Asa phoenix vol 52 no 3 spring 1967 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

SPRING 1967

OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

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PACKING FOR CoNVENTION -- -- ---- -- ----- ------ ------- -- --- -- --- ---- -- -- ---------- ------------------------------- --- -PLAN A CoNVENTION VACATION ------------------------------------------- ---- --- -------------- ____________ ____ _ BETTY WALLICK RECALLS ----- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------ANNIVERSARIES ---- ----------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- --- -------- --- --------------

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ELIZABETH NEWHALL jOHNSTON- IN MEMORIAM -------------- ---------- ------ ----- --- ----------- --ALUMNAE HEADLINES

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EDITOR

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THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA is published in the fall, winter, spring and summer of each year at Eden Publishing House, 1724 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis Mo. 63103, official publishers for the sorority. The subscription price $1.50 a year. Send change of address and business correspondence to the Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters, 1201 East Walnut Street, Springfield, Missouri 65802. Address all correspondence of an editoral nature to the editor, Mrs. Stewart Koenemann 1230 Hoyt, St. Louis, Mo. 63137. Second-class postage paid at St . Louis, Missouri. Postmast er: Send Form 3579 to Nat ional Hea dquarters, 1201 East Wa Inut Stre et , Sprin gfi el d, Missouri 65802.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA announces the pledging

GAMMA OMICRON CHAPTER at

CLARION STATE COLLEGE CLARION, PENNSYLVANIA March 9, 1967

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Call

As the anticipation mounts and final preparations are completed for the 1967 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention, sisters everywhere are making plans for their participation in this triennial event. Convention means many different things to many different people. To some it is the climax of a three-year span in the sorority's history, at which time the results of the work and effort of many sisters will be apparent. The chapters and members that have found success in various phases of the sorority's program are looking forward to the suspense and satisfaction of the Awards Banquet, at which time their accomplishments will be recognized. All Alpha Sigma Alphas are also looking forward to the pleasures and enjoyments of Convention. The reunions with old friends and the making of new friendships are an integral part of any Convention, and this is most often the part of Convention upon which our memories will be built. This Convention has also been planned to take advantage of the many facilities that the Chase-Park Plaza has to offer, and to afford time for the conventioneers to enjoy the numerous attractions of which St. Louis boasts. And, last but not least, many parties and events have been scheduled that are guaranteed to provide all of the fun and excitement characteristic of a Convention vacation. SPRING 1967

For many, this Convention will also be a time of inspiration and rededication. The reverance of the Initiation Service, and .the beauty of the Memorial Service will bring to mind our vows in Alpha Sigma Alpha and will prove the renewal of our spiritual aims. Convention will also be a time of learning, not only in the workshops and panels planned to discuss the everyday problems of sorority life, but also in the exchange of ideas afforded by the displays and exhibits, and particularly by the Rush Party luncheon. Each of these phases of Convention offers, in itself, an excellent reason for me to urge you so strongly to make every effort to attend. However, the most important phase of your attendance has not yet been mentioned. The charting of the future years in Alpha Sigma Alpha will be done by this Convention body, not only in the business meetings, but also in the informal gatherings that will naturally result. Each one of us has an interest, a stake, in the future of Alpha Sigma Alpha because it is our sorority. We all know that we want the best for our sisterhood, but to accomplish this we must all offer of ourselves, our ideas, feelings, suggestions, hopes, aspirations. Everyone is important and everyone can offer something in this planning endeavor. So, Come To Convention and you will find that the satisfaction that you will gain from being an active participant and the rewards that you will experience from watching your plans meet success will be enduring souvenirs of your Alpha Sigma Alpha 1967 National Convention.

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Mary C. Goeke, National President

PACKING FOR CONVENTION What to wear and When to wear it

ALA You need not be a fashion plate to attend Convention in St. Louis, but there is nothing like a sorority convention to make a young woman's thought turn to clothes, what to wear, and when to wear it. This should be a colorful convention as the fashion forecast is gay in a kaleidoscope of color blowing in on whirlwind prints, crinkles, and knits. There are windowpane checks, clusters of flowers, posy-toned geometries and paisley prints in jersey. You have .quite a choice, but it is well to remember to dress appropriately for each occasion. Part of the fun is in the planning so start your planning now for those busy days in June when you will want to look your very best. The most important tip is to dress properly and wear your prettiest A2.A smile. The most practical kind of dresses are straight styles that can be packed flat. The hotel is located in the heart of St. Louis so you will want to carefully pack everything inside your luggage. A large handbag will hold all the little extras that you want to carry with you. Gloves take up very little space so tuck in an extra pair or two as well as the ones you will be wearing. Casual summer cottons or suits will be quite comfortable for luncheons and the daytime sessions. A dressy summer dress for our first dinner together will help you put your best foot forward when meeting your sisters from across the 4

nation. A sleeveless summer crepe would be an excellent choice or perhaps you may choose to wear silk beneath a coordinated linen coat. Your travel wear will partly be determined by the section where you live and your mode of travel. Your clothes should be adapted "to your role as a traveler. A Ban-Lon knit suit or one of the other many creaseresistant fabrics will enable you to travel fashionably and arrive looking picture perfect at the Chase-Park Plaza. Just keep in mind that Missouri can be quite warm in June and you will want to arrive chic and fresh. Mrs. Patsy Burt Haralson, Hattiesburg alum, wears a smart summer suit.

A night at the Municipal Opera is planned for Tuesday night. Since this is an open-air theatre, a sweater or light jacket is always advisable. Even though the temperature may be in the ninetys by day, it usually is cool in the park at night. An all white dress and white shoes are a must for the white supper and initiation ceremony. It will be an awe inspiring ceremony where you may renew the vows that you took as an initiate and one that will be long remembered. THE PHOENIX

Whether you choose a short cocktail dress or a long evening gown for the formal Awards Banquet, Alpha Sigs will dine in elegance. If you're a swimmer or would like to soak up a little sun, pack your swim suit and a colorful shift or cover-up to wear down on the elevator. A shift will double for lounging in your room as well.

Above, Jean Moore Weaver

BN, St. Louis alumnae, wears

Make your list of accessories for each costume you will wear-shoes, purse, gloves, jewelry, stockings-and leave a little space for all the little things you will bring home from Convention.

a short chiffon dress for the Formal Banquet. At left, Jeanie Coy AB wears a long formal.

Helen Corey invites you to

PLAN A CONVENTION VACATION CONVENTION IS FOR EVERY AL.A Have you checked June 26-30 on your calendar? You'll like a convention at the Chase ParkPlaza in St. Louis, Missouri. From the moment you arrive in St. Louis until you leave, our convention promises to be filled with activities to delight you. CONVENTION-a time to actually meet and hear the outstanding A2.A personalities you have heard so much about. Mary Goeke, our National President, will conduct the business sessions. All of the National Officers will be present. In addition, each collegiate and alumnae chapter is sending a delegate and many chapters will send two or three additional members. SPRING 1967

What an opportunity to learn of new ideas and projects, both in the organized part of the program and at the private buzz sessions with new convention friends. Convention is not completely a time for serious happenings. There are times set aside for fun and relaxation and all the excitement that goes with it. You do not have to be an official delegate to attend convention. It is for every A2.A. St. Louis being centrally located makes it possible for many A2.As to attend this convention who have never before had the opportunity. Get in touch with those classmates you haven't seen since college days and arrange to treat yourselves to a convention reunion. 5

Bring the family along-we promise a good time for them too. Pack your bathing suit (and a robe) to enjoy the outdoor pool at the hotel. The St. Louis Cardinals will be playing at home in the beautiful new Busch Stadium against the San Francisco Giants.

Tuesday night we have seats reserved for "Do I Hear a Waltz?" at the Municipal Opera in Forest Park. This opera is based on Arthur Laurent's comedy of 1952, "The Time of the

Cuckoo," a bittersweet story of an American spinster who finds romance in Venice with an Italian shopkeeper who turns out to be married. It enjoyed a long run in New York and should provide an enjoyable evening beneath the stars against a backdrop of giant trees in the largest outdoor musical theater in the world. You will enjoy browsing through the exhibit area where chapters will display scrapbooks, Panhellenic rush handbooks, pledge projects, rushing ideas, philanthropic work and campus activities. As your Convention Chairman may I urge you to make your hotel reservation early. If you are traveling by plane, it is not too early to make your round trip reservation now. St. Louis is a popular city. I have mine! I'm counting on seeing YOU in June at the Chase Park-Plaza! Helen L. Corey Convention Chairman

BETTY WALLICK RECALLS ..路 ,:.

Estes Park

Biloxi

Estes Park Colorado, 1946! "Would you believe" that twenty-one years ago I attended my first Alpha Sigma Alpha convention as an eager young college girl, and now just as eager, but not quite so young, I look forward to my fourth convention. I was inspired by the majestic mountains of Colorado and by the magnitude of my sorority. What a thrill it was to explore the paths of sisterhood as they led onward and upward. Convention in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1955 meant new Alpha Sig friendships and an ever growing awareness of what alums and actives can do when they work together. I renewed acquaintances with National Officers and Committee Chairman and realized that they could not carry our sorority alone. Out of this convention came new ideas for more philanthropic work. 路 Convention at Galen Hall, Pennsylvania, in 1958 nutured State Day seeds and saw them begin to sprout in once barren areas. This spring marks my ninth year of attendance at a Pennsylvania State Day. These are resulting actions stemming from National Convention, but one can never forget the thrill of convention itself. There are business sessions, "gab" sessions, workshops, breakfasts, buffets, and times for fun. The two most thrilling events, the initiation ceremony and the formal banquet, seem to emphasize the last line 6

Galen Hall

BETTY URBAN WALLICK

of our creed: "To love life and joyously live each day to its ultimate good." I cannot omit the fact that my husband has also become a staunch supporter of A'LA because he has been my roommate beginning with the Biloxi Convention. Husbands are given the A'LA "Red Castle" treatment and enjoy golf, swimming, baseball games, and side trips. We both urge as many alums as possible to experience with us a renewal of the sisterhood and friendship of Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority. THE PHOENIX

ANNIVERSARIES Beta Beta Celebrates Golden Year BY LINDA SHIRASAKI

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA WEEK

DEDICATION CEREMONY

In celebration of our 50th anniversary, Beta Beta chapter designated the week November 1319 as A'LA Week on the Colorado State College campus. During this time we stressed our four aims on different days of the week. And, of course, our celebration was highlighted by a visit from our National President, Miss Mary C. Goeke. The week started with a candlelight ceremony at Glenmere Park, our -beautiful city park. This was also in honor of Founders' Day. This was the first outdoor ceremony, and everyone enjoyed it very much. It was also very effective. On Monday the chapter organized a powderpuff football game a!fiong the sororities and a tug-o-war among the fraternities at half time. The sororities were divided into two teams according to where they were founded, North or South. The referees and timers of the games were representatives from the different fraternities. That night we also sponsored an All-Greek Social. The chapter served as hostesses and provided for the refreshments and entertainment.

On Wednesday we had a dedication ceremony for the set of books we donated to the library to fulfill our intellectual aim. The CSC Library staff was most cooperative and gave suggestions and assistance in purchasing the books. We decided on a set of Leob Classics published by the Harvard University Press which will enable philosophy students to finish their doctorate

Miss Mary C. Goeke presents Cindy with a gift for the chapter from National.

Beta Beta chapter presents books to CSC library.

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here at CSC. Following the dedication, we had a reception in honor of Miss Goeke. At this time she met many administrators and the presidents of the other Greek organizations. On Thursday noon we had a luncheon for her when all of the sorority members were able to meet her. That night she presented us with a gold plaque and a $50.00 bond from the National Council. Her departure was a very sad one for just as we started to get acquainted it was time for her to leave. On Saturday night the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance was held at the College Center Ballroom.

Ready for Sadie Hawkins Day.

Derby Day antics.

A profit of $300 was given to CSC's Campus Chest. The fall pledges presented a skit, and there was a selection of Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae by penny voting. Everyone had great fun square dancing, picture taking and marrying by Marrin' Sam.

During this week we also tried to include all of the CSC campus instead of just the Greeks. All in all we were very successful. The Greeks enjoyed the games, the campus, the dance and many will gain by using our books.

Beta Theta Celebrates 25th Year By

SHERRY WIEDERHOLD

Beta Theta is Alpha Sigma Alpha's Fortieth Birthday Chapter. On November 15 Beta Thetas celebrated their 25th birthday as a national sorority. Beta Theta chapter began at Central with the organization of the Rachel Tate Literary Society in 1924. The group was named in honor of Miss Rachel Tate, who taught English and acted as adviser to the group. In 1940, as part of a general campus movement in the direction of Greek letter organizations, the group became a loc.al sorority known as Sigma Pi Delta.

Officers of the chapter then were: Nora Mary Sheehy, president; Virginia Hosley, vice-president; Nan McNamara, secretary; Henrietta Breitske, treasurer, Jane Francis, chaplain and Mary Ellen Hileman, editor. Miss Helen Marie Achenbach was initiated as adviser. Having 25 years to celebrate, present Beta Thetas sought to make it a grand occasion. Plans were started in the spring of 1966. Chairman of the program was Gail Ann Karbowski.

The group of 19 girls was pledged on June 15, 1941, by Wilma Wilson Sharp, then National Educational Director. According to "The Years Behind Us: A History of Alpha Sigma Alpha," initiation and installation took place on November 15, 1941, with Evelyn G. Bell, National Alumnae Director, and Genevieve S. Lieb, National Editor, as installing officers. Others assisting in the service were Sarah Jane Bumgardner and Hazel Patterson, Detroit Alumnae chapter, and several others from various chapters.

Beta Theta celebrates 25th anniversary.

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Guests of honor at Beta Theta dinner were, from left to right, Mrs. Judson Foust, Mrs. Marcia Palmer, Mrs. Harold C. Brown, Miss Marjorie Mastic, Gail Ann Karbowski, Ann Wittstock, Mrs. Nora Sheehy Farnum, Mrs. Sarah Bumgardner, Miss Louise McArthur and Mrs. Helen VanDyne.

The Silver Anniversary Luncheon and program took place on November 12, 1966, in Mount Pleasant at the Hotel Chieftain. Invitations were sent to all founders and alumnae of Beta Theta. A request was made to have a national officer present. National replied that Mrs. Harold C. Brown, National Extension Director, would be attending the luncheon. Plans were made during the summer and Beta Thetas eagerly worked on two projects when they returned for the fall semester, both homecoming and the "25th", as it" soon came to be called. Invitations were addressed and sent.. Soon replies started to fill the Alpha Sigma Alpha mailbox. Beta Thetas were discouraged by "Sorry, I am unable to attend," replies, but affirmative answers also began to arrive and spirits lifted. A note was received from Nora Sheehy Farnum. It explained that she was coming from New York, would definitely be there, and that she would come with other charter members. This made all the work worthwhile. The day arrived, and many worried Beta Thetas wondered about what and how to talk to older sisters. Everything was ready and the banquet room decorated. The coffee hour started at 11:00 a.m. and Beta Thetas realized shortly after this began that there was no need to worry about conversation. These were sisters. All agreed it was wonderful how sisters greeted each other, how founders entered the room and screamed with joy at seeing other founding members. The program consisted of an introduction by Chairman Gail Ann. Mrs. Brown then followed SPRING 1967

with a message from National and her own comments about past experiences with Beta Theta. She presented to Gail Ann a $25 gift check from National to Beta Theta. Mrs. Jean Mayhew, Mother Patroness of Beta Theta, presented the Jean B. Mayhew Scholarship Award to Sandi Greenfield for having the highest scholastic point average in the sorority. A letter from Miss Mary C. Goeke, National President, was read by Ann Wittstock, president of Beta Theta. The story of Beta Theta as to how it was formed and about its charter members was related by Mrs. Farnum. Many of their early experiences were told. Following Mrs. Farnum, Mrs. Sarah Bumgardner and Miss Louise McArthur spoke about the installation of the Chapter in 1941. Both were present at the installation. Entertainment was provided by JoAnne Burroughs, who did a brief monologue, and by a quartet consisting of Sue Saunders, Vicki Parling, Sue Miscisin and Barb Clancy, who sang a medley of songs popular during the 25 year period. The traditional Alpha Sigma Alpha friendship circle followed with the singing of the "Friendship Song." A few sentimental tears were seen as the words were sung: "Though years may separate us, And turn our locks to gray, Yet still we'll be the same old friends In dear old A'LA." A lovely day was had by all and the Beta Thetas were proud of their Silver Anniversary and even prouder of their alumnae sisters.

A SPECIAL FOUNDERS' DAY FOR ZETA ZETA

Wilma Wilson Sharp, at right, with her friend from college days, Lillian Ford McMeekin.

Even though it was celebrated a day late, Founders' Day held special meaning for the Zeta Zetas of Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg. We were able to share this anniversary with Wilma Wilson Sharp, President Emerita and author of our Alpha Sigma Alpha Creed. Our President Chris Roose introduced our special guest, who is a Zeta Zeta alumnae and a resident of Independence, Missouri . Advisers, alumnae and members listened intently as Mrs. Sharp gave an inspiring speech about Alpha sisterhood. Our banquet, held at Skyhaven Inn, included

the Founders' Ritual Ceremony and entertainment by the "Alphabets"-Carolyn Montesano, Sue Kraft, Carol Bargfrede, Judy Radke, Vicki Mussatto, Mary More, Linda Harris, Mary Lee, Bonnie Bruce, and Marcia Rimmer. In closing ~e joined hands in our sweetheart circle to sing trad itional Alpha songs. Afterwards all the Alphas had a chance to become better acquainted with Mrs. Sharp as we talked informally. She told about and brought photos of Alpha life during her college years. The evening proved to be a wonderful experience for all and an anniversary the Alphas will never forget.

Zeta Zetas celebrate Founders' Day at a banquet with Wilma Wilson Sharp, National President Emerita and charter member of Zeta Zeta chapter.

Judy Radke, Mrs. Sharp, and Carolyn Montesano are caught by a roving camera.

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ELIZABETH NEWHALL JOHNSTON By Anne Petree Niemeyer The death of Elizabeth Newhall Johnston on February 5, 1967, has left a sadness in the hearts of not only Alpha Sigmas, but many Miami University students. Mrs. "J," as she was known to the Alpha Alphas, will be remembered by many who met her at National Conventions during the past decade and at Ohio State Days. To many Miamians, mostly men students, she will be remembered as "Mom" since she served as manager of several men's dormitories over a period of twenty years. Mrs. "]" h ad been chosen an honorary Sweetheart of Sigma Chi and was a frequent visitor in this fraternity house where her husband and two sons had been members. In 1956 Miami University honored her as "Mother of the Year." Her retirement three years later in no way retired her from interest in the students or the many campus activities. At the time of her death she had just moved into the new house of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity for whom she had served as housemother during the past four years. Elizabeth Johnston's loyalty, pride and devotion to Alpha Sigma Alpha began 53 years ago when she became a member of the charter chapter of Alpha Alpha. Many of you will recall the 50 year medallion presented to her at the Asheville Convention. In early 1949 when colonizing was begun for the reinstatement of AA, she gave many hours of listening time, much needed constructive advice and encouragement to me. Although the official duties of adviser had to be put aside by her, she continued to take an active part in chapter activities. In a letter a week before her death, she wrote Miss Amy Swisher how impressive the initiation that afternoon had been and how gra teful she was to be involved in sorority and fraternity affairs. Even though Mrs. "]" will be greatly missed, the ideals and standards she encouraged through her devotion to "her girls" will live on.

memoriam Alpha Edna Elcan Jones (Mrs. Joseph Louis) Katherine Watkins Alpha Alpha Ruth May Sutton Brown (Mrs. Verne J.) Elizabeth Newhall Johnston Eta Eta Dorothy Moss Shniderman (Mrs. Alex)

Kappa Kappa Laura W. Drummond Omicron Omicron Sophie Katherine Theil Pi Pi Mary E. Dwyer Tierney (Mrs. Thomas J.) Lucy Lorraine Messner Vernier (Mrs. Carleton)

Chi Chi Janice Stephanie Schurr Hassel (Mrs. Charles)

(Edna Elcan was a charte1路 member of Alpha chapter and served as the first National President of Alpha Sigma Alpha.)

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ALUMNAE HEADLINES Ruby E,ast Honored The Terre Haute Branch of the American Association of University women's $500 Fellowship Grant has been named in honor of Miss Ruby J. East, associate professor emeritus of Indiana State University. Miss East was selected for this honor by the board of directors for her outstanding service in the organizaiton and her contributions to the community.

She is also a member of the First Congregational Church, Mayflower Guild and Choir; Faculty Women's Club, in which she is working on Distinguished Alumnae Awards Committee; ISU Emeriti Women; Delta Kappa Gamma; Audubon Society; Alpha Sigma Alpha alumnae; City Panhellenic; National, State, and local Retired Teacher's Associations. An avid archery enthusiast, Miss East holds honorary Life Memberships in both State and National Archery Associations and is a member of the Terre Haute Archery Club and Arrowhead Archers. She has participated in many archery tournaments. She has been interested in developing archery interests in young people and has been actively engaged in teaching children's archery groups. Since her retirement, she has devoted much time to archery, nature study, and photography all of which requires considerable travel. She still makes time to participate in all facets of AAUW activities.

Outstanding Educator

MISS RUBY EAST

A member of AAUW since 1927, she has held several offices in the Terre Haute branch, including the presidency in 1935-37 and has been actively engaged in the furtherance of the Fellowship program as a member of the fellowship committee for eight years, four of which were served as chairman. Miss East will be fondly remembered by many members of Beta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha since she was initiated when the chapter was installed on the campus of Indiana State University in November, 1951. She served as chapter adviser until her retirement in 1965. Beta Upsilon has initiated a new chapter award, "The Ruby East Crown Award," which is given to a member who has done the most during the year to promote sisterhood within the chapter. This award is presented at Indiana State Day each year. 12

DR. PHYLLIS BARKER

Dr. Phyllis Ann Barker has recently been recognized for her outstanding abilities at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. At both universities she has served Alpha Sigma Alpha through the college and alumnae THE PHOENIX

chapters. While at Terre Haute, Dr. Barker was president of Beta Upsilon chapter, later becoming president of the Terre Haute alumnae chapter and adviser to the college chapter. She served the DeKalb alums as treasurer then became alumnae adviser to Beta Rho chapter at Northern Illinois University. She also was made Mother-Patroness of Beta Rho chapter and president of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Housing Corporation. Dr. Barker is currently employed as Associate Professor, General and Technical Division, Indiana University and as Director of Business Technology Program at the Fort Wayne, Indiana, Center. One of her latest publications "Errors on Federal Income Tax Returns" appeared in the National Public Accountant Journal. Phyllis received her B.S. in Education from Indiana State University with a major in commerce and minor in library science. She received her M.S. in business from Indiana State University in June, 1963, and her Doctor of Education degree in Business Education from Northern Illinois University, August, 1966. She is a graduate of the International Accounting Society, Inc. and attended Farm Bureau Farm Tax courses and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant professional development courses. Dr. Barker has taught at Northern Illinois University in the department of accountancy and has served as director and assistant director for the Federal Tax Institute and the State Tax Institute. Dr. Barker has recorded tax programs for WNIC Radio, DeKalb, Illinois, and also served as editorial review consultant for Prentice-Hall, Inc. for tax manuscripts. She is a member of the American Accounting Association, National Association of Accountants, Indiana Society of Public Accountants, NBEA, NABTE, IVA, National Tax Association, Pi Lambda Theta, and AAUP. An Alpha Sigma Alpha alum of the Fort Wayne chapter, she also belongs to Kappa Kappa Kappa and the League of Women Voters in Fort Wayne. Dr. Barker has one son who is attending Northern Illinois University.

Wedding Bells Probably the most exciting news from the Boston alumnae chapter is that of the marriage of Charlotte Louise Adams, alumnae news editor, and Elmer Clifford Johnson. The wedding took place on October 1 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shephard in Watertown, Massachusetts. She was given in marriage by her brother, SPRING 1967

Professor Douglas P. Adams of Cambridge. Her only attendant was her Goddaughter, Miriam Park Lunden. Mr. Johnson had Theodore Elliott Johnson, his son, as best man. The church was beautifully decorated with pink and white flowers. Charlotte wore a pink eyelet embroidered linen dress and carried a colonial pink and white bouquet. Charlotte is the retired head of the foreign language department at Roslindale High School in Boston. Mr. Johnson is purchasing agent for the M.W.P.T. Division of Raytheon. Charlotte served as National Historian for Alpha Sigma Alpha from 1961 to 1964.

MR. AND MRS. CLIFFORD JOHNSON

Charlotte will long be remembered as "the small one on the end" of the hilarious group that put on a luncheon comedy at the last National Convention in North Carolina. She has served her alumnae chapter as president, magazine chairman, and editor. She has been the recipient of the Palmes Academique from the French Government. She is a member of Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, a Watertown Town Meeting member, and belongs to several local and national groups. We are proud of Charlotte and proud of Elmer for his selection of such a capable wife. We wish them years of happiness together.-Kay Meiser Barclay 路 13

Lora Sipes E,njoys Designing and Dancing Last winter Lora Patterson Sipes was asked to help out in the art department at the Baptist Spanish Publishing House in El Paso, Texas. Finding herself in a "rut" after having taught in the same elementary school for 38 years, she decided to give it a try. Her decision proved to be one which provided her with "a joyful and valuable experience everyday of my three months there."

out to adobe missions where her brother played a portable organ and gave the sermon. Lora felt that she was handicapped by her poor use of Spanish, but the people were eager to learn and are a friendly, warm-hearted race. She hopes to go back from time to time and help out. Her only regret was that she could not find an A'LA alumnae group to identify herself with. Back home in Tulsa, Mrs. Sipes keeps quite busy also. She has just completed 35 years of working in the primary department in her church and is active with the Business Women's Mission Circle. Once a week the group works with the men on skid row at the John 3: 16 Mission downtown. Even though she is involved with volunteer work and professional duties, Lora finds time to enjoy her favorite pastime-ballroom dancing. Lora's dancing career started when a friend took her for a free lesson at Arthur Murrays. She says, "I was intrigued. It gave me such a lift, and I felt ten years younger so I stayed with it." Last fall she flew to New Orleans with a group and gave a gold waltz exhibition at the Roosevelt Hotel. Then she flew to Miami and Nassau to participate in a national and international dancarama. There she did a Gold Tango and Gold Bar Cha Cha. It can qe said that Lora Patterson Sipes loves life and knows how to get the most out of it!

At her desk at the Baptist Spanish Publishing House Lora Sipes works on designs.

Mrs. Sipes worked with 20 miSSIOnaries and 75 other employees along with her brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson, directors of the publishing hou se. The publishing house publishes, in Spanish, all the denominational literature for 41 countries and islands where Spanish is spoken. Lora's work was to design covers for books, magazines, tracts and the D aily Vacation Bible School poster as well as some illustrations. Every Sunday Lora went with Dr. Patterson and his wife to Juarez, Mexico, where he taught Sunday School class and she helped with the younger primaries. After lunch they would drive 14

Lora Sipes enjoying her favorite pastime-ballroom dancing.

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NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTERS WHO, WHEN, AND WHERE COLUMBUS, OHIO The Columbus, Ohio, alumnae chapter organizational meeting took place at the Ohio State Day held at The Arlington Arms, Columbus, Ohio, on March 4, 1967. Meeting between sessions, we elected officers and decided to host State Day for 1968. This will serve as a real purpose and major project for our first year and will help us become better acquainted. OFFICERS President-Norma Johns Wuichet AA Vice President-Jacqueline Mitchell Pool BN Secretary-Karen Foster Duncan AA Treasurer-Dorothea Zorn Windom AA Editor-Helen Milliken Miller b.b. Magazine Chairman-Harriett Keller Rosenberg AA City Panhellenic Delegate-Ingrid Schreek AA Other charter members: Dorothy Porter Cummings AA, Kathleen Denning AA, Ethel Wolfgram Devore AA, Mary Gaal AA, Thelma Sallee Glack AA, Margaret Syfert Johnston AA, Doris Kiner Little AA, Margaret Kincade Martin AA, Clara Wassmuth Oden AA, Sarah Kinney Pegler AA, Carolyne Frank Southard AA, Emily Leatherman Stogdill AA, and Amy Swisher AA.

We Salute PENN STATE GREEJ(S

Linda Anderson, Gamma Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha, is at the piano while Judith Westermann and Maureen Trainor, both of Alpha Chi Omega, visit with guests.

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SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA A meeting was held of Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae on December 1, 1966 to organize the Southeast Louisiana alumnae chapter. It was decided to hold at least six meetings a year. Magazine subscription booklets were distributed and the Cookbook was shown to members. OFFICERS President-Glenda Carriere BZ Vice President-Lucille Rhodes BZ Secretary-Bonnie Frazier '1''1' Treasurer-Bonnie Frazier 'I' 'I' Editor-Nan Fakier BZ Magazine Chairman-Ellen Coussan BZ City Panhellenic Delegate-Ellen Coussan BZ Other charter members: Loretta Andry BZ, Ann Block BZ, Yves Rome BZ, Beverly Mire Stafford BZ, Mae Dougle Thibodeaux BZ.

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA An organizational meeting was held to reorganize the Charleston, West Virginia, alumnae chapter on December 1, 1966. Plans were made at this time to contact other Alpha Sigma Alphas living in the area. OFFICERS President-Sandra Gunter Bn Secretary & Treasurer-Marilyn Vorholt PP Publicity Chairman-Sharon Burton PP Other charter members: Carolyn Starkie Bn, Carol Thornton, PP, Donna Broom Hebb PP. In observance of Greek Week, Penn State fraternity and sorority members devoted a day to activities at nearby Brianly Manor, home for senior citizens. Armed with paint brushes, tools and mops, about fifty volunteers staged an aliday clean-up and repair session. Fraternity men painted woodwork, repaired summer lawn furniture, and waxed floors in the Manor. Sorority women found time to socialize with residents. Two girls played the piano while others sang, some wrote letters for patients, some played cards, and others read magazines to patients. Busses chartered by the Interfraternity Council shuttled workers over the ten miles between campus and the Manor. The work project, hindered by cold weather, will continue with work on the grounds and exterior of the Manor. (Pennsylvania State University News Release) 15

A KAPPA KAPPA DEB On Saturday, June 11, the Philadelphia Metropolitan Chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union was proud to present its first Cotillion, with a dinner and dance in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel. The proceeds went to the AGBU Scholarship Fund. Following cocktails, approximately 400 guests assembled for a dinner to honor eighteen young women who made their debut at this memorable event. One of the debs honored was Kappa Kappa's own Liz Sarkessian. Liz is an active member in Kappa Kappa. She has served as chapter treasurer for two years and in that office guided and administered all chapter finances. Liz is also involved in many campus associations here at Temple University. She is on the publicity committee of Mitten Student League, a group which handles social activities for the campus. Liz is the sorority editor of the Templar, Temples yearbook. As a staff member for freshman camp, Liz is able to exemplify the true AL.A spirit and friendship for Temple's incoming freshmen.

LIZ SARKESSIAN

In June Liz will be graduating with a Bachelor oÂŁ Science Degree in Education. When she is gone, her drive and ambition will certainly be missed by Kappa Kappa.-PEGGY WoERNER

NOMINATING COMMITTEE The College and Alumnae chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha have been contacted and asked for recommendations for National Council members for the ensuing triennium. Members who are not affiliated with a chapter may also send in recommendations of well-qualified members for consideration as N ationa! Officers. Your committee is fully aware of the importance of this work, and all names submitted will be given serious consideration. From your recomm<mdations of women of ability and leadership will come the slate of officers to be presented and voted upon at the NATIONAL CONVENTION to be held at THE CHASEPARK PLAZA, St. Louis Missouri, June 26-30, 1967.

MRS. HARRY G. ROWE, Chairman Route 9, Box 607, Tucson, Arizona 85705 MRS. EUGENE H. CROMPTON, JR. Route 3, Box 289, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 MRS. EDWIN G. LAWRENCE R. D. No. 2, Sindoni Drive, Oswego, New York 13126 16

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Operations Brass Tacks presents... HOW TO TAKE AN EXAM BY STANLEY S. JACOBS

On a pleasant spring day in a college classroom, two students from the same town and neighborhood-chums all their lives-were taking final examinations. One was calm, methodical, and thoughtful, but no ball of fire when it came to brain-power. The other, an overly-conscientious youth with an ultra-high I.Q., perspired, drummed nervously with his pencil, had a splitting headache and felt his heart palpitate and his lips go dry. The first boy passed the test with a comfortable mark of 85. The other student, though endowed with superior mental ability, scored only 68, and had to take the course over. Later, he said ruefully: "The strangest thing was this-I knew the course and most answers to the test questions, but somehow they eluded me and my mind went blank. And I crammed for two weeks in preparation for this! " What accounted for the difference in their exam results? Why did the less-qualified youth pass, the eager-beaver fail? After I asked a dozen educators and physicians about the art of exam-taking, the answer became clear: it is usually the over-conscientious and anxiety-prone student who gets into the greatest emotional flap over a test, though he may have the least cause for worry. His tenseness becomes agitation and works to his disadvantage, slowing him up, playing tricks with his mental processes, and not infrequently resulting in failure to pass an exam he should have romped through with ease. The other youth described above, no mental giant but a well-organized and confident person, started his preparation for the "finals" long before they were given. On the first day of school, to be exact. "I wrote good readable notes, kept them up to date, and reviewed the course periodically," he says. "By going into the exam room knowing I knew the answers-or just feeling that way-it was hard for me not to pass!"

Dr. James Watt, an anatomist at the University of Toronto, says: "Many students have an attitude of complete antagonism toward examinations. Too often, they regard a test as a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads and threatening them with disaster. "This fear is the worst enemy of the students. Most young people are not trained in methods of taking examinations. It is remarkable how few work out a really efficient system despite the frequent occurrence of tests. But, if you have average ability and have done a reasonable amount of work, you probably will pass-most do." Parents should encourage their children, not hound them about tests. One lad of 16, an able student in his zoology class, made a miserable showing of his final and had to retake the course. When his teacher asked about his surpt"ising failure, he exploded: "Oh, it's my mother! She nagged, nagged, nagged about preparing for the darned test.. I'd leave the house night after night, just to get away from her. She would moan that I was no good, that I'd fail. Well, I did! " He sounded proud. Here is what another educator said: "The best advice for parents and their children is for the latter to study consistently through the school term, so that there will be no dread of examinations at the term's end, even for really tough subjects. Few teachers fail students who try conscientiously and consistently to learn throughout the year." "Actually," he added, "most college students today are 'test sophisticates'. They have been subjected previously to so much group testing they take exams quite in stride." Notwithstanding, there always are some students "who develop examination jitters characterized by anorexia, sleeplessness, dilated pupils, excessive perspiration, and other usual symptoms of situational anxiety." * * *

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Oddly, many students from foreign lands have exam jitters. They come from more paternalistic, protected home backgrounds and develop anxiety, depression, or homesickness, caused by distance and their keen desire to satisfy their families' demands for success at school in America.

The art of test-taking has become increasingly important to people of all ages. With stiff competition for higher education, plus the demands of business, science and industry for workers who know their stuff, the number of exams of all kinds is upward of a billion a year. SPRING 1967

Exams should be regarded with respect but This emphasis on success can become an incunot awe. Says Dr. J. Wayne Wrightstone, direcbus. Harry Mills, an energetic but not scholarly tor of educational research of New York City's youth of nineteen, hoped to work as a salesman, marry his high school sweetheart, and bowl with Board of Education: "Increasingly, we realize that measurement- or his league on Monday nights. This represented the limit of his aspirations. But, it didn't satisfy testing- is a means to an end, not an end in itself. An aptitude test, for example, will not his father, a prominent attorney. "You're going to be a lawyer, like your grand- guarantee that a student will make good grades father and me! Just buckle down to hard work or have an outstanding career. It merely indicates his capacity. And the Intelligence Quotient in college and give it your best- you'll succeed." But cliches and exhortations couldn't make a is a useful concept only if we remember that no good law student out of Harry. He tried but single test tells the whole story about a pupil." Your mental approach to exams is all-imporjust didn't h ave the mental equipment. When final exams approached, he experienced extreme tant. Listen to Joseph C. Heston of Fresno diarrhea, pains in his head, insomnia, and "a 路 (California) State College who has prepared a booklet on test-taking for Science Research Astightness in my throat" . He flunked . But when he returned home, got the job he sociates Inc. "Tests can show you your own particular wanted, and settled into his groove, all the physical symptoms disappeared. For the youth was a strengths and weaknesses. Once you're aware of classic example of what Dr. Henry Clay Lind- your strong points, you can make the most of gren, psychologi拢t a t San Francisco State College, them. When you know you're weak, you can besaid in the educational journal School and gin to improve. You might think of exams as a way to d iagnose your educational illnesses. So ciety: "The first source of anxiety is the great stress Only after diagnosis can you prescribe the placed on success and failure in our culture. proper treatment." He adds: "E x ams also teach while they test . ExperiFor m any students, taking an examination is the same as being 'on trial'. Adolescents are ments show that students often learn as much likely to exaggerate the importance of failure. from taking a good examination as from readOften they are plagued by fears they will be un- ing a chapter in a text. Remember, the reviewequal to the demands which society- and their ing you do for an exam helps you re-learn what instructors-will place upon them." you have already studied once!"

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Don' t go into an emotional nosedive if you flunk a test. "Boss" Kettering, when he was a top official of Generaf Motors, once testified before a Congressional committee that he gave the entrance exams of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to 57 of his top engineers. Of these "best brains", 53 failed. And bear in mind that not all anxiety over tests is unwarranted. Some exams are unfair. Says one educator: "Some teachers use an examination to punish students. And some tests produce anxiety because the material they cover is often useless, inconsequential, trivial, and irrelevant to the real goals of the course." Fortunately, most teachers use exams as evaluative guides, not as a method of "getting back" at pupils. Such instructors fret when a bright boy or girl does poorly or fails a test. Observes one veteran history teacher: "I always get distressed when a good student messes up a test becasue of fear or anxiety. Such a student will misread questions, fail to remember familiar material, or will make simple bonehead errors."

There are certain procedures you'd be wise to follow in preparing for any test. First, prepare yourself emotionally. There's a big difference between an acute anxiety state before or during an exam and that "up-and-at-'em" feeling which is tinged with nervousness. All good athletes know the latter sensation and welcome it, for it conditions them mentally and physically for peak effort. If you feel that way, be glad. Properly harnessed, the mood can help you charge through an examination in high gear. Some students, after diligent review, will resolutely close their books before an exam and say: "I've done the best I can-no need of further stewing over this. If I pass, fine. If I flunk, well, they don't execute you in this country for failure to pass an exam!" This somewhat fatalistic attitude prepares the test taker for the worst: failure. Depending on one's personality and other intangibles, this viewpoint may help some, depress others. Generally, if you expect success, your chances of winning it are improved.

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Indeed, says one professor who has administered 100,000 tests, "It is far better to enter the exam room with over-confidence than with trepidation and lack of faith in your knowledge and ability!" That brings up the second hint: prepare for a test physically . Sally P. was regarded as a veritable Quiz Kid all her life, until she took her final exam in chemistry, her weakest subject. She crammed without let-up for five nights straight, got along on four hours' sleep a night, and drank innumerable pots of black coffee. She bolted a cold sandwich for dinner and had no breakfast, in her haste to return to her books. "When she got her exam sheets, she tackled them like a tigress," recalls her instructor. "But her exam grade was terrible-she ranked next to the bottom in the class. Half her questions were unanswered. When I asked her, I discovered that she had fallen asleep in the middle of the exam, mentally and physically exhausted." Sensible review over many months-not cramming-may avert Sally's fate for your children. Nature is inexorable. She demands sufficient rest for one to do mental or physical work. Nature also insists on proper sustenance for the body; a slug of coffee is not nourishment for a rugged three-hour exam!

Even the air and light in the exam room may play a vital role in the outcome of the test. If you have a choice, pick a seat with go<?d light and near a window. The little things which make for physical comfort are important at test time. Loosening a necktie or taking off your shoes can help! Have your supplies ready . Many an exam has been botched because a student didn't have his "bluebook," slide rule or what-have-you. Borrowing such items steals time and aggravates the instructor and one's fellow students; and your own prospects of passing the exam in the allotted time are lessened. Check the entire exam before you begin writing. Tests can be tricky. Albert G., an English Lit Major, was primed for any question when he entered the exam room. He emerged with a grade of "C" but he could have made an "A". "I began writing too soon, instead of running through every section of the test," he said. "I should have learned how long the exam was, if certain questions counted more in scoring than others did, and whether the same directions applied to all sections of the test. They didn'tand I penalized myself in my haste." He also forgot to note that some questions just naturally lead into others; that in the TrueSPRING 1967

or-False pages, he would be marked down for wrong guesses; that only key questions had to be answered, while some could be skipped at the option of the student. Know the scoring system. Wrong guesses, or inattention to-or misreading-directions, may cost you heavily and lose the exam for you. Allocate your time wisely. By answering the easy ones first, you will conserve time and energy for the tough ones which may earn you more points when the answers are totted up. Besides, if you shunt aside the difficult queries temporarily, your brain may subconsciously work out these puzzles. The great psychologist William James said we all have "a mental second wind" . Use it. By letting a question germinate in your subconscious, you'll be surprised at how often you dredge up the right answers based on knowledge you've absorbed but thought you had forgotten.

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In taking any written test, watch out for those common errors which may cost you dearly: Misspelled words-especially technical terms. Punctuation mistakes-a comma in the wrong spot may change the meaning of a sentence! Sloppy writing-the grader has no time to speculate on what you meant, if he can't read your writing. Right answers ... wrong lines-Sorry! They count as Wrong! Correct answers, erroneous steps or processesWatch this. Puzzling abbreviations-play safe; spell out, if necessary. Above all, read over what you've written before you turn it in. Proof-reading your own exam paper is important. Many an error has been detected in the final minutes of a test as a student rechecks his answers. If these sensible precautions are observed, that next exam won't bother you half as much and fear will be put in its place. "How to Take an Exam" by Stanley Jacobs is one of the series of articles prepared for sorority magazines by "Operation Brass Tacks", a project of the National Panhellenic Editors Conference. Members of the committee are: Dorothy Davis Stuck, Pi Beta Phi, chairman; Margaret Knight Hultsch, Alpha Phi; Betty Luker Haverfield, Gamma Phi Beta, and Mary Margaret Kern Garrard, Kappa Alpha Theta. Permission to use the article or any portion thereof in other publications must be obtained from the "Operation Brass Tacks" Committee. Reprints of this article may be ordered at the following prices: 1-25, ten cents each; quantities above 25, five cents each. Address: National Panhellenic Editors Conference, Box 490, Marked T ree, Arkansas 72365.

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WHO'S WHO of AMERICAN WOMEN The Fourth Edition of Who's Who of American Women lists about three thousand women who have indicated belonging to a National Panhellenic Conference sorority. It shows how the role of women today is changing in that women are carving a place for themselves in the occupational and civic world. Those who have listed membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha in their biographies are: ALVADEE HurroN ADAMS, Kappa Kappa Magazine editor MILDRED GILLIS BAILEY, Beta Delta Club woman AuGUSTA MITCHELL BESSE, Lambda Lambda Educator, Club woman JoYCE THERESA CAVANAUGH, Gamma Clio Educator VERA ETHYL LEEPER CuLLISON, Gamma Gamma Educator HELEN WiscoMBE DRAPER, Beta Beta Educator RuTH AMELIA FELEY, Theta Theta Educator CYNTHIA B. BucK GEISER, Sigma Sigma Educator JESSIE BERNADINE JurrEN, Zeta Zeta Educator

ANNA MARIE MooRE, Beta Delta Home economist GERTRUDE ALICE HARNED NEWELL, Beta Beta Beauty consultant company executive ADELINE PONTI PEARSON' Xi Xi Civic worker CoRDELIA RoBBINS, Beta Epsilon Editor FRANCES GRIFFITH RoBERSON, Beta Zeta Home economist VIRGINIA IsABEL RoBINSON , Alpha Beta MARIE ScHICTL, Beta Lambda Educator LoRNA McGINNIS SHIPLEY, Beta Beta Lawyer S. JuNE SMITH, Kappa Kappa Educator MARY McALARY STONE, Gamma Gamma County superintendent of schools

HAVE YOU MARRIED OR MOVED? Notify Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters 1201 E. Walnut, Springfield, Missouri 65806 Please change my address or name and address on the A".i..A files as follows: COLLEGE CHAPTER .................... DATE OF LEAVING COLLEGE .................... DEGREE .................... MAIDEN NAME (Last Name,

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QUIJEIENS

SAND I VOG EL HH Military Ball Queen Kansas State College ?ittsburg, Kansas

CHRIS ROOSE ZZ Miss CEMO Centra l Missouri State College War ren sburg , Missouri

SUE EGAN rA Homecomi ng Queen Creighto n University Omaha, Nebraska

PAM HYLTON XX Frosted Fantasy Queen Ball State University Muncie, Ind iana

VICKI HUGHES BN Mrs. Murray State Finalist Murray State University Murray, Kentucky

CONNIE HICKENBOTTOM AB Homecoming Queen Northeast Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri SUDIE SPIVEY ZZ UMOC Beauty Queen Central Mo. State College Warrensburg, Missouri

KAREN BARNES EE Homecoming Queen Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas

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CANIDIIIDAliiES

DIANE EIZENGA AB Echo Queen Candidate Northeast Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

El LEEN ELLIS KK Interfraternity Finalist Queen Temple University Philadelphia, Penn sylvania

CHARLENE HARVEY Ar ROTC Queen Candidate Indiana State Teachers College Indiana, Pennsylvania

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PAULA MURPHY rA Honorary Colonel Candidate Creighton Univeâ&#x20AC;˘sity Omaha, Nebraska

JANE CHRISTIAN B~ Miss Mo. Pageant Ffnalist Southwest Mo. State College Springfield, Missou ri

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DIANE GRAHAM Campus Sweetheart Candidate Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

V. J. HORNUNG BN Mrs. Murray State Semi-Finalist Murray State University Murray, Kentucky

CASSANDRA IDES rt. Pledge Queen Candidate Queens College Flushing, New York

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CARRIE DANKOWSKY Greek Goddess Candidate Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock , Pennsylvania

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MARY BETH OLIVER Bn First Runn e r-up Homecoming Queen Concord Col lege Athens, West Virginia

BARBARA ROAN Bl Sigma Tau Gamma Rose Northeastern State College Tahlequah, Oklahoma

CAROL WOLTA lA Homecoming Princess Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska

DONNA C ARR B8 Calen dar Girl Centra l Michigan University Mt. Pl eascnt, Mich igan

CONNIE BASS BE Sigma Delta Rho Sweetheart Madison C ollege Ha rri so nburg , Vi rgin ia

SUSIE WILLIAMS HH Tau K<> ppa Epsi ion Sweetheart Kan sas State College Pittsburg, Kansas

EIL EEN REE:D B:L Pi Kappa AI ph a Sweetheart Southwest Missour i State College Springfield, Missouri

PAT RICE lA Home comin g Quee n Attendant Creighto n University Omaha , Nebraska

BARBt\RA GILBERTSON B:L Miss Mo. Pageant f"inalist Southwest M is>ouri State Springfield, Missou ri

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DORIS LODATO rll Dean's List Queens College Flu shing , New York

PATTY CRANS PP President, Kappa Pi Marshal l Uni ve rsity Huntin gto n, West Virginia ...,._,._., "_]

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DEE LILLIAN LL President, Freshman Cla ss T~eta Ch i Sweetheart Western State College Gunnison , Colorado

MARY BRUMELL BL Varsity Cheerleader Best Supporting Actress South west Missouri State Col lege Springfield, Missouri

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KAY RUCHTI BN Secretary Panhellenic Council Murray State University Murray! Kentucky

JUDY RADKE ZZ Best Dressed Top Ten Central Mo . State College Warrensburg, Missouri

KAREN SVETLIK BL J uni o r Varsity Cheerleader Southwest Mi ssou ri State College Springfield, Missou ri

MARTY GEYER <1><1> President, Daughters of Diana Finalist fo r Ho mecoming Queen North west Mo. State College Maryville, Missouri

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CONNIE RAYBUCK Bl Radford C ollege Radford, Virginia

MARY VIR G INIA MANSON A Long woo d College Farmville , Virg inia

BARBARA THRUSH Bl Radford College Radford , Virg inia

SANDRA SALYERS rK Glen ville State College Glenville, W est Virginia

NANCY PUTNAM B I Rad fo rd College Radford , Virginia

GAY RICE A Longwood College Farmville , Virginia

LINDA G ARDNER BN Murray State University Murray, Kentucky

CHERYL CLEMENTE Bl Redford College Radford, Virg inia

RUTH CONRAD rK Glenville State C ollege Glenville, West Virginia

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American Colleges and Universities

CHRIS POOLE BI Radford College Radford, Virginia

SANDRA LE GRANDE fK Glenville State College Glenville, We st Virginia

ANN NORRIS B I Radford College Radford , Virginia

RUTH RESINGER AB Northeast Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

LINDA WINKLEMAN AB Northeast Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

MARTHA ACUFF AB Northea st Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

PAT PEREGOY A Longwood College Farmville, Virginia

JEANIE COY AB Northeast Mo. State Teachers College Kirksville, Missou ri

NANCY HICKMAN PP Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA • Mary Lou Smith BN is one of the outstanding students at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. She is a senior majoring in elementary education and physical education. Mary Lou has a 3.5 overall grade average and is a member of three honoraries: Kappa Delta Pi, education honorary; Sigma Delta, physical education honorary; and Alpha Chi, national honorary scho!astic fraternity. Just recently she was selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Last year she served on the Murray State Judicial Board, and this year she is secretary of the Student Organization. Mary Lou was former rush chairman and is presently president of Beta Nu chapter.

• Connie Lemmons B~ is an outstanding senior at Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, Missouri. She was recently selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She has served as secretary and vice president of Delta Psi Kappa, honorary physical education fraternity. She is a member of Pi Beta Chi, honorary science fraternity and Kappa Delta Pi, honorary education fraternity. She served as a junior varsity cheerleader her freshman year and has been on the varsity volleyball team for two years.

• Francine Stramburski BK has been quite active in other campus activities aside from those within the sorority. She has held many offices such as recording secretary of Hursh Hall. As a member of the Judiciary Board at Hursh Hall, she held many responsibilities. She has served on the University Union Board as the chairman of Host and Hospitality Committee and secretary of Public Relations Committee. On University Student Government, she· served on the Parents' Day committee, Faculty Day committee, and held the position of chairman of the Publicity committee, "Best Dressed Girl Contest" and Welcome Week. Within the sorority, she has been our AUSG representative, rush chairman, panhellenic representative, and Panhellenic Council rcording secretary. She was also the editor of the Panhellenic Rush Booklet. Last year she received the Elizabeth Bird Small Award from her chapter. Other activities are as follows: Winter Princess Candidate, Career Carnival Hostess, Newman Club, Student Counselor, Summer Planning Committee, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, top ten in the Best Dressed Girl Contest, and Student Assistant To Parent Orientation Program.

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• lrmajane Wrenn Krecker has been chosen for membership in Alpha Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Gamma, international honor society for women teachers. Miss Krecher is the Primary Reading Consultant of Connetquot Central School District, No. 7. She has served as president of the Metropolitan Alumnae of Pi Lambda Theta, Arthur Prenam PTA and the Bay Shore Guild of Good Samaritan Hospital. She has been recording secretary of the Zonta Club of South Suffolk and corresponding secretary of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Bay Shore. lrmajane has also been the ways and means chairman of the American Association of University Women. A former member of the Boston alumnae chapter, lrmajane recently moved to Islip, Long Island, where she hopes to find an A'LA alumnae chapter nearby.

• Nancy Eustance re of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New. York, has made outstanding contributions as a student to her field of special education and has also been active in campus and sorority events. A dean's list student, Nancy is a volunteer at cerebral palsy clinics in Syracuse as well as a recreation group leader for brain-injured children. She has been an A.W.S. guide and has served on the university student committee for Parents' Weekend and on University Union, the campus organization that plans activities to raise money for a Student Union. Nancy has also served her chapter faithfully in her past positions of cultural chairman and membership director, and this past year as president.

• Karen Coaker HH of Kansas State College, Pittsburg, Kansas, is a senior majoring in history. She has served three years on the Student Assembly and two years on the Student Union Board. In past years Karen has served as Greek Editor, Assistant Organization Editor and secretary for the Kanza, the school yearbook. She was chosen to Who's Who Among Students in American Co/leges and Universities in 1966 and 1967. She is a member of Pi Delta Epsilon and Phi Alpha Theta. As a campus leader Karen is on the A WS Steering Committee and Union Board of Governors. She has served her chapter as editor, membership director, and is at present house chairman. She received the chapter's Frost Fidelity Award in 1965 and was selected outstanding member in 1966.

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• • • • NEWS LETTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Longwood College Farmville, Virginia Since the last issue, the Alphas have been through what we feel was a most successful rush. After a week of parties which was concluded with our theme party, "Alpha Alps," taken from "The Sound of Music," we captivated wonderful and enthusiastic pledges. Rush ended with many tears, much laughter, showers of gifts, and a party for our new candidates to the Phoenix Degree. Alpha chapter celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet at the college for our parents. After a delicious turkey dinner, our president, Carol Rex, presented an interesting program on the history of Alpha Sigma Alpha. This was followed by an open house in the A"2.A suite of Longwood's newly constructed Panhellenic dorm. The decoration of our new chapter room has consumed all of our time this year. We have finally completed it and are very pleased with the outcome. The room is done in a country provincial decor which carries out our colors of red and white. The final result has been the cause of much pride on our behalf and much admiration on the behalf of the other Greeks on campus. The month of December, as usual, was a busy one. We contributed to Longwood's White Christmas program and joined in with "Toys for Tots" as well as visiting our own chapter philanthropic project, Carolyn Johnson, a polio victim in Richmond. Christmas would not be the same without our annual Christmas party, but getting ready is always half the fun. It was just that way this year as the members decorated the tree and the pledges represented A"2.A in the door decoration contest. Alpha Sigma Alpha continues to stand out on the Longwood campus as more honors have been bestowed on our members. Nancy King has been tapped into Lynchnos, honorary ~cience and math society. Both Gay Rice and Gurg Manson were tapped into Geist, honorary leadership society. Pledge Betsy Rice has been elected to the Freshman Commission and as the Freshman Counselor for next year. Terri Knight, Candy Jamison, Lynn Rachel, and Vannie Gunter have all been petitioned to run for maj or offices in the forthcoming campus elections. Seniors Gay Rice, Mary Virginia Manson, and Pat Peregoy have been chosen for Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Even now, as we busily prepare for the coming exams, plans are under way for an active second semester which include another perfume sale, a party for our Farmville alums, and a trip to the Virginia Home for Incurables. - PAT P EREGOY

Halloween masquerade, the actives donned football warm-up suits provided by the pledges and did their calisthenics. In November, we celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet and an interesting afternoon visiting with alumnae from Dayton and Cincinnati. Following the banquet, Miss Mary Goeke, National President, spoke to the members about news and events from A"2.A chapters around the country. Later in the month, A"2.A j oined the campus in welcoming our moms and dads for Parents' Weekend. We treated our parents to a banquet, a buffet, and a skit performed by the pledge class. Before we knew it, finals and Christmas vacation were fast approaching. This year, with the Christmas season in mind, our "Fire-up for Finals Party" included a ceremony with big and little sisters participating as well as the usual dinner in the suite and study helps given to the little sisters by their big sisters. Prior to this was our traditional Christmas dinner and gift exchange at our adviser's home. In January we began a new trimester and a new social calendar. We are now making last minute preparations for our formal dinner dance, "Night of the Lotus," and making plans for the rest of the trimester.- LISABETH COMM

Alpha Beta Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri Alpha Beta found homecoming very hectic and exciting. Our queen candidate, Connie Hickenbottom, was crowned at the annual pep rally. After calming down, the members then proceeded to finish our float entitled "Steaming Towards 100," going along with the precentennial theme. It was a huge steamboat in red and white napkins. Saturday morning it was announced that the Alpha's float had finished third in the beauty division. After the game, the members and alumnae were introduced at our chapter's annual "coketail" party at the home of Mrs. Sara Wimp. The Greeks on campus were also very busy. One of the main activities was the Greek Olympics, which was composed of activities such as: egg toss, car stuff, tricycle race, and greased pig. The Alphas were again victorious.

Alpha Alpha Miami University Oxford, Ohio By the time October's chilly weather had arrived at Miami University, the members of Alpha Alpha chapter were nearing mid-term exams. However, the pledges put down their books long enough to plan a Halloween party for the active members. In the true spirit of a

Alpha Betas gather 'round the tree at Christmas.

THE PHOENIX

All Alpha Sigma Alphas!

THE TWENTY-FIFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION June 26-30, 1967

St. Louis, Missouri ~~GATEWAY

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TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENTION Geographically, St. Louis is located in the heart of the United States. BY AIR:

St. Louis is only a few hours by jet air from the major metropolitan areas of the north, south, east and west. It is served by Eastern, American, TWA, Delta, Ozark, and Central. The Chase-Park Plaza is the first airport bus stop into the city and the last stop for departure.

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The Chase-Park Plaza is just twelve minutes from Union Station where rail lines from all sections of the nation converge in St. Louis, offering convenient arrival and departure schedules.

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Alternate routes U.S. 40 and 67 pass The Chase-Park Plaza on their way to U.S. 40, 50, 66, and 61 • • • avoiding downtown traffic congestion. Ample parking facilities are available in the drive-in garage.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA CONVENTION PREVIEW Monday, June 26, 1967 I0:00 A. M. ON 12:00-2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M.

Registration Buffet Luncheon Opening Session National Officer's Reception Dinner-St. Louis Alumnae Hostesses Mary Goeke, National President, Speaker

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Tuesday, June 27, 1967 8:00A.M. 9:00A.M. 9:30A.M. 10:30 A.M.

Buffet Breakfast Memorial Service Opening Business Session Workshops

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Wednesday, June 28, 1967 8:00A.M. 8:45- 11:00 A.M. 12:30 2:30 4:00 7:00

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Buffet Breakfast Business Session and Workshops Rush Party Luncheon-College Chapters Workshops continued Recreation-Free Time White Supper-Speaker Initiation Following Relax-Have Fun

Zodiac Roof Starlight Roof Same rooms as Tuesday Chase Room Same Rooms Tiara Room Tiara Lounge Zodiac Roof

Thursday, June 29, 1967 8:00A.M. 8:45A.M. 12:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M. Followed by 3:00 P.M. 7:00P.M.

Buffet Breakfast Business Session and General Session luncheon-Springfield Alumnae Hostesses Business Session Installation of Officers Free Time Formal Awards Banquet Kansas City Alumnae Hostesses

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Friday, June 30, 1967 8:00A.M.

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POST CONVENTION TOURS

ST. LOUIS WILL BE ON CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

Our Founders' Day Banquet was held at the Shamrock Inn. Entertainment was given by the pledges. Mrs. Sara Wimp, our chapter adviser, gave a talk on her trip to Africa. We are quite proud of one of our members, Martha Acuff, who is not only our treasurer but also the business manager of the college yearbook. We have three members in Alpha Phi Sigma, a scholastic honorary. These girls are Flo Carroll, Jeanie Coy, and Linda Moffett. Martha Acuff, Jeanie Coy, and Linda Moffett are new initiates of Cardinal Key, an honorary service organization. Christmas proved to be a very rewarding time to the Alpha Betas. We again had our usual Christmas party for the mentally retarded students of the public school system. Santa Claus, our own Maureen FitzHenry, passed out candy and toys to the students. Then the girls sang carols and played games with the children. Also, this year we held a Christmas date party. Small gifts were given to the guys by our alluring Santa, Marsha Erickson, and a dance was held. It was the first for our chapter and proved to a lot of fun . It also gave the boys a chance to meet the members of our chapter. Alpha Beta had four girls make Who's Who this year. They are Martha Acuff, Linda Winkleman, Ruth Resinger, and Jeanie Coy. This was the second year for Linda. Class elections found Patty Cozad, senior, and Diane Eizenga, sophomore, candidates for Echo queen, the college yearbook. A 'Study Buddy' dinner was held the first Tuesday after the Christmas vacation. Each of the members is paired off; and after each quarter, the buddy with the lowest honor point has to buy her partner a dinner. "Alpha Speakeasy" was the theme for the pledge party. Decorations consisted of red crepe paper and murals depicting the "Roaring Twenties." Everyone was costumed and humorous skits were given, including pie throwing. Favors were necklaces and glasses with A'2.A etched on them. On January 15 Alpha Betas initiated new vivacious members. We are now busy preparing for our Sweetheart Formal to be held February 11. The theme is Alpha Royal, and decorations will be centered around a castle. The year 1966 has been a fast and successful one for Alpha Beta, and we are hoping that 1967 will be the same.-KAY RICHARD

Alpha Gamma Indiana. University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania This year, as every year, fall was a busy and exciting season for members of the Alpha Gamma chapter. The long hours of work and planning that went into our homecoming preparations were well worth the effort as October 15 finally arrived. Our day began with the Mother Patroness ceremony which was held in the sorority room. The girls were proud to show their parents around our newly decorated sorority room and introduce them to their officers and fellow members. Following the ceremony, the annual H omecoming Tea was held. The tea, planned and organized by our social chairman, Jean Wagner, afforded the members the opportunity of getting acquainted with one another's parents. And, of course, it was good to see the alums and members who had been student teaching away from campus.

SPRING 1967

Alpha Gamma's new pledges ride in the homecoming parade.

Our float, thanks to float chairman, Roni Moschetti, was one to be proud of, as indeed we were. The theme was "Alice's Dream" and Alice (Lynn Patterson) and the "Bunny" (Jan DeLancey) rode on it looking as though they had stepped out of Lewis Carroll's famous fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland. As we rode along the parade route singing and waving to the crowds, we realized that the work we did each year for hom(:coming was well worthwhile. The next upcoming activity to look forward to was the fall pledge dance. As it is our usual tradition for the fall, the pledges planned a hayride and square dance. The hayride was fun, but a little chilly ; so we were glad to get inside to the warmth of the fireplace inside the College Lodge. After a couple hours of the fast pace of square dancing, we were ready for refreshments and the pledge skit. The pledges' story of The Great Pumpkin on Indiana's campus and their lively pledge song were a lot of fun for all of us. Every once in a while, all the Alpha Gams like to have a simple get-together among themselves. This gives us the opportunity (since we're scattered in different dorms across campus) to visit and become closer as sisters. Our Halloween party was just such an occasion. The sophomore class, under the co-chairmanship of Barbara Smith and Eilen Schuster, planned refreshments and recreation for the evening. We all enjoyed ourselves as we sang, talked, played charades, and appreciated our sisterhood. Most recently, the Alpha Gammas cele.b rated Founders' Day. On the preceding Sunday, we held the Founders' Day ceremony in the room, attended by the members and the Indiana alumnae chapter. Following the ceremony, we proceeded to L ewis' Tea R oom, where we all enjoyed a delicious dinner and visited with the alums. For our money-making project of the semester, we decided to try something new; and our vice-president, Rosanne Desiderio, obliged us by coming up with a novel idea. We sold chances to raffle off one hundred gallons of gasoline. The wh ole thing was a tremendous success and provided a big profit to our treasury. All the members, especially treasurers Sharon Moore and Sherry Fagan, are grateful to Rosanne for her hard work and excellent planning. At the present, the Alpha Gammas are diligently planning spring rush under the supervision of rush chairman, Sue Woodward.-SANDRA MINOR

Beta Beta Colorado State University Greeley, Colorado Beta Beta chapter started this new year with the same enthusiasm they had during fall quarter. Again we are preparing for winter rush which is just a few days away. Open house chairman is Betty Parks ; game party, D ebbie Elliot ; theme ski party, Charlene Miller ; and fin al Hawaiian Party, J eannie Carlson. D espite the cold weather, the chapter enj oyed participating in the Sigma Chi D erby Day. During the week of N ovember 13-19, which was d esignated as AZ:.A W eek in celebration of our 50th anniversary, we sponsored ma ny acti vities for the CSC campus. The year ended with a Christmas Pa rty with the arrangements made by L oretta Cross. The Christmas tree was trimmed and Santa Cla us appeared with many gifts. At this time we ha d a skit, sa ng songs, a nd exchan ged gifts. T he fall pledges have also been very busy with many projects. During H alloween th ey dressed in costumes

Be ta Beta s in Alphatraz.

Bet a Betas go Hawa ii an .

a nd went trick or treatin g for goodies. T he chapter appreciated this very m uch. T he p ledges a lso held a chili supper on J anuary 9. Beta Beta chapter was congratulated by many for a very successful anniversary celebration. We also won honorable m ention for our h omecoming house d ecorations. J an Phelps and Carol Sawyers were selected as D aughters of the Black Heart, and C indy Ald rich and Gayle Fiala as CSC Calendar girls. Judy Heit was crowned h omecoming queen, IK sweethear t, best d ressed girl on campus and was named to Who's Who . Carol Genera was selected as L ittle Sigma; Judy Dickes, P omp om ; Lynette Long, cheerleader; and Mitzi D awe was a finalist for W inter Ball Queen.- LINDA SHIRASAKI

Epsilon Epsilon Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas We Alphas feel we have had a tremend ous winter! H omecoming began our winter with wonderful news ! K aren Barnes, a j unior, received the great honor of being Miss P eggy Pedagog, Emporia's Homecoming Queen 1966. T o add to this, another Alpha, Suze Anne Shoults, was among the five finalists. F or homecoming d ecorations this year instead of the outside decora ti ons, we had a parade ~ith each Greek organization entering floats. Our float was entitled " Corky H olds the Winning Hand." Soon after homecoming, our p ledges had their informal. The th em e was "It's a Mod Mod Mod M od W orld. " As the theme indica tes, th~ Alph~s and their da tes dressed in th e m od fash ion. Christmas soon followed with the Alphas having the traditional Christmas party. We began the Christmas festivities with caroli ng in the afternoon at the hospitals and the nursing homes. We came back to the house and exchan ged gifts, and that night we had our date party a t which we all went caroling again. We came back to the house later and gave our dates the traditiona l Christmas socks load ed full of toys and goodies! Also, at our Christmas party, we announced our Alpha G irl Award. This award was given to a senior, Sandy Phelps. This year our campus is having a " Best Dressed C oed" contest. We are proud to say that we ha ve four girls up for this honor . A.W .S. (Associated Women' s Students ) has put up two Alphas, Kathy Orwig and Cynthia R einh ardt. Our candidates a re Shari Jones and Jane Shad e. We ha d six girls up for Miss Sunflower, Yearbook Quee n. They were : Diane Bauma nn, Cherrie M cGrew, Dia na M elton, D ebbie D orris, Sue Ann C ooper, and Sa ll y Davis. D ebbie D orris placed as the fourth runnerup in the con test. The Miss Emporia Sta te C ontest is coming up in th e spring. The choosing of candid a tes is still in progress . T wo Alphas have been chosen. T hey are : Cynthia R einha rdt, our candidate, a nd K a thy Bodine, candidate for Theta Xi social fr a ternity. A bridge tournament was held between all sororities a nd fra ternities th e weekend of January 6. Two Alphas, Jane Sha de and Barbara Spears, took the first place divisw n . So fa r, our year has been a great one ! It looks as if th e rest of the year will prove to be the same. We since rely hope that all of our Alpha sisters throughout tl' e U nited States have a great year also!- LoTTIE KoEHN

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Zeta Zeta

Eta Eta

Central Missouri State College Warrensburg, Missouri

Kansas State College Pittsburg, Kansas

A boomclanger, bales of hay, jugs, and a box of Daisy Mae and Little Abner costumes are all that is left of an exciting homecoming; nevertheless, Alphas highlight their leaders who helped to make it a success. Kit Lankford was chairnnan of the queen judging committee, and J eri Fulk was chairman of H omecoming Convo. Alphas were rewarded with a winning float, " Still 'Em" . Not a minute to spare! Immediately after homecoming, Zeta Zetas began work on plans for moneymaking, rush, and Christmas parties. Our dance, "Alpha's Red Apple," which included the awarding of "teacher's pet" and "favorite prof" was first on the agenda. Founders' Day was special this year for we had as our special guest Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ, President Emerita. Our candy sale has been very successful. Money-making chairman Linda J o Bastian organized a caroling committee to promote the sale at Christmas. The Christmas spirit began with "Secret Santa" shenanigans and included three parties, d oor decorations, and the chopping down and decorating of a ceiling-tall tree. The rush is on!! We have just completed the first round of parties and are busily planning our final party, "Alpha Aloha," and Preferential Dinner. The week has been filled with the arriv;;tl of orchid leis, decorating coconut heads, and getting sarongs, fish nets, p alm trees and fountains, and an eager anticipation of a wonderful pledge class. Z eta Zetas include campus life in their activities too. Linda Harris serves on the A WS Judiciary Board, Carole Sav.a ge is secretary of Panhellenic, and Carol Bargfrede is treasurer of Public Relations Society and a student reporter. Candidates for future campus honors include Chris R oose for Miss CEMO and Sudie Spivey for UMOC Beauty Queen. UMOC activities are comprised of an ice carving contest, Greek Carnival, and a skit to introduce our candidate. As we move into another term, we look ahead to our Sweetheart Formal, "Moonlight and R oses," and to another half year of fun and activity.-SHARON VIETH

The Eta Etas spent many long and hard hours on homecoming again this year. The competition has never been so stiff, but the Alphas were proud to receive first place for their campus float. Sandy Vogel represented the Alphas in the h omecoming queen contest. Other Eta Etas nominated were Carole Zedrick, representing Pi Kappa Alpha, and J an Bass represen ting Kappa Alpha Psi business fraternity. Other homecoming activities included a tea held for alumnae after the football game. The tea was a great success and a lot of fun too!

Zeta Zetas come in wet but happy after chopping down their own Christmas tree.

SPRING 1967

"Sling the Hornets" won first prize for Eta Eta chapter.

Our F ounders' Day celebration was enjoyable and impressive this year. The college and alumnae chapters had their program, and then the p ledges put on a skit for entertainment. Afterwards, the alumnae served cookies and cokes and presented the chapter with a gift. On Novembe r 11 , the annual Military Ball was held. Three of the ten finalists for Military Ball Queen were Eta Etas, J an Bass, Barbara P otter and Sandy V ogel. The Ball was very exciting, and we were all thrilled when Sandy was crowned Military Ball Queen and H onorary Brigade Commander. Barbara and Jan were named Honorary Battalion Commanders. We are all very proud of these three girls who represented us. This fall a girls military drill team, the Seventh Cavettes, was organized on the KSC campus. Many girls tried out for this honor and we are proud to say that six Alphas were chosen. The Eta Eta's six Cavettes are Janis Bloomcamp, Jan Bass, Sandy Vogel, Cindy Ramsay, Alma Lee Beougher, and Marsha Erickson. Honors going to individual members go to Karen Cannady, selected as a member of the Collegiates, an internationally known singing group; Susie Williams, chosen Tau Kappa Epsilon Sweetheart ; Jan Bass and Betty Kotzman, selected to serve on the fashion board ; and Kay Spencer, chosen to serve on the judicial board. D ecember found the Eta Etas traveling to the State H ome for the Mentally R etarded in Parsons, Kansas. The girls distributed gifts, p'ayed games, and served cookies and ice cream to thirty little girls. Every year this has proved to be a rewarding and fulfilling experience for all of us.

It seemed that Christmas was upon us, and we were all looking forward to a nice long vacation. Before we left to go home, however, we held our annual Big Sister- Little Sister Christmas Dinner. The little sisters received the traditional AL.A pledge paddles and the big sisters were presented with two boxes of stationery with "Alpha Sigma Alpha" engraved on one set and the crest on the other.- SHERRY GATSCHELL

Kappa Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kappa Kappa was very pleased to get new pledges during the fall rush period. All of the pledges show great enthusiasm for being associated with Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Just one day after bids were announced, Alpha Sigs won first place in the homecoming parade. The tradition of a winning float was upheld with the theme of "Cell Them Up the River," referring to the Delaware football team. It was nice to have our new pledges to share the joy and fun of homecoming. The annual Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by Alpha Chi Rho fraternity and Alpha Sigma Alpha was held November 21 for a group of twenty underpriviledged children. The children really seemed to enjoy the turkey dinner with all the fixings, as it quickly vanjshed from the platters. After dinner the children were thrilled by cartoons. Everyone was pleased with another successful dinner.- PEGGY WoERNER

Nu Nu Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nu Nu chapter has participated in many events this year and is now in the middle of preparations for our winter rush. "Johnny Appleseed" is our theme and skits, games, and a dinner are being planned. In keeping with our theme, Nu Nus are going to dress in long skirts and other appropriate clothing. Earlier this year, the Alpha Sigs, along with three other fraternities, took first place in Drexel's homecoming skits. A powder-puff football game was held between fraternities and sororities, and the Nu Nus were victorious in the four games played.-GAYLE PACKARD

Rho Rho Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia

Charmers Paulette Budnicki and Eileen Ellis decked out for Kappa Kappa costume rush party.

Elaine Godshall and Sonja Catrickes are pleased with Kappa Kappa's winning float, "Cell them up the river."

The Rho Rhos are very proud of their latest pledge class. They are wonderful girls in spite of all the pranks played on the unsuspecting actives. 路 The Alpha Sigs will be well represented on Marshall's campus this year. Suzie Jones was elected varsity cheerleader; Patty Crans was elected president of Kappa Pi, National Art Honorary; Diana Muth, president of Newman Club; Brook Hartzell, president of National Childhood Education Association; and Sharon Eastwood, Lambda Chi Alpha calendar girl. Two of our pledges we are very proud of are Nicki Barr, freshman cheerleader and Paula Cyrus, Senate secretary. We held our annual AL.A Mistletoe Ball on December 2. At intermission, we presented our dates with travel kits with the AL.A crest on the outside. Everyone seemed to be in just the right mood for Christmas which made the dance a big success. In October the Rho Rhos were honored to have a Leadership Training Seminar. We had six national officers and girls from surrounding chapters as our guests for a weekend. One of the highlights of the semester was turn-about day when the pledges were actives for a day and the actives were pledges. Everyone had fun with a model pledge being named. Founders' Day was observed at a local restaurant with members, mothers, alumnae, and Mother Patronesses present. As finals are drawing near, the Rho Rhos are studying hard and preparing for the initiation of our pledges. -NANCY SuE NEFF

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Sigma Sigma Western State College Gunnison, Colorado As the snow mounts up m Gunnison you can tell that winter is well on its way. Many of the kids enjoy skiing while others take to the other winter sports offered in this area. As a whole, we had a very exciting and successful homecoming. We started the morning early as we attended breakfast with the Theta Chi fraternity. Then, we took first place in the Mountain Dewins with our skit, "Western Melodrama," and ended the weekend with our float, "Shotgun," winning second place in the homecoming parade. The Sigma Sigma girls agree that we were greatly rewarded for the time, effort, and work each girl put forth. November marked the beginning of national visitation for this year. We were proud to have Miss Mary Goeke, Alpha Sigma Alpha National President, to visit the Sigma Sigma chapter. The schedules were tight and on time as each minute of Miss Goeke's visit was occupied. It was a very enjoyable and helpful visit. Sigma Sigma chapter is looking forward to the many activities ahead this winter quarter. Next week we have the annual Winter Carnival where the Alphas will participate by building a money making booth and entering the snow sculpture contest. Also coming up are our overnight sneak in Crested Butte, the Greek Ball, and our annual Mother's Day Banquet.

Phi Phi Northwest Missouri State College Maryville, Missouri We at Phi Phi chapter are extremely proud to report that we received the Homecoming Supremacy Trophy to reward all our hard work during homecoming. This trophy is awarded to the organization winning the greatest number of points in homecoming competition. In addition to this honor, we also received the Scholarship Cup for the seventh consecutive year with a 2.77 grade average. During the Christmas season, the Alpha annex was filled with traditional holiday cheer. The pledges gave a lovely Christmas candlelight ceremony and presented

Sigma Sigma treats new pledges to a coke party.

their pledge mothers with gold cosmetic trays. All the pledge mothers thrilled their daughters with red and white striped AL.A nightshirts. Then Santa Claus came through the chapter room window and delighted everyone with his hilarious outfit which kept falling down. Santa was actually Phyllis Bowman, pledge trainer, in disguise. Our annual AL.A-TKE orphan party had to be called off because of bad weather, much to our disappointment. However, several Alphas and TKEs made the trip to the orphan home later and entertained the children. During this season, we were happy to have Jo Ann Montgomery act as Snow Princess in the Hanging of the Greens Christmas program which honors all senior girls and their parents. Kathryne Seabaugh and Judy Branson were dancers in the same program. On top of all the excitement of Christmas, we have been concentrating on campus elections. We were pleased to have Betsy Thompson elected to Student Senate and Linda Hoffelmeyer elected vice president of the junior class. Our sneaky pledges just returned from their pledge skip to Beta Kappa chapter at Western Illinois University. They are all bubbling over with excitement about their trip, and they were delighted with meeting their Alpha sisters in Illinois. They had a wonderful time and really appreciated Beta Kappa's hospitality.-KRIS JoH NSTON

Phi Phi chapter.

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Chi Chi chapte r's 1967 pledge class.

Chi Chi Ball State University Muncie, Indiana The start of the new term was very hectic for Chi Chi for along with the start of winter term came formal rush. The first party was an informal tea for the rushees held in the suite. The secon-d weekend we gave a formal party. The theme was "Wish Upon A Star." The room had a heavenly atmosphere, being decorated with stars and angels. The jewelry, scrapbook, trophys, and other Alpha Sigma Alpha mementoes were displayed in a garden setting. The favors for the rushees were red candles in a star-shaped base made of ceramic. On the base was written, "Wish Upon A Star." After a light desert and singing by the sisters, the rushees were invited to wish upon our Alpha Sigma Alpha star. Two days later, OUR wishes came true, for we greeted a full pledge class of great girls. A " T om Jones setting" was the theme for a party with the men of Beta Theta Pi and "Winter Wonderland" was the theme for a party with the Delta Chis. The suite looked festive with many holiday decorations adorning the room. Our large Christmas tree was decorated with gold ornaments and green lights, which carried out our supplementary colors. We are quite proud of one of our sisters, Pam Hylton, who reigned as queen of Frosted Fantasy, the annual Christmas Dance held at Ball State . Pam and her date were elected by the student body. Mistletoe, candles, and soft music carried out the theme, "Mistletoe Ball," our annual pledge dance, which was held in the rustic Top Hat in Yorktown. The pledges were formally introduced and were presented with long stem carnations and A'LA jewelry boxes. Jan Hunt represented A'LA well in the annual Best Dressed Girl contest, sponsored by Glamour Magazine. Jan, who is a home economics major, designed the velveteen cocktail dress that she wore for the last event. We are quite proud of Jan for the wonderful job she did in the contest. With winter activities fading and becoming memories, we are looking forward to many more rewarding activities. Activation is near for our pledges who have worked hard and are eagerly awaiting the active pin. State Day will be held in Indianapolis this year. O ther activities are the annual all campus Spring-Sing, the all

Greek Variety Show, Bike-A-Thon, and Greek Week. Our seniors will be honored during the month of May at a banquet. The A'LA spring formal is also causing excitement.-LINDA DILEY

Psi Psi Northwestern State College Natchitoches, Louisiana The past few months have brought several activities to the Psi Psis. During December we collected toys for the mentally retarded children at Pinecrest State School. T hey were distributed to the children in time for Christmas. We are all looking forward to our two big events coming up. We will be host this year to A-MISS-LOU State Day. We are looking forward to meeting with girls and alumns from the surrounding states. Also coming up soon will be our spring formal, "The Phoenix Ball." Here the annual awards will be presented to the outstanding members. We have also had a successful money-making project. In November we sold bottles of perfume. This project worked very well for us. As we approach the coming months we begin to make plans for initiation and then fall rush. We eagerly await the coming activities.-ANNE GRAY

Beta Gamma Northeastern State College Tahleq uah , Oklahoma Beta Gamma is closing out a wonderful semester and looking forward to the new semester. Over the past four and one half months Beta Gamma sisters have become closer to each other and have enjoyed learning together. Beta Gamma has many queens this year and we are proud of them all. Jodi Barnes was selected as Phi Lambda Chi Sweetheart, Homecoming Princess, and was a nominee for Calendar Girl-1967. Also nominated for Calendar Girl-1967 was Pat Fye. Terri Harper, Beta Gamma pledge, was selected as Leoser Center Queen. Barbara Roan received the honor of Sig Tau Rose from Sigma Tau Gamma. Our congratulations go to each of the recipients.

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Beta Gamma held mid-semester rush with open bids through the year. We will have September rush next year and open bidding throughout the year. Our first rush party was open house which was in the Beta Gamma activity room in Leoser Center. The second rush party was a Roaring Twenties party. Pat Fye and Shirley Liptack did a roaring twenties flapper dance. Other entertainment was provided by Ginger Pilgrim, Barbara Roan, J odi Barnes, J an Simmons, and La Dena Jones in a skit. The skit was a pun of Cinderella. Our formal rush was "Alpha Sigma Alpha Supper Club." Mrs. George J. Malone was the guest of honor.-CHAROLETTE pARKER.

Beta Epsilon Madison College Harrisonburg, Virginia During mid-term examinations, outside readings, and papers, Beta Epsilon took time off to haunt the campus. The pledges invited the sisters to a H alloween party complete with witches, goblins, AL.A past and present, and granny bears. Cookies, cider, and candy filled the sisters to the brim as they returned back to their rooms to study as well as to recuperate. Founders' Day began with a sunrise service on the balcony of our cafeteria. Although cold and sleepy, the sisters acknowledged the founding of a wonderful sisterhood through this quiet and beautiful ceremony. H owever, the day did not remain as quiet; congratulations were sent to us from all the sororities on campus. This also was one of our secret buddy days-small gifts were exchanged between the sisters. The evening found us at Bear Trap Farm, a place of many special memories for every Beta Epsilon sister. In the sedateness of this rustic long cabin, we enjoyed our dinner and a short program afterwards. Another wonderful year spent in AL.A.

Founders' Day at Bear Trap Farm with Beta Epsilon.

Christmas for us was quite busy- full of parties, dances and service projects. Alpha Sigmas brought Christmas to a ward at the Western State Hospital as a part of our National Philanthropic Project. Christmas was projected by the reading of the Christmas Story by Fran Atkinson and acted out by Karen Younkins and Millie Grehawick. Our own Sarah Whitmer played Santa Claus giving presents to all. The singing of Christmas carols ended the party on a jolly note.

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The Panhellenic Christmas Dance was the culmination of many hours of hard work and a lot of fun. The Alpha Sigs founds themselves in charge of making the North Wind to h elp complete the theme of the "Ice Palace." We were all proud when Connie Bass was chosen sweetheart of the dance. We enjoyed the company of alumne and their families at our final Christmas party. We exchanged handmade gifts while the children received apple Santa Clauses from Santa. On the same day we delivered food and toys to a needy family. And along with Christmas activities Beta Epsilon received many honors. Chosen to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" were Sarah Whitmer, president of the Honor Council, and Susan Oakes, judicial vice-president of the Student Government Association. Also among the junior class mirror there were several AL.As : Connie Bass, chosen as having the best personality and the best all around ; Millie Grehawick, best personality and friendliest ; and Carol Horton, most class spirited. We were really proud of them all. Looking forward to a new year in Alpha Sigma Alpha with new sisters and new activities, the Beta Epsilon chapter is now settling down for exams!- MrLLIE GREHAWICK

Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Snowflakes are falling and Beta Thetas are eagerly looking for each one. Central's first annual Snow Carnival is being held this year and the AL.As are preparing to build their first snow sculpture. The theme of the carnival is "Walt Disney-Fantasies in the Snow." Beta Thetas have decided to build a scene from Bambi. The idea is to have Bambi, Thumper and Flower walking out of an open book. Beta Thetas hope to help make this first snow carnival a huge success at Central. The carnival is being sponsored by the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi. Beta Theta's own D onna Carr is representing Alpha Sigma Alpha in the "University Calendar" being sponsored by the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma. Four girls were selected to be interviewed by the fraternity. One was chosen. One girl from each sorority on campus and each quad of dorms will appear in the calendar. Donna represents the month of May, which is significant since the Alpha Sigma Alpha year starts on May 25. Plans for rush are well underway with thoughts of parties. Beta Thetas have had informal get-togethers with rushees throughout the fall, but with formal rush and scheduled rush parties, AL.As are looking forward to a very eventful second semester and hoping to gain several pledges. The Silver Anniversary Luncheon held November 12 to celebrate Beta Theta's 25th year of being national was a success. Many alumnae returned for the occasion. Among these were several charter members and founders: Mrs. Nora (Sheehy) Farnum, who was the first president; and Mrs. Sarah Bumgardner and Miss Louise McArthur, who both were present at the installation of Beta Theta on November 15, 1941. The luncheon and program were centered around the past and present years of Beta Theta. It was a wonderful experience for present Beta Thetas to meet the alumnae who returned for the occasion. Mrs. Harold C. Brown, National Extension Director, was present and presented to Beta Theta, a birthday check from the National Council. It was a day long to be remembered.

"Color us red"-We're路 Beta Thetas.

Jo Anne Burroughs, one of Beta Theta's actresses, has the female lead in the play, "The Imaginary Invalid. " She plays the part of Toinette, the French maid. Dinner-dance this year was held January 7 at the Holiday Inn. The theme was "A Dream Is .a Wish Your Heart Makes." The room was decorated with pink streamers, a pink wishing well and pink tablecloths with white candles. The mood was set and Beta Theta and their dates dressed for the formal occasion seemed to make that wish come true. Traveling has always been a favorite past-time of Beta Thetas and this semester break will be no exception. Among the destinations are New York City, Boston, Florida and Las Vegas. Plans are in the making for this summer also, with trips to Stratford, Canada, and possibly to Maine and Alaska. 路 Beta Thetas are starting the new year right and looking forward to a great 1967.-SHERRY WIEDERHOLD

At Thanksgiving we took up a collection to buy Thanksgiving Day dinner for a needy family in Radford. Cheryl Clemente and Helen Nutwell bought the groceries which included lots of extras such as coffee and sugar and took it to the family. They were very appreciative and we all hope that we helped them have a more enjoyable Thanksgiving. As usual, Beta Iota had a very Me ry Christmas. Before leaving for vacation we had our Christmas party. Both the pledges and the members had entertainment and I have to admit that the pledges showed the members up. They did a take-off on the Wizard of Oz with Santa Claus. Gloria Meade played D orothy and Ann Blunt was Santa Claus. The whole skit was a bundle of laughs. The members "sang" the "Twelve Days of Christmas." After the entertainment, Mrs. Claus, Janet Miller, dropped in to give presents to everyone and then we ate doughnuts and drank cider. We ended the party with a candle-light ceremony.

Beta Iota Radford College Radford, Virginia Rush was quite a success for Beta Iota. We took some of the best pledges we have ever had. We hope that our rush parties helped in our success because we thought that they were very good. Our first party was a Roaring Twenties party and our second was entitled Tea House of the Alpha Moon. Since these girls were pledged, they have all been active. They are all aways willing to do anything to be helpful and to promote the sorority on campus. As a group they do outside activities such as going on a hike or going to church. You can always hear them on campus singing sorority songs which is a great inspiration to the members. They are always on projects for the sorority or other worthwhile causes. At Christmas time, they made dolls and sent them to a school in Roanoke for mentally retarded children. On Founders' Day, Beta Iota held its annual banquet in Pulaski. We had a delicious dinner of turkey and grits. After eating, we held a ceremony in honor of our Founders and then named our sweetheart queenChris Poole. She was presented with a dozen red roses. After this we listened to a talk on sororities importance on campus from our guest speaker, Jane Hedrick, a dean at Radford C ollege. The pledges took care of all the preparations for the dinner. And to the members' surprise, they gave each a red carnation in rememberance of the occasion.

"Tea House of the Alpha Moon" is a favorite rush party for Beta Iotas.

Beta Iota is quite proud of six of our sisters who were named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Unive rsities. They are Ann Norris, Connie Raybuck, Barbara Thrush, Chris Poole, Nancy Putnam and Cheryl Clemente. We held informal initiation the first week that we were back after the holidays. All the pledges were requested by their big sisters to dress in unusual costumes. After asking them all sorts of odd questions, we had cokes and ended the evening.-HELEN NuTWELL

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Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Mid-term was a busy time for the Beta Kappas. Homecoming festivities were in full swing, house dec planning, float building, and entertainment to name just a few. The theme was "Western Safari" and our house dec was entitled "Safari So Good." All the actives and newly initiated pledges worked very hard to meet the O ctober 22 deadline. Our time and energy, however, really paid off when we took first place for house decorations and came just short of that, with second place for our float entry. After the homecoming excitement had settled down we were kept busy with money-making projects such as a dance for all university students in the Union and selling perfume around Macomb. Our perfume sales have been most successful. The money we received will be used to purchase new furnishings for our house. The all-university Parents' Day was held here at Western on November 12. We used this opportunity to arrange for our first Mothers' Club meeting. It took place the morning of this day and was conducted by Mrs. Yaeger, our chapter president's mother. Plans were discussed for future projects and the mothers truly enjoyed getting acquainted with each other and learning more about our sorority. The chapter celebrated Alpha Sigma Alpha Founders' Day with a banquet at our Union. We had a delicious dinner and ended our celebration with the traditional Founders' Day ceremony. For the sorority philanthropic project several girls visited a Logan School classroom for the mentally retarded. It was just before Thanksgiving and the girls helped the children make turkeys out of popcorn and jellybeans, and played games like "pin-the-tail-on-theturkey." The children, as well as the girls, had a lot of fun singing songs and eating cookies and milk. After Thanksgiving vacation the Beta Kappas returned to begin their winter quarter. No time was wasted before the Christmas spirit carne jingling right in. The pledges were most helpful. They organized a slumberparty at the house and turned it into a clean-up and decorate party too. We awoke the next morning to find a Christmas tree beautifully decorated with ornaments, tinsel, and popcorn strings. The Christmas cheer continued for the following weeks with caroling parties, Christmas parties, and other seasonal activities. School was dismissed on D ecember 16 for Christmas vacation. To everyone's surprise our biggest present was here to greet us upon our return. Our house was carpeted wall-to-wall with beautiful gold carpeting. We are all very proud of this improvement for the chapter house. It will add tremendously to the appearance for rush parties in late J anuary. More furnishings are being purchased with money from our chapter projects. We are all looking forward to a most prosperous year for Beta Kappa and wish the same for all our sister chapters in ALA.- KAY LANDERS

Beta Lambda Arkansas State Teachers College Conway, Arkansas Our plans and projects have worked out very well for the Beta Lambdas this fall semester. The theme for our float in the homecoming parade was a "Heavenly

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Victory." We won third place in beauty for our gold eleven foot trophy surrounded by ALA angels arranged on the float and the car. The Bears also won their football game with the Alpha Sigs' whole-hearted support. We have been a tough competitor in the WRA intermurals. We won first and second place in the tennis singles tournament and the tennis doubles tournament. First and second place in horseshoe singles was also won by our Alpha Sigs. Our pledges cleaned jewelry in the Student Center as their money making project. It was very successful, so needless to say, we have a good, hard-working group. They also gave a party for the members at Lake Beaverfork. The main course of the meal consisted of hot dogs, cokes, potato chips and fritos which was followed by dessert-cup cake with red and white icing. Everyone had a great time getting better acquainted and singing Alpha Sig songs around the bonfire. As our special project for the holiday season, we decided to send a Christmas box to the United States troops in Vietnam. It was sent to forty servicemen in the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Air), stationed in Ankhe, Vietnam. The idea to remember these men was brought up because one of our members, Becky Ball, has a "steady" stationed there. A special committee was appointed and they collected envelopes, paper, pens, key chains, gum and several other items. Members of the committee included Becky Ball, chairman, Ann Shaver, J anet Housley, Ann Nusko, Janis Elliot, Carolyn Cerrato, and Cheryl Stricklen. Several Beta Lambdas have received campus honors: Becky Ball was chosen for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and Carolyn Cerrato and Kay Simon were initiated into Alpha Chi, the honorary fraternity for scholarship. In the Annual Forensic Festival, Gretchen Adams won first place in 'Prose reading' and Kathy Henson in 'Persuasive speaking'; Cheryl Stricklin won second place in 'Bible reading.' We are all looking forward to the spring semester and what it holds in store for us and wish the best of luck to our sisters in ALA.- KAY SIMO N

Beta Mu Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia, Arkansas Beta Mu has been very busy since mid-semester when rush started. Many nights before rush we met in the sorority room to practice the songs we would sing at our formal rush party. The rush weeks were great! They began with a Panhellenic Tea sponsored by all five sororities on campus. The rushees carne in groups at diffe.r ent times and enjoyed talking. Then, after spending ten minutes at the tea, the girls were escorted to the different sorority rooms to be entertained by members of each sorority in their own room. Two weeks of rush then formally began. The first week was centered around getting to know the girls informally. The last week we had the formal rush parties. Beta Mu had the traditional Rainbow Ceremony. We all dressed in identical formals. Six of our officers wore colored formals and the rest of the ALAs wore white. After everyone had been served refreshments and had been introduced to our alumnae and advisers, we began the ceremony. Each of the girls with colored dresses carried a candle and spoke about important qualities to Alpha Sigs. Each of the other members carried a rose. After the

ceremony we took one or two of the rushees up to the front to receive her favor, which were painter's pallets with the colors worn by the officers and with A"i:.A Formal Rush Party 1966 printed on them. Before sunrise on Saturday morning, we were all up and on our way to our adviser's home to have breakfast and then vote on our new pledges. The bids were placed under each girl's door so that no one would see those who didn't receive bids. Notes of regret were sent by Panhellenic to those who did n't. We then waited for an hour before our new pledges carne running into our sorority room. We are very proud of our new girls and know that they will uphold the standards of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Beta Mus have had great success in receiving many honors this semester. We have two out of eight R eddie cheerleaders. They are Judy Harrod and Diane Funk. Lou Nash, Janet Hopkins, Judy Harrod, and D iane Funk are stars on Henderson's synchronized swimming team, Reddie Ripples. Class favorite semi-finalists were Martha Sue Henry from the j unior class and Diane Funk and Carol Ann Rogers from the senior class. D iane Funk, our president, was selected as a senior class favorite. We had two on the semi-finalist list for Queen of Stars, Carol Ann Rogers and Diane Funk. Diane Funk is a finalist for Queen of Stars, and the lucky girl will be named when our yearbook comes out. Named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities are Diane Funk, Tina Kurylas Cook, Carol Ann Rogers, and Marietta Bell. Sarah O'Kelly was selected as Pershing Rifle Sponsor and Diane Funk was runner-up-to R.O.T.C. Sponsor. Diane was also a senior maid in our homecoming court. Several of our members are in Heart and Key. They are Tina Kurylas Cook, Marietta Bell, Carol Ann Rogers, and Diane Funk. Carol Ann Rogers and Lynn Fletcher serve on the Student Senate. New Alpha Chi members are Diane Funk and Marietta Bell. Miss Sarah O'Kelly was chosen Queen of the Pine Bluff Invitational Basketball Tournament. Janet Hopkins is Miss June on the Circle K calender. The Alpha Sigs worked together this fall in placing first in the swimming tournament sponsored by the P.E. Department. The Beta Mu chapter attended State Day October 1, 1966, at the Holiday Inn in North Little Rock along with three other chapters. We certainly enjoyed this State Day and are looking forward to it again next fall. We have already completed two important projects this fall. For our money-making project we sold five different perfumes to friends, the faculty and the student body. It was a very successful project. This Christmas we sent fruit cakes to soldiers in Vietnam who are husbands of Alpha Sigs. We found this to be a very rewarding project. The Beta Mus have not ceased in beginning new projects. We feel this next semester will be a very profitable one. Now that the holidays are over, we find ourselves preparing for exams and helping our new pledges. Initiation will be March 11. We will have a MotherDaughter Banquet, and a tea for the families the next day. In February we will have a Panhellenic Valentine Dance. Before the dance a party will be given for us and our dates. This is a very exciting time of the year here at Henderson. As can be seen, the Beta Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha has had a very prGsperous fall semester.-BETTY LONG

Beta Nu Murray State University Murray, Kentucky The Beta Nus are in the air for we have just moved into the new chapter room in the Panhellenic Building at Murray State. The new chapter room is decorated with contemporary furniture in shades of blue and green with an oriental accent. One highlight of the fall semester was our annual Mistletoe Ball. The ballroom was decorated in colors of silver and green, which accented the formal attire of the young ladies. Beta Nus were distinguished by the identical French bouquets they carried. Other Christmas activities included parties for the mentally retarded classes in local schools. We celebrated the season with the children with songs, gifts, and games. Several Beta Nus are also participating in a Big SisterLittle Sister project sponsored by the Student Government for the Paradise Orphans Home. Our chapter held its annual Christmas party at the home of member Vicki Hughes. We drew names and each gave a gag gift and a useful gift which we made ourselves. At the party Sally Pirtle was presented as Ideal Pledge, and J oanne Tiglio was named as Ideal Active for the fall term. Two of our girls have received campus honors. Mary Lou Smith and Linda Gardner were selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Linda was also appointed to serve on the Judicial Board.

Miss Evelyn li nn, Beta Nu adviser, g reets new pledges.

Again this year, Beta Nu is pleased to see several of its members taking part in campus activities. Jan Huber and Linda Gardner are representatives to the newly organized Women's Student Government Association. Jennifer Dowdy and Joanne Tiglio were chosen to participate in the the Sea Mist Water Show. Also Jennifer Dowdy and Sally Pirtle are taking part in the annual Campus Lights Production. Four Beta Nus were nominated for Campus Favorites: Jane Huber, Mary Lou Smith, Barbara Hankins, and Patty Crosby. "V. J." Hornung was a semi-finalist in the Mrs. Murray State contest, and Vicki Hughes was

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a finalist in the contest. "V. J." was also selected attendent to the Tau Kappa Epsilon Sweetheart. Barbara Hankins was elected secretary of the senior class. Several Beta Nus have pledged honorary fraternities on campus. Sherry Richardson pledged Beta Beta Beta, biology honorary ; Patty Horn was initiated to Kappa D elta Pi, education honorary; and Mary Lou Smith became a member of Alpha Chi, national scholastic fraternity. Peggy D wyer was appointed Womens Editor of the Mur ray State News. Kay Ruchti was appointed secretary of the Panhellenic Council. As another semester draws to a close, the Beta Nus send warmest wishes across the way for the coming term. LI NDA GARDNER

Beta Pi Concord College Athens, West Virginia The fall semester was filled with many activities and has held much excitement for Beta Pi chapter. The highlight of the semester was homecoming week-end. Our float was entitled "The Untouchable Lions," carrying out the R oaring T wenties theme and it p laced third in the float competition . We held a tea after the parade for all the Alpha Sig alumnae. Mary Beth Oliver was selected as first runner-up to H omecoming Queen.

Initiation for the fall pledges was held Sunday morning, December 4. Coffee and doughnuts were served after the ceremony, and the sorority attended church together. For our philanthropic project, Beta Pi chapter visited Wade School for the Mentally Retarded in Bluefield. The children were entertained with a program and songs, and refreshments were served. Our former adviser, Dr. Ruth Mills, gave a Christmas party at her home. Toys were exchanged and the following day they were distributed to the needy families for Christmas. Nancy Booth was initiated into Kappa D elta Pi, the honor fraternity for education. Mary Beth Oliver was asked to join the Cardinal K ey. Anita Roncella is a member of the Executive Council. For the Spring Semester we are looking forward to the Twin T wirl Dance which we co-sponsor with the Sigma T au Gamma fraternity. Other big events coming up are spring rush, The Crimson Ball, May Week-end, and our outing. -] UDY H ELMS

Beta Rho Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois This fall has been a very busy one for the Beta Rhos. After our very successful rush, we plunged into fu ll scale homecoming plans. We entered the float contest with Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. Our theme was a take-off on advertising so our float boasted a huge box "Akron-Seltzer" for any shape we put the Akron Zips into that day. Our pledges decorated our h ouse with a giant size "Zip-burger" from Akron's Kangaroo mascot wh ich was eaten by the Northern Huskies that day. Linda Barry was the Phi Sigma Epsilon Queen candidate and Pa ula Cooke was the Delta Sigma Phi candidate and a finalist on the court. Needless to say, we were very proud that the Alpha Sig name shone so brightly throughout the whole week. This autumn season was also filled with fraternity parties and pledge exchanges. We had an exchange with Phi Kappa Theta where we all enjoyed an "on the farm" theme. We had an exchange wi th D elta Upsi lon with a wild western theme, and we also had an exchange with Theta Xi. We had parties with Phi Epsilon Pi and Phi Sigma Epsilon, too.

Beta Pi chapter proudly display new outfits.

As a money-making project the fall pledges held a bake sale. They gave the members a party on December 3. The theme was "A Pajama Party," and the favors were red granny sleep caps trimmed in white lace. The pledges dedicated a paddle to their big sisters. The Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity entertained our sorority at a mixer. R efreshmen ts of pizza and coke were served. As a pledge requirement, the fall pledge class sang two sorority songs to each fraternity. To celebrate Founders' Day, Beta Pi chapter had dinner at the Dinner Bell Restaurant. A program honoring A-:i.A's birthday followed the dinner. This is Alpha Sigma Alpha's twentieth year on Concord's campus.

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Fall pledges become new members at Beta Rho.

On October I5 we celebrated Dad's Day. After escorting . our dads to the Huskies football game, we had a banquet dinner in the University Center, garnished with sorority songs and a skit. Both dads and daughters had a happy day. The fall pledge class project is our informal held this year at Log Lodge in Rockford, Illinois. Our favors for our favorite guys were matching Alpha Sigma Alpha mugs. Everyone had a ball dancing to a swinging band. For pledges and members it was a very festive evening. On December II we held our pledge banquet after which we activated our pledges. It was an evening of sentimental memories for all as we each remembered treasured moments from our pledging days. We were really pleased to accept our fall p ledge class into active membership. The Christmas season bustled with seasonal parties. One evening we joined Alpha Phi Omega fraternity in caroling at a home for the aged in DeKalb. It was hard to tell which group, the elderly or the collegiates, were enjoying themselves more. As the semester closes we are all antiCipating an even more exciting spring term. We are determined spring rush will be one of our best.-BARBARA HANSON

Beta Sigma Southwest Missouri State Spri ngfi eld , Missouri To celebrate Founders' Day this year Beta Sigma chapter attended church as a group and held a ceremony at the sorority house. Another important activity of the year was our Christmas party. It was held at the sorority house and following the exchange of silly gifts the pledges gave a skit presenting something humorous about each of the members. Beta Sigma's candidate for Christmas Queen was Pat Hamlin. The major money-making project for the sorority was the sale of perfume. Each member sold at least I5 bottles, and Sherry Slyster won top honor by selling 80 bottles. Many Beta Sigmas have won honors throughout the year. Jane McMurtrey and Connie Lemmons were named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities. Eileen Reed and Ruth Mitchell were elected to offices in Student Government. Linda R ichter and Eileen Reed were chosen as Phi Sigma Epsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity sweethearts respectively. Kaye Gorman was named to the elections commission. Karen Svetlik was selected as a junior varsity cheerleader. Jane Christian was a finalist in the Banana Princess contest in Fulton, Kentucky. Mary Brummell is a varsity cheerleader and was awarded the best supporting actress award . For our philanthropic project Beta Sigma he!<;! its annual Christmas party for the mentally retarded children at the state training school. At the present time Lesley Fleenor, a senior at SMS, is touring Vietnam with the USO. Lesley also is appearing on an areawide television program entitled Campus Talent. Besides looking forward to the traditional exchange parties with various fraternities and bunking parties at the sorority house, Beta Sigma can look ahead to many other fun-filled events. Plans are underway for State Day which will be held in Springfield this year. We are also anticipating our Sweetheart Dance and initiation week in the near future. -JEAN CHAPIN

Beta Upsilon Indiana State University Terre Haut e , Ind iana It has been a busy year thus far, and future activities of Beta Upsilon chapter suggest that the remainder of the year will be just as exciting. Our big activity in the fall was formal rush. The theme for our split parties was " T he Great Race to Join a s 路o rority," which was a take-off on the movie. Anne, a bewildered rushee, was tempted by the villain not to join a sorority, but, as always, "good" triumphed over "evil" and she decided to pledge. Our first formal party was Club Alpha Cabana with many of our talented members providing entertainment. Second formal party saw us in Rome, famous for the legend of the Fountain of Trevi. For third formal we again used the party entitled "When You Wish Upon a Star" with its impressive candlelight ceremony. The climax of formal rush was our preference pledging party at which time we welcomed our new sisters into the chapter. The Christmas season found the members of our chapter very busy. As one of our projects, we filled boxes with articles for soldiers in Vietnam. Before the Christmas Ball, we held an open house in our suite. Also the chapter members had a gift exchange. There are several events which will take place later in the year. Pat Dubie is in charge of publicity for the Panhellenic Crystal Ball, at which time each sorority selects its "Ideal Sorority Woman." Our candidates for this award are Carol Bosecker, Carol Ann Conrad, and Lois Busart. Campus Revue, Songfest, and our spring formal dance, "Golden Gateways," are a few of the highlights of the coming semester. We of Beta Upsilon hope that our sisters throughout the nation have had success in the activities which they have undertaken, and we wish them the best of luck in the coming semester.-J oANN BARR

Beta Phi Stout State University Menomonie, Wisconsin Christmas time is always a time of g1vmg and good cheer, so Beta Phi took advantage of giving a little to everyone. We sold magazines on a subscription basis for our philanthropic project. Singing together is one of our favorite group activities. something like Mitch Miller's gang. Well maybe not, but we had fun with our Christmas serenades at the University dormitories, fraternity houses, and the Dunn County Old Peoples Home. The Alpha Sigs of Stout State University have been working very actively in the campus Panhellenic. We have assembled new rush booklets for the spring and have helped set up a new rush system, starting with informal coffee hours, followed by invitational parties and finally with formal parties. We were very pleased with the great response and success of our illustrated booklets. Janet Eckles of St. Louis, Missouri and Paulette Yinmans of McFarland, Wisconsin were two of the first place winners in the Phi Sigma Epsilon Talent Nite program. Jan and Paulette are juniors at Stout and sang folk songs in a group with two other girls. They did a terrific job and we shall see them again during our Sadie Hawkins week Hootenany along with the Cumberland Singers. Tons of snow brought winter frolic to us: shoveling snow, ski parties, and the grand Winter Carnival. The

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selves weary, but it all paid off one hundred fold when we won first place in the large float competition. The "Bluejay Belle" was a sure winner for us! But that's only the half of it. Three of our girls were candidates for Homecoming Queen- Carol Wolta, Pat Rice and Sue Egan. We're proud to say that Sue Egan was chosen as Homecoming Queen, and Pat Rice was her first attendant. Yes, we really did steal the homecoming honors this year! The pledges got us into the spirit by staging a Christmas party for us. Their theme was "Alphie in Alpha Sig Toyland." Each member received a Christmas stocking and the pledges presented her big sister with an A"i:.A paddle. Now we're all looking forward to the time when we can welcome each of our pledges as members in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Vacation came and went swiftly, and now we're all preparing for semester exams and anticipating a second semester as exciting as the first!-SuE EGAN

Pa ulette Vinma ns an d Sandy Post d e corate t he t ree f or Bet a Phi.

annual event is always started by a tug of war between the sororities. With loud cheering songs and Alpha Sig determination we all gathered down on the lake for the "Annual Event." It was simply mind over matter because we won although we did not have the muscle. Our Valentine Tea and putting together an act for the Stunt Night are of our next concern.-BARBARA LYNN DICKMANN

Gamma Alpha C reighton University Omaha, Nebraska As the first semester draws to a close we members of Gamma Alpha can certainly say that our 'great expectations' have been fulfilled. October plunged us into an avid campaign for the United Fund. With the success of this drive behind us we began plans for our Big Sister Party. The middle of October we hosted this party, at which each of our pledges was given a big sister to guide her through the p ledge period. Halloween launched us on our philanthropic program for this year-a party for the retarded children in one of the Omaha schools. November dawned and with it the celebration of Founders' Day. Aware of a desire among each of us to develop into wholesome and representative women, we took this month as an opportunity for p lanning an etiquette panel. The panel featured a special talk on charm by our moderator, Miss Mary Byers. We all gained much from the panel and are trying hard to incorporate a ll of what we heard. This month plays host to Military Ball at Creighton. We are happy to say that two Alpha Sigs, P aula Murphy and Mary Hubbard, were candidates for Honorary Colonel. Before Thanksgiving the Alpha Sigs shared the spirit by collecting a food basket for a poor family. December set the stage for the most spirited week of the year with homecoming. We Gamma Alphas are still bursting our buttons over the outcome of the homecoming events. The theme this year was American Folklore . We chose the riverboat as our theme and built it with Iota Kappa Epsilon, athletic fraternity. We worked our-

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The "Blue Jay Be lle " won first place for Gamma Alpha .

Gamma Beta Wisconsin State University Stevens Point, Wisconsin The big highlight of Gamma Beta's fall semester arrived with closed rush. From this rush Gamma Beta obtained fine girls who made it through pledging with flying colors and are now enjoying their first weeks as "real" Alpha Sigs. While pledging our new sisters helped us with part of our philanthropic project by p lanning and giving a Christmas party for the mentally retarded at a local school. Alpha Sigma Alpha also gave the youth of Stevens P oint a boost by helping to sell apples with the TKEs to support Youth Hockey in Stevens Point. Gamma Beta further helped by joining with the other fraternities and sororities on campus for a fund raising drive to help fight muscular dystrophy. Socially, the Gamma Betas have attended a "Roaring Twenties" costume party given by Sigma Phi Epsilon, participated in a pledge exchange and beer supper with Sigma Tau Gamma, and have also attended parties in their honor given by the TKEs, Sigma Delta Phi and Phi Sigma Epsilon.

The girls also enjoyed themselves at the Panhellenic formal this year, a "girl-ask-boy" event. The formal was held during the pledging season and was given to honor the pledges of the four sororities on campus. The girls were all introduced at the dance and each was given a white rose by her respective president. The ceremony was very impressive, and afterwards the girls joined with their sorority to sing their sorority song. The dates of the Alpha Sigs were guests at a dinner before the formal held at the Hot Fish Shop, and each received a clever favor from " his" Alpha Sig. As the final days of the fall semester draw to a close the girls at Gamma Beta are eagerly awaiting the new semester and all the activities it will bring for Gamma Beta to share in. -KAR EN jOHNSON

Gamma Delta Queens College Flushing, New York It seemed as if rushing had started even before we had settled d own into the old, familiar routine of classes. Gamma D eltas discovered that we had grown so large that we needed to rent rooms for our off-campus rushes. It paid off, though. On Bid Day, we welcomed wonderful girls into AL.A pledgeship. Pledgi ng was as good this term as it has always been. On Switch D ay, the sisters who became pledges had to sell mustard, read the classified section of the school newspaper, sing under the cafeteria clock, and sing outside in the cafeteria plaza. There were several â&#x20AC;˘ore th roats the next day.

Ga mma Ueltas entertained on Greek Letter Day wearing bright colored costumes.

On Greek Letter D ay, the day on which the different sororiti es' pledge classes compete for prizes, our girls put on a stunning skit. The tunes were finger-snappy, the choreography was li ke that of a Broadway show, and the costumes knocked the judges' eyes out. They placed third in the ski t competi tion fourth in posters and third for the Greek L etter D ay Awa rd. They reall; made Gamma D elta proud .

After Greek Letter Day came the Cotillion, when the pledges were presented. Many of the sisters felt that this was the best Cotillion they had been to in quite a while. For our philanthropic project, the sisters had a choice. Some went to the Methodist Home for the Aged in Brooklyn, sang Christmas carols, and served punch and cookies. The others went to the Angel Guardian Home, where they entertained the children and gave out stuffed animals. To wrap up the term, Gamma Delta threw for itself a Christmas party, complete with refreshments, a mailbox for Christmas cards, and a grabbag. During the vacation itself, in between papers, we held elections. After finals are over, we will have Work Night, and then the initiation of this term's pledge class, and the installation of this coming term's officers. Other plans for the spring are to join with the other Greek letter organizations for the first Queens College Greek Week, to manage a booth at the Queens College Carnival, and maybe to have a fashion show of Bobbie Brooks' outfits. Many of the sisters in Gamma Delta are looking forward to attending the National Conven tion in June. Until then, we wish you all good luck in the new term.

Gamma Epsilon University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin The a ctivities of Gamma Epsilon chapter have once more kept us busy- particularly h omecoming ! Our members began extensive work on a float h olding a huge dragon being confronted by a St. Norberts knight. The title of our float was "St. N orberts Ain't N o St. George." Many of our weary-eyed sisters stayed awake a pproximately 40 hours during the crucial p eriod before the parade on Saturd ay, November 5. In fact, the finishing touches were put on five minutes before the parade started. Much to our pleasure, we were rewarded for our efforts by obtaining the Chanceilors Award a nd the 3rd place troph y. W e are proud to say this makes our eighth consecutive year in which we h ave won a homecoming trophy! We also participated in "Yell Like H ell" before the homecoming game. Our cheer was entitled " Off With Thei r H eads. " M embers of th e cheering team dressed as a deck of playing cards. Unfortunately, we did not receive an award, but the work and fun that went into it made up fo r the loss. O ur new pledges underwent "Work Night" on D ecember 17 . All are still alive and breathing, which is a good sign. They were asked to dress as things from stor y-book-l and, as Jack's beanstalk and the Mad H a tter's H at. The pledge party, given for the actives by this semesters p ledge class, was h eld on J anuary 7. A great time was had by all. Congratulations pledges! Their formal initiation will be held at Anne Guenther's h ome on J anuary 29. December 3 was party time agai n. This time in a more formal atmosphere. It was "Knight of Knights" sponsored by the U.W.M. P anhellenic Council. It was held at the Memorial Art Center, and our members attended a cocktail party before the dance at Karen Moeller's apartment. Our entries for Sorority W oman of the Year, Nancy Andrus and Betty Lubbert, were not selected. H owever, we feel they are still our sorority women of the year!

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The annual Christmas party was held at Kathy Frank's home on December 13. We sang Christmas carols and ~orged ourselves on hamburger and potato chips. The main purpose of this party, however, was to gather gifts for the children at Southern Colony, a home for the mentally retarded. The gifts were later delivered by our vice-president, Gwen Brukwitski. Looking over the semester, Gamma Epsilon has indeed had a successful and enjoyable semester. We hope the rest to follow are even better!

Gamma Zeta Arkansas A&M College College Heights, Arkansas At the beginning of the fall semester we turned our attention to the corning rush season. Our first party had the theme of "Alpha Island." It was informal and was held in our sorority room. Afterwards members and rushees joined our brother fraternity, Phi Lambda Chi, and their rushees for a dance. Our formal party, which had the theme of " Scarlet Ribbons," was held in the dining room of a Monticello restaurant. Each rushee was presented a red rose, and Ann Ellington, Beverly Bulloch, and Jodie Stuckey sang. Homecoming was our next big event. We joined the Phi Lambs in building a display. Lynn May was homecoming queen, and Marilyn Turner, Lynn Langston, and Virginia Claire Johnson were maids. For Founders' Day we held a birthday party for the sorority and brought presents for the sorority room. We held our annual Christmas formal with Phi Lambda Chi. It had the theme of "Blue Christmas." At this time we presented our Best Pledge Award to Mary Catherine Suitt and our Best Paddle Award to Gloria Ferguson. We of Gamma Zeta extend our love to all Alpha Sigs.-NANCY WEiss

Gamma Eta Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania As 1966 drew to a close, the Gamma Etas could look back and reflect upon a year filled with excitement, happy memories, and lasting friendships. The new year promises to be just as rewarding as the past one. All the members returned to campus early to prepare for freshmen rush. Rushees attended three rounds of chatter dates and at the fourth round they were entertained with skits and refreshments. Several of our members presented our skit "Alphalot." The conclusion of rush was the formal coffee hours with the Gamma Etas all wearing long hostess gowns as they entertained the rushees in their suite. We are looking forward to another fine new pledge class. Winter term is always a very busy time. We will present both our fall and winter pledge classes at our annual pledge formal which is held in their honor. The weekend will consist of both a jammy and a formal dinner and dancing. Once again we will be holding our A":i:.A Work Day to earn money for our philanthropic project. The party for underprivileged children, which we held last term, was a complete success. The Gamma Etas and the brothers of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity enjoyed the party as much as the children did. Participation in the Greek Week activities is another area of interest. This consists of singing competition, bridge tournaments, and a concert.

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We are thrilled at being the hostesses for the Pennsylvania State Day to be held on April 22. We are eager to welcome all our sisters from the different chapters. Also in our future are the plans for Spring Week when we will be working with Phi Delta Theta. It will be a busy term but it will also be a very rewarding time for us as Gamma Etas.-CAROL ZIEMER

Gamma Theta Syracuse University Syracuse, New York The Gamma Theta chapter has certainly been busy this semester. Our traditional "steak 'n beans" dinner honored the Dean's List students with steak while the others ate beans! Tickets to a rock 'n roll concert with Dionne Warwick and Jay and the Americans were a new scholastic incentive this year. The member with the highest average as well as the member with the most improved average were each awarded two tickets. Parents' Weekend was a great success. After a getacquainted brunch on Saturday morning, November 12, the members and their families attended the FloridaSyracuse football game together. After the game, cider and donuts were served at the chapter house. This fall 's rush parties were a lot of fun. The first phase of freshman rush, open-house parties, took place, but freshmen girls won't continue rush until the second semester. We planned several activities for upperclass rush: make-your-own sundae parties, dinner parties, sing-alongs, etc. Our efforts rewarded us with wonderful pledges. Our winter formal, at which the pledges were honored, took place at the airport restaurant. A view of the runway, a delicious roast-beef buffet, and a good band contributed to making the evening a success. Many of our activities centered around the Christmas season. We gave a Christmas party at an old folks' home last year, and the old people were thrilled to hear we were coming back again this year. We provided refreshments and gifts, sang Christmas carols, and talked to them. It is a tradition at Gamma Theta to have "cheerful cherubs" for a few weeks before we go home for Christmas vacation. Each "c .c." gives small meaningful gifts,

The Christmas party is traditional with Gamma Theta .

writes verses, and does favors for the sister whose name she has drawn, and an exciting guessing game is established. On the night of our Christmas party, the identity of each "cherub" was revealed, each class presented an original skit, "Santa" distributed gifts, Christmas carols were sung, and refreshments of hot fudge sundaes, chocolate-chip cookies and soda were served. At our chapter meeting each week, a plastic palm tree is awarded to the member who has made some notable contribution to the sorority or to the campus during the preceding week. The palm tree is a symbol of the ideal of perfection for which every Gamma Theta strives. New individual honors, since the last issue of the Phoenix, were the selection of Midge Patrick for the Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities, the tapping of Pat Tague to the journalism honorary, and the selection of Diana Balamoti to participate in the Semester in France program next spring. The Gamma Thetas have had a most rewarding semester and hope all the other chapters had as much fun at work and at play!-DIANA BALAMOTI

Gamma Iota Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Santa Claus has come and gone again for another year, leaving the Gamma Iotas busily making plans for furnishing a new chapter house on the new R.I.T. campus. According to present plans, we will be moving in to the new house in September, so everyone is reading floor plans and trying to decide how to furnish a house for 41, in major tones of red. Around the plans for moving come problems concerning how to plan fall rush on two campuses. Since the Art and Design and Photography complexes will not be finished until December, we will be having some of the incoming freshmen and members living on our old campus, while the other departments will be on the new one. Our fall rush this year was a very productive one, giving us wonderful pledges for the fall semester, and mischie:vous ones at that. All disappeared from their pledge meeting on January 4, and sent the members scouring the countryside. When they were finally found, it seemed that six or eight members discovered themselves captured, and around and around we went. All in all it proved to be an extremely unusual evening. The night of December 2 took on an Italian look as Gamma Iota presented a lasagne party, for members, pledges, rushees, and our special guests- Miss Deanne Molina7i, Dean of Women, and Father Gerald Appleby, Chaplam. Together we all gorged ourselves on lasagne, tossed salad, Italian bread, and a fabulous dessert whipped up by the pledges under the direction of Nancy Bossert. "Chef" for the affair was Mrs. Dominick Donatucci, mother of Sandra Donatucci. After the dinner, we topped off the evening by attending the 196 7 Tech Tourney, which we won by defeating Detroit Tech, 97-76, and Clarkson College of Technology, 76-75. The Tech Championship nicely rounded out the weekend. Among our pledges' other escapades was the introduction of a "Switch Day" when the members and pledges traded places for the day. We wore the traditional pledge uniform of red skirt and white blouse carried "Go~dy Bags" containing candy and gum, ~d were reqUJred to call each pledge "Miss" while they gloried in being "sisters-for-a-day." Demerits were given each time a member broke a pledge rule.

Academically and honorarily Trudy Vavra, a student in the electrical engineering department and Judy Harris, art and design, were named to the Dean's List for fall quarter, while pledge Oksana Eliaszewskyj, art and design; was elected Homecoming Queen for 1966-67. In the offing for winter and early spring are tentative plans for the annual dinner dance, a drive for 100% donation for the Red Cross Blood Drive in February, and the cashing of a check earned by members who stuffed envelopes for the College Alumni office to earn money to buy sweatshirts for-who else ?-our pledges. A committee is being set up to find a candidate for our house mother at the new house, and members are beginning those early Saturday morning hikes to Jefferson High pool for our handicapped children's swim program. Before too long it will be time to start making plans for Spring Weekend, so the Gamma Iotas will be keeping busy and out of the New York snow, at least during class time.-SuE DENNY

Gamma Kao oa Glenville State College Glenville, West Virginia We of Gamma Kappa are looking forward to the new year and a new semester with much anticipation. The first half of this school year has indeed been an eventful and a prosperous one. We hope that all of our other chapters have enjoyed similar success and that 1967 will prove to be a banner year for Alpha Sigma Alpha. The five members of Gamma Kappa who traveled to Rho Rho Chapter for the Leadership Training School the weekend of October 14-16 had a most delightful time. Our adviser, Mrs. William Dee!, accompanied the girls. The . members in attendance were Sandra Le Grande, Ruth Conrad, Patricia Walcutt, Rebecca Stalnaker, and Donna Pittman. We thoroughly appreciated the hospitality extended to us by Rho Rho, and feel that we benefited exceedingly from the workshr'p. Gamma Kappa chapter d;splayed articles associated with its sorority life on the bulletin board of the Pioneer Center Student Union. This display was up for one week so that all interested students could view it. A chapter swimming party was also held in the college pool in October. The members enjoyed the activity very much, and refreshments followed the exercise. Probably the most newsworthy activity for the chapter was that of rush. The rush activities for the sororities of Glenville State College began with the Joint Tea held in the Pioneer Ballroom. This year the Alpha Sigs were in charge of the entertainment for the tea. The entertainment was varied with a vocal number, a poetry interpretation, and a comedy routine. Jo Ann Rogers, Mary Ann Crissman, and Becky Stephens were first of the agenda with their vocalization of the song "Today." Diana Fankhauser followed with her interpretation of the poem "The Highwayman." The afternoon's entertainment was concluded with two "lip sing" numbers by a group called "The Motley Crew." The girls comprising this group were Jo Ann Rogers, Donna Mills, Becky Stephens, Sandy Whiston, and Donna Pittman. The following evening, Gamma Kappa chapter held its informal parties at the Conrad Hotel ballroom. The rushees were divided into two groups with each party lasting an hour and a half. The theme of the party was "Alphalot," and the atmosphere was that of King Arthur's era. The room was decorated to resemble a castle complete with stone walls, a draw-bridge, wooden

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banquet tables, and a forest scene. The members were dressed as knights and squires, with the rushees costumed as fair maidens. Entertainment consisted of a skit concerning Alphalot and a judo demonstration presented by D onna Mills and D onna Pittman. R efreshments inclu?ed punch served in mugs, loaves of unsliced bread, vanous fillings and shishkabobs. The rushees were also informed by various officers of the sorority of our functions and activities. The party was concluded with the pearl ceremony and song. The formal parties of the chapter were conducted the following Thursday in the Pioneer Ballroom. The theme of our parties was "Unchained Melody." .The color scheme carried out in the decorations was blue and silver. All of the members were attired in formallength gowns of pastel shades. The entertainment consisted of a modern dance to "Unchained Melody" by Barbara Gainer and a duet by Sandra LeGrande and Mary Ann Crissman. R efreshments were punch and cakes. The party was concluded with the rushees lighting their candles from the Alpha Sigma Alpha candle of friendship . The Ribbon Ceremony was held at the home of Mrs. D. Banks Wilburn, a patroness and the wife of the president of the college. The members and pledges passed the time getting acquainted, enjoying refreshments, and singing sorority songs. This year Gamma Kappa chapter celebrated Founders' D ay with the wearing of the gold and white ribbons under their badges. The Founders' Day Ceremony was conducted after the chapter had eaten dinner together in the Colonial R oom of the Pioneer Center. Jo Ann R ogers, the scholarship chairman of Gamma Kappa chapter has instigated a new policy concerning the averages of the members. All of the girls wh o earn a 3.0 average or above during the term receive a red rose. This h onor should give the members further impetus to better their grades and to keep up their averages. Four of the senior girls of the chapter were nominated to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. They are Sandra LeGrande, Ruth Conrad, Elaine Cangeloso, and Sandra Salyers. An informal Christmas party was given to us by the Glenville alumnae chapter at the home of Mrs. T om McPherson. Members and p ledges carolled before the party. We treked over the campus singing the season's songs and carrying lighted candles. At the party, games were played and gifts were exchanged by the big sisters and their little sisters in the pledge class. The evening proved to be very pleasant and a good time was had by all. Finally, the big event on campus during the month of February is the Sweetheart Ball given by the Alpha Sigs. This year the dance will be February 11 in the Pioneer Ballroom. We are looking forward to it with even more anticipation this year, for the hours of the dance are from 9:00-1:00. This is a famous first in the history of Glenville State College for no social event has ever exceeded the midnight h our. We are indeed fortunate in receiving permission for this extension. The dance will be a formal event, and the decorations will carry out a red and white theme with cupids, doves, hearts, and other traditional valentine symbols. J o Ann R ogers is chairman of the dance committee and has d one a fine job in her position. We of Gamma Kappa feel that 1966 was a very good year for our chapter and believe that the coming year looms even brighter in the horizon of success and achievement in Alpha Sigma Alpha.-DoNNA PITTMAN

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Gamma Lambda Loyola University Chicago, Illinois What a winter! As always it was a hectic fun-filled exciting time of year for Gamma Lambdas.' Fall had le_ft us with memories of our "steak and champagne" dm_ner party and a Halloween costume party, both of wh1ch could be classified as unforgettable. Just before Thanksgiving, a lot of work and effort went into our annual Alpha Sig mixer, this year entitled "Turkey Time." We are all sure everyone that was there had a great time. Homecoming was one of our biggest successes. This year the theme was the "Roaring Twenties," and we entered the judging with a St. Valentine's Day massacre booth. Everyone worked very hard in many areas to contribute to its winning the third place trophy. A special thanks to Carol Breslin and Mary Ann lantorno who were the chairmen. Congratulations also to Carol B~eslin who was the first runner-up in the Miss Loyola contest. ' Just before semester break, the members went Christmas caroling to a nursery home. We were welcomed with warm hearts and are in hopes some joy and glad tidings were brought to them. Over the Christmas holidays, we met at the home of Mary Bigongori for a "spaghetti party." Looking ahead to future events we see that plans are being made for the Variety Show, parties will be shaping up, and a new spring pledge class will be initiated. We are all looking forward to these events and the ones to come in hopes that the new semester is a memorable one for all.-Jo-CAROL BLUMENTHAL

Gamma Mu Adrian College Adrian, Michigan The hustle and bustle of first semester is just about over and the Gamma Mus are looking forward to the next semester with eager anticipation. We still have fond memories of first semester and homecoming. This year the theme was "Commercials," and the A"'2.As came out on top with "D on't Squeeze the Charmin, but Squash the Scots." It's our first big trophy, and it occupies a very prominent position in our lounge. Immediately after the Christmas holidays, the chapter entertained the alumnae from Detroit at a tea held in our complex, Herrick Hall. We felt very priviledged to meet these women and hope that our continued association will be meaningful to all of us. Second semester brings with it Winter Carnival and Quartet Competition; our annual square dance; Greek Weekend; All College Sing; A"'2.A Mother's Day; and, of course, rush. We are deep in the planning of that hectic and exciting week. From the way things are shaping up now, A"'2.A will put on the best rush they have ever done in their short history on Adrian's campus. After rush, the Alpha Sigs and their new pledges will be kept just as busy. We have closed parties scheduled every month and there are many all-campus activities planned. The biggest event is All College Sing which takes place in April. Already, the girls are beginning to tune up their voices so that we can perhaps add another trophy to our small, but growing, collection. Making money is one of our big activities and this year has proven no exception. In October we held a

rummage sale in downtown Adrian and made a good profit. (Our only problem was in figuring out what to do with the clothes we didn't sell!!.) At the end of November, we began our perfume sale. This has been a tremendous success, especially since we sold name perfumes for only a dollar. This year has been a good one for Alpha Sigma Alpha at Adrian, and we hope that all of our activities have helped to make us a true sisterhood--one that we can all find happiness in. -SuE McKAY

Gamma Xi Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania With the fall semester almost over Gamma Xis are 'busy studying for finals. Besides studying, homecoming, turn-about day, pledge exchanges, Greek Week, and a Christmas formal have kept us quite busy. Halloween brought with it the initiation of the new pledge class. We had a turn-about day during which the pledges took out their revenge on the sisters. The

day ended with a party at which the members were presented with a beautiful plaque in the shape of our pin. The plaque was given in recognition of the charter members who founded Gammi Xi. We also had two pledge exchanges. The first was with the brothers and pledges of Tau Kappa Epsilon; and that day ended with a football game which, of course, the Alpha Sigs won. The second pledge exchange was with the brothers and pledges of Lambda Chi Alpha, and it ended with everyone congregating at the Hut for a seance. The members and their dates celebrated the yule-tide season at "Mistletoe Lane" where the Gamma Xis held our Christmas formal. The decorations, food, and band helped put everyone in the Christmas spirit. We all had such a wonderful time that we hated to see the evening end. With the New Year came the initiation of our winter pledge class. Right now we're in the midst of preparing for rush. For our main rush party we are using the theme of Alpha Alps. We would like to thank the Alphas of Longwood for the idea and for the help they've given us. We're hoping for a big pledge class. Wish us luck !-SANDY FECICH

ANNOUNCING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 1967-1968 We are proud to announce that we will award a limited number of undergraduate scholarships in the amount of three hundred dollars each for the 1967-1968 year. Applicants should have the following qualifications: I. Be an initiated members of Alpha Sigma Alpha. 2. Have an overall "B" average. 3. Show a need for assistance.

How to Apply for the Scholarship I. Write directely to the Chairman of the Philanthropic Fund, Mrs.

John H. Allen, 1206 Carter Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 2. Send application not later than May 30, 1967. 3. Requests for scholarship should include applicant's circumstances, verified grade average, chapter, and her initiation date. 48

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• • • • NEWS LETTERS ALUMNAE CHAPTERS AKRON, OHIO We met at the home of Helen Frame Snyder 00 for our September meeting. During the business session plans for future meetings were discussed. The social hour was spent viewing the pictures that Helen and her son took while on their trip to Europe this summer. Their pictures were exceptionally interesting and different as her son was able to take many of them from unusual vantage points. In October our husbands were our guests at a covereddish dinner and bridge party. The hostesses for the evening were Maude Murphy Barrere AA and Rhea Fetzer Yoder rr. The proceeds from the party represented our donation to Panhellenic's Spending Money Fund for the children in the Summit County Children's Home. Ann Sullivan Bajc BP assisted the teachers in giving a Halloween party provided by the A"2.A alumnae chapter for four classes at the sheltered workshop of the Summit County Council for Retarded Children. The young people enjoy these parties very much whenever we give them. Dorothy H ollinger Scott !:!,.!:!,. entertained for the November meeting where Founders' Day was observed by the use of the proposed ceremony. The social hour was spent by viewing pictures taken by D orothy on her Carribean Cruise this summer. They were lovely and we enjoyed them very much. Ann Sullivan Bajc, our president, gave the Alpha Sigma Alphas a very special Christmas Party in her home which was beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. The principal entertainment for the evening was the auctioning of "white elephant gifts" which had been brought by the members. A total of $12.60 was realized for our Christmas philanthropic project, the retarded child. At a late hour, delicious Christmas refreshments were served by the hostess. The guests departed thanking Ann for a very happy evening. Ohio State Day will convene at Arlington Arms in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, March 4, 1967.-RHEA FETZER YODER

ANDERSON, INDIANA This year the first meeting of the year was held in October. So, when we met at Jean Ann Ketner Huffman's XX, we had an extra month to catch-up on. Delores Barnes Rinehart BY served as co-hostess. The fresh yeast doughnuts and hot spiced cider were delicious! On November 9 we dined at the MCL cafeteria. Afterwards an impressive Founders' Day program was held in the home of Marian Truax McLaughlin XX. We all had fun at our annual holiday dinner with husbands as guests. It was held in the home of Rose Kaiser Baden XX, and helping her were Martha Stuckey Glentzer XX and Nora Fuller Hanson XX. The theme was in commemoration of Indiana's !50th year and Anderson A"2.A alumnae chapter's 11th year. Place cards were outlines of Indiana showing the location of the city of Anderson. After our delicious ham dinner, our wits were tested with a clever contest on famous

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hoosiers- past and present. The rest of the evening was spent playing eucher. It was good to see Barbara Mullen Dietrich XX and her husband, George, once again. They are ~ow livi~g. in Newport, Indiana. Barb played a big part m orgamzmg our chapter. President Mary Wilhoite Graves was hostess for our January "tasting party." Everyone brought a tasty dish, and we exchanged recipes. Our program committee has assigned each regular attending member a topic for roll call response. As a result we've exercised our laughing muscles, received many inspirational thoughts, household hints, jokes, medical news, home decorating hints, and camping tips. It's a good year so far!-NoRA FuLLER HANSON

Mr. a nd Mrs. Lee G lentzer, Mr. an d Mrs. S. W . Han so n, and Mr. and Mrs. James Baden of Anderso n, Indi a na.

BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA If Sylvia Porter's column puzzles you and the news from Wallstreet is beyond your comprehension, you need to consult with the Bartlesville A"2.As. They are now in the know as to the financial wizardry of stocks, bonds, and ticker tape. Why? Because on October 20 they met in the home of their president, Barbara Sloan Swabb Br, to be thoroughly enlightened in such matters by a representative of Harris-Upham and Company, stockbrokers. Mrs. Maxine Croley, the representative, really set our heads to thinking about the wise and wonderful world of finance, and I'll bet we've all realized the folly of "sugar-bowl" saving compared with the real honest to goodness "investing" that makes our wonderful country go 'round! After our business meeting, we changed our thoughts from financial figures to our own girlish figures as Barbara served a delicious pineapple-coconut dessert decorated with clever wish-bone .goodluck trimmings. Our sorority was founded in 1901 and is now in its sixty-sixth year. That's a long time; but each year when

we partiCipate in the beautiful Founders' Day ceremony, it doesn't seem so long ago. It seems' like we are almost a part of that wonderful time when those lovely young college girls put their hearts and souls together to form this beloved sorority of ours. What an inspiring heritage we have received! Ida Keefer Br acted as leader for our service this year assisted by Norma Jean Lloyd Br, Georgia Potter Clayton EE, Shirley Lloyd Neal Br, and Emma Lou Browning Cox Br. Following the ceremony we were served a delicious traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh ... well, it really didn't snow and maybe our "carriages" did have three hundred or so horses, but anyway the girls did all dash out in the country to the home of Jean Amos Mattox Br for their Christmas party. Flora Duffendack Sears ZZ gave the Christmas devotional and after much visiting and eating, we gathered 'round the twinkling fat Christmas tree for our gift exchange. It was amazing how many of us received candles, skinny candles, round candles, tall candles . . . all lovely candles. The year of 1966 is now closed, and as we look back upon it maybe we will take time to count our blessings and to thank our Lord for all the good things that He sends our way. Surely, high on our list of blessings will be the fellowship and friendship of A'2.A . . . I know it is so with me.- JEAN MATTOX

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETIS Our O ctober meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Ellen Daly in Belmont. Plans were made for a surprise shower for Charlotte Adams Johnson to be held in November instead of our regular work meeting. Jean Barbarick and Kay Barclay made Christmas tags for the Chelsea Naval Hospital beforehand so the "work" meeting could be used for the shower. Charlotte was truly surprised and received many lovely gifts. Our chapter gave Charlotte a silver tray inscribed with A'2.A. Sallie Newton Cartwright, our bride of June 18, and her lovely mother, a MotherPatroness of the Boston University chapter, presented Charlotte with a beautifully decorated cake. Hazel Vaux and her co-hostesses, Bernice Galloway and Edith Howlett, served refreshments. Hazel's decorations for the shower were super! President Jean Barbarick was presented a lovely corsage. She has been a conscientious, loyal, and dependable president untiring in her efforts for our alumnae and college chapters. A dedicated A'2.A! Our annual Christmas sale at the home of Edith Lundquist with Mabel Peterson and Charlotte Hadley as co-hostesses was a success. A nice amount was divided between our two social workers, Mrs. Ellen Daly, director of Social Service at the Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, and Leona Fredericks, Director of Public Assistance in Wellesley. We were honored and happy to have one of our new Mother-Patronesses, Leona's Mother, with us at this meeting but saddened to learn that Frannie Phelan's Mother, also a Mother-Patroness, was ill. Representatives from Theta Theta chapter were able to be with us and gave glowing reports of the chapter's recent successes. They reported that there would probably be two Alpha Sig girls living in the Boston University sorority house next semester which made us all

very happy. Ruth Fletcher and Lucy R ockstrom, chapter advisers, complimented the girls and spoke of the fine job they are doing. One of the chapter's presidents was able to accompany Charlotte Hadley and Kay Barclay to the smorgasbord dinner at the Boston University sorority house, which is given annually by the Board of Governors for the girls in the house and their invited guests. Our January meeting was a luncheon at Fantasia's in Boston. Emeline Heath has given various members the Valentine hearts to finish at home. After they are sewed together, each one will be filled with candy and given to the Chelsea Naval Hospitai.-KAY MEISER BARCLAY

BUFFALO, NEW YORK The Buffalo chapter began the new year with a review of two new books just released in January, 1967. Doctor Greenwood of the State University College reviewed a biography of Robert Frost and a biography of Mark T wain. The meeting was held at Christ Methodist Church on January 12. The co-chairmen of this enjoyable and informative evening were Dorrie Sherrie and Lindy Thompson. 路 No mid-winter doldrums were evident in snowy Buffalo this year for February was a busy month with a board meeting, a Valentine's Day party, and a flower arranging program. The Valentine's Day party was given for the retarded children at the Parents Council School for Retarded Children. Ice cream, cake, entertainment, and gifts were enjoyed just as much by those of us who gave, as by the children at the party. The children were truly "real sweethearts." Doreen Jung was the capable chairman of this happy event. Two days later we were thinking ahead with "A Look at Spring Though Flowers." The chairman was Caryl Forrest, and this fragrant affair took place in the banquet room at the Erie County Savings Bank. We walked out into the snowy evening with good New Year's resolutions. This summer we would really do something creative with those flowers from our gardens. March found us promising to diet so we would look good in those chic fashions from the Country Corner that we liked so much at the Spring Fashion Show. It was held at Christ Methodist Church on March 6. The show was doubly exciting as wig and hairpiece fashions were included. Joan Richmond was our fashionable chairman. Buffalo gals have more exciting programs around the corner in 196 7, and we wish each of our sisters an exciting year too.-Lors McDoNALD

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-SOUTH SUBURBAN October found members of Chicago-South Suburban industriously cleaning out their attics and basements. The job was done well and our rummage sale-held in the garage of Karen Anderson Fry BK was a big success. We were able to donate the proceeds to help mentally retarded children in Chicago and in Calument City. Our group was well represented at the November Founders' Day celebration by Betty Hilton Daniels BE, Helen Neff Schomaker AA, Ruth Neff Petree AA, and Mary Tod Brown BE. A guided tour and luncheon at Chicago's Art Institute made this Founders' Day a particularly interesting one.

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Chicago-South Suburban alums gather around a festive table. They are, from left, Karen Fry, Kathy Majeske, Helen Schomaker, Mary Beth Cooley, Helen Vaughn, Ruth Petree, Betty Daniels, JoAnne Thompson, and Bobby Kutlik.

Our busy December meeting at the home of R oberta Bakke Kutlik BP included filling hand-made stockings for the children at the Calumet City School for Exceptional Children, receiving grab bag gifts, and participating in a cookie exchange. The last gathering of the year found members and escorts at the home of Ruth Neff Petree AA for our annual Christmas party. As usual a glowing fire, congenial atmosphere, and good friends made a memorable evening. The January meeting will be a planning session for the new year.-MARY Too BROWN

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-WEST SUBURBAN For the fourth consecutive year, the West Suburban chapter held its November "Cookie Party." Each member made and brought five dozen of her favorite Christmas cookies. We exchanged cookies and recipes and had many excellent ideas for our holiday baking. Before the exchange Audrey Herbert Gedhart BP brought supplies for all to make Christmas trees. The trees were made of many madras tissue roses and a few ornaments and leaves. After a gluey start, we all made a lovely center-piece for Christmas. The December annual Christmas party was to be held at the home of Fran Stellmach Ducey BP. Alpha Sigs from the Illinois colleges were invited, but due to inclement weather the party was cancelled. The January meeting will be held at the R eserve Savings and L oan Association in Elmhurst. Following the business meeting conducted by our president, Nancy Cepuder Reagan BP, we will hold a debate and then exchange our Christmas grab bag gifts. The Illinois State D ay will be held at Loyola University in Chicago this year, and we are looking forward to lending as much assistance as possible.-CATHARINE CARRARO SEDLACEK

In November we celebrated Founders' Day with most of the Miami University active chapter and some of the Dayton alumnae. We had a lovely luncheon at Meadow Brook Inn, Ross, Ohio, near Oxford. Miss Mary Goeke, National President, gave her Founders' Day message and assisted Mrs. Donald Olson, National Ritual Chairman, in conducting the Founders' Day program. Anne Niemeyer, co-chairman with Lois Beathard, was in charge of the "Get-acquainted" time when we introduced our neighbor at lunch. It was surprising to learn so much about our sisters in such a short time. Our D ecember meeting was at the home of Dorothy Clason. Mrs. Irene Riedinger, for inner-city scouting, explained the needs of the troops. She was an inspiration to us, and we are now planning monthly ideas for a troop. We furnish the materials and ideas for the art project. We are also buying or collecting brownie and scout uniforms. A gift exchange was enjoyed in keeping with the Holiday Season. Our January meeting was a Saturday luncheon at Pigall's, a lovely French restaurant in downtown Cincinnati. Mr. Dilbowski, handwriting expert of the Postal Department gave a very interesting talk on "Poison Pen Letters." During our meeting Peggy Hawley, phi'anthropic chairman, informed us that her committee has purchased puzzles and a storage cabinet for the children of the Retarded Home in the amount of $25.00. Mrs. Shirley Wakefield was chairman of the day. We are now looking forward to our annual evening with our husbands in February.-EVELYN LoNG

DAYTON, OHIO Twenty-two alums gathered for our first meeting of the new year at the Engineers' Club on Saturday, January 7. J oyce Martin Miller gave us news of her baby girl, now four months old. Zelma Sargeant Kah was receiving our best wishes as she has announced her marriage to Mr. William Stamper. Several couples attended the Panhellenic dance which was held at Henrici's. It was a huge success and plans are already being made for a repeat performance next year. The Panhellenic card party will be held on February 23 at the Y.W.C.A. This is a dual affair with a party in the afternoon and another one at night. Thelma Brown, Kathy Hale, and Diane Weaver attended the joint Founders' Day luncheon with members from Alpha Alpha and the Cincinnati alumnae group. This was held at The Meadowbrook Inn in November. We are looking forward to State Day when we will be hostesses to Ohio Alpha Sigs and any others who might be able to participate. This will be. held on March 4 at the Arlington Arms in Columbus. Our Christmas party was held in Ginny Black's new home. Kathy Hale and Beverly Ayles were co-hostesses. Not without envy we bade a farewell to Diane Weaver and to Mildred Beegley. Diane left for a flying vacation to Hawaii. Mildred and her husband will leave this week for a longer cruise.- MARTHA SMELKER

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DENVER, COLORADO

We of the Cincinnati alumnae have had an interesting year. Our yearly card party in October was a very enjoyable and profitable evening. Our husbands enjoyed the style show as much as the women. Shirley Wakefield and Cathy Jamison acted as co-chairmen.

In October the Denver alums were entertained at the home of Annie Mary T eal. We were shown a film on "Beautifying America,'' which gave us many ideas about what to do and what not to do if we wish to live in an attractive desirable land. Co-hostesses were D orothy Jansen and Lucy Flanders.

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The Denver area Panhellenic Scholarship Awards Luncheon was a huge success with 58 Alpha Sigs attending to support our Esther Gatseos, the incoming president of this large organization. The luncheon was delicious. The girls from the college chapters of the Colorado colleges were happy to receive the large silver trays awarded them because their group had attained the highest scholastic average of all the sororities on campus. The models for the fashion show which followed were chosen from the Denver alumnae chapters and everyone did a commendable job of modeling the beautiful clothes. On Saturday, December 17, we had a dinner-dance at Pinehurst Country Club honoring Esther and George ·Gatseos-Esther for being the Panhellenic President thereby giving unselfishly of her time and talents and George for sharing her with us. Our group presented Esther with a beautiful silver tea and coffee set of the melon pattern and her husband comp!eted the set by giving her the large tray. We also gave gifts to Betty McEiven and Glenda Norbloom in appreciation of their time and effort spent as Panhellenic delegates. The evening was a successful one indeed enhanced by the appropriate table decorations furnished by Polly Schlosser and Dorothy Johnson. Our January party featuring wigs and hairstyling was fun and enlightening. Wigs were fitted on members of the group and styled to suit each one. We were told how the wigs are made and how to care for them .GRACE DALBY DAVIES

DETROIT, MICHIGAN We opened our winter season at the Detroit home of Dorothy Zimmer Rice on December 1 with Marion Thompson Guston serving as assistant hostess. So delicious was our luncheon, served in the spacious family room, that we asked for the recipes of the outstanding dishes. Great was our delight a few days later to find them typed and in the mail! We were happy to welcome Frieda Mae Phillips Rallis BP of Northern Illinois University, a former member of Waukegan, Illinois alumnae, now living in Detroit. We are hoping she will find time to affiliate with us in spite of a busy teaching schedule. January 7 found us at Norma Crane Aliber's home with Helen Pointeen Rapson sharing the honors as hostess. As an aftermath of the holidays, · the bannister of the open stairway still retained its interlacing of bright red ribbons and the luncheon table and buffet were still accented with chunky red and white candles. F ollowing the business meeting, we devoted the remainder of the afternoon to the making of cancer pads to fulfill our commitment to various hospitals. In this period names were taken of those planning to accept the invitation of Gamma Mu Chapter of Adrian College to attend their tea on the afternoon of January 8. Lavonia Warren M cCallum EE agreed to chauffer.-EsTHER BRYANT SPRAGUE

Judy Ackley Marr XX hostessed the group November 17 at which time the Founders' Day program was given. Participating in the ceremony were Sally Weyler Constantinou XX, JoAnn Warring Barnes BY and Goldie Johnson Bennett BY. After our regular business meeting the members shared Christmas ideas in decorating our homes and trees. We all enjoyed our Christmas season with our families.-GOLDIE jOHNSON BENNETT

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA Guests and fashions-what a wonderful combination for the beginning of a busy year for the Ft. Wayne alumnae chapter! Margaret Dibert XX was the hostess at our September meeting of a Queen's Way clothing party. As a follow-up to an extensive public enlightening program sponsored by the Cancer Society of Ft. Wayne the previous spring, the Ft. Wayne alums saw a private showing of two films concerned with early detection of cancer prevalent among women. We were fortunate to have a local physician and surgeon join us for coffee and dessert and answer and discuss any questi ons the members had following the monitoring of the films. The m ee ting was held at the home of Gini Burke Dunn XX. A more social occasion prevailed at our November Founders' Day meeting. We met for dinner and program at the "Why Not?", a new restaurant located in the older downtown area of Ft. Wayne which is under restoration. Christmas activities include cooking and decorating, two things uppermost in Alpha Sig minds when they met at the home of Conda Hiatt Schenkel XX. Food recipes and samples as well as holiday decorating tips were exchanged. In addition to our planned projects for our philanthropic activities, we were fortunate to be able to contribute to an M-3 educable class at the Abbett school. The class is engaged in learning dom estic work, and we aided their project by ccn •ributing ironing equipment. Marj orie Harper Harader XX, an instructor at the Abbett School, brought the need to our chapter's attention.- jANE SCUDDER .

INDIANA-KENTUCKY The Indiana-Kentucky area alumnae met in Garden Room of the Red Geranium Restaurant December 10 in New Harmony, Indiana. A lovely luncheon and gif~ exchange was enjoyed by all members.

ELKHART-GOSHEN, INDIANA Wednesday, October 26, was Salad Guest Night for the Alpha Sig alumnae. JoAnn Warring Barnes BY opem;d her home to us. Each member brought her favonte salad and recipe and invited a guest. All of us ~ent home w!th many new ideas. The group enjoyed playmg crazy bndge before going home.

Indiana-Kentucky alumnae assemble for Christmas party. They are, from left to right, Martha Behrick Reis, Susan Robinson Reynolds, Gloria Kettlehut Wade, and Margre-t Johnson Whicker.

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Our January 14 meeting was held in the home of BN. President Margaret J ohnson Wh1cker BY conducted the meeting. Martha Behrick Reis BN and Susan Robinson Reynolds BY discussed making educational books for the mentally retarded. ~hese books will have snaps, zippers, buttons, shoes to t1e, etcetera. They will be distributed in classrooms for trainable mentally retarded children.Ma~tha Behrick Reis

the past the Tea had been given in the home of an alum. However, with the ever expanding college chapter and a desire for m ore room to gather, this year the tea was given in a recreational building at the apartment complex of hostess Judy Bell L ore B'¥. Co-hostess for the event was Nancy Wheaton DeYoung B'¥. Our annual tea honoring St. Valenti e is a fine opportunity for us to meet our college sisters of Beta Psi. -MARY Lou MEYER DEGRAW

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI The Jackson alumnae chapter has worked very hard on its philanthropic projects this year. Last summer we provided the funds to send a mentally retarded child to camp for a week, and we recently offered our services to the Mississippi Mental Health Association by folding letters and brochures for over 500 envelopes and preparing them for mailing by stamping and sealing them. We all enjoyed the work and the satisfaction of fulfilling our goal of "service to others." Founders' Day was commemorated in the home of Ann Morgan. The moving program was an inspiration to each of us. With our husbands as guests, we gathered at the home of Marge and Ed Pugh for our annual Christmas party. Everyone enjoyed this evening of fun and laughter topped off with a wonderful buffet dinner. In the coming months we look forward to our Panhellenic Tea in March and State Day in April which provides much fun and fellowship together.-LINDA HowELL DEVELLE

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN The Kalamazoo alums' biggest concern these months is the progress being made by the Building Corporation which has been organized to oversee the construction of a sorority house for Beta Psi chapter at Western Michigan University. At this writing, an architect has been hired and has recently met with members of the board of directors to discuss preliminary designs for the house. We are hoping to have more completed designs in time for presentation at the National C onvention this summer. Needless to say, we are most excited about these recent developments and hope in the not too distant future to be given final permission by the Fraternity Village Corporation so that actual construction may begin. Any suggestions from alum chapters having participated in a similar house project will be greatly appreciated. With all these concerns, the Kalamazoo alums still find time for social activities. On D ecember H, Sylvia Superits Bacon B'¥ and her husband, Jack, were hosts for our annual Christmas dinner. This was our largest Christmas gathering with sixteen couples being able to come for an evening of eating, singing and much good fun. Our January meeting was held at the home of Nancy Wheaton DeYoung B'¥. Her sister, Barbara Wheaton Scott B'¥ was the co-hostess. Our business meeting was mainly dominated by Building Corporation reports and plans for the new year. Sylvia Superits Bacon B'¥ reported on Beta Psi's formal rush and asked for alums to assist at rush parties. No special event was planned for the evening, but we enjoyed being able to get caught up on the latest news over coffee and dessert following the meeting. Sunday, February 12, was the date of our annual Valentine's Tea given for the Beta Psis of Western. In

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GREATER KANSAS CITY The Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter was very busy this fall preparing for our benefit card party that was held November 2. Those in charge of the event were Dorothy Davisson Dallman ZZ, June Burr Ford ZZ, Peggy Scheloski HH, Nancy Smith Pyatt B2, and Doris Snodgrass Klein ZZ. The party enabled us to donate $200 to the State Training School No. 12 in Kansas City. The money will go toward the establishment of a professional library for the school. Our alumnae chapter is also selling bottles of perfume . The proceeds are to go to aid our treasury. Some members are donating time each week to various charitable organizations. Each girl works out her schedule to fit her own needs. Our fall meetings have been very interesting. The September meeting was held at the Independence home of Sandra Harris Logan ZZ. The meeting was a getacquainted night. Our October meeting was held at Marty Albers Byron's HH home in Prairie Village. The program, "Fitness for Busy People," was given by Coach Arch Unruh of Shawnee Mission East High School. This program proved very interesting. The traditional Founders' Day luncheon was in November. It was held at the Gold Buffet in North Kansas City. The hostesses were Cheryl Jameson Reynolds EE, Nancy Smith Pyatt B2, and Pat Wint Temple HH. The program was a book review given by Wilma Wilson Sharp ZZ. We have begun plans for our part in the National Convention to be held this summer in St. Louis, Missouri. - SANDRA HARRIS LOGA N

KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI "By Alpha Beta bound together, spmt of love protect us ever; nothing on earth can ever sever, those golden links of our A2A chains. Crimson and white we shall uphold thee, close to our hearts we shall enfold thee" . . . and so the Kirksville alumnae chapter began another year of "sisterhood after sisterhood." Our first meeting was in September when we met with the Alpha Beta girls as they discussed their prospective Alpha pledges. This was quite exciting to us, bringing back those "good ole days." After the meeting, everyone enjoyed coffee at Elaine's Dining Room. Our homecoming coke-tail party was a rousing success, bringing sixty-seven actives, pledges and alumnae together. We delighted in the heart warming victory of the Alpha Sig homecoming queen, Connie Hickenbottom, and the third place trophy in the beauty division for our float. The coke-tail party was held in the lovely home of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Wimp. Our gracious hostesses were Mrs. Wimp, Alpha Beta adviser, Catherine Spangler and Jane Barnett.

In November an inspiring Founders' D ay banquet was shared by actives, pledges and alumnae. It was held at Elaine's Shamrock Inn with Elizabeth Srnka making the arrangements and Ruth Bondurant in charge of table decorations. Mrs. Sarah Wimp treated everycne to an exciting "trip to Africa" via color slides and an enchanting descriptive talk. This was truly one of those evenings of reflections and renewing of vows. January found us in the home of Dr. Mary Margaret Estes with Ruth Beal, Dean of Women at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, and Gladys Neville joining her in hostessing the occasion. Helen Helberg from Alpha Beta chapter came to our meeting with news of an alumnae weekend the chapter is planning to commemorate the centennial year at the college. Three more meetings are planned for the year. March will find us with the Alpha Betas at their installation of officers meeting with Helen Hunsaker, Dorothy Pearson and Anna Valentine as hostesses. The April meeting will be in the home of Marie Dougherty with Emily King and Geraldine Bartlett serving as hostesses. Our last meeting planned at the present will be in the home of Amy Rosebery with Helen Clark and Miriam Golden assisting her. If you are an Alpha Beta alum and plan to be in Kirksville for the centennial homecoming, October, 1967, please send your name and address to Gayle Snyder, 213 West Pierce, Kirksville, Missouri, and information will be sent to you concerning the planned activities. GAYLE SNYDER

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS This newsletter from the Arkansas alumnae chapter in Little Rock brings the hope that all members of our sorority had a very "Merry Christmas" and a "Happy New Year." May this year see our sorority grow and expand in membership and sisterhood. Our schedule has been filled with many activities ranging from State Day to regularly scheduled programs at our meetings. Our F ounders' Day program was held at the home of Linda Limbird Fiddler 8/\, president of our alumnae organization. At our last meeting held in the home of Judy Matthews Trowell BM, our program was presented by Anna Louise Tucker, interior decorator for Schuster's Furnishings. This was a very interestin~ and informative meeting for all present. If there is one thing women are concerned with, it is furniture and their home. Lillian Gaston BM was installed as treasurer of the Little Rock Panhellenic Association at a luncheon held at the Country Club of Little R ock. Following the luncheon a style show was held.-MARTY SHIVEY

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY The Louisville alumnae chapter met in the home of Mrs. Mary Hitz on December 20. After the business meeting a Christmas party was held in which actives from Murray State University, Indiana State and Ball State College were entertained. Those alumnae in attendance were Jeni Benson Jones BN, Lucy Yarborough Preston B_N, Catherine Joyce Hewitt BN, Barbara McHatten Stivers BN, Jenny Steigner BN Judy Foster BN and Mary Hitz. ' ' Our chapter so.ld fru~t cakes as a money-making project. The next meemg will be a business-dinner-dance to be held in February around Valentine's Day. Dates and husbands are invited.-Juoy FosTER

MACOMB, ILLINOIS The Macomb alumnae chapter under the leadership of Elizabeth Schaum Dunn reports close contact with the girls of the college chapter. The members and alums attend each other's meetings and trade copies of the minutes of business meetings. Our chapter, recently organized, enjoyed serving as hostesses and baking cookies for the homecoming coffee at the house. We were guests at a fall tea where we enjoyed meeting the new pledges of Beta Kappa chapter. During the remodeling project at the house alums have ?elped make plans, select furniture, drapes and carpetmg. A faithful few logged many hours scraping old paint, varnishing, and sewing drapes.-BETTY BYERS VIAR

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI The alums honored five senior girls of Phi Phi chapter at their J anuary meeting at the Cardinal Inn. The seniors included Misses Carol Carstens - n Maryville路 Linda Hack, Des Moines, Iowa; and Di~nna Brown: Hamburg, Iowa; who were presented charms and accepted gifts for the Misses Sarah Copman and Harriet Peterson, who were unable to attend. Miss Karen _Rosecrans represented die college chapter and s_howed pictures of the supremacy trophy the girls won m the 1966 homecoming and of the scholarship ~rophy they won for their seventh year, the last for havmg a 2. 77 scholarship average. Mrs . Ryland Milner, chairman of the event was assisted by Mrs. Phil Bram, Mrs. Pete Youn~er, Mrs. Harold Hull and additional committee members, Mrs. F. M. Townsend, patroness, Mrs. Eman Bird and Mrs. John Scott . . Mrs. Harlan Higginbotham, Maryville, and Mrs. George Mutti, ~opkins, won prizes at the desert bridge. Others at.tendmg were Mrs. Earl Rosecrans, Hopkins; and Mrs. Jim Ray; Mrs. Frank Fe'ton, patroness; Mrs. LeRoy King; Mrs. Myron Simerly; Mrs. Edward Wohlford_; Mrs .. J. C. Ware; Mrs. Charles Appleby; Mrs. David Wh1te; Mrs. J. D. Rush; Mrs. Robert Gregory; Mrs. William Ward; Mrs. Gweldon Long and Mrs. Luther Belcher, Jr. Two mother-daughter teams attended-Karen and Mrs. Rosecrans, Dottie R ay King and Harriet Ray. Helen Gregory's daughter, Carol, was married in December, and Helen related wedding details as well as news of the new couple now Jiving in Columbia Mo. Carol was active in Phi Phi. ' Lynn Felton, patroness, and Nancy Long, president of the alums, began a city Panhellenic organization last y_e ar to acquaint area high school graduates with sororities and the two founders discussed plans for spring events, still in the budding stage.-KATHRYN BELCHER

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN The Milwaukee alums celebrated Founders' Day in November at the elegant Milwaukee Athletic Club. Following a delicious Cornish hen dinner and program with ri~ual, Loraine _Nienow Hentschel rE was presented w1th a love~y Silver tray commemorating her winning the 1966 W1lma Sharp Award. It was truly a beautiful evening. A festive holiday spirit prevailed when the alums met at the home of Florence Dopke Treutelaar rE in December. Following the business portion of the meeting,

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we exchanged small gifts and had an old-fashioned Christmas carol sing. Also during the Christmas season, boxes of candy were ordered and sold by members, the proceeds to go to our philanthropic fund. Our January meeting, held at the home of Gertrude E. Melius Sladky IE, found us all learning the art of self-defense from Miss Alice Atkinson, a member of the Milwaukee Police Department's Vice Squad. It was a most fascinating evening and everyone left for home feeling a little less like a "defenseless" woman. We're hoping for a big turnout of alums and their dates at our couples' party coming up in February. It's to be a gay evening at a local night spot beginning with dinner and ending with dancing, enjoying games and "gabbing" in between. We are trying to get our minds off all this winter's snow and ice that surrounds us and are thinking ahead to the corning spring season's A'LA activities with pleasure.-PATRICIA FOLDVARY ZIMPELMANN

Loraine Nienow Hentschel, at left, accepting the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award for 1966 from Florence Smith Trotts at Milwaukee alumnae Founders' Day dinner.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA The retarded children of Holly Hall presented a lovely Christmas program for their parents at a local church in Vienna. The mayor was there to introduce Louis Zink, Judy's husband, whose alias for the evening was Santa. Amidst the glowing faces of the children cou'd be seen A 'LA members and sponsors of the party; Kay Barraga B I, Martha Duke Britt IE, Molly Kennette Cosby BE, Pat Talla Ellis BX, Gerry Spencer Fr:cke IE, Pat Greene Long AA, Nancy Talman Potts BE, Barbara Price B I, Vicky Sigmon B I , Babs T omlinson B I, Pat McDaniel Walochik AI, and Judy Kuhl Zink AI. We had wrapped Christmas gifts at our November meeting, and there was a gift for each of the thirty children in residence at the school as well as a large puppet stage for everyone to share. After the presents were distributed, the children and their parents had punch and decorative Christmas cookies supplied by A'LA members. Pat Talla Ellis, a recent visitor to the area from her home in Arizona, provided a speaker for our open meeting in January at the apartment of Barbara Price. Since Pat, whose husband works on the Navajo Indian R eservation, can closely identify with the problems that con"路 front the Indian who remains on the reservation, we

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were anxious to learn more and found that Pat's friend from the Bureau of Indian Affairs was well informed. We were very happy to welcome Susan Bertz and Gail Bryant from Beta Epsilon at this meeting. We hope to see all the girls in February for we are leaving our husbands or boyfriends for the evening to dine out in Springfield, Virginia. We expect to have a work session at our March meeting at Gerry Fricke's home to make various holiday window decorations for Holly HaiL-GERRY SPENCER FRICKE

OMAHA, NEBRASKA Our first news comes with sadness. Pat Potthoff Halbur I A , one of our most devoted and well-liked members, will be leaving us to move to Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a good-natured gal who has that certain character about her that brings enjoyment to people who are with her. Pat, past president of our chapter, was one of the charter members of the Gamma Alpha chapter at Creighton University. We honored Pat with a surprise going-away party on January 20 at the home of Pat Mangan Guenther I A. She will be missed dearly by all. . An Italian dinner was a special event in October for the bridge-group and husbands. This was held in the home of Pat Mangan Guenther I A with each one bringing an Italian dish. In addition to the food, the atmosphere was also Italiano-red and white checkered tablecloths plus candles in wine bottles as the only source of light. Very romantic! We all had a delightful time and very FULL stomachs! In November we had a buffet luncheon for the new pledges of the Gamma Alpha chapter. Our guest speaker, a most charming woman from a local travel agency, gave a talk on her exciting and hilarious experiences while chaperoning group tours to Europe, Hawaii and Japan. To hear of her thrilling adventures brought much enjoyment to all of us that afternoon. Thanks to Lois Leibel Lechner I A for arranging the affair and to Beth Wickham Volberding BX for obtaining the speaker. We enjoyed this opportunity to meet all of the new pledges, and we would like to add that we think the girls of Gamma Alpha did a tremendous job in "rounding up" such a fine group of gracious young ladies! We celebrated the Christmas season with our husbands and dates at a cocktail party held in the home of Beth Wickham Volberding BX on December 10. Gifts were exchanged, games were played and there was dancing for those who desired to. Delicious horsd'oeuvres were served throughout the entire evening. Kenny's Steak House was the location chosen by the Omaha alums for their January 14 luncheon meeting. A representative from the Men's Job Corp in Lincoln explained the activities of the corp and answered the many questions in a session that followed. A buffet dinner is planned in March with everyone bringing a dish. The program will be on the Montessori School, a progressive-educational school for pre-schoolers. Again, as in previous years, our three groups-bridge, knitting and reading-are actively engaged in their individual interests. The reading group is currently obtaining several books from different sources regarding the subject of China. Sounds like they are becoming quite an intellectual group! The bridge group, too, is quite busy-socially, that is. They met last month at the home of Joanne Schindler Kolenda I A . An appetizing dessert was served after an enjoyable evening

of playing cards. The following month they plan to meet at the home of Rosie Greco Wilson r A. That's the news to you from we gals in Omaha. We hope all of you alums had as grand a time in '66 as we did, and best wishes to all of you in '67-!LENE BRrscrANO BoRMAN

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA-BUX-MONT The winter season was a busy time for Bux-Mont alums. The regular business meeting was held on Wednesday, November 2, at the home of Mary Fretz Lauder KK. Speaker for the evening was Mr. Robert Robinson of the International House in Philadelphia. He presented slides and an interesting di~cussion of the history and work of the International House, a home for foreign students attending colleges in Philadelphia. In December our members delivered h omemade cookies and candy plus a box of Christmas novelty gifts to the eighteen boys in our Fallsington cottage at Eastern State School and Hospital for their annual Christmas party. Special gifts were also provided for the boys in the cottage who have no families with whom to spend Christmas day. These youngsters are so grateful for everything we do for them. What a rewarding project this is! The next event of the winter season was a social evening on Saturday, February 18. Alpha Sigs and their husbands started the evening with a punch hour at the home of our president, Hildegard Viehl Ely KK. From there we went to dinner at the Forest Inn, Ambler, Pennsylvania. The finale to a wonderful evening was held at the home of Alice Ferguson Hurst KK where we joined in a social hour. Wednesday, March 1, was the date of our next business meeting. Program chairman, Laura Irvin Meyers KK, planned a book review for that evening. May 5 is the date of an important fund-raising project for us. We bought a large ticket bloc of the "house" for the production "Sunday in New York" by the Playmasters in Andalusia, Pa. Proceeds from the evening go to our two philanthropic projects, the Eastern State School and the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential.

Election of new chapter officers and their installation will take place at our annual covered dish supper in June, and another busy year will draw to a close for the Alpha Sigs of this area.-FLORIANA BLoss

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIADELAWARE VALLEY The Delaware Valley alums had a meeting November 15 in the home of Frances Sommers Daugherty TT. The speaker was Mrs. Thelma Anderson, International President of International Child Development Association. The program also included a Founders' Day ceremony. Co-hostess for the evening was Christine Carew Townsend NN. The girls sold fruitcakes for Christmas-proceeds for which went to the Lansdoune Retarded Childrens' Shelter. A luncheon was held at Strawbridge and Clothier in Springfield, Pennsylvania on February 4. A workshop was held after the luncheon in the home of Margaret Harris NN to work on our philanthropic project. On April 5 an evening meeting will be held at the center-city apartment of Mabel Terman Smith. The speaker will be Mercia Grassi NN who will tell of her experiences as a graduate student in Florence, Italy. Alphas from Drexel Institute and Temple University are also invited to this meeting. President Frieda Bornemann Lenthe NN and family received their Christmas present early this year as on December 3 they welcomed a son, J ohn Bornemann into their family. What a nice Christmas gift!-DoRr~ RowAN FALIN

PHOENIX, ARIZONA-VALLEY OF THE SUN Christmas was very rewarding to Valley of the Sun alums. Due to an increase in the number of children destined for foster homes in the Phoenix area we decided to make and collect gifts for tpese childr:n. Families receiving foster children close to Christmas time needed extra gifts for their new additions.

Margaret Angelck Neff and Sandy Johnson Bechvall delivering gifts for foster children in the Phoenix area.

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We started our project in early November and had an average of ten members at each of the five work meetings. A total of $28 was spent for 50 magic slates and materials to make the gifts. From the materials we made 77 items made up of hand puppets, stuffed animals and games made from bleach bottles. Also, members donated toys, games and books in good condition and collected items from neighbors. When our project ended the Arizona Republic newspaper took pictures of Margaret Angelck Neff EE and Sandy Johnson Beckvall BX presenting over 200 gifts to a welfare supervisor. A picture appeared in the paper on Christmas morning. We are looking forward to an Easter project of a similar nature.-MYRNA LONG BERTOLINO

PITTSBURG, KANSAS Alpha Sigma Alpha alumnae began their year with a very successful rummage sale in the downtown area. Plans were soon formulated for the annual Founders' Day program at the chapter house on the campus of Kansas State College, Pittsburg. The college chapter and pledges provided excellent entertainment and the alums served refreshments and presented Eta Eta chapter with a gift for the house. Our yearly project of selling Christmas cards and wrappings was brought to an end with a Christmas party. The evening was spent exchanging gifts, preparing food and monetary contributions for the Salvation Army, playing bridge and enjoying a delicious dessert. Our special guest with Eta Eta's housemother and coadviser, Mrs. Louise Hillbolt. Plans are now being made for our Spring banquet honoring graduating seniors of Eta Eta. At this time we will present the outstanding junior girl a scholarship and the outstanding graduating senior an engraved pen. As you can see our year is quite busy considering most of us are mothers and working girls.- NIKKE FosTER

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA This fall has been very busy and rewarding for the Richmond alums in our "membership campaign." In October Lou Kitts Dent A had a bridge party for our group at her lovely home, and we were very happy with the fine turnout we had of new members. Everyone enjoyed it, and we all left very enthusiastic about the plans that our vice president, Margaret Deacon Austin BE, had made for our other meetings for the year. November was a big month for dining out. On November 16 the Richmond Panhellenic Association had its annual Tasting Supper for all affiliated sororities. Dottie Nelson Duke A and Frances Jobson Francis BE attended this event and reported that the food was delicious and the overall attendance was a record-breaker for this function. Then on November 17 our Founders' Day Banquet was held in the Ascot Room of the Berkshire House Restaurant. This was a lovely evening, and we were all so pleased that our Past National President, Jean Grady BE, could be with us on this occasion. During the Christmas season a number of us had the pleasure of meeting with one of our Founders, Mrs. Juliette Hundley Gilliam A , for a charming visit. We had a little "surprise party" for her at the Clover Room

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and she was delighted. It was a real treat for us to hear her talk about the happy memories of the founding of A'2.A. On December 26 Mrs. Gilliam held an "open house" with her daughter and those of us who were able to go had a lovely visit in her home. It's wonderful to have so many new members with us now, and we're all ready to get back to work again now that the holidays are over. We're hoping to have a "Men's Night" in a few months for our husbands, and we're looking forward to that for the main spring event. -JUDY POLLARD HAWTHORNE

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Rochester alums' final meeting of 1966 was a most enjoyable social evening. Marguerite Talbot Keating BZ was chairman of our Christmas dinner party, December 8, at Locust Hill Country Club, and what a fine job she did! It was such a joy to see some of our sisters who had not been able to attend meetings for some time. We were so busy catching up on the news, comparing notes, and discussing future plans that the evening flew by before we knew it. Christmas decorations set the theme and made our tables most attractive. President Mary Mentesana Stevenson n n, vice-president Marguerite Keating and Charlene Graupman, president of Gamma Iota chapter were seated at the head table. After a delicious dinner we had a chance to "talk shop" for a few minutes. Our Panhellenic representative, Shirley Baker 6.0, and her alternate, Cynthia Hurley n n , told us about Panhellenic activities and coming events. On March 4 Rochester City Panhellenic will hold its annual dinner-dance at Oak Hill. We were also reminded to save all our castoffs, or better yet to clean house and get rid of all that "junk" we've stored for years in preparation for the rummage sale in February that our 6.0 girls have always managed so successfully. Among the others enjoying our Christmas meeting were Esther Palumbo Innes IX, Ruth Puis, Pat Allen Hainsworth, Peg Brown Howe, Betty Plaster Laubenstein, Carol Small Miller, Joanne Dowling Malach and Jane Terry Widger, all of n n. We are looking forward to our March 12 bowling party which will include our familes.- JANE T. WIDGER

SOUTH BEND-MISHAWAKA, INDIANA Our first meeting for the '66-' 67 year began with a "What's in a Name" potluck at the lovely new home of president Iris Kendall Weiss XX. Each alum brought a dish, the name of which began with one of the initials in her name. It was fun, quite delicious and an amazingly well-balanced meal. After dinner we previewed our darling programs- various pages emphasized with Charlie Brown characters-designed by vice president Sue Woods Snyder XX. Janice Hays Schrader XX, cochairman of the Panhellenic Orientation Party, gave us a report of the annual party given for all college-bound girls in the area. Approximately 300 high school graduates, members from various colleges and universities, and alums attended the party which was informative about college life and Panhellenic.

Disappointing but not too surprising was our suddenly cancelled November meeting. The first big snowstorm struck the day planned for our Founders' Day program. On December 30 Marie Scanlon Brown Bt.. honored all actives and their mothers from South Bend and the surrounding area with a Holiday Tea in her gorgeous new home. Marie's entire house was lavishly decorated for the holidays, but all the "ooohs" and "aaaaahs" centered on a tall flocked tree decorated exclusively with no less than 58 exquisite velvet and jeweled balls-all handmade by Marie! The tea was greatly enjoyed by everyone, and we hope to do it again next year. The South Bend alums are sorry to lose Carolyn Fyfe Welch XX who recently moved with her family to St. Joseph, Michigan. St. Joe is not too far away, and we're hoping she can visit us often.-JANICE HAYS ScHRADER

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI Springfield alumnae chapter members attended a coke party in early September given by the Beta Sigma chapter at Southwest Missouri State College. We enjoyed seeing the youthful college Alphas. Visiting the sorority house brought back many memories, and we were delighted to see all the changes that have been made. The coke party was very much appreciated and enjoyed. October 29, 1966, found us at our annual homecoming luncheon at the Twin Oaks Country Club. Joyce Bonham B~, our alum president, presided over a short business meeting following the enjoyable meal. Founders' Day was observed by a program presented by Pat Goslee B~. In February we're looking forward to a bridge party at the home of Liz Sweet B~. Trudy Silkwood B~ will be the co-hostess for this evening of fun and cards. We all miss Juanita Roberts Rowe B~ who was active in the alumnae association as well as being the Executive Secretary for National Headquarters. Juanita and her husband, Harry, moved to Tucson, Arizona, and we wish them well! We are anxiously awaiting the A~A National Convention to be held in June, 1967, in St. Louis. Charlene Boyd Miller B~ is chairman of the decorating committee. As this is my first newsletter, I wish to extend greetings from Springfield to all our A~A sisters.-GAIL O'SHEA

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA The Founders' Day ceremony was held at the Tirey Memorial Union Building on campus at Indiana State University, November 15, 1966. The program was a combined responsibility of the active and alumnae members. Following this part of our meeting we adjourned to the suite of rooms in Erickson Hall where the Beta Upsilon girls served refreshments. The annual traditional Christmas Party was held at the home of Mrs. Jary Jo Pennington, Southwood. Her new home was beautiful at this season of the year. We all look forward to the refreshments of Scottish pudding and shortbread. The members of the group enjoyed reading the many Christmas cards that were sent to the chapter. The Secret Pals were revealed at this time. The January 19 meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Odessya Hylton. The main topic of business was

the planning of our annual smorgasbord dinner which is served each year to the college chapter. A social evening of bingo was enjoyed. February 14, our annual smorgasbord dinner for the members of Beta Upsilon chapter was held at the Central Christian Church with Miss Mary Ruth Siebenmorgen serving as general chairman. A very excellent dinner was provided and served by our members. The members of Beta Upsilon entertained us with a wonderful program. On March 16, the meeting was devoted to the planning of our spring events. Miss Martha Irwin was our hostess. We had a creative auction sale. Miss Elsie Veit entertained us in her home with a card party on April 20. Mrs. Mary Fran Wiley was assistant hostess. In May we always look forward to a wonderful evening with Miss Kermit Cochran. Miss Ruby East has been having many interesting experiences and honors coming her way. One of the most recent honors was the A.A.U.W Scholarship Award given in honor of Miss East. She has traveled in many areas of United States continuing her great interest and achievements in archery. For the out-of-town readers, I am including two addresses, hoping you will correspond with Miss Blanche Johnson, 2002 North 11th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47804, and Miss Fay Griffith, 1801 ~ North 9th St., Terre Haute Indiana 47804. We wish to extend a special invitation to those former Indiana State University members who will be traveling to the Twenty-fifth National Convention in St. Louis to plan a stop-over with us and we will extend our "Hoosier Hospitality" to you.-MARY FRAN WILEY

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The St. Louis Alpha Sigs are having a very busy year with their many hours of work for the mentally retarded and much planning for our National Convention to be held here next summer. Our October meeting at the home of Bonnie Payne Koenemann ZZ was devoted to making three dozen Santa Claus candy jars which were sold by the St. Louis Friends of the Retarded at a bazaar early in December. Bonnie was assisted by Barbara Kerls Maddex AB and Clara Benhardt Hughes AB. In November we celebrated Founders' Day and also held an auction of attractive hand-made gifts and delicious foods at the home of June Lorenson Londeen EE. The bidding was spirited, and we were able to send a substantial check to the St. Louis Association for Retarded Children. Phyllis Pollitt Urberger AB and Dorothy Nixon Ahner AB were co-hostesses with June. In November we also welcomed the arrival of a new little future Alpha Sig-Susan Collins, daughter of our secretary, Marilyn Glaser Collins AB. The Christmas Season found us all too busy for a get-together, but we are starting the New Year with a meeting at the home of Jean Moore Weaver BN who will be assisted by Diane Farris Bruegger AB and Sue Harbaugh Fitzgerald AB. That afternoon we will settle down to hard work on plans for National Convention. Hope we will see many of you here in St. Louis next summer.-MARJE MoRELAND WoRTH

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Fifty years with Alpha Sigma Alpha. Phoenix recognition pins were presented by the TriCity alumnae chapter to Janette Howell Guy AB, Mary R. Grubbs AB, and Frances Miller EE.

TRI-CITY, FLORIDA Naomi McAllen Bransom BE hosted our November 5 meeting at her home, Shore Acres, in St. Petersburg, Florida. After cake and punch the 17 members participated in a Founders' Day program. Concluding the ceremony we presented Phoenix Recognition Pins for attainment of 50 years membership in A'2.A to three sister Alpha Sigs: J anette Howell Guy AB, Mary R. Brubbs AB, and Frances Miller EE. Wanda J . Calhoun BN, wearing a K orean afternoon dress, presented slides from her recent teaching trip to the Far East. She also had a display of items, cookbooks of native dishes, fabrics, fin e china and many small mementos collected during her year as Library Consultant to five Asian nations. Our January meeting will be at the University of South Florida where we will have luncheon and a grand tour of this new campus.-JANET MILLMAN WALLS

We soon will be helping Beta Theta with rush and this should bring some nice memories! We are looking forward to an interesting and happy year with A'2.A in 1967 !-BERNICE BAUR

TULSA, OKLAHOMA As we enter the new year, we humbly give thanks to our Creator for bringing us safely through another year and for all the joys and blessings that have been ours. For those who have had bereavements, disappointments or poor health, we wish for them a much more promising and brighter future in 1967. As we take new vows to be more devoted to our home, church, and friends, may we also be more faithful to our sorority. I think we did renew our feeling of love and loyalty to Alpha Sigma Alpha at our November meeting. Twenty-one members met in the home of Lavelle Short

TRI-CITY, MICHIGAN President Joanne Deitz Manshum Be, was hostess for our September meeting. Our program included Pearl Osgood from the Sylvia Burden Story League. We welcomed Ann Mantei Zmick Be, Marietta Turmell Burt Be, Ronnie R emur Belanger Be, Sharon Kerridge Miller Be, Judy Osgerby Lucas B'l', and Elsa Pressentin Be to our new chapter. R onnie Remur Belanger used a Halloween theme for our October meeting in her home. We enjoyed visiting while working on our Philanthropic projects for retarded children. We welcomed Marion Reddick Stolz Be and Angela Di Cegli Oberle Be into ou r chapter at this meeting. Our November meeting was very exciting as nine of us spent the day in Mt. Pleasant helping Beta Theta at Central Michigan University celebrate their Twentyfifth anniversary on campus. It was a most enjoyable day!

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Tulsa alumnae observe Founders' Day at the home of Lavelle Short Dugger. Those participating are Betty Schimph McGreanahan, Anita Cearley Robards, Nancy Cooper Kazmierski, Lora Patterson Sipes, and Carolyn Morris Bigelow.

Dugger Br for our Founders' Day service. The program, Galaxy of Stars, was firmly impressed on each one as the parts were given by Carolyn Morris Bigelow BL'l., Doris Johnson Hill Br, Maggie Saulsbury McGill Br, Nancy Cooper Kazmierski HH, Pauline Carriker Br, and Lora Patterson Sipes rr. Rhetta Nesbitt Robinson sr, and Pauline Carriker served as co-hostesses. Our annual Christmas party again met in the home of Jennie Vinson Fisk rr with Isabel Key Reeve AA and Lora Sipes as co-hostesses. Gifts were brought by each member for a silent auction. This was fun as well as different and everyone was very proud of their bargain. The proceeds went into our philanthropic fund. It wouldn't be Christmas without closing our meeting singing carols with Jennie at her lovely organ. Our January meeting will be in the home of our president Dawna Knight Shurtleff Br for our philanthropic workshop. Favors will be made for a rest home for Valentine's Day. Also we will have a committee report on how we can give service to a new school for mentally retarded teenagers. Anita Cearly Robards Br will assist Dawna. Best wishes for the new year!-LoRA PATTERSON SIPES

WASHINGTON, D. C. Due to the long hot Washington summer our first alumnae meeting was held in October rather than September. Elizabeth Benson AA and Jane Paetow AA were the co-hostesses.

Helen Lortz EE could not attend this meeting as she was in the hospital for tests and later an operation. Founders' Day was celebrated at the home of Martha Green Dimond AA. For this happy occasion the Northern Virginia alumnae joined us in the Founders' Day service. We look forward each year to meeting with them for this event either in Washington or Virgina. It was a pleasure to see Pat Talla Ellis BX, former National Constitution Chairman. She joined the Northern Virginia group in the fall. Her husband was in Washington for specialized studies at George Washington University. They were to return in January with their young son, Matthew, to the Navajho Reservation where her husband is stationed. We sent our usual Christmas cash donation to our local school for retarded children. The teacher prefers to purchase books or supplies rather than accept articles we could make for the Âˇchildren. For our Christmas meeting the alums and their husbands or escorts were invited to the lovely home of Sara Lee Eiselman NN. If we had not yet caught the magic spirit of Christmas with all its enthusiasm and joy, we were reminded of it as we entered the house. Every nook and cranny was superbly decorated. Many of the delightful things were handcrafted by our artistic Sara. A luscious, seasonal buffet with all the Christmas trimmings was enjoyed by all. It was truly in inspirational as well as a thoroughly delightful evening. Let us hope 1967 will be a very good year for us alL-MARTHA G. DIMOND

DIRECTORY FOUNDERS Mrs. W. B. Carper (Louise Cox), 4000 52nd St., Bladenbur~. Md . Mrs. H. E. Gilliam (Juliette Hundley), Gresham Court Apts., Richmond, Va Miss Mary Williamson Hundley, Gresham Court Apts. , Richmond, Va . Mrs. John Walton Noell (Virginia Boyd), (deceased) Mrs . P. W . Wootton (Calva Hamiet Watson), (deceased) NATIONAL COUNCIL President Emerita-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp (Wilma Wilson), 1405 Hardy, Independence, M,. 64053. President-Miss Mary C. Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Or ., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Vice President-Mrs. George J. Malone, Jr., (Helen Hooper), 2GI4 S. Vandalia, Tulsa, Okla. 74114. Secretary-Mrs. Joe H. Brewer (Viola Cara6214 E. Murdock, Wichita, Kan.

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Treasurer-Miss Rose Marie Fellin, 1001 E. Harrison, Springfield, Mo. 65804 Extension Director-Mrs. Harold C. Brown (Marie Scanlan), 50924 Exeter Ct., South Bend, Indiana 46614

Membership Director-Mrs. Fred J. Trowell, Jr. (Judy Matthews), 1818 Magnolia, North Little Roc~ , Ark. 72114 Alumnae Director-Mrs. John H. Allen (Sidney Gremillion), 1206 Carter Dr., Hattiesburg, Mi<s. 39401 Editor-Mrs. Stewart W . Koenemann (Bonnie Payne) , 1230 Hoyt Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63137 Alpha Sigma Alpha National Headquarters1201 East Walnut, Springfield, Missouri 65802

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN A'f.A Store Chairman-Mrs. A. Howard Hall (Betty Phillips), 342-D Higgins Rd., Park Rid~e. Ill 60068 Alumnae Editor-Mrs. Gary Hendren (Lonna McComas), 2247 Murray Forest Dr., Hazelwood. Mo. 63042 Alumnae Organizer and Chapter Alumnae Secretary-Miss Mary K. Reiff, 219 East 46th St., Apt. 2W, Kansas City, Mo. 64112 Art-Mrs. Robert J. Wolf (Edith Gaupp), R. R. #I, Rexford, N.Y. 12148 Awards-Mrs. Louis E. Fletcher (Ruth Newcomb), 141 Marked Tree Rd., Needham, Mass. 02192 College Editor-Mrs. Lewis J. Maddex (Barbara Kerls), 28 S. Dellwood, St. Louis, Mo. 63135

Constitution-Mrs. R. Stephen Fountaine (Lynn Peters), 234 Broad St., Sewickley, Pa. 15143 Convention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Shenvood Rd ., Philadelphia, Penna. 19151 Fellowship and Philanthropic-Mrs. John H. Allen (Sidney Gremilli<>n), 1206 Carter Dr , Hattiesburg, Miss. 39401 Historian-Mr<. Kendall F. Bone (Shirley Palla to), 3263 Vi tuner Ave., Cincinnati, Oh10 45238 Hous ing-Miss Mary C. Goeke, 1473 Oak Knoll Dr .â&#x20AC;˘ Cincinnati, Ohio 45224 Magazine-Mrs. Allan E. King (Sue Ann Henderson), 3109 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, Ill. 60402 Ritual-Mrs. Donald D. Olson (Pauline Smith), 207 Terrace Pl., Terrace Park, Ohio 45174 Rush-Mrs. Robert P. Redmond III (Jeannie Roetto), 6408 Nail Ave., Mission, Kan. 66222 Scholarship-Mrs. William B. Niemeyer (Anne Petree), Box 54, R. 2, Loveland, Ohio 45140

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Alpha Sigma Alpha Delegate-Mrs. George I. Malone, Jr. (Helen Hooper), 2614 S. Vandalia, Tulsa, Okla. 74114

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