row, Eleanor Lloyd Davis, Hilda Allen Baker, Helen Brown Smith, and Margaret Laycock House. hearing about her trip to the Northern European countries which she recently completed.-ANN HowELL STUMP

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK TH E LoNG IsLA ND ALUMNAE had a busy summer which included a summer stock theater party in Jul y, and a family picnic at Sunken M eadow State Park in August. Our summer business meeting was h eld at the h ome of Phyllis Kraus H ostetter B!1, one of our newest members . At this time, our year's program was discussed and planned . Karen Enterlin e K err BT was h ostess for our September meeting. On this date, we decided to present our second annual "Card and Game Night" on November 4 at the home of Carol Canale K elly BT. The proceeds of this fun ction wi ll benefi路t a needy family w hich we have "adopted." We hope to carry our program for this family througho ut th e entire year rather than directing all our efforts toward Christmas as we have done in the past. We are still h oping to hear from new Alpha Sig alumnae on 路the Island .-SANDRA FRIEND

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THE Los ANGELES ALUMNAE and their husbands enjoyed an evening barbecue, September 21 , at the h ome of Martha Corrigan Scott ZZ. It was fun to see old faces again after our summer vacations. Shirley Spen cer Spickard BB and Ruth Briggs Halderman BB will h ost the October 16 meeting at which Joyce Yingling Collins BB will give a travel ta lk . Joyce recently returned from a tour of eleven European countries. Our F o und ers' Day lunch eon will be held at the Biltmore Hotel on N ovember 16. -.fovcE YINGLING CoLLINS

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI MEMBERS of -the Alpha Sigma alums met for their first meeting of the season on Septembe r 9, with a dessert brid~e at the Country Club. Mrs. Edward Tindall

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN WELCO ME to another year of activities of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Milwaukee-Alpha chapter is planning a busy year under the g uid ance of our new president, Elaine Schubring H ercher rE. A summer meeting in Jul y, a picnic at the lake home of Myrtle Swette O 'R eilly rE, was a great success. Chairman of the day was Pat Murphy D a leiden rE. At our October meeting there will be a demonstration by Mrs. Fred Fass on " H ow to Make Holiday Decorations," at the h ome of Florence Devlin Ludwig rE. This should be a fun meeting. Magazine subscriptions will be taken, and we suggest they be given as Christmas gifts. We welcome a new member from 路th e Chicago group, Barbara Brown Langdon Bl<. Barbara h as been working with the Gamma Epsilon Chapter as their rush adviser.-CHARLOTTE J ELENCHICK

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA I N J uN E the N orfolk Panhellenic Association h eld its annual tea in honor of Tidewater girls entering colleges with national sorority ch apters. The Alph a table was beautiful with its white cloth centered with a floral arrangement of white gladioli and red carnations. The colorful display featured sorority jewelry, magazines, songbook, cookbook, and many souvenirs of ru h parties. The highlight of the aftern oon was the presen ~ ation of the scholarship award to Miss Patricia Thayer. The hostesses at our table were Vero nica Crumpler Anderson BI and Virginia Pruner J ohnston Bl. The flowers were taken to th e geriatric ward at Norfolk Gener al Hospital after the tea. This fall find s us making plans for the Founders' D ay lunch eon in November and for a busy year fill ed with projec ts and fellowship .-VIRGINIA PRU NER J oHNSTON

NORTHERN VIRGINIA O NE OF THE last activities of the 1962-63 year was the scholarship tea given Jun e 22 by the North ern Virginia Panhellenic Association. All girls who planned to enter college in the fall were invited and scholarships were presented to three deserving gi rls. Each soro rity was represented by a display or a poster depicting their philanthropic project and a list of college chapters and locations. Our new president, Ginger Blair Ralph BE , and our panhellenic representative, Donna M cGinnis

Northern Virginia Alumnae at a party for the mentally retarded children at Holly Hall are, left to right, Ruth Fulmer, Michelle Nothacker McKinney, and Molly Kennette Cosby. Gilbert IIII, attended the Tea at which several hundred girls were entertained. Our chapter resumed its monthly meetings on September 16 at the home of Michell e Nothacker McKinney BT. This first meeting was a pot luck dinner with each member contributing her favorite casserole or dessert. We happily welcomed several new members to our group. They were: Joyce J ohnson BE, Betty Coghill BE , Nancy Potts BE, Donna Gilbert IIII, Judy Locknane BE , Betty Edwards BE, and Geraldine Fricke rE .

Our big project for the Fall was selling Christmas cards and gift wrappings . Last year we worked very hard and sold enough to yi eld $100 profi-t. With this we were abl e to give the retarded chi1d rell at Holly Hall a wond erful Christmas party. We are hoping for the same financial success this year. The new chairman of the Ways and Means for our chapter, Sylvia Kowal McGarry IIII, led this big money-making campaign this year. Founders' Day will be celebrated at an afternoon tea in November. This year our group will entertain the Washington, D. C. , alumnae at the home of Barbara Tucker Wheatley BE.- PATRICIA GREENE LoNG

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIABUX-MONT THE Bux-MONT ALuMs, both evening and daytime groups, got off to a colorful start filled with lots of fun for the delightful autumn season. The combined groups held an opening dinner at Hilltop Inn, R oslyn, with about thirty persons attending. The speaker was Lindley C. Boyer, assistant director of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, Philadelphia. The Institute, formerly called The R ehabilitation Center, is the philanthropic project of the Bux-Monts. A further small financial contribution was voted to the Institute for use either on the "Bux-Mont" room or i•ts furnishings.

The October meeting of the evening group was Men's Night at the home of Alice Ferguson Hurst KK, Ambler, chapter adviser. It was a real treat. The subject was "Scuba Divin~ ,'' on~ of the ne"':er, popular, fastgrowing sports. David Smith, Scuba mst.ructor of the astronauts and their personnel, and Chief Instructor of the Central YMCA Scuba Society, was the guest speaker. Mr. Smith app eare.d alo~g with J. Warren McKinley, certified scuba divmg ms·tructor,. husband of Bux-Mont president, Claire R effuge McKmley KK. A movie was shown skin diving fundamentals were presented and scuba e~uipment delighted and enlightened all present. . . The daytime group is under the directiOn of Charlotte Kriebel Fischer KK and Virginia Clarke Leedom KK, both of Glenside. Their first luncheon of the Fall was held at Casa Conti, Glenside, in October when Old Fashioned Days were held and prices went back thirty years. Because of the larger number of interested people, and the large geographical area covered, this year the daytime group is divided into three sections, all a p~rt of the main Bux-Mont Alumnae group. The Nornstown group is under the chairmanship of Zara Garrett Gardner PP, Jeffersonville. Their first luncheon was a smorgasbord at the Collegeville Inn. Another area group is being organized in the Bucks County area centered around Levittown. This group is under the chairma nship of Clara Helen Rich Mabry KK of Yardley. An opening meeting, a luncheon with Mrs. Mabry as hostess, will be held at her home. Some of the members of the daytime group at·tended a meeting at the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential on October 22. Individual volunteers were invited to stop in and talk and hours for individual daytime volunteer service were arranged.CHARLOTTE KRIEB EL FISCHER

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIADELAWARE VALLEY THE DELAWARE VALLEY A~umnae Chapter had a Luncheon on September 14. Miss H elen Corey KK spoke on the current affairs of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The chapter also had a business meeting on October 15 at the home of Mrs. Frieda Bornemann Lenthe NN. Mr. George Wiggins, Executive Director of the Delaware County AssociMion for R etarded Children, was the speaker. The project of this group is the study of and work with the mentally retarded.-DoRIS RowAN FALIN.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RICHMO ND, VIRGINIA, ALUMNAE dedicated one we~k during the summer ·to the children at Camp Baker m Chesterfield County. In former years, the group had donated camperships from our funds , but this year, under the direction of Mrs. Ray Palmer, Alumnae president, the group sent a new group of volunteers each day to help on the waterfront, read and give artsand-crafts assistance. We were more than rewarded by the children's shy smiles. They were so happy to have anyone take an interest in them. The chapter was also thanked publicly by Richard A. Claybrook, Camp Baker director, and the members were very pleased when an article describing their contribution appeared in the local newspaper.

In July we met at the home of Phyllis Thomas Manning EE and enjoyed an evening of bridge.

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

The August meeting was a buffet dinner at the home of Nita Hodnett Chandler BE. We enjoyed having •t h e husbands and friends of the members.

OuR FINAL MEETING last year was an out-door steakfry which was held at the home of Ruth Stewart Kramer KK. We each brought our own steaks and a covered dish, as well as our husbands. Despite the rain a delightful evening was had by all.

The meeting in September was held at the home of Frankie Click Harrington A.-ANN E . Jo NES

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI THE FIRST MEETING of the Fall season was held in the spacious home of Judi•t h Bohrer Minderman B~ with a lovely T ea. Jean Batts Sykes B~ an d Verneal Meuer Newhouse B~ assisted the hostess. The past year, our delegate to St. Louis Panhellenic, Valeria Severance Ferber, was chairman of the Bridge Committee. The proceeds from the Panhellenic Bridge go for two scholarships, one to the University of Missouri at Columbia, the other to Washington Universi.ty in St. Louis. Last year's proceeds were in the amount of $1844. Alpha Sigma Alpha did a fine job in supporting the Bridge. This year, 1963-64, our sorority will serve on the Social Committee.-FRANCES PoiNTER CREWS

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA THE SEPTEMBER business meeting was held at the home of Serena Engelhart Lannue ZZ wi•t h Barbara Tripp Friend .A presiding. It was unanimously decided to sponsor a Brownie Scout Troop for Mentally R etarded in addition to Girl Scout Troop 600 for Mentally Retard ed which we have sponsored for several years. Wlth this in mind, Pamela Gelvin Miller B-Y presented suggestions for money-making projects. We are looking forward to Founders' Day at Vacation Village for the second year and to the traditional Christmas party at the home of Bessie Amundson Elliott nn. A tea was held in honor of Anne Will PX at the home of Shirley Cloud R owley PX. Anne has returned to California and wi ll study at San Francisco State. Lilian Criswell Hinrichs BB has been installed chairman of the San Diego County Farm Bureau Women for the second year.- BO NNIE BROWN BROUGH

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA THE SUMMER's Panhellenic Rush Program found us actively particip.ating in committee work as well as attending the annual rush party for the South BendMishawaka area's grad uatin g high school girls . Iris Kendell W eiss XX guided the group in this activity. As .the members of the South Bend Alum group met for their September meeting in the home of Sue Woods Snyder XX, Jan Hays Schrader, president, got the group off to a great s-tart. W elcomed to the group were Judy H euman XX, Jean Voight BII, and Betty Hoyt Dales AB. Marie Scanlan Brown BD., act ing as hostess, entertained the South Bend-Elkhart-Goshen groups with a luncheon in her home in October. The National Rush Chairman, J o Warring Barnes, was present at the gay affair.-SuE WooDs SNYDER

The Southern New J ersey Alums ue planning to get the new year started by holding their first meeting at the home of Nancy Gingrich Riti KK in O ctober. Nancy is the president and she has some interesting ideas for the phila nthropic project this year. We are all looking forward to •t his meeting at which we undoubtedly will be catching up on summer news as well as making plans for the winter season.-ELEANOR CoMER DILKs

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI THE SPRI NGFIELD ALuMNAE of Alpha Sigma Alpha started their 1963 schedule wi·th the election and installation of new officers in April. We are quite pleased and proud to have Elizabeth Hoover Sweet B~ as our new president. In May we honored our graduating seniors of Beta Sigma at the lovely new home of R osalie Clark Padgham ZZ. Each senior was presented a gift and initiated into our alumnae chapter. A talk on alumnae life was given by Norma Norton Ru ssell. Co-hostesses for the evening were Bonnie Winn Crain B~ and J ean nie Lea R adcliffe B~ . In July we met at the Holiday Inn for the annual summer luncheon. H ostesses were Helen Gregory Rawling B~, Suzanne Madison Rohman B~, and Carol McCroskey J ohns·ton B~. Bridge followed the luncheon. We were happy to have two out-of-town Alpha Sigs at this luncheon: Sally Potter Coonrod B~ who recently moved to Kansas City, Missouri, from San Francisco, California, and Isabell Dunlap Weston B~ who was leaving to join her husband in Tripoli, Libya, North Africa. Phelps Grove Park was the site for a family picnic in August. Planning •this event were J anet Newton Stiefvater B~, Mary Kay Burns Collier B~ , and Margaret Howard Blades B~. We are iooking forward to a busy schedule and many interesting activ ities for fa ll and winter. We started the fall season with a meeting and Consecration Service at the Beta Sigma sorority house in September. A house report giving the income and expenses for the maintenance of the sorority house was included in •t he meeting. Hostesses were Rosalie Clark Padgh am zz, Maurine Harra Fa rrar B~ , Bonnie Winn Crain B~, and Mary Wakefield Kelly B~. We are pleased to welcome Sharon M cAdams Ball Helen Crafton Patterson HH , and Linda Secrest Bos~ell HH to Springfield . They are a ll from the Pittsburgh , Kansas, chapter.- MARILYN RAMSEY GARBEE HH

TOLEDO, OHIO THE ToLEDO ALUMNAE have held regular monthly meetings. A highlight of our summer meetings was the one held at the home of Harriett Eckel Harper XX in Napoleon, Ohio. Her paintings and photographs are

We are looking forward to a busy year m DoRIS JoHNSON HILL

always a joy to behold. Her latest project 1s a window of stained glass. Mary Stoltenberg, a pledge from Alpha Alpha, was our guest at this meeting. We were impressed by her report of activities of the AA chapter. Marjorie R airdon Fuller from Trenton, Michigan, was a welcome guest at our August luncheon meeting at the home of Helen Klag Osmun. Dorothy Smelker Stockton AA from Bowling Green, Ohio took a summer course at Toledo University and was ~ble to attend most of our summer meetings. Yvonne Ru ssell B-1< was another welcome visitor. She told of her most interesting work with retarded children in Toronto, Canada, where she is working. A new member, Emma Hogue J en kens AA, is a most welcome addition to our group.-HELE N BENNETT PA ULY

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS IN JuNE as BP several of Ru~tic Manor. miss her very

a farewell dinner for Evie Hirata Masaki our members enjoyed an evening out at Evie now is living in California. We will much .

Our September meeting was held in Libertyville at the home of Nancy Kelley Sorensen BZ, our President. Plans were made to continue our Philanthropic proj ect of preparing ditto masters to aid -teachers of th e mentally retarded children in our area. Also at this meeting Freida Phillips BP told us about the wonderful tim e she spent in Hawaii this summer . The October meeting will again be held in Libertyville at the home of D oris Dowling Adams AA. We are pleased to welcome her as a new member, although she is not "new" to our group. A very active Chicago Alum, Doris has attended our meetings since moving to Libertyville last spring. -ALTA MmoLEHURST WALLACE

TULSA, OKLAHOMA THICK JUICY HAMB URGERS, home-made ice Cream and drinks were the menu for th e September Patio Party. The lovely patio at the home of Carolyn Morris Bigelow Bt. was the setting, with Nell Neal Kisner Br helping to welcome the nineteen members who were present. Several new faces in the group were Pat Redding Bronson AB, Bob bie Thompson Burwell Br, and Mary Harrison Matthews Br. Catherine Bianca Sconiers Bt. joined us last winter. An interesting fall program has been lined up by our president, Rhetta Nesbitt Robinson Br, and vice president, Sue Jones LaBorde, Br. The October meeting is to be a Hat Party. Everyone loves to try on hats and they also may be bought, with the sorority get路ting a commission for each one sold. With State Day in mind and also national convention, our fund raising project is selling candy. We are hoping 路to get most of it sold before the holidays. Sue R obertson Lester Br is heading the drive and Carolyn M orris Bigelow Bt. is h er assistant. J en ni e Vinson Fisk rr is our Panhellenic representative with Rita Gillstrap Miller Br as her alternate.

WICHITA, KANSAS THE WICHITA ALUMS gathered for a September picnic lilt the home of Mirna Jennings Br. Co-hostess for our first meeting of the year was Gladis Sitton Carr EE. Following the picnic and meeting everyone participated in our annual White E lephant Sale. We were happy to welcome Sue Keyes Baumgartner EE, Sharon Porter Long EE, Aline Martin Marfield EE, Marilyn Santee Milhon EE and Lucia Wray EE as new members. It is our hope that they will be able to attend all of our future meetings. Plans for this year's philanthropic project were discussed. We will make scrapbooks for the Children's Training Center. The school, which accepts pupils between the ages of 3 and 8, is operated by the Wichita Association for Retarded Children.-BARBARA BECKMEYER DoAN

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